Special teams might not be the first priority of any team, but the MSU football team knows it can make all the difference between winning and losing. "One thing special teams is going to have to do this year is pick it up a lot and squeeze out a few more games," junior punter Brandon Fields said at MSU Football Media Day on Aug.
I'm a failure. No, I didn't flunk out of school last year, but I came pretty close. As a freshman, who enjoyed working and clubbing a little too much, I ignored my classwork and slept through my early morning classes.
A new tailgating schedule extends the time tailgate lots will remain open after students, faculty, alumni and fans were unsatisfied with last fall's seven-hour restriction. Tailgating for the upcoming season is scheduled to correspond with the kickoff times, making the total time at least one hour longer. The "7-9-1" approach is a guide for fans to estimate the time tailgate lots will open.
Never again will I have to say it. "We're on the third floor. In the Student Services Building.
When Mark Collins watches an MSU football game, he pays attention to something many others might give little thought to - the grass. Collins, farm manager at MSU's Hancock Turfgrass Research Center, was involved in growing the grass that now sits in Spartan Stadium and said the results give him a sense of pride in his work. "I expect this will be the same way," he said in August while standing in the 4-acre plot of grass that will become the new home turf of the Lansing Lugnuts this September. The field, planted last September, is being grown by MSU employees at the turfgrass center, a 56-acre site south of the main campus. The new field to be located in Oldsmobile Park is part of a long-term arrangement by both the Lugnuts organization and the city of Lansing, which owns the ballpark.
Hungry students wandering Albert Avenue for something to eat will have a new option. Menna's Joint opened a second location next to Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., on Aug.
Both the Spartans men and women's golf teams are looking forward to exciting seasons, despite the increasing competition from the Big Ten. The men's team's first tournament is the Topy Cup, held in Tokyo, Japan. "This is a rare opportunity," coach Mark Hankins said.
What started as an early morning venture to buy a Slurpee from a local 7-Eleven turned into what Cortney Woycik said was one of the worst events of her life. After being arrested for acting with disorderly conduct and obstructing and hindering an officer during the April 2-3 disturbances, the psychology junior said she will never be the same. And although Woycik said her arrest was unprovoked - her Breathalyzer test recorded a blood-alcohol level of 0.0 - East Lansing police said it was most likely justified. Woycik was one of 43 people arrested that night. As clouds of tear gas drifted through Cedar Village and the downtown area, a police-estimated crowd of about 3,000 people wandered the city, causing $5,775 in property damages.
Paris-Lapazelle Moore is like many other incoming MSU freshmen trying to savor the summer by going to the movies. But Moore can't drive to the theater by herself or even purchase her own ticket for some movies because, unlike her other classmates, she's only 14 years old. Moore will begin classes this fall as one of the youngest students ever admitted to MSU.
Dear hipsters, preppies, nerds, athletes, potheads, alcoholics, greeks and all the rest of you who fall under the Spartan umbrella - welcome to the land of green and white.
Four names - including one MSU student - will appear on the November ballot for East Lansing City Council candidates. Political theory and constitutional democracy senior John Fournier and former Planning Commission Chairman Kevin E.
It's been almost 40 years since anyone did what sophomore Ryan Brehm accomplished - he made the cut in the Buick Open as an amateur. At the start of the tournament, there were 156 players at the start of the tournament, but only the top 79 made the cut.
The early-morning sun barely peeks above the Earth when Melissa Robbins begins her workday. After arriving at 5 a.m.
Buying a used car on a limited college budget can be tough. But here are a few guidelines to help you purchase a used car. After you find the ideal car from a dealer or private seller and set up a time to evaluate the car, proceed with skepticism.
In its first 24 hours "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" sold more than 6.9 million copies in the United States alone, roughly 4,790 books per minute. In fact, J.K.
The front door to Allison Oswald's apartment was fully closed, but the hallway outside echoed with her guests' clapping and peals of laughter on Thursday night. Inside, about 10 of Oswald's close friends and coworkers sat in her living room in a semicircle, munching on home-baked finger foods such as brownies and chip dip.
Each season four captains are named for the MSU football team - this year's group is junior defensive end Clifton Ryan, junior quarterback Drew Stanton, senior center Chris Morris and senior safety Eric Smith. "I like the mix, and I like those kids and what they've done," MSU head coach John L.
It took MSU athletic director Ron Mason four weeks to find the next MSU head baseball coach, but on July 13 at the Kellogg Center, he announced David Grewe will take over that position.
Tonya Mertins, a 20-year-old Lansing resident, has no health insurance. So when an ear infection caused a loss of hearing and throbbing headaches, Mertins didn't have many affordable options for treatment.
A 19-year-old Marshall, Mich., man was sentenced on Wednesday in the Ingham County Circuit Court to serve eight to 20 years in prison for the murder of an Okemos man. Alexander Hamil, who came to East Lansing to celebrate St.