In the wake of multiple institutional e-mails cautioning against it, after weeks of speculation on whether or not it would occur, and in light of spoken warnings from professors, a riot did not take place in East Lansing this weekend.
In need of camaraderie, Spartans fans gathered at Breslin Center on Saturday to watch the Final Four men's basketball game live on Spartan Vision. During the first half, the crowd connected with the game, reacting much like they would if it were a home game.
Four MSU students made history last week, when they were awarded the Goldwater Scholarship. This is the only time MSU has had four students each win one of the 320 national scholarships. Winners were chosen from a pool of 1,091 mathematics, science and engineering undergraduate students, nominated by faculty. The scholarships cover tuition, fees, books, as well as room and board for up to $7,500 per year and are available for one or two years. The Goldwater Scholars - zoology junior in the Lyman Briggs School Katie Barott, chemical engineering junior Timothy Howes, electrical engineering junior Janelle Shane and biosystems engineering sophomore Matthew Stasiewicz - are all members of the Honors College. Howes said he was pleased to receive the scholarship and plans on doing research that applies chemical engineering principles to living organisms. "It's great that they recognize people who are making an effort to get involved in research," Howes said.
11 p.m.: Game ends, people begin to gather on campus and in East Lansing, specifically in Cedar Village and Albert Avenue by Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave. 11 p.m.: Police begin announcing over loudspeakers in Cedar Village that the gathering was an "unlawful assembly" and would soon begin making arrests. 11:15 p.m.: Police begin releasing tear gas. 11:27 p.m.: One of the two helicopters circling the area shines lights down on the gathering in Cedar Village.
The East Lansing and MSU communities are beginning to sort through the aftermath of what police are calling a "civil disturbance," in which thousands of people crowded city streets Saturday night following MSU's men's team's loss to North Carolina in the Final Four in St.
Several injuries were reported after thousands of students took to the streets following the Spartans' loss to North Carolina on Saturday. At Lansing's Sparrow Hospital emergency room, between 15 and 20 students were treated and released, said Nan Simons, spokeswoman for Sparrow Hospital. Students were treated for twisted ankles, bumps and bruises and exposure to tear gas and similar chemicals.
Every pot of coffee brewed in MSU residence halls will soon help Nicaraguan farming communities build bridges and roads, develop health care programs and construct schools. Beginning next year, the house blend in all MSU residence halls will be fair trade coffee, which is certified to meet certain production standards and to provide fair prices and decent working conditions for the farmers who produce it. The decision, announced at Wednesday's Residence Halls Association meeting, will make MSU the largest campus food-service program in the country to use fair trade as its primary coffee. The announcement was greeted with applause by members of The Real Food Group, which has been petitioning for locally grown, organic and fair trade products on campus. "It caught me completely by surprise," said Shawn Wozniak, an MSU alumnus, a member of The Real Food Group and a former State News columnist.
The MSU fencing club's attempt at swashbuckling supremacy was foiled by the United States Military Academy in the third USA Collegiate Fencing Club Championship.
One day after thousands of Spartans fans took to the streets following the men's basketball team's loss to North Carolina, MSU officials say the majority of students in the disturbance behaved appropriately. Following the team's 87-71 loss in the Final Four in St.
St. Louis - Parading through crowds of orange and red, MSU finance junior Mike Tierney waved an MSU flag just hours before tipoff of the Final Four game on Saturday. With a group of six others, Tierney, an Izzone co-director, stuck out in the crowd of Illini fans that filled the streets of St.
Alan Anderson, Tim Bograkos, Chris Hill and Kelvin Torbert, I thank you. Thank you for your dedication to your university and to the team. Thank you for never giving up, giving in, becoming daunted or distressed. For four years you played with resolve.
St. Louis - North Carolina forward Jawad WiIliams had been missing. One of the more consistent players early this season, Williams only scored more than 10 points once in the past eight games. Williams was one of the Tar Heels seniors that survived an 8-20 season and a big coaching change during his four years. But he exploded for 20 points and eight rebounds on Saturday in the 87-71 win against MSU.
"Gus & Angie: A Tale of Life, Death and Doo-Doo," a play written by local author Dick Hill, premieres this weekend at Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive in Lansing. The play is about the relationship of a free-thinking father, Gus, and his straitlaced daughter, Angie.
As students hurried across to their teammates, eggs fell from spoons onto the floor. Any question as to whether they had been hard-boiled ended as they splattered into yellow goo on the ground. The relays consisted of three stages - first was a wheelbarrow race, followed by carrying an egg on a spoon, before finishing with a three-legged race. Members of MSU's greek community stood on the sidelines, cheering for their teammates during Relay For Life on Friday, held at Jenison Field House during the annual Greek Week. The relays were only part of the event, in its third year as part of Greek Week, said Lauren Palmaccio, director of Relay For Life. Money raised during the event will be donated to the American Cancer Society. "It is a really good cause," the accounting senior said.
When reports of Pope John Paul II's critical condition hit East Lansing last week, parishioners of St.
St. Louis - What a guy. That says it all about MSU head coach Tom Izzo, who personifies everything you could want from a coach on and off the court. On the court, he is a fiery professional who stands up for his team when the situation calls for it, but he also is an extremely classy individual who shows the proper respect to the opposing team and its players. Off the court, Izzo has a larger-than-life personality, but that does not translate at all to his ego, which, like his team's, is nonexistent. Junior center Paul Davis calls Izzo's passion for the game unmatched and says that he wants to have just a piece of Izzo's passion.
It's Monday and, for most of us, that means returning to the humdrum of daily existence. For me, it means returning to life after one of the most surreal weekends ever. As a writer for The State News, I had the opportunity to cover post-game celebrations in East Lansing after Saturday's basketball matchup between the MSU men's team and the University of North Carolina.
I am deeply disturbed and upset at the way things went down at the end of the Final Four game against the University of North Carolina.
Indianapolis - The No. 1 seed MSU women's basketball team trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half but were able to complete the comeback, 68-64, against No.
Indianapolis - It is only fitting during a season when the MSU women's basketball team is honored with everything it has accomplished that the true leader of the team is honored herself.