Detroit - In a game where the MSU hockey team still had the chance to clinch an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a win over Alaska-Fairbanks in the CCHA Super Six third-place game, the Spartans ran into a hot goaltender and fell, 3-2.
Detroit - On a holiday where the color green was showcased in respect to St. Patrick, it seemed only fitting for the hockey team in green and white to upend Nebraska-Omaha, 5-0, in the CCHA Super Six quarterfinals. The Spartans (20-15-4), on a six-game winning streak, play Ohio State next in the semifinals at 8:05 p.m.
About 100 students rallied in front of the Administration Building Friday afternoon in the final stages of a five-year effort for MSU to join the Worker Rights Consortium, or WRC. The WRC is a group of students and university administrators who work to make sure no university clothing is produced by companies that have violated human rights. Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan member Oscar Vega said the demonstration was held to send a clear message to administrators and MSU Board of Trustee members that students support the university joining the WRC. "It created more awareness in the student body to inform them of what's going on and to refresh them on the issue at the same time," Vega said.
The MSU softball team heads to Florida for the Florida Atlantic Tournament starting today. The Spartans (4-14-1) will have at least four contests, with a possible championship game.
It's Friday, and the tournament has already begun. The No. 15 MSU men's basketball team, has been put in an interesting position.
With low voter turnout casting a dark cloud on past ASMSU elections and March elections only five days away, student government members are promoting undergraduate participation. Voter turnout in past years has ranged from just above 2 percent to about 15 percent.
No. 5 MSU (22-6) Coach: Tom Izzo Leading scorers: Alan Anderson (13.6 ppg), Maurice Ager (13.3 ppg) and Paul Davis (11.8 ppg) These guys are poised for a title run with four seniors that have experienced both the highs and lows of March Madness, including two first-round knockouts and an Elite Eight appearance. Figuring out who will be the Spartans' leading scorer is nearly impossible.
It's no secret that MSU head coach Tom Izzo has not been happy with his point guards freshman Drew Neitzel and senior Chris Hill recently. It was most evident in recent games, when he has gone with either senior swingman Alan Anderson or senior guard Kelvin Torbert as his primary ball-handler, with neither Hill nor Neitzel on the floor. Now it is time for the NCAA Tournament, where having a reliable point guard is essential and restoring confidence is key. "That's one of the things that will be most critical, is how do we get some confidence to them," Izzo said. "Chris Hill is going to be very, very important, and we've spent a lot of time together and, like I said, it's confidence in what he's done and confidence in what he can do.
Nearly 200 student group representatives and community members are expected to rally at 2 p.m. today in front of the Administration Building in the final stages of a five-year effort for MSU to join the Worker Rights Consortium, or WRC. "It's to show that we have a lot of support from campus and community members for joining the WRC," said Maggie Ryan, member of Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ. The WRC is a group of students and university administrators who work to make sure no university clothing is produced by companies that have violated human rights. Student groups met with MSU President Lou Anna K.
It's been a roller coaster ride for MSU's four seniors - they've seen it all. They've played in front of the largest college basketball crowd in NCAA history and made a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.
An MSU student in his early 20s is being held in the Ingham County Jail after being pulled over Thursday by Ingham County Sheriff's deputies for drunk driving, police officials said. After the student was pulled over, a breath test revealed his blood alcohol level was .23, Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said. Wriggelsworth was traveling southbound on US 127, when he noticed a blue S10 Chevy pickup, traveling in the same direction, driving "erratically" at about 1 p.m. The student was wearing a green plastic derby hat and had green lips, Wriggelsworth said.
This is it - a winner take all, State News Progs championship picks. The Boss is the underdog, as BC won the regular season title.
I am responding to Diane Hightower's letter "Affirmative action counteracts racism" (SN 3/16). Affirmative action was not created for black people, but all minorities. Although the blacks have experienced much hatred and racism here in America and abroad, they are far from the only ethnic group to be discriminated against. Diane says that affirmative action "stems from the belief that blacks are inherently incapable of competing in institutions of higher learning and other intellectual arenas." This is quite possibly the worst, and most racist sounding, reason for affirmative action I have ever heard.
Claustrophobically crammed into a stiff little seat, miles above the ground in a jet plane, I am content.
One of the things that the NCAA Tournament offers is the opportunity for teams to compete against other teams they have played only a few times before or never at all. This holds true for the No.
I am writing in response to the editorial "Take notice" (SN 3/17). From my own personal experience, I know how hard it is to admit that one has an eating disorder.
Minorities remain underrepresented as top advisors to the nation's governors, according to a new study at the State University of New York at Albany. Findings in "Democracy Unrealized," a report by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society at the university showed that, in 2004, minorities made up 32 percent of the nation's population, but held just 16 percent of key appointed policy positions in state governments. Nationwide, Chicano and Latino appointees held the lowest share of executive positions, only 4.3 percent, relative to their share of the U.S.
The No. 5 MSU men's basketball team looks to snap a two-game NCAA Tournament losing streak when it squares off against No.
Wrestlers continue NCAA Championships Three MSU wrestlers are seeded for the NCAA Championships, which started Thursday in St.