Imagine how much more peaceful human history could have been if people kept religious beliefs to themselves. Jesus seemed to agree: "When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret" (Matthew 6:6). Many religious people live in general harmony with that wise advice.
St. Louis - It's tough to win games in the NCAA Tournament when the second-leading scorer on the team doesn't register a single point. But that's what happened to MSU, as senior swingman Alan Anderson was held scoreless in its season-ending 87-71 loss to North Carolina in the Final Four. Anderson, though, was fighting through a knee injury suffered in the regional final game against Kentucky last Sunday. "I know the injury had something to do with it," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
There will be free yoga classes on one Sunday each month starting April 17 at The Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage, 1780 E.
89-81 WIN AGAINST OLD DOMINION The No. 5 seed Spartans opened up NCAA Tournament play against the No.
Editors note: The following is a story that ran in today's Daily Tar Heel, the student newspaper of the University of North Carolina.
By Gabrielle Russon Special for The State News Lansing - Mel looked at an assortment of colored Easter eggs spread out in the grass on Saturday.
Bell's Greek Pizza 1135 E. Grand River Ave. Bell's Greek Pizza stayed open until 4 a.m., its usual closing time.
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.
Thousands of MSU students and fans charged East Lansing streets late Saturday night after MSU's loss to North Carolina in the Final Four round of the NCAA Tournament in St.
St. Louis - As MSU senior swingman Alan Anderson left the court on Saturday for the final time as a college player, North Carolina coach Roy Williams grabbed him aside. It was the biggest game of his career and Anderson sat much of the second half with a knee injury as he was held scoreless in a painful Final Four loss to the Tar Heels, 87-71. "I grabbed him at the end and said, 'Don't make this let you lose sight of what a great year you've had,'" Williams said. Anderson missed two days of practice trying to rest his knee and said it felt good before the game. And although the Spartans (26-7) transformed from a team that lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to a squad that beat NO.
Electric Engineering sophomore Vikram Singh doesn't understand how he missed the small print in the "No Late Fees" rental policy of the unlimited rentals program at Blockbuster.
Last April, for the first time in eight years, the Academic Senate convened so hundreds of faculty members could express concern about wide-sweeping changes administrators were planning without their input. At that point, the faculty stood up and voiced their opinions in a process that would, among other things, reorganize the College of Arts & Letters and the College of Communication Arts & Sciences into one large body devoted to the study of the liberal arts and sciences.
Get ready to get your game on. The 2005 Game Live on Xbox Spring College Tour makes a pit stop on MSU's campus today.
Fans of performer Josh Rouse will not be able to see him in concert at MSU this weekend as previously planned. Because of low ticket sales due to the upcoming basketball games, the singer/songwriter's show with Amy Correia on Saturday has been canceled.