Spartans rewrite record books
The MSU gymnastics team made history Friday night, earning the highest season-opening score in school history.
2 football players to appear in E.L. court
Two MSU football players will appear in court this week on felony charges after attempting to rob fellow students in November. Freshman wide receiver Miles Williams, 18, and freshman linebacker Hugh D'Imperio, 19, are each charged with unarmed robbery and assault with intent to rob while unarmed.
WEB ONLY: Weather creates few problems as students travel back to campus
After a three-week break, MSU students and faculty traveled back to East Lansing on Sunday with few problems from the weekend's snowstorm.
Simon takes charge as new leader
Last Tuesday, Lou Anna Simon turned 58. She received a hefty gift. She took the university's reins, becoming the first woman to hold the school's top job.
Year should fare well for MSU sports come spring
Let old acquaintance be forgot - isn't that how the saying goes? So let's forget about the men's basketball team's loss at Duke and against then-unranked George Washington.
Hill's streak of zero turnovers extends to 3 games
Chris Hill can't remember his last turnover. Nor should he. In the last 76 minutes of play, the senior point guard has gone without turning the ball over once. And for the Spartan with the ball in his hands the most, not turning it over has helped lead MSU to a 2-0 start in the Big Ten season for the first time since 2000, when the Spartans won a national championship. But that doesn't mean Hill is going to resort to safe bounces or two-handed chest passes to keep the streak going. Saturday's was Hill's third straight game with zero turnovers. "When the ball is in my hands as much as it is, one is going to come sooner or later," Hill said.
Muscles flex after New Year
Working out side-by-side on stationary bikes at East Lansing's Powerhouse Gym, friends Michael Nye and Brandon Scott are staying true to their New Year's resolutions to get in shape. The MSU College of Law students are two gym members who help make January busy as new memberships skyrocket at local gyms after the holiday season. Rob Caputo, an employee at Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
Bowen's 17 leads team past Iowa
The MSU women's basketball team came out of the gate with a lot of intensity in the first half and didn't let down as the Spartans rolled past Iowa on Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center, 68-56. The Spartans (13-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) used a stifling, aggressive defense and a 19-0 run to pull away from the Hawkeyes.
Listed offenders shouldn't complain
In response to "Listed students: Stigmas result from public sex offense registry," (SN 12/9/04), there are so many things that need to be said in regard to this article. You set the article up to pity sex offenders, to try and help them move on with their life and forget about the people they have hurt.
Clutton gets 9th win of season in invite
Junior Ian Clutten won his ninth swimming event of the season, as he took first place in the 100-meter breaststroke at the University of Miami's Matt Gribble Invitational Friday in Coral Bables, Fla. Junior Rachael Hagerman and sophomore Eve Brusie placed second and fifth in the 50-meter freestyle, joining senior Tammy Jones and junior Katrina Kniff for the 400-meter freestyle relay, where they took fifth place. The MSU men's swimming and diving team took third place overall in the invitational and in the women's competition, the Spartans took fourth place behind Florida, Penn State and Colorado State.
Ohio election needs to be investigated
Accusations by Republican lawmakers that their colleagues who objected to certification of Ohio's electoral votes are "sore losers" are off-base and disingenuous.
Microbiology students earn national awards
Three MSU students won Undergraduate Research Fellowships awarded by the American Society of Microbiology. Microbiology seniors James Doroghazi, Mark Koenigsknecht and Kacey Sachen were selected for the fellowship from a nationwide pool. The fellowship is awarded to students pursuing graduate degrees in microbiology.
Police: E.L. saw few arrests during break
All was quiet on the MSU and East Lansing crime front this winter break as students went home and temperatures dropped, police officials said. At MSU's Department of Police and Public Safety office, there were no criminal complaints documented from Dec.
Reader takes issue with rapist article
I really enjoyed your tremendously biased piece on sex offenders ("Listed students: Stigmas result from public sex offense registry" SN 12/9/04). I think you are right, sex offenders should not have to make it known that they have raped, molested, exposed themselves or threatened children/women to the public they will be living with.
Much to do
We at The State News want to start off the semester by welcoming former Provost Lou Anna Simon to her new role as president of MSU.
MIDDAY UPDATE: MSU begins tsunami relief efforts
After an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the coasts of South and Southeast Asia last month, relief efforts began to flow to the affected area from around the world, including MSU. MSU President Lou Anna Simon said the university community will respond to the Dec.
Spartans lose to RedHawks, split weekend series
By Eric Fish The State News Oxford, Ohio - The MSU ice hockey team lost a 4-1 decision Saturday night to Miami (Ohio) and were unable to sweep the RedHawks on the weekend road trip.
Vicari records 3rd shutout as Spartans win, 4-0 vs. RedHawks
By Eric Fish The State News Oxford, Ohio - After a sluggish start, the MSU hockey team scored three second-period goals to rout Miami (Ohio) 4-0 Friday in the first of a two-game series in Oxford, Ohio.
Spartans' hot streak continues in 87-58 victory vs. Wildcats
It didn't take long for the No. 20 MSU men's basketball team and its opponent Northwestern to warm up.