There's no doubt Penn State head coach Joe Paterno is a legend is his profession. But there's also no doubt he is enduring the most criticized stretch of his head coaching career. The Nittany Lions won their first conference game of the season last week against Indiana.
I'm not going to sit here and tell you how long Joe Paterno has roamed the sidelines for the Nittany Lions. I'm sick and tired of people preaching to everyone that Joe Pa started his coaching career when Harry Truman began his presidency. I'm sick and tired of people informing us that Coach Paterno endured only one losing season in the last century, but has suffered through three and is facing a fourth this century. Today I'm here to say one thing and one thing only about Joe Pa and his coaching legacy in Happy Valley - leave it alone. Many critics and "fans" might tell you otherwise.
After admitting entrapment in "airplane purgatory," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived 10 minutes late to sign copies of his book in the MSU College of Law lobby before hurrying off to give a lecture at Wharton Center on Thursday. Kennedy, a well-known environmental lawyer, spoke to a full auditorium about the United States' environmental destiny in conjunction with the publication of his new book, "Crimes Against Nature: How George W.
Uncle Joey might have been the only person outside the MSU locker room to call last week's upset.
Just because MSU sophomore punter Brandon Fields can punt a ball 50-plus yards doesn't mean he can't be taught new tricks. Fields has spent much of his second season under head coach John L.
Angela Howard has been around MSU athletics for more than a decade. She ventured to East Lansing as a freshman in 1990, competing in gymnastics for the university.
The MSU women's basketball program is like a rocket on the launching pad, waiting to take off. The preseason No.
The mission of the U.S. Constitution is to enumerate and protect the rights of Americans and to provide a loose framework of ideas open to interpretation and modification.
Nearly 400 middle school students from 19 schools throughout the state are expected to participate in the second annual session of Michigan Youth in Government that will begin this weekend. The statewide program is an expansion of the Youth in Government program for high school students.
Ohio State vs. No. 7 Michigan No. 7 Michigan will travel to Columbus on Saturday for the annual meeting between the Wolverines and Ohio State.
Oklahoma freshman running back Adrian Peterson is about to learn a hard lesson: To win a Heisman Trophy, you must be healthy enough to put up good numbers the whole season.
I have to be honest; I wasn't pleased after reading Lindsey Anderson's column ("Thank you, supporters of President Bush, for four years of tyranny" SN 11/16). The bottom line is that even though this is an opinion article on the editorial page, it is not right to insinuate that 51 million Americans are stupid.
While some Hollywood filmmakers are shooting for the next mass blockbuster, director Marc Forster is making films for a more concentrated clientele - himself. "I never think about an audience when I make a film," Forster said.
No. 2 Michigan took advantage of some sloppy No. 14 MSU plays that turned into a 4-2 Wolverines win on Thursday night in front of an over-capacity crowd of 6,607 at Munn Ice Arena. "It was the difference in the hockey game," MSU head coach Rick Comley said of the team's turnovers.
As they watched the television coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Mary Carouba and Susan Hagen noticed one thing - women were not included. "We reverted back to the language of the '60s," Carouba said.
The fifth annual "Taste of Okemos" will be held in the commons area at Okemos High School, 2800 Jolly Road in Okemos.
Get past their name because once Wanderjahr - which I still don't know how to pronounce - enters the music-loving sector of your ears, it'll become obvious that names are just a tag, and what is heard behind the group's title is all that matters. Wanderjahr - a local psychedelic rock group comprised of five gentlemen - has been around the East Lansing and Lansing music scene for seven years, and are now releasing their first "proper" album, "Is to Disappear," tonight at The Temple Club, 500 E.
"Finding Neverland" is a different type of love story. We never see the two leads ogle each other, lock lips or wake up with their heads side by side on a pillow.
This is in regards to the University of Wisconsin junior's comments regarding fan behavior in Spartan Stadium. I don't condone rude behavior at football games by adults or students.