By early next week, students studying in the Main Library will be able to log their computers onto wireless Internet anywhere on the first floor and on the second and fourth floors of the west wings. The wireless Internet will be unveiled later this week as part of the university's wireless beta service, which means the service is still being tested.
University officials, students and MSU police agree: On Saturday, tailgaters behaved. But whether that was due to the new guidelines or the fact that students stayed away from campus is less certain. Although officials praised the decrease in problematic drinking and arrests, students said the new guidelines might have killed the fun of tailgating. The guidelines include a restriction on drinking games and a tailgating time limit of five hours before the game and two hours after. Marketing senior Mary Sullivan said she was carded four times at her tailgate area around the Wilson tennis courts.
Jenifer Ivinskas Strauss will tell urban legends and scary stories throughout Lansing-area libraries.
The past weekend brought yet another loss for the MSU volleyball team (6-8 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) as the Spartans traveled to No.
To most people, a stand full of crazy fans yelling at missed opportunities and bad calls by the referees - while bodies collide and clash in front of them - does not immediately bring to mind an MSU women's soccer game.
The MSU student accused of raping a floormate will stand trial in Ingham County Circuit Court, a judge ruled Friday. Travis Eichten, the marketing freshman accused of assaulting an 18-year-old freshman at Emmons Hall, faced his accuser for the first time at a preliminary examination in East Lansing's 54-B District Court. The 18-year-old student said she met Eichten the first weekend of the semester.
If you miss the taste of mom's home cooking, check out "Taste of Home Cooking School" at 7 p.m.
National Coming Out Days are a weeklong celebration for MSU students to proudly celebrate who they are.
In an effort to convince Gov. Jennifer Granholm to free 21 women from prison, members of the Michigan Battered Women's Clemency Project rallied at the Capitol steps Friday. The Ann Arbor-based project says the women were unfairly condemned to life or long-term jail sentences despite evidence they were in abusive relationships and committed crimes in self-defense or didn't commit a crime at all. "Today I am just mad.
MSU recovered from its ugly loss a week ago and beat Illinois 38-25 to even its record at the midway point of the season.
The MSU men's soccer team (7-2), riding a two-game winning streak, will resume Big Ten play in Columbus, Ohio, when the Spartans face Ohio State (4-4-1). The game will be the first of a five-game road trip for the Spartans, who are coming off back-to-back shutouts of Northwestern and Loyola at Old College Field. The Buckeyes are coming off a 1-0 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.
Welcome back to "Rock Your Body," The State News' fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass on their wisdom to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Tom Ostrander: Tom is the owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
A new online magazine launched this week aims to attract more young professionals to Michigan by making the state seem more inviting, local economic officials said. The e-magazine, MiLife MiTimes (pronounced My-life My-times), was created by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC. The e-magazine is directed toward members of the "creative class," which includes recent college graduates in creative fields entering the workforce, said Dave Lorenz, vice president of Travel Michigan and business marketing for the MEDC.
The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine has a cat-help hotline and researches horse feet and dogs' muscular systems.
With a little advice from his lady-friend, Crone continues to shorten the distance between himself and Uncle Joey in the progs race.
After beating Central Michigan on Tuesday, the MSU field hockey team is ready to host conference opponent Penn State on Saturday. The Nittany Lions remain undefeated in the Big Ten in 2004. Spartans alumni also will be honored at the game, which begins at 4 p.m. Senior forward Veerle Goudswaard continues to carry her team to victory, scoring four goals on Tuesday, marking her third hat trick of the season, in a 8-2 win.
The unveiling of a renovated Clif and Carolyn Haley Moot Court Room today will spring the MSU College of Law into 21st century technology, officials say. MSU College of Law Dean Terence L.
If body language can tell a story, then MSU head coach John L. Smith sitting slumped forward on a trainer's table, head hung low and eyes fixed on the floor in Kinnick Stadium's infamous pig-pink visitors' locker room, tells the tale of the Spartans' 2004 season. Nearly halfway through his second football season Smith's sophomore slump is straggling in.
As Spartans fans gear up for Saturday's home football game against Illinois, student leaders are telling overzealous tailgaters to behave, as police and university officials will be especially perceptive of drunken antics. "I hope students demonstrate they can be responsible this weekend," said Andrew Bell, ASMSU Student Assembly external vice chairperson.
After two straight weeks without a dark horse in the Heisman picture, one has emerged. Louisiana Tech running back Ryan Moats ran for more than 200 yards for the third time this season against Fresno State last week.