By Kristi Jourdan Special for The State News "Last Spartan Standing," based on the hit television show "Last Comic Standing," tested students' stand-up comedic skills Saturday night at the International Center.
People remember The Used by their sad single, "Blue and Yellow," and, of course, by lead singer Bert McCracken's romance with crazy Kelly Osbourne.
Anxious tailgaters hoping to party before MSU's third home football game on Saturday might want to take a look at a rule book beforehand.
By Kristi Jourdan Special for The State News "Last Spartan Standing," based on the hit television show "Last Comic Standing," tested students' stand-up comedic skills Saturday night at the International Center.
Iowa City, Iowa - The MSU football team missed out on its chance to start the Big Ten season with two road wins, in a 38-16 loss to Iowa on Saturday. The Spartans (2-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) never led after allowing Iowa (3-2, 1-1) to score on their first possession.
Cate Edwards and Gov. Jennifer Granholm turned Thursday's presidential debate into "Must see TV" by joining a packed room in the Union to watch the first presidential debate. "We have a major choice to make on Nov.
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.
Baseball is back; or at least it is in Washington, D.C. For a city that has not seen a home run or a fly ball in 33 years, the movement of the Expos from Montreal to the nation's capital is good thing, for both D.C.
Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Purdue It will be the 107th meeting for the Shillelagh when Purdue (4-0) travels to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame (3-1). The Boilermakers, led by Heisman Trophy hopeful Kyle Orton, look to make it two in a row against Notre Dame after defeating them 23-10 in West Lafayette, Ind., last season. Orton, the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week last week, threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for another in the Boilermakers' 38-30 victory over Illinois.
When Dorothy Hubinger's neighbor put up a lawn sign in support of John Kerry, the Lansing resident devised a plan to counter the political statement. "I just hope he wins," Hubinger said as she left the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Thursday with a George W.
University officials are one step closer to appointing an acting provost with the selection of the search and rating committee. The committee, which is composed of two students, one dean and three professors met for the first time Friday, and are planning to meet again Monday.
In his best chance to prove himself to the American voters and significantly flip poll leads with President Bush, Democratic Sen.
Going into this season, MSU's offensive line had lost three of its five starters. Sophomore Kyle Cook has established himself at left guard, where 2003 captain Joe Tate played, and is a good example of the Spartans' fast-maturing line. The State News: Is the offensive line learning to play together ahead of schedule? Cook: I don't know how you say what a schedule is.
Some big game experts and local licensing shops say an unusually warm September isn't likely to affect the turnout for deer hunting bow season, which begins today. Bow hunting season kicks off the three-month deer hunting season that is expected to draw about 775,000 hunters this year.
As many as four MSU students could be spending a minimum of $750 for each song they illegally downloaded on the university server. The Recording Industry Association of America announced Thursday that 762 illegal file sharers were being sued for copyright infringement.
Having read Dave Salisbury's column "Too much faith being invested in religion; have faith in yourself" (SN 9/28), I feel a response is necessary. Salisbury begins his article by claiming that he believes there is a God.
I am disgusted with The State News. After the article published on Tuesday telling God and everybody how to steal the bikes of people who care enough to purchase the claimed best lock made ("U-lock security failure revealed to consumers" SN 9/28), I am again let down by the reporting skills and choices made by The State News. In the article "Campus political parties hold debate" (SN 9/30), there is obvious bias.
If anything has caused fewer applicants to Big Ten schools in Michigan, it is not student laziness or student apathy.
Schmoozing is the art of politicking, as the "Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies: Campaigns and Elections in American Culture" conference will present this weekend. The American Studies Graduate Students Association, or ASGSA, is bringing speakers from across the country to the Union Gold Room today and Green Room Saturday to discuss how candidates appeal to the masses. The keynote speaker, Gary Gerstle from the University of Maryland, will lecture 8 p.m.
I've been a commuter at MSU for three years now and I have never had such a problem parking. This is the third year that I have purchased a permit to park in Lot 89, the commuter lot. Why are there no spots?