Against the talented Buckeyes, MSU knew its 12-game home winning streak and its standing atop the Big Ten would be in jeopardy. After winning Friday's game, 10-7, a victory that kept the Spartans in sole possession of first place in the conference, MSU dropped its next three games against Ohio State, 8-7, 19-2 and 12-10. "We gave up 46 runs this weekend and we couldn't catch the ball," MSU manager Ted Mahan said.
Amid an abundance of sunshine and warm breezes, East Lansing business owners and residents gathered to celebrate the city's annual Earth Day jubilee Sunday afternoon.
Poor pitching continues to plague the MSU softball team, which dropped both games in a doubleheader against Penn State Sunday. The Spartans (24-19 overall, 4-8 Big Ten) lost, 6-1 and 11-6, to the Nittany Lions (18-25, 4-6) at Nittany Lion Field in University Park, Pa.
Pushing his way to the front of the crowd gathered around the SOuthern Astrophysical Research Telescope, or SOAR, observation room, eighth-grader Keval Patel fired questions at tour guide and astronomy Professor Megan Donahue.
Move aside, Hockeytown. The Pistons have come to put an end to the parties you've thrown so nicely for the past decade in the Motor City. The red, white and blue thank the Winged Wheel for taking care of sports-crazed fans in Detroit. But no more. Since last season, April hasn't been just about pucks and sticks, it has been about an ever-growing 'fro leading a team back up into the Detroit spotlight. The two Detroit teams in the playoffs right now share one common thread - anything less than a trip to the sport's respective finals this season is unacceptable.
For Nick Binder, the most important aspect of being a student-athlete at MSU was growing as an individual. "Not only does it give you a lesson in time management, it shows you can take on a very difficult task and succeed," said Binder, a former MSU soccer player who graduated in December.
Tim Thatcher hasn't cut his hair in seven years, but on Sunday, he decided it was time for a change. The human biology junior had about 10 inches cut, and all of it went to the Locks of Love program. "I had been debating it and thinking about getting it cut," he said, adding that when he heard a Locks of Love event was taking place Sunday, he couldn't resist. All hair donated through the Locks of Love program benefits children under 18 years old with cancer or a medical condition that doesn't allow them to grow hair, and who can't afford a wig.
"Eliminating Health Care Disparities: A prescription for the 21st Century," a health care rally sponsored by the MSU College of Human Medicine's American Medical Student Association, will take place from 1 p.m.
Angie Aparo doesn't look like he plays the kind of music he does. Although you shouldn't judge an album by its appearance, Aparo, an Atlanta-based singer/songwriter, still looks more like a nu-metal guitarist than a thoughtful rocker.
The rock on Farm Lane, which changes colors about as often as a chameleon, was painted black on Friday afternoon.
This letter is in regards to Eleazar Barzart's letter complaining about the use of $150 to buy candy for students who visit the ASMSU offices "Candy Initiative waste of 'U' funds," (SN 4/15). Being the main person behind the plan, I am sorry you feel it is such a waste.
More than 30 horses stood patiently in their trailers Saturday morning, licking from pools of rain water and waiting to help out with MSU's Plow Day. The second Plow Day was held for members of MSU's draft horse class to learn how to use a field plow. "The students have been driving small carts and wagons since the third week of class, but this was the first time they plowed," said Cara O'Connor, a research assistant who teaches the class. The MSU Draft Horse program began in 1999 after two Belgian draft horses were donated to the school.
The Department of Theatre deserves a Tony Award. The latest installment to the 2003-04 season, "Into the Woods," is entertaining and visually stunning. The musical follows the path of a handful of favorite fairy-tale characters - Cinderella, the Baker, the Witch, Rapunzel and a few princes - as they mingle together in the woods in search of "happily ever after." The Baker and his wife, played by Patrick Hickey and Kathleen McDonald, respectively, are desperately trying to produce a child after the Witch, played by Amy Handelman, placed a curse on their home.
One would presume that as long as the federal government is racially profiling international students, it would at least do it correctly. Last week, The State News localized a report by The Chronicle of Higher Education that revealed that some U.S.
At least two students were injured Sunday morning after a porch of an East Lansing home collapsed during a party.East Lansing police Sgt.
Tim Thatcher hasn't has his hair cut in seven years, but Sunday he decided it was time for a change.The human biology junior had about 10 inches cut, and all of it went to the Locks of Love program."I had been debating it, and thinking about getting it cut," he said, adding that when he heard a Locks of Love event was taking place, he couldn't resist.All hair donated through the Locks of Love program benefits children younger than 18 with cancer or a medical condition that interferes with their hair growth.As a stylist held up a ponytail of Thatcher's hair, all he could do was laugh."I hope people recognize me," he said.
MSU is going to have to work out some kinks because of its decision to switch to e-billing. Starting this summer, students no longer will receive their bills in the mail.
Lansing city officials, business owners and residents met Wednesday night to discuss future development at Ranney Park, located on Michigan Avenue bordering Frandor Shopping Center. The meeting, held at Foster Community Center, 200 N.
Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces for children with medical hair loss, will be accepting donations of hair at 1-5 p.m.
There's no way for me to express my anger and disgust for Music City USA. It's not the city I dislike so much, in fact, quite the contrary - the city and its nightlife are great.