I realize that this letter won't be published until after the big game this weekend, but I needed to respond to the comments that John Addis relayed in "Spartans are more than underdogs" (SN 10/30). I'm glad for MSU and it's followers that they have become more competitive over the last 10 years.
Amidst flashing multicolored lights and bumping hip-hop music, nearly 300 students gathered for the eighth annual Seoul Train dance on Saturday night at the Kellogg Center.
Untying knots, stealing gold bricks from closed iron safes and unfolding hypercubes all are part of the fourth dimension. Although it sounds like a science-fiction concept, the fourth dimension is the topic of the most recent installment of the Lyman Briggs School Lecture Series. Michael Starbird, a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss the abstract domain at 7:30 p.m.
The president of a local telemarketing firm says there will "definitely be an increase in prices" as a result of the national do-not-call list.
Student Life's Noontime Conversation Series continues Wednesday with a discussion about the war in Iraq. William Allen of MSU's Department of Political Science will lead a discussion entitled "The Consequences of the Iraq War: Too Little Too Fast." The conversation runs from 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Each year, we celebrate a day that remains marked in history forever, a day that changed the lives of millions and millions people.
What would have been the MSU men's soccer team's 12th win of the season slipped through its fingers in a muddy 1-0 defeat to No.
Bible Week and Church/State Separation Week are nationally recognized the week of Nov. 23-30. However, with the advice of East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows, the city council has decided that Church/State Separation Week will be recognized in East Lansing on Nov.
Support for charter schools has fallen slightly since 1998, according to a report released Wednesday by MSU researchers.The report, based on a 965-person survey conducted by the MSU Education Policy Center, showed support has declined 8 percent in the last five years, from 63 percent in 1998 to 55 percent this year.
The streets of East Lansing were filled with somber Spartans fans and elated Wolverines faithful Saturday night, marking a peaceful end to a busy weekend in the city. There were no destructive fires or overturned cars as revelers stayed home after MSU's loss to the University of Michigan on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.
Joshua Carr Special for The State News Heavy drumming and chanting filled Lansing Community College's main gymnasium on Saturday as a long line of participants danced in colorful tribal clothing adorned with feathers.
East Lansing city officials had prepared for the worst Saturday night, but after MSU suffered its first Big Ten conference loss to its long-time rival the University of Michigan, the city remained calm.East Lansing and MSU officials had worked hard throughout the past week to remind students not to let their behavior get out of control.
An MSU student was approached at knifepoint by a man demanding money early Friday morning while walking along the river trail on the south side of Shaw Hall, MSU police said.On Thursday, several men broke into an apartment in East Lansing and threatened a resident with guns before ransacking her home and taking away foreign currency and a cell phone, East Lansing police said. MSU police are asking anyone with information about the robbery on campus to call (517) 355-2222.East Lansing police are asking anyone with information about the attack in East Pointe Apartment Complex to call (877) ELPD-TIP.For more on this story, please read Monday's edition of The State News.
In a rivalry game with bragging rights and possibly the conference title on the line, Michigan's surprising rush-oriented offense dominated MSU's defense, handing the Spartans their first conference loss. The two highly ranked Big Ten powers, which both feature two of the nations top offenses, played as polar opposites Saturday as the No.
When No. 9 MSU and No. 11 Michigan go head to head this weekend in their traditional Big Ten smashmouth rivalry game, a bunch of kickers and return men might end up stealing the show. "I think this game might come down to special teams, whoever makes the bigger plays," said MSU junior linebacker Mike Labinjo, who plays on some special teams. "I think that we've got some good special teams, especially our kickoff return team." Spartans sophomore running back DeAndra Cobb is the only player in the nation to return two kickoffs for touchdowns this season. U-M's Steve Breaston continually breaks Big Ten and Wolverines records as a punt returner. "The guy I'm most impressed with is their return guy," MSU head coach John L.
Lansing mayoral candidates Virg Bernero and Tony Benavides both are Democrats. They both speak passionately about eliminating crime in the city and making sure kids stay in school, and they both feel that Lansing needs to make itself more attractive to small businesses and young people.On the surface, it would seem as though the two men disagree about very little.
No. 8 Ohio State at Penn State Normally a key conference game, this season's Penn State-Ohio State game has a lackluster feel. The Nittany Lions (2-6 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) are headed to one of their worst seasons ever, amidst some controversial off-field issues. Thomas McHugh, a Penn State sophomore offensive lineman, was charged with harassment, public drunkenness and underage drinking and was kicked off the team.
The MSU volleyball team is where it always seems to be at this point of the season - in the middle of the pack.The Spartans are 5-5 in conference play, tied for sixth with Purdue, right about where they have been the past couple of seasons.
When a movie forces you to go elsewhere for information about its plot, then you know you're in trouble. "Wonderland" is an interesting movie, but it left more questions than answers by cheating the audience out of the facts. To bring you up to speed, John Holmes was the first well-known porn star.
No matter how much criticism and second-guessing John Navarre has faced during his time at Michigan, his coach is confident the senior quarterback's play will speak for itself when that time is up. "Well, you know, in seven, eight months, John Navarre is going to be making a hell of a lot more money than all those people who criticized him," U-M coach Lloyd Carr said. Though Navarre's future as an NFL quarterback remains uncertain, those within the Wolverines' football program don't doubt he is the right man to lead them toward its goal - a Big Ten championship. "From the outside, in the public eye, he is (under-appreciated)," junior tight end Tim Massaquoi said.