He's been silent in public, but behind closed doors, MSU head coach John L. Smith has been startlingly clear. Despite his team's recent troubles, with three consecutive losses, Smith told his team it still can keep its hopes for seeing a warmer place this holiday season. "Coach told us that there's a lot of rumors going on that we are Detroit-bound, and we can't change that," sixth-year senior guard Paul Harker said.
Simon Cowell won't be in the audience, but the stakes will still be high.University Activities Board's second Spartan Idol, a spin-off of the popular Fox show "American Idol: Search For a Superstar," is ready to dazzle the International Center crowd this weekend.
For the MSU football team, this season could go up in smoke.No, it's not because the Spartans are looking more like the team many expected to see in the preseason.No, it's not because of the recent three-game skid, despite two losses coming to No.
After a life accustomed to leading his team as quarterback, sophomore wide receiver Aaron Alexander has switched roles to help his team where it needs him most.Working more with his hands and less with his arm, Alexander has become a consistent member of the team, catching the ball and running it down the field.
Forty years have passed since a fatal shot froze time around the world. Forty years and John F.
Events with catered food tend to feature lukewarm mostaccioli and bland chicken. This was not so at Lechonada on Thursday night at the Puerto Rican pig roast, which featured traditional staples such as baked pork, flan and arroz con gandules, a rice dish. "We have culture to share with everyone," said Natalia Mercado, Puerto Rican Student Association vice president.
Once again, the CCHA was outplayed by the CHA.The No. 14 MSU hockey team (7-5-1 overall, 6-3-1 CCHA) lost to Findlay earlier this year, 4-3.
East Lansing High School Theater will be presenting their performance of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" this weekend.
All season, MSU head coach John L. Smith has remained very stern about not pointing fingers. But in the last week of practice of the regular season, there were an awful lot of digits aimed in the direction of certain players. Who was being called out and why?
An MSU student environmental group will again be lobbying for renewable energy through a proposed student tax.Eco hopes once again to gain support for a plan to implement a $5 increase in ASMSU's per semester tax to fund either wind turbines or a solar panel system, which are both considered environmentally friendly sources of energy.Amy Gregory, a general science senior and Eco member, said the tax was introduced to MSU's student government last year, But because than 50 percent of the MSU student population voted in the election, so the issue it must once again be brought to a student vote in March.For each student at MSU, the university burns about 24.4 pounds of coal each day, Gregory said.More than 44,000 students attend MSU, and the renewable energy tax would provide $220,000 each semester.
Determining the lead-poisoning risk level of children in the United States can now be done over the Internet, as MSU researchers developed a predictive Web site that aids in the process. The site allows users to enter contributing factors of lead poisoning, including the child's address, housing condition, family history of lead poisoning and socioeconomic status, and provides the user with a risk-assessment evaluation. The Web site already has gained acceptance from various Michigan lead-poisoning awareness groups, including the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, a group that supports the coordination of lead-poisoning prevention and testing services for children in Michigan. "The ideal result would be that medical clinics use this as the means of deciding who should be tested," said Stan Kaplowitz, MSU professor of sociology and one of the Web site's creators.
It's a battle between the Big Ten's newcomer, John L. Smith, and the conference's elder statesman, Joe Paterno. MSU has bowl placement on the line, while the Nittany Lions are fighting for their coach's job.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies will present the PBS documentary "Terrorists Among Us: The Jihad in America" on Monday.The film details investigation of journalist Steve Emerson about the existence of terrorist groups in America.The film will be played at 7:30 p.m.
East Lansing police say Kevin Schaibley, 24, embezzled nearly $150,000 from the Ascension Lutheran Church, which he served as treasurer.The Lansing man was arrested and charged this week, East Lansing police Capt.
Lansing Community College students soon will be able to learn about fuel-cell energy, a field in need of employees that utilizes cells to convert hydrogen into electricity and other forms of alternative energy.LCC received a $1 million appropriation from the federal government Monday to set up the alternative-energy program.Because of the small amount of pollutants emitted by the cells, they are looked at by some as a possible solution for pollution problems created by automobiles.The school previously had earned a $250,000 grant from NextEnergy, a Michigan group dedicated to furthering alternative energy.
MSU and Michigan Harvest Gathering are hoping that football fans will save some food after tailgating this Saturday, especially the canned and non-perishable kind. From 8 a.m.
Last season, the MSU basketball team made a commitment to be an elite team. But this season, it's championship hardware or bust.
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, an MSU alumna, will return to her alma mater in December as one of three speakers to address graduates at this semester's commencement ceremonies.Stabenow will be joined by Lewis Coleman, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Bernard Kerik, who served as Iraq's interim minister of interior.The ceremonies will be held Dec.