The president of MSU's largest group within the Council of Racial Ethnic Students resigned at a meeting last Thursday, but the group is still planning to continue its work as planned. Black Student Alliance President Latisha Heath resigned from her position.
The strength for the No. 14 MSU volleyball team when it steps on the court this season lies in the middles. The trio of senior Jenny Rood and sophomores Megan Wallin and Brooke Langston has been the most consistent group of hitters on the team.
The MSU women's basketball team is ranked 16th in a preseason poll by Athlon Sports.Last season, the Spartans made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1997, losing to TCU in the first round, 50-47.
MSU students will have the opportunity hear a lecture from Paul Vasey, a researcher who studied Japanese Macaques in their consistent preference for same-sex partners, despite evolutionary theories that would demonstrate otherwise.The seminar, "Sexual Partner Preference in Female Japanese Macaques," will be held at 7:30 p.m.
At first, one would have thought Davy Joneswas singing at a school concert, but it was Saves The Day, and the group took over the MSU Auditorium on Tuesday night.About 1,500 fans swayed back and forth, while bum rushing the stage like flies to a light during the opening acts - Moneen and Taking Back Sunday - and by the time Saves The Day stepped on stage and performed its most popular hit, "At Your Funeral," the crowd was captivated.The stage was simple, with lights beaming onto a white sheet in the background and then the necessary speakers and equipment to put on a good show.
The State News would like to challenge MSU students to try something new: Vote in the upcoming East Lansing elections.
Fred Russell's final collegiate rush in his home state came to an abrupt stop Saturday. The Inkster, Mich., native needed only one-and-a-half more yards to reach his season average of 123.5 yards per game, and he was about to pick up a much-needed first down for the Hawkeyes on a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter. But Kevin Vickerson would have none of that.
Lacking the intensity and crispness it had during Friday's 6-0 shutout over No. 19 Indiana, the No.
With the death of rocker and, later, bluesman Robert Palmer, I am paying homage to the man whose music videos stirred up any boy's hormones during the '80s.
The Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive, in Lansing, will offer a series of events in coming weeks. A free open house for teachers and youth leaders will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
The MSU Athletics Hall of Fame inducted five new members Saturday, enshrining past builders and stars of MSU football, baseball, track and golf.Joe DeLamielleure (football - 1970-72), Tom Yewcic (football/baseball - 1951-54), Mary Fossum (golf - 1973-97), Cheryl Gilliam (track - 1978-81) and Lauren Brown (cross country/track - 1928-31) comprised the class of 2003.
The best in the business was juked by the Big Ten's newcomer. On one sideline stood Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, last season's Associated Press and Walter Camp national Coach of the Year.
East Lansing drinkers will have to cut their nightly alcohol consumption by about half a drink or find a sober ride home as the legal blood-alcohol content limit drops Tuesday. The new law changes the legal blood-alcohol content, or BAC, to .08 from .10 and brings Michigan into compliance with a U.S.
Participants in the 5K Aids Walk Michigan-Lansing waved their arms and laughed, receiving honks of support from passing cars as they marched down Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon.More than 400 MSU students, local residents and other college students battled chilly temperatures and a brief rain shower to raise awareness and money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network.
East Lansing was the capital of bizarro-world Saturday as MSU and then-No. 13 Iowa battled it out, resembling
For Lindsey Prudhomme, one simple decision led to months of court dates and personal turmoil. The journalism senior was involved in a disturbance in the early morning hours of March 29, after the MSU men's basketball team beat Maryland in the Sweet 16 during the 2003 NCAA tournament.
Everyone has someone they consider to be a close friend. You know, the person who was there for you when you failed one of your final exams or when you were just having a downright crappy day and needed a shoulder to cry on.
In my life, I have been able to endure getting 16 stitches in my head from falling off a bike, internal bruises from a seat belt after a car accident (I'd like to note I was not behind the wheel) and severe ear infections from the acid content in my ears (so my doctor says). But I cannot always handle the severe tension headaches which incapacitate me on countless occasions. I know I am not alone in this.
With his hair flying behind a black-and-white headband and arms powerfully pounding out a rhythm, Taiko drummer Ryan Toguri commanded the attention of about 200 people Sunday afternoon at the Japanese Garden Picnic. Audience members responded to Toguri's drumbeats and the other three drummers in Kaminari Daiko, a group out of Chicago, by moving their feet and legs rhythmically. The picnic was the first event of Japan Week, which runs through Oct.