NEWS
Nos. 1, 2 regret picking Hawkeyes to win
Somewhere in a far-off football field of festivity last weekend, Syracuse Mascot Otto the Orange, No.
COMMENTARY
Uniforms without names need to go
I have always been an MSU fan and now you are turning me off because of your greed. Any sports team that cannot have players' names on their jerseys do not deserve to ever get TV coverage. The only reason for taking off the names is to force the crowd to purchase a program to find out who the players are.
MSU
Professors to debate NAFTA
Some experts say the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has caused more action politically and socially than economically. Professors from around North America will discuss the successes and failures of NAFTA during an Oct.
COMMENTARY
No pledge
The state Legislature has lofty expectations for higher education. A demand for guaranteed low tuition rates without any reciprocation in state funding is unreasonable.
FOOTBALL
4 Spartans ticketed for alcohol violations
Four MSU football players were charged with alcohol-related violations earlier this year.On June 26, Tyrell Dortch was charged with driving with an open intoxicant and Jeremiah McLaurin was charged with having an open intoxicant in a vehicle in East Lansing.Both charges were reduced to misdemeanor alcohol/stadium violations in 54-B District Court in East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
State employees protest at Capitol
This year's yet-to-be-solved state budget puzzle inspired nearly 3,000 state workers to march at the state Capitol on Thursday.The budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year, which began Wednesday, includes a $230 million hole that Gov.
FEATURES
Book series ends with scary costume ball
To conclude the second annual "One Book, One Community," program sponsored by the city of East Lansing and MSU, the program will host a "Frankenstein" costume ball in conjunction with this year's reading of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." The event will take place from 9 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Crime stoppers
While MSU should take pride that it is one of the safest schools in the Big Ten, it should recognize that crime will always happen and the university should strive to keep safety a top priority.
NEWS
Hoosiers offer no challenge for budding team
Does MSU have to play this game?I'm not looking forward to it, I doubt many fans are looking forward to it, and I know Indiana quarterback Matt LoVecchio isn't looking forward to it, unless he likes being repeatedly driven into the turf of Spartan Stadium.Just when the Spartans begin to pick up steam, they have to play perennial mental roadblock Indiana.
COMMENTARY
Death in the family doesn't mean the memories can't live on
This week, I'm writing about something we encounter at least a few times in our lives but never really talk about.
NEWS
Hoosiers receiver was nearly Spartan
Indiana's 6-foot, 188-pound wide receiver Courtney Roby was very close to donning the green-and-white before he decided to become a Hoosier.
SPORTS
Field hockey looks to start Big Ten season with victory
The No. 9 MSU field hockey team looks to rebound from a sloppy performance last week and play strongly this weekend against Stanford and against Northwestern in their Big Ten home opener.
NEWS
Snorkel, puck, flippers
Drop your ice skates and grab your bathing suit - it's time for some hockey. There's a new underwater sport at MSU sponsored by the MSU SCUBA club, combining hockey and swimming to produce an offspring known as underwater hockey.
SPORTS
Grand Ledge's Horford recalls verbal commitment to U-M
Possible good news for the MSU men's basketball team has reached campus. Grand Ledge senior forward Al Horford recalled his verbal commitment to Michigan, opening up his recruiting process once again. Two weeks ago the frontcourt future of the basketball team looked to be in question, as three post prospects erased MSU from their list of top school choices.
MICHIGAN
Granholm resubmits plan for labor department
Gov. Jennifer Granholm resubmitted an executive order Thursday that will create the new Department of Labor and Economic Growth designed to streamline Michigan job creation and economic development.The order was originally submitted Sept.
NEWS
Drink cheap:Pilsners, lagers save money, taste good, go down smooth
Over Labor Day Weekend, I was at a three-day music festival in upstate New York. On the third night, after the music was done and we were ready to party, we sat with no beer.
NEWS
'Lord of the Rings' fight designer visits 'U'
Say goodbye to gory, slash-'em-up flicks and hello to finely choreographed fight scenes.Tony Wolf, fighting styles designer and combat instructor for "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, visited Fairchild Theatre on Wednesday to teach theater students how to do just that.About 20 aspiring actors and actresses attended his stage combat workshop to learn different exercises to use during performance combat.
MSU
Ceremony to honor distinguished alumni
MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo, Trustee Dee Cook and former MSU Director of Athletics Clarence Underwood will be presented with alumni awards for their contributions to the university today. MSU will honor alumni who have made significant contributions to the university, their communities, states and nation during the awards ceremony. The event is sponsored by the MSU Alumni Association and will take place at 6:15 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team loses to U-M
The MSU volleyball team continued to struggle mentally in a disappointing three-game lossto Michigan on Wednesday night at Jenison Field House.The No.
SPORTS
Men's hoops anticipates 'Magical Journey'
Every year, late one night in mid-October, the Breslin Center is jumpin' at the start of the MSU men's and women's basketball seasons.