Last season, MSU went into its Big Ten conference schedule with heads held low. The Spartans' home-game, nonconference, winning streak was snapped by California, and a week later, they lost to Notre Dame for the first time in seven outings against the Fighting Irish.This year is different, though.
What does a win over Notre Dame mean for MSU?Absolutely nothing and a lot.Puzzled?Notre Dame is the top college football program in history, hands down.
It's a new campaign for an old concern. The push to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act has been introduced several times since the act's inception 15 years ago.
MSU limped home Monday from a 0-2 weekend, a performance that dropped the Spartan field hockey team from No.
For many Jewish students at MSU, their Friday evening snack won't be pizza and pop but apples and honey. Apples and honey are traditionally eaten by Jews on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, which begins on Friday at sunset. "It symbolizes the sweetness of life and the hope for a sweet new year," said Kirsten Fermaglich, an Integrative Arts and Humanities professor.
Senior Michelle Carson was named the Big Ten Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week for the fifth time in her career at MSU.
Forget about the Chris Perry Heisman hype. The hottest bandwagon in the nation is the Mid-American Conference.No, seriously.
Religious zealots are an odd bunch. They're never satisfied with the freedom to practice their faith.
It is amusing that people are always looking for someone to blame when something goes wrong. Fortunately, there exists ASMSU, an organization whose sole purpose is to serve as the universal scapegoat for all that is wrong with MSU and East Lansing.
Don't get too excited by the Spartans' victory over the pitiful Irish. In case your memory has failed you, MSU has beaten Notre Dame in years past, only to bow down to weaker opponents in the Big Ten opener.
The past weekend was another interesting one, with the Mid-American Conference proving it is a legitimate conference. This will have large implications all season long, including the introductions of Northern Illinois' Michael Turner and Toledo's Bruce Gradkowski as distant Heisman candidates. Oklahoma State receiver Rashaun Woods moved himself from a long shot to one of the favorites for college football's top individual prize when he caught seven touchdowns against Southern Methodist last week. Although Oklahoma and Miami are the country's top two-ranked teams, they don't have any players that offer up large enough statistics to be worthy candidates.
An MSU graduate student said he is upset his college does not have a board established to hear grievances, but officials say procedures are in place to hear student concerns. Though some MSU officials say not every college or department has an established board to listen to student grievances. Engineering graduate student Stuart King filed a grievance with College of Engineering officials after problems arose with a request to keep his student information private. But there was no board to review the complaint. The Spartan Life student handbook guarantees all students the right to have their grievances heard by a board composed of equal parts students and faculty.
No. 1 buries No. 2 with picks Last week's predictions resembled the Purdue-Arizona game, an absolute blowout. Purdue won 59-7 and No.
About 3,000 supporters of the Detroit Public Schools system gathered around the steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest a bill which would allow for the creation of new charter schools in Michigan.The protesters brandished signs and sang "We Shall Overcome" to make their cause heard.
Thanks to the government, you might soon be able to eat your dinner in peace. The Federal Trade Commission is continuing the crusade to legalize a national "do-not-call" registry.
East Lansing police arrested a man Thursday afternoon believed to be responsible for a rash of recent convenience store and gas station robberies. It is unlikely that the suspect is responsible for the three gunpoint robberies of MSU students in the city this week, East Lansing police Lt.
The "Super Bowl of debates" among California's recall candidates was a television circus that failed to focus on politics.
A team of 30 firefighters from East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian and Delta townships joined together in Delta Township on Thursday to finish a four-day long collapsed building training exercise.Fire hoses and axes were put aside in favor of power saws and nail guns.
Northwestern at No. 4 Ohio State Ohio State (4-0) begins its defense of the Big Ten crown this week against usual conference-doormat Northwestern (2-2). The Buckeyes are coming off a 24-17 win over a stubborn Bowling Green team last week.
Welcome to the fake football report. Luckily for MSU, the video-game consoles have been wrong three out of four times.