After winning its first tournament this season, the MSU women's golf team hopes to have success on its home course this weekend at the Mary Fossum Invitational. "It's a special tournament," head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said, acknowledging Mary Fossum's accomplishments as a 25-year head coach for the Spartans.
No matter how you slice it, a loss this weekend against fabled football powerhouse Notre Dame will break the Spartans' young football season. If the Spartans lose their second straight and fall to 2-2, given their remaining schedule, they won't be able to claw back to a winning record.
In her third year as a Spartan, junior outside hitter Michelle Kopka is finally settling in on the MSU volleyball team and in the United States. Still, she feels there is more work to be done. Kopka came to MSU via Scarborough, Ontario, and not only had to adjust to the new style of volleyball in the United States but also the new lifestyle. "When I came here initially, it was obviously a huge shock," Kopka said.
With a special photo exhibit opening and a fall festival ready to go, this weekend is an ideal opportunity for people to get out and learn about Native-American culture in Michigan. The Grace Chandler exhibit "Photographs of Indian Life, 1908-1923" opened at the Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos, on Wednesday night.
Injuries are beginning to plague Heisman hopefuls as the season rolls on. Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson didn't play this weekend and Wisconsin running back Anthony Davis hurt his ankle early in the Badgers' loss to UNLV. Michigan running back Chris Perry continued his success with a career day against Notre Dame in front of a national audience. Quarterbacks are pushing for more recognition as Eli Manning (Mississippi), Philip Rivers (N.C.
No. 3 Michigan at No. 22 Oregon After a triumphant three-game home stand that has sparked talk of a national championship in Ann Arbor and a Heisman Trophy going to Chris Perry, the Wolverines (3-0) are finally hitting the road against the No.
The fate of the wetlands on Abbott and Lake Lansing roads remains undecided, as the East Lansing City Council seeks more information on the unfamiliar permit topic. Mark Rysberg of Rysberg Holdings LLC requested a Wetland Use Permit from the city to build townhouses and retail space along Abbott Road and an office building on Lake Lansing Road.
Darrell Campbell hates Michigan State. He can't sit down, much less stand still, when he discusses the absolute disgust he has for the Spartans. "I really don't like MSU," the Notre Dame defensive tackle said.
The MSU student believed to have been walking around Shaw Hall with a gun early Wednesday was actually carrying a toy BB gun, officials said Thursday. An 18-year-old male student turned himself into police late Wednesday and admitted that he was the person reported to be carrying the gun.
Bubbapalooza organizer Rick Nalett is on a mission to get everyone he can to the 10-hour party at The Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E.
As a young American and a passionate Democrat, I feel compelled to respond to Fred Sharp's erroneous screed "Liberalism doesn't support higher education". Sharp regurgitates talking points from the extreme right wing but never bothers to present an iota of evidence to buttress his claims.
In response to Fred Sharp's letter condemning liberalism, I have a few things to say. First of all, liberalism is commonplace on college campuses because adolescents are liberal in general, although not all are members of the Democratic Party.
Diversity is one of the thriving attributes of MSU's campus, and it is important for officials to keep this in mind when applications start rolling in. MSU's freshman class is expected to have a lower number of minority students than last year for the four major ethnic groups - black, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American and Chicano and Latino.
Administrators said Thursday they expect MSU President M. Peter McPherson to return to East Lansing sometime next week. "We have every reason to believe he'll be leaving Iraq this weekend and he'll be back in East Lansing next weekend," Interim President and Provost Lou Anna Simon said.
During a 30-minute interview via telephone loud speaker from Baghdad on Friday, an enthused MSU President M.
With the MSU football team taking to the road, East Lansing police are hoping parties and noise will be quieter and calmer than in recent weekends. Home games typically bring large crowds to the city, police said.
What a history. It's not as intense as Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner across the nation.
Hi, I'm the new Beer Guy. Wow. I have some large shoes to fill, but I'm ready. I'm no expert on beer, so let's make that known right off the bat.
The MSU Human Resource Development will hold a sexual harassment forum 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at 10 Nisbet Building.
People can deny it all they want, but I bet everyone reading this column has seen a porno at least once in their lifetime. Even if you are a celibate monk, chances are if you live near this campus, your roommate probably has an adult VHS tape stashed away, without its jacket, in some dark corner of his room. But why am I writing about a business that has been linked to drugs, prostitution and crime?