MSU will look like a very different team on offense this season. Gone are offensive stars, including All-American receiver Charles Rogers and the top two running backs Dawan Moss and David Richard.
MSU officials have a warning for students who try to illegally download music and movies - do it and pay the price."We have to change the way students look at file-sharing and change the way they think about it," MSU network administrator Randall Hall said.File-sharing programs, such as KaZaA, have become a bigger problem for the MSU networks in the past year, causing about 200 complaints per week from companies such as record labels, Hall said.Computer Center officials are working to develop a more specific addition to clarify the university's Acceptable Use Policy, which better explains punishments for file-sharing."We need to get a document that spells out in black and white, 'you can do this, you can't do this,'" said Hall, who has recently become the policy's compliance administrator.The policy attempts to lay out a better framework for company complaints as well as a step-process for students who file-share.Hall and his staff handles about 35 file-sharing cases per day.Companies can scan files on a network by using a simple and legal program, Hall said.
Petoskey - Sitting in a meeting room at the upscale Bay Harbor Golf Club, Lou Anna Simon reclined in a large chair with hands clasped, nonchalantly recalling her responsibilities as interim president in MSU President M.
Have the day off work? Bored with the movie theater or spending nights at the same bowling alley?
A core of veterans on the MSU men's soccer team say they are determined to make their last year as Spartans count.Nine seniors will grace the men's soccer lineup come fall, something senior goalkeeper Mike Robinson says will give the Spartans an edge."I'm definitely looking forward to this season," he said.
Welcome to MSU. You've made it to one of the nation's first land-grant university and a fine institution of learning.
In 2002, freshmen led an eight-person MSU women's basketball team to the NCAA Tournament. This season, they're ready to disprove a sophomore slump. Guard Lindsay Bowen and forward Liz Shimek will return for their sophomore campaign as seasoned athletes.
Armed with hammers and nails, Lysol and scrub brushes, more than 15 members and alumni of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity worked together to repair the chapter's house, which was found in disrepair by East Lansing housing inspectors in early July.
For the MSU volleyball team, the time is now. "If there was any team that is ready to have a breakout year, it's this one," head coach Chuck Erbe said. The Spartans are expected to place in the national top 20 in preseason polls, and were predicted to place third in the Big Ten this season.
State lawmakers and East Lansing city officials are working together to solve the seemingly annual problem of fire department funding.
What fits in your back pocket, plugs into your ears and is as useful as a jukebox? Many students say it's an mp3 player, an increasingly popular alternative to portable CD players. Winston Glass, a telecommunication, information studies and media senior, said he has two mp3 players. "If I go on a trip, I pack light, I take my laptop and this," Glass said pointing to the Apple iPod attached to the waist of his blue jeans. A MSU Computer Store employee, Glass said he sees lots of students coming in wanting to buy the small handheld music player. Most mp3 players cost $99 for about 64 megabytes of memory.
Fans of MSU or Kentucky basketball without tickets to the schools' Dec. 13 matchup are officially hard-pressed to find a ticket because "The BasketBowl" is sold out.After season-ticket-holders and university donors from both schools claimed the first 50,672 seats, the remaining 19,028 tickets allotted to the general public on July 8 sold out in a span of four days, according to the Ford Field Ticket Office.But there are 5,000, $14-tickets being held for MSU student season-ticket holders, said John Lewandowski, MSU assistant athletic director for media relations. Of that total, 4,000 will be seated next to the court on field level, said Matt Larson, MSU assistant sports information director.Those tickets will be sold in late August, Larson said.
Let's play name recognition. In fact, let's make it interesting. If you get this on the first take, I owe you one at the bar. He's from the Midwest.
In the quest for the illustrious java, one can only hope to make the right decision about where to invest precious time consuming their coffee. East Lansing offers a variety of spots to suppress sleep.
Some say they hardly ever, while others say they do it too much. Regardless, studying has got to be done to stay in school. From coffee houses to dorm rooms, MSU and East Lansing offer hundreds of potential study spots for every Spartan.
Returning MSU students will notice significant aesthetic changes around campus as a result of summer-long construction to improve campus roads and buildings.Farm Lane was closed between Wilson and Auditorium roads from May through the beginning of July.
What a difference a year makes for the MSU football team.Last August, the team had enormous expectations, alumni and fan anticipation, a Heisman Trophy candidate, an experienced quarterback and a favorable schedule.
Lansing - When Mayor Tony Benavides talks about Lansing, it's almost as if he's mayor of a small town.He knows neighborhoods, ordinances, city businesses and some citizens by name.
College.Truly an unforgettable, and if you learn how to limit what can turn into many drunken evenings, an unregrettable four, five or six years of your life.People often arrive at college thinking they can party when they want to and go to classes when they want to - that is, if they want to.
New DVD titles and $2 VHS tapes are being offered to students by the Residence Halls Association movie rental offices this fall. Last year, RHA movie offices rented more DVDs than VHS by a margin of 4-to-1, said Adam Raezler, movie office director for RHA.