Storrs, Conn. - Every senior wants to earn a victory in the last game of their career. And even though the Spartans lost 50-47 to Texas Christian in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Syreeta Bromfield walked away with her head up.Bromfield went out with a roar during her final game in green and white, nabbing game-highs with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Editor\'s Note: The following story was originally printed in The State News on March 17, 2000. Statenews.com will post stories from the Spartans
Parents hung their heads low Monday after the East Lansing School Board approved the closure of Spartan Village Elementary School and the restructuring of the district's elementary schools."I just feel empty and drained and tired," Janet Navarro, an elementary school parent, said as she left the meeting.The school board voted 5-2 to close the school next fall and to change the district's six elementary schools into four kindergarten through fourth grade schools and two fifth and sixth grade schools.
Since the end of last semester, Katie Houghton has felt like a part of democracy. The social relations and Spanish freshman joined the MSU student group RESULTS earlier this school year to fight for more action in Congress. RESULTS is a national network of local advocacy groups working to end hunger and poverty.
While support for the war among state lawmakers varies, legislators on both sides share one concern: the well-being of U.S.
Winner of six Oscars, including best picture, "Chicago" was the big winner at Sunday's 75th annual Academy Awards.
This is an open letter to all you pro-war and anti-protester imbeciles out there. You wanted your war, and now you have it.
Kristin Daddow will be stepping up to the Residence Halls Association executive board as external vice president in the fall. Daddow said she would fulfill the position's requirements as a communicator and coordinator within and outside of the organization, putting her employment and education skills to work. Elections lasted the majority of the meeting Wednesday at Holden Hall, which ran for six hours. The three other candidates included Director for Treasuries and Allocations Julie Hughes, and general assembly members Erik Green and Courtney Smith.
Grand Rapids - The former MSU graduate student charged with lying to federal authorities about misusing more than $400,000 in federal research grant money made his initial court appearance today and waived his right to an arraignment.Scott Matthew Doree, a former microbiology graduate student, has been accused of making false statements to FBI agents, mail fraud and misapplication of fraudulently obtained federal funds.Steven Scharg, Doree's attorney, refused to comment outside the courtroom.U.S.
Storrs, Conn. - The MSU women's basketball team made it clear it wasn't going home without putting up a fight. The Spartans (17-12) tallied 11 points in the game's final 1:22 - just one less than their entire first-half total - to pull within one before falling to Texas Christian, 50-47, in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday. "I'm proud of our fight and it's too bad we're not moving on," MSU head coach Joanne P.
The show must go on. The phrase is a cliché, but it's true. Although there was no red carpet, the 75th Academy Awards still provided a chance to celebrate and honor Hollywood's finest.
Speed of running backs surprises head coach MSU football head coach John L. Smith held his first spring practice Saturday, which gave him a chance to assess his personnel. "We're going to be fine along the offensive line," Smith said in a written statement.
I am not a fan of abortion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abortion stops 500,000 lives from coming into existence every year.
For security reasons, the curtains had to be drawn over the large windows in Big Ten Room B of Kellogg Center.U.S.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E. Grand River Ave., will be sponsoring reading groups and story times during the next two weeks. The store will sponsor a romance reading group at 7 p.m.
Eight-year-old Tokora Hillgreen likes going on picnics, swimming and finding out what she should do if her "house catches on fire."Tokora was one of about 600 people who attended the third Family Resource and Fun Fair on Saturday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, with a tiny minority of 11 House members, voted against a resolution to demonstrate support of our men and women of the armed services.
Tampa, Fla. - It was a rematch of the 2000 NCAA National Championship game, and the Spartans wanted to follow the same script. MSU did just that Sunday night with a 68-46 mauling of the second-seeded Gators.
I have to say that I found Nate Allen's cartoon Friday to be profoundly honest and yet awful at the same time.
This past weekend, CBS did not broadcast all of the NCAA Tournament in the interests of more wartime stories.