Driving the speed limit, stopping at red lights and stop signs and using blinkers while turning this Thanksgiving break won't guarantee a ticket-free holiday for the MSU community.
State College, Pa. - The season is finally over for the Spartans, and thanks to Penn State's 61-7 beating in Happy Valley, it's the worst season for MSU since 1991. The Spartans (4-8 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) also lost eight games that year, but MSU was never embarrassed in 1991 the way it was Saturday night. The 54-point margin of defeat is the worst for any Spartan team since a 55-0 loss to Michigan in 1947, and the 61 points is the most allowed since a 63-0 loss to U-M in 1922.
As communication sophomore Shaleta Havard slid on her back at Munn Ice Arena, she saw other skaters cringing their faces and taking pictures of her mishap."I heard a lot of oohs and ahhs," she said.
Bowling Green, Ohio - The MSU hockey team traveled south Friday, hoping to get an easy win over a conference doormat before starting a tough stretch of games next weekend.Instead, the Spartans' surprisingly difficult season took another downturn.At MSU's expense, the lowly Bowling Green Falcons notched their first league win - by an overtime score of 3-2 at the BGSU Ice Arena.The Spartans (5-6-0 overall, 3-4-0 CCHA) grabbed a 2-1 lead with less than four minutes to go, but once again, they couldn't hold a late-game advantage.Falcon right wing Tyler Knight scored with 1:54 left in regulation and then center D'Arcy McConvey tallied a controversial goal with 1:50 left in overtime to seal the upset for Bowling Green (3-8-1, 1-7-1).MSU had blown similar late leads to Lake Superior State and Niagara earlier this season, but the Spartans came back to win both of those games.
A hot Miami (Ohio) squad drained 13 three-point shots en route to an 86-84 win over the MSU women's basketball team in Sunday's championship game of the Spartan Chevrolet Classic. After a short-lived 6-3 lead, MSU found itself trailing for the remainder of the game.
Various cultures of the world came to campus Sunday as ethnic dance, music, fashion shows and craft activities filled rooms of the Union.More than 30 international clubs and organizations participated in Global Festival 2002, an event that was part of International Education Week that featured exhibits, crafts, games and information about countries around the globe.Dozens of children gathered around a stage in the ballroom as the Taiwanese Puppet Troupe of the University of Madison performed a traditional Taiwanese puppet show.
Bowling Green, Ohio - The MSU hockey team traveled south Friday, hoping to get an easy win over a conference doormat before starting a tough stretch of games next weekend.Instead, the Spartans' surprisingly difficult season took another downturn.At MSU's expense, the lowly Bowling Green Falcons notched their first league win - by an overtime score of 3-2 at the BGSU Ice Arena.The Spartans (5-6-0 overall, 3-4-0 CCHA) grabbed a 2-1 lead with less than four minutes to go, but once again, they couldn't hold a late-game advantage.Falcon right wing Tyler Knight scored with 1:54 left in regulation and then center D'Arcy McConvey tallied a controversial goal with 1:50 left in overtime to seal the upset for Bowling Green (3-8-1, 1-7-1).MSU had blown similar late leads to Lake Superior State and Niagara earlier this season, but the Spartans came back to win both of those games.
Just above freezing temperatures and a brisk wind didn't stop students and local residents from participating in Alpha Phi Omega's first annual 5K run and walk Saturday afternoon."It really isn't that bad out," environmental biology senior Amber Johnson said.
After his sold-out performance at the Erickson Hall Kiva on Friday night, 21-year-old New York native Ben Kweller huddled between a stage wall and an amplifier to discuss his constantly thriving music career.Fresh off of a recent nationwide tour with The Strokes, the blue-eyed Kweller, dressed in blue jeans, a black T-shirt and red-soled Converse All Stars, reminisced about his past with punk outfit Radish, his recent collaboration with Guster and a possible international tour with two other well-known Bens in the future."It was so amazing to be on that tour (with The Strokes) because they're like the Nirvana of now," Kweller said.
On Wednesday, I was proud to be a part of an organization that proved it is dedicated to equality and fairness. Without a single vote of dissension, the Residence Halls Association agreed to actively support the campaign for same-sex domestic partner benefits for students.
When Matt Parente was 6 years old, he decided he wanted to be a secret agent when he grew up. "I visited my aunt in her Secret Service office," the criminal justice senior said.
State College, Pa. - Just when Spartan fans thought it couldn't get any worse, Penn State trounced MSU 61-7 Saturday night in Happy Valley.The 61 points is the most any MSU squad has yielded since a 63-0 loss to Michigan in 1922.
Louisville, Ky. - After a loss in the semifinal round Friday night at Trager Field, the No. 3 MSU field hockey team's NCAA tournament run is over.While coming out of the gate with their eyes on the prize, nothing would go the Spartans' way as they dropped a 3-0 match to No.
It looks like the race for the Heisman Trophy is not the only competition that will need the full college football schedule to determine a winner.
"When angry, count to 10," Mark Twain wrote. "When very angry, swear." I thought it best to do both; as anyone who's been around me can confirm, I've done quite a lot of swearing in the past couple of weeks.
Bowling Green, Ohio - Bad luck and a lack of goal-scoring doomed the MSU hockey team again Friday night.The Spartans took a 2-1 lead with less than four minutes to play against Bowling Green, but the Falcons tied the score with 1:54 to play and then won it in overtime at BGSU Ice Arena. The 3-2 loss dropped MSU's record to 5-6-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the CCHA.
With parties decreasing in the city, East Lansing police officials say they temporarily discontinued door-to-door efforts to educate students about noise violations and ordinances.Parties have decreased from an average of 90 party complaints reported each home football weekend to 10 party complaints last weekend, dropping 15 complaints from the previous weekend, East Lansing police Capt.
Ah, projectile vomiting. It didn't used to be a spectator sport. Nowadays, people blow chunks all over prime time.
If you analyzed the MSU hockey team's schedule before the season started, you probably wouldn't have singled out tonight's game at Bowling Green as a pivotal matchup. But that's what it has become, thanks to MSU's rocky .500 start (5-5-0 overall, 3-3-0 CCHA). The Falcons (2-8-1, 0-7-1) don't look very daunting on paper, but the Spartans can't take them lightly - MSU desperately needs a win at 7:05 p.m.
Lansing - About 40 students from Wexford Elementary School in Lansing discovered what it is like to walk a mile in the mayor's shoes Thursday as part of MSU's Young Spartan Program.Fifth-grade students from Amy Nichols' and Jackie Surdenik's classes experienced hands-on the jobs of Lansing employees ranging from police officers, firefighters, management staff and city assessors to city council members and the mayor."I think it is very fun and exciting because you get to see what goes on here," Wexford Elementary student Marisha Smith said of the Lansing City Assessor's Office.