The Spartans didn't play perfect volleyball Friday night, but it was good enough to beat the Hawkeyes in three games.The MSU volleyball team (16-9 overall, 8-7 Big Ten) took charge early and often in the 30-20, 30-26 and 30-17 win in front of 2,156 strong at Jenison Field House."I felt possessed to play well tonight," junior setter Nikki Colson said.
Although some think aching back problems are unusual, statistics show it is more common than expected. According to a recent survey, about 46 percent of MSU students say they have experienced back pain.
From tip-off Thursday night things were certainly different for the Spartan men's basketball team.Showing the defensive intensity it lacked in its first exhibition, MSU battled its way to a 56-55 decision over the Nike Elite team at Breslin Center."We just went after them before they went after us," sophomore guard Alan Anderson said.
No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois The Buckeyes' offense has been suspect recently, but their sound defense has kept alive the dream of playing in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan.
Lansing Twp. - There is one more place to go to take a break from an afternoon of consumerism at the new Eastwood Towne Center.Shuffled behind J.
In the midst of budget woes, things began to look up for college students this week when the House passed a supplemental bill that approved spending an additional $9 million on merit award scholarships.The measure, approved 101-3 by the House Wednesday, is a response to what state officials say was an overwhelming number of Michigan Merit Award recipients.
Women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie will join the local Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization for the kickoff of "Tie One On For Safety." The 16th annual red ribbon campaign will begin at 10 a.m.
This weekend is all about rebounding for the MSU volleyball team. Following disappointing losses against Indiana and Ohio State a week ago, the Spartans (15-9 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) know they need an extremely strong showing at home this weekend to finish the season strong.
It has been a long and eventful week leading up to the Spartans' second consecutive NCAA Tournament. On Thursday afternoon, the squad boarded a plane to Boston, Mass. Waiting for the No.
With dancing, dominoes, poetry and pig roasts, the Puerto Rican Student Association is planning to celebrate its heritage next week.Puerto Rican Culture Week kicks off today with a dance in the International Center from 10 p.m.
A year-end fund-raising campaign to strengthen the initiative of providing quality and affordable housing was launched by the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition today in Lansing. The housing coalition, a nonprofit housing developer, will top off its campaign with a free holiday open house at two of its restored Lansing historic homes from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Ohio State might have the most talented hockey team in the CCHA. Most programs would be happy with a pair of first-round NHL draft picks, a three-year starting goalie and three senior defensemen - all of which OSU has.
MSU's Board of Trustees learned about upcoming potential budget problems during a closed-door meeting before Friday's regular session.Consequently, the actual board meeting started about 40 minutes late."We started to talk about 'what ifs,' because we're going to have a change of administration downtown," Trustee Dee Cook said in reference to the election of a new governor.
The MSU Museum's Heritage Gallery will open a new exhibit at 2 p.m. Sunday. The exhibit will host the exhibits "Varian Fry - Assignment: Rescue, 1940-1941" and "Uneasy Years: Michigan Jewry During The Depression and War." Fry's work deals with relief efforts to help Jewish refugees who were threatened by the Nazis in 1940. "Uneasy Years" looks at efforts of Jewish people living in Michigan to fight anti-Semitism and contribute to the American war effort.
Saturday was supposed to be a day when the MSU football team was going to clinch a top bowl bid with a win over a Purdue squad led by its leader Joe Tiller. It was supposed to be a day when I, as a senior, was going to partake in an abundance of pregame activities, stumble into Spartan Stadium and watch our prolific offense and outstanding defense pick apart the Boilermakers. But that is nothing like what it's going to be.
Thursdays are the most eventful day of the week here in Spartan football land. You'd think it would be Saturdays, but you'd also think the Spartans would hold press conferences to discuss football. Not this season.
It's been a bumpy ride and a rough finish. But regardless, Saturday's game against Purdue marks the last time the 2002 senior class will take the field at Spartan Stadium. "I've got a lot of memories coming through that tunnel," senior cornerback DeMario Suggs said.
I have to totally disagree with the editorial about continuing to allow students to "choose" to smoke in their room ("Let them smoke" SN 11/13). Currently fires, candles, incense and basically anything that burns is banned from private residence hall rooms for safety reasons.
As the weeks pass, the Heisman Trophy race is shaping up to be a two-man battle between teammates - Miami's tailback Willis McGahee and quarterback Ken Dorsey.
As anyone who knows me will attest, I hate defending any policy or strategy proposed by President Bush. If he is campaigning on television, explaining to a crowd how much he appreciates the warm welcome and the delicious local cooking, my first impulse is usually to throw any nearby inanimate object at the television set, vociferously arguing that he is not really being warmly received and the local cooking is, in fact, horrible. When I do agree with our president, I like to do so quietly, pouting to myself in the solitude of my room and assuring myself President Bush graciously decided to agree with me, not the other way around. And with the U.N.