Thanks to a slippery floor and sophomore guard Tim Bograkos' hand, the Spartans survived a possible embarrassment Thursday night, winning 56-55 over Nike Elite.After sophomore guard Alan Anderson missed a free throw that would have given MSU a two point cushion, Nike Elite had the ball for the last shot left.
Several MSU trustees defended fellow Trustee Randall Pittman on Friday, after court documents The State News obtained this week revealed Pittman was found liable on multiple counts of civil fraud by an Illinois appellate court in 2000.An attorney representing MedCell Biologics Inc. said he is working to cancel a deal between the company and one of Pittman's companies after having learned of Pittman's prior business actions.But Trustee Scott Romney said no one should be judging Pittman yet."Randall Pittman is a person of great integrity of great ability," Romney said.
MSU academic departments are preparing contingency plans to reduce budgets in preparation for likely cuts in state funding for higher education.MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon asked departments this week to present ways to reduce budgets 3 to 7 percent in order to soften possible double-digit-percentage- point tuition increases.
Purdue free safety Stuart Schweigert is a playmaker. Whether it's making a big hit, knocking a ball down or intercepting a pass, the 6-3, 215-pounder does it all and he relishes the opportunity to change a game. "If there's a time for a big play to be made, I'm going to try to be that player to step up and make it," he said.
Congressman Mike Rogers will be packing his suitcases this weekend for a trip to the Middle East that begins Sunday and ends Nov.
MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo said on National Signing Day on Wednesday that even though he and his assistant coaches only had three open slots for scholarships, the Spartans' 2003-04 recruiting class has been a "treat recruiting season." "There is no question this is one of the best recruiting classes we've had," Izzo said.
Gaddi Vasquez, director for the Peace Corps, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the MSU-Detroit College of Law Building.
MSU will celebrate International Education Week starting Saturday. The event is in its third year and is sponsored by the dean's office of International Studies and Programs. Jay Rodman, special projects coordinator for international studies and programs, said this year MSU has more events and higher profile speakers than the last three years. "It's very exciting," Rodman said.
On the eve of National Signing Day, the MSU hockey coaching staff expanded its recruiting class by two players. Forward/defenseman Tyler Howells of Eden Prairie, Minn., and defenseman Chris Snavely of Lancaster, Pa., both inked National Letters of Intent with MSU on Wednesday - less than 24 hours after they verbally committed. Forward Tommy Goebel of Parma, Ohio, and goaltender Dominic Vicari of Clinton Township also signed Wednesday.
Facing a state budget deficit of possibly more than $1 billion, Gov. John Engler will soon decide if midyear cuts would reduce state funding to higher education.
Dan Akee knows the code that some of the most prominent intelligence officers in the world could not decipher. Akee, a Navajo code talker, came to share his experiences as a World War II veteran of the Marine corps to more than 200 people at the Erickson Hall Kiva on Wednesday night. It's never been broken or caught," he told the crowd.
It's an awkward time for the MSU football program. On the field, the Spartans (4-6 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) are attempting to salvage what's left of a dismal season.
Former MSU hockey player Jason Woolley was waived by the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.Sabres spokesman Gregg Huller said Woolley will be sent down to Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester if he's not claimed by another NHL team by Friday.Woolley, a defenseman, had no goals, three assists and 29 penalty minutes in 14 games with the Sabres this season.
It was more than a week ago when LaRay Jones' car came up missing.Immediately after noticing her car wasn't in its regular parking spot at Wharton Center, Jones assumed her 1996 Black Grand Am was stolen.
The MSU men's basketball team heads into its second and final exhibition game looking to establish itself defensively. The Spartans lost 104-85 in their exhibition opener to the Magic Johnson All-Stars on Nov.
Pi Kappa Phi recently completed a five-week program to recolonize its house at 131 Bogue St. after being closed amid controversy last spring. "I think things went really well as far as the type of guys we selected," said Brandon Tudor, a Pi Kappa Phi leadership consultant of the program that wrapped up Nov.
After three fires in the past month at Ramada Inn, East Lansing fire officials say they have ruled out all explanations except human causes for the latest blaze.But it remains unknown if the last two fires, which occurred on Thursday and Sunday, were the result of foul play, said East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt.
Shhhhh. You must be very quiet. You are in East Lansing now. This is a noise-free zone. City council is thinking (or is it napping?) and mustn't be disturbed. True, we live in momentous times.
An executive board member of the Residence Halls Association has reduced the number of accounts in the budget in order to make money management easier.Bryson Jacques, comptroller for RHA, decreased the organization's seven accounts to two last week.
Jonathan Stars, a singer and comedian, will perform 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, 211 N.