Fred Russell always dreamed of leading the Big Ten in rushing. The one-time Wolverine hopeful just never thought he would do it as an Iowa Hawkeye. But halfway through the Michigan native’s junior season, the 5-foot-8, 185-pounder is doing just that.
After five home games to start the season and a bye week, the MSU football team heads into its first road game of the season.In the last game of the homestand, the Spartans (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Northwestern 39-24 in the Big Ten opener on Sept.
Lack of depth and injuries hasn’t been a major problem for MSU at most positions this season.But MSU head coach Bobby Williams is quick to point out the team hasn’t been completely free of problems.
It is unfortunate how the majority of liberal students on this campus attack the Bush administration for everything that happens in this country - from the economy to war, students never look at the facts.
ASMSU will meet with 500 representatives from the state’s private and public colleges to rally against Proposal 4 this weekend. The rally will be at 1 p.m.
The second installment of the East Lansing Film Society’s fall series features the Canadian film “Atanarjuat” (The Fast Runner) at 7 p.m.
Haslett - Preuss Animal House is not your average pet shop. It’s the only pet shop in the world that has been certified by the Marine Aquarium Council. The certification, granted on Oct.
The fourth-annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will be held Saturday in Lansing. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is inviting the public to join in the walk-a-thon to fight breast cancer.
An e-mail to MSU faculty and staff members from state Rep. Paul DeWeese sent some community members hitting their reply buttons to complain. Last month, the Williamston Republican said he sent the message to MSU employees to thank them for the work they do to improve the quality of everyday life.
MSU head coach Rick Comley said he doesn’t know if his seventh-ranked Spartans will be as good as No.
Colleges and universities across the country are taking more precautions to protect students from rape.
A series of events for Palestinian Awareness Week will take place Monday through Friday. Students for Palestinian Human Rights are co-sponsoring the event with Muslim Students’ Association, Students for Economic Justice and the Peace Education Center. Ilan Pappe, a history and political science professor at Haifa University, will be hosting a lecture called “Israel: a State of Denial” at 7:30 p.m.
Oh yeah, the college football year is rumblin’, bumblin’ and stumblin’ like a 320-pound defensive tackle who just scooped up the brown, oblong pill and ran it 60 yards to paydirt. It’s the second weekend in October and most teams already have a taste of conference play.
The women’s golf team placed sixth in the New Mexico State Give’Em Five Intercollegiate on Wednesday at the University of New Mexico Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M. The Spartans shot a team score of 294 in the three-round tournament, rounding out at 915 (315-306-294) and trailing fifth place finisher Texas El Paso by two strokes.
After Tuesday night’s arrest of a Lansing police officer for drunken driving, how can area police expect people to heed their teaching and demands concerning sober driving? When defenders of the law breaks the law they, maybe more than anybody, need to answer for that mistake. Any police officer is a public official and therefore should set the example for all members of a community. As of Tuesday, Lansing police Capt.
I was extremely offended by Shelby Newman’s letter to the editor “‘U’ should choose to vote pro-life” (SN 10/8) and her statement that “when a woman is pregnant her choice is over, already having been made when she decided to have sex.” It is important to distinguish between consenting to have sex and consenting to become pregnant, which are two entirely different things. If a woman takes every precaution and still becomes pregnant, it does not mean she consented to pregnancy.
The front-runners across the country didn’t do too much to bolster their standing last weekend, making the forecast for the Heisman Trophy even cloudier than before.
With the advanced screening of the Eminem movie “8 Mile” set for 7 p.m. at the Auditorium, the rumor mills are swirling as to whether the famous rapper will be appearing on campus. “I’ve heard the rumors, and I don’t think it would be a big surprise if Eminem comes,” political theory senior Stan Beltowski said.
Coasters that can detect date rape drugs in a drink sound almost too good to be true to many young women. And recent tests and criticisms from various groups, including the Michigan State Police, might have proven the inefficiency of the invention. The coasters, released in late winter, are sold by Florida-based Drink Safe Technologies, Inc. and can be bought at convenience stores.
No. 15 Penn State at No. 13 Michigan What’s better preparation, a relaxing bye week or a hard-fought victory on the road? That’s the question as Michigan and Penn State collide Saturday in Ann Arbor.