The Spartans’ downward season spiral continued under Spartan Stadium’s lights on Saturday as MSU fell to Wisconsin, 42-24.MSU falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten.
The Spartans knew their match with the Fighting Illini was going to be tough, but they didn’t expect this.It took five games and extra points in the deciding fifth game, but MSU outlasted a scrappy Illinois squad on Saturday 38-40, 30-22, 30-21, 25-30, 16-14.MSU improved to 14-6 overall on the season and 6-4 in the Big Ten.
The Asian Pacific American Student Organization kicks off its annual fall conference today with the theme “APASObilities.” “Our theme comes from the fact that anything is possible,” said APASO secretary Stephanie Moy, an elementary education sophomore. Moy said the purpose of the conference is to spread Asian-American culture to the MSU community and increase awareness. “We want to help the whole campus, not just Asian Americans,” she said.
Melvin “Butch” Hollowell may have many things on his mind since announcing his candidacy for secretary of state, but the Democratic attorney can rest easy when it comes to choosing a necktie. “My daughter picks out my ties every morning - she takes out a tie, lays it neatly on the bed and she says, ‘this is what you’re going to do today,’” Hollowell said laughing.
Proposal 1 compromises the freedom of citizens who actively contribute to their government. And it’s an idea Michigan voters should not support. In an effort to overturn a decision by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the state Democratic Party introduced the measure to let voters decide if straight-ticket voting should be eliminated.
Last week Death Ro mimicked the Spartans as his downfall continued, while McSkinny took a two-game lead, as he was the first prognosticator to post a perfect week. With only the Trojans of USC claiming victory for Death Ro (21-17), DR went 1-4 for the second consecutive week.
A black mechanical bat hung from the ceiling and flew around in circles as students shopped at the temporary Halloween Warehouse Superstore in preparation for Halloween next Thursday. From large afros to fake blood, the store housed many of the items students need to capture the Halloween spirit. Business senior Choey Sookthis, a saleswoman at the 115 E.
After jetting from MSU following his sophomore season to taste the NBA’s glory, Marcus Taylor was released by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Taylor was selected by the Timberwolves with the 52nd overall pick in the draft.
Body care products and cell phones go hand-in-hand at Meridian Mall this month to battle domestic violence. The Body Shop has partnered with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Wireless Foundation to sponsor a national cell phone collection for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Customers are asked to donate their old cell phones to the store so they can be sold, refurbished or recycled with proceeds going to the national coalition and the Wireless Foundation. The Body Shop in Meridian Mall, 1982 W.
I am voting yes on Proposal 4. Not only does Proposal 4 provide for health-care and smoking-prevention programs, it guarantees nearly $40 million a year to the Life Sciences Corridor.
So far this season there have been two predominant sources for finding where your favorite college football team stacks up in the country, the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll and The Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
Spartan football fans have the opportunity to shoot green and white paintballs at Wolverine fans for three hours Saturday in the first MSU vs.
While Proposal 3 might have state employees’ best interests in mind, it would prove costly for Michigan taxpayers in the long run. If approved, the proposal would guarantee about 60,000 state employees the right to collective bargaining with binding arbitration. On the surface, this proposal seems fair, as it might give state employees more equal footing in contract bargaining.
While listening to sports talk radio Thursday morning, I heard some Spartan news. No, it’s not anything about the dismal football season or even the hopes of the basketball team.
The MSU football team enters the eighth game of the season looking to gain some respect and pick up a win after two consecutive blowout losses to conference foes.The Spartans (3-4 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) were pummeled at Spartan Stadium last week in a 28-7 loss to Minnesota and two weeks ago were embarrassed by Iowa 44-16 in Kinnick Stadium.After the games, Golden Gopher (7-1, 3-1) and Hawkeye (7-1, 4-0) players questioned the Spartans’ toughness; and head coach Bobby Williams admitted his team needs to be tougher offensively and defensively in the running game.In last week’s defeat, the Golden Gophers’ running attack racked up 390 yards, while their defense held MSU to 51 yards on the ground.The Spartans face the prospect of losing their fifth game of the season - which would be as many as they had all of last year - and falling two games below .500.MSU has dropped four of its last five games - three of them lopsided defeats - and another loss would put its bowl hopes in serious jeopardy.The Spartans will try to turn things around against Wisconsin at 7:05 p.m.
No. 21 Penn State at No. 4 Ohio StateThe biggest part of this game may be last year’s memories, but mixed in with those are this year’s ramifications.Last year, the Nittany Lions rallied from an 18-point third quarter deficit to stun the Buckeyes 29-27.
Junior quarterback Jeff Smoker was indefinitely suspended Thursday for violating unspecified team rules and will not play in MSU’s nationally televised game Saturday against Wisconsin. “I can’t really go into any detail as far as what the extent of the problem was,” MSU head coach Bobby Williams said.
He’s taken less than 50 snaps this season, but now sophomore quarterback Damon Dowdell has to rise to the challenge of becoming MSU’s new leader. “I’ve got to be a leader for this team Saturday night,” he said in a statement released Thursday by MSU Sports Information.