A monster final week - highlighted by two straight 30-plus scoring games - earned sophomore guard Marcus Taylor Big Ten Player of the Week honors Monday.The honor is the second consecutive time a Spartan has earned the award.
Fifth-ranked MSU did what it could to win a share of the CCHA title Saturday - the last night of the regular season - but the second-to-last night came back to haunt them.The Spartans had to battle for everything Saturday and eventually muscled their way to a 2-0 win over Ferris State in front of 6,983 fans at Munn Ice Arena - the largest crowd at Munn this season.But MSU missed out on the CCHA title when archrival Michigan beat Western Michigan 6-2 in Kalamazoo on Saturday.
The MSU men’s basketball team closed out regular-season play Saturday with its fifth straight win - a 93-79 routing of Iowa on Senior Day at Breslin Center. The win over the Hawkeyes (16-14 overall, 5-11 Big Ten) also guarantees MSU (19-10, 10-6) at least the No.
James Campbell was afraid to fly, but he took a deep breath and boarded a 10-hour flight to Ukraine.“I was scared to death,” the East Lansing police officer said.
Hundreds of miles from home, you squat on a toilet for three hours because you drank the water, horribly sunburned and hung over from the day before. Chances are, you won’t have to deal with anything worse than this on your spring break.
I thought I had heard it all as far as ridiculous letters to The State News this year, but - as usual - I was wrong.
Indianapolis - The Spartans were a step ahead of adversity all season, but it finally caught up with them Thursday against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament. From injuries to inexperience, the MSU women’s basketball team had a seemingly new challenge to overcome with each game. The Spartans often survived behind the second-best defense in the Big Ten, upsetting powerhouses like then-No.
I agree it is unwise for MSU students to hurt themselves in raising awareness for the Graduate Employees Union (“Strike out,” SN 2/27). I’m disappointed with the union; it seems very selfish they haven’t more firmly denounced this student strike.
St. Johns - The 28-year-old woman accused in the death of her husband, an MSU associate professor, testified Thursday. Jonaki Ray said she stabbed Dinesh Balagangadhar in self-defense during an argument at their DeWitt Township home.
Newspapers across the United States have a constitutional right to publish just about whatever they choose.
A Spartan win Saturday would guarantee the men’s basketball team a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament. MSU (18-10 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) needs to win its final regular-season game against Iowa (16-13, 5-10) at Breslin Center to earn the No.
As a “repressed” member of the Honors College, a resident of the honors floor in Mason Hall and a member of a sorority, I feel the need to respond to Rebecca Daneff’s letter “Honors College Ball not worth coverage,” (SN 2/28). One of the main purposes of The State News is to report on activities that take place on the MSU campus and include its students.
It’s about that time - time to put on a teeny-weeny bikini. OK, maybe I’ve exaggerated just a bit.
Minors who legally drink in Canada can’t be charged as minors in possession of alcohol upon their return to the state, according to the Michigan Court of Appeals.The decision stems from a July 30, 2000, incident when a 19-year-old man was coming back from Canada as a passenger.
U.S. officials are hoping college students will not experience overly extended vacations this year.
Well, if you’re like me and you work somewhere where you get paid jack, (I love my job, boss!) you’re not going anywhere for spring break.
At some point in all our lives, we all waste a good two hours watching some made-for-television movie.
Big Rapids - Playing in one of its biggest games of the season, fifth-ranked MSU laid an egg at Ferris State on Friday night.The Spartans (23-7-5 overall, 17-6-4 CCHA) jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second period, but the underdog Bulldogs came back and stole a 3-2 win at Ewigleben Ice Arena.The loss darkens MSU’s league title hopes heading into the last game of the regular season.
Attending athletic events at MSU will be a little more expensive beginning this summer. Beginning July 1, parking rates will increase for all MSU athletics, university officials announced Thursday. The increase was put into effect to help defray the cost of increased security and parking lot repairs. Officials estimate MSU hosts about 650 special events every year.