I applaud MSU’s decision to extend Bobby Williams’ contract (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). The vote of confidence and support will go a long way to improve the football program.
The continued trashing of football head coach Bobby Williams by The State News and its readers is absurd (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). Williams, was thrown into coaching his first game and first bowl game when he won the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl.
Detroit - Ted Edginton is excited to go to the North American International Auto Show, as he is every year.
Friday• The Campus Center sponsors the Hot Seat Comedy Tour performances at 10:15 p.m.
Men on campus can now “take care of business” while helping MSU conserve water. In Bessey Hall and the new Biomedical and Physical Science Building, waterless urinals have been installed to take the place of their plumbing-loaded ancestors.
“Breaking the Code,” has found a home in the Lansing School District.Earlier this month, the Catholic Diocese canceled the play’s run at Lansing Catholic Central High School due to disagreement with its gay themes and the Lansing Civic Players’ affiliation with the Triangle Foundation, a gay rights organization. “Breaking the Code,” will now open Jan.
The first thing you notice is that the streets don’t have those pillars as their vanishing point anymore.
The state Legislature did a good thing in changing the funding priority for family planning agencies (“Planned Parenthood faces funding cutbacks,” SN 1/8). The goal for the bill mentioned in Tuesday‘s article is to divert funds from abortion-related organizations to those that promote family health.
Lansing - Eleven years and a half-billion dollars in investments later, General Motors Corp.
The Spartan women’s basketball team continues its uphill battle in the Big Ten.Fifth-ranked Wisconsin (13-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) poses the next challenge for MSU (10-4, 0-3) at 7 p.m.
The Spartan women’s basketball team and the No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers lined up around the center circle for a jump ball with five minutes of overtime on the clock and the score tied at 63.Five minutes later, the two teams met in the same spot again, this time with the score knotted at 73.But in the second extra frame, the Badgers (13-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) played like the savvy, veteran team they are, outlasting the Spartans 86-78.With the loss, the Spartans (10-5, 0-4) stay winless in the Big Ten.Each team had its chances to finish each other off with the clock winding down.Regulation ended with junior forward Syreeta Bromfield’s 13-foot jumper rolling around the rim before falling off.
E.T. Hague spoke to his sister on the phone almost every other day. The pre-medicine and chemistry freshman’s only regret is that he didn’t talk to her every day. Hague’s sister, 26-year-old Mary Lou Hague, was killed Sept.
Speculation became reality today as T.J. Duckett announced that he plans to enter April’s NFL Draft. At a 4 p.m.
One of the strongest advocates of MSU’s study abroad programs returned Monday from his own overseas adventure. MSU President M.
T.J. Duckett, with his announcement today that he’ll pass up his senior season to enter April’s NFL Draft, is bidding farewell to a college career full of highlights.Among the impressive stats compiled by the 6-1, 249-pound Kalamazoo native: Ranks sixth in MSU history in most rushing attempts with 621. Ranks fifth in career rushing yards with 3,379. Ranks ninth in most rushing touchdowns in a single season with 12. Ranks fourth in career rushing TDs with 29. Ranks eighth in most rushing attempts in one season with 263. Ranks fifth and seventh in most rushing yards in a season with 1,420 yards and 1,353 yards. Earned USAToday.com National Player of the Week and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors following his 211-yard performance in MSU’s 26-24 victory over Michigan in November. Became the first running back in Spartan history to run for at least 200 yards against Michigan. Had his break-out game against Penn State in 1999, rushing for 159 yards and scoring four TDs. Had three 200-yard rushing games in his Spartan career - against Michigan, Iowa and Marshall.Duckett’s decision to enter the NFL Draft came despite a chance to help lead the Spartans to a potential Big Ten title next year.Many analysts say with him in the backfield next season, MSU’s offense would be potent - especially with the Jeff Smoker-Charles Rogers tandem.Duckett, experts say, will be either a late first-round or early second-round selection in the draft.MSU head coach Bobby Williams said he can’t fault his junior running back for the decision he made.“T.J.
More than 250 East Lansing High School students left in the middle of their classes at 8 a.m.
My friends and I, for a while now, have called The State News the “Daily Oppressor.” We have so named it for various reasons, one being the large amount of grammatical errors.
Detroit - The North American International Auto Show is likely one of the biggest technological showcase of the year.
Trust me, this is not a plea for T.J. Duckett to return next fall. Actually, I have no clue if the big guy will depart the banks of the Red Cedar for the NFL’s big bucks, but speculation has the 3,379-yard career-rusher fleeing MSU in a limo after his 4 p.m.