Before the season even began, Jason Andreas lost his nose for the ball.The 6-foot-10, third-year sophomore center broke his nose three times in the preseason and hasn’t been the same since, MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo said.“He was playing more like Rambo as a freshman and sophomore, and more like Tinkerbell as a junior,” Izzo said.
Bad Religion has finished its dismal ride with Atlantic Records and is back on punk friendly grounds with Epitaph.
The long walk home could be lonelier for some students after tonight’s decision about the fate of the Residence Halls Association’s StateWalk program.StateWalk, a free service for students walking on campus after dark, might be eliminated by RHA because of low participation.
After reading articles in The State News and the Detroit Free Press regarding the death of the MSU’s Tuition Guarantee, one theme seemed prevalent -“how to trim the fat.” The majority opinion was that MSU has no fat to trim.
Art • Kresge Art Museum: Gallery talk by Anne Gilman, a visiting artist from New York, 7:30 p.m.
In the wake of a 1-1 tie with archrival Michigan, MSU climbed up a spot in both national polls this week. The Spartans (17-5-3 overall, 12-4-2 CCHA) are now ranked No.
The Hannah Community Center blends classrooms and lockers from the past with modern computers and shining green floors.New wood trim surrounds glass cases on the second-floor lobby, where the work of local artists will be put on display, and wrought iron railings and lighting were installed to keep with the building’s original 1926 design.All of the center’s features, new and old, will be open to the public to view during its grand opening at 5:30 p.m.
In the past year, despite the large tuition increase, we have not seen the administration do anything that will justify another such hike. Here are a few ways that MSU used its money in the past year: a raise for men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo (OK he has led us to a few Final Four appearances and a national championship), a raise for football head coach Bobby Williams (he barely had a winning season, even with a talent loaded team), new Dodge Dakotas for parking services.
Lansing- Mayor David Hollister and Combined Van Lines Inc. officially began construction Tuesday on the company’s new home.Combined Van Lines already maintains two facilities in the state capital, but will consolidate its operations in a 31,000-square-foot facility to be built on a vacant site at the end of Seager Street.The site, a brownfield, has been vacant for more than 40 years because of slag from nearby railroad tracks.
By JUSTIN KING For The State News With 15,085 seats, Breslin Center is likely more overwhelming than the average laptop computer.
Everyone makes mistakes, and that includes bands. Hefner’s previous record, “We Love The City,” was a lackluster performance of easygoing tunes.
Gov. John Engler, in his final State of the State address at 7 p.m. today, is expected to promote his new HiSpeed Internet plan, talk of increased health care coverage and discuss the state’s ailing budget.Engler will be pushing for changes to Medicaid that will provide coverage to an additional 200,000 Michigan citizens.
Lansing Parks and Recreation Department will meet at 7 p.m. today about Ranney Skate Park, the area’s first free skate park.
Although Michelle Bowman was a freshman when she first attended the Minority Career Fair, companies paid attention. “I got my résumé out there and got people to notice me,” the chemical engineering senior said.
The Motor City could be making new kinds of motors if the goals Gov. John Engler reveals at tonight’s State of the State address are reached.State officials say Engler hopes to lure more high-tech businesses involved with fuel-cell technology to the state.
Relaxing in a plush, red recliner in her on-campus apartment, Danielle Steffey looked like any ordinary college student taking a break.The spot is a pause from a 15-credit semester, work at the Main Library and catering to the needs of her 4-year-old daughter, a girl with dark curly hair and shining brown eyes who sits on her lap and calls Steffey “mommy.”“It hasn’t been easy,” said Steffey, 26, a merchandising management senior.
Despite the discovery of bacterial meningitis in Sunday’s death of a 25-year-old graduate student, the MSU community isn’t panicked, local health officials say. Ingham County Health Department officials reported 30 people paid to receive the Menomune vaccination Tuesday at Olin Health Center.
U.S. military leaders should decide how to label Taliban and al-Qaida captives being detained at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Iowa City, Iowa - After Marcus Taylor lit up Iowa in the first half on Tuesday night, the Hawkeyes shut him down in the second. The sophomore guard scorched Iowa (14-7 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) in the first half with 14 points, but only scored six in the second as MSU (11-8, 2-4) lost 75-71 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The loss was the first to Iowa since an 83-47 loss on Feb.
Gov. John Engler wants to bring a national nuclear research project to MSU. Engler pledged to make a “down payment” on the U.S.