Jack Kristan’s mark of good musicians is how well they perform live. He said that’s why he is such a huge fan of Ben Harper. “I’m looking forward to seeing a really good act,” the finance senior said.
Tickets are now available for Breslin Student Events Center’s exclusive, upscale restaurant, the Tip-Off Cafe. In its fourth year, the Tip-Off Cafe offers basketball ticket holders a unique dining experience prior to every men’s basketball home game. “Many arenas, at least the ones built within the past four years, have a prefunction and bar space inside the arena,” said Scott Breckner, Breslin director.
Antonio Smith’s dreams of making an NBA roster will have to be postponed for a little while longer.The Detroit Pistons released the former Spartan forward last weekend before they departed for Toronto for their season opener.Charles Tucker, Smith’s agent, said Smith was a victim of the Pistons having too many players.
Misled members of the new Powerhouse Gym are now guided in the right direction under new management.The gym, 435 E.
This is a wake-up call to the politically conscious youths of America who are progressives, liberal-minded people and minorities - especially African Americans.
The MSU women’s soccer team enters this year’s Big Ten tournament today in Champaign, Ill., without senior goalkeeper and co-captain Sara Kloosterman, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last weekend’s 1-0 loss to Penn State.Kloosterman, who will stay on as MSU’s goalie coach next year - passed the baton to her protégé - freshman goalie Stacy Heller - prematurely when the Spartans beat Bowling Green 1-0 Sunday.
They come armed with bowling balls. The MSU bowling season is underway and the women’s club is looking to continue its strong comeback in its second year in action. After a seven-year break, the women’s team was revived in 1999.
Charles Six listened intently to a presentation about globalization in Africa as he ate his turkey sandwich at the African Studies Center.
U2 All That You Can’t Leave Behind (Interscope Records) After 20 years, U2 still knows how to please its fans.
It doesn’t take a lot of time to brighten someone’s day. A simple telephone call or even a smile will do the trick. At least that’s what the residents of Moore Living Center, 401 W.
Forget the semifamous last name.Detroit-based attorney Scott Romney, the son of former Michigan Gov.
As election day approaches and polls tighten, allegations by Republican U.S. Sen. Spence Abraham’s campaign against Democratic candidate Debbie Stabenow report she used taxpayer dollars to purchase voter files.Abraham’s campaign alleges Stabenow spent $1,500 of taxpayer money on voter files from Practical Political Consulting, a firm run by Ingham County Commissioner Mark Grebner.
Events have a way of clustering in order to force you to consider certain issues. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column explaining some points of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and within days I was swamped with letters saying, among other things, that I should refrain from writing about any international conflict that didn’t involve India.
This is the first in a series of previews about the Big Ten men’s basketball teams. Basketball coaches use various methods to inspire their teams. Some offer rewards for maximum effort, while others believe in military-style discipline. New Illinois head coach Bill Self came to practice early this fall wearing army fatigues, with a T-shirt reading “War” and war paint on his face. It was the last day of a two-week preseason training session that Self dubbed “Boot Camp,” a name the former Tulsa coach said was inspired by one of his assistants. “I was trying to loosen them up and show our team that we need to have fun doing whatever we’re doing,” Self said of the “suicide” drills the Fighting Illini were performing. Illini players said they couldn’t imagine former coach Lon Kruger dressing in army duds. “That was crazy,” said Illinois forward and emotional leader Sergio McClain.
One of the nation’s most heated congressional races made its way to campus Tuesday as state Sen.
I am writing in regard to the editorial cartoon in Thursday’s State News. It was a picture of a broken-down bus representing the MSU football team, with “Victory” written above the windshield.
How far did you go to spook someone on Halloween? Some people don’t realize that what is fun and games to them may be deeply disturbing to others. Shock value is something that is common in our society, but sometimes it’s taken much too far.
The MSU football team will be at Ohio State this weekend, but Spartan Stadium will still be alive with the sights and sounds of football.Theta Chi will be hosting its fourth annual powder puff football tournament in the stadium from 10 a.m.
While the Organization of Latino Social Workers officially came to campus during the 1999-2000 school year, chairperson Martha Gutierrez said the 16-member group has focused more on raising its name recognition recently. Members of the organization, which addresses the issues and needs of Latinos in the School of Social Work, raised $60 during a can drive at the Oct.