ANN ARBOR - Rustyn Dolyny landed the only blow of a heavyweight bout between No. 6 MSU and No. 1 Michigan, as the Spartans upended the top-ranked Wolverines 1-0 Saturday at Yost Ice Arena. The senior right winger’s goal and another spectacular game by sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller led the Spartans to their first win in Ann Arbor since Oct.
More than 100 MSU students and community members were running, walking and rolling Sunday in a race to support the St.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - MSU jumped to a 13-3 lead in the first quarter. Then Ohio State racked up 24 unanswered points to win 27-13 Saturday at Ohio Stadium.Buckeye running back Derek Combs, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and Ohio State’s capitalization on three MSU turnovers led to the Spartans’ demise.Freshman Jeff Smoker made his first start at quarterback since the Sept.
Despite the return of senior outside hitter Sarah Gustin and a career night from freshman outside hitter Jenny Rood, the MSU volleyball team lost to Illinois on Friday night.“You can’t have a couple players come to play, you’ve got to have everybody,” MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.
Even mild temperatures didn’t keep a mammoth polar bear from making an appearance behind Wells Hall on Thursday afternoon. In an effort to inform students about the threats of global warming and the United States’ position on the Kyoto Protocol, ECO members stood with a 17-foot inflatable polar bear to attract attention. “We’re out here trying to get signatures on a petition to encourage President Clinton to take a stronger stance on global warming,” said Gabriel Sanchez, a sociology sophomore and member of ECO, an MSU student environmental group. The Kyoto Protocol is a climate-change treaty that requires a worldwide reduction in carbon dioxide.
A recent Detroit News/Mitchell poll of 400 likely Michigan voters shows a statistical dead heat between the two leading presidential candidates. The poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday, shows Vice President Al Gore with a slight lead of 45 percent to Texas Gov.
Tuesday’s election may change the course of Michigan politics - at least for two years.Democrats and Republicans are locked in a political battle for control of the state House, held by the GOP since 1998.
Bafreen Mizori came to the Ben Harper concert Thursday at Wharton Center hoping to hear the song “Oppression.” But the political science and pre-law junior left having heard a lot more than one great song.“I like music with a message, and ‘Oppression’ is one of the best songs of the decade,” she said.
It has all the makings of a box office bomb: an inexperienced, first-time director; expectations of a fatal run because of the flop of other classic television show remakes and nasty rumors about on-set tensions circulating for months before its release.
In the past several years, the issue of funding university sports programs has resulted in lawsuits.
LANSING - Upon arrival at MSU, most freshmen are overwhelmed by campus and East Lansing. The trek from south campus to Grand River Avenue can seem exhausting.
Two titans will collide in Ann Arbor on Saturday, and it won’t be at the Big House.Top-ranked Michigan (6-0-2) and sixth-ranked MSU (4-1-1) will square off at Yost Ice Arena in the first of four meetings of the teams this season.“The Michigan game is always important,” MSU senior center Andrew Bogle said.
Frank Maynard doesn’t look at the recent Ben Folds Five breakup as a tragedy, but more as an opportunity for each member to shine.“From what I understand, they decided they had done their course of what they wanted to do as a trio,” the Novi resident said.
Noam Zissman is a second lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Force Infantry, and he says he’s currently fighting not one, but two wars while he serves his country in the battle with Palestine. One war, he says, is in the field while the other one is against the media that many feel says Israel has already lost the battle. Zissman and Moran Kalinsky, both 20-year-old military officers, were at the Union on Wednesday night to answer questions from the MSU community and other guests about what life is like in the midst of a bloody battle. Kalinsky is a first lieutenant and a deputy commander of a basic training base.
I don’t support Ralph Nader, but I do believe that this country needs a third party. In order for a democracy to flourish there needs to be a battle of ideas, something that a third party and Nader provides, and they should be commended for their work. Will Nader cost Vice President Al Gore the election?
DETROIT - At St. Andrews Hall, emo kids got a chance to test out new communication and musical products while grooving to the mellow tunes of John Lennon-like guitarist Elliot Smith and the futuristic sounds of rock band Grandaddy.Sponsored by Rolling Stone Live, the already high-tech audience members, most of whom clipped pagers and cell phones to their clothes, entered two raffle contests, hoping for a chance to win a Philips Electronics MP3 player or the new Motorola/Skytel pager.
Friday Knee Deep Shag performs with Nectar and Slow Drag at the State Theatre, 404 S.
Jonathan Kermiet says students need to be much more aware about the dangers of tobacco use. Lucky for the Olin Health Center health educator, Monday kicks off Tobacco Awareness Week.
LANSING - Students who like to eat roasted garlic greens can relish their taste buds at a new restaurant opening in the Frandor Shopping Center. The Better Health Café, located within The Better Health Store, 305 N.