Izzone members and basketball fans from all over won’t be the only people flocking to the Breslin Student Events Center on Friday. The men’s and women’s basketball teams and their coaches will be on hand for “The Main Event,” a midnight scrimmage that will kick off the 2000-2001 basketball seasons.
With the Spartan offense sputtering lately, offensive coordinator Morris Watts said both quarterbacks, freshman Jeff Smoker and junior Ryan Van Dyke, will play Saturday against Wisconsin.
Many find it difficult to carry a tune - even when they’re singing along to their favorite radio station.
Herb Haygood knows he wouldn’t be an MSU football player if it weren’t for Doug Bendel.“He changed me from not caring about going to college,” Haygood said, of his mentor back home in Sarasota, Fla.
I would like to address the issue of racism, which has circulated throughout this campus during the last few weeks, due to the “rock incident” that happened more than two weeks ago.
Spartan Stadium could be a little fluffier in the future.Athletics officials announced Tuesday plans to study whether the stadium’s field surface should be changed to natural grass when the existing artificial turf reaches its life expectancy by the 2002 football season.
The arrival of flu season means students can use all the help they can get to stay healthy - but that help may be delayed.Vaccinations are usually distributed in late October, but people may have to wait until as late as December to receive a dose because shipments of the vaccine have been held up.
Representatives from ASMSU’s Academic Assembly dodged a procedural bullet to keep alive the possibility of putting SIRS - Student Instructional Ratings System - evaluation forms online.At the Executive Committee of Academic Council meeting Tuesday, an item was placed on the agenda denoting a meeting of the Academic Senate, a group composed entirely of faculty members that supersedes Academic Council, to possibly vote on the SIRS proposal.“(The vote for SIRS) wouldn’t have had student input and that is not good,” said Steve Lovelace, undergraduate diversity division and ECAC representative for academic assembly.The group did not go in session, however, because Lovelace’s motion to cancel an Academic Senate meeting was approved.
The voter registration deadline may be over, but now the City of East Lansing has to worry about finding students to work the elections.East Lansing City Hall is looking for people to work Nov.
Some people watch “The Simpsons,” some people play euchre and some people increase their alcohol tolerance.
The East Lansing Police Department will not be the only ones regulating the amount of alcohol young adults drink.Bar and restaurant owners in East Lansing and Lansing have joined to form the Responsible Hospitality Council.
Competitive sports is a stressful and demanding field as it often takes center stage at large-scale universities like MSU.
Welcome to the Loop. My name is Mary and if you have a story about an on-campus event, club or just want to see your name in one of the country’s largest daily student-run publications, I’m your favorite State Newser. And even if you already had a favorite S’Newser, it shouldn’t be a difficult competition because I can almost guarantee I’m way cooler than he or she is. This is the debut issue of our new section.
Vehicles properly parked overnight in an on-campus lot are still susceptible to break-ins, stolen property and damage to windshields, outside mirrors or doors.What students may not know is that there is something they can do about it, thanks to the MSU police department’s secret weapon - the Lot Watch program.The 10-year-old program, made up of 25 to 30 student volunteers, monitors campus parking lots during nighttime hours to catch criminals in action.“We’re student volunteers who serve as the eyes and ears for the police department and work to combat the crimes that students most often face in the lots,” said criminal justice senior Nick Eisenlohr.
In the continuing debate over education in the state, a new voice has emerged.The Accountability Task Force was formed by the Michigan Association of School Boards in May and includes 21 education groups throughout the state.
As the nation prepares for another debate in one of the tightest presidential races in recent memory, state residents may want to watch a little more closely. Michigan has become a crucial state for the candidates in their bid for the presidency.
Native Americans - and everyone else - have the right to protest Columbus Day. On Monday night, roughly 200 people gathered at the rock on Farm Lane to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, which protests the federal observance of Columbus Day.
This letter is regarding Jessi Phillips’ column (“There’s no such thing as a free lunch at a private school,” SN 10/3). I support Proposal 1.
The Council of Graduate Students will hold a formal vote on their referendum that would increase the tax it charges graduate students.If passed by the graduate student body in the spring, the tax would increase one dollar per semester, from $6.75 to $7.25.The recommendation was passed by the graduate student department representatives and the executive board, the members of COGS that hold voting seats in the council and represent each academic department in the university.
A university report released Tuesday shows MSU enrollment at 43,336. The final enrollment tally is only slightly lower than the preliminary data released by university officials late last month.