COLUMN: MSU football forged an identity with win over Irish

MSU smacked the college football world in the mouth on Saturday. Shut up with your narratives.

5 mysterious places on MSU's campus

New complaints coming forward on former MSU gymnastics team physician

Complaints are piling up on MSU faculty member and former USA Gymnastics physician Dr. Larry Nassar after two former athletes — one a former Olympian — filed sexual abuse lawsuits against him earlier last week.

Area squirrel found shot by arrow

For East Lansing residents Michael Belligan and Gillian Van Stratt, two squirrels had become their neighborhood pets.

Senior class gift will transition to donation, campaign for class of 2017

The senior gift is no longer a "gift" as of Sept. 15. Instead, seniors will participate in a senior campaign where they can donate to something on campus that matters to them.

Chelsea Clinton coming to MSU for Thursday event

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, will be at MSU on Thursday for an event, according to Clinton's website. 

Fraternity Recruitment Week kicks off at MSU

Fraternity recruitment for the fall of 2016 has begun at MSU.

Proposed increase would raise beer tax by 244 percent per barrel

A tax increase of 5 cents per 12-ounce can of beer has been proposed by Representative Thomas Hooker.

Students crush grapes for course credit in winemaking class

University distinguished professor Kris Berglund takes students from grape to bottle in his class, Science and Technology of Wine Production.

After delayed opening, Tabooli adds Mediterranean flavor to East Lansing food scene

The East Lansing location of local chain restaurant Tabooli has finally opened its doors after a nearly year-long wait.

Campus Center Cinemas brings a touch of Hollywood to Wells Hall

Since 1966, MSU students have enjoyed on-campus movie screenings through Campus Center Cinemas.

Registered student organizations mixed on Sparticipation move to Breslin Center

Empty tables dotted the rows set aside for student organizations. What is normally the Breslin Center gym transformed for Sparticipation, full of curious students and optimistic student organizations. However, not as many were in attendance as originally expected.

MSU replacing drinking fountains for better access to filtered water

MSU is replacing dozens of drinking fountains around campus to provide easier access to filtered water and bottle filling stations.

Wharton Center to host "Wicked," tickets on sale now

Tickets for one of the biggest Broadway plays, "Wicked," have just gone on sale and can be purchased on the Wharton Center’s website or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

MSU beats Notre Dame after defeating late-game Fighting Irish surge

An errant, seemingly innocent bounce of a football took a victim. Notre Dame's Miles Boykin, backpedaling and caught in a block, became a casualty of the game's largest momentum swipe.

MSU improves to 11-1 after sweeping Spartan Invitational

The MSU volleyball team concluded their non-conference schedule when they wrapped up their last home invitational — the Spartan Classic— at Jenison Field House.

COLUMN: MSU won because Dantonio stuck to what made him successful

MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio had two weeks to prepare for then-No. 18 Notre Dame, and it showed. From the very first whistle it took the Fighting Irish about 45 minutes to figure out MSU's strategy, and by then, with a 36-7 cushion, it was destined that the Megaphone Trophy would be back in East Lansing.

MSU granted $1.2 million to teach less-common languages

MSU has been granted $1.2 million to develop new less commonly taught language courses. Center for Language Teaching Advancement, or CeLTA, faculty have been awarded funding by the Mellon Foundation for 38 months to create new language programs through a partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Though MSU already offers 29 less-commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, CeLTA faculty hope to add many more, including Armenian, Burmese, Gaelic, Hmong, Serbo-Croatian and Sinhala, according to the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages’ website.

MSU beats U-M for Big Bear Trophy

Junior midfielder Brad Centala had never hoisted the Big Bear Trophy. Neither had junior goalkeeper Jimmy Hague. On Sunday afternoon, they were determined to fix that.

How the story of a refugee changed the lives of 18 MSU students

Being a stranger in a new place can be scary, especially for people who don’t speak the language, don’t know anyone and don’t know where they’ll be sleeping that night. Those are the struggles many refugees face, Jennifer Rumler, managing director of the sales leadership minor and also the faculty lead for the Made in Italy Study Abroad program, said.