MSU head coach Tom Izzo said at his press conference Tuesday that his senior captain Denzel Valentine will be back in the starting lineup either Thursday against Iowa or Sunday when MSU travels to Wisconsin. Valentine's return to the starting lineup means one thing for sure, a move back to the bench for junior guard Eron Harris.
An ancient elk bones that were stolen from a paleontology sight in Shiawassee county more than 30 years ago were put into the hands of the MSU Museum just before Christmas. MSU Museum communication manager Lora Helou said an anonymous person dropped the bones off just before break and gave no information with the bones. The rare bones included an elk’s skull and antlers.
This is part two of a series on dysfunction in the MSU Police Oversight Committee. Part one gave a general overview of the committee and covered how little it had met in the last four years. This part looks into the type of complaints heard by the committee and how state law plays a role. According to the MSU Police Oversight Committee's Statement of Purpose, "Complaints credible in nature will require the Chairperson to contact the complainant to confirm the details of the complaint, and subsequently notify and forward the complaint to all Committee members." Council of Graduate Students member Robert Vankirkch, who sits on the oversight committee, said this is a concern as it gives the power to one individual, the chair of the committee, to determine if a complaint is credible or not before the whole committee has chance to hear it. Vankirk also noted the current chair of the committee has "connections to the university."
MSU Police are reporting three instances of stolen items — two of which occurred during break.
For talented hockey players in Sweden, there is a pretty standard route to making it big. First, they play for junior or youth teams operated by professional clubs. And next, if they are good enough, they advance to the professional level of club play. That wasn’t the case for MSU junior forward Villiam Haag, though, because he packed his bags and moved 4,007 miles and six time zones away from his hometown of Gothenburg.
Valley Court Park will be getting an ice skating rink for East Lansing residents to use after all. In a release sent to media on Tuesday afternoon, the Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Management Board announced the installation of the ice rink and thanked generous East Lansing businesses and groups for their donations to the community outreach and engagement program.
East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas announced Jeff Murphy will serve as the new chief of the East Lansing Police Department. Chief Murphy has been acting as the interim chief for the past six months of the the department and previously served as deputy chief. He has been with the ELPD force since 1987.
MSU Debate recently placed in the top four at a California tournament. The tournament took place over winter break and brought in ninety-seven teams from across the country.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced an initiative aimed at reducing the cost of going to college and making student loan debt more manageable during a media conference call on Tuesday morning. Titled #InTheRed, the effort has a three-fold plan to tackle the student debt issue. The first measure aims to refinance student loans down to the lowest rate from the previous academic year, the second part includes increasing Pell Grants, adding in cost of living as a major factor in financial calculations for the grants and the final component will utilize a partnership between state and federal government to provide two free years of community college education to students who qualify.
An injury breakdown of the MSU men's basketball team.
MSU women's basketball is off to a great start this season. As the team gets deeper into Big Ten play, lets recap some highlight thus far.
After Alabama defeated Clemson in the national championship, 45-40, the Associated Press released its final college football poll of the 2015 season. MSU wound up ranked No. 6 overall, which is a three-spot drop after losing to the Crismon Tide 38-0 in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
In light of the recent controversies affecting Gov. Rick Snyder, state-appointed officials and officials from the city of Flint, some students are calling for Snyder's resignation regarding the water issues in Flint. After a cost-saving strategy of moving water utilities in Flint area homes and schools to the Flint River as opposed to the Detroit, Great Lakes system, high concentrations of lead and other corrosive materials were found in the water.
In a 2014 panel, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon announced that MSU’s T.B. Simon Power Plant would nearly eliminate the purchasing and burning of coal by the end of 2015. As part of MSU’s 2012 "Energy Transition Plan," this would be the first step in a goal to completely eliminate coal use by the end of 2016. However, the end of coal at MSU might come faster than planned. Coal purchasing has ended, and the goal of eliminating coal use completely should be met with more than a half year to spare.
On Jan. 21 the Diversity Career Fair is being held at the Breslin Center from 2 to 6 p.m.
WKAR and Detroit Public Television will announce their partnership today, according to a press release.
Current associate head coach of MSU wrestling, Roger Chandler, has been with the Spartan wrestling program for nearly two decades and will take over as the program's director next season.
Students and representatives react to Governor Snyder signing bill eliminating straight ticket voting.
Now that fifth-year senior and walk-on Tommy Vento has graduated from MSU, he is taking his talents to eastern France. Sources confirmed on Wednesday that Vento has agreed to play for the Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons.