SPORTS

Former, current Spartans score bronze medals in Pan Am Games

Matthew Argillander

August 6, 2015

Representing MSU at the recent 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto were senior basketball guard Denzel Valentine and recent graduate and sprinter Jellisa Westney. Valentine and the USA basketball team managed to capture a bronze medal at the games and the senior guard was able to produce despite limited opportunity. Valentine averaged just 11.4 minutes a game, good for the second lowest on the team on a team of 12.  Despite the low minute totals, Valentine came in at No.

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Scouts for Equality find victory as ban on gay scout leaders is lifted

Cameron Macko

August 6, 2015

Although the Boy Scouts of America recently ended their ban on openly gay leaders, problems facing the LGBT community in the scouts still require work, Joe Getto, a chapter head of Scouts for Equality, said.

MSU

Campus converted into grounds for Boy Scouts celebration

Cameron Macko

August 6, 2015

Those walking around campus trying to get to lunch in a cafeteria might be surprised to see a huge line filled with young boys and men in very specific scouting attire, or shirts with a city from halfway across the country, represented in force.

COMMENTARY

LETTER: Boy Scouts on campus demonstrate insensitivity to Native American traditions

Philip Rice

August 5, 2015

Anyone on campus this week knows that Boy Scouts seem to have invaded nearly every corner of MSU.

MICHIGAN

Great Lakes Folk Festival to kick off Friday

Ryan Squanda

August 5, 2015

The MSU Museum's annual Great Lakes Folk Festival is coming to downtown East Lansing on Aug. 7-9 and will showcase a unique combination of music, art and culture from all over the nation and the world.

MICHIGAN

City Council delays decision on recreational roof ban

Jake Allen

August 5, 2015

East Lansing City Council deferred action on an ordinance that would have prohibited the recreational use of roofs at its meeting Tuesday night.

NEWS

Dantonio appears on ESPN today for college football preview

Ryan Kryska

August 5, 2015

Mark Dantonio is joining ESPN today live in studio for a five hour block of college football talk.

BASKETBALL

Eron Harris pleads guilty to reckless driving, OWI charges dropped

Ryan Squanda

August 5, 2015

MSU junior basketball player Eron Harris 

NEWS

North Brody Road to close from Saturday through Tuesday

Ryan Squanda

August 4, 2015

North Brody Road will be closed from noon Saturday until Tuesday for a sanitary sewer line repair at Rather Hall, according to an Infrastructure Planning and Facilities statement.

NEWS

MSU student film premieres at Traverse City Film Festival

Jessica Steeley

August 4, 2015

“(313) Choices” is a new feature length film made by MSU students in a collaborative effort between MSU’s College of Music, Department of Theatre, and College of Communications Arts and Sciences.

NEWS

Shots fired during party Friday at Chandler Crossings

Jessica Steeley

August 3, 2015

A shooting with no reported injuries occurred Friday night at the pool at The Village at Chandler Crossings during their Glow Light Party, an official from the apartment complex's management companysaid.

NEWS

Abbot Road reopened

Matthew Argillander

August 3, 2015

Paving on Abbot Road, between Burcham Drive and Saginaw Street, has been completed and the roadway has been reopened to all traffic according to the East Lansing Police Department.  A prior release stated the construction was needed for the replacement of an entire cross section.

NEWS

EDITORIAL: Recycling changes a step forward for E.L.

The State News Editorial Board

August 3, 2015

East Lansing, home to the Spartans who bleed green, but what has lacked over the years is in fact an appreciation of the green.  Walk into any apartment on Saturday night — beer cans, boxes and numerous recyclables flood the area.

MICHIGAN

CATA to offer free rides for those voting in Lansing election Tuesday

Ryan Squanda

August 3, 2015

The Capital Area Transportation Authority will offer free rides Tuesday, August 4, 2015, to ensure those who want to vote on the Lansing proposal and council candidates have transportation to the polls, according to a press release.

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VIDEO: Abrams Planetarium and Broad Art Museum partner for interstellar exhibition

Jordan Holley

August 3, 2015

Looking up at the sky at night you can see a lot of stars but not everything you see is what you think it is.

FOOTBALL

Connor Cook named No. 2 college QB by campusinsiders.com

Matthew Argillander

August 3, 2015

MSU senior quarterback Connor Cook was ranked No. 2 best college football quarterback of 2015— second to Mississippi State's Dak Prescott — in a recent ranking on campusinsiders.com.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio addresses upcoming season, Connor Cook at Big Ten Media Day

Ryan Kryska

July 31, 2015

“Our focus is to always continue to reach higher,” MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio said as he was the first coach to take the podium at the Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.

MSU

Week in Review: July 31, 2015

Cameron Macko

July 31, 2015

Here's the top stories for the week of July 31.

FOOTBALL

MSU ranked No. 6 in preseason coaches poll, highest yet

Matthew Argillander

July 31, 2015

The Spartans will begin the upcoming football season ranked No. 6 in the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll, their highest ranking ever since the poll's inception.

MICHIGAN

Public hearing on recreational use of roofs ban set for Tuesday

Jake Allen

July 31, 2015

East Lansing City Council is expected to take action on prohibiting the recreational use of roofs at their Tuesday meeting. Before a decision to approve, reject or defer the ordinance is made, the public will have opportunity to voice their concerns.