On Sunday against Virginia, head coach Tom Izzo had to game plan for Virginia's slow, methodical offense eats up much of the shot clock. On Friday against Oklahoma, Izzo expects the exact opposite. "Run, run, run, run, run, man," Izzo said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. "I think we could have a test run for the 20?second shot clock in this game.
On a sunny but brisk day in McLane Baseball Stadium the men's baseball team cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas in the team's home-opener. MSU wasted no time getting the offense going early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first.
Growing up on a farm with horses, cats, dogs and several others, phsycology senior Michaela Marks became used to balencing animal care and school work on a day-to-day basis.
As James Madison junior Doug Hissong worked his first night as a night receptionist in South Neighborhood, he couldn’t help but wonder: What had he gotten himself into? “I had the worst first night,” he said.
This week announces the presence of a new fraternity on campus -- Beta Upsilon Chi, MSU’s first Christian brotherhood.
They were waiting for rock band We the Kings, who performed a free show for students in an event presented by the University Activities Board, though plenty of non-students were in attendance as well. Among the excited crowd was Glen Oaks Community College student Mary Miller, who said she heard about the concert through lead bassist Charles Trippy’s Facebook page.
The MSU college of music will be putting on its 15th annual Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival on April 6, 8, 10 and 12. The festival will feature five acclaimed faculty artists and four world-renowned guest artists. Also appearing will be advanced MSU student string players and students from the University Chorale. The festival’s artistic director is professor of cello and the co-chair of the string area, Souren Bagratuni.
MSUpartystories came out with a list recently that ranked classes in terms of difficulty. The top five hardest classes at MSU were CEM 141, CSE 101, ISS 225 (John Molloy’s class specifically), ACC 201 and EC 201. Economics professor Charles Ballard, who teaches EC 201, said he doesn’t think the class is hard.
As a worker at the dining hall in Snyder-Phillips, also known as The Gallery, I often hear students complain there is nothing good to eat, or there aren’t enough choices. But, with 10 dining halls on campus, it seems impossible that not one of them would have an appealing dish.
For the first 18 years of my life, I barely had to worry about what I wore. That's what happens when you attend private Catholic schools.
Last Friday marked a significant event in the application process for MSU business students applying to the Eli Broad College of Business. The students completed their case studies, where they were required to analyze a hypothetical situation and record a response with a solution to the task at hand. The case study accompanies an experiential profile as the non-academic factors considered for an application in addition to academic factors.
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) announced that the state was selected to receive more than $5.5 million from the U.S.
Apparel textile and design seniors Anami Chan and Katie Raynard have discovered the ingredients to the perfect partnership — good organization, communication and a strong work ethic and natural similarities.
“They’re super unique and then you can have it be whatever you want.”
Iranians, Pakistanis, Afghans and several other cultural groups celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, on the first day of the spring equinox.
Travis Trice's big day started well before the opening tip. It started with a message from former MSU forward Draymond Green, who texted Trice the morning of the game reminding him of the goal at stake. "Draymond Green actually this morning said don't let this be your last game and I texted him back and said, I won't," Trice said.
When you think of some of the biggest named players to come out of Michigan State as of late you think of running back Le'Veon Bell, quarterback Kirk Cousins, cornerback Darqueze Dennard and cornerback Trae Waynes. These guys have more in common than their former team, they all happen to be lower-end mostly two-star recruits. Bell was a two-star according to Rivals, Dennard was a two-star, Waynes was a two-star and Cousins was a three-star according to Rivals but he was considered a two-star on some platforms during his process. Bell, a second round pick in 2013, is coming off of a monster season in Pittsburgh in which he ran for 1,361 yards and eight touchdowns all while making 83 receptions for 854 yards and another three touchdowns.
When Mateen Cleaves and Tom Izzo were cutting down the nets after MSU basketball's last national championship in 2000 they were doing it in Reebok apparel. Times have changed for MSU athletics, as they now wear the Nike swoosh on their uniforms.
For any students with a flair for fashion that are looking for a community to share that with, there are a couple different clubs on campus tailored to fit your interests. VIM Magazine VIM is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine published biannually and ran entirely by MSU students.
The apparel and textile design program, which has been at MSU for about 125 years, has a talented team of professors who offer invaluable experience to their students.