WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Program records set in multiple sports this year
Men's basketball and football weren't the only programs that their players go far last fall and this spring.
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Hammocking ban to be discussed
The language of the ordinance states, “No person shall break or cut branches ... or otherwise damage or mutilate any tree.”
SPORTS
Spartan pros have performed well in the playoffs
The Spartan brass has gotten used to seeing MSU athletes perform in the prime time over the last few years.
BASEBALL
Baseball cruises through difficult part of schedule
Continuing with the recent trend, the MSU baseball team (25-17 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) put together another strong weekend.
COMMENTARY
COLUMN: With coaching job security, all coaches should be held to the same standard
By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com The hot seat. It's something that coaches at the helm of revenue sports know all too well.
FEATURES
Local bands look to branch out with help of record store
The room was tiny, but you couldn’t tell from the amount of energy exuding from the crowd.
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Need a place to study for finals? Check out these favorites
For students graduating this semester and for everyone else, passing final exams is a must. Check out these favorite study spots and take the quiz to find out which would be best for you.
FEATURES
What summer event is ideal for you?
As we enter the home stretch of the school year, many Spartans who will be staying in East Lansing over the summer may find themselves wondering just what they should do once their classmates head home.
FEATURES
Chance the Rapper coming to MSU Tuesday
On Tuesday night, Chance the Rapper will take the stage in the Cobb Great Hall of the Wharton Center.
MICHIGAN
Student assaulted at McDonalds on Thursday
A video has surfaced of a McDonald's worker punching an MSU student — the force of the blow knocking him to the ground — after an altercation the student had with employees at the McDonald's on Grand River Avenue. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Thursday and the student suffered non-life threatening injuries, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez said.
NEWS
Now that open enrollment has begun, some students are struggling to get into classes they need
With April comes the battle for the perfect schedule as scheduled enrollment slowly begins to open for select students across campus.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Democrats introduce bill package to mandate equal pay among genders
State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, recently re-introduced two bills that would remedy the pay inequity gap between women and men and would prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
FOOTBALL
Spring game draws 48,000 people to Spartan Stadium
Kaden Moore stood on the practice fields behind the Duffy Daugherty building with his friends and father Saturday morning, stargazing at the players running various drills. Kaden was one of the 1,700 attendees at the annual youth clinic, hosted by the football program to provide children aged 12 or younger an opportunity to participate in activities on the same field as their heroes do. Before the players strapped up the helmets and shoulder pads for the annual spring game in front of the general public, they donned their jerseys and sweatpants, avoiding the cold while also enjoying the time they had with the younger ones. It wasn't just the kids who got a kick out of meeting the likes of Shilique Calhoun and Connor Cook, the parents, with their cameras and autographed footballs held at their sides, took in the 90 minutes of excitement while standing next to future NFL stars, including some local players from their home town. "Kevin Cronin is a Traverse City boy, so we taught him in school, and we got a picture with him," Scott Moore of Elk Rapids said.
NEWS
North Neighborhood hosts its largest spring carnival
North Neighborhood collaborated last Thursday to bring the largest spring carnival celebration the neighborhood has ever had and, despite the cold, plenty of people came all bundled up to play games, eat popcorn, and win prizes last week.
FOOTBALL
Lessons from this year's football spring game
On a chilly cloudy day, there were people tailgating on Shaw Lane and there was a buzz in East Lansing. No, it's not the fall, but there was a record 48,000 people in Spartan Stadium to watch the annual spring game, in which the White team defeated the Green team 9-3.
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Pride Prom celebrates LGBT community
This year’s Pride Prom was complete with a space theme and boasting the tongue-in-cheek title “Intergaylactic.”
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Taste of East Lansing boasts local cuisine
The streets of Albert Avenue were packed with hungry patrons on Saturday afternoon as the fourth annual Taste of East Lansing celebration kicked off.
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Anti-Cancer Society hosts second charity duck race
“Cancer sucks, buy a duck.” On Saturday, MSU’s Anti-Cancer Society held their second annual duck race on the Red Cedar to raise money for their organization. For $2, anyone could buy a mini rubber duck with a number on it.
FOOTBALL
Battlefield Brawl charity event features T.J. Duckett in Lansing
Justin Caine sat in the Sparrow Hospital when he was 10-years-old on the first day of fourth grade, diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor hemorrhage, ending his dream of playing organized football. It was a tumor that had been growing since the day Caine was born, but was undetected by his family until it was too late.
COMMENTARY
Don't force society's gender stereotypes on today's youth
From the moment a child is born, the people who come into contact with that child will try to pin down exactly what gender they are.