BASEBALL
Baseball feeling good following sweep of Oregon
After a slow start to the season, the baseball team (15-14 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) seems to have finally kicked it into gear.
FOOTBALL
Tony Lippett could be drafted as a wide receiver or cornerback
With the NFL Draft beginning at the end of the month, the final push for prospects hoping to get drafted is fast approaching.
SOFTBALL
Weak pitching performances have doomed softball this season
Another weekend of poor pitching sinks the softball team into the basement of the Big Ten standings.
SPORTS
Remembering Princess Lacey one year later
In honor of Spartan superfan Lacey Holsworth , the 8-year-old little girl who touched the heart of a nation with her relationship with former MSU basketball star and current Minnesota Timberwolves player Adreian Payne , students will gather April 8 to paint the rock on Farm Lane one year after she lost her unfortunate battle with cancer.
MICHIGAN
Jewish students use Passover to celebrate perseverance
The Jewish people have faced a diaspora, the widespread flight from their historic homeland due to religious and ethnic persecution, for more than two millennia.
MSU
Black transgender activists host panel discussion, hope to inspire compassion
CeCe McDonald accompanied other black transgender panelists speaking to the transgender community at MSU Monday evening in the RCAH theatre.
MSU
Steering Committee begins dialogue on undocumented student concerns
“Dr. Maurer, does your medical school consider applications from undocumented students," was the question posed to Assistant Dean of Admissions for the College of Human Medicine at a routine college admissions talk in 2013 at the University of California-Riverside. The question took him by surprise and he was present at the Steering Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon to begin a dialogue about this issue at an institutional level.
COMMENTARY
LETTER: Intentional or not, microaggressions severely impact underrepresented members of society
It is not just the act itself that tears away at you. It is the pressure in the chest that follows.
MSU
Plea deal offered in alleged karaoke bar attack
Meng Long Li received an offer to reduce his charge to a one-year misdemeanor of aggravated assault. The charge makes Li's case so the maximum punishment is jail for a maximum one-year sentence, as opposed to the 10-year felony he is currently facing.
MICHIGAN
CATA making progress on plans for Bus Rapid Transit Program
Capital Area Transportation Authority is continuing to make progress on its plan for the Bus Rapid Transit program, initially proposed in March last year.
NEWS
Fashion for the Fire pairs survivors of sexual assault and fashion designers
This Saturday, fashion designs inspired by the stories of sexual assault survivors will make an appearance in the Lansing community at Fashion for the Fire . These avant-garde designs were created by apparel and textile design seniors Katie Raynard and Anami Chan , who got to work alongside survivors of sexual assault to create clothing unlike any other. Last semester, Raynard and Chan had a class together, which is where they discovered they were both passionate about social justice issues. Soon after, Raynard invited Chan to be a part of Fashion for the Fire . Raynard had been working on the show since last spring.
SOFTBALL
Weekend recap for softball
By Troy Jefferson Tjefferson@statenews.com It was a wild weekend for the softball team.
NEWS
A list of poetry events in East Lansing during poetry month
April is National Poetry Month, and there are plenty of events around campus for those who want to be involved. In addition to events in the community of East Lansing, the RCAH Center for Poetry has invited a series of Michigan poets to share their work and facilitate discussion throughout the month as part of their Spring Poetry Festival series. April 7 Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the MSU Saudi Intercultural Exchange Club will be hosting this year's Arabic Poetry Night in the RCAH Theater, located in the basement of Snyder-Phillips Hall. In addition to poetry readings in Arabic, sociology professor Abdullah Alrebh will be speaking about poetry and its importance in Arabic culture. April 15 Terry Blackhawk will hold a discussion at 3 p.m.
BASKETBALL
National Champions Duke dominated MSU in the paint Saturday night
Although Duke was playing about 600 miles from Durham, the Blue Devils found a temporary home Saturday night — the four foot radius around the basket. The Blue Devils absolutely dominated around the rim, outscoring MSU 42-26 in the paint.
COMMENTARY
MSU's athletic success just part of its 'golden age'
Let’s take a few moments to recognize this arguably could be the best time ever to be a student at MSU.
COMMENTARY
Required classes pointless and a waste of money
I know I can't be the only student here that hates our required classes.
BASKETBALL
Despite Final Four loss Spartan fans were out in force in Indianapolis
As thousands of MSU basketball fans cheered the Spartans on in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night, about a five minute walk down the street in downtown Indianapolis sat hundreds of other Spartan fans in the oldest bar in Indiana -- the Slippery Noodle Inn. "It started with Jud Heathcote," said Slippery Noodle Inn general manager Marty Bacon, referring to the coach's parties the former MSU head basketball coach used to throw at the bar. To this day, the Slippery Noodle Inn continues to be a hotbed for Spartan fans to congregate when a big time MSU sporting event is taking place.
BASKETBALL
Aerial Powers named All-American honorable mention
For the first time in head coach Suzy Merchant's tenure with MSU, the women's basketball team will not play in any postseason tournament, because of a decision to not risk any more injuries. But the veteran sideline general and former Central Michigan guard received more outstanding news on sophomore forward Aerial Powers on Saturday, who earned another honorable mention All-American honor by another renowned coalition. It's been four years since the program carried a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-America recipient since former standout Kalisha Keane. Now, following a season filled with record breaking accomplishments, Powers earned WCBA All-American honors to complete her collection of awards.
BASKETBALL
Maurice Ager helps troubled youth with basketball school
Stepping off the hardwood and into the music booth, MSU basketball standout Maurice Ager has gone from leading the Spartans to a Final Four, to being a Grammy nominated recording artist and producer. Playing in four seasons with four different teams in the NBA, while also earning a spot on the All-Big Ten second team his junior and senior year, the game of basketball is still lodged into the heart of the 31-year-old, despite haven't not played professionally since the end of the 2010-11 season. Residing in the Greater Los Angeles area, Ager wanted a way to have basketball continue to be a major part of his life, as well as giving back to a new generation of future stars, which resulted in the creation of the Maurice Ager Hoop School, founded over a year ago. “I wanted to figure out a way to give back to the youth with some of the skills and talent that I’ve been able to accomplish in my life,” Ager said.
MICHIGAN
Remembering Michael Rush, the founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Director. Priest. Husband. Brother. Artist. These are just a few words family and colleagues would use to describe the late Michael Rush, founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, who passed away last week after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.