http://www.statenews.com Stories from The State News en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:01 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_advances_to_big_ten_championship The No. 8 MSU field hockey team proved once again Friday it can equal any challenge presented to it in the Big Ten. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:06 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_advances_to_big_ten_championship http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/icers_tie_mavericks_lose_shootout Players on the MSU hockey team didn’t hang their heads when they exited the locker room on Friday night. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:01 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/icers_tie_mavericks_lose_shootout http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_end_season_on_strong_note_with_10_win A lot was on the line Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:22:46 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_end_season_on_strong_note_with_10_win http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/lost_in_red_tape Almost two months after a leadership planning retreat, MSU’s undergraduate student government still is unclear about how it spent about $8,328.92 for the trip. And only this week did ASMSU release that it spent that amount. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:40 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/lost_in_red_tape http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/beatings_of_2_men_in_el_still_being_investigated Two incidents where men were badly beaten in East Lansing’s downtown last month still remain under investigation as the East Lansing Police Department looks for potential suspects. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:50 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/beatings_of_2_men_in_el_still_being_investigated http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/womens_basketball_defeats_wayne_state_7947 Entering the season, the MSU women’s basketball team’s strong suit was purported to be its depth. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:07:35 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/womens_basketball_defeats_wayne_state_7947 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_overcome_mavericks_30_at_munn_ice_arena Most wouldn’t have predicted it, or even thought it a month ago — but for the night, the MSU hockey team sits alone atop the CCHA standings. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:19:52 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_overcome_mavericks_30_at_munn_ice_arena http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/head_coach_suzy_merchant_expecting_2nd_child_in_spring MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced following Thursday’s exhibition game with Wayne State that she and her husband Gary Rakan are expecting their second child in late May or early June. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:09:05 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/head_coach_suzy_merchant_expecting_2nd_child_in_spring http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/police_brief_110609 Lot 7 accident causes $900 of damage A minor traffic accident Tuesday in Lot 7 left two vehicles with significant scratches, causing $900 of damage, MSU police Sgt. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:21:00 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/police_brief_110609 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/mich_homelessness_rises His accent is so deeply Southern everyone knows him only as “Tennessee,” but 31-year-old Daniel “Tennessee” Berry has not been home for 11 months, and has not seen his three children for three years. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:46:54 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/mich_homelessness_rises