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2010-08-06 12:20

50 Cent Beer Fridays at the Race Track

The next two weekends are the final ones for the current live racing meet at Sam Houston Race Park . Each Friday is  50 cent beer night.  If any Houston Spartans would like to come out for either of those evenings, please email Mike Steindler at msteindler@shrp.com and he will...
2010-06-25 10:41

2010 MSU Football Tickets Order

The MSU ticket office will open group football ticket sales for alumni regional clubs on July 25, 2010. To order your tickets with the Houston Spartans group, download the ticket request form and send your completed order to houstonspartans@swbell.net no later than July 22.   Download...
2010-06-24 17:05

Houston Spartans Scholarship Winner Announced

Congratulations to Kim Groneck, winner of this year's Houston Spartans Scholarship. Kim moved with her family to Houston from Brighton, Michigan three years ago. She attended St. Agnes Academy (SAA) and recently graduated in May.  Kim was on the SAA tennis team sophomore...
2010-06-09 11:51

FiftyTwo4Mom Pepsi Refresh Project

Brian Lane, CEO and Founder of FiftyTwo4Mom and 2005 MSU graduate is competing this month for a $25,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project.    Every month Pepsi is awarding $1.3 million dollars in grant money to various projects throughout the country.  FiftyTwo4Mom, a 501(c)3...
2010-04-28 09:57

Spartan Tailgate & Astros Baseball Game

The crowd turn out, the weather, and of course the Astros made for a great     evening last night at the Spartan Tailgate and Astros Game event.    Spartans from all over the Houston area, as well as some from Austin gathered in the Champions Pavillion at Minute...
2010-03-30 09:30

Coach Izzo Can't Be Bought

There have been rumors that University of Oregon offered Coach Izzo roughly $4 million to coach the Ducks, but our beloved Izzo cannot be bought. For more details, check out these news sources.   Tom Izzo wouldn't leave Midwestern empire for Oregon's riches The Detroit News, Lynn...
2010-02-05 08:51

Spartan Logo Won't Change

In a letter to Spartan Nation, MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis announces MSU "will use the current Spartan logo design, first used in the late 1970s, to build our visual brand identity."    We Gather and Engage Our Community to Teach, Support, and Celebrate our Student-Athletes in...
2010-01-22 09:01

New MSU logo

Michigan State University is set to release a new logo this Spring. According to Heather Swain, the Assistant Vice President for University Relations, the new look is "the result of a two-year collaboration between MSU Athletics and a team of top designers from Nike." In a statement for the media,...
2009-12-22 14:24

Tom Izzo Reception in Austin

Coach Tom Izzo In Austin Texas The Austin Club is graciously hosting a reception with Tom Izzo before the game and we're all invited! The reception will take place at 3PM Dec. 22nd, at the Hyatt Regency. The cost for this event is only $20 per person and includes two drink tickets and light...
2009-12-17 10:07

Scott Westerman named head of MSU Alumni Association

EAST LANSING, Mich. - After a national search, Scott Westerman, longtime telecommunications executive and entrepreneur, has been named Michigan State University's new associate vice president for alumni relations and executive director of the MSU Alumni Association.   Westerman comes to MSU...

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