The emergence of asiatic artists in the musical underground has created a massive shift in the attention to the global popscene. Now more than ever, international and minority artists are being cast into the limelight, bringing new textures and ways of thinking into the music scene at large. In the...

EAST LANSING— Redshirt freshman outside hitter Sarah Franklin has been named as the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week after her strong performance against Oakland, IUPUI and Central Michigan over the weekend of Sept. 17. Franklin, who is sharing this week's award with Wisconsin outside hitter Julia...