Vandals paint Sparty, MSU cleans Sparty

Vandals hit the Spartan statue on Michigan State University’s campus early this morning, painting a blue M on its chest with an “A” and the Greek letter omega in yellow underneath it.

Sgt. Florence McGlothian-Taylor of the MSU Police said the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. The vandalism was reported at about 5 a.m., and a Landscaping Services crew spent the next two hours cleaning it off.

Sgt. McGlothian-Taylor said this prank is typically done before match ups with University of Michigan. The Spartans play Oregon on Saturday. The Ducks’ school colors are green and yellow.