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BASKETBALL

Women's basketball tops Penn State 74-67

If there was one program in the Big Ten who the Spartans could bully around and pick up an effortless victory on the road, it would be Penn State.  The Nittany Lions, plagued with the second-worse scoring offensive in the conference with 63.3 points per game, have sat at the bottom of the standing for longer than they'll admit.  Walking in to Happy Valley riding a three-game losing streak, with their most recent loss coming at the hands of Minnesota this past Sunday, an opportunity to pummel last year's regular-season champions fell into the lap of MSU, only for the matchup to go down to the wire.  Aerial Powers, the Big Ten's second-highest points scorer, once again dominated on the offensive side of the glass, totaling 26-points en route to a 74-67 win on Wednesday.  It appeared that the Spartans were hungry enough to put Penn State out of their misery early on in the first half, increasing their lead to as high as 12 with less than six minutes into the contest.  They would later deflate the momentum from the Penn State early on in the second half when a Powers triple from beyond the arc would heighten the MSU lead to 14.

MICHIGAN

Recent shooting draws attention to lack of parking lot security

In the most recent parking garage incident, two men were shot, resulting in one fatality. As of Tuesday, police have not announced the capture of any suspects, whom they described as two black males, the first being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing between 165 and 180 pounds and last seen wearing “a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.” The second was described as a 5-foot-11-inch black male, weighing about 200 pounds.

MSU

Activists prepare for Valentine's Day domestic violence march

Participants will meet at the rock on Farm Lane at noon Saturday to participate in the protest, and are encouraged to wear pink or red. Protesters are expected to leave the rock using Farm Lane, and turn left on Grand River Avenue. The march is expected to end at the Brody neighborhood complex in front of The Kellogg Center, premed sophomore and co-president of SFC Cayley Winters said.

MSU

ASMSU looks to get rolling on safe ride initiative

MSU is only one of 14 Big Ten schools without a Safe Ride Program to provide students with free late night transportation to and from campus and ASMSU’s Vice President for Finance and Operations Greg Jackson is working to change that.

BASKETBALL

Following loss to U-M women's basketball prepares to face Penn State

The media room for silent this past Thursday following MSU's crushing defeat to Michigan at the Breslin Center when Suzy Merchant sauntered to the podium.  Standing with her head held up high, trying her best to hold back tears, providing no opening statements and going right into the questioning period.  A sense of frustration and feeling conquered dwelled upon her that couldn't be overlooked as the veteran head coach went further into detail on what everyone else, fans and media members a like, have been thinking this season.  A lack of depth due to an horrendous amount of injuries and a lack of contribution from a majority of the eight players that Merchant is down to is the dark cloud that hangs over the head of the women's basketball team.  Even while being equipped with two of the top five players in scoring in Aerial Powers (No.

MSU

Thefts prove recurring on campus

Theft from Cafeteria Brody's cafeteria saw yet another theft Feb. 4, MSU police said. A 22-year-old female employee student placed her belongings in a cubby and placed her jacket on her pink purse and went to work.

FEATURES

"I Love Lucy" musical coming to MSU, features alumnus

New hit musical “I Love Lucy” is coming to the Wharton Center this weekend. Viewers will become part of a live studio audience witnessing the production of two well-known “I Love Lucy” episodes, in which students will see cast member and MSU alumnus Richard Strimer. The last show Strimer did as an MSU student was 25 years ago, and he can’t wait to see his company members experiencing the MSU atmosphere and seeing the campus.