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Gymnastics hopes to down rival U-M on Alumni Night Friday
This upcoming Friday the women's gymnastics team will take on rival and conference foe No.
COMMENTARY
LETTER: 'Thank you' to MSU from former defensive back Trae Waynes
Dear Spartan Nation: As I leave Michigan State to pursue my childhood dream of playing in the National Football League, I thank all of you who made my East Lansing experience so incredible.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Inconsistencies with free throws holding men's basketball team back
As of Monday, the Spartans are shooting 62.1 percent on free throws — the worst free throw shooting percentage in the Big Ten since the 2004-2005 season.
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Humans of East Lansing
"Both my undergraduate and graduate degrees are in physics. But I’ve been doing Kendo since 1976.
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Shen Yun dance performance coming to East Lansing
Non-profit organization Shen Yun Performing Arts is coming to the Wharton Center this Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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MSU department braves the cold to make campus travel possible
While students stayed inside, safe from the brewing blizzard, Matt Bailey arrived to work at 3 a.m.
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Spartan Sur raising money for production of first EP
A combination of American pop, Indian classical, and bollywood hits, a cappella group Spartan Sur is preparing to record their first ever EP.
MICHIGAN
Acafellas, Capital Green, move on to a capella semifinals
This past Saturday, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts held the quarterfinals for the 19th International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). And for two MSU a cappella groups, the final results were aca-awesome. Winning the top two spots in the quarterfinals and heading to Dayton, Ohio for the ICCA Great Lakes Semifinals were MSU’s all male vocal group, the Accafellas, and coed vocal group, Capital Green. Since 1996 the ICCA has held competitions throughout the nation, giving hardworking a cappella groups the opportunity to showcase their talent.
SPORTS
Spartans use the three point line to jump on Northwestern early, cruise to 68-44 win
Behind a first half barrage of threes, the Spartans cruised to a critical 68-44 win. Freshman guard Lourawls Nairn started in place of senior guard Travis Trice, and for at least first five minutes, it took the Spartans some time to really get going. That changed though at the 13:18 mark, Trice connected on a three that ignited an offensive explosion.
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President Simon touts on years accomplishments at State of the University address
On Tuesday afternoon, Wharton Center played host to MSU’s annual Awards Convocation, which recognized 10 faculty membersKA for their contributions to education and research with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Awards.
SPORTS
Halftime: Men's basketball uses three pointers, offensive rebounds to open up big lead on Northwestern, 38-14
Freshman guard Lourawls Nairn got the start over senior guard Travis Trice Tuesday night against Northwestern.
SPORTS
Men's basketball looks to bounce back against Northwestern
Before addressing the Big Ten matchup against Northwestern on Monday, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo spent extended time talking about MSU's free throw troubles and questioning the mental toughness of his team. This was before revealing that freshman guard Javon Bess may miss the rest of the season with a setback with his ankle recovery.
SPORTS
Gymnastics preparing for matchup with rival U-M
There will be no love lost Friday, February 13 when the MSU women’s gymnastics team faces off against school rival University of Michigan in their alumni meet, held at the Jenison Field House, East Lansing.
SPORTS
COLUMN: MSU players putting on a front
Game after game, the tune remains the same in the MSU locker room. Despite continually finding ways to lose games, the Spartans maintain that their confidence is high. Most recently, junior guard Bryn Forbes echoed the mantra. “I think we’re still confident, it just makes you mad to see the way it turned out, especially for guys that do this everyday and make free throws everyday and make shots everyday,” Forbes said of the free throw debacle that unraveled on Saturday.
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Career fair tips to help you get an internship or job
Preparing for a Career Fair? Keep these tips and tricks in the back of your mind. The goal of a career fair is to land the interview at the company or organization you have an interest in so decide what kind of internship you want to go after and then choose the corresponding company or organization that fits.
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Students look to stand out with co-op internships
Some students bypass internships altogether and instead opt for co-ops, semester-long on-the-job experiences at a company.
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Are internships really necessary for your future career?
For some students, it's a graduation requirement. For others, it's just a chance to learn. But the data is showing that for this generation, internships are taking the place of first jobs.
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In lecture series, one icon speaks for free while others are paid
Two civil rights movement leaders will together get paid $30,000 for speaking in the Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series “Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey,” sponsored by the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Senior uses internship to help special needs children
Kinesiology senior Kaitlin Braun interns with Special Olympics Michigan in the Area 8 office, which oversees Ingham and Eaton counties.
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What to consider before that first internship
Internships can be acquired in any city, or any state.