FEATURES
How much should you spend on your interview apparel?
Trying to decide what to wear for an internship interview can be a bit of a challenge.
COMMENTARY
If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to go out to eat
I’ve worked in the food service industry. I’ve experienced awful tables and unruly customers. And I am floored that there are people who believe that wait staff do not deserve to be tipped for the services they provide.
MSU
Sophomores killed during winter break memorialized at the rock on Farm Lane
A little more than a month has passed since Brandi, a landscape architecture sophomore, and Elowsky, an accounting sophomore, died in a car accident during winter break. The memorial was hosted by the sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, of which Elowsky was a member.
MICHIGAN
Prosecutor will pursue retrial against alumnus Meng Long Li
Though the jury found the other defendant in the trial, student Shan Gao, not guilty of all charges, they were unable to reach a verdict on Meng Long Li.
COMMENTARY
Try to do more for your fellow schoolmates
The other day I experienced what seemed to be a mini crisis. It happened because I had some time to kill before my next class and found myself sitting in Wells Hall, just watching people pass by.
COMMENTARY
Go out with the girls this 'Galentine's Day'
The end of this week may hold a plethora of anxieties for many of us, as Valentine's day looms over the heads of both the single and the unavailable. But, we can always create our own alternatives. As the delightful Leslie Knope of NBC's Parks and Recreation proposes — Galentine's Day is a much better option for many of us.
SPORTS
Head coach Tom Minkel optimistic despite Wrestling falling to Nebraska last weekend
Michigan State wrestling fans had little to cheer about Sunday, as the team fell 33-6 in a route against 10th-ranked Nebraska. The loss marked the third straight for the Spartans, as they are now 0-7 in Big Ten play, and 4-10 overall. Conference play in the Big Ten this season has been fierce, with 11 out of 14 teams ranked in the top 25 for dual meets, including Iowa at #1 and Minnesota at #2 as of Sunday.
MICHIGAN
Despite low potency, flu shot still best way to protect against sickness
Feeling like you're about to come down with the flu? Check your symptoms and if it's not too late, find out where to get your flu shot.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing City Council to discuss improvements to sewage disposal system
The city plans to borrow money from the state to finance the renovations to the sewage disposal system, which according to the memorandum will not exceed $15 million.
NEWS
Student organization competes with U-M to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation
MSU Stars, an extension of the Make-A-Wish foundation at MSU, will be competing in its third Annual Collegiate Challenge between the students at MSU and those at the University of Michigan.
SPORTS
Men's and women's both drop weekend matches with U-M
Both the women's and men's swimming and diving team were in action over the weekend, and both lost to rival Michigan. The men’s swimming and diving team took a tough 178-106 loss Friday in the season finale. The loss was difficult in more ways than one, because it was also the last time seniors Kyle Workman and David Zoltowski would ever be in McCaffree Pool. With the loss the Spartan men finish the season with an 0-4 Big Ten conference record and a 4-6 record for the season overall.
SPORTS
Denzel Valentine trying to do it all for Spartans
With 17 seconds left, junior guard Denzel Valentine missed a potential game-tying shot from no more than five feet away from the rim.
NEWS
Annual Darwin Discovery Day event aims to get public excited about science
Now in its 11th year, Darwin Discovery Day was created as a way to "connect the university to the community at large and present work and collections in an engaging way," the museum's acting director Lora Helou said.
SPORTS
Alvin Ellis earning minutes after tough start to season
It's been a difficult season for sophomore guard Alvin Ellis II. After being set back by a sprained ankle in mid-November, he's struggled to find his place in the rotation.
SOFTBALL
Softball opens season strong by taking four of their first five games
MSU Softball finished opening weekend with a 4-1 record, and a four-game winning streak. They traveled to DeLand, Florida to participate in the Westin Lake Mary Leadoff Classic at Stetson to play Akron, Rhode Island, Morehead State and Stetson.
FEATURES
Theatre2Film Project begins second stage of student production
Now that the Theatre Department’s Theatre2Film Project has taken the stage, the actors get to see audience reactions and use those responses in preparation for the upcoming film production. Theatre senior CJ Valle, who wrote the script as well as playing the part of a work-obsessed college graduate, said she sought reactions from the actors first. Valle said as she was creating the script, her and director Mark Colson would have a table read with the cast to see what worked and what didn’t.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball falls to 11-13 with loss to Minnesota
The Spartans saw a major contribution from a player outside of Aerial Powers and Tori Jankoska, two of the top five leading scorers in the Big Ten. Lexi Gussert, who got the start in replacement of Anna Morrissey on Sunday against Minnesota, recorded a career-high 20-points, 16 of which came in the first half. The freshman was responsible for the first 13-points of the afternoon for MSU (11-13, 3-10 Big Ten) before Kennedy Johnson's jumper botched the streak at the 12-minute mark. Gussert's electrifying performance was good enough for the Spartans to go up as high as 10 midway through the first half, but a resurgent effort by the Golden Gophers extends MSU's losing streak on the road to six straight games, falling short at Williams Arena, 86-79. Powers, the redshirt sophomore from Detroit, fell short of reaching her 20th straight double-double game, recording a team-high 31-points who also grabbing nine rebounds in the process. Jankoska followed suit with 21-points and eight rebounds.
FEATURES
Sorority to deliver roses to Sparrow Hospital
Every year, Zeta Tau Alpha provides compassion and support to cancer patients at Sparrow Hospital on Valentine’s Day. This year is the fourth annual The Power of Flowers event where students can order a bundle of 10 roses for $20 before Sunday.
MSU
MSU focuses on community engagement for RecycleMania
Waste reduction coordinator Dave Smith said in previous years that a goal of recycling 1 million tons of recyclable material was set, but the goal for this year is different. “Our goal is to engage students and not worry so much about the numbers,” Smith said.
MSU
Campus ban on tobacco use seems inevitable, but not imminent
It’s unknown when the ordinance would be implemented, but an MSU spokesman said a task force is currently drafting one that could go before the Board of Trustees for vote as early as this summer.