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BASKETBALL

Michigan leads women's basketball 37-21

Michigan hasn't swept the Spartans in regular-season play since the 1999-00 season. But after the first half of play, the Wolverines will have an easy road to squander the 14-year streak.  Both Katelynn Flaherty and Siera Thompson lead the maize and blue with 12-point to give the team a 35-18 lead heading into the locker room.  Michigan has managed to have a field day on the offensive side of the glass, converting 60-percent of their shots from beyond the arc while shooting 50-percent from the floor.

NEWS

MSU transitioning to a smoke-free campus

MSU has announced that it has plans to make campus tobacco-free, according to the website MSU Today. MSU is going to create a task force, led by the Office of the University Physician, which will create a policy making MSU a tobacco-free environment, according to the website.

NEWS

Student suspected in beating of second student found not guilty

Shan Gao, one of the defendants of assault charges for an attack on Yan Li last January has been found not guilty, his attorney Patrick Crowley said. The jury is still deliberating on the fate of the other defendant, Meng Long Li.  During witness testimonies, none of the witnesses could remember if Gao was present that night.

SPORTS

Motor no longer an issue for Branden Dawson

Tom Izzo has had a lot to be concerned about this season. But senior forward Branden Dawson's motor, a concern in previous seasons, has perhaps been the least of MSU's problems.  Dawson has been stellar in Big Ten play, averaging 12 points and a league-leading 10.1 rebounds per game.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing renters: Keep those sidewalks clear to avoid a fine

“Enforcement officers will take a look at the condition of the sidewalk and, if it’s readily apparent that a homeowner or a resident has been trying to keep up with the shoveling, they’ll usually issue a warning,” Gonzalez said. js“They generally will issue citations when it’s just clear that... no effort has been made whatsoever to clear the sidewalks."

FEATURES

Missing your little siblings? They can visit this weekend

This Friday, February 6, the annual Sibs & Kids weekend (formerly named Lil Sibs weekend) will commence for Michigan State students and any of their cousins, siblings, children, or friends.   Registration is free for all students, which can be done online at the University Activities Board website.   Check-in will begin Friday at 4 p.m.

FOOTBALL

National signing day brings 22 new commitments for MSU football

On a day that brings a plethora of strain and tension, Mark Dantonio woke up this morning feeling stress free.  With an overcast hanging above his head and plenty of slush accumulating on his feet, the MSU head coach took the time to go for a run.  "I wasn't worried about anything," Dantonio said Wednesday afternoon at the signing day press conference at Spartan Stadium.