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ASMSU approves revisions to iClicker program

Julia Christensen is the representative for the Council of Students with Disabilities and announced at the meeting that there will be some changes at Spartan Stadium next fall. "The school has notified me that beginning next fall there will be accessible seating in the student section for disabled students," Christensen said.

COMMENTARY

Super Bowl halftime options are aplenty

Who watches football for the game any more? Sure, this is predicted to be one of the closest games in a long while (anything would look good compared to last years blowout), and apparently the oddsmakers in Vegas are predicting a 1-point win - screw that!

COMMENTARY

Meds and alcohol a risky mix

In the month of January, no matter if you live in the dorms or a kush loft above Taco Bell, 99 percent of the people you interact with are coughing, sneezing, runny nose — sick. Which makes the odds of staying healthy not in your favor.

FEATURES

Learn to make Jungle Juice

Deciding what to serve guests over Super Bowl weekend can be a difficult decision. With so many options, and so many other things to do before the big game, MSU students may be stuck.

FEATURES

Learn to make the perfect Bloody Mary

Whether you’re a die-hard football fanatic or just tuning in to appreciate the commercials, no Super Bowl experience is complete without the perfect cocktail. Check out this recipe for Bloody Mary’s that will surely impress all of your Super Bowl party guests.

FOOTBALL

Super Bowl appearances not uncommon for Spartans

By the time the Super Bowl arrives on Sunday, as the Seattle Seahawks will make their second straight appearance against the New England Patriots, it'll mark the first time in five-years that a former MSU Spartan wasn't on an active roster.  Kellen Davis, who is currently signed with the Detroit Lions, grabbed his first championship ring last season with the Seahawks following their trouncing of the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium.  The Adrian, Michigan native earned All Big-Ten honorable mention honors during his senior year with MSU, before being drafted in the fifth round by the Chicago Bears.  Kevin Vickerson, who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs at the beginning of the season, was placed on injured reserve more than a month before the big game during his tenure with the Broncos back in 2013.  The 6-foot-5, 328-pounder was drafted out of MSU by the Tennessee Titans back in 2005, after spending his high school career with Detroit King.

SPORTS

MSU basketball will receive a $3 Million donation to upgrade facilities

On Thursday, MSU Athletics announced a $3 million dollar donation given by Mark and Cindy Pentecost to upgrade men's basketball facilities, including the main offices and practice facilities.  Mark Pentecost, a former high school teacher, is the CEO of skin care and nutrition direct sale company It Works!. The couple are members of the Athletic Director’s Campaign Leadership Council, a group of more than 30 people involved in the Empower Extraordinary campaign. “Growing up in the Lansing area, surrounded by generations of Spartans who bleed green, giving back to this storied basketball program came natural,” Mark Pentecost in a statement released by the university.

MSU

RCAH gallery offers reflection on the 'African-American experience'

“This particular exhibition is a very special one, it’s the fourth annual version of a series that we’ve had called 'Perspectives on African American Experience: Emerging visions,'” Carolyn Loeb, who organizes the gallery exhibits, said. “The inspiration and basis of the exhibition is the 1954 supreme court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, that aimed to desegregate public schools throughout the United States."

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MSU Police to add Special Victims Unit to better handle sexual assault

During the start of fall semester, MSU police initiated a new unit in the investigative division called the Special Victims Unit, or SVU, to investigate and handle six specific crimes on campus. The crimes consist of sexual assault, domestic and relationship violence, stalking, missing persons, child abuse and vulnerable adult abuse.