FEATURES
How to combat the winter weather
There’s no doubt that the chilling winter months are upon us. MSU’s campus might feel bigger than usual walking through the cold weather, and going out might not feel like it is an option. The good news is that there are resources that students can use to stay warm while still getting around during the frosty winter. Don’t let the bad weather keep you indoors.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Mills, Spartan women's basketball team heading to Iowa
Fresh off a close win over Michigan, the women’s basketball team (11-5 overall, 3-0 Big Ten)SB is playing its best basketball of the season.
FEATURES
LBGT Resource Center looks to attract new students
With a new semester underway, the MSU Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Resource Center held an open house on Wednesday to welcome students back to campus, check in on how they are doing and also welcome those students who have transferred and are new to campus.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU up by 4 at halftime against Northwestern
The last time Northwestern won a game against a top-5 opponent was in 1979 against the Spartans, and after the first half Wednesday night, they’re in prime position to do it again.
MSU
Simon refuses another raise
Despite receiving an offer annually, President Lou Anna K. Simon has remained adamant in refusing any increases in her salary. At the December Board of Trustees meeting, Simon turned down a raise for the sixth year in a row.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans not overlooking Northwestern
On paper, the No. 4 men’s basketball team should have no problem dismantling Northwestern in MSU’s first road game in 11 days. However, coming fresh off an upset of then-No.
NEWS
East Lansing mayor hospitalized
As the East Lansing City Council began their special meeting to discuss the strategic direction of the city in the coming years, one difference was felt throughout the room — the absence of Mayor Nathan Triplett. Triplett was hospitalized on Monday because of complications with Crohn’s Disease.
SPORTS
Cartwright expands leadership as Spartan
When there is so much pressure resting on you, the best thing to do is relax. Even if you have to throw yourself in the air and flip over twice. Even if you have to tumble on a 4-foot-high and 4-inch wide surface. Even if you have to run toward a still object as fast as you can, like MSU junior gymnast Alina Cartwright does every day. As MSU’s gymnastics season gets underway, Cartwright is focusing on relaxing to reach her goals of placing and medaling at the Big Ten championship, as well as at nationals. Cartwright’s lofty goals date back to her career as a high school gymnast.
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University to look more closely into regulating social media in classrooms
Long-forgotten university policies soon might lay the foundation for how MSU is intending to handle conduct, ownership and social media in the classroom.
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MSU Army ROTC cadets test skills with rappelling
Inside the old, run-down walls of Demonstration Hall, members of the MSU Army ROTC swung down the walls from ropes, preparing for potential future endeavors outside of MSU.
COMMENTARY
State surplus: invest in higher ed, make college affordable
The state of Michigan reported a possible $1.3 billion surplus in revenue heading into the 2014-15 fiscal year.
MICHIGAN
Science facility to join campus soon
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, was approved for funding on Tuesday and is well on its way to becoming part of MSU’s campus.
COMMENTARY
Limiting Board trips a step in right direction
When news broke last fall that members of the MSU Board of Trustees had spent more than $100,000 on travel and entertainment expenses, we were outraged to discover trustees had so frivolously spent university funds. As a majority of the board voted to increase tuition last year, seeing trustees spend funds toward the end of their term, renting limousines and staying in hotel suites on the university’s dime was extremely concerning. But the university’s recent move to limit unnecessary spending by putting restrictions on international trips, event and ticket availability, hotel costs and limousine rentals is a step in the right direction. In 2012, Trustee Faylene Owen took a trip with her husband to Germany to see the MSU men’s basketball team play Connecticut at the Ramstein air base.
MICHIGAN
Biofuels could cost environment
In terms of biofuel, corn yields the most on a worldwide scale. But an MSU study shows that focusing solely on the fuel output of the crop could come with large-scale consequences.
MICHIGAN
MSU to phase out student ID attendance system this spring
MSU is putting the wall-mounted swipe Attendance System to sleep by the end of the spring semester.
FEATURES
MSU College of Music performances to take place tonight
The stages are set for an evening of beautiful melodies provided by two of MSU’s faculty members and a guest performer on Wednesday. Philip Sinder, a tuba and euphonium professorch, will ?be performing alongside ?piano professor Deborah Moriartych. The two will be playing three classical pieces from composers Bach, Broughton and Prokofiev.
FEATURES
Conquering the career fairs
Tomorrow is the diversity career fair and students will find themselves preparing for post-grad life.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Merchant, women's basketball team continue domination over U-M
Sunday’s 79-72 victory against Michigan was familiar territory for women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant.
ICE HOCKEY
Anastos putting emphasis on goal scoring
Finding the back of the net was the talk of the day during head coach Tom Anastos Tuesday’s weekly press conference, following a one-goal night last time out against Ohio State.