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MSU not involved in growing trend of universities "Googling" applicants

Nolly Dakroury
November 11, 2013

Future MSU students won’t need to worry about the potential of university officials prying on their personal lives through Google searching their names or checking their Facebook accounts, a growing trend among other universities that was recently highlighted in a survey. Kaplan Test Prep released a survey late last month revealing that 29 percent of 381 college admissions officers surveyed have Google-searched their applicants, whereas 31 percent have checked the applicants’ Facebook or other social media accounts to get to know more about them.

FEATURES

Online tools to boost study skills

Anya Rath
November 11, 2013

As the intensity of class work continues to increase and finals week looms closer, students might be hunting for ways to maximize their studying and ward off procrastination. Below are a few websites geared to help increase productivity.

SOCCER

The long road back

Derek Blalock
November 10, 2013

The fall of 2012 wasn’t kind to the MSU women’s soccer team. Three players suffered anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, tears across a stretch of games, an injury becoming increasingly common in women’s athletics. Then-sophomore Lisa Vogel and then-senior Kelsey Kassabf each tore an ACL. Kassab tore hers just one game prior to teammate Jessica White’s, while Vogel tore hers in a game against Iowa. In only her third soccer match in a Spartan uniform, White suffered her torn ACL, something female athletes face more than men.

NEWS

Spartans take Big Ten tournament

Omari Sankofa II
November 10, 2013

An imperfect regular season for the field hockey team ended in triumph. For the first time since 2009, the No. 3-seeded Spartans won the Big Ten Championship on Sunday, overcoming a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 5-seeded Iowa, 3-2. Senior midfielder Adelle Lever scored the game-winner with less than eight minutes left, scoring off a rebound. She had three consecutive attempts missed before her fourth found the back of the net.

MICHIGAN

Lansing Mitten Mavens host roller derby bout

As the girls circled, the commentator’s mid-ranged drone echoed across the track, his words impossible to decipher from the near-hysterical screams of derby-girls melding with the referee’s periodic whistles. At times, the girls’ voices take on an almost religious, speaking-in-tongues-type fervor; the shrillness piercing fans’ ears with the fury and energy of the Almighty Himself.

MICHIGAN

Theatre freshmen put on original performance during Freshman Showcase

Cayden Royce
November 10, 2013

The Department of Theatre housed its seventh annual Freshman Showcase this weekend with several showings of “Off With Her Head,” a play inspired by the classic children’s tale “Alice in Wonderland.” The cast, consisting of 17 freshman along with a production team, collaborated to devise a storyline, create a set and present an hour-long performance to introduce themselves to the faculty and staff of the MSU Department of Theatre.

MICHIGAN

Impression 5 event introduces kids to science

Simon Schuster
November 10, 2013

About 70 members of the MSU community spent Saturday at the Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing to help cultivate a new generation of potential scientists. Volunteers educated children from preschool through fifth grade about the human body in an event called PhUn Day. MSU undergraduate, graduate and medical students, as well as staff and faculty, were present to help.

MICHIGAN

Michigan public universities to offer in-state tuition for veterans

Veterans now can receive in-state tuition at Michigan’s public universities, the organization representing the state’s 15 public universities announced Friday. MSU joined the list of colleges offering the benefit of in-state tuition for all veterans about a week ago, said Mike Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU hockey drops two games at Michigan Tech

Zach Smith
November 10, 2013

In their first trip to Michigan Tech in almost 30 years, the MSU hockey team came away with a pair of losses this weekend. The Spartans (3-5 overall) fell 3-0 on Friday night, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss to the Huskies (3-6-1 overall, 1-1 WCHA) on Saturday.

MSU

Students participate in community service on Saturday

Nolly Dakroury
November 10, 2013

Very few students would sacrifice sleep on a non-football Saturday morning, but this week some Spartans stepped up to the plate for a good cause. Take It To The Streets featured students giving back to the community by cleaning up parks, removing old school supplies at an abandoned school and assisting at a local haven house.

MSU

MSU to create supply chain research institute in Midland

Justine McGuire
November 10, 2013

An off-site university research facility slated to open its doors in Midland, Mich. next year will pair MSU with two of the state’s largest corporations. The facility, dubbed the Midland Research Institute for Value Chain Creation, will be funded in large part by Dow Chemical Co., Dow Corning Corp. and various foundations related to the two companies. An initial $15.5 million from corporate and philanthropic donors is committed to the establishment and first five years of operation.

FOOTBALL

MSU moves up to No. 14 in AP Poll

Stephen Brooks
November 10, 2013

After its second bye week, the MSU football team moved up three spots to No. 14 in the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Spartans (8-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) have slowly ascended the polls by building a five-game winning streak since their Sept. 21 loss at Notre Dame.

FOOTBALL

Big Ten recap: Nebraska downs U-M, still in Legends race with MSU

Dillon Davis
November 10, 2013

As the MSU football team took a bye week to catch its breath, the rest of the Big Ten carried on this weekend, providing matchups that could be strong indicators of how the conference will wrap up. Multiple teams made moves to jockey for a spot in the Big Ten Football Championship Game while others looked to move into bowl eligibility or salvage their respective season with a win.

FEATURES

Women show off creative works in annual art festival

Ariel Ellis
November 10, 2013

The alleviating aroma of incense, melodic sound of various genres of female vocals and a warm feminine camaraderie filled Edgewood United Church for the opening night of the 28th-annual Women in the Arts Festival Friday. The festival, which ran until Nov. 9, offered female artists the opportunity to perform, display and sell their artwork and celebrate womanhood.