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DIA's Detroit-bought art worth as much as $870 million

MCT
December 4, 2013

DETROIT — The nearly 2,800 pieces of city-bought art at the Detroit Institute of Arts have a fair-market value between $452 million and $866 million, according to a letter dated Wednesday and delivered to Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr by Christie’s auction house. The letter, obtained by the Detroit Free Press, said that the lower number represents a conservative price and the higher represents the most advantageous price at which the art would change hands.

MSU

Four candidates in running for ASMSU presidency

Nolly Dakroury
December 4, 2013

ASMSU will be witnessing a new transition going into the spring semester following current ASMSU President Evan Martinak’s resignation on Jan.1, 2014. Four students are running for president, including current Vice President for Governmental Affairs Jessica Leacher, former Vice President for University Programming Christopher McClain, Supply Chain Management freshman Bridgette Mack and history senior Jordan Zammit. Zammit and Mack have not previously been involved with ASMSU. Chief of Staff Kiran Samra said each candidate will have to give a five-minute speech during the next general assembly meeting Thursday, followed by a five-minute question and answer period, which will include questions formulated and agreed on by the general assembly in a closed session.

FOOTBALL

2011 loss still fresh on MSU football players' minds

Stephen Brooks
December 4, 2013

Max Bullough will never forget the feeling. In the senior linebacker’s four years at MSU, he’s experienced a wide range of emotions. There were highs, from dramatic late-game miracles such as the “Little Giants” and “Rocket” games of 2010 and 2011, to winning the first bowl game under head coach Mark Dantonio. He felt the lows, too, through a disappointing 2012 season and snapping a four-game winning streak against rival Michigan.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Face Time: ESPN's Rece Davis

Matt Sheehan
December 4, 2013

Yesterday, The State News got to chat with ESPN’s Rece Davis about the top-ranked men’s basketball team in the country, the Champions Classic and Sparty’s semifinal appearance in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. Here is what the “College GameDay” co-host had to say:

FEATURES

Roial Players hosts production of 'Almost, Maine'

Ariel Ellis
December 4, 2013

With hopes of easing students’ sleep-deprived and stress-induced days leading up to finals week, student-run theatrical group Roial Players are hoping to offer magical romance and poignancy in the form of the play “Almost, Maine” — showing Dec. 5-8 at RCAH Auditorium at Snyder-Phillips Hall.

MSU

University policy provides leeway for students to declare majors

Olivia Dimmer
December 3, 2013

University officials are reviewing a proposed change to academic policy that would allow students to officially declare a major a full year earlier — at the end of their freshman year instead of sophomore year. The proposal allows, but does not require, students to declare a major at 28 credits instead of 56 credits, as the current policy mandates. Traditionally, all students with fewer than 56 credits are considered no preference majors. Although they might know what major they want to declare, they cannot technically do so until they reach 56 credits. The new policy would have colleges assume responsibility for students at the end of their first year rather than their second.

MSU

MSU to focus on civil rights

Simon Schuster
December 3, 2013

Next year will mark two historic anniversaries in U.S. civil rights, and MSU wants to makes sure they don’t go unobserved. Marketed as “a year-long community conversation on civil and human rights,” Project 60/50 was announced Tuesday in an email from MSU President Lou Anna K.

NEWS

Popping pills

Celeste Bott
December 3, 2013

Earth science senior Mitch Raeck takes Adderall to feel normal.?“I always say that if it wasn’t for Adderall, I wouldn’t be attending MSU,” Raeck said. “I need it to be a regular college student. Without it I wouldn’t be able to focus. I wouldn’t be able to have a job.” Raeck was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, as a child. ADHD is a relatively common mental disorder characterized by overactivity, impulsivity and difficulty paying attention or being productive. Adderall is a stimulant medication composed of amphetamines and often is prescribed to people like Raeck to help them focus.

MICHIGAN

Michigan taking steps to create veterans benefits

Veterans are beginning to see the results of state efforts to make Michigan a more veteran-friendly place after condemnation from both public agencies and citizens. Experts say the state has struggled to provide benefits for veterans in the past, but Michigan is beginning to surge with a collective, if somewhat decentralized effort to address the influx of post-9/11 veterans and accommodate them.

MSU

MSU College of Engineering looking to add new department

Justine McGuire
December 3, 2013

A new department could be on the horizon for the MSU College of Engineering, and would be a home for faculty and students with biomedical engineering interests. The proposed Department of Biomedical Engineering would help the university recruit exceptional students and faculty in the field and give a more relevant home for those who are already doing research in the area, said Acting Dean of Engineering Leo Kempel.

MSU

Jewish students, faculty celebrate Hanukkah privately with friends

April Jones
December 3, 2013

As the eight nights of Hanukkah continue throughout the week, MSU students and faculty join together each night to participate in the holiday tradition of lighting the Hanukkah menorah. Historically, Hanukkah is meant to celebrate two miracles, Rabbi Hendel Weingarten of MSU’s Chabad said. The first is the victory Jewish people had over the Syrian-Greek persecutors, and the second is the ability of a small flask of oil to remain lit in the menorah in the Temple for eight days.

MEN'S SOCCER

MSU men's soccer continues historic season

Zach Smith
December 3, 2013

The MSU men’s soccer team is entering relatively uncharted territory. For the first time since 1968, the 11th-seeded Spartans are headed to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight after a 1-0 upset victory against Georgetown on Sunday afternoon. They take on Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Saturday with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball brings in 5 Big Ten awards

Omari Sankofa II
December 3, 2013

With the regular season over, five MSU volleyball players were honored as Big Ten post-season award winners on Tuesday. Junior libero Kori Moster was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year. Senior Lauren Wicinski was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection, with senior middle blocker Alexis Mathews and Moster being named honorable mentions. For the second straight season, senior setter Kristen Kelsay was the Sportsmanship Award winner, and freshman outside Chloe Reinig was selected to the All-Freshman team.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio on BCS title: 'Why not us?'

Dillon Davis
December 3, 2013

“Why not us?” That is indeed the question following Mark Dantonio’s weekly press conference with the media yesterday afternoon. With only a few days before the No. 10 Spartans (11-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) travel to Indianapolis for a date with No. 2 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) in the Big Ten Championship Game, the MSU head coach briefly entertained a scenario that would send the Spartans to Pasadena — not for the Rose Bowl, but for the BCS National Championship Game.

MSU

Vienna Boys' Choir to perform at Wharton Center tonight

Micaela Colonna
December 3, 2013

Active for more than 500 years, the Vienna Boys’ Choir is one of the most renowned boys’ choirs in the world, and will perform “Christmas in Vienna” on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wharton Center. Tickets range from $15 to $47. Until the early 20th century, the group originally sang for the imperial court, the mass, for private functions and state occasions. Today, the choir is divided into four touring sub-groups, each named after famous Austrian composers — Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert — who were at one time associated with the choir.

SPORTS

Column: NCAA rules clearly spell out Miller suspension

Derek Kim
December 3, 2013

The shadow of the birds’ wings was all Braxton Miller needed. Ohio State running back Dontre Wilson and offensive lineman Marcus Hall were ejected for their participation in a near-bench clearing scuffle against Michigan on Saturday. The Big Ten spent the past three days reviewing film and officials’ reports of the incident.