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COMMENTARY

Eight things I hate about you

We all have things that bother us about the opposite sex. From the clothes they wear to the things they say, sometimes guys and girls just don’t see eye to eye. Here are the top eight things opinion writer Greg Olsen and opinion editor Katie Harrington can’t stand about the opposite sex.

NEWS

Dealing with grief

Chris Huffman looked like he had seen a ghost by the time he reached his work supervisor. He hadn’t explained to anyone that he had just learned of his girlfriend, 19-year-old family and community services sophomore Carly Glynn’s, sudden death Feb. 10, 2012, but when he asked to leave work to rush to Snyder Hall to be with Glynn’s roommate, there was no need — the grief and urgency was visible.

MSU

MSU Police present safety tips for emergency incidents

At Tuesday afternoon’s University Council meeting, members were briefed on MSU’s campus security measures and what actions to take if faced with an active violence incident — a topic that has buzzed among faculty members for nearly two months, following the Dec. 2012 Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

ICE HOCKEY

After down season, Anastos: We’re not good enough, we need to get better

Tom Anastos has closed the book on his second season with the MSU hockey program.

COMMENTARY

Sometimes you just have to be there

I sat one night recently watching numerous commercials that asked me to send donations to every conceivable part of the known universe. _Craig Gunn is a guest columnist at The State News and an academic specialist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

BASKETBALL

With final game, seniors say good-bye to Spartans

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – For five years, Courtney Schiffauer has been the tough girl on the MSU women’s basketball team, and the one no other team has wanted to play. But now, after a 74-49 loss to Maryland Monday night, it’s all over. “It was my life, it was my world,” Schiffauer said chocking back tears.