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MSU bests Big Ten in recycling

Robert Bondy
April 15, 2013

MSU had its most successful performance in the 2013 Recyclemania competition, going against universities across the country to improve recycling on campus. MSU continued its improving trend, placing either first or second in the Big Ten in all of the events they participated in, MSU Waste Reduction Coordinator Dave Smith said. Recyclemania is a nationwide event that competes with more than 500 colleges in multiple recycling competitions.

MSU

Dedication to the goal

Justin Wan
April 15, 2013

Rehabilitation counseling graduate student Piotr Pasik is a dedicated soccer player.

MICHIGAN

Study sparks debate on safety of no-helmet law

Kellie Rowe
April 15, 2013

Using crash data from the Office of Highway Planning and Safety, the University of Michigan study estimates 26 deaths and 49 critical injuries would not have occurred in 2011 if Michigan residents still were required by law to wear helmets while riding a motorcycle.

BASKETBALL

Recent alum to replace MSU radio legend

Dillon Davis
April 15, 2013

After being hired by WKAR in 1974 and taking over WKAR’s “Sportstalk/870” in 1985, it’s been the soft and welcoming tone of Earle Robinson’s voice coming across the airwaves, always polite and eager to discuss the most pressing local sports news.

FEATURES

Local teen starts MMA career in East Lansing

Caleb Nordren
April 15, 2013

From a young age, Alyse Anderson wanted to fight — with or without her parents’ approval. The Mason High School senior grew up around martial arts, as her father, John Anderson, ran a karate school when she was younger.

COMMENTARY

Dealing with SAD

Tyler Gross
April 15, 2013

For many, the transition from dreary winter days to the sunny months of spring brings lower levels of stress and consistently happier moods. The change in mood experienced by many is caused by more than seeing life in a new light — it is caused by the change in light itself.

NEWS

Overcoming Obstacles

Kellie Rowe
April 14, 2013

Jordyn Castor knows where she’s going on campus ­— perhaps better than many students who might wander around MSU with a map in their hands their first year at the university. But unlike most students, Castor is completely blind. “People will come up to me and ask, ‘Do you know where you are?’ … And people get nervous when I go down stars, which I guess I understand,” the computer science sophomore said, laughing.

FEATURES

Carrie-d the Breslin: Country star, Hunter Hayes play sold-out show

Katie Abdilla
April 14, 2013

A flood of sundresses and cowboy boots made their way to the Breslin Center from all directions, dressed in anticipation for a concert that sold out twice. Country star and former-American Idol winner Carrie Underwood made a stop Saturday night at Breslin as a part of her “Blown Away Tour.” Tara Peplowski, the marketing and group sales manager for Wharton Center and Breslin, said the show sold out despite the show’s promoter opening up more seats Friday afternoon.

MSU

Agriculture Hall gets new name

Samantha Radecki
April 14, 2013

More than 150 years after U.S. Congressman Justin S. Morrill pioneered the establishment of MSU as a land-grant institution within the Morrill Act, and with the looming demolition of MSU’s 103-year-old Morrill Hall, the MSU Board of Trustees voted to keep the Morrill’s history apparent on campus.