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FEATURES

Lumberjacking event Saturday

On Saturday, a more traditional sporting event will take place in Mason, Mich. — lumberjacking. From 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., MSU will host the Midwest Qualifier for the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series, a lumberjack competition for collegiate and professional athletes at Ingham County Fairgrounds.

NEWS

ASMS-who?

When the title of ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, is brought up across the nearly 37,000 undergraduate students, the average student might answer the question with ‘Are those the concert guys?’ or give a response similar to supply chain management freshman Brandon Griffith — “I know absolutely nothing.” But ASMSU is hoping to change that next week. With elections starting next Monday, ASMSU will garner more attention from students, such as Griffith, but how many students are aware of the services provided or that they are funding both the group’s services and paychecks out of their own pockets?

SOFTBALL

Softball takes 2 vs. Penn State

One year removed from being blanked in Big Ten competition, the MSU softball team is off to its best start to the conference schedule since 1997 after taking both games of its doubleheader with Penn State yesterday at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field.

FEATURES

Jazz fundraiser kicks off summer event

The chatter in the airy lounge died down as the quintet settled into their positions. As the pianist began a gentle prelude, the singer prepared her first lyric. She opened with a beautiful sustained note that drew the focus of the entire audience.