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BASKETBALL

Men's basketball leads Michigan, 31-28, at half

Ann Arbor — The Spartans spent all week saying this meeting with the Wolverines wouldn’t be as lopsided as the team’s first meeting this season, and it proved true in the opening 20 minutes. The Spartans and Wolverines met as a pair of top-10 teams for the second time in three weeks, and the opening half was very different from the first, as the No.

NEWS

Big Screen Dreams

Thomas Reilly-King has waited years for this moment. Since his teens, he has awaited the chance to make a name for himself as an independent filmmaker.

MSU

Culture, soul food connects students

The savory smell of creamy macaroni and cheese and crispy fried chicken mixed with the sounds of saxophones and booming music from DJ speakers drew students to the Hubbard Hall cafeteria for the Soul Food Extravaganza as a final farewell to 2013’s Black History Month. Outside the cafeteria Thursday night, a line of students wrapped around the staircase to the main floor.

MSU

A well-cut brew

Microbiology senior Patrick Ropp patiently has brewed and parried his way through bottles and bouts for a months.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU prepares for road test vs. U-M

While most students are counting the minutes until spring break, 14 students have gotten an early jump on the time off.

ICE HOCKEY

Pucker up

Chris Forfar, Matt Grassi, Anthony Hayes and Kevin Walrod came to MSU hockey as part of a nine-man freshmen class, but are the only remaining seniors. Since the time they stepped on campus, the four have become close friends and roommates, and soon will go their separate ways as their last days as Spartans quickly approach.