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FEATURES

The SNOscars

Tis the season, ladies and gentlemen, for the Academy Awards are almost upon us. Better known as “The Oscars,” the best in film will be awarded with the holy grail of entertainment. Or, so one may think.

FEATURES

'The Lady Victory' rolls into the weekend

The world premiere of “The Lady Victory” opened Thursday night in MSU’s Auditorium Arena Theatre. The cast and crew are comprised of graduate and undergraduate students. Ann Folino White, assistant professor with MSU’s Department of Theatre and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, adapted and directed this play based upon the poems of Jane Taylor.

BASEBALL

Baseball team to return to South Carolina for four-game stint

The opening weekend of game action yielded a few lessons for the MSU baseball team. After several weeks of indoor practice, the Spartans (1-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) split a pair of games in the first weekend of play in Greenville, S.C., losing 3-2 to Furman on Friday before defeating Northwestern 7-4 on Sunday.

MSU

Going down singing

Biological science junior Bob Reed fights hard and sings softly.

COMMENTARY

Practicality prime facet of city proposals

As the first official day of spring draws near, the city of East Lansing is looking ahead to construction season. The city is in the process of reviewing seven proposals for the 2.82-acre segment of downtown that would be renovated. Multiple proposals would feature a farmers market or grocery store, with parking, residential space and hotels as other points of commonality.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans travel to Alaska for weekend series

Multiple flights and a day’s worth of travel, only to be welcomed by a high of minus 4 degrees. The weather of Fairbanks, Alaska, might make the frigid winters of East Lansing seem tropic, but to Tanner Sorenson, the sub-zero temperature means home.