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BASKETBALL

Old rivalry renewed as No. 4 U-M visits MSU

Derrick Nix remembers the first time he played Michigan. More than that, he remembers a lesson he learned in a practice days before it. During the 2009-10 season, then-freshman Nix readied for one the nation’s fiercest rivalries along with Kalin Lucas, Durrell Summers and the rest of then-No.

NEWS

Wired up, ready to go

MSU is a university in revolution. Throughout the 21st century, the university has become more interconnected as laptops have multiplied in lecture halls and the resources students use to learn gradually have begun to shift online.

MICHIGAN

Marijuana dispensaries ruled illegal

Michigan law enforcement officers now have the authority to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries after a new court ruling was issued Friday, potentially forcing thousands of county residents to find a new way to purchase the drug. The Michigan Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling Friday affirming medical marijuana dispensaries can be shut down under Michigan’s public nuisance law.

MICHIGAN

South Case Hall lounge vandalized

A chair and bottles were reportedly thrown from the sixth floor South Case Hall study lounge, a window screen was cut, and derogatory comments were written on whiteboards early Saturday morning, according to MSU police reports and an email to residents from their resident assistant, or RA, obtained by The State News.

MICHIGAN

Public hearing Wednesday on potential new apartments

Students and community members will have their chance to speak out regarding a proposed apartment complex on Michigan Avenue and a new restaurant that will be located in The Residences, 300 Grove St., during Wednesday’s upcoming East Lansing Planning Commission meeting.

MICHIGAN

COLUMN: A first-person look at shooting ranges

Although it might seem cliché or creepy to admit, there’s a distinct, strange quiet in your mind the moment you pull the trigger on a gun.