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COMMENTARY

Longer justice terms give president more power

Tyler Gross
February 17, 2013

President Barack Obama is a busy man. Last week, he delivered the State of the Union address prior to traveling to a factory in North Carolina, speaking to a pre-kindergarten class in Georgia, meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Washington D.C. and presenting 18 Presidential Citizens Medals. Obama then flew to Chicago to discuss policies presented in the State of the Union, and now is in Florida playing golf and taking a couple days off.

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Face time with Leonard Fleck

Caleb Nordgren
February 17, 2013

Leonard Fleck, a professor of philosophy and medical ethics at MSU, was recently honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives with the 2013 Dean Conley Award. Fleck published a paper in January 2012 titled “‘Just’ Care: Who Decides? Health Reform and Long-Term Care,” discussing the challenges of providing health care with limited resources in a “just and caring” society.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU hockey comes out on top of Northern Michigan, 4-2

Coming off Friday night’s game where fatal mistakes were the demise of the MSU hockey’s 5-3 loss to Northern Michigan, the Spartans managed to find the positives and apply it to Saturday evening. This time, the effort and the execution outweighed the mistakes, and MSU (13-15-4 overall, 7-13-4-1 CCHA) came out on top of the Wildcats, 4-2. “To be honest with you, I was a little concerned coming in after yesterday’s game how we were going to respond,” head coach Tom Anastos said.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's team falls to Michigan on road

Stephen Brooks
February 16, 2013

_Ann Arbor, Mich. – _Now that was how a rivalry game should be. Despite 21 points in a heroic effort from guard Jasmine Thomas in the senior’s final regular season match up with archrival Michigan, it wasn’t enough to end her Spartan career undefeated against the Wolverines. Michigan (19-6 overall, 8-4 Big Ten) broke its 12-game losing streak to MSU on Sunday afternoon with a dramatic 70-69 win in front of a sellout crowd at Crisler Center.

BASKETBALL

MSU up on U-M women's team at halftime

Stephen Brooks
February 16, 2013

Michigan standout sharpshooter Kate Thompson hit her first four shots, including three 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out to an early seven-point lead about seven minutes in. Thompson cooled off though and the energy of the opening tip died down at Crisler Center to allow MSU to run off 11 straight points and take a 22-19 lead. Behind senior guard Jasmine Thomas’ team-high 11 points, MSU leads U-M 32-28 at the intermission.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans fall to Northern Michigan

Walking away from Friday night’s game, one thing MSU hockey can be sure of is the Spartans still have some fight in them. Unfortunately, fight doesn’t show up on the scoreboard. “We know, because hockey hasn’t changed, there’s 60 minutes to a game,” MSU (8-20-3 overall, 6-16-1-0 CCHA) head coach Tom Anastos said.

NEWS

Symptoms of alcohol abuse strike some early

Darcie Moran
February 14, 2013

It started in middle school when she stole a bottle of her parents’ whiskey. It ended in a visit to the emergency room after her sister found her drunk in the bathtub, preparing to cut herself with a knife to escape the pain.

MICHIGAN

New Korean barbecue opens in East Lansing

Michael Koury
February 14, 2013

Bulgogi is the name of a Korean dish consisting of beef and vegetables. It’s also the name of a new restaurant that opened last week in East Lansing.

MICHIGAN

In with the old

Adam Toolin
February 14, 2013

Growing up on a small farm might seem like a strange place to pick up the trade of antique upholstery and restoration. But one small-town girl’s hobby has launched a career that spans more than three decades, focusing on refinishing “grandma’s old chair” to the beautiful piece of furniture it once was.

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Higher salaries more likely for STEM majors

Isabella Shaya
February 14, 2013

According to a recent survey from National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, students graduating with STEM majors — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and education majors are more likely to have a higher starting salary compared to other majors.

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Vice president for Admin. services named

Isabella Shaya
February 14, 2013

After about seven years as Dean of the College of Engineering, Satish Udpa has been named the executive vice president for administrative services and formally will start the position March 18, upon approval of the MSU Board of Trustees.