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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Izzo praises team in loss to Indiana

After taking one of the nation’s top teams down to the wire before falling short of the victory Sunday, there was little different about the way Tom Izzo spent his postgame press conference.

SPORTS

Consecutive teams forfeit wins to heavyweight McClure

At 285 pounds, No.7 junior heavyweight Mike McClure is a big man, so big, that some teams think twice about facing him in competition. He won his matches against Iowa and Northwestern by forfeit after No. 5 Bobby Telford and No. 9 Mike McMullan didn’t compete.

COMMENTARY

Greek life helps student reach full potential

It’s usually quiet on Friday afternoons at the Zeta Mu chapter of Sigma Pi. The most that one can hear throughout the afternoon is the slow North Harrison traffic, and some of the brothers preparing for class. Last Friday was quite different — a good change for the house.

BASKETBALL

Crimson, Cream, Casualty

All year no matter how ugly the game would get, the Spartans knew they would find a way to grind out victories in the final minutes behind the poise of their dependable closer.

MSU

Campus fitness centers reopening

Avoiding cold weather and saving a few bucks are a few of the advantages finance sophomore Collin Stauder listed when hearing the news of the neighborhood fitness centers reopening in the upcoming week. “I’d like it because in the winter I wouldn’t have to walk to IM West since its so cold,” Stauder said.

NEWS

Court decision will decide casino's fate

A federal court judge likely will decide within the next 30 days whether Lansing will be home to a new casino, said a Michigan Attorney General spokeswoman. Spokeswoman Joy Yearout said the judge heard testimony from both tribal and state lawyers last Wednesday as they argued about the fate of the $245 million dollar Lansing casino project.

MSU

Spartasoft hosts annual Global Game Jam location

While some gamers spent their weekend at home playing “Halo” or “Call of Duty”, some Spartans challenged themselves to create video games of their own. Spartasoft, an MSU student organization that develops video game software, hosted its own version of the Global Game Jam, or GGJ, this weekend in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. Students created game concepts and designed their own video games with peers during the worldwide event, where teams challenge themselves to create a new video game based on a theme within 48 hours.

MSU

Miss Greek crowned during charity show for Lyme Disease

Under flashing lights and throbbing music Friday night, Miss Greek was crowned at Secrets Nightclub, 244 S. Washington St., during Sigma Pi’s annual charity event. Genomics and molecular genetics sophomore Chandler Stimach of Kappa Alpha Theta will hold the title for 2013 after facing off in a field of contestants representing 10 of MSU’s 13 sororities.

MICHIGAN

Art museum hosts yoga class, other outreach activities

Sinking into a yoga pose on a colorful crocheted rug next to 20 other people, looking up into the high ceilings and listening to indie music brought a new feeling into the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum for Sarah Tomlinson. While other museum visitors walked by admiring paintings on the walls, Tomlinson, a music education senior, relaxed and admired the museum’s atmosphere by participating in a community yoga class at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the education wing.

MSU

Hundreds of students attend comic hypnotist

Amy Savoie named an imaginary bluebird Wiz Khalifa — a rapper she never listens to — and laid on two strangers’ laps because she believed she was a seat belt. She barely remembers a thing. For more than an hour, the animal science sophomore fell under the spell of comic hypnotist Daniel James on Friday at the International Center. More than 500 students and guests filled the room to see James perform hypnosis on about 20 student volunteers.

FEATURES

Sunday Soup benefits local organizations, artists

For many, soup is the food of choice when suffering from a cold. For Arts and Humanities junior Taylor Davis, it’s the source of funding for her art project.