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ICE HOCKEY

Ferris State takes down MSU, 2-1

Friday night was the third time in just more than a month MSU and Ferris State hockey have taken the ice against each other, and the Bulldogs gave the Spartans exactly what they were expecting. This game, for the second time a row, Ferris State (11-9-3 overall, 9-7-1-0 CCHA) was victorious over MSU (6-14-3 overall, 5-11-1-0 CCHA), coming out on top with a score of 2-1. “They’ve played pretty consistently all three games they’ve played us,” captain and junior forward Greg Wolfe said.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU falls to Ferris State 2-1 at home

In the third meeting between the two this season, Ferris State beat MSU hockey, 2-1. Ferris State’s Cory Kane got the game rolling with a shot that made its way through MSU freshman goaltender Jake Hildebrand’s five-hole about midway through the first period.

ICE HOCKEY

Down, But Not Out

Nov. 3, 2011, began as an average day for Branden Carney. He climbed out of bed, headed to Munn Ice Arena, chatted with teammates and took the ice for hockey practice.

NEWS

Health risks abound with winter chill in air

The warm feeling students get from sipping a cold beer actually could kill them, experts say.

COMMENTARY

Armstrong’s confession insulting to true heroes

I sat by her bed and read the sentences, over and over, so many times I lost count. “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with?”

MSU

Just dance

Psychology junior Thomas Bond has been dancing his whole life. After experimenting in many different forms of art, including painting and sculpture, Bond said the only thing that makes him “feel embodied in art is dance.”

COMMENTARY

The college break-up

We all know someone who has had the phrase, “I don’t want to start a relationship because we’re graduating soon,” dropped on them. But what if you meet someone now, just mere months from graduation? Should you jump into a new relationship head first? Or avoid the potential pain and messiness you could face at the end of the semester? Opinion editor Katie Harrington and opinion writer Greg Olsen share their views on whether or not to take the leap.

MSU

Face time: Xiaobo Tan

Xiaobo Tan, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, created a robotic fish, or robofish, named Grace that can glide long distances and collect data for research.

SPORTS

Spartans look to grow after losses

Every day this week there has been a sign hanging on the MSU wrestling training room door to motivate the team to focus on the little things and be persistent, because the team is counting on them.