BASEBALL

Baseball tops Oakland 2-1 in home opener

Jeremy Warnemuende

March 23, 2012

Tony Wieber has been doing a little bit of everything for the MSU baseball for awhile now. In the Spartans’ home opener Friday at Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium, the junior utility player put his versatility on display. With the game knotted at one in the bottom of the eighth, Wieber hit a triple to left center field to bring home junior left fielder Jordan Keur all the way from first.

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ICE HOCKEY

Hockey steps forward in first year under Anastos

Bridgeport, Conn. – Exactly a year ago Friday, Tom Anastos stood behind a podium following his introduction as the next head coach of MSU hockey – a program he knew well from his days as a player and assistant coach. Fast forward a year, and Anastos is still behind a podium.

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ICE HOCKEY

Hockey eliminated by Union from NCAA Tournament in first round

Dillon Davis

March 23, 2012

Bridgeport, Conn. – The No. 1-seed Union hockey team proved to be too much for No. 4-seed MSU to handle.

NEWS

Employee’s backpack stolen from Brody Square

Lauren Gibbons

March 23, 2012

A 23-year-old male MSU employee reported his backpack was stolen between 1-8:40 p.m. from Brody Square, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

Family, students remember deceased professor as caring, enthusiastic

Kellie Rowe

March 23, 2012

At 8:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Hunter, 69, suffered a heart attack while driving west-bound on Central Park Drive near Marsh Road in Okemos. After leaving the roadway, his car struck a tree and landed in a grassy area near Meridian Mall, Meridian Township police confirmed.

NEWS

Numbers show most students paying new MSU health plan out-of-pocket

Ian Kullgren

March 23, 2012

Numbers outlining the scope of MSU’s controversial health care requirement show the policy is impacting just a small slice of this year’s new student population, but most are paying with no aid from the university. New data released by MSU shows about 6 percent of freshmen and transfer students, or 605 students, are enrolled in the university plan.

BASKETBALL

Spartan loss in Phoenix makes little sense

Jeremy Warnemuende

March 23, 2012

Eventually, the game had to make sense. At some point, Louisville had to stop hitting 3-pointers at a rate so much better than its regular season numbers would indicate, you’d think head coach Rick Pitino spoke to some sort of magician before the game.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Matchup problems end Spartans' season

Pat Evans

March 22, 2012

Phoenix — The No. 1-seed MSU men’s basketball team ran into a match-up they hadn’t faced all season in a schedule that seemed to have every style of team.

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Students enjoy Disney in youth, find internships there in adulthood

Becca Guajardo

March 22, 2012

Food industry management junior Katharine MacPherson loved Disney as she was growing up, and since then, her love hasn’t faded. “I was obsessed with movies and everything Disney as a child growing up,” MacPherson said. “It just fit perfectly with what I wanted to do with my life.”

Justin Wan ·

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Duking it out

Justin Wan

March 22, 2012

Ever since his childhood, interdisciplinary studies in social science junior Robert Nash has had a passion for wrestling.

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Spring allergies aggravated early

Rebecca Ryan

March 22, 2012

Neil DeSouza loves spring and the flowers it brings. But unfortunately for the international relations and comparative cultures and politics freshman, the flowers do not love him back.

MICHIGAN

Fans hungry to see ‘Hunger Games’ film flock to theaters

Beau Hayhoe

March 22, 2012

On Thursday night, the odds were pretty favorable for fans of the popular book series “The Hunger Games.” The silver-screen adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins’ young adult trilogy debuted at midnight, with fans — including MSU students — flocking to theaters.

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Students travel to Antarctica to experience pristine continent

Andrew Krietz

March 22, 2012

In December 2011, a group of MSU study abroad students on an expedition in Antarctica found their boat stuck on ice, stranded, but not for too long.

MICHIGAN

Police encourage students to report suspicious activity during celebrations

Lauren Gibbons

March 22, 2012

As the potential of the MSU men’s basketball team’s further advancement in the NCAA Tournament excites students around campus, the MSU Police Department is attempting to up student awareness of suspicious activity by adding its own take on a national advertising campaign.

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Students compete for Mr. and Miss Black MSU

Isabella Shaya

March 22, 2012

Music performance and mechanical engineering freshman Rashad Timmons labeled himself as “the exception” on Thursday night because of his background viewing drugs and corruption in his family.

NEWS

Some activity in E.L. includes couch burnings, but mostly quiet

Staff Reports

March 22, 2012

Following the men’s basketball team loss in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night, a number of small disturbances broke out in city streets and in Cedar Village which were quickly put down by police.

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MSU wins national community service award

Stephen Brooks

March 22, 2012

While looking to make friends as a freshman, elementary education junior Miranda Hosbein decided to join the coed community service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega.

BASKETBALL

Hoopfest attracts students to the court

Derek Blalock

March 22, 2012

March Magic Hoopfest is just another way Paul Rodenhouse can give back to the community. The MSU graduate student is in his second year of volunteering at March Magic Hoopfest through the College of Osteopathic Medicine. “Basketball is one of my favorite sports,” Rodenhouse said.

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Society to host teacher expo

Rachel Jackson

March 22, 2012

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education will host its inaugural I Am A Teacher expo next weekend for students interested in becoming teachers.

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Geek Week hosted by Honors College

Rachel Jackson

March 22, 2012

The Honors College is hosting several student activities in honor of Geek Week, which runs March 26 to 31.