NEWS
Bill passes, bans grad student unions
Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill into law Monday that strips graduate student research assistants of the right to unionize.
NEWS
Med. amnesty bill close to passing
A bill inspired by MSU’s undergraduate student government for underage drinking is closer to becoming law after passing in a state Senate committee Monday.
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Debate team’s young talent prepares for tournament
With a slew of successful sophomores and freshmen, the MSU Debate Team has a shot at a national title later this month, after earning a top-16 ranking in the country and garnering wins at other national competitions. MSU Director of Debate Casey Harrigan said the team’s successes this year have earned members a spot in the upcoming National Debate Tournament, or NDT, to begin March 29 at Emory University in Atlanta.
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Professor researches black market for organs, shares information
Monir Moniruzzaman spent a year overseas searching for people who had sold their kidneys on the black market and what he found left him shocked. In his research on the organ market in Bangladesh, which was recently published by the Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the assistant professor of anthropology and faculty member of the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences said organ brokers and the media take advantage of the people in desperate need of money and manipulate them into selling their organs to local or overseas residents.
MICHIGAN
Mich. prepares for sale, use of newly legal fireworks
Fourth of July will have more of a spark this year thanks to a new Michigan law allowing consumers to access more powerful fireworks, and although no stores in the state currently are carrying rockets or firecrackers, police are warning residents about potential noise violations using the explosives could bring with the approaching St. Patrick’s Day weekend and NCAA Tournament.
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Muslim Students' Association hosts Islam awareness week
For international relations sophomore Kanza Khan, Thursday won’t be the first time she has worn a head scarf. But it will be the first time she wears it for an entire day. “I’m kind of nervous to see reactions in classes,” she said. “Obviously, people are going to ask questions. I hope to give them the proper answers.”
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Media Sandox Visiting Lecture Series to feature film screening
Documentary film editor Toby Shimin will be on campus to show a screening of the film “Buck” and host a discussion with students starting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building as part of the Media Sandbox Visiting Lecture Series.
BASKETBALL
MSU sees success despite losing Dawson
When Branden Dawson went down with a season-ending knee injury in the MSU men’s basketball team’s regular season finale a week and a half ago, the Spartans didn’t have much time to adjust. Four days later, MSU traveled to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament without the freshman guard — who started all 31 games before tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in a 72-70 loss to Ohio State.
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BASKETBALL
Women’s basketball prepares underclassmen, FEET for tournament
The thought of returning home has crossed Taylor Alton’s mind more than once this season. The senior forward is a Colorado native, and after learning this year’s Final Four will be held in Denver, Alton said her teammates began telling her they would help her find her way home.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU left waiting for NCAA Tournament fate
As the four CCHA Tournament semifinalists gear up for a chance at the title and an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Detroit, the No. 16 MSU hockey team is forced to wait to know its fate.
BASEBALL
Baseball looks forward to Cincinnati, then home opener
In spending the first 17 games of its season on the road, the prospect of making a return to McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field is more than appealing at this point to head coach Jake Boss and the MSU baseball team.
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Record highs raise spirits at MSU
Trading in coats and scarves for shorts and T-shirts, many students in East Lansing were celebrating Tuesday after a spell of potentially record-breaking warm weather hit Michigan, experts said.
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MSU graduate programs score top rankings
The College of Education’s graduate programs in elementary and secondary education rank No. 1 of the best graduate programs by the U.S. News & World Report for yet another year.
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Steering Committee discusses upcoming festivities
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon discussed preparations for handling campus celebrations throughout the duration of the men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament run at Tuesday’s Steering Committee meeting.
FEATURES
Camp Casey works to bring fun, relief to sick children
Eight years ago, when Molly Reeser was a sophomore at MSU, she met a girl named Casey Foote while giving horseback riding lessons at a farm in Haslett.
FEATURES
Tips for staying focused during spring fever
When staring out into his classroom following spring break every year, John Schaubroeck doesn’t see the same students he taught just a week earlier. Fatigued and unmotivated, Schaubroeck’s students — the ones who actually show up to class — stare back at him, and he can tell their desire to work isn’t as strong as it once was. “You can see it in their eyes,” the professor of psychology and management said.
COMMENTARY
MSU choosing profits over children
For more than three years, Action of Greater Lansing has been working with MSU’s Children’s Health Initiative and Sparrow Hospital to build a system that benefits the children within our region by creating a robust system of pediatric subspecialists as close to home as possible.
COMMENTARY
Spartans respectful during break
Spring break in college is both a delighted and feared time across many communities. For many students, it is a time to get away from school, head somewhere warm with friends and enjoy age-appropriate beverages and free time not found during your average week of classes.
COMMENTARY
Lack of single tickets hurt alumni, MSU fans
Given the recent success of the MSU football team over the past few years, the demand for season tickets is increasing, and the athletics department is hoping to eliminate single-game tickets in response.
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Country singer Easton Corbin to come to MSU next week
Up-and-coming country singer Easton Corbin is making a stop in East Lansing next week for a performance presented by the Residence Halls Association.