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Students, alumni attend Southwest Music and Media Conference

Andrew Krietz
March 12, 2012

As the worlds of entertainment and technology unite in Austin, Texas, thousands of people — including some from MSU — are attending the annual Southwest Music and Media Conference. The conference, commonly referred to as South by Southwest, or SXSW, hosts several sessions to showcase the latest in interactive media, said Tim Bograkos, the young alumni coordinator for the MSU Alumni Association and a conference attendee. During Twitter’s infancy, years ago, the service was first shown off at the conference.

MICHIGAN

Study takes closer look at US citizenship exam format

Lauren Gibbons
March 12, 2012

Results of a recent study questioning the legitimacy of the U.S. Naturalization Test might cause concern for immigrants, including some MSU students vying for official citizenship status in the U.S., according to an MSU professor. Paula Winke, assistant professor of second language studies and lead researcher on the study, said the analysis largely focused on the randomness and level of difficulty of different questions asked in the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test and determined the test structure might be unreliable.

FEATURES

Student brings passion for volunteering to Venezuela

Katie Abdilla
March 12, 2012

Although interdisciplinary studies in social science junior Megan Smith grew up volunteering regularly, she said she truly did not understand how easy it is to take little things such as food and water for granted until she took a mission trip to Venezuela during spring break. “I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I was in (the people’s) shoes,” she said.

NEWS

Tornado watch in effect until 11 p.m.

Andrew Krietz
March 12, 2012

A tornado watch has been issued for Ingham County, including MSU, until 11 p.m. tonight. According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes, hail up to an inch in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible with any thunderstorms that develop. Keep checking statenews.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/thesnews for the latest developments.

NEWS

Police Brief 03/12/12

Lauren Gibbons
March 12, 2012

A car hit a street light and flipped upside down near the intersection of Albert Avenue and Collingwood Drive between 5:30-6 p.m. Sunday, East Lansing police officer Derek Rodriguez said.

BASKETBALL

A DECADE OF DANCING

Jeremy Warnemuende
March 12, 2012

When the MSU men’s basketball program won its last national championship in 2000, the current Spartans were in grade school, still familiarizing themselves with the game of basketball.

NEWS

Spartans earn No. 1 seed in NCAA

Pat Evans
March 12, 2012

Indianapolis — Brandon Wood came to MSU seeking an NCAA Tournament appearance in his final year of college eligibility. And in his last attempt, he helped will the Spartans with 21 points to Big Ten Tournament championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

ICE HOCKEY

Miami eliminates Spartans from CCHA playoffs

Dillon Davis
March 11, 2012

For much of the season, the No. 15 MSU hockey team has been waiting patiently to procure its first playoff win in more than four years. After dropping two games and being eliminated from the CCHA Tournament this weekend, that wait might be a little longer.