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Technology invades once-personal world of retail

Britteny Dee
March 20, 2012

Shopping for a new date night outfit, TV or computer isn’t the same as it used to be. As electronic devices such as tablets and smart phones gain popularity in everyday life, retailing professor Patricia Huddleston said they also are making their way into the retail industry. “This generation has been so accustomed to technology and using Facebook and other social media to interact with people,” she said.

Josh Mansour ·
BASKETBALL

Williams maintains focus after 2nd ACL tear

Josh Mansour
March 20, 2012

Madison Williams stood in the locker room, bracing herself to tell her teammates the news she heard only hours earlier. As the three simple letters “A-C-L” left her mouth, the room froze, and she left in tears after coming face to face with the looks of pity and sadness she spent the previous year fighting to move past.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans see no pressure in underdog role

The future of the MSU hockey team’s season was in the hands of Union last weekend. The team was on the bubble for a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but thanks to No. 1-seed Union’s 3-1 win Saturday against Harvard, MSU will travel to Bridgeport, Conn., this weekend to compete against the same team they were rooting for just a few days ago.

ICE HOCKEY

Column: Tournament victory could save season

Dillon Davis
March 20, 2012

Ah yes, an underdog story. Players own the distinction of it. Fans thrive on it. Members of the media write and rewrite their stories to determine if it’s too cheesy — it almost always is. With the NCAA Tournament just days away, the MSU hockey team is about to embark on an underdog story of its own, and the narrative is its for the taking.

COMMENTARY

Students take studies seriously

Christian Hokans pens many valid and important points in his column, “Degree should be taken seriously,” (SN 3/19) yet I feel his negative remarks about recent celebrations mar what would otherwise be a very provocative column.

COMMENTARY

United States not global police

Jameson Joyce
March 20, 2012

In the world of social networking and online sharing, my thoughts on the Kony 2012 campaign might seem behind the curve, but nevertheless, it has reminded me of several issues I have with the American perspective on foreign affairs.

Andrew Krietz ·
NEWS

United they stand

Andrew Krietz
March 19, 2012

If there are 10 billion people in the world by the year 2050, how does one serve the producers and growers of the world’s food supply to sustain such a capacity? An answer most likely lies within a series of trial and error.

NEWS

Insects invade MSU campus

Rachel Jackson
March 19, 2012

The recent warm weather has brought out more students in shorts and T-shirts, but it also is ideal for other seasonal creatures: bugs. The winter’s mild weather and melting snow created a haven for many insects — especially agriculture pests and mosquitoes — to breed and thrive earlier in the spring than usual, assistant professor of entomology Matthew Grieshop said.

NEWS

Police Brief 03/20/12

Lauren Gibbons  and  Derek Blalock
March 19, 2012

A 50-year-old woman reported her gas was stolen out of her gas tank between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 9 in the parking lot south of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

Isabella Shaya ·
MICHIGAN

New Middle Eastern restaurant to open

Becca Guajardo
March 19, 2012

Posters of various dishes from Sultan’s Restaurant cover the windows of a new location at 235 Ann St. as construction workers team up to finish the chain’s third location. Owners guided the workers to get the perfect look for their new establishment, which is scheduled to open in early April.

MSU

More Chinese students hire college agents

Stephen Brooks
March 19, 2012

Besides leaving behind the pollution that plagues the environment near his home in the Shanghai area, general management senior Zeshan Jiang also wanted to come to the U.S. for college because of the degree offerings and academic reputation of American universities.