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Izzo's job more than wins

Four hundred college basketball wins. That’s 400 more wins than I’ll likely ever accumulate in my lifetime, but still more than 500 less than Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. And that’s enough to make Tom Izzo feel like 400 isn’t very many.

Julia Nagy, Rebecca Ryan ·
NEWS

A silent danger

MSU Safe Place has been flooded with more phone calls than usual this month, with many callers concerned about stalking cases on campus. But MSU Safe Place volunteer and advocacy coordinator Alyssa Baumann said that might be a good thing.

Alex McClung ·
MICHIGAN

New E.L. Great Clips location brings competition downtown

Students will have a new place to get their hair cut when Great Clips opens a new store on the corner of Grand River Avenue and M.A.C. Avenue in February. The new store will add to the company’s approximately 3,000 salons in the U.S. and Canada, including their 2843 E. Grand River Ave. location in East Oak Square, which opened in 2003.

MSU

Professor to aid children with grant

With the help of a substantial research grant, an MSU professor is hoping to increase health care opportunities for children in Africa. Professor of pediatrics Stephen Obaro received a $5.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a research team to study the causes of bacterial diseases, such as pneumonia and meningitis, in children in Nigeria.

MICHIGAN

Judge: alleged dog killer to face trial

No trial date has been set for alleged dog killer and former MSU student Andrew Thompson. During his pretrial at Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court on Wednesday, Judge Paula Manderfield decided the case will not go to a preliminary hearing and move right to trial, though she gave no time frame as to when that might occur.

MICHIGAN

Union hosts environmental career fair

Students interested in the environment and natural resources can attend an internship and career fair today to meet with potential employers in the field. A number of corporations, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations will be present to talk with students about opportunities within their organizations. The fair will take place today from 3-6 p.m.

MSU

Groups’ protest receives nomination

The Michigan State College Libertarians and MSU Young Americans for Liberty have been nominated for an award for Students for Liberty Event of the Year after holding a protest against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on campus in March 2011. The groups painted a message on the rock on Farm Lane and circulated a petition to draw students into their cause. The winners of the award will be announced next month at the 5th International Students For Liberty Conference in Washington, D.C. For more information on the award and conference, visit studentsforliberty.org.

MSU

Heart Beats brings in customers, business

Since opening the second week of December 2011, customers have flocked to Heart Beats, 301 M.A.C. Ave., a combination billiards and karaoke lounge, Heart Beats representatives said. The lounge features seven billiards tables and nine smaller rooms around the edge of the lounge — five rooms dedicated to karaoke and four rooms set aside for the traditional Chinese table game mahjong.