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BASKETBALL

Despite loss, team looks to next U-M game

Ann Arbor– Draymond Green has the exact date ready in the front of his mind. Not long after he and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team lost in heartbreaking fashion, 60-59, to No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Green had focused his eyes on the road ahead — and the impending rematch with U-M in less than a month.

NEWS

NCAA rejects scholarship cuts to student-athletes

The NCAA Division 1 Board of Directors has rejected a proposal that would have lowered the number of total scholarships available to student-athletes. The proposal, which the board rejected at this past weekend’s NCAA Convention , would have reduced the number of scholarships available to football programs at the Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, level from 85 to 80 and lowered the number of women’s basketball scholarships from 15 to 13.

MSU

Students develop educational video game

MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, recently donated $30,000 to the college, the majority of which will be used to fund the creation of the game, said April Clobes, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MSUFCU.

MICHIGAN

Zoning laws prevent expansion

The East Lansing City Council deferred consideration of a fraternity’s application for housing expansion, prolonging a debate about the future of a development project close to campus.

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FEATURES

Student cleans bathrooms for cash

With the combination of questionable toilet stains, clumps of hair in the shower and trash cans overflowing onto the floor, cleaning the bathroom can be a constant source of stress for students with suite-style dorm rooms.

MSU

Students tweet to share theses

Although many students use Twitter to talk about sports and celebrities, graduate students worldwide now are using the platform to discuss something more scholarly — their theses.

FEATURES

Theatre alumna launches blog

Gifts can come in many forms. MSU alumna Kellyn Uhl’s gift to the Department of Theatre — the department from which she received her degree — came in the form of a blog.

COMMENTARY

Student input key to better RHA services

The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, conducted a health and safety survey to figure out how aware students are of its services, and the results were telling. RHA Director of Health and Safety Zachary DeRade said on a scale of one to 10 of how aware students were of RHA’s health and safety services, the average response was a five.