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COMMENTARY

MSU needs to close education value gap

When people pay more for a service or good, they expect to receive a higher quality item. But according to a recent report by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, MSU students are experiencing increasing costs disproportionate with the quality of the university.

Julia Nagy, Darcy Moran and Sam Radecki ·
FEATURES

How to straighten up

It can be hard to look presentable as a college student. Dorm closets are cramped; there always seems to be issues with hall washing machines and dryers, and having perfectly neat and crisp clothing is next to impossible.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's basketball handed first conference loss by Ohio State

As soon as the Spartans and Buckeyes tipped it off, it was clear the game was going to be a battle of physicality and will, and on the game’s most critical possession it was Ohio State that was able to exert theirs. On Sunday the Ohio State women’s basketball team (17-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) held on to beat MSU (12-6, 4-1) 64-56 to hand the Spartans their first Big Ten loss of the season.

SPORTS

Wrestling earns first Big Ten victory, defeats Indiana, 21-20

The MSU wrestling team notched its first Big Ten dual victory, 21-20, over Indiana with the help of an unlikely hero. With the Spartans clinging to a 17-16 lead and two matches left to go, MSU freshman 133-pounder Terry Turner took the mat against Indiana’s Joe Duca for his first ever dual start.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans lose at Northwestern, winning streak snapped

Evanston, Ill. — MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo knew it would happen eventually, he just didn’t know when. Featuring “three and a half freshmen” in the regular rotation — with senior guard and first-year Spartan Brandon Wood being the half — Izzo said inexperience was bound to doom MSU at least once this season. That moment came Saturday, when the No. 6 Spartans (15-3 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) traveled to Evanston, Ill. and fell to Northwestern 81-74 — marking MSU’s first Big Ten loss of the season.

SPORTS

Wrestling falls to West Virginia, competes again Sunday

The MSU wrestling team was unable to overcome an early deficit against West Virginia, eventually falling to the Mountaineers 23-12 in its first dual at Jenison Field House this season. The Spartans (2-4 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) began the match with sophomore 125-pounder Brenan Lyon dropping an 11-3 major decision to No.

NEWS

Senate Democrats announce new initiative proposing grants to Michigan students

Senate Democrats released a new policy initiative Thursday that focuses on higher education, including significant grants for students who attend a Michigan public university. The new plan would give students who spent their entire career in the K-12 Michigan education system a chance to have their tuition nearly paid for, earning a yearly grant equal to the median tuition level in Michigan universities.

NEWS

Who's your Man?

The Republican nominee race so far has come down to one fundamental question: Who’s the true conservative?

Anthony Thibodeau ·
MSU

A girl and her horse

When mechanical engineering junior Renee Chabon came to MSU, she knew she wanted to play polo. Since she could walk, Chabon has been riding horses and loving every second of it. She formed a bond with not only her teammates, but also the horses she has ridden during the past few years.