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Students perform staged reading of The Domestic Crusaders

Alex McClung
February 8, 2012

A handful of music stands and seven chairs were all that filled the set of “The Domestic Crusaders” on Wednesday night at the Kellogg Center’s auditorium. A seven-person cast of students performed a staged reading of the play written by Wajahat Ali depicting the troubles felt by a Muslim Pakastani-American family in the U.S. post-Sept. 11. There were few movements and no breaks between scenes during the reading.

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Crew club gets new space in former meat locker

Katie Harrington
February 8, 2012

To an outsider, the MSU Crew Club’s practice facility is no different than any other team’s. It has a collection of exercise machines, upbeat music playing on the overhead speakers and a bit of a musty smell. But to the about 40 members of the team, the practice space is more because after years of searching, they’ve finally found a place they can call their own — in an old meat locker.

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Police post to be site for scene shop

Andrew Krietz
February 8, 2012

The elaborate sets seen by audiences during MSU’s many theater productions no longer will be built at the Fairchild Theatre by the start of the next academic year after upcoming renovations.

SPORTS

Spartans aim for third consecutive win, improved parallel bars scores

Jesse O'Brien
February 8, 2012

As the MSU gymnastics team heads into its final home meet of a three-meet stretch, the Spartans know how important it is to notch a third win over Pittsburgh before they hit the road. To do so, the Spartans have tried to simulate the atmosphere of a meet in their practices this week, which included the team being split into two squads and competing against each other. “When we do our practice routines, we try to get more scoring in to try and create the pressure of being judged and the meet experience,” sophomore Alex Pace said.

ICE HOCKEY

Anastos discusses Munn renovations

Dillon Davis
February 8, 2012

The MSU hockey program might have some big changes on the horizon to give the team a greater home-ice advantage. At a meeting with members of The Associated Press on Wednesday, head coach Tom Anastos said a decision will be made in the short term on whether money will be invested to renovate the nearly 40-year-old Munn Ice Arena or build a new venue altogether.

FEATURES

Freshman fifteen Q's: 02/09/12

Isabella Shaya
February 8, 2012

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, of a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.