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Conveying courage

Derek Berggren
February 9, 2012

Theatre graduate student Leslie Hull knew she would be playing the title character Anna Fierling for her thesis role almost a year before “Mother Courage” went into production. She traveled to Berlin to do research in preparation for the role, and while there, she watched a performance at Brecht’s Theater, named after playwright Bertolt Brecht, who wrote the play.

ICE HOCKEY

Michigan rivalry fuels series rematch

Dillon Davis
February 9, 2012

Even with each series carrying significant importance this time of year for the No. 17 MSU hockey team, this week is slightly different. Every word, every practice, every gym session and team meal carries a distinct buzz radiating from the coaches down to the Zamboni driver. It’s Michigan week.

COMMENTARY

Election day, go beyond party lines

Being a college freshman and just turning 19, the upcoming presidential election will be my first opportunity to vote for the country’s next president. I always have proclaimed myself to be a Democrat, so at first there seemed to be no question of who I would vote for: President Barack Obama.

NEWS

Major misunderstandings

Kelsie Thompson
February 9, 2012

Many students and community members throughout the country count on student-athletes at major universities to carry their sports programs, but when looked at in the classroom setting, many are being stereotyped as academically inadequate.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/09/12

Lauren Gibbons
February 9, 2012

A 22-year-old male student reported his iPad 2 stolen between 5:30-6 p.m. Feb. 5 from the Main Library, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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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.