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COMMENTARY

“Redskins” moniker inappropriate

Sitting in the Meridian Mall food court the other day sipping an iced tea, I witnessed a conversation between a group of middle-aged men discussing the Super Bowl and the case for the 1991 Washington Redskins being the greatest team in Super Bowl history.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Order Restored

The No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team held on to their halftime lead and beat No. 23 Michigan, . Coming off a knee sprain Tuesday at Illinois, senior forward Draymond Green willed the Spartans to victory with 14 points, 16 rebounds and assists.

Julia Nagy ·
NEWS

Cashing out

Standing in line at 5 a.m. surrounded by the unemployed or those desperate for some extra cash, fisheries and wildlife senior Mahala Clayton would wait her turn to be poked and prodded with a needle — for money.

Jaclyn McNeal ·
MSU

Unbuttoned: Button business closes shop

Lansing resident Dave Cripe and his father, Al, began making buttons for car shows as a hobby. Little did they know a business would develop into what is now known as Betty’s Buttons & T-Shirts, 1135 S. Washington Ave., in Lansing, named after Cripe’s mother, Betty.