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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.

SPORTS

Tennis' Bogatov earns co-Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors

MSU tennis junior Denis Bogatov was named co-Big Ten Athlete of the Week along with Northwestern’s Josh Graves, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. The Gurnee, Ill., native won the honor after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches against Bradley, Morehead State and Wright State at home this past weekend. Bogatov’s performance helped the Spartans notch victories over all three schools and improve to 3-0 on the season. The award marks Bogatov’s first Big Ten Athlete of the Week nod of his career, and the Spartans’ first since Aaron Pfister was named Athlete of the Week on Nov.

BASKETBALL

Called out

With the MSU football team having just finished its second straight double-digit win season and the men’s basketball team having just ripped off a 15-game winning streak, student spirit should be at an all-time high.

NEWS

Dems propose tuition grant

As the Michigan Senate convenes today, Democrats will begin pushing a broad economic investment package focused on providing nearly free college to in-state students.

NEWS

Search for ombudsman nears end

When students have a problem with the basketball team, they might blame the coach. But if an academic issue arises, they can turn to the university ombudsman who perhaps is one of the lesser-known individuals at MSU.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing retail sales see slight growth

Retail sales across the country increased only slightly in December 2011 compared to November 2011, a trend also experienced by some East Lansing business owners during the holidays. Nationwide retail sales increased 0.1 percent from November to December, the smallest sales increase in seven months, according to news reports.

ICE HOCKEY

Teddy bears donated to Sparrow

It took more than 15 minutes for the MSU hockey team to score in its game Saturday night against Northern Michigan, but when the Spartans did find the net, dozens of stuffed animals showered the ice.