SPORTS
Despite loss, Gymnastics team looks forward
In its first meet of the season, the MSU gymnastics team fell short of upsetting No.
FEATURES
Bluegrass fans gather to appreciate Lansing band
Although bluegrass and folk music might not be the average student’s first choice for entertainment, to Lansing-based group The Whiskey Pickers, that doesn’t matter. “Most people are receptive to bluegrass even when they don’t think they will be,” said mandolin player and graduate student Brian Bienkowski.
ICE HOCKEY
RedHawks sweep MSU during weekend play
When the No. 15 MSU hockey team was swept by Lake Superior State earlier in the season, Tom Anastos wasn’t pleased.
BASKETBALL
Team looks to silence doubt from preseason
With each and every game, the MSU men’s basketball 2011-12 season looks less and less like its predecessor.
SPORTS
Penn State defeats MSU wrestling team in weekend matchup
In its first look at competition in three weeks, the MSU wrestling team was routed by No. 4 Penn State 36-6 at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Mich. The only points of the day for the Spartans (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) came when Nittany Lion Nico Megaludis was disqualified for using an illegal move on senior 125-pounder Eric Olanowski, awarding six points to MSU.
FEATURES
Lansing artists cover songs of local acts for compilation CD
No one seems to love the local music scene more than Sean Bradley. Bradley, who currently is studying at Central Michigan University but is from the area, said he always has been a fan of Lansing-based musicians.
COMMENTARY
Morality should unite, not divide
During political elections, we hear a lot about Christian or “values” voters. In the presidential campaign already underway, candidates have been striving to appeal to voters by expressing their political positions in terms of religious conviction.
COMMENTARY
Republican candidates lack focus
Fate has given the Republican Party an incredible opportunity to take back the White House in 2012. Presidential elections are inextricably linked to the economy, and President Obama thinks he can buck a 76-year trend by being re-elected with such high unemployment.
COMMENTARY
Exercise plan offers benefit to students
Adding extra taxes to students’ room and board bills never sounds like a positive thing, but a plan being discussed by the Residence Hall Association, or RHA, has the potential to bring many healthy changes for students.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball holds off Penn State for road win
After capturing the first outright Big Ten title in program history a year ago, it wasn’t the MSU women’s basketball team, but Penn State, that was selected by the coaches and media to win this season’s conference title. But when the two team’s met for the first time on Saturday, the Spartans showed they’re still contenders to repeat as Big Ten champs. On Saturday, MSU (11-5, 3-0) went on the road and defeated No.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers fall to RedHawks in overtime
Another night, another dramatic overtime loss for the No. 15 MSU hockey team. After losing a heartbreaker in overtime to No.
FOOTBALL
Narduzzi stays, Baker out at MSU
After speculation MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi was leaving to take the same position at Texas A&M, the university announced Friday night he will remain in East Lansing.
NEWS
Lyman Briggs freshman dies of brain aneurysm
MSU freshman and Lake Orion, Mich. resident Marissa Romsek died at the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak this week, Beaumont Health System spokesperson Bob Ortlieb confirmed.
NEWS
ACLU targets Michigan in discrimination lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan today, claiming a new law outlawing domestic partner benefits for public employees unfairly targets gay couples.
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FOOTBALL
Jerel Worthy to enter 2012 NFL Draft
Sitting beside MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio on Thursday afternoon at the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Center, junior defensive tackle Jerel Worthy announced he will forgo his senior year and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball extends winning streak over U-M with 60-55 victory
After struggling to hit shots in the first half, MSU (10-5, 2-0) used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to knock off Michigan (12-3, 1-1) 60-55 and extend the Spartans’ win streak over their rivals to 10 games and 18 of their last 19.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball escapes Wisconsin with 63-60 overtime win
But, in a game played much like you would expect from the Spartans and Badgers, No. 10 MSU outlasted Wisconsin 63-60 in overtime after a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Ryan Evans was ruled to be after the buzzer.
FOOTBALL
Winningest senior class leads the way to bowl victory
Tampa Bay, Fla. — Kirk Cousins was the last player off the field at Raymond James Stadium Monday night.
FOOTBALL
Coaches' trust in players pays off in bowl win
_Tampa Bay, Fla._— The Spartans’ 33-30 triple overtime win over Georgia at the Outback Bowl was a dramatic victory that came down to the final plays, but as they’ve emphasized all season, the win and the 11-3 record was a team effort from start to finish.
FOOTBALL
No. 12 Spartans defeat No. 18 Georgia in 3OT at Outback Bowl
_Tampa Bay, Fla._— A 16-point deficit at the half, a tie game with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, a thrown interception in the first overtime and a blocked field goal for the win in the third overtime — it couldn’t have been any closer than that.