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FOOTBALL

Lincoln letdown

October is finally over for the No. 15 MSU football team. And although the Spartans (6-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) concluded the most brutal stretch of their schedule with a 24-3 loss to Nebraska, they likely won’t hang their heads for long.

NEWS

Students present demands to MSU after racial incidents

The Black Student Alliance, or the BSA, met with some of MSU’s top administrators, including MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon on Friday at Brody Hall, determined to see action in response to a series of racial incidents that have occurred on campus this semester.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

MSU Students pitch in for Red Cedar river cleanup

Within 10 minutes of climbing into a canoe and paddling out into the Red Cedar River, three members of MSU’s Fisheries and Wildlife Club already had pulled out a bike from the depths of the water during the club’s once-a-semester river cleanup.

MICHIGAN

Duck Derby surpasses fundraising goals

Rubber duckies aren’t just for childrens’ bath times anymore. On Saturday, the star of Ernie’s song on Sesame Street and more than 600 of his little friends joined Phi Sigma Pi at the Red Cedar River in the second annual Rubber Ducky Derby.

MSU

Open house shows bugs up close

While many local residents spent their Sunday afternoon relaxing after a weekend full of Halloween festivities, some daring individuals kept the momentum going by visiting live tarantulas, scorpions and cockroaches.

BASKETBALL

Men's basketball opens exhibition season with 85-58 win

Trying to put last season’s struggles it, the MSU men’s basketball team took the floor Sunday for the first time since March, when the Spartans dropped a 78-76 heartbreaker to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. During an 85-58 trouncing of the Ferris State Bulldogs in an exhibition at Breslin Center on Sunday, the Spartans were able to get a feel for their team and fans were treated to a preview of what to expect come Nov.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey picks up first sweep since February

Just one night after witnessing linemate Greg Wolfe flash his fangs and strike fear into Robert Morris’ goaltending, Lee Reimer took his turn on Saturday night. The sophomore forward notched his first career hat trick and added two assists to power the MSU hockey team past RMU, 6-2, Saturday night.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball falls to Purdue in four sets

Despite a strong start, the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers proved to be too much for the MSU volleyball team to handle Saturday evening as the Spartans fell, 3-1. With the loss, the Spartans (17-7 overall, 6-6 Big Ten) split their week’s games for the sixth straight time this season.