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Food bank prepping for larger holiday crowd
With the holiday season just around the corner, the MSU Food Bank has begun preparing for an increased need for food.
FEATURES
Student auditions for chance to win role on 'Glee'
Even as an eigth-grader, Ayo Obayan possessed a talent unlike the rest.
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Snowboard film premieres today
Red Bull Media House and the University Activities Board, or UAB, are showcasing a film about a day in the life of professional snowboarders.
FEATURES
5 websites you should watch for
The Internet is endless. There’s no question there is an infinite amount of eye-catching websites in cyberspace.
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Broad Art Museum accepting applications for student representatives
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is accepting applications for four student representatives to serve on its Founding Leadership Team.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball works to improve defense, shooting vs. Western Michigan
After Tuesday’s 62-56 win against IPFW, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant was disappointed in her team’s performance.
BASKETBALL
Madison Williams out for season with ACL tear
The injury sustained by redshirt freshman center Madison Williams in Tuesday night’s MSU women’s basketball game against IPFW will be a costly one. After an MRI taken Wednesday, it was revealed that Williams tore her ACL in her left knee and will miss the remainder of the 2011-2012 season.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball picks up 2nd NLI
The MSU women’s basketball team received a National Letter of Intent from Cass Tech guard Branndais Agee, head coach Suzy Merchant announced Wednesday. The 5-foot-11 guard from Detroit is a four-star recruit nationally ranked as the fifth best guard and 27th best overall player by ESPN’s Hoopgurlz. “She is one of the best defensive players in the country, which will allow her to be impactful from the minute she steps on campus,” Merchant said in a statement to the MSU athletics department. Agee and fellow incoming guard Mariah Harris give MSU the 19th ranked recruiting class in the country, according to Dan Olsen of Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
FOOTBALL
Linthicum earns weekly tight end award
After his career game in the No. 12 Spartans’ 37-21 victory over Iowa, senior tight end Brian Linthicum was named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Wednesday. Against the Hawkeyes, Linthicum set a career high for receptions and receiving yards with five catches for 71 yards, and four of the five resulted in first downs for MSU.
SPORTS
Wrestling lands two incoming grapplers
The MSU wrestling team received two National Letters of Intent, head coach Tom Minkel announced Wednesday. Nick Trimble from Sparta, Mich., and Jordan Wohlfert from St.
COMMENTARY
Dorm security update needed, long overdue
It shouldn’t be a hassle for students to live on campus because of too much or too little security. Having the same security in place across campus is something RHS should have done a long time ago to make the lives of students safer.
COMMENTARY
Don’t hesitate to ask about culture
Walking gingerly downhill on a narrow, winding street in Cadiz, Spain, paved in incredibly smooth and shiny stones bigger around than softballs, one of my companions, D.G. Schiltz, commented, “There are no championship rollerskaters from Cadiz.”
COMMENTARY
State tuition funding cuts unfair
Now that our bill statements for spring semester have come in, I wanted to remind my fellow students about the fact that our tuition went up again this fall.
BASKETBALL
Spartans fall to Duke in NYC, 74-69
Mike Krzyzewski passed Bob Knight on the all-time wins list with Duke’s 74-69 victory against the MSU men’s basketball team Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
NEWS
Forum critiques pending LBGT-targeted legislation
A panel of four law and policy experts with corporate and academic ties spoke out against a series of proposed bills that target LBGT benefits Tuesday afternoon at an MSU College of Law forum.
NEWS
Officials discuss plans for MSU construction
The pending demolition of Spartan Village Apartments and an on-campus parking garage as well as the potential creation of MSU regional transit center and reconstruction of major roadways were discussed at the University Council meeting Tuesday afternoon.
NEWS
Gretchen Whitmer speaks out against higher education cuts
State Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer brought her agenda to campus Tuesday night, speaking out against a broad range of Republican legislation she said has created an “emergency in Lansing.”
NEWS
MSU administrators plan to continue SIRS form online
Following a pilot study last year to examine student return rates of Student Instructional Rating System, or SIRS, forms, MSU administrators plan to continue moving the forms online.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/16/11
A 19-year-old female student reported her wallet stolen between 12:40-1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 from the Business College Complex, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball squeaks past IPFW 62-56
In a game marked by physical play and inconsistent defense, the MSU women’s basketball team pulled out a 62-56 win against the IPFW Mastadons on Tuesday at Breslin Center. The Spartans (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) relied heavily on three-point shots early in their home opener, jumping out to a 14-6 lead on the strength of treys by senior guard Taylor Alton and guards Kiana Johnson and Porsche Poole. Senior forward Lykendra Johnson dominated the boards on the way to recording her 18th career double-double.