WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Turnovers doom Spartans in loss to Green Bay
The MSU women’s basketball team lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Green Bay,
MSU
Study: Many students suffer hearing loss
Whether she’s walking to class or falling asleep at night, Sharmaine Ingram listens to music “all the time.”
MSU
Study abroad continues in some unstable nations
Going to study in a new country can be daunting. Going to study in a country that has a travel warning placed on it by the Department of State is even more so.
MSU
Gender Neutral MSU holds information sessions
At an informational meeting on Tuesday, students asked representatives from Gender Neutral MSU for details about the proposed gender-neutral housing option at MSU.
MICHIGAN
Students compete to win city’s next bright idea
The entrepreneurial cogs started turning in Allison Manchel’s brain when she and her roommate were driving in East Lansing’s infamous Feb. 2 “snowpocalypse” and was having trouble seeing out her front windshield.
COMMENTARY
US must reevaluate international role
On March 19, NATO forces led by the United Kingdom, France and U.S. — with the backing of a United Nations resolution — began their assault, or “intervention,” after forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi failed to initiate a mandatory cease-fire.
MSU
Medical alliance to be discontinued
Following an anonymous $100 million gift Western Michigan University announced it received Tuesday to start a medical school, MSU will lose a medical student training partnership it currently has with Kalamazoo hospitals, according to The Grand Rapids Press.
MSU
Center to host meeting on Japan
The MSU Asian Studies Center will host a community forum on the recent disasters in Japan at 7 p.m. tonight in Room 303 of the International Center.
COMMENTARY
Converted fraternity has positive implications
Students might not search for the words “converted frat house” when looking for an apartment, but the former Lambda Chi Alpha house appears to be a promising option for student living next fall
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo: MSU never threw in towel during tough season
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo wrapped up the season in a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
ICE HOCKEY
Big Ten hockey could drastically alter college game
There are benefits and drawbacks to the Big Ten adding a hockey league.
NEWS
Storm to bring ice accumulation overnight
A winter storm warning is in effect for the East Lansing area until 8 p.m. Wednesday, said John Kowaleski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. The area is expected to receive between a quarter inch and a half inch of ice.
FEATURES
Polo Club gives students chance to play regardless of experience
Steven Genuardi only played polo for one year when he was in high school. But after coming to college and hearing about the MSU Polo Club, the communication senior was convinced it was time to get back into the horseback-riding team sport.
NEWS
Census data shows population of East Lansing grew, Michigan shrank
East Lansing’s population grew by about 2,000 since 2000, according to data from the U.S. 2010 Census revealed Tuesday. The data shows a jump to 48,579 from 46,603 between 2000 and last year, a 4.2 percent increase.
NEWS
Part of the mix
For Ben Richards, the medical marijuana ordinance passed by the East Lansing City Council last week was more than just a routine decision. Richards, a human biology junior, said chronic back pain from a spinal fusion surgery in 2007 is the clinical reason behind his medical marijuana use.
NEWS
MSC smokestack to be dismantled, bricks salvaged
What has become an iconic landmark at MSU will go missing this summer from the Shaw Lane skyline. MSU administrators decided to move forward with plans to dismantle the MSC smokestack, but demolition crews will save as many of the white bricks that make up the letters as possible, university spokesman Kent Cassella said. “We’re going to save them until the appropriate commemoration opportunity presents itself,” he said. The MSC letters represent Michigan State College, the former name of MSU. The mortar that holds together the bricks of the top 75 feet of the smokestack is “severely deteriorated” and a metal fence at the top is the only thing holding some of the structure in place, university engineer Bob Nestle said. “That condition is going to continue to get worse,” he said.
NEWS
University, ASMSU officials weigh in on account status
A week after the decision was made by the university to freeze ASMSU’s accounts and several meetings later, the status of ASMSU’s funding freeze remains uncertain. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Officials from ASMSU said Monday they currently are awaiting a response from Denise Maybank, senior associate vice president for Student Affairs and Services, this week with clarification that the association’s accounts have been unfrozen. “We’re extremely optimistic,” said Chris Schotten, chairperson of ASMSU’s Student Assembly.
NEWS
Snyder details local government reforms
Local state governments would be required to institute a number of transparency measures and collaborate with one another at least partially to stave off state funding reductions under a plan unveiled Monday by Gov.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans face similar foe in No. 5 Green Bay
Wichita, Kan. — Sixteen teams have entered the women’s NCAA Tournament with at least 30 wins and no more than one loss – including Green Bay and Connecticut this season.
NEWS
Police Brief 03/22/11
A white 2008 GMC Envoy Denali in Lot 5 had its rear window broken out between 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 15, MSU police Sgt.