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NEWS

Police Brief 03/01/11

An 18-year-old female student reported her jacket allegedly was stolen between 1:30-2:45 p.m. Feb. 11 from her room in South Hubbard Hall, MSU police Sgt.

NEWS

Cookin’ up a baker’s dozen

Tricia Brown has been a baker for about 14 years at MSU Bakers, 171 Service Road. Although Brown had very little background in culinary arts when she began at the bakery, she said she slowly worked her way up from washing dishes and learned the trade along the way.

MSU

New documentary premieres at MSU

It’s not the first time students will hear society has a negative affect on the environment, but the creators of a new documentary are hoping Michiganders will take notice of the surrounding Great Lakes.

COMMENTARY

Who’s afraid of the big bad debt?

Republicans are playing a dangerous game of chicken over the budget and debt in an attempt to score a few political points by demanding that Congress make significant cuts to discretionary spending before the debt ceiling can be raised.

COMMENTARY

East Lansing discrimination ordinances beneficial

In a college town inhabited mostly by young adults, it is important to provide protection for students. As many students at MSU search for houses and apartments for the upcoming academic year, city officials want students to know they are protected against housing discrimination.

BASKETBALL

Home-cooked

With a chance at an upset win over No. 8 Purdue, senior guard Kalin Lucas said he and the MSU men’s basketball team wanted to be the aggressor Sunday and take it to the visiting Boilermakers. Instead, Purdue took it to the Spartans (16-12 overall, 8-8 Big Ten) for the entire 40 minutes as the Boilermakers (24-5, 13-3) ran over MSU, 67-47, at Breslin Center. “Today, we definitely wanted to come and play aggressive, and we wanted to bring the punch to them,” Lucas said.

BASKETBALL

Despite Kalin Lucas, team still struggles

For the entire month of February, the MSU men’s basketball team has been The Kalin Lucas Show. But just like many shows that don’t adjust the plot, it’s not enough to succeed anymore. The senior guard scored 23 points in Sunday’s 67-47 loss to Purdue at Breslin Center, but for the third-consecutive game, Lucas was the only Spartan to score in double figures. Junior forward Draymond Green scored seven points on 3-for-12 shooting, tied for his highest output in the last three games. In fact, until a layup by Green with 4:04 to play, senior guard Mike Kebler was MSU’s second-leading scorer behind Lucas with six points. If the Spartans (16-12 overall, 8-8 Big Ten) are to finish the season strong and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament, more Spartans are going to need to improve their offense – and it can’t be Kebler leading the charge. “When I do penetrate to the hole and guys don’t hit shots, you’ve just got to keep their spirits up and just tell them to make the next one and to go to the hole, get fouled and get a rhythm that way,” Lucas said of his teammates. The guy who needs to help Lucas as much as anyone is his best friend, senior guard Durrell Summers, who continues to be nowhere to be seen.