MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU's early exit caps rough year for Spartans
Tampa, Fla. – It wasn’t the finish people hoped for, but perhaps it was the finish they expected.
NEWS
Police Brief 03/18/11
A 52-year-old man from Cedar, Mich., reported his wallet allegedly stolen between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
NEWS
St. Paddy’s Day excitement heightened by nice weather, NCAA play
The sun was shining, the beer was flowing and, for Jessica Young, there was no better place to be than East Lansing.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Too little, too late
The Spartans came back from a 23-point second-half deficit, but were unable to pull out the win, losing 78-76 to UCLA.
MSU
Student Organic Farm hails spring
Although spring officially begins Sunday, for Brian Allnutt, an assistant instructor at the Student Organic Farm, it came in January when he began growing plants to transplant outside in April.
MSU
Med students receive residency matches
When Inna Lobeck opened the envelope with her name on it Thursday afternoon in the University Club ballroom, she wasn’t just finding out which hospital she would be doing her surgery residency. She was finding the city she will be calling “home” for the next seven years.
COMMENTARY
Recent actions show Gov. Rick Snyder’s true colors
What would cause 7,000–10,000 people to head to the state Capitol in protest over the last few days? Didn’t Gov. Rick Snyder promise to do big things if he were elected? Presumably, there are a large number of Michiganders asking themselves these very questions, but only the previously mentioned protestors were riled enough to show up.
COMMENTARY
‘Winning’ and the culture of fame
Now more than ever, being a celebrity has turned into much more than what one does with his or her time on the screen or in front of the crowd.
COMMENTARY
Financial manager legislation goes too far
The balance of power is tipping even more into Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s hands. With the recent signing of a bill giving him executive power over municipalities deemed to be in dire financial straits, it seems the power of the governor’s office is expanding.
MSU
MSU Hillel to revive Purim celebrations of childhood
Members of MSU Hillel will try to take students back to childhood fun with the holiday celebration of the Purim Palooza!
MICHIGAN
Food drive helps area food banks
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a holiday traditionally known for service, but Subway restaurants in the Mid-Michigan area attempted to collect more than 40,000 cans of food for local food banks.
MSU
Website brings voice to Facebook
MSU social media users now have the chance to make their statuses sound even more personal. On a newly developed website called ShoutOmatic, people now will be able to record 30-second “shouts” and post them to their Facebook or Twitter accounts rather than using just text.
SPORTS
Minkel leaving a mark on MSU wrestling
20 years at MSU, and lot’s of experience prior to his tenure as a Spartan, wrestling head coach Tom Minkel is creating a legacy.
SPORTS
MSU heads to Big Tens with high hopes
Should the MSU gymnastics team score high enough this weekend at the Big Ten championships, the Spartans could vault two spots and earn their way to the NCAA regionals.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans look better on paper than Northern Iowa
MSU holds all but one advantage on paper.
BASEBALL
MSU set to take on Evansville
MSU heads to Indiana for a three-game series against Evansville.
FEATURES
Students volunteer to inspire teenagers interested in art careers
Hailey Chenevert started working with a local art center as a class assignment. But what began as a requirement turned into a chance for her to form meaningful relationships by mentoring teenagers. More than a year later, the senior in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities said she still is committed to the REACH Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., in Lansing.
NEWS
Spartan Spirits
The initial plan was to move to Scotland. Actually, John Jeffery’s first plan was to create his own line of alcoholic beverages and sell them through a company in Chicago.
BASKETBALL
Summers ready, Spartans healthy for UCLA matchup
Tampa, Fla. — There’s still something left in Durrell Summers’ tank. After a breakout performance in last season’s NCAA Tournament was followed by a regular season that didn’t live up to expectations, the MSU men’s basketball team’s senior guard is putting all the negativity behind him as the No.
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NEWS
Thousands of protestors take to Capitol lawn
As Stephanie Space stood outside the Capitol building at 100 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing, on Wednesday evening, she knew at least one thing: She was fed up, and she wasn’t going to be quiet about it. Space, an interior design junior at MSU, was one of thousands of protestors who took to the Capitol lawn and the building’s rotunda from about noon to after 7 p.m.