Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Team plagued with troubles all season

Here we go again. The team with seemingly never-ending drama strikes again. This time with the season-long dismissal of junior guard Korie Lucious. To catch you up, the drama surrounding this team began in June, when MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo took some time to ponder a move to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.

NEWS

College of Ed. dean to step down

Carole Ames, the dean of the College of Education, will step down from her position Aug. 15 of this year. Ames said she’s spent almost two decades in the College of Education and thinks it’s her time to step down from the position “I’ve been dean 18 years … and I think the college is in very good shape,” Ames said.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley's announcement comes at correct time

Upon first glance, MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley’s decision to announce his plans for an end-of-the-season retirement on Tuesday, rather than waiting until later in the season, seems surprising. The Spartans, who have struggled all season and stand in 10th place in the CCHA, are about to square off with Ferris State and No.

FEATURES

Smartphones give students sense of security

Expanding the smartphone’s reach, Verizon Wireless announced it will release the iPhone to the general public Feb. 10 after already carrying other brands of smartphones, such as RIM’s BlackBerry and Google’s Android. The release of the iPhone means Verizon will join its main competitor AT&T as exclusive service providers for the iPhone as each company competes for smartphone superiority among students — a large constituency of their consumers.

FEATURES

Breakup leads Spartan to star in dating reality show

Tim City, a journalism senior, is starring in “The Key to the City,” a reality TV series produced by and featuring MSU students. The series, which Campbell said loosely is based on the VH1 reality show “For the Love of Ray J,” premiered Tuesday in Conrad Hall with the next nine episodes set to run each week in the same location.

COMMENTARY

Pushing against popular culture

In a fully developed industrialized society such as the U.S., can one live an existential life? When I use the word existential in this context I mean: Can one operate according to one’s free will?