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NEWS

E.L. gets seven inches of snow, storm coming to end

Emily Wilkins
February 21, 2011

After about seven to eight inches of snow it the Lansing area yesterday, the worst of the storm is done for now. Nathan Jeruzal, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said about an inch of light snow can be expected this afternoon and the next few days will remain chilly with temperatures hovering around the 20s. “Right now the heaviest snow is pretty much done for the Lansing area,” Jeruzal said. Although yesterday there were a high number of automobile accidents — 15 alone in the span of several hours and 19 total — today has been relatively quiet on the roads, said East Lansing police Capt.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Back on top

Anthony Odoardi
February 20, 2011

After five consecutive years of watching Ohio State reign atop the Big Ten conference and raise banner after banner, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team — with a 69-56 victory at Illinois — have dethroned the former champions and will carry the trophy a few hours north to East Lansing.

NEWS

MSU student arraigned for stabbing

Kyle Campbell
February 20, 2011

One MSU student remains in the hospital while another awaits trial after an altercation broke out early Friday morning involving a knife. Ryan Ravary, a 20-year-old MSU student, was arrested Friday morning for allegedly stabbing two other MSU students in the back and side repeatedly during the altercation, which occurred in the 100 block of Spartan Street, according to a press release from the East Lansing Police Department. Ravary was arraigned later that day and faces two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, a 10-year felony, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony. The injuries to both students were nonlethal, but they were taken to Sparrow Hospital.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU women look to become MSU’s best ever

Anthony Odoardi
February 20, 2011

After freshman center — a.k.a former Spartan Alyssa DeHaan’s replacement — Madison Williams went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, would anyone have believed me if I said MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant would be able to reshape her offense and turn the No.

NEWS

Heavy snowfall, ice covers E.L.

Kyle Campbell
February 20, 2011

After the heavy snowfall Sunday night and Monday morning, accumulations of about six or seven inches of snow were projected as well as a quarter inch of ice, said Walt Felver, a meteorologist National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Some areas saw as much as an inch of accumulation per hour, causing dangerous driving conditions and limited visibility, Felver said.

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FEATURES

Being part of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ provides outlet for senior

Dillon Davis
February 20, 2011

At two different points in her life, Chelsea Hill has been a victim of sexual violence. The psychology senior said it often is hard for women to find an outlet to talk about their experiences and the negative things that have happened to their bodies. For Hill, “The Vagina Monologues,” a series of stories that was performed this past Friday and Saturday at Wharton Center, has given her and many other women that outlet.

Ashley Brown ·
MSU

Fashion show promotes HIV/AIDS awareness

Ashley Brown
February 20, 2011

Members of Radiating Excellence in All Areas of Life, or R.E.A.A.L., and student models strutted down the runway Saturday to promote HIV/AIDS awareness during the fourth annual AIDS benefit fashion show, “Red Alert 2011.”

SPORTS

MSU struggles in matches against ranked foes

Michelle Martinelli
February 20, 2011

Opening the weekend on Friday hosting No. 11 Michigan, the Spartans (9-9 overall, 1-8 Big Ten) fought for a comeback before losing their final two matches with a technical fall for redshirt freshman 133-pounder Chris Lyon and a pin against redshirt freshman 141-pounder Levi Stace. MSU fell to the Wolverines (11-5, 6-3), 24-15.

COMMENTARY

House cuts target wrong program

When the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood last Friday, women across the country began to organize to create a coalition so tenacious God herself would sidestep.

COMMENTARY

Dismantling MSC smokestack the right move

As one wanders MSU’s sprawling campus, the MSC smokestack easily is recognizable as a prominent part of the Spartan skyline. But the $1.4 million it would cost to do vital repairs and ongoing upkeep costs just can’t be justified in light of the university’s budget woes.