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Holiday show to unite music school ensembles

Leon Gregorian, the director of orchestras in the College of Music, is directing Home for the Holidays, which will light up the stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. The annual music celebration will combine the talent of MSU’s Symphony Orchestra, the State Singers, Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the MSU Children’s Choir.

FOOTBALL

Spartan Nation Destination

Jamie Burns has been a Spartan his whole life, going to MSU sporting events since childhood. Burns, now a biosystems engineering freshman, went to every home football game this year and made trips to Ann Arbor University Park, Pa., and Evanston, Ill., to watch games. Now, he and his family have one final destination and one final game in one of the best seasons in MSU football history — Orlando, Fla., for the Capital One Bowl.

NEWS

Graduate assistants negotiate benefits

Improved stipends, health benefits and working conditions will top the list of priorities for members of the Graduate Employees Union as they meet today to prepare for bargaining negotiations with university officials.

MSU

Study shows high volumes of students texting during class

Texting during class is an everyday experience for no-preference freshman Kathlyn McQuillan and many other students, according to a recent survey released by Wilkes University administrators in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. About 91 percent of 269 students surveyed at Wilkes University said they have texted during class, and almost half said it was easy to do without their instructor noticing.

ICE HOCKEY

Hollis, players recall Cold War at Spartan Stadium

MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis remembers pulling into Jenison Field House during the ticket sales of the Cold War game between MSU and Michigan in 2001 and being surprised to see the line stretch around the parking lot. But, as Hollis said this week, that is the appeal of bringing a game outdoors and restoring hockey to its natural roots.