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MICHIGAN

His personal touch

In a business dominated by computers, he still is doing it by hand. Since the 1960s, Gary Glenn has been painting signs, cars, murals and any other odds and ends he can get paint on.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans look for 6th straight win

Don’t tell MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant that two straight wins over nationally ranked teams mean that her team is Final Four bound at this point in the season. MSU will take on Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley excited for outdoor hockey at Big Chill

Pond hockey has lost its place in the hockey world, and it’s something MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley is disappointed about. The Spartans will get their chance to take their game outside at the Big Chill at the Big House on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

COMMENTARY

State News talks big, falls flat

I was puzzled to read this week’s State News editorial “Student action needs to find jolt of inspiration” (SN 12/6), which seemed to actually (gasp) encourage student activism! The State News editorial board writes that “one of the greatest worries of our generation is that despite being at critical junctions for a multitude of important issues … students have shown what seems to be apathy, but is probably closer to complacency.”

FEATURES

Spartan writes novel in summer

Spencer Nordwick, a comparative cultures and politics and international relations junior, spent the majority of his summer at Mleczarnia Café in Kraków, Poland, writing a historical fiction novel. Nordwick’s goal was to finish the first draft of his 50,000-word novel in a 75-day deadline he set for himself.

COMMENTARY

When it comes to WikiLeaks, post what you feel

WikiLeaks’ recent disclosure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables has caused many to wonder what it all means: Why is the government hiding this information? How does its release affect the U.S.? Is it legal? Is Julian Assange a traitor?

NEWS

Maybank to be interim vice president

Senior associate vice president for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank will serve as the interim vice president for Student Affairs and Services when current vice president Lee June steps down at the close of the year, President Lou Anna K. Simon announced to the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, on Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS

Community commitment

As a child of a migrant worker family, Carolina Segura spent much of her childhood moving between Texas, Georgia, Michigan and Mexico. Segura, now a zoology freshman, did not have stable middle and high school educations, let alone consistent medical care for her epilepsy.

MSU

E.L. community celebrates Chanukah on Ice

Celebrating the sixth night in the Festival of Lights with food, family and ice skating, about 100 people attended Chanukah on Ice at Munn Ice Arena on Monday. Sponsored by the Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation with an unspecified grant from the Ravitz Foundation, the event brought together three Lansing-area Jewish congregations to host and support the evening’s festivities, said Susan Herman, director of the Michigan Jewish Conference and coordinator of the Statewide Jewish Outreach.

MSU

Olin, RHA prep students to fight flu

Luke Moreland knows it’s important to stay healthy with finals just around the corner. Officials at Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, wish to keep students such as Moreland in mind. The organizations are working together this week to continue their annual effort to distribute cold and flu packs to students living in the residence halls.