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Comics Forum benefits both local artists, MSU students
As a child, Ryan Claytor’s parents had trouble getting him to read, until Claytor discovered comic books.
MICHIGAN
Awards to recognize design work
Creative MSU students could get their work in design and advertising recognized on a local, regional and national level if they participate in the ADDY Awards.
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Anti-coal group to hold kickoff
Members of the MSU Beyond Coal organization will hold a semester kickoff meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 224 Erickson Hall.
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Flute, piano duo piece to premiere
The MSU College of Music will sponsor a night of music featuring flutist Richard Sherman and pianist Panayis Lyras from 7:30-9 p.m.
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Show to celebrate Mozart’s birthday
The MSU College of Music will celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 255th birthday during Happy Birthday Mozart, a musical performance at 7:30 p.m.
FEATURES
Contemporary Boston Tea Party unites community
It’s been more than 230 years since angry colonists threw hundreds of chests filled with tea into the cold waters of Boston Harbor, but Elizabeth Marazita said their brave actions have become a staple in American history. Marazita is co-owner of Wanderer’s Teahouse & Cafe, 547 E. Grand River Ave., which celebrated the historic event during “Boston Tea Party Afternoon Tea” on Saturday.
FEATURES
Art department to host lecture
The MSU Department of Art & Art History is sponsoring a session with professor Jon Frey as part of the Research Lecture Series from 7-9 p.m. Monday at Kresge Art Center.
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UAB to provide free stretching class
A free yoga session, Stretch Away Your Stress, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Tower Room of the fourth floor of the Union.
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Community center to hold auditions
There will be an audition workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. This workshop is to help actors ages 9-18 prepare for auditions for “NigHt of tHe pterodActyls,” which is an All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre performance.
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Third part of movie trilogy to be shown
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” directed by Daniel Alfredson, will play at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
COMMENTARY
MSU trustees must consider gender-neutral housing
The MSU Residence Halls Association’s, or RHA’s, passing of the bill supporting gender-neutral housing on campus, as mentioned in the article “RHA passes bill to support gender neutral housing” (SN 12/8), is an important step for the rights of transgender students.
COMMENTARY
‘Bodily authority’ hurt by politicians
Last Saturday marked the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion in 1973 contingent on fetal viability. In the decades after, a debate between “pro-choice” and “pro-life” ensued, exploiting scientific and legal jargon to form a bipolar war over a complex issue.
COMMENTARY
Child care worthy cause for COGS endowment
Graduate students often face obstacles, including financing child care, which can prevent them from finishing or even starting graduate school. A new child care fund recently started by the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is a good start to helping alleviate financial stress for graduate students with children.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans tame Golden Gophers, 66-54
Led by 20 points and 17 rebound from junior forward Lykendra Johnson, the No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 66-54. The performance by Johnson is her best of the season, just beating out her 17-point and 17-rebound performance on Jan.
ICE HOCKEY
RedHawks blank Spartans, 4-0
A more defense-oriented Miami (Ohio) hockey team eased past MSU, 4-0, on Saturday to earn a weekend split at Munn Ice Arena.
BASKETBALL
MSU loses at Purdue, 86-76
West Lafayette, Ind. – The No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 14 Purdue, 86-76, on Saturday night at Mackey Arena, their second straight loss.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans find scoring, down RedHawks, 7-4
In the midst of an inconsistent stretch of scoring, the MSU hockey team showed no signs of offensive weakness and pushed seven goals past No.
NEWS
Foreign frenzy
Although the number of undergraduate students taking foreign language classes at universities nationwide stayed steady from 2006-09, the variety of languages they studied continued to climb, and Chinese is growing at one of the highest rates, according to a December 2010 survey by the Modern Language Association of America.
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Police Brief 01/21/11
An 18-year-old student reported her calculator allegedly was stolen Jan. 19, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The calculator was taken from the copy center in Holden Hall between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Career Services Network hosts Diversity Career Fair
Celebrating its 42nd year on campus, the MSU Diversity Career Fair was filled with eager students and willing companies.