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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?

Beau Hayhoe ·
NEWS

Obama calls for bipartisanship

President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on a Congress divided to continue investing in education and research despite a budget deficit in the trillions of dollars and soaring national debt.

ICE HOCKEY

Rick Comley to retire after 9 seasons at MSU

MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of the season, after spending 38 seasons as a college hockey head coach. Comley, currently in his ninth season as the head coach of MSU, won a National Championship with the Spartans in 2007, and is one of five college hockey coaches to win more than 700 games.