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BASKETBALL

What it takes to be Elite

One team came out of its last game with three injured players and a fourth with a chipped tooth, while the other has nine healthy players averaging 11 minutes or more per game. So who’s the favorite?

MSU

MSU scientists receive more than $1.4m in grants

Three MSU scientists recently received more than $1.4 million by the United States Department of Agriculture, or the USDA. Grants were awarded under a USDA program called National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to George Smith and Juan Steibel, both professors in animal science, and C. Titus Brown, an assistant professor in molecular genetics.

BASKETBALL

UNI beat writer picks Panthers

Kelly Beaton covers Northern Iowa for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Beaton is in his first season covering the Panthers and on Thursday spoke with The State News about Friday’s game with the Spartans.

BASKETBALL

With Lucas out, MSU becomes Green's team

With time winding down in the MSU men’s basketball team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against New Mexico State last week, it felt like every Spartan and their next of kin was in dire foul trouble when MSU needed some big rebounds. Enter Draymond Green.

COMMENTARY

Dantonio right to reinstate football players

Four MSU football players have been reinstated to the team, ending months of speculation about the players’ futures at MSU. Now that these athletes have faced consequences, it’s time for the Spartan community to move on.

NEWS

Former E.L. mayor Singh to run for MSU Board of Trustees

Former East Lansing mayor Sam Singh said Thursday he officially is seeking the Democratic nomination for this fall’s MSU Board of Trustees election. The MSU alumnus said he has filed the necessary paperwork with the Secretary of State and currently is building his campaign platform.

BASKETBALL

Hello, St. Louis

As the No. 5-seed Spartans prepare to play the No. 9-seed Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday night in the Sweet 16, Spartans fans from East Lansing and St. Louis are ready to cheer on their team.

NEWS

Deadly shootings in Mexico halt MSU study abroad

Shooting deaths of two Mexican students on Friday caused to the suspension of two MSU study abroad programs at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. A program that was scheduled to take MSU students to Monterrey in May has been suspended. MSU will continue other study abroad programs in Mexico.

NEWS

Police brief 03/25/10

An MSU student reported her Facebook and e-mail accounts compromised March 18. The unknown person hacked into the student’s Facebook and other accounts.