COMMENTARY
Consensus on climate change ignored to feed controversy
The consensus of climate change experts is reflected in their endorsement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
COMMENTARY
V-day should be met with optimism
No matter which category you belong to, Valentine’s Day should have been a meaningful day of celebration. What it shouldn’t have been, however, is what so many of us choose to make it: a superficial 24-hour period with forced restaurant reservations, cheesy cards purchased at CVS, hoping you put enough effort into the day to make your better half somewhat satisfied with your performance as a romantic.
COMMENTARY
Granholm reviving a very different 'Promise'
The governor wants a way to stop the brain drain, but this isn’t the best way to clog the pipe. Michigan needs a program that will help young people pay for college as they go along, not a $4,000 prize for weathering the storm of Michigan’s economic climate.
BASKETBALL
Spartans snap losing streak, beat Penn State 65-54
Junior guard Kalin Lucas scores 24 in MSU’s 65-54 win at Penn State. The win ends the Spartans’ three-game skid and gives them their 10th Big Ten win of the season.
NEWS
Simon, trustees discuss Spartans logo
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon on Friday said the university would move forward with registering variations of the Spartan helmet logo as part of a branding and identity project to be unveiled this spring. Simon said MSU will move forward with registering variations of the current logo so other institutions have little to no options to mimic it.
BASKETBALL
DeHaan ties NCAA all-time blocks record
Senior center Allyssa DeHaan tied the NCAA Division I career blocks record Thursday night when she swatted Michigan center Krista Phillips 13 seconds into the second half at Crisler Arena, tying the previous record of 480 held by Texas Christian’s Sandora Irvin (2001-05). Later Thursday night, St. Mary’s junior forward Louella Tomlinson, who came into her game with Gonzaga needing three blocks to break the record, tied and later broke the record with five rejections.
NEWS
Police brief 02/12/10
A 24-year-old male MSU student reported items stolen Feb. 8 from his locker at IM Sports-West, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans defend well in 50-45 win over U-M
The MSU women’s basketball team got back to basics in Thursday’s night victory against Michigan: defense and rebounding.
MSU
Granholm proposes reviving Promise Scholarship as income tax credit
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Thursday her intentions to revive the defunct Michigan Promise Scholarship as an income tax credit as part of her 2010-11 fiscal year budget proposal.
MSU
Fiscal fluctuations
Electric, water, gas, cable and don’t forget groceries. Managing everyday expenses can get messy, and when Michigan lawmakers develop the state’s annual budget, items more significant than milk might get cut from the list.
MSU
Student judiciary board dismisses complaint against graduate student government
A student judiciary board dismissed a nearly year-old complaint against the Council of Graduate Students on Thursday after the complainant disagreed with how the process was handled.
MSU
NPR, AP guests to speak Feb. 18
Associated Press reporter Kathy Barks Hoffman and National Public Radio correspondent Don Gonyea will speak at the MSU School of Journalism’s annual Frederick S. Siebert Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building.
MSU
Professor started new position in Jan.
Richard Foster was named the W.K Kellogg Professor in Food, Society and Sustainability at MSU, a position that became effective Jan. 1.
MICHIGAN
Pet adoption event set for this weekend
The Capital Area Humane Society is hosting a Valentine’s Day adoption event from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
MICHIGAN
MSU players plead guilty to Rather Hall assault
Two MSU football players and two former players pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a November 2009 assault at Rather Hall.
MSU
MSU faculty, federal gov't. discuss plans to rebuild Iraq
In a weeklong visit to war-torn Iraq, an MSU official began discussions of how the university’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources potentially could help the country rebuild.
MICHIGAN
Senate passes benefits bill to save city money
A pair of bills passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate could save city governments money by removing barriers to department consolidation and collaboration.
BASKETBALL
DeHaan ties NCAA blocks record against U-M
Ann Arbor — Senior center Allyssa DeHaan tied the NCAA career blocks record when she swatted U-M center Krista Phillips 13 seconds into the second half Thursday night at Crisler Arena. DeHaan tied the record of 480 blocks held by Texas Christian’s Sandora Irvin (2001-05).
BASKETBALL
Defensive rebound
MSU junior guard Chris Allen is averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals — but Allen and his coaches agree those improvements stem from his growth on defense. His increased focus and intense film study means he’s now playing the best defense of his life, head coach Tom Izzo said.
BASKETBALL
Battle presents challenge for Spartans
For more than a week, the focus of the MSU men’s basketball program has been on junior guard Kalin Lucas. Saturday, the team’s attention will turn to Penn State’s junior guard and leading scorer Talor Battle, the Nittany Lions’ most dangerous player.