BASKETBALL
MSU needs solid post defense vs. Smith
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant was not happy with her team’s post defense in Sunday’s 68-55 win against Northwestern.
SOFTBALL
Spartans' goals consist of earning NCAA tourney bid
It should come as no surprise that the MSU softball team was excited to finally kick off its season last weekend at the Lead-Off Classic in DeLand, Fla.
SPORTS
No. 22 Gymnasts to focus on details, improvement in remaining meets
Coming off a season-best performance against No. 20 Illinois on Sunday, the No. 22 MSU gymnastics team is hoping for an encore showing Saturday against New Hampshire.
COMMENTARY
Winter should be season of reflection
I plan to leave Michigan for a warmer, sunnier state after college. The snow just has lost its appeal. As people get older, the excitement about snow days disappears, and the inconveniences and increased driving hazards brought on by snow are enough to ruin plans. Winter does have one very strong element not many people recognize when arguing about its positives and negatives.
COMMENTARY
Students should not be suspended for fireworks prank
Last November, four MSU students allegedly threw a firework into MSU student Eric Flatley’s Grove Street yard as part of a prank.As if they didn’t have enough to worry about, two of the students have been suspended, according to reports.
NEWS
MSU receives $25 million grant from National Science Foundation
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon on Wednesday announced a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, for a new science and technology center.
NEWS
Police brief 02/17/10
A 19-year-old female MSU student said a man exposed himself to her Thursday in Hubbard Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Levin discusses Iraq, economy with students
U.S. foreign policy and the economy were hot topics Tuesday night when U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., addressed more than 75 MSU students in Case Hall. As the guest speaker at the MSU Democrats meeting, Levin emphasized his support of President Barack Obama’s recent strategy changes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Levin is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
NEWS
E.L. looks to acquire Avondale property
After a four-year struggle with a property owner, the East Lansing City Council moved one step closer to finalizing the Avondale Square project Tuesday when it issued a resolution of necessity to acquire an essential 20-foot alley.
NEWS
Lifelong learning
Growing up in Zimbabwe, Farai Machina dreamed of working for the United Nations. When she was 18, her family moved to the U.S., where she went from life in an impoverished African country to an American college lifestyle at Penn State University. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in food science, she went to work for the world’s largest chocolate confectionery, Barry Callebaut, but held onto her dream of bettering her country and the world at the U.N.
MSU
Simon speaks on student-business union
For MSU alumna Danielle Weller, who attends Kellogg Center for the Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club meetings almost every month, Tuesday’s meeting was of special interest because of the guest speaker.
MSU
MSU to engage in National Childhood Ailment Study
Causes for common childhood ailments such as asthma and cerebral palsy are one step closer in their discovery through MSU and its partners’ collaboration on the largest human health study ever performed in the country.
MICHIGAN
Mardi Gras event features local talent
There was a little piece of Louisiana in East Lansing on Tuesday. In a crowded room at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson’s smooth jazz filled the air as it mingled with the scent of Louisiana gumbo, the signature dish of Gumbo and Jazz, 1133 E. Grand River Ave.
MSU
Students participate in annual multicultural hall of fame event
After Shruti Agrawal heard about Thurgood Marshall’s impact on the civil rights movement, the accounting senior wanted to find a way to honor his legacy. Agrawal and two teammates hope to win Marshall a spot in the Black History Month Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame tonight during the group’s ninth annual competition.
BASKETBALL
Spartans beat Hoosiers in 'workmanlike win'
It was a convincing win that could have been even more so. The MSU men’s basketball team outdid Indiana in nearly every facet Tuesday night — depth, field-goal shooting, points in the paint and bench production — and handled the Hoosiers all the way to a 72-58 triumph at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
MSU
Alumna named to College of Law board
The MSU Board of Trustees on Friday appointed an assistant state attorney general and former corrections officer to the MSU College of Law Board of Trustees.
MSU
MSU to partner with single London campus
All MSU study abroad programs in London will be centralized at one campus beginning this summer, following a partnership with Regent’s College in London. Prior to the agreement, MSU’s London study abroad programs were not coordinated on a single campus, said Brett Berquist, director of MSU’s Office of Study Abroad.
FEATURES
Music Building to hold Musique 21
The College of Music is sponsoring a free contemporary chamber music concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the Music Building Auditorium.
FEATURES
Kellogg center to host staff awards
Five MSU faculty and staff members, along with students and organizations, will be recognized at MSU’s Excellence in Diversity Awards at 4 p.m. Friday in the Kellogg Center Auditorium.
FEATURES
Dicaprio film to be previewed at Wells
The University Activities Board is holding a free sneak preview of “Shutter Island,” at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Room B-108 Wells Hall.