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FOOTBALL

Dishing out end-of-season awards

Although the MSU football team is anxiously waiting to see which Jan. 1 bowl game it’ll be playing in, the regular season has been in the books for nearly two weeks.

MSU

Proposal aims to change rules on creating minors

MSU students could soon see a spike in the types of minors they can pursue. A proposal presented at Tuesday’s Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, could drastically increase the number of minors offered at MSU if passed through MSU’s Academic Governance system.

MSU

Engineering students show off at Design Days

Engineering students are showing off the fruits of their labor this week at the Union. Design Days, held Thursday and today, takes place every fall and spring semester and gives students a chance to present projects they’ve been working on through the semester.

MSU

Board to hold final meeting of fall semester

The MSU Board of Trustees will convene for the last time this semester at 9:30 a.m. today in the Administration Building. The meeting will be the last for Trustees Scott Romney and Dorothy Gonzales, whose terms expire Jan. 1.

SPORTS

Sleeping Spartans couldn't topple Tar Heels

They scrapped and they clawed, they punched and they kicked and somehow, someway, the MSU men’s basketball team cut North Carolina’s lead to four. The fans were buzzing, the stadium was rocking, and the big vein in ESPN announcer Dick Vitale’s forehead appeared to be pulsating.

NEWS

Police brief 12/4/08

A mattress, box spring and bed frame were stolen from a vacant Cherry Lane apartment between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

Police seek missing MSU student's records

Police have executed warrants for phone and financial records of Krista R. Lueth, a 34-year-old MSU student who has been missing for more than three weeks. “We go where the case takes us; we are still interviewing everyone,” Michigan State Police Sgt. Kevin Mark said. “Just doing normal police work, so we have executed warrants on the missing person case.”

SPORTS

MSU crushed by UNC, 98-63

In a game viewed by many as a potential Final Four preview, No. 1 North Carolina came to the site of the 2009 Final Four and showed why it has been unanimously tabbed as the best team in the country.

NEWS

Applications show increased interest in MSU

Kristi Mathis knew she had what it took to earn a spot at MSU. Mathis, an interdisciplinary studies in social science and health studies sophomore, headed two clubs and played two varsity sports in high school to complement a perfect grade-point average. But Mathis’ high-achieving mentality isn’t shared by all MSU students.

NEWS

2 trustees prepare for last meeting on MSU board

MSU Trustees Scott Romney and Dorothy Gonzales will take their seats as members of the university’s governing body for the last time Friday. With Trustees-elect Diann Woodard and Dianne Byrum waiting to take their places, Romney and Gonzales will finish their eight-year terms Jan. 1, 2009.

MSU

Students donate artwork to help fund local health care

What started out as Erol Kohli’s hobby during his travels has turned into a form of art that gives back to the community. The photographs he took while traveling will be on display Friday as the MSU Physicians for Human Rights group hosts its fifth annual “Human Art for Human Rights” auction from 6-8 p.m.

MICHIGAN

City seeks to promote bike use with new lanes

The masses of students biking around campus aren’t the only people in the state utilizing this form of transportation, since Michigan was recently named the 12th most bicycle-friendly state in the nation. The ranking came from a survey conducted by the League of American Bicyclists.

MICHIGAN

New pizza place postpones opening

Students planning to camp out in front of Toppers Pizza, 1219 E. Grand River Ave., to get free food should anticipate an additional two weeks’ wait. The pizza chain is postponing its originally scheduled opening date from Saturday to Dec. 20 after hiring and financing issues caused delays.

MSU

Campus smoking ban seen as success

On-campus students haven’t coughed at the latest ban, proving that a smoke-free dorm is a clear-viewed success, various university officials said. Fall 2008 was the first semester MSU students were banned from smoking in all residence halls. Smoking within 25 feet of university buildings also was outlawed. Prior to the smoking ban in all residence halls, the dorm floors were designated smoking or nonsmoking.