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MICHIGAN

Old poster store adds local art

When Laura Hall was flipping through a dictionary and came across the word “agog” — an adjective meaning full of intense interest or excitement — she knew the word would be appropriate for a title of an art-related business.

BASKETBALL

Spartans feeding off NCAA tourney snub

The MSU women’s basketball team has the ability to lose its next game or take it all the way. Head coach Suzy Merchant said the Spartans have used, and will continue to use the pent up anger and disappointment that came with missing out on the NCAA Tournament to fuel their way to a WNIT championship.

COMMENTARY

Regrowing limbs, organs a viable medical option

Prosthetic limbs might soon become obsolete thanks to new discoveries in reconstructive medicine. Doctors studying regenerative medicine recently have come to the conclusion that every cell in the human body has potential to regenerate — they just have to be prompted to do so.

COMMENTARY

Kilpatrick kills Detroit's image

Detroit and its mayor can’t hide from the world’s scrutiny. Media everywhere have been reporting what everyone is calling a sad day for Detroit: when Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy finally announced Monday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty will face felony charges relating to a well-publicized text message scandal.

COMMENTARY

Politicians can't get away with scandals anymore

It’s becoming more and more clear that sexual escapades are an underlying current in American politics. Democrats and Republicans alike have felt the sting of having a hand caught in the cookie jar — at least I hope that’s where it was.

COMMENTARY

Column shows stereotypes of campaign behavior it criticizes

I was very disappointed after reading Catherine Fish’s column Sexism big part of primary season (SN 3/24). She had a great opportunity to rise above the stereotype she claims is plaguing New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign by writing a column about why Clinton should be the next president and focusing on the issues at hand.

MSU

Copyright confusion

It fills coursepacks, is printed on handouts and makes up many documents posted online — copyrighted material within the university is something most students and professors come across every day in their academic lives.

NEWS

Police Brief 03/24/08

More than $5,400 of electronics were stolen from three vehicles at the University Club of MSU parking lot between 5-7:30 p.m. March 18, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

FEATURES

Word on the street

“(I drink coffee) because I’m sleepy and it’s not easy getting up and being alert at 7 in the morning for work and then (going) to class and then (doing) homework all night, so it helps.” Ryan Landfair accounting senior

MSU

U-M grad employees plan to stage walkout

Following a tense, five-month-long contract negotiation, the clock is ticking toward a walkout for graduate employees — but not at MSU. The University of Michigan’s union for graduate student employees, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, approved a plan to stage a two-day walkout today and Wednesday for all graduate student instructors and workers after the union and university were unable to agree to a contract.