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FEATURES

Green plants perfect for sprucing up dorms

The student Paula Lawrence, landscape architecture sophomore The crib Bailey Hall The State News What influenced your design taste? Paula Lawrence I just like (the plants), plus I’m going into landscaping. I like decorating with plants. I prefer that over clichéd room designs that already come together with typical patterns or dorm room setups.

COMMENTARY

How politically savvy are you?

GOTV. “Get Out the Vote.” This should be familiar to members of our generation. In 2004 and 2006, campaigns such as “Vote Or Die” sought to get us off of our Xboxes and Facebook.com and into our local polling precinct. Every election cycle, celebrities and political elites get together to encourage us Generation Yers to participate in our democracy.

COMMENTARY

Reaction to issues in China, Tibet affects world

There’s no disputing the fact that human rights are a cause worth the fight. The hubbub occurring between China and Tibet is no exception. But in a time when everyone is doing business with China in some way, the world’s reactions to its treatment of the Tibetan people must be carefully contemplated.

BASKETBALL

How sweet it is

A week ago, the MSU men’s basketball team and head coach Tom Izzo left Indianapolis dejected and dispirited after their exit from the Big Ten Tournament. On Saturday night, it was all smiles about sweet, sweet redemption in Denver.

NEWS

Police Brief 03/24/08

About $1,720 of electronics and cash were stolen from an East Holden Hall dorm room sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. March 16, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

SPORTS

Gomez grapples way to 3rd place finish in NCAA tourney

It was the No. 1 seed against the No. 2 seed, but instead of MSU sophomore wrestler Franklin Gomez and Illinois’ Jimmy Kennedy battling for the 133-pound national championship, they squared off in the third-place match at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis.

MSU

MSU e-mail could get major overhaul

Lack of storage, basic text features and a clunky interface — these are some of the complaints leveled against MSU’s e-mail system. But all of those issues could disappear if plans being explored by university officials to overhaul or eliminate the system come to fruition.