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BASKETBALL

No-nonsense policy has team on track

It’s official — MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has put her foot down once and for all. She will not, under any circumstance, allow any of her players to perform in an ill-advised fashion.

COMMENTARY

Student presence makes E.L. great

Myth: East Lansing homeowners want to see MSU students exiled en masse to the farther reaches of our town. Fact: Many of us are actively fighting the City Center II proposal in part because it aims to bulldoze perfectly functional, medium-density, affordable, near-campus rental housing occupied by MSU students.

COMMENTARY

Kosovo's independence finally a reality

Serbia and Russia stood around like pouting big brothers Sunday as Kosovo declared its independence. Kosovo, which was a province of Serbia, has a high concentration of ethnic Albanians, and has been under U.N. and NATO administration since the end of a war there in 1999.

COMMENTARY

Animal cruelty at forefront of several campus events

Cruelty toward animals has sadly become a commonplace attraction at MSU. This past weekend, the MSU Pavilion hosted the 38th annual Spartan Stampede Rodeo. Rodeos are an outdated, backward cruel pastime where normally gentle, peaceful animals are provoked and hurt to make them appear fierce and wild.

MICHIGAN

Study: Smoky work environments present health hazards

Hangovers aren’t the only potential deterrent bar patrons should be concerned about. Environmental tobacco smoke could be the cause of death in the case of a young asthmatic waitress who collapsed and died shortly after arriving for work at a Michigan bar, report participants said.

BASKETBALL

Help wanted

The MSU men’s basketball team traveled to Indiana for a Big Ten slugfest with its rear end on the line and got its butt kicked. The Spartans, in desperate need of a key road win to maintain any hope for a conference title, came out on fire before a pumped-up Hoosiers squad extinguished the flame, en route to the Spartans’ worst loss of the season — an 80-61 trouncing Saturday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/18/08

Two rings valued at $4,200 dollars were reported stolen from Student Services at about 3:05 p.m. Feb. 11, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

10 facts about past U.S. leaders

Do you feel that presidents are robots, or government-made clones with no quirks, weaknesses or humanity? Think again, my friend, and check out these interesting facts about past U.S. presidents!

ICE HOCKEY

Icers buck Broncos, sweep series

For five years, Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo perplexed the MSU hockey team. Saturday’s game would hold the answer to the riddle for the Spartans, who defeated Western Michigan 4-2 — the first win on the Broncos’ ice since 2003.

MSU

Cupid's Crush adds new dances

Salsa, African and Caribbean calypso music resonated from the Union Ballroom on Friday as nine dance troupes and more than 250 people celebrated their culture and Valentine’s Day.