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Monday musings

After six straight NCAA Tournament-less seasons, Michigan fired men's basketball coach Tommy Amaker on Saturday.

FEATURES

WEB EXTRA: Everyone's Irish for a day

Nursing sophomore Brenna Klaft is half Polish and half Scottish — but on St. Patrick's Day, she's 100 percent Irish. Like many other students who celebrated the popular holiday Saturday, Klaft said she planned to attend a party for the occasion. Although she recognizes St.

COMMENTARY

Writer's views on global warming are hypocritical

I think it is highly ironic that Jessica Byrom's column "An indefinite truth" (SN 3/15), opens with an indignant criticism of Hollywood's vocal nature with respect to contemporary issues, then finishes with an incredibly oversimplified summary of a complex geophysical problem — an expert opinion brought to you by an international relations major.

MSU

Hockey club wins national championship

Not being recognized by the university doesn't keep the 25 players who make up the Spartans' club hockey team from playing with green-and- white pride. The MSU club hockey team beat Davenport University, 5-4, on March 11 after defenseman Jeff Marley's overtime goal to win its second American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II national championship in the last three years. After splitting with Davenport in the regular season, but losing 7-3 in the Great Midwest Hockey League final, the Spartans knew they would be playing the role of the underdog. "We knew we would have to jump on them early and quickly," said John Perkovich, food industry management junior and team captain.

COMMENTARY

YAF is entitled to beliefs, should not be attacked

I don't agree with the editorial "YAF ruins conservatives' reputation" (SN 3/16). I'm not a member of the group Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, but I have known members from past years, and to consider them a hate group is flat out wrong.

MICHIGAN

Posh pups dazzle Lansing

Lansing — Gallivanting to MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" and shining in this season's sharpest fashions, the canines in Old Town's Studio 1210 had a moment to sparkle Sunday during the second annual Gone 2 the Dogs Spring Fashion Show. About 20 dogs donned handmade designs by Gone 2 the Dogs owner Jana Nicol, who organized the show last year for something to do. "I was just looking for fun things to do for people to enjoy and to laugh," she said. A $5 admission helps finance the Robert P.

NEWS

WEB UPDATE: Women's tourney kicks off today

This has been a different NCAA Tournament experience for the MSU women's basketball team. With MSU hosting the first and seconds rounds of the tournament at Breslin Center, the Spartans have been afforded the luxury of being able to play on their home floor, sleep in their own beds and, more importantly, play in front of their home fans. But senior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry said that hasn't changed MSU's preparation one bit. "You cannot take lightly the fact that you are playing at home because we've lost at home," she said Saturday.

NEWS

NCAA-Z tournament

You know every team in the NCAA Tournament. You know their strengths and you know their weaknesses. You've listened all week to basketball analysts who broke down each game and region. But no matter how much you know, you can never be ready for what March Madness will offer.

COMMENTARY

YAF ruins conservatives' reputation

On a list of hate groups across the country, MSU's chapter of Young Americans for Freedom was singled out as the first university-affiliated hate group. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a hate group watchdog organization, listed Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, as a "hate group" on its annual list.