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FEATURES

V-Day gives men easy way out in romance

There’s an episode of “The Simpsons” that begins in the offices of a corporate entity, upset over its loss of greeting card revenue during the summer months.And thus, “Love Day” was born.I like the idea behind Love Day.

NEWS

U celebrates Valentines Day with gifts, dinner

Chris Knaut is in love.The human resources junior and her boyfriend, like many couples today, will celebrate that feeling by observing Valentine’s Day.And Knaut’s making her boyfriend of nearly a year plan today’s activities.

NEWS

ASMSU could call on Olin to offer drug

When Yale University recently announced that it would make the abortion drug RU-486 available to its students, some ASMSU representatives expected to hear the same offer from the Olin Health Center.

NEWS

King to speak on civil rights, social change

Coretta Scott King, the wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will address the university at the Auditorium on April 18. King is also known for her civil rights accomplishments, including the creation of the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King Jr.

MSU

University evaluates recreational facilities

ASMSU’s Student Assembly has posed a question to students: To build or not to build.The undergraduate student government approved a bill Thursday which allocates $10,000 for a professional evaluation of the university’s intramural recreational facilities.

COMMENTARY

Falling in river not fault of U

I would like to thank Amanda Smith for her insightful observation that the university should warn students not to cross the flooded, frozen Red Cedar (“Block off flooded paths on campus,” SN 2/13). But here is a better suggestion: use common sense.

FEATURES

Mellow sings perfect tune

Mellow Another Mellow Spring (Atmospheriques) Part melodic fuzz, part depressing surf guitar, part disco-minded and part Pink Floyd, French band Mellow has just released one of the most intriguing albums of the year. The lyrical pattern of “Paris Sous La Neige” pitter patters along like the vocal patterns of laid-back rock all-stars Pavement, while the happy-go-lucky chorus sounds like Beck trying to replicate the Brady Bunch theme song - this is good. These innocent futuristic power-pop lads surprise the listener in a different sense in each tune. Though it is obvious this band paints pictures with the psychedelia of the late 1960s, their mix with contemporary electronica leaves their canvasses painted with abstract murals of the past, present and future. The keyboards nearly mimic a Natalie Merchant piece during “Sun Dance,” but out-of-place samples and a drummer who taps the skins only for blues-esqe fills compliments the track’s new age theme. “Violet” is a classic “do-de-do-de-do”-type song with a rhythm that encourages heads to rock back and forth while singing along and smiling from ear to ear.

SPORTS

Defense gives up too many threes

Over the last three games, MSU has given up 108 points on three-pointers compared to 18 points off its own three-pointers.“There’s definitely a deficiency between what teams are scoring against us and what we’re scoring against them,” said MSU head coach Tom Izzo of the No.