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VOLLEYBALL

No. 11 MSU volleyball defeats Rutgers for the second time this season

It was Breast Cancer Awareness night at Jenison Field House and the MSU volleyball team showed their support by wearing pink. The No. 11-ranked Spartans sweeped Rutgers for the second time this season on Wednesday. Five out of MSU's six hitting errors were made in the third set. There is never a night off in Big Ten volleyball and MSU showed that they’re always ready to work.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing community discusses police perception

ELPD held a community forum Wednesday night at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center In light of national events, police shootings and community protests that have occurred across the country to present the priorities of ELPD and have an open panel discussion pertaining to the community’s perception of ELPD.

FEATURES

Autistic students find helpful outlet at MSU

In many ways, computer science senior Anthony Capriglione is like any other college student — he’s excited to be done with school this upcoming December and he’s currently on the hunt for jobs. However, what differentiates Capriglione from others is that he has autism spectrum disorder.

MSU

Study finds MSU lost money in bank deals

$2.7 billion. That’s the number of dollars scholastic institutions like MSU have lost at the hands of big banking, according to a recent study published by The Roosevelt Institute. In a study conducted between 19 public and private universities ranging from Harvard to the University of Michigan, The Roosevelt Institute found MSU only contributed to about 4 percent of this $2.7 billion total.

FOOTBALL

Depth chart changes highlight Dantonio's preview of Maryland

The MSU football team will travel to College Park, Md. for their second Big Ten road game and their third night road game of the season. They look to recover from a brutal homecoming loss and battle the University of Maryland Terrapins, who have lost their last two games after getting off to a hot 4-0 start under first year head coach D.J. Durkin.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

MSU student athletes find housing options in South Neighborhood

MSU is the home of over 50,000 students, and close to 800 student-athletes that live all over campus. Olivia Argeros, is a freshman on the Women’s Soccer team and she shared her thoughts about living on campus her first year surrounded by student-athletes in South Neighborhood. “I wouldn’t say it’s an advantage to be surrounded by all student-athletes but socially I think it helps a lot to connect with others, because we all go through similar situations,” Argeros said. South Neighborhood is the home for the majority freshman and sophomore student-athletes.