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FOOTBALL

3 Spartans to play in East-West Shrine football game

The 91st annual East-West shrine game will showcase the final collegiate action of numerous college seniors, including three Spartans. Offensive lineman Donovan Clark, outside linebacker Darien Harris, and safety R.J. Williamson will all take part in the festivities at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Fla.

MICHIGAN

LGBT groups hosting "The Come Out" at the Avenue Cafe

Humans Uniting for an Equal Society, or HUES, Lansing Association for Human Rights, or LAHR, and the Alliance of Queer and Ally Students at Michigan State is hosting “The Come Out” tomorrow at The Avenue Cafe, 2021 E Michigan Ave., in Lansing beginning at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Mark Viele, the man behind the mop

When the MSU basketball team goes into the locker rooms for halftime at Breslin Center, that’s when the stage is set for 60-year-old Mark Viele and his mop. It was more than 40 years ago that Viele, a native of Lansing, got a job at MSU as soon as he got out of high school, and for the better part of the last 20 years, Viele has worked for MSU Athletics, where he sets up and takes down the athletic venues for every MSU sport except hockey.

MSU

Campus group floods social media with #SpartansAllIn

The hashtag #SpartansAllIn has started to appear in social media feeds and will continue to do so as certain MSU students vocalize their faith for all to hear. Members of MSU Campus Crusade for Christ, or CRU, looks for new ways every academic year to proclaim the group's message to fellow students.

MSU

IAH course curriculums to change, enhance diversity awareness

Director of the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Kirk Kidwell said there are conversations about updating and revising curriculum to enhance awareness of diversity. “We have been having conversations about identifying courses more focuses on diversity and inclusion,”Kidwell said.

FEATURES

Sports and entertainment club aims to open up competitive industry

Mark Hollis, Mario Impemba and Leigh Steinberg all have two things in common. They have made a successful career for themselves in the sports and entertainment industry and they have all visited MSU's Future Leaders in Sports Entertainment club to provide the members with networking opportunities. Hollis is the Athletic Director at Michigan State, Impemba is a play-by-play analyst for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit and Steinberg is a veteran NFL Agent who has been in the business for over 40 years.