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Students gather to paint The Rock in support of Paris

The tragic events that took place in Paris on Friday left several students feeling the need to share an expression of MSU support and remembrance of the lives lost.  Over 120 people were killed, in 6 different locations in the city.  The cold weather and late time on Friday night didn't stop a group of MSU students from gathering to paint The Rock on Farm Lane in solidarity and support of the city of Paris and its people. 

BASKETBALL

MSU basketball shows off depth in victory over Florida Atlantic

The No. 13 MSU basketball team showed off its depth Friday night in its 82-55 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls.  Despite having two players out with injury -- sophomore forward Marvin Clark and junior forward Gavin Schilling -- the Spartans still played 13 players Friday night, 10 of which got into the scoring action. Senior forward Matt Costello led the way with 15 points, while senior guard flirted with a triple-double and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.

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Student groups rally for climate change awareness

With the first snowfall in Lansing descending onto campus, students advocating about climate change gathered in front of the MSU Auditorium to bring awareness to the issue and the various groups on campus involved with this issue. Organized by the newly created MSU branch of the Climate Reality Project, a non-profit climate change advocacy group founded by Al Gore, the rally today was held in honor of a 24 hour live stream of climate discussion around the globe titled Live Earth: 24 Hours of Reality. Alongside the live stream, the rally was also meant to bring awareness to the United Nations conference on climate change to be held in Paris, France between Nov.