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Lansing Symphony Orchestra presents "Music of Motown" Friday

Ashanti Seabron
April 23, 2015

For one night only, Motown is back. This Friday evening, the Wharton Center is partnering up with the Lansing Symphony to put on "Music of Motown". Diatetics freshman Arturo Gregory is ecstatic for the event, and is happy to see Motown music make a revival this Friday. "Friday's performance feels like a great opportunity for people to come and experience what is Motown," Gregory said.

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Stories of survival

Maria Braganini
April 23, 2015

Three survivors, who were sexually assaulted off campus, shared their on campus experiences of substance abuse, self-exploration and growth, which shaped them to be the survivors they are today.

SPORTS

Men's tennis looks ahead to Big Ten tournament

Zach Libby
April 22, 2015

Avoiding the harsh winds and frigid temperatures, Gene Orlando stood inside a storage room with his hands on his hips, trying to sum up the regular-season in one word.  After a brief moment of processing the question, the men's tennis head coach compared the past few months as like riding a roller coaster.  And just like any other high speed thrill ride, the ups and downs that MSU experienced this year has provided plenty of thrills and distress, as the road to the NCAA tournament is paved with dominance and brute force from opposing groups.  "I thought we played well against some good teams," Orlando said.

BASEBALL

Seniors have keyed recent surge for MSU

Matthew Argillander
April 22, 2015

All season long baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. has made clear the importance of his seniors. He's said before that much like the football and basketball teams, team success starts with the seniors. The MSU football team has had its fair share of important seniors and upper-classmen leading the way to the 2014 Rose Bowl and the 2015 Cotton Bowl, much like the basketball team had its juniors and seniors step up on their way to the Final Four.  

SPORTS

MSU Rugby Football Club offers different sport to students

Ryan Squanda
April 22, 2015

When applied engineering sciences senior Nawar Dimitry came to MSU as a freshman in the fall of 2010, the former high school football and basketball player was looking for a team to stay active in and compete. Thus, it wasn't long before Dimitry stumbled across the MSU Rugby Football Club.

COMMENTARY

LETTER: MSU club examines the neuroscience of rioting

Conor Peleman
April 22, 2015

It was that time of year, and we saw it again.  In early spring, at the brink of the NCAA basketball season, a massive collective of students, faculty and alumni put their green and white on in order to support the members of our favorite basketball team - The Michigan State Spartans.  This basketball team of ours has garnered quite a lot of love and excitement over the past decade or so. As a result, this overwhelming excitement has lead a handful of fans to celebrate the accomplishments of this team as a collaborative group outside in the streets.  From couch burning to flying bagels, some students at MSU take pride in such post-win festivities.

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Students use charity to comfort children with cancer

Kennedy Thatch
April 22, 2015

Love Your Melon Foundation co-founder Zachary Quinn — and many students following in his footsteps — want to make hospital stays more bearable for children fighting cancer.

MICHIGAN

ASMSU elections yield 3.3 percent voter turnout

Ray Wilbur
April 22, 2015

1,264 students voted in this year’s ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s general assembly election, which is over 1,000 less voters than in 2013, when the State News reported a 9.2 percent voter turnout. Members of ASMSU’s general assembly hold an important task of electing the new office of the president this week, which consists of six vice presidents and 1 president.

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Faculty Senate approves compensation hike

Cameron Macko
April 22, 2015

In an effort to prevent MSU falling to last place in faculty compensation rates among Big Ten schools, the Faculty Senate approved a relatively high faculty merit and market pool increases for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday afternoon.