FEATURES
MSU Wakeboard Club looks to recruit new members
The MSU Wakeboard Club is looking to make waves in their second year as a club by recruiting new members and holding events.
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Stories of survival
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
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
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
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
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
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.
FEATURES
MTV Night, Songfest wrap up Greek Week
Tuesday night, the Breslin was packed with hundreds of screaming students, dressed up and waving glow-in-the-dark sticks to support their fraternities and sororities in the annual MTV Night dance competition.
FOOTBALL
Four-star quarterback commits to MSU
The MSU football team got some good news just days before the spring exhibition game.
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Latin XPLOSION taking place tonight
Tonight, the stage in the auditorium of the Kellogg Center will light up with songs and dances of traditional Latino cultures.
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MSU power plant to swap coal for natural gas to meet EPA regulations
Jennifer Battle, director of MSU’s Office of Sustainability, said the power plant is currently at a 70 to 30 percent ratio of natural gas and other energy sources. Seventy-one percent of the energy supply comes from natural gas, 28 percent from coal and 1 percent from biofuel.
MICHIGAN
ASMSU elections yield 3.3 percent voter turnout
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
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.
COMMENTARY
LETTER: MSU's color is too dark, doesn't stick out
A few weeks ago, there I was, sitting at the latest Final Four in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on April 4.
NEWS
Birding club appreciates diverse wildlife
With the warmer weather, spring provides a great opportunity for those who might be interested in birding – slang for bird-watching – and have been looking for a good time to start.
BASKETBALL
Suzy Merchant reflects on hard year
Born in Detroit, Michigan and playing basketball for Central Michigan, Suzy Merchant always had a passion for the sport of basketball.
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Be Spartan Green student projects better campus
Every year, the students of MSU are working to make campus a better and more environmentally friendly place.
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Students can take small steps for the environment
Between pollution, deforestation and everything in between, it’s undeniable that the little blue planet Earth has seen better days. However, there are plenty of students on campus who are devoted to saving the planet.
FEATURES
Student recognized by Glamour Magazine for environmental work
While many MSU students spent this past weekend basking the sun and dreaming of summer, Environmental Economics Policy junior Elizabeth Brajevich was in New York accepting an award from Glamour Magazine as one of their Top Ten College Women 2015.
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Bailey GREENhouse to launch line of locally grown tea
The salad bar in the cafeteria, lined with fresh ingredients — vibrant spinach, juicy cherry tomatoes, colorful peppers and green cucumber — grow closer to your plate than you think.