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SPORTS

Tom Izzo inducted into Michigan sports hall of fame

Only a few days after moving into third place on the Big Ten career wins list with 228, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo added another accomplishment to his resume — Michigan Sports Hall of Fame member. Izzo was one of six inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday night at Motor City Casino in Detroit.

FEATURES

Good Eats: Date night for any budget

Valentine’s Day is devoted to celebrating love whether it is for a significant other, family members or friends. It is a perfect opportunity to take a first date to nice restaurant or show your long lasting love you appreciate still them.

NEWS

Love against the odds

Everyone knows Valentine’s Day is about love. While many factors play into creating relationships, these couples didn’t let the ideas of gender norms or race affect who they fell for. Here are a few MSU couples loving against the odds.

BASKETBALL

Aerial Powers records 1,000 career point in win over PSU

Two remarkable events occurred on Wednesday night with 9:27 left on the clock in the second half. Standing at the free throw line as the screams from the home crowd in Happy Valley echoed throughout the arena, Aerial Powers drained her first free throw after taking a foul from Penn State's Kaliyah Mitchell.  Despite having her second charity shot failing to fall through the net, the lone point was good enough for the Detroit native to break the tie en route to MSU snapping their three-game losing streak while also recording her 1,000 career point. Finishing the evening with 26 total points while also grabbing nine rebounds and two assists, Powers is now the second player this season to reach the milestone, as Becca Mills surpassed the 1,000 point mark last Wednesday at home against the Michigan Wolverines.  The 26 recorded points also gives Powers 564 points on the season, jumping her to second on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.  She needs just 34-points to surpass Liz Shimek, who spent two seasons in the WNBA with the Chicago Sky and with the Spartans from 2002-06, to break the scoring record team record. 

MSU

Spreading Kindness

Kindness and courage. These two words personified Charlie Waller. Although Charlie, the son of MSU history professor John Waller, passed away Dec. 5, 2013, from cancer at the age of five, no one could have predicted the impact Charlie would have on the East Lansing and MSU communities.