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Recent Posts

Appling struggles at point against Craft

Keith Appling has garnered quite a bit of praise this year for the ease of his transition from shooting guard to point guard this season.

Power play spark leads to three straight wins for MSU

On Friday, the No. 17 MSU hockey team picked up a critical 3-2 win against No. 4 Michigan at Munn Ice Arena after trailing 2-0.

Seniors step up, play with a sense of urgency

With the MSU women’s basketball team’s (15-9 overall, 7-4 Big Ten) season headed in a downward spiral following the program’s first four-game losing streak in four years, head coach Suzy Merchant called out her upperclassmen for not being leaders.

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Recent Blogs

Hoop, There It Is!:

Appling struggles at point against Craft

Keith Appling has garnered quite a bit of praise this year for the ease of his transition from shooting guard to point guard this season.

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Lighting the Lamp:

Power play spark leads to three straight wins for MSU

On Friday, the No. 17 MSU hockey team picked up a critical 3-2 win against No. 4 Michigan at Munn Ice Arena after trailing 2-0.

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Can I Get a WHoop, WHoop?:

Seniors step up, play with a sense of urgency

With the MSU women’s basketball team’s (15-9 overall, 7-4 Big Ten) season headed in a downward spiral following the program’s first four-game losing streak in four years, head coach Suzy Merchant called out her upperclassmen for not being leaders.

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Street Style:

Fashion Week promises to bring joy

Some say Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. And I say those people obviously never have experienced the joyous feeling brought about by Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

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MSU Sports Blog:

Lyon steps up during Olanowski's suspension

With Eric Olanowski’s one-dual suspension, the 125 lbs weight class match at Edinboro will fall on the shoulders of Brenan Lyon, a sophomore out of Ithica, Mich. Lyon has not wrestled in a dual since he fell in a major decision to then-No.

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MSU Football Blog:

Bay City Police issue report on traffic stop of former MSU football player Trenton Robinson

A police department review into a complaint filed by former MSU football player Trenton Robinson has concluded that a Bay City police officer used foul language at a traffic stop with Robinson, but did not use unnecessary force or racial profiling, according to a report from mlive.com. Robinson received a $120 failure to signal ticket in Bay City, Mich.

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From the Blotter:

U-M Health System under investigation after child porn incident

The University of Michigan Health System is under investigation from the Department of Education and nonprofit health care accrediting organization the Joint Commission after a child pornography incident went unreported for six months.

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Academics and Administration Blog:

MSU falls out of top 50 for best value

There are numerous reasons why students choose a particular college to attend. For some, it’s the academics. For others, it’s the athletics. And some might go to college to get the farthest away from home as possible.

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5 Ds in a Pod:

'Green' inventions go too far with conservation efforts

Going green is something that can be found all over campus.

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The PoliTicker:

Gay marriage wins key court case

Gay marriage is almost certainly on its way to a supreme court ruling after a California federal court ruled the ban unconstitutional, arguing it does nothing than “lessen that status and human dignity,” of the gay community.

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TaKIN' It Easy:

LIVESTRONG app aids workout record keeping

In lieu of the near-excessive amount of exercising I’m doing during the week, I need a good way to keep track of my workouts and eating habits. Since I’m always so busy and rarely home, I need something to not only remind me of the physical activity I’ve done, but also to remind me to eat enough to maintain my energy level. So — for the first time in my life — I made an iTunes App Store purchase.

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Dollars and Sense:

Super Bowl fast facts

As a lover of everything related to New York City, I am a happy girl having watched the Giants come away with a win. Hence, instead of a blog focused solely on finances, I am going to throw in a fun combination by talking about some financial details related to the Super Bowl.

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Rules of Engagement:

Podcast: Speak it or swallow it?

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Sound Check:

So many love songs

Some songs are about a night of excitement out on the town. Others are about longing to get lost in a foreign land. Others still detail a rough life in the city or address life’s existential questions. But most songs are about love.

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Opinion Blog:

Super Bowl ad speaks to heart of America

The reason many Americans tune in to watch the Super Bowl is not for their love of football, but instead to be entertained by the absurd, jaw-dropping and sometimes heart-touching advertisements that have been made famous for their wit, humor and price.

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Down to Business:

Lansing makes emloyment strides

Employers across the country added more than 240,000 jobs during the month of January, according to a report from the Department of Labor, an employment trend also reflected in a recent report examining the Lansing and East Lansing metropolitan area’s job creation.

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Sharing Stories:

Reunited at last

It was 1993. Tony Medina, then 23, spent his days subduing riots as a prison guard in Ionia, Mich. Although he liked his job, spending so much time in an environment filled with constant hostility eventually got to him.

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Battle of the Beards:

Squeaky clean December

Well folks, they did it. There were some serious doubters out there, but despite a few rough patches the boys pulled through to the very end of November.

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Behind the Curtain:

Talking with peers helps unravel math mysteries

“This isn’t a knot,” says Dr. Matt Hedden, assistant professor of mathematics at Michigan State and a recent winner of the Sloan Research Fellowship.

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Winner Takes All: Reason vs. Rage:

Paterno viewed differently amid scandal

It was often asked over the past several years what it would take for legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno to retire. It now appears the answer is something we never wanted to think of. Paterno is not just an icon in the Big Ten but in all of college sports.

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Entertainment Blog:

'Secret Life' falls flat even as scripted show

“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” or “Secret Life,” is quite possibly the worst show I have ever seen.

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