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Lucas, Green, Morgan earn Big Ten honors
MSU junior guard Kalin Lucas was selected to the All-Big Ten first team and sophomore guard Draymond Green was a unanimous selection for the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year, the conference announced Monday night.
Spartans look to end Big Ten Tournament drought
In all the excitement and success the MSU men’s basketball program has been subjected to in the past decade, one particular accolade has been missing: a Big Ten Tournament championship.
Champions again! MSU clinches share of Big Ten title, rout Wolverines
In his final game at Breslin Center on Sunday, senior forward Raymar Morgan scored a season-high 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, kissed the ‘S’ at midcourt and watched a Big Ten Championship banner raise to the rafters in front of Spartan legends Mateen Cleaves and Charlie Bell as the MSU men’s basketball team throttled archrival Michigan, 64-48.
Spartans take care of business
As the banner commemorating the MSU men’s basketball team’s secondstraight Big Ten title and sixth during head coach Tom Izzo’s Hall of Fame career ascended to the ceiling, the Spartan Brass proudly played MSU Shadows, the university’s alma mater.
The only tune more appropriate would have been the rock ballad from Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Takin’ Care of Business.
Jefferson delivers, but MSU still falls
Indianapolis — In her team’s biggest game of the season, Aisha Jefferson delivered. Her teammates, though, were notably absent.
Spartans fall to Iowa, 59-54, in Big Ten semifinals
Indianapolis — Iowa, the only team to beat the MSU women’s basketball team during its run to end the regular season, did so again Saturday, knocking the Spartans out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 59-54 win at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Spartans look to clinch Big Ten championship vs. Michigan
With just one regular season game remaining, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo seems to have had it.
Following his team’s two-point victory over conference bottomfeeder Penn State on Thursday, Izzo said he was going to change the way his team practices and subsequently could make dramatic changes to the lineup.
“We’ve fought it all year and we’re going to fight it another game only we’re going to maybe fight it in a different way,” Izzo said.
Spartans able to overcome DeHaan injury
Indianapolis — The MSU women’s basketball team found a way to win without Allyssa DeHaan, who left Friday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game with Michigan midway through the first half with back spasms.
Spartans beat Michigan, 61-50
The MSU women’s basketball team advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals with a 61-50 win against Michigan on Friday afternoon at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Police brief 03/05/10
An MSU student reported his basketball shoes stolen from Breslin Center between Sunday and Monday. The shoes are valued at $300.
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Professionals visit campus to prepare students for 'Real World'
This week, student organizations from the college of business are hosting a variety of events meant to prepare students for employment after graduation. During "Professional Development Week," local managers and executives will be teaching workshops and seminars in order to improve students' job skills.
Black History Month Series
The story of Harriet Tubman is a familiar one. Tubman was the fierce-minded abolitionist who led many slaves to freedom during a time when over a million African Americans were in bondage. Sojourner Truth is another female leader whose name is well known in African American history.
Student Government Elections Approaching
The members of Student Government at the University of Michigan Dearborn are gearing up and preparing for upcoming elections. The election determines SG's president, vice-president, and the number of seats each party, slate, or independent, holds in the senate.
If it's not broke, don't fix it...EVER
In hopes to raise funds for the earthquake in Haiti, popular artists have teamed up to do a remake of "We Are the World" that was written by the late Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie. While this is not the first song collaboration for charity's sake, it's one of the worst, to date.
Men aren't scared to "Man Up"
Ladies listen, and fellas listen closer. Although times are tough economically, it is still possible for those who are starting their life with that special someone to have a positive beginning. Starting a new life together is about finding a place to stay, whether that is a house or apartment, figuring out how to put your finances together and getting along with your in-laws.
COLUMN: The new American slavery
Too bad the hand of the 13th Amendment isn't long enough. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement collaborated with Signal International to promote human trafficking and slavery in Mississippi. The matter is currently being investigated by Homeland Security and the Justice Department.
COLUMN: Stereotypes exist
In our society there is a large assortment of negative stereotypes of not only the African American race but all races. They can be found in the most unusual and innocent places.
From the smiling Uncle Bens face on the rice box at your local grocery store to the curvy shape an physical features of the Aunt Jemima syrup bottle stereotypes are everywhere.
Play Review: August Osage County
Steppenwolf's "August: Osage County" comes to the Fisher Theatre February 19 - 21, starring Estelle Parsons, best known to television viewers as the mother on Roseanne. Telling the bitingly funny and sensationally entertaining tale of the Weston family of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, August: Osage County comes to Detroit for five performances only.
The Michigan Journal goes one on one with Four Year Strong
MJ: Where are you guys from?
FYS: We're from Massachusetts, Worcester to be exact.
MJ: Where did the band name Four Year Strong come from?
FYS: It's a pretty lame story actually The Get Up Kids had a song with the lyrics five year strong and we just changed it to four.
Four Year Strong packs The Magic Stick
As the smoke rose to the rafters the house lights dimmed and the stage lights came up.
After hours of anticipation the crowd burst into a chant "Four Year Strong! Four Year Strong! Four Year Strong!" and without further delay the band from Worchester, Mass.
The myth behind multitasking
We live in a society where multi-tasking is the key to getting anything done. If you walk around campus you see students working on homework, while typing messages to their friends on Facebook, and listening to their favorite song on their iPod. It's natural to this generation and those coming behind us to work this way, however, we're not as good at multi-tasking as we would like to think.
Text and talk; the new equivalent of drunk driving
This generation is the age of technology. It's as if cell phones and computers are attached to the hands of students and children, even forcing the "old school" into adopting cell phones and learning the use of Internet.
Everyone wants to be connected. Social network sites, e-mails from important clients, text messages from significant others, keeping in touch with friends out of state in different time zones- there are countless reasons that people feel the need to stay on top of technology but rarely are the reasons to remain responsible when using such devices are brought up.
COLUMN: Vancouver Games
Although it seems like the world just watched Michael Phelps swim his way to an Olympic record eight gold medals, it has actually been almost a year and a half. Now it is time for the Winter Olympics.
I absolutely love watching the Olympic games whether it's winter or summer games.
UM-D hockey beats Eastern Michigan
The wins just keep coming for the Michigan-Dearborn hockey team as they extended their winning streak to six games last weekend, with a pair of wins over rival Eastern Michigan.
The crowd amassed in Romulus for the kickoff of the final regular season series of the season.
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