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BRESLIN BEAT DOWN Spartans demolish No. 4 Wolverines, regain top spot in Big Ten conference By Josh Mansour Mansou13@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
Thirteen seconds. That’s all it took. Thirteen seconds. That’s how MSU 75 quickly MSU U-M 52 scored to take the lead. And once they had it, there was no way they were giving it back. The first-ever top-10 matchup on the hardwood between the Spartans and Wolverines was a different event. It had to be. A swiped pass, taken the distance for a two-handed jam by sophomore guard/forward Branden Dawson, was followed by a tilted head and a howl. An MSU score inside led senior center Derrick Nix to turn to his teammates and emphatically yell not once, but twice, “Let’s go!” The Spartan bench stood and cheered for minutes on end, until finally being asked to sit. It wasn’t just another game. It couldn’t have been. And by the time it was fi nished, the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 10-2 Big Ten) earned a signature win in resounding fashion, dominating their archrival, No. 4 Michigan (21-4, 8-4), 75-52, on Tuesday night. Freshman guard Gary Harris led four Spartan scorers in double figures with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, while Nix added 14 points. MSU regained sole possession of fi rst place in the Big Ten with the win, while U-M now trails the Spartans by two games after losing three of their
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Senior center Derrick Nix tries to work his way into the baseline with U-M forward Mitch McGary in defense during the first half of the game against U-M.
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Members of the Izzone cheer before the beginning of the game. The Spartans lead the Wolverines, 38-24, at halftime.
past four. A neck-and-neck opening 10 minutes saw both teams trade early jabs, with MSU always fi nding a way to land just one more than the Wolverines. When U-M guard Trey Burke hit a 3-pointer, Dawson followed with a layup and Harris quickly added a three of his own.
It was that kind of night for the Wolverines. But midway through the first half, U-M stopped punching and MSU went in for the kill. An 11-2 run, capped off by a layup from Nix, gave the Spartans their first double-digit lead See BASKETBALL on page 2 X
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Junior guard Keith Appling makes a field goal attempt in the second half of the game against U-M Tuesday at Breslin Center.
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MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon delivers her State of the University address Wednesday, at the Pasant Theatre. Simon talked about financial struggles that have faced the university.
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State of MSU addresses technology, staff By Isabella Shaya shayaisa@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon addressed the MSU community Tuesday, telling members about her vision for the future of the university which includes making advances in health, graduate education and technology. The speech included the university’s new strategic plan Bolder by Design, meant to update the 2006 Boldness by Design plan. Simon told the crowd about some “headlines,” or guiding principles, that will shape the
work at MSU, which included: “MSU would be one of the best places to work. Our culture creates magic everyday … the way we explore the boundaries of scholarship, magic in the way we deal with one another to make our dreams even bigger,” Simon said in her speech. Simon also talked about the addition of a sixth initiative to the Bolder by Design project. “We must want to explore what it takes to be a model, high-performance institution, one that makes magic,” Simon said. Simon said Bolder by Design is the future path of MSU.
To see profiles and personal stories of faculty who received awards, see page 6 “Bolder leverage is our capacity to navigate this new landscape, enhancing our position among the world’s top-100 universities,” she said. Students, faculty, family and friends also gathered to honor recognized faculty who help the university succeed. See BOLDER on page 2 X
Howard Akumiah spent his Tuesday night in front of two screens: one playing the historical face off between the Spartans and Wolverines, and the other broadcasting the president’s plans for the nation in the upcoming year. “The State of the Union had sound but the game was silent,” he said.“I was a good Spartan and I kept abreast of some political issues.” Akumiah was one of about 20 MSU Roosevelt Institute students and millions of Americans to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, an annual synopsis of the president’s goals for the upcoming year and the progress of the country. Obama’s speech touched on raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 and combating skyrocketing tuition rates and student loans. He called for reforming the Higher Education Act to ensure the federal government uses affordability and value for students’ money to determine how much grant money they receive. “Colleges must do their
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President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
part to keep cost down and it’s our job to make sure that they do,” he said. He said the government will provide College Scorecards to help parents and high school students compare universities to make the best decision. Obama also focused on reducing the nation’s debt and bringing enough jobs to the country to create a new revolution of manufacturing in the U.S. — a goal that could help students entering the workforce. MSU political science assistant professor Matt Grossmann said although Obama might find
ways to help higher education this year to help prepare students for those jobs, the president likely will be busy tackling the other expansive goals on his to-do list. “He’s already decided to pursue gun control, immigration and deficit deadlines, so those issue will be at the top of the agenda,” he said. After the Newtown, Conn., shooting, Obama issued executive orders to tighten gun control and increase federal aid for school safety resources. He See UNION on page 2 X