The forecast predicts that the high will be 43 and the low will be 34.
No. 2 MSU hockey splits series with Ohio State
Michigan State hockey learned both sides of Big Ten play last weekend, pairing a dominant win with a reminder of how quickly the margin can disappear. No. 2 MSU hockey resumed conference play last weekend with a split series against Ohio State. On Friday, the Spartans jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead on their way to a 6-2 win, a season high in goals scored. MSU lacked that same grit and execution the following night, falling 2-1 in a performance beneath the team’s standard. One of the biggest challenges for young hockey players is playing to the standard after a win, head coach Adam Nightingale told the media after the series.
Vandalism at MSU Jewish Center investigated as possible hate crime
A Jewish Center located off of Michigan State University’s campus in Downtown East Lansing was vandalized. This past winter break. The Jewish Center, MSU Chabad, had rocks thrown at its windows and “Nazi symbols” spray-painted on the building’s front door on two separate days, according to a press release from the East Lansing Police Department. The actions occurred during Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday, and followed a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, where two gunmen targeted Jewish community members celebrating the holiday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, when an individual threw rocks at the Jewish Center. According to ELPD, this was initially reported as a criminal malicious destruction of property. The second incident, which occurred yesterday between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., involved an individual spray painting swastikas and the words “he’s back” on MSU Chabad’s front door before throwing rocks at the building’s windows. ELPD is now investigating these incidents as possible hate crimes. According to an ELPD press release, video evidence of the vandalism indicates that both acts were committed by the same individual. ELPD has also released images of a suspect and is asking the public to help identify the individual.
MSU board gives Tom Izzo $1 million raise
The Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved, in December, a $1 million raise for men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo. Izzo, who has served as head coach since 1995, signed his most recent contract in 2022 — a five-year rolling deal with a $6.2 million annual salary. The board’s vote on Friday will bring his yearly wage up to $7.2 million, making him the highest-paid head men’s basketball coach in the Big Ten conference. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz said the university has been discussing the raise for around a year and felt it was time to revisit his contract to “make sure that he knows how much we appreciate him.”Izzo “serves as much more than a basketball coach here at Michigan State,” Guskiewicz added. “He’s an incredible ambassador for the university, and for the local community and for the state of Michigan, so it was very deserving.”
