The forecast predicts that the high will be 15 and the low will be -2.
‘One of our best performances in years’, MSU routs Maryland by 43 points
EAST LANSING– Occasionally, during an early tip-off game, a heavy favorite can sleepwalk through the first half. That was not the case for No. 10 Michigan State on Saturday afternoon, as they pounced on Maryland with a 24-4 scoring run to start the game and closed strong for the 91-48 win. Spartans guard Jeremy Fears Jr. dished a career-high 17 assists, which was seven more than the Terrapins’ entire team. Fears is the first player in Big Ten history to score 17 points and have 17 assists in the same game. “He’s been fun, it’s off to see that scoring point guard, especially in this system, in Cassius and Kalin were probably the two guys to do it, but its not the norm and he’s not really even a scorer but he’s been very, very efficient and that’s what I like most,” MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. The Spartans will go back on the road to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Piscataway, N.J.
No. 2 MSU hockey sweeps opponent for second-straight week, defeats Minnesota
When Minnesota netted the first goal, it allowed the Spartans to respond — and they did. No. 2 Michigan State hockey closed out its home weekend against Minnesota, sweeping the series with a 3-2 win powered by consistency across zones. “I thought we played a great game, full 60 last night, and kind of brought that into tonight as well,” senior forward Charlie Stramel said. “We were good at managing pucks at times and getting pucks to the net, you know, 40 shots both games, and just looking to continue to grow each weekend.” Seven Spartans tallied points in the win, moving them to 19-5-0 overall and 10-4-0 in the Big Ten with 30 points. Their next series will be at No. 8 Penn State on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31. Saturday’s game will be played outdoors at Beaver Stadium.
MSU professor’s lawsuit against the university dismissed
A federal lawsuit filed by a Michigan State University professor accusing his supervisor of making false allegations of professional misconduct and using those allegations as a pretext to remove him from a grant-funded project was dismissed by a judge earlier this week. James Anthony, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, claimed that when his department head removed him from a $1.4 million research project, he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in income, had trouble securing new grants, and saw his reputation damaged. He also claimed that he wasn’t given enough time to respond to the allegations of misconduct. In a judgment handed down in the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan on Jan. 20, Judge Jane Beckering concluded that Anthony hadn’t provided enough evidence to argue that MSU violated his due process rights. The judge also found that then-College of Human Medicine Dean Aron Sousa and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Chair Dawn Misra, defendants in the case, were immune from Anthony’s charges. Furthermore, Beckering threw out Anthony’s accusations against the MSU Board of Trustees, noting that the governing body isn’t a person and therefore can’t be sued for damages.
ASMSU passes three bills to begin the semester, successfully completes advocacy
MSU Esports director Christopher Bilski attended the meeting in support of Bill 62-56: “ASMSU’s mission to support student-well being and access in campus life aligns closely with the work of MSU Esports,” Bilski said. “This funding would directly support critical technology and staffing needs for our Esports spaces.” Along with the three bills passed Thursday night, ASMSU President Kathryn Harding announced that Bill 62-40, which advocated for the integration of “What3Words” technology into the SafeMSU Mobile Application, was successful. When students open up the application, What3Words technology appears at the top of the screen and is accessible in case of emergency. “Bill 62-40 is now closed! This is your reminder that our advocacy and work in ASMSU does make a difference, so keep up the great work,” Harding said. Vice President for Student Allocations Tanvi Rayapeddi reported to the General Assembly that the Student Allocation Board will begin its functions starting on January 26 in order to allocate funding for groups part of MSU RSOs and the Activity Department.
