The forecast predicts that the high will be 61 and the low will be 35.
After frigid weeks, MSU students relish warm spell
The sun shined over Michigan State University’s campus Monday afternoon. The river was covered in a gloss from the melting ice. Birds were chirping, squirrels were foraging on newly revealed earth, and a hawk soared high above the river near the Broad Business College. Following a blisteringly cold January, MSU students embraced a front of warm weather that set in over the weekend. Various students said they were pleased about the sudden shift to warmer temperatures, following four weeks that held an average high temperature of 23 degrees. Finance sophomore Alberto Corrales, who was on his way back to his dorm in East Neighborhood shortly after noon on Monday, said he was relieved at the suddenly pleasant weather. “I can’t lie, the seasonal depression was getting pretty bad,” Corrales said. “I’m happy to see some sunlight again.”
The Intramural team is known for T-shirts and losing every game
If you thought your intramural team was the worst, think again. It started three years ago with a capybara obsession and the idea to play basketball. Since then, the Capyballers have played a couple more intramural sports, including flag football and volleyball. They’re known around campus for two things: their team T-shirts and losing every single game. “People see us walking into the court and think it’s gonna be the easiest win ever — and rightfully so,” said digital storytelling senior Patrick Kraft, who started the team along with human resources and labor relations senior Caitlyn Donnelly in their sophomore year. They had each played on intramural teams before and thought it would be fun to start their own. They came up with the idea to make team shirts, each emblazoned with the team name, a doodle of a capybara, and a personalized capybara name. For example, Donnelly is “Caitybara,” and Kraft is “Pattybara.”
Three takeaways from Spartans’ loss to No. 7 Michigan
ANN ARBOR. — No. 13 Michigan State women’s basketball took on the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines in a rivalry rematch at the Crisler Center. The Spartans were looking for revenge after losing the first game series, but were unable to come out with a win, falling to Michigan, 86-65. Here are three takeaways from the rivalry showdown:
Unable to sustain the fast start- The first quarter was controlled by MSU for the entirety of the 10 minutes. Shots were falling left and right as the Green and White finished the period up six and were shooting 57% from the floor.
Turnovers, turnovers, and more turnovers – The name of the game was ball control. This was something MSU lacked in the contest, especially in the second quarter.
Lack of ball movement – Throughout this season, MSU has been a team that’s been able to share the wealth offensively, putting up high assist numbers in most of its outings. The Spartans are fifth in the Big Ten in assists per game with 18, but against the Wolverines, they just knotted nine. The potentially shorthanded MSU squad will take on the Northwestern Wildcats next, back at the Breslin Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Brian Rivers and Josh Lee will be on the call, and the game can be listened to locally on 88.9 FM or at the Impact 89.FM website.
