The forecast predicts that the high will be 46 and the low will be 24.
Denham Wojcik will play through torn labrum against UConn, Izzo says
The depth of a team can be a difference-maker in March. Ahead of its Sweet 16 matchup against Connecticut, Michigan State men’s basketball received injury updates that could impact this depth. During his Monday press conference, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said senior guard Denham Wojcik has a torn labrum in his shoulder that will require surgery when the season concludes. Wojcik’s injury has been lingering since he aggravated it against Iowa on Dec. 2. The backup point guard to sophomore Jeremy Fears, Wojcik regularly sees the court, becoming the player that allows Fears to rest. This NCAA Tournament, he’s given the Spartans 11 minutes played and four points. Wojcik will play against UConn and beyond. “[Wojcik’s shoulder] just tweaks now and then,” Izzo said. “He’s tougher than nails. He can play through pain, we’ll put it that way. I think he’s gonna be fine. I talked to him yesterday and he was doing a lot better. You should always play hurt, but you probably shouldn’t play injured. Wojcik will play both.”
MSU women’s basketball season ends in Round of 32
It was a half of basketball Michigan State fans had been waiting for, as the women’s basketball team ended its streak of slow starts. As the No. 5 seed, the Spartans led No. 4 Oklahoma 42-37 at halftime after 20 minutes of efficient offense. A five-point lead that felt like a sign of change — an indication that the team that brought a 19-2 record into February had returned — lasted until the third quarter. Offensive struggles reemerged, and Oklahoma took advantage, fighting back and holding the lead for the final 11:53 of the game en route to a 77-71 victory and a trip to the Sweet 16.
TEDxMSU highlights diverse voices in 12th annual event
TEDxMSU held its 12th annual event on Mar. 22, at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theater, with “sonder” serving as the central theme for this year’s program. “Sonder is the understanding that every single passerby you have seen in your day, in your week, is living a life as vivid, as complex, as chaotic, as stressful, and as special as yours,” public relations senior and one of the TEDxMSU curators Aahan Gohil said, adding that the selection of this year’s theme was intentional. Gohil, along with fellow TEDxMSU curator and neuroscience senior Sasha Palmcoeck, tried to create a theme that would prompt people to be curious. What Golhil and Palmcoeck wanted to do was cultivate within the Michigan State University community a greater awareness of others, a sense of presence in the moment and an understanding that everyone else has other things going on in their lives.
