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Excitement builds as big game nears: Regardless of records, MSU rivalry 'bitter'
The talk this week has been about the tradition, the rivalry and the bitterness.
Michigan and Michigan State mix together about as well as oil and water, and the animosity between the two teams and their fans has been the week-long focus leading up to tomorrow's game at Spartan Stadium at 12:30 p.m.
Coverage has evolved over 50 years
Fifty years have passed since the first televised broadcast of the Michigan-Michigan State game, and the excitement surrounding the rivalry has not abated.
When WWJ-TV first broadcast the intrastate game, only 2,500 homes in the Detroit area saw Michigan trounce Michigan State 55-0. Saturday's contest will probably be viewed by more than 1.6 million households, a far cry from the game's humble beginnings.
A decade later, this game is still special
Ten years and 14 days. That was the last time anybody in East Lansing has been this excited about playing Michigan. Ten years and 14 days ago, more than 77,000 people crammed into Spartan Stadium, a complex that somehow looks even more gigantic than Michigan Stadium, to watch what was the greatest Spartan team in two decades.
Alumni celebrate RC's 30th birthday
When RC graduate Danny Thompson entered East Quad yesterday for the first time in nearly 10 years, it seemed to him that little had changed.
"The place smells the same," Thompson said, as he hugged former classmates. "It's some strange combination of carpet and cafeteria."
Students ready for Million Woman March
The voices of many black University women will join others when they gather tomorrow in Philadelphia to participate in the Million Woman March.
Two buses filled with students are departing this evening from the Michigan Union. They will meet with two other busloads of women from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area and make the 400-mile trek to Philadelphia.
Hong Kong dive rocks markets
NEW YORK (AP) - A panicky stock sell-off in Hong Kong reverberated yesterday throughout Europe and the United States, where the Dow plunged almost 230 points before rebounding slightly.
It was the fifth-worst point drop in the Dow's history, though not even close to the largest percentage drop.
Campus group focuses on Tibetan issues
Film releases, the Tibetan Freedom Festival Concert and the activism of top movie stars have all heightened public awareness of China's occupation of Tibet.
At its first mass meeting last night, the University of Michigan Students for a Free Tibet joined the ranks of institutions championing the cause of Tibetan liberation.
Students guided at Law Day
Questions about GPAs, the LSAT and the law school experience were discussed yesterday as about 600 students attended Law Day events held in the Michigan Union.
"My main concern is just getting into the schools that I want to go to," said Business senior Jared Stadlin.
MSA reps look at 'U' advising
If members of the Michigan Student Assembly have their way, academic advising at the University may soon have a different makeup.
MSA members gathered last night to discuss their experiences with their advisers - both positive and negative. Each representative recounted stories of their interactions with academic advising. The assembly plans to formulate recommendations for each advising unit.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Coach search turns to Reid as he arrives for interview with Goss
Suddenly, the search for the next Michigan men's basketball coach has focused on Roger Reid.
The ex-Brigham Young coach arrived in Ann Arbor late last night and was scheduled to interview with University Athletic Director Tom Goss today.
'The Granddaddy of Them All': Undefeated Michigan aims for Rose Bowl
On the eve of a backyard brawl with hated arch rival Michigan State in East Lansing, green and white may be all that is on the minds of the Michigan football team. But a victory tomorrow will inevitably begin talk of Pasadena Roses.
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