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Spartans snatch Big Ten title after beating up on Wolverines

Matt Thompson

Sports Editor

EAST LANSING— Tom Izzo and Raymar Morgan were able to look up and watch the newest banner to be raised at the Breslin Center. Their Michigan State Spartans claimed one-third of the Big Ten regular season title following an easy 64-48 win over in-state rival-Michigan.

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News

Snow day at Washtenaw Community College

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Snow days? ‘Grow up, get to school’

Nicole Bednarski

News Editor

Amid the heavy snow and high winds that swept across Michigan a few weeks ago, Washtenaw Community College kept its doors open for business. If you asked why, you’re not alone.

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Financial gifts received by the WCC foundation

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Contributions to college Foundation up 29 percent

Elizabeth Ross

Editor

Colleges and universities around the country are seeing a significant drop in financial gifts received — but not Washtenaw Community College.

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Diversions

Opening ceremony at the 2010 winter Olympics

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Postcard from the Olympics

Nicole Bednarski

News Editor

Novi’s Emily Samuelson, competing with partner Evan Bates, of Ann Arbor, for a medal in ice dancing took a few minutes to give the scoop on their first week at the Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Grizzly Peak Brew Pub

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Local microbreweries have happiness on tap

Arlo Walsman

Contributor

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

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Voices

Hey NBC — death does not sell

Elizabeth Ross

Editor

He was preparing for what might’ve been the best moment of his life — competing in the Olympics. But for luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Olympic dream ended with one heartbreaking practice run just hours before the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games in Vancouver.

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By Dodge’s standards, I deserve a jet:

A woman’s perspective on Super Bowl commercials

Quinn Davis

Staff Writer

You don’t have to pick up an issue of The Washtenaw Voice to know that the Super Bowl XLIV commercials, as a whole, were barely worthy of the word lackluster.

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Sports

Unforgettable trip to spring training a distant memory

Matt Thompson

Sports editor

Warm Florida sun shines down through palm trees as you’re enjoying Detroit Tigers baseball. There’s something about seeing the boys with the Olde English D on their caps, eating some seeds, catching a sun tan and enjoying watching some major-league baseball players tune up in preparation for a long, enjoyable summer at Comerica Park.

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Red Wings on verge of missing the playoffs?

Matt Thompson

Sports Editor

Almost two decades have passed since the last time the Detroit Red Wings didn’t make the playoffs. Since the 1990-91 season, Detroit has reached the playoffs every season. The longest current NHL postseason streak is on the verge of ending.

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Wildcard

Queen of the skies: Voice writer is a pilot for the day

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Queen of the skies: Voice writer is a pilot for the day

Quinn Davis

Staff Writer

Sometimes, the best thing you can do when an airplane starts to go toward the ground is to just let go of the controls.

At least, that’s what I did. And I’m not the only one.

“That’s the great thing about airplanes — they’ll fly themselves!” said Melissa Merritt, a 21-year-old private pilot and an aerospace engineering major at the University of Michigan.

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