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MICHIGAN

US Supreme Court to rule on drunken driving law

Kellie Rowe
January 14, 2013

A Michigan law that required police to obtain a warrant before forcing State Rep. Bob Genetski to take a blood test for evidence of drunken driving now might be implemented nationally, pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court held oral arguments last week, but are expected in June to reach a decision on whether or not police should be able to draw blood samples from suspected drunken drivers without a warrant or consent from the driver, which currently is illegal in Michigan.

MSU

LGBT Resource Center opens its doors for spring

Lilly Keyes
January 14, 2013

Sitting next to a table of board games and a bookshelf stocked with titles such as “The Gender Frontier” and “Lesbian and Gay Voices,” psychology senior and queer student Jennifer Wallsteadt made herself comfortable in the LGBT Resource Center, located in room 302 of Student Services.

MSU

Officials plan for meditation room in Butterfield Hall

Robert Bondy
January 14, 2013

The addition of a meditation room as part of the Butterfield Hall renovation project was announced at the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, media general assembly meeting last Wednesday. Residence Education and Housing Services Assistant Director of Communications Ashley Chaney displayed a board with the plan and images of the meditation room at last week’s meeting. The room is set to open in August of 2014.

MSU

Support decreases for Tea Party movement

Alex McClung
January 14, 2013

America’s Tea Party movement might be losing its influence and followers, a recent survey shows. Rasmussen Reports released a poll last week that shows the Tea Party movement is at its lowest popularity ever. The poll, conducted Jan. 3 and 4 from 1,000 likely voters, found 8 percent of respondents identified as members of the Tea Party movement, down from a high of 24 percent in April 2010.

BASKETBALL

Izzo, players call for more consistent play

Josh Mansour
January 14, 2013

As men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo spoke to the media, he described the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team (14-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) as a group of “grinder kids” that battle through close games by playing to the level of their competition, something he isn’t particularly thrilled about.

BASKETBALL

Izzo: Social media can be negative, distracting for players

Dillon Davis
January 14, 2013

As much as modern society moves towards a new world order of social media, Tom Izzo still isn’t buying it. Izzo doesn’t like Twitter — a sentiment he attempts to pass along to his players. Izzo’s not impressed by the many photo filters of Instagram. Don’t look for the 18-year head coach on Pinterest, either.

SPORTS

Gymnastics freshmen battle nerves in first MSU meet

Zach Smith
January 14, 2013

The first time freshman Nicola Deans stepped on to the floor as a member of the MSU gymnastics team, it was an experience different from anything she ever thought it could be. She explained competing in college is totally different than competing in high school or at the club level, adding more nerves to her first meet of the season.

ICE HOCKEY

Hildebrand gets CCHA goalie of the week nod

In a season filled with ups and downs, one thing has remained consistent for the MSU hockey team: Jake Hildebrand’s goaltending. For the first time in his MSU hockey career, the freshman goaltender received acknowledgement for his performance by the CCHA — earning CCHA’s Warrior Goaltender of the Week.

COMMENTARY

Citizens have right, not privilege, to bear arms

Nick Bruewer
January 14, 2013

After we won our independence from the British crown, the threat of tyranny was fresh in the minds of the Founding Fathers as they met in Philadelphia the summer of 1789. James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights to secure unalienable rights for the people not explicitly stated in the Constitution. In terms of the Second Amendment, he was securing a right of the people to bear arms, not a privilege.

NEWS

Know Your Loan

Kellie Rowe
January 13, 2013

Angelo Hankes was going to get a degree no matter the cost. “I was always raised thinking I’m going to college ­­— I’m going to college no matter what,” he said.

MSU

Face Time: Trustee Brian Mosallam

Samantha Radecki
January 13, 2013

At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, members of the board welcomed newly-elected Trustee Brian Mosallam to their team. In an interview with The State News, Mosallam talks tuition, college affordability and campaign promises.

FEATURES

Flannel represented in Izzone

Omari Sankofa II
January 13, 2013

MSU juniors Brian Jenkins, Stephen Zingg, Nathaniel Ellsworth and James Mooney are lifelong Spartan fans. So passionate of fans, they’ve been in the Izzone since their freshman year at MSU.

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Hundreds attend MSU Neuroscience fair

Isabella Shaya
January 13, 2013

For Mika Obrecht, a junior at Howell High School, eating a “miracle berry” to change sour flavors sweet sounded like a crazy concept, but she was willing to try. The experiment was at one of more than 20 different booths educating participants about the nervous system at the third annual MSU Neuroscience Fair and Brain Bee, held Saturday afternoon at Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.