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Shooting spree continues over weekend

Rebecca Ryan
October 28, 2012

Police are investigating two more shooting incidents from Saturday, which are part of a series of more than 20 shootings that have occurred along the I-96 and M-52 corridors. Media reports indicated police gathered evidence from one of the Saturday shootings, which involved a victim being shot in the buttocks while driving near the borders of Ingham and Livingston counties. The man reportedly thought he had blown a tire and pulled over, later realizing he had been shot when his buttocks was wet from a wound.

FOOTBALL

Fowler makes mark against Badgers

Jesse O'Brien
October 28, 2012

For Bennie Fowler, it couldn’t have been more perfect. It had been a tumultuous season for the junior wide receiver. After entering the season as MSU’s number-one target, Fowler was unseated from the starting lineup three weeks ago, benched in favor of freshman wideout Aaron Burbridge after registering too many dropped passes in the first five games of the season.

MSU

Students help clean up Red Cedar River

Omari Sankofa II
October 28, 2012

It’s not uncommon to find bikes, shopping carts and even drug paraphernalia in MSU’s Red Cedar River — just a few of the items the Fisheries and Wildlife Club came across Saturday as it hosted its fall Red Cedar River Cleanup at MSU Bikes Service Center.

SOCCER

Spartans defeat Indiana, 3-1, in upset

“Amazing.” It was the word senior midfielder Luke Norman used to describe freshman midfielder Jay Chapman’s performance — a performance that carried the MSU men’s soccer team (8-7-1 overall, 3-2-0 Big Ten) to a 3-1 upset win over Indiana.

MSU

New Multicultural Center approved

Derek Blalock
October 28, 2012

Last year, when the Black Student Alliance, or BSA, made a list of demands after a string of racial events on the MSU campus, a new, freestanding Multicultural Center was on the list.

COMMENTARY

Vote for Obama, expect more war

Piotr Buniewicz
October 28, 2012

One of my roommates, Pat, isn’t someone who is very vocal about being disappointed too often. However, I vividly remember the beginning of our freshman year, when Pat was livid about losing a bumper sticker he had gotten for free. The bumper sticker, which Pat claims was stolen by one of our friends, was from the Green Party, and it read: “Make love, not war.”