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BASKETBALL

Harris to join Izzo's 2012 recruiting class

Jesse O'Brien
November 9, 2011

The cherry has been placed on top of head coach Tom Izzo’s recruiting class, following the announcement that five-star Gary Harris recruit will commit to MSU — marking what could be one of the best recruiting classes for Izzo to date. Harris announced he was signing with the men’s basketball team on Wednesday. Harris is the 25th ranked recruit in the nation, and third rated guard according to Rivals.com.

COMMENTARY

Law’s clause fosters hate, bullying

SB 137 is now before the Michigan House. I encourage you to contact your State Representative and encourage them to vote against any version of SB 137 that includes the clause introduced by Republicans. Religious or moral conviction should not be a legitimate excuse for bullying, and any legislation that condones it is reprehensible.

COMMENTARY

Tunisian politics set example

Omar Thabet
November 9, 2011

Unlike its neighbor Libya, Tunisia’s transition from authoritarian rule has been largely peaceful. They were the beginners of this revolutionary wave, and now they are the first winners of this spring going on in the Arab world. The question now becomes “Who will be the next leader replaced in the Arab world?”

COMMENTARY

MSU should learn from Penn State incident

There shouldn’t have to be press involved for the truth to come out at MSU. At the beginning of the situation at Penn State, local police were not involved at all. In both cases at MSU, law enforcement was involved from the beginning, but the athletics department refrained from taking immediate action until after widespread media attention.

NEWS

News brief

Kyle Campbell
November 9, 2011

A Barnes & Noble manager confirmed the City Center building was temporarily evacuated at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday because of a suspected gas leak.

MICHIGAN

Increased speed limit causes controversy

Ian Kullgren
November 8, 2011

Although the speed limit on Grand River Avenue was increased last week after state officials said it was posted improperly, hundreds of students and residents who were ticketed on the section of road in question likely won’t see any reimbursement.

MSU

MSU transfer students deal with difficult adjustments

Kelsie Thompson
November 8, 2011

For Alexis Bremer, coming to MSU right out of high school wasn’t an option. Because of the high cost of tuition and uncertainty of what degree she wanted to pursue, Bremer said she chose to attend a community college for her first two years of school before transferring to a larger university.