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COMMENTARY

Weiner's message of self-esteem applicable to all

In response to Maggie Lillis’ column Self-esteem: Body image speaker empowering, celebrity-name drops (SN 2/14), I would like to say that as a sorority member present for this mandatory event, I was extremely disturbed by this article.

COMMENTARY

Campus security goes beyond building safety

At a time of year when most college students are busy planning their spring break getaways or cramming for midterms, Thursday’s Northern Illinois University campus shooting had a way of making everyone pause, take a short breath and wonder: Could this ever happen here?

COMMENTARY

U.S. founders not experts now

In any given conversation about American politics, the Founding Fathers end up getting thrown into the debate. The greatest thing about the Founding Fathers is that their views were so general that both sides of a given topic can easily invoke their words to prove their opinions are correct.

BASKETBALL

Turnover turmoil

Bloomington, Ind. — Problems are not being corrected. Nineteen turnovers, 9 assists — not exactly a statistic MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo can stomach anymore.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/15/08

A woman with no university affiliation was cited for misdemeanor assault and stalking Feb. 9 in West Shaw Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

BASKETBALL

Shades of Gray

Toward the end of the national anthem before basketball games, Marquise Gray raises one finger to the sky. The moment is one of solitude, thought and dedication for the junior forward, and it has special significance — both for Gray’s immediate family and for his Spartans family.