FOOTBALL
Bowled Over
It's safe to say Saturday's game against Minnesota didn't play out the way Drew Stanton would have hoped.
NEWS
Trustees' Prop. 2 response upsets students
More than 125 students erupted in outrage when MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson answered his cell phone Friday while a student was expressing concern to the board about Michigan's newly passed affirmative action ban. "(Answering the phone) just shows the lack of respect that the administration shows toward their students," said Claudia Gonzalez, an interdisciplinary studies in community relations senior. Ferguson did not return The State News' calls Sunday night. Students with black cloth covering their mouths protested at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting, holding signs that read "Listen to the Students!" and "Simon Says … NOTHING," in regard to Proposal 2's passage. On Nov.
SPORTS
Monday musings
The Detroit Tigers traded three pitching prospects to the New York Yankees last week for disgruntled power hitter Gary Sheffield. The Tigers then traded another minor-leaguer to get a muzzle for Sheffield. Several tennis players at this weekend's WTA Championships reportedly were upset that models were used as ball retrievers. Event officials counter that it's the only way they can get Anna Kournikova on the court for the finals of a tournament. Three different Johnsons — Jeremi, Rudi and Chad — scored the Cincinnati Bengals' first three touchdowns Sunday. It was the first time three players with the same name scored in one game since Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck. Two-time major champion John Daly filed for divorce last month with his fourth wife. Tabloids are already predicting how long it will take for Daly and fellow recent single Britney Spears to become Hollywood's new power couple. Rasheed Wallace has been called for a league-leading four technical fouls in the Detroit Pistons' first seven games, part of a league-wide crackdown on in-game complaints by players. NBA commissioner David Stern said if Wallace doesn't stop complaining to the referees soon, the league will have no choice but to send him to his room and put him in timeout.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Stanton questionable against Penn State
After leaving Saturday's game against Minnesota due to a head injury, senior quarterback Drew Stanton's status for the Penn State game — the final game of his MSU career — is uncertain. Stanton was replaced by sophomore Brian Hoyer in the first quarter after attempting just two passes. "We'll prepare Hoyer at this point as the starter and see what transpires as the week goes by," head coach John L.
BASKETBALL
Not just Neitzel: Offense spreading wealth
A balanced scoring attack is what MSU didn't have last season, as three players combined for almost 80 percent of the Spartans' offense. But a balanced attack is what the MSU men's basketball team got Sunday evening at Breslin Center, as eight players recorded at least six points each to lead the Spartans to a 73-41 win against The Citadel. Pacing the attack was junior guard Drew Neitzel with 17 points, followed by freshmen Raymar Morgan and Isaiah Dahlman with 10 each. Both Morgan and Dahlman were effective from outside, each going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. "I think he had his best game," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said of Dahlman, who turned 19 on Sunday.
SPORTS
Hoyer one of lone bright spots
There were plenty of reasons to be depressed about MSU football on Saturday — the defense that whiffed on tackles, the running game that spun its wheels in the mud and the stadium that was embarrassingly empty. But there was one sign of hope. Brian Hoyer's line may not have been pretty.
BASKETBALL
Smothering defense lifts Spartans to rout
They didn't allow a point for the first eight minutes of the game. They held their opponent to less than 30 percent shooting from the floor.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Trustee discusses answering phone during Friday's meeting
Trustee Joel Ferguson responded to students' dissatisfaction over Ferguson answering a phone call during a Board of Trustees meeting Friday, when students were voicing concern about the administration's response, or lack thereof, to Proposal 2's passing. About 125 students had flooded into the board room with posters and black bandanas tied around their mouths to represent how they feel like they've been silenced. Students had already taken control of the meeting and were sharing their opinions when Ferguson answered his cell phone. "Why he would ever do that is beyond me," history senior Francesco Aimone said.
COMMENTARY
Dems need to keep left ideology
It seems everyone — well, non-Republicans, at any rate — from the media on down are thrilled about the outcome of the 2006 midterm elections. I should be, too.
SPORTS
DeHaan blocks 8 in victory
After a sluggish first half in which it shot just 30 percent, the No. 17 MSU women's basketball team shot 47 percent after halftime to finish off its exhibition season with a 68-47 win against Ferris State on Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center. "We're getting better, bit by bit," MSU head coach Joanne P.
BASKETBALL
Front and Center with Marquise Gray
When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? What I'm doing now — a basketball player. Do you ever play as yourself in video games? I don't even have a video game.
NEWS
Officials quiet about Smith's replacement
MSU is continuing its search for a new football head coach, but no front-runners have been announced. Officials have remained tight-lipped about the hiring process, despite rumors the university has interviewed three coaches for the position. On Nov.
MICHIGAN
Council approves speed limit increase
Drivers traveling along Hagadorn Road can burn rubber 5 mph faster now that the East Lansing City Council raised the speed limit to 30 mph.
SPORTS
Give these seniors their props
When Drew Stanton and the rest of the fifth-year seniors came to MSU in 2002, I don't think any of them expected college careers quite like they've had.
SPORTS
Transfer shows variety of skills in starting role
When Mia Johnson transferred to MSU from St. Louis, one thing MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans regain legs, pound Ferris State, 6-0
Big Rapids — It's amazing what a few days of rest can do. Only three days after a fatigued Spartans team squandered a two-goal third-period lead to settle for a tie against Ferris State, a rejuvenated MSU squad skated into Ewigleben Ice Arena on Friday and dominated the Bulldogs, 6-0. "Tuesday, I think you could see how much fatigue was a factor," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
COMMENTARY
No mourning Rumsfeld's departure
This election season brought about some major change. Democrats are in and — just like lots of Republicans — Donald Rumsfeld is out.
NEWS
MSU board approves property
One and a half acres of land in Grand Rapids should be in the hands of university officials by the end of the year. The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of the property Friday at its monthly meeting. The acquisition of the land is another step toward expanding the College of Human Medicine's campus to West Michigan.
COMMENTARY
Women's wombs shouldn't be government property
I am writing in response to Jessica Byrom's column about abortion, "Casualties of war mourned, not those killed by abortion" SN 10/26.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Deer takes up residency in North Wonders Hall
As Wonders Hall desk receptionist Matt Sutika handed a patron change Thursday morning, he heard a crashing sound comparable to a gunshot. But when the marketing and premedical junior peeked in the direction of the noise, he found a deer staring right at him. "It didn't make any noise at all.