State Rep. Gretchen Whitmer said she believes her experience as a lawmaker will be an asset for voters as she has represented the East Lansing area in the House since 2000. "This being the middle of the term, it's going to be critical that we have someone that can hit the ground running," Whitmer said.
I am writing in response to the letter by Jocelyn Peirce, "Abortion, Holocaust can't be compared" (SN 2/15). We endlessly listen to pro-choicers talk about the rights of the mother, but what of the father's?
By John Hudson For The State News With one final pull, the Emmons/Bailey halls' team of nearly 20 tuggers yanked an overmatched Akers Hall team across center ice on Saturday. After nearly four months of competition, both teams had survived to the championship round of the residence hall tug-of-war competition.
After all the commentary — "Freedom of press must be respected; violence not suitable reaction," "People skirting issues, merely comment on 'tastelessness' of images" and "Danish cartoon depiction inaccurate perception; needlessly offensive" (SN 2/14) — about the Danish cartoons which depicted Muhammad in an offensive light, one question stands out: Should the right to freedom of speech protect offensive or tasteless speech? I must absolutely say yes.
Michigan reserve center Amadou Ba was involved in an altercation with a member of the MSU men's basketball student section member about an hour before MSU's 90-71 win over U-M on Saturday. The student, communication sophomore Bobby Brock, was featured in a State News photo last Monday holding a sign that read "I'm going out w/ your mom 4 Valentines Day." University spokesman Terry Denbow would not identify the student but said he was taken to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital for evaluation after the incident and was still receiving treatment after the game. Denbow said police told him the student appeared to be "under the influence." The altercation was recorded by ESPN, and showed Brock move his face within several inches of Ba's face after being tripped up by the player.
Anthony Benavides admits he doesn't have much experience as a politician. However, the 35-year-old lifelong Ingham County resident, believes that's a good thing. "Our governmental system has failed, and we need a change," said Benavides, who now lives in Dansville.
The MSU men's basketball team will be without one of its key players, possibly for the rest of the season. Matt Trannon broke his jaw when he was caught up in U-M center Graham Brown's moving screen and was sandwiched between Brown, MSU junior forward Delco Rowley and junior guard Shannon Brown as U-M guard Daniel Horton drove in for a layup. While the timetable for Trannon's return is up in the air, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said it could be anywhere from three to eight weeks. "It is a critical injury for the guy with the two games we've got coming up, because of the positions he plays and that he can guard and the style of play of those teams," Izzo said. For more on this story, please see Tuesday's edition of The State News.
By Katie LaLonde For The State News Jonathon Doherty and his friends used to be known as runners.
Fred Poston is sorry students were inappropriately teargassed last April 2-3. Poston, the vice president for finance and operations at MSU, made an apology at a joint meeting between Residence Halls Association and ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government.
When East Lansing Mayor Sam Singh and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero arrived in Asan, South Korea, late last Monday, South Korean and American flags flew on every block. A marching band greeted their arrival the next morning. Asan city officials held late-night meetings to ensure every aspect of the visit went as planned. "I was very impressed with their level of dedication and their work ethic," Singh said of his hosts on a whirlwind four-day tour of the Asian country.
Get the lowdown on how the next men's hoops class fared recently. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Dahlman led Braham with 31 points but that was not enough as Minneapolis Henry defeated the Bombers, 70-62 on Monday, the Isanti County News reported.
Ethan Conley: The sun has finally set on The Darko Era, bringing an end to a rocky relationship that featured an intense affection for strip clubs, ear-piercing mishaps, missed dunks and absolutely NO production.
Melissa Sue Robinson considers herself a businesswoman. She has 25 years of business experience that she believes will help her if she wins the special Senate election. "With my background in business, I understand how laws really affect actual businesses," said Robinson, who is running as a Democrat. Reducing taxes and reforming the regulatory environment in the state are the keys to attracting new businesses to Michigan, Robinson said. Most of her experience is in the construction business.
As the mother of a 5-month-old beautiful, "baby girl," not "baby fetus," I am disgusted at the carelessness and lack of knowledge of women in our society. I am not going to indulge in the battle of whether aborting your child is wrong or right — you all can make your own moral decisions. My issue here is the ignorance of some people who might in fact disagree with my opinion but have little real knowledge of birth. A baby or "fetus" in the first trimester has a beating heart.
As the final minute ticked down for the No. 10 Spartans in their 3-1 Saturday win over No. 2 Miami (Ohio), MSU head coach Rick Comley sent his five seniors onto the ice to a standing ovation from the Munn Ice Arena crowd. Forwards David Booth, Colton Fretter and Chad Hontvet along with defensemen Corey Potter and Jared Nightingale — who were honored in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the game — capped off an emotional night with a weekend sweep against Miami (21-7-4 overall, 18-6-2 CCHA) in MSU's final regular season home game.
Dwayne Gill doesn't wear his bulletproof vest on stage. He doesn't bring his gun, either. A 13-year Michigan State Police veteran by day and full-time stand-up comedian by night, Sgt.
Rainbow-cloaked Sistine Chapel figures, mermaids, submissive sheep, a scuffle to acquire autonomy, a yearning love and religious zeal were interwoven to create a dreamlike quality in the MSU Repertory Dance Concert this weekend. This was artistic director Dixie Durr's last Repertory Dance Concert.
Hundreds of Democrats from across Michigan gathered Saturday in Lansing to listen to some of their party's biggest names lay out the issues important to them and rally their supporters for elections in the coming year. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from U.S.
Okemos attorney Vince Green's interest in politics dates back to his time as an administrator at Western Michigan University in the late '80s and early '90s. However, Green, a Republican, has not been personally involved in politics until this race. "I am not a politician," said Green, who while at Western was an assistant to the vice president of legislative affairs.
Although Munn Ice Arena still isn't selling out games as consistently as it used to, the venue has given the Spartans more of a home-ice advantage throughout MSU's 11-2-2 run since the new year. Since the Spartan Brass attended the Jan.