NEWS
E.L. Council will choose new mayor at meeting
East Lansing will have a new mayor after today's East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall.
NEWS
Miraculous journey
Sam Howell clutched the arms of his wheelchair, lips pursed, eyes wide with determination. He was going to stand. The 19-year-old MSU student focused on moving his strong arms, long legs and Adidas-adorned feet to function together — something he never struggled with nine months ago. With the help of his physical therapist, Sam carefully pushed himself up and stood for five minutes.
COMMENTARY
Students treated like children in MSU letter
President Lou Anna K. Simon is treating MSU students like children, so consider this my temper tantrum.
ICE HOCKEY
No. 13 MSU looks to rebound at OSU
Six games in 12 days — including two consecutive Tuesday night contests — have the MSU hockey team gasping for more air to keep going. After tonight's game against Ohio State at 7:05 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Democrats, Republicans need to plan how nation can improve now
On Nov. 8, former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson visited MSU's campus to speak about his experiences in the Valerie Plame scandal that is shaking the White House.
NEWS
Linguist studies profiling, misconceptions
Linguists like Dennis Preston do more than speak a variety of languages. "People also think that we are the language police and we patrol around making people speak correctly, but we are concerned with what people actually do, not what some think they should do," Preston said. This MSU professor's research focuses on sociolinguistics — the study of linguistic behavior as influenced by social and cultural factors.
MICHIGAN
Bill could revise gun laws
While deer hunters across the state gather their guns for opening day, legislation in the state House could make it easier for people to transport firearms in their vehicles. According to Michigan law, it is illegal to transport a firearm unless the owner has a hunting license, is traveling to or from a firing range or has a concealed weapons permit. The legislation would amend the state law to allow people who own firearms to transport them in the trunk of a vehicle, while unloaded, without a hunting license or a concealed weapons permit.
NEWS
Expert: Running outside this winter won't hurt lungs
Dear Dr. D., Is it true that it's bad for your lungs to run during winter? Thanks, Chilly Dear Chilly, Well, as a Yooper who hails from the Porcupine Mountain area of the UP, I can honestly say that the only problem with running in the winter is making sure that if you slip, you don't fall on your "pasty" (Yooper humor). Thanks for your question.
NEWS
Store brings California style, comfy shoes
Business: Footgear, 108 Division St., a specialty shoe store devoted to selling shoes that are "healthy" and anatomically formed to fit feet comfortably. Name: Richard Liscombe Age: 57 Years with store: 26 years Education: Master's degree in anthropology from the University of Michigan Owner biography: Married to Dolores Liscombe, has one son, Ian, 22 Why he chose to sell shoes: Liscombe discovered Birkenstocks when he lived in California in the 1970s.
COMMENTARY
Delayed
The U.S. military was desperate for information after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Our government sought anyone with any information on potential terrorists. While the goals of the government to stop terrorism might have been noble, it exploited the desperate condition of war-ravaged nations in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY
Ordinance itself bad, needs overhauling
The problem with Ordinance 1129 isn't the proposed amendment to add drinking games to the list of requirements for a party-noise violation.
COMMENTARY
Ramsey, protestors have free speech
The State News was flooded today with angry readers reacting to the Mike Ramsey cartoon (SN 11/11) on Veterans Day — the comic I am sure most State News readers are familiar with. Members of the community were also given an opportunity to view the strip along with a slew of propaganda if they happened to walk by The State News offices on Nov.
FOOTBALL
Record hasn't hurt recruiting
After starting the season 4-0, many thought recruiting would become easy for MSU head coach John L. Smith. Since then, though, the team has fallen to 5-5 overall and the opposite is being said for the Spartans recruiting efforts. But has it really become harder? "It hasn't," Smith said.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Congressional investigators question morning-after pill's prescription status
The morning-after pill might be available over the counter after congressional investigators questioned the Food and Drug Administration's requirement to consider it a prescription. The independent Government Accountability Office reviewed the FDA's first rejection, uncovering what they called "unusual" decision making.
SPORTS
Team not concerned by poor play in tune-ups, turnovers 'a freak thing'
Based on his team's performance in its first two exhibition games, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said the Spartans are playing well enough to win just one game in their upcoming trip to Hawaii. Since the Spartans are scheduled to play at least three games during their jaunt to the tropics, some improvement is obviously needed — especially with the prospect of games against such top-tier programs as Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, and Maryland in the Maui Invitational. The Spartans committed 41 total turnovers in their exhibition games against Lake Superior State and Northern Michigan, playing sloppily and out of synch. Sophomore point guard Drew Neitzel said the Spartans' failure to protect the ball and value each possession was out of character for the team.
NEWS
Living, learning collide in new college option
The scene is set for a new kind of college experience. Instead of overflowing classes with more than 300 students that are located half an hour's walk across campus, smaller-sized classrooms would be located just minutes away from a student's room.
MSU
Safety, crisis program celebrates 25 years
The MSU Counseling Center's Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary, with a reception at 4:30 p.m.
FEATURES
'Paintball' fine except for bad control scheme
Realism isn't always the best thing to shoot for in a video game. Case in point: "Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball MAX'D" is a well-done simulation.
COMMENTARY
Cartoonist must resign for cartoon
I was shocked and appalled when I saw Mike Ramsey's cartoon (SN 11/11). Such a blatant attack on the men and women who are so bravely defending democracy overseas is unacceptable. I could not believe that The State News would print such an untactful and utterly disgusting cartoon.
MSU
Charitable MSU alum fuses GM and university
Gerald Elson said he fell in love with MSU for the first time while touring the cattle barns with his local chapter of the former Future Farmers of America in the 1950s. Even though he was surrounded by Michigan's farmland in Merrill while growing up, encouragement from Elson's high school teachers got him thinking more about the world of machines. "When I graduated from my school, everyone said, 'You should be an engineer,'" Elson said.