Apathy toward voting disregards work of those who fought for right

Imagine this happening: While waiting for her father's return, a young girl played with a doll made from rags.

Police briefs 11/01/04

MIDDAY UPDATE: Analysts predict close 'U' trustee race

It'll be a close call, but this time Florida won't have to be involved. Political analysts and experts say it's too early to tell who might win the two open seats on the MSU Board of Trustees because pollsters are predicting a close race to the White House on Tuesday. In Tuesday's election, incumbents Joel Ferguson and Randall Pittman are fighting to keep their positions on the board as seven other candidates vie for their seats.

Dems, GOP travel state, fail to stop in Lansing area

With the final 2004 campaign hours ticking away, Lansing will go without a visit by a presidential hopeful for the first time in more than a decade. Since President Bush began his re-election campaign, he has made stops in nearly every corner of Michigan, including Traverse City, Marquette, Flint, Detroit, Battle Creek, Niles and Grand Rapids.

Vicari injured during lethargic loss

You know things aren't going well when, for the first 55 minutes of Saturday's hockey game, the loudest cheer came when Jason Teague took a 3-yard plunge into the end zone for a touchdown. That was the case for Spartans (2-4-0, 1-3-0 CCHA) as they were romped, 5-2, by Nebraska-Omaha (5-1-0, 3-1-0) in front of only 4,946 fans at Munn Ice Arena. "(I'm) confused," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.

Sore subject

Ann Arbor - When sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton walked down the tunnel at Michigan Stadium to begin the second half with his teammates, he wore a baseball cap instead of a helmet, sneakers instead of football cleats and MSU warm-ups instead of full pads. It was official - Stanton, after dissecting Michigan's defense almost at will in the first half, would not finish the game he started.

Spikers carry momentum from U-M win, upset No. 21 Illinois

Head coach Chuck Erbe seemed shocked by the performance of the MSU volleyball team (9-11 overall, 4-8 Big Ten) in its stunning 3-1 victory over No.

Dems visit state urging citizens to vote Tuesday

Family ties and celebrity power united to encourage MSU students to vote for presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday morning at Kellogg Center. Kerry's stepsons Andre, 34, and Chris Heinz, 31, appeared with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and actress Allison Munn.

Candidates' children, celebrities campaign for college-age votes

Since the fall semester began, the Bush twins, the Heinz sons and Cate Edwards have stopped by MSU's campus to woo students into voting for President Bush or Sen.

Fans couldn't ask for more from Spartans

As fans retell the story of Michigan's triple-overtime victory against the Spartans, parts will surely be left out.

Groups defend voter rights nationwide

In an effort to divert a repeat of the 2000 Florida fiasco, national and local volunteers are preparing to protect the rights of voters on Tuesday. Four years ago, some voters complained after voting privileges were denied, people were intimidated at the polls and ballots were lost or not counted.

Cobb bright spot in loss; has career day at U-M

Senior running back DeAndra Cobb had a career high 205 rushing yards against Michigan, but after MSU's triple-overtime loss, he could only remember one play. MSU was four yards away from the end zone for a dramatic win against rival U-M.

Church display is 'disgusting,' wrong

I just want to say that I am outraged by Mount Hope Church's recruitment of our area youth to their "House of Horrors" in which they subject these youth to scenes of abortion, child molestation and rape.

Swim and dive notches home-opener victory

Winning its home opener 162-125 against Iowa the MSU men's swimming and diving team improved to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten.

Play based on tragic plane crash

On Dec. 21, 1988, a Pan Am flight carrying about 259 people crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland - killing everyone on board including 11 more people on the ground. MSU Director Jeanine Cull will reenact one family's turmoil after losing their only child and son in the crash, in the MSU Department of Theatre's next production, "The Women of Lockerbie." Although Deborah Brevoort wrote the play as fiction, it is based on true events that took place, starring a devastated American family who was embraced by the women of Lockerbie. The play begins in Lockerbie after the Livingston family's memorial service for their son.

ASMSU might create new affirmative action plan

ASMSU is working on an affirmative action plan that would document its hiring procedures and ethnic makeup, and later evaluate the association's racial background. R.J.

Team closes conference play with loss

The MSU men's soccer team ended the Big Ten portion of its schedule on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Spartans (8-6-1 overall, 2-4-0 Big Ten) entered the game winless in their last two games.

Horrible house

We all are entitled to the freedom of speech. But people don't necessarily have a right to force their own beliefs onto other people without giving valid context. That's the main problem we find with the "House of Horrors" run by Lansing's Mount Hope Church.

ASMSU voters pick incumbents

ASMSU re-elected two vice chairpersons in charge of its funding and programming boards on Thursday. Incumbents Jason Bucholz and Kristen Daddow kept their seats on each respective board, although the vote total is unknown because ASMSU's general assembly closed its meeting to the public during debate about the vice chairperson candidates. ASMSU can close a meeting to the public with a two-thirds vote.

Cheney appeals to voters during visit

Vice President Dick Cheney attacked Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's competence on defense Friday and pledged to win all of Michigan's 17 electoral votes on Tuesday. Cheney, who spoke at the Dimondale Summit Sportsplex on Friday, said Kerry is spending too much energy focusing on 250 tons of explosives that allegedly went missing in Iraq this month.