MIDDAY UPDATE: Spartan arrested, dismissed from team

Dawan Moss has been dismissed from the MSU football team after Lansing police arrested the senior tailback early Sunday and charged him with his second drunken driving offense, fourth degree fleeing and eluding, and resisting and obstructing an officer. “Dawan Moss has been dismissed from the team following his arrest this weekend,” MSU head football coach Bobby Williams said in a written statement released this afternoon.

Federal death penalty debated

All Gina King could do was sit and watch the news from her East Lansing home and worry about her family in Virginia as a sniper terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.When the smoke settled after a three-week shooting spree, 10 people had been shot to death and three were wounded.Two suspects, John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, were arrested on Oct.

Folk singer Dar Williams to perform at Akers

Dar Williams will grace the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the basement of Akers Hall at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Beginning her music career on the Boston-Cambridge coffeehouse folk circuit, Williams has been turning heads for years, even though she’s never had a major label push her career to the masses.

Marathon to raise money for cancer

While Jean Trice recovers from a chemotherapy treatment at her Lansing home on Saturday, Mike Weber will be running through the New York streets to raise money for her treatment.When Weber, a 2001 MSU graduate, learned his aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer in June, he decided to run the 26.2-mile New York City Marathon in her honor to raise money for the Sparrow Hospital Cancer Center.“I was thinking - it’s a little bit selfish running the marathon just for me,” Weber said.

Death Ro, McSkinny examine weekends coming rivalries

The fact that MSU sucks at football doesn’t matter this week, as the Spartans prepare to play Michigan on Saturday.

Welcome to the house the Wolverines built

Ann Arbor - University of Michigan alumni and students pride themselves on its presence.It’s estimated that 880,000 pounds of reinforcing steel was used in its construction.It’s almost impossible to miss the giant block “M” on the back of its scoreboard when driving down Main Street in Ann Arbor.They call it the “Big House.” And for good reason.Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium in college football with a capacity of 107,501.

Competition brings marching bands together

There’s one group of Spartans and Wolverines who won’t be pelting each other with insults this weekend - the marching bands.

Another Spartan suspended

MSU Sports Information announced late Thursday that junior defensive end Greg Taplin is suspended for Saturday’s game against Michigan. Spartan head coach Bobby Williams didn’t address the media or release a statement regarding the suspension.

Bowling for Columbine premieres in Lansing

While we might not be conscious of life outside of football, there is a film to take attention away from the weekend’s action. From the creative mind of Flint’s Michael Moore, “Bowling for Columbine” premieres this weekend at Celebration Cinema, 200 E.

Heisman watch

The race for the Heisman Trophy continues to keep college football fans on their toes. Any given week, a candidate can come out of nowhere and step into the forefront or stumble back into the middle of the pack.

Baths Fourposter offers 50-year, intimate look at couples life

Starting tonight, audiences will get to peek inside the evolution of a young couple’s relationship from their wedding night to old age in Bath Community Theatre Guild’s production of “The Fourposter” by Jan de Hartog. “It offers a chance to peek in on the evolution of a relationship, of a family and it’s enduring,” guild president Jeff Croff said of the 1951 play. “The Fourposter” was turned into the musical “I Do, I Do!” in 1966.

Event promotes fun, safety at area center

Lansing - With one hand gripping her ponytail and the other steadily by her side, Jamesha Bennett immersed her head in a large bowl of floating apples and emerged victorious with a red one sunk between her teeth on Wednesday.Bobbing for apples was just one of the many fun activities included in the annual Halloween party at the Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N.

Study says celebrations fuel drinking

A recent MSU study says undergraduate students are drinking more often on days of celebration than during the week - and some students agree.

Police briefs 11/01/02

Greatest games in the rivalry

Rivalry games are simply magical moments, and when MSU and Michigan take the field in opposition it’s no different. Saturday’s showdown in the Big House marks the 95th meeting between the Spartans (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) and the No.

Paper proves bias in support for Granholm

Just when you think you can objectively read The State News, it once again shows its ugly partisan face (“Go Granholm” SN 10/31) and reminds you that no paper can actually be taken for its word.

Magic brings familiar friends to Breslin for another showdown

After weeks filled with intense practice the men’s basketball team finally will suit up for its first exhibition game today at Breslin Center. The Magic Johnson All-Stars, are a full professional squad from Australia, that also brings to the table three players who have won a National Championship at MSU - Earvin “Magic” Johnson (1979), David Thomas and Mike Chappelle (1999). Little is known about the rest of the team due in part to its orientation overseas, and as a result the Spartans will take the court sans a specific game plan. “You have no scouting report or anything, you really don’t know much about them,” senior forward Adam Ballinger said.

Campus briefs

Group to plant flowers for hall beautificationAt 10 a.m. on Saturday, the Briggs Ambassadors, a group of students who promote the Lyman Briggs School, are helping to beautify Holmes Hall.

Both teams to prove toughness

The MSU football team’s toughness has been in question during the last three weeks, but its intrastate rival has not escaped similar criticism. After getting overpowered in a 34-9 loss to Iowa last week, Michigan has had to answer more than its share of toughness questions. Wolverine offensive lineman Tony Pape admitted the front five weren’t physical enough against the Hawkeyes (8-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) and the Wolverines (6-2, 3-1) need to run the football against the Spartans (3-5, 1-3) when they meet at 12:05 p.m.

Choice for U

There are times when the voting process seems unfair. Tuesday’s ballot will ask Michigan citizens to pick just two of eight hopefuls to sit on the MSU Board of Trustees for the next eight years, but three candidates are worthy of the position - incumbents Colleen McNamara and Donald Nugent, and challenger Cal Rapson. McNamara should win, hands down.