COMMENTARY
Florida voters are not at fault
I’m a hard-core Democrat, and happen to be very proud of it. What I am not proud of is the many people who make false claims that they want fairness.
SPORTS
Oakland looks to break Breslin streak
The MSU men’s basketball team is like a bunch of kids on Halloween who are given apples at the beginning of trick-or-treating.The kids are glad it’s Halloween, but can’t wait to get the “real” candy in their bag.For the Spartans, the real candy is the regular season, and their two non conference games against Northern Michigan and the Harlem Globetrotters were the apples.
SPORTS
Numerous bowl games interested in gridders
If MSU defeats Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, something the Spartans haven’t done since 1965, they’ll be going somewhere warm for the holidays.The question is, where?The Aloha Bowl and the Oahu Bowl are both sponsored by Jeep and have a minimum $750,000 payout to each team.
FEATURES
Finding an advantage
On an average day, Danny Black goes through two to four personality changes. The DeWitt resident might be a clown, a doctor, a short (stripping) sheik or a singing telegram. If it’s near a holiday, he may become a turkey, an elf, a baby or a leprechaun. The entertainer performs at parties, gatherings and business openings as characters such as Dandy T.
FEATURES
Comic book writer to hold signing, reading
Break out that Spiderman outfit. Comic book writer Peter David will be in Lansing this weekend. David will be at Capital City Comics and Books, 2004 E.
COMMENTARY
Popular vote should replace Electoral College
Amid all the speculation about who will eventually be declared the next president of the United States, I am wondering about a related topic.
SPORTS
W-hoops kick off regular season
The MSU women’s basketball team will open the regular season today at 7 p.m. in the MSU Chevrolet Classic at Breslin Student Events Center.The Spartans face Arkansas State in the first game, while Tennessee Tech will play Boston College at 9 p.m.
FEATURES
Ember Swift to perform at Creole
Erica Werpetinski hates watching a band perform if all the members do is stand on stage and play their music.
NEWS
ASMSU creates Web forum for Electoral College
While the future of the Electoral College remains in question nationwide, ASMSU wants to make sure that students’ voices are heard by state and national legislators - at least electronically.The university’s undergraduate student government has established a Web-based discussion on its Internet site, www.asmsu.org, where students can post and respond to messages about the use of the historic Electoral College.If a significant amount of opinions are displayed on the site, they will be compiled and forwarded to the Michigan Congressional Delegation, said Jeff Ziarko, ASMSU Academic Assembly director of university, governmental and budgetary affairs.“We will send the comments to elected officials provided that we get a substantial number of postings,” Ziarko said.Criticism of the Electoral College has become much more heated since the Nov.
COMMENTARY
SN football letter was quite satirical
This is a response to everyone who has responded to Greg Brown’s letter (“Football is killing country’s youth,” SN 11/6). Although I agree with almost all of your points I think you had better reread Brown’s letter.
NEWS
Friends, family pass out posters
Family and friends of Brandon D’Annunzio were in East Lansing on Wednesday to distribute reward posters and modified sketches of two people wanted for questioning in the Livonia resident’s death.D’Annunzio’s mother, Shawn Newstead, and grandmother, Betty Smith, worked city sidewalks with his friend, Jennifer Bradley, to distribute the new materials.Newstead, of Livonia, became publicly involved in the investigation of her son’s death when she began to worry the case was growing stagnant.“Things just weren’t being taken care of properly,” Newstead said.
MICHIGAN
Top designer agrees to create new skate parks
Two skate parks near East Lansing will be designed by one of the top designers in the field, despite the facilities not receiving funding from the city.Ranney Park and Benjamin Davis Park in Lansing were picked for the projects - the parks border several East Lansing neighborhoods, and Ranney Park borders the Frandor Shopping Center.The clear visibility, bathroom facilities and space were some of the deciding factors in determining the location of the skate parks, said Tim McCaffrey, director of East Lansing Parks and Recreation Facilities.“There is a great interest among the youth in East Lansing and Lansing,” McCaffrey said.
SPORTS
Coaches share Big Ten honors
Batman and Robin had the Bat Cave to plan and plot their attacks against Gotham City’s most despicable criminals.
MSU
Event goes around the world for U
From India to Pakistan, Taiwan to Egypt, visitors can explore Global Festival 2000 on Sunday at the Union. Students from dozens of countries will share their cultures.
MICHIGAN
Grant makes cleaner cars
A grant awarded to the city of Lansing will aid in lowering air pollution and increasing the amount of alternative-fuel vehicles on the road.The $20,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services was given to offer incentives to fleet owners for buying vehicles that use the alternative fuels.The city of Lansing’s Management Services Department applied for the grant.“We applied in the spring and they notified us in October we had received the grant,” said Liza Estlund Olson, chair of the Greater Lansing Clean Cities Coalition.
COMMENTARY
Country must honor veterans by keeping its promise
Nov. 11 was more than just day five in the current election crisis - it also was Veterans Day. It is a day that was originally chosen to commemorate the end of the war that was supposed to end all wars, but actually kicked off a century of wars, cold wars, police actions and military-led humanitarian missions.
MSU
New minority affairs coordinator brings passion, campus knowledge
For the past 16 years, many students, faculty and administrators have known Murray Edwards as MSU’s coordinator of African American student affairs - until recently.Starting this fall, Edwards assumed the title of senior coordinator for the Office of Minority Student Affairs.
MSU
Sports-law symposium links athletes, attorneys
Mike Peplowski, a former MSU and NBA basketball star, remembered being skeptical of agents and lawyers when he went professional.And while his experience was positive, he admits he’s heard his share of horror stories.Peplowski came to campus Tuesday along with Howard Soifer - an attorney who represents former Spartans and current NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Steve Smith - in an attempt for students to learn more about the relationships between athletes, agents and attorneys.Their presence was part of the first annual Fall Symposium, which was sponsored by the Entertainment and Sports Law Society at the MSU-Detroit College of Law.
COMMENTARY
Voters were aware of election laws
Sorry to all those people who weren’t able to vote on Election Day, but you have to follow the law.
NEWS
Women team up for North Pole trek
MSU Professor Sue Carter is approaching the culmination of both her dream and her nightmare. Beginning in April, the journalism associate professor will begin her venture - accompanied by an female team - to the most northern of regions. Carter, coordinator of the Polar Trek 2001 team, is heading to the North Pole with women from areas across the world, including Michigan, Montana, Canada, California and possibly Russia. The idea for the adventure isn’t something Carter thought up overnight. “It’s been a very long gestation,” she said.