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FOOTBALL

Youthful offensive line taking shape

After observing the most recent depth chart, the holes on the offensive line — at right tackle, left tackle and center — will be filled by a combination of two converted defenders, a redshirt freshman and a junior college transfer.

MICHIGAN

Officers at home remember 9/11

Sept. 11, 2001 — East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt was attending a fire inspectors conference at the Kellogg Center with firefighters from throughout the state. During a break, someone informed the congregation that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower.

COMMENTARY

Decade of student essays shows range of reactions to 9/11 attacks

One of my students, recalling his trip to the twin towers just four months earlier, wondered what people in the World Trade Center had thought “looking out the window, seeing a flying bomb coming at (them).” “In seconds, it seemed as if the world and my family were crashing just as the airplanes were,” another student wrote — part of her uncle’s hip was identified a month after Sept.

SOCCER

Women's soccer riding high headed into pair of weekend games

After four consecutive shutouts and strong performances up and down the lineup, the Spartans (4-1-0), building on the momentum of early season success, open up a weekend home series against Bowling Green and UC Santa Barbara. Following Sunday’s 5-0 breakout win against Akron, the Spartans will look to continue their pace against two strong nonconference opponents.

SPORTS

Women's golf set to open season

MSU joins a field of Auburn, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Kentucky, North Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane and UT-San Antonio at the “Mo” Morial Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M.

NEWS

The gender gap

Being judged because of his major is a fact of life for English and secondary education senior Eric Bowers. As a man in the College of Education, Bowers is a minority in one of the most female-dominated colleges on campus.