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Michigan Indian Day celebrates heritages

Melissa Domsic
September 26, 2005

Sitting around a 3-foot-wide handmade drum covered in horse and buffalo hide, six American Indians drummed in unison while they sang in different notes as part of a victory song. The song, which represents the victories American Indians have had in the past as well as those to come, was the closing event for Michigan Indian Day at the Union on Friday. The drummers are members of Little Stone, a group of American Indians who play the drums and sing songs native to their culture.

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UAB event gives siblings, students time for bonding

Laura Collins
September 26, 2005

Kristin Frey stood to the side, watching her younger sister display her moves in a big-screen version of the game Dance Dance Revolution. Frey, a predental sophomore, said she doesn't think she could play the video game, but enjoyed watching her sister dance to the music. "I have never tried it," she said.

FOOTBALL

Nation jumping on MSU's bandwagon

After I found out I would be covering football this season, the first thing I did was check the schedule. I knew the majority of the games the Spartans would be playing, but I always like to take a quick gander at the schedule and determine which games MSU should win and lose.

NEWS

U-M fans stay loyal despite MSU ties

Bob Darrow
September 26, 2005

Every other year, University of Michigan fans migrate west to East Lansing for the annual meeting of the MSU and U-M football teams, checkering Spartan Stadium with maize and blue. Many of those fans head for the highway and home soon after the final whistle. But some never leave - some walk campus sidewalks every day as MSU students. Although most of the student section will rally behind the Spartans this Saturday, there likely will be a few dissidents pulling for the visiting team. "I'm going to probably sport a Braylon Edwards jersey, because he tore them up last year," said Shawn Gall, a general business administration and pre-law sophomore. Gall, who said he is planning on attending Saturday's game, has chosen to wear maize and blue before in the student section of the stadium and the Izzone at the Breslin Center. Gall said he's been heckled by MSU students in the past, but it doesn't bother him. "Really, I'm a Michigan fan, but everyone's like, 'You're a traitor,'" he said.

SPORTS

Tough loss to Indiana starts Big Ten season

Alex Abate
September 26, 2005

The MSU field hockey team (7-3 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) played catch-up all game long, and eventually fell to Indiana in double overtime 3-2 in their first Big Ten game of the season. Indiana struck first early in the opening half as midfielder Kayla Bashore found the back of the net and gave the Hoosiers the 1-0 lead. "They were able to swing the ball and get numbers up on the opposite side and we were playing too jumpy," Madison said. In the second half, the Spartans were able to even the score at one as freshman forward Gwen Riley put one in the back of the net at the 39:06 mark. The Hoosiers took the lead again 2-1 as forward Lydia Schrott scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season off a penalty corner. The Spartans scored fewer than two minutes later when junior forward Ashley Pernicano took a pass from senior midfielder Jessica Miller and knotted the game at two. In the first overtime, the Spartans had three shots but were not able to get a goal and the game went into a second extra session. Indiana broke the tie for the final time in the second overtime as forward Kate O'Connell scored, giving the Hoosiers the 3-2 win. The Spartans never led at any point in the game and were always one step behind their opponent.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans get first Big Ten victory of season

Yvette Lanier
September 26, 2005

The MSU women's volleyball team finally earned a victory in the Big Ten season but it didn't come easily as they captured it on the road in a four-game match against Indiana University (7-6 overall, 1-1 Big Ten). The Spartans (8-4, 1-1) got off to a slow start, as the Hoosiers jumped out to an 18-11 lead in game one.

FOOTBALL

Defense in command for entire game

Matt Bishop
September 26, 2005

Champaign, Ill. - It's been an up-and-down season for the MSU defense up to this point, but after allowing nearly 600 yards of total offense to Notre Dame last week, the Spartans put the clamp down on Illinois, allowing just 271 yards in MSU's 61-14 win over Illinois on Saturday. "We made some mistakes, I made mistakes, but we made a big stride as a defense in this game," MSU sophomore linebacker Kaleb Thornhill said.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Local police agencies prepare for in-state rivalry

Margaret Harding
September 26, 2005

Along with football fans and players, East Lansing and MSU police officers are prepping for MSU's game against the University of Michigan on Saturday. Every sworn officer - all 62 - in the East Lansing Police Department will be on patrol Saturday, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said. The agency normally has about 30 officers on duty during home football games, Wibert said.

SOCCER

Tough battle ends in 0-0 tie

Tom Keller
September 26, 2005

They say a tie is like kissing your sister. But when your sister is the defending national champion and top-ranked team in the country, maybe it's not that bad. The MSU men's soccer team (2-1-4 overall, 0-0-1 Big Ten) played to a scoreless tie against Indiana (4-0-3, 0-0-1) in their Big Ten opener on Saturday, shutting down the nation's No.

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Councilmember candidates will hold open forum

Members of the MSU and East Lansing communities will get an opportunity to meet the four candidates running for East Lansing City Council in an open discussion forum tonight. The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, is hosting the event, which will be held at 7 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Proposal could restrict raising gas prices

Kris Turner
September 26, 2005

Gas stations could only raise prices one day a week if a Michigan group is successful in getting a gas control measure on the 2006 ballot and passed by voters. The People Against Uncontrolled Motor Vehicle Pricing, or PUMP, wants to restrict gas stations to raising prices only on Mondays.

BASKETBALL

Fans get a feeling for Izzone basketball

I look down the bench and to my right sit Delco Rowley, Idong Ibok, Marquise Gray and Mo Ager. In front of us, Coach Izzo is spewing a fiery pep talk about being the best in the land. I must have stumbled into some parallel universe where has-been high school letter-winners get to live out their unfulfilled sports fantasies. I take a second glance at my teammates and realize I'm a good three to six inches shorter than most of these guys.

NEWS

E.L. smoking laws could be modified

Kristi Jourdan
September 26, 2005

Crunchy's owner Vivian Milligan is worried that having to leave sections of her bar as nonsmoking all night might cost her money and customers. A proposed amendment to East Lansing's existing smoking ordinance would make bars and restaurants leave a section of the establishment available to nonsmokers from open to close. Right now, restaurant owners can adjust smoking and nonsmoking sections to suit customers' habits as they see fit, Milligan said.