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SPORTS

Team claims second in tournament, Kent. 1st

Roneisha Mullen
September 13, 2004

The MSU men's golf team finished second at the 2004 Inverness Intercollegiate in Toledo, Ohio. The Spartans held a four-stroke lead entering Saturday's final round and shot a final round score of 304 for a three-round score of 885 (294-287-304). Kentucky took top honors with a three-round score of 877 (296-289-292). The team returns to action at the Central Regional Challenge, September 17-19 in South Bend, Ind.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans place 2nd in tourney

It was a never-say-die attitude that pulled the MSU volleyball team (5-1) to take second in this weekend's Green Mill Restaurant Classic in Wichita, Kan., after losing only one match, head coach Chuck Erbe said. Although the team fell to No.

NEWS

Police reveal details of sexual assaults

MSU police released new information Friday on two Brody Complex sexual assaults, including one that occurred Friday morning in Butterfield Hall. A 20-year-old student living in Butterfield told police a stranger entered her room and assaulted her between 1:30 a.m.

MICHIGAN

Capital City Airport sets record for fliers

There seemed to be little fear of flying at Capital City Airport last month. The Lansing airport reached a record high in its total number of passengers during the month of August, with 67,580 outgoing and incoming passengers. The August total is the highest individual month of travel in the 75 years the airport has operated.

NEWS

A New Spin

Rebecca Mcnulty
September 13, 2004

After spending almost two hours zipping around the basketball court in a sports wheelchair, LaShonda King said she gained a new respect for people who use wheelchairs.

MICHIGAN

Community remembers 9/11

By SCOTT MICHAEL ATKINSON Special for The State News A twisted piece of metal stood at the center of gathered police officers, soldiers, firefighters, local residents and public figures Friday evening.

MICHIGAN

Word on the street

"It's inevitable that the campaigns are going to exploit it. It's an easy topic, and there's not much rebuttal to it like there is when discussing other issues like war records or abortion.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Red Cross seeks union with "U" residence halls

The American Red Cross Mid-Michigan Chapter is seeking a more defined relationship with the Residence Halls Association after years of hosting blood drives on MSU's campus. A long-debated bill that would create the union did not pass during an RHA meeting Wednesday. The bill sought the association's support with on-campus advertising for blood drives and other services offered by the American Red Cross.

NEWS

'U' trounces Central Mich. in home opener

Redshirt freshman quarterback Stephen Reaves came out firing in his first career start Saturday against Central Michigan University, connecting on a 50-yard pass to senior tight end Eric Knott on his first play from scrimmage.

NEWS

Transmitters help students interact in lectures

Jaclyn Roeschke
September 10, 2004

With the click of a button on a handheld transmitter, MSU students can send infrared frequencies through classrooms to help them take quizzes and gauge their understanding of course concepts and tally attendance. "A lot of students don't really interact much in class - they don't say much - and so particularly in a large classes, teachers are not sure if students in the back rows understand the last point you went through," physics-astronomy Professor Bill Lynch said. In order to solve this problem, faculty at MSU urged the university to set up three different types of audience response systems in four classrooms across campus. The systems have three components, said David Gift, vice provost for libraries, computing and technology.

COMMENTARY

Columnist's take on freshmen skewed

In response to Lauren Phillips' column "Freshmen retain high profile" (SN 9/3), I find I share some common traits with her. This year, I return to MSU a little older and a little wiser as a junior.

SPORTS

Spikers prepare for 1st road trip

The MSU volleyball team has more to prove this weekend in the Green Mill Restaurant Classic at Wichita State in Kansas. The Spartans will be facing stronger competition in the weeks ahead such as Arkansas, Wichita State and Washington, head coach Chuck Erbe said. "The bar's going to be at a higher level, and we're going to have to play better this coming weekend," Erbe said. Among the biggest areas that the Spartans need to improve upon include diversifying combinations, hitting off the block and timing back court attacks, Erbe said. MSU (3-0) put up high numbers in its season and home opener last weekend and currently lead the Big Ten with a .347 hitting percentage an average of 3.28 blocks per game. The Spartans were second to Minnesota with 17.89 kills and 16.33 assists per game. But those numbers won't make up for serious errors in the future, said senior outside hitter Kim Schram.