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Spartans take fight out of Illini on road, 49-14

Urbana-Champaign, Ill. - In a season dedicated to forgetting the recent past, the MSU football team rid themselves of another demon Saturday. Jolted by an Eric Smith second quarter interception, the Spartans won their opening Big Ten road game, blowing out Illinois 49-14 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. "It is a huge step, but really it doesn't mean anything," head coach John L.

COMMENTARY

Coming out

Outfitted in black, with education as a weapon, members of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community took to the streets this week to promote pride and understanding at MSU.

NEWS

Spartans win rare game on Xbox, 19-7

MSU's Xbox squad surprised even all-knowing EA Sports expert analyst Lee Corso by snapping its three-game losing streak."Illinois is going to run through, around and over this defense," exclaimed Corso before the game.His partners in crime followed Corso's lead, adding similar comments before the game began."Illinois expects to win, and I agree," Brad Nessler said."I expect a huge game from the Illinois running backs," Kirk Herbstreit added.But MSU (1-3 Xbox, 1-2 PlayStation 2) defied the talking trio's predictions, holding the Illini to just one touchdown all game.

NEWS

Forum fails to attract students on noise policy

East Lansing officials brought the debate about the city's stiffened policy on noise to campus Thursday - but few students were in attendance to share concerns.Hoping to offer a forum for student input on the five-week-old ordinance, ASMSU hosted the event, attracting about 60 city officials and students.

SPORTS

Spikers hit road for 2 games

After finishing the nonconference season, the No. 16 MSU volleyball team was hitting on all cylinders and was looking forward to starting the Big Ten season at home.

NEWS

Spartans hope to reverse past road failures

Even when MSU has been successful, they have always had a kryptonite. And since Nick Saban left the program in 1999 for the bayou of Louisiana State, the Spartans have won only two road games in the Big Ten, at Indiana last season and at Wisconsin in 2001. So, with four of the next five games on the road, MSU is working to do all they can to reverse this trend. "From here on out, it really steepens the hill, without a doubt," head coach John L.

NEWS

Cobb emerges as multiple threat

Say hello to MSU's sneak attack. One minute he's stopped, and a split second later DeAndra Cobb has used his burst of speed to get around you.Rutgers learned its lesson first-hand.