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MICHIGAN

Center opens minds, bodies to unique repose

Visitors twisted and stretched into various poses on hardwood floors Sunday during mini-yoga sessions offered at the Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage.The free sessions were part of the center's annual open house and included half-hour yoga classes and mini-therapy sessions that offered visitors 20-minute massages.

COMMENTARY

Speak, listen up

ASMSU is finally stepping up its representation of students as MSU's undergraduate student government is set to host a forum to discuss the East Lansing party-noise ordinance.

SPORTS

Sports briefs

'U' shuts out Buckeyes Fewer shot attempts and fewer corner kicks led the MSU women's soccer team to a 1-0 loss to Ohio State Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. MSU only attempted 11 shots to OSU's 19, relying on senior goalkeeper Stacy Heller to stop the Buckeyes from scoring, which she did five times. The Spartans also allowed three corner kicks, one of which returned the Buckeyes' only goal. Lutz resigns as coach MSU men's and women's swimming and diving head coach Jim Lutz stepped down Friday because of health concerns and family priorities. Sixth-year associate coach Matt Gianiodis will serve as interim head coach for the 2003-04 season. Lutz was diagnosed with chronic mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus infection and chronic fatigue syndrome in March.

NEWS

MIP citations jump in E.L.

Soaring numbers of citations for underage drinking, noise and drunken driving in East Lansing this year are revealing the extent of the city's crackdown on noise and disruptive behavior. With three months remaining in the year, East Lansing police say they already have issued about 800 underage drinking citations, a sharp increase from last year's 686. Police have issued enough noise citations to meet last year's total of 558 - including 11 violations under the city's stiffened policy on party noise.

COMMENTARY

Columnist wrong in religious debate

This letter is in response to the column by John Bice "Ten Commandments statue has no place in public domain" (SN 9/26). As a Christian, I took offense to every aspect of Bice's column for a number of reasons, largely due to his inaccuracy and ignorant bias against Christianity.

MSU

Students clean sites to celebrate Gandhi

A brightly colored male peacock casually disregarded 35 MSU students sitting on picnic tables at Potter Park Zoo on Sunday afternoon.The group, not including the blue-and-green bird, waited for a John Deere tractor to deliver them to a scattering of brush.

MICHIGAN

Senator lobbies for free overseas postage

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced legislation Friday that will allow families and friends to send letters and packages to armed forces overseas without paying postage. "With troops on extended deployments, mail is an essential link between our troops on deployment and their families back home, but the cost keeps adding up," Stabenow said in a written statement.

MICHIGAN

U.S. department funds 'U' agriculture center

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded MSU nearly $1 million to establish an Agriculture Innovation Center. MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will work with the Michigan Partnership for Product Agriculture to head one of 10 centers located throughout the nation. The center will help farmers and processors learn to compete in the global economy and provide technical assistance and business planning advice to assist agricultural producers in developing value-added agriculture commodities.

MSU

Philosophy professor named journal editor

MSU philosophy professor Hilde Nelson has been named editor of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. The quarterly journal publishes essays and book reviews dealing with the historical and cultural impact of sexism and feminist philosophy. Nelson will be in charge of executing the goals set for the journal, which include expanding readership and creating a more extensive forum to engage in feminist discussion. MSU will house the journal for the next five years, until 2008.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Students gather to celebrate Gandhi Day with community service

A brightly colored male peacock at Lansing's Potter Park Zoo looked at 35 students sitting on picnic tables, waiting for a John Deere cart to deliver them to pick up brush Sunday afternoon.The group, minus the blue-and-green bird, was participating in the National Gandhi Day of Service, an event celebrated by 7,000 students at 500 universities nationwide.The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students sponsored the event.

FOOTBALL

Spartans clobber Hoosiers, 31-3

MSU played its most efficient game of the season on both sides of the ball en route to a Homecoming victory over Indiana, according to head coach John L.

SPORTS

Grand Ledge's Horford recalls verbal commitment to U-M

Possible good news for the MSU men's basketball team has reached campus. Grand Ledge senior forward Al Horford recalled his verbal commitment to Michigan, opening up his recruiting process once again. Two weeks ago the frontcourt future of the basketball team looked to be in question, as three post prospects erased MSU from their list of top school choices.

NEWS

Snorkel, puck, flippers

Drop your ice skates and grab your bathing suit - it's time for some hockey. There's a new underwater sport at MSU sponsored by the MSU SCUBA club, combining hockey and swimming to produce an offspring known as underwater hockey.