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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.

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

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.

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.

MICHIGAN

Volunteers to go 'into the streets' Saturday

Students looking for something to do on Saturday can interact and lend a helping hand with East Lansing citizens during the kickoff events of "Into the Streets." "Into the Streets" is intended to emphasize the importance of community service. The event is open to all MSU students and registration begins from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

FEATURES

Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' worth the wait

Any film which begins with a Klingon proverb but doesn't have a vulcan or spaceship in sight is bound to be interesting. For six years, audiences have been waiting for Quentin Tarantino to pick up the megaphone and direct another film. In "Kill Bill: Volume 1," he returns with a film that can't be put into a genre other than excellent.

NEWS

Alumna bikes for cancer

MSU alumna Julianne Pattullo scoffs at the prospect of bicycling 3,200 miles across the country with Lance Armstrong - she's faced tougher challenges before. This Saturday in Los Angeles, Pattullo, 34, will embark on the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, a week-long, nationwide bicycle trek to raise awareness for cancer research.

SPORTS

Icers kickoff season

This isn't the first time Findlay hockey head coach Pat Ford has been a part of the Ice Breaker Tournament against MSU. Findlay's second-year coach was a part of the inaugural tournament in Madison, Wis., as a Badgers assistant in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Spartans in 1997.

COMMENTARY

Switching gears

MSU and The Ohio State University are getting a clean slate along with the rest of the nation's universities by taking a new look at applications and policies post-U.S.

NEWS

Grant brings 'U' to Nepal

When Patrick Livingston conceived of an international program to exchange ideas about water quality, he had no idea the thought would lead him to Nepal. The recently retired MSU Extension agent said he first had the idea while developing a water-quality testing program for middle school children in Macomb County.

COMMENTARY

No justification for Alabama statue

This letter is in response to Eva Bohler's comments on John Bice's column regarding the Ten Commandments ("Columnist wrong in religious debate"). I can't help noticing that many Christians keep citing their own "persecution" (the inability to have school prayer) as a reason for keeping elements of Christianity such as the Ten Commandments public.

MSU

Diversity sought in science

Lloyd Douglas said he thinks a band with only trombones would be dull.Similarly, the program director for the National Science Foundation said diversity is key to making scientific advances."Have you ever looked at the sheet music for West Side Story?" the former trombone player asked a group of MSU students and faculty Thursday night.