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'U' looks to change its travel contracts

Antonio Planas
October 3, 2003

After MSU's contract with two travel agencies expired last year, university officials are considering making changes to its travel management system, which gives discount options to faculty members. MSU's Controller David Brower said MSU's contract with Spartan Travel and Anderson Travel expired, and MSU officials are looking at agencies that would offer discounts for university travel. Brower said the travel agencies were full-service agencies, capable of booking airplane tickets, hotels, car rentals and other accommodations.

NEWS

Knott ready to take charge

Jon Styf
October 3, 2003

He's hungry, and he's ready to take his aggression out on any and all of the Spartans' opponents.After standing on the sidelines, itching to get involved in the revival that is the 2003 MSU football team, Eric Knott will finally get a chance to back up his claim of being the best tight end in the Big Ten.He's the physical, pass-catching and power blocking tight end that would fit perfectly into any offense, especially one that relies on distributing the ball to multiple receivers and, with no fullback, uses tight ends as blockers."Expect Eric Knott to make a play here and there, but if my number's not getting called, I'm (going to) make sure that I'm down the field, making a key block, a 100 percent effort," Knott said.

MSU

LBGT days strengthen

Sixteen years ago, members of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community organized the largest march on Washington at that time. "It was the first time in our history that there was that kind of visibility action," said Brent Bilodeau, assistant for LBGT Concerns at MSU. The legacy of the march has continued since 1987 through National Coming Out Days, which is celebrated at MSY nationally on Sunday. National Coming Out Day began to recognize and celebrate the lives of LBGT people.

NEWS

Quick start has Spartans primed for run at Big Ten glory under John L. Smith

Jon Styf
October 3, 2003

Like the small, quiet kid in class who becomes Bill Gates, a Big Ten team has traveled from the depths of the conference standings to the top each of the last three seasons.All three years, a team has gone from not having a winning conference record one season to winning at least a share of the Big Ten title the next.With a new coach, a new team-oriented attitude and a recent upset win over last year's surprise team, Iowa, the Spartans are looking to continue their winning ways against Indiana on Homecoming Saturday and be the next surprise Big Ten champion.The reward for the conference crown is at least a New Year's bowl game.

MICHIGAN

Quilt pieces together local AIDS awareness

Brightly colored pieces of fabric decorate the sanctuary of Edgewood United Church to remind local residents of the thousands of people who have died from AIDS.The pieces of fabric make up a part of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 32-panel piece on display at Edgewood, 469 N.

NEWS

Hoosiers dominate on PlayStation 2

Jon Styf
October 3, 2003

The video gaming experts obviously had no clue when they predicted how good the MSU football team would be this year. Against an Indiana team that comes into MSU as an underdog for Homecoming, the Hoosiers ran up the score against the Spartans, 62-17, to win the Old Brass Spittoon on PlayStation 2. The Spartans are now 1-6 in Videogameland (somehow related to Candyland), and with Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin around the corner, the Spartans might not win another video game this season, challenging the Detroit Lions' and Tigers' terrible records. Starting quarterback Matt LoVecchio played less than one quarter, but that was enough for his team to grab a comfortable lead over the Spartans. In that time, the transfer from Notre Dame threw two touchdown passes to Glenn Johnson and one to Courtney Roby, going 6-of-12 for 239 yards before leaving the game with an injury. The Hoosiers then extended their lead to 41-0 at halftime under backup quarterback Graeme McFarland.

SPORTS

Spikers look to rebound from U-M shellacking

Megan Homanick
October 3, 2003

The No. 14 MSU volleyball team plays No. 20 Wisconsin tonight, but in reality, the Spartans will be playing against themselves. In the last four games, MSU (9-4 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) has not won or lost, but rather been given the win or had it taken away by opponents.

MSU

ASMSU to hold forum

Steve Eder
October 3, 2003

Even as the city's stiffened ordinance on party noise enters its second month, student leaders aren't ready to back down on their wishes to alter the policy.MSU's undergraduate student government will host a forum for students to voice their concerns about the policy at 7 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Station with 'Edge' won't be missed

After reading many of the replies to the story covering the demise of 92.1 The Edge ("Radio station loses 'Edge.' turns to pop"), I felt compelled to write in and express my feelings on the station going off the air. As far as I can see it, The Edge was another major music machine playing the music they were paid to play.

COMMENTARY

Rivalry between Irish all in good fun

I am writing in response to University of Notre Dame student Rachel Larson's letter concerning the actions of some of the Spartan players after MSU's victory over the Irish ("Football players should apologize"). While she claims to be speaking on behalf of the "collective student body" here at Notre Dame, I assure you that most people here are not as easily brought to tears and shouts of rage.

MICHIGAN

Senator opposes gay marriage

A possible amendment to the Michigan Constitution recognizing only "one man, one woman" marriages ignited lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender concerns when it was proposed Thursday.The resolution, the Marriage Protection Amendment, states that only marriages between a man and a woman will be recognized as valid.

SPORTS

Green beats White in 'U' hockey scrimmage

Paul Day
October 3, 2003

The MSU hockey team kept with their scoring pace of an average 3.95 goals per game at the annual Green and White game at Munn Ice Arena on Thursday night. Last season's average was virtually matched by the Green Team as it defeated the White Team, 3-2 - until the shootout. The exhibition wasn't your average hockey game.