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SPORTS

Sports briefs

Brian Beute
October 6, 2003

'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.

Steve Eder
October 6, 2003

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

Brian Charlton
October 6, 2003

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

Brian Charlton
October 6, 2003

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.

MICHIGAN

Pro-life supporters form 'life chain' in downtown E.L.

A line of children, students, senior citizens and Lansing area residents stood silently along Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon holding signs with messages stating "Abortion Kills Children" and "Life, the first inalienable right." Participants were instructed to meditate and pray during the Life Chain demonstration, an international pro-life movement that takes place annually the first Sunday of October in cities throughout the United States and Canada. East Lansing high school senior Isabelle Mann stood quietly with her two friends in front of Barnes & Noble, 333 E.

MSU

College Republicans recruit more people

The MSU College Republicans recruited 271 members this year for the Michigan Federation of College Republicans . Recruitment in September drew 171 more members than the group brought in last year.

FEATURES

Black rocks school house

Shaun Byron
October 6, 2003

Jack Black simply rocks. In the family-friendly "School of Rock," Black shows why his popularity is rising so fast - he's charming. In the film, Black portrays Dewey Finn, a well-meaning, but far too enthusiastic, guitar player in a struggling rock band.

SPORTS

Secondary dominates Hoosiers, LoVecchio

MSU's defense left the door to its backfield wide open for the first three games of the season. Then the secondary found the key to closing that door halfway through the Notre Dame (1-3) game - communication. Ever since their discovery in South Bend, Ind., the drastic improvement by the defensive backs has paid off huge for the No.

SOCCER

Spartans victorious in 2 OT thriller

Scott Galetto
October 6, 2003

Scott Cendrowski For The State News The MSU men's soccer team played a tough Big Ten matchup against Ohio State on Sunday, narrowly winning 2-1 halfway through the second overtime period. "It was a huge, huge win for us," head coach Joe Baum said. The sunny afternoon game yielded no scoring in the first half, with both teams struggling to find an offensive rhythm.

NEWS

Smoker leads team to 31-3 win vs. Indiana

Jon Styf
October 6, 2003

He's back, and now there is little doubt that Jeff Smoker is better than ever. The senior quarterback seemed to own the spread offense Saturday when MSU crushed Indiana, 31-3. After enduring a 16-19 record in his first three seasons, the Spartans playcaller has his team ranked No.

MSU

Kabuki show closes Japan Week

By Joshua Carr Special for The State News Performer Umenosuke Onoe closed out Japan Week on Friday with his rendition of the ritualistic transformation and traditional Kabuki Onnagata performance to the nearly packed Kellogg Center auditorium. Hiromi Maenaka, assistant director at MSU's Asian Studies Center, worked with an official from the Japanese Consulate in Detroit to bring the show "Kabuki, Onnagata, and Creating a Feminine Ideal" to campus. Onnagata is a term referring to when a man performs a female role, and the technique stems from the 400-year-old art form Kabuki, Onoe said. "I chose Onnagata when I was 16 years old in high school," Onoe said through a translator. During the show, Onoe walked the audience through the painful makeup and wardrobe process he endures as a Kabuki performer to transform from a man into an Onnagata woman.

FEATURES

Howie Day delights homecoming crowd

Meghan Gilbert
October 6, 2003

Howie Day showed his mixing capabilities Friday during the Homecoming Jam as he switched tracks from his usual singer-songwriter performance to try out his talents as a DJ. Many high school students meshed with the college crowd at the International Center to gaze dreamy-eyed at the 22-year-old musician, who periodically took the stage solo to mix his own tunes. Day even threw an East Lansing line into one of the songs, making it clever and interesting.