MIDDAY UPDATE: Muslims celebrate holy month

The holy month of Ramadan began Nov. 6, which marks the revealing of the Quran, the principal source of Islamic faith and worship.During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, sex and other human desires for about 30 days, while focusing on charity work and self-improvement.Plant breeding and genetics doctoral student Callista Ransom said denying yourself simple human pleasures allows a person to see how strong they are.“You’re controlling your needs and showing yourself you can withstand pressure,” she said.

SPORTS UPDATE: Spartans field hockey earns Big Ten title after U-M falls

MSU field hockey downed Michigan 3-0 in the title match to earn the team its first Big Ten Tournament title in program history Sunday.Sophomore midfielder Annebet Beerman got the Spartans on the board with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, drilling a penalty shot past Wolverine goalkeeper Molly Powers to put MSU up 1-0.Michelle Huynh-Ba added a strike to the total shortly after the break.

MIDDAY UPDATE: ASMSU, greenhouse project vie for campus space

Although neither has been approved by MSU administrators, two groups are lobbying for the same area on campus.ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, introduced an idea in late October to build and outdoor amphitheater behind the Old Horticulture Building for students to study or hold events.

SPORTS UPDATE: Indiana sweeps Spartan volleyball team

The Spartans expected a quick match Friday night in Bloomington but they didn’t expect it to end this way.Indiana outplayed the Spartans and picked up a 30-27, 30-26, 30-26 sweep.

SPORTS UPDATE: Buckeyes pummel netters

Columbus, Ohio - The Spartans arguably had their worst performance of the season Saturday night.MSU committed hit a dismal .164, committed, 11 service errors, and allowed Ohio State to tally 12 service aces en route to a 25-30, 31-29, 17-30 and 18-30 drubbing in St.

SPORTS UPDATE: Gridders break losing streak, thrash Indiana

Bloomington, Ind. - After being blownout the past four weeks and seeing its head coach fired Monday, the MSU football team took out its frustrations on Indiana. The Spartans (4-6 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) played like everyone expected them to play all season, beating the Hoosiers (3-7, 1-5) 56-21 at Memorial Stadium.

SPORTS UPDATE: Field hockey teams moves on to championship of Big Ten Tournament

Columbus, Ohio - The stage has been set. With a 3-2 victory over Penn State (13-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) Saturday, the MSU field hockey team (17-2, 4-1) has advanced to the final round of the Big Ten Tournament, and in doing so will face off against Michigan on Sunday. And according to Spartan head coach Michele Madison, her team wouldn’t want it any other way. “We love it,” Madison said.

SPORTS UPDATE: Icers redeem themselves against Niagara in overtime nail-biter

The Spartans are nothing if they aren’t dramatic this year.In what is becoming the norm, the MSU hockey team played a hard-fought and tense game Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena - and this time, the Spartans came out on top.Sophomore left wing Brock Radunske was the hero for the second time in three games Saturday, slapping home a game-winning overtime goal to lift MSU to a 5-4 victory over Niagara.Radunske’s tally with 1:07 left in the extra period helped erase the memory that No.

SPORTS UPDATE: Niagara upsets icers

Freshman left wing David Booth did his best to shake the rust out of the Spartans on Friday night, but 13th-ranked MSU still succumbed to heavy underdog Niagara, 2-1, at Munn Ice Arena.Booth scored 41 seconds into Friday’s game, but that was all MSU (4-3-0 overall, 3-1-0 CCHA) could muster for the entire night.

Izzo: Hit unfair to current U-M team

Spartan basketball head coach Tom Izzo said he’s saddened University of Michigan head coach Tommy Amaker and the current 2002-03 U-M basketball squad will be punished. U-M penalized its basketball program Thursday because of a scandal involving former booster Ed Martin. “I’ve always been a believer that the coaches and the players should take the hit, not the school,” Izzo said.

Greeks select new executive leaders

Jennifer Granholm and Dick Posthumus weren’t the only ones sweating bullets this week in elections. Members in 21 of MSU’s 29 Interfraternity Council groups selected new executive officials Wednesday night at Lafayette Square in Brody Complex. “I feel very good about the process,” said Amy Radford, assistant director of Student Life.

Niagara visits Munn

Bye weeks on the MSU hockey schedule haven’t been very common in recent years, so it’s tough to guess how the Spartans will perform against Niagara at 7:05 p.m.

Poetry group to sponsor event

The Black Poets Society is presenting “Bum Rush the Stage,” from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday in the Erickson Hall Kiva.

Peters scrutinizes recount; no official winner

Michigan residents will not officially know who their attorney general-elect is until Nov. 25, election officials say.

Green only color considered in firing

When some people ask themselves why an organization behaves the way it does, such as MSU in firing Bobby Williams, some people immediately consider personal malicious intents, such as race issues.

Construction begins on new fire station

Lansing - Community leaders and Lansing area residents gathered Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new Lansing fire station located off East Miller Road in south Lansing.The $1.75 million station will be the second that will be funded through voter-approved bond initiatives.

Head-to-head matchup tied neck and neck in progs

Death Ro and McSkinny are dead even after trying to predict 48 gamesDeath Ro (29-19) evened the overall records, going 4-1 for the second straight week, while McSkinny (29-19) went 3-2 for the second time in as many weeks.

Big man ready for big job

MSU freshman tailback David Richard created a hostile environment when he signed his National Letter of Intent.The St.

Police briefs 11/08/02

3 face charges

Three MSU students were arraigned Wednesday after police discovered a pound of marijuana and other drugs in their East Lansing home.The students charged were Michael Puretz, 20; Adam Vielea, 21; and Ryan Webster, 20.