NEWS
Study shows reaction to 9-11 attacks
Dazed and numb describe the feelings of more than 50 percent of area residents who were surveyed in the aftermath of the Sept.
FOOTBALL
Field goal ends roller-coaster game in Spartan loss
Evanston, Ill. - It was a game that will be remembered as an instant classic. In MSU’s 27-26 loss to Northwestern on Saturday, the lead changed three times in the final 28 seconds, taking the Spartans on the most frantic ride many players said they’d ever ridden. “Emotions went both ways,” sophomore wide receiver Charles Rogers said.
COMMENTARY
Patriot statements wont end problems
I am writing because I am concerned about some of the opinions expressed on the Opinion Page in regards to the attacks on New York and Washington.
NEWS
Cherry grower seeks second trustee term
Michigan cherry farmer, international businessman and MSU trustee, Donald Nugent, hopes to keep his résumé looking much the same for years to come. Nugent said he will seek a second eight-year term as a MSU Board of Trustees member in November 2002. “If the Republican Party chooses to nominate me, I would be extremely honored to serve another term,” Nugent told The State News.
FEATURES
Manplanet to bring unique style to Lansing tonight
For those looking to have a good time tonight, look no further than Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., which will be hosting the Minneapolis band Manplanet. The average bar-hopper should be in for a treat because it’s not what the band says, but how it says it.
FEATURES
3 Doors Down fly into U
Kryptonite might be crippling for Superman, but 3 Doors Down simply turned it into platinum. Then the band took it on the road and turned it into a high-energy show for people with different tastes. An estimated 2,100 fans filled the floor and the lower bowl of Breslin Student Events Center on Saturday to see the band play its unique style of pop and mellow rock, among other things.
MSU
Faculty tour may open Lithuania to study abroad
MSU students may soon be able to set their sights on a country that once laid beyond the iron curtain - Lithuania.Robert Huggett, MSU vice president of research and graduate studies, joined a group of three faculty members in a tour of the country’s universities last month.He said he hopes to establish opportunities for students to study abroad in the nation, which was formerly under Communist influence.“We discovered what appears to be a great interest in collaborating with MSU,” he said.
VOLLEYBALL
Renewed team shows it can win in Big Ten
Two weekend losses against Iowa and Minnesota would have left the MSU volleyball team with zero wins in four tries against Big Ten opponents.But MSU didn’t fall in that hole.
MICHIGAN
Community comes together at United Way breakfast
Asmaa Abdel-Azim ate an entire plateful of pancakes early Sunday morning during East Lansing’s Breakfast for America. The 12-year-old came to East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, with her father, Amr Abdel-Azim, a 1986 MSU graduate.
FEATURES
Zoolander saved by Stillers comedy
It’s popcorn, all right? Over and over again, I get asked what the globs are that mark how I rate the movies on a scale of one to five.
COMMENTARY
Penalty crackdown needed by Williams
Say what you will about Bobby Williams as MSU’s new coach, but his team has been penalized for 237 yards in the past three games, or almost what T.J.
SPORTS
Caldemeyer grabs 2 titles for Spartans
If there was one star on the Spartan women’s tennis team that shined above the rest this weekend, it was freshman Mandy Caldemeyer. Caldemeyer won two tennis titles at the Spartan Cup this weekend at the MSU tennis courts. She defeated freshman Jehan Patel for the singles B Flight Championship, 6-2, 6-1.
COMMENTARY
Simple censorship
The MSU community missed an opportunity to deal with the important issues of racism when university officials censored the play “SubUrbia.” The Department of Theatre production was scheduled to run for more than a week, but was cut to one performance Thursday after some university officials expressed concern about its content. The play, which centers around a rock star and his three friends who hang out at a neighborhood convenience store, includes two Pakistani characters who face discrimination. It’s understandable why some might feel uncomfortable about the play, but that doesn’t mean censorship is the right solution. Ethnic discrimination is a sensitive subject for our community, especially since the Sept.
SPORTS
Kickers land first Big Ten win
After a disappointing start to its Big Ten season, the MSU women’s soccer team found its first conference win of the season against Northwestern on Sunday at Old College Field. A crowd of 375 watched as the Spartans (4-3-2, 1-2-1 Big Ten) battled to a 1-0 victory over the Wildcats. The win raised the spirits of the Spartans, who had had dismal showings in the Big Ten so far this season. “Had we not come out of here with three points today, we’d really have a big hole to dig out of,” head coach Tom Saxton said. Northwestern (2-5-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) put the pressure on early, but the Spartans refused to let the team score while they waited for their chance. “If you’re defending for a while, you just can’t freak out,” Saxton said.
ICE HOCKEY
Offense nails 15 goals in weekend exhibition games
Let the countdown to “The Cold War” officially begin.The Spartans breezed through two exhibition games this weekend - a 1-0 Green and White intrasquad scrimmage Friday and a 14-1 rout of Queen’s University (Ontario) on Saturday - in their only tune-ups leading up to the season-opening contest against Michigan at 7:05 p.m.
MSU
New director heads Office of Study Abroad
The Office of Study Abroad has something new to offer the MSU community this year, and it’s not in a different country.Its new director, Kathleen Fairfax, plans to use her experience to keep the program strong.“I really love my job and the fact that I am personally enthused about study abroad makes me good at what I do,” Fairfax said.
SPORTS
Field hockey takes close one against Cornell, 4-3
The No. 6 MSU women’s field hockey team rallied late to defeat Cornell 4-3, tallying its fourth consecutive victory at Penn State on Sunday. Freshman back Judith van Haeringen scored two goals in the match, including the game winner.
COMMENTARY
Fewer CCW permits doesnt mean safer
How does The State News figure Michigan will be safer if our newly passed concealed weapons law was revoked? I only ask because facts seem to demonstrate just the opposite.
SPORTS
Cross-country squads finish on top at Roy Griak Invitational over weekend
The men and women’s cross country teams had strong showings at Saturday’s 16th annual Roy Griak Invitational.
MICHIGAN
Race proceeds aid science center
Lansing - A giant inflatable green dinosaur greeted both runners and visitors to the reopening of the Impression 5 Science Center on Sunday.The ninth annual Capital City River Run began at 10 a.m.