Tie a yellow ribbon to support victims

We have all had the opportunity to reflect on Sept. 11’s tragedy and how it has impacted each of us personally.

Electronic festival hopes to attract thousands

Turntables will be twitching and scratching in Lansing’s Old Town when the second annual Electronic Sound and Image Festival kicks off Friday afternoon. Last year’s ESIFest drew more than 15,000 people during the two-day event.

Smoker, Van Dyke play video games, share a pad, agree its all about support

Roommates Jeff Smoker and Ryan Van Dyke couldn’t wait to give the video game, NCAA Football 2002, a shot this summer.The two quarterbacks, who shared playing time during the Spartans 35-21 victory over Central Michigan last week, flicked on the television screen, loaded up their Sony PlayStation 2 and were amused at what they saw.Smoker, a sophomore, was listed as MSU’s starting quarterback, while Van Dyke, a senior, was depicted as backup with one noticeably inaccurate quality.“I’m just the backup, and I don’t appreciate that they have me left-handed too,” joked Van Dyke, who’s right-handed.

Resolution passed for undercover police investigations

The resolution on undercover police surveillance of student groups became university policy Friday when it was passed unanimously by the MSU Board of Trustees.The resolution said undercover investigations can only begin under “extraordinary circumstances” and with the approval of MSU’s president.

Police briefs 09/21/01

Flights around sports stadiums banned by FAA

The Associated Press Washington - The government has banned all aircraft from flying within three miles of major professional and college sporting events and any other large open air gathering. The Federal Aviation Administration’s notice to pilots became effective at noon Thursday, said spokeswoman Laura Brown.

Through every conflict, music is always there

Call me old-fashioned, but mix tapes are fantastic. No, they’re super hip. I’m not talking about burned CDs, I’m talking old-school mix tapes, complete with static, low bias and songs that are sometimes cut off too short. Since junior high school it’s been a hobby of mine to put together mix tapes for people I become friends with.

Keep flying

Say goodbye to marriage proposals and advertisements for Dejà Vu. MSU is requesting the Federal Aviation Administration designate the airspace over Spartan Stadium as a no-fly zone, a decision that could effectively ground the small airplanes that trail advertisements behind them as they circle football games. Although the effort seems to have been given added attention after last week’s terrorist attacks, MSU President M.

Economics majors have new home; department moves

The Department of Economics has a new address. And students who wish to pursue their degree in the subject can take a new route.The department, which was formerly part of the Eli Broad College of Business, is now part of the College of Social Science.Charles Ballard, an economics professor, has been instrumental in “hammering the nuts and bolts out of the new curriculum.”“In terms of the curriculum, it changes things a little bit,” he said.

Spartan Stadium staff failed at game

I’m writing to express my extreme disappointment in the staff of Spartan Stadium at the first football game.

Musicians, survivors join to increase cancer awareness

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a tribute to raise awareness and honor survivors was held at the International Center on Thursday. The event, An Evening with Women in Jazz : A Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivors and Supporters, showcased three jazz bands, which both informed and entertained the 100-member audience. The fund-raiser took place at Crossroads Food Court and was co-sponsored by MSU’s Women’s Resource Center, the Department of Residence Life and the Lansing chapter of the American Cancer Society. “The purpose of this event is to promote the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and draw attention to the importance of early cancer detection,” said Patricia Lowrie, director of the Women’s Resource Center.

Cycler goes coast-to-coast for pets

Driving across the country in a car can be a challenge in itself. But imagine riding a bicycle all the way from Santa Monica, Calif., to Washington, D.C. Lutrell Christian, a 1973 MSU graduate, is doing just than in an effort to raise $1 million for Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation in San Francisco.

McP Money | President donates to U

If money can be an indicator of love for this campus, MSU President M. Peter McPherson’s heart must be as big as his wallet. How big is that?

Volunteers cleanup endeavor to focus on Grand, Red Cedar rivers

The Red Cedar and Grand rivers will be so fresh and so clean after Saturday.The MSU Sportfishing Club, the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council and the Lansing Board of Water and Light, 1232 Haco Drive in Lansing, are inviting residents to help clean the banks of both rivers.The project is part of the Adopt-A-River program, which has been working to clean the area rivers since 1994.Volunteers wishing to help the club’s cleanup of the Red Cedar River should meet at Sparty at 10 a.m.

Womens Recruitment hopes for success

Women interested in becoming a part of the MSU greek system are encouraged to participate in women’s Recruitment, which begins today.Despite the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington Sept.

2001 Big Ten volleyball preview

In a conference as stocked with talent as the Big Ten, it’s hard to try and pick a clear favorite.

Our flag was still there.

On Dec. 7, 1941, John Moon was 13. Sitting in the back seat of a Buick on the way to see his Aunt Bess in Detroit, he heard on the radio Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Moon, now 72, is a senior companion volunteer for Active Living for Adults and said the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington evoked emotions comparable to his initial reaction to Pearl Harbor. “My reaction was similar to what is going on right now,” he said “Amazement and shock.” The public has been bombarded countless times with media comparisons to the attack on Pearl Harbor, an event the student population at MSU has little means to relate, other than stories from grandparents and residents like Moon. “I was kind of too young to be shocked right away, but I knew there was this terrible thing,” Moon said of the Pearl Harbor bombing, the event that drew the nation into World War II.

Popular comedy opens this weekend

You haven’t seen every side of Shakespeare until you’ve seen “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” It’s a hybrid of “Romeo and Juliet,” “Othello” and author Ann-Marie MacDonald’s sense of humor and is being performed at Bath Middle School, 13675 Webster Road, this weekend. “It starts out with this drab academic who’s been working on her doctorate and her thesis is that ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Othello’ were originally comedies,” Bridgette Redman said.

College football is back, bringing meaning to prognosticators lives

The prognosticators were unaware of last weekend’s cancellations when we compiled our predictions, and we apologize for any inconveniences.

3-D products show rise in customer satisfaction

E-commerce sites may not collect commission, but virtual sales agents may be more effective in selling products than their real-life counterparts. MSU researchers have found adding electronic salespersons and 3-D product images to e-commerce sites creates better customer satisfaction.