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Family festival teaches diversity

For Robert Henderson, attending events with his family like the Fourth Annual Meridian Heritage Festival is a great opportunity. “I think it’s great that you can let people know the heritage of races,” said the Lansing resident, as his wife Taunya and daughters Alexis and Alana observed ducks nearby. “We try to go to at least one ethnic festival every summer.

COMMENTARY

Article missed that Allah is god of all

I was happy to see the article about the Muslim faith in the Sept. 20 issue of The State News (“Students pack Union forum to learn more on Muslim faith”). I would like to clarify one point that appeared in the article.

SPORTS

Its not about traditions; Bobby made good call

MSU’s football team could have just waited in the locker room Saturday. It could have mouthed the words to “America the Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The players could have paid their own private respects to the victims of the Sept.

COMMENTARY

Healing helper

MSU’s Board of Trustees has joined in the outpouring of humanitarian support our country has seen in recent weeks following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

SPORTS

Marshall-Stefani lose in doubles final

In the first tournament of their collegiate careers, MSU freshmen tennis players Cameron Marshall and Anthony Stefani advanced to the final round of the doubles C division Saturday at the Ball State Invitational at Ball State. The team won 8-1 in the quarterfinals and 8-3 in the semifinals after receiving a bye in the first round. But the streak ended there, as the duo lost 8-4 to Findling-Grupp of Western Michigan. Marshall also played for the consolation B title, and beat Erik Lindroos of Western 6-2, 6-2.

COMMENTARY

Muslims not to blame, support U.S. efforts

Everyone agrees terrorists should be brought to book, but some misgivings may arise against Islam and the Muslims, which needs to be rectified. Islam, which literally means “peace,” stands for peace as much as does Christianity, Judaism or any other religion, but there are some in the religion who have misinterpreted it for their own interests.

VOLLEYBALL

Two Big Ten losses end Spartans perfect record

The Spartan volleyball team left East Lansing on Thursday with hopes of returning with a 9-0 record and wins over Wisconsin on Friday and Northwestern on Saturday. Twenty-eight service errors later, the Spartans (7-2, 0-2 Big Ten) found themselves on the first losing streak of the season, falling 3-1 to No.

SPORTS

No. 6 Spartans open Big Ten season by toppling Northwestern

The No. 6 MSU field hockey team opened its Big Ten schedule with an impressive 5-0 win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.The Spartans (5-3, 1-0 Big Ten) dominated the game, outshooting Northwestern 15-4 in the win.“All week, we’ve been working on hits into the circle, and I’ve been working on my movement cutting to the ball,” senior forward Bridget Cooper said.It seems to be working - the first goal came 13 minutes into the first half as Cooper guided the ball past goalkeeper Kendra Mesa on a pass from freshman midfielder Annebet Beerman.

MICHIGAN

New fiber optic sign saves local business money, energy

It isn’t a Lite-Brite but East Lansing will be turning on the magical color light.Urban Options, 405 Grove St., has installed a new energy-efficient sign using fiber-optic light.By using fiber optics and a light pipe design system, energy is saved by using one bulb that transmits light over the distance of the outdoor sign.This is a more efficient use of energy because neon signs involve heating up neon gasses and keeping them lit.

SPORTS

Men, womens squads top college racers at invite

Early rain threatened to ruin the course, but the track held together for the MSU men’s and women’s cross country teams to host the 12th annual Spartan Invitational on Friday at Forest Akers East Golf Course.The women competed well against the field of 12 teams - which was open to the public for the first time - and took four of the top five spots.

COMMENTARY

Terrorism has no place in Islam; such scare tactics have no religion

No religion on earth claims the way to God is at the cost of innocent lives. Islam is no exception. The despicable and heinous acts perpetrated at the World Trade Center and Pentagon are not tolerated by this faith. Muslims across the United States and elsewhere were quick to denounce what were apparently vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians.

COMMENTARY

Yield sign welcome at busy crosswalk

Automobile and pedestrian traffic often interact unsuccessfully on this large and modern campus. As someone who walks, I often confront dangerous situations caused by automobiles. I was happy to encounter the new crosswalk yield sign near the south entrance of Spartan Stadium.