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VOLLEYBALL

Erbe: respect for opponenets key in tournament

Dan Woike
September 7, 2001

Listening to Spartan volleyball players and coaches talk, you’d think they were rehearsing an Aretha Franklin song. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T.” Head coach Chuck Erbe knows those seven letters are embedded in the minds of his players as they look to make it two tournament titles in a row at the Coca-Cola Spartan Invitational this weekend. “I’ve always told them the first rule of war is to respect your opponent,” Erbe said.

SPORTS

Smith, Heathcote among seven athlete hall of fame inductees

James Jahnke
September 7, 2001

Homecoming is arriving about a month early for Sue Ertl. The 1979 MSU golf All-American, who now teaches at a Florida country club, will visit East Lansing for the first time in years for today’s MSU Athletics Hall of Fame induction. Ertl, the only female athlete in the seven-member 2001 induction class, said her brother and three sisters are coming in from Grand Rapids to share the induction with her. “It’s going to be a great time to reminisce the past and remember the great times I had around campus,” said Ertl, a Big Ten medalist in 1977 and 1978.

COMMENTARY

Football frenzy

Saturday marks the start of one of college life’s greatest and most time-tested traditions - football season. There isn’t a college student - past or present - who doesn’t know the feel of the electricity that pervades campus on those crisp autumn days featuring a game at their home stadium.

MSU

RHA to launch new recycling initiative

Okey Umelo
September 7, 2001

New initiatives to increase student participation in on-campus recycling were announced at the Residence Hall Association’s first meeting Wednesday.RHA Recycling will resume its program Sept.

COMMENTARY

Criticism of Knott unfair, unfounded

Recently I have read some of the most slandering editorials I’ve ever seen in The State News. People are judging Eric Knott solely upon what the media has reported about him and this unfortunate situation.However none of us were there.

FEATURES

Flitter flutter

Juliana Keeping
September 7, 2001

utterflies are more than a popular tattoo fixture on campus.Far less painful and strides more naturally beautiful, the winged critters can be found at one of MSU’s hidden gems, the Butterfly House, which is next to the 4-H Children’s Garden, on the southwest corner of Wilson Road and Bogue Street.

COMMENTARY

U.S. tantrum

Like an upset child who hasn’t gotten her way, the United States has packed up its toys and left the United Nations conference on racism Monday, citing efforts on the part of other nations to condemn Israel as a racist state in the meeting’s proposed declaration. It doesn’t matter if our delegates agreed with the path the discussions were taking, simply boycotting the conference accomplishes nothing. Before it even began there were concerns that the strife between Palestinian and Israeli representatives would carry over into the in South African conference - and take away from the myriad of other issues the conference was intended to address.

MICHIGAN

E.L. City Council wants to talk trash

Sara Luneburg
September 6, 2001

The city of East Lansing wants to change the way the city takes out the trash. But the issue of whether to add an automated waste collection system will have to wait three weeks for the next council meeting before a decision can be made. The East Lansing City Council voted unanimously to defer a vote on an ordinance to add the system to its current garbage collection system.

FEATURES

The Foolish Heads prepare for Commongrounds

Cavan Moon
September 6, 2001

Common Grounds Coffeehouse, located in the basement of Akers Hall, is kicking off its concert season with performances by The Foolish Heads and The Polyphonics on Friday night. Augie Visocchi, the lead guitarist of The Foolish Heads, said the concert is an important event for both the band and students. “It’s really a huge gig for us,” Visocchi said.

MICHIGAN

MDOT taking input on transportation

Steve Eder
September 6, 2001

With more money available last year, the Michigan Department of Transportation started looking at ways to help locals navigate the state.In 1995, MDOT implemented a long-term state transportation blueprint that included busing, airports, roadways and train infrastructure planning.

FOOTBALL

Tailgating Project gears up for season opener Saturday

Ryan Wallace
September 6, 2001

The football players are gearing up to take on Central Michigan on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. But they’re not the only ones preparing for the game.As usual, tailgaters are getting fired up, and this year, members of the recently formed Tailgating Project are ready for them.The project, which was formed in May by university administrators, will be evaluating the activities that go on during tailgating.“This project gives us a snapshot of what is really happening at tailgates,” said Pat Enos, assistant to the vice president for student affairs and a member of the committee.The committee wants to make sure tailgating continues to be enjoyable, she said.“Tailgating is an important part of MSU,” Enos said.

COMMENTARY

Reel problem | Not shark attacks

Duh dum. It’s not safe to go into the water. Duh dum. Well, at least that’s the message we’re getting from the national media which has decided one of the most important stories of August is people getting attacked by sharks.

MSU

Price is Right fan fulfills lifelong dream on showcase showdown

Rachel Wright
September 6, 2001

DeAaron Easley didn’t have to pay the price to see a childhood dream come true - he guessed it.After sitting through two tapings of the “Price is Right” game show, Easley was finally selected to come on down as a contestant the third time.“Last year I didn’t get picked to be on the show, and in May I went and applied for more tickets,” Easley, a telecommunication junior, said.