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NEWS

As its destruction nears, former clubgoers recall hot spot

Wide pointy lapels, polyester knit suits and the Bee Gees helped shape the late 1970s. Even the people of East Lansing couldn’t escape the disco inferno. In the late ’70s, Majestic Plaza on Grand River Avenue was home to a happenin’ disco called The Bus Stop. The Bus Stop opened in October 1978 in the now-abandoned building next to the recently closed Pro-Bowl East, 2757 E.

SPORTS

Four Pistons visiting Okemos school today

Four members of the Detroit Pistons will visit a local middle school today on the first leg of a two-day, four-city media tour. New head coach Rick Carlisle, top draft pick Rodney White, forward Brian Cardinal and director of player personnel John Hammond will be the main attraction of a jam session/pep assembly at 9 a.m.

COMMENTARY

A swimming idea

Chances are if you visited some of Michigan’s numerous public beaches this summer, you may not have been able to enter the water because of unsafe bacteria levels. On campus, we have our own nasty environmental pollution history with E.

MSU

Library officials add hours; improve technology

Finding a quiet place to study late at night on the weekends may not be the easiest thing to do, but the library is aiming to solve the problem.Last week, the Main Library established extended weekend hours to ensure convenience for students.

NEWS

Local Islamic Center receives threats

While the U.S. government isn’t talking publicly about retaliation, some locals seem to be willing to take matters into their own hands following today’s apparent terrorist attacks.Only hours after the destruction of the World Trade Center towers, the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing, located at 920 South Harrison Road, has received threatening phone calls, said Mahmoud Mousa, president of the center.Many believe the attack is tied to Middle East.“We are still keeping the building open today regardless,” Mousa said.

SPORTS

Age-old rivalry with Irish sunject of dinner

Spartan fans making the trip to South Bend, Ind. for the Spartans’ game against No. 23 Notre Dame may want to consider leaving a few days early.The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend, is hosting a banquet Sept.

VOLLEYBALL

Hartley earns Big Ten player of the week nod

Things are good in the world of MSU volleyball. The Spartans (7-0) are off to their best start in 12 years, and one of their star players is the reigning Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week. Senior outside hitter Erin Hartley earned the honor with an MVP effort in the Coca-Cola Spartan Invitational, which the Spartans won this weekend.

SPORTS

Four Pistons visiting Okemos school today

Four members of the Detroit Pistons will visit a local middle school today on the first leg of a two-day, four-city media tour.New head coach Rick Carlisle, top draft pick Rodney White, forward Brian Cardinal and director of player personnel John Hammond will be the main attraction of a jam session/pep assembly at 9 a.m.

NEWS

Conference officials to decide if Big Ten football will be played this weekend

Big Ten athletic directors will decide in a phone conference Wednesday morning whether weekend football games will continue as scheduled, following today’s horrific tragedy, said Sue Lister, the Big Ten Conference associate commissioner. The NCAA said conferences and schools have the authority to determine whether to play college football games this weekend, as well as hold other events following the terrorist attack on New York and Washington, D.C, this morning. The governing body said it will assist college presidents and conference commissioners in making decisions. “The games themselves are insignificant in the face of what has happened today,” NCAA President Cedric Dempsey said.

NEWS

Greencoats regulate fans

Keith Jones slept about 10 minutes Friday night.He wasn’t dancing the night away. He wasn’t lying in bed worried about the football team’s performance on Saturday.From 9 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Spartans stumble to victory

Saturday’s postgame buzzword from head coach Bobby Williams was “breakdowns” and there were plenty of them in the messy 35-21 win over Central Michigan.