University officials have money from the state for a new medical scanner. The scanner will be located adjacent to the Radiology Lab.

The board also reviewed a decentralized advising concept for MSU. Decentralized advising is already in place for natural sciences, social sciences and the business school.

“Many of the colleges will have a new placement for things such as internships and jobs for individual schools,” Cook said. “We have had a central placement office for many years. This is the newest concept in how advising should be operated.”

Students and faculty also presented a survey regarding student trends and the effects of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The board also talked about a new accounting system and the power plant. The trustees also discussed recruiting and employer-need.

Jeanne Chan

Conyers talks physician hours tonight

U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Detroit, will speak at MSU tonight about his proposed legislation, which would limit a resident physician’s workweek.

A resident is a recently graduated physician who is training in a particular field of medicine.

The speech, titled “Patient Safety and Physician Well-being: The Issue of Resident Work Hours,” will deal with the bill that would limit a resident’s workweek to 80 hours and the length of one shift to 24 consecutive hours. The discussion will be at 7 p.m. in A-133 Life Sciences Building.

The bill would provide residents with a minimum of 10 hours off between shifts, at least one out of seven days off, one full weekend off per month and on-call shifts no more often than every third night. It also would provide for public disclosure of hospitals found in violation of these provisions.

For more information, contact Stacey Wiles at (517)887-1934 or e-mail staceywiles@hotmail.com.

Erica Berg

Financial aid forms available for students

Applications for federal financial aid for the 2002-2003 school year are being accepted, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced last week.

An estimated $49.4 billion in federal grants, loans and work-study programs will be presented to an anticipated 8.2 million students out of the 10 million applicants who apply annually for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

There is no charge in applying for federal aid and students can increase application speed by applying through www.fafsa.ed.gov. Michigan college students applying for state financial aid must return applications by March 21. Students are encouraged to speak with the financial aid director at their school.

While most students are eligible for unsubsidized loans which prove to be low interest and affordable at the current rate of 5.99 percent, some qualify for grants or federally subsidized loans where the interest is paid by the government while the student is in school.

For more information, visit www.fafsa.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).

Megan Frye