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Future vet gets practice

Sean Ely
April 2, 2007

Animal lovers got some hands-on experience this past weekend on how they can turn their passion into a career — veterinarian medicine. The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine held its Vet-a-Visit event Saturday to teach attendees about the life of a veterinarian and how to become one. Vet-a-Visit featured more than 30 exhibits and demonstrations, including a K-9 agility course, proper pet care, a stuffed animal hospital and an equine treadmill. Families roamed from one exhibit to the next, speaking with students, faculty and staff along the way. "My daughter, who is 14, is running around with her mother looking at the small animals now," Owosso resident Charles Dahl said.

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Student awarded $30K scholarship

Matt Flint
April 2, 2007

On March 16, Monica Mukerjee was called to the Board of Trustees office. What she expected was a follow-up interview after her nomination as a Truman Scholar. After she said, "I never thought I would make it this far," MSU President Lou Anna K.

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E-mail sparks union debate

Sarah Harbison
March 30, 2007

In one MSU staff union election this week, five incumbents were re-elected to its Executive Board — following a controversy surrounding an e-mail sent on the union's listserv. On March 15, Chairman of the Administrative-Professional Association, Leo Sell, sent a personal e-mail to members of the union he had "marginal connection" with — about 200 of the union's 1,700 members. Some union members who received the e-mail were upset because they could not respond or see other recipients of the message. The APA chapter at MSU is a middle-level union, largely for clerical and technical faculty. Among concerns of low voter turnout and reminders to return ballots, Sell wrote in the e-mail, "I am concerned about an attempt by way of the current ballot to replace current, experienced, diverse Executive Board members with people from a single unit, with a parochial interest and view, not to mention, NO experience in APA leadership or bargaining or otherwise. "Should they be successful in whole or in part, it will weaken our union." The union's current board has 11 women and two men.

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Fraternity volunteers to help community

By Jenna Ulicki For The State News For many MSU students, volunteering while in college is as important as academics. While the university runs a variety of community service programs, there also are other ways to get involved.

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Library creates new lab spaces

Jacob Carpenter
March 30, 2007

A new digital presentation room and Intel Mac Lab opened at the Main Library last month, giving students and faculty another resource when developing multimedia group projects. The first-floor presentation room features a camera built in to the ceiling, which records speeches and presentations, and an Interactive Smart Board computer screen that uses touch navigation in place of a mouse. On the second floor, the new computer lab contains two Intel Macs with multimedia software, including 3-D animation, video editing programs and Web content tools.

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Serving her community

Tara Thoel
March 30, 2007

Her friends call her an inspiration to the Hispanic community. "Every day, she is doing something to help someone," Maria Theresa Penman said.

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Opera to further Brazil, MSU relations

Matt Flint
March 28, 2007

Florencia Grimaldi is a famous opera singer traveling on the Amazon River in search of her long-lost lover. As she journeys down the world's largest river to the Brazilian city of Manaus, she encounters fantasy and mysticism along with the other travelers. The College of Music will perform Grimaldi's tale in the opera "Florencia en el Amazonas," or "Florencia in the Amazon." The opera's first performance will be held at 8 p.m.

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WEB EXTRA: Film festival to bring short videos of outdoor activities to MSU

Sean Ely
March 28, 2007

Have you ever experienced intense rock climbing, exhilarating skydiving, rip-roaring skiing and heart-pumping mountain-biking all in a two-hour period? Probably not. However, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour that comes to MSU on Thursday will feature a set of short videos that capture the background details of many outdoor activities. The MSU Outdoors Club has brought this event to campus for more than 10 years, guiding both beginners and veterans who are interested in outdoor activities to the proper destinations. This year's festival will show eight films, ranging from 3-25 minutes long.

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Party links women, environment, health

Tara Thoel
March 28, 2007

Pink and green condoms. A 12-hour, washable alternative to tampons and sanitary napkins. Homemade soap and lip gloss. Student groups hope a discussion tonight about these health options will explain the correlation between women's rights, health and the environment. The Pink and Green Party, sponsored by Eco and Women's Council, takes place at 8 p.m.

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Lifelong education

Sarah Harbison
March 27, 2007

Aside from being a member of the East Lansing City Council, Kevin Beard spends about 10 hours each week on MSU's campus — as a student.

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Missing minutes cause friction

Joey Nowak
March 27, 2007

With the records still missing from ASMSU's Feb. 8 meeting, some members of the organization are questioning the undergraduate student government's accountability. The minutes from Student Assembly's meeting when it removed the group Great Issues from ASMSU's Programming Board disappeared from the personal computer of Brandon Hicks, vice chairperson for internal affairs. Since then, Hicks had his computer looked at by MSU's Academic Computing & Network Services.

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Building community strength

Michelle Ortlieb
March 26, 2007

An instructor's voice echoes across the room. Out loud, he counts slowly from one to 11. His commands resonate with meaning, and with each number, 15 children jump into different Tae Kwon Do positions. Their smiling parents, mostly immigrants, watched the scene from a row of chairs lining a wall in the Wilson Hall basement room. "You can see the passion in their faces," said Miriam Patel, as her 8-year-old son, Nabeel Vali, executed the martial arts moves.

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Horse show's judges offer advice

Matt Flint
March 26, 2007

For some Michigan 4-Hers, Sunday offered a chance to get advice on their horsemanship skills without the typical pressures of competition. Participants in the 4-H Hairy Horse Clinic at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education were given the opportunity to perform with their horses and be critiqued by Michigan's 4-H Club judges, who donated their time.

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RHA meets, elects vice president

Joey Nowak
March 23, 2007

The MSU Residence Halls Association general assembly elected its vice president for the 38th session at its meeting held Wednesday night. Chris Wickman, who has been with RHA since his freshman year, was elected by a majority vote.