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Greeks seek 'U' vote in proposal

Greeks want you to vote, so they can have a vote. As students log on to vote in the ASMSU elections Wednesday they will face several issues, including a proposal to allow representatives for the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils to have a voting seat on Academic Assembly. Steve Schauer, author of the proposal and Interfraternity Council representative for Student Assembly, said membership in MSU's undergraduate student government allows greeks to share their viewpoints on student issues. "It allowed us to speak and have ideas," he said.

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Week features community service

Aaron Foley
March 17, 2003

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority begins its community service oriented Skee Week today. At 8 tonight in the University of Michigan Room in the Union, there will be an informational session titled "Health Issues for African-Americans." At 8 p.m.

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Vogue show brings Asian culture to Wharton

Six women in white dresses with green head wraps twirled in circles as 12 green-and-white striped sticks snapped in the air to the steady beat of traditional music at Cultural Vogue on Saturday at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre.Five men in traditional green and white Indian dress laid on the floor in a straight line, slowly rotating their bodies as a woman glided over their backs in the presentation of the dance Raas Gula by the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students.

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Event offers different wedding traditions

While some Americans apply mendhi, or henna, to all areas of the body as a decorative statement, students learned Thursday at Asian Wedding Planner that it is used in Indian cultures as preparation for a wedding."It's supposed to be applied to the bride's hands and feet before the wedding," event coordinator and telecommunication junior Aman Sidhu said.

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Rogers asks Congress to save for underpass

Delays caused by trains might soon be a thing of the past. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, asked the House appropriations committee Friday to set aside $18 million for an underpass project that would relieve congestion on Farm Lane. The university initially estimated the construction and planning costs would be about $25 million, but that number decreased to $18 million after officials modified construction plans. The tracks also intersect Harrison Avenue, but buildings are too close to the street for an underpass to be built. Nearly 60 trains, some up to two miles long, chug along the tracks crossing Farm Lane on campus daily, said Jeff Kacos, director of Campus Park and Planning. Delays can stop traffic for up to 45 minutes when one train has to wait for another to cross.

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Researcher to appear in court

Scott Matthew Doree, a former MSU student charged with lying to federal authorities and misusing grant money, has been ordered to appear in a Grand Rapids federal district court at 2 p.m.

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Lecture to center on Middle-East violence

Political science Professor Mark Tessler, a Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor from the University of Michigan, will be the first guest speaker in the MSU Department of History's 2003 Lecture Series. The lecture is titled, "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2003." He will appear at 8 p.m.

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Applications due for Battle of the Bands

Today is the deadline for applications to audition for the Freshman Class Council's "Battle of the Bands." Previous band applicants will also be selected by the council and the University Activities Board today. The event will take place from 9 a.m.

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Quiet, comfy classrooms aid education

Amy Bartner
March 14, 2003

For some MSU students, learning is about study-time, lectures and textbooks. But for Brenda Sternquist, it's all about the classroom. "Classrooms are really, really important to me," the merchandising management professor said.

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RHA elects new officer

MSU's Residence Halls Association elected Wilson Hall General Assembly Representative Christopher Harper as its new internal vice president Wednesday night.

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Video game educates 'U' on alcohol

Kendra Snyder
March 14, 2003

A video game featuring a virtual bar and blood alcohol content meter will inform MSU students about the consequences of abusing alcohol this fall. The program is an update of Alcohol 101, a CD-ROM used in Olin Health Center, residence halls, sororities and fraternities. The new interactive program, called Alcohol 101 Plus, allows users to make decisions for virtual characters in video scenarios involving alcohol consumption. Participants can pick from a variety of characters including a basketball player in a bar the night before a game or a freshman in a dorm room. If students choose to drink, a message appears on the screen detailing the consequences of their decision. Jasmine Greenamyer, a health educator at Olin, said the program always has been well received by students. "We're excited for the update," she said.

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Students fried over food item

Carrie Hoover
March 14, 2003

Some students were sizzling mad over french fries Wednesday after a Shaw Hall cafeteria worker gave them a new name - "freedom fries." The name mimics a move by cafeteria workers at the U.S.

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E-mail system debuts, will replace Pilot

Aaron Foley
March 13, 2003

For a few hours, users of MSU's Pilot e-mail system had a new option for checking their messages. A new Web site that will replace the 10-year-old Pilot system was unofficially launched Wednesday afternoon.

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'U' program makes roads safer

Rusty Haight has been in more than 700 car wrecks.On Wednesday, the crash test driver prepared a Pontiac Aztek for one more."I would be lying to you if I said I didn't get nervous," he said, as he helped remove the driver's side door from the Aztek.The car crash - No.

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Disaster preparation Web site launched by University Relations

MSU launched a Web site to help people prepare for terrorism, natural disasters or other emergencies Wednesday. "With the general increasing concern of terrorism post 9-11, we started looking at ways we could consolidate safety information in one Web site," MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said. The site, http://beprepared.msu.edu, shows the current national terror threat level, as decided by the Homeland Security Advisory System and explains what each degree of threat means. As of Wednesday, the nation is at level yellow - which means a significant risk of terrorist attacks. Dunlap said the site, which is run by University Relations, is an effort to consolidate safety information from different organizations on and off campus into one comprehensive resource. "It really was an effort to try to bring in all the places at the university that had a different piece of the puzzle," he said.

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Student Life pamphlet to educate activists

With the possibility of war and recent racially motivated incidents on campus, some students are taking an active approach to get their voices heard - and the Department of Student Life wants to help."What Every Activist Should Know" is a new pamphlet created by the department in February to educate people who choose to voice their opinions.

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Event to showcase diverse talent

To kick-off Asian Pacific American heritage month, the Asian Pacific American Student Organization will host a talent show, "Cultural Vogue," displaying some of the innovative waves of talent on campus and to educate students."Cultural Vogue," which includes about 150 performers, is held bi-annually, and about 500 people attended when it was held in the Auditorium's Fairchild Theatre in 2001.Bindi Patel, co-coordinator for the event, said the idea began 11 years ago in the McDonel Hall Kiva to allow Asian-American students to display themselves in a nonacademic venue."Since then, it's continued and gotten bigger to educate the masses at Michigan State," she said.The theme of this year's show, "The Best of Both Worlds," blends the traditional aspects of Asian cultures with the modern angles of Asian-American cultures."If you grow up in Asia, there is a different culture there than in America, and we want to show the difference between Asian and Asian-American cultures," co-coordinator for "Cultural Vogue" Ryan Abenes said.