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Students plan panel discussion

Camille Spencer
March 29, 2002

A town hall meeting organized by black student leaders to discuss issues affecting their community will be held Monday. There will be a panel discussion with an open mic that includes students, faculty and staff from National Panhellenic Council, Black Student Alliance, residence hall black caucuses, the MSU police, the Office of the Provost and the Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs. The purpose of the town hall meeting is for minorities to discuss issues such as minority retention, student and police relations, racism, unity, a free-standing Multicultural Center on campus and Black Celebratory, a graduation ceremony to celebrate minority students. Osie Gaines, a human biology senior and one of the event’s coordinators, said he hopes the town hall meeting educates students and allows them to express their opinions. “The purpose is for students who may not know the parameter of campus politics to become better informed,” he said.

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Castaway competition nears completion

Casey Mcnenly
March 29, 2002

With only three castaways remaining in this week’s Case Hall Castaways competition, the remaining students must find a way to survive one last day locked in a small hall-government office. After enduring cold nights, no showers and cross-dressing, international relations junior Melissa Mattingly, English junior Erika Wagner and political theory and constitutional democracy senior Lori Stone were voted out of the 12-by-12 room by Thursday afternoon.

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RHA hires human resources director

Casey Mcnenly
March 29, 2002

The Residence Halls Association is ready to form the 2002-03 executive board with the hiring of Melissa Kessler as director of human resources.Kessler, the association’s Michigan organization communications coordinator, will join President-elect Tim Liss, External Vice President Emily Edick and Internal Vice President John Sturk to fill the top four spots on the executive board.On April 10, the four will assume full duties for next year.Kessler, who will receive a $4,204 salary, said she is looking forward to working on the next board.“I am looking for a group of dedicated individuals,” she said.

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Group encourages minorities to donate bone marrow

Camille Spencer
March 28, 2002

Bone marrow from minorities is in short supply on the American Red Cross’ registry, and some campus groups want to help. The Asian Fraternity Interest Group and residence hall Racial Ethnic Student Aides are sponsoring a bone marrow drive geared toward minority students today. The drive is free for students. The American Red Cross estimates there are about 4 million potential donors in the registry - only 1 million of whom are minorities.

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Campus briefs

Megan Frye
March 28, 2002

Cancer group 5K run, walk to begin Saturday The student group Battle Against Cancer will sponsor the “5K Run, Walk to End Cancer” on Saturday. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

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ASMSU elections dominated by new college reps

Alison Barker
March 28, 2002

The votes were tallied for the ASMSU representative elections Wednesday, and new faces dominate each assembly. The undergraduate student government’s March 19-23 elections generated 26 new members and nine returning members from the Student and Academic assemblies.

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Apartment tax increase fails

Casey Mcnenly
March 27, 2002

Staring intently at his instructors, Sebastian Estrada moved consecutively through 19 steps. Through repetition and focus, the 4-year-old boy practices Tae Kwon Do, a Korean fighting style with an emphasis on kicking, twice a week in a makeshift Do Jang called Spartan Village Elementary School’s gymnasium.

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ASMSU to appoint governmental, budgetary affairs director

Alison Barker
March 27, 2002

After three years of the same ASMSU member voicing the undergraduate student university budget concerns, a new face will take over the duties.Jared English likely will be appointed as the undergraduate student government’s Academic Assembly director of university, governmental and budgetary affairs by the assembly on April 9.English will replace Jeff Ziarko, who is graduating in May with a degree in political economy and finance.English, who has been an Academic Assembly James Madison College representative since February 2001, said he has been increasingly interested in the position since his freshman year.“It seems a lot of people are being affected by state appropriations,” said English, who constructed a lobbying campaign plan for the year.

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Black male student showcase canceled

Camille Spencer
March 27, 2002

The 2002 Mr. Black MSU pageant has been canceled after being plagued by a lack of participation.Members of Black Student Alliance held informational meetings, contacted student leaders and sent e-mail and applications to potential candidates, but received little response.The event began in 2000 as a showcase for black male students exhibiting leadership, strong academic standing and significant involvement in the black community.Last year, more than 300 people attended the ceremony, which featured five candidates competing in four categories: a video interview, talent, modeling and a judge’s interview.DeJuan Lever, 2001 Mr. Black MSU runner-up, said although he decided not to participate this year, he was disappointed to hear the event was canceled.

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Last respects paid to longtime U board trustee

Ed Ronco
March 27, 2002

Scott Peoples remembers watching “I Love Lucy” reruns with his grandparents, Don and Wendy Stevens.“Grandma and Grandpa were exactly like Ricky and Lucy,” Peoples said.Peoples’ grandfather, former MSU Trustee Don Stevens, died Friday.

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Castaways ready for Case Hall challenge

Casey Mcnenly
March 26, 2002

Some Case Hall residents will endure a week of confinement with six other roommates this week.Case Hall Government will spend this week monitoring seven contestants who signed up to be locked in the organization’s office, about the size of the average Case room - 12 feet by 12 feet.The Case Hall Castaways will be filmed for one week as they live together, allowed only to leave for the bathroom, class, religious events and work.

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EMU president to switch with student

Ed Ronco
March 26, 2002

Eastern Michigan University President Samuel Kirkpatrick is serving up tacos today. Kirkpatrick, who leads Michigan’s fifth largest university, will trade places with Eastern Michigan political science junior Angelina Hamilton for one day. Kirkpatrick will attend Hamilton’s classes starting at 9:30 a.m., fill in for part of her shift at Taco Bell, and serve dinner at Hamilton’s Delta Zeta sorority house, Eastern Michigan spokesman Ward Mullens said. But Hamilton, whose application was selected as the best one for the job, has a long day.

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College Board may make over SAT

Megan Frye
March 26, 2002

One test commonly used for college admissions could be changing. Recommendations of changes to the SAT will be made to the College Board’s trustees at a June meeting. Although officials at the College Board, the company that created the test, would not comment about the proposed changes, they did acknowledge possible changes such as the addition of a writing test, the reduction of analogy questions and the addition of a more advanced math section.

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ASMSU launches redesigned, user-friendly Web site

Alison Barker
March 26, 2002

Sparty, Beaumont Tower and snow-covered trees welcome Web surfers as they access ASMSU’s redesigned Web site. The undergraduate student government’s site was recreated and came online March 16 at www.asmsu.org. The previous site had not been changed for about a year and a half. The Web site’s home page is split into four sections: About ASMSU, Services, Projects and People.

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U attends legal policy symposium on rights, networks in Washington

Chad Previch
March 26, 2002

MSU faculty, staff and students are in Washington, D.C., today attending the James H. Quello Communication Policy & Law Symposium.Representatives from the MSU community are primarily from MSU-Detroit College of Law.National security, social and political rights, access to Internet networks, providers and services and the evolution of the legal industry will be discussed, said Barbara Anselmo, assistant director of marketing for MSU-DCL.The symposium is at the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel and is sponsored by the Quello Center at MSU, the Law Review at MSU-DCL and the Institute of Public Utilities at MSU.“When the law is changing this quickly, it is sometimes more important to learn the theory, rather than the actual law at the time,” said Brian Kalt, an assistant professor of law.Kalt, who is the co-chairman of the Law Review advisory committee, said telecommunication and administrative law is at the forefront of law discussion.“Well this is, I think, broader than any one particular class,” he said.“This is dealing with some cutting-edge issues - law, communication and policy.”He said professors and people from top firms and government, such as Michael Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will be attending and speaking at the event.Kalt said Law Review students will be publishing the proceedings of the event and will have the opportunity to make contacts and become familiar with important issues.Kalt said MSU-DCL Dean Terence Blackburn will kick off today’s events with a welcome to those attending and an introduction of the day’s events.Although there has been restrictions put on technology since the Sept.

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Womens studies prof to lecture at Union

Ed Ronco
March 26, 2002

The second of a three-part series on women’s issues will take place tonight in the Union Green Room. The series, called “Borders, Barriers and Bridges,” deals with various issues affecting women.

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Student leader looks to raise involvement

Chad Previch
March 25, 2002

Jim Ciszewski decided three weeks ago that he was up to a challenge - he wanted to become president of the Council of Graduate Students.Last week, members of the graduate student government officially gave him the task.

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Activist trustee dies

Ed Ronco
March 25, 2002

Don Stevens spent his life fighting unpopular fights. An MSU trustee from 1958-78, Stevens was instrumental in the hiring of Clifton Wharton, MSU’s first black president. Stevens died Friday at age 87. “Don Stevens was the kind of guy who always kept his word,” Wharton said.