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Lab animal bill to ease cost of research

Michelle Matthews
February 28, 2002

Sally Walshaw loves working with animals, especially the furry little mice and rats used for laboratory research - but she hates the paperwork involved with them.“We already have steps in place that ensure that all of the animals used for research here at MSU are taken care of and treated with the highest quality of care,” said Walshaw, acting director and training coordinator for MSU’s University Laboratory Animal Resources Center.Although birds and rodents are not covered by the Animal Welfare Act, some animal rights activists have been lobbying to have them included in the act, the chief federal law regulating the use of laboratory animals.

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Sheep facility teaches, births about 100 lambs

As part of his nightly routine, Dan Kiesling delivers babies into beds of straw and hay. In the middle of the night Tuesday, Kiesling, an animal science sophomore, prepared a sheep to nurse her newborn twins.

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Cereal company donates patents to U

Ed Ronco
February 27, 2002

Kellogg Co., a longtime contributor to MSU, has made another donation to the university.The MSU Board of Trustees, in a special meeting via conference call, approved Tuesday the donation of two sets of patents.The 11 U.S.

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Photographer wins state award

Photographer Jan-Michael Stump was named the 2001 College Photographer of the Year by the Michigan Press Photographers Association.

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McPherson to host labor experts in panel

Ed Ronco  and  Chad Previch
February 27, 2002

The interests of workers around the world will be discussed at 7 p.m. today. The Journal of International Law will present “Labor Rights in a Free Trade World: Paradigm or Paradox?” at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. A panel of trade representatives, business leaders, economists and scholars will be moderated by MSU President M.

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ASMSU asks for additional tax money

Alison Barker
February 27, 2002

ASMSU is requesting a $3 tax increase from undergraduate students when polls open March 12-16.The undergraduate student government’s leaders say the increase is needed to serve students better.

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Online classes linked to poor performance

Megan Frye
February 26, 2002

Although taking a course online could help students save time, a study conducted by two MSU economics professors said it could cost students their grades.Exam grades of students in the virtual course Principles of Microeconomics were compared to peers in the same traditional classroom-style course.

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Minority high school students explore law school, career at DCL

Chad Previch
February 25, 2002

MSU-Detroit College of Law will play home to 110 high school students today to encourage them to pursue a career in law. The students from the Jackson County Intermediate School District will be participating in African American Law Day hosted by the Wolverine Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association. The all-day event will give students a tour of DCL, show them legal employment options and give them a chance to experience a mock court role-playing exercise.

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McPherson, faculty lobby for accelerator

Ed Ronco
February 25, 2002

Rochester - Three faculty members and MSU President M. Peter McPherson testified before the state Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Friday about the state of science research at MSU. McPherson, Cyclotron director Konrad Gelbke and faculty members Shelagh Ferguson-Miller and Jack Harkema spoke to the committee for 30 minutes about research and the proposed Rare Isotope Accelerator project. “The Rare Isotope Accelerator is the nation’s highest priority for nuclear science research,” Gelbke told the committee. The accelerator is a nearly $900 million U.S.

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Filipino conference aims to end stereotypes, honor heritage

Camille Spencer
February 25, 2002

For Ryan Abenes, the Midwest Association of Filipino Americans conference this weekend was one step toward ending stereotypes about Filipino Americans.“You have to have these events so people can know about other people’s issues,” said Abenes, president of the MSU Philippine American Student Society.

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Week encourages eating disorder awareness at U

Erica Berg
February 25, 2002

Although Erin Ruth can’t pinpoint exactly when her eating disorder started, she does know when it became uncontrollable. During her senior year in high school, the nutritional science junior became overly weight-conscious as she counted calories and eliminated foods from her diet.

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Diversity celebrated with music in presentation on African Jews

Erica Berg
February 22, 2002

Jewish people in Africa is not a topic most students have dealt with. But Jay Sand used music and slides Wednesday night to explain why it is an important topic for him. Sand, an independent journalist and musician, gave a presentation called “The Jews of Africa,” sponsored by MSU’s Hillel Jewish Student Organization. Sand’s goal was to make people realize there are thousands of diverse cultures in Africa, including Judaism. “I like forcing people to reconsider what they thought was established fact,” Sand said to an audience of about 20 people.

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Groups react to funding shortage from ASMSU

Alison Barker
February 22, 2002

When Amit Agarwal requests $3,000 for the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students’ Satrang on Tuesday night, he might walk away without the amount of money he had hoped for. Agarwal, the coalition’s president, will begin searching for donations somewhere else for the show to go on. The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students, which is the second group in line for funding consideration at ASMSU Funding Board’s Tuesday interviews, is banking on $3,000 for Satrang, an Indian cultural show. If four organizations are given money Tuesday night, then the undergraduate student government board’s money likely will be spent. Agarwal said the show’s total budget is $33,000. Resident Halls Association gave $2,225 to the group. “RHA and ASMSU are the cornerstones to a large percentage of our funding,” the political economy senior said. Agarlwal said other places that donate money have cut funding in half for the annual show in which 200 people participate. “Funding is going to be a problem because we will have to go further into the community to ask for money,” he said.