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ASMSU fills Human Resource positions
ASMSU’s Student Assembly applauded its new director and assistant director of Human Resources after they were appointed to the positions last week.
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Court gives college police authority
Hope College police officers can enforce laws off campus, the Michigan State Court of Appeals ruled this month. MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety officers already can make arrests in some off-campus areas - but they don’t do it often, said MSU police Assistant Chief Jim Dunlap. Dunlap said MSU police can make arrests in any county where MSU has land, but typically they stay in the campus jurisdiction. Holland-based Hope College is a private institution that does not have a public law enforcement agency, so deputized officers are hired to work in Hope’s department, Dunlap said. “MSU police gain authority through the Legislature,” he said.
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U offers free virus-protection software
As a new computer virus makes its way through computers on campus, Computer Center officials are preparing to release the latest virus protection to MSU students. Beginning today, MSU students will be able to download the 2002 version of Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition from the Computer Center’s Web site - for free. The software was obtained through a deal negotiated by Symantec, makers of Norton AntiVirus, and an academic group comprised of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago.
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Program asks volunteers to watch court
A new domestic violence court watch program, organized by the Capital Area Family Violence Coordinating Council and MSU Safe Place, will observe people involved in both circuit and district court cases. “Our goal is to get a better response and awareness about domestic violence within the court system,” said Alyssa Baumann, volunteer and advocacy coordinator at MSU Safe Place.
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Federal bill establishes stable interest rate for students loans
After a long conversation with her family this weekend, Betsy Newman decided she needed help paying for college. The interior design junior said she receives half of her college money from her parents and works three jobs to pay the rest. “I was going insane,” Newman said.
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Malcolm Xs daughter to speak on campus
As part of the Black History Month Kickoff Program, Malikah Shabazz, daughter of slain militant activist Malcolm X, will speak on campus Thursday. With Black History Month approaching, various events have been organized throughout February to celebrate the month. Shabazz organized the National Organization of African Studies in America, which mentors high school and college students.
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U students try to keep healthy despite tough months of winter
Jesse Bookless rarely gets sick. But when the history and philosophy junior does, his life turns upside down.“I have a sore throat, I get dizzy if I stand up too quick and yesterday I had the ‘dog cough,’” Bookless said.But he is trying to beat the normal seven-to-10-day virus that affects college students each year.
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Study abroad fair Wednesday
MSU students interested in running with bulls in Pamplona, watching the change of the guard in London or riding giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands have another chance this semester to learn about it from people who already have. The second MSU Study Abroad Fair of the year will be held Wednesday.
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Beer Belly Syndrome weighs down 1-in-5, leads to health problems
A recent study says that having a “beer belly” could be a more serious problem than just people not being able to see the shoes on their feet.Metabolic syndrome, also known as “Beer Belly Syndrome,” is a condition often associated with a cluster of health problems ,including a beer belly, high blood pressure, poor cholesterol readings and high blood sugar.
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Committee grants halls smoke-free status
Changes in residence halls will have some students breathing easier next fall. The Housing Options Committee has granted South Hubbard and East Shaw halls a ban on smoking.
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Talk covers foot-and-mouth issue
Lansing - Dr. Peggy Roth’s time in the United Kingdom was anything but a vacation - instead, it was filled with biohazard bags and disinfectant.
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FBI completes questioning of western-area Michiganians
Police and FBI agents from Western Michigan say they had no problems completing interviews with people of Middle Eastern descent.About 40 men from Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties were interviewed as part of the Department of Justice’s plan to seek information about the terrorist organization, al-Qaida.
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ASMSU revamps committees
A reorganization of the undergraduate student government could make its two assemblies work closer and more efficiently, ASMSU representatives said this week.The organization’s Steering Committee - the agenda-setting committee for ASMSU - is being revamped.“It provides a greater voice for organization wide decision making,” said Matt Clayson, Academic Assembly chairperson.
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RHA renews contract for recycling program
The Residence Halls Association wants students to take out the papers and the trash. RHA’s recycling program negotiated a contract this month with Waste Management, 16320 Grove Road in Lansing.
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Italian speaker talks history
Visiting guest speaker Luca Codignola will hold a lecture from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in 340 Morrill Hall on the topic “Early European Expansion: Evidence from the Jesuit Missionaries in North America.” Codignola, originally a history professor for the Universita di Genova in Italy, serves as the Emilio Goggio visiting professor of Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. Codignola specializes in early Canadian history and went to Toronto to teach Canadian history to the students from an Italian viewpoint. Anne Meyering, MSU associate history professor, met Codignola last year while Meyering was holding a seminar.
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Teach For America recruiting students Monday for service
Teach For America recruiters will have an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Monday in room 13 Student Services.
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Lab gets $25 million fund increase
MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory will receive a 50 percent increase in funding, university officials announced Thursday The Cyclotron’s funding, provided by the National Science Foundation, will increase from about $50 million to $75 million for the next five years.
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Program lets computer users help researchers find anthrax cure
From the comfort of their own home or residence hall room, students can take part in a program that is working to help researchers find a cure for anthrax, a potentially deadly bacteria. The project, funded by Microsoft and Intel Corp., uses a screen saver-type program to link participating computers together, creating a virtual supercomputer.
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Fine arts professor displays Cuban book info at Kresge
After opening an exhibit in Havana and returning back to the United States, Anne Gilman will appear at Kresge Art Museum to present her book art at 7:30 p.m.
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Academic Assembly to lobby against tuition cap
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday encouraging the state Legislature to give more money to the state’s 15 public universities to keep tuition increases reasonable. Some assembly members will lobby for increased state appropriations at the Capitol beginning Feb.