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Museum showcases tall-tale postcards

Amy Bartner

February 12, 2002

Tall tales keep growing at the MSU Museum.Stories that only were known through oral tradition are transformed into a visual medium in the new exhibit, “Storytelling Through the Mail: Tall Tale Postcards.”The cards and exhibit items show fictional situations, such as a dead man tied to the hood of a car as a deer drives through town, a rabbit bearing antlers and a fish that grew ivory white fur to shield itself from frigid lake waters.

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Olin to distribute health survey to students this week

Erica Berg

February 12, 2002

When Eric Pietsch had an ingrown toenail last year, he was happy with the treatment he received at Olin Health Center.And if he receives one of the 5,000 surveys distributed this week by the health center and the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, he would say so.“They gave me medications and they were really helpful,” the urban and regional planning junior said.

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ASMSU to form rape awareness group

Alison Barker

February 12, 2002

Despite not having the support of the undergraduate student governments of the Big Ten, ASMSU Women’s Council’s sexual assault education program is in the process of forming a registered student organization. Acquaintance Education Rape Advocates is being proposed to the undergraduate student government’s funding board, and will be implemented in about a month if it is approved. The purpose of the organization is to build a foundation for a two-hour workshop that would educate first-year students on rape awareness and sexual assault. The structure of the workshop would be helped by getting organization benefits, which include funding. “We are trying to build something substantial,” said Jeanette Lantzy, Academic Assembly external vice chairperson.

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U police add alcohol education officer

Shannon Murphy

February 12, 2002

Instead of handing out minor in possession of alcohol tickets, MSU police Officer Anne Stahl will be trying to prevent people from getting them. Stahl, an MSU community police officer, will be joining the Department of Police and Public Safety’s Detective Bureau on March 1 as an alcohol education officer. “When I’m on the road it is iffy if I get to do things with my specialty,” she said.

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Faculty members honored; awarded with $3,000 grant

Amy Bartner

February 12, 2002

Ten faculty members will receive a Distinguished Faculty Award today. The award winners are recognized based on several criteria, ranging from research, teaching ability and public service, to advising and continuing education. Ten winners are chosen each year by an All-University Award Committee appointed by MSU President M.

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Student governments end association

Alison Barker

February 11, 2002

Ann Arbor - The undergraduate student governments of the Big Ten voted to dissolve their organization and replace it with a biannual meeting Sunday at the University of Michigan. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, was the only school that voted to keep the Associated Students of the Big Ten.

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RHA to branch out from statewide organization

Casey Mcnenly

February 11, 2002

With more than 14,000 people living in MSU’s residence halls, representatives from the university’s Residence Halls Association say it has outgrown its need for statewide representation.The nation’s largest association of residence halls announced last week it will no longer be affiliated with the Michigan Organization of Residence Halls Associations.

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Students display epidemiology studies

Chris Boyer

February 11, 2002

Jill Erickson graduated from MSU with a dietetics degree in 1998, but her education is far from complete.She spent her Friday afternoon among a group of students from the Department of Epidemiology for its second Research Day, an expo held to showcase the different research projects students are completing.For Erickson, it’s a glimpse at what will be expected of her once she comes back to school as an epidemiology graduate student.“For me, it’s a good introduction to the department,” she said.

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Task force looks at nutrition in schools

Erica Berg

February 11, 2002

State representatives and health officials are creating a task force to research Michigan’s elementary and middle school’s nutritional practices and guidelines.The task force is one step in state Rep.

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Cross-cultural exchange enhances understanding

Chad Previch

February 11, 2002

When students in Mid-Michigan learned that students in Africa needed shoes, they brought in 110 pennies and pairs of shoes to help. Holt Public Schools third-graders noticed a picture of a boy from Africa without shoes on while they were reading an article about other cultures through an MSU supported program. “They were saying, ‘We just have to send shoes to these kids,’” said Sally McClintock, a founder and facilitator of the Linking All Types of Teachers for International Cross-cultural Education program. A group of international MSU graduate students are working with local educators to prepare students for a global future through the program, LATTICE.

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RHA to send letter of apology for Toughman

Alison Barker

February 8, 2002

The Residence Halls Association members voted 17-1 with six abstentions to send two letters to people involved with a Toughman Contest last month.Representatives will send one letter to MSU’s Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students and another letter to AdoreAble Promotions Inc.Members of the LBGT community became concerned after the promotions company put on a “homosexual match” during the competition last month, which pitted two men in a mock bout.RHA’s special events program sponsored the trip to the contest at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Jan.

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Annual powwow displays culture

Camille Spencer  and  Tara May

February 8, 2002

About $55,000 and the efforts of 15 people will culminate this weekend into an unforgettable display of Native American culture. The North American Indian Student Organization is sponsoring its 19th annual Pow-Wow of Love.

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DPPS expects fewer tickets

Shannon Murphy

February 8, 2002

John Siemianowski is thankful he has only received one ticket this semester. The biology senior drives into campus at least twice a week, and always searches for parking.Siemianowski said he parks at meters and then doesn’t worry if they expire, but when the parking ticket prices were raised in July, it made him more cautious about where he parked.In July 2001, the MSU Board of Trustees raised ticket fines, hoping to deter illegal parking on campus.Fines at parking meters were raised from $10 to $15, employee parking spot fines were raised from $20 to $25 and spots reserved for people with disabilities were raised from $50 to $100.But Siemianowski said the $5 increase isn’t enough to stop everyone from parking illegally.“I bet if they had raised them even more people wouldn’t park wherever they wanted,” he said.

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$1 million grant to aid nuclear cleanup

Chris Boyer

February 8, 2002

Researchers at MSU were awarded $1 million this week for genetic research on bacteria that could help in the cleanup of facilities that were contaminated during the production of nuclear weapons. U.S.

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Speaker to talk on black issues

Camille Spencer

February 7, 2002

As the first speaker in the second Minority Faculty Lecture Series, the Rev. Joseph Roberts said he plans to discuss the challenges faced by black people and ways to solve them. “We are tied together and accountable for each other,” he said.

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Group protests depiction on flier

Camille Spencer

February 7, 2002

Nestled between pizza advertisements slipped under doors in Wonders Hall last week was a flier promoting the movie “Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.”Despite the fliers’ professional appearance, they actually were a parody of the film that some students say is discriminatory against Asian Americans.

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ASMSU representatives hope to glean new ideas from conference

Alison Barker

February 7, 2002

Students from around the Midwest including some from MSU will be networking to improve the university experience at a three-day conference this weekend, .The Association of Big Ten Students meets three times a year to recognize how other Big Ten undergraduate student governments approach local, state, national and international issues.ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, will send 10 representatives from academic and student assemblies to the conference at the University of Michigan.“It’s a really good way to exchange information, and get on the same page as other schools,” said Matt Weingarden, ASMSU Student Assembly vice chairperson of internal affairs.

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Assault reminds U about dorm safety

Shannon Murphy

February 6, 2002

Despite reports of crime in residence halls, Diana Dade feels safe in her Phillips Hall room. “I feel safe for the most part, but I take precautions,” the MSU special education junior said.

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Olin shows spring break security

Erica Berg

February 6, 2002

For a few days in March, Gina King will forget about classes and focus on partying. But Olin Health Center representatives want to make sure MSU students stay safe while they’re away. “We hope to soak up some sun and party a lot in Panama City (Fla.),” said King, a no-preference freshman.

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Political columnist enlightens, entertains sold-out crowd

Chris Boyer

February 6, 2002

Molly Ivins loves to tell stories about the blunders in national politics, as well as the mishaps in her home state of Texas.