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Two more papers will be made free to U
Students arriving back on campus for spring semester will be met with two more newspapers provided free of charge. MSU President M.
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Police to participate in Midwest AIDS project sensitivity training
The Midwest AIDS Prevention Project has developed gay and lesbian sensitivity training for officers and support staff at police departments across the state.
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ASMSU opposes anti-drinking bills
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted unanimously last week to oppose two legislative bills that would affect college students.One bill deals with making it possible to serve jail time for a minor in possession charge, the other would make using a fake ID a felony.Joe Mignano, external vice chairman for Student Assembly, said these bills deal with students and they needed to be addressed.“We look out for students - that’s why we’re here,” he said.Mignano said MSU’s undergraduate student government believes the bills inflict harsh penalties and are directly geared toward college students.“We’re not condoning these activities,” he said.
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Students head to Philadelphia to represent U in Model United Nations conference
About 49 MSU students hopped on a bus headed for Philadelphia on Wednesday to practice ridding the world of its problems. MSU’s International Relations Organization will participate in the 35th-annual University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference, representing four countries - including Afghanistan. “We’re trying to do what the U.N.
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Pedestrian signals for blind garner recognition
For mathematics junior John Kuchinski, hearing a voice when he crosses the street on campus doesn’t disturb him - it reassures him.“I think they are good sometimes,” said Kuchinski, who is blind.
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Some questioning motives behind tailgate taping
Students caught on video during football tailgates don’t need to worry about prosecution, MSU police officials say, but it would be nice if they would continue to clean up their trash.MSU police Chief Bruce Benson said police use videotape to document some arrests, to record problems with large groups for the protection of individuals and officers and to analyze ways different groups act while tailgating, from set up through clean up.The video could reveal why the flood plain area by the rock on Farm Lane has so few tailgating troubles, while areas such as the tennis courts near Wilson Road are fight-laden and trash-filled, Benson said.“It was grossly misunderstood by some people,” Benson said.
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Intersection will receive walk-light adjustment
Sometimes being safe requires being patient - that will soon be the case at the intersection of Farm Lane and Auditorium Road.The pedestrian walk lights were reassessed earlier this year and an authorization to automatically put on the lights and make the “walk” light last two seconds longer was sent to the Lansing Board of Water and Light on Monday.
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Republicans to talk about bioterror issues, preparation
The MSU College Republicans will meet with state Rep. Paul DeWeese , R-Williamston, and state Sen.
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Expogoers say theyre undeterred by economy
The red carpet was rolled out for hospitality business recruiters and students at this year’s Career Expo on Tuesday.More than 60 hospitality businesses sent recruiters to the Kellogg Center, looking for students to fill internships and permanent positions.
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Campaign chooses official logo
MSU’s Energy Conservation Campaign turned on its light Tuesday morning in front of administrators. Cassie Kraft, a studio art sophomore, had her design selected out of 15 entries to become the campaign’s official logo.
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U police force honored for academic achievements
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety was honored for its officers’ academic achievements Tuesday.MSU police Chief Bruce Benson was honored on behalf of his whole staff with a certificate from the Police Association for College Education for high standards of excellence.All of the department’s 60 officers have bachelor’s degrees and 16 will have advanced degrees soon, Benson said.Louis Mayo, executive director of Parking And Code Enforcement, presented the award and reiterated the importance of having an educated police force.“The quality of policing will not improve significantly until higher education requirements are established for its personnel,” Mayo said during his presentation.Mayo credited MSU police for its standard that requires all officers to receive at least a bachelor’s degree before they can enter the department.MSU is one of less than 50 state and local police agencies in the United States that requires a four-year degree.Mayo said the main function of police departments is to protect democracy and that intent can be disrupted without requirements such as MSU police’s academic standard.Benson said besides the benefits within the department, this award will help police officers remember they were students too - an important perspective for a department that deals with students daily to have.“I think the second main value is that we as police officers have been in that student’s shoes,” Benson said.He said he and his colleagues can remember the pressures of college life, which helps relate why higher education is so important.“It’s a tribute to all of us in this organization,” he said.Sgt.
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U meets to plan for sustainable campus
Ideas ranging from snow energy to required classes about an environmentally sustainable campus were brainstormed at the Campus Energy Summit held Tuesday at the Union.More than 25 MSU students, faculty and staff projected their scenarios for campus in 2015 in terms of energy and resource usage.
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Students not utilizing free ASMSU loan service
College students are always in need of some extra cash and they could have taken advantage of a free loan from ASMSU - but they haven’t.ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, offers a service of $100 interest-free loans and most students don’t know they exist, ASMSU officials said.The loans were shut down Oct.
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Conservation campaign kicks off with new logo
MSU’s Energy Conservation Campaign will unveil its official logo this morning at a presentation for university officials.The logo was selected through a contest where the eventual winner will be awarded free textbooks for the spring semester from the MSU Bookstore.MSU President M.
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U uses Chilean telescope
A telescope nestled 9,000 feet high in the Chilean Andes operated by a student nestled in a chair in campus’ new Biomedical Physical Sciences Building - that dream is about a year way. The SOAR telescope, which is operated by MSU and its three partners in the Southern Astrophysical Research, will help promote MSU’s astronomy research capabilities amongst its national peers. The telescope is expected to be operational in November 2002. “What this does is brings us very prominently into the international astrological picture,” said Eugene Capriotti, associate chairperson of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Bloody battle with Penn State begins
Students rolled up their sleeves and gave blood to the American Red Cross as the MSU -Penn State Challenge kicked off Monday. Nearly 20 volunteers from the university teamed up with the Red Cross to coordinate drives Monday at Holden and Gilchrist halls. Now in its seventh year, the challenge pits these two Big Ten schools in an effort to increase the Great Lakes region’s blood supply.
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Weeklong events aim to educate U about Islamic culture, deter stereotypes in wake of 9-11
Islam Awareness Week aims to address racial profiling and further educate students about Muslim culture through guest speakers, open forums and information tables. The events will be held today through Saturday, with emphasis on helping to deter stereotypes harbored against Muslims since the Sept.
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U-M, U expand globally, offer more virtual classes
Michigan universities are teaching far beyond the peninsulas. The University of Michigan will offer the first degree in China by a non-Chinese institution next year, while MSU continues to expand its MSU Global program. The program is starting a new virtual class in global business management in January. “Our idea is to provide continuing education to executives who are either involved or going to be involved in global business,” said Tomas Hult, director of MSU’s International Business Center. Hult said the new course, like many of the Virtual University courses promoted by MSU Global, is completely Web-based and allows students from all over the world to take classes offered by MSU.
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New media to assist people with end-of-life situations
MSU has teamed up with Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create a CD-ROM designed to help guide people as they near death. The compact disc, “Completing a Life” was made available for purchase last Monday.
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Crop of students earn FFA accolades
Three MSU students took time off to spend a few days down south last month.And all three returned as national winners in the 74th annual National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky.