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Alumni visit inspires students, bridges gap

Nicole Jacques
February 12, 2001

Three successful alumni retraced their paths from college to career while visiting campus last week.Jack Epps Jr., Juli Betwee and John Scott presented a panel discussion for students and faculty Friday morning as part of the second annual College of Arts and Letters Alumni Leaders Program.“The thing that impresses me is how inspiring the leaders are and how they related their experiences with students,” said Patrick McConeghy, associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters.Epps, who co-wrote several movie scripts, including “Top Gun” with the late MSU Professor Jim Cash, said he hoped to show students there are no limits to success.“It’s important to see people with experience so you can gauge where you want to go,” he said.

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ASMSU strives to alter tuition guarantee

Steve Bossi
February 9, 2001

After last year’s attempt to alter the MSU tuition guarantee, ASMSU plans on taking a different approach for changing the policy in 2001.ASMSU’s Academic Assembly unanimously passed a measure Tuesday suggesting a change to the guarantee.

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Bell pledges to be spokesman

Steve Bossi
February 9, 2001

In an effort to defeat the University of Michigan in a one-on-one competition, the MSU Senior Class Council has called on Charlie Bell to sink the game-winning shot.Bell, a senior guard on the men’s basketball team, agreed to become the official spokesman for the council’s annual Senior Class Giving Campaign this week.

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Writers to be honored

Nicole Jacques
February 8, 2001

The names of four successful journalists have come a long way from the published page. Their names will be added to a list of 98 others who have been inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame since its inception in 1985.Former Detroit Free Press journalists Barbara Stanton and the late Bob Talbert will be inducted April 21, along with Ben Burns, formerly of The Detroit News and the late Charles Cain III of The Associated Press.Stephen Lacy, chairman of the Hall of Fame committee and director of MSU’s School of Journalism, said the committee had little difficulty selecting this year’s inductees.“Most nominees aren’t inducted the first time they’re nominated, but in this case, all four of these were in their first year,” he said.

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U plays games for charity

Robin Dangelo
February 8, 2001

The second annual Bash on Cancer fund-raiser will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Brody Complex Multipurpose room. The fund-raiser will include activities such as sumo wrestling, bouncy boxing, human joust and dancing.

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DCL symposium to focus on World Trade Organization

Ed Ronco
February 8, 2001

Agriculture experts from around the world will converge at the Kellogg Center today and Friday to join MSU professors for the Journal of International Law’s 2001 Symposium. The symposium, “Uruguay and Beyond: The WTO, Agriculture and the Law,” is the first endeavor of its kind by the MSU-Detroit College of Law-based publication.

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Alliance receives grant to battle disease

Sarah M. Emery
February 8, 2001

MSU is part of an alliance that is getting a $20 million, five-year grant to fight the disease lymphatic filariasis from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.The tropical disease, also known as elephantiasis, is carried by infected mosquitos and afflicts millions of people worldwide.Veterinary pathology Professor Charles Mackenzie is directing MSU’s involvement in the grant.“My role is very much to help countries get their programs running,” Mackenzie said.

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Librarian brings technology skills

Ed Ronco
February 8, 2001

Charles Ten Brink calls it his “dream job.”Ten Brink, currently the associate law librarian of the University of Chicago’s D’Angelo Law Library, has been named professor of law and director of library and technology services at MSU-Detroit College of Law.“I’m thrilled,” Ten Brink told The State News from his Chicago office.

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Program offers time with professors

Nicole Jacques
February 6, 2001

David Hicks satisfied more than his appetite during a conversation in the cafeteria last semester. Hicks, a political science and pre-law freshman, and some of his classmates invited their professor for a free lunch while participating in the Hungry for Knowledge program. The program, sponsored by University Housing and Residence Life, provides an opportunity for students who live in residence halls and their instructors to meet for a free meal in any undergraduate campus cafeterias. Hicks said he saw the program as an alternative to attending office hours and an opportunity to form a relationship with his professor. “I think the object was just to get to know the guy, so we talked about our personal lives for the first hour,” he said.

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Rally expresses cultural issues

Sheena Harrison
February 6, 2001

“Common Struggles” were the theme of Monday night’s Xicano/Latino Power Rally held in the Culturas de las Razas Unidas room in the Wilson basement.The event was part of MSU’s Xicano History Month celebration, which began Thursday.

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Heartsavers recognized in Lansing

Sarah M. Emery
February 6, 2001

Some area groups and organizations will gather today in Lansing for American Heartsaver Day. The event, sponsored by the American Heart Association, will honor individuals and organizations that have contributed to saving lives by CPR or using an automated external defibrillator.The devices are similar to the machines used in hospitals, which deliver an electric shock to a person’s heart.An award ceremony will be held at noon today in the Mackinac Room of the Michigan House of Representatives Office Building, 124 N.