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Alumni reflect on parish's 50 years in E.L.

Stephanie Goldberg

March 9, 2008

To Liz Schweitzer, stories are the heart of the Catholic Church. So the best way to commemorate St. John Student Parish’s 50 years in East Lansing, she said, was to put personal stories of alumni on display. Collecting stories and experiences of at least 50 alumni from the past five decades was an easy feat, said Schweitzer, a pastoral associate who has been working at the parish for 30 years.

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Delfosse named Department of Entomology chairman

Julie Baker

March 9, 2008

Ernest Delfosse will become chairman of the MSU Department of Entomology May 1.

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Campus to obtain new hydraulic press

Mike Blasky

March 9, 2008

The value of a mechanical engineering degree from MSU could increase after a cutting-edge, 250-ton hydraulic press is delivered to campus in July.

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Clarification

Clarification: The Oct. 17, 2006 letter mentioned in the page Page One article “Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest” (SN 2/19), Page One article “College of Law seeks stable, reliable dean in new search” (SN 10/8/07), page 4a editorial “Stability, longevity needed for college of law” (SN 10/10/07) and Page One article “Move to strike” (SN 10/27/06) from the president of the law college to then-Dean Terence Blackburn said “the office of Provost has investigated the oral charges made against you by certain faculty members and found such charges to be unsubstantiated and without merit.”

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Student group leaves for service trips

Stephanie Goldberg

February 28, 2008

Although some students choose to don bathing suits and relax on the beach during spring break, others are exchanging swimwear for shovels and paint brushes. Fifty-one congregates from Martin Luther Chapel will leave for mission trips to one of four sites today and Saturday: El Paso, Texas, Phoenix, Haiti and Nicaragua.

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MSU to release endowment report

Mike Blasky

February 28, 2008

MSU is expected to issue a report to Congress today detailing MSU’s use of its $1.2 billion endowment, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said.

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Student groups might join ASMSU if referendum passes

Heather Guenther

February 28, 2008

Students will decide if two organizations join ASMSU’s Programming Board during this spring’s student referendum.

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GEU looks to waive fees

Pete Nichols

February 28, 2008

Just what do the College of Engineering’s program fees pay for? That was the question Art Covert and a group of other graduate students from both the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, and the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Association asked. The answer they discovered, they didn’t like.

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Underage drinking in dorms tops 300

Heather Guenther

February 27, 2008

The sound of friends cracking cans open and the thump of ping-pong balls hitting party cups echoed off the dorm room walls when journalism sophomore Dan Schmidt heard a knock on the door.

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Tour spreads awareness of Iraqi people and American soldiers

Keiara Tenant

February 27, 2008

March will mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Since it began, thousands of lives have been affected by the war, including the lives of Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi political analyst, and Patricia McCann, a U.S. veteran of the Iraq war.

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Mugabe degree debate

Mike Blasky

February 27, 2008

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is, in his own words, a “Hitler of the time.” “This Hitler has only one objective: justice for his own people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people and their right to their resources,” Mugabe said in a 2003 speech at the state funeral of one of his cabinet ministers.

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Mentors train to recognize danger signs in student health

Kelly House

February 27, 2008

In the aftermath of two mass university shootings in the past year, the responsibility of identifying and treating troubled campus residents falls to MSU residence halls and Counseling Center staff.

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Diocese of Lansing names bishop

Stephanie Goldberg

February 27, 2008

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing announced Bishop Earl Boyea as Rev. Carl Mengeling’s successor Wednesday at St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., in Lansing.

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MSU research focuses on life after child foster care system

Stephanie Goldberg

February 27, 2008

Angelique Day said she never imagined that the 18 months she spent in foster care would make her an asset to the child welfare system. But they have. Day, a social work researcher, said she was embarrassed of her foster care history when she began her journey as an MSU student.

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Center aids disabled students

Julie Baker

February 27, 2008

Tapping her index finger on the table, 13-year-old Lexie Edwards followed along as two MSU students read from Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who!” Across the room, two students flipped through a car magazine, asking a boy with autism to pick out his favorite.

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MSU assistant professor wins prestigious award

Julie Baker

February 27, 2008

Alexandra Gade, an assistant professor at MSU, was drawn to the university because of its rare premier isotope laboratory, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

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MSU professor investigates students' scientific literacy development

Julie Baker

February 26, 2008

Diane Ebert-May thinks all students at MSU should be scientifically literate. That’s why the plant biology professor, along with a team of faculty, began research to determine the impact of general science education courses on students’ quantitative and scientific reasoning skills.

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Iraq war veteran, analyst to speak Wednesday in Wells Hall

Keiara Tenant

February 26, 2008

Both an Iraqi political analyst and a U.S. veteran of the Iraq war will share personal experiences of the war in Iraq at 7 p.m. tonight in B108 Wells Hall.

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Lansing Diocese to name bishop

Stephanie Goldberg

February 26, 2008

Rev. Carl Mengeling’s successor for Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing will be announced at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing.

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Political pupil

Zack Colman

February 25, 2008

Pancake House waitresses wearing maroon T-shirts – the color of choice for the restaurant’s carpeting, tables and booths – float around the dining room, taking orders and delivering food.