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Hall of fame contest deadline approaches

Today is the final day to apply for the fifth annual The Black History Month Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame Case Competition, "Passing the Torch of Justice." The competition is sponsored by the Eli Broad College of Business and Multicultural Business Programs. In the competition, groups made up of at least three MSU undergraduate students must explain, within 10 minutes, why they believe their individual hero deserves a place in the Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame. The application must be completed, along with a 250-word essay and a summary of the reason for competing by 5 p.m. The competition will take place Feb.

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MCRI march for today canceled indefinitely

A march in relation to the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that was to be held in Lansing today has been canceled. Luke Massie, co-chairman of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, said the walk would have signified the filing of the case to the Michigan Supreme Court, but the date to file the paperwork was pushed back to next week. "It was just more of a timing thing," he said. Massie said the walk is probably won't be rescheduled.

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Bittersweet finish

Shifting and tilting a wine glass, Kirk Reedy evaluated the color of the small amount of liquid at the bottom. "Color is very important, especially in red wines," Reedy said. The 37-year-old student said he considers himself lucky to be one of the last people to participate in the MSU viticulture and enology program, which will no longer be offered after this semester due to low enrollment. "I'm disappointed the program is ending," Reedy said.

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Simon backs bioeconomy

Josh Jarman
January 11, 2006

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon spoke before a group of agricultural business leaders Tuesday as part of a conference hosted by the Michigan Agri-Business Association. Simon was there to stress the importance of the emerging bioeconomy to Michigan's future. "It's an opportunity to push a biomass initiative," Simon said.

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MSU contributes to consumer research

Holly Klaft
January 11, 2006

Melanie Lauer sifted through a pile of T-shirts at Urban Outfitters on Tuesday. The 21-year-old secondary education and English junior likes shopping at the store because it's close to campus.

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Grant helps prof study HIV, AIDS

Fredricka Paul
January 11, 2006

An MSU professor is in Africa to research and treat people with HIV and AIDS. Gretchen Birbeck, an associate professor in the departments of epidemiology, neurology and ophthalmology, is using a recent grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to begin her research. Birbeck said she wants to look at stigmas that surround HIV and AIDS in Africa, as well as reasons why people might not or do not take their medications. "I was ecstatic about receiving the grant," Birbeck said, adding that the funding made the research possible. According to AVERT, a United Kingdom-based HIV and AIDS charity, an estimated 25.8 million people were infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2005. Birbeck's work will benefit MSU, but is aimed specifically for HIV and AIDS patients in Africa. "The virus develops resistance to the medications if it is not taken correctly," Birbeck said.

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Muslim prayer begins multiple-day holiday

The three-day Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha, begins today. Eid acknowledges the Quran's account of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to Allah. The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing will be recognizing the holiday today at the center, located at 920 S.

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ASMSU: Academic minors essential

Kristi Jourdan
January 10, 2006

A plan introduced by student government officials to incorporate academic minors into MSU's curriculum would bring it in line with other Big Ten schools. "Everybody on the issue loves the idea of minors," said Robert Murphy, ASMSU's Academic Assembly chairperson.

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Official New Year's resolutions

"My resolution is to continue to learn about the campus … about the values and directions and do everything I can to help the campus move forward." Kim Wilcox MSU provost "Like everyone, I want to exercise more and have a healthier diet.

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ASMSU in search of funding for new, affordable activity center

Kristi Jourdan
January 9, 2006

Student government officials are proposing a combined IM sports facility and student events center located on campus to lower event expenses for student organizations. While the plan is in its initial stages, a survey will be sent out to students to gather public input on the matter, said Harry Wang, a finance sophomore and Eli Broad College of Business representative for ASMSU's Student Assembly ASMSU is MSU's undergraduate student government. "We have limited amounts of space to host student events," Wang said.

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Contest held for horseshoers

Gentlemen, start your forge ovens. Horseshoes, known as good luck charms and often pitched at company picnics, went back to their roots Saturday as Michigan's best horseshoers competed in a timed 30-minute shoeing contest at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.

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Accreditation at MSU first in state

Kristen Daum
January 9, 2006

MSU is one of six institutions in the nation — and the first in Michigan — to receive accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. The university earned "qualified accreditation" status in 2005 for all research done involving human participants.

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12 teams compete in engineering contest

By Nicholas Baumgardner Special to The State News Students of a senior Capstone Design course for electrical and computer engineering majors might have just redefined the idea of being stressed for final exams. The culmination of their semester-long efforts and college careers, as well as several all-night-long lab sessions, took place Thursday at the International Center as 12 teams gathered to show off their inventions at the annual Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Day.

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Program simulates typical college day

Kristen Daum
December 9, 2005

About 150 fifth-grade students got a look at college life for a few hours Thursday. A professor and several students in James Madison College presented a college lecture and a tour of the residence halls to children from Baldwin Elementary School in Rochester, before eating lunch with them in South Complex. "They walk away learning, and it gives them a college experience," said Peter Spadafore, a social relations junior and coordinator of the program. The college has hosted visiting days for Baldwin Elementary for the past six years, with the same kind of format every year, Spadafore said. Recently, the program has expanded to include two other elementary schools, and it might continue to grow in the future. "We're trying to reach out to Lansing schools and Haslett schools," Spadafore said.

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Housing sign-up to begin after break

Kristen Daum
December 9, 2005

Residence hall sign-ups for the 2006-07 academic year begin Jan. 20. Scheduled sign-ups occur throughout a two-week period, and the day students sign up depends on what they request for a housing assignment for the next year. Students who wish to stay in their current room or residence hall have the first option, over students who don't currently live there. Final priority is given to students who choose a single room, with juniors and seniors having first pick over freshmen and sophomores. Due to the renovation of Snyder and Phillips halls beginning this summer, those halls will not be available for residence in the next academic year. Students currently living in those halls will have second choice at requesting another hall to live in because of the displacement. To see the schedule for the 2006-07 housing sign-up process, log on to http://uh.msu.edu/campus/sign_up.html.

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Prof. planning program to help Katrina victims

Laura Collins
December 9, 2005

Months ago, Joyce Grant said she remembers watching Hurricane Katrina unfold on the news, as the flood waters destroyed community after community in New Orleans. "It is not enough to feel bad — there is so much stuff going on in the world to feel bad about," Grant said.