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Local radio remains popular despite competition

Daniel Thai

July 28, 2005

Despite the recent emergence of alternate music sources, people are remaining loyal to their local radio stations, according to a local report. The Communications Research Institute of East Lansing, or CRI, conducted a project to determine whether radio interest is being replaced by the high-tech world of satellite radio, personal MP3 players and Internet radio, CRI research team member and MSU Chair of the Department of Communication Charles Atkin said. "In each case, the total size of the audience isn't as large as for radio," he said.

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Friends celebrate late student's life

Daniel Thai

July 28, 2005

A memorial service for Jiang Wei Lim will be held at 4 p.m. today in the McDonel Hall Kiva. Tyler DeBruler, Lim's former roommate and friend, said some people who knew him well will make presentations, and a spiritual leader will be present as well. "(We're) going to put up a couple of photos and tell stories about him and basically just tell how loved he was, when it comes right down to it," he said. Lim, a 20-year-old computer science and engineering senior and international student, was spending the weekend at a friend's home when he drowned last weekend in a swimming accident in Lake Michigan.

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New site offers forum for fans

Lindsey Poisson

July 26, 2005

The topics of campus, sports, East Lansing and anything else are all possible forums people can post replies to on the new MSU forum site, www.msufans.com. And you don't have to be from MSU to log in. Advertising and sociology senior Justin Sailor created the site two months ago and said there are already more than 500 users. "I was basically looking for a summer project," he said.

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MSU receives $2M grant for lab renovations

Bob Darrow

July 26, 2005

A $2 million grant to MSU will be used to help finance renovations in the Lyman Briggs School and to create an endowment in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. The grant was given by the Midland, Mich., Rollin M.

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Word on the street

"I think any type of celebration (the university) puts on isn't going to be what we want it to be." George Konstantopoulos accounting senior "It would be nice to do something like that if it got down to the Elite Eight or Final Four, but I don't think it would defer anything riot-wise." Colleen Duff kinesiology senior "That'd be fun.

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State gives MSU nursing grants totaling about $1.8M

Bob Darrow

July 25, 2005

A series of grants announced Wednesday will mean more than $1.8 million in funding to train nurses for MSU's College of Nursing. The four grants could mean more students will be admitted, said Teresa Wehrwein, assistant dean for professional partnerships and faculty practice in the college. Michigan will be in need of an extra 7,000 nurses by 2010 and 18,000 nurses by 2015, said Jeanette Klemczak, chief nurse executive in the Michigan Department of Community Health. MSU is one of six universities developing an accelerated second-degree program to get more nurses into the workforce quickly. Gov.

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Student creates writing game

Darrell Hughes

July 25, 2005

Forget "Super Mario Brothers" and "Grand Theft Auto." An MSU graduate student is working to create an online text-based video game called "Ink" for student writers to compete against one another. Kym Buchanan presented his educational version of "You Got Served" to MSU's Writing Center and Writing In Digital Environments Research Center, or WIDE, in the spring after using the game's format for a telecommunications course's final project.

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Student wins cherry crown

Lindsey Poisson

July 21, 2005

A queen will be attending MSU as a student this fall. Biological sciences senior Courtney Fountain was named the 2005-06 National Cherry Queen at this year's National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Mich.

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Board secretary to be confirmed today

Amy Davis

July 21, 2005

Alison Barber is expected to be confirmed today as the new secretary of the MSU Board of Trustees, officials said. The board will meet today to discuss, among other things, the appointment of Barber, the MSU senior associate dean in the Eli Broad College of Business.

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Student group advises nonprofit businesses

Daniel Thai

July 21, 2005

An MSU organization is aiming to help the community by providing free advice to local nonprofit organizations. Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations, or SCNO, is a national organization that focuses on helping local communities through pro-bono consulting.

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Union alters dining lineup

Bob Darrow

July 19, 2005

Students craving MSU Dairy Store ice cream will soon be able to purchase the treat at a new location inside the Union. Construction of the new store should be completed by the end of September, said Union Manager Jim Sheppard. On Monday, officials announced changes to the lineup of restaurants scheduled to open in the Union this fall. Grill 155 and Pete's Arena Pizza had been slated to replace the Little Caesars Pizza and Wendy's, whose contracts ended this year, located in the One Union Square Food Court.

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High number of visits slows parking site

Bob Darrow

July 19, 2005

Students trying to register for campus parking permits Monday experienced some difficulty accessing the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety's online registration Web site. The volume of visitors to the site forced students to wait in an application queue ranging from several hundred to as many as one thousand students. MSU police Sgt.

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Player pleads guilty to drunken driving

Kris Turner

July 18, 2005

Senior wide receiver Aaron Alexander pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges and faces an Aug. 12 sentencing, a clerk from the 54-B District Court said. Alexander is still a member of the football team, said John Lewandowski, assistant athletics director and director of Sports Information. However, Lewandowski wouldn't comment on whether MSU football head coach John L.

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Program helps freshmen adjust to college living

Jason Worthy

July 18, 2005

A group of incoming freshmen performed skits on college life on Friday in the McDonel Hall Kiva to wrap-up the one-week program Maximizing Academic Growth in College, or MAGIC. For nine years, the program's aim has been to provide incoming racial and ethnic minority students with information about transitioning to college through workshops and other activities.

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Mozilla browser gains popularity on campuses

Bob Darrow

July 14, 2005

For years, Web browsing has been dominated by a single application, but one newcomer is starting to garner more attention at several universities. Microsoft's Internet Explorer has led the field of Internet-browser applications, according to statistics from WebSideStory Inc., a San Diego-based company providing Web marketing applications and Web analysis.

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Weekly bell concerts featured at Beaumont

Daniel Thai

July 14, 2005

His loosely clasped fists striking the batons and his black shoes dancing on the pedals, French carillonneur Stefano Colletti filled the air with the sounds of the bells of Beaumont Tower. Colletti's recital, which included the music of Bach, Satie and his own improvisations, was one in the Muelder International Summer Carillon Recital Series. A carillon is a musical instrument with at least two octaves of bells played from a clavier, a series of batons arranged like a keyboard that one plays with both hands and feet.

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Dairy training

Bob Darrow

July 12, 2005

A little before 2 p.m. on Monday, veterinarian Jill Brester was elbow deep in a cow. Brester, an intern with the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, was performing a routine abdominal surgery on the cow at the MSU Training Center for Dairy Professionals, a new university facility which officially opens today.

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Focal Point wins award for 'Best College News'

In the six and a half years MSU's television news magazine, Focal Point, has operated, it has given students a head start at a career in broadcasting.

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300 volunteers to flush Spartan Stadium toilets

Nick Pelton

July 12, 2005

In the middle of August, 300 volunteers will enter every bathroom in the new Spartan Stadium to simultaneously flush every toilet and turn on every faucet. This test, called a "super flush," is to make sure the plumbing can handle an entire stadium full of spectators using the facilities. It has been standard practice to test new structures ever since Notre Dame's newly renovated stadium flooded during its first game in 1997, MSU Associate Director for Media Relations John Lewandowski said. During Notre Dame's home opener against Georgia Tech, the plumbing could not take the overwhelming needs of the crowd, causing the stadium's concourses to flood; thus the concession stands could no longer sell beverages, he said. It occurred during a television time-out as fans flocked to the bathrooms. The stadium's plumbing and the super flush are being coordinated by Keebler Plumbing & Heating in Lansing. The super flush will make sure the new plumbing can handle the demands of the new stadium, Lewandowski said. "They're trying to simulate a halftime," he said.

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Dig's findings shown to public

Bob Darrow

July 11, 2005

Members of the general public had a unique opportunity last weekend to get a glimpse at what life was like inside the first dorm on campus - a glimpse that, until recently, was buried underground. For the past five weeks, MSU students and archaeologists have been excavating the site of Dormitory #1, nicknamed Saints' Rest by its residents.