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Low blood-drive donations prompt Red Cross campaign

Nick Pelton
May 16, 2005

The Michigan chapters of the American Red Cross have the lowest blood supply levels in a decade. MSU students leaving for the summer and high school classes coming to a close give the Red Cross fewer possible donors. A new campaign called "Strive for Five" started on Friday to help increase blood donations for the summer. It encourages sponsors to give five more pints of blood than their original goal, American Red Cross Marketing Manager Kelly Rogers said. The campaign began because this summer is projected to be the lowest blood-drive turnout in years, said Justin Looyenga, donor recruitment representative for the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross. "We're really going to be struggling this summer," Looyenga said. The summer always is a problem for the organization, Rogers said.

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RHA takes control of Channel 12, keeps it on air

Tom Keller
April 29, 2005

Channel 12 is back on. The channel, which broadcasts free movies and student-produced programming to MSU's campus and surrounding cities, was scheduled to be taken off the air at the end of the school year due to declining viewership. But the Residence Halls Association announced this week that it will assume control of the channel after a division of Housing and Food Services gives up control of it next month. RHA President Kevin Newman, who during his campaign stressed improving amenities as the key to keeping students on campus, said keeping Channel 12 a part of residence hall living should be a priority. "This is another program that RHA can bring to the on-campus community that they can't get anywhere else," Newman said. The move became possible after Swank Motion Pictures Inc., the company from which RHA purchases the movies for Channel 12 and its Campus Center Cinemas, agreed to provide them with a digital media player system at no charge for at least a year. The system will substantially cut the channel's labor costs by enabling a month of its programming to be done in 30 minutes. "There's been some technical issues, but the new digital media player will alleviate that," RHA Director of Technology Tom Wolf said.

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Contract negotiations continue for grad union

Thursday was the third continuous day of bargaining in negotiations between MSU and the Graduate Employees Union, which are attempting to establish a contract for the union before the current one expires May 15. About 40 members of GEU held a "grade-in" today at the Nisbet Building, where the bargaining meeting was being held.

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Study finds Americans' lifestyle not healthy

Starting a campaign for his co-workers to take the stairs instead of the elevator was a step in the right direction toward a healthier campus community, said Matthew Reeves, an epidemiologist. But after discovering only 3 percent of Americans are fulfilling the recommended behaviors that add up to a healthy lifestyle, Reeves said there needs to be a cultural shift in the way people take care of themselves. Reeves looked at four indicators of healthy lifestyles: not smoking, eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, exercising 30 minutes five days a week and maintaining a healthy weight.

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Reformed neo-Nazi skinhead to speak

Lauren Phillips
April 29, 2005

T.J. Leyden, a reformed neo-Nazi skinhead activist and recruiter, will speak at noon May 5 in the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety Community room. The presentation, for police, students and staff of MSU, "Turning Away From Hate," is about the neo-Nazi skinhead culture and the nature of hate. Leyden has spoken at more than 100 high schools, and to various military groups, including the Pentagon.

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MSU employees bring children to work

Josh Jarman
April 29, 2005

The university opened its arms to a group of potential future Spartans on Thursday as more than 100 employees brought their children to the annual "Take Your Child to Work Day." The day's activities included tours, informational displays and a ceremony where the children got to meet Sparty and receive a certificate of completion.

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Dorms unable to donate leftovers

By Jason Chapman Special for The State News An opportunity for MSU to regularly help the homeless and poor in Lansing with food donations has come up, but university officials said legal and food safety concerns keep MSU from participating. Food Movers, located in Lansing, is an organization that rescues leftover perishable food from restaurants and other local businesses, supplying it to food shelters in the area.

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Granholm attends Habitat for Humanity banquet on campus

Kristi Jourdan
April 28, 2005

The Kellogg Center hosted the Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Awards Banquet on Wednesday. Gov. Jennifer Granholm spoke and received the Public Official of the Year award. The banquet was held to honor the work done by members of the group this year. "She's a large supporter of low-income housing," Ken Bensen, president of Habitat for Humanity of Michigan, said of Granholm.

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Take Your Child to Work Day on campus

Kristi Jourdan
April 28, 2005

"Take Your Child To Work Day" is on MSU's campus today. The target age group is from 8 to 14 years old. This year's theme is "Sharing Power & Possibility," which involves daughters and sons participating in work, family and community responsibilities.

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Student engineers showcase designs

Josh Jarman
April 28, 2005

Capaciflectors, proximity sensors and retro-rockets might not take them back to the future, but some MSU students are finding they can lead to future careers. Students in the electrical and computer engineering senior design class will show off projects ranging from self-controlled robots to a new style of Mars rover during the annual Design Day, which starts at 9 a.m.

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Woody's, Villa Pizza to move onto campus

Tom Keller
April 28, 2005

Woody's Oasis, a local Mediterranean deli, and Villa Pizza, a New Jersey-based pizza chain, will replace Taco Bell and Wendy's in the International Center next year. Union manager Jim Sheppard said a contract has been signed with Woody's, and the rest should be completed shortly. "They're generally a sure thing, but it's not always guaranteed," Sheppard said.

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New officers to lead Jewish group

Josh Jarman
April 27, 2005

MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center recently decided to bring some fresh faces to its Executive Board. Five new officers were elected earlier this month to bring a new direction to the organization, which promotes Jewish identity on campus. Jennifer Bloom, a political theory and international relations sophomore, will serve as the organization's next president.

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Committee's report focuses on faculty voice

Margaret Harding
April 27, 2005

Means to improve faculty participation and power in the university were the focus of discussion at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday. The Faculty Voice Committee, a group created at last year's senate meeting to make recommendations on faculty involvement, presented its final report to a crowd of 142 faculty members.

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Main Library showcases MSU history with exhibits

In the Main Library, MSU's 150-year history is displayed in three glass cases. Books written by and about influential campus figures, maps from before the existence of many residence halls and sheet music to the MSU fight song sit in the cases, providing insight into the people and places that helped shape the university. The three exhibits run through May and are part of MSU's sesquicentennial celebration, a yearlong event that marks the 150th birthday of MSU. "We are celebrating the sesquicentennial campuswide, so it's only natural that the library would want to be a part of that," said Anita Ezzo, a food science and technology librarian and library exhibits coordinator. Ezzo produced the exhibit called "MSU 150: People, Places, Publications," which is located on the second floor of the Main Library's west wing.

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GEU rallies for contract changes

Margaret Harding
April 27, 2005

Days away from their last scheduled meeting with university officials, members of the Graduate Employees Union and the MSU community rallied outside the Administration Building on Tuesday. The rally was meant to demonstrate awareness of the union's quest for a new contract from the university.