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'U' officials give health tips for holidays

Maddie Trier
November 30, 2004

The holiday season has arrived and with it oodles of cookies, candy, cakes and cocktails. Between the stress of shopping and the care-free atmosphere of holiday galas, attention to eating and exercise habits can slacken in December, which is fine for a short period of time said Ronda Bokram, an Olin Health Center nutritionist. "The holidays are a time of connecting with people and sharing food with people, it's OK to bake cookies and eat them and not worry about it," Bokram said.

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Microsoft Corp. CEO to speak at business forum

Kris Turner
November 30, 2004

An energetic speaker known for jumping around stages and firing up crowds will headline the annual MSU business forum this year. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will speak Wednesday at MSU's Management Education Center, 811 W.

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Ugrub Web site lists local restaurant menus

Kris Turner
November 29, 2004

With the help of Ugrub.com, hungry students in the East Lansing area can pull up a restaurant's menu and decide what to have delivered from the comfort of their couch. It is the third Internet program allowing MSU students to choose meals from their computer screens.

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Poland honors professor

Margaret Harding
November 29, 2004

While many faculty members enjoyed turkey Thursday, Dennis Preston feasted on Polish pig feet. Preston, an MSU professor of linguistics, traveled to Warsaw, Poland to receive the Officers' Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland on Friday. It is the second-highest award given to non-Polish citizens for public service.

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Student gets Marshall honor

Rebecca Mcnulty
November 29, 2004

When Doug Estry, associate dean for Academic Student Affairs in the College of Natural Science saw Bhooma Aravamuthan explain how DNA worked to a nonscience major, he said he knew the biochemistry and physiology senior was knowledgeable about science.

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SUPER program awards McPherson for help

Jaclyn Roeschke
November 24, 2004

Members of the MSU Summer University Program: Excellence Required presented MSU President M. Peter McPherson with a plaque to commemorate his involvement. The SUPER program was founded in 1988 to help students transition from high school to life at MSU.

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Full reorganization report presented to council

Rebecca Mcnulty
November 24, 2004

Tuesday's Academic Council meeting centered around liberal arts reorganization and the creation of a new residential college. Committee on College Reorganization Chairman Stephen Esquith presented the report on reorganization of the liberal arts and programs.

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Hall gives thanks, lip balm to soldiers

Margaret Harding
November 24, 2004

Beanie Babies, breath mints and lip balm will soon be making their way to military troops overseas. The items are included on a list of possible donations from Emmons Hall residents who are participating in Operation Gratitude, a national organization that has sent more than 36,800 care packages to soldiers stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kosovo and the Korean peninsula. Meggan Willersdorf, the assistant director for Emmons Hall, said she found the program on a Web site and thought it was a great idea. "It gives residents an opportunity to volunteer - to give their time and effort," she said.

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Debate continues over RU-486 abortion pill

Maddie Trier
November 23, 2004

A debate has rekindled about the safety of mifepristone, an abortion pill also known as RU-486, and whether it should remain on the market. In January, a young woman who had taken mifepristone died and anti-abortion activists say her death is linked to the pill.

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ASMSU proposes student-only tailgate area

The 'Drinko' boards are now stowed away safely for winter and the despondency surrounding tailgating restrictions are lessening. But ASMSU is still working to keep tailgating excitement that was lost earlier this football season. MSU's undergraduate student government's Student Assembly passed a bill on Thursday to propose a student-only tailgate area at the Wilson tennis courts. Only tailgaters with an MSU student ID would be allowed to enter.

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'U' wins MSU-Penn State Blood Challenge

Maddie Trier
November 23, 2004

Although the Spartans lost to the Nittany Lions on the football field on Saturday, they were victorious in the annual MSU-Penn State Blood Challenge. This is the first time since the 2000-01 school year MSU has won the blood challenge. The 11th year for the blood drive ended Friday, with MSU pulling in 1,785 pints of blood and Penn State trailing with 1,750. The goal for each school was 2,000 pints.

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Committees to present report on liberal arts college

Rebecca Mcnulty
November 23, 2004

The liberal arts committees have completed their work, but MSU's Academic Governance system is not yet comfortable voting on the options. The Executive Committee of Academic Council met Monday to discuss whether the Committee on College Reorganization and the New Residential College Program Planning Committee reports will be ready for today's Academic Council meeting. Jon Sticklen, chairman of the executive committee, said the group wants to wait to address the new liberal arts college.

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Transgender students, allies observe Day of Remembrance

Sonia Khaleel
November 22, 2004

Walls covered with pictures of those murdered due to transgender prejudice surrounded about 15 students last week in Bessey Hall as they discussed violence against the transgender community. The discussion was in honor of the 6th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Saturday.

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Sports facilities seek funding from ASMSU

Here's the request before ASMSU: $50,000 from its budget to expand IM Sports-West. MSU's undergraduate student government is still considering funding part of the $5.6 million renovation of weight-lifting and exercise facilities at the IM building.

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Global Festival promotes cultural understanding

Sonia Khaleel
November 22, 2004

Volunteers handed out multicolored passports as Global Festival participants made their way through the door of the Union into the international smorgasbord. Global Festival 2004 on Sunday was the culmination of International Education Week.

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Comedy group entertains with improv missions

Daniel Thai Special for The State News With the "Mission Impossible" theme blaring through the speakers, five men wearing nondescript white shirts, black pants, black ties and sunglasses introduced themselves as agents Puma, Reactor, Nighthawk, Slingshot and Cavalry. These were members of Mission IMPROVable, a nationally touring improvisational group from Chicago that performed two shows Saturday at the International Center. Mission IMPROVable, which performed for the seventh consecutive semester at MSU Saturday night, puts on more than 200 shows a year and has a solid fan base, University Activities Board representative and community relations senior Emily Money said. "We had to book them in September to make sure we got them," she said.