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Simon to deliver speech to E.L. business leaders
MSU President Lou Anna Simon will speak to area businesswomen tonight during one of her first speeches since becoming president Jan.
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MSU alumnus returns as head of dept. in med school
After a 26-year absence, Barbara Conley, a graduate of the MSU College of Human Medicine and a Michigan native, is returning to teach. On Feb.
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ASMSU prepares for elections, strives to attract new members
With ASMSU elections nearly two months away, student government officials are preparing election blueprints, geared at getting more students prepared to vote. A three-phase election plan outlines three possible ways of informing students of the March election - sending out fliers, advertising on the student government's Web site and printing advertisements. The marketing and publicity plan, created by Joanna Lankerd, ASMSU's constituent activism director, was introduced to the Student Assembly last week. Last year, only 4.7 percent of undergraduate students voted in the student government election.
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Graduates stage protest via motorcade
With horns blaring and streamers waving in the frigid air, a caravan of cars wove their way - slowly - through campus Monday morning. But some say the noise was unheard by those they were trying to reach. The cars carried Graduate Employees Union members protesting the administration's proposal to take parking rights out of the new GEU contract during a negotiating session. "Right now, we can park south of the river, but what they're proposing is to strike any mention of parking rights from the contract," GEU President Deborah Wilson said.
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Schools vie to top organ donations
Patrick Pruitt knows the value of organ donations. Pruitt, a psychology senior, got a corneal transplant in 1990 to restore his sight. "As a child of six, I lost the ability to read - to play with my toys," Pruitt said.
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Chocolate party will benefit MSU Museum
The 16th annual MSU Museum Chocolate Party Benefit will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m on Feb. 27 at the Kellogg Center.
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Registration due for Aquaculture meeting
The Michigan Aquaculture Association's annual meeting will be held Feb. 10-11, at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 3600 Dunckel Road in Lansing.
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Sparty named national champ
Sparty on, MSU. For the second year in a row, Sparty is the number one mascot in the country. After his 2004 national championship, Sparty began working on his next routine to bring to the 2005 Universal Cheer Association/Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando, Fla.
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Vegas night successful, hits jackpot
By Blake SchmidtSpecial for The State News It was John Krcatovich's first time gambling.
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Certain MSU e-mail won't forward to AOL
The mail some students try to forward from their MSU e-mail accounts may not always reach their America Online inbox, a Computer Center official said. AOL uses an anti-spam device to block unsolicited commercial e-mail.
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Tsunami impact topic of educational forum
The newly-created Tsunami Educational Experience Committee is sponsoring an educational forum about the Dec.
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Botanical club to hear archaeology speaker
The Michigan Botanical Club Red Cedar Chapter meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 in room 168 of Plant Biology Laboratories.
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WEB UPDATE: MSU hockey tops Lake Superior State University, 8-0
Behind a hat trick from freshman forward Bryan Lerg, and 18 stops by sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari, the MSU hockey team was able to blow out Lake Superior State University, 8-0, in Friday's contest at Munn Ice Arena. Lerg got the scoring going 5:27 into the game when he beat Laker goaltender Jeff Jakaitis, and MSU (13-11-1 overall, 8-9-0 CCHA) scored three more goals to end the first period with a 4-0 lead. Sophomore forward Drew Miller scored a power-play goal 13 seconds into the second period to deny any type of a Spartan letdown, and junior forward David Booth and Lerg added tallies, giving MSU a 7-0 lead heading into the final stanza. Lerg completed his first career hat trick when he popped in a rebound with less than four minutes remaining in the game, giving the Spartans an satisfying 8-0 win. "I have a smile on my face," Lerg said of his hat trick.
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Representative attendance drops during new semester
Due to low participation and a lack of student interest, ASMSU's Academic Assembly is barely conducting business. Academic Assembly started its semester with a meeting on Tuesday.
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Show celebrates native roots
Singers, actors and dancers will all take the stage to showcase their talents and display the Latin culture on Saturday at the Auditorium for Latin Xplosion, the ninth annual Chicano/Latino talent show. Latin Xplosion showcases creative waves of multicultural entertainment on MSU's campus and within the East Lansing community.
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MSU students arrested for possession
Seven people were arrested on a weekday night for the same crime, said MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor. The arrests were all made for marijuana possession on Wednesday night. Most of the cases will be sent to the Ingham County Prosecutor's office, where they will be reviewed and it will be decided if the cases go to court, McGlothian-Taylor said. She added that alcohol and marijuana are the most common drugs used by students. MSU Department of Police and Public Safety officers were dispatched to Wilson, Williams and Rather halls after receiving complaints that marijuana could be smelled outside the rooms, McGlothian-Taylor said. In all the incidences, officers smelled the marijuana upon arriving, she said.
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Career fair focuses on diversity
The 41st annual Diversity Career Fair offered an opportunity for employers and students to discuss the importance of diversity in the work place. The fair, held Thursday night at Kellogg Center, provided a forum for all students to network with representatives from 116 different government, profit and nonprofit organizations about job opportunities after graduation. Carol Stier, Office of Placement Services events manager, said events such as the Diversity Career Fair, formerly known as the Minority Career Fair, help both employers and employees celebrate their differences. "Achieving diversity is a big issue with organizations," Stier said.
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Hillel director, alum wins excellence title
MSU's Hillel Jewish Student Center Program Director Jeffrey Lazor was named a 2004 Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence by the local center's international organization, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
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Ukrainian police visit MSU
A reception to welcome 13 Ukrainian police officers to MSU was held on Wednesday by the School of Criminal Justice as part of a partnership exchange. The reception, held at McDonel Hall at 7 p.m., included police officers from local departments. This summer, 12 students traveled to the Ukraine for the "In Search of a New Democracy" program.
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Open mic night at International Center
The University Activities Board will be presenting their "All I Need is One Mic" event from 10 p.m.