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McPherson commits to provide African aid

Jaclyn Roeschke
October 18, 2004

MSU President M. Peter McPherson and Alpha Oumar Konare, head of the African Union, have called for a generation-long commitment to Africa - a continent both leaders said is crying out for help. At the annual meeting of the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, McPherson announced that he and Konare will work together on the project, called \"Partnership with Africa.\" McPherson said short-term emergency support offered by the United States is not enough to help improve the security, finance, technology and infrastructure challenges Africa is currently facing.

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Former candidate's daughter to visit 'U'

Sonia Khaleel
October 18, 2004

Chrissy Gephardt, the daughter of former presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, will visit campus today to promote change for the LBGT community. The director of the National Stonewall Democrats grassroots campaign core, Chrissy Gephardt said her primary goal is to create visibility of lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues for college students. "They're just not brought up knowing discrimination, and bigotry and hatred the way older generations have," she said. Gephardt will address the MSU chapter of Stonewall Democrats at 8:30 p.m.

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Briggs, Madison duke it out in annual battle

By Kristin LongleySpecial to The State News An MSU rivalry was renewed on Sunday when the university's two residential learning programs competed in their second annual Olympic Showdown. Lyman Briggs School and James Madison College students and faculty braved the cold weather at the rock on Farm Lane in an effort to win the coveted green-and-white, Stanley Cup-esque trophy.

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Program addresses bisexual, social issues

Sonia Khaleel
October 15, 2004

Feeling marginalized by the LBGT community was the focus of Getting Bi, a session addressing issues faced by bisexual women. Discussion included fear of being ostracized by lesbian and gay people and acknowledging fluidity in both orientation and gender. Julie Hartman, a graduate student in sociology, said bisexual people often feel they have to act differently around gay and straight friends. "You come out of one closet to go in another," she said.

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'U' to train health students

Maddie Trier
October 15, 2004

With mechanical mannequins, standardized patients and computer scenarios, MSU is taking steps toward joining top medical schools such as Northwestern University with advanced technology. The MSU Board of Trustees recently passed a measure to start the design phase for a new Learning and Assessment Center, which will be built in East Fee Hall. "The Assessment Center is an important element for not only the feedback to our students, but also will play an important role in research and development regarding new educational approaches," said President-designate Lou Anna Simon. The center is a joint project between four MSU colleges - the College of Human Medicine, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Nursing.

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Law students debating COGS membership

Margaret Harding
October 15, 2004

The Council of Graduate Students is looking to give MSU College of Law students more of a voice in school policy. Associate Dean for Student Affairs at MSU College of Law Connell Alsup said COGS would help law school students become better represented. "Law school students are subjected to the decisions made by committees and by judicial proceedings," Alsup said.

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RHA taste tests international dorm foods

Margaret Harding
October 15, 2004

The taste buds of Residence Halls Association members traveled to Spain, Italy and the Middle East in the Williams Hall test kitchen on Wednesday. The annual taste test featured food developed for International Education Week, which begins Nov.

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Day depicts life with a disability

Sonia Khaleel
October 14, 2004

Rather than walking from class to class, Danielle Cole made her way around campus Tuesday in a wheelchair. Cole, a special education in learning disabilities sophomore, was participating in an all-day simulation Tuesday for an assignment which required her to use a wheelchair for one day in order to understand the issue of accessibility. The simulation was one of the activities offered during the second annual Accessibility Awareness Week at MSU. Cole said not only did she notice inaccessibility issues, but also the reactions of those around her. "They either look very intensely at you or they try not to make any eye contact at all," she said.

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ASMSU raises issues with new residential college

ASMSU has questions they want answered about the proposed new residential college. To voice its concerns and get answers, the Academic Assembly of MSU's undergraduate student government passed a bill Tuesday night listing unresolved issues with the proposed college, tentatively named the Nelson Mandela College. The bill calls for a letter to be sent to Marcellette Williams, chairwoman of the New Residential College Program Planning Group and President-designate Lou Anna Simon.

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New tailgate locations suggested in forum

Ever think about opening up the IM Sports-East field to tailgating? Students thought it was a good idea Monday night. Student leaders and university officials gathered in Wonders Hall Kiva to respond to students' questions on the future of tailgating. The ASMSU-sponsored town hall meeting attracted only six students, leaving Andrew Schepers, Student Assembly chairperson and forum moderator, questioning if students are as passionate about tailgating as MSU's undergraduate student government. "It shows the apathy of the student body," he said.

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WEB ONLY: 'Real World' cast member informs students about amendment, encourages voting

Kris Turner
October 13, 2004

"Real World Philadelphia" cast member Karamo Brown urged students to vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and to vote no on the amendment that would ban gay marriage Tuesday at the Wonders Hall Kiva. As part of National Coming Out Days, the event, sponsored by the MSU Stonewall Democrats, the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience and Same Gender Loving Students of Color International and Allies touched on issues affecting different social groups. "We are all different and beautiful," Brown said.

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WEB ONLY: Sen. Levin argues for 'change of direction' in Iraq during campus visit

Elizabeth Piet
October 13, 2004

With his glasses sitting dangerously close to the tip of his nose, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., leaned over the lectern in the Wilson Hall Auditorium on Monday and told students that the situation in Iraq is grave and a change of direction is necessary. "When we attacked Iraq, we blew the top off the boiling Iraqi pot without a plan to keep the pot from boiling over," the Michigan Democrat told about 200 students.

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RHA talks with student group

Margaret Harding
October 12, 2004

The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, considered expanding its agenda to include the Student Greenhouse Project at an internal affairs meeting Friday. The new section of the agenda would allow for RHA-sponsored groups to give reports to the association during meetings. "If groups we support have complaints, this is also where we could talk about them," Committee Chairman Thomas Edwards said.

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'U' celebrate heritage

Sonia Khaleel
October 12, 2004

A repeated boom echoed down Farm Lane as four men passionately beat against a drum in unison and sang traditional American Indian songs with a large crowd following closely behind. Indigenous People's Day is a time when MSU students and alumni acknowledge the plight of their American Indian ancestors instead of the presence of Christopher Columbus on North American land. "We can't celebrate a murderer such as Columbus as a hero," Culturas de las Razas Unidas and Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan member Isaias Delgadillo said.