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Bought & Sold

As Brenda Sternquist prepared to leave her hotel in India and brave the wilderness, she had no idea she was the recipient of an award that would be the highlight of her career. The merchandising management professor checked her e-mail moments before she set off for the jungle and found a message from The National Retail Federation naming her the first Retail Educator of the Year. "None of my friends were there," Sternquist said.

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Couples, singles gather for Black Poets Society reading

By Daniel Thai Special for The State News It's Valentine's Day - the lights are dim, silky R&B melodies tease the air with the abundant scent of flowers, and poets hurriedly transcribe their visions onto paper. It's Soul Nite in Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Akers Hall, presented by the Black Poets Society.

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Students host Valentine's dance

Emily Bingham
February 16, 2004

When asked if he was going to hit the dance floor at the third Very Special Valentine's Day Dance on Sunday, Chad Trusty responded with a resounding, "You betcha!" "I like dancing," Trusty said.

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GEU, 'U' arbitration rescheduled for April

Arbitration between the Graduate Employees Union and the university has been rescheduled for April 16. The arbitration concerns a grievance filed by the GEU in November charging that the university was wrongfully taking benefits from GEU members by reclassifying teaching assistant positions as instructors. The original arbitration was set for Jan.

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Board approves 'U' building expansions

Amy Bartner
February 16, 2004

The MSU Board of Trustees approved several university building renovations at its meeting Friday, including a $3 million addition to the Cyclotron. Construction to the building will begin soon and should be completed by December, according to University Engineer Bob Nestle.

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Assembly to debate state's tuition deal

On Tuesday, ASMSU's Academic Assembly will debate its position on MSU's tuition agreement that promises to keep tuition at the rate of inflation in exchange for less funding cuts from the state. A set of two bills, one supporting the action and the other condemning it, originally were presented at the Feb.

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RHA seeks to raise semester tax by $1

Joseph Clark
February 16, 2004

Members of the Residence Halls Association's General Assembly voted Wednesday to increase the organization's tax on dorm residents from $21 to $22. Assembly members voted 23-3-1 on the bill, which must gain approval from students in a March vote to take effect.

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U-M, 'U' battle for blood

Tara May
February 16, 2004

When it comes to competing with University of Michigan, Spartans bleed green. And throughout February, it's time to give blood. The Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross is organizing the second annual Cold Blood Battle between the universities, asking community members to donate as much blood as possible.

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ASMSU might plan new fall events

Discussions on sponsoring a welcome week concert this fall at Breslin Center has spurned MSU's undergraduate student government to expand fall welcome activities. ASMSU members will work with the Department of Student Life to add music, sports and other activities to the five-day stretch between freshman move-in and the first day of classes. Some of the ideas under consideration are a Taste Fest in East Lansing with area businesses, intermural sports activities, a Battle of the Bands and an event for dorm residents to meet their neighbors. "We're trying to come up with a whole set of things to do," said Kevin Glandon, external vice chairperson for ASMSU's Student Assembly.

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'U' finds energy source

Rebecca Mcnulty
February 12, 2004

Computers powered by fire might seem like science fiction dreams, but with chemistry Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis' work, these dreams aren't far off. Kanatzidis discovered a thermoelectric material that takes energy waste from objects such as engines and turns it into useable electricity.

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Diagnostic Center won't open on time

Meghan Gilbert
February 12, 2004

Construction scheduled to have been completed today on The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health has been delayed. The center, located at the southwest corner of Beaumont and Forest roads, is now undergoing finishing touches by the Lansing-based Granger Construction Co. Ownership will be transferred from the state of Michigan to MSU after completion, which should be sometime before the start of the fall semester. "It has been an incredible construction cycle and Granger has done an excellent job in developing a great project," said Ann Beaujean, director of state relations in MSU's Office of the Vice President for Governmental Affairs.

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Officials fight spread of flu

Tara May
February 11, 2004

The stomach flu infecting 93 students in six University of Michigan residence halls is unlikely to travel to MSU, an East Lansing expert says. Dele Davies, chairman of MSU's Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, said there are two primary kinds of gastroenteritis, or the stomach flu: Norovirus and rotavirus.

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Professor's debate to focus on abortion, law

With states across the nation evaluating legislation regarding same-sex marriages, the MSU-DCL College of Law Students' Chapter of the Federalist Society will host a debate this week regarding the issue with guest speakers Andrew Koppelman and Lynn Wardle.

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ASMSU committee to look at salary raise

ASMSU's Academic Assembly chairpersons will receive the same salaries as Student Assembly chairpersons if a bill to increase their wages passes at the next general assembly meeting.