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Trustees to consider expansions

Antonio Planas
September 11, 2003

Investing more than $100 million in renovations and expansion to campus buildings is one of the topics the MSU Board of Trustees will vote on at its Friday meeting. The expansion and renovation proposals to Spartan Stadium, Snyder and Phillips halls and IM Sports-West, along with an overview of the 2002-03 university budget and the release of preliminary enrollment numbers for the class of 2007, will all be addressed at the meeting, which begins at 2 p.m.

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Banned-song concert highlights First Amendment

Brian Beute
September 11, 2003

A half-full Fairchild Theater shook Tuesday with the rhythms of songs that weren't always accepted in American culture. The concert, titled "Freedom Sings," highlighted first-amendment issues through music. "Freedom energizes the nation," said Ken Paulson, the evening's narrator and executive director of the First Amendment Center, which hosted the event.

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DCL goes global

Mahbuba Fidda studied law in the Soviet Union, practiced in Afghanistan and now hopes to continue her studies by working toward a master's degree at the MSU-Detroit College of Law.Fidda is one of six international students to enter the new master's program that began this year.The program brought students from Lebanon, Egypt, Canada, Mexico, China and Afghanistan.

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Alumni cook up ways to raise funds for new Sparty

Brian Beute
September 10, 2003

The MSU Alumni Club of Minnesota kicked off a fund-raiser Tuesday, and asked members of the MSU community to submit recipes and photos of "The Spartan" statue to its Spartan-themed cookbook.The funds raised will be used to replace the ceramic statue."We're real excited about this book and this project," club President Laurie Dama said.

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Icelandic horse show comes to Munn Arena

The horse show "Icelandics on Ice" will come to Munn Ice Arena on Thursday. The show, which is open to families, will feature professional riders and trainers performing with their horses on the ice.

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Campus capsule to be sealed for 52 years

Amy Davis
September 10, 2003

Two unassuming cardboard boxes within the MSU Museum's archives will contain sealed pieces of Williams Hall history for the next 52 years. On April 27, the night before finals last year, more than 32 residents of West Circle Complex donated items for a time capsule, which was presented to the museum this week.

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New chairman impacts MSU's ROTC

Lt. Col. David Taylor said he has wanted to be in the army since his childhood.And now, after a 17-year-long military career, Taylor is the MSU ROTC program's new chairman.

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Relay will raise funds for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers statewide will run this week to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Michigan.More than 2,000 Michigan law enforcement officials will participate all week in local races and a five-day-long marathon.

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"Fake the Funk," auditions this month

For those who think they have what it takes to "Fake the Funk," auditions for the lip-sync competition are coming up. Fake the Funk 13 will be holding auditions from 9:30-10:30 p.m.

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Roommate matches work

As soon as Amelia Zukowski and Heidi Schanhals found out they'd be roommates at MSU, the pair pushed their apprehensions aside and met in Lansing for a day of shopping before classes began.Three weeks into the school year, the freshmen said going in blind was a good decision.

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Upgrades might be necessary after power outages

Amy Davis  and  Brian Beute
September 9, 2003

Computer engineering freshmen Brandon Turner and Eric Puidokas found themselves in the dark and worried about missing early classes when Case Hall lost power early Monday morning - twice."We sat in the hallway with our mentor just talking about stuff until about 1:15," Turner said.

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Greek Week kicks off with several events

Greek Week 2003, which started this week, will continue until Friday across campus as the National Pan-Hellenic Council hosts events each day.A Greek Symposium will be held today at 8 p.m.