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Fraternity, sorority to hold scholarship ball
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority will be collaborating for their annual Blue & White Scholarship Ball from 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
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Students balance books, work
For Casey Chapin, attending college is about more than keeping up with classes.The zoology junior works at Denny's Restaurant, 2701 E.
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Last-minute crammers pack library during finals week
By Ayranna Wheeler For The State News Students who plan on studying in the Main Library during finals week might want to bring their own chairs. The nonstop cramming sessions for finals in the library has already begun.
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Professor dies after battle with cancer
One of Jacob Joseph Climo's favorite things to do was take long walks on the beach in Haifa, Israel, and appreciate the beauty of the Mediterranean.Climo, an MSU anthropology professor, died Tuesday after a yearlong fight with cancer.
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Students cope with credit debt
By Jason Worthy For The State News For Jamael Williams, credit cards are a way of life. Receiving his first credit card at 16, the now 20-year-old mathematics sophomore was already depending on the card as one would depend on a job salary. "I used it about once every other day," Williams said.
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Common bacteria deadly
A study conducted by an MSU physician pinpoints those at risk for a deadly bacterial infection.Dele Davies, chairperson of MSU's Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, led the Calgary-based team which found the risk of death from Invasive Staphylococcus aureus, or ISA, is greater in dialysis, transplant and HIV-positive patients than the general population.Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to as "staph," is a bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the noses of healthy people.
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'U' to up parking fees
The short walk from the car to the dorm will cost students parking near the Brody Complex and Owen Hall an extra $33 next year.The All-University Traffic Committee has finalized parking fees for the next academic year.The changes include a 23 percent increase in the price of a parking permit for the Brody Complex and Owen Hall.
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Officials plan to suspend 6th student for alleged rioting
Officials are pushing for the suspension of a sixth MSU student for alleged involvement in the March 28-30 disturbances, said Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services.
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Landscape art adorns the rock
More than 30 brightly painted, people-shaped pieces of cardboard, and their shadows, are celebrating all week at the rock on Farm Lane.Monday marked the beginning of National Landscape Architecture Week, and students from Professor Paul Nieratko's applied design fundamentals class met at the rock on Tuesday morning to show passers-by about temporary art in landscapes."They're abstract versions of ourselves," said William Kockler, a landscape architecture sophomore.
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ASMSU: March update of Web site delayed
An update to the ASMSU Web site scheduled for March has yet to take place - a low priority, officials said. Election information was posted on MSU's undergraduate student government's redesigned Web site in March, but representative information and other features have not been updated since then. ASMSU Association Director James Perra said the additions to the Web site are ready to go once hiring for the organization's executive staff is finished and the director for digital media and graphic marketing has been trained. "We're trying to close down shop," he said.
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'U' search engine can help students traveling abroad
With so much questionable global information on the Internet, a student heading abroad can find it hard to get their facts straight.But now students can find information such as maps, exchange rates and current health issues on www.msuglobalaccess.net.
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Steam triggers alarm
Civil engineering junior Brandon Kinter got an early wake-up call around 9 a.m. Monday, courtesy of the Shaw Hall fire alarm.The alarm system was activated when steam started leaking in the mechanical room."I'd rather have them working than not working," he said.
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Error in e-mail system repaired
Employees at the MSU Computer Center are still investigating the cause of Sunday's inaccessibility to a new Web-based e-mail system launched last month. The site, located at mail.msu.edu, was inaccessible for most of Sunday.
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Second forum planned to discuss war in Iraq
A forum to discuss the effects of the war on the United States and the reconstruction of Iraq is scheduled from 7-9 p.m.
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RHA's stance on diversity probed
Less than one week after a former member accused MSU Residence Halls Association officials of not promoting diversity, RHA President Derek Wallbank said diversity is one of the organization's main focuses.The distribution of a letter written by former Director of Racial, Ethnic and Progressive Affairs LaToya Logan accused RHA of poor representation of diversity among constituents.But Wallbank said the organization has allocated most of its funds to programs for campus diversity, and recently won the statewide award for diversity given by the Michigan Organization of Residence Housing Association.
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ASMSU creates new position
ASMSU officials are trying to bridge the gap between representatives and their constituents and have created a new position to help.MSU's undergraduate student government reworked its executive positions for the next academic year - eliminating its director and assistant director of public relations in exchange for a new director of digital media and graphic marketing and constituent activism."(Activism) is something we're going to stress to all the positions," Student Assembly Chairperson Missy Kushlak said.
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Web site goes down, e-mailing interrupted
MSU's new e-mail system was inaccessible Sunday for unknown reasons. Users of the system who called the Computer Center for maintenance were greeted by a message saying employees were aware the Web site, located at
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'U' dean ready for trip to Arctic Circle
If Janie Fouke thinks Michigan is cold compared to her native North Carolina, she hasn't seen anything yet.The College of Engineering dean, left Saturday for the Arctic Circle with a group of students from Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Mich., a physics professor from Virginia and a NASA scientist.The team will measure the thickness of sea ice north of Norway, which will allow them to gauge the rate at which polar ice is melting.
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Week promotes black greek organizations
Black Greek Week, an annual week of community service and entertainment events performed by fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, begins today. The council consists of eight historically black greek-letter organizations.
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Citizens' Police Academy to educate public on law enforcement
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is now signing up interested people for its Citizen's Police Academy. The next class is scheduled to begin 7 p.m.