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Panel to discuss diversity with 'U'
The MSU and East Lansing communities are invited to speak out in a panel discussion about a variety of issues at 8 p.m.
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Board to discuss breakup of language department
A proposal to split the Department of Romance and Classical Languages into two smaller units moved on to the next stage of debate.The Executive Committee of Academic Council decided Tuesday to send the plan to the MSU Board of Trustees.
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RHA to create budget objectives for 2003
MSU's Residence Halls Association members are planning to finalize the organization's budget today.
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One-woman show embodies diversity
The lobby of Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre was full of anxious people waiting for the doors to open for the one-woman performance of "Faces of America."The show, which only ran on Tuesday, starred Fran de Leon portraying six different people.
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Underpass project could improve safety
Anyone who has to venture to the south side of campus knows what it's like to wait.The university estimates about 60 trains, sometimes up to two miles long, chug along the CSX and CN railroads on tracks crossing Farm Lane between Trowbridge and Mt.
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New director for group wants to rejuvenate position
Vikas Menon is full of ideas.As the new director of human resources for ASMSU, the computer engineering junior said he plans to streamline the way MSU's undergraduate student government operates."I want a human resource department, not just a person who hires and fires people," he said.Menon recruits students, coordinates hiring committees and maintains a database of applicants."I just love human resources," he said.
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Fieger to speak at DCL, reflect on career as trial lawyer to students
Attorney Geoffery Fieger will be speaking at 8 p.m. Thursday in Room 343 of the MSU-Detroit College of Law Building. The program, "Champion and Advocate: Reflections On My Life as a Trial Lawyer," is part of the Geoffery Fieger Trial Practice Institute lecture series. Fieger, a 1979 DCL graduate, ran for governor of Michigan in 1998 but lost to then-Gov.
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ASMSU fights financial aid drug law
ASMSU is implementing a plan of attack against a federal rule which bans financial aid to students convicted of drug crimes.MSU's undergraduate student government condemned the drug provision of the Higher Education Act at its Thursday meeting.The provision states students convicted of a drug crime will not be eligible for financial aid for a minimum of one year, depending on the severity of the crime.The policy has been denounced by several universities and national organizations since it was added to the Higher Education Act in 1998."Judges punish people, not federal programs," said Andrew Banyai, representative for Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
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'U' works to mend bones
When Ian Smith was 15 years old, his father gave him an article on bionic eyes - glasses that connected to the brain allowing a blind person a chance to see shapes and colors for the first time.
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BSA, racial ethnic aides to sponsor lock in at field house
Black Student Alliance and the racial ethnic student aides are hosting their first lock-in today, from 10 p.m.
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Professor's animal law site stirs controversy
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance is up in arms over an animal law Web site created by an MSU-Detroit College of Law professor. Beth Ruth, a spokeswoman for the organization, said the DCL site is "anti-hunter." "I think it is OK to have your own ideas on things, but I don't think a public university should be supporting this sort of material," Ruth said. The site, created by Professor David Favre, has been available for public viewing since October.
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Mentors to raise funds for cancer
Leah Minnis saw stomach cancer take her aunt's life."It was back when I was in elementary school," said Minnis, a supply chain management and German junior.
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Open house highlights education options for migrant students
The High School Equivalency Program and College Assistant Migrant Program will host an open house today from 3-6 p.m.
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Proposal could divide language programs in half
MSU's Department of Romance and Classical Languages could break into two smaller departments if a proposal is accepted by the Executive Committee of the Academic Council on Tuesday. The proposal, which has been in the works since last semester, calls for the department to divide into two programs.
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Trustee to file police report over bowl rings found on eBay
MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson said his attorney will file a police report on two of his missing MSU bowl rings, which have wound up on an online auction house."We've got some criminals to chase," Ferguson said, adding he didn't remember how they left his possession.Ferguson received the 1990 John Hancock Bowl and 1993 Liberty Bowl rings for being an MSU trustee when the Spartans played in the two games.Angelo DiMeo, owner of two jewelry stores in Lansing, is selling the rings for $1,400 each on eBay.
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Service offers online portfolios
MSU's Career Services and Placement is now offering a way for students to go online and retrieve portfolios of their work."It was kind of an archaic system," said Linda Gross, assistant director of Career Services and Placement.
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U-M bans smoking in dormitories
The University of Michigan announced Tuesday that starting next fall, smoking will be banned in all university residence halls. Officials say the reason for the ban is to enhance overall public health and to prevent students from beginning to smoke after arriving on campus. U-M is one of several Big Ten universities who ban smoking in dorms and Lansing Community College banned smoking on its campus last year.
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Class to help save retired greyhounds
Josey, a racing greyhound, broke one of her toes when she was a little more than 2 years old.Instead of taking her to a veterinarian, her owner decided the dog wouldn't be able to race anymore - or bring in any money - and wanted to have her put down.Josey would have joined the thousands of racing greyhounds killed each year through mistreatment or euthanasia, according to the Greyhound Protection League, had it not been for REGAP - Retired Greyhounds as Pets.Now, the 57-pound reddish animal has a new owner, her own backyard and a striped carpet bed the family calls "Tiger.""She's not so timid anymore," owner Patti Myers said.Myers adopted the dog through the program in June."Before, when you'd give her something to play with, she'd grab it and look at you," the Swartz Creek resident said.
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Federal bank board takes on Porteous
MSU Trustee David Porteous was appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank this week. "The opportunity to serve on a board like the Federal Home Loan Bank is a wonderful opportunity for me as well as the people of Michigan," Porteous said. The Indianapolis-based bank works with smaller banks and specializes in promoting home ownership. Porteous said a portion of the bank's earnings go toward grants for communities that want to increase housing through programs such as Habitat for Humanity. The Reed City Republican, who is chairman of the MSU Board of Trustees, also is chairman of the Michigan Strategic Fund, vice-chairman of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and sits on the board of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Porteous is an attorney and president of Porteous Law Office PC, in Reed City. Melissa Sanchez
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Gender report moves on
A report urging the university to include a gender-identity footnote in its anti-discrimination policy is closer to reality. The Academic Council's executive committee voted Tuesday to send the issue to the full Academic Council after hearing the recommendations of five smaller groups representing students, faculty and administrators. The report has been in the works since it was brought to Academic Council by ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, more than a year ago. A special committee was assigned to develop the argument in favor of the proposal which has been in the hands of the five smaller groups since November. Although three of the five committees said they had some uncertainties about the report, they voted to pass it to the full Academic Council anyway. "I am very happy that it was essentially accepted as we presented it, because we worked extremely hard on it," said Matt Weingarden, ASMSU student assembly chairperson. Weingarden served on the committee which oversaw the report. "There's got to be a push from the student body," he said.