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AOL provides online classes
AOL Time Warner Inc. created a service that will allow its 33 million subscribers to take classes without ever leaving their homes.Launched Dec.
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Student assembly leader evades censure
For the first time in two years, there has been a motion to censure an ASMSU Student Assembly leader.A representative made the motion to censure Quinn Wright, chairperson of the undergraduate student government’s Student Assembly, at the Thursday meeting because he failed to submit paperwork in a timely fashion to grant the North American Indian Student Organization $4,000 for its powwow event.“It’s a wake-up call,” said Matt Weingarden, Student Assembly vice-chairperson for internal affairs.
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System secures Web documents
To the dismay of many librarians, there is no Dewey Decimal System for the Internet. But the efforts of a group of state libraries and the Online Computer Library Catalog are trying to change all that.The Web Document Digital Archive Project is a consortium of state libraries, including Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, Arizona, the United States Government Printing Office and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.The program, still in its pilot stage, is designed to protect Web-based publications from the equivalent of decay -
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Protesters duel over bombings
Armed with colorful posters, bullhorns, a 15-foot banner and a number to call in case of arrest, about 50 people marched on Friday to protest U.S.-led bombings in Afghanistan.Ten feet behind them, about 20 protesters marched in support of the bombings.The two groups marched from the Union to the FBIoffice at 2911 Eyde Parkway.“We’re trying to show those who oppose the war that terrorists will not respond to a peaceful resolution,” said Marc Stemmer, a political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore.
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U challenged to donate
College competition has moved from fields to hospitals with a new program designed to promote blood donation among students. “Points for Pints,” created by the American Red Cross, is in its first year and is placed during the 2001-02 NCAA men’s basketball season. MSU is one of 19 schools participating in the blood drives and contending for an award based on the amount of blood donated between Nov.
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Smoking ban goes to board
Lansing - Tom Bramson worries that a proposed smoking ban in Ingham County could lead to a ban that would empty his business, the Nuthouse Sports Grill , by about half. Ingham County’s Environmental Tobacco Smoke Task Force Committee approved a resolution this week that would ban smoking in all public and private work sites.
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Campus briefs
Professor to discuss reggaeReggae music will be the focus of a lecture presented by James Madison College and the Department of Political Science. Harvard University sociology Professor Orlando Patterson grew up in Jamaica and is familiar with the music’s impact on Jamaican culture. A grant MSU received in 2001 from the Freedom Project is funding Patterson’s visit.
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U considers fall break
Some MSU students refuse to rest and relax until they get a fall break from school. The University of Michigan Board of Regents decided in December students will get a two-day fall break during October.
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Internet shopping provides incentive for college saving
A new service is trying to keep college-bound families shopping online without breaking the e-piggy bank.Upromise, an online-based service, gives families the opportunity to put money away for college every time they buy toys, gasoline or even a new car.
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Agriculture research gets $2.8 million
Dairy cows experience stress like the average person - and MSU agriculture researchers were able to milk $2.8 million from the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems to study the effects of stress on farmers’ bovines at the genetic level.“We’ve identified over 18,000 unique genes in cattle and we have those on hand right now,” said Paul Coussens, director of the MSU Center for Animal Functional Genomics. Coussens is the primary investigator in the set of studies.
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Physicist brings universe to U
Although the weekend is approaching, Sarah Lockwitz can hardly wait to attend Brian Greene’s lecture about the elegance of the universe. “I’ll have to break a hot date to go to it, but I think it’s worth it,” the physics freshman said. Lockwitz met the Columbia University professor of physics and mathematics on Tuesday when he visited her Physics 193H class. Greene will discuss his best-selling book, “The Elegant Universe,” tonight during the first McPherson Professorship lecture.
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Increased expenses force ASMSU to cut events
Money cuts from the undergraduate student government are forcing ASMSU’s Programming Board to cut entertainment events this semester.Matt Weingarden, Student Assembly vice chairperson of internal affairs, said ASMSU’s expenses have increased, which has caused less money to be allocated toward concerts, speakers and other cultural events.“When you only have so much money to work with, someone has got to lose,” Weingarden said.The Programming Board had about $100,000 this year to divide among several student organizations.About six years ago, the organization had about $200,000 per year.Increased expenses from Student Legal Services and other budget problems caused the cuts, despite a 20 percent minimum of ASMSU taxes going to the Programming Board.“This means there’s going to be much more limited programs,” Weingarden said.
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Residence Hall sign-up begins
Since Shawn Henn came to MSU, he’s bounced between residence halls - but he’s never left campus.The electrical engineering senior signed up this week to live in Wilson Hall next year.
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Olin holds renovation open house today
Olin Health Center is hosting an open house today to showcase its newly renovated front lobby and pharmacy.The open house will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
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Scientist visits U
MSU science students normally don’t spend a day with an internationally known theoretical physicist - but this week is different. Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, is the first of two speakers in this year’s McPherson Professorship program. The professorship was created last year after an anonymous donor gave $2 million to the university.
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COGS discusses student visa status
The Council of Graduate Students will hold its first meeting of the semester at 5 p.m. today in the International Center Spartan Rooms B and C.The meeting will focus on the state of international student applications with emphasis on how anti-terrorism legislation passed last year will affect them.
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LBGT activists hope to educate public with conference
Although it’s still two months away, planning for the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Ally College Conference is already under way.The event will be held March 15-17 at the Kellogg Center, and will feature workshops, caucus groups and presentations about issues such as battling homophobia.
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Phones replace lab monitors
Gone are the days when bleary-eyed, late-night computer lab assistants waited at a desk to help out other exhausted students.This semester, the computer labs will not be constantly monitored by lab assistants.
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Indiana University adds LBGT fraternity to greek community
Although the greek system at Indiana University at Bloomington will have an organization available for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered students, some MSU students say such an idea might not be successful in East Lansing.Delta Lambda Phi is the first fraternity catering to gay students at Indiana.
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City council, ASMSU plan joint meeting
For the first time in the history of East Lansing, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly and city council are collaborating to gain a better understanding of student and city issues. Mayor Mark Meadows and Academic Assembly Chairperson Matt Clayson, decided this meeting would be a valuable opportunity for the entire community. ASMSU is the undergraduate student government. Clayson, who worked with city council officials to organize tonight’s agenda, said he is looking forward to the joint meeting. “It will be a learning experience for me to see how a small city government operates rather than just an academic government,” Clayson said. But more than focusing on the operating strategies each body possesses, Clayson said he would like to build an academic relationship with the city.