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Honeybees in jeopardy

Ryan Wallace
October 8, 2001

Almost 100 percent of the wild honeybees in America have been eliminated, causing a huge effect on many farms across the nation that use the bees to pollinate crops.Apples, peaches, cherries and blueberries are among those crops that receive pollination from honeybees.The culprits of the bee termination are two mites, the varroa and tracheal, that attack the bees within colonies.To ward off the mites, MSU entomology Professor Zachary Huang created a device called the Spartan Mitezapper, which will help beekeepers control the amount of varroa mites that get into the larvae of drone honeybees.“Basically, it’s a non-chemical way to kill the mites,” Huang said.

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Vigil to remember Native Americans

Camille Spencer
October 8, 2001

Although many students will take time today to recognize Columbus Day, the North American Indian Student Organization will be honoring Native Americans whose lives were lost throughout history.NAISO will be holding a vigil for Indigenous People’s Day at 8 p.m.

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Campus officials strive for record United Way tally

Okey Umelo
October 8, 2001

Staff, students and alumni of MSU have pledged to raise a record-setting $650,000 this year for the Capital Area United Way.MSU’s Community Charitable Campaign, which raised more than $600,000 last year, is one of several in the Lansing area dedicated to helping service-providing agencies receive funding from the Capital Area United Way.Volunteers and organizers on campus have already held several events to help raise money, and they say there are more to come.“MSU’s campaign is the third largest in Michigan, only behind General Motors and the state of Michigan,” said Mary Clark, vice president of campaigns for Capital Area United Way.Clark said some events, such as the annual MSU Physical Plant Golf Outing, have already raised more than $10,000.“MSU is always a very vital part of the campaign,” she said.For more than 75 years, the Capital Area United Way has been a vehicle that has ran charitable campaigns within communities in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.The annual campaign benefits many nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, MSU Safe Place and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing.Last year’s campaign raised a total of $6,906,745.

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Campus briefs

16th annual Dinosaur Dash this weekendRunners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes will have a chance to race their way through the 16th annual MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Students brush up on dinner etiquette

Okey Umelo
October 5, 2001

More than 140 students gathered at Brody Hall on Wednesday to learn that along with having a great resume, dinner etiquette is also important in landing a dream job.Officials from the Office of Supportive Services hosted the second annual “Professional Etiquette and Tableside Manners” program, which prepared students for professional meal interviews that may make or break their careers.“Students aren’t as prepared as they could be in entering the professional arena,” said Patrick Smith, an academic guidance specialist who organized the event.

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U raises awareness on violence

Camille Spencer
October 5, 2001

Several local organizations are looking to break the silence and raise awareness about domestic violence this month.Holly Rosen, director of MSU Safe Place, said declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to concentrate on the issue is important.MSU Safe Place is sponsoring a video series.“We focus on this issue all year long, but the month of October gives us the chance to expand our program,” she said.

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Social work masters program offers distance learning

Kristy Austin
October 5, 2001

Flint-area social workers now have a chance to pursue a master’s without leaving town.The MSU School of Social Work is offering a new master’s degree program there to help local social workers advance their education without traveling to East Lansing.Mary Barron, the program’s coordinator and MSU social work instructor, said the program will allow students with a bachelor’s degree in social work who have been unable to get their master’s to continue their education.“We wanted to accommodate students who need to work full-time or have family obligations,” she said.Gary Anderson, director of the School of Social Work, said commuting is usually out of the question for these students.The program, which is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, allows students to attend part-time while working at their current jobs.

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Professional developer set to address students on exhibit development

Megan Frye
October 4, 2001

Eugene Dillenburg, an exhibit developer with the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, will be speaking to a group of students and area museum professionals today. The event, “Perspectives of an Exhibit Developer,” will consist of a talk given by Dillenburg about the exhibit-development process and standards developed by the National Association for Museum Exhibition.

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Campus construction boom comes to a close

Eric Morath
October 4, 2001

Construction is reaching completion as major campus sites expect to wrap up by the year’s end.University Engineer Bob Nestle said the completion of the Biomedical Physical Science Building and Breslin Center addition, both expected to be done in December, and Shaw Hall’s scheduled re-opening in June, may mark the beginning of a slowdown in campus construction.Nestle said MSU has seen an increase in construction for roughly the past five years.“It has a lot to do with the state funding and projects funded by private donations and research grants,” he said.

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Green light phones given a red light for funding

Ryan Wallace
October 4, 2001

Walking across campus by yourself can sometimes be a scary experience. Imagine coming to a green light phone in an emergency and realizing it doesn’t work. The green light emergency phones are located all over campus, but some feel there needs to be improvements and new ones installed. Last year, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate government, approved a bill to install more phones in the Brody Complex area and fix the ones that aren’t currently working. Missy Kushlak, a pre-vet sophomore and College of Veterinary Medicine representative for ASMSU, thought things would be changed once the bill passed. “Once the bill was passed I was under the assumption that something would be done,” Kushlak said. So far, the university has not satisfied ASMSU’s requests. Kusklak along with former ASMSU representative Shauna Matlen, a no-preference sophomore, are continuing to work with the university on the issue of keeping the phones updated and making campus safe at night. The bill, which was passed on Feb.

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McPherson to lead state charter school review

Eric Morath
October 4, 2001

State lawmakers have asked MSU President M. Peter McPherson to help them sort out the much-debated charter school issue.McPherson will chair a commission to review charter schools in Michigan and report back to the Legislature.

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IU professor to discuss book

Ryan Wallace
October 4, 2001

To many students, alcohol and college sports go together like peas and carrots. Indiana University Professor Murray Sperber likes to describe it more like beers and circuses. The English and American Studies professor will be discussing his new book, “Beer and Circus” at 6 p.m.

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Group honors Filipino heritage

Camille Spencer
October 3, 2001

In honor of October being Filipino History Month, the Philippine American Student Society sponsored a celebration Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane to educate students and provide information about the organization.The group painted the rock in the afternoon to commemorate the first-time event.

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MSU receives grant to study celebratory drinking

Eric Morath
October 3, 2001

With Saturday’s “Cold War” hockey game, five more home football games and countless birthday parties, MSU students will find plenty of reasons to celebrate this fall - often with alcohol. Over the next two years, MSU will receive more than $350,000 to study that link between celebrations and drinking.

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Science professor receives prestigious award

Ryan Wallace
October 2, 2001

More than 150 people assembled at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building on Friday to witness Michael Thomashow become the first MSU professor to receive the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award.The award honors those who have made significant strides in agricultural research in the United States over the past five years.