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State to improve Parkinsons care

Sheena Harrison
October 26, 2000

The state’s premiere research universities - MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University - will collaborate with major health care providers to improve the quality of medical care to in-state Parkinson’s disease patients.The Michigan Parkinson Initiative, which was announced Wednesday during a press conference at the Kellogg Center, enlists the help of the medical schools of the three universities, the Henry Ford Health System, Beaumont Neuroscience Center, St.

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Ticket system altered

Tim Mosley
October 25, 2000

Students looking to camp out for Izzone tickets this past weekend were instead greeted with a paperboard sign - tacked to a portable toilet - informing them that the campout had been nixed.“I had no idea what was going on,” said advertising sophomore Melissa Klink, who was turned away.

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Event teaches U etiquette

Nicole Jacques
October 25, 2000

More than 100 students took a big step in ensuring they wouldn’t get an “E” for dining etiquette Tuesday. The Office of Supportive Services brought students from all years and majors to “Professional Etiquette and Tableside Manners,” an event to prepare students for meal interviews and meetings they may attend in a professional setting. The program was held Tuesday at the Brody Complex’s Lafayette Square.

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House candidates to debate on campus

Juliana Keeping
October 24, 2000

Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Hollister will bring their stances to campus for a debate Wednesday. Democrat Whitmer and Republican Hollister, who are battling for the 70th District state House seat, will meet at the Radiology Building’s auditorium during a 4 p.m.

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U to preserve farm literature for state

Nicole Jacques
October 24, 2000

MSU libraries plan to revisit a part of history.The university was chosen to participate in a national project to preserve literature that documents unique agricultural and rural heritage.Twenty states have become involved in the National Preservation Program for Agricultural Literature since its start in 1996.The program is directed by staff members at Cornell University’s Mann Library.“It’s both an honor and a responsibility to be chosen,” said Cliff Haka, director of libraries at MSU.

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Hillel encourages students to support peace at rally

Sarah M. Emery
October 24, 2000

Supporters of peace in the Middle East gathered Monday night at the rock on Farm Lane for a nonpolitical rally to speak out against the violence that has claimed dozens of lives.The event, sponsored by the Hillel Jewish Student Center, attracted about 50 people from the university community.

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Longtime WKAR Radio talk-show host dead at 55

Vince Estes
October 23, 2000

The deep, midday voice of WKAR’s Steve Jensen unexpectedly signed off one last time last week.Family and colleagues were stunned when word spread that the veteran reporter and talk-show host for the university-owned public radio station died early Friday morning of a brain hemorrhage.“Him having this was completely out-of-the-blue,” said Melissa Ingells, classical music producer for WKAR (870-AM). “We heard him doing his last show on Thursday and it seemed fine.“We’re all still pretty much in shock around here.”Jensen, 55, was brought to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital Thursday night shortly after wrapping up his final broadcast.He died hours later.The Okemos resident had worked full-time at the station, which is affiliated with National Public Radio, since 1967.

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Fraternity educates voters with program

Juliana Keeping
October 20, 2000

Dionna Davis is already a registered voter. Now, thanks to the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, she’s an informed voter, too.The fraternity hosted a debate Wednesday night in Brody Hall’s multipurpose room, which featured representatives from MSUCollege Democrats and Republicans.Before the debate, Davis said she was undecided about choosing a candidate, and felt uninformed about the political scene.“I’m voting for (Democratic Vice President Al) Gore,” she said after the debate, which offered facts and issue stances about the two major presidential candidates.

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CNN journalists to speak on campus

Nicole Jacques
October 20, 2000

Political pundits Mark Shields and Robert Novak will discuss the heated 2000 presidential election on campus next week. They will be the featured speakers for the third annual Broad Distinguished Lecture Series. The nationally known journalists will visit MSU on Tuesday for “Novak & Shields Debate Campaign 2000,” a discussion about the state of politics in Washington and the presidential campaign. The event, sponsored by the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, will be held at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre at 6:30 p.m.

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Can drive funds United Way

Holden Hall government and SYNERGY, a community service group, began collecting bottles and cans by the hundreds Thursday night to raise funds for the Capital Area United Way. The event is one of several efforts to increase MSU’s contribution to this year’s United Way campaign throughout campus.MSU has pledged to raise 10 percent of the campaign’s $6.9 million goal, which will benefit service-providing agencies in the Lansing area.A challenge among the residence halls to raise the most funds will continue through October.

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Students let loose at Rumble

Sarah M. Emery
October 20, 2000

Respondents strutted in donning sunglasses and the petitioners danced out to the Caribbean beat of “Who Let the Dogs Out” by the Baha Men.The first annual MSU-Detroit College of Law Professor Moot Court Competition - The Rumble in the Jungle - proved to be oh-so-different from what law students are used to.The sold-out event, sponsored by The National Black Law Student Association, was held Wednesday night in the MSU-DCL Moot Court room.

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Dinner program tantalizes taste buds

Nicole Jacques
October 19, 2000

At the Culinary Construction Zone, the only tool students need is an appetite.This fall, University Housing has brought a traveling theme dinner to the residence hall cafeterias in which Residence Halls Food Service staff members construct meals in front of students.“It showcases the talent we have in the department that students don’t normally see,” Food Service Coordinator Bruce Haskell said.“We’re showing them what we can do and seeing if they like it.” The event will be presented at each residence hall cafeteria, with the last stop slated for April.

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Disagreement over posting of evaluation forms continues

Vince Estes
October 19, 2000

The debate over whether to post SIRS forms online continued Tuesday, as members of the University Committee on Academic Policy and ASMSU addressed concerns about the proposal at this week’s Faculty Council meeting.A plan to allow students access to a version of SIRS, or Student Instructional Rating System, forms online has been in the works since 1997.

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Poll reveals candidates edge in race for two Board of Trustee seats

Pamela E. Spence
October 19, 2000

A recent poll of 500 likely voters shows well-known Republicans Scott Romney and Connie Binsfeld hold a slight advantage in the race for two seats on the MSU Board of Trustees.The poll, commissioned by the Lansing-based newsletter Inside Michigan Politics, showed Romney, a Detroit-based attorney and board incumbent, received 22 percent of the support.