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Students donate to relief effort

Melissa Domsic  and  Kristen Daum
September 7, 2005

As MSU groups scramble to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts this week, one MSU College of Law organization decided to sell Mardi Gras beads to raise money and show support on campus. "What would be more symbolic of New Orleans than the Mardi Gras beads?" said Ericka Olson, the community service events coordinator for the MSU College of Law's Business Law Society that organized the fundraiser. The third-year law student and other Business Law Society members set up a table in the MSU College of Law building Tuesday for students and faculty to donate on their way to and from class.

FEATURES

Impact listed on mtvU's Web site

Lauren Phillips
September 7, 2005

The Impact, MSU's student radio station, is one of three college radio stations in the United States featured in a new section of mtvU's Web site, the College Radio Web page. The college radio section is intended to give exposure to bands that aren't getting a lot of radio play elsewhere by featuring the college stations that do play them, said Stephen Friedman, general manager of mtvU. An important criteria for featured stations is that they are student-run and play lesser-known bands, Friedman said. The Impact, WDBM (88.9-FM), was chosen for its musical diversity and eclectic taste, he said. Telecommunication, information studies and media junior Angie Szynkowski, a music director at the Impact, said it was an honor to be featured on mtvU's Web site. "It's really awesome," Szynkowski said.

FEATURES

Documentary explores life in immigration

Ryan Mccormick
September 7, 2005

"Mojados: Through the Night" is a riveting documentary about the voyage of four Mexican men illegally immigrating into the United States for improved economic opportunities. Written, directed and produced by daring young filmmaker Tommy Davis, the documentary was shot on an intense 10-day shooting schedule during a 120-mile journey across the Texas desert.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Simon to introduce new initiatives at 150th anniversary celebration

Bob Darrow
September 7, 2005

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will unveil a series of plans for university growth during a public address Thursday, with the goal of making the university the leading land-grant research institution in the United States by 2012. The announcement of a new strategic initiative Simon has titled "Boldness by Design" will come as part of a two-day academic convocation celebrating the university's sesquicentennial - or 150th anniversary - that kicks off this afternoon in the Kellogg Center. Simon's speech, scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

NEWS

Med college acting dean eases into role

Laura Collins
September 7, 2005

Marsha Rappley loves walking around campus during the first week of classes, especially in the cool mornings. "You can smell all the leaves and trees," the new acting dean of the College of Human Medicine said.

MICHIGAN

Canine assists in police investigations

Margaret Harding
September 7, 2005

The work just keeps coming for the furry, four-legged members of the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety. A German Shepherd known as Chico assisted Meridian Township Police in the capture of an individual after a car chase on Sunday. For his work, Chico and his handler, MSU police officer Chris Rozman, were presented with the "Distinguished Order of Canine Capturus," an award that is displayed on a bulletin board in the MSU police office. The morning of the incident, an officer pulled in to check out an alarm at Walnut Hills Country Club, and a car zoomed out of the driveway, said Lt.

COMMENTARY

Traffic trap

Like it or not, it's against the law to drive without wearing a seat belt. And on Sept. 12, Sept.

NEWS

Proposal would land MSU office in Beijing

Bob Darrow  and  Kristen Daum
September 7, 2005

MSU administrators are in the midst of discussing a proposal that could lead to the creation of a permanent university office in China as early as 2006. The center would most likely be located in Bejing, where the Sun Wah Educational Foundation has offered MSU office space and clerical staff support, said Jeff Riedinger, dean of International Studies and Programs and one of the project's organizers. "It's just a proposal, but the idea would be we might have a part-time or full-time director or coordinator," he said.

MSU

A burning bush

Bob Darrow
September 7, 2005

A dark plume of smoke rose high above north campus Tuesday afternoon after what started as a small brush fire on the north end of Farm Lane grew to a nearly two-story blaze west of the Natural Science Building. "One of our officers was out and she noticed it smoking," MSU police Sgt.

MSU

ASMSU faces shortage of Academic Assembly college representatives

Melissa Domsic
September 7, 2005

Out of 26 possible college representative seats on ASMSU's Academic Assembly, 19 are empty. Each college has two seats available for representatives on the assembly, including the Undergraduate University Division, or no preference majors. James Madison College and the Eli Broad College of Business are the only schools with both seats filled, while eight colleges have no representatives. Academic Assembly has other representatives from campus groups, but the assembly needs more college representatives, said Jason Ardanowski, Academic Assembly's director of University Governmental and Budgetary Affairs. "This isn't enough people," Ardanowski said.

MICHIGAN

Used sports store to close after 15 years

After 15 years of selling and buying used baseball bats, hockey skates and soccer cleats, Replay Sports is closing its doors on Thursday. Sally Potter has worked at the store, located at 3024 E.

COMMENTARY

Bush incompetence bad for disaster aid

In 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ranked a major hurricane strike on New Orleans as "among the three likeliest most catastrophic disasters facing this country," directly behind a terrorist strike on New York City. So what was done after that assessment?

MSU

Council elects executive chairs

Laura Collins
September 7, 2005

The Executive Committee of Academic Council met Tuesday for the first time since classes started this year. After approving three sets of past minutes, the first major item on the agenda was to elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson for the executive committee.

MICHIGAN

Police patrol for safety-belt usage

Margaret Harding
September 6, 2005

Students who neglect to buckle up while cruising campus will be the target of a $65 ticket this month from MSU police. In conjunction with a state-wide initiative, MSU police will stake out specific locations on campus to crack down on seat belt enforcement starting today, said MSU police Sgt.