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Puerto Rican culture celebrated

Events with catered food tend to feature lukewarm mostaccioli and bland chicken. This was not so at Lechonada on Thursday night at the Puerto Rican pig roast, which featured traditional staples such as baked pork, flan and arroz con gandules, a rice dish. "We have culture to share with everyone," said Natalia Mercado, Puerto Rican Student Association vice president.

NEWS

Emotions, memories come with final home game for seniors

All season, MSU head coach John L. Smith has remained very stern about not pointing fingers. But in the last week of practice of the regular season, there were an awful lot of digits aimed in the direction of certain players. Who was being called out and why?

MSU

Eco campaigns for renewable energy

Amy Davis
November 21, 2003

An MSU student environmental group will again be lobbying for renewable energy through a proposed student tax.Eco hopes once again to gain support for a plan to implement a $5 increase in ASMSU's per semester tax to fund either wind turbines or a solar panel system, which are both considered environmentally friendly sources of energy.Amy Gregory, a general science senior and Eco member, said the tax was introduced to MSU's student government last year, But because than 50 percent of the MSU student population voted in the election, so the issue it must once again be brought to a student vote in March.For each student at MSU, the university burns about 24.4 pounds of coal each day, Gregory said.More than 44,000 students attend MSU, and the renewable energy tax would provide $220,000 each semester.

MSU

Web site to help evaluate lead poisoning

Don Jordan
November 21, 2003

Determining the lead-poisoning risk level of children in the United States can now be done over the Internet, as MSU researchers developed a predictive Web site that aids in the process. The site allows users to enter contributing factors of lead poisoning, including the child's address, housing condition, family history of lead poisoning and socioeconomic status, and provides the user with a risk-assessment evaluation. The Web site already has gained acceptance from various Michigan lead-poisoning awareness groups, including the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, a group that supports the coordination of lead-poisoning prevention and testing services for children in Michigan. "The ideal result would be that medical clinics use this as the means of deciding who should be tested," said Stan Kaplowitz, MSU professor of sociology and one of the Web site's creators.

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PBS terrorist film to show Monday night

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies will present the PBS documentary "Terrorists Among Us: The Jihad in America" on Monday.The film details investigation of journalist Steve Emerson about the existence of terrorist groups in America.The film will be played at 7:30 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Man embezzled from church, police say

Steve Eder
November 21, 2003

East Lansing police say Kevin Schaibley, 24, embezzled nearly $150,000 from the Ascension Lutheran Church, which he served as treasurer.The Lansing man was arrested and charged this week, East Lansing police Capt.

MICHIGAN

LCC gets $1M to add fuel-cell program

Lansing Community College students soon will be able to learn about fuel-cell energy, a field in need of employees that utilizes cells to convert hydrogen into electricity and other forms of alternative energy.LCC received a $1 million appropriation from the federal government Monday to set up the alternative-energy program.Because of the small amount of pollutants emitted by the cells, they are looked at by some as a possible solution for pollution problems created by automobiles.The school previously had earned a $250,000 grant from NextEnergy, a Michigan group dedicated to furthering alternative energy.

NEWS

Women's hoops

Tara Miller
November 21, 2003

If the ingredients in a successful women's basketball season salad include two 2003 co-Big Ten Freshmen of the Year, a cup of versatility from one senior forward and a handful of promising freshmen - consider head coach Joanne P.

MICHIGAN

Man injured in fight

Steve Eder
November 21, 2003

A man is being treated at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital for head injuries after he was assaulted while breaking up a fight outside Beggar's Banquet early Thursday, East Lansing police said.As the man intervened in the scuffle, he was pushed or shoved, causing him to fall backward and strike the back of his head against the pavement.