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MIDDAY UPDATE: DCL forum discusses public defenders

Meghan Gilbert
October 15, 2003

Members of Michigan's judicial system are considering changes in the state's current public-defense practices.The Institute for Public Policy & Social Research sponsored a forum Wednesday titled "Reducing the Corrections Budget through Effective Public Defense." The forum included presentations by MSU-DCL College of Law faculty and state officials.The bulk of the information presented at the forum centered around a task force assigned to make recommendations to reformat Michigan's public-defense system.According to the task force, Michigan offers no state funding for trial defense services and lawyers assigned to cases receive some of the lowest wages in the country.

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Simulation Day depicts life with a disability

Amy Davis
October 15, 2003

Matthew Clark said it was difficult to use the bathrooms in Wells Hall while he was in a wheelchair.Clark, a landscape architecture senior, participated in a simulation, one of the many events planned for Accessibility Awareness Week.

NEWS

'U' awarded breast cancer research grant

Don Jordan
October 15, 2003

MSU and three research institutions were awarded a shared $5 million grant this week to study the way environmental factors can predispose women to breast cancer. The four institutions - University of California at San Francisco, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, the University of Cincinnati and MSU - will meet in November at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina to discuss hypotheses, coordinate research and set goals.

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Vigil to be held for violence survivors

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight in remembrance of victims and survivors of domestic violence for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Several galleries in the area will open at 5 p.m.

SPORTS

Gridders get another commitment from Ohio

An online football recruiting database has reported that Garfield Heights (Ohio) High School running back/cornerback Tony Howard has orally committed to MSU.Howard, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior, reportedly told SpartanMag.com that he was committed to joining the Spartans' 2004 recruiting class.

NEWS

Co-ops, greek housing offer alternatives

Don Jordan
October 14, 2003

Thrown in among the endless residence halls, apartments and off-campus residences, there exist a few alternative choices that a small percentage of students call home.Co-ops, greek houses and the Evans Scholars house are just some ways students live a life a little less ordinary.Robert Haag is the president at FarmHouse, a fraternity located at 151 Bogue St.

COMMENTARY

Depression story showed dilemma

I can't tell you how wonderful it was to see a full-blown article about depression ("Looking Forward" SN 10/9). There are so many of us on campus, both girls and guys, who suffer from it in silence.

COMMENTARY

Jail overload

If some Michigan lawmakers have their way, students might want to save their drinking money for court fees and bail.

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NAISO embraces indigenous heritage

Instead of sharing stories about the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, MSU English Professor Gordon Henry talked about Rose Cree of the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. Henry talked about how Cree and other indigenous peoples have a different tradition than Christopher Columbus - one of hospitality, respect and unity rather than conquest and imperialism. "Our legacy is not one of conquest or oppressing other people," he said, standing in front of the rock on Farm Lane painted with "Columbus Day: Celebrating 511 years of terrorism.

COMMENTARY

Keep the church out of public areas

As an atheist, I feel compelled to clarify something that Eva Bohler seems to misunderstand ("Columnist wrong in religious debate" SN 10/6): The United States was founded with a secular government and the presence of the Ten Commandments in a government building is illegal - period.

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Pease and justice film shown tonight

The third video in the Students for Peace and Justice Film Series will be shown Wednesday night in Wells Hall."Mumia: A case for reasonable doubt?" will begin at 8 p.m.