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Stroke patient care assessed through 1-year CDC grant

Ryan Wallace
October 19, 2001

MSU has received a grant of nearly $1 million from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in an effort to assess treatment and care of stroke. The one-year grant, which is one of four given out by CDC, will fund the Michigan Acute Stroke Care Overview & Treatment Surveillance System, a pilot program to survey stroke victims in Michigan and how they are treated. The other three grants will go to universities in Ohio, Massachusetts and Georgia. Nigel Paneth, chairperson of the Department of Epidemiology, said the Michigan program is not only an MSU project - it’s a joint effort with the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. “This is a really big deal for not only us - but the entire state of Michigan,” he said.

MSU

Union mural lacks minorities, sparks debate

Camille Spencer
October 19, 2001

Students heading downstairs to the cafeteria and Multicultural Center in the Union are greeted by a mural of 12 faculty members - only one of whom is a minority.And the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students, which consists of executive board members from Black Student Alliance, Culturas de las Razas Unidas, Asian Pacific American Student Organization and North American Indian Student Organization, isn’t happy with the display.The 55-foot mural was painted in April 2001 by Okemos artist Lori Lechler as part of a project to create a theme for the cafeteria, with a different mural on each of four walls.The mural, however, is adjacent to the Multicultural Center’s entrance.Like many other CORES members, Nasbah Hill, co-president of NAISO, said the wall should depict the essence of the center.“It wasn’t right to put it up without contacting representatives from the CORES groups to let us know what’s going on,” the psychology sophomore said.

COMMENTARY

Old Town temple

Temple Club, Lansing’s newest nightclub, opened its doors for the first time Thursday night. Welcome to the area.This nightclub’s look alone almost guarantees high-quality entertainment.

SOCCER

Krass offense honored

Aaron Johnson
October 19, 2001

Two years ago, sophomore midfielder Jeff Krass scored 23 goals for Brighton High School. Now he is being recognized for only scoring a third of that. After scoring a goal in MSU’s last two men’s soccer games, the Big Ten named Krass its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Before the 4-1 win over Oakland on Oct.

FEATURES

Celtic group to perform at Universalist Church

Dan Julian
October 19, 2001

Bob Blackman said when a Celtic group comes to the Lansing area, it usually attracts a large crowd - himself included. But he’s especially excited for Cucanandy, the North Carolina group of that genre performing tonight at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., as part of the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse Concert Series. “I’ve been very impressed with its recordings and am anxious to hear them live,” he said.

MSU

Greeks soccer tournament benefits Make-A-Wish

Kristy Austin
October 19, 2001

Chi Omega and Delta Sigma Pi will host a benefit soccer tournament Sunday to Make-A-Wish for Karen King. The second annual Karen King Kickoff soccer tournament will raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in honor of King, an MSU student who was killed in January 1997. King was sexually assaulted and killed after being abducted outside a store in Saginaw. Two men were convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, carjacking, armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a firearm.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball loses first game at home to No. 11 Penn State

Dan Woike
October 19, 2001

The Spartan volleyball team dropped three straight games to No. 11 Penn State on Friday at Jenison Field House. The Nittany Lions rolled to victory 30-23, 30-24 and 30-25 over the Spartans, who were previously 9-0 at Jenison. Penn State (14-3, 7-2 Big Ten) trailed MSU early in all three games before scrapping together major scoring runs to open the games in their favor.

COMMENTARY

Annex option

East Lansing and other municipalities need to watch where they grow in the future. Land annexation is not a new issue for the city.

MICHIGAN

Photographer shows oil drilling effects

Shaun Byron
October 19, 2001

Lenny Kohm’s pictures were worth 1,000 words.And all of those words summed up the idea of protecting wildlife.Kohm, a wildlife photographer, spoke to members of the Central Michigan Group of the Mackinac Chapter of the Sierra Club and MSU’s Resource Development Undergraduate Organization on the problems of oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The speech included a sideshow with pictures of the area the petroleum industry wants to drill.“In 1987, I went up there on a photo assignment, ever since I have been going around talking about it,” Kohm said.He has been touring universities and clubs speaking about the ecological damage oil drilling can have on the area.“We don’t need the oil, it would be 10 years before it would even come online,” he said.Kohm said just searching for the oil would destroy the area.“I’m not going to give in on what I consider America’s treasures to those criminals,” he said.Ken Smith, a member of the Gwich’in peoples, calls the area home and also spoke.Smith said if the petroleum industry does drill in the area, the caribou herds would disappear.“We depend on the caribou herd and there is a cultural significance of it,” he said.

FEATURES

Fall colors a pleasant sight at U

Chris Mackinder
October 19, 2001

When the temperature begins to drop, the heavier clothes begin getting unpacked, the heater gets turned on and the leaves on the trees resemble the colors of a rainbow, something is coming - fall.For some, fall just links summer and winter, for others, it is a little more important.“I think fall is the best time of the year,” said criminal justice sophomore Andre Doser.The original green leaves turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red.

MICHIGAN

United Way gives to Red Cross fund

Leslie Escobar
October 19, 2001

The Capital Area United Way announced this week $17,188.26 was raised from their local 9/11 Response Fund and will be given to the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund in New York.After the terrorist attacks in New York on Sept.

COMMENTARY

Religion not cause of past atrocities

In a letter written by Steve Davis (“Atheism not cause of history tragedies,” SN 10/16) it was argued countries of organized religion have spilled much more blood than those of a state that has embodied atheism, and in support quoted Adolf Hitler, “Therefore, I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator.

NEWS

Lawmakers alter refund bill

Eric Morath  and  Steve Eder
October 19, 2001

Efforts to repeal the tuition tax credit received a reviving breath Thursday. The state House Appropriations Committee approved a substitute bill that would refund about $27 million to in-state university students.

FEATURES

Red Cedar ducks hold potential for hours of entertainment

They’re fat and looking for a handout, semi-domestic and can’t fly all that well. But you just have to love them, our campus ducks. If you don’t know what ducks I’m referring to, look behind the Administration building over by the bridge near Wells Hall.