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Voter registration deadline nears
The city of East Lansing will hold its general election Nov. 6, but time is almost out to register to vote.
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Mentors run, walk for awareness month causes, foundations
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month both recognized in October, leaders at Williams, Yakeley and Gilchrist halls are eager to show their support.Mentors, minority aides and other staff held a kickoff event at midnight Sunday for 31 Marathons in 31 Days, a fund-raiser sponsored by Residence Life.Participants took the first steps toward their goal by walking or running 1 mile around West Circle Drive.For the next 31 days, whenever they are walking or running on campus, they will keep a tally of the number of miles they covered - hopefully until they reach the equivalent of 31 marathons.“It’s going to be really interesting to see if we can pull this off,” said Jason Leonard, an electrical engineering senior and mentor at Williams Hall.
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Minority aides host open student forum
The South Complex minority aides are offering an opportunity for students to express their opinions about racial issues through an open forum today.The event, “Aftermath of Blame: Risks for Communities of Color,” will be held from 7:30 p.m.
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Grant prepares Michigan for bioterrorist attacks
Since the Sept. 11 attacks in Washington and New York, concerns of potential bioterrorist threats have grown, but representatives from the Michigan Department of Community Health say they have been preparing to respond.Dr. David Johnson, the department’s chief medical executive, said the expertise of heath-care providers and professionals would play a critical role in the event of a biological or chemical attack.
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AIDS WALK help to raise awareness, money
Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. The AIDS Walk Michigan twisted this familiar saying and asked volunteers to “walk a while to pay for someone else’s shoes.”Six hundred people from around Michigan gathered to participate in AIDS Walk Michigan at Valley Court Park in East Lansing on Sunday.
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Race proceeds aid science center
Lansing - A giant inflatable green dinosaur greeted both runners and visitors to the reopening of the Impression 5 Science Center on Sunday.The ninth annual Capital City River Run began at 10 a.m.
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New director heads Office of Study Abroad
The Office of Study Abroad has something new to offer the MSU community this year, and it’s not in a different country.Its new director, Kathleen Fairfax, plans to use her experience to keep the program strong.“I really love my job and the fact that I am personally enthused about study abroad makes me good at what I do,” Fairfax said.
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Community comes together at United Way breakfast
Asmaa Abdel-Azim ate an entire plateful of pancakes early Sunday morning during East Lansing’s Breakfast for America. The 12-year-old came to East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, with her father, Amr Abdel-Azim, a 1986 MSU graduate.
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Faculty tour may open Lithuania to study abroad
MSU students may soon be able to set their sights on a country that once laid beyond the iron curtain - Lithuania.Robert Huggett, MSU vice president of research and graduate studies, joined a group of three faculty members in a tour of the country’s universities last month.He said he hopes to establish opportunities for students to study abroad in the nation, which was formerly under Communist influence.“We discovered what appears to be a great interest in collaborating with MSU,” he said.
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U donates time, honors Gandhi Day
The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students took the opportunity to honor Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday by facilitating its second day-long volunteer effort.The event was designed to coincide with Gandhi Day, celebrated on Oct.
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March to Capitol shows desire for peace
Lansing - More than 100 peace promoters trekked from the Union to the Capitol on Saturday afternoon to show solidarity for a nonviolent response to the Sept.
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Program provides companionship for HIV patients
Anyone looking to donate some time and caring effort may find an opportunity through the Lansing Area AIDS Network. The network is looking for volunteers for its buddy program and for this Sunday’s AIDS walk. “Being a buddy can change your life,” said David Bialski, a buddy program volunteer.
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Program seeks resolution for community disputes
Living alone in her Yakeley Hall dorm room, Lindsay Kroon knows she can just go to her room and close the door when she is fed up with her neighbors.
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Campus briefs
Red Cross to sponsor disaster relief trainingA student chapter of the nationwide group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, is sponsoring a Red Cross Disaster Relief Training session from 9 a.m.
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Wired survey short on participants
Although several universities, including MSU, declined to participate or failed to make the deadline in Yahoo!
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Stabenow to discuss recent attacks with campus
Hands of MSU students popped up to ask U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow about her experience and plans in dealing with the Sept.
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Walk commemorates Lansing history
Lansing - Frogville, Mich.? That could have been the name of the city now known as Lansing without the help of the city’s pioneers.
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E.L. extends helping hands with community fund-raisers
The city of East Lansing may be miles away from New York, Washington and Pennsylvania but like many Americans, area residents are searching for ways to help in the wake of the Sept.
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Honors College enrollment prospers
Of the more than 34,000 undergraduate students enrolled at MSU, 6.5 percent are enrolled in the Honors College. The college has 2,300 students, including 480 incoming students - a 14 percent increase from last year. These preliminary enrollment statistics for the 2001-02 school year, showed the Honors Colleges reached the second highest enrollment since 1971. At the Academic Council meeting Tuesday, Provost Lou Anna Simon said MSU has an ethnically and academically diverse group of students - and the Honors College numbers enhance that. “1971 was a banner year for the Honors College enrollment, and this is almost near that record,” she said. Director Ron Fisher said enrollment has consistently gotten larger over the last seven years, but he hopes it will stay around this level for a while. “My hope for the future is to stabilize somewhere between 2,100 and 2,300 each year,” he said. While the Honors College’s enrollment has increased in size, the new students in the college have increased in academic talent as well - along with the rest of MSU’s incoming freshmen this year. “The university in the last six or seven years has expanded its research of the high academic talent in Michigan and other states,” Fisher said. Gordon Stanley, director of admissions, said this was one of the strongest incoming classes. “Going by the preliminary numbers, yes, this is the best academic class to come through MSU,” he said.
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Business exhibits make stop in Lansing
Lansing - There was plenty of traffic at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. And most of it was from feet. The 14th annual Lansing Business Expo was held Tuesday.