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Day explores travel methods

Jennifer Toland
October 27, 2005

The third national Campus Sustainability Day was celebrated at MSU on Wednesday with a variety of events, including an information fair and a transportation study. Volunteers for the transportation study either drove a car, walked or rode a bicycle starting from five different locations on campus, said Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability. The study was conducted to test how long it takes walkers, drivers and bikers to travel. At least one walker, one bike rider and one driver left from such campus buildings as the Clinical Center, the Nisbet Building, the Communication Arts and Sciences Building and the Student Services Building, before arriving at the Administration Building. "We operate under different concepts of getting from Point A to Point B on this campus in terms of time," Link said. Although the official results of the study won't be available until later in the week, Link said different modes of transportation proved faster depending on the starting point. But, he said, people might be surprised with how little the differences between the three modes turned out to be.

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Council approves 18 changes to majors

Laura Collins
October 26, 2005

As of fall 2006, the university will offer a bachelor's degree in Global and Area Studies, a new major in the College of Social Science. The news of this major was part of the University Committee on Curriculum's short report presented and approved at Tuesday's Academic Council meeting. James Madison College Professor Michael Schechter presented the short report at the meeting. Retailing is another new major at MSU, which will be a doctorate program and become effective in spring 2006.

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Enrichment seminar begins Thurs. night

Jennifer Toland
October 26, 2005

Starting on Thursday, a three-week self-enrichment seminar will begin to teach personal leadership, management and motivation. Motivational speaker Keturah Jones will teach the seminar. "It will give tools to work with for reaching your goals," Jones said. The seminar is from 7-9 p.m.

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ASMSU still lobbying for lower rates

Melissa Domsic
October 26, 2005

Following a bill from ASMSU's Student Assembly that looked into lowering parking meter rates on campus, representatives are still working to get support from the university. The initial bill was approved Sept.

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Fashion show raises fair labor issues

Members of Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ, held a fashion show featuring MSU apparel Tuesday in front of the Administration Building. The event was meant to show students and staff that merchandise bearing the MSU name and logo might possibly still be made in sweatshops. The group also wanted to push university officials to strengthen their role in the Worker Rights Consortium, or WRC, said Courtney Couvreur, a mathematics junior and SEJ member.

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MSU community reflects on Parks' life, death

Although Rosa Lee Parks made history after refusing to forfeit her seat on a bus in 1955, many in the MSU community view her recent death as equally notable. Parks died of natural causes in her home Monday at the age of 92. History professor Maureen Flanagan said Parks' long life shows what advances have been made and where society is in terms of civil rights. "It reminds us how long the civil rights struggle has been since the '50s," she said.

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Muslim convert faces lingering stereotypes

When David Stepien converted to Islam in September, he knew it would raise a few eyebrows in his hometown of Pinckney, Mich. "I can tell you the number of Muslims there and it's zero," he said.

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6 MSU students in running for awards

Kristen Daum
October 25, 2005

Six MSU seniors and a 2005 graduate have been nominated for the Marshall, Rhodes, and Mitchell Scholarships. Physiology and political science senior Farhan Bhatti, environmental sciences and management senior Jacob Phelps, and 2005 graduate William Sulton are being considered for the Rhodes Scholarship, which awards its recipients a chance to study at Oxford University in England. Marshall Scholarship nominees are chemical engineering senior Tim Howes, statistics senior Karl Rohe, history senior Shanti Zaid and Sulton.

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Students deep clean Red Cedar

Laura Leebove
October 24, 2005

Dressed in a full-body wetsuit, neon green board shorts and flip-flops, zoology freshman Ryan O'Hagan heaved out the first of 28 bikes salvaged from the Red Cedar River during the fall river cleanup event hosted by the Fisheries & Wildlife Club on Sunday. The bike O'Hagan found was falling apart, its wheels had no spokes and it was covered in mud. Other items found in the river include thong underwear, three tables, a Target shopping cart, a bike rack with two bikes attached, a fire extinguisher, three purses, two vacuums and two wallets. One of the purses was still intact with everything in it, so someone called the owner and she came to pick it up, said fisheries and wildlife junior Chris Homeister. "You never know what you're going to find," said Homeister, also a member of the Fisheries & Wildlife Club and an event coordinator. Students started arriving at around 9:30 a.m.

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See City Council hopefuls tonight

Melissa Domsic
October 24, 2005

With about two weeks left to decide who to vote for during the Nov. 8 East Lansing City Council election, the four candidates will meet on campus tonight to answer questions at a student-organized forum. ASMSU is hosting the event, which is at 7 p.m.

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Student leaders push for higher education funding

Melissa Domsic
October 24, 2005

As part of their push for more higher education funding, members of ASMSU are coordinating a round-table discussion with state government officials and students from Michigan's 15 public universities in November. "The round table will be the start of a yearlong campaign to bring awareness of the financial situation of higher education in Michigan," said Julielyn Gibbons, director of legislative affairs for ASMSU's Student Assembly.

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Campaign elicits traffic on Web

Vague messages across campus are asking students, "Everything seems OK on the outside. But how are you really feeling?" The advertisements have been appearing almost everywhere this week — on fliers, the rock on Farm Lane and on sashes worn by students in animal costumes. The messages include a Web site, www.EverySpartan.com, but don't say who created it. Campus Crusade for Christ created the campaign but didn't place the organization's name on the advertisements.

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MSU supervisors honored for being good to employees

Fredricka Paul
October 21, 2005

Five MSU supervisors were recognized throughout the last two weeks for being dedicated to their employees. The MSU Supervisor Recognition Award was started five years ago as a way to recognize supervisors on campus who have made a difference in their employees' lives, said Lori Strom, Family Resource Center coordinator.

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$320K in taxes fuels RHA programs

Kristen Daum
October 21, 2005

The Residence Halls Association takes in about $320,000 per semester in student tax dollars and uses this money for hall governments and most RHA programs on campus, including Campus Center Cinemas in Wells Hall and movie rental offices. The about 15,000 students who live in the dorms pay the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, $22 per semester. "The tax money is our main source (of income), and the majority of the money goes to programs for students," RHA Comptroller Bobby Codd said. Owen Graduate Hall is the only dorm where residents are not required to pay the tax, Codd said.

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ASMSU: $1.6M should go to financial aid

Melissa Domsic
October 20, 2005

After a long, heated debate Tuesday, ASMSU's Academic Assembly voted to recommend setting aside $1.6 million from MSU's state appropriation to financial aid. Originally, MSU planned to return the money to students as an energy fee rebate. At ASMSU's retreat this weekend, Provost Kim Wilcox asked for suggestions by Friday on how to spend the money, representatives said.