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Celebration to highlight 'U' history

Jaclyn Roeschke
September 14, 2004

University officials are warning students to get ready to party with Sparty. By highlighting MSU's international and academic reputations while recognizing its lengthy history, those planning the university's 150th birthday, or sesquicentennial celebration, say the year-long soiree will be one to remember. "The events will showcase our intellectual energy," said Sue Carter, co-chairwoman for the sesquicentennial.

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Groups aim to unite students, defeat amendment

Sonia Khaleel
September 13, 2004

About a dozen students from MSU and the University of Michigan met in the Union Sunday for a student summit aimed at defeating the Michigan Marriage Amendment. Visitors from the Coalition for a Fair Michigan, the Triangle Foundation, Michigan Equality, the Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality and the Stonewall Democrats spoke to students about advocating against voting for the amendment. "This is the first statewide campaign that's ever happened in the state of Michigan that has to do with LBGT issues," said Ethan Roeder, field director for Coalition for a Fair Michigan.

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MSU College of Law to host patent day

The MSU College of Law will host the 2004 Patent Law Day conference today. The conference is the beginning of a series of meetings and events organized throughout the year by the law college's Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program. The program was founded in 2003 and has since become a leading national program working on intellectual property rights and communications law issues. Conference speakers scheduled to appear include Judge Avern Cohn of the U.S.

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Red Cross, RHA working toward union

The American Red Cross Mid-Michigan Chapter is seeking a more defined relationship with the Residence Halls Association after years of hosting blood drives on MSU's campus. On Wednesday a long-debated bill that would create the union did not pass during a RHA general assembly meeting. The bill sought the association's support with on-campus advertising for blood drives and other services offered by the American Red Cross.

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UAB hosts festival, orientation to welcome students

By KRISTI JOURDAN Special for The State News The International Center was full Saturday night with students interested in trying henna tattoos, listening to live music and winning a variety of prizes. The University Activities Board provided five hours of entertainment, known as the annual Super Saturday Night, to get students interested in what UAB offers. "Students like free things," UAB Assistant Director Cathy Carson said.

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'U' helps with Mich. blood shortage

Maddie Trier
September 10, 2004

Kristin Dierwa passed out the last time she donated blood to the American Red Cross, but it did not prevent her from rolling up her sleeve to give more in the North Wonders Hall blood drive early Wednesday morning.

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RHA, ASMSU provide discount concerts, events on campus

Some student organizations are willing to sacrifice profits to provide students with low-cost entertainment. The Residence Halls Association's first general assembly meeting Wednesday passed a bill to provide $3,700 for the Gavin DeGraw concert held today in the Union Ballroom. Funds for the singer/songwriter's already sold-out show were passed before the year's budget was approved because the money was needed for today. However, some general assembly members questioned if RHA will profit from the concert. "This is a rare situation where we don't make a profit," RHA President Ernest Drake said.

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WEB ONLY: COGS lays down goals, elects officers during first meeting

Erica Pluff
September 9, 2004

At its first meeting Wednesday, Council of Graduate Students members discussed how they could influence existing university committees and form their own for graduate students. After electing two students to committees in Academic Governance, COGS members discussed nominations for their finance committee and for the Academic Council's provost-search committee. COGS will recommend four of its members for the committee, of which two representatives will be selected in late September, COGS president Carl Newman said. "We'd like to get a list of people for the committee as soon as possible," Newman said.

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LAMP system allows 'U' to rent movies

Jun Yang
September 9, 2004

Residence Halls Association movie offices opened Wednesday with the launch of a new online movie rental system called Lending And Management Program, or LAMP. The program requires students to register online at rha.msu.edu/LAMP to rent movies.

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Program helps train teachers

Sonia Khaleel
September 9, 2004

MSU hosted educators from across the nation Wednesday for a workshop devoted to the learning of second languages by students. Nine of the 11 universities involved in Teachers for a New Era, which develops model teacher programs, spent the day at the James B.

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College showcases work of Detroit artist

Detroit artist Tyree Guyton's works will be featured in "An American Show," an exhibit sponsored by the MSU College of Law on Thursday, with a reception at 4:30 p.m. Guyton's work represents real-life inner-city issues he encountered firsthand living in Detroit.

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ASMSU speaks out against removal of rental housing

Members of ASMSU's Student Assembly were boisterous Thursday night in their denouncement of the City of East Lansing's plans to demolish houses on Virginia Avenue. The city is waiting to hear approval for a $2.3 million loan from the U.S.

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MSU College of Law gets $100,000 grant

MSU's College of Law will expand its community outreach with a $100,000 grant awarded over two years to create and support a new clinic. The college was awarded the grant to begin the Small Business/Nonprofit/Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, designed to assist and counsel law entities throughout the state.