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Area residents spread AIDS awareness, facts

Maddie Trier

December 1, 2004

As a white, heterosexual woman, Jennifer Parks said she is not the typical image of an AIDS patient, but the 50-year-old Holt resident has been battling the disease since 1989. "It took me a long time to sort all of this out and understand I didn't get AIDS because I deserved it, but because I didn't take precautions as a young woman," Parks said. Parks was infected by her second husband who participated in risky activities that were unknown to her, she said. She now speaks at community events, such as today's World AIDS Day observance at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, to educate the public about the causes and effects of AIDS. In 2003, about 3 million people died from AIDS or complications from the illness.

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'U' officials give health tips for holidays

Maddie Trier

November 30, 2004

The holiday season has arrived and with it oodles of cookies, candy, cakes and cocktails. Between the stress of shopping and the care-free atmosphere of holiday galas, attention to eating and exercise habits can slacken in December, which is fine for a short period of time said Ronda Bokram, an Olin Health Center nutritionist. "The holidays are a time of connecting with people and sharing food with people, it's OK to bake cookies and eat them and not worry about it," Bokram said.

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Professor, course evaluations available online

Rebecca Mcnulty

November 30, 2004

Students should receive e-mails this week informing them to fill out evaluations for their professors and classes online.

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Microsoft Corp. CEO to speak at business forum

Kris Turner

November 30, 2004

An energetic speaker known for jumping around stages and firing up crowds will headline the annual MSU business forum this year. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will speak Wednesday at MSU's Management Education Center, 811 W.

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Ugrub Web site lists local restaurant menus

Kris Turner

November 29, 2004

With the help of Ugrub.com, hungry students in the East Lansing area can pull up a restaurant's menu and decide what to have delivered from the comfort of their couch. It is the third Internet program allowing MSU students to choose meals from their computer screens.

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Poland honors professor

Margaret Harding

November 29, 2004

While many faculty members enjoyed turkey Thursday, Dennis Preston feasted on Polish pig feet. Preston, an MSU professor of linguistics, traveled to Warsaw, Poland to receive the Officers' Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland on Friday. It is the second-highest award given to non-Polish citizens for public service.

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Student gets Marshall honor

Rebecca Mcnulty

November 29, 2004

When Doug Estry, associate dean for Academic Student Affairs in the College of Natural Science saw Bhooma Aravamuthan explain how DNA worked to a nonscience major, he said he knew the biochemistry and physiology senior was knowledgeable about science.

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SUPER program awards McPherson for help

Jaclyn Roeschke

November 24, 2004

Members of the MSU Summer University Program: Excellence Required presented MSU President M. Peter McPherson with a plaque to commemorate his involvement. The SUPER program was founded in 1988 to help students transition from high school to life at MSU.

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Full reorganization report presented to council

Rebecca Mcnulty

November 24, 2004

Tuesday's Academic Council meeting centered around liberal arts reorganization and the creation of a new residential college. Committee on College Reorganization Chairman Stephen Esquith presented the report on reorganization of the liberal arts and programs.

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Hall gives thanks, lip balm to soldiers

Margaret Harding

November 24, 2004

Beanie Babies, breath mints and lip balm will soon be making their way to military troops overseas. The items are included on a list of possible donations from Emmons Hall residents who are participating in Operation Gratitude, a national organization that has sent more than 36,800 care packages to soldiers stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kosovo and the Korean peninsula. Meggan Willersdorf, the assistant director for Emmons Hall, said she found the program on a Web site and thought it was a great idea. "It gives residents an opportunity to volunteer - to give their time and effort," she said.

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Groups debate use of extra student tax money

ASMSU relies on student tax dollars, and in turn provides services such as free legal advice and cheap photocopies to those students.

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Debate continues over RU-486 abortion pill

Maddie Trier

November 23, 2004

A debate has rekindled about the safety of mifepristone, an abortion pill also known as RU-486, and whether it should remain on the market. In January, a young woman who had taken mifepristone died and anti-abortion activists say her death is linked to the pill.

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Game illustrates real-life scenario

Kris Turner

November 23, 2004

Using macaroni, beans and paper clips, the fate of an imaginary third-world country was decided Monday afternoon by a group of gaming enthusiasts.

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ASMSU proposes student-only tailgate area

The 'Drinko' boards are now stowed away safely for winter and the despondency surrounding tailgating restrictions are lessening. But ASMSU is still working to keep tailgating excitement that was lost earlier this football season. MSU's undergraduate student government's Student Assembly passed a bill on Thursday to propose a student-only tailgate area at the Wilson tennis courts. Only tailgaters with an MSU student ID would be allowed to enter.

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'U' wins MSU-Penn State Blood Challenge

Maddie Trier

November 23, 2004

Although the Spartans lost to the Nittany Lions on the football field on Saturday, they were victorious in the annual MSU-Penn State Blood Challenge. This is the first time since the 2000-01 school year MSU has won the blood challenge. The 11th year for the blood drive ended Friday, with MSU pulling in 1,785 pints of blood and Penn State trailing with 1,750. The goal for each school was 2,000 pints.

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Committees to present report on liberal arts college

Rebecca Mcnulty

November 23, 2004

The liberal arts committees have completed their work, but MSU's Academic Governance system is not yet comfortable voting on the options. The Executive Committee of Academic Council met Monday to discuss whether the Committee on College Reorganization and the New Residential College Program Planning Committee reports will be ready for today's Academic Council meeting. Jon Sticklen, chairman of the executive committee, said the group wants to wait to address the new liberal arts college.

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Transgender students, allies observe Day of Remembrance

Sonia Khaleel

November 22, 2004

Walls covered with pictures of those murdered due to transgender prejudice surrounded about 15 students last week in Bessey Hall as they discussed violence against the transgender community. The discussion was in honor of the 6th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Saturday.

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Sports facilities seek funding from ASMSU

Here's the request before ASMSU: $50,000 from its budget to expand IM Sports-West. MSU's undergraduate student government is still considering funding part of the $5.6 million renovation of weight-lifting and exercise facilities at the IM building.

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Global Festival promotes cultural understanding

Sonia Khaleel

November 22, 2004

Volunteers handed out multicolored passports as Global Festival participants made their way through the door of the Union into the international smorgasbord. Global Festival 2004 on Sunday was the culmination of International Education Week.

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National award highlights college advertising work

Samona Combs

November 22, 2004

An advertising award competition is being used to highlight the talents of the industry's up-and-coming leaders.