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Large complexes beat competitors

Independent housing in the city is suffering while larger apartment complexes that offer more luxuries are flourishing, East Lansing city officials said. East Lansing Planning and Community Development Director Jim Van Ravensway said he sees a large number of houses for rent on streets farther from campus, such as Burcham and Hagadorn roads. "There are fewer and fewer independent owners," Van Ravensway said.

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Editor: Yearbook needs improvements

Amy Davis
August 29, 2003

Sara Ramsey, the 2003 editor in chief of MSU's yearbook, Red Cedar Log, already has plans to make big changes for next year's edition.Sitting with her legs sprawled out on the floor, sifting through a list of improvements, she diligently marked them with a big red 'S' shaped sticky notes.

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Ethics lecture program commences

The MSU-Detroit College of Law is holding a lecture highlighting the beginning of a new program about intellectual property.Yale Law School Professor Jack Balkin will speak about intellectual property rights in the United States on Sept.

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Red Cross to host several blood drives

There is a blood shortage, and the American Red Cross is encouraging MSU students to help out. For most of the summer, the Great Lakes Region of the Red Cross has been operating under its smallest blood supply in a decade.

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Playboy sweeps Big Ten; 'U' ladies make appearance

Evan Rondeau
August 28, 2003

Just because Crystal Lynn's friends idolize her for posing in Playboy doesn't mean her parents have to know about it. Lynn, a German and business junior, said she has yet to tell her parents she posed for the adult magazine. "The whole thing was very random and unexpected in the first place," Lynn said.

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Center co-sponsors counseling session

Amy Davis
August 28, 2003

The "Looking Ahead: Perspectives on Aging Issues" series will sponsor a group counseling session for anyone responsible for the emotional or physical care of an aging parent or relative.

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Mini Medical class to befin this semester

Medical school isn't just for aspiring doctors any more. This fall, the MSU Alumni Association's Evening college is offering a six-week "Mini Medical School" for adults in Lansing and central Michigan. The sessions cover basic anatomy, physiology and pathology and include "Microbiology 101," examining common bacteria and viruses; "Preserving the Pedestal," focusing on feet; and "Those Wonderful Orbs," which examines how eyes work. It's the third fall MSU has offered the program. The program begins Oct.

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Student faces SARS scare

Patcharaporn "Nok" Buranakul's flight back to Michigan was easier than her flight home to Thailand. Buranakul, a teaching as a second language graduate student, boarded her plane home to Bangkok in May during the height of the SARS epidemic. Armed with a face mask, she returned to a now quiet city.

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West Nile concern lessens

With his sandals off and his backpack propped like a pillow under his head near the Red Cedar River Monday evening, Dan Peltier risked a West Nile infection.

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Police adjust to cutbacks

Steve Eder
August 27, 2003

The budget crunch impacting nearly all university departments this fall is forcing the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety to condense its campus and community outreach programs. Police officials, though, believe the change will help maximize attendance and the effectiveness of programs. The department offers programs each year to campus groups, community organizations and dormitory floors on such topics as alcohol responsibility and personal safety.

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Top ASMSU positions nearly filled for fall

Amy Davis
August 27, 2003

While MSU's undergraduate student government historically struggled to maintain hired positions within the organization, officials say slots are mostly occupied for the fall.Last year, ASMSU's technology director left the position in the spring, and the director of human resources quit midway through the year.This year, both positions - despite slight name and description changes - are full."I am very excited," said Missy Kushlak, Student Assembly chairperson.

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Ads prompt protest of State News

Benita Mehta
August 26, 2003

Student organizations protesting The State News began a formal campaign against the newspaper Monday by passing out fliers detailing how to receive a refund for the $5 State News tax included with tuition.

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Horticulture institute to hold conference with gardening events

MSU's Horticulture Gardening Institute will host its third hands-on container garden event, offering gardeners and gardening enthusiasts new ideas on how to keep their gardens growing all year. "The Art, Science and Future of Container Gardens" is scheduled from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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'U' med students honored

Evan Rondeau
August 26, 2003

More than 800 people crammed into the Kellogg Center on Sunday to commemorate the 2003 entering class of the College of Human Medicine for their white coat ceremony.The ceremony acknowledges the beginning of a medical student's journey into the professional world.Kenni Allen, a first-year medical student, said the event signifies an important moment in a medical students' professional progress."It's something you work at for a long time, and this is a way of showing you finally made it," Allen said.

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MSU Extension specialist honored with agricultural achievement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture presented MSU Extension specialist Mark Hansen with the Honor Award in Washington, D.C.. Hansen is the chairperson of the Extension Disaster Education Network, which also received an award in the Heroism and Emergency Response category.