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Singing telegrams delivered to 'U'
Nothing says love like "Basket Case" by Green Day. Or, for the more traditional wooers, maybe a selection by Nat King Cole.
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ASMSU might plan new fall events
Discussions on sponsoring a welcome week concert this fall at Breslin Center has spurned MSU's undergraduate student government to expand fall welcome activities. ASMSU members will work with the Department of Student Life to add music, sports and other activities to the five-day stretch between freshman move-in and the first day of classes. Some of the ideas under consideration are a Taste Fest in East Lansing with area businesses, intermural sports activities, a Battle of the Bands and an event for dorm residents to meet their neighbors. "We're trying to come up with a whole set of things to do," said Kevin Glandon, external vice chairperson for ASMSU's Student Assembly.
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Professor: Children adversely affected by First Amendment
MSU-DCL College of Law Professor Kevin Saunders was set to travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to testify before a U.S.
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'U' finds energy source
Computers powered by fire might seem like science fiction dreams, but with chemistry Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis' work, these dreams aren't far off. Kanatzidis discovered a thermoelectric material that takes energy waste from objects such as engines and turns it into useable electricity.
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Diagnostic Center won't open on time
Construction scheduled to have been completed today on The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health has been delayed. The center, located at the southwest corner of Beaumont and Forest roads, is now undergoing finishing touches by the Lansing-based Granger Construction Co. Ownership will be transferred from the state of Michigan to MSU after completion, which should be sometime before the start of the fall semester. "It has been an incredible construction cycle and Granger has done an excellent job in developing a great project," said Ann Beaujean, director of state relations in MSU's Office of the Vice President for Governmental Affairs.
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Deadline approaching for Teach for America
The 2004 deadline for applications for Teach For America is fast approaching. An Application Party with MSU alumni is being held today from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Group runs anti-sweat shop clothing show
Students for Economic Justice will hold an anti-sweat shop fashion show today. The group will meet at 11:30 a.m.
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Officials fight spread of flu
The stomach flu infecting 93 students in six University of Michigan residence halls is unlikely to travel to MSU, an East Lansing expert says. Dele Davies, chairman of MSU's Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, said there are two primary kinds of gastroenteritis, or the stomach flu: Norovirus and rotavirus.
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Professor's debate to focus on abortion, law
With states across the nation evaluating legislation regarding same-sex marriages, the MSU-DCL College of Law Students' Chapter of the Federalist Society will host a debate this week regarding the issue with guest speakers Andrew Koppelman and Lynn Wardle.
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ASMSU committee to look at salary raise
ASMSU's Academic Assembly chairpersons will receive the same salaries as Student Assembly chairpersons if a bill to increase their wages passes at the next general assembly meeting.
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'U' law students win national tax challenge
MSU-DCL College of Law student Melissa Bridges and alumnus Matthew Rockey-Hawley won the American Bar Association's Annual Law Student Tax Challenge, said Michele Halloran, clinical professor of law and faculty coach for the competition. More than 40 law schools, all American Bar Association accredited, entered the national competition, which tests participants' tax-preparation knowledge.
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Relevance of history topic of 'U' lectures
History is still relevant, say organizers of a new community lecture series that begins Thursday. Thomas Bender of New York University will open the series "Why History Matters: Rethinking History in a Global Age," 7:30 p.m.
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Children's well-being issue of foundation
Students interested in helping children's health in the global community can check out a new group whose goal is just that. Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children meets at 8:30 p.m., every other Wednesday in B102 Wells Hall.
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Resource Week to talk about equine disease
As part of Agriculture and Natural Resources Week, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will sponsor a program about equine lameness, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
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Chicken hands out union fliers
It's not every day that students in the Union are handed fliers from a man wearing a giant chicken head.
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Trumpeter, novelist to be program speakers
A trumpeter and a novelist will spend two days at MSU showing students what they can do with a degree in arts and humanities. Historical novelist R.
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RHA organizer draws acts
Event planners are busy people. They work long hours with a cell phone glued to an ear, trying to organize conventions or lectures and keep everyone happy in the process. This one is a junior, majoring in general business administration and pre-law. Eric Bolf is the director of special events for the Residence Halls Association.
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$3M project up for vote
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote on several university building renovations Friday, including a $3 million addition to the Cyclotron structure. If the contract for the renovation is passed, construction for the 13,000 square-foot addition will begin shortly after the board meeting, said University Engineer Bob Nestle.
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Senior class council to sponsor bowling for soon-to-be grads
MSU seniors interested in bowling can attend the "Senior Bowling Extravaganza," at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Holiday Lanes, 3101 E.
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Brightest & Best
With 50 to 100 e-mails a day clogging her inbox, Pam Whitten was surprised when she opened an e-mail from the American Medical Women's Association that she thought was spam.