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ASMSU officials concerned with college merger

Amy Davis

October 8, 2003

Some ASMSU officials plan to show concerns about lack of student involvement in a decision to downsize the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.The university's student government plans to follow the lead of the college's own student government, the student senate, which recently passed a bill to show its opposition to the merger that was discussed without student opinion.Two representatives in MSU's undergraduate student government introduced a bill during the weekly Academic Assembly meeting last Tuesday, but it was put on hold pending further student involvement and current student reactions to the merger.

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Psychological clinic offers screenings

The MSU Psychological Clinic will offer free mental health screenings in Olds Hall from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday as part of the National Depression Screening Day, an annual effort to properly diagnose depression.Organizers of the event suggest students come down to the screenings if they have had symptoms of depression for two weeks or more.

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DuPont donates 3 patents to 'U'

Antonio Planas

October 8, 2003

MSU was awarded three patents to advance a method of processing petroleum, regularly used to make everyday materials such as milk cartons and cellophane.The patents were donated to the university by the Delaware-based DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise in an attempt to advance research techniques using the naturally-occurring mineral group called zeolites in the process.Stephen Craft, technology licensing sales manager for DuPont, said the patents were donated to the university because of similar research the university conducted in the past."MSU has just an outstanding department as it relates to catalyst research," Craft said.

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Debate team come in 2nd at tournament

The MSU debate team placed second out of 41 schools at its first tournament of the season.The team competed in the Georgia State University National Debate Tournament from Sept.

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Church leads adults, children to Capitol

Michigan-area United Methodist Church Bishop Linda Lee will lead a group of children and adults, who are interested in the impact poverty has on children, at 3 p.m.

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MSU-DCL decorates walls with Austrian art

Contemporary paintings from Bregenz, Austria, will be on display at the MSU-DCL College of Law building for two months beginning this Friday.The free gallery of 47 paintings by artists who live and work in Bregenz will be open from 4 to 6 p.m.MSU-DCL professor and event organizer Nicholas Mercuro said the program is another step in MSU's relationship with Bregenz, which began with a Study Aboard program."MSU's relationship with Austria goes back four years ago," Mercuro said.

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Career fair to offer information, advice

More than 170 companies will be on campus Thursday offering jobs to students. MSU's Career Gallery 2003 will be at Breslin Center from 3 to 7 p.m. Career Gallery officials suggest students sign up on www.monstertrak.com before attending the gallery, because some companies require students to do so in advance. Students may get tickets at the doors but can avoid the line by picking them up between 8 a.m.

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Center celebrates five years over three days

The National Food Safety & Toxicology Center turns 5 years old this year and is celebrating this week.To commemorate the event, the center, located in room 165 of the Food Safety and Toxicology Building, will hold several events.

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Bathroom walls: Medium for 'U' thought

Helen Nethaway-Mindiola has seen it all. She's seen riots, war protests and students' cries for help. And she's seen it all from the writings inside a bathroom stall. Nethaway-Mindiola is a custodial worker who changes sheets of paper in the women's bathroom of the MSU Main Library.

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UAB programs face $100,000 setback

Amy Davis

October 7, 2003

The University Activities Board lost more than $100,000 of its annual budget because of recent statewide budget cuts.

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Kresge hosts walking tour through campus

Those interested in taking an early evening stroll around campus are invited to Kresge Art Museum today. A walking tour, led by the author of "MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces: Architecture and the Campus Park of Michigan State University," will begin at 5:30 p.m.

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Kabuki show closes Japan Week

By Joshua Carr Special for The State News Performer Umenosuke Onoe closed out Japan Week on Friday with his rendition of the ritualistic transformation and traditional Kabuki Onnagata performance to the nearly packed Kellogg Center auditorium. Hiromi Maenaka, assistant director at MSU's Asian Studies Center, worked with an official from the Japanese Consulate in Detroit to bring the show "Kabuki, Onnagata, and Creating a Feminine Ideal" to campus. Onnagata is a term referring to when a man performs a female role, and the technique stems from the 400-year-old art form Kabuki, Onoe said. "I chose Onnagata when I was 16 years old in high school," Onoe said through a translator. During the show, Onoe walked the audience through the painful makeup and wardrobe process he endures as a Kabuki performer to transform from a man into an Onnagata woman.

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College Republicans recruit more people

The MSU College Republicans recruited 271 members this year for the Michigan Federation of College Republicans . Recruitment in September drew 171 more members than the group brought in last year.

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Students clean sites to celebrate Gandhi

A brightly colored male peacock casually disregarded 35 MSU students sitting on picnic tables at Potter Park Zoo on Sunday afternoon.The group, not including the blue-and-green bird, waited for a John Deere tractor to deliver them to a scattering of brush.

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Philosophy professor named journal editor

Amy Davis

October 6, 2003

MSU philosophy professor Hilde Nelson has been named editor of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. The quarterly journal publishes essays and book reviews dealing with the historical and cultural impact of sexism and feminist philosophy. Nelson will be in charge of executing the goals set for the journal, which include expanding readership and creating a more extensive forum to engage in feminist discussion. MSU will house the journal for the next five years, until 2008.

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Eerie ball ends reading program

By Melissa Domsic Special for The State News Frankenstein and his bride boogied down Friday night as the "Monster Mash" blared through an eerily decorated ballroom. As a finale to the month-long festivities of East Lansing's One Book, One Community program, students, faculty and city residents came together for the Frankenstein Costume Ball held in the MSU Union.

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Despite wind, rain, 'U' enjoys homecoming activities

Amy Davis

October 6, 2003

Biting winds, dark skies and stinging rain didn't dampen the spirits of hundreds of MSU students, alumni and residents as they lined the streets of East Lansing on Friday night to watch MSU's Homecoming Parade.The parade was one of several Homecoming activities last week for the MSU community.Sharon Radtke, a Homecoming committee member, said more than a year went into planning for the event, and canceling the parade simply because of bad weather wasn't an option because participants spent so much time on their floats.More than 100 volunteers directed participants and floats from 115 student organizations in a procession from the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, to Bogue Street. "The parade went smoother than past years," Radtke said.

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Professors to debate NAFTA

Some experts say the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has caused more action politically and socially than economically. Professors from around North America will discuss the successes and failures of NAFTA during an Oct.

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ASMSU to hold forum

Steve Eder

October 3, 2003

Even as the city's stiffened ordinance on party noise enters its second month, student leaders aren't ready to back down on their wishes to alter the policy.MSU's undergraduate student government will host a forum for students to voice their concerns about the policy at 7 p.m.

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LBGT days strengthen

Sixteen years ago, members of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community organized the largest march on Washington at that time. "It was the first time in our history that there was that kind of visibility action," said Brent Bilodeau, assistant for LBGT Concerns at MSU. The legacy of the march has continued since 1987 through National Coming Out Days, which is celebrated at MSY nationally on Sunday. National Coming Out Day began to recognize and celebrate the lives of LBGT people.