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Student wins $30K award

Amy Bartner
March 26, 2003

When Jared English was contacted and told to proceed immediately to MSU President M. Peter McPherson's office on Friday, he thought he was in trouble.He didn't, however, think he was going to be notified he won a $30,000 scholarship."How often are you called into the president's office?" said English, an international relations and finance senior and ASMSU's Academic Assembly director of university, governmental and budgetary affairs.

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Group strives for Congress action

Kendra Snyder
March 25, 2003

Since the end of last semester, Katie Houghton has felt like a part of democracy. The social relations and Spanish freshman joined the MSU student group RESULTS earlier this school year to fight for more action in Congress. RESULTS is a national network of local advocacy groups working to end hunger and poverty.

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Week addresses African culture

The African Students Union will present African Culture Week '03 starting Wednesday with a discussion about different experiences African students have had in the United States. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.

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'U' to help in agricultural emergencies

MSU has joined a collaborative effort to develop products to prevent, respond to and recover from agriculture disasters. A homeland security initiative, the Agriculture Disaster Research Institute brings together universities, a private research group and the agriculture industry to research natural, accidental and intentional agriculture disasters - such as the possibility of agri-terrorism.

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Student with illness home from hospital

The female journalism sophomore diagnosed with a meningitis-like disease was released from Lansing's Sparrow Hospital last week, a source close to the student said Monday. The student, who was a resident of the ninth floor on South Hubbard Hall, was diagnosed with meningococcemia on Jan.

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Sorority scholarship deadline approaches

Aaron Foley
March 24, 2003

April 16 is the deadline to apply for a $250 book scholarship awarded by Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Applicants must be a black MSU female freshman, sophomore or junior; have a minimum 2.3 grade-point average; two letters of recommendation detailing community service; and write a 620-word essay on the topic "How does affirmative action contribute to the well-being of women, especially African-American women in society?" The winner will be announced at the sorority's Blue and White Scholarship Ball on April 25. For more information, e-mail gibsonyo@msu.edu.

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Emotional poem wins first place at 4th annual Keepin' It Real

Amid the soft glow of multicolored flashing lights and rotating circles and diamonds on a background screen, performers took the stage at the fourth annual Keepin' It Real on Saturday at the Lansing Center.The talent show was coupled with Taste of Blackness which highlighted the creative talent of blacks from MSU and the Lansing community."Taste of Blackness is a display of African-American culture," psychology senior and Spartan Soul performer Ebony White said.

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Brazil ex-president to speak at Wharton

The former president of Brazil will speak at 6 p.m. today at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre. Fernando Henrique Cardoso served as president from 1995 to 2002, after serving on the Brazilian senate and as economy minister.

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Recital's music heals

Kendra Snyder
March 24, 2003

A spotlight lit the portrait of Eric Winter's smiling face in the Music Building auditorium Friday evening - a reminder his music will live on in the music therapy program.

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RHA elects Daddow to executive board

Carrie Hoover
March 24, 2003

Kristin Daddow will be stepping up to the Residence Halls Association executive board as external vice president in the fall. Daddow said she would fulfill the position's requirements as a communicator and coordinator within and outside of the organization, putting her employment and education skills to work. Elections lasted the majority of the meeting Wednesday at Holden Hall, which ran for six hours. The three other candidates included Director for Treasuries and Allocations Julie Hughes, and general assembly members Erik Green and Courtney Smith.

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Sorority to present show at Fairchild

Zeta Sigma Chi sorority presents "Multicultural Xtravaganza III" at 7 p.m. March 28 in the Fairchild Theatre. The multicultural sorority's "Xtravaganza" celebrates aspects of different cultures represented at MSU. The celebration features performers from the MSU community and the Lansing area.

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Program helps retain migrant students at 'U'

While being away from her family was initially stressful, education freshman Gloria Melina Monita says with the help of the College Assistant Migrant Program, she is building a sound educational background. "Being a part of CAMP has been great because coming to MSU by myself, I don't think I would have known all the resources that MSU has," she said.

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Match Day reveals students' futures

Kendra Snyder
March 21, 2003

Screams and giggles could be heard from outside of a conference room in the University Club, 3435 Forest Road, on Thursday, as about 18 MSU medical students learned where they will train for the next three years.

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ASMSU members to vote on revised code Tuesday

Members of ASMSU's Academic Assembly will vote on whether to approve revisions to the assembly's Code of Operations Tuesday.Since January, members of MSU's undergraduate student government's Code Committee have reviewed and revised the document.The code sets rules for ASMSU officials and stipulates how Academic Assembly should be run.The Code Committee's revisions, including a change in the fall, are the first in several years.The Policy Committee also reviewed the recommended changes and assembly members had the chance to voice their opinions during the last meeting on March 11.One issue that brought heated debate centered around how many absences should be allotted for members.