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Picnic kicks off 'U' Japan Week

With his hair flying behind a black-and-white headband and arms powerfully pounding out a rhythm, Taiko drummer Ryan Toguri commanded the attention of about 200 people Sunday afternoon at the Japanese Garden Picnic. Audience members responded to Toguri's drumbeats and the other three drummers in Kaminari Daiko, a group out of Chicago, by moving their feet and legs rhythmically. The picnic was the first event of Japan Week, which runs through Oct.

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400 people walk for AIDS awareness

Participants in the 5K Aids Walk Michigan-Lansing waved their arms and laughed, receiving honks of support from passing cars as they marched down Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon.More than 400 MSU students, local residents and other college students battled chilly temperatures and a brief rain shower to raise awareness and money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network.

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New pastor comes to University Lutheran

After serving at Minnesota State University, the new pastor of University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison Ave., will make East Lansing his home. The Rev.

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Campaign renovates laboratory row

Antonio Planas

September 29, 2003

University officials are raising $15.3 million in private donations to restore three of MSU's oldest buildings while also creating a garden connecting the historical structures on West Circle Drive. Cook, Old Botany and Chittenden halls, located on the northeast part of campus, are three of the six buildings in laboratory row - an area with buildings dating back to 1888. Janet Kreger, director of major and planned gifts in MSU's Office of Development, said the fund-raising effort, or the Campus Heritage Intiative, is part of the five-year, $1.2 billion capital campaign.

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Photography contest deadline to be Oct. 6

MSU Global Focus 2003, a photography contest open to students, faculty and alumni is accepting submissions until Oct.

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MSU-DCL addresses affirmative action

A legal analysis of the Supreme Court's decision regarding the University of Michigan's admissions lawsuits will be held today at the MSU-DCL College of Law. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v.

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Officials lobby for Civil Rights Act additions

It's a new campaign for an old concern. The push to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act has been introduced several times since the act's inception 15 years ago.

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Students presented with research fellowship

Brian Beute

September 25, 2003

Three MSU students are among the first to be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security's new scholars and fellows program - a program students and faculty say is a never-before-seen attempt to recruit researchers."Having those agencies fund students before they begin the forensic science program is very unprecedented," assistant forensic science professor David Foran said.

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English organization sponsors poetry slam

Tonight, teachers and aspiring teachers won't be grading students' poetry - they'll be sitting back and listening to it. The National Council of Teachers of English is sponsoring a poetry slam from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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New cheer club seeks student membership

A new co-ed MSU student organization called the Competitive Cheer Club has been created for students with previous cheerleading experience. Carla Colbeck, president and founding member of the club, said she hopes to recruit between 20 and 25 members for a competitive team that will create dance choreography for statewide competitions. Excluding money for uniforms, there is no fee. Colbeck said the club, which will meet for two hours, twice a week, will also be participating in community events. "This is a really great club that is going to take off and get students interested," Colbeck said. The first meeting of the MSU Competitive Cheer Club will be at 6 p.m.

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MSU-DCL name change affiliates school with 'U'

A year after MSU's law school changed its name to MSU-DCL College of Law, the school's Detroit alumni are still comfortable with the switch. Formerly known as the Detroit College of Law, the law school in Detroit was founded in 1891.

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Local workout places score over campus gyms

Switching to a new machine, Ryan Tapper checks the weights and prepares to work his arms on the butterfly at the Powerhouse Gym of East Lansing, 435 E.

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Anti-discrimination policy to move to president

Evan Rondeau

September 24, 2003

Members of the Academic Council approved a proposed amendment to MSU's anti-discrimination policy at the first Academic Council meeting of the school year Tuesday.Provost and Interim President Lou Anna Simon also discussed the challenges facing a land-grant university in the 21st century.The proposal, which would add gender identity to the harassment section of the policy, now heads to MSU President M.

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ASMSU pushes to eliminate primaries

Amy Davis

September 24, 2003

Some ASMSU members support a November ballot proposal to eliminate primary elections for the East Lansing City Council which could increase the chances of a student being elected to the council.

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Effectiveness of new corporate laws still unclear

Professors and business officials from around the country gathered on campus Friday to discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the law that changed the way corporations disclose their finances to the federal government.A symposium titled "In the Wake of Corporate Reform: One Year in the Life of Sarbanes-Oxley - A Critical Review" examined the act but also focused on problems it has caused.

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Shots, strips fight influenza this fall

This flu season, cough drops might be mistaken for Listerine Pocket Packs and a digital doctor may diagnose whether patients should make the trip to Olin Health Center. Throat lozenges in the form of wafer-thin strips and Olin's online doctor are two innovations on a centuries-old illness this year, and experts are hoping they'll have a better handle on the disease than in recent years. Chloraseptic Sore Throat Relief Strips appeared on the shelves of Walgreens, 410 E.

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German author visits 'U'

As Romanian author Karin Gündisch read from her book "How I Became an American" on Monday night, some bursts of laughter came sooner than others. Some members of the 40-person audience in the International Center got the joke as she read the German version, but the rest didn't follow until translator Angelika Kraemer read the English version a paragraph later. Gündisch stopped at MSU two weeks into her American tour for the book.

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Geography professor promotes Africa's political importance

Benita Mehta

September 23, 2003

Harm de Blij began his lecture Monday afternoon on "Why Africa Matters" with his proclamation of love for Africa.

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Lecture focuses on Warsaw Ghetto conditions

Trinity College Professor Samuel Kassow will speak on his new book today in the Eustace-Cole honors lounge. Kassow's new book outlines Polish-Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum's efforts to organize an underground archive documenting conditions in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. The lecture on "Between History and Memory" begins at 4 p.m.

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Capital campaign standings right on course with plans

Antonio Planas

September 22, 2003

Donors and workers from MSU's Capital Campaign gathered Friday at the President's Cabinet meeting to discuss the status of the five-year $1.2 billion fund-raiser. The all-day event at The James B.