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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.

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ASMSU to recruit more

Amy Davis
August 26, 2003

ASMSU is busy making new plans for the fall semester, despite a debilitating computer virus. The viruses affected computers campus-wide and ASMSU's weren't safe from the worm."All of our computers have been hit," Student Assembly Chairperson Missy Kushlak said.

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Campus not affected by widespread outage

Students who were at MSU for last Thursday's power outage never had to skip a shower - the university didn't lose power or water. Despite the fact that the lights stayed on at MSU, some still followed state guidelines for water and electricity conservation throughout Welcome Weekend. "Students kept showers to a minimum and conserved energy as best they could," said D'andra Mull, assistant director for Shaw Hall.

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Students to protest State News

Benita Mehta
August 25, 2003

Students protesting The State News voiced their opposition Friday at a Board of Directors meeting by launching a campaign today against MSU's independent newspaper. The State News advertising policy came under fire following a series of campustruth.org ads published in The State News beginning in late February.

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Groups offer student involvement

Hanging 20 feet in the air on a cliff side, Jeff Beachnau could see MSU's many student organizations below, each trying to draw interest to their groups. The English freshman was taking part in a rock climbing event at Saturday's Party at the Aud, an event that encouraged students to get involved in campus organizations. Beachnau said he was happy to participate in campus activities but was worried about classes starting. "This is a good chance to meet people and see what goes on in more than just the dorm," he said. Hundreds of students attended the event, which also offered candy, refreshments, ice cream, martial arts exhibits, basketball, rock climbing and fencing.

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'U' a no-show on Review list

Antonio Planas
August 25, 2003

MSU didn't make a showing on the 2004 Princeton Review's party list, after landing the number 12 spot last year. The New York-based organization surveyed 106,000 students at nearly 2,000 North American colleges to compile the data into the book, The Best 351 Colleges, 2004 Edition.

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Some rooms overbooked as students move in to 'U'

Amy Davis
August 25, 2003

With her hair pulled back and arms wrapped around a Dell computer, Jessica Katz and two of her friends battled the warm Friday sunshine as they moved her belongings from her over-booked triple room in Abbot Hall into her new room in Mason Hall. While most incoming freshmen were adjusting to the stress and anxiety of moving into dorm rooms on campus, the no-preference freshman had to deal with it twice.

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Students review laptop capabilities

Amy Davis
August 15, 2003

Some students say purchasing a laptop instead of a desktop might be the best way to save a little space during a year of cramped dorm rooms and cluttered desks.No preference sophomore Cheryl Brodowski said she was drawn to the versatility and space-saving attributes of a laptop.

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Road work fills summer semester

Evan Rondeau
August 15, 2003

Returning MSU students will notice significant aesthetic changes around campus as a result of summer-long construction to improve campus roads and buildings.Farm Lane was closed between Wilson and Auditorium roads from May through the beginning of July.

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Downloads could result in discipline

Sarah Frank
August 15, 2003

MSU officials have a warning for students who try to illegally download music and movies - do it and pay the price."We have to change the way students look at file-sharing and change the way they think about it," MSU network administrator Randall Hall said.File-sharing programs, such as KaZaA, have become a bigger problem for the MSU networks in the past year, causing about 200 complaints per week from companies such as record labels, Hall said.Computer Center officials are working to develop a more specific addition to clarify the university's Acceptable Use Policy, which better explains punishments for file-sharing."We need to get a document that spells out in black and white, 'you can do this, you can't do this,'" said Hall, who has recently become the policy's compliance administrator.The policy attempts to lay out a better framework for company complaints as well as a step-process for students who file-share.Hall and his staff handles about 35 file-sharing cases per day.Companies can scan files on a network by using a simple and legal program, Hall said.

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SARS stranded students

Antonio Planas
August 15, 2003

For many, a typical trip to a hardware store consists of buying plywood, tools and home fixtures. But for two MSU students, their shopping cart included 500 surgical masks intended to help prevent the spread of SARS, a deadly virus.

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New journalism director takes office

Bath - Jane Briggs-Bunting sat in the middle of her new condominium surrounded by open space, a few boxes filled with pictures and a rocking chair - one of the two places to sit in her canary yellow living room.