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Common bacteria deadly

Kendra Snyder
April 23, 2003

A study conducted by an MSU physician pinpoints those at risk for a deadly bacterial infection.Dele Davies, chairperson of MSU's Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, led the Calgary-based team which found the risk of death from Invasive Staphylococcus aureus, or ISA, is greater in dialysis, transplant and HIV-positive patients than the general population.Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to as "staph," is a bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the noses of healthy people.

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'U' to up parking fees

The short walk from the car to the dorm will cost students parking near the Brody Complex and Owen Hall an extra $33 next year.The All-University Traffic Committee has finalized parking fees for the next academic year.The changes include a 23 percent increase in the price of a parking permit for the Brody Complex and Owen Hall.

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Landscape art adorns the rock

More than 30 brightly painted, people-shaped pieces of cardboard, and their shadows, are celebrating all week at the rock on Farm Lane.Monday marked the beginning of National Landscape Architecture Week, and students from Professor Paul Nieratko's applied design fundamentals class met at the rock on Tuesday morning to show passers-by about temporary art in landscapes."They're abstract versions of ourselves," said William Kockler, a landscape architecture sophomore.

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ASMSU: March update of Web site delayed

An update to the ASMSU Web site scheduled for March has yet to take place - a low priority, officials said. Election information was posted on MSU's undergraduate student government's redesigned Web site in March, but representative information and other features have not been updated since then. ASMSU Association Director James Perra said the additions to the Web site are ready to go once hiring for the organization's executive staff is finished and the director for digital media and graphic marketing has been trained. "We're trying to close down shop," he said.

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'U' search engine can help students traveling abroad

With so much questionable global information on the Internet, a student heading abroad can find it hard to get their facts straight.But now students can find information such as maps, exchange rates and current health issues on www.msuglobalaccess.net.

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Steam triggers alarm

Civil engineering junior Brandon Kinter got an early wake-up call around 9 a.m. Monday, courtesy of the Shaw Hall fire alarm.The alarm system was activated when steam started leaking in the mechanical room."I'd rather have them working than not working," he said.

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Error in e-mail system repaired

Aaron Foley
April 22, 2003

Employees at the MSU Computer Center are still investigating the cause of Sunday's inaccessibility to a new Web-based e-mail system launched last month. The site, located at mail.msu.edu, was inaccessible for most of Sunday.

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RHA's stance on diversity probed

Carrie Hoover
April 22, 2003

Less than one week after a former member accused MSU Residence Halls Association officials of not promoting diversity, RHA President Derek Wallbank said diversity is one of the organization's main focuses.The distribution of a letter written by former Director of Racial, Ethnic and Progressive Affairs LaToya Logan accused RHA of poor representation of diversity among constituents.But Wallbank said the organization has allocated most of its funds to programs for campus diversity, and recently won the statewide award for diversity given by the Michigan Organization of Residence Housing Association.

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ASMSU creates new position

ASMSU officials are trying to bridge the gap between representatives and their constituents and have created a new position to help.MSU's undergraduate student government reworked its executive positions for the next academic year - eliminating its director and assistant director of public relations in exchange for a new director of digital media and graphic marketing and constituent activism."(Activism) is something we're going to stress to all the positions," Student Assembly Chairperson Missy Kushlak said.

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Web site goes down, e-mailing interrupted

Aaron Foley
April 21, 2003

MSU's new e-mail system was inaccessible Sunday for unknown reasons. Users of the system who called the Computer Center for maintenance were greeted by a message saying employees were aware the Web site, located at

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'U' dean ready for trip to Arctic Circle

Ed Ronco  and  Kendra Snyder
April 21, 2003

If Janie Fouke thinks Michigan is cold compared to her native North Carolina, she hasn't seen anything yet.The College of Engineering dean, left Saturday for the Arctic Circle with a group of students from Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Mich., a physics professor from Virginia and a NASA scientist.The team will measure the thickness of sea ice north of Norway, which will allow them to gauge the rate at which polar ice is melting.

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Week promotes black greek organizations

Aaron Foley
April 21, 2003

Black Greek Week, an annual week of community service and entertainment events performed by fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, begins today. The council consists of eight historically black greek-letter organizations.

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Member accuses RHA of prejudice

Carrie Hoover
April 18, 2003

MSU's Residence Halls Association members were presented with a letter Wednesday night that accuses the government of representing a "false sense of diversity."LaToya Logan, former director of racial, ethnic and progressive affairs for MSU's Residence Halls Association, distributed a letter she wrote to the hall government's general assembly. In her letter, Logan referred to hate crimes committed on campus and the lack of attention paid to diversity issues as a whole within RHA.

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Program selects 'Frankenstein' as required reading

Amy Bartner
April 18, 2003

When incoming freshmen arrive at MSU in the fall, for their first few days, officials in the City of East Lansing and the university hope they have something in common other than their class status: Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein.""We are encouraging all first-year students to have read Frankenstein before they come in the fall," said June Youatt, assistant provost for undergraduate education at MSU.

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Women discuss life in academic professions

When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Cindy Arvidson always said, "a doctor," and she was always told, "No, you mean a nurse."Arvidson, an assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics who now holds a doctorate degree, was one of five women to speak at a forum on women in academic careers sponsored by the College of Natural Science and the Women's Advisory Committee on Wednesday afternoon.

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ASMSU encourages 'U' to keep tuition affordable

In the midst of a state budget deficit and possible funding cuts to the university, ASMSU is asking administrators to keep tuition hikes at a moderate level to maintain the quality of education at MSU.If Gov.