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Moot Court prepares for contest

Sarah M. Emery
October 30, 2000

The MSU-Detroit College of Law Moot Court Board is gearing up to host 14 law schools from around the nation in its first Trial Advocacy Competition, which is slated to be held Thursday through Sunday. Trial Advocacy allows law students to take the skills they learn in the classroom and apply them to simulated court cases in a competitive atmosphere. The Trial Advocacy program is one of two formats the teams follow.

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Group hosts costume gala for kids

Pamela E. Spence
October 30, 2000

Small-scale versions of Scooby-Doo, Dumbo and Stuart Little were among those making a guest appearance at a pre-Halloween party held Friday. Children in a variety of costumes filled the Audiology and Speech Sciences Building for the event, hosted by MSU students in the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. The guests at the shindig were the youngest clients of MSU’s audiology clinic, all children with communication disorders. “This is the most fun activity we’ve had in a long time,” said Raechel Kearns, president of the hearing association. The MSU students, many of whom also sported costumes, adorned Audiology and Speech Sciences with spooky fun in the form of fake cobwebs, crepe paper, pumpkins and games. Both the children and their parents expressed appreciation for the students’ efforts. Jodie Kempf of Eagle, Mich., whose son Calen was dressed as Scooby-Doo, said it was nice for her son to come to the clinic for something other than speech therapy. “I thought it was a great opportunity to have the kids get together,” she said.

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Candidates square off tonight in SN debate

Steve Eder
October 30, 2000

The four major-party candidates vying for two seats on the MSU Board of Trustees will meet in a State News-sponsored debate tonight. Republicans Connie Binsfeld and Scott Romney and Democrats Dorothy Gonzales and Cal Rapson will square off in the 90-minute forum at 6 p.m.

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Olin keeps U safe with free condoms

Heather Banks
October 30, 2000

MSU has recently become flooded with condoms, thanks to “Condom-Nation,” an Olin Health Center program designed to make contraceptives more accessible to students.Dennis Martell, a health educator at Olin, said the program should cut down on the number of students having unprotected sex.“We’ve heard all the excuses - ‘I didn’t have one on me’ or ‘I didn’t have any money to buy one’ or ‘I didn’t feel like running down to the vending machine,’” Martell said.“We want people to have easy access to them.”The condoms have been distributed since the beginning of the semester and will continue to be given away throughout the school year.

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DCL clinic helps students with low-income tax forms

Sarah M. Emery
October 27, 2000

The MSU-Detroit College of Law Tax Clinic has helped a lot of people file their returns since it opened in January, but as the program’s inaugural year draws to a close, those involved know they will provide their services to many more. The clinic offers free services to low-income taxpayers who need help with anything from filing returns to resolving conflicts with the Internal Revenue Service.

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McPherson presents global view to class

Jamie Gumbrecht
October 27, 2000

Professor Fayyaz Hussain says he does all he can to expose his students to life from a different perspective.And Thursday he tried to show his Global Diversity and Interdependence class an alternative angle by inviting MSU President M.

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Red Cedar trash displayed to help change messy habits

Juliana Keeping
October 26, 2000

Sludge-caked bikes, browned but previously white plastic lawn chairs, a soggy mattress and a rusted bed frame were just a few of the pollutants pulled from the Red Cedar River muck earlier this month by environmentally-conscious MSU students. And Wednesday afternoon, the items were showcased.

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Freshmen scammed by fake salesperson

Sara Luneburg
October 26, 2000

Amanda Smith is a little more skeptical than she used to be.Especially of those who approach the door to her dorm room with what could be perceived as a good deal.Smith, a Spanish freshman, and her roommate were bamboozled out of about $180 last month after purchasing several magazines from a man who said he was an MSU communication student collecting points to win an overseas trip to Australia.“In hindsight I guess it made sense (that it was a scam),” Smith said.

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State to improve Parkinsons care

Sheena Harrison
October 26, 2000

The state’s premiere research universities - MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University - will collaborate with major health care providers to improve the quality of medical care to in-state Parkinson’s disease patients.The Michigan Parkinson Initiative, which was announced Wednesday during a press conference at the Kellogg Center, enlists the help of the medical schools of the three universities, the Henry Ford Health System, Beaumont Neuroscience Center, St.

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Ticket system altered

Tim Mosley
October 25, 2000

Students looking to camp out for Izzone tickets this past weekend were instead greeted with a paperboard sign - tacked to a portable toilet - informing them that the campout had been nixed.“I had no idea what was going on,” said advertising sophomore Melissa Klink, who was turned away.

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Event teaches U etiquette

Nicole Jacques
October 25, 2000

More than 100 students took a big step in ensuring they wouldn’t get an “E” for dining etiquette Tuesday. The Office of Supportive Services brought students from all years and majors to “Professional Etiquette and Tableside Manners,” an event to prepare students for meal interviews and meetings they may attend in a professional setting. The program was held Tuesday at the Brody Complex’s Lafayette Square.

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House candidates to debate on campus

Juliana Keeping
October 24, 2000

Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Hollister will bring their stances to campus for a debate Wednesday. Democrat Whitmer and Republican Hollister, who are battling for the 70th District state House seat, will meet at the Radiology Building’s auditorium during a 4 p.m.

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U to preserve farm literature for state

Nicole Jacques
October 24, 2000

MSU libraries plan to revisit a part of history.The university was chosen to participate in a national project to preserve literature that documents unique agricultural and rural heritage.Twenty states have become involved in the National Preservation Program for Agricultural Literature since its start in 1996.The program is directed by staff members at Cornell University’s Mann Library.“It’s both an honor and a responsibility to be chosen,” said Cliff Haka, director of libraries at MSU.

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Hillel encourages students to support peace at rally

Sarah M. Emery
October 24, 2000

Supporters of peace in the Middle East gathered Monday night at the rock on Farm Lane for a nonpolitical rally to speak out against the violence that has claimed dozens of lives.The event, sponsored by the Hillel Jewish Student Center, attracted about 50 people from the university community.

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Longtime WKAR Radio talk-show host dead at 55

Vince Estes
October 23, 2000

The deep, midday voice of WKAR’s Steve Jensen unexpectedly signed off one last time last week.Family and colleagues were stunned when word spread that the veteran reporter and talk-show host for the university-owned public radio station died early Friday morning of a brain hemorrhage.“Him having this was completely out-of-the-blue,” said Melissa Ingells, classical music producer for WKAR (870-AM). “We heard him doing his last show on Thursday and it seemed fine.“We’re all still pretty much in shock around here.”Jensen, 55, was brought to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital Thursday night shortly after wrapping up his final broadcast.He died hours later.The Okemos resident had worked full-time at the station, which is affiliated with National Public Radio, since 1967.