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Students clean up river

Rachel Wright
October 16, 2000

Polluters’ plans to help improve the quality of life of organisms in the Red Cedar River by donating items such as broken bicycles and a television set were spoiled Sunday afternoon.These objects and other garbage were pulled from the river in a cleanup effort sponsored by the Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment.More than 40 volunteers from various campus groups went down to the river in waders and canoes to help clean the water that flows through MSU’s campus.“This project was independent of the E.

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Actor works stage in political speech

Nicole Jacques
October 13, 2000

“Jaws” may have dropped on campus Thursday. During a special visit, Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss stopped at MSU to stump for Democrat Vice President Al Gore and encourage political activism.Dreyfuss, the well-known star of the shark movie and “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” spoke to more than 200 students at Case Hall’s cafeteria.

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Alumni Association hosts annual brunch

Pamela E. Spence
October 13, 2000

With Homecoming hitting MSU today, preparations are underway to welcome about 700 alumni back to the banks of the Red Cedar. The MSU Alumni Association is sponsoring the annual Green and White Homecoming Brunch at the Kellogg Center on Saturday. “It’s a fun activity,” said Keith Williams, Alumni Association executive director.

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Former adviser will speak at U

Emily Robinson
October 13, 2000

A former adviser to President Carter will be on campus Monday to speak about the future of foreign policy in the United States. Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as Carter’s national security adviser, will be the featured speaker at a 12:30 p.m.

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ASMSU restores equipment after Labor Day weekend break-in

Steve Bossi
October 12, 2000

ASMSU has recovered most of the stolen equipment swiped during a Labor Day weekend burglary. Among the items recovered from the break-in of the university’s undergraduate student government offices were two computer monitors, three RAM chips, a computer tower, a hard drive and a video card.

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Allocations offer boosts to groups

This past week, campus organizations allocated $3,190.57 to various student groups, including: The Residence Halls Association allocated $500 to the RHA special events fund to help pay for the Sponsorship Network, a conference about raising money for corporate sponsors for student groups. The event took place Oct.

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Peacefest calls on Pentagon to alter spending

Robin Dangelo
October 12, 2000

They arrived at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to display pie graphs, set up tables brimming with free pamphlets and bread rolls, and to inflate giant plastic puppets - some 15 feet tall.The Bread Not Stones Peacefest, sponsored by Pax Christi USA, was at the rock on Farm Lane calling for a redistribution of 15 percent of the Pentagon’s budget - which is currently allotted to the military - to be used for human needs such as health care, education and Head Start programs.“We are the people who will redirect military spending - and we are on the march,” said the Rev.

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ASMSU calls off Homecoming concert

Steve Bossi
October 12, 2000

Rapper Lil’ Kim will not be making the trip to MSU this Homecoming weekend.The Oct. 15 show featuring the risqué song stylist has been cancelled because it took ASMSU, the event’s sponsor and university’s undergraduate student government, too long to seek insurance coverage to ensure safety of those attending.“We couldn’t get insurance from anybody,” said Kendall Sykes, ASMSU Student Assembly chairperson.The student government allocated $50,000 on Sept.

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Educational research institute set to open

Sheena Harrison
October 11, 2000

After nearly a year in the making, Michigan’s first non-partisan educational research institute will open its doors at MSU. University officials will hold a grand opening ceremony for the Education Policy Center on Thursday.

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Enrollment numbers released

A university report released Tuesday shows MSU enrollment at 43,336. The final enrollment tally is only slightly lower than the preliminary data released by university officials late last month.

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Students to vote on tax raise

Sarah M. Emery
October 11, 2000

The Council of Graduate Students will hold a formal vote on their referendum that would increase the tax it charges graduate students.If passed by the graduate student body in the spring, the tax would increase one dollar per semester, from $6.75 to $7.25.The recommendation was passed by the graduate student department representatives and the executive board, the members of COGS that hold voting seats in the council and represent each academic department in the university.

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Students patrol lots, keeping cars safe

Sara Luneburg
October 11, 2000

Vehicles properly parked overnight in an on-campus lot are still susceptible to break-ins, stolen property and damage to windshields, outside mirrors or doors.What students may not know is that there is something they can do about it, thanks to the MSU police department’s secret weapon - the Lot Watch program.The 10-year-old program, made up of 25 to 30 student volunteers, monitors campus parking lots during nighttime hours to catch criminals in action.“We’re student volunteers who serve as the eyes and ears for the police department and work to combat the crimes that students most often face in the lots,” said criminal justice senior Nick Eisenlohr.

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Online evaluations get a second chance

Steve Bossi
October 11, 2000

Representatives from ASMSU’s Academic Assembly dodged a procedural bullet to keep alive the possibility of putting SIRS - Student Instructional Ratings System - evaluation forms online.At the Executive Committee of Academic Council meeting Tuesday, an item was placed on the agenda denoting a meeting of the Academic Senate, a group composed entirely of faculty members that supersedes Academic Council, to possibly vote on the SIRS proposal.“(The vote for SIRS) wouldn’t have had student input and that is not good,” said Steve Lovelace, undergraduate diversity division and ECAC representative for academic assembly.The group did not go in session, however, because Lovelace’s motion to cancel an Academic Senate meeting was approved.

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Flu vaccine will be late coming to U

Heather Banks
October 11, 2000

The arrival of flu season means students can use all the help they can get to stay healthy - but that help may be delayed.Vaccinations are usually distributed in late October, but people may have to wait until as late as December to receive a dose because shipments of the vaccine have been held up.

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Peacefest comes to campus

Robin Dangelo
October 10, 2000

Government spending will be the topic of discussion at the Bread Not Stones Peacefest at the rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday. The event, slated to take place from noon to 3 p.m., will include a 30-minute presentation titled “U Slice the Budget Pie.” It will deal with the extremes of government spending and will include giant inflatable puppets and the “Moneymobile,” which is painted with readings urging the government to invest money in kids. The bus tour is part of Bread Not Stones: A National Catholic Campaign to Redirect Military Spending sponsored by Pax Christi USA.

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U professor recognized nationally

Vince Estes
October 10, 2000

After nearly 30 years at MSU, psychology Professor Bertram Karon is being rewarded.The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology presented Karon with its 2000 Award for Contributions to the Ethical Human Sciences and Services last week at a three-day conference in New York.Throughout his career, Karon has been a proponent of psychoanalysis - a method of investigating a patient’s emotional psyche through free association and dream analysis - in place of excessive medication, shock treatment and other methods of treating patients.“There are problems with psychoanalysis - even Freud knew that - but I’ve found it helpful as a theory and as a treatment,” he said.He’s especially noted for his stance against using drugs to treat mental patients.Karon did his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and performed his graduate studies at Princeton University.

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Aussie to speak to U

Vince Estes
October 10, 2000

James Cowan has traveled the world, spending time in the wilds of Borneo, Aboriginal communities in Australia and tribes in North Africa.Now the Australian native will be saying “G’ day” to MSU.The Residential Option in Arts and Letters, a two-year program for freshmen and sophomores from different disciplines in humanities, will be hosting Cowan on Wednesday for a lecture in the Union Gold Room.“He’s imbued with a combination of European and Aboriginal perspectives,” said Arthur Versluis, acting director of the humanities program and associate professor of American Thought and Language.Versluis said Cowan’s speech will focus on the relationship between creativity and spirituality.First published in 1964, Cowan’s work has been translated into dozens of languages.

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Homecoming promises fun

Jamie Gumbrecht
October 10, 2000

For more than six months, plans for Homecoming 2000 have been built and tweaked to help captivate students, community and alumni.Now, MSU is ready to celebrate.The theme “Champions 2000” reflects the success of the last year and the hope for more in the future, particularly during the Homecoming football game Saturday against the University of Wisconsin Badgers.Keith Williams, executive director of the MSU Alumni Association and a co-chairman of the Homecoming committee, said the week is always fun-filled.“We have raised Homecoming to a new level where it’s very popular,” he said.