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Clarification

Clarification: The Oct. 17, 2006 letter mentioned in the page Page One article “Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest” (SN 2/19), Page One article “College of Law seeks stable, reliable dean in new search” (SN 10/8/07), page 4a editorial “Stability, longevity needed for college of law” (SN 10/10/07) and Page One article “Move to strike” (SN 10/27/06) from the president of the law college to then-Dean Terence Blackburn said “the office of Provost has investigated the oral charges made against you by certain faculty members and found such charges to be unsubstantiated and without merit.”

NEWS

Police Brief 02/29/08

Kelly House

February 28, 2008

A white iPod nano, gift cards, $8 in cash, a Motorola Krazr cell phone valued at $547 and a brown Dockers wallet containing various forms of ID were reported stolen from a West Holmes Hall dorm room between 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

SN, MSU head to Mich. Supreme Court over reports

Kelly House

February 28, 2008

While students seize the opportunity to forget everything about MSU for the next week, the Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments about how much information the university can legally withhold from them.

BASKETBALL

Senior smackdown

Allison Grant

February 28, 2008

After four years on the MSU women’s basketball team, senior guard Courtney Davidson ended her regular-season career in record-setting style. Davidson scored a career-high 20 points, leading the team to a 54-46 victory over Illinois on Thursday night at Breslin Center.

MICHIGAN

Salting roads may harm environment

Jeff Kanan

February 28, 2008

With an increase in the use of road salt this winter, Michigan environmental agencies are uneasy about the effects of its runoff. “The concern is that it can run off into nearby waterways and affect animal life and plant life,” said Robert McCann, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

MICHIGAN

U.S. election both MSU, global event

Zack Colman

February 28, 2008

The U.S. presidential election is an international affair. With the primary season coming to a close, many MSU faculty and students agree the world is focused on the race.

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Student group leaves for service trips

Stephanie Goldberg

February 28, 2008

Although some students choose to don bathing suits and relax on the beach during spring break, others are exchanging swimwear for shovels and paint brushes. Fifty-one congregates from Martin Luther Chapel will leave for mission trips to one of four sites today and Saturday: El Paso, Texas, Phoenix, Haiti and Nicaragua.

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MSU to release endowment report

Mike Blasky

February 28, 2008

MSU is expected to issue a report to Congress today detailing MSU’s use of its $1.2 billion endowment, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said.

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Student groups might join ASMSU if referendum passes

Heather Guenther

February 28, 2008

Students will decide if two organizations join ASMSU’s Programming Board during this spring’s student referendum.

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GEU looks to waive fees

Pete Nichols

February 28, 2008

Just what do the College of Engineering’s program fees pay for? That was the question Art Covert and a group of other graduate students from both the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, and the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Association asked. The answer they discovered, they didn’t like.

MICHIGAN

Chances for TB low in Mich., hospitals prepared for outbreak

Jeff Kanan

February 28, 2008

As drug-resistant tuberculosis cases soar to record levels in parts of Asia, local health care experts said there’s a slight cause for concern in Michigan.

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Underage drinking in dorms tops 300

Heather Guenther

February 27, 2008

The sound of friends cracking cans open and the thump of ping-pong balls hitting party cups echoed off the dorm room walls when journalism sophomore Dan Schmidt heard a knock on the door.

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Tour spreads awareness of Iraqi people and American soldiers

Keiara Tenant

February 27, 2008

March will mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Since it began, thousands of lives have been affected by the war, including the lives of Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi political analyst, and Patricia McCann, a U.S. veteran of the Iraq war.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/28/08

Kelly House

February 27, 2008

A multicolored American Eagle wallet containing several credit cards and forms of ID as well as a black T-Mobile Motorola cell phone were reported stolen from a Bryan Hall dorm room sometime between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Mugabe degree debate

Mike Blasky

February 27, 2008

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is, in his own words, a “Hitler of the time.” “This Hitler has only one objective: justice for his own people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people and their right to their resources,” Mugabe said in a 2003 speech at the state funeral of one of his cabinet ministers.

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Mentors train to recognize danger signs in student health

Kelly House

February 27, 2008

In the aftermath of two mass university shootings in the past year, the responsibility of identifying and treating troubled campus residents falls to MSU residence halls and Counseling Center staff.

MICHIGAN

Diocese of Lansing names bishop

Stephanie Goldberg

February 27, 2008

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing announced Bishop Earl Boyea as Rev. Carl Mengeling’s successor Wednesday at St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., in Lansing.

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MSU research focuses on life after child foster care system

Stephanie Goldberg

February 27, 2008

Angelique Day said she never imagined that the 18 months she spent in foster care would make her an asset to the child welfare system. But they have. Day, a social work researcher, said she was embarrassed of her foster care history when she began her journey as an MSU student.

MICHIGAN

Center aids disabled students

Julie Baker

February 27, 2008

Tapping her index finger on the table, 13-year-old Lexie Edwards followed along as two MSU students read from Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who!” Across the room, two students flipped through a car magazine, asking a boy with autism to pick out his favorite.

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MSU assistant professor wins prestigious award

Julie Baker

February 27, 2008

Alexandra Gade, an assistant professor at MSU, was drawn to the university because of its rare premier isotope laboratory, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.