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A helping paw

When Casey Hof returns to her Yakeley Hall room after class, she doesn't have time to set down her bag before she's covered with sloppy kisses from Sara - her Yorkshire terrier. Sara is a therapy dog approved to live in the dorms.

MSU

Urban studies program might face cuts

MSU's urban studies program might face cuts if a recommendation to delete the Department of Political Science's doctoral program receives approval today. The University Committee on Curriculum included the recommendation in its program actions proposal for today's Academic Council meeting.

MICHIGAN

Ice cream parlor to bring retro feeling

If city officials give their approval, East Lansing's bevy of restaurants may soon expand for the addition of one more destination for customers. Owners of The Parlour on Campus, a 1950s-style ice cream parlor and restaurant, plan to open its doors at 321-323 E.

MSU

Forum focuses on upcoming caucuses

For some, presidential primaries can be confusing. For this reason, MRULE, the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, will hold a Democratic caucus candidate forum tonight in an effort to educate voters about the presidential candidates and the upcoming Feb.

MSU

College of Law holds court

The lawyers were present, the defendant was led in and everyone stood while U.S. District Court Judge David McKeague made his way to the bench. Outside Moot Court Room at MSU-DCL College of Law, U.S marshals guarded the door to check all handbags and identification.

MICHIGAN

Michigan meets the mint

Hundreds of schoolchildren from across the state flooded the Capitol Monday to celebrate Michigan's 167th birthday. The students, along with coin collectors, watched as Gov.

MSU

Question & answer

The International Center seemed louder than a Bayside High football game when the comedic stylings of former "Saved By the Bell" star Dustin Diamond, who played Screech, left fans of the show hooting and hollering on Saturday.

MSU

Old student tax policy under review

MSU administrators will soon receive proposed changes to the way student groups ask their peers for tax money. The Student Tax Committee has been meeting since last year to clarify a 20-year-old policy on enacting new student taxes. "We felt a need to review it in terms of whether there needed to be other changes to bring it up to date," said Lee June, vice president of Student Affairs and Services. Students began to vote on taxes after the MSU Board of Trustees' policy went into effect in 1984. The committee was designed to "make the process reflect more of the current situation on campus," said Cathy Neuman, assistant director of Student Life.

MICHIGAN

Capitol update

Granholm address to Mich. airs live Tuesday Granholm will deliver her 2004 State of the State address Tuesday from House Chambers at the Capitol. The governor will speak to the Legislature about issues of the past year and is expected to propose a prescription drug discount card and a job creation plan. This year will mark Granholm's second State of the State address after being sworn in to office in January 2003. The speech is not open to the public but will be broadcast live at 7 p.m.

MICHIGAN

State marks Mid-Mich. ash trees

Delta Twp. - A dark war with one of Michigan's deadliest tree killers rages on as surveying crews wearing bright orange vests mark trees with orange spray paint. The Michigan Department of Agriculture is fighting the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle - a tiny, metallic-green insect that wreaks havoc on ash trees while feasting on their sapwood - by employing its Emerald Ash Borer Task Force to mark infected trees for future removal. Last week, the team branded ash trees in a half-mile wide swath of land near Saginaw Highway in Delta Township.

MICHIGAN

Programs aid E.L. house hunters

As Carol Brito walks around her Linden Street home, every room is a source of pride for her. Although she said the kitchen floor needs to be replaced and the walls need painting, Brito couldn't be happier with her new purchase.

MSU

Open-mic begins V-Week

Yelling "Vagina, vagina, vagina!" is a sure-fire way to get a crowd's attention. And it was with just such an announcement that "Vaginas Speak," an open-mic forum at Espresso Royale Caffe, 527 E.

MSU

More grad students use food bank

One by one, young men and women made their way out of Olin Health Center on Wednesday evening carrying bags full of cereal, canned food and soap.

MSU

ASMSU aims for Welcome Week concert

This fall, a concert sponsored by MSU's undergraduate student government might be added to Welcome Week activities. ASMSU's Student Assembly passed a bill Thursday to set aside $50,000 for the concert, which will be during student move-in week.

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Michigan peace rally focuses on daughter's death, investigation

By Stephen Beard Special for The State News Parents of an American peace activist killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli bulldozer spoke on campus Saturday night, calling for an independent investigation into her death and for support of the Palestinian people. Washington state resident Rachel Corrie, 23, was killed on March 16 while trying to stop a bulldozer from demolishing a Palestinian home in Rafah. An Israeli investigation concluded that the driver could not see her, but during the Michigan Peace Team event, the family argued that an independent investigation is necessary.

MSU

Late professor commended for ethics

Retired MSU Professor Mary Gardner, who died Thursday at the age of 84 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, was a woman of firsts. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in communication at the University of Minnesota, the first woman to earn tenure as an MSU journalism professor, and the first woman to be elected president of the Association of Journalism and Mass Communications. In the mid-'80s, Gardner helped establish MSU's Hispanics in Journalism program, the first of its kind in the country, with a $100,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation.