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'U' announces commencement speakers
U.N. Development Programme Administrator Mark Malloch Brown will speak to advanced degree candidates during commencement activities Dec.
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Group sets up Web site on contaminated foods
MSU's Foodborne Disease Forum has set up a Web site for the public to report contaminated foods in Greater Lansing.
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Planetarium to hold clinic on telescopes
A clinic on telescopes will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in Abrams Planetarium. The goal of the clinic is to provide information on telescopes to potential buyers in time for the holiday shopping season. Attendees can learn the basic features to look for in telescopes.
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Service greeks sponsor race for recovery
Just above freezing temperatures and a brisk wind didn't stop students and local residents from participating in Alpha Phi Omega's first annual 5K run and walk Saturday afternoon."It really isn't that bad out," environmental biology senior Amber Johnson said.
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Festival features cultures
Various cultures of the world came to campus Sunday as ethnic dance, music, fashion shows and craft activities filled rooms of the Union.More than 30 international clubs and organizations participated in Global Festival 2002, an event that was part of International Education Week that featured exhibits, crafts, games and information about countries around the globe.Dozens of children gathered around a stage in the ballroom as the Taiwanese Puppet Troupe of the University of Madison performed a traditional Taiwanese puppet show.
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Free skating promotes food drive
As communication sophomore Shaleta Havard slid on her back at Munn Ice Arena, she saw other skaters cringing their faces and taking pictures of her mishap."I heard a lot of oohs and ahhs," she said.
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Police increase seat belt enforcement for holiday
Driving the speed limit, stopping at red lights and stop signs and using blinkers while turning this Thanksgiving break won't guarantee a ticket-free holiday for the MSU community.
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'Vagina Monologues' to start auditions at Union on Dec. 5
Arielle Popkey was a little nervous about moaning loudly in front of a large group of people. She wasn't sure she wanted to talk about her vagina in public. But after the English and studio art sophomore participated in "The Vagina Monologues" in March, she said she wouldn't become less shy. "I got used to saying clitoris and it became a lot less scary," she said.
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Holiday events attract 50,000 to downtown Lansing
Lansing - About 50,000 people and 40,000 lights lined Lansing streets and buildings Friday night as the state Capitol ushered in the holiday season with the 18th annual Silver Bells in the City celebration. The free event hosted an electric light parade, ice sculptors and the lighting of the official state Christmas tree, complete with a fireworks display that illuminated the Lansing sky. Attendees lauded the city for organizing the free event and emphasized the importance of bringing people back into the downtown area.
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Sculpture chosen for fountain in E. Lansing
It took two tries to find the ideal sculpture for a fountain in downtown East Lansing, but after holding two contests, city officials say they've found the perfect piece to break the mold.
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Conference gives parents tips, advice on college
The King-Chavez-Parks College Day Programs, a group dedicated to increasing the number of minorities in higher education, presented its first annual parent conference Friday and Saturday at the Kellogg Center.
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'U' clinics switch to electronic records
Dr. Michael Zaroukian is "PESTEE" about the quality of care patients receive at MSU HealthTeam clinics.To help boost his philosophy of "patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, efficient and equitable" care, the group is installing an electronic medical record system, which will eliminate the traditional handwritten charts and allow patients to access their records online."What we expect is while quality is improving, cost will be reduced," Zaroukian said.Funding came from MSU HealthTeam resources, a $550,000 grant from the MSU Department of Radiology and a continued line of credit for the project.Installation of the electronic medical record system started in the MSU Department of Family Practice clinic.Zaroukian, medical director for the implementation project, said the transition from massive amounts of paperwork to the electronic system will be beneficial to patients as well as to doctors who will not have to fight with illegible records."Now we have more complete, accurate records," he said.Patients will be able to log on to read their medical records once they have signed up for the program in person.Michael Szkotnicki, MSU HealthTeam's chief information officer, said patients usually had to request a copy of their records in person and sometimes pay a fee.
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Music fest benefits retirement community
The Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils have combined to establish music event for students that benefits a local retirement community. The first Greek Music Fest took place Saturday as fraternities and sororities took over the Sports Arena in IM Sports-West to benefit the Burcham Hills Retirement Community, 2700 Burcham Drive. "I think it was a cool event," Interfraternity Council President Paul Hage said.
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Sweet potato research gets $4 million in grants
Research on sweet potatoes in Africa has helped the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources earn $4 million in grants. The grants include $1.2 million from The Rockefeller Foundation and $2.4 million from the U.S.
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WEB ONLY: Greeks hold music event
The Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils will hold the Greek Music Fest from 2-9 p.m. Saturday in the IM Sports-West arena to benefit the Burcham Hills Retirement Community. A donation of $10 to benefit Burcham Hills will be requested at the door. Numerous local Michigan bands and DJs will be featured. The Flutor's, Eyes Like Damn, Green Street, Pushing 33 and Until Sunday will be performing along with the Tech Avenue DJs. "Hopefully this will turn into an annual event," said Angela Corsi, Panhellenic Council vice president for external relations.
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WEB ONLY: RHA chooses new logo
With the help of an MSU student, the Residence Halls Association's quest for a new logo ended Wednesday at its weekly meeting. The general assembly voted to use chemistry junior Carrie Thomas' design for RHA's new logo.
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Masked assailants throw 'cream' at professor reviewing for test
Food industry management junior Elizabeth Manning said students in her statistics class are livid after two masked assailants hit their professor in the face with two "cream" objects during their Wednesday night class.The class, a review session for a test, had to be ended minutes after the attack."Everybody was pretty shocked," Manning said.
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Club organizes Mac users
Fresh out of high school, Jason L. Tye was convinced he knew everything there was to know about computers."I was a big PC fan," Tye said.