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October devoted to educating women

Ryan Wallace
October 2, 2001

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month gives women the opportunity to learn more about the disease - the sooner the better. Activities throughout the month will help women recognize the importance of early detection. Today is “Tell a Friend Tuesday,” which encourages women to call eight friends they care about who are older than 40 and remind them to get their yearly mammogram. Lansing Mayor David Hollister will be placing calls in support of the program at City Hall from 10-10:30 a.m. Sharon Greenhoe, a spokeswoman for the Lansing-area American Cancer Society, said early detection is the most important treatment of the disease. “Early detection is 97 percent curable,” she said.

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Mentors run, walk for awareness month causes, foundations

Okey Umelo
October 2, 2001

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month both recognized in October, leaders at Williams, Yakeley and Gilchrist halls are eager to show their support.Mentors, minority aides and other staff held a kickoff event at midnight Sunday for 31 Marathons in 31 Days, a fund-raiser sponsored by Residence Life.Participants took the first steps toward their goal by walking or running 1 mile around West Circle Drive.For the next 31 days, whenever they are walking or running on campus, they will keep a tally of the number of miles they covered - hopefully until they reach the equivalent of 31 marathons.“It’s going to be really interesting to see if we can pull this off,” said Jason Leonard, an electrical engineering senior and mentor at Williams Hall.

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Minority aides host open student forum

Camille Spencer
October 1, 2001

The South Complex minority aides are offering an opportunity for students to express their opinions about racial issues through an open forum today.The event, “Aftermath of Blame: Risks for Communities of Color,” will be held from 7:30 p.m.

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Grant prepares Michigan for bioterrorist attacks

Steve Eder
October 1, 2001

Since the Sept. 11 attacks in Washington and New York, concerns of potential bioterrorist threats have grown, but representatives from the Michigan Department of Community Health say they have been preparing to respond.Dr. David Johnson, the department’s chief medical executive, said the expertise of heath-care providers and professionals would play a critical role in the event of a biological or chemical attack.

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AIDS WALK help to raise awareness, money

Kristy Austin
October 1, 2001

Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. The AIDS Walk Michigan twisted this familiar saying and asked volunteers to “walk a while to pay for someone else’s shoes.”Six hundred people from around Michigan gathered to participate in AIDS Walk Michigan at Valley Court Park in East Lansing on Sunday.

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Race proceeds aid science center

Leslie Escobar
October 1, 2001

Lansing - A giant inflatable green dinosaur greeted both runners and visitors to the reopening of the Impression 5 Science Center on Sunday.The ninth annual Capital City River Run began at 10 a.m.

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New director heads Office of Study Abroad

Kristy Austin
October 1, 2001

The Office of Study Abroad has something new to offer the MSU community this year, and it’s not in a different country.Its new director, Kathleen Fairfax, plans to use her experience to keep the program strong.“I really love my job and the fact that I am personally enthused about study abroad makes me good at what I do,” Fairfax said.

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Faculty tour may open Lithuania to study abroad

Eric Morath
October 1, 2001

MSU students may soon be able to set their sights on a country that once laid beyond the iron curtain - Lithuania.Robert Huggett, MSU vice president of research and graduate studies, joined a group of three faculty members in a tour of the country’s universities last month.He said he hopes to establish opportunities for students to study abroad in the nation, which was formerly under Communist influence.“We discovered what appears to be a great interest in collaborating with MSU,” he said.

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U donates time, honors Gandhi Day

Camille Spencer
October 1, 2001

The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students took the opportunity to honor Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday by facilitating its second day-long volunteer effort.The event was designed to coincide with Gandhi Day, celebrated on Oct.

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Program provides companionship for HIV patients

Kristy Austin
September 28, 2001

Anyone looking to donate some time and caring effort may find an opportunity through the Lansing Area AIDS Network. The network is looking for volunteers for its buddy program and for this Sunday’s AIDS walk. “Being a buddy can change your life,” said David Bialski, a buddy program volunteer.

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Campus briefs

Red Cross to sponsor disaster relief trainingA student chapter of the nationwide group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, is sponsoring a Red Cross Disaster Relief Training session from 9 a.m.

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Honors College enrollment prospers

Ryan Wallace
September 27, 2001

Of the more than 34,000 undergraduate students enrolled at MSU, 6.5 percent are enrolled in the Honors College. The college has 2,300 students, including 480 incoming students - a 14 percent increase from last year. These preliminary enrollment statistics for the 2001-02 school year, showed the Honors Colleges reached the second highest enrollment since 1971. At the Academic Council meeting Tuesday, Provost Lou Anna Simon said MSU has an ethnically and academically diverse group of students - and the Honors College numbers enhance that. “1971 was a banner year for the Honors College enrollment, and this is almost near that record,” she said. Director Ron Fisher said enrollment has consistently gotten larger over the last seven years, but he hopes it will stay around this level for a while. “My hope for the future is to stabilize somewhere between 2,100 and 2,300 each year,” he said. While the Honors College’s enrollment has increased in size, the new students in the college have increased in academic talent as well - along with the rest of MSU’s incoming freshmen this year. “The university in the last six or seven years has expanded its research of the high academic talent in Michigan and other states,” Fisher said. Gordon Stanley, director of admissions, said this was one of the strongest incoming classes. “Going by the preliminary numbers, yes, this is the best academic class to come through MSU,” he said.