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Case Hall welcomes new cafe

Students living on south campus will no longer have to trek to East Grand River Avenue for a cup o’ joe.The Barista Cafe, located on the ground floor of South Case Hall, opened Feb.

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Lecture discusses race relations, adversity

A positive spin on the term racial profiling was the core of the Rev. Joseph Lowery’s speech Thursday, part of Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey, a visiting minority faculty lecture series sponsored by the College of Osteopathic Medicine. “We didn’t have to have a violent revolution to overcome our oppression,” Lowery said before his speech.

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U officer mourns loss of K-9 partner

It was a reassuring sight.Whenever MSU police Sgt. Maureen Ramsey would make a traffic stop, she could always look back at her vehicle and see someone watching to make sure she was safe.“He would be standing on the platform between the seats and I barely saw the silhouette of his two ears,” the 13-year campus police force veteran recalled, still wearing her K-9 officer pin.“The police officer doesn’t become dependent on them in regards to safety, but it’s like having a four-pawed guardian angel.”But for the last month, those pointed, furry ears have been noticeably absent from Ramsey’s patrol car.

MICHIGAN

Engler announces plan for identification of fathers

A new pilot project, announced this week by Gov. John Engler, seeks to raise the number of fathers identified when children are born to 100 percent in Michigan.Engler said in a written statement that “immediate establishment of paternity at birth provides a child with many benefits, including access to a complete medical history, inheritance rights, insurance, social security, veteran’s and other benefits.”The one-year, $300,000 pilot program will include Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Lakeland Medical Center in Niles and Genesys Health Park in Grand Blanc.The three hospitals, which were chosen for the pilot because of geographical variances in the number of unwed births, designed their own plans to implement the program.

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LCC board to debate possible program cuts

Cody Masalkoski will attempt to tell Lansing Community College’s Board of Trustees that he’s against a proposal to cut six of the college’s programs. “They’re all excellent programs,” the LCC criminal justice sophomore said about the jeopardized programs.

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Bird watchers get online for annual species count

Bird enthusiasts around the nation will come together online today through Sunday as part of the National Audubon Society and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s fourth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. In an attempt to track birds, the society’s e-event will host an online survey that allows participants to let researchers know what types of birds were seen during the three days.

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U funding remains low despite state guidelines

LANSING - MSU President M. Peter McPherson encouraged a state subcommittee to continue to close the funding gap between Michigan’s three research universities during testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday.McPherson asked the Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee to follow the funding guidelines approved last year.

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DCL to sponsor career conference

The MSU-Detroit College of Law will be sponsoring Career Conference 2001 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. today.The conference will allow students at DCL to meet with prospective employers and learn about various career options.Caryn Mateer, director of Career Services at DCL, said the event will be helpful to students entering the work force.“It’s very important that our students have access to government and public interest employers from across the state,” she said.

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Eatery brings culture to Old Town

LANSING - Cuban Bullets are joining the Cuban and American cultures in Old Town Lansing.The sandwich of pull pork and a special sauce is the signature item of Lansing’s new Cuban Restaurant.The 3 Dames Big Little Havana, 311 E.

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Olin promotes safe sex for V-Day

In less than a hour, MSU students snatched up nearly 300 Valentine’s Day kits provided by Olin Health Center on Wednesday, which was National Condom Day.Members of Olin’s Health Advocate Program distributed festive Valentine’s Day bags in the International Center, which included candy, two condoms, lubricant and a card filled with safer sex tips.

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New dean appointed to medical school

The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Dr. Glenn Davis as the new dean of the MSU College of Human Medicine at its board meeting Wednesday.Davis, a corporate vice president of academic affairs at Detroit’s Henry Ford Health Systems, will begin his term as dean at MSU in May.MSU President M.

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Professors receive rare grants

Two MSU professors are were selected to receive grants from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. Farhad Jaberi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Aaron Odom, an assistant professor of chemistry, are among 26 scientists nationwide who will share $8 million in grants. Each will receive $300,000 from the government agency as part of the Young Investor Program.

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Event will kick off reconstruction of Hannah Middle School

The City of East Lansing will mark the beginning of Hannah Middle School’s shift into a community center tomorrow with a Reconstruction Kick-off. The event will include speeches by several city officials and a slide presentation by construction officials from The Christman Co. and architects from Mitchell and Mouat.