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Foundation started in memory of MSU student

Throughout his life, Don Ausman spent his time working to better the lives of those less fortunate than he. Now a month after his death, Ausman’s family is continuing the MSU senior’s mission of volunteerism with the creation of the Don Ausman Foundation. The foundation has established a fund to help MSU students pay for trips to participate in Alternative Spring Break, a program in which Ausman was heavily involved.

NEWS

Committee to talk funding with Mich. universities

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and two other in-state university presidents will testify to the importance of higher education before Michigan legislators today, less than a month after Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed 3 percent cut in funding for MSU.

MSU

MSU professor to discuss Mich. economy in lecture

Students and faculty can get a glimpse into Michigan’s economic future Wednesday when economics professor Charles Ballard gives a lecture at Fairchild Theatre. “Michigan’s Economic Future is Not an Oxymoron: Confessions of an MSU Economist,” is the second installment of ASMSU’s Last Lecture Series.

NEWS

Police Brief 03/02/09

A 19-year-old female student reported nearly $700 worth of clothing stolen after a Wonders Hall employee took them to be washed, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MICHIGAN

Student housing at stake in E.L. redevelopment

Despite recent concerns from property owners in the East Village area and actions to label the area as environmentally contaminated, city officials said they have no intention of using eminent domain to acquire an area of land that’s home to housing for thousands of MSU students.

MSU

Atheist icon to speak at Wharton

Richard Dawkins, a famous British atheist and popular science writer, will speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. Dawkins wrote “The Selfish Gene” in 1976, which popularized the gene-centered view of evolution.

MICHIGAN

Stimulus protesters attend 'tea parties'

More than 300 protesters of all ages flooded the Capitol steps Friday afternoon, with signs, flags and tea bags in hand. The event was one of more than 40 “tea parties” held in cities across the nation to rally against the federal economic stimulus package.

MICHIGAN

Johnny's Lunch closes doors

Johnny’s Lunch, 101 E. Grand River Ave., closed its doors last week. A sign posted on the front door of the hot dog and burger joint read, “Closed until further notice. We thank you for your business and apologize for any inconvenience.”

MSU

MSU group brings culture to campus

From underneath stage lights and vibrant costumes came an alternative type of education about culture for MSU students. The Asian Pacific American Student Organization, or APASO, held its 10th biennial Cultural Vogue at the Auditorium, a celebration of modern and traditional Asian culture.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/27/09

A 20-year-old male student was working with a mixture of sodium and potassium when the concoction exploded in his hands, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MSU

Progress in diversity

To audiology and speech sciences sophomore Carolyn McLean, interacting with students from an array of backgrounds is one of the best parts of MSU. “I think my culture is great; other cultures are probably great, too. And if I never experience them, then I never know,” said McLean. “I see many different types of people, so I love that about (MSU).”