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Diverse crowd celebrates 'Holidays in Old Town'
Lansing's Old Town is in the midst of its holiday celebration with events aimed at bringing people of all ages to the area and its businesses. "It's an opportunity for MSU students to sneak away from East Lansing and see that this area has a lot more to offer than they think," said Jamie Schriner-Hooper, executive director of the Old Town Commercial Association. The celebration, "Holidays in Old Town," started on Dec.
Women's programs exhibited in Lansing
TruWisdom is holding an event to showcase women's programs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Holiday Inn West Lansing Conference Center, 7501 W.
Senior awarded fellowship for kidney research
A microbiology and molecular genetics senior recently received a fellowship to continue her current research on kidney defects. Jennifer Edwards was awarded a 2005 Undergraduate Research Fellows Outstanding Local Students fellowship from the American Physiological Society. The 10-week fellowship will allow her to continue working in a lab and pay travel expenses to an experimental biology conference in San Francisco in April, where she will present her work — the relationship between kidneys and blood pressure. She has always known that she wants to go into medicine and do research, so she said this has been a good opportunity for her. "It's got to be something you have a true interest in and true passion for," Edwards said.
Experts: Plan for designated driver
Students need to prepare to designate a driver when drinking, especially as the holiday season approaches, said experts from local and national groups as they recognized December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Planning ahead is one of the best ways to avoid drinking and driving, said Rebecca Allen, health educator at Olin Health Center. "Your safest bet is if you plan to drive, just don't drink," Allen said.
World of awareness
Peggy Alston said she has good days and bad days living with HIV. But she copes with the situation by helping others with the disease. If she is having a bad day, she prefers to go out and find an activity to do. "You have to find something to do, not focusing on your problem all of the time," Alston said.
