October is breast cancer awareness month, and the MSUM chapter of the American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is there to pitch in its support.
MSUM’s chapter of CAC was founded by junior Patrick Schuette, who started the group to spread the word about fighting cancer.
Perhaps unapparent to its users, Facebook is using all of their members to help them advertise. Every time a user updates their profile, Facebook is more capable of knowing the user and what advertisements will be of interest to that particular person.
For anyone in a student organization, be it an officer or just someone helping to plan a meeting or event, the catering policy has to be taken into account.
“Sodexo has an exclusive contract for serving food on the campus of MSUM. All catering must be done through Sodexo, whether in the CMU or in any other building on campus,” according to the Web site for the Office of Student Activities.
When Sheila Coghill, the English Department chairperson, came to MSUM in 1983, she was one of less than 20 women who were teaching.
“MSU lagged behind the national trend of hiring women with doctorates 20 years ago,” Coghill said, who was reelected for a second three-year term as chairperson last year.
As midterms approach, so does the anticipated stress overload. Unfortunately this means some resort to finding a quick and easy way to make good grades, which results in cheating and plagiarism. The question is if it’s really worth it.
“Eventually, you do get caught,” English professor Jill Frederick said. “As educators we are sad and disappointed when we find a student that has been cheating. We strongly encourage all of our students to come in a talk with us before seeking ‘other assistance.’ ”
Tyrone Hayes, a professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley has been studying the dangerous effects of Atrazine on the environment. On Monday Hayes came to MSUM to give a talk about his findings.
Hayes published findings that show the herbicide Atrazine causes malformation in the sexual reproductive systems of male frogs. His findings also show that water systems with
Atrazine present causes retarded growth in frogs and increases death rate because the frogs’ immune systems become deficient. “This is not normal,” Hayes said.
The Bookstore and first floor of the Comstock Memorial Union (CMU) are working with an architect to look at possible renovations.
According to Karen Mehnert-Meland, director of the CMU and Student Services, the CMU has been looking into renovating the first floor for the past five years.
Help by getting involved and being informed
Happy October everybody and happy breast cancer awareness month!
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2008 there will be 182,460 women diagnosed with breast cancer, 40,480 deaths, and 1,990 men diagnosed with breast cancer, 450
deaths.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death for women, behind lung cancer. But like many diseases, the statistics never really show the scope of the tragedy. The death of a
friend or loved one, or a life-time shortened by an average of 20 years for survivors impacts everyone connected.
“Are you here to see Peggy? Because if you are, you’re screwed!”
These were the words of encouragement from the frazzled upperclassman that was ahead of me in line to see my adviser.
“The guy that’s in there now was late, and he’s been in there forever! Now I’m going to miss my class, and you probably will too. Ugh! I’m so late!”
Don’t call me emo.
I’m sure you see my slim-fit black jeans, plaid button-up shirt and dorky wire-rimmed glasses, but please, for the sake of popular definition, do not call me emo.