2008 Woodie Awards
The victims of violenceStudents and faculty speak out for awareness of domestic violence
Every nine seconds a woman in the U.S. is assaulted by her spouse. Domestic violence is the No. 1 cause of emergency room visits by women. Four million women a year are assaulted and beaten.
Some of those women shared their stories Wednesday night.
For domestic violence awareness month, the Minnesota State Women's Center held the first annual speak-out against domestic violence.…
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Time to reevaluate the routesMore public transportation options could reduce demand for parking
For many Minnesota State students, the campus' lack of parking is an obvious issue, even more so now with residents of the new Sears dorm parking in the Crawford parking lot and some Crawford residents forced to park in Gage.
The solution might seem to be creating more parking spaces, but another option is increasing public transportation around campus.…
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Linking student parentsNew student organization, LINKS, brings MSU students with children together
Tuition payments, classes, exams and studying are all factors that contribute to a stressful college experience. Now try adding the pressures of being a parent, such as finding a caretaker and supporting a child on a job,
LINKS is a student organization created to help students with these issues.…
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MSU food services cater to religionMuslim and Pakistan student associations team with student senate vice president to help make halal meat available in the student union
Minnesota State recently added halal meat to its menu.
Halal, or permitted meat, follows a dietary practice in the religion of Islam that calls for animals to be killed in a humane and hygienic way.
"Normally when an animal is sent for slaughter, it is given an electric shock to calm it down," said Louay Abu-Shady, former vice president of the Muslim Student Association.…
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