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Sen Cf)')lal Gt'c ,aid ,he Ill"' th1~ men1:i.lit)' m )Cvcral of fl.kndv '~ dcc1)10,l\ When MSU v. a~ d1~·u~,mg p<M1hlc affili :i.1100 mto one of 1he \latc11,1de ~y,tenh . \,cc '-ltd Mende,. oppo)l.'d the pcm ,hllny b«au..c ,1 would ultim.itcly hun 4hC' ,1u-
E&lo, !n ( hiel S1udcn1 Go,·cmmcnt A~:-oc,atmn Prcsuknt Jc),c Mende, . .......nt, to he remcinhcred for one thmt: .,..hen peoplelook bi..· k on h1, 1cnurc m office - h1, dcd1c:auon 10 the studcnh
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"faef)thmg thal he ~d W I) for lhc )IU• throughout the fall and dovon the:: home, llrctch lhll ~mcMcr. Mendez !-aid lhc )IU· dcn1s ftf\l," Gee -.aud. '11m @:t'~' me .a 101 dent_, at M1d11,·c!-lcm State h:t\'C httn ht~ morC' confidence ,n Student GcwtmnlC'nl " 1op pnonty O,.crall. Mendez ~ •d he .... ,., plca\Cd " Whcn you n~c a dccmon (:U SGA v.1th hi\ 1cm1 m offK:c ~IOC'nl), 11'~ not ou1or stlf-intercst, but According 10 Mende,. dlC' mam accomfor cvtryonc,~ Mende£ \Jid. "You have 10 ph \hmtnb th1) year Ill Student do thmg) lhat m bcM f0< the ~1uden1 Gtn·cmmcnt were ~,amng MSU Rn You,
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McTeer speaks at annual Streich Family Lectureship Kah' Martin WclilfonUepoi'te, PcrM>nal dri\·t and industry arc wha1 fuel the Amcncan economy, Robcn MC'T«r Jr. ~ad 1as1 Fm.lay dunng the 1997 Streich Family L«turt~h1p on Ftce Entcrpme. McTttr I\ the J)fc,ident and CEO of 11\t' FeJcral Rt!toC~ Bank of Dalla\ and wa~ the 161h .\ pcakrr 1n the r.c~. which focuses on the ,mponan«: free enter• pnsc m American bu1snU.\ ~ lttturt .sene.s is ~J)OO\Oml by the Dw,scoo of Bu~nc~, Adminisua1ion and the Buretiu o( Bus1nc~1,, and
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In the k<'turt, ~kTrtr uled t umpk.i, Ille Ad.am Sm,th 10 show hnw mdu~nousnc,~ 1n bu,,nc,, \·an ~ ,~ry profilabk. He !wild Sm1lh wa., a p1, 1tol fijl:urt> m Amcncan h,Mory and brought into focu) the 1mpona111:e of lcmng bJ1sno~\ 110,·cm 1hC'mstl\'c s whik ,ull producing qualtty &oods :it lo,.,.• co,1 He ,111d a hu1\nc11 owocr'i mo11,·a11011 hcl~ keep thC' need lor go\'emrncnt con1rol tu :1 nunm1um lie ah.o IOUC'hcd on the currtnt ~itua11nn- m Cluna and Japan and how thclf economic 1.~ ,tc-rn, ma) '-t'Cm pmfi1ablc at prc...cnc hut :1rc doofnc-d to f:11lurt Pan of the rea\00. he \ltd, 1~ the IX'k of 1ncm111·e tha1 the .... ort.-
pre!>tnt, w,11 fall v.hcn 1hC' un,i.1l kd .,..orl e,, v.ho makr up J 11gn1rl\'Jnl pcn.'t'nlaJ C' nl the l.1h11r h•n·e n:1olt aga111~1 lhc t111\cmn1tm The J.ir :mc-.c ancrc:1n11Jc ')'tem. 10oh1l·h h.-, Ix-en m place for mort' lhan 250 )C:tr., ,, al(,11 t-cr111nm): tn , h,110 ,1gns of ,mun . hr ,:uJ M,.Tl'l'f , :ud m.in, ,.nuntnt·, .,,e movmg: toward a free 1•111c1·pt•~ , } ,tt'm' ol 1•1.onnm,,, ,md the change v. 111 be ht'ncfa:1al. 11\ll JU-t 11• th,· mJ1n du:tl c11un10 ·, hut t(l the v.orld ,..,_ooom> a\ v.d l Mrlet r •~ J Gc,,rg1J n;aU\ I.' .,..h,1 c.1mcd h1, J,-.:1,11,ill' 1n c~:Ollllffll(:\ from lhC' l 'nt\1,'flll~ 01 (j('Ofl,'.M
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Thc "fot'' •~u\C'd III manr dtpanmcnt.\ 1n hcu of a formal 1u1onng prc~ram The f0<c1gn 1:ingulgc, c.kpiirlmcnt a1 MSU ha\ ,uch a h,1 of IUlnr, \l.'hcn a , tu• den, call~ for help. he or , hc 1i. rderrcd tn Ofll" of lhc name\ There arc about 15 nanlC', on the:: ll~t. Tht \C1coce dcpartmc:nl'-. IU\Of'l. ,.:1111'111 mamly of lab :b.\.i'rlant~ and tc:ich1ng ,1"1":u1b knmftr ~favficlJ 1, ~ trc\hman C'lemcn• 1:uy cduc:11ion· maJ1•r 11ho ha~ ho!h bcl'n
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