During the MSS 1999 Assembly, students will plan to duplicate this project at Chicago's Navy Pier on Saturday, June 20. In an effort to make this event successful, the MSS has invited Dr C. Everett Koop to kick-off the Community Service Project with an inspirational talk. In addition, the MSS will be holding a Blood Drive sponsored by Life Source on Saturday at the Palmer House Hilton hotel. All students are encouraged to participate in these worthwhile projects. Hear from the experts and some of your colleagues who have firsthand experience with organ donation.
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The Florida State University Board of Regents has voted against creating a new medical school at the university. The Board's vote came after a yearlong debate about the need for more doctors in Florida, during which Florida Representative John Thrasher has led the push for a new medical school. Minority Numbers Down Sharply in California Minority enrollment in medical schools have declined across the nations, but the drop in minority enrollment in California has been greater than most other states. California has become an inhospitable place for minorities who are applying to medical schools. Drops in minority enrollment followed the University of California regents' 1995 decision to eliminate affirmative action policies in its public universities, and the 1996 passage of Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action policies statewide in public institutions.