In their discussions with East Lansing's permanent residents, Melanie Glover (right) and Megan Bensette (left) always hear the same two complaints — noise and litter.

The MSU students are two of the seven neighborhood resource coordinators, or NRCs, that work in the Community Relations Coalition, which pushes for cooperation and communication between residents. As city officials and police point to recent increases in noise and partying and discuss a possible ban on outdoor drinking games, the NRCs get to hear the opinions of many members of the community, both permanent and temporary. For them, maintaining relations between temporary and permanent residents is challenging but worthwhile.

"We'd like both parties to be equally represented in their communities," Glover said.