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Official New Year's resolutions

University and community officials reveal their own goals for 2006

"My resolution is to continue to learn about the campus … about the values and directions and do everything I can to help the campus move forward."

Kim Wilcox
MSU provost


"Like everyone, I want to exercise more and have a healthier diet. I want to continue to work as hard as I can within MSU and the surrounding community to ensure MSU reaches its fullest potential."

Lou Anna K. Simon
MSU president


"I want to exercise every day … have a healthy, happy, riot-free year."

Mark Meadows
East Lansing City Councilmember


"My goal is to be able to do a full marathon this year."

Sam Singh
East Lansing mayor


"To get in shape. I ran a half marathon last year. My plan is to keep running and to run some sort of race next fall."

Gretchen Whitmer
State Rep., D-East Lansing


"My vacation time bank is close to being maxed out from not taking enough time away from work. I'm going to make it a point to take more time off and spend it with my kids (ages 4, 7 and 9)."

Tom Wibert
East Lansing police chief


"To balance the city's budget without using reserves or raising taxes … To get to the YMCA more often for workouts"

Virg Bernero
Lansing mayor


"I didn't make one."

Andrew Schepers
ASMSU Student Assembly chairperson

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