MSU
Severe weather greets students
Students arriving at MSU during Welcome Weekend are used to dealing with unfamiliar faces, stacks of boxes and crowded parking lots.
MSU
Campus not affected by widespread outage
Students who were at MSU for last Thursday's power outage never had to skip a shower - the university didn't lose power or water. Despite the fact that the lights stayed on at MSU, some still followed state guidelines for water and electricity conservation throughout Welcome Weekend. "Students kept showers to a minimum and conserved energy as best they could," said D'andra Mull, assistant director for Shaw Hall.
MSU
Students to protest State News
Students protesting The State News voiced their opposition Friday at a Board of Directors meeting by launching a campaign today against MSU's independent newspaper. The State News advertising policy came under fire following a series of campustruth.org ads published in The State News beginning in late February.
MSU
Groups offer student involvement
Hanging 20 feet in the air on a cliff side, Jeff Beachnau could see MSU's many student organizations below, each trying to draw interest to their groups. The English freshman was taking part in a rock climbing event at Saturday's Party at the Aud, an event that encouraged students to get involved in campus organizations. Beachnau said he was happy to participate in campus activities but was worried about classes starting. "This is a good chance to meet people and see what goes on in more than just the dorm," he said. Hundreds of students attended the event, which also offered candy, refreshments, ice cream, martial arts exhibits, basketball, rock climbing and fencing.
MSU
'U' a no-show on Review list
MSU didn't make a showing on the 2004 Princeton Review's party list, after landing the number 12 spot last year. The New York-based organization surveyed 106,000 students at nearly 2,000 North American colleges to compile the data into the book, The Best 351 Colleges, 2004 Edition.
MSU
Some rooms overbooked as students move in to 'U'
With her hair pulled back and arms wrapped around a Dell computer, Jessica Katz and two of her friends battled the warm Friday sunshine as they moved her belongings from her over-booked triple room in Abbot Hall into her new room in Mason Hall. While most incoming freshmen were adjusting to the stress and anxiety of moving into dorm rooms on campus, the no-preference freshman had to deal with it twice.
MSU
Students review laptop capabilities
Some students say purchasing a laptop instead of a desktop might be the best way to save a little space during a year of cramped dorm rooms and cluttered desks.No preference sophomore Cheryl Brodowski said she was drawn to the versatility and space-saving attributes of a laptop.
MSU
Road work fills summer semester
Returning MSU students will notice significant aesthetic changes around campus as a result of summer-long construction to improve campus roads and buildings.Farm Lane was closed between Wilson and Auditorium roads from May through the beginning of July.
MSU
Downloads could result in discipline
MSU officials have a warning for students who try to illegally download music and movies - do it and pay the price."We have to change the way students look at file-sharing and change the way they think about it," MSU network administrator Randall Hall said.File-sharing programs, such as KaZaA, have become a bigger problem for the MSU networks in the past year, causing about 200 complaints per week from companies such as record labels, Hall said.Computer Center officials are working to develop a more specific addition to clarify the university's Acceptable Use Policy, which better explains punishments for file-sharing."We need to get a document that spells out in black and white, 'you can do this, you can't do this,'" said Hall, who has recently become the policy's compliance administrator.The policy attempts to lay out a better framework for company complaints as well as a step-process for students who file-share.Hall and his staff handles about 35 file-sharing cases per day.Companies can scan files on a network by using a simple and legal program, Hall said.
MSU
SARS stranded students
For many, a typical trip to a hardware store consists of buying plywood, tools and home fixtures. But for two MSU students, their shopping cart included 500 surgical masks intended to help prevent the spread of SARS, a deadly virus.
MSU
New journalism director takes office
Bath - Jane Briggs-Bunting sat in the middle of her new condominium surrounded by open space, a few boxes filled with pictures and a rocking chair - one of the two places to sit in her canary yellow living room.
MSU
'U' offers updated Web site for upcoming academic year
When thousands of students and faculty members flock back onto campus in August, they might notice a change to MSU's green and white Web site. The university officially launch its updated Web site on Aug.
MSU
Housing rates raised for the fall
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proposal in June to raise housing rates across the board by 6 percent starting this fall.
MSU
Campus store offers discount prices
Buying computer hardware and software can leave your pocketbook pretty bare, but there's an outlet on campus to help ease the pain. To help students who need to bargain shop, the MSU Computer Store, located in the Computer Center next to the Administration Building, offers hardware and software at discounted prices for MSU students and faculty and staff members. Allan Evans, Computer Store sales associate and electrical engineering junior, said everything the store sells is new. "We have Dell, Apple, Compaq, IBM, Gateway and Toshiba" as far as computers go, he said, adding the store carries both desktop and laptop computers. Since 2001, incoming freshmen are required to have an Internet-ready computer, able to connect to MSU's Ethernet.
MSU
ASMSU seats open, students endorsed
Empty seats in ASMSU's conference room will be a theme this fall, despite the reinstatement of 10 representatives to MSU's undergraduate student government.
MSU
Study: students study less but receive better grades
According to a study, high school seniors are slacking on homework time but still pulling off high grades - a sign that grade inflation might be taking over.
MSU
'U' classes offer more than work
Sailing the fresh waters of Michigan or curling up with "The Lord of the Rings" doesn't have to just be a hobby anymore. There are several old and new classes available at MSU allowing students to enjoy their hobbies in a classroom atmosphere. But some of these classes are filling up quickly such as Criminal Justice 210, Introduction to Forensic Science with Jay Siegel. "It's open to anyone who can get in," said Siegel, director of MSU's Forensic Science Program.
MSU
Prof. helps China reserves
When Jack Liu travels to China, he is fighting to save the country's depleting forests and wildlife.
MSU
'U' offers students work opportunities
Imagine getting paid to watch basketball games, travel with the team and witness every practice. That's the kind of work general management senior Justin Squires gets to enjoy as a manager for MSU's men's basketball team.
MSU
E-mail system flawed, not yet ready for users
Upgrading to MSU's new e-mail system won't be a possibility for students coming to the university this fall.The e-mail home base, mail.msu.edu, officially launched in March.