COMMENTARY
Conference collects conservatives
At around 10:30 p.m. on a mid-week evening, MSU College Republicans departed campus en route to the American Capitol.
COMMENTARY
Student input should produce better ANGEL
Any MSU student or faculty member who has ever felt any frustration when dealing with ANGEL — presumably, the majority of students and faculty — can take a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the course management system slowly is being replaced.
FEATURES
Tips for combining many photos into one frame
Walk into any college dorm room or apartment, and you’ll find the area most likely is filled with photographs.
MSU
Rooming blind produces wide range of results
When Shelly Bennett found her roommate sleeping naked in their Wonders Hall room while the athletic training freshman’s 13-year-old brother was visiting, she knew her living situation wasn’t working out.
MICHIGAN
Co-op residents find sense of community
Caitlin Slicker has found living with 28 other students difficult at times, but the sense of community trumps the little disputes. “Sometimes people don’t clean up after themselves, but that’s really a problem anywhere,” said Slicker, an international relations and comparative cultures and politics senior.
MICHIGAN
High living expenses hard to avoid in East Lansing
There’s two primary living options in East Lansing: on- and off-campus housing. Each have their own merits.
MICHIGAN
Greek community members discuss “living in”
When Emily Jaslove first came to MSU in 2010, she wanted to become a part of something special in a campus flowing with more than 45,000 students.
COMMENTARY
Blind rooming creates many opportunities
When I arrived on campus, I had no idea who my roommate was or whether we’d get along. OK, that’s a lie.
COMMENTARY
Close quarters
I’ve lived in a lot of places. I’ve lived in a house with a colorful cast of characters in East Lansing, I’ve lived in an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, with three complete strangers (in a place that hates the entire state of Michigan, no less) and I’ve lived in the dorms by myself and with other people.
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RHA provides students with events, on-campus services
Students interested in living on campus often are inundated with special deals, events and activities, but one way to stay involved in on-campus happenings is to stay updated with the Residence Halls Association, or RHA. RHA is the on-campus student government at MSU, which serves more than 15,000 students and provides a number of services through hall governments and free student events. RHA President Sarah Pomeroy said the group not only provides representation of campus residents to university administrators but also provides entertainment and health tips for on- and off-campus residents. One of the more well-known activities the group provides is its weekend movies at Wells Hall, which are free to on-campus residents with a valid ID.
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Students subleasing apartments encounter difficulty
Finance senior Caitlin Calleja knows how hard it is to sublease an apartment in East Lansing. Last summer, it took about a dozen people backing out last minute and two fake checks before she and her roommates finally found someone to sublet their Cedar Village apartment. “It’s hard because last year we had people come look (at our apartment), and they seemed like a sure thing,” Calleja said.
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Living on campus convenient for students
Genomics and molecular genetics freshman Michael Bowe has trouble hiding the disappointment he has when it comes to his living arrangement for next year. Bowe, like many MSU students, struggled to make decisions in time to find housing he would be completely happy with next year.
NEWS
Romney, Santorum vie for Michigan vote
Brenton Craggs knows MSU isn’t thriving with conservative Republicans. But while he used to feel like a loner supporting Rick Santorum for president, he and some of his friends are now seeing eye to eye.
NEWS
Local bakeries stock up on paczkis for holiday
Hours before some Christians prepare to cut back on luxury items for Lent, local businesses, students and the university plan to offer ways for people to have one last feast with paczkis.
COMMENTARY
Dorm living loses its luster after two years
Most students tend to see living in the dorms as an obligation rather than choice when coming to college freshman year.
NEWS
MSU looks at two options for ANGEL replacement
MSU Libraries, Computing and Technology, or LCT, is inviting students and faculty to help participate in its decision between two learning management systems to replace ANGEL.
NEWS
Court case brings up internship concerns
Hospitality business senior Kelley Tilma has worked about 11 hours a week since November 2011 in Lansing as a catering sales intern at the Lansing Center. She meets with clients, plans menus and takes event orders — all for free.
NEWS
Police Brief 02/21/12
A 19-year-old female student reported being assaulted between about 1-2 a.m. Feb. 18 at the corner of Harrison Road and Michigan Avenue, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Pretrial for alleged murderer David Marion Jr. scheduled for Tuesday
David Marion Jr., one of the alleged co-conspirators in the March 2010 killings of MSU student Darren Brown, 18, and roommate Owen Goodenow, 23, will have a pretrial in Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court at 3 p.m. today.
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Students honor Black History Month in poetry
Communication sophomore Domeda Duncan celebrated Black History Month on Monday evening by playing the role of famous writer Maya Angelou.