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SIRS evaluations used to improve courses, teaching

Stephen Brooks
April 25, 2012

Once history professor Edward Jocque receives his stack of Student Instructional Rating System, or SIRS, forms after entering his final grades, he takes the time to carefully look through the responses. After sifting through the evaluations with responses on extreme ends of the spectrum, Jocque said he uses the forms to help improve his class, adding that he once changed the structure of his final exam based on SIRS suggestions.

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Students learn about healthy decision-making during Duck Days

Darcie Moran
April 25, 2012

More than 500 students had the chance to try on drunk goggles, play games and earn a free T-shirt when they stopped by the sidewalk near Olin Health Center on Wednesday to participate in Olin and the Residence Halls Association’s Duck Days event. Students, community members, Olin Health Center professionals and the MSU Police Department contributed to the event.

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As finals draw closer, students seek out best study spots

Lauren Gibbons
April 24, 2012

As the clock winds down on the spring semester and students throughout campus are cramming material learned during the semester to prepare for final exams, the question of where to study remains on students’ minds. Throughout their years at MSU, students have developed areas where they feel comfortable sitting down and getting things done.

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Dual enrollment policy revised

Stephen Brooks
April 24, 2012

Revisions to the university policy on dual enrollment for undergraduates were approved by University Council at its final meeting of the academic year yesterday. The new policy, which goes into effect this fall, allows undergraduate students to dual enroll in graduate programs once they reach junior standing. Currently, students only can dual enroll in graduate programs once they are within 15 credits of completing their undergraduate degree.

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Students contest rules of the rock

Darcie Moran
April 23, 2012

Human biology sophomore Grace Davis was devastated when she woke up on April 17 to find out the memorial she and her friends had painted for their friend Jessica Hockensmith at the rock on Farm Lane had been painted over.

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Hitting a high note

Jaclyn McNeal
April 23, 2012

Music education sophomore Matt Nabozny, left, music freshman Reilly Spitzfaden, center, and music education Alexey Levigne, right, practice the marimba for their studio recital Monday at the Music Building. The trio has been practicing six hours a week for the upcoming performance.

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MSU students picnic for Earth Day

Rebecca Ryan
April 23, 2012

Across the nation, environmental lovers gathered yesterday with baskets of food, in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people picnicking in a 24-hour period. More than 40 locations in the U.S. hosted picnics related to the event, including the Fenner Nature Center, where 244 MSU students and community members participated in the challenge linked to Earth Day, said Nature Conservancy Marketing Manager Melissa Molenda.

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MSU Paranormal Society investigates Morrill Hall

Alex McClung
April 23, 2012

Before chemistry junior Mary Steinhauer stepped on campus, she knew she wanted to be a Paranormal Society member. Ever since a friend introduced her to paranormal studies in high school, Steinhauer has had a deep interest in the topic.

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Students flock to MSU Car Show to display cars, talent

Darcie Moran
April 23, 2012

For economics junior Ahmed Almansouri, showing off his yellow and black 2008 Corvette at the MSU Car Show on Saturday had more significance than just his love of cars. “People say Corvettes are the American dream — that’s my dream,” Almansouri said.

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University Council to discuss 2012-13 updates

Megan Durisin
April 23, 2012

University Council will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in 115 International Center. The council’s agenda items include discussion of the proposed merger of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the Department of Plant Pathology to form the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

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MSU helps students moving out recycle

Stephen Brooks
April 22, 2012

MSU Residential and Hospitality Services is encouraging students and community members to recycle more during its 16th annual “Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out” program. The goal of the program is to promote environmental sustainability during the time students move out of the residence halls, and the department hopes to prevent thousands of cubic feet of waste from accumulating in landfills.

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From the ground up

Rachel Jackson
April 20, 2012

The first snowfall on campus during Robert McGee’s first year of college was a new experience for him. The MSU alumnus, who arrived on campus from Virginia in 1954 on a band scholarship, had never seen snow before and had not thought to bring warmer clothing. “I was absolutely frozen to death the first winter, but eventually I got used to it,” he said. McGee, who now lives in Connecticut, said he comes back to campus for Homecoming festivities every year no matter the weather to walk many of the same paths he walked when he was a student living on campus in the 1950s.

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ASMSU passes 2012-13 budget

Rachel Jackson
April 19, 2012

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed its final budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year at its Thursday night meeting, after discussing final changes to allocations last week.