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RHA officials move to new Holden office
Officers with MSU's Residence Halls Association are preparing for this upcoming school year in a new, larger office near their old location. Kevin Newman, RHA president, said he is excited about the new space, G-7 in the basement of Holden Hall.
Coed quarters
From the doorway of her first-floor room in West Holden Hall, psychology sophomore Erin Bone watched as her neighbors - both male and female - filed past with belongings on Thursday. This semester, the formerly sex-segregated floors on the first floor of both West and East Holden Hall have changed to coed-by-suite floors, which many students and parents have warmly embraced. "I love it," Bone said as the sounds of an intense round of video game football between her male neighbors filtered down the hall. Speaking from her experience on a same-sex floor last year, she said the hormone-saturated atmosphere created by an all-male or all-female group can become stifling, resulting in drama - or petty conflicts.
Students face crowding
Most incoming freshmen have settled into their dorm rooms, but overcrowding might keep some students stuck for days or weeks. On Friday, 220 two-occupant rooms in the residence halls were filled by three instead, said Director of University Housing Angela Brown.
Roomate ringside
College is one of the major frontiers in life, and often it's the peers that students live and learn with during this time that make lasting impressions on their lives.
Many students opt for freedom from dorm life
Upon moving off campus after living in the dorms, students might feel a sudden surge of freedom. They might also find themselves without toilet paper and with only beer, mustard and saltines for sustenance. The liberties, privacy and excitement that go along with moving away from the dorms can come with many extra responsibilities. Dishes, instead of being washed by a paid staff, can pile up in a dirty sink, which will begin to stink up the kitchen in a matter of days.
