Resources and Ways to Get Involved
Some more links to places to receive crisis support and give support to individuals affected by the recent tragedy.
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IamincrediblyexcitedtobeservingasyournewVicePresidentofEducation.Ihave lovedmytimeintheSHCthusfar,andIhavealwayswantedtobemoreinvolvedwithin theorganization Ithinkthateducationiscentraltothegrowth,longevity,andpurpose ofahousingcooperative withoutit,wearen’tthatdifferentfromanyotherhousing group AsVPE,IlookforwardtogettingthePinePressbackupandrunning, empoweringeducationofficers,andpromotingeducationaleffortsthroughoutour community(lookforwardtosomenewtrainingscomingyourwaysoon!).Also,I’mgoing togettheFebruaryPinePressoutinFebruaryordietrying(ifyou’rereadingthis,I succeeded!).
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Hello,mynameisJakeMantela.Ihavebeen livingatHedrickfornearlytwoyearsnow andgraduatedfromMSUinDecember2022. InadditiontoservingasVPFforour organization,Iworkasabotanist professionally.Iwon'tbeinMichiganfor muchlonger(Ihavegoalsofmovingto anotherpartofthecountry)!Inmyspare timeIenjoyindiemusic,allthingsplants, games,andreading.Feelfreetoreachout atvpfjake@spartan.coopforanyfacilitiesrelatedquestions.
To Future Readers of the Pine Press
Anonymous SHC Member
Photo Credit: Jordan KovachMaybe you’re like me, and you enjoy looking back at past Pine Presses. I love seeing what co-opers were doing, thinking, in the decades that came before me. Maybe this has been reprinted and you’re reading this in your current issue. Either way, I have a message for you.
Today is February 18th, 2023. On the 13th, our community suffered a tragedy: a man entered MSU’s campus and started shooting, killing three and injuring five. In the aftermath of this tragedy, many of us have a new or renewed fire to fight to make sure that this kind of violence is no longer normalized in the United States. We have protested, planned strikes, called our representatives, and donated. In some ways, it feels like the community has come together in solidarity against gun violence and the policies that allow it to thrive. There is an energy in the air, a united call for change. I have seen this energy before, however, and it can be hard to sustain. People forget, people lose hope, and people go back to their normal lives. Frankly, I am happy that you likely don’t have this energy, because it means that on some level, you feel safe. Many of us look forward to feeling that way again. But as the energy fades, many attempts to make change lose steam. People stop fighting, and gun violence becomes another background issue that we are left to resign ourselves to.
Please, if gun control laws have not improved drastically, if mass shootings are still normalized, if the government has not addressed the societal issues that help produce gun violence, continue fighting. Organize, vote, donate, and don’t support people or businesses that support/receive support from the NRA. Find the fire to keep caring.
Favorite Co-op Memories
Here are some of our members' favorite co-op memories!
My first room prog at Ohaus!!!! -Jo :) (Orion)
Hearing Co-op live music for the first time in Fall '21...I knew I had found something special. -Jake (Hedrick)
wayyyy too many to pick from but one in particular is the 2021 U of M vs MSU game on halloween. It was during a time when Howland was still pretty locked down but we were all outside tailgating in our own front yard and for some reason we were wearing onesies. A lot of us were sitting on the roof and people were on the porch too- it was basically the whole house A photographer came by and asked if they could take a pic and we said yes About a week later someone found the pic on an article that said “students disregard covid lockdown protocols” or something like that. it makes me chuckle because we took lockdown so seriously and didn’t even have a positive case until long after everyone was vaccinated, we just have a lot of people and no one believes we all live in the same house! -Cate (Howland)
Dancing in the street at a party in a thunderstorm -Nicholas (Apollo)
Summer's at Raft <3 -Anna (Raft Hill)
Rollin spliffs in the summer sun
Going kyaking with housematesNoelle (Apollo)
Halloween! -Delaney (Apollo)
Kitchen convos -Mark (Apollo)
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Break your flower into small pieces and place it on parchment paper
Start with about 20-25 minutes of baking
Add time as needed until your marijuana is a darker, but still green, shade
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Add equal parts butter and water in a sauce pan
You can still make a quality infused butter without water but the water helps keep the butter from burning Fully melt butter down until simmer
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Add decarboxylated weed into butter and keep it simmering Simmer for 1-3 hours stirring frequently ( 15 mins is adequate) Butter should be 165-200 degrees F (optional: you can you a candy thermometer)
Now that the butter is infused with THC you need to get the chunks of weed out
Pour mixture of bud and butter through a cheese cloth to strain bud out Pour into whatever container you want to store the butter in
Store in an airtight container (or you can use plastic wrap on a bowl)
Keep in refrigerator if there is still water wait for the butter to solidify and pour the water out
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P R O P E R L Y G R I N D Y O U R B U D Grind weed with hands or grinder Don't grind too much to avoid bits of weed in final product M E L T B U T T E R I N P A N O N S T O V E
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OPEN MIC + MORE!
APOLLO'S APOLLO'S COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NIGHT NIGHT
Friday, February 24th, 2023 JOIN US IN CRAFTS, OPEN MIC, FUN GIFTS, AND FOOD!
Due to this month's events, our open mic will be extra focused on coming together as a community. We'll provide a safe place to express yourself, see your co-op friends, and maybe get some free stuff in the process. ;)
8pm 9pm OPEN MIC
ARTS AND FOOD
BRING FOOD TO SHARE
IF YOU CAN!
ART SUPPLIES PROVIDED lookingforwardtoseeingyouallsoon!
But no pressure, we'll have plenty :)