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Firefighter-owned sub shop to open Friday in East Lansing
Chemical engineering freshman Amy Murphy tapes string to a pasta structure, held by Lyman Briggs freshman Phil Erickson during a EGR 100 course Thursday in G79 Wilson Hall. Students were creating structures made with pasta, tape,and string to hold up a single marshmallow.
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Freshmen engineering class largest in decade By Geoff Preston
“When the economy dipped in 2008, we saw a lot of people switch to majors with a clear path to a better-paying job. ”
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The College of Engineering welcomed its largest freshmen class in more than a decade. The class is estimated at 1,284 students, an increase of more than 100 from last year. The number of incoming freshman has more than doubled since 2006, when the class was 640. Thomas Wolff, the college's associate dean of undergraduate studies, said this year's class is the largest in more than a decade. "When the economy dipped in 2008, we saw a lot of people switch to majors with a clear path
Thomas Wolff, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the College of Engineering
to a better paying job," he said. Wolff also cited rising numbers of international students and the Cornerstone and Residential Experience, a living learning community for engineering freshman, as another reason for the increase. "We talk to parents at orientation from New York or Virginia, and they say that the attraction (of MSU) is our first-year program,"
he said. The Cornerstone and Residential Experience, or CoRe, is aimed at encouraging students to collaborate on classwork. The program is based in Wilson Hall, where many of the freshman-level classes and academic advisers are housed. "I would like to think (our program) has a role in retaining those students," CoRe Director S. Pat-
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rick Walton said. "We try to get them more prepared for their later schoolwork, and making them more successful in the long haul." Engineering junior Pat Swiszcz said both of those aspects played a role of in attracting himself to the banks of the Red Cedar River. "I looked at the top engineering schools in the country and MSU was up there," Swiszcz said. “I visited and really liked the way the professors presented themselves, and the way that the department was structured."
A fiery, fresh sub shop with a mission to help local police and firefighters is rolling into East Lansing's business landscape Friday. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Firehouse Subs is set to open a new location Friday at 245 Ann St. to welcome the new students. Franchised by brothers Steven and Anthony Karmo and cousin Marius Essak, the East Lansing Firehouse Subs will be the eleventh to open in Michigan. After growing up in a family built on decades of police and fire service, brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen envisioned a restaurant that would give something back to their community while paying tribute to those who serve and protect. In 1994, that vision became a reality with the opening of their first Firehouse Subs location. Eighteen years later, Firehouse Subs can be found at 653 different location s in 36 states and one in Puerto Rico. The franchise offers fresh subs with steamed meats and c heeses, wh ic h Fi rehouse Subs area representative John Kupiec said enhances the subs flavors. But that's not the only thing that sets them apart from other sub shops — Firehouse Subs also runs a public safety foundation that donates funds to equipment for firefighters, police and emergency response. "We sell the buckets that our pickles come in for $2, and all that money goes to the public safety foundation," Kupiec said. Since its inception, which he said is another part of their
“It was found by firefighters, that’s awesome. I would love to support not just because the business is cool but because it was created by firemen. ” Scott Tarnowsky, economics senior
commitment to give back to the community. The restaurant's interior also resembles an actual firehouse, an homage to the shop's founders. "It's not a theme, it's a culture," Kupiec said. To add to the firey motif of Firehouse Subs, the restaurant offers 50 different hot sauces to spice up the customers' experience. The opening of Firehouse Subs only will add to the business diversification in downtown East Lansing, Community Development Specialist Heather Pope said. "Firehouse Subs will provide another dining option for the community," Pope said. "It will be a nice addition to our mix of downtown restaurants." Economics senior Scott Tarnowsky was intrigued by the fact Firehouse Subs was created by firefighters and said the restaurant definitely seemed like something he would enjoy. "One, I am a very big fan of spicy food and I'm curious to taste their variety of sauces," Tarnowsky said. "And two, it was founded by firefighters, that's awesome. I would love to support (it) not just because the business is cool but because it was created by firemen."