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Your high school friends might not always be there – that’s okay

By Cameron Macko cmacko@statenews.com

When I came to MSU in the fall of 2014, I, like most people, was scared. The politics of high school no longer mattered, my walk to class went from being a two minute stroll down the hallway to a 20 minute trek across one of the largest campuses in the country. Since my graduating class had 400 people and the University of Michigan had a laughably low acceptance rate that year, about 40 of the people I graduated with came to school with me, including most of my friend group from high school.

I leaned on them for help and we hung out most nights for several weeks into the school year. We watched movies, explored the city, walked around campus, anything a person thrust into a new and exciting environment would do.

But that changes.

First it becomes “I’ve got an exam tomorrow, we’ll hang out afterwards” to “I’m pretty busy this week,” and then it becomes maybe you see each other once or twice a month, maybe by

accident walking around campus.

That’s not a bad thing either. I’ve learned a lot of friendships built in high school are built out of necessity. There’s no real rhyme or reason to why you happen to be friends with certain people. You end up working on a project together or playing a sport or, like me, writing for the school newspaper. Friends emerge totally by coincidence and, despite many declarations that people will be friends forever, this won’t hold up.

In college things change, especially at a big school like MSU. Here you have a thousand different groups you can be a part of or interests to pursue. Friends are made with people who have shared interests and beliefs. People change, and the best part about being a freshman is that everybody is trying to make friends. It will never be easier to pivot your life or who you choose to associate yourself with than your first month at school.

If you feel yourself drifting apart from the group of friends you just spent the last four years with, don’t be sad. Have the courage to embrace

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new people and ideas. Appreciate the need for them at a certain point in your life and be prepared to move on.

I’m interested in things now I could not have cared less about two years ago and that’s to be expected, but it’s silly to expect your friends to be interested in it too. Tolerate the differences you have, or move on. Don’t stay with people or groups because you’re comfortable. Gravitate to people who share your interests, not just because it’s safe to do or because you don’t want to disappoint someone else.

I’ve heard plenty of stories during my time here of friends living together their first year only to have one become resentful when the other wants to try new things and explore MSU. One feels betrayed their friend wants to do things without them and the other feels held back.

Don’t be in either situation. I roomed blind coming in and slowly grew apart from my high school friends. It will probably happen to you and it’s truly a positive thing, provided it doesn’t end in some bizarre teen movie-like blowout.

Never fall into a trap of doing something because

you’ve “always done it”. For all the PR you’ve seen from MSU since you started applying for colleges, the one thing that remains true is that you can do whatever you want here. Though college students are insulated and the joke that colleges are 50,000 people surrounded by reality, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the illusion of independence and try things.

Just be prepared to accept that might mean without your high school friends.

Cameron Macko is the editor in chief of The State News.

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In 2005, the old terra cotta Spartan statue, which was in a state of disrepair due to a mixture of weather, age and vandalism, was replaced by the new bronze Spartan statue.

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The gates, garnished with natural shapes and constructed of steel, were completed in 2008.

Created by Stefani & Company of Birmingham, Michigan, the gates resemble products of nature, keeping in tune with the gardens themselves.

These gates guard the WJ Beal Botanical Gardens, another campus landmark nestled between the Main Library and IM Sports Circle in the northern part of campus.

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Placed on the east end of Wells Hall near a couple of ashtrays lie a pair of stone benches with human features carved into them.

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“My sculptures are psychological stopping points, offering a place to contemplate a complex world,” Mannino wrote in his statement. “They are not heroic memorials, but quiet commemorations.”

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The Bird The newest addition to MSU’s arsenal of public art is New York artist Will Ryman’s giant sculpture, “Bird.”

The sculpture is composed of giant steel nails.

Once a dark carbon color, the sculpture has now aged and is coated by rust.

The piece, which clutches a rose in its mouth, is looking off toward the Broad Art Museum – which acquired it earlier this year.

The nest that the bird rests upon is also constructed out of nails - 90,000 of them.

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MSU students share what they wish they could have done better

by Thor Mallgren tmallgren@statenews.com

College goes by in a flash, which makes it easy for students to have regrets about things they missed out on, things they didn’t do and things they could’ve done better.

Here, MSU students give some advice to their past selves on how they could have made their MSU experience better.

Ryan Tinsley: Tinsley is a junior studying political science and Arabic.

“The number one thing I would say for incoming freshman is to try and manage your time the best,” Tinsley said. “Because it’s important to balance everything. When you come in, y’know, certain people will be focused on different things. Some people are like, “I’m gonna get a 4.0 this semester.’ Some people are like, ‘I wanna make a lot of friends.’ Or, I wanna join a bunch of stuff. And the key is kinda to balance all of it.”

“Another thing I would say is to keep an open mind,” Tinsley said. “Michigan State’s a big school and it’ll provide you with a lot of opportunities if you... keep your mind open to it.”

Tinsley says after school he plans to join the military, where he will use his degree in Arabic.

Becky Shultz Schultz is a recent graduate in advertising with a focus in design.

“(I) started out with fashion design and then I did a complete 180 into dietetics... after I found at that science really wasn’t my thing I went back to art,” Shultz said.

“And I wish I would have done more things with art. Like right now I work for the Broad Museum but that wasn’t until my senior year. So I wish I would’ve looked into that more.”

“I wish I did more like hobby things. ... I’m also really into astronomy so I wish I went to the planetarium more.”

Selena Perez Perez is a junior currently studying zoology and marine biology.

“It would probably be to not, I guess worry about what people think,” Perez said. “Just join whatever clubs I’m interested in. And try things out. ‘Cause honestly that’s what I did my first year. I was too afraid to try anything.”

Perez said he is currently involved with RISE, a group “for students passionate about sustainability and environmental stewardship,” according to the RISE website. "(Now) I’m getting involved in new groups and clubs,” Perez said. “I’m making new friends so I’m not so close minded about stuff.”

Stephanie Wilkie and Dominique Fedara Wilkie and Fedara are two Australian national students who came to MSU this summer to study advertising and social media relations, respectively.

Here, they offer their unique advice to their ‘first year’ (fresh-

man) selves. "(I would tell myself) just like, not to be scared of jumping into things,” Fedara said. “In (my) first year I never would’ve done this - gone overseas and studied and met totally new people in a new place. But, in my fourth year I was like ‘I wish I’d done this earlier’ and yeah now I’m doing it and it’s the best experience I ever had.”

Wilkie advises the same.

“We have like a more tight-knit community at my university at home,” Wilkie said. “So I would just say like - put yourself out there. Like you’re not gonna lose anything, just make new friends and you’ll just love it.”

“The number one thing I would say for incoming freshman is to try and manage your time the best. Because it’s important to balance everything.”

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Pokemon Go takes E.L., campus and the rest of the nation by storm

by Thor Mallgren tmallgren@statenews.com

Pokemon Go, the recently released smartphone app which allows players to catch Pokemon in the “real world” using their phones’ GPS and camera, has turned campus into something of a hot spot.

Important spots within the game, called Pokestops, are located at real locations throughout cities– and it is up to players to physically get to them in order to reap their benefits.

With its plethora of landmarks (anything from Olin Health Center to the Walter Adam’s memorial can be considered one), MSU’s campus has been attracting aspiring Pokemon trainers of all stripes.

“The first day, I walked all of campus,” Chris Newburn, a secondary mathematics education major, said.

According to the Pokemon Go app, Chris has logged 20 kilometers of walking since the game’s release on July 6 as of last week.

One of the most popular hunting grounds for aspiring trainers is along the Red Cedar, especially near the library.

“You get all the water Pokemon along with all the other Pokemon you would get on campus,” Patrick Zimmer, a social work graduate student, said on the subject of the Red Cedar.

Spartan Stadium might hold rewards.

“If you can get inside the (Spartan) stadium, that’s where you wanna be... I mean breaking into the stadium isn’t as easy as you would think,” supply chain management senior Patrick Holland said.

A popular destination can draw a large crowd.

“I work for MSU Greenline at Spartan stadium and...

I saw what was going at the stadium,” Chase Kallil, accounting major, said. “It was just like going off. And I was like, ‘oh, we need to come back here tomorrow– this is like the prime spot.’”

Another aspect Pokemon Go brings to campus is a new means of socializing. "(I’ve run into) ‘millions’ of people,” Newburn said.

“Every day you kinda walk into somebody and you’re both looking for the same thing.”

Miranda Bargert, a political theory and social policy major, said, “People will be like, ‘Oh did you catch that thing over there? Go that way to get it!’ So that’s really cool.”

A collaborative effort can bring people together.

“That’s what’s really fun about it though, it’s so collaborative,” Lauren Brentnell, a writing and rhetoric Political theory and social policy senior Miranda Bargert, left, and kinesiology graduate student, said. “People are so excited to be sophomore Hannah Pierce Play Pokemon Go on July 12 along the Red Cedar River. like, ‘Did you know this thing is right here? Go get it.” Bragert said she the game has led to “talking to people that you wouldn’t normally

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Both East Lansing and campus itself contain a plethora of Pokestops that would make any small town trainer drool with env y.

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Save data and batter y: Being on a phone outside, in the heat, for seven straight hours isn’t kind to anyone’s battery or data plan.

First off, the app itself has a battery saving mode. Press the Pokeball at the bottom of the screen, then navigate to “settings” and select “low power mode.” This causes the phone’s screen to dim when it’s placed upside down.

Since the app requires players to keep their phone on at all times, this means if a player places their phone in his or her pocket it will cause the display to dim and save battery power.

There’s also a way to manually dim your screen– after all, wirecutter’s first tip on saving battery life is to dim your display.

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The official statement from the Pokemon Go website reads, “Due to the incredible number of Pokémon GO downloads, some Trainers are experiencing ser ver connectivity issues. Don’t worry, our team is on it!”

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Civil rights suit filed by UM-Flint professor over women’s-only lounge in Union, will integrate Pre-nursing freshman Bridget Kutsche studies on Feb. 21, 2015, in the women’s lounge at the MSU Union.

The women’s lounge is Kutsche’s preferred place to study for the quiet atmosphere. state news file photo

Editor’s note: this story ran in a previous edition of The State News. Follow statenews.com for updates to this controversial decision.

A University of Michigan-Flint professor, Mark Perry, filed a complaint to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights on July 7 towards MSU because a study lounge in the student Union was designated for women only.

The Union’s Women’s Lounge, located on the main floor of the MSU Union, debuted in 1925 and since then has served as a safe study place for exclusively women at MSU. Perry said this exclusivity could violate civil rights legislation.

“As a 20-year resident of Michigan, as a Michigan taxpayer and as a Michigan State employee (at UM-Flint), this issue is important to me because I believe that a women’s only study lounge on the campus of a taxpayer-supported university is possibly in violation of federal civil rights laws (including Title IX) and Michigan State civil rights laws (including Proposal 2 passed in 2006),” Perry said.

In the Michigan Constitution, Section 26 of Article I says: “The University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.“By providing only

a women’s-only study lounge in the Union, and not a men’s-only study lounge, Perry said MSU is applying a double-standard in favor of one gender only: women. But he said having a both women’s-only lounge and men’s-only lounge would accommodate both genders and provide equal treatment under the law of both genders.

Though Perry may have filed a complaint against MSU, MSU spokesman Jason Cody said there are changes coming to the women’s lounge but not because of the complaint.

“As MSU continues to evaluate facilities and programs to ensure access for all students, plans are under way to convert the space that has historically been used as a women’s study lounge in the MSU Union,” Cody said. “This decision was reached to ensure access for all students, not as the result of any one individual’s complaints.”

The redesign and construction of what was once the women’s lounge, is set for completion in August 2016. It will also include a lactation space and quiet study lounge that is open to all students.

“If MSU does intend to open that space to all MSU students in the fall, I applaud MSU for its efforts to end its long-standing practice of granting preferential treatment to women and discriminating against men,” Perry said.

Response to the decision to end the lounge wasn’t kind, to say the least. The president of the Associated Students of Michigan State University, Lorenzo Santavicca issued a letter asking for student input moving forward.

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Don’t feel pressured to “Live On” after your freshman year at MSU

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Most colleges, MSU included, require students to live in residence halls for their first year.

However, after your first year, you’re going to be left with the choice to continue living in the residence halls or search for an apartment, house or other living situation off campus. And while MSU Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS) recommends that all students should live on campus for at least two years, I’m here to tell you that “dorm life” isn’t everyone’s cup of tea– and that’s completely okay.

Here are my top reasons not to feel pressured to “Live On” after your freshmen year: Freedom and independence One of the greatest benefits of living off campus is the independence and freedom that is gained from the experience. You won’t have to be monitored by an RA or cater to a random roommate, and whatever you do in your own house or apartment is your business. A student living off campus may have more responsibilities

than a student living on campus–paying rent, cooking, cleaning–but those are all things that will help make the transition into post-graduation more smooth.

More room(s) for activities It’s no secret the dorms are tiny, really tiny.

And not only are they small, but you have to share it with one to three people as well. Living off campus in a house or an apartment will allow you to have way more space, which you can furnish and decorate however you want.

You can start to make your place feel more like a real home as opposed to a temporary living situation, which is a really great feeling.

Health You’ll probably learn that once it’s cold and flu season at MSU, it’s really hard to avoid getting sick. You’ll be sitting in a classroom taking an exam when the sounds of coughs, sneezes and sniffles fill the room. Due to the very close living space, being in the dorms makes staying healthy kind of difficult. During my freshmen year, I was sick for what felt like three months,

and it made focusing on school and actually showing up to class a struggle.

You get most of same resources While you don’t have an RA or Intercultural Aid when you live off campus, you’re still an MSU student who has access to multitudes of resources the university offers. You still get three free visits to Olin Health Center, you still have Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU), you still have the Writing Center and the Math Learning Center (MLC). The LGBT Resource Center is still there for you, as is your academic advisors and career services.

The list goes on, and just because you’re living off campus doesn’t mean you aren’t entitled to the same resources as living on campus.

didn’t love living in the dorms. It wasn’t terrible, but the experiences I’ve made and the things I’ve learned about myself, and life in general, while living off campus are monumental to what I experienced on campus.

So if you’re like me and you learn “dorm life” isn’t for you, I recommend looking into off-campus housing early on (before spring semester).

Whether it’s a fraternity or sorority house, student housing cooperative or your own apartment or house, you might just find out what those who Live On are missing.

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But why should you listen to me, when MSU tells you Living On is so great? Well, this fall will be my fourth at MSU and my third living off campus, and my decision to move off campus for my sophomore was the best thing I’ve done in my entire college career.

It’s not that I didn’t love freshmen year, I just

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Former Spartan punter Mike Sadler dies in car crash at 24, mourned by university

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As confirmed by the MSU football program, former Spartan Mike Sadler died at the age of 24 on July 23.

Sadler was in Waukesha, Wisc. helping to instruct a football kicking camp before his death. He was driving around late Saturday night when he lost control of his vehicle upon hitting slippery pavement. His vehicle skidded off of the road and into a tree, and Sadler was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Wisconsin police.

Also pronounced dead upon his finding was the frontseat passenger, Nebraska player Sam Foltz, a 22-yearold punter with the Cornhuskers.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear the extremely tragic news about Mike Sadler’s death. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sadler family, his teammates, friends, coaches and Spartan nation. We also express our deepest sympathies to the family of Sam Foltz and the Nebraska program for their loss,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said in a press release.

The final car passenger and lone survivor of the crash was Colby Delahoussaye, a 21-year-old kicker from LSU. He was sitting in the backseat and despite sustaining second-degree burns, will be “OK”, according to The Advocate.

To the Michigan State family, Sadler was one of the best known Spartan players during his time at MSU,

both for his contributions on and off the field.

The All-American punter captivated the Michigan State public with his combination of guile and skill on the football field, honing the backspin of the ball to regularly pin opponents deep within their own half. He ranked first in 2013 for balls downed within the 10-yard line.

Sadler was even more famous in the Twitter-sphere, coining catchy and comical turns of phrases that revealed his intellect beyond the game.

The Grand Rapids native was the first ever MSU football player to earn Academic All-American recognition four times and was set to enroll in Stanford University for his first term of law school come the fall. Sadler graduated Michigan State first with a 3.97 GPA in applied engineering sciences before completing his master’s degree in public policy in May of 2015.

“Mike impacted so many people not only as a football player, but also from an academic standpoint and in the community as well,” Dantonio said. “The world has lost a rising star who dreamed big and was accomplishing those dreams, one after another. He was one of those people that brightened your day. I always say to try and be a light, and he truly was a light in this world.

We will all miss him dearly. Once again, we find out that life is so fragile. The world will be a sadder and lonelier place without Mike Sadler in it. May he rest in peace.”

Memorial service plans and funeral arrangements have yet to be determined as of July 25.

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4 Spartans sign major contracts with NBA

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The NBA is a business. Over the past few weeks, all four players with NBA dreams from the 2015-2016 MSU basketball team learned that in the most munificent way imaginable.

Bryn Forbes, Matt Costello, Denzel Valentine and Deyonta Davis all recently signed their first major NBA contracts, officially joining rosters. While the new contracts are not promises for reserved opening-day spots for Forbes and Costello, the paperwork is a positive indicator of their progress toward that goal.

Forbes was announced as a newly enrolled member of the San Antonio Spurs on July 14, after a stint with their Summer League affiliate. Forbes impressed in the Summer League with several sparkling shooting displays and an 11.6 point average in eight performances.

Terms of his deal were initially undisclosed.

The Atlanta Hawks acted quickly in signing Costello to a two-year deal, with the official news breaking on July 17. Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported Costello’s preliminary deal that invited him to the Hawks’ Summer League roster and training camp, but the revamped contract extends through two NBA seasons.

According to Basketball Insiders however, Costello’s contract is guaranteed only for $50,000 through training camp, meaning that the organization could choose

to cut him after training camp at no cost. If retained, Costello stands to make $543,471– the league’s minimum salary. However, his rookie salary would significantly inflate to $905,249 if he was able to stick around for his second season.

Because of his second-round status, Deyonta Davis was not bounded by a pre-structured salary cap framework, meaning he could sign whatever deal that he and the Memphis Grizzlies negotiated. It ended up that Davis’ three-year $4 million contract is the richest ever guaranteed salary given to an American-born, second-round pick, as league sources reported to The Vertical.

With his contract, Davis actually will likely make more than he would have had he gone in the final third of the first round, with already formulated salary structures limiting earnings.

Finally, Denzel Valentine posted on Instagram on July 23 his agreement with the Chicago Bulls on a deal.

Although his status as a signer was never in doubt, the two sides had to settle on a final first-year amount in between $1,394,800 and $2,092,200, as outlined by the NBA rookie salary regulations. Valentine rewarded the Bulls’ faith with a memorable Summer League performance on Monday night.

With all of the deals done, the final barrier before opening day admittance onto rosters is training camp performance. Training camps are team-specific but usually begin approximately one month before the regular season’s first game.

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Finding the right fit: the ups and downs of each MSU neighborhood

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At orientation, they say becoming an MSU student is like joining a family. Living away from home with a roommate, attending freshman seminars and deciding when to eat, study and party is all part of the transition.

For many, that transition can be overwhelming, however. With more than 500,000 alumni sprinkled across the map and over 50,000 current students, according to MSU’s website, it’s a big family, after all. That’s why MSU established the neighborhood system, segmenting the campus into different groups to allow for a tight-knit community feel. Below, check out the appeal of each neighborhood to better decide where the best living spot is for next year.

North Neighborhood Residence Halls: Abbot, Mason, Phillips, Snyder, Campbell, Gilchrist, Landon, Mayo, Williams and Yakeley.

North Neighborhood is the oldest part of cam-

pus with many of the historic red-brick structures that represent MSU’s history. Encompassing every part of MSU north of the Red Cedar River, North Neighborhood contains several community pillars for the entire campus, including the MSU Student Union, the MSU Museum and Beaumont Tower.

Notable cafeterias include The Gallery and Landon, while the Union offers latenight dining included in a basic meal plan. For fun, students can go to the Broad Art Museum, bowl Wednesday nights in the Union basement or take the short stroll over to Grand River Avenue, the predominant commercial street in East Lansing. North campus is also home to top-notch study spots, whether within halls, buildings or outside.

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The only downsides to North Neighborhood are the age of community resources and distance.

First of all, some of the older buildings encased with a beautiful facade are technologically out of date on North campus, sometimes forcing students to take a hike to find what they’re looking for. North Neighborhood can also feel quite far from classes for anybody except students involved in the arts. All things considered, landing a spot in a north hall is widely sought after by MSU students and is a definite lottery win for freshmen.

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Residence Halls: Van Hoosen Apartments, McDonel, Owen and Shaw.

By far the smallest neighborhood, River Trail boasts dorm locations immersed by nature.

Many dorm windows overlook the Red Cedar River, and Van Hoosen itself (an all-girls hall) lies within a nature conservatory. Shaw has the primary cafeteria, although Owen also provides a diverse selection of freshly-cooked food available for purchase and combo use.

River Trail buildings lack the aesthetic beauty of their northern counterparts but provide postcard-worthy views from dorm rooms just a short walk from most classes. From a River Trail building, most classes are not more than a 10 minute walk. The Business and Law Library is also a small step away, a great study location throughout the year.

River Trail lacks some of the refurbished and updated features of Brody and South and also lacks the historic facades of North. However, the location is immaculate for both pragmatism and enjoyment. River Trail, unfortunate-

East Neighborhood Residence Halls: Hubbard, Holmes, & Akers Don’t be fooled by the the three residential halls, there are a lot of people in East. East contains the sky-rise dorm buildings of MSU and is teeming with freshmen. Often considered the best place to meet friends freshman year, Hubbard, Holmes and Akers are the most common destinations for many incoming students.

East Neighborhood is connected to campus by the River Trail, which is sometimes necessary for long walks. However, science majors and members of Lyman Briggs are in luck, with large amounts of classes contained within the halls themselves. Each East campus dorm complex has its own cafeteria, a subliminally convenient feature come winter. Also, the engagement centers are compact and dense, containing everything students often need. The school-provided recreation rooms also are great places to meet new friends and kick back.

East campus is intensely populated and can sometimes be overwhelming for freshmen.

When winter rolls around while in-house cafeterias are reliably nice amenities, walks to distant classes can be miserable. East Neighborhood is the neighborhood most associated with freshmen stories of any kind. While many residents move out by sophomore year, they often retain the same friends they made from the diverse and vast pickings of East Neighborhood.

South Neighborhood Residence Halls: Holden, Wonders, Case and Wilson.

There is no other place on campus where famous athletes’ faces begin to blend into the crowd like South Neighborhood. Strategically placed near all of the athletic complexes, students living in South Neighborhood have the privilege of waking up the latest to get in ticket lines as well as getting a more direct connection to sports teams.

Additionally, South Neighborhood has many of the benefits of large dorm facilities, with helpful resources like tutoring centers and actually cool hangout rooms within Holden, Wonders, Case and Wilson. All except Wonders have cafeterias. South is also near tuckedaway nature areas, and students living in South Neighborhood develop their own hot spots.

Mail Home Edition For students in South, everything can be a bit of a trek unless you’re a student within James Madison. On a large campus, those in South Neighborhood are furthest from any main street and some of the coolest campus landmarks, although not as far as some perceive it. South campus is a spot where many return once they settle down and fall into a routine.

Brody Residence Halls: Bailey, Bryan, Butterfield, Emmons and Rather.

Brody is an independent part of campus, disjointed from lots of integral classes but with all of the resources for its residents. Brody is the newest part of campus, located near Michigan Avenue. A square block of land with a very centralized organization, Brody feels like its own campus because of the palatial engagement center, Brody Building. Within Brody Building, the neighborhood’s cafeteria, tutoring centers and entertainment reside. As the most comprehensive building on campus, it is a gathering place for not only those from Brody Neighborhood but for those outside as well.

At the residential halls, there are still vast resources for students, from mini museums and gardens to up-to-date study and break rooms Like East Neighborhood, Brody is primarily freshmen as well, meaning the shared first experience can make it easier to connect. Brody is

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also close to the Breslin Center and several main streets, once again connected to campus by the River Trail. It has some of the biggest residential rooms on campus, an envy of those in North Neighborhood.

Unfortunately, proximity is not Brody’s strong suit when it comes to classes. Brody students are the biggest victims of time theft with arduous walks regardless of major.

Despite other shortcomings, distance is the root from which other complaints arise for Brody students including difficulties connecting with far-away campus happenings or resources. If heading going to Brody, it might require a good pair of shoes.

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Bucket list for incoming students

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College is seen as a great place to meet new people and experience new things. Many see the first year of college as crucial because mostly everything a students does, it’s for the

first time. With only a limited time at MSU, it’s normal for the years to feel like they slip by. Here is a bucket list for the first year at MSU from a State News reporter.

1. Buy season tickets for football

“Definitely buy football tickets your first year because it’s an experience you need to have,” Jessica Wiley, an animal science junior at MSU, said. If the vibrations from the ground outside the stadium don’t say how wicked loud the student section is, then maybe how fast season tickets sell out will. The energy from the student section is something many students said they won’t ever forget, even if they’re not too interested in the actual game itself or how well the team is doing.

“I would highly recommend getting involved with any group that you take interest in,” MSU alumna Jennifer Rotach said.

Every year the MSU department of student life has a event called Sparticipation. Sparticipation is a student involvement fair where

all student organizations and clubs all come together to inform new students about groups on campus. Whether joining Greek life, an intramural sports team or a club that involves your favorite hobby, there are tons of clubs and organizations on campus to get involved

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2. Take a picture with Sparty

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Seeing Sparty on campus is like seeing Mickey Mouse at Disneyland – it’s a big deal. Sparty is MSU’s school mascot who usually drives around campus on a golf cart to see how things are going. It’s not everyday that you happen to be in the same place at the same time with Sparty, so make sure to take advantage of the opportunity and take a photo with him.

3. Join student organizations or Greek life

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4. Go to MSU Dairy Store

If you’re having a long day finding your classes or overwhelmed by your schedule, go to the MSU Dairy Store. All ice cream and delicious treats are made with dairy from the dairy plant located on campus. MSU dairy stores

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are at the MSU Union, Anthony Hall and if you’re on the go there is an MSU Trailer and ice cream cart outside the MSU Dairy Store.

5. Paint the Rock

Older than the Beaumont Tower and the Sparty Statue, the Rock is a sacred MSU tradition. A gift from the class of 1873, the Rock is painted almost every day by student organizations, clubs and when something important has happened on or off campus. Painting the Rock is a special experience every Spartan should be apart of, so become part of the tradition.

6. Late Night Restaurants

Conrad’s Grill, Menna’s Joint, Wing’s Over, and Cottage Inn are a few of the many restaurants that stay open later than your hometown pizza place. These are some of the late night restaurants located in East Lansing. When you’re up late studying or walking home from a crazy night out, these restaurants will help bring you back to life.

7. MSU Union

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Take advantage of the MSU Union and all its hidden secrets. Such as Spartan Lanes (free bowling for students with a MSU ID on Wednesdays), art and music rooms, open mic nights and a Biggby Coffee located outside the food court.

8. Visit all the residential dining halls

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team walking around meeting fans. and make it to all 11 dining halls! Something to brag about in the future to other Spartans. 10. Feed a Spartan Squirrel While walking to class you may notice a furry friend getting rather too close to people.

9. Izzone Campout Spartans are very dedicated and filled with The MSU squirrels are friendly and fat because MSU pride, so camping out for lower-bowl tick- they are constantly being fed on peoples way ets in the middle of September, well it’s not to class.

I don’t condone all squirrels are nice, but that surprising. Tickets are divided between upper-bowl and lower-bowl, lower-bowl being MSU squirrels seem to fit right into our closest to the basketball court and Izzone. The campus.

So if you’re feeling brave, don’t be afraid to campout is truly an awesome experience and you may even run into Coach Izzo and the throw a granola at one of the Spartan squirrels.

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MSU drops college algebra from math requirement

by Thor Mallgren tmallgren@statenews.com

Every student has the one moment, stressing out about a final wondering if anyone ever uses college learned algebra skills in ‘real life.’

MSU’s new math option implies the answer is a resounding “no.”

“People don’t go to the store and... do an algebraic equation to figure out how many dozen eggs they’d like. They just buy some eggs,” Andrew Krause, co-designer and teacher of the new MSU math classes, said.

MTH 101 and 102 are the two new courses offered

by MSU to fulfill your math requirement, all while avoiding algebra.

The courses focus on a subject called quantitative literacy, a different way of thinking about the relationship of critical thinking and math, according to Krause.

“Algebra uses a lot of sophisticated math to answer relatively elementary problems. You’re not asking real questions about the world,” Krause said. “The idea with quantitative literacy is to sort of flip that

and use more elementary mathematics to ask really complex questions about the world.”

Krause described how, in one problem, students might analyze data in an effort to define the risk level of certain activities in terms of their effects on cancer rates.

On the difficulty of the course, Krause said, “The idea with quantitative literacy is not that it’s gonna be easier, at all, than college algebra - in fact it’s going to be much harder in a lot of ways - but it’s more accessible to more people, because it’s... been developed around modern educational philosophy.”

Although the new option isn’t officially set in stone until 2017, MSU is offering provisional waivers for the courses, which means students can begin taking the new courses this fall with expectations of fulfilling their math requirement.

“This is not just an easier course to make sure people can get through MSU,” Krause said. “It is very much a very difficult course, it’s just difficult in a different way... people are having more success because it fits their needs rather than it just being an easier course.”

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How one post on Reddit caused a headache for an MSU worker

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“TIL (Today I Learned) Michigan State University will identify any insect, arthropod, plant or weed for free if you send a picture of the specimen via email,” posted Reddit user “cive666” on Aug. 10, 2015.

Within hours, the post had made the front page of the entire website, and with 7,000 up-votes (Reddit users vote content up or down in an effort to democratically push quality to the top) it became one of the top 50 most up-voted posts of all time on its subreddit: /r/TodayILearned.

The Reddit post linked directly to the MSU Diagnostic Service web page, which contained an email address that anyone could use to send in pictures of bugs they wanted to learn more about.

“It probably resulted in like 2,000 emails at that point,” Howard Russell, academic specialist and entomologist for MSU’s diagnostic program, said.

“Our IT guy was scurrying around because... it sort of overwhelmed our website, it overwhelmed our email,” Russell said.

The traffic was such a strain on MSU’s servers, and the emails became so overwhelming that MSU was forced to contact Reddit and request that the post be removed from view.

“But by then the damage had already been done,” Russell said.

The responsibility to identify thousands of bugs via email fell onto Russell– he is the MSU Diagnostics Service’s entomologist, after all.

“The article, it didn’t say anything that wasn’t true,” Russell said. “That’s a service we provided. Although our priority is...The citizens of Michigan because they’re the ones that pay our salaries.”

Russell said the main reason for going through and responding to all the emails was to maintain MSU’s integrity.

“We didn’t wanna really say, ‘No, we don’t.

You’re not from Michigan. Don’t bother.’ Cause since Michigan State was sort of on the Reddit post...We were gonna honor that and we didn’t want anybody slamming the state or slamming the university or slamming diagnostic services,” Russell said.

And so Russell set forth to identify the thousands of pictures of bugs sent in from across

the world.

“I was doing 500 a day for a while,” he said.

Russell even created a Reddit account just to post in the comments about the situation.

“Our feeling was once we plowed through that initial burst of requests for IDs that it would level out and...It would all be good after that,” Russell said.

Yet even after the dust settled, the effects of the post are still being felt to this day.

“I still get photos from around the world. The Middle East, Australia, Europe. Throughout the U.S.,” Russell said.

Russell said that he is able to identify, by family, insects from across the world.

“A stink bunk here would look like a stink bug in Iran say or Iraq,” Russell said.

The original poster of the link, “cive666,” wrote in reply to an inquest: “That is a lot of email that they got, I hope it didn’t stress them out. I am a fan of MSU so I like to share things I find out about MSU since there is so much the university does other than football.”

The user continued, “I found out about the diagnostic services from my fiancée a day or

so before I posted that. I didn’t know people would be so interested in it and was kind of shocked and happy at the same time that people took an interest.”

Russell said one of the big takeaways from the post was his ability to give advice to people having problems with bugs.

“A lot of times it wasn’t just idle curiosity but they were having a problem with the bug. A mother in Minnesota or somebody down in Oklahoma and they had these bugs in their home and (they’d ask): What are they and what can we do about them?” Russell said. “And that’s what we do here. I think I (helped people). Or I’d like to think I did.”

Although Russell himself admitted that due to the nature of time, and the Internet, he’ll likely never know.

“Our IT guy was scurrying around because... it sort of overwhelmed our website, it overwhelmed our email.”

Howard Russell, entomologist for MSU’s diagnostic program

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