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The fresh flock of Cardinals attending student orientation this spring and summer indicates the University is one nest that won’t be empty come fall. »
Classrooms, housing, medical facility on track to open for fall semester
Construction projects continue this summer as SVSU prepares for the fall semester. Approximately $48 million dollars are invested in on-campus construction, including building projects both current and forthcoming. Jim Muladore, vice president for Administration and Business Affairs, tells The Vanguard about the buildings and additions Cardinals can look forward to using. »
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For most students, the winter semester’s conclusion means a fourmonth hiatus from the rigors of the classroom. Others, though, choose
not to swap their blue books for sunscreen. About 3,300 students are taking at least one course during this year’s spring semester, while nearly 2,000 students are registered for the summer semester. »
Prof revamps program to better serve students
A contingent of SVSU students is making its mark on the state capital this summer as the first year of the Department of Political Science’s Lansing Living-Learning Experience gets underway. »
Who says television never inspired anyone to get off the couch?
“I want to try that,” was Ryan Foldie’s reaction to an Ultimate Fighting Challenge match that spurred his interest in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Fast forward to fall 2008 when the graduate student assembled a crew of other grapplers to learn and train every week in the Ryder Center. »
Though summer has arrived, Student Association still has its eyes on changing its practices for the fall semester. Topics under consideration include allocations, student organizations and the Battle of the Valleys. »
Twelve SVSU students had the trip of a lifetime cut a bit short last month when the Roberts Fellows were denied entry to Japan, due to rising fears of swine flu in that nation. Still, the Fellows are unanimous in their acclaiming the experience as profoundly inspiring, even life-changing. »