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Exam takers seek secret studying spot
With campus areas becoming increasingly crowded because of finals week, quiet study areas are a valuable commodity.
As the SVSU campus supports more students each year, it can become difficult for them to find quiet study areas. So, where are the best places on campus to take out a laptop, books and get to work? »
Graduates ready to seek careers
A total of 1123 students will receive their bachelors degree during Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 semesters.
For the majority of students, May
means summer and a short break
from classes, but for many SVSU
seniors this May means graduation. »
Boger appointed editor-in-chief
The Professional Journalistic
Practices Committee of SVSU
has appointed
a new editorin-
chief of the
Valley Vanguard
for the fall 2011
and winter 2012
semesters.
Toni Boger,
a communication
and English
literature senior,
will assume duties
starting with the
Vanguard’s summer issue. »
Funding down, but salary spending up
With funding cuts to higher education likely to reach 15
percent for the 2011-2012 year, SVSU president Eric Gilbertson
said that students will be paying more for their classes. »
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RSOs get more space with Curtiss Hall construction
With the construction in Curtiss Hall this semester, students can look forward to more space for registered student organization (RSO) meetings this fall. »
Marketing class helps nonprofit organization
When people are cooped up in a nursing home with no friends or family nearby, the least they might ask for is a greeting card to brighten their day. The Touch A Life Foundation based out of Flushing is looking to do just that. Established in 2002, Touch A Life is 501 C3 community-based, nonprofit organization that works primarily with the elderly. The foundation sends greeting cards to the elderly in adult foster care homes, convalescent homes and assisted living homes who don’t receive phone calls, visitors or mail. Touch A Life founders Karen Coulter and Leesa LaCroix hired Gary Clark's organization and administration class to improve their business operations. »
Club lets members jump feet first into water sports
A thousand percent increase. Thats what the SVSU Water ski and wakeboard team has had to deal with.
The team, starting with 2 members in its 208 founding now boasts 22 members. »
Police briefs
Police briefs are written according
to reports from University Police.
These indicate preliminary
descriptions of events and not
necessarily actual incidents.
Larceny
• Between Tuesday, April 12
and Thursday, April 14, a male
student from the First Year Suites
noticed that two checks from
his checkbook were stolen. His
roommate admitted to trying to
cash them at the Independent Bank
branch on campus. Warrants will
be sought. »
Spring cleaning spirit takes hold as semester ends
With the final days of
the 2010-2011 school year
approaching, resistant assistants
(RAs) help students prepare for
end of the semester checkouts.
As the winter semester
winds down, students face the
last health and safeties for the
semester. »
Is there savings in the mail?
During WWII, a person could mail a
letter for 2 cents. Now it costs 44 cents to
do the same.
Universities statewide face budget
cuts and seek innovative ways to save
money. Cutting postage costs could save
money, but it could also lead to a lack of
communication. »
Duo seeks to ENGAGE area high schoolers
Although the millennial
generation is the largest
generation to date, only 60 percent
are registered to vote and of those,
80 percent vote regularly. »
Census reveals Kochville growth
Kochville Township ranked above all
other Saginaw County municipalities in
terms of residential growth, according to
data from the 2010 US Census.
With SVSU at the heart of Kochville
Township, this increase isn’t entirely due
to new homes springing up in Kochville
Township, but rather due to an increase
of SVSU students living on and around
campus. »