OOC #3 Recap

Colin Dilworth
April 22, 2013
JRN200 MW: 9:10-11:30
OOC #3 Recap

Combo-X-Change meals may be a popular aspect of meal plans for students that live on-campus at Michigan State University, but they can also be an expensive aspect.

Mark Williams, the Community Director at North Hubbard Hall, said as much.

"I think it's more of a cost factor,” Williams said. “ The cost that it takes to do, you know, those type of meals, as you get more and more students doing it, Sparty's eats more and more of the cost. And then what happens is, is that, well, if Sparty's has to eat more of the cost, well then prices need to go up, which means tuition and room and board needs to go up to offset that."

Michigan State freshman Mike Zuker understands the financial aspect, but would still be interested in the ability to purchase combo-x-change meals on weekends.

"It'd be nice to have combo-x-changes on the weekends, but it's plenty enough to have them on the weekdays. They're definitely a commodity that I do value.”

Williams said he could potentially see MSU offering combo-x-change meals on weekends as part of gold or platinum meal plans.

"Like, you have the, you know, silver, gold, platinum, so maybe they would consider it, uh, if you chose a platinum, would be weekend Sparty's, which I think would be uh, actually a good, good suggestion."

 

OOC #3 Preview

Colin Dilworth
April 22, 2013
JRN200: MW - 9:10-11:30
OOC#3 Preview

 "Combo-X-Change" meals are a popular aspect of meal plans for students at Michigan State University.

Unfortunately, they might just be too popular.

As stated on eatatstate.com, guests with on-campus dining plans can use combo-x-change once per day, Monday – Friday.

Mark Williams, the community director at North Hubbard Hall, will provide insight as to why Michigan State University currently doesn't offer combo-x-change meals on weekends. MSU freshman Mike Zuker will offer a student's perspective regarding the number of combo-x-change meals he can obtain. Fellow MSU freshman Kyle Mikolowski, an employee at the Hubbard Sparty's, will break down the differences for him and his co-workers between days when Sparty's does offer combo-x-changes, and when they don't.

Blog Recap Story

Colin Dilworth
JRN 200: MW - 9:10-11:30
April 1, 2013
Blog Recap Story

If you ask Michigan State freshmen Mike Zuker and Adam Frechen, they'll both cite volume control as a primary means of avoiding confrontations with resident assistants and members of the MSU Police Department.

Both Zuker and Frechen said that if underage students are going to drink in their dorm rooms, they should at least keep the music and any other noise down.

"I mean it's kind of, uh, a given that college students, young people, are gonna have their fun," Zuker said. "So, I mean, just staying low-key, like music, I know there's a lot of people that live next to you, so you definitely want to keep like your music down, noise levels down, because you don't know how other people would react to it."

Frechen said students should think before they drink.

"I highly suggest you think twice before taking action," Frechen said. "Be extremely quiet, and don't play loud music, because negative outcomes will occur."

MM #2 JRN200 Preview

Colin Dilworth
JRN200: MW - 9:10-11:30
April 1, 2013
MM #2 Preview

At a school like Michigan State University, underage drinking can be a very common occurrence, particularly in the dorm rooms.

Michigan State freshman Adam Frechen, a resident at North Hubbard Hall, will provide commentary on what he thinks gives underage students like him the best chance of avoiding situations involving resident assistants or the Michigan State University Police Department.

Michigan State freshman Mike Zuker, another resident of North Hubbard Hall, will also offer his thoughts on dorm life, and what he thinks his fellow students can do to help keep themselves out of trouble.

Check youtube.com for the eventual posting of both interviews.

Michigan vs Penn State Recap

 Colin Dilworth

March 22, 2013

JRN200: MW – 9:10-11:30

Twitter RECAP Story

Penn State went into halftime only down two points to #6 Michigan, but the Wolverines took “complete control” in the second half to advance in the Big Ten Tournament.

Trey Burke scored 21 points, while Nick Stauskas and Tim Hardaway Jr. both added 15 points in an 83-66 win over the Nittany Lions. The Wolverines led by as many 19 points at multiple points during the second half, as they outscored Penn State by a score of 48-33 during the final 20 minutes of play.

 The Wolverines advance to the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals, where they will get a rematch with the Wisconsin Badgers. Michigan lost the previous meeting between the two teams in overtime after Wisconsin’s Ben Brust hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to tie it in regulation.

Meanwhile, Penn State’s season has come to an end with the loss to Michigan. The Nittany Lions finish their season with an overall record of 10-21, with a conference record of 2-16.

Michigan vs Penn State Preview

 Colin Dilworth

March 22, 2013

JRN200: MW – 9:10-11:30

Twitter Preview Story

The second game of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will feature the third game of the season between the University of Michigan and Penn State University.

The game, which is set to tip off at approximately 2:30 p.m. est. on Tuesday, March 12, will be the two teams' first meeting since Penn State upset the Wolverines by a score of 84-78 back in late February. That game marked Penn State’s first conference-win of the season after losing their previous 14 games in Big Ten play.

One key player for the Nittany Lions might be junior guard Jermaine Marshall, who has scored a combined 42 points in the previous two meetings with Michigan.

The Wolverines will counter with National Player of The Year candidate, Trey Burke, who has scored a combined 47 points during the times Michigan has played Penn State.

The game will be played at the United Center in Chicago, and can be seen in its entirety on either the Big Ten Network, or on your mobile device via the “BTN2Go” app.