MM#2 Review

According to Officer Steven Beard from the Michigan State University Police, there is protocol for policemen, and as for the rest of faculty, it is on their discretion on whether or not they want to attend information sessions or check the Website.

“This is not a set thing they have to go to,” Beard said. “It’s personal responsibility to get the knowledge they want.”

Phillip Schertzing, academic specialist within the MSU School of Criminal Justice, said now being Michigan State Police about 12 years ago, he has noticed the major improvement of communication and that it will help keep people safe in the long run.

“So many people are connected now,” Schertzing said. “This will help make sure people are getting accurate information rather than seeing it through social media.”

Beard said there are several ways of instant communication to students, workers and faculty such as alerts in text messages and phone calls, a message with instructions on the MSU home page Website, and audible messages through the CodeBlue SpeakerSystem in the residence halls.

Beard also said if there was a shooting, call the police and then hide in a enclosed room with the doors and windows locked. 

MM #2 Preview

After recent shootings in Nevada and Pittsburgh, Michigan State University faculty and students are questioning whether there is a plan in case an on-campus shooting were to occur.

“Lately, these shootings seem to be happening more often,” marketing sophomore Amanda Michelsen said. “It makes me wonder if MSU has a plan or not.”

Janice Bukovac-Phelps, assistant professor in the department of advertising and public relations, said she is not sure how she would react if a shooting were to happen.

“It’s one of those things that you don’t know what you are going to do until you have that situation,” Bukovac-Phelps said. “I would like to understand the process and if there is someone here that is supposed to be a main person to go to. I don’t even know if there is anything in place so just knowing that kind of stuff would certainly be of value.”

The question stands; does MSU have a certain protocol to follow? If so, do faculty and students know about it?

Late-Night Snack Review

After many minutes of debating what to eat as her late-night snack, Jacquelyn Lanczki decided to make a grilled sandwich.

She initially wanted something sugary to eat so she would stay awake for the long night of studying ahead of her, but found herself wanting food that was more substantial.

There was disappointment when her sorority sister, Kelsey Roseman, was going to give her leftover apple pie. When it was brought up from the basement refrigerator, they both discovered it was moldy.

However, Lanczki pulled through and came up with an alternative by pulling out the portable George Foreman Grill, wheat bread, Swiss cheese and turkey and made a grilled sandwich. She grabbed a glass of milk to accompany her sandwich and enjoyed every second of it until she went back to studying.

Late-Night Snack

After hours of studying early Wednesday morning, a housemate is hungry and ready for a snack.

It happens to be around 1:30 a.m. and Jacquelyn Lanczki is craving something with sugar that will get her through the rest of the night. She is known for not being able to make up her mind when it comes to deciding what to eat, so she has a feeling, picking or making a late-night snack may be tough.

Lanczki has not expressed anything about what she has wants to eat earlier in the night so her debating on what to eat is intriguing the people studying around her.

Between the many options of food at the Michigan State University Delta Gamma house, she is sure to curb her appetite.