Greg Burghardt
Students will have their choice of three new halls to live in next year — Kesseler, Maroon and Gold — in addition to the 17 existing residence halls.

CMU named Kesseler Hall, the only permanent name of an addition to the Towers the university now has approved, after Board of Trustees member Roger L. Kesseler, [...]

Chris McCarty
LaShanda Woods — a self-described hip-hop fan — says she believes the music is a spotlight on the declining ethics of today’s society.

“Hip-hop travels the same route as today’s morals,” said Woods, Flint junior. “Morals are going down the tubes, and hip-hop artists are selling records as they go down with morals.”

More than 40 [...]

Lynn Wloszek
Norma Nollet did not spend her spring break drinking and partying — she was too busy learning culture and engineering in Mexico.

The Roseville junior was one of eight CMU students who visited Toluca, Mexico during spring break. The trip was part of a foreign exchange program that the university has [...]

Chris McCarty
It measures 50 miles end to end, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and is the largest community art display in the world.

Now, it’s coming to CMU. The university will feature a portion of the world-famous AIDS quilt Monday through Thursday.

“We are bringing the quilt here to foster healing, heighten awareness and [...]

If Rebecca Reynolds has her way, either the words “environmental policy” or “Independent politics” will become synonymous with her name.

“Right now, I want to do it all,” the Muskegon senior said.

Reynolds is a member of the political science honors fraternity Pi Sigma Alpha, the Student Environmental Alliance, Habitat for Humanity and Alternative Breaks. She [...]

A new service offered on campus will keep students safe while walking at night.

Night Rides — a new safety program established by the CMU Police — will provide free rides to students between the hours of 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. The number for service is 774-HELP, or 774-4357, and the program will begin in [...]

Business majors now have a residential college they can call home — Carey Hall.

The College of Business Administration and Residence Life partnered to establish CMU’s third residential college. Carey Hall will become home to business majors of any concentration, beginning in the fall of 2003.

The Office of Residence Life will have applications available this week.

“We [...]

Lynn Wloszek
Ice skaters can take their hobby to another level with the Mount Pleasant Speed Skating Club.

The club welcomes new members, regardless of skill level or age. Members meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Mount Pleasant Community Recreation Center, 5165 E. Remus Road.

Visits are free for [...]