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The Pine Press Student Housing Corporation

October 29, 2001

Volume H, Issue 9 Fall 2001

Inside this issue:

By: Jill Burt Located at 239 Oakhill Ave, the Phoenix house is one of the newest additions to the SHC. It has room for 30 people, and right now it only has 27. There are 4 girls and 23 boys. We have 8 singles, 11 doubles and a meal plan. If you want to live at our house, we have room for 2 boys and 1 girl, or just 3 girls, which we wouldn't mind. I don't like having only 4 girls in the house, we need more. There are 19 Americans, 1 Filipino, 1 Jamaican, 2 Koreans, 1 Taiwanese, 3 Germans. We have Ethernet, and digital cable. The Phoenix house is located in the Historical District part of town. We are not allowed to do anything with the outside of the house, like repaint it, unless we have permission from the Historical District council. Phoenix was born in 1994, but in 1998, an affiliation between SHC and Sigma Pi formed, giving them exclusive rights to Phoenix co-op. It wasn't until 2000, that the Phoenix re-colonized and Sigma Pi moved over to Orion. We are a baby house, but we're growing, thanks to our house coordinators, Jim Bennett, Steve Marsh, and Damon Williams. Also, thanks to every

By: Jill Burt

Located at 239 Oakhill Ave, the Phoenix house is one of the newest additions to the SHC. It has room for 30 people, and right now it only has 27. There are 4 girls and 23 boys. We have 8 singles, 11 doubles and a meal plan. If you want to live at our house, we have room for 2 boys and 1 girl, or just 3 girls, which we wouldn't mind. I don't like having only 4 girls in the house, we need more. There are 19 Americans, 1 Filipino, 1 Jamaican, 2 Koreans, 1 Taiwanese, 3 Germans. We have Ethernet, and digital cable. The Phoenix house is located in the Historical District part of

Be sure to check out the insert on local voting!

On Wednesday October 24, a new Barnes & Noble opened on Grand River at the old Jacobson’s location. The new location replaces the store that was located just beyond campus in Okemos. Besides a book section that is almost twice the size of the old one, the new Barnes and Noble also has a café, a large children’s section and sells DVD’s, videos and CD’s. The music department will have listening stations where customers can search for and listen to any song and the café serves Starbuck’s coffee. Also, the children’s section will host a story hour (usually during the day). As an employee of the café, I have been working at the Grand River location for the past several weeks helping in the efforts to be prepared for the Grand Opening. I have seen the two floors transform from an overwhelming sawdust and box-covered mess into an organized and relaxing haven for book lover’s, music lover’s and coffee lover’s to congregate. Honestly, the new store is really exciting and I would recommend that you stop by whenever you have the chance. Note: Barnes & Noble will be hiring temporary holiday help. So, if you’ll be in E. Lansing during break and you’re interested in this opportunity, contact Renee at 332-0844 and I can recommend you to be hired.

By: Renee Felan

The new Barnes and Noble is finally here

— Christopher Profeta Atlantis

Last night I thought I yearned I cried I dreamed Dressed Desired Denied Died Looked Loved Lived Lost At once was real Was broken Was built Loved Hated Written Read Wrapped Unwrapped Over read Under appreciated In an instant made a thought worthwhile, But now I know I was wrong.

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Crystal Solosky for President By: Steve Parpart

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By: Steve Parpart

There is a blonde girl that There is a blonde girl that lives on the second floor in lives on the second floor in Ferency House. Usually, the Ferency House. Usually, the excessive amount of things excessive amount of things she does for people goes she does for people goes unnoticed. unnoticed. Always putting a smile on Always putting a smile on everyone's face and making everyone's face and making sure things in our house are sure things in our house are funning smoothly, she is an funning smoothly, she is an absolutely essential part of absolutely essential part of Ferency's existence. Ferency's existence. I am of course referring to I am of course referring to Crystal Solosky, our Crystal Solosky, our education officer, stand-in education officer, stand-in faciliator(when Katie is too faciliator(when Katie is too busy), and house mommy. busy), and house mommy. Crystal does it all. When she's Crystal does it all. When she's not doing other people's not doing other people's dishes, cleaning up common dishes, cleaning up common areas, or making areas, or making arrangements for other things arrangements for other things to get done around here, she to get done around here, she is putting smiles on our faces is putting smiles on our faces by baking us cookies, by baking us cookies, brownies, cakes, and other brownies, cakes, and other things! things! This past weekend, I woke This past weekend, I woke up to find that Crystal was up to find that Crystal was making Steve T. and I making Steve T. and I pancakes! pancakes! They were delicious! It did They were delicious! It did not much surprise me, not much surprise me, considering this is a regular considering this is a regular activity of hers. activity of hers. A few weeks ago, Steve T.207 Bogue A few weeks ago, Steve T. Atlantis and I wanted to learn how to127 and I wanted to learn how to Bower Whitehills make brownies to impress our make brownies to impress our Elsworth 711 W. Grand River lady friends. Of course she lady friends. Of course she Ferency Collingwood was right there to help us, 146 was right there to help us, —– telling us what to buy and telling us what to buy and Hedrick Collingwood making sure we didn't mess 140 making sure we didn't mess Miles 152 up! Collingwood up! New Community 425 Ann Every time someone in the Every time someone in the house is doing something Orionis doing something 501 house M.A.C. dangerous, odd, or just plain dangerous, odd, or just plain —— stupid, Crystal is always there Phoenix 239 stupid, OakhillCrystal is always there toRaft make sure we're all right, to make sure we're all right, Hill 420 Evergreen saying things like "Be saying things like "Be Shadowood 505 careful!" M.A.C. or "Don't hurt careful!" or "Don't hurt Toad Lane 415 Ann yourself!" yourself!" One time a housemate of One time a housemate of ours was sick after drinking ours was sick after drinking too much, but she made sure too much, but she made sure they were ok, cleaning up the they were ok, cleaning up the mess, and hanging out with mess, and hanging out with

By: Steve Parpart There is a blonde girl that lives on the second floor in Ferency House. Usually, the excessive amount of things she does for people goes unnoticed. Always putting a smile on everyone's face and making sure things in our house are funning smoothly, she is an absolutely essential part of Ferency's existence. I am of course referring to Crystal Solosky, our education officer, stand-in faciliator(when Katie is too busy), and house mommy. Crystal does it all. When she's not doing other people's dishes, cleaning up common areas, or making arrangements for other things to get done around here, she is putting smiles on our faces by baking us cookies, brownies, cakes, and other things! This past weekend, I woke up to find that Crystal was making Steve T. and I pancakes! They were delicious! It did not much surprise me, considering this is a regular activity of hers. A few weeks ago, Steve T. 337-2762 and I wanted to learn how to 351-4490 make brownies to impress our 337-3236 lady friends. Of course she 332-0846 was right there to help us, telling us what to buy and 332-0844 making sure we didn't mess 337-3990 up! 351-3820 Every time someone in the house is doing something 332-2517 dangerous, odd, or just plain stupid, Crystal is always there 351-3713 to make sure we're all right, 337-2977 saying things like "Be 332-3844 careful!" or "Don't hurt 332-3973 yourself!" One time a housemate of ours was sick after drinking too much, but she made sure they were ok, cleaning up the mess, and hanging out with

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Smoking—Kicking the Ol’ Habit By: Vikram Kamat

Fall Session 2001 Board of Directors Representatives Atlantis John Kuchinski Bower Kristy Rogers Elsworth Andrea Szumlinski Ferency Steve Parpart Hedrick Julie King

I remember back in middle school I was the biggest anti drug kid ever. I always said things like “I’m an athlete, I’ll never put drugs in my body.” Boy have things changed. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no crack head or anything like that, but I’ll just say that I have my share of vices i.e. Caffeine, Nicotine, and Alcohol. Two out of those three I don’t mind but let me just tell you, if I could go back in time I would’ve never took that first hit of my first cigarette. I hate smoking, but I’m addicted, and at this juncture in my life I don’t have to drive to quit. My addiction isn’t as bad as others, I don’t get up in the middle of the night cause I need a cigarette or anything like that. But when I drink or if I’m in the presence of others who smoke, that is when I really carve. Well, I did a bit of research on methods for kicking the ole habit (don’t hold it against me for doing research for the pine press <I don’t, Vik! Kel->) and I would like to share. Method 1 Cold TurkeyI’m sure I don’t have to explain this all that much, it’s basically just stopping all at once without the help of another drugs or things like that, probably the toughest but also the cheapest. This method requires a lot of self-discipline and at this point in my life I don’t have too much, and what little I have is focused on school. Method 2 AcupunctureThis has to do with placing needles in your scalp and ears to stimulate production of enkephalins, the chemical messengers found at the nerve endings. This method is supposed to override your bodies desire for nicotine. It costs about $200 dollars and is about 80% successful, practitioners say. Now, before you go doing this I would definitely recommend you do some more research. I’ll die of Cancer before anybody gets near my head with a dozen or so needles.

Miles Scott Hilliard New Community Jon Muzzall Orion Traci Kennedy Phoenix Drew Roach Raft Hill Jen Cole Shadowood James DiVita Toad Lane Kate Need

Method 3 and 4I’ve combined the last two because they’re pretty similar. Most of you know that being addicted to smoking has nothing to do with that actual smoke; it’s that damn nicotine. Nicotine patches and gum puts doses of nicotine in your blood stream to kind of fool your body into thinking it’s having a cigarette. Gum costs about $34 for a pack of 96 and that patch is about $57 for a two-week supply. Studies show that the gum is about 40-50% effective while the patch is about 60%. I, like many other people, say that as soon as the get out of college I’m going to kick the habit. I guess “they” say that if you smoke for like five or six years before the age of 27 and then you quit. By the time you reach 33-34 your risk for heart disease is the same as a person who’s never smoked, I’m banking on that. I guess the best method for me would have to be cold turkey while others might enjoy getting needles put into their scalp. It would really help if my friends quit at the same time but I don’t see that happing. For those of you trying to quite I wish you the best of luck. For those of you who are planning on quitting just as soon as you get out of school like me…smoke-um if you got-um.

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How Taco Bell saved a life By: Valerie Krasny This was not through lowfat meals or some sort of “Jared inspired me to eat Gorditas” campaign. No, the after affects of eating Taco Bell actually saved a life.

Home coming weekend is a time when friends and alumni come to E.L. to drink and reminisce. This year I found myself in the Evergreen Grill with my dear friend Clay, an ex-co-worker and their friend Andy. The three of them went to high school together and I tagged along because of my alcohol addiction. Andy began to tell a story, and it was how Taco Bell saved his life. He was out at the bar this one night with a bunch of his buddies and they were drinking a few brewskeys etc… After the drinking was done it was routine to inhale drunk food such as Georgio’s or in this particular night’s case, Taco Bell. After the greasy no-good “food” was eaten, the night was over and the men dispersed and made their ways home. Andy stumbled home to his apartment and passed out in his bed. The next morning he was awoken from noises of some sort of domestic quarrel upstairs. He could hear both the guy and woman screaming. Still drunk he got out of bed and went into his living room and sat in his Lazy Boy, still trying to come to terms with being half drunk at 9:30 in the morning. And then it happened - the affects of ingesting Mexican on an alcohol stomach. Andy quickly hopped to the bathroom and became ill. After a few minutes he opened the bathroom door and began to make his way back to his sobering seat in the living room where upon he heard a gun shot and then a scream came from upstairs. He returned to his living room to find that a bullet had been shot through his ceiling, though the chair in which he was sitting only moments before and into his living room floor. And that my fellow co-opers is a true story of how Taco Bell saves.

Feeling lost? Ask these guys!

Fall 2001 Executive Officers and Staff of SHC President

Megan Burt New Community 351-3820 burtmega@msu.edu

Executive VP

Roy Jorgensen Ferency 332-0846 jorgen33@msu.edu

VP of Educ.

Kelly M. Hoover New Community 351-3820 hooverke@msu.edu

Corp. Treasurer Mary Sturbaum Atlantis — 337-2762 sturbaum@msu.edu VP of Membership Amber Bardon Bower — 351-4490 bardonam@msu.edu It’s not too early to think about doing these jobs yourself next year. Ask the current officers about job descriptions.

How can you tell when a window gets scared? It gets shudders. Ha ha ha ha ha!

Mission Statement

October 29, 2001 MSU Student Housing Corporation 317 Student Services Bldg. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-8313 Fax: 517-355-9576 Email: coop@msu.edu

Living in a co-op next year? Current house reservations must be made now through November 2nd in order to guarantee yourself a spot. Current co-op members who would like to reserve for a different house must do this by November 16th for a guarantee.

Remember to submit! The Pine Press will be published roughly every two weeks.

Our cooperative principles promote quality housing and services. As individuals we are empowered through democratic participation to create a community equally accessible to all. As an organization we are committed to expand the Cooperative movement.

Shout out to: (PINECONES!!!!) Hey Co-opers!! I always have a good time playing with the co-op INTRAMURAL SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL teams, but I’m sick of losing because of LACK OF PEOPLE!! Let’s REPRESENT and, WIN some time before winter blows us away! — Henrique Bertulani of Bower To Ms. Matteson and Ms. Zaremba of Atlantis: Thanks for coming to the Bower Potluck! Don’t be strangers! — Valerie @ Bower FAMPO-ites… The party kicked ass! I hope all of you had a great time as well! — Love Kelly To all Co-opers… Please remember to pay your rent on time!! — The office and everyone else, too. To Vicky Emmons… Thanks for being the best roommate ever! And best friend. Let’s run away to Switzerland! — Kelsteroni To Ryan and EricSo, when are we going to Europe again? Geez. It’s been too long. Ha ha!

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Dear Hopeless, She will respect you if you don’t give up. Follow her around town all the time. Look into her windows at all hours to make sure she’s ok. Call her up in the late evening to make sure she got home all night. Email her every time you do something, so she sees what kind of person you are. I guarantee that you will get her attention all right.

Dear Crabby, I’m in love with a girl who will have nothing to do with me. She won’t even notice that I exist. Without her, I feel like I’m nothing. What should I do? — Hopeless in East Lansing

Crabby is an insatiable know-it-all, who believes her presence on earth is to tell people the way they should live their lives. If you have any questions about your life for Crabby, please send them to the SHC office at 318 Student Services Building.

Dear Crabby

Pisces (February 19-March 20): You should look at updating your look-90210 was good in its day, but...

Aquarius (January 20-February 18): When you wake up in the morning, say to yourself “Today is going to be a great day.” Make yourself your favorite cereal, and march off to conquer the day.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Please stop writing Brittany Spears. The crayon drawings are making her nervous.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): Have you ever wondered what happens to the other sock in the dryer? Well, I know, and I’m not going to tell you.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21): I know Christmas is around the corner, and money is tight, but those store detectives are starting to get suspicious.

Libra (September 23-October 22): The reason you flunked your latest political science course was using the Weekly World News as your source of current events.

Virgo (August 23-September 22): There is an old saying that if you could get an infinite number of monkeys sitting at typewriters, and give them an infinite amount of time, eventually you would get the works of Shakespeare. I would have to say about you latest term paper- three monkeys, ten minutes.

Leo (July 23-August 22): Change your dinner plans tomorrow. When you told your girlfriend you were taking her out to eat, I don’t think she’s expecting McDonalds.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Try expanding your mind. Read some other part of the newspaper than the comics and sports page.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Four out of five dentists surveyed say they wouldn’t touch your mouth with a ten-foot pole.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): I realize you’re trying to help the environment, but turning your room into a sanctuary for flies isn’t going to make your housemates very happy.

Aries (March 21-April 19): Bad news. The really cheap laptop computer you bought from the guy in the alley is actually an Etch-A-Sketch.

Horoscopes by Madame DeFarge

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YOUR PAGE OF VERY IMPORTANT DATES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Only two left for the semester!!

Fall session meetings are Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in 328 of Student Services.

November 12, 26

E-mail Megan Burt (President) with any questions or concerns at burtmega@msu.edu.

Donuts and cider at next meeting!

POTLUCK DINNERS AT BOWER

Unfortunately I had to miss the last potluck, so I am not sure how everything went, but I’m sure all the food was eaten, as it should not have gone to waste. You guys don’t understand just how quality these events are!

The next potluck will be Thursday, November 8th at Bower House. Simply bring a vegetarian or vegan dish Seniors, to pass. Graduating

The next potluck will be Thursday, November 8th at Bower House. Simply bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to pass.

Free professional portraits will be taken starting November 5th for inclusion in the 2002 edition of the Red Cedar Log, MSU's yearbook. The Red Cedar Log is available to every OFFICER MEETINGS OFFICER MEETINGS student in the Fall of each year. As a service to graduating seniors, if you have your portrait Education: Tuesday, 11-6-01, 6pm, Education: Tuesday, 11-6-01, Hedrick taken, a copy of the Red Cedar LogHedrick will be mailed to you free of charge in the6pm, Fall of 2002. Photo packages will also be available for purchase; however, there is no obligation to Membership: 11-6-01, 7pm, TBD Membership: 11-6-01, 7pm, TBD purchase. Maintenance: 10-31-01, 8pm, See Roy Please follow these steps to schedule a session:Maintenance: 10-31-01, 8pm, See Roy Treasury: 11-01-01, 7pm, Union Treasury: 11-01-01, 7pm, Union Visit www.carlwolfstudio.com Click the Schedule link in the upper left corner Select Michigan State University from the drop down menu and click Go. If you are asked for Sendamore dates to pinepress@hotmail.com. Send as more to pinepress@hotmail.com. username and password, please use michiganst the dates username and 0029 as the password. Follow the instructions at the top of the screen to schedule your session. Show up at the appropriate room (311B or 328B Student Services) in nice attire for your photo session. Questions? Contact David Linsey at linseyda@msu.edu or phone 324-0562. Ours- Nov 17 at Erickson Kiva Released their debut album on Dreamworks, titiled "Disturbed Lullibies." You may have heard their first single “Sometimes" on the radio a few months ago or seen their video for this song on MTV. They can be compared to Radiohead or Travis, and toured with Pete Yorn for awhile on the MTV2.com tour. This is their first headlining tour. Steve Lillywhite (Dave Matthews/Counting Crows) produced this album. For more info see-www.ours.net . Howie Day- Dec 3 at the Union Ballroom This guy is amazing. He usually opens for John Mayer/O.A.R./Pat Mcgee band. His debut CD is titled "Australia," and recently played at a U of M fraternity, drawing a huge crowd. Basically it’s just him and his guitar, sometimes accompanied by a bass player. He will blow you away. Check out his site, www.howieday.com, or pick up his CD at www.awarestore.com. His CD is on an independent label and his fan base has been increased mostly by word of mouth. This should be a sweet show with an intimate crowd. It’s predicted that people will be coming from all over for this cheap show.

If you’re interested in playing volleyball with the SHC IM team on Tuesday evenings, please contact Kelly Hoover at hooverke@msu.edu.

Why did the witches mail rattle? It was a chain letter!