- Students expressed a variety of emotions surrounding the first day of class at Michigan State University.
- Many students expressed contentment regarding the updated security features on campus, including campus police and needing a Student I.D. to access university buildings and residence halls.
- Students also shared campus transportation tips, such as getting to know the CATA bus system.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
LEAD-IN: WELL IT’S DAY ONE OF CLASSES HERE AT MSU...AND I GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOME STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ABOUT HOW IT FEELS TO START A NEW YEAR...
TRACK: IN A MATTER OF DAYS... MSU’S CAMPUS WENT FROM BEING A GHOSTOWN TO BE PACKED WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS...
TRACK: AND IN THE MIDST OF THE HUSLE AND BUSTLE.... THE ENERGY ON CAMPUS SURROUNDING THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS WAS MORE SO ONE OF COMFORT...
SOT STUDENT 1: “EVERYONE SEEMS VERY COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED HERE.”
TRACK: AND BELONGING...
SOT STUDENT 2 : “HONESTLY... IT’S REALLY REFRESHING BECAUSE YOU ARE SEEING OLD FACES... AND I CONSIDER THIS PLACE MY HOME.”
TRACK: THE STUDENTS ALSO REMINDED ME THAT THIS YEAR IT FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THE SPARTAN COMMUNITY FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEB. 13.
SOT STUDENT 2: “I’D SAY IT IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT SENSE OF COMMUNITY NOW... PEOPLE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER...”
TRACK: AND WITH THAT NEW SENSE OF COMMUNITY ALSO COMES AN INCREASED SENSE OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS...
SOT STUDENT 1: “I KNOW THEY DID PUT UP MORE GREEN POLES...IT’S A LOT MORE PRESENT... I MEAN... EVERY TIME YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS POLICE JUST DRIVING...”
TRACK: AND WITH HOW TO EFFICIENTLY TRANSPORT AROUND CAMPUS BEING ONE OF THE HOT TOPICS OF TODAY... HERE IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE...
SOT STUDENT 2: “FIGURE OUT THE BUS... IT WILL DEFINITELY SAVE YOUR LIFE.”
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