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Moving in blind will not always mean that you will get a roommate who you get along with. Just ask Meghan Forrest, Michigan State University sophomore, admits to not liking the way housing handles assigning roommates. The housing office, “does its best to pair incoming freshmen with other freshmen when possible. Outside of class standing, living-learning community and residential college placements are also considered, as well as environmental preferences, smoking and alcohol habits and whether a student prefers a quiet space,” said Ashley Chaney when asked to describe the process that does on when the housing office is deciding roommates for students. Students also have the option of RoomSync which is a facebook app that will math you with students who share the same interest as you.

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Students have a few different options to choose from when it comes down to deciding who their roommate will be for the year. This is a big decision and can play a major factor in how your year will turn out so you want to make sure you do it right. Ashley Chaney, Assistant Director of Communications Residence Education and Housing Services, along with Meghan Forrest, MSU sophomore give us their thoughts on students moving in blind as well as what the housing office is doing to make the process a lot better as a whole. Students can also use RoommateSync as one method of deciding on their roommate.

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Angelique Sanchez, freshman at Michigan State University, was no different from any other freshman while explaining the challenges she has encountered so far. “The key issues I struggle with currently is time management and dealing with my math class. In high school I was used to always completing my work during class compared to now in college, all my work is done outside the class room, which forces me to manage my time,” said Sanchez. There are resources for freshman all around them to help with their adjustment. One resource can even be a resident assistant seeing as they were a freshman at one point in their lives. Ashley Lyles, junior at Michigan State University, is all for helping her residents have a easy adjustment. One way she does this is by giving them some well needed advice such as, “I would come into college with a plan. I have always been the organized type when it came to my career goals. So, I would suggest having an idea of what you want to do with you career, other than that you will probably end up wasting money. I would suggest going to a community college before a major university if you don’t have your career goals mapped out. For those freshmen that have career goals, I would recommend finding internships each summer, cultivating relationships with professors (it will help with letters of recommendation) and staying on top of classes. Ultimately, enjoy your undergraduate experience but don’t forget why you’re here,” said Ashley.

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Adjustment is never a easy thing to do in life. Adjusting to college is no different, everything from learning your way around campus to learning how to manage your time is not easy. Those are just a few problems that freshman encounter upon coming here to Michigan State University. Although it can be a rough time, freshman are not alone, there are more than enough resources around to help them out. Even a resident assistant can be of some assistance to you. Take Ashley Lyles, junior at MSU, for example, who extends her helping hand to all of her residents that she encounters and even gives some advice in this upcoming story.

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“Derrick Rose will propel the Bulls to the finals,” words from Stephen A. Smith as he gives his predictions for the NBA Finals this up coming season. Shortly after that statement Skip Bayless fired back with a prediction of his own saying, “the Miami Heat will make the Eastern Conference Finals.” Although Bayless did not make a definite pick for the NBA Finals saying that the Heat will be in the Eastern Conference Finals means a lot, seeing as they just lost their best player in LeBron James. Bayless did how ever pick a team from the Western Conference to be in the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs. This comes as no surprise since the Spurs are Bayless’ favorite team. The debate escalated once the Dallas Cowboys and NFC East were brought up. Smith who is on record for not being a Cowboys fan, who are currently 6-2 in the NFC East, had this to say when asked who is the best team in that division, “If you tell me that everyone is at their best and healthy, I am picking the Philadelphia Eagles.” Bayless on the other hand did not agree saying, “Dallas will finish at 10-6.” Smith and Bayless compliment each other and you will never know what they are going to say next, which is why you tune in everyday to see.

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Monday through Friday you can catch Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debating about current sports topics on the show First Take. The topics change up from day to day and can sometimes escalate into a heated debate. A few of the topics on todays show included: what two teams will make it to the NBA Finals, as well as well as who is the top team in the NFC East. There were a lot of bold predictions stated throughout the show about these topics. What does Peyton Manning, Demarco Murray, and DeSean Jackson all have in common? They were all mentioned in this episode of First Take.