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Feature: Landon Hall
This is the fourth in a series of six features on the buildings of West Circle. Previous features were on Campbell, Williams, and Mary Mayo Halls.
The next building constructed was Landon Hall, built in 1947.
The first female instructor at the college, Linda Landon primarily served as the librarian for 41 years, holding the post from 1891 until 1932. When Landon became librarian, the...
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Feature: Campbell Hall
This is the third in a series of six features on the buildings of West Circle. Previous features were on Williams and Mary Mayo Halls.
The third hall constructed in West Circle was Campbell Hall. Built in 1939, Campbell was built in part by the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which gave those unemployed by the Great Depression a chance to get back on their feet and get to work improving...
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Feature: Williams Hall
This is the second in a series of six features on the buildings of West Circle. The previous feature on Mary Mayo Hall can be found here.
The second residence hall built in West Circle was Williams Hall, built in 1937.
However, it was not actually the first of its name.
The original Williams Hall was built in 1869 and named for Joseph R. Williams, the first president of the university. It...
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Feature: Mary Mayo Hall
This is the first in a series of six features on the buildings of West Circle.
Built in 1931, Mary Mayo Hall is the oldest dormitory on campus that is still used for its original purpose (buildings like the Union and Morrill once partially functioned as housing in their early days). The first of six once all-female dorms in West Circle, Mayo established the area’s Collegiate Gothic...
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Feature: WDBM (Impact 89FM)
WDBM is the current on-campus radio network operating out of Michigan State University. In the 1970s, it originated as the Michigan State Network, which broadcasted from many small studios all over campus in different dorms. From there, the studios were consolidated into WLFT, which broadcasted from the former WKAR studios in the MSU Auditorium. All of these stations were run on a carrier...
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Some schools have cultivated more wanna-be fans than true grads. The temptation...
– Scott Westerman, head of the MSU Alumni Association
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Anonymous asked: Can you do a review of mayo hall? Any pictures of the renovation done a few years ago?
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What is a winner? →
By Scott Westerman (head of the MSU Alumni Association) The following is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.
Looking back on these last two years of MSU football, I have never been prouder to be a Spartan.
It wasn’t fair. Last year another team in our league broke some major NCAA rules. It was decided to wait to impose sanctions and they got a BCS...
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