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Is MSU student health insurance helpful or expensive? Different group of people have different thoughts for this question: Some students say that it’s too expensive while school officials explain that the price is reasonable.

The student health insurance at MSU is combined with two different plans: StudentHealth Insurance Base Plan and Student Health Insurance Graduate AssistantPlan. The Base Plan cost domestic students $1,664 per year and international students $1,449 per year; the graduate assistant plan is free for students only since MSU will contribute $2,300 annually for individuals. But for those who have families, it will cost them from $798 to $7,721 per year.

Yahang Zhang, an accounting major international student, said that although she has already bought the insurance, she still want to change because of some useless service as well as the high price.

“So, it’s a little bit waste for me, and um…for me it’s a little bit too expensive.” Zhang said.

Not only the students who have the insurance but also those who don’t have the health insurance at MSU think that the price is expensive.

Samantha Shuert, a Japanese and packaging major sophomore, said that she has a health insurance at her mother’s company and she doesn’t know very much about the health insurance other than the high price.

“I think it is expensive over price for college students who…especially for many of them who don’t have health insurance probably have it because it’s too expensive for their family.” She said.

Facing these comments, Tabatha Dixon, the supervisor of Benefit Service Center of MSU’s Human Resource Department, said that the price of the insurance is reasonable because it’s a group plan and does contain many good services.

“If you compare the cost to students who buy an individual plan with the same coverage level, ” Dixon said, “it is pretty, um, reasonable.”

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When talking about student health insurance at MSU, people have different thoughts and opinions. But the most concerned problem is: Student health insurance at MSU---to help us more or to let us pay more?

The student health insurance at MSU is combined with two different plans: Student Health Insurance Base Plan and Student Health Insurance Graduate Assistant Plan. The Base Plan cost domestic students $1,664 per year and international students $1,449 per year; the graduate assistant plan is free for students only since MSU will contribute $2,300 annually for individuals. But for those who have families, it will cost them from $798 to $7,721 per year.

Yahang Zhang, an accounting major international student, said that although she has already bought the insurance, she still want to change because of some service that she will never use as well as the high price.

“So, it’s a little bit waste for me, and um…for me it’s a little bit too expensive.” Zhang said.

Not only the students who have the insurance but also those who don’t have the health insurance at MSU think that the price is expensive.

Samantha Shuert, a Japanese and packaging major sophomore, said that she has a health insurance at her mother’s company and she doesn’t know very much about the health insurance other than the high price.

“I think it is expensive over price for college students who…especially for many of them who don’t have health insurance probably have it because it’s too expensive for their family.” She said.

With this problem, Tabatha Dixon, the supervisor of Benefit Service Center of MSU’s Human Resource Department, said that the price of the insurance is reasonable.

“If you compare the cost to students who buy an individual plan with the same coverage level, ” Dixon said, “it is pretty, um, reasonable.”

Recap

As more and more Chinese students come to Michigan State University, the Chinese New Year has become more and more popular, which also spreads the Chinese culture as well as develops the multi-culture environment in MSU.

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is one of the most typical intermediaries of Chinese culture. Chinese students held many big events on this day, which attract some American students as well.

Ye Song, a supply chain management major sophomore in MSU, said that her parents came to America to spend the big day with her during Chinese New Year.

"I took them to see the Spring Festival Gala" Song said, "which is held by CUSA."

On the other hand, for native students like Justine Brunett, an international relations junior, events that held during Chinese New Year are ways to know more about the culture.

"I think it will be a really good way to get, um, like the American native students to learn more about Chinese culture, " she said.

Brunett also said that she thinks the events are very interesting and she will participate in them if she has chance.

There is a reason for the popularity of Chinese culture in MSU.

According to the data on OISS website, the growth of Chinese students is dramatically fast, which is from 891total in 2008 to 3712 total in 2012.

As for this phenomenon, Peter Briggs, the director of OISS, seems to be really surprised.

“We’ve got one country (China) that is dominating in ways that we’ve never seen this before,” he said. 

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As one of the main foreign culture in Michigan State University, Chinese culture is leading other cultures to build a multi-culture campus environment.

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is one of the most typical intermediary of Chinese culture, which was celebrated by the Chinese students a lot and also spread Chinese culture to the native students in MSU.

Ye Song, a supply chain management major sophomore in MSU, said that her parents came to America to spend the big day with her during Chinese New Year.

"And, um, I took them to see the Spring Festival Gala" Song said, "which is held by CUSA."

On the other hand, for native students like Justine Brunett, an international relations junior, events that held during Chinese New Year are ways to know more about the culture.
"I think it will be a really good way to get, um, like the American native students to learn more about Chinese culture, " she said.

According to the data on OISS website, the growth of Chinese students is dramatically fast, which is from 891total in 2008 to 3712 total in 2012.

As for this phenomenon, Peter Briggs, the director of OISS said that MSU has got one country (China) that is dominating in ways that "we've never seen this before."

Review of JRN 200

Although spring has arrived, the weather in East Lansing is still cold and will continue snowing next week.


According to the forecast of Mar. 20, it was light snowy and windy with temperature from 15F to 25F. And for Mar. 21, it shows that it kept light snowy and windy but cloudy in the afternoon.


Mandi Fu, a journalism major sophomore in Michigan State University, said that she feel the weather is weird. 


"(I) Don't want snow and cold wind anymore," Fu said. "I remember it was warmer in March of last year."


Her friend Chuyi Wang, sophomore in MSU, also said that the weather is too cold and seems like spring will never come.


With this kind of weather, weather.com has some news.


"Wrap-around, lake-effect snow will persist in parts of the Great Lakes snowbelts through Thursday,” it said. "Lake-effect or lake-enhanced snow will also continue in western Lower Michigan and Upper Michigan."

Also, according to Winter Storm Central, the next winter storm is coming from the middle part of U.S. to the east coast of U.S. and Michigan is on the border of it. 

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Although spring has arrived, the weather in East Lansing is still cold and will continue snowing next week.

According to the forecast of Mar. 20, it was light snowy and windy with temperature from 15F to 25F. And for Mar. 21, it shows that it kept light snowy and windy.

Mandi Fu, a journalism major sophomore in Michigan State University, said that she feel the weather is weird. 

"(I) Don't want snow and cold wind anymore," Fu said. "I remember it was warmer in March of last year."

With this kind of weather, weather.com has some news.

"Wrap-around, lake-effect snow will persist in parts of the Great Lakes snowbelts through Thursday," it said. "Lake-effect or lake-enhanced snow will also continue in western Lower Michigan and Upper Michigan."