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KNOWING YOUR LOAN Obama’s new plan makes it easier for college students to repay
Typical student debt scenario under Pay As You Earn How much did you borrow?
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Angelo Hankes was going to get a degree no matter the cost. “I was always raised thinking I’m going to college — I’m going to college no matter what,” he said. But like thousands of other MSU students, the history, philosophy and sociology of science senior came from a financially disadvantaged background. He accepted scholarships and grants, but it wasn’t enough. It was time to look at loans. Direct? Federal? Unsubsidized? What did it all mean? “It was kind of daunting in the fact that you’re thinking, ‘Oh, I have to pay this back … Hopefully I’ll get a job afterwards,’” Hankes said. Hankes is one of thousands of MSU students using loans to pay for college. He echoes the same worries as many other college students — What if I don’t find a job right after college to pay it all back? Wit h P resident Ba rac k Obama’s Pay As You Earn, a reformed federal loan program implemented Dec. 21, students won’t have to worry about defaulting on loan payments and plummeting credit scores if they can’t find a job immediately after graduation. The loan situation Val Meyers, associate director of the MSU Office of Financial Aid, said almost all MSU See LOANS on page 2
More online … To see a video of MSU students discussing their loans and debt, visit statenews.com
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Longtime MSU Curator of History Val Berryman was a historian to the very end. Berryman died Friday morning at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan from complications of bone cancer, MSU Museum Director
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Stafford Loan Most students will qualify for this type of federal loan.
A Subsidized
Eligible students: High-need student Loan limit: Depends on grade level Loan fees: A 1 percent origination fee, so students receive 99 percent of the loan Interest: The government will pay the 3.4 percent interest rate for undergraduates while they are in school and six months after they leave school. Repaying the loan: MSU provides information when students get close to graduating to help figure out how to pay back the loan.
B Unsubsidized
Eligible students: High-need student Loan limit: $5,500 per year for undergraduates, $8,000 for graduate students Interest: Students can but do not have to pay interest while in school. The interest rate is 6.8 percent. Repaying the loan: MSU provides information when students get close to graduating to help figure out how to pay back the loan.
Perkins Loan Eligible students: Students with a high need. FAFSA report will determine this. Loan limit: $5,500 per year for Undergraduates, $8,000 for graduate students Interest: Government will pay the 5 percent interest rate while the student is taking classes, as well as until nine months after graduation. Repaying the loan: Repaid to MSU, students usually must pay back loans within 10 years. Debt can be canceled if student is working in teaching or public service
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Parent Loan Also referred to as a PLUS loan Eligible students: Guardian of a dependent student. Must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen. Loan limit: Students will not be awarded more than it costs to attend MSU. Loan fees: A 3 percent origination fee and a 1 percent default fee paid when students receive the loan. After the loan fees, students actually will receive 96 percent of the loan. Interest: The interest rate is about 8 percent under direct loans. Repaying the loan: After students receive the loan, the first payment is due in 60 days.
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Gary Morgan said. Berr yman was 72. In his final months, Berryman worked tirelessly on an exhibit about Berryman the growth of technology throughout time, Morgan said. “Adventures in
Time and the Third Dimension,” will open in February with the help of the rest of the museum’s curators, Morgan said. “In many ways it’s very fitting that Val’s last project will be a very dynamic and popular exhibit for everybody,” See OBITUARY on page 2
FACE TIME TRUSTEE BRIAN MOSALLAM At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, members of the board welcomed newly-elected Trustee Brian Mosallam to their team. In November, Mosallam, a Democrat, defeated former Republican Trustee Melanie Foster in a race that was too close to call on election night. By that Wednesday afternoon, the results were in — Mosallam beat Foster by a popular vote margin of about 75,000 votes. THE STATE NEWS: Would you say that you campaigned on the principles of keeping college affordable? My whole premise is, you know, making sure that working families can afford tuition for their children. … As a financial adviser, I see that today, the two most (important) questions my
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Mosallam described the election and the months leading up to it as a “whirlwind.” During the next eight years, Mosallam said he hopes to cater to students’ needs and make college affordable. Mosallam, a 1996 alumnus and former Spartan football player said his own experiences will help him connect with students today. The State News spoke with Mosallam to find out what his goals are as a trustee. – Samantha Radecki, The State News
clients have are, ‘How much is college going to cost?’ — that’s the next most important (question) too, ‘Will I have enough saved for retirement?’ … We have a responsibility, as trustees of the school, (to ensure) students are getting the best bang for their buck.
for a tuition increase during your time as an MSU trustee? BM: I think that’s a very premature question, I can’t answer hypothetically. We have to look at every situation (as it comes). … Believe me when I tell you
TSN: Will you ever vote
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Big scare for Dawson as MSU beats Nebraska By Josh Mansour mansou13@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
When Branden Dawson takes flight, he reaches a rarefied air few can meet. But for one MSU 66 scary moment NEB 56 Sunday night, it appeared as if Dawson’s soaring days might be numbered. After falling to the ground, clutching his knee and letting out a guttural scream while being fouled on a fast break layup attempt, Dawson glumly left the court, leaving some wondering if he’d destroyed the same anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, he spent months rehabilitating. The answer came quickly. In a matter of minutes Dawson sprinted out of the locker room to the Spartans bench and checked back into the game. His return, combined with explosive performances from centers Adreian Payne and Derrick Nix, sparked the Spartans, lifting the No. 22 MSU men’s basketball team (14-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten ) to a 66-56 victory over Nebraska (9-8, 0-4 ) Sunday night at Breslin Center. Nix led the way with 17 points and five rebounds, while Dawson tallied 12 points and six rebounds, and Payne added 14 points off the bench. An 11-2 run from Nebraska helped the Cornhuskers take
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Senior center Derrick Nix shoots a basket as Nebraska guard/ forward David Rivers defends in the second half of the game.
the lead, 23-19, with 7:58 to go in the first half — a lead they would maintain for most of the rest of the period, until a pair of
Nix free throws evened the score at 32 going into halftime. The See NEBRASKA on page 2
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Online story MSU Board of Trustees meeting recap At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Democrat Joel Ferguson was re-elected as chairperson and Republican Brian Breslin was elected as vice chair of the board. The trustees voted for both positions unanimously. This will be Ferguson’s ninth year as chairperson. Other issues addressed at the meeting include June Youatt’s official appointment as acting provost and a welcome to newly-elected Trustee Brian Mosallam. President Lou Anna K. Simon said she will work with the Steering Committee to discuss the search process for finding a permanent provost. Once a plan is developed, it will require the Faculty Senate’s approval. Simon said she expects the position will be decided before the end of the year. For more coverage of the meeting, visit statenews.com. SAMANTHA RADECKI | STATENEWS.COM
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LOANS
New program delays payment for unemployed, forgive debt after 20 years FROM PAGE ONE
students take out loans in various forms. MSU fi rst recommends students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, to receive federal funding for college. After submitting a FAFSA form, MSU students usually take out one or more of four other types of loans: •Direct unsubsidized loans from the government, on which students pay interest. •Subsidized loans, on which the government pays interest. •Perkins Loan, which is usually awarded to students with an even higher need for federal money. •Parent loans, which guardians can take out for further financial assistance. Pay As You Earn allows students who don’t immediately find a job after college to delay making payments on their loans until they find a job. The program requires stu-
dents to make loan payments on at least 10 percent of their income. Payments increase as a student’s income increases. Students are eligible for the program if their monthly payment under a 10-year Standard Repayment Plan, the most common plan for students, is more than the amount they would pay with Pay As You Earn. If students cannot cover the loan’s monthly interest, they can receive help from the government with Pay As You Earn. If students don’t pay the entire loan back in 20 years, the loan is forgiven and students no longer have to make payments. Keeping his promise Helping students with loans was one of Obama’s main campaign strategies in 2007 to help him win the young adult vote. In his 2010 State of the Union speech, he emphasized reforming the government’s IncomeBased Repayment program, the prequel to Pay As You Earn, to help students pay back their loans. Under this program, students made loan repayments 15 percent of their income for 25 years. “In a global economy, putting a college education within reach for every American has never
been more important,� Obama said in a October statement. “But it’s also never been more expensive. That’s why today we’re taking steps to help nearly 1.6 million Americans lower their monthly student loan payments.� Congress created a proposal to help students who take out loans in 2014, but the Obama administration created Pay As You Earn to help students beginning this year. Hospitality business junior Canlon Bruer is one of thousands of students who took out a Stafford Loan, a form of a direct loan. About 6,500 MSU students took out a Stafford Loan during the 2011-12 school year. “For the most part, I would say I think he followed through as far as his educational reform,� he said. Hankes, who followed the government’s Income-Based Repayment program, echoed Bruer’s feelings about Obama’s loan repayment system. “It still encourages paying back off the loans but at a more reasonable effort,� he said. Recent college graduates already had enough on their minds on top of loans, Hankes said adding: “I t hink t hat helps emotionally.�
Looking ahead As graduation looms closer, Bruer is starting to wonder how he’s going to manage his student debt. “I’m just hoping I can get a job right after graduation and get chipping away on those as soon as possible,� he said. MSU offers “exit counseling� information to figure out a repayment system as students near graduation. Although Obama’s new Pay As You Earn program might seem to be the answer to helping students repay loans, there are some drawbacks, Meyers said. If students don’t pay loans back within 20 years, the federal government will treat whatever students didn’t pay back as taxable income. On top of that, whatever isn’t paid back by a student will be paid for by taxpayers. Meyers said this could prove to be a problem in the future. “Twenty years down the road, we may be paying a lot of our taxpayer money to forgive the money (students didn’t pay), and that might be a bad thing,� she said. But if students use their MSU degree to find a job in good time, Pay As You Earn could prove to be a helpful solution to manage loans.
and cater to the needs of students today? BM: I would like to go to student government meetings and student association meetings. ‌ I have an open-door policy. I (would like) students to reach out to me and explain their concerns.
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Newest trustee talks college aordability, tuition, budget FROM PAGE ONE
(that) nobody there wants to raise tuition. That is the last thing they want to do; they fret over it. Everybody there is really trying to cut costs, save money and find other ways to generate revenue, and the last thing they want to do is put it on the backs of the students. TSN: In a Q&A with The State News last spring you said, ‘I will scrutinize the budget, understand revenue flow
and costs and find ways to decrease the percentage of the budget that comes from tuition.’ In what ways do you plan to do this? BM: I need to grasp and get my arms around the budget to completely understand where our expenditures come from and where our revenue comes from. From there, I need to really tear down line by line of the budget as to where we can (save) money. ‌ This is where (I) need to be more involved in fundraising, building endowments for scholarships or some kind of endowment to help subsidize tuition. TSN: How do you plan to use your own experiences
TSN: What does this trustee position mean to you? BM: There are three things that I love: I love education, I love children and I love MSU. And this is the greatest office anybody can hold. ‌ My life changed overnight when I won the election.
Spartans win 66-56, Dawson goes down, but recovers FROM PAGE ONE
game remained close throughout, as neither team was able to secure a lead of more than five points for the first 13 minutes of the second half. With the game in doubt, MSU turned to its lone senior — Nix carried the Spartans home, scoring 11 second half points to push MSU in front for good. Tied at 50 with 6:50 remaining, MSU closed the game on a 16-6 run, capped off by a emphatic two-handed alley-oop dunk by Dawson.
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Morgan said. “It’s kind of a tribute to Val that many, many people will be able to enjoy and learn from it.� Morgan said finishing the exhibit will be a good way for members of the museum to say goodbye to Berryman, who worked there for nearly half a century. He said Berryman was a fairly quiet individual, although he would give a well-thought-out opinion when he felt it necessary. He added Berryman didn’t enjoy the limelight and asked that no formal service be held in the event of his death. “He knew a little about a lot of things,� said MSU Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives Kurt Dewhurst, who worked with Berryman for about 35 years. “We’ll miss having someone with his knowledge and his enthusiasm for sharing that knowledge with others.� Art history and visual culture senior Jeannie Koerber, who interned at the museum during the fall, said Berryman definitely will be missed as a “guru� who everyone turned to for information and help. Dewhurst said many people
might not realize how much work it takes to run the museum to which Berryman dedicated his life. “He always said he was very fortunate to work at the museum and loved his work,� Dewhurst said. He said Berryman would always take the time to find answers for those with historical objects or questions and truly enjoyed his life’s work. “The museum was his life — that’s where his heart was,� said Berryman’s only sibling Donna Bowman, who is retired in Florida and has a daughter and two grandchildren. “He was a loving, compassionate, dedicated person. He loved the museum. He loved the work he did.� He was perhaps best known for his Christmas-themed displays every year, and his vast knowledge and extensive collection of Christmas and Santa Clausthemed items — which earned him the title “Mr. Christmas.� With a chuckle, Morgan added Berryman’s bushy, white beard might have helped the nickname stick. Students and coworkers shared fond memories of Berryman on the MSU Museum Facebook page throughout the weekend. “I still use much of what you taught me,� wrote one Facebook user. “I will miss you, your knowledge, and will keep my memories of working for you close and dear.�
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Broad Art Museum welcomes back students for new semester
HUNDREDS ATTEND MSU NEUROSCIENCE FAIR
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To celebrate a new year and a new semester, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum held a welcome-back party for students Saturday night. The event, which was free for MSU students, featured a disk jockey, drinks and snacks, and a chance to see the different exhibits and artwork displayed on the museum’s three floors. With the museum opening
its doors for the fi rst time in early November after years of construction, Stephanie Kribs, the museum’s facilities manager, said Saturday’s party was a chance for students who had not yet visited the museum to see what it had to offer. “There are a lot of people who haven’t stepped in yet ,” Kribs said. “We want to let them know we’re here.” Kribs said when the museum’s coordinators planned the event, they were unsure of how many students would
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Journalism senior Holly Johnson plays music for the attendees of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on Saturday during the Welcome Back Party.
show up. But when the event was about to begin at 7 p.m., Kribs was excited to see a line of students waiting to enter. Communication senior Lisa Wright brought friends to the party Saturday night because she said she wanted to be supportive of the museum and its events. “We’ve all been really fascinated with art ,” Wright said. “We wanted to let (the museum) know we’re glad to have something like this on campus.” The party also had a photo booth for students to use with costumes and props, as well as Brambilla Bingo, a game for students exploring the museum’s 3-D video exhibit, “Evolution (Megaplex)” by Marco Brambilla. Communication senior Therese Goussy visited the museum for the fi rst time Saturday night. Although the museum wasn’t the fi rst art collection Goussy visited, having already taken a trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum , she said she was impressed by the museum’s exhibits. “You usually don’t see something like this on a college campus,” Goussy said.
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Haslett resident 11-year-old Naomi Miller dissects a cow eye during the third annual Neuroscience Fair and Brain Bee on Saturday at the Biomedical Physical Sciences Building on campus. Miller said she came to the fair because she likes learning about the brain.
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For Mika Obrecht, a junior at Howell High School, eating a “miracle berry” to change sour flavors sweet sounded like a crazy concept, but she was willing to try. The experiment was at one of more than 20 different booths educating participants about the nervous system at the third annual MSU Neuroscience Fair and Brain Bee, held Saturday afternoon at Biomedical Physical Sciences Building. More than 1,100 people attended the fair, hosted by the MSU Neuroscience Program and Brain Bee at MSU. MSU students and faculty helped work the booths and activities included dissecting a cow eye, testing reaction time and making a flip book about brain development. Graduate student Jennifer Langel helped organize the event and said the booth where participants could touch a human brain usually is a popular destination. “We seem to get a positive turnout from kids from all ages and even up to adults,” Langel said. Neuroscience freshman
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Hannah Batchelor volunteered at a booth helping the children trace their bodies and then draw their nervous system on paper. “A lot of kids ended up knowing more about it than we expected them to,” Batchelor said. Psychology and neuroscience professor Cheryl Sisk said she enjoyed teaching visitors about the adolescent brain and its development.
“The purpose is to help educate the public and especially kids about the brain and brain development,” Sisk said. “I’m just passionate about the brain and how it works.”
More online … To see a video of the fair, visit statenews.com/ multimedia.
Applying Hazelwood case to college media could mean changes for students By Kellie Rowe rowekell@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
The future of college media, including MSU journalists, and their First Amendment rights could be at stake after a recent court ruling at Eastern Michigan University. The court ruled in favor of Eastern Michigan’s Counseling program, which dismissed a student counselor for refusing to work with a gay student for religious reasons. The court used the famous Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case, which celebrated its 25th anniversa-
ry Sunday. In the Hazelwood case, the Supreme Court ruled a high school can censor what students publish if it interferes with education. Frank LoMonte, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, said applying Hazelwood to college media, such as the Eastern Michigan case, might mean censorship of controversial material. “It just bleaches all of the substance out of journalism,” he said. “... It winds up being a school newsletter that’s nothing more than a public relations (piece). It’s not the way we serve the needs of the audience.”
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Molly Cassidy, editor-in-chief of alternative publication Spartanedge, said if universities hope to teach students what the real world is like, they shouldn’t censor college media. “If anything, this should be the time now that (college journalists) can speak freely as we want,” she said. LoMonte said journalists have been safe from Hazelwood’s rulings because most college journalism is done outside of class. This could change if lawmakers pass legislation applying Hazelwood to university cases, he said. Journalism and political sci-
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ence senior Courtney Zott, editorin-chief of MSU’s yearbook, the Red Cedar Log, said she remembers learning about the Hazelwood case in her journalism ethics class. She said she understands censoring high school journalists because they might not understand as much about
journalism ethics as college students, but censorship should not apply to university media. “One of the purposes of college media is to be the voice of students, and sometimes that voice doesn’t always coincide with the university’s voice,” she said. Cassidy said she’s opposed to
legislation allowing school officials to monitor university journalism. Censorship is not something she would take lightly. “We’re students writing for students and the East Lansing community, so I think it’s important we choose what goes in our publication,” Cassidy said.
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ovember was a great month for supporters of easing laws against marijuana use.
Following the election, residents from states across the country, including Colorado and Washington, helped pass referendums to reduce penalties for possession of the drug and even ways to make it easier to obtain or grow. Many cities also made similar decisions on easing drug restrictions, including five cities in Michigan. Despite the number of residents from the handful
of cities, including Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti, who have made their opinions on the drug issue clear, some political leaders and law enforcement authorities have been dragging their feet in an attempt to make the voterpassed initiatives impossible. Although this disconnect demonstrates the strong difference of opinion that exists between elected officials and their constituents, since these referendums have been passed, it makes one confused as to why this topic still is an issue. By blatantly disregarding voters’ wishes, the political leaders and law enforcement authorities from these areas send an uneasy message about how the law works. The issue of marijuana use is a topic that has caused major dispute in this country, but something that also gained voter support. In Michigan alone, many cities have voiced their support for easing drug restrictions since November, including Mount Clemens, Jackson, Lansing and Traverse City. As more cities and states across the country pass
similar legislation easing laws against marijuana use, legislators and law enforcers should be focusing their attention on other issues. Specifically in areas such as Flint, where the city’s state-appointed emergency manager declared Flint’s police will ignore the new drug ordinance, it is impossible not to question why law enforcement authorities wouldn’t welcome this change as a chance to concentrate on the city’s bigger issues. Similar reactions also have been expressed by authorities in Kalamazoo, who said they would rather avoid implementing voters’ wishes than violate state drug laws. No matter which viewpoint an elected official has on a certain issue, when voters make their wishes on something clear, it is that politician’s obligation to make the proper changes. State laws carry more weight than those created by local governments, but this fact shouldn’t
immediately discredit the demands of the people in those specific areas. Regardless of your stance on the drug issue, the need for elected officials to work with their constituents and form a mutual understanding is something that is impossible to argue against. As more and more citizens from these cities voice their demands for easing the laws surrounding marijuana use, one thing is clear: it is the responsibility of our elected officials to vocalize our demands, and carry out the areas of change we see fit. By continuing to stand in the way of this voterpassed referendum, it comes across as a slap in the face to the people who voted them into office, and is something that needs to change.
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Nice, France, showing off everything I have, it is greatly different from someone peeping in my bathroom window for some scandalous shots. Come to think of it, is it professionally OK to take those same bathroom shots of my 10-year-old It really doesn’t need an election niece? I wonder what the “professional” for the word to come to center stage, but it does seem to reverberate when would say to the police. But now we have to take a look a whole raft of lawyers and politicians start hammering about their at the “professional” journalists and editors who ran the candidate or against pictures. each other. I am sure when talking There are numer- GUEST COLUMNIST to the custodians in their ous qualifications for building — whom these being a professionjournalists feel most ceral, and these are fairtainly are not professionly straight forward: als — they would combeing an expert in a ment that journalists field where one is pracalways are professional ticing professionally, because they are. using excellent practiWow! I am, therefore cal skills and being a CRAIG GUNN gunn@egr.msu.edu I am! Thank you Mr. master in the field or Professional Journalist producing high-qualifor defi ning yourself so ty work. These traits are from Wikipe- aptly. Bond salesmen, bankers, politidia, the font of knowledge, so I must believe them. But also includ- cians, doctors, ministers, priests, ed are a couple things that raise a rabbis, coaches, teachers and lawfew questions: having a high stan- yers — you name it and we can supdard of professional ethics, practic- ply any number of categories of “proing work morale and motivation and fessionals” in the work force. Are there, in these categories, proappropriate treatment of relationfessionals who stand up and can be ships with colleagues. One can see they lay a nice course counted as ethical practitioners of for anyone wishing to be classed as their profession? Absolutely! If there weren’t any, we might as well dig a a professional. But are the people who claim to big hole, climb in and prepare to go be professionals really members of to our maker. The world is filled with profesthat august group? The criteria I like most of all is sionals. They march to ethical drums “having a high standard of profes- and their every waking moments are filled with high-quality work, consional ethics.” When we go to the doctor and cern for their clients, stupendous work morale and are told we need a mastery of their a n op e r at ion, fields. we hope that Dr. But with all Bob isn’t shoot- “As the current of that, they ing up some illecollege generation are even more gal substance mindevoted to ethiutes before he moves into the fullcal behavior. starts our heart time work force, They are not surgery. there will be more the jackals who We also hope to contemplate r a n P r i nc e s s lawyer Sam isn’t Diana to her dodging a massive than green energy, death, or the number of illegal characters who Cayman accounts equality, global warming or the latest feel that any as he makes out defense offered is our latest income iPhone. ” ethical in getting tax return. Obvia client off. ously, these are As the current just silly situations we can laugh at and say, “Oh that college generation moves into the never really happens!” and contin- full-time work force, there will be more to contemplate than green ue on with our daily lives. But think about the recent past energy, equality, global warming or and instances where the ethical the latest iPhone. We have reached behavior of “professionals” should a time when the new, young leaders of our world say, “Enough is enough! have been called into question. The photographer who took pic- We are here to bring professionalism tures of Kate Middleton was referred back into the real world!” It is time to come down hard on to as a “professional photographer.” I would think from the above consid- all those who hide behind the titles erations that taking pictures of any- they carry, and make them live up one in the privacy of their home or to what it is to be a professional — or remove them as one would do others would be unethical. If I am laying on the beach in with a cancer.
ANDY CURTIS curtisa7@msu.edu
ow that the election coverage finally has been expunged from our systems, one word keeps gnawing at my brain — the word, “professional.”
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From left, kinesiology junior Stephen Zingg, psychology junior James Mooney, media and information junior Brian Jenkins and elementary education junior Mandy Morton cheer before the game against Nebraska on Sunday at Breslin Center.
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MSU juniors Brian Jenkins, Stephen Zingg, Nathaniel Ellsworth and James Mooney are lifelong Spartan fans. So passionate of fans, they’ve been in the Izzone since their freshman year at MSU. This year, they decided to take their dedication to MSU sports to the next level. Known as the Flannel Fun Guys, the quartet, which occasionally calls for substitutes, can often be seen in the first few rows of the Izzone, cheering and heckling the rival team. “We knew we wanted to do something for a while, but we didn’t know what,� said Mooney, a psychology junior. “There have been a bunch of famous costumes in the Izzone. We just wanted to do something silly, and we said ‘let’s just do flannel.’ It hadn’t been done before, it’s original.� The group’s outfits consist of
as hard as possible. Zingg, a chemistry junior, said through the groups efforts in the Izzone and on Twitter (@FlannelFunGuys), they have become popular. “We’ve gotten a lot of response of Twitter,� he said. “People tweet at us and say ‘Hey, I see you guys in the Izzone.’ And they’ll snap pictures, and when they see us on TV they say ‘Oh, I see the Flannel Fun Guys.’ That’s cool.� And the attention extends beyond campus. Zingg said they often are shown on TV during games. “It’s pretty easy to pick out the flannel among all of the white,� Zingg said. “It’s pretty easy to see. Plus we typically get there pretty early, so we’re in the first couple rows. We’re always on camera.� Ellsworth said the group hopes to be shown on the Big Ten Network show “The Journey.� “Last year they did (a feature on the) Illinois fan section,� he said. “We want to represent the Izzone in that.�
green flannel shirts, glasses without lenses and MSU hats. The Flannel Fun Guys cheer and chant along with the other Spartans — with their added heckling. According to Mooney, there is significance behind the costume. “We took some of the frat glasses, and popped the lenses out, so we turned those into hipster glasses,� he said. “We all wear hats too, so just (kind of) making fun of the whole hipster idea.� Mooney said as a group, they don’t consider themselves different from other members of the Izzone. “Everything that the Izzone does as a whole, we do,� said Mooney. “We try to research some of the opponents before the game, try to find a little background information on the team, players, their girlfriends, moms, what have you.� Ellsworth, a political theory and constitutional democracy junior, claimed their objective is to make the opposing team’s job
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Joe Wilson, guitarist of The True Falsettos performs Sunday night at the Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St. The Pumphouse gathers musicians across the nation to perform for small groups of East Lansing residents.
ple around the Bailey neighborhood, near Burcham and Grand River,� he said. “It’s kind of unique in that it’s free for anybody to use.� For East Lansing newcomer Monica Marini, the concerts have become a source of music in an unfamiliar place. “We moved to East Lansing in August — we saw this building one day, and we love it,� Marini said. Smith said a majority of the acts who perform at Pumphouse
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In 1934, Orchard Street Pumphouse was used to pump water to various parts of East Lansing. T he bui ldi ng at 368 Orchard St. has been converted into a small community center and, with the help of East Lansing resident Dudley “Smitty� Smith, it serves as a concert venue about once a month. Smith said he began hosting small, intimate concerts in the building about three years ago. Rather than focusing on popular crowd-getters, he promotes the house as a “listening house,� with minimal distractions during an artist’s performance. The Pumphouse played host to two acoustic bands Sunday night — Traverse City natives, The True Falsettos, and California-duo, Genna and Jesse. Genna and Jesse’s Genna Giacobassi said for her, a good show is about the venue and the host. “(This building is) pretty unique,� Giacobassi said. “It’s a good atmosphere. It’s a listening room, and people are here to hear music. Smitty’s set up something really cool here.� Although Smith said there isn’t much MSU student turnout, Orchard Street Pumphouse has become well-known with neighbors in the area. Since its renovation, it has been used for concerts, parties and weddings. “It’s well known to peo-
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Senior forward Kevin Walrod, left, tries to control the puck against Notre Dame senior forward Nick Larson on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena. The final score of the game was 4-1 with the Spartans taking the win.
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Saturday night, the MSU hockey team took a collective sigh of relief. After winning only one of the past 10 games — two of which were ties — the Spartans (6-13-3 overall, 5-10-1-0 CCHA) headed into this weekend against No. 2 Notre Dame (15-6-0 overall, 11-20-0 CCHA) knowing it was do or die. Although the two teams split the series — Notre Dame winning 1-0 Friday night and MSU winning 4-1 the following — the weekend is a huge confidence boost for a struggling Spartan team. “Anytime you can beat the No. 2-ranked team in the nation, I think it’s an eye-opener,” MSU junior forward and captain Greg Wolfe said. “If these guys are the No. 2 team in the nation and we can play with them and have a one-goal game then beat them, the sky’s the limit for us. I think the young guys will take that and run with it.” Despite Friday night’s loss, the MSU bench was pleased with the effort the team displayed. Senior
forward Chris Forfar remained confident that as long as the Spartans keep digging, the results will come. “There was a lot of positives,” he said. “Everyone worked really hard, finishing their checks. We’re still struggling to find the back of the net. It’s going to come.” Following Friday’s game, head coach Tom Anastos said his team competed hard for a full 60 minutes — a sentiment he wasn’t able to say after the prior weekend’s 3-0 loss to Ferris State. He added MSU needed to capitalize on more chances and rebounds heading into Saturday evening’s game, and that’s exactly what the Spartans did. Sophomore forward Tanner Sorenson put an end to eight periods without a single MSU goal early in the first period, netting a quick wrister less than two minutes into Saturday’s matchup. Sophomore defenseman R.J. Boyd also achieved his first career goal as a Spartan that night, and sophomore forward Brent Darnell scored his sixth of the season and third against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish’s Anders Lee put up Notre Dame’s only tally. MSU freshman forward Matt
DeBlouw capped off the night with an empty net goal. After Saturday’s win, Anastos said that series was the best six periods of hockey he’s seen his team put together all season, adding it will define the rest of the season’s expectations. “It puts us on the hook because we knew we were capable of a good, solid effort, and we demonstrated that,” he said. “It sets an expectation and you’re not always going to get the results that you want, but I really thought that Notre Dame was way better (Saturday) than they were (Friday). That was a tough game. It was physical, they were strong, they outsize us, they came hard at us and I really loved the way we battled back all night long.” Moving forward into the second half of the season, Wolfe said the team just needs to continue to play with the excellence it did against Notre Dame. “From the standpoint of our work ethic and our willingness to do whatever it takes, that was the best performance I’ve seen,” he said. “It’s really nice when every single guy is committed to the same cause and everyone’s working together.”
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Junior Dani Levy competes in balance beam during MSU’s 193.5-192.725 home loss to Western Michigan on Saturday.
that we know.” Burt won the floor exercise with a score of 9.775, and finished third in the balance beam after getting a 9.75. She said the energetic atmosphere helped her perform and settle into a more calm mentality the second half of the meet, but she still has many things to work on. “If you take in the crowd, and the adrenaline that was pumping, you really go as hard as you can,” Burt said. “I want to get the cardio up on bars and work on dismounts.” Each squad won two of the four individual events, a trend Burt said could be pinned on the Spartans young team. “You could tell the difference between Western and our atmosphere,” she said. “It would make it so much better if all of us just got into it more.”
Another loss for the Spartans happened when sophomore Ashley Stevenson fell on the uneven bars and had to be carried off the competition floor with a sprained knee. Klages said she would probably be out a few weeks. There still were bright spots on the night as sophomore Alina Cartwright finished second in the all-around, highlighted by a 9.9 on vault and a 9.7 on beam. Klages said she still is confident in what the team can achieve, and was proud of the experience the team gained. “The girls have the numbers under their belt, and they’ve been very successful in the practice gym, so it’s a matter of bringing that down (to the floor),” Klages said. “Always, there’s nerves when you get into your first meet. Now we have this first meet under our belt, and what we learned from it, we can’t hold back.”
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Despite a late comeback, the MSU gymnastics team lost to Western Michigan, 193.5-192.725, Saturday night in the Spartan’s season opener at Jenison Field House. After the second rotation, the Spartans trailed 97.895.8, but a 48.4 on balance beam pulled them to within 1.5 points of the Broncos. But a 9.825 and a 9.8 by the final two competitors for Western Michigan on beam sealed the victory for the visitors. “The lack of confidence in our team is evident,” head coach Kathie Klages said. “Because I see them do such phenomenal things in practice, we just have to get our young women to believe in themselves and be able to perform the way they know they’re capable of. We’re a lot better team than a 192.” It was a tough night for two members of the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch list — MSU, freshmen Lisa Burt and Nicola Deans. Burt struggled in the beginning, but finished strong on beam and floor to finish third in the all-around. Deans fell on both bars and beam to finish fourth — one off the podium in the all-around. “Lisa started out a bit rough, but she came back on beam and floor and did awesome,” Klages said. “Nicola struggled basically throughout the whole meet. We didn’t see the Nicola
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