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he scream echoed throughout a Breslin Center stunned into silence.
As he writhed on the floor in pain Sunday night, one phrase kept repeating itself in Branden Dawson’s mind. “Please, please don’t let this happen to me again.” For a moment, the sophomore guard thought his worst fear had become a terrifying reality. Dawson defied the odds at the beginning of the season in returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in his left knee three months ahead of schedule and with JULIA NAGY/THE STATE NEWS nearly identical, jaw-dropping athletSophomore guard Branden Dawson lies injured Saturday, at Breslin Center. Dawson returned to the game soon after. The icism and leaping ability. But as he laid underneath Nebras- Spartans defeated the Huskers 66-56. ka’s basket, clutching his knee after being fouled on a fast break layup, long, excruciating minutes. gling in learning how to many wondered if the seven months And it was just a scare. coach his star guard. spent in rehab went for naught. After Dawson scored 15 No significant injury to “I was here when (former MSU guard Matteen) Cleaves came Tom Izzo was “crushed,” Adreian speak of. points with 10 rebounds out for the championship game, but I have to admit my smile Payne was “nervous,” and Derrick It also was the one thing against UConn in his first was even bigger (Sunday) because I was scared to death that Nix was “just praying that he was Dawson had spent the past game back from injury, the kid did his knee in again … I can’t explain the emotions of alright.” Izzo confessed he, simi10 months dreading. that minute.” Dawson slowly made his way to the larly to Dawson, had been MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo locker room by his own power and Fool’s gold fooled. began getting his knee examined by “I think (Dawson’s) been Less than two weeks ago, doctors Jeff Kovan, Michael Shingles Branden Dawson finally frustrated all year,” Izzo “That’s like your brother going down. A lot of things are and trainer Quinton Sawyer. said at his weekly press allowed honesty to set in. running through your head just watching him. Like ‘Man, I hope After a couple of defensive slides and After doggedly trying to conference Jan. 7. “I think it’s not the same knee,’ or ‘I hope he’s going to get up.’ It was jogs down Breslin Center hallways, convince himself it wouldn’t he thought he could come good getting to talk to him after the game and say ‘You were Dawson sprinted back to the court, take much to return to the back from the injury and scared weren’t you?’ and he said ‘Yeah.’ I said ‘I was too.’” returned to the game and received form that made him an hon- be the same player. I got Sophomore guard Travis Trice the loudest ovation Izzo can remem- orable mention All-Big Ten fooled a little bit ber, drawing comparisons from the No. performer as a freshman, he because of the “I was clapping and I probably should have been paying incredible physical 18 Spartans’ head coach to former MSU finally relented. attention to the game. But we need him, and that’s like my “I (had) told myself, ‘it’s skills. guard Mateen Cleaves’ dramatic return brother.” “It’s hard to push a guy from injury during the 2000 national not going to be that bad. It’s going to be like a walk when you don’t know championship game. Junior center Adreian Payne “It just always reminds me that in the park,’ and it’s not,” how much is injury, and that’s why he’s (Dawson),” Nix said of Dawson said. “I feel like, in how much is laziness, or “To be honest, nothing really went through my head. I just his teammate’s return. “He’s a freak of my mind, I can do certain (being) inept and that’s prayed. … I didn’t know mentally if he could handle going nature. His body is just built different- things, but my body just isn’t a very delicate area right through this again. Not right now. So I just dropped my head now for me. … I have really than everybody in the world. I feel there yet.” and prayed for God’s will to be done more than anything. I It’s been a source of irri- ly not helped him.” like he’s like LeBron James. He just tried not to think the worst.” tation for both Dawson and looks like LeBron.” Dawson’s former AAU coach and Trice’s father, Travis Trice Sr. It was only three minutes. Three, Izzo, who admitted to strug- See DAWSON on page 2 X
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Well into Tuesday night, the East Lansing City Council discussed before a crowd of residents the future of the formerly proposed City Center II property, an ordinance that would allow those looking to sell their homes to rent them for a short period of time and approved the contract of East Lansing and Lansing Fire Department Chief Randy Talifarro. The council decided to send the proposition back to the planning commission for review and recomendations for the future of the site as well as attempt to solve the parking issue. Planning and Zoning Administrator Darcy Schmitt said the ordinance concerning rentals won’t have much effect on students because few own homes in the area. The property initially proposed for City Center II, however, has a prominent place on Grand River Avenue. Developing the site could mean more amenities for students. During last week’s council work session, Councilmember Vic Loomis questioned wheth-
To learn more about the council meeting post-press time, visit statenews.com er city council can approve a site plan if property owners owe back taxes. According to city tax records, City Center Project, LLC, which owns the properties at 124-140 W. Grand River Ave., and 341 and 345 Evergreen Ave., owes more than $89,000 in taxes from the summer and winter of 2012 on both properties. Property owners of 100 W. Grand River Ave., Cada Investment Group, LLC, owe more than $39,000 in taxes covering the See COUNCIL on page 2 X
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For MSU Union Operations Supervisor Jeff Gooch, the Union has been a comforting home away from home for the past 32 years. “My first memory of the Union was trying out for the MSU bowling team,” said Gooch, an MSU alumnus. “I had been on campus just a few days. (I was) not so good the first year, but later it went better.” Gooch started working for Spartan Lanes in the basement of the Union as a student in 1980, and has worked there ever since, enjoying his time every day because of the events that attract students and community members. With Gooch and many others in attendance, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, Sparty and students cut the ribbon to officially commence the Grand Re-Opening Party at the Union, after the $2.4 million renovation it underwent
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MSU Federal Credit Union employee Chad Schaberg, right, explains to economics senior Zihou Liu the rules of a game during the grand re-opening of the Union on Tuesday.
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Mean Joe Greene giving his jersey away. Computer generated lizards dancing to “Thriller.” Babies talking about the stock market. A middle-aged father and his football-loving friends playing dress up for Doritos. All four of these events share a common thread: the Super Bowl, or more specifically, its famed commercials. While the first three commercials probably are familiar, the fourth more than likely isn’t. That’s where MSU alumnus Nate Daniels and his team come in. Daniels and the rest of the team — Mark Freiburger, Nathan Scoggins and Gabe Trevino — submitted the commercial to Doritos’ annual, “Crash the Super Bowl” competition, where thousands of videos are submitted for the chance to win up to $1 million
and have a commercial on the air during the Super Bowl. In the spot, titled “Fashionista Daddy,” a little girl convinces her father — and later his friends — to be in her fashion show by bribing them with Doritos. The video already has won Daniels and his team $25,000 for being one of five finalists. The winner will be picked from an online voting competition on the Facebook page for Doritos’s “Crash the Super Bowl.” Facebook users can vote twice a day: once on their desktops and once on a mobile device. The winner and one finalist, selected by Doritos executives, will be announced Feb. 3 — the day of the Super Bowl. Freiburger, who directed the spot, said Trevino came up with See BOWL on page 2 X
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Police brief Unsually warm weather spurs crime Warm weather might have been a factor in the high number of assaults and underage drinking arrests last weekend. East Lansing police arrested six minors for carrying alcohol, wrote nine minor in possession citations, and answered calls for three assaults, seven fights, nine thefts and one stolen vehicle, according to the weekend report. “For a winter month, coming back after break … it is a little higher than normal,” East Lansing police Capt. Bill Mitchell said. “My guess is because of the weather.” Temperatures were in the mid to upper-50s on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. MSU police reported four assaults and 11 larcenies from buildings and motor vehicles on the Clery Crime and Fire Log as of press time Tuesday. Police also wrote nine minor in possession citations, MSU police Sgt. Shaun Mills said. MSU police Sgt. Paul Kuchek said on a typical weekend this time of year MSU police might have two or three minor in possession charges in jail on a Saturday morning. Numbers this weekend were comparable to a football weekend, Kuchek said. Mills said the number of thefts seemingly were high for a single weekend, but that does not necessarily correspond to the unusually warm weather. “I think the weather had to do with it,” Mills said of the assaults. “When it’s nice, especially at night, it definitely brings people out.”
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For Dawson, recovering is a question of mind over matter FROM PAGE ONE
Yet while Izzo wondered how best to assist his sophomore, a former coach lent a helping hand. A father’s advice Sophomore guard Travis Trice’s father, Travis Trice Sr., coached both his son and Dawson as teens on the AAU circuit. He developed a close relationship with Dawson after meeting him as a high school sophomore. Dawson spent the night of his first ACL tear with the Trice family at a restaurant, where the family’s patriarch helped teach his son’s friend about the impor-
tance of faith. “We talked about his faith and his faith in God, and he knew it (would be) a long uphill battle,” Trice said of their conversation that night. “I can’t imagine how tough it was on him.” Through their conversations, Dawson began to turn his game around, leaving worries about his knee in the past and focusing simply on playing hard. “I saw him hanging his shoulders, hanging his head and I didn’t see the smile that is Branden Dawson,” Trice said. “I just love him as a kid. And I’ve tried to encourage him because you only get this opportunity once for a very short period, so you should enjoy it and take it one day at a time.” Fighting back But the actions of one day lin-
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gered for several more after the guard’s best game in more than a month drew national headlines for negative reasons. Playing against home-state school Purdue, Dawson secured his first double-double since the season opener, scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds, but after the game, the focus stayed on whether he attempted to punch Purdue’s junior forward Travis Carroll. The Big Ten reviewed the play and determined there wasn’t a punishable offense when Dawson said he smacked down on Carroll’s arm to break the hold on his jersey. In the days that followed, Purdue fans, still furious with Dawson for not choosing to play at
Purdue, lit up online message boards, threatening the guard’s surgically repaired knee, leaving him “bummed out.” The next time he played a game at Breslin Center, for a brief moment, Dawson wondered if others’ wishes had come true. And although they didn’t, he must once again find a way to learn to play without worrying his knee will fail him again. It’s a challenge Dawson said he’s now ready to face. “It makes it very tough because when I did come back in I was just kind of scared a little bit,” he said. “From here on out, I’m just going to go out there and not think about it and just play.”
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same period. In a memo from City Attorney Tom Yeadon to council, he said the city charter “does not preclude the city council from approving a site plan due to unpaid taxes by the property owner or any other ‘delinquency.’” The development on the properties of 100 and 124-140 W. Grand River Ave., have faced many obstacles in the past couple of months. At the Dec. 5, 2012 planning commission meeting, the original site plan was turned down.
Revisions were made, including the removal of residential living on the first floor. One of the ongoing issues council members have with the project is parking for residents of the proposed building. City officials are working on a proposed ordinance that would allow property owners to provide their own parking, which might solve the issue. Still, Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett said although the proposed ordinance might solve the parking issue, it’s unclear whether it will help the chances of the site plan being approved. “I’m not prepared to vote for a site plan that is contingent on the approval of an ordinance council may or may not vote to approve months from now,” he said.
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this past summer and fall. The social event welcomed students, staff, faculty and community members back to the building in what officials considered a mini U-Fest. “This fall, we weren’t able to do U-Fest because of the construction here in the building,” Interim Director of MSU Union Tami Kuhn said. “We wanted a reason for the students, faculty and staff to come back to the building, and really show off what we have accomplished with the construction project.” The event, hosted by the University Activites Board, featured plenty of activities to entice students back to the building, including free cake and punch, a scavenger hunt with prize giveaways, henna artists and Spartan Family Feud, a spin-off of the TV show “Family Feud,” featuring Spartan-themed questions. East Lansing band Blue Effect performed from 4-7 p.m., only taking a break for presentations by Simon, Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore and Executive Director of the MSU Alumni Association Scott Westerman. “Part of all this activity is not simply to spruce up the carpet and to be able to have a space that is better in its aesthetic value, but a place that begins to rep-
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resent the community of MSU,” Simon said during her speech. Some of the Union’s changes included redesigning the lounge area, adding new carpet and furniture and building a platform that adds a “visual cascade effect from the upper lounge,” Kuhn said. A welcome center where students can receive more information about the building also was added, Kuhn said. The Union includes a new Sparty’s Express, revamped food court and upgraded Biggby Coffee. “I really like all the new renovations, I think it looks a lot more updated,” no-preference sophomore Dana Zielinski said at the opening event. “My favorite part about the renovations would be the new Sparty’s inside.” Renovations are planned for the second floor, beginning at the end of the spring semester. Both the Engagement Center and MSU Multicultural Center will be moved to the second floor of the building. The next phase of construction will include renovations to both the second floor and ground floor. On the ground floor, or basement, additional classrooms and office space likely will be added, Kuhn said. The cost and timetable still is pending with the project, and details will be finalized in the next couple weeks, Kuhn said. The projected date of completion for all of the Union’s renovations is the beginning of the 2013 fall semester, she said.
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an idea for a tea party, which eventually evolved into a princess fashion show. “It had us rolling with laughter just thinking about it,” Freiburger said. Daniels was a minor part of the team that won last year’s contest, and said he enjoyed it so much that he wanted to make his own commercial. “I finally learned enough, so I know how to make the best commercial,” Daniels said. “I called Mark and said ‘Mark, we gotta make our own commercial.’” Freiburger said he didn’t hesitate before agreeing to join the project. “I thought it’d be a lot of fun,” he said. “I kind of watched from a distance last year (and) a group of guys that I knew ended up winning.” If their commercial is chosen, Doritos will give Daniels and his team an additional cash prize if the commer-
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cial finishes in the top-three of the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter. The team would receive $400,000 for third, $600,000 for second and $1 million for first. Freiburger said Doritos spots typically do well in the Ad Meter, with three of the last four contest winners finishing in the top three. Daniels said “Fashionista Daddy” was second in views among the finalists, but voting results are not being made public — not even the finalists know. Regardless of the results, “Fashionista Daddy” already has one fan at MSU. Bruce Vanden Bergh, a professor of advertising and public relations said the spot is relatable and well-conceived. “I am 65-years-old, and I have a granddaughter who’s almost that exact age, and her room looks exactly like that,” Vanden Bergh said. “From a lifestyle standpoint, it’s dead on. It’s not contrived. It’s all very natural. That’s not easy to do.” Daniels said win or lose on Sunday, he doesn’t want this to be his last Super Bowl commercial. “This is fun,” he said. “I enjoy doing this. I’m really tired, but I don’t feel stressed. This is definitely a dream come true.”
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riving his Chevrolet Volt is only the beginning of chemical engineering professor Bruce Dale’s contributions to alternative energy.
After 40 years of working on the innovation of plant-based biofuels in the alternative energy industry, Dale was recognized as the 22nd scientist on Biofuels Digest’s list of the top 100 people in BioEnergy. He said his work to expose the environmental harms of petroleum, paired with his strong belief in the necessity of alternative energy, has fueled his work throughout the past four decades. The State News caught up with Dale to learn more about his research. – Lilly Keyes, The State News
What are some of these alternatives to oil that you’ve worked on? A lot of people put hope in electric vehicles — I drive a Chevy Volt — but electric vehicles can only serve a portion (of the population). (Batteries are) not for jet travel — the aircraft won’t get off the ground. (Batteries) won’t work for long-haul trucking ‌ About 80 percent of what you’d haul would be the battery. A lot of this is just basic physics. Roughly half of our transportation needs could be (solved) with batteries, but the other half cannot. We must have high-
energy liquid fuels in the long term, and this has to come from plant material and photosynthesis. There’s just no other source. Part of large-scale research we did in the Great Lakes Bioenergy Center was to find these fuels on a sustainable basis for the long term. What suggestions do you have for students interested in this field? What I suggest is people get a solid background in whatever field they are interested in — whether it’s chemistry or engineering or politics— then apply that to biofuels. That will make it more general and also make a stronger foundation. There’s lots of careers and endowments in this field... Students should find something that really interests them, and that’s what they should pursue.
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On Tuesday morning, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., visited Lansing to speak about the future of agriculture, statewide and nationally, at a breakfast hosted by the Michigan Agri-Businesses Association. Stabenow said part of this comes from the support for Michigan’s universities and research institutions, such as MSU. Stabenow’s address came after MSU received a grant of $349,695 for its bioenergy and bioresearch initiatives from the United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, in December. One of the faculty members utilizing the grant is Satish Joshi , an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, who said the money will be used
to facilitate a project to help fulfill part of the USDA’s Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The act mandates the use of 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels in the U.S. by 2022, Joshi said. He said biofuels are plant fuels that mix easily with gasoline. This project is an attempt to plan and assess biorefineries in Michigan, the facilities that create the biofuels, Joshi said. He said cellulosic biofuels use the entire plant from grasses or woods and are more efficient to mix with gasoline than other fuels, such as corn ethanol. MSU is collaborating with faculty members from Ohio State University and Bay Mills Community College on the project. Joshi said this is a real world example of how MSU’s agriculture is potentially affecting the day-to-day lives of Michiganders — an aspect research horticulture senior Briar Adams said he is excited to see develop at MSU. “A lot of people, they don’t
want to go out and work outside, they don’t want to do hard work, they want a nice office job,� Adams said. “An agriculture job, it’s got to be a little more work than others, and a lot of people come to college and pick other majors.� Although Adams is preparing for work in agriculture, both Stabenow and Joshi are concerned about lack of interest in the field. “Students don’t consider agriculture or (agribusiness) as something that is ‘cool,’� Joshi said. “Somehow, it has (been) the major of being ‘old school.’� Joshi added this lack of interest leads to many holes in the agriculture job market. Joshi said areas in need of more college graduates include many fields in agriculture such as bioenergy and bioresearch to supply chain management and agribusiness management. Stabenow agreed and said there are many jobs available that require an interest both agriculture and new technology.
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eligion is something we are exposed to, something that is brought upon us at a young age. Many babies are baptized during the fi rst few months after they are born. Some children are sent to religious private schools, and others simply attend religious services with their family during the weekend. When children are introduced to religion, it is not their choice. Their parents make the decision to have their baby baptized, and send them to Sunday school or other religious day schools. But with the freedom that comes with leaving home and beginning a new chapter of life known as college, young adults also gain the freedom to make their own religious decisions. When they come to college, it seems students choose either to explore their faith or let it fade away. As I left home for my freshman year, I wasn’t sure which path I would choose. I was raised Catholic. I was baptized shortly after birth and grew up attending church with my family, as well as catechism classes until I was fourteen and was initiated into the Catholic Church as an adult member. After confi rmation, I was no longer required to attend any
“The crisp fall air has left us and has been replaced by the dreary and cold winter. To some, this bitter weather brings with it a loss of spirits.” — Holly Baranowski, State News reporter
Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog. college was through my kind of bible study. It was around that time I stopped going to suitemate, who hung Springhill, a Christian summer camp I started crosses in her room and attending as a child. At the camp, we prayed only sent out Tweets that three times a day—sometimes more—but what included Bible verses. For me, I looked forward to at Springhill were the activ- that was too much. Her religious ities such as going to the waterslide and play- devotion seemed more like a cult movement than a relaing capture the fl ag. In fact, tionship with God. prayer times were my least GUEST COLUMNIST Months later, when I began favorite part of the day. to feel the distance bet ween One night, during one of school, home and the pressure of my last years at Springhill, academics, my relationship with and I chose a path that involved God. I’ve been some of the campers and I so lucky to fi nd best friends at MSU who just God began. sat around a campfi re while Feeling like a lost puppy, I happen to be as close to Him as I am. our counselor told us about Having someone to go to church with, or reached out to my best friend, “giving our life to God.” As a who told me she prayed every talk to about religion, has been an unexpectteenager, I didn’t understand night before she went to bed. I ed blessing. A bond over religion wasn’t somewhat this meant or how to go LAUREN EVASIC thing I expected to fi nd at college. figured it was worth a try. about giving my life to someevasicla@msu.edu Since I opened my heart to God, my life has It didn’t take long for me to feel one else. been an easy ride. It seems every time I pray for an effect. When catechism classes Shortly after I began praying guidance, an answer comes to me quickly. ended and I stopped going I know that isn’t how it’s supposed to work, to camp, I lost interest in going to church and regularly, I felt like I had a true relationship became detached from God and religion. It was with God. I felt invincible and protected, like and God isn’t there just to give you everything high school; I was too busy try to fi nd myself someone had my back, and I didn’t have to you want. But since I started having a relationto worry about fi nding my place in the Cath- worry. I felt peace. I was happier than I’d ever ship with Him, I can’t help but notice how great my life has become. been. olic Church. In the words of Kanye West, “I’ve been talkWhen I came to college, I was at a crossroads But when graduation came and went and I with religion, as many incoming freshmen are. ing to God for so long that if you look in my left home for college, God came with me. The fi rst experience I had with religion in I had the freedom to make my own decisions, life, I guess he been talking back.”
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“Citizens have right, not privilege, to bear arms” ANDY CURTIS curtisa7@msu.edu
Excellent article! All this gun control talk by people like Biden and Feinstein just absolutely makes me mad. I find it interesting that it isn’t a big issue until a tragedy like Sandy Hook occur. They are just sitting there waiting for someone to do this so they can pass their agenda. Nevermind the fact that these so called “assault weapons” are used in such a small percentage of crimes these days. (comment continued at statenews.com) Hillbilly, Jan. 14 via statenews.com
When the Founding Fathers wrote this, assault weapons, tanks and nuclear weapons were not even the stuff of science fiction. You have many rights, but not one of them is limitless. And all rights come with responsibilities. freedombeliever, Jan. 15 via statenews.com
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Incorrect. The founders understood that technology advances. After all, before the musket and cannon only swords and catapults were available. They understood that power needs to remain in the hands of citizens to protect themselves and their country. That is why our right to do so is ensured through the 2nd Amendment.
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t was a nightmare we all remember too well. With just a few hours left to submit an assignment, you opened your computer to fi nd your worst fear had come true: ANGEL was down. But now, instead of having to take our frustrations to social media websites, or argue with our professors about why an extension on the
assignment was needed, MSU might have just found a way to answer our prayers … no pun intended. On Jan. 7, professors across campus were given the opportunity to begin switching their classes from ANGEL to the newest online learning tool Desire2Learn, or D2L . MSU has been searching for a replacement for the outdated and frustrating ANGEL since 2009. During the summer of 2012, MSU chose D2L to replace ANGEL. This semester is the first time students and faculty have the chance to try it out for themselves. Professors will have until 2015 to make the fi nal switch to D2L , but already this change should be seen as a welcomed improvement toward student satisfaction. D2L is a cleaner, faster and more reliable online learning tool that can be used with any browser, such as Safari or Google Chrome. D2L also is compatible with numerous mobile devices, which ANGEL is not.
Instead of worrying about ANGEL crashing just when you need it most, D2L hopefully will save future students from some of the stresses that plagued their predecessors. Imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about receiving 17 emails a day from a stranger in your class who needs notes. Imagine never having to settle for incomplete homework because ANGEL needs to “reauthenticate.” Anything that can enhance our ability to learn should be seen as a necessary addition to MSU, and that is exactly what the switch to D2L represents. Instead of being a useful learning tool that should have helped connect instructors and their students, ANGEL was a major hassle to deal with, and a program that couldn’t handle the mass amount of traffic it received each day. Even more, the design of the program was outdated and out-of-touch with current times. I mean, let’s be honest. When was the last time
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any of us edited our home page, sent an email or posted a bulletin using ANGEL? Currently, 140 MSU courses are using D2L instead of ANGEL. Many professors have opted to continue using ANGEL this semester, but this doesn’t mean D2L is a bad program — it only means people are reluctant to change. Hopefully, however, it won’t take until 2015 for professors to realize the potential of this new program, and the transition can happen sooner rather than later. By offering instructors three years to make the switch to D2L, MSU can sort out any potential glitches that might impede the program’s success. Although many of us will be graduated by the time ANGEL becomes a distant memory, MSU’s decision to switch to D2L is a step in the right direction to bettering student satisfaction and improving one’s opportunity to learn. Now let’s just wait until the fi rst night D2L crashes and we demand something new.
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Whether it’s searching for a cheaper way to enjoy a Marlboro or finding the courage to quit, students and professors open up about smoking cigarettes
High tax leads smokers to smuggle cigarettes Cigarette smuggling in Michigan
By Isabella Shaya shayaisa@msu.edu
As the recession hit, more and more smokers bought cigarettes from out of state to dodge high tax rates.
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As he smoked a Chinese ciga74% rette outside Wells Hall, Xiangyu 26% 2009 Lin said he was not surprised to purchased in-state smuggled hear that an increasing percentage of cigarettes smoked in Michigan are bought out of state. 70.7% 29.3% After all, he was holding one 20011 2011 purchased in-state smuggled of them. Lin, a mathematics and statistics senior, is one of many smokINFOGR APHIC BY DREW DZWONKOWSKI/ THE STATE NEWS SOURCE: MACKINAC CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY ers who buy cigarettes from outside Michigan. In 2011, almost 30 percent of the cigarettes smoked in Mich- to the police’s attention from a cigarettes, said there is a twoigan were smuggled from oth- tip. Also, police might conduct carton limit for bringing cigaer states, according to research a search of a cigarette distrib- rettes into the U.S. from China, from the Mackinac Center for utors’ merchandise looking for but he said some people bring Public Policy, which factored the invoice. If that information more because the security does information from 47 of 48 does not match the tax stamp, not check every time. “If you get caught you just states. the retailer is busted. Michael LaFaive, director of “One cigarette is illegal, but have to pay a little more,” Lin Morey Fiscal Policy for the Mack- the Michigan police are not said. inac Center for Public Policy, said going to get you for that — they the high smuggling rate is partly have bigger fish to fry,” LaFaive LaFaive said most because Michigan currently has said. the 10th highest tax rate at $2 Donald Dawkins, special agent cigarettes smuggled per pack, according to with the Department of in large numbers are statistics from the Justice’s Bureau of bought from North Campaign for Alcohol, TobacTobacco-Free co, Firearms Carolina and Virginia, Kids. and Explo- where taxes are much The numsives , said ber of cigasmuggling lower than Michigan’s $1.48/pack rettes from cigarettes Average state cigarette tax After Lin smokes all of his preout of state causes a represents loss in rev- ferred Chinese cigarettes, he said $2.00/pack about 3 enue for it costs him about $5 to buy a Michigan cigarette tax percent the state. pack from a local store, which increase He said the is more than he would pay in $.30/pack from 2009 , penalties for China because of the currency Virginia cigarette tax smuggling ciga- difference. which LaFaive Despite the increasing tax, sturettes are handled said can be attribdifferently depend- dents who want cigarettes still uted to Michigan’s ing on the severity of the will buy them, Dawkins said. recession. LaFaive said there are two dif- crime and the state’s rules, but Whether they purchase them ferent types of cigarette smug- a federal crime could mean up legally or smuggle them in from another state — or other coungling in Michigan — casual and to five years in jail. “(It’s) a problem that is in tries — is another story. commercial. “If people want cigarettes, Casual smuggling is when an ways difficult to get a handle individual travels to states with on,” Dawkins said. “We go on no matter the tax, they are lower taxes to buy cigarettes, case by case, (but) right now our going to buy them — (that’s) true to ever y consumer,” while commercial smuggling main priority is violent crime.” Lin, who has never smuggled Dawkins said. is bringing in large supplies of cigarettes. Most of the commercially smuggled cigarettes con“One cigarette is illegal, but the Michigan sumed in Michigan are from police are not going to get you for that — North Carolina and Virginia, two states with very low tax rates, they have bigger fish to fry.” LaFaive said. LaFaive said many cigarette Michael LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy for the smugglers are caught when makMackinac Center for Public Policy ing a large purchase close to a border, which might be brought
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Supply chain management freshman Jeffrey Ching stands outside North Hubbard Hall to smoke Monday.
Programs in place to help students, staff quit By Alex McClung mcclung3@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
Economics senior Adam Mitchell said hasn’t been serious about quitting smoking before, but this time he quitcold turkey. It is his 13th day without a cigarette as of Tuesday, and the withdrawals have not been easy. “For a while I had flu-like symptoms,” Mitchell said. “I would get hot flashes and start sweating and coughing. I felt pretty bad in general.” But for faculty, staff and students, such as Mitchell, who are trying to ditch their smoking habit, MSU officials have ways to help. Student aid For students hoping to quit smoking, Becky Allen, an alcohol, tobacco and other drugs health educator with Olin Health Center, said she can help. Allen said students can contact her for one-on-one assistance with quitting, or she will refer students looking for medical assistance to a clinician. “Once someone has developed an addiction to nicotine,
it’s going to be difficult to quit,” Allen said. “The habit becomes more integrated into all aspects of your day-to-day living.” Allen said she hopes to help students quit smoking early because it can decrease the chance of longlasting health effects. The National College Health Assessment surveys undergraduate and graduate students at MSU every two years about various physical and mental health factors. The 2012 survey found 83.3 percent of respondents reported not using cigarettes within the past 30 days or in their lifetime. Nearly 13 percent said they had smoked a cigarette within the past day or more. Almost 4 percent of students said they smoked cigarettes daily. “Smoking (cigarettes) is not really popular at MSU,” Allen said. “It’s one of the reasons we don’t offer an extensive prevention program (to students) because the use is quite low.” Employee assistance The MSU Smoking Cessation Program is offered to university employees for a basic enrollment fee of $140 to help them quit smoking said Jonathon Novello, MSU’s Employee Assistance Program counselor. Through the program, partic-
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Kinesiology freshman Rachel Gracz feeds her fish during her down time between classes Tuesday at Abbot Hall. Gracz and her roommate have cared for the fish since the beginning of the school year and plan to keep the fish in their room next year as well. K ATIE STIEFEL/ THE STATE NEWS
INSURANCE
MORE THAN 100 FACULTY DEPENDENTS OFF HEALTH CARE At the Tuesday Steering Committee meeting, some faculty voiced their opinions and objections to a requirement for all staff to provide documents verifying dependents on university
health plans. Since the Jan. 3 deadline to send in all the required materials, 132 faculty have been identified as having dependents which did not meet criteria to be covered under the MSU health care plan, Faculty Senate Chairman and Steering Committee Chairman John Powell said at the meeting. The goal of the verification process was to make sure all dependents, which could include spouses or children, meet the requirements.
Dependent children must be U.S. citizens or in the process of applying for citizenship and must either be biological or adopted, among other requirements. Details were not released on why the 132 faculty did not have adequate documentation of their dependents. He said a report will be made available at a later time summarizing all the findings from the verification process. BY ISABELLA SHAYA
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ipants have access to Chantix or Zyban, two medications used to help smokers quit. Participants are not required to use medication, Novello said. “Smoking is a drug,” he said. “It’s one of the most addictive drugs out there. It takes a lot of time to quit.” The program, which has a 25-person maximum enrollment, has been running for the past five years and gives smokers trying to quit the chance to be surrounded by people facing the same challenge, Novello said. “That’s probably the most important thing,” Novello said. “Having the support of other people has been really, really helpful. It creates a sense of camaraderie.” After the program’s completion, MSU contacts its participants to see if they really have kicked the habit. Three months after the participant’s quit date, the program had an 85 percent success rate. After 15 months, the program had a 38 percent success rate. Novello said this 15-month rate fairs better than the standard rate of success, which is 12 percent nationally. The next pre-enrollment orientation date for the cessation program is 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 in Olin Health Center room 247.
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Freshman guard Gary Harris grabs a rebound before Nebraska guard/forward Shavon Shields on Sunday, at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Huskers 66-56.
Spartans set to take on Penn State on the road By Dillon Davis davisdi4@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
The heart of the schedule quickly is approaching for the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team. After Wednesday’s game against Penn State (8-8 overall, 0-4 Big Ten), eight of the Spartans’ (14-3, 3-1) next 14 games come against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25. Of the final 15 games, eight come on the road, including historically tough venues at Wisconsin and Purdue. But before going to battle with conference heavyweights No. 2 Indiana, No. 5 Michigan and No. 11 Ohio State, head coach Tom Izzo emphasized this week the importance of monitoring their own play against the Nittany Lions before seeing how they’ll stack up against the best of the Big Ten. “Going into this week we’ve got to play better at Penn State as they went on the road and played pretty well against Purdue, real well against Wisconsin and then we have a big home game with Ohio State,” Izzo said. “It is an incredible weekend or week for us.” Before entering Big Ten play,
Penn State opened the season with an 8-4 record. Since, the Nittany Lions have dropped all four of their Big Ten games by an average of nearly 17 points per contest, with the closest coming in a 9-point loss against Wisconsin. After losing their star point guard Tim Frazier to an Achilles injury in November 2012, Penn State has relied on the scoring output of guards D.J. Newbill and Jermaine Marshall, who each average more than 14 points per game. Yet, Penn State hasn’t nailed down a marquee victory this season and ranks near the bottom of the Big Ten in many statistical categories, including scoring offense and defense, field goal percentage and turnover margin. However, Izzo was critical of his team earlier this week for playing to the level of competition, rather than to the skill on their own roster — a notion senior center Derrick Nix would like to avoid today. “We all remind each other that we have to go to Penn State, and they play hard,” Nix said. “They’re probably the hardest playing team in the Big Ten. We got to let each other know that it’s not (going to) be easy and we need to go in
MSU top scorers spread out across team As many talented players as there are across the roster for the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team, it’s safe to say the team consistently has been inconsistent to this point of the season. The idea is magnified when taking a look at the team’s leading scorer each game this season. Junior guard Keith Appling leads all Spartans by being the leading scorer in nine games this season, while freshman guard Gary Harris has done it five times this season. However, since Harris was the leading scorer in back-to-back games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Loyola-Chicago in December, the Spartans have seen a different leading scorer in each of the past seven games. DILLON DAVIS
there ready to play.” Coming off a hard-fought victory over Nebraska earlier this week, the Spartans still have plenty to work on against the last place Nittany Lions, particularly with the backcourt. Against the Cornhuskers, MSU guards Keith Appling, Travis Trice, Gary Harris and Denzel Valentine combined to shoot 4-for26 (15.4 percent) from the field. In contrast, Nix, center Adreian Payne and guard/forward Branden Dawson hit 18-of-22 shots (81.8 percent) and carried the Spartans to the win. For Appling, looking to be personally more aggressive while improving the overall play of the team’s guards would be a virtue on the road against Penn State. “We just gotta play better,” Appling said. “I mean, the guards specifically because if we had been on the road (against Nebraska), the ending result would have been different. We just came in (Monday) and watched a whole ton of film and we came to the conclusion we gotta play better; it’s as simple as that.” The Spartans take on Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Penn., tonight at 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network).
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Combined shooting percentage for MSU guards Keith Appling, Travis Trice, Gary Harris and Denzel Valentine against Nebraska.
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Combined shooting percentage for MSU centers Derrick Nix, Adreian Payne and guard/ forward Branden Dawson against Nebraska.
TOP SCORERS IN MSU’S LAST SEVEN GAMES
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DERRICK NIX
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BRANDEN DAWSON
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DEC. 22 VS. TEXAS BRESLIN CENTER
DEC. 31 AT MINNESOTA WILLIAMS ARENA
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JAN. 10 AT IOWA HAWKEYE ARENA
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Large crowds inspire hockey team at home
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Record be what it might, this season’s MSU hockey fans are a group that just won’t quit. The crowd has supported MSU (6-13-3 overall, 5-10-1-0 CCHA) through its four wins at home as excitedly as it did for its four home losses. Saturday’s sellout, a 4-1 win against No. 2 Notre Dame, was the sixth consecutive home games with more than 6,000 fans at Munn Ice Arena. Freshman goaltender Jake Hildebrand said he is surprised at the turnout given the team’s record, but he’s appreciative and eager to give back to the fans. “The fans have been unbelievable this season,” Hildebrand said. “We haven’t given them the results they deserve for as much as they support us. We’re striving toward that goal, and we’re going to keep working hard until we give them the results they deserve.” Head coach Tom Anastos is dedicated to revamping the experience of Spartan hockey games, exemplified by the renaming of the student section
Sophomore forward Tanner Sorenson, right, celebrates his goal with junior defenseman RJ Boyd during a home win Dec. 15.
last fall — formerly the Slapshots — to The A-Team. Since then, he has frequently addressed the need to make sure fans are given a reason to attend games, and that responsibility rests with the team. He also noted the band and student section brings energy to games. “I think, from lots of information I receive and comments, that I realize, is people know we’re going through a change, and yet they appreciate that the team is playing hard,” Anastos said. Regular fans are knowledgeable about the sport, and they appreciate Anastos’ concern with making their experience a good one. In turn, the crowd — particularly The A-Team — has remained enthusiastic regardless of a few frustrating losses. Freshman defenseman Travis Walsh said when he hears the students cheering, it gives him a little jump. He recalled the electricity
of the crowd from years ago, growing up around Munn Ice Arena watching his grandfather Ron Mason’s team play, and said the atmosphere has been reminiscent of those days. Hildebrand said he “absolutely” feeds off the excitement from the fans — after all, he does give them a lot to be excited about. “After you come up with a big save or something like that, they’re right there supporting you,” he said. “You just keep going, even if you’re tired. I notice it the most in penalty kills when (the other team’s) putting a lot of pressure on us in our own zone and we can’t seem to get the puck out. A couple blocked shots or saves and you can hear the crowd, the puck goes down the ice and the crowd just starts roaring.”
SPORTS BRIEF
To be eligible to attend the meeting and potentially be selected for a tryout, participants must be fulltime students registered in a minimum of 12 credit hours and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Students also must be registered with and declared eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse, as well as be prepared to pass any performance-enhancing
or street drug tests and background checks. Interested students must have played varsity football in high school, provide video of their performance and a recommendation from their high school coach. Today’s meeting is strictly informational, participants might be selected for a tryout based on the meeting.
FOOTBALL TEAM TO HOLD TRYOUTS The MSU Athletic Department is holding an informational meeting for walkon football tryouts today at 4 p.m. in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building’s Pentecost Team Meeting Room.
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Want to change the framework of a city? There’s an app for that. Or, more specifically, an app conference. On Feb. 2nd, MSU alumnus Mike Vichich will host the first annual Detroit Mobile City iOS Conference in Detroit, an event designed to teach aspiring programmers the skills necessary to design apps for iPads and iPhones. “The conference is the idea that we want to build the tech scene in Detroit,” Vichich said. When Vichich tried to build his own app years ago, there wasn’t a way to quickly learn how to build an iPhone app. This led him to begin his start-up company, Develop Detroit. “ B a s ic a l ly, ( D e ve lop Detroit is) just a 10-week boot camp where we teach you how to build an app,” he said. “You walk out 10 weeks later with all the skills, knowledge and connections needed to be a really good iOS developer.” Vichich hopes that the conference will not only teach aspiring programmers how to create apps, but also put Develop Detroit on the map. After graduating from MSU in 2006, Vichich since has worked as a strategy consultant for Accenture .
Although he traveled the country working for major companies such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems Inc., he still thought about his home state of Michigan. “I always lived in Michigan and was passionate about growing the economy here and making it a more desirable place to live and work,” he said. “Detroit is a massive part of me, and I always had a passion for trying to help the city.” A s Vichich traveled for his company, he realized that he could earn money by taking advantage of the rewards offered by credit card companies. “I basically found out by looking at the numbers, that you could earn a couple thousand more in rewards a year if the right credit card was in your wallet and you use them at the right time,” he said. “It’s hard for a student, without spending much money, to earn $2,000 a year in rewards.” That realization, along with the growth of the mobile smartphone industry, inspired him to create his own iOS app, Glyph, to helps maximize credit card rewards when making purchases. “Over the course of a year, they say the average person in the United States loses $600 in rewards because they don’t have the right (credit) cards,” he said.
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After a world of transition from telemarketer to comedian, “Workaholics” actor and co-writer Adam DeVine hit his stride. Known on the show as Adam DeMamp, DeVine said the promise of two new seasons of the Comedy Central show and an upcoming movie produced by comedy goto Seth Rogen leaves him feeling like the luckiest guy alive. “It was exactly how I wanted things to go, which in life, it never goes exactly how you want it to go,” DeVine said. Although the crew has yet to come up with a title for their movie, they are working with Rogen and his co-producer Evan Goldberg to translate their written vision into a cinematic reality. “There’s a difference in writing sketches and writing for TV,” he said. “Now we’re going from TV to producing movies, and we’re lucky enough to have someone like Seth who has done so well.” The show, now in its third season, depicts the party-filled antics of Adam , Blake and Anders, known as best friends and underachievers. Prenursing sophomore Kelly Kenyon said she saw her first episode of “Workaholics” about a year ago, and she’s never looked back. “The show’s absolutely hilarious,” Kenyon said. “It’s so farfetched, and the guys have no regrets — they’ll do anything.” When it comes to the show’s popularity among the college crowd, DeVine said it’s no surprise. “The premise of the show is so
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relatable to people in college,” he said. “They’re at that point in life where they’re about to be grown up, and that’s scary … You just wanna be with your best friends forever, and that’s kind of what the cast on the show has done and what I think we all wanna do to some extent.” DeVine also took a chance on an unexpected role in musical comedy “Pitch Perfect,” which he said had a script he couldn’t refuse. “The script was actually really funny,” he said. “Everyone was like, ‘Why are doing a singing movie?’ But I’m happy to be a part of it.” Because the show is written and directed by the comedians themselves, DeVine said the trio requires a unique chain of events with each episode. “We take Jet Skis and drive them out in middle of ocean with a treasure map and get to work that way,” he joked. “Actually, it’s
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