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Theta Chi loses charter over hazing allegations

Brutal snowstorm and bitter winds lead to school shutdowns in late start for spring semester

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Mick Haley,

At 453 Abbot Road, greek letters still hang above the door, a physical reminder of Theta Chi. But the brotherhood is no longer there.

After allegations of hazing, the fraternity’s national board of directors voted to revoke the chapter’s charter, which would have celebrated its 75th anniversary at MSU this year. The board of directors reached its decision after conducting an investigation, consulting with MSU’s Interfraternity Council and holding a hearing on the matter in December.

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Theta Chi officials and chapter members declined to comment on specifics of the hazing allegations A statement from the Indianapolis-based Theta Chi international headquarters said “the chapter is now closed and is no longer a recognized entity within Theta Chi.” Theta Chi plans to reestablish the chapter in fall 2018, according to the statement.

The details still are a mystery. Neither the international chapter of Theta Chi nor fraternity brothers in MSU’s chapter were willing to comment on the nature of the hazing allegations.

Although brothers of the former Beta Zeta chapter will continue to reside in the alumniowned house for the time being, it’s unclear what will happen to the building after this semester. The incident was the most recent in a series of run-ins with Theta Chi officials — whom fraternity members refer to as ‘nationals’ — in recent years. “ We had had prev ious encounters with our nationals,” said international relations sophomore Andy Creal.

Still, Creal said the closure of their chapter left fraternity members “completely blindsided.”

No-preference sophomore Stuart Kowalczyk acknowledged the fraternity had struggled at MSU in recent years, referring to the hazing allegations as a “minor mess-up.” But he emphasized the fraternity had made advancements and moved past their troubles with

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Social work freshman Jasmine Doss bundles up Monday while waiting to use an ATM on Grand River Avenue.

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Icicles hang off of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity on Charles Street Monday.

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The combination of dropping temperatures and climbing snowfall left students without classes all day Monday and Tuesday morning —

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but for some, the work has just begun.

After a Monday snow day for MSU and many other schools across the state, officials decided to reopen MSU operations and classes at 12 p.m. All morning classes are canceled, but afternoon courses and the highly-

Economics senior Kevin Cho shovels snow off of a rented car on Sunday in front of the Abrams Planetarium.

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To see more coverage of the winter storm and snow day, see page 5

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MSU to face Ohio State in first home Big Ten matchup Severe weather conditions cause

struggles for returning students

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By Erik Sargent

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The last time Ohio State and MSU faced off on the hardwood was a battle of two top-10 teams.

Now, the No. 5 Spartans (131, 2-0 Big Ten) open the Breslin Center for the first home Big Ten game of the season against the No. 3 Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) Tuesday night.

The game last year was in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, in which MSU narrowly lost 61-58 and saw Buckeye guard Aaron Craft score 20 points.

To this day, that game has weighed heavy on head coach Tom Izzo’s mind.

“There’s been some close games, and many of them have gone right down to the wire,” See BBALL on page 2 u

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Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo talks with freshman guard Gary Harris during the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State on March 16, 2013.

Michigan’s heavy snowfall has caused intense travel restrictions for students trying to make their way back to MSU. Flights, trains, buses and car travel have been hampered by severe weather, often leaving people stuck in place for extended periods of time.

For many, plane travel was a hassle. Finance sophomore James Sullivan has been stuck in California after traveling to the Rose Bowl with family.

“Our original flight was canceled and we were told there wouldn’t be any flights available until Monday,” Sul-

“We missed our connecting train ... We were supposed to grab a bus from there, but the bus was canceled due to weather.”

Mike Fredendall, economics junior

livan said. “We still aren’t sure when we are going to be able to fly back.”

The weather made it nearly impossible for economics junior Mike Fredendall to get back to Michigan, who was traveling back by train from California.

“Freight traffic delayed our first train into Chicago, so we missed our connecting train and had to take a train to Battle Creek,” Fredendall said. “We were supposed to grab a bus from there, but the bus was canceled due to weather.”

Physics junior Adam Zarytsky

also experienced train troubles while trying to return to East Lansing.

The engine then kept overheating, Zarytsky said, and he was sure it was having problems because of the cold.

“One of the engines was failing, so we had to be pulled by only one engine,” Zarytsky said.

The heavy snow on the roads has made drives back to East Lansing nearly impossible.

Many flights also have been See DELAY on page 2 u

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News brief Izzone lineup pushed to 6:30 p.m.

Instead of having fans brave the frigid temperatures for hours on end, MSU basketball has announced they will not allow fans to line up for Tuesday’s 9 p.m. game until 6:30 p.m.

An official release said to assure safety to the students, those who show up before 6:30 p.m. will be turned away and told to seek warm shelter.

Rather than opening doors 90 minutes before the game to allow students into Breslin Center, lower bowl Izzone members will be let inside starting at 6:30 p.m.

Wildcard for upper bowl Izzone members will not be available tomorrow as well.

MSU is also encouraging commuting fans to carpool with as many people as possible because of a restricted number of parking spaces due to snow piles.

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Big Ten hockey teams see weekend play No. 1 Minnesota and No. 14 Wisconsin were the lone Big Ten teams to take the ice this weekend.

Minnesota hosted the Maruicci Classic, tying Colgate 2-2, with a shootout loss, and beat Rensselaer 6-2.

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Theta Chi brother “completely shocked” by the chapter’s charter revocation

Campus, city officials take precautions during dangerous wind chills and snow

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the nationals.

“We had made so much progress in the last two years that when I became aware of what was going to happen, I was completely shocked,” Kowalczyk said. “We had changed so much from the fraternity that they were telling us we still were.”

Interfraternity council president Tony Biallas presented a different version of the fraternity’s behavior when nationals from Theta Chi consulted with the council.

“They weren’t doing everything up to (the) code and standard that I see in places with the chapters on this campus and what our community stands for,” Biallas said. “We didn’t make the final call, but there were definitely some worries and concerns.”

Biallas declined to address specifics of the fraternity’s issues.

“It’s always disappointing to hear that a chapter is no longer on campus,” Biallas said. “It’s never a good thing, but we never want to tarnish our name.”

Members of Theta Chi said they didn’t consider their conduct outside of the norm for initiation into MSUgreek life.

“I personally don’t regret a single thing that happened in the house, either while I was a pledge or when I was a brother,” Creal said. “There was no real violation that I saw of anything that was going to be a detriment to our organization.”

Kowalczyk did not want to discuss the allegations because he said he wanted to protect the fraternity’s traditions, but believed the incident was “hugely blown out of proportion.” He expressed his frustration regarding shifting attitudes towards greek life.

“I just feel like certain societies (are) becoming wimps,” Kowalczyk said. “It’s not like we didn’t anything terrible, we hardly did anything bad … I think it’s bigger than Theta Chi, I think it’s about fraternities and sororities as a whole. Our society’s changing. … I don’t think the system can last much longer in the time we live in.”

anticipated basketball game against Ohio State at Breslin Center will move forward as planned.

Tuesday marks the seventh time in school history that the university has closed and the second time it has closed for two consecutive days. Monday’s closure was the sixth.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids predicted the high temperature only will reach 6 degrees, and wind chills might reach as low as 25 degrees below zero.

East Lansing felt the weight of more than a foot of snow throughout the weekend, leaving city and on-campus crews

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Izzo: Good showing from Keith Appling is key to a win against Ohio State from page one

Izzo said. “It’s been a good, clean, hard-fought rivalry.”

MSU last came out on top against the Buckeyes early in the Big Ten schedule at home, when the Spartans beat them 59-56, led by 15 points from then-junior guard Keith Appling.

The play between Appling and Craft has always been a back-and-forth battle, with Craft winning the last two times.

Izzo said Appling will be key to a win against the Buckeyes, and knows that with the way he’s playing right now, Craft won’t get into his head.

“He’s got to just play his game,” Izzo said of his senior guard. “Keith can do some different types of things scoring the ball that Craft can’t do, and Craft can do some things that Keith doesn’t do as well.

We’ve just got to make sure that Keith takes care of his business and not worry about anybody else.”

with a powdery mess to clean.

The staff at MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or IPF, have worked nonstop since Sunday when the snowstorm hit in order to keep roads and sidewalks clear, prevent pipes from freezing and remove snow buildup.

About 80 percent of campus was cleared of snow as of 11 a.m. on Monday, IPF communications manager Karen Zelt said.

East Lansing employees also are working to clear the streets for residents.

Mayor Nathan Triplett said the Department of Public Works has been working around the clock and has “made great progress.”

He said city operations should return to normal Tuesday afternoon.

City officials declared a snow emergency until 5 p.m. Monday to help out the bulk of the cleanup, East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris said.

“Declaring a state of emergency helps us clear the streets,” she

Craft averages fewer than 10 points a game for OSU, but has 38 steals and 74 assists on the season, good for first and second in the Big Ten, respectively.

OSU has kept the same starting five in each of their 15 games played this season, whereas the Spartans have had nine different starters, and don’t have a player who has started every game.

Three of the top four players in assist/turnover ratio will be in this game, with Craft No. 2, Appling No. 3 and sophomore guard Denzel Valentine No. 4 in the conference.

Izzo said as far as the Buckeyes go, they’re good at becoming athletic and turning matchups into running games.

“They get you in a lot of ball screens and they turn their defense into offense,” he said.

While Izzo is focused on stopping the counter from the Buckeyes, in Columbus they’re focusing on not getting slashed by one of the best players in the country.

Ohio State head coach Thad Matta has had his eye on the Spartans’ sophomore guard Gary Harris for some time, even trying to convince him to come to Ohio State at one point.

Harris scored a career-high 26 points against Indiana on Saturday, and now, Matta is worried about his team stopping the No. 2 scorer in the Big Ten.

Continued said. “The police, fire and Department of Public Works are working to clear streets under the coordination of the city manager. Our job is to ensure that there are policies in place to help them do their job.”

Lansing experienced a recordsetting amount of snowfall on Jan. 5 with 9.5 inches of snow, beating out the 1873 record of 2.5 inches.

The university is urging students to refrain from parking close to sidewalks, as it might hinder snow-clearing attempts

by IPF. Parking also is prohibited Tuesday in residence hall loops between 2 a.m and 6 a.m. to allow workers time to clear snow.

A university statement cited ongoing snow removal, low wind chills and blowing snow as a

“Gary is a complete player — he does everything well,” Matta said. “He’s really embraced what Michigan State basketball stands for, and those are the guys that tend to have the most success.”

Both Harris and senior forward Adreian Payne are in the top 10 in scoring, and the Buckeyes’ leading scorer, LaQuinton Ross sits at No. 15 with 13.6 points per game.

The Spartans have had many good games against Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, but none to the consistency or regularity of their spats with the Buckeyes.

MSU and OSU have had some great battles on the court, but these are the games in which Izzo and the Spartans thrive.

“You have to do what you can do and not get caught up in the circus of rivalry games,” he said.

“Rivalries are built on two good teams that are playing for something, and us and Ohio State have been playing for a lot of Big Ten championships in the last few

reason for classes being canceled before noon.

But students have weathered more than just inconvenient snow, since only one cafeteria in each neighborhood operated during regular hours because of the snow days.

Advertising freshman Jack Chase, along with a slew of other on-campus residents, endured the hindrance in the dining halls.

“I had to walk to Holmes from Akers and wait in a line that wrapped down the stairs,” Chase said. ”(The staff) were treating it like a restaurant. They weren’t letting anyone in because it was too busy. There was nowhere to sit because there were so many people.”

Staff writers Simon Schuster, Erik Sargent and Lauren Gibbons contributed to this report.

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delayed for students trying to get back into Michigan.

The Capital Region International Airport had six f lights canceled and one flight that has been delayed, according to the airport website.

Traveling by bus was also difficult during the storm as road conditions deteriorated.

Although bus stations like Michigan Flyer had no cancellations Monday, Greyhound closed down the Detroit bus station for the day.

Indian Trails also shut down every stop between Bay City and Chicago.

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East Lansing residents are dealing with several inches of snow and dangerous wind chills — but some are just happy their power is back on.

An ice storm that hit several Michigan cities just shy of Christmas resulted in long-lasting power outages and damage from fallen trees and downed power lines.

For some, power only has been restored for a matter of days.

The storm hit Michigan on the night of Dec. 22. Originally, the Board of Water and Light, or BWL, estimated that about 25,000 people lost power in the Lansing area.

BWL since has increased the estimate to 34,800.

East Lansing City Councilmember Ruth Beier said many residents in East Lansing who lost power regained it eight or nine days later. BWL reported power was fully restored to its electric service territory by Jan. 1, with the exception of some customers requiring additional repairs.

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on Dec. 28 in support of the BWL workers and to protest BWL procedure following the outages at Glencairn Elementary School.

Some students also encountered property damage. Hospitality business freshman Annie Fata said both her and her brother’s cars suffered damage due to fallen trees at their house on Blackberry Lane in Lansing.

Although a large tree branch fell on her car, Fata said she was surprised she was only left with a dent in the hood of her Pontiac Grand Prix. A shroud of large tree branches covered the front of her brother’s car, which resulted in multiple dents.

Packaging junior MaryGrace Mayotte said the branches that fell on her family’s house on Hitching Post Road left two holes in the roof.

“Our house looked like a beaver dam — our whole front and backyards were just covered in branches,” Mayotte said. “My dad just patched the holes up for now, but we will probably have to get the roof redone.”

Mayotte said she is unsure about the cost of the damage.

In addition to property dam-

age, the slow process of restoring power in East Lansing has left some questioning the relationship between the city and the BWL. “East Lansing doesn’t really have any say in the relationship, but I think the problem is it’s not a big enough company to handle what it is trying to handle in Lansing and East Lansing,” Beier said. “In my opinion, BWL did not have enough staff to handle a crisis this big.”

A loss of electricity and the frigid winter temperatures left many students who stayed in the city throughout the break worrying about how to keep warm in their homes.

Mathematics junior Nolan Pacitto, who lives in Lansing, said he went without power for two days by the time he left for home on Christmas Eve. Most of his food was not spared.

“It stunk losing power right before Christmas and losing all of my food,” Pacitto said.

Although Beier said the city will not switch companies, she wants BWL to come to an open meeting and discuss future procedures.

Staff reporter Geoff Preston contributed to this report.

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Cases of the virus responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic are increasing in the Lansing area, and experts say this could mean more infected young adults and a longer sick season.

The 2009 swine flu has reemerged as the prominent seasonal inf luenza, Sparrow Hospital director of microbiology and molecular diagnostics Dr. Walid Khalife said. Khalife used molecular testing to verify cases of the strain and discovered about 124 infections in the tri-county area since the first week of December.

Infection rates are exponentially increasing, Khalife said, and the trend will only break after it peaks, which is an indeterminable date.

He said the peak, which could happen within the next two weeks, depends on whether lower temper-

“It was three days of real intense, awful feeling … I was thankful to be sick during Thanksgiving rather than during finals.”

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atures continue, which potentially could bring people into closer, more transmittable proximity.

When it does happen, Khalife said, infection rates could reach 55 to 60 cases per day.

Typically, seasonal flu targets people with weakened immune systems, including young children and elderly people, Michigan Department of Community Health public information officer Angela Minicuci said. But the prominent flu strain this year targets indiscriminately, already hospitalizing a number of healthy young adults, Minicuci added.

The day before Thanksgiving, horticulture freshman Michael McKernin fell ill with what he believes was seasonal flu, when he experienced chills and headaches.

“I thought it would bleed into finals, and I was upset about that,” McKernin said. “It was three days of real intense, awful feeling, and then it slowly got better. I was thankful to be sick during Thanksgiving rather than during finals.”

With the addition of the 2009 swine flu strain to the seasonal vaccine, Khalife said the vaccinations could stifle any similar pandemic outbreak, because the virus has yet to mutate.

McKernin hadn’t been vaccinated, but counteracted the illness by consuming plenty of fluids, fruits and vegetables.

“I didn’t even think of getting vaccinated,” he said. “I never really get sick, so I guess I just thought I wouldn’t. Next year I’ll get vaccinated so (seasonal flu) won’t affect my school and work.”

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few days after the Spartans trumped at Spartan Stadium. As we wandered around the Ohio State in the Big Ten Champi- stadium, soaking in the sun and lively atmosphere, we struck up conversation with State students and onship, I received a call from my alumni of all ages. Many of them spoke about the mother. To my surprise, she asked rich tradition of the Rose Bowl, and they were if I would be interested in going to Pasadena, quick to tell us how lucky we were that we were students during Michigan State’s historic season.

Calif., to watch MSU’s first Rose Bowl appearWe felt connected as we yelled “GO GREEN,” ance in 26 years. always receiving a cheerful “GO WHITE” in A younger me would have accepted the offer response. Cheers continued to roar throughout without hesitation, but I had a heavy course load the Rose Bowl Stadium as we watched the game.

The crowd exploded with euphoria as this fall, and in many ways, I had lost touch with the Spartan football com- guest columnist our defense stuffed Stanford running back Tyler Gaffney at the line of scrimmunity, so I told my mom I would mage on fourth-and-one at the end of think about it. In the following days, the fourth quarter to clinch a Rose my mother, uncle and grandfather told Bowl victory. me that this was a “once in a lifetime” I couldn’t help but remove myself opportunity, and I would be foolish from the hype and question the meanto miss out. ing of this great event. I thought about It still was hard to overcome my my friends at home who were far more disillusionment with MSU football committed to MSU’s football program and what it meant to the university, Thomas Kladis kladisth@msu.edu than I was. Friends who were far more especially after recent couch burnings devoted to the university than I was. and the Cedar Village extravaganza. I couldn’t help but think “Should I allow this foot- I almost felt guilty because surely this moment ball team’s success to define my college career?” would have been more significant for them. I felt and if so, “Are these traditions I will be proud of pressured to make the most of the moment, which was a feeling I didn’t enjoy. when speaking of my college years?”

As we were exiting the stadium, I heard an oldAfter more encouragement from my family and friends, I decided I would be in Pasadena on New er man yell, “It better not be another 26 years!” At Year’s Day. A group of my friends from MSU was that moment, I felt what he was saying. It would be heading there in my buddy’s mini van, so I tagged a shame if MSU fans had to wait another 26 years along. We saw many breathtaking sights along to capture that type of energy and camaraderie.

On our journey home, we reflected on our feelthe way, but none were thriving like the scene at ings about the event, my friend Madison said that Rose Bowl Stadium.

The surrounding area of the stadium was flood- “it was an excuse, an excuse for all of us to travel ed with green, as there was an overwhelming to California and represent our university.”

We agreed we would remember this trip for majority of Spartan fans at the game. We traveled well. You could feel the solidarity among the the rest of our lives, and our friends who couldn’t Michigan State fans that had come from all over make it to Pasadena shouldn’t be robbed of that experience in the future. the country to see the game.

Thomas Kladis is a comparative cultures and The warm weather and anticipation in the air made it feel like the first home game of the year politics junior. Reach him at kladisth@msu.edu.

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two hours after Andrew Maxwell took the final snap of the Spartans season, there still were The only problem with the MSU fans hanging outside the Spartans winning the Rose gates. Strangers were hugging Bowl is that Jan. 1 was the best day I, and strangers. The ‘Go Green, Go many other MSU students, alumni and fans, White’ chants that had been will live this year. I guess it’s all downhill echoing through the streets for “The only days weren’t quite as constant as from here. problem Mindless pessimism aside, if you’re read- before the game, but they still ing this, the last time the Spartan football were popping up. Before I left, I with the stopped to talk to one team accomplished this much, you Spartans probably didn’t even know what a guest columnist gentleman, a 37-yearold father of two, who winning football was. Because you didn’t wanted me to take exist yet. the Rose a pict ure w it h his I sure didn’t. I wasn’t even a camera from inside, Bowl is zygote when the Spartans won so the metal bars of that Jan. the 1988 Rose Bowl, and, at 24, t he gates wouldn’t I’m an elder in the college world. obscure the illumi- 1 was the I didn’t even really know how to nated sc r ipt ‘Rose best day I, handle myself after the win. Still Bowl’ sign that pops don’t. Aren’t Spartan fans supGreg Monahan and many even more against the monaha32@msu.edu posed to be lamenting what could other MSU night sky. have been at the turn of each new His name was Ryan, and his students, year rather than reveling in the glory of a Rose Bowl win? This is uncharted territory eyes were wells. At first, the 1998 MSU graduate didn’t want alumni for about 99 percent of fans.

I was lucky enough to be at the game. I got to admit that he was crying, even and to be on the field. The School of Journalism though it wasn’t much of a secret. fans, will sent me to cover it, which meant I spent the But after a few minutes of chatmajority of my New Year’s Day with a look of ting in the bars on the south live this dumbfounded awe on my face; my jaw slacked end of the most famous college year.” open and eyes aglow while I thought ‘how the football stadium in America, he opened up. &#%@ am I actually here right now?’

What’s funny is that most everyone had an “I’m sorry I’m crying,” he said, and then identical look on their face. Especially after the paused for a handful of seconds. game ended. People simply couldn’t believe it.

Greg Monahan is a journalism graduate As I headed out of the Rose Bowl about student. Reach him at monaha32@msu.edu. ell, I’ve already peaked in 2014. But I’m OK with that.

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BOTTOM RIGHT: Mechanical engineering freshman Brian Wingate throws snow at premedical freshman Jack Pfeiffer behind the rock Monday on Farm Lane.

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fter Monday’s snow day was announced Sunday evening, many resourceful students took to the outdoors to create their own wintry fun.

Ty Sickler, James Mooney and their roommates decided to use the snow to their advantage and build two snowboarding ramps off their porch on West Grand River Avenue.

Sickler, a finance sophomore, said the group spent more than four hours total constructing the two ramps, which were completed Sunday night.

Sickler said he has been snowboarding since he was about 5 years old.

constructing a snow ramp on the steps of their house, complete with a jump that leads into the street and a path for easy access winding up the stairs.

“We felt a little bad — all of our neighbors were out shoveling snow, and we made it worse,” Fogarty said.

Their ramp did draw a lot of attention from the neighbors. In fact, it sparked a gathering that multiple houses on the block flocked to that night.

“We always talked about doing this, but we never had enough snow,” Balconi said. “It started as a joke, then actually happened.

Anything that could slide was going down, and everyone that saw us would come see what we were doing and end up staying.”

However, their slippery slope was the cause of multiple accidents, including one of their friends launching from the ramp onto the street, where he was

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hit by a slow-moving car.

He and the driver escaped from the incident uninjured.

“He was hit from the side, almost like he was T-boned,” Fogarty said. “He was so determined to make the jump, too. The first time he actually made the jump into the street, he got hit.”

The friends once again took to the slope, refusing to let the incident deter them.

The next morning, after recovering from an evening of sledding and unexpected neighborly bonding, Fogarty said they planned on using the day off from classes to once again put their crowddrawing ramp to good use.

“We’ve lived here for two years and never met our neighbors,” Balconi said. “This helped us all come together.”

Staff reporter Juliana Moxley contributed to this report.

With a closed campus, many students took to East Lansing’s snowfilled streets and got creative Although he fears the ramps might be unsafe, economics senior Mooney said he was willing to take a risk and construct them before the weather worsened.

“The temperature is on a steady decline, so that’s why we decided to do it last night before it got really cold,” Mooney said.

Another group of students had the same idea on Sunday night, turning the steps in front of their house on Albert Avenue into a sledding ramp.

“I might have been the first one to say it, but it was a pretty collective idea,”psychology junior Paula Fogarty said.

Fogarty and her roommates, interdisciplinary studies senior Sarah Straus and communication senior Elisa Balconi, were spending time with a few other friends when they noticed most of their neighbors were outside braving the cold and shoveling snow.

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stars to show down When Big Ten basketball fans hear “Ohio State,” most of them will immediately think of senior point guard Aaron Craft, who has been pestering opponents for the last four years.

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After a somewhat difficult, injury-filled non-conference schedule, the women’s basketball roster is the healthiest it’s been all season. The current three-game winning streak can attest to that.

The Spartans (9-5 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) dropped four of five during a stretch in early December that saw junior guard Kiana Johnson miss two games because of infection and junior center Madison Williams miss three after an injury scare against Temple on Nov. 26. To add to the injury woes, senior guard Klarissa Bell wasn’t practicing as a result of shin splints and junior center Jasmine Hines was limited in practice after making her season debut on Dec. 6.

At least for now, those days appear to be over. MSU has played sound ball on both sides of the court during the winning streak, shooting about 50 percent from the field and 42.5 percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, the Spartans have held opponents to 32.3 percent overall shooting during the same stretch.

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Steals: 37 Assists per game: 4.9

Assists per game: 4.6

Turnovers: 27

Turnovers: 24

Rebounds per game: 3.5

Rebounds per game: 3.3 Best Skill: His 3-point shooting, which is at 47.2 percent — more than 15 percent higher than last season.

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Guard Keith Appling plays defense against OSU guard Aaron Craft on Jan. 19, 2013 at home.

Best Skill: Craft might be the smartest point guard in the Big Ten, and his defense is a huge reason why OSU is holding its opponents to the third-lowest point total in the country, with 54.9.

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showed frustration earlier in the season, as she had to adjust rotations based on what players were available. With a full roster, the team’s full potential is becoming clearer.

“I know injuries are a part of the game, it makes a difference, obviously, in rotations,” Merchant said.

The win against Minnesota in the Big Ten opener on Saturday was particularly impressive.

The Spartans made a mockery of the stout Gopher defense, which topped the conference in points allowed with 55.9 and field goal percentage defense with 33.3 percent. The Spartans scored 81 points, the most allowed by the Gophers all season, on 57 percent shooting.

MSU also limited Minnesota’s NCAA-leading 3-point percentage (43 percent) to 25 percent en

route to defeating the conference rival by 25.

The defensive turnaround comes after a change in practice by the coaching staff after the loss to Virginia Tech, according to redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers.

The coaches chart mistakes the girls commit during practice drills. At the end of practice, the Spartan players are required to sprint for a period of time based on the number of offenses committed during practice.

Since the system was implemented, the Spartans are 4-1.

“It really made us focus on defense and I think that got the girls and I going,” Powers said.

With the Big Ten home opener against No. 16 Nebraska (11-2, 1-0) on Thursday, the Spartans will look to continue the run of strong play.

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While students were back home or basking in the California sun at the Rose Bowl, MSU hockey was finding its stride during potentially its best stretch of the season, capped off with a shutout victory against then-No. 3 Michigan.

MSU (6-9-2, 0-1-1-1 Big Ten) took to the ice three times after students left campus for break, finishing 1-1-1 against some of the nation’s best teams.

In its first game during the break, MSU fell to then-No. 4 Ferris State (15-3-3, 10-0-2 WCHA) 2-0 at Munn Ice Arena on Dec. 14. The Spartans were held to 16 shots, its lowest shot count on the season, along with its third shutout of the year.

Senior forward Greg Wolfe said Ferris State’s style of play was frustrating, blocking many shots and making it tough for MSU to get anything through to the net.

The matchup between former Central Collegiate Hockey Association foes recognized former head coach and athletic director Ron Mason’s induction to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Mason — who led MSU to the 1986 National Championship and retired as

the winningest coach in college hockey — served as the honorary coach, taking his familiar position behind the Spartan bench.

MSU took a 13-day break before returning to the ice in the historic outdoors Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park in Detroit. MSU fell in a shootout to familiar foe Michigan Tech in the semifinals on Dec. 27.

Although MSU lost the shootout, the game officially is ruled a 2-2 tie, with the shootout determining who moved forward to the championship game.

MSU fought back to take a 2-1 lead in the third period before Michigan Tech tied it up, sending the game to overtime and eventually a shootout. After leading the Spartans in scoring last year, junior forward Matt Berry netted his first goal of the season against the Huskies. “It was really nice to get my first goal and get back into things, so that should really help get some of my confidence back to just shoot the puck,� Berry said.

Sophomore forward Ryan Keller also found the back of the net for MSU. The following night had a championship game feel when the Spartans took the ice against arch-rival U-M, shutting out the

Wolverines 3-0.

The green and white struck first only 1:23 into the game with freshman forward Thomas Ebbing’s goal. MSU would be held scoreless until the third period when Berry recorded his second goal of the tournament.

Junior forward Brent Darnell finished off the Wolverines with one more third-period goal, capping off MSU’s second win against a ranked opponent on the season. “It feels like a championship game every time we play them because it feels like you just won something really special to you and your team and the whole MSU community,� junior defenseman R.J. Boyd said following the U-M win.

The tournament win against U-M doesn’t count toward Big Ten standings, even though both teams are members of the conference.

Sophomore goaltender Jake Hildebrand made 29 saves and recorded his first shutout on the season.

Hildebrand’s play in both games during the weekend holiday tournament earned him Big Ten First Star of the Week, as he saved 70 of 72 shots in the two games.

Even though the team did not

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From left, sophomore defenseman Travis Walsh, freshman forward Thomas Ebbing and junior forward Matt Berry celebrate the first Spartan goal during the Great Lakes Invitational consolation game against Michigan on Dec. 28, 2013, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.

win the Great Lakes Invitational, head coach Tom Anastos said he thought the team achieved one of its goals: showing signs of improvement.

“Our objective for the weekend was to come in here and accomplish two things. One we didn’t get accomplished was to win the tournament, the other was to take

a step forward,� Anastos said.

MSU returns to the ice this weekend, traveling to Ohio State (10-6-0, 0-2-0) to continue Big Ten play on the road.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20Feb. 18) Today is a 7 — Check out an outrageous suggestion, and take a stand.

A friend helps out. Increase your own skills.

Stick to the rules and routine. There will be a test.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 — Upgrade technology with ingenuity. Trade with your networks.

Collaborate on your routine. You’re being propelled to new heights. Inject energy into the eort, and stick to the schedule.

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