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MSUPD complaints go largely unheard

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

This is part one of a three-part series examining dysfunction in the MSU Police Oversight Committee.

Four. That is the number of times Deb Bittner said the MSU Police Oversight Committee, sometimes referred to as the Department of Police and Public Safety Oversight Committee,

has met since 2012. Bittner has been on the committee since 2012 and has been the chair of the committee since August.

The committee is designed to review complaints filed against officers of the MSU Police Department and serves as an advisory board for disciplinary measures.

It was created directly by the

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MSU Board of Trustees and complaints are supposed to be reviewed by the committee.

The committee’s meeting at the start of the fall semester had only two attendees out of a committee of eight.

This has become a topic of concern for graduate student Robert Vankirk, who is a member of the oversight committee and a member of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS. Vankirk said he’s met students who didn’t know they could report issues they had with law enforcement.

“I want to make sure they are aware this committee exists and they don’t just have to take it.,” Vankirk said.

Vankirk brought these concerns before COGS during the council’s Dec. 2 meeting.

The council passed a resolution and agreed to send a letter to June Youatt, MSU Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as the Board of Trustees.

“I want to make sure (students) are aware this committee exists and they don’t just have to take (police misconduct).”

Robert Vankirk, Oversight Committee member

On Dec. 3 an informal meeting was called between Vankirk, Bittner, MSU police Capt. Doug Monette, who is the police department’s liaison to the committee and COGS vice president for external affairs Dee Jordan.

Vankirk voiced his concerns and those in attendance at the informal meeting decided the oversight committee should meet monthly.

The committee will meet in January for only the fifth time since 2012 and will have to approve the monthly meetings before they can start taking place.

Jordan said she expects the committee to start moving in the right direction.

“I think there will be a lot of changes and a lot of them will come when ( members of the committee) meet in January,” Jordan said. “They will be discussing and determining those things, but I think there is a large scale of willingness to, as a committee, review things.”

Part two of this series will run Wednesday at statenews. com and will go into the type of complaints heard by the committee and how state law plays a role. Part three will cover the Secretary of Academic Governance and other issues facing the committee and will run in the print edition Thursday.

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Tips from the office of financial aid to get the most out of your FAFSA

Assault, terrorism and lawsuit on docket for MSU-related court cases

Fitness centers see increase in membership with the new year

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Career sacks for defensive end Shilique Calhoun, ranking second in MSU history See page 9

“I think he’s had the best week of his life, I think he feels the best about himself, so hopefully that can continue. We’ve made some progress with our inside guys, I mean Gavin (Schilling) made a couple shots and Deyonta (Davis) made some big shots down the stretch.”

Tom Izzo, men’s basketball head coach on Matt Costello stepping up for the team See page 8

University President Lou Anna K. Simon looks into possible sale of WKAR-TV

BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM

With the future of WKAR-TV up in the air, affiliates of the station are considering the fallout of the station potentially being sold.

From the College of Communication Arts and Sciences to the WKAR-TV station, the decision has many considering how key the station is to locals and students.

At the Dec.18 Board of Trustees meeting, the board passed a resolution granting President Lou Anna K. Simon full authority to file an application for the auction of WKAR-TV with the Federal Communications Commission. Whether or not she will file an application remains to be seen. Her decision is due

by Jan. 12.

Simon recently sat down with WKAR’s Constant Contact to discuss her upcoming decision, her only discussion on her decision as she was notably absent from the first public forum regarding the potential sale.

“It’s important for the community, for our students, to have the opportunity to always participate in those new technologies that we know are on the rise,” Simon said.

Simon said the decision to pursue the auction will not set in stone the future of WKAR-TV because MSU will be exploring many options,

including potentially not selling the station.

“Either option of selling or keeping it are still both very much open,” she said.

WKAR-TV employs several journalists and the news outlet connects with MSU students through internships. If the station is sold, students may be denied the hands-on work the station currently offers. Simon said WKAR-TV has been preparing student’s for future jobs.

“And that involves developing content and learning how to organize and make that content the most dramatic visually as well as audio compelling for various audiences, whether it’s streaming on phones or on big screen television,” Simon said.

Locally, if the spectrum is sold, the community will see dramatic changes in programming. Specifically, television owners without antennas would not be able to view PBS unless another station picks it up.

Following the Jan. 12 decision, the conversation about the FCC auction will go silent because of legal processes.

The choice to file an application will continue MSU’s process to sell, however it would not guarantee the spectrum will be sold.

“The decision on Jan. 12 is simply whether we continue in the process, because at any time we can we can decide to pull out of auction,” Simon said.

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Despite heartbreak in Cotton Bowl, MSU football’s future still bright

BY MATT ARGILLANDER FEEDBACK@STATENEWS.COM

The season might have ended in a disappointing loss for the MSU football team, but for legendary Spartan running back Clinton Jones, a member of the last national championship team in 1966, this past season gives the program credibility.

“We have a winning program, period,” Jones said. “Our results speak for themselves. ... In the time that Mark Dantonio has been there, we’ve been on track for nothing but one success after another.”

When asked to compare his championship winning teams to head coach Mark Dantonio’s 2015 edition of the Spartans, Jones said this year’s group is “the best of the 21st century” and people can’t really compare them because it is two different generations of football.

CLINTON JONES “They are setting their own legacy,” Jones said. “This administration, from Lou Anna K. Simon to Mark Hollis to Mark Dantonio and his staff and Tom Izzo with basketball, they’ve done an amazing job and I’m so proud of them.”

Despite the lopsided 38-0 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff, Jones believes MSU has a program built to last

“The real glory goes to the person that’s knocked down on their knees and gets up” - VINCE LOMBARDI QUOTED BY CLINTON JONES

and used the words of legendary football coach Vince Lombardi to describe what he believes is the next step for the Spartans.

“Vince Lombardi has a saying, he said that ‘the real glory goes to the person that’s knocked down on their knees and gets up,’” Jones said. “And so they were knocked down to their knees in the playoff game against Alabama, but they will rise.

If a young man is swayed because of the loss to Alabama, they don’t need to be a part of our program anyway.”

LOOKING FORWARD

So what is next for the Spartans?

In the short term, they have a solid team on paper next year.

Defensive impact players such as junior middle linebacker Riley Bullough, sophomore outside linebacker Jon Reschke and sophomore defensive lineman Malik McDowell will be returning next season. Also, fifth-year senior linebacker Ed Davis should be returning if the NCAA grants him a medical redshirt as expected.

MSU has a favorable schedule next year, aside from a week three matchup at Notre Dame after a bye week. The Spartans will host University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University and University of Michigan in the 2016 season, along with Brigham Young University and Northwestern.

MSU’s defense should be good enough to keep them in any game next season. The bigger question is whether the guy under center will be good enough to steal the close wins.

In the 2012 season MSU had a talented defense, but ineffective quarterback play by Andrew Maxwell led to several close losses. The 2012 edition of the Spartans went 7-6, losing to Notre

Dame, Ohio State, Iowa and a “Hoke-era” U-M team, among others. Five of MSU’s losses were by a combined 13 points in 2012.

They were a powerful team, but they didn’t have a quarterback who could lead them down the field in the two-minute drill, or a quarterback who could get the first down to eat the rest of the clock up and win the game.

So really the question is — who between Tyler O’Connor and Damion Terry is going to be the guy that wins the close ones in 2016?

“They’ve had plenty of reps in practice,” senior quarterback Connor Cook said. “They know the offense just as good as me.

So they’re experienced guys. Tyler is going to be a senior next year. Damion is going to be a junior. So those guys what they’re going to take with them going into next year is just the experience and knowledge of the offense and just the familiarity and comfort that they have.

“Obviously, they have the experience from playing in the Ohio State game. Playing on the road at the Shoe, that’s hard to win at, and they won there. They can take that game away.”

THE LONG HAUL

In the long term, MSU seems like a program built to contend both nationally and in the Big Ten for years to come. Dantonio has routinely turned two- and three-star recruits into topnotch players. But he now has more at his disposal.

The 2015 recruiting class, which finished ranked No. 22 nationally on Yahoo’s rivals.com, featured instant playmakers like freshman running back LJ Scott and freshman linebacker Andrew Dowell and it was considered one of MSU’s best ever.

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Junior linebacker Riley Bullough tries to tackle Alabama quarterback Jake Coker in the third quarter during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Alabama on Dec. 31, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Crimson Tide defeated the Spartans, 38-0.

The recruits in the 2016 cycle could be even better — the young players across the nation have taken notice of what Dantonio is doing in East Lansing.

The 2016 recruiting class is ranked No. 12 on Yahoo’s rivals.com and features five commits who will play in the Army All-American game — wide receiver Cameron Chambers, wide receiver Donnie Corley, linebacker Brandon Randle, defensive end Joshua King and defensive back Demetric Vance — along with highly-touted quarterback recruit Messiah deWeaver.

“They reached higher goals like they set out to do early in the season so it meant a lot (for them) to get to that point,” deWeaver said. “I think a lot of kids in the next class in 2017 and on will see Michigan State as one of the elite programs. ... We have a lot of kids in our class that are All-Americans and some of the higher (rated) kids in the country so I think it’s only going to get better.”

The Spartans have several players starring in the NFL right now, such as running back Le’Veon Bell and quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Brian Hoyer, both who led their respective teams to the playoffs. There could be more to come — Cook, Shilique Calhoun and Jack Conklin have all been mentioned as possible first round draft picks.

Players such as Darqueze Dennard and Trae Waynes are recent first round selections. The recruits have noticed the amount of talent Dantonio is sending to the next level and they want the same thing.

“It says a lot about that staff and what they can do,” deWeaver said. “It just shows you that they know what they’re doing. ... I think it says a lot about how great of coaches they are.”

MSU’s 65 wins since 2010 are tied for fourth most among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams and Dantonio and his staff are recruiting some of the most talented young players MSU has ever seen. So if you’re asking for a forecast of the future of MSU football, it’s bright.

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Set up your FSA ID

File early

Begin by visiting fafsa.ed.gov.

In previous years, a student’s FAFSA was accessed using a four-digit PIN number created by the student. This year, there’s a new system to replace the PIN numbers called FSA ID, or Federal Student Aid ID. It will take about three days to set up, so it’s a good idea to get it out of the way in advance. However, a previously-used PIN number will be accepted and linked to a new FSA ID. The FSA ID can be used for multiple websites connected to the U.S. Department of Education.

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The Federal Student Aid office needs to know basically everything about a student’s economic life. Having tax information makes the process go quicker, but if a student hasn’t filed their taxes yet, or if their parents haven’t filed yet, there’s no need to fear.

“By this time of year, nobody is really thinking about filing their taxes,” Associate director of MSU’s Office of Financial Aid Val Meyers said. “But it’s better to give estimates and file early than wait for all your taxes to go through in April. You can always go back in and put in the numbers after you get them.”

There have been a lot of measures put in place to make the online FAFSA a more convenient alternative to printing it out and mailing it in.

In the online FAFSA more specifically, there are options to skip questions that do not apply to you and tip bubbles to help students through every question.

“The online application can do error checking, and will tell you that you’ve made a mistake,” Meyers said. “A piece of paper won’t do that for you.”

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While the federal deadline for FAFSA is June 30, many states, including Michigan, have their own deadlines. In Michigan, the FAFSA deadline is March 1.

According to the Michigan Department of Treasury, undergraduates who file before March 1 are given priority consideration for financial aid under the Michigan Competitive Scholarship program.

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Gather all your information

Paperwork can go smoothly when applicants are not scrambling around for every single piece of identification the government has ever given them as they’re trying to file. Some things to have ready before starting FAFSA include: - Social Security number or Alien Registration Number if you are not a U.S. citizen Recent federal tax returns - W-2s - Bank statements - Records of taxed and untaxed income - Your FSA ID for filing electronically.

If students identify as financially dependent, they might want a parent available or on the phone for the portion of the FAFSA that asks for parental incomes.

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Sexual assault lawsuit, terrorism and assault cases moving forward Shayna Gross makes a statement regarding her alleged assault during a press conference on Nov. 18, 2015 at the Marriott in East Lansing.

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Packaging junior Sydney Gort listens while her defense attorney, Ryan Berman, speaks during a pre-exam conference on Dec. 4, 2015 at 54B District Court on 101 Linden St. in East Lansing. Gort was taken into custody after she was suspected of making a terrorist threat within the School of Packaging.

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BY RAY WILBUR RWILBUR@STATENEWS.COM

Spartan Village assault Early on March 6, 2015 just before spring break, 19-year-old human development and family studies sophomore Ryah Kelly was assaulted by five women.

The defendants are Chinonye Nwangwu, Tierra Hubbard, Madison Reed, Paris Strickland and Brittani Barber-Gribble.

Kelly said the group of women converged on her in the Spartan Village parking lot.

She recognized Nwangwu from previous altercations. In court, Kelly said the five women hit, kicked and beat her over the head with a baseball bat and maced her. The women also allegedly stole Kelly’s cell phone and vandalized her car by smashing out the windows and breaking the gas cap off.

Nwa ng w u, 19, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and conspiracy to commit assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder in December. She faces up to 10 years in prison and will be sentenced in February by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina.

The remaining four women await trial in Circuit Court.

Terrorism threat MSU student Sydney Gort was charged with two counts of making terrorist threats.

She was charged in November 2015 for a threat she allegedly made at the MSU School of Packaging just before T ha n k sg iv ing a nd another charge was related to a similar case from April 2015.

Gort’s initial bond was set at $250,000 along with a personal ban from MSU’s cam-

Emily Kollaritsch, Shayna Gross and two anonymous women sued MSU in November for allegedly mishandling their sexual assault cases.

Kollaritsch’s case took 285 days to resolve, far exceeding the 90 day time frame outlined in MSU’s own policies.

Gross’ case took an even longer 485 days. Gross alleged her assault occurred at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in East Lansing and the fraternity is also being named in the suit.

In the third case, a woman alleged MSU lost her medical records following her sexual assault and contacted her months later, ruling there were no findings of sexual assault.

In the fourth case, an alleged sexual assailant was expelled from MSU, then allowed to return to attend graduation, which upset the victim. No court dates have been set in the lawsuit and the case was filed out of the U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.

pus and was then reduced to $100,000. In December, 54B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin reduced Gort’s bond to $25,000 and allowed Gort to reside with her godmother until her preliminary exam, which is scheduled for Jan. 21.

The decision to release Gort came after a psychological exam, which concluded she was of no threat to the public and posed no threat of fleeing.

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Costello’s continued development has transformed him into one of the best big men in the country. “I think he’s taken on more of a leadership role,” Valentine said. "(With) Throughout the course of his 21 years at MSU, head coach me being out I think more weight is on his shoulders, and Tom Izzo has built his program the old fashioned way. Matt’s a tough kid so he’s going to accept the challenge Freshmen come in and play less minutes than they might and I think he accepted the challenge a little bit as far as at other schools, but they grow each year. Sophomores and doing more.”

One of the most noticeable improvements in Costello’s juniors add to their arsenal, and come senior year, it’s their game this season has been at the free-throw line, where time to lead the Spartans into battle.

That’s the same path senior guard Denzel Valentine has he is shooting 77.6 percent, up from his 67.1 percent just taken from his freshman season to today as team cap- one year ago.

This improvement has been huge for MSU this season, tain. But when Valentine went down with a knee injury in mid-December, it was senior forward Matt Costel- as it allows MSU to have a veteran big man presence on the court late in games without having lo, another four-year Izzo player, who to worry about him missing critical free answered the calling and began leadthrows. ing the team.

“Matt being able to shoot so well from It was just what Izzo ordered, and the free-throw line, I think he’s shooting the other players knew it, including over 80 percent really helps us (late junior guard Eron Harris. in games),” Izzo said. “So one of the Costello’s point average “This is his fourth year being in this over the past five games things we talked about today is ‘you’re system, so that’s expected from him and playing better so now you’ve got to be I expect him to keep getting better every more of a leader.’” game — he could get a double-double And as a result of the increased role every game,” Harris said. in Valentine’s absence, Costello has been Costello has upped his game both able to take a better look at his game and on and off the court, leading to what find where he needs to improve through Izzo thinks could be the best stretch of increased film study. basketball in Costello’s career at MSU. “Defensively is one (area I can “I think he’s had the best week of Costello’s rebound average improve),” Costello said. “Even though his life, I think he feels the best about the past five games I am being assertive in the post I’m still himself, so hopefully that can continnot making the best moves. I’m screwue,” Izzo said. “We’ve made some progress with our inside guys, I mean Gavin (Schilling) made ing up every once in awhile, so just making better moves, a couple shots and (Deyonta Davis) made some big shots being more confident and continue to play well.”

Although Costello will likely receive less touches when down the stretch.”

Costello through the past five games has averaged 12.2 Valentine returns, he still believes he can continue to perpoints per game while grabbing 11.2 rebounds per contest, form at a high level and help Valentine lead MSU to its goals including two double-doubles, and almost a third last Thurs- of a Big Ten championship, and possibly more.

“I’ve been talking to Mateen, and he just keeps saying, day when he fell one point shy of another double-double ‘keep building, keep building, you got a lot to do so just in MSU’s win against Illinois.

Costello said much of his recent success is a result of keep it going,’” Costello said.

And he can continue to build to his Spartan legacy. Costelsimply being more aggressive in the post and being more decisive when he gets the ball down low out of necessity. lo currently sits just 19 blocked shots away from tying MSU’s “I think with (Valentine) being out it’s made us be more all-time record for blocked shots in a player’s career, which assertive in the post, (Schilling), (Davis) and I,” Costel- is 142 blocks held by former-MSU forward Branden Dawson.

The Spartans’ next game will be at home Thursday against lo said. “I’ve had to do a lot more and be a little more Iowa at 7 p.m. The Hawkeyes dealt MSU its only loss of the aggressive.”

Valentine has said for the past week that he believes season on Dec. 29, 2015.

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JTHALL@STATENEWS.COM

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a season for the ages Shilique Calhoun

First-Team All-Big Ten Selections

senior defensive end - Ranks second among MSU players for sacks in school history with 27, behind Larry Bethea with 33 - Only defensive lineman in MSU history to have been named first-team AllBig Ten in three different years

Connor Cook senior quarterback - Winningest QB in MSU history with a 34-5 record as a starter, 23-2 in Big Ten play - 2-15 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm recipient - Big Ten GrieseBrees Quarterback of the Year Award recipient - MSU all-time rankings: third in pass completions with 673, first for touchdown passes with 71 and first for total offense with 9,217 yards

Aaron Burbridge senior wide receiver

PHOTO: JULIA NAGY

Connor Cook

senior quarterback

Shilique Calhoun senior defensive end

Jack Conklin

PHOTO: JULIA NAGY

junior defensive end

Jack Allen

senior offensive tackle

Mark Dantonio

Aaron Burbridge

head coach

senior wide receiver

- First coach in Big Ten history to record five 11-win seasons in a sixyear span (11 in 2010, 11 in 2011, 13 in 2013, 11 in 2014 and 14 in 2015) - Dantonio led MSU to top 25 finishes in five of the last seven seasons - He has a combined record of 10-6 against Big Ten rivals Michigan and Ohio State (7-2 vs. U-M and 3-4 vs. OSU)

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- Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Award recipient - 7th MSU receiver to amass 1,000 yards in a season. Led the Big Ten with 1,219 yards and 80 receptions

AllAmerica honors Jack Allen first-team AP

Jack Conklin second-team AP

Shilique Calhoun third-team AP

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With New Year’s resolutions, area gyms experience boom in business

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IM Sports-West is expected to see an increase of 500 participants per day this upcoming semester, MSU Associate Director of Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Joel Eddy said.

Eddy said he expects up to 2,000 people a day to utilize the fitness center this upcoming January and February, compared to an average November day of approximately 1,500 people in the fitness center.

The first 10 days of the new semester are always the busiest as far as purchasing membership at IM Sports-West goes, Eddy said.

The increase in participants might come from those trying to fulfill new year’s resolutions, but Eddy said there are also a number of runners who utilize treadmills or the indoor track to avoid cold temperatures.

Planet Fitness, located in Lansing at 5833 W. Saginaw Highway, is also preparing for an increase in membership.

Brittney Vachon, a general manager at Planet Fitness, said the gym plans to “almost double” its staff and make sure equipment is even cleaner than normal.

“Everybody is kind of realizing that fitness and getting in better shape is becoming a really huge thing,” Vachon said. “They’re very aware that it’s going to be a busy season and a lot of them are excited about it.”

Krishna Govada, an information technologist at MSU, said he plans to use the busy season at the gym as motivation.

“If I don’t get the machine to work out then it’s a problem, but if I see the people working out, it pushes me to work out more,” Govada said.

Nutritional sciences senior Ashwin Easow watches as human biology senior David Cook helps lift the bar for human biology senior Alex Parker at IM Sports-West Friday. Many students enter the new year by increasing visits to the gym. PHOTO: KELLY VANFRANKENHUYZEN

MSU student runs bubble soccer company Qin was a participant in one of Bumpin’ Bubbles events.

Lucas Strom, who participated in a Bumpin’ Food industry management junior Damon Grace Bubbles event Sunday at noon, said his experisaw a video online which “really sparked” his inter- ence was unique.

“It is very tight and it is very hot, it (the bubble) est. Little did he know, this interest would lead him to open up and become the co-owner of Bump- fogs up pretty quickly and it is very hard to see,” Strom said. “I think this is all in’ Bubbles, a statewide bubble about fun, not more than two soccer rental company that has “It is very tight or three of us have played socserviced more than 250 events. and it is very hot, cer, but we are here having fun.”

High school friend and Westit (the bubble) fogs Qin said she thinks the comern Michigan University student pany’s events have the ability Luke Andrews is the other own- up pretty quickly to draw interest from people of er of Bumpin’ Bubbles and helps and it is very hard all ages.

Grace run events on the west side to see. I think this The company has the capabilof the state, mostly in the Kalamis all about fun, ity to provide bubbles of all sizazoo region. es, Grace said.

Grace’s idea to start the compa- not more than two Colleen Fitzgerald, parent ny gained traction when he was or three of us have teacher organization member at awarded $3,000 from the Forest Robert Scranton Middle School Akers Trust. The trust works to played soccer.’’ in Brighton, said the Bumpin’ help undergraduate MSU entrepreneurs achieve their dreams of Lucas Strom Bubbles event held in the Robert owning and operating their own Bumpin’ Bubbles participant Scranton Middle School’s gym was the parent teacher organicompany.

The West Bloomfield natives launched the com- zation’s largest event yet with more than 300 stupany as Bubble Soccer Detroit until they changed dents participating.

Fitzgerald said the event also drew interest the name to Bumpin’ Bubbles in May 2015.

According to the company’s website, a total from teachers, who played a bubble soccer game of zero participants have suffered an injury at a of their own.

The cost per hour to rent Bumpin’ Bubbles is Bumpin’ Bubbles event.

“It’s cool because you can’t get hurt,” University $250. This includes 10 bubbles, soccer ball, socof Michigan junior Karen Qin said “People a lot big- cer nets, along with a full set up and tear down.

For a larger party, a 20 bubble option is availger than you can run into you and you’ll go flying but you land on the bubble so you’re protected.” able for $350 per hour.

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Students participate in bubble soccer on Sunday at Prudden Street Gym on 727 Prudden Street in Lansing. Many students and Lansing residents participate in this activity which involves playing soccer while inside of a plastic bubble. PHOTO: EMILY ELCONIN

Purchasing possibilities are also available. The range to buy a Bumpin’ Bubbles set starts at six bubbles, one air pump and a guide on how to properly inflate and clean the bubbles for $1,750.

At the highest end, a 20 bubble option is available for $5,870.

Future plans to expand Bumpin’ Bubbles are to franchise into other cities and states, Grace said.

A potential franchise city for Bumpin’ Bubbles is Milwaukee.Other expansion ideas include a permanent store to house bubble soccer fields and laser tag for childrens’ birthday parties, Grace said.

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Kellogg Center home to more than 300 students during winter break 384

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The number of students who stayed at the Kellogg Center during break

20-30 The number of hours it would have taken journalism freshman Xuejia Lai to get back to China from East Lansing

$110

‘‘There are other decisions that students make about their living situation that would lead them to choose not to live in a dorm that would remain open over break.”

Kat Cooper Director of communications

The amount of money Lai spent per night for her hotel room

$55

Kellogg Center became home to 384 MSU students, including journalism freshman Xuejia Lai, during winter break.

Lai is from Hangzhou, China, and said she would have had to spend 20 to 30 hours getting home from East Lansing, in addition to $2,000 to $3,000 on airfare, so she chose to stay in the U.S. during break.

The amount of money it cost per night for students to stay in a regular room at Kellogg Center

After first traveling to Florida for a portion of the break, Lai spent Jan. 6 and 7 at Kellogg Center before moving back to her dorm in Hubbard Hall on Jan. 8.

Lai said she did not have reservations, but ended up staying in a luxury double room after another guest cancelled reservations.

She paid $110 per night for her lodging at Kellogg Center.

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Journalism freshman Xuejia Lai packs her suitcase on Friday at Kellogg Center. Because dorms were closed over winter break and Lai not being able to fly home, she had to stay at the hotel.

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If she had stayed in a regular room, Lai said it would have cost her $55 per night.

Kat Cooper, director of communications for Residential and Hospitality

Services, said certain residence halls stay open during breaks. Students who need to stay in East Lansing during breaks can choose to live in one of these halls; but, they are not always able to do so.

“They (could be) part of a living-learning program that isn’t in a hall

that will remain open or the hall best for their class schedule isn’t going to be open over the break period,” Cooper said. “There are other decisions that students make about their living situation that would lead them to choose not to live in a dorm that would remain open over break.”

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