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Even though the Bullough name was in headlines for negative reasons after former MSU linebacker Ma x Bullough was suspended for the 2014 Rose Bowl, the family still was able to celebrate a Bullough milestone on Saturday evening.

Hundreds of former and current MSU athletes, coaches and alumni flocked to the Kellogg Center to celebrate the life of a man who started one of the longest and greatest Spartan football families — Henry “Hank” Bullough.

The former MSU football player and coach won’t turn 80 years old until Jan. 24, but this past weekend, old teammates, coaches, friends and family came together to celebrate the life of a Spartan who has done so much both on and off the field.

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Lansing Glass employees Tom Laier, left, and Charlie Bigelow work on replacing a broken window Jan. 13, 2014, at the Broad Art Museum. The glass pieces in the museum have to be custom-ordered, as they are irregularly sized.

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Police search for robbery suspect Local police are working together to find a man accused of robbing multiple convenience stores in the Lansing area.

The suspect robbed three convenience stores in three hours, according to reports from the Lansing State Journal.

At about 11:30 p.m. last Tuesday, the man robbed a 7-Eleven store on the 900 block of East Grand River Avenue.

Half an hour later, a Quality Dairy in the 2600 block of South Cedar Street in Lansing also was robbed.

The suspect also robbed a Speedway Gas Station in the 100 block of West Lake Lansing Road at about 2:25 a.m.

The suspect for the robberies was described as a white male in his thirties, 5 feet 10 inches tall with spiked hair and a middle to heavyset build.

The suspect might have been driving a maroon, two-door Chevrolet sedan, according to police.

Meridian Township Police have distributed photos of the suspect taken from surveillance footage in hopes that someone from the community will be able to identify the suspect.

Lt. Scott Wigglesworth said there are no suspects at this time.

“We’re hoping someone from around the area recognizes him and we can catch him,” he said.

Anyone with information about the robberies is encouraged to call Lansing police Detective Mark Lewandowsky at 517-4836859, East Lansing police Detective Dan Brown at 517-319-6811 or report crimes anonymously CrimeStoppers at 517-483-7867.

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Deadline approaches for sex offenders to register with state

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The period for sex offenders in the state of Michigan to register changes in their address and other personal information is fast approaching, meaning

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those who do not comply could face prosecution.

Under Michigan law, sex offenders have until Jan. 15 to register any change in name, address, employment, campus enrollment, internet identifier and vehicle change.

Ingham County has 748 residents on their offenders list, 21

of whom reside in East Lansing.

Last year, a string of sexual assaults left many students fearing for their safety.

Ver non, M ic h. re side nt Oswald Scott Wilder is accused of assaulting four women, all either MSU students or alumna, between March 16 and May 30.

Wilder previously admitted

to committing the assaults during police interrogation, he could face life in prison if convicted.

No trial date has been set yet.

Despite the incidents, oncampus procedures for sexual assault and sex offenders have not changed, MSU police

Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

But the issue lies in a culture of violence, not police enforcement, Women’s Resource Center Interim Director Jay ne Schuiteman said.

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MSU changes Team prepares for upcoming Big Ten play trustee travel policy to cut down on cost Junior forward Branden Dawson guards Minnesota guard DeAndre Mathieu on Saturday at Breslin Center.

The Spartans defeated the Gophers in overtime, 87-75.

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Following this past fall’s criticism of the their high travel spending, MSU trustees are now following a stricter set of rules aimed at cutting trip costs.

Under the revised policy, trustees will not generally be allowed to rent limousines, host donor dinners on the university’s dime or stay in expensive hotel suites.

However, trustees still will be reimbursed for the travel and accommodations of one guest.

Prior to the directive, many of the board’s spending habits were neither authorized nor forbidden by university policy.

The directive is intended to supplement the basic guidelines as outlined in

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Police brief bullough Henry Bullough Suspect damages student’s Mercedes

A non-traffic related hitand-run occurred between Dec. 11 and Jan. 9 in Ramp 4 on level three, according to MSU police.

The victim, a 19-year-old male student, told police he parked his 2014 MercedesBenz on the third level of the ramp during the holiday break and came back to find his car damaged, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

There was about $500 worth of damage to the car.

There are no suspects, and the incident is still under investigation.

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“Good to see a lot of your friends, and it’s good to see your family,” said Henry Bullough, who also is the father of former MSU linebackers Chuck and Shane Bullough. “That’s the amazing thing about it.”

Henry Bullough played at MSU from 1952-54 and coached for 11 years on the Spartan sidelines after a brief NFL career. He also coached in the NFL with multiple teams, including the Baltimore Colts, New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He always will be remembered in NFL history for playing a role in the creation of the 3-4 defense.

Henry Bullough’s MSU career also was the beginning of three generations of Bulloughs playing at MSU, with the seventh joining the Spartans next season — football recruit Byron Bullough.

Shane Bullough, former MSU linebacker from 198386, was behind planning the surprise party and said outside of celebrating his father’s birthday, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to reunite some of the Spartan legends.

“It’s also a great opportunity to let people like George Perles and (football head) coach (Mark) Dantonio … and people from the athletic department, academic side, past players, it’s great to let all of them come back and say hello to my dad, but probably more than anything get back with each other,” said Shane Bullough, father of Max Bullough and current Spartan linebacker

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ry Bullough also led his Spartans to a Rose Bowl during his playing days.

Henry Bullough started at guard on the 1954 team that beat UCLA 28-20, but it’s his offthe-field work that he is most proud of.

“The biggest thing that I’m probably most proudest of, (out of) all the victories and all that, is ... the George Webster Scholarship Fund,” Henry Bullough

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Henry Bullough started at guard on the 1954 team that beat UCLA 28-20 in that year’s Rose Bowl game

said of the program that offers financial help to former MSU athletes who return to school to complete their degree. “Every one of those guys, I got them back, got them going to school, they all have their degrees now, and they all have a job. So you’re talking about 24 guys that are back now with a job out in the working world, making a living for them.”

Former MSU Marching Band member Greg Pell was in school when Henry Bullough was a coach and has recently gotten to know him through alumni functions.

In Pell’s mind, the football program wouldn’t be where it is today without Henry and the rest of the Bullough family.

“No family, and him in particular, has given more to Spartan football,” Pell said. “When you think of when he played in the 50s, when he coached in the 60s, and all of what he still is doing. He’s only 80 and he puts in a full day for Michigan State every day.”

Henry Bullough said on Saturday that the program is where it needs to be after beating Stanford 24-20 in the 2014 Rose Bowl.

He said the team needs to enjoy it while it’s here but at the same time needs to start preparing for next season.

“Everything is on top,” Henry Bullough said. “You got to enjoy why you can, but then you have to put it asleep pretty soon and start over again for next year.

You got to learn how to handle that.”

MSU will return to the field on Aug. 30 when Football Championship Series foe Jacksonville State visits Spartan Stadium.

Although Max Bullough will be gone, Henry and the rest of the Bulloughs will still be able to cheer on two family members with the addition of Byron Bullough as the family tradition continues.

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Riley Bullough. “A little bit of a reunion of sorts.”

One of the family members that appeared to be missing from Saturday’s event was Max Bullough, who has been in the news since the early morning of Dec. 26.

Dantonio announced during the early hours of Dec. 26 that the three-year starter and face of the ‘Spartan Dawgs’ wouldn’t travel with the team to MSU’s first Rose Bowl in 26 years after a violation of team rules.

Although rumors have swirled around and cycled through the message boards, the reasoning behind the suspension still remains unknown.

Based on Twitter posts, Max Bullough currently is in St. Petersburg, Fla., as he prepares for the upcoming East-West Shrine Game this Saturday. The game serves as an all-star game featuring some of the best college football talent looking to play at the next level in the NFL. Max Bullough finished his MSU career with 299 tackles, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions, also going out as part of the MSU winningest senior class of all-time.

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“It is not appropriate to utilize a limousine ... except when doing so is the only available mode of transportation to achieve the business purpose of the trip or would be less expensive than other options.”

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“No family, and him in particular, has given more to Spartan football. ... He puts in a full day for Michigan State every day.”

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$100,000 in travel and entertainment bet ween November 2012 and November 2013, including one overseas trip costing more than $20,000.

The original policy allowed for two international trips per trustee per four-year elected term.

MSU spokesman Kent Cassella told The State News in a previous interview that some exceptions for trustees are appropriate if their travel includes university events.

Trustee Brian Mosallam said the policy revision could be a step in the right direction. "(The spending issue) doesn’t affect me,” Mosallam said. “I’ve always been right fiscally and responsible…the revised policy is a good layer of checks and balances, even though those trips are not very common. I don’t think it’s going to be an issue in the future.”

According to the directive, travel is not permitted in the last three months of a trustee’s term in office.

Travel documents released by the university in November show then-trustee Melanie Foster traveled to South Africa on MSU’s dime three weeks after she lost reelection.

Before booking an international trip, trustees are now required to meet with administrators and board chairman Joel Ferguson to discuss whether the trip is absolutely necessary.

The new policy encourages trustees to travel early in their term so that they can apply the knowledge and experiences gained from the trip throughout their remaining time at the

position.

Under the new policy, MSU would be willing to pay for two airfare tickets intended for the trustee and the guest or spouse.

At other ticketed events, trustees will be provided with two free tickets to donor functions and alumni events and four free tickets to sporting events.

Regarding travel once in the destination city, the new policy states that MSU will only reimburse a trustee for the price of one mid-size rental car where appropriate, or taxi fare when a rental car is not used or available.

A limousine trip is not acceptable unless it’s the only option.

“It is not appropriate to utilize a limousine ... except when doing so is the only available mode of transportation to achieve the business purpose of the trip or would be less expensive than other options,” the document states.

For hotel rooms, MSU will reimburse trustees for the price of one standard hotel room.

If trustees wish to upgrade to a suite or stay at a different hotel, trustees will be required to pay the difference.

Trustees will also not be reimbursed for meals on a per diem basis and will be expected to pay for meals that have a business purpose, like dining with donors.

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the only victims of sexual assault, she said sexual violence is sometimes used as a way to oppress or control.

“It’s not unique to MSU, but I think our culture condones it (sexual assault),” she said. “It’s seen as a way to keep women in their place.”

Schuiteman said she is happy the Michigan law is in place and said mainta i n i ng t he reg ist r y is important.

Severe offenders register changes in information four times a year, while lesser offenders register once or twice a year “I think it’s important that the registry is maintained, and I think the window of time is good,” she said.

The change can be made by going into a local law enforcement office.

Failure to do so could result in two-four years of incarceration.

“I think it’s important the registry is maintained, and I think the window of time is good.”

Jayne Schuiteman, Women’s Resource Center Interim Director

Sgt. Bruce Payne, the Michigan State Police statewide Sexual Offender Registry coordinator, said the process is fairly simple.

“If someone hasn’t changed their address we typically just review their information at the time with the officer and sign off with them,” he said.

Payne said the deadline is strict because after January 15, the sex offender registry automatically lists offenders as not being in compliance with the law.

“Some people do forget,” he said. “We want to make sure the offender is compliant and we work together with them to make that happen.”

The amount of times an offender has to register any change in information per year is dependent on what tier of offender they are.

Payne said the most severe offenders, or tier 3, have to register changes in information every quarter during the first 15 days of January, April, July and October.

Lesser offenders on tiers 1 and 2 have to register either once a year or twice a year, depending on the severity of their crimes.

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Despite rise worldwide, on-campus smoking rates decreasing

By Michael Kransz mkransz@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Despite the worldwide increase in the number of smokers, MSU data reflects on the habit as rapidly decreasing.

A report conducted by the University of Washington report determined. that the number of smokers reached nearly 1 billion in 2012. However, the percentage of daily smokers among the worldwide population declined by 7.25 percent.

The report, released on Jan. 8, tied the increased number of smokers to the largely increasing smoking rates among developing countries, as opposed to trends among developed countries, such as the U.S. On a local scale, however, smoking is on the decline.

Dennis Martell, Health Education Services Coordinator at Olin Health Center, said since they began tracking cigarette smoking among students in 2000, rates have been on a “significant downward trend.”

Despite increase in numbers of smokers, report shows smoking rates decreased worldwide Martell attributed this decline to national anti-smoking campaigns.

“Students are recognizing that there are consequences,” he said. “Every time you take smoke into your lungs, you risk damaging them.”

Despite decreasing trends, MSU students still perceive larger rates of colleagues who smoke than there actually are, Martell said.

Philip Milner, an international relations sophomore, estimated the daily smoking rates among students at about 35 to 40 percent.

Christiana Hench, an anthropology sophomore, stated similar rates of 40 percent.

Milner, a non-smoker, said this perception was largely due to his experience walking around campus and seeing people smoking on breaks or on their way to class.

Data from the 2012 National College Health Assessment, or NCHA, indicated that of 48,906 MSU students, roughly 1,907 were daily smokers.

This makes up 3.9 percent of the student population.

On the other hand, students’ perception of the percentage of smokers on campus was 13.8 percent, according to the report.

When incoming freshmen are polled about percentages of daily smokers on campus, Martell said he receives estimates of 10 to 50 percent, but the actual rates are much lower.

Furthermore, the study showed 12.7 percent are typically social, infrequent, smokers, while students believed that 68.8 percent were.

“The misconception about smoking is a social thing, like students thinking that everyone on campus is having sex,” Martell said.

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Bernero, new council members take oath of office

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Lansing’s mayor, three council members and the city clerk were sworn in Monday evening at the Lansing Center.

Mayor Virg Bernero was inaugurated after winning his third term as mayor in November by a wide margin, according to results from the Lansing City Clerk. He used his inaugural speech to address residents’ concerns about the Lansing Board of Water and Light’s responses to the sweeping power outages in the wake of December’s ice storm.

“The community’s preparations for a natural disaster of this scale were no match for the ferocity of mother nature,” Bernero said. “We cannot control mother nature, but we can control how we respond in times of crisis.”

He said that the independent review of the board’s response will identify what went wrong and why, promising to “implement whatever measures are needed to make sure our citizens are protected.”

“Let me be very clear,” Bernero said. “This will be fixed. From this ordeal we will learn and we will be stronger and we will have a better Board of Water and Light than we had before the storm.”

Two MSU alumni were inaugurated to the city council. Kathie Dunbar was inaugurated to her third term, and Judi Brown Clarke will be serving her first term on the council.

The only new councilmember sworn in on Monday, Brown Clarke, has a long history at MSU. As a sprinter in MSU’s track program, Brown Clarke was named the NCAA’s 1983 female athlete

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Lansing mayor Virg Bernero was sworn in by 54-A District Court judge Hugh Clarke during the Inaugural Ceremony on Monday at the Lansing Center. Bernero and other members of the Lansing city council took the Oath of Office following the 2013 election season in November.

of the year. She went on to win a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and has been inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. She is currently the diversity director at MSU’s BEACON center.

“I think that Spartan pride connects you to the community, and it’s just one more thing that makes me really want to serve this area,”

Brown Clarke said. “Being part of Michigan State is one of the draws that brought me back to this community.”

Another large figure in MSU’s track and field history attended the ceremony to support Brown Clarke, retired coach Jim Bibbs.

Also a member of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame, Bibbs coached track and field for almost 30 years

and worked closely with Brown Clarke. They have remained close ever since, with Brown Clarke referring to Bibbs and his wife in her inauguration speech as her “second parents.”

“Not only was she a great athlete, she’s always been a great young lady,” Bibbs said. “I love her.”

One topic was universal among

all the individuals sworn in — their commitment to establishing a stronger relationship between Lansing and MSU. “You can expect to see a lot of focus on development along the Michigan Avenue corridor,” Bernero said. “If we can grow and build on that, there’s a very bright future for the entire Lansing community.”

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Lansing receives assistance for eco-friendly development

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Lansing will receive the technical Green Design Assistance under the Greening America’s Capitals program provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. The aid will transform a 14-acre parking lot located between the Capitol Building to the Hall of Justice into a public park. The development will include the addition of green spaces and renewable energy technologies., according to the EPA.

Lansing was one of three capital cities nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to make a space near the Capitol Building more efficient Lansing was chosen after the EPA sent letters of interest to mayors of 36 capital cities.

The selection criteria included potential impact of the project,

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MSU professor speaks about climate change impact MSU professor of geography Jeff Andresen spoke about the impact of climate change on agriculture on a panel for the Michigan Agri-Business Association’s 81st winter

“We have to think about visitors coming to their state capital. It’s about coming to Lansing.”

Bob Johnsom, director of planning and neighborhood development

description of the design challenge and project area and support from elected officials and the public.

Lansing was one of three capital cities to be chosen for the program, along with Madison, Wis. and Olympia, Wash.

“Through Greening America’s Capitals, EPA looks forward to helping Lansing design a public park that can filter runoff and reduce flooding in an area that is now a 14-acre parking lot,” said John Frece, director of EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities. “The park will also provide a marvelous amenity for residents right in downtown.”

The EPA will contract private sector experts to assist with the project, which is expected to start immediately once a city staff and consultant team are assembled.

“This is the fourth year of Greening America’s Capitals,” Frece said. “This program not only helps communities imple-

ment storm water and climate mitigation techniques, but it also has a proven track record of attracting more downtown development and leveraging other resources to create the kinds of places people want to live, work, and play.”

Lansing Director of Planning and Neighborhood Development Bob Johnson said the project will reach beyond the capital city.

“We have to think about visitors coming to their state capital. It’s about coming to Lansing,” Johnson said. “How can you enhance that? This state park would be for them, they could really connect to their city and to their state capital.”

According to the EPA, the reason behind this project is to revive and re-envision public spaces in Lansing, making the city “more liveable.”

The EPA that the city of Lansing would be perceived by people as “a showcase for the state and nation.”

conference.

“In recent years, we’ve seen a string of weather events that have had a direct impact on agriculture in Michigan, ranging from early freezes impacting cherries and apples to extreme flooding,” Andresen explained.

Andresen, along with several other experts, discussed how energy, economics and climate trends affect agriculture.

Agriculture is Michigan’s second largest industry.

MSU research estimates the agriculture industry contributes $91.4 billion to the economy annually. The industry continues to grow and has nearly doubled in economic impact since 2005.

“The conversation on climate and agriculture that took place today is important for planning for the future as we will continue to deal with changes in climate, precipitation and growing patterns,” Andresen said.

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Do not be afraid to change your major

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ike many students, I found the process of choosing a major to be one of the most stressful aspects of my experience as a college student. In fact, I found this decision so difficult that I have changed my major three times since my freshman year.

Coming into college, I knew I liked to write and argue, and I knew I hated math, so naturally I was drawn to James Madison College. I enjoyed telling people I was “pre-law” (sounds fancy, right?) but other than that, I was uncertain about exactly what I wanted to spend my time studying.

After completing my freshman prerequisites, I arbitrarily decided on majoring in political theory and constitutional democracy simply because it sounded like the best choice for someone hoping to one day go to law school. But this didn’t last long.

My journey to my current status as an international relations and journalism junior has been a chaotic one, filled with tense advising appointments and lots of expensive indecision as I took extra classes.

It felt like my academic plans changed with each successive semester.

I added economics as a dou-

doesn’t define your life or future ble major, and then dropped it. career, there is a better reaI chose a political economy speson to diligently find the best cialization, and then dropped it. program for yourself, a reaFinally, I chose international son that goes beyond gradrelations, minus all the economuation or future careers. ics, plus some journalism. ObviYou only have one ously, I’ve extenchance at college. For sively explored guest columnist these glorious years, my options.

I have the opportuniThe point isn’t to ty to learn from world tell my life story. renowned scholars in My indecision realan environment built ly isn’t that unique for intellectual stimufrom what so lation and discovery. many go through When I eventualwhen making this ly graduate, I want to difficult decision.

Alex Dardas be able to look back According to a dardasal@msu.edu at my experience here recent Pennsyland be confident that vania State UniI really got the best of my time. versity study, nearly 80 perSo yeah, I have changed cent of students feel uncermy mind a few times. tain about their majors after Unfortunately, I didn’t have they have declared them. a clear idea of what I wanted at This uncertainty stems from the beginning of my college jourthe fact that choosing a major ney, and it has cost me, literally. truly is a daunting decision.

But finding out what you’re Over and over again, I’ve passionate for is a task worth heard friends and even some tirelessly pursuing. Don’t let academic advisers downplay the this precious opportunity go to importance of this choice and waste and, most importantly, recommend that I just stick with don’t allow others to make these a program and get my life-changing choices for you. classes over with. They tell me In the long run, it is that people often end up in proworth meticulously explorfessions vastly different from ing your options, stressful what they studied in college, so as it might be, because simthere’s no need to really stress ply going through the motions about choosing the wrong thing. will not lead to a worthEven though they might be while university experience. correct that choosing a major

“A policy at a California university banning students from playing drinking games and taking shots at fraternity and sorority parties could create an anti-drinking movement in colleges throughout the whole country.”

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As for my “life story,” I am confident I did the right thing.

I made my fair share of mistakes along the way, but like I said, we only get one chance to go to college.

Right now, thanks to all my searching, I have found academEven though they ic endeavmight be correct ors I am that choosing a passionate about and major doesn’t am learndefine your ing valuable skills I life or future can use in career, there is a the future. better reason to Isn’t that what all diligently find the this is best program for supposed to be about yourself, a reason anyway?

Alex Dar- that goes beyond graduation or das is an internafuture careers. tional relaYou only have tions and journalone chance at ism junior. college.”

Reach him at dardasal@statenews.com.

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t first, I did not know what I was getting myself into. A group of students — some of whom I had never met before — decided to look at houses together. The day we looked at houses was the first day all seven of us officially met. Because the house we were looking at was owned by Community Resource Management Co., we were forced to commit to a lease by October 2012, although we would not be moving in until August 2013. We had nearly a year to think about how the living situation would play out, and I was anxious to discover what it would be like living with six other people, two of them being girls.

Fast-forward to this semester. As I exited my last class of the day with a sigh of relief, I’m overjoyed by the thought of returning to my home on Oakhill and Sunset. I am eager to share and build upon what I’ve learned throughout the day with my housemates.

As I cut across the front lawn and reach the porch steps, I can hear a lo-fi sound coming from the stereo system in the living room. I am greeted by my roommates, Mike and Kim. I ask about the music; it’s a tune I haven’t heard before. Mike tells me it is 1960’s French

I know I can turn to Stanz to point me in pop artist France Gall. We agree to explore the right direction, and that comforts me. the history of French pop music in the future.

As I proceed up the stairs to my room, I Then I am attracted to the kitchen. Before am greeted at the top of the stairs by Ann. I step in, I pop my head into John and Sam’s Ann gives me a big hug and asks how my room, the only room on the first floor. John day was. I never had any sisters growing is at his computer mastering the vocals up, and since I have moved in at for a new song he has just proOakhill, Ann has been like an oldduced. He hands me his headguest columnist er sister to me. Finally, I take a phones and asks my opinion on seat in the couch in my room and the new track he has been develreflect on the day’s adventures. oping. I am amazed by his ear My whole life, I had nevfor melody, and I am inspired by er lived with more than five peohis ability to create. I tell him I ple, and I had never lived with like the new joint, and I’m excitany girls that were my age. ed to hear the finished project.

It didn’t help that as I told On the other side of the room, people where I would be livSam is organizing his desk. He Thomas Kladis ing this year, a great majorihas just returned from northern kladisth@msu.edu ty of them questioned if I knew Michigan, where he was checkwhat I was getting myself into. ing up on his bees. Sam is always People told me I wouldn’t have enough priout and about. I ask him how his trip was, and vacy, it would be too challenging to share a I vaguely am able to understand how rewardbathroom with women, etc. But those are the ing of a process beekeeping can be. I tell Sam things that have made the experience so great. that he will have to teach me more when I On a regular basis, we confront our difhave the opportunity to visit his bees myself. ferences and compromise to create a hapWhen I step out of John and Sam’s py and successful community. We all have room and into the kitchen, I find Alexanvery different hobbies and majors, and der Stansberry. . . Stanz. Stanz tells me we are all at MSU for different reasons. about a Mexican dish he is preparing. NothOf course, we have faced challenges that ing too fancy, but I admire the care and you would expect in a household of seven passion he puts into each meal he precollege students, such as keeping the living pares. If I’m ever confused in the kitchen,

room clean after we’ve had guests and making sure all the dishes are done, but the support we provide each other largely has outweighed the challenges we’ve encountered as a group.

The household I live in has been an extension of the learning process at college for me that has often proved more People told important than what is taught in the classroom. me I wouldn’t These are the peohave enough ple that I contemplate life with. The peoprivacy, it ple that I converse with would be too about what I value and challenging what I want to commit my life to after I graduate. to share a So here’s to all six of bathroom, etc. my lovely roommates who have helped me learn But those are about the world and learn the things that about myself, and for have made the those of you who are hesitant to live with someexperience so one new, I highly encourage you to take the chance. great.

Thomas Kladis is a comparative cultures and politics junior. Reach him at kladisth@msu.edu.

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They took months to work on the designs, which include a range of styles from camouflage to stripes and checkers. They also made the leggings better suited for men by inserting an extra triangular piece of fabric.

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Company president Song Su Kim said this is to keep up with culinary trends. Kim said that the restaurant is currently also working on perfecting its new salad rolls, such as the Crab Salad Spicy Tuna Roll. The prices for the various dishes, which include more than sushi, range from $2 to $20.

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After perfecting their version of meggings, the partners launched their website in December.

The site offers 14 different megging designs, which has options such as solid black, an American flag pattern and metallic gold.

Freck and Volk were shocked at how fast their business took off.

Freck said within three weeks of launching their site, the company has already sold out on certain designs and has gained nearly 7,000 likes on Facebook.

With the website generating waves of both of positive and negative feedback, the two are already aware of what improvements they need to make and plan to work hard to keep standards high.

Freck said there will be five new designs available for purchase on Meggings Man by the end of this month.

The eventual goal is to move Meggings Man into stores, Freck said.

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All it took was two men with an affinity for spandex and a wild imagination to help spur a new fashion trend that has only just begun: meggings.

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Adam Freck, a 2004 MSU graduate, is the co-founder of Meggings Man, a Chicago-based website devoted to selling different designs of the tight and stretchy pants.

“We knew guys had been attempting to wear women’s leggings and (had) been wearing them for quite a while now,” Freck said.

About 10 months ago, Freck and the company’s co-founder, Andrew Volk, created a blog asking men what type of fashion they would like to see more of. Meggings emerged as the top contender.

Freck and Volk had worked for five years designing green screen spandex suits for special effects in movies.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 — Family and home issues take the forefront today and tomorrow. The impossible seems real. Your instinct is right on target. Challenge your own beliefs and assumptions. Give up an unhealthy habit for today. Perfection is possible.

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Venture further out. This is a test. Where’s the money coming from? Push for a fantasy. Pamper a strained muscle. Things get lucrative today and tomorrow.

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Collect an old debt, and save for a trip. Plan carefully. Things fall into place over the next few days.

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Don’t get cocky. Consider new information. Provoke laughter. Store provisions away for the future. Big changes happen. Measure carefully. Improve efficiency. Prayer and meditation are powerful tools.

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Abundance is yours in this partnership.

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The number of consecutive games won by the MSU women’s basketball team after a win over U-M on Sunday.

Appling continues to excel on, off-court as season progresses, leading by example

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Head coach Tom Izzo talks to junior forward Branden Dawson on Saturday at Breslin Center during the game against Minnesota.

Team has been battered by injuries throughout season; Dawson undergoing mono tests after Costello illness

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Walking into his weekly press conference yesterday morning, head coach Tom Izzo knew he would be addressing his bruised and sick team.

After all, rarely seeing a full roster on gameday has become this season’s unofficial theme.

With junior guard Travis Trice battling illness, senior forward Adreian Payne fighting through a bum foot and sophomore forward Matt Costello still recovering from mononucleosis, this is a Spartan team that looks more like a hospital’s waiting room on most days.

Unfortunately for Izzo, that list of patients may be growing, as junior forward Branden Dawson simply hasn’t been feeling himself as of late.

“He was pretty upset after (the Minnesota) game and just didn’t feel like he had any energy, and I felt that way about him before,” Izzo said. “He felt he was giving energy or had ener-

gy (during the game). He was the one that came to me in my office after the game.”

Izzo says the team will make sure injured senior Adreian Payne is ‘100 percent’ before returning Izzo went on to say Dawson underwent tests for mononucleosis, a viral disease that knocked out Costello, who is Dawson’s roommate, for the better half of December. At the time of the press conference the results had not come back, and Izzo said they will continue to perform tests throughout the day to pinpoint what the suspected illness is.

As for Payne, Izzo said they will take the same route they did with sophomore guard Gary Harris when he had a sprained ankle — not playing him until he is as close to full strength as possible.

“We’re going to make it so (his foot is) 100 percent,” Izzo

said. “If we don’t have to play him, we’re going to do it like Gary Harris — he doesn’t play this week or next week.

We gotta get him to 100 percent. I gotta look at the big picture for him and the big picture for us.”

The ailing foot has been an issue for most of the season, as he originally played through plantar fasciitis on the same foot, and in correlation with getting Payne healthy Izzo listed him as “questionable” for Wednesday’s game at Northwestern.

As far as moving the injury report to “doubtful” status, Izzo said he wasn’t ready to jump to that conclusion.

“You know, I’m not a medical guy,” Izzo said. “I was 98 percent sure he wouldn’t play in the Ohio State game but it all depends how these days go here. If he starts getting pain free and he really starts improving then I’d say he’s questionable, if not then he’s 98 percent more than doubtful.”

Keith Appling was one of the last players on the court after practice Tuesday to work on his jump shot.

That has been part of the routine for the senior guard, and the results have helped him take his game to a whole other level this season.

“Growth comes with time and my coaches tell me a number of different things both on the court and off the court that have helped me become a better person,” Appling said. “I’ve got to give all the credit to my coaches.

They’re the ones that helped me not only become a better player, but a better person.”

Appling is reaching career highs in all major categories, and his 16.4 points per game is good for eighth-best in the Big Ten. He also has the second-best assist-toturnover ratio in the conference.

The Detroit native fought through an injury after a nasty fall against North Carolina and not starting a game in green and white for the first time since the his freshman year.

When head coach Tom Izzo looks at his point guard, he sees a player that can propel his game higher than it already is.

“He has dreams of where he wants to get, and to do that, there’s a certain road you’ve got to go down, and it’s understanding the game better,” Izzo said.

In a time in college basketball when “diaper dandies” are making headlines, it has become out of the ordinary for players to have an impact for four years as much as Appling has.

His late growth is not only boosting his stats, but it’s benefiting his teammates as well.

Junior guard Travis Trice missed three games this season, but Appling’s play has boosted his.

Trice said Appling’s decisionmaking is much improved from a season ago, which allows everybody on the team to excel.

Although Appling is becoming

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Johnson’s strong stat line drives MSU win

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There were numerous factors that helped MSU overcome Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday — timely baskets, perfect freethrow shooting with the game on the line, big performances from several key players on the roster. Arguably no player was more instrumental in the win than junior guard Kiana Johnson.

And that’s been a theme for the season.

Johnson, who scored 12 points, dished four assists and nabbed two steals in the second half against the Wolverines, is one of the biggest reasons why the Spartans (11-5 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) have won five straight games and currently sit atop the Big Ten conference. In her third season, she’s become a more decisive player, running a historically good Spartan offense while maintaining an assist-to-turnover ratio that ranks third nationally.

At the same time, she’s become better at handling her responsibilities as both a scorer and passer.

She’s shooting career-highs both overall and from behind the arc, at 42.7 percent and 35.3 percent,respectively.

At 6.1 assists-per-game, Johnson ranks among the top-20 passers in the country.

“As you get older, your role changes,” head coach Suzy Merchant said after practice last Wednesday. “As a freshman and sophomore, you’re probably a pass-first point guard because you got upperclassman. This year, she started to realize she needs to be a little more effective for us on the offensive end.

Getting other people to score as well is adding another dynamic to our offense. It was what she needed.”

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“She really sparked us. When we were down, she was hitting key shots, she was getting steals.”

a master on the court, it might be an accomplishment off the court that he is most proud of.

Both Appling and Izzo can delight in the sociology degree the senior is scheduled to receive in May. Appling is one class and an elective away from becoming the first in his family to receive a college diploma, an achievement he said means more to him now than at the start of college.

“When I first stepped on the campus here at MSU, (a degree) was so farfetched at times, and I really couldn’t see that far down the line,” he said.

After the Minnesota game, Izzo even assured Appling’s mom that her son is on track to get his degree.

Appling chiseled out his game by watching the likes of former Spartans Mateen Cleaves, Kalin Lucas and Travis Walton, among others.

Although he watches certain players, it’s clear who he wants to be.

“Keith Appling — hey, he deserved to be down a little bit,” Izzo said. “He didn’t do the things he needed to do early on, but … that kid has really, really, really upgraded.”

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POWERS, PICKREL get big ten honors

The women’s basketball team has had a strong week. On Monday, the Big Ten took notice, honoring redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers and senior forward Annalise Pickrel for their stellar play.

Powers earned Big Ten Freshman of the week for the third time this year.

The redshirt freshman averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2.5 steals and posted her fourth double-double of the season against Nebraska with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

She also had three steals and two blocks in the game.

In the 79-72 win over Michigan on Sunday, Powers had 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Pickrel was honored on the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll.

The forward averaged 16.5 points, eight rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in the last week.

She had her second career double-double against Nebraska last Thursday OMARI SANKOFA II

Becca Mills, junior forward

their best offensive season under Merchant, averaging 76.4 points per game on 45 percent shooting before Sunday. Both numbers are the best of Merchant’s career since arriving as MSU’s head coach in 2007.

Adding to Johnson’s strong junior campaign is MSU’s record when she doesn’t lace up: 0-2.

Johnson missed two games with an infection earlier in the season, and the team struggled without the leadership of the starting guard.

It was almost the case yesterday, as an upset stomach limited her effectiveness in the first half. Johnson has mentioned looking up to NBA great Allen Iverson, who was known for his toughness.

Similar to Iverson, it’s been Johnson’s toughness that has helped the team succeed.

“She really sparked us,” said junior forward Becca Mills on Sunday. “When we were down, she was hitting key shots, she was getting steals. She’s a lot of the reason why we pulled this one out.”

Johnson said she’s seen firsthand how her aggressiveness translates into wins. As MSU surges up the standings, that appears to be the game plan as the season progresses.

“I have a lot of people in my ear, from coaches to family and supporters as well,” Johnson said. “They know what I can do, know what I’m capable of and I’ve been holding back. They just want me to be aggressive and be the player I’m capable of.”

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Senior guard Keith Appling catches a rebound on Saturday at Breslin Center during the game against Minnesota. The Spartans defeated the Gophers in overtime, 87-75.

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