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DREAM come true For DREAMers and doctoral students Osvaldo Sandoval and Jose Badillo Carlos, the road to education has been an arduous one From left to right, doctoral students Jose Badillo Carlos and Osvaldo Sandoval pose for a portrait on Jan. 22 at Wells Hall. Carlos and Sandoval are both children of undocumented migrants and have paid international student tuition rates while attending MSU. PHOTO:

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“We think this club has the potential to be the largest club on campus. Everyone has an interest in music so why not?”

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MSU takes on University of Michigan for the 54th time at Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 5 for a new trophy called the Iron D Trophy

RELIGIOUS GUIDE Look for this directory in the paper every Thursday and online at: www.statenews.com/religious Ascension Lutheran Church 2780 Haslett Rd., E. Lansing Between Hagadorn & Park Lake Rds. (517) 337-9703 Sunday Worship: 10am Adult Bible Study: 9am ascensioneastlansing.org Chabad House of MSU Your Jewish home, away from home 540 Elizabeth St. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 214-0525 chabadmsu.com Friday evenings: 20 minutes after sunset followed by Shabbat dinner Saturday: 11am, Torah reading at 12pm Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1001 Dakin St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 853-9897 Sunday Morning Worship: 11am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study: 6:30pm Van service available to church Campus Bible Study: Thursday at 7:30pm in Chemistry Bldg. www.ffbc.us

Little Flock Christian Fellowship A Non-DenominationalEvagelical Church MSU Alumni Chapel (Basement Hall) Sunday Worship Service: 10am-12 Noon.

Fellowship Lunch after the service Weekly Bibly Studies & Students’ Meetings. littleflock.msu@gmail.com www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Wednesday Worship: 9pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6074 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 9:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30

First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org/worship Sunday worship: 10:45am

River Terrace Church 1509 River Terrace Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-9059 www.riverterrace.org Service times: 9 & 11:15am

Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI (Meeting at the University Christian Church building) (517) 898-3600 Students welcome!

Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible class: 10am Wednesday: 7pm - praise and worship Students please feel free to call for rides http://www.greaterlansingcoc.org

St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-9778 stjohnmsu.org Sunday: 8am, 10am, Noon, 5pm, 7pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:15pm Tuesday & Thursday: 9:15pm

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Friday Night Sunday worship: 11am Services: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm Thursday Bible study: 7pm September - April Thursday young adult group: 8:30pm Lansing Church of Wednesday campus Bible God in Christ study: 8pm at MSU library 5304 Wise Rd., Lansing, MI 48911 The Islamic Society of http://lansingcogic.org/ Greater Lansing Worship hours 940 S. Harrison Rd., East Sunday: 10:30am, 5:00pm Lansing, MI 48823 Monday Family Prayer: For prayer times visit 6:00pm www.lansingislam.com/

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New DJ club adds a spin to club experience

Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation University Baptist Church 4608 South Hagadorn Rd East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4144 www.ubcel.org 10 AM Worship Service 11:15 Coffee Hour 11:30 Sunday School University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 universitychristianwired.com Sunday: 11:15 am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15 am University Lutheran Church (ELCA) One Community: Lutheran/ Episcopal Campus Ministry 1020 South Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-2559 www.facebook.com/onecommunitymsu Sunday Worship 10:45am University United Methodist Church MSU Wesley 1120 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-7030 universitychurchhome.org msuwesley.org Sunday: 10:30am 9:00am Garden Service in the summer TGIT: 8:00pm Thursdays Sept. - April WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 580-3744 www.msu.edu/~weisluth 6:00pm Saturday

Supply chain management freshman Chris Chacko spins music on Feb. 2 at East McDonel Hall.

Chacko and his friends are working on starting a DJ club. PHOTO: KELLY VANFRANKENHUYZEN

BY JOSH BENDER JBENDER@STATENEWS.COM

The five students who recently founded the Spartan DJ Club share plenty in common.

Four major in fields related to the business world, all of them are freshmen and none of them have any previous DJing experience.

“We think this club has the potential to be the largest club on campus,” supply chain management freshman and club president Chris Chacko said. “Everyone has an interest in music so why not?”

“I’ve studied a lot of theater and musical theater but never really studied music. Music and acting are really closely intertwined and this is a really good look at entertainment outside of the world of just straight up acting.”

Diego Neira, Theatre freshman

If Chacko sounds confident despite his club’s dearth of DJing experience, it’s because he and the other founders discovered qualified mentors in MSU Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions coordinator and longtime DJ, Juan Flores, in addition to Flores’ friend, Lansing area music educator David Torres.

Chacko said he first saw Flores speak at a summer business education program he attended with two of the club’s co-founders.

Chacko later saw Flores DJing at this past year’s Sparticipation event and asked Flores if he would be interested in helping teach the club’s founders the art.

“Our whole goal with this is to have people try it out,” the club’s public relations officer and marketing freshman Dave Martin said.

Members of the club hope to acquire a diverse musical equipment set so beginners can enjoy a range of musical experiences and learn how to use them if needed.

“Our plans are to invest in a lot of various kinds of equipment, like beat pads, keyboards, DJ controllers,” Martin said.

Starting a new club from the ground up is giving the club’s founders plenty of experience relevant to future career aspirations and studies.

“We are really taking this seriously and treating it like a company,” Chacko said. “We are marketing, handling financial issues, talking with artists.”

For Diego Neira, the club’s promotions officer and a theatre freshman, DJing broadens his horizons as an artist and entertainer.

“I’ve studied a lot of theater and musical theater but never actually studied music,” Neira said. “Music and acting are really closely intertwined and this is a really good look at entertainment outside of the world of just straight up acting.”

The club hopes to see its efforts this year culminate in an end of the year concert put on with other campus groups to benefit Detroit Public Schools.

“We are tapping into every resource we can to make this concert reach it’s full potential,” Chacko said.

H OW TO J O I N The Spartan DJ Club aims to teach people with no experience about how to DJ. The club also plans to host a yearly philanthropy event.

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For theatre senior Madelayne Shammas, acting is life

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New Iron D hockey trophy aims to become Paul Bunyan Trophy of hockey for MSU, U-M rivalry game in Detroit

BY CONNOR CLARK CCLARK@STATENEWS.COM

MSU hockey will take on University of Michigan for the 54th time ever at Joe Louis Arena, home to the Detroit Red Wings, but this time there will be a new trophy at stake. The game is 7:30 p.m. at Feb. 5.

PAGE 11 The game is being called the Duel in the D and the new trophy is being called the Iron D Trophy.

The trophy is made by Detroit natives Erik and Israel Nordin of the Detroit Design Cen“I wanted to quit and I had a ter and there are hopes it becomes the hockcold at the time, and smoking ey version of the Paul Bunyan Trophy, Erik had previously made my throat Nordin said. hurt worse while sick. ... I went The trophy is more than 25 inches tall and weighs more than 50 pounds. With a cup to a local store that stocked placed on top of the trophy, the letter “D” vaping supplies and bought sits in the center surrounded by hockey sticks myself a relatively nice (vape).” and the logo of each team. At the base of the trophy, the Detroit skyline is displayed along with a red, glass puck.

U-M head coach Red Berenson and MSU head MSU graduate research assistant Jake Reske on vaping instead of smoking cigarettes coach Tom Anastos both had a helping hand See page 6 in hammering in the steel letter that appears on the trophy.

“Detroit is going (through) such a great

renaissance right now,” Erik Nordin said. “(The trophy) is a way to celebrate the game in the home of the Red Wings.”

Anastos said he hopes the trophy will bring more to the rivalry.

“I like it, I think it brings a little Detroit flavor and a unique flair,” Anastos said. “We are anxious to add that to the rivalry.”

With a meager six wins this season, the Iron D Trophy is just what MSU needs, senior captain Michael Ferrantino said.

“Any time you raise hardware, it really raises team spirits and can help turn your spirits around,” Ferrantino said. “Any time you get to play for a trophy, whether it is the Big Ten or The Iron D, it is pretty cool and fun.”

The Spartans are not new to Joe Louis Arena — every player has played there at least once in their lifetime, Anastos said.

“I don’t think that (playing at the Joe Louis Arena) will be a big factor,” Anastos said. “I’m sure we will go in with a very business-like attitude and be ready to play.”

Ferrantino said he is looking forward to the rivalry game.

“That is the fun part about rivalry games, you get to play with more emotion and more intensity in the games,” Ferrantino said.

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Path to an affordable education challenging for many DREAMers

BY JOSH BENDER JBENDER@STATENEWS.COM

Be it financial hardship or bureaucratic technicalities, for undocumented MSU doctoral students Osvaldo Sandoval and Jose Badillo Carlos, routine tasks can require monumental effort because they lack American citizenship. Each effort is performed with the gnawing thought that their lives’ works could all be undone.

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, are sets of legislation, some portions of which have already been passed, addressing issues faced by people like Badillo Carlos and Sandoval — birthright citizens of the United States, but with parents who originally migrated to this country without documentation.

“The DREAM Act gave us temporary legal residency, that’s what I’m on right now,” Sandoval said. “If approved in its entirety it will give people like me permanent residency with the opportunity to gain full citizenship in time.”

LIVING IN FEAR

Depending on the actions of those in Washington D.C., Badillo Carlos, Sandoval and their families could potentially be deported to Mexico at any time.

“If Congress and the next president decide to change the laws, my family and others like me will not be able to continue building our lives, because we would have to go back to where we were,” Sandoval said. “Working with fake papers in jobs unrelated to our studies, living in fear that since we were a part of DACA the government has all of my family’s and my own information and they will deport us. That is, personally, my biggest fear.”

Badillo Carlos shares Sandoval’s fear.

“Going back would be like starting all over again because, even though I speak the language, the culture is so different than what I grew up with here,” Badillo Carlos said.

The prospect of deportation is made all the more frightening by the years of effort Badillo Carlos and Sandoval have put into obtaining their education in the U.S., despite having to cut through red tape in order to fund their education.

“We cannot apply for grants or scholarships given to citizens,

Doctoral student Jose Badillo Carlo poses for a portrait on Jan. 22 at Wells Hall. Carlos and Sandoval are both children of undocumented immigrants and have paid international student tuition rates while attending MSU. PHOTO: EMILY ELCONIN

so no FAFSA,” Badillo Carlos said. “We have to apply for private scholarships, which are hard to find and not as much money.”

The lack of financial assistance opportunities is even more substantial because many American colleges charge undocumented students international student tuition rates, regardless of whether the student meets in-state tuition rate residency requirements.

MSU now offers in-state tuition to undocumented students who attended Michigan high schools for three years. This new policy is effective the 2016 spring semester. Both the University of Michigan and Wayne State University changed their policies in 2013.

“Changing the policies occurs at more of a grass roots level,” vice president of the Michigan State Board of Education Casandra Ulbrich said. “It’s up to each institution to make that change.”

Previously, MSU charged undocumented students an additional $24,300 regardless of residency history, according to the MSU Office of Admissions website.

“It’s something that, safe to say, that our university leadership felt was the best approach after reviewing this over the past year,” MSU spokesman Jason Cody said.

Whatever college costs Badillo Carlos could not cover through familial or scholarship assistance had to be borrowed through private loans.

“Private loans aren’t like student loans,” Badillo Carlos said.

“They don’t wait until you’re done with school to start charging you. They want money every month.”

Both Badillo Carlos and Sandoval worked long hours at multiple demanding jobs for years to finance their college educations.

“I used the weekends to work as many as hours as I could, double shifts, sometimes 12 hours at a time, then at night I would do my homework,” Sandoval said. “I would sleep four hours a night, five hours if I was lucky.”

Despite his work schedule, Sandoval was also an active leader in multiple Latino student groups while an undergraduate.

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After all this effort, simple everyday tasks like going to work can become extremely difficult for undocumented migrants.

To legally work as teaching assistants, Badillo Carlos and

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“I was very worried because I knew that if my work permit was not renewed I wouldn’t have a job come that Monday”

Doctoral student Osvaldo Sandoval poses for a portrait on Feb. 2 at his home in East Lansing.

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Jose Badillo Carlos, MSU doctoral student

was a constant battle for Badillo Carlos.

“It was like a chess game, you had to know what financial decisions to make several moves ahead,” Alvarez said. “Other kids who weren’t undocumented didn’t necessarily have to go through that stress.”

The number of financial resources and the visibility of the issues facing undocumented students seeking a college education has improved substantially, Alvarez said.

“You’ve probably heard the term FAFSA once or twice during your high school career. And

odds are that everyone is worried about filling out on time. Well the good news is that if you’re undocumented you don’t really need to worry about submitting it,” the MSU Undocumented Student Guide to College reads.

Despite the uncertainty that surrounds Sandoval and Badillo Carlos’ educational careers, they maintain a humorous optimism.

Badillo Carlos’ license plate reads “DRBAD1.”

“They couldn’t fit Badillo on the plate, and I know I’ll be a doctor someday,” Badillo Carlos said. “I know.”

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Sandoval obtain work permits they must renew every two years. When this renewal process goes awry, the consequences can be dire, as Badillo Carlos personally experienced.

Badillo Carlos’ work permit was due to expire April of last year, so he sent in his application the recommended four months in advance.

Months passed and the permit’s expiration date neared. Badillo Carlos repeatedly called U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask why his permit had not been renewed yet, never receiving a satisfactory answer, he said.

He reached out to the MSU Graduate Employees Union, which put him in touch with Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in the hope she could assist Badillo Carlos.

The morning of the permit’s expiration, Badillo Carlos received a phone call from Stabenow’s office saying they had reached out to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on his behalf.

“I was heading to a conference at Ohio State that day and I was very worried because I knew that if my work permit was not renewed I wouldn’t have a job come that Monday,” Badillo Carlos said. “I was almost to Ohio State when I got another call from the senator’s office saying they had gotten a letter from immigration and my permit was going to be renewed the following week.”

GROWING UP

Work permits are just one of countless stressors Badillo Carlos and others like him face.

Even for kids, the social stigma related to illegal immigration cause many undocumented

children to feel unaccepted. Badillo Carlos grew up in Illinois and attended Northern Illinois University for his undergraduate degree.

“My area had a huge Latino population and a lot of my friends were documented,” Badillo Carlos said. “There were a few instances where they would say stuff. It was something that we all knew, it was like the elephant in the room. People could tell by our accents, how we looked.”

Badillo Carlos’ undocumented status became even more apparent when his high school classmates began talking about college.

“The week before I took the ACTs I had a meeting with my counselor,” Badillo Carlos said. “She told me, ‘You don’t need to show up, you’re not going to college, you’re illegal.’

That was just shocking to me. She said, ‘You don’t have a social security number. Do you know what that is? It is a nine-digit number.’”

Badillo Carlos said he was upset.

“I went home to my parents and asked them what does this mean? They told me, ‘It will be hard but you’re going to college,’” Badillo Carlos said.

Badillo Carlos’ original counselor retired and was replaced by Pablo Alvarez, who became instrumental in his quest to attend college.

Alvarez saw many students face the challenges Badillo Carlos faced.

“A lot of students are made to feel hopeless and helpless,” Alvarez said. “I’ve seen many students not put forth their best effort because they feel what is the point?”

Despite being awarded numerous merit-based scholarships, funding his education

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With new vape lounge, trend is here to stay

BY IAN WENDROW IWENDROW@STATENEWS.COM

What was once thought of as a passing fad has become a lasting standard among college smokers. Those unassuming little gray boxes, with their LED displays and tiny buttons along with the smokers who exhale thick plumes of vapor have become far more present on the MSU campus than they were in the past.

Vaping is here to stay.

New vape shops have been opening up across the Lansing area, some only a few weeks old. This uptick in demand for vapor products is being met via these new shops as well as long-time establishments, such as Wild Side Smoke Shop on Grand River Avenue.

Freshmen LCC student Paul Stinedurt vapes in front of Exscape Smoke Shop and Vape Lounge on Feb. 2 at 225. M.A.C. Ave. in East Lansing. PHOTO: EMILY ELCONIN

“(There are) the people who have all the crazy mechanical mods and spend hundreds of dollars on their vaping unit and they’re almost trying to one up each other. You know there’s different subcommunities.”

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“We’ll probably sell one to two vapes a day just from people trying to quit cigarettes,” Zane Perez, a Wild Side Smoke Shop employee and Lansing Community College marketing sophomore, said.

While not everyone has taken up vaping for purposes of quitting smoking, many cigarette smokers have found vaping to be the perfect tool to kick the habit.

“I smoked cigarettes for a year or two prior to vaping,” Jake Reske, an MSU graduate research assistant, said. “I wanted to quit and I had a cold at the time, and smoking had previously made my throat hurt worse while sick. ... I went to a local store that stocked vaping supplies and bought myself a relatively nice one. And for the first two months with it, I didn’t touch a cigarette.”

For some students, vaping’s appeal might not be surrounding health concerns.

“A lot of the frat guys kind of obviously are more vaping because that’s a lot more of a trendier thing,” media and information senior Alex Grein said. “Then it goes on to the people who have

all the crazy mechanical mods and spend hundreds of dollars on their vaping unit and they’re almost trying to one up each other. You know there’s different subcommunities.”

Despite the positive outlook and health benefits purported by vape users, MSU’s policies toward the trend imply the university is more skeptical.

The tobacco-free ordinance, passed by the MSU Board of Trustees in June, stipulates that “the ordinance also prohibits e-cigarettes and vaporizers. All FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy products are permitted for cessation use.” The tobacco-free ordinance will go into effect Aug. 15.

Few studies have been done in the United States on the safety of e-cigarettes and vaporizers and whether they are a healthier alternative to traditional smoking products.

Complicating this further, the Food and Drug Administration currently only regulates cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco. It is currently putting forth a proposal to extend its regulatory powers over new tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and vaporizers.

In light of the ambiguous approach being taken by the federal government, most states have adopted regulations of their own. Michigan’s Senate passed a bill in May restricting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors under the age of 18. The bill also requires stores selling vape products to own and display a specific license separate from a tobacco one, should it sell both.

Even with these restrictions, MSU’s stance towards e-cigarettes and vaporizers puts them in the same category as regular tobacco goods. And being defined as such, they will be banned on campus as part of MSU’s tobacco-free ordinance.

“Vaping is a method of putting nicotine in your system and what we are doing with our tobacco-free policy is to begin to construct a cultural value that does not include nicotine inhalation,” said Student Health Services, or SHS, promotion coordinator and member of the Tobacco-Free MSU Task Force Dennis Martell.

The ordinance is flexible, however. As Kathi Braunlich, marketing and communications manager of SHS, explained, new developments from the FDA could alter MSU’s approach to restricting access to vaporizers.

“If e-cigs and/or vaporizers become FDA approved nicotine replacement therapy products, and are being used for purposes of cessation, they will be permitted,” she said.

Suspect pleads guilty in March 2015 assault on MSU student

BY RAY WILBUR RWILBUR@STATENEWS.COM

Paris Strickland, a 20-year-old from Detroit, pleaded guilty at Ingham County Circuit Court to two felony counts Wednesday morning for her role in the assault against an MSU student, Ryah Kelly, in the Spartan Village parking lot in March 2015.

The two counts — conspiracy to commit assault less than murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm — carry a maximum

sentence of 10 years each or a $5,000 fine.

Strickland said she used pepper spray against Kelly during the assault but said she was not one of the suspects who used a baseball bat to hurt Kelly.

There were five women involved in the assault, who have yet to appear for their plea hearings.

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina paid mention to the fact that Strickland had done nothing to stop the other suspects from using the bat against Kelly.

SENTENCING

Strickland’s sentencing is set for 11 a.m. March 2 in Ingham County Circuit Court.

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MICHIGAN STATE

B RYN FORB ES - In MSU’s Jan. 31 game against Rutgers, Forbes shot 6-12 from field-goal range, with all six shots being 3-pointers.

Forbes finished with 18 points.

- Forbes is second on the team, averaging 13.6 ppg.

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MICHIGAN Who to watch for: D E NZ E L VA L E N TI N E - Valentine has been a workhorse this season. He’s the only Spartan averaging more than a half an hour, in 19 games this season.

- Averaging 18.5 points per game this season, while shooting .462 from field goal range and .432 from behind the arc.

- In MSU’s last outing against Rutgers, Valentine shot 7-15 from the field and 6-11 from three, good enough for 20 points.

PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

M AT T CO S T E L LO - Costello is the only Spartan to have started all 23 games this season.

- Averaging 22 minutes per game, Costello is shooting .521 from the field and .765 from the line.

- With 12 points and 13 boards in Sunday’s contest, Costello has six double-doubles this season and is averaging a doubledouble per game in Big Ten play.

PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

D E YO N TA DAV I S - True freshman Deyonta Davis has 8 points this season in 23 games played.

- Davis is shooting .636 from the field.

- With two blocks in Sunday’s game against Rutgers, Davis has raised his team-leading block total with 47 blocks this season.

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Z A K I RV I N - Averaging 10.8 points per game in 22 games played this season, including .434 from field-goal range and .323 from behind the arc.

- Averaging 31.5 minutes a game this season.

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D E R R I C K WA LTO N J R .

- Averaging 11.7 points per game in 20 games played this season with a .405 field goal percentage and .449 3-point rate.

- Leads the team with 79 assists and 115 rebounds.

PHOTO: ERIC BRONSON/MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY

The Rivalry Fans have packed Breslin Center this season, averaging 14,797 in attendance in 12 home games.

From the 1998 season until the 2005 season, the Spartans won 12 of 13 games against the Wolverines, the only exception being a 60-58 loss in Ann Arbor on Jan. 26, 2003.

The Wolverine fans on the other hand are also there to support their team, averaging 11,324 fans in attendance in 13 games at the Crisler Center.

U-M has won every contest against MSU from the 1921 season until the 1927 season, a streak spanning 12 games during that period.

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Senior center Adreian Payne holds St. Johns, Mich. resident Lacey Holsworth, 8, on March 6, 2014, at Breslin Center.

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BY DEJA GREEN DGREEN@STATENEWS.COM

Despite the difference in school colors, the coaches on the Rutgers University and MSU men’s basketball teams had something in common on Sunday.

The laces on their shoes were gold in honor of the late Spartan fan Lacey Holsworth from St. Johns.

As a part of the annual Coaches vs. Cancer initiative, this past week college coaches have worn the gold laces for an event called #LaceUpForLacey.

Lacey Holsworth’s father, Matt Holsworth, said he and his wife Heather had been working on this event with Shoe Carnival for some time.

“It’s great to know that people still care,” Holsworth said. “Her smile has changed people across the nation.”

In a press conference after the men’s basketball game against Rutgers on Jan. 31, men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo said he gives the NCAA, Shoe Carnival and Coaches vs. Cancer a lot of credit.

“It’s really been cool,” Izzo said. “I just think it’s one of the neat things that we’ll all do.”

Matt Holsworth said him and Heather are taking action to make a difference to help the cancer society get rid of the disease.

“For pediatric cancer, we are trying to make as many kids as possible to smile,” he said.

Matt Holsworth said he and Heather have learned many qualities from their late daughter.

“She taught us about life,” he said. “To love unconditionally, it didn’t matter who or where or why. It opens your mind and life to what is important.”

“We are trying to spread Lacey’s joy and smile,” Matt Holsworth said.

In addition to the #LaceUpForLacey campaign, the third annual Princess Lacey’s Legacy fundraiser will be held on Feb. 28 at the East Lansing Buffalo Wild Wings location.

Last year’s event had a variety of activities for kids, such as a face painting and a photo booth, in addition to raffle prizes.

The event will go from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Proceeds from sales will go to the Princess Lacey’s Legacy foundation and toward raising awareness for pediatric cancer.

Senior guard Bryn Forbes wears gold laces prior to the game against Rutgers on Jan. 31 at Breslin Center.

The Spartans wore the shoelaces in honor of the late Princess Lacey. PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

PRINCESS L AC E Y ’ S L AC E S For this year’s Coaches vs. Cancer classic, college basketball coaches across the nation wore gold laces in honor of Lacey Holsworth, a Spartan fan from St. Johns.

Her special friendship with Adreian Payne, former Spartan basketball player and current power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, gained nationwide recognition.

Lacey had neuroblastoma, an agressive type of pediatric cancer. She died in April of 2014.

The Coaches vs. Cancer initiative is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and National Association of Basketball Coaches.

The goal of the classic is to encourage coaches, their teams and their families to do their part in making a difference in the fight against all forms of cancer.

In addition to the #LaceUpForLacey campaign, the third annual Princess Lacey’s Legacy foundation fundraiser will take place on Feb. 28 at the East Lansing Buffalo Wild Wings location.

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MSU men’s basketball seniors look to go out on top against U-M

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

No matter the sport, time of year or talent of team, whenever MSU and the University of Michigan take each other on, the game matters a little bit more.

And with Saturday’s basketball contest between No. 10 MSU (19-4, 6-4 Big Ten) and unranked U-M (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) being this season’s only meeting between the two teams, it’s all the more important — especially for seniors and Michigan natives Denzel Valentine, Matt Costello and Bryn Forbes.

“I’m going to put all the pressure I can put on them,” MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.

“If they can’t handle it, then they’re not tough enough. You want to have a winning record against your rival. That’s number one. You’d like to leave the place you go to school so you can brag and talk for 50 years. ... So what is the game?

Is it important to a senior? If it’s not, their seniors and our seniors are in trouble.”

Izzo doesn’t have to worry, though. His players know the importance of this game — Valentine and Costello the most of all, who head into Saturday’s game with a 4-3 record against the Wolverines.

They know the record, too, and they’re hoping to go out with a winning record against their rival.

“It’s going to be huge,” said Valentine, a native of Lansing whose father, Carlton, played for MSU in the late 1980s.

“Last time we get to play my S E R I E S H I S TO R Y The Wolverines lead the all-time series record against MSU with a record of 94-79. The Spartans, however, do hold a 48-37 record all-time at home against the Wolverines and are 1-0 against their rival at neutral sites (a 69-55 victory in the NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2014).

“It’s one of the best rivalries in the country and I’m just happy to be a part of it.”

Matt Costello MSU basketball senior forward

rivals. I think me and Matt’s record is 4-3 and I don’t want to end my career being tied with them, so got to be one up against them at least so I can talk some smack later down the road. But it’s going to be huge and I can’t wait to play.”

Costello, who hails from Linwood, has learned a lot about the rivalry between U-M and MSU during his four years as a Spartan basketball player. Of the things he said he’s learned is the rivalry is far more than just for show.

“It’s more than fandom,” Costello said. “I think some rivalries, people just hype up for good PR and stuff but it’s literally the whole state is divided. In Lansing and East Lansing ... it’s Michigan State fans, but if you go anywhere there’s Michigan and Michigan State.

But there’s always a conversation going on, which school is better and stuff. It’s a very

neat thing. It’s one of the best rivalries in the country and I’m just happy to be a part of it.”

Lansing native Forbes grew up watching the rivalry with his family, cheering for the Spartans. And after transferring back home from Cleveland State a year ago he was able to take part in the game for the first time himself.

“The energy was crazy,” Forbes said. “The atmosphere was amazing. You know, it’s one of the best rivalries in sports so I loved being a part of it.”

But as the three senior Michigan natives take to the court in Ann Arbor on Saturday to face their rival one last time, it’ll all boil down to one thing — going out on top.

“It’s the last go-around,” Costello said. “I’m really excited to be playing them again. It’s always fun to talk about your Michigan record with all the other (Spartans) that had come through before, so we’ve got to get this win.”

Then-freshman forward Javon Bess attempts a shot over U-M’s Kameron Chatman Jan. 18, 2015, during the game against U-M at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Wolverines, 76-66.

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Dr. Wilcox goes from New York Yankee to MSU baseball surgeon Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. C. Luke Wilcox poses for a portrait on Jan. 21 at the MSU Sports Medicine facility.

BY NATHANIEL BOTT NBOTT@STATENEWS.COM

This is part three of a series of six stories profiling the faculty at MSU Sports Medicine Facility.

“With the 16th pick of the 22nd round, the Detroit Tigers select Christopher Luke Wilcox, outfielder from St. John’s High School.”

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“Both my brothers and I, all three of us played college baseball and have gone on to have nice, real careers outside of baseball because our parents really hit it home that we had to take care of business in the classroom first.”

Dr. C. Luke Wilcox MSU orthopedic surgeon

Christopher Luke Wilcox himself heard a Detroit Tigers representative say those words on June 1, 1992. Playing for a hometown team like the Detroit Tigers must have been a dream come true, but Wilcox turned it down. He wasn’t ready for the big leagues yet.

He took his talents to Western Michigan University, where he played for three years in the outfield for the Broncos. In June of 1995, Wilcox heard a similar announcement when the New York Yankees selected him in the third round of the year’s draft, about 600 spots higher than when he was selected in 1992. This time, he was ready for the bright lights of the MLB. Wilcox bounced around the minor leagues, developing his talents before being taken by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft following the 1997 season. He stayed there in the minors, too, before the Yankees called wanting him back. In 2000, Wilcox finally got his shot at the major leagues.

He didn’t compile many statistics in the majors, but that was just fine with him. He decided to leave baseball in 2001 and return to school at WMU, hoping to become an orthopedic sur-

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He is a wonderful person, great teacher, obviously a wealth of knowledge.”

Dr. James Andrews is one of the biggest names in orthopedic sports medicine and surgery, known for treating high profile athletes such as Drew Brees and Jack Nicklaus, among numerous others. His watchful eye helped turn Wilcox into the doctor and surgeon he is today and Wil-

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makes it a great environment to work with guys that you not only trust as partners but that you get along with very well.”

The MSU Sports Medicine team is no doubt very grateful themselves to have a doctor like Wilcox working with them. He works with baseball injuries intimately, but helps out in other areas like football, as well as being the head physician for Lansing Catholic High School.

Wilcox has played in Yankee Stadium and now helps baseball players at MSU work toward that same dream. Wilcox especially credits two people with helping him achieve the position he is in today — his mother and father.

“My parents were extremely adamant about having a solid educational foundation,” Wilcox said. “Both my brothers and I, all three of us played college baseball and have gone on to have nice, real careers outside of baseball because our parents really hit it home that we had to take care of business in the classroom first.”

The traditional life lesson most parents give to their kids of “work first, play later” paid off in the long run for Wilcox. He enjoyed his time in the majors, but looking back on it, he is beyond satisfied that he ended up in the field of med12:10 - 12:50 pm icine instead of baseball.

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“It was an honor to have the opportunity to do that fellowship,” Wilcox said. “The one thing he offered that I was really interested in, that not a lot of people do and he does a plethora of, is the Tommy John procedures.”

The Tommy John injury used to be devastating to major league pitchers before 1974, when the surgery was first performed. It is an injury to the elbow and Andrews had perfected the craft. He passed this valuable skill on to MSU’s Wilcox.

Wilcox joined the MSU Sports Medicine team in 2013, having the opportunity to rejoin some of his trainers during his residency at MSU. Getting to again be a part of the MSU Sports Medicine program was another blessing for Wilcox.

“The chance to be working with athletics and to be back here with a program like Michigan State has just been wonderful,” Wilcox said. “My partners and I, we all share that same sort of mentality and same sort of view on life. We are the same sort of family people and have similar standards and goals and moral compass. It

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MSU baseball looks forward to 2016 season

BY CASEY HARRISON CHARRISON@STATENEWS.COM

At the end of practice, the team can be heard chanting “Big Ten champs!” with enthusiasm. After a cold yet mild winter, MSU baseball is finally back.

Every spring marks a baseball fan’s favorite time of the year. And now that January is on the books, the MSU baseball team is about two weeks away from starting its season.

Last season was successful for the Spartans, who finished with a 34-23 overall record and a 14-10 conference record, which was good enough for a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten with Maryland and University of Michigan.

Head coach Jake Boss Jr., now going into his eighth year as MSU baseball head coach, is optimistic in what this season holds for this team.

“I’m really looking forward to competing with this group of guys,” Boss said. “It’s a good group of guys, they know how to take care of business both on and off the field, they’re fun to be around, it’s a real competitive group and there’s a lot of new faces.”

This season could be a big one for MSU, which looks to return to its 2011 Big Ten championship form. Last season, the Spartans received key con-

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tributions from underclassmen, such as current sophomores Brandon Hughes and Andrew Gonzalez. These are just a few on the roster that are going to step up and fill the voids of last year’s seniors, such as Connor Mohr, Cam Gibson, Anthony Cheky and Joe Mockbee.

Hughes raised eyebrows last season, starting 55 of MSU’s 57 games. Hughes, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound lefty, posted a .280 batting average in his freshman season. In 200 at-bats last season, Hughes posted a .405 slugging percentage with 13 extra-base hits (seven doubles and six home runs) and 27 RBIs. Hughes also walked 19 times last season and held a .353 on-base percentage.

Hughes is hoping he can build on last season’s performance and help his team even more this season.

“I’m pumped, I’m really excited,” Hughes said.

“We’re a great group of guys and we’re all working really hard. … We’re all a close group and nobody is scared to say something to each other, so we’re all playing for each other. We all want to be the leaders.”

Gonzalez hopes to improve his freshman year numbers. On the bump, Gonzalez posted a 2-0 record and a 3.41 ERA in 16 appearances last season. The 6-foot-2 right hander also struck out 21

Head coach Jake Boss Jr. enters the field for the national anthem before the game against Central Michigan University on May 13, 2014, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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and only walked nine in 37 innings pitched, holding opponents to a .259 batting average.

“The expectation for those guys is to get better and to take the next step,” Boss said. “We evaluate (our team) every day and now I think we’re just looking forward to playing somebody.”

And just like last season, MSU could enjoy the contributions from freshmen and transfer students. The Spartans currently have nine freshmen on the roster and are looking for immediate impact players.

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MSU student finds passion for theater, new family on stage

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What started off as a childhood hobby, writing and performing plays with her siblings when she was 3-years-old, has become what theatre senior Madelayne Shammas plans to do for the rest of her life. '‘I think theater, to my life, just means telling stories and getting to be a part of something that is bigger than yourself,” Shammas said.

While at MSU, Shammas has taken full advantage of the range of theatrical experiences MSU has to offer.

During spring 2015, Shammas played the part of Mary in the MSU production of ‘‘Hair.”

Shammas said it was a show that completely changed her life.

“This was the first time I really felt like I was a part of a family, and ever since I did ‘Hair’ theater has gotten even more enticing and exciting to me,” she said.

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tor and “Hair” choreographer Kellyn Uhl describes Shammas’ presence as “vibrant” and “excited.”

“Maddie is the ideal student and collaborator because she is enthusiastic and curious about learning,” Uhl said. “During our time working together she was thirsty for as much dance as I could throw at her. She has a beautiful, intuitive sense about her body and when she moves you can sense the feeling rushing through her.”

Shortly following the closing of ‘‘Hair,’’ Shammas journeyed to London for an MSU study abroad program.

By the end of the program, Shammas saw roughly 23 shows, one almost every night she was on the trip.

Not only did this experience make her determined to see as many shows as she can for the rest of her life, but it introduced her to aspects of theater she hadn’t before been exposed to and allowed her to learn about theater from the eyes of the actors, Shammas said.

Shammas’ most recent theatrical experi-

ence was taking on six of the 36 roles in the MSU production of “And Away We Go.” The show follows 36 characters through six time periods and locations.

Theatre junior Derek Bry, one of the other actors in the show, spoke highly of his time working with Shammas.

“One of her strengths as an actor is her ability to bring something different to each rehearsal, during that process when it is so important to explore and play she is always trying a line in a different way or changing her tactics to make new discoveries,” Bry said.

Shammas recommends live theater to everyone regardless of the growing popularity of film.

“The most incredible thing about live theater is that it’s happening for the very first time right in front of you and maybe the actors have said the lines before, but they have never said them before for this audience, on this day and it’s all brand new right for you,” Shammas said. “It’s original and it’ll never be exactly the same again.”

Theatre senior Madelayne Shammas.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MADELAYNE SHAMMAS

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