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facing the consequences Students arrested post-Big Ten Championship game begin settling affairs in court

By Olivia Dimmer odimmer@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

MSU is ta k ing a sta nd against rising tuition costs and other challenges facing the university by launching a website designed to allow Spartan proponents to convey the message that policymakers should support higher education.

The website, called Spartan Advocate, aims to decrease tuition costs and make degrees more accessible and affordable.

The need for Spartan Advocate spawned from a desire to educate new legislators and alumni on the importance of higher education in research and economic growth, said Monique Field, assistant vice president of strategic initiative in the office of governmental affairs at MSU.

The website aims to decrease tuition costs and make degrees more accessible and affordable for students As Field visited with alumni clubs, she saw that not everyone understands how MSU is spending state dollars and how the cuts to those funds have impacted tuition.

“A s state appropriations went down, the difference was made up (in tuition) by parents who send their kids to school,” Field said. “We needed to get the story out and educate our alumni and legislators. We’re not just randomly increasing tuition.”

Field said the site is mainly targeting alumni because they are the best group to demonstrate to legislators how degrees can make both an individual more successful and greatly benefit the overall economy.

She encouraged all Spartans and supporters to become involved.

The site targets alumni by providing information, facts See ADVOCATE on page 2 u

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Music education senior Maura McGlynn walks into the court room for her preliminary exam Monday at 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St. McGlynn received a lesser charge of a littering civil infraction after signing a plea agreement.

that between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage was caused to Cedar Village.

Two months later, some of those arrested during post-game celebrations are seeing their day in court.

By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS

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or Spartan fans worldwide, December 2013 will be remembered as the time a 26-year drought was lifted as the Spartans marched into the Rose Bowl as outright Big Ten Champions.

Unfortunately for 27 people, many of whom were students, it was the early morning of Dec. 8 that likely will remain the most memorable.

Immediately following the win, thousands of students and East Lansing residents descended into the streets of the city. For some, this meant a celebration that has become a part of the East Lansing scenery following big wins and losses — couch fires.

The East Lansing Fire Department responded to 57 fires that night, according to police. DTN Management Co. Vice President Colin Cronin estimated

In custody For some of the students arrested, the randomness in nature is what was most disturbing about the arrests.

One male student who was arrested, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his identity, said he was grabbed just moments after chatting with another police officer.

“I was standing still, talking to my father after the Big Ten Championship game that had just been concluded,” he said. “I had been holding a jovial conversation with a police officer less than three minutes prior and 15 feet from the arresting site. Two officers approached me, cuffed me, insinuated that I had started the fire and took me to jail overnight.”

The student said he felt the experience was meant See COURT on page 2 u

By the numbers $20,000

total reward fund for tips leading to arrests after the civil disturbance following the Big Ten championship game

$2,000

total amount from reward fund currently spent by ELPD

27

total number of individuals arrested

57

minimum fires responded to by the East Lansing fire department on the morning of Dec. 8

$5,000-$10,000

damage caused to Cedar Village according to DTN. Management Co. vice president Colin Cronin

To see a timeline of events following the Big Ten Championship game, visit statenews.com/multimedia.

Source: City of East Lansing

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Popular Flappy Bird game removed from app store The distraction-turned-addiction for many students and smartphone users everywhere could be THE STATE NEWS in danger after a decision from For sociology senior Jessica Flappy Bird’s creator to pull the Hall, Flappy Bird began as a mere game from the Apple App Store distraction. and Google Play.

Tapping a bird to send it Flappy Bird was removed durthrough a series of pipes goes ing the height of its popularity quickly, she thought. She could and was the most popular free play a few games here and there mobile game on the Apple App every once and a while and Store and Google Play store. finish up whenever she The game initially was wanted. released in May But F l appy 2013, but did not Bird was hardgain traction er than she until January imagined. She of this year. rejoiced when Flappy she was the Bird recentreigning Flaply was makpy Bird chaming an estimatpion among her ed $50,000 per sociology senior friends. She was day in advertisdistraught when ing revenue. someone she knew got Vietnamese game a 64 and overtook her score. maker and creator Nguyen Ha Before she knew it, she was a Dong recently told his Twitter follittle obsessed. lowers the game’s newfound pop“It ruins lives,” Hall said. “I ularity “ruins my simple life.” always have to beat my friends’ high scores.”

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Spartans undeserving of No. 9 ranking MADISON, Wis. — There’s a difference between potential and performance.

In the case of the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team, the potential is there, but the performance has been lacking.

The Spartans are overrated. A No. 9 ranking is way too high for a team that has played some of its worst basketball in the last six games.

I love rankings. They’re a necessary gauge of the current state of college basketball.

But when MSU has two starters out for an extended period of time, another coming back from a serious foot injury and a fourth finishing 3-for-20 from the floor in one of the most intimidating are-

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Senior center Adreian Payne reacts after he is called for a foul during the game against Wisconsin on Sunday at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. The Spartans lost to the Badgers, 60-58.

nas in the Big Ten, they’re not deserving of a top-10 spot.

There’s no doubt MSU is one of the most talented teams in the nation if it’s healthy.

But that’s a pretty big “if.”

With five losses, Duke doesn’t seem like a top-10 team, but the No. 8 Blue Dev-

ils have won seven of their last eight games — with that lone loss in an overtime game on the road against the nowNo. 1 team in the country.

Jabari Parker, probably Duke’s best player, scored a career-high 29 points against Boston Col-

lege on the weekend.

That’s pretty deserving of their ranking, if you ask me.

Sophomore guard Gary Harris was supposed to be the player who can carry this team to the prom-

See B-BALL on page 2 u

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It ruins lives.

I always have to beat my friends’ high scores.”

—Jessica Hall,

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News brief Amtrak trips to include free Wi-Fi Amtrak trips will now include free Wi-Fi on trips through four midwestern states.

Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri will now include free Wi-Fi on their train trips, according to a statement from Amtrak.

The announcement was made Monday by the rail service.

The Michigan Department of Transportation spent $1 million to install Wi-Fi on the trains.

Amtrak has three routes that run through Michigan.

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Beatles celebrate major anniversary The Beatles celebrated a golden anniversary this past weekend — February 9 marked the beginning of a Beatles takeover with their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

A record-breaking 74 million people watched the show that night, and my grandparents were two of those people who were glued to their televisions as the British band performed.

To many, this was an iconic moment in music history. I myself wouldn’t know of the significance behind it, or The Beatles in general, until my grandparents unearthed their own piece of the band they loved.

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East Lansing police have used little of the $20K fund allocated for tips leading to arrests from page one

to make an example out of him.

“I feel that I, among others, was arrested under the ordinance in order to be made an example of, rather than to quell any instance of my wrongdoing,” he said. “They couldn’t get those who started the fire, so they took whoever they could.”

Most of the charges were for violating a city ordinance stating no one can remain within 300 feet of an open fire without the intent to extinguish it. Violations can result in a maximum of a 90-day jail sentence and a $500 fine. The maximum punishment for the crime also could mean suspension from the university for one year.

Although alcohol was not a factor in all cases, some underage suspects face minor in possession of alcohol charges on top of their violation of the ordinance.

In the courtroom The problems did not end for the people arrested that night, as many of them were scheduled to be back in court

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Monday in 54-B District Court, such as music education senior Maura McGlynn. McGlynn was the only one to testify Monday as other cases were rescheduled to a later date.

McGlynn signed a plea agreement that convicted her of a lesser charge of a littering civil infraction. She testified in court that she was standing in a friend’s yard at the time of her arrest.

“I wouldn’t call the fire big, it was more medium sized,” she said, describing her surroundings.

She testified she stayed near the fire for about 20 minutes.

Leading up to Monday’s proceedings, McGlynn was required to call and see if she needed to take a blood alcohol test.

Her sentencing was defered for six months. She declined to comment on her arrest.

Many of the students arrested on Dec. 8 either did not respond to requests for comment or declined comment at the advice of their legal counsel.

it like any other crime.”

Murphy said the police department put forward $10,000 of their money for the fund. MSU responded in the days after the incident by matching the $10,000 donation to the fund put forward by the East Lansing police.

The tip system worked by rewarding good information with a $500 reward per informant.

Murphy said the police department would try to get that money back as part of plea agreements and sentences at the expense of the defendant.

“If the tip came in, and it was good, we would pay $500 out of the budget for the tipster,” he said. “If the tip came back and was good, what we would ask for is the defendant to pay back the money.”

Paying up Following the arrests, East Lansing police continued to look for more information. The department set up a reward fund for tips and information leading to the arrests of anyone else involved in the civil disturbance.

East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said the fund has not been used much, as only $2,000 of the $20,000 has been used.

“Right now, we have not had a tip in quite a while,” he said. “It appears to be old news, but if a good tip comes in we will work

Changing the culture The legal process for those arrested in December is just beginning. Media and information sophomore Izak Gracy will go to trial on Feb. 20, according to court records. He is fighting the charges against him.

In the aftermath of what police and East Lansing city officials are calling a “civil disturbance,” Police Chief Juli Liebler said she wants to change the culture in East Lansing and at MSU by not glorifying the term riot.

“That (riot) is a very inflammatory term,” she said to The State News after the Dec. 10 East Lansing City Council meeting.“We’re trying to change the culture at this university and the use of that word is inflammatory.”

to use the app.

Since then, Flappy Bird has become even more popular.

Androids and iPhones with the app are now being sold on eBay, with some reaching bids of several thousand dollars.

Many MSU students still are finding themselves playing the simple, yet addicting, game.

Journalism sophomore Shane Stockwell said Flappy Bird is his go-to game whenever he is bored.

He said the game takes a hit at his self-confidence.

“It pisses me off,” Stockwell said. “If I don’t beat my previous

score I feel like a failure. The game is frustrating and it makes people mad, but I can’t quit if I don’t beat my score.”

Supply chain management sophomore Sara Mulders was challenged to play Flappy Bird by her boyfriend and has been hooked ever since.

“It’s so hard and I’m so bad at it,” Mulders said. “I just want to do well, and it’s frustrating.”

Hall said she would subconsciously be relieved if the game was deleted for good.

“There will be a new app to obsess over by then,” she said.

and talking points arming supporters with the tools they need to impact legislature and attempt to make higher education funding a priority once more.

The Board of Trustees have direct control over tuition raises, although they have deferred blame to smaller state appropriations.

“In the past 10 years, total annual cost per student (consisting of per-student appropriation plus per-student tuition) has only increased 1.8 percent,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said in a statement. “But the state’s declining commitment to higher education funding has resulted in a major cost shift to students and families through higher tuition.”

“Now that the state is much more financially stable, it is time to reinvest in items that generate long-term return on investment,” Simon said. “Michigan’s recovery can only be sustained through such investments.

“Simply put, higher education funding must be priority.”

After the initial Spartan Advocate launch, many alumni sent emails of support to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder after he recommended an increase in higher education funding this year, encouraging policymakers to make higher education a priority.

This type of political involvement is one of many advocacy activities Spartan Advocate hopes to facilitate.

Field mentioned that by supporting higher education, policy-

makers would be stimulating economic growth by creating talent and retaining that talent, as well as allowing important research to continue.

University Research Corridor Executive Director Jeff Mason said advocating for appropriations will be pivotal in sustaining research.

MSU, University of Michigan and Wayne State University, who are part of the University Research Corridor, account for about 97 percent of all research done in Michigan and contributed nearly $16.6 billion to the state’s economy in the 2012 fiscal year.

“Advocacy activities help to highlight the role that universities play in research and the significance of how they contribute to economic prosperity in Michigan,” Mason said.

As far as talent retention and economic growth, the Business Leaders for Michigan’s President and CEO Doug Rothwell supports the advocacy.

Rothwell said because universities are a prime resource for talent and talent-driven innovation, they are the concern of businesses.

“In the future, Michigan faces a challenge in producing enough college and university educated talent,” Rothwell said. “Michigan’s workforce is aging, and there is significant need to replace those workers and fill jobs that require more education than in the past.

“Cost is increasingly becoming a barrier for students to get the education they need.”

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Sophomore guard Gary Harris dunks the ball during the game against Wisconsin on Sunday at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. The Spartans lost to the Badgers, 60-58.

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The Spartans are having issues with consistency, basketball reporter Zach Smith says from page one

ised land with both Keith Appling and Branden Dawson sidelined.

He shot 3-for-20 Sunday afternoon, and still can’t seem to hit a free throw to save his life.

At 68.9 percent, MSU is tied for 202nd in the country in freethrow percentage.

Free throws can’t make a team, but they can break a team — especially in the NCAA Tournament.

Head coach Tom Izzo knows that, which is precisely why he’s made his team come in early in the morning just to practice from the charity stripe.

Sunday against Wisconsin was the 14th different starting lineup for MSU, and the 13th different starting group in the last 19 games. That’s a problem for consistency.

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Every top-10 team has some sort of low-post game to rely on, except the Spartans.

It’s going to be hard to lean on senior forward Adreian Payne and his recovering foot, and sophomore forward Matt Costello has shown flashes of greatness this season, but nothing that would convince anybody he’s the anchor MSU can count on.

Payne was dominant against the Badgers, scoring 24 and having success under the basket.

The other forwards, Costello, freshman Gavin Schilling, redshirt freshman Kenny Kaminski and junior Alex Gauna, played 42 minutes and combined for five points, three rebounds and 11 fouls.

Again, not the makeup of a top-10 team.

It’s easy to be critical from the sidelines and talk about how good this team could be.

Izzo will tell you that he doesn’t look at the rankings and he’s got to play with the players at his disposal.

But right now, they’re just not up to snuff.

Zach Smith is a men’s basketball reporter at The State News. Reach him at zsmith@statenews.com.

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Haslett residents and siblings Macy Adams, 4, and Owen Adams, 6, look at a butterfly in a jar Monday at the Bug House open house.

A BUG’S LIFE This year, more than 1.5 million insects call the MSU Bug House their home

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nce a month, children and MSU students gather around the Department of Entomology’s collection manager Gary Parsons and listen to him describe the ins and outs of insects.

The MSU Bug House, located at in rooms 146 and 147 of the Natural Sciences building, educates the community about bugs and insects as an outreach tool for the entomology department.

Delta Township resident Kaiya Koehler, 5, holds a cockroach Monday at the Bug House open house in Natural Science Building.

Koehler was very interested in the bugs and held many other kinds of bugs at the event.

The Bug House receives ha l lway when t he house opened. some entomology departZoology freshman ment funding, but Shae Ware was makes t he rest visibly grossed of it s money out by t he through fees Children came pinned specf rom g roup i mens, but tou r s. T he to MSU to asked Pa ropen house sons to is free. explore and hold one Parsons of t he live said much of learn about tarantulas.

Bug House’s insects She said she attendance viewed it more comes from as a small animal guided school rather than an insect. tours. Still, three MSU “I will admit it is intereststudents were waiting in the

ing,” Ware said.

Although only a few MSU students trickled into the Bug House Monday evening, several dozen children with parents in tow streamed into the two small rooms once the Bug House opened.

The house also used to have a live beehive behind sheets of plexiglass with a plastic tube leading outdoors.

Parsons said the colony died out last year because of colony collapse disorder, an affliction ravaging bee populations worldwide that scientists have yet to determine the cause of.

Eight-year-old Okemos resident Sophie Wojewoda-Russell came to the Bug House with her mother, who is an MSU employee.

“I don’t get why some people are scared of them, they’re cool to me,” Wojewoda-Russell said.

“I think bugs should like people more, but also they should be a little scared because some people crush them and destroy their homes,” she said.

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students prepare for career fair More than 100 employers will arrive on campus to recruit students during the Summer Job and Internship Fair on Wednesday.

On the fourth floor of the Spartan Stadium Tower from 3 to 6 p.m., students off all majors searching for a fulltime or part-time seasonal job or internship can meet and greet various employers.

This year, rather than students printing numerous resumes, the career fair is using the Quick Response code, or QR code, technology.

When registering for the job and internship fair, students link their contact information and resume to a personal QR code.

At the event, students will receive a name badge with the QR code printed on it.

Prospective employers can scan the code and access the students’ information.

The MSU Career Services Network suggested that students update their resume and check it for errors.

Career services also recommended identifying five to 10 organizations of interest and researching what they do, what their competitors do, what industry they’re in and what opportunities they provide.

After researching, career services suggested that students review their skills and experiences and relate them to the organization.

Finally, the center recommend all students dress and act professionally, suggesting business casual as a minimum dress attire.

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During the workday, Parsons manages a collection of about 1.5 million insect specimens.

But at 5:30 p.m., he becomes a teacher.

He isn’t paid for the work — it’s time he volunteers.

“Insects aren’t bad, they’re cool things,” Parsons said. I just enjoy educating people about them.”

“I don’t have any kids of my own or anything, so every time a kid walks in, that’s my child I’m educating, that’s the way I look at it,” he said.

The walls of the first room are covered in pinned specimens — the non-moving sort that fill the department’s main collection — but the second room is reserved for living specimens including scorpions, tarantulas and beetles.

Murder ballad workshop introduces new perspective for poetry enthusiasts

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A s Va l e n t i n e ’s D a y approaches some are off penning lovers soft serenades and some others, murder ballads.

On Monday, students and residents created and performed gruesome tunes at the Valentine’s Murder Ballad Workshop, held by the Center for Poetry of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH.

Murder ballads date back to the 17thcentury as songs with narratives about sensational stories The center hosts poetry workshops for the romantic holiday most every year, RCAH professor and center director Anita Skeen said.

This year, they wanted to try something different.

“We always tr y to do something special for Valentine’s Day,” Skeen said.

“So what better than murder ballads?”

Murder ballads date back to the 17th-century as songs with narratives about sensational stories of the time, the center’s assistant director Linnea Jimison said.

Many of these ballads still exist, but they were shared in a much different way from music today, Jimison added.

“They’re very participatory,” she said.

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musical training to make that kind of music, which is what I think we’ve gotten away from by focusing on performance,” Jimison said.

Guest artist and MSU alumna Emily Nott learned about ballads from her parents and from the stories and music they shared with her.

Nott said sharing stories and songs is a tradition that ballads continue.

“Oral tradition is something that’s fading,” Nott said.

“Sitting down with someone and having them tell you a story or sing you a song, and then learning it by heart — that is what is at the root of ballads, “Nott said.

Jimison said it was the center’s first musical workshop, and the murder ballad theme was chosen as a fun way to celebrate the holiday.

She said it was also a way to challenge the workshop goers and push them to explore

something different.

“It was a different energy,” Jimison said.

“Many are used to writing poetry. It’s a new challenge making these lyrics fit a melody,” she said.

It’s a different dimension for those who normally come to the workshop,” Jimison added.

Elementary education sophomore Nicole Bush hadn’t heard of murder ballads before the workshop.

She said she made the decision to attend the workshop because two members of the local band Bard Owls, Jimison and Nott, would be there.

Bush said learning about and performing the murder ballads was inspiring.

“The history puts it in perspective,” Bush said.

“It makes you want to be a part of it and create your own. It’s exploring a new side of folk I’ve never seen before,” she said.

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students still seek closure, university response to fatal shooting ‘off campus’

— Olivia Dimmer, State News staff reporter

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ike many students on campus, I woke up on Saturday, Feb. 1 and checked my Twitter feed.

With three swipes of my finger, I saw a familiar face. My hand briefly lost control of the phone. My heart sank.

Suddenly the events of the previous night came into focus. The rumors that there were shootings at Cedar Village. The “be careful” tweets on social media, which were later followed by a text message alert sent by the university two hours after the shooting.

The death of Dominique Nolff shook the MSU community, and especially those who knew him personally. He was Nolff close with my roommate and several other people I met in Brody Complex last year, where we all lived.

Ten days later, we still know very little about the events of that night. As I write this, the shooter has not been caught or even identified. We don’t know the shooter’s motives or

the details leading up to Dominique’s death. the night of DomiA friend of Dominique submitted a guest piece nique’s death did not Read the rest online at to The State News last week, expressing outrage warn students to stay statenews.com/blog. about how the university handled the situation. indoors. It merely stated I hadn’t thought about it previously, but it’s been that a shooting occurred a week-and-a-half since the shooting and the at 8:45 p.m., listed the susonly word we have from the unipect ’s appearminority versity is a Facebook post confirmance and provided representative ing that MSU is working with the a number for witnesses East Lansing Police Department. to contact ELPD. No lockdown lost their lives that night.

We live in an age where mass took place. shootings are becoming the norm.

Without k nowledge of the Still, I can’t shake the feeling that more On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech shooting, as I am not on the should have been done. senior by the name of Seung-Hui emergency contact list, my only Because the apartments where it took place Cho killed 33 people and wounded information of the shooting came are so close to campus, why wasn’t the matter 17 others by gunfire. On February from those who updated Twit- treated as an on-campus shooting?

14, 2008, Northern Illinois alumter with warnings. It was only a Commenters on last week’s submitted stoomari sankofa II nus Steven Kazmierczak killed five rumor to me at that point. I went ry pitched a few conspiracy theories. I don’t osankofa@statenews.com people and injured 21. to a party that night. Many stu- want to go there.

The mass shootings at Sandy dents did.

But students deserve an explanation. DomiHook Elementary School and Century movie The 200 block of Cedar Street is closer to nique’s death should not be swept aside. What theatre in Aurora, Colo., most recently stand the center of campus than Brody Complex, for are MSU’s policies regarding a shooting? Why out, although they did not take place at a instance. The text message alert came at 11 weren’t students warned sooner? In hindsight, university. p.m. The shooting happened more than two it seems a bit irresponsible.

The shooting in East Lansing possibly could hours before.

Omari Sankofa II is minority representative have been a lot worse.

We’re lucky the shooter did not go on a ram- for the State News editorial board. Reach him The emergency alert text sent by MSU on page, because many other students could have at osankofa@statenews.com.

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I can see why many people are upset about this, but it needs to be pointed out that there is no reason to offer a reward in this situation. If somebody had information about the potential murder, they are going to come forward without the incentive of a reward. Whereas in the riot situation, many were hesitant to come forward with information because they wanted to protect those who were involved. Nobody is going to try to protect this horrible person from the act he committed.

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I live in Cedar Village, right down the road from where the shooting took place. What is crazy to me is that I received an email from the apartment complex discussing the shooting and didn’t get anything from the school. The fact that this isn’t a bigger story is extremely sad.

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nyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to disrespect. But an incident I experienced last week rattled me to my core when I tried to buy a homeless man a slice of pizza and nearly was refused.

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Last week, a man stopped me on Grand River Avenue to ask if I could spare a few dollars. He was a middle-aged man, quite pale, and had a very distinct “rustic” gray beard. I was almost certain that I had encountered him before in the past, so I stopped to grant his request.

He explained to me that he had been homeless for three years and was in need of money to pay for his medication. Regardless of whatever doubt I had about the validity of his story, I did not think it was my place to question him.

I opened my wallet and instantly felt my heart drop as I saw that it was empty. I had forgotten to run to the ATM that morning, and now I had to find a way to tell the gentleman that I could not help him.

I must have shown a look of disappointment because the man gently grabbed my hand and said, “It’s okay son. Thanks anyway.”

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I felt completely defeated because in someone homeless back outside in the the back of my mind, I knew that I was freezing cold, he insisted the manager capable of helping him and didn’t. Before would not allow Charlie to eat inside. he walked away, I asked him if he was He contended it was nothing “personal.”

I instantly became engulfed in rage, hungry. If I couldn’t give him cash, a nice and I demanded to speak to hot meal on a subzero day Guest columnist his manager. hopefully would suffice.

Before I knew it, I was As we walked across yelling at the poor guy at the street to grab a slice the counter and he looked of pizza, he could not stop completely defenseless. telling me how thankful Apparently, the manager he was. That was when was not in at the time, so he told me to call him I calmly explained to him Charlie. that such discrimination When I walked into the was wrong and insulting. As restaurant, I told Charlie Terence Gipson a paying customer, doesn’t I would order first since gipsonte@msu.edu Charlie reserve the right to I was in a hurry, but he could get whatever he wanted from the eat wherever he pleases?

In a much more respectful tone, I menu.

I placed my order and returned to was able to convince the employee to Charlie to see if he had made a deci- let Charlie eat inside simply because it was the moral thing to do. I had to sion as to what he wanted to eat.

Once Charlie made up his mind, I leave quickly, but I apologized for my asked the employee at the counter if rude behavior and then said goodbye to I could order a slice for my friend. I Charlie, wishing him well in the future.

As the day went on, I couldn’t but help thought it was a rhetorical question. to think how awful I felt about raising But he replied, “No.” I initially assumed he was joking, my voice at the employee. Granted, I so I paid no attention to his response. completely disagreed with his treatment Then he continued to explain Charlie of Charlie, but the situation certainly had to wait outside for his food because could’ve been handled better on my part.

I suppose what most bothered me he would disturb the other customers.

I could not believe what I heard. When about the employee’s request of CharI asked if he really was willing to send lie was it represented a very distasteful

societal view of people in poverty, one I refused to concede to.

In my eyes, this was prejudice in its ugliest form. The fact that someone actually would tell a person to eat outside in the cold saddens me more than I can put into words.

Just looking at the employee’s face, it was as if he wanted to tell me that Charlie deserved his own hardship (though I don’t want to put words in his mouth).

No matter how Charlie ended up in his current situation, isn’t he still in need of help?

So if you’re looking for a moral to this story, I guess it would have to do more with what I did wrong than the demands made by the employee. Despite how passionate I felt at the time about the treatment of Charlie, I’m embarrassed by my disrespectful actions.

How could I ask for Charlie to be respected when I could not do the same to a man who thought he was simply just doing his job?

Regardless of if you agree with the employee’s position or not, it brings up an important point about how to handle inequality within our community.

We can’t expect people to change if we don’t go about pursuing it in a respectful way.

Terence Gipson is a global studies in the arts and humanities junior. Reach him at gipsonte@msu.edu.

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With couples finalizing their Valentine’s Day plans this week, local restaurants are preparing for the Valentine’s dinner rush on Friday evening.

Those who do not have definite plans for the upcoming holiday might experience trouble when trying to get a dinner reservation for Friday. Some restaurants, such as P.F. Chang’s China Bistro in Eastwood Towne Center, began taking Valentine’s Day reservations as far in advance as January, if not before. As of Monday, Kelly Lawrent, manager of P.F. Chang’s in Eastwood, said the restaurant was fully booked.

Along with high school and college graduation weekends, Lawrent said Valentine’s Day is one of the restaurant’s biggest days of the year. She is estimating that P.F. Chang’s in Eastwood will serve about 450 people on Valentine’s Day, if not more.

Jon Trasky, manager of The State Room at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, said Valentine’s Day is one of the holidays when the hotel receives a lot of reservations.

The Knight Cap steakhouse in downtown Lansing also is expecting a large crowd to accommodate this Friday. Every Valentine’s Day around 5 p.m., Chef Carl Davis said The Knight Cap fills up for three to four turns, meaning the restaurant will fill up three to four times every hour and a half.

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Davis said they are currently full for three turns and are starting to book the fourth.

“We’re a small restaurant with 12 tables, so we’re going to be full no matter what,” Davis said. “We just go from there and maximize what you can out of it.”

Lawrent said P.F. Chang’s is preparing for the high customer volume by slightly increasing their staff size to about 45 people for Friday evening.

Preparing for the Valentine’s Day rush involves cutting more steaks and processing more seafood for The Knight Cap, but Davis said it’s nothing more extreme than other Fridays or Saturdays.

Valentine’s Day can be viewed as an opportunity for restaurants to earn extra profits, but it’s hard to determine what the average couple spends while dining out on the holiday.

“We have steaks that start at about $17 and run up to $55,” Davis said. “Twin lobster tail might go on Valentine’s Day than any other day of the week - and that’s a $70 dish.”

Trasky said The State Room is offering Valentine’s Day promotions for this weekend, which are to include drink specials and a four-course meal specifically for Valentine’s Day weekend.

Neither P.F. Chang’s nor The Knight Cap have Valentine’s Day promotions going on. Davis said he expects The Knight Cap’s profits to be up about 10 percent higher compared to what they usually are on weekend nights.

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What are your plans for Valentine’s Day? It’s the month of love As Valentine’s Day approaches, students shared what their plans for the evening, ranging from romantic dates or fun hangouts with friends. compiled by casey holl and | Sn

“I’m going to take my girlfriend to see the new Lego movie.”

“I’m going to go out with my friend’s family from New York.”

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Emily Reyst No preference freshman

“I’ll be going out to eat with my girlfriend in Ann Arbor for Valentine’s Day.”

“I’m going out to dinner somewhere with my boyfriend.”

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Supply chain management junior Luyi Han poses with his trombone last Thursday at Demonstration Hall.

Han went to the Rose Bowl earlier this year and was the first international student in the marching band since John Madden was hired as director.

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Luyi Han can read Mandarin Chinese, English and music — but he has found the latter more easily understood across continental lines.

When Han first came to the United States, he had a hard time bridging the language gap. However, he used his musical abilities to find a group he felt he truly belonged to and earned himself a trip to the 2014 Rose Bowl in the process.

“When we won the Rose Bowl, everyone went crazy,” said Han, a trombone player. “We couldn’t believe we were in Pasadena for the first two days, and then we couldn’t believe we had won for about a week after.”

As spoils for a game well won, Han received a commemorative Rose Bowl patch for his marching band jacket, which he proudly displays at every opportunity.

“Marching in the parade was fun, but also ver y long,” Han said. “I think we marched five and a half miles in two and a half hours.”

Although Han was excited as could be to participate in the Rose Bowl, his parents weren’t as acquainted with the importance of the game. They simply thought it was neat that their son got to march in a little parade, he said.

Han, a supply chain management junior, came to MSU from Shanghai, China, where the concept of a marching band is relatively new. Han played a major role in starting one of the first marching bands in 2008 at Kongjiang, the high school he attended in Shanghai.

Han said his parents had told him he would not be able to pursue it professionally or at a collegiate level in China because it was unheard of at the time.

Han’s decision to come to

MSU led to another break with convention. He became the first international Spartan Marching Band member that Band Director John Madden had ever seen in his close to 25-year-long career at MSU. “I feel really special that I’m the only international student in the band,” he said. “I think a lot of other Asian countries don’t really have marching bands, which is why so few international students participate in it here. I’m just so proud.”

Han said the moment he laid eyes on the Spartan Marching Band, he decided that being a member of that band was something he wholeheartedly wanted to pursue.

“Luyi Han had been camping out at band rehearsals for three years,” Madden said during a presentation he gave on the marching band at the last Board of Trustees meeting.

“He even turned down a residential assistant position to march with the Spartan March-

ing Band.”

But Han’s breakthrough didn’t come easily.

“I t r ied out my sopho more year but didn’t make it in because it is really competitive,” Han said. “It was a bummer for me. I talked to Mr. Madden and he told me to not give up hope, because usually there are 30 people trying out for five open spots.”

Temporarily defeated, Han retreated to the basement of the College of Music where he spent much of his time occupying the practice rooms and honing his brass skills.

The time spent camping out and practicing eventually paid off — Han had made the cut at the beginning of his junior year.

“I still have the letter they sent me,” Han said. “I saw it said congratulations and I was like, ‘Yes!’ I yelled so loud and was jumping around my apartment.”

Rain, shine or thunderous storms, Han donned his uni-

form and marched every day from 2 to 6 p.m. with the band that he is so boisterously proud to be a part of. “(Han) was great, he worked just as hard as anyone else,” Han’s squad leader and hospitality business senior Mark Small said. ”(Han) is always really concerned about the success of the band and wants to make sure everything looks and sounds as well as it can.”

A lthough Han does not intend to pursue a career in music, he does intend on staying in the band for as long as he can, he said.

“I may want to delay one year of graduation so I can march one more semester,” he said. “I mean, I can legally be here for five years. So why not?

“It’s an honor to march with these great people who are all so enthusiastic and passionate about marching band,” he said. “They make me feel like I’m not just a kid from Shanghai, China. I’m from the Spartan Marching Band.”

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ith project deadlines a nd m idterm exams on the horizon, students might find themselves slipping into the trap of procrastination.

Psychology professor Erik Altmann said there are a few things students can do to ensure they will not be up all night studying for an exam the next day or scrambling to finish a project on time.

Take smaller steps when doing big projects Instead of tackling a daunting project in one attempt, Altmann said it is important to take that project and instead break it into smaller steps. Every time one step is completed, it acts as positive reinforcement to continue on to the next part of the project.

“Having multiple smaller goals is a lot easier on a student than taking on one very large goal,” he said.

Make sure you get enough sleep When it comes to procrastination, late nights mixed with caffeine are the enemy. Altmann said it is important that students make enough time for sleep. It is much harder for students to focus on their notes during a midnight cram session than it is after a good night’s sleep.

Assistant psychology professor Kimberly Fenn said students generally need seven to nine hours of sleep to function properly. She said those who sacrifice sleep have a lower attention span not only when studying, but also when taking tests.

“When it comes to taking multiple choice tests, those students are also more likely to fall for the false answers,” she said.

Avoid multitasking Some people may think it is easier for them to focus when they are performing multiple tasks at a time.

However, Altmann said having the mind constantly shift from one topic to the next can prove to be more distracting than help-

ful. Students could miss certain details or work more halfheartedly than they normally would.

“It’s true to a certain extent that people may focus better when multitasking,” he said.

“But every time you switch tasks, there is a certain cost involved.”

Turn off any (unnecessary) electronics Altmann said it is impossible to work on a paper or a project if students are watching videos on their tablets or waiting on phone calls and text messages. Although computers may be a necessity for certain projects, they should only be used for that purpose at the time.

He also stressed that while it is important to turn off unneeded electronics, it is even more important to make sure they stay out of sight and out of mind.

“If you see them out on your desk or have them sitting right next to you, you’re going to want to play with them,” Altmann said.

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Graduate student Pamela Smitter practices “Traveler,” a piece by David Maslanka on Monday in the Music Building. Smitter is a member of the MSU Wind Symphony, which will be performing in Carnegie Hall on Feb. 22.

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MSU is a campus swarming with people from a variety of backgrounds and heritages, and one student is attempting to bridge the gap with a new Blogspot.

Lexis Zeidan, a communications senior, created Zeidan Building Bridges Blogspot last month to create a forum where different student groups can interact.

“There’s so many different groups on campus and the only thing that’s lacking is a bridge to connect them,” Zeidan said.

As an Arab-American, Zeidan wanted to connect with students of other backgrounds.

Zeidan found inspiration in her friend Rima Fadlallah, a Universi-

ty of Michigan student. Fadlallah began an opinion section called “Michigan in Color” in the Michigan Daily.

Zeidan said this pushed her to open a new community that was open to conversations on race and discrimination to MSU. “I wanted to replicate that on our campus,” Zeidan said.

She also is an intern for Destination Detroit, an organization that seeks to create connections between student groups with a focus on service in Detroit. Zeidan used her resources within the group to lay the groundwork for the blog.

Sam Appel, a coordinator for Destination Detroit, helps Zeidan manage the website and spread it to other student groups.

“She had this concept of trying to engage the community,” Appel said.

But, rather than engaging it with service like Destination Detroit does, Zeidan proposed engagement with conversation.

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“My most cultivating experiences are ones (that come) from learning from people different from me,” Zeidan said.

In the blog’s beginning, it was meant only for students of color, however, it has expanded to include anyone with a story to tell.

Social relations and policy senior Jazmyn Thomas was one of the first students to contribute her story.

Her post discusses the struggle of biracial children when finding their identities, Thomas said.

Thomas is a biracial individual and her parents embraced both cultures, but unfortunately not all parents do, she said.

Thomas sees Building Bridges as an open space to speak comfortably.

“At a school as large as MSU, there might not be a space for people of color to have as much of a voice as other students,” she said.

Visit the blog at buildingbridgesblogspot.wordpress.com.

Next week, two buses filled with MSU students and a truck loaded with instruments will travel to the Big Apple to play the famed Carnegie Hall.

Last Thursday, the MSU Wind Symphony performed three classical pieces at the Wharton Center.

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The first stop will be at Pennsylvania State University, where the group will collaborate with the college’s wind ensemble. The students will be a part of a duo concert where Pennsylvania State University will perform the first half and the MSU Wind Symphony will finish the show.

The group will then board back onto the buses and head towards Succasunna, N.J. The group will perform a concert there at Roxbury High School.

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Because they are getting in a day early on Friday, the members will be able to explore New York City — some for the first time.

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“We’re going to perform in one of the greatest venues in the world,” Sylvester said. “It’s an honor.”

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“I’m really grateful to be in front of (the group),” Sedatole said. “I’m incredibly excited for them to experience this.”

Music performance senior Jane Sylvester plays the saxophone and said she is excited to perform in such a prestigious venue.

“We reap the benefits of our work,” Sylvester said.

Every week, the group puts in six to eight hours, practicing and perfecting their work.

After performing the concert once for the public, the symphony is working on last-minute touchups.

Even though Sylvester said the concert at the Wharton was nearly perfectly executed, she said the group collaborated together to find the tiny things to make it even better.

“We’re going to strive to make sure everything is absolutely perfect,” she said.

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Sophomore forward Michael Ferrantino, center, listens to head coach Tom Anastos during a break in play against Ohio State on Friday at Munn Ice Arena. MSU lost in a shootout.

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One of the most exciting events in hockey — shootouts — have continued to appear in front of MSU in Big Ten play, and late results have shown it might be better to be lucky than good.

After winning its first three shootouts in Big Ten play, MSU (8-13-6 overall, 2-5-5-3 Big Ten) dropped its last two this past weekend against Ohio State, losing 2-1 on Friday and 1-0 on Saturday.

MSU now is 3-3 in shootouts on the season, also losing against Michigan Tech in the first round of the Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 27, supporting head coach Tom Anastos’ theory of luck trumping skill in the post-overtime event.

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Anastos said bluntly following Saturday’s loss.

Anastos added that he likes to keep the shootouts in perspective, but outside of the obvious reason of earning the additional point in the standings, he feels better about the game coming off the ice with a shootout victory.

In Big Ten play, a shootout is conducted if the game remains tied after 60 minutes of regulation and five additional minutes of sudden death overtime.

Each team is granted three skaters, but it will continue until one team scores and the other doesn’t, if it remains tied after the first three skaters.

Both teams earn one point in the standings, with the additional point going to the winner of the shootout.

Senior forward Greg Wolfe had a chance in Friday’s shootout loss, but failed to score.

Wolfe, like Anastos, considered playing in shootouts like a coin flip.

“Not a great feeling losing two shootouts, but we’ve had our fair share this year,” Wolfe said. “It’s kind of a coin flip.”

MSU leads the Big Ten in shootout appearances.

Sophomore forward Michael Ferrantino is the lone Spartan to participate in all six shootouts, scoring in three. Ferrantino said he isn’t sure why MSU keeps finding itself in shootouts, but could avoid the unpredictable element of the game by finding the back of the net in overtime.

“I don’t know if it’s the way we’re playing in overtime or what we’re doing, but for sure finding a lot of them,” Ferrantino said. “I guess credit (us for) not getting scored on in overtime, but we’re not really scoring either.”

Two steps forward, one step back was the mantra of the No. 25 women’s basketball team after Saturday’s 76-56 loss to No. 21 Nebraska on the road.

Before the loss, the previous four games indicated progress. The line-up of powerhouse juniors forward Becca Mills, center Jasmine Hines and center Madison Williams took turns manning the middle and taking pressure off of the perimeter scorers.

Freshman guard Tori Jankoska, starting in place of junior guard Kiana Johnson, was playing her best basketball of the season.

But on Saturday, the team couldn’t capitalize on the things that led to the fourgame winning streak. Mills had trouble establishing herself in the post. Hines had a bit more success, going 3-for4 from the field in 16 minutes, but it wasn’t enough.

Most damning was the lack of ball movement. Head coach Suzy Merchant has criticized the team’s lack of ball movement in previous losses and close wins, and that was a major factor in the loss. Players settled for jumpers on more than several plays during the Huskers’ 34-6 first-half run that sealed the win early.

The stagnant ball movement, along with 16 turnovers opposite of eight assists, spelled MSU’s doom.

It’s possible it simply was an off-shooting night for the Spartans, who were 4-of17 from behind the arc and shot 9-of-29 in the first half.

The Huskers also were especially polished at home, surprising MSU with backdoor screens on offense and making the most of second-chance and transition opportunities.

The Spartans are a jumpshooting team, and it’s not uncommon for shooters to go cold. But minus Johnson’s

Number of field goals made in the first half by the women’s basketball team in a loss to Nebraska. ability to create plays and without Mills and Hines scoring easy buckets inside, MSU could never get into a groove on offense on Saturday.

On Friday, Merchant said Mills and Hines are X-factors for the team moving forward.

Saturday was an example of why they are so pivotal to the team — they provide balance to a 3-point-heavy attack.

"I think both Becca and (Jasmine), when they’re aggressive and playing well and attacking, I think it makes a difference for us,” Merchant said at Friday’s practice. “Both of them can get into foul trouble and when they don’t, it really helps our team. When they do, it hurts our team.”

Hines and Mills both played with three fouls, so foul trouble wasn’t the biggest issue. But with Johnson suspended indefinitely, post play will continue to be a point of emphasis for the Spartans moving forward.

Omari Sankofa II is the State News women’s basketball reporter. Reach him at osankofa@statenews.com.

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men’s and women’s tennis heating up It was a busy weekend for MSU athletics across the board and the two tennis programs were no different — both the men’s and women’s teams were in action, one at home and one on the road.

The men’s tennis team traveled to Lexington, Ky., to take on the No.

17-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.

The Spartans were looking for the team’s first win of the season against a ranked opponent but fell short, losing 4-1.

The Spartans weren’t able to clinch any points in the doubles matches and struggled to get anything going in singles matches as

well.

The only point on the day came from Spartan senior Aaron Pfister in his singles match against No. 55-ranked Beck Pennington of the Wildcats.

Pfister was able to clinch the win against Pennington in straight sets.

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