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Bike polo enthusiasts don’t let cold weather hinder camaraderie

By Ryan Squanda rsquanda@statenews.com

“Marco,” yells a team of the bike poloists from one side of the IM Sports-West tennis court room.

“Polo,” yells the other.

And just like that, they’re off.

MSU Bikes Service Center manager Tim Potter said the idea to start an informal club of bike polo enthusiasts first came to him and his friends about six years ago.

“I’ve seen a lot of videos on YouTube and whatnot, and it looked like a lot of fun,” Potter said. “As volunteers, we used to do a lot of bike projects on campus here. We started just for something different to do ... and we just had a great time.”

During the cold winter months, the club meets at 5 p.m. every Friday in IM Sport-West. The group also meets and plays in various outdoor locations when it’s warm out such as Munn field, Demonstration field or even underutilized tennis courts at local schools.

Bike polo is similar to regular horse polo and other goal-scoring games.

And while players say the rules are easy to understand, it’s actually playing that can sometimes be the hard part.

Two goals are placed on opposite ends of the court. If a player’s foot hits the ground, he or she must ride to the side of the court, touch the wall and come back in. A player may move the ball around the court with any part of their mallet, but in order for a goal to count, the ball must be hit with the ends of a mallet.

Some of the higher leagues of bike polo allow contact with the shoulders and bike. However, Potter said the MSUbased group usually limits contact to

Graduate student Eddie Glayzer shoots the ball during a game of bike polo Friday at IM Sports West. A group meets every Friday during the winter to play bike polo in order to get some exercise and have some fun.

mallet-to-mallet so they don’t hurt themselves or their bikes.

There is even official bike polo equipment for established teams.

But for the bike polo club it’s kept pretty simple.

“We’re big-time DIY,” said bike polo coordinator and MSU spokesman Layne Cameron. “Nights that we don’t play polo, we’ll get together for a mallet build night. We’ll just go over somebody’s house. I usually have a lot of these leftover poles and then the PVC pipe.

We’ll have someone cut the PVC pipe and build them.”

The group is looking for more people to join their weekly competition. All they need is a bike and a helmet.

“I’ve been bicycling in almost every known way (including underwater bicycling) for decades, and bike polo is by far the most fun I’ve ever had on two wheels,” Potter said in an email. “We think if more students knew about it we’d have a lot more people playing.

We think there’s great potential for it to become a student club sport if more people tried it and realized how much fun it is.”

Fisheries and wildlife graduate student Janet Hsiao is one of the group’s newest members. Hsiao said she found out about bike polo from the Lansing Bike Party she had been a part of.

“They rode every Friday afternoon when it was warm,” Hsiao said. “And then it got cold. I was looking for more opportunities to ride my bike. ... It’s hard. I feel like they’re going really easy on me but I think they’re all very encouraging and that’s why I came back. ... They fixed up my bike the first day I got here, and I was like, ‘Yeah, I love this group.’”

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MSU Alert Portal first change in series of many to come, police say MSU’s new Alert Portal is the first of several emergency preparedness changes to be implemented by the MSU police throughout the coming months.

The varying changes, from providing direct access to the alert sign-up for parents and residents to replacing old on-campus sirens with speakers, will streamline the alert notification process and circulate that message to a wider audience, MSU police Capt. Penny Fischer said.

In the past, MSU police pulled alert contact information from the emergency contact forms students fill out through the Office of the Registrar.

Residents and parents can now sign up for emergency notifications using the Alert Portal, whereas before the student had to enter their parent’s information in, Fischer said. MSU police envisions these guest alert notification sign-ups as a way to keep visitors in the loop, such as during

summertime events, she said.

In addition to the guest registration, students, faculty and staff can now modify or add their contact information online.

But only in outreach messages, which pertain to non-emergency occurrences and trends, can students tailor the way they receive alerts, Fischer said.

The emergency notifications will still be sent to every mode of communication available, even home phone numbers given during the emergency contact form fill-outs, potentially notifying students’ parents each time there is a crime alert released. Following the stabbing of a 19-year-old student in the early morning of Sept. 7, advertising junior Morgan Whitney’s brother, who received an MSU alert via their home phone, grew concerned although his sister was nowhere near the scene of the incident.

Often alerts sent home worry parents and relatives unnecessarily, Whitney said. She’d prefer it if MSU police offered the option to remove parents from receiving emergency notifications

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and leaving the burden of alerting them fall to her. She can then determine the necessity on a case-by-case basis.

“If there was a real problem, then I’d text them myself if I was in trouble,” Whitney said.

Physiology senior Rachel Brock said she’d also prefer deciding whether her parents receive MSU emergency alerts, but would add them to the list anyway.

Having the option though, Brock said, would be a plus for students with parents who are quick to worry.

Sometime after March 1, MSU police plan to have implemented a “one-button” alert notification system that will expedite the process of sending the first, general emergency alert out to all on the list.

Though it won’t reduce the lag time caused by the volume of those alerted, it will cut out the human element of having an officer log in, find or create the message and then send it out. Rather, with the press of a button a message already primed with the necessary information will send

to all on the list, Fischer said.

“From the time the information is known, we’re talking about seconds as opposed to minutes,” she said.

The last of the emergency preparedness measures to be implemented, slated for completion

by April 1, are the replacement of existing sirens with speakers and the addition of four more speakers across campus, Fischer said.

During a tornado warning, a traditional siren can be issued and then followed with an audible message explaining what that means and telling people where they should go — a vital message for those not acquainted with the warning, such as some international students, Fischer said.

The second benefit is that the speakers provide an immediate way to alert all those on campus of where a dangerous situation, such as a chemical spill or an active shooter situation, is taking place. "(During) an act of violence situation, we can send an audible message on the fly to tell people what to avoid, where to stay away from, where the hazard is,” Fischer said.

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East Lansing is home to several womenowned businesses

Many MSU organizations have been established to support women

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The women’s lounge in the Union has a history as a silent study spot

COLUMN: Students of all genders should identify as feminists

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This week marks National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a week dedicated to educating and raising awareness of the harmful diseases many struggle with everyday.

Spartan Body Pride will be hosting a variety of fun and educational events on campus all week to spark conversation, help understand and raise awareness about eating disorders.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 Celebrate yourself and enjoy a piece of chocolate on Twix Tuesday. Look for the mini Twix bars hidden in dining halls.

From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in room 103 of Berkey Hall, there will be a showing of the documentary “Dying to Be Thin.”

This film covers the increasing prevalence of eating disorders. Free popcorn will be provided.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 Learn all about intuitive eating in room 331 of Case Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. A discussion on the topic of becoming more attuned to one’s hunger signals will be facilitated by MSU nutritionists.

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Rock band We the Kings to perform at MSU in March at Wharton Center

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Thursday, Feb. 26 To close out the week, join the members of Spartan Body Pride and other students at The Rock on Farm Lane at 10 a.m. Students will be spreading positive words in support of the “Say Something Nice!” campaign.

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Notable female MSU grads reflect on career successes and struggles

By Meagan Beck mbeck@statenews.com

When thinking of successful Spartan alumni, it’s usually the athletes who come to mind first.

Of those, the men are more likely to be remembered.

But MSU is an institute of higher education that has helped many women become successful in a variety of fields.

These women have worked their way through trial and triumph to become some of MSU’s notable alumnae.

CLASS OF 1981/1984: Susan Goldberg Susan Goldberg’s resume looks like she can’t keep a job.

But that is misleading. Actually, Goldberg has worked her way up to one of the highest and most coveted positions in the news industry.

She is the editor-in-chief of National Geographic, a magazine containing articles focused on world issues, geography and history, and known for its jaw-dropping photographs.

She said National Geographic is the first magazine she has worked at.

Her prev ious employers include the Detroit Free Press, USA Today and Bloomberg News, among others.

“The thing that prepared me best for working at a newspaper was working at a newspaper,” Goldberg said.

Getting to where she is now wasn’t a breeze. Goldberg said she experienced setbacks at every job.

Whether it was a story that

didn’t work out or she didn’t get a promotion, the setbacks didn’t stop her.

“Everybody’s gotten a million setbacks,” Goldberg said. “The point isn’t that they’re setbacks, but how you handle them.”

Goldberg attended MSU and was set to graduate in 1981 until she took an internship at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and was then asked to stay.

She quit college and became a full-time reporter, but eventually moved back to the Midwest, taking a job with the Detroit Free Press and taking night classes to finish her degree.

“It made me realize how hard it is to go to school and work at the same time,” Goldberg said.

She said she has been able to travel and experience things she might not have if she did not work for National Geographic.

Unable to narrow down a preference out of all the things she does for her job, Goldberg said her favorite part is “all of it.”

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CLASS OF 1982: Karen McSteen At one time, MSU was one of the few schools in the country to have a hospitality business program.

The program lured in Karen McSteen, the CEO of brandMatters, a brand strategy and strategic planning company that helps other companies look for opportunities to be successful and ensures success in the long run.

As a student, McSteen said she was involved in the hotel sales and marketing international student group and was also a resident assistant.

She lived in Mason and Abbot halls during her four years and said it quickly became like home for her.

“That’s where we ate, where we lived and there was a tremendous warmth there that impacted my time at Michigan State a lot,” McSteen said.

She graduated in 1982 with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant management.

With few similar programs at other schools, McSteen said she had the opportunity to intern for The Walt Disney Company and was recruited right out of college by Marriott Hotels.

“I felt like they gave me an experience that was

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a great start to life,” McSteen said.

For 17 years, McSteen worked for Marriott Hotels in a variety of positions — eventually working at their headquarters in Washington D.C. Not only did McSteen give much to the company, she said it gave a lot back to her — including the meeting of her husband.

“It wasn’t just the first job, but the start to a good career,” McSteen said.

She eventually left Marriott Hotels to work for AOL and was responsible for their brand strategy. Four years later, McSteen left to start her own business.

She said there are many different aspects of the job which she enjoys.

“It’s very gratifying to see my clients be successful,” McSteen said. “I learn from all these businesses which makes my work more valuable to other customers.”

During her career, McSteen said she definitely encountered setbacks, but didn’t let them define the future.

“When I was at Marriott, there were positions that I applied for and got overlooked on,” McSteen said. “In the end, the setbacks became learning opportunities for me.”

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From left to right, former MSU basketball player Mateen Cleaves, ESPN’s Michael Smith, MSU alumna and former State News reporter ESPN’s Jemele Hill and former MSU football player Plaxico Burress tape ESPN2’s “Numbers Never Lie” on Sept. 26, 2014, at the Union. PHOTO: RAYMOND WILLIAMS

CLASS OF 1997: Jemele Hill Turn on ESPN’s television show, “His & Hers,” and her face is on the screen.

She was also the grand marshall at MSU’s homecoming parade last fall.

And she almost went to the University of Michigan.

Jemele Hill, who graduated in 1997 with a journalism degree, jokes that she was “brainwashed” by Detroit Free Press employees to

CLASS OF 1984: Michealene Risley Three days.

T hat was how many days Michealene Risley was stuck inside a Zimbabwe prison during her filmmaking process in the impoverished country.

But before her stint as a filmmaker, Risley graduated in 1984 with a degree in telecommunications and minors in both English and advertising.

Fresh out of college, she worked for Disney Consumer Products as a public relations professional.

It was when she met Zimbabwean activist Betty Makoni and learned of the issues in Zimbabwe, that the documentary idea came to life.

While filming her documentary, “Tapestries of Hope,” the Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation arrested her and her assistant.

attend MSU when she worked there as a clerk in the sports department.

She said unlike some of her classmates, she knew when she was 15 years old that she wanted to be a sports reporter and chose MSU for its journalism school.

At MSU, she came into The State News as a general assignment sports reporter her freshman year. She said she almost quit because of the long hours and demanding schedule. However, she was talked out of it by the editor-

in-chief and now says her best college memories were created through The State News.

“When you’re in college, people always tell you college is the best time of your life. You don’t conceptualize it that way because you’re in the college,” Hill said. “When you leave college you begin to understand that it’s true.”

In addition to working for ESPN, Hill has also worked as a sports writer for The Detroit Free Press and a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel.

Hill said she didn’t think she would end up as a columnist because her initial goal was to become a reporter.

“You can be on the same path, but you’re going to take a few detours sometimes,” Hill said. “The detours worked out.”

After graduation, Hill said she never thought she would end up on television.

“While I’m still under the umbrella of journalism and commentary, I’m in a position I never thought I would have,” Hill said.

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The film covers the issue of men in Zimbabwe raping virgins because they believed mixing infected blood with pure blood would cure AIDs. “I’ve always used film as medium to create social change,” Risley said.

Before “Tapestries of Hope,” she developed a film called “Flashcards” which also won a variety of awards.

Risley said the film business is difficult to get into, especially for a woman.

“You can’t make a living as an inventive filmmaker,” Risley said. “It’s a challenging process for women which is why I went on my own and did independent films.”

Currently, she works as the vice president of games for Zynga and is embedded in the creation of “FarmVille 2: Country Escape.”

“I love gaming because it’s creative, fun and fast-paced, so it’s like being on a set,” Risley said.

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East Lansing women are proud owners of multiple businesses

By Alyssa Smith

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The Plant Professionals Less than a 15-minute drive northwest from campus is Kathy Valentine and her shop The Plant Professionals.

Valentine was hired as a plant care technician in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in floriculture production from MSU. Valentine became a partner in 1984 and the sole owner in 1990.

“As the business grew and I was providing a lot of the leadership and new ideas, I became first a minor partner and then later bought the balance out from my senior partner,” Valentine said.

“I work hard as an owner, with now a larger and more diversified horticultural business, to be sure that my female staff have a fair opportunity to contribute to the team,” she added.

Jungle Jane Promotions For personal branding items, look no further than Jane M itc he l l of Ju ngle Ja ne Promotions Mitchell is a certified advertising specialist who consults with businesses to promote their products and services and thanks their clients or customers with personalized quality merchandise.

Mitchell started Jungle Jane Promotions in 1998 after she spent time running two other successful businesses, a hair salon and a personalized card company.

“Along the way people start-

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ed asking me if I could start add i ng more promot ional products to the cards. So somewhere around 2000, I changed the company name and I started the promotion-

al side,” Mitchell said. “After running my own businesses for so long, I didn’t want to work for anyone else.”

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established in 1999, that aims to connect established women business owners to a skilled advisory panel.

The local advisory panel then provides free business consultation services for one year from a panel of mentors best suited to the recipients’ needs. “ T he At hena Powerl i n k experience really matured me and changed how I think about my business,” Valentine said. “Sitting at the head of a boardroom table with nine well known, highly successful and strongly opinionated professional women and men is a tremendous eye opener.

Having these people advising and coaching at the same time that they are expecting from you a clear vision of what you want to see in results makes you bring your A game.”

Mitchell is now on the board for Athena Win, an affiliate of the AthenaPowerLink award.

“I love the fact that I own my own business,” she said.

“I love helping small business, and local businesses. It’s all positive and it’s a very rewarding to watch other businesses grow. Having your own business is very rewarding.”

Valentine said much more could be done to pave the way for more women business owners.

“There are still wide gaps in opportunity,” Valentine said.

“Especially for women of color, women from economically challenged backgrounds and women who do not see women-owned business models in their families and communities of origin.”

A nd although starting a business isn’t a walk in the park, Mitchell said it’s worth the effort.

“It’s not easy,” Mitchell said.

“There’s a lot of hard work, but it’s very rewarding. If what you feel you’re doing helps someone, and if you put your mind to it, you can achieve it.”

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Self-defense classes, discussions on sexual assault prevention help students feel safer Social sciences and political science senior Amazona Alfonso watches participants practice a self defense move Sunday at the Gamma Phi Beta house on 258 Michigan Ave. The event was put on by a group promoting self defense for women, and designed to teach about sexual assault and various ways to protect oneself against attack. PHOTO:

ideas about sexual assault. They are reminded that regardless of what they do or don’t do to defend themselves, sexual assault is never the While the first thing that comes to mind when fault of the victim.

Alfonso also stressed self-defense encouragself-defense is mentioned is throwing punches to disarm a potential threat, interdisciplin- es prevention in addition to action. While stuary studies and political studies senior Amazo- dents are taught maneuvers and tactics to defend na Alfonso insists there is more to the practice themselves from attack, ideally they will never have to put them into practice. than just physical action.

“The whole point of self-deThe classes Alfonso instructs fense is that we hope that you through MSU Recreational never have to use it because of Sports and Fitness Services Self-defense as means the techniques that we teach have a strong psychological of sexual assault prevention you that hopefully avoid or element. While she teaches deter the person from havdefensive maneuvers to stuAlfonso makes it ing to respond physically to dents, Alfonso said that she clear that the selfan attack,” she said. also provides psychological defense class isn’t a It’s easy to be intimidated by tools “to learn how to idenchance to blame victims, seemingly complex moves that tify when someone has bad but a resource to help seem fit for a black belt, but intentions before they actustudents identify anyone with bad intentions Alfonso insists the classes are ally start becoming violent.” and become more aware completely beginner-friendly.

Alfonso said this psychologiof their environment.

To students who might be cal awareness is a crucial part apprehensive about learning of self-defense. self-defense, Alfonso says the “I think it’s important … biggest thing is to not worry with self-defense that you are able to increase your awareness about your envi- and be open to learning about what you don’t ronment, about yourself and about the people know. Also, it is better to have the skills and not need them, than to need the skills and not around you,” she said.

There is also emphasis placed on empower- have them.

“Some of us are martial artists and some of ment and confidence, attitudes that can act to deter any potential attackers. Alfonso and oth- us are not, but we’re just people who have been er instructors encourage participants to actively trained to teach you this stuff,” Alfonso said. scream “No!” as they practice defensive moves. “We’re not Bruce Lee. All we teach (are) basic Students in the class are first seated in a circle things that almost anybody can do. … You don’t where they discuss common misconceptions and have to be a black belt to defend yourself.”

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MSU organizations aim to help women succeed professionally

By Jequcory Davis jdavis@statenews.com

While women have begun to significantly outnumber men in college degree attainment — with women 21 percent more likely to hold a degree according to White House data — women still face a number of inequities when entering the workforce.

Perhaps the most significant of those inequities is making on average significantly less than men in equivalent professions.

While women have increasingly contributed a larger share of wages to the average family’s earnings, the U.S. still has significantly lower rates of work force participation from women than in other developed countries.

As a result, MSU has a multitude of organizations dedicated to tackling and overcoming the institutionalized barriers that may hinder or prevent women’s success.

Human development and family studies junior Devyn Reed is part of a new organization called Women of Distinction.

The organization focuses on guiding girls through the rigors of college and teaching values that will guide them along the way by seeking not only to highlight women of prestige on campus, but to also mold female students into distinct women.

“My co-founder (Afokeoghene Johnson) and I saw an immense lag in the development of wom-

en professionally in order to make them into leaders in the community, here at MSU and in their journeys to their professions,” Reed said.

Strong female organizations like Women of Distinction help the campus and advocate for women graduating from college as well as promote values aimed at helping women succeed.

In a similar vein, Successful Black Women, a registered student organization at MSU, also works with the aim of providing black women with the tools they need to succeed, whatever the field.

“I wanted to become president because I wanted to give back to this organization while also reaching out to girls on campus that would like to make a difference,” said Natalie Elliott, the current president of the organization.

Elliott said there is an appreciation of women on the MSU campus and there are amazing women on campus, which is why she works to ensure her organization can provide the necessary skills for success.

In industries where women have traditionally been underrepresented, women still face challenges breaking into areas such as engineering, business and other high-wage fields.

In order to provide support for their fellow classmates, a number of groups have cropped up around campus devoted to women in specific majors, including Women in Business Students’ Association, Women in Computing and The Society of Women Engineers, among others.

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“It means more ... equality for women, and having the same opportunities that men have.”

“It’s not hating men, it’s nothing extreme.

It’s just trying to fight for women to have equal rights.”

“(It) means standing up for what women need to lead a successful and powerful life.”

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Women’s lounge a historical sanctuary for quiet studying Prenursing freshman Bridget Kutsche studies Saturday in the Women’s Lounge at the MSU Union.

The Women’s Lounge is Kutsche’s preferred place to study because of the quiet atmosphere. photo: emily nagle

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After its debut in 1925, the Union Women’s Lounge was a place to wait for rides to swing by the south side of the building. Since then, it has transformed into a secluded study space.

For prenursing freshman Emily Allen, it has become her go-to quiet place.

The lobby of the Union used to be a place where men and women would meet, socialize and hold events such as dances, Union manager Tami Kuhn said. At the time, she said women and men had separate residence halls.

“One of the reasons for the Women’s Lounge was so that women could wait for rides in a safe place, so they didn’t have to wait outside,” Kuhn said. “The Women’s Lounge was very much a sanctuary for women.”

The rest of the Union is filled with students conversing, TVs blaring and Biggby Coffee’s espresso machines.

The only room on the first floor with a silence policy is the Women’s Lounge.

Now, the space is often used for studying, napping and relaxing. Human resource management senior Erin Cooper has been consistently visiting the Women’s Lounge for the last two years, taking advantage of the couches inside, which she finds comfortable when doing homework. She

said she prefers it compared to other places on campus.

“I hate the library because of the buzzing lights, all of the florescent lights — I kind of like to be by the windows more,” Cooper said. “The atmosphere is just more calm and the comfort of it is much nicer. I’d rather be comfortable when I’m studying than be sitting at a desk.”

Cooper has noticed women napping on the couches in between classes, showing that they feel comfortable with the space. She appreciates it as a way to be secluded from men, and, along with others, stares if they dare to enter.

This happened during one of her recent study sessions.

“It just kind of shows that he’s the one out of place, where sometimes we feel like we are the ones out of place in a man’s world at times,” Cooper said. “It’s kind of nice to be the one that says, ‘That guy needs to get the hell out of here.’”

The Women’s Lounge underwent renovations this past summer, including new paint, furniture, carpet and restroom upgrades. Kuhn said that they wanted to hold this room to the same standards as the rest of the first floor.

“For a lot of women, especially alumni, they just treasure that space,” she said. “I’m glad that we are able to offer a space like that on campus … every year more and more women find that space and really come to appreciate what they have available to them there.”

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Opinion P o ll m o n day ’ s r e s u lt s

Did you enroll in Advanced Placement courses in high school before coming to college?

35%—Yes, but I didn’t receive any college credit for them.

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Would you openly identify yourself as a feminist?

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59%—Yes, and I’m thankful for the credits I got waived!

6%—No, AP classes weren’t my thing.

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The global fight for feminism requires support from all genders

By Rachel Fradette rfradette@statenews.com

Why is feminism such a scary word?

Many women and men will quickly identify themselves as advocates for equal rights, but refuse to identify as feminists. Feminism is the belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. If feminism is fighting for equality, then why the fear in calling yourself a feminist?

I consider myself a feminist, and I have never felt any type of fear of judgment in doing so.

Fear tends to scare people away from choosing to associate with the word.

Men fear that being a feminist means being unmanly or lacking in power. But a man who acknowledges the equality of the sexes is the bigger man in any case, because they understand feminism is what’s right. Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights and opportunities — it does not necessarily mean being the same.

Women, on the other hand, fear the judgment that can come along with calling themselves a feminist. Too often, feminism is equated to man-hating. I do not hate men just because I believe I should be equal to them.

I have personally tried to understand the reason why women choose not to be a feminist. I cannot fathom exactly why women contribute to their own oppression at the expense of making men more comfortable in their patriarchy.

Indifference can be just as poisonous to a movement as ignorance.

As a feminist, it is my job to fight for the rights

of all people — specifically women who cannot speak for themselves and those who choose not too. There are still several issues that amount to gender inequality.

Just two nights ago, at the 87th Annual Academy Awards, Patricia Arquette used her speech after winning Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood, to voice the issue of unequal pay in the United States. Women are still paid 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, and that is a problem that must be addressed.

I deserve to have equal pay with a man for doing the same work as him. Gender equality is not just a women’s issue — it is an issue, period. Women of all races and backgrounds are discriminated against in the workforce. If this continues, how can women ever be equal?

Patricia Arquette is among the group of women and men using their power to fight for equality. Emma Watson’s HeForShe UN campaign launched the conversation of gender equality in this country and around the world. Several male actors at the Oscars wore HeForShe cuff links in support of the cause, including Steve Carell and Jake McDorman. If all men showed support for this issue, just imagine how much could be done to combat this injustice.

Declaring yourself a feminist may appear to be daunting, but is — by all counts — rewarding. If, someday, I have a daughter and I can tell her in confidence she is equal to a boy, then that is when the world has reached gender equality.

When the young girls who wish to go to school all over the globe can attend without threats or acts of violence, that is when equality reigns.

Feminism is not just for women who live in a first world country with unequal pay, it is for every single women on Earth.

It is time we start this conversation. So if you believe that you do not need feminism, then consider this — feminism needs you. We all need to unite universally in this fight for gender equality.

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Sports Basketball looks ahead

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MSU’s last five games against

Minnesota

BY Omari Sankofa II osankofa@statenews.com

RECORD:

Minnesota MSU 70, Minnesota 57 The Spartans are rolling at the right time, and Thursday’s game against Minnesota should serve as a solid warm-up for Sunday’s marquee matchup against No. 5 Wisconsin.

With a 5-10 Big Ten record, the Golden Gophers are tied with Nebraska for the fourthworst record in the conference. MSU has won four consecutive games and six of their last seven, but we have seen this team underwhelm against weaker competition several times this season.

Thursday’s game could be considered a trap game with Wisconsin around the corner, but with MSU playing its strongest basketball of the season, it’s tough to imagine them dropping a game here.

Wisconsin RECORD:

Wisconsin Wisconsin 62, MSU 56 Wisconsin has been the class of the league all year and boasts one of the nation’s top players in Frank Kaminsky. MSU’s forwards will have their hands full, but MSU will keep it close. Wisconsin will pull away with the win, but MSU could turn heads with a solid performance.

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“I’m just trying to get this team to play better. If we play better I know we’ll be good enough to get in and if we play better I think we can win games at a lot of places.”

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After a two-day break, MSU will face one its biggest tests of the year next Sunday.

The Spartans travel to the hostile Kohl Center to take on No. 5 Wisconsin (25-2 overall, 13-1 Big Ten), a team that sits atop the conference standings with a three-game cushion.

Wisconsin faces Maryland on Tuesday before taking on MSU the weekend after. They most recently defeated Minnesota, 63-53, on Saturday.

The Spartans’ matchup against the Badgers will undoubtedly be a statement game, and a tournament berth is at stake the rest of the year.

But if MSU performs well this week, its overall body of work and close losses to quality teams could be more than enough to send the Spartans dancing come tournament time.

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MSU’s last five games against

BY John Neidhart

Minnesota MSU 71, Minnesota 58 Minnesota has been a competitive team in the Big Ten and better than their 5-10 conference record suggests. Unfortunately for the Golden Gophers, they’re catching an MSU team that is heating up at the right time. Minnesota is a poor rebounding team, and they don’t have a player who can match up with MSU’s Branden Dawson’s athleticism. The Spartans should control the game, setting up a big Sunday showdown with Wisconsin.

After defeating Illinois in their home court Feb. 22, MSU men’s basketball fell squarely onto the NCAA tournament bubble. On the heels of four straight wins and a little bit of breathing room, the Spartans are heading into their most important week of the season.

A winning streak couldn’t have come at a better time for MSU (19-8 overall,

10-4 Big Ten) and because of early season struggles, the Spartans can’t let up now.

The Spartans will need to shift their focus in a hurry, because Thursday Minnesota (16-12 overall, 5-10 Big Ten) will visit Breslin Center for a 7 p.m. game.

The Golden Gophers have been one of the unluckiest teams in the league, losing six conference games by five or fewer points.

Minnesota knocked off Nebraska, Purdue, and Iowa in three straight games but has since lost three in a row.

Branden Dawson, senior forward

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Wisconsin Wisconsin 64, MSU 56 No. 5 Wisconsin will be MSU’s highest-ranked opponent since falling to then-No. 4 Duke in the Champions Classic on Nov. 18. Sunday’s game could very well be a match between the top two teams in the Big Ten. Led by senior forward Frank Kaminsky, who is averaging 17.7 points and 8.2 rebounds this season, the Badgers will challenge MSU both in the paint and on the perimeter. Junior forward Matt Costello and sophomore forward Gavin Schilling —who have each battled foul trouble at times this season — will have their hands full with Kaminsky.

A win will drastically improve MSU’s tournament seeding and would also propel them into the AP Top 25. However, Wisconsin plays on a different tier, and it will end in a competitive loss for the upstart Spartans.

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Strong defense helped MSU beat Illinois on the road

By John Neidhart jneidhart@statenews.com

In a Big Ten grinder, the defense of MSU men’s basketball carried the team to a timely 60-53 road win at Illinois.

With MSU (19-8 overall, 10-4 Big Ten) and Illinois (17-10 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) both fighting to improve their NCAA tournament resumes, the game took on a physicality that Izzo said he hadn’t seen since the mid-2000s.

“It was two teams battling for their lives,” Izzo said. “I’m getting a little tired of hearing on the networks about the Big Ten. I mean, if that isn’t a tournament team that we just played ... There’s so many things. I think our league has gotta get a little more credit because that was a war. That was as tough as any non-conference team we have played.”

Illinois redshirt senior guard Rayvonte Rice, who missed the first meeting because of a suspension, was back in the lineup for the Fighting Illini. He finished as one of two Illini players to reach double-digit scoring, but eight of his 15 points came from the free-throw line.

The whistles picked up in the second half, and both teams were in the double-bonus by the eight-minute mark.

While Illinois managed to hang around with the free-throw line, it struggled mightily with shooting

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the ball. Credit the MSU defense for holding Illinois to just 28.8 percent shooting from the field, the fourth time this year that the Spartans have held their opponent to under 30 percent from the floor.

Izzo called his team’s defensive performance “unbelievable.”

“I thought we did a pretty good job. I don’t know what he ended up with, on (Kendrick) Nunn and definitely (Malcolm) Hill,” Izzo said. “Those two guys are good players too. But those three guys (including Rice), that’s as good of a two, three, four combination, I think as there is. They’re all strong, they’re all athletic and they all can shoot it. So we feel very fortunate to get away with this win.”

Senior forward Branden Dawson was terrific on the defensive end, finishing the game with three blocks. Dawson’s presence extended out of the paint, as his blocks came on pull-up jumpers.

As foul calls began to pick up in the second half, multiple Spartans found themselves in foul trouble. Junior forward Matt Costello, sophomore forward Gavin Schilling and Dawson were the primary concerns for MSU, and as a result, redshirt junior Colby Wollenman saw eight minutes of action.

Wollenman was reliable for MSU, and the defense didn’t seem to skip a beat with him in the game.

It was a gritty performance from the Spartans and suddenly, MSU is on a four-game win streak.

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New Year’s Resolutions MSU sophomore will be bulking up in 2015 Our monthly feature follows up with students who submitted New Year’s resolutions on social media

By MARIA BRAGANINI mbraganini@statenews.com

Finance sophomore Harrison Ladd rests after finishing his workout Feb. 2, 2015, at IM Sports-East. Ladd said his New Year’s resolution is to reach 225 pounds. PHOTO: HANNAH LEVY

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It’s no surprise that many New Year’s resolutions involve weight-related goals.

Immersed in the college culture, students may feel pressured to fit a certain body image and often see the New Year as a chance to make that image a reality.

As a part of a State News Blue Man Group ticket giveaway, students submitted their New Year’s resolutions via Twitter, Facebook and email.

While many participants, set unrealistic goals, others are dedicated to see success.

Finance sophomore Harrison Ladd wants to make 2015 a year for gains.

As a part of a bet between friends, Ladd has set a goal for himself to weigh in at 225 pounds.

Ladd started lifting weights his first semester at MSU. He has already seen

great strides nearly a year later.

“I like being healthy,” he said. Ladd suggests lifting weights for anyone who is looking to shed a few extra pounds.

“It’s the fastest and healthiest way.”

Regular exercise can play a role in staying healthy. Ditching the CATA bus, and biking or walking to class regularly is a simple and possibly overlooked option for staying fit.

Ladd’s dedication to the bet pushes him to lift weights with friends at IM Sports-East five to six days a week.

In addition to regular exercise, Ladd has a 10-hour sleep schedule and eats plenty of food throughout the day to maintain a fast metabolism.

Eggs, chicken and white rice are staples in Ladd’s regular diet.

For Ladd, the weekends are dedicated to rest and a few pick-up basketball games with friends.

Ladd’s New Year’s resolution is driven by a personal goal “to be stronger,” he said.

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