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Finding their FAITH Despite pressures, many students still find time for religion at MSU

Investigation: OCR reps meet with several student groups

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As a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to investigate MSU’s handling of alleged sexual assault and sexual violence complaints, representatives from the department’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, are visiting campus this week to hear from students.

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ach morning, Mohkam Singh brushes his hair for 10 to 15 minutes before he wraps it all into a turban.

His hair, which falls to the middle of his back, has never been cut. And Singh, a human biology senior, doesn’t plan on cutting it in the future.

“It gives me my identity,” Singh, president of the Sikh Student Association, said.

In Sikhism, it is believed that cutting hair alters the image that God had intended for men.

Turbans are worn as a sign of respect for God. Singh is one of many students on campus who have refused to let their faith be deterred by the pressures of college life.

Sneha Abraham, a religious advisor for University Reformed Church and an MSU alumna, works primarily with Christian students, but has seen the general impact college has had on students’ faiths.

“It’s a time to search for truth,” Abraham said. “It’s a great opportunity for people to discover things on their own.”

For some, the search means continuing what they’ve known their entire lives. For others, it means finding their faith.

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The OCR hosted forums for athletes, the marching band, fraternities, sororities and other groups

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International relations and marketing freshman Leonard Gross, left, and no preference freshman Matt May enjoy a meal after Shabbat services Feb. 21 at the Hillel Jewish Student Center. The Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest.

New ways to worship When Charley Dever, an interdisciplinary studies in social sciErin Hampton/The State News ence and health studies senior, Finance freshman Mohammed Alnuaimi bows in prayer Feb. first came to MSU, he was on the hunt for a community that would 21 at the Islamic Center, 940 S Harrison Rd. The Islamic faith requires followers to pray five times a day. foster his Christian faith.

“In college, you have the opportunity to make a whole new and has been involved with the with God isn’t dependent on group of friends,” Devorganization for the past Athletes in Action,” Dever said.

“But it gives me a community three years. er said. “It’s a test Athletes in Action of people who will encourage (to seek out) has weekly wor- me with it.” what’s really Samantha Bentzel, a comship meetings important to College can be and prov ides puter science junior who’s been you.” an opportunity mentors to the involved with Spartan Christian He tried members. Dev- Fellowship since her freshman out severto discover or er, who is also year, also has grown in her al different hone beliefs now interning faith. campus minShe reads four chapters in her with them, leads istries in an the Bible study for Bible from different passages attempt to find other lacrosse players on a daily basis and leads Bible that missing puzwho are involved with the studies with Spartan Christian zle piece.

Fellowship. group.

Dever eventually landed “Christians can’t be Christians Dever said his experience at on Athletes in Action, a interdenominational Christian fellow- MSU has only strengthened his ship for student athletes. Dever, resolve in his faith.

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Department of Education spokesman Jim Bradshaw told The State News Monday that it is currently investigating Title IX sexual harassment and violence complaints that are pending against MSU. Neither the OCR nor MSU have provided additional information regarding the claims.

OCR hosted discussion forums all day Wednesday with various student groups, including representatives from MSU’s Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Prevention program, male and female student-athletes, members of the Spartan Marching Band, fraternities, sororities and LGBT student groups.

The subject matter of the meetings has been kept confidential for the most part.

An email obtained by The State News from university Title IX coordinator Paulette Granberry Russell to members of the Spartan Marching Band referred to group participation as “voluntary and confidential.”

The email said the forums were geared toward discussing issues regarding the “campus climate.”

Although LGBT student

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Meet the feds Student meeting hours with MSU Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Room 112 in Olds Hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Human biology senior David Groendyk, front, and crop and soil science junior Ben VanDyke attend a service Feb. 23 at the University Reformed Church.

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Student CREATES Dinner preps students for professional meals delivery service

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It was Saturday morning when prenursing freshman Nick Holcman laid in bed craving Taco Bell.

He wanted it, but he could not fill his appetite. He didn’t have a car and was unwilling to make the journey from East Holden to Grand River Avenue on foot.

Holcman’s venture is simple: Take a student’s order, buy the food they want and deliver the goods to their door He was hungry and out of luck.

After some thought, his desire for fast food led to an idea —

starting a delivery business for hungry students like him.

The idea was simple: Take a student’s order, buy the food himself and deliver it to their door.

Holcman called his girlfriend, who attends Ohio University, to see what she thought. She told him there was a successful student-run food delivery service at Ohio University and encouraged him to create a similar business at MSU. Holcman spent the afternoon branding his new company. He created a MSU Delivery Facebook and Twitter account and printed off paper business cards.

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Slurping soup is not recommended at a professional dinner, but some habits are hard to break.

Many students who wanted to ensure they knew proper protocol for a meal with a prospective employer learned how to properly go about it at a professional prep dinner hosted by the MSU Federal Credit Union Wednesday night.

The dinner was held in the ballroom at the MSU Union and served as dining practice for professional eating scenarios, such as having an interview over lunch.

The students enjoyed a multiple-course meal complete with cloth napkins and numerous utensils on the table.

The night included several presenters, who spoke about every-

thing from how to correctly pass the salt to delivering an excellent elevator speech.

More than 200 MSU students were in attendance. Some students were even equipped with paper and pencil to take notes on the presentations.

This was the case for human resource management junior Ashley Jones.

Jones approached the dinner with extreme seriousness and took notes throughout the night.

“I gained a lot of practical advice,” Jones said. “The real world is not as simple as it seems, and a lot of the skills (presented) can be transferred.”

Many of the students were dressed in business attire. Some students came with friends, but most students sat next to someone they didn’t know, which helped give the event more authenticity.

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Human biology junior Tatiana Smith laughs with her friends Wednesday during an MSU Federal Credit Union professional prep dinner for students at the MSU Union.

Executive Vice President of the MSU Federal Credit Union April Clobes said credit union officials

hope the professional prep dinner

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News brief Spartan, Red Wing alums to face off A group of former Spartans will lace up their skates in a charity matchup against Detroit Red Wings alumni.

The alumni game will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Munn Ice Arena, with tickets running $6 for adults, $3 for students and $3 for children.

Money raised from the game will go toward three charities: The Steadfast Foundation, 2-1-1 United and The Wounded Warrior Project.

Former Spartan and Red Wing and event organizer Kevin Miller was one of the alternate captains on MSU’s 1986 national championship team, but will be playing for the Red Wings in the game.

“I think it is great for the area,” Miller said. “I support these charities, I like MSU and (want to) bring excitement for one fun night.”

Former Spartan greats such as Jason Woolley, Bryan Smolinski and Kip Miller will sport green and white Friday.

Current head coach Tom Anastos also could see the ice.

“I haven’t decided yet if I’m playing or not,” Anastos said. “It’d be a lot of fun, but I haven’t played in a long time.”

Former Red Wing and twotime Stanley Cup winner Joe Kocur will play for the Red Wings in the game.

Mickey Redmond, a former Red Wing and current Fox Sports Detroit hockey broadcaster, also is set to play for the Red Wings.

Fans will have the opportunity to get memorabilia autographed by players at the event as well.

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alone,” Bentzel said.

A thriving culture Every Friday evening, Cheryl Graff’s voice rings out in Hillel Jewish Student Center.

Graff, an elementary and special education senior, leads the center’s Kabbalah Shabbat service on Friday nights. The hour-long weekly ceremony is comprised of prayers and chanting to welcome in Shabbat, the day of rest.

“It’s supposed to be me leading the service with my voice,” said Graff, a professional singer.

Aside from being a student leader at Hillel, Graff is a regular visitor at the center, located at 360 Charles Street.

In May 2012, she took her Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel through Hillel.

Robyn Hughey, assistant director of Hillel, said TaglitBirthright is a free 10-day trip to Israel that is available for Jewish students between the ages of 18 and 26.

Hughey said the center offers much more than the trip — it is a community for Jewish students to connect with their culture and each other. She estimated there are about 3,500 Jewish students on campus.

Miki Levran, an African studies senior, is at the Hillel every day. Levran, president of

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helps student attendees obtain jobs in the future.

“Everyone’s really excited to come and learn ... (and) get a little edge on something to be able to be better positioned for a job in the future,” Clobes said.

Some of the rules of etiquette invited humor to the event, but most of the information offered to attendees by experts could be crucial.

Global studies sophomore

the Jewish Student Union, often is there working for her organization or just studies there.

“At a big university ... you really want to find those who you really relate to,” Levran said. “Being involved with the Jewish community makes the college seem much smaller.”

to the different types of Muslim devotees.

“It’s definitely opened my eyes that religion is bigger than the bubble I came from,” Anjum said.

Finding fulfillment Zahra Mukhtar covers herself from head to toe, with the exception of her face.

When the premedical freshman first began covering up in elementary school, her peers asked her if she was bald.

Now a Muslim student at MSU, Mukhtar has found the community to be welcoming.

Mukhtar, who has always connected with Islam, said she planned her classes around the daily Islamic prayer schedule. If she cannot make the prayers at the proper time, she makes up for it at the end of the day.

Rafiah Anjum, a Lyman Briggs freshman, has also incorporated prayer into her daily schedule.

The Quran has 30 main chapters. Each morning, Anjum reads two pages and translates it into English from Arabic.

For Anjum, this has become her personal project to gain fulfillment within her religion. Prior to college, Anjum was not religious for herself — she went through the motions for her parents.

“When I came to college, I realized that there’s nobody here to tell me to pray,” Anjum said. “It became a task for me to find my spiritual place.”

Anjum, who is a member of the Muslim Students’ Association, tries to visit the Islamic Center of East Lansing every Friday.

Her experience has exposed her

Identifying spirituality M a n a s e e Bh a r at h a n brought a piece of her childhood with her to college.

Bharathan, a biomedical laboratory science junior, went to Bal Vihar, a Hindu Sunday school, throughout her childhood. The class taught stories from Hindu mythology and tied it back to the students as spiritual values that could be applied in daily life.

Bharathan now teaches Bal Vihar at the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing to children. "(It’s) the connection to stay in touch with my culture,” Bharathan said.

Bharathan is also a discussion leader for the college-level version of Bal Vihar, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, which is better known as CHYK. The organization serves as a forum for the group to discuss philosophies and their personal issues. Bharathan said although the group is not religiously oriented, the values discussed by group members stem from Hinduism.

Vaishali Kapila, a neuroscience sophomore, also teaches Bal Vihar and is a member of CHYK. K api la enjoy s bei ng involved because her beliefs are constantly challenged.

“Religion is a guideline in spirituality, but I don’t think it’s concrete in black and white,” Kapila said. “You get to build on what you think.”

Mauricio Hernandez said he learned several new tips during the night, including eating at the same pace as your host.

“This truly will help me develop leadership skills,” Hernandez said. “This helps for every student in high school, middle school and college.”

Clobes said the event has been around for more than 10 years,

and the attendance at the dinner has increased every year.

“We’re hoping the students feel that they have an opportunity to know what to do instinctively in a situation in an interview that would occur over a meal,” Clobes said. “The last thing you want to have happen is the moment of panic, like which fork do I use?”

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By night time, he was already working — he made a total of three deliveries.

“Saturday morning I had the idea, and by Saturday night I was already taking deliveries,” he said.

His first order came in around 10 p.m. that night. When a student texted him a food order, he immediately picked up the requested Little Caesars pizza and took the cheesy treat to students at MSU’s Main Library.

“I think it’s crazy how fast it’s gotten around already,” he said.

“The Internet’s amazing.”

Because of university regulations for freshmen, Holcman doesn’t have a car on campus.

To fulfill the orders, he borrows his friend’s car and compensates her with gas money.

Holcman said he tried to make the ordering process as simple as possible.

When students want to order,

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groups had their own forum to discuss issues, LBGT Resource Center Director Deanna Hurlbert said she wasn’t informed about the OCR meetings until Tuesday night.

Because it was a forum closed to most students, Hurlbert said OCR contacted the students directly.

Volunteers for MSU’s Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention program also met with the OCR Wednesday.

they are instructed to text Holcman their food order, along with their address and phone number.

Holcman then drives out to get the food and then texts the student how much the order will be, including the delivery rate.

MSU Delivery charges an additional $4 for on-campus orders and $5 for off-campus orders.

From there, he goes to wherever the food needs to be delivered and gives them a call. He collects the cash and hands over the order.

With previous experience as a flower delivery driver back in his hometown, he said he is familiar with the risks of delivering goods. Holcman said he’s aware people could not answer when he gets there or fake orders, but he remains optimistic.

“If worst comes to worst, I get to eat the food,” he said laughing.

For now, Holcman is the business’ only delivery man, but he said he hopes to expand and hire others in the near future.

From the feedback he’s gotten back, he said he thinks business will rapidly take off.

“I have to get the word out more but so far everyone says it’s a really good idea,” he said.

Program advocate and media and information junior Laura Swanson said other advocates were not allowed to comment on the matters discussed.

In a previous interview with The State News, Swanson said she was not surprised by the investigation.

“It speaks to the whole culture that we are in general not believing of victims and their stories, and we don’t take the necessary steps to prosecute people,” Swanson said Monday.

MSU resident assistant officials, who also met with OCR Wednesday evening, declined to comment.

The OCR also will hold open office hours to meet with students Thursday. Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. in room 112 Olds Hall and between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. in room 13 Olds Hall, representatives will be present to discuss issues with students.

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Yoga event meant to help students with body image

Lansing resident and Relay For Life volunteer David Morse opens paper bag luminaries during the kickoff party on Wednesday at Midtown Beer Company, 402 S. Washington Square in Lansing. The Relay For Life event will be held on June 27 and 28 at Cooley Law Stadium.

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To commemorate Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Spartan Body Pride hosted a free yoga event Wednesday night to help students build a healthier relationship with their body.

Yoga teaches acceptance and appreciation of the body and negates judgement, which is vital in resolving eating disorders, said Inner Door Center CEO and founder Beverly Price, who lead the yoga session.

Price said research has shown that yoga can change the brain chemistry and resolve the co-occurring disorders involved in eating disorders.

She said eating disorders indicate an underlying issue, such as depression and anxiety, which can be negated by the self-love and self-acceptance known through yoga.

“When you’re able to be with yourself on your mat and in a community of likeminded others, you’re able to go deeper with yourself and transform from the inside out,” Price said.

Neuroscience and human biology senior and Spartan Body Pride President Abby Fariscal said the group chose yoga because the mentality differs from most exercises and focuses on a positive relationship with the body.

“Exercise should be about connecting with your body and enjoying what it will allow you to do,” Fariscal said.

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To kick off the start of this year’s Relay for Life, Lansing residents and cancer survivors came together to inform people on how to get involved in the relay, which will take place this summer.

On Wednesday night at Midtown Beer Company in Lansing, locals came out to learn more about what Relay for Life’s goals are, enjoy refreshments and earn prizes.

This year, Lansing’s Relay for Life will be held June 27 and 28.

Each year, MSU students are avid participators in the fundraiser, often raising thousands of dollars through Greek Weekcentered events.

With this being the 100-year

anniversary of the American loved ones.

“It’s a safe place to come Cancer Society, event chair for Relay of Life Lansing Abby Kel- and remember people who lost ly started off the night by say- their battle to cancer or come and celebrate people ing her goal is to “make still with us today,” t his ca ncer ’s last Adams said. century.”

Adams said Kelly said she personshe b e c a me ally got involved involved with the with the relay in 2009 cause t hrough a because volunteer of her own group. american cancer society experienc“Since then, spokeswoman es with canit’s always been cer. She said her my goal to make grandfather died Relay for Life of from cancer when she Lansing be as amazing was 3. Then, when she was 19, as it possibly can,” she said.

American Cancer Society she found out her high school spokeswoman Kristen Adams sweetheart was diagnosed said the Relay for Life is a fun with testicular cancer.

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Students tend to think cancer is for old people.”

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doesn’t happen to people like me,” she said.

By getting involved with f undraising for Relay for Life, Adams said students can obtain skills needed to obtain jobs after graduation.

“When students have the opportunity to fundraise for the American Cancer Society it helps to show passion outside school or work,” Adams said.

MSU alumnus Eric Schmidt said he first got involved with the relay through a job and has continued since moving to another position.

“It’s a good organization because it’s local, but at the same time it’s a nationwide thing,” Schmidt said.

The relay will take place at Cooley Law School Stadium.

The goal is to raise $40,000 to help cancer patients in the Greater Lansing area.

year indicated nearly 33 percent of undergraduate females screened positive for an eating disorder, while only 5 percent had been diagnosed, said Ronda Bokram, Student Health Services staff nutritionist and Spartan Body Pride advisor.

The same report indicated less than 7 percent of undergraduate males screened positive for an eating disorder, while only 2 percent had been diagnosed.

On Wednesday night, Spartan Body Pride hosted a yoga event as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week “Eating disorders are a very significant issue,” Bokram said. “They can destroy lives.

Anorexia has the highest morbidity rate of any other psychiatric disorder.”

“It’s a problem that hasn’t gone away and (has) probably gotten worse,” Bokram said.

Bokram said groups within the Student Health Center partners with the MSU Counseling Center to offer medical, nutritional and psychiatric care to students who suffer from eating disorders.

“It’s a problem that hasn’t gone away and (has) probably gotten worse,” Bokram said.

To further combat the issue, Spartan Body Pride works to challenge the cultural norms around food and the body, Bokram said. Some problems the group faces is students subscribing to misinformation surrounding eating disorders.

“Some think that they choose it, which they don’t ... or that they can stop, which they can’t,” she said.

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Featured blog I want to know why you hate country music

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t’ so sweet to live in the midst of the technological revolution.

The evolution of the smartphone has revolutionized the way we study, plan and how we interact with our peers.

But the latter is not always for the better. We’ve all been there, likely as the perpetrator rather than the victim.

You’re grabbing lunch with some friends.

The waitress just took your order: extra chili cheese, please. Immediately, without hesitation, Lauren over there in the corner whips out her phone and starts scrolling through her Twitter timeline. That’s just a spark to the wildfire. Before you can say anything, Alex, to your left, is texting some cute girl he met in his anthropology class.

Meanwhile, you’re left searching for someone to talk to who isn’t related to Heinz ketchup. The salt and pepper don’t seem to be too responsive either.

This situation is annoying. And I attest to being the culprit more times than I am proud of.

Technological innovation is being regarded as the phenomenon of our generation. Generation Y is closely identified with tweets, “likes,” and the amount of followers we have. People a few generations removed are saying that our close attachment to

“You might not like country music, and that’s fine, we disagree. My question is why? And chose wisely, because your answer is important.”

do I allow myself our iPhones is hindering our communica— to be distracttions skills. Some even go the extent that ed by #throwbackthese new tools do more harm than good. thursday when God’s This is a rash judgment. truth is a click away?

Smartphones and social media are not the If you believe in conproblem; a lack of self-control is the problem. demning iPhones and If you’re going to argue that technolTwitter, you imply ogy is detrimental, then you Guest columnist that there is somemust also be willing to disthing inherentmiss all its benefits. ly detrimental in Do we really want to go back these devices. But to answering emails solely on is that true? I don’t think so. our computers, taking pictures You remember that good with a gigantic Nikon and comole’ saying, “too much of anymunicating with our signifithing is a bad thing?” That statecant others via AIM? (Insert ment alludes to the problem. cheesy username here).

Derek kim Most of the apps on our The technological revolukimderek@msu.edu smartphones are beneficial, tion has provided enormous but they are detrimental if we practical benefits. Most notaallow ourselves to be dominatbly, it helps us save time amidst ed by them. And the hinge that deteran already-hectic college schedule. mines the distraction potency of our tweets Facebook and Instagram allow us to and notifications is our self-discipline. keep in touch with friends from around the Proverbs 25:28 says, “A man without selfcountry in a quick relevant manner. Twitcontrol is like a city broken into and left ter serves as a wellspring of news, curwithout walls.” Vulnerable and impotent. rent events and MSU police alerts.

Discipline is choosing what we want most For me, my iPhone gives me immediate over what we want now. Social media and access to life-giving food. The YouVersion smartphones are revolutionary. The key to Bible App, along with other soul-satisfying utilizing these means to their maximum resources, is available at my fingertips. Why

Geoff Preston, State News reporter Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog.

benefits is to wield them under the gird of self-control. We must tame all desires for banality. There’s no magic formula. Just plain hard work. I have to put the phone away. I might have to delete some apps.

Avoid social networking on the weekends, or perhaps one day of the week. We all should try it. You won’t die. Neither will your followers. If you’re going to be with your friends, be completely there. They want to spend time with you, not your forehead.

We have to realize that banality is the impetus to wasted time. And the opportunities of college are too great to allow ourselves to be distracted by Vines and emojis.

Derek Kim is a journalism junior.

Reach him at kimderek@msu.edu.

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Waking up and going to class is hard enough, but following it up with going to work can make your days absolutely treacherous. Along with that, time seems to dwindle It’s not more food, away faster than ever. it’s not more alcoguest columnist As a reporter at the hol and it’s not more State News, my days are money, although pretty long sometimes. all of those would I go to class at 8 a.m. be extremely nice. every day until noon, Ask most stuthen usually go to work dents around and from 2-7 p.m. After a I’m sure they would month or so, I realized all agree that my grade point averabove all of those, erik sargent age looked like the they would like to esargent@statenews.com frigid temperatures have more time. outside. It was time to Time seems make some changes. like a mythical I never had a job in college creature that you read about in before this semester, but I learned books and watch on the Histoquickly that being my original ry Channel. It’s something you lazy self was no longer going to know you’ve experienced a litwork. There was no time available tle, but nobody ever seems to for me, and I needed to grow up. have any, myself included.

For my entire life, I used SunWith school, work and trying day as a day to get all of my work to keep a social life I have learned done. It’s a terrible habit, but one time is hard to come by. But while that I can’t really get away from. learning that, I came to the conNow I’m working on Sundays, clusion that having no time meant which cuts into the time I would it was time for me to grow up. normally work on school-related Our primary goal here is to things. So naturally, school just get an education. It can become gets pushed aside because lazihectic to juggle going to class, ness and lack of time always win. doing all of the reading and No matter what way you homework that is required and slice it up as a student in colalso finding time to study. lege, something always For me, doing homework and seems to suffer when decidstudying are somewhat foreign. ing how to budget your time.

I never studied in high school This is the real test of coland rarely did homework until lege. Learning how to manabout five minutes before class age your time and being at because I could get away with school throws you right into it and still get good grades. the fire and requires you to Now well into my college learn to budget your time. years, I’ve learned if I don’t I have a new respect for peomake time for studying and ple who have worked throughhomework, I’ll more than likeout college and still make the ly be getting a call from home Dean’s list, all while maintaintelling me I better snap into ing a fulfilling social life. shape or I’ll be moving back.

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They walk around campus and go to classes. Many of them live in the residence halls and enjoy living and working with animals.

Just one more thing: their pets are worms.

MSU students in the Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment, or RISE, are working with worms to compost food scraps from the Brody neighborhood cafeteria.

Fisheries and wildlife and environmental economics and policies sophomore Liz Brajevich was one of the students who received the $5,000 Be Spartan Green grant from the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability. That was when Brajevich’s idea of bringing vermicomposting to campus was first formed.

“We wanted students to learn not only about the vermicomposting but to participate in it, to learn how to care for it,” Brajevich said.

Vermicomposting is the practice of using earthworms to turn food waste into a nutrient-rich fertilizer, also known as worm castings. Using worms ensures a faster composting than other methods.

The RISE program now has a group of students volunteering to work with the invertebrates.

The worm team has successfully composted 1,000 pounds of food waste since 2013 with the help of 15,000 worms. Brajevich said the creation of the team came from them wanting “to take advantage of the fact that people think that

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Students of the Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment Program, from left, environmental biology and zoology sophomore Leah Strain, crop and soil sciences freshman Emilie Cole, environmental studies and agriscience freshman Leah Desposato, environmental geosciences junior Issac Ross, fisheries and wildlife junior Elizabeth Brajevich, and packaging freshman Jacob Brekke hold bins of worms composting Wednesday in Bailey Hall.

composting with worms is crazy.”

Brajevich said their main goal is to spread the excitement so they “have students willing to expand the program to other dorms on campus.”

Environmental studies and agriscience freshman Leah Desposato has a worm composting bin in her room. Like Desposato, other students of the RISE program have the opportunity to have worms in their living space.

“With our own personal food waste we feed the worms in our

room,” Desposato said.

The worm bins’ dimensions are one foot by one foot and a half, with a depth of nine inches.

The worm team is responsible for collecting buckets of food scraps, and tests the pH levels and electrical conductivity of the casting.

Fisheries and wildlife and environmental economics and policy freshman Eamon Devlin said he enjoys working with worms because “they offer a relatively simple and efficient way of composting.”

RISE director and natural science professor Laurie Thorp liked the idea ever since it was suggested.

“I think it is fantastic because it is in the residence halls and the students are exposed to composting and shows that MSU is committed to these kind of sustainable practices,” Thorp said. “It is a wonderful project because it is exposed by peers.”

The worm team is selling worm bins and material for vermicomposting.

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Whether it’s having “me time,” helping others or enjoying the sun, international students often have different ideas of what it means to have a good time during spring break.

Elementary education senior and Chinese student Jiaying Chen said she has many exciting plans for spring break right here in Michigan, despite the waves of students heading south for tropical weather.

Chen said she believes a lot of international students don’t feel the need to explore Michigan.

“Not a lot of people want to dig into the history part,” Chen said.

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Chen works with Okemos Montessori school children as part of her elementary education degree.

She said she is most excited about using her time off to take her students to the Potter Park Zoo during break.

Although Chen had an adventurous vacation to Florida as a freshman, she hasn’t traveled during spring break since then.

She said she prefers to plan vacations for after the end of spring semester so she doesn’t have to worry about homework assignments while she’s away.

She said this spring break will be a restful and exciting one for her.

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Although it may sound odd to vacation alone, Gomez said he likes to get some much-needed relaxation.

He said he wouldn’t be alone the entire week and that he plans to meet up with some friends who are traveling there separately.

Another unique reason sending Gomez to Florida is ice skating.

“I know it sounds weird going from Michigan to Florida to go ice skating,” Gomez said.

He said he tried it out the last time he was there and enjoyed it a lot.

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Larnaud said she would recommend that students use spring break as a time to do something productive and leave the fun vacations for the summer.

“At first I wanted to go to Cancún and party and all,” she said.

She then opted out and decided to do something productive over spring break.

Larnaud said she was immediately excited to go to Mexico when she heard about the four credit service trip.

There she would get to primarily spend time working with children in an orphanage.

But it won’t be all work for Larnaud.

Apart from service work, students would have free time and fun trips scheduled during the trip, too.

As a result of recent severe winter weather, several potholes have taken up residence on the streets of East Lansing.

The statewide budget available to fix the resulting road damage is falling short, placing a strain on the repair time, according to Michigan Department of Transportation officials.

State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle said in a statement that the uptick in road damages caused by weather has slowed repair rates statewide.

The department’s maintenance budget for this winter is $88 million. Steudle said the department is expecting to exceed that budget by about $40 million this year.

Although the department can only address East Lansing’s business routes, department communications director Jeff Cranson said the Senate’s recent approval of legislation giving $100 million geared toward road maintenance could help fill the deficit, if approved by Snyder.

“The supplemental, which still needs sign-off from the House and the governor, would stave off the need to take from summer maintenance funds-mowing, litter pickup ... to fill the winter hole,” he said.

City Manager George Lahanas said the condition of state roads is poorer now than they were 10 years ago, and the downturn of the economy has posed a struggle with investing in infrastructure.

Aside from the economy, which East Lansing’s fiveyear financial forecast shows

is slowly improving, the city doesn’t seem to be losing funding for roads.

“We’ve been pretty consistent in what we get from federal and state government,” Lahanas said.

Lahanas said the city was on a much more ambitious schedule about 15 years ago. The state economy took a downturn after 2001 and has been on a steady decline since then.

“We would supplement that local and federal money from our general fund, but we have to stop doing that because of the economy,” he said. “We haven’t been able to allocate money on the general fund on a regular basis.”

Lahanas said East Lansing gets $800,000 a year for a street project and about $1 million for a big project. The latter goes through tri-county regional planning, which includes Ingham and Clinton county.

Tri-county allocates money to each county, but Lahanas said there is no guarantee that East Lansing will always receive money for a project.

East Lansing is doing emergency pothole repairs, which will continually be worked on throughout the spring.

“For the most part, it won’t be reconstruction of the streets, it will be patching,” Lahanas said.

He said a $1 million road project would reconstruct a little less than a mile of a street, which includes reconstructing and doing work on the curbs and gutters, but not all curbs and gutters.

Since East Lansing’s five-year financial forecast and the economy has shown some positive signs, Lahanas said the city has more money to allocate to roads.

“We will be focusing more on infrastructure this summer and next summer because we will be allocating more general fund money for the first time-really to more roads,” Lahanas said.

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For Lyndsey Kubbe, her planned spring break trip to Cancún is something she’s been excited about for quite some time. But heading to a foreign country has made her think of her safety.

The supply chain management sophomore said she went through a travel agent because she and her friends are not going with their parents. “We booked through a travel agent because we are mostly traveling by ourselves,� Kubbe said. “If anything happens to go wrong, they will be there for us.�

Dennis Martell, director of

health education at Olin Health Center, said based on a study of students traveling for spring break last year, there actually is a misconception that students drink heavily. “We think everyone drinks, but a majority don’t,� Martell said. “Don’t buy into the misperception that everyone does drink.�

Martell also said after looking at that research and talking with students, there are four important safety tips students should follow on their trips no matter where they go.

Stay with the same group of friends Kubbe said she planned her trip with nine of her closest girl

friends and 10 of her guy friends because she knows she can trust them wherever they go. “It’s really good to have a solid group of people that you know who are going down with you,�

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Watch out for friends Martell said always knowing where everyone is will eliminate panic.

Kubbe said she will use the buddy system during her trip and go nowhere by herself, especially if she or another friend is too drunk.

Be wary of predators “If it doesn’t seem right, then get out,� Martell said. “Know

where you are, know how to get out and know how to get home.�

Martell said students should also be conscious of their sexual decisions and learn about the destination country’s culture and laws. “Be sure to communicate your intentions and boundaries,� Martell said. “Don’t abandon the normal things that you would do for yourself to stay safe.�

Pick a designated driver Martell said this tip applies to anyone because it is important to recognize when the driver is not safe. “Don’t be a bystander,� Martell said. “Stand in and protect yourself.�

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No rewards, no personal gain, just helping other people and linking communities together — those are the main goals of student charity organization Community Action and Response Experience at MSU. The group, also known as CARE, is comprised of 20 to 50 active members at a time. President Deanna Schafer said they usually organize community service events that are open to anyone who may be interested or who can work it into their schedules.

Their events usually draw between 10 and 15 volunteers, and they try to hold them on weekends to prevent any conflict with class schedules. “We’re purely here to link MSU students to the East Lansing and Lansing community,� said Schafer, a comparative culture and politics sophomore.

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Response Experience was started at MSU five years ago by a student who wanted to perform services simply for the sake of it.

The club members still work to keep the tradition they were founded upon alive. This past semester, members have spent time at Haven House, Greater Lansing Food Bank, The Pines Rehabilitation & Health Care Center and the Lansing City Market.

Schafer said the group always receives a positive response for their services. “Recently, we were at Pines playing bingo with the residents, and we were only there for an hour and a half,� she said. “They were so happy, though. It’s very eye-opening to see how much of a difference you can make for people.�

One thing Vice President Caroline Mizuki wanted to see was event diversity.

The international relations sophomore said she has experienced a wide variety of service since joining during fall 2012.

“It’s just really rewarding to see everyone who shows up,� Mizuki said.

Because the club is housed in Case Hall, Mizuki said their members usually come from South Neighborhood. However, anyone who wants to lend a helping hand is invited to attend the group’s meetings or sign up for the club’s email list Meetings are held at 8 p.m.

Monday nights in 331 South Case Hall. Their next meeting, once students return from spring break, will be on March 10.

As of right now, Schafer said they have plans on visiting Haven House and The Pines Rehabilitation Center after break.

She said they are hoping to start a garden project once the weather is warmer and to visit Detroit during April to spend the day on a building project. “It’s been extremely rewarding,� Schafer said. “I attend as many events as I can because I really just enjoy doing the service.�

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Coupled with MSU’s 75-61 THE STATE NEWS victor y against Minnesota Twice this season, the No. 21 that same night, the Spartans women’s basketball team has pulled within a half-game had the opportunity to take behind Penn State for the Big command of first place in the Ten lead and are tied with Nebraska.

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“I think that we’ve blown ston, Ill., to take on Northwestour two opportunities that ern (14-13, 4-10) at 9 p.m. on we’ve had when we were in Big Ten Network.

Despite the Wildcats’ low first place,” senior guard Klarissa Bell said. “I think we kin- positioning in the conference da got ahead of ourselves a lit- standings, past losses have taught MSU not to take teams tle bit.”

A third opportunity pre- lightly, including a Wildcats sented itself on Monday, when team that gives others in the No. 16 Nebraska handed No. 8 conference significant trouble.

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Margin by which the MSU women’s team trails Penn State in the Big Ten conference title race.

“I felt really good about it, but it doesn’t do you any good to think about what could happen,” head coach Suzy Merchant said. “I want to take care of what happens here at home and what happens over the last two games. We have a tough road game, three games this week and certainly on the road at Northwestern is no easy task.”

A source of optimism is MSU’s 6-1 record on the road in conference play.

The Spartans have notably been sharp as a team when away from Breslin Center against Big Ten competition, as the 5-0 road start will attest to.

“It feels really good as a team to be in the position that we’re in,” said freshman guard Tori Jankoska. “We had the opportunity to be in control of our own destiny a couple times before.

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MSU holding the Keys to Victory spartan basketball

make a deep run in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

Cohesion This season has been defined by players missing time with injuries and not playing as well as they should be. Now, everybody is coming back.

Adreian Payne and Keith Appling are back in the lineup and are continuing to get back into game shape, while Branden Dawson is slated to make his return against Illinois this weekend. They’re all coming back at the right time to get just enough experience before the Big Dance — they hope.

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Depth, teamwork will be critical MSU men’s basketball is in the home stretch. With three games to go in the regular season, here are my three things the Spartans need to do, or continue to do, to

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the biggest surprise of the season.

The redshirt freshman forward has quickly become the best shooter on the team — leading to the creation of his own hashtag, #K3NNY, — and he needs to keep that up.

Statistically, he’s the second-best long ball shooter in the conference.

Sophomore guard Gary Harris went though a bit of a slump, but he looks to be coming out of it. Kaminski picked up the slack when Harris was off a bit.

Post depth Payne is a force down low, and sophomore forward Matt Costello is quickly turning into someone Tom Izzo can count on under the rim.

If one of them or another big man gets in early foul trouble, freshman forward Gavin Schilling and junior Alex Gauna need to be there to pick up the pieces, because they certainly have the talent.

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Spartans must build chemistry, get healthy One-hundred-twenty minutes. With three games to go, that’s how long MSU has left in a regular season that could hold a potential Big Ten title.

The Spartans will need Michigan to lose at least one of its remaining games, but MSU also could help itself in the home stretch. I’m not the old ball coach, but if I was, this is what I would be preaching to the Spartans.

Learn to play with each other, again Have you ever gathered with a group of strangers and played pick-up basketball with them? Well that’s basically what MSU looks like it’s been doing for the last month.

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Ever since senior forward Adreian Payne returned from his foot injury, the Spartans have gone 3-3. Ever since senior guard Keith Appling got back from his hand injury, MSU has gone 1-2. It’s no easy task changing a team’s dynamic nearly every single week.

With junior forward Branden Dawson making a return in the near future, they will quickly need to relearn how play with him. It’s a lot easier said than done, but if MSU wants any chance of tying for a share of the Big Ten title, they’ll need to win its final three games.

Know when to fold ‘em When it’s not your day, it’s not your day. In my opinion, sophomore guard Gary Harris is the best all-around player MSU has to offer, but there has been a handful of games he has been too trigger-happy on the wrong day. Four out of MSU’s

last five losses have seen Harris shoot at least 30 percent of the team’s shots. In all four of those games, Harris shot 43 percent or less from the field. I’m not solely pegging all the losses on Harris by any means, but when the shot isn’t your moneymaker on a given night, it’s probably a smart idea to spread the wealth and share the ball.

Make this week count I know it’s halfway over, but this week off is crucial for MSU. Did you see the Spartan players in the second half against U-M? You could have convinced me they participated in an Ironman Triathlon at halftime.

That’s what happens when you play four games in 11 days, but the Spartans should end up healthier.

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