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“Sometimes ... it feels like no one knows anything about me.”

As Native American student enrollment at MSU declines, community members search for reasons and solutions

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Sustainable parks, recreation and tourism senior Molly Paquin sits in her dorm room on March 12. She’s one of the few Native American students on campus and belongs to the Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

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Four things you might have missed during MSU’s spring break

BY KAITLYN KELLEY KKELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

During spring break, you might have stepped away from MSU to relax, but things on campus didn’t stop moving. Here is what you might have missed while you were away.

1. Richard Spencer’s visit to campus led hundreds to protest On March 5, hundreds arrived at Commuter Lot 89 on the South end of MSU’s campus to protest white nationalist Richard Spencer’s visit.

Although Spencer was scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m. in the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, protesters arrived hours earlier in Lot 89, just a short distance away from the Pavilion, with banners, posters and a live band.

The group of protesters made their way to the Pavilion, where a police barricade was formed between protesters and Spencer supporters.

Twenty-five people were arrested and 20 of these names have been formally released.

Approximately three dozen people attended Spencer’s speech, and many media outlets said they were not allowed access.

Instead, the speech was livestreamed.

During his speech, Spencer claimed more people would have attended if they hadn’t been intimidated by all of the protests.

He also said 150 tickets were distributed.

In addition to the protests at Commuter Lot 89 and the Pavilion, there was also a community discussion and a Celebration of Diversity Festival.

2. First man accuses ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse Jacob Moore is the first man to accuse ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse, multiple media outlets reported.

Moore, a freshman gymnast at University of Michigan, became the first male to accuse Nassar of sexual abuse after he joined several female gymnasts in a civil federal lawsuit against Nassar and those who enabled him.

Moore said he was inspired by his sister’s victim impact statement at Nassar’s sentencing hearing in Ingham County.

“Me and my sister shouldn’t be able to relate over the fact that

we’ve both been abused,” Moore said during a Today interview.

“That’s just really sickening to me that he would violate a trust like that, and the things that he did were just awful.”

He told Today he was 16 years old when he was abused by Nassar during a “treatment” for an injured shoulder.

3. Board of Trustees hires high-powered law firm to represent them in light of the Nassar cases The MSU Board of Trustees hired Akin Gump, a high-powered law firm, to represent them in wake of scrutiny against their lack of transparency during the Nassar cases, according to the Lansing State Journal.

Akin Gump will only represent the board and not the university as a whole.

MSU is facing several lawsuits filed by survivors of Nassar’s abuse and is also under investigation by Congress, the NCAA, the U.S. Department of Education, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office and the federal Office for Civil Rights.

The contract said the firm will offer the board a 10 percent discount on its standard hourly rates and the rates will not be more than $990 per hour.

4. Attorney wants MSU to reopen Title IX investigation that allowed Nassar to return to work An attorney who represents a survivor of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse wants the U.S. Department of Education to reopen MSU’s 2014 sexual misconduct investigation that cleared Nassar.

Jim Graves, an attorney who represents Amanda Thomashow, wants to reopen and review the Title IX investigation from 2014 that allowed Nassar to continue working at MSU, according to MLive.

Thomashow reported to MSU officials that Nassar sexually abused her during an appointment at the MSU SportsMEDICINE clinic in 2014.

Approximately 20 other women said they were sexually abused

by Nassar between the time he was cleared to continue working in 2014 to when he was eventually fired from MSU in September 2016.

In response to Thomashow’s complaint in 2014, the university reopened the Title IX investigation.

In a letter to the education department on March 9, Graves said the university did not properly conduct the investigation, according to MLive.

(From top to bottom) A protester yells at an ELPD officer during protests to stop Richard Spencer from speaking at MSU. PHOTO: C.J. WEISS Interim president John Engler addresses the media with the Board of Trustees. PHOTO: C.J. WEISS MSU College Democrats President Dan Martel addresses the Celebration of Diversity Festival, organized in response to Richard Spencer’s event. PHOTO: MATT SCHMUCKER

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Why has Native American student enrollment fallen?

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When sustainable parks, recreation and tourism senior Molly Paquin came to MSU, she said she experienced a culture shock.

She came from an environment where everyone shared the understanding of her tribe’s history and the system they lived within. Living at MSU, where few shared her experiences, came as a stark difference, she said.

“When I got here, no one knew what I was talking about when I said things like ‘reservations,’ or the casinos, or just being tribal in general,” said Paquin, who is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in the Upper Peninsula.

Native American students have long made up less than 1 percent of MSU’s population. And in recent years, even that number has shrunk.

North American Indigenous Students Organization Advisor Emily Sorroche, a member of Haudenosaunee Confederacy with the Cayuga Tribe, has researched the decline in MSU’s Native student population for her doctorate program since August 2017.

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A shift in measurement Jim Cotter, director of MSU’s Office of Admissions, said a major decrease could be attributed to a change in the way the federal government tracks demographics in 2010.

In addition to other shifting categories, a “two or more races” demographic was added, which he said many students of Native American ancestry identify as.

“In 2009, we had virtually no ‘two or more races’ (freshmen),” Cotter said. “In 2010, we jumped to 202.”

A total of 108 fewer students identified themselves as “American Indian/Alaska Native” in fall 2010 than in the spring, a 35 percent decline, according to data from the MSU Office of the Registrar.

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She said she found a steady decline since around 1994 and 1995.

“There isn’t really a lot of research out there stating why,” Sorroche said. “I think that’s going to be the second piece of my research, to understand what those stories are, because I think that’s going to be our first steps into healing this decline and righting the wrongs.”

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Since 2010, the number of incoming Native American freshmen has varied widely every year, but has not established a specific pattern, Cotter said.

“To some degree, there’s always going to be some normal fluctuation in enrollment data, and because the Native population is not a large number, those fluctuations can at times be really significant percentage wise, where numerically, although important, may not be that big a difference,” Cotter said.

However, Native enrollment has also declined at a steady, albeit slower, rate for years. MSU’s Native student population continued to decline following the demographic shift, from 201 in fall 2010 to 116 in fall 2017.

Because of the way demographic data is collected, Cotter can make estimates as to how many students under “two or more races” identify at least partially as Native American. But, he said he cannot provide an exact number and is concerned with the accuracy of the guesses.

Segmented data for this demographic is not displayed on enrollment reports from the Office of Planning and Budgets or reports from the Office of the Registrar.

“We just supply it as an aggregate number,” Cotter said. “Because it can split down into two, three, four, five different choices, it’s not compiled. … Once you start splitting to two or more, it gets really difficult to identify exactly what that number count might be.”

Based on the number of potential students who paid a deposit, Cotter estimated 73 of 266 students admitted in 2016 who identified as two or more races were Native American, in addition to 16 who solely identified as Native.

In 2015, in addition to 18 who identified as Native, 63 of 238 identified as Native and another race, according to Cotter’s estimate.

Cotter said the further back the data goes, the less likely the numbers are accurate. Prior to 2015, no data was available for the individual racial groups within “two or more races.”

Cotter’s estimates include anyone who paid a deposit, which doesn’t necessarily represent the true number of incoming students.

It’s difficult to tell the impact of the change in categorization without knowing the number of students who identify as two or more races, one of them being Native American, Sorroche said.

Many Native American people will be of two or

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Because each tribal government works on its own accord, a potential student can file for the tuition waiver and it can take six to eight months for them to get approved, Sorroche said.

Though the MSU College of Law has been successful targeting and recruiting students from tribes, MSU law professor Matthew Fletcher said the college is considered a private institution and does not recognize the tuition waiver.

“I wish that were not the case, but right now it’s the way it is,” Fletcher said.

Screen prints designed by Dylan Miner, a Wiisaakodewinini artist and the Director of the American Indian Studies Program hang behind the door of Molly Paquin’s dorm room on March 12 in Phillips Hall. PHOTO: SYLVIA JARRUS

more races in some way, Paquin said, so marking more races might seem like a more honest answer to some.

“It would really depend on how you view yourself,” Paquin said.

Tuition Waiver After conversations and research, Sorroche said she believes the main causes leading to fewer Native students are potentially academics, adjustment to campus and financial burden.

Sorroche said she plans to survey students further to test her hypothesis.

“In Native culture, we come from strong familial ties,” Sorroche said. “There can be pressures with having to support their families back home while the student is going to school and working either a part or full-time job.”

Sorroche said pressures such as grades, time management and adjusting to the workload can be difficult for some students, particularly when they are supporting families.

One issue that could affect admissions is the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver, a program unlike any other in the country. Members of federally recognized tribes can attend public colleges and universities with waived tuition.

According to The Detroit News, the state has underfunded the waiver for years, forcing colleges and universities to pick up a significant share of the bill.

At one time, the waiver was funded by Michigan as a result of treaty agreements between the state and its Native tribes. MSU continued to honor the waiver by funding it even if the state didn’t, Cotter said.

A potential barrier for students attempting to use the waiver is tribal affiliation. A student must be able to show proof of affiliation with

Falling applications If a shifting demographic can’t fully explain the trend, fewer students seeking to attend MSU could. Paulette Granberry Russell, director of MSU’s Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, said she has seen a decline in the number of Native applicants.

“This is of particular concern for us, and most recently, certainly over the last year, we’ve been having more discussions internally to the different strategies we can employ to encourage a higher application rate, and hopefully as a result of that an increase in the number of students who are admitted and actually enrolled,” Granberry Russell said.

This is not a recent issue, Granberry Russell said, but she’s unsure as to what the exact reasons for the decline are.

Several factors could contribute to the decline in applications.

Fletcher said he thinks

a federally-recognized tribe and that they are at least one-fourth Native American by “blood quantum” to make use of the waiver.

Paquin said she works two jobs on top of being a resident assistant and taking 20 credits. She was unable to use the waiver for her first three years at MSU because she could not prove she was at least one-fourth Native American, and instead accrued debt.

Blood quantum is not determined by a test, but rather from census records or other written proof, Paquin said. Native Americans have an oral culture and don’t typically write things down, so it’s difficult to prove their heritage through written records like the government requires, Paquin said.

Many Natives have further trouble finding proof of their heritage because popularly-used census data was collected at a time when political factors could discourage Natives to self-identify, Paquin said.

“If someone knocks on your door and says, ‘Hey, are you this troubled minority?’

You might not say yes,” Paquin said. “Some people have a problem finding that they can prove that particular blood quantum degree because they’re not properly documented on the census.”

Paquin was eventually able to re-apply and make use of the waiver after family members found documentation sufficient for the government to classify her family as half-Native, she said.

Though the waiver did not determine her choice to go to college, it could impact others’ choices, she said. Should her family members decide to attend college, they will now be in a much better 2009

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Proposal 2, an amendment to the Michigan Constitution prohibiting the consideration of ethnicity and other factors when admitting students or hiring, has hurt recruitment of all people of color, not just Native Americans. Fletcher is a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and sits as a judge on the courts of many different communities.

“I can only speculate that, if you are a Native person or any person of color, the writing is on the wall,” Fletcher said. “The state has decided that you are not welcome here, (there’s) a strong implication that they don’t want you here, and so why would you want to come to school here?”

However, Proposal 2 does not apply to Natives because they are considered a political minority, not a racial minority, Fletcher said.

There’s always room for improvement in how the university handles the recruitment of Native students, Sorroche said. She said she hopes to do more research by end of semester, focusing solely on upperclassmen.

Student recruitment has fallen more upon tribal communities to reach out to universities and programs, Sorroche said. She thinks MSU should make efforts to have a partnership with every tribe in Michigan.

“That would be another question that I would throw into the atmosphere is, ‘Are these recruitment strategies happening at the university level?’” Sorroche said. “There’s the due diligence I feel that we have to pursue is to develop and nourish these relationships with the tribal communities.”

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A look at the people who were arrested at the Spencer protest

BY MARIE WEIDMAYER MWEIDMAYER@STATENEWS.COM

A total of 25 people were arrested at the protest against white nationalist Richard Spencer’s speech at MSU on March 5.

Only 20 names have been released, according to a press release from the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office.

Five cases are still under investigation, MSU Police Capt. Doug Monette said.

There were 10 agencies present at the protest to ensure safety, Monette said.

Those agencies were MSUPD, Michigan State Police, Lansing Police Department, East Lansing Police Department, Meridian Township Police Department, Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Eaton County Sheriff’s Office, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Ingham County Regional Dispatch Center.

“I think that our department — MSU Police Department — all the agencies that took part did a wonderful job,” Monette said. “They were very professional in dealing with some of the

things that occurred that day, and I am very proud of my organization and everyone I worked with on that day.”

Police officers worked to ensure the public’s right to peacefully demonstrate, according to the press release.

“These police officers worked to preserve the peace in the midst of chaos,” the press release said. “Unfortunately, much as we had expected, there were acts of violence. However, unlike in Charlottesville, there were no deaths or critical injuries and for that we are grateful for the response of the police, and the community as well.”

The only MSU student who was arraigned as of March 12 is education senior Chin Russell.

He is charged with failing to obey a police officer and possession of a prohibited weapon, both MSU ordinances.

He pleaded not guilty to both counts on March 6, and a pretrial conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 28. He was released on a $500 bond.

The other people arrested are not MSU students. Four more people might be charged after

The Michigan State Police form a human barricade during the protests to stop Richard Spencer from speaking at MSU on March 5 at MSU Pavilion. PHOTO: C.J. WEISS

further investigation, according to a press release from the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office.

Hannah Baker, a 27-year-old Chicago resident, was charged with four counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of resisting and obstructing police. She entered a plea demanding an examination on March 6.

She was released on a $5,000 bond and is allowed to reside in Illinois.

She has a pre-exam conference scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 16.

Alexander Bennett, a 34-year-old resident of Lutherville, Maryland, was charged with disorderly conduct, public urination or defecation, an MSU ordinance.

He will be arraigned at 8 a.m. March 15.

Aaron Brown, a 30-year-old resident of Mason, was charged with resisting and obstructing police.

He entered a plea demanding an examination on March 6.

He was released on a $2,000 bond and has pre-exam conference scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 16.

Jacob Chamberlain, a 21-year-old resident of Mesa, Arizona, was charged with resisting and obstructing police. He entered a plea demanding an examination on March 7.

He was released on a $5,000 bond and has pre-exam conference scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 16.

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Middle below, East Lansing resident Kate Holloway holds a sign with a quote that reads “All cruelty springs from weakness (and self-hate) - Senga” at the Students Demand Action Rally on March 14 at the Michigan Capitol.

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St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and is a wonderful reason for Spartans to break out the colors green and white. East Lansing’s local hot spots will be sharing their lucky deals this week through St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. The State News has compiled a list of discounts for the occasion.

Rick’s American Cafe Rick’s will open its doors at 7 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day. From open to noon, there will be half-off drinks. From noon through 3 p.m. is free pizza, and from 3-6 p.m. there will be $5 green beer pitchers.

Lou and Harry’s Bar/Grill Lou and Harry’s Bar/Grill will open its doors at 7 a.m. There will be free breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon. In addition, there will be $6 green pitchers, $5 car bombs, $4 green beer pints, $3 aluminum Bud Light Pints, $2 and $3 shots and Guinness ice cream floats.

The Riv The Riv, home of the notorious “Rama” will be holding its “Tacorama” or “St. Practice Day” Friday instead of the usual Saturday. Rama features $4.25 pitchers. On St. Patrick’s Day, there will be $6 Guinness pints, $5 Jameson

shots, $6 car bombs, a $4 shot special and $5 aluminum Bud Lights. Doors will open at 7 a.m. on Saturday.

Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub will feature $1 green beer and $1 Jell-O shots. Doors open at 7 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day. P.T. O’Malley’s P.T. O’Malley’s opens at 7 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day. There will be a free T-shirt giveaway, along with free breakfast. Green beer pitchers are $11 and car bombs are $5.50.

Dublin Square Dublin Square will be opening its doors at 7 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day morning with breakfast offered with a charge while supplies last. Bud Light aluminum pints will be $4. There will be a $5 to $10 cover at the door.

HopCat HopCat has a St. Patrick’s Day special running from March 9-18. It includes $5 off all Reuben sandwiches. Two new holiday cocktails will be served during the same period, Leprechaun Coffee for $8 and the Lucky Irishmen for $6.50.

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Women’s golf seeks strong end to successful season

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Men’s basketball isn’t the only team at MSU seeking a strong finish to a successful season.

Women’s golf is ranked No. 10 in the country and features last season’s Big Ten Player of the Year, Sarah Burnham.

Sophomore Allyson Geer won Big Ten Player of the Week after finishing third in New Orleans at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Invitational, shooting a career-low 67 in the first round.

“She shot a 68 the week before when we were at Florida State and bogeyed the last hole. She was so mad,” head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said.

The team has played two tournaments since the break between the fall and spring. It finished second in the Seminole Match Up in Tallahassee, Florida Feb. 9-10 behind South Carolina, and finished third in New Orleans.

Slobodnik-Stoll said she believes the team can improve, noting the team struggles to handle tougher conditions, such as the windy course they faced in New Orleans.

“It’s helping the young women realize that even though it’s windy, we still have to keep it around par,” she said. “They’re very capable of handling that. We just maybe made some mental errors in those rounds in the third and fourth

spots. And they know that.”

Burnham said her development from a wideeyed freshman to being the player she is now — a two-time All-American and favorite to repeat as Big Ten Player of the Year — has been great to see.

“My freshman year, I struggled. I was like, ‘Oh, I barely missed the green,’ but I had such a long shot in,” she said. “(As a senior), with the longer ones, you just have to focus back and think, ‘OK, this is a par-type of hole, and not a birdie hole where you can fly it right next to the pin and it’s an easy shot.’ So, that mentality is something different on longer holes.”

Senior Katie Sharp spoke of a more experienced Spartan team in the spring session.

“We have a little bit more experience under our belt this year than we did last year, and it shows with how we’re playing,” she said. “We’re a lot more mature, we have a very strong lineup of people who can play well.”

Slobodnik-Stoll said the coming graduation of a foundational player like Burnham could change the program.

“It’s our job to keep bringing in players behind Sarah who are going to challenge Sarah’s records. With Ally and (sophomore Paz Marfa Sans) we have that,” she said. “That’s really exciting as a coach to have three incredible players who are all ranked in the top 35 in the

nation, and two of them are only sophomores.”

Geer, who was named Big Ten Player of the Week for her performance in New Orleans, started to break through during her sophomore year.

“Ally has been a great player since she was born. She’s fitting right into the role,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “I’m just really proud of Ally. She committed in eighth grade, I’ve known her for a long, long time.

“Sometimes, I look at her like, ‘Wow, she’s finally here.’ We waited for four years to get her here.”

Geer said she has always played golf for the game and competition instead of the accolades.

“I’ve never done it for the trophies. I’ve always done it for the love of the game and for competition,” Geer said. “Those honors are really just extra reward for your hard work. I look at it as an extra blessing. I understand that if you play well you’re gonna get those opportunities. I just try to play well.”

There are only two tournaments left for the team before the Big Ten Championships in Maineville, Ohio, which takes place April 20-22.

One of these is the Clemson Invitational in Sunset, South Carolina, March 23-25, which Sharp said she is looking forward to.

“We’ve played in Clemson the past two years, and I actually won that tournament two years ago, so it’s a favorite of mine,” she said.

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Senior Sarah Burnham looks at her shot at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing in fall 2017.

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After playing 14 games on the road in warmer climates, the 4-10 Spartans will make their first appearance at McLane Baseball Stadium on March 15 against Niagara University.

Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Ethan Landon said the young Spartans on the team who are beginning their first season in major roles are still figuring out ways to be successful.

“We’re young,” Landon said. “We’ve got a lot young guys in important positions, and we played some really good competition. I think our struggles (helped us) learn a lot about our team and I think it’s going to help us forward in the Big Ten.” The Spartans already lost to Fresno State, Pepperdine, Washington, UCLA, No. 10 Clemson and Furman. They gained their small victories after they faced Arizona and earned one win against Illinois, along with another loss to the team.

Head coach Jake Boss Jr. said beginning the first few weeks of the season on the road is a challenge for the team to adjust to, along with a slow offense.

“We played a tough schedule early, so that has been a bit of a challenge for us I think,” Boss said. “Offensively, we haven’t swung the bat very well, admittedly, right out of the gate.”

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Update on MSU Nassar cases and investigations Survivors of abuse from ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar have filed 15 lawsuits against MSU as of March 14.

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U.S. Department of Education Feb. 26: The department announces in a press release it is launching a Title IX investigation into MSU’s handling of the sexual assaults in the Nassar case.

Jan. 23: NCAA sends letter to MSU, officially opens investigation into how the university handled Nassar.

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