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Persian New Year kicks off, allows time to connect to student roots

BY MARIA BRAGANINI MBRAGANINI@STATENEWS.COM

Iranians, Pakistanis, Afghans and several other cultural groups celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, on the first day of the spring equinox.

Students, faculty and community members use this holiday to discover a home away from home and to celebrate the holiday.

The Persian Student Association hosted the Persian New Year celebration on Friday, beginning with a traditional dinner in Holmes Hall followed by a dance party showcasing traditional Persian dance and

a comedian in the MSU Ballroom in The Union. This event was only part of the New Year celebration, as the holiday lasts for 13 days.

The Persian New Year, traditionally a time spent with family, transforms into a time many international students miss home.

“I was homesick the first time I was here without my family during the New Year,” International Student Association President and economics junior Symbat Payayeva said.

Payayeva left her home in Kazakhstan to enroll in language courses at MSU three years ago with five other stu-

Members of the Persian Student Association perform a traditional dance Friday at the MSU Union during their celebration of the Persian New year.

dents and has since found herself at home with the Persian Student Association and the International Student Association.

Payayeva said the Persian Empire used to be one larger empire and Central Asia still celebrates the New Year and other cultural events, even after independence, just 23 years ago.

“The Persian Student Association has a really fun, and similar culture to mine,” Payayeva said. “I don’t feel sad about being away from family and relatives houses, missing tradition.”

Vice President of the Persian Student Association and chem-

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istry graduate student Hamideh Keshavarz said for Persians the most important holiday is the New Year.

“People celebrate together and have a big event, which is a chance to introduce culture to other international students,” Keshavarz said.

Traditionally, Keshavarz always celebrates the New Year with parents and family, and this year marks the first that Keshavarz will celebrate with friends.

Away from home, Keshavarz makes a habit to celebrate the same way her family celebrates in Iran.

“I think the culture is precious

to me because all my ancestors have the culture,” Keshavarz said. “I grew up with it. If I don’t take it serious, I won’t have this culture when I (share) my own children.”

The New Year celebration lasts for 13 days and is filled with traditions that date back 1,000 years, to Zoroastrian traditions.

The Haft-Sin, or the seven S’s, is a major traditional table setting of Nowruz on display at the Persian New Year, including seven specific items starting with the letter S or sin in the Persian alphabet.

The items symbolically correspond to seven creation and

holy immortals representing seven elements of life — fire, earth, water, air, plants, animals and humanity.

“All family get together around the spread, give gifts and say ‘Happy New Year’,” Keshavarz said.

Excited to share her culture with students from all communities, ISA and roommates, Keshavarz is dedicated to celebrate the little details of her culture away from home.

“Here I feel more that I have to try to keep it alive, otherwise it’s going to die very soon,” Keshavarz said. “I try to keep the culture for myself and my future family.”

Sales tax increase and weed to be on upcoming May ballot

BY AJ MOSER AMOSER@STATENEWS.COM

An increase in sales tax and initiatives pertaining to marijuana and land sale will be on the ballot in the special statewide election May 5.

A statewide proposal to increase the sales and use tax from six to seven percent was added to the ballot to dedicate a higher portion of taxpayer money to the School Aid Fund.

The East Lansing City Council unanimously voted to propose an amendment to the Charter of the City of East Lansing regarding the sale of public land. The change involved the required three-fifths majority to sell certain real land becoming a simple majority vote.

However, it was recently revealed by the attorney general’s office that the designated charter requirement of a three-fifths voter approval for the sale of park land and cemeteries had been automatically amended to a simple majority vote when the Home Rule City Act was changed in 1966.

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to the changes it is currently easier for the city to sell park land than any other type of land.

The May 5 proposal will still have an effect on the sale of other properties that currently require a three-fifths majority voter approval.

The second proposed charter amendment would prohibit local laws regarding the use, possession and transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana for adults over 21 on private property.

According to the Coalition for a Safer East Lansing, the city would join at least 23 other Michigan cities that have enacted similar legislation if it passes. Lansing passed the same proposal in 2013 with a 63 percent majority.

The Coalition for a Safer East Lansing noted that in all of the other cities where similar reforms have been put in effect, cannabis-related crimes has not increased.

Recent polling has shown that 61 percent of voters support the decriminalization of marijuana, and several East Lansing City Council members have voiced their support as well.

One important reason for this proposal is to free up police resources related to enforcing cannabis restrictions.

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Students design garments to help sexual assault victims

International students give their take on fashion and how they make choices

Apparel and Textile Design program sets students up for success in industry

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Points scored by senior guard Travis Trice during the game against Virginia on Sunday. See page 10.

“When we leave MSU, we want people to know we’re educated, confident, competent people.

And it’s on us to dress the part.”

Popular seasonal beer Oberon was released Sunday night at Crunchy’s Standing in line at Crunchy’s Sunday night might not have been out of the ordinary for many students.

But there was something else filling the air besides the usual odors of stale beer and cigarette smoke: anticipation.

This was the night and location that Bell’s Brewery was releasing its popular seasonal beer Oberon. And Crunchy’s was packed to the point that it had reached capacity.

For many Michiganians, the release of Oberon is more significant than an additional option at the bar, because

it represents the coming of warmer times. Such is the case for integrative studies in social science senior Brandon Ashton. “ It ’s mor e ab out wh at Oberon represents than the actual beer itself to me,” Ashton said. “And don’t get me wrong, a lot of people here they love it, and it is their favorite seasonal beer. But to me, it signifies spring is coming and friendship and everybody loves to get together.”

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Seniors design garments combining art, advocacy and chic for charity

BY MARIA BRAGANINI MBRAGANINI@STATENEWS.COM

Apparel textile and design seniors Anami Chan and Katie Raynard have discovered the ingredients to the perfect partnership — good organization, communication and a strong work ethic and natural similarities.

Awarded for demonstrating diversity through a creative process, the dynamic duo received the Excellence in Diversity Award through the “Students Making a Difference through Artistic Expressions” competition.

The competition is part of MSU’s Project 60/50 initiative, a platform encouraging students to use their talents to express civil and human rights themes.

Raynard and Chan applied to the competition with doubts of success because the collection wasn’t fully developed or complete.

“It’s so different now,” Chan said. “A lot has changed since we won the award, the pieces have evolved.”

Discovering an interest in fashion at a young age, Chan and Raynard pursue their passions with entrepreneurial opportunities in Greater Lansing.

“I was strong in the arts and I was interested in fiber arts, so it naturally evolved to fashion,” Chan said.

Raynard became passionate about fashion after watching her mother design and sew her figure skating costumes. Giving her mother ideas, Raynard eventually learned the skills to design and sew her costumes herself.

Since their initial interest in fashion, the duo’s interpretation of fashion has evolved from being just visually appealing to more conceptual.

“My interest is less on the surface and more in-depth now,” Chan said. “There’s an overarching theme in general fashion and it should have a greater purpose on an actual concept instead of just what’s pretty.”

Raynard originally came up with the idea of a fashion show benefiting victims of sexual trauma at the beginning of the school year after learning about a close friend’s journey of sexual trauma and abuse.

Within months, Raynard’s excitement and ideas sparked Chan’s interest and the duo

Apparel and textile design senior Anami Chan sews a garment Saturday at the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Building. Chan grew up in New York City, which inspired her love for fashion. PHOTO: KELSEY FELDPAUSCH

began designing.

The two turned the concept into several layers, questioning and exploring, while gathering different opinions along the way.

Along with showcasing the duo’s designs and techniques, the Fashion for the Fire event will be used as a fundraising tool to benefit victims of sexual assault through the benefactor, The Firecracker Foundation, a nonprofit located in Lansing.

Whether it’s top brands or haute couture, students prefer cheaper alternatives

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When it comes to stretching their wallets, students might choose to buy off-brands of fashion products depending on their financial situation and their interest in fashion.

Music education freshman Anna Bolton donned a Victoria’s Secret Pink shirt during the interview, had her keys linked to a Vera Bradley wallet and draped a North Face jacket on her chair. Although there is an occasional “splurge,” she said she tends to buy look-a-likes of popular name-brand products and shoes.

Bolton bought a pair of Forever Young rainboots on Amazon, which resemble Hunter boots, for $30.

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The collaboration between Chan, Raynard and The Firecracker Foundation encouraged the pair to focus on the survivors’ experiences and stories of assault.

Chan and Raynard said they view Fashion for Fire as an opportunity to draw awareness through fashion and art.

“When you’re there it opens a whole new environment,” Chan said. “Each stor y is worth hearing.”

“Being here (at MSU), a lot of people have the stereotypical brand name. I feel like you walk around campus and see a lot of people with the Hunter boots and North Face vests.”

The Forever Young brand has the logo on the middle top of the boot and a buckle that strapped around the sides.

“I think they would have worked just as good as the Hunter boots,” Bolton said.

She also has a pair of Bobs, the Sketcher’s version of Toms sneakers, that she bought because of the reduced price.

When it comes to winter boots, supply chain management senior Brittany Woods had better luck with Bearpaw boots

As an associate designer at The Runway, a fashion incubator and retail showroom, Raynard has plans to pursue her fashion line full time bridging art, advocacy and fashion after she graduates in the spring.

Raynard’s dream is to make fashion environmentally sustainable.

“The bone structure is there, for future projects,” Raynard said. “All we have to do is choose another foundation and go from there.”

than Uggs. She decided to buy a pair of off-brands after she wore her Ugg boots out from walking around campus.

“I can tell a very little difference,” she said. “The Bearpaws are heavier and the fur is different … The (rubber on the bottom of the) Bearpaws actually lasted longer.”

The price difference between the average pair of Bearpaws and Uggs is about $100.

Bolton said she doesn’t find it worth it to invest too much into solely name-brand clothing.

“For me, I don’t choose to spend my money that way,” Bolton said. “If it ’s cute, I’ll buy it.”

Some students, in an effort to

have status by displaying luxury brands, turn to knock-offs that don’t conceal their attempts to replicate the authentic products.

When his brother returned from a trip abroad from Southeast Asia, communication junior Lucas Belanger received a knock-off Louis Vuitton belt and Burberry T-shirts. Compared to the Gucci belts he owns, he said the quality of the fakes did not compare.

He said the belt felt more like plastic than leather and that the belt holes wore out quickly.

For the Burberry shirts, he said he can also tell the difference, saying they are of higher quality and have a similar looking logo.

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International students explore blended style Drawing from a mix of domestic and far-away influences, international students often dress distinctly

BY RAY WILBUR RWILBUR@STATENEWS.COM

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tyle is subjective. Style can be many things.

It can be manipulated and repeated and knocked-off. But style is omnipresent and important, especially among international students at MSU, who have brought some of their own cultures and styles to the U.S. There isn’t one specific international style, just as there is no style limited to Americans.

International students use fashion to express themselves and give insights into their personality.

“I think we just like to wear what we like — I wear what I look good in, it doesn’t matter the brand or if it is American or Chinese,” said human resource

management freshman Shouyou Wen, who is from China said.

International students also acquire style trends through American culture and media, such as movies, sports and TV, finance freshman Tae Wan Shim from Korea said.

“We definitely get some fashion from American culture. ...

We like ... snapbacks, Adidas, Nike (and) Air Jordan,” Shim said.

Some Chinese international students are interested in portraying a luxurious style and looking wealthy, accounting sophomore Ying Wang from China said. “( Wealt hy Chinese students) try to show off. ... They wear Italian (designers) like Givenchy,” Wang said.

International brands such as Burberry, Coach and Gucci are

“I shop anywhere. I wear things that I like, so it can be from any store.”

Yo Gu, Chinese, finance freshman Finance freshman Yo Gu sits with general management freshman Zeyu Li Friday.

“I like Coach because it is elegant, not for any other reason.”

Yuan Wang, Chinese, accounting junior Marketing junior Ying Wang and accounting junior Yuan Wang enjoy drinks Friday.

“I wear what I look good in. It doesn’t matter the brand.”

Shouyou Wen, Chinese, human resource management freshman Human resource management freshman Shouyou Wen shows off his style Friday. PHOTOS: KENNEDY THATCH

popular among many international students, not because they are looked at as prestigious, but because they like the elegant style, accounting junior Yuan Wang, who is from China, said.

Applied engineering science senior Mousa Bokhamseen from Saudi Arabia agreed and said that Saudi Arabian culture, like Chinese, places more emphasis on displaying luxury and relaxation. In Saudi Arabia, men adopt grooming practices such as manicures, which

are an accepted part of the culture, he said.

“If I were to do some of the things we do in Saudi Arabia to look good, I would be called ‘gay’ in America. We do things like go to the salon for our hands and feet,” Bokhamseen said.

“And of course I can’t wear my traditional clothing or I would be looked at oddly,” he said, referring to the traditional keffiyeh headdress and thawb garment.

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International students express their cultures and their personalities through their fashion just as American-born people do, but they can also express a lack of their own culture for fear of being judged.

When MSU students from a host of different countries converge on campus, the melting pot of style it produces continues to provide provoking ideas for the style connoisseur and endless fascination for the casual viewer.

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Spotlight Apparel and textile design students garner skills from coursework The apparel and textile design program, which has been at MSU for about 125 years now, has a team of passionate professors who offer invaluable learning experiences for their students

Assistant professor Xia Gao gives feedback to apparel and textile design sophomore Rachel Reed Monday during her apparel pattern design class at the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Building. Students in the class worked on a skirt and top project during the class period. PHOTO: KELSEY FELDPAUSCH

he model strutted down the runway, clad in a white dress accented with a broken line of black. But the most striking aspect of the outfit was the piece of fruit covering her face.

It was apparel and textile design senior Kyla Curtis’s creation “The Daughter of Man,” one of many similarly outrageous outfits featured in this year’s Apparel and Textile Design Fashion Show, put on at the beginning of March.

The piece was previously entered into a surrealist competition at the Cleveland Museum of Art earlier this year, where it won the People’s Choice Award.

She said the inspiration for the design came from

the surrealist painting “The Son of Man” by Rene Margritte.

Curtis is just one of the many students enrolled in MSU whose passions and talents for fashion and design are being fostered through the curriculum.

In a university known for its focus on agriculture, research and athletics, it can sometimes be hard to imagine MSU as a hub for artistic expression.

And the drab Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Building, nestled in a small corner near Spartan Stadium, is an unassuming location for creativity to flourish.

Even the interior is underwhelming with plain walls and little color.

That is, until one takes a trip up the stairwell, where the second and third floors are dotted with display cases of historic fashions and bright

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decorations.

Further along the hallway, doors open into workshops that reveal a whole different world of activity where colors pop, sewing machines hum and mannequins pose.

It’s a strange home for the apparel and textile design program, but the students and staff who frequent the building make it work.

GUIDING THE NEEDLE When the apparel and textile design program was first founded in the 1890s, it was originally a part of the College of Human Ecology, associate professor of apparel and textile design Sally Helvenston Gray said.

Since the dissolution of the College of Human Ecology in 2004, Helve nston Gray said ATD float-

ed back and forth between different colleges and schools within the university, including the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, before finding its current home in the School of Art, Art History and Design.

Early on, the program focused primarily on practical skills like sewing and using basic textiles and patterns to make clothing, she said.

“They did a lot of hand embroidery (back then),” Helvenston Gray said. “With today’s students — you say to them, ‘You have to do it by hand’ and that’s completely foreign to them.”

Nowadays, the program heavily emphasizes artistic expression in terms of avant garde fashion. Curtis said this means the students are “free to mix art with fashion.”

Although ATD faculty consists of only five profes-

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sors, they provide a supportive in fashion began at a young age.

“I was trying to sew when I network of resources and guidance for their students in the was little,” Sullivan said. “Like, I would sew beads on socks — classroom and beyond.

Assistant professor Xia Gao it was so ugly.”

But that youthful passion began her fashion career at China Textile University, where she turned into something Sullivan worked as both a student and a now gives much of her time for.

“I don’t sleep,” she said. faculty member for more than 10 But all of those late hours years before moving to the Unitseem to have paid off. Sullivan ed States.

Gao said she was drawn to won best in show in the 2015 MSU because of the university’s Apparel and Textile Design strong reputation as an interna- Fashion Show, as well as judge’s choice. tional research university.

Though the task of finding a “For my own course, I try to balance creativity and tech- career after graduating can be nique,” she said. “We train our daunting — especially for art students as active and critical students — ATD alumni have made their way to a number of thinkers.”

Helvenston Gray has been interesting places.

Alumna Jacalyn Gross is the teaching at MSU for more than CEO of her own female athlet30 years.

During her time at MSU, she ic apparel company, UR Sportssaid she has kept in touch with wear, in Los Angeles.

After graduating in 2009 many of her former students and has even worked with two with the plan for her company of them as colleagues in the already in mind, her main priority was funding. To achieve program.

Like Gao, she said she believes her goal, Gross worked in sevin creating students who are eral odd jobs across the country.

Her first product for UR ready to take on the professional world in more ways than just Sportswear was released in being able to design a dress or a 2012 after spending some time pair of shoes, which may come working with Big Ten female as a surprise to students coming athletes to discover what they liked and disliked about current in to ATD as a major.

“I think people don’t think sports apparel on the market.

Gross’s advice for ATD stu(our program) is as rigorous as dents is to it really is,” start makshe said.

“For my own ing contacts MSU’s within the program is course, I try to industry earra n ked as balance creativity ly on.

No. 70 among and technique. We “Being the top 75 in a desig ntrain our students the country er is aweby Fashionas active and some, but Schools.org. critical thinkers.” you need to Through understand a par tnerXia Gao, apparel and textile the business sh ip w it h design assistant professor aspect of it as the Fashion well,” Gross Institute of said.

Technology Katie Rayin New York City, ATD students have the nard and Anami Chan, both opportunity to apply as a visiting current apparel and textile student to spend a year study- design seniors, are already well ing in a program considered to on their way to mastering that be one of the best in the world. side of the fashion world.

Raynard received the ExcelAlumna Ashley Gallerani attended this program and now lence in Diversity Award from works as a fabric lab assistant at MSU earlier this year for her FIT. Her schedule is a hectic one. work on Fashion for the Fire, “I work with students and help a runway show that she and them with designs,” she said. “I Chan created that will take also do freelance design, sewing, place next month. The show photography, and I recently start- is meant to bring awareness to ed writing. I’m super busy, but sexual assault and childhood my mind prefers to be working survivors, and will serve as a on a hundred things instead of fundraiser for that cause.

They both said their experijust one repetitive thing.” ence in the ATD program has PUT TING THE PIECES equipped them with the tools they need to make those conTOGETHER For many ATD students, their nections in the communiwork doesn’t end at the conclu- ty and produce designs that are thought-provoking and sion of the class period.

After hours and during week- meaningful.

“They don’t allow you to be ends, it’s not unusual to see at least one or two people in one of common,” Raynard said of the third floor workshops sew- her instructors. ing or hemming an outfit.

To read more about Chan Apparel and textile design and Raynard’s efforts, see senior Niki Sullivan’s interest page 4.

Apparel and textile design senior Mimi Pinciotti traces her template on fabric Monday during her apparel pattern design class at the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Building.

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International relations senior Sami Leonardo models “Daughter of Man,” a piece designed by apparel and textile design senior Kyla Curtis, during the Apparel and Textile Design Fashion Show March 6 at Wharton Center. PHOTO: EMILY NAGLE

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Student orgs foster growth in fashion MSU is home to multiple student-run, fashion-focused organizations for students who are looking to expand their knowledge in design

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For students with a flair for fashion who are looking for a community to share that with, there are a few different clubs on campus tailored to fit such interests.

VIM MAGAZINE VIM is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine published bi-annually and run entirely by MSU students.

Co-editor-in-chief and advertising senior Marisa Sourges said the magazine aims to inspire students and make fashion-related content more accessible.

“We have all sorts of social media, all these extra avenues that people can get involved in,” she said.

Sourges said VIM even has its own domain name, which was created by students in MSU’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

Co-editor-in-chief and marketing junior Amanda Kadykowski said she wants VIM to encourage students’ creativity, promote inclusion and

produce content that’s relevant and interesting to college students.

“We (have) covered stories about student designers, ways to purchase runway-inspired looks, local businesses (and) interesting topics that have college spin,” she said.

Kadykowski said her involvement with VIM has given her leadership skills, the ability to work on deadlines and internships as well.

Sourges said the next issue of VIM will launch during the last two weeks of April. A launch party will take place at the rock on Farm Lane, though the date has yet to be determined.

MSU FASHION DESIGN STUDENT ASSOCIATION Vice president and apparel and textile design senior Kalieha Stapleton said the FDSA is an on-campus fashion organization that aims to be an open place for students who enjoy fashion and all it entails.

Stapleton said the organization regularly hosts workshops ranging in topics. Everything from knitting to perfecting a resume has been

covered thus far.

“It’s a great place to learn more about appa rel indust r y. ( We) discuss a lot about what makes trends,” she said.

Supply chain management freshman and secretary Carlo Pardo said he joined the organization when he was still a business student. He said he wanted to be involved in something related to fashion, so he checked out the FDSA. Everyone was really nice and seemed to have their own individual style, which Pardo said he liked, so he stuck around.

Apparel and textiles junior Jess Burkhardt said the organization is open to anyone interested in fashion, even if their major isn’t fashion-related, though the group is especially helpful for students interested in pursuing a career in design.

“It’s a good place for design students to come together and collaborate on work and look for future job opportunities. It’s given me more ideas about what’s available after I graduate,” she said.

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Like it or not, good fashion a chance to get ahead in professional world

BY CELESTE BOTT CBOTT@STATENEWS.COM

For the first 18 years of my life, I barely had to worry about what I wore.

That’s what happens when you attend private Catholic schools. Before I was 5, my parents obviously handled my wardrobe. And after that, until I came to MSU, I woke up each morning and put on a white oxford blouse, a plaid skirt, knee high socks and a navy blue sweater.

Sometimes, if I was feeling rebellious, I’d paint

my nails a forbidden ruby red, or sneak an animal print scarf under my sweater vest. Scandalous, I know.

Even on weekends, my outfit was rarely a concern. Barring the occasional school dance or outings with my friends, as a student-athlete, my weekends were spent in one-piece bathing suits, basketball jerseys or track shorts and Nike shoes.

And when I was home with my family, it was sweatpants time.

Then I left home. I was worried about a lot of things when I came to college. Would I make friends? Would I get good grades? It didn’t really occur to me until that first week of class that I just didn’t have that many things to wear. I’d never needed to.

Fortunately, I’ve never felt MSU is a place where you have to look drop-dead gorgeous for your 8 a.m. recitation, or you’re only accepted if you wear expensive designer labels. So it still wasn’t some-

thing I put too much thought into.

Then, I started getting internships. And internships meant interviews. Not just for the jobs themselves, but as a budding journalist, it meant interviewing important people for stories, every day.

Suddenly, my wardrobe wasn’t just a nuisance, it was a professional advantage or disadvantage.

It’s a lot easier to be taken seriously when you look like you know what you’re doing. Fake it till you make it, right?

Even at times when I felt inexperienced or intimidated by my assignment on a given day, dressing well and dressing professionally made me more confident.

Caring about what you wear and caring about it at an early age isn’t a sign of vanity. In fact, it’s smart, especially for students.

There are a million things that can make a college graduate or a job applicant stand out in the real world, but some of them are out of your con-

trol. Looking well put together is something relatively easy to take charge of. And you don’t need to be wealthy or a faithful subscriber of Vogue to do exactly that. I promise you, I’m neither.

As editor-in-chief, being on the other side of the job interview process, I know it makes a difference.

As a student I was undoubtedly more lenient than other employers, but I can honestly say I looked at student hires differently, comparing the ones who wore jeans or yoga pants and the ones who put on a dress or a tie. It’s such a simple way to show you’re serious about the next chapter of your life.

Sweatpants will always have their place in my closet. But discovering my own personal style in college was a rewarding process, one that I believe will help me going forward.

When we leave MSU, we want people to know we’re educated, confident, competent people. And it’s on us to dress the part.

Celeste Bott is the editor-in-chief of The State News.

Students complain, but we are lucky to have MSU dining

BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

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As a worker at the Snyder-Phillips dining hall, also known as The Gallery, I often hear students complain there is nothing good to eat, or there aren’t enough choices.

But, with 10 dining halls on campus, it seems impossible not one of them would have an appealing dish.

MSU Culinary Services dining program is actually ranked 24th, according to the 2015 Best Campus Food rankings. That list includes over 1,000 colleges, and, at 24, MSU is ranked highest in the state, followed by the University of Michigan, which is ranked 89.

With the meals MSU dining halls offer, there’s really no reason to complain. Even Holmes, often considered one of the worst dining halls, is superior.

One of my friends from Kettering University used to date someone who lived in Holmes Hall. He said he always looked forward to eating in the Holmes dining hall when he would visit his girlfriend, because the food was so much better than Kettering’s.

Not only is the food better —

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apparently Kettering’s pizza is akin to cardboard — but there’s a variety of options.

Dining halls offer salad bars, dessert stations that always serve cookies, pizza, sandwiches, international meals and some even serve made-to-order grill items and sushi. I enjoy a meal of Snyder-Phillips sushi every Friday.

With everything that is available, MSU students can’t help but seem pretentious when they scoff at the quality of their dining halls. We don’t realize how fortunate we are to have our culinary options. Brody has nine different venues to choose from when eating there for lunch or dinner. Nine! That’s more than some universities have altogether, and that’s just one of MSU’s several dining halls.

Of course, eating at the same place for every meal of every day can get tiring, so mix it up. The new dining hall at Akers, The Edge, is great. But, if you’re getting tired of it, you can always head to Shaw or The Gallery.

As someone who lived in Brody as a freshman, I understand that it can get old, but Heritage Commons at Landon is only a short walk away. That’s what’s great about our campus. Wherever you’re located, there are at least two dining halls near you.

Next time you complain about MSU’s food, think of all the universities without endless and appetizing cuisine, and kindly check your privilege.

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Sports Athletic director Mark Hollis reflects on MSU’s history with Nike throughout 14 years

BY GEOFF PRESTON GPRESTON@STATENEWS.COM

When Mateen Cleaves and Tom Izzo were cutting down the nets after MSU basketball’s last national championship in 2000, they were doing it in Reebok apparel.

Times have changed for MSU athletics, as they now wear the Nike swoosh on their uniforms. The partnership with Nike is one that MSU has been proud of, and athletic director Mark Hollis said the reason MSU went with Nike before the 2000-2001 sports season was to benefit the student-athletes, but also because Nike has been doing the most in

terms of research.

“We look at it from a research standpoint,” he said. “They’re a leader in ... the industry.”

Hollis said Reebok was slowly starting to follow a different business model, which caused MSU to make the change to Nike.

“They (Reebok) started to stray away from the business,” he said. “We looked at who was the best in the industry, and the conversations we had with Nike went well. We’ve developed a great relationship with them that has continued to benefit our student-athletes.”

Nike currently has a contract with many schools in college athletics, and one thing a lot of those

schools do is wear alternate uniforms for big games. MSU has done this more than once and for more than one sport. Hollis said it’s a combination of factors that go into him deciding which games will have alternate uniforms and what they will look like.

“It’s done with marketing, the coaching staff and I get pretty hands-on in that experience,” he said.

“Most of the time that we’ve gone with an alternative uniform it has been something that was proposed by a student-athlete.”

Hollis said the pro-combat uniforms with a darker green shirt color and a bronze helmet were one of the ideas that the football team helped come

Draymond Green to Travis Trice: ‘Don’t let this be your last game’

BY OMARI SANKOFA II OSANKOFA@STATENEWS.COM

Travis Trice’s big day began well before the opening tip.

It started with a message from former MSU forward Draymond Green, who texted Trice the morning of the game reminding him of the goal at stake.

“Draymond Green actually this morning said don’t let this be your last game and I texted him back and said, I won’t,” Trice said. “But that was our mindset coming in. We knew they were a great team, we had to jump out on them early.”

Trice went on a personal 13-0 run at the beginning of the first half to jump start MSU’s 60-54 upset of No. 2 seed Virginia. MSU advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round for the seventh time in eight years.

The senior guard was electric during the run, converting transition layups and contested 3-pointers with ease.

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“I just wanted to be aggressive,” Trice said. “My teammates did a good job at finding me though. I know Denzel (Valentine) hit me for two passes, and (Branden Dawson) hit me for one. I just wanted to keep playing. I didn’t want this to be my last game.”

Trice finished with 23 points, and his last bucket came with 2:52 left in the game. With MSU nursing a five point lead, Trice waved off an incoming screen from junior guard Matt Costello and nailed a deep 3-pointer with a defender on him to extend the lead to eight.

Virginia’s defense is one that puts heavy pressure on ball-handlers.

Trice said he figured it would be easier to seek isolation buckets instead of fighting through traps to keep the ball moving.

“Sometimes it takes a while to pick up on what they want to do,” Trice said. “When I realized they were trying to get it out of my hands, I realized I’d rather go one on one. And then it’s easier to try and create rath-

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er than get trapped 30, 40 feet from the basket.”

Senior forward Branden Dawson, who had a good game of his own with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, said he wasn’t surprised by Trice’s big game.

“He’s been in moments like this plenty of times and the shot he made, I think, late, I knew it was going in for a fact,” Dawson said. “That’s just what type of player he is. Big-time players make big-time plays. That’s what Travis did.”

Trice’s injury history has been well-documented. He was thankful for his opportunity to shine after the win.

“I haven’t had any surgeries but I’ve probably had every injury in the book that would make you shake your head,” Trice said. “I just think everything happens for a reason. I just thank God for literally just bringing me through it. It’s made me a better person, honestly, just all the things I’ve been through.”

up with themselves.

Lately the men’s basketball team has been wearing the same uniforms that Earvin “Magic” Johnson wore in 1979 when he guided the Spartans to their first national championship in basketball.

Hollis said those have been his favorite alternate uniforms the basketball team was worn.

“I like the throwback to ‘79 because that’s my era,” he said. “That team with Magic is one of the reasons I decided to come to this school.”

Hollis also said, however, that he does prefer the standard green and white to alternate uniforms.

“My favorite ones overall have to be the green and white,” he said. “That hasn’t changed.”

Senior guard Travis Trice shoots Sunday during the game against Virginia in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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From two-star recruits to NFL prospects Mark Dantonio has made a habit over the years of finding two- or three-star prospects in high school and turning them into NFL draft prospects

BY MATTHEW ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

When you think of some of the biggest named players to come out of MSU as of late, you think of running back Le’Veon Bell, quarterback Kirk Cousins, cornerback Darqueze Dennard and cornerback Trae Waynes.

These guys have more in common than their former team; they all happen to be lower-end, two or three-star recruits.

Bell was a two-star, Dennard a twostar, Waynes a two-star and Cousins a three-star, according to the college sports website Rivals.com. But Cousins was considered a two-star on some platforms during his recruiting process. “(Dantonio) has done it time in and time out, not only Le’Veon Bell, me and Trae Waynes, but also the leading receiver in Michigan State history, B.J. Cunningham was a two-star.

Kirk Cousins was a two-star,” Dennard said. “There’s a bunch of twostars that are grinding through this program with Coach (Dantonio) and

end up at the top.”

Head coach Mark Dantonio has made a habit of developing these low-star recruits into successful players at the collegiate and professional level — taking a chance on the guys other top programs would not.

“We were just talking about that, me and some of the other players. Coach (Dantonio) won’t always go for the five-star recruits,” Waynes said. “He sees potential in a lot of players, not only myself, but (Darqueze Dennard) and Le’Veon (Bell). We were all twostars and look at (what) we’re doing and the impact we’ve made already.”

Bell, a second-round pick in 2013, is coming off a monster season in Pittsburgh, in which he ran for 1,361 yards and eight touchdowns, all while making 83 receptions for 854 yards and another three touchdowns.

Dennard was the No. 24 overall pick in 2014. In his rookie year he saw action in 14 games, earning 17 combined tackles.

Cousins has yet to prove he can be a franchise quarterback since being drafted in the fourth round in 2012,

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Cousins played in six games last year, throwing for 1,710 yards, 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Waynes, entering this year’s NFL draft is essentially guaranteed to be a first-round pick.

“They gave me a chance. I was a combine kid. I wasn’t really highly recruited coming out of high school,” Waynes said. “Michigan State gave me a chance, and they stuck by everything they said. They believed in me. All I remember is coach Barnett telling me if I don’t start for three or four years, it’s on me.”

Despite his track record, Dantonio has tried to downplay his role in the development of his players.

“Le’Veon (Bell) started as a true freshman. That didn’t take long, so that was all him. Darqueze (Dennard) played as a true freshman so that didn’t take long (either),” Dantonio said. “Our coaches do a great job with our guys.

Our guys come (and) they perform; they work in the weight room.”

“We’ve got guys that come in and work. (Bell, Dennard and Waynes)

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Style

Do-it-yourself shoe painting for the fashionista in everyone

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During the summer, graduate student Katie Hartnett had some free time — so she decided to paint a pair of shoes.

No expert by any means, Hartnett said she saw the idea on Pinterest and decided to try it for herself.

“I don’t have any art background, really anyone can do it as along as you have the time to put into it,” Hartnett said.

She ordered the supplies and ended up making about 10 pairs of shoes for herself and to sell.

“I’ve always done crafty things when I get bored,” Hartnett said.

Hartnett told The State News her method to creating a unique pair of shoes so other people could try it for themselves.

“They’re super unique and then you can have it be whatever you want,” Hartnett said.

YOU WILL NEED: A pair of canvas shoes Acrylic paints or fabric markers Paint brushes Old newspaper to cover the work area Acrylic finisher to seal in your design STEP 1: GATHER THE MATERIALS. Find a pair of shoes to decorate. An old pair of vans or converse will work. Or, Target sells a variety of plain-colored canvas sneakers in prices ranging from $13.99 to $16.99. For acrylic paint or fabric markers, Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts, Hobby Lobby or Michaels sell a variety of colors. To paint detailed designs, small paintbrushes will also be useful. Most of these materials can also be found at craft stores.

STEP 2: PREPARE THE WORKSPACE. Crafts are inevitably messy, so it’s best to put down old newspapers or rags to protect any floors or furniture from being damaged in the workplace.

STEP 3: PAINT YOUR DESIGN! Stripes, Aztec print, polka-dots — try whatever design you like best. Hartnett chose to use a variety of colors and create an Aztec design on her shoes because she said it was

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“I think the most important aspect of fashion is having clothes that remain timeless. So like things that you can always wear no matter what the current fad is.”

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easier for her. You could make the shoes even more customized by adding your initials or other designs that fit your personality.

STEP 4: SEAL IN THE DESIGN WITH ACRYLIC FINISHER. After painting your custom masterpiece on the shoe, the last thing you want is for it to rub off onto something else or be ruined by mud or water.

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STEP 5: IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BY WEARING THE SHOES. Every design is unique, so wearing these new, customized shoes will have your friends and family asking you to make them a pair!

What’s the most important aspect of fashion?

“I think it’s just being able to show your personality and express yourself.”

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“I guess the most important aspect is to make sure that you are comfortable and feeling confident.

Use fashion to make yourself feel proud of who you are.”

“I guess it would have to be there’s no way to do fashion, it’s who you are. So the one rule of fashion would have to be just follow your own trend, don’t follow the cover.”

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