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Room and board, FRIB, dean voted by trustees

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At Friday morning’s MSU Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees approved policy adaptations and construction projects, including a 3.9 percent room and board rate increase and the construction of a Bio Engineering Facility on campus.

Room and board rate increase The price of the standard silver unlimited meal plan rate will increase by 3.9 percent for the 2013-14 academic year — raising the cost by $330 to $8,806. This percentage is the lowest room and board rate increase in the past 13 years. It will be used to maintain operational costs and help pay off debt service costs Residential and Hospitality Services has accumulated from residence and dining hall renovations.

Rate increase: 3.9 percent, or $330, for the standard silver rate Time frame: 2013-14 academic year “Ideally, we’d like not to have it, but since we have to — to keep the place rolling — I think we’ve cut it as close as we can,” Trustee George Perles said.

FRIB’s 25-megawatt electrical duct bank The duct bank will house the cables that will power FRIB from the T.B. Simon Power Plant. They will run underground from just west of the plant to the northwest corner of the Wilson Road and Bogue Street intersection. If President Barack Obama’s 2014 fiscal year budget proposal is accepted

by Congress, $55 million will be allocated to FRIB and the project’s full construction could commence this summer.

Duct bank cost: $26 million Slated full construction time frame: May 2013 to December 2016 “We need to, as a nation, See TRUSTEES on page 2 X

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES As a land-grant college, MSU strives to serve all its Spartans

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Editors Note: This is the first story in a week-long series on students with various handicaps and disabilities.

Jordy n Castor k nows where she’s going on campus — perhaps better than many students who might wander around MSU with a map in their hands their first year at the university.

But unlike most students, Castor is completely blind.

“People will come up to me and ask, ‘Do you know where you are?’ … And people get nervous when I go down stars, which I guess I understand,” the computer science sophomore said, laughing.

Born 15 weeks premature, oxygen built up in the back of Castor’s eyes, causing her to lose the ability to see — a disability that didn’t stop her from becoming a Spartan.

“A lot of people will see me walking around campus and they’re intimidated because they think, ‘Oh, there’s a blind person over there, what am I going to do?’” she said. “I’m a normal person — I have dreams and goals. We’re normal people.

We’re overcoming challenges to do what we want to do.”

For Castor, college wasn’t something she had to think twice about. But for many people with disabilities, the decision isn’t that easy.

Getting there In 2012, more than 1,270 students registered and identified themselves as having a disability — about 2.6 percent of MSU’s popula-

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Rehabilitation counseling graduate student Piotr Pasik, center right, shares a laugh with his family members at his apartment, April 6, at Spartan Village. Pasik grew up with cerebral palsy, which limits his mobility. See his story in Tuesday’s paper.

tion, said Mike Hudson, director of MSU’s Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, or RCPD. The choice to pursue higher education requires weighing possibilities against limitations, but Hudson said it’s up the student whether to set the bar high.

“How hard one struggles and persists is a part of their choice,” he said. “They’ll get to decide — that’s the beauty of it.”

For some students, the worry arises from the impact a disability can have on their academic performance.

According to a survey conducted by Student Health Services, of the students that reported

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a disability, there is about a 61 percent chance attention deficit disorder would have an impact on a student’s academic success, about a 48 percent chance for a learning disability and about a 36 percent chance for a chronic illness.

For others, a disability can See DISABILITIES on page 2 X

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Doctoral student John Kirsh pays attention to the overhead in his class Tuesday in Erickson Hall. Kirsh was born deaf and uses interpreters in class to communicate. Read his story Thursday.

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Carrie-d the Breslin: Country star, SPARTANS ACROSS US, WORLD Hunter Hayes play sold-out show VOLUNTEER DURING SERVICE DAY

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A flood of sundresses and cowboy boots made their way to the Breslin Center from all directions, dressed in anticipation for a concert that sold out twice.

Country star and formerAmerican Idol winner Carrie Underwood made a stop Saturday night at Breslin as a part of her “Blown Away Tour.” Tara Peplowski, the marketing and group sales manager for Wharton Center and Breslin, said the show sold out despite the show’s promoter opening up more seats Friday afternoon.

“This is her third time here, and every time she sells out,” Peplowski said.

Underwood first performed at the Breslin in 2008, then returned in 2010. With her 2013 tour, she brought upand-coming pop/country star Hunter Hayes to town.

Although he released his first album in 2011, Peplowski said the tour put him on the map for country music fans.

“When her tour was first announced, he wasn’t necessarily that big of a deal,” she said. “She really recognized what a talent he is — his popularity has just soared.”

Although alumna Libby DuBay has lived in Los Angeles since graduating in 1985, she remains an active member of the Spartan family.

“Your education that you get in college isn’t a four-year experience, it’s a lifetime,” said DuBay, a member of the Los Angeles MSU Alumni Club. “It’s part of what defines you, and I think you never really forget that.”

Wearing green and white, DuBay was one of more than 1,000 alumni and students who contributed to the “Spartans Will.

Power: A Global Day of Service” on Saturday. There were about 100 community service projects hosted by alumni across the world and more than 30 student projects in the Greater Lansing area.

The MSU Alumni Association helped organize the day of service for the first time, and participants had the chance to either join an existing project or start their own, said Kim Kittleman, director of major market engagement with the MSU Alumni Association and organizer of the overall event.

DuBay said she helped organize a project in southern California to plant and remove non-native species in the Ballona Wetlands.

Other national projects included hosting a book giveaway in

More than 150 years after U.S. Congressman Justin S. Morrill pioneered the establishment of MSU as a land-grant institution within the Morrill Act, and with the looming demolition of MSU’s 103-year-old Morrill Hall, the MSU Board of Trustees voted to keep the Morrill’s history apparent on campus.

At Friday morning’s board meeting, the trustees approved Agriculture Hall’s new name, the Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture.

“The original Morrill Act spurred Congressional action in funding agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension services,” Fred Poston, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said in a press release. “These pillars of the Morrill Act were at the time, and continue to be, central to MSU’s identity and mission.”

Plans to schedule an official renaming ceremony this fall are underway.

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Country singer Carrie Underwood sings “Good Girl” next to her guitarist Saturday at Breslin Center. She opened her concert with this song.

Hayes kicked off the concert with a few songs from his selftitled album, including “Wanted” and “Storm Warning.”

Underwood emerged onto the stage in a black and white feathered dress, gliding around the audience on a moving platform throughout the concert.

Among many college students, Hayes, who is only 21 years old, has become known as a heartthrob. Finance freshman Audrey Garneau is no exception.

“I love him,” Garneau said.

“He’s marrying me, he just doesn’t know it yet. I don’t even have words to describe it.”

Underwood had her own set of dedicated fans. Environmen-

tal sciences and management junior Mackenzie Tocco has seen her perform four times prior to Saturday’s concert.

“I love her music,” she said. “I’ve been following her since American Idol.

She always puts on a lovely show.”

Mike Brand, the executive director of Wharton , said Michigan has held a strong market for country music, with the Breslin’s location playing a key part in sales.

“With this tour, it was logical to bring her back here again this year because See UNDERWOOD on page 2 X

California to benefit the Magic Johnson Community Empowerment Center in Carson, Calif., and planting trees in Detroit to benefit the Greening of Detroit charity. International projects included a beach cleanup in Hong Kong and playing with the children in a Korean orphanage.

Kittleman said participants did not have to be alumni, and some brought friends and family to help with the service projects.

“The feeling you get from helping someone … It’s amazing,” Kittleman said. “To be able to do that with fellow Spartans, and to do good and make difference … is exciting for a lot of people.”

Alumnus Doug Heffner, a Fort Myers, Fla., resident and Greater Fort Myers Area MSU Alumni Club board member, helped organize a project to help with maintenance work on a local Salvation Army.

Heffner said he is proud of his MSU education and the diversity and spirit of campus helped prepare him do community service.

“When I came (to Florida,) I immediately went to find the (MSU) Alumni Association,” Heffner said. “I wanted to get involved and I wanted to meet the people.”

Alumnus Jon Coleman, a MidMichigan Spartans board member, helped organize a volunteer See SERVICE on page 2 X

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But within the recently released discoveries of JeanDenis Rouillon, a professor at the University of FrancheComtĂŠ in Besançon, France, the health benefits of letting them loose might outweigh the criticisms of social normality, according to The Huffington Post. “Medically, physiologically, anatomically, the breast does not benefit from being deprived of gravity,â€? Rouillon said in the article.

For 15 years, Rouillon observed and studied the breasts of more than 300, 18- to 35-year-old women. In his report, he explains his findings of how women who went braless experienced a growth in muscle development to support their breasts, which led to perkier breasts and nipples and less noticeable stretch marks.

The study found a bra’s restricting fabric can deter the breasts from growing the self-supportive tissue, which causes them to sag.

Despite his reports, Rouillon didn’t advise all women to take off the harnesses, for his research might not have been representative of the entire population. If a bra is part of an adult woman’s attire, Rouillon said there won’t be much benefit to shaking it up and letting them down now.

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Despite leading normal lives, handicaps can come with stigma FROM PAGE ONE

limit social interactions and further challenge students transitioning from high school to college life.

Media and information junior Elliot Zirulnik, was diagnosed in middle school with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. “I knew that something wasn’t right with my ability to communicate and make friends,� he said, adding his difficulties include knowing what to say during an informal conversation and maintaining eye contact.

Zirulnik said he entertained the idea of going to community college, but decided to step out of his comfort zone and has never looked back.

Now in his third year at MSU, he’s the vice president of the Council of Students with Disabilities and a member of the Building Opportunities for Networking and Discovery program. “I wouldn’t have accomplished half the things I’ve accomplished if I had just stayed where I felt safe,� he said.

Getting the help To help students pursing higher education, the RCPD works with students who have learning disabilities and attention deficit, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury, mobility disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, blindness and visual impairment, deaf or hard of hearing, chronic health disabilities and other disabilities.

The center provides services and accommodations tailored to the students’ needs, which students can give to their professors. This can range from allowing the students more time on

exams to having someone read the exam to the student.

Hudson said the goal of the RCPD is to support students during their time at MSU to ensure they graduate with the skill set to successfully adapt to the workplace. “If you earn our admission to MSU, we’re certainly confident that disability will not stop you from being successful,� he said.

It’s not just faculty looking out for students with disabilities.

Disability Advocacy Rehabilitation Network President Jessica Diener said her group advocates for people-fi rst language regarding disabilities — identifying someone as a person with disabilities rather than a disabled person.

She is one of many students in the rehabilitation counseling master’s program who work with people with disabilities through transitional periods, such as between high school and college or from school into a job.

Castor fi nds help with MSU Tower Guard, a service-based group that works with students who are blind by reading assignments aloud and scanning classroom textbooks to send them to a company that prints them in Braille. “We appreciate being able to work with them,� said Joey Etienne, the group’s president. “We learn just as much from them.�

Making the change Since he arrived on campus 30 years ago, Dennis Martell, director of health promotion at Student Health Services, said he has seen the university come a long way in providing resources for students with disabilities. “There’s been a long history of activism on this campus to remove barriers, and the university has responded,� he said,

recalling the time Spartan Stadium added seating for people who are handicapped after he helped file a grievance in the 1980s.

Still, it remains unclear if it is a national priority.

President Barack Obama’s 201 4 budget pr op o s a l released last week increases funding for K-12 education, but not for programs falling under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Hudson said as technology moves toward electronic resources, textbooks accessibility for people with disabilities remains a challenge.

He said more investments in transportation also can give students with disabilities more opportunities.

Although Hudson said there is always room for improvement, the campus’ services have helped students reach goals and achievements, including a total of $66,000 in scholarships. “Some of the stories you hear at that (ceremony) remind you why you’re doing what you do,� he said. “The hopes that people come in with — the dreams and goals — just to see them become solidified as they’re increasingly successful in academic pathways is pretty powerful.�

Castor said going to college has changed her life and by telling her story, she hopes to inspire other people with disabilities to pursue education and take advantage of university resources. “It’s important to let people know that it’s okay to ask for help,� she said. “It’s not a shameful thing to have a disability.�

To learn more about Castor and her story, see Wednesday’s paper.

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acting dean of the College of Engineering. Beginning in March, Kempel took on the responsibilities of Udpa, the former dean, who now serves as the vice president for administrative services. “I don’t think we’ve really seen

anything dramatic (with the transition),� mechanical engineering senior Peter Dolce said. “I don’t know how long it takes stuff to get from the dean’s level down to our level, but we haven’t seen any real changes yet as undergrads.�

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project at Haven House in East Lansing, which is a shelter to help homeless families get back on their feet.

Coleman said there was such a large demand for assistance Saturday they exceeded the volunteer limit at Haven House and had to turn some volunteers down. “We’ve had people really excited about it,� Coleman said.

After DuBay’s service project, she said participants ate together at a restaurant on the beach where they were given special green tablecloths and deals. “It’s a forever commitment, it’s a forever involvement and attachment and loyalty, and it’s part of who you are,� DuBay said. “That’s how the Spartans do it — that’s how we roll.�

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MSU venue sold out twice, ideal fit for former Idol FROM PAGE ONE

everyone can get here faster than on one side of the state or the other,� Brand said.

Despite the genre’s popularity in the state, Peplowski said Underwood’s music reaches outside the realm of country music. “She has that crossover appeal,� she said. “American Idol is such a draw for people, not only in the country music genre but also with pop music.�

Photographer Katie Stiefel contributed to this report.

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Cost: $60.8 million Slated full construction time frame: July 2013 to November 2015 “By bringing people from multiple disciplines, we expand our footprint,� Udpa said. “(The facility) is going to be impactful in many, many ways.�

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OBAMA PROPOSES FY14 BUDGET 5K RACES RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITIES COULD BRING FUNDS TO STUDENTS Students and

By Darcie Moran morandar@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

If the White House has anything to say about it, students soon can look forward to a little extra help when it comes to managing the cost of a college education.

President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, which spans Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2014 and was released last week, pinpoints ways to ease the costs of tuition, according to some MSU experts.

Although the plan still must receive approval from Congress, the current draft of the budget aims to increase the maximum amount given to students who qualify for Pell Grants, double the number of students eligible for the Federal Work-Study Program, limit an increase on loan interest rates and encourage universities to find innovative ways to keep tuition manageable.

“It’s always good to see that they’re paying attention to students’ financial aid on a national level,” said Val Meyers, associate director of the Office of Financial Aid. “We want them to be aware that students need help.”

Meyers said it’s too soon to say what the budget proposal, specifically the increase in the Pell Grant maximum, will mean for MSU, but the proposed minimal increase to the Pell Grant still is a good sign. She said the $140 increase, making the maximum Pell Grant about $5,785 , could mean students receive a small amount more money, with the neediest students receiving the most.

College of Education Dean Donald Heller said the increase only is about 2 percent, and likely won’t have a large impact at MSU because tuition likely will increase at a higher percentage.

He said Obama’s plans for college loans, if approved by Congress, probably will have the greatest impact on students.

Although under current legislation, interest rates on Stafford loans are slated to rise from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent this summer, the 2014 budget calls for new loans to have interest rates based on the market rates each year, which would remain fixed for the life of the loan.

According to the budget, repayment options also will be expanded so students do not pay more that 10 percent of their income on loan payments.

The interest rate changes were of particular concern to first-year law student Katie Oberer, who said she is pursuing her second degree through a combination of scholarships and loans.

“Obviously, more can be done to reduce the cost of higher education,” Oberer said. “I think it’s a good step … any help with loans would be great.”

In addition to student grants and loans, the university likely

At a glance: $150 million increase to the Federal WorkStudy Program in hopes of doubling the number of participants in five years.

$140 increase in the

maximum Pell Grant, from $5,645 in the Fiscal Year 2013 to $5,785 in Fiscal Year 2014.

Fixed interest rates based on the year’s market rates for new loans. Borrowers

would pay no more than 10 percent of

their income on loan payments.

$260 million for a “First in the World” fund. $1 billion for a Higher Education “Race to the Top” Competition.

$55 million allotted for MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB. SOURCE: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PROPOSED F Y 14 BUDGET

would benefit from proposed increases in funding to organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, if the university were able to receive more grants from them, Heller said.

Competitive grants, including First in the World Fund and a Higher Education Race to the Top Competition also were proposed in the budget and aim to encourage innovative ways to limit tuition increases.

Limits to cap tuition increases also were proposed

by Gov. Rick Snyder and state legislators.

A proposed House budget limits tuition increases to 3 percent or colleges will risk losing funding.

In 2011, state legislators claimed MSU raised tuition more than the 7.1 percent ceiling that year, although a state budget director eventually found the university was in compliance.

MSU Trustee George Perles said although the White House generally has not done enough when it comes to the costs of higher education, he hopes the budget will have at least a small positive impact on MSU tuition. “ We’re a lway s doi ng hard work to make sure that we can improve that,” Perles said of the cost of higher education. “We want to keep it as low as we can for students.”

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community brace cold to support MSU Safe Place

By Simon Schuster schust61@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Despite a mixture of snow, hail and rain, runners and volunteers came out in force to support MSU Safe Place on Sunday afternoon at the 19th-annual Race for the Place 5K. The race began and ended at Jenison Field House, and before the day of the race, about 550 runners already had registered to participate. Director of MSU Safe Place Holly Rosen said she hopes the event will raise $20,000-$25,000 — a major source of revenue for the program.

“There are several objectives for Race for the Place. One is to get the community out to learn more about MSU safe place. …

Another is to give volunteers an opportunity to contribute to our program,” Rosen said. “Of course, the most obvious objective is to raise money for our program.”

Rosen said MSU is the only university in the country with a large domestic violence shelter on campus, noting the important role it plays.

“MSU Safe Place has an emergency shelter for anyone who’s

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Haslett, Mich., resident Jacob Crowe crosses the 1-mile mark outside of Demonstration Hall during a 5K run for MSU Safe Place on Sunday. Crowe finished the run with a time of 15:45.

experiencing domestic violence or stalking … (including) their minor-aged children,” Rosen said. “We serve students, staff and faculty in the community.

We serve women and men.”

The winner of the race was Jacob Crowe, a member of the Playmakers racing team, with a time of 15:45.

“I definitely wanted to come out to run to support Safe Place,” Crowe said. “All of the races have great causes, and this is just an

example of one of the great ones in the area.”

Clint Summers ran in the race and is an employee of MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, one of the race’s largest sponsors. “(It’s important to) just get more awareness out there, to get more advertising for Safe Place to understand what they do and the services they provide,” Summers said.

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Senior Class Council’s 5K to support emergency needs fund

By Robert Bondy bondyrob@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

With warmer weather on the way, many organizations have been rolling out the finish line ribbons to host 5K charity events, including the Senior Class Council.

The council hosted the event Saturday morning to help raise awareness for the organization and funds for the 2013 senior class gift — a donation to the Support Our Spartans Student Emergency Needs Fund, which provides financial aid to students.

The council is part of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government and benefits from its credibility among students, Senior Class Council member Becca Toth said.

The council raised an estimated total of $300 from the 5K event, with 15 participants running the race. The male and female winners both received iPod shuffles.

This year, the council decided to use the event proceeds to fund a different type of senior class gift than what typically is donated.

Senior Class Council member Grace Kim said the group wanted to steer away from giving a traditional landmark on campus.

“We wanted to do something more than just a bench or something like a tree,” Kim said. “We thought the best way to leave our mark on campus that could help students forever, (was) the Support Our Spartans (Emergency Needs Fund). We know that college is expensive and that a lot of students have issues paying for it, so we thought this would be the best way to help them out.”

The Support Our Spartans Student Emergency Needs Fund is run through the Division of Student Affairs, where students can apply for a financial grant in the event of a family member’s death, accidents, illness, fire damage or

need for temporary housing. The grant is not intended to replace any financial aid and doesn’t need to be repaid, according to the Student Affairs and Services Advancement Office website.

Race proceeds will go to the Support Our Spartans Student Emergency Needs Fund Kim said the council is unaware of how much money it has raised for the senior class gift since it has taken pledges for donations, and it is unsure if

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those pledges will come through.

It raised $700 at Full Court Support, a dodgeball tournament, and has done other activities, such as a flash mob, before a football game in the fall to raise money for the gift.

Microbiology senior Mike Bork decided to run in the event after receiving an ASMSU email and thought the event was a good way to exercise, while also helping out MSU students.

“It’s a good cause,” Bork said.

“I know personally of more than a couple people that have fallen on hard financial times and something like this is a great way to help out.”

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Graduate student Bill Heinrich kayaks on the south bank of the Red Cedar River Sunday. Heinrich and several other outdoor enthusiasts enjoyed water sports in the narrow strip of the Red Cedar River behind the Administration Building where the current was strong. As of 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the water level was at 6.29 feet, with the flood stage at about 7 feet, although the National Weather Service predicted the peak had passed Saturday.

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Kelly Gardner also participated and found the MSU Safe Place’s mission resonated with her. She ran through the cold with a fellow member of Chi Omega to support the cause.

“You never know if (domestic violence) could happen to me, and I would want to support (MSU Safe Place), too,” Gardner said.

“If we have other people supporting it, other people will come out to do it too.”

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AVAILABILITY OF PLAN B SHOULDN’T BE RESTRICTED EDITORIAL BOARD Andrew Krietz EDITOR IN CHIEF Katie Harrington OPINION EDITOR Greg Olsen OPINION WRITER Derek Blalock STAFF REPRESENTATIVE Omari Sankofa II MINORITY REPRESENTATIVE RuAnne Walworth STAFF WRITER

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roponents of banning abortions are an outspoken group, steadfast on eliminating a practice they believe is immoral.

In more forums than simply presidential debates, this topic has taken the country by storm and has been handled in unique ways by different states.

In some states, such as North Dakota, lawmakers are taking steps toward banning the practice altogether. In others, such as Mississippi, the practice is so frowned upon that only one abortion clinic remains in use.

“Some say you are born a fan of a sports team and always will remain dedicated to them. I say you are born a fan of a sports team for the first few years of your life because you are too young to know the difference between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. After that, it is up to you to make a decision about your favorite sports teams.”

— RuAnne Walworth, State News reporter

— this ruling also has been met by serious opposition from those who don’t favor making the morning-after pill an over-the-counter medicine.

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has been one of the most outspoken critics of making Plan B accessible to girls of all ages and believes those under the age of 17 should be required to have a prescription for the drug.

Obama responded to this opinion, saying he, as a father, understands how the notion of making this drug accessible to a 10-year-old in a drugstore is unnerving.

The rationale behind Sebelius’ attacks is something few would argue against, but it completely misses the point of what stretching the attainability of these drugs would do.

Just like the decision to have an abortion should be entirely in the hands of the woman, the decision to take the morning-after pill is a choice only one person should be expected to make.

Although making Plan B accessible without prescription could allow young girls to purchase it, this

Even Michigan has taken steps against this controversial procedure.

In December, while still in a lame-duck session, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law an anti-abortion bill imposing restrictions on abortion clinics, requiring doctors to screen women for coercion before providing the operation.

But the country’s war on abortions steered off in a new direction in recent weeks, and opponents seem to have set their sights on a new target: The Plan B morning-after pill.

On April 5, New York federal courts ruled females of all ages should have unrestricted access to the pill as a means to prevent pregnancy.

In 2011, a similar stance for universal access was supported by the Food and Drug Administration, which recommended all girls be able to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription because they found it had no evidence of harm for young users.

This decision has been seen as a victory for proponents of reproductive freedom and those who have been angry at the way President Barack Obama’s administration has rolled over on a number of these issues in the past.

But — as with any abortion-related decisions

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argument fails to make any rational sense.

No matter the situations that led them to seeking out this medication, the people who take Plan B do so to avoid the possibility of an abortion in the future.

Instead of harming their bodies, these pills allow women to avoid pregnancy and do so in a way that doesn’t injure them.

The battle to restrict Plan B from those who truly need it is the next installment to an abortion fight that has plagued this country for too long, but this current struggle is about much more. It’s about basic women’s rights.

Lawmakers should fight to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens and not impede on the freedoms of those they disagree with.

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“Trustees to vote on increasing room and board rates 3.9 percent”

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The State Government: Keep the tuition increase under 4% or you won’t get additional aid.

The Board of Trustees: Okay, increase it 3.9% Did they think some of us wouldn’t notice?

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Oddly enough, this is just how many areas of our country are being run. You spend more than you have, and go into debt. Sadly, we’re expected to fit the bill.

Kinda rough when it’s not the one-percenter’s problem huh? It’s okay though, when they bleed the students dry I guess we’ll just have to live without “free” laundry or the burger bar at Shaw.

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Put down your #$%&-ing phone DESIGN EDITOR

DREW DZWONKOWSKI dzwonko5@msu.edu

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am standing at the urinal pissing, and I need to whip out my phone to check Twitter. That’s how bad it has gotten. I can’t even drain my body of fluids without stuffing information back into it at the same time.

Smartphones — or spacephones, as I like to call them — have brought us the future, but they’ve also created a black hole into which our attention spans are disappearing. May is soon, exams loom — how am I supposed to study when my spacephone peels

my brain in 40 directions?

I know I’m not alone. We are a generation of spacephone addicts.

I’m reminded of it when I go to a movie and the rows ahead of me are dotted with glowing rectangles. I’m reminded of it when I see a couple at a restaurant, avoiding conversation and eye contact because they are lost in the Twitterverse.

We use our phones to ignore each other, to ignore our environment and to sink deeper into ourselves. As a result, we’re becoming less interesting people. The spacephone black hole is sucking the color from our personalities. And that includes me. I’m the most boring person in the world, I swear to God. It’s not just our attention spans at stake. We’ve become a generation that avoids confrontation because it’s so much easier to ignore the more difficult traits of the people in our lives. If someone you’re talking to is being annoying, you can just disappear into your phone. That’s not healthy.

Face-to-face confrontation is good. It solves problems.

But the Internet gives us anonymity, so we’ve become a generation of critics who consume and consume. We’re all willing to judge something without creating something, and I fear people who actually do have that rare enterprising spirit soon w ill become ILLUSTR ATION

BY DREW extinct.

DZWONKOWSKI A nd t he problems root in us earlier than ever before. Look around today.

All minivans now have TVs in them.

Families on road trips don’t even have to talk to each other any more.

What a damn shame. I did some of my best, most lifedefining thinking when I was a smelly little kid, bored out of my

mind in the back of my mom’s minivan. I built an imagination.

I daydreamed about being Han Solo and making out with Princess Leia. I created worlds in my head. I wouldn’t have experienced any of that growth if every time my mom took me to Costco, a dumb screen popped out of the dashboard and injected Spongebob into my eyeballs.

But now I’m the guy checking Twitter at the urinal. I’m not above any of this. Believe me, scores of mindless YouTube videos separated the writing of each sentence in this column. I knew it was bad when I signed up for Vine. I can’t even sit through a five, sometimes four-second video

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without itching to swipe to the next one.

My life exists in the gaps between space- May is soon, phone notifica- exams loom tions. I get noth— how am I ing done. I pine for the days supposed to when I was 9 study when years old and it took a full my phone minute to log peels my onto the Interbrain in 40 net . Remember that elec- directions?” tronic, crunching, whirring sound your computer would make as it dialed up? Today, I’d take that minute to wonder, “Why are you doing this to yourself? What are you doing with your life? You don’t need to look at pictures of cats with moustaches.”

I’m attracted to and fascinated by people who don’t share my addiction to the point where I’ve lowered the bar for the opposite sex. The other day, I saw a girl sitting on a bench (phone secured

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in pocket!) reading a book (ears: headphoneless!) and I almost fell in love on the spot. “This chick’s got it all figured out.”

Spacephones are a drug separating us into two kinds of people: Those who know when to switch them off, and addicts who check Twitter while pissing.

Is the answer to cut yourself off?

To limit yourself to an hour of spacephone use a day? To have a no-spacephone day of the week?

These all seem impractical.

My modest proposal also is a lazy one: do nothing. Lay in bed and stare at your ceiling. You’ll be surprised where your mind wanders without your spacephone forcing its direction. Let it roam unhindered by the direction of a Twitter feed. Let yourself be the smelly kid in the back of the minivan who had an imagination. You will drift to the corners of your mind that aren’t stimulated anymore. Self-propelled and independent, your brain might heal and become rigid again.

Thank God I’m done with this column. I’ve got some Twitter to catch up on.

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Software created by alumni personalizes large lectures

By Milan Griffes griffes4@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

MSU students are no strangers to large lectures.

Many classes on campus have enrollments in the hundreds, so keeping all of those students involved and engaged can be a daunting task. But two alumni are accepting the challenge.

John Pytel and Dave Mulder are the co-founders of GoSoapBox, a company whose software is designed to make large classrooms more interactive.

Using the software, students can indicate when they are confused by the lecture material, instructors can administer quizzes and polls, and the class can provide anonymous feedback to teacher questions.

“Many of the classes at MSU use hardware-based response

systems. They require you to purchase that external device,” Pytel said, referring to iClickerlike devices. “We’ve optimized that concept to work with mobile devices. (The software) is compatible with anything with a web browser.”

Pytel said the initial concept was simple.

“Dave (Mulder) came up with the original idea — a simple platform that would allow students to ask questions and vote for questions they like,” Pytel said. “It came out of the observation that in these large lecture halls, no one ever wanted to ask a question.”

GoSoapBox was launched in February 2012. To date, the app has been used by more than 70,000 students and teachers in 100 countries.

“We have seen great adoption of the product,” Pytel said. “Most

new users come from referrals, teachers sharing this with their colleagues.”

Associate professor of communication Steve McCornack teaches one of the largest classes at MSU, COM 225: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication.

This semester, 591 students are enrolled in the lecture. McCornack recognizes the contradiction of class subject and size. “(Teaching the class) seems very natural,” McCornack said.

“On the other hand there is this irony. We are talking about interpersonal relationships, and it’s a mass lecture.”

McCornack was skeptical about the necessity of software like GoSoapBox. “If you’re talking about a math or science class, it could be really helpful,” McCornack said. “In my class, I’d see it as a detriment.”

When technology is introduced

into his classes, McCornack notes a difference in the atmosphere of the classroom.

“What does that do to the relationship between me and you?” he asked rhetorically. “It puts a device between us. It mediates (the experience). The class as a whole perceives it as a theater event and not an interaction.”

Journalism and political science freshman Kit Kuhne recognizes the value of such software in the right context.

“For students who are not currently participating, it would be really nice,” Kuhne said. “The software would be good for certain types of classes, not all, but some.”

GoSoapBox is offering a free semester-long trial of their service to MSU professors. Professors can sign up at gosoapbox. com using an @msu.edu email address to receive the free trial.

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Donzaleigh Abernathy speaks about peace during the Successful Black Women of MSU second annual Peace Summit on Saturday at the Union Ballroom. The conference featured a variety of speakers who talked about topics ranging from peace to social justice.

Successful Black Women of MSU host 2nd Peace Summit

By Christine LaRouere larouer4@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

E N T E R TA I N M E N T Models ride up and down the escalator following the finale of a fashion show Saturday at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place.

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Girls’ Day Out draws EL businesses

By Michael Koury kourymic@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Although snow, sleet and every other type of precipitation was pouring down on the streets of East Lansing, that didn’t stop people from coming out to the city’s second-annual Girls’ Day Out event Saturday downtown.

The event was aimed to attract both students and residents to experience the dining and shopping specials the city offers.

Highlighting the day’s events was a fashion show in the East Lansing Marriott at University Place put on with the help of MSU’s fashion-based publication, VIM Magazine.

People ranging from aspiring models to MSU students dressed in attire and jewelry from some local downtown businesses. In lieu of an actual runway, models came down the escalator to show off their clothing and accessories to the crowd.

The show ended with a flash mob featuring a group of about 13 preteens dancing to songs, such as “Brokenhearted” by Karmin and “Circus” by Britney Spears.

Ashley Jones, an LCC student who plans to transfer to MSU in the summer, opened up the fashion show wearing a blue, knee-length formal dress, nude heels and a smattering of gold and orange bracelets and necklaces.

“I love opening,” she said.

“It was kind of nerve-racking because I’m wearing heels and we’re going down an escalator. So it was like, ‘Oh my god, I hope I don’t fall!’ But in the end, it turned out very well.”

VIM Magazine had a hand in planning the fashion show during the first-annual Girls’ Day Out event in October 2011. Brittany Ricca, the event coordinator for VIM Magazine and a Spanish senior, said this time around, they were given a little more hands-on experience running the show and dealing with all the models and retailers.

“We handled all of the backstage work, clothes, getting the models ready, lining them up, sending them down the runway,” she said. “That was all facilitated by us, which was great. Everyone wants that little taste of real world experience, which I think this definitely gets.”

Businesses, such as Douglas J. Aveda Institute, Jeanologie and Mad Eagle, had shopping deals throughout the day to entice people to come downtown and shop.

Douglas J. Aveda Institute gave out free massages and Mad Eagle offered 20 percent off everything in the store.

Restaurants also planned events for people to come check out, such as a beer tasting at Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub and a wine tasting at Beggar’s Banquet.

Psychology senior Brittany Thomas poses for people during a fashion show Saturday at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place. The event was part of Girls’ Day Out, which held promotions for participating members at various businesses in East Lansing.

East Lansing resident Bridget Seitz came downtown with her daughter, 8-year-old Natalie, for Girls’ Day Out to support the small businesses in East Lansing. Mad Eagle and Jeanologie were on her list of shops to visit.

“This does bring the community together,” she said.

“This is, for me, the first

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opportunity to see so many people come out and the fact that it’s for Girls’ Day Out and you see all kinds of people … It’s fantastic.”

“Peace, social justice, and unity should not stop after one year,” said Lauren Moore, president of Successful Black Women of MSU, or SBWMSU. “This is an opportunity for all people to build knowledge and make connections.”

This opportunity was presented to students and members of the East Lansing community at the SBWMSU Second Annual Peace Summit on Sunday in the Union Ballroom.

The summit was open to people of all races, nationalities, sexual orientation, families and local communities to present their theme, “Putting the Puzzle Back Together,” focusing on the subjects of peace, unity and social justice.

SBWMSU hosted a mixture of 50 students and community members.

The first summit was created after the spike in racial incidents in fall 2011, such as a slur on a wall in Armstrong Hall.

Moore said continuing the free event for a second time and beyond is something she and the rest of SBWMSU plan to do and build upon.

“We provided the necessary tools to set the foundation to promote peace on campus from last year’s summit, but now it is about putting the puzzle pieces together to build and grow on it in our local communities,” Moore said.

“The message is spreading and people are interested, so I can hope that next year this can be bigger.”

Keynote speaker Donzaleigh Abernathy spoke of women’s rights, how women have been threatened throughout the years and how women today can be successful.

“There is a dividing line that will make a difference in your life, and that is your education,” Abernathy said in

“The message is spreading and people are interested, so I can hope that next year this can be bigger.”

Lauren Moore, Successful Black Women of MSU president

her lecture. “What it takes to be a successful woman is self-preservation, self-esteem, self-respect and self-love.”

Social work sophomore and member of SBWMSU Marjorie Bothwell said the purpose of the summit is to stop any injustice against any person of any race and become more involved with the community.

“The controversy on campus can be solved if we come together and move forward as a unit,” Bothwell said of discrimination on campus, including racial slurs found on a Butterfield Hall wall in fall 2011. “I am very inspired, and now I want to be more productive in the community.”

MSU alumnus Ashiq Rahiman was asked by SBWMSU to speak in the peace section about visualizing the big picture. Rahiman came to MSU as an international student from Dubai and addressed the question of what peace means.

“I was invited because I bring a perspective that isn’t from here,” Rahiman said. “In Dubai, it is relatively quiet and when I came here, I felt I moved to a place where the notion of peace was defined in opposition of war.… I wanted to address peace as how it is mainly discussed in the context of global conflict.”

Rahiman also said the summit was one way for students to learn about social issues outside of the classroom.

“Students at this university have access to certain information that we may not have anywhere else,” Rahiman said.

“This is really important for people who want to expand and learn about something that they don’t really know beyond the classroom.”

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SUMMER

NPHC Greek Weekend raises money for babies

By Omari Sankofa II sankofao@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Despite some recent competition between some of the black fraternities and sororities on campus to recruit members, Greek Weekend event coordinator and Alpha Phi Alpha member Philip Lewis said it was a success.

“This shows that we can all come together for a greater good,” Lewis, a sociology senior, said.

“That’s why I think this weekend, especially for it being the first time, is successful.”

The MSU National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, hosted its first Greek Weekend from Thursday to Sunday. Several events were held, and many of them were aimed to assist local nonprofit organizations.

“The MSU Greek Weekend is something that we really thought we needed to do to help give back, not only to the MSU community but the Lansing community as well,” said Lewis.

Lewis initially presented the idea of Greek Week to the NPHC, and in turn, Lewis became the event coordinator.

“When it was presented to us, we helped with getting a lot of the things going, brought in the other organizations,” NPHC president and Iota Phi Theta member Resheid Jackson said. “We helped with getting everybody involved.”

One of the events held, the “Dropping Dimes For Babies” basketball game, was a donationbased event, and more than 500 food donations collected from “MSU Stroll-Off” went to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

“It’s pretty much based on service, and that’s what our fraternities are about,” Lewis said. “It’s really a great thing to get everyone together.”

Jackson also hopes such an event can help MSU’s black community become more active.

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Advertising junior Resheid Jackson, second left, points toward other MSU teammates during a timeout as psychology senior Najah Allen and marketing junior Shelia Roby listen during the “Dropping Dimes for Babies” basketball game.

“One of the things I notice is that our community as a whole is losing its leadership roles,” he said. “When I was a freshman, there were a lot of freshman that were, of course, on top of their books, but were also making sure they were connected.”

Today, Jackson said the willingness to stay connected isn’t as strong.

“It doesn’t seem like a lot of people want to network, or if they do want to network, they want to have fun,” he said. “We need to be the people that are pushing for ourselves. The leadership roles, they help build our resume, help build our character. They help build us.”

Lewis and Jackson both hope that Greek Weekend will become an annual event.

“That was my plan when I presented it to them,” Lewis said. “I’ll be gone in May, so if it can continue on for as long as it needs to, that would be awesome.”

Humanities senior and Delta Sigma Theta member Amy Brown said the campus participation of the event made her proud.

“What we’ve accomplished is getting more publicity and making a statement on campus,” Brown said. “People on campus, they’ve never heard of NPHC and the African American fraternities and sororities. Now they know what we’re about.”

MSU students and participants of the “Dropping Dimes for Babies” basketball game huddle during the end of halftime Friday at IM Sports-Circle. The game was hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council against students from Wayne State University.

GRAND LEDGE TO OFFER FREE HISTORICAL FESTIVAL IN MAY For those people who want to do something different after they finish their finals — or for those who aren’t in school and simply want to do something different — the city of Grand Ledge, Mich., presents an event for the Saturday and Sunday immediately following finals week: the Victorian Days.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4-5, visitors can experience the Victorian Era for themselves.

Events from the late 1800s and early 1900s, such as a corset symposium, an authentic 1860s baseball game, a moustache contest and a Grand Victorian Ball, will be available to the public along the Grand River in Grand Ledge.

Most events are free, but riverboat and carriage rides carry a small charge, as do entries in the Victorian model boat race. Tickets to the Grand Ball are $30 and can be purchased at numerous places throughout Grand Ledge or by phone. Visit victoriandays.org/ball. html for more information.

There will be a recreated Civil War encampment on Island Park, with a coordinated skirmish for control of the island, taking place 3:30 p.m. Saturday. So, don’t be alarmed if war suddenly breaks out on the river in the middle of the afternoon.

For those interested in entering the Moustache Contest, registration won’t begin until May 4. The contest itself will take place at 2 p.m., with registration open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Further info is available at victoriandays.org/ moustache.html.

The Model Boat race will take place May 5, with registration also open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4. Specific information regarding the boat race can be found at victoriandays.org/boatrace.html.

For general information on the two Victorian Days, visit victoriandays.org.

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Walk-off heroics lift MSU to home series sweep against No. 12 Indiana

By Dillon Davis davisdi4@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS â– â–

It wasn’t a conventional weekend of baseball by any stretch of the imagination.

A weekend fraught with inclement weather, including long periods of heavy snow, multiple delays and a pair of extra inning games against the Big Ten’s top team wasn’t exactly in the game plan.

Few games this season have been.

But as the ball off the bat of sophomore first baseman Ryan Krill floated by the outstretched glove of Indiana left fielder Chris Sujka in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, the Spartans exploded out of the dugout, mobbing Krill in jubilation following a 6-5 win and a home series sweep of the No. 12 Hoosiers (267 overall, 8-4 Big Ten). “It feels great, especially after coming off of last weekend,� Krill said. “We kind of let some people down last weekend, including ourselves. It was good to get back on track and win it.�

The weekend marks the first series sweep against a ranked opponent for the MSU program since head coach Jake Boss Jr. took over in 2008, and it’s just the third series sweep this season. Even more unconventional was the way the Spartans (2111, 5-4) were able to get it done.

Sophomore outfielder Jimmy

“We got out of a jam and then we showed some character by coming back and getting the leadoff guy on in the bottom half — some good at-bats, really.�

Jake Boss Jr., head coach

Pickens led the charge with his late-inning heroics, securing the walk-off hit in wins in the first two games of the series, including a home run over the rightfield fence to earn a 6-5 win in extra innings on Saturday.

After the Spartans lost the lead in the top of the ninth inning Sunday, many anticipated Pickens would get another crack at winning the game. However, after Pickens was hit by a pitch to load the bases, the spotlight and the victory came with one swing by his fellow classmate Krill.

Pickens said after the Spartans were forced to battle in the two previous games, he knew the team had another rally in them to close out the series. “They just fought again like they did yesterday and the day before,� Pickens said. “We got in the dugout and it was quiet and I was like, ‘Hey, it’s not like this is the first time this has happened.’ We had a couple walk offs already; we might as well do it again.�

Friday, the Spartans added a run in the eighth to tie the game at one after trailing for much of the afternoon. With two outs in

the 11th inning, Pickens singled up the middle to score sophomore outfielder Anthony Cheky and take the first game of the series.

The next day, Pickens again showed his flair for the dramatic with his 10th inning home run , getting his nose bloodied in the postgame celebration with his teammates.

Coming off a previous weekend sweep at the hands of Michigan, sweeping the Hoosiers effectively re-inserts MSU back into the Big Ten race with 22 games to play — 15 of those against Big Ten opponents. “Just tremendous effort out of our guys,� Boss said. “It’s tough, especially when you’re one pitch away from winning in the ninth and two outs and nobody on and they string a couple good at-bats together. “We got out of a jam and then we showed some character by coming back and getting the leadoff guy on in the bottom half — some good atbats, really.�

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Head coach Jake Boss Jr., left, watches as senior outfielder Jordan Keur is helped off the field Friday, during the first game of a three-game series against Indiana at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field. Keur tore his ACL as he was running to second base.

TORN ACL ENDS KEUR’S SEASON, CAREER AT MSU

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Even with a series victory in hand, the weekend did not come without a significant loss for the MSU baseball team.

During Friday’s game against No. 12 Indiana, senior outfielder Jordan Keur tore his left Achilles’ tendon while rounding first base and limped into second base before collapsing.

Keur was attended to by trainers for several minutes before being helped off the field. From there, Keur was taken to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building and looked at by MSU team orthopedic surgeon Michael Shingles, who confirmed the Achilles’

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After the game Saturday, Keur said he’s scheduled for surgery Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season. The recovery time for Keur is at least six months and could take as long as a year, which likely will impact both MSU’s lineup and Keur’s professional future.

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Dantonio tries Riley SPARTANS DROP 2 BIG TEN MATCHES Bullough out at RB

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Junior Marina Bohrer hits the ball across the court during the tennis match against Nebraska on Sunday, at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The Spartans lost to the Cornhuskers, 6-1.

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By Zach Smith smithza9@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Mark Dantonio is weighing all his options in the ongoing search to replace Le’Veon Bell — even looking at players from the opposite side of the ball.

Dantonio is looking at redshirt freshman linebacker Riley Bullough to be the bulldog the Spartans have yet to find.

“Last year, a lot of times when we were getting ready for somebody else, we put people in those positions to sort of simulate an opposing player,” Dantonio said.

“We had Riley at tailback last year getting ready for Iowa. He was pretty impressive, so I thought, ‘Well, let’s see what he can do.’”

He said the 6-foot-2, 232-pound linebacker has good feet and a high football IQ, a must to play multiple positions well.

Dantonio said Bullough compliments the other three backs the Spartans have on the roster in a way they’ve always had in previous years.

“We’ve always had guys that are able to play off each other,” he said. “A bigger guy and a faster guy, that sort of compliment each other. Right now, we really don’t have that.”

He added there are other options on the team he hasn’t explored and incoming freshmen might fill the needed position.

In the second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, the linebacker carried the ball 11 times for a team-high 43 yards and a pair of one-yard touchdown runs.

“I love carrying the ball,” Bullough said. “In high school, I was quarterback, so I had the ball every play, so it’s good to be back carrying the ball.”

He said the most difficult part of the transition isn’t learning both sides of the ball, but simply not knowing where he’s going to be at a given time.

When Dantonio told him he would be getting some looks at running back, Bullough was

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shocked, but excited, and playing against his side of the ball pumps him up.

“The defense, those are my guys, I’ve been with them since I got here,” he said. “It’s definitely fun to go against them and see how I compare to the other running backs.”

The defense he’s getting to run against includes his older brother, senior linebacker Max Bullough.

The younger Bullough said the whole defense was gunning for him since his the first day in the backfield, and there has been some brotheron-brother action.

“The first day I played tailback, I was running a power through the middle and I spun and (Max) hit me right in the kidney,” Riley Bullough said.

“I was like, ‘I guess it is tougher than I thought to be a running back.’”

Switching positions doesn’t come without some hardships, and Bullough said he got some help from the other running backs, especially junior running back Nick Hill. Hill said he’s letting Bullough get the plays down and doing what he needs to do to make the transition as smooth as possible.

“Even though he’s a linebacker coming over, I’m treating him as a fresh in, freshman running back,” Hill said.

“If he asks questions, needs to know things, I’ll help him out.

Even though he’s competition, I’m going to help him out.”

One way or another, Dantonio will find his man, and the Spartans will start the season with the compliment in the backfield.

“We need to find someone who can carry the ball 200plus times,” Dantonio said.

“We need to find that with our guys who are existing at that position, incoming freshmen, or moving somebody. We’ve always had that, and we’ll continue to have that.”

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Life goes on.

After a weekend that saw the MSU women’s tennis team (10-14 overall, 0-9 Big Ten) lose to Iowa, 4-3, on Saturday, and to No. 12 Nebraska, 6-1, on Sunday at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility, the only thing they could do was suck it up and look forward.

“It’s the kind of thing where it hurts and it’s going to hurt, but we’ve got to move on,” head coach Simone Jardim said. “It happened, and it sucks, and it really hurts, but if we didn’t care, then it would be easy, but we do care.”

Things got started quickly for the Spartans against Iowa (9-11, 2-7) by winning two of the three doubles matches to get the important doubles point.

Wins by freshman Emily Meyers and junior Marina Bohrerin singles competition gave MSU two points, but a three-set loss by senior Michaela Silesovaon court six gave the win to the Hawkeyes.

Still, Jardim said being in contention in five of six singles matches was the most MSU has been in all season, and it gave them something to build on.

“We saw an opportunity and we thought that we could beat them, and I thought that we were better (than Iowa),” she said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t finish the match, which is really heartbreaking.”

One bright spot of the meet was Bohrer’s upset of No. 85 Ruth Seaborne in the No. 1 singles match.

She said the way her teammates pushed her to do better, and the Spartan fans in attendance helped her believe they could win.

“It was one of the best days I’ve seen them together as a unit,” Bohrer said. “Everybody came together to compete. We had a lot of people watching us, so that helped.”

Sunday was a different story.

MSU lost all but one singles

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match and one doubles match to the Cornhuskers (19-4, 8-1).

The common denominator of the wins was Meyers, whose two-set victory against Nebraska’s Izabella Zgierska gave the Spartans their only point of the afternoon.

She finished the weekend 4-0 in matches she competed in. She also picked up the first two Big Ten wins of her MSU career.

Her coach told the team in practice to let go and play the best sets they can, and Meyers-

said that message stuck with her this weekend.

“It feels so good to get one win under your belt,” Meyers said. “It helps get your confidence up, and helps you keep going and to believe in yourself more.

“Sometimes it is a lot harder when there isn’t a lot of cheering going on because you can feel very alone on the court, but once you get the crowd behind you, it’s pretty easy to get pumped up about the match.”

With their home finale against Ohio State scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jardim said the Spartans will use the tough competition they faced this weekend to get better the next time they hit the courts.

“The day we get that doubles point and are in six singles matches, it will happen for us,” she said. “We’re going to prepare the kids and do the best we can (on) Tuesday, Wednesday (and) Thursday, and be ready to go on Friday.”