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ASMS-SCREWED?

H E A LT H

Summer taxes to be withheld, emergency funds will last nine months

DOCUME NTE D DOWNSPIR AL

From audits to memorandums, a paper trail stretching from 2011 casts light on why MSU is requiring ASMSU move its funds to an on-campus account.

Sept. 28, 2011

By Robert Bondy

“Activity within the Loan Program was not recorded for the entire year,” according to this internal audit.

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Psychology junior Cody Thomas adjusts his headphones before studying March 19 at Biggby Coffee. Thomas was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

MSU provides on-campus resources for ADHD students

By Isabella Shaya shayaisa@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Although psychology junior Cody Thomas had not dealt with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, since he was 9 years old, the symptoms began to resurface recently, forcing him to take action and go back on medication.

Common symptoms of ADHD include an inability to focus for long periods of time, being easily distracted, showing impulsive behaviors and physical restlessness “I just noticed how difficult it was to focus in a college class,” Thomas said. “I knew that if it was an issue before, it could be recurring.”

On campus, students diagnosed with ADHD or experience symptoms of the disorder have tools available to help get the most out of school.

ADHD affects 30 - 50 percent of adults who had ADHD during childhood, according to AdhdNews.com.

For some students, the pressures of college life brings down more than just their grades — their inability to concentrate might

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resurface, something that was not present since childhood, said Darryl Steele, learning disabilities specialist at the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, or RCPD. There are three types of ADHD: predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, predominantly inattentive and combined.

Common symptoms of ADHD include an inability to focus for long periods of time, being easily distracted, showing impulsive behaviors and physical restlessness, according to RCPD’s website.

Steele said some students with ADHD might appear no different on the surface and even receive excellent grades, but this might be because they have developed the ability to deal with their ADHD. “When (they) come to college, they have the same abilities, (but) some of the other things they had at home may no longer be present,” Steele said. “They now have to plan for meals. They have to do things on their own.”

The Counseling Center offers ADHD testing and consultation services for students, according to the center’s website.

After a student is diagnosed with ADHD, Steele and the other specialists at RCPD work with the student on methods to compensate for the disabiliSee LEARNING on page 2 X

After ASMSU’s general assembly turned down a bill to move all funds to an oncampus account monitored by MSU’s administration, ASMSU President Evan Martinak was expecting an action in the near future — and it finally hit.

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officially was notified Tuesday that the university will be withholding the upcoming summer semester student tax, which primarily supports the organization, according to documents received by The State News.

A memorandum sent from Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Haas and Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank stated the organization “will not receive any further tax dollars” after missing the April 5, 2013, deadline for moving funds from off-campus accounts to the university financial system.

A two-year, ongoing battle between the student government and university has hit the boiling point, and the future is foggy for ASMSU. Why is this happening?

“There’s a set of issues that have been brewing for a while that caused the board and others to ask that we develop accountability measures,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said. “Those accountability measures have been in place for a little bit and now, collectively, we believe there needs to be compliance.”

ASMSU has been under the scope of the university since its previous tax freeze in 2011. Issues with external and internal audits led to See FUNDING on page 2 X

April 23, 2013

“ASMSU will not receive any further tax dollars until transfers are complete,” according to the memorandum from Haas.

Sept. 28, 2011

“During our testing or the purchase card, it was noted there was no manual providing details over usage of the card,” according to the internal audit.

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From left to right, ASMSU members, journalism sophomore Abbie Newton, environmental biology and plant biology junior Mitchell Treadwell, social relations and policy junior Jessica Leacher and social relations and policy senior Christie Teske, clap after a presentation during their meeting March 28 at Student Services. The ASMSU presidential election will be held tomorrow at Student Services.

To see a timeline of the ASMSU funding issues, visit statenews.com.

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SAFETY

University Council picks new leaders, Simon gives speech

MSU AND EL POLICE READY FOR BOMB THREAT

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At Tuesday afternoon’s University Council meeting, MSU leaders reflected on events of the last year, encouraging changes in academic governance for the upcoming academic year and addressed the potential for the search process to be waived for the vice president for student affairs and services position afterward.

Waived search for the vice president for student affairs and services post Last week, the Steering Committee and Faculty Senate recommended to waive a search process for vice president for student affairs and services and advised MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to appoint current Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank to the permanent position. The recommendations from both units were not unanimous, said the Council of

“… that individual has to provide at least the student perspective when it comes to administrative matters.”

Stefan Fletcher, COGS President

Graduate Students, or COGS, President Stefan Fletcher.

At last week’s Faculty Senate meeting, student leaders from ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, and COGS were concerned the expedited process lacked input from students and encouraged members not to recommend the waiver. Waiving the process is within the university’s bylaws, according to council members and Fletcher.

Simon said she will take the students’ input into account. She said she plans to make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees, one way or the other, at the next board meeting in June.

Fletcher said he believes Simon will be meeting with student leaders from ASMSU, COGS, the Greek community and the Residence Halls Associa-

tion in the near future to discuss how to move forward.

“It’s important that (the students) have an opportunity to voice any concerns that they have or opinions that they have. … Because ultimately, this is the vice president for student — keyword, underlined — affairs,” Fletcher said after the meeting. “And at least in my mind, that individual has to provide at least the student perspective when it comes to administrative matters, and having student input in terms of both the process and how we move forward from here is pretty salient.”

2013-14 academic year Faculty Senate and See COUNCIL on page 2 X

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A little more than one week since bombings took the lives of three people during the Boston Marathon, MSU and East Lansing police said they are prepared in case of a local bomb threat.

Although the bombings took

place hundreds of miles away, students, such as no-preference freshman Jennah Roberts, were slightly unnerved by the incident.

“Afterwards, I was a little nervous.” Roberts said. “People are pretty sneaky, and you never know what’s going to happen.”

Roberts, however, was reassured by the efforts of local law

enforcement, especially the MSU Police Department’s choice to review its current bomb threat responses to improve safety.

“We’re prepared to the highest level that we’re able to,” said MSU police Capt. Penny Fischer, who commands the emergency management and special events See BOMB on page 2 X

Crunchy’s 6th best college bar Marty Zelt, visiting from Colorado, drinks a beer with his friends Tuesday at Crunchy’s. Zelt specifically wanted to come to Crunchy’s while he was in town.

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Police brief Scuffle occurs at Amtrak Station Two women reportedly were involved in a shoving and hair-pulling match at about 10 a.m. Saturday in the East Lansing Amtrak Station on MSU property.

MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said a 20-year-old female reportedly owed her friend about $100 for doing her hair the previous day.

Following an argument on when she would pay her, the 19-year-old friend reportedly took the money from the other woman’s wallet, and a fight ensued.

Neither individual was injured seriously, and neither wanted to press charges regarding the incident, McGlothian-Taylor said.

The case has been sent to the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

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Continued FUNDING

Debate on where funding should be sparks petition, question of services FROM PAGE ONE

the most recent tax freeze.

ASMSU will not receive its $18 per student per semester student tax starting with this summer semester, University Spokesman Kent Cassella said.

In a memorandum sent to ASMSU on Feb. 26, Haas cited previous audits as the main reason for withholding funds.

The memorandum sent from Haas and Maybank required five things to be revised or changed before ASMSU can receive student taxes: revisions to investment and other off-campus bank accounts, compliance with MSU’s manual of business procedures, revisions of ASMSU governing documents, outside employee services and legal services.

In a document The State News received, a letter addressing the ASMSU 2010-11 audit pointed out several areas that raised red flags, including the loan program’s lack of activity records for the 2010-11 academic year and “no manual providing details over the usage” of the organization’s purchase card for miscellaneous expenses.

Documentation also showed ASMSU did not have any record of accounts payable and receivable – money the organization owes and money the organization has a right to collect.

Rather, it relied on monthly

bank statements from MSU. In a previous interview, Haas stated there were problems with ASMSU’s internal and external auditors.

Martinak said issues found in the audits prior to 2011 were caused by errors made by “a forced university employee, an individual who ASMSU did not have supervisory oversight over.”

Martinak also said the group has hired its own business office manager since 2011 and “subsequently has not had any substantial findings in audits or financial reviews.”

Cassella was unable to refute the accusations Martinak made toward the errors he said university official made. But Cassella said there has been a pattern of errors throughout the past several years, which is why MSU is trying to work with ASMSU by monitoring its funds.

Writing on the wall?

ASMSU’s and MSU’s administrations have predicted two different outcomes from the university’s most recent funding demands.

“MSU, the Board of Trustees and the administration have a responsibility to ensure student tuition dollars are being spent appropriately — that’s across campus,” Cassella said.

“In this discussion we are having with ASMSU leadership, all we’re asking and trying (to do) is to help coordinate meeting the same standards that we are holding all of MSU to.”

In a previous interview, Haas said the university is not looking to tell ASMSU how it can

and can’t spend its money.

However, when Martinak was asked the same question of what can happen from this, he told a different side of the story.

“If you take an almost 50-year-old student government that has enjoyed a large amount of autonomy and strip it of its legal services, strip it of its ability to have off-campus accounts, strip it of its power to hire and fire its employees, strip it of how it conducts its government activities, what would you call it?” Martinak said.

“The writing is on the wall.”

Martinak is not alone. A petition started by ASMSU at Change.org had more than 830 signatures as of Tuesday night.

However, genomics and molecular genetics sophomore Theresa Kaminski said she sides with the university, believing the student government shouldn’t have the university issue the tax if it wants to keep funds off-campus.

“If the student government wants to be mainly students, they shouldn’t be looking to the university for funds,” Kaminski said. “If the university is allowing us to pay taxes to ASMSU, the $18 (tax,) then I think that’s (the) university’s right to say, ‘You need to come back onto campus and work with us and through us,’ because the university is here for students as well.”

As quickly as possible ASMSU has made it clear its services and events are in jeopardy without the student tax.

While Martinak previously said the organization mainly is funded from the student

tax, he said students should not worry about any direct changes in the near future.

“Absolutely not,” Martinak said when asked if any of the normally offered services, such as Blue Books, already have been cut. “ASMSU will continue to be fully functional, will be fully functional for first nine months.”

While the organization still remains “fully functional,” some of the general assembly representatives are cautious and worried about the impact the loss of the student tax will have on the program. ASMSU Lyman Briggs College representative James Conwell supports standing up to the university, but he said he still is concerned about what the future might hold.

“I am worried,” Conwell said. “We can only function for nine months, so with that being said, I want to see this resolved as soon as possible.”

Like Conwell, both sides are looking for this to be resolved quickly.

Cassella said the standards listed in the memorandum aren’t going to change, but MSU is continuing to work with ASMSU to get the conflict resolved as soon as possible.

On the other end, Martinak said he has no problem with dipping into the $500,000 set aside for risk management to achieve what the organization wants.

“We want to get this resolved as quickly as possible,” Martinak said. “Find some resolution without comprising values and tradition.”

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COUNCIL

New chair and vice chair named, Simon reflects on past academic year FROM PAGE ONE

Steering Committee chair and vice chair Sue Carter, a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Wil-

liam Davidson, a professor in the College of Social Science, will be chair and vice chair of the academic governance units.

The terms last one year.

Carter is fi lling the position held by John Powell, while Davidson is stepping into Carter’s previous role.

“I have wonderful shoes to fill — looking at my feet, I don’t think I can do it,” Carter said jokingly after the meeting. “So, (improving) faculty

life across the continuum — I hope to just be able to continue a lot of those initiatives.”

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon refl ects on the academic year At t he meet i ng, Si mon addressed council members about this academic year’s achievements, referring to commencement ceremonies May 3. She also noted the tragic events that shocked the

country this year, such as the Boston Marathon bombings and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Simon encouraged the MSU community to refl ect on these incidents and persevere.

“There is a time to remember and join in spirit, but it’s also a time to have resolve and to be sure that each of us does what we can to make the world, simply, a better place,” Simon said addressing council members.

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division. “All you can do is be prepared.”

Although neither MSU nor East Lansing police have specialized bomb threat response practices, representatives from both departments said the necessary response is similar to one for an active shooter, which is practiced by police.

Michigan State Police could not be reached for comment by press time, but representatives from both departments said they rely on the State Police for a bomb squad.

Fischer said MSU police use any national tragedy, such as the Boston Marathon bombings, as an opportunity to review current emergency response plans.

She said the department is undertaking this process but would not comment on exact protocol or changes.

Both MSU and East Lansing police have dogs trained to detect explosives, which Fischer said are utilized to sweep both Breslin Center and Spartan Stadium stands prior to any game.

She said the university also has several officers assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

“We’re much better prepared

LEARNING

In new environment, focusing can be difficult FROM PAGE ONE

ty, including alternative testing and assistive technology.

Some tips for staying focused include making a schedule, listening and following along in a book, and studying for a set period of time and then taking a break, Steele said.

than we were 12 years ago,” Fischer said of all law enforcement, referring to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Neither Fischer nor East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy could recall the last time the university or city dealt with a bomb threat, although Murphy said most reported incidents involving bombs are reported suspicious package that “turn out to be nothing.”

Cody Christopher Mastrodonato, listed as a mechanical engineering sophomore in the university directory, was arrested April 9 for setting off a MacGyver bomb in Cedar Village in celebration of the University of Michigan men’s basketball team loss to Louisville in the NCAA basketball tournament. No one was injured from the bomb, which was made from toilet bowl cleaner.

Fischer said in her 26-year career with MSU police, she only has dealt with bomb threats “a couple of times,” and the incident were not found to be a real threat.

Murphy said students can help police protect the community from a tragedy, such as the Boston bombings, by reporting any suspicious activity.

“If something like that were ever to happen around here, it would be a pretty chaotic scene,” Murphy said. “We would definitely not handle it on our own. We would handle it like we would and get through it.”

Meghan Mitchum , a political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore, said the university should provide resources for students with ADHD in the same way it does for those with other handicaps. Mitchum said she thinks of ADHD as a minor disorder compared to other problems students might face.

“I don’t think it’s something that could prevent someone from doing what they want to do,” Mitchum said.

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KLONDIKE TO PASS OUT 12,000 ICE CREAM BARS FRIDAY AT AKERS

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ith the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide today, the MSU Armenian Club decided to paint the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday night in remembrance of the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives during what is known as the forgotten genocide. The State News talked to Helen Attar, president of the MSU Armenian Club, to find out more about the group’s mission.

– Holly Baranowski, The State News

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Gladwin, Mich., resident Don Zelt drinks a beer Tuesday at Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave. This was the second night in a row Zelt and his friends were at Crunchy’s.

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For professional writing junior Anne DeGraw, naming her favorite bar in East Lansing is easy — Crunchy’s.

DeGraw is not the only one who thinks highly of Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Complex. com, the online version of Complex magazine, named Crunchy’s No. 6 on its list of the 25 Best College Campus Bars.

Crunchy’s was recognized for its beers, Crunchy burger and bucket of pizza nugs.

Crunchy’s was second highest in the Big Ten, right behind University of Nebraska’s No. 5-ranked bar, Duffy’s Tavern. Crunchy’s beat the University of Michigan’s No. 11 bar, The Brown Jug. The No. 1 college bar was the Dixie Chicken, located near Texas A&M University.

DeGraw, who has been to Crunchy’s at least 10 times, including on her 21st birthday

celebration, said she would add the music, karaoke nights and atmosphere to the list of things she loves about the bar.

“It just has this feel where you can sit and enjoy a good beer,” DeGraw said. “I love beer, so (it’s) kind of one of my favorite places to go.”

A lumnus Mike K rueger,

Crunchy’s was second highest in the Big Ten, falling behind a bar near University of Nebraska Crunchy’s general manager, said Crunchy’s also offers buckets of its constantly changing list of beers, which is something unique to the establishment.

English junior Jordan Trantham said a group of her friends tried to go to Crunchy’s on a bar crawl, but the restaurant was too full to hold the group of students.

Trantham said she never has been to Crunchy’s, but expects to visit soon.

“It’s just really popular to the point (where there are) so many groups it gets too crowded,” Trantham said.

“Everyone was pretty bummed we weren’t going there on the bar crawl.”

Still, Crunchy’s isn’t everyone’s favorite bar.

“I’m a fan of going to (Buffalo Wild Wings and) Harper’s (Restaurant and Brewpub) because they have the local Michigan beers,” human biology senior Melissa Wiley said.

Krueger said it is an honor to be named so high on the list of the best college campus bars.

“I think we bring a bar and restaurant that pretty much everybody feels welcome at,” he said.

DeGraw said she plans to sign her name on the wall when she graduates, with all the other Spartans.

“It’s part of Michigan State — when you walk in there, you know it’s a college bar,” DeGraw said.

“It has a Spartan feel.”

“I’d say Rick’s would be better as a top bar from the amount of chatter I’ve heard about and all the people that go say it’s their favorite bar.”

Brian Hittson accounting sophomore “I think it’s cool that Crunchy’s got rated, it’s one of the more unique bars. Crunchy’s is just East Lansing.”

Genevieve Goldberg family community services senior

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Do you think Crunchy’s is the best bar in East Lansing, or is there another?

“I like Crunchy’s — they do the $10 buckets. I guess it’s fair to call Crunchy’s best.”

David Foote political science junior

“I’m a fan of going to (Buffalo Wild Wings and) Harper’s (Restaurant and Brewpub) because they have the local Michigan beers.”

Melissa Wiley human biology senior

The State News: What is the Armenian genocide?

Helen Attar: The Armenian genocide happened between 1915-1918.

There were Armenians living in Turkey, and the Ottoman Empire decided to look at Armenians as prisoners. They planned an execution to remove all the Armenians from the county.

They tortured women and children — 1.5 million were killed. They deny it to this day, they still say it was a war between Armenia and Turkey, but really is was a plan of mass murder.

What kind of results do you hope to see from this?

Just for people to be educated and having our voices heard. Many people don’t know where Armenians are from and that we have our own country. This is just so that other people can help after they see what we’ve gone through in our past. They can help us fight for our rights.

Lots of countries recognize (the genocide) on a federal level, but the United States hasn’t yet. That would mean that everything we’ve done (in) the past 98 years has paid off and people are recognizing what people have been denying for the past 98 years.

What do you do to have more of a presence on campus toward the end of the year and into next year?

Well, definitely with the past few meetings, a lot more people have shown up because what we’re going to do (Tuesday and Wednesday) was brought up and we need to plan and get materials together. It’s something in all of our roots and every Armenian is constantly fighting for the genocide. It’s definitely brought people together and made them more active these past few months.

What has your experience as an Armenian student at MSU been?

It’s been great. When I was a freshman and sophomore, I really didn’t even know we had an Armenian Club. The president then personally asked me to join the club, and I definitely felt like I had a solid group of people I became friends with.

Have you felt accepted at MSU? Absolutely. People always are interested to hear what we do as a club. I’ve had so many people contacting me saying that it’s awesome what we’re doing.

More online …

To see a photo of students painting the rock, visit statenews.com.

This Friday, students won’t need to do anything for a Klondike bar — thousands of bars will be given away for free after MSU came out on top against the University of Michigan in “Michigan vs.

Michigan State Klondike Challenge.”

Klondike will be giving away approximately 12,000 of their ice cream bars at 4 p.m. in the courtyard behind Akers Hall as part of the Student Alumni Foundation’s Spring Frenzi.

Graduate student Jon Derhammer and three other students at MSU and U-M worked with application-maker Rivalries Unlimited to create the competition, which partnered with Klondike.

Students at the two schools downloaded and played two apps developed

by Rivalries Unlimited, Tray Slider and Mad Bounce on Apple devices to earn points. The school with the most points would win a campus ice cream social.

Derhammer said MSU earned approximately 1,100 points, while U-M scored around 950.

He hopes at least several thousand students will come to get ice cream.

“We wanted to try this out now, but we’re hoping to bring this back in the fall,” Derhammer said.

“When students get back to campus, we can do it again at Michigan (and) Michigan State and hopefully expand to some other schools.”

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n the course of a month — during the heart of ASMSU’s campaign — the undergraduate student government hosted an uneventful carnival, canceled a highly publicized concert and failed to generate a large turnout for elections.

But those troubles seem small compared to the current restrictions being levied against the student group by the university.

During Thursday night’s general assembly meeting, ASMSU decided against passing a bill to turn the group into an official university department and to transfer its funds to the university financial system. The university responded by freezing the group’s funds and alerting ASMSU its student tax fund will be withheld until current assets are transferred to an oncampus account.

The university warned the organization such action would result if the group didn’t relocate its funds by April 5, as established in a memorandum sent Feb. 26.

With ASMSU’s emergency funds, Mike Mozina, vice president for student funding, said the organization could last for about nine months.

The current feud between university officials and our student government is a continuation of a dispute started in 2011, stemming from the misrepresentation by an accountant who was not approved by ASMSU and who was an MSU employee at the time. ASMSU opposed transferring its funds to an on-campus account, fearing the relocation would jeopardize the control of its student tax and the services it provides.

ASMSU’s concerns about transferring its funds are under-

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standable and would be a major change in 50 years of being independently run. But considering how it is funded, the problem feels more personal.

Through the $18 per student per semester tax, ASMSU collects roughly $1.5 million in revenue each year.

This money is expected to be used for various services — including blue books, newspapers and legal services — but if the university feels money is being mismanaged, this is concerning to the entire MSU community and should be sorted out with both parties at the table.

ASMSU President Evan Martinak and MSU Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Haas insisted the excess spending used to fund its carnival and cancelled Ne-Yo concert didn’t instigate this action, but they serve as red flags for a potential problem at hand.

In the past semester, ASMSU spent $25,500 to fund a carnival few showed interest in, and voted to allocate $250,000 for a concert it eventually cancelled.

Regardless of whether these choices led to the freezing of funds, how are the ones responsible for supplying this money not expected to be upset?

Similar to the criticism it received for failing to generate interest in elections, ASMSU can’t sit back and assume the student body will support an organization rarely seen.

As an independent student government, ASMSU should rally students to see the reasons why transferring their funds to an on-campus account would be wrong step and prove the university at fault.

If it cannot do this, ASMSU and the university need to reach an agreement that students’ voices can remain independent from MSU and money is properly handled.

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“In gun debate, Senate fails 90 percent of U.S.” I am not saying that looking at gun control is a bad thing, but the knee jerk reaction that has become our society is disheartening at best.

When the president gets up at a podium and basically lectures people like they are 5th graders because he did not get his own way, it makes me sick to my stomach. People have the right to have an opinion and a vote. Sometimes I agree with the president and sometimes I don’t, and I don’t have to feel bad about it. And again, if lunatics want guns, they will get them illegally. No law in the world will change that. (comment continued at statenews.com) LA Spartan, April 23 via statenews.com

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with other students who received high marks, and these people likely became your close friends.

For everyone else, the path doesn’t seem as kind.

Compared to their classmates, the expectations teachers had of these After handing back the results students seemed much lower. All of our first exam, my teacher — an because of a few test scores, these elderly man who had worked for students were made to believe there the school district long enough to were limitations to their academic recount memories of teaching my potential. In time, they developed an classmates’ parents — turned to the adverse relationship with school and chalkboard and wrote found less reason to supdown the average grade port a place where they OPINION WRITER of the class. had been conditioned to Much to our delight, fail. the number was in the And this problem only 90s. For students in an seems to get worse as honors course, it was a you get older. validating moment provBy high school, the ing our hard work and students on the betdevotion had paid off. ter path continue to GREG OLSEN Sure, the exam might do well. They get good olsengr2@msu.edu not have been the hardgrades, make the honor est but, as students, we roll, enroll in advanced had upheld our end of the bargain placement courses, do well on the and done what we were expected ACT and eventually find their way to do. to one of the many Division I univerBut surprisingly the number on sities to which they applied. the board seemed to foster a differFor the rest, the mountain of chalent reaction from the person stand- lenges only continues to grow steeping at the head of the class. er. After years of being beaten down, After a few hushed moments spent they develop a disdain for the idea watching our instructor’s eyes bounce of furthering their education. These between our faces and the board, he students’ relationship with education opened his mouth and raised a ques- ends with a high school diploma, and tion I’ll never forget: “How do you no one seems to think much of it. know if you’re smart?”

Now, you can say none of this is It was an odd question to ask — true and argue disparities in economparticularly on the day following ics or behavior really are to blame — our first exam — and something I but I think that’s avoiding the largdoubt any 13-year-old would take er problem. comfort answering. But his curiosBy catering to a system in which ity didn’t seem to be meant as an test scores and grades quantify intelinsult — he seemed genuinely curi- ligence, we destroy the relationship ous as to what our answers to his a student should build with learninquiry might be. ing at an early age.

To his disappointment, no one in And this problem only seems to the room raised their hand, and the worsen with age. day carried on as if the question nevIn college, the idea of studying er had been raised. But I always won- has completely replaced the art of dered what my teacher meant. learning. Out of a fear of being recAs students hand-picked for the ognized as anything but smart, peohonors course, I doubted anyone in ple develop dangerous study habits that room — myself included — ever just to feel they’re doing all they can had their intelligence questioned. to make the grade.

Even as I stared down at my test, And who could blame them? the grade at the top seemed to valWhen your entire semester grade idate the very basis of my teacher’s is dependent on a few tests, knowuncertainty. ing the material well enough for just For the longest time, I’ve tried to an hour seems to trump any value in put a finger on what my teacher’s remembering it for years to come. message might have been, but nevThis has downsized the role of er felt like my conclusions accurate- learning in our society — causing us ly answered his question. to lose trust in our own intelligence But nine years later, I think I’m — and it’s time for this to stop. getting close.

A time will come when each of us As people who have spent a major- no longer will be required to take ity of our lives in school, tests and tests, and the furthering of our edugrades have become the basis for cation will fall into our own hands. how we evaluate intelligence.

We should treat this as a challenge From as early as grade school, the to refall in love with the idea of necessity to perform well on tests learning. seemed to set us on one of two paths If I had to answer my teacher’s for the rest of our lives. question today, I would say it’s havIf you did well, you were lucky ing a love for knowledge that deleand coined as smart. You were able gates whether you’re smart — not a to take classes offered exclusively letter at the top of your test. hen I was in eighth grade, my American history teacher posed a question I always had trouble answering.

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FIRST GENERATION AMERICANS AT MSU FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES

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

International relations and media and information freshman Monica Watt knew she would go to college her whole life, but being the first one to attend college in her family was not easy. From trying to understand financial aid packages to knowing what to expect in college, Watt said making it through her first year at MSU has been tough at times.

Kevin Sydnor, assistant director of the Office of Supportive Services, said those problems can be combated with three programs MSU has on campus: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or Gear Up , Upward Bound and Student Supportive Services, or SSS. SSS and Upward Bound are part of the Federal Trio Programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Gear Up partially is federally funded, and the funding is matched by MSU. All three support first-generation students.

While Watt hasn’t utilized the programs, she said it is nice to know MSU has first-generation students’ backs.

“I don’t think not going to college was an option for me,” Watt said. “The process to come to MSU was so stressful because my parents had no idea what to do.”

Both of her parents came to the U.S. from Korea with high school diplomas, and Watt knew going to college was a way to provide her family with a better life.

“My parents expect a lot out of me,” Watt said. “This is my chance to have my family better off.”

One of the biggest challenges Watt found when applying to college was figuring out the process for getting financial aid and not knowing the resources that are provided on campus.

“I felt alone when I had to figure out the financial aid stuff because my parents couldn’t help,” Watt said.

Sydnor, who mainly works with SSS, said students have to be invited to the program if they perform well academically, but once they are in, they are given resources to make sure they succeed in college.

“By advising, instruction, tutoring and peer mentoring, this provides exposure to different kinds of academic and cultural opportunities for those first-generation students,” Sydnor said.

Because it is hard to find firstgeneration students, programs, such as Upward Bound and Gear Up, reach out to students before they apply to college. Gear Up works with students in grade school in the Lansing school district and gives them information on what classes to take in high school to be able to apply to a university such as MSU. Pamela Bellamy, director of Gear Up, said they provide the resources that the grade school may not have, such as tutoring and college campus visits to prepare for later in life.

“First-generation students may belong to a school that doesn’t have the money to provide them with total education packets and that is where we come in,” Bellamy said. “The goal of college visits is for those students to get information on what it takes to go to college.”

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From left, graduate students Cheryl Balm and Dan Alt share their experience of maintaining work and a long-distance relationship, Tuesday, April 23, at Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

Students discuss balancing long-distance romance, job

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

Christina Ragan has balanced being a post-doctoral researcher in neuroscience and a long-distance partner for two years by doing everything a normal couple would do. She said things as simple as watching movies and eating dinner together through FaceTime and Skype have helped the graduate student and her partner stay connected as she applies to a variety of universities.

Her first-hand experience in dealing with these problems is something Carolyn Peruta, mentoring director for Women and Minorities in the Physical Sciences, or WaMPS, wanted to incorporate into the WaMPS panel discussion about the “two-body problem” and long distance relationships Tuesday in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The two-body problem is when a couple works and studies in the same field, causing them to compete for jobs. Those jobs are very limited in the field of physical science, Ragan said. Physical science students, like many graduate students, must be flexible in where they end up after school, Ragan said.

“The goal is to try to make it as close to how it was before you left each other,” Ragan said.

The discussion was held for graduate students to hear tips on how to secure a job in the physical sciences while maintaining a relationship.

Peruta came up with the idea of holding the discussion when

she was asking friends for advice and she realized they were running into the same problem.

“When talking to some of my other friends, they had the same problem,” Peruta said. “Some of us decided to get the couples together who are going to be in a longdistance relationship and help each other out because it helps to hear other peoples’ stories.”

Peruta said the two-body problem hits women harder than men because women tend to date and marry men in the same field.

Peruta said she hopes the discussion not only helps those students who are experiencing it now, but those students who are just starting to study physical science, Peruta said.

“It’s so important to learn strategies to make long-distance relationships work and how to keep searching for jobs in the same area as your significant other,” Peruta said. “As far as those who aren’t interested in the long-distance relationship aspect of the talk, they should be educated on what the two-body problem means to them because it will affect their hiring process.”

WaMPS Faculty Advisor Filomena Nunes said the subject not only affects people in the field of physical sciences, but everyone across campus.

“It is an issue not (specific) to the physical sciences but to all people across the campus looking for jobs,” Nunes said. “This is usually discussed at the faculty level, but also is an issue for graduate students because they have to go to those jobs where they can get them.”

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LIVING

How to move out, and keep your sanity Caleb Nordgren nordgren@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

As the spring semester winds down and many students prepare to return home or travel for jobs, internships or pleasure, there remains a major obstacle in their collective way: moving out.

Cathy DeShambo, the environmental services administrator for the city of East Lansing, said students shouldn’t leave packing to the last minute.

But international relations sophomore Leslie Wiesen admitted that’s easier said than done.

Wiesen said last year, she discovered that it was better to plan ahead — she used packing to procrastinate instead of studying last year — but said she has yet to start packing this year.

Wiesen lives on campus, where MSU Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, has set up its annual “Pack Up. Pitch In. Help Out” program. The program also will be available to residents of Spartan Village and University Village.

RHS sustainability manager Diane Barker said the program will run until May 7 -May 20 for Spartan Village, and is designed to foster more donation and recycling of items, rather than throwing them out. “(Students should) really think about not landfilling things from their room,” Barker said. “We encourage folks to recycle and donate their items.”

Barker said the program will accept a variety of items, from paper and cardboard to lumber and small household items. She said RHS will help ensure items are disposed of correctly, although she said students should sort their items before donating when possible.

“If they bring it down and donate, we can make sure it gets to the right place,” she said.

MSU Community Liaison Erin Carter said students still should work to avoid the landfill when possible, even if they don’t live on campus.

“Think about what items (you) can donate to a charity, what (you) can recycle and what (you) truly should throw out,” Carter said. “The idea is to be responsible with your items, but also not get a ticket.”

Off-campus residents DO: Dispose of larger items, such as couches and other furniture, properly. For $15, students can purchase bulk item stickers, and if they call the city, they will pick up the item, DeSham-

bo said.

“We don’t want to see anybody ticketed,” she said.

Citation tickets for improper disposal range from $25 on the first offense to $250 on the third offense.

DON’T: Throw trash in a dumpster that isn’t yours. That is illegal dumping, East Lansing Housing and University Relations Administrator Annette Irwin said, and you could be fined.

DO: Talk to your property manager, if applicable. Make sure you’re on the same page with who will take care of what.

“You don’t want angry and frustrated roommates or neighbors,” Carter said.

Students on campus DO: Both recycle and donate.

Barker said the emphasis isn’t on one or the other, but both together. If you’re not sure if something is good to donate, bring it anyway rather than throwing it out.

What can be recycled • Plastics and metal • Paper and cardboard • Carpet

DON’T: Leave items in your room or leave your room uncleaned. Barker said if the facilities department has to work on your room after you leave, you will be charged for it.

DO: Collaborate with your roommate(s). Finance freshman Tim Athans said he’ll be moving out with the help of his roommate and his roommate’s family to save time and effort.

• Wood • Wood and metal futon frames • Unbroken glass • Non-perishable food • Clothes and shoes • Household items • Electronics • Furniture • Bikes

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PERFORMANCE

ACADE M ICS

MSU Theatre performs ‘Funny Girl’ at Wharton WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR HOST TO MSU STUDENT

By Katie Abdilla abdillak@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Originally from Birmingham, Ala., graduate student Jacqueline Wheeler swore up and down she would never move anywhere without warm weather to follow her dream of the theater.

But Wheeler said she found herself falling in love with the MSU Department of Theatre and decided to come to Michigan.

She now plays Mrs. Brice , the mother of main lead character Fanny Brice , in the department’s production of “Funny Girl,” which is being performed at Wharton Center until Sunday. “(Mrs. Brice) is a tough cookie,” Wheeler said. “She is very supportive, but in a tough way, so she kinda tells Fanny like it is.”

The musical, which first came to Broadway in 1964 , de pic t s t he r e l at ion sh ip bet ween model, comedian and singer Fanny Brice and entrepreneur Nick Arnstein .

In the musical’s kickoff year, Brice was played by singer and actress Barbra Streisand.

Rob Roznowski, the department ’s head of acting and directing , said auditions for “Funny Girl” were held in November, and the cast has been training ever since.

Wheeler said the large-scale production isn’t typical anymore, especially involving students. “( T hey) don’t do musicals like this anymore — big, hulking musicals,” she said. “(There’s) so many people, and that’s the reason why they’re not really done anymore …

(There are so) many types of people, that kinda drew me in.”

Roznowski said the crew brought in New York City director Devanand Janki to direct and choreograph the musical and provide a new experience for students.

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

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The cast of “Funny Girl” acts out a scene of MSU Department of Theatre’s newest play. MSU Department of Theatre brought in New York City director Devanand Janki for their last play of the season.

“It’s really important to us as teachers in classes, and it’s just as important to have new eyes looking at your work and giving you a different experience.”

Rob Roznowski, MSU Department of Theatre head of acting and directing

“It’s really important to us as teachers in classes, and it’s just as important to have new eyes looking at your work and giving you a different experience,” Roznowski said.

As the assistant director, theatre senior Dennis Corsi said the guest director was an essential learning process for him.

“Getting to experience that and see the way that he works gave a really good insight into

what it’s gonna be like when we leave school and go into the professional acting world,” Corsi said.

With commencement just around the corner, that reality isn’t too far off for Corsi.

“It’s a complicated emotion,” he said.

“I’ve been with them for so long and I’m sad to be leaving, but I’m also excited to be moving on to the next part of my life.”

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“Funny Girl” will be performed at Wharton Center until Friday. For seniors, this will be their last play at MSU, as this is the department’s final production of the season.

ART

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS AT ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD ART MUSEUM Thursday — New in Documentary: ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’ Tennessee native Wayne White is a cartoonist, painter, animator and just about everything else. In his documentary “Beauty is Embarrassing,” White brings the viewer through the dramatic highs and the depressing lows seen in the life of an artist. White also was one of the creators of the late 1980s children’s show “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.” Admission for the event varies, with $6 for general admission, $3 for members and student non-members, and free admission for student members.

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“Beauty is Embarrassing” will be shown tomorrow at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. The documentary features artist Wayne White, who co-created “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”

Friday — MSU American Studies Program and the Department of English Presents: Russel B. Nye Annual Lecture Stanford Arts and Humanities professor Alexander Nemerov will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. Friday about his father, Howard Nemerov, and aunt, Diane Arbus. Both have had illustrious backgrounds in the arts, as Pulitzer Prize winner Howard Nemerov served as the poetry consultant to the Library of Congress in 1963 and 1964. Diane Arbus also made her claim to fame in New York, snapping photos of the array of the unusual happenings in the city. The lecture will be on how close the brother and sister’s relationship was, but how different their creative styles were. Admission is free for the event.

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Computer science freshman Spencer Ottarson had an eventful week — a week which included travelling to the White House, meeting Bill Nye and showcasing his team’s invention to other students nationwide.

Ottarson was one of the representatives for his Williamston High School LemelsonMIT InvenTeam at the White House Science Fair. LemelsonMIT InvenTeams are teams of high school students and high school graduates nationwide who receive up to $10,000 to invent a practical solution to a realworld problem. It’s been a twoyear journey for the team that started with an idea and culminated with a presentation of their almost-finished project to President Barack Obama.

“It was unbelievable, just knowing that not a whole lot of people get to do this and this is sort of a very rare opportunity,” Ottarson said.

The White House Science Fair is a result of Obama’s Educate to Innovate campaign, launched in November 2009. The program’s aim is to inspire youth to excel in math and science.

“One of the things that I’ve been focused on as president is how do we create an allhands-on-deck approach to science, technology, engineering and math,” Obama said at the event.

The team’s project is called the Offshore Rip Current Alert System, or ORCA. The invention, a buoy with a sensor in the middle, detects when a rip current is present in the body of water.

If one is present, a siren on top of the buoy goes off to alert nearby swimmers.

“People often become trapped in these currents, and they try to fight it and get tired and eventually just get swept out to the middle of the lake,” Ottarson said.

“That’s how they drown. Last year in the Great Lakes, more than 100 people drowned, and about third of them were from rip currents.”

His team, consisting of 11 high school students from Williamston High School and three Williamston High School graduates, submitted their initial application in spring 2011. They submitted a second, more in-depth proposal of their invention, in fall 2011 and were awarded their grant in October 2011.

Last June, the Williamston High School Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam presented their invention at EurekaFest at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Museum of Science. The event allowed the team to present their idea in front of other InvenTeams, totaling at least 30.

The Williamston High School L emelson-MI T InvenTeam received their invitation to the White House Science Fair only a couple weeks ago. Ottarson was one of two team representatives at the event.

Team adult mentor Dan Schab, a math teacher at Williamston High School, said he is proud of his team for what they have accomplished.

“For the students, it’s a oncein-a-lifetime thing to go into the White House and meet the president,” Schab said. “That they got to see the work that other kids around the country are doing.

They inspired each other by seeing some of the great things other kids are able to do.”

The next step for the team is acquiring a patent for their invention. They’re still tweaking the design of ORCA, attempting to make the buoy more stable in water. However, considering that the team initially was denied the grant, their accomplishment is more impressive.

“The first time we attempted to get (the grant), we actually weren’t chosen,” Schab said. “But the kids stuck with it and applied a second time. From there, all of these great things have happened for the team. I’m very, very proud of the work that they’ve done.”

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SOFTBALL

Junior righthanded pitcher Mike Theodore delivers a pitch April 17, at Comerica Park, in Detroit. The Spartans lead Central Michigan, 1-0, in the 5th inning during a rainpostponed game. The remainder of the game is set to be played May 14 at CMU.

MSU TO PLAY OHIO STATE IN DOUBLE HEADER

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Spartans head to Notre Dame this afternoon

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

For the fi rst time in a week, the MSU baseball team will take the field when they travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dame at 5:35 p.m. today.

Three cancellations at Minnesota last weekend and another one on Tuesday evening against Ball State — a game that would have been played at Lansing’s Cooley Law School Stadium because of flooding on MSU’s grounds — brings the Spartans (22-11, 5-4 Big Ten) total cancellations on the year to six.

“It’ll be nice (because) it was a frustrating week,” head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. “We only played four innings against Central down in Detroit at Comerica. We had a good practice yesterday, and a good practice today.”

The last time the Spartans were on the fi eld, they held

a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fi fth inning against Central Michigan in the Clash at Comerica last Wednesday.

That game will be picked up in Mount Pleasant, Mich., on May 14.

With record rain levels in East Lansing, the softball field, and much of the baseball field at Old College Field, remains waterlogged.

Still, Boss said the team was able to have good practices on the infi eld and even moved to the outfield on Tuesday afternoon.

Before the string of bad weather, the Spartans were on a roll, winning their past fi ve games including the last four in walk-off fashion.

Boss said the team is prepared for the scheduling issues that come with playing college baseball in the north.

“That’s the way it is this time of year,” Boss said.

“From this point, on we’re playing two midweek games a week from this time on except

fi nals week.”

Notre Dame has won three straight games at home, but was forced to travel to Ohio to take on Toledo on Tuesday because of poor weather in Indiana.

Notre Dame is much better at home, boasting a 10-3 record at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend compared to 5-11 away from the comforts of home.

Junior Eric Jagielo leads Notre Dame with a .389 batting average with eight home runs and 34 runs batted in.

Boss said the team prepares differently for teams, such as Notre Dame, it doesn’t often see, but they aren’t looking to combat the Irish’s offense or defense.

“You’ve got a good chance of winning no matter who you are or who you’re playing,” Boss said.

“They’ve got a couple position players t hat w ill be drafted. Still, we don’t know them and they ’ll be a challenge.”

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Members of the MSU softball team smile in the dugout at a player on the field during a game against Michigan on April 14, 2013, at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field.

place in the Big Ten heading into the doubleheader, but with four conference losses there is room to climb the pecking order, although every team is chasing fi rst-place Michigan with a perfect 16-0 resume in league play.

It should be a fairly evenly matched pair of games as Ohio State is superior to MSU in team batting, pitching and fi elding — but not by significant margins. T he Buckeyes’ biggest advantage will come at the plate with a lineup that includes four players hitting better than .300 and a collective batting average of .294.

“I don’t think they overwhelm you in any one category. They don’t do anything poorly in any one category,” Joseph said.

“I think it’s a great matchup. The fact that we play at their place is a little bit of an advantage to them, but it doesn’t bother us to play on the road.”

After today’s games, the Spartans just have two Big Ten series remaining with a midweek game against East-

ern Michigan sandwiched inbetween, but Joseph is looking for more consistency in the latter portion of the regular season.

One player rounding into form late in the year is freshman pitcher Dani Goranson .

The stats for MSU’s No. 2 pitcher aren’t eye-popping — she has a 3-7 overall record and 3.42 ERA — but her development throughout this season is crucial for the Spartans going forward, Joseph said.

Goranson has improved in nearly every way since her baptism by fi re as a true freshman at the beginning of the season, Joseph said, most notably in poise, command and management of the game. Most importantly, she gives MSU a legitimate second option the Spartans feel they can win with her in the circle behind junior ace Kelly Smith.

“She’s got not h i ng but upside,” Joseph said. “I don’t even think she’s near her potential yet. We’re super excited about her as her career unfolds. I think she’s got all the potential in the world.” may bring the best price. You win free space and even cash. Take time for luxuriating and mindless wandering.

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It’s safe to say Jacquie Joseph and the MSU softball team are hungry to get back to action in today’s doubleheader against Ohio State.

The Spartans (21-18 overall, 7-4 Big Ten) have not played a game in more than a week after a handful of weather-related cancellations. Since last Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Notre Dame , a home tilt with Toledo the next day was rained out and when the team flew to Minnesota last weekend, the whole three-game series was cancelled because of a snow storm.

Making matters worse, Joseph said MSU hasn’t been able to practice effectively throughout that period because of constant rain and fl ooding at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field.

“It’s clearly been less than ideal,” the head coach said, in her 20th season at MSU. “We’ve been unable to practice in any kind of setting.

We’ve been able to do some hitting the last few days. …

We have not had a meaningful practice in a long time.

I mean many, many, many, many days.”

With rain once again in the forecast today in Columbus, Ohio , the Spartans are just hoping the conditions are appropriate to get the games underway. The fi rst contest is set for a 4 p.m. start, with the second beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Joseph believes MSU matches up well with the Buckeyes (27-17, 6-9) in what she called a critical series.

The Spartans are in sixth

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 — The more you love, the more you feel loved. Minimize travel, and don’t send your package yet.

Shop carefully. It’s a good time to visualize utopia. Friends inspire you. Write down the possibilities.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9 — Confirm facts before jumping to conclusions. Keep doing the stuff that works. Cleaning your working space can increase your productivity. Don’t move furniture to avoid getting the work done, though.

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Prepare for a bumpy road, as well.

Postpone travel. If you can’t, add

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Long-distance communication clarifies. Celebrate your discovery with your team.

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There are hidden factors, and it may not be the best use of funds.

You can solve the puzzle.

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Watch out for hidden agendas.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 — Go carefully. You may want to shout at people. If so, take five. Call in a favor. Delay a meeting to spend more time with family. Include visiting a beloved locale. Share your dreams.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9 — Conversations provide insight. Influential people are watching. The action is behind the scenes. There’s a promise of riches. Being well organized is crucial; odds are good you’ll forget something. Share your joy.

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ART STUDENT for design associate.

20+hrs/ wk @ $8+/hr. Resume to Framer’s Edge: aframeartist@gmail.com.

347-7400

GENERAL LABORER for local construction company. Email office@ ebhandyman.com

MARRIOTT HOTEL. Hiring Dining Room/Banquet Servers. Great work experience! P/T. Apply at 300 M.A.C. Ave.

SURVEY INTERVIEWERS NEEDED. MSU’s Survey Research Lab is hiring telephone interviewers to conduct computerassisted interviews in English and Arabic for health and public policy studies. P/T, flex work schedule, evening and weekend hrs. req. Paid training. $8.28/hr. Higher rate for bilingual interviewers. To apply call 517-353-5404 or come to Room 10, Berkey Hall with your resume.

127 CENTER St. Subleasing May-Aug. 2 min. walk to MSU. Laundry, parking included. 575/ mo. 2 br avail. call 5864385045.

3 BDRM luxury apts avail Aug ‘13 from $585 incl TV & internet. Located near MSU athletic events.

Each apt features gourmet kitchens with granite countertops, in-home washer/dryer, furnished living room, 2 full baths, parking garage, large balcony and intercom entry, internet and sat TV incl in rent. 517-2688624

ACROSS FROM the Broad Art Museum, on Gr River, Stonehouse Village, 2 bdrm, very spacious, upscale, downtown living! Leather furn & pkg incl. www. cronmgt.com or 3511177.

ST ANNE Lofts Downtown EL. Luxury studios, 2 bdrm & 4 bdrm avail now & Fall ‘13. Partially furnished, dog friendly, in-home washer/dryer.

517-224-1080.

MSU/ SPARROW near.

Lovely 2 bdrm. 314 S. Howard. $750 + utils.

Avail Aug. Call 517-3495827.

AUG 50 yrds to MSU. Lic 1-2. Wood flrs. St. 1 Bdrm eff. 332-4818.

2-3 PERSON house available 595 Spartan Ave. this summer. 2 bedrooms, washer/dryer, kitchen. 1 yr available for $1,100 for unit. Call/text Peter Tepler 517-9447800 for info.

AWESOME JOB! Looking for College Students to raise money for NonProfits. Earn $8-$13/ hr while building your resume. Evening hrs to fit around your school schedule. Call 332-1501 today to reserve your spot!

BE A part of the energy in EL. El Azteco East,now hiring for the roof. All positions avail. Positions are filling fast so apply today. 225 Ann St. 517.351.9111 stop in or email Johnny at Johnny@ elazteco.net for app.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS Rental Co. needs summer help! Up to $12/hr, May-Aug. Outdoor work, lifting req. Call Wayne, (248) 332-4700.

BOOK SALES associate needed p/t. $10-$15/hr.

Must be avail. 4/27-5/3.

Send resume to straightabookstore@gmail.com for info.

COLLEGE PRO is now hiring painters all across the state to work outdoors w/other students. Earn $3k-5k. Advancement opportunities + internships. 1-888-277-9787 or www.collegepro.com

HASLETT FAMILY seeking special ed/ed student to be a summer mentor for a 14 year old female w/ mild CP. Needs own reliable transportation, room + board included. Evenings and weekends free. Email resumes w/ contact info to gomayes@sbcglobal. net by 5/10/13.

HEADED BACK to Gross Pointe area this summer? Want to work outside? We are looking for student painters. 40 hrs/ week $8.50/hr. Bonus based on work completed. Email William to apply at willcall@umich. edu HIRING SERVERS/ cooks at Reno’s East Sports Bar. Apply in person, 1310 Abbot Road.

LIVE IN after hours and wknd desk attendant with custodial duties for downtown Lansing church needed. Position shared with current male occupant of other bdrm in on-site 2-bdrm aprt.

Living areas and kitchen shared. Email cumcjobs@sbcglobal.net for details and app. Refs, bckgrnd check and drug testing req. Non-smoking property.

PET CARE looking for hardworking individual P/T days and wknds.

Animal exp preferred.

Resume to Melissa @ PO Box 277 Haslett 48840.

PLAY SPORTS! Need camp counselors for summer. Call 888-8448080 or campcedar. com.

SALES ASSOCIATE part time positions open at MetroPCS Lansing Store. We will rely on you to identify customer’s needs and provide info about the benefits of our services to meet those needs. Our ideal candidates will have High School diploma or GED and 1 year retail sales or customer service experience in the wireless telecommunications industry is preferred. Please apply online: www.qhire. net/142604. EOE SUMMER WORK $14.50 base-appt. Customer sales & service. No experience necessary, we train. Apply now, start after finals. Call 517-3331700 or apply at www. summerbreakwork.com

THE STATE News distribution department is looking for responsible, reliable drivers to deliver The State News between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. M & Th beginning May 2013.

Attractive pay. Applicants must be an MSU student: have a reliable vehicle & good driving record. To apply go to: www.statenews.com/ work (under distribution link) or pick up an application at 435 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, between the hours of 9-5.

Applications accepted until April 24th.

Apts. For Rent 1 BDRM $675. Lic 2.

Avail May/Aug. Heat + water included. Walking distance to MSU. 517712-6918

2 & 3 BDRM BRAND NEW APTS! Being built now, corner of Albert & Grove, 8 story building, amazing views of MSU & downtown!

Contemporary design, w/d, attached parking, Snap Fitness membership incl! Secure bldg. Location and innovation at its best! www.cronmgt.com or 571.351.1177.

2 AND 3 bedroom apt and townhomes avail for June, July and August.

Some styles already sold out. Huge living areas.

Private entrances. 24 hr fitness center and business center. Tanning, covered parking, pool, hot tub and more. Call today 888-653-5449.

2 BED/ 2 BATH, Private entrance, central air, pet friendly, fireplace, garages avail. Starting at $735.

Limited availability. Now accepting pre-leases for Summer and Fall. 888709-0125 Find today’s paper and more on statenews.com

4 BEDROOM for Fall!

Starting at $325 per person. 517-507-0127.

ABBOTT POINTE - Large 2 bdrm apts for Fall 2013! Best deal in East Lansing. Remodeled kitchens, free heat, fitness center, cats + dogs welcome. Call 507-3267.

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ACROSS FROM campus. Avail Aug. 1st. 2 bdrm, fully furn, balcony, heat, water, internet + video included. Lic for 4.

Special 3, or 4 ppl rates.

Delta Arms 517-5073679. Only 1 available.

LEASE NOW for Fall 2013. Get more of what you want! 1, 2, 3 + 4 bedroom apts and townhomes. New kitchens + baths. The CATA bus takes you right to LCC + MSU. Plenty of parking.

517-507-4172. College Towne Apartments.

LIVE ABOVE Potbelly 1 bdrm apts. Free heat. www.msupotbellyapartments.com (248) 3244922 LRG STUDIO, near MSU lic. 1-2, perfect for grads, upperclass.

Own entrance, furn. or unfurn., $530/mnth incl util., w/d, parking, TV, internet. 351-3117.

NEWER 3 bdrm, 2bath apts. Beautiful large kitchens. Full size washers/dryers in each home!

3 parking spaces. Now offering individual leases!

Call us at The Hamptons 517-489-3160 or visit our website dtnmgt.com

Duplex/Rent

4-6 PERSON house available this summer 595/597 Spartan Ave. 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms. 1 yr lease available for $2200.00.

Call/text Peter Tepler at 517-944-7800. peter. tepler@gmail.com

Houses/Rent 111 OAK HILL. 2 bdrm.

Lic. 2. No pets. 3328600 704 E. GREENLAWN Lansing, 2 bdrm!

New Paint & Carpet!

Gorgeous! (3 miles from MSU) $750 email Jenjgenerous@gmail.com

REDUCED PRICE $440 each. 1230 Lilac. Lic 5.

Aug ‘13. Near Breslin, w/d. 927-1338

Subleases $600 NEGOT. at E. Knolls on Oak-Ridge. 2 Br, May-July. 420-4308 or noritachica59@yahoo. com

Misc. For Sale MENS SUITS 38 trim-cut, name brands only $49.

Kellie’s next Meijer in Okemos. 574-4523

Textbooks COLLEGEVILLE GUARANTEED Buyback: Get at least 50% CASH BACK on thousands of books store wide!

Services STORAGE SPECIALSave 25% on 4 month rental- Don’t haul it- store it. Call 517-886-4556

HOUSE FOR Rent. 4 bdrm, 2 bath. $1500/mo.

517-482-3624

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LARGE UPDATED 4 bdrm near Sparrow Hospital.

Avail May. Boydrentals. com 517.896.2247

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