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News brief MSU Students United protests sweatshops Members of three different student organizations peacefully took up a post on the carpet in the silent company of the secretaries outside President Lou Anna K. Simon’s office Thursday afternoon.

International Justice Mission representatives sat with MSU Students United, who joined the sit-down to show solidarity with United Students Against Sweatshops.

MSU’s chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops has been contending with Simon’s schedule for about a year, member and international relations sophomore Megan Haugh said.

After sitting on the floor for more than an hour, members met with Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank.

In the meeting, Haugh and company discussed the possibility of President Simon requiring the university’s licensees to sign an accord on fire and building safety in Bangladesh.

Haugh said Maybank insinuated that if similar actions occurred in the future, there would be consequences.

It is a legally binding contract that would hold manufacturers responsible for the working conditions in the factories that they use to make clothing.

“In a direct way, students ultimately have a connection with these workers,” Haugh said. “It’s important for consumers in general to be aware of how their goods are being produced.”

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A Rose Bowl victory. A visit from the President of the United States. The devastating loss of two MSU students and an 8-year-old girl who touched the hearts of the Spartan community.

As students cram for finals and prepare to depart MSU — either permanently or just for the summer — let’s reflect on the most important stories of the year.

Oswald Scott Wilder A man accused of committing a string of sexual assaults near MSU’s campus over the summer confessed to all of the incidents this fall, according to East Lansing police.

Oswald Scott Wilder, 26, reportedly told law enforcement he committed three sexual assaults in locations throughout East Lansing between April 20 and May 16, 2013, as well as an additional assault that allegedly took place March 30, 2013, East Lansing police Capt. Murphy previously told the State News.

Wilder currently is awaiting trial.

McCowan convicted It began with heated text messages back and forth between Okemos resident Connor McCowan and MSU senior Andrew Singler. But when their argument came to physical blows in Singler’s apartment the night of Feb. 23, 2013, Singler lost his life.

In November, McCowan was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Singler.

Ayrn Singler-Maurer, Singler’s sister, walked in his place at his graduation this past December.

“I know that Connor won’t ever understand the pain that we continue to live with and will for the rest of our lives, but it at least needed to be spoken,” Singler-Maurer said following the sentencing. “He stole so many moments from our lives and from my brother, and will continue to steal them.”

el and entertainment expenditures by MSU trustees in the past year was defended by the university with claims that officials are following policy.

A review by The State News of a 730-page expense document shows most of the expenses incurred by trustees are allowed under limits set by the MSU Manual of Business Procedures. But university reimbursement for hotel rooms costing more than established rates and spouse travel expenses are violations.

For example, one trip taken by trustee Faylene Owen and her husband cost MSU $26,319, according to the document. Costs of the trip included $1,275-a-night hotel accommodations.

Contextually, an estimated year’s tuition for an in-state MSU student costs $21,764. A threecredit course at MSU costs an in-state student about $1,286.25.

Cedar Village ‘civil disturbance’ Immediately following a Big Ten Championship win over Ohio State that sent the Spartans to the Rose Bowl, thousands of students and East Lansing residents descended into the streets of the city in celebration, congregating in the Cedar Village neighborhood.

The East Lansing Fire Department responded to 57 fires that night, according to police. DTN Management Co. Vice President Colin Cronin estimated that between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage was caused to Cedar Village.

Despite a history of Cedar Village riots following athletic events, law enforcement officials called the night’s revelries a “civil disturbance.”

“That (riot) is a very inflammatory term,” Police Chief Juli Liebler said to The State News after the Dec. 10 East Lansing City Council meeting. “We’re trying to change the culture at this university and the use of that word is inflammatory.”

Some type of win MSU ended its longest Rose Bowl drought since its maiden voyage to Pasadena, Calif., in 1954 with a 24-20 victory against Stanford in the 100th game.

Quarterback Connor Cook was named offensive MVP while Kyler Elsworth, whose fourth-down stop sealed the game, won defensive honors. Elsworth played linebacker in place of senior Max Bullough, who was suspended

for the season in December for a violation of team rules.

MSU concluded the football season with 13 wins and now has a three-game bowl winning streak – both feats are school records.

“We should be (considered) elite. We’re top five. Anytime you talk about college football, Michigan State should be named,” cornerback Darqueze Dennard said after ending his Spartan career.

Hello, Mr. President President Obama, after an address to political dignitaries, the media and MSU community members, signed the farm bill into law Feb. 7 on MSU’s campus.

The farm bill, officially known as the Agriculture Act of 2014, will bring sweeping changes to the farming industry, including ending of direct payment subsidies to farmers, which will cut spending by $23.3 billion.

“It’s creating more good jobs, and gives more Americans a shot at opportunity,” Obama said, speaking to the crowd at the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center.

Gone too soon Two MSU students tragically lost their lives this year.

Hospitality business sophomore Dominique James Nolff died from a gunshot wound following a shooting that occurred on Cedar Street on Jan. 31.

Police say they have uncovered DNA evidence linking Grand Rapids resident Marquay McCoy, 19, to the crime scene. McCoy is charged with open murder and multiple robbery charges.

Marketing sophomore Dustyn Frolka, an aspiring musician, died after being found partially clothed and in respiratory distress at the side of an entrance ramp on Interstate 69 in Bath Township on Feb. 15.

Three minors are facing felony charges for the alleged robbery and murder of Frolka. Samantha Grigg, 17, Brendan Heim, 16, and Tyrel Bredernitz, 17, were arraigned in 65th District Court in St. Johns, Mich., in February.

They were each charged as adults with felony murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

Continued In the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans — seeded fourth but seen as one of the national title favorites by fans, ESPN analysts and even President Obama — who robbed themselves of a trip to the Final Four. MSU tallied 16 turnovers in their 60-54 loss to UConn in the Elite Eight.

But despite a challenging season, MSU did take home the Big Ten Championship title, defeating rival U-M, 69-55.

Pivotal court decisions For more than 300 same-sex couples, a dream came true when Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was struck down in a federal court ruling on March 21.

U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman declared Michigan’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional in his ruling in DeBoer v. Snyder, which challenged the state’s same-sex marriage and adoption laws. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed an appeal, and the state was granted a stay on the decision.

But the marriages are recognized by the federal government.

Another crucial court decision came on April 22, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-2 vote to uphold Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions. The ban was passed in 2006 and supported by 56 percent of Michigan voters. #LoveLikeLacey Many little girls dream of being princesses. St. Johns, Mich., resident and Spartan superfan Lacey Holsworth got to live it.

After a battle with a rare form of cancer, Lacey died at home at 11:13 p.m. on April 8. She was 8 years old.

“Princess Lacey” made national headlines during the past two basketball seasons for her friendship with MSU basketball forward Adreian Payne. She referred to the senior as her “big brother.”

In a candlelight vigil on April 9, hundreds of students came to paint the rock on Farm Lane with messages to Lacey.

“In 30 years, I’ve never been prouder of a group of students than I am now,” Tom Izzo told the crowd.

A memorial service was held at Breslin Center the following week, where the team and loved ones paid tribute to their princess.

Title IX investigation 285 days.

That’s how long it took MSU to resolve the case of one female student who reported being sexually assaulted.

While she waited, her harasser lived in the same residence hall.

They were in the same class. It took more than nine months for MSU to sanction the student found in violation of its own sexual harassment policy, and even after he was punished, a no-contact order didn’t keep him from allegedly intimidating her.

Most of the student’s allegations won’t be investigated by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, or OCR. Only a small part of her case — one of three in a federal investigation into MSU’s handling of sexual assault and harassment claims — will be examined, because much of the complaint was not filed quickly enough.

MSU’s policy allots itself 120 days for such cases, specifying that 90 are typically needed to complete an investigation, with 30 days to draft a formal report.

MSU’s Title IX Coordinator Paulette Granberry Russell characterized the 120 days as a “goal.”

“There are times when even that may not be met, depending upon the circumstances of each individual case,” she said.

The student said her reason for reporting it.

“All I was seeking was to feel safe on this campus,” she said.

Empty-handed It was a basketball season plagued with illness and injury, with star players Branden Dawson, Adreian Payne and Keith Appling all missing crucial games.

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Electrical engineering senior Allen Lin plays table tennis Tuesday at IM SportsWest during an MSU Table Tennis Club practice. Lin coaches the club.

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Club members meet to practice every Tuesday and Thursday at IM Sports­-West, giving each match everything they

remembrance

Club brings awareness to genocide of armenians

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A memorial was placed outside the Auditorium by the MSU Armenian Club on Thursday to recognize the 1.5 million Armenians who were killed during the Armenian Genocide in 1915.

For the 99th anniversary of the genocide, social relations and policy junior and club president Sona Movsisyan said the club wanted to raise awareness of the tragedy on campus. The small commemoration included food, posters, maps, pamphlets and a handmade replica of the memorial in Armenia.

The genocide was the period when Turks forced Armenians out of their home country into the Syria Desert, according to club adviser Hovig Kouyoumdjian.

“When (World War I) started, there was ... a decision to annihilate all the Armenians ... to deport the whole race ... take the elderly, the women and children on a death march all the way to the Syrian desert without food without water,” he said.

Religious conflict and racial tension between the Armenian Christians and the Turkish Muslims was a large factor.

“It’s a systematic method by the Turkish government to massacre the Armenian people,” Medieval literature professor Tamar Boyadjian said. She said Armenians believe the massacre was premeditated.

Kouyoumdjian said it is not taught in Turkish textbooks, nor is it mentioned in Turkish history.

Some Armenians feel the genocide is still not over. Boyadjian said many say they are still in a “white genocide,” or the constant battle to gain recognition that these events did happen.

The club wanted to gain support of the community to make it more widely recognized.

“Its very comforting to us Armenians knowing that other people know (about it),” nutritional sciences junior and club vice president Anahit Movsesyan said. “When we have a bigger population of people that know about the Armenian Genocide, there’s a better chance of getting it recognized.”

have.

Electrical engineering senior Allen Lin, who coaches the MSU Table Tennis Club, said he takes pride in his players’ efforts.

“Pretty much all the next set of best players are all my students ... and they work hard enough to become pretty recog-

nizable in the table tennis community and I’m proud of them,” Lin said.

At their practices, Lin pushes his students as hard as he can. He plays his best game, expecting his team to be able to compete.

Lin has been playing the sport since he was 12 and even competed against players on the MSU Table Tennis Club while

he was in high school.

He puts a lot of emphasis on the fact that many people who play don’t really know all the technicalities of the sport.

“It’s a really, really technical sport, and it’s actually really, really hard to play and has really high standards for playing smart,” he said.

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Campus union groups discuss working conditions, higher wages with Simon

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About 540 non-tenure track faculty members are bargaining with administrators for better pay, job security and academic freedom.

These faculty, who teach a large portion of undergraduate classes, gave public comment at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting and asked the board to address contract renewals.

The contract, which outlines rights, compensation and benefits for non-tenured faculty, expires May 15.

President of the Union of Non-tenure Track Faculty and assistant professor Penny Gardner spoke out at the meeting, asking for better conditions.

“Fair working conditions for faculty means higher quality education for students and the timeliness for earning their degree,” she said.

Assistant professor Brian Holcomb also spoke at the meeting, addressing nontenure track faculty salary.

MSU ranks last among Big Ten schools for assistant professor salary and instructor pay, Holcomb said.

“This is one ranking MSU needs to change to be taken seriously as an institution of higher learning,” Holcomb said during the meeting.

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“Our Human Resources team is working closely with members of the UNTF on coming to an agreement on a new contract,” MSU spokesman Jason Cody said. “MSU officials do not comment on ongoing labor negotiations so that both sides can bargain in good faith. We appreciate the concerns of union members and are working with them to reach a contract that satisfies both sides.”

Holcomb said MSU is offering its fixed-term faculty raises of 3.75 percent over the next four years. Tenured faculty are poised to receive a 4 percent raise in the next year alone.

Holcomb said he felt the offer of a half percent raise for fixedterm faculty was disrespectful.

Visiting assistant professor Megan Inbody spoke and brought attention to the job security of fixed-term faculty.

Fixed-term faculty have the opportunity to be hired for one semester, one year and three year terms.

Additionally, Inbody said faculty should be notified of their appointment at least one month before the end of their current appointment. A recent MSU proposal suggested all such notices be eliminated, Inbody said.

“An instructor who knows in advance what she is teaching can plan her classes with the care they deserve,” Inbody said.

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$100,000 in back wages. Representatives from the union were also there to show solidarity with the non-tenure track faculty.

The MSU Board of Trustees appointed Steve Hanson as the new dean of International Studies and Programs, or ISP, on Tuesday.

P r e v i o u s l y, H a n s o n served as the chair of the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economic and has served as interim dean of ISP for the last year.

Initially, there were 60 candidates — Hanson was not one of them.

Provost June Youatt said the search for an ISP dean ended after not finding the “right fit” for the position.

“When we couldn’t find a fit, I spoke to President (Lou Anna K.) Simon and then went to Dr. Hanson and expressed to him our confidence in him,” Youatt said.

In a memorandum sent to the deans, directors, chairs, faculty and academic staff on April 9, Youatt recommended Hanson.

Youatt said she became “convinced that Steve Hanson would make an outstanding ISP dean” after consulting the University Committee on International Studies and Programs.

Although many praised Hanson as a candidate, some raised concern about the lack of diversity with the position.

Youatt said racial, ethnic and gender diversity typically is a major factor to consider in the application process.

“The search committee took that (diversity on applicants) very seriously when

they screened the 60 initial candidates,” Youatt said.

Maria Lapinski, the chair of the Adv isor y Consultative Committee for the Dean of International Studies, said Youatt asked for their feedback on the decision.

At first, Hanson expressed he was not interested in the position because he didn’t want to leave the agriculture department.

Newly-appointed ISP dean Steve Hanson said he initially did not plan to apply for the position “He ser ved on the dean search committee to help us find the next dean, having indicated that he was not interested in the position,” Youatt said in the memo.

Even when he was not a candidate, he said he considered the position after seeing the potential MSU has for international programs.

“Over the time people got convinced that I could do the job and I also saw the opportunities that we have here at MSU,” Hanson said.

He said he is excited for the next step.

“I w ill work w it h MSU leadership faculty to try to make a difference in the lives of our students and of people around the world,” Hanson said.

Youatt said she was confident in saying that Hanson’s designation was based on who was the best candidate.

“The pool was quite diverse.

That we couldn’t find a better match than Steve is not about not having a diverse pool, it’s about selecting the best candidate,” Youatt said.

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Seniors, we are ready to move on

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or some reason I always thought my last day of college classes would hold some kind of special significance. As cheesy as it sounds, I pictured it as a sentimental affair, one where I would show up on time, pay more attention and maybe retain a few snippets for when I look back on it decades from now.

Of course, things generally don’t go the way they’re expected to. My last day of class began with me hitting the snooze button too many times, jumping in my car without showering, wearing sweatpants and then showing up 10 minutes late to my first class because the parking lot in front of the International Center was full.

So much for a special last day.

Now, just like many of my peers, I’m all finished with classes and have moved to writing stacks and stacks of papers for my final exams. Just like any other semester, except this one seems a bit more final. My last one.

As the day I move out of East Lansing gets quickly approaches, I can’t help but notice everything in my day-today life is turning into “lasts.” The last

“Summer, for many MSU students, is an opportunity to kick back. There is nothing I savor more than an opportunity for relaxation. But if you spend your break idly, regret will almost certainly follow.”

time I walk into Berkey Hall as a stuleaving behind dent, the last work shift, the last time I go the hangouts — Simon to Bell’s Pizza. It’s pretty disconcerting. and dive bars Even so, it still doesn’t feel like we’ve frequentI’m graduating. Not yet. ed for so long.

I already attended President Lou Anna I know I’ll get K. Simon’s graduate reception at Cowles a little emotionHouse. I keep getting emails from the Alumal when I give ni Association pressuring me to join. My up the keys to the friends and I have even taken graduahouse I’ve lived in for tion pictures in front of severtwo years Managing editor al campus landmarks sporting and leave it bright green caps and gowns. behind for the Despite all of the constant last time, or when reminders that, yes, I’ve comthe numerous realipleted all of the necessary credties of being a “professional” with its to leave East Lansing with no student status attached kick a fancy diploma, it still hasn’t in. I’ll certainly feel something sunk in. I still have exams to when bills for thousands of dolcomplete, I still have end-oflars in student loans start fillLauren Gibbons the-year get togethers to go ing up my mailbox (I honestly lgibbons@statenews.com to, and I still have plans to might cry about that the most). go to my first — and last — Just the thought of all Burgerama. It can’t be over yet, right? the changes coming up makes me I’m sure it will feel more real when all of want to run around East Lansing and the seniors crowd into Breslin Center next redo all of the things I loved again week and hear everyone laud our collective to make sure I don’t forget them. accomplishments. It will feel more real when But I think that would be a fruitfriends I’ve known for years start packing less effort. There is no way I’ll fortheir bags and heading all over the world, get the parts of MSU I loved the most.

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The people I love, the connections I made and the memories I have are going to stick with me for a long, long time.

Yeah, of course it’s sad that this part of any graduating senior’s life is coming to a close, but it’s also rather freeing. Even though we’ll still be a part of the university, we will no longer be physically tied to it.

No matter where I or any of the other graduating seniors end up, we can take solace in the fact that we will always be Spartans, and all of our “lasts” will stay with us.

Lauren Gibbons is the managing editor of The State News. Reach her at lgibbons@statenews.com.

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“Investigation: 285 days of fear and waiting” “There should be no scenario where the victim is not allowed to attend classes and feel comfortable and have to worry about running into this

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guy.”

This is literally putting a presumption of guilt on anyone who is accused of harassment. Now, I agree with the statement from Clune. But during the investigation, no. errrrrrrrrr, April 24

Agreed. I think it’s reasonable that perpetrators don’t have to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to be expelled, but it’s completely unfair to bar someone from attending class and living in his dormitory (something that surely has serious academic and social consequences) simply on someone’s say so, without any review or opportunity for him to respond. If an accuser is concerned for her safety, perhaps the university could assign her a plainclothes security detail for the class or classes she shares with the accused. (comment continued at statenews.com) Audrey Elise (in response to errrrrrrrrr) April 24

When someone has the courage to file a rape report it’s almost always true. Based on that they should immediately remove the suspect from school and class if he’s in the same major, until the investigation is done. Studies show that less than 5% of rape reports are false and it is estimated that over 80% of women in college will be raped or assaulted at some point during college. I’ve heard some estimates say that as many as 65% of men in college will assault someone. Disgusting that we give victim shame and try to make it all her fault.

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Grades aren’t as important as work ethic

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e have come to a point in our education system whe r e a nu mber on a transcript is supposed to define who we are.

I graduated high school with a 3.8 (thanks, math), a 30 on my ACT and zero work ethic. Did it get me where I wanted to go? Absolutely.

Was I prepared when I got there?

Nope.

I used to be one of those students who could sleep through classes and somehow, magically, I would intuitively understand every subject without much effort.

As a result, I never studied for my finals, and although finals do carry a lot of weight for many college classes, they don’t necessarily determine your success overall.

Yes, there is usually a difference between a 4.0 student and a 2.0 student, but those numbers don’t clearly enumerate who a person is, what their values are or what they have to offer to the community.

There seem to be two types of students. There’s ones like me, who save assignments and studying to the last minute, and then there are the students who make it a habit

to plan ahead and give themselves all they can out of their education, regardless of their grades, because extra time to perfect their work.

In high school, I didn’t read half life isn’t all about academic merof the course material, I goofed off it. Having a 4.0 is great and shows in class and once, I even convinced that you did well in your classes, my teacher to let me skip an essay but as they say, “C’s get degrees.” because he knew I was going to do Colleges look mostly at grades for admissions, but that isn’t the case well on it anyway.

These habits made me a terri- for most other situations.

That doesn’t mean slack off and ble student in high school, and let a class you could because I never needhave four-pointed slip ed to work hard, I nevreporter to a 2.0. If that haper bothered to. pens, sure, it sucks.

Coming to college But don’t let it freak and experiencing you out. Nobody’s perclasses that are actualfect in every academly engaging and chalic subject, so even if lenging forced me to you don’t do so well on s t ud y, w h ic h w a s a math exam, it’s not exactly what I needed going to define your to do in order to be a Emily jenks future. better student. ejenks@statenews.com There will be othLooking back now, if er classes to make up I put in half the effort I’m putting into my college courses for it. Employers don’t look for and job into my high school class- good grades — they look for hard es, I might have been in the run- workers.

Having a degree is just the beginning for valedictorian.

Well, that might be a bit of a ning when being considered for a stretch. But case in point, I wish I job. There’s going to be a bunch had been one of the students who of other graduates with the same degree clambering to get the same challenged myself.

The students who force them- position you are. What puts you selves to work hard to get ahead above the rest isn’t if you got a 4.0 are the ones who are truly getting and they got a 3.0 — it’s going to

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be your experience and work ethic.

The way I see it, grades are a means to an end. Good grades are great, and might help you get into graduate school and they look good on a résumé. But if you show up to a job interview and all you can say is that you four-pointed your classes, there’s a chance you will be overlooked because other applicants have more life experience.

I doubt my grades were the first thing my employer considered when hiring me. He probably was more preoccupied with making sure I had the talent and the capability to work hard.

As final exams loom on the semester’s horizon, everyone seems to be getting to that frenzied stage of “oh sh*!, finals are here and I haven’t studied yet.”

Take a deep breath, frazzled Spartans. Finals suck, but they aren’t the be-all, end-all. I know a lot of classes emphasize on test scores, and if you’re good at taking exams like I am, good for you. But real-world situations will ask you to think critically and do your best, not bubble in the correct answer.

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ASMSU survived a rocky academic year, which surrounded the undergraduate student government with controversy.

It started last spring with the tax freeze and realignment with the university. Students were given a chance this semester to vote on renewing the ASMSU tax.

The tax referendum passed and ASMSU will continue to collect $18 per student per semester for their services.

History senior Jordan Zammit took it upon himself to create a campaign in an article on his “pseudo-news website,” The MSU Review, to vote against the tax renewal.

“I think if (the tax referendum) was publicized ahead of time ... in an unbiased manner, there’s no doubt in my mind that ASMSU would lose their tax,” Zammit said in a previous interview.

Zammit, who ran in the February special presidential elections to “make a statement,” alleged the organization was “bribing” students to vote “yes” by handing out merchandise.

Kiran Samra said the organization would never bribe students to vote one way.

“I would strongly disagree that we would not inform the students what they’re voting for,” Samra said. “We tell ... (student volunteers) who came to work (on-campus) polls, ‘This is what we’re voting for.’”

ASMSU had roughly 8 percent of the student body vote during their recent elections, which is less than the 9.2 percent of last year.

Because of low turnout, the organization continues to worry about constituent outreach.

Despite the failure of the campus-wide town halls the student government attempted to hold prior to the elections,

Samra thinks there are other ideas that could help improve interaction with students.

She said the difficulty with getting exposure is because of the hundreds of organizations fighting for attention.

“Maybe we shouldn’t be waiting for them to come to us,” said newly elected President James Conwell. “Let’s go to places where they are ... the cafeterias (and) residences halls and communicate with them.”

Conwell said he would like to implement coffee hours on and off campus with students. Trying to engage students in conversation over coffee might get them more involved, he said.

As Conwell steps into his new position, he said he plans to make strides in favor of policies that will benefit students.

Conwell wants to tackle university policies and get students involved in voting in the upcoming elections this fall.

Samra said she supports Conwell in his efforts and looks forward to working with him and other members in the Office of the President.

“An event is something that comes and goes and a policy can affect students for years and years,” Samra said.

College of Social Science Representative Evan Schrage said he plans to continue his involvement with constituent outreach.

Schrage said the idea of a virtual town hall via social media would help students be engaged with a touch of their finger.

“We’ve seen what works and we’ve certainly seen what doesn’t work,” Schrage said.

“Nothing happens over just one college year.”

Schrage also mentioned the idea of creating Twitter handles and Facebook pages for each of the college representatives so they would be more accessible to constituents.

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For horticulture senior Karri Tomich-Baylis, making tea is a passion and a “guilty pleasure.” For her, the Bailey’s Blend should be “a story to the consumer, not just a tea. A tea that was grown by students and processed by students.”

Since the fall, Residential Initiative for the Study of the Environment, or RISE, students have met every Wednesday to blend teas for Bailey’s Blend.

Tomich-Baylis has been leading the group of students on the creation of teas in Bailey Hall.

Bailey’s Blend is the brain child of students in Bailey Hall.

“It started with my love for food, and gardening; (it was) a fusion of those two together,” Tomich-Baylis said.

Tomich-Baylis was working at the Bailey GREEN-

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Chemical engineering freshman Abdullah Mohammed and horticulture senior Karri Tomich-Baylis blend tea leaves Wednesday in Bailey Hall.

weeks and requires people to collaborate.

Horticulture sophomore Allison Stawara is one of the Bailey’s Blend tea makers. She calls her experience of blending teas a “fun experiment.”

“Next fall we are hoping to expand the number and type of herbs that we are using for the tea, so we are hoping to bring more plants … to expand the

herbal teas that we are going to be making,” Stawara said.

Both, Stawara and TomichBaylis agree that Bailey’s Blend can have success among the MSU community.

“I envision trying to make a tea team too for this project and … forming a solid relationship with Kellogg and having them offer in the dining room,” Tomich-Baylis said.

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Students and alumni alike often recall hearing the Spartan Marching Band practicing in a field close to Demonstration Hall on a fall weekend.

But starting in August, that sentiment will change.

The band and intramural sports will soon have a new turf practice field at the corner of Munn Field. At this week’s MSU Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved naming the new field the Forest Akers Trust Practice Complex and the Ed and Wanda Eichler

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The Eichler family has a long history of performance at MSU, as well as donating instruments, while the Akers family has donated more than $10 million.

The Forest H. Akers Trust Fund gave $1 million to the project and the Eichler family gave a $300,000 gift.

“These people have been giving forever,” board Chairman Joel Ferguson said. “They’ve never given based on an incentive, just for their love of the university. When you have new facilities like this, it’s nice to be able to do something for them.”

The band’s current practice space carries risk of injury, as the

field’s condition becomes worse in the late fall and early winter months of football season.

“Starting in October we get hit with the rain, sleet and sometimes snow,” twirler and chemical engineering freshman Ashley Burkin said. “Mud makes it hard to twirl. I once went to go run to my next spot and completely fell into a split. ” Burkin said the turf practice field will make her able to practice hard all the time, not just when the weather is nice.

“I’ll be able to go full out all season,” she said. “I’ve had the transition from grass to turf before, so I’m not worried.”

Support for the new field is

strong among band members. Big Ten flag corp member and marketing freshman Megan Garrod said injury is a concern of the flag corp, which is one of the more cardio-intensive sections of the band.

“When we’re prancing and coming down the field, we could hit a pothole and turn our ankle,” she said. “Our current field is slightly tilted. It’s better when the field is flat.”

Spartan Stadium has a grass field, but despite the change, Garrod does not think the band will be affected on game day.

“Our Saturday morning routine is on Ralph Young (a turf surface),” she said. “That doesn’t have an effect at all.”

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house when the idea of blending teas emerged.

“Last semester we had all those herbs and we wanted to make some sort of value of a product that could possibly be sold to Kellogg (Center),” Tomich-Baylis said.

The first idea Tomich-Baylis had was to use the herbs to create an herbal pillow, or sachet, for people to use while sleeping for better sleep. After doing some research on what would reach a greater audience, she decided it was better to use the herbs for the creation of teas.

“We were playing with that, but then we decided to take a simple route and go with the teas because people are more familiar with the teas,” Tomich-Baylis said.

For RISE Assistant Director Heather Shea Gasser, the work Tomich-Baylis does makes her an “innovator.”

“Karri has spent countless hours finding the blend of the tea,” Shea Gasser said. “It’s her creation behind the scene and I think that’s very exciting.”

The process for blending the tea can take up to three

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Also keep an eye on junior R.J. Williamson and sophomore Demetrious Cox, who are competing to replace departing three-time starter Isaiah Lewis at strong safety. Williamson is on the White team and Cox is on the Green team, so it should be another intriguing position to follow.

But don’t sleep on redshirt freshman Jalyn Powell, too, who has impressed head coach Mark Dantonio this spring and was drafted ahead of both Williamson and Cox in the player draft.

The number of days it’s been since MSU won the 2014 Rose Bowl over Stanford, 24-20.

Green and White Game presents matchups to watch this Saturday

SU football returns to Spartan Stadium for the first time since winning the Rose Bowl in January, with the annual Green and White Spring Game set to start at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Coming off a 13-1 season, MSU enters 2014 with high expectations to contend for another Big Ten championship and a shot at the new four-team College Football Playoff. But before that can happen, the Spartans have some things to shake out as spring ball comes to a close. Here’s a look at four key points to keep an eye on Saturday.

Backup spot up for grabs Spring practice generally serves as a chance for players to compete for an open spot left by departures from a year ago, and this spring was no different.

One of the hot-button spots to keep an eye on is on the backup quarterback position.

Sophomore Tyler O’Connor and redshirt freshman Damion Terry have been duking it out this spring to be Cook’s backup.

O’Connor was drafted ahead of Terry by his peers during Wednesday’s spring game player draft, which could be a sign of who’s leading the race, but it should still be interesting to watch.

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For the first time in a few years, it might be MSU’s offense carrying the defense this upcoming fall.

With the departures of longtime defensive stalwarts such as Darqueze Dennard, Max Bullough, Denicos Allen and Isaiah Lewis, the defense has been a work in progress this spring, losing the first two jersey scrimmages.

Despite losing the two scrimmages, junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun is confident in the defense’s ability to reload and is expecting the younger players to step up.

“Guys (are) willing to step up, willing to make the transition and play other positions,” Calhoun said.

“Anyway they can help the team, they will.

“We have a lot of young guys that have the experience, (and) that can play the position. Now it’s just time for them get up and do what they do.”

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SPARTANS BACK INTO ACTION Junior quarterback Connor Cook dazzled fans and alumni in his final two outings last season, both coming on the biggest stages of his young career. His career-high 332 passing yards and two touchdowns helped lead MSU to the 2014 Rose Bowl game. The outings created a lot of buzz, and even some Heisman whispers, entering the upcoming season.

But with high expectations comes the pressure of living up to those standards, so Saturday will serve as the first look at Cook’s progression throughout the offseason and spring.

“I’ve improved a lot since the beginning of the spring,” Cook said. “Not starting the way I wanted to, but I feel like I’m finishing strong.”

If MSU is going to live up to its potential top-10 preseason ranking, Cook will have to lead the way as the triggerman of a veteran offensive unit.

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The 2013 MSU football season was one that will go down in the history books, as the team reached levels of success not seen in East Lansing in quite some time.

With a Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl victory under their belts, the Spartans finished the season as one of the top teams in the country.

The team was carried all season long by its suffocating defense, which was ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense during the season.

W hile the secondar y received a majority of the media publicit y, the Spartans’ defensive line terrorized opposing offenses and was one of the top units in the country — a trend that could very well continue this season.

MSU’s depth extends past the starting line to a group of key reserve players expected to get significant time The Spartans return their two leaders on the line in ends Shilique Calhoun, a junior, and senior Marcus Rush. Calhoun believes there still is room for improvement amongst the group.

“There were still a lot of places we could improve, I felt like,” Calhoun said. “Looking at the film, even though we’re the top and even though they labeled us No. 1, there was still a lot of room for improvement, so that’s the biggest thing, just going in there looking to see how much we can critique and how much better we can be individually each play.”

Calhoun won Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year and Rush is a four-year starter, but there will be some new faces on the line come fall, including at defensive tackle.

As of right now, juniors Joel Heath and Damon Knox are set to replace Tyler Hoover and Micajah Reynolds at the defensive tackle spots.

The Spartans will have a lot of depth as there are many young players in the rotation looking to make a name for themselves.

“Demetrius Cooper, Noah Jones, just two young guys who have a lot of passion for the game,” Calhoun said. “Those are two guys that get off the ball faster than most defensive linemen you see, especially for young guys.”

For Cooper, who redshirted last year, he hasn’t played football in almost two years as a result of injuries in high school.

This spring and fall will be his first chance to show what he can do after receiving rave reviews from the coaches this spring, and he’s excited at the opportunity to play again.

“It’s just a blessing,” Cooper said. “Me not playing in two years, I didn’t even see myself going to a Division II or Division III school, so for me to even be in the position to I’m in now at a Division I school with a chance to play, it’s just a blessing.”

Another face looking to get back in the rotation is junior Lawrence Thomas. The former high-school A ll-A merican has dealt with injuries since arriving in East Lansing, but he’s finally healthy and ready to show what he can do on the field.

“It feels great to be out here with my teammates and be full throttle,” Thomas said. “Every day, I go out here and have fun and I’m just so grateful to be out here with these guys.”

The Spartans will play their annual spring game at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Bollman, Burton to coach Green and White teams; players hyped for game

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After 114 days away from the field to date, MSU football returns to game action this Saturday in its annual Green and White Spring Game at Spartan Stadium.

Kickoff for the intrasquad game is scheduled for 2 p.m., with free admission to the game and the first 30,000 receiving commemorative posters highlighting last year’s 2014 Rose Bowl championship team. The game also can be seen on Big Ten Network with former Spartan quarterback and current Washington Redskin Kirk Cousins calling the game.

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and Burton coaching the White.

Burton said he is excited about his first time head coaching the annual spring scrimmage and is treating the game like any other.

“We had a head coaches meeting (and) we sat down and also talked about where our strengths and weaknesses are and where there’s were (at) too,” Burton said. “That’s part of the gamesmanship and we’ll show you on Saturday.”

The Green team will be led offensively by sophomore quarterback Tyler O’Connor and senior running back Jeremy Langford.

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On the other sideline, junior quarterback Connor Cook will be under center for the White team, with the likes of juniors Aaron Burbridge and DeAnthony Arnett at wide receiver.

Drummond will lead a talented secondary that includes potential starters this fall in junior safety R.J. Williamson and sophomore cornerback Darian Hicks.

Drummond is one of many that’s been having a good time with the spring game festivities.

Drummond, also a captain on the White team, said he is happy with his team, and predicted a big 46-0 win on Saturday.

“I’ll probably get my steak medium well this year,” Drummond said. “And I’ll let (Jackson) pick the sides.”

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MSU Hillel hosts ceremony for holocaust survivors Student enters mma cage

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Human biology junior Walter Underwood tapes the wrists of astrophysics sophomore Louis Radecki before MMA matches Saturday at the Lansing Center.

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LANSING — As Esther Posner spoke to dozens gathered in the Capitol Building rotunda on Thursday afternoon, all was silent except for her comforting voice.

Posner, a Holocaust survivor, was not telling just any story.

She was recounting her own fearful memories of the Holocaust at the Official State of Michigan Holocaust Commemoration ceremony.

Posner was one of 35 survivors present at the ceremony.

Robyn Berkowitz Hughey, assistant director of the MSU Hillel, said the organization hosts a commemoration ceremony every year to recognize Holocaust survivors while remembering the lives of those who were less fortunate.

The MSU Hillel works with the Michigan Jewish Conference to build and maintain a Jewish communal presence in Lansing while facilitating political and community relations.

“If people don’t know about it or learn about (the Holocaust), it’s very easy to pretend like this never happened,” Berkowitz Hughey said. “But it did, and it’s very important that we — especially young people — remember it and help to carry on the survivors’ stories and memories.”

During the hour-long ceremony, Michigan representatives made remarks on the importance of recognizing Jews in Michigan.

After, the MSU a cappella

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Southfield, Mich., resident Esther Posner shows attendees the tablecloth her mother made while their family was in hiding Thursday after a Holocaust ceremony at the Capitol Building.

“If people don’t know about it or learn about (the Holocaust), it’s very easy to pretend like this never happened.”

Robyn Berkowitz Hughey, assistant director of MSU Hillel

group Capital Green sang a somber rendition of “Eli Eli,” a Hebrew song.

Women’s and gender studies junior Mara Abramson, a member of Capital Green, said this is the second year the group performed for the commemoration ceremony.

Abramson said the group has several members who are Jewish and have family members and friends who were affected by the Holocaust. As a result, the performance was personal for several group members.

“It’s a very humbling experience,” Abramson said.

The ceremony ended with the Holocaust survivors solemnly lighting a menorah.

Human biology senior Danielle Gittleman, chair of the committee that planned the event, said the commemoration ceremony gives Lansing community members a chance to remember the Holocaust. It also gives students a chance to personally talk with the survivors.

Because the current generation of youth is the last one that will be able to personally speak with survivors, Gittleman said it’s their job to carry the various stories into the future.

“It’s something that if we don’t carry on, there wont be any more stories to talk about,” Gittleman said.

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W hen Louis Radeck i stepped into the spotlit cage last Saturday, it was the first time he ever competed in an MMA fight outside of campus.

And his opponent was just coming off a win from his last fight.

Environmental geography junior Joshua Haga and biomedical and laboratory diagnostics junior Gabriel Stewart acted as the fighter’s cage men and his extra pairs of eyes during the fight, a part of Ron DeLeon Promotions’s Capital City Cage Fights.

The duo pressed themselves against the chain-link cage at the Lansing Center as the astrophysics sophomore fought, remaining vigilant for any weaknesses.

Haga quickly noticed the opponent was an orthodox boxer and would fight with his left foot forward.

He instantly shouted this to Radecki so he could set his stance for the takedown.

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The opponent swung, but Radecki managed to evade getting hit by twisting and stepping out of the way. Radecki was too fast for his advances.

Once he successfully took down his opponent, Radecki used skills he learned from wrestling to keep his opponent on the ground to earn his first MMA win.

“My weakest part of the game is probably the stand up and striking aspect, but my takedowns are solid,” he said. “I have my ace in the hole there, but coming from a wrestling background, that’s to be expected.”

Radecki has been perfecting his wrestling since he was in third grade. He said wrestling is a fighting style oriented around takedowns.

He started to treat the sport more seriously in high school but couldn’t find a wrestling club to join after arriving at MSU. Missing the thrills of one-onone fighting, Radecki decided to join the Mixed Martial Arts Club during his freshman year.

Haga, president of the club, said Radecki excelled in MMA because of the skills he brought

from his wrestling experience.

He only needed training on certain aspects of MMA, such as striking.

Instead of focusing solely on ground fighting and takedowns, he was thrust into a new style of fighting. He learned to incorporate striking into his fights, and figured out how to ensure that he didn’t receive any hits to the face.

“He trained really hard for the fight,” Haga said. “What he did showcased his skills as a wrestler and the new skills he gained from the club.”

Radecki trains two and a half hours per day, three times a week with the MMA club. When he knows a fight is on the horizon, he spends the entire month leading up to it working out.

Radecki said he hopes to compete in his next fight during July.

After winning his first ever MMA fight, he said he stepped out of the ring and into a jumping celebration with his cage men feeling only one thing — relief.

“I was obviously really happy,” he said. “I was relieved all the hard work I put into this worked out. It wasn’t just a big waste.”