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If a student is living in East Lansing throughout the summer and don’t have their own mode of transportation, chances are they have to deal with the lowered frequency of the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, buses to get around.

For students taking classes or working over the summer, bus services have been causing inconvenience, especially since they have been used to the buses running frequently to many destinations during the regular semesters.

A route that typically runs about every 10 minutes during the fall and spring comes about every 40 minutes in the summer, for example.

Director of Marketing for CATA, Laurie Robison, said the frequency of buses is determined after serious consideration of the student population, demand for the services and the budget of their client.

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There’s no shortage of speculation when it comes to the new Mark Schauer vs.

Gov. Rick Snyder matchup in the upcoming 2014 governor race.

The former U.S. Rep. from Battle Creek, Mich., announced his bid for governorship on Tuesday, but pollsters say Snyder and Schauer are in a dead heat so far.

Although Snyder hasn’t officially announced his bid for re-election, he continues to raise funds, said Bernie Porn, president of Lansing-based polling fi rm EPIC-MRA. Porn said polls show the two candidates are in for a close race, though Snyder could be vulnerable to a Democratic challenger.

Despite Schauer being unknown to 61 percent of Michiganians in a recent poll, the two have nearly even public approval ratings.

Porn said he was “surprised” to see an equal matchup, but policy decisions might explain the relatively unknown candidate’s support.

EPIC-MRA’s most recent poll shows a declining approval rating for Snyder, which Porn said likely is due to a perceived broken promise after Snyder fl ip-flopped to support the right-to-work legislation. Add that to the Snyder-backed $1.1 billion education cuts in 2011 and the Democrats could have some inflammatory attacks, he said.

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R E C R E AT I O N

CATA reduces campus summer bus schedule

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Aquatic center opening for summer season

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date according to their budget. The level of services (is) not solely dictated by CATA,” Robison said.

Although admitting to not receiv ing any complaints from the students about bus services in the summer, Director of Campus Planning and Administration Jeffrey Kacos said there has been a rise in the

CATA routes that typically run every 10 minutes now run every 40 minutes student population for summer semesters of late.

“A long with the number of students, since the activities on campus have increased over the summer, it should be something we continue to monitor,” Kacos said. “The challenge would be to identify the funding to make that happen.”

K acos said limited resources and high costs of

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Water slides, diving boards and other water fun returns Friday as the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road, opens its doors for the 2013 summer season.

The outdoor water facility features a 190-foot tube water slide, a 140-foot body water slide, diving boards, water-play structures, sunbathing decks, picnic tables and an interactive splash park for younger children.

Hours from May 31 to June 9 will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. all week. From June 10 to July 31, hours will be slightly extended from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekends.

For the closing stretch of the summer from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1, the center will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. all week. The aquatic center’s last day of the season is September 2, in which it will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Last year was great because of all the warm weather that we had in June and July,” said Jim Jennings, the facility’s recreation coordinator. “Last year

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Media and information senior Nick Mackley sets up a chair Wednesday in preparation for the opening of the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road. The center will open Friday for the summer season.

was one of our best years as far as visitors.”

Jennings said the facility provides a very family friendly atmosphere because of the interactive play structures such

as water geysers and tunnels.

East Lansing Family Aquatic Center Facility Manager Dee Careaphers said she occasionally sees MSU students at the park, but the turnout is most-

ly comprised of children and their families.

Careaphers said she thinks students tend to go to pools

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Police brief Lansing police seek warrant for suspect in stolen moped case On May 25, Lansing Township police officers located two abandoned mopeds that were located behind the Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. The officer later found out the mopeds were stolen and MSU police then became involved, according to MSU Police assistant director Tony Kleibecker.

The mopeds were taken back to their original owners and no fingerprints were able to be recovered.

An officer went back to the location behind the Whiskey Barrel the following day and waited to see if anybody showed up, Kleibecker said.

The officer noticed a car pull in and turn off its lights and he walked over to check on the occupants. The driver quickly drove off, looped around the parking lot and nearly hit the officer before swerving out of the way.

The officer was able to get a partial license number and when he came back in the next day, he was able to locate the car in Holt, Mich. The driver was brought back to the police station and was later released.

Police currently are seeking a warrant.

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MARS

NASA taps MSU researchers for potential technology on future trip to Mars FROM PAGE ONE

The fi rst team, which includes psychology professors Steve Kozlowski and Daisy Chang and Associate Chair for Research Subir Biswas, will study how humans interact with one another in teams for long periods of time. “We’re trying to assess individuals and their interactions with others to show how well people engage socially in terms of their work,� Kozlowski said.

The other team includes kinesiology professor Deb Feltz and professors Norbert Kerr, James Pivarnik and Brian Winn, with the focus primarily on exercise to keep astronauts from losing muscle mass in a gravity-free atmosphere. “(Astronauts) don’t have the gravity pull to help strengthen them,� Feltz said. “To combat that, they need to do a pretty rigorous exercise regiment.�

A little teamwork Research for the human interaction project initially began in 2010. The team applied to continue its research, and received word this month that it would be given another grant to continue for three more years.

The main focus, Kozlowski said, is to study how a team works in a space similar to a space craft for long periods of time, form data around communication trends and provide new strategies on teamwork. “All teams have a rhythm with how they interact,�

he said. “With the system we’ve developed, we can capture and identify when things that are unexpected are happening.�

For the fi rst leg of research, the team studied the behavior of a group of scientists who spent six weeks camped out on the ice in the Antarctic. Chang, another researcher on the project, said the data collected gave them a better sense of how team members will react to stress or tension. “Even though compared to the real NASA mission, six weeks is short, we found that the external factors that prevent team members from performing their assigned duty really impacted overall mood of the team: bad weather, bad conditions,� Chang said. “You see a dip in terms of how people feel and are getting along.�

To combat the lack of longterm research on team interaction, Chang said the group has constructed the prototype for a sensor to be strapped onto team members. The device will measure temperature, lighting, voice volume, heart rate and distance between individuals to help the researchers make speculations based on physiological reactions.

Among many other factors, Kundrot said the emotional impact on the astronauts has become a main concern. “The further away they go from earth, the more difficult interpersonal dynamics in a confi ned space becomes,� he said. “This is so far out of the realm of normal human experience, and it’s quite a stressor.�

Shape in space Once in space, astronauts aren’t using their muscles to fight gravity. As a result, Kundrot said, it becomes

easy for muscle and bone strength to deteriorate. “When you go into a weightless atmosphere, you don’t do anything special,� he said. “It’s a lot like being on bed rest. You’re not using muscles or challenging your cardiovascular system.�

With the second grant from NASA, the exercise team will use interactive technology similar to the Wii Fit to motivate astronauts to stay fit by using stationary bicycles. “Just like anybody with a busy schedule, when push comes to shove, something gets cut short,� Feltz said. “Once you’ve lost (muscle), it’s like the aging process.

Once you’ve lost muscle mass, you can’t get that back.�

The group will use the workout created by Lori Ploutz-Snyder, NASA’s project scientist of Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures, which requires about 30 minutes of exercise six days a week. Feltz said the group is designing a virtual partner for each person to work with — one that is slightly superior to the person’s level of output to challenge them. “They try to match that partner and not be the weakest link,� she said. “The question is, can we make it motivating over a long period of time over the same exercise, six times a week?�

Once the virtual partner is created, the group plans to meet with a focus group at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston for review.

In the real world Throughout their research, both groups have searched for ways to make the developing software useful in the real world by everyday people. “It’s important to NASA, and that means it’s important to the American pub-

Some of the results and technology developed at MSU for NASA could have practical uses in daily life as well lic and U.S. taxpayers that this also has some very practical Earth-based applications,� Feltz said.

Once the virtual workout partner is completed, Feltz said it also could be used by people who don’t have access to a gym or prefer to exercise in the privacy of their home. “We can do things to help older adults who don’t have access to fitness centers, or for people who have social physique anxiety who don’t want to be out in public spaces with people watching them exercise,� she said.

When it comes to the teamwork study, Kozlowski said the sensor could be used to study employers in the workplace as well. “What’s really neat about this technology, although built for space, it has a lot of other potential applications,� he said. “It could be used to look at people in real organizations to monitor how innovation and knowledge-sharing takes place. We’re creating something that doesn’t really yet exist.�

Stephen Hsu, MSU’s vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, said the ventures will continue to improve the university’s nationwide credibility. “Both of these projects are great examples of the diversity of MSU’s research portfolio,� Hsu said in a statement. “The challenges associated with extended space missions are incredible — it’s great that NASA can turn to MSU for innovative solutions.�

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AQUATIC

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at their apartment complexes but thinks people of all ages should take advantage of what the facility has to offer. “We just have a lot of great, nice staff (members), so that’s

why I think people keep coming back and keep telling other people about it,� Careaphers said.

Alumna Kirstin Kraushaar said she enjoyed the aquatic center while in junior high, but stopped going as she got older. During her time at MSU, she said the pool at her apartment complex was more convenient and financially feasible. “(The aquatic center) is a good place to go if you wa nt to ac t ua l ly s w i m,�

Kraushaar said.

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SCHAUER

Relatively unknown candidate jumps into gubernatorial race for Democrats FROM PAGE ONE

Rawley Van Fossen, vice president of the MSU College Democrats, said he also expects those to be galvanizing topics for college students. “I’m here paying hundreds of dollars per credit hour while 10 minutes down the road they’re cutting millions of dollars (from the education fund),� Van Fossen said.

Also critical of Snyder is Andrea Reed, an interdisciplinary studies in social science and health studies senior at MSU. “We’re still in the same place,

CATA

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providing public transport are the main reasons behind the lessfrequent buses in the summer. “Primarily, it is a cost reason.

We are trying to be good stewards of the financial resources,� he said.

if not worse,� Reed said.

She also said she’s not fond of Snyder’s appointment of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. Republicans were quick to respond to Schauer’s bid, with the Michigan Republican Party chairman Bobby Schostak stating in a press release “his announcement is not at all surprising — or impressive.�

Schostak went on to call Schauer a “failed career politician� who Michigan voters “will not resonate with.�

But pollsters like Porn say much still is undetermined. “A lot depends on how much money Schauer is going to raise,�

Porn said. “Snyder can open his checkbook and spend several million dollars, so he has that advantage. If (Schauer) doesn’t have the money to compete, he can’t win.�

For psychology junior Monique Lewis, who lives off-campus, the CATA bus is the only mode of transport. “The bus timings put a strain on my work schedule,� Lewis said. “I think they should run the buses like in other semesters because a lot of students stay here.�

Social work freshman Cindy Zhang finds the lower frequency of buses to be inconvenient, as well. “Sometimes it is very annoying if you miss the bus because then you have to wait for about 40 minutes for the next one,�

Zhang said.

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Umbrella E.L. Police release sketch of CRIME

local sexual assault suspect

By Holly Baranowski hbaranowski@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS ■■

A composite sketch has been created of the suspect who is believed to be involved in the recent sexual assaults that have taken place in East Lansing.

East Lansing Police Capt.

Jeff Murphy, said composites such as the one released

by ELPD often can be quite authentic.

“It’s actually kind of amazing at how accurate some of them are, but then I’ve seen others that are not really as accurate,” Murphy said. “It just depends on how much the witness saw and depends on the skills of the composite artist to draw that information.”

In addition to the composite sketch, the ELPD now believes the suspect might have a tattoo on his left arm or shoulder.

East Lansing resident Sema’J Benson, 2, walks with an umbrella in hand with his mother, Judy Trop, behind him Tuesday in Lansing. The two walked out of a parking lot to board a Capital Area Transportation Authority bus that previously was suspended due to a tornado warning issued to Ingham County that afternoon. Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue until Sunday.

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TECHNOLOGY

MSU researchers use facial recognition software to identify Boston Marathon bombing suspect

By Holly Baranowski hbaranowski@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS ■■

A recent study conducted by researchers at MSU was able to evaluate the latest in automatic facial recognition technology — programs that quickly can attach a name to a face by searching a large database of face images and finding the closest match.

Using three different facial recognition system tests, MSU computer science and engineering professor Anil Jain and research scientist Josh Klontz were able to use one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects to demonstrate this technology in law enforcement.

“I was very pessimistic (about) finding correct matches (at first), given how low quality the images people were using,” Klontz said.

“The fact that we got one right match, and it was the first image was promising in terms of actually being able to solve this kind of problem in the future.”

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“What we are hoping to do is to draw attention to the possibility of this kind of technology and how it could be available in the near horizon.”

Josh Klontz, research scientist

tion and Image Processing Laboratory, Jain said Klontz and himself were able to use law enforcement video from the bombing to provide a match of suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev.

“It can be easy or difficult depending on the quality (of the footage) and (in) what conditions they are captured,” Jain said.

“The simple case is a mug shot (or) driver’s license and these are captured in a controlled condition (when) your expression is neutral and the background is constant.”

When pictures are being taken in a controlled environment, the degree of accuracy is 98 to 99 percent, according to Xiaoming Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Sci-

ence and Engineering.

For the past few decades, the facial recognition programs have been designed to be used in controlled environments, such as when people are facing the camera, they’re not smiling and the lighting is evenly distributed. Liu said the concern becomes apparent in situations such as the Boston Marathon bombing, when the suspect can be hard to see.

“When people are captured in these situations, they can wear sunglasses, (they) can have different kinds of poses (and) the lighting can be bad,” Liu said. “In these conditions, the chances of finding them (are) less.”

In these unconstrained environments, the accuracy percent is closer to 80 percent,

but he hopes to see that percent increase in the next few years, Liu said. This will enable local law enforcement, such as the MSU Police Department to become more involved with these programs as well.

“This kind of technology can be developed furthered and law enforcement might able to see an advancement and be able to review this kind of information,” Klontz said. “What we were hoping to do is to draw attention to the possibility of this kind of technology and how it could be available in the near horizon.”

The latest update released on the local sexual assault suspect from the East Lansing Police Department said the suspect may have a tattoo on his left arm “Everything that we can add to the investigation just furthers the investigation,” Murphy said. “The reason we release stuff like this to the public is to try to seek out any witness that we haven’t found in the past and sometimes these composites do that.”

“It’s quite likely that someone may recognize the composite (and) may put a couple pieces of the puzzle together for us,” he continued.

PHOTO COURTESY OF EAST L ANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT

Photo composite of the local sexual assault suspect was released Thursday.

The suspect likely is involved in a slew of sexual assaults that have taken place over the past few months, with the most recent assault taking place May 16 at approximately 8 p.m. in the parking lot outside of Abbott Pointe Apartments. The suspect dragged the victim behind a dumpster where he physically and sexually assaulted her. He was last seen on Abbot Road just north of Saginaw Street.

Two similar incidences took place in April, the first of which taking place on Coolidge Road south of Lake Lansing Road around midnight on April 20.

The victim again was dragged to a secluded area where she was physically and sexually assaulted.

The second incident took place at approximately 3 a.m. on April 26 in the 300 block of Charles Street. The victim was dragged to a secluded area where she was physically assaulted and an attempted sexual assault occurred.

In all of these cases, the suspect was described as a white male with an average build and about 18 to 25 years old.

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Online professor reviews can offer glimpse into classroom experience

By RJ Wolcott rwolcott@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS ■■

With the advent of the digital age, students no longer have to rely solely on word of mouth to find information on professors, electing instead to peruse the Internet in search of pertinent information.

Whether professors bury students six-feet deep in graves of homework, are prone to giving pop quizzes or enjoy berating tardy individuals, every distinguishable trait is meticulously categorized by students on websites like Koofers and Rate My Professors. Proponents say these sites at their best offer students an under-the-hood view of professors and classes, while critics question the motives behind the ratings.

Psyc holog y senior Ja ke Gajewski has been using Koofers since his freshman year and said he believes the reviews can help students find classes tuned to their learning style.

“I think sites like Koofers are a pretty good resource for finding out teacher traits,” Gajewski said.

He added traits like quiz fre-

quency and attendance policy help him to find the professors and classes he will benefit from the most.

Gajewski has reviewed nearly every professor he’s had over the course of his time at MSU and said he hopes that professors check their online reviews as opposed to just relying on formal performance reviews.

Danny Holmes, a biosystems engineering senior, said that while he uses Koofers as a resource, he hasn’t actively contributed any professor reviews.

“I would be more likely to contribute in an extreme case, basically if a professor was really good or really bad,” he said.

Holmes said he chooses to voice his opinions on SIRS forms, whether they are positive or negative.

Journalism professor Sue Carter has been aware of the many rating services and their impact for two decades.

“I believe that these sites do have some impact on students’ choices,” she said. “In my own experience as a student, I was more likely to take a course because of the quality

and the reputation of the professor teaching it than not.”

Carter holds a three-anda-half star rating on Koofers, with the majority of comments endorsing her helpful nature and cheesy jokes. Carter said while she appreciates positive reviews, they are only a piece of the puzzle to being an effective professor.

“I believe that some professors do check the sites but the ratings are not reflective of the most critical part of a professor’s duties. Increasingly, the chief emphasis is on production of research grants,” she said.

Kevin Sydnor, the assistant director of the Office of Supportive Services said the system can be improved if both faculty and students are willing to have a conversation. Sydnor said determining credibility and sincerity are difficult when looking at reviews on sites like Koofers, but the wealth of student feedback indicates a willingness on the part of students to improve the college experience.

“Given commitment from both sides, we can come together to do it better for both students and professors,” he said.

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n recent and in coming weeks, East Lansing has seen a couple businesses leave the area. With Wanderer’s Teahouse and Cafe, 547 E. Grand River Ave., closed and now 21st Century Comic & Games, 515 E. Grand River Ave., closing in a month if nobody purchases the shop, the city is seeing an unfortunate trend of these niche businesses closing down.

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those types of because its owners have found othbusinesses left er job opportunities to pursue and in East Lansing. can’t run the day-to-day operaWhat these tions anymore, the city is losing a businesses are unique flavor that it’s always had.

What not doing is leaving The city always has offered a these a black eye on the city. variety of big-name stores for peoaren’t leaving because ple to come downtown and shop at, businesses They of bad business or inability to such as American Apparel, 115 E. are not turn a profit. They could’ve stayed Grand River Ave., or Urban Outfitaround but the owners had opportuniters, 119 E. Grand River Ave. They are doing is they couldn’t pass up and the busisome of its larger business attractions leaving a ties nesses closing were the drawback. that bring people downtown since black eye And it’s understandable why the ownBarnes & Noble Booksellers closed. ers are closing up shop. Niche businesses But what makes the city unique on the normally aren’t a huge moneymaker and, are the Curious Book Shop, 307 E. city.” if they can make more money elsewhere, Grand River Ave., and Mackerel Sky, they should pursue that opportunity.

211 M.A.C. Ave., type businesses. The With businesses closing, it puts a bit ones you can’t find anywhere else and of a damper on people coming to the downhope you don’t as that’s what makes it spetown area for these unique stores. Although cial. They are what gives the city its character.

These places have a face to them. Somebody these business might have been geared towards a specific audience, that audience who people know and see every day they go no longer has to come into the city and can into their stores. And there aren’t too many of

find what they’re looking for elsewhere.

The only hope is that with these niche business gone, new ones will take their place and add something new to East Lansing to add a new flavor.

A franchise store from a big name everybody knows would be fine and bring in business to the city, but what it sacrifices is the city’s uniqueness and character.

And that’s what makes a smalltown city like East Lansing special.

Without those two traits, the city loses something. And it definitely lost some of it with those stores leaving.

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of the universe. How about, “I am thankful that I won three games of solitaire last night before I went to bed!” or “I slept nonstop and didn’t awake at all last night!’ or “My roommate and I didn’t get into a fight yesterday!”

These don’t require a great deal of thought. They simply require a different focus.

Why can’t I put a positive spin on the everyday activities of my I know few people who haven’t life instead of griping that my dinsaid, “This semester I promise to ner was cold or my shoes hurt or it actually go to class! I will make rained or I didn’t study and I failed an effort to be a beta test? ter student. I will be GUEST COLUMNIST Turning to a positive nicer to my teachers focus just might make the this semester.” days move along a bit betThe promises go on ter. I know at this point and on and the lists you’re going to say, “Oh of resolutions that here he goes, trying to get never can be guaranus into a lah lah attitude teed fade as the weeks of smiley junk and all unfold. I guess those sweetness and joy! Garbage!” I don’t think that were what I promised CRAIG GUNN you have to make it such in 1999 and they still gunn@egr.msu.edu a mind game. It is simreturn to haunt me in ply a resolution to make 2013.

But what if this semester we the effort to be positive instead of actually investigated those little negative.

Once you do it, you discover that things that might just be adjustable in our lives. Forget about get- those positives really build up and ting a 4.0 in all my classes or visit- when the negatives do creep in, ing every building on campus that they might not be as debilitating as I have never set foot in, or mak- they were in the past. Think about when driving ing amends with instead of respondever yone t hat “Once you do it, you ing to the reckless I ever offended discover that those driver, “That *$#% since I was born. blank, blank, blank M a y b e t h i s positives really build nearly killed me!” I semester, I might up and when the say, “Wow, I lucked just look at a few out and didn’t get things that could negatives do creep hit by that *$#% be accomplished. in, they might not be And if I accom- as debilitating as they b l a n k , b l a n k , blank!” Doesn’t plished a few litthe one seem a tle things, may- were in the past.” little more posibe a bigger item tive and I am still might follow. alive so that has to So what can I actually accomplish? How about be good.

Resolutions never seem to work. this semester when I enter my first class and discover that I have a god- Major diets fail on an hourly basis. awful project to get done before the Grandiose plans get shelved to be last day of class, how about laying brought out year after year only to out a plan with my teammates to be shelved until finally out of sheer fi nish a week early, not a month failure of will power and depression we just give up entirely. early but a simple week.

But maybe if we try a few litRemember what it was like last semester on Thursday before that tle things and build on those baby last day and you were still up at steps, life just might be a wee bit 4:00 a.m. trying to put the finish- better, a little better, then move on to a whole lot better. ing touches on that last project.

So how about this semester, Wouldn’t it be nice to have a week’s breathing space and the loss make some really doable resoluof tension that it would provide? tions. Make an effort to go to bed Your leadership skills would be uti- an hour earlier at least one night a lized in getting the group to get week -- who knows you might like that work done early. Your sleep it and suddenly it’s every night.

Give yourself permission to do would be improved and life could nothing academic on a weekend actually be a bit more pleasant.

Or could you simply start your because you got all the work done day with a simple question, “What during the week. Say hello to peohave I got to be thankful for ple you don’t know in your resitoday?” Forget any religious con- dence hall or apartment complex. notations or rigorous philosophi- Don’t try any great resolutions. cal issues; just open your eyes and Start with ones you can accomstart with something that doesn’t plish and feel good about.

And with every success, life just require any mental exercise or indepth probing at the inner facets might be a bit brighter.

MICHAEL HOLLOWAY mholloway@ statenews.com

robably one of the most talked about and abused things in our lives revolves around those magic moments as one semester fades and another blossoms, our compulsion to make resolutions to ward off problems from days gone by.

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For the record: I do not question DTN’s integrity. We are not dealing with someone like Strathmore.

I, and many others, challenge having someone represented on the city’s downtown development authority making a proposal for a DDA project, especially one for which the DDA is responsible for having bought properties for an absurdly high price.

DTN is also playing power politics to try and get chosen, and I am playing power politics back. DTN is smart enough to know that, and smart enough to know why I question whether they will get free and clear title to the Strathmore properties, which is part of its attempt to gain the upper hand.

I am hardly the only one who has questioned DTN’s sincerity about a community process -- probably most of the members of the selection committee did. (comment continued at statenews.com Eliot Singer, May 23

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Eliot Singer is a cancer on our community and should not be taken seriously. City Council needs to move this time line up and make a decision. This has gone on long enough.

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With several weeks left until the official start of the summer season, many area residents still are in the midst of spring cleaning. But instead of throwing away old appliances or furniture in the process, there’s alternatives for East Lansing residents.

On Saturday, East Lansing residents are being given the opportunity to interact with each other to take advantage of donating reusable items as part of Recycle!

East Lansing from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Abbott Center, 1400-1500 Abbot Road.

Project coordinator Susan Schmidt said the event is geared always toward helping East Lansing residents clean up their homes and yards by recycling

or donating common household items. “(It’s) really fun,� Schmidt said. “The goal is to the lengthen the life of our landfill.�

The event currently is accepting materials including bikes, electronics, scrap metal and clothing, among other reusable items.

However, items such as cement, drywall, paint and wire fencing are among the items not being accepted.

Schmidt said individuals can recycle by dropping off their recyclable equipment or calling East Lansing Prime Time Senior Program for a curbside pickup.

Rebecca Urdiales, a member of East Lansing’s Department of Community Planning, said this event is accomplished through members of the community volunteering and many organizations donating toward the cause.

Urdiales said money that is donated to the cause, from places such as Michigan Energy Options, Lansing Board of Water and Light and Summit Community Bank, pay for the expenses to recycle all the materials.

Interdisciplinary studies in social science junior Dedrick Cotton said his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, has volunteered at this event for a couple years now and enjoys working with other community members. “Our number one goal is to provide a better environment for our community to live in, all while (having) good relations with our neighbors,� Cotton said. “The best part of this event is getting to know all the different members who are a part of this community.�

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MEAT JUDGING TEAM RE-EMERGES, TESTS MSU STUDENTS

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Jill Gulick has loved pigs since she started raising them for fairs as a child. This passion for pork led the animal science junior straight to the pursuit of a career in swine genetics in addition to a role on MSU’s Meat Judging Team.

After being out of commission for a decade, the MSU Meat Judging Team re-emerged in 2012 with the goal of bringing students together to participate in competitions that survey various cuts of meat such as beef, pork or lamb “I’m particularly interested in the meat side of genetics, (such as) more bacon for less money,�

Gulick said. “If I knew what the consumer actually wanted, (it will) help me in the long run.�

Sarah Wells, an academic specialist in the Department of Animal Science and the coach of the team, said within each competition, members are put to vari-

the team based on effort, performance and age.

Wells said after students have been placed on the team, they are required to take ANS 300A, Advanced Livestock Judging. Alternatives to being on the team would be study abroad, research participation or internships.

A season for the meat judging team is from the beginning of the spring semester through competitions in the fall with two practices each week.

Animal science junior Sara Bronkema joined the team on a whim and found she enjoyed it. Although she said she comes from a livestock background, Bronkema said she didn’t know much about the meat industry before joining the team. “(It’s good to see) what goes on between the farmer and the consumer,� Bronkema said. “It’s been a really good tool for me to see the other side of the industry.�

ous tests in determining the value of carcasses, beef grading and determination of whether or not a piece of meat has been cut correctly. In certain parts, members are required to turn in detailed reasonings for their decisions.

Wells said during competitions, the team does not act in the traditional sense of a team. Everyone works alone and their individual scores add up to the overall score for the team.

Wells said the earliest recorded Meat Judging Team at MSU was in 1946. “My opinion is to get students interested, they need to have these types of extracurricular activities to introduce them into the industry,� Wells said. “(It’s the) best way for students to explore the meat industry.�

To be considered for the team, Wells said students need to take ANS 200A, Introductory Judging of Livestock or Carcasses. Wells said that out of the students enrolled in the course, eight to 10 students are selected to be on

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From right, VFW Post 701 honor guard members Kevin Kelley, far right, and Don Manker, right, chat with other guard members on Monday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 4444 W. Grand River Ave., in Lansing before the Memorial Day service.

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or those in the color and honor guard at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, Post 701, participating in parades and raising fl ags is just a small part of what they do.

Participating in military funerals and working around the casket more than 200 times a year are additional duties that fall under the position.

But for many, the duties of the job are a tremendous honor. “It isn’t a job for us, it’s a privilege to do this for our fallen comrades,� said Gerald Gunn, captain for the VFW Post 701 honor guard.

Brian Coats, post commander of the VFW Post 701, who also is a member of the honor guard, said the job is something he cares deeply about and holds the honor guard at elite level. “When our color guard and honor guard works, we hold it very, very special to our hearts,� Coats said. “None of us in the color guard had this type of duty while we were active

VFW Post 701 Commander Brian Coats pauses for a second as he prepares for the Memorial Day service on Monday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 4444 W. Grand River Ave., in Lansing.

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am a young veteran, per say, and I cannot forget the veterans prior to me. “We can make things happen for positives, take care of our future. We are about giving back and making sure people are aware of our heroes and their families.�

duty,� said Gunn. “This is all new to us and we just pick it up and go along.�

After returning home to Michigan from the Gulf War, Coats said he joined the VFW and found a bond with those in the Lansing area who also shared similar experiences in the war. “It’s not about me, it’s about them,� he said. “I

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9 — Continue to increase savings. Stick close to home for now. Handle basics. Keep digging. Cut the u. You’ll know what you’re looking for when you see it. It may even seem like a startling revelation.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 — Continue to decrease spending. You don’t need trinkets. Your team is especially inventive now. Cook meals at home, maybe. A distant friend contributes ideas. Creative solutions come to you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8 — Ask your friends to wait. You have some strange ideas. Changes and accidents are likely now, so pay attention.

You have an emotional shift concerning career plans. It’s getting joyful. Keep your part of the bargain.

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your debt this week. Avoid distractions as new opportunities open up. With a partner, push for changes. Take extra care.

Astonishing thoughts aect you deeply. Put on a public face.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 9 — Keep building your level of expertise in the coming week. A partner has a ďŹ nancial surprise.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Simplify your plans.

Stick with the solid, rather than nebulous. A confrontation is possible with the arrival of a controversy. Create a persuasive pitch and divert attention.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 9 — No need to get extravagant. There’s a possibility for error. Relax into luxurious time with someone special, rather than spending, for a pleasant surprise.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 — Work through any tension. Don’t discuss money with the group, yet. Continue to decrease the number of unknowns in the equation. Review your wins and losses.

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Former Spartan and Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug is delivering a historic performance on hockey’s largest stage Then-junior defenseman Torey Krug tries to keep possession of the puck as he is chased by Western Ontario forward Kevin Baker.

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Boston Bruins defenseman and former Spartan Torey Krug celebrates with Bruins center David Krejci in a game against the New York Rangers. The Bruins won the Rangers series 4-1.

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Former MSU hockey player Torey Krug is experiencing a storybook start to his NHL career.

After being called up from the AHL’s Providence Bruins into the thick of playoff hockey on May 16, the 22-year-old rookie has outplayed many of the veterans.

Bruins head coach Claude Julien told members of the media the strong impact Krug and fellow young defensemen Dougie Hamilton and Matt Bartkowski have made has been positive.

“I think that’s probably the biggest storyline of the series is how (the young players) were able to step up, and you see Kruger stepping up with four goals in a series,” Julien said in a statement.

Krug made history by becoming the first defenseman to score four

goals in his first five playoff games, three of which were power-play goals. The historic feat briefly lead to the hashtag #LegendofKrug becoming a Twitter trend.

“It’s unbelievable, the poise he has with the puck,” Bruins’ defenseman Dennis Seidenberg said at a press conference. “He’s got great skating legs and he jumps into the Krug left MSU prior to his senior season to pursue a open areas. (One-timers) they’re very nice shots. Perfect shots. It’s professional career, signing a two-year contract with nice to see a guy like Torey to play Boston as an undrafted free agent.

In his junior season with MSU, Krug led the Sparso well.”

The 5-foot-9 rookie said he tans to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008. always knew he would have a shot Now he has a chance to compete for hockey’s holy grail at the NHL, but he never antici- — the Stanley Cup. “Its been a crazy year … I wanted to win a Stanley pated it would come like it has.

“I’m 5-foot-9 — I’m not very Cup,” Krug said. “I’m glad that I just got the opportunibig — (so) I have to play with ty to come in, step in and contribute and try to help the the puck to be an impact player,” team win. It’s been an unbelievable year, for sure.”

Many are anticipating what the young defenseman Krug said at a Bruins press conference. “So, for me you’ve got to will come up with next.

“I was just trying to go out there, not (fearing) be confident with the puck. If I’m not making plays I’m not going to anything and (not being) scared to make mistakes,” Krug said. be effective.”

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One of the nice traits about Torey is that he doesn’t get satisfied very easily, he tries to push himself along with the others around him to get better everyday.

Everyday he was working on getting his team to the highest level he could. Which I really think helped him prepare for the transition that he went through this year."

Tom Anastos,

MSU hockey head coach

Started from the bottom, now we’re here: a timeline of Krug’s rise to stardom Finished first among Indiana Ice defensemen in assists and second in points. Led the Ice to a league championship, scoring 13 points in 13 playoff games.

Voted to the CCHA’s All-Rookie Team, appeared in all of MSU’s 38 games, led all CCHA firstyear defensemen in scoring.

Elected team captain, First Team All-CCHA, CCHA’s Top Defensemen as well as firstteam all-league honors, MVP, Academic All-Big Ten Pick, team’s top scorer from the blue line.

Two-time captain, AllCCHA and CCHA Player of the Year Candidate, second straight season earning First Team All-CCHA Honors, top scoring blueliner in CCHA, first MSU blueliner to win CCHA scoring title.

First NHL Game: vs. Pittsburgh Penguins.

Krug scores first NHL goal to force overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

2008-2009: Indiana Ice

2009-10: Freshman

2010-2011: Sophomore

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The Mid Michigan Family Theatre is proving dreaded childhood closet monsters aren’t as scary as they might seem.

In the upcoming play “Monster in the Closet,” which kicks off on Friday at the Alfreda Schmidt Southside Community Center in Lansing, director Bill Gordon said he’s looking to change the perception of the traditional childhood monster.

“It’s a fun play...It’s got a great cast,” Gordon said. “The cast is having a good time and I think the audience is going to enjoy it as well.” “(The play) kind of explains the idea of monsters in the closet and lets kids know that these monsters aren’t the fearful creatures that kids imagine them to be,” Gordon said. “In reality, as far as the play is concerned, these monsters in the closet are the protectors of children while they are asleep.”

The play features families and children mostly from the

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“(The play) kind of explains the idea of monsters in the closet and lets kids know that these monsters aren’t the fearful creatures that kids imagine them to be. In reality, as far as the play is concerned, these monsters in the closet are the protectors of children while they are asleep.”

Bill Gordon, Director

Ingham County area and runs until June 9, with multiple performances scheduled during the two-week duration of its run.

Gordon said the play is about a girl named Emily and her friend Stephanie who see a monster in the closet and devise a plan to capture it. Gordon said the monster, Murray, is harmless, only carrying the responsibility of watching over Emily while she is sleeping.

“The monster, instead of taking care of his responsibilities, likes to play computer games,” he said. “So that’s what he does while the rest of the family is asleep, and the young girl inadvertently spots him and that’s a big no-no as far as the dream creatures are concerned.”

Pat t i Vogel, a cost u me designer for the play, said the collaborative effort of the parents, children and board members is what helps make the play unique and enjoyable to be a part of.

“Kids of all ages are in the play production and also par-

ents and adults are in it, which makes it very fun,” she said.

Her daughter, 14-year-old Natalie Vogel, plays the role of Stephanie and said she previously performed through the Lansing Parks and Recreation Department.

Natalie Vogel said she also enjoys participating in the play, but being a member of the cast hasn’t been effortless.

“It ’s challenging putting everything together, executing all the different movements and scenes, knowing all your lines and helping everyone else,” Natalie Vogel said.

With the hard work the play entails, Gordon said he fi nds fulfillment in working with the cast and seeing everything come together, especially when it’s able to bring members of the community together.

“It’s a fun play… It’s got a great cast,” Gordon said. “The cast is having a good time and I think the audience is going to enjoy it as well.”

For more information or to fi nd showtimes for “Monster in the Closet,” visit mmft.net.

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