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A historic Supreme Court ruling last week declared same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states.

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Culture shock in America: an international view

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Do you think women are given respect and equal opportunity within the sport’s world?

26%—Yes. Women are treated equal to men in the sport’s world.

Many people admire a different country’s lifestyle and culture. They dream about the possibility that they could someday live there. However, older people, with more life experience, might say that they are, “too young, too naive.” That’s exactly how I feel right now.

For me, the U.S. is my second home. I studied abroad back when I was 15 years old.

America made a good impression because it has my favorite band — Bon Jovi; my favorite basketball player — Kevin Garnett; and my dream city to visit — Seattle. I dreamed that someday I would be able to go overseas and see what America really looks like.

The day that I stepped onto U.S. soil everything started changing in ways that I had never dreamed before.

In China, most of the population is native to China. But in the U.S., there are people from many different ethnic groups and nations. I never thought about how diverse it could be. Attending MSU has enriched my study abroad experience. Every week there was a coffee hour event which brought international and domestic students together. It provided the opportunity for students to learn about different cultures and make friends.

Student government also helps make the campus a more inclusive and welcoming environment. When I was in the Resident Halls Association, as a general assem-

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away and ignore the couple. There are reasons behind it, I think. It would be more helpful even for yourself at least, to talk to someone about it, rather than feeling negative on your own. I ended up going to the Office for International Students and Scholars and tried to find some helpful solutions.

Moreover, because there are many diverse groups here, people have stereotypes about different cultures because of an experience that they may have had.

There is a stereotype about Chinese students having fancy cars. I have to say I’m disappointed in people who say that. I do not have a fancy car. I’m from a normal family and I was lucky enough to be able to receive a higher education here, in the U.S. For people who have fancy cars, there is probably a story behind it. Maybe some people just want to show off how rich they are. Maybe it was a family concern. If a student was an only child for instance, parents would pay more to ensure their safety. Ask before you stereotype the entire Chinese population at MSU. After years studying in America, I’m still learning about the differences in cultures between here and my home country. Studying abroad was my mom’s dream when she was young, but she didn’t have a chance to do so. It chose to pursue more opportunities in the competitive world, so that one day I will be able follow my dreams. But it is not easy to do so. Cultural shocks from different experiences always exist.

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74%—No. Women are not given equal opportunity in the sport’s world. There is still a long way to go.

bly member, students talked about issues international students were facing in a serious manner and they showed a lot of care and consideration for the minority. Students care about each other and respect their cultures in various ways. An example of this would be adding religious foods to the dining hall menu.

But there were also some times when I felt uncomfortable and discriminated against in the MSU and East Lansing community.

The incident took place at Meijer, the one down the road from campus. I was in the line, waiting to get some fast food. In front of me, there was a couple and they were at the counter, ready to checkout. I didn’t know what to order, and I forgot to bring my eyeglasses that day. So I moved forward a little bit so that I could see the menu. As the couple finished, I stepped aside. Suddenly, the lady turned to me and said, “You were rude.”

I was shocked and then I asked what happened. I even said I was sorry that I did something to make her feel that way. Then her husband turned to me and yelled at me saying, “You should go back to China.”

He kept yelling until Meijer’s faculty asked them to leave.

“If you see something, say something.”

That’s been an important lesson for me through my study abroad experience. In my culture, people tend to keep silent and avoid conflicts when other people are against you.

Under the circumstance above, probably most Chinese people would choose to go

The United States made history on Friday. In case you were living under a rock at the time, same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. The Supreme

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Court 5-4 ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges is a massive leap for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. If you looked at how the nation reacted, support outweighed any disgust. However, even though it is legal for samesex couples to marry, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Members of the LGBT are still discriminated against in several parts of society including the workplace and adoption rights.

Gay marriage is a triumph, but if you consider everything still plaguing the LGBT community, it isn’t enough.

Both domestically and internationally, gay rights have a long way to go.

There are currently only 18 states as well as Washington

D.C. that have nondiscrimination protections intact for the LGBT community. So the vast majority of states have a type of discrimination that can leave someone who is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender out of a job.

A nother major issue is adoption.

Of course the Obergefell v.

Hodges began because of the harsh anti-adoption laws. Some states do not even allow samesex couples to adopt.

Adoption will be the next answered question, because when a couple gets married, children are the next thing on their mind.

Different questions within the realm of gay rights will begin to surface as rights expand further.

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Religious liberty does enter the discussion, despite religious institutions not being forced to perform same-sex marriages if they choose not to, as stated in the statement made by the Supreme court.

Will churches eventually have to perform marriages for samesex couples? These are among several different unanswered question that come with this monumental change.

Internationally, the world watched as the United States, an influential nation, legalized marriage for same-sex couples.

Other countries have began to lift their bans or adopt samesex marriage. A global, positive effect can ensue from this court ruling. Bringing hope to LGBT people around the world currently under harsh laws.

The U.S. is now an example for the nations who need one.

Specific nations trying to get same-sex marriage recognized can use the U.S. to represent LGBT rights.

However, with this example on a world stage the U.S. must do better to protect the rights of the LGBT community.

Legalizing same-sex marriage is a huge step in the right direction, but there is still a lot to be done and said on behalf of all LGBT individuals and their supporters.

Contents INSIDE

Student-led excavation on campus searches for MSU’s history

A guide to Fourth of July celebrations in the area

Joshua Langford, MSU basketball’s latest recruit, on his future as a Spartan

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Jeff Reynolds (bass), Jo Serrapere (drums), John Devine (guitar) and Will Metz (saxophone) perform near the Ann Street Plaza on June 29. This performance was part of the Summer Concert Series that is running through August 1. PHOTO: JOSHUA ABRAHAM

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Popular restaurant Moe’s Southwest Grill on Grand River Avenue closes

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

Another popular East Lansing restaurant is closing its doors for good. This time it’s Moe’s Southwest Grill located at 551 E. Grand River Ave. The building will be repurposed to a Jersey Mike’s Subs shop.

“Yeah, we’re closing,” confirmed manager Derrick Austin Tuesday, who’s been working at Moe’s since it opened three and a half years ago. “I’ve known this (since) Sunday night ... trust me, we didn’t want to leave ... trust me, it sucks. (I’m sad) because I met a lot of friends here, lots and lots of friends, lots of families. You know, we have the best food, I would say, up and down this strip.”

Moe’s joins a growing list of other popular East Lansing eateries which includes What up Dawg? and Firehouse Subs, which both shut down business earlier this summer.

Austin said Moe’s closing had something to do with the lease of the building, but was also due to the fact that business in the summer drops off dramatically.

“I guess that’s the courtesy of East Lansing, you get so many businesses coming in and out of here. You know, during the summer time, it’s bad ... it’s like a ghost town,” said Austin, pointing to the streets out the Moe’s window.

Austin’s job will relocate to another Moe’s in Royal Oak at 14 Mile and Woodward. Austin has

been back-and-forth between the two stores for the last few months, but said he will certainly miss working in a college town.

“I’ve been in the food industry for 30-plus years,” Austin said. “College town is different.

I would say it’s its own world, especially East Lansing, but I would say once school starts, boom, you’re crazy busy ... and boom, they’re gone and your business slows down big time.”

Austin went on to say that chain restaurants like Taco Bell or Five Guys Burgers and Fries are able to survive the summer because they can spread the wealth from other stores within the franchise. The Moe’s franchise Austin works within only has the one other store in Royal Oak. Moe’s was a beloved Southwest staple in East Lansing and many will miss its Moe’s Mondays and Moe’s Thursdays deals, including MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio.

Austin also went on to say people were lining up outside the doors of Moe’s Monday, pulling at the locked doors, devastated at its closure. Such was also a bit of the case on Tuesday.

“No!” human biology senior Anchit Menawat shouted when he learned that Moe’s was closing on Tuesday. Menawat had planned to meet up with some of his friends for lunch.

“One of my good friends, this was our thing,” he said. “We come here. It’s good food. It’s a good environment. It’s pretty upsetting for sure.”

The interior of Moe’s Southwest Grill, at 551 E. Grand River Ave., after the restaurant closed unexpectedly earlier this week. The store will be replaced with a Jersey Mike’s Sub shop PHOTO: CATHERINE FERLAND

New book by MSU alumnus looks at the legacy of Duffy Daugherty

BY MATT ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

Believing that MSU has not received proper recognition for its role in the integration of college football, class of 1978 MSU graduate and former State News employee Tom Shanahan wrote Raye of Light to fully explain the Spartans and former head coach Duffy Daugherty’s impact on college football.

In 1966, during his junior year, Jimmy Raye became MSU’s first black starting quarterback, ultimately becoming the first black quarterback from the south to win a national title by the end of the season.

Tom Shanahan and Jimmy Raye speak at a recent book signing.

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“There was a time when black athletes weren’t trusted, they weren’t considered smart enough to play quarterback or middle linebacker — the positions that require making calls,” Shanahan said. “The coaches, who were all white, didn’t necessarily go looking for black players to recruit and then Duffy changed that.”

Former Indianapolis Colts coach and the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl Tony Dungy wrote the foreword in the book.

“In 1963 ... my dad who was a college professor, decided to attend Michigan State to work on his PhD. Football Saturdays at Michigan State were special events for me,” Dungy wrote.

“But there was one other reason I became so enamored with the Spartans. When I went to watch them play, there were African-Americans on those teams — and they were not just simply on the team, they were playing major roles.

“As a 9- or 10-year-old, I couldn’t really tell you at the time why that had such an impact on me. I just knew there were guys going to school and playing at Michigan State who looked like me. This book documents the efforts of Duffy Daugherty and his staff in recruiting black players from the south, for many of those players, their only other choices were historically black colleges and universities, but suddenly the world of major-college football was opening up to them.”

Dungy considered attending MSU and playing for the Spartans but after his senior season of high school in 1972 Daugherty retired and the MSU assistant that recruited Raye, Cal Stoll, took the head coaching job at Minnesota — ultimately convincing Dungy to build a legacy of his own.

Shanahan believes that some of the reason this history is overlooked is because of the result of the “Game of the Century,” a 10-10 tie between Notre Dame and MSU with both teams having been undefeated heading into the game.

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The two teams were each named champions by different polls and Shanahan believes a victory would have made that MSU team more relevant today.

Shanahan set out to dispel the idea that Daugherty only recruited a handful of very talented black athletes from the south. In his research Shanahan found out that he recruited 44 guys from the south between 1959 and 1972 all of whom did not become stars and All-Americans.

“Turns out he brought up 44 guys from the south, obviously they weren’t 44 All-Americans,” Shanahan said. “A lot of those guys were just grateful to escape the south, get an education and go on to successful careers.”

Daugherty never recaptured the wild success he experienced in 1965 and 66 in his remaining years and Shanahan believes that also plays a factor in MSU’s lack of recognition.

MSU’s 1966 team had 20 black players on it, which may not sound like much today, but comparatively Southern California’s 1967 national championship team only had seven black players, Alabama didn’t dress its first black player in a varsity game until 1971, LSU and Georgia didn’t field their first black players in a varsity game until 1972.

“Duffy had six black players from the south in his final recruiting class in 1972,” Shanahan said. “He had more black players in his 1972 freshman class than SEC schools had on their entire roster.”

The most rewarding result of writing this book for Shanahan has been has been the responses from alumni.

“The most rewarding response I’ve received from alumni is they are proud to learn that their school was on the right side of history,” Shanahan said. “That is true for older alumni that learned more about the era from the book and younger alumni that knew little about Michigan State’s impact on the integration of college football.”

News Archeology class digs up the history on MSU’s campus

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MSU students work in the dig areas near Hannah Administration Building on June 23 to find historical objects. PHOTOS: JOSHUA ABRAHAM

BY JORDAN HOLLEY JHOLLEY@STATENEWS.COM

MSU has been around since 1855 and has had a long and rich history. A lot of that history is buried beneath us.

The Campus Archaeology Field School is a five-week class at MSU that teaches students how to dig and find artifacts. The class also gives them a chance to use these skills by actually excavating different sites around MSU. The class’s current excavating site is behind the Hannah Administration Building, right north of the Red Cedar River, and they have been finding a lot of different items that show what used to be there.

“We’ve found a lot of broken glass, ceramics, metal like nails and stuff like that,” said Rebecca Albert, an anthropology and plant biology sophomore.

Lynne Goldstein, an anthropology professor and the teacher of the course, said a number of artifacts they’ve dug up at the site have had maker’s marks that allow them to date the object.

The items found by the field school might seem unimportant to those expecting buried treasure, but the artifacts are actually

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important in seeing what everyday life actually looked like, through the items people of the past used everyday.

“That’s what we try to get at, it’s the everyday stuff that people didn’t write down but that tells us a lot about people and what they do,” Goldstein said.

Some of the artifacts that the students find get to go up on display at the MSU Museum, and be seen by the visitors that go there.

“Any of the collections, the things we find, don’t belong to us, they don’t belong to the anthropology department, they belong to the MSU museum,” said Goldstein. “The way the university is set up, only museums can hold artifacts.”

The excavation being done on campus was started as a way for people to get a better understanding of the past and more specifically, MSU’s past. The artifacts at the current site, right north of the Red Cedar River, tell a lot about the history of the area and what used to be there.

“There used to be a faculty house that was between here and the library and after that faculty member died, it became a house that was used by the women’s home management program,” Goldstein said. “And then what we think happened is after they were going to tear it down, what they did is they dragged all the debris from the house over here, and so while in one sense it’s not all in place we are finding everything we have here is very tightly dated.”

The field class is important for students who want to go into Archaeology, as they would need actual experience before being able to get a job, but it is also important for students who might not know if they want to do it or not.

“When you’re an anthropology major trying to figure out what you like its really good that we have a class like this where you actually get to go out and do archaeology,” said Alissa Lyon, an anthropology and French senior.

“We do have archaeological courses but sitting in class really doesn’t give you the sort of experience to say with any confidence, ‘Yes, I want to do archaeology’.”

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Spotlight Following Supreme Court ruling, Michigan lawmakers debate LGBT discrimination laws

BY JOSH THALL JTHALL@STATENEWS.COM

While the historic Supreme Court ruling on June 26 was a big victory for members of the LGBT community, there is still a lot to be done in Michigan according to lawmakers in order to make Michigan a truly accepting state— but lawmakers differ on what direction Michigan should go.

While 39 cities throughout Michigan, including East Lansing, already have some form of nondiscrimination ordinance in place that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in either housing, employment, public accommodations/services or some combination of those — Michigan has not made these adaptations yet.

Currently, Michigan’s only protection against discrimination in employment is that employers in the public sector cannot discriminate based on sexual, but there is no law against companies in the private sector discriminating based on sexual orientation.

Michigan is one of 28 states without a law prohibiting discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation, and one of 29 states without a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to the Humans Rights Campaign.

“We have an anti-discrimination, civil rights act in Michigan that does not extend protections to the LGBT community,” state Rep. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, said.

The act Moss is referring to is the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which currently prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status in housing, employment and public accommodations/ services.

East Lansing city council members Kathleen Boyle said extending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Right Act protections to the LGBT community is the next logical step for Michigan.

“I think that it should be amended, I think that’s the next step,” Boyle said. “I think that (sexual orientation) is an important protection that needs to be clarified under the act.”

Moss said that Michigan really needs to catch up to not only the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is constitutionally protected and members of the LGBT community deserve equal rights, but also to the public’s opinion, which he said is becoming increasingly less discriminatory.

State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lansing, said that not expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act is only holding Michigan back from becoming a welcoming state.

“Michigan is still far behind the times, on the wrong side of history on this issue, and while marriage is a wonderful thing, marriage equality is a wonderful thing, it’s not the end of this fight,” Hertel said. “The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act is still an essential part of actually making sure that all of our citizens are treat-

ed equally and fairly.

“You know, young people don’t want to live in a state where their friends, their neighbors or themselves are discriminated against, and we are really holding Michigan back by not expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.” OPPOSING LGBT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION Moss said that he has heard from members of the Republican majority that extending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act is not important for the state.

“That could not be further from the truth,” Moss said. “And last year, a huge coalition of business that represented the top economic contributors in the state of Michigan said, ‘This is a priority, this is a priority because we can’t be seen as backwards in terms of attracting young talent to move to Michigan.’”

The coalition was the Michigan Competitive Workforce Coalition, which was backed by the American Unity Fund and other national groups.

Rep. Todd Courser (R-Lapeer), said he believes extending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for members of the LGBT community is the wrong decision for Michigan. He said that it is much different than protecting the right of someone based on race.

“From my perspective, you know, the idea that someone’s race is not anything to do with something that they’ve done, they’re born that way,” Courser said. “But there are plenty of studies that say that’s not the case (with being born LGBT), that it has a lot more to do with environmental factors and choice than it does with the idea of them being born that way.

“So I think you’re expanding it to a group that in reality can be distinguished pretty clearly from the other groups that have received Elliott-Larsen protection.”

INFRINGING RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS Courser said he believes the right direction for Michigan would be to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Michigan.

“I think that we’re going to see this used, this decision will then be reverberated to other decisions by the court that will bring more protected-class status to homosexuals in our country, and in so doing, as they make them a protected class, as they do that, they are gonna force the infringing upon other people’s liberty and freedom,” Courser said.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, similar to the one passed in Indiana earlier this year which caused a lot of controversy, would allow business owners to deny service to someone if servicing that person in any way violates the seller/owners religious beliefs.

Courser said that because of the decision by the Supreme

Court, there is now a greater need to ensure that everyone’s First Amendment rights are protected and people do not have to violate their religious beliefs.

Courser said the current local ordinances, like East Lansing has in place, have been infringing upon religious freedoms.

“I think what you’re going to find is we have all the protections we need in the constitution,” Courser said. “What we have now, is we have judges and elected officials who don’t really see the constitution as valid. So what they want to see, is they want to see it in statute. So essentially they see statue as more important than the constitution — unfortunately that’s really where things are at today.”

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OR DISCRIMINATION? Hertel said he believes RFRA is just a way to allow discrimination to continue to occur in Michigan.

“I think we already have religious freedom that’s guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution,” Hertel said.

“RFRA in effect, by doing it on the state level like they want to do it, is a license to discriminate, and I’m opposed to that.”

Boyle said that she is against RFRA because she sees no need for that type of discrimination when no other forms of discrimination like that are tolerated.

“If somebody were to say that we would allow somebody to refuse to serve women because you had a religious objection to women going to restaurants by themselves, no one would tolerate that,” Boyle said. “So why would a religious objection to some other status, which the Supreme Court now says is something entitled to respect and freedom under our constitution, why should that be an excuse to discriminate on that basis?”

Boyle said she thinks RFRA passing would be a step back for Michigan, because she thinks it is an attempt to excuse discrimination.

Moss said RFRA is unconstitutional and should in no way or form be allowed to be enacted in Michigan.

“We have very plain and clear language in our constitution that someone can not use their religion to discriminate against another,” Moss said. “And it’s entirely unnecessary, and it is only going to cause the same problems in Michigan that we’re seeing in Indiana, where it highlighted that very radical legislators that wanted to use religion as a tool to discriminate, were really contributing to a downturn in Indiana’s economy.”

Neither RFRA or an amendment to the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act have been introduced since the ruling last Friday, but both have started to gain more attention from legislators.

Moss said one possibility they have explored if the republicans will not bring the Elliott-Larsen amendment up in the legislature is they might look to have it put on the ballot in 2016 for the public to vote on it.

Students weigh in on marriage equality

“I think MSU is very accepting of LGBT people and communities” “I’m in favor of (same-sex marriage), love is love, right?”

— Human biology senior Kyle Kennedy

“I think MSU is accepting of all communities” “I grew up pretty conservative ... but I have friends that are lesbians, I have friends that are gay ... I’m happy for the community that they’re able to, like, finally express their love in a comfortable setting and get married,” — Human biology senior Ty Wilson

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“I think (same-sex marriage) is fantastic news, it’s definitely something that we should of done a long time ago, but now that we’ve done it, I’m glad that we did.”

— LCC student and East Lansing resident Ian Whipp

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“It doesn’t affect me personally, but it affects a lot of my friends, instead of saying, ‘I might get married some day if the law allows me to,’ they can say, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna get married.’”

— Lake Superior State University student and East Lansing resident Caitlyn Brogan

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· Courts have to recognize the institution of same-sex marriage and nobody can be told they cannot get married. · Same-sex couples can get health benefits provided to them by their place of employment, if their employer has a health benefit system already in place. · Same-sex couples can now jointly file their income taxes at both the state and federal level, whereas they had to file their taxes independently at the state level if the state they lived in didn’t recognize same-sex marriage, they were still able to file their taxes at the federal level. · Social Security benefits for couples are now available for same-sex couples. The two big benefits that will now be available for same-sex couples are survivor benefits, Social Security payments if your spouse dies before you: and disability benefits if something happens to your spouse · Inheritance rights. When you die, your spouse has legal rights to your inheritance, unless the state you lived in did not recognize samesex marriage. Now, since Michigan has to recognize same-sex marriage, if a spouse in a same-sex marriage dies, the other will have the legal rights to his/her inheritance.

· People have voiced concern since the ruling of a slippery slope leading to polygamy being legalized, however, there are no similarities between same-sex marriage and polygamy that should make anyone believe that polygamy will soon be deemed legal. · In Michigan, there is still no law or legal language that prevents discrimination in housing, employment or public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation. Same-sex couples could still be denied housing or service at restaurants unless there was a city ordinance that prohibited such acts.

Currently in Michigan, only 39 cities have such an ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, including East Lansing, who was the first to create such an ordinance. · An amendment to the Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act, would prohibit such discrimination state-wide, and has been a big debate among state lawmakers. · Religious organizations such as churches are not required to conduct same-sex marriages. They can still choose to not marry a same-sex couple in their place of worship.

· If one spouse in a same-sex marriage becomes ill, the other partner would now be able to make medical decisions for his/her spouse. A right that could be rejected previously if a state did not recognize same-sex marriage.

MSU ranked among best schools for LGBT students A variety of organizations exist on campus to create a welcoming and accepting community

BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

Recently MSU was ranked 14th on bestcolleges.com’s list of the 30 best colleges in America for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) students. MSU was also the only school from the state of Michigan on the list.

In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on samesex marriage, this ranking portrays MSU as an inclusive community within a country that has taken a progressive step forward in the direction of equality.

“Michigan State is very uniquely situated to be a premier destination for LGBT college students,” MSU LBGT Resource Center assistant director Alex Lange said.

Lange said MSU offers many resources to its LGBT students, including 14 LGBT student organizations on campus, far more than his previous institution, which only had one.

MSU also has LGBT-related academics, such as the Center for Gender in a Global Context, as well as the LGBT studies minor, Lange said.

“We have academic places … that really situates us to be a critical place of scholarship and community for LGBT students moving forward,” Lange said.

MSU’s LBGT Resource center also offers much to students and staff, Lange said, including training to staff and faculty about being more inclusive, scholarships for LGBT students, community outreach programs, and connecting LGBT students to other resources.

Some of these other resources include partnerships with other identity based MSU offices, as well as health services and the counseling center, Lange said.

Though our resources are plentiful, do LGBT students agree MSU deserves the ranking?

“Something like this is really surprising to me, but it shows our work is paying off in some way, to be recognized at a national level like this,” computer science senior Louie Zedan, co-chair of the MSU LGBT Coalition, said.

Zedan said he believes there’s always something to work on

and improve, since the goal of all of MSU’s LGBT organizations is to improve LGBT students’ experience “The biggest thing to work on is reaching out to as many people as we can,” Zedan said.

The Coalition is a relatively new student organization that is meant to be a place where all the LGBT organizations on campus come together and discuss what they’re doing. Though Zedan is aware of all the LGBT resources MSU has to offer, he said students can sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the options, and, though having a safe space is important, so is reforming, advocating and educating people about LGBT students’ rights.

“It’s interesting cause I feel like MSU has … this kind of dichotomy where there’s a lot of people that are very supportive of LGBT issues,” education graduate student Ryan Hibbs said.

“And then at the same time … you have a lot … of homophobia as well, but I think you get that anywhere.”

Discrimination against LGBT students at MSU is not explicit, Zedan said, it is more implied and systematic, in some cases portraying LGBT students as being tolerated, rather than accepted, because some MSU students are afraid to broach the subject.

Hibbs said he’s seen other LGBT students discriminated against at MSU and, though he’s never received much discrimination himself for being bisexual, when he cross-dresses for Halloween he receives a lot of harassment.

Though he sees students pushing to show pride and educate people about the LGBT community, Hibbs said he’d like to see similar events which are sponsored by MSU. Hibbs said he’d also like to see MSU crackdown more on anti-harassment policies and create harsher penalties for harassing LGBT students.

Though Lange agrees MSU still has to work at becoming a more accepting and inclusive place for LGBT students, he thinks we’ve come a long way from where we we’re five years ago, and each year MSU becomes more accepting.

“The biggest acceptance and loving of LGBT folks has come from meeting other people, and so college is a great time for others to meet … people who are different from them,” Lange said.

As for the legalization of same-sex marriage, Lange said it

makes the LGBT rights movement appear tangible to students, and it’s a powerful win for them.

But there are still higher rates of violence against LGBT people and homelessness within the LGBT community, so all the problems haven’t ended, Hibbs said.

Zedan agrees, given that it’s still legal to fire an LGBT person in 39 states, so he’s taking the time to celebrate marriage equality, while acknowledging there is so much more ahead for the equal rights movement.

Rev. Nicolette Siragusa officiates a marriage on the steps of the Ingham County Clerk’s office on Friday, June 26.

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Matthew Koziara Recent comparative cultures and politics alumnus He currently works as a landscaper for the WJ Beal Botanical Gardens and loves being able to spend time outside among all of the different plants, as well as meeting other people that also love gardening and plants.

“Usually I will have a plant that I’m interested in that I want to check out and figure out what it looks like so I will come and look at that — but a lot of the times I’m kind of just hanging out and taking it all in,” said Koziara about what he does when he comes to the garden.

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Friends and faculty laud alumna recently crowned Miss Michigan winning the title of Miss Michigan as well as scholarship money to further her education.

“It’s thrilling to know hard work and perseverMSU alumna Emily Kieliszewski recent- ance pay off,” Kieliszewski, who has competed ly won the 2015 Miss Michigan Pageant, in the pageant six times, said.

Kieliszewski graduated from MSU is 2013 with a political science degree, and she said her education at MSU helped her respond intelligently to the questions in the interview portion of the competition.

“A lot of experiences I had at Michigan State really propelled me forward and helped get me where I am today,” Kieliszewski said. “I’ve known since I was four years old I was going to be a Michigan State Spartan.”

Kieliszewski said she started competing in pageants when she was 17 to help pay for MSU, and she’s been hooked ever since she won her first title.

Described as hard-working and dedicated by her friends, Kieliszewski has worked for more than just the Miss Michigan title.

Since she was 12, Kieliszewski said she’s been working to push legislation through adopting America’s children platform.

Friend and fellow MSU graduate Joey Kahlil said after Kieliszewski won Miss Capital City a few years ago she renewed her efforts to try to get legislation passed to allow maternity leave Emily Kieliszewski after being crowned for parents who adopt a child. winner of the 2015 Miss Michigan “It’s something that is extremely important for Pageant. PHOTO COURTESY OF MISS MICHIGAN SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT her because she’s living it,” Kahlil said.

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Kieliszewski said she has three adopted brothers, and she hopes to use the money she won in the pageant to go to law school and get a degree in family law.

She is the oldest child and had to help her mom take care of her younger siblings, Kahlil said, and it made it hard because her mother couldn’t get maternity leave for the children she had adopted.

“I strongly believe that every child should have the experience I had,” Kieliszewski said.

“Every child should come home to a loving, stable environment.”

Jacquelyn Bahling, another friend and MSU graduate, said she remembers Kieliszewski trying to get the legislation passed when they were in high school.

“Ever since I’ve known her she’s been just the nicest, most well-rounded, genuine person I’ve ever met,” Bahling said.

Both Bahling and Kahlil said they were excited and proud when they found out Kieliszewski won the Miss Michigan pageant, and agree it’s something she deserves.

Aside from her friends, Matt Grossmann, an MSU professor of political science, said it came as no surprise that Kieliszewski would be involved in leadership opportunities such as the Miss Michigan Pageant.

Kieliszewski was one of Grossmann’s research assistants and she worked with him on a research project about policy change.

“She was very enthusiastic from the beginning,” Grossmann said, “one of the best researchers I’ve had.”

Kieliszewski said Grossmann was very supportive and his research opportunity helped her with her Miss Michigan Pageant interviews.

“Dr. Grossmann was hands-down one of the best professors I’ve ever had,” Kieliszewski said.

Grossmann describes Kieliszewski as self-directed, gung-ho and independent.

“She was one of the students who talks most in class, was helpful to other students and enthusiastic about everything she has to do,” Grossmann said.

Though Kieliszewski is overwhelmed and still getting used to being Miss Michigan, Bahling said the judges picked the right girl.

“She’s an all-around really lovable person and I can see why the judges would fall in love with her,” Bahling said.

“I’m just proud to be a Spartan,” said Kieliszewski, who will represent Michigan in the Miss America Pageant this upcoming September.

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Parking fares in downtown East Lansing garages, lots rise by 5 cents, campus lots unaffected RYAN KRYSKA RKRYSKA@STATENEWS.COM

Downtown East Lansing’s parking fares increased by five cents today to 70 cents per half hour in five attended garages and 75 cents per half hour in both attended lots.

The five garage locations are Bailey Street, Division Street, Charles Street, Grove Street and The Marriott Hotel. The two lots are the Albert Avenue lot and the Bailey Street lot.

The increase is due to the East Lansing Parking Department receiving a reduced allocation of ticket revenue from the city’s General Fund and an increased purchases of supplies, services and maintenance, East Lansing parking administrator Caleb Sharrow said.

Sharrow said the increased fares “will help to cover facility maintenance and improvement costs, such as the new elevators in [the] Grove Street and Division Street garages and to complete the LED lighting projects in the Division Street and Charles Street garages.”

East Lansing parking meters and pay stations will remain at the price of 75 cents per half hour.

Director of MSU parking operations Lynnette Forman said on-campus parking fares will not increase.

Campus meters, including those in garages, are $1.80 per hour and parking lots are $0.80 per half hour.

Forman said MSU parking lot fares have not increased since 2002 and meter prices last increased in 2013 from $1.50 to the current $1.80 per hour.

A driver pays for their parking bill at the City of East Lansing parking garage near 181 Division Street on June 30. PHOTO: JOSHUA ABRAHAM

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Tom Minkel entering last season as head wrestling coach

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

When his mother got him involved with the sport in fifth grade Tom Minkel, head coach of the MSU Wrestling team, knew wrestling would be a big part of his life. Minkel said it has been “heavy in his blood” since the beginning. Growing up with a father, who was an administrator at MSU, and a mother, involved in the music program at MSU, as well as attending former MSU Wrestling Head Coach Grady Peninger’s wrestling camp at IM Sports-West as a kid, Minkel found that MSU has also always been a big part of his life.

After the 2015-16 season and 25 years as the head coach at MSU, Minkel will put all of this behind him and retire from the wrestling program. Roger Chandler the current associate head coach will take over.

“Coaching is a very demanding, time consuming job,” said Minkel. “It’s very taxing and it’s just tough and so I am at the stage in my life where I am looking forward to doing some other things.”

In his 38 years of coaching Minkel has found plenty of success. During his tenure at MSU he has produced 38 All-Americans, 13 Big Ten Champions and two NCAA Champions. Minkel owns the second-most wins in program history with 166 dual victories and has lead his team to 16 top 30 finishes at the NCAA Championships.

Minkel also had much success on the mat during his career as a wrestler. Wrestling in college at Central Michigan University, he was a three time All-American and conference champion in 1969 and 1970. He was inducted into Central Michigan’s hall of fame in 1985. Minkel was an assistant coach for 12 years and head coach for two at Central Michigan before coming to MSU. Even with all of the success he has had, Minkel said his favorite part about coaching has been building relationships.

“That’s probably the most rewarding part of coaching is the fact that you can help young men with their lives and those

really important decisions they make and that’s probably the thing I’ll miss most and the thing I enjoy most about coaching,” Minkel said.

Minkel is ready to hand the reigns over to Chandler who knows wrestling inside and out, is a good recruiter and communicator and will lead the program to a successful future, he said.

“Our goal is to do well at the Big Ten Championships, do well at the National Championships and I am quite confident Roger (Chandler) will take the team there,” Minkel said.

Chandler has been with the Spartans for 18 seasons and was named associate head coach in 2011. He had a successful wrestling career at Indiana University as he was male athlete of the year in 1996-97 at his alma mater. He was also elected into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. Chandler said he has a vision for the program and is excited to get started in his new position.

“It’s about having the right people in the right place and I really believe that we will get the right coaches in here that will elevate these guys and give them the training necessary to improve their skills to be All-Americans and national champs,” Chandler said.

The announcement that named Chandler head coach designate came on June 30 from MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis.

“I’m excited about the future of Michigan State wrestling,” said Hollis in a statement. “We’re thankful for everything that Coach Minkel has given to Michigan State and we’re looking forward to celebrating his exceptional career in the sport of wrestling during his final season.”

Minkel said he is looking forward to his final season as head coach, but also has plans for the future. Minkel plans on getting back into playing poker professionally. In 2010 he played in the World Series of Poker, although he was knocked out quickly he plans to make it back to the stage using some of the skills wrestling has taught him.

“It has all the same elements of wrestling. It’s making good decisions under pressure. It’s being rested when they’re tired.

Junior Ian Hinton receives advice from coaches Roger Chandler and Tom Minkel Jan. 21, 2011 during his wrestling match at Jenison Field House. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

It’s being sober when the other guys are drunk It’s taking a bad beat and not letting it affect you,” Minkel said about poker.

The head coach said he also plans to stay connected with the program after retirement.

“Coaching demands a lot of time from your life, but that said I wouldn’t change a minute of it. I’ve enjoyed it thoroughly,” Minkel said.

Former manager seeks funding for What Up Dawg? successor

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

MSU alumnus and former general manager of What up Dawg? Corey Austin is attempting to keep the hot dog dream alive, according to a recently surfaced GoFundMe page.

What up Dawg?, the former popular late night food spot in East Lansing from 2011-2015, closed its doors on business in early May after not being able to generate enough sales to keep restaurant open.

However, after acquiring one of the What up Dawg? carts and getting the go-ahead from the former What up Dawg? owners, Austin is looking to bring the business back as a mobile hot dog cart company he can transport throughout the MSU and East Lansing communities.

Austin said originally he hadn’t planned on doing anything like this, but after seeing the amount of support he received after What up Dawg?‘s closure, he felt obliged. "(What up Dawg?) was definitely a place for college students by college students,” Austin said. “I kind of just 10

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want to keep the business going in the city and the community and continue to serve the fraternities and sororities around campus.”

Austin’s GoFundMe page is asking the community for $875 dollars. The amount will cover business licensing, a bond, cart inspection fees for the year, food service license and a review fee.

As part of Austin being able to start the business back up as soon as possible, Austin said the company is likely to change names and become a new one all-together. At this point, he said it’s looking like his new company will be known as Wieners and More.

Austin said he’s looking to raise the money as quick as possible so his company can be ready by the time football season starts in the fall. It takes a minimum of 30 days before the cart can be licensed to operate.

“I’ve been thinking about the community and the multitude of relationships I’ve had the opportunity to build while serving great food,” Austin said in his GoFundMe page. “And I hope I can continue to have the chance to create a context for lasting memories.”

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Celebrate the Fourth in the Greater Lansing area

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

Events around the Lansing area to celebrate Independence Day are scheduled for this weekend. According to lansing.org, Lansing residents can attend a patriotic concert at Lake Lansing Band Shell, at 7 p.m., on Friday, with a performance from the Meridian Community Band. Admission for the event is free.

There are also events scheduled for Saturday in celebration of the Fourth of July, including a full day of activities throughout Lansing, starting with a parade. The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Allegan Street and will go east to Capitol Avenue. It will then continue north and finish going west on Ottawa Street, according to lansingmi.gov. In addition, there are events scheduled for the evening in downtown Lansing.

Residents can join Lansing Parks and Recreation at Adado Riverfront Park at 8 p.m. for a performance by the Lansing Concert Band, followed immediately by a fireworks display. Admission for this event is also free.

Independence Day fireworks will also be available for viewing at Cooley Law School Stadium after the Lansing Lugnuts game, which begins at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are available online.

Karen Engan, an ambassador for the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this weekend will be a good opportunity to enjoy the community and encourages residents to take advantage of the local events.

“I think people are sometimes quick to think they need to go somewhere to be entertained and there’s a lot right here that we have to offer including many events this weekend,” Engan said.

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New recruit Joshua Langford discusses family, future at MSU

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When Madison Academy (Ala.) head basketball coach Andy Blackston saw a then-7th grade Joshua Langford come to his school for the first time and pick up a basketball, that’s when he knew.

For Tellus Langford, it was when he saw his son win the Alabama 3A player of the year as an 8th grader on the Madison Academy varsity basketball team. That’s when he knew.

Eventually, just about everyone in Joshua Langford’s life knew one thing was for certain — he would one day blossom into a big time Division 1 college basketball player.

And on the evening of Sunday, June 21, Joshua Langford made everyone’s expectations a reality, as the five-star basketball recruit became MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo’s second commitment in the 2016 class.

presents Madison Academy’s Joshua Langford drives around Piedmont’s C.J. Savage during the AHSAA State Finals Class 3A championship game in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 27.

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“It’s a big stress reliever,” Joshua Langford said of finally being done with the whole recruiting process. He chose MSU over the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Duke and Florida, to name a few. Ultimately, though, he said it was the closeknit sense of belonging which made him feel right at home in the visits he took to East Lansing.

“The first thing that I really liked about (MSU) was the family atmosphere,” Joshua Langford said. “When I got down there, everybody is a big family. The team is going everywhere together … and they’re not leaving one person out. Even Steve Smith, Mateen Cleaves and Gary Harris, all those guys are always coming back.

Once you’re a Spartan, you’re never not going to be a part of it.”

And while both Joshua Langford and his father were, no doubt, also impressed by the athletic facilities of MSU and other schools, Tellus Langford said it was the people at MSU which set the university above the rest.

“It’s the people inside of those facilities that I think Michigan State truly depicts a family atmosphere that I want my son to be a part of,” Tellus Langford said. “Not only for my son, but for a parent, to have a family atmosphere as well.”

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THE STATE N E WS

MORE THAN A BASKETBALL PLAYER There’s no questioning Langford’s talent. As a junior in high school in 2015, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged 24.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, all the while leading Madison Academy to the Alabama Class 3A state championship for the second time in three years. After his commitment to MSU, Langford’s all-around type of play has begun to draw comparisons to MSU senior basketball player Denzel Valentine.

“He’s gotten better every year,” Blackston said. “He continues to add different dimensions to his game and he’s very focused on being the best player he can be … whenever you have that kind of combination of a physical drive and talent ... I think everybody knew from day one he was going to be one of the top recruits in his class.”

But through all the state championships, post-season accolades and recruiting hype, those around Langford will all attest to the fact that, in Langford, MSU is getting much more than a basketball player.

“I think Josh has worked really hard at being a well-rounded person,” Blackston said. “I do think he understands the concept of being more than a basketball player … and I think that’s what drew him to MSU, was the family atmosphere and the loyalty of Coach Izzo.”

Not only is Langford a leader on the basketball court, Blackston said, but he’s also leader in numerous other aspects of his life. Blackston said Langford is always finding time to mentor younger kids.

In serving as that type of role model, Langford also takes the academic side of things very seriously at Madison Academy. While Langford said he doesn’t have his mind set in stone as to what he wants to study at MSU yet, he has expressed interest in getting into either physical therapy or journalism.

In addition to this, Langford is also very active in his church, where every third Sunday he speaks in front of the congregation.

And in the end of it all, Langford said it’s all about making himself as best a person as he can.

“Basketball is just something I do. It’s not who I am,” Langford THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2 01 5

said. “I just try to, off the court, be the best person I can and, on the court, be the best basketball player I can.”

It’s this kind of attitude that has Blackston confident Langford will be successful wherever he goes, which includes MSU. “I think (Joshua) understands he has a responsibility to represent the community, the fans and his school,” Blackston said. “He’s done a wonderful job with that for us at Madison Academy.”

For Tellus Langford, who played a huge role in the recruiting process by acting as a buffer between his son and a bulk of the schools who recruited him, he said he’s 110 percent behind Joshua’s commitment to MSU. Tellus Langford said he’s simply tried to raise Joshua Langford the way he was raised. Though, at the end of the day, he said he can’t take full credit for all his son has become.

“I always wanted my children to be good people more than just good athletes,” Tellus Langford said. “I can kind of instill in Joshua the values and characteristics that my mom instilled in me … he’s just been a great child and I really just can’t take credit for how good of a person he is. I think God has touched his life all over, athletically and character-wise.”

Joshua Langford is also quick to point out another part of his life which has helped him grow, and that’s his experience throughout the years at Madison Academy.

“It’s been great,” Joshua Langford said. “(Blackston) has been coaching me for a long time and I’ve learned a lot from him about preparation and learning how to take the game seriously off the court as well as on the court. It’s just been a great experience with the Christian environment there as well. It’s been good for me. I feel like I’ve grown spiritually.”

With his recruitment finally over, Joshua Langford now heads into his final year at Madison Academy. His high school career is already remarkable, but there’s still one goal left for him to accomplish.

“Win another state championship,” he said.

Joshua Langford dunks during a game at Madison Academy, Nov. 20, 2014 in Huntsville, Ala.