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Common Ground hits Lansing Currently in its 15th year, the popular music festival brings big-name performers to the area. For a photo gallery and video coverage, SEE STATENEWS.COM

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Women’s World Cup victory is a win for all

BY RYAN KRYSKA RKRYSKA@STATENEWS.COM

Life could not have gotten any better than it was this past weekend. The red, white and blue fireworks on the Fourth of July were followed by gold, sweat and tears of joy on the fifth.

The USA finished first place in the 2015 Women’s World Cup on Sunday. Our country defeated Japan, 5-2. This was not just a soccer match, though.

Something felt different. It felt right – goosebumps, happiness and pride. It may be the fact that we crushed Japan or the redemption of defeating them after last World Cup’s penalty kick loss. Maybe it has something to do with FIFA’s key figures, which state Sunday’s match as the highest scoring in Women’s World Cup history. Or the hat trick scored by American Carli Lloyd, which was the first ever in Women’s World Cup history. Or maybe

even the USA passing Germany as the top-scoring team in Women’s World Cup history, but I think there was another piece to this puzzle.

A piece that is history, as in, gone. A burying of the hatchet, the acceptance and realization of equality. This match was not a soccer game. It was a celebration of progress. A celebration of liberty and justice for all.

The women of USA soccer have been carrying the burden of not just representing our country, but of changing our country. I do not need to get into the details of gender inequalities within sports — we all know the truth. This team, though, has continually proven that gender plays no part in hard work, dedication and competitiveness. I have never watched a passionate performance such as Sunday’s. Not in the NFL, MLB or NBA. And, I obviously was not the only one who noticed this.

A npr.org article highlighted FOX News Network’s statement that the match was the “highest metered market rating ever for a soccer game in the U.S. on a single network.”

The article cited TV Media Insights data that stated 22.86 million Americans viewed the

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game. This number is compared to the 2014 World Series game seven which attracted 23.5 million viewers.

The article, along with others across the web, also complimented the lack of f lop attempts to draw calls. I, for one, highly applaud the women in this regard, especially since they were forced to play on artificial grass. I still have scars from falling on that garbage in high school.

There has never been anything like Sunday night. It was the first of its kind.

Lastly, I must address one more occurrence of the match.

And that is Abby Wambach’s postgame kiss with her wife, Sarah Huffman.

The camera panned across as the players ran to the stands.

The view stopped on Wambach as Huffman leaned over the railing and hugged her.

Then, they kissed. It was a beautiful moment; a moment that summed the match up.

Equality changes in our society have found a platform in the past couple of years and Sunday was, in context, a progress report. We stood united as one, with our country’s morals on display, for the world to look up to.

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E-books don’t have to be the death of print

BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM

Over the last few years, I have noticed an overwhelming decline in the use of printed books. While at MSU, I began to use my iPad as a way to buy a cheaper version of my school books. I’m completely torn about how I feel watching my favorite thing, reading a printed book, slowly fade.

I miss the time when those were the only option, before the introduction of eBooks and the Amazon takeover.

It seems printed books will soon become the past while convenience, unfortunately, takes away another important tradition. The digital age has ended a lot of old, yet wonderful, gadgets.

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the Internet.

People will begin to think, “Why read when you can just look up all the answers?”

This is where my heart weeps a bit. I love to read; it is essential to furthering knowledge and imagination.

The digital age could cripple this ideal. I know printed books may be on their way out, but the importance of reading and hearing different stories needs to remain part of our society.

Colleges are an important factor in the continuation of printed education. Using books in schools will help tie the importance of reading to overall education.

I guess the main thing you miss when you read an eBook is that actual, physical connection to the story — legitimately opening up a book and turning pages. Although eBooks are more convenient and accessible, despite easier access to books, people still don’t seem to urge themselves to read.

E-reading is on the rise, but it’s going to be pretty hard to push the more than 500-yearold institution of books off the map.

I’m happy as long as reading both printed books and digital copies keep people learning new things and exploring new literature.

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books will never die. As a college student and a bit of a nerd, I love when the time comes that I have to buy all of the books for my classes. If that were to change, and I only have to type in an ISBN number to Amazon for my automatic download, it will be less exciting for me.

A lot of students still prefer a physical, tangible copy of a book for studying, and I have to admit I do too. It’s easier to learn when you have something in your hands, rather than a computer or tablet screen. Other people aren’t really phased by the change, some don’t notice and others never really read books enough to care at all.

Ebooks are here for the long r un. However, t hat doesn’t mean printed books will disappear. They might continue to decline though.

Unfortunately, with regression comes issues evolving from the lack of interest in printed books. The main use for a library is the borrowing of printed books. Their future will remain up in the air if people only want to “deal with” digital books.

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Last-minute replacement Joshua Davis kicks off opening night of Common Ground spent 19 weeks on Billboard Hot 100, was set to headline, but treatment for hemorrhaging on her vocal cords caused her to sit out, according to a news update on the Common Ground website.

“Charlie Puth is fantastic; he was supposed to be with Meghan Trainor,” said Julia Haas, an East Lansing High School junior who attended on Tuesday.

“But there are so many other acts, we weren’t not going to come,” said ELHS junior Christena DeCook, who attended with Haas.

Joshua Davis of Michigan performs his set that mixes jazz, folk and soul with a rock n’ roll sound at the Auto Value stage of the Common Ground Music Festival July 7 in Lansing.

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“Honestly, one of the most wonderful people I got to hang out with out there was Meghan Trainor. Super, super talented, incredibly humble and a really sweet woman. So I know that she wouldn’t have canceled if she could have made it. So here is to her and hoping that she has a speedy recovery.”

Joshua Davis, performer and MSU alumnus speaks about his experience on The Voice and said he was asked just yesterday to perform in place for Trainor.

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The Specktators’ rapper, Packy, grew up in Lansing. According to Packy’s online bio, his music has been featured on “ESPN First Take” and “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.”

“I’ve been to Common Ground growing up and now I finally performed,” said Packy. “My friends and family are all here, everything turned out great.”

Austin Clark, 13-year-old Holt resident, got a chance to meet his favorite rapper and take pictures. Clark said his favorite Packy song is “Don’t Look Back.”

Singer Rajiv Dhall also has ties to Lansing as he grew up in Michigan.

“I had a blast. I spent a lot of time around campus,” said Dhall.

“There are a lot of fans and the staff was very helpful. I love the Lansing area.”

MSU alumnus Gage Fryz is a member of Dhall’s management team and long time friend.

“I actually studied chemistry so this is a polar opposite,” said Fryz. “I remember 10 years ago I met Rajiv in first hour the first day of high school.”

Eight more local artists from East Lansing and Lansing will be performing: Heartsick, Vandalay, Bear Creek Brothers, The Jonestown Crows, Mr. Denton On Doomsday, Deveraux, JR BadInfluence and the Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle.

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The annual Common Ground Music Festival began Tuesday night at Adado Riverfront Park with headline performances by Bea Miller, Misterwives and MSU alumnus Joshua Davis, who finished third place on NBC’s “The Voice” in May. Meghan Trainor, whose hit song “Dear Future Husband” has

The other Tuesday performers were Skizzy Mars, local Lansing rap group The Specktators Collective, Who Is Fancy, Life of Dillon, Michigan native Rajiv Dhall, Michigan natives Less Is More, Detroit native Flint Eastwood and a Meijer Fashion show.

“Specktators were great, they nailed it. They led up to it and got it going,” said MSU alumnus Michael Anderson.

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Common Ground Music Festival continues

BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

Despite a last minute hiccup in the lineup, Common Ground Music Festival is set to bring a weekend full of musical talent to the downtown Lansing area.

Refunds were offered for Tuesday ticket holders after opening headliner act Meghan Tr a i n o r a n n o u n c e d s h e couldn’t attend due to hemorrhaging on her vocal cords, but those who bought tickets for that day can now use them on any other day.

The festival, rain or shine, will open at about 5 p.m. every day with most shows scheduled to start around 6 p.m., according to the week’s schedule. Other featured acts include: Jane’s Addiction, The Band Perry, Three Day’s Grace, Snoop Dogg and Empire of the Sun, although VIP passes are sold out for every day except Friday and Sunday.

Tickets are still on sale and run from $35 for general admission and $40 on Sunday, with different prices for early entry and children.

Activities outside of the show include zip-lining, live print-

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making and a Color Run. The music festival notes daily parking is available for $7 at the Lansing Community College Gannon Parking Ramp on the corner of Saginaw Street and Grand Avenue.

The website’s extensive Frequently Asked Questions page names a number of things allowed or prohibited in the festival. Professional cameras, defined as any thing with a removable lens, have more than three times zooming capacity or more than 10 megapixels, are not allowed, although cell phone cameras are. Lawn chairs can be brought in, however a comprehensive list for prohibited items includes: outside food, large bags, alcohol, pets, weapons, laser pointers, over sized umbrellas, skateboards and inline skates.

T he weat her repor t, as of Tuesday morning, is hit or miss, with partly cloudy weather predicted for Thursday and Friday and a chance of thunderstorms predicted for Saturday and Sunday. Highs are generally in the high 70s, low 80s, whereas lows are predicted in the high 50s to mid 60s.

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Brett Kissel 6:00PM - 6:30PM

Finger Eleven 6:30PM - 7:15PM

Tech N9ne 6:15PM - 7:15PM

Man Man 6:30PM - 7:15PM

Old Dominion 6:45PM - 7:30PM

P.O.D. 8:00PM - 8:45PM

Snoop Dogg 8:00PM - 9:15PM

The Flaming Lips 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Parmalee 8:00PM - 8:45PM

Three Days Grace 9:30PM - 11:00PM

Wale 9:45PM - 11:00PM

Empire of the Sun 9:45PM - 11:00PM

The Band Perry 9:30PM - 11:00PM

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I Prevail 6:00PM - 6:30PM

B.Sykes 6:00PM - 6:30PM

Mike Mains and the Branches 6:00PM - 6:30PM

The Anatomy of Frank 6:00PM - 6:45PM

The Color Morale 7:15PM - 8:00PM

BLAT! Pack 7:15PM - 8:00PM

The Spill Canvas 7:15PM - 8:00PM

Arstidir 7:15PM - 8:00PM

All That Remains 8:30PM - 9:30PM

DJ Quik 9:15PM - 10:15PM

Motion City Soundtrack 8:45PM - 10:00PM

Gaelic Storm 8:30PM - 9:30PM

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Jonestown Crows 6:00PM - 6:30PM

JR BadInfluence 5:45PM - 6:15PM

Sorority Noise 6:00PM - 6:30PM

Shelby Ann-Marie 6:15PM - 6:45PM

Critical Bill 7:15PM - 8:00PM

Ground Up 7:15PM - 8:00PM

Foxing 7:15PM - 8:00PM

Steve Rivers 7:15PM - 8:00PM

DeverauX 8:45PM - 9:30PM

Heems 9:15PM - 9:45PM

mewithoutYou 9:00PM - 9:45PM

Chasin Crazy 8:45PM - 9:30PM

Mr. Denton on Doomsday 11:00PM - 11:45PM

Bear Creek Brothers 11:00PM - 12:00AM

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News Six-story apartment complex plans move forward The site plan bringing apartments and commercial space to the corner of Grand River and Spartan avenues enters the next phase

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

At their July 7 meeting, the East Lansing City Council approved site plans and special-use permits for a six-story mixed-use building on the corner of Grand River and Spartan avenues and a Lake Trust Credit Union on West Lake Lansing Road, near Meijer.

The mixed-use building is planned for 1301 and 1307 E. Grand River Ave. and 116-132 Spartan Ave., and its construction will require the demolition of the Tasty Treat building, Citgo gas station and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.

According to a city staff report, the building will include 4 one-bedroom, 26 two-bedroom, 12 three-bedroom and 20 four-bedroom apartments. It will also include 149 parking spaces with 1,739 square feet of commercial space on the first floor.

Although the site plan has been approved, the project will have to appear before council and the Downtown Development Authority once again in order for its Brownfield plan to be approved before it can move forward.

The second site plan and special-use permit approved at Tuesday’s meeting was for the property at 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road and involves the construction of a one-story credit union. Much discussion from councilmembers and residents of local neighborhoods took place before construction of the credit union was approved.

Multiple concerns, including headlights from vehicles entering and leaving the credit union parking lot, interior lighting of the building during nighttime hours and the use of plants to mitigate issues of lighting coming from the credit union, were voiced during the public hearing from both councilmembers and residents of the project’s surrounding neighborhoods.

After the public hearing was closed, conditions were added to the agreement that addressed hours of operation and interior lighting during nighttime hours. The project was unanimously approved by council.

“I am going to support this partly because I have seen over the course of time that this area is constantly going to keep coming before us, and I am convinced that in some point in time something is going to come up on this corner and the (residents) that are in this room that have been involved for 30-something years are not going to be here and are not going to be as protective of this corner as we continue on,” said Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris about the approval of the credit union project. “This is the lowest intensity use we could get in this area. It’s not something that will be open 24 hours, it does block some of the problems that we have right now.”

Councilmember Kathleen Boyle agreed that the credit union will be low intensity.

Boyle spoke to this when she said she is a part of the credit union and has never seen more than one or two other customers in the buildings currently occupied by Lake Trust Credit Union.

Construction for the credit union will begin once all of the permitting with city staff is completed. This building will replace the credit union’s current Frandor Shopping Center location.

Finally, council decided to defer further action for a site plan and special-use permit approval for the property at 565 E. Grand River Ave. until the August 4 city council meeting at the earliest. This project would involve the construction of a five-story mixed-use building with 5,041 square feet of commercial space on the first floor and a mix of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments on the upper floors. It would take place at the site of the old Taco Bell next to Moosejaw, if approved.

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Look for this directory in the paper every Thursday and online at: www.statenews.com/religious Ascension Lutheran Church 2780 Haslett Rd., E. Lansing Between Hagadorn & Park Lake Rds. (517) 337-9703 Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday School: 9am Adult Bible Study: 9am ascensioneastlansing.org Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1001 Dakin St. Lansing, MI 48912 517-853-9897 Sunday Morning Worship: 11am Sunday School: 10am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study: 6:30pm Van service available to church Campus Bible Study: Thursday at 7:30pm in Chemistry Bldg. www.ffbc.us First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org/worship Sunday worship: 10:45am Zelos Wednesday: 7pm night worship for summer

Little Flock Christian Fellowship A Non-DenominationalEvagelical Church MSU Alumni Chapel (Basement Hall) Sunday Worship Service: 10am-12 Noon.

Fellowship Lunch after the service Weekly Bibly Studies & Students’ Meetings. littleflock.msu@gmail.com littleflock@hotmail.com www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) Okemos Community Church 4734 Okemos Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-4220 www.okemoscommunitychurch.org Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday School: 10am-11:15am Adult Studies: 9am & 11am

One Community-Lutheran (ELCA)/ Episcopal (TEC) Campus Ministry Greater Lansing 1020 South Harrison Rd. Church of Christ East Lansing, MI 48823 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. (517) 332-2559 East Lansing, MI 48823 www.facebook.com/on(517) 898-3600 ecommunitymsu Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sundays: 9:30am (at Sunday Bible Study: 10:15am University Lutheran Sunday Evening: Small Group Church) Sundays: 8am, Wednesday Bible Study: 10am (at All Saints 7:00pm Episcopal Church) www.greaterlansingcoc.org Peoples Church Hillel Jewish Student Center 200 W. Grand River Ave. 360 Charles St., E. Lansing East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-1916 (517) 332-6074 www.peoples-evolution.org Friday Night Sunday Worship: 8:30am, Services: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm 9:30am September - April Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at Islamic Center of East 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30 Lansing 920 S. Harrison Rd., East Red Cedar Friends Lansing, MI 48823 Meeting (517) 351-4309 1400 Turner St. www.Lansingislam.com Lansing, MI 48906 info@Lansingislam.com (517) 371-1047 1st Friday Prayer: 12:15 pm redcedarfriends.org 2nd Friday Prayer: 1:45 pm Sunday Worship: 9:00am, 10:30am

St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-9778 stjohnmsu.org Sunday: 8am, 10am, Noon, 7pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:15pm Trinity Church 3355 Dunckel Rd. Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 272-3820 Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9:15am, 11am trinitywired.com Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation Office: Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:00 University Baptist Church 4608 South Hagadorn Rd East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4144 www.ubcel.org 10 AM Worship service 11:15 Coffee Hour 11:30 Sunday School University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 universitychristianwired.com Sunday: 11:15 am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15 am University United Methodist Church MSU Wesley 1120 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-7030 universitychurchhome.org msuwesley.org Sunday: 10:30am 9:00am Garden Service in the summer TGIT: 8:00pm Thursdays Sept. - April WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbott Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 580-3744 www.msu.edu/~weisluth 6:00pm Saturday

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Spotlight Campus abuzz in the summer with youth outreach programs

When much of the student body leaves for the summer, a new class of students arrive on campus. They participate in summer camps, everything from archery to film making, and they might just be the next generation of Spartans

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MSU’s campus is packed throughout the academic year with more than 40,000 students, but during the summer MSU is host to a younger generation of possible Spartans.

This summer alone more than 200 groups and 50,000 people will participate in programs ranging from fashion design to video game design, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said via email.

With thousands of children participating in MSU’s camps, the campus can still seem just as crowded as students see it during the academic year.

To accommodate for the influx, multiple university departments coordi-

nate housing, dining and other resources, Ashley Chaney, assistant director of communication for Residence Education and Housing Services, said. Chaney described this effort as “all hands on deck operation.”

The end goal of all this additional labor during MSU’s academic slow season is to get children interested in learning and MSU, associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement Hiram Fitzgerald said.

WHY MSU DOES IT “The more we can get young children interested in the things we do here and who might want to come here, or any place of higher education, that’s the payoff,” Fitzgerald said.

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Francisco Villarruel, University Outreach and Engagement coordinator for the College of Social Science, said each college at MSU develops programs based on the objectives that college has for their camps.

“This becomes an intellectual exploration,” Villarruel said. “These summer camps can promote learning and longterm professional aspirations.”

Villarruel said many programs are trying to generate childrens’ interest in the STEM disciplines by allowing them to learn in a hands-on way.

“The intent is to introduce kids to campus, enhance their skills and have them participate in positive activities and experiences,” Fitzgerald said, adding that there are many sports and academic camps offered which involve fun, learning activities.

These opportunities provide families a chance to spend time together and create fun and collaborative learning environments, Villarruel said.

Fitzgerald said MSU hosts many of the programs, but groups such as Odyssey of the Mind, Boy Scouts of America and the Science Olympiad are also held at MSU. “We are fortunate at MSU that we have outreach and engagement that brings faculty together with the community,” Villarruel said.

Bringing together the community and faculty is what makes MSU’s summer programs unique, Villarruel said. One exemplary program, he said, is Grandparents University, which was held on campus from June 30 to July 2.

GRANDPARENTS UNIVERSITY “We’re celebrating the (10-year) anniversary of a program that brings grandparents and grandchildren together, an opportunity for them to truly spend time together and to also introduce them to Michigan State University,” MSU Alumni Association associate director Sue Petrisin said.

“It’s excellent,” East Lansing resident Gale Schiamberg, who attended with her twin granddaughters, said. “If you’re a grandparent ... you should be here.”

MSU Alumni Association program and event coordinator Amy Carnahan said they sold out this year, with 1,200 participants, and the program continues to grow.

“It’s a two-night, three-day intergenerational experience,” Carnahan said. “We have it to bring them together, so they get the full college experience.”

Chicago resident Ruby Werber, 8, who was at the program with her grandmother, didn’t think she would like the program at first, but she said it was great and she wants to go to MSU when she’s older.

“My dad used to live in the dorm that we were, that we are in right now, and my grandma went here,” Werber said.

Petrisin said the participants are the

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only ones living and eating in Holmes Hall and McDonel Hall during the event, although they have classes all over campus.

“We work with Lyman Briggs, we work with Engineering, we work with Culinary, (and) Education; everyone across campus we partner with to bring this together,” Carnahan said.

Carnahan said there were 177 classes offered this year and Petrisin added the participants signed up for evening activities as well.

“Tonight I’m going to do a science theater and then tomorrow I’m going to do something about the night sky and that’s going to be interesting,” said Werber, who also participated in pizza making and acting classes.

EFFECT ON MSU STUDENTS Though these programs are meant to benefit the kids, they can be a headache for some trying to make their way across campus or relax on a quiet campus.

Culinary Services communications manager Jenna Brown said via email that these programs can help offset school year costs.

“The events attract business and help to spread out the operating costs over the course of the year, easing the financial burden placed on students,” Brown said via email.

The summer business helps keep university operating costs down, including room and board rates for students, Brown said.

Fitzgerald maintains that these programs are also good for MSU students because they offer the opportunity for students to work in these programs.

English junior Kelsey Reitzloff said the influx of outreach program participants can make campus travels more complicated.

“There (are) more people than I expected there to be, and then sometimes it’s kind of hard to get around,” Reitzloff said.

Reitzloff, who is a Service Center representative at MSU, works the front desk in residence halls and sometimes the check-in desk for sports camps.

“There’s obviously a lot of responsibility that just goes with making sure that they enjoy campus for their first time,” she said.

She said although the programs are fun, the extra people can cause the campus to be overcrowded.

“Every way I looked there was a different tour going on,” Reitzloff said. “It was very congested and I had to walk behind them and that was a little annoying.”

Zarreya Patyton, 13, and Ben Gnodtke, 13, work with MSU Media Summer Camp counselor Nathaniel Wright (not pictured), a fifth year Media and Information student July 7 at MSU on their short film. At the summer camp, campers learn how to operate professional video, audio and lighting equipment under the supervision of their counselors, who are MSU students and alumni.

FOOD AND BOARD Although there are only two residence halls open to MSU students in the summer — Owen and Bailey — Housing Services is busy preparing dorms to house summer camp participants, Chaney said.

To be as efficient as possible, they rotate between what halls are used and the dorms are kept fully operational while groups are resident.

Because resources vary between groups, some additions are made to the halls, Chaney said.

For example, Wilson Hall, where games have been set up in the lobby for the sports groups coming through.

Although Housing Services ensures everything runs smoothly in the dorms, Chaney said another part of their job is to make sure MSU creates a good first impression on people.

“We really want to make sure they have an outstanding Spartan experience,” Chaney said.

“A lot of people come here for the first time for a camp or conference and decide to go to MSU

An Academic Orientation Program leader gives a tour of MSU to a group of incoming students and their parents July 7 on Chestnut Road. AOP runs throughout the summer and helps orient freshman with campus and choose their classes.

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based on that experience.”

With 50,000 guests running around MSU during the summer, they’re going to need somewhere to eat.

Brown said MSU keeps a few dining halls open during the summer to serve on-campus students, faculty, staff and the MSU community.

This summer, Brody Square, The Vista at Shaw and Riverwalk Market at Owen Hall are open to the public, but many of the dining halls on campus will open solely to service camp participants residing in the residence hall.

“All camps dine in the residential dining hall where they are housed on campus,” Brown said.

SETTING UP AND CLEANING UP MSU Conference Services books many different camps in the summer, Michael Mitchner, university events coordinator for Infrastructure Planning and Facilities said.

“Our main role is supporting all the different activities,” Mitchner said.

Mitchner said IPF deals more with the preparation work for outdoor events, such as setting up tents, making sure the event area looks good, providing pest control and setting up recycling and trash containers.

IPF also takes care of site restoration after the event is over, Mitchner said.

Employees at IPF, along with multiple other MSU services, said they are just as busy in the summertime as they are throughout the academic year; just busy doing different things.

Although many students leave for the summer, campus remains as busy as ever, hosting these outreach programs.

“We take pride in opening up our campus both for local and regional organizations,” Cody said. “It keeps the campus environment vibrant during the summer and also can serve as a recruiting tool.”

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Grace Henry East Lansing Resident Henry is a junior at East Lansing High School. During the summer, she spends most of her days ice-skating and playing hockey for fun at Munn Ice Arena.

“I like hanging out with my friends and trying new things,” Henry said. “We thought that it would be fun to have a picnic today and enjoy the water.”

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Students discuss different strategies for time management in the summer

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SUMMER BREAKDOWN OF SCHEDULE

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Summer is a time when a lot of students decide to step away from the books and instead spend their time doing other things. Priorities shift and many students’ schedules change to focus on other things. Students who have decided to stay up here in East Lansing for the summer are usually spending less time on class work and studying and more time on either work or having fun.

KYLE RAU Microbiology sophomore

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We had students break down their day-to-day schedules and asked:

Do you prefer your schedule in the fall or in the summer?

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“Probably (my schedule) in the summer because I feel like there’s more things to do in the summer. In the fall you’re kind of inside more, its nice weather in the summer.”

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NORMAN WILLIAMSON Media and Information senior SUMMER BREAKDOWN OF SCHEDULE CLASS/STUDYING

WORK

1 hour

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AMY LAFFERTY Environmental Studies & Sustainability senior

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KELLY HOYER Packaging senior

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“I think I like the fall schedule better actually because I like having more of a schedule and knowing what I’m doing and being busy and kind of having to bide my time wisely and I like being able to do that. In the summer it’s just kind of less structured and you don’t know what to do with yourself.”

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“This summer is a special case because of how many classes I’m taking — usually I enjoy the summer a lot more for obvious reasons. I have a lot more freedom in what I’m doing and I’m making more money generally. In the fall, school takes up a lot more time so generally I like the summer more. It’s just this summer is particularly busy for me.”

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MATTHEW NIX Music Education graduate student

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“I think I like the summer better because I’m free to do more things ... it’s not a Monday to Friday or a Monday to Thursday classes ... you could have just like Monday, Wednesday, Friday or just an online class and then you could travel or do more things with your friends more often. I feel like the fall is kind of set in stone for your schedule.”

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“I am a full time teacher in the public schools right now, so in the fall I’m working at school — I teach high school orchestra, but summer class for me, like this week and next week, I am

in class eight until four and then I do my studying in the evening, so I feel like I’m kind of right back into my full time work mode, for me it’s kind of similar.”

Alpha Xi Delta to take over E.L. church

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

An East Lansing church could become the new site of a sorority house, according to the Lansing State Journal.

According to the article, the current site of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing at 855 Grove Street has outgrown its 300-plus member congregation and planning to move next year to the former Capital Area Academy

charter school at 5525 S. Pennsylvania Avenue in Lansing.

The sorority expected to take its place is reportedly Alpha Xi Delta, returning the building to its original Greek use from the 1950s-1970s when it housed Zeta Beta Tau. According to a June 18 memo from Darcy C. Schmitt, the city’s planning and zoning administrator, the special use permit application for the space from Sixty North, LLC. calls for the building’s use “as a sorority with occupancy for 50 persons.”

At this time Alpha Xi Delta - Beta Theta at Michigan State

University has no comment on the issue of chapter housing, Alpha Xi Delta President Sekulovski said in an email.

Alpha Xi Delta formed their MSU chapter in 2013.

Developers for Sixty North, LLC. have also declined to comment on the plan. According to LSJ, the renovations needed to convert the church into a residence would take place between April to August 2016.

The East Lansing City Council at their June 16 meeting set a public hearing on the matter for Aug. 4.

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Past and present MSU basketball players take part in Lansing league ONLINE To see video of MSU players participating in the Moneyball Pro-Am game and updates on MSU basketball player Eron Harris’ suspension from the team following a drunk driving arrest, visit statenews.com

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Former NBA player for the Portland Trailblazers and Lansing Everett basketball star Desmond Ferguson was just looking for a basketball league to emulate the ones he had played in during his college days at the University of Detroit Mercy.

“A few years back while playing professional basketball, I found that we really needed a summer pro-am league in the Lansing area,” said Ferguson, 37, the now fourth-year head basketball coach of his alma mater Lansing Everett. “I grew up playing in St. Cecilia in Detroit and the Flint Pro-Am and with this being a basketball area, I felt it could be successful.”

Thus gave rise to the Moneyball Pro-Am Summer Basketball League in 2004, which is named after the Lansing-based sportswear company Ferguson started in 2002.

Now in it’s 12th year and second year taking place at the Aim High venue in Dimondale, Ferguson’s Moneyball Pro-Am is as successful as ever, as hundreds of fans show up every night. This year’s event takes place every Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The league began on June 30 and concludes August 6 with playoffs. In addition to this, just like it’s always been, the league is free to the public, with an optional donation.

The format of the league contains six teams consisting of college players from around the state, former Lansing-area high school players, professional players from overseas, and

nearly every member of the current MSU basketball team, including the occasional past MSU player, such as Draymond Green or Kelvin Torbert.

“It’s great for the Michigan State guys to come out, especially the Lansing guys in particular when you talk about Bryn Forbes, you talk about Denzel Valentine, guys that’s from Lansing and this is a Lansing event,” Ferguson said.

Senior MSU forward Matt Costello has been playing in the Moneyball Pro-Am for four years now, ever since the summer before his freshman year at MSU. Costello said one of the things he likes about the Moneyball Pro-Am is that it allows him to work on certain parts of his game, without having the MSU coaching staff immediately critiquing his every move, and also just because it’s a great time.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Costello said. “Everybody knows each other and you get to play the game you’ve loved since you were a little kid ... honestly, it’s one of my favorite parts of the summer.”

MSU sophomore guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. also shares in the sentiments that the Moneyball Pro-Am is a great opportunity to play some competitive basketball in the summer.

Nairn is now playing through his second year in the league and said one of his favorite parts of playing in the 2014 pro-am was being able to play with former MSU basketball player and now NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors Draymond Green. Green has yet to make an appearance at the league in 2015.

But beyond being just an opportunity for Lansing-area basketball players to take part in a competitive league in the summer months, the Moneyball Pro-Am also offers an opportunity for fans to see some of their favorite college basketball players up close in action.

Take Dan and Jeanne Smith for example.

The two met as students at MSU in the 1970s and are now married and reside in the nearby town of Mason, Mich.

“We’ve been kind of interested in seeing the (Moneyball Pro-Am),” Dan Smith said. “I read about it in the paper ... we attend a lot of (sporting events at MSU). It’s something different to come out and see a little bit of different basketball with some of the players from other schools.”

And for Ferguson, putting on a show for the Lansing community is exactly what he has in mind.

“I really had the community in mind,” Ferguson said.

“You see a lot of kids running around here getting a chance to see some of their favorite former high school and now

college players and professional players so I think it’s a great atmosphere for the families, for the community and for friends alike.”

“It’s a Lansing thing,” Ferguson went on to say. “I gotta represent the ‘L.’ It’s my hometown and this is one of my ways of giving back.”

MSU’s Forward Matt Costello dunks the ball at Aim High Sports on July 7, 2015. Costello ranks 6th for career blocks at MSU with 104 blocks. PHOTO: JOSHUA ABRAHAM

Andrew Singler Memorial Cup supports scholarship fund

BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

More than two years after MSU student Andrew Singler was stabbed to death at his apartment by Okemos resident Connor McCowan, for which McCowan was sentenced to 20 to 60 years, the family plans to remember Singler’s life at the second annual Andrew Singler Memorial Cup in Ann Arbor.

The event will take place Aug. 1 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube, and will feature University of Michigan alumnus, Olympic silver medalist and NHL player Jack Johnson playing a game of ice hockey to raise money for the Andrew Singler Stay Strong Foundation, a scholarship fund begun by Singler’s family, which gives money to economically disadvantaged students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend MSU. Recipients are chosen by MSU.

MSU alumnus Justin Spiro on the ice at last year’s game. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTIN SPIRO

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MSU alumnus Justin Spiro, who organizes the event, said the atmosphere is happy, although at last year’s event he gave brief background information of the events surrounding Singler’s murder, for those who only had a limited idea of what happened. Many Singler family members attend the event.

“It’s just a way to honor him and keep his name sort of up there at all times,” Spiro said.

Last year’s cup raised about $1,400 for the foundation, and organizers are hoping for about $2,000 this time around. Spiro covers the cost of renting out the ice for the day himself, and 100 percent of the profits from tickets sold at $20 a person, plus raffle tickets, go toward the foundation.

Players of all ages and skills are welcome, but they must RSVP to Spiro by July 31.

“The draw for us is ... it’s a chance to play with or against a guy that plays in the NHL and was a top draft pick in his sport,” Spiro said.

The gruesome events surrounding Singler’s death, a mere three months before he would have walked at graduation and the subsequent trial, were covered closely by The State News. Details emerging during the trial revealed the events of the night. Singler had been close friends with Connor McCowan and in a relationship with McCowan’s sister, Shay, for two years. After a night spent at local bars, they argued about a lost set of keys and parted. Later that evening, Shay McCowan texted her brother, claiming Singler had broken her back and ribs.

After an exchange of heated text messages, Connor McCowan then went to Singler’s apartment armed with a pocket knife. The confrontation immediately turned violent after Singler punched Connor McCowan and was subsequently stabbed twice in retaliation. Singler was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m. after his roommate drove him to Sparrow Hospital.

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“To not engage students is a missed opportunity,” Ruffin said. “They may not be able to vote today, and if I lose the election by engaging the students too much then so be it. (But) I want to be able to say that I tried my absolute best (to encourage) students to stay here.”

Ruffin cited the fact that many students have graduated from MSU and gone on to build successful businesses outside of East Lansing. He said he believes the next Dan Gilbert — founder of Quicken Loans Inc. and an MSU graduate — could be on campus right now, and that economic and community growth can be achieved through retaining students and keeping their success local.

Other issues Ruffin said he would like to address if elected are development challenges such as those in the Park District, as well as infrastructure issues. He would like to improve infrastructure in the city with a major focus on the roads.

Being able to bring together different partners from businesses, philanthropy, the university and other areas of the community to help address these issues is a skill Ruffin insists he has.

“I have been able to successfully bring together those types of partners to have a dialogue about what could be done to push particular communities or projects forward,” Ruffin said.

If he is elected, Ruffin would be the first black councilmember on East Lansing City Council. The election will take place Nov. 3, with three positions open.

The Council will also appoint a new Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem following the election.

Ruffin said he believes East Lansing can become one of the premier Big Ten communities if these issues are addressed and if the community’s vision is first, taken into account, and second, made a reality.

Connor Cook named to the 2015 Maxwell Award Watch List

BY MATTHEW ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

MSU senior quarterback Connor Cook has been named to the 2015 Maxwell Award Watch List. The Maxwell Award has been presented to college football’s player of the year since 1937, according to a press release announcing the watch list.

“Over the last two years, Connor has been presented with opportunities to emerge as a leader and he’s certainly grown in that capacity,” quarterbacks coach Brad Salem said. “He’s also shown the ability to manage the high expectations that go along with playing the quarterback position in this program.”

The award is named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell, who played guard at the University of Chicago before transferring to Swarthmore College where he became a Walter Camp All-American in 1905.

Cook took major strides as a starter from his sophomore year to his junior year. Cook became the full-time starter in his sophomore year — passing for 2,755 yards with an average of 196.8 yards per game, posting a 135.5 passing efficiency rating and throwing for 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.

In his junior year, Cook took several steps forward in multiple facets of his game, his only setback being increased interception numbers. As a junior, Cook passed for 3,214 yards with an average of 247.2 yards per game, he posted a 149.4 passing efficiency rating and

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threw for 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

“Connor has displayed resiliency throughout his career, having the ability to put aside negative plays and create positive ones,” Salem said. “He’s truly a joy to coach because he’s driven to improve in every aspect of the game.”

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced on Nov. 2. Three finalists for the award will be identified on Nov. 23, with the winner announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala on March 11, 2016 in Atlantic City, N.J.

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Wide receiver R.J. Shelton up for prestigious award

BY MATT ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

MSU junior wide receiver R.J. Shelton is one of 44 players named to the 2015 Paul Hornung Award Watch List.

“R.J. Shelton is one of the most athletic players I have ever coached,” MSU’s wide receivers coach Terrence Samuel said. “R.J. could be a great player on either side of the ball, and he has some of the best football instincts I have seen.”

The award, now in its sixth season, is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and Louisville native Paul Hornung.

The winner and his family will be honored

the way I did with Notre Dame and the Green Bay Packers.”

In the award’s short existence, several players who have won in the past have already begun to make a name for themselves in the NFL. Former West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin won the award in 2012 as one of two players in the nation with more than 500 yards in three different categories: rushing, receiving and kick returns.

Former Louisiana State wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. won the award in 2013 after finishing the season ranked second in the nation and first in the Southeastern Conference with 2,222 all-purpose yards and 185.2 average yards per game.

Then-freshman wide receiver R.J. Shelton returns a kick from Minnesota on Nov. 30, 2013, at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Golden Gophers, 14-3. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

in February 2016 at the annual Paul Hornung Award Banquet presented by KentuckyOne Health, to be held at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville.

Hornung won the 1956 Heisman Trophy playing every position in the offensive backfield during his Notre Dame career, and was a triple threat halfback for the title town Green Bay Packers of the early 1960s, according to a press release announcing the Watch List.

“I’m ecstatic that the Paul Hornung Award has gained national prominence in such a short time,” Hornung said. “The quality of our winners, finalists and weekly honorees has been impressive, and I’m pleased that we are able to acknowledge outstanding players who contribute any way possible to help their teams win, 12

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Austin, who was selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft, has shown signs of explosiveness for the St. Louis Rams, but the lack of a legitimate quarterback has limited his impact.

Beckham Jr., the NFL’s AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowler in 2014, was the No. 12 overall selection in the 2014 draft. Beckham Jr. made some eye-popping catches in a very productive rookie year.

If Shelton goes on to win the award, it would put him in some pretty special company. A national selection committee, comprised of 16 sports journalists and former NFL stars, votes for the Hornung Award finalists and the winner, with fan voting powered by Texas Roadhouse comprising the 17th vote.

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