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SENATE BILL FAILS TO PASS, LOAN INTEREST WILL DOUBLE

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In a turbulent past few weeks for indebted college students, with federally subsidized student interest rates doubling on July 1 to 6.8 percent, the news from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday offers no relief for concerned parents and students.

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midst the Common Ground Music Festival excitement this week, MSU Community Music School Rock Camp has assembled eight talented teenaged bands that will be “rocking out” among the big names in music at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing on Saturday.

An effort in the U.S. Senate to return student interest rates to 3.4 percent from 6.8 percent failed With a 51-49 vote, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 failed to reach cloture, which would have ended debate and allowed for voting on approval by the Senate, falling nine votes shy of the required 60.

The bill will now fall back into committee discussion, after failing to garner any support from members of the Republican Party.

This news comes as a dis-

Drummer Blaine Gastambide, 13, and the rest of his Rock Camp band, The Schizophrenics, put on their best Jimi Hendrix impression to prepare for one of the biggest local music festivals of the summer.

“There’s no messing around, we’re getting stuff done but we have fun while doing it,” Gastambide said. “Really if there’s no fun, it’s not going to be as great.”

Rock Camp coach Lisa Kacos said the camp’s main emphasis is on rehearsal, but they also aid the campers in several other areas to help them become better musicians.

“One of the things we work with after they start getting comfortable with their parts and their songs is not just how to sound good, but how to look good because the audience sees you before they hear you,” Kacos said.

“We kind of work with their personalities and the songs that they’re preforming and we work with how they can look like they’re having fun and kind of relax a little bit.”

First-year Rock Camp vocalist Emily Sleight, 15, of Okemos, said the coaches work closely with the campers and help them come into their own.

“In the morning, once you get here … you usu-

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PROTESTS IN EGYPT AFFECT STUDENTS ABROAD

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As economics senior Ayush Gupta explored the streets of Egypt last month, a rebel tour guide in tow, he took in two things: the illegal street vendors who lit up the night and the contempt many Egyptian people had toward their government.

“The people were very, very unhappy,” Gupta said. “They didn’t have enough money, and they say buildings had high taxes.”

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and its surrounding cities, protesting against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and leaving one student from Kenyon College in See EGYPT on page 2 X

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Slash performs on the main stage at Common Ground Music Festival on Wednesday at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. Along with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, the guitarist was the evening’s headliner.

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Okemos resident Meghan Szidik, 7, reads from her notebook on Tuesday at the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden during the Garden Writers Workshop.

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Police brief Driver thrown from car in fatal accident Ingham County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a fatal car accident that occurred last night on Osborne Road, south of Howell Road in Ingham Township, according to Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth. The crash was discovered by a passing car.

The victim, 23-year-old Cameron David-Joshua Faulkner of Gregory, Mich., was driving a 2005 Nissan 350Z when the vehicle left the road and struck several trees.

Faulkner was ejected from the vehicle, and the vehicle continued approximately 195 feet from the point of impact.

Speed is believed to have played a part in the incident.

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After being recently doubled to 6.8 percent, U.S. Senate bill fails to bring student loan rates down to previous rates FROM PAGE ONE

appointment for students such as Megan Havern, who, along with her siblings, depends on federally subsidized loans to help pay for her education.

A social relations and policy junior as well as the communications director of the

MSU College Democrats, Havern said she was upset when Congress allowed rates to double. “It directly impacts me as one of five kids in my family, three of which are in college at the same time, who rely on federal loans to get by,� Havern said.

She continued, saying the bill would have helped thousands of MSU students, many of whom remain anxious about their future. “Honestly, it was just a small thing that would have helped out so many college students,�

Havern concluded.

Jason Cody, media communications manager for MSU, said university leaders are continuing to work with elected officials to alleviate student concerns.

“We have asked our lawmakers to ensure the interest rate on the student loan program should reflect the true cost of funds, that this program not be used for deficit reduction and that any change does not eliminate or reduce existing student benefits,� Cody said.

After Republicans succeeded in fi libustering the bill, cosponsor Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., was disappointed in Congress for failing to provide even a temporary fi x for worried parents and students, especially within Michigan. “At a time when too many Michigan students and families are strapped with tens of thousands in student loan debt when they graduate, we need to be

Continued making college more affordable, not raising rates so the government makes a profit off of students,� Stabenow said in a press release.

Members who voted against the act said the solution would be to tie student interest rates to market rates, instead of capping them.

Accounting senior Bobby Fox, a member of the Michigan State College Libertarians, said he felt the solution would emerge from a free market, as opposed to government intervention.

“The government should get out of the way and allow for true market competition to lower the price of education,� Fox said.

No matter where students and legislators fall on the political spectrum, Fox summed up the situation for many students concerned over the dilemma. “It’s a tragedy for students,� he said. “It used to be that students could pay for their tuition by only working a summer job, now students are in debt up to their eyeballs for years.�

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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi carry the coffins of people killed a day before during the clashes outside the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo on July 6.

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Ohio dead in Alexandria as a result. Despite Morsi’s removal by military forces last week, demonstrations march on, leaving MSU students studying abroad in Egypt with no choice but to evacuate.

Although it was difficult to anticipate the growth of the protests, Brett Berquist, executive director of the Office of Study Abroad, said the six students staying in Egypt were given direction prior to their evacuation. “We knew there would be demonstrations at the oneyear anniversary of (Morsi’s) election,� Berquist said. “The students had been given instructions to shelter in place, get extra groceries and spend all weekend in their apartment.�

Berquist said the breaking point for MSU came with the death of the American student. Although one MSU student returned home, a few others will continue their studies in Jordan or Morocco.

Tension has risen in the country since 2011, when protests against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ensued in Cairo. Mubarak resigned and Morsi took over, becoming Egypt’s first democratically elected president; but Gupta said the people wanted more. “(Morsi) didn’t want to do anything new or reform anything,� he said. “The people

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ally will go to sectionals, which is when each part of the band goes into a different room and is talked to by the a different member of the band (Outer Vibe),� Sleight said.

Kacos said the performers really learn from performing for each other and listening to feedback from the other campers. “It’s kind of a master class ‌ where the bands play for each other.â€? Kacos said. “The other campers can offer critique or compliments, it’s

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“We found our strengths and weaknesses and that’s really how everything works and it’s really going to work out at Common Ground.�

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Gastambide said since he’s been at the camp, he and the rest of the rock campers have formed a musical bond through practicing and getting to know one another prior to the performance. “Its really great here,

everyone just kind of connects in a musical way from kids that are 12 to kids that are 17,� said Gastambide. “We found our strengths and our weaknesses and that’s really how everything works and it’s really going to work out at Common Ground.�

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felt they weren’t supported.�

Several MSU students came to Egypt as a part of the Arabic Flagship program, a yearlong stay to help students learn Arabic.

Matthew Rynbrandt, the program’s associate director, said Morsi’s removal from office also brought some tension back home. “It deteriorated much more than people expected,� Rynbrandt said. “When the military stepped in was the real turning point, as far as the decision process goes. Up until last week, the military had just stayed neutral.�

Arabic Flagship students arrived in Egypt a week before protests began, which Rynbrandt said became a blessing in disguise when they had to be uprooted. “In some ways, it happened at a decent time, where they weren’t ripped away from relationships and the professors they would have had for months,� he said.

Despite the risk, Berquist said the debacle ultimately allowed students to experience a part of Egyptian culture and values. “While it was a challenging time to be in the region, it’s also a fascinating time for students to see how it works,� he said.

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CHILDREN

CARRY THE Okemos resident Sophia Lee, 9, right, carries a pack of empty cardboard boxes over her head after using them in a math exercise during From Zero to Infinity: MSU Summer Math Camps on Wednesday outside Wells Hall. The five-day camp includes indoor and outdoor math challenges, including a trip to Spartan Stadium to estimate the number of leaf blades.

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From left, Okemos resident Meghan Szidik, 7, and Farmington Hills, Mich., resident Miranda Ledebnick, 7, sit on a tree while they write on Tuesday at the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden during the Garden Writers Workshop. The three-day workshop will give children the chance to write in the garden outdoors.

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This week, children grabbed their pens and paper and headed to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden for inspiration during the fifth annual Garden Writers Workshop.

The program went on from July 9-11, with each session packed with writing activities, exploring nature and snack time. “We wanted to have an outlet for kids to write outside and use it as an inspiration,�

4-H Educational Coordinator and Workshop Director Jessica Wright said.

Wright led the children around the garden, pointing out flowers that smelled like popcorn, plants usable to brush your teeth and plants that react to touch. “People are trying to get their kids outside,� Wright said. “They’re inside school all year, then inside at day care.�

Seven-year-old workshop attendee Miranda Lebednick said exploring nature is more

enjoyable than being indoors. “I like to learn about nature because people get to go outside and feel and touch everything and it’s more fun than being inside,� Lebednick said.

Meghan Szidik, another 7-year-old workshop attendee, said it’s fun to write with her friends and she thought t he we at he r he lp e d t he experience. “I like that it isn’t too hot and isn’t too cold and my mom said I could make lemonade still,�

Szidik said.

Wright said the program has grown from her ambitions to combine literacy with the garden atmosphere. “They enjoy the freedom of (the writing) and spending time in the garden,� she said. “Let’s fi nd a spot somewhere and write what I want to write.�

East Lansing resident and workshop volunteer Marlene Cosgrove said the structure differs from school, and provides children a different way to learn during the relaxed summer days. “It’s not a school situation

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where you have to write six pages today,� Cosgrove said. “It’s an enjoy where you are and write situation.�

Farmington Hills, Mich., resident and workshop volunteer Lilian Lebednick attended the program during its fi rst years, and decided, after outgrowing the age requirement, to volunteer and help other kids.

Lebednick pointed out she is using her own past experiences to help others improve their writing. “I give them suggestions and help them in ways that I used to struggle in,� Lebednick said. “Their imaginations are so big, and as you get older you stop thinking about that kind of stuff. It’s interesting the stories they come up with.�

And fostering their imaginations is what Wright had in mind from the beginning. “I love to interact with kids this way,� she said. “It’s small so you get to know them and their ideas. Their imaginations always exceed my expectations. They take what I planned to a totally different level. I love it.�

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“I’m all about getting handson practical experience — one of the biggest flaws about law school is that it doesn’t prepare you for working in a courtroom. I’ll be nervous when I get my fi rst client with real people that have lost money,� he continued. “You control a very important thing, the amount of money they lost is significant to them.�

The students additionally will be making investor presentations to inform people about basic investing and steps they can take to reduce the chance they will fall prey to investment fraud, Edwards said. Advice on how to use the FINRA website to determine if a broker is registered or have numerous complaints are some of the things students will include in the presentation. “This helps students develop real skills (and learn) how to interact with clients,�

Edwards said. “We’ll encounter different issues, but I feel like we have a very strong group of students.�

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After six years of financial advising experience, MSU law student Renwei Chung knew assisting at Investor Advocacy Clinic would be the next step in landing a job in Grand Rapids, after he graduates.

Chung was one of seven MSU law students chosen to spend the fall semester away from the classroom.

Instead, he will be learning what it means to investigate real cases.

Made possible by support from the MSU College of Law and a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the clinic will provide free legal help to those who have lost money because of a financial professional’s misconduct or bad advice and might not be able to afford to hire an attorney. “A lot of times, people who don’t have a lot of

assets don’t know where to go to seek legal advice,� Chung said. “I think this will help us do just that. A lot of people who couldn’t afford legal council before will now be able to.�

The clinic is set to launch this upcoming fall semester. With clients already signed up, the clinic will aim to help ordinary investors. “What the clinic does is represents investors who have a lawsuit of around or less than $100,000,â€? said MSU professor of law and Director of the Investor Advocacy Clinic Ben Edwards. “These people have lost money because of bad investment advice (and) their lawsuits aren’t big enough for a private attorney ‌ If they don’t have representation, it’s very hard for them to recover anything.â€?

MSU Law student Devin Bone, who is interested in security and alternate disputes, was also chosen to help run the Investor Advocacy Clinic, and is excited to delve into this hands-on opportunity.

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olitical unrest has been going on in Egypt for quite some time. And it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon.

A fter President Mohamed Morsi began expanding his powers past what was given to him, the military ousted him from office and took control of the government. Recently, American students, including those from MSU who were on study abroad, were evacuated from Egypt, as well as other U.S. citizens after tensions began escalating.

The United States annually supports Egypt in military aid with $1.3 billion.

And for the time being, America needs to take itself out of the uprising.

This country has a problem with getting itself into conflicts it doesn’t really need to be involved in, spending too much time and too much money in its effort. For once, the U.S. needs to take a step back and realize this is a situation it might not need to involve itself in.

It seems anytime the U.S. involves itself in a situation in the Middle East, what it tries to do seems to always backfire, such as when it put Saddam Hussein in control of Iraq and supplied him with money and military aid, and years later, it eventually had to go back and take him out. America doesn’t always know what’s best.

And what the U.S. needs to avoid at all costs is getting involved in what quite possibly could turn into a civil war - especially getting involved in one so personal.

“ And for the time being, America needs to take themselves out of the uprising.”

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The U.S. m i l it a r y i s in too many conf licts as it is, and when it does get involved in something, it has a knack of staying longer than it should.

The U.S. easily could take some of the $1.3 billion it’s using and put it for reflection, prayer and fasting, it speaks to toward other needs this country could how passionate the Egyptian population is about fix, such as education, health care or change. It would appear U.S. money is not going the deficit. It already spends more than to change how these people feel.

50 percent of its annual budget on milIf things escalate to a point where the U.S. itary efforts, so putting forth a good feels the need to send money or military a, it chunk of it in a conflict where it has always can make that choice. Nothing will be no business getting involved in would lost if the government decides to play the waitbe wasteful spending, especially for a ing game. country that is not normally an enemy But America can’t afford to be supporting and never has been. so many nations when it is having a hard time It is a volatile situation in Egypt, with supporting itself with many people facing ecotwo sides not willing to budge. And nomic hardship. In this one instance, it might with a heavy Muslim population and be best to step back and watch how this situthis occurring during Ramadan, a time ation plays out.

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we still enjoy each other's compaeing a political intern ny. Besides the vast amount I have in Washington, D.C. learned in the workplace, I have this summer, I have learned an equivalent amount from gained valuable skills the people in which I live and work with simply through conversation. that go beyond the political realm.

In addition to enjoying my time Besides becoming more knowlI spend with these people, I also edgeable in how our government know regardless of what I say, no matter how much I disagree with works by observing it firsthand, I their views, I will not change their have gained skills that enable me viewpoints on anything. At this to interact and peacefully coexpoint in time I truly enjoy hearing the views of other and havist with many of those on the othing an intellectual conversation er side of the aisle. Having a roomabout different matters. mate that comes from Having a simple conGUEST COLUMNIST a different world and versation with someone completely differgenerally being surent than you can enlightrounded by people who en you on things that have different beliefs books and Internet articles simply cannot. than me has strengthMy current home, ened my abilities to the campus of Amerispeak about political can University, has resMATT FAGAN idents from all over matters in a civil way. faganmat@msu.edu the country. I am curPeople often fail to rently the only person realize debate is not from MSU, and one of three from about winning an argument or putthe state of Michigan. Although I ting someone down, rather, it is was at first resistant to listening about the exchange of knowledge. to the views of some of the peoDespite the political beliefs one ple I have met, it has proven to be might have, putting them down invaluable to be around other peopublicly is unacceptable. Doing ple that are different than I am. so might make someone feel betAlthough my peers on campus ter temporarily, however, it merehere seldom agree with my views ly exemplifies the poor communicaon matters, I still respect that and tion and personal skills they have. embrace the different culMSU consists of a tures they bring to the diverse student body. It table and the different is important we coexist ways in which they lead with one another withtheir lives. I figure that if I out personally offending another person or can handle living with and entire group of people. amongst people who are Understanding where completely different than other people's views come I am, then I should surefrom are almost just as ly be able to coexist with important as recognizing those who are truly simyour own views. In order ilar to me, my peers on to fully understand the campus at Michigan State. matter and reaffirm our My roommate hails true beliefs about certain from Montgomery, Ala., things, it is important and we have both learned that you fully understand a great deal from one the other side and why another. I have told him they believe the things everything I know about they do. Until you do this, the financial situation of you will not have a full Detroit and its pre-emigrasp on why the matter nent comeback and he is important to you and has taught me extensivewhere you stand on it. ly about Southern culture, At a certain point something I was previin time, we must realously uneducated about. ize not everyone holds Besides enabling me the same viewpoints to see the other side of as we do. As tough as things, I also have come that is to acknowledge to be proud of where I and accept, it is imporcome from and the school tant that we work on I represent. Being surbecoming more underrounded by those from standing and respectall around the counful of each other's viewpoints. try, I have never been more proud Here in Washington, D.C. I have to throw on my MSU crewneck to deal with people who see things before going out at night. Furtherdifferently than me on a daily basis. more, I have made it my responsiAlthough it was difficult at first, I bility to ensure that those whom have come to the conclusion that I meet leave me with the idea despite the opposing viewpoints that MSU students are intellimy colleagues and I might hold, gent and accepting individuals.

“ At a certain point in time, we must realize that not everyone holds the same viewpoints as we do.”

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HUMANITY DOESN’T QUACK UNDER PRESSURE Every day you witness small acts that make you question just how exactly humanity works.

As a couple of colleagues and I returned to work from a brief Starbucks run, we were delighted to see a mother duck with her eight ducklings waddling down the street. Ecstasy quickly turned into fear as we fretted over the possibility that these unsuspecting birds would be run over.

Luckily, each car would

spot the ducks before getting too close and would halt until the ducks had wandered by.

As the ducks got closer to Grand River, a young man went out of his way to divert their path back into a less busy area.

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Okemos resident Josh Hossink, 15, reels in a catfish on Wednesday at Hawk Island Park, 1601 E. Cavanaugh St., in Lansing. Hossink caught four catfish throughout the day.

Lansing area boasts plenty of premier ďŹ shing resources

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With warm and sunny days in Lansing, one way to take advantage of the heat is to go ďŹ shing. Lansing provides bountiful opportunities to ďŹ sh, and the changing ďŹ sh species through spring and fall only add to the reasons why one should cast a line in the Lansing area.

Willis Bennett, director of Ingham County Parks, endorses taking up ďŹ shing as an outdoor activity in order to "enjoy the natural surroundings in a relaxed atmosphere."

"It is a great opportunity to share an activity with family," Bennett said.

The largest body of water in the area is Lake Lansing, with about 450 acres of fresh water, Bennett said. Like Lake Lansing, Park Lake in Clinton County has boat access for those who want to ďŹ sh in different locations across the lake.

Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry Chuck Nelson said all three counties around Lansing have public access to the lakes for ďŹ shing.

"The entire lake at Motz (County) Park is pub-

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the Red Cedar River as an opportunity for MSU students to ďŹ sh on campus.

"Students should take up the opportunity to ďŹ sh at the Red Cedar now that it is open," Wesley said.

Okemos resident Josh Hossink, who regularly ďŹ shes at Hawk Island Park said his favorite spots to ďŹ sh are Morris Park and Lake Lansing but points to the Red Cedar River as a reliable ďŹ shing source.

"I catch a lot of Northern pike, carp, steelhead in spring and then salmon runs in fall," Hossink said.

lic property and has free access," Nelson said. "There is an excellent opportunity to get cool ďŹ sh here."

Jay Wesley, unit manager at Southern Lake Michigan, claimed Grand River to be one of the best places to ďŹ sh in the Lansing area.

"Along Grand River, there are lakes in the area. Park Lake is one, Lake Lansing is another, Lake Interstate is one," Wesley said.

Wesley added anyone older than 17 years of age needs a ďŹ shing license, which costs $28. Wesley pointed to recent ďŹ sh placement in

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COMMON GROUND MUSIC FEST: THE VISUALS THUS FAR CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn looks at ladies underwear Monday at Common Ground Music Festival in downtown Lansing. Ladies underwear was thrown onstage by a few fans.

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Fans dance during a Barenaked Ladies song Monday at Common Ground Music Festival in downtown Lansing.

Barenaked Ladies were the headliner for Monday’s show.

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Here Come the Mummies keyboardist Mummy Spaz plays during a performance on Tuesday at Common Ground Music Festival at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing.

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ommon Ground only has been in town for three days, and already it has proved that nothing gets a crowd going like exciting music.

Barenaked Ladies, Slash and Ben Folds Five are just three of many bands and artists who have entertained the Lansing crowd thus far. And there are

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Monster Truck keyboardist Brandon Bliss begins a song at Common Ground Music Festival on Wednesday at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. This is the festival’s 14th year.

more acts to come, including AWOLNATION, MGMT and Ludacris.

Here are some of the photos that give a glimpse of the sights and sounds that have taken place at the festival. More photos, in addition to performance recaps and video, can be found on statenews.com.

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