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Cooling centers offer relief from heat wave

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ith origins as Michigan Agricultural College, MSU is sometimes referred to as “Moo U.” MSU is putting an emphasis on the “moo” this summer with the Youth Dairy Days during the Michigan Livestock Expo and Michigan Dairy Expo this week on campus.

The Michigan Dairy Expo is the largest dairy event in the state, with more than 200 youth participants and more than 350 heads of cattle, according to Michigan Dairy Expo director and MSU Department of Animal Science specialist Joe Domecq. The expo includes contests, cattle judging and activities for kids.

“It’s a tremendous educational opportunity for kids and the general public to show how milk is produced and how we take care of the animals,” Domecq said.

Great Dairy Adventure Hundreds of kids descended on the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education Wednesday for the Great Dairy Adventure consumer education day, where they received an up close and personal view of where dairy products come from. “(Great Dairy Adventure consumer education day) is open to everyone, but mostly we get day care children and young families,” said Terry Philibeck, director of industry relations for United Dairy Industry of Michigan.

“It also gives them a chance to do some activities, such as dairy taste testing with ice cream, TruMoo chocolate milk, yogurt and cheese sticks.”

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It's this week's number-one conversation topic as everyone camps out by air conditioners and fans: the sweltering heat.

Jeff Andresen, associate professor with MSU's Department of Geography and the state climatologist for Michigan, said the weather, which qualifies as a heat wave, can be explained as a "big, hot air mass" covering most of the central eastern United States. He added that some of the air is straight out of the Gulf and even parts of Texas and Mexico.

Andresen said there are two major reasons why the heat is unusual for Michigan.

"The real issue is at night, we have unusually warm minimum temperatures," Andresen said. "(Also,) the humidity levels are abnormally high. The combination of the high temperature and the humidity makes it very uncomfortable."

Andresen said the average temperatures are currently running eight to 10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal during the day and 12 degrees Fahrenheit above normal at night.

"The very, very warm nights make the difference," Andresen said. "People or animals never really get a chance to recover (from the heat)."

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Middleville, Mich., resident Austin Petter shows Atwood on Tuesday at the 17th annual Michigan Dairy Expo at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. The day consisted of showmanship and a breed competition.

Philibeck said at least 2,5003,000 kids were expected, but the intense heat likely discouraged many from attending.

“We probably have around 1,000 kids here today,” Philibeck said. “With it being as hot as it is, many day cares and families may have elected to stay home.”

There were plenty of activities on hand for those who did attend, including coloring, taking pictures with milk mustaches and milking dairy cows. However, there was one activity very few kids had interest in.

“My favorite thing here is going up and reaching inside the cow and feeling its insides

and all that it’s eaten,” said Hillsdale, Mich., resident Luke Bowman.

“The best thing about Dairy Expo is being up here with your friends. Being with my 4-H group and having fun, and we all like to sit around and talk to each other. We kind of bond up here; we’re kind of like a 4-H family.”

Megan Bush, an agribusiness management junior, recently returned from a trip to Europe for the International Livestock Judging Tour. Bush was part of a team that included two othSee DAIRY on page 2 u

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Kylee Weston, 9. of Concord, Mich., shoots water guns at her brother, Concord, Mich. resident Clayton Weston, 10, Wednesday at Michigan Dairy Expo at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.

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E D U C AT I O N

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When it comes to setting budget and tuition rates, MSU Trustee Brian Mosallam said raising tuition is looked to as a final resort; but this year, even af ter cuts to facult y health benefits, their backs were against the wall.

“Raising tuition is the absolute last option with what we want to do,” Mosallam said. “ T here are cer tain t hings we’ve got to do, and what we’ve got to do is keep Michigan State moving forward.”

Despite an average tuition increase of 2.8 percent for the

2013-14 academic year, a list from the U.S. Department of Education has shown Michigan public universities to be among the cheapest when compared to options in other states.

With North Dakota’s public universities ranking the highest in tuition hikes, with a 31.6 percent increase from 2009-11, Michigan has the 38th highest, with a 1.9 percent decrease.

But when compared to other public universities in Michigan alone, MSU ranks third-highest in tuition and total costs.

The smaller rate ref lects t he $4. 4 million increase MSU received in state appropriations. But after years of

decreases in funding from the state, Trustee Dianne Byrum said MSU still has a long way to go.

“MSU has experienced significant decreases in our state appropriation since I have been on the Board (of Trustees), and tuition rates are directly related to state support,” Byrum said.

“Two years ago we had a 15 percent cut in state appropriation followed the next year by 0 percent, yet costs don’t decline or remain stagnant.”

Dave Byelich, MSU’s assistant vice president and director for the Office of Planning and Budgets, said the university has had to make many sac-

MSU ranks sixth in the Big Ten for resident tuition fees and cost of attendance.

rifices, such as health benefits for new faculty members, to remain stable. “(Health care) is one of the changes we have to make in lieu of tough economic times, and I believe it’s at the point now where we are stable and we can look forward to the institution moving forward,” Byelich said.

To bring down tuition in the future, Mosallam said the university should encourage more fundraising, strengthen alumni relations and increase its endowment fund.

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Police brief Suspect arrested for Lansing break-in Yesterday, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Lansing police officers were dispatched to the Quality Dairy, 700 Pine St., in Lansing, for a breakin alarm. When the officers arrived, they discovered a store window had been smashed with a brick. They did not locate anyone inside the store, but did notice several items missing, according to Lansing Public Information Officer Robert Merritt.

The security video showed glass being smashed and a subject entering the store, taking multiple packs of cigarettes and leaving.

The subject was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on one felony count of breaking and entering, while also being a habitual offender. His bond is set at $15,000, and his preliminary hearing will be on July 26 at 9:30 a.m.

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Three-day forecast

Thursday Partly cloudy High: 91° Low: 73°

HEAT

East Lansing establishes cooling centers for residents needing to beat the heat from page one

Andresen also noted that for the past 30 years, the third week in July has always been the warmest week in the year. He added that the odds are there won't be another heat wave at this level for the remainder of this summer.

Ronda Oberlin, emergency management specialist for the city of Lansing, said the It's a Cool Thing to Do program, started around 15 years ago, is designed to fight extreme heat situations such as this by providing cooling centers around the area. The centers are activated when the heat index goes over 93 degrees Fahrenheit.

The cooling centers are locations that are open to the public with air conditioning. If residents have physical disabilities or cannot afford bus fare, transportation can be arranged, Oberlin said.

The centers will be activated through Friday night. To find a center or to arrange transportation, call 211.

TUITION Friday Thunderstorms High: 91° Low: 70°

Tuition rates at MSU rank low nationally, higher among in-state schools from page one

Saturday Sunny High: 82° Low: 57°

gan State community and the alumni culture,” he said. “It’s going to take the organization years to breed that kind of culture, when our students are in school and know that the alumni base across the country is willing and able to help them get jobs when they

"We want people to be aware that the heat is taking a toll on them," Oberlin said.

"That's really our goal. (We want to) make people aware of that and make sure that everyone has the opportunity to have a cool place."

Angela Minicuci, public information officer at the Michigan Department of Community Health, said heat illness, caused by dehydration, appears in three stages: dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat/sun stroke.

Minicuci stressed the importance of staying out of direct exposure from the sun in addition to the necessity of remaining hydrated in this heat.

"Sweat is the body's natural way of cooling down," Minicuci said. "It's really important you replace that sweat with water."

To combat the heat, graduate student Micaela Fischer has been doing her work at coffee shops instead of her house, where she lacks air conditioning. However, she is maintaining a positive attitude.

"It'll break, we'll be ok," Fischer said.

Andresen is keeping up the same spirit as Fischer.

"Bad news is, yes, it's definitely a major heat wave for the country," Andresen said.

"The good news it will be coming to an end this weekend."

graduate and give back.”

But in Byrum’s mind, the true help must come from the state level, not just from the university.

“Michigan needs a statewide discussion on why education is a public good and deserves the dedication of an investment in resources to support it,” she said.

“It is my hope that we have seen the end of negative state appropriations and we are in a period of increased investment in education and higher education in particular.”

Children show dairy cows Tuesday at the 17th annual Michigan Dairy Expo at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. The day consisted of showmanship and a breed competition.

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MSU draws on agricultural roots with state’s largest dairy education and promotion event from page one

er MSU students as well as an Alma College student. The team traveled to Scotland, England and Ireland after winning the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest last October.

Bush credits her experiences at home for the successes she has had, including her experiences at the Michigan Dairy Expo.

“I’ve been coached up here, and the experience definitely helped,” Bush said. “Michigan dairy judging is different from other states; we’re an anomaly, and I think it gives us an edge.”

Even more than helping her judging skills and ability, Bush added her involvement with judging cows has helped her as an individual.

“It has shaped who I am,” she said. “I’ve learned life skills like commitment and how to work hard. You definitely get out what you put into the experience.”

Bush indicated her time dairy judging has benefited her in other ways as well.

“I’ve met plenty of livestock

and dairy people,” she said.

“The networking has been amazing.”

Laura Moser, communications manager for the Michigan Milk Producers Association, said she was excited to be a part of the Michigan Dairy Expo and share the experience with her kids.

“Getting the kids here and being involved is probably the most important thing we do with our kids,” Moser said. “The kids are involved in other extracurricular activities throughout the year, but this wraps it all up nicely.”

Moser added that her kids participated in the youth dairy show, with cows that they raised.

“It’s great that like-minded souls can come together for a week of good-spirited competition and compete together as friends,” said Moser.

Domecq said dairy show winners differ from livestock show winners in that the actual animal is not sold, but a basket of dairy goods representing the ani-

mal is sold.

“The money goes back to the exhibitors and a scholarship,” Domecq said. “The money raised goes right back to all the kids who participated in the event.”

Domecq added there were several sponsors for the event, including Meijer, Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Milk Producers and GreenStone Farm Credit, and Meijer in particular has been a great contributor to the Michigan Livestock Expo and Michigan Dairy Expo.

Moser said the winners of the dairy show on Tuesday raised more than $43,000 from the cows they raised.

However, it is the lessons learned that make the event worthwhile and likely will benefit the kids later in life, Moser said.

“At the end of the day, the kids learn how to work toward something and work hard,” she said.

“The kids learn how to handle responsibility and gain fulfillment doing a good job.”

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MSU hosts 34th annual Mich. Ag Expo Notable crime cases to keep eye on in upcoming weeks D&G equipment representative Rick Krueger shows guests how to use a tractor, at the Ag Expo on Wednesday at the Agriculture Exposition Site, 3498 Mount Hope Road.

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A n estimated 18,000 to 20,000 farmers and agriculture enthusiasts attended MSU's campus for the 34th annual Ag Expo that ran from July 16-18.

"An event like this takes us back to our roots and helps us engage with a group of people who are important to us," Eileen Gianiodis, communications manager with MSU Extension, said.

"We have everybody from seasoned farmers with their families to people who live in the city and suburbs. We hope visitors learn something new about agriculture and the industry surrounding it in Michigan."

Attendees learned about different agricultural equipment, techniques and theories from 100 education sessions and demonstrations and 250 vendors.

About 18,000 to 20,000 farmers attended this year’s Michigan Ag Expo from July 16-18.

The event centered around E. Mount Hope Road and Farm Lane and sprawled across campus, taking place among the horse barns, research facilities and farms and granting exposure to MSU's agricultural campus, Gianiodis said.

"We want the next generation of agriculture professionals to come to MSU and to go through

11-year-old Lansing resident Myah Riggs-Wright holds a chick during the Michigan Ag Expo on Wednesday at the Agriculture Exposition site, 3498 Mount Hope Road.

our college," she added.

Albion, Mich., resident Larry Taber attends the Ag Expo every year and others like it around the country.

"We like to look at the updates to the farm equipment," Taber said. "We call it the latest and greatest. I used to come when it was Farmer's Week in March outside the Spartan Stadium."

The oldest known MSU grad, 106-year-old Howard Bryant, attended the Ag Expo and checked out the new advances in farming technology. Bryant said he grew up farming when horses were the mainstay.

"The farming part of our society has been improving gradually because of the efforts of the soils and the sciences and the kinds of things they grow on the farm," Bryant said.

Riverdale, Mich., resident Dave Marcy said he looks forward to the expo every year.

"I just enjoy ever y thing about the expo — looking at the booths and displays and seeing how things are rapidly changing," Marcy said. "There are exhibitors from all over the state and out of it, too. It's a good way to get updated information. There's a lot of information available here."

Marcy graduated from MSU in '69. He enrolled in '57, got drafted, worked at Fisher Body, got married, had a child and then went back and graduated.

"If the students want to come and take a look around, there's a lot to appreciate," he said. "There are plenty of job opportunities. Farming is only a minor part of it. There's a lot of other things involved."

Connor McCowan 19-year-old Okemos resident, Connor McCowan was accused of stabbing 23-yearold MSU student Andrew Singler on the night of Feb. 23. He was denied bond in court June 18, which was set at $100,000, according to McCowan’s attorney, Chris Bergstrom.

Ingham County Circuit Judge Clinton Canady III ordered him to stay in jail until his trial, stating he was a flight risk. The incident took place after Singler texted a series of profane messages to McCowan. Singler was dating McCowan’s sister at the time of his death and texted McCowan expletives such as “slut” and “queer,” before McCowan reportedly drove to Singler’s Meridian Township apartment and stabbed him to death.

His pretrial conference will be on August 13, according to a representative from Ingham County prosecutor Stuart J. Dunnings' office.

Dishon Ambrose Detroit resident Dishon Ambrose, then 19 years old, was arrested after MSU freshman Olivia Pryor was found dead in her South Hubbard Hall dorm room last spring.

Ambrose currently faces felony charges for selling or furnishing to a minor causing death and a felony charge of accessory after allegedly attempting to clean the crime scene.

The case was taken to the circuit court with enough evidence to go to trial, Dunnings' representative said. The next court appearance will be on July 24 with a motion to quash the bind over, which will be an attempt to dismiss the charg-

es, Dunnings said.

On the night of March 18, 2012, Ambrose, Pryor, Pryor’s roommate and 17-year-old Marquez Cannon reportedly consumed two bottles of tequila. Cannon then raped Pryor’s roommate in their dorm shower and raped Pryor while she was unconscious.

Cannon was sentenced to six to 20 years in prison this past May. Brandon Carmack Saline, Mich., native Brandon Carmack, who allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend and accused MSU hockey team members of assaulting him, last appeared before Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to accept a plea bargain on May 22.

He was also awarded the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status that morning, meaning when he completes probation he will not face any jail time or criminal records, Carmack’s attorney, William Hankins, said. “When he completes his term of probation, (there will be) no jail time (and) all of the charges he pled to will be dismissed,” Hankins said in a previous interview. “This plea agreement gave him the opportunity to get rid of most of his charges.

Carmack sought his ex-girlfriend, Therese Kerr, on the night of Aug. 27, eventually finding her at a house party. Several males at the party intervened, and Carmack originally told police he had been kicked, beaten and stabbed by members of the MSU hockey team.

Carmack will next appear in court for his sentencing, which is July 31 at 9 a.m., according to Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Lisa McCormick .

Manuel Antonio Alvarado-Espino Last November, 32-year-old Lansing resident Manuel Antonio Alvarado-Espino was charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a female employee at Charlie Kang’s Restaurant, 127 E. Grand River Ave. Alvarado-Espino faces two charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, a count of unlawful imprisonment and a count of interfering with electronic communications after he alleged-

Look back, forward from notable cases March 18, 2012 Olivia Pryor died in her dorm room August 27, 2012 Brandon Carmack assaulted his ex-girlfriend and accused MSU hockey team members of assaulting him November 6, 2012 Manuel Antonio AlvaradoEspino was charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a female employee at Charlie Kang’s Restaurant February 23, 2013 McCowan stabbed MSU student Andrew Singler to death May 8, 2013 Marquez Cannon was sentenced 6-20 years in prison for raping Olivia Pryor and her roommate before she died.

May 22, 2013 Carmack accepts plea bargain and is awarded the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status July 24, 2013 Dishon Ambrose, who faces felony charges for selling alcohol to a minor and allegedly attempting to clean up a crime scene, has a motion to quash.

July 31, 2013 Carmack’s sentencing takes place August 13, 2013 McCowan’s pretrial conference takes place

ly sexual assaulted a female in the bathroom of the restaurant.

His sentencing was originally set on July 8, but was canceled and hasn't been rescheduled yet, Ingham County Circuit Court Judicial Assistant Shawn Collins said.

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“You meet a person at a bar, they voluntarily buy drinks and you dance.

They assume you’re theirs for the night, and when you say no, they’re angry.”

Young workers could help E.L. move forward EDITORIAL BOARD Dillon Davis editor in chief Michael Koury opinion editor Michael Kransz staff representative R.J. Wolcott staff writer

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he city of East Lansing forever will be tied to the students who inhabit it. But in the foreseeable future, City Hall will be aiming toward a new crowd to engulf the city. And that's for the best.

Current city projects include the Park District project, which has been narrowed down to a decision between Lurvey White Ventures and DTN Management Co., and the former Barnes & Noble space being converted into Jackson National Life Insurance Co. Both of these projects, along with The Residenc-

es and St. Anne Lofts, also look to bring in more young professionals to East Lansing, which is a much-needed addition to East Lansing if it is to move forward.

The city doesn't have to rely on the students to bring in business. Far too many businesses have come and gone because they thought it would be successful because it was across the street from campus.

With the aim toward attracting more young professionals to move to the city and work, the city is trying to change its identity to attract a wider base, which is a good idea.

East Lansing always will be a college town, but it could be so much more. It shouldn't limit itself to what it's always been when it could evolve into something greater.

A more diverse downtown is what the city needs in order to attract these young professionals, and so far, it's on the right track. And that's where these projects come in.

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“ It shouldn’t limit itself to what it’s always been when it could evolve into something greater.”

— April Jones, State News reporter

The Park District project, which aims to build multiple mixed-use buildings in the downtown, has been an ongoing project for more than a decade, as it is a subsidiary of the former City Center II project.

The city has been trying to spearhead this project for a long time, and whenever it seemed to get close, the rug was pulled from underneath it.

But now it seems the project is getting closer to fruition, with East Lansing aiming to make a decision between the two developers in August. The city is trying to learn from the past mistakes it made with City Center II and seems to be on the right track.

This project, along with Jackson National Life Insurance Co. coming to the city, will help encourage young workers to work in East Lansing. The city can't rely on the stu-

dents all the time, as they're too unpredictable in what they purchase.

The downtown, as it stands, is not diverse. What currently stands is too singular and doesn’t appeal to a wide base, but these projects might just do that.

But it's too early to tell if any of these projects will indeed make East Lansing a destination for young professionals.

With the Park District project likely not going to be completed within the next couple of years, whether or not these plans will do what they intend to is uncertain, but they are in the best interest of the city.

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Everyone keeps criticizing the justice system for the verdict when their knowledge of the case was given to them by a ratings driven media who convicted Mr. Zimmerman months before his trial even started. I have faith these six women, who were present for the entirety of the trial, who heard both sides of the case, were multicultural, and who acquitted Mr. Zimmerman unanimously, knew more about the trial than all these people protesting...combined. Saying the justice system failed just because the verdict did not align with your own personal prejudice is as ignorant as it gets.

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Investigative journalism on trial in Snowden case

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he condemnation of Edward Snowden by the United States government was predictable. After all, he leaked a wealth of information regarding the NSA’s efforts to spy on U.S. citizens, something that the government was less than forthcoming about.

But the fact many Americans believe Snowden should be extradited and charged with espionage or treated as though he is an enemy of the state is discouraging for journalists and watchdog organizations, chiefly because of the precedent this case might establish.

American history is chock-full of investigative reporters, many of whom set off seismic events that shook foundational aspects of our nation to their very core.

Take Upton Sinclair, author of “The Jungle,” a 1906 exposé of the unsanitary working and processing conditions of the meatpacking industry, which was arguably the driving factor in getting the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. “I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach,” Sinclair said.

Back then, Sinclair and similarly minded authors were known as muckrakers, individuals driven to expose corruption happening unbeknownst to the average citizen. But I hear you saying, that’s a private industry, what Snowden did was against the federal government, there’s no precedent for a case like this. How about the

Watergate scandal, where two journalists of some sort of Indiana Jones vast hanger from The Washington Post, using a source of unopened crates.

However, the fact is, this information from within the government, exposed corruption within the highest levels of gov- exists. And it can be accessed whenever ernment and ended up getting a president they feel the need. It would be like giving someone the keys to your car, but they tell to resign?

The fact is, Americans deserve to know you they aren’t going to drive it. If it were a the truth, whether it is about how their close friend, sure, but this is an enormous meat is made to whether or not the gov- governmental body that is liable to change ernment is listening in on their flirtacious its mind at any given moment. Why give phone conversations. This idea that the them the opportunity?

Not to be dramatic or engage in hypergovernment has the right to invade our pribole, but where does it vacy is such a post-9/11 state reporter end? Should we have camof mind; a state of illogical eras on every block, withfear where we believed we in every home, to monitor could face total annihilation citizens all in the name of on a daily basis. preventing another BosWe should have moved ton bombing? Should we beyond this paranoia long accept that our emails, or ago. We simply can’t hand phone conversations, any away our civil liberties means of communication under the ubiquitous manR.J. WOLCOTT or interaction, need to be tra of national security. rwolcott@statenews.com closely monitored to ensure Furthermore, the critics of Snowden will contend those without we aren't planning the next big attack on anything to hide have nothing to fear in America?

When did we revert back to this McCarterms of having their conversations recorded or their emails scanned. The issue with thy-esque, Red fear era of American polthis reasoning is multifaceted: The average itics? When did questioning of spying citizen’s ignorance of the law shouldn’t be become an admission of wrongdoing? I used as a method of prosecution. Things don't believe there is any evidence to sugsuch as digital law and media exchange gest that these types of domestic spying via the Internet are the Wild West, where programs lead to the halting of tangible no laws are set in stone and things could attacks. Events such as the bombings in Boston or school shootings happen, but I change in an instant.

Other federal sympathizers point don't think these programs aid in preventout that a great deal of the information ing them nearly as much as individuals obtained in the NSA system hasn’t been advocating for their continuation would reviewed and never will, invoking imagery have us believe.

The other part of this is the ongoing where in the world is Carmen Sandiegoesque game the U.S. government is playing with Snowden. Currently he is sitting in an airport in Russia because the U.S. government pulled his passport, effectively stranding him in the frozen tundra. Now he is working on obtaining temporary asylum in Russia until he secures more permanent asylum in Latin America.

When did the land of the free become the land where citizens flee in order to maintain freedom? The NSA and the federal government made the mistake, and now are working to change the conversation from the ethics of domestic spying to a conversation on espionage and why leaking government documents is wrong.

This whole ordeal makes our country look really bad. We are dedicating manpower and political resources to capture one computer whiz who spilled the beans on an illegal practice the government was engaging in. Snowden broke the law to expose law-breaking. And we should be encouraging citizens to root out corruption and illegal activity, not attempting to arrest whistle-blowers and accuse journalists of aiding and abetting criminals.

If Snowden is captured and tried, I fear for the future of investigative journalism and exposing the underbelly of criminal activity. If you knew your boss was watching child pornography, you would tell the authorities. But if you knew the authorities were breaking the law and exposing the corruption would force you to flee from country to country in an effort to maintain your freedom, would you stand up?

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Glen Erin Pipe Band drum major Doug Campbell leads the band on July Fourth at the Independence Day Parade in Eaton Rapids.

Campbell is seen wearing a traditional drum major uniform used during the Victorian times.

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ands break up all the time and get back together, but not always do you hear about two pipe bands joining together to save both.

Since 1982, the Glen Erin Pipe Band has been playing, originally formed from two different bands, MacLeod Lewis Pipe Band from St. Johns, Mich., and the Clan MacNeil Pipe Band from Okemos. Terry Carroll was a part of the Clan MacNeil Pipe Band before it joined forces to form the Glen Erin Pipe Band.

“The ranks were a bit thin on both sides,” Carroll said with a British accent.

Today, the pipe band has more then 15 members and plays from January to November, performing all over the state from Mackinac Island to Eaton Rapids, Mich. The Eaton Rapids Independence Day Parade is something the band

has gone to for many years during the Fourth of July, but the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is the band’s biggest event of the year. Thousands of people go out to the Lilac Festival each year, which makes it a big hit for the band.

“The crowd are 10 deep and they’re all cheering,” Glen Erin Pipe Band Pipe Major Bill Collins said.

Collins has been with the band since his senior year at MSU, and said the hobby started out of boredom.

“I was looking for some outlet of performance and I found the pipe band at the Fourth of July parade in my hometown,” Collins said.

Now as the band continues to get older, members are looking to youth to fill places in the band. Collins said it doesn’t matter if anyone has played music or not before, as they take all different kinds of people regardless of heritage, with many of the current band members having no family ties to music.

Glen Erin Pipe Band member Walter Priebe plays the bagpipes on July Fourth, at Eaton Rapids’ Independence Day Parade.

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“Not too many people grow up playing the bagpipes so we take beginners,” Collins said with a smile.

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RELIGIOUS GUIDE 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 Edgewood United Church, UCC 469 N. Hagadorn East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-8693 Sunday: 10am LGBTQ Celebrating, Justice and Peace Congregation www.edgewood.org Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 898-3600 Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm www.greaterlansingcoc.org Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles St., E. Lansing (517) 332-1916 Friday Night Services: 6pm September - April

Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbott Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 Sunday: 9:30am, 7:00pm Mini-bus pick up on campus for special activities and bible studies. martinlutherchapel.org Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6264 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 10:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30 Red Cedar Friends Meeting (Quaker) 1400 Turner St. Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 371-1047 www.redcedarfriends.org Sunday: 9am, 10:30am Weekdays: 7:30am St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave., E. Lansing (517) 337-9778 Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm, 7pm Reconciliation: Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am to Noon www.stjohnmsu.org

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Brownies, candies, balms, creams, ointments and extracts — all of these products have become favorites for medical marijuana patients who prefer more casual methods to smoking the plant.

Unfortunately for users and operators of dispensaries across the state, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on July 11 that edibles, and by extension many of these products, are not considered usable marijuana under the current Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, or MMMA. The decision came as a disappointment for Tim, manager of Star Buds Medical Marijuana Clinic, who wished to exclude his last name for fear of legal repercussions.

“This is a more complicated issue than most people realize,” Tim said, adding that even though the court ruled extracts or resins from the marijuana plant aren’t considered usable, it won’t really change much for current users.

“I’ve spoken with a lawyer and I’ve spoken with someone who makes extracts, and neither of them seemed concerned,” he said.

However, most users and growers continue to remain fearful of legal repercussions, according to Tim. Edibles and candies have become far too popular to be stopped completely, he said, and no matter how hard courts try, they aren’t going to be able to put the cat back into the bag.

Even though Tim said he is less fearful of facing criminal charges than he was six months ago, he is frustrated that politicians and court officials are continuing to subvert voters.

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R-Nashville, a sponsor of the original medical marijuana legislation, said he disagreed with the court's decision. A chiropractor by trade, Callton witnessed patients who have benefited from medical marijuana firsthand, and said most patients are looking for symptom relief instead of trying to get high.

“Cancer patients are often trying to alleviate nausea and increase their appetites, and they generally prefer candy,” he said.

Callton said he was disappointed the courts and attorney general’s office would attempt to keep medicine away from patients.

“If a candy helps you to suffer less or helps you keep weight on and stay alive, I have a hard time understanding why courts have a problem with it,” Callton said.

Callton is currently sponsoring HB 4271, a bill which would give dispensaries a legal standing, as the current code only allows for caregivers to provide care to a maximum of five patients.

The decision, which was handed down in People of MI vs. Earl Cantrell Carruthers, said brownies found in Carruthers' car during a January 2011 traffic stop were not considered permissible under the current code, and that edibles were illegal unless they contained actual plant life.

Carruthers previously was sentenced to 33 days in jail and three years probation, a sentence the court upheld.

The court noted, however, that he might have a legal basis to claim immunity under section 8 of the MMMA, which provides immunity for individuals who carry "not more than was reasonably necessary to ensure the uninterrupted availability of marihuana for the purpose of treating or alleviating the patient’s serious or debilitating medical condition or symptoms.”

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Lease gaps threaten students with possible homelessness

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Picture this, it's July 21, moving trucks are everywhere and chaos is in the air. MSU students are forced out of their apartment, and face the possibility of being homeless for a month before the fall school semester begins.

DTN Management, among other local leasing agencies around MSU's campus are ending their leases July 21, and for some people, a little too soon.

Psychology senior Audra Artzberger, amongst other students, scrambled to find a new living situation for the remainder of the summer to avoid a harsh reality of homelessness.

"I work at the dorm desk and can't just leave work for over a month until my next lease starts August 25," Artzberger said. "It was more difficult finding a place to sublease than I thought.

Either places were too expensive, not furnished or starting or ended earlier than I needed."

According to Chris Barnas, a DTN leasing agent, it's not meant to be an inconvenience, that's just the way the leases run.

"Most leases go for 12 months that start on August 1," Barnas said. "When the lease ends on July 21, it leaves a 10-day gap to flip the apartment and move out all of (the) things that renters leave behind. Twenty to 30 temporary workers completely clean the apartments to get them ready for the new tenants to move in."

Lansing resident Morgan Bates was hired as one of the temps to help the process run smoothly. Bates will be part of a team tasked with cleaning out apartments before the next batch of students move in.

"We have to go in and vacuum everything, clean all of the counters, defrost freezers and make sure there are no holes in the wall of the apartments,"

To the beat of the

Drum Macomb, Mich., resident Ben Kamyszek,17, left, and Sterling Heights, Mich., resident Alex Klump, 17, practice on July 11 outside Demonstration Hall. The two practiced about eight hours a day during the MSU Performing Arts Camp.

“It’s extremely frustrating and annoying to keep having to tote my stuff around East Lansing. Ain’t nobody got time for that.”

Audra Artzberger, psychology senior

Bates said. "If the places are furnished, we have to take all the furniture out, clean it and then put it back in."

Some students who are in need of immediate shelter frantically reach out to media outlets such as allMSU.com, an online community website designed exclusively for MSU students.

Economics senior Aman Singhal currently is under Community Resource Management Co. with a lease that is scheduled to end Friday. Monday evening, he turned to allMSU.com in hopes to find a subleaser for the remainder of the summer.

"AllMSU was very easy to manage, and I found a new place at Campus Village Apartments within two days," Singhal said. "It's just the moving that's a problem."

For Artzberger, the rest of her summer will consist of jumping from place to place, transferring her belongings with her every time.

"I ended up subleasing from my friend in a house but her lease ends on the 10th so I'm out of luck again for another 15 days after that," Artzberger said. "It's extremely frustrating and annoying to keep having to tote my stuff around East Lansing.

“Ain't nobody got time for that."

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ELPD continues to work daily on sexual assault cases The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, still is investigating the slew of sexual assaults that took place near the end of April and continued through May, with the most recent assault taking place on May 16, ELPD Captain Jeff Murphy said.

“There fortunately haven’t been any more (assaults), but unfortunately we haven’t identified a suspect,” Murphy said.

A composite sketch was released of the suspect on May 29, and authorities believe he may have a tattoo

on his arm or shoulder.

The suspect likely is involved in three sexual assaults, with the most recent one taking place at approximately 8 p.m. in the parking lot outside of Abbott Pointe Apartments. The suspect dragged the victim behind a dumpster where he physically and sexually assaulted her. He was last seen on Abbot Road just north of Saginaw Street.

Two other incidents took place the month prior; authorities believe they were by the same suspect. One of the incidents, taking place on April 20, took place on Coolidge Road just south of Lake Lansing Road around midnight. She both physically and sexually assaulted.

The other incident took place on the 300 block of Charles Street at approximately 3 a.m. on April

26. The victim was dragged to a secluded area where she was physically assaulted and an attempted sexual assault occurred.

“It still remains our top priority and they are working on it daily,” Murphy said.

“But as of now we haven’t identified a suspect.”

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Obama appoints MSU graduate to CFPB After months of delays, MSU graduate Richard Cordray was appointed the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, on Tuesday with a 66-34 vote in the U.S. Senate.

A 1981 legal and political theory graduate from MSU, Cordray went on to attend the University of Oxford, as well as the University of

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Chicago Law School. During his junior year, he had his first taste of politics, serving as an intern for U.S. Senator John Glenn. Cordray later went on to serve as the treasurer and later the Attorney General of Ohio until being picked by Obama to head up the CFPB. Cordray’s nomination was previously delayed, as Republican members of the Senate had explicitly vowed to block any nominations from the Obama administration. However, Democrats and Republicans compromised, breaking the longstanding filibuster over Obama’s pick.

Cordray will be the first director of the CFPB, which was created by President Obama after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. RJ Wolcott

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There’s a brewing food rivalry in downtown East Lansing, pitting two restaurants against one another for the hearts and the stomachs of the city’s many night owls.

NCAA ends deal with EA in wake of O’Bannon lawsuit

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esterday, it was announced that the NCAA will not renew its EA Sports contract once it ends in 2014. However, it won’t end EA’s run of producing mediocre-todecent college football games, it more simply means that any reference to the NCAA will be removed from future installments of the franchise.

Future games in the series will likely be called College Football ‘15, or whatever EA decides. The name just can’t have any mention of NCAA. Rejoice Spartan fans, as former U of M quarterback Denard Robinson will not go down in history as the last face to grace the cover of a college football game. There’s still hope for the Spartan athlete of your choice to make the cover next year.

Colleges and universities license their own trademarks for the video game series, and can independently decide whether to allow EA to use the school’s likeness in the future.

This has always been the case, so it’s unlikely that your favorite team will be absent in next year’s installment.

The move is a response to the ongoing Ed O’Bannon lawsuit, a lawsuit that calls into question the ethics of the NCAA profiting off of unpaid athletes. Players don’t receive a dime off of their likeness being featured in the college football games, and the NCAA is distancing themselves from the franchise as quickly as possible. Apparently, the lawsuit has them prepared for the worst.

The lawsuit comes on the heels of growing tensions in the NCAA related to player-

management relations.

Former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon filed an antitrust lawsuit to with the intention that studentathletes will see a share of the profits generated by their work. The lawsuit started four years ago when O’Bannon claimed that the NCAA blocked him and other former athletes from getting paid from their likenesses being used in EA Sports video games after they left college athletics.

To highlight the disparity between compensation between coaches and athletes, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino brings home $5 million annually.

His players, who left everything on the court to win the last National Championship, received no compensation.

It’s a tricky situation for the NCAA, as the organization has been in the media for not-sopositive reasons in the past few years. In the long run, the fall out from the Ed O’Bannon lawsuit could go a long way toward players receiving compensation.

In the short run? No NCAA on the cover of a video game.

It’s a small sacrifice for both EA and the gaming community. Whether the NCAA slaps its logo on the cover or not, gamers will line up to get their fill of college football gaming.

But for the NCAA, it’s the first of potentially many dominoes to fall.

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Lansing resident and manager of Conrad's College Town Grill Brian McIsaac, left, cooks and jokes with East Lansing resident and recent MSU alumnus Pat Rademacher, right, on Tuesday at Conrad's College Town Grill, 101 E. Grand River Ave.

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After outlasting 6,352 player s, MSU a lu m nu s Ry a n Riess will be returning to Las Vegas in the fall as part of the November Nine in the 2013 World Series of Poker, or WSOP. Each member of the November Nine received $733,224 and will go on to play at the main event table, scheduled for Nov. 4-5, where players stand to win the final prize of $8.3 million.

Each year, players from around the world come to compete for millionaire status. Riess

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At 23 years old, Riess is the youngest player at the final table. He has more than $300,000 in live tournament cashes he won $239,063 in October 2013, he paid $10,000 to enter the 2013 WSOP tournament, where he now has the chance to become a millionaire overnight.

He also won $20,015 for an 11th place finish at the $1,000 WSOP no-limit hold ‘em event at the Rio in June.

The main event is scheduled for Nov. 4-5 at Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

No. 1 with 38 million chips, is JC Tran, who has the won the WSOP bracelet twice.

Before doubling up a couple times, Riess placed 16th overall in chips with 18 players remaining.

After eliminating Rep Porter in 12th place, he reached the No. 5 spot.

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Lions, Big Ten agree to new bowl in 2014

By Omari Sankofa II osankofa@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

photo by Weston Brooks/The State News

Lansing resident Eric Ware raps his new album "No More Excuses II" on Wednesday at Studio 707, 2722 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing. Ware has been a professional rapper since 2001.

Lansing studio houses up-and-coming hip-hop artists

By Matthew Pizzo mpizzo@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

In recent years, the Lansing area slowly has grown into a hub for up-and-coming hip-hop artists. Local producers such as Curshawn Terrell are working to keep the trend alive.

Terrell also known as LaKaze, of Lansing's Studio 707, and member of the Chemist Music Group production company, has done a lot of work with local

artists to put Lansing hip-hop on the map.

Studio 707, which has been based in Lansing for three and a half years, already has worked with big names in the music industry such as Ace Hood and T.I. Jeff Woods, Terrell's publicist, said he has been helping to find local talent since a young age and the studio has opened many doors for aspiring artists.

"Basically, we want to help out upcoming new talent and

give them a chance to get exposure," Woods said.

Terrell and his partner Darius Bunton's production company, the Chemist Music Group, was signed to DJ Khaled's We The Best Music Group.

He said they were appreciative of the opportunity to work with Khaled.

"Getting signed to DJ Khaled was huge," Terrell said. "Us working with Khaled has definitely opened doors for the Chemist Music Group ... you

can definitely learn a lot from working with Khaled."

Terrell said the most recent song they produced, "Kickin Flav" by Big Kuntry King and featuring T.I., led to a contract that allows them to produce music for television and film companies such as Warner Bros., NBC and ABC. Lansing rapper Lavish, real name Billy Ford, has been working at Studio 707 since 2005 and said working at the studio gave his career a boost.

"It boosted my career a lot because of who they are (and) who they have done work with," Ford said. "So working with them and to be affiliated with them in itself is a big boost."

Ford said that Lansing artists are starting to co-exist — and that is helping the local hip-hop scene grow.

"I see the hip-hop scene going to places it's never been before in Lansing," Ford said.

The Detroit Lions announced yesterday that they are embarking on a sixyear partnership with the Big Ten conference for a new bowl game to be played at Ford Field in 2014.

The inaugural game, tentatively scheduled for December 30, 2014, will be named once corporate partnership agreements are worked out.

Reports have suggested that the matchup will pit Big Ten teams against the ACC, though this was not confirmed in the press release sent Wednesday.

Most recently, Ford Field was the home of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, formerly the Motor City Bowl.

Founded by MSU trustee and former MSU football head coach George Perles, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl will no longer take place at Ford Field after the 2013 season.

The Big Ten has sent a representative to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl three times (Northwestern, 2003; Purdue, 2007 and 2011).

Besides bowl games, the city of Detroit has hosted many noteworthy sporting events in the past 10 years, including the 2006 Super Bowl, WrestleMania in 2007, the 2009 NCAA Men's basketball Final Four and the 2010 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four.

The Lions are the second NFL team to host and operate a college football bowl game, with the Houston Texans hosting a bowl game in 2006.

“We are pleased to join with the Detroit Lions in creating this new postseason bowl game in Detroit,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said in a press release. "

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