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DTN picked as developer for downtown Park District

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Pittsburgh resident Katherine Valli, 10, jumps over Timonium, Md., residents Angie, 11, right, and Megan Gioffreda, 6, on Tuesday at Ralph Young Stadium during the World Dwarf Games. The three were playing on the field after the flag football event.

more T H A N A GAME 2013 World Dwarf Games offers unique opportunity for competition, camaraderie for athletes at MSU

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The 2013 World Dwarf Games have given athletes from the United States the ability to connect and learn about foreign cultures from the 17 countries represented in the games.

MSU's campus has been playing host to the games and their 400-plus athletes with dwarfism or disproportionate dysplasia throughout the week.

Since 1993, the World Dwarf Games have been held every summer following a summer Olympic year.

U.S. basketball captain Willem Winkelman said all the athletes hang out after the events and forge lasting friendships.

“Sportsmanship is a big part of this event the whole week,” Winkelman said.

Bess Vrettakos, U.S. basketball coach, said the interactions between players and teams is very friendly.

“You don’t see that very often with average-stature sports,” Vrettakos said.

“Here, somebody who fouls a player stops and helps him up and gives him a hug.”

Redemption For the Australian basket-

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ball team, the 2013 games has been eight years in the making.

The Australians lost to the U.S. in the gold medal finals by six points at the 2009 games in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Australian co-captains Sam Millard and Meredith Young said they learned from the 2009 games and this year might be their last chance to bring gold home. The basketball finals take place Saturday morning at Breslin Center.

“It’s not an opportunity that comes up every day,” Millard said.

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Randika Cooray of Sri Lanka tries to pin down Kain Francis, 16, of Britain on Monday at Munn field during the 2013 World Dwarf Games. Soccer and shooting dominated the schedule for Monday.

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San Francisco resident Lucy Williams pulls out an arrow on Wednesday during the World Dwarf Games at Demmer Shooting Sports, Education and Training Center. Williams scored 17 points over 10 rounds of shooting.

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DTN Management Co. is moving into downtown East Lansing, and no, it’s not just another student housing unit.

By a unanimous vote Tuesday night at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, the East Lansing City Council selected DTN Management Co. over Lurvey White Ventures as the preferred developer for the Park District project.

DTN’s $100 million project includes a 400-space parking structure and a 10-story building with hotel and residential units. The residential unit would hold approximately 450 units, and an additional 400 parking spaces would be created on the ground level.

After months of deliberation, including citizen input, review committees and developer interviews, city council decided to move forward in the process to revitalize the west side of downtown.

"This is not the end of the process; it's the end of the beginning of the process," East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett said. "(DTN) has a strong finanMore cial foundaonline… tion from which To see a we can have timeline conversations of the Park about what District the final strucproject, ture and develvisit opment agreestatenews. ment would com look like, to ensure that this is the project that we all have been working toward and hoping for, for a great many years."

As a former MSU offensive lineman, DTN Vice President Colin Cronin worked hard to bring pride to the Spartan name. He is excited to bring that same attitude to transform the western side of downtown East Lansing.

"We've got a lot of properties in the area, but what you consider the 'downtown core' of East Lansing, we don't actually own any land," Cronin said. "It'll be nice to have something down there."

The Park District covers 2.82 acres of land, extending from Abbot Road to Valley Court, near The People’s See PARK DISTRICT on page 2u

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Police brief Lansing police investigating local's disappearance Thirty nine-year-old Lansing resident, Nicholas Bortel, has gone missing. He was last seen in the 200 block of South Foster Avenue on July 15, Lansing Public Information Officer Robert Merritt said.

Bortel has been described as a white male with a medium build. He weighs about 190 pounds, has a tattoo on his right calf of a character on "The Simpsons" and was seen in the possession of a black backpack. It’s unknown what clothing he was wearing when last seen.

The Lansing Police Department has asked anyone with information on Bortel’s whereabouts to contact the department at 517-4834600 or the detective at 517-483-6862.

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PARK DISTRICT

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Church, Dublin Square Irish Pub and Valley Court Park.

Cronin said DTN had an advantage over its competition because it has access to the private parcels of land adjacent to the city's public land.

“We think it’s in the best interest to do a largescale project and capture that front corner on Grand River (Avenue) and Abbot (Road) to try to create a 'crown jewel connector' between East Lansing and MSU,” Cronin said.

East Lansing Senior Project Manager Lori Mullins said the next step for DTN is to complete a pre-development agreement with the city, detailing the process of working with the community, area stakeholders and investors.

Cronin said his company aims to complete the agreement by the end of August.

After the pre-development agreement comes the formal agreement, which has a tentative time frame, but hopefully within the next nine months, he said.

Despite the Park District's complex past, East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas is optimistic about the future of the project.

"This is a significant portion of one end of our downtown," Lahanas said.

"What we do here will be the way the city looks for the next 50-60 years and beyond. So (we) want to make sure it's done right."

Lansing resident Daniel Bollman said although DTN has a reputation in greater Lansing, the apartment giant lacks a track record of aesthetically pleasing landmarks.

"Though Lurvey White has been referred to as a young firm ... they do have a better track record than DTN of imagining creative, attractive building solutions," Bollman said.

Bollman said what is most important is the setting of the Park District. Located largely on suburban developments, the city needs an aesthetically pleasing solution that works financially for the builder, complements Valley Court Park and works for the community as a whole, he said.

Chemistry junior Hadley Orr said she is disappointed that Lurvey White's year-round farmers' market won't be coming to East Lansing anytime soon.

"The farmers market would have given people a lot to do (in the downtown,)" Orr said.

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want to return with gold this year,” Young said.

Wednesday, the fifth day of the games, consisted of basketball, shooting and curling.

Australian basketball coach Margaret Daly said the team has been embraced with support from volunteers and organizers of the event in their first visit to the United States.

“This is the only opportunity for members of Aus-

tralia to compete against their peers,” Daly said. “Very pleasing to see they have accepted us as visitors (to the U.S.).”

Pride Despite each nation’s desire to bring gold home, sportsmanship and camaraderie among teams is of highest importance at the games — year in and year out.

“You don’t want people not to give you an inch on the court,” Millard said. “You need to respect each other — I definitely think that’s been (going) on here.”

Even though the Australian team's trip to the U.S. was 36 hours, the games' international athletes have had a strong following throughout the week.

“You look up into the stands and see everyone supporting you,” Millard said.

“I think it gives you a great

sense of pride; it’s also something that’s definitely helps you walk a bit taller.”

Glenn Pooler, Great Britain junior B soccer coach, has been fortunate to attend the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 2012 Olympic games in London, four UEFA Champions League finals and a heavyweight final boxing match.

Pooler has been watching all the other events throughout the week, and he said it’s unlike anything he has ever seen before.

“Fortunately, I’m 6 feet 4

inches — these are small people and they’ve empowered me as a person,” Pooler said. “I’m quite stunned with all the athletes.”

Pooler said despite playing the U.S. team in the finals on Thursday, they went out to eat together the night before, and according to him, you don’t see that at any other event.

“They might be small people, but I’m telling you — the biggest heart in the world these people got,” Pooler said. “It’s honestly an honor and a pleasure. It’s the best journey of my life.”

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1 Player with a record 14 100-RBI seasons 5 Dancer’s rail 10 Fake 14 Numbskull 15 “Love Story” co-star 16 Hookah, e.g.

17 *Flashy theatricality 19 Soccer shower 20 Parting that’s bid 21 Childlike sci-fi race 22 Abbr. before a date 23 Remitted 25 Good to go 27 Medicinal shrubs 29 Hoists with difficulty 32 Can opener 35 Prepare for a bout 36 Cereal usually served hot 37 Hardly first-class fare 39 Fans’ disapproval, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues 41 Bowl over 42 Snorkeling spots 44 Boozehounds 46 Fr. religious figure 47 Dressed for choir 48 Do like Vassar did in 1969 50 Co-Nobelist Arafat 52 GI’s work detail 55 They may be saturated 57 Takes for a ride

59 Unsteady on one’s feet 61 Piece of farmland 62 *Folk music shindig 64 Landlocked African country 65 Like cardinals 66 Belg.-based alliance 67 Copy editor’s find 68 Pomme de __: French potato 69 Tax cheat chaser, briefly

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24 Dressed for dreamland, briefly 26 “Bingo!”

28 “You __ Beautiful”: Joe Cocker hit 30 Threaded fastener 31 Right upstairs?

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33 Violist’s clef 34 *Hidden hazard 36 Camera setting 38 “Sure, go ahead!”

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45 Auto leasing choice 48 Furrow 49 Three-time NBA scoring champ Kevin 51 Mac messaging program 53 Early brunch hr.

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ottles upon bottles of Michigan wines were cracked open on Tuesday at the 36th annual Michigan Wine Competition to be ranked by judges from around the country.

The competition, held in Kellogg Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, featured 450 wines from 56 different wineries. The winners of the competition will be announced tonight.

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Johannes Reinhardt, judge and winemaker for the Anthony Road Wine Company in New York, tastes a red wine at the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition on Tuesday, in the Lincoln Room of Kellogg Center.

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MSU police receives award from MADD

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Among four other agencies, the MSU Police Department was recognized with the Outstanding Law Enforcement Agency Award, awarded by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD. The award, which recognizes law enforcement agencies that excel at removing drunken drivers from Michigan roadways, was presented at the annual MADD Lifesavers Award Luncheon in Troy, Mich., last week.

“Along with their dedication to protecting the Michigan State University community by reducing the number of impaired incidents on the roads, the team has continued their outstanding education and prevention,” MADD Executive Director Tyler MacEachran said. “They have

partnered with different student organizations and student centers to help increase awareness for students, residents and employees alike.”

The MSU Police Department won this year’s Outstanding Law Enforcement Agency Award What set the MSU Police Department apart from other police agencies was the prevention activities they take part in, MacEachran said. MSU Police Lt. Randy Holton said their department has put on about 75 prevention and educational programs during 2012.

The MSU Police Department also has a zero tolerance policy against drunken driving, Holton said.

Additionally, while at the luncheon, MSU police officer Casey Christman was awarded the 2013 MADD Michigan Lifesavers Certification of Recognition for Outstanding Officer. Christman, who has been with the MSU Police Department for almost eight years, works the night shift.

“I have received this award a couple other times,” Christman said. “I’ve spoken at their victim impact (presentation) with Spartans Against Drunk Driving.

Typically, I speak about some of the instances I’ve come across; it’s insane how intoxicated some people get and then get behind the wheel.”

Christman recalled times when drunken drivers have been so intoxicated that they had to crawl out of the vehicle.

“It’s very important for people to really push people to keep their friends safe,” Christman said. “It’s

not necessarily just having a (designated driver), but also there’s so many different taxi services that are so cheap.”

MADD gives the outstanding officer award out every year, although this is the first year that MADD has given awards to an entire department, Holton said.

“This is the first year they’ve had the Outstanding Law Enforcement Agency Award, (and) we were one of the first ones to receive it,” Holton said. “(It’s) nice because it justifies what we’re doing out there as an agency.”

A brewing battle in the U.S. Congress over a re-imagined Farm Bill coupled with the expected conclusion of boosted funding for food assistance programs could mean fewer meals for millions of Americans.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have sent proposed legislation back and forth for months, with no unified plan to speak of just one month from the present legislation's expiration.

Although the Senate version of the bill was passed June 10 and included more than $4 billion in cuts by fighting fraud and inefficiencies in the programs, the House elected to pass the agriculture aspect of the bill separately, while calling for new legislation aimed at cutting $40 billion from food assistance programs.

Congressman Mike Rogers said although he supported previous failed legislation, which would have cut only $20 billion and left nutrition and agriculture tied together, he believes the current house bill tackles the issues effectively.

“While the final bill was certainly not perfect, I believe that it provides us with the opportunity to move forward with the Senate,” Rogers said.

However Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, had other ideas.

“I led the fight against Republicans’ first proposal that kicked 2 million struggling families out of the program, and will continue to oppose plans that cut standard benefits for families truly in need trying to feed

their children,” Stabenow said.

The initial house plan was projected to cut 2 million individuals off food assistance, according to the Center on Budgets and Policy Priorities, and Democrats have contended that with double the cuts, 4 million people would be at risk of losing benefits.

The expiration of temporary boosts to federal food assistance programs could mean significant cuts for some 47 million Americans, including 1.8 million Michiganians.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, received a financial boost in 2009 as a part of the economic stimulus package and provides assistance for millions including children, according to Melissa K. Smith, senior policy analyst for the Michigan League for Public Policy.

If the additional funds were allowed to expire on Oct. 31, Smith said it would mean a $30 a month cut to those already in dire financial straits.

K areemah El-A min, t he executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, said any cuts to SNAP would be felt throughout the Michigan food network. With a slower-than-expected economic recovery, many families continue to struggle to find sustenance, while local food pantries struggle with increased demand. The summer season is especially difficult for families, who struggle to provide meals for children in lieu of school lunches.

A lthough legislators are not expected to renew the increased assistance, both the House and the Senate are expected to continue work on the Farm Bill when they return from summer recess.

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Featured blog Argument for marijuana “Mary Jane, pot and weed are some of the nicknames we associate with the still very illegal, in some states, drug marijuana.

Even though it’s gone through the Colorado courts and come out legal for personal use, other states still are battling on whether or not it’s a safe substance.

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students need to step up to keep campout EDITORIAL BOARD Dillon Davis editor in chief Michael Koury opinion editor Michael Kransz staff representative Ariel Ellis minority representative

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ichigan State University athletics has many great traditions in its history, such as protecting the Spartan statue the week MSU plays Michigan or Midnight Madness at Breslin Center.

But one of those traditions now is in jeopardy of coming to a stop altogether.

Organizers of the preseason Izzone campout are considering putting a halt to the event, where students campout in order to get better seating

priority in the Izzone when the seating begins.

While no official announcement has been made on if the campout will be canceled by the MSU Alumni Association, many students have voiced their outrage if the campout does, in fact, come to an end.

But the notion the campout potentially could be canceled speaks to a possible bigger problem.

An email sent out to Izzone members said the reason changes might be on the way was because of last year's overall attendance numbers and general reception from the event and to gauge the students opinion on how they feel about the campout, as it currently stands.

The same could be said from fan attendance at the games as well, where there wasn't much enthusiasm on the part of the students in the stands last season, outside of big marquee games such as Michigan, Indiana and Ohio State.

If there isn't much interest in the cam-

“ The threat of having one tradition taken away could be what the campout needs to generate more interest.”

— April Jones, State News reporter pout f rom the student population, then the Alumni Association has every right to re-evaluate it and see if there is a better way of determining ticket priority among the students. There's no reason to waste any resource or have Munn field torn up from the students if the interest isn't as high as it used to be.

This might be the wake-up call the Spartan fan base needs. The current generation has seen a lack of enthusiasm, whether its getting too inebriated at the games and embarrassing themselves in front of everyone, or not caring about the action of the game and spending a lot of time on their phone and embarrassing the fanbase.

The threat of having one tradition amongst the students taken away could be what the campout needs to generate more interest.

But the campout has been a means of

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bringing the MSU student population together, as well as connecting them to the basketball team and men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo. It has this special connection unlike any other of the traditions that provides this crossover. Just because there is lower attendance doesn't mean the diehard fans who do wait in line should be deprived of this tradition.

Ultimately, it's up to the fans what they want to see. There still are many people who are willing to sleep out in tents to get good basketball tickets.

But as a whole, the fan base does need to change — that is, if they want to continue doing the fun tradition they have done in the past.

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EDITORIAL CARTOONIST

It’s not all about money regarding minimum wage debate The first official job I ever had was there are conservatives and “titans working for minimum wage at a Cul- of industry” out there who say we ver's restaurant when I was 15 years shouldn’t have a minimum wage at old. And while I’ve had a number of all. Because after all, when looking jobs since, I can safely say being an for inspiration to fix labor concerns, employee within the service indus- it’s best to look to the third-world try was the worst job I’ve ever had. slave labor markets.

Secondly, almost no businessFlipping burgers for the ungrateful masses, watching them scarf down es would support this kind of meadouble cheeseburgers like it had sure. Sure, while McDonald's corbeen days instead of hours between porate offices could lose a few million in the profits section to pay this visits to the trough.

But I, and most of you out there increase, small businesses could nevreading this, am fortunate. Although er shoulder something like this.

So all that’s been done in this artiwe’ve all had our minimum-wage slogs — whether spent cleaning cle is tearing down the existing sysbathrooms, stocking shelves or col- tem, but what exactly can be done? lecting tolls — at the end of the day, The answer is simple: help create more of us. it’s temporary. Sure, reporter By us, I’m referwe bond with coring to college stuworkers and gripe dents. After all, we collectively about are not the ones stuck the working condiin these positions. We tions, but at the end take our licks, learn of the summer, we’ll our life lessons and, all return to school once we’ve got that to toil away within diploma, we’re off to an entirely different R.J. WOLCOTT work. What needs to system. And those rwolcott@statenews.com happen in this counwe left behind still try is there needs to will be there, mopping floors and dealing with unruly be a better system of opportunity creation for those individuals not concustomers.

But after all the exposition and tent with having the same spending reminiscing, we are left with the top- power as those working in the 1970s.

The reason there are more than 10 ic at hand: minimum wage laws. A great many people in this country million working poor families in this say our system is broken for ensur- country is because of a breakdown ing employees are given a fair wage in education systems. Underfundfor their time. They say people can- ed public schools deal with poverty, not be expected to live on just $7.25 unqualified teachers and an adminan hour (Michiganians are fortunate istration more focused on test scores to make $.15 an hour more, though than insuring all students are given there has yet to be any celebratory the chance to succeed.

It isn't that the person taking your parades).

So a few weeks back, McDonald's order at the drive-thru isn't motivatdecided to help all those in loan- ed to succeed; it is that he or she feels shark-infested waters by offering a there is little hope to escape his or web budgeting service. By making her present circumstance.

Instead of accepting that some sturesponsible choices with their wages, McDonald's pitched that a full- dents are going to get left behind, time employee could make it month state governments should expand to month with enough left over to education funding to make sure students never feel hopeless. And it start a rainy day fund.

There were, of course, a few prob- doesn't have to be college; whether lems. First, the budget assumed an it's professional training or apprenemployee was holding down a sec- ticeships, it’s essential young people ond job, totaling 75 hours a week not get caught in the whirlpool that in work and leaving them with just is menial labor.

Being stuck on minimum wage is more than $2,000 a month to live the disease, while government assison.

Other issues included no mon- tance programs are the medicine givey allotted for heating or gasoline, en after outbreak. They might prove and the expectation of getting health effective in some cases, but as it is insurance for $20 a month (which, in with medicine, it's better to prevent the private insurance model, would the illness than to try to fix it after never happen, and even with busi- it already has taken hold.

So many young people today are nesses offering packages, $20 isn’t going to get much besides a Band- disenfranchised. They don't believe school is for them, and they are preAid and a bottle of painkillers).

This led labor leaders and pub- determined to slave away for the rest lic policies pundits to decry the site of their lives. But that one teacher, or and to pontificate once again on the that one class, can change that. So point that the minimum wage in this rather than looking over the situation country is not a livable wage. And and trying to put a big ol' Band-Aid you know what? They are absolute- over everything, why don't we look at what causes these wounds to fesly right.

So they chanted, “We want $10 an ter in the first place and spend the hour,” or, “No, we need $15 an hour.” time and the energy to make sure Now again, there are some prob- these problems don't develop at all.

Think about it, would you spend lems. There is no way, politically, you would ever see a federally man- the time cleaning up a customer's dated minimum wage even coming overturned tray, or take the time to close to double digits, especially in put out a caution wet floor sign and our present economic climate. Heck, prevent the incident altogether?

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“International students deserve more respect” A large number of the international students are rich Asians that hold no stake in the actual Michigan State community. They don’t need to be successful in class because their country’s programs lack a GPA requirement...all they have to do is graduate. It’s frustrating for the average MSU student to see all of these SOTB Asians rolling around campus in their Audi’s and Lamborghini’s as if there’s no financial trauma if they don’t fare well in school. And the MSU faculty is polluting our classes (math) with thick accented TA’s that only teach by writing up what’s already in the textbook.

I just got back from a study abroad trip to China.

Let me just say that the native college students there didn’t exactly greet me with “arms wide open” like the author of this story says we should do. Chinese students there honestly avoided us and wanted nothing to do with us even if we approached nicely. Someone below mentioned in the comments that, “You don’t deserve respect if you don’t know how to respect others;” based on the way I was received by Chinese students, there’s no way I’m going to give an arm and a leg to make their life easier if they wouldn’t do the same.

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Plan B now offered without age restrictions at pharmacies

By April Jones ajones@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Last week, age restrictions were lifted and Plan B will now be available for over-the-counter use. Women of all ages now will be able to purchase Plan B One-Step, an emergency contraceptive without any age descriptions or pharmacy visits.

With health measures in mind, women’s reproductive health groups have been pushing for a more convenient way to receive Plan B since the early 2000s.

In 2011, The FDA granted access for Plan B to be sold over the counter but it was eventually overruled by the Health and Human Services, or HHS, with concerns that girls as young as 11, would be able to purchase the drug without a prescription.

From then, HHS decided that the emergency contraception would completely deny over-thecounter sales and would not sell to anyone under 17 without a prescription.

That was the case up until this past April when the Obama administration was ordered by a federal judge to remove all restrictions on the contraceptive.

Aug. 1 was the first day that pharmacies could move contraceptive pills from the pharmacy for over-the-counter use. In local pharmacies such as the CVS on M.A.C. Avenue, Plan B is now found in the family planning aisle along side other contraceptions.

According to CVS Director of Public Relations Michael DeAngelis, CVS pharmacies nationwide will have the emergency contraceptive ready for purchase for customers regardless of age or gender. “We are following FDA guidelines regarding the sale of Plan B One-Step as a nonprescription product with no age restriction and it is now available in our stores as an over-the-counter item,� DeAngelis said.

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mong hundreds of athletes playing in the 2013 World Dwarf Games, Jeffrey Astrein stood out as the only MSU student playing on the field.

"Not everyone gets to play in these stadiums," Astrein said.

"The fact that I played there, I was honored to play (in) this."

Astrein is a graduate student whose height was affected due to his childhood cancer treatment. Growing up, he never had the chance to be with people of similar height, let alone playing sports. He was particularly excited when he learned about the world games, and jumped on the opportunity to play basketball and volleyball.

"I have never been around with so many dwarfs and short people before,� he said. “(There) was really a culture behind it that I haven't really been able to explore."

Paula Saatkamp, of Sandoval, Ill., coached basketball for Astrein’s eight-person team. While her team could not

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"It is nice to be able to be competitive without special rules, or feeling like, they are going to score on me here,� she said. “It’s nice they could go and socialize, and they felt like they belong. I think that’s a lot of it,� Saatkamp said. “The first thing that the

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From left, graduate student Jeffrey Astrein and his teammate, Boston resident Michael Ricker, listen to coach Paula Saatkamp, of Sandoval, Ill., Wednesday at Jenison Field House.

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Whole new ball game Graduate student Jeffrey Astrein makes a pass while assistant coach Kenci Saatkamp, of Sandoval, Ill., runs behind him, on Tuesday, 2013, at IM SportsWest at a basketball practice session.

Astrein is the only MSU student who is competing in the 2013 World Dwarf Games.

In order to prevent possible thefts of the usually $49.99 product, DeAngelis said Plan B One-Step is merchandised within an individual encasement that is removed when the customer brings it to the checkout.

Gene Burns, professor of social relations and policy, said he is surprised this ordeal hasn't happened sooner. “The Republican Bush administration blocked it from being available over the counter for the people under 17 and the Obama administration continued more or less the same policy but less restriction,� Burns said. “It’s very interesting to see that it's taken this long.�

Social relations and policy senior Elizabeth Witcher also agrees with the new motion of making Plan B available to anyone.

"I think over the counter access to Plan B is a good thing," Witcher said. "Lifting restrictions to a method of birth control simply gives women more control over their own bodies, an issue that ought not be politicized. “If lawmakers are actually concerned about preteen and teenage pregnancy, efforts ought to be put towards establishing comprehensive sexual education programs in all public schools.�

According to Burns, he thinks the new law will help some people, but overall, it will not make that big of a difference for everyone. He can't imagine that those people who always are having unprotected sex suddenly will be taking Plan B, stating it's more likely going to help those who use contraceptive pretty well and mess up.

"I'm sure the 16-year-old kid who had sex and didn't think about it, that this will give them a lot of peace of mind," Burns said.

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able to put ourselves together and really play as a team, was impressive,� Astrein said. “And most importantly, we all had fun.� — Justin Wan, The State News

team said was ‘We all had a good time. We all learned a bunch, had a lot of fun getting to know each other,’� she said.

Astrein agreed. “The fact that we were

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MSU alumna competing for 2014 Maxim Hometown Hottie

By Ariel Ellis aellis@statenews.com The State News nn

MSU alumna Bailee Beachy is showing that the rivalry between MSU and Michigan goes far beyond sports enthusiast.

The former Spartan is a semifinalist in Maxim magazine’s annual Hometown Hottie competition. Also battling for Beachy the title is former Michigan Wolverine Jessica Ashley.

“I’ve never met her, but I’ve seen her and she’s beautiful,” Beachy said. “But what sets me apart from the other girls is my personality.”

In her Maxim video and profile, Beachy magnifies her sense of humor, small-town roots and athleticism.

“A lot of the other girls in their videos are kind of just sitting there smiling and posing. They don’t really tell a lot about themselves,” Beachy said. “In my video, I’m acting goofy and weird, and I think that makes it kind of nice. Beachy, who now lives in Los Angeles, said growing up in Pigeon, Mich., a town with a population of 1,200, didn’t dissuade her from moving to a big city to follow her dreams.

“I’m from an actual village, it’s called the Village of Pigeons,” Beachy said. “My last name is Beachy, so I think I was meant to be on the beach.”

Fresh of out of college with no job, no apartment and enough money to last a month, Beachy packed up and set out to make

her dreams come true.

“When I graduated, I was like, ‘I need adventure, I need to do something spontaneous,’” Beachy said. “I think the scariest part to me was coming out here without a job ... I didn’t have an apartment either, so I lived out of a hotel for the first week.”

Now five months later, Beachy has done commercial and runway modeling, models for My Model Management and has a shot to become Maxim’s 2014 Hometown Hottie — all of which Beachy’s mom, Robin, said came as no surprise.

“It didn’t surprise me, but we were scared, of course,” Robin said. “She’s a smalltown girl in a big city, but we were happy for her because she had a dream and she was going to get it.”

The top 100 Maxim magazine Hometown Hottie semifinalists will appear in the magazine that hits shelves Aug. 12.

Dairy management sophomore Ella Higgins said seeing an MSU student in Maxim magazine is something she wouldn't expect, but its something she supports.

"I think it's really cool that an MSU student is going to be in Maxim as a semifinalist," Higgins said. "You don't usually hear of people from Michigan doing anything like that."

To vote for Beachy, visit www.maxim.com and click on the Girls tab and then Hometown Hotties 2014 and select Bailee. Supporters can vote multiple times, once per day, until Aug. 26.

statenews.com Changes made along off. line It is less than a week into fall camp and the MSU football program already has seen some shuffling along the offensive line.

Sophomore Donavon Clark and redshirt freshman Jack Conklin will be competing for the starting left tackle spot in the days leading up to the Aug. 30 season-opener against Western Michigan, offensive line coach Mark Staten said.

“They’re pushing each other, and that’s what you want,” Staten said. “That’s what you need.”

Although the preseason depth chart MSU released listed Clark or senior Dan France as the starter at left tackle, it was Clark that began camp on Aug. 3 practicing with the first-team. He was supplanted by Conklin after a few practices as the two continue to battle for a spot on an otherwise veteran offensive line.

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Redshirt freshman running back/linebacker Riley Bullough waits in line to run a play during football practice on Wednesday on the practice field outside Duffy Daugherty Football Building.

Shelton moved to wide receiver as running back battle continues

By Omari Sankofa II osankofa@statenews.com The State News nn

The first domino has fallen in the running back position battle.

Dantonio confirmed at football practice Wednesday that freshman R.J. Shelton has been moved to wide receiver due to a few minor injuries at the position.

"We moved R.J. to receiver yesterday just to get him reps, but he really performed very well yesterday," Dantonio said at practice. "He has great ball skills, he ran into his cuts. He played receiver, well, he played a variety of positions in high school.

He's adapted well, so we're just making sure we're getting him his reps."

Minus Shelton, the position battle includes Riley Bullough, who was No. 1 on the preseason depth chart, junior Jeremy Langford, junior Nick Hill, and freshmen Gerald Holmes and Delton Williams. Bullough moved past Langford and Hill in the spring after being converted from LB. Dantonio said that all five guys stood out at practice.

"Guys played hard and defensively, we did some good things as well," Dantonio said. "That's what stood out."

Dantonio also spoke highly of his freshman running backs, and noted they are definitely in the

mix for the starting spot.

"They're physical, they run behind their pads, and this is a man's game so you have to be prepared for that," Dantonio said of Holmes and Williams. "There's some big people out."

Williams was singled out by Dantonio at the football media day Monday when Dantonio said physically, he reminds him of former MSU running back Le'Veon Bell, who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Williams said he found out about the comparison from his mom, but ultimately brushed it off.

"My mom called me and said 'they have high thoughts about you, and they feel that they want you to do great things,'" Williams said. "She told me ‘Stay humble, don't let it get to you and just be positive.’ And that's what I'm gonna do. Just because he compared me to Le'Veon Bell doesn't mean I'm Le'Veon Bell. I'm me, I'm going to do the things I can do."

Williams can also play the linebacker position, and Dantonio said part of camp will be figuring out which position he is best suited to play.

Williams said that all of the running backs have a nice shot at the starting spot. But ultimately, predicting who wins the spot is a guessing game at this point.

Junior running back Jeremy Langford runs a play during football practice on Wednesday on the practice field outside Duffy Daugherty Football Building.

"I know it's open right now, and everyone's talking about who's going to be the starting running back, everyone's saying it might be me, it might be Ger-

ald, it might be Riley, you don't know," Williams said. "Whoever coach Dantonio feels like he wants to throw that spot is going to be there."