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The Great Lakes Folk Festival filled East Lansing with the sounds of fiddles and music this weekend.

In the first preseason camp scrimmage last Saturday, the offense defeated the defense 47-30

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Turning the Page after decades of broadsheet, the state news will relaunch as a tabloid this fall

The State News will make the switch to a tabloid publication, which is a more visual and reader-friendly format, on Aug. 22. Above are three memorable editions of The State News from the last 15 years. Above left: The State News covers the fallout of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the Twin Towers and World Trade Center. Above middle: U2 comes to Spartan Stadium, attracting thousands of fans. Above left: The MSU football team defeats Stanford, winning its first Rose Bowl since 1987.

By Casey Holland and Sierra Lay cholland@statenews.com, slay@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS

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he news world moves at a quicker pace today than it did when The State News was established in 1909. People access global happenings remotely, digesting media and information at the will of their thumbs.

As technology advances and adjusts to the daily proceedings and happenings of the world, digital news continues to take a larger share of the media pie.

Smartphones have become the new periodical, and at a much more rapid publishing rate. Consumers can access CNN and Time magazine with just a few touches and swipes of the thumb. Social media users discover breaking news via Twitter almost as immediately as competing media organizations.

As digital media grows, the question of where print media fits in becomes increasingly unclear.

To maintain a commitment to staying relevant and current

with the surrounding community, today marks the end of an era for The State News. This is the last broadsheet edition of the newspaper, and starting on Aug. 22 it will be succeeded by a new tabloid format.

As a tabloid, The State News will restructure its focus, featuring more prominent visuals complimented with more evergreen and investigative stories in print. However, most breaking news and event coverage will be strictly produced online, strengthening the online pres-

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An Apple Store has finally come to the Lansing area.

Shoppers lined up outside the entrance Saturday morning at Eastwood Towne Center, anxiously waiting for the store’s grand opening at 10 a.m. The first 1,000 customers were given a free T-shirt.

The Apple Store offers free workshops to customers so they can learn how to get the best use out of their Apple product, and those who need repairs can bring their product to the store for technical support.

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ence of the organization.

Former 2006 State News Editor-in-Chief Nick Mrozowski, who currently is the creative director at Adweek magazine in New York, said “One of the great things about The State News is that it’s constantly evolving.”

“Because students and staff change so frequently, (the paper) gets to reinvent itself more often than professional newspaper or a local newspaper,” Mrozowski, a MSU alumnus, said. ”(The change will hopefully be) more current,

more modern, more up-to-date (and) reflect all the great ideas of the students that work here (while) engaging the students that go to school here.”

Mrozowski has spent the summer assisting in the redesign process, which will enhance The State News’ focus on both print and online journalism, producing two distinct products for consumers. With a clear separation from what is provided online, the tabloid edition will

Comparing sizes…

Shown on the left is the new smaller tabloid layout on top of the old broadsheet style pages of The State News. The tabloid edition shown is from this year’s first mail-home edition of the State News, published on June 27, 2014.

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C o n k l i n , w h o c u r r e n tly teaches graphic design at Olivet College, said she already ow ns ever y thing made by Apple, and she just came to the grand opening to see an overview of the products.

Before the store opened in Lansing, Conk lin said she went to an Apple Store in Grand Rapids.

Con k li n pla ns to ta ke advantage of the free workshop that the store offers so she can learn more about the Apple software.

Business analytics graduate students Viacheslav Dmitriev and Sandra SamaSee APPLE on page 2 u

New video to welcome students from overseas

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Being encompassed by new surroundings and overcoming jet lag can be overwhelming, but one student is looking to make orientation for international students more welcoming.

Her name is Rachel Poole.

She’s a social relations and policy sophomore who is spearheading an effort to encourage new international students.

Poole came up with the idea to collect photographs of students, faculty and staff holding signs with inspiring sayings in different languages. The

photographs will then be compiled into a video and shared on Aug. 15 during international orientation.

Poole could not be reached to share her story.

But Office for International Students and Scholars Educational Programs Manager Amber Cordell, who hired Poole and nearly 150 other student peer leaders to head international orientation, said she is “so touched by (Poole’s) welcoming spirit and creativity.”

“I think it’s a beautiful idea,” Cordell said. “I think it’s going to be so comforting for these students and welcoming from the start.”

Cordell said the video is an exemplary way of saying to international students, “‘Yes this is a large campus, and yes you’ve just came across the world, and this is your new family, and we’re going to take care of you. You’ve got us in your corner.’”

W h e n A m a n d a P i n c kney, communication assistant intern for the Communications Arts and Sciences Dean’s Communication Office, was going through her Facebook feed, she caught word about the project and decided to involve the Communication Arts and Sciences department.

In total, the internation-

al relations and history senior helped bolster the collection with seven photos from various staff, faculty and students.

“You’re getting more than just someone standing up at orientation and saying how great MSU is and welcoming them into the college,” Pinckney said.

“We wanted to greet international students and show support. I wanted us to be a part of that, and our faculty and staff thought the same thing.”

For mechanical engineering sophomore Qilin Zhu, the first week at MSU wasn’t so much unwelcoming as it was See VIDEO on page 2 u

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New Apple Store gives local residents option for fixing, learning about electronics from page one

dasv ili slowly made t heir way up the line to the store’s entrance.

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each own iPhones and MacBooks, and they didn’t come to the store for anything in particular — Dmitriev said they just wanted to see what was going on at the grand opening.

Samadasvili said it would be interesting to learn more about the products by taking the free workshop in the store.

Dmitriev and Samadasvili said they ordered most of their Apple products online, and before the store opened

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Mini and the iPad 2, and an Apple TV. Deschaine made a few trips to an Apple store in Chicago before the store in Lansing opened. He said he came to the grand opening just to see what the store is like and to browse other products.

Now that there is a more convenient Apple Store location for Deschaine, he plans to learn more about each of his products by taking the free workshop.

East Lansing

City Council readies park district for vote

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disorienting.

“I feel real welcome,” Zhu said. “And everyone near me, most of them are the freshman, so everyone is new here.”

Zhu said his favorite part about orientation was being guided around campus and becoming familiar with the campus, which is much more sprawled out than the Chinese universities he has visited, he said.

Another difference of American universities is that although they’re also focused on four years of academic studies, they include many social aspects, which Zhu said he enjoys.

in Lansing, they went to the Apple Store at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor.

Although Samadasvili said some of the Mac sof t ware isn’t always compatible with their class assignments, Dmitriev said he prefers a Mac over a PC because it’s a lot faster.

Like Samadasvili and Dmitriev, Lansing resident Mark Deschaine owns an iPhone and MacBook. Deschaine said he also has two iPads, the iPad

Now that the city of East Lansing has partnered with DTN Management for the completion of the Park District Planning Project , East Lansing City Council was asked to place this issue on the November ballot for citizens to vote on.

Part of the plan is to sell three parking lots — the first location is on the northwest corner of Albert Avenue and Abbot Road, the second is east of Valley Court Park, between Evergreen Avenue and Valley Court and the third is between Abbot Road and Evergreen Avenue.

East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas said the property at Albert Avenue and Abbot Road will most likely be replaced with an office building, the area east of Valley Court Park will be replaced with a residential building and parking ramp and the location between Abbot Road and Evergreen Avenue will possibly be replaced by a residential building for senior citizens.

A number of East Lansing residents shared their concerns at the city council meeting Wednesday evening.

During public comment, East Lansing residents asked the council to wait until they have a clear picture of what is to hap-

pen with these properties before placing this item on the ballot.

East Lansing resident Bill Weckesser said the city’s budget isn’t stable enough to be making this big of a decision without a better plan.

Other concerns were related to parking. Some residents think parking is already an issue in the areas and selling the parking lots

“

We have tried our best to make the right decision.”

—Nathan TripleTt East Lansing Mayor will make the issue worse.

The council assured the public that East Lansing residents will not be voting on the guaranteed sale of these properties, but they will simply be authorizing the city to sell the areas by voting in favor of this project.

East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris asked the public to trust the council. Goddeeris said she would not be willing to have a developer sell this property unless she knew what was to come from it.

After the discussion between the council and the public, Goddeeris moved to approve this proposal.

East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett voiced his opinion and support of the proposal.

“I think that what we’re talking about here is a procedural step,” he said.

The council voted four to one to place this item on the November ballot.

“We have tried our best to make the right decision,” Goddeeris said.

Councilwoman Ruth Beier voted against this proposal because she is concerned about the consequences that would follow if the public’s overall vote in November is against the project.

She said if this were to happen, the council would be worse off than they are now during the planning stages.

“Think about what happens if this goes down,” Beier said.

Beier said she felt more comfortable gaining more trust from East Lansing residents before placing this item on the ballot.

In an effort to gain more trust, Goddeeris stressed the significance of keeping the public aware of what is to happen with this project.

“I think it’s important to explain what this means ... and how this will be developed,” she said.

TABLOID

With redesign, The State News hopes to stay relevant with students, changing times from page one

be a unique reading experience for those who pick up the newspaper on the way to class or work.

As a broadsheet, readers have seen front pages documenting the 9/11 attack, MSU’s return to the Rose Bowl and the rock group U2’s concert at Spartan Stadium.

The State News’ yearly mail home editions, which are delivered to incoming freshmen locally and internationally, were the first previews of The State News’ recently redeveloped look.

The trend speaks to the idea that newspapers “must present the news and information that people want in the form they want,” Acting Dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Stephen Lacy said in an email.

“A strength of paper is that it is portable and cheap,” the journalism professor said. “As more and more people use these small computers, more will drop paper as the primary source of written news and information.”

Getting news and information to people throughout the globe is essential because “communities cannot survive without information about what happens within them,” Lacy said.

The past decade has seen more and more news organizations, both American and abroad, make the decision to change formats — either between various print formats or by eliminating print all together.

The Oregonian, a Portland, Oregon, media outlet, transitioned to a more compact print format in April. This format is similar to a tabloid, but larger.

Director of Publications for Oregonian Media Group Pete Lesage said the change in format has given rise to many opportunities for a larger variety of story forms. Though the smaller format allows for less space for in-depth stories, prevalent stories are still given the space they deserve, Lesage said.

“When you do have a good story, you want to make sure that you’re giving people a full story,” Lesage said.

Lesage said the new format is easier to read and more conducive to an on-thego lifestyle.

“As the world gets busier and busier with multitasking, a newspaper that gives them a lot of information in smaller bites is gonna be more popular,” Lesage said.

The Daily O’Colly, the student newspaper at the University of Oklahoma, will be making the same transition to tabloid beginning in the fall.

During the previous spring semester, the newspaper had a taste of the change by producing one tabloid paper every Friday.

Benefits that came with the change for their own paper were that the tabloid was “easier to read, easier to hold and more attractive to look at,” Barbara Allen, editorial advisor of The Daily O’Colly, said.

“I personally am very excited for this change,” she said.

“I always thought broadsheet was very cumbersome and — this is one joke we’ve always had — it’s hard to read in class. Some students want to catch up on headlines before the professor starts teaching, and tabloids are easier to hide and less cumbersome.”

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Biking

Grand Rapids, Mich., resident Trevor Markosky, 13, watches practice runs from the side of the track on Sunday at Capitol Area BMX in Lansing. Riders of all ages came from across the state to participate in the day’s events.

Catching air

BMX bikers peddle their way to victory at Sunday’s State Qualifier Race in Lansing

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BMX enthusiasts peddled as fast as they could, up and down the tracks, racing against competitors at Gier Park in Lansing for the Capitol Area BMX State Qualifier Race on Sunday.

Capitol Area BMX, a non-profit organization through USA BMX, hosted the event for participants of all ages.

Older professionals and children as young as 3 years old competed on the track for a chance to qualify to go to the state championship.

Capitol Area BMX treasurer Dawn Bartlett said in order to qualify for the championship or be state champ, the rider has to participate in four qualifiers.

The top scores are taken from each race to determine who the state champion is.

Bartlett said she enjoys volunteering for Capitol Area BMX because she gets to watch her

children and other racers grow up at the track.

“My favorite part (about volunteering) is … watching the racers from when they first start and as they advance and get new skills,” Bartlett said.

People from all over the state came to race or brought their children to race, but East Lansing resident and MSU Office of Admissions Assistant Director Mike Kolar said people at the track act like old friends.

“You see the same families here every Thursday at practice and every Sunday, and everybody gets to know each other, everybody is very supportive,” Kolar said. “Everybody is more concerned with everyone having fun than being competitive.”

Kolar brought his children out to race. His daughter, 13-yearold Carolyn Kolar, was among the few girls racing.

Carolyn Kolar said she recently started participating in races because she saw her dad and brother do it and thought it

looked fun.

“It is a masculine kind of sport, but it’s fun for me to do because I feel independent and I can do pretty much anything if I put my mind to it,” Carolyn Kolar said.

Mike Kolar said Carolyn Kolar is sponsored by Tuff Gurlz, created by national champion and former Lansing resident Debbie Kalsow who wants to get more girls involved in the sport.

“It’s been a big boost for Carolyn just to have someone that she can talk to and who has been there before,” Mike Kolar said.

Track Operator and Director Nathan Ely said the environment around the track is welcoming and that BMX is more than just a sport.

“It’s like everyone around is like a family,” Ely said.

In addition to managing the track, Ely races in the 19-to27-year-old expert class. He said he has raced in competitions across the country.

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Richmond, Mich., resident Derek Wilkerson goes over a jump during a practice run on Sunday at Capitol Area BMX in Lansing. Wilkerson has been riding for 16 years.

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An outreach specialist in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and three students teamed up to combat aquatic hitchhikers with a power washer, and educated boaters about keeping their waters clean.

Jo Latimore, an outreach specialist in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, put an advertisement out before summer began to look for students to join her in her project as part of a summer job.

Once May rolled around, fisheries and wildlife junior Mike Guthard and electrical technology junior Quintin Bierstetel joined her team.

The trio partnered with the U.S. Forest Service and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which provided a 15-foot power washer used to rid the boats of various aquatic pests.

Their last cleaning will take place on Aug. 16.

Latimore said plans are set for the program to continue next summer and, should all go as

planned, also continue as a fiveyear program at MSU. “The main purpose of this program is education and building awareness,” she said.

“Most people are already pretty knowledgeable about keeping lakes and equipment clean. ... We talk with them about their different encounters and experiences, and they listen to us.

I mean, they wouldn’t be out there if they didn’t care about the lakes.”

Latimore said these aquatic hitchhikers, such as zebra mussels and the starry stonewort algae, are transported from one body of water to the next because they essentially hitch a ride on the bottoms of boats.

Algae that might have been picked up from Lake Michigan will attach itself to the boat’s underside and fall off in another lake, giving it an opportunity to populate the lake.

She added these life forms are hazardous to the waters because they destroy ecosystems.

To prevent the spread of these underwater pests, the crew has taken their power washer to Lake Michigan and inland lakes, such as Lake Lansing and Lake

Ovid.

Upon arrival, they lay out a large mat used to collect any plants or algae washed off the boat. They then fire up the power washer and spray the boat from top to bottom with water heated to 140 degrees. “(Lakes) are an important part of recreational life in Michigan,” she said. “People want to do everything they can to preserve them.”

Bierstetel said the opportunity to help caught his eye because he wanted a chance to protect what he considers to be one of Michigan’s greatest resources.

However, it was learning the stories of the various anglers and boaters that made the experience even more worthwhile to him.

“There’s so much economic drive in the lakes,” he said.

“And, if you’re like me, you love just being out on the water.

There are so many lakes, so we’re starting to all get together and educate people on these resources. You don’t want to know what happens when you don’t have this resource anymore.”

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“Within the past few years, it’s become apparent just how adept MSU is at developing internal talent. And the national media is beginning to take notice.

On Friday, MSU was ranked the NCAA team with the fourth-highest amount of NFL talent

by NFL.com. Only the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles and Oregon Ducks placed higher in the ranking.”

MSU ranked NCAA team with fourth-most NFL talent

Board of Trustees candidate scott schultz could offer a lot to msu EDITORIAL BOARD Omari Sankofa II editor in chief Emily Jenks opinion editor Michael Kransz staff representative Morgan Redding minority representative

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he State News Editorial Board sat down with MSU Board of Trustees Republican candidate Scott Schultz at his request Friday afternoon to discuss his aspirations as a potential trustee member.

With a Bachelor of Arts from the MSU School of Journalism in 1979, a published how-to guide to closed-end funds and a track record of financial successes, Schultz appears dedicated both to the university and financial stability.

Schultz is the self-proclaimed underdog in this election, running for two open positions against Melanie Foster, Jeff Sakwa and Rick Johnson. The other candidates were invited for a debate hosted by The State News, at Schultz’s suggestion, but sent either their regrets or no reply at all.

And that’s what sets Schultz apart — he is incredibly student-oriented and puts what he

believes is best for students above all else.

“I’m coming to shake things up,” he said during the interview.

And shake up he will, if elected. Schultz is a successful businessman, boasting 30 years of investment experience. Much of the Board of Trustees is composed of business-minded individuals, but Schultz has a different business plan in mind for MSU. This is evident most clearly in his promise to never vote in favor of a tuition or room and board increase, if elected — a daring move, considering several unanimous votes in favor of raising costs for the past several years.

As a newspaper composed entirely of students, it only makes sense that this Editorial Board backs Schultz when it comes to freezing tuition to find a better solution to fund MSU. We understand that tuition raises are necessary in some cases, but the price tag for higher education has gotten out of control.

Schultz also wants to change the curriculum to offer basic courses during the first two years and offer online courses at a lower cost, citing a Georgia Tech online master’s degree in engineering that costs $7,000 as his inspiration.

In theory, this seems like a valid idea. But offering online sections of classes at cheaper rates than their lecture-hall counterparts would lead to an influx of students signing up solely online. The re-structuring and cost change of online class-

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“East Lansing takes aim at high-end student housing” As a landlord of several rental homes in the downtown area, i love these high end developments. Please take all the rich spoiled entitled brats whose parents pay for everything! Build more units! Saturate the area even more!

es would have to be done incredibly — Omari Sankofa II, Editor-in-Chief meticulously in order to save students monRead the rest online at ey without collapsing on statenews.com/blog. itself.

He wants to bring a nonvoting, student seat to the Board of Trustees so that our voices can be heard, and he would set up office hours to listen to what students have to say.

This is especially refreshing after Board of Trust- Cowles House he donated about $17,000, but the ees chairperson Joel Ferguson’s unfortunate com- records were lost and claimed he donated only ments against student activism last April. $4,000.

One of Schultz’s main reasons for running, he “It’s completely unacceptable,” he said. said, was to redefine tenure so that underperformAnother major change he would like to make ing professors are easier to fire. During the inter- is to privatize MSU’s housing services, citing the view, Schultz said he wanted to run for trustee successful privatization of transportation and food after hearing about Professor William Penn’s out- services on campus and that privatization of the burst last September. dorms to an outside business would save MSU “The professors have the right to do what they money in the long run. Scott Schultz is certainly do, but to shove it down one’s throat, I just don’t not the usual Board of Trustees candidate. think it’s correct,” he said. “I think that really set He’s got a few wild and, perhaps, unpopthe spark in motion.” ular ideas, and some of his claims could be Schultz also pointed out the current athletical- better-supported. ly-inclined demographic of the current Board of But, overall, the Editorial Board agrees that his Trustees. He said he’s all for supporting MSU’s suc- genuine concern for students and history of financessful athletic program, but thinks more money cial prowess would be a welcome addition to the should be reallocated towards education and that trustees — whether it be this election or the next records for non-athletic funding be more closely time seats are up and he has had more time to kept. Schultz said that during a renovation of the solidify his plans and promote his name.

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Consistently, year after year, the students whose parents pay for everything are without a doubt the worst tenants in terms of damage caused and violations of the rental contract. These young adults have no concept of a dollar and have never suffered any consequence because mommy and daddy have always bailed them out. I wont miss them.

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There does seem to be a hate-love relationship between EL resident property owners/buyers and students.

They whine over the parties, damage, noise, and on and on. Then when the residents whine when their favorite businesses close down because their customer base is now on the north edge of EL. I know that there will be some people to fill these $1000+ a month rentals, but if EL residents think this will bring in a better “class” of people who will be more civilized neighbors, guess again.

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An open letter to older generations Dear “ Silent Generation” and “Baby Boomers:”

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ou have given our generation a lot of nicknames: the Me, Me, Me Generation (also known as the selfish or selfie generation), Gen Why? (as in why worry?) and the Unemployables, to name a few. You call us narcissistic, lazy and dumb. You tell us that you fear for the future of this country.

Yet here we are, working unpaid internships on top of multiple jobs while simultaneously trying to maintain a decent grade average.

You tell us alluring stories about how back in your day, you had to work all summer in order to save up just enough to pay for a year’s worth of secondary education — whereas we will be telling our kids, “Back in my day, I could’ve bought an island for less than the price of my college degree.”

Despite this, you tell us that we dollars worth of student loans in order should feel lucky, because in this day to survive in the financial crisis called and age we can do whatever we want an economy.

Our generation didn’t put the stock to do, and we are supposed to consider this a freedom. “Follow your heart,” market into shambles. We didn’t mutiyou say — yet you deny us this freedom, late the tax code beyond reason. And saying, “Remember, not everyone gets we most definitely didn’t get ourselves into crippling debt just for a trophy.” laughs.

Well guess what — I copy chief So who did? Who indidon’t want a trophy. I genized these banks and want a job, one that pays their loans — worthfor something other than less pieces of paper — to “youthful experience.” these stupid, unreachable But to you, bringing up standards? any of this is akin to sitting I’m not naive enough to around with our thumbs think that these problems up our asses and blaming came about because a couit on the moon. It’s not like morgan redding ple of people convened in we haven’t been trying. mredding@statenews.com a room and decided on the Many of you worked best way possible to screw long hours to make the lives of your children — our lives — over future generations. These problems better than your own, and thank you are a result of long, complicated changes that came with unforeseeable consefor the opportunities you did give us.

But perhaps your generation did not quences. I’m not blaming you, but I am stop to consider that you may actually blaming your “legacy.”

You are our parents, our mentors and be disrupting our future.

We aren’t asking for the world to be friends, and we want you to be proud handed to us on a silver platter. But we of us. But it seems to me that, like with also don’t want to bust our asses just to cell phones and technology, you have no remain broke, paying off thousands of idea what you’re talking about. These

are new problems as young and awful as we are. No amount of telling us, “we understand — we’ve been there,” will change the fact that no, you haven’t.

It’s a different world now.

Of course, there will always be individuals who are lazy or selfish, but quit accusing an entire generation. Quit calling us dumb when we are statistically proven to be on track to becoming the most educated generation thus far — according to Pew Research Center’s “The Millennials: Confident, Connected, Open to Change” study, which states that “19 percent have a degree … 39 percent are still in college and 30 percent plan to earn a postsecondary degree in the future.”

We appreciate the progress you’ve made and the path that you’ve blazed for our generation. All we ask for is some respect. Don’t forget that you were once young, too.

Quit calling us the delusional ones.

This is your mess, too, so take some responsibility. Stop calling our generation names, and take your own advice; grow up.

Morgan Redding is the Copy Chief at The State News. Reach her at mredding@ statenews.com.

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During the weekend,the streets of downtown East Lansing were filled with festivalgoers and the strains of fiddles and guitars.

The MSU Museum hosted its annual Great Lakes Folk Festival, a folk life event centered around the different influences expressed in culture, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The festival included local and national artists specializing in a variety of genres — from jazz to zydeco, an up-tempo kind of music that blends rockand-roll with blues.

The music was accompanied by dancing among audience members, and the 2,400-squarefoot dance floor was rarely empty. Festival-goers were encouraged to participate in the waltz hour, zydeco or join instructors teaching various forms of swing dancing.

Festival manager Mike Secord said the donation-based festival is in its 13th year, which he said exemplifies the popularity of the event.

“It connects the university with the city of East Lansing,” Secord said. “We really feel like we appeal to the vast majority of people.”

Secord said Saturday tends to be the busiest day of the festival, drawing in larger audiences because of pleasant weather conditions.

“The weather couldn’t be more perfect,” Secord said. ”(The tents and stages) stayed full, and full of energy.”

Secord suspected the sunshine might not have been the only reason for the sizable crowds this weekend. The event is free to the public, but he said the local feel of the musicians are a unique draw to the festival.

“The one thing with our performers — they’re used to small-

er festivals, so they tend to connect with the audience more,” Secord said. “It’s a much more intimate feel.”

The MSU Museum recruits local talent, as well as artists from across the country, creating a heady mix of musical performances.

“We’re culturally diverse in makeup, and I think on any given day the crowd shows that,” Secord said. “If you look around, I think you can kind of see how (the festival) connects everyone.”

A newer addition to the festival layout is a designated area for street performers.

Around three years ago, Secord said, the festival planners decided to give street performers a space of their own, spreading music throughout downtown equally. The space even provides room for a crowd to gather near the street performers.

“It’s relevant,” Secord said.

“They maybe feel like they’re wanted.”

Charlotte resident and contributor to the Pretty Shaky String Band Steve Rohs, who played his guitar with an old friend outside of Georgio’s Gourmet Pizza on Saturday, said the festival should be about local talent as much as it is about larger and more well known artists. “(The folk festival) has started having these events where local musicians can come and just jam together,” Rohs said. “It feels really nice to play music with people.”

Biochemistry junior and festival-goer Aaron Burnett said seeing new and smaller artists was memorable for him.

“I think it’s good for the community, as a community bonding project,” Burnett said. “I really wish the city did more stuff like this.”

The festival also featured various artists, who sold a range of handcrafted items. The pieces for sale at the festival were representative of many cultures,

Computer science senior Chelsea Bridson preforms with a hula-hoop during the Great Lakes Folk Festival on Friday on Albert Avenue The festival included local and national performers.

including some native to Michigan.

At the festival Cherish Parrish and her mother Kelly Church weaved and sold baskets made from black ash trees found in Michigan.

They’ve been vendors at the festival for around a decade, but black ash basket weaving has been in their family for centuries.

“My grandma says we made baskets before they made cameras,” Church said. “It’s a material that we’ve used for centuries.”

The two are an example of one of the themes of the festival — passing on cultural knowledge between generations.

Acting director of the MSU Museum Lora Helou said the festival has a great history and acts as a living museum exhibit. "(It) shows how these cultural expressions are reproduced from generation to generation,” Helou said. “We really hope that it fosters a greater sense of awareness and Guitarist Daniel Rothwell plays with Maupin, Rothwell and Overall Creek during the Great appreciation of the many different Lakes Folk Festival on Friday. The festival is hosted by the MSU Museum’s Michigan cultures that we have around here.” Traditional Arts Program.

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In the first fall scrimmage of camp, the quarterbacks powered the offense to a 47-30 victory last Saturday Danyelle morrow/the state news

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If a preseason scrimmage is a reliable indicator of how the upcoming regular season will turn out, it seems as though the offense is destined to avoid the early struggles of the 2013 unit.

The quarterback trio of redshirt freshman Damion Terry, sophomore Tyler O’Connor and junior Connor Cook combined for six touchdowns in a 47-30 victory over the defense in the first preseason jersey scrimmage.

Terry, who Dantonio wasn’t sure would receive snaps on Friday, led the secondteam offense with 288 yards, completing 13 of 18 passes, four touchdowns and an interception.

Cook mostly took snaps with the first-team offense and finished with 214 yards and a 16-of-24 completion rate, and O’Connor finished with 246 yards and a touchdown, taking snaps against the secondteam defense. “ T he of f e n s e pr ob abl y played as good as it ever has in a first scrimmage,� Head Coach Mark Dantonio said, whose quotes were released by MSU athletics after the game. “The passing game produced a lot of big plays. All three quarterbacks played really, really well. They were very accurate, and the receivers caught the ball (in traffic).�

The scrimmage uses a modified scoring system and was

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183-plays long. According to MSU athletics, the first half was played at the John and Becky Duffy Practice Field, and the second half took place at Spartan Stadium.

Junior wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett had a team-high eight receptions for 167 yards, bringing home t wo touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Keith Mumphrey and sophomore wide receiver Matt Macksood also caught touchdowns.

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seemed like everybody came up big in the passing game,�

Dantonio said. �Keith Mumphery had a big play early in the scrimmage (turning a short reception into a 42-yard scoring play). Tony Lippett produced some big plays and so did Tres Barksdale, but DeAnthony definitely stood out.�

On the defensive end, senior sa fet y Ku r t i s D r u m mond had 10 tackles, junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun had a sack, and junior linebacker Darien Harris had an

interception. “ D e fe n si ve ly, t he one s played okay,� Dantonio said. “Maybe not as well as they have (in the past), but our twos have to play better. Give a lot of credit to the (offensive) guys for making the plays�

The Spartans will return to practice on Monday. “Next week is the grind,�

Dantonio said. “It’s that time when everybody’s sort of had it with football a little bit, so we’ve got to press forward.

We’ve got a 2-a-day on Mon-

day. We’ve got to do some things on special teams. We didn’t work on special teams as much as we wanted to today. We need to see improvement from our young players.

They’ve had their first scrimmage in Spartan Stadium, so now we need to see which guys are going to take the next step to advance. We’ve got to stay healthy, continue to input things and strive for consistency. We need to come back and have another great scrimmage next week.�

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The MSU football team had its first scrimmage of preseason camp on Saturday, and head coach Mark Dantonio saw it as an opportunity to sort out the remaining rotation battles.

At practice on Friday, Dantonio addressed the unsettled rotation spots and freshmen who have impressed the coaching staff during camp.

Standout freshmen Freshman corner Montae Nicholson was one of the first guys Dantonio said has stood out in practice, pointing out his athlet-

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there’s a foundation of what we do because of them being brothers and sharing things,� Dantonio said. “He’s well ahead of the curve as far as knowing what to do. And physically, he’s gifted. He’s an outstanding wrestler, he’s 295, 300 pound guy that can move his feet and use his hands.�

Dantonio also named freshman defensive lineman Enoch Smith Jr., freshman defensive lineman Malik McDowell, freshman defensive lineman Montez Sweat and freshman running back Madre London as guys who are competing at the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. “They’ve all impressed, but those are the guys who are probably working at the top two’s right now,� Dantonio said.

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However, the promising corner has some work to do before he can sniff a lead role. “But can he sustain and put the plays together, and that’s the thing you have to be able to do,�

Dantonio said. “He’s been playing against our No. 1 receivers, has been very successful at times. Other times, he loses the individual battle. He’s an impressive guy as far as how he handles things.�

Freshman center Brian Allen is currently No. 2 on the depth chart behind his brother, junior Jack Allen. Dantonio said Brian is ahead of the curve compared to the other freshmen. “He really has (impressed me) because Jack’s been here, so

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Sorting out the rotation Dantonio usually favors his veterans, but some of the new recruits are giving the head coach pause in how he handles his notyet-finalized depth chart.

He said Saturday’s scrimmage could make-or-break whether his freshmen will crack the rotation in the upcoming season. “We try and make this as gamelike as we can and, really, as I told the younger players ... this week will define whether you’ll play this year or not, for the most part,� Dantonio said. “You’ve gotta be able to get your speed on the ground and be able to adapt to the system. They’ve had a week of practice to be able to learn a little bit, so we’ll see how they’re going to be.�

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