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Editor’s note: TSN changes for students

BY OLIVIA DIMMER EDITORINCHIEF@STATENEWS.COM

This time last year, The State News was in the chrysalis of adapting to a new set of standards and reader expectations. Last year, by changing our medium and focusing our efforts online, we reinvented ourselves.

This year, we’re doing it again.

We’ve been taking notes throughout the last year on what worked, what didn’t, and what you, the reader, wants.

You told us you wanted more online, less in print.

So, we’re publishing our paper twice a week on Mon-

day and Thursday. You can still expect great daily online updates, features and other content, but this time in an easier-to-access platform.

You told us you wa nted more social media. So we played around a bit, and through our Snapchat and other social media feeds, as well as through programs like Periscope and Storify, we’re making social media a central focus. You can check us out on Twitter @thesnews, or friend us on Snapchat at thesnews for daily photos, videos, and other fun stuff.

You told us you wanted more diversity in content and opinions. So we listened. This year, The State News is going to be more diverse in staff and content and be more in touch with communities we historically haven’t. This isn’t a relationship that will heal overnight, we know — but we want to

take those first steps to fix it.

So, in addition to making more contact with different student groups, we made letters to the editor easier to submit under the opinion page of our new website. We’re starting to use reader-generated photo galleries, and we plan to solicit more opinions this year through column contests to garner writers we might not have otherwise.

These are just a few of the changes we’re making to bring you a better State News.

So, please, take a look around. We hope you see some things you like. And if you ever have ideas or stories you want to share with us, my email and our door is always open.

After all, we’re Michigan State’s independent student voice. We’re your student voice. And you deserve the very best.

INSIDE

East Lansing changed over the summer

The guide to Greek Life

Changing weed policies in E.L.

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Global career fair planned for students

Spartans have a packed football season

Get to know the coaches leading this fall

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Members of the student section watch the video board during a game against Jacksonville State on Aug. 29, 2014, at Spartan Stadium. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO 2

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Welcome Week

Board of Trustees raise tuition, ban smoking during summer meeting

BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

For the sixth year in a row, the MSU Board of Trustees raised tuition again in June.

For undergraduates who are freshmen and sophomores (lower division) and juniors and seniors (upper division), the change will be 2.7 percent. Lower division students will then pay about $12 more per credit hour or $13,560 per year, assuming a 15 credit course load per semester, and upper division students will pay about $13.25 more per credit hour or $15,105.

Out-of-state students will pay about $52.75 more per credit hour, and graduate students will pay about $26.75 more per hour, or 4 percent.

The trustees openly lamented the raise, claiming they had no choice if they wanted to keep MSU a competitive institution,

The MSU Board of Trustees discusses issues June 17, 2015, at the Hannah Administration Building. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

and instead shifted the blame onto years of declining state support for higher education.

Coupled with the tuition raise was an increase in housing prices late in the spring semester.

Housing prices were raised by 3.5 percent for those living on-campus. The yearly costs will increase from $9,154 to $9,474 with the purchase of the silver meal plan, although residents of the MSU apartment complexes will see a much smaller increase.

When presenting the hike to the Board of Trustees, Vennie Gore, the vice president for Auxiliary Enterprises justified the increases, saying students receive a value totaling up to $42 per day and the dorms provide many support systems for those living away from home for the first time.

Although possibly a minor change for non-smokers, or a massive change for students that do smoke, incoming freshman and returning students are going to start to see the beginning of MSU’s campus-wide smoking ban.

Though the ban will go into effect until the fall of 2016, MSU’s first outreach and information initiatives will roll out this fall, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said. The ban was approved by the MSU Board of Trustees earlier this summer.

According to the new policy, not only cigarettes, but all tobacco products including smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes will be included in the ban.

Exactly how the ban, specifically the educational parts of it, have not yet been finalized.

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East Lansing City Council makes key decisions with elections approaching

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

East Lansing City Council elections will take place Nov. 3 with three seats up for vote. There are six candidates and only one incumbent running. The one incumbent is the current mayor, Nathan Triplett. Elections for city council are every two years, with three councilmember’s terms ending one election and two the next. The new council will have to appoint a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem following the election. Here are the six candidates vying for your vote.

ERIK ALTMANN Altmann is a psychology professor at MSU and a member of the East Lansing Planning Commission. Altmann said these positions provide a unique perspective on the city.

He said he would like to take on aging infrastructure issues and would advocate for smaller development projects with direct benefits to the city.

SHANNA DRAHEIM Draheim has lived in East Lansing with her family for 11 years. She has a background in community and environmental sustainability and said she is ready to help propel “what is already a really attractive community” forward to become one of the great university towns by focusing on education at the K-12 levels and addressing aging infrastructure.

MARK MEADOWS Meadows is a former state representative and mayor of East Lansing. He said his history working with the student community is strong.

Meadows said if elected he would like to re-instill public confidence in the way council operates, noting some of this confidence has been “eroded” since he left council.

Meadows said he would like to work on development of the

corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Road. This area has come to be known as the Park District, the development of which has been an on-going process for council and the city as a whole for the past few years.

JERMAINE RUFFIN Ruffin graduated from James Madison College at MSU with a degree in social relations and policy and has lived in East Lansing for 15 years.

Ruffin said he would first like to engage the community to create a vision for what residents would like to see the city become.

Ruffin said he wants to know what residents want regarding education, city growth and the development of downtown East Lansing.

He said he would like to engage students to the point where East Lansing is a viable city for them to live and work post-graduation. He said keeping students in East Lansing after graduation is a way to keep talent and ensure growth for the city.

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STEVE ROSS Ross graduated from MSU in 2008 with a deg r e e i n polit ica l science. During his time as a student, Ross volunteered on the election campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama. In 2009 Ross moved back to East Lansing and started his own business, SMR Strategies, a political consulting firm which works with progressive candidates running for public office.

Ross’ campaign has “three main themes” that include making neighborhoods a top priority, improving the quality of life.

NATHAN TRIPLETT Tr iple t t h a s served as mayor of East Lansing since November of 2013. Prior to that, Triplett was elected as Mayor Pro Tem in November 2011 and was first

elected to East Lansing City Council in November 2007.

Triplett is a 2006 graduate of MSU with a degree in political theory and social relations. He graduated from the MSU College of Law in 2012.

Building a welcoming community for people of all backgrounds and lifestyles is one of Triplett’s priorities, he said.

He said he has been a lifelong champion for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.

While in office, East Lansing achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, the only community in Michigan to do so and one of only 38 in the United States.

Throughout the seven years he has served on East Lansing’s City Council, Triplett said he believes the city has benefited from his presence on council and is in a strong position moving forward. He also said East Lansing’s debt is down and the fund balance is up.

City Council made progress this summer While most students were away for the summer, the East Lansing City Council was operating at full speed. Here are three things you may have missed from council over the summer.

NEW DEVELOPMENT PLANS AT THE SITE OF THE OLD TASTY TWIST BUILDING At its July 7 meeting, the East Lansing City Council approved site plans and special-use permits for a six-story mixed-use building on the corner of Grand River and Spartan avenues The mixed-use building is planned for 1301 and 1307 E. Grand River Ave. and 116132 Spartan Ave., and its construction will require the demolition of the Tasty Treat building, Citgo gas station and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.

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

Although the site plan has been approved, the project will have to appear

before council and the Downtown Development Authority once again in order for its Brownfield plan to be approved before it can move forward.

EAST LANSING AND SURROUNDING CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS CREATED THE GREATER LANSING TAXI AUTHORITY The objective when creating the Greater Lansing Taxi Authority, according to Mayor Nathan Triplett, was to set consistent regulations for cab companies and drivers in the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, on the campus of MSU and in the townships Meridian, Delhi, Delta, and Lansing.

With all parties on board, it will make the process for cab drivers in the area to get registered shorter, but also eliminate issues of inconsistency such as cab drivers having licenses to operate in the city of East Lansing or Lansing, but not the other that have occurred in the past.

“What you really need is one uniform set of rules for the whole region because that’s what the taxi market looks like. It’s regional not jurisdictional,” Triplett said.

Triplett also said this amendment will

improve the quality and professionalism of cabs in the region while making them more accessible during day-time hours.

COUNCIL TOOK ON HATE East Lansing City Council took on hate at its August 4 meeting. Council teamed up with Rashida Tlaib, a former state representative, to present a resolution which states that the city supports The Campaign to Take on Hate and is committed to eliminating hate and discrimination.

The resolution also says the city agrees to protect all families and citizens of East Lansing no matter religion or ethnicity.

The Campaign to Take on Hate, according to its website, opposes and stands against all forms of hate and bigotry toward any group of people. It was of launched in 2014 and challenges the growing discrimination and misconception of Arab and Muslim Americans, including refugees of Arab and Muslim descent, in the U.S. It also inspires a positive perception of Arab and Muslim Americans, creates systematic policy changes at the national and local levels and builds greater capacity for communities as a whole.

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Senior year brings uncertainty and reflection

BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

Going into my senior, and final, year here at Michigan

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State, my emotional state ranges from anxious to excited, but the most prevalent emotion is uncertainty.

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I have no idea where I will be next fall. I won’t be going into a new grade or starting another year of college, I’ll be a Michigan State alumna with

a bachelor’s degree or two.

This is a frightening thought for so many reasons. I know I don’t want to move back in with my parents after I grad-

uate, and the possibilities of my post-college life reach in several different directions.

I’m an education major, so I have to plan an internship year after I graduate, but I’m also an English and journalism major who will be applying for jobs.

Mostly, I’m conflicted about which path to follow. I want to get my teaching certificate, but I also want to get a job and leave Michigan.

I would work in a non-profit, though I want to continue to be a reporter. Mainly, I just want to write, but I still have to hone my journalism media skills.

I dream of joining the Peace Corps, but first I have to be accepted. A nd that ’s t wo years of my life where I will be helping others move forward while staying stagnant myself.

My hope is for an entertainment reporter position in San Francisco, yet I don’t know anyone there and sometimes I think it would be easier to follow my best friend wherever she goes for graduate school.

So, although I know exactly what I will be doing up until graduation, and even for part of the summer, I have no idea where life will take me after that.

Despite my fear, I am confident I will be doing something I love a year from now, with a job that will give me as much happiness and friends as the ones I have now.

I know this not just because I have people who believe in me, but a school who believes in me.

A school where I’ve studied in one of the best teacher education programs in the nation, and worked at one of the nation’s best university newspapers.

I’ve studied abroad and away, made connections with professors and witnessed firsthand MSU’s extensive alumni network.

I k now whatever I do, whether I’m in a familiar setting or traveling new terrain, I will be able to find Spartans I can relate to and communicate with.

I have a wide range of possible futures stretched out before me because MSU has allowed me to follow all of my passions through my studies.

Being a Spartan has filled my future with possibilities and given me the knowledge that whichever one I choose, I won’t be alone.

Welcome Week MSU boasts a diverse on-campus profile

BY RAY WILBUR RWILBUR@STATENEWS.COM

Coming to Michigan State University will expose you to many unique viewpoints. In a campus of nearly 50,000 students, many of your peers come from different places around the world. Some students might have been born just down the street from East Lansing, while others were born on another continent entirely. Students come from every county in Michigan, every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries around the world. There are more than 500,000 MSU alumni currently living around the globe.

While on campus, it is important to keep an open mind and be accepting of other’s viewpoints. Currently the exact number of incoming freshmen students has not been released, but this data shows just how diverse MSU’s campus really is.

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196 students from Sub-Saharan Africa 231 students from North America 577 students from Middle East 404 students from South Asia 5,546 students from East Asia 201 students from Europe students 53 students from Caribbean from foreign 201 students from South America countries 45 students from Central America 50 students from U.S. Possessions 17 students from Australia-New Zealand 4 students from South Pacific Ocean Area

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Changing downtown

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

Welcome back to East Lansing, Spartans! For those of you returning from a busy summer spent interning, studying abroad or beaching it up, you might have missed a thing or two in East Lansing, and might be wondering where a few of your favorite restaurants went. In fact, one of the bigger stories to come out of the last few months is the many businesses which came and went during the summer.

Don’t worry, though, because The State News has what you need to get caught up.

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OPEN / COMING SOON FRESH THYME FARMERS MARKET This organic grocery store replaced the former site of Goodrich’s Shop-Rite Inc. on Trowbridge Road in early May.

WHAT UP DAWG? The popular hot dog eatery and bar closed early in the summer on May 12, ending its fiveyear run located on M.A.C. Avenue just north of Albert Street.

GRAND RIVER COFFEE CAFE The owners retired, sold the building and moved to Traverse City in late May.

VELVET ~ A CANDY STORE This candy/ice cream shop opened in July and brings a taste of Mackinac Island to the streets of East Lansing.

FIREHOUSE SUBS This sub shop located at the corner of M.A.C. and Albert closed its doors in late June.

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL The burrito place known for its deals on Mondays and Thursdays closed for good in East Lansing in late June. The manager cited slow business in the summer as the ultimate factor.

JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS Jersey Mike’s will replace the former location of Moe’s at 551 E. Grand River Ave. LOU & HARRY’S A restaurant which has a few other locations in the Lansing/East Lansing area will replace the former location of Woody’s Oasis on Grand River Avenue.

WOODY’S OASIS BAR & GRILL The popular alternative bar/hang out closed in late July due to a leasing issue between the restaurant owner and the building owner.

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TABOOLI Tabooli, which specializes in Mediterranean food, will fill the vacant building Grand River Coffee Cafe used to occupy.

CONRAD’S GRILL — That’s right. A third Conrad’s Grill is coming to the Lansing/East Lansing area. This one will be located in the Frandor Shopping Center.

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On-campus activism gains support that confers privileges.”

As expected, Will’s invitation was criticized by members of the community.

The students protested Will’s participation in the commencement ceremony and signed a petition asking the withdrawal of Will’s participation.

They did not succeed.

However, the protesters were successful in revealing MSU expenditures in speakers and opened a conversation on sexual assault on campus.

BY SERGIO MARTÍNEZ-BELTRÁN SMARTINEZ@STATENEWS.COM

Spartans will rise to the occasion.

At MSU, students have been an integral part in creating a conversation on key issues such as race, ethnicity, sexual assault and student debt.

BLACK LIVES MATTER On Nov. 24 in Ferguson, Mo., a grand jury announced they were not going to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of unarmed black man Michael Brown.

Brown was shot to death by Wilson on Aug. 9.

Brown was left for four hours on the road before his body was moved, according to the New York Times.

Brown’s case made national and international headlines, and it also moved others to act; the group Black Lives Matter was formed after the killing.

In East Lansing, members of the MSU Black Student Alliance, inspired by protests happening around the country, organized protests and events to challenge the justice system and raise awareness of the inequalities that blacks and other minorities have to face on a daily base.

A group of students shut down Grand River Ave., in East Lansing on Dec. 5, 2014 by marching and laying down in the middle of the street in protest over police violence against black people. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

On Oct. 22, members of the Black Student Alliance organized a rally to protest police brutality. Protesters went into the East Lansing Police Department and issued demands for the disposal of military weapons and the implementation of body cameras for all police officers.

Months later, members of the Black Student Alliance as well as other student organizations blocked Grand River Avenue. The students also did a series of sit-ins and protests at the MSU Library.

SEXUAL ASSAULT MSU has been under federal investigation since February 2014 for the mishandling of sexual assault cases under Title XI regulations.

However, the investigation did not stop MSU from inviting Washington Post columnist George Will to speak on the fall commencement.

Will wrote an opinion piece on June 2014 in which he claimed the “supposed campus epidemic of rape” is being pushed by progressivism in America, and has made “victimhood a coveted status

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TEACHER ASSISTANTS Teacher Assistants, or TAs, have been the face of lectures at MSU — without them, teaching and grading the more than 40,000 undergraduate students on time could be difficult.

Grouped under the Graduate Employees Union, TAs were able to negotiate their new contract before their May 15th expiration date.

One of the last events included an attempt to confront President Lou Anna K. Simon in her office to deliver demands and a petition with 1,166 signatures, though Simon was not in her office at the time. A three-day grade-in was also staged.

On May 13 a deal was struck and GEU claimed victory.

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Welcome Week

Plan your back-to-school schedule

BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

Get used to life back on campus with these free events.

SUNDAY, AUG. 30

Transfer students and freshmen move into the dorms.

9 P.M. TO 10:30 P.M. “Hawaiian Luau” Spartan Splash Party & Activities at IM Sports-West.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2

Classes begin and go by a Monday schedule

12 P.M. TO 6 P.M. LBGT Resource Center Open House in room 302 of the Student Services Building.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M. LBGT Resource Center Open House in room 302 of the Student Services Building.

3 P.M. TO 7 P.M. Greek Fall Welcome BBQ at The Rock on Farm Lane.

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9 P.M. TO 11:30 P.M. Bowling at the MSU Union.

9:30 P.M. TO 11:30 P.M. University Activities Board hosts a free viewing of “Pitch Perfect 2” at Demonstration Field.

10 P.M. TO 11:30 P.M. Ice skating at the Munn Ice Arena.

MONDAY, AUG. 31

Returning students move into the dorms.

9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. Fall Convocation and One Book One Com mun it y presentation.

5 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M. LBGT Resource Center hosts the LGBTQ+ First-Year Student Welcome on the second floor of the MSU Union.

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7 P.M. TO 10 P.M. University Activities Board hosts its 35th Annual U-Fest at the MSU Union.

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8 P.M. TO 12 P.M. Moonlight Madness Shopping Spree will take place at the Meijer on 2055 W. Grand River Ave.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M. Each college host its own colloquium which new students are required to attend.

2 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M. Commuter and transfer student meeting in room B115 of Wells Hall, where they can get more information on their transition to MSU. 3:15 P.M. TO 5:15 P.M. The Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Open House in 120 Bessey Hall.

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Survival tips for freshmen

BY MEAGAN BECK MBECK@STATENEWS.COM

As college students, one would think we’ve moved on from making fun of the underclassmen.

But that’s far from the case, especially when they call attention to their “n00b-ness.” While no bullying or hazing happens, upperclassmen will silently judge the baby Spartans who choose to make it obvious that they’re new.

Follow this guide on how to not look like a freshman, and pretend you know what you’re doing, during welcome week and beyond.

DON ’T WE AR YOU R L AN YARD, EVER This is the universal sign that screams, “I am a freshman.” It might seem cool to show off your “official college ID” but it’s really not.

Keep your ID card in a wallet, a pocket, a purse – any where but around your neck.

LEAVE YOUR VARSITY LETTER JACKET AT HOME Nobody really cares if you were a varsity basketball and football star.

It’s even worse if your letter jacket says “varsity choir.”

Save yourself the embarrassment and invest in a t y pical winter jacket.

TRAVEL IN A SMALL GROUP During the first week, people want to travel in big packs because they’re trying to make new friends.

However, if you roll into a party with every dude on your residence hall floor, other party goers will get annoyed and most likely kick you out.

Form a group of five or less and stick to your plan.

BE DISCRETE ABOUT ALCOHOL Girls, don’t carry a sparkly drink tumbler around, and guys, find something more original than a backpack to keep beers in.

Everyone knows having alcohol as a minor is a no-no, and police will definitely be on the prowl.

Be smart about how you transport alcohol to save yourself from getting MIP-slapped during welcome week.

USE YOUR PHONE AS A MAP Or, just find out where classes are ahead of time. Campus is big and easy to get lost in, but using a map calls attention to being a noob.

The interactive maps MSU has on its website are much easier, and more discrete, than the one you get during orientation.

DOWNLOAD THE SPARTAN APP This is a must for all new students.

It includes all kind of information from what food is available in dining halls, to transportation guides and maps.

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PA R T Y I N G S M A R T

All summer long, people count down to Welcome Week and getting back on campus. But the fun can quickly come to an end when poor decisions, especially at parties, are made. Nobody wants to end up in the hospital or face an MIP because they weren’t smart about partying. Follow these guidelines to have a fun and safe welcome week celebration.

1. Don’t walk around with open alcohol.

Ever see a horse cop before? You probably will during this week.

Cops will be more present to make sure people aren’t causing trouble. And respect them, they have a job to do.

2. Stay off the sidewalk. If you go to a house party and want to chill on the lawn, that’s fine. But when you overflow onto the sidewalk, that’s when a problem can start.

Stay inside or on the property to prevent the hosts from

getting in trouble. Or the party from being broken up.

3. Never travel alone.

While traveling as a herd is obnoxious, traveling alone is just plain stupid – especially after having a few drinks.

We want to believe MSU is a safe campus, but there are creeps out there looking to prey on people walking alone.

4. Mix your own drinks. Tampering with drinks is an unfortunate reality.

Save yourself from

the possibility and don’t take drinks from strangers.

While you’re at it, be sure to hold onto your drink at all times.

5. Know your limits. One shot can turn into five, and then one can turn standing up straight and walking into difficult tasks.

Only drink as much alcohol as you feel comfortable having.

If you or a friend has reached a dangerous point, know that it’s OK to call for help, thanks to medical amnesty.

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ASMSU’s past two years plagued by low voter turnout, missteps

BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

Most students on campus don’t have an intimate relationship with Associated Students of Michigan State University, MSU’s undergraduate student government, as evidenced by its 3.3 percent voter turnout last spring. The reasons why are less clear, ranging from general student apathy to a series of ASMSU mistakes.

First proposed in 2013 with a nearly $60,000 allocation, ASMSU’s bike share program faced delays and revisions for a year and a half before it was eventually kick-started in March of this year. It faced criticism for slow implementation and students questioned why such a large amount of money was necessary for the program.

Ending up with a trial period and consultation with the MSU Bikes Service Center, $5,000 was allocated for a trial period and has seen enough student interest to seek expansion. The trial, located at Bailey Hall, resulted in the eight bikes being rented 40 times a week.

Still, one of its endeavors that was confusing to students came from a program called “What to Fix MSU,” a campaign to address problems on campus, or as it was commonly called “WTF MSU,” which involved chalk paint scrawled across campus sidewalks.

The campaign caught the attention of MSU police, who investigated several concerns in the community and found no vandalism, although ASMSU did offer to pay for any cleanup costs associated with the campaign.

ASMSU said washable paint was used in the campaign, although initial estimates put the cleanup costs at $1,500. The ASMSU general assembly, its governing body of representatives, did not vote on the campaign as it was a marketing endeavor.

Another abandoned program was a planned concert that was allocated $100,000 back in October of 2014. ASMSU officials, consulting

with outside help, decided a country concert was the only genre that would sell enough tickets to break even.

Although no money was actually spent for the concert, given that the money was merely allocated and not spent, ASMSU officials could not secure a performer in time for the suggested February date, and had to call it off.

Representatives at the time of cancellation had suggested interest in another concert in the near future.

ASMSU was behind the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert in 2013.

A controversial move happened to ASMSU in June 2013, when its funds were moved into on-campus accounts, sparking protests from students about the increasing dependence on the university.

From the resulting outcry emerged a new student organization, a group of progressive-leaning activists called MSU Students United.

Angered at what they saw as a student government no longer working for the students, they spent the next two years actively involved in protests and demonstrations, attempting to resonate with students in a way ASMSU didn’t.

New this year is a separate organization, called the Student Union of Michigan State University, which seeks to prop itself up as an alternative, progressive student government.

Another lofty plan that remained a dream involved an ASMSU fundraising battle to raise the funds necessary to hire another counselor for the MSU Counseling Center during It’s On Us Week. Though the center did eventually hire another counselor, partly as a result of both ASMSU and the Council of Graduate Students, ASMSU’s graduate student counterpart, they did not raise the needed funds themselves.

The total raised was about $2,500.

After a number of decisions that raised nothing but eyebrows from the student body, ASMSU’s struggle with low voter turnout might be a struggle for student interest as a whole.

Then-sophomore hospitality business and public policy major Domonique Clemons jots down notes at the ASMSU meeting held in the Student Services Building on Thursday night, Sept. 6. Clemons began his term as ASMSU president in spring 2015. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Healthy options for exercise and eating available on campus

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For incoming freshman looking to avoid the “freshman 15” and returning students hoping to stay in shape there are several gyms and healthy eating options available.

GYMS For starters, there are the recreational sports and fitness centers IM Sports West and IM Sports East.

There is free access to several basketball courts at both facilities with an option to rent out a ball for free as well if you are willing to give them your student ID until you return the ball.

Prices for access to the fitness centers in the facilities costs $85 for one semester and $160 for two semesters.

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for one semester and $235 for two semesters. and it is closed on Sundays.

There is the Spartan Fit Center, which, One-day access to the fitness center and all group exercise classes costs $3 while access to just the group exercise classes costs $70 for one semester and $120 for two.

There are a plethora of group exercise classes available that include: All Abs, Aqua Boot Camp, Belly Dancing, Mid-Week Body Blast, Butts N Guts, Circuit Training/Cross Training, Cycle-Run-Sweat, Group Cycling, Hip Hop-BBoying, Hip Hop Hustle, International Dance 101, Jazz, Cardio Kickbox/Turbo Kick, Physioball, Pilates, PiYo, Sculpting with Weights, Step Aerobics, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, U-Jam, Ultimate Workout, Water Exercise, Yoga/Power Yoga, Yogalates and Zumba.

Descriptions to these classes can be found at recsports.msu.edu.

IM Sports-West is open Monday-Thursday Students and visitors use the gym facilities at 6am-9:30pm, Friday 6am-8pm and Satur- IM Sports-West on Sept. 29, 2014. STATE NEWS day-Sunday 10am-7pm. IM Sports-East is open FILE PHOTO Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm according to the website, is a “premier strength, conditioning and wellness facility in East Lansing, offering a huge variety in Zumba, Yoga, Barre, Kickboxing, Bokwa, Pound Rockout, CrossBox, Strength, CrossBody and other group fitness classes.”

Students with a valid ID can purchase a 6 month contract for $45 a month. They also offer Single Classes for 30 min, 45 min., 60 min at $8, $10, or $12, 1 Day Unlimited access for $18, 1 Week Unlimited access for $27, 1 Month Unlimited access for $69 and Zumba 1 Month Unlimited for $50.

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There is also a Planet Fitness at the nearby Meridian Mall which offers memberships for $10 a month.

There are also several other gyms within the general area so you can find the place that is just right for you.

FOOD “Michigan State University offers a variety of healthy food options to choose from in all of campus’ residential dining halls and retail food venues, including menu items to support ovo-lacto vegetarianism and vegan diets,” according to eatatstate.com There are also several vegetarian friendly and healthy eating restaurants that include: Gourmet Village, Leaf Salad Bar, Noodles and Company, Woody’s Oasis, Swagath Indian Cuisine and Pita Pit to name a few.

For healthy shopping options there is a Whole Foods that will be opening in 2016, and there is currently a Foods for Living that offers “fresh, natural, organic and whole foods, nutritional products, body care products and health information in a fun, comfortable, clean, safe environment,” according to the website.

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10 valuable lessons I’ve learned in my time at Michigan State The only predictable thing about college life is that it is always unpredictable

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

Welcome back to MSU, an institution which has educated millions of individuals since it opened in 1855. Throughout the years, many things have been learned along the banks of the Red Cedar. Here’s my top ten.

10. GOING FOR A RU N WITH YOU R FRIENDS PAST FRATS ON ST. PATRICK’S IS NOT A GOOD IDEA It might seem like a good idea at the time. However, the huge mass of people standing on the front lawn who have been drinking since 7 a.m. will chuck ice shards and snow balls at you and all your friends. Some of them will run up the street with you and let your friends take a pull from their fifths of alcohol, so I guess it really depends on your definition of good idea.

9. HOW TO RIDE MY BIKE WITH NO HANDS Just because you could do this when you were 12, don’t judge.

I was extremely sheltered as a child. I couldn’t ride my bike past my neighbors driveway until I was about 10, and even then my parents would sit in lawn chairs by the road and watch me. So naturally the first thing I did with the freedom of college was ride my bike to class with no hands.

8. YES. THAT REALLY TALL GUY AT IM SPORTS -WEST WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER His name is Dujuan Wiley. He played for MSU from 1996-1998 and now he’s an employee of the building. But he’s not the only one at the IM Sports buildings who you won’t be able to beat in a game of ‘H-O-R-S-E.’ There’s also a 72-year-old man who goes there nearly every day and will beat you over and over.

Don’t worry, though. You’ll return him next door safe and sound. He’ll even return the next day to clean your couch, apologize, and proclaim that he’s never doing molly again.

shower and heard a toilet flush on the other side of the bathroom, you had to either dodge out of the way of the water, or risk burning your flesh on the boiling hot lava water.

6. MSU WILL CONTINUE TO BE FRIENDLY TO BICYCLISTS Yes. That’s right. Those signs that say “Bicycle Friendly University 2011-2015” don’t hint at any sort of widespread bicycle massacre. Never fear, you won’t have to worry about MSU employees pushing you off your bikes on your commutes to class. The signs actually come from the Legion of American Bicyclists, which annually recognizes college campuses, cities and businesses for being bicycle friendly.

1. THE POLAR VORTEX NEVER ENDS The fact that they even call the spring semester ‘the spring semester’ is a joke. It’s really cold here. Like really, really cold. There are certainly times when you wake up for your 8 a.m. and see it’s -10 degrees outside and say to yourself “nope, not feeling it today.”

5. THE BIKE-POLO GUYS IN IM SPORTS-WEST ON FRIDAYS DON’T SWITCH TO HORSES WHEN IT’S WARM OUT At least I don’t think they do. They told me they play on bikes on the outdoor tennis courts in the spring months.

4. IF A PARTY IS ADVERTISED AS STARTING AT 9 P.M., THAT REALLY MEANS IT STARTS AT 11 P.M. I have no idea why this is a thing. But it is. It’s frustrating. Oh yeah, and definitely don’t show up at 8:45 p.m. with six other dudes on bicycles. You’ll never hear the end of it.

3. IF YOU GO TO THE WRONG CLASSROOM ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS, YOU CAN PLAY IT OFF COOL When it first hits you that you’ve made this mistake, remain calm. Go to the front of the classroom, shake the professor’s hand, tell him it’s been real. Then turn to the class, let them know what a great semester it was, before triumphantly making your way to the correct class.

2. SOMETIMES THINGS DON’T WORK HOW THEY SHOULD And sometimes those things are the showers in Butterfield Hall your freshman year before it’s renovated. Sometimes when you were taking a

7. IF YOU FIND A DRUNK, NAKED KID DRENCHED IN HIS OWN PEE ON YOUR COUCH IN THE MORNING, PROCEED WITH CAUTION Sometimes I guess it’s the norm that people stumble over and break in from the party next door in the middle of the night.

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Sparticipation brings together clubs, student groups for recruiting

BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

From major-related organizations to intramural sports to other interests, Sparticipation offers an opportunity for incoming and returning students to find a place to fit in among a community of 40,000 people.

With more than 700 registered student organizations, MSU’s ever-growing community of clubs can be difficult to navigate.

Sparticipation can help

From left, human biology junior Michella McCormick, human biology junior Kyle Bivins and neuroscience junior Michelle Aguwa pass out flyers for Spartan MAPS, Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, on Sept. 14, 2014, during Sparticipation. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

you find what clubs are out there and which ones you’d be interested in joining.

“I think it’s super useful, not only for freshman but for returning students as well,” environmental biology and microbiology senior Mirijam Garske said. “It gives them the opportunity to see what is available and it raises awareness about issues people care about.”

Garske is president of campus organization Active Minds, which works to lift the stigma on mental health issues and inform students of the resources available at MSU. Garske said the main reason her club participates in Sparticipation is to advertise the big events they have planned

This year’s Sparticipation will be held on Sept. 1, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Though it has been held at Munn Intramural Field, it will now be across the street at Cherry Lane Field, near south neighborhood.

for the upcoming school year.

They also want to spread their group’s message, recruit, and get their group’s name and cause out there.

“It’s a really, really awesome way for clubs to kind of get their names out there,” Garske said.

Aside from learning about the smaller communities MSU has to offer, Sparticipation is a way to get free stuff, including school supplies, water bottles, etc. while learning about an organization you’re interested in.

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you never knew existed. Garske admits even she doesn’t know everything MSU offers.

Aside from students looking to join a club, Sparticipation is also a good time for clubs to connect with each other and network with similar organizations, Garske said.

Clubs also recruit at the event, where they can get their information out to a large group of students.

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City Council currently debating a ban on recreational roof-sitting at the Aug. 18 work session with the possibility of taking action at the

BY JAKE ALLEN JALLEN@STATENEWS.COM

Early fall in East Lansing is a time to enjoy the weather, warmth and sun before Michigan’s hard winter hit us, but as students return to school this fall one way to do this might soon be prohibited. East Lansing City Council is working on an ordinance that would prohibit recreational use of roofs.

The ordinance, introduced at council’s June 23 work session, was most recently deferred action on by council at the Aug. 4 meeting after East Lansing resident Patrick Rose spoke against passing of the ordinance.

Rose, during the public hearing at the Aug. 4 meeting, said the ordinance could attract “valid lawsuits” against the city and present safety issues as students rush to get down from roofs to avoid trouble from police.

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Sept. 1 meeting. The ordinance is all about safety, several city

officials said.

Safety concerns came to life twice in the past year.

The first incident occurred in September when police responded to a 25-year-old falling off a roof at 319 Grove St., East Lansing interim police chief Jeff Murphy said. The individual fell off the roof, onto a car, bounced off the car and landed on the cement driveway with arm and possible neck or back injuries.

The second incident occurred in November when a 21-year-old male fell from a three-story roof face first, Murphy said. The individual sustained several broken bones in his face and a broken shoulder.

City Manager George Lahanas and Murphy both acknowledged that two incidents over the past year shouldn’t be too much of cause for concern, but Students sit on the roof of 204 Beal St. on March 18, 2013, during St. Patrick’s said recreational activities on roofs Day. Thousands of students crowded the streets of East Lansing in celebration are becoming more popular, which of the holiday rooted in the Irish traditions. The East Lansing City Council is currently debating implementing an ordinance to ban recreational use of roofs. could lead to an increase in injuries.

STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO In addition, Lahanas and Murphy

cited an incident occurring in San Luis Obispo, Calif., home of California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, in which a garage roof collapsed during a party and injured nine students.

Although nothing like this has occurred in East Lansing, the goal of the ordinance is to prevent it from happening, Murphy said.

“We would rather proactively stop it,” Murphy said. “It’s just responsible for us when we see these things in the news to think about what happens in East Lansing and consider what could happen here. We are trying to put an end to (recreational use of roofs) before something tragic happens.”

If approved, recreational use of roofs would most likely become a civil infraction. This could mean police will have the power to ask residents to come down from roofs and write tickets accordingly. Roof go-ers be wary as you settle into your new homes in East Lansing this fall.

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MAC’S BAR The dive bar/music venue, located at 2700 E. Michigan Ave., hosts acts that play everything from electronica to metal, from punk to folk. Mac’s has seen some of the best punk acts around the East Lansing area. The atmosphere of Mac’s is best summed up by a blurb from their website: “No other bar or venue can compete with the buzz of Mac’s Bar! The grimy floor, intimate atmosphere and signed promo shots paired with whirling guitars, bass drums, rubbing shoulders, beautiful women, whiskey, beer foam and crowd screams of joy all combine to (invoke) the much beloved musical spirit that is MACS!” THE AVENUE CAFÉ If you’ve always wanted to drink discount PBRs or craft brews from a mason jar while listening to Lansing’s local acts, this

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THE LOFT The Loft, located at 414 E. Michigan Ave, is Lansing’s big stage for national acts — from hip hop artists to popular alternative bands. The past bands of note they’ve featured, according to their website, include “Bastille, Periphery, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Everytime I Die, Circa Survive, Awolnation, Neon Trees, Matishyu, Black Dahlia Murder, GRiZ, Talib Kweli, New Politics, Danny Brown, Twenty One Pilots, Slick Rick, Walk the Moon, Lord Huron (and) The Griswolds.” And just as the acts that pass through, The Loft is the biggest venue, in terms of capacity, of all those featured here — with a capacity of 500, according to their website.

THE GREEN DOOR BLUES BAR & GRILL The Green Door is the biggest blues venue in town. In addition to blues, they host acts playing “upbeat funk, soul, classic rock, R&B, bluegrass and American roots music, to Lansing’s own Scratch Pilots DJs,” according to their website. Come on in for a beer and a look at Lansing’s own home-grown folk.

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Greek Life recruiting starts up this fall

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The Interfraternity Council (IFC) will host fall rush Sept. 8-11, two weeks earlier than in years past. IFC recruitment will now overlap with the Panhellenic Council’s (PC) recruitment, which will take place Sept. 3-10, IFC vice president of recruitment and education senior, James Jensen, said.

During fall rush, IFC fraternities host open houses with a business-social atmosphere; from 7-10 p.m. Rush days are the deciding factor for a chapter’s decision to offer its bids, or invitations to join.

“Our decision to have fraternity recruitment the same week as sorority recruitment was made after a discussion among IFC, Panhellenic Council, and the fraternity presidents. We determined that if we could line up the recruitment cycles, it would be beneficial to both the IFC and PC communities,” Jensen said.

In the past, pre-recruitment barbecues, volleyball tournaments, scholarship awards and various other social

meetings followed the Greek Fall Welcome. Now in early September, a frenzy of potential members will be promptly greeted. “… Many houses have begun to set up their pre-recruitment schedule.

Most, if not all, fraternities host at least one pre-rush event where potential new members can come out and meet some of the chapter’s brothers before actually going through the rush process. These events are by no means mandatory but are a great way to investigate what houses you may want to rush during recruitment week,” Jensen said. “I encourage all those considering fraternity recruitment to keep an eye on social media or contact different chapters’ rush chairman to see what pre-rush events are taking place on campus.”

Jensen said Labor Day being on Sept.

7 and the university’s academic calendar also factored into the rush schedule. IFC president and food industry management senior Geoff Sabourin, said the Jewish holiday beginning on Sept. 13 also played a part in the

decision.

The Greek fall welcome might now hold more weight, which is an annual barbecue at the Rock on Farm Lane

From left, genomics and molecular genetics senior Chandler Stimach talks to pre-nursing sophomore Brianne Pangrazzi about rushing during greek recruitment on Sept. 7, 2014 at the Kappa Alpha Theta house on Oak Hill street. During greek recruitment girls travel to several different houses in order to figure out where they best fit in. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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where interested Spartans can meet the organization’s’ members and gather information. The welcome is free to all MSU students, will take place

Sept. 3 from 3-7 p.m. and will kick-off PC’s recruitment.

Lesley Harrington, marketing senior and PC vice president of recruitment guides, said, “On the sorority side, we usually hold recruitment on two consecutive weekends, but with the football schedule this year, we are pushing recruitment into part of the week.

I don’t believe that having men’s and women’s recruitment overlap will affect one another, but I do think it will be an exciting time for the Greek community because we will be gaining so many new members.”

“Similar schedule changes have happened in past years and I think we are well prepared for this years change.

Panhellenic Council is very confident that this will be our most successful recruitment yet,” Harrington said.

Women’s recruitment is a formal process, with spirit day on Sept. 5, philanthropy day on Sept. 6, values day on Sept. 7, preference days on Sept. 8 and 9 and bid day on Sept. 10.

“The entire Interfraternity Council has very high expectations for this

fall’s recruitment cycle.

Given the sheer number of incoming freshman this fall, we are expecting a near record turnout for recruitment week. We also hope that sophomores and juniors who may be interested in Greek Life come out for recruitment as well. MSU’s Greek Life is growing in size and campus impact by the semester and we hope to carry this momentum into this fall’s recruitment cycle,” Jensen said.

Sabourin said IFC and PC are also looking forward to a Greek career event on Sept. 13 and the potential opportunity to host a Greek-wide philanthropy concert in the Spring.

Men interested in Greek life can contact James Jensen at msuifcrecruitment@gmail.com and women can contact Lesley Harrington at pcvprecruitmentguides15@gmail.com.

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For new-time renters living in an apartment or house can be a big transition from living with your parents or living in a dorm.

You now have more freedom, as well as new responsibilities including a bathroom, kitchen and living room to furnish along with your bedroom.

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On-campus rules of the road

BY JOSH THALL JTHALL@STATENEWS.COM

With Michigan State being a 5,200-acre campus, it is understandable that many students look for faster traveling options besides walking.

Biking, one of the more popular options, is a great way to get around campus, but it is important to know the rules and how to avoid having your bike impounded.

The first thing to do with your bike is to get a free bike permit through the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, the City of Lansing, the City of East Lansing, Lansing Township or Meridian Township. If your bike does not have a valid permit, you run the risk of having your bike impounded on campus.

As a biker on campus, it is against school code and the law to ride your bike on the sidewalk. All bikers are supposed to ride in bike lanes with traffic, or bike lanes that run adjacent to several sidewalks throughout campus.

As a biker, you are to yield the right of way to pedestrians at any crosswalks and intersections on campus, just as a motor vehicle does. Bikers must also adhere to the Michigan motor vehicle laws when operating their bicycle around campus; stopping at all stop signs and obeying all

traffic signals.

Registered bikes may be parked at any bike rack on campus, unless marked otherwise. Bikes locked up to meters, signs, trees, posts or anything else other than a bike rack will be impounded.

The Bike Service Center, located under the Bessey Hall auditorium, offers students a variety of resources, from selling bikes, to renting bikes and bike repairs. Estimates for bike repairs are free to all students and rentals vary from $20 for up to one week or $90 for a full semester rental.

There is a refundable deposit required to rent bikes which is $250 for a single speed bike or $350 for a multiple speed bike. All MSU students with a valid PID are exempt from having to pay the deposit.

MSU also now offers two secure, covered bike parking locations at Parking Ramp 5, which is located right next to the Communication Arts and Sciences building and at Ramp 6, which is located near Olin Health Center off of Grand River Avenue.

The service at Ramp 5 can hold up to 23 bikes, while the parking at Ramp 6 can hold up to 50 bikes.

Memberships to use these lots cost from $15 for one month, up to $50 for one year. The ramps also include a repair station, an air pump and bike racks.

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Marijuana laws unclear in E.L. Even though the decriminalization of marijuana in East Lansing was approved by voters this May, campus prohibitions still apply and local police still enforce state drug laws that the ELPD has been instructed by Michigan’s attorney general to continue to enforce the state law, which still considers marijuana an illegal substance, unless you have a medical marijuana card.

In essence, the passage of the proposal changed nothing in terms of how marijuana is policed in the East Lansing area.

In fact, not only did the way in which the drug was policed not change, as a result of enforcing state law instead of city law, people prosecuted for marijuana now can actually face a harsher punishment.

Under the former city ordinance, a firsttime offender charged with possession or use of marijuana would face a maximum punishment of a $25 fine plus court costs, with no risk of jail time, 54B District Court Chief Judge Andrea Andrews Larkin said via email at the time.

Larkin said state laws differentiate between use and possession, with first-time marijuana use offenders facing up to 90 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $100

BY JOSH THALL JTHALL@STATENEWS.COM

While the people of East Lansing voted to decriminalize marijuana on May 5, right around the time students were finishing up finals and dispersing for the summer, the passage did not have the impact many might have expected.

The passage of the proposal decriminalized the possession and use of up to one ounce of marijuana on private property in East Lansing by an adult 21 or over, but city officials were concerned the passage might cause confusion among students and residents.

East Lansing city attorney Thomas Yeadon said, at the time, one of his biggest concerns was students thinking marijuana was now legal on MSU’s campus.

Local city ordinances have never applied on MSU’s campus because the University is an independent agent of the state government.

In addition to it still being an illegal substance to have on campus, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez said at the beginning of the summer

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East Lansing council member Kathleen Boyle said, in a prior interview, she viewed the passage of the proposal as merely symbolic, because the only real way to change the law would be for it to happen at the state level, she said.

“I feel like their hope is, if you have enough of this (marijuana decriminalization) at enough local government levels than both the state legislature and Congress will reexamine the state and federal prohibition and that might spur some meaningful change,” Boyle said at the time.

“But when you talk about something being decriminalized when there are still criminal statutes that govern the conduct, it hasn’t been decriminalized,” Boyle said at the time.

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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 Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1001 Dakin St. Lansing, MI 48912 517-853-9897 Sunday Morning Worship: 11am Sunday School: 10am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study: 6:30pm Van service available to church Campus Bible Study: Thursday at 7:30pm in Chemistry Bldg. www.ffbc.us

Then-packaging sophomore Dave smokes marijuana out of a bong Oct. 3, 2014, at his home in East Lansing. Dave said he smokes about once every hour. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

Congress will re-examine the state and federal prohibition and that might spur some meaningful change,” Boyle said in a prior interview with The State News.

“But when you talk about something being decriminalized when there are still criminal statutes that govern the conduct, it hasn’t been decriminalized.”

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Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6074 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 9:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30 Red Cedar Friends Meeting 1400 Turner St. Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 371-1047 redcedarfriends.org Sunday Worship: 9:00am, 10:30am

River Terrace Church 1509 River Terrace Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-9059 www.riverterrace.org Hillel Jewish Student Center Service times: 9 & 11:15am 360 Charles St., E. Lansing St. John Catholic Church (517) 332-1916 and Student Center Friday Night 327 M.A.C. Ave. Services: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm East Lansing, MI 48823 September - April (517) 337-9778 stjohnmsu.org Islamic Center of East Sunday: 8am, 10am, Noon, Lansing 7pm 920 S. Harrison Rd., East Monday, Wednesday, Lansing, MI 48823 Friday: 12:15pm (517) 351-4309 www.Lansingislam.com info@Lansingislam.com 1st Friday Prayer: 12:15 pm 2nd Friday Prayer: 1:45 pm

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First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org/worship Sunday worship: 10:45am Zelos Wednesday: 7pm night worship for summer

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

Fellowship Lunch after the service Weekly Bibly Studies & Students’ Meetings. littleflock.msu@gmail.com littleflock@hotmail.com www.littleflock.org

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Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation Office: Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:00 University Baptist Church 4608 South Hagadorn Rd East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4144 www.ubcel.org 10 AM Worship Service 11:15 Coffee Hour 11:30 Sunday School University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 universitychristianwired.com Sunday: 11:15 am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15 am University Lutheran Church (ELCA) One Community: Lutheran/ Episcopal Campus Ministry 1020 South Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-2559 www.facebook.com/onecommunitymsu Sunday Worship 9:30am 7pm Wed Student-Led Worship @MSU Alumni Chapel University United Methodist Church MSU Wesley 1120 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-7030 universitychurchhome.org msuwesley.org Sunday: 10:30am 9:00am Garden Service in the summer TGIT: 8:00pm Thursdays Sept. - April WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbott Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 580-3744 www.msu.edu/~weisluth 6:00pm Saturday

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“What are you most excited about this semester?”

Allison Sussman Master’s student, integrative biology

“I’m looking forward to a couple of courses I’m going to be taking, one of them’s going to be really pertinent to the research that I’m going to be doing. I’m also teaching in the fall — I’m a graduate teaching assistant — and so it’s always exciting to see the new students coming in and watching them learn for the first time. I teach an undergraduate introductory biology level course, and it’s really interesting for the students. A lot of freshmen that come in ... haven’t taken that kind of course before, so it’s exciting to see them learning for the first time in a lab.”

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BY JESSICA STEELEY JSTEELEY@STATENEWS.COM

With the upcoming fall semester upon us, students are looking forward to a new year and a new

semester here at Michigan State University.

Here are the opinions of a few students who were interviewed about what they’re most looking forward to in the fall semester.

Sasha Hudson Junior, neuroscience

“I’m looking forward to just continuing my scholarship here. I’m just really excited to be going here. I’m looking forward to doing better in school, making new friends.

I’m going into my third year, so it’s kind of like, it’s not really much that’s new, but you always find something new every year you start a new semester.”

Brittany Johnson Sophomore, communication

“I’m excited to start in my single room, honestly, and for my higher level classes and to see my friends again.”

Ankit Sharma,

Charles Heil

Senior, mechanical engineering

Sophomore, computer science

“I’m excited because I’m graduating fall semester.

Just coming back on campus and seeing so many students on campus, I’m ready for new international students to come in and the campus is going to be filled. So that’s what I’m excited for.”

“I’m excited for football because Connor Cook’s a senior and it should be a great year with him playing and I’ve always loved the football games. The best part isn’t always the game, it’s just the student section, how, like, communal we are. It’s just, it’s a good time.”

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As you settle in for your first year or return to your home in East Lansing and the craziness of welcome week begins it is easy to forget to do the simple things that will set yourself up for a successful semester. Here are the top three things every Spartan should remember to do during welcome week.

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2. CLASSES Meeting with your adviser after a long summer can be a good idea to make sure you are still on the right track and that you have the right classes for the semester. The beginning of the semester is also the time to determine if you will stick with the classes you previously picked. Don’t be afraid to drop classes and pick up new ones to find the right fit.

3. MEETING NEW PEERS Another reason to make sure you are in class and prepared during welcome week to make sure you have the opportunity to meet your peers in class. Classmates can be a valuable resource throughout the semester and you never know when you may need that phone number of one you got on the first day.

Follow these tips accordingly and you should be off to a successful semester.

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With so many options, find the perfect place

BY MICHAEL KRANSZ MKRANSZ@STATENEWS.COM

Deciding where to live the following school year comes early in East Lansing. It might seem absurd but many secure a lease nearly a year in advance.

Before the mad rush to find a place next fall, it’s important to keep in mind all the housing options.

To that end, we’ve broken down the pros and cons of each.

DORMS PROS • Food convenience. Unlimited food prepped for you any hour of the day.

• Socializing. Like an apartment building, the dorms are densely populated. But unlike apartments, there’s a feeling of togetherness in the dorms because of the community events that foster friendships and open doors.

• Internet. It’s fast. Stream away.

CONS • Cost. That fast and easy unlimited food is a double-edged sword. The lowest-tier meal plan equates to nearly $750 a month, and that’s on top of what you’re paying just to live there.

• Cramped quarters. Unless you can afford a single, there are two to four people living in one room. Need I say more?

APARTMENTS PROS • Greater freedom. More independence than the dorms, where you have to check in past a certain time and where RA’s can put a damper on the festivities.

• Maintenance. Most apartment complexes are quick to respond to leaks and breaks. And as for outside care, that’s taken care of.

CONS • Noise. Neighbors above, below and beside easily interrupt study plans by throwing a rager.

• Neighbors sharing a wall. If you’re too loud, they might call apartment security or give you dirty looks the next morning.

• Cable/Internet packages. Some apartment complexes run a monopoly on what cable/internet packages you can subscribe to — usually to your fiscal and internet speed detriment.

• Isolation. Unless you or your neighbors are extroverted enough to meet the neighbors, the fact that you’re living around others can go largely unnoticed.

HOUSES PROS • Parties. Unlike an apartment or the dorms, the only people that’ll come down on you for noise are the police. And, given that you’re not sharing a wall with neighbors, you can be louder and get

away with it.

• Size. More room for activities, lounging.

• Decorating. Being in a home, you can make it your own.

CONS • Landlords. Make sure they’re a good one, else you’ll be avoiding that broken toilet for weeks.

• Upkeep. Some landlords require you to take charge of mowing the lawn, raking the yard and shoveling the sidewalk.

CO-OPS PROS • Culture. Each house has their own. Some are strictly vegetarian. Some are more involved in activism. Some are more free-spirited.

• Cooperation. With house upkeep and renovations delegated to denizens, working together can foster a sense of togetherness and community.

• Socializing. Just as in a Greek Life, the larger Student Housing Cooperative community often hosts events bringing together the separate houses. Plus, most house capacities are in the double digits, introducing you to potential new friendships.

• House meals. Some houses have meal plans in which members cook house dinners.

CONS • Disrepair. When cooperation doesn’t pan out

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and people shirk responsibilities, the house can get dirty.

• Noise/Distractions. With so many people, and some of them inviting friends over, focusing on studies can be tough because of the noise or the temptation of hanging out. But many houses do have quiet hours.

GREEK LIVING PROS • Philanthropy/Academic Focus. Fraternities and sororities are founded on principles and traditions. Each house has their own story and mission. Research them to see if they align with your goals and pursuits.

• Networking. Greek Life functions offer valuable opportunities to connect with past and present members who are established in various career fields.

• Socializing. Just as Greek Life functions can further your career, they can also introduce you to new friendships and people with various interests.

CONS: • Noise/Distractions. Many of the same downsides as living in the co-ops. See above.

• Commitment. Volunteering and membership events can take a lot of time up. Before you rush, make sure you know what the house requires of you and if you can fulfill that during a busy school year.

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Avoid a semester full of stress and anxiety by taking care of yourself

BY AJ MOSER AMOSER@STATENEWS.COM

With a new semester comes new classes, new group projects, new essays and new assignments for students to stress about. Stress and anxiety have proven to be a serious health concern for college students, especially when balancing school responsibilities, their social life and any part-time jobs. In order to stay sane and avoid anxiety during the hectic periods of time where classwork piles up, here are some resources and tips students can take advantage of to unwind.

EXERCISE REGULARLY Being physically active is a reliable way to gain energy and to beat stress. The American Heart Association recommends at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise, or any combination of both. Thirty minutes of cardio per day is a healthy goal to stay active and keep the body feeling fit and refreshed.

MSU houses many facilities that offer the opportunity to be active in between classes and fit any student’s schedule. Most residence halls have fitness centers with a few treadmills or bicycle machines any resident can come in and use. Resident Assistants will also often organize group sessions of yoga or other activities to stay healthy.

The IM facilities (IM Sports-West, IM SportsEast and IM Sports-Circle) all provide exercise classes and have unique features like a basketball court, indoor tennis court and both indoor and outdoor pools available to members.

REST FREQUENTLY Loss of sleep is one sure-fire ways to feel sluggish and prone to exhaustion. Stress and anxiety come hand-in-hand with a lack of sleep, so be sure to get a decent amount of rest and relaxation in between your busy schedule.

Find times to take a quick power nap after a lecture or between meals and make sure to maintain a regular sleep schedule at night.

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your mind. Although cramming or pulling an all-nighter may seem like the only option at some times (especially during midterms and finals week), it is usually more beneficial to get some sleep.

EAT HEALTHY It is crucial to eat frequently while traveling across campus and sitting in long classes, but what you eat matters as well. A diet with fruits and vegetables is necessary for survival in college, as the fibers and vitamins found in these foods will help refuel the body and strengthen your immune system.

MSU’s cafeterias provide a variety of healthy foods to students and have options available for vegetarians, kosher, halal and gluten-free diets.

AVOID ILLNESS Students share living spaces, bathrooms, classrooms and countless other things so it is no surprise how quickly sickness spreads on MSU’s campus. To keep your body in prime

condition, always keep hand sanitizer and a packet of tissues in your backpack. Wash your hand frequently and be mindful of what you touch and eat while on campus.

For those who do find themselves fighting illness during the school year, Olin Health Center is an on-campus resource that can help diagnose and treat various problems. The health center can call a courtesy van anywhere on campus to provide a ride for students too sick to move. The center also provides immunizations, like a yearly flu shot.

BE OPEN One of the best ways to stay calm in the midst of a stressful period is to talk to your fellow students and peers. Chances are, your friends are feeling the same way you are. Relaxing with a roommate or close friend can be beneficial to your overall mental health.

The Student Health Center also has resources available for those who may have problems they feel uncomfortable about discussing with others.

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Educate yourself on sexual health While pressure to be sexually active might increase in college, make smart decisions and know your options concerning sexual wellness

BY AJ MOSER AMOSER@STATENEWS.COM

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In a university setting, the pressure and opportunity to be sexually active is more prevalent than ever before. According to the 2014 ACHA-National College Health Assessment (NCHA), of all MSU students, 44 percent reported having at least one sexual partner in the past year. While casual sex and hookups are a big part of college life, it is important to be mindful of your health and the consequences when choosing to be sexually active.

Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association have partnered to create the “Condom ConnXtion,” a program that provides students in the dorms and at Olin Health Center with free condoms, no questions asked. Condoms and other forms of contraception are important to avoid an unwanted pregnancy or sexually-transmitted infection. Data from the NCHA assessment of MSU shows that 77 percent of MSU students used some form of contraception the last time they had intercourse.

Olin Health Center provides the Sexual Wellness Resources, which includes STI screenings for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (genital warts) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Tests can be done anonymously or confidentially, depending on how the participant wants to have the results documented.

Lansing Health Center, located at 300 N. Clippert St. Ste. 6, operated by Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan. The center offers a variety of health screenings and tests such as breast exams, treatment of vaginal and urinary tract infections and Pap tests.

They also have STI testing, treatment and vaccines as well as birth control.

“Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.”

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For students who think they might be pregnant, the Pregnancy Services of Greater Lansing, located at 1045 E. Grand River Ave., provides free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds. However, the service is not a medical facility and can only offer testing and counseling on concerns regarding reproductive health.

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Take advantage of the best bar specials during Welcome Week For all you of-age, returning students who want to hold on to the spirit of summer, here are the specials at several of East Lansing’s popular bars

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HARPER’S RESTAURANT & BREW PUB SPECIALS

SUNDAYS – Half-off drinks and pizza MONDAYS – $2.25 pints; $3 Long Islands 7 p.m.

until close

WEDNESDAYS – Burger Special: burger, fries & pop $5.99; Chicken Special: chicken sandwich, fries & pop $5.99 and add a pint for $.50 or a mug for $1.50 of Miller Lite or Labatt Blue; mugs of Labatt Blue and Blue Light $2.00; mugs of craft beer $0.75 off

DUBLIN SQUARE SPECIALS

SUNDAYS – Half-off large pizzas; half-off most drinks 8 p.m.

SUNDAYS­ – $8 burger and any pint, bloody Mary, mimosa, or call liquor MONDAYS­ – $1 off all drafts; $2 domestic bottles; $2 well liquors TUESDAYS­– $3 pints; $2 wells WEDNESDAYS­ – 1/2 off all drinks SPECIALS FOR WELCOME WEEK­ – Buy 1 lunch, get one free coupon in The State News

MONDAYS – Quarter pound cheeseburger $3.29; mugs of beer

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TUESDAYS­– $2 well drinks, beer and fireball WEDNESDAY – Half-off drinks and food WELCOME WEEK SPECIAL – The Campus Coupon Book has

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$0.75 off; mugs of Miller Lite $2 TUESDAYS – $1 off nachos, burritos and taco plates; $2.75 bottles of Dos Equis XX and Corona; 25oz. margaritas $5.00; Tequila shots $2; Jose Cuervo $2.75

SUNDAYS­– $4.25 Long Islands and Long Beaches; $2.50 Cana-

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WEDNESDAYS­– $0.60 wings, $3 craft bottles, $2.50 domestics, $4 Solo cup Long Island and Long Beach

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2 P. M . TO 6 P. M . MONDAY­ – THURSDAY­ – half-off all burgers, $3 beers, wines, and well drinks 10 p.m. to close SUNDAY – WEDNESDAY – $3 beers, wines, and well drinks English senior Annabelle Wasden and neuroscience senior Brigitte Torres enjoy a late night meal and drinks Feb. 24, 2015, at the Peanut Barrel, 521 E. Grand River Ave. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Late-night travel options include buses and taxi services

BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

Walking home from a night out suddenly feel like a daunting task?

Don’t worry, the East Lansing area provides many of taxi services and other methods of getting home in a pinch.

Founded in 2009, Uber is the go-to for a lot of students. By downloading the app on the Apple App Store, Google Play or the Windows Store, users can enter in their pickup spot and a driver will take them to their destination.

Payment is automatic and the website says there is no need to tip.

The standard fare is $1.30 plus $.18 per minute or $1.20 per mile for the standard UberX, which seats four. Fares increase for UberXL, a service which provides for at least six riders.

Drivers work as independent contractors, based on their own schedule and use their own vehicles.

For those looking for a more traditional tax service, others are available like iCab Taxi Service. Though iCab has other more elaborate services, a standard cab fare for the East Lansing area, according to their website, is a $5.00 minimum fee and additional feels include $2.50 per mile. East Lansing is limited by a three mile radius. iCab, however, was recently the taxi company whose driver, Brandon McLittle, was sentenced to at least nine years in prison for robbing his own cab after an international student paid the taxi service to take him on a day trip to Chicago.

Another East Lansing-based taxi services include Royal Express Taxi, a service which

charges a $6.00 minimum for rides around East Lansing and MSU’s campus plus $3.00

Finance and human biology junior Sona Kaur gets on the bus to go to class on Sept. 3, 2014, at the bus stop in front of Brody neighborhood.

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each for two or more passengers. Outside of East Lansing, rates are an $8.00 minimum fee

with additional costs from $2.00 per mile to $3.00 per person, whichever is greater.

S-Cars is another company that services East Lansing and the Greater Lansing area. Fares for this one are the same as Royal Express Taxi for rides around the East Lansing area and MSU. Outside of East Lansing costs $2.95 per mile or $3.00 per person, again whichever is greater, at a minimum fee of $7.00.

However, for students with a bus pass or $.60 lying around in their pockets, CATA can be a cheap and easy option. CATA fixedroutes during the week run from 7 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. and can take a student to most places on campus.

On the weekends, routes run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

If by chance the 2:30 a.m. deadline is too early, CATA operates a night owl which bridges the gap between when they shut down and night to when they open back up the next morning. Call 517-432-8888 and a small bus will come within 20 minutes.

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Places to run for fun around E.L.

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

Stressed about classes? Looking to avoid the freshman 15?

Are you training for a marathon race or are you just in search of some good places to run during your time at MSU? Take a look below at a few of the best routes the nearby East Lansing area has to offer.

CAPITOL RUN This is a good run if you’re okay with the frequent stops that stem from running down Michigan Avenue. This route takes you from MSU’s campus to

the Capitol Building in downtown Lansing. If you start from IM Sports West, you can get about eight miles in if you run down Michigan Avenue, around the Capitol Loop and back.

INTER-URBAN PATHWAY It’s a bit of a hike from campus, but if you start heading north on Abbot and then head east on Burcham for a little over two miles, you’ll eventually

run into the Inter-Urban Pathway. The paved pathway runs mostly through the quiet Meridian Township neighborhoods and eventually heads northeast into Haslett.

LANSING RIVER TRAIL Pretty much wherever you want to go, the River Trail can take you there. It’s 20 miles of paved trails that run along the Red Cedar and Grand Rivers.

The trails run through MSU’s campus and can take you all the way to the Potter Park Zoo, Old Town Lansing, numerous Lansing parks and now connects to a series of paths that run several miles south of Lansing.

ABBOT TRAIL If you run north along Abbot Road out of MSU’s campus for a little over a mile, you’ll run into the Abbot Trail on the west side of road. The paved trail runs roughly 2.5 miles north all the way to State Road, with number of optional routes that branch off from the trail.

EAST LANSING HIGH SCHOOL OR RALPH YOUNG TRACK AND FIELD Maybe you’re just looking for a good run around the a track in the East Lansing area. Both East Lansing High School and MSU have quality ones to offer.

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BAKER WOODLOT There’s a quiet one mile loop in the woodlot located at the south end of MSU’s campus.

Bug spray is probably advised and make sure you watch your footing on the path. Also, due to the high volume of mud and rain in the spring, the trail is virtually unusable during that time of year.

THE FARMS This can be a nice route to see a different, perhaps underappreciated part of MSU. The farms are located south of MSU’s campus between Mt. Hope Road and Jolly Road and certainly offer a change of scenery … if you can handle the smell of the many farm animals.

In addition to this, due to the open field landscape, beware of the brutal polar vortex winds in the winter, or the shadeless runs under the sun in the summer.

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Football season brings out tailgaters Past and present students alike gather on campus during fall weekends

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Alumnus Luke Hammer kicks the football as then-political theory and constitutional democracy senior Justin Evans assist him during the tailgates before the football game against Ohio State on Nov. 8, 2014, near the tennis courts on MSU’s campus. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

A typical charter bus is about 45 feet long and transports 50 plus people. The voyage, this voyage, will last 110 hours. The air is presumably shared with the likes of crying babies, voluminous snorers and that person speaking way too loud on their hands-free phone.

Who would ever want to be a part of this five-day fiasco?

Spartans.

MSU students Ryan McCumber, then a sophomore, and Mike Sterner, then a junior, did just this as they made their way to Pasadena, Calif., for the Spartans’ 2014 Rose Bowl.

Why?

Because East Lansing was ranked the No.1 college football town in the nation not based on fans’ who watch from their couches.

Thirty two degree weather huddles Spartans in striped overalls and horse masks together as they anxiously prepare for their team’s game. Waking up in East Lansing on a game day is a privilege. Tailgating is a privilege. The environment is electric and the atmosphere for you is only a walk away.

The Spartans finished two straight seasons ranked top five in the nation (No. 3 in 2013 and No. 5 in 2014).

CBS recently ranked MSU the sixth best school for college sports.

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From left, alumni Will Pan, David Shaheen and Justin Burke tailgate before the game against Nebraska on Oct. 4, 2014, at Spartan Stadium.

TAILGATE LOCATIONS • Lot 63W, south of Breslin Center • Munn Intramural Field • Demonstration Hall, behind Spartan Statue • Lot 62W, north of Spartan Stadium • Lot 79, south of Spartan Stadium • Wilson Road Tennis Courts, south of Duffy Daugherty Building • Lot 39 and 40, south of Shaw Hall • Lot 41, west of Abrams Planetarium

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KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN MIND AS YOU HEAD TO YOUR TAILGATE DESTINATION

• Tailgating is restricted to certain areas and times.

Designated tailgate lots open at 7 a.m. for noon or 1 p.m. kickoffs, 9 a.m. for 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. kickoffs and 1 p.m. for evening kickoffs and 3:30 p.m. for Friday night games.

• Parking on grass surfaces is restricted to designated areas south of the Red Cedar River for environmental health reasons.

• Tents no larger than 10 square feet are permitted but may not be set up prior to the official lot opening times.

• No drinking game structures or paraphernalia are permitted.

• Those 21 and older may drink alcohol on campus during the allotted tailgate time.

Munn Field, however, remains an alcohol-free area as well as pedestrian areas immediately adjacent to Spartan Stadium and all public areas of campus buildings.

People drinking in these areas may be ticketed and ejected.

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MSU student groups plan first International Career Fair

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

An international career fair is in the works for MSU this fall on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The event is spearheaded by MSU’s Broad China Business Society and aims to give the thousands of international students at MSU a career fair that better suits them than the ones currently in place.

Executive Vice President of the Broad China Business Society Alex Qi, a native of China, said the idea first came to him when he learned from a friend attending Purdue Uni-

versity that they had an international career fair of their own.

“I was thinking, if Purdue can do it, we can do it as well,’” Qi said.

Qi said a big part of needing an international career fair stems from many American companies not fully understanding the complexities of Curricular Practical Training and Optional Practical Training, so they’re hesitant to hire international students for fear of paying extra money to sponsor their employment.

Thus, the BCBS has gone to work the last several months partnering with MSU Career Services Network, the Lear Corporation Career

Services Center and several international organizations at MSU to make the career fair a reality.

As of now, Qi said the plan is to have a two-part fair on Sept. 30— a virtual fair for overseas companies to recruit international students online and subsequently interview them over the phone or online, and an onsite fair from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Breslin Center.

Prior to the fair, however, Qi said there are two pre-events scheduled to take place to help international students prepare for the career fair.

The first event is scheduled for Sept.

8 at 7 p.m. and will feature a key-

note speaker giving a presentation to students on how to prepare things like a job interview, resume, cover letter or LinkedIn profile.

And on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m., the BCBS will host a resource fair, where students will be given hands-on advice on how to construct their resumes and cover letters.

As of now, Qi said it’s been a challenge to get companies to sign up for the onsite fair. However, no matter the outcome, he said this year’s fair should be looked at as a success.

“Since this is the first year, it’s pretty hard,” Qi said. “We will see the result by the end of September.

Hopefully at least we can host a virtual fair ... but we are thinking ... this is like a long term investment.

You have to do it many times and then after probably three or four years, you can see the result, because if we can hold international career fairs successfully, that will be a motivation for international students to be better.”

The International Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Breslin Center

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MSU offers study abroad options in more than 60 countries around the world

BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM

Studying abroad can appear to be a luxury out of reach for most students, but some students said the experience is well worth it.

Despite the financial woes, a good portion of students find ways to participate. Financial aid and scholarships make the trip more reachable.

“Some people are intimidated by the price,” said English senior Hannah Schulte.

Schulte said studying abroad is expensive but justifiable because of the experience and credits acquired. She studied last summer in Ireland through a program in the English department.

The variety of programs give students room to find the right fit.

“For my program, I would have never even thought to go where I went,” Schulte said.

Understanding and exploring different cultures has become a major talking point in the modern job field, and some MSU students have taken notice.

“I think it’s important to have an understanding of outside countries,” said advertising senior Koraima Guillen.

Guillen was able to pay for her trip to Costa Rica this spring with financial aid and one scholarship.

Guillen has participated in two study abroad

trips, one in Costa Rica and the other in Mexico.

She’s planning to go abroad once again during her senior year.

Taking a leap of faith tends to be a pattern for students who choose to go on a study abroad trip.

One student, political science and communication senior Max Harder, said he changed his mind last second about a program in Paris and opted for one in Australia and New Zealand instead.

Harder said the trip was reasonably priced compared to most other schools bills. “(Studying abroad) has an impact on the world and the student,” Harder said.

Harder said the trip has made him consider the possibility of working and living his life, abroad in Australia.

The students also give back to the communities they visit and bring a part of that back home.

“We really liked seeing everything, we appreciated it, so obviously we brought that home and we’re spreading everything we learned,” said Harder.

Guillen said studying abroad is essential to the MSU experience.

“Until you really get to experience what MSU is doing outside of the classroom you’ll never have the full understanding of the college you attend,” Guillen said.

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Director of the Office for International Students and Scholars James Dorsett came to MSU in March, after serving nine years in a similar role at Iowa State University, saying that he was ready for the challenge of a larger university.

MSU’s OISS works hard to ensure that international students are as comfortable and successful as possible, along with trying to enable international students and American students to interact at every opportunity, Dorsett said.

“The advice for which we are the best people to give them support is related to the fact that they are international students, and they have come here with a student visa,” Dorsett said. “So if it is things relating to their ability to stay here legally, to work legally, on campus or off campus, if they need to reduce their course load, or a variety of other things related to their immigration status, we are the only people on campus they should be talking to.”

Dorsett said MSU’s OISS organizes several events throughout the year, such as coffee hours on campus or trips to Mackinac Island

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and Cedar Point, to allow international students to experience more than just campus life and interact with their American peers in a much more relaxed setting compared to school.

“Once you’ve been on a few roller coasters at Cedar Point, you could become pretty good friends with somebody,” Dorsett said.

WHAT DOES MSU DO TO ACCOMMODATE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND MAKE THE TRANSITION TO CAMPUS EASIER? “Orientation is so huge and is the very crucial thing we do on campus. With the pre-arrival information, Spartan Preview, IAOP, and then the ongoing orientation — several different seminars during the first semester. Once they are here and are past orientation, we try to provide ongoing support for them, because the idea is that the role of this office is to be the place where an international student can come to with any issue. We may not ultimately be the best person to help them with that issue, but since we are well connected with the rest of the campus, if we’re not the best place to help them, we can help them find out where they need to go. Whether it’s the Counseling Center, whether it’s the (Olin) Health Center, helping with student

accounts because of financial issues, or back to their colleges with some issue.”

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO INCOMING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS? “(What) I would say is come to this experience with a open mind and a sense of adventure. Any time you come to a new place or a new culture, obviously you have to learn some things and you will not be familiar with everything — so you’re going to potentially be uncomfortable. You might make some mistakes, but coming in with the idea that this is a new opportunity to experience a new world, and in a sense, maybe even reinvent yourself, and make a whole host of new friends and have new experiences. I’m hoping if our international students take this kind of outlook and are willing to reach out and go out of their comfort zone and not just hang around with the people in their cohort and from the same country or same language group, they will have a much richer experience.”

WHAT DO YOU DO TO HELP BREAK DOWN THE LANGUAGE BARRIER? “One of the things that we try to do through a variety of our social programs is try to help international students have opportunities to

get to know American students in a safe environment, a low-key, friendly environment, such as our coffee hour. Because one of the best ways to deal with language issues is to practice the language.”

WHAT KIND OF EFFECT DOES SUCH A LARGE INTERNATIONAL POPULATION HAVE ON MSU? “I think it is a definite benefit because this institution is a place of learning and one of the things that we are supposed to be doing is providing students who come here with a range of perspectives on issues. Much of that perspective will come the professor, who through his or her experience and background, having read all of these books and everything, will be able to share his or her knowledge.

But also the knowledge in a classroom comes from the people who come into that classroom. And so having people from all different continents, all different countries, different languages sitting together in a classroom and talking about water policy or how we’re going to deal with running out of fossil fuels

— all sorts of issues. If everybody was from Michigan and we were all from the same little town, like maybe you are in high school, you’re not going to get as greater number of perspectives and you’re not going to have as good a view of what those issues are.”

WHAT WERE CONCERNS FROM PARENTS IN LIGHT OF THE MENG LONG LI TRIAL AND ALLEGED CHINESE GANG ON CAMPUS? “When that whole situation first happened, there was a lot of concerns from particularly the parents back in China, and it took a little while for the current students here, as well as the university community. to address those concerns, that this was really not the case. I think what has helped with this the most, is not necessarily having the university say this, but have the students themselves say that this was seemingly a small group of people who wanted, maybe, to sound more important than they were, or sound like hot shots or something by taking this name, where they weren’t really this actual group.”

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While most students were away for the summer, the East Lansing City Council was operating at full speed. Here are three things you may have missed from council over the summer.

New development plans at the site of the old Tasty Twist building At its July 7 meeting, the East Lansing City Council approved site plans and special-use permits for a six-story mixed-use building on the corner of Grand River and Spartan avenues The mixed-use building is planned for 1301 and 1307 E. Grand River Ave. and 116-132 Spartan Ave., and its construction will require the demolition of the Tasty Treat building, Citgo gas station and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.

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

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

East Lansing and surrounding cities and townships created the Greater Lansing Taxi Authority The objective when creating the Greater Lansing Taxi Authority, according to Mayor Nathan Triplett, was to set consistent regulations for cab companies and drivers in the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, on the campus of MSU and in the townships Meridian, Delhi, Delta, and Lansing.

With all parties on board, it will make the process for cab drivers in the area to get registered shorter, but also eliminate issues of inconsistency such as cab drivers having licenses to operate in the city of East Lansing or Lansing, but not the other that have occurred in the past.

“What you really need is one uniform set of rules for the whole region because that’s what the taxi market looks like. It’s regional not jurisdictional,” said Triplett.

Triplett also said this amendment will improve the quality and professionalism of cabs in the region while making them more accessible during day-time hours.

Council took on hate East Lansing City Council took on hate at its August 4 meeting. Council teamed up with Rashida Tlaib, a former state representative, to present a resolution which states that the city supports The Campaign to Take on Hate and is committed to eliminating hate and discrimination. The resolution also says the city agrees to protect all families and citizens of East Lansing no matter religion or ethnicity.

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College football is upon us, as the No. 6 MSU football team is set to open up the 2015 campaign on the road against in-state foe Western Michigan on Friday, Sept. 4. at 7 p.m. Here’s a complete break down of the schedule.

WEEK 1 SEPT. 4 @ WESTERN MICHIGAN Head coach P.J. Fleck and his up-start Broncos are up-and-comers in the mid-major scene. The Spartans playing a feisty in-state opponent on the road has all the makings of a trap game a week before Oregon.

WEEK 2 SEPT. 12 OREGON By far the biggest non-conference opponent the Spartans have welcomed into Spartan Stadium in years. MSU will hope to avenge their loss from a year ago against the fast paced offensive Oregon attack. The first home game of the season.

WEEK 3 SEPT. 19 AIR FORCE An option attack like the one Air Force employs is always one that can cause headaches for a defense.

WEEK 4 SEPT 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Barring any last second Hail Mary plays like the one the Chippewas pulled off in the Bahamas Bowl last year, look for the Spartans to win this one easily.

WEEK 5 OCT. 3 PURDUE The Boilermakers have won four games in the last two years combined. MSU should send their fans home happy on Homecoming weekend.

WEEK 6 OCT. 10 @ RUTGERS The Spartans handled the Scarlet Knights easily a year ago, 45-3.

A primetime matchup at Rutgers home stadium could raise its own set of difficulties, but nothing Spartan fans need to be too worried about.

WEEK 7 OCT. 17 @ MICHIGAN No matter the recent success of of MSU against their in-state rival Michigan as of late, don’t kid yourselves. This is still the biggest game on the MSU schedule every year. The arrival of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh makes it even bigger.

where Nebraska stormed back from a 24-point deficit in the fourth quarter to almost steal the game?

WEEK 11 NOV. 14 MARYLAND The Spartans will butt heads with the Terrapins in the second meeting of these two teams since Maryland joined the Big Ten a year ago.

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OCT. 24 INDIANA Michigan State has dominated this series as of late. With double-digit victories in each of their six meetings in the Dantonio era, expect more of the same.

WEEK 9 OCT. 31 BYE WEEK

NOV. 21 @ OHIO STATE By the time this game rolls around, it could be a de facto play in game to the Big Ten Championship game.

The Buckeyes and the Spartans have been the brightest and best teams by far in the Big Ten the last few years. Expect that to be more of the case this season.

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NOV. 7 @ NEBRASKA The Spartans have struggled with Nebraska ever since their arrival to the Big Ten. It took MSU until their third meeting with the Cornhuskers to finally figure them out. And who can forget about last season’s game

NOV. 28 PENN STATE If MSU is still in the hunt for the Big Ten Championship or College Football Playoff, this will be the game to take care business. The Nittany Lions should always be taken seriously and the frigid November weather will cap MSU’s home games.

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MSU home to several great sports teams

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

If football’s not your thing and you’re still looking to make it to an MSU sporting event this fall, you’re in luck.

MSU is home to several athletic teams. And besides football, basketball and hockey, they’re free admission for all students to attend. Here’s a look at some games and teams to check out this fall.

MEN’S SOCCER Games take place at DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Old College Field. The team made an Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament last year and open up this year’s home schedule

against Niagra at 4 p.m. on Sept. 4.

WOMEN’S SOCCER The women finished last season 9-9-1 and also play their games at DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Old College Field.

They open up their home schedule against Dayton on Aug. 30 at 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL The women’s volleyball team play their home games at the hallowed and historic Jenison Field House. Fans have their first chance to see them this season when the team plays a match against Butler to open up the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational tourna-

ment at noon on Sept. 4.

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY The team opens up their home schedule against Delaware at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 30. Games take place at Ralph Young Field.

MEN ’S AND WOMEN ’S CROSS COUNTRY Students have the opportunity to see the men, as well as the defending national champion women’s cross country team, in action when college cross country teams from all over Michigan and more descend upon East Lansing at Forest A kers East Golf Course for the Spartan Invitational the morning of Friday, Sept. 18.

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Fall athletics led by successful coaching figures Big Ten Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans weren’t able to replicate that success last season, but a postseason bid is certainly the goal for 2015.

Accomplishments: NFHCA West Region Coach Of The Year (2013), Big Ten Championship (2013), Elite Eight berth (2013)

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Entering his ninth year as the MSU football head coach, Mark Dantonio is entering what could be the biggest year of his career. His star quarterback, Connor Cook, is in his final year of eligibility with the program. The Spartans are coming off of consecutive, high-profile bowl game victories. And after coming up just short last season, some predict a playoff game could be in reach this year.

Accomplishments: .708 winning percentage (75-31 record), two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2010, 2013), two top-5 AP/ USA Today finishes (2013, No. 3 both polls; 2014, No. 5 both polls)

Since taking over reigns from long-tenured men’s soccer coach Joe Baum in 2009, Rensing has maintained the program’s success. Some would even say he has taken the program to new heights. He guided the program to its first Elite Eight since 1969 in 2013, and repeated the feat last season. With the departure of several key players, the pressure is on for Rensing to pull off an Elite Eight three-peat.

Accomplishments: .589 winning percentage (69-44-27), two Elite Eight berths (2013, 2014), Big Ten Tournament title (2012) HELEN KNULL - FIELD HOCKEY Knull took the head coaching position in 2010. However, it wasn’t until 2013 that she guided the Spartans through a breakthrough season. After a slow start, MSU won seven of its nine games, won a

She was already well-established before making the leap from Western Michigan to MSU in 2004. Entering her 11th year with the program, George is positioning the Spartans for another NCAA Tournament berth after qualifying for a postseason berth for the last four seasons.

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In her fifth year running the program, head field hockey coach Helen Knull and her team began practice in mid August.

The Spartans are coming off of a 10-9 season in 2014, going 4-4 in Big Ten play and tying for fifth in the conference alongside Iowa, according to a Spartan Athletics statement.

The Spartans will kick off the 2015 season at Central Michigan on Saturday, Aug. 29 before returning home to face Delaware at Ralph Young Field on Sunday, Aug. 30, according to the statement.

WHAT ARE SOME FIELD HOCKEY TERMINOLOGIES AND RULES? “Imagine soccer because it is 11 versus 11, but there is no offsides so you can play like a cherry picker forward if you want. The ball is hard plastic with a cork middle inside, so it is really hard if you get hit. You don’t want to get hit by one. Only the keepers wear pads. The sticks are flat on one side and rounded on the other, so if you want to use the other side of the stick you have to turn it over. In ice hockey you can play right or left handed, but in field hockey you can only play one way.

So your left hand is top of your stick and does all of the work and your right hand is to guide it, so it is a

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR RECRUITING HOTSPOTS? “Well, within the state there is not a ton of field hockey. I mean there is the Ann Arbor area and Detroit Area, but once you get up this way there is not much. So if you look at our roster we are predominantly Pennsylvania, New Jersey and we’ve got kind of a pipeline of kids from Louisville, which is a random city to

little bit different. It is a non-contact sport, I mean there is physical contact, but there is not checking like in lacrosse. Predominately played on the ground, but you can play ariel balls, which is a skill, but it is a game that the ball is played on the ground. The size of the field is like a football field, you just take away the end zones.”

WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP LIKE ON THIS TEAM? “Coming back this year we graduated a pretty large senior class this past year. We have two fifth-year seniors back, Heather Howie and Claire Johnson, that have a ton of experience. And really, you know, they are players that can help guide in that fifth-year role. We had 17 returners in the spring, so a pretty large returning group with six freshman. We had a great spring season where we saw a ton of growth from January to April and actually is where the foundation is of our program. Coming into the preseason we have the six freshman and we want them to help boost the level and pick

up on the system, but I really rely on my returners to be the ones to pick up the pace. Sierra Patton is returning as our goalkeeper and she will be a redshirt junior. She had great leadership and mentor Molly Cassidy, who was a goalkeeper before her. Sierra played all year last year, as her first season, so I kind of expect her to step up this year. Simone Vagnoni will be in the backfield and anchored our defense last year.

We are really strong through the midfield with Heather Howie, Adrea Donaldson and Kendal Anderson.

Kendal played High Performance over the summer, which is like US pipeline. I expect big things from her. Kristin Matula is returning and has played with us since her freshman year. She scored the game winner in the Elite Eight for us. She is a solid player for us. We are returning a core group and we’ve got a lot of other players, I expect they are going to step up and fill their role and in only two days of preseason I have already seen them stepping up. So I am excited to see where we are going to go.”

Head coach Helen Knull, left, talks to red shirt freshman back Simone Vagnoni on Sept. 16, 2014 at Ralph Young Field. The Spartans next home game is scheduled for Sept. 26 against Penn State. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTOS

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Spartans ‘reaching higher’ in 2015 season

BY MATT ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

If you happen to be following all of the preseason hype surrounding the 2015 MSU football team, you probably know that expectations for MSU are high.

Here is a breakdown of what you can expect from this team, along with key games and key players.

KEY GAMES For all of the success that the Spartans had in 2014, they still ultimately lost both of their marquee games in the regular season.

A 46-27 loss to Oregon on Sept. 6, 2014, and a 49-37 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 8, 2014, left MSU at 10-2 in the regular season, but with no signature wins.

There was talk that the Spartans could get left out of the New Year’s Six, because of their lack of notable wins.

Ultimately, the team was selected for the Cotton Bowl, a New Year’s Six game, and a 42-41 win capped off another good season.

However, this year the Spartans are a team trying to ”reach higher" and to do that they will need to win the big games in the regular season.

“Moving into the season, that’s the thought process, that we’re here but we need to go farther,” head coach Mark Dantonio said.

“We’re already up there, as I’ve said before, as I told our football team, and I think I mentioned to you guys before, too.

“We’re competing at a very high level. But we need to go a little bit higher to get where we want to be.”

The two biggest games of the year for MSU just so happen to be against the same teams they fell short against last year.

A Sept. 12 matchup with Oregon and a Nov. 21 game against Ohio State will determine how realistic the Spartans goals are.

The team will no doubt have its Oct. 17 matchup with Michigan circled on the calendar, but this is a game that MSU should be expected to win.

KEY PLAYERS Obviously, senior quarterback Connor Cook, senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun and a few others will need to stay healthy and perform for this team to reach its goals, but there is a different unit that will be just as important.

The offensive line this year is experienced and deep and it could end up being one of the best in MSU history.

“Offensive line wise, I think this is the most depth we’ve had, but again, you go back and look at our last two seasons, haven’t been sacked too much, ran for over 2,000 yards probably as a group, and that’s sort of been the norm the last couple seasons, but I think now they’re getting a little bit more recognition,” Dantonio said.

The roster features three possible NFL draft picks next year in All-American senior center Jack Allen, who could go between rounds two and three, junior tackle Jack Conklin, who is projected to go in the first round next year if he leaves school early, and senior guard Donavon Clark, who is underrated but could go in the later rounds.

“The biggest thing you guys are sleeping on is Donovan Clark,” offensive line coach Mark Staten said. “Here’s a 320-pound guy that runs a legit 5.1 (in the 40-yard dash) that’s going to leap 28 or 29 inches when they test him and he’s started for three years.

“It’s his year for everybody to say, ‘Holy crap.’ Everybody is talking about the pair of Jacks (Conklin and Allen) and I hope

Junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun stiff arms Nebraska wide receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El after recovering a Nebraska fumble on Oct. 4, 2014, at Spartan Stadium.

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that’s the chip that motivates (Clark).”

Football games are won in the trenches and the offensive line could propel MSU to where they see themselves.

EXPECTATIONS This is a very talented and experienced team, but I don’t think they will run the table. I believe that MSU will finish the regular season 11-1.

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The Spartans might need help in championship week to secure a playoff berth at 11-1, at the very least the team will earn a New Year’s Six bowl game.

It depends on how the season plays out across the other major conferences, but with an 11-1 season, a win over Oregon and a close loss to OSU that could very well be enough to get MSU into the playoffs.

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I think MSU will win its first big game in the showdown with Oregon. The Ducks have already lost junior running back Thomas Tyner, who was the team’s No. 2 back last year, and should have seen an expanded role this year.

There is also the fact that their projected starting quarterback senior transfer Vernon Adams just got on campus last week, because he didn’t graduate from Eastern Washington University in the Spring like he had hoped. Adams has to build chemistry and learn the system and less than a month.

I believe that the defending national champion Buckeyes are just too deep. MSU will have a chance to win this game but I think they’ll lose a close one, especially since it is in Columbus.

An 11-1 finish with a loss to a presumably undefeated Ohio State will leave the Spartans out of the Big Ten Championship.

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Defensive line promises strength in 2015

BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM

One of the bigger storylines heading into the 2015 MSU football season is the depth and sheer talent of the defensive line.

The names are endless. First, there’s Shilique Calhoun, the 6-foot5, 250 lb. two-time second team All-American and two-time first team All-Big Ten defensive end. Calhoun was a lock to be drafted somewhere in the 2015 NFL Draft, but elected to come back for his senior year instead.

Next, there’s Lawrence Thomas, the fifth year senior who’s battled through injuries and adversity his first three years at MSU until last year, when he started at defensive tackle. Thomas expected to make the shift over to defensive end this season.

Then there’s Malik McDowell, the 6-foot-6, 275 lb. freak of an athlete who saw some time as a freshman a year ago, and is expected to contribute even more this season.

Add Damon Knox, Joel Heath and others into the mix, and it has some people believing this may be the most talented defensive line MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio has had. That includes the national championship Ohio State defensive line he coached in 2002, which had all four of its starters drafted to the NFL. Still, Dantonio said time will ultimately tell how dominant this year’s crew can be.

“We’ve been pretty good on the defensive line here in the past, so I think all the ability is there,” Dantonio said. “But I think you make those distinctions at the end of the year, but we certainly have a lot of good players back and they’re very active and we’ve

got some depth there.

MSU defensive line coach Ron Burton also shares in the same sentiments as Dantonio.

Defensive end Shilique Calhoun celebrates a tackle during the game against Wyoming on Sept. 27, 2014, at the Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Cowboys, 56-14. Å NEWS FILE

“Number one, you don’t look at that,” Burton said. “You just find the strengths and weaknesses of your group and that’s a constant thing all the time. And this is something that me, I try to just coach today and win today. What’s important now? I can’t look any further

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Calhoun has heard all the praise as well. But as a leader of the team, he speaks for all the players when he says they haven’t done anything yet.

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However, for Thomas, while he too recognizes that there’s work to be done before they can be regarded as the one of the best, after going through all his injuries at MSU, he’s ecstatic to just be a part of it.

“It means everything, man, because I’ve had a journey at Michigan State and now, to finally be a part of this great defensive line, I’m just blessed,” Thomas said. “That’s all I can say.”

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“I think we’ve got this bond that we have because it just don’t stop here at practice,” Thomas said. “When we get out of football, out of practice, we’re all still together … that’s how I feel like we’re going to have a great season because of the camaraderie and the brotherhood that we have is special.”

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