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East Lansing officials are considering a proposal that would effectively prevent future bars from opening downtown, according to a staff report obtained by The State News.

The East Lansing Planning Commission is set to consider a proposal from city staff Wednesday that would cap the amount of patrons at all establishments serving alcohol past midnight to 3,300 people.

During a Wednesday night meeting, the E.L. Planning Commission is set to consider the proposal from city staff B ec au se t he c u r re nt approved occupanc y allowed at such businesses already is 3,892 , the proposal would effectively prevent any future bars in East Lansing from opening unless another closed. The report indicates the proposed seating cap would not affect bars and restaurants already in place.

The city has been under a tempora r y morator ium on accepting applications for businesses serving alcohol after midnight since March. Darcy Schmitt, the city's planning and zoning administrator, said the new proposal is a result of a comprehensive staff review conducted on the area where most bars are concentrated.

Schmitt said the main drive behind the proposal was the safety of bar

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charting a way ahead University officials, students evaluate and plan as annual U.S. News and World Report rankings released Tuesday

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SU maintained a top-100 ranking this year from U.S. News and World Report — ranking No. 73 out of 281 national universities, a ranking officials say can be used as a benchmark for potential academic progress.

The university also garnered high rankings for its undergraduate business and engineering programs, ranking No. 27 and No. 43, respectively. Capturing MSU’s only No. 1 spot for the third year in a row was the supply chain management program within the Eli Broad College of Business.

The overall ranking, No. 73, is down one spot from this past year and two from the year before. It is the third year that MSU has tied with the University of Iowa.

Among 173 public national universities, MSU ranks No. 29. The ranking puts MSU behind nine Big 10 universities, including the soon-to-be-added University of Maryland and Rutgers.

Other institutional challenges within MSU and at a state level could present challenges, officials have noted in the past, including funding for higher education.

“At some level, all of the institutions keep an eye on (rankings) as a way to benchmark,” Acting Provost June Youatt said. “It’s interesting to see the shift, not what the discrete number is.”

The method U.S. News uses about 16 variables, all weighted differently, to compile the overall university rankings, but undergraduate programs are ranked only by peer survey.

The most highly weighted variables are peer assessment and graduate retention rate. Oth-

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er variables include class size, faculty-to-student ratio, faculty resources, selectivity and alumni giving.

“All of the institutions would explain that they’re not sure that the metrics are the same as what we would use to talk about our quality,” Youatt said.

MSU is ranked higher in rankings from Washington Monthly than U.S. News, and that’s because of what is measured.

In the Washington Monthly's ranking, the university ranked No. 30 this year, up four places from 2012. The ranking measures social mobility, service and research.

“I would stress that (U.S. News) is only one ranking,” said Kyle Sweitzer, data resource analyst for the MSU Office of Planning and Budgets. “There are many out there. I think it's fair to say that any ranking only measures certain things, and they’re each only as good as their methodology.”

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For the segment of football fans that has been calling for quarterback Damion Terry on Twitter, message boards and even midgame at Spartan Stadium, dreams may soon be reality.

The true freshman entered practice yesterday as the No. 2 quarterback in preparation for the Spartans’ week three matchup with Youngstown State, head coach Mark Dantonio said at his

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public university has cracked the top 10 of the U.S. News rankings, he added. The rankings are very stable because of the weight on peer evaluation. “(Massachusetts Institution of Technology) is always going to be good, Harvard (University) is always going to be good.

But it’s hard for other schools to move up,” Sweitzer said.

The undergraduate program rankings rely purely on peer assessment, and MSU’s deans of engineering and business see good and bad in that.

“They can be manipulated by spending money on marketing and letting people know what you’re doing,” said Stefanie Lenway, dean of the Eli Broad College of Business. “I won’t say they’re not meaningful — being in the top 50 is good, but there are good schools that aren’t there.”

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Tuesday press conference. Connor Cook practiced as the starter for the second consecutive week.

“All four (quarterbacks are) sort of in the mix, but … we’re trying to figure it out,” Dantonio said, adding that he thought Terry’s recent practice play had helped him.

Dantonio clarified his pecking order of Cook and Terry as the top two before heading into Tuesday’s practice. The situation is fluid depending on performances throughout the week, he said.

Last Tuesday, when the depth

chart was released for the South Florida game, Cook and senior Andrew Maxwell were listed as co-starters. Internally, however, coaches had been preparing Cook to start against the Bulls since Monday, he revealed after the game.

Cook completed six of 11 passes for 32 yards and ran for 29 more versus South Florida.

“I’m waiting for somebody to seize the moment and establish themselves,” Dantonio said.

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MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon urged professors to be wary of classroom speech in the wake of a scandal involving English professor William Penn.

A s the MSU Steering Committee met for the first time for the 2013-14 academic year Tuesday. Simon dived into a hot-button topic that drew national attention last week.

Penn went on what some are calling an anti-Republican rant.

She noted how the university can use the reassignment of Penn's teaching responsibilities as a "learning moment for all of us."

Simon urged committee members to be "respectful of a personnel process … if you were the individual, you would want to be (respected)."

Simon discussed the university's responsibility to its "novice learners." "(Students) … have come from a learning environment where this kind of debate and dialogue are not the norm," she said.

"We need to be very sen-

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MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon addresses the board as professor Sue Carter, Steering Committee chairperson, looks on Tuesday inside the Hannah Administration Building.

sitive to our responsibility … to promote a learning environment that sparks debate."

Simon also cautioned professors need to be aware of the prevalence of technology in the classroom.

"There are aspects of this that are very troubling," Simon said during the meeting. "Technology permits the edit ing of sound bites."

Steering Committee Chairperson and journalism professor Sue Carter echoed Simon's statements during the meeting from the perspective of a professor.

"A lot of people are concerned about any 10-minute section of our pedagogy being used against us," she said.

The committee also moved to approve an amendment to the university's policy on academic freedom to clarify protections for professors' right to speak out. Philosophy professor Debra Nails submitted the notion, and said through email the academic freedom she is discussing and the freedom many are citing in defense of Penn are not the same. Nails

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Police brief rankings Deans pleased with

Man arrested for domestic assault in Spartan Stadium

A domestic assault occurred at 4:34 p.m.

Saturday in the stands of Spartan Stadium during the football game. The victim, a 43-year-old female, was assaulted by her husband, a 48-yearold male, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. Both are from Okemos.

The suspect, who had been drinking, was seen by several witnesses grabbing his wife by her wrists.

He was then arrested, processed and transferred to Ingham County Jail, where he was released the next day. The charges have been submitted to the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office.

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said he thinks the peer assessment is a good way to measure undergraduate business and engineering because peers have a good idea of what’s going on.

“There’s often things we know about ourselves that others don’t,” he said. “But, at the same time, you look at your own program very critically on how you can do better.”

Business programs The business college’s undergraduate program dropped three spots in this year's U.S. News rankings, but officials said it’s not a worrisome change.

“It’s really no difference,” Lenway said. “It’s pretty good.

We always want to get better.”

The business college rank of No. 27 is behind eight Big 10 universities. But Lenway said a major impediment to MSU’s program is that there are 5,000 undergraduate students — possibly the biggest one in the Big 10.

Innovations are about to happen in the college, which she believes could boost rankings in the future.

“We have to stick to our

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Engineering The engineering ranking is a source of pride for the school, officials said, but one student was disappointed by the outcome.

Engineering ranked No. 43, tying with Yale University, Rutgers, the University of Notre Dame, Washington University in St. Louis and Arizona State University.

“I’m very happy with who we’re tied with, these are great institutions,” Kempel said. “Certainly when a peer institution thinks highly of your program, that’s a good thing — that’s something that’s an indication of quality.”

But the ranking was a surprise for mechanical engineering senior Zach Averill. He said he thought the rank should be higher based on his experience in the college.

“MSU’s program ensures you have the skills to do well in interviews, presentations and marketing,” he said. “It gives you the opportunity to grow beyond technical aspects. There’s a great plethora of skills that they provide.”

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mission,” Lenway said. “We give students the best experience we can, and I’m not sure it’s completely measured by the rankings.”

One ranking that she didn’t dispute was the No. 1 spot awarded to supply chain management.

“It’s tremendous to be No. 1 in supply chain management again, for the third year in a row,” Lenway said. “We’re very proud of the achievement. It reflects the efforts of faculty to innovate their teaching.”

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Terry arrived this summer with high expectations as a result of MSU’s lackluster quarterback play in 2012 and his billing as a four-star prospect. The 6-foot-3, 222-pounder first made noise in August when he passed for 240 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 40 yards in MSU’s second closed scrimmage of fall camp.

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patrons, and noted the concentration of bars in downtown East Lansing was the issue, not the number of businesses serving alcohol after midnight.

"We have a lot of people exiting out of one area into downtown at one time and we actually find that it becomes more problematic than actual establishments open until 2 a.m.," Schmitt said. "We can maintain the safety now, but if the seats in that area continue to grow, it will be more difficult for the police staff to keep the students safe. …

It's not to keep the students from drinking, it's to keep them safe while they are intoxicated."

If passed, the proposal also would revise the 50/50 rule substantially, which designates businesses to prove only 50 percent of revenues come from the sale of alcoholic drinks.

Sta f f recom mendat ions include modifying enforcement and reporting requirements of the rule, as well as allowing different types of businesses to have different ratios.

Terry was withheld from potentially playing a week ago because of a thumb injury and illness, Dantonio said.

“If we take the redshirt off of (Terry), it means he had a great week of practice and he’s ready to play, we’ll go in that direction,” Dantonio said.

It remains unclear whether redshirt freshman Tyler O’Connor will see any action against the Penguins this Saturday. O’Connor was the second quarterback against South Florida, but only ended up playing two drives, completing a pair of passes for 22 yards.

A handful of errors in the red zone under O’Connor’s command against the Bulls apparently were

Continued “It’s not to keep the students from drinking, it’s to keep them safe while they are intoxicated.”

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“Local businesses that serve alcohol are not a fan of the 50/50 rule. However, we are looking to make exceptions for businesses that don’t exceed the seat cap," said Stephen Wooden, a member of the planning commission.

Wooden said he still had several questions about the implications of the proposal.

Garry Boyd , the "ringleader" of HopCat's parent company Barfly Ventures, said some East Lansing establishments are worried about the potential impact such an ordinance would have.

“We are very fortunate to have gotten our license when we did," Boyd said.

Some students also seem concerned about the possibility that the night scene in downtown will become stagnant.

“We always go to the same places and they are always packed," said Alex Zuker, a civil engineering junior. “I feel like the new restrictions could cause a lack of variety."

Staff reporter Ariel Ellis contributed to this report.

said professors should be able to discuss their views on university policies or actions without fear of repercussion.

"The amendment is related to speech about the institution, which is not explicit (t hough it is w idely assumed) in existing policies," she said.

Nails said she submitted the proposal in June in response to an Inside Higher Education article supporting the right of faculty members to "speak out on matters affecting the university."

Athletic Council Chairma n Mic hael K asava na delivered a report. Kasavana said MSU's studentathlete graduation rate was above the NCAA level and the instillation of two postgraduate scholarships in the past year for $7,500.

Kasavana said during the meeting he hoped more scholarships will be added in the future.

costly for coaching staff.

“These decisions are based not over just a game situation but in practice, too,” Dantonio said when asked if he had given O’Connor a fair evaluation. “You can’t make the very basic of mistakes.”

Dantonio circled back around to place some blame on himself and his staff for elongating the

process of choosing a starting quarterback this fall. He said he wanted to slow things down and let the players’ performances dictate the direction MSU took.

“Above all else, our coaching staff, myself, we want to find the one guy,” Dantonio said. “We want the one guy to emerge. I don’t care who it is.”

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New iPhone models, iOS 7 West Nile Virus found in Ingham County horses software released by Apple

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Apple unveiled the newest editions to its iPhone lineup on Tuesday, the 5S and 5C, marking the first time the technology giant has simultaneously released two models of its smartphone.

Both phones will be released Sept. 20. The 5S will begin at $199 for 16GB of storage and the 5C will begin at $99 for the same amount of storage. The prices are based on a two-year contract with a cellular service provider.

During the unveiling Tuesday at the company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, Apple laid out the details of its latest additions to the increasingly competitive smartphone market and offered a more in-depth look at its mobile device's newest operating system, iOS 7.

The 5S is priced $199 for 16GB of storage.

The iPhone 5C starts at $99 and comes in five colors The markedly different price points might reflect a move

by Apple to cater to a broader demographic of consumers when the company traditionally has tried to portray itself as a maker of top-tier, premium devices.

The physical design of the 5S will not differ much from the current iPhone 5 except that it will be available in three different colors: gold, silver and a hue deemed "Space Grey."

The 5C also will introduce some vibrancy into Apple's minimalistic designs. Five vibrant color choices will be offered: green, blue, yellow, pink and white.

Education senior Sarah Duffield owns an iPhone 4 with a broken rear glass panel.

She said the affordability of the 5C could appeal to college students such as herself who might not be able to afford a more expensive phone or replacements for broken one.

“I’m poor, so obviously (I’m interested),” Duffield said.

“And it’s plastic, so it might not break as much.”

Rachael Bradley, a freshman in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities, owns an iPhone 4S and said she purchased the device because it was what many people she knew owned. She said she doesn't think she needs the new iPhone.

"I guess I kind of just gave into peer pressure because it was the big thing and everyone was team Apple," Bradley said. "My family (all has) iPhones."

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller said in the conference the 5C will contain the same performance of the iPhone 5. In terms of hardware, all the components are identical, although the new device is slightly more than half a gram heavier than its predecessor.

The internal components of the 5S are considerably improved compared to the 5. Apple claims the new A7 processor will be twice as fast as the current A6 chip.

The phone also boasts a better camera and the iPhone's now-classic home button has been replaced by a touch-sensitive, fingerprintscanning circle.

While the 5S is similar to Apple's long-time practice of incremental improvements to its flagship devices, the introduction of the 5C, might represent Apple's first foray into the lowerend smartphone market that its largest competitor, Google, has long dominated with the Android operating system. Google free, open-source format has been incorporated into a wide array of smartphones from different smartphone makers. " T hese i Phones a re packed with remarkable technologies, but we've done (it) that in a way that really matters to people, making things easier and better for our users," Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the event.

West Nile Virus was confirmed in two horses in Ingham and Kent counties, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, or MDARD. As of Aug. 29, one human case of West Nile according to the Michigan Department of Community of Health, or MDCH, and five blood donor samples tested positive for the virus.

The Disease Control and Prevention Center identifies West Nile Virus as a mosquito-borne disease that causes flu symptoms in humans and can be fatal.

In humans, most people infected with West Nile don't develop an illness, but the virus is temporarily present in their blood.

Last year, 202 West Nile human illnesses and 17 fatalities were reported in the state.

“Horses can be sentinel animals for what is going on around us,” said James Averill, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development State Veterinarian. “If a horse is sick, you can be sure there is a reason to be cautious.”

The infected horses from Kent and Ingham counties were diagnosed post-mortem at the Diagnostic Center for

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Events for 9/11 in Greater Lansing Sept. 11, 2001 will always be remembered as one of the darkest moments in U.S. history. Many local groups and citizens plan to engage in remembering 9/11 on its 12th anniversary.

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Brittany Green, a first-year student Horse Management Program, tacks up her horse during a novice horsemanship class Tuesday at the Horse Teaching and Research Center, 3327 Collins Road, in Lansing.

Population and Animal Health, said Steve Bolin , professor of pathobiology and diagnostic investigation.

“When you find West Nile in any species in the state, it means the virus is active,” Bolin said. “Finding it in a county is warning sign that the county has virus activity.”

But it’s important to note the

disease can’t be passed from horses to humans, or vice versa, said Paula Hitzler, manager of the MSU Horse Teaching and Research Center.

“It’s just an indicator,” Hitzler said. “Students can take precautions against mosquitoes with insect repellent.”

While some horses across the local counties are experienc-

ing the outbreak of the disease, Hitzler confirmed that the safety of the MSU horses is in good hands, with no sign of West Nile at the research center.

“It really depends on the owner, and not every owner makes the choice to vaccinate,” he said. “Horses at our research center have been vaccinated for West Nile."

of duty. Families of those who died in the line of battle in 2012-13 also will be in attendance.

and Holt roads, there will be a 9/11 Hero Run. A structural beam from the World Trade Centers will be on display at the corner of the park.

Community, the MSU Army ROTC will be hosting Boot Camp 101. The event will allow the public to experience similar activities active soldiers go through.

Some activities include a one-rope bridge and a tactical warfare building entering and clearing demonstration.

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When you want somet hing badly enough in life certain things have to take a backseat to your dreams.

It’s difficult to miss a family gathering, your best friend’s birthday dinner and you’re little brother’s football games. I know these events are important, and it saddens me to say I missed these moments.

However, I think it would sadden and disap- not achieving what I have longed to achieve. I point me and those who care about me even love working at The State News, and I’ve wanted more if I didn’t wholeheartedly pursue what I to be a journalist since I was a child, so there’s love. no way this rush, this excitement, this sort of When you’re young you envision your future addiction to working, to gathering information, and it looks bright, perfect even. There’s a fam- to telling a compelling story will fade or take a ily, a husband, kids, a puppy and there’s you backseat to anything else. doing exactly what you love.

I might regret this way of thinking. I might I’d like to think that all of these things are look back and read this 20 years from now, sitattainable; however, I fear there may come a ting alone with five cats and say, “What was I time when I will have to choose which I would thinking?” prefer. It seems I’ve already chosen what’s most But right now, it feels right. important.

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When I first began working at The State News I do not have time for a romantic relationship. this past summer, it was a pivotal moment for But I truly believe that the sacrifices I’m making me. It provided a sort of rush and excitement. A today will pay dividends in the future.

It’s hard and uncomfortable; however, I believe longed assiduity to crave my usual boring summer. But as that joy and excitement from summer that being uncomfortable makes us strive hardreporting pushed me to reapply for the fall, and I er and leads us on a path to achieving our goals.

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t’s been two years since I first country that has been covered by arrived at MSU, and a lot has the dust of a 7,000 year-old civchanged about my approach ilization. I cannot let go of my on life and myself. memories there. Nor can I ignore I remember sitting at the air- the signs of the various cultures port in Rome, where my first lay- that decorate the corners of Caiover on my trip to the U.S. was, ro, starting at the ancient Egypand thinking, “What am I doing tian culture, followed by Roman, to myself? Why am I leaving Greek and Arabic cultures, comhome?” I remember blaming my ing to an end at the obvious Euromum for putting the idea of study- pean influence on our architecture ing abroad into my mind before under imperialism.

When I go home, many peobursting into tears.

It was heart wrenching to ple ask me the classic question: leave Cairo, with all my friends, “Are you going to work and stay my family and the comfort of my in the U.S. after you graduate?” It home. Even though I was exposed is interesting how a simple oneto different cultures, whether word answer can be that shocking through my German education or and disappointing to some people.

“No.” through my exposure to American As much as I cherish my expericulture through movies and television series, I still was approach- ence here in the U.S., and as much ing something that was foreign to as life in general here can be easier me and did not know if I would than it is in Egypt because of the strict law system that people abide fit in.

Two years later, I am thank- by, it is very difficult for me to live ful for studying at MSU, and in a country other than Egypt. Not most importantly thankful to my only am I part of it, but it is a significant part of mum for encourguest columnist me. It ’s how I aging me to. She identify myself. always believed It is the perspecin the power of a tives that makes good education. me, in a way, dif“ T h i s i s t he ferent than someone t h i ng t hat one f r om t he nobody can ever U.S. or any othtake from you,” er country. she e x pl a i ne d.

Nolly Dakroury My country is “ M on e y c om e s ndakoury@statenews.com my country; good and goes, but it’s your education that you can nev- or bad, I love it. And it really hurts to see it deteriorating while I just er lose.”

She described me as “her observe its downfall in utter sorrow, unable to help. This is why investment in life.”

Studying abroad changed me I am planning on going back to in a lot of ways. It helped me Egypt after I graduate to work and become more independent, and live there.

I believe in Egypt and I believe who can deny the fact that U.S. college education is one of the that the future can be better, but I also believe that if I want to see best worldwide?

Even if people say my personal- things get better I need to work for ity has changed since high school it. “Brain drain” does exist. If all in Cairo, one thing does not seem well-educated people decide to leave to have changed so far: my stub- the country, the situation will only born and strong get worse.

I still need to find a plan on how bond to my home country, Egypt. to do that, but I know that when In fact, I think there’s a will, there’s a way. I am it grows stron- more than determined to make even ger with time, the slightest contribution to see my as cheesy as this country recover.

I guess what I want to say is that sounds.

I have noticed if you truly believe in something, that with a lot you need to work for it. It might of my f r iends seem impossible, and a lot of people who are study- will tell you that you are utterly craing abroad, not zy and out of your mind. But if you only in the U.S., truly believe in what you want and the more they stay are aspiring for doing (or becoming) i n t he cou nt r y something you love, then go for it.

Sometimes taking the rougher they’re studying in, the less they path is how you will achieve hapdesire going back piness. Happiness doesn’t always to Egypt after they come with comfort. For some peograduate to work ple it’s the other way around.

Maybe I will make a huge and and live there.

Frankly, I don’t significant change in Egypt and blame them for inspire people to do the same, and that. Life in Egypt can be tough maybe I will fail and regret that I and stressful, given the political didn’t choose a risk-free path. But turmoil, the chaos of its people it’s a chance that I am willing to and the impossibility of wearing take for the sake of something that shorts when it’s 90 degrees out- I love dearly: Egypt, the place I side because sexual harassment call home.

Nolly Dakroury is the student haunts girls and women almost government reporter at The State everywhere.

But within this chaos, I can’t News. Reach her at ndakroury@ help but see the beauty of my statenews.com.

“ I believe in Egypt and I believe that the future can be better.”

Michael Holloway mholloway@ statenews.com

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new members to join hall of fame tomorrow When it comes to athletics, MSU has produced some of the best athletes in the history of the Big Ten and NCAA. On Thursday, five individuals will be inducted as the class of 2013 into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Ryan Miller, Kip Miller, Morris Peterson, Jenna Wrobel and Henry Bullough each were at the top of their respective sports during their years while in East Lansing.

Ryan Miller and cousin Kip are members of the renowned Miller family,

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Junior libero Kori Moster celebrates with teammates after a point is scored during their game against Oregon, Friday, at Jenison Field House. The Spartans defeated Oregon, 3-1.

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Last Friday’s win against Oregon was an exposition of intensity for the No. 15 MSU volleyball team.

Led by the aggressive play of senior middle blocker Alexis Mathews and senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski , MSU snuffed Oregon — last season’s national championship runnerup — in a close 3-1 victory.

In a press conference Tuesday, head coach Cathy George had positive words for the way her veteran seniors set the weekend tone, especially in the wake of the dominating weekend performance of Big Ten competition.

“As far as going back over the last weekend, I think we had two opponents (in Oregon and Oregon State),” George said.

“Looking at the warm-ups, the way they were (playing), we were looking at Oregon and we were saying, ‘Oh, they’re pretty tough.’”

Mathews got the offense going with the first kill of the game, and never let up as she posted 11 combined kills in the first two sets.

Wicinski took over from there and slammed in 12 kills in the final two sets, including the final match-winning kill.

“Alexis is off on her senior year really dominating in the front row with her blocking and her attacking," George said. She is "pretty hard to stop."

Mathews, who currently is seventh in the nation in hitting percentage (.509), has formed a two-headed attack with Wicinski that has spread MSU’s offense

and made the game easier for the rest of the team.

“The players that are on the pins, Lauren Wicinski, and some of our freshmen who are on the other pens, really benefitted from Alexis Mathew’s strong play in the early going against Oregon,” George said.

“And then the next day was kind of flipped around. The outside hitters started taking over, and then Alexis Mathews cashed in at the end.”

Junior libero and co-captain Kori Moster said Mathews helped the offense achieve balance, something team members prides themselves on.

“To have both of them and see people like Autumn and Taylor all step up in different areas as an offensive weapon, that’s what we’re striving for the whole season,” Moster said.

With the Big Ten going 11-0 over the weekend, MSU will need the duo-attack from its veterans to continue as Big Ten play is set to start in the coming weeks.

Nine Big Ten teams currently are represented in the AVCA Coaches poll — a figure that speaks to the strength of the conference.

Although MSU moved up five spots in this week’s polls, senior setter and co-captain Kristen Kelsay said the team can’t relax yet.

“It’s only week two,” Kelsay said. “So it is exciting to see that, but we also know that we have a lot of work to do. There’s nine teams in the top 25, and we’re not even in Big Ten play yet. That shows not only the strength of the Big Ten, but how much work we need to do.”

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the ice, during his senior season. In his first year on campus, Kip led MSU to its second consecutive National Championship appearance.

Morris Peterson is best known as a member of “The Flintstones” for the men’s basketball team.

Along with Mateen Cleaves, Antonio Smith and Charlie Bell, Peterson helped lead MSU basketball back to prominence in the late-1990s and early-2000s, which included three consecutive Final Four appearances. After Smith graduated in 1999, Peterson, Cleaves and Bell led MSU to its second-ever National Championship. He was also named All-American and first-team All-Big Ten that season.

Jenna Wrobel also was an All-American for the volleyball team in the mid90s. Along with being the

Combined conference titles among the five Hall of Fame inductees.

holder of many MSU records, Wrobel is one of only 10 players in Big Ten history to have been named firstteam All-Big Ten for all four years, during which time, she also led the Spartans to four NCAA Tournament berths.

Henry Bullough was the first Bullough to play at MSU. From 1952-54, he was a starter along the offensive line of the 1952 National Championship team, as well as MSU’s first Big Ten title in 1953. In 1959, Bullough returned to MSU as an assistant coach for 11 seasons and helped MSU to back-toback National Championships in 1965 and 1966.

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6 Features | T h e State Ne ws | we dne sday, sep te mb er 11, 2013 | state n e ws.com scholarship Special education senior Julia Ruggirello compliments her roommate’s outfit while taking medication via an inhaler Tuesday at her home on Stoddard Avenue.

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Thirty-seven.

That's the life expectancy for patients with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary and chronic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system, according to data gathered by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for 2007 to 2011.

But Julia Ruggirello, who was diagnosed with the disease at six weeks old, won't let that number rule her life.

"I want to kick its a** and say ‘screw you,’" Ruggirello said.

The special education senior has been battling cystic fibrosis, a disease which causes mucus to build up and harbor dangerous bacteria that causes infections, for the entirety of her life. Doctors have told her that the status of her right lung is equivalent to a collapsed lung.

Every day, she takes about 40 pills and gives herself 10 breathing treatments. Ruggirello has a port implanted in the right side of her chest to help doctors give her medicine, and she visits the hospital two to three times a year to treat infections.

Still, Ruggirello refuses to let the disease stop her from following her dreams and

passions.

She co-founded the Spartans Fighting Cystic Fibrosis club last spring to spread awareness about cystic fibrosis and raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Additionally, Ruggirello is one of 40 finalists for the AbbVie CF Scholarship, a competition only for cystic fibrosis, or CF, patients.

Phyliss Milligan — manager of public affairs for AbbVie, a global research-based pharmaceutical company — said the corporation has offered the scholarship for more than 20 years to students with CF and has distributed $2.4 million.

The finalists, who were chosen according to academic record, extracurricular activities and an essay, each are awarded $2,500. One undergraduate and one graduate finalist, of which Ruggirello is in the running, will be awarded an additional $18,500 based on public votes, Milligan said.

"We are continually amazed and impressed by the caliber of students that submit applications," Milligan said.

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"The reason I want to get into special education is because you have all of these students who have so much potential," Ruggirello said. "(I look forward to) being the student's advocate (and) encouraging them to want to get their dreams."

Ruggirello, a member of the President's Advisory Committee on Disability Issues at MSU, was on a subcommittee to create Disability in Society, Education and Pop Culture, an undergraduate seminar course meant to educate students on disability issues.

Matthew Gerhardt, a pre-professional adviser for the College of Natural Science, has known Ruggirello for two years. Gerhardt said Ruggirello brought important student input to the course.

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