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Fumbled Away The Spartans fell 30-6 on Saturday to the Wisconsin Badgers in their Big Ten opener Sophomore running back LJ Scott (3) and senior tight end Josiah Price (82) stare at the football shortly after Scott fumbled the ball during the game against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The fumble was recovered by Wisconsin linebacker Leo Musso and was ran 66 yards for a touchdown. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers, 30-6. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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New tenants moving into former State News first-floor office space

BY MCKENNA ROSS MROSS@STATENEWS.COM

The former office space on the first floor of The State News at 439 E. Grand River Avenue has found new tenants — Asian fast casual restaurant Panda Express and Huntington Bank.

Panda Express is tentatively scheduled to open during the last week of October, senior real estate manager at Panda Restaurant Group Jim Tarpey said.

Huntington Bank is projected to open in the first quarter of 2017, Huntington Bank corporate public relations director Brent Wilder said via email.

The space has been vacant since The State News moved upstairs last February.

“Grand River Avenue is the place to be,” Tarpey said. “Our latest and greatest design, I think, is super contemporary. ... (There will) be TVs in there, lots of great food ... as well as internet.”

The restaurant chain currently has two locations in the Lansing area — one in the International Center on campus and the other in the food court at Meridian Mall.

“The (East Lansing) downtown itself right now is very vibrant,”

Tarpey said. “We think we’ll fit right in with the retailers there, and it’ll be an opportunity for more great food in the area.”

Microbiology and molecular genetics junior Amber Marie Bedore said she did not know about the new location, but is a regular customer at the International Center’s Panda Express.

“I’ll absolutely go,” Bedore said. “I live off campus now, but when I lived on campus I ate (there) twice a week.”

Wilder said the Huntington Bank branch opening on Grand River Avenue will be one of three in East Lansing. The first is an in-store Meijer branch at 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road and the second is the FirstMerit branch at 1331 E. Grand River Avenue, which is in the process of converting to a Huntington Bank branch.

The branch will include a 24-hour lobby for Huntington Bank members to use the ATM and two customer service stations, Wilder said.

In addition to the restaurant and bank, a currently unknown third business will open in the space.

The State News filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the city of East Lansing to obtain information on the third business and is still waiting for a response. City Clerk Marie Wicks said via email that a response should arrive no later than Oct. 7.

“Grand River Avenue is the place to be. ... The (East Lansing) downtown itself right now is very vibrant.

We think we’ll fit right in with the retailers there, and it will be an opportunity for more great food in the area.”

Jim Tarpey, Senior real estate manager of Panda Restaurant Group

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Unicycle club starts up at MSU

Bias Busters publish book for class

First presidential debate

Students learn to use the onewheeled contraption at new club

From covering veterans’ issues to people of color, this edition looks at the transgender community

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“What you’re going to find is most people in this battalion are very, very highly motivated.

They’re going to take on probably as much as their plate could possibly allow them and they manage it.”

Cadet Michael Bouchard, Political science senior PAGE 12

Chick-fil-A to open location in Lansing

BY BRENDAN BAXTER BBAXTER@STATENEWS.COM

Chick-fil-A is opening a location at 5617 W. Saginaw Highway in Lansing on Oct. 13, which has several out-of-state students excited to have a piece of home.

Political science and pre-law freshman and Texas native Trace Chappell worked at Chickfil-A back in his hometown.

“I used to work at Chick-fil-A, so I used to eat there quite often,” Chappell said. “I miss having it just around the corner.”

He said he’s glad to see a Chick-fil-A open up near MSU. “I’m pretty excited because one of the cons of coming to MSU from Texas was no Chickfil-A, so I’m glad there will be a Chick-fil-A here,” Chappell said.

Pre-vet and Zoology freshman Kayla Preston said she misses Chick-fil-A and is excited for its return to her life, because it reminds her of home for a different reason.

“My whole family sucks at cooking, so it’s really great to be able to go and get waffle fries and chicken noodle soup,” Preston said.

Excited about the new Chick-fil-A, Pre-vet

freshman and North Carolina native Hannah Campbell said “I could really go for an eightcount nugget meal with Chick-fil-A sauce and ranch with a side of fries and a Dr. Pepper.”

For students who come from a place where Chick-fil-A is a staple, the opening of the location in Lansing, is like having a piece of home here in Michigan.

However, it’s not all good news for students.

Campbell is concerned about the effect Chick-fil-A will have on her bank account.

“I won’t go there a lot because obviously if I go there a lot, the little money I have will go bye-bye really fast.”

Chick-fil-A’s Lansing location will be owned

by Kate McNerney, who is said she is very excited about the new opportunity.

Lansing marks the start of a series of 15 to 20 Chick-fil-A restaurants that will be opened in the state of Michigan.

“I’m excited to bring Chick-fil-A to Michigan because the food is amazing,” McNerney said, adding that she is especially excited about the quality of food that Chick-fil-A produces.

In addition, McNerney said, “I’m thrilled and honored to have the first free-standing (Chickfil-A) in Michigan.”

Finance sophomore Rob Braun studies between classes on Sept. 19 under a bridge along the MSU River Trail. Braun said he visits the popular graffiti spot for relief from the summer heat. PHOTO: DEREK VANHORN

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Cameron Macko Managing editor cmacko@statenews.com

MSU falls 30-6 against Wisconsin in Big Ten opener, now No. 17 in AP

BY NATHANIEL BOTT NBOTT@STATENEWS.COM

MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio made it known throughout the week that conference play in the Big Ten is where the season really starts to matter. It is where the rings, big bowl games and college football playoff appearances are earned. Very little can compare to the hard nosed physicality the Big Ten conference puts on display every week.

Needless to say, it’s not the start that MSU was hoping to accomplish Saturday.

The visiting No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers mopped the Spartan Stadium field with No. 8 MSU Spartans by a score of 30-6, and put on an impressive showcase of strategic gameplan and poise, primarily from redshirt-freshman quarterback Alex Hornibrook, who looked calm and collected all game in his first career start.

“We knew what they were when we came into this football game,” Dantonio said. “We talked about it this week at length, that they were a very solid football team. And they would make you beat them.”

If the Spartans knew who they were, what they would do, and how they would beat them, how did the events that transpired Saturday afternoon happen? How did this turn into Dantonio’s third-worst home defeat since taking over in 2007?

The very same thing that happened against Furman, the same phrase that was uttered from every coach and player following their week one victory. “We can’t shoot ourselves in the foot.”

The Spartans did. And the only problem this week was that they weren’t lining up across from Furman.

Third-Down Defense There were 10 times that Wisconsin faced a third down and more than five yards to go.

Seven of those times were third and 10 yards or more. Wisconsin converted four of seven of those attempts, with another being converted on fourth down the next play. The only two they failed to convert were on their last two drives, when the score was already 30-6 and the Badgers were bleeding down the clock.

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Senior defensive back Demetrious Cox (7) attempts to block Wisconsin tight end Eric Steffes (44) from scoring a touchdown during the first half of the game on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers, 30-6. PHOTO: CARLY GERACI

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“We have to get off the field on third down,” assistant coach and co-defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett said. “We contained the run well on first and second down. We have to be able to get off of the field. That’s where our issues were. Credit to (Alex) Hornibrook. Credit to the young man starting his first game in a hostile environment. He threw some good balls out there today.”

Hornibrook finished 16-26 throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown.

133 yards of that total were from third down completions, conversion or no conversion.

Only one of those completions was over 30 yards (a 31-yard completion), showing that it was a number of chunk gains and not big plays that got the conversions necessary for Wisconsin to keep the ball, while tiring out the MSU defense at the same time.

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“Obviously, we know what we have to do now, and we come back and watch film, and just learn from everything that happened today.”

Darian Hicks, Senior cornerback

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Mental mistakes and turnovers In MSU’s opening season victory, it was the penalties that took points off the board and stalled momentum.

10 penalties were committed that game for 180 yards. Saturday, the Spartans had that act cleaned up, only flagged five times for 35 yards.

This time around, the Spartans were hurt by missed assignments, turnovers and mental lapses. Three interceptions from fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor was just the beginning of a long list of errors.

“We pride our ourselves on trying to eliminate and have no explosive plays, and things happen in the game, and no play’s perfect, no team is perfect,” senior cornerback Darian Hicks said. “And obviously, we know what we have to do now, and we come back and watch film, and just learn from everything that hap-

Spotlight “You know every quarterback has their ups and downs, and we still believe in Tyler. ... It’s a learning curve and everyone learns.”

R.J. Shelton Senior receiver pened today.”

The second half began with the defense storming out and forcing Wisconsin to punt deep in their own territory.

Getting the ball at midfield, a seven-yard run from sophomore L.J. Scott got the Spartans rolling to begin their drive.

Then, Scott fumbled on the next play. The ball flew and was picked up by Wisconsin.

66 yards later, it was 20-3 Badgers.

It killed all momentum the Spartans had, and trickled down through the rest of the game.

Only trailing by 17 and still with plenty of time left to make something happen, a high snap resulted in sophomore punter Jake Hartbarger falling on the ball and turning it over on downs.

With the ball at the MSU five-yard line, the next play was a Corey Clement touchdown run, and it all but sealed the deal for the Badgers.

“We still need to be able to respond,” co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner said, regarding Wisconsin’s defensive touchdown. “There was a lot of football left to be played right there. It was unfortunate. We were moving

the football. Things were going well, and all of a sudden the momentum changes. That’s a test. That’s where we need to understand that there is plenty of time left. I’m not sure that we were able to respond very well to that.”

O’Connor’s luck ran out O’Connor had made three career starts before Saturday’s contest: A road victory over Ohio State, where he split time with backup Damion Terry, week one against Furman, where he struggled at times but settled down, and his most impressive statistical performance, a road win over No. 18 Notre Dame last week.

He went 19-26 for 241 yards and two touchdowns that game, and delivered most of his throws on time, leading his receivers in stride.

The Badgers came in and blitzed O’Connor more than normal and received results. O’Connor final line from Saturday: 18-38, 224 yards and three interceptions.

“You know every quarterback has their ups and downs, and we still believe in Tyler,” senior receiver R.J. Shelton said. “You know it’s nothing to be where he should be down

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ohio state

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penn state

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on himself. It’s a learning curve and everyone learns.”

O’Connor, Shelton and the rest of the Spartans players and staff are keeping a positive beat as they move on with their season, but have glaring issues that need improvement.

“It’s my first loss as the starter so that’s definitely tough and eats at you,” O’Connor said.

“It’s still early in the season, and we can still control our own destiny. We still control that.

It’s tough to swallow, but we have a lot of guys and we will get better.”

Destiny in their hands, still MSU’s conversation for the remainder of the season shifts.

The team, as O’Connor pointed out, still controls their own destiny.

They play divisional foes for the rest of the conference season, excluding the University of Illinois and Penn State University, and still have an opportunity to play for a Big Ten championship.

In other words, the chip on the shoulders of the MSU players will have that much more of a

meaning with a loss on their record, which is an idea that resonates with much of the team.

“I wouldn’t say we are shell shocked,” safety Demetrius Cox, who led the team with 14 tackles on Saturday, said. “I just feel there are little things. The inches did not go our way today. We just have to play better as a whole and come out with more of a chip next week.”

That next week will see the Spartans on the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in yet another night kickoff, this one scheduled for 8 p.m. on October 1st.

The defeat is rough for the Spartans, especially considering the scoreboard, but it provides stepping stones for improvement.

“When you look at it, we have to recollect ourselves, our destiny is still in our own hands just like the Nebraska situation last year,” Dantonio said. “When we lost, we ended up playing all the people we needed to play to get that championship game, which is the Big Ten Championship game.”

That goal remains in reach again this year, and it’s up to the Spartans if they want to reach higher now.

“I wouldn’t say we are shell shocked.

I just feel there are little things. The inches did not go our way today. We just have to play better as a whole and come out with more of a chip next week.”

Wisconsin fullback Austin Ramesh (20) is tackled by sophomore safety Grayson Miller (44), defensive end Robert Bowers (91) and freshman safety David Dowell (28) during the game against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers, 30-6.

Demetrios Cox, Senior safety

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COACH’S CORNER “Protect the quarterback, run the football. Get off the field, stop the run. Do all the different things that you have to do to win a football game. The bottom line is we did not do those things.”

— Mark Dantonio The Spartan Marching Band stands in formation before the game against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers 30-6. PHOTO:EMMETT MCCONNELL 6

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Campus group talks climate change

BY ALEXEA HANKIN AHANKIN@STATENEWS.COM

A small group of student activists is demanding MSU take action on environmental sustainability. And they want action soon.

The group is an individual chapter group of the greater Climate Reality Project, an initiative coined by former vice president Al Gore in 2006. Its first goal is to get MSU’s campus to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.

“This particular goal is really urgent,” Natalie Smith, international relations sophomore and president of the chapter, said. “I mean, this is something that can definitely happen in 50 or 60 years, but this is a huge portion of what the campus uses, and it is actually feasible to get it forward mobility.”

The Climate Reality Project Campus Corps started in 2015 with some general marketing campaigns for sustainability.

Now it plans on doing the same, but with a greater force to push MSU administration to make decisions for seeking a healthier, or more “green,” future, Smith said.

This specific goal was chosen, Smith said, in collaboration with Wolfgang Bauer, a university distinguished professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Bauer was the expert who initially told the group this specific goal was attainable.

“You have to think, ‘what actually consumes energy on campus?’” Bauer said. “Two-thirds of it goes into heating the buildings. The other third is electricity. With electricity, we have fans and motors and elevators and research labs and internet routers and all that. Lighting is really a very small per-

cent of all that.”

The Climate Reality Project Campus Corps has been handing out petitions to aid its goal since the start of the fall semester, and plans on handing some to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon once the group meets its goal of 6,000 petitions.

Right now, they fall approximately at the 2,300 range, and have more “petition blitzes” in the works.

“What we’ve seen from students is a lot of support,” organizer Laura De Palma said. “Students are excited to be part of working on something very specific and concrete.”

The project team has been presenting to different classes on campus since the start of the academic year.

De Palma said the biggest question she gets from students is, “What’s the plan?”

“A lot of students want to see how this is going to happen,” De Palma said. “But our job as an organization is to build will, not write policy. … We know that there are models out there, we know that there are templates and we know that we have all the resources we need at MSU to put this in motion.”

The Climate Reality Project Campus Corps will kickoff Sept.

27. Smith and her team challenge students to come and check the group out, because this goal is just the beginning for their group. Their focus is changing the world, one action-based step at a time., Smith said.

“The one thing we really want students to know is that the problem we’re dealing with isn’t a problem that other people are solving,” Smith said. “It’s a problem that we’re solving ourselves. We’re part of the solution. … Change doesn’t come from the top down. It comes from the bottom up. And every single person at MSU should want to get involved in that effort.”

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From underground beginnings to patio present, El Azteco celebrates 40 years ACROSS

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People gather and eat dinner on Sept. 24 on the first floor of El Azteco at 225 Ann St., East Lansing, MI, 48823. El Azteco has been in business for 40 years. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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When Arturo Santa Cruz came to East Lansing in 1976, he had a dream of starting a restaurant unlike any other in the area — Mexican cuisine. Despite warnings from others that locals wouldn’t like the taste, Santa Cruz persevered. In 2016, his restaurant El Azteco is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

The restaurant originally opened on M.A.C Avenue in the basement under Campbell’s Smoke Shop. The restaurant became so popular that lines would go up and out the restaurant, general manager Braxton Newman said.

“I was told you had to stand with your back against the wall as you were going down to let people leave, so it was very crowded,” Newman said.

After 10 years in the basement location, Santa Cruz said he moved his restaurant to the more spacious current location on Ann Street.

The new digs included El Azteco’s rooftop patio, ranked third in the state according to onlyinyourstate.com, an online state-by-state tourism guide.

“Arturo had a vision like no other,” current East Lansing El Azteco owner Paul Vlahakis said. “It wasn’t easy to do. It was an architectural feat to do and it remains the only one in East Lansing.”

Santa Cruz sold the East Lansing location to Vlahakis four years ago.

Newman said the restaurant’s longevity is partly because of it’s deliberate timelessness, from the menu to some the key staff.

“Our prep manager, Lupe, she’s been here for 39 years, so the food is literally prepped the same way it was prepped 39 years ago,” Newman said. “It’s supposed to

taste like if you were a freshman in 1986 and got a burrito, you come back here, that burrito is going to taste the exact same.”

With 40 years behind it, El Azteco is looking toward the future.

Vlahakis said he and Santa Cruz are considering adding a basement level to the restaurant.

It will serve as extra seating for the winter, when the patio is closed.

“We’re working on plans right now to present to the city and see if it’s something we can (get) them to approve,” he said. “We’re currently doing a code review. When the (seasonal) rooftop patio closes, it’s nice to introduce the basement so we still have a bar or somewhere for people to wait, have a margarita while waiting to eat.”

This future development harkens back to the restaurant’s basement past.

“What we’d like to do is be able to touch back on those memories so that when people go downstairs they’ll get a memory of what they had,” Santa Cruz said. “It seems to be very important to a lot of those older customers.”

“It’s supposed to taste like if you were a freshman in 1986 and got a burrito, you come back here, that burrito is going to taste the exact same.”

Braxton Newman, El Azteco General Manager

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Sophomore forward DeJuan Jones is key role player for MSU soccer

BY ISAAC CONSTANS ICONSTANS@STATENEWS.COM

It was Labor Day, and the stands were nearly full with 1,522 in attendance at DeMartin Stadium.

The game was tied 1-1, and Columbia had resisted nearly all of MSU’s numerous advances.

Seemingly out of nowhere, sophomore forward DeJuan Jones took the ball down the sideline toward the goal. Jones ghosted past two defenders, evened his shoulders and buried the ball into the bottom right corner of the net, uncorking a frenzy in the stands.

The Spartans prevailed 2-1, and Jones finished with a goal and an assist.

“It was awesome,” Demetrius Jones, DeJuan’s father, said following the game. “He’s been dreaming for this moment to score at home.”

While MSU was the home team, “home” carried a much deeper connotation for DeJuan Jones, a lifelong MSU fan and Lansing native. The game-winner he had scored back on Sept. 5 was his first ever collegiate goal scored at DeMartin Stadium.

His punctuating performance was accentuated by the fact that Labor Day weekend had brought a large local fan base to the stands. And while there was nothing new about a wave of green and white, scoring in front of the entourage of homemade t-shirts embellished with a soccer ball and “Jones #6” across the front was a new high.

“I made some good connections throughout my years at East Lansing, starting in seventh grade,” DeJuan Jones said. “Just to see that people are still supporting me, even from seventh grade, just really cool. And really thankful for that.”

Demetrius raised his son an athlete from an early age. Having played football for Western Michigan University, Demetrius Jones passed down the athletic genes to his son, but he never pushed football.

At the age of five, DeJuan Jones was branded a “special player” on the soccer pitch by his youth coach. Because of Jones’ excitement and natural ability, the decision was made — soccer it was.

DeJuan Jones progressed up the soccer ranks, traveling across the country on club tours. However, his roots remained in East Lansing, and it was

in his hometown where he took his biggest step forward under the mentorship of former coach Nick Archer at East Lansing High School.

“He really taught me how to be more flexible and more versatile as a player,” DeJuan Jones said about Archer, a two-time collegiate champion at MSU. “Going in, I thought I was just a forward or a winger. But with coach Archer, he showed me that I could also play center attacking mid and really create defense.”

DeJuan Jones was a back-to-back state champion at East Lansing High School under Archer. In his senior season, DeJuan Jones was recognized as Mr. Soccer for Michigan, the sport’s highest honor within the state.

So when it came time to decide on colleges, DeJuan Jones predictably had a litany of suitors.

But only one campus was on his mind.

“Western (Michigan) was the first team that really showed a lot of interest in me,” DeJuan Jones said. “But when Michigan State offered me, it was pretty much a pretty easy decision just with the soccer history here, staying within 10 miles of home, being from East Lansing just right down the street.”

Jones said he still spends time at home every week and has a 3.5 GPA as an education major.

“Those are the defining moments for us, too,” Demetrius Jones said, proudly reemphasizing the Dean’s List.

On the field, MSU head coach Damon Rensing said DeJuan Jones has an “electric personality,” and has usually been the first man off the bench this season. He’s happy in the spark plug role, especially coming off a six-month rehabilitation assignment following an injury this summer.

Integrating his pace and flair throughout his sophomore season, Jones hopes to improve on a solid rookie campaign by adding more goals. He realizes, however, that whatever the team needs to win is his priority. “(My role is) to just be a calming piece for my team and just an offensive threat that they can look for if we’re looking for a goal or need to make a big play,” DeJuan Jones said.

Including the remainder of this season, DeJuan

Sophomore forward DeJuan Jones kicks the ball down field in a game against Rutgers on Sept. 9.

MSU defeated the Scarlet Knights by a final score of 4-0.

PHOTO COURTESY: REY DEL RIO

Jones still has three years to inscribe his imprint on the program. Demetrius Jones hopes it’s an especially memorable one.

“That’s the special part about him choosing Michigan State and being born and bred here in the Lansing-East Lansing area: that he could be able do something here and make something special,” Demetrius Jones said. “He really wants to take this school back into the top eight, final four, national championship.”

For DeJuan Jones, the dream is the same as it’s always been. In the process of elevating the status of MSU, he hopes to pave the path for a career playing soccer after college.

“That’s always been the long-term goal for me, but obviously you have to take it one day at a time,

one practice at a time here at Michigan State to get to that platform,” DeJuan Jones said about his professional aspirations.

Although DeJuan Jones likes his chances, said he understands the challenges ahead. He sometimes texts Fatai Alashe, a former MSU player who was drafted fourth overall by the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, to absorb tips and insight on what it takes to make it pro.

“I didn’t know I was considered in that group,” DeJuan Jones said when asked about being part of the clan of Lansing-area products and legends to thrive at MSU. “Hopefully, I can continue to impress at MSU and make an impact such as those guys made.”

Sophomore forward DeJuan Jones kicks the ball down past Rutgers defenders on Sept. 9. MSU defeated the Scarlet Knights by a final score of 4-0.

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MSU football, fans honor Mike Sadler during half-time tribute

BY DENISE SPANN DSPANN@STATENEWS.COM

The MSU Athletics Hall of Fame inducted eight new members on Thursday, with former MSU punter Mike Sadler being one of the inductees.

MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio spoke at the induction ceremony and had many good things to say about Sadler.

“Mike was one those guys that first of all, had a great demeanor about him,” Dantonio said at the ceremony. “He was extremely competitive, he was a guy that liked to have fun, very intelligent individual.”

Sadler died on July 23 in a car accident in which Sadler lost control of his vehicle and stuck a tree. University of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and Louisiana State University kicker Colby Delahoussaye was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

Sadler finished his Spartan football career as an all-time leader in punts, a two-time first team Academic All-American, as well as the school’s first four-time Academic All-American.

With his contributions to the university academically and athletically, the Hall of Fame Committee, the MSU Board of Trustees and administration bypassed the rule of having to be 10 years removed from MSU to be inducted, by giving him the honor of being the youngest MSU hall of fame member.

“I am so thrilled, he worked really hard to establish a reputation,” Karen Sadler, mother of Mike Sadler said. “And this is so deserving for him, I just wish he could see it.”

Karen Sadler accepted the honor on Mike Sadler’s behalf at the induction ceremony. She talked about her son’s decision to commit to MSU, and the impact MSU had on him in his five years on and off the field. She said Mike Sadler used his platform to make a difference by helping the community around him and anyone in need.

“Michael didn’t know that July 23rd, almost two months ago now would be his last day,” Karen Sadler said. “But it was. And he’s receiving this tonight because he did things right.

He lived with integrity.”

MSU also honored Mike Sadler as the Celebrate 2016 weekend continued at the MSU football game against Wisconsin. Members of the football team wore towels with Mike Sadler’s number that said, “R.I.P. #3”. Sadler’s number 3 was painted into the Spartan logo at the 50-yard line.

W hen the varsit y letter winners were announced on the field, MSU Athletic Director, Mark Hollis stood by Karen Sadler as MSU honored Mike Sadler by commemorating all of Mike Sadler’s accomplishments as MSU’s punter. A sold-out crowd of 75,505 people rose to their feet and the Sadler family a standing ovation. The Sadler family was very touched by the gesture of all these people applauding for their Mike.

Mike changed the lives of so many people, and he really meant a lot to his teammates and Spartan football as a whole. Honoring him during the Wisconsin game was just one of the times they’ve honored him since his passing.

Students hold up three fingers in remembrance of Mike Sadler during the game against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers, 30-6. PHOTO: VICTOR DIRITA

O’Connor still starting QB after tough loss

BY STEPHEN OLSCHANSKI SOLCHANSKI@STATENEWS.COM

Trailing 30-6, fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor rolled to the right, didn’t bother to see true freshman wide receiver Donnie Corley by himself in the end zone and zipped a pass to triple-covered fifth-year senior Monty Madaris.

Picked.

A week after leading an impressive 36-28 victory over Notre Dame, O’Connor was the calm, collected replacement to Connor Cook. On Saturday, however, O’Connor threw three interceptions, all ill-timed decisions.

“I made some poor decisions in some critical parts of the game,” O’Connor said. “But at the same time give credit to Wisconsin, I thought they put together a really good game plan.”

MSU limped to a 30-6 defeat at the hands of the Badgers largely behind a stagnant offense. Close for one half on Saturday, MSU had its chances, but was stifled by a pressure-happy Badger defense.

“They threw some blitzes at us that maybe we weren’t ready for,” O’Connor said. “Also, it’s on me to get the ball out in time and put the ball in a good spot and not make a bad play worse for us.”

Sending waves of blitzes, the Badgers were able to hurry O’Connor into poor and quick decisions. Oftentimes he missed open receivers on reads and tried to fit balls into closing windows.

But even on tough pressures, the soft zone is opened in the defense. He had trouble finding it as well, never really going to a safety valve in the flat or finding a man in space.

“I’ve never really seen that type of pressure coming at me,” O’Connor said. “There’s a lot to learn from, there’s a lot of opportunities I think that I’ll see where we can maybe get us into some different plays or different protections.”

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in opponents’ points plays later.

“I think he was put in some tough situations — had some pressure on him,” offensive coordinator Dave Warner said. “I think he needs to handle the pressure better. He threw off of his back foot a couple times and got the ball picked. I’m sure he’s going to be hard on himself and wish that he had played better as well.”

Dropping back in the second quarter, the pocket collapsing around him, a guy lunging at his feet and another unguarded heading for his torso, O’Connor tried to zip a ball to Jamal Lyles on a hitch route.

“I have to put the ball in a safer spot,” O’Connor said. “Poorly thrown I think — a stupid mistake.”

The third-and-six drive-saving attempt was jumped by Wisconsin’s Sojourn Shelton. Six plays later, the Badgers jumped out to a 13-6 lead.

With the game nearly out of reach in the middle of the fourth quarter and inside Wisconsin territory, O’Connor again tried to make a play, only for the ball to land in Wisconsin’s Derrick Tindal’s hands.

Wisconsin’s secondary provided press coverage as well that blanketed receivers. It was a combination of tough press coverage and man-to-man coverage that prevented easy getaways for Spartan receivers.

O’Connor, however, will not have to worry about job security, as head coach Mark Dantonio is still backing his quarterback.

“I don’t think that all of the sudden we say because these things happen we go against that,” Dantonio said when asked if O’Connor was now in a quarterback battle.

After four years spent learning the offense, he’s played sparingly and only once against a top flight team in Ohio State University. His passes in Columbus were limited, with ugly weather forcing MSU and Ohio State into a ground attack game that neither could break wide open.

He wasn’t forced to make throws. He never trailed by more than seven in Columbus, never having to lead a comeback as daunting as the one he attempted against the Badgers.

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The offense lacked consistency — a large component in creating a quarterback’s rhythm. But MSU squandered chances with penalties and sacks.

“He did make some throws did do some things,” Dantonio said.

“But every time it just sort of ended up empty.”

Despite the interceptions, O’Connor mustered an 18-of-38 performance for 224 yards still hitting throws downfield, including a 40-yard completion to Corley. But there’s work to be done for O’Connor.

He’s shown flashes and he’ll have nine more games to prove that Saturday was out of the ordinary.

Senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor responds to an interviewer after the game against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Badgers, 30-6.

PHOTO: VICTOR DIRITA

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MSU alumnus with vision disease competes in Paralympic Games

BY JONATHAN LEBLANC JLEBLANC@STATENEWS.COM

Stargardt disease “the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. The progressive vision loss associated with Stargardt disease is caused by the death of photoreceptor cells in the central portion of the retina called the macula,” according to blindness.org.

In short, Stargardt disease decreases the sight of the carrier and makes their central vision progressively more blurry and distorted.

This disease has impacted MSU alumnus Aaron Scheidies and is the reason he’s even thought about participating in triathlons.

“Stargardt’s disease is the reason I got into the sport of triathlon in the first place and it has taught me a ton,” Scheidies said via email. “Stargardt’s has forced me to learn how to be flexible and adjust on the fly. I have had to adapt and find accommodations to keep up with the fast pace and ever-changing society.”

Scheidies is able to compete in triathlon events

because of certain accommodations for his disease.

“In sport, I am able to compete through the use of a sighted guide that is attached by a tether in the swim and run in triathlon and ride a tandem bike,” Scheidies said. “The guide/pilot is my means to compete, and I am so appreciative to have great people and a great team of support in helping me get to where I have in my athletic career.”

Scheidies was a cyclist in this year’s Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

“When I found out I was going to Rio, I was ecstatic, as it had been a long up and down rollercoaster ride that I could write a book about (it),” he said.

Originally, Scheidies was ranked number one in triathlon in 2014, but his sport class was cut from the Paralympics in late 2014, Scheidies said.

This forced him to switch events from triathlon to cycling, which didn’t get off to a great of start during the Paralympic trials.

“At the Paralympic Trials in cycling (I had) a mechanical problem with the bike with only 1/2 mile to go. Which led to initially not be select-

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MSU alumnus Aaron Scheidies and his partner Ben Collins compete in cycling at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Photo courtesy of Aaron Scheidies.

ed for the team, to the Russians being banned from the Paralympics and finding that I would be competing in Rio,” Scheidies said.

His preparation for cycling didn’t change that much compared to his training for triathlon, he said.

“The only difference in my preparation was that (I) had to prepare two times as (much as) I first had to prepare for the Paralympic Trials,” Scheidies said.

Scheidies said his division, the blind/visually impaired classification, is the most difficult classification in the world.

“You could be the best in your class in the United States and be top five in the world and not get selected, so the trial is as big or bigger event than the Paralympic Games,” he said.

When Scheidies finally got the call that he was going to Rio, his training ramped up because he was only notified about competing in Rio three weeks before the Paralympics.

“I didn’t think I was going to Rio, I had to attempt to (get) myself back into top form as quickly as possible whereas the rest of my competition would be trying to slowly decrease training load as the games approached,” Scheidies said. “My training over the last three weeks included being on the tandem bike with my pilot Ben Collins six days a week for about three hours.”

On top of this, Scheidies and Collins trained with the rest of the U.S. Paralympic Team in southern California to get back into top cycling shape.

“We spent much of our riding along the Pacific coast and in the mountains inland from the coast,” Scheidies said. “I also worked on core strengthening and upper body strengthening with the TRX (total-body resistance workout) to maximize my stability and power transfer into the pedals.”

The expectation wasn’t necessarily to win gold in the road race cycling, but to at least finish in the top five since the road race is a specialty event for Scheidies.

“The expectations were very hard to determine, as we found out that we were selected for Rio very late in the game,” Scheidies said. “If we would have known we were going months before, we would have definitely had more of an expectation of winning Gold, but it’s hard to make this a realistic expectation when you find out just three weeks prior to the (Rio) games.”

Scheidies and Collins ended up finishing 12th out of 22 in the road race trials and only finished 30 seconds outside of fifth place in the 120 km, or 174.6 miles, track that included two 30 km loops. Both had challenging climbs and “wicked” descents.

“I would have liked a better performance … this shows the closeness of the competition,” Scheidies said. “There

were definitely some things that happened right before the race that impacted our performance.”

One of those issues was the chain on their tandem bike broke during warm-ups. Although Scheidies was able to do some of his warm-up, the broken chain threw off their whole warm-up routine, he said.

“The pre-check of the bikes was ridiculously slow and therefore it became our official bike check and I was unable to warm up anymore,” he said. “For the last 30 minutes prior to my race I was unable to stay warmed up and therefore went into the race with cold muscles. This definitely impacted our performance over the first half of the time trial and probably was the difference from fifth to 12th place, but I don’t think this was the difference of us and the podium.”

During the road race with 50 kilometers left, Scheidies and Collins were still in the lead group when the brakes on bike decided to give way.

“We went down the wicked descent of switchbacks, our brakes seemed to give out and we went sliding into (a) ditch,” Scheidies said. “Come to find out the brakes burnt the braking surface on the rim of the wheel and it delaminated away from the wheel. Our wheel was totally toasted, and we had to stop and wait for a wheel change. It was only a short change until our team car pulled up with the wheel change, but by that time the lead pack had rode away.”

Falling behind, Scheidies and Collins had to fight their way back to the front.

“We did an amazing job of coming back and catching many of the people that passed us, but we were only able to climb back to the pack that composed eighth to eleventh place,” he said. “We had spent a lot of energy in making this come back and the three teams that were with us beat us out in a sprint in the end.”

Finishing in 11th place didn’t damper Scheidies views on the race and their overall performance, he said.

“There was nothing we could have done about the issue with the wheel, and come to find out the Canadian team had the same thing happen,” he said. “I was very happy with how we responded and how we finished the rest of the race.”

“When I found out I was going to Rio, I was ecstatic, as it had been a long up and down rollercoaster ride that I could write a book about.”

Aaron Scheidies, MSU alumnus

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Before dawn, ROTC cadets reflect on first ruck march experience

BY DANIELLE DUGGAN DDUGGAN@STATENEWS.COM

Despite the pitch-black sky, discouraging 5:45 a.m. flashing on nearby clocks and the 35-pound backpacks tugging on their shoulders, each cadet proudly and without hesitation went to attention as soon as the flag was raised.

MSU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, meets three times a week to practice road marches, a three-mile march around campus.

Sept. 21 was the first time many of the newest recruits would perform a road march. Mastering this skill is crucial to one’s success in the program and in the military as well.

These morning training sessions begin inside Demonstration Hall, where cadets meet to take attendance, take out their fake weapons, get into the correct order and make it outside in time for the raising of the flag.

Along with preparing them for future road marches, these training sessions also ready them for their physical fitness tests.

These tests include testing how many pushups one can do in two minutes, how many sit-ups one can do in two minutes and a two-mile run. In order to maintain scholarships

and earn their stipend, cadets are required to pass this test.

ROTC is the largest commissioning source of the United States Army’s officers, giving students the opportunity to take part in an academically challenging, developmental program, Capt. Matthew Kabat, assistant operations officer for the battalion, said.

Though Kabat didn’t take part in the Army ROTC program when he was younger, he is grateful for the opportunity to train those involved at MSU. Taking part in the Army ROTC program provides cadets with numerous benefits, along with the opportunity to live as close to a normal college lifestyle as possible, Kabat said.

Those involved in the program receive benefits such as scholarships, a stipend system where they’re paid monthly, a free gym pass and much more, along with being able to be a part of other activities on campus, such as sororities, fraternities and college sports. “What you’re going to find is most people in this battalion are very, very highly motivated,� political science senior and Cadet Michael Bouchard said. “They’re going to take on probably as much as their plate could possibly allow them and they manage it. They really learn how to time manage

and be organized. That’s definitely one of the biggest things I’ve learned here.�

After dreaming of being in the military his entire life, Bouchard said he has found that this program has provided him with everything he hoped it would.

This is his fourth year in the program and he is currently their public affairs officer and acts as a senior staff member.

As soon as Bouchard realized he wanted to go into the military when he was younger, he recalls that he was hardly able to talk about anything else. “The same goes for all of my siblings,� Bouchard said. “Once we commit to something, that’s all we talk about. That’s how it was for me with the military and same with my younger brother, who’s about to join.�

For post-graduation plans, Bouchard hopes to go into infantry and eventually go to law school.

While seniors like Bouchard have grown comfortable with the program, freshmen students just beginning admitted to being overwhelmed.

Physics freshman Cadet Andrew Simon said he felt “really small.�

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This was the first ruck march for the newest cadets in the Army ROTC program at MSU. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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