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Neighborhoods can request grants to fund projects through the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Board. Crawford said the board is a matchmaker between community needs and finding who can offer to help.

The advisory board “works with (neighborhoods) to see if there’s other funding strategies available, particularly if there’s in-k ind cont r ibutions or donations that we can solicit from other organizations,” Crawford said. “We also bring a lot of volunteers into the city; large organizations, businesses and others will want to do service days.”

Mayor Andy Schor launched Serve Lansing to improve the city’s sense of community.

Mayor Andy Schor on Sept. 6 launched an initiative called Serve Lansing in an effort to improve the community. With guidance from national nonprofit Cities of Service and through partnerships with local nonprofits, the program aims to increase civic engagement and beautification.

Partners include MSU, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), Capital Area United Way, the American Red Cross, Do1Thing, the Lansing Board of Water and Light, and the Greater Lansing YMCA. “Serve Lansing is really an opportunity for us to do two things,” Andi Crawford, Director of Neighborhood Organizations for the City of Lansing, said. “One, for the mayor and the administration to make a broad commitment to the role of volunteerism and community service across the city ... and then two, for us to have a mechanism by which we could hopefully coordinate a lot of these efforts.”

Efforts to grow civic engagement include getting citizens involved in informal service projects, voting and serving on boards and commissions, Crawford said. Tasks for enhancing beautification in neighborhoods and the city include shoveling snow, cutting grass, raking leaves and picking up

River Point Park is pictured on Sept. 20 at Lansing. PHOTO BY CJ WEISS.

trash. The program will also educate citizens on how to be prepared in the event of an emergency.

SUPPLYING RESOURCES

Volunteers are needed to fulfill these priorities.

They can connect through United Way, an online portal to find volunteer opportunities. The City of Lansing cannot accomplish these projects alone, but their function is to “help coordinate those and maximize the resources,” Crawford said.

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with United Way, said Kristina Coby, director of Volunteer and Community Engagement for the MCSC. Volunteer programs such as Serve Lansing use management software Get Connected by Galaxy Digital, which is a technology platform that volunteers have desired for more than 15 years, Coby said.

“It is extremely effective,” Coby said. “The data that pulls out of Get Connected really does tell the story.”

These opportunities include training, funding for projects and supplying materials, she said.

Understanding volunteers’ needs allows the program to provide resources. Crawford spoke of an instance where volunteers were able to bring smaller tools to help with trimming bushes at Cherry Hill Park while the city supplied more advanced equipment.

“They can chainsaw the limbs down, so the neighbors can drag them over and throw them in the big chipper,” Crawford said. “It’s about coordinating those resources, bringing what the city has to offer and really partnering with our citizens to do the work.”

Another project is an extensive leaf cleanup in the Baker-Donora neighborhood that has gone on for the past two years, Crawford said. This is a crucial task to prevent leaves from clogging drains throughout the city.

“Leaf removal is actually a pretty big issue because it can lead to flooding problems come springtime,” she said. “We have tool trucks within the city ... dozens and dozens of rakes, wheelbarrows and all kinds of equipment.”

For emergency preparedness and response efforts, she said the city will be emphasizing and educating citizens on the importance of leaf cleanup to prevent flooding.

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Serve Lansing is a coalition of community partners, Crawford said.

“The city is very capable of convening people around a common goal,” she said. “That’s what our real role is within Serve Lansing, to bring those folks together.”

Lansing works with Cities of Service, a nonprofit that guides city leaders to engage their communities. The organization strives to strengthen the relationship between the people and the elected, said Myung Lee, executive director of Cities of Service.

“Lansing is one of our top star cities,” Lee said. “Lansing, under the direction of Andi Crawford, has done such tremendous work to reach out and to engage the community members in a real, meaningful way. She’s been really listening to what the community bumpers are looking to accomplish.”

The MCSC “supports all municipalities, organizations and programs that use volunteerism as a solution to getting their work done,” Coby said, adding that the commission provides professional training for the initiative.

MSU’s Center for ServiceLearning and Civic Engagement works with Serve Lansing to “strengthen the volunteer infrastructure in the greater L a n si ng reg ion,” center director Renee Brown said in an email, adding the center recruits students and residents to par ticipate, including “neighborhood revitalization, disaster relief, social entrepreneurship, voting education and more.”

The center will select five students for a year-long project through the Communit y Engagement Scholars Program.

Beginning in mid-October, the students will work on projects with Serve Lansing until spring semester.

“This is an exciting opportunity (for) Lansing partners and MSU students to collaborate,” Brown said.

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U.S. SENATE

Voters in Michigan will have the chance to watch candidates for U.S. Senate debate for the first time since 2008. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan and Republican military veteran John James meet in Detroit and Grand Rapids.

Both candidates have accepted invitations to participate in debates hosted by WGVU-TV in Grand Rapids Oct. 14 and the Detroit Economic Club Oct. 15. A partner station has not yet been selected for the Detroit debate.

James was first to issue a challenge, requesting six debates with Stabenow ahead of the general election. He later accepted invitations for three debates taking place in Detroit, along with three more in Grand Rapids, Traverse City, and Flint.

When Stabenow was last up for reelection, in 2012, she did not debate her Republican opponent, Pete Hoekstra. In 2014, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, did not debate Republican

candidate Terri Lynn Land in their race to fill the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Levin when he retired.

Polling released Sept. 26 by Ipsos shows Stabenow leading James by 20 points

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Candidates in one of this year’s most hotly contested races for the U.S. House of Representatives will debate at least three times.

Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Michigan, and former intelligence officer Elissa Slotkin, his Democratic challenger, will debate one another during a televised debate on WDIV in Detroit Oct. 5, a

radio debate on WILS in Lansing Oct. 16 and at a forum in Livingston County Oct. 18. Slotkin’s campaign had previously expressed interest in a fourth town hall style debate hosted on MSU’s campus, which the Bishop campaign said they could not attend due to a scheduling conflict.

Slotkin first challenged Bishop to debate three times after winning the Democratic primary.

Weeks later, Bishop responded by challenging her to three debates.

In July, the Cook Political Report shifted their race projection from “lean Republican” to “toss-up,” citing Slotkin’s strong fundraising and saying that “multiple private surveys depict Bishop in weak shape.”

A Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll from Wednesday showed Slotkin leapfrogging Bishop with a 47 percent to 43 percent lead, after she trailed him by five points in August polling.

GOVERNOR

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gretchen Whitmer, the former minority leader of the Michigan Senate, will face off with her Republican opponent, Attorney General Bill Schuette, twice in October.

Their first debate, taking place in Grand Rapids Oct. 12, will be moderated by WOOD TV8 political reporter Rick Albin. They will face off again less than two weeks later, facing questions

from Kimberly Gill and Devin Scillian of WDIV during an Oct. 24 debate in Detroit.

Both debates will be televised by the host stations and streamed online, and are expected to be simulcast across Michigan on other stations. The schedule was announced in midSeptember following weeks of negotiations between the campaigns.

Schuette first challenged Whitmer to debate on Aug. 9, two days after the primary. He requested a minimum of three debates, with two taking place in Detroit and Grand Rapids, while the third would be in Lansing, Flint, or Traverse City.

Later that day, Whitmer challenged Schuette to three debates.

Where the campaigns disagreed, however, was in Whitmer’s stipulation that each debate have a predetermined focus. Her campaign requested the debate in Grand Rapids be focused on healthcare, the one in Detroit on education and skills training, and the one in Flint on clean water and infrastructure.

Polling released by Ipsos on Sept. 26 shows Whitmer holding a 13-point lead over Schuette, 52 percent to 39 percent.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Speaker of the Michigan House Tom Leonard, the Republican nominee for Attorney General, on Sept. 18 challenged Democrat Dana Nessel and independent Chris Graveline to participate in two debates. Negotiations are underway between the campaigns.

Nessel holds the lead in the race for attorney general, according to a Glengariff Group survey conducted Sept. 5 through 7. The poll showed her leading Leonard 42 percent to 29 percent.

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The university began the listening stage of the presidential search process Sept. 17.

With the aim to receive input from the campus community on the qualifications and criteria for the university’s next president, the presidential search committee began holding “input sessions.”

These sessions will include open forums for the campus community, meetings with university colleges and meetings with student groups.

THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE

The co-chairs of the presidential search committee are Trustee Dianne Byrum and Trustee Melanie Foster.

With the goal to assemble a diverse search committee, Foster announced in August that the committee includes nine women and 10 men, five of which are people of color.

Faculty, staff, alumni, two students, half of the Board of Trustees — Byrum, Foster, Trustee Dan Kelly and Trustee Joel Ferguson — and other members of the community, are also on the search committee.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE UPCOMING INPUT SESSIONS

At each session, members of the presidential search committee will ask students and faculty three pre-written questions to respond to.

The sessions will not include a question-andanswer period, and each comment is limited to two minutes.

The questions include: What qualities, characteristics and criteria are desired in a new president of MSU? Higher education is facing many challenges today. What do you consider to be the major challenges facing MSU? Focusing on the future, what do you consider to be important strengths and opportunities for MSU? Byrum said the search committee decided on these questions because they’re “ultimately the qualifications, the characteristics, the qualities, the criteria” they’re looking for.

At each session, the MSU Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention team will hold a safe space for faculty and students who feel uncomfortable or triggered during any part of the discussion.

Students, faculty, staff and other members of the MSU community can also fill out input

forms on the presidential search website if they were unable to attend any sessions or have any further comments.

WHAT’S NEXT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PROCESS

The presidential search committee will hold public open forums for the campus community on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 at the Kellogg Center.

Representatives from Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, the firm that specializes in higher education executive searches that was selected to guide the MSU presidential search, will attend these sessions.

On Oct. 10, the session will be held in Room Big Ten A and on Oct. 11, it will be held in the Lincoln Room. Both will last from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

On Oct. 4, an input session specifically for labor staff will be held at the Hannah Administration Building.

Sessions for colleges have already been held at the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Music. Sessions will soon be held at the Eli Broad College of Business, the College of Social Science, the College of Osteopathic Medicine and more.

After the community input phase of the presidential search process is over, Foster said the committee will use their notes from the input sessions to develop the criteria for a new president.

Teresa Sullivan, the former president of University of Virginia who was hired to advise the co-chairs during this process, will be a part of this phase.

A “position description” will then be included on the MSU president job posting and will be made public around the end of October.

The search committee will then begin accepting applications for the new president.

Byrum said a few of the questions that are being addressed to members of the public during community input sessions will also be asked during candidate interviews.

Identif ying candidates and the initial interviews will begin in November, and final interviews with the MSU Board of Trustees are set to occur between February and May. The Board of Trustees will ultimately decide who the permanent university president will be, which will be announced in June of 2019.

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‘I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else’ LIFE AT MSU AFTER NASSAR

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In the aftermath of ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse and an ongoing fallout between students, faculty and the administration, MSU welcomed another freshman class onto campus, as it has done for the past 163 years. Except this year’s class is exceptional in many ways.

Despite an ongoing crisis that has rocked nearly every corner of campus, this has been the university’s largest and most diverse freshman class, according to statistics released by the university. Which leaves many to wonder: Why would students still choose to attend a university in its darkest hour?

SPARTAN BORN AND BRED

Pre-nursing freshman Grace Murphy comes from a family that bleeds green and white: She grew up attending MSU football, basketball and hockey games, and has known since age three MSU was her dream school. Both of her parents are alumni who were extremely disappointed when they heard about Nassar.

“They were unhappy to hear about it. It made them sad it was happening to their university,” Murphy said.

She shared similar feelings.

“It’s a really bad thing and never should’ve happened,” she said. “There were so many steps along the way that people didn’t act as they should have.”

However, Murphy believes the scandal doesn’t define the university.

“For me, there’s so much more to Michigan State than just that,” Murphy said.

Despite their discontent for what happened, they didn’t let it influence her choice to apply.

Even though her parents never once questioned her decision to attend, others wondered if she had made the right choice.

“That was something I got asked about. But, it was never a factor for me that had any influence on my decision. That’s not what I see Michigan State as,” Murphy said. “That’s a thing that happened at Michigan State.”

Nearly a month into her first year, Murphy doesn’t regret her decision and has been enjoying meeting new people around campus. She’s also gotten involved with the Nursing student association and through her involvement in the Honors College has had the chance to conduct

research in microbiology and molecular genetics with the Dufour Lab. She offered advice to prospective students and their families who are still on the fence about attending State.

“There were a lot of people involved, overall it was one bad person at the root of it, and a lot of people who let it happen. There are still so many people here that are here for your safety,” Murphy said. “There are a lot of different resources you can go to if you do feel unsafe.”

She believes this year’s freshman class is so large because many other students share a similar perspective to hers, she said.

“I think that a lot of people have been able to see past that instance; acknowledge that it’s bad, but see past it to realize Michigan State has so much to offer,” she said.

‘NOT MY FIRST CHOICE’

James Madison freshman and Okemos native Chloe Majzel wouldn’t have attended MSU if it were her choice. It was the easiest decision financially for her parents and she ended up being drawn to James Madison College. Despite

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it being a seemingly cut-and-dry decision, Nassar complicated things. The situation caused Majzel and her parents to be more concerned for her safety.

“When I go to club meetings, I don’t go alone. I always make sure I have someone to walk with, especially if it’s at night,” Majzel said.

This caution also expands into the classroom.

“When you’re talking to a professor or any adult it’s always good to have the door open,” Majzel said. “That’s what I learned in high school, I liked that idea. If there’s not a door closed, there’s witnesses.”

She finds some comfort in the fact MSU has mandatory programming such as the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Program (SARV) for first-year students, and Bystander Network Workshop for second-year and transfer students.

“So far it seems like the programs that they make us do are good. But, it also feels like they’re just doing it because of Nassar,” Majzel said.

She also believes that there should be more initiatives to ensure students feel comfortable in one-on-one situations with faculty members

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and other adults on campus.

For this year’s prospective students, she suggested checking out MSU for themselves.

“I think if they really like the academic programs here, then they should take a tour and talk to current students, and see and ask about programs MSU has for sexual assault,” Majzel said.

Majzel also offered words of advice for fellow freshman who are in the same boat as her.

“I think they should try to make friends, and always use the buddy system and never be alone,” Majzel said.

‘IT AFFECTED ME DIFFERENTLY’

Music freshman Kyle Sodman said Nassar impacted his decision a bit less because he is a man, but the abuse and the fallout is still on his mind and others’ as well.

“I wouldn’t say it was a big decision making point ... A little bit, but not a lot,” Sodman said.

“Everyone’s talking about it, everyone’s thinking about it.”

He’s not sure how the university handled the situation, but believes that despite what’s going on, there’s still a very supportive environment here.

“All the other people are really helpful and supportive. It’s a safe place for most all students.

Even now, because of that bad situation, they’re taking steps to improve its safety. I think now MSU is safer than ever,” Sodman said.

mission, we work towards the common good with an uncommon will,” Janssen said.

Janssen also commented on how MSU has changed following Nassar.

“We have a whole website dedicated to the ways we have already changed, and we’ll continue to listen and create change to make MSU a safer, healthier, and more respectful campus community,” Janssen said.

‘AN UNCOMMON WILL DEDICATED TO CHANGE’

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Julia Janssen, marketing and communications director for MSU Communications and Brand Strategy, or CABS, admitted that prospective freshman and transfer students did raise some concerns about attending MSU because of Nassar. But she believes the record-breaking freshman class speaks to the university’s strength.

“MSU remains one of the top 100 universities in the world and continues to provide an excellent education to students. True to our land-grant

Physics and art freshman Rian Buckley applied to 14 different schools with one goal in mind: getting out of California. Now, 2,000 miles away, Buckley has fallen in love with the Midwest and the opportunities MSU has to offer.

“I think that the Midwest is gorgeous and that Michigan State is also beautiful, and that the opportunities here are just out of this world,” Buckley said.

Some of those opportunities include exploring outside interests through the Honors College.

“Through the Honors College I can pretty much

take the classes that I need to for my major, in addition to anything else I’m interested in.

Next semester, I’m taking genetics even though it has nothing to do with either of my majors,” Buckley said.

He “was disgusted to say the least” when news broke about Nassar and questioned if he had made the right decision to attend MSU. Ultimately, Buckley believes that what happened affected the university’s reputation, but not himself, or his education, in a negative way.

“Ultimately, it is not the university that did this — it is not the instructors here, it is not the students here — who did something wrong. It is a small fraction of the people here that messed up,” Buckley said.

For students and parents who are still unsure if MSU is the right choice for them, he offered these words of advice.

“Do what is best for them in their heart. It is a very wonderful community here who are very protective of each other,” Buckley said. “Despite this scandal, I’ve never felt more at home.”

“It was never a factor for me that had any influence on my decision.

That’s not what I see Michigan State as. That’s a thing that happened at Michigan State.”

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All Saints Episcopal Church 800 Abbot Rd. (517) 351-7160 Sun. Worship: 8am, 10am, & 5am Sunday School: 10am www.allsaints-el.org Chabad House of MSU 540 Elizabeth St. (517) 214-0525 Prayer Services: Friday night services followed by traditional Shabbat dinner @ Chabad. www.chabadmsu.com Eastminster Presbyterian Church UKirk at MSU Presbyterian Campus Ministry 1315 Abbot Rd. (517) 337-0893 Sun. Worship: 10am www.eastminster church.org Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. (Meet @ University Christian Church) (517) 898-3600 Sun: 8:45am Worship, 10am Bible Class Wed: 1pm, Small group bible study www.greaterlansing coc.org Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles St. (517) 332-1916 Services: Friday night 6pm, dinner @ 7, September–April www.msuhillel.org

The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing 920 S. Harrison Rd. (517) 351-4309 Friday Services: 12:15-12:45pm & 1:45-2:15pm For prayer times visit www.lansingislam.com/ Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. (517) 332-0778 Sun: 9:30am & 7pm Wed: 9pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) www.martinluther chapel.org Pentecostals of East Lansing 16262 Chandler Road (517) 337-7635 Service Times: Sundays: Prayer 10:30am, Service 11am Wednesdays: Prayer 6:30pm, Bible Study 7pm pentecostalEL.org Denomination: Pentecostal The People’s Church multi-denominational 200 W Grand River Ave (517) 332-6074 Sun Service: 10:30am with free lunch for students following worship.

The PeoplesChurch.com Riverview Church- MSU Venue MSU Union Ballroom, 2nd Floor 49 Abbot Rd. (517) 694-3400 Sun. Worship: 11:30am-ish www.rivchurch.com

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St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C Ave. (517) 337-9778 Sun: 8am, 10am, Noon, 5pm, 7pm M,W,F: 12:15pm T & Th: 9:15pm www.stjohnmsu.org

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he span from 10 p.m. to midnight four days a week might not seem like an athlete’s ideal practice hours, but dancers on the MSU Ballroom Dance team practice at that time with little complaint.

According to members of the team, there are plenty of people willing to undergo the late night practices. In fact, there’s almost an eagerness about it.

Accounting senior Jasper DeJesus, the team’s competition chair, first found MSU Ballroom Dance at Sparticipation. After two years on the team, dancing became a sort of therapy to her.

“It’s a way that I get to express myself really creatively and freely,” DeJesus said. “It’s therapeutic, where I can have a really long, hard day, and then come to ballroom practice and it’s like I’m fine.”

DeJesus isn’t alone. The team’s creation dates to 2004, and according to its members, students

can take up competitive and recreational ballroom dancing for simple fun — or even security.

International relations senior Josephine Auchterlonie is the president of MSU Ballroom Dance Team. She’s pursued ballroom dancing as a career.

“The purpose of our group is to not only spread the sport of ballroom dance to MSU students, but also spread it to the community,” Auchterlonie said.

The team offers classes for different levels of students, and no audition or prior dance experience is needed. The teachers — a mix of older members who dance at a more advanced level — teach the newer members.

“We also bring in professionals several times during the semester and then many times during the year to teach our team members more about dancing and give them a professional training, essentially,” Auchterlonie said.

University Luthern Church (ULC) Lutheran Campus Ministry at MSU 1020 S. Harrison (517) 332-2559 Sun. Worship: 8:30am & 10:45am (Sept–May) Summer Worship: 9:30am www.ulcel.org University United Methodist Church 1120 S. Harrison Rd (517) 351-7030 Main Service: Sun: 10:30am in the Sanctuary May 27–Aug. 26: 10am-11am Additional Services: TGiT (Thank God its Thursday): Thur: 8pm in the Chapel of Apostles universitychurchhome.org office@eluumc.org WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbot Rd. (517) 580-3744 Sat: 6:30pm msu.edu/~welsluth

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Reclaim MSU, Pissed Off MSU plan on continuing activism on campus

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In light of the MSU administration’s handling of reports against ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar, groups such as Reclaim MSU and Pissed Off MSU have been formed with the goal of advocating for change on campus.

Reclaim MSU, a group composed of students, staff, faculty and alumni, formed in February after members felt a lack of trust among the university’s administration.

“It was started in response to everything that was going on with the administration in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal,” Natalie Rogers, communication coordinator for Reclaim MSU, said. “I think we formed a week or so after Lou Anna K. Simon stepped down, with the original intent of bringing everyone who was angry on campus together so we could create a system where they could do something about that and work to change the university.”

Rogers said Reclaim MSU advocates for increased transparency and accountability in university governance.

“On campus activism is important because we’re in a place where we have the ability to create a lot of change,” Rogers said. “There is a lot of things going on at this university right now that aren’t very good, and we are in a place where we can directly affect them.”

Reclaim MSU also has a goal of changing the MSU Board of Trustees’ bylaws and structure.

“Ideally, we want to put two students and two

faculty on the Board of Trustees so that we have increased transparency and accountability,” Rogers said. “Right now, the Board of Trustees doesn’t really seem to care about everything that’s going on and about how the community feels about what’s going on.”

During the Homecoming football game against Northwestern University on Oct. 6, Reclaim MSU plans on working with survivors to put together a “teal out” in order to bring awareness to sexual assault.

After white nationalist Richard Spencer came to MSU during the 2018 spring break and MSU continued to make headlines, another activist group called Pissed Off MSU was created.

One of the main focus points for the group is looking back on the history of student resistance at MSU. The group created a timeline called the “disorientation guide,” which dates back to the founding of the university.

The group sought to bring attention to the history of students standing up for what they believe in at MSU. While organizing protests isn’t currently a plan for Pissed Off MSU, bringing together other student groups is.

“If we have a goal, it’s to build solidarity,” Duncan Tarr, a member of Pissed Off MSU, said.

“We want to build solidarity, and then we can all accomplish everything.”

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Ballroom Dance team Auchterlonie is one of the team’s instructors.

Her eight years of dancing experience led her to be elected president of the team for the fall semester.

“Ballroom dance is pretty much my whole life,” she said. “I really wanted to help the team in any way I can.”

Public policy sophomore Zoe Schultz, a recent addition to the team, said she has always been interested in ballroom dance. It works like meditation for her, enabling her to focus.

“At first it was difficult. Like learning all these new routines on the first week and then now we’re choosing one dance routine we are kind of focusing on, so make sure you cover all the basics down on technique and frame,” Schultz said. “I can just relax and if I had, like, a stressful day at school, I can come here and just focus on dance and not have to think about that stuff and just releasing,” she said.

The team also provides open dancing, which is a time set aside for general dancing and making friends with other members of the team.

“Everyone gets along and then we have multiple partners,” Schultz said. “We’re switching partners and you’re getting comfortable with everyone and it’s kind of become like a family unit already.”

Mechanical engineering senior Philip Wandor is the community outreach coordinator of the team. Wandor said the role has helped him to grow in his ability to communicate with people, especially with his fellow team members.

“It’s really helped my communication skills,” he said. “I did it before to really step out of my box and like connect with them.”

As a freshman, Wandor joined the team at the encouragement of his older brother. He wasn’t sure about the whole thing at first.

“For me, it’s definitely out of my comfort zone a little bit,” he said.

But after trying out, Wandor found himself viewing ballroom dance in a different light.

“It is like a sport to where you can get up a good sweat, you can really get working,” he said.

Since the team meets four times a week from 10 p.m. to midnight at MSU Demonstration Hall, Schultz is no stranger to the odd practice hours.

She said the time could be difficult to manage with, especially if a student has a morning class, but the payoff in the end is worth it.

“I think the sacrifice is worth it in the end,” she said. “I really do enjoy this and I believe that what I’m doing will pay off in the end. I don’t mind like sparing a couple hours of sleep in order to dance, to be honest.”

Auchterlonie said ballroom dance is registered as an Olympic sport, but not a lot of people know about it.

In the Midwest, universities have established ballroom dance competitions for teams like MSU to compete in. MSU’s team is going to three competitions this semester. Their next coming competition is Sept. 29 in Washington, according to a calendar on the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships website.

“It’s just a great chance for you to learn because when you go and you watch other people, especially higher level dancers dance, you can actually learn a lot just watching them,” Schultz said.

PHOTOS: MSU Ballroom Dance Team members dance at Demonstration Hall Sept. 19. PHOTOS BY ANNIE BARKER

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Green was one of nine teenagers — otherwise known as the “Little Rock Nine” — who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

From 6 to 8 p.m. in the MSU Union Ballroom, students are invited to learn about Green’s experience with desegregation and how he became a major figure in the American civil rights movement. MSU Bakers cookies are provided.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 At 6 p.m., MSU's 2018 Homecoming Parade begins at the Hannah Community Center on Abbot Road and makes its way down Grand River Avenue to end on campus at Farm Lane. This year’s parade features more than 130 student and community groups, including the Spartan Marching Band, the MSU Alumni Band, MSU Athletics and clubs, Greek Life, Michigan high school bands and more.

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Through making documentary, Maya Washington brings father, family closer JONATHAN LEBLANC JLEBLANC@STATENEWS.COM

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efore the passing of former Michigan State defensive end Bubba Smith in August 2011, Maya Washington didn’t know much about her own dad’s history.

Maya, the youngest of former MSU wide receiver Gene Washington’s three daughters, and the rest of her family attended a gathering at Smith’s house in Los Angeles the night before the memorial.

There, Maya learned through stories told by Gene and his teammates, such as former quarterback Jimmy Raye, running back Clinton Jones, linebacker George Webster and countless others, what her dad was like as an athlete and college student.

“I really started to see my dad in a different light, imagined him as a college student and found the interactions really endearing,” Maya said.

The stories touched her so much that it led her to write, direct and produce a documentary about it called “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar,” which had its local premiere Sept. 26 in Wells Hall at MSU. “The thing that intrigues me most about this era is the ways that Michigan State changed my dad’s life, changed the life of other African-American athletes and students at Michigan State at the time,” Maya said.

The film shows how Gene and his teammates grew up in the segregated South, how then-coach Duffy Daugherty created a “pipeline” of black players from the South to Michigan State and how the university broke racial barriers. It also shows how a dad and daughter became closer.

“I think the biggest gift of working on this project, and the process having taken as long as it has, has been a way for us to really connect and appreciate each other,” Maya said. “In researching his history and talking to all of his teammates and family members and coaches, I have a better appreciation of what it took for him to be successful.”

THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT INSPIRED

Maya knew Gene’s scholarship to Michigan State was important to her dad.

But she didn’t know the backstory until Smith’s memorial.

“I always knew my dad grew up in segregation, I always knew how important that scholarship was to creating an opportunity for him to get an education. And the happy, wonderful surprise is that he ends up being on an awesome team and an NCAA title holder in track and goes into the NFL,” Maya said. “But, I never knew the details prior to 2011. He never talked about the process of how he got the scholarship.”

Because Daugherty was out of football scholarships, Gene received a track scholarship, and went on to win multiple NCAA titles.

The College Football Hall of Fame inductee finished his MSU career with 106 receptions, 1,938 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns.

“They had no idea about my track background, because they wanted Bubba,” Gene said. “They had no idea about my football background, because they wanted Bubba. So basically, I owe everything to Bubba Smith and his dad, for just giving me the opportunity. And once I got there, I wanted to make sure that I stayed there and I didn’t have to go back to the segregation down South. That was the most important thing to me.”

Maya said she was “touched in a profound way.”

From there, the six-and-a-half year process of making the film began. When Maya told Gene, he said he was “surprised” she wanted to pursue this.

“By being interested and going through all of those interviews with her and meeting all of my teammates, we had a lot to share,” Gene said. “All

of us coming from completely segregated situations in school systems from different states, it was kind of a common story that she picked up on and developed.”

DISCOVERING GENE’S PLAYING DAYS

Growing up, Maya said she never knew much about Gene’s time at MSU. He retired from football in 1974 after a seven-year NFL career with the Vikings and Broncos — before Maya was born.

She only knew the businessman who worked at 3M, the Dayton-Hudson Corporation (now called Target) and MSU’s career counseling, helping recruit students of color for jobs and internships with major companies.

While growing up in Plymouth and the Minneapolis suburbs, people occasionally asked Gene about football or wanted an autograph.

“I never had a real appreciation for what an amazing athlete he was or fully understood why people were excited to meet him,” Maya said.

Maya said she grew up an artist, while Gene stuck to his “wheelhouse” of sports.

Both said it never really occurred to them before Maya decided to make this documentary.

“I think for a lot of people, and a lot of father-daughters, it’s relatable in the ways that your parents do or don’t include you in the things that they’re passionate about, and what the impact of that is,” Maya said.

Maya said the documentary has allowed her and Gene to develop an appreciation for one another.

“He’s seeing me work really hard on this film and has greater and deeper understanding of what it takes for me to do what I do,” Maya said.

“In researching his history and talking to all of his teammates and family members and coaches, I have a better appreciation of what it took for him to be successful ... There were just some really fundamental, important conversations that we took for granted or just never had before I made this film.”

BREAKING BARRIERS

One of those conversations was about how Gene and his teammates grew up in the segregated south, and their goal to try and break the racial barrier in college football.

“Growing up in that situation ... you really don’t talk about your experiences and such,” Gene said.

“And then you look back so many years and you’re like, ‘That was very important.’”

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