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He’s got a lot of problems that I’ve only talked to other soldiers about. ” Theatre junior Jeff Jaeger, an active member of the National Guard, on playing a soldier on the stage — page 10

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Becky Stiles, third on the team in points, heads to her hometown of New Jersey for this weekend’s game — page 9

Opinion One mistake can change your future, as seen at Ohio State presents

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by kevin Lange opinion@statenews.com

The outcome of the court case is still up in the air for a kid who got the air knocked out of him.

Almost a full week after Ohio State senior Anthony Wunder was body-slammed by the football team’s strength and conditioning coach for running onto the field during the Buckeyes’ game last week, the legal aftermath remains unknown.

Initially it was reported that Wunder, a mechanical engineering major, would be getting yanked from the Evans Scholars program, which fully covers tuition and housing. A statement released by the Western Golf Association said Wunder’s Evans Scholars activities have been suspended but he remains on scholarship pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

With opinions all over the country teetering like Wunder’s vision must’ve been after that hit, it’s safe to say this matter has been all but settled. That said, let’s all settle down ourselves. This issue has been blown out of proportion, like the reported “alcohol involved” did to his ego before making the dumbest decision of his life. It was a dinky fourth degree misdemeanor of criminal trespassing that was ballooned into a national headline sim-

ply because he got hit in front of 108,362 people.

Though breaking the law is still breaking the law, something as small as criminal trespassing — which in Ohio is penalized with a maximum fine of $250 — should never fully strip a student’s hard-earned ability to pay for the nearly $23,000 in tuition and housing Ohio State costs in-state students. It’s always said that scholarships are a privilege, but anytime this much money is involved, the extensiveness of the discipline must be scrutinized.

This holds true for any student at any college, for that matter. Let’s say an MSU student made a dumb, drunken mistake like Wunder’s. It’s tough to estimate how far the consequences would go, with a different set of rules in a different administration. It certainly was a scare for students who are surrounded in the live-and-learn environment of college, regardless of what small, ill-minded—or booze-minded—mistake is done in the spur of the moment.

At the end of the day, Wunder’s act simply was a harmless though insanely idiotic act out of intoxication from a student who should’ve known better. Plain and simple. But there are other routes to take with an issue like this besides pulling a fullride scholarship. Set community service requirements. Deny him access to football games for the rest of the season, which means the rest of the senior’s time at OSU. Whatever it is, let it be a brutal lesson to learn. But it doesn’t need to cost almost $23,000.

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LETTER: Spend more on education, not foreign oil

By Chanu Ganesh and Steven Pawlak opinion@statenews.com

Michigan is spending more than $5 billion every year on foreign oil. For perspective, that’s enough money to send every graduating high school senior in Michigan to college. In fact, it’s nearly enough to pay tuition for a full, four-year degree for every graduating senior.

As students at MSU, we’ve experienced firsthand the rising costs of college, with more and more of our friends taking on massive amounts of debt that they’ll carry well into their professional lives. While a college degree is clearly a worthy investment, the financial commitment it takes is extremely daunting. Money is always a concern — and for many students, it remains a limiting factor.

That’s why it doesn’t make sense that Michigan is sending $5 billion to other nations

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every year to pay for foreign oil. When you think about the impact we could have with that money — sending every Michigan high school graduate to college, for example — the numbers are truly alarming.

We must continue turning to new, and better, solutions to burning oil — solutions that leverage our state’s long history of technological innovation. We should be leading the way on the availability of clean, renewable fuels and promoting their use across Michigan. And we should be investing in the next generation of renewable technology to help break our dependence on foreign oil.

By rolling back our spending on foreign oil and investing that money here at home, local communities and students, such as ourselves, benefit. Renewable fuels are already helping to expand options and provide new solutions, and we have an opportunity to build on progress made so far.

At the same time, by incorporating clean,

renewable fuels, we can put Michigan and our nation on track for a healthier and more secure future — by reducing the amount of oil we burn, preventing the flow of dollars to areas that can be hostile to the United States, and creating jobs here.

We need to be focused on the future here in Michigan. We are hopeful for what’s ahead — and we’re thankful we had the chance to earn a degree here in East Lansing. Michigan is an innovative state, and we don’t want to be stuck in the past. Unfortunately, as long as we’re sending $5 billion to other nations every year to pay for oil, we remain on an unsustainable path.

We ask policymakers at all levels to do all they can to boost America’s energy security by investing in clean technology. It’s simply the right thing to do for future generations.

Chanu Ganesh is a world politics senior and Steven Pawlak is a finance and economics senior at MSU.

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Skateboarding as a hobby, an art form Two MSU sophomores stepped away from skateboarding, but reignited their passion for the sport on campus this year

Kinesiology sophomore Elliot Thomas practices his flip tricks at his favorite on-campus street spot Sept. 19 at the parking structure by Bessey Hall.

Elliot recently picked skating back up this February after stopping at age 11. He practices at this parking structure because it’s an open area and the pavement is smooth, which is great for beginners.

By Raymond Williams rwilliams@statenews.com

To kinesiolog y sophomore Elliot Thomas and agricultural industries sophomore Mitchell Furstenau, a skateboard is not just a transportation tool used to get to classes at MSU. For them, it’s a lifestyle.

Thomas and Furstenau started skating at an early age, but as time went on they both encountered obstacles that put a temporary halt on their skating.

“When I was 11, I moved and I didn’t know anyone that skated, so I stopped for many years,” Thomas said.

Injuries held Furstenau back from skating.

“I had some back issues,” Furstenau said. “It kind of scared me going back on the rails again.”

Thomas decided to pick up skating again this past February, and Furstenau started doing skateboarding tricks again this semester. They both practice their tricks with other skaters at the Ranney Skate Park in Lansing.

“My main hobby is skateboarding,” Thomas said. “It creates a huge common ground for people to get to know each other. It’s not as much of a sport as people think as it is an art form.”

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Agricultural industries sophomore Mitchelll Fuerstenau watches fellow skaters Sunday at the Ranney Skate Park. “I’ve skated Ranney since middle school,” Fuerstenau said. “I love it, it’s the park for me.”

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News Greeks joust and race in Fireman’s Challenge

Education sophomore Alyssa Goeckel participates in an obstacle during the Pi Kappa Alpha Fireman’s Challenge on Wednesday at Valley Court Park. This is a threeday charity event to raise money for blood cancer research.

Members of the greek community competed in the annual event and supported Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life with proceeds

By Meagan Beck mbeck@statenews.com

Shrieking sorority sisters ran from a wheelbarrow race to a six-legged race in an obstacle course created by Pi Kappa Alpha.

On Tuesday, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity kicked off the events for its annual Fireman’s Challenge.

The challenge, which is a series of events during a three-day span, is one of the fraternity’s philanthropy events. All proceeds go toward Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life.

The foundation donates money to blood cancer research in memory of Trudeau, a Pi Kappa Alpha brother from the University of New Hampshire who passed away in 2008 after battling leukemia.

Philanthropy chair and supply chain management junior Daniel Chapie said for him, the event is a sense of giving back.

“I’ve been so privileged as an individual growing up and coming to Michigan State and being a part of this fraternity, so it’s nice being able to give back to others who are less fortunate and at the same time have fun,” Chapie said.

Chapie said he began planning for the threeday event during the summer by reaching out to the national office and finding donors. He spent the last few weeks coordinating the actual event.

Chapie started the event with a T-shirt sale to give each competing sorority more points per shirt bought. He said more than $450 was raised in T-shirt sales.

Kappa Alpha’s Fireman’s Challenge began with a campus quest, where sororities were given clues via Twitter to a location where they had to sign in with a brother.

Zeta Tau Alpha member and human development and family studies junior Rebecca Skinner

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said the event was great to be involved in because it is for a good cause but fun at the same time.

“You get a little competitive and get to meet other people in the greek community, but still show off your competitive skills,” Skinner said.

Following the campus quest, sororities competed against each other on Wednesday in an obstacle course complete with balloon toss, flip cup and a pie to their coach’s face to finish the race.

Kappa Alpha Theta member and packaging sophomore Anna Thomas said the event was rewarding to be a part of, though her team didn’t do that well.

“We tried pretty hard … blood, sweat and tears,” Thomas said. “It was fun to see greek life heavily involved and for a good cause.”

The grand finale of the Fireman’s Challenge was a jousting tournament which took place on the Pi Kappa Alpha lawn.

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For MSU, Big Ten season kicks off against Nebraska Senior running back and Heisman candidate Ameer Abdullah has carried No. 19 Nebraska to a 5-0 record. If MSU wants to keep its playoff hopes alive, they will have to stop Abdullah on Saturday under the lights “One of the reasons you probably come to Michigan State is to play in a conference like this and have these types of games.”

Mark Dantonio, Football head coach

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah runs down the field Sept. 20, 2014, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., during the game against Miami. The Huskers defeated the Hurricanes, 41-31.

Photo courtesy of Scott Bruhn/Nebraska Athletics

By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com

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here’s something about Spartan Stadium under the lights.

At least that’s what players are saying. As No. 10 MSU (3-1 overall) prepares to face No. 19 Nebraska (5-0 overall) for an 8 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, players, coaches and fans are getting wrapped up in the excitement of opening Big Ten play with a top-20 matchup.

“One of the reasons you probably come to Michigan State is to play in a conference like this and have these type of games,” head coach Mark Dantonio said.

“We’ll have to be at our best, expect us to be at our best and we’ll focus on energy.”

Budding Rivalry MSU and Nebraska haven’t played very many times, with Nebraska not joining the Big Ten until 2011. The teams have only competed eight times, with Nebraska winning the first seven.

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The winless streak against Nebraska ended last season for MSU as they came into Lincoln, Neb. and beat the Cornhuskers 41-28.

“It was the last football team we had not beaten on the road,” Dantonio said.

“That was one of the things I think we needed to do as a program.”

Nebraska is coming to East Lansing with their own road woes. They have not beaten a top-10 team on the road since 1997.

Despite the importance of this matchup, Dantonio didn’t put the game on a pedestal.

“I think we have a lot of rivals in this conference,” he said. “You can feel the emotion from both football teams when you go, you can feel the emotion, and that’s exciting.”

Ameer Abdullah He’s a senior running back from Homewood, Ala. He is five-feet-nine inches of power. He is Ameer Adbullah, and ever since he arrived in Lincoln, he’s been a

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Why? Why are we here?

How’d it all happen?

We know what the preachers say, but what about science? Believe it or not, there’s an abundance of evidence for intelligent design, but you won’t hear it in the classroom.

Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. looks to pass Sept. 20, 2014, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., during the game against Miami. The Huskers defeated the Hurricanes, 41-31.

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Spartan killer.

Even in last season’s loss to MSU, Abdullah was one of the only running backs to play the defense and actually go out with respectable numbers.

Abdullah went for 123 yards on 22 carries, which is not his usual production but still impressive against last season’s Spartan defense.

Combined in the 28-24 MSU loss in East Lansing, Nebraska put up 313 yards on the ground and in 2011 the team put up 190 yards in a 24-3 victory.

The bottom line is that, win or lose, Nebraska has seemed to have no problem running against MSU’s annual top-ranked rush defense.

“Yeah, (last year) they hit on a couple plays,” Dantonio said. “But the turnovers that we were able to acquire helped us win that game. It would have been a much closer game, it was still a close game, but it would have been a much closer game series in and series out.”

Abdullah is the running back on every Spartan’s mind this week.

“He’s really good at finding the hole,” senior defensive end Marcus Rush said. “He changes direction extremely well, he’s fast and he’s powerful. He’s a smaller guy with a lot of power to him.”

The players on both sides are starting to get familiar with each other. Abdullah and junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun have had to put a budding friendship on hold for this game.

Calhoun said the two speak on a semi-regular basis, but the good feelings will be put on hold until after Saturday night.

“Last season we weren’t gap-sound,” he said.

“A lot of guys missed assignments or stepped in the wrong direction, not getting the call. There (are) a lot of things we did wrong.”

Calhoun said while Nebraska has a great scheme and offense, the problems that MSU had against Nebraska last season can be easily corrected.

“A lot of it was us,” he said. “It was little things that we could have corrected there on the sideline, we didn’t completely understand it because we didn’t have film to watch, but now we understand it.”

Saturday night lights The first night game at Spartan Stadium didn’t happen until 1987, almost 64 years after the stadium opened. Since that Labor Day weekend win against USC, there have been many more night f r iday, O ctober 3, 2014

games, with a flurry happening the recent years.

“The most special thing is probably the “go green, go white” chant,” junior quarterback Connor Cook said. “When you’re playing in Spartan Stadium it’s louder at night in my opinion.”

Senior safety Kurtis Drummond said night games are exciting because anticipation builds for kickoff in a way that is absent from noon or 3:30 p.m. kickoffs.

“It’s great to be able to let it out after a day of waiting,” he said. “Those games feel a lot different than the noon games.”

Both Drummond and Calhoun said the late kickoff doesn’t bother them personally.

“It doesn’t challenge me personally, but I’m pretty laid back,” Drummond said. “I just try to relax, have fun and make sure guys are loose.”

Calhoun said he also tries to remain as relaxed as possible, but sometimes that isn’t easy.

“It’s havoc,” he said. “When you have to sit in the hotel all day, it’s pretty boring, by around 4 o’clock you’re thinking that you’re ready to go, you know what they’re going to do and you’re ready to make plays.”

B1G Implications The Big Ten season is opening with a spark for the Spartans. Nebraska is undefeated and knocking on the doorstep of the national prominence they knew in the 1990s.

They have run the ball on MSU and scored plenty in the last three meetings. Nebraska knows that they’ve had success against MSU, and they aren’t afraid to tell people about it.

“I wouldn’t expect anything less,” Calhoun said. “If they said, ‘They have such a great defense, I don’t know if we can run on them,’ I wouldn’t look forward to the game as much.”

For Nebraska, a light schedule following MSU puts them in a situation where they could be 9-0 going into another big game against Wisconsin on Nov. 15. Nebraska has not started 6-0 since the last time they went to the national championship in 2001–2002 season.

For MSU, a trip to the College Football Playoff hinges on MSU at least winning the conference. Another loss and they are likely done.

The stage has been set, the lines have been drawn. Now all they have to do is play the game.

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The Spartans celebrate after the game against Jacksonville State on Aug. 29, 2014 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Gamecocks, 45-7. PHOTO: julia nagy

By robert bondy rbondy@statenews.com

There’s no doubt that the entire campus comes to life on a football Saturday in East Lansing, especially when the game is played at night under the lights.

Extra time to tailgate and party only adds to the game day experience for students, alumni and fans, but what about the players and coaches? MSU will return to Spartan Stadium this week for a prime time matchup under the lights, taking on No. 19 Nebraska in the Big Ten opener.

Junior quarterback Connor Cook said at the 2014 Football Media Day night games are no doubt exciting for the fans, but he personally would rather play during the day to avoid that long

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anxious wait for kickoff.

“I have to wait around all day and I’m the kind of guy who likes to wake up, get my routine and get to the field and play just because I’m so stressed out and ready to play,” Cook said. “It kind of stinks waiting around all day in a hotel. What I usually do to cope with that is we have a fourhour long break and I just sleep that entire time, just trying to get my mind right, take my mind off things.”

“We definitely want to play at night, period.

Those are the best games, but as a coach it’s not always that nice.”

Pat Narduzzi, Defensive coordinator

Senior left guard Travis Jackson agrees with Cook on hating to wait around for the game to roll around, but does enjoy how the fans get even more jacked up for the later games.

“I really enjoy the festivities of it,” Jackson said. “Really appreciate how much Spartan nation loves it so I guess it makes it worthwhile to have so many night games.”

While Cook and Jackson might

not be fans of nighttime games, the Spartan’s recent record under the lights says otherwise. Under head coach Mark Dantonio, MSU is 7-2 in night games at Spartan Stadium, including the season opening win against Jacksonville State on Aug. 29.

Junior cornerback Trae Waynes is indifferent about night games.

Waynes said he prefers earlier games to “knock them out the way” but considers playing under the lights at Spartan Stadium an “experience you have to have.”

On the other side of the equation is how the coaching staff adjust to a nighttime kickoff.

Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi said he enjoys watching as many football games as possible on Saturdays but doesn’t get that opportunity during night games.

However, he said there can be downsides to playing so late.

“As a coach. to play in Spartan Stadium at 8 p.m. there’s nothing better,” Narduzzi said.

“But when you think about the long term, when you think about sitting in the hotel all day, no good. As a coach you’re working all morning and when the game’s over you have no time to even unwind and you go right into the next day.

“We definitely want to play at night, period. Those are the best games, but as a coach it’s not always that nice.”

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Field hockey’s trip to New Jersey will be homecoming for Becky Stiles The Spartans will play Big Ten newcomer Rutgers on Friday at 3 p.m. and will complete the New Jersey road trip against Monmouth on Saturday at 1 p.m.

By Jonathon Chun jchun@statenews.com

Senior midfielder Becky Stiles, third on the team in points, is heading home this weekend.

A native of Medford, N.J., Stiles will have plenty of her own supporters this weekend as field hockey prepares to take on Rutgers and Monmouth on the road. “It’s exciting,� Stiles said of her homecoming. “I have some family and friends that said they’re coming. But yeah, just focusing on the game and playing my heart out.�

After losing against Big Ten newcomer Maryland last weekend, No. 20 MSU field hockey (5-4 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) will welcome Rutgers into the Big Ten. Coming in with two straight conference losses, MSU will look to rebound with two straight wins.

With all the Spartans previous losses only coming by one goal, head coach Helen Knull could always take some type of positive away from each game.

However, against Maryland on Sunday,

MSU was down 4-0 late in the second half and only scored two goals when their fate was already sealed.

Granted, the Terrapins are the No. 2-ranked team in the country and are coming off a Final Four appearance last year. However, Knull won’t let her team use that as an excuse. “It doesn’t matter who our opponent is,â€? Knull said. “It’s just another jersey‌the positive was that we controlled the tempo. We controlled the game. The drawback being we didn’t get the win. The Maryland game, I think, was a good lesson for us. Playing a top four team that dominated us through 55 minutes of the game, we’ve got to find a way to play better. We’ve got to find a way to clean up our basic skills, but they’re teams we’re going to see again in the Big Ten Tournament.â€?

Though MSU got two big tests out of its way last weekend, the schedule does not get any easier. Six of the nine Big Ten teams are still ranked, and the Spartans have a handful of challenging non-conference games left to deal with as well.

On the offensive side of the field, the Spartans have cooled down recently after catching some momentum early in the season. The Spartans are averaging one goal per game in losses, compared to 4.6 goals per game in wins. “Our basic skills, just passing and receiving under pressure, struggled,�

Knull said. “There’s a couple things we got to clean up in terms of our ability to pass and follow the play.�

While the game against Penn State was more evenly played, the Terrapins completely shut down the Spartans’ attack for nearly the entire game.

With most of the goals this season coming from senior forwards Abby Barker and Allie Ahern, MSU could use more offensive contributions from the entire roster.

Barker and Ahern have scored 15 of MSU’s 27 goals this season, accounting for 56 percent of the offense.

MSU opens up the weekend on Friday against Rutgers at 3 p.m. and follow it up on Saturday against Monmouth at 1 p.m.

Maryland forward Katie Gerzabek fights for the ball against senior midfielder Becky Stiles on Sunday at Ralph Young Field. The Terrapins defeated the Spartans, 4-2. PHOTO: Jessalyn Tamez

Ohio State will end break for men’s soccer

By Matthew Argillander margillander@ statenews.com

With no games from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, the men’s soccer team (5-1-2 overall, 1-0-1 Big Ten) will be well-rested on Oct. 4 against the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-3-3 overall, 1-1-0 Big Ten). “We’re off mid-week, which is a huge rest for our guys ... we’re preparing for a big conference game against Ohio State,� head coach Damon Rensing said.

Junior midfielder Jason Stacy wants the team to come out with a must-win, especially considering the next game is a conference matchup. “Ohio State is always a good team, it’s a little bit of a rivalry,� Stacy said. “Big Ten games are extremely difficult to win no matter who you’re playing, so we’ve got to come in with a really tough mentality that we’re not going to lose the game. We’re going to put the ball in the back of the net and we’re going to do everything we can to get a

result.�

After recording seven shutouts in eight games, the team will look to get the offense going.

The Spartans have scored only seven goals in eight games, with three of the seven coming against Florida International on Aug. 31. The team hasn’t scored more than one goal in any other game this season. “That’s a good Ohio State team, they’ve done well so far this year,� Rensing said. “It’s going to be a tough place to play but we’ve got a mature team, a veteran team and all we have to worry about is going in there and playing some good soccer.�

This Buckeye team has given up eight goals this season compared to just one for MSU. The MSU defense will be looking for the shutout to give junior goalkeeper Zach Bennett lone possession of the record for most career saves at MSU, after he earned his 23rd to tie the record on Sept. 28 in a 0-0 tie against Rutgers.

After the matchup with Ohio

State in Columbus, the team will head back home to play Akron (4-3-1 overall) on Oct. 7 and then conference opponent Wisconsin (1-5-1 overall, 0-2-0 Big Ten) on Oct. 11.

The extra rest this week for

“Ohio State is always a good team, it’s a little bit of a rivalry.�

the Spartans will come in handy as the team’s next three games stretch covers a period of just eight days. The three-game stretch will be a big test for MSU with two of the three being conference games.

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Emily Jenks Features editor features@statenews.com @sn_features

Active National Guard member and MSU student plays soldier in theatre production The MSU Department of Theatre’s production “Midwinter: A War Without Soldiers” features National Guard member and political science and theatre junior Jeff Jaeger — a soldier both on and off the stage.

By Ian Martin imartin@statenews.com

“Midwinter: A War Without Soldiers” reads the promotional poster for the MSU Theatre Department’s first production.

The irony of this title is that there is a soldier in this play — an actual soldier.

It will be the first college production for political science and theatre junior Jeff Jaeger, who is also an active member of the National Guard.

“It might have had a little to do with the casting process. But yes, I do play a soldier in the play as well,” Jaeger said.

Even being a soldier in real life, Jaeger said the role hadn’t come as easily as he expected.

“I thought that I would be better set up for it, have an easier starting point. He’s got a lot of problems that I’ve only talked to other soldiers about. I’ve known sol-

Political science and theater junior Jeff Jaeger, who plays the role of Greenville, kisses theater junior Bonnie Bairley on stage Wednesday during a scene in the Arena Theater at the MSU Auditorium.

There will be a show Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. and a how Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.

Admission is $5 at the door. PHOTO:

diers that have some of the problems that we address,” Jaeger said.

“It’s really difficult, not only trying to figure out what that might be like for me, but at the same time just dealing with issues that are very close to our professional community.”

Jaeger, who is in his sixth year acting, is still learning a lot by being in such a professional environment.

“I’ve learned a lot about stage combat. It gets pretty violent and I can’t say that my character is lovable by any means. He’s quite despicable, actually,” Jaeger said.

While Jaeger plays a soldier in Midwinter, the play actually focuses on the people who have to live in the aftereffects of war, rather than those who are fighting in the war.

Midwinter will run in the Auditorium Arena Theatre at 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5.

ERIN HAMPTON

RCAH Center for Poetry chalks sonnets and haiku along river trail

By Megan Cochrane

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To see more poetry chalking photos, go to statenews. com/ multimedia

Philosophy junior Robert Nebergall writes a poem Wednesday on a sidewalk behind Shaw Hall.

“Thoughts dictate who you are,” Nebergall said about what the poem he wrote meant to him.

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Cups of apple cider, colorful buckets of chalk and poetry books set the scene along the Red Cedar River Wednesday.

The Residental College in the Arts and Humanities Center for Poetry held its annual poetry chalking event just east of Farm Lane on the river trail.

The annual event is a way to meet people, get poetry into the community and spread awareness about the center, Linnea Jimison, assistant director of the RCAH Center for Poetry, said as she passed out sticks of brightly colored chalk wrapped with printed poems.

Jimison said poetry is important to students’ education because it gets them to think about the world from a broader perspective and express themselves.

“I think poetry encourages kids to think in a different way,” RCAH junior and Center for Poetry intern Kelsey Block said.

Psychology and English senior Sarah Denick said she thinks poetry has been

abandoned in education and society as of late, but it is beginning to reappear.

After chalking a poem by Danish poet Henrik Nordbrandt, neuroscience junior Ben Coberly said other students could benefit from poetry and the humanities, just as he has.

“I have a personal connection to it, and I feel that a lot of people would also have a personal connection to it,” Coberly said.

Jimison said she believes there’s a poem for everything.

“We say people who don’t like poetry just haven’t found the right kind,” she said.

Jimison said all students are welcome to stop by the center’s office to browse its library.

The RCAH Center for Poetry is located on Snyder hall’s second floor, next to the LookOut! Gallery, and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For an in-depth look at the fall poetry chalking, check out The State News YouTube channel or statenews.com.

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Good Eats

East Lansing ice cream and frozen yogurt shops offer variety All along Grand River Avenue, ice cream and frozen yogurt establishments cater to the sweet tooth of MSU students and East Lansing residents with soft serve, mix-ins and milkshakes.

By Anthony Herta aherta@statenews.com

Cold Stone Creamery “I like how they mix in the toppings. The toppings are really big because they’re homemade. They have really good variety.” – Brittany Mearim, nursing senior Sitting on the edge of campus, Cold Stone’s ice cream is a popular guilty pleasure among students. If a college student’s wallet can spare an extra dollar for a tip, the workers break out in an ice-cream themed song to provide a little entertainment. Although Cold Stone may not be the cheapest ice cream around, many students said they think the variety and large sizes are worth the extra cost.

Dairy Store “It’s really good ice cream on campus. It has more of a draw than a chain because it’s made at MSU.” – Andrea Raby, journalism senior With two locations on campus, the Dairy Store is a convenient place for students to get ice cream. Most of the 40 ice cream flavors sold at the two locations on campus cannot be sold in grocery stores because of the high fat content. Although it’s known for it’s ice cream, the Dairy Store also makes a variety of cheeses that can be purchased alone, or on a homemade grilled cheese in the store.

Tasty Twist “Tasty Twist is more about the memories I’ve had there over the years of living in E.L. than just about the ice cream. It’s always been like the late night hangout with friends ... it’s also one of the cheaper options and still delicious.”

– Jane Sirigiri, Lyman Briggs freshman Despite its slightly run-down outside appearance, students say Tasty Twist is a favorite. Famous for its variety of homemade soft serve, Tasty Twist lures students in with great tasting ice cream and low prices. To keep things fresh, the Twist has a new theme each week such as “strawberry” or “coconut” week to cater to a variety of tastes.

Tutti Fruitti “I like Tutti Frutti because their frozen yogurt flavors are unique, but still really good. I love that you can add whatever toppings you want, and it’s fun to create your own cup of froyo.” – Kelsie Harper, human development and family studies sophomore If regular ice cream or frozen yogurt is too mainstream, head to Tutti Frutti on Grand River Avenue. Unlike most frozen yogurt places, Tutti Frutti differentiates itself with unusual flavors such as taro and soy almond, alongside staples like chocolate and vanilla. Many students said they enjoy the freedom to mix and match flavors and finish their masterpieces with a huge variety of toppings, ranging from brownie pieces to kiwi slices to gummy worms.

Elementary education sophomore Erica Schuch, left, eats frozen yogurt with marketing freshman Emma Prevoznak on Monday at Tutti Frutti. The two said that they came to the shop to take a break from school work. PHOTOS: JESSALYN TAMEZ

11 Tasty Twist on Grand River Avenue is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Taro cake flavored ice cream with sprinkles on Sept. 30, 2014, at Tutti Frutti.

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