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MSU’s Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX Office released a report about sexual misconduct and relationship violence complaints received by MSU during the 2015-16 school year.

It’s the first annual report released by the office to inform the community about efforts to combat sexual misconduct and relationship violence on campus.

“We believe the increase in reports is a result of efforts at MSU to raise awareness, rather than an increase in incidents,” Title IX Coordinator Jessica Norris said in a press release. “This is consistent with data from the National College Health Assessment that shows MSU students have the highest level of awareness regarding sexual assault and relationship violence among all participating universities.”

According the report, there were 461 complaints filed and 378 were not inves-

tigated for various reasons. The office was created in April 2015 to handle sexual misconduct and discrimination complaints through the Title IX Office.

There were 31 sanctions with outcomes varying from probation to expulsion. Of those, 23 cases were students, four were university employees, three were faculty and one was not affiliated with the university.

MSU programs and training statistics were also represented in the report. In 2015, 97 percent of students took part in online training on relationship violence and sexual misconduct in addition to 92 percent of MSU employees.

Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Program, or SARV, workshops had 6,121 freshmen and transfer students attend.

The Greeks Take the Lead program in spring 2016 included 31 different programs with sororities and fraternities, had more than 900 participants.

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East Lansing reacts to Cosi closing

MSU student film in E.L. Film Festival

Bridge club seeks student interest

After shutting down and laying off their workers, Cosi is missed by residents

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“I never really imagined me coming to Michigan State. But when I came, the trees and the people around here reminded me of home. The coaches made me feel like part of a family, so that was the main reason.”

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MSU Main Library ranked seventh in the nation among all colleges

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The Main Library was rated seventh in the nation among all colleges, according to a recent ranking survey conducted by College Rank.

According to College Rank, MSU was ranked seventh due to its vast amount of collections, including their Africana, comic and voice collections.

The Main Library is home to the nation’s largest digital media collection, The State News previously reported.

“We definitely have some collections areas that other libraries don’t have,” MSU outreach librarian Holly Flynn said. “We have a huge collection of comics, a quarter of a million comics. We also have a radicalism collection which is really unique.”

Agricultural librarian Suzanne Teghtmeyer said she isn’t surprised by the ranking due to the efforts MSU has put forth into the library.

“The library has worked very closely with provost office to make sure that we have the

appropriate funding to get the materials that students, faculty and researchers need to learn from,” she said.

Teghtmeyer said that she doesn’t want people to just think the library is just a place for books and information.

“The library tries to be more than just a warehouse of information,” Teghtmeyer said.

The library offers education, on paper and in-person.

MSU librarians try to teach how to search, conduct research and manage citations to the entire patron base, Teghtmeyer said.

These tools are also available to a wide swath of students.

“We try to make sure our resources are available to everyone,” engineering librarian Thomas Volkening said.

He sa id t h is i nc ludes st udent s w it h disabilities.

“We try to be very proactive in that in making sure that if you’re a student here, you have as much access to everything that we have available as somebody who has 20/20 vision or mobility,” Teghtmeyer said.

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Voter registration walkthrough and voting options for November

BY RILEY MURDOCK RMURDOCK@STATENEWS.COM

The 2016 presidential election will be the first time many MSU students will exercise their right to vote. For those who have not yet registered, the deadline is Oct. 11 to vote in the general election.

“The application process literally takes two minutes, assuming you know the last four digits of your Social Security Number, your birth date and your driver’s license number, if applicable,” Ingham County clerk Barb Byrum said.

These three items, in addition to a voting address, are all that are required to register to vote.

Byrum said anyone who will be 18 years old by election day may register with a volunteer who has been deputized or with their municipal clerk, who for most students will be East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks.

Students may also mail in their application.

HOW TO VOTE In The 2016 General Election

Whether registering in East Lansing or at home, Byrum recommended registering in person to allow the option to vote absentee.

“I would encourage anyone registering to vote to register in person and show photo ID,” Byrum said. “If they do not show photo ID to a deputy or to the clerk they will be unable to vote by absentee ballot, and rather will be required to vote in person for their first voting experience on election day.”

An absentee ballot allows a voter to fill out a ballot in advance, then mail or turn it in to their municipal clerk under the pretense that they will be unable to vote in person on election day. This option might be useful to students with hectic schedules.

To request an absentee ballot, a request form must be filled out and signed, then turned in to the municipal clerk in person or via mail or email.

For those who wish to vote absentee, Byrum said she recommends completing the process

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sooner rather than later, as it takes about a week for an absentee ballot to return to a clerk.

“Municipal clerks will continue to receive absentee ballot requests up until the Saturday before the election,” Byrum said. “However, by waiting that long, it is impossible for that individual to be mailed a ballot and then to, in turn, return mail it back.”

Whether with a clerk, volunteer or by mail, students must fill out a paper application, as Michigan does not have online voter registration. Students who are already registered outside of East Lansing may update their address online if they wish to vote in East Lansing during the election. Students may also track their registration online to ensure they’ve been successfully registered.

“If someone’s registered to vote, say, in Marquette … they must do one of two things: they could update their address to reflect what they consider their more permanent address, which would be their dorm room perhaps,” Byrum said.

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Gather the following information: the last four digits of your social security number, your birthday and driver’s license number

“Or, they could keep that registration the same and request an absentee ballot from that Marquette city clerk.”

Students may register at City Clerk Marie Wicks’ office, sign up with one of many volunteers across campus, or attend a voter registration drive,

“I would encourage anyone registering to vote to register in person and show photo ID.” Barb Byrum, Ingham County clerk

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Register with a deputized volunteer or a municipal clerk. East Lansing’s municipal clerk is East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks.

Wicks’ office is located at East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, Room 100 East Lansing, Mich. and is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on weekdays.

MSU Honors College grant has global reach

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The MSU Honors College annually awards the Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas to Honors College students to tackle issues from blindness to finance.

Last year, three grants were awarded, director of Honors College international engagement Kristin Janka said.

Two of the recipients, criminal justice junior Arhin Acheampong and biochemistry and molecular biology senior Sarah Tresedder, ventured off to Ghana for their different projects.

The purpose of Acheampong’s project was to provide eye health screenings and treatment to prevent curable disease from causing blindness among northern Ghanean children, of whom one in four endure eye problems and one in seven will go blind by age 13, Acheampong said.

More than 1,500 students were reached through eye screenings and glasses donations.

The project hit close to home for Acheampong.

“I decided to do this eye screening project because it was actually a project I personally benefited from while I was in Ghana years ago,” Acheampong said.

The MSU students weren’t alone in their efforts.

Tresedder’s project of providing water to a school in Ghana had help from an organization called African Vibe Ghana, Tresedder said.

“It was great to be able to work with the com-

munity directly and know that we were actually giving something they wanted,” Tresedder said.

The third grant was awarded to alumna Trish Abalo, who graduated in spring 2016.

“I’m working with the Michigan State University Global Center for Food Systems Innovation on what’s called the Frugal Innovation Practicum,” Abalo said.

The project’s goal is to form committees among the markets of Lilongwe, Malawi to craft government approved financial strategies to implement construction projects that benefit them, Abalo said.

The project should be done in March or April of 2017, Abalo said.

“It’s really opened up ... my mind, to think about how we as students can build on innovation that’s already going on in communities,” Abalo said. “It’s not just us coming in and proposing ideas or giving money, it’s more so about us working collaboratively, to really focus on how communities can sustainably do this themselves, given a little bit of help.”

The importance of communication was noted across all of the grant recipients’ projects.

It is really important for people to communicate with the communities they work with, Tresedder said, because they are partners and are on the same level as them.

“I really want as many people (as possible), especially people in the Honors College, to take advantage of the grant, to affect lives and try to change communities,” Acheampong said. “Who

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Applications for the Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas are due Feb. 25.

There is also an Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas that is open to students in any college. The application deadline is Feb. 25.

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Student Housing Cooperatives offer affordable living and community

BY MCKENNA ROSS MROSS@STATENEWS.COM

For members of cooperative housing, living in a co-op means owning part of a house — and generally for less than it costs to rent an apartment.

MSU Student Housing Cooperative, or SHC, runs the co-op housing in East Lansing. The cooperative officially began in 1977 with three houses, Nola Warner, member services coordinator at SHC, said.

Now, the SHC has 15 houses in East Lansing with 230 members.

Warned said cooperative housing is different than most student housing because each member is a “temporary member owner” of the house they live in.

“They own the co-op and they own the house they live in temporarily while they’re a resident there,” Warner said.

Members pay an agreed charge that covers a meal plan, rent, SHC office expenses and other services.

Members also buy in with a share when they first sign a contract to move in, which ensures they own part of the house. The share is returned when they move out.

“We want to get students into community environments where it’s academic and fruitful for them,” Warner said.

Because members own the house, they are able to set their own budget and finances, making living in co-ops an affordable option for students.

“Our mission is to provide affordable housing in order to grant students access to higher education,” Warner said. “We are one of the most affordable housing (options) in the East Lansing area, more affordable than campus housing and generally more affordable than the other apartment options in and around the city of East Lansing.”

Teamwork keeps the co-ops running.

Members of a house are expected to put in labor hours, or work to keep the house clean and running smoothly. Some duties include cooking, cleaning a part of the house or office work.

Psychology senior and Phoenix cooperative house member Maureen Kinch said she works as the financial officer for her house and also rotates between dish duty and bathroom duty.

Kinch has lived in Phoenix since January 2016 and said the experience has been unlike any other.

“I live in the biggest co-op so it’s a little bit different,”

Kinch said. “It’s kind of like living in an adoptive family, which sounds cheesy, but it’s really nice. You have a bad day, you come home and 28 people support you.”

Kinch said she joined the co-op because the principles of the house appealed to her and she needed a place to live.

She said she knew of many members who live in a co-op for financial reasons.

Neuroscience senior and Bower cooperative house resident Grace Peltier said she chose to live in the 19-member co-op because of the community.

“Bower is known among the co-ops as being the ‘hippie vegan co-op,’” Peltier said. “So among the hippies and vegans we are specifically the hippie vegan house.

I was drawn there because I think it has a particularly radical culture. We have people with very intense political views — a lot of my housemates are anarchists or communists.”

Peltier said the co-op is unique because the house focuses on recycling and sustainability.

The importance of community was a common thread between the co-ops and the SHC. “Membership within a co-op is very teamwork-based,” Warner said. “One of the reasons our co-op thrives is because of our strong community.”

Fisheries and wildlife senior Logan Clark talks about the murals in his room on Sept. 29, 2016 inside Phoenix cooperative house. Clark said one of the pictured mushrooms was on the wall when he moved in, the other mushrooms and several other paintings have been added since. PHOTO: EMMETT MCCONNELL

“It’s kind of like living in an adoptive family, which sounds cheesy, but it’s really nice.

You have a bad day, you come home and 28 people support you.”

Maureen Kinch, Phoenix cooperative house member and psychology senior From left, fisheries and wildlife senior Logan Clark talks to computer science junior Gustavo Fulton on Sept. 29 inside Phoenix cooperative house. Clark has lived in Phoenix for two semesters. This is Fulton’s first semester in the house.

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A LOOK INSIDE See page 9 How the cost of living on campus has gone up every year since 2001

See page 14 One student shares her story of how her pet cat helps her cope with the trauma of sexual assault

See page 15 What it’s like to live above a business in mixed-used housing

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East Lansing City Council looking into changing housing ordinance

BY MCKENNA ROSS MROSS@STATENEWS.COM

East Lansing City Council will soon hear a proposed ordinance that would allow expansions and upgrades to some of the rental houses frequently leased by students.

This work is presently forbidden because in 1997 the city of East Lansing passed an ordinance zoning some residential sections of the city for single-family use or for dwellings inhabited by no more than two unrelated individuals.

Homes that did not comply with the ordinance were labeled as “non-conforming.”

This designation applies to the many house-renting students who often live with several unrelated roommates, Non-Conforming Use Committee chairperson Douglas Jester said.

Non-conforming homes are limited in the upgrades landlords can make to them.

Landlords can make simpler, aesthetic upgrades, such as installing new light fixtures. However, they cannot build additions onto homes that could create the space for amenities like additional bedrooms or bathrooms, Tim Dempsey, East Lansing director of planning, building and development, said.

“Modernizing these houses under the existing law is hard,” Jester said.

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ing four possible ordinances to put in front of City Council, Dempsey said.

The ordinances would allow expansions to some buildings and bathroom additions to rental properties. None of the ordinances allow expansions that would boost a building’s square footage by more than 20 percent.

Dempsey said the planning committee will likely only recommend one of the ordinances, or take several aspects from each and recommend a hybrid version.

The Non-Conforming Use Committee completed a report on East Lansing’s non-conforming rental properties in May. The issue isn’t just in focus under the local lens. The state of Michigan has also been taking the non-conforming issue into its own hands.

Senate Bill 1060, a bill proposing similar action to the recent East Lansing ordinances in, was heard by the local government committee on Sept. 20.

Alex Noffsinger, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs, said he went to the meeting to speak in support of the bill.

“The state bill allows everything that happens under the ordinances and more,” Noffsinger said. “It basically gives landlords the same amount of rights as permanent homeowners as far as what they can do with their properties and their actual structures. I think it’s only fair that landlords should be able

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to do that on behalf of their student renters.”

Noffsinger said he and other supporters are hopeful it will pass the Michigan Senate and House during the lame duck session between Election Day and the new term in 2017.

If either the legislation or ordinances are passed, students might see changes to the rental options in East Lansing.

“If landlords are allowed to do interior reconfigurations or exterior additions this would then potentially change some of the rental properties in town,” Dempsey said in a previous story from The State News. “People could end up renting a place with an extra bedroom or bathroom. It could make some of the older properties more attractive to people.”

It is possible that if rental properties are renovated to have an addition, rates could increase.

“I wouldn’t be surprised (if) when they make these improvements they raise rents, but of course it would also be improved living conditions,” Jester said.

Noffsinger said that’s not what this legislation is about and the issue at hand is the ability to improve rental properties.

“In the past it’s been seen as a landlord issue, you know, landlords want to improve their homes so they can charge more,” Noffsinger said. “But it’s not that. Landlords want to have respectable homes, livable homes. They don’t want their tenant’s parents visiting and being disgusted and disapproving of what kids have to live in.”

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Cost of living on campus has increased every year since 2001

BY MADISON O’CONNOR MOCONNOR@STATENEWS.COM

The cost of living on campus can be a huge factor when students decide whether to live on or off campus. The steady increase in the price of living on campus, however, could deter students from continuing to live on campus.

Since 2002, the cost of on-campus housing has increased each year between 2.75 and six percent, according to Board of Trustees decisions to hike the prices through the past 14 years. Although the rate at which housing cost increases are getting lower, the overall price of on-campus housing is higher than ever.

Total residence hall housing and dining costs for the 201617 academic year is $9,474. In 2002, the total cost for housing was $4,932.

The increase in price is largely because of the rising cost in operations for the residence halls and dining facilities, Ashley Chaney, assistant director of communications for Residence Education and Housing Services, said. These prices can also fluctuate because of external factors, where one year might require a higher increase than another.

“The price rises due to a number of factors,” Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore said in an email. “Included in these is the cost of the labor to keep our halls clean and in good repair, the cost of food in any given year (a drought or a

bird flu or high gas prices affect the amount we have to pay for food) and the debt service costs we have taken on in order to renovate and update our halls.”

However, compared to other schools, MSU’s rate is among the lowest in the Big Ten and the fourth-most expensive among Michigan universities, according to a report from the Board of Trustees.

The benefits of living in the heart of MSU might make staying on campus worthwhile to students.

On-campus housing includes amenities that might cost extra elsewhere, such as cable and internet access, free laundry service, on-call maintenance, unlimited swipe-access food service, trash removal and recycling, heat, electricity, water and Combo-X-Change. “(When you look at) on-campus housing, you look at the value,” Chaney said. “You can navigate campus fairly easily without a vehicle. You’re right there and you have all of the campus resources such as the engagement centers, being able to meet with professors and having study time, and you’re not having to come to campus to park and commute back, so time and value is a factor, and that’s one of the things we also look at when comparing the cost or the price.”

Both world politics junior Bonnie Nordstrom and statistics freshman Jackson Hohauser said the dining plans available are a draw for students to stay on campus, but the price of living on campus is too high.

“Most colleges don’t have this kind of unrestricted swipe access throughout the day, so that’s bound to make it a lot more expensive,” Nordstrom said.

When deciding whether to live on or off campus, students must ultimately look at the cost relative to what they’ll get out of it.

Students will have to decide how much they’re willing to spend for certain amenities.

“Well, I think it’s pretty high compared to some of the real estate that’s off campus, but it also includes your meal plan and everything, so I think it balances out in the end,” Hohauser said. “I think it’s decently reasonable, but it’s a little too high, in my opinion.”

The room and board rates for the 2017-18 academic year will not be decided until this spring when the Board of Trustees meets to discuss the increase.

“Well, I think it’s pretty high compared to some of the real estate that’s offcampus, but it also includes your meal plan and everything, so I think it balances out, in the end.”

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Students in old housing speak on the positive and negative aspects

BY JULIAN MITCHELL JMITCHELL@STATENEWS.COM

In 2007, the city of East Lansing celebrated its 100th birthday. Now 109 years old, there are still parts of the city that hold onto its rustic roots through various homes.

Not far from the updated Grand River Avenue, Grove Street still sits in a time warp.

One colonial-style home, built in 1920, saw the university when it was known as Michigan Agricultural College, Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and now MSU. The home has been standing for 13 MSU presidents, the Game of the Century and the cutting of the nets

by Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

Through the course of 96 years, normal wear and tear can take a bite out of these homes. Experiencing thousands of storms through their time, upkeep is needed for homes like these to keep them in livable conditions.

This can be a heavy burden for students who rent older homes. Without the knowledge of home repairs, trying to ensure the house is maintained can be difficult. Fortunately, some students are lucky enough to have their realtors take care of many house-related issues.

Psychology and political science pre-law junior Danielle Kus and her roommate, business management sophomore Ashley Kibzey, admitted that while their home had its issues, they

felt that their realty agency, Hagan Realty, offered a helping hand with the problems.

“The house is pretty old, but our realty agency does a good job of keeping it up to date,” Kus said. “We just got our roof fixed last week.”

Kus and Kibzey agreed that although the structure holds its past, the appliances and general condition has been kept up throughout the years.

“It’s very important, (keeping houses updated) you want to stay competitive, obviously if somebody is renting a house from you, you don’t want them to walk in and see a 1920’ or even a 50’s updated type house, you want them to see newer cabinets, newer bathrooms,” Matt Hagan from Hagan Realty said. “From our perspective, it’s not just the cosmetic aspect, it’s important for us to try and update the plumbing and electrical because that’s the type of stuff we would have to deal with if you had problems.”

Hagan Realty also has older properties on Charles Street.

The oldest property on this street, built in 1922, is the place interdisciplinary studies in social science senior Sara Hudgens.

“We’ve loved it, this will be our second time (signing), it’s an awesome location, we love the house,” Hudgens said.

Hudgens said she hasn’t run into any problems with the house and she feels the age of the home really adds character.

“Considering it’s an older home, the kitchen’s smaller, but I think it’s fun because it kind of has some character and quirks to it,” she said.

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Living in a house is one of the best decisions you can make in college

BY NATHANIEL BOTT NBOTT@STATENEWS.COM

When it comes to living arrangements, I’ve been through it all in my four years of college — I started out in the four-person dorm at Akers hall, transitioning to the traditional one roommate dorm my sophoNATHANIEL more year. Junior year was the apartment, BOTT and now, for my last ride, I currently reside in a house on Milford Street just off of Grand River Avenue.

Let me be the first to tell you, I would take the house 10 times out of 10.

The quad in Akers was fun as a freshman, especially having a bathroom and living room in the quarters. But it became a hassle when I had to do laundry, or do dishes in a bathroom sink. I didn’t have any sort of privacy. Plus, the Akers cafeteria didn’t finish renovations until second semester that year, so I had nowhere convenient to eat.

And no, the few extra Combo-X-Changes we got as compensation failed to make up for it, even with Hubbard right down the block.

As for my sophomore year, I was able to spend it in Emmons hall. This time around I actually had the bearings and the know-how to pick my room, instead of just being assigned to a random dorm room. The room and accommodations were

ok, but the same problems persisted. Privacy issues remained a concern, and the community bathroom bugged me almost instantly — it was just flat out a struggle to slide on shoes and walk all the way down my hall whenever I had to take a shower or use the bathroom.

My apartment was nice after the DTN Management crew finally completed the kitchen and bathroom renovations in November, even though they said everything would be done

by September, but the distance was too much. I was in Collingwood Apartments, just behind the Hobby Lobby, and as a journalism major, I began to dread the hike to the Communication Arts and Sciences building — especially in the dead of a cold East Lansing winter.

That led to drive everywhere, which meant I had to spend good amount of money on parking or paying the pesky tickets left behind by P.A.C.E. (Really? I was there for like five minutes dude.)

Which brings me to now, in a house with a friend and three strangers, and I am having the best college experience I could ask for. Even though the house and kitchen are slightly outdated, my room is considerably smaller than my apartment’s and our parking lot can barely fit four cars for five people, I still love it.

It’s not about the condition of the house. It’s the people. It’s the atmosphere. I truly suggest you live in a house at some point in your college career because as nice as you think your

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dorm room is, it can’t beat the privacy, amenities and overall freedom of living in a house.

As I said, I didn’t know three of the four guys I live with. But that doesn’t really matter because now we are great friends.

As for house responsibilities and chores, everyone divides up what they do that week and it flows a lot smoother than I originally imagined.

Most importantly, it helps you grow up. In a house, you have to go grocery shopping, clean, pay bills, cook for yourself and all the other little things that helps you move on to the next chapter of adulthood.

So when looking for your next place of residence, go to your local rental company and visit some houses. My advice to you is simple — if you want to live with people you know, get on it now because houses go fast. You consider a hpuse, not only for the comfortability and companionship, but to challenge yourself to take the next step in life.

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Owner and pet overcome housing barriers

BY BRYCE AIRGOOD BAIRGOOD@STATENEWS.COM

During her sophomore year at MSU, political science senior Greta Carlson was taken to Sparrow Hospital for three days on suicide watch.

Carlson was suffering from depression and anxiety that stemmed from being sexually assaulted twice and being doubted when she told her story, she said.

Although she had just started counseling in the sexual assault program, it wasn’t enough to escape how she felt.

“I felt like it was eating me alive, a monster was taking over my being,” Carlson said. “They knew I had suicidal thoughts, they knew that I would walk around campus looking at each building thinking, ‘I could jump off that one, or that one.’ Just really irrational thoughts that clearly are not self-preserving like most normal, mentally-well people would have.”

After being on suicide watch, Carlson was prescribed the medication she needed.

She was also prescribed a different, fluffier sort of treatment.

Carlson described this treatment as her beautiful daughter, Kyle. Kyle is a cat, unofficially a domestic tabby shorthair, she said. She is also Carlson’s emotional support animal, or legal service animal, for Carlson’s emotional needs.

“I guess the easiest way to describe it is say you have a mental disorder, such as depression, anxiety, and you pretty much are not going to be able to get through each day without something to be there for you because human interactions have failed you,” Carlson said.

Carlson said a person gets an emotional support animal

by talking to their psychiatrist. Depending on how severe their situation is, their psychiatrist will or will not grant them permission or prescribe them a support animal.

Carlson said in her case, she had been through enough trauma that her psychiatrist thought it was an amazing idea for her to have a support animal.

Now, most people around the apartment loves Kyle, and she keeps Carlson’s and her roommate’s anxiety down, Carlson said.

However, not everyone is as accepting of Kyle.

Carlson said she had to fight to stay in her apartment at Cedarbrook Apartments, managed by Prime Housing Group.

Carlson, who lived in the apartments last year, said she tried to renew her lease early. Because Carlson doesn’t have a car or moped, she wanted to stay in that location, as it is very close to campus and listed at a reasonable price.

At first, she tried getting the same apartment, but Prime Housing Group said they already leased it. Carlson tried seeing if any other units were open, but they denied her access to those as well.

When asked why they were denying her, they said they didn’t have to give her a reason. This piqued Carlson’s suspicions, she said.

“I asked them, ‘Is this about my cat?’ and they repeated, ‘We’re not required to give you an answer’ in a more negative tone,” Carlson said. “And so I instantly suspected that it was because they didn’t like the fact that I had my cat in here and they were going to get rid of me as soon as they possibly could, which was the end of the lease term.”

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Political science senior Greta Carlson plays with her cat Kyle on Oct. 1. Kyle is an emotional support animal that lives in the apartment with Carlson and her roommate. PHOTO: VICTOR DIRITA

of the apartment. It states: “PETS: SORRY NO PETS - THERE WILL BE A $100.00 PER DAY CHARGE EACH TIME A PET IS SEEN, HEARD, OR OTHERWISE OBSERVED IN YOUR APARTMENT.” Kyle is not a pet though, Carlson said.

“There’s a very broad line, it’s not even

a fine line,” she said. “If you have just a pet without any sort of official documentation from a doctor, then that housing provider is legally allowed to charge you however much money they want to per day you have that animal. But this is like any other prescription.”

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Growing number of multiple-use buildings dot East Lansing streets

BY RILEY MURDOCK RMURDOCK@STATENEWS.COM

Political science sophomore Frankie Salamida wakes up every day three stories above downtown East Lansing — three stories above a pharmacy, a restaurant and an ice cream shop, right across the street from MSU. Salamida is one of many students who live in a multi-use building, one that has both commercial space and living space. In particular, she lives in City Center Condominiums, above the former Cosi storefront on M.A.C. Avenue.

“I love it, it’s really convenient to be in the center and be able to go to CVS right downstairs, the parking garage is right there, too,” Salamida said. “I can just walk to campus. My classes are 10 minutes away (by) walking, usually.”

East Lansing is home to a number of multi-use buildings, and the city has been adding more as of late.

The 300 Grand apartment building on Grand River Avenue opened to tenants within the last year and is still being worked on, and Trowbridge Lofts came not long before in mid-2015. The Residences, which hosts HopCat on its first floor, opened only a few years prior.

“When you have housing that’s conveniently located near campus, certainly it benefits the people who might work or go to

school at MSU,” East Lansing director of planning, building and development Tim Dempsey said. “It’s close to public transit, downtown is very walkable, (there’s) access to services, access to other community amenities.”

On top of these new arrivals, two new projects intended to replace blighted buildings on Grand River Avenue are slated to be multi-use buildings.

Cron Management, LLC, which owns or manages several multiuse buildings in East Lansing, plans to build a five-story multiuse building at 565 E Grand River Avenue, the site of the recently demolished former Taco Bell building.

Dempsey said the city also has plans in the approval process to construct a 12-story multi-use building at the former bank building at 100 W Grand River, which will feature retail, hotel and apartment space.

Dempsey said an advantage for the city with multi-use housing is the captive audience provided by the residents, who will likely patronize downtown businesses and generate additional tax revenue, which can be used to improve infrastructure among other benefits.

Some effects of multi-use housing are not based in finances or proximity.

Human biology senior Evan Arbit lived in Stonehouse Village, an apartment complex above Taco Bell, during his sophomore

“I love it, it’s really convenient to be in the center.’’

Frankie Salamida, Political science sophomore and junior year.

Arbit said he loved living in a central location close to both his classes and East Lansing’s bar scene, but had complaints about the consequences of living above a business.

“It was good, it was a nice place to live, but I can’t tell you how many times we had the fire alarm go off because Taco Bell had a grease fire,” Arbit said. “At all hours of the night they would ring the alarm and we’d all have to go outside and wait for the fire department to come. That really sucked.”

Dempsey said multi-use buildings are not only becoming popular in East Lansing, but in the rest of the country as well.

“This is clearly a trend nationally,” Dempsey said. “I think a lot of urban planners and architects and designers have realized that it’s a pretty ideal way to create dynamic downtowns, dynamic neighborhoods and mixed-use development has really surged.”

Cron Management did not respond to the request for comment by the time of publication.

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Rivals become teammates after coming to MSU to play softball ACROSS

Then-sophomore Bridgette Rainey, right, and then-sophomore catcher Jordan Davis walk to the dugout during the game against Broncos on March 29, 2016 at Secchia Softball Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Western Broncos, 12-2. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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While the MSU softball team pulls talent locally and nationwide, three Spartans share the same home state of Georgia. These three players — junior Bridgette Rainey, sophomore Ebonee Echols and freshman Jordan Watson, also competed for the same club team back home — the Atlanta Vipers.

Of the three, the only player with Michigan ties is Rainey, who was born in Traverse City before she moved south. Growing up, Rainey was always an MSU supporter, so she said the move to East Lansing was just a natural one.

“I would always tell my parents, ‘I want to go back to Michigan State,’” Rainey said. “I joined the Vipers and got recruited, and this is where I ended up.”

While Rainey was born in Michigan, she said she forgot how cold the winters of Michigan are. But she did say it was all worth being at MSU in the end.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Rainey said.

“It has lived up to every expectation. Even the hard days are so much easier because I’m here.

It’s unbelievable.”

On the other end, though, is Watson, who said she chose MSU because of the family atmosphere it brings.

“I never really imagined me coming to Michigan State,” Watson said. “But when I came, the trees and the people around here reminded me of home. The coaches made me feel like part of a family, so that was the main reason.”

Echols had similar reasons for coming to MSU, but she said she got a warm boost from the coaching staff along with her teammates.

“I just liked the atmosphere of the team,” Echols said. “When I came on my visit, I just

felt like this was the place to be. They told me they would keep me warm.”

While all three of the players played in the same club system, they weren’t all on the same team. Echols and Watson, the two underclassmen, shared a team, which often played against the older Rainey’s team.

Echols said when they were playing against Rainey’s team, there was a little bit of bad blood between the two. But now that she’s competing alongside Rainey, the transition has been much easier. “(Back in Georgia) Bridgette’s team and our team just didn’t get along,” Echols said. “We became closer when we got to school.”

During their respective recruitment processes, the three said they didn’t talk to each other too much about coming to MSU. Rainey, however, said seeing some of her past opponents become her teammates has been quite the spectacle.

“Nobody knew what I was thinking when I decided to go to State,” Rainey said. “It’s just really cool to see that all the southern girls can hang up north.”

For now, the three Spartans will prepare for the spring season. Watson, a true freshman, hasn’t seen the field yet. However, her Viper and Spartan teammates have a solid amount of success.

Echols, during her freshman year, received national recognition by hitting .329 in 146 at-bats in a utility role for the Spartans.

Rainey, on the other hand, has the most experience out of three and has seen time in the Spartans’ rotation as a pitcher.

The Spartans will take on the University of Michigan on Thursday in an exhibition game at Secchia Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.

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MSU falls 24-21 against Indiana, championship hopes look bleak

BY STEPHEN OLSCHANSKI SOLCHANSKI@STATENEWS.COM

The Michael Geiger field goal attempt during overtime wobbled, floating, flirting with a chance of victory.

But it fell short —about five yards short of its 49-yard target, seemingly confused about where to land.

Discombobulated in a sense, as one reporter described MSU. “I could use a lot of words,” Dantonio said. “They might not be as pretty as discombobulated.”

An erratic effort, good one minute, lethargic the next, proved to be another downfall. What was thought to be preseason, first-game mistakes easily shed mistakes carried into week four.

Penalties, dropped passes and lenient coverage all added up for MSU football in a 24-21 loss to Indiana University Saturday night.

The Spartans slipped out of a 14-0 lead held through the waning moments of the third quarter before relinquishing 21 unanswered points and eventually losing on a 20-yard field goal in overtime.

It was a “disappointing loss,” almost uncharacteristic following three years of a combined five losses and 36 wins. Games against Indiana were counted wins. But now after reloading with younger, inexperienced talent, MSU has positioned itself in an uncomfortable limbo between being able to click for prime wins and being a few plays from collapse.

“At the end of the day, you’ve got to win,” Dantonio said. “It’s not good enough to say ‘well, I

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And after the loss, MSU’s mantra of “Back2Back” is all but finished. With two losses in Big Ten play, MSU is all but out of the playoff picture.

A fluctuant offense For most of the contest, MSU could little ascertain what it wanted to do on offense. Its best drives were a first quarter 86-yard touchdown pass from Tyler O’Connor to R.J. Shelton and its final, game-tying 13-play, 75-yard drive.

There were moments where O’Connor found his rhythm, connecting on short and underneath routes. Other times the run game was able to charge full steam behind three running backs and O’Connor, who kept the ball multiple times on designed runs.

But even as the offense reached into the Hoosiers’ territory, the flags were thrown or play calling and execution were lacking. O’Connor rushed throws or passes were dropped. Sacks were an issue.

“It’s frustrating,” O’Connor said. “When you look at the stats, you look at what we did we did a lot of great things ... it was penalties, it was mistakes, it was on us. We drove the ball well, then something halted us.”

O’Connor was able to throw for 263 yards on 21-of-35 passing, including three touchdowns through the air. He and Shelton linked up for 141 of those yards.

MSU, however, was never able to establish a comfortable chemistry, almost as if following an order to stay away from breaking the game open.

Senior safety Demetrious Cox (7) dives at Indiana wide receiver Mitchell Paige (87) during the game against Indiana on Oct. 1 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The Spartans were defeated by the Hoosiers in overtime, 24-21. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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Spotlight “We hurt ourselves,” Dantonio said. “Credit Indiana, they played with a lot of enthusiasm the entire night and they just kept getting a little bit stronger and a little bit stronger.”

The play calling never seemed to link up when needed except during the quick-fire game tying drive in the fourth quarter.

Trying to play savior and down a touchdown, O’Connor led the drive down to the one-yard line. On fourth down he faked the handoff to LJ Scott and knifed the ball to Josiah Price. An extra point later, MSU knotted the game at 21-21.

Minutes later the Spartans received the ball to start overtime, and the protection that afforded the drive disappeared.

Three plays into overtime, O’Connor ended up on the ground twice from the pressure of the pass rush, crumbling into a heap.

“Probably had an opportunity to hand the ball off instead of throw it, which we probably should have done,” O’Connor said. “There was a route confusion on the other (play).”

Indiana dialed up blitzes that were able to muster enough pressure to cause MSU to falter. The Hoosiers were able to take advantage of the MSU miscues and penalties, stifling drives and largely cutting MSU down to a few big plays.

O’Connor called his play “decent,” and a week after throwing three picks against Wis-

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consin he didn’t record any. He did underthrow a route to Donnie Corley and float a few passes into double coverage, but none of those passes proved costly.

His play has raised questions with many fans and from the media about whether or not he’s the right guy to lead the offense.

“Based on what I see, he is,” Dantonio said of questioning over whether O’Connor was the starter. “But, again, you watch the film and make decisions based on that, but I would say so.”

Giving a team hope MSU bottled up the Indiana offense for most of the night, stuffing runs in the backfield and keeping passes from exploiting any holes in the coverage. But for the second straight week, MSU struggled to get off the field on third down, allowing Indiana to pick up 9 of 16 third down opportunities. The Hoosiers, however, were 0-for-4 on third and longs.

“We all just have to be better as a unit,” senior safety Demetrious Cox said.

MSU was without arguably its top linebackers in Riley Bullough and Jon Reschke.

The pass rush mustered no sacks, allowing Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow plenty of time. They stuffed the run and ultimately held the Hoosiers to 120 yards in the

first half.

“Well you‘ve got to have sacks, we’ve always been a team that has gotten sacks here,” Dantonio said. “Right now we don’t have them, sometimes I guess they come in numbers.”

But there were signs of a possible concern including missed coverage and lenient man coverage. The defense eventually broke in the second half.

MSU allowed 148 yards and 155 yards in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. Indiana picked up seven third-down conversions in the third quarter and built on the momentum, scoring three straight touchdowns.

Lagow completed 16-of-26 passes for 276 yards and two touchdown passes finding receivers Ricky Jones, Mitchell Paige and Nick Westbrook throughout the night.

Paige was the difference maker, seeming to make the biggest catches of the night, including a 15-yard touchdown reception that fluttered over the head of Andrew Dowell.

Paige also delivered the throw on the trick play to Lagow that got Indiana on the board at the end of the third quarter.

MSU suffered further injuries as Raequan Williams limped off the field and Darian Hicks landed awkwardly after a diving interception attempt slipped through his hands.

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Junior running back Gerald Holmes (24) slides towards the end zone as Indiana defensive back Tony Fields (19) is airborne during the game against Indiana on Oct. 1 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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MICHIGAN STATE VS. INDIANA FINAL SCORE

21 - 24 “We took some shots. Some were good throws, some weren’t as on the money as we’d like them to be, but there were definitely plays to be made down there and we have to make them.” — Tyler O’Connor Score by Quarter 1 IU 0

2 0

3 7

4 14

OT

7

0

7

7

0

MSU

98

3

60

PENALTY YARDS

175

156

RUSHING YARDS

263

281

PASSING YARDS

PLAYERS OF THE GAME R.J. Shelton

438

437

OFFENSIVE YARDS

Gerald Holmes

WIDE RECEIVER

7

RUNNING BACK

9 51

Receptions

141 1

Carries

Yards Receiving

Yards Rushing

Touchdown

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Oct. 26, 2013 was the last time MSU was not ranked in the top 25. MSU defeated Illinois on Oct. 26 and then was ranked No. 24 the following day. MSU would go on to beat Stanford 24-20 in the Rose Bowl.

2014 - The last time MSU football did not have a winning record was after the team’s home loss to Oregon. MSU was 1-1, but would go on to finish the season 11-2 and defeat Baylor 42-41 in the Cotton Bowl

“Despite the loss to Indiana that Mark Dantonio called “disappointing,” receiver R.J. Shelton and Gerald Holmes each had good games respectively, including an 86-yard touchdown reception for Shelton in the first quarter.” — Casey Harrison, sports editor

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