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offensive ignition Junior running back Jeremy Langford, 33, celebrates with sophomore wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr., 3, after scoring a touchdown during the game against Indiana Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 42-28.

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After reaching the door of MSU student Andrew Singler’s apartment on the morning of Feb. 23, Okemos resident Connor McCowan said his subsequent actions were a result of a series of blows to the head.

Singler allegedly hit McCowan multiple times above his left eyebrow when he saw a bright light and stumbled backward into the hallway, McCowan testified Friday in his trial in Ingham County Circuit Court. He said he began feeling effects associated with concussions during the fight and stabbed Singler in retaliation.

“I never even took a step forward,” he said. “There wasn’t any time. He hit me two or three times, then I pulled out my knife at that point.”

McCowan’s defense attorney tried to argue his behavior was related to head injuries he suffered McCowan was charged with open murder after allegedly stabbing and killing Singler during the altercation, instigated by a series of angry text messages sent between the pair regarding Singler’s treatment of his girlfriend, McCowan’s sister Shay McCowan.

During the conversation, Connor McCowan threatened to “beat the s***” out of Singler and “f****** knock (his) teeth in.” Later that night, Singler threatened to “f****** kill (Connor McCowan),” but Connor McCowan testified he didn’t see that text message until he arrived at Singler’s apartment complex.

Connor McCowan’s trial likely will conclude this week. If he is convicted, he could face life in prison.

Defense attorney Chris Bergstrom painted a picture of Connor McCowan as a former high school athlete who had sustained a series of sports-induced head injuries, but Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor John Dewane rejected the claim and said Connor McCowan showed no signs of abnormal behavior associated with injury when he was arrested.

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Sophomore quarterback Connor Cook hands off the ball to junior running back Jeremy Langford during the game against Indiana on Saturday. The Spartans won, 42-28.

Spartan ‘O’ explodes for 42 points in big Homecoming win on Saturday

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hen Indiana running back Tevin Coleman sprinted 64 yards to the house 61 seconds into the game, flashbacks of last year’s first-quarter scare in Bloomington, Ind., washed across the crowd of 73,815 fans, students and alumni on Homecoming weekend.

Memories of the Hoosiers and their fast-paced offense racing out to a 17-point lead through one quarter came back into focus.

It took just four plays Saturday for Indiana (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) to get on the scoreboard and momentarily confirm the questions about how MSU’s defense would fare against the highpowered Hoosier offense.

Coleman’s burst turned out to be an alignment error by the Spartans, who made the necessary adjustments to cruise to a 42-28 win.

MSU (5-1, 2-0) allowed season-highs in points and total yards, but its own offense made significant progress for the second straight week as the pro-

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Offense potent in breakout win over Hoosiers

gram improved its homecoming record to 64-31-3 in Spartan Stadium’s 500th game.

“We’ve tried to stay positive with our guys and kept saying, ‘When it does turn, it’s going to turn in a big way,’” head coach Mark Dantonio said.

“I think today was an indication of that.”

High-scoring Homecoming MSU’s six-touchdown day took a little longer to get going than the Hoosiers, but once it did, the points seemed to pour in. It was a relieving sight from a team that has put together some ugly outings on the offensive side of the ball.

The Spartans gashed Indiana on the ground for 238 of their 473 total yards in their best rushing perfor-

mance of the season outside of blowing out FCS opponent Youngstown State.

“To be able to play against Indiana, you’ve got to be able to keep that ball,” Dantonio said. “You’ve got to make first downs, you’ve got to take some clock because your defense has to rest some because they’re going to be going every single play

very fast at great speed.”

Running back Jeremy Langford kicked off his breakout game with an 11-yard touchdown reception early in the second quarter for his team. The junior carried it 23 times for 109 yards and scored four total touchdowns, all career highs.

“Seeing him succeed out there just with the whole bal-

anced passing, it’s just a great, reassuring feeling — especially as a quarterback — knowing we can run the ball like we did,” sophomore quarterback Connor Cook said of Langford.

Cook completed 22 of his 31 passes for 235 yards while distributing the ball to 11 different players.

All season long, people have written off MSU’s offense.

While navigating through a four-headed quarterback battle, a flurry of drops by the wide receiving corps and general ineffectiveness at key skill positions, the Spartans opened the door for criticism, leading many to believe the team’s path would mirror a disappointing showing from the previous year.

It seemed all but inevitable, not unlike another round of death and taxes.

But in football, as in life,

the truest measure of character often is found in times of adversity.

Few personify this quite like sophomore quarterback Connor Cook, who has grown by learning to take ownership of the successes and failures of MSU’s offense. As a result, the Spartans (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) now appear as potent as the collective unit has in nearly two years.

Cook was a major factor in the weekend’s 42-28 victory against Indiana at Spartan Stadium, throwing for 235

yards and two touchdowns on 22-of-31 passing from the field. Cook’s effectiveness also opened the door for the running game, which produced 238 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the day -- three of which came from junior running back Jeremy Langford.

“It is almost more fun to see (the offense) succeed as it is the defense the past couple of weeks,” senior linebacker Max Bullough said. “They have grown up so much with some young players and they have done so well with accept-

ing the coaching. Taking the abuse early on in the year, they really took hold of it and took ownership of that offense.”

Judging the team from where they started to where they are at the midway point of 2013, the difference clearly is Cook, who has developed confidence in the pocket, growing leaps and bounds from when he made his MSU introduction in the team’s Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl win over TCU. Cook equates much of the

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Homecoming parade draws excited alums, students

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Thousands gathered on the streets of East Lansing and campus to celebrate MSU’s homecoming parade on Friday.

Many university departments and campus organizations built floats or marched in the parade.

Some participants included several sororities and fraternities from the Greek community, Spartans Fighting Cancer and the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center.

MSU athletic teams and

coaching staff rode in on golf carts, tractor trailers, classic cars and even fire engines. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon rode in on a convertible and waved to onlookers.

In keeping with this year’s superhero homecoming theme, the Red Cedar Super Teachers marched with young local Spartans dressed up in superhero costumes. Both bystanders and participants alike led the crowd in back and forth cheers of “Go Green” and “Go White.”

The MSU Marching Band and Alumni Band performed the MSU fight song through-

“Seeing the little kids dressed up as superheroes was adorable. And it’s pretty cool any time you get a wave from … Izzo.”

Kellie Sehl, Social work sophomore

out the afternoon, and several local high school marching bands also participated.

The parade began at the intersection of Abbot Road and Burcham Drive, with participants making their way down Grand River Avenue and coming into campus from Collingwood Drive onto Farm Lane.

The parade ended on the cor-

ner of Farm and Shaw Lanes.

MSU band member Harrison Halley said this was his first year marching in the homecoming parade.

“Being in a Big Ten band, it’s especially important to support your school and show school spirit,” Halley said. “And when we (the band) get to do something extra like this, in addi-

tion to playing at games, it’s always a lot of fun and people really respond to it.”

Animal science senior Victoria Spreyer marched with the Women’s Initiative for Leadership Development, or WILD, to promote her organization’s conference in November.

“It’s my fourth time marching in the parade,” Spreyer said.

“It’s always a good time and it gives student groups on campus the chance to spread the word about what they care about.”

Some students brought chairs and staked out spots to watch the parade, and others, such

as biochemistry sophomore Meranda Fairchild, showed up spur of the moment to enjoy the festivities.

“We were actually feeding the ducks along the Red Cedar (River) when we heard the band,” said Fairchild. “I’m glad we decided to check it out.”

Sehl said she most enjoyed seeing the local kids from the area and the university’s sports teams.

“Seeing the little kids dressed up as superheroes was adorable,” Sehl said. “And it’s pretty cool any time you get a wave from Tom Izzo.”

2 | T he State N e ws | m onday, Octo ber 1 4 , 201 3 | staten e ws.com State News blog roll Academics & Administration Blog A host of problems related to the federal government shutdown could be on the horizon.

MSU officials have said the federal shutdown will affect the university minimally, but a recent article from The Chronicle of Higher Education sheds light on problems already happening and more that could happen if the shutdown continues.

So far, most effects have been on research grants.

The U.S. Department of Education could furlough about 94 percent of its workforce, which could lead to delays in the awarding of grants, the article said.

The federal grant money to scientific projects often goes toward paying graduate students who help on the projects.

The article said there is a fear among researchers that to come to an agreement on the budget, legislators might cut research funding, which has been on the chopping block before.

But most problems would come if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling by Oct. 17.

Pell Grants and student loans have not been affected because they are funded through June, to be in sync with the academic year. They will be affected if the government runs out of money and can’t take on new obligations.

If the debt ceiling isn’t raised, it’s unlikely student loans will be a priority.

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Langford helps power offense with rushing scores as MSU moves ball consistently from page one

MSU took its first lead, 14-7, on a 34-yard catchand-run from senior wide receiver Bennie Fowler with 7:13 left in the first half.

Sophomore wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr. fumbled away a punt on Indiana’s next possession, allowing the Hoosiers to tie it up. MSU regained the advantage when Langford capped a 14-play, 75-yard drive with a 5-yard touch-

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Davis: MSU now must build off victory to keep momentum through conference play from page one

newfound success to a conversation he had prior to the team’s game with Iowa with co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner, who advised him to trust his offensive line and wait for plays to develop.

“Just like a whole confidence level, guys having fun out there, not stressing about anything,” Cook said. “Focusing on the play but having fun while at practice. I feel like I have always said this, this is just the beginning. We know what we are capable of. We showed what we were capable of against Iowa and (Saturday) against Indiana.

“We just have to build on our performance.”

There’s a new feeling surrounding the MSU football team. And as Cook’s confidence improves, it becomes contagious for others on offense.

The soft-spoken Langford stepped up for a career-high 109 rushing yards and four total touchdowns against the Hoosiers, turning his slashing ability into heavy production to go along with big runs by freshman running back Delton

down run just before halftime.

The Spartans held a 28-21 lead when Langford finally broke the big one he and his coaches had been waiting for when he blazed 32 yards down the sideline for a touchdown.

A pair of true freshmen drove MSU 73 yards to pay dirt for its biggest lead of the day early in the fourth quarter.

Playing in his second game, running back Delton Williams took back-to-back carries for 37 and 2 yards before wide receiver R.J. Shelton scored on a 34-yard reverse, which put MSU ahead 42-21.

Williams finished with 92 yards on 12 carries as the power alternative to Langford’s quickness.

“We know we’re good at running the ball, it’s just that we (were) going to have to really enforce it this week

Williams and freshman wide receiver R.J. Shelton. Senior wide receiver Bennie Fowler and junior wide receiver Tony Lippett also have looked as poised as they have since joining the program, catching the ball and becoming effective options in the passing game.

Even freshman tight end Josiah Price got in on the action with a 39-yard reception, showing the first signs of life at the tight end position since the departure of Dion Sims.

A once listless offensive attack suddenly has weapons, stacking up well with any of the remaining six teams on the schedule.

“I feel like (we’re) back. We were great a couple years ago and then it wasn’t that we fell off a little bit, some things just were not right,” said Williams, who ran for 92 yards on 12 carries against Indiana, noting that the team is making progress.

The Spartans’ offense definitely is making progress, a far cry from the team that buoyed quarterbacks to no avail early on. And while it’s important to keep a pair of Big Ten wins in context, the Spartans seemingly can do no wrong.

The days of MSU’s offense being written off are over.

Of course, the challenge now is to prove they’re worth it.

Dillon Davis is a State News football reporter. Reach him at ddavis@statenews.com.

and show everyone else that we’re good at running the ball,” Williams said.

Signs of growth MSU ran two offensive teams at its defense in practices last week in an attempt to mimic the Hoosier’s uptempo pace. Their speed left the Spartans shell shocked in 2012, but aside from Coleman’s run on the first drive, MSU’s top-ranked defense kept Indiana in check.

The Hoosiers were held 16 points and 184 yards less than their season averages.

“It is a tough thing to simulate,” senior linebacker Max Bullough said. “Their offense is fast, they have good players, they do what they do and they do it quickly. So that is kind of the hard part.”

The Hoosiers and their

Continued high-flying attack were a test unlike anything else MSU will see in the regular season. Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson said the stout Spartan defense actually caused his team to operate at a faster pace than he wanted at times.

“Those guys have a lot of pride in their defense, the way they attack and play,” Wilson said.

Not only did MSU’s offense light up the scoreboard, but it did so in a clean and efficient manner. It converted all three red zone chances into touchdowns — an area where the Spartans have struggled this season — and only turned the ball over once

when Cook threw an interception in garbage time.

The Hoosier defense might not have offered much resistance, but it allowed MSU to look like a complete team and build confidence.

On Saturday, MSU honored the 1987 Rose Bowl team as part of the weekend’s festivities. On the field, the 2013 version looked capable of being the first Spartan team to return to Pasadena, Calif. since more than two decades ago.

“We’re 5-1 and we can set the tone for the next phase,” Dantonio said. “We’re halfway through the season. Now we start playing for things.”

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In testimony, McCowan says he already had calmed down when he arrived at apartment from page one

Once Singler was stabbed, testimony indicated Connor McCowan ran down three flights of steps in Singler’s apartment complex. He got in his car, called Singler’s roommate Tyler Aho several times, drove home and took a picture of himself on his phone before waking up his father and relaying what he’d done.

Connor McCowan did not deny stabbing Singler, but said he felt disoriented and terrified.

“It happened so fast I didn’t have time to do anything,” Connor McCowan said. “I needed Andrew off of me. I had to get him off me.”

McCowan testified Friday that he had already calmed down before arriving at Singler’s apartment and said he was trying to make amends with his friend.

Dewane questioned his motive when he cross-examined Connor McCowan Friday, saying Shay McCowan texted her brother to say she

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Alleged murderer Connor McCowan looks at a knife Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Dewane is holding during his testimony Friday at the Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing. McCowan is accused of fatally stabbing MSU student Andrew Singler after getting in a fight with him via texts.

was okay.

“Your older sister told you, ‘Don’t worry about it, let it go,’” Dewane said to McCowan Friday. “You would agree with me that you didn’t follow that request … It appears to me that you’re the instigator here.”

“I knew she was fine,” Connor McCowan replied.

“I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, but I felt the need to take it just in case. I wasn’t sure,” Connor McCowan said.

Connor McCowan’s trial is set to continue 8:30 a.m. Monday.

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renovated multicultural center opens in union

Haslett, Mich., resident Patricia Johannes plays the carillon on Saturday at the Beaumont Tower. The tower is open every Tuesday at noon for visitors.

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After years of student organizations pushing to get a free-standing multicultural building on campus, the Union welcomed the new Mosaic Multicultural Unity Center on Friday with a ribbon tying ceremony emphasizing unity.

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The new Multicultural Center is now located on the second floor of the Union

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One of MSU’s most recognizable structures, Beaumont Tower, was opened to the public on Saturday in honor of Homecoming and to raise money for the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, or RCPD. Self-guided tower tours took place for six hours before and after the homecoming football game against Indiana. The event was run by the Tower Guard, an organization of sophomores that is dedicated to helping disabled students receive an equal education, mostly through reading to blind students.

About 350 people entered the tower and climbed its historic steps throughout the day. The guard collected about $500 in donations for RCPD. “The tower was a big source of pride and symbol of learning for MSU back in the day,” said Brendan Mullen, the orga-

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nization’s historian and a Lyman Briggs sophomore. “This gives people a chance to see what the old campus is all about.”

The tower was finished in 1929 and serves as a marker for College Hall, the first building in the U.S. that was dedicated to scientifically teaching agriculture. It stood from 1856 to 1918.

“I still get chills when I go up there,” said Tower Guard President Mariah Smith, a media and information and communication sophomore. “Every time I walk in, I have to take a deep breath — it’s so surreal … It’s not like any other building on campus.”

The first floor of the tower is home to a practice carillon, a musical instrument that is played by striking keys, which causes clappers to hit the bells.

The second floor is the Tower Guard meeting room. The functioning carillon, which consists of 49 bells of varying sizes, is housed on the fourth floor.

MSU’s carillon is one of less than 20 in Michigan and less

than 200 in the U.S. The largest bell weighs about two and a half tons, while the smallest is just 15 pounds. The instrument and the interior of the tower were restored in 1996 after it had been silent for almost a decade.

MSU alumnus Andy Elms took a tour after not going inside since he went to MSU and had a friend that took carillon lessons, he said. The friends he was with on Saturday had never gone in.

“It’s just a pretty cool little place — a nice piece of campus that you don’t get to see all the time,” Elms said.

Laura Karrer, a 2012 alumna, took a tour and said she had never been inside before.

“One of the things that I thought was really cool was the big trap door in the floor for when they have to replace the bells,” Karrer said. “They lower them down through the trapdoor. It’s huge, maybe 4 feet by 4 feet.”

For the past 14 years, the Multicultural Center was in the basement of the Union, making some students, such as communication senior Luis Zarco, think the space was too small and cramped to fit everyone.

The new center now has a large meeting space that will be used for group meetings, individual rooms and an open theater with a screen and projector. It also was renamed the Mosaic Multicultural Uni-

ty Center because it now presents a lot of opportunity to become more inclusive.

As a previous member of Culturas de las Razas Unidas, Zarco said the student group, along with members from MSU’s Council of Progressive Students, or COPS, and Council of Racial and Ethnic Students, or CORES, pushed for the renovations and hoped to eventually obtain a free-standing cultural building on campus.

“It was an effort to revamp our own images and to increase collaboration between all four groups,” Zarco said.

During a series of racial incidents that took place on campus in 2011, MSU’s Black Student Alliance gave a list of demands to the university, and a new center was top of the list.

“We wanted a common space where all of us could sit together and discuss collaborative events like Spartan Remix, Cultural Remix and any other event where all four organizations corporate together and we needed a large seating space,” Zarco said.

The transition and construction process started at the beginning of the 2013 summer and the

final touches are still in process, Associate Director of Office of Cultural and Academic Training Maggie Chen Hernandez said. The center is not officially fully functioning but will provide as many resources to students as possible.

“With the new center, we hope in the future there’s a lot more focus in the interaction of various cultural communities coming together,” Chen Hernandez said.

Moving the Multicultural Center from the basement to the second floor reflects MSU’s goal of diversity and inclusion, Chen Hernandez said.

Women’s and gender studies senior Travis Lunsford, a member of MSU’s LGBTA, said the new space will serve as a new beginning for MSU’s COPS and CORES groups on campus.

“I am very pleased with the amount of student voice that went in to creating the new space,” Lunsford said. “Meetings were held last year in which students discussed with the architects their needs of the space, and the architects and administration made sure to accommodate as many of those needs as they could.”

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state bill to keep bars open late steps too far EDITORIAL BOARD Ian Kullgren editor in chief Summer Ballentine opinion editor Celeste Bott staff representative Anya Rath minority representative Micaela Colonna staff reporter

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lthough keeping some bars open two hours later potentially could benefit students and East Lansing businesses, a bill proposed to do just that presents more problems than it’s worth.

Downtown bars could stay open until 4 a.m. if the bill, proposed by state Sen. Virgil Smith, D-Detroit, manages to pass despite a solid Republican majority. It requires 360-degree surveillance cameras and amped up security at those bars, and would give about $8,500 to local police to offset the cost of extra patrol.

Bars could apply to stay open later without approval from local government.

It’s meant to create more “metropolitan” cities in Michigan to compete with New York City and Chicago, but as Crunchy’s General Manager Mike Krueger correctly said, “We’re not Chicago.”

Later hours could help businesses in a city where there’s no lack of thirsty students, even as late as 4 a.m. But imposing a bill throughout Michigan ignores the needs and concerns of individual cities, including East Lansing.

City officials already are concerned too many people stumbling through the streets late at night is unsafe. Needless to say, council members and police are less than excited about the idea of dealing with patrons after an extra two hours of hitting the bars.

The bill could help night-owl students rushing to get a couple hours of dancing in before the bars close at 2 a.m., but for most people it will just mean an extra two hours to finish off a second Long Island at The Peanut Barrel Restaurant and down a few more shots. We want students to have more time to celebrate after a home football game, but not if it jeopardizes their health.

Even on a college campus, sometimes there is such a thing as drinking too much.

— Derek Blalock, State News sports reporter, and Isabella Shaya, State News features editor

It’s unclear if stayRead the rest online at ing open an extra two statenews.com/blog. hours would have a major impact on downtown safety, especially with extra security in place, but it might mean students walk home later and later at night through more barren areas of the city.

This is not ideal by any means.

Plus, later bar hours likely would mean later and later house parties, more noise complaints the bill is its rigidity. What works for one city and a shift in a number of people’s sleep cycles. might not work for the next. It is foolish to apply Don’t enjoy listening to a party that’s still bump- the same policy to Detroit and a city such as East ing music at 3 a.m.? Imagine how late some stu- Lansing. dents would party if patrons filtered out from When state lawmakers try to use blanket polthe bars at 4 a.m. icies across the board without considering the This likely would not present an issue for cit- unique needs of communities, they discount the ies such as Grand Rapids or Detroit, but in a city expertise and value of the local politicians votpopulated with nearly 49,000 students, it could ed in to do just that. hit hard.

While it could be beneficial to allow local busiThe nuisance is not worth it to help out a few nesses to stay open later, Smith’s bill is not the bars that are not exactly lacking business, and best way to make it happen. it certainly will not transform East Lansing into Changes like that need to happen on the local a thriving metropolis that could compete with level with input from residents, businesses and Chicago. the people who spend everyday examining ways What might be the most dangerous aspect of to make East Lansing better.

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Putting the ‘rush’ into rushing unfair to recruits, confusing

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ack in September, I had a conversation with my mom about whether I should try rushing a sorority.

when making their decisions.

And how can you make a judgment about someone after only eight minutes of talking?

You can’t.

These recent feelings of exclusion sent a hurtful memory flying back into my mind.

As an MSU student, she had I was that girl in the seventh never been a sorority member, grade who never exactly fit in. but she was a little sister for a I was invited to fraternity. It didn’t a Christmas party nearly entail the guest columnist that year at one of time commitment my “friend’s” housrequired of a sorores. She was popity, but she still was ular, came from a somewhat involved wealthy family and in greek life. She everyone wanted enjoyed her experito be her friend. ence going on trips Little to my and partying with knowledge, she the fraternity, so she Micaela colonna had a limousine cautiously advised mcolonna@statenews.com pick up 10 of the me to try rushing 12 girls invited while I was here. from school the day of the parBut I could tell she wasn’t ty. She took them crazy about the idea. to lunch and the I was disappointed to nail salon before find the whole rush process heading back to was pretty disorganized. her house before Confusion regarding exactthe party started. ly what was supposed to hapUnfortunatepen seemed to be the main ly, I didn’t make concern the recruits had Being the cut then, and in common. Strike one.

I didn’t make the Interviews seem to be my judged cut now to get forte. But this one was a litfrom one in a sorority. tle different than the others.

But I’m a firm My one-on-one was quick quick believer that and felt more like an asseminterview everything hapbly line of vague questions doesn’t pens for a reason. than a chance to actually sit Maybe I wasn’t down and describe myself. show who accepted because Do I think they truyou truly I couldn’t jugly got to know the real gle an internship, me? Absolutely not. are, and it sorority, sporting I don’t think an eight-mincertainly events and classes. ute interview gives anydoesn’t Maybe it was one a fair chance to introbecause there are duce themselves. Strike two. make bigger and betStill, I was surprised yet excitter things in store. you any ed when I was invited back.

But the most frusI wore a brand new dress, less of a trating part is that person.” curled my hair and headed I’ll never truly out. When I got there, the othknow the answer. er women were clustered outRecruitside, all nervously chatting and ment is supposed to be fun. excited for the night’s festivities.

It’s supposed to be “the best The night went great, decision of your life.” and the women I spoke But in such a short time span, with were all very nice. it is nearly impossible to present Walking home, I thought yourself in a way that will make I would become a memsomeone else approve of you. ber of that sorority.

Aren’t we then losing So when I found out I didn’t sight of being ourselves? get a bid, I was upset, angry, Unfortunately, many womhurt and, most of all, confused. en will end up hurt and withI spent the rest of my out a bid, thinking back day trying to figure out on what they could have what went wrong. done to change things.

It didn’t make any sense.

But in reality, being My interviews went great, “rejected” shouldn’t be takand I felt the information en too much to heart. sheet I filled out presentBeing judged from one quick ed all of my best attributes. interview doesn’t show who you So what was it? truly are, and it certainly doesn’t With so many women eager make you any less of a person. to be a part of the chapter, Micaela Colonna is a State there’s no way they could have News staff reporter. Reach her connected names to faces and at mcolonna@statenews.com. actually known who was who

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“Students campout for first crack at houses next year” “David is a vast improvement over CRMC’s past president and is much more responsive to students needs. I believe his heart is in the right place, however, beware of shady practices that still occur. For example deducting thousands from your security deposit for new windows that aren’t really there. Or charging you for damage that was caused by your basement flooding with sewage due to years of negligence.

“Olson is the same as goodsir. Just with out the soul patch. CRMC stands for Can’t Return My Cash.”

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Brew & Do event questioned by city residents for effectiveness

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City officials are trying to expand the way they reach residents with new and unique events, but some citizens are concerned the city is not doing it the right way.

The Brew & Do event, set to run this Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Dublin Square Irish Pub, seeks to engage the community in a different venue than a typical government meeting place.

The event is part of a weeklong comprehensive plan review initiative, an effort put on by the city every five years to outline the direction East Lansing will be heading.

Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase, but will not be provided by the city.

East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas said the city aims to attract public feedback from students and those who might feel more comfortable in an informal setting.

“It’s an event about getting people that may not want to go to an event at the Hannah Community Center, but maybe they would go to Dublin Square,” Lahanas said. “It’s an idea to try to get input from a broad range of people.”

But some com munit y members have been skeptical about the city’s methods. East Lansing residents Chris Root and Sheila Taylor spoke out against Brew & Do during the public comments portion of last Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Taylor and Root took issue with the event’s location, saying holding the event at a bar excludes the recovering alcoholic community, the underage population and others who might be interested in commenting on city issues.

Taylor said the flyer the city was using to promote the event, which features a glass of alcohol, sends the wrong message.

“I w ish t hat my cit y wouldn’t par ticipate in another subtle environmental message saying the way to envision and create your city is by drinking,” she said.

Taylor said she feels the underage population, including MSU and local high school students, would not feel welcome at an event like Brew & Do. “I think we want the event to be something that young people can attend,” she said.

“We don’t feel this is an invitation for them.”

T he event potent ia lly could be useful for city officials, but might not be the most effective way to obtain information, journalism and media and information junior Spencer Ray said.

“It doesn’t sound like a bad idea because things could potentially get done, but on the other hand, you’re going to an irresponsible place to get responsible things done,” Ray said.

“I personally wouldn’t hold a meeting at a bar.”

Lahanas said the council took a serious look at the issue and decided to pull the advertisement, but will continue the event as scheduled.

“After seeing the poster, I think their comments were fairly stated,” Lahanas said.

“It’s not an event about drinking,” he said. “I think we took it seriously and because of that we see their point on the poster, but I still firmly believe in the event.”

Lahanas said no one who comes to the Brew & Do event has to drink if they don’t want to.

“In society today, there are people who choose to consume alcohol and people who choose not to consume alcohol,” he said. “I don’t see it as something that we have to actively make sure there is no alcohol at city events.”

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partan Linen Services, located south of campus at 373 Service Road, might be the farthest thing from a laundromat. More of an industrial facility than laundry service, Spartan Linen Services washes almost all the linens used on MSU’s campus, from Kellogg Center tablecloths to employee uniforms. They also clean the linen packages that some on-campus students use. A free program offered to on-campus students allows students to receive two bedsheets, two towels and a pillowcase once a week for free by exchanging the previous week’s linens.

Spartan Linen Services manager Michael Hull said use of linen packages have risen slightly throughout the years he’s run the facility.

“When kids come in for orientation, there’s been more of an emphasis on linen pack exchange,” Hull said. “It’s an opportunity for us to put that product in front of them.”

Hull did not begin in the linen services industry, but joined Spartan Linen Services after owning own his own food business for 21 years.

“I wasn’t a laundry person, per se,” Hull said, referring to his previous career. “(Spartan Linen Services is) pretty amazing. It’s all about efficiencies and keeping up with equipment and technology.”

The facility utilizes three trucks that constantly are retrieving various linens from

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city sponsors comprehensive planning events The Plan and Design KickOff Week for East Lansing’s 18-month update to its comprehensive plan is set to take place Oct. 14 - 17.

The comprehensive plan is a policy document for the physical, economic and social development of the city, reviewed for updates every five years to project land use planning 20 years in advance.

This week, community members can give their feedback during multiple events specially created for Plan and Design Kick-Off Week.

A Monday event scheduled for 5-8 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd. will kick off the festivities.

It will feature a presentation from The Bigger Picture Planning Team, discussions with The Bigger Picture Steering Committee representatives and a keynote presentation

by Michigan Future, Inc. Founder and President Lou Glazer.

The week will continue with a variety of dropin events at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. Virtual walking tours will take place from 9-10 a.m. Oct. 15-17, coffee talks will be held from 10-11 a.m.

Oct. 15-17 and Open Design Studios will take place from noon-7 p.m. on Oct. 15 and noon-5 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 17.

There also will be a Brew & Do group session from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Rd., where guests can chat with The Bigger Picture Planning Team and discuss design solutions for the future.

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Lansing resident Tamarie Olson separates sheets Thursday at the MSU Linen Services Building. After sheets are dried they are sent into a machine that presses and folds them to be distributed throughout campus.

“When kids come in for orientation, there’s been more of an emphasis on linen pack exchange.”

Michael Hull, Spartan Linen Services manager

around campus to be washed, Hull said.

The linens are then organized and prepared to be placed in a $1.2 million tunnel-like washing machine that can handle loads of up to 1,000 pounds.

The laundry is inserted into the machine from 90-pound bags, and after traveling through different stages of detergents and

rinsing, the load is pressed into what Hull calls a “linen cake” by a large piston. Two of the cakes are then inserted by conveyor belt in one of the facility’s four industrial dryers.

—Simon Schuster, The State News To see a video about the linen services process, visit statenews.com/multimedia.

After being washed, linens are pressed into disks to be sent to the dryer Thursday at the MSU Linen Services Building. The disks can weigh up to 80 lbs.

Retired MSU dean honored by Black Alumni Association A retired dean of the MSU College of Urban Development was honored by the MSU Black Alumni Association this weekend for his work in education and activism.

Robert L. Green, a dean emeritus and former associate of Martin Luther King, Jr., was honored at an event in Lansing to celebrate Green’s 80th birthday and to help raise funds for the Robert L. Green Scholarship Fund. Green also received a “distinguished alumnus” award..

Green’s leadership and activism at MSU began when he joined the faculty in 1960 as an educational psychology instructor. In 1965, he took a leave of absence from the university to work as the education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where he first associated with King and his staff.

Green was involved in organizing several education initiatives that supported campaigns for black voting rights.

During the early 1970s, Green led a coalition of scholars and athletes in a campaign that challenged the hiring practices of the Big Ten athletic conference. The success of this campaign was enough of a push for the Big Ten to hire the first African Americans to officiate football games at member universities, according to a statement from the MSU Black Alumni Association.

Green also served as the director of MSU’s Center for Urban Affairs from 1968 to 1973, he became the dean for the MSU College of Urban Development, a position that he held until 1982.

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Spartans take the field before the game against Indiana on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 42-28.

MSU alive for Homecoming

Junior safety Kurtis Drummond tackles Indiana wide receiver Shane Wynn during the game Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans won, 42-28.

Parade, football game bring thousands of alumni back to campus as Spartans enjoy festive crowds, atmosphere

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very year, thousands are brought back to campus for one of the more festive weekends around: Homecoming. Reliving days spent on the banks of the Red Cedar River culminated in a lengthy parade Friday evening and an explosive showing Saturday by MSU’s offense in a defeat of the visiting Indiana Hoosiers. More than 73,000 fans packed Spartan Stadium for the iconic venue’s 500th game, as current players made new memories and wrote their names on the pages of history. Memories of this past weekend surely will linger for Spartans young and old.

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The underwater hockey team has some fun in the parade Friday at the corner of Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue. The warm weather created great conditions for the parade.

Robert Rorich, a member of the MSU Alumni Association, claps during the game against Indiana on Saturday.

The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 42-28.

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The student section holds up “Go Pink” signs during the game against Indiana on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The signs were meant to provide support for breast cancer.

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A Big Ten Tournament berth still isn’t out of the question, but after Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Ohio State, the MSU women’s soccer team has serious work to do in the final five games of the season.

The Spartans (7-5-2 overall, 1-5-0 Big Ten) were once again outshot, 21-6, and the Buckeyes (8-3-3, 2-2-2) took full advantage.

MSU currently ranks last in the conference in shots.

Ohio State got on the board in the 38th minute when Buckeye midfielder Ellyn Gruber headed one from eight yards off a cross from forward Nichelle Prince.

Junior goalkeeper Courtney Clem got the start in the game

after winning the job in practice this week against sophomore goalkeeper Gabrielle Gauruder.

Gauruder had been in net for the last game and a half against Michigan and Iowa because of Clem’s inconsistency in goal.

Clem kept the deficit at one for much of the game, but once again found trouble as the game neared the end.

Prince got one past Clem in the 71st minute. Although Clem got a hand on it, she couldn’t quite stop Prince’s seventh goal of the season. Prince, a freshman, moved into a tie for fourth place of the conference lead with the goal.

MSU got back into the game when sophomore midfielder Kirsten Evans found junior defender/midfielder Nicole Caruso at about 18 yards out at the top

of the box in the 75th minute.

However, the Buckeyes tacked on an insurance goal to cap it off in the 79th minute.

Ohio State forward Michela Paradiso finished from the right wing and got it past Clem toward the far post.

After allowing three goals, head coach Tom Saxton made the move to replace Clem with Gauruder. Gauruder made one save in the final nine minutes of the game.

The Spartans sit five points out of eighth place in the conference. Eight teams make the Big Ten Tournament.

MSU will return to East La nsing nex t weekend against Purdue (8-5-1, 3-3-0) on Friday.

Spartans riding hot wave, now sitting at .500

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Sometimes, a tie can feel like a loss.

That was certainly the case for the MSU men’s soccer team (7-12 overall, 1-0-1 Big Ten) after a 1-1 draw against Ohio State (2-64 overall, 0-2-1 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.

“We played well enough to win the game,” head coach Damon Rensing said. “I told the guys when they lost at home to Valparaiso that they shouldn’t have been sad about the result because they didn’t put everything on the line. Today, we put everything on the line and played some good soccer.”

Junior forward Adam Montague tallied in his third straight

game when he headed home a corner from senior defender Ryan Thelen in the 65th minute.

The Buckeyes tied things up with less than 10 minutes to go when a low cross from Kofi Agyapong found Ryan Ivancic wide open on the right side of the net.

Montague said the Spartans created enough chances to win the game, it was just lack of execution that turned out to be their downfall.

“Not being able to score early on really put pressure on us defensively,” Montague said. “They were throwing a ton of numbers forward. We responded well from that. Created a lot of chances and were just a little unlucky to not get the go ahead goal.”

MSU came out in overtime with a renewed sense of attack.

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Ohio State keeper Alex Ivanov made a great reflex save after junior forward Tim Kreutz chipped the ball to Montague for what seemed like a wide open goal.

The Spartans finished the game with a season-high 36 shots, but only nine of them were on frame. Montague led

the team with nine shots, and four others tied with five.

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Junior forward Abby Barker dives for the ball Sunday at Ralph Young Field.

The Spartans defeated Ball State, 8-0.

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After improving to 3-0 in Big Ten play in a 3-2 double-overtime thriller over No. 18 Michigan on Friday, head coach Helen Knull said she feared the field hockey team would not be able to maintain the momentum against Ball State on Sunday.

After all, they hadn’t put together two straight wins all season.

“Yesterday at practice, we were really harping at the girls that this game’s going to be key for us to put two games together,” Knull said.

The harping paid off, as the field hockey team (7-7 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) reached .500 with a 8-0 shellacking over Ball State (5-8, 0-4 MAC) on Sunday.

It was a complete offensive and defensive effort for the Spartans

— or as Knull likes to say, “70 minutes of Spartan hockey.” MSU attempted a season-high 33 shots and allowed four from the Ball State Cardinals.

For the second straight game, MSU maintained consistent effort from beginning to end. “(The team) talked about this before — sometimes when we’re ahead 3-0 in a game, we settle back like ‘Oh, we got this,’” said junior forward Allie Ahern, who scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season.

Seven different Spartans contributed to the box score, and junior forward Abby Barker led the way with two goals.

It was a balanced effort that saw contributions from starters and bench players alike.

“We all got a lot of different forwards in there so it was good to see a lot of different teammates in running the new circuits, running the different patterns that we

always run,” said junior midfielder Alli Helwig, who scored her first career goal in the game.

Barker scored just 3:27 minutes into the game. It was a prelude of what was to come, as MSU totaled five goals in the first half and three in the second.

Senior goalkeeper Molly Cassidy and freshman goalkeeper Sierra Patton split time at the net, but neither recorded any saves as Ball State’s four shots were blocked.

With a .500 record, the field hockey team can now qualify for the postseason tournament.

Ahern said with the successful weekend, the team has proved to themselves that they can perform well in back-to-back games.

“When it comes tournament time, we can win two games in a row,” Ahern said. “We want our record to be better than it is, but it just shows us that we can win two games in a weekend and make it to the tournament.”

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Finding Sasquatch

music Dryvel bassist and singer John Cottone performs Friday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.

Dryvel, which consists of mostly alumni, performed for Homecoming weekend.

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Alumni headline Homecoming concerts

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Performing at Mac’s Bar Friday night was the perfect excuse for members of the rock band Dryvel to return to their alma mater.

“A State grad can understand that when you leave State you’re very depressed and you’d do anything to have an excuse to come back,” Dryvel drummer Matt Marriott said. “Out of desperation, we created a Homecoming show so that we’d have an excuse to come back and play.”

Returning for the fourth time since graduating, Dryvel put on an energetic performance to add to an eventful Homecoming week.

there’s the rock,” Machak said. “When the piano comes in, it totally changes all that. It’s kind of like a heavier Coldplay. It adds another dimension.”

Grand Rapids resident Ashley DeGroff said she drove about an hour to see eclectic rock band Vandalay.

DeGroff said she appreciated each band and loved the comradery the mix of bands created among audience members.

“Tonight was unique in a few ways because the bands brought out unique kinds of music, unique kinds of people and yet all of us are here (were) talking at the end of the show about the same thing — music,” DeGroff said.

Bands Overdrive Orchestra, Vandalay and The Skylit Letter also performed, adding a unique variation in sounds at the Lansing venue.

Ma r r iot t sa id t he ba nd shap ed it s ha rd me lo d ic sound from bands they grew up listening to, such as Rancid, Blink-182, Green Day and Underoath.

Made up of mostly alumni, Vandalay created a softer wideranging sound in the packed bar when it hit the stage.

Vandalay pianist and vocalist Drew Machak, said all of the qualities his band embodies makes it difficult to label it with one genre.

“There’s a little bit of groove in there, there’s some heaviness and some of the songs even have a little pop, then

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Employment

Employment

Apts. For Rent

Houses/Rent

Houses/Rent

Houses/Rent

Houses/Rent

Textbooks

Wanted

ARE YOU a leader?

Now hiring supervisors for two call centers in East Lansing. One that answers phones and another that makes outgoing calls for Non Profits. Evening and weekend hours a must.

Call 332-1503 today to set up an interview.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS $13.50 base-appt, flex sched around classes call 333-1700 or at workforstudents.com

AVAIL AUG ‘14 Studio, 1,2, and 4 bedroom Apartments.

Heat/ water inc. Great location, Top cond. Check out our visual tours at hudginsrealty.com Call 517-575-0008, no pets.

‘14 A+ Nice Houses. Lic. 3-4. Great Locations.

481-6313. bairdrentals. com

70+ HOUSES & Apts.

May/Aug, lic 1-7. 517-351-0765 or hrirentals.com. Now leasing.

CUTE HOUSE, 251 Gunson. Lic. 2.$650 per person. No smoking, hot tub, a/c, w/d, 333-9595

TWO HOUSES in the 400 Block of Grove St. Both 4 bdrm/2bath.

Licensed for 4. 1 year lease, begins 8/20/14 Email rwesley46@yahoo. com

COLLEGEVILLE TEXTBOOK Co. is your source for used books!

321 E Grand River 517922-0013

ONE BEDROOM apartment in house on 500 block of Grove St. D/W. Parking spot. No pets.

332-8600. Rent negotiable. Move in now.

LIVE IN caregiver wanted, ideal for hlth care students all utilities furnished, some wages paid, duties: helping w/ bathing, some house cleaning, cooking. Anita 517-669-5602

‘14 AUG great homes.

Variety of prices. Lic. 4, 5, 6. 517-336-7006 homes4spartans.com

ATTENTION MSU Students! Now hiring students to raise money for Public TV & the Arts.

Evening and weekend hours. Earn $8-12/hr.

Call 332-1501 today for an interview EL-HAJJ Malik El-Shabazz Public School Academy is accepting proposals for the cleaning/custodial contract and for the painting of the boiler room. If you are interested in either contract, please contact Haywood Edwards at (517) 267-8474 or via email at shabazzdad@ yahoo.com.

G Y M N A S T I C S COACHES needed.

Recreational classes, pre-k to school aged.

Girls developmental classes. twistarsoffice@ twistarsusa.com or 517322-3060.

HARDWARE CLERK flex sched ft/pt. Retail hardware experience required. 5 miles from campus. Haslett True Value Hardware. 3392829

M E D I A / C O M M U N I C AT I O N S Assistant wanted. MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities seeks a p/t student employee to assist in the Communications department with various communications, marketing and public relations functions. Duties include video shooting/editing and photography for unit web site and promotional materials. Apply online at www.careernetwork.msu.edu , posting 95341 PET CARE looking for hardworking individual F/T days and wknds.

Animal exp preferred.

Resume to Melissa @ PO Box 277 Haslett 48840.

PROMOTIONAL MODELING for top beverage company in EL bars, Must be 21+ available nights and weekends. $25/hr. Apply with resume+photo to bburton@teament.com. Call 734-642-6014.

Apts. For Rent 1, 2, 4, 5 BED apts. 126 Orchard. Heat + water included. On site w/d.

351-0765 hrirentals.com

ST ANNE Lofts Downtown EL. Luxury studio avail Nov. 1.

Partially furnished, dog friendly, in-home washer/ dryer. 517-224-1080.

Houses/Rent 1-6 PEOPLE, Aug ‘14.

Flower Pot neighborhood, Near Breslin. Nice home. 927-1338.

1-7 PERSON Houses plus apts. Across from MSU. Visit us soon at housesforrent.com to tour our top quality houses through photos and videos and see their great locations. 332-8600. No pets. Signing leases now. Open Saturday.

1230 LILAC. 3 lg rm avail now, w/d. New updates. $500 per room. Near Breslin. 927-1338.

13-5 bdrm houses. Great locations on Abbott, Bailey, Evergreen, Hillcrest, Grove, Orchard, and E. Grand River. 3328600 or srpmgt.com

‘14 AUG 4 bedroom apt. Downtown EL. hudginsrealty.com 517575-0008. No pets.

‘14 AUG Houses for rent.

Lic. 6. 1024 Linden. 517749-4767 or www.gutowmgt.com.

14 AUGUST Houses for rent. Licensed 4-5. Great locations. 517-712-9600.

2 NEW contemporary townhouses. 2 blocks to MSU Union, 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath, great-room, rec room, garage. A/C. 3328600. No pets.

2014 4-6 bdrm houses.

Close to MSU. Craigslist. boydrentals.com.

517.896.2247.

2014 HOUSES. Lic 3-6.

517-202-0920, msurentals@gmail.com, www. msustudentrentals.com 2014 HOUSES. Licensed 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Super Locations + Conditions!

517-490-3082 3-4 BR Houses for rent near campus. 2014/2015 Call for list. 517-4823624.

323 + 324 DURAND. Close, residential. 4 bdrm. lic. 4. No smoke/ no pets. (813) 695-3660.

FALL HOUSING G UIDE PUBLISHES ON OCTOBER 16TH

ABOVE AVERAGE 264 Lexington Lic. 4, Eamon Kelly 714.654.2701 or enkellyjr@gmail.com

LIC 4-5. Close to campus.

Excellent rates. Call 517410-1198 or 517-2035157.

AUG ‘14, 4 bdrm, 1403 Beech, 587 Stoddard, 6 bdrm. 151 N. Harrison, 218 River, d/w w/d, family owned, 517-282-6681.

SPACIOUS 4/6 BDRM Lic. 6/4. d/w + w/d. security deposit + utilities 517 599 5731

Misc. For Sale 2 LIKE NEW Schwinn adult bikes. $150 each. Orig. price $450.

Excellent shape. Call 517-351-4499

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