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Community to get chance to weigh in on corridor

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A series of public meetings, open houses and community events addressing the Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue corridor will begin Oct. 22 and conclude on Oct. 30, and officials hope the events will be a further step to bridge the gap between Lansing and East Lansing.

K now n as char ret tes, the gatherings will address housing along that stretch, as well as what kind of environment will be prevalent in the corridor if plans come together. Residents will work with city planners and engineers to draw up a plan for what they want the roadway and surrounding amenities to look like.

It’s still early in the planning process, so details still are somewhat scarce, but officials said residents have expressed a desire for easier access to bike paths and walking areas, along with more green space in the corridor.

The series will take a closer examination of three areas in the corridor: the Sparrow Hospital neighborhood, the Frandor Shopping Center area and Meridian Center near Okemos.

The first event is 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Allen Market Place, 1619 E, Kalamazoo St., Lansing, and focuses on the neighborhood surround-

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ay discrepancies between male and female MSU faculty can be explained, but not excused, and the university is working to correct the problem, officials said.

Female faculty make between 92 and 96 percent of what males make, on average, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. That’s one of the best rates in the Big Ten, but there’s still work to be done, officials said. The worst is the University of Michigan, with women making 84 percent of what men do at the full professor rank.

Women at MSU make more as a percentage of what their male counterparts do in comparison to all other Big Ten schools for full professors, and most others, for lower ranks.

There also are many more male than female faculty members overall, but especially among full professors — about three and a half times as many men hold that position compared to women. The difference decreases with each lower rank, down to associate professors, assistant professors and instructors. The trend follows with full Big Ten numbers.

Explanations for these differences range from historical perspectives to career field choices to a lack of negotiating skills by women, according to officials.

The main things being done to combat pay differ-

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Female profs at MSU compare favorably to peer schools, but differences persist

Pay gaps exist in the Big Ten among male and female academics

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ences include making the process to raise salaries less ambiguous and helping new hires negotiate for better wages, officials said.

Living history Women have made gains in salary since the movement began in the 1960s and 1970s, but in academia, some differences still exist.

Acting Provost June Youatt said since she began her career, women are more willing to negotiate for competitive salaries, which is important because yearly merit increases are based on percentages.

“We have a responsibility

to make sure that the offers are equitable across groups — it’s not just on the person who may or may not be good at negotiating,” she said.

But, many of those women who started out with low salaries 30 or 40 years ago still are working on salaries that are calculated based on starting pay, and they’ll always be low compared to their male peers, Youatt said.

Many men who began their careers around the same time still are at the university and making large salaries. There also are more men than women who entered academia in that time period, which exacerbates the difference.

“If you look at our older professors, it’s a lot of older men,” Youatt said. “If you look at the hires from last year, there is balance between male and female.”

She added the real imbalance comes from faculty who are 60 to 70 years old.

The lack of women in the full professor rank, with three and a half times more men, is a historical problem, she said. In 15 to 20 years, when older professors retire, there shouldn’t be such big differences.

“That’s a historical explanation. It explains where we are, it doesn’t excuse where we are,” Youatt said.

The MSU Bikes Service Center will be offering students free maintenance and minor repairs with a mobile bike shop to promote Campus Sustainability Week.

A tent will be set up in different campus neighborhoods throughout this week, and repairmen from the center will be available to work on students’ bicycles. Tim Potter, manager of the Bikes Service Center, said even simple fixes can help students avoid more costly bike repairs in the future.

“We’ll be doing a number of quick things than can actual-

Fields that don’t pay (much) Some fields pay less — as dictated by the overall market — and women tend to work in those fields in higher rates than men.

The Broad College of Business tends to have higher salaries overall and more men, while arts and humanities disciplines tend to have a more proportionate representation of women and lower pay rates, said Terry Curry, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources.

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MSU Bikes Service Center manager Tim Potter, left, talks with English junior Patrick Lukowicz Monday outside Snyder and Phillips halls.

Repairs will be provided by the center this week.

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“We’ll be doing a number of quick things that can actually make a big difference for a bike.

We’ll fill tires with air, for example.”

Tim Potter, Bikes Service Center Manager

ly make a big difference for a bike,” Potter said. “We’ll fill tires with air, for example, which seems like a minor thing but can make it easier for students to ride. There are lots of people riding around on mostly flat tires, or at risk of getting a pinch flat.”

Other maintenance offered will include oiling bike chains to keep them from squeaking and adjusting brakes that have become sticky or corroded, Potter said. There also will be a small selection of used parts

for students who might not have thought to bring the parts needed for a replacement.

“A lot of it will just be checking and tightening parts, especially loose handles or anything that’s a safety concern,” Potter said. “We see students who have bike pedals that are about to fall off by the time they get to our shop.”

The mobile bike ser v ice will be offered from 2-3 p.m. throughout campus all week.

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After working on the reorganization of both undergraduate and graduate student governments, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services is looking to add three new assistant vice presidents.

The Office of Student Affairs and Services works closely with hundreds of students and various groups across campus.

Universit y spokesman Jason Cody said Denise Maybank, senior vice president for Student Affairs and Services, is set to have three new assistant vice presidents potentially by the end of next spring semester. All three would report directly to Maybank.

Maybank said in an email “the functional alignment” of the new positions falls in line with strategies that will allow the office to adjust to student demands.l.

The three new positions include an Assistant Vice President of Health, Wellness and Safety, Assistant Vice President for Transitions, Leadership and Experiential Learning and Assistant Vice President for Identity/ Affinity.

The Assistant Vice President for Transitions, Lead-

ership and Experiential Learning would focus on outreach and engagement to incoming students and their parents, for example. The assistant vice president for identity/affinity mainly would deal with issues of student ethnicity and race on campus.

One of the positions already has been filled by Allyn Shaw, former director with the MSU Office of Faculty and Organizational Development, a position that reported to the provost.

Maybank said she hopes the two remaining positions will be filled during the spring semester, adding that the university will be conducting a nationwide search.

“This is an approach designed to maintain a dynamic and flexible process that will allow student affairs to remain relevant and responsive to the total MSU student population as we align our functions with those of the rest of the university,” Maybank said in the email.

Maybank gave a presentation during the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, meeting on Oct. 9 explaining the new structure. The Office of Student Affairs and Services also will host an on-campus town hall meeting within the coming weeks for students to learn more about the new positions.

“It’s a good start ... and it will be very beneficial for graduate students,” COGS President Stefan Fletcher said, explaining that

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Pretrial in sexual assault case moved The pretrial of Vernon, Mich resident Oswald Scott Wilder has been moved to 2 p.m.

Oct. 28 in Ingham County Circuit Court.

Wilder, 26, confessed Wilder to sexually assaulting four MSU students in East Lansing earlier this year.

He was arrested in August and faced the testimony of all four victims last month in 54-B District Court.

Testimony from victims showed that none were able to identify Wilder based on appearance.

He faces a total of ten charges, including one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of assault with intention to commit sexual penetration, one count of gross indecency and three counts of unlawful imprisonment.

If convicted, he faces life in prison.

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Police Brief Student’s backpack stolen in Vet Med. A student’s backpack was stolen between 2:45 and 4:20 p.m. on Oct. 14 from a locker in the Veterinary Medical Center, according to MSU police.

MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said a 23-year-old male left his backpack in a locker within the building’s G-Wing. When he returned, he told police his backpack was gone.

The bag contained a lanyard with his keys, as well as an Asus laptop valued at about $1,200.

The theft is still under investigation.

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MSU experts said male and female pay difffers because of the job market outside academia, among other factors from page one

Art History and Design, there are more women, but they still are underrepresented in the full professor rank and make about 14 percent less than men on average.

“We certainly wish that there would be no differences as a result of any factors besides performance and accomplishments of faculty members,” Curry said.

If the pay differences are mostly because of the fields that women go

into, and women are entering technical fields at higher and higher rates, the difference in pay might go away, said Scott Imberman, associate professor of economics.

Pay differs by field because the university has to pay relative to the overall market — engineering professors make more than English professors because their pay opportunities outside of academia are higher, Imberman said.

But one MSU professor said the real question is, “Why don’t those fields pay as much?

“There is a joke — it’s not really funny — people say if you want to decrease the wages of an occupation, make it a female-dominated occupation,” said Michelle Kaminski, an associate professor for the School of Labor and Industrial Relations and a core faculty member for the MSU Cen-

ter for Gender in Global Context. “For example, in Russia, there are far more female doctors than male doctors and they’re far lower paid than they are (elsewhere).”

Striving for equity University officials said efforts to make the merit pay increase system more equitable are ongoing.

“There’s no acceptable explanation for differences in pay,” Youatt said. “Being vigilant about these decisions is important. No two people will be exactly the same — we don’t want two people that are the same.

We’re not going for equality, we’re going for equity.”

Curry said the university does an annual salary analysis of all the faculty, comparing current salaries to projected salaries based on department, rank and time spent at MSU. For people who

Continued don’t meet the projected salary, the college provides a plan to rectify the situation.

Another point of concern is making sure departments across campus are consistent and transparent in personnel decisions. Curry said that’s being combated by additional structure and programs to make sure policies are followed.

The university also is making sure mentoring programs are available to new faculty to help them do things like negotiate with their department chair for lab time and put together their annual activity report — which is a big part of the yearly evaluation and determines salary increases, Curry said.

Kaminski said, in her

experience, some steps are being taken to fix the problem “but there is still plenty of room for politics (in salary increases).”

Where to go from here MSU’s salary discrepancy is small compared to the overall market and other Big Ten institutions, but officials agree there’s more to be done.

Women in the U.S. in general make about 80 percent of what men do.

One reason academia tends to have a small pay gap could be because all faculty have about the same level of education, which is not true in the general market.

Youatt said there’s no reason the gap can’t be closed.

MSU SPORTS B LOG

Women’s cross country The women’s cross country team placed fourth at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational over the weekend. Amidst 37 teams, the No. 9 MSU women’s cross country team was led to their strong finish by junior Leah O’Connor, who came in at 20:13 for 22nd overall, the best time of her career.

Four other Spartans clocked a career-best time, including redshirt freshman Rachele Schulist (20:18) who finished in 25th place, sophomore Katie Landwehr (20:36) and sophomore Lindsey Clark (20:37) who came in at 44th.

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Sustainability officials pushing for more usage of bikes on campus to decrease impact of cars, CATA system

COGS president Fletcher said re-alignment will help university better meet needs of graduate students from page one

The service will be in South Neighborhood on Tuesday, East Neighborhood on Wednesday, Brody Neighborhood on Thursday, and Spartan Village on Friday.

Office of Sustainability Education Coordinator Lauren Olson was at the bike service on Monday and said it was encouraging to see consistently-full bike racks on MSU’s campus.

the new vice president structure would make it easier for the Office of Student Affairs and Services to focus more on graduate life and wellness on campus.

F letc he r s a id C O GS pushed for the new vision of the office, especially after Maybank was permanently appointed as vice president for student affairs and services.

“The collaborative alignment of the student affairs functions will allow for optimal student engagement at the graduate and undergraduate levels and responsiveness to students from all perspectives,” Maybank said. “The assistant vice presidents will identify the faculty units and programs across campus with which student affairs will need to work in the interest of student success and engagement.”

Through the mobile center and minor repairs, officials hope to make it easier for students to ride bikes across campus “Anecdotally, I’ve seen more and more students using bikes,” Olson said. “It’s a great way to get around campus.”

It’s also a more sustainable way to get to class than taking a car or a CATA bus, said Assistant Director of

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MSU Bikes Service Center manager Tim Potter examines a wheel rim at the mobile bike center Monday outside of Snyder and Phillips halls.

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“Bikes are good for the environment because you’ve got fewer vehicles spewing fumes and emissions,” Erhardt said.

“So we continue to advocate for students to choose bikes.

We sell new and used bikes at the (MSU Bikes Service) center and we service them as well.

And it’s more cost-effective for students to bike because they aren’t paying for parking.”

Students and faculty are taking advantage — there are more than 20,000 bikes in use on campus right now, Potter said.

And having a full-service bike shop right on campus

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East Lansing officials are planning to attend some of the sessions in an effort to bridge the community gap from page one

ing Sparrow Hospital.

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Susan Pigg said this is the second series of public meetings on the corridor this year, the first of which began in May. Pigg said that the first series of public meetings brought upwards of 600 participants through public meetings and online forums.

“Through all of that, we came up with a vision for the future of the corridor,” she said. “People said that we didn’t want a cookie-cutter look across the board.

They wanted the look to reflect the uniqueness of the neighborhoods.”

Pigg said the commission asked participants what areas they would want to focus on in a future planning session. The three areas that the commission plans to address — the area by Sparrow Hospital, the Meridian Center area, and the area by Frandor Shopping Center — were the most common ones mentioned.

“These charrettes will result in clear ideas of what the corridor should look like and how it will function,” she said.

P ig g s a id t he c h a rrettes also will do a lot of strengthening of relations with all the municipalities that use the corridor.

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helps reduces the number of abandoned bikes across such a large campus, Potter added.

“For people to get their bikes repaired before the Center, even for something minor, it was a mile or more away,” he said. “It was very inconvenient to get even the most basic services. So by simply helping people keep their bikes operational, we help reduce the number of disposed bikes.”

Bike rentals continue to be the anchor service for the MSU Bikes Center, which offers students both short-term and longterm rental options. There are approximately 500-600 bike rentals each school year, Potter said.

Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank will be getting three assistant vice presidents: Assistant Vice President for Health, Wellness and Safety Assistant Vice President for Transitions, Leadership and Experiential Learning Assistant Vice President for Identity/Affinity One of the positions has been filled by Allyn Shaw, former director with the MSU Office of Faculty and Organizational Development.

The hope is to have all positions filled by this school year.

The Office of Student Affairs and Services will be hosting a campus-wide town hall meeting within the next few weeks with more details.

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also plan to attend parts of the week-long public meeting session. Planning, Building and Development Director Tim Dempsey said this stretch of road is important to everyone in the region.

“The effort to connect the capital with Meridian Mall benefits East Lansing because we are in the center of that area,” he said. “From a standpoint of trying to enhance the corridor, this effort bridges the gap between our communities.

If we can have a more cohesive plan for what’s one of the busiest thoroughfares in the region, I think it makes a lot of sense for us to be involved.”

Dempsey said he hopes the public meetings have a high volume of public input and that people broaden their thinking about what the areas could be in terms of development.

“A lot of times I think we settle for what is there now, and I think these charrettes really give us an opportunity to imagine something that is much improved,” Dempsey said.

East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas said the city is supportive of the Tri-County Planning Commission’s efforts to improve the corridor, but also indicated the community has a lot on its plate at the moment with the Park District project and updating various components of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

“They aren’t specifically planning for components in East Lansing,” Lahanas said.

“We’re pretty focused at this exact point on our own Comprehensive Plan.”

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Police: Chandler Crossings armed robbery suspect still on the loose

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The Bath Township Police Department will soon release a sketch of a man who allegedly committed an armed robbery in Chandler Crossings last week.

Journalism junior Matt Ward said he and his three roommates were sitting in the living room of his apartment at about 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 when a man walked through the door, gun in hand.

Ward said the man led his roommate around the apartment, grabbing electronics along the way.

Bath Township police Det. Gary Smith said he believes the incident is isolated.

Police canvassed the area for several hours on the night of the incident, searching around the building for the suspect.

Smith could not confirm whether the suspect has any MSU connections.

Ward said the suspect stole an Xbox, a cell phone, a laptop and a iPod before running outside.

He said the man looked to be

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two students chosen for white house internships MSU is set to have a presence in the White House with the announcement that two students were selected for the fall 2013 session of the White House Internship Program.

Megan Havern of Armada, Mich., and Vikram Mandelia of Southfield were selected to fill two of the 145 fall internship positions.

in his early twenties.

“I was really scared, just because it’s a gun,” Ward said.

“He ran to the door and told us not to come after him. We watched him walk across the parking lot and then run away.”

No preference sophomore Riese Weisberg, who lives in Chandler Crossings in a building adjacent to where the robbery occurred, said hearing about the incident deterred her from living in the complex again next year.

She said she and her roommates have become more cautious as a result.

“When we’re in the apartment, we lock it now,” Weisberg said. “It’s a safety precaution, but we shouldn’t feel like we have to do it.”

Robert Kolt, a spokesman for Chandler Crossings, said the complex has made changes to its security shifts in response to the incident to ensure residents’ safety.

“We have put in extra security measures to ensure people are well-protected around the clock and get what they need,” Kolt said.

The incident remains under investigation.

Students selected work in one of many federal departments to gain professional experience, according to a statement from the White House.

The program serves to “make the White House accessible to future leaders around the nation and to prepare those devoted to public service for future leadership opportunities,” the statement said.

Two students from the University of Michigan, Andrew Baker and Lee Sova-Claypool, also were chosen.

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Psychology senior Anna Kurapey works on summary drawings as part of a homework assignment for one of her classes Oct. 17 at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. The assignment entailed recreating the basic lines of several pieces of artwork featured in the museum.

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Impact 89FM falls short in competition Impact 89FM has been known as one of the top college radio stations in the country, but will not own the official title this year, falling short of the ranking of top college radio station in the country last Thursday.

The station was nominated for the 2013 College Radio Station of the Year Award from the College Music Journal, the top North American journal for college radio. The award went to WTBU Radio at Boston University. Seven

hundred stations were considered for nominations, with only four chosen as nominees, including Impact 89FM. Conference attendees, including radio station staff and independent up-andcoming artists, voted to determine who won the award.

Impact 89FM sent representatives to the national conference in New York City. The station workers able to panel discussions exploring issues concerning the music and radio business. Impact 89FM Station Manager

Samuel Riddle led one of the discussions at the event, talking about the importance of “keeping radio relevant in 2013.”

“I’d prefer to win, but I think the students who attended (the event) learned a tremendous amount and are going to

bring their experiences and information back,” said Impact 89FM general manager Ed Glazer.

Glazer said students came back with more ideas and inspiration on how to improve to become the No. 1 college station next year.

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Recycling Center to host numerous events this week

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As part of Campus Sustainability Week, the MSU Recycling Center hosted an open house that featured a composting and organic food presentation to teach students and staff more about organic farming.

The open house served as an opportunity for students to learn about the positives of composting and the differences between organic and non-organic food options.

The presentation at the event was delivered by horticulture professor John Biernbaum, who teaches five courses in student organic farming, composting and crop production.

Biernbaum said worm composting plays an important role in organic farming because the worms help refertilize the soil.

At the event, Biernbaum also went into detail regarding the reasoning behind the price differences amongst organic and non-organic foods.

Monday’s open house included a presentation on the impact of composting and organic farming “I ask them, ‘why is the price so low for non-organic food?’”

Biernbaum said. “They’re not just charging more because it’s organic food, and it’s limited.

The goal is to have affordable food, but farmers still need to make a living.”

Biernbaum also said organic farming is a more evolved option compared to industrial farming, and it’s more sustainable.

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Campus Sustainability Education Coordinator James Ives gives a presentation during a tour of the Recycling Center Monday at the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center. The center is holding open houses for the remainder of the week.

Lauren Olson, project coordinator at the Office of Campus Sustainability, added that there are hidden fees many aren’t aware of when purchasing industrial agriculture goods.

“There’s a high cost that goes into industrial agriculture that’s not being included into what you’re paying for your food,” Olson said.

Outside of the presentation, David Smith, MSU’s waste reduction coordinator and coordinator of the event, was on hand Monday afternoon to help students and staff learn more about the Recycling Center’s main goals.

“The recycling center and surplus store is responsible for the end use of all items of campus,”

“We look at everything that comes into our facility. If we can’t resell the items, we reuse them.”

Dave Smith, MSU’s waste reduction coordinator

Smith said. “We look at everything that comes into our facility. If we can’t resell the items, we reuse them.”

The Recycling Center embodies environmental sustainability through its design with many perks. The building consists of recycled carpet, volatile organic compound paint and tables made of recycled glass and metal. The center also uses solar panels on the roof and rainwater to power washers and wash out toilets.

The many environmental friendly options at the center have helped reduce water waste.

57 percent of waste was diverted in 2011, according to a poster featured at the event.

The center will continue to host events similar to the open house throughout the week to promote campus sustainability, including an Energy Transition Town Hall and Recycled Floral Arrangement Workshop on Tuesday.

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more awareness needed for safety of streets 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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t’s hard to ignore the number of bicyclists and pedestrians swarming Farm Lane at noon on weekdays.

As city and MSU officials work to make East Lansing a more walkable and bikable city and more and more students abandon their cars for bikes, we need to make sure the most vulnerable street users are protected.

Between 2004 and 2012, there were 161 car and bicycle accidents causing injuries in East Lansing, according to crash data from the Office of Highway Safety Planning. There were five fatal accidents

— Olivia Dimmer, State News staff reporter

Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog. whether this law is the solution is unclear.

More than anything, education is necessary to help prevent serious and life-threatening accidents from happening.

Even if saving someone’s life is not enough to make some drivers take getting behind the wheel more seriously, jail time and fines should do the trick.

But the reality is that unless people know the ter their frustrations with pedestrians under their potential consequences for injuring or killing a breath still might not truly understand the conpedestrian, this law would do nothing to prevent cept of sharing the road at first, but they would those accidents from happening. have greater incentive not to gun it down M.A.C. Similar to warnings in construction sites on the Avenue. highway, this law will be most effective if couJust as drunken driving is widely frowned pled with signs in areas with dense foot or bicy- upon in society, greater awareness could help cle traffic. Especially for parents, out-of-town fans change the culture and attitudes toward bikers and prospective students unfamiliar with just how and pedestrians. many cyclists and pedestrians we have on camHopefully in time, education will help drivers pus, a simple warning sign could mean the dif- realize that everyone who uses the streets deserves ference between life and death. respect. More importantly, we need to make it The drivers who zoom by bikers yelling profan- clear that everyone deserves to feel safe on the ities out their windows and the drivers who mut- roads, whether this bill passes or not.

and 91 other accidents causing injury between pedestrians and cars.

Something needs to be done to make the roads safer for everyone, especially if walking and biking continue to grow in popularity.

A new bill introduced in Michigan’s House of Representatives aims to protect pedestrians and cyclists by increasing fines and jail time for drivers who cause injury or death.

Currently, drivers face 93 days in jail and up to $500 in fines for accidents causing serious injury and up to one year in jail and $2,000 in fines, or both, for a moving violation causing death.

The new legislation would give pedestrians and other “vulnerable roadway users” the same protection afforded to agricultural equipment operators, such as tractor drivers. Hitting a tractor driver and causing injury is a misdemeanor offense and could result in $1,000 in fines, a year in jail or both. Punishment for killing an operator could mean $7,500 in fines, 15 years in prison or both.

It’s a good effort, but we question how much this bill would help.

Although more needs to be done to protect students and community members using the streets,

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shutdown display of petty politics

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idiotic move our government has pulled since that one time we said we were invading a country to rid a ruthless dictator of weapons of mass destruction, but then it turned out those weapons were completely imaginary and we just wanted to… wait, what did we get out of that? Anyway, good one, guys.

There are children who couldn’t get cancer treatment because That means out of a classresearchers at the National Instiroom of 20 people, 19 people tutes of Health were unable to say they can’t stand them, and work. I know that’s a bit of a maudone says they’re doing alright. lin card to play, but it is also a fact.

That seems high.

These are real people who live What is wrong with the in this country with families and one person who likes them? lives that couldn’t get the care they Did they not understand the needed because a stick was wedged question? Did they press the into the spokes of our government. wrong button? I don’t get it.

On a more local scale, hunLook, I am admittedly not an dreds of Michigan workers were expert in politics. I don’t even furloughed. like politics; I guest columnist This is all because used to, but I a vocal minoridon’t anymore. ty — OK, I guess That was why I’ll just say it: mostI was a politly Tea Party memical science bers — didn’t agree minor in underwith healthcare leggrad for all islation, and they of one semeswere able to shut ter until I realdown the governized the sysGreg Monahan ment. I can’t imaggmonahan@statenews.com tem is so bruine a more childish tally inept that response from a group of grown I’d have the same chance to men and women. If you can boil change the world if I had a career down an entire section of the govin data entry as if I ran for office. ernment to an everyday interacBut I do know that what our tion, that would be like if I went on government just pulled off was a hunger strike because my brotha farce. I can’t say either way if er got the last piece of pizza. the Affordable Care Act will be What congress did was just successful, but isn’t it sort of, I plain stupid. And irrespondon’t know, completely insane sible. How on earth do we to shut down the government elect some of these people? of the most powerful nation in I don’t have an answer for that, the world because a law went but what can be done is to prevent into effect? I promise that would people who will make this happen be a lot more damaging to the again in the future from gaining country than making healthoffice. For example, Michigan Sen. care available to millions of preCarl Levin is retiring next year, and viously uninsured Americans. we’re going to need a replacement.

Even students here were immeI wouldn’t want to tell anyone diately and directly affected. I how to vote, but I would stronghave personally heard stories of ly advise looking up candidates both students unable to research records on issues that could deterand professors unable to complete mine whether or not we’ll still lectures because they could not have a government if there’s a access government websites and disagreement. After all, it’s our information. It’s crazy to think state representatives and senyou might not be able to finish an ators who are part of making assignment because politicians sure this never happens again. can’t agree on healthcare reform, And this isn’t a viewpoint combut that was the case for hundreds ing from a hardline redistribuof people here in East Lansing. tion-of-wealth-for-everyone liberI’m not trying to make this an al. I think both sides of the politissue about nationwide health ical spectrum are pretty useless, care. I don’t have time to read the though I will admit I tend to think hate mail I’d receive. The issue Democrats are slightly less useless. is how it is humanly possible for That’s my ringing endorsement. a congress that we elect to get But it can’t go on like this. approval from a whopping 5 perThe government can’t be shut cent of the very people that put down because one side didn’t them into office. But we’ve discovget their way. Because if this all ered that one good way to do that keeps up, Congress’ approval ratis to cause a screeching halt to the ing will somehow find a way to government while still collecting go even lower than five percent. a paycheck while it’s all closed.

Greg Monahan is a journalSupporters and detractors of ism graduate student. Reach the Affordable Care Act don’t him at monaha32@msu.edu. agree on much, and that’s fine, but I’d hope that both sides could agree that no matter what More online … you think of it, fighting over it isn’t quite worth not having an To read more about active federal government. students’ opinions on the The shutdown was the most shutdown, visit statenews.com. saw a statistic the other day that people’s opinion of the U.S. Congress is at its lowest point in recorded history. Five percent approve of the job they’re doing, according to an Associated Press-GfK survey released in early October.

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“Reporting necessary to stop sexual assault” “It is estimated that in 1/4 women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime, but fewer than 1/10 victims will ever report the assault. The ‘increase’ of 5 cases from 2011 to 2012 should be noted that this is NOT an increase of sexual assault, but an increase in the REPORTING of sexual assault, which is something the author deftly points out.

It is important to consider that there are many, many more assaults occurring on campus, more likely in the hundreds. The fact that so few feel comfortable doing something about it is saddening and frustrating- but when one considers how victims are treated in other places (e.g., the sexual assault victim whose perpetrators are now losing any chance at athletic scholarships, etc., etc.) paints a different picture. Not only do we need to advocate reporting crimes of a sexual nature, we need to make sure victims are treated with the utmost respect and dignity, not as the villain in the story.

This requires a cultural shift.”

Courtney Heyse, Oct. 21

“Also, don’t report being assaulted if you weren’t.

That distracts LEOs from taking care of real assault victims. I’m sick and tired of hearing people complain about being ‘assaulted’ when they where 100% consenting at the time, and only decided to report being ‘assaulted’ in order to save face with friends, family, etc.” chuck, Oct. 21

“Chuck, false reports rarely happen. The Department of Justice reports that only about 2% of rape reports are false, which is the same for any other felony.

Reporting a rape is a serious decision and takes a lot of courage, and very, VERY few people would want to go through that process if they were not telling the truth. Perpetuating the idea that many people lie about rape to ‘save face’ is incredibly damaging, and simply just not the case.” advocate, Oct. 21

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With Halloween a little more than a week away, events are almost underway in Greater Lansing, ranging from pumpkin carving to haunted attractions. The slew of activities begins this week and runs until the night of Halloween to help students and residents ignite the spooky spirit.

Monster Mash Oct. 23, 7-9 p.m., Crowne Plaza Lansing West A costume party for the entire family that includes a raffle, refreshments and $5 family photos. Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

Great Pumpkin Walk Oct. 24, 5-7 p.m., downtown East Lansing East Lansing businesses are hosting an annual event in the streets of the downtown that will offer early trick-or-treating opportunities from more than 50 downtown merchants. More than 1,000 trick-or-treaters pack downtown sidewalks for this event each year, according to the City of East Lansing. During the event, the Wild Goose Inn, with the help of East Lansing High School’s theater department, will be hosting the fifth annual “Land of Oz” puppet show.

Family Education Days: Pumpkin Carving Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lansing City Market The event will have pumpkin carving, arts and crafts and healthy pumpkin treats. Attendees are encouraged to wear a costume. Admission is free.

Old Town Poetry Series: “Scary Poems and Ghost Stories” Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., Creole Gallery The MSU Roial Players and another MSU student theater group will perform “Godfather Death,” a tale by the Grimm Brothers. Admittance to the event is free. However, a donation of $5 for the public and $3 for students is suggested. All proceeds for the event go to keeping the Creole Gallery open.

Krav Maga instructor Isaac Cohen teaches a self-defense move to Lansing resident Darren Keyton Oct. 16, 2013 at the MSU Hillel.

Sleepy Hollow Oct. 25, 7 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Oct. 27, 2 p.m., Riverwalk Theatre A stage adaption of the wellknown tale of Ichabod Crane, a gullible and superstitious schoolmaster and his midnight encounter with the Headless Horseman.

Tickets are $6 for children and $8 for adults.

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Haunted Monster Truck Ride Oct. 25-26, 7-11 p.m. or later, Solar N Battery Store, in Lansing Mongoose Pro Monster Trucks are offering thrill rides through a haunted forest for the ultimate thrill-seeker. Tickets are $10 per person.

Sundance Haunted Hayride Oct. 25-26, 7-11 p.m., Sundance Riding Stables This weekend is the last time to take a haunted hayride in Grand Ledge, Mich.

Tickets are $12 per person and $40 for a family of four.

Community member instructs residents on Israeli military self-defense techniques

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Trick-or-Treat on the Square Oct. 28, 5-7:30 p.m., South Washington Square, Lansing To celebrate Halloween, downtown Lansing is offering a free event that will feature trick-ortreating, stilt walkers, fire dancers, face painting and more.

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Wit h t he nu mb er of reported assaults on the rise at MSU, it is crucial for students to know how to defend themselves against attackers. There are a number of techniques for students to learn how to react in dangerous situations. One of these techniques is Krav Maga, an Israeli military self-defense technique.

Isaac Cohen, a Okemos resident and K rav Maga instructor, offers private lessons for those interested in learning how to defend themselves.

Cohen has been involved with the MSU community for the past 25 years through the MSU Hillel.

What sets Cohen apart f rom ot her K rav Maga instructors is an extension of the technique he personally developed and teaches — Sword of Gideon. Cohen’s emphasis is on deterring fights from happening while maintaining a cool and calm composure.

Despite its name, no swords are involved.

“It’s not by might (that) you win the fight, but by spirit,” Cohen said.

Cohen, who has been practicing the self-defense

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Fifth Annual Haunted Aud Oct. 29-30, 8-11 p.m.; Oct. 31, 8 p.m. to midnight, Auditorium To fit this year’s “Carnage” theme, the Department of Theatre is transforming the Auditorium into a haunted Victorianstyle circus. The haunted attraction will feature eerie clowns, lost children and carnival games gone wrong. Tickets will be available at the door for $10.

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application since he was 4 years old, developed the concept behind the Sword of Gideon 40 years ago. Cohen said Sword of Gideon is not about achieving multiple black belts or winning trophies.

“Here, it’s not about impressing anybody,” Cohen said. “It’s about defending your own life.

The trophy is your life, your body. Nobody has the permission to touch your body.”

Cohen’s training is centered around not having any moves that emphasize aggressiveness. Rather, it aims to quickly diffuse any tense situations.

Cohen holds many of his training sessions outside in order to make the scenarios seem more realistic to his students.

During his demonstration, many of Cohen’s techniques involved tricks to quickly and effectively stop the attacker.

Breathing exercises also are a major part of his strategy.

“If you don’t control you, how can you control a bad situation?” Cohen asked.

MSU alumnus Jim Keyton has trained with Cohen for the past year. He started the process to make sure that he

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was able to keep himself and his family safe. The biggest change he has noticed is that he is more relaxed in his daily life because of the self-control the training has taught him.

“I think it’s more real-life applicable — it’s not something you see on TV,” Keyton said.

Key ton’s brother, Darren Key ton, introduced him to Sword of Gideon. He also has found himself more relaxed and concentrated as a result of his training.

Darren Keyton, a former Detroit Lions offensive lineman, has seen improvements in his performance. He believes learning Sword of Gideon is an asset for students.

“You’re not learning fighting, you’re learning how to protect yourself,” Darren Keyton said. ”(It) saves your body and saves other people around you.”

Cohen said there are many tricks students can use to avoid getting into dangerous situations — many of them involve staying street-smart.

Cohen will be doing a demonstration of Sword of Gideon at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 at MSU Hillel.

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Five protection tips from Isaac Cohen 1. Do not walk in isolated and dark areas alone — especially under any form of intoxication.

2. If a stranger is approaching, shift your body on the path so that your dominant side is facing them.

For example, if a person is right-handed, they would place themselves to the left of the stranger.

3. Don’t take any voluntary risks or go to parties that could be potential trouble.

Always inform people before leaving a party.

4. Take responsibility and use common sense. Don’t challenge anything or anyone just because you’re curious.

5. Utilize all resources at hand. An umbrella or rolled-up newspaper can quickly become weapons that will be handy in defense.

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Goals for men’s soccer this season, the second most in the Big Ten.

breakout freshman

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volleyball Chloe Reinig, freshman outside hitter It’s a tall task for a freshman to step in and provide consistent effort on offense, but that’s what Reinig has accomplished in her first year.

Her 2.97 kills per set is the second highest mark on the team, and her .292 kill percentage is the highest amongst outside hitters on the team.

Almost every sports fan at MSU knows the basics about the Spartan football team, but what about the other sports?

Men’s soccer is looking to repeat as Big Ten champions. Volleyball is trying to combine upperclassmen leadership and skill with a prolific freshman class to create a season to remember. Field hockey is overcoming a slow start and is now at the top of the conference.

Women’s soccer is fighting for the Big Ten Tournament lives with three games remaining.

They don’t grab more than 75,000 fans at their games, but they still pour everything they have on the field every gameday. Here is where each team stands in the middle of fall.

Freshman outside hitter Chloe Reinig

Women’s Soccer Freshman defender Jessica Kjellstrom

Field hockey Freshman back Adrea Donaldson

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odds to win the big ten title

biggest game coming up

men’s Soccer After a 2-1 double overtime loss to Penn St. on Sunday, the Spartans need some help if they’re going to make a run at the Big Ten regular season title. Still, the two best teams other than MSU in the conference are behind them on the schedule, and all three Big Ten games left are winnable.

men’s Soccer The last five games for the Spartans represent one of the toughest stretches in the country. They travel to 2010 NCAA national champions Akron Wednesday and play at Wisconsin Sunday afternoon. Even though Indiana is struggling this year, MSU travels to Bloomington, Ind. to take on the defending NCAA

Women’s Soccer The women only have three games left.

They have struggled offensively all year and they most likely will need two wins to get into the Big Ten Tournament.

Women’s Soccer Illinois and No. 17 Penn State Both teams feature top 10 offenses in the nation and to make the tournament, MSU will need two more wins.

With only three games left, MSU will need to find a way to win one of these to games.

volleyball The Spartans were undefeated in Big Ten play before dropping two games last weekend. However, a Big Ten Championship is a strong possibility this season.

volleyball Oct. 23, Michigan, Nov. 1, Ohio State, Nov. 2, Penn State will all serve to be crucial games. By toppling a rival and continuing success against OSU and PSU, the Spartan will likely play themselves back into Big Ten title contention.

Field hockey A loss to No. 5 Penn State dropped MSU to 3-1 in conference play. Two conference games remain in the season, and if Penn State (4-0 in Big Ten play) stumbles, MSU will have a chance to secure the title.

Field hockey Oct. 26, Northwestern, Nov. 2, Iowa The team likely needs to win out and hope Penn State falls twice in order to win the conference title, and these will be their biggest tests.

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Men’s soccer celebrates their win in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament Championship game at Lakeside Field at Northwestern.

Surprise Performance game of the Season

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Junior forward Allie Ahern Danyelle Morrow/The State News

Junior forward Allie Ahern Ahern has been the best offensive player with a teamleading 10 goals for the season. She has improved mightily on the offensive end after scoring five goals in her sophomore year. She helped the team weather the absence of Barker early in the season, and now forms a potent offensive duo with Barker.

Women’s Soccer 4-0 win vs. Purdue With the struggles the offense has faced all year, they routed the Boilermakers for a crucial Big Ten victory on Oct. 18. MSU started hot when junior forward Paige Wester scored just a minute and a half into the game. The offense was able to relieve the pressure off of the defense for one of the first times all season.

men’s Soccer 3-2 win vs. Northwestern (2OT) Playing then-No. 5 Northwestern was the first time the Spartans have won in the regular season in Evanston, Ill. since 2001. Junior forward Adam Montague scored with just 46 seconds left in the second overtime to seal the win.

Women’s Soccer Sophomore goalkeeper Gabrielle Gauruder

men’s Soccer Junior midfielder Fatai Alashe

volleyball 3-2 win vs. No. 1 Penn State Beating then-No. 1 Penn State on the road is no easy feat, but the Spartans did just that in their first Big Ten win. MSU won the first two matches before dropping sets three and four.

volleyball Freshman outside hitter Chloe Reinig

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3-2 win over Michigan After a slow start to the season in nonconference play, the Spartans found themselves with a 2-0 conference record with Michigan in town. By winning, they proved that

men’s Soccer The No. 14 Spartans are nearly locked into a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. After a 3-2 double overtime win against then-No. 5 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. and a 2-2 draw at then-No. 2 Creighton, the Spartans had the No. 1 RPI in the country for the first time in school history. They now sit in 12th in the RPI.

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Women’s Soccer With the team scrapping for its Big Ten Tournament life, it’s safe to say the Spartans’ only shot at the NCAA Tournament is through the conference tourney. With the squad looking in from the outside, it’s not looking like making the “Big Dance” is in the cards.

volleyball Junior libero Kori Moster declared at the beginning of the season that a Final Four was the goal this year. Losing two straight games cooled off their hot start, but the team remains the best of Cathy George’s career as MSU’s head coach. A Final Four berth remains the goal, and the team could possibly go further.

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Sophomore midfielder Kristen Evans in a game against Purdue.

men’s Soccer Sophomore goalkeeper Zach Bennett has started all 12 of the Spartans’ games this season, and has seven shoutouts.

He was Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks from Sept. 16-23, and owns a .70 goals against average (No. 21 in the NCAA) and a .862 save percentage (No. 6 in the NCAA).

Field hockey It’s tough to predict how far the field hockey team will go.

After a lackluster start, they’ve improved their play across the board, and almost beat a field hockey powerhouse in Penn State last Saturday on the road. If they can remain consistent and pull to above .500 with the season coming to a close, they could be a definite player once postseason approaches.

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Women’s Soccer Sophomore defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz

volleyball Senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski

Field hockey Junior forward Abby Barker

Sophomore goal keeper Zach Bennett Julia Nagy/The State News