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MSU offers on-campus resources for students to maintain active, fit lifestyles

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enomics and molecular genetics senior Nikki Pawloske scheduled a Life:Rx appointment with the dream of mountain climbing in her mind.

“There’s a certain level of endurance needed to hike and climb uphill, especially in the cold,” Pawloske explained to Jonathan Kermiet, who administers Life:Rx fitness tests for Student Health Services. “But that’s what I want to do one day, to have the endurance to climb mountains.”

Life:Rx is a service offered

by MSU’s Student Health Services at the Olin Health Center. Students and faculty can schedule appointments where they take part in fitness evaluations and wellness assessments, eventually working with staff to develop a lifestyle or exercise plan.

“The program is designed to give a student a baseline of where they’re at with their overall fitness, looking at strength, flexibility, muscle endurance, body composition, and so on,” Kermiet said. “We also look at a stu-

Genomics and molecular genetics senior Nikki Pawloske pulls on a chain attached to the meter by her feet to test her bicep strength during a LIFE:Rx appointment on Thursday at the Olin Health Center.

dent’s lifestyle behaviors, and we can refer them to a nutritionist within Olin, or an alcohol and drugs counselor depending on needs.”

There are ways to maximize enjoyment of food & health while taking a different approach, experts say Many students who take the fitness tests — such as Pawloske, who is the treasurer of MSU’s Student Health Advisory Council — have an idea of what they want to accomplish before they come in.

Some students might want to run a 5K or mar-

athon, or look better, sleep better or have more energy, Kermiet said.

But for students who don’t know how to evaluate their health, there are a number of resources available on campus.

Eating well Ronda Bokram, staff nutritionist at Olin, said she wonders why students have trouble remembering the youthful joy associated with eating habits.

“Remember that little kid in you that had fun with food?” Bokram said.

“Let’s go back to that.”

But students who come to MSU aren’t kids anymore, and with endless options in

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Dantonio, Spartans hitting road

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Bi l l Cubit wa s w i n less against MSU in three tries during his eight-year tenure as the head coach of Western Michigan.

Since being fired at the end of last year in Kalamazoo, Cubit was hired by secondyear Illinois head coach Tim Beckman to man the controls of his offense. In his debut season as offensive coordinator, Cubit has rejuvenated a lifeless Fighting Illini team to respectability after a disastrous 2012 season.

The Legends Division-leading Spartans (6-1 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) clash with Cubit once again at 3:30 p.m. in Champaign, Ill., before a looming rivalry showdown with Michigan. MSU has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with the Illi-

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Head coach Mark Dantonio prepares to head onto the field before the game against Purdue on Oct. 19, 2013, at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Boilermakers, 14-0.

ni (3-3, 0-2).

“I know coach Cubit is excited,” Beckman said. “When you play against the best, which Michigan State is, we know that we’re gonna have to be able to mix-and-match and be

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LIFE:Rx program manager Jonathan Kermiet tests genomics and molecular genetics senior Nikki Pawloske’s fitness during a LIFE:Rx appointment on Thursday at the Olin Health Center. As Pawloske continued to cycle, the computer increased the resistance.

able to run the football to be successful, and throw the football as well.”

The Illini have boosted nearly every statistical

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“We need to redefine the word healthy. …

We need a more relaxed approach.”

Ronda Bokram, staff nutritionist, Olin Health Center

the dining halls, Sparty’s convenience stores and the variety of restaurants lining Grand River Avenue, eating healthy can be seen as a formidable challenge.

But Bokram said worrying about food is precisely

the problem and actually can create unnecessary stress.

“We need to redefine the word healthy,” Bokram said.

“When you really think about how health is thought of in this culture, it’s restrictive. You can’t look at one

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unlocked apartment with a gun, leading one of his roommates throughout the apartment as he took electronics, including an Xbox, a phone, an iPod and a laptop.

Ward said the suspect looked like a male in his 20s. He was described as wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and carrying a black backpack with an MSU Spartan helmet logo. Bath Township police could not confirm whether the suspect is an MSU student.

The suspect then ran out of the apartment, telling residents not to chase after him, Ward said.

Bath Township police Det. Gary Smith said he believes the robbery was an isolated incident.

Robert Kolt, a spokesman for Chandler Crossings, said the complex has intensified security measures as a result of the incident, lengthening security guard

police still on hunt for suspect The Bath Township Police Department released a sketch Wednesday for the suspect of an armed home invasion in the Village at Chandler Crossings.

According to a statement from the department, police received a call at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 from a group of students who said they were robbed at gunpoint.

An MSU police K-9 unit, along with the Dewitt Township Police Department and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, responded to the call and searched the area for the suspect but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.

Journalism junior Matt Ward told The State News in a previous interview the subject walked into his

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food item and say this is healthy or not healthy, unless it’s all you plan on eating.

We need a more relaxed approach. There are wonderful options everywhere if you eat a variety of foods.”

And the so-called “freshman 15?” An urban legend, Bokram said, because the research tends to look at the first six to eight weeks of a year, rather than the entire See HEALTH on page 2 u

courtesy bath twp. police

A sketch of the suspect. shifts to ensure safety.

Police have worked closely with the FBI’s field office in Lansing on the incident, which still is under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the robbery is encouraged to call Bath Charter Township police at 517-641-6271.

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Police Brief Cell phone stolen A cell phone was stolen at about 11 p.m. on Oct. 16 from Snyder and Phillips halls.

A 47-year-old female employee told police she was working when she set her phone, a Galaxy S4, underneath a sink on a shelf, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. When she returned, the phone was missing.

The phone’s value is about $600.

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News Brief $100K reward offered A $100,000 reward has been posted to aid the investigation of the disappearance of an MSU student who went missing nearly five years ago.

Krista Lueth, 34, was last seen on Nov. 11, 2008, leaving her house in Lansing. Although her body was never recovered, Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Tom DeClercq said Lueth is presumed dead.

Police believe she was a victim of homicide, and DeClercq said there is no indication the incident was random. The reward was administered by Crime Stoppers and provided by an anonymous donor.

Lueth was not seen in her classes on the day of her disappearance.

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health

Resources for students range across a variety of fields and target mental health, wellness and general fitness academic year as a whole.

“Looking at the whole academic year, the average weight gain is two to three pounds,” she said.

“Some people lose, some people don’t gain at all.

Some do, but a lot of it is just part of normal growth and development.”

Experts note that students can benefit broadly from participating in recreational activities in college Students who are worried about what they eat can schedule an appointment with Bokram.

Nutritional consultations through Student Health Services are personalized to every individual, unlimited to students and free of charge.

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category on offense since Cubit’s arrival. After finishing 119th nationally in total offense last season, Illinois is averaging nearly 150 more yards and 18 points more per game in 2013.

Head coach Mark Dantonio says Illinois could create issues for MSU’s vaunted defensive unit Cubit pushes the buttons, but the on-field maestro is senior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase . Head coach

“If you ask students why they come to the IM centers, they’ll tell you it relieves anxiety, it makes them feel more alert.”

Rick McNeil, Director of Recreational Sports & Fitness Services

While Bokram said every student will have different dietary needs, she does suggest all students make time to eat and learn about their bodies.

“We need to eat intuitively, to work with our bodies to know when we’re hungry,” she said. “And we need to give ourselves permission to eat — that’s really key in not developing problems with food.”

Staying active MSU has an edge on other Big Ten schools because any student with a valid ID has basic access to fitness facilities, said Rick McNeil, director of Recreational Sports and Fitness Services.

With MSU’s funding model, any student can swim laps or play a pickup game of basketball with friends at no cost.

Students can then elect to pay more for better perks, such as use of fitness equipment machines or joining club and intramural sports teams.

A semester pass for using only fitness centers

is $85. A semester pass for full access to group exercise classes, outdoor pools and fitness centers is $125.

But it’s more than just playing sports, and it’s far more than just working out, McNeil said.

McNeil’s department is working with doctoral students to study the correlation between participating in MSU’s intramural and recreation programs and strong academic performance.

And the health benefits can be numerous.

“If you ask students why they come to the IM centers, they’ll tell you it relieves anxiety, it makes them feel more alert, they sleep better, and it’s an opportunity for a social connection and engagement with peers,” McNeil said.

Even for students who might not be concerned with their health right now, taking advantage of fitness facilities, classes or recreational activities can build lasting habits later in life, McNeill said.

“If a student comes in as a freshman and gets

“I think they create a lot of problems for you offensively. … Scheelhaase is playing well and … can do a variety of things.”

Mark Dantonio, MSU football head coach

Mark Dantonio referred to the mobile four-year starter as “an established quarterback.”

Averaging 267.7 total yards per game, Scheelhaase trails only U-M’s Devin Gardner in total offense in the Big Ten. Scheelhaase and Co. have yet to see a defense like MSU’s, though, which ranks among the nation’s top five in total defense, scoring defense, rush defense and pass defense.

Looking at the Illini offense, Dantonio sees old elements Cubit ran at Western Michigan mixed in with new concepts, he said.

“I think they create a lot of problems for you offensively,”

Dantonio said. “… Scheelhaase is playing well and it gives you a guy that can do a variety of things.”

So much attention centers on the Illinois offense because its defense hasn’t put up much of a fight all season. The Illini have the second-worst statistical defense in the conference and allow more than 32 points per game.

Saturday should give the Spartans a second straight opportunity to flex their muscle on a weaker opponent, and Illinois struggles to defend the run, which bodes well for MSU’s unit.

Although that was the case

Continued Stress and mental health One piece of advice Scott Becker, acting director of MSU’s Counseling Center, has for stressed students is fairly simple — get off of Facebook and talk to friends in person.

“I think students can benefit from face-to-face conversations with close friends, since we live in a culture that increasingly encourages online social interaction,” Becker said. “(Electronic social interactions) tend to have less of a positive impact on our emotional and physical health than an actual conversation in ‘real life.’”

National trends in student mental health issues include increased anxiety and use of psychiatric medication.

Both of those trends might be attributed to financial or economic stress, or even the stress of a nationwide focus on violent incidents and terrorist threats, Becker said.

According to MSU National College Health Assessment data, almost 50 percent of MSU students reported tremendous or higher than average stress levels last year.

The Counseling Center has a number of resources for students who might be struggling with stress, including small groups dedicated to stress reduction, on-campus psychiatry and shortterm individual counseling.

“The colleges also offer various forms of support, and students should feel free to approach their academic advisors if they are considering seeking out wellness services or more intensive treatment,” he said.

And emotional health isn’t something limited just to homesick freshmen.

Students of all ages are vulnerable to mental health issues, Becker said.

“It makes sense to be selfmonitoring and proactive in addressing any concerns early in the process, rather than waiting until an issue becomes overwhelming or has a significant impact on daily functioning, either academic or personal,” he said.

last week against Purdue, and the Spartans barely managed 14 points. and struggled throughout the game.

“We were improving as a football team,” Dantonio said.

“Did we take a step back this last week? Probably. In some cases we did, in other cases,

even offensively, in other cases we took a step forward. … So it just depends on how we look at it and what we have to do.

But that’s why we’re coaching and we’re just going to try and identify problems and solve those problems as we move through the process here.”

used to being a participant for four or more years, when they leave here, for the rest of their life, that will be ingrained in them,” McNeil said.

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Scuba diving in the Red Cedar

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Business graduate programs gain high ranks nationally

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Natural resources and recreation and tourism junior Keven Sircher, left, and zoology sophomore Anthony DiGangi, right, of the MSU Scuba Club suit up before getting into the Red Cedar River on Oct. 17, 2013, near the MSU Bikes Service Center.

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uring his freshman year, natural resources recreation and tourism junior Keven Sircher took a scuba diving class as an elective.

Little did he know the elective would later become a passion.

He is the co-founder and president of the MSU Scuba Club.

“It’s just good people hanging out with people with sim-

ilar interests,” Sircher said.

“We like to go to cool places, do cool things, and just have a good time.”

Sircher notes t hat scuba diving is an environmentally-aware sport. Without clean water, they would have nowhere to dive. The group likes to help on campus by teaming up with the Fisheries and Wildlife Club to pull bikes and trash out of the river during the river cleanup event.

“It goes hand-in-hand with

s u s ta i n a b i l i t y

Michigan State’s initiative to be green,” said Sircher. “We like to complement that as much as we can.”

Fisheries and wildlife junior Hayden Crabtree says his favorite part of the club is the people and atmosphere.

“The people are the best people I have met at (MSU) so far,” said Crabtree. “It’s a great club to be in and it’s like a second family” Sircher said the mission of the club is to promote it to as

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many people as possible.

With the high up-front cost to start scuba diving, he wants to make it as easy and cheap as possible for people who are interested to join.

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Eli Broad College of Business graduate programs have gained credibility in national business school rankings this year, which is a source of pride and helps continue the college’s success, officials said.

The full-time masters of business administration, or MBA, program came in at 22 on the Forbes magazine ranking — ninth among public universities. The ranking is based on how quickly students recoup the cost of attending the program, taking into account salary five years after graduation minus tuition and salary lost while attending. Recouping the costs of attending takes MSU grads 3.3 years on average.

T he ran k ings represent the quality of the college and the MBA program, said Sanjay Gupta, associate dean for MBA and professional master’s programs.

The rank is a tremendous benefit to the college, in attracting exceptional students and faculty, which continues to increase the value of the college, he said.

“It doesn’t matter where you start (great faculty or great students) but one of the metrics that is widely available and widely looked at are these rankings and they feed the whole cycle,” Gupta said.

Graduateprograms.com put MSU’s graduate business programs at 16 on its list, which is compiled by surveying cur-

“This ranking validates everything that we do.”

Sanjay Gupta, associate dean for MBA and professional master’s programs

rent students and recent graduates on several criteria that they ranked between one and 10. Only seven people responded from MSU. The Ohio State University ranked No. 1 and had only 5 responses.

It ranged the gamut of graduate business programs at MSU, which includes six master’s programs plus the MBA programs. Gupta said he’s not familiar with the website ranking, but said ranking so highly is something he’s proud of. “ T his rank ing validates everything that we do,” he said.

He said the high placement rate of MSU business school graduates into jobs is probably a source of satisfaction for students.

Within 90 days of graduation, more than 90 percent of graduate program students have jobs, the rate is more than 95 percent for full-time MBA students.

On the Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking 2013, MSU came in 62 out of 155 universities in 28 countries that qualified to be ranked. The list is calculated based on a variety of factors including pre- and post-MBA salaries, global reach of the program and the gender ratio of faculty, staff and students.

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Students promote use of locally e.l. offers halloween treats downtown grown foods in campus dining

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East Lansing resident Alex Skrotzi, 3, goes trick-or-treating along Grand River Avenue on Thursday.

Businesses along Grand River Avenue passed out candy to trick-or-treaters of all ages.

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Two student groups interested in sustainable farming and food systems collaborated on Thursday to host Food Day at MSU and promote the use of “real food” on campus.

More than 3,000 events were held nationwide as part of a broader effort known as the Real Food Challenge. MSU events were hosted by Ecological Food and Farm Stewardship Club and the sustainable agriculture and food systems specialization.

The groups are working with Residential and Hospitality Services to calculate how much of MSU’s food is ‘real food’ “Real food is anything that is produced fairly, humanely, and purchased locally or regionally and also is ecologically sound,” environmental studies and agriscience senior Amy Jacobs said.

Jacobs is a member of the Ecological Food and Farm Stewardship club and volunteered with Food Day efforts.

The groups are collaborating with MSU’s Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, the department responsible for procuring food for the 35,000 meals served in MSU’s cafeterias each

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MSU looks to showcase spartan lifestyles A new campaign from MSU aims to tell the story of MSU’s alumni, students, faculty and staff around the globe.

MSU’s Department of Communications and Brand Strategy is creating a new documentary called “360.24.”

The department is calling on individuals to take a video or

photo of a moment in their day on Nov. 6.

Jim Peck, a Big Ten Network executive producer and the director of university photography and videography, is spearheading the project, but said the individuals who contribute their perspectives are the true creators.

“We’re hoping to showcase the fact that Michigan State is truly a global university that’s out there trying to solve the world’s most difficult problems,” Peck said.

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Downtown East Lansing was transformed into a Halloween wonderland on Thursday evening, complete with superheroes, princesses, monsters and candy.

The shops along Grand River Avenue opened their doors for trick-or-treaters during the city’s annual Great Pumpkin Walk. To provide the city’s children with a safe trick-or-treating environment, more than 50 local businesses passed out treats to the children clad in costumes.

“We usually get 800-1,200 kids in here,” Curious Book Shop employee Mark Wojcik said. “It’s fun to notice the changing costume trends: princesses are up, Batmans are down.”

East Lansing resident Sue Yang took part in the activities with her niece and nephew, a tradition she said they have enjoyed for the past few years. Her nephew, Hero, 10, was dressed as the Crypt Keeper, while her niece, Venus, 4, was dressed as The Little Mermaid — complete with a vibrant red wig.

“It’s really fun to bring the kids out of the house,” Yang said. “They have so much fun in the community.”

Kids need to stay safe when going door to door while trick or treating, which is one of the reasons Collegeville Text-

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book Company employee Craig Rasmussen believes this is an important event.

“Not all neighborhoods are safe, so it’s nice to give the children a place where they can be,” he said. “It also helps local businesses get people in the door.

The best part, though, is handing out the candy.”

The greek community also provided a friendly Halloweenthemed event for the city’s children with their annual Safe Halloween, located on M.A.C. Avenue between Burcham and Elizabeth streets.

“The greek community has been doing this for over 20 years,” said Anna Richards, the vice president of external relations for the MSU Panhellenic Council. “We’re really proud to keep the legacy going.”

Children had an abundance of

activities to choose from, and the neighboring streets were blocked off to ensure the safety of those in attendance.

“This is a college town, so kids aren’t necessarily able to trick-ortreat,” she said. “It’s nice to give them a fun, safe experience.”

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day. They want to calculate how much of MSU’s food is real food.

RHS Sustainability Officer Carla Iansiti noted that more than 50 percent of MSU’s food is purchased locally or regionally. Local food must come from with a 250-mile radius. Regional food is defined as being purchased from no more than 600 miles away.

However, Iansiti said that RHS does not know how much of its food is organic or fair trade. The department has long touted the ways they have moved toward sustainability, from buying only Michigan-made milk to using fair-trade coffee that is almost all organic.

In terms of what RHS would like to improve upon, “food traceability is a big one,” Iansiti said.

“It takes more depth to look into, and we’re just not at that level yet.”

Volunteers collected surveys from The Vista at Shaw, Brody Square and South Pointe cafeterias, as well as the rock at Farm Lane. The survey asked students about the importance of real food to them.

Julie Cotton, the sustainable agriculture and food systems specialization student advisor, said a transition to more real food would not have to raise meal plan prices for students.

“What we’re trying to do is find a way to reduce costs somewhere else and use those savings towards more local and more sustainable food,” Cotton said.

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transparency, healthier food needed on campus EDITORIAL BOARD Summer Ballentine opinion editor Anya Rath minority representative Micaela Colonna staff reporter

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ating healthy is an important part of our everyday lives, and for university students, more information and options are needed to help students make healthier food choices.

Food Day, a day dedicated to empowering people to eat healthier, sustainable foods, was celebrated Oct. 24 at universities across the country, including MSU. On Wednesday, MSU’s Ecological Food and Farm Stewardship Club and students from the sustainable agriculture and food systems specialization took to the rock on Farm Lane to educate students, faculty and staff on what constitutes “real food,” or food that is organic, free of

“Graduate students at MSU could be one step closer to having a dedicated academic space if the MSU Board of Trustees votes to approve an authorization to proceed with renovations to Chittenden Hall during its Friday meeting.”

— Beau Hayhoe, State News managing editor

genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, bought eat should be easily through fair trade and locally grown. The event available. Without it, began the Real Food Challenge, a competition for we don’t know exactuniversities to buy at least 20 percent real food ly how healthy the food provided in the cafeterias by the year 2020.

Hopefully, this competition spurs the universi- truly is.

It ’s i mp orty to action, because the additant for students to tion of more real food into MSU be educated and become cafeterias is a necessary step to It’s important for more aware of what they are promote a healthier lifestyle for students to be consuming, especially since it students. can have lasting health effects.

But how do we know what educated and Organic food is grown free of real food we already have on become more aware chemicals and toxins, making it campus? of what they are an overall much healthier choice.

According to Residential and Consuming real foods will proHospitality Services, or RHS, consuming. mote agricultural business in the more than half of MSU’s food area and create a more sustainis grown locally, which means able path for our food system. within 250 miles, or regionally, It’s true, however, that organic food can be within 600 miles. This supports local and regional business and is a good first step to promoting a more expensive purchase. So, if the universtudent health. Still, RHS unfortunately does not sity were to implement more organic foods, it’s track data regarding the percentage of organic, important to do so in a cost-effective way that genetically modified or fair trade food bought won’t cause a steep price increase on student meal plans. for the university.

But when considering overall health effects, For students to start eating more healthily, information regarding what is or isn’t good to paying a little more now is well worth putting

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safe, fresh food in our bodies. Purchasing organic food might be the next necessary step forward, but it can’t stop there. More progress needs to be made to help students on campus make healthier choices.

Collecting data and having it at the students’ disposal to increase awareness should be a priority for the university. Without that, it’s impossible to accurately assess what needs to be done to improve food options at MSU. And by supplying cafeterias with more local and organic products without GMOs, students can will be able to make better decisions about what they eat.

Let’s hope efforts from these student groups open up discussions for sustainable and cost-effective ways to improve food options on campus.

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If you’re human, you’ll most likely be battling stereotypes your whole life.

Some people have such a stubWe’re judged for many things, from the trivial born desire to be right that instead aspects of ourselves to the crucialof simply asking you where you ly important ones. There are endcome from, how you got that less examples of these moments bruise, or why you don’t like sushi, of judgment. They create a territhey make assumptions. Someone ble feeling, kind of might quickly assess like a shocking comyou and notice that, guest columnist bination of shame, for example, you’re an anger and sadness. average-looking white You can be judged girl. Nothing wrong based on your reliwith that observagion, ethnicity, gention, but for them to der, wealth, health, conclude your favorsexual orientation, ite things must be grades and more. The pumpkin spice lattes, list seems endless. iPhones and Ugg sierra lay The judgments boots is unjustified. laysierr@msu.edu you encounter might It can be more even become stereotypes. serious than that, too. StereoA couple days ago, an Asian stutypes can turn into discriminadent gave a presentation with a tion. It’s unnerving to think that partner to my anthropology class before you have a chance to show of more than 200 students. His everyone who you really are, peoaccent was thick and his English ple already are drawing concluwasn’t quite perfect. He was doing sions about you. the best he could, but he had no But who really idea that everyone watching his is to blame here? presentation was laughing at the When you’re misspellings on his slides and his averting your eyes, struggle to pronounce the words. feeling absolute It seemed like when he contempt for the stepped up to the podium, the person you think air in the lecture hall changed. might be judgIt’s It was no longer light and friending you, you don’t ly — it felt heavy with annoyunnerving realize that you ance and disapproval. I knew might be castto think as soon as he started presenting judgment on that ing that people would laugh, them, too. The and at one point, I was disgustfeeling of expobefore ed to realize I had laughed, too. sure is a raw expeyou have I’m willing to bet that most of rience, and many the students in that room, myself of us will become a chance included, hadn’t stopped to underdefensive when we to show stand how hard that presentafeel that someone everyone tion must have been for him, or might be calling us how much he must have struggled out, directly or not. who you with speaking a foreign language In our hurreally are, in front of a forbidding audience. ry to defend ourI’d have to say the most recent selves from what we people and casual instance of judgment think is an attack of already I’ve felt was just days ago. I husharsh judgment by are tled into my French class, late, a stranger or even with wet, unruly hair that had someone we know, drawing already begun to curl, no makethe only weapon we up on, and sporting a face that think to use is judg- concluwas recovering from a recent ment in return. sions bout of unforgiving acne.

Rather than placabout I could feel a red blush of ing blame on either you.” embarrassment warm my cheeks, party, it’s imporand I immediately cursed myself tant to realize for not getting out of bed on time there simply wasn’t that morning. I sensed everyan effort to forge one’s eyes on me, and like it an understandor not, I felt terribly judged. ing or common ground.

Silly, right?

In most situations, stopThough it’s not as if I’m the ping to think is one of the only college student to ever best things you can do. rush into class looking horriIt can be the only thing keepfyingly disheveled, I couldn’t ing you from saying something help but feel complete shame. you might regret, discriminating Unfortunately, how you look against another person or hurtis only one category of the muling someone else’s feelings. tiple things we unwillingSierra Lay is a journally display for the ever-critism freshman. Reach her ical eyes of the masses. at laysierr@msu.edu. hese days, judgment is not hard to come by.

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Merchant hopes injury bug keeps its distance in 2013-14

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Last season was plagued with injuries and suspensions for MSU women’s basketball.

Despite opening the season with one of its best starts in school history — winning 13 of its first 14 games, and later getting to the Big Ten championship game and making the NCAA Tournament — MSU played much of last season without key contributing members. The Spartans’ playing lineup consisted mainly of six players, and this season they can expect a couple key additions.

Prior to the season, the Spartans lost then-sophomore guard Kiana Johnson and then-redshirt freshman forward Akyah Taylor to nine-game suspensions for receiving extra benefits.

They also lost redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers and redshirt junior center Madison Williams to injuries before the start of the season. Powers tore her achilles and Williams tore her anterior cruciate ligament. It was the third time Williams tore her ACL since being at MSU. After only five games, MSU also lost redshirt freshman guard Branndais Agee to an ACL injury in a mid-December practice. “(I) got my fingers crossed for our injury bug, but if all goes well, I think we have a very exciting team,” head coach Suzy Merchant said at the team’s media day Thursday afternoon. “(This is) a team that has athleticism, some skill, ability to extend defenses, (and) some post play if we can get Madison in there with Becca (Mills) and (Jasmine Hines).”

Merchant said they are not pushing Williams to come back and said during her press conference this is basically Williams’ last shot at coming back, but she is preparing the team as if they will not have her. She said they

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Perception vs. reality with MSU football

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Head coach Suzy Merchant holds a press conference during media day on Thursday at Breslin Center. Merchant answered many questions regarding talent, injuries, and leadership.

are looking at a mid-December start for Williams, who has not practiced live except for playing without a defense.

The six-foot-seven center from Berkley, Mich., was a highly touted prospect coming out of high school, and was a McDonald’s AllAmerican her senior year in high school. Since arriving in East Lansing, she only has appeared in three games.

As she attempts her comeback, Williams knows the expectations are low and is just trying to stay healthy the entire year.

“Obviously it’s a huge thing, it’s a hard thing to come back from that, one ACL let alone three is a lot,” Williams said. “The most difficult part for me is realizing that I’ll never or might not necessarily be at the potential I could’ve been at.”

Other than Williams, the Spartans will get a healthy Agee and Powers back to the team.

Merchant said both are special freshman and will be an exciting piece to this year’s offense.

Powers said she feels like this team can be much better than last year’s team that received a berth to the NCAA Tournament but lost in the second round to Maryland.

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Powers said without Agee, Williams and herself, the team still won 25 games, and with her and Agee back 100 percent healthy and Williams on the mend, they can help the team become even better. “(What) they have in their repertoire as players is their ability to get their own shot. That sounds kind of simple and silly, but on the women’s side, that’s not always the case,” Merchant said. “Sometimes you have kids that really need screens, they need to be set up and put in the exact spot.

When Branndais and Aerial have the ball in their hands, they can get off any shot anytime, anywhere, and that’s an exciting piece to our offense.”

With only two seniors on this year’s squad, senior guard Klarissa Bell and senior forward Annalise Pickrel will look to step up as the leaders and vocal members of the team.

“I always say as your seniors go, so goes your team,” Merchant said. “Whatever sport it is, those two kids are going to set the tone, and set the tone from the locker room on out to the 40 minutes that we play on the floor and practice.”

When it comes to measuring the MSU football team, there’s a growing distinction between perception and reality.

Early season offensive demons reemerged last week as the Spartans (6-1 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) slinked away with a 14-0 victory against Big Ten bottom-dweller Purdue. Sophomore Connor Cook appeared more like a drunkard throwing darts than a Division I quarterback, seemingly regressing from a stellar stretch he had against Iowa and Indiana.

Other than junior running back Jeremy Langford, who rushed for a career-high 131 yards against the Boilermakers, it’s impossible not to be uneasy with where the Spartan offense is across the midway point of the season.

Yet, head coach Mark Dantonio doesn’t seem too concerned and maybe he’s on to something.

With similar concerns in 2012, the Spartans were 4-3 at the same point of the season, largely ineffective on offense and all-but-out of the discussion to make a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis. Former MSU run-

ning back Le’Veon Bell could have donned Johnny Spirit’s inflatable helmet and hurdled everyone on the field and the Spartans still were doomed to be out of contention by November.

However, the reality of this team is that if the season ended today, the Spartans are playing Ohio State for a Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl — a goal for both of Dantonio’s teams, but only attainable to one.

“At the end of the day in 2011, they only ask one question: How many games you won, where did that take you to? Really how good was our defense relative to how good was our offense that year?” Dantonio said. “If we have to win 13‑10, that’s what we do. If we have to win 43‑40, that’s what we’ll do.

I think you have to play off each other in how the game is proceeding, too, in the game that’s going on.”

Taking a short drive down the highway to the University of Illinois this weekend, there’s a definitive trap element to the weekend’s matchup with Illinois (3:30 p.m., ABC).

The Fighting Illini (3-3, 0-2) are coming off backto-back losses to Big Ten opponents by at least 20 points, only adding to what has been the Big Ten’s second-worst defense.

And with the Spartans just eight days away form a highly-anticipated matchup with Michigan, there likely will be a few minds thinking of redemption with the Wolverines, no matter how many players say their focus is on the task at hand.

Perception dictates a relatively easy victory; reality does not.

With new offensive coordinator Bill Cubit, Illinois has taken a giant leap from a season ago, averaging close to 150 more yards of offense per game than they did in

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Defensive categories that MSU football leads in the Big Ten.

2012, they also are impossible to ignore with a playmaker at quarterback in senior Nathan Scheelhaase.

And given the Spartans were supposed to take care of Western Michigan, South Florida and Purdue and were unable to put together anything of substance in those games, expectations of this team are tapered, as they should be.

Earlier this week, Dantonio said the Spartans should expect to beat any of the remaining teams on the schedule, knowing the team is just a few offensive plays away from getting on the national radar.

“I still think we have a good football team if that’s what you’re asking, and I think we can play with anybody on our schedule and beat anybody on our schedule,” Dantonio said. “I don’t think we go into this game or any other game saying, in my mind, that we’re an underdog. But we’ll see how it all plays out.”

The perception of this team remains defined by an underwhelming, slowpaced offense, who probably has a better chance for a touchdown with the defense on the field — the team has accumulated five defensive touchdowns this season.

Even Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly admitted as much following MSU’s loss to the Fighting Irish earlier this year.

But if the team can avoid the trap game and keep finding ways to win, as they have for most of 2013, the reality will earn them a ticket to Indianapolis.

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

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Wells Hall preacher and MSU alumnus Michael Venyah calls out a group of students smoking on Monday outside Wells Hall.

Venyah visits campus every Monday with his family.

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When one watches Michael Venyah’s face, the passion is undeniable as his voice picks up speed and grows relentlessly husky and fervent. Venyah, 45, is known to students as the notorious Wells Hall preacher.

On Monday, Oct. 21, Venyah verbally engaged with a student smoking a cigarette. The student, or Mr. Zachary as Venyah called him, calmly listened and argued back in his defense with Venyah.

Another student questioned Venyah about his tactics, her voice creased with fury and emotion. Yet another student, dressed as the mythological Norse god Odin, spent the afternoon trying to out-preach Venyah.

However, these scenes are not unfamiliar to Venyah, and he is no stranger to the area.

Michael Venyah was born in Lansing and went to East Lansing High School. He attended the University of Southern California and studied in Canterbury, England. He then went to

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Venyah lived a hedonistic lifestyle that he accuses students of engaging in until April 1991. He went to a church service and said he felt as though he had been filled with the Holy Spirit and wanted to repent his sins. Venyah, 23 at the time, said it was the first time he heard the voice of Jesus Christ.

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Venyah, an evangelist, said his father took him to Catholic services as a child, but he did not know God then. He began studying the philosophy of Plato at 11 years old and learned the details of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism.

“Eventually, I went (through) the gamut of rejecting any idea of God, and I was a convinced atheist and existentialist from

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Aries (march 21-April 19) Today is a 7 — You don’t have to win every single battle. Your adversary could have this one. New opportunities develop. To discover something new, start a family conversation with a simple question, “What do you like about your life?”

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Breathe it in.

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Back up your ideas with practical data. Sweet talk does its job.

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A dream shows you a creative possibility. Draw upon hidden resources, or get back what you loaned out.

Bible, I knew I wanted to follow God and do what was right,” Venyah said.

He began preaching to his peers and to his professors everywhere and anywhere on MSU’s campus.

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Act on the encouragement and suggestions by friends to make your place more comfortable.

Act responsibly and gain respect.

Make it fun, and invite them to celebrate the results. capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9 — There’s more than enough to be done. You’re probably going to need someone’s help. Working together is a learning experience. Pay back a favor, or call one in. Your psychic senses are enhanced, so listen.

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Keep focused and steady for low-stress productivity. You can handle it. You’re looking good, so it’s no surprise that they’re saying nice things about you.

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