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Convicted murderer Connor McCowan cries during his mother Judy’s statement at his sentencing hearing Wednesday at Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing.

McCowan was sentenced to 20-60 years in prison.

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MSU officials are looking to encourage creativity and entrepreneurship among students across multiple colleges with the renovation of Wilson Hall room C108 into a creative commons.

The project is a collaboration between Residential Hospitality Services, or RHS, and the colleges of business, communication arts and sciences and engineering.

“The overall objective is to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the university, encouraging student startups,” said Forrest Carter, associate professor of marketing and chair of the Broad College of Business undergraduate programs committee. “The innovation process tends to not always lie in one individual, but a collaboration between a number of people.”

Creat i ng a space for ideas to collide is the goal, he said, comparing its concept to places like Google Inc., Facebook Inc. or Twitter Inc. offices.

Room C108 will undergo an extensive makeover, which is expected to include the demolition of existing exterior and interior walls, mechanical and electrical systems; new heating and cooling systems, audio and video technology, meeting and collaboration areas; and the relocation of the Wilson Hall Sparty’s Convenience Store.

The project recently was given an authorization to plan by the MSU Board of Trustees . Since the project is in its beginning stages, details on it what might look like are unavailable.

The project is expected to cost about $2.4 million, but could change as planning continues. The funding source will be the general fund of the university and the RHS auxiliary fund.

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She was at MSU’s spring commencement last May, standing in the center of a whirlwind of Spartangreen caps and gowns.

Alumna Ayrn Singler-Maurer had been there before, but the secSingler ond time, she wasn’t walking for herself.

She was walking for her brother, Andrew Singler.

Singler, 23, died after he was stabbed by Okemos resident Connor McCowan in a chaotic incident early in the morning hours of Feb. 23.

McCowan, 19, was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison Wednesday morning after he was

found guilty of seconddegree murder last month.

Singler had been on track to graduate with a pre-dental degree at spring commencement less than three months later.

After his death, SinglerMaurer took his place, walking through the ceremony on her brother’s behalf.

“My brother wasn’t allowed to accept his diploma,” Singler-Maurer said in an interview with The State News.

“Connor took that away from him. He stole so many moments from our lives and from my brother, and will continue to steal them.

There’s no way he can even begin to wrap his mind around that.”

Singler’s death tangled the bond between the Singler and McCowan families, damaging their lives irreparably.

Although McCowan’s sentence provides a sense of clo-

From left, Shay McCowan, Randy McCowan and Judy McCowan get emotional during Connor McCowan’s final statement at his sentencing hearing Wednesday at Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing.

sure for the Singler family, Singler-Maurer said their pain will never leave. At every Christmas, Thanksgiving and family dinner, their loss will have a seat at the table, family members said Wednesday.

“As a family, we’re never gonna be over it,” Andrew Singler’s brother, Reed-

er Singler III, said.

A February night On Feb. 23, Singler spent his night at local bars with Connor McCowan’s sister Shay McCowan, his girlfriend of two years. The two began to argue over a lost set of keys, and then went their separate ways.

In the hours prior to the incident, Shay McCowan texted her brother, saying Singler had broken her back and ribs. Connor McCowan responded angrily, saying “I’ll f***ing knock his teeth out.”

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Many U-M fans swarmed MSU last Saturday to watch the long-awaited football game between both universities, but not all fans sporting maize and blue were allowed entry into MSU’s student section.

MSU media and information sophomore Joe Elsen ran into a difficult situation at the student entrance of Spartan Stadium when his friend, U-M student Blake Gauger, was denied admission, seemingly because he was wearing his school’s colors. Staff at the gate referred Gauger to another entrance called Guest Services.

Gauger, who is an industrial and operations engineering sophomore at U-M , said he had purchased a ticket for

“I was told that I would for sure be able to get into the game, but I needed to go to (Guest Services).”

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$100 from a female MSU student, expecting no issues at the gates.

“I was asked the obvious question — if it was me or not, — to which I replied, ‘no,’ and I was told that I would for sure be able to get into the game, but I needed to go to (Guest Services),” Gauger said in an email.

However, Gauger was not allowed entrance to the game once he visited the staff at Guest Services — they took the MSU ID away from him. Gauger said officials explained that he was not allowed to enter the

student section because he was not an MSU student.

St i l l , G auge r w a s not removed from the stadium after having the ID taken away.

Elsen said he felt there was an obvious miscommunication between staff members at the gate, who had assured Gauger that he would be able to enter the game but had to check-in through Guest Services.

“The Michigan State student section is for MSU students only,” Associate Athletics Director of Communica-

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In 2009, MSU alumnus Ryan Riess started his job sitting in a booth, collecting loose change from people paying for their parking on campus.

Two days ago, Riess was the one being handed the cash, as he won more than $8.3 million after being crowned the World Series of Poker Main Event champion — the holy grail of all poker accomplishments.

The Waterford, Mich., native beat out more than 6,000 hopefuls who paid the $10,000 entry, and after nine days of playing in the poker marathon, he emerged victorious — and a bit richer, to say the least.

After nearly three and a half hours of playing heads-

up poker against amateur player Jay Farber, Riess was staring at Ace-King. When Farber went all-in with his Queen-Five, he called immediately and jumped out of his chair, seeing he had the advantage.

In front of dozens of family and friends wearing “Riess the Beast” T-shirts, Riess crouched down with tears of excitement building in his eyes as he was one card away from victory. The final card hit the table, missing Farber’s hand, and Riess instantly went down under a pile of screaming supporters.

It wasn’t an easy journey, however, as the 23-year-old was the youngest player to be sitting at the final table, better known as the “November Nine.” The challenge didn’t stop there, as he started the final day of one-on-one poker down $85 million chips to Farber’s $115 million.

On his LinkedIn profile,

Riess wrote of only one MSU event he participated in: 2010 Vegas Night held by the School of Hospitality Business. Riess also lived his life as a card shark by dealing at Stacks Hold ‘Em Bar in East Lansing and Card Sharks in his hometown.

It was a childhood dream that came to life, as Riess said on television after the tournament he wanted to win since watching Chris Moneymaker take the Main Event in 2003.

The first week of the tournament was played in July, until the final nine players went on a three-month hiatus to regroup and plan for the final table. As he stood in front of hundreds inside of Penn & Teller Theater at Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Riess tried to describe the feeling on ESPN. “I was so excited waiting 100 days or whatever it was to play this. I’m just speechless,” he said.

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A student was injured by an unknown driver at about 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 near Lot 62 East, according to police.

The 21-year-old male was directing traffic for the football game when 53-yearold male ran over the student’s foot with his 2003 Chevrolet 4-door Avalanche, MSU police Sgt Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The student later was taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.

Police have since made contact with the suspect.

The incident is under investigation.

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Top-25 finish for debate team The MSU Debate team scored big at the Harvard tournament, which took place on Oct. 26-28 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

MSU Debate Team Program and Events Coordinator Carly Watson said the teams’ place in the top 25 of a competitive tournament like Harvard’s shows the students’ dedication. The MSU Debate team currently has between six and seven teams.

Three two-person teams were placed among the top 25 teams at the tournament. One team, including international relations senior Kaavya Ramesh.

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began texting Singler.

When the exchange grew heated, he drove to Singler’s apartment in Meridian Township and approached the door with an open flip blade in hand.

During the trial, Connor McCowan testified he showed up at Singler’s door to diffuse the situation and talk it out. But in the eyes of Ingham County Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Dewane, Connor McCowan’s intent to harm was there from the start.

“What concerns me most is the multiple chances and the opportunities he had just to let this go,” Dewane said in court. “But he chose to go over there, armed with that knife.”

When Singler found Connor McCowan on his doorstep that night, the situation immediate-

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dent for Auxiliary Enterprises, said the commons will be the beginning of the campus entrepreneurial ecosystem.

He cited the famous examples of Michael Dell and Mark Zuckerberg, who started Dell Inc. and Facebook Inc., respectively, in their college residence halls.

The commons also is a collaboration with Spartan Innovations, an organization that helps innovations of MSU students and alumni turn ideas into successful businesses.

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“It’s gonna last forever, every day, but it does give us a minute bit of hope that we can start to get our lives together again.”

Reeder Singler III, Andrew Singler’s brother

old daughter what happened to her Uncle Andy.

“She asks me every damn day why the bad guy had to put Uncle Andy in heaven,” Singler-Maurer said in her statement to McCowan Wednesday. “How do I explain why you chose to take her uncle’s life? How do I explain to her that sometimes the bad guys are the people you think are your friends?”

Connor McCowan and Singler became close during the time Singler dated Shay McCowan. Family members said the two were “like brothers.” But for Singler’s own brothers, his death left them with a laundry list of questions.

When Singler’s brother Ryane Johnson wakes up every morning, he sees the faces of his children and wonders if they will remember their uncle one day.

“I … look at my two sons, they’re 5 and 2, and one of them may remember their uncle; the other one will not,” Johnson said in his statement to Connor McCowan Wednes-

ly turned violent. Alumnus Tyler Aho, Singler’s roommate, testified that Singler punched Connor McCowan once and was stabbed twice in retaliation. Singler fell into the wall instantly.

Holding a towel to his friend’s chest, Aho drove Singler to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Singler moaned in pain and begged to talk to his mother. Then, suddenly, he stopped breathing.

Singler was unresponsive when he arrived at Sparrow Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m.

A life lost Until that night, SinglerMaurer never fathomed she would outlive the youngest of her four brothers. She never imagined she’d see the body of her little brother, who used to sleep on her chest as a baby, being examined like a science experiment in the hospital where he once volunteered.

She never pictured the day where she’d have to explain to her 6-year-

“If they’re not living in that area, that’s not a space they would normally frequent. We’ll do things that will get students to … the space.”

Forrest Carter, associate professor of marketing

organization to get help with startup funds, investments or to get advice from top officials.

Timothy Hinds, academic director of the College of Engineering CoRe Experience, said the commons will give students resources outside their classes and be a free-flowing area for ideas and students.

Wilson Hall is located on the corner of Chestnut and Wilson roads in the southwest corner of campus — out of the way for many students.

But, Hinds said he expects t he space to be heav i ly populated once it’s established and students know about it.

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The project is expected to be mostly completed by fall 2014, but no date has officially been set, Hinds said.

Carter said getting students to use the facility won’t be left completely to chance. Interdisciplinary classes, like ones that include marketing and engineering students, will hopefully be expanded. Activities such as lectures and seminars also could be held in the space.

“If they’re not living in that area, that’s not a space they would normally frequent,” Carter said. “We’ll do things that will get students to frequent the space.”

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Defense attorney Chris Bergstrom asked Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Clinton Canady III to remain lenient. Bergstrom maintained that Connor McCowan acted in selfdefense that night, fearing for his life after Singler struck him in the head.

In her statement, Connor McCowan’s mother, Judy McCowan, said her own son’s

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tions John Lewandowski said. ”We have found keeping the fans of the opposing team in the public seating creates a safer atmosphere for all.”

Lewandowski said that the athletics department does not allow the exchange of MSU student ID’s to attend games, adding there are opportunities for students to exchange their tickets through a website put up by the athletics department.

He said those who use an

ID other than their own would be denied admission to games.

Elsen said he’s seen differently, however.

“I saw a girl with a guy’s ID enter, but she didn’t have Michigan clothes on (and) she was from Michigan,” Elsen said .

“She wasn’t hassled at all.”

Elsen also said he previously has noticed other teams’ colors donned in the student section, recalling Notre Dame apparel worn during last year’s game.

Elsen said he talked to an MSU student in the stadium whose U-M friends were denied admission because they had tickets purchased from MSU students.

“Personally, I like MSU,” Gauger said in the email. “My (family) went there, and it took a lot of effort to make the switch to U- M, but I had nothing against MSU until now.

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The case created a tangled web between close members of both the Singler and McCowan families

life could have been taken if he did not protect himself.

“If my son had not defended himself, he may not be alive today,” Judy McCowan said. “A raging fist to the head in the correct place can kill someone.”

Canady said Connor McCowan’s intent to harm Singler was proven when he stood on Singler’s doorstep with the open flip blade.

“There was ample evidence that there was intent to inflict bodily harm on Andrew Singler,” Canady said. “I’m having a hard time fathoming how you work that into self-defense.”

Connor McCowan could serve up to 60 years in prison. Although it has not taken away their pain, Reeder Singler III said the sentence gives his family the opportunity to take a breath of fresh air.

“It at least gives us a little bit of closure that we feel that justice has been served,” he said. “It’s gonna last forever, every day, but it does give us a minute bit of hope that we can start to get our lives together again.”

ELFS brings the annual East Lansing Film Festival to town in November. RHA & UAB are showing ELFS films this weekend. Films are $5 for students, $6 for Senior Citizens and $8 for the General Public.

Movies are in B115, B117, B119, B122 Wells Hall, and the Conrad Hall Auditorium

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day. “It is beyond anything I could ever imagine, what happened to my brother.”

During his sentencing, Connor McCowan expressed remorse to the Singler family, reading a written statement.

“Andrew was such a positive influence on my life, every day I wish I could trade places with him,” Connor McCowan said, holding back tears. “Going over to his apartment was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.”

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STUDENT GROUP TO RECOGNIZE AMERICAN INDIANS IN NOVEMBER

By April Jones ajones@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS QQ

As November settles in, MSU students and faculty members will come together to raise awareness about American Indian Heritage Month.

MSU’s North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, will be hosting a series of events to spread awareness of the culture and key in on issues usually associated with the American Indian culture.

The events are open to the public and interactive, ranging from culture jeopardy to an American Indian festive dance.

Global studies in the arts and humanities sophomore Collin Church said the month-long event is a chance for students to ask questions and address some common stereoty pes, such as the one claiming all American Indians receive free college tuition.

“A lot of people think all Native Americans are extinct,” said Church, who serves on NAISO’s executive board. “They also believe every native person sufferers from alcoholism and owns a casino, which isn’t true.”

The month also serves as a chance for the group to share their culture, Elaina Leaureaux, animal science senior and member of the Grand Traverse band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, said. “ W hen people t h i n k of Native Americans, they think of old school Indians who live in tipis, live in old houses and

wear traditional dresses,” she said. “They don’t really know contemporar y natives, and there’s a lot more contemporary natives who are hip-hop artists and painters. We do all sorts of things.”

The history of the U.S. is based on the early access to American Indian land, said MSU professor Susan Sleeper-Smith , who teaches American Indian studies. Had they not been willing to share their resources and knowledge, none of the early settlements, such as Jamestown or Plymouth, would have survived.

“We owe our entire history to the Indian presence in North America,” she said. “When we fail to recognize how much we are indebted to Indians, we diminish ourselves and our own history.”

According to the 2012 U.S. Census Bureau, American Indians represent 1.2 percent of the U.S. population and only 0.7 percent of the population in Michigan. The low number of American Indian students at MSU is upsetting, with Michigan having a strong base of American Indians compared to other states, Sleeper-Smith said.

“The number of Native American students on-campus is disgracefully low, given both their significant population and presence in Michigan,” said Sleeper-Smith.

She added that even the idea of a land grant university owes its presence to American Indians, with MSU’s campus coming from 676 acres of Ameri-

Nov. 7 5-8 p.m. at Holmes Dinning Hall: Native Feast; 7 p.m. at Brody Auditorium: Cultural Jeopardy

Nov. 9 6:30 p.m. at Multi-purpose room of the Multicultural Center: World Champion Hoop Dance Presentation

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As East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris adjourned the city council meeting on Wednesday, the sun set on a city council that has had a varying legacy.

On Wednesday, the council finished the mandatory fiveyear code review as part of the comprehensive plan, passing five ordinances to finish the process. It’s the group’s last meeting before newly-elected members Ruth Beier and Susan Woods fill the seats of Kevin Beard and Vic Loomis, both of whom chose not to run for reelection.

The East Lansing council had its final meeting before new members are sworn in Last changed in 2011, the current council has left several issues open for interpretation for the city’s future leaders.

Questions about the downtown bar scene, including issues with the 50/50 ordinance and whether or not a moratori-

um on new bars serving alcohol past midnight will be permanent, still remain. The question of what will become of the proposed Park District also lingers, after more than a decade of struggle to redevelop the site.

The council will in large part be marked by the final failure of the City Center II project, an attempt to develop the west side of the downtown area that is the site of the current Park District project.

It was the final time Beard and Loomis had a seat at the table, but Loomis was not present for the third-straight meeting. Mayor Diane Goddeeris said it was because of “an equally as important event regarding his daughters.”

Since being ousted as mayor by his colleagues after the 2011 election, the once-vocal leader has taken a more hands-off approach to city politics, chiming in on business and development issues but staying largely silent outside of public meetings.

Incumbent Kathleen Boyle said during a visit to The State News that her greatest regret on the first part of her first term was not getting to know Loom-

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Nov. 10 Noon-6:30 p.m. at MSU Union-Ballroom (Second Floor): MSU Women’s Conference

Nov. 11 6:30 p.m. at the NAISO Room: We Shall Remain

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can Indian woodlands in 1855.

“Even if there was only one Indian on campus, there would need to be an Indian awareness month,” Sleeper-Smith said. “It is time that MSU pays greater attention to the Indian presence and more fully honors the people who have played such a significant role in our history.”

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Graduate student Corey Kendrick, left, jazz studies junior Runere Brooks, center, and jazz studies senior Nate Woodring perform Wednesday, at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.

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Lahanas said their service will be marked by what they banded together to accomplish during challenging financial times.

“Both of them have a long history of service to the community,” he said. “I think the times of their leadership have been difficult for Michigan, and I think they have done a good job navigating the city through tough issues,” he said.

Before the meeting, Beard said it felt strange to be stepping away from council.

“It consumes such a large chunk of your life and your time,” he said. “It’ll be odd when I don’t have those appointments.”

A group of MSU students known as the Nate Wo o d r i n g Tr io j a z z e d up (SCENE) Metrospace Wednesday night, bringing musical life through the drums and bass East Lansing.

T he show featured jazz studies senior Nate Woodring on drums, jazz studies sophomore Runere Brooks on bass and jazz studies graduate student Corey Kendrick on piano.

The local artists reinterpreted jazz standards with several original pieces, as well as unique arrangements of familiar standards.

Woodring, who originally is from the Chicago area, had an early love for music and playing the drums, but said joining the jazz band in high school helped him recognize that passion on a much greater scale. He started playing gigs when he was about 15 years old, and considers music the most fulfilling part of his life.

“It gives me happiness.

W hat I’m doing tonight makes me feel like I’m fulfilling a huge part of my purpose in life,” Woodring said.

Like Woodring, Kendrick also had an early passion for music, beginning piano lessons when he was about five years old. He said music and the piano always has been a joy to him.

K e nd r ic k teac he s a n improvisation class at MSU, as well as some private

“It gives me happiness. What I’m doing tonight makes me feel like I’m fulfilling a huge part of my purpose in life.”

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classes and a piano lab for nonpianists. Kendrick said he often notices insecurity with many music students and hopes his teaching will help them over come it.

“It was something I never intended to teach while growing up, but in the arts there’s a lot of insecurity,” Kendrick said.

“I always tell my students not to let fear get in the way, and recklessly abandon practicality.”

(SCENE) Metrospace Director Tim Lane said the event was an opportunity for the local, emerging jazz group to present their material in a public set-

ting and offer a relaxing night out to the locals.

“My hope is that jazz lovers will take this opportunity to step away from their regular routines and enjoy some jazz while supporting these emerging musicians,” Lane said.

“It’s important for emerging musicians to perform for a live audience.”

The Wednesday night concert was the first leg of a backto-back event at (SCENE) Metrospace, with an electric act featuring Nathan Alan, Chemical Edge and special guest DL Rossi. The concert begins at 9 p.m. on Thursday, with tickets sold at the door for $5.

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singler’s death lesson against drunk fights EDITORIAL BOARD Ian Kullgren editor in chief Summer Ballentine opinion editor Celeste Bott staff representative Anya Rath minority representative

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onnor McCowan began the night of Feb. 23 as a knight in shining armor defending his sister. He ended it a murderer.

The Okemos resident was sentenced to 20-60 years in prison for murdering 23-year-old MSU student Andrew Singler, who was dating his sister. At minimum, McCowan will be in jail for the same amount of time most students have been alive. McCowan, 19, isn’t even as old as his sentence.

In one fit of rage, McCowan took a life, destroyed his own and ruined countless others. A series of aggressive text messages turned into a brawl which

turned into a stabbing. Singler had a blood-alco- anything from Singler — Michael Gerstein, State News reporter hol content of .124 percent the night he was killed, and McCowan, it’s that according to toxicology reports. He called McCow- heated words can spiral Read the rest online at an “whore,” “slut” and “queer” in texts, at one point out of control and end in statenews.com/blog. even inviting him over to fight. It was Singler who unexpected tragedy.

Most often, the scramthrew the first punch. Then McCowan pierced Sinble ends in nothing more than gler in the heart with a flip blade.

This isn’t the first time a street fight ended in a black eye and a bruised ego. But what starts as a sloppy hit death in East Lansing. quickly can turn into something Brandon D’Annunzio, 24, col“Before things much, much worse. Add a weaplapsed 13 years ago on the paveon to the mix and suddenly things escalate and someone gets seriously injured, call the ment in front of Buffalo Wild escalate and get scary. A few light punches later police. Medical amnesty protects underage students Wings, then BW-3, after a stranger someone gets and someone could end up moan- from minor-in-possession citations if they call for punched him so hard in the face he fell backward onto the street seriously injured, call ing on the ground as a crowd kicks help, and a drunk and disorderly ticket is nothing them in the face. and cracked his skull open. His the police.” compared to saving someone’s life.

Too often students watch — or assailant kicked him in the head There’s nothing manly or admirable about what worse, cheer — when a fight erupts McCowan did, and Singler’s texts also went too far. with a force equivalent to falling late at night. Almost every student A fight might seem like a heroic move or a way to from a second-story window, and 11 days later D’Annunzio died in Lansing’s Spar- has seen someone throw a punch. It’s dismissed prove valor, but it’s not. At best, it shows a lack of as “boys being boys” and an unavoidable part of self-control and immaturity. At worst, it could mean row Hospital.

In college, it’s easy to dismiss a fight as a drunken being in college. seriously injuring another human being, or spendThere’s a fine line between a fight for status and a ing the next two decades in jail, living with murder. show of arms. It’s not uncommon for sharp words to escalate to violence at a college party, especial- fight to the death, so don’t just sit there and gawk as Do not let Andrew’s death be in vain. Avoid fightly when alcohol is involved. But if we are to learn someone lies bleeding on the ground. Before things ing at all costs, and call police if one breaks out.

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i nter i s com- because I’m one of those bums who i n g . T h a t i s can sleep until noon and not feel a shred of guilt about it. not a “Game of The reasons for this are twoT h r one s ” r e f- fold: First, it’s usually warmer in erence. That is the brutally cold the afternoon. Second, if you’re like me and have to drive to class, truth, and we then you understand should all be that the thought venguest columnist turing out from your nothing less than safe, warm bed at 8 terrified. a.m. carries a dread only eclipsed by the If you’re anythought of scraping thing like me, off your car once you t he i mp osi ng get outside. thought of an By procrastinating upcoming East all aspects of your L a n si ng w i nGreg Monahan life until the afterter shakes you gmonahan@statenews.com noon, you circumto your core in vent this. a way not disYour car likely has defrosted by similar from the actual, physical shaking that will be induced by the this point, and the roads will have blustering blizzards and sub-zero been cleared if it snowed the night prior. temperatures.

With hibernation out of the question due to the fact we aren’t bears, Speaking of transportation, it looks as though we’re going to rely on someone else to do it.

You know the driver that’s going have to struggle through this for at least five months. We can do this 20 mph in a 35 mph zone the morning after a light dusting of snow? together.

If I could, I’d move to the planet That’s me, and I’m not even close Mercury. Alas, for a number of rea- to sorry.

Driving in the snow paralyzes me sons, I cannot. But what I can do is try to help others stay warm. The with fear. That wasn’t always the following is how I plan to make it case, but considerthrough winter, and you can feel ing the two nearfree to follow my lead away from death experiences the perilous Ice Age of November I’ve been through through March. May the warmth in my life both involve hitting a be with you. patch of ice going Do not go outside under any 50 mph, I’m ready to call it quits. circumstances.

Curl up OK, I understand this is not The first time I next to socially or academically viable, spun directly into but I’m still going to strongly rec- oncoming traffic your ommend it. When outside, always and everyone I was fireplace have in mind the quickest and most barreling toward efficient route to the nearest cen- somehow managed (as if any trally-heated building. These build- to swerve out of my of us have ings are your friends, and you way (thank you to should cut through them on your those people who fireplaces) are better drivers and take way to anywhere. than I). The second a nap, Some people actually like time I spun directly into a large high- because winter. Be wary of this.

Many Michiganders love to brag way sign, which the next about how we get to experience all then perfectly foldfour seasons here. And don’t get ed over my car to six months me wrong — I love the seasons, shatter my front and aren’t provided that the season is spring, back w indshield really summer or one of those fall days so (RIP 2003 Dodge Stratus). It was as worth warm you think it still is August.

Others say they enjoy winter if I had just bowled being because they get to wear hoodies a strike, where the sign was the pins awake for.” and sip hot chocolate.

This logic perplexes me, because and my car was the the purpose of hot chocolate and bowling ball.

The way I look at it, three strikes sweatshirts is to heat the body up and keep it warm, which is what and I’m out. So, I will choose to summer does anyway — around either drive annoyingly slow or not drive. the clock and for free.

We have CATA for a reason, I can only assume these people are representatives from the pow- right? I plan to use it simply because erful hot chocolate lobby in Wash- I know it’s heated. I don’t even care ington, or something. They like- if it takes me anywhere.

So, curl up next to your fireplace ly are also the same people raving about pumpkin-spiced things (as if any of us have fireplaces) and take a nap, because the next six in October. months aren’t really worth being Trust at your own risk. awake for. Those hibernating bears Schedule all your classes/ have things figured out much betwork/events/breakfasts/any- ter than we do.

Greg Monahan is a journalism thing after noon.

This is my favorite thing to do graduate student. Reach him at regardless of season, but that’s monahan32@msu.edu.

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“Letter: Street harassment needs to stop” “Thanks for having the courage to write this. When we live in a world in which women get death threats for suggesting that Jane Austen’s picture be put on money, it takes guts to stand up for what’s right and attach your name to it. Undoubtedly the commenters on this site will mock you, insult you, and twist your words around (as the one below already did). Maybe a few will actually think about their own participation in this kind of harassment, whether it be active or passively watching friends do it.” student, Nov. 6 “thank you for writing this!!!! you took the words right out of my mouth. people need to understand that street harassment is more serious than they first imagine. it’s not funny, and it doesn’t make people feel good.” female msu student, Nov. 6

“Congratulations to the author for writing this and to the newspaper for publishing it. This is an issue which really needs to be highlighted as it has existed in the shadows for far too long. It is an issue of local importance but also of international relevance. I am from the UK and this is a disturbing and all too regular feature on our streets too. I would love to be able to say that it is merely men voicing their appreciation of an attractive female (or vice versa) but it is not. It is a cowardly power play and definitely on the rape culture continuum.” (comment continued online) Helen, Nov. 6 “How about next time you write something original instead of regurgitating something that’s constantly being written about?”

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In hopes of eliminating the apparent stigma associated with dark-colored animals, the Capital Area Humane Society is participating in Back in Black, a national adoption promotion that offers half off the adoption fees of cats and dogs with darker fur for the month of November.

Although as loving and devoted as their different-colored friends, darker-colored pets are among the last to be adopted in humane societies across the country, said Capital Area Humane Society Community Relations Manager Penny Pearsall. The promotion is helping animal shelters find homes for the

just as great pets as counterparts with lighter fur.

“For some reason, people are just less interested in black cats and dogs,” Pearsall said. “They tend to adopt more colorful pets that are brindle, tan or rust-colored. The color black could be seen as boring or less interesting to some, but they make wonderful companions.”

As the owner of a canine with black fur, neuroscience senior Katharine Bruce said the stereotypes associated with darker pets are sad and untrue.

“I’m familiar with the stigma,” Bruce said. “But my dog is the sweetest, most loving dog in the world.”

Bruce, a disabled army veteran who received her chocolate

sometimes-overlooked animals.

“We normally have a lot of black cats, dogs, kittens and puppies,” Pearsall said. “It’s only (Nov. 5) and we’ve already had black animals adopted ... this promotion really does help.”

Approximately 9,000 pets are killed in shelters every day because they don’t have a home, according to Best Friends Animal Society, who created the national Back in Black campaign to save these animals by finding them owners.

For three years, the Capital Area Humane Society has participated in the Back in Black promotion, and Pearsall said its involvement in the adoption event is important to help people see that animals with dark fur make

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lab Kadence through the Canine Seizure Assist Society of North Carolina, said she was shocked Kadence was the only service dog that no one wanted.

“She was the only chocolate lab of the bunch and I was the only one who picked her,” Bruce said.

Bruce said her dog has helped her get through some rough times.

“I suffered a traumatic brain injury while in the army and I’m epileptic now ... there are times when I can fall into a mood and she picks me up and pulls me out of it,” she said.

The Capital Area Humane Society will be selling darker-colored cats and dogs for half off the original price until Nov. 30.

For more information, visit: www.adoptlansing.org

For more than a decade, listeners have stepped into the mind of a tortured soul and listened to thoughts of suicide, murder fantasies, self-reflection and deranged humor from rap artist and Detroit native Eminem.

After three years of silence, Eminem has returned with his eighth studio album, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” or “MMLP2,” a sequel to his 2000 rap masterpiece, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” or “MMLP.” Unlike his 2010 Grammy-winning album “Recovery” that displayed a depressed, self-loathing Eminem battling with drug addiction, the new album reveals a self-reliant rap veteran blatantly returning with the same vengeance from 13 years ago.

After its 2000 predecessor prompted adolescent boys to buy hair bleach kits, the 41-year-old has revived vintage Silm Shady with bleach blonde hair and confident, controversial and clever wordplay.

The album commences on a high note with “Bad Guy,” his song about fan obsession and tragic murder-suicide .

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Senior forward Lee Reimer faces off against American International forward Blake Peake on Friday at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans beat the Yellow Jackets, 5-4.

statenews.com Lee Reimer is the team’s “unsung hero” of MSU hockey for his gritty play, head coach Tom Anastos said. Read more on his season at statenews.com.

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dantonio 51st-highest paid coach in college football

Mark Dantonio is the 51st-highest paid head coach in Division I, according to data released Wednesday by USA Today.

The newspaper created a database showing Dantonio’s 2013 compensation of $1,959,744, which ranks him ninth among Big Ten coaches.

He also can make an additional $650,000 in bonuses. Among the coaches in front of him are first-year men Gary Andersen at Wisconsin and Purdue’s Darrell Hazell.

Since 2008, MSU has won more Big Ten

games than any program.

Former Spartan coach Nick Saban, now in his seventh year at Alabama, is the nation’s highest paid coach, raking in $5,545,852 this year.

Urban Meyer and Brady Hoke, the head coaches at football powerhouses Ohio State and Michigan both rank in the top 10 nationally. Meyer, who remains undefeated since taking over the Buckeyes program, will make $4,608,000, while Hoke rakes in $4,154,000.

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, the longest tenured coach in the Big Ten, will make $3,985,000 — putting him ninth in the country — despite not winning a conference championship since 2004.

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The screening is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, but seating is limited so be sure to arrive early.

The Dialogue, is a 70-minute documentary that follows four American students (one from Michigan State University) and four Chinese university students as they travel together through Hong Kong and Southeast China. Intrigued by the complex context of Sino-US relations, they share travel adventures, emotion of culture shock, honest confrontations and discoveries about each other. These experiences become doorways to deepen their understanding of the “other” and themselves.

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Although the film is set in Hong Kong and China, the “lessons learned” about intercultural understanding and the communication skills needed for conflict mediation and collaborative problem solving are applicable globally.

The Dialogue, created by Crossing Borders Education and co-produced by Michigan State University, will be submitted to international film festivals in late 2013, but will not be released to general audiences until 2014.

MSU classes are welcome to attend. Instructors should notify Judy Osbun (msucbe@msu.edu) so that we are adequately prepared.

The field hockey team proved themselves as a top contender in the Big Ten conference during regular season. Today, they will put that progress to the test.

No. 3-seed MSU (9-9 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) will begin Big Ten Tournament play at 2:30 p.m. today as they take on No. 6-seed Indiana at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

The regular season was by no means flawless, but there are positives to take from it.

The team finished on the upswing, going on a 6-3 run to end the season, after starting the season 3-6.

The 6-3 finish includes the Big Ten season, which saw the team win the first three games before dropping two against Penn State and Northwestern, and then closing with a win over Iowa.

“There’s a sense of excitement,” head coach Helen Knull said.

“It’s do or die right now ...

We’re excited about where we are. For us, it just comes down to trusting the process and the preparation we already put in place, and then doing that under pressure when the tournament starts on Thursday.”

The team believes the late - sea son moment u m w i l l c a r r y t houg h t he tournament.

“It feels good to get a few wins at the end of the season and to end at .500,” said senior midfielder Kristen Henn . “We’re excited

for Big Tens — it’s a new season, like you said. It’s exciting to play all the Big Ten teams again and focus on beating them this time.”

No. 3 seed MSU will be playing No. 6 seed Indiana at 2:30 p.m. today at Ohio State University in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament Indiana also finished 9-9 overall, but a 1-5 Big Ten record doomed them in the standings.

It helped that MSU beat Indiana during regular season in Bloomington, Ind., 4-3.

Junior forward Abby Barker notched a hat trick in the win.

MSU led the match 4-1 before Indiana attempted a comeback, scoring two goals in the final two minutes of the match.

Closing games have been an issue for the Spartans this

year. They’ll look to put Indiana away early once more if they are lucky enough to build such a lead.

“The mindset is it’s just this go-get-it mentality that everyone (has), from freshman to senior,” senior goalkeeper Molly Cassidy said. “Everyone is excited, we’re hungry, we’re looking to go just hopefully meet a few teams that we feel like we didn’t play our best game against.”

A balanced offense and continued improvement on corner plays will be key points of focus in the first round of the tournament. ”As we went through the season, our corners really started to click for us,” Knull said. “For many teams, they don’t want to give Michigan State too many corners because we’re capitalizing on them. It’s a confidence thing. The chemistry starts to connect for us to, and that really came for us.”

The game can be seen on Big Ten Digital Network.

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