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or students and East Lansing residents alike, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is more than just the spaceship-shaped building on MSU’s East Circle Drive, and far more than just an art gallery.

It’s evolved into a classroom, a forum for public discussion, a date-night destination and a tourist attraction. Initially criticized for its expense — the construction cost roughly $40 million — MSU officials say the investment is paying off.

As the Broad Museum celebrates its one-year anniversary this week, officials and patrons are reflecting on its place at MSU and in the local community.

Economic impact The East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group conducted market opportunity analysis for the museum in 2012, and estimated that in its

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first year, the museum would see 150,000 patrons and generate nearly $6 million in revenue.

Museum Director Michael Rush said it’s “too early” to analyze revenue, but said he is encouraged by the total number of visitors during the Broad’s inaugural year: about 115,000.

“It’s still too early to tell the economic impact of the museum, but you can be sure that if we’ve had 115,000 visitors, that the economic impact is real,” Rush said.

“Developers are talking about building new hotels and restaurants (in East Lansing), and I’m sure that’s in direct response to the impact of the museum.”

Ongoing development projects in the area include the planned East Lansing Park District redevelopment project, and one of the popular preliminary ideas for the location is a hotel.

Scott Watkins, a senior consultant with the Anderson Economic Group, blamed the summer’s construction for lower attendance than was predicted.

“We’re still pretty happy with how it came about, especially when you think of how that construction on Grand River (Avenue) restricted access to the museum over the summer,” Watkins said.

And Rush said the lower-than-anticipat-

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ed attendance figure still is positive.

“The big story is that we’ve had this number of visitors, and from more than 80 countries,” Rush said. “And that’s having an enormous impact on the worldwide reputation of MSU.” MSU partnerships Museum officials have been forging partnerships and working closely with various MSU departments.

The museum has collaborated with the MSU Departments of Art, Film Studies, English, African American and African Studies, or AAAS, and Entomology, as well as the College of Music, said Aimee Shapiro, the museum’s director of education.

“We’re just a year old, and the university has such a diverse offering — so it’s safe to say a lot more collaborative programming is on the way in year two,” Shapiro said.

The museum helped fund and promote a screening of the 2013 film “Fruitvale Station,” working with AAAS, said Ramon Jenkins, an African American and African Studies doctoral student.

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Left: Then-marketing junior Melissa Tenlen April 7, 2013.

Top center: Founding donor Eli Broad receives a gift from MSU president Lou Anna K. Simon on Nov. 10, 2012.

Bottom center: The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum opened to the public Nov. 11, 2012.

Top right: Floating No. 1, 2009 by Chen Qiulin is displayed on the third floor of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on Nov.9, 2012.

Bottom right: Thenjournalism senior Holly Johnson plays music at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum welcome-back party onJan. 12, 2013.

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Head coach Tom Izzo reacts to a play during the game against McNeese State on Friday at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Cowboys, 98-56.

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As his team prepares for tipoff in a highly touted contest against No. 1 Kentucky in Chicago, head coach Tom Izzo said Monday he can’t remember a non-Final Four matchup with as much national buzz as tonight’s Champions Classic is receiving.

The nationally televised doubleheader pits the top-ranked Wildcats (2-0 overall) against

the No. 2 Spartans (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. before No. 4 Duke tangles with No. 5 Kansas.

“To be a part of that, I think is a privilege and an honor and something that I’m sure my players will be as excited as I am to participated,” Izzo said.

“If not, they will be in trouble.”

The highly-anticipated contest will be a clash of contrasting styles.

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Just three days after winning $8.3 million in a poker tournament, Ryan Riess perfectly summed up how things are going in four words: “Life is a dream,” the 2012 MSU alumnus tweeted.

After taking home the World Series of Poker Main Event title — the most sought-after award in poker — Riess is living his childhood dream.

Ever since playing cards in his basement when he was 14 years old with friends at his house in Waterford, Mich., Riess had his eyes set on the Main Event’s biggest prize — the coveted bracelet. After beating more than 6,300 entrants, people tuning into ESPN’s coverage saw the 23-year-old’s dream come to life, some of whom were watching on the TVs hanging on the walls of East Lansing bars.

“It’s cool, I kind of wish I was at Rick’s (American Cafe) watching it with everyone

else,” Riess said in an interview with The State News on Monday. “I’m friends with a lot of the bar workers, so it was cool they were all checking me out.”

Riess spent four years at MSU, earning a degree in hospitality business and working in the parking booths in East Lansing during his time.

When he wasn’t collecting money from drivers or dealing poker at Stacks Hold’em Bar, people were likely to find Riess at Tripper’s Sports Bar working on his game.

Riess said he played two to three times a week during his four years, something he said his parents never knew about.

Although back then, he wasn’t going to try to break other people’s banks.

“I wasn’t really doing it as a job; I was doing it more for entertainment,” he said.

“Everyone thought I was horrible because I would try new things, like try crazy bluffs, but I was mainly having fun.”

After winning more than

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A week after East Lansing residents elected two new members to its city council, both newly-appointed and longtime council members are keeping quiet about who they plan to appoint as mayor.

At the Goddeeris newly-elected council’s f i r s t me eting, scheduled for Tuesday evening , the main order of business will be swearing in the council Triplett and electing a new mayor.

Each council member interviewed said they either won’t publicly disclose who they are voting for or have not yet decided.

East Lansing employs what is called a “council-manager” form of government.

The mayor sets the agenda with the city manager and is able to put the city in a state of emergency, but besides that, the role is largely ceremonial.

“The mayor doesn’t have a veto or run city government,” City Manager George Lahanas said.

During an Oct. 31 meeting with the editorial board of The State News, councilmember-elect Susan Woods said she wouldn’t endorse anyone until she conducted more research.

She said that several qualities current Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett possesses could be an asset for the mayor’s seat.

She did not return calls for comment from The State News Monday afternoon.

“I know that Nathan Triplett is Mayor Pro Tem, he has been on city council for a long time, he is very involved, but I would have to do my homework,” she said during the editorial board meeting.

Current Mayor Diane Goddeeris, who has been on the council the longest of any other current member, said she wouldn’t comment until she had spoken to every council member.

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Police Brief Money stolen from student’s Owen Hall dorm A considerable amount of money was stolen from a student’s room between Nov. 4-6 in East Owen Hall, according to police.

MSU Police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said a 22-year-old female student left her room with the door unlocked twice between Nov. 4-6. On Nov. 5, she left her door unlocked between 5 and 5:20 p.m. On Nov. 6, she left her door unlocked again at 10 a.m. for an unknown time.

During one of those times, $700 was taken from a wallet in her desk drawer.

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“It’s a partnership we forged with the head curator soon after the Trayvon Martin shooting and the George Zimmerman verdict,” Jenkins said.

Another partner has been MSU’s Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender, or LBGT, Resource Center.

“It’s been more of an issue-based partnership than

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a strategic thing,” said LBGT Center Director Deanna Hurlbert. “(At the Center), we have a strong value of visual art and art as a tool for education.”

The resource center has helped the Broad Museum seek artwork exploring sexual identity and culture.

“Art can be more than just eye candy,” Hurlbert said. “It can be used as a tool to fuel the mission of the university.”

Together, the LBGT Resource Center and Broad Art Museum have organized an event called Examining Civil Rights, a panel where art scholars and artists will discuss how art can represent civil rights tensions, Hurlbert said.

“It’s a chance to explore civil rights as they relate to things

An asset to the community Shapiro said there’s been a great mix between resident and student attendees.

“I think it’s become an attraction for Michiganders, and even beyond,” Shapiro said.

Lansing residents Lindsey Burnside and Paul Wilson visited the museum for the first time during the anniversary celebration on Sunday and said they didn’t know admission is usually free.

“Most things are free — We don’t charge for most events unless it’s something really special,” Shapiro said. “We support ourselves mainly by renting out the museum for spe-

cial events and, of course, we have a lot of private donors.

There’s a misconception that the Broad (family) paid for everything, but really they only helped build the museum. ” The museum originated from a $26 million donation from art patrons Eli and Edythe Broad — the largest individual cash gift in the history of MSU. The museum also has been a student job creator, said marketing junior Amanda LaPres, who has spent the last two months working as a gallery guide.

They hire students from

a variety of majors, not just the arts, she said.

“When I first started working here, I expected less people to be around, but it’s rarely slow,” LaPres said. “You see both students and locals. Students often come in for academic reasons … but you really see a lot of couples in here. ” Burnside said she felt the museum has brought new culture to the area.

“I love that there’s finally a local museum,” Burnside said. “Art is always a positive addition to a community.”

in center Adreian Payne and veteran wings Branden Dawson and Gary Harris.

Kentucky head coach John Calipari builds his program by fiercely recruiting the nation’s most elite high school talent each year, most of which are “one-and-done” players with one eye trained on the NBA. Calipari’s latest crop of bluechip freshmen include six of the top-20 ranked players in Rivals. com’s class of 2013. Three of those players — explosive power forward Julius Randle, point guard Andrew Harrison and shooting guard Aaron Harrison, his twin

brother — were ranked No. 1 at their respective positions.

“There’s no question they’ve got the most talented team, I think, in the country as far as skill and ability,” said Izzo, who believes the Wildcats have seven first-round NBA draft picks on their roster.

“But they are young and it is early, so we will have some advantages the other way. It’s going to be fun to see which ones pans out and pays off.”

Tuesday will be the first true test for a pair of teams with national title aspirations. Izzo said providing an early-season measuring stick is the number one take-

away from an event such as this.

Kentucky’s young squad began the season cruising to blowouts of 32 and 30 points, while the Spartans routed McNeese State 98-56 on Friday.

“There can’t be a negative to this, at least for me,” Izzo said.

“I can’t speak for the other three coaches. I just can’t see one thing in college basketball that would be bad about a matchup like this, whether you lost big or you won big.”

MSU’s date with the Wildcats is the first of many juggernaut non-conference games on the schedule.

It will be the earliest meeting of the top-two ranked teams in history, with the last regular season meeting in 2008 between No. 1 Memphis, coached by Calipari, and No. 2 Tennessee. MSU’s last appearance in such a matchup came in the 1999 Final Four versus Duke. The winner in Chicago likely will retain or take over the current No. 1 spot.

“I mean, there’s a price you pay for it … but we’ve been there in some ways before,” Izzo said of being No. 1. “But would it be an advantage to our program? I think most definitely. This whole week is an advantage to our program.”

after his 2011 reelection, was equally quiet on the issue.

“I think it is too early to have that conversation,” Triplett said after the last council meeting.

“For the new council members, this is a lot like drinking out of a fire hose — there is a lot of information they have to absorb pretty quickly — so I’m going to reserve comment until they have had the opportunity to get grounded.”

Councilmember-elect Ruth Beier said during the discussion with the State News editorial board that she believed she would make a good mayor, but has since backed off.

“I won’t be nominating or voting for myself,” she said. “I don’t think I have the experience.”

Beier also expressed disdain for having to decide on the mayor position so early.

“It’s in the city charter, so there’s nothing we can do about it, but I think it is ridiculous to vote among the five council members without having one meeting,” she said.

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ing that shirt and, at the final table, a Calvin Johnson jersey instead of advertisement patches on his clothes cost him upwards of $100,000.

“I’ve had a lot of offers from people wanting me to wear their shirts and patches for anywhere from $10,000 to $35,000 (per patch),” he said. “But I just wanted to represent where I was from.”

After winning the title and celebrating in a suite at the Rio Hotel and Casino with more than 100 family and friends, and $6,000 in comped drinks, Riess headed out of Las Vegas. He and his girlfriend Tabitha Trask, who have known each other since they were 11, went to Orlando to go to Electric Daisy Carnival and Walt Disney World. The next stop for Riess will be sitting courtside at tonight’s MSU basketball game against No. 1 Kentucky.

Of his winnings, 44 percent will go back to people who helped pay his initial $10,000 buy-in. Riess also noted that instead of strangers paying for him to play, it was nothing but family and friends who helped with his buy-in.

The largest stake anyone had in his winnings was 5 percent, according to Riess, but most of his stakes were in smaller increments.

“Almost everybody has 1 percent, and they are all close friends and family,” Riess said. “There’s not one person I don’t know who had action on me.”

The champ said he hasn’t put too much thought into future spending, but knows he won’t blow it all away.

“I might go crazy and get a Lamborghini,” he said. “But I’m going to make sure I put enough money away so I don’t go broke.”

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Gun violence escalated in media Gun violence has become a prevalent topic in today’s news media with horrific cases such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last winter and Trayvon Martin’s murder. Could there be a correlation between the media portrayal of guns and real life?

A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found a spike in the amount of gun violence in the topgrossing PG-13 movies, reported Entertainment Weekly. The study showed the rate of violence in top-ranked box-office movies has more than doubled since 1950.

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talent and experience rarely seen at the game’s upper echelon in today’s era. Izzo has a senior point guard in Keith Appling, backed up by junior Travis Trice, along with a senior All-American candidate

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Goddeeris declined to say whether she would pursue the position again.

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Kathleen Boyle, who was appointed in 2012 and was reelected last week to finish a partial city council term, agreed with Goddeeris and said a conversation with her fellow council members is needed before she can reach a decision.

Triplett, who was first elected to the council in 2007 and was named Mayor Pro Tem

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$250,000 in a WSOP Circuit event in Indiana during his senior year, Riess began to get serious about the card game and make a career out of it.

“My family didn’t really want me to do that, because they didn’t know how good I was until (the circuit event),” he said. “Before that, they weren’t really that supportive and wanted me to do the conventional thing, but after the tournament I said, ‘I want to travel and play full time for a year,’ and they said, ‘as long as you get your degree, we will be fully supportive,’ and that meant a lot.”

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When it comes to students studying abroad and overall international enrollment, the 2013 Open Door Report released by the Institute of International Education on Monday established MSU as a leader in international engagement.

MSU had the fourth-most students sent abroad in the 20112012 school year, according to the report, with 2,380 students studying abroad. MSU offers more than 275 study abroad programs in more than 60 countries.

Current rankings indicate MSU sent the fourth-most students abroad, according to the Open Door Report This equates to almost 5 percent of the university’s total enrollment.

From 2004 to 2011, MSU remained in second place nationally behind New York University, sending 2,577 MSU students abroad in the 2010-2011 school year.

This represents a decline of nearly 200 students from the

previous year.

MSU did place first in one category — with 2,051 students, the number of undergraduate students at an institution attending short-term study abroad programs is the highest in the country.

In terms of international students enrolled, MSU placed ninth with 6,759 students, making up about 14 percent of total enrollment.

The University of Michigan edged above MSU in this category by 68 students. International students make up about 16 percent of the student body at U-M. This semester, MSU enrolled 7,161 international students at the university, with 4,519 undergraduates, 2,233 graduate students and 409 students not seeking a degree.

According to the study, international enrollment increased 7.2 percent nationally last year.

At MSU, enrollment increased about 8.5 percent between 2012 and 2013, according to annual statistical reports from the Office for International Students and Scholars.

The top five countries MSU international students originate from are China, Korea, India, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

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1. China 4,383 students, 61.21% of the international student population.

2. Korea 563 students, 7.86% of the international student population.

3. India 276 students, 3.85% of the international student population.

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215 students, 3% of the international student population.

5. Taiwan 184 students, 2.57% of the international student population.

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MSU’s Office for International Students and Scholars, said the increase in international student enrollment has helped equip students with more skills to succeed in a globalized world.

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Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines Friday, taking the lives of thousands and leaving some MSU students in fear of what will come next.

With eight students who are on visa from the Philippines, the massive storm that destroyed Tacloban and other neighboring cities led to concerned students and fundraising events in the coming weeks.

Biomedical laboratory science senior Patricia Malang, who has family living in the Philippines , had an initial reaction of fear for her family’s well being.

“All the phone lines and connections were down. It took us a while to be able to get ahold of my family,” she said.

Luc k y for Ma lang, her family wasn’t directly affected by Typhoon Haiyan, but for some Filipinos, that wasn’t the case.

According to authorities, Typhoon Haiyan affected at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces.

Entire villages were destroyed by the huge waves and winds of 150 mph.

Experts are calling it one of the most powerful recorded typhoons to hit land and the Philippine military has already confirmed more than 1,000 dead.

In response to the tragedy, Peter Briggs, director of MSU’s Office of International Studies and Scholars , or OISS, reached out to the eight students through an email, to show an overall support from the office.

In the email, Briggs said

“When it’s a national disaster of that magnitude, you never know if someone has a loved one ... affected.”

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he asked students to reach out to the organization if they had any questions or concerns.

“When it’s a national disaster of that magnitude, you never know if someone has a loved one, family member or someone’s family business is affected,” Briggs said.

Next week, MSU’s Filipino American Student Society, or PASS, will be hosting a culture night showcasing Filipino culture.

The club will hold a raffle inspired by the latest typhoon, and donate half of the money to typhoon victims.

“It’s such a heart-wrenching tragedy — it’s just so sad,” said international studies in social science senior Kelly Ilagan, who serves as president of PASS. In addition to the raff le, PASS has planned to partner with MSU’s Asian Pacific American Student Organization, or APASO, in competition.

T he or g a n i z at ion s a r e competing to see who can contribute and donate the most items to send back to the Philippines to typhoon victims.

Despite the efforts PASS, APASO and OISS are pursuing, Malang said she’s frustrated with the response from the Spartan community.

She said not enough people know or care to know what’s going on in the Philippines,

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considering this as a major catastrophe.

“If a typhoon of this degree happened here in the states, there would be such a huge uproar,” Malang said.

The MSU Army ROTC Spartan Battalion paid tribute to local veterans Monday by visiting three area retirement homes and giving formal presentations as part of their Veterans Day festivities.

The presentations, which varied slightly per retirement community, consisted of prayer, a flag folding ceremony and a recitation of St. Crispins Day speech, taken from Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” Afterward, the cadets hung around to talk to the veterans and hand out mini-American flags. The presentations took place at Burcham Hills, Edgewood and Independence Village retirement communities.

Criminal justice senior and A r my ROTC Cadet A manda Dolsen has participated in retirement home visits since she first became involved with the ROTC. “I would not want to miss the opportunity to do something like this,” Dolsen said.

“It definitely hits close to home for me and is really important to have the chance to see the people that have given us so

much. They gave us the things we take for granted, and these people are the reason (we have so many freedoms). The opportunity to thank them for (their service) is special, and I wish more people had the opportunity to do it.”

Lt. Col. William Parker, chairperson and professor of military science, said 32 cadets volunteered to give a presentation to the retired veterans at their respective retirement communities.

“The cadets want to honor those that came before us,” Parker said. “One thing this event does is establish the historical link to those that have carried the responsibility (of service) beforehand. We hope to build appreciation (for the veterans) and have them share their experiences.”

Some veterans were more humble about their accomplish-

ments, such as Burcham Hills resident Bruce Greenman.

“Everyone tells me I’m a hero, but I’m not,” said Greenman, a World War II veteran.

“I don’t like to revisit my time in the service. We were there because we were told to be there.”

The foyer room at Independence Village retirement home was filled with veterans and non-veterans alike, some sporting hats, pins and badges representative of their years of service.

“We need to realize where we have come from,” Dolsen said. “This organization is so much bigger than any of us.

The combination of all these people who have all worked so hard make us what we are today, it brings us back to our roots. We are so happy to be here. It’s something we love doing.”

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trustee spending out of control, unnecessary EDITORIAL BOARD Ian Kullgren editor in chief Summer Ballentine opinion editor Anya Rath minority representative Derek Gartee staff reporter

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rustee Faylene Owen spent $26,319 on a 10-day trip to Germany to see the men’s basketball team play Connecticut last year. $26,319. That’s more than an entire year’s tuition for the average in-state student.

Owen, and the rest of the Board of Trustees, went too far in their lavish spending from university investment accounts.

Although it is expected that trustees be reimbursed for travel for fundraising and other business trips, spending up to $1,275 a night for a hotel room simply is outrageous.

Trustees Owen and Joel Ferguson’s defense of their out-of-control spending is insulting to the students working multiple jobs to pay for their education. True, trustees don’t dip into general funds for the trips and the money spent does not mean an increase in tuition. That’s no rea-

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son to blow such a large chunk of money to see Dianne Byrum could be reached for comathletic events.

Maybe it’s time to find other uses for the tens ment as of Monday. of thousands of dollars the university is raking in Although it’s encourfrom investment accounts. It’s unfair that money aging to see Lyons’ comthat could be used for on-campus resources or ments to MLive calling the spending even scholarships for students “excessive,” we also is being spent for Owen’s husquestion the amount of band to go with her on a 10-day “Although it is money he spent going to the Big trip to South Africa. expected that Ten football championship game We s e r iou sly que s t ion trustees be in Indianapolis and MSU’s 2011 Owen’s argument that her trip basketball game against North to Germany would “be worth reimbursed for many multiples of the cost of travel for fundraising Carolina on an aircraft carrier, which he admitted to in an the trip.” Whether or not that interview with MLive. Details of is true, as public officials the and other business trustees should have to explain trips, spending up to the total cost of those trips were not immediately available as of exactly how spending $68,000 $1,275 a night for a press time. to see athletic events last year hotel room simply is And it’s hard to believe Trusthelped students. ee George Perles did not know It’s extremely unsettling that outrageous.” about WXYZ’s report when The Ferguson called WXYZ’s efforts State News reached him for comto let students know about ment on Sunday. If he truly was trustee spending a “cheap shot.” There’s nothing “cheap” about the amount ignorant about the report, that’s cause for conof money these public officials use, seemingly cern as well. The trustees must step up to the without concern. And there’s nothing unrea- plate and answer for their actions.

Even more troubling, trustee members are sonable about holding public officials accountresponsible for approving and setting limits able for the money they spend.

Neither Board Vice Chairperson Brian Bres- on the amount of money they spend on travel. lin or trustees Mitch Lyons, Diann Woodard or Unfortunately, trustees have made no chang-

es since 1985 to a policy giving them seemingly unlimited access to funds for expenses.

The trustees have proven they are not responsible enough to sensibly spend money allotted for travel. Hopefully someone on the board is willing to take a stand against this practice and amend the current policy to limit spending. Considering their past failures at self-policing and several members’ refusal to acknowledge that their spending was overzealous, this seems unlikely.

If trustees are incapable of setting limits for themselves, it’s time for state legislators to step in and hold trustees responsible for the mismanagement of tens of thousands of dollars.

Someone needs to hold them accountable and stand up for the students they are supposed to serve.

Editor’s note: Staff representative Celeste Bott did not contribute to this edit because she was involved with news coverage on this issue.

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“Expenses for trustees include plane trips, sports tickets”

“I think their allowances should be limited to the same allowances faculty and grad students have for visiting conferences, attending workshops, etc.”

Get Real, Nov. 11 “I can’t believe how many people think this is wrong.

That’s such a trivial amount of money in the grand scheme of things. It’s their job to raise awareness and publicly promote MSU. They need to get out there and talk to all sorts of people. Traveling to Germany exposes them to a completely different group of people than one would be exposed to in East Lansing. It’s the relationships these people are able to foster that bring in the big donations to MSU. At the end of the day, you need to spend money to make money. I’m willing to bet there were donations due to their traveling and presence that exceed the cost of these trips.”

The Real World, Nov. 11

As the undergraduate student body president, I have a duty to represent the interests of the student body; however, throughout the public debate regarding MSU Board of Trustees spending, beginning with the WXYZ report, I am concerned the media has not adequately represented the trustees and the role that they play at Michigan State.

I cannot refute that to the common student paying upwards of $20,000 a year to study at MSU, these expenses would seem excessive. Still, these expenditures need to be contextualized. Coverage from The State News and WXYZ both noted that the funds to support trustee outreach are not supported with tuition dollars. It’s important to not overlook this point; trips are funded by capital revenues, or in other words, return on fundraising investments. At MSU, the athletic fund is separate from the general fund, meaning revenue forgone for trustees only affects athletics, not educational or student services. As for Wharton Center performances, the revenue for those shows make the department completely self-sustaining. Those funds are not used to subsidize or offset the cost of tuition and fees. Not to belabor the point, but short of redesigning the MSU budget to reallocate athletic revenues and hospitality services revenues to subsidize tuition, these expenditures are not related to undergraduate education costs at MSU. Redistributing funds to help lower the cost of tuition is an interesting concept, but it isn’t related to trustee expenses.

Two imperatives of President Lou Anna K. Simon’s Bolder by Design plan includes expanding international reach and increasing research opportunities.

The entire university community was invited to give input and feedback on this plan. Trips overseas by trustees contribute directly to those imperatives, which in turn help to raise money and establish new international relationships for the university. All of which these efforts enhance the prestige of this university, and thus the degrees awarded.

On a related note, have any of the journalists or public commentators delved into the specific goals of each trip, and the outcomes associated with them? Isn’t it likely that the trip to Germany created new fundraising opportunities in Europe and began partnerships with universities in Germany? What monetary figure would the public put on those international partnerships? Did any of the journalists mention that Trustee Faylene Owen has to travel by wheelchair due to health issues, and might that have something to do with the limo service?

The trustees are involved in so many fundraising events, it’s difficult to track how much money they bring in to the university. They are connected to politicians on the state, federal and international level, and influence state funding for programs such as MSU Extension and other research partnerships.

Understand that political outcomes are shaped by relationships, and political relationships are built and fostered at fundraisers, athletic events and social functions. Make no mistake, the return to MSU from cultivating relationships and fundraising far outweigh the list of trustee expenses identified by the press.

“The amounts listed in the article are just a drop in the bucket, 100K is nothing for MSU. MSU is well known for it’s habit of spending a dollar to save a penny and wasting thousands in bureaucracy.”

Rich, Nov. 11 “Employees of large corporations receive compensation for travel along with other perks... why would a research institution be any different?”

Realistic Richard, Nov. 11 “I find this is ridiculous.

When I give contributions to a non-profit, and I do, if I give $1000 or $1200 that is a LOT of money to me. It represents a very measurable portion of my annual income. If I found out that my entire annual contribution (and more) was being spent for one night’s hotel room for a Board member to attend a game and take a personal vacation that would be the absolute LAST time I would be contributing.

“It is this type of thinking, blaming the state for not giving more money, that entitles the university to think they can continually raise tuition. Even during the economic disaster of the century, the university just couldn’t find a way to cut tuition costs while the rest of the economy is making cuts of 50% or more! Easy to spend when it’s other people’s money.”

Knowing this is how the Board is spending our money, I would never contribute in the first place. These are virtually all rich folks on the Board who can well afford to pay for their own vacation. Saying it is for development and relation building is a manufactured justification.”

Alum, Nov. 11

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Accompl ish ment. P r ide.

Happiness.

Head coach Helen Knull said those three words are among thousands the team could use to describe winning the Big Ten Championship.

But for three of the members of the field hockey team, perhaps a different word is more fitting: familiar.

Seniors Molly Cassidy, Kristen Henn and Adelle Lever have been there before.

As freshmen on the 2009 field hockey team, they were part Big Ten Championship squad that ultimately fell to Virginia one game shy of the Final Four.

Back in January, the three seniors decided they would recapture the success of the 2009 season not for their own selfish gain, but to allow the younger girls on the team to experience a Big Ten Tournament run.

“For the seniors, we’ve already lived t hat dream once,” goa lkeeper, Molly Cassidy said. “ We r e a l l y talked about how we wanted to get back to the Big Ten Tournament in the NCAA’s for the girls that are going to be the future of the program. We wanted that so much more for them.”

I n m a k - Helen ing good on Knull, that goal, this Head experience coach w i l l set a n archetype of success the nonseniors will carry with them as the program continues.

“They just put it out there and they said this is what they wanted to achieve,” Knull said. “They really led the way and they gave the guidance and they shared the experiences and stories.

“That kind of fueled the younger girls to want to accomplish their goals. I’m really

“ “They really led the way and they gave the guidance and stories.”

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Junior forward Heather Howie celebrates as the live stream of the NCAA Selection Showing goes online Sunday at Berkowitz Basketball Complex. The Spartans were selected to play against Miami (OH) at home this Wednesday.

pleased that the legacy they wanted to leave, they’ve done.

It’s going to set the tone for the future and the future of the program.”

It’s a fitting career end for a trio of players who have seen opposite sides of the coin as far as program success.

The 2010 field hockey team was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament in the second round. The 2011 and 2012 squads fell in the first round.

said it was a different road to the championship compared to the previous title.

The 2009 team went 6-0 in conference play and had a first round bye in the Tournament.

This year’s team overcame a rough 2-5 start to the season and finished 4-2 in conference

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“It’s really cool,” Henn said.

“We joked earlier that it’s like having bookends on your career.

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It’s an event that could feature more than a handful of first-round NBA draft picks.

The Champions Classic, which takes place Tuesday night in Chicago, includes four of the top-five teams in the nation — No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 MSU, No. 4 Duke and No. 5 Kansas.

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“I’m not sure I’ve been as excited about an opportunity as this in a long, long time,” Izzo said. “I just think it’s great for college basketball, it’s great for the media, great for the fans, great for the programs. And as I said … I think all teams will benefit in some way shape or form.”

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