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Students victims of robbery at Jet’s Pizza

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Senior guard Keith Appling, junior guard Branden Dawson, and senior center Adreian Payne swarm around Kentucky forward Julius Randle on Tuesday at the Champions Classic game in Chicago.

MSU now has target on back after taking down top-ranked Kentucky

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HICAGO – The old dog showed off its new tricks, using its experience and seasoning to withstand a late comeMSU 78 back from KENT 74 a group of talented young pups.

Or young Wildcats, to be more precise.

The No. 2-ranked MSU men’s basketball (2-0 overall) team toppled No. 1 Kentucky, 78-74, in the first game of Tuesday’s Champions Classic at Chicago’s United Center.

Senior point guard Keith Appling led the fast-break charge, validating MSU’s increased emphasis on running in transition with 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against three turnovers. Sophomore guard Gary Harris proved he’s fully healthy this season and posted 20 points. Junior forward Branden Dawson returned to his dynamic pre-inju-

ry form by giving energy and playing suffocating defense against much taller players.

“Our program needed a program win,” head coach Tom Izzo said, “and that was one.”

The first meeting of the toptwo ranked teams in the country since 2008 lived up to every ounce of hype. Kentucky (2-1) erased a 12-point deficit at the start of the second half to pull within two with 42 seconds left on a shot from forward Julius Randle over a cluster of Spartan defenders.

Randle recovered from a passive first half in which he scored four points on 1-for5 shooting by putting together a dominant final 20 minutes and finishing with 27 points and 13 rebounds. His aggression in the second half turned an even rebounding contest into a 44-32 edge in Kentucky’s favor by the end of the game.

Kentucky coach John Calipari said he switched his offensive philosophy at halftime to get Randle more touches in the paint, and it paid off.

With senior center Adreian Payne, sophomore forward Matt Costello and Dawson on the bench in foul trouble late, the Spartans had no answer for the 6-foot-9 specimen

Sophomore guard Gary Harris shoots the ball during the game against Kentucky on Tuesday at the Champions Classic in Chicago. The Spartans defeated the Wildcats, 78-74.

many project as a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

“I think Randle, what I loved about him — he gritted his

teeth, was ornery and nasty and he wanted to put them on his shoulders,” Izzo said. “For a freshman, that speaks vol-

umes. Nobody else did that. He completely did that. You could

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Two female MSU students working at a Jet’s Pizza location in Lansing Township were assaulted last week during an armed robbery at the business.

The two students, who are sisters, were closing up shop around 10:40 p.m. Nov. 6 at the pizza restaurant, located at 3009 Vine Street in Lansing Township, when two men armed with a shotgun entered the store and announced a robbery, according to a statement from the Lansing Township Police Department.

Both of the victims were physically assaulted and sustained injuries requiring medical treatment.

The suspects fled after taking an undisclosed amount of cash and still are at large, but were caught on surveillance tapes from the business.

The MSU Police Department’s K-9 unit attempted to track the suspects to no avail. The Lansing Police Department also assisted in the search.

The older of the two victims, who The State News did not name because the investigation is ongoing, said she had occasionally wondered about her safety when she was closing the restaurant, but hadn’t worried about it much until it happened to her and her sister.

“It could have happened to anyone,” she said. “It was scary.”

The victim said she didn’t blame anyone for what happened, but said the situation she and her sister went through could be a catalyst for Jet’s Pizza to examine how to best keep business employees safe.

“I think it’s an eye-opener for them to keep their employees safe and prevent this from happening,” she said.

The victim said she plans to continue working at the business and refuses to let the incident control her actions, although she said she doesn’t think she could work the night See ROBBERY on page 2 u

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Cuts to fed. food assistance alleged attacker had abuse history could impact MSU, E. Lansing

By Katie Abdilla

East Lansing resident Samuel Roberts walks into the courtroom, Oct. 29, 2013, at 54B District Court. His pretrial for the alleged assault of an MSU student is set to take place on Dec. 3, 2013.

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On Nov. 1, increased funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the federal government’s food stamp program, ended.

The loss of increased funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 will reduce aid to households of one by $11, according to a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

In East Lansing, data from t he U. S. C e n s u s Bu r eau released in 2012 lists 1,417 recipients of SNAP benefits in the last 12 months. The data doesn’t reveal how many of the recipients are MSU students, but director of the MSU Student Food Bank Nate Smith-Tyge said he expects “a slight uptick” in demand for the bank’s services.

Greater Lansing Food Bank

Development Manager Kim Gladstone said the cuts will result in institutions, such as hers, requiring more donations to meet demand. “ T here’s an increase of individuals in need of food services,” Gladstone said. “It has a marked effect on the community.”

Economics professor Charles Ballard said that the cuts to the program will feel significant to those who are affected.

“There are a lot of people in Ingham County who are in very poor shape financially,” Ballard said. “Any reduction in the amount of support they have is likely to hurt.”

The cuts in assistance come at a time when poverty is on the rise nationally, and in Ingham County, the poverty rate is both higher and increasing more quickly than the nationSee HUNGER on page 2 u

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T he man accused of attacking an MSU student last month tried to harm himself during the assault and had a history of abuse, according to police.

Police reports show Roberts previously had attacked the victim, an MSU student Samuel Roberts, 22, of East Lansing, was arrested in the early morning on Oct. 19 for allegedly holding his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint in his apartment against her will and taking her cell phone when she tried to call for help.

MSU’s official faculty and student search database lists both Roberts and the victim as students.

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Police reports obtained by The State News through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that Roberts attacked the victim previously, and often became abusive and violent while drinking. The victim told police she reported an ear-

lier incident in 2012, when Roberts showed up to her parent’s house intoxicated and tried to strangle her.

Roberts was arraigned on Oct. 21 and was charged with unlawful imprisonment, assault with a dangerous weapon, inter-

ference with electronic communication and domestic violence.

The victim told police she went to visit Roberts between 2 and 2:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at his apartment on the 300 block of See REPORT on page 2 u

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Police Brief Student arrested for domestic violence A student was arrested for domestic violence against his roommate between 10:10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Oct. 9, according to police.

The victim, an 18-year-old male student, told police his roommate was disrespectful of his privacy while he was on a webcam chat with his parents, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

When he confronted his roommate about his behavior, he was struck in the right side of his head from behind.

The victim told police the suspect also grabbed him and pushed him. He was left with minor injuries, including scratches on the right side of his face and the left side of his torso.

The suspect was slated to be arraigned Nov. 10 and was charged with domestic violence.

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Both Roberts and the victim had been drinking in the time leading up to the incident

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hear him talking, you could see it in his face, you could see it in his body language.

Tough kid, I like him.”

MSU had the ball and a 76-74 lead with 26 seconds left coming out of a timeout. Sophomore guard Denzel Valentine missed a pullup jumper but junior forward Branden Dawson tipped it in, providing the Spartans’ final points.

“They’re gonna get a lot better, give them credit,” Izzo said of Kentucky.

“But I thought we played awfully well a lot of that game. Then when we got in foul trouble, we had some bizarre lineups in. …

So foul trouble hurt us.”

The Wildcats came out with a purr but responded with a roar after taking a 12-point deficit into halftime. MSU, victors in this event versus Kansas a season ago, flexed its muscle early by racing out to a 10-0 lead, capped by a thunderous alleyoop slam from Dawson.

In the early stages, it seemed the stage and bright lights were a little much for the youthful Wildcats, who started four freshmen and a sophomore.

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al average, according to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.lm In a document entitled “Report on the state of hunger in our community,” the food bank said the percentage of the population living below the poverty line increased from 18.1 to 22.6 percent from 2007 to 2012, a 4.5 percent increase compared to the 2.5 percent national increase reported by the census bureau.

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Grand River Avenue after going to a party with friends.

She said she noticed he’d been drinking and said the two began arguing over commitment issues after he saw a text message from another man on her cell phone.

As the argument intensified, the victim said Roberts began taking painkillers and told her he wanted her to “watch him kill himself.” Roberts grabbed a green 8-inch kitchen knife and allegedly began stabbing the floor and surrounding walls, even holding the knife inches away from her face and threatening to slit

her throat., reports said.

When the victim tried to escape, she said Roberts allegedly blocked the doorway and threw her into surrounding furniture, causing her to hit her head several times. He also threatened to throw her cell phone out the window when she tried to call a friend.

“He took my phone from me and was threatening to kill himself,” the victim said in her statement to police.

When he was questioned by police, Roberts denied attacking his ex-girlfriend and said he never threatened her. He said she became upset with him after he saw the text message on her cell phone and began hitting him in the face and chest.

East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy told The State News in a previous interview that police responded to the scene at about 5:15 a.m. Roberts had a bloodalcohol level of .10 when he was arrested.

The victim had a blood-alcohol level of .02.

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Head coach Tom Izzo gets angry after a call on the floor during the game against Kentucky on Tuesday at the Champions Classic in Chicago. The Spartans defeated the Wildcats, 78-74.

Ten straight points from Payne put the Spartans ahead 34-19 with 4:41 left in the first half for MSU’s biggest lead of the night.

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It appears MSU students have skewed the data. In East Lansing, the 2012 census bureau data reported that 48.4 percent of all people ages 18 through 64 in the city are living below the poverty line.

Ballard said the figure isn’t an accurate depiction of most students’ financial situation.

“Their income by themselves is probably quite low, (but) the average MSU student comes from a fairly affluent family,” Ballard said. “It can be misleading to include students.”

A census bureau blog post explored what would happen to poverty statistics if the demographic of college stu-

will overtake the No. 1 position when the new rankings are released.

“We want to be No. 1 at the end of the season, not the beginning,” Appling said.

dents who don’t live with relatives were excluded. When applied to Ingham County, census bureau data decreased the poverty rate from 21 percent to 16 percent.lm Both Smith-Tyge and Ballard pointed to regressive federal policies toward social assistance as a major factor in rising poverty and food insecurity since the 1970’s.

“Sixteen percent is still a significant number,” SmithTyge said. “It does reflect on our campus and in the larger community that sort of policy shift that have cumulative effects (resulting) in more people ... being food insecure.”

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shift again.

“I am going back to work — I can’t let this totally tear me down,” she said. ”(But) I couldn’t close anymore after that. I don’t think I could handle it psychologically.”

Dave Mulford, a relative of the two victims, said it was “really rough” for the whole family to deal with such a vio-

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lent and unexpected incident.

Mulford said what happened to his relatives should be a wakeup call for local businesses to prepare for such situations in case the suspects involved were to strike again.

“The community should be on guard for this,” he said. “Other small businesses and their employees could be susceptible.”

A manager at the Jet’s Pizza on Vine Street said Tuesday he was not authorized to comment on the incident. Emails to the owner of the business also were not returned Tuesday.

Anyone with additional information on the incident is encouraged to call Crimestoppers or the Lansing Township Police Department at 517-485-1700.

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Police warn against “Apple picking” after recent spike in iPhone thefts

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The Lansing Center was alive Tuesday as the Making it in Michigan entrepreneurial workshop visited for the sixth year in a row.

The workshop was put on by the MSU Product Center and featured a keynote address from Tim McIntyre , the vice president of communications of Dominos Pizza Inc. and a trade show of local Michigan businesses took place in the afternoon.

The event paired small businesses throughout the state with big-name retailers such as Meijer and Kroger to facilitate potential business transactions.

The morning conference had more than 200 participants, and the trade show had more than 160 booths.

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a way to put the products in front of buyers to give them retail opportunities,” said Matt Birbeck, a project manager at the center.

Birbeck said the benefits of start-up companies participating in an event like this include the amount of exposure they can receive.

“It is a one-stop shop for all the buyers to come to,” he said.

“The retailers) want to come to a place where people are ready to do business.”

Birbeck said the number of start-up companies revolving around Michigan’s agriculture who came to the workshop demonstrated the diversity of small business in the state and said he was pleased with the turnout. "(Our state) has always been about the big commodities, like apples, when really what we’re about is hundreds of little small businesses that are making use

of the resources we have in this state,” he said.

The primary goal of the event was for sellers to meet up with buyers, said Brenda Reau, associate director of the MSU Product Center.

“We have a variety of buyers representing about 30 different entities, and those folks are here to make a connection to take Michigan products back and put them on the shelves of their store,” she said.

Shannon Byrne is the owner of Slow Jams, a jam-making company based in Grosse Pointe, Mich.

She said the event has increased her company’s exposure and gives her networking opportunities among other entrepreneurs.

“It’s great to learn what other people are doing and see our friends in the business,” she said.

“We know where their successes are and where their challenges are.”

Marketing junior Amanda LaPres didn’t feel a thing when her phone was taken from her back pocket.

While attending a party on the 200 block of Charles Street in September, a person snatched four iPhones, an iPod, a wallet and a passport and from LaPres and a few of her friends without being detected.

“It wasn’t forcibly at all, I didn’t even realize it happened,” LaPres said. “The fact that they did it very, very sneakily creeps me out.”

The iPhone, one of the most stolen items on the cell phone market, recently has become popular among alleged thieves in the East Lansing area.

The process of targeting and stealing iPhones from unsuspecting bystanders, known as “Apple picking,” is a phenomenon that’s caused some stir in the community.

Recent arrests throughout East Lansing have prompted both campus and city police to alert students to the issue.

MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said officers have arrested two suspects related to Apple picking in the past few weeks.

“We have had four reports of iPhone thefts to date,” McGlothian-Taylor said.

A recent statement issued by the East Lansing Police Department reported four Apple picking arrests made in late September and early October.

The department reminded students to be aware of their surroundings and keep valuable iPhones out of sight when not in use.

Local businesses that carry iPhones also are taking notice of the perceived rise in iPhone thefts around town.

Jolene Harris, the assistant manager of the Verizon Wireless carrier at 209 E. Grand River Ave., said many of the customers who come into the store are replacing stolen iPhones, a trend she thinks is on the rise.

“We see at least see a minimum of five a day in here stolen,” Harris said.

In some instances, Harris’s customers have experienced violent acts from the suspects Apple picking innocent victims.

O n e c u s t o m e r, H a r r i s recalled, said she was using her cell phone at the Riverboat while waiting for friends in downtown Lansing when a group of men surrounded her and demanded she give them her iPhone.

“They knocked her down on the ground, started kicking her and she was screaming. When she realized that no one was going to help her, she gave them her cell phone,” Harris said.

T he com mon re sa le of iPhones overseas can bring a profit almost double of what

the full retail price in the US would be. Harris believes many stolen devices are sold internationally.

“They’re selling them anywhere from around $1,000 to $2,000,” Harris said.

The new iOS 7 update for Apple products might make it more difficult for prospective thieves to resell the popular devices, Genius Phone Repair store manager Jayson Vanderstel said.

“As far as Apple devices, it’s going to become more and more difficult for somebody to steal an iPhone and resell it as a stolen phone,” Vanderstel said.

When someone purchases a new iPhone with iOS 7, a password and Apple ID is required for activation along with the installation of the Find My iPhone app.

If an iPhone were to be stolen, it would be more difficult to wipe the phone clean for resale.

Vanderstel warned that if an iPhone is stolen, it should be reported to the carrier immediately.

Fortunately for LaPres, the police were already at the party she was attending to check on a noise complaint and were able to track down the suspects.

“The boys who did this were caught in an alley two roads over and then one of them, while they were being questioned, dropped a phone out of his pants, and that gave the cops probable cause to then search them,” she said.

msu places 45th in trojan condoms’ sexual health rankings

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Compared to other Big Ten schools, MSU is falling short when it comes to sexual health, according to a report from Trojan Condoms.

The condom company recently released its annual Sexual Health Report Card, which ranks U.S. colleges and universities based on the sexual health resources available to students on campus.

MSU ranked 45th out of 140 schools, up from a 2012 ranking of 48.

But among Big Ten schools, MSU is ranked 9th out of the 12.

With the addition of the University of Maryland and Rutgers University to the Big Ten in 2014, they’d be ranked 11th out of 14.

University of Michigan ranked 11th overall, with University of Iowa as the top Big Ten school at No. 4, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne at No. 1 in last year’s rankings.

MSU was ranked as high as No. 2 in 2010 but has since plummeted down the list.

Areas evaluated in the analysis include condom availability, HIV testing, lecture and outreach programs, student peer groups and

website quality and accessibility.

But Erica Phillipich, coordinator for the MSU Center for Sexual Health Promotion,pointed out the Trojan rankings are based on survey data and not study or research.

“Each college campus in the United States has its own culture and ‘vibe,’ if you will, so to compare schools to each other in this way is not really comparing apples to apples,” Phillipich said.

The largest sexual health resource at MSU is through Condom Connection and a partnership with the MSU Residence Halls Association, she said.

“We make 25,000 condoms accessible through the Condom Connection program, and another roughly 40,000 to 50,000 condoms are available through our clinics and other sexual health programs,” Phillipich said. “I think it’s safe to say students know about and appreciate the free condoms.”

But some students wish there was stronger sexual health education and outreach.

Josh Boike, director of public relations for the MSU Freshman Class Council, said the only sexual education incoming freshman receive is through the Sexual Assault and Relationship

Violence Prevention Program, or SARV. “SARV is required for all freshman, but it was mostly about abusive relationships,” Boike said.

“It’s good that MSU provides some resources, like free meetings with health counselors, but there isn’t enough outreach about sexual health. Incoming freshman could use more information about risks for STDs, for example.”

For Student Health Services Health Educator Kevin Bator, outreach means getting students to feel comfortable talking about sexual health.

Bator advises the In Your Face Theatre Troupe, which performs skits about various sexual topics throughout campus.

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“I think our new website mirrors a lot of the topics we address in our shows,” Bator said. “If we talk about it, chances are there’s a section students can access (about it) on the sexual wellness homepage. But I think a big part of it is having MSU health advocates attend performances and other events. You need face to face contact and not just send students to a website.”

Bator also is an HIV counselor. Students might not know that there’s an option for free, anonymous HIV testing, he said.

The university offers two kinds of HIV testing — a session with a physician in Olin’s Primary Care, or free and anonymous testing at Health Education.

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broad museum more than just a spaceship EDITORIAL BOARD Ian Kullgren editor in chief Summer Ballentine opinion editor Anya Rath minority representative Derek Gartee staff reporter

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year and about 115,000 visitors later, and most students still only know the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum as “the spaceship” that landed on campus.

The Broad hosts events such as discussions, movie screenings and live music performances weekly. In a city already brimming with bars, students should be flocking to one of East Lansing’s few quality and large-scale cultural centers, especially with events that cater to students including the student band concert this

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their entire weekend away. Now that the Broad is here, we should take advantage of it. It’s a luxury to have a museum with quality art that’s free for students and within walking distance for most of us.

Maybe students know about the Broad but never manage to actually make it there. We hope this isn’t the case, because the museum has too much to offer for time or motivation to get in the way. A walk through the frigid cold is worth seeing the comic art collection or a boomerang decked out with human teeth, the latter of which is set to come to the museum April 25, 2014.

Don’t be deceived into thinking the museum only is for liberal arts students or hipsters living in cooperative housing.

Even for those studying a more technical major, branching out culturally can make the difference between a typical and an extraordinary college experience. Unless professors hold

September as part of a celebration welcoming us back to campus.

Unfortunately, there seems to be a disconnect with students.

Maybe too few students know about what the Broad has to offer. Just yesterday, the building housed a forum on civil rights, including topics such as the George Zimmerman trial and LGBT rights, that brought students, faculty and community activists together. Architect Martin Felsen is speaking at 6:30 p.m. today about the architecture of East Lansing and how to best design a college city. On Saturday, students can attend a screening of “The General Line (Old and New),” a commentary on Soviet agricultural practices.

For those who missed it, the Broad celebrated its first birthday last Sunday with cupcakes and cider. And the museum is open until 9 p.m.

Fridays for anyone too busy to visit during the school week.

There are only so many Friday nights that can be tolerably spent at Rick’s American Café or at a house party. There aren’t many other options for students who don’t want to drink

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lectures in the Broad, no one can make students go. It’s up to us to make the most of college, a time in our lives when we’re not only able but encouraged to try new things. Make the effort to meander around the museum’s three floors of quirky art.

The Broad is more than just a building that looks like it could transform into a Decepticon at a moment’s notice. Take the time to look beyond its bizarre exterior to experience the culture inside.

Editor’s note: Staff representative Celeste Bott did not contribute to this edit because she assisted with news coverage of the Broad.

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“Letter: Trustee expenses not unreasonable” “I find it spectacularly bold that Evan should write an article about the proper use and allocation of funding given his status as president of ASMSU, an organization whose complete inability to manage their own funds has made them a laughingstock among the student body.”

Irony, Nov. 12

“Actually, it’s not surprising Evan wrote that, considering ASMSU leaders have been pulling the exact same shenanigans for years. He doesn’t want anyone poking too deeply into all the excesses he indulges in as president.

“I would agree Evan that the trustees should in fact be traveling abroad to meet extend the university’s mission and goals (this, as you explained, very important) but the amount that is spent on such endeavors needs a dose of reality. There is simply no need for trips such as these to last a week if they will only be meeting for one or two nights (the rest amounts to a university subsidized vacation).

Additionally, there is no need for the trustees to be spending many hundreds (or more) of dollars on hotel rooms, transportation, etc. when something much more modest would do.” (comment continued online) Zachary Nathan Lee Taylor , Nov. 12

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Students participate in festive meals, dances at Israel Fest

New Theater venue to help improve arts performances

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From students devouring falafels to Israeli folk dances, the MSU’s Union Ballroom was the scene Tuesday night of Israel Fest: Israel at 66 and Still Sexy, an annual event where students and faculty members come together to experience multiple aspects of Israel’s culture in a light and festive atmosphere.

ASMSU hosted the event with help from the MSU Hillel and the Jewish Student Union and Team Israel Programming Committee.

This year, the event brought in nearly 400 attendees, with cultural music, dances, food, informative tables and various contests making up the event.

The festival is a non-political cultural event to teach the MSU community the many aspects of Israel while celebrating Israel’s independence, said Sam Appel, who is the program associate of MSU Hillel. The festival is to serve as a resource fair, and a fun and light way to get to know the Israeli culture, aside from the political chaos seen in the media.

“There’s a lot to know beyond the conflict,” he said. “There’s a lot of misconceptions about the state (of) Israel and a lot of people don’t know about the amazing different cultures.”

Thirteen tables were set up, with displays ranging from the Dead Sea to Israeli art and Henna.

The tables were used to show qualities of the country that some students aren’t aware of, such as the “Green Israel” table, which displayed various technologies Israel contributed to the world.

“There’s a lot of amazing things Israel is doing to help support the entire world,” Appel said. “The cell phone was created in Israel.”

“Our aim is to attract all students with the fun and lively atmosphere,” said comparative cultures and politics sophomore Nate Strauss, who sits on the board of Team Israel Programming Committee.

Strauss said Israel has always been important to different cultures and people, not necessarily just those who are Jewish.

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Arts and humanities junior Joshua Schriver verifies his victory in the falafel eating contest during Israel Fest on Tuesday at the MSU Union Ballroom. The festival was organized as a way to spread the culture of Israel.

“There’s a lot of amazing things Israel is doing ... The cell phone was created in Israel.”

Sam Appel, program associate at MSU Hillel

Muslim ties to the country as well.

He added that while the event provided many attractions and events, free food from Woody’s Oasis was popular among the attendees.

Human biology sophomore Jamie Sacks said this year was her first time attending and she was more than impressed.

“I thought it would be a really great experience to see what the Jewish community is putting together to learn more about Israel and I’m impressed,“ she said.

“It’s a lot of fun. People are just hanging (out) and learning.”

No preference freshman Annarose Lemire, left, and James Madison freshman Carly Sternberg, right, explain their booth to the crowd during Israel Fest on Tuesday at the MSU Union Ballroom.

The festival was organized as a way to spread the culture of Israel.

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A new report ranks MSU in the top 10 for international study and engagement, but the ranking didn’t hold much significance to Brett Berquist, who led a discussion Tuesday at the Faculty Senate meeting about the purpose of the ranking in terms of the value of the university and future study abroad programs.

The Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors Report released on Monday ranked MSU in the top 10 for international study and engagement. In the report, MSU is ranked ninth in the nation in international student enrollment, with 6,759 students in the 201213 school year. MSU claimed the No. 4 study abroad participation with 2,380 MSU students studying overseas in 2011-12.

Berquist, executive director of the Office of Study Abroad, said the latest rankings released earlier this week will not affect the offered study abroad programs.

“The value of the ranking is how it’s perceived by the high school student market,” he said during a presentation. “The top 10 ranking does not have much effect on the value of our programs.”

Berquist also said in a survey of admitted students, MSU’s study abroad program has consistently ranked No. 1 on the student’s attraction to MSU, even in years before MSU reached a top 10 ranking nationally.

During the presentation, Berquist said MSU has a 26 percent participation rate in study abroad, compared to the national average of 14 percent.

“Our international engagement brand is strong, thriving (and) excellent,” Berquist said.

MSU has the largest study

abroad catalog in the nation, with more than 300 programs in all seven continents. Most of these programs target undergraduates, but Berquist said MSU is looking to attract more graduate and doctoral students.

The doctoral study abroad fellowship has received about 20 applications for the 2014 year, Berquist said. In addition to targeting doctoral and graduate students, the study abroad program is hoping to entice academically at-risk students and first generation college-going students. Berquist said study abroad programs usually bolster at-risk students, with program averages show-

ing that study abroad students have a higher GPA, better retention of information learned and an accelerated time to earning their degree.

“We always want the number one spot,” Acting provost June Youatt said. “In the next evolution, what do we want for our students? How do we better connect the programs to research and the global challenges we have said we want to address? These are real questions I think faculty need to grapple with in next couple years. We are not changing things because they are broke, but because we are the first ones out on the curve.”

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The appointment of a new mayor and the swearing-in of newly elected East Lansing City Councilmembers Ruth Beier, Susan Woods and Kathleen Boyle has been postponed to next Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m.

According to a statement from city officials, results from the Nov. 5 election have not been certified by the county.

East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks said there still was a meeting on Tuesday

night with the old council, with the council’s only action of putting the meeting to a recess until Nov. 20.

Wicks said the city charter requires the city to swear in the new council on the Tuesday following the elections, which is something they may have to reconsider.

“Going forward, what we’ve learned is we need to give ourselves a little more room between the election and the first meeting,” she said. “The silver lining is that we caught this before administering the oath.”

Wicks said the unofficial results should not be in jeopardy, and said this is not an uncommon occurrence.

She also said she expects the results to become official Wednesday.

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The relocation of Summer Circle Theater to the soon-tobe-renovated Kresge Courtyard will improve performances and decrease the chances of cancellation, officials said.

Summer Circle Theater performances are often plagued with rain. Performances take place outside along the Red Cedar River and shows are sometimes canceled due to flooding, leading to the creation of the new permanent venue in Kresge Courtyard.

The theater group is a sixweek program that has taken place every summer for more than 50 years. The directors, casts and crews of the productions are made up of students, and faculty serve as advisers.

The performances are free.

A permanent venue will cost the College of Arts and Letters about $750,000, which will be funded through gifts.

It will include a stage, seating, lighting and audio. It will be located between Fairchild Theater and the Kresge Art Center.

The creation of the new theater venue was passed at the most recent MSU Board of Trustees meeting. Normally the board only considers projects that cost more than $1 million, but had to consider this because it is a environmental footprint change.

A timeline to complete the project should be available in the next month.

“We’re very excited to see the outpouring of support for the program from donors and alumni, and to see the tradition of the theater staying alive,” said Kirk Domer, chair of the Department of Theatre.

He said the full amount has not been raised to this point, but the college and department are 100 percent committed to the renovation.

Rob Roznowski, artistic director of Summer Circle Theater and head of acting and directing, said the stage hasn’t always been level and older patrons have had trouble getting down the hill to it.

The semi-permanent stage is set up by students at the beginning of the program each summer.

“We spend a lot of time setting up the space when we could be creating the art,” Domer said.

Andrew Head, a graduate student in the acting program, participated in the theater group this past summer and said the new stage will make plays better. It will be beneficial, and possibly raise the quality of performances with the permanent space.

“It will put us in a position of knowing what we’re working with,” Head said.

In addition to being used

by Summer Circle Theater, the venue could be used for receptions and weddings.

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Junior forward Tim Kreutz heads the ball during the game against Michigan on Saturday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. The Spartans defeated Michigan, 2-0.

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Sophomore goalkeeper Zach Bennett jumps up for a save during the game against Penn State on Oct. 20, 2013, at DeMartin Stadium. The Spartans fell to the Nittany Lions.

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It’s safe to say Zach Bennett is one of the best goalkeepers in the country.

The sophomore goalkeeper at the back of the No. 20 MSU men’s soccer team is ninth in the country in save percentage (.865), 15th in total saves (90), 17th in saves per game (5.29) and 32nd in goals against average (.769).

He racked up back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors in September and has a Big Ten-best nine shutouts on the season, which ties the single-season Spartan shutout record.

“He’s been extremely solid,” head coach Damon Rensing said.

“Goalkeepers are always critical of themselves, and so are coaches on goalkeepers, and every goal gets magnified. There’s a very small amount of goals we can look at and say, ‘That one was

on Zach.’”

He also is the only Spartan to play every minute of every game this year.

“It’s been a long year, a lot of overtime games, a lot of minutes, but it’s been a fun year,” Bennett said. “When you have success like we have this season, you don’t think about the minutes or injuries, because in the spring time we’ll be complaining about the cold and offseason workouts.”

MSU was one of the biggest schools in one of the biggest conferences that were after the talented keeper when the Plano, Texas native made his trek north.

“When I was getting recruited, there were only two D-I teams in the state of Texas,” Bennett said. “After a showcase tournament in Phoenix, I came up to a camp and fell in love with (MSU). I decided to give it a shot up north.”

He said Houston was out of the

question.

Also, there was another goalkeeper his age at Southern Methodist that he would have to compete with for playing time all four years.

The MSU coaching staff weren’t the only ones happy to hear Bennett was bringing his talents to the Mitten.

Senior defender Kevin Cope said Bennett’s combination of confidence and stability in net gives him and the other defenders more confidence.

“He’s not shaky and he doesn’t second-guess himself when he comes and gets (the ball),” Cope said. “He’s made big saves when he’s called upon, and he makes good decisions.”

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With eyes on a repeat championship, the MSU men’s soccer team kicks off the Big Ten tournament Wednesday afternoon.

The No. 20 MSU Spartans are the No. 3 seed against No. 6 Ohio State at 2 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio.

The winner will take on either Wisconsin or Northwestern in the semifinals.

Last year, MSU won its first Big Ten men’s soccer tournament since 2008.

“This is the one tournament that any one team can win no matter what you’re seeded,” head coach Damon Rensing said. “And they’re at home so they’ve got a lot of motivation.

It’ll be a tough game for us, for sure.”

MSU and the Buckeyes have some prior history in hardfought games.

MSU players and coaches feel they have unfinished business against Ohio State after a tie in their first game The Buckeyes tied the Spartans 1-1 in the Big Ten home opener on Oct. 13 at DeMartin Stadium. Ohio State scored with less than 10 minutes to play to force extra time.

Despite outshooting t he Buckeyes 36-20 on the day, the Spartans couldn’t get any of their chances past goalkeeper Alex Ivanov, who made eight saves in the game.

“It’s a lot of final third, final pass kind of stuff,” junior forward Tim Kreutz said. “We weren’t patient enough to find the right shot. We would get

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around the box and let them rip every time. We need to make him make better saves than the first time we played him.”

Ivanov ranks eighth in the nation with 101 saves in the regular season.

Since playing against MSU, Ohio State has been on a tear, going 3-1-1 in the last five games on the season.

The stretch includes a double-overtime win against Big Ten regular season champions Penn State.

The Spartans have suffered three of their four losses on the season since their clash with the Buckeyes.

Both Rensing and senior defender Kevin Cope said there is some unfinished business with the Buckeyes and to go into Columbus and beat them

would be extra money in the bank.

“We think we got the short end of the stick when we played them,” Cope said. “We thought it was a game that we could win, and hopefully we can prove it this time and we can get a ‘W,’ especially under these circumstances.”

After beating archrival Michigan 2-0 and getting The Big Bear Trophy back last Saturday, Kreutz said the Spartans have some extra momentum heading into the tournament on a high note with eyes on defending their title.

“We have a good morale going into this tournament,” he said. “We’re focused … and we want that feeling back.

We want to defend it and get another trophy.”

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Junior forward Abby Barker and Central Michigan back Anne Middeldorp fight for possession of the ball Oct. 22, 2013, at Ralph Young Field. The Spartans won, 1-0.

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It was mere days ago that the field hockey team clinched its first Big Ten Championship in four years. With that behind them, MSU is on to the next step — the NCAA Tournament.

The Spartans (12-9 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) will take on Miami (OH) (12-9 overall, 3-2 MidAmerican) in the play-in round of the NCAA Tournament at 2 p.m. today at Munn Field.

MSU clinched an automatic berth by winning the conference championship.

However, because of a weaker regular season record in comparison to higher-ranked teams, they will have to overcome the Redhawks to progress to the first round on Saturday, where No. 2-seed Syracuse awaits.

T he Redhawk s defeated MSU at home on Oct. 6, 2-0.

However, the Spartans have the momentum of the tournament run working in their favor, which they hope will continue.

“I’ve been expecting this for a couple weeks now, that if we won today we would have that

“We’ll have the team ready and prepared tactically, and it’s going to be a case of showing up and executing on Wednesday.”

Helen Knull, MSU head coach

Adelle Lever followed with the game-winning goal with under eight minutes left.

“I’m happy (the game is) going to be on our home field,” Lever said. “We lost to them two-nothing, but I really think that anything can happen and I’m confident that we can keep going on in the tournament.”

The team understands the stakes as they enter the NCAA Tournament.

Just like before, each game from this point forward is win or go home.

“It was no mystery that we struggled at the beginning of the season,” senior captain and midfielder Kristen Henn said. “But we’ve come such a long way and we’ve improved so much.

Just to see our level of field hockey, even from the middle of the season to now, it’s incredible how much we’ve improved. So we hope to keep that going.”

game,” said head coach Helen Knull. “We figured it would be the winner of the match.

For us, we didn’t play our best when we played at Miami before. We’re a very different team since then. We’ll have the team ready and prepared tactically, and it’s going to be a case of showing up and executing on Wednesday.”

MSU went 4-2 in the regular season after the loss against Miami. If the Big Ten Tournament run is factored in, the Spartans are 7-2 since the loss.

“We … went to Miami and I don’t think we played our game,” junior forward Abby Barker said. “I’m excited that it’s at home and I think we’re going to be able to redeem ourselves.”

Barker was a huge part of the second half comeback that allowed the Spartans to win the championship game over Iowa, 3-2. Barker scored two goals to bring her season total to 16. Senior midfielder

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“That environment kind of throws you off for a second. You know, going into a hostile environment, you’re not expecting people to welcome you the way they did,” senior tackle Fou Fonoti said. “You walk in and people say, ‘Hey, welcome to Lincoln, pleasure having you here, we wish you all the best.’ We’re down at halftime and we’re walking in, and people are saying, ‘Hey, keep it up, keep it up.’

“As a player going there and knowing that, you don’t know how to really cope with that.”

As the Spartans (8-1 overall, 5-0) are in a near identical situation to the 2011 season, where they traveled to Nebraska with a 6-1 record with the team’s lone loss coming to Notre Dame, the program is looking to play to its strengths when it takes on the Huskers (7-2, 4-1) on Saturday

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and 2-0 since joining the conference in 2011. In addition, head coach Mark Dantonio has never beaten Nebraska dating back to his days as a defensive secondary coach at Kansas.

And although he admits the program is focused on winning the Legends Division and returning to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1987-88 season, Dantonio said beating Nebraska could be a benchmark for the remainder of the season.

“We’ve never run from facing Nebraska, but that is the one football team that we have not beaten since coming here, so that remains a goal of ours,” Dantonio said. “But I think there are bigger and more important things to worry about than just - we’ve got to beat Nebraska to accomplish our goals, and that’s why it’s such a big game. But that is a fact, as well.

“But they’re a good football team. They’ve got a great tradition. … It’s going to be exciting to go into that environment and play, and our players have to understand what that’s all about.”

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Find the balance you strive for.

Things are falling into place. For the next few months, it’s easier to understand abstract thoughts.

Virgo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Today is a 8 — Focus on what you love, and the money will come. Tailor your passion to the market.

Track your finances to increase the bottom line. Reaching an agreement could seem like a balancing act. Divining fact from fantasy gets easier.

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And your income seems to rise naturally, now that Neptune’s direct. Trust your own good judgment. Keep in action, and pace yourself.

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Relaxing is a priority. Plan a vacation, even just by scheduling time to do nothing.

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There’s plenty of work to be done around the hive. Use safe cleaning supplies. It’s not necessarily the best time for romance.

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Going on the road in Big Ten play, members of the No. 14 MSU football team often know what to expect from fans.

Standing on the sideline or navigating the respective cities of the conference, players know they’re in hostile territory, expecting to hear jeers and witness barbaric behavior from nearly every fan base in the Big Ten. Earlier in the year, Iowa fans even booed senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard and senior safety Isaiah Lewis, who fell to the ground momentarily injured after colliding on a tackle.

And they’re far from the only fan base to behave that way.

However, for the players who remember MSU’s last trip to Lincoln, Neb. in 2011, the visit to Memorial Stadium was a surprisingly pleasant experience — of course, other than the 24-3 loss to the Huskers.

(3:30 p.m., ABC).

With a victory, MSU could clinch a share of the Big Ten’s Legends Division, setting themselves up to make a run at the Big Ten Championship Game. However, a win doesn’t necessarily clinch an automatic spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, as Nebraska and Minnesota likely will be in the hunt down to the final weekend of the regular season.

But with goals in mind, senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard, who had a 96-yard interception return for a touchdown negated in a 28-24 loss to the Huskers last year, said the Spartans have been strong on the road this season and they have no intention of treating Nebraska any differently.

“We’re just going to go there and play our game, (we won’t) let that environment mess with us,” Dennard said. “We’ve been doing good this year on the road games and handling the environment. I don’t think we’re going to let that take a toll on us.”

The Spartans are the only Big Ten team never to beat Nebraska, as the Huskers are 7-0 all time

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Wharton Center play depicts seriousness of bullying

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“A girl in the shape of a monster. A monster in the shape of a girl.” The dejected announcement was made as the audience watched a confused girl who finally acknowledged the monsters around and within her.

Playwright Joan MacLeod illustrates how monstrous teenage girls can be in the emotional play “The Shape of a Girl,” coming to Wharton Center’s Pasant Theater Friday.

“The Shape of a Girl” is a retrospective account of Braidie, a girl struggling at home and in school who tries to come to terms with bullying and her inability to speak up and take action.

The one-woman play, put on by actress Paige Hernandez, was inspired by the 1997 murder of Canadian high school student Reena Virk. The play, produced

by Bert Goldstein, director of MSU Federal Credit Union’s Institute for Arts and Creativity, was one that Hernandez said took a lot of research, studying and mental preparation.

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Search begins for the next Sparty Whether he’s dancing across Spartan Stadium or taking pictures with ecstatic fans, Sparty is an unforgettable MSU icon.

Now, the MSU Association of Future Alumni is hunting for someone to fill the mascot’s big green shoes.

Applications were due Monday afternoon and included questions about time management and specific personality qualities, an essay,

“Reading news articles from the actual event, reading the novel, finding out all of the background,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez takes on several roles throughout the play, which she said was the most difficult part, forcing her to start memorizing her roles in August.

“I do seven or eight characters in this play, but each of them has their own story, their own profile and background,” she said. “I have to be really clear about what each of those are so when I slip in and out of character, the audience isn’t lost.”

MSU football players and antibullying advocates sophomore Shilique Calhoun and senior Blake Treadwell got a special advance showing of the play Monday. Both Calhoun and Treadwell said they were moved by the play and were able to emotionally relate to the problems the play presented.

Treadwell, who was unmercifully bullied in middle school, said the play brought back a few painful memories, but successfully stressed the importance of making people aware of bullying.

“It can happen to anybody; it happened to me,” Treadwell said.

“This play shows how important it is to not be afraid to step up and help when you see something that’s not right.”

Calhoun, who had a middle school classmate commit suicide because of bullying, said the escalating instances of childhood cruelty displayed in the play were true to life. However, he said it continues after childhood.

“It happens in football — bullying happens in everyday life.

It’s not just something that happens from one young girl to the next, it can happen between two grown men,” Calhoun said. “What this play does is help make people aware of how serious bullying really is.”

Hernandez said what makes the play unique is that it is one of the few instances of dramatic expression on bullying that is truly serious.

“It gets compared a lot to ‘Mean Girls,’ but ‘Mean Girls’ was something we were able to swallow because it was funny,” she said.

“This actually looks at it from a very real perspective, and even though it’s a deep and heavy topic, it still has light areas.”

Tickets for the play start at $12.

a spring semester schedule, a grade report and a health record. Applicants must also prepare a two-minute skit showcasing their ability to be Sparty. The person in the Sparty costume can be any gender, but must be between 5’11” and 6’2” and a full-time MSU student.

Janel Rutzen, program coordinator for the Future Alumni, said she cannot divulge the specifics of the tryout process or the number of applicants this semester.

The process is extremely secretive and applicants must sign a secrecy contract when they begin the application

process.

“We refer to Sparty as ‘Sparty the character,’” Rutzen said, in reference to the fact they do not want to associate Sparty’s image with an individual person.

Rutzen added that being Sparty is a large time commitment and there is only one person in costume at a time. “(Sparty) attends events all around the nation, supports MSU ... (and) he has his own literacy tour,” Rutzen said.

The application states that final interviews will be Nov. 21-26.

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Psychology senior Laceey Ruble, left, and zoology senior Lauren Rockwell, right, study ducks on the Red Cedar River on Monday under the Farm Lane bridge. The two were observing duck behavior for an ecology class.

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