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Food industry management junior Devon Vinson serves food to guests at the Omega Psi Phi Founder’s Day Potluck Monday in Wells Hall. photo: dylan vowell

Students from diverse backgrounds gain family, skills from multicultural greek life

MSU’s Multicultural Greek Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council, or the “Divine Nine,” offer cultural inclusivity. See pages 6-7

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One man’s legacy: Tom Izzo’s 20 years at MSU See tomorrow’s special issue

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MSU officials considering a smoke-free campus after petition See page 4

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Letter: Don’t assume men aren’t sexually assaulted on campus I am a male, and I was sexually assaulted.

It took me a long time to say those words. It happened this summer, and I can hardly remember it, but it is something I cannot forget.

What I do remember is passing out on a bed that belonged to a girl who I did not know. I remember waking up and saying no, repeatedly, but it being too late. I remember trying to run out of the house, confused which doors to go out of, with my attacker following me around the house, grabbing me and trying to keep me there. Most of it was a blur.

I wish the effects of the assault ended there. It is not easy to be a male, and to be assaulted by a female. No one really believes you’re a victim.

Most people actually laughed when I told them.

That hurt a lot.

It was difficult to find someone to believe me.

It was even harder to find someone that would talk with me. It was a challenge to find support amongst my friends, and my family was an even worse option. How could I tell my parents, who already disagree with my life choices, that I had gotten so drunk and let a female take advantage

of me? The thought of my parents not supporting me, the victim, hurts a lot too.

I spiraled into depression and there were many nights when I could not sleep because of it. There still are. Trust issues with the opposite sex, and relationship issues? I have those now. Feeling frightened at the thought of sex? I have that now, too.

Right now, I know there is a four week wait at the Sexual Assault Program at the MSU Counseling Center, but I need to talk with someone and I am too afraid to be on the waiting list. I was told

by a classmate that I could go see someone in the main part of the counseling center, but there is a waiting list there too. I know that this is because there are not enough counselors to address the need for survivors of sexual assault and victims of mental illness on campus.

Resources or not, I am still hurting, and I wish that society, my parents and my friends would understand. It is possible to be a male and to be sexually assaulted, and it hurts even more when you can’t get help.

The author of this letter is a Lyman Briggs senior.

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Should MSU officials cease licensing with JanSport?

70%—Yes, if MSU says they don’t support sweatshop labor all ties need to be cut.

7%—No, JanSport does not produce MSU apparel in sweatshops.

23%—I don’t understand why they would need to.

Total votes: 57 as of 4 p.m. wednesday mike holloway

MSU should cut ties with JanSport to further denounce sweatshop labor

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When it comes to human rights, you’re either all in, or you’re out. Regarding sweatshop labor, that’s a reminder MSU desperately needs.

Last year the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh was written to hold apparel corporations with factories in Bangladesh legally responsible for the safety and well-being of their employees.

With a push from MSU’s chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops, MSU agreed to cut licensing agreements with any company that refused to sign the Accord.

“Our policy here at MSU is that any licensee who makes or sources MSU apparel needs to sign the Accord,” MSU spokesperson Jason Cody told The State News.

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subsidiary that refused to sign the Accord, is still licensed with MSU — even though the VF Corporation sources from 90 factories in Bangladesh and has 190,000 employed workers within those factories.

MSU Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore previously told The State News that because JanSport itself does not make or source MSU apparel from factories in Bangladesh, they were not required to sign the Accord.

But just because the backpacks made in these factories don’t display a Spartan logo doesn’t mean the university should wash its hands of the issue.

MSU’s chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops had to pressure MSU to sign the Accord in the first place, and MSU didn’t take it all the way. The universi-

ty didn’t turn down the positive PR that came with its signature, though.

MSU could become the 16th university to cut ties with JanSport. As the university represents such a diverse community of students and faculty, it should set an example.

Because it’s people our age who are working in these sweatshops in unsafe conditions for paychecks that aren’t even close to a living wage.

If everyone cut ties with the companies that support that kind of tragedy, JanSport and its peers would have to find another means of production. MSU, it’s time to lead the way to make that happen.

Opinion editor Casey Holland did not contribute to this editorial because she wrote an article about MSU’s ties to JanSport.

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Administrators assemble task force to consider campus-wide ban on smoking

By Greg Monahan gmonahan@statenews.com

With more than 1,400 signatures on a change. org petition calling for a campus-wide smoking ban at MSU, school administrators have taken notice.

“Going smoke-free is something the university has considered before and is currently reviewing,” MSU spokesman Jason Cody said in an email. “A task force is being pulled together now to take another look at the issue; we should expect to have some recommendations within a few weeks.”

This is far from the first time the issue has arisen for debate. In the past MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon has voiced support of the idea, along with a push for a smoke-free campus from officials at Olin Health Center.

MSU is somewhat behind in addressing the matter. According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, there are at least 1,477 smoke-free campuses in the United States. MSU is not one of them.

The University of Michigan has had a smokefree policy since July 1, 2011, and Lansing Community College is a tobacco-free campus. That means LCC also does not allow even chewing tobacco on its grounds, which has been in effect since 2008, according to the school’s website.

Sergeant Chad Beckett of the LCC police department said the college’s ban on tobacco has generally been well-received and respected by students.

“If someone was smoking, we would simply make contact with them, and faculty were advised to do the same thing,” Beckett said. “We were told to ask them to take it out to the side-

walk by the street, which is public, open property. Most of the time, that’s where we left it.”

Beckett said it was mainly an educational process of informing students of the tobacco-free policy. He said he had “no recollection” of the issue arising to a criminal matter between an LCC student and campus police.

“The only way you could get in legal trouble is when we make contact with you, and we ask you to move to the sidewalk, and you refuse,” Beckett said. “At that point we’d ask for ID, and if you refuse, we will advise you that you are trespassing on LCC property.”

But what makes a difference between MSU and other schools is the logistics of a campus-wide smoking ban. In areas where LCC and the U-M share sidewalks with their respective cities, smoking is permitted.

The vast, centralized layout of MSU would

make it very difficult for an individual in the middle of campus to reach an area of East Lansing where smoking is permitted. LCC’s relatively small campus size and the number of streets the U-M shares with the city of Ann Arbor make finding a place to light up easier in those locations than if there were a ban on MSU’s campus.

“There of course would need to be conversations with employee groups and unions as well as conversations around enforcement and education,” Cody said.

But the university cannot ignore more than 1,000 individuals asking for a change.

“It’s important that all voices in the MSU community, including students, are heard,” Cody said. “We appreciate the fact that students are engaged on this issue and making their opinions known.”

Students along the gender spectrum desire pronouns that better suit their identities Increasingly, students who place themselves outside the gender binary are looking to gender-neutral pronouns as their preference

As the doors of the Wonders Hall Kiva opened, Lauren Smith was getting more and more impatient.

“I’m nervous,” Smith admitted as her time to perform approached.

Smith, a psychology sophomore who identifies as genderqueer, was performing for the first time in the PRISM 2014 Drag Show. This was Smith’s debut as a drag king.

Smith said she learned about the term genderqueer when she joined one of the organizations on campus for the LGBTQ community.

“I just thought I was a tomboy because that’s (what) I called myself growing up, but then when I heard genderqueer I identified with that more,” Smith said. “How I present is a little more androgynous than a female would.”

According to the LBGT Resource Center, a genderqueer is “an individual whose gender identity is neither male nor female, is between or beyond genders, or is some combination of genders.”

“I don’t face as many problems as other people because I tend to look a bit more female than I would like, but it helps me pass as female,” Smith said.

Although she would prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns, Smith said the fact that she uses female pronouns such as “she” and “her” has helped her avoid a lot of controversy.

But that is not the case for James Madison freshman Koda Murray.

“I asked my close friends and the people that I talk to on a daily basis to use the right pronouns and to use the name I prefer,” Murray said. “I think most of them are very accepting (of) that.”

As a non-binary, Murray uses non-gender pronouns such as they, them and their.

“I think that gender is a little more drastic.

It’s a bigger part of who you are in my opin-

ion, than your sexuality,” Murray said.

Deanna Hurlbert, the director of the LBGT Resource Center, said identifying someone with the wrong pronoun can be misleading and disrespectful.

“Referring to someone with an inaccurate gender pronoun is kind of the equivalent of calling someone a name that is not theirs or identifying (a) face that’s not theirs,” Hurlbert said. “You are denying something that’s real and true and important about that person’s identity.”

Hurlbert said the best way to avoid assumptions is by asking the person their preferred pronoun or to just call that person by their name.

“There are people who may have pronouns that are different than what might have been socioculturally assumed abut that person,” Hurlbert said. “It is a courtesy to use their true gender expression and pronouns as a way to express gender.”

Not everyone feels the need to change their pronouns.

Apparel and textile design sophomore Mitch Fehrle said the usage of male pronouns is part of his identity and has some benefits.

“I think it has certain benefits because when I say I’m a gay male people can relate to that and understand a large part of who I am,” Fehrle said.

Fehrle said it was not on him to decide a permanent gender identity.

“It came through other people,” Fehrle said.

“It was not (necessarily) my own choice. If I didn’t have to make this decision, I wouldn’t have this firm identity because it’s something that can isolate you.”

Smith, Murray, Hurlbert and Fehrle all agreed that people don’t always need to be identified with pronouns. "(Identify me) as non-binary, as ‘they’ and as Koda. That’s who I am and that’s what I want to be,” Murray said.

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Psychology sophomore Lauren Smith sings “let it go” by Idina Menzel Wednesday at Wonders Hall. Smith was participating in a drag show put on by PRISM, a student organization that promotes the respect of individuality of students.

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Student-designed neck guard places third in innovation competition

TEDxMSU plans to return in spring after one-year hiatus

By Olivia Dimmer odimmer@statenews.com

Genetics junior Irene Li has worked almost her entire college career to get TEDx, an independently-organized idea-sharing talk and performance event, back on campus.

This spring, her work will come to fruition as TEDxMSU plans to remerge after a hiatus that began in 2012, stemming from a lack of leadership and funding for the project.

Li began her freshman year at MSU in 2012, the last time a TEDx talk was held on campus. She said no exact time and date is set for the talk, but it will be held sometime in March at Wharton Center. The theme of the talk is “The Will,” a play off of MSU’s slogan “Spartans Will.”

Li said curators of the talk are still looking for speakers, and is hoping to cast a wide net out to students, faculty and the MSU community, who can apply at the TEDxMSU website.

“I’ve always liked TED talks, and one thing I told myself was that I would either get involved in TED, or start it at MSU,” Li said. “So I studied and researched what we needed to do to have a TED talk at

It’s made with an advanced foam material that’s soft but hardens on impact, which creators said can prevent dangerous lacerations and broken collarbones

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Economics senior Everet Bommarito wears a prototype of a Mach Hockey Neck Protect for goalies on Tuesday at The Hatch. Mach Hockey was founded by mechanical engineering sophomore Alex Von Mach with the help of Bommarito. The Neck Protect is a cut-resistant, state-of-the-art neck and collar bone protector that is handcrafted in Detroit, Michigan. PHOTO: RAYMOND WILLIAMS

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Pucks to the neck, a bruised collarbone and the pain that comes from being a hockey goaltender urged mechanical engineering sophomore Alex Von Mach to develop an improved neck guard.

Hockey is a game of chance, Von Mach said, especially because in the game, the neck is such an exposed region.

“The stuff out there wasn’t cutting it, so I figured I’d make my own,” he said. “So, basically, I did this for myself, but then I saw there was a problem.”

Last winter Von Mach said he did some research and discovered D3O foam, which feels soft to the touch, but hardens upon extreme impact. He said he ordered samples of the foam and worked to create a neck guard prototype.

His company, Mach Hockey, is in the process of finalizing the product and patenting the design.

Assistance Earlier this month, Mach Hockey placed third in the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, an international contest designed to highlight Michigan as a place for innovation and business opportunities for students. The company received $3,000 to continue their product and business development.

Von Mach and his business partner, economics senior Everet Bommarito, traveled to Detroit to compete against other student entrepreneurs.

Von Mach pitched the idea for a cut-resistant, state-of-the-art neck and collarbone protector in front of a large audience, explaining how it can prevent fatal neck lacerations and broken collarbones.

“It was a long day, but it was worth it,” Von Mach said.

Von Mach said he thinks there is truly a need for this improvement in the equipment.

“Having cut-resistant material around players’ necks would provide such a sense of security,” Von Mach said.

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Moving forward As a college student with limited funds, he said winning the innovation competition was an incredible accomplishment and will help the company take its

MSU. The hardest part was getting the license, which we got in late September.”

Since then, momentum has been picking up for the event.

Li, and the other students and individuals involved in the planning of the talk, secured funding from donors and grants and were able to solidify the venue this month.

“We want students to go to this event and see that it’s not just about awards you’ve won or scholarship, but about the stories each student can bring to the stage,” Li said. “It’s going to be even more special because the ideas came out of MSU, and are being shared in East Lansing and MSU.” Comparative cultures and politics sophomore Lizzie Depentu is the speakers co-director for TEDxMSU, and said she and other student organizers are on the lookout for community members who want to share their story. "‘The Will,’ can be interpreted in a lot of different ways, it can be anything, what gets you up everyday,” Depentu said.

“This is really inspiring for me personally, we get to showcase and highlight all the great stuff going on at MSU.”

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“We will be able to use this to get a sewing machine, improve our prototype and create demos for people to see if they like it or not,” Von Mach said.

Von Mach said he hopes his company can work on making safety changes to other sports apparel in the future.

“But right now we’re trying to really focus on this and see if we can really get this going,” Von Mach said. “To see people using our product and getting more protection would be fulfilling.”

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Anya Rath Managing editor arath@statenews.com @thesnews

Students find family through multicultural greek organizations MSU’s Multiculural Greek Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council are made up of fraternities and sororities with roots in diverse cultural backgrounds. Both have rich historical foundations and a long-standing respect for culture

Hospitality business senior Dong Jun Lee and other members of the Multicultural Greek Council e-board play trivia together Nov. 12 at Student Services. photo: raymond williams

By Brandi Scarber bscarber@statenews.com

“It’s okay to be different, learn different things and be around different people. I take pride to the fullest. I can do so much more and I have done so much more.”

MGC President Davina James, on being part of multicultural greek life

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hen Davina James came to college, she hadn’t found a group in which she felt included.

J a m e s , a hu m a n development senior, was born in Detroit and moved to Colorado during her adolescence. She returned to Michigan to attend MSU. Throughout all her life, she said that she had never really found her niche.

Until she discovered greek life.

“I’ve always felt like there’s so much more for me than what everyone thinks is available for me,” James said.

James found that through Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority.

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“I can do so much more and I have done so much more,” she said.

James, who is also the president of MSU’s Multicultural Greek Council isn’t the only one who has come into her own through joining greek life.

MSU National Pan-Hellenic Council President Kristopher Johnson said as a minority, being a part of a predominantly black organization with significant history has brought him a lot of pride.

When making his decision to go greek, Johnson wasn’t sure if he would feel this sense of pride and inclusiveness if he decided to join a fraternity on the much larger Interfraternity Council.

When comparing MGC and NPHC to the better-known campus councils such as IFC and Panhellenic Council, the foundations are very different.

Historical pride NPHC, also known as the “Divine Nine,” is composed of the largest historically black greek-letter organizations.

The council was nationally founded in 1930 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., during a time when racial segregation plagued black citizens.

“The NPHC was specifically founded as a black retention tool as a way of providing African Americans with a gateway to have a holistic college experience,” said marketing entrepreneurship senior Denzell Wright, president of the MSU chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Notable members of the NPHC organization include Martin Luther King Jr., a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, who was a member of Phi Beta Sigma.

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NPHC Also known as the “Divine Nine,” MSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council is comprised of the largest historically black greek-letter organizations. Martin Luther King Jr. was a notable NPHC member.

“The history of my fraternity is what really grasped me,” said Johnson, a member of Phi Beta Sigma. “My fraternity and all of the frats and sororities (in NPHC) are really ingrained in black power and enhancing the college experience for our minorities.”

Wright also said being black and having been exposed to the history of the council heavily influenced his decision to become a member.

NPHC has a goal of developing a sense of community.

“We try our best to benefit our community in practical ways,” Johnson said. “We’ve had fundraisers for the American Cancer Society — specifically for cancers that more directly affect the African American community.”

Johnson said that his fraternity values being able to have direct contact with those that they help in the community.

“The most exciting thing for me is having the ability to impact and even change some people’s lives,” Wright said.

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A homebase for greek organizations that have found their root in multicultural backgrounds, the Multicultural Greek Council has no boundaries or limitations for greek organizations that want to join up.

Countless cultures, one council MGC has been the homebase for greek organizations that have found their root in multicultural backgrounds.

No two people in the MGC look exactly alike nor have they shared the same experiences.

MGC has a governing body that represents Latino, Latina, Asian and other multicultural greek-letter organizations on campus.

“It is okay to be different, learn different things, and be around different people,” James said.

James said she appreciates that MGC has no boundaries or limitations, in terms of the organizations who join up, calling it a “free for all.”

Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity was founded in 1986 by gay men, for all men. The organization joined MGC last year.

“We are not just ‘that gay fraternity’ — there is no judgment, we are a group of brothers,” said media and information junior Khalil Speller.

The sororities and fraternities within the council have a strong respect for culture.

Psychology junior Emily Villegas explained that her organization, Lambda Theta Alpha, a historically Latina sorority, is always inclusive, not exclusive.

“We have Latina members, African American members — it doesn’t matter, we are all sisters,” Villegas said.

MGC is an organization that is continuously involved in servicing the community and promoting scholarship.

“We try to stay involved by doing projects like volunteering at places like the Haven House and Boys and Girls Club,” James said.

Food industry management junior Kirk young and economics senior David Hill-Gray enjoy some of the food after everyone else had a plate Monday in Wells Hall. photo: dylan vowell

Emily Villegas explained that her sorority along with other chapters in MGC often collaborate with other organizations to host community based events.

A second family Johnson attributes many of the skills he developed in college to being a part of his fraternity.

“Professionalism, social skills, leadership skills — all of these skills will translate into the real world,” Johnson said.

Wright said the same and added that having the opportunity to socialize with such a wide variety of people has pushed him far out of his comfort zone.

Aside from skills, other students in MGC and NPHC feel they have gained something more valuable — a family.

Though their fraternities might be very different in culture, brotherhood is a value that both Johnson of Phi Beta Sigma and Speller of Delta Lambda Phi share.

“I joined this fraternity because they gave me a sense a brotherhood —they were like my family away from home,” Speller said.

Johnson shares a similar sentiment.

“The brotherhood shared between the people in this fraternity was admirable — I wanted to have that,” Johnson said.

Sisterhood is a core value for the women of Lamba Theta Alpha.

“These girls are my best friends, it’s really nice to have women that are genuinely there for you,” Villegas said.

James said she is “100 percent proud” of her decision to become a part of her sorority.

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chapters of MSU’s Multicultural Greek Council

of the largest historically black greek life organizations at MSU in the NPHC

members on the executive board of MSU’s Multicultural Greek Council

“I take pride to the fullest, (there) is never a moment that I wish I could have done something different,” James said.

Johnson said since MGC and NPHC have a smaller number of members than IFC and Panhellenic Council, they do not have enough funds being contributed by members to pay for sorority and fraternity houses. But Johnson said they don’t let that get in their way.

“It would definitely be useful, but I think we will be okay, we’re still a family regardless,” Johnson said.

And that is something all of these students feel like they will always have in their fraternities and sororities.

“I know that I can call my brothers any time and they will pick up — you don’t find men like this too often,” Speller said.

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The risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer increases with age

In 2014, more than 233,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the United States

The Movember Foundation http://us.movember.com/mens-health/prostate-cancer Graphic: margeaux phillips

By Brandi Scarber bscarber@statenews.com

Hulk Hogan, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Steve Harvey have one thing in common — world-renowned mustaches.

If a friend or classmate recently started growing a mustache, he could be doing so in an effort to promote men’s health.

In 2012, studio art junior and president of Omega Delta Phi Jose Mendez became an advocate for the national Movember Foundation campaign for prostate cancer.

The campaign, which began in Australia, is now recognized globally.

Participating in the fundraiser involves a monthlong commitment to growing a mustache. The facial hair is intended to spark conversation and ultimately raise awareness for prostate cancer.

“Once people notice that you have been growing this crazy mustache, they will begin to wonder why, and from there you can give them more information about the campaign and how they can get involved,” Mendez said.

This is not the typical buy-acookie-to-support-a-cause fundraiser, Mendez said. The participants also get to take part in a new form of self-expression.

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“People do all kinds of things with their mustaches. I think (growing the mustaches) gives the campaign a little twist,” Mendez said.

One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and one in 36 men will die from prostate cancer, according to the American Cancer Society website.

College Engagement Manager of the Movember Foundation Doug Prusoff said he found the statistics to be surprising and decided to get involved with the cause.

“There is definitely a fun factor to this campaign. I mean, a lot of college guys would love to grow a mustache — so why not grow one to support a cause?”

Prusoff said.

Aside from raising money for groundbreaking research, this campaign is intended to educate men. Prusoff said he believes that the campaign, with its large following, can help men be more aware of their health.

“Men don’t talk about men’s health. Men don’t think about men’s health. It’s time for guys to get more serious about men’s health,” Prusoff said.

Many men believe testing is not important if they don’t have a family history of prostate cancer. Although it is true that family history increases a man’s

chances of being diagnosed, testing is still recommended.

The likelihood of being diagnosed with prostate cancer increases with age. More than 65 percent of all prostate cancers are diagnosed in men over the age of 65, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Although it is unlikely for men under 40 to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, men can maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly to decrease their chance of being diagnosed as they age.

In addition to raising awareness for prostate cancer, the campaign was created to show men who are diagnosed that they are not alone.

“These men are not alone in this process, and there are people (who) want to help spread the word,” Mendez said.

Mendez and his fraternity brothers will be hosting a Movember Charity Bar Crawl at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 to support the fundraiser.

All proceeds, including the $20 registration fee, will be given to the Movember campaign.

“A lot of this comes down to men wanting to be the stereotypical man that society wants them to be. What they fail to realize is being a man includes being healthy enough to be there and take care of your family,” Prusoff said.

Fac t The Movember community has raised $559 million to date and funded over 800 programs in 21 countries.

Fac t African American men are more likely to develop prostate cancer and are nearly 2.5 times as likely to die from the disease.

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Emily Jenks Features editor features@statenews.com @sn_features

Michigan’s frigid weather no excuse for men to look frumpy

By Anthony Herta aherta@statenews.com

For the most part, men’s fashion doesn’t get the same attention as women’s fashion — mostly because the average college male doesn’t seem to care what he’s wearing.

According to Search Engine Watch, 92 percent of the pins on Pinterest are made by women. So where does a college guy turn? Here are some easy tips for looking fly during Michigan’s snowy season.

Tops Peacoats — Instead of breaking out the traditional windbreaker-material, heavy-duty winter coat, sacrifice the warmth and utility for a bit of class. A peacoat’s buttoned-up and collared style creates a more preppy look and could make any outfit more fashionable.

Vests — Despite a vest’s lack of sleeves, vests can deliver almost traditional coat-levels of warmth — that is, if you wear long sleeves underneath it. Vests allow you to be a little creative with your outfit with your exposed sleeves and deliver on both style and utility.

Cardigans — Winter is the layer season. Cardigans can be thrown on top of almost any type of shirt. If

you’re going for a classier look, put a cardigan over a button up collared shirt. For a more casual look, wear a solid color crew neck or Henley shirt. If you just can’t decide, throw a combination of different types of shirts under a cardigan — the more layers the better.

Funnel Neck Hoodies — Unlike the traditional hoodie, the hoods go straight up to create a sort of “funnel” rather than hang on your back like the traditional hoodie.

If scarves aren’t your thing, these serve as a great way to keep your neck warm and looking good while doing it.

Henley Shirts — If cardigans are too preppy for you, simplicity can be fashionable too. The traditional Henley long-sleeved shirt may not be the most fashion-forward piece of clothing, but shows that you put effort into looking good.

Bottoms Khaki s — Ladies love k hakis.

Beyond the traditional denim, which can go with almost anything, khakis add an extra dose of dapperness to your outfit.

Corduroys — This type of pant comes in a variety of different colors, so you can really cater these type of pants for a variety of outfits.

Marketing sophomore Tyler Dykstra poses for a portrait Nov. 12, at Beaumont Tower.

The material also tends to be soft, so your legs will be nice and cozy.

Shoes Boots — Walking around campus on those snowy days can be a daunting and dangerous task with regular shoes. Ditch those practical industrial snow boots and throw on a pair of boots that doesn’t look like a pair your mom made you wear in first grade. Timberland boots seem to be the men’s equivalent of UGG boots around campus. If you can’t afford the high price tag of the Timberland’s, there are many similar-looking cheap alternatives.

Sneakers — When your boots begin to smell, slip on the ol’ reliable sneakers. Some of the most popular options are Vans sneakers or more sporty sneakers such as the Nike Lunar Oneshots.

PHOTO: JESSALYN TAMEZ

Accessories To accent your new fashionable clothes, consider getting a nice pair of leather gloves (perfect for holding hands with your honey) and a beanie to keep your head warm and be stylish while doing it. Don’t be afraid to whip out the man scarf either — it helps heat your neck and acts a nice accent to your peacoat on those extra chilly days.

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Which drink describes your personality?

It’s no secret college students like to drink. But have you ever wondered why your friends order the drinks they do? Take this quiz and find out what cocktail best suits your unique personality. — Ian martin

1. What does your perfect weekend night look like?

A) Chilling with the boys, watching the game.

B) Hanging with my girlfriends, gossiping about anything and everything.

C) Getting absolutely wasted at a bar or party, with no intention of remembering anything.

D) Sitting around doing homework, I like to stay on top of my work.

2. What level of inebriation is ideal for you?

A) I like to get a nice buzz going.

B) I like to get a little more than a nice buzz going.

C) I like getting blackout drunk.

D) I like to be completely sober.

3. How big of a crowd do you like to hang out with?

A) I like to hang with a small group of people, but occasionally I’ll branch out into a bigger crowd.

B) I like having conversation with one other person, but I don’t mind if a few others are around either.

C) I enjoy being surrounded by a big mob of people, it’s more exciting.

D) I fly solo. People can be exhausting.

4. How much are you willing to pay for a drink?

A) Not too much, but occasionally I’ll pay a little more if it tastes better.

B) I’ll pay a little extra sometimes, but most of the time I can be cheap.

C) Whatever it takes to get me wasted.

D) Not more than a dollar or two.

5. How would you describe yourself?

A) Somebody who enjoys the simple pleasures in life.

B) Fancy, and dare I say, “romantic.”

C) Borderline alcoholic and weekend warrior. I like living on the edge.

D) Hard working, I don’t fuck around.

6. What is your favorite type of social environment?

A) Tailgating B) Dinner at a nice restaurant C) Bars or frat parties D) ... Library?

7. What is your favorite drinking game?

A) Beer pong or flip cup.

B) I like to slap bags and guzzle them.

Or I also enjoy not doing that.

C) I enjoy “finish the bottle,” also known as “around the world.”

D) Drinking games?

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Mostly As If you received mostly A’s then you are probably a beer drinker. Chances are you love being social and throwing back a few brews. And beers aren’t just for guys. Girls can love it, too!

Mostly Bs If you received mostly B’s then you are probably a wine drinker. You may love having Wine Wednesday nights with friends or romantic dates. Or you may be a fancy adult who has “taste.”

Mostly Cs If you received mostly C’s then you will drink whatever type of liquor is available.

Vodka, rum, whiskey, or even tequila.

As long as the end result is you being extremely intoxicated, it doesn’t matter what drink you’re putting in your body.

Mostly Ds If you received mostly D’s then you might be a root beer drinker. You don’t like to drink or party, you have much better things to do with you night. It’s not that you don’t like to have fun, but your idea of fun just may be different than what others have in mind.

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Omari Sankofa II Sports editor sports@statenews.com @thesnews_sports

MSU swimming and diving hits the road to Northwestern for invitational

BY KATIE WINKLER KWINKLER@STATENEWS.COM

The swimming and diving team will head to Evanston, Illinois, this weekend to compete in the Northwestern Invitational — their biggest meet of the fall semester. After falling to Notre Dame last weekend, the boys are looking to regain their confidence against the other four teams competing.

“It’s not the deepest field, which will be good for our team because I think we have the ability to get to second (final) swims. I think it fits really well for us.

The facility isn’t the biggest so the less teams the better for us because it will lend us some fast swimming,” head coach Matt Gianiodis said. “No matter who is there it doesn’t make a difference — we will perform the best we can.”

Truman State, Air Force Academy, St. Louis, University of Illinois at Chicago

and host Northwestern will all go head to head starting at 9 a.m. Friday in the three-day weekend invitation. The Spartans’ main focus is on Northwestern, the only other Big Ten team competing.

There are twelve swimmers and divers from Illinois and traveling there gives their families the chance to see them compete.

“We have a lot of alumni in that area so they come out and see us,” Gianiodis said.

Gianiodis said the plan for the rest of the season is to put up a strong showing at the invitational this weekend and then focus on Big Ten opponents. “(We want to) go to the invitational, put up really good times, and taking care of exams, get back into training, go to Florida, train hard, go home and then get ready for second semester when we have a lot of dual meets and the Big Ten Championships,” he said.

MSU hockey will go against the Buckeyes this weekend

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Freshman defender Carson Gatt guides the puck down the ice Friday during the game against Boston College at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans lost to the Eagles, 3-2. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON

By Jonathon Chun jchun@statenews.com

While MSU hockey (3-6 overall) certainly had its highlights throughout the 2013-14 season, there weren’t many that came against Ohio State.

The Spartans went 0-2-3 against the Buckeyes last season, including a 2-1 loss in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. With two games against OSU (3-6-1 overall) set for this weekend, MSU will be looking to get even with the Buckeyes and get ahead in the Big Ten standings.

Being the Spartans’ first Big Ten game of the season, head coach Tom Anastos feels he has a good gauge on how his team is playing at the moment. With nine non-conference games already in the books, MSU has seen its share of quality opponents. While the results might not be there, Anastos said he is pleased with MSU’s overall play.

“I like our group,” Anastos said. “I want our group to find some success, and I think that’s coming. But in that (Boston College) game, what was disappointing to me is the way we gave up goals. We found a way to lose.”

While finding ways to lose a game is all too familiar for Metro Detroit sports fans, the Spartans don’t want to get caught on the wrong side of that trend. Since the beginning of last year, the Spartans have lost 12 one-goal games, including five this year alone.

“I think this tough schedule has prepared us for what’s yet to come,” Anastos said. “There’s lots of opportunity in the conference this season. … But I think this has helped us get better.

We just haven’t got the results yet, and that’s the key: we’ve got to figure out how to get over the hump to get the results.”

In the preseason Big Ten poll, OSU and MSU were picked to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, in the conference. With many experts picking Minnesota as the clear-cut favorite, the bottom five teams will be left to fight amongst themselves for respect and standings. The Buckeyes will provide the first test — a scrappy team who found timely scoring against the Spartans last season.

“In every game we played against them, it was a very tight game,” Anastos said. “We match up well with them, they match up well with us.

They have home-ice advantage, But I think this is a good opportunity for us to go open the season on the road against this opponent.”

Of the five games against OSU, four went to overtime and three went to a shootout. Furthermore, MSU’s current seven game winless streak against the Buckeyes is the longest of the series between the two schools dating back to 1957. OSU still has some work to do to tie the series up though, as MSU is 84-30-11 against the Buckeyes.

None of these Spartans are thinking about those numbers. Their main focus is beating the team that ended their season just a year ago.

“It sticks with you for a while through the summer,” junior forward and captain Michael Ferrantino said. “You keep thinking about it, but it’s a new year and definitely didn’t forget and definitely looking for something when we go down there this week.”

Sports Dantonio is the second highest paid college football coach Second only to Alabama’s Nick Saban, Mark Dantonio will take home more than $5 million this season, according to USA Today By robert bondy RBONDY@Statenews.com

The green on head coach Mark Dantonio’s Spartan merchandise isn’t the only green he’s got in his life currently, with the rest sitting in his pockets.

USA Today released a spreadsheet of all the NCAA FBS head coaches total compensation on Wednesday. Dantonio ranks No. 2 on list, behind only Alabama and former MSU head coach Nick Saban for highest paid coaches in the country.

According to the stats, Dantonio will earn $5,636,145 during this season with a potential

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max bonus of $650,000. Of the $5.6 million Dantonio will earn this year, all but $24,300 comes from MSU. Saban leads the list with a whopping total pay of $7,160,187. The next Big Ten head coach on the list is Ohio State’s Urban Meyer who is set to make $4,536,640 this season.

The big pay increase came when Dantonio received a contract raise last season. Dantonio signed the new contract in February, which increased his compensation from $1.96 million to $3.68 million per year.

USA Today received the information on coaches pay through sending in requests to all 128 NCAA FBS programs.

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Defensive end Shilique Calhoun takes on his hometown team MSU football plays Rutgers at home this weekend, a school only miles away from Calhoun’s hometown in New Jersey

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“As soon as I heard they were joining the Big Ten I thought, man, I hope we play at Rutgers,” With the Big Ten’s expansion east No. 10 MSU he said. “Even playing here will be a special (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) is getting the opportu- moment for me.”

Calhoun recognized that a lot of players have nity to play against teams they haven’t seen in many years, and a chance for some recruits to a game on the schedule that allows them to face play local teams that aren’t from the midwest. an opponent from their home state. Calhoun said This week as MSU takes on Rutgers (6-4 over- he’s learned a lot from the players from Ohio and how they approached the Ohio all, 2-4 Big Ten), junior defenState game a few weeks ago. sive end Shilique Calhoun will “I chose to come “It’s a state game,” he said. get the chance to take on his (to MSU). Of course “I know the Ohio guys have hometown team. it’s going to be a Ohio State and the Michigan Calhoun is from Middletown, New Jersey, which is statement game for guys have (U-M), and finally about 25 miles down the New me, to show people we have our moment, too.”

Calhoun also addressed the Jersey Parkway from the Rutwhy I decided to possibility of him not coming gers campus. back for his senior season at “Coming to Michigan State come here.”

MSU and leaving for the NFL I didn’t have the opportunity Draft. The game Saturday is to play against guys I played Shilique Calhoun, on playing senior day and Calhoun said against in high school,” he said. his hometown team that was more important than “It’ll be nice to go against a couhis decision to go pro or not. ple of hometown guys.”

“I don’t want to take anything away from the Like players from Michigan or Ohio, Calhoun said the Rutgers game is an important one to seniors,” he said. “This is about the seniors. him and it is up to him to make a statement in This isn’t about me or if I’m leaving or staying.

This is about making a statement to the Big the game.

“I chose to come here,” he said. “Of course it’s Ten and sending the seniors out with another going to be a statement game for me, to show home victory.”

Calhoun said he has not made his decision on people why I decided to come here.”

Rutgers joined the Big Ten midway through next season yet.

“You know what happens when you assume,” Calhoun’s career, and he said he was hoping to go home instead of the Scarlet Knights coming he said with a smile.

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