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Experts debate Michigan’s perceived loss of talented graduates

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ith an auspicious new job and the electric pulse of urban life tugging at his mind, Vic Maurer grabbed his criminal justice diploma in 2006, packed his bags on a Sunday and moved into his new place by Monday to work at a Chicago political consulting firm.

Now the assistant director of clubs at the Northwestern Alumni Association and a former president of Chicago’s MSU Alumni Club, Maurer said graduates move for many reasons, but there’s a common thread.

“Career opportunities are often the most frequently cited reason, but really, I think it comes down to a broader picture of opportunity,” Maurer said. “It’s a chance to live in a big city ... (and) blaze your own trail.”

Aside from being part of a network of more than 19,000 MSU alumni living in Chicago, he’s also part of a bigger trend of college graduates fleeing the state for greener pastures — some-

Despite a three percent overall improvement in the college labor market this year, graduates will continue to face challenges as they search for jobs, according to the 2013-14 MSU Recruiting Trends report.

Nearly all undergraduate majors will experience an increase in hiring this year, according to the report. Majors in business fields will experience the most gains in hiring opportunities, with some education majors experiencing negative growth.

“The best jobs will go to the graduates who know where they want to go, know how to get there and have a network of professional relationships they can tap for assistance with their job search,” Director of MSU’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute Phil Gardner said in a statement.

Majors experiencing negative growth include high school math and science education, high school social

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thing that worries many state lawmakers and economists, who lament the migratory wishes of the young and educated taking their talent and ambition elsewhere.

But statistics show that more grads are staying in Michigan as the economy improves, and some experts argue that concern about “brain drain,” as many call the trend, is misplaced, or outright misperception.

March of the brains MSU pumps out roughly 8,000 degreeholders a year, and in 2012, 61 percent found jobs in Michigan, according to uniSee EMPLOYMENT on page 2 u

To view a map detailing where former Spartans have gone following graduation, visit statenews.com/multimedia.

Top five most sought-after majors According to a nationwide survey of about 6,500 employers, these majors are demanded by the most firms:

1. Accounting (714) 2. Marketing (686) 3. Finance (665) 4. Computer science (649)

5. Computer

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Triplett appointed new East Lansing mayor Wednesday

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Hundreds of eager fans gathered at the NCG Eastwood Cinemas on Wednesday evening for a special advanced screening of the second part of the Hunger Games film series, ‘Catching Fire.’

T he advanced screening was brought to East Lansing through a voting poll done on catchingfirecolleges.com, which received an overwhelming amount of votes from students at MSU in a nationwide competition.

The film officially opens in theaters Thursday night.

The installment has drawn tremendous national and international attention in the weeks and months leading up to its release.

“With this one, we had so many votes for it that we really couldn’t find any spot on campus to get over 200 people to be able to see the movie,” MSU student ambassador for Cross Cultural Marketing Group representative Greg Waddell said.

On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of students lined up at

Brody Square for a chance at snagging tickets.

The tickets were gone in less than 10 minutes, and hundreds were turned away.

Usually, the University Activities Board premieres movie screenings in Wells Hall for other smaller events.

But the major hype for Catching Fire came from the huge fan base at MSU, Waddell said.

MSU beat out other schools across the country to win an advanced screening of the popular film “Everyone from the university kind of banded together and really worked really hard just by voting every day,” Waddell said.

Special education senior Katie Vondette said her friend waited in line yesterday for three hours to get her group of friends tickets to the show.

“I think it’s really cool to see how they changed the book into a movie and just to see what they keep and what they

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Nathan Triplett is sworn in as East Lansing mayor on Wednesday at City Hall.

Triplett previously served as the city’s Mayor Pro Tem.

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More than t wo weeks after the East Lansing City Council was elected, former Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett took over as mayor after new council members were sworn in Wednesday night.

Triplett was appointed by a unanimous vote by a council consisting of four women and himself. Joining the council were newcomers Ruth Beier and Susan Woods, both of whom won in Nov. 5 council elections by a large margin.

“I think tonight is less about the selection of mayor and more about having a new team,” Triplett said after he accepted the position. “In East Lansing, the mayor is essentially the providing officer of council.... basically, I see my primary role as mayor as helping facilitate a pro-active agenda with my fellow council members.”

Diane Goddeeris switched roles with Triplett and was appointed mayor pro tem unanimously.

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“First, I’d like to say it’s an honor to have served as mayor of East Lansing for the past two years,” she said during the meeting. “The time between choosing the mayor and mayor pro tem is a different kind of week. I want to tell people that when the topic of a new mayor comes up, I want anyone who has council support to take that role.”

Triplett said the fact that both votes were unanimous is an encouraging sign.

“I’m very gratified that both the mayor and mayor pro tem votes were unanimous and I think the community should see that as a symbol of a group of people that are committed to move the city forward,” he said.

Triplett said he already feels the difference in the pressures of his new position.

“You feel the weight of responsibility in helping manage meetings and keeping an agenda moving forward,” he

said. “I’m pleased, I’m gratified but more than anything I’m looking forward to working with this group of five.”

Goddeeris said she will enjoy having a little more free time without the extra responsibility of being mayor.

“It’s a little bit of a relief because you always have a weight on your shoulders,” she said. “I’m looking forward to having time to do all the things

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Police brief Student’s car stolen A student’s car was stolen between Nov. 9-15 in Lot 91, according to MSU police.

The 20-year-old male student told police he parked his silver Pontiac Vibe in the lot on Nov. 9 and locked the doors, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

When he returned on Nov. 15, his car was gone.

There are no suspects.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Surveillance from Taiwan feared On a campus as large as MSU, it can be easy for some students to feel unsafe — maybe even like they’re being watched.

For some students who came to MSU from Taiwan more than two decades ago, that sentiment was real.

In an article published in The State News on Nov. 3, 1981, staff writer Patti David Stefani spoke with international students from Taiwan, who requested to remain nameless for fear of retaliation The students claimed the Taiwanese government sent spies to observe their behavior during their time at MSU, all to ensure they did not plan anti-government activities before their return to Taiwan.

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versity data. About 77 percent of MSU graduates remained in the Midwest.

Statewide, public universities handed out more than 60,000 degrees a year for the last five years, according to a new study from the Detroit Regional Chamber.

Of those graduates, 37 percent left, but a majority of 63 percent stayed in Michigan, up 12 percent from 2007, when only 51 percent stayed six months after graduation.

Still, a number of state legislators are pushing or heralding statutory incentives aimed at keeping more “brains” in-state.

State demographer Ken Darga, along with some other experts, argues that brain drain isn’t a problem anymore, citing the improving out-migration rates since 2008, ranked 19th in the nation.

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science education and advertising.

The report is based on surveys of about 6,500 employers across the U.S. According to the report, business majors, especially accounting and marketing, are in highest demand by employers, as well as computer science and programming majors.

However, the increase for accounting majors in job opportunities is only about 3 percent. Out of the about 6,500 employers surveyed, more than 700 were seeking to hire accounting graduates — more than any other major.

To find a job out of college, “students have to highlight the best aspects of their education and demonstrate what they’ve learned will translate into practical skills,” ASMSU

“We had this big erosion in population during the middle part of the decade before everybody else got hit.”

Phil Gardner, Director, Collegiate Employment Research

has a widespread perception of brain drain,” Darga said. “People look at migration rates for college graduates and for non-college graduates and they say ‘Gosh, a lot of people are leaving’ ... we’re not losing so much, we’re attracting few people from other states.”

Michigan is almost dead-last in attracting people from other states, with in-migration rates ranked 48th in the nation.

“If there is a problem, it is more a problem of low inmigration, rather than high out-migration,” said Charles Ballard, an economics professor at MSU. “In any event, if we want a stronger economy, it will help if we can attract college graduates from other places, and retain the ones who are already here.”

“Young college graduates don’t just want a job,” he said.

“They also want parks and theaters and restaurants.”

Michigan used to have a much higher out-migration rate among bachelors degree holders: 6.9 percent, or 38th in the nation, from 2007 to 2011.

“We had this big erosion in

population during the middle part of the decade before everybody else got hit,” said Phil Gardner, director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at MSU. “Those young people that we lost may never come back.”

“2008 just slammed it,” he said, when the economy took a disastrous tumble that the state still is reeling from.

Now, when college graduates decide to move out-ofstate, if they’re not going to Chicago or staying in the Midwest, many will go to Washington D.C., New York or California, Gardner said.

But since 2012, most have stayed in Michigan.

Reason for concern or not?

Although in-and-out migration rates have improved in the last few years, many lawmakers and other experts don’t share Darga’s cavalier attitude.

“It’s definitely a significant problem,” said Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor. “It’s one of those things where...we should be doing everything we can ... to attract more and

President Evan Martinak said.

Martinak, a senior, majors in both international relations and economics.

International relations job opportunities are expected to be up by 11 percent, and economics is expected to see a four percent increase.

“I’m glad to hear that the (international relations) field is gaining more currency in the job market,” he said.

But he said there are things everyone can do to increase their chances of getting a job: start looking for what you want early, work internships, and build a network of people who could help you in your job search.

For all bachelor’s degrees, hiring is expected to swell by 7 percent. Master’s degrees job opportunities are down 4 percent.

It’s anticipated that MBA graduates will have a negative growth of 24 percent. Those with doctoral degrees could see a 26 percent increase in hiring. Professional degrees are looking at a decrease in hiring of 8 percent.

“The college labor market is starting to heat up with doubledigit expansion in some areas,” Gardner said in the statement.

Continued more young people, regardless of what the statistics say.”

People leave for lots of reasons, Zemke says, from a lack of adequate public transit and the state’s sluggish economy to a perception that Michigan’s cities just aren’t as vibrant as larger ones like New York or Chicago.

An MSU alumnus himself, Zemke said cities need the whole package to keep and attract young people: good mass transit, a bustling downtown, strong schools and proper public safety.

He pointed to Ann Arbor as a home-grown example.

The one thing the city doesn’t have is a commuter railway going to and from Detroit, he said.

He introduced a bill to make that easier, since getting new projects approved by the Regional Transit Authority requires unanimous board approval, which he says is a difficult process.

Zemke said public programs are one way to attract and retain young professionals.

And so far, he’s got bipartisan support for the bill.

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Woods, Beier and incumbent Kathleen Boyle were sworn in before the mayor and mayor pro tem were appointed.

The new council members were joined by their friends and family members for the ceremony.

Council members thanked their families for coming and supporting them during their campaigns, and said they looked for ward to working with each other.

“I look forward to working this group — we won’t agree on everything but we always debate respectf u l ly,” newly s wor n-i n council member Ruth Beier said.

take,” Vondette said.

T he f ilm’s popularit y brought with it an increased security risk for producers involved with the movie.

Lionsgate Studios hired a team of special security for the film to prevent potential piracy and footage from being leaked out at the theater.

Cell phones were placed in manila envelopes upon entrance into the theater and were available for pickup afterward. "(We had) three peo-

Beier: “I look forward to working with this group. …

We always debate respectfully.”

Hype surrounding the film led to security measures at NCG Cinemas Wednesday night

East Lansing’s mayor, MSU alumnus Rep. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, tried instituting a number of reforms to offer more downtown housing, upscale restaurants and an organization called the Grand River Connection to attract more young professionals.

He said he wanted to show people “that it’s not just a college town, or a town for families.”

Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland, is exploring other legal avenues.

He wants to offer a tax credit to graduates to help them pay off student loans, something he thinks could encourage them to stay in Michigan.

Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing, has an almost identical bill in the House, which Singh co-sponsored.

Zemke, along with many others, sees Detroit’s revitalization as key to the state’s own revival.

“Have I definitely thought about leaving? Absolutely.”

What kept him around — like many young people moving to Detroit — was a desire to be part of reshaping Michigan, now something of a “blank canvas,” he says.

“(We had) three people inside making sure that … we’ll catch them in there through night vision.”

Will Heffernan, Movie security

ple inside making sure that if they did sneak anything past us … we’ll catch them in there through night vision supervision,” security representative Will Heffernan said.

Other popular screenings for novels that were conceptualized into movies, such as the Twilight Saga, didn’t boast quite a comparison to the Catching Fire premiere.

However, the March 2012 premiere of the first installment in the Hunger Games series drew large crowds in the hours leading up to the showing at NCG.

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A new Twitter hashtag has opened the doors for a slew of comments providing an honest, uncensored look at how black MSU students view their university experience.

The hashtag “BBMSU,” short for “Being Black at MSU,” recently was created to publicize both positive and negative experiences and aspects of the university that black students have noticed.

The hashtag started with University of Michigan students using “BBUM” and spread to East Lansing. Some of the issues addressed in the tweets included people noticing only an individual’s skin color, characterizing a certain individual based off the entire race and “little to no funding” provided for multicultural programming and organizations.

Black Student Alliance , or BSA, President and journalism junior Tyler Clifford said the hashtag was a great way to document and archive the statements.

The BSA has built a connection with U-M’s BSA so the organization is more aware of the issues the two campuses need to address, Clifford said.

“Oftentimes, students in underrepresented communities don’t have many chances to voice their experiences in the community.”

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“They began the #BBUM campaign and it spread like a wildfire on Twitter and when I saw that, I let my board know and the (National Pan-Hellenic Council) that we should start a similar trend,” Clifford said.

“It is a call for more attention on the state of the black community at this campus.”

National Pan-Hellenic Council Adv isor Rober t Biddle said he also was happy and excited that students are starting to voice their opinions on their experiences at MSU. “Oftentimes, students in underrepresented communities don’t have many chances to voice their experiences in the community, and this hastag provides them an opportunity,” Biddle said.

Twitter user @Em_Elle_ tweeted, “Being the only black person in class and constantly feeling like you have to defend the entire Black race. #BBMSU.” With hundreds of tweets usi ng t he hashtag “BBMSU,” MSU’s official Twitter, @michiganstateu, tweeted out

its own response sporting the hashtag. “ We a re l i sten i ng, a nd MSU encourages all students to share their experiences.

We value diversity at MSU. #BBMSU.” Clifford said many black students fall in the minority at predominantly white institu-

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According to recent university enrollment stats, MSU had only 2,514 African American/ Black students in 2012, compared to 26,437 white students.

“It is a shared experience and the education issues for the black community need to be addressed from primary to secondary to higher education,” he said.

“There is power in numbers and (the hashtag) BBMSU and other similar hashtags allows students to mobilize their issues.”

Memories of a tragic winter night made Caiti Berry’s pledge not to drink and drive an easy choice.

Berr y, a criminal justice senior and a member of Spartans Against Drunk Driving, said she learned the true effects of driving drunk when one of her close friends was killed in an accident involving alcohol.

“They slid into the other lane, hit another car, rolled over and hit a tree,” Berry said. “My friend was in the passenger seat. He wasn’t even drinking.”

To help prevent the loss of other lives, Students Against Drunk Driving has partnered with MSU police on a campaign before the holiday season.

The project focuses on teaching the consequences of drinking and driving and inspiring students to take a pledge not to drink and drive or allow their friends to do so.

MSU police Lt. Randy Holton will move a “crash car” display to different residence hall neighborhoods and distribute information about drunken driving to students during the last weeks of the semester.

According to MSU police, 342 people were killed in Michigan in 2012 as a result of alcohol-related traffic incidents.

Data collected by the Office of Highway Safety Planning indicates no fatal

crashes involving alcohol have occurred on campus in the past five years.

One fatal crash involving alcohol occurred in East Lansing at the intersection of Park Lake and Haslett Road in 2009, according to the data.

342 people were killed in Michigan in 2012 from alcohol-related traffic incidents, MSU police Lt. Randy Holton said Holton said drinking and driving often results from a lack of planning beforehand.

Oftentimes, planning takes a backseat once the drinking begins, he said.

“People always say they didn’t think it was gonna happen to them,” Holton said.

“They may not go out with the intention of drinking that much, but once they start, they think it’s okay in their mind to drive.”

The campaign also focuses on safer alternatives to driving, such as finding a safe location to stay overnight, taking public transportation or asking a friend for a ride home if a person is too incapacitated to drive themselves.

Part of the solution comes from not just making personal decisions, but from looking out for friends as well, Berry said.

“I’m the friend where I don’t care what time it is, if I’m sober I’ll come pick you up. “ T he r e ’s no go o d w ay to have someone believe you about how dangerous and sad it really can be until it affects your life, Berry said.”

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why drunken driving excuses are garbage

“Artificial turf will be installed at Munn Field by next August, meaning that a green space will be altered on MSU’s campus.”

— Celeste Bott, State News staff reporter

Apps such as the BAC Calculator factor in age, weight, alcohol content and the amount of time spent drinking to give blood-alcohol content estimates for anyone who is Practice doesn’t thinking about driving after a few rum and cokes. make perfect when Investing in a BAC Breathalyzer, it comes to mixing about $50 at CVS, is worthwhile what is essentially if the alternative is a deadly car mind-altering poison accident.

fees will cost much, much more. Operating while intoxicated can mean as much as $500 in fines and/or up to 93 days in jail for the first offense.

A trip from MSU to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital ranges from $600 to $900 through Lansing-Mason Area Ambulance Service. A cab costs $3 plus tip.

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“It’s only a short drive.”

If it’s only a short drive, avoid driving altogether and walk. If it really is only a few-minute drive, it probably wasn’t worth the gas.

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Don’t drive drunk.” It’s a phrase every college student has heard hundreds and hundreds of times, if not more. We all know it’s illegal and dangerous, to say the least.

“I’m not that drunk.”

“I’m a good drunk driver.”

Unlikely. Especially when with operating a No one is a good drunken drivjudgment is impaired after hunk of metal that er. Take a step back and think drinking alcohol, it’s hard to can reach speeds of about a friend or other loved one gauge how drunk is too drunk. saying that. Practice doesn’t make A few drinks might feel like a 100 mph or more. perfect when it comes to mixing good buzz, but it’s too much to what is essentially mind-altering drive. Even a little beer, wine or poison with operating a hunk of liquor takes hours to wear off.

Let’s face it, our judgment isn’t at its best when metal that can reach speeds of 100 mph or more we’ve been drinking. Two shots later and the and weighs upwards of 3,000 pounds. Driving is liquor can lead to decisions a sober person nev- dangerous enough when sober; alcohol makes it er would make. Don’t trust yourself if you think terrifyingly risky. One slip up, and the driver’s life and countless others will never be the same. you’re sober enough to drive.

But even after countless warnings from parents, friends, police and university officials, students still find an excuse to drive drunk.

When it comes down to it, there are no excuses. Whatever reason someone dreams up to somehow justify drunken driving is total garbage, and here’s why.

“A cab ride is too expensive if I can drive.”

A hospital bill, car repairs or a ticket and legal

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Living with the guilt of vehicular manslaughter is something no one should have to deal with, so don’t even risk it.

“I can’t stop my friends from drunken driving.”

This is probably the worst excuse of them all.

We’ve all done idiotic things under the influence, and most of us are lucky enough to have friends to look out for us when things slip out of control.

Allowing friends to drive under the influence is inexcusable, and simply saying “no” is not enough.

Take their keys away.

They likely will be really angry when their keys are hidden somewhere in the fridge, but a life matters more than a drunken spat. They’ll be thankful the next morning. If not, it might be time for an intervention.

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On a daily basis, I pass the space of the former Morrill Hall. While the new park space is perfectly nice, I can’t help but think “what a missed opportunity” in regards to the demolition of the historic 113-year-old landmark and only example of Chicago-style architecture on MSU’s campus.

Truth is, Michigan State University, which claims to value its historical roots, did very little to repurpose and renovate this significant building.

Considering the limited updates and renovations Morrill received over the years, the building was in need of modernization but far from being structurally unsound. In a classic case of smoke and mirrors, the MSU community was led to believe Morrill was beyond saving.

While false rumors swirled about the building’s foundation sinking and ghost stories, the MSU Board of Trustees quietly approved the demolition of Morrill along with approving the $38 million Wells Hall addition. The potential Morrill Hall offered went unexplored.

While I agree the liberal arts departments needed a new home, Morrill should have received the repurposing it deserved. The building was designed and constructed for use as a dormitory and according to university engineer, Bob Nestle, was adequate for that use. Coincidentally, MSU is experiencing record-breaking admissions that have taxed the resident hall system to the maximum. During my time as a resident assistant, I saw how “transitional housing” overcrowded the halls, but REHS claimed that building an entirely new residence hall was too costly. A renovated Morrill Hall could have relieved this dilemma by housing upwards of 200 students, possibly those of the Honors College and graduate college, which are in close proximity. The living experience would have been a unique blend of old campus and the liveliness of Grand River Avenue.

The most troubling aspect is the (lack of) cost to renovate the building. That number seems like a bargain to alleviate a housing dilemma and reinvigorate an otherwise forgotten part of campus, especially in comparison to other ambitious constructions around MSU. While Morrill now is gone, let this be a lesson to the tuition payers and university officials that thinking creatively and respecting history can preserve the beauty of campus for future Spartans and make fiscal sense as well.

“ While the new park space is perfectly nice, I can’t help but think ‘what a missed opportunity’ in regards to the demolition.”

Richard Kuhn, communication senior

Student veterans’ center one of several on-campus resources MSU recently opened a new center to provide support for MSU students who are veterans. In 2007, ASMSU anticipated the need for an organization dedicated to addressing and advocating concerns of veterans who were students at MSU. In 2008, Spartan Armed Forces Council, or SAFC, was established by a small group of ASMSU leaders, representatives, and current student veterans with the help of MSU staff member, Carlos Fuentes (also a veteran), as an adviser.

Since then, SAFC has helped veterans feel better connected with the general student body and advocated their concerns and needs to ASMSU and the MSU administration. MSU students from all backgrounds deserve to have a full “Spartan Experience.”

Along with the new student veteran’s center recently opened, Spartan veterans are closer to becoming a fully integrated part of the university and student body.

Michael D. Webber, ASMSU Student Assembly Chair, 2008-09.

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Clinical laboratory science senior Ashley Varner dances with second year law student Andrew Gardner on Wednesday at the Plant and Soil Sciences building.

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A new student group on-campus has been “on the rise” lately, promoting social involvement and community service.

On The Rise was formed through a casual conversation between social relations and public policy junior K’Lynn Victoria Thomas and Joshua Gillespie, assistant director at Residence Education and Housing Services, or REHS. Gillespie said REHS wanted to create a group that would incorporate everything that other groups do and more, including community service, social events and leadership training.

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Salsa Club holds benefit night for Philippines

By Olivia Dimmer odimmer@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Nestled in a far corner of the Plant and Soil Sciences Building, the MSU Salsa Club slowly transformed room A149 from a classroom to a ballroom, complete with decorations to fit the winter wonderland theme of their dance class. The makeshift classroom was momentarily adorned with snowflakes, tinsel and candy canes.

Although the decor was whimsical, the cause was serious: raising money for the benefit of the people in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

Biomedical laboratory diagnostics senior Patricia Malang is the president of the MSU Salsa Club and decided to modify the weekly Salsa Club meeting to accept donations for the Philippines. Malang, a Filipino, has a number of family members in the Phillipines that have been affected by the typhoon.

“I thought, ‘why not take advantage of what I can do

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(with the salsa club),’” Malang said. “It’s tough having grandparents, aunts and uncles in the Philippines, especially seeing all the pictures and videos coming in from there. Seeing all the devastation is heartbreaking.”

The donations that were collected at the Salsa Club’s meeting are expected to be given to the United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF. According to the UNICEF website, an estimated 5 million children were affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

At the University Council meeting on Tuesday, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon noted the importance of MSU’s role in the relief effort in her opening remarks.

“We as an institution have historically asked people to contribute to existing organizations,” Simon said.

She also mentioned the importance of international programs on campus, namely the Office for International Students and Scholars, in reaching out to students who might have family affected by the typhoon.

In the meantime, smaller

Fisheries and wildlife sophomore Alex Hondzinski dances with media and information senior Trevor Ferla on Wednesday at the Plant and Soil Sciences building.

MSU groups are pitching in and doing what they can.

“We recently had a Euchre tournament with funds benefiting the Philippines,” clinical laboratory science senior Ashley Varner said. “We just wanted the salsa club (to) come tonight to have fun and to learn a few new moves.”

“It’s the small things that add up,” Malang added. “I hope we

can make people more aware and act upon what they can do to help others in need. I hope people realize the importance of giving even the smallest kind of help.”

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On The Rise is looking to expand next semester and is taking applications for new potential members “We’re both social and community service based,” Thomas said.

“We focus on community service a lot and half the time (both community service and social events) coincide with one another because we put together social events to go with community service.”

T homas said the group, which includes six members total, has so far organized four events this semester, including a comedy show and a soul food dinner event in the Akers Hall cafeteria.

The organization also has planned bigger events such as Taking It To The Streets, a community service event coorganized with REHS, and a celebrity basketball event,

where actor Morris Chestnut, television personality Claudia Jordan and other notable people played basketball against a university fraternity.

Advertising and public relations junior Egypt Eaddy, a member of the group, said all of the revenue from the hoopfest event was donated straight to families in need to help them have a more pleasant holiday season.

“I’m really glad I joined the group,” said Eaddy. “I definitely grew in ways I didn’t expect.”

Gillespie said the name On The Rise came from the idea of having a group of people who would be constantly evolving and progressing.

On The Rise allows its members to challenge themselves in different ways, Gillespie said.

The organization has set a minimum goal of 20 hours of community service per semester per student.

Members also need to at te nd t h r e e d i f fe r e nt anthropological excursions, where they get to experience a culturally different environment so they can learn to accept others, Gillespie said.

Thomas said the group is working on finalizing events for next semester, which will most likely include a gospel concert.

She added that the group also would be looking to include new members in the group.

Students interested in joining can fill out an application explaining how they would contribute.

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Students and faculty gathered Wednesday night at the Rock to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance and recognize the deaths of transgender individuals through a candlelight vigil.

The national annual event brought out students and faculty members to show their support on issues faced in the transgender community and remember those were killed for being transgender.

Transgender Day of Remembrance is a national holiday celebrated honoring the memory of those killed because of transphobic violence in the past year.

The vigil is meant to bring together the community to memorialize and educate campus, said Denzel McCampbell, program assistant for MSU’s LBGT Resource Center.

According to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the national event

“Once, we had an 18-month-old baby boy who was beat to death by his father because the baby was acting too feminine.”

Michelle Brack, MSU Trans*Action co-chair

began in 1988 after Rita Hester, a transgender activist, was killed.

A s a par t of t he v igil, MSU Trans*Action Co-Chair Michelle Brack, along with others from the student organization’s executive board, read off the names of people who died worldwide this year because of transphobic incidents.

“It’s really impactful to hear specific names and especially the ages of people who died,” Brack said.

“There are some people on the list as young as thirteen and sixteen.”

Brack said the day also serves as an opportunity to remember and address gender crimes.

“Once, we had an 18-monthold baby who was beat to death by his father because the baby boy was acting too feminine,”

she said.

Students gathered around as hundreds of names were read off during the presentation.

Music education junior Emily Pelky said she came out Wednesday night to show her support for the transgender community.

“Being in an LGBT community, you’re marginalized enough and being in the trans community you’re in an even smaller group.

You’re being marginalized within the marginalized community so showing support is really necessary,” Pelky said.

Zoolog y freshman A lyse Mak simosk i said she also came out to show support for her friends who have been discriminated against because they are transgender.

She said these t y pes of events show that these individ-

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Students and community members stand with lighted candles during a moment of silence during the National Transgender Day vigil Wednesday beneath the bridge behind the Rock on Farm Lane.

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Average combined points per game for Schilling, Costello and Gauna. Nix averaged 9.9 in 2012.

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Junior wide receiver Tony Lippett makes a catch during the game against Nebraska on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The Spartans defeated the Cornhuskers, 41-28.

Starting season in doubt, receivers now in spotlight

By Stephen Brooks sbrooks@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

More than once, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio mentioned the evolution of the outside perception of his now-Big Ten championship contending team at his Tuesday press conference.

He recalled a September filled with skepticism of an unproven offense and an October in which potential turned into production, then he transitioned to November, when the Spartans established themselves as a complete team.

No position group embodies that transformation in confidence and performance more than the wide receivers. From the beginning of the year when they struggled to with consistency and hanging on to passes, the receivers have developed confidence and chemistry with sophomore quarterback Connor Cook through the course of the season. It’s a renaissance led by veterans Bennie Fowler, a senior, and junior Tony Lippett.

Since the Oct. 12 win against Indiana, Lippett and Fowler have combined for four touchdowns and 427 receiving yards – about 43 percent of MSU’s passing production during

“I think (confidence) builds when you see Tony Lippett and Bennie Fowler and how those guys are playing right now.”

Brad Salem, quarterbacks coach

that stretch – while emerging as Cook’s favorite targets.

“I think (confidence) builds when you see Tony Lippett and Bennie Fowler and how those guys are playing right now,” quarterbacks coach Brad Salem said. “They’ve got a little bit of an edge to them. You want your guys to play confident. I think the reality is you need results to have that happen, and we have (them).”

Another weapon should soon be at Cook’s disposal as sophomore Aaron Burbridge makes his way back to the field after suffering an injury in the Purdue game. Burbridge, who was named to the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award given the nation’s top receiver, hasn’t had a reception since that matchup with the Hoosiers. But with older players stepping up in recent weeks, his absence hasn’t been critical.

“Last week (Burbridge) was healthy, I think full‑time for the first time in probably three weeks,” Dantonio said. “(He) needs to catch the ball a lit-

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taco bell fiasco ends in hungry fans’ favor For a brief moment Wednesday it looked as though the time-honored tradition at Breslin Center of giving all fans in attendance a free taco if the basketball team scored more than 70 points was in jeopardy. The Spartans passing the 70 point mark wouldn’t be greeted by a cheerful “You have tacos!” by the PA announcer at home games any longer.

However, it appears the worry might be coming to an end.

Taco Bell Corp. said in a statement that the company plans to continue the promotion at 10 local Taco Bell stores, the Associated Press reported.

“Our local franchisee is grateful for the passionate Taco Bell fans at Michigan State University and is exploring exciting new

tle bit better. Tony Lippett is catching the football; (I’m) not going to pull him out. You have to find your way back into the mix, which he will. He will just add another piece to what has become the strength on our football team.”

Earlier this season, Lippett talked about refocusing and taking his game to new heights following a sit-down with coaches during the first bye week. He said clearing mental hurdles early in the year was what kept he and his teammates from breaking out the way they have in the season’s second half.

“I don’t know. I don’t think we’re a strength yet,” Lippett said.

“We’re still striving to keep making plays, continuing to make plays, continue to find little things where we can make plays — that’s blocking, catching, running down on kickoff.

Whatever it is, we’re just trying to find any way we can make plays and we’re confident we can do it.”

The No. 1 MSU men’s basketball team still is searching for the big man down low to best replace the force that was Derrick Nix. Redshirt junior forward Alex Gauna, sophomore forward Matt Costello and freshman forward Gavin Schilling are the three candidates that have been rotating in and out from below the basket.

“We’re playing the guy that is playing the best at that moment,” Gauna said.

“Between me, Matt and Gavin, we’re just trying to do our job. We do clean up glass the majority of the part, but at the same time we’ve kind of lost that over the last couple games.”

In the 82-67 win against Portland Monday night, Costello was replaced in the starting lineup by Gauna for the first time this season.

Costello said he would call his current form a funk, and not getting the start changed the way he approached the game both physically and mentally.

“It motivated me and made me realize that ‘holy crap, I’m doing something wrong, I need to spin it around here quick,’” he said. “It’s nothing crazy, but coach expects perfection, and if he sees even a little bit of drop, this is his time to fix it. When we get in January, February and March we’ve got to be a fine-tuned machine just rolling.”

Costello scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in 10 minutes, while Gauna didn’t score and only had one rebound in just nine minutes.

Schilling only played three minutes and didn’t get on the scoresheet.

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Sophomore forward Matt Costello tries to steal the ball from Portland center Thomas van der Mars on Nov. 18 at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Pilots, 82-67.

Head coach Tom Izzo said the position is a concern, but the good news is that all three players are capable of filling the position.

“It’s going to be by committee,” Izzo said. “I’m trying to do it a little bit different this year and not chastise as much and just remove them.”

Costello averaged just 1.5 points per game last season, while Gauna has averaged under two points per game each of the last two years, while senior center Derrick Nix rolled in 9.9 points per game.

Costello said there is a lot of pressure to fill the shoes Nix left, but they just need to learn what they can and take all of Izzo’s preaching to them in practice

to heart.

“It’s the biggest question on the team right now,” he said. “He figuring us out as we’re trying to figure our team out as well and put us in the best spot we can be.”

Gauna said it’s important to find have consistency in the lineup, but they also must find a balance of starting the guy that is playing the best.

He also said that in the end, it’s friendly competition.

“Coach is relying on the fact that it’s all effort related stuff and whoever is busting their hump at that moment is probably going to be playing more,” he said. “We’re all pulling for each other no matter who is out there.”

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The MSU Athletics Department did not confirm a new partnership with Taco Bell.

“We haven’t reached an agreement,” said Paul Schager, the associate athletic director of external operations for MSU Athletics. “We haven’t been formally notified that they (Taco Bell) want to renew the partnership.”

Schager said the two sides have been in talks about renewing the agreement.

“We have had some dialogue with their agency — we’ll continue to have contact with them,” he said. “It looks like they have an interest in maintaining the promotion, and it would be a plus for the athletic department.”

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Field hockey looking at bright future after season’s fantastic finish

By Omari Sankofa II osankofa@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS nn

Glancing at the postseason finishes, 2009 and 2013 seem very similar for the field hockey team.

Both teams were Big Ten champions. Both teams had postseason runs cut short by falling in the Elite Eight.

However, the events leading up to the postseason this year were different. The 2013 team, coming off two consecutive years that ended in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, was an underdog that overachieved. The 2009 team, fresh off an Elite Eight exit in 2008, had greater expectations.

Three seniors, goalkeeper Molly Cassidy, midfielder Kristen Henn and midfielder Adelle Lever, were redshirted freshmen on the 2009 squad. With an 18-4 overall record, the 2009 team was a favorite entering the NCAA Tournament. From day one, a tournament run was expected.

“In 2009, I don’t want to say we were expected to do well, but I think that was the atmosphere,” Cassidy said. “Everyone looked at us on paper and saw that this team is gonna be great.”

After a disappointing 3-6 start to the season, it seemed possible that missing the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year this year was reality. However, Cassidy, Lever and Henn set a goal at the beginning of this year. They wanted to exit the same way they entered — as Big Ten Champions.

The team’s fortune changed once Big Ten season started, toppling Ohio State and Indiana, and then winning a pivotal double-overtime game against Michigan for the first time since 2009 to jumpstart a 4-2 finish in conference play.

“The Michigan win was a turning point for us,” Henn said.

“Winning in double-overtime was exciting, and we hadn’t beat them since 2009. So I think it was the turning point for us for the rest of our season.”

Junior forward Allie Ahern moves the ball down the field Oct. 22, 2013, during the game against Central Michigan at Ralph Young Field. The Spartans won, 1-0.

The team caught fire from there. En route to a Big Ten Championship and trip to the Elite Eight, the team closed the season on an 11-4 run.

Along the way, they came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit against Iowa to clinch the tournament win and upset No. 2 Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, snapping a 45-home-game winning streak for the Orange.

They didn’t enter the season with the same fanfare of four years ago. But Cassidy, Lever and Henn all agree — this year was more satisfying.

“Coming in as the underdog is fun, and maybe Syracuse didn’t expect us to play the way that we did,” Henn said. “Who knows.

Being the underdog, it’s fun to have those big upsets and stuff.

When you don’t have that target on your back, it’s easier to get those wins.”

It’s coincidental that the three seniors will finish their collegiate careers the way they started, but two rebuilding years in 2011 and 2012 taught them the difficulty of attaining success.

“The end of the season — looking back now to the start of the tournament — was absolutely amazing,” Lever said. “We all decided as a team that it is now or never. Each game we got closer and closer and started peaking towards the end. It was a really cool thing to see.”

Sustaining success Head coach Helen Knull hopes 2013 is just the beginning. Knull took the reigns of the field hockey program in 2011. Her first two seasons ended in the first round of the Big Ten. Year three represents a huge leap forward in what she envisions for the program’s future.

“From a confidence standpoint for the returners coming back in January, they know what they’ve done, they know the process (and) how we got there,” Knull said.

Junior forward Abby Barker

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was a freshman when Knull was promoted from assistant to head coach. Her class had never experienced an NCAA Tournament until this year. With tournament experience, she looks forward to what next year entails.

“I think getting a taste of these wins this year helps us as a junior class to help the girls below us (to) be able to share our experiences with them,” Barker said. “It’ll help us to work hard throughout the year because we know what it feels like to play at that level.”

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Knull has confidence that 2013 won’t be a flash in the pan. The tools for sustained success are there. The key is in the players rising, once again, to the occasion.

“The returners will have that experience next year; they know what it takes,” Knull said. “And that’s how you start building a program and start building success year-in and year-out. So for me, this is the first step in that direction.”

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Next year’s senior class is going to be really strong.”

The scoring punch of Barker and Ahern, who combined to account for 31 of the 63 goals scored this year, will return. Five other juniors also will return to help anchor a defense that steadily improved as the year progressed.

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“We’re losing five great leaders and members of this team,” Knull said. “Some players have had some significant, key roles for this program. But I think we’ve got a lot of strength coming through.

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E.L. hosts Midwestern Sectional international students celebrate thanksgiving Figure Skating Championships

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As Thanksgiving approaches, many students will head home to enjoy the holiday with family. However, for many international students, the break is too short to travel home.

“I think the time of Thanksgiving is kind of awkward,” said Vicky Lee, a human development and family studies freshman from Hong Kong. “You can’t really go far away and you have to spare some time for (studying).”

Peter Briggs, the director of the Office for International Students and Scholars, said that with campus quieting down, plenty of international students are left behind.

As a result, he sees international students doing a variety of things during the fourday weekend.

“People have roommates

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For the first time, East Lansing is hosting the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships at Suburban Ice Nov. 19-23.

The competition features 234 novice and intermediate skaters from 22 states, all competing for the chance to advance to the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in January in Boston.

Transitioning from gymnastics to figure skating as a toddler, East Lansing resident Samuel Parks is competing in intermediate pairs and men’s individuals and said he practiced before and after school to prepare for the event.

“For singles, there’s more jumps; the jumps are the hardest part.” Parks said. “For pairs, there are a lot of different elements: there are lifts, spins and you have to be coordinated with your partner the entire time.”

Put on by the Greater Lansing Sports Authority, Lansing Skating Club and Suburban Ice East Lansing, the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships are the premier competition for skaters advancing from three of the nine regional championships at the juvenile through senior levels.

Greater Lansing Sports Authority sports events manager Meghan Ziehmer said the three organizations have been working for more than a year to prepare for the event. Ziehmer said the venue has undergone renovations and the groups have contacted hotels in the community to ensure the skaters would have lodging, reached out to local businesses and community partners and gathered about ten vendors to sell merchandise.

Vendors for the event are local and from as far as California.

inviting them home,” Briggs said. “Plenty of people will go to the big cities. For the serious students trying to catch up, it’s a chance to catch up (on work).”

Lee said she plans on making a trip to Chicago with some friends from back home during the break. She said she chose to leave campus because a majority of the cafeterias shut down and many students leave.

This is Lee’s first time experiencing Thanksgiving. She thinks that Chicago is the ideal place to walk around and shop on Black Friday. She added that she has heard of many other international students making plans to go to Chicago, as well, because of its proximity to campus.

Yosephine Dhisaclara, a media and information sophomore from Indonesia, is planning to go to Orlando, Fla., to meet up with high school friends from home that she hasn’t seen since the summer.

“I live in the dorms (and) the dining hall closes,” Dhisaclara

said. “Nobody is here. You’re so alone; I’d rather go somewhere than stay here. It sucks to not have anyone to spend your weekend (with) here.”

For international students who are remaining on campus, the International Students Association is planning its annual Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Spartan Village’s community center.

Symbat Payayeva, economics and political science junior and director of events for the International Students Association, said the group has ordered catering for 400 students. Traditional Thanksgiving foods will be on the menu, and the free meal is sponsored by ASMSU and COGS. “It’s open for everybody, but basically international students come,” Payayeva said.

Whether students are staying on campus or traveling to a different city, the vacation is welcomed with open arms.

“It’s a nice break before finals week,” Dhisaclara said.

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Abrams Planetarium central to campus

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Williamston, Mich., resident Braedyn Miller, 12, competes in the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships Wednesday at Suburban Ice East Lansing.

Phil Kuhn, president of Harlick & Co. came from San Carlos, Calif., to sell custom-made boots during the championships.

Harlick & Co. is a family business that Kuhn said is one of the oldest skating boot companies in the U.S. “Our specialty is designing boots for skaters and their special needs and specific fit,” Kuhn said.

Ziehmer said hosting an event like this, that attracts people to East Lansing, is beneficial to the community.

“The Greater Lansing Sports Authority works to get events like this to promote greater Lansing as a sports destination,” Ziehmer said. “Events like this in the community help increase the economic impact here.”

For about 50 years, students and faculty have walked into the Abrams Planetarium to learn about stars, galaxies, black holes and constellations.

Out of the 38 planetariums in Michigan, this planetarium has been in the center of MSU’s campus since 1963.

The planetarium was founded by Talbert “Ted” Abrams, who was a pioneer of aerial photography and a space buff, John French,

interim director of the planetarium, said. Abrams was an aviation pioneer for aerial photography and his original pilot license is signed by Orville Wright, one of the two Wright brothers who built the first successful airplane.

“When (Abrams) was getting ready to retire, he gave a bunch of money to build the planetarium since he was a space buff.”

French said.

French said the main part of the planetarium is the Sky Theater which presents the main show to the public called “Comets and Discovery.” Tickets to see the show are available Friday and

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Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. They are $3 for adults and $2.50 for students.

Elementary schools also are welcome to come to the planetarium during the week to learn about the different planets and constellations.

“I think it’s an entertaining presentation that we do, and if you are interested in astronomy and things technical, I think you would enjoy the show,” French said.

The planetarium holds a lecture series every third Thursday of the month about astronomy.

An astronomy faculty member hosts a presentation about a current topic in astronomy, French said.

One of the main classes that utilizes the planetarium is the ISP 205 lab, Visions of the Universe.

Mark Voit, professor of astronomy and associate dean for the College of Natural Science, taught the class last fall and in the past and said he uses the dome as a visualization tool.

“While someone can wait a year to see things happen, it can be shown to them in a matter of minutes,” Voit said. “It is nice to have a big visualization environment to communicate (material) to students.”

Voit said that even though the planetarium is a good tool to help students find their way around the sky, the technology it uses could be improved.

“It doesn’t have quite the resolution that is available now,” Voit said.

French said he thinks the planetarium is due for a upgrade with new computers and a projector because the last update was about 30 years ago.

“We are due for another upgrade, but that will cost some money that we don’t have right now,” he said. “Other planetariums in the country have already upgraded to a full-dome video — we don’t have that yet.”

Even though upgrades are needed, students like human resource management sophomore Priya Adusumilli felt the planetarium helped her understand what she needed to look for in the sky when she took the ISP 205 lab.

“I still remember all the constellations because of the pictures they put up,” Adusumilli said. “It felt really real and was educational too. I was really excited when I found out the lab was in the planetarium, because it’s not a normal class in a classroom.”

Even though French said he is happy with the number of people who come to the planetarium, he hopes to attract more visitors.

“I am hoping the awareness of the planetarium increases and that people on campus know we are here,” French said. “When you come here, we want you to leave with some knowledge about what’s up in the sky and increase your ability to stand out on a starry night and look out and know what you are looking at.”

A lecture about massive stars and their violent demises, put on

by Laura Chomiuk, will be held at 7:30 p.m. today.