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NEVER DOUBT the spartans The Spartans (then-No. 9) pulled off a last second win against Ohio State (then-No. 3) and now set their eyes on the Big Ten East Division championship.

­—SEE PAGE 4 Junior kicker Michael Geiger, 4, kicks the game-winning field goal during the game against Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes, 17-14.

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MSU football fans cheer alongside Buckeyes

BY MATTHEW ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

At times, when Spartans describe Ohio State fans, it can get a bit negative, but the crowd at ESPN’s College GameDay couldn’t disagree more.

“We live in Cleveland now so we came down for the game and we brought our two-year-old and it’s just been fun,” 2002 MSU alumna Laura James said.

“It’s really kind of a family atmosphere.”

James said she has been pleased with the fans in Columbus, Ohio and the atmosphere.

“Nothing compares to East Lansing,” James said. “East Lansing will always be home. It’s a little tough with all the Buckeye fans around, but it’s a great atmosphere, a lot of happy faces and everyone’s been really nice.”

Michael Preininger is a 1983 alumnus who lives in Columbus now. His dad, older brother and younger brother all graduated from MSU and he raised kids as Spartan fans.

“This is really amazing, the energy here today is off the charts,” Preininger said. “The Buckeye fans are pretty good.

It’s a wonderful city, for the most part

they’re accommodating. But they really do hate the Wolverines down here — I’m glad I don’t have to wear blue.”

2012 Alumnus Tom Nally was a huge MSU football fan during his time at the university. He said he enjoyed Ohio State’s GameDay setup, but still prefers the setup at MSU. “I was a huge football fan, four-year season ticket holder, love the Spartans, love coach Dantonio and the culture he’s created, love Connor Cook, just came out to support our guys,” Nally said.

“The GameDay area is pretty good. They did a good job, it’s a big open area and the campus is pretty nice — not East Lansing, but it’s decent.”

However, the overwhelming theme from the festivities in Columbus has been the positive attitude of the Buckeyes fans. Former MSU cornerback Amp Campbell’s daughter Kiera Campbell is a sports administration sophomore at Kent State University and has developed a newfound respect for OSU fans.

“I grew up on Michigan State’s campus,” Campbell said. “I’ve always been a Michigan State fan, but I have a new respect for Ohio State fans because they’ve been so welcoming.”

Dublin, Ohio, resident Deb Papesh laughs as Dublin, Ohio resident Sara Miles tries a drink on Saturday outside Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio before the OSU/MSU football game. PHOTO: JULIA NAGY

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Takeaways from MSU’s monumental victory in Columbus

Cheerleading team juggles support for four active MSU sports

Shark Club advocates for the conservation of endangered fish

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“Feminism is having a sense of the oppression of women and other kinds of ‘isms’ and being willing to notice it whether you fight against it or not. Feminism is about empowering ourselves and empowering other women.”

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Spartans snap defending national champ Ohio State’s perfect season

BY MATTHEW ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM

Before the football season began, many Spartan fans had Nov. 21 circled on their calendars. In a season full of lofty expectations, MSU knew the game against Ohio State would be the most important of the season.

Then-No. 9 MSU (10-1 overall, 6-1 Big Ten) upset then-No. 3 Ohio State (10-1 overall, 6-1 Big Ten), 17-14, off a 41-yard field goal from junior kicker Michael Geiger, silencing a record-breaking crowd at Ohio Stadium of 108,975 people.

“Last February when we started winter conditioning we talked about reaching higher, and one of the ways we needed to reach higher was to come in here and win,” head coach Mark Dantonio said. “We focused on this moment and we played hard.”

HOW IT HAPPENED With Connor Cook all but guaranteeing his starting status for the game throughout the week, it came as a shock to many as game time approached that it wasn’t Cook taking a majority of snaps in pre-game warmups, but backup quarterbacks sophomore Damion Terry and junior Tyler O’Connor.

When Cook did take snaps in warmup with the first team, it was apparent something was not right. Most of his passes were softly lofted over the middle of the field, not showing his usual ability to put any power behind his throws.

When the Spartans took the field, they were without their quarterback who had started 36 consecutive games and compiled a record of 32-4 over that span. Instead, Dantonio opted for a dual-quarterback system with O’Connor handling most of the passing plays.

One thing was for sure — without Cook, the defense would need to be dominant for the Spartans to have a shot against the Buckeyes.

The Spartans dominated OSU on both sides of the ball Saturday night to end the Buckeyes’ 23-game winning streak and 30-game winning streak in regular season conference games. The Spartans were 13-point underdogs.

“Huge win for our program, if you really look at it we sat around all day and listened to how we were underdogs and I think that motivates people,” Dantonio said. “I think this is the first game we’ve played all season long where we could actually take on the role as the people who were underdogs and hunting that other football team.

“We came in with something to prove, usually when you have that you have a chip on your shoulder and you play a little bit better.”

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“Obviously we’ve gone through some adversity up front, but I think this week we truly gelled as an offensive front and as an offense. We just need to continue to do what we’re doing and keep believing in what we thought we could do all year.”

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streak of 15 consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards coming into the game.

The Spartans held Elliott to just 33 yards on 12 carries with an average of 2.8 yards per carry, a stark contrast from his season average of 6.5 yards per carry.

“We tackled well, we won at the line of scrimmage,” Dantonio said. “There wasn’t a lot of places (for Elliott) to go.”

Coming into the game match up, MSU had only allowed a total of three points scored off of turnovers. All 14 of Ohio State’s points came from two Spartan turnovers.

The first turnover came off of a sack-fumble on MSU quarterback Damion Terry for the Buckeyes’ Sam Hubbard. OSU then went on a 10-play, 32-yard touchdown drive capped off by an Elliott touchdown run.

The second turnover came on a muffed punt by Macgarrett Kings Jr. that the Buckeyes recovered at MSU’s 6-yard line. OSU scored on the very next play with a touchdown pass from J.T. Barrett to Jalin Marshall.

Overall, MSU held the Buckeyes to just 132 yards of total offense — 321 yards less than their season average of 453.

The Spartans forced six OSU three-and-outs and held them to 4-of-14 on third down conversions. MSU also dominated the time of possession battle with 38:10 compared to 21:50 for the Buckeyes.

OSU was forced to punt on nine of their 11 drives, the only two nonpunts were the two that came from turnovers.

“Two (backup) quarterbacks went in and did an excellent job, didn’t flinch,” Dantonio said. “I think it’s important that as a football program you overachieve and I think we did that.”

HIGH STAKES Whenever the Spartans and Buckeyes play there is a lot on the line. In 2013, MSU defeated a previously undefeated OSU team in the Big Ten championship. Had the Buckeyes won they would have been headed to the BCS National championship.

That victory in the Big Ten championship ended a school-record winning streak of 24 games for the Buckeyes.

Last season, OSU came into East Lansing and defeated a thenNo. 8 MSU team. The Buckeyes would go on to secure a berth in the inaugural College Football Playoffs where they defeated Ala-

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Senior quarterback Connor Cook low fives junior offensive tackle Jack Conklin during the game against Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes, 17-14.

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Seconds the Spartans led on the scoreboard, only winning after Michael Geiger scored a 41-yard field goal in the last seconds

Turnovers by MSU gave Ohio State the only touchdowns scored

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If the Spartans beat Penn State at home on November 28, they will be Big Ten East Division co-champions with the winner of the OSU-UM matchup. MSU will likely play Iowa in the Big Ten championship game.

A win there could boost the Spartans into the top four ranked teams and earn a spot in the College Football Playoffs.

bama and Oregon en route to a national championship.

This season, the Spartans ‘win over the Buckeyes likely ended OSU’s playoff hopes and rekindles their own. OSU head coach Urban Meyer is 29-0 against other Big Ten teams and 2-2 against MSU. For MSU, its dreams of reaching higher are within grasp, the Spartans control their own destiny. To clinch the Big Ten East Division, MSU only has to defeat Penn State at Spartan Stadium next week.

A win over the Nittany Lions next week would give the Spartans a berth in the Big Ten Championship game where they will face a likely undefeated No. 3 Iowa (11-0 overall, 7-0 Big Ten).

“Real excited for our football team and our program,” Dantonio said. “We cannot lose sight. We have to win next week, we at least control our own destiny and that’s the goal.”

A win over the Hawkeyes will give the Spartans a very strong resume for a playoff berth. MSU has a win over then-No. 7 Oregon (8-3 overall, 6-2 PAC 12), a win over then-No. 12 University of Michigan (9-2 overall, 6-1 Big Ten), a previously undefeated No. 3 OSU team and a theoretical win over what would be an unde-

Senior linebacker Darien Harris, 45, celebrates after a tackle in the fourth quarter during the game against Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes, 17-14. PHOTO: JULIA NAGY

feated Iowa team that could put MSU in the top four.

FINAL NOTES MSU’s offensive line was just as dominant as its defensive line.

The front five opened up holes for the running game that allowed the Spartans to put up 203 rushing yards as a group compared to OSU’s 86.

With the whole offensive line finally healthy, MSU controlled the pace of the game and won in the trenches.

“I looked somewhere and someone said that we couldn’t stop Joey Bosa or Adolphus Washington and I didn’t see them back there too much today,” senior center Jack Allen said. “Obviously we’ve gone through some adversity up front, but I think this week we truly gelled as an offensive front and as an offense. We just need to continue to do what we’re doing and keep believing in what we thought we could do all year.”

Head coach Mark Dantonio speaks with a player prior to the game against Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes, 17-14.

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BY DEJA GREEN DGREEN@STATENEWS.COM

Penny Gardner, MSU Writing, Rhetoric and American Studies professor, former Playboy Bunny, now feminist and activist said she is flying to the finish line instead of walking.

Gardner was living in Baltimore, Maryland when she had her third child at the age of 18.

She had nowhere else to turn.

“I was divorced with three kids and I was getting no support from the kids’ father,” Gardner said.

Gardner went to her father-in-law’s office to ask if he would pay child support, but he turned her down in hopes of her going back to his son.

Gardner said while she was waiting, she spoke to a woman about nighttime jobs and the woman suggested the gaslight club next door.

“The gaslight club was an upscale of the Playboy Club,” Gardner said. “It was a private club for men. It was based on advertising and marketing and it was based on Gay Nineties. We wore revealing clothes and we had feathers and we waited on people, very fancy club.”

In 1962, a Playboy club opened in Baltimore.

“We had two weeks of training to be a Playboy Bunny,” Gardner said. “We were trained

to be accessories to the club. Throughout the club, there were ‘Bunny Perches’ and we were taught how to perch, we were taught how to bend over the table, we were taught exactly what to say.”

Gardner said she enjoyed her work at the gaslight club, but the Playboy Club had a bigger membership.

“What I didn’t know was how depersonalizing it was and I only came to know that after, from feminism and critical thinking,” Gardner said.

Gardner said she is grateful for the gaslight club and the Playboy Club for allowing her to take care of her children.

“I am grateful for that, and I’m also glad there is no more Playboy club,” Gardner said. “There is Hooters and other things that are exactly the same, but I don’t know that it was as rigid as the Playboy Club.”

Coming out of an abusive relationship of twoand-a-half years, she began to date, which was against the rules of the gaslight club.

“I got pregnant, and one of the men that I was dating and having sex with was married,” Gardner said. “He, of course, wanted me to have the abortion and I did, too.”

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MSU 38:10 OSU 21:50

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“We sat around all day and listened to how we were underdogs and I think that motivates people. So we came in with something to prove and when you do that, you have a little chip on your shoulder, maybe, and you play a little better. I think it’s important as a football program you have to overachieve. I think we did that.”

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East Lansing resident and Spartan CrossFit owner Michael Horton instructs a class during a CrossFit training workout on Nov. 21, 2015 at Spartan CrossFit on 4150 Hunsaker Street in East Lansing. Many students utilize this facility, which focuses on strength training and conditioning. PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

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Fitness phenomenon CrossFit has been gaining immense popularity during the past several years, and one local CrossFit fan decided it needed to be offered in the Lansing community.

CrossFit is a comprehensive strength and conditioning fitness program designed to help individuals reach their optimal health and increase endurance. Celebrities, athletes and students alike partake in circuit training in place of traditional exercise regimens.

Lansing-based Spartan CrossFit coach Michael Horton began his fitness journey in 2008 when CrossFit was gaining momentum in the fitness scene.

“I had a job, like a nine to five type job, for about two years, and it got to the point where I wasn’t feeling fulfilled,” said Horton. “I asked myself, ‘Is this what I really want to do?’ I began working at the local YMCA with a coach who was a CrossFitter.”

Horton said he began looking into CrossFit more and noticed it had a fight club type feel, in that nobody was talking about it.

After training his clients at the YMCA using CrossFit routines, Horton decided it was time to open his own gym in the Lansing area. Spartan CrossFit initially opened in November 2010 and the gym quadrupled in size by 2013.

“I really took a leap of faith,” Horton said. “I quit my job, took a step back, and cashed in my 401k to pay for the facility. It was a ‘if you build it they will come’ type of thing, and they did — we doubled in size every year.”

Classes run all day to accommodate members’ various schedules. Horton said he believes his program is much more than just a workout class.

“It’s not just a workout program, it’s more of a class experience, like a fraternity or a family,” Horton said.

“We’ve had Sunday dinners together, go out together on field trips. We’ve had a profound effect on people’s lives who came in while in a dark place and helped them find a family. So, it’s not just an hour of your day (spent) working out.”

Quadrupled in size by 2013 Offers a wide variety of classes at various times throughout the day to accomodate their members’ busy and varying schedules.

Despite passionate and dedicated coaches like Horton, a stigma still generalizes the program. Some people find CrossFit too intense or fast-paced while others fear injury.

“It’s actually a bizarre stigma to me,” Horton said.

“A lot of these stigmas come from the notion that you have to go until you puke, or until your hands are bleeding. I always try to tell everybody that CrossFit is so beautiful. You get out of it whatever you put into it. ... I’ve had very few injuries, and that’s a matter of knowing my limits.”

Horton says he can’t picture himself doing anything else with his life. Helping others improve themselves through fitness is a job he has always enjoyed.

“It’s been a great five years,” Horton said. “You look back, and it’s like, where did the time go, but it also feels like there’s no way that was only five years. It feels like it’s been 20 years. I’ve always said, ‘No one has what we have.’ It’s just a saying about our environment that grabs a hold of you.”

Criminal justice senior Audrey Wilson has been training at Spartan CrossFit since she transferred to MSU last year. She said she has seen improved success inside and outside of the classroom thanks to the sport and her coaches.

“Since I’ve been at Spartan (CrossFit) I have gained another family dedicated to helping each other accomplish their own personal goals, whether they’re related to health or other purposes,” Wilson said in an email.

“I’ve had the opportunity to compete in team competitions and found my own home-away-from-home. Head coach Michael Horton has been instrumental in helping me grow both as a student and as an athlete, and has undoubtedly given me a new love for this sport.”

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MSU cheerleaders handle busy November

Advertising sophomore Olivia Valley cheers while biochemistry senior Sam Vaitkevicius holds her up during the men’s basketball game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday at Breslin Center. The cheerleading squad attends and participates in numerous sporting events around campus. PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

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As the only team involved in four sports schedules at once, the MSU Cheerleading team is busy after transitioning into its busiest month of the year — November.

Head coach Elyse Packard said besides preparing for the first football and volleyball games during the month of August, November is the busiest period because all four sports the team cheers for are in season.

“Of course, we also hope that the month of March will be busy,” Packard said. “We cheer for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams and want to see them succeed in the NCAA tourney.”

In addition to sideline cheer, the team also has to prepare for competitive nationals in January.

“During the entire fall sports season, we are working on our skill building for our national competition,” Packard said. “Adding extra practices to everything else can be overwhelming at times, (but) we make it work. We prioritize our game preparation as always being first and then we work on our nationals routine once that is complete.”

With an already hectic schedule, the team devotes nearly all its time towards the multi-season schedule.

“Our nationals team is made up of nine females and 11

males who stay after practice twice a week to work on the routine, as the skills involved are not what we typically perform at a game,” Packard said. “We will also be staying during our winter break and holding two-a-day practices to get the bulk of the work done.”

Biomedical laboratory science and political science senior Ryan Jose has set a goal during her final season at MSU to place at the UCA College National Championships and also embrace the busy schedule.

“Things can get hectic with games, practice and school but it pays off in the end,” Jose said. “Beating (University of Michigan) was my favorite part so far. Watching that blocked punt and touchdown from the sidelines was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever been a part of.”

For psychology senior Ariel Graham, the first game was a great way to start her senior season as a Spartan cheerleader.

“Although it was rainy and cold for the opening game, it was amazing to see the die-hard fans that will stick with their team through it till the end,” Graham said. “It made the game that much more fun and exciting.”

For now, the team continues to manage a balance between football, basketball, volleyball and spending extra time to prepare for the UCA College National Championships in January.

Members of the cheerleading squad sing after the women’s basketball game against Idaho State on Saturday at Breslin Center. The MSU Cheerleaders attend and participate in numerous sporting events around campus. PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

“Things can get hectic with games, practice and school but it pays off in the end. Beating (U-M) was my favorite part so far. Watching that blocked punt and touchdown from the sidelines was one of the greatest experiences I’ve been a part of.”

Ryan Jose, senior MSU cheerleader

Geiger reflects on game-winning kick vs. OSU

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The ball was spotted at the OSU 23-yard line with three seconds left. The wind was wicked but blowing at the Spartans’ backs, and the score was a 14-14 deadlock.

“We thought that with the wind blowing the way it was we had a good shot from 50, 52, you know, coach (Mark) Staten was saying 56 and I thought that was a little over reach, but who knows it was blowing out there, it was a bad weather day,” head coach Mark Dantonio said.

It was junior kicker Michael Geiger’s shot to win the game. The shot he had been waiting for all year — and he drilled it from 41 yards out.

“I’ll say that is the most important kick I have ever made in my entire life,” Geiger said. “I rehearsed as a kid over my swing set ever since

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I could kick a ball. Saying, ‘this kick is to beat Ohio State this kick is to beat Ohio State,’ and being from Toledo, Ohio, it means the world.”

Geiger explained his childhood kicking in context of an offer he never received from the best college football program

in his home state.

“No, Ohio State did not offer me and it is personal,” he said. “Whenever you can knock off a team like Ohio State at their place, I think that is something you’ll hold onto for a very long time.”

Geiger has made 9 of 14 attempts this season, a 64 percent success rate , which is much

lower than the 94 percent clip he hit during his freshman season, but as he said back in September, “you are only as good as your last kick, or your next kick.”

“I had an idea that they had a couple of timeouts, we snapped the first one and I kicked it through and you know after that I knew there was no way I was going to miss,” Geiger said.

Geiger said his confidence has never wavered, which is the number one trait a coach wants to hear from his field goal kicker, and he said he has known all season he would get the chance to prove ice runs through his veins.

“I thought I would have an opportunity against Michigan, I thought I would have an opportunity in this game and even in Nebraska late I thought I had one, so it feels good to actually get one,” Geiger said. “After I hit it I knew it was going through. I watched it MONDAY, NOV E MB E R 2 3, 2 01 5

for a second as it flew through the air, it was straight, and I don’t even know if I saw it go through the uprights because by then I was gone, I was running.”

Geiger said he received the game ball — senior quarterback Connor Cook gave it to him.

“And I hope he will be back because we got our goals in front of us still,” Geiger said.

Nobody could have guessed that a 2009 alumnus visiting Columbus would “out-expert” all the experts.

“It is going to come down to the last possession and Geiger gives us the win,” Manny Palazzolo from Canton, Ohio, said before the game.

“We haven’t seen him in about a month; he’s due. We need a Geiger appearance.”

The Spartans will play the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-4) at 3:30 p.m. EST this Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

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Sports Newly-formed basketball club shoots for championships First year medical student Robert Ray Jr. passes the ball during an MSU Club Basketball practice on Nov. 18, at IM Sports-East.

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BY EMMA HAUSBECK EHAUSBECK@STATENEWS.COM

On Wednesday morning, before any Spartans had even gotten up for their 8 a.m. classes, the MSU men’s club basketball team was up practicing at IM Sports-East. It’s not just a leisurely practice with a bunch of guys standing around talking about what they are going to do on the weekend, either.

It’s 6:30 a.m. and they are sprinting up and down the court dunking and popping three-pointers. The

team runs through high intensity drills, practicing its offense and defense and each and every one of them is giving it their all. “I love basketball, just competition in general,� first year medical student and founder of the club team Robert Ray Jr. said. “If I’m going to get up for anything at 6:30 in the morning I’m glad it’s basketball.�

Last year, some of the same men on the club team now were on an intramural team together and won the intramural championships for the

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third year in a row. They were asked by MSU’s intramural adviser to participate in an open tournament in Dayton, Ohio, competing against club teams from schools across the country. “We didn’t win but we were competitive especially for not practicing like the rest of the teams,�

Ray Jr. said.

After the tournament, Ray Jr. talked to the adviser and was ready to get together a club team of his own, with the help of his friends of course. “We did most of the start up,� accounting senior Derek Veltema said. “Rob had me go through and research how much it costs to be a part of the league, how much jerseys cost and then he did research with the athletic department to figure out what type of tournaments are out there.�

As for the players, Ray Jr. and Veltema just had to ask their closest friends. “A lot of the guys on the team are my friends and some of them are my best friends, we played on IM teams together and we played pick up together,� Ray Jr. said.

For their first year as an official club team, Ray Jr. and his friends wanted to keep it to just guys that he knew and had confidence in their abilities to perform at a higher level. Journalism junior T.J. Morris is one of those guys. “We are always trying to get better and always trying to build on our game and coach takes it pretty serious so that makes everyone else take it serious,� Morris said. “I love the competition and

I love winning.�

The club team’s coach Sean Hankins is a psychology professor at MSU and he works with the team for free while still coaching at Lansing Eastern High School, but he’s not doing it for the money. “I’m a big believer in mentorship,� Hankins said. “The opportunity to work with some kids, some students and not only be able to teach them life skills through basketball but also offer mentorship is very important.�

During practice, Hankins does exactly that. He’s out there passing the ball around and playing with the guys. At the same time, he gives them key advice and encouragement on what they can do better. “Our goal is to be helpful, to represent the Spartan spirit and Spartan principle,� Hankins said. “I think that’s what this is about it’s about, Spartan’s will and I have a great group of guys.�

The official club basketball season hasn’t started yet but the team has been participating in tournaments to prepare themselves for the upcoming season. The Spartans are expecting to go all the way to the national championships at the end of the season and coach Hankins is confident in his team. “If we play with discipline, we play with effort, we play as a family we’ll be successful,� Hankins said. “They have the character, the talent and skills so it’s exciting.�

The team is seeded No. 4 in its conference and Morris expects the team to perform at its best.

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Shark Club and UAB’s Shark Night makes a splash Grand Ledge resident Megan Valo, left, poses for a picture with zoology junior Tasha Christensen during Shark Night on Friday at IM SportsCircle. The Shark Club cohosted the event with the University Activities Board and the evening was based off of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.

BY KATERIA HINES KHINES@STATENEWS.COM

MSU’s Shark Club works to educate people and banish the fear surrounding sharks in addition to showing how interesting the animal is.

To do so, the group holds activities and meetings to spark interest and create discussion.

One of those events being Shark Night, which was held Friday, Nov. 20 at IM Sports-Circle and a collaboration with the University Activities Board.

Tasha Christensen, the president of the Shark Club and zoology sophomore, said the purpose of the night was to help get rid of the negative image surrounding sharks.

“The purpose of Shark Night was to educate campus about the reality of what is happening to sharks, and they’re not the monsters or a man-eating machine,” Christensen said. “They take a cautious approach to the world around them, and will only approach you if they trust you.”

Attendees were able to swim, learn about sharks and watch a documentary titled “Sharkwater,” which was about shark finning, the killing of sharks and the importance of sharks.

The event was based off the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which is dedicated to showing programs related to shark conservation and education.

Christensen said the club holds other events and discussions to help promote a positive image for sharks and show people the animal is not to be afraid of.

“Shark Club is a group of shark advocates that aims to educate campus about the conservation of sharks through conservation events like Shark Night and by holding regular meetings in which we bring in speakers to share their knowledge of sharks,” Christensen said.

The Shark Club hopes of having more conversation events in the near future and collaborating with other groups on campus such as the Scuba Club.

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Anyone of any major is welcome to join Shark Club if they have a passion for sharks and want to know more about the animal.

“We have members of all majors in our club,” Christensen said. “This club is for those seeking a career in shark conservation or those who are looking to situate their passion for sharks.”

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More than 400 people gathered at The Rock to participate in The State News’ 5k Turkey Trot on Sunday, November 22. In this charity event, 346 students and community members ran to support the MSU Food Bank before the holiday season. More than 20 local businesses contributed to the event as sponsors.

Together, the race participants & sponsors raised more than $3,253.16 in donations and collected more than 350 non-perishable food items, which the Turkey Trot Grocery Sponsor, Kroger, will match this week.

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MSU Student Winners: Adam Terwillegar, Nathan Blosser, Thomas Fabian, Tarah Thompson, Sarah Wallace, Christina Casali

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