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Experience Architecture major bridges technology and design

BY BRENDAN BAXTER BBAXTER@STATENEWS.COM

Living in the shadows of popular majors is one major exclusive to MSU. In 2014, MSU introduced the Experience Architecture, XA or user experience major, to the College of Arts and Letters.

The major covers a variety of topics relating to web design and experience including designing, coding, writing and digital rhetoric.

XA sophomore Erin Campbell had difficulty finding a way to sum up exactly what the major is, but she settled on a definition.

“It’s technology and design, but with a focus on people and just usability of things and if it’s accessible for everybody, and so just trying to be empathetic with a tech degree,” Campbell said.

The program remains small with about 70 people in the major.

However, it is above the previous projection for enrollment this year, XA senior Tommy Truong said.

When Truong joined the major, it was still in its humble beginnings.

“When I first joined, I was student number 10,” Truong said.

Truong began his time at MSU as a computer science major, but he said he felt there was something missing from the program for him.

“I really like technology, working with computers, programing, but what I really felt was missing from the computer science program, for me, was more of that human aspect,” Truong said.

Truong found the combination of technology and the humanities was better suited for what he wanted out of his education.

That combination is something that can only be found at MSU, Ben Lauren, an Experience Architecture assistant professor, said.

“We’re the first user experience program in the humanities, period, so we’re unique," Lauren said. "They exist in

other places, like information schools, psychology, educational technology will do stuff like this, communications programs does user experience work, but we are the first user experience program in the humanities."

Lauren said he became interested in XA partially by accident.

He was studying app development and environment design when he was introduced to the concept of user design.

Following this, Lauren took an interest in teaching XA. “XA is a really fun major to teach in, and not because it’s like brand new or emerging, I mean all that is fun too, but XA is fun because the students that are in the program have such a variety of interests," Lauren said.

XA is a unique major to teach in because it is still in development.

“We’re trying to educate people who will go out and be leaders and expand and develop this field beyond where it’s currently at," Lauren said. "What that means for us, since we’re coming at it from the standpoint of the (humanities), is they’re going to go out and start thinking about how they can become culturally and socially engaged, and that means work to make the world a better place.”

Lauren’s goals of getting his students more culturally and socially engaged have showed up in what Campbell wants to do with her degree in XA. “I just went on a mission this past summer and (I want) to do something with mission work either designing technology that helps people when they’re in the mission field,” Campbell said. “Or like virtual reality experiences that put people in the shoes of people in third world countries, so that they can empathize with them and like give more money to those non-profits to try and help them, so like something, I guess, with a social impact in that realm.”

With students like Campbell and Truong working in the major and continuing to spread the word about the major, the expectation is XA will continue to grow.

“So far we’ve had a lot of success with the program, and we’re excited to continue seeing it succeed," Lauren said.

Experience architecture junior Ashton Keys plays video games during an experience architecture introductory course on Nov. 22 at the Main Library.

The Experience Architecture program gives students exposure to aspects of maneuvering and creating websites or apps such as designing, coding, writing and digital rhetoric. PHOTO: DEREK VANHORN

Bieda sponsors bill to redesign Mich. flag

BY MARIE WEIDMAYER MWEIDMAYER@STATENEWS.COM

Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) is sponsoring a bill to create a contest to design a new flag for the state of Michigan. “(The contest idea) sort of germinated into the idea of coming up with a new state flag that’s representative of the people and of our state and the very best our state has to offer,” Bieda said.

“I do think that it’s something to promote both the interest in the state and our state’s history.”

The contest will start in 2018. Submissions for the design will be accepted from Jan. 26, 2018 until July 26, 2018.

On Jan. 1, 2019, the state flag design will become the winner’s design.

“The contest (bill) … must go through the Senate, the House (of Representatives),” Bieda said.

“I just recently introduced it, so it might be kind of doubtful whether it gets through or not, but I wanted to put this forward as an idea.”

There will be 17 people on the selection committee.

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es who will be appointed from multiple universities in Michigan. “(The judges) would be representatives of the universities that have art programs,” Bieda said.

Three people, who are either professional artists or state historians, will be appointed to the committee.

However, the contest is open to anyone who wants to submit an idea.

“Everybody would be encouraged to pursue the designs, it wouldn’t be restricted to anybody,” Bieda said.

Interior design sophomore Emily Trevarrow said she thought the contest would be a good idea.“I’m sure people have a lot of good ideas, so that’s a good idea I think, to have a contest,” Trevarrow said.

Bieda said he knows some people are not happy with the idea of creating a new design for the flag.

“People will say, ‘Why are we doing this, why aren’t we leaving well enough alone?'” Bieda said. “I don’t think the idea of leaving well enough alone is anything that advances us as a people and I certainly know it’s nothing that advances us as a nation.”

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MSU’s unfortunate season brought to a sad ending in Penn State loss

BY NATHANIEL BOTT NBOTT@STATENEWS.COM

The MSU football team (3-9, 1-8 Big Ten) certainly looked as if it began to turn a corner at the end of the season. A 49-0 shutout win over Rutgers showed that maybe MSU wasn’t as bad as its record indicated. A one point loss to then-No. 2 Ohio State University offered up some consolation – MSU could hang with the good teams, but just couldn’t find the inches they desperately grasped for all year.

A trip to Happy Valley on Saturday, resulting in a 45-12 statement victory for Big Ten East champions Penn State, proved something else – MSU ran out of gas.

“It was a disappointing outcome to a disappointing season,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said.

That about sums it up for MSU in a season that saw a large youth movement, a void in leadership and a number of injuries and distractions, whether through key returners being lost for extended periods of time or two former players losing their lives. Time and time again this year, the Spartans simply couldn’t put the pieces together.

Dantonio, despite his team turning in the worst winning percentage record at MSU since Muddy Waters’ 2-9 team in 1982, still thought his players competed until the final whistle in every game. On the field, MSU led in every single game this year – something only 14 other schools have done. MSU, along with the University of Mississippi, are the only two schools that have posted losing records after gaining a lead in every game.

Now MSU looks to regroup and reload with the hope that it won’t get worse than 3-9. MSU has a strong amount of talent returning, but senior staples on offense and defense move on, and junior defensive lineman Malik McDowell will likely join them, skipping his senior year to head into the NFL Draft.

A Not so Happy Trip to the Valley MSU looked as if it would upset Penn State after two quarters of play, leading 12-10 at the break on Saturday. MSU had four offensive possessions, all going over 10 plays and reaching the red zone. But, as earlier instances in the season displayed, MSU couldn’t capitalize enough, getting four field goals and failing to reach the end zone all four drives.

Penn State had a lot to play for, seeing as Ohio State beat the University of Michigan, opening the door for the Nittany Lions to swoop in and steal the Big Ten East crown with a win. They came out with a fiery passing attack in the second half, securing that berth and the Land Grant Trophy for the first time since 2009.

MSU’s defense held Big Ten stud running back Saquon Barkley to just 14 yards on 12 carries, but that didn’t stop Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley from torching the Spartan secondary for 376 yards and four touchdowns as Penn State dominated the second half of football en route to a revenge blowout win.

“You know what they say about payback,” Dantonio said. “It was 55-16 last year. I guess they felt it. We have to make the play to stop them.”

The Spartans were looking for a springboard to next season – a starting point for a rebuild and recovery for next season.

After junior quarterback Damion Terry was forced to exit after showing signs of a concussion in the second quarter, things took a sharp left turn for the Spartans, seeing their season tumble away in an embarrassing defeat.

MSU hasn’t had the most joyous times in Happy Valley since the rivalry began in 1993, losing eight of 10 contests at Beaver Stadium before today. It sits at nine of 11 now, as the Spartans kissed the Land Grant trophy goodbye, completing the trifecta of losing all three of their rivalry trophies with Big Ten teams in one season.

Restocking the Talent Pool MSU football will not have to replace as many key players as they did from last season, but some key areas will be losing contributors who had their best year as a senior, something Dantonio preaches at his program.

Offensively, Benny McGowan, Kodi Kieler and Brandon Clemons all leave MSU as seniors on the offensive line. Brian Allen

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Senior tight end Josiah Price (82) celebrates the win against Notre Dame on Sept. 17 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. The Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish, 36-28. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

Head coach Mark Dantonio delivers pizza to members of the Spartan Marching Band during the week of Sparty Watch on Oct. 25 at the Spartan Statue. This tradition annually takes place the week leading up to the MSU vs. U-M football game. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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“I can’t be any more thankful for all Michigan State has done for me in my life.”

Josiah Price, Senior tight end returns and will be the veteran leader of an otherwise youthful frontline that showed progress towards the bad end of the year. Redshirt players like Brian’s brother, Matt Allen, are likely to make an impact as well.

Someone will have to fill two key receiving slots, as wideout R.J. Shelton and tight end Josiah Price depart as well. Shelton reeled in a team-high 789 yards and Price leaves being fourth all-time in MSU history in receiving touchdowns. A number of young receivers, including freshmen Donnie Corley and Trishton Jackson, will see the field much more as MSU’s two leading receivers further their careers beyond MSU. “I can’t be any more thankful for all Michigan State has done for me in my life,” Price said. “All the opportunities, all the great memories I’ve been able to make here at Michigan State. I’m just extremely grateful and thankful. It’s been an amazing ride, and I couldn’t have asked for anything better.”

Defensively, the loss of Riley Bullough stands out greatest, as he became the fourth member of the Bullough family to amass more than 200 tackles in his Spartan playing career.

Current junior linebackers Jon Reschke and Chris Frey will return, and one is likely to fill that spot.

“Being here these five years have been extremely special,” Bullough said. “Growing up I was a huge fan and this is my dream school. You know, to come here and win championships and be a captain and meet all these guys and have the experiences I have had, it means the world to me.”

The Spartans also lose secondary starters in cornerback Darian Hicks and safety Demetrious Cox. The development of wide receiver turned corner Justin Layne and safety Khari Willis could prove monumental for MSU as those young players look to fill in the missing pieces A Program Reevaluation Dantonio expressed that no coaching changes are planned to be made despite questioning of play-calling from both the media and the fan base for the majority of the season.

As Dantonio and his staff look at this season’s film and determine the fixable culprits for this year’s terrible turnout, the players will already start preparing to flip the script of the 2016 season back to the winning way they have been

Junior quarterback Damion Terry (6) pitches the ball to junior running back Gerald Holmes (24) during the game against Brigham Young University on Oct. 8 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Cougars, 31-14. PHOTO: VICTOR DIRITA

accustomed to.

“In this case, the positive is that we start early,” Dantonio said. “We start discovering who we are, what we need to fix, who we’re recruiting, who’s coming in and what we have to do. That all starts at an earlier time now. So we’re not going to take a month to figure out who we’re going to play or prepare for somebody that we’re going to play in January. I wish we could but this time will be spent reevaluating ourselves and looking at what we have to do to make things better and correct some issues.”

Former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes had a saying that a

team loses one game for every true freshman they play. Dantonio played nine this year, by far the most he has played in his tenure at MSU, and lost nine contests. With the young players getting more experience, they hold the key to improvement. For MSU, 2017 has already started.

“Nobody’s young anymore,” the soon-to-be senior linebacker Frey said. “Guys have had a full season and a spring under their belt. They’re going into their second spring. Guys got to make that extra leap forward in their game. They got to learn to study film harder. They got to hit the weight room harder.

They got to get stronger, and I think that’s going to happen.”

From left, Furman safety Trey Robinson (2) and Furman linebacker Carl Rider (55) wrap up sophomore running back Madre London (28) during the home football game against Furman on Sept. 2 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Paladins, 28-13. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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Junior quarterback Damion Terry runs past the line of scrimmage to rush the ball downfield on Nov. 26, against Penn State University at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. The Spartans lost to the Nittany Lions 45-12. PHOTO COURTESY OF PENN STATE UNIVESITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS.

BY STEPHEN OLSCHANSKI SOLSCHANSKI@STATENEWS.COM

Junior quarterback Damion Terry’s harrowing effort was cut short. Trying to deliver MSU one last bright spot in a dismal season, the junior quarterback's 7-for-12, 101 yard performance was derailed by a concussion.

His day done, he hung his head on the sideline, tears in eyes. Fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor entered the game from there in a relief effort of the starting role that was once his. It was once redshirt-freshman Brian Lewerke’s too, but was cut short by a leg injury in a season marred by inconsistencies devoid of answers for who’s under center.

Lewerke showed promise, Terry was good in flashes and looked poised against Penn State and O’Connor was solid at times, but never consistent enough to win games.

After months of football the quarterback position still hangs in the balance for 2017.

“We wanted to start Damion Terry for a number of reasons; he is a younger player and we wanted to give him the chance to be the starter in the game,” Head Coach Mark Dantonio said following the game. “It was a tough decision but I think that it was warranted based on our season and based on his progress.”

O’Connor struggled with timing and interceptions throughout the year, being replaced in games by Terry and Lewerke. Terry was hampered by a hand injury in the early stages of the season, giving way to start Lewerke against Wisconsin and two starts against Northwestern and Maryland.

Lewerke was hailed for his short performances in the season before breaking his leg late against the University of Michigan. In the minds of many frustrated fans, Lewerke was the answer for Spartans ails and was the quarterback of the future, something they once thought about Terry as MSU struggled in 2012 and early 2013.

But Terry became the backup to O’Connor as time progressed and the successes of the team from 2013 through 2015 masked a plethora of questions about the future.

Terry relieved O’Connor in a stirring loss to Illinois leading a fourth quarter comeback that fell just short.

Terry’s latest performance against Penn State showed poise and quick decisions as MSU marched down the field on three consecutive drives. He found fifth-year senior receiver R.J. Shelton for 39 yards, Monty Madaris in traffic a few times and was able duck out of rushes to create time.

“I think we know what we’re getting with Damion,” fifth-year senior Josiah Price said. “I think he’s a great quarterback for us. I think today he was able to showcase that a little bit. He put together a lot of great drives, runs, throws, taking hits and making great throws.”

Though his decisions were faster and cleaner, he wasn’t able to pick up points as MSU stalled on all three drives he lead, tacking only nine points to the board.

“I thought that he played very well until he got hurt on the fourth drive I believe,” Dantonio said. “He drove us down the field four times but we just have to work on getting into the end zone.”

Terry’s progression, however, will create an interesting dialogue in the offseason. Terry represents experience, which many fans decried as detrimental to MSU’s long term goals. Many would rather see Lewerke take over as the starter who can follow the path of former quarterback Connor Cook.

“He’s a good quarterback, and I think he hasn’t really been given his fair chance to really be the guy on game days,” Price said of Terry going forward. “He’s kind of a gamer type of guy.”

Terry and Lewerke battled for the number two spot during the summer which many prophesied as Terry lagging behind an upstart freshman. But the competition will help MSU as it will raise the level of play from both Terry and Lewerke.

Spring games show only so much, but will be a good sign of how far along Lewerke and Terry have come along.

Lewerke will come off an injury and Terry off a strong performance that showed his ability in flashes.

“Damion’s a great quarterback, and it just goes along with every quarterback that we’ve had whether it’s Tyler (O’Connor), whether it’s Lewerke, whether it’s Damion,” Shelton said. “I’ve been saying this the whole season. It doesn’t matter who’s in there. We’re going to ride with whoever is in.”

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MSU stuns No. 5 North Dakota with win on Friday, OT win on Saturday

BY SOUICHI TERADA STERADA@STATENEWS.COM

During the holiday weekend and in front of a hostile crowd of more than 10,000 fans, the MSU hockey team proved successful in its effort to upset then-No. 5 University of North Dakota. In the series, the Spartans skated away with a win and a tie, disappointing the crowd at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

On Friday night, in game one of the series, the Spartans prevailed, 4-3, in a win in which MSU nearly blew a 4-1 lead. The Spartans, however, were able to hang on in the waning moments of the match.

The next night, MSU tied the Fighting Hawks, 2-2, which sent the game into overtime. Fortunately for the Spartans, they pulled out the pseudo-victory, 3-2, in the extra 3-on-3 overtime playing under National Collegiate Hockey Conference, or NCHC, rules.

In game one, after giving up an early goal to the Fighting Hawks, MSU answered quickly. The team tacked on two goals courtesy of redshirt-freshman defenseman Jerad Rosburg and headed into the first intermission up, 2-1.

The box score, however, told a different story as North Dakota held a 12-3 lead in the shots department for the first 20 minutes of the game.

“I thought the first period we were a little sluggish coming off the break,” head coach Tom Anastos said. “Coming into the dressing room up 2-1, I was thinking, ‘Heck, we’re going to get better than this.’”

Following the first, MSU continued to pile on, holding a 4-1 lead midway through the third period. The momentum, however, swung when sophomore forward Mason Appleton was called for a five-minute major penalty.

North Dakota capitalized, scoring two goals within 31 seconds of each other, and forced its way back into the match. Immediately following the second score, Anastos called a timeout to regroup his team.

“I told them (during the timeout), ‘OK, we took the punch, now it’s time to punch back,’” Anastos said. “There have been time periods where we gave up consecutive goals in short amount of time. I told them, ‘That was enough, it’s done, stop right here, let’s move forward.’ It was just an opportunity to refocus.”

After a furious rally by the Fighting Hawks and a Spartan denial, MSU came out on top, 4-3, to take first match of the series. Following the game, Anastos said he would delay talks of the game the next night and let his team relish the win a little bit.

“It was a hard-fought win, it’s a tough place to win, they have a heck of a team,” Anastos said.

“We found a way to win and I think that’s the important thing.”

Looking forward to the matchup on Saturday, the Spartans were matched up with the same team they defeated the night before. Earlier in the season Anastos stressed that it’s hard to sweep a team because of how hard they would come in the initial goings of the match.

With that in mind, he rolled out an upperclassmen line for the evening puck drop. The starting line featured seniors Joe Cox, JT Stenglein and Thomas Ebbing coupled with defensemen redshirt-senior Rhett Holland and junior Carson Gatt.

“We’re expecting a push from (North Dakota),” Anastos said. “We want our upperclassmen and our senior group to punch right back. I thought we did a good job at that all night. I thought that line played really solid.”

Rolling with the mindset set by their coach, the Spartans got off to a quick start to snatch a 1-0 lead, but the away team’s cause was hampered as two Fighting Hawks scores had them facing a deficit going into the second period.

The Spartans were able to score the equalizer in the second period, courtesy of freshman forward Patrick Khodorenko. With the tying score in hand, the Spartans then focused on keeping the game close defensively, as it kept the opposition scoreless in the final two periods.

“I think things are starting to gel (in the defensive zone),” Anastos said. “We didn’t give up a lot of Grade A opportunities. … We’re just playing hard defensively, we’re getting on people fast. I think we’re getting better with our sticks, we’re being more physical.”

To pull off the game, the player of the game for MSU was arguably in the net, awaiting his chance to deny a score. Junior goaltender Ed Minney came through for the Spartans in a big way, stopping 32 shots and allowing just two goals. In the first game, Minney shined as well, notching 30 saves to just three goals, preserving the MSU win.

After splitting time in the net with freshman John Lethemon early in the season, Minney found himself at the top of the depth chart in the past few games.

“I thought (Minney) played with a lot of poise,” Anastos said. “This is a real good team and this is a real tough building to play in. I thought he stepped his game up. I thought it was a good sign

of growth in his game this weekend.”

Coupled with the improved effort from Minney, the result of the match was deemed a tie following a five-minute overtime period. However, because of the rules imposed in the NCHC, the Fighting Hawks and Spartans decked it out in an extra three-on-three overtime period.

Rosburg converted for the Spartans for a third time on the weekend, netting the game-winner in the added period. While the match won’t end up in the win column, Anastos said the team did sang fight song regardless.

Peering at the weekend, MSU mustered up an upset against a top-10 team in the nation. Anastos said it would be the perfect time for his team to use it as building blocks for the rest of the regular season.

“For us to come here and play against a team like (North Dakota), I think we leave here understanding more about ourselves,” Anastos said. “I’m sure our confidence grew a little bit, too.”

Sophomore defenseman Zach Osborn (2) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal on Nov. 4 at Munn Ice Arena against Michigan Tech. The Spartans defeated the Huskies in overtime, 3-2. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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The Spartans run out onto the field before the game begins against Ohio State on Nov. 19 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans were defeated by the Buckeyes, 17-16.

PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA

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Old time band performs weekly in Snyder-Phillips Hall study lounge

BY RILEY MURDOCK RMURDOCK@STATENEWS.COM

Students head to late night dining at Snyder-Phillips Hall on Tuesday nights might hear the sounds of “old time” music twanging away outside The Gallery.

Chris Scales, a fittingly-named multi-instrumentalist and associate professor of ethnomusicology at the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, began jamming with local musicians at Snyder Hall back in 2010 as part of a partnership with the MSU Community Music School. The school had a folk music program that offered lessons to students, with a jam session following that would allow students to play what they learned.

Scales said some of the musicians are teachers at the school.

“That program has kind of died away a little bit but the jam session still remains, and so I’ve been kind of running that jam session since the beginning in 2010,” Scales said.

While the group has occasionally played outside of the jam sessions, Scales said, he’s hesitant to refer to the group as a band.

“We’ve played over at the (Eli and Edythe) Broad (Art Museum) and a few other gigs here and there when we get asked just by people who walk by and hear us play, but we’re not really a band, it’s me and whoever shows up on any given week is the group,” Scales said. “It’s not a formal arrangement outside of the fact that it’s every Tuesday night from 7:30 until whenever during the school year.”

The “old time” music played at the jam sessions is a collection of fiddle songs from the southern Appalachian Mountains as well as other Midwestern states like Michigan, Scales said.

“This kind of music, you can hear it throughout North America really, there’s jam sessions all over the place and in the summer months there’s festivals that people go to,” Scales said.

Bath, Mich. resident and banjo teacher at MSU Community Music School Mike Ross is a regular at Scales’ jam sessions and mostly plays the fiddle there. Ross, a retired General Motors auto worker of 34 years, said he jams several times a week in different places around the area.

“Music’s been a passion of mine,” Ross said. “What I say now is that since I’m retired now I’m doing my life’s work I guess, which is playing music.”

Scales said the jam sessions serve a number of purposes, including meeting new musicians, staying in touch with old friends and improving musically in a number of fashions.

Despite being a lifelong musician, Scales said everyone at the jam, especially him, is still learning.

“Getting a better ear as a musician, being able to kind of pick up tunes after just hearing them a few times, all those things develop through jam sessions,” Scales said. “Because I play so many different instruments I don’t play any of them very well. … I’m always learning something new on one instrument or another.”

If Scales has his way, the group will continue to jam along every week for the foreseeable future.

“I’ll do it until Snyder decides to kick me out of the lounge,” Scales said.

“Because I play so many different instruments I don’t play any of them very well. … I’m always learning something new on one instrument or another.”

Chris Scales, associate professor of ethnomusicology

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Bath, Mich. resident Mike Ross plays along with fellow folk musicians on Nov. 22 at Snyder Hall. The musicians include students, professors and people from around the area who gather weekly to play folk music. PHOTO: DEREK VANHORN

Poetry project provides vivid social justice voice

BY JAIMIE BOZACK JBOZACK@STATENEWS.COM

As students walk the MSU campus, some might notice poems and art spread throughout different locations on campus. From bus stops to doors and floors, students have been taking part in the Ekphrastic Bombing Project as part of an introduction to poetry writing course.

“Bombing” is slang for graffiti writing, and ekphrastic poetry contains a vivid description of a scene or work of art.

Creative writing visiting assistant professor Marcus Wicker is new to MSU this year and is integrating new ideas with students.

“Oftentimes folks engage art, but not in a written format and not in a written format for other folks to see, and so I thought it would be sort of unique to engage passersby with visual art and then writing about art,” Wicker said.

Wicker said the purpose of the project was to creatively install art on campus. Some of the poems and artwork included work about President-elect Donald Trump and social justice issues.

“It takes a sort of level of bravery to put yourself out there,” Wicker said. “From a teaching perspective, I find that students often revise their poems harder when they know that other people will be looking at them.”

Wicker said he hopes to spread the word about poetry through this project.

“I think this nation has this idea about poetry sort of being in the Ivory Towers when that is not the

case,” Wicker said. “Poetry is for the every man and the every woman and the more we can get language objects in front of people, the more people will not be so disillusioned about their ideas to poetry and art.”

Wicker spent time at the University of Southern Indiana before coming to MSU. He said the students at MSU seem to be very involved with the arts.

“I find the students at Michigan State seem more receptive to poetry and art, and I don’t know if that is a function of the high schools that they went to or their parents but it has been pretty phenomenal,” Wicker said. “They are very open-minded and willing to engage whatever text I throw at them and whatever ideas I put out.”

English sophomore Anntaninna Biondo is in Wicker’s introduction to poetry class. She said she has been in love with writing since the second grade.

“My poem is up outside of the MSU Union where the women’s lounge used to be, which is now where the general lounge is,” Biondo said.

Her poem is a social justice piece inspired by the women’s lounge change, focused on feminism.

“It was inspired by Maya Angelou’s poem (‘Still I Rise'),” Biondo said. “After the election I was feeling sad and I watched her read that poem and it made me smile. It is kind of like an ode to Maya Angelou.”

Biondo said she hopes people walk away feeling hopeful after reading her poem.

“It is kind of a sad poem, but I still hope they feel a little bit of hope realizing that if they are carrying the same weight that they are not alone,” Biondo said.

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