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How Spartan athletes make it through their years at MSU

An MSU men’s crew club boat, led by senior Brandon Bristow, heads out towards the starting line on Oct. 11, 2015 during the regatta hosted by the MSU Crew Club at Grand River Park on in Lansing.

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Becoming a Spartan athlete isn’t something that just happens over night. It’s not like Spiderman, where he get bit by a radio active spider and all of sudden he’s saving New York City. No, MSU athletes practice everyday with determination, strength and Spartan Pride.

In some ways, MSU athletes are the heroes that roam campus. Not only do they protect MSU territory in sports, but they sit with us in lecture halls, study with us at the library and live in dorms. They’re full-time students and full-time athletes, they’re student athletes.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to experience MSU sports from an athlete’s perspective,” Madison Traver, MSU Rowing Team junior, said.

“We’re all in the same boat and understand the day-to-day requirements our sports entail.”

Traver said some of those requirements include going to Jenison for a 6 a.m. lift, spending the better half of their Saturdays at practice or competition and the overall exhaustion of balancing 20 hours of practice a week with classes, homework, studying and the small bit of a social life they have when the rest is said and done.

For incoming freshman, the biggest challenge in college is balance and time management.

MSU athletes face far more challenges than the average student. They attend long hours of practice everyday, stay healthy and all while maintaining their grades and making sure they can

play their sports at the end of the day.

MSU football player Gerald Holmes is currently a junior studying studio art.

“One big thing that incoming athletes should know is that you’re on a full-ride scholarship but that wasn’t given to us, we had to work hard for it,” says Holmes.

He said having determination in both academics and athletics is a must as a student athlete.

“Focus on your sport and focus on your education.” Holmes said.

Student athletes get to do more than your typical MSU student. They travel all over the state and U.S., get MSU Nike gear and get to compete in the Big Ten. Jessica Lang, a sophomore gymnast, said it’s crucial to appreciate the moments a student athlete experiences.

“My first year went by really fast and I know that the next three years are gonna go by even faster so just appreciate everything that you are given while you have it,” Lang said.

To the incoming athletes: you are about to have the experience of a lifetime. Whether you’re a freshman or an upperclassman deciding to give college sports a shot, you have been given an opportunity not many people get to experience. College sports help develop your character. They teach you accountability, focus, diligence and confidence.

So as you start your Spartan athletic career, give it your all and never look back.

“These will be the moments you’ll treasure for a lifetime,” Traver said.

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Don’t spend your time at MSU trapped in your residence hall

By Cameron Macko cmacko@statenews.com

Within a few weeks of move in day, after you’re schedule is done being moved around, your first all-nighter went by and you probably have already changed your major at least once, you’re going to meet a specific type of person and, hopefully, they should confuse you.

We’ve all met them and I have never been able to understand them: those strange people who get up, go to their one class for the day, come home and watch Netflix or play video games for 12 hours before passing out with an empty box of pizza nearby.

If that makes somebody happy, I guess I don’t have any real problem with it, but it confuses me that somebody would come to college and refuse to take advantage of literally hundreds of things to do, people to meet, experiences to share or trouble to get into.

A guy who lived in the room next to me my freshman year was one of the must bizarre characters I’ve ever seen. I didn’t ever meet the kid, mostly because his face was buried in a computer screen

playing League of Legends all hours of the day and night and screaming at the game every time his roommate would leave the door open.

People will never be in a situation with as much freedom as they have right now and it’s funny how people never realize this, instead spending all their time in a dorm room where one of the largest campuses in the world lies unexplored. In 10 years, people won’t remember their eight-seasons-in-four-days Netflix binge, or if they do they probably won’t be too proud of it.

Now, there’s no one correct way to “do college”.

Some get drunk every weekend, some, like me and The State News, throw themselves into a job or others are involved in some obscure campus group or become an activist for a cause. Some do all of those, or throw themselves in their studies to an extreme degree, dead-set on taking 20 credits a semester and determined to graduate in three years.

Whenever I get a Snapchat of one of my friends clearly doing nothing at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, it is something I find a bit shocking. I enjoy a day to sleep in until noon and get literally nothing done every once in awhile as much as the next

guy, but to have that be my entire college existence would be shocking to me.

They say the people you meet in college are the ones you’ll know for the rest of your life. I can’t speak on the truth of that or not, but I’ll at least remember all the fun times I’ve had with people I’ve met. At the end of the day people and places are more memorable than a poor existence of class to dorm to class to dorm.

In orientation I remember them saying a lot about finding your “Spartan family”. If you’re anything like me, you’ll immediately think that’s stupid-sounding and disregard it as bizarre university stunt to make you feel good about yourself.

From experience I can tell you it’s actually very sound advice, I’m rarely not critical of the MSU administration.

People need to find a spot where they belong, a group of people with similar interests. I found it at the newspaper, others find it, like I said above, in a thousand other places. Your high school friends may seem important when you start school, but after awhile usually you’ll drift apart into different groups. And that’s okay. Be happy for the times you had with them in the past and be prepared to

move on. People I hated in high school I’m close with now and most of my friends I’ve know for less than two years.

People who don’t find their “Spartan family”, not only is their college experience odd to me, but they are unhappy. Numerous people I’ve known who don’t have many friends are usually not involved in things and, subsequently, they just become depressed and often transfer or drop out. Don’t let that happen. Get involved and experience MSU like it was meant to be experienced: outside of a dorm room.

Cameron Macko is the editor-in-chief.

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MSU Greenline: behind the scenes of Big Ten’s largest calling program

by Devan Pennington dpennington@statenews.com

MSU Greenline is a student-run calling program located on Michigan State’s campus. Supervisors and employees of Greenline, such as former supervisor Alec Strauss and current employee Jeremiah Grant, say that Greenline is the best job on MSU’s campus.

“I’ve worked at Greenline for 12 semesters and been a supervisor for the past 10 semesters,” Strauss said. “I had a team of about 10-15 callers.”

The callers Strauss is referring to are the students employees who call MSU alumni to ask for donations to help better the university.

“We reach out to keep them connected, a lot of the time we’re the only people alumni talk to after graduation at MSU,” Strauss said. “We’re usually the mainline of connection to alumni.”

Grant has worked at Greenline for a shorter period of time, but says he loves his job “I’ve worked for Greenline for an entire year officially, and I am an employee in the call center,” Grant said.

Strauss and Grant said the importance of Greenline is giving back to the university.

“We reach out to alumni and friends of the university to get donations for scholarships, study abroad, campus resources, anything to improve the university,” Strauss said. “The callers decide what college they want the donations to go to and the colleges decide the greatest area of need.”

Greenline calls all alumni, from those who graduated a year ago, to someone who may have graduated 60 years ago.

Grant said the job may seem boring to outsiders because it’s a call center, but it’s actually a very great time in the office.

“Everyone is always happy and working to make the university better,” Grant said.

Strauss and Grant say the work environment is very fun and inviting, and that it feels like they are coming home to family when coming into work.

“Alongside getting our work done we play games, talk to each other, do crosswords. If you walk in you may see lots of laughing or maybe even a paper airplane flying around and we also hang out a lot outside of work,” Strauss said.

“Greenline is oriented to college students. We know how boring it can be in telemarketing so we do everything we can to make it enjoyable.”

Grant compares the work environment to the popular comedy show, The Office, and also said how much of a great experience Greenline has been in his life.

“Greenline has been a life changing experience, you meet some of the most unique, wonderful people ever in life,” Grant said. “Each of my coworkers treat each other with love, no matter the age.”

Strauss said that he would offer this job at Greenline to other MSU students because it’s more than just asking for donations at Greenline.

“Greenline is the best job I’ve ever had, and if you talk to a lot of our staff, they’ll say the

Supply chain management senior Reece Adams throws a ball on Feb. 26 at IM-West. The game was a charity event by Greenline to raise money for the city of Flint. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO.

same,” Strauss said. “We are not just about donations, it’s a learning environment. Employee’s learn communication skills, build relationships and relationship building skills. It’s a family environment. We care for each other, when you walk into Greenline you have about 100 new friends.”

Strauss’ last day at Greenline was June 10 because he graduated in May, and to be an employee at Greenline is it required to be enrolled at Michigan State.

“I would like to say thank you to Greenline, I’m very appreciative of everything it’s done for me,” Strauss said. “I’m just very thankful.”

The life of a student and an entrepeneur

by Devan Pennington dpennington@statenews.com

Abby and Gabby Burbary, Ed Davis and Kady Cox are all students at MSU, but alongside being hard working students they have another big thing in common. These students are all successful business owners.

The Burbarys and Bella Gemelli The Burbarys, who will be juniors in the fall, are twin sisters who own a business by the name of Bella Gemelli, which means beautiful twins in Italian. The twins had the idea for Bella Gemelli when they were 16. After a year of building, it officially launched when they were 17.

Their business is online and they carry exclusive brands, as well as Bella Gemelli spirit wear. They are still in the process of designing their custom apparel.

The Burbary sisters, however, don’t keep their profit all to themselves.

“Five percent of our net proceeds go to Graham’s Foundation, to support premature twins, multiples, and single birth’s,” the Burbary’s said.

Graham’s Foundation is a non-profit organization that delivers support, research and advocacy for premature children and their parents.

“We run this business alone with the help and guidance of our father (who’s also a business owner),” Burbary said.

“He’s been a true mentor for us and has taught us a great amount about how to run a successful business.”

The sisters said although starting and maintaining a business is difficult, the results are worth it.

Davis and Detroit Up

Davis is owner of Detroit Up, a business that was start-

ed to sell apparel for Detroit natives, but has now turned into something more.

Beginning his business is 2014, Davis’ goal is “rejuvenating and reuniting the city of Detroit.”

“I see Detroit Up as one of the go to groups around the city that has played a major role in the city’s growth and uplift of the community,” Davis said.

Although his brand first involved selling apparel, it has now turned into an outlet and opportunity for Detroit musicians and artists.

“From Detroit Up I began coordinating showcases that allowed up and coming talent from Detroit, the opportunity to perform,” Davis said. “I am now in the process of opening a studio in a local Detroit neighborhood, as well as starting a development company named Rajeunir Developments, LLC.” Davis encourages young entrepreneurs to network when in situations that could benefit them in the future.

“The biggest advice that I can give to aspiring entrepreneurs is to put yourself in the best situations in which you can capitalize and attain those aspirations that you may have,” Davis said.

Cox and VK Sweets VK Sweets, meaning Very Kady Sweets is a business based in Lansing that sells baked goods, and though Cox hasn’t had her business up and running long, it has been quite a success on MSU’s campus.

“I began running my business alone, then a few weeks later I gained two interns, public relations and baking specialist,” Cox said.

VK sweets was started in January of 2016 and Cox later began her online store in February of 2016, and through VK Sweets, Cox has been able to begin a scholarship fund.

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Cox hopes for VK Sweets to be a business that impacts the community in a positive way.

"In 5 years I see VK Sweet’s with a storefront, giving people jobs, changing communities, and allowing other to create jobs and business for our younger generation,” Cox said. “This will help us allow people, like myself, to become more set-sufficient.”

Cox tells aspiring entrepreneurs to not be afraid and not to forget about serving the community.

“Take the leap you’ve been hesitant to take,” Cox said.

“Have multiple sources of income. Incorporate community service in whatever you do because that’s what makes us different from other companies. Our kids will thank us later for creating so many jobs and changing the world.”

“The biggest advice that I can give to aspiring entrepreneurs is to put yourself in the best situation in which you can capitalize and attain those aspirations that you may have.”

Ed Davis, owner of Detroit Up

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We’re not in high school anymore: adjusting to the college workload

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College comes with a barrage of new freedoms and available activities. But while the unfastening of adolescent restrictions is both liberating and fun, it can also be a precarious contender for time that would otherwise be used to study.

For incoming freshman, it’s a dangerous trap that can lead to a quite diluted GPA down the line.

“It can be hard to balance studying and everything else,” senior Alyssa Vincent said.

Vincent now feels like she has found the perfect balance but added that it has “been awhile” and that finding the right chord doesn’t always come easily. For a fifth-year senior with a double major in accounting and agribusiness management, Vincent is at the point when she seldom has a day totally free. For her, schoolwork is a built-in obligation.

“Treat it like a work day,” Vincent said. “Get your work done on the week, and do what you want on the weekend.”

Senior Chris Moody echoed the college-tested wisdom.

“Make sure you wait at least until Friday night or Thursday night,” Moody said regarding times to go out.

Christy Stehouwer, administrative assistant at the Brody branch of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative (NSSC), warns of the shared problem. Many students who walk into her office feel overwhelmed by the new burden of individual ownership. The sudden appearance of a myriad of distractions and the sudden disappearance of a guiding voice leads many kids to shirk academics.

“When you don’t have someone saying, ‘Maybe it’s better to stay in tonight,’ it can be hard to stay disciplined. So a big part of that is just being away from home,” Stehouwer said.

Stehouwer pointed to the absence of dedicated hours as a culprit for scholastic neglect.

“The beginning of the year, for mostly fall semester, is transition in general,” Stehouwer said about the root problem. “The difference between high school and college is time management. In high school, you’re in school 30 hours in class and have 12 to 15 hours of homework (every week). In college, that’s flipped.

You’re spending 15 hours in class and about 30

or 35 on homework.”

Stehouwer said that a simple way to address the problems freshman had with newly gained independence is a planner. Tangibly organizing responsibilities helped many students unsure of how to best parcel their time find their feet.

“Having a visual planner with space to write helps– physically writing, ‘I’m going to study for this quiz at this time,’” Stehouwer said. “They can say ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to study,’ but having it all written down makes it concrete. In high school, it’s very regimented but in college, you need that structure.”

For Moody, the fall semester of freshman year was not even as much of a trap as the spring, when he became socially active with an established group of friends. However, in his opinion, the allure of partying eroded, and academics took precedence down the line.

“It got repetitive after awhile, so I didn’t want to do it any more,” Moody said.

While students can be thrown off by independence, additional competition for resources and difficulty in studying also leads many to feel isolated.

“The other problem is being a big fish in a lit-

tle sea and becoming a little fish in a big sea,” Stehouwer said. “Especially MSU’s campus is so vast, there are plenty of opportunities but lots of independence.”

Stehouwer urged incoming students to reach out to a bevy of on-campus resources if faltering. Feelings of being overwhelmed, lonely and helpless are unfortunately common when adapting to independent lifestyles, but the solutions are sometimes just down the hall.

“Really taking the ownership and taking the stigma off of asking can be just asking a professor. They’re not just great resources inside the classroom but outside as well,” Stehouwer said.

“Even within your building, [residential assistants] and intercultural aides can be great people to talk to because they’ve been there before.”

Additional resources exist in the forms of academic advisers both within colleges and the five neighborhoods, specialized centers and counselors to the litany of available outlets, amongst many other possible fixes. While plenty of students struggle academically or socially freshman year, she said, they don’t have to.

“It hurts to ask for help, but it hurts more to struggle,” Stehouwer said.

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West Circle Neighborhood residence halls named after female MSU legacies

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The West Circle Neighborhood residence halls are home to a long and proud legacy of women at MSU not known by many MSU students.

Linda Stanford, a retired MSU faculty member, administrator and co-author of a book about the physical history of MSU, said the residence halls were built and later expanded throughout the 1930s and 40s.

Each residence hall was named for a woman who played an important role in MSU’s history.

Among the list are the wife of MSU’s first president Sarah Langdon Williams, as well as former Dean of Women Louise Hathaway Campbell, former head librarian Linda Eoline Landon, former Dean of Women Maude Gilchrist, activist Mary Mayo and former registrar Elida Yakeley.

The West Circle Neighborhood residence halls’ cultures were much more formal

than what a student might experience today, June Youatt, MSU provost and a former Gilchrist Hall resident, said.

“Men were allowed in the dorms, but after midnight only women were allowed in the dorms,” Youatt said. “On Sundays the expectation was women would dress up for lunch. They put out white table cloths, and the Sunday lunch was much nicer than other meals during the week.”

Youatt said many women found a real sense of community in the all-female residence halls. Oftentimes, social gatherings were held in the residence halls.

“It created less pressure in the social transition from high school to college, despite all the restrictions,” she said.

The gender exclusive nature of the residence halls meant their leadership was female, from resident assistants to residence hall governments, Youatt said.

“It was a real opportunity for women to develop leadership skills in a comfortable setting,” she said.

Eventually, the residence halls’ formality came to be seen as passé because of the changing gender dynamics in American society.

“Things that were viewed as positive began to be seen as too paternalistic in the early 70s,” Youatt said. “You had women who didn’t want to be told when they could have a male visitor in their room, or the expectations about dining.”

Negative stereotypes and nicknames for the halls and their residents also began to surround the female-only living quarters.

Now, only one of the West Circle Neighborhood residence halls, Yakeley Hall, exclusively houses women. The residence hall continues the West Circle tradition of providing a community for women.

“It kind of felt like summer camp,” theatre senior and former Yakeley resident assistant Madelayne Shammas said. “This is my third year being an RA and Yakeley was probably where people were the closest.”

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An open letter to incoming freshmen

by Rene Kiss rkiss@statenews.com

Dear Class of 2020, In a few months, you will be starting one of the greatest journeys of your life. After hours of studying for standardized tests, sacrificing you schedule for AP classes and extracurriculars and visiting one college campus after another, you finally did it. Congratulations and welcome to Michigan State!

From nostalgia to excitement to anxiety, it’s normal to have a mix of emotions. And as you think about how those four years of high school could have possibly went by so fast, it might be difficult to really fathom the journey you are about to begin.

So allow me, a student going into her fourth year at MSU, to lend a little bit of advice.

Get involved early on After moving in and getting

settled in your dorm, MSU has its “Fall Welcome” which comprises of events for freshmen and other new students to explore different organizations and clubs. These events include Sparticipation and Colloquium with your College and will introduce you to more than 700 student organizations to get involved in. My advice to you is sign up for as many clubs that interest you.

You can pick and choose which ones you want to stay loyal to, but especially in the first few weeks this is a really great way to meet new people who share the same interests as you.

Rene Kiss is content editor for The State News and a senior journalism major.

Is it who you know or what you know?

While both answers are important, this is actually a trick question. What I’ve learned the past three years is that it’s who knows you that is most valuable. For example, if I knew people in high places but I didn’t make a

good enough impression for them to remember me, then what is the point? Here are some tips on getting people to remember your name: For professors, go to their office hours. At some point in your college career, you will be in a class of more than 150 students, and most of the time even more. Office hours not only help you in the class you’re taking, but it’s an opportunity for you to build a relationship with your professor. Your professor will take note that you are showing interest in the class and that you actually care enough to try to do better. This could potentially open doors for internships and other opportunities that your professor is presented with.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint

When we’re young, it feels as though we’re always waiting for next year.

“I can’t wait to be 16 so I can drive” turns into “I can’t wait until I’m 18 so I’m not a minor anymore” or “I can’t wait until I’m 21 so I can finally go to the bar.” But please listen to me when I say do not wish away

these years of college. Embrace them. Hold on to them for dear life, and don’t let go until you absolutely have to. While life is indeed a race, we often are “sprinting” to accomplish that next goal. But college is a marathon, not a sprint.

Why sprint through the journey when you can run the marathon and enjoy things along the way?

Always put your mental health first

Let’s be honest here, college is hard.

There will be weeks when your work load is going to pile up with multiple exams, research papers and projects, and sometimes pulling an all nighter is what it takes to get things done. There will be times when you are mentally and physically exhausted, but you feel like you have to push yourself even more. But take a second to let these words sink in: you are not a representation of your grades, you are not your test score and your mental health is far more important than anything else.

Taking at least 30 minutes everyday to take care of yourself is bene-

ficial to your health. Here are some easy ways to accomplish this: Take a walk or bike ride around campus or just lay in the grass. MSU’s campus is beautiful and being in nature can help clear your head.

Take a “mental health day” at least one day of each semester, and don’t feel guilty about it. Sometimes we just need a day off to relax or destress, and it’s totally okay.

Whether you hit the gym, take an exercise class or do yoga, getting exercise is a really good way to clear your head, and it often makes you feel pretty good afterward.

Set your limits. Know that you don’t have say yes to everything and that saying no is okay. Don’t feel obligated to do anything you don’t want to do.

Lastly, get stoked. It’s not a myth when people say college years are some of the best of a person’s life.

You will meet people who change your life, do things that surprise you and learn more about yourself than you ever expected.

Make the best of the years you have at MSU and always Go Green.

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MSUFCU provides jobs for many

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On April 26 the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, opened its Financial Innovation and Education Center (FIEC) at 309 E. Grand River Ave, an intern center designed with the intent for college students to gain professional experience and skills.

FIEC promotes career growth with providing knowledge and resources to students as it preps them for post-graduation employment.

The internship positions began with general curriculum that educates the intern on the different facets of a credit union.

The interns went through training classes and are now working as professional by helping the financial education department, writing blogs, shooting videos for the website all while learning professional etiquette, budgeting and leadership skills.

They are also given the opportunity to job shadow professionals in their field of interests such as CEOs from MSU and other organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters.

“We really believe in giving back to the community so we are interested in community organizations,” Deidre Davis, vice president of marketing and communications, said.

Accommodations are made to fit students’

schedules for both academic and extracurricular commitments, and flexibility is also given to the interns regarding how long the internship program lasts.

“The program varies with the individuals for a semester to sometimes three years,” Davis said.

The internship program has been around for years because of the need to hire qualified individuals from the East Lansing community so that students could be properly trained, shaped and have the chance to grow. Once the space on Grand River became available, Davis said it felt like the right time for the center to be built.

The goal that FIEC wants to see for students is to be prepared and successful in a full-time employment position after graduation. With 24 interns at the FIEC for various departments, the program is open to all majors.

“We have interns marketing and communication, human resources,” Davis said. “We absolutely welcome all majors.”

All of the interns receive real life experience because of the participation and impact they make at the credit union because from projects they do and implement out of the FIEC. The internship even uses a internet program called Financial 4.0 which is a website and an app created by and for students and is used to educate students about financial topics and resources.

Marketing junior Jonathan Wallace updates social media accounts Feb. 6, 2015, while at his marketing internship at MSUFCU, 3777 West Road in East Lansing. Wallace has been working with MSUFCU for about a year. THE STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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MSU bans use of hoverboards on campus for safety reasons

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With MSU administration’s decision to ban the use of self-balancing two wheeled scooters, commonly called hoverboards, the campus said goodbye to one of its less common, but more colorful, modes of transportation in the last year.

The decision to institute a ban was made in response to fire hazard concerns the board’s batteries might pose, MSU spokesman Jason Cody said in March.

“At the end of last semester, (or) early this semester our folks at REHS began the discussion,” he said. “That was when a lot of the reports on the exploding lithium batteries starting coming in nationally.”

Previously, a ban on riding or possessing the boards in residence halls was in place. No incidents regarding the boards had been reported, Cody said.

“We didn’t want to wait until there was an incident,” he added.

Cody said the decision was made in consult with MSU’s fire marshal.

In a previous State News article, fire marshal for MSU police Dennis Zietlow said although no fires were reported on campus, numerous incidents of hoverboards catching fire have occurred.

Some students agreed with Cody that hoverboards are not a particularly common fixture on campus and the dangers they

posed outweighed any potential benefits.

“I don’t really see people use them that often, but I think they’re pretty dangerous,” predental freshman Abbey Olson said.

Accounting senior Matt Miller also said he felt the ban was a fair decision.

“I don’t think the university is going too far,” Miller said. “The concerns about them are enough to install a ban.”

Other students were disappointed by the ban.

“It’s an easy way to get around campus,” electrical engineering freshman Maddie Meloscia said. “I was hoping to get one, but now there is no point really.”

Zietlow said in the previous article the hoverboards tend to catch on fire when being charged. He said the hoverboard ban could be lifted if companies producing the scooters better tested the product.

“Down the road, once the companies begin to test the units, it could be an issue that would change down the road,” Zietlow said in the article.

“We didn’t want to wait until there was an incident.”

Business freshman Abdullah Alhalabi rides his hoverboard to class on Oct. 30, 2015 at the intersection of West Shaw Lane and Chestnut Road. THE STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Student political groups offered on campus Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to supporters in Dallas at Mountain View College on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth StarTelegram/ TNS).

342 in Case Hall.

By Stephen Olschanski solschanski@statenews.com

As the road to the presidential election draws closer, the importance of understanding the candidates becomes ever more necessary.

College campuses have historically been a crux for public discourse on the day’s current political contentions.

MSU hosts a plethora of registered political clubs you can get involved with and learn more about the candidates as well as promote party and candidate values.

Here are some related to this year’s elections: MSU College Republicans: The College Republicans are the MSU resource for students wanting to promote Republican Party values and beliefs on campus The College Republicans attended and volunteered at the Republican Debate in Detroit in March. They also brought former potential nominee, Ohio Governor, John Kasich, to campus to speak in February. The group met last year on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Wonders Hall.

Spartans for Hillary: Spartans for Hillary backs Hillary Clinton for President and is the only group registered that is backing a presumptive nominee. The group promotes Hillary’s stances on the issues and policies.

Spartans for Cruz and Spartans for Sanders promoted Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders campaigns for nominee of their parties during the last school year. Spartans for Hillary met at 7:15 on Thursdays last year. No place of meeting was available online.

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Young Americans for Liberty at MSU:

Businessman Donald Trump speaks to press in the spin room after the Republican Presidential Debate on March 3, 2016 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

An activist group, it promotes the a free society with focus on individual liberty, personal responsibility, the rule of law, limited government and a free market economy through the discussion and promotion of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights No meeting information was available.

Michigan State Young Democratic Socialists:

College Democrats at MSU: College Democrats promote progressive and Democrat party ideals and values. The group is a chapter of the Michigan Federation of College Democrats. Meetings were held last year on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in room

The group meets to discuss various topics as they relate to Democratic Socialist ideals and promotes Democratic Socialist values. Last year’s meetings took place on Sunday at Snyder-Phillips Hall.

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People to know: six important names to remember at MSU Lou Anna K. Simon -President of Michigan State University Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president, and the first female president, of MSU. Simon was appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees in 2005. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana State University. In 1974, she received her doctorate from MSU. She currently serves as chairwoman of the executive committee of National Collegiate Athletic Association.

In December 2015, Simon opted to not have a salary raise, rather endow a scholarship in her and her husband’s name, the Roy J. and Lou Anna K. Simon Scholarship, which will be awarded to a first-generation student.

Simon is the second longest serving chief executive of the Big Ten universities.

tavicca will serve as president for the 2016-2017 academic year.

He also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs, a class council representative and intern staff member.

Through his presidency, Santavicca serves as the chief executive officer of ASMSU, spokesperson of the student body to University Administration as well as local, state and federal government officials and chairperson of the ASMSU General Assembly.

led Spartan basketball to a National Championship in 2000, seven Big Ten Championships and seven Final Four appearances.

Izzo was appointed head coach in 1995 but has been with MSU since 1983 serving as assistant coach.

In April 2016, Izzo was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Izzo is the longest serving coach in the Big Ten Conference.

Dee Jordan -Council of Graduate Students (COGS) President Jordan, a doctoral student, leads the graduate student body.

She also served as Vice President for External Affairs.

Jordan was the first black woman to serve on the COGS Executive Board in its 40-year history.

She holds a Master’s degree in health and medical geography from Georgia State University and a certificate in geographic information systems.

Jordan, an Atlanta, Georgia native, serves as chief executive for the COGS board.

The success of Spartan athletics has brought even more fans to the stands Here are three names to know in MSU athletics:

Mark Dantonio -Head Football coach Mark Dantonio is the 24th head coach at MSU, he was appointed in 2006.

Under Dantonio’s leadership, MSU football has won three Big Ten Conference championships, the 2013 Rose Bowl and seven wins over the University of Michigan in eight years.

He got his start in college football at Ohio State and took his first head coaching job at the University of Cincinnati.

Lorenzo Santavicca -Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) President A junior studying international relations and economics, San-

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MSU Food Bank helps those in need

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Rent, utilities and other bills can be overwhelming for a student living off campus in the summer. Add on the expense of food, and it’s easy for one to struggle financially. This happens to a lot of college students who live in East Lansing during the summer. Independence comes with a cost, especially those living on their own for the first time.

Though this may be discouraging, MSU provides support with the MSU Student Food Bank.

The Student Food Bank provides free food to students and their families who are in need of assistance. Its goal is to try cut your grocery bill in half with suppling necessities items that will hopefully last for two weeks.

“Graduate and undergraduate’s have pressure and don’t know where their next meals will come from, we really do our role to be a de-stresser in students lives so they can focus on whats important” Nate Smith-Tyge, director of the food bank, said.

The food bank supplies vegetables, fruit, soup, pasta, rice, at least one protein and cereal, as well as fresh bread, MSU Dairy Store cheese and other items for selection additionally. The MSU Student Food Bank is open to undergraduate and graduate students who do not have an

on-campus meal plan year-round.

Founded in 1993 by a group of MSU students and staff, the Student Food Bank was the first campus-based food assistance program in the country. The bank was created because students saw their peers facing food insecurity, creating stress and distracting them from their studies, families and work. “(We) make a difference for students and the community so they can focus on being successful” Smith-Tyge said.

To this day it remains a registered student organization (RSO) and continues to operate based on its credo of “Students helping Students.” "(We) have a small staff of student employees who work with the people directly, and generally there are around 20-30 volunteers who sign up online or other student groups who come to help,” Smith-Tyge said.

Due to the fact there is less students who are in need and there are not many students that volunteer in the summer so there are less than the average number of volunteers in the summer.

The max volunteers for the amount of space that is available is 30, so from 20- 30 volunteers are always met around fall and spring semester. The volunteers are extremely important since their role, is to actually fill up the orders in the back.

"We really need the volunteers, if we didn’t

(have them) we’d be in trouble,” Smith-Tyge said.

A member of the Greater Lansing Food Bank allows for MSU Student Food Bank to purchase food at a reduced rate, saving 70% of their fund.

It operates on charitable donations from the community and organizations, while also providing volunteer opportunities to more than 200 students every year. The food bank distributes around 99,000 pounds of food yearly to MSU students and families, serving 4,000 clients each year.

“One distribution per month... a little bit more food is given out in the summer because normally [the food bank] is every other Wednesday” Smith-Tyge said.

The summer schedule is shortened to one day per month, and July 13 and Aug. 17 are the scheduled distribution days for the remainder of the summer, and will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Olin Health Center cafeteria.

Here are the steps in picking up food at the MSU Student Food Bank: 1. When arriving to the distribution site, first timers are required to fill out a “New Client Form” 2. Returning clients must take a number from the dispenser 3. Once the number is called one may proceed to the check-in table where he or she will be directed to an interviewer who will deter-

mine one’s food selections based on the number of people in his or her household 4. The client will then be directed to the “Free Will Counter” which supplies the bread, fresh produce and other supplemental food selections 5. Volunteers will fill out orders, which will be available at the “Food Pick-up Window” Depending on how busy the bank is, the process could take from 25 to 45 minutes.

The Student Food Bank provides first time visitors re-useable canvas bags.

If additional food is needed that the Food Bank can not supply, it will help find other food programs in the East Lansing area that can. The MSU Student Food Bank strives to help any way they can so, the stress of extra money out f your pocket can be slightly erased with the help and services that are provided.

“(We) make a difference for students and the community so they can focus on being successful.”

Nate Smith-Tyge, director of MSU Student Food Bank

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Because of the post office: How East Lansing was given its name

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For all intents and purposes, the original home of MSU is not East Lansing — at least in name.

In 1855 the legislature of Michigan created the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, or ACSM, nearly four miles outside the state’s Capitol of Lansing. The unnamed spot of land became the eventual site of MSU as it is known today.

As the college developed into the sprawling 13.67 square miles that make up campus, so did the city.

According to the program given out at East Lansing’s Golden Anniversary celebration, the site of the first 30 years of development of MSU was known as the Village of Agricultural College. Thus, this unincorporated town, or area without independent governance, was the home of MSU. When the need for housing and buildings to service the students and faculty reached its tipping point, the community decided land needed to be put aside to develop the city.

Without a real estate developing company, the community chose two important faculty members – W.J. Beal and R.C. Carpenter.

The two plotted land, which became “sixty-nine lots located across Michigan Avenue from the west entrance to the college,” according to a website dedicated to East Lansing history created by MSU alumnus Kevin Forsyth.

Forsyth could not be reached for comment.

Beal and Carpenter named the newly-plotted lots Collegeville. A Michigan Historical Marker

is placed out front East Lansing City Hall commemorating the efforts of the two men and the incorporation of East Lansing.

The sign can be misleading, as at first glance it suggests East Lansing was at once named Collegeville but that was only the name of the area’s first subdivision.

From Collegeville, other subdivisions began to sprout, building off Beal’s and Carpenter’s work at mapping out the area, more places were platted, including what it now East Lansing’s business district. Sometime during the creation of multiple subdivisions, the area took on another name. This time the community called itself Agricultural College, Mich.

The rapid growth, however, couldn’t keep up with the demand and necessities of the community beginning to take shape in the area.

The citizens of the community felt it was time for the community to become a city. They sought to incorporate the area into either a village or city.

However, “there was no unanimity on which it should be or on the name that should be given the municipality,” according to the Anniversary program.

Three men, C.B. Collingwood, postmaster in the community, A.M. Brown, secretary of ACSM and community attorney C.C. Wood, were tasked with drafting a charter and a bill for the city’s incorporation bid before the legislature. The program from the 50th Anniversary sates, “several names were proposed and the (state) Legislature selected the name of East Lansing” in 1907.

The program makes no mention of the names

proposed. However, local historians have uncovered potential names for the city that were lost in history.

Suggested names included, Collegeville, Bird Center, College Park and for it to remain Agricultural College.

“I have always heard that Collegeville was the common name in MAC’s early days,” Valerie Marvin, president of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, said. “However, if you look in the House Journal for 1907 you will see it referred to as College Park, which is then replaced by East Lansing.”

The original lines of the House Journal suggest the name College Park was brought forward in the bill created by Collingwood, Brown and Wood.

“After much debate the legislature finally decided upon ‘East Lansing,’ despite that this name might lead to the obvious misconception that the new city was actually a part of Lansing,” Forsyth said on his website. “It has been rumored that the Post Office might have had something to do with this choice, as the name lends itself to logical mail delivery.”

After the debate, the bill was changed for the town to be called, “East Lansing.”

“I have always heard that Collegeville was the common name in MAC’s early days. However, if you look in the House Journal for 1907, you will see it referred to as College Park, which is then replaced by East Lansing.”

Valerie Marvin, president of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing

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Tuition hikes by nearly 4 percent for MSU’s 2016-2017 school year

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The Board of Trustees on June 15 raised tuition by 3.7 percent for in-state undergraduates, according to 2016-2017 budget proposal. The increase remains under the state cap of 4.2 percent.

Lower division, freshmen and sophomores, will see a 3.7 percent increase. Cost per credit hour will go up $16.75 with a total of $468.75 per credit hour for the 2016-2017 year.

In-state upper, juniors and seniors will see an increase of 3.9 percent, per credit hour increases by $19.75.

In June 2015, the board voted to increase tuition by 2.7 percent.

The seventh consecutive tuition increase will see a lower division students with a full class load of 30 credits paying about $14,092.50, while upper division’s total will be about $15,682.

Out-of-state undergraduates students will see a tuition increase of 4.2 percent.

“Our students want value thats why they come here,” Simon said. “And parents know what it costs.”

Graduate students, cost will increase by $26.75 per credit hour.

Council of Graduate Students, or COGS President Dee Jordan said she met about tuition in April.

“What I think this comes down to is a fundamentals misunderstand of higher education on behalf of our civic leaders,” Jordan said. “It’s time for students to advocate.”

The Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASM-

SU, president Lorenzo Santavicca said, he has a question for the state legislature, “Why?” “We talk about how we want to revitalize the economy here in Michigan,” Santavicca said. “It’s difficult to say that you want to see that happen when you keep cutting the higher education budget.”

Before passing the 2016-2017 budget, the board discussed their disdain for voting for the increase. State funding or lack thereof was discussed as one of the needs for the increase.

Simon said the state funding failed to reach the level of 2011 state appropriations of $140 million, due to state cuts.

Trustee Mitch Lyons compared the budgeting process as “squeezing blood from a turnip.”

“We have a value proposition, that value proposition calls for us to provide the best programming in the world,” said Assistant Vice President of Planning and Budgets David Byelich on the budget process.“That’s the tension we deal with on a dayto-day basis.”

Byelich said a decrease in utilities cost from MSU’s energy efficiency has made the money utilized in other areas. He said competitive programs MSU offers will not see an increase due to the need to cut cost.

“We need to find other reductions,” Simon said. “The step to eliminate post-retirement health benefits for our faculty and staff, early will pay dividends in the long run.”

Under the budget, financial aid will increase by 4.5 percent,

or $5.7 million. Simon said the disinvestment from the state is sacrificing student’s futures.

Simon said 75 percent of the General Fund budget comes from tuition and 25 percent comes from the state appropriation.

Simon discussed MSU’s non-compensated presence in Flint.

“You have that responsibility whether people pay you or not and thats what were struggling with,” she said.

The 2016-2017 budget, calls for a 2.5 percent increase for faculty.

“We have a responsibility for the future of Michigan to leave this better than we found it and that’s the part that is so frustrating,” Simon said. “When you add percentages to budgets nothing changes much.”

“We talk about how we want to revitalize the economy here in Michigan. It’s difficult to say that you want to see that happen when you keep cutting the higher education budget.”

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In August 2016, MSU will officially be a tobacco-free campus.

The MSU Board of Trustees approved for a tobacco-free campus in 2015 to help ensure that the Spartan community enjoys a healthy lifestyle on campus.

In April 2013, the Office of the Provost Fostering a Healthier Campus Action Team suggested towards a smoke-free campus.

Michigan State University’s mission is to help the community live healthier. Below is the official smoke and tobacco-free policy: “1. No person shall (a) smoke, or (b) otherwise use any product derived from or containing tobacco, on any property governed by the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University.

2. Products derived from or containing tobacco may not be sold on any property governed by the Board.

3. No person shall (a) smoke, or (b) otherwise use any product derived from or containing tobacco, in any vehicle owned or leased by the University.

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy products are permitted when used for the purpose of cessation. Other exceptions to this policy may be authorized by the Secretary of the Board pursuant to guidelines issues by the Secretary of the Board.”

Sociology junior Daylon Thomas said he supports the smoking ban.

“If you are off campus, you should be able to do as you feel in your own space, but on campus it should be ban because some people shouldn’t be forced to take in second-hand smoke,” Thomas said.

With the new campus policy starting in August, local businesses have commented on the tobacco free ban. Lisa Foss, store owner of 7-Eleven located on 918 E. Grand River Ave., feels confident that the store will do well despite the new tobacco ban.

“I think its going to impact us but we have other things. We’re a big Slurpee store and big snack store,” Foss said.

Foss said about 90% of 7-Eleven customers are MSU students and faculty.

“In June we will be getting hot foods. Will have pizzas, chicken wings, chicken sandwiches and cheeseburgers that will be made in an oven so they will be fresh. This will hopefully help offset the tobacco ban on campus,” Foss said.

Grant Barnes, a recent MSU graduate, currently works at the Admiral located on 1120 E. Grand River and is concerned about how the policy will affect the store.

“I definitely think sales will decrease amongst college students,” Barnes said. “That is because a lot of our sales are from college students especially that live around here in the frats and houses near by.”

Nearly half of the customers at Admiral are international students. Due to the new tobacco ban, Barnes said some may fear even buying cigarettes because of the new policy.

Supply chain management freshmen Jimmy, who declined to give his last name, smokes a cigarette on Aug. 31, 2015, outside of Wells Hall. He said that the current smoking regulations have forced him to live off campus and that he’s not sure the ban will be effective once it is implemented on Aug. 15, 2016. “I don’t think they can guarantee that no one smokes on campus,” he said. THE STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Going Greek: Michigan State offers 52 sorority and fraternity chapters by antreona meridith ameridith@statenews.com

Greek life: it’s in the movies and its seems fun however, when coming to MSU the topic does not seem to be addressed and joining a sorority or fraternity can be one of the most significant experiences for a college student’s life, up there with graduation. Greek life inhabits every segment of the campus community but it also extends further into other city communities.

Greek life is more than the parties, but it promotes self-governance, leadership development, academic achievement, community service and friendship.

On MSU’s campus they’re four councils: the Interfraternity Council, or IFC, the Panhellenic Council, or PC, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC and the Multicultural Greek Council, or MGC. All in which were recognized by MSU on Nov. 19, 2013. 52 sorority and fraternity chapters out of the four councils on campus, Greek Life can offer a home to nearly anyone. Each chapter and council has its own distinct personalities and a different spin on the common values. The sorority and fraternities all have different history and reasons behind their creation.

All of these councils set guidelines for the sorties and fraternities and make sure that the chapters are being governed properly.

Among each council there is a different representation of students on campus. IFC focuses on a lifelong brotherhood, having 30 different fraternity chapters at MSU. Their recruitment is year-round, typically around the first couple of weeks during each semester.

PC, however, focuses on sisterhood. With 14 different chapters on MSU’s campus, the options are endless. Recruitment occurs mostly in the fall semester while a few chapters have recruitment in the spring MGC represents, but does not exclude, Latino, Latina, Asian and Multicultural Greek-Letter organizations on campus. With 8 different organizations including two fraternities and six sororities, MGC is a unique governing body of true diversity of nationalities and ethnicities. Culture and history are essential since many of these organizations were created due to the lack of representation of minority students.

NPHC is composed of the nine largest historically African American Greek-Letter organizations. Referred to as the “Divine Nine”, the organizations have membership over 1.5 million.

With important emphasis on cultural and historical context, these fraternities and sororities stress brother and sisterhood, scholarship and community service.

Due to the differences of these councils, the process and methods are different. As an incoming freshman, this knowledge is not always known or easy to find.

Theta Delta Chi brothers talk to one another Jan. 22, 2015, during the fraternity’s brotherhood event at their house.

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