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Welcome to and welcome back to East Lansing!

First of all, thanks for picking up a copy of The State News, whether this is your first time or one of many times doing so.

Second of all, my name is Jake Allen and I will be editor-in-chief at The State News this fall.

For three semesters I have worked at The State News as a general assignment reporter,

East Lansing reporter and features editor. I have reported on everything from the health of the Red Cedar River to East Lansing City Council meetings.

This summer I interned in Colorado at the Colorado Springs Gazette. I was a news intern and reported on crime, different military base and academy activities and more while in Colorado Springs.

During the summer, if you picked up a copy of The State News, you may have noticed we printed a different themed edition every Thursday. As the fall semester picks up, The State News will go back to printing twice a week.

We will have an edition every Monday and Thursday starting the third week of school and will follow that schedule for the remainder of the fall semester.

During the second week of school we will print on Tuesday instead of Monday, due to Labor Day. Our editions in the fall will no longer be themed except on special occasions. We believe this is the best way to serve the MSU

community the news it wants and needs during one of its busiest times of the year.

In addition to picking up a copy of The State News, follow along on our website as we try out as many different digital tools to make our content as engaging as possible.

The digital tools The State News will push for this year will include a lot of different types of video, podcasts, timelines, slideshows, interactive content and more in the coming semester.

Our coverage will focus on the changing and growing city of East Lansing, crime and police work in the area, the state government, MSU’s administration and policies, the student government and other MSU community and campus concerns or interests.

In addition, be sure to follow along with The State News for outstanding coverage of the football program and other MSU sports this semester.

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All about busing with CATA

Smoking ban goes into effect

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MSU’s tobacco-free ordinance went into effect just before school began

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MSU raises tuition for the seventh year in a row at summer meeting

BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM

On June 15, the MSU Board of Trustees raised tuition for the seventh year in a row.

Lower division students, freshmen and sophomores, saw a 3.7 percent increase and per credit hour, their rate went up $16.75. Upper division students, juniors and seniors, saw an increase of 3.9 percent and per credit hour, their rate increased by $19.75.

Out-of-state undergraduate students will see a tuition increase of 4.2 percent. The rate measured for 15 credits per semester would cost a student $37,942.

The cost for in-state students would come close to a projected total of $14,114.

Graduate students’ cost will increase by $26.75 per credit hour. The graduate rate per credit hour is close to $700 for students in-state.

Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, President Dee Jordan said students should advocate for change.

Jordan said she met about tuition and was a part of the discussion.

The trustees discussed the reasoning behind the increase and how the state of Michigan was to blame due to declining state support of higher education.

“We talk about how we want to revitalize the economy here in Michigan,” Associated Students of MSU, or ASMSU, President Lorenzo Santavicca said. “It’s difficult to say that you want to see that happen when you keep cutting the higher education budget.”

Also pushed through at the meeting, was planning for permanent lighting in Spartan Stadium.

MSU is among three other Big Ten Schools without permanent lighting. The installation is projected to cost between $2 million and $2.5 million.

President Lou Anna K. Simon said no General Fund dollars would be used on the installation. Simon said the lights are coming after a push by the Big Ten Television contract to acquire them for the stadium.

The planning for the lights are expected to be ready by the 2017-2018 season.

In addition to the tuition raise, the board voted to increase room and board rates by 2.75 percent earlier in the spring semester. The rate for a double room for undergraduate students increased by $108.

The silver unlimited dining plan for transfer, freshmen and returning students will increase by $152.

Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore said the rate increase represents the lowest in the past 18 years.

The MSU Board of Trustees meets on June 15 in the Administration meeting. It was the board’s last meeting for the academic year. PHOTO: EMMETT MCCONNELL

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CATA bus system offers students convenient campus transportation

BY DEVAN PENNINGTON FEEDBACK@STATENEWS.COM

MSU is a big campus– walking from Brody Hall to East Neighborhood could take up to 50 minutes. As a result, students often make use of the CATA bus system. CATA buses run all year round, however buses that run through campus only run during the fall and spring semesters.

During the fall and spring semesters the buses which will help you navigate through campus are routes 30, 31, 33 and 25 depending upon where you’re going and coming from.

Bus 30 Bus 30 travels from South Neighborhood to East Neighborhood and from East back to South. This bus route is the only one that travels between these neighborhoods.

Coming from South and going to East on Route 30, there are many important stops it will pass including Wonders Hall, Case Hall, Dem Hall, Wells Hall, the CATA station and Owen Hall.

Bus 31 Bus 31 will take someone from one side of the campus to the other. It’s a very important bus on campus because it is

the only bus that travels from East Neighborhood to Brody Neighborhood and from vice versa.

During this route the stops the bus will pass are the Breslin Center, IM Sports Circle and the Music Practice Building. It will also pass by the main library, Bessey and Kedzie halls, Anthony hall and the Veterinary Medical Center before reaching East Neighborhood.

Leaving East Neighborhood on the route to Brody, stops you will pass are Owen Hall, the CATA station, Fairchild Auditorium, North Neighborhood, Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue.

Bus 33 This bus takes students from South Neighborhood to North Neighborhood and vice versa. This bus passes the engineering building, Communication Arts and Sciences and goes through all of West Circle.

Laurie Robison, director of marketing for CATA, said the easiest way for students to learn the bus routes is to physically get on the buses and learn for themselves.

“Practice makes perfect, so climb aboard - it’s the easiest way to learn CATA’s services,” Robison said. “CATA will resume normal campus operation at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29.”

“Practice makes perfect, so climb aboard – it’s the easiest way to learn CATA’s services.”

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Robison said there will be CATA guides on Ramp 1 from Aug. 29 until Sept. 2.

“This gives students an opportunity to practice riding Monday and Tuesday, and a week or two to figure our system out,” Robison said.

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Welcome Week She also said students should be patient while trying to catch the bus and that it’s important to arrive at a stop early.

“Campus maps provided in CATA schedule racks across campus give an comprehensive overview of our service. To be a successful rider, keep in mind that during the first few weeks of the new semester buses can get extremely crowded,” Robison said. “You may need to wait for a few full buses to pass before you’ll be able to board. Plan accordingly by arriving early – the saying about the early bird catching the worm is true in this case.”

Robison also said other helpful resources can be found online at CATA’s Trip Planner at cata.org, CATAnow and Rider Alerts On the CATA buses and in CATA stations there are pamphlets to help riders keep track of where they are going or find a route they may need. Robison says the pamphlets are helpful for students looking for scheduled time versus real time.

CATA does not have an app in the Apple App Store or Google Play store to help riders track bus times, however they do have a text system set up as well as an email that can help riders. Riders can also check CATA bus times online.

“We do offer CATAnow, real-time next-bus schedule information within a 15-minute window via SMS/text, email and website,” Robison said.

Some students may not want to ride a bus to class or around campus, instead students may utilize Uber, a cab, a moped or a car. Robison said she thinks CATA is the best way to get around campus.

“CATA’s public transportation services are designed to affordably transport large volumes of people to their destinations.

And at 60 cents per one-way trip with valid student ID or $50 for a semester pass that’s good for unlimited rides, you won’t find anything for less,” Robison said.

Student bus passes are sold on CATA.org, but to ensure you receive your bus pass on time, they can also be purchased at any Sparty’s location on campus.

Passes are also sold at the Union, Department of Police and Public Safety and the MSU ID Office in the International Center.

There are semester bus passes that cost $50, 31 day bus passes that cost $18, and 10 ride bus passes that cost $6. Robison says the student semester pass is the most valuable to get as a student.

“The student semester pass is your best value for $50 as you get unlimited rides across all CATA fixed routes for the entire semester. This allows students to travel off campus at no additional cost,” Robison said.

Students sometimes forget items on the bus. Once the bus departs from a stop, if you have left an item on the bus there is a way to retrieve it. However Robison does say that CATA is not responsible for lost or stolen items, so double check for your things before getting off at your stop.

Riders who lose something on a bus can contact Customer Service at 517-394-1100 to see if their item has been turned in to Lost and Found, Robison said, but she added lost items may take between 24 and 48 hours to make their way to Lost and Found.

CATA provides campus service 24/7 during fall and spring semesters.

This year, fall service begins Monday, Aug. 29, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 18. Spring semester service commences Monday, Jan. 9, and operates through Sunday, May 7, with a break in service over spring break (Monday, March 6 – Friday, March 10).

To the right are the times that CATA campus buses run. As well as the Night Owl, which is a smaller form of CATA transportation. The Night Owl picks up students on campus and takes them to other locations at night, when regular buses have stopped running.

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Stay smart and safe during your welcome week experiences at MSU

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Newfound freedom is one of the great joys brought about by the college experience, but with this freedom comes the responsibility to keep you, and your friends, safe.

So while you’re out enjoying the excesses of college life during welcome week, make sure to keep these tips in mind.

Ke ep t rac k of how muc h you’re drinking In all likelihood you’re going to be around a lot of drinks during your first week at MSU. If you do choose to drink, make sure to heed the advice of every beer commercial you’ve ever watched - drink responsibly.

You won’t need a heck of a lot of alcohol to have a good time, so pace yourself and try to stick together with your best friend: water.

Otherwise you might find yourself spending time with your other, less cool friend: trashcan.

Don’t carry around open containers An East Lansing Police Department officer’s favorite sight during a welcome week evening is a freshman with a drawstring bag, they’re like the baby moose amongst wolves.

If you want to avoid the welcome week present of an Minor in Possession, or MIP, be smart and discrete about how you have a good time.

get shut down all the time. If you look out the window and see a line of students spilling out onto the sidewalk, it’s going to be a matter of time before the police become involved and the party is shut down.

Stick with your friends and be mindful of your environment, and if things are starting to become a little too crazy? It’s time to jet.

Behave yourself out on the town Most police officers aren’t going to trouble students for simply walking among the sidewalks of East Lansing. After all, there are going to be thousands of you.

Don’t be the two freshmen in 2015 who got an MIP during Welcome Week for trying to climb the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.

But if you are stumbling, yelling and in any way acting belligerent, expect to see red and blue lights flash out of the corner of your eye.

Keep your head down and treat your liver kind enough so that walking won’t feel like a struggle.

Do not accept drinks from strangers Be leery of what you’re drinking and who it’s coming from, that person offering you a drink out of their Pepsi bottle might not have the best intentions at heart.

Only accept drinks from people you know, and as an extra precaution make sure to keep track of your container.

Stay alert at parties Parties, especially some of the large open ones,

Stick with your friends The last thing you want to do is walk home alone at night. Not only are you at greater risk of running into police, creeps of all sorts can emerge around East Lansing at night.

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MSU hit with tobacco, e-cigarette ban as new school year begins

BY RILEY MURDOCK RMURDOCK@STATENEWS.COM

On August 15th, MSU’s ban on tobacco use officially went into effect. Approved by the MSU Board of Trustees in 2015, the new ordinance prohibits the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco and vaporizers on all MSU property.

While the tobacco ban is outright and immediate, MSU does not expect students to instantly adjust to the ban and may be lenient and patient with initial offenses. MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said while violations will be a civil infraction and carry a fine of $150, MSU police will not seek out violations or actively aim to give tickets to students, and students will not be getting in trouble for tobacco use off the bat. The ban also applies to use within vehicles, but Cody said in a 2015 interview that this would also not be enforced in any real capacity.

“This is going to be a sustained educational effort to try to create a healthier campus

culture… We are not looking at this process through an enforcement lens, but rather an educational one,” Cody said. “That said, with any ordinance that’s on the books here, of course there’s going to be enforcement mechanisms.”

MSU plans to treat violations of the ban the same way as other university policies in regards to enforcement. With repeated offenses students may be referred to the student judicial system, as with any other student code of conduct violation. Cody said there is also a path to discipline for university employees such as himself, should they defy the ordinance.

As part of initiating the ban, Landscape Services has begun the removal of all cement ashtrays from MSU’s campus. Cody expects MSU’s more than 400 ashtrays to be completely removed by the time a majority of students have moved onto campus for the Fall semester.

Adam Lawver, Interim Manager of Landscape Services, said that it is likely the ashtrays will be sold or recycled through the MSU Surplus Store.

While the ban and subsequent removal of ash-

Then-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. “I don’t think they can guarantee that no one smokes on campus,” he said. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Welcome Week trays may make smoking more inconvenient for MSU students, many may simply cross Grand River avenue or other streets bordering MSU to use tobacco. Cody does not expect the ban and removal of ashtrays to increase cigarette-based pollution on or around campus.

“Hopefully, people who do choose to use tobacco off campus in East Lansing would continue as they have been, to do so respectfully,” Cody said.

Chad Freehaf, a Lansing resident and manager working at Campus Corner on Grand River, does not anticipate that the smoking ban will have any effect on cigarette sales or student behavior.

“I don’t think people will smoke any less just because they’re banning it on campus,” Freehaf said. Freehaf has worked at Campus Corner for more than five years, and said that smokers have typically smoked in alleys near the store rather than on the streets. Freehaf anticipates they’ll continue to do despite the ban.

“I don’t think we’ll see a lot of people just on the sidewalk on Grand River smoking… I don’t think we’ll notice a big difference,” Freehaf said.

Journalism senior Jack Nissen, a non-smoker, thinks that some might appreciate the lack of tobacco products on campus but the ban may spark dissent or unruliness in others.

“I think it’s ambitious… I think that it’s impressive it’s enacted, I think it’ll be a long time before it’s actually a reality,” Nissen said.

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“They can say they’re banning it, but people will get away with it quite a bit.”

Check back with the State News for updates on how MSU students adjust to the tobacco ban throughout the Fall 2016 Semester.

“This is going to be a sustained educational effort to try to create a healthier campus culture.”

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Then-computer science senior Daniel Roman smokes a cigarette on Sept. 29, 2014, outside of Wells Hall. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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See page 16 We talked to an MSU official of how to stay successful at school

26 Column: Why the smoking ban was a bad idea for MSU. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Safe sex at MSU made easier by university programs, birth control

BY SASHA ZIDAR SZIDAR@STATENEWS.COM

The Center for Sexual Health Promotions at MSU aims to assist students in developing and maintaining skills to make decisions consistent with students’ beliefs and values, according to its website.

MSU has health education resources to help educate students on having safe sex.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

MSU encourages students to understand what a healthy relationships is, by choosing the right person at the right time when considering to have sex. On the Olin Health Services website, it shares the risks that come with having sex, such as sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

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Partying in college can be fun, it can also turn scary if a bystander doesn’t intervene when they see a friend in a bad situation.

“Alcohol is the number one date rape drug and intoxication is not a consent,” Ludlow said.

According to Ludlow, having a conversation about how you want your night to go is important.

“A lot of times we don’t intervene because we think our friends will get upset,” Ludlow said. “If you are drinking, bystander intervention is the best way to get home safe.”

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Tips for success: How to stay on top of things coming back to MSU

BY MCKENNA ROSS MROSS@STATENEWS.COM

In all the excitement of moving back to East Lansing, it’s easy to forget why we as students came to MSU. But classes begin Aug. 31, and soon we will have to juggle heavy course loads and an exciting social life. Use this guide to manage your time efficiently, so you can get everything on your to-do list done and still make it to every football tailgate.

Get a planner And use it, often. Writing down all your assignments and readings for the week, planned out by day can really help you visualize when you need to get things done. Planners are cheap, you can get plain ones at Walmart, MSU ones at any bookstore on campus or even use an app on your phone.

Amy Martin, assistant dean for student success operations, said she thinks a planner can really help manage your time.

“Make sure that you’re always looking forward,” she said. “Write in your planner dates in your syllabus--when different projects are due, when different tests are, when final exams are. Plan out for the semester.”

Half the battle is just knowing when to do your work. By planning your upcoming day and week and sticking to your schedule, you are on your way to success.

Take time each night to plan the next day

Just 10 or 15 minutes a night acknowledging what you have to do tomorrow can jumpstart your morning. Take out your planner while you’re watching Netflix and jot down some notes of what you need to get done, so you’re not scrambling to remember everything on your way to class.

Make a to-do list Lists can be daunting, but don’t be afraid. Put the most important tasks at the top, so you get the hard things done first. Once you finish those, you’ll feel productive and ready to complete the smaller tasks with all that extra time you didn’t use putting off your challenges.

Martin has some similar advice.

“Think about rocks in a jar,” she said. “You wanna put your most important things into your schedule first, because they take up the most room and the most time. Then you can fill in around them.”

Go ahead and put some easy things on your list, too. Showering might seem like a given, but if it’s something you have to do, you can put it on the list. Checking it off will leave you feeling accomplished and motivated to continue your day.

Keep your phone out of reach One of the biggest time-wasters is the Internet. Keep your phone on silent--or off--and leave it upside down so you aren’t tempted to check the screen every time you get a notification. No, you don’t need to know what the groupchat said as soon as they said it.

Plan your breaks It’s easy to get overwhelmed with studying. Plan to reward your-

self with a break instead of procrastinating by going on Twitter for 30 minutes. Grab a snack and stretch your legs after you work for an hour or finish a couple chapters. Those few minutes of downtime will keep you from wasting extra time at the library when you could be doing something else on your to-do list.

Use your resources Asking friends and family how they schedule their time and stay on topic can help. MSU also has several opportunities to learn the skill. Martin said the Learning Resource Center in 202 Bessey Hall can be a helpful for students looking for some help with managing their time. They have programs throughout the semester on a variety of topics, including time management.

“You wanna put your most important things into your schedule first, because they take up the most room and the most time.”

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Killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile raise voices

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The chain of recent events, from the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police officers on July 5 and July 6, respectively, to the shooting of three Baton Rouge police officers on July 17, has led to MSU students voicing their opinions and concerns about police brutality.

In honor of the lives of Sterling and Castile, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. held a candlelight vigil at the Rock on the night of July 7, where many MSU students gathered to pay their respects.

Tierra Nelson, an e-board member of Black Student Alliance, or BSA, and former presi-

dent of United Brody Black Caucus, attended the vigil.

“When I heard of the death of Alton Sterling all that I could think of in my mind was, ‘I can’t believe this is happening again,’” Nelson said. “I was hurt by the loss of another African American due to police brutality and the lack of concern for our lives.”

People of color all over the United States have voiced the fear they have of losing their life, or the life of someone close to them, because of the color of their skin. Nelson said she has the same fear.

“In a room full of peers, having to look to your left and then look to your right and knowing that one of you may not make it. Not because they failed graduation expectations,

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According to Nelson, support from police departments and officers could help bring awareness to the issue of police brutality, and that it could possibly stop the issue.

“What are the police doing to rectify the situation or to raise awareness? We all know that not all police officers are bad, however, it only takes one person to ruin the illusion,” Nelson said. “The same way that it only takes one black person to be seen as a thug, gang banger, addict or deadbeat, for our entire community to be represented as such.”

Kelsi Horn, current president of BSA, was also in attendance at the vigil and said she had a mix of feelings about the recent killings.

“I am sure like many others, my feelings have been... has been mixed with grief, anger and

fear,” Horn said.

Horn said it was breathtaking for her to know that even with prominent evidence, there’s still not a big chance the murders will face consequences.

“It’s unbelievable that millions could watch in horror as men lost their lives on camera but we still cannot be confident that their murderers will have to face any repercussions,” Horn said.

Black Lives Matter is a movement that is dear to many, but to others it’s hard to understand. Many people have different interpretations of what Black Lives Matter is. Some feel that it is a movement to remind America that African Americans matter just as much as any other race. Some think it’s a terrorist or hate group.

“I believe Black Lives Matter is both a declaration and an outcry. It is a way to reaffirm that we are valued, loved, and important even when our society is telling us otherwise,” Horn said. “To be black means that our daily lives

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comes with obstacles that other races have the privilege of disregarding. Black Lives Matter is a movement to show the world problems we face simply to exist.”

Horn said in the upcoming school year, BSA plans bring awareness to police brutality.

“We plan to promote more open and honest dialogue on campus regarding police brutality and other major problems impacting minorities,” Horn said. “Black Student Alliance has been in communication with MSUPD in hopes to foster a better relationship between them and our constituents.”

Caucus Director of BSA Charniece Lang was also in attendance at the vigil and said being black in the modern society is now a constant reason for death.

“Americans need to actively be seeking change in order to correct this terrible reality,” Lang said. “For how much longer will my skin give off a negative connotation?”

Lang said raising awareness for police brutality is not enough, and that abolishing negative stereotypes is a step in the right direction.

“I think the resolution goes way past just raising awareness to police brutality,” Lang said. “A new picture needs to be painted between black people and white officers: blacks need not to be labeled as thugs and white officers need not to be labeled as killers.”

Lang continued with giving her approach to terminating those stereotypes.

“Community, trust and dependence needs to be developed between blacks and white

officers. Whether putting community service together, programs that introduce officers to the community they are to serve and protect, or a good old game of basketball when the officer is off duty, these activities will allow all assumptions to fly out the window,” Lang said. “Each black will not be a thug and each officer will not be a killer, just two humans developing a bond, hopefully strong enough to stop a bullet.”

“I believe Black Lives Matter is both a declaration and an outcry.”

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Tips on how to avoid getting lost on MSU’s large campus

BY THOR MALLGREN TMALLGREN@STATENEWS.COM

MSU has one of the largest campuses in the country, causing many young freshmen, transfer and international students to find themselves lost among the giant stone buildings and cheeky pathways.

Hopefully with these tips, you can avoid becoming that person.

Get Spartan App One of the most valuable resources that a freshman can get their hands on is Spartan App. Not only does it let you know what the dining halls are serving for lunch, it also comes equipped with a vast interactive campus map.

With the app, you can select any campus location from a list and it will place a marker over your destination.

The app uses Google Maps as its foundation, so you can use real time GPS to keep track of where you are on MSU’s expansive campus.

Using Spartan App as your companion, you will not have to worry about earnestly looking for Ernst Bessey hall, its location will be right at your fingertips.

Give yourself plenty of time to find your classes An often toted freshman tip is to find the locations of your classes before the first day, but it’s hardly advisable to quickly ping all of your classrooms and consider the job done.

Instead, make sure to leave at least 40 minutes before your class starts.

This might sound extreme, but it’s a heck of a lot better to be a little early rather than staggering into your class 20 minutes late, gasping for breath and with sweat emanating from every pore.

Remember, not all locations are created equal On your first day you found B Wells 115 no

problem, and now you assume that everything is equally easy to find. This is an attitude that can make you late, or worse: lost.

Continue giving yourself ample time. Inevitably you’ll be tricked by some badly placed signage, type the wrong thing into Spartan App (it’s Berkey not Baker) or stumble your way into the third floor corridor on the right hand side.

Put the Pokemon Go away You just arrived on MSU’s big-bad campus.

Your eyes light up as you load the app for the first time and take in the sight MSU’s glorious arsenal of Pokestops.

It seems like a match made in heaven – you can learn about campus all the while catching that illusive Pidgeot!

Sadly, if you want to start to learn your way around the place, Pokemon Go is only going to distract you.

Hustling from stop to stop, barely looking up from your phone is not a good way to get a feel for campus. Save the Pokemon for when you’re more familiar with the area.

Not only will you learn your way around campus more quickly, you’ll be a more effective MSU Pokemon trainer once you do learn the campus.

Political theory and social policy senior Miranda Bargert, left, and kinesiology sophomore Hannah Pierce Play Pokemon Go on July 12 along the Red Cedar River. Bragert said the game has led to “talking to people that you wouldn’t normally talk to, it’s really neat.” PHOTO: EMMETT MCCONNELL

Explore!

The size and scattergun design of campus can be a little imposing, but at the end of the day we have one of the most picturesque college campuses in the nation.

Getting out there and exploring is the best way to familiarize yourself with campus, and it will also give you an important sense of scale, allowing you to know how much time it takes to get from class to class.

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Your guide for all the activities available during Welcome Week

BY THOR MALLGREN TMALLGREN@STATENEWS.COM

MSU packs a seemingly endless stream of events into its welcome week (which is technically only four days long). This storm of activities can be a little confusing, so if you’re wondering on what events might be worth attending, look below!

One Book One Community: Aug 28, 7:00 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center As much as MSU may insist that reading the book they gave you and attending the meeting is mandatory, it is in no way compulsory to attend. So if you’re still feeling a little shellshocked after just moving in, don’t worry about hiking to the Community Center.

Bowling Aug 28, 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the MSU

Union.

Free bowling at the MSU Union (it’s located in the basement, by the way) is something any enterprising Spartan should take advantage of. However, if you want to get your bowling shoes on during welcome week, make sure to get there early, it can get very packed.

Outdoor movie: Aug 28, 9:30 p.m. at Adams Field.

The University Activities Board (UAB) plays free movies at Wells hall every weekend, and they kick off the festivities with an outdoor showing at Adams field. If you’re looking for something fun and calm to do with your new friends on your first night, this is it.

Fall Convocation: Aug 29, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. doors open at 7:30 a.m, must be seated by 8:45 a.m at the Breslin Center

This is essentially a very large pep assembly in which the entire freshman class is expected to turn up. You will be welcomed to MSU by university president Lou Anna K Simon, Provost June Pierce Youatt and representatives from the various MSU colleges.

The website states that attendance is strictly mandatory for all freshman. Strictly speaking however, it isn’t.

Don’t think that means you should skip. If you want to make friends, packing into the Breslin together is quite the bonding experience. In addition, some of the faculty give pretty exciting speeches - it sets the tone for the semester.

U-Fest: Aug 29, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the MSU Union.

At U-Fest, the MSU Union is packed to the gills with free merchandise, activities and experiences. The whole “festival” is brought

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together by sponsors (anyone from Wal-Mart to Monster energy drinks) and they all get their own table.

This results in sponsors giving you tons of free stuff, a lot of which will come in handy for during your first few weeks such as free food, drinks, drawstring bags and flashlights.

Make sure you get to the Union early, because as word spreads about all the free goodies being given away the line swells out the door and down the street. If you get there too late, all the best stuff can be picked over.

Moonlight Madness: Aug 29, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at marked bus stops across campus “Moonlight Madness” gives free CATA bus rides to Meijer, allowing students to buy all the things they either forgot at their house or weren’t able to find replacements for at U-Fest.

This is another one of those things that is pretty fun thing to do with new friends and

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roommates. They even play loud music at Meijer to keep the mood alive.

Spar ticipation/ The “Fall Welcome Spartan Spectacular” Aug 30, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Cherry Lane Field Sparticipation is the Welcome Week event students will probably hear about the most upon coming to MSU, and for good reason.

Over 400 clubs turn out to garner interest for their causes, so students are bound to find something that interests them. In addition to that, there’s (surprise) more free stuff to be given away.

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Medical amnesty: one of the most powerful safety tools for minors

BY THOR MALLGREN TMALLGREN@STATENEWS.COM

We all have that rough night. One shot turned into thirty-seven and now you’ve really gotten yourself in a pickle.

You feel sick and a little disoriented, you can’t seem to find your friends and walking is not on the cards. In fact just standing up seems like it might be off the table entirely.

Finally your friend Taylor walks into the room and sees you in your dilapidated state. Taylor notices you are foaming at the mouth, and you’re not being responsive.

Luckily, this night need not end in tragedy.

In June of 2012, the state of Michigan passed medical amnesty laws for minors who have gotten themselves into dire situations because of the illegal consumption of alcohol.

MEDICAL AMNESTY Medical A mnest y, according to Olin Health Center, “exempt(s) a minor involved in the purchase, consumption or possession of alcohol from violation of the minimum legal drinking age if he or she: a. Voluntarily presents himself or herself to a health facility or agency for treatment or observation, including exam-

ination and treatment for any condition arising from criminal sexual conduct committed against the minor. b. Accompanies an individual who has consumed alcohol and who presents himself or herself to a healthcare facility for treatment or observation. c. Initiates contact with a peace officer or emergency medical services personnel for the purpose of obtaining medical assistance for a legitimate health care concern.”

So let us use medical amnesty to break down the situation between you, a minor suffering from alcohol poisoning, and your friend Taylor (who is also a minor and intoxicated).

If you had the mental and physical faculties to get yourself to a care facility, you would suffer no consequences for being an intoxicated minor. That is amnesty.

If Taylor gets help for you, whether it’s the police, an ambulance or anything else, you would suffer no consequences for being an intoxicated minor, and Taylor would also suffer no consequences for being an intoxicated minor.

CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT Let us look at another scenario: You and your underage friend Jessie go out for a night on the town, and during the evening Jessie is subject to crimi-

nal sexual conduct.

It becomes evident that Jessie is in need of medical attention, but you’ve both had a bit to drink so you’re worried about the law.

Yes, medical amnesty does indeed apply to you in this case. You do not need to be blackout drunk to invoke medical amnesty.

Any “legitimate health concern,” including rape, qualifies you for medical amnesty, according to Olin.

MEDICAL AMNESTY DOESN’T MAKE YOU INVINCIBLE Medical amnesty is for extreme situations. Do not expect to be able to wriggle your way out of an MIP by calling the amnesty card.

If you do choose to drink underage, the best way to avoid ever having to invoke medical amnesty, and the best way to avoid getting MIPs is to drink a responsible amount.

Most of all, remember that it’s not just you and your friends out there.

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BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM

Well, looks like that’s it for smokers. Or vapers.

Or people who like chewing tobacco. As Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” plays

in the background, it’s time to cross the street if you want to do that nasty habit.

Are you even aware how bad smoking is?

It’s 2016. That will kill you. And thank God we have the MSU administration to step up and protect us from ourselves. If it wasn’t for them so graciously looking out for us, I don’t even know what we would do. We’d probably all die of cancer, apparently.

In all seriousness, the smoking ban, or “the tobacco-free ordinance” is a joke. I do not believe the MSU administration has just authority to ban something from campus that’s totally legal under the guise of educating the student body. But they don’t need just authority, do they?

Smokers have become this bizarre stigmatized minority on campus for some reason and it boggles my mind. 30 years ago smoking would have been so common you wouldn’t think anything of it. Less than 10 years ago,

you could still smoke in residence halls, before they banned that in the fall of 2008 and said smokers had to go 25 feet from the building.

This I understood. Having smokers in an enclosed environment with non-smokers is a sure way to cause second-hand smoke. Beyond that, they’re going too far.

A lot of people who seem to be supporting this ban say things like how much they hated walking to class behind a smoker. But this is barely one of the stated reasons for the ban.

Time and time again MSU spokesperson Jason Cody emphasized that this was a learning step to create a healthier campus culture, which is why things like electronic cigarettes and chewing tobacco are also included in this ban.

Although if they really cared about a healthier campus they would ban hamburgers and pizza from the dining halls, but that would anger too many people, I’m sure.

And let’s be honest, and I can’t believe I’m

using this as an unironic argument: It’s 2016.

Smokers know how bad it is at this point.

Nobody who smokes now will wake up one day screaming “wait, SMOKING GIVES YOU CANCER?” before quitting immediately.

A fun sidenote in history, though, is that the first modern anti-smoking program was started by the government of the Third Reich, since Adolf Hitler saw smoking as a waste of money and would corrupt good Aryan morals. So, do with that information what you want to.

I won’t go over enforcement too much, since it looks like enforcement will be about the same as the current 25 foot policy, or barely, and if it is, it will likely be a university employee telling you to put out a lit cigarette. I have friends at CMU and U-M, both with similar bans, and they tell me it’s sparsely enforced there and we have not been given any reason to believe it will be enforced here.

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Everybody has some stupid, irrational and probably unhealthy thing they do to relieve stress. Weather it’s binge-eating, watching Netflix until 4 a.m. before an 8 a.m. class, not exercising, getting drunk every weekend, going to a tanning salon, drinking lots of coffee, smoking weed or anything you can think of, we all do something.

But it’s become politically popular to attack the thing smokers do as being uniquely bad since they are a declining number of people.

A 2014 study at MSU found only 5.2 percent of students smoked cigarettes six or more days in the past 30, and only 12.3 percent of students smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days. In 2000, that number was close to 30 percent.

In fact, more people have reported smoking marijuana than cigarettes, but society is becoming more accepting of that as it starts to hate smoking.

My point is this: leave smokers alone. And before you go on some misguided crusade against “big tobacco” and shame smokers for doing a totally legal thing that used to be very commonplace, take a look at whatever you like doing and imagine what you would feel like if the institution you poor thousands of dollars into said you could no longer do it.

Cameron Macko is the managing editor of The State News.

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BY STEPHEN OLSHCASKI SOLCHANSKI@STATENEWS.COM

Having spent two long weeks steeped in the cesspools of American politics’ brightest productions I have determined that this year we can continue to use the phrase “this is the most important election ever” if only for the sake that it is the next election.

Generally subscribing to the fear mongering on both ends is a grotesquely unhealthy way to decide who to vote for, though it seems to be the most effective way to drive voters to the booths. And despite the bizarre situation of pitting two hotly unloved candidates against each other, I urge everyone who can vote to vote.

And as Ted Cruz so gut-wrenchingly said, I too second the notion to “vote your conscience” — between Trump and Clinton.

I watched two weeks worth of bantering and two days of quelling near revolts of delegates. Loud pockets on both sides yearned for another candidate to emerge from the field and both cried over what they felt was shunned democracy.

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But to those ends, I say as Cruz pointed out, “vote up and down the ticket.”

In the streets of Philly I watched thousands disgruntled with the DNC cry out for revolution. Many were ardent “Bernie or Busters” chanting for revolution in a style they felt was as grand as a 1920s Russia red parade as they clamored down Broad Street.

But the disorganized, unrelenting, unreasonable and mostly unwashed protesters were laughable.

And to reason with the already unreasonable (who crosses the country, foregoing any concern for health, to protest?) is like teaching a fish to live without water; one it doesn’t understand language and two, it can’t.

Which thus brings me back to the point: voting down the ticket is the only way to inflict any kind of change. As for the Presidential choice, I firmly believe you have only two options.

Many suggest you could vote third party, presuming you think it’s a more viable option to throw support behind an inexperienced, populist with infeasible and yet wholly unexplained plans for the country in an attempt to quash everything you progressively stand for — a vote for Jill Stein.

But you could do that by voting for Trump.

Or you could throw yourself behind a man and party no one

your

connection to

knows much about, who leaned Republican, switched to libertarianism and is more or less the cop-out vote — because we don’t like difficult choices and the party of Lincoln promoted a crass man who doesn’t represent an ounce of conservatism — with a vote for Gary Johnson.

For even the most ardent and functioning conservatives, the worst a Clinton presidency represents is a continuation of the Obama administration. While not ideal for Republicans, Clinton’s experience heavily outweighs any possible chance of miscue and humiliation that would occur at the hands of Donald Trump.

I asked delegates at the RNC how they felt about Trump’s foreign and domestic affairs inexperience to which they likened him in a sense to the Godfather’s Vito Corleone who would ultimately be swayed by advisors. But at least Corleone knew the game.

A successful businessman, they said, couldn’t have built anything that big without being able to listen to his confidants and adhere to their advice.

But I thought more about that. It’s one thing to consult with like minded people in a game you understand and play frequently, it’s another to take the reins of the highest office in the world without even the acumen, character, attention span or care the job demands.

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The arguments against Clinton are acceptable of course. The shadows of Wall Street money, Benghazi and emails all hang over her every step and it casts doubt in the public eye on the trustworthiness of her character.

If that too is too much to trust, then Trump is your option, though it’s an option that’s as good as choosing a stick in the eye or two sticks in the eye.

So really there is one choice even if you fundamentally disagree with it. But hey, “vote our conscience.”

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MSU takes strides to integrate international students during fall

BY SASHA ZIDAR SZIDAR@STATENEWS.COM

MSU prides itself on being a diverse university, bringing in 7,568 international students from around the world during the last school year.

And though it may be overwhelming coming to a different country and attending a big university, MSU makes sure international students have a positive and memorable educational experience.

At MSU, the Academic Orientation Program, or AOP, partners with OISS, or Office for International Students and Programs, and other campus and community resources to offer a weeklong International Academic Orientation Program, or IAOP. This year, the IAOP week was from Aug. 22 to Aug. 26.

IAOP allows incoming international students to attend lectures on topics such as immigration basics, U.S. culture, university academic culture, U.S. laws and safety, health and insurance.

“There are also social events to introduce new students to Spartan life, sports and campus,” Skyin (Xiaoyu) Yin, international student advisor, said.

“IAOP also offers programming to build community through karaoke, ice cream and dance events,” Yin said.

Yin said the most important things for international students to know before arriving at MSU are: 1.) To understand the immigration responsibilities and benefits as an international student in the U.S. 2.) To know the major academic, social and cultural differences between studying at a U.S. university vs. studying in their home country.

3.) Studying abroad is an ongoing journey that getting admitted and obtaining a visa is only the beginning. Knowing the realities will help them manage their expectations and prepare themselves to cope with the difficulties and embrace the experience in a positive way. "(The) majority of international students are really excited about experiencing life in the U.S.

and trying things that are seen as particularly ‘American,’” Yin said.

These can include making friends with other Spartans, both domestic and international, being invited to a local family during the holidays, watching an MSU football game with U.S. friends, having their first s’more at a bonfire, seeing Lake Michigan and going to Mackinac Island.

“The International Academic Orientation Program Committee has worked together for several years to support international student success,” Mary Beth Heeder, academic orientation and transition staff, said.

Recognizing that international students have unique needs, the IAOP Committee has planned an orientation experience that begins before the students arrive in the U.S. and extends through their first semester.

“One of the hallmarks of this committee has been connecting the efforts of various stakeholders around student success,” Heeder said.

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“The International Academic Orientation Program Committee has worked together for several years to support international student success.”

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Column: The only sure thing you have control over is your own life

BY IAN WENDROW FEEDBACK@STATENEWS.COM

For a lot of you, a new year here at M SU sig n ifies exciting new c hanges. Some of you may be mov i ng of f c a mpu s for the first time, maybe you’re finally entering your last year and are t hat muc h closer to getting your degree, others are only starting their time as Spartans.

In any case, it’s another year of growth, challenge, discovery and all the other buzzword adjectives used to describe college. There is, however, one overlooked word that I think warrants serious attention.

That word is maddening.

I don’t mean maddening when you’ve had a long night of studying and it’s two in the morning and you still haven’t finished your research proposal. I’m not talking about your patience being slowly whittled away as you deal with some maddening relationship drama among your best friends.

What truly makes college maddening is just how much information and opinion is siphoned into this campus on a daily basis.

It’s no secret that you’ll be exposed to a wide variety of beliefs, or to academic sources wildly disagreeing on fundamental concepts that make our society run, even if you don’t understand them. You’ll hear 40 different opinions on the political situation in the Middle East in a room of 20 students.

This is normal, this is to be expected.

What they never tell you is how to react when it all starts getting to you.

I may be alone on this particular experience, but I can vividly recall evenings where I’d just wander around the campus, my mind bouncing from one grand issue to the next.

During that time I’ll be trying to make sense of a tragedy I just read about, maybe another mass shooting, or a particularly depressing bit of news from overseas that seems to reinforce the idea that the world isn’t really improving.

I became mildly depressed and frustrated.

I hated my powerlessness in the face of it all, that nihilistic sense of futility. I dwelled on these subjects for hours at a time.

That sensation only proved more powerful when I traveled abroad. I spent two months in France this summer, amidst all the fear gripping that country in the wake of several horrific terror attacks. I’d see daily numerous stickers plastered on street lamps advertising nativist, extremist political groups. Large gatherings of fans for the UEFA EuroCup, which should have been totally festive, was always marred by an ever-present sense that something terrible could happen at any second.

I recall walking back one night, trying my damnedest to get my mind off a terror attack I read about earlier that morning. I had my

headphones plugged in while listening to Spoon. In between two tracks there was a quiet enough pause that I heard a guitar/piano duet from a large, nearby cabana.

I stopped to watch what was going on. It was an annual dance party, held each year in Vichy. They were mainly old couples, doing little waltzes as the equally geriatric musicians sung some silly tune about walking along the river. In that brief little moment I forgot everything that bothered me. I just lingered on that sidewalk and watched as people danced, ate, laughed, swapped gossip. I realized how wonderfully carefree it all was.

There will be times when you feel as if everything you’re doing is pointless. How much can you really change the world with the knowledge you learn here? Will you have any meaningful impact?

These questions would come and go during my undergraduate studies. Every time it became overwhelming, every time it seemed as if I’d be descending into that cynical state of mind where nothing seems to matter, I think back to a bit of advice my Dad gave me a few summers back on top of a roof, helping him on a contracting job.

“Don’t ever let your cynicism make you feel like ‘why bother?’ There’s so much you can do that letting apathy take over would just be a waste.”

Stay abreast of what’s going on. Attend round table discussions to hear views that challenge yours. Maintain a sense of empathy for what’s happening around you and abroad.

Most importantly, realize that you have control only over your life. Why not make it one that positively affects others?

Ian Wendrow was a general assignment reporter at The State News.

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At MSU it’s always good to know where some important places are located, especially for international students. Campus can seem over whelming at first, but day-by-day, campus will become more familiar. Here are some resources on campus for international students:

nities that represent CORES are: North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO) Black Student Alliance (BSA), Asian Pacific American Student Organization (APASO), and Culturas de las Razas Unidas (CRU). C.O.R.E.S. allows students of different race and ethnicity to connect with one another and get to know their surroundings better at MSU. Below is a listing of their locations:

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID

NAISO

Located on 556 E. Circle Drive in the Student Services Building in room 252, the Office of Financial Aid will be your safe haven when it comes to dealing with your student account and financial aid money and student bills. It is open 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday.

Located in North Hubbard Hall in G-33, the NAISO advisor is Pat Dyer-Deckrow (patdyer@ msu.edu).

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THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL & ACADEMIC TRANSITIONS (OCAT)

Located on 556 E. Circle Drive in the Student Services Building in room 339, the OCAT offers programs for international students and inter racial students who are transitioning to MSU. The OCAT provides intercultural aides in all of the residential halls to help international students enjoy their stay and help them transition while at MSU. SPARTAN REMIX

The Spartan Remix is a cultural celebration that brings together MSU diverse communities and cultural programs for an evening to let lose and meet new international people. Spartan Remix is on the Thursday after Labor Day at MSU Auditorium Field.

MOSAIC: THE MULTICULTURAL UNITY CENTER

The Multicultural Unity Center is located on 49 Abbott Road in room 226 of the MSU Union.

The Unity Center is a neutral environment where students of different cultures can go to study or have meetings with other MSU students.

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APASO

Location in Holden Hall G-13, the APASO advisor is Meaghan Kozar (kozarmea@msu.edu).

BSA

Located in the Multicultural Center, the BSA advisor is Jasmine Lee (Multicultural@msu.edu).

CRU

Located in Wilson Hall and in the Multicultural Center. CRU advisors are Juan Flores (floresj2@msu.edu) and Carlos Fuentes (fuentes@ msu.edu).

MULTI-RACIAL UNITY LIVING EXPERIENCE & INTERCULTURAL AIDE PROGRAMS

Multi-racial Unity Living Experience (MRULE) and Intercultural Aide Programs (ICA) is located on 234 Wilson Rd. in Holden Hall room C240.

MRULE helps assist multi-racial students with engaging in intercultural issues. The program makes sure the students are put first and they are aware of campus services and resources.

OISS

The Office for International Students and Scholars or OISS is located inside the MSU International Center on 427 N. Shaw Lane. OISS has orientations to help students adjust to the culture and social life of MSU, advising international students and making sure they understand U.S. immigration regulations. OISS has served as a liaison with U.S. government agencies and educational foundations that provide support to international students and scholars.

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Spartan defense a priority after devastating defeat late last season

BY CASEY HARRISON CHARRISON@STATENEWS.COM

It’s hard to criticize a team that went to the College Football Playoff last season, but it’s no surprise that MSU’s defense, more specifically the secondary, proved to be the team’s Achilles’ heel in the College Football Playoff.

The Spartans struggled with injuries all throughout the season which led to a lack of depth. When it became crunch time for MSU against Alabama, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban challenged his future coaching successor and got the best of Dantonio, resulting in a 38-0 rout on New Year’s Eve. But it’s a new year now — guys who saw time last season are now experienced leaders, and the Spartans’ depth chart is now healthy and replenished. And with many newcomers on the team, veteran leadership is going to be one of the most decisive factors that will affect MSU’s success.

“It was good getting guys experience last year because now I feel like this is one of the deep-

est secondaries we’ve had,” fifth-year senior Demetrious Cox said. “We can go two or three deep and I can be comfortable with Khari Willis, Grayson Miller or Tyson Smith or some of the younger guys playing too.”

The coaching staff also expects improvements from the secondary.

“I think we go pretty deep at safety and at corner,” head coach Mark Dantonio said at 2016 MSU Football Media Day. “There are guys like Vayante Copeland who are back which is big plus guys like (Darian) Hicks who got playing time last year, he’s back and has played very well.”

Many of the Spartans returning on offense are guys that saw significant playing time last season. Guys like fifth-year seniors Riley Bullough and Cox, senior Darian Hicks and junior Malik McDowel are all expected to spearhead leadership roles on the defense for the upcoming season.

Fifth-year seniors like McDowell and Bullough are vocal leaders that bring intensity both on and off the field. They have the potential to be

the biggest playmakers on the defense, with the chance at recognition on a national scale.

“I’m actually more excited for the leadership this season than the skill level,” linebacker coach and co-defensive coordinator Mike Tressel said.

“There’s no doubt that Riley (Bullough)’s passion, his enthusiasm and his football intelligence and ability to study the game are great leadership tools. That lets the younger guys pick up on the same enthusiasm and the same love of the game. The more contagious it gets and the more it spreads.”

McDowell will be looking to improve from an already good season last year, where he recorded 13 tackles, 4.5 sacks and one interception in 2015.

“I think with success comes even more responsibility,” Dantonio said. “When it’s pointed out to you that you have that kind of ability then you have to play to that ability, that’s a challenge that everyone hopes to have in their football career. (McDowell) can get to that point where he’s playing like a first-team All-American. He can and he should, and I believe he will.”

With the season looming, Dantonio and his staff have high expectations for their defense.

“I think we have the players in place to be as good, if not better than last year,” Dantonio said.

“We’ve got a lot of younger guys that are very talented but have very unique skill-sets. It’s too early to give details on everybody but I think our linebacker group and our secondary group has experience and that means being able to make adjustments from game-to-game.“

“I think we have the players in place to be as good, if not better than last year.

We’ve got a lot of younger guys that are very talented but have very unique skill-sets.”

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MSU football arrives at the 2016-17 season touting the mantra, “Back2Back”, in hopes of capturing back-to-back Big Ten Championships and appearances in the College Football Playoff.

To accomplish such a feat, the Spartans will have to deliver on the prevailing notion that the big dogs on the gridiron reload year-toyear. MSU comes into the season with only 10 returning starters total, however a host of this season’s new starters saw a wealth of playing time midway through the 2015 schedule as MSU was plagued by injuries from nearly the first game on.

If the Spartans’ offensive and defensive lines can click behind new leadership and if the mostly inexperienced offense can be fine tuned behind starting quarterback favorite, Tyler O’Connor, MSU sets itself up for another crack at a national title.

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FCS school Furman shouldn’t be much of test for MSU. The Paladins struggled to a 4-7 record last season. Among those losses was a 42-3 loss to the ACC’s Virginia Tech who went 7-6 last season. MSU is 5-0 in five straight Friday night openers and is 5-0 against FCS opponents under Mark Dantonio.

AT #9 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH: SEPT. 17, 7:30 P.M.

MSU and Notre Dame haven’t met on the gridiron since 2013, a 17-13 Irish victory in South Bend. That loss eventually ended MSU’s shot at a national championship berth and this game could have the same implications down the line. Notre Dame enters the season with its own quarterback decision-to-be-made between Malik Zaire and DeShone Kizer. Both stellar options could give MSU fits if they can’t contain either one.

VS. WISCONSIN BADGERS: SEPT. 24, TBA

Wisconsin returns 12 starters from last year’s 10-3 team and is widely considered to be a contender for the Big Ten West title. The two teams have provided exciting games over the last few years and the trend could continue behind Wisconsin’s experienced offensive line which should power the run game. Wisconsin hasn’t won in East Lansing since 2002.

AT INDIANA HOOSIERS: OCT. 1, 8 P.M.

MSU eventually put the Hoosiers away late in last season’s matchup but the Hoosiers lost top quarterback Nate Sudfeld and top running back Jordan Howard to the NFL. Indiana’s defense gave up an average of 509 yards a game to opposing teams last year. With seven starters back on defense it should improve but by how much is yet to be seen.

VS. BYU: OCT. 8, TBA

BYU is known for talented defenses and with eight starters back from last year’s top 25 total defense, the group will be experienced and will be a test for MSU’s young offense. Star QB Taysom Hill will also be a test for the MSU

defense.

VS. NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS : OCT. 15, 3:30 P.M.

Northwestern looked like the upstart team from the Big Ten West last year going 5-0 before back-to-back drubbings by Michigan and Iowa. The Wildcats finished Big Ten play 6-2 and last season 10-3. They return six starters from last year’s stout defense but face tough competition early (Nebraska at home then at Iowa) before heading to East Lansing.

AT MARYLAND TERRAPINS: OCT. 22, 7:30 P.M.

The Terrapins succumbed to MSU 24-7 last season and return just five starters from last year’s team that gave up an average of 421 yards a game. If MSU can find its passing game it should be able to throw all over the Terrapins who gave up 268 yards through the air last year.

VS. #8 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES: OCT. 29, TBA

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MSU and Illinois last clashed in 2013, a 42-3 Spartan victory in Urbana-Champaign. Illinois returns just four starters from last year’s top 30 defense but the offense struggled to score against top competition.

VS. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS: NOV. 12, TBA

MSU stuffed the Scarlet Knights 31-24 last season thanks to a spike on fourth down with under five seconds remaining by QB Chris Laviano. Rutgers went 4-8 last season and welcome new coach Chris Ash this year in hopes

of turning around its 1-7 conference record.

Rutgers offense gave MSU fits last year and could again, returning nine starters.

is known for depth of talent and will provide another formidable late season matchup. The home team hasn’t won this game since 2007.

VS. #5 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES: NOV. 19, TBA

AT PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS: NOV. 26, TBA

MSU stumped the Buckeyes in Columbus last year 17-14 giving OSU it’s only loss of the year.

Behind a QB tandem of O’Connor and Terry the Spartans racked up 294 yards of offense in the game and held the Buckeyes to just 132 yards of offense. While Ohio State has to fill in holes left by a plethora of stars leaving, OSU

MSU cruised to a 55-16 victory over the Nittany Lions last season and has won two straight over PSU in Beaver Stadium. Penn State returns 14 starters from last season including nine on offense. PSU returns an offensive line that gave up nearly 40 sacks which will play into the Spartans’ hand.

Thensophomore running back Gerald Holmes makes the Spartan’s second touchdown of the night during the fourth quarter of the football game against Ohio State on Nov. 21, 2015 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes, 17-14.

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Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible class: 10:15am Wednesday: 7pm - praise and worship Students please feel free to call for rides http://www.greaterlansing coc.org Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles St. East Lansing, MI (517) 332-1916 Friday Night Services: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm September - April

Lansing Church of God in Christ 5304 Wise Rd. Lansing, MI 48911 http://lansingcogic.org/ Worship hours Sunday: 10:30am, 5:00pm Monday Family Prayer: 6:00pm Little Flock Christian Fellowship A Non-Denominational- Evagelical Church MSU Alumni Chapel (Basement Hall) Sunday Worship Service: 10am-12 Noon.

Fellowship Lunch after the service Weekly Bibly Studies & Students’ Meetings. littleflock.msu@ gmail.com www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Wednesday Worship: 9pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) River Terrace Church 1509 River Terrace Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-9059 www.riverterrace.org Service times: 9 & 11:15am St. John Catholic Church & Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 www.stjohnmsu.org Worship hours Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, Noon, & 7:00pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 12:15pm The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing 940 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 For prayer times visit www.lansingislam.com

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BY THOR MALLGREN TMALLGREN@STATENEWS.COM

The first home football game of the year is fast approaching, and with it come the legions of bright eyed and bushy tailed MSU freshmen who have never been to a football game as students.

With the size and breadth of the event, home football games can be a little intimidating– check out the advice below to ensure your first football game is the experience your parents are paying for.

Get your student section t-shirt One important thing to get out of the way early is to pick up your student section t-shirt. You’re paying for it, and the shirt actually isn’t half bad, so take the time out to grab it.

T-shirt pickup is located in the lower level of the International Center, at the Spartan Book Store.

It’s pretty hard to miss.

Tailgating One thing to remember about tailgates is that they are different from all of those open parties you may or may not attend during welcome week.

Do not expect to be able to trounce around outside of the stadium and just sort of stumble into a magical land of beer and snacks.

Tailgates are by and large pretty close-knit affairs, which means if you don’t know somebody, don’t bother trying to ingratiate yourself.

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about building the right connections.

Oh and one last word of advice, if you choose to participate in drinking underage at tailgates, avoid the tennis courts.

When and how to get to the student section You’ve been having a lot of fun at your dad’s friend’s tailgate for the past hour or so, but looking down at your watch you notice it’s two hours before kickoff. Should it be time to split?

That much is up to you. If you want good seats, a couple hours of standing outside the student section is not unheard of.

Regardless, Spartan Stadium is pretty well built, so even the higher up seats will grant you a solid view of the action provided.

The student is located at the south-east end of the stadium. An easy way to remember this is to look south, and then east, and go that direction.

The stadium is a circle, so if you find yourself lost for whatever reason just walk the perimeter until you see the masses of fresh faced students ready to experience some Spartan football.

Chants Don’t worry about not knowing the chants, part of the fun of going to your first set of Spartan football games is being able to learn them.

As for the fight song, you should probably learn that - or at least get some of the main verses down.

Most likely no one is going to hear you screwing it up, but it’s a thousand times more fun to be able to sing the song in its uninterrupted entirety.

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MSU football ranked No. 19 best college football program of all time

BY STEPHEN OLSCHANSKI SOLSCHANSKI@ STATENEWS.COM

The Associated Press released its first Top 100 list of the best college football programs of all time Aug. 9, and MSU football can count itself amongst the top 25 checking in at No. 19.

AP used a three category formula and points system based on AP poll appearances (one point), AP No. 1 rankings (one point) and championships awarded by AP voters (10 points) to decipher the all-time best teams.

A c c or d i ng to A P, M SU racked up 443 points in its calculations appearing in 375 AP poll appearances (34 percent of all the AP polls) since 1948 and has held the number one ranking 29 times.

T he Spar tans have only captured one AP championship (1952), though the school itself claims six national titles (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965,

1966).

The A P all-time list also provided the top 25 teams on its list a best and worst decade of rankings. MSU’s best decade came dur ing the high f lying 1960s when it popped up on 74.14 percent of AP polls during the era.

On the flip-side the 1980s saw the Spartans garner a spot in only 16.15 percent of AP polls.

MSU is one of seven current Big Ten schools to reach the top 25 alongside Ohio State (No.1), Nebraska (No. 6), Michigan (No. 7), Penn State (No. 12), Wisconsin (No. 24) and Iowa (No. 25).

AP’s weekly Top 25 poll has been one way of determining college football’s national champion since 1936 and its weekly polls are widely considered the determining ranking for each team.

Based mostly on the opinions of voting members, the AP poll has been a driver of controversy over the years in determining the nation-

al champion, in a long era where there was no singular game that pitted the nation’s two best teams against each other.

The invention of the Bowl C ha mpion sh ip Ser ie s, or BCS, threw the notion of a poll being the singular determining factor for a champion, out the window in 1998 and substituted the poll with a national championship game between the nation’s two best teams.

The BCS compiled polls and used computers to materialize who the two best teams were at the end of each season. Marred with controversy itself, the BCS was thrown out in favor of a four-team playoff system in 2014, more formally known as the College Football Playoff.

MSU reached the College Football Playoff this past season losing to Alabama, 38-0.

The Spartans kick off the season on Sept. 2 at home against Furman at 7 p.m.

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MSU loses legendary hockey coach Ron Mason to heart attack in June

BY STEPHEN OLSCHANSKI SOLCHANSKI@STATENEWS.COM

There’s a story that long-time MSU hockey assistant coach Tom Newton tells about Ron Mason.

He remembers walking into Mason’s office hearing Mason yelling for assistant coach Kris Smith to check the lotto tickets he left on Smith’s desk.

“Ron, you didn’t win,” Smith called out.

“How come I don’t get to win the lottery!”

Mason yelled back, “irate” he hadn’t pulled the winning numbers.

“It was like, oh man, this guy expects to win everything,” Newton said. “That kind of sums it up right there. He expected to win the lotto, even though his chances were better of being hit by lightning.”

During his 23 seasons at the helm of MSU hockey, it was Mason’s competitive spirit, fiery passion for the game and commitment to winning that made him endearing to his players, coaches and fans. And he won — often. Mason, 76, died in the early hours of June 13 leaving behind an

undeniable legacy of 924 wins in college hockey and a far bigger impact on the university and the people surrounding it in the 23 seasons he called MSU home.

Ask countless people who witnessed the man first hand and they’ll say Mason was made of hockey and in turn hockey was made up of him.

He played at the collegiate level for St. Lawrence University leading the Fighting Saints in scoring twice and helped guide them to an Eastern College Athletic Conference title and trip to the Frozen Four.

After graduating, Mason jumpstarted the Lake Superior State University hockey program in 1966. Competing in their first ever game, the Lakers secured a 7-0 victory. Mason and the Lakers captured a NAIA national championship in 1972 before Mason left the Lakers in 1973 for At Bowling Green, Mason swiftly turned the Falcons into a powerhouse with six CCHA titles (three regular season, three playoff titles) in six seasons becoming the first team from the CCHA to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament in 1977.

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MSU hockey, coming off three straight seasons of falling short of expectations, needed a turnaround. In his first few seasons Mason, did not win as often as he had at LSSU and BGSU but that quickly changed when MSU switched conferences to the CCHA. After the switch Mason solidified his legacy with 17 CCHA titles (7 regular season, 10 tournament), 19 NCAA tournament appearances, seven Frozen Four berths and one national championship in 1986.

He piled up a record of 635-270-69 at MSU and in his final season with the Spartans he eclipsed 900 career wins. Upon retirement he totaled a record of 924-380-83, making him the winningest college hockey coach of all time. But while the accolades he garnered are front and center to the Ron Mason legend, it was what he built in the hockey and MSU community in the process that made him so endearing and beloved.

A commitment to excellence was the standard for Mason, and he sold it well.

“A big reason I came to Michigan State was because of Ron Mason,” current MSU head coach Tom Anastos said. “I just felt that I really believed in his vision for what the program was going to be and the opportunity he was presenting to me and he obviously made me feel I could be a big contributor here.”

Mason was innovative on many fronts trying different ways of preparation to ensure the vision he sold to Anastos. He broke down film with his players at Bowling Green which in the seventies that wasn’t happening everywhere else, Newton said. Mason was good at understanding the tactics of the game and his innovation shifted with him to MSU. But it was how he deployed his tactics and through whom, that provided the wins.

“He had an uncanny ability to know how to use his players, put players together, their strengths and motivate them,” Anastos said.

It was a motivation founded on respect, admi-

ration and that expectation of excellence so many of his players talked about. Mason led as unhypocritical as they come. His “competitive fire” and “incredible intensity” were the same in his words and actions.

Anastos said he remembered walking into the locker room after their first loss of the season one year and preparing to brush off the loss. Gary Haight committed a turnover late in the game on a risky play that gave MSU the loss that night.

“I was one of the first guys in and he was waiting for Haight,” Anastos said. “He grabbed him and throws him against the wall, sticks go flying everywhere. It was that moment I learned that every game kind of matters and you can’t waste opportunities to win games.”

Mason’s intensity stuck with Anastos as it presumably has with other players. It helped garner a respect for Mason.

“He had a great mind for the game and when he walked into the room he had the attention and respect of everyone,” former player Jim Slater told MSU. He had command of his players because they respected him. He was driven by that commitment to excellence and so were his players. But maybe none saw the fire better used against an opponent than Michigan head hockey coach Red Berenson.

“We had some good battles with Michigan State and Ron Mason loved to beat Michigan, believe me,” Berenson said Tuesday. “He was into the rivalry big time.”

Mason piled up a 42-29-8 record over Berenson, though the rivalry was more competitive than it seems as many of Mason’s wins came early as Berenson built up the Michigan program. “We used him as a barometer really, that we have to get better if we’re going to compete with Michigan State,” Berenson said. “He was the coach that was as experienced and successful as anyone in the country during his time.”

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Mark Dantonio after 10 years at MSU: “I’ve got something left in the tank”

BY CASEY HARRISON CHARRISON@STATENEWS.COM

Aug. 8 marked MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio’s ninth annual media day since taking over the Spartans in late 2006. A lot has changed with MSU football in the last 10 years — mostly because of Dantonio and his coaching staff.

When Dantonio arrived at East Lansing in November of 2006, he was tasked with rebuilding a crumbling football program at the feet of former head coach John L. Smith. During Smith’s four-year tenure the Spartans went 22-26 and were regarded by some to be not only the worst team in the Big Ten but one of the worst football programs in all of NCAA Division I football.

Since Dantonio took the job he’s been busy working at building his program from scratch.

He has polished the reputation Smith had tarnished — and has cemented himself as one of the greatest coaches in MSU history while

doing so.

In his decade of service, Dantonio has made himself the second-winningest coach in MSU history (87-33 record), six finishes in the AP Top 25, a school record of nine consecutive bowl appearances and 65 wins since 2010 — the most in the Big Ten and tied for fifth in all of college football.

And with each coming season Dantonio has made each MSU recruiting class stronger and stronger. Dantonio admits that success makes recruiting a much easier process.

“We can sell results, we really can,” Dantonio said. “You can tell (kids) ‘This is what we’ve done, and this is what you can look forward to if you come to school at Michigan State.’ And now there’s a lot of opportunities for everybody to make an impact and everyone has equal opportunities. Early on in the process that wasn’t the case, but now it seems like that’s what we sell. Our coaches have great relationships with the guys we recruit and that’s the best we’ve gotten it to.”

During his annual press conference that signifies the start of training camp, naturally, the media quickly asked him to reflect on his time at the helm of the Spartans.

“10 seems like a really long time, but on the other end of the spectrum you’re always starting over,” Dantonio said. “You feel refreshed, you have new players and it always keeps you moving forward because there’s always excitement.“ And then Dantonio alluded that he’s not done yet. One reporter asked if, after his first 10 years, he’d be ready for another 10.

“Another 10?” Dantonio asked rhetorically. “I don’t know about another 10 but I’ve got something left in the tank.”

Players and coaches from all around the team praised their head coach on Media Day, going on about the type of program Dantonio has built at Michigan State and the respect he’s brought from his colleagues in the Big Ten and throughout the country.

“The biggest thing is that the expectations

have grown each and every year,” running back coach and co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner said. “The expectation now is that we’re supposed to compete for a championship now and maybe even win it every year.”

Dantonio has gotten his players to buy in to his system and it’s worked wonders.

“When I was in the recruiting process I had never heard of Michigan State ever in my life,” senior wide receiver R.J. Shelton said. “When I got here that whole culture really started to change at Michigan State… right now Coach D has upheld a reputation and we want championships now, and that’s what we believe.”

Dantonio and the Spartans will continue with training camp through August and kick off the season at home against Furman on Sept. 2.

“We’re always a work in progress here. There is always something physical here that we’re going to strive for, but I think that’s human nature — there’s always something else you want to grind for… with that being said you always want to aspire to be something better.”

Head coach Mark Dantonio responds to a question from the media during Media Day on Aug. 8, 2016 at Spartan Stadium. Media Day allowed for the media to converse with the team’s coaches and players. PHOTO: NIC ANTAYA 46

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Student admission football tickets sell out weeks earlier than usual

BY SASHA ZIDAR SZIDAR@STATENEWS.COM

With the hype of MSU football just around the corner, MSU student admission tickets officially sold out on Aug. 16 for the 2016 season.

“They sold out a week or two earlier than usual,” Paul Schager, associate director of Intercollegiate Athletics said. “We usually sell out the first week of fall semester.”

Student admission tickets go on sale around mid-summer on a first-come, first-served basis.

“We’ve sold out almost every year of Dantonio’s coaching career,” Schager said. “There is a national respect for the MSU football program.”

MSU student section can seat 13,000 cheering fans, and students have already met that capacity.

“We have an attractive home schedule,” Schager said. “Students and fans are fired up and excited about the 2016 season.”

A lot of enthusiasm from students comes from the quality of last year’s MSU football program.

The 2015 Big Ten Champions are expected to have a good season, according to Schager.

For those who were unable to purchase student season tickets, there is hope.

Students can buy football tickets a week before games online or do a student admission transfer.

Student admission transfers allows students to sell their tickets to other MSU students or non-MSU students.

However, premium games can not be transferred to non-MSU students. Premium games include the games against the University of Michigan Wolverines, the Brigham Young University Cougars, the University of Wisconsin -Madison Badgers and The Ohio State University Buckeyes.

For more about what to expect from MSU football this year, see page 38.

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