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MK3MOD0 explosive disposal robot valued at $177,447

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M-16 5.56 millimeter rifles valued at $499 each

International MXT vehicle valued at $55,000

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1911 .45 pistols valued at $58.71 each

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12 gauge shotguns valued at $108 each

Utility truck valued at $47,455

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M-14 7.62 millimeter rifles valued at $136 each

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Ballistic Blanket bulletproof body armor valued at $4,328.86 each

The inventory of equipment passed from the military to Ingham County police departments.

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MK3MOD0 explosive disposal robot valued at $177,477

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Utility truck valued at $55,500

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Banning all smoking on campus would be ineffective Opinion Po ll r e s u lt s

by Cameron Macko opinion@statenews.com

Apparently, the last great vice of college students in America isn’t drinking, drugs, partying too hard, sleeping around or eating too much unhealthy food in cafeterias — it’s smoking. There is something fundamentally unfair about the fact that those other habits are socially acceptable for college students, yet smokers are stigmatized to a shameful degree. Last week, another columnist from The State News argued that the university should consider banning all on-campus smoking, an idea that I do not agree with.

Nobody wants to walk through a wall of smoke to get into their dorms or classrooms. I understand that. The current university policy that requires smokers to be 25 feet from buildings is a completely fair demand. Beyond the rudest smokers, there are very few who think we should return to a 1950s-era general acceptance of smoking, allowing it even indoors. There is plenty of evidence showing that secondhand smoke is unsafe at any level, maybe even

worse than using tobacco products. So, limiting non-smokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke for this reason is completely acceptable.

But some go too far in wanting to completely ban smoking on campus. I can’t see why the university should pursue that kind of action. About a third of college students in America use tobacco products, at least casually. It’s been argued that a ban encourages those people to quit smoking altogether. However, I think we can all agree that, historically, bans like this are laughably ineffective. In a 2012 survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 percent of high school students reported that they recently smoked marijuana, a drug that is illegal in most states. Another interesting point is that smoking rates continue to fall in America, while marijuana usage climbs. Whether something is legal or banned doesn’t seem to affect how much it is used. While I’m no libertarian, a top-

down solution to this cannot be considered wise.

No smoker is going to argue that smoking is healthy. We all know it’s bad for you, but ask yourself: When was the last time you heard of a college sophomore dying of lung cancer caused by smoking?

It just doesn’t happen. Statistically, most diseases such as cancer or heart disease caused by smoking aren’t likely to affect a smoker until after they turn 40, assuming they’ve been smoking regularly since they turned 18. Contrast that with something like alcohol, which could cause an irresponsible student to end up dead on their 21st birthday, even if they never had a drink before that day.

I’m not simply trying to say that smoking is okay because there are worse things that people could be doing. However, we need to put this in perspective before we start arbitrarily banning and stigmatizing.

Cameron Macko is an intern at The State News. Reach him at c.macko@statenews.com.

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Flat, Black & Circular record store to celebrate 37th anniversary this month

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Lt. Governor Brian Calley kicks off first MSU College Republicans meeting

By Jameson Joyce JJoyce@statenews.com

The MSU College Republicans gathered for their first meeting of the semester Monday night, joined by a special guest — Lt. Governor Brian Calley.

An MSU alumnus, Calley is currently the youngest Lt. Gov. in the U.S. at age 37. Calley worked in banking before he was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives serving in the minority both of his terms. After running for the state Senate, Calley left the campaign to become Rick Snyder’s running mate in 2010.

At the Republicans’ meeting, Calley spoke at length about getting college students more engaged in politics.

“There’s never enough hands to run a statewide campaign,” Calley said. “As for how to get involved, there’s a lot of different ways. Right now, as we are heading into the campaign (season), there are local, state, legislative, and statewide races all happening right now and there are all kinds of room for involvement.

It might be internships directly on the campaign, volunteering on campaign events, it can be door-to-door activities.”

Calley urged members of the student organization “to be that voice of a conservative

answer to Michigan’s biggest problems,” by being “advocates right on campus.”

President Lisa Jankowski said the college republicans had some big goals for the year.

“We definitely want to get students more involved on campus,” she said. “We want to make sure Republicans and conservatives that are on campus know that there is a group out there for them if they want to get involved.

We want to get all our candidates elected so we want to get our students involved in those campaigns.”

Calley stressed the importance of future-oriented policies as an important way to choose between candidates.

“Are the candidates talking about what is possible, about the future, or are they talking about returning to policies of the past? And the policies of our past were not good for our students,” he said, noting policies that targeted students and their debt.

In the first year of Snyder’s administration, MSU’s funding from the state government was cut 15 percent when Michigan faced a more than $1 billion deficit.

Since then, despite a surplus in the state government’s budget, funding has not returned to previous levels, cuts that Snyder’s opponent, Democrat Mark Schauer, has highlighted.

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley talks to MSU College Republicans on Monday at Wonders Hall. This was MSU College Republicans’ first meeting of the year.

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MSU, ASMSU pushing for U.S. Senate candidates to debate at Wharton Center Time is running out, and officials say they’ve heard from U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, but not former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.

By Greg Monahan campus@statenews.com

This November, citizens of Michigan will be voting on an open U.S. Senate seat for the first time in 20 years.

If it were up to MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, a live debate would take place between the two candidates on campus. According to ASMSU, the event would ideally take place at Wharton Center.

“With all the offices that are being voted on, this is an incredibly important election for Michigan,” said KC Perlberg, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs.

“That led us to say — let’s bring a debate to campus.”

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“This is part of showing how you’re going to represent the state, and I think we’re at least owed the courtesy of sitting down and talking through it.”

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KC Perlberg, ASMSU Vice President for Governmental Affairs

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is retiring at the end of his term, meaning there will be no U.S. Senate incumbent on the Michigan ballot for the first time since 1994.

Cur rent U.S. Rep. Gar y Peters, D-Bloomfield Twp., and former Republican Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land are facing off for the open seat. Perlberg said ASMSU sent a letter in early June inviting both camps to participate in a debate on campus.

According to Perlberg, the Peters camp replied within four days of ASMSU sending the letter, stating they would “love to accept” the invitation for a debate in East Lansing.

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response from Land campaign confirming they received the invitation, there has been no further communication from the Republican nominee to ASMSU. In addition to the letter, Perlberg said he has reached out several times to Land’s representatives through phone, email and in-person at Land’s campaign headquarters in Farmington Hills. “(Terri Lynn Land’s) campaign is unable or unwilling to produce anybody that will discuss debate-related events,” Perlberg said.

The State News reached out to the Land camp regarding a possible debate and received an email response stating, “the campaign is currently

evaluating opportunities. We will be in touch with updates.”

The Peters for Michigan campaign has hoped for an open discussion between the two candidates, but Lynn has not responded. “ We ’ v e b e e n w a n t i n g debates a nd push i ng for them for a while,” said Zade Alsawah, deputy communications director for the Peters campaign.

But the election is less than t wo months away, so the window of opportunity for a debate is quickly closing, said MSU’s Assistant Vice President for State Affairs David Bertram.

“Let’s say the stars aligned and both sides said ‘yes, let’s go,’ then maybe we would be

able to do it,” Bertram said.

“But because we haven’t been able to even talk about it to discuss time, format, and date, I think we’re really down to a week or ten days at the most to pull something off.”

With no response from the Land campaign in months, Perlberg admits the chances for a debate on MSU’s campus between the two candidates do not look good.

“It bugs me because they’re asking for our vote and asking to be our senator, and this is part of the job,” Perlberg said. “This is part of showing how you’re going to represent the state, and I think we’re at least owed the courtesy of sitting down and talking through it.”

News Flat Black & Circular record store owner reflects on 37 years of business

By Ian Martin imartin@statenews.com

There’s no question that the world of music is constantly changing, from records to cassette tapes, from CDs to iPods. But for Dave Bernath, owner of East Lansing record store Flat, Black & Circular, 541 E. Grand River Ave., the change hits close to home.

Bernath, who co-founded Flat, Black & Circular in 1977, said the digital age has had its effects on the store.

“The late 90s, early 2000s were the heyday as far as sales and volume because both CDS and vinyl were selling, then albums went down for about 10 years and (in) the past couple three they’ve come back,” Bernath said. “CD sales are going down, they’re becoming cheaper, we’re buying them for less, we’re paying more for vinyl. So there has been a vinyl resurgence.”

Bernath added many people don’t shop at stores anymore and prefer to purchase music online, which has affected his business as well.

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Haslett, Mich., resident Richard Schwartz browses through various CDs on Tuesday at Flat, Black & Circular, 541 East Grand River Ave, in East Lansing.

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its 37th anniversary on Sept. 26. The store doesn’t have a lot of competition these days, but when they started there were stores all over East Lansing, Bernath said.

“We’ve had regulars since day one,” he said. “We’ve had 2nd and 3rd generations come in. People who have gone to school here, their kids have come here and now it’s like their little kids are coming here. It’s multi-generational.”

Bernath also said a lot of his top sellers have been pretty consistent between the different generations over the years.

“It’s the classic Beatles, Zeppelin, Stones, Hendrix, Nirvana, Matthews – the big ones that continue to sell.”

Bernath believes that certain artists and band legacies will live forever, but wonders about some of the musicians of today.

“There was Britney Spears, but nobody cares now,” he said. “There’s all these things that come and go.

Beyoncé, I just don’t get it. Are people going to come in here in 10 years looking for that first Beyoncé album?

I don’t think so.”

ASMSU committees explained: how MSU’s student government tackles policy, finance and academic issues

By AJ Moser amoser@statenews.com

There are three committees within ASMSU, MSU’s student government, that focus on important issues concerning all students: finance, policy and academic affairs.

Their first gatherings this week were overseen by members of the Office of the President, who laid down plans for each committee in the upcoming semester. Elections were also held within each meeting for the new committee chair. The chair leads the meetings, takes attendance and communicates with each individual member, making sure every voice is heard.

Because every college and some student interest groups have representatives in ASMSU, committees are organized by what topics are of the most concern to their specific school.

“Every rep is assigned a committee that they have to attend,” Vice President of Governmental Affairs KC Perlberg said. “But anyone is allowed to attend any of the committee meetings and speak up if they are interested.”

Finance “Anything involving money spent to benefit the student body comes through us,” ASMSU president James Conwell said.

Ideas for projects that require big spending are deliberated on by this committee before they go to the general assembly of ASMSU. Conwell called the finance committee the “last frontier” for students’ tax money before the general assembly approves or denies the project.

Some of the projects put into motion by the finance committee in the past include the standing, phone charging stations implemented in various locations across campus, as well as the bike

share program students will have access to starting this semester. The committee also helped with the planning of Mental Health Awareness Week that took place last spring.

Wyatt Ludman, the James Madison College representative for ASMSU, has been elected as the finance committee chair.

“I want anyone (who is) interested to have information available to them about what we are spending money on.” Ludman said.

Policy The policy committee organizes and plans how to get students involved in various movements and make campus life as healthy as possible.

ASMSU has $100,000 allotted from the school administration for special projects, none of which can be used without approval by the general assembly representing the student body. Past projects included, “What Would Sparty Do?” which is currently on hold, and last year’s Mental Health Awareness Week.

“Mental Health Awareness Week was a huge success,” said Ryan Smith, vice president of special projects. “We are hoping to continue that again this year. I think it would be easy to repeat. (We want to) work together with other student organizations and promote a healthy campus.”

Felicia Jansen, ASMSU’s representative for the College of Natural Science, has been elected the policy committee chair. Jansen listed some of her big goals for the program, including “improving mental health on campus and voter outreach.”

Both of these goals are shared by all of ASMSU. “We want representatives going to students, getting them registered to vote.” Perlberg said.

“Spend two hours at the rock (on Farm Lane), sit outside Brody cafeteria, whatever it takes.”

Fact ASMSU has $100,000 allotted from the MSU administration for special projects, which can’t be used without approval from the general assembly.

Academic Affairs The primary focus for the academic affairs committee is improvements in the classroom.

Newly elected committee chair Colin Wiebrecht, the representative for the Alliance of Queer and Allied Students, is planning “some really interesting changes” to help students succeed.

“My biggest goal is to get each college to see one bill go through academic governance,” Wiebrecht said.

Once the committee proposes

and approves a bill, it is then sent to the faculty and other administrative committees for further review. Wiebrecht is going to push his committee to “follow through and see those bills get passed.”

These bills can include curriculum updates or the creation of student caucuses that promote awareness for certain minority groups.

The ASMSU general assembly will meet at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 11 in conference room 328 on the third floor of the Student Services Building.

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Police militarization is the target of concern at MSU, nationwide Ingham County is a part of a government program that provides “military hand-me-downs.” MSU police has an armored car. The question is, how is this equipment utilized? Is it even necessary?

Officers escort a suspect to an ambulance June 25, on Nemoke Trail in Haslett, Mich. The suspect allegedly robbed the Mid-Michigan Physicians building of medications and made threats to police. state news file photo

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Amid national fervor over militarized weapon use by police officers, MSU and East Lansing police are sticking to their guns. And their armored cars. And their mechanized bomb transporting robots.

But East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said, the departments are doing so with good reason and the best of intentions.

“The reason we have (specialized weapons) is whenever we go on any sort of call, (we) try to anticipate what potential threat might be and protect officers accordingly,” he said.

“Driving around responding to a loud party or a disorderly subject, there might be no imminent threat, but there is always the possibility for some sort of violence.”

That possibility is the reasoning behind what is called the 1033 program, otherwise known as the Department of Defense Excess Property Program.

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The 1033 program, also known as the Department of Defense Excess Property Program, has donated $1.1 million dollars in surplus equipment and supplies

able to receive $1.1 million dollars in surplus military equipment and supplies — equipment and supplies that otherwise would be funded by taxpayers.

Ingham County Undersheriff Allan Spyke said program 1033 procurements are not all weaponry — the county has also acquired basic necessities, like shirts, towels, boots and even a barber kit, to use during training and to supply officers.

While Spyke acknowledged the program has the potential to be abused by some agencies, he said Ingham County keeps the specialized weapons, like rifles and armored cars, around for extreme circumstances so officers don’t “risk their lives unnecessarily.”

“There is definitely a need for it,” he said.

“Going into a situation where there is an armed gunman, police officers need to protect themselves.”

That can sometimes require 37 M-16 5.56 millimeter rifles, seven M-14 7.62 millimeter rifles, four 12-gauge shotguns and multiple utility trucks, all of which Ingham County has acquired under the 1033 program.

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onry to suit their needs.

Spyke said the M-16 rifles are currently being converted from fully to semi-automatic, the 12-gauge shotguns will only shoot bean bags and the M-14 rifles are only to be used for funerals and other police ceremonies.

And while the armored cars have seen some use in the past year, Spyke said the vehicles are mainly used for off-road searches.

“A lot of times when you’re trying to find an armed suspect, or an elderly person who has wandered away off in the brush — a patrol car can’t drive there. (Utility vehicles) allow us to go there.”

Spyke added the vehicles are also functional in flooding conditions, which can be useful during rainy seasons.

While Spyke said he understands the public’s wariness of militarized or military-made weapons, the concern for public safety is what fuels the program.

“The police, I think, have always been viewed as an ambivalent force — that has been around since police have been around. People want to enjoy all those freedoms but at the same time we want to be safe,” Spyke said. “I think it’s a wonderful program. Will Ingham County con-

Spotlight EAch piece of military equipment has a designated role in Ingham County police departments International MXT vehicle, used to transport and protect officers

Utility trucks, used to navigate offroad terrain and flooded areas

MK3MOD0 explosive disposal robot, used to transport live bombs to safe areas and investigate bomb threats

Ballistic Blanket bulletproof body armor, used to protect police under fire

M-14, rifles used in Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard for funeral services and special events

12-gauge shotguns, being developed into a less-lethal tool that shoots bean bags

1911 .45 pistols, for officer use

M-16 Rifles, used for training

tinue to do it? Yes. Do I think there should be oversight? Yes, and there is oversight.”

Bringing out the big guns Lt. Matt Merony, team commander of the Ingham Regional Special Response Team, manages the specialized equipment MSU police uses, although he says military-obtained weapons are few and far between at the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety.

Merony said his department uses standard-issue pistols, as well as rifles available to civilians. The armored car the department owns was not obtained from the military, but purchased as a refurbished model, he said.

Additionally, the department has gear used to deal with “civil disorders.”

According to Merony, the department has specialized protective equipment including helmets with face shields, padded suits to go over uniforms and chemical munitions, in addition to some less-lethal impact munitions.

“This is nothing new to police work, this type of equipment has been standard issue for police forces since civil disorders became a problem,” he said in an email.

Murphy declined to give specifics about what kind of military-obtained equipment his department has, but said the supplies are utilized often.

For instance, an armored car was used to apprehend a suspect

in a double homicide this summer at a Lansing Rite Aid and at a home on Coolidge Road.

Additionally, East Lansing police broke out riot gear for the civil disturbance that followed MSU football’s Big Ten championship win in December 2013.

“We try to match the level of protection with anticipated threat, from riot gear up to an armored vehicle,” Murphy said. “(Using the equipment) every day would be a little over-thetop, because we can’t say every day we anticipate the threat of being shot at, but when we do, we would be pretty negligent if we didn’t have our officers ride in armored vehicle.”

Besides standard-issue handguns, Murphy said officers are also equipped with rifles that are stashed in the trunks of patrol cars. The military began giving out rifles in the wake of school shootings, Murphy said, to allow officers to neutralize a threat at a greater distance.

Murphy said his department has acquired some military-grade weapons in the past, but those have since been phased out with age.

“Recently we’ve gotten things like military-style first aid kits for self-treatment, so if (officers) were ever injured during a call, they could treat each other or themselves until they could get expert treatment,” Murphy said.

The East Lansing Police Department is lucky to be a part of the 1033 program, he added.

“When the worst thing happens and there’s ... violence, police have no option. Police

“There is definitely a need for it. Going into a situation where there is an armed gunman, police officers need to protect themselves.”

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have to confront (the violent person).

Everyone else can get in their house or leave the area or what they need to do to be safe,” Murphy said. “Public safety is the most basic thing we do. That’s why we have access to as much safety equipment as we need. We strive to make it a little less dangerous, and if we can get it free from the military we can use our resources on other things.”

While Murphy understands how the public could be put off by riot gear or other weapons, he said public safety is always the department’s No. 1 concern.

“Our thinking here was if we can get rifles and equip officers with the best weapons, they can give the best protection to the public when they’re needed,” Murphy said.

Assessing the necessity of militarized weapons Criminal justice professor William Terrill believes it is important for police departments to have access to militarized weapons, but emphasized only using the equipment when necessary.

“I think from the public side, the police have always been a quasi-military organization, that’s why they have rank on their shoulder and do a lot of things like the military,” Terrill said. “The public overlooks the fact that they are (a) military organization.”

It’s not until a police department takes a strong approach to militarization that the public begins to feel uneasy.

“I think you had an agency that’s ill-prepared for this type of unrest, if this would have happened in New York ... officers would have been well-trained and equipped so when it occurred, they would keep the heavy-handed stuff out of public view,” Terrill said.

David Carter, a criminal justice professor and director of the law enforcement intelligence and analysis master’s

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program at MSU, said the national concern over police militarization could be prevented if local agencies established a better, more trustworthy relationship with the citizens they serve.

“I think having (militarized weapons) available for a police department is a necessity. The question is, how are they deployed?” Carter said. “Who has the training, and what are the terms of using them under what policy and circumstances?”

A native of Missouri, Carter said he has heard about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., that broke out last month as a result of the death of a reportedly unarmed black teen.

Carter said the protests have been inflamed by the media in the area, who Carter believes made the issue much bigger than it originally was. Carter said a host of problems with police in the area caused the upset.

“Police should have responded more forthrightly and a little bit sooner. Who knows why they didn’t,” he said. “I’m guessing it was a bit of someone made a bad judgement and they were poorly trained in terms of dealing with civil disturbances. Some of the tape I saw, and the behaviors (of officers), I cringe at that myself.”

Matt Maher, a criminal justice sophomore who has been keeping an eye on the events in Ferguson said police agencies should have access to the specialized weaponry, but should stick to what usually works — non-military equipment.

“I think (the events in Ferguson) are just an isolated incident and I honestly don’t see the point of every law enforcement agency looking to militarize,” Maher said. “I think if there has been a history of violence there’s a need for it. But there’s not a need for it in places around here, just because what they have now usually works.”

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Saves by sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Patton on Sunday

“Day to day process” a key focus for field hockey Last weekend’s split included positives, such as the play of sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Patton on Sunday.

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By Jonathon Chun jchun@statenews.com

One of the biggest questions a coach must ask themselves after a close loss is whether her team lost out on an opportunity or left everything on the field.

Following a weekend split that saw a loss to American in double overtime, field hockey head coach Helen Knull feels confident that her team is leaving everything they have on the field. After splitting two games for the second weekend in a row, it could be easy for players and coaches to get frustrated with results without looking at the whole picture.

“Something our team has always loved is overtime,” senior captain Heather Howie said. “We have a lot of speed on our team and space is good for us.

“We definitely do look to win the game in regulation, but sometimes it doesn’t go that way. Getting to overtime is almost a second chance as we see it sometimes. Or, in the other case for the other team.”

There were several positives that came out of MSU’s trip to D.C. this weekend, and one was clearly the play of redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Patton. After stopping four shots in the win against St. Joe’s, Patton nearly willed her team to victory against American. She made a career-high twelve saves on Sunday before allowing the only goal of the game with just two minutes left in double overtime.

“She was mentally ready.

She was physically ready,” Knull said. “She played a great game. She kept us in it a number of times in regulation and overtime.”

As reassuring as Patton’s play was, the lack of produc-

Senior midfielder Heather Howie moves the ball down the field during a game against the University of Maine on Aug. 31 at Ralph Young Field. The Spartans defeated the Black Bears, 5-4 in overtime.

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tion from the offense left something to be had after the brilliant goalkeeping performance.

After generating twenty-eight shots on net in their previous two games combined, the Spartans were only able to get five shots on net against American.

More of an anomaly than a trend, Knull is not worried about the offense in the slightest bit.

“We had offensive output, we just put so much wide,” Knull said. “I’m not worried about it. I think it’s just the way the weekend went.”

One of the main focus points this season for these Spartans has been focusing on the dayto-day process. One of the keys in doing this is to forget

about what happened yesterday and not get caught up in what tomorrow might hold.

Knull will use this week of practice to focus on that process.

“We know we’re this close,” Knull said. “We know it’s the details. It’s just parts of our basic skill and execution ... It’s just putting each piece together every game.”

The start of this season could be seen as a similar one to last, where the Spartans started the season 3-6 and couldn’t find consistency right away. While the end result of that season is something this team is striving for, ideally the team would like to click on both sides of the field before Big Ten season.

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Good Eats East Lansing parlors serve up hot, cheesy and unique pizzas

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Cottage Inn Pizza “It’s quick and cheap, but the quality is still great.” ­— Joe Coleman, pre-law freshman Whether it be for their dinner deliveries or their ability to satisfy late-night cravings, Cottage Inn Pizza is a hot spot on Grand River Avenue for students looking to indulge their palate with a great af ter-midnight special. Head there after a night of partying with friends and grab a fresh, medium $5 pizza to take home.

Georgio’s Pizza “It ’s a nice treat, and gives me a chance to try unconventional pizza.”

— Tyler Smeltekop, Main Library staff member With all the different styles of pizza that Georgio’s offers, they’re generally all delicious.

Their pizzas range from the mac “n” cheese with bacon pizza, to the black bean chicken and rice pizza. Along with these unconventional toppings, there is always the option to grab a slice of classic cheese and pepperoni. Georgio’s is now offering gluten-free pizza as well.

This is a great spot to swing in and grab a slice.

ABOVE: Graduate students Stella Qian and Jingtai Liu eat a Hawaiian pizza Tuesday at Cottage Inn Pizza, 615 E. Grand River Ave. Qian, who has been to Cottage Inn twice, said she enjoys the pizzas they offer.

LEFT: Graduate student Jingtai Liu eats a Hawaiian pizza Tuesday at Cottage Inn Pizza, 615 East Grand River Ave. PHOTOs: julia nagy

Pizza House “They have a variety of food with many different styles.” — Brandon Hayes, packaging senior Pizza House has a wide selection to choose from beyond cheese and pepperoni, but they are especially known for their Chicago-style stuffed pizza. This is a unique pizza that features two layers of dough with toppings stuffed inside, then topped with the sauce baked right on top.

Other favorites for MSU students are the Sicilian pizza, and super thin crust pizza.

Bell’s Greek Pizza “I really like the weekly special and freshness of the pizza.” — Jay Samuels, applied engineering sciences senior With just one bite of Bell’s Greek Pizza, it’s obvious this pie hasn’t been sitting out in the open all day. They sell a plain cheese and pepperoni pizza, but that’s not all Bell’s has to offer. For the college foodie, Bell’s provides a Greek pizza complete with feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, green peppers and black olives.

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Quick reads MSU student left mortgage business after 25 years to pursue second career

By BRITTANIE CHLUDZINSKI bchludzinski@statenews.com

Spending 10 hours a week commuting to and from MSU, Gerry Navarre is well on his way to transforming his life and abandoning any trace of regret he once held.

Leaving behind his 25-year commitment to a career in the mortgage business, the 54-year-old from Dexter, Mich., decided it was time to go back to school and pursue something that he was really passionate about: golf course management.

“My first career wasn’t fun anymore,” said Navarre, a student in MSU’s two-year Turfgrass Management Golf Course Program.

While working on a golf course for about seven summers throughout high school and college, Navarre said he really enjoyed his experience, but his parents discouraged the idea of turning this interest into a practical career choice.

“I’ve always had a little bit of regret about not doing it, so I decided to go back and give it a shot,” Navarre said.

Navarre began taking classes at MSU in 2013,

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and he plans on earning his certificate in turf management by next March.

From the very beginning, Navarre said he has been truly impressed with the well-designed courses, the outstanding professors that truly want their students to succeed, and the other encouraging students in the program.

“The cooperation and camaraderie is something I didn’t see my first time around in school,” Navarre said.

At the end of the summer, Navarre’s commitment towards pursuing a second career in turf management was validated when he won the Mendenhall Award in the 2014 Scholars Competition. The award was presented by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)..

Among 14 other awards that were presented, Navarre won the top award consisting of $6,000 and an all-expense paid trip to the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio during the week of Feb. 23.

“It’s nice to have the hard work I put in rewarded,” Navarre said. “It’s also a big help financially, that’s for certain.”

Trustee candidate to hold campus tour next week

ELPD: Woman fine after being hit by car during rush week

MSU Board of Trustees Green Party candidate Terry Link has announced he will be on campus next week for a “Listening Tour.”

On Monday, Link will be at Brody Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday he will be at Snyder-Phillips Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday, he will be at Case Hall from noon until 1:30 p.m.

“I know the campus community better than any of the other candidates,,” Link said in the statement.

As a candidate from the Green Party of Michigan, Link hopes to be the first third party candidate to win a statewide election this fall.

He has been an employee at MSU for 30 years. He is also the founding director of MSU’s Office of Campus Sustainability, which led to MSU becoming recognized nationally for its sustainability efforts.

Link is competing for one of two open trustee seats against Scott Schultz, Jeff Sakwa, Rick Johnson and former trustee Melanie Foster.

— JAMESON JOYCE

On Sept. 6 at about 10:55 a.m. in front of the Pi Beta Phi sorority house on the 300 block of N. Harrison, “A 17-year-old female, from Lake Orion, Mich. was hit by a gray Buick LeSabre,” East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said.

This incident happened during the rush for the Gamma chapter of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

“The young woman was getting off of the bus in front of the house and stepped into the left lane on North Harrison where she was struck,” Murphy said.

“It was totally an accident, there was nothing the woman could have done about it,” said special education freshman Julia Lederer.

“Everything stopped, and I was in shock, everyone was in shock. The woman got out of the car and was arrested once the police arrived.”

Murphy identified the suspect as a 35-year-old female from Lansing.

“There were no life-threatening injuries, she will be fine,” Murphy said. — BRANDI SCARBER

FAC T MSU Trustee candidate Terry Link founded the Office of Campus Sustainabilty

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This weekend, partygoers were shocked when a confrontation turned physical. A MSU student was stabbed near the shared driveway of Campus View Apartments and the fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi. Landon Hall At about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 7, yelling and a verbal confrontation was heard in the alleyway between the two buildings.

A large crowd of people soon gathered and the confrontation became violent. As the crowd moved from the drive-

way onto the front lawn of the apartment complex, one student was stabbed in the lower back while trying to intervene. The authorities were on the scene almost immediately and the crowd dispersed.

The police were called at 1:34 a.m. and an eyewitness reported that two police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck pulled up to the Michigan Avenue block within minutes.

The victim was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and was taken to Sparrow Hospital where he was held overnight, but is now “healthy and safe,” according

to the fraternity’s official statement on Facebook.

An unofficial statement from the fraternity obtained by The State News identified the victim as 19-year-old Steven Lott, a premedical freshman.

Police have the weapon that was used in the stabbing, but did not take anyone into custody.

Police Capt. Jeff Murphy described the suspect as “a black male, approximately 6 foot 3 inches tall, estimated by witnesses to be in his 20s and was seen wearing a red hat backwards, gray sweatshirt and

red jeans.”

The weapon was described by Murphy as a small “box-cutterstyle razor blade.”

The official MSU Alert went out to students and families at around 2:45 a.m. informing them where the accident took place and that the area was secure. The information was sent out via text message, automated phone calls and posts on Twitter and Facebook.

Police are interviewing witnesses and encourage anyone who was at the party or may have information about the suspect to contact them.

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