REFLECTIONS FROM HOME: STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCES
By Hannah Locke hlocke@statenews.com
Students have the opportunity to study abroad throughout the school year, but many make the choice to do their programs over the summer.
For finance junior Cainan Treadway, studying abroad over the summer was an easy decision.
“I felt like it would have been a lot easier if I did during the summer when I didn’t have everything else going on,” he said. “Summers are usually when most students are free and it was either go to work or study abroad.”
Treadway studied Italian culture in Ferrara, Italy for five weeks alongside seven other Michigan State students. He said being away for so long was easier because he had people to relate to.
“I feel like if it was just me by myself in that class, like the only American there, it would have been super hard,” he said. “But the fact that there were seven more of us, it made it more bearable. Since we’re all from MSU, we kind of had similar backgrounds, to an extent.”
Comparative cultures and politics and social relations and policy junior Vasily Yevseyev did his study abroad program in Amsterdam.
“We learned about sex and gender and how that correlates with public policy,” Yevseyev said.
Every weekday, Yevseyev attended classes at the University of Amsterdam and heard from a range of speakers from professors to community organizers. They also went on trips outside of the classroom.
Through the course itself, Yevseyev was able to make a lot of comparisons between
America and the Netherlands, especially when it came to education and politics.
“The big difference that I noticed, that was actually really sad, was the difference between the Netherlands and the US was how they teach sex education,” he said. “It was just so much more advanced, but to Dutch people the kind of learning that they see about sex, about relationships is considered very conservative.”
The political landscape in the Netherlands led to Yevseyev’s own reflections on the climate surrounding American politics, elections and policy.
“In the Netherlands they listen to their people and they compromise, they still make life better for them,” he said. “Here, it’s just like constant fighting, fighting, fighting…So the phrase, ‘it doesn’t have to be this way’ always goes through my mind.” Comparative cultures and politics junior Max Rehn studied abroad for three weeks this summer in Brussels, Paris and London. His courses were primarily about French history and he noticed a more global perspective was taught.
“They would take other countries into consideration while in the US, when people talk about…any topic it’s typically only talking about it in the US context,” Rehn said. “It just made me think, made me a little bit less US centric…I do live in the US, so I’m still going to have that bias, but not as much I guess.”
Outside of the classroom was also a way that these students were able to learn and connect with their programs and experience differences in culture and even infrastructure.
In Italy, Treadway noticed that things moved at a different pace.
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2 Chainz to headline Pure Options back to school event
By Demonte Thomas dthomas@statenews.com
Marijuana retailer Pure Options is gearing up for an event set to elevate the back to school scene, hosting rapper 2 Chainz as a headliner along with food and a watch party for the MSU vs. Maryland football game on a jumbotron screen.
The event, which is part of the dispensary’s concert series, will take place on Sept. 7 from 1-7 p.m., will host a variety of cannabis vendors, games, food trucks, and music from local artists, some of which will be announced on August 27. The event is 21 and up.
Creative and events director for Pure Options Brandon “Rock” Joseph said the general admission tickets to the event are $20.
Joseph said another option is VIP tickets, which cost $200 each.
“We are going to have a special area that we’re going to set up for VIP people and a bag with $400 worth of different cannabis products,” Joseph said. “It’s actually a really good value for that.”
Joseph said Pure Options was able to have 2 Chainz headline the event through known connections with his camp.
“One of my best friends does a lot of work with 2 Chainz and his people,” Joseph said. “We thought ‘Who could we bring to East Lansing?’ We’re really trying to bring top tier artists to East Lansing to showcase.”
Joseph said one of the biggest things the
dispensary is trying to do with the upcoming event, along with future events, is offer affordable tickets.
“Where can you go and see 2 Chainz for $20?” Joseph said. “We were going to do it for free, we were really debating whether we were going to do it. We were like ‘Why not just make it an affordable concert?’ Moving forward, that’s what we’re really trying to do, is making it affordable.”
Joseph said at its upcoming EDM show, the dispensary would be offering a limited number of discounted tickets.
Joseph said the overall goal for events like the one on Sept. 7 is to bring more things to do in East Lansing.
“We’re really not trying to make money, we’re trying to bring more stuff to the community and for people to have a good time,” Joseph said. “We obviously have a consumption license, so this is a 21 and up event. You will be able to smoke cannabis at this event. We’re one of the few people in the state that holds this license so we’re really trying to get this set up and get structure for years to come for us to start doing this kind of stuff more. We’re trying to show our community that we can have nice things.”
Joseph said events like these are new to the state, but Pure Options is continuously looking for a way to offer students a good time and see a concert they can afford.
The event will be held in the Pure Options Lansing East (Frandor) Parking Lot at 125 N. Clippert Street, Lansing, MI.
2 Chainz is headed to East Lansing on Sept. 7, 2024. Courtesy of Def Jam Press Room.
‘I love the pressure’: MSU quarterback Aidan Chiles prepares for first season as a Spartan
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Four days into Michigan State University football’s preseason fall camp, new players are starting to adjust to playing as a Spartan and figuring out how to work well with each other. One of those players is starting quarterback Aidan Chiles.
Chiles, who came from Oregon State — just like part of his coaching staff, including head coach Jonathan Smith — said adding lots of new players creates a whole new atmosphere that allows the team to “grow every day together.” It’s also allowed him to become more comfortable with individual players and the team, building and improving chemistry daily.
There’s been a lot of discussion about Chiles being the starting quarterback this upcoming season, what he’ll have to do to help the Spartans succeed after last season and if he has the skills to lead Michigan State to high achievements.
In his eyes, he’s got what it takes.
“I love the pressure, I get to prove what I can do this year,” Chiles said in a press conference after practice on Thursday. “The pressure isn’t there, not in my mind. I think I’m the best quarterback in the Big Ten (and) in the nation. Everybody has (that mentality), but my job is to prove it.”
It’s not just him that needs to perform well,
however. While Chiles is part of the equation, the team playing together is what solves the numerous problems last season’s team had, something that Chiles said will come together throughout the preseason.
“I think we have all the tools we need (to win), we just need to put it together now,” Chiles said. Offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Brian Lindgren, who also came from Oregon State, said the team is improving every day and will have “most of what we’re doing by game one” on August 30.
Part of this preseason from a coach’s perspective, Lindgren said, is affirming that Chiles can lead the team, a process that will take a lot of time and effort.
“We’re challenging (Chiles) on maturity,” Lindgren said. “I’ve seen him take steps. We’re just looking for it more consistently.”
Chiles said that since coming to Michigan State, it’s “cool being able to take that leadership role” to help and work with younger players when possible.
“I’m the type of person to encourage you (when leading),” Chiles said. “I’m not their boss, I’m just here to be with them.”
As the preseason unfolds, it will become clearer how Chiles will handle the pressure of being the starting quarterback and how he’ll lead the team.
Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles (2) scans the field for open receivers during MSU football’s 2024 Spring Showcase on April 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Williams.
MSU Union, Berkey Hall open for fall amid renovations
By Liam Clymer lclymer@statenews.com
Michigan State University
President Kevin M. Guskiewicz sent an email to students and staff providing updates on plans for spaces at Berkey Hall and the MSU Union.
Both buildings were sites of the Feb. 13 mass shooting that took the lives of three students and injured five. The attack at the Union occurred mainly in the food court, and the attack at Berkey took place in a classroom space on the first floor of the building’s north wing.
In the email, Guskiewicz said these spaces would be open for the upcoming fall semester. The MSU Union’s space, which was once the food court, will reopen the week after Labor Day and Berkey Hall’s first floor will open by the first day of classes on Aug. 26, he said.
“(I recognize) the resilience of our students, faculty, staff and alums as our university community continues to heal after the violence MSU experienced on Feb. 13, 2023,” Guskiewicz wrote. “I remain committed to supporting Spartans as they navigate their individual healing processes, so I want to provide an update on the spaces... that have remained closed to the public since that day and on our campus plans for Feb. 13, 2025.”
Here is how these spaces will look as the project advances, according to the email.
BERKEY HALL
Guskiewicz said the reopened north wing of the first floor will no longer house classroom spaces. The specific location where violence took place will be renovated into “an open space for individuals to gather, engage and reflect.”
The other classrooms on the floor will also undergo a change.
“The remaining classrooms in the wing have been transformed into small-group meeting rooms, a reflection room, singleoccupant accessible restrooms
and a personal health room,” Guskiewicz said. “The College of Social Science will use some of that space for offices providing student services.”
THE MSU UNION
The space that was formerly the food court at the MSU Union will be renovated into a reflective space, as well. As of right now, Guskiewicz said, there are no plans for academic programming to take place within this space.
ADDITIONAL UPDATES
As outlined in the email, both of these spaces are shifting to being focused on socialization, engagement and reflection. MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said a key change to the space within the MSU Union is the removal
of the kitchens and the addition of more tables and open space to gather.
“Most of that space is just going to be open,” Guerrant said. “There’ll be tables— you could bring food in, but they’re not going to be serving food still.
The layout for Berkey Hall would look similar to that of the MSU Union, but confined to a smaller space, Guerrant said. She added that the office spaces President Guskiewicz mentioned in his email were likely only temporary.
“It will be open lounge space— again, tables, some couches,” Guerrant said. “They’re not going to make any offices there— maybe some temporary (office) space, but really it’s going to be an open, congregating, reflective
type of space.”
In addition to these plans, Guskiewicz said classes won’t be taking place on Feb. 13, 2025, and things were moving along with the permanent Feb. 13 memorial.
“The Feb. 13 Permanent Memorial Planning Committee has gathered feedback from many across our campus to create and distribute a request for proposals for a permanent memorial,” Guskiewicz said. “I want to thank the committee, MSU’s National Charrette Institute and our Office for Resource and Support Coordination for all their efforts on this initiative to properly memorialize those we lost and those impacted on that day.”
Safety of anyone on campus is Guskiewicz’s “first and foremost” priority. As someone who’s
stepping into the role of MSU President after Feb. 13, he said, much of his planning for safety measures has come directly from communication with the members of the MSU community.
“I’ve done a lot of listening on my campus Listening and Learning Tour,” Guskiewicz said. “I ended up with about 52 stops on that Listening and Learning Tour. For most of those, if not all of them, we had a conversation around this, “What is important to you? How can we ensure a safe and welcoming campus community?” That’s informed a lot of how we’re moving forward.”
Guskiewicz said he has also spoken to some of victims’ family members.
As a result of input from these community conversations, the SafeMSU App will be receiving some changes, he said.
“It’s being changed for the start of the semester in terms of ensuring that cell phone numbers are all entered in— (safety alerts) used to be an opt-in… granted, they can turn it off, but I’d like the starting place to be that everybody is entered into that and that it’s in fact the default,” Guskiewicz said. More sophisticated cameras and an updated emergency center had also been installed over the last few months, Guskiewicz said.
He added that he is aware of the fact that not everyone may agree with these updates and security decisions.
“I recognize that there are differing opinions about the level of safety measures that have been taken,” Guskiewicz said. “I’m going to continue my Listening and Learning Tour and learn from members of the community where they think we can do better. I’ll be there to listen and do everything I can to try to put the measures in place so that they can feel safe.”
Guskiewicz acknowledged that his work isn’t done.
“We’ve got a ways to go, but we’re making progress,” Guskiewicz said. “...There’s always going to be room for improvement, and it’ll be a top priority of mine.”
William Berkey Hall. State News file photo.
What should incoming MSU freshmen not bring to their dorms?
Demonte Thomas dthomas@statenews.com
With incoming MSU freshmen settling in to their dorms and meeting their roommates, many must be wondering if they packed the correct essentials needed for a full year in their home away from home.
The State News asked current students on what they think incoming students should bring into their dorm space while sharing some things that are best to be left back home, from scooters to sheets to TVs.
Finance junior Cainan Treadway said the thing students should double check on getting is the right size for a mattress topper and sheets.
“For the love of god, make sure that your bedding fts the twin-size bed in your dorm,” Treadway said.
Treadway said regarding saving space in a dorm, there are other alternatives available other than a fat-screen TV.
“If you’re worried about space you can bring a mini projector instead of a TV,” Treadway said. “It saves space.”
Providing further advice on what students should bring to their dorms, Treadway said students should get different lighting than relying on the overhead lights.
“Get some different lights, whether it be a lamp or those TikTok room lights,” Treadway said. “That giant white light in the dorm room is harsh on you, especially when it’s 1 or 2 in the morning. Yellow light works wonders for your eyes in these times. Me and my old roommate used it for like two years straight.”
Another thing Treadway said students should bring with them is toilet paper among bathroom items.
“I never knew there was such a thing as bad toilet paper until college,” Treadway said.
Music and art history sophomore Xavier Smith said among of the things students shouldn’t bring with them is a rug or carpet that could easily be annoying.
“I don’t think that rugs are entirely bad but at the same time it was a hassle to deal with it,” Smith said. “I wasn’t personally comfortable with it in the room but my roommate was, and
I wasn’t going to say that she couldn’t have it.”
To avoid the risk of overpacking and having a lot of things in a small dorm, one of the many things students shouldn’t pack is a bunch of clothes they don’t plan on immediately wearing.
“If you’re one of the kids who lives closer to campus and plans to go home for some weekends, then it’s probably best to only bring clothes that you need for the current season, and then switch them out when you go back home.”
Xavier Smith
Music and Art History Sophomore
“If you’re one of the kids who lives closer to campus and plans to go home for some weekends, then it’s probably best to only bring clothes that you need for the current season, and then switch them out when you go back home,” Smith said. “Believe me, having ADHD and trying to keep a closet clean is a struggle.”
At the start of each fall semester at MSU, it is notoriously known to be one of the hottest and brightest days on campus.
Political science senior and resident assistant Jeanette Dompreh said the biggest thing students shouldn’t bring to their dorms is electric scooters or E-bikes.
“As an RA, this is something I see a lot,” Dompreh said. “Students aren’t allowed to keep electric scooters in dorms because they blow up.”
According to MSU LiveOn, students are prohibited from bringing electric scooters and E-bikes in their dorms, as it causes a great risk of catching fre.
“In my own experience as an RA, I’d say that electric scooters in dorms are very common
and I do see them quite a lot because students often don’t know where to properly store them,” Dompreh said. “According to university housing regulations, no electric scooters are allowed inside of living quarters (dorms).”
Dompreh said it’s very important for students to follow the regulations mainly because the rule was established due to the electric scooters’ lithium batteries exploding in dorms. Dompreh also said electric scooters aren’t allowed in a residence building at all, shutting down the thought of students storing them in the bike rooms.
On things students should bring with them, Dompreh has also said mattress toppers and box fans are must-have items.
“A mattress topper makes your bed much more comfortable and a box fan is essential, especially during the summer,” Dompreh said.
Offering their fnal thoughts, students have shared their pieces of advice for incoming freshmen.
“For freshmen coming into college, everyone says they’re ready for it until they get away from their parents and the homesickness starts coming in,” Treadway said. “You realize that the frst person you can interact with that’s not your parent is your roommate so get comfortable with your roommate if you can. Just realize that you’re a big boy and girl now and you’re doing something good with your life.”
Smith offered similar advice, saying being kind to people is important.
“Be kind to the people you meet around campus,” Smith said. “A lot of people are struggling with self-confdence issues, a heavy workload, and many other stresses that college can bring. It’s easier to be nice than it is to be mean. Also, don’t be afraid to talk to the people in your classes, that’s how I met my girlfriend, Nat.”
Dompreh said it’s important for incoming freshmen to enjoy their time at MSU as time can fy by.
“Enjoy the time that you spend at MSU because four years go by very fast,” Dompreh said. “Also, don’t be afraid to put yourselves out there in order to meet new people.”
Illustration by Zachary Balcoff.
What to expect as an incoming MSU Honors College student
By Kendra Gilchrist kgilchrist@statenews.com
The Honors College, a community of highachieving scholars, adds an extra layer to the MSU experience for many students. This program comes with many perks and requirements that can be hard for new members to navigate.
To be in MSU’s Honor College, students need to establish a GPA of 3.2 during their freshman year and maintain it until graduation. They must also complete three honors experiences by the end of their second spring semester and a total of eight before graduation, and they have to complete departmental course substitutions to replace writing and university Integrative Studies.
Honors experiences can consist of doing honors projects, when a student works to complete an independent project for a course that is counted towards their honors requirements, or taking the honors section of a course, which is typically a smaller class that is more academically challenging.
“We don’t really have a prescribed set of honors work that students must do,” Honors College director of advising Christine Raisanen said. “They can put their honors work wherever they want. So, if they want to do an honors course in their major, or if they want to do an honors course in a minor course or an elective, they have that freedom.”
While the honors experiences may put some extra work on students’ plates, many fnd it manageable, and even worthwhile. Chemical
engineering senior Sanjana Shankar thinks students admitted to the Honors College already have what it takes to succeed in the program, and the requirements have given her a deeper understanding of her coursework.
“The honors experiences, although it might be extra work, those really give you more insight into the class that you’re taking, especially if it’s something in your interest or in your major,” Shankar said.
In tandem with academic requirements, the Honors College provides many opportunities and advantages to students in the program. Honors College students can choose to live on honors foors of select residence halls, experience more academic freedom when picking classes and get an extra college advisor, like Raisanen.
“We meet with students and walk them through the Honors College requirements and benefts and discuss their upcoming schedule,” Raisanen said. “We work with them mostly on fulflling the set of requirements called the university requirements, because that’s where they have a lot of fexibility. They don’t need to follow what non-Honors College students do. They have much more choice in the courses that they take. So, we talk with them about their goals and courses that complement their degree program.”
Honors college students are not only allowed to take graduate level classes as a honors option and exempt from certain prerequisites like “seniors only” or “major only,” they can
also enroll in classes on the frst day of each enrollment period, ensuring they get frst pick in flling up their schedule.
“It’s also really nice because we get to pick classes frst, which has been pretty helpful in being able to get the classes I would like for my schedule,” entomology junior JJ Bird said. “Also being able to take graduate classes has been really nice, because for entomology, there’s some really cool classes that are graduate-level.”
Bird has also enjoyed taking advantage of the events and activities that the Honors College puts on for students throughout the school year. He would advise new members to take part when the Honors College offers fun things at their base in Eustace-Cole Hall, and all around campus.
“Take advantage of all the little perks and stuff you get,” Bird said. “For example, they do an Honors College Ball every year that me and my friends have gone to, which is really fun.”
Shankar, who has been involved with a research program through the Honors College, emphasized exploring academic opportunities like research, study abroad and scholarships. However, more than anything else, Shankar encourages new honors students to have a good support system and academic-life balance.
“It’s important to have a good group of friends, whether it’s a study group or just a good community for you to prosper,” Shankar said. “I think if you don’t have that support system, it is kind of hard to survive or continue your college experience.”
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From cover: Study abroad students share experiences
“Over there, they appreciate things a lot more. They take things so much slower,” he said. “They actually sit down and make their meals…and just they appreciate culture a lot more there than here.”
Witnessing this way of living made Treadway realize the importance of experiencing other cultures and places.
“It’s a cool avenue to really check out that whole different side of the world,” he said. “Just to try and live there and immerse yourself, it really opens your perspective on how things work a lot differently there.”
One way that Yevseyev was able to connect more with Amsterdam and the surrounding areas was by exploring on his own.
“I was able to do some traveling on my own,” he said. “[The class] did go to
Utrecht one time, but everything else was kind of to your own discretion.”
For Yevseyev, traveling alone was one of the easier parts of his abroad experience.
“It’s so easy to be independent there, because the city is so walkable. There’s bikes, there’s trams and there’s trains that go all throughout the country,” he said.
Exploring whenever you can was something that Yevseyev highly recommended for other students who are planning to study abroad.
“Don’t be worried about getting lost,” Yeseyev said. “When you travel to the city, look around and memorize structures…see the tallest buildings in your area and if you’re out and you can’t get back, look for that building and follow it.”
Treadway also encouraged exploring and taking advantage of the freedom that study abroad offers, even if it may be intimidating at first.
“All I would say is be prepared to do a lot of things that you might be uncomfortable with or you just haven’t experienced before,” he said, “but at the end of the day, those are the things that make you grow and make you a better person.”
Rehn said that museums were a big part of his independent exploration. His program made it so that students had weekends free, so he and his fellow students often took advantage.
“A lot of time on the weekends people would visit…more obscure museums or obscure places that weren’t on the agenda,” he said.
Rehn also enjoyed hearing from
people who lived in the places that they were studying in.
“I did really like the esoteric, like going to museums, but it was also fun just meeting people when I was in Europe who lived there, and talking to them, and even though I’m probably never going to see them again, it was just nice meeting people,” Rehn said.
There were many small cultural and infrastructural differences that Rehn noticed while studying abroad whether it was how waiters acted when they were going out to eat or how public transportation worked.
“If you were born there and grew up there you wouldn’t even think about it, but when you visit there as an American it’s just little things that are off-putting,” he said.
Over the course of his trip, Rehn
was able to adjust and he began to accept the differences quickly.
“I just kind of figured that, you know, I’m not at home right now. I just have to adjust to it,” he said.
One significant piece of advice that Rehn offered to students hoping to study abroad was to be unafraid of doing what you want. Even if there is a large group of people who want to do one thing, don’t let that hold you back.
“At the end of the day study abroad should be trying to change your perspective on learning, trying to change your perspective on the world so that’s like a very personal thing that you have to do for yourself,” he said. “I feel like you should put yourself first, and you should do and see the things that you want to do.”
Comparative cultures and politics junior, Max Rehn, goes sightseeing on his study abroad. Courtesy of Max Rehn.
Comparative cultures and politics and social relations and policy junior, Vasily Yeseyev, poses for a picture on his study abroad. Courtesy of Vasily Yeseyev.
WELCOME WEEK CALENDAR
AUG. 20
Incoming student move-in
All day Campus-wide
NSO Family and Supporter Resource Fair
10 a.m.-5 p.m Breslin Student Events Center
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Incoming student move-in
All day Campus-wide
NSO Family and Supporter Resource Fair
10 a.m.-5 p.m Breslin Student Events Center
The following events will introduce students to resources available within the MSU and East Lansing communities. A multitude of events are happening Aug. 23-25, including signature events such as the University Activities Board’s 44th Annual UFest and the Fall Welcome Spartan Spectacular. The following week will feature Women*s Student Services’ FEMFest and the next week, Spartan Remix.
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Returning student move-in
All day Campus-wide
New Student Orientation
8 a.m.-11 p.m. In-person
AUG. 23
AUG. 26
First day of classes
New Student Orientation
8 a.m.-11 p.m. In-person
Colloquia With Your College 2p.m.-5 p.m.
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MSU sued by creator of quiz broadcast at football game
By Anish Topiwala atopiwala@statenews.com
A lawsuit filed last Friday by Floris van Pallandt, the creator of the quiz used during the pregame period of the Michigan State University and University of Michigan game last year that depicted an image of Adolf Hitler two weeks after the Israel-Hamas war began, claims the university used his quiz without permission. Pallandt, who first posted the quiz on his Youtube channel, The Quiz Channel, is suing MSU’s Board of Trustees for copyright infringement and an invasion of privacy which placed him in a false light to the public. He is seeking at least $150,000 in damages. Jeremy Kennedy, attorney for Pallandt,
wrote in the lawsuit, “This case arises out of Michigan State University’s unauthorized and intentional use of Plaintiffs’ intellectual property at a sporting event.”
The lawsuit also claims that once this theft was discovered attempts were then made to damage the reputation of Pallandt and his company, Carilius Media.
This initial broadcast was made by the athletic department, “without prior permission, authorization, or licensing,” Kennedy wrote.
The question itself included an image of Hitler and was asking about his place of birth, the lawsuit said.
Due to the timing of this broadcast, the question was regarded with mostly negative attention. This then garnered media attention
both nationally and internationally, the lawsuit states.
Once the university chose to comment on the quiz question, its first response was to place blame on Pallandt and his company, “stating that the use of Hitler in the quiz was the fault of the company who created the quiz,” Kennedy wrote.
Pallandt believes the quiz should not have been broadcast at the game due to the context of current events, the lawsuits states. The lawsuit states if the university’s athletic department had reached out prior to the game, he would have created a quiz appropriate for the game.
This incident also subjected Palladant and The Quiz Channel to ridicule and caused Palladant significant emotional distress, the lawsuit states. Additionally, the company entered into an
by
agreement with a third party which assigned two years of the revenue stream of quizzes to said party for a payment of $135,000.
A clause in this agreement said that, “Plaintiffs (Pallandt and Carilius Media) would not take any action that could impair the value of the revenue stream, nor would Plaintiff allow the value of the revenue stream to be impaired, nor would Plaintiff allow the Quiz Channel to be cast in a negative light,” Kennedy wrote.
Although this third party has not yet canceled the agreement, Pallandt remains concerned that this may occur, the lawsuit states.
Palladant’s legal counsel was not available for comment at this time.
MSU spokesperson Mark Bullion said that the university has no comment at this time.
Photo
Willow Symonds.
WHICH MSU NEIGHBORHOOD FITS YOUR VIBE?
By Liz Nass elizabeth.nass@statenews.com
1. WHAT CLASSES ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO TAKE THIS YEAR?
A. Literature or poetry; anything that has to do with reading
B. Fun electives outside of your major like art or Wines and Vines
C. Sports electives like tennis or yoga
D. Sustainability or sciences
E. Anything prerequisite; you want to explore all your core classes have to offer
If you got mostly A’s... You fit most in the North neighborhood! Just like this neighborhood and its architecture, you are eclectic and artsy. Lots of liberal arts and theater majors live and learn in the North neighborhood, and you are ready to get creative with the rest of your neighbors.
2. WHAT WELCOME WEEK EVENT ARE YOU ATTENDING?
A. UFest
B. Sparticipation
C. The first football game
D. Wharton Welcomes
E. Convocation
3. WHAT IS YOUR TAILGATE MUSTHAVE?
A. Some tunes to dance to B. Cornhole
C. The game on the TV–duh
D. Assorted grilled grub
E. A classic red solo cup and a hot dog
If you got mostly B’s... You fit most in the Brody neighborhood! This block of dorm buildings is known best for its social life and dorm parties. You want to get to know people and start off this year living it up.
4. WHAT MSU LANDMARK DO YOU TAKE THE MOST PICTURES WITH?
A. Broad Art Museum
B. The MSU squirrels
C. Spartan Stadium
D. Red Cedar River
E. Spartan Statue
5. WHAT MSU DAIRY STORE FLAVOR ARE YOU TRYING OUT?
A. Beaumont Brownie Bliss
B. Buckeye Blitz
C. Munnster’s Mint Fudge
D. Butter Pecan
E. Orientation Oreo
If you got mostly C’s... You fit most in the South neighborhood! You are surrounded by sports and you can’t wait to be a cheering Spartan in the stands. You better learn the words to the fight song quickly!
6. WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST FOR THE YEAR?
A. Hitting open mic nights at the Union
B. Rushing
C. Going to the Izzone Campout
D. Kayaking in the Red Cedar
E. Trying three new clubs
7. WHAT IS YOUR DORM ESSENTIAL?
A. A big book shelf
B. Board and card games
C. Desk basketball net
D. Lots of potted plants
E. A movie night setup
If you got mostly D’s... You fit most in the River Trail neighborhood! This neighborhood is known for its beautiful nature trail and its views of the Red Cedar. You are ready to connect with the earthy side of campus and take some quiet moments in nature.
If you got mostly E’s... You fit most in the East neighborhood! This classic neighborhood houses many of the new students on campus and you are ready to find your forever friends in your new home by making connections.
