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weekend a generation CHANGED A decade after the 9/11 tragedy, the MSU community still works to grasp its impact By Summer Ballentine ballent8@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
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rom her New Jersey home, Jen Garavaglia gazed at the smoke filling the New York City skyline on Sept. 11 and waited for her father to come home. Alongside many other parents, Garavaglia’s father commuted into the city for work that morning. Hours after he left, the World Trade Center erupted in flames. Cell phones stopped working, and public transportation ground to a halt. Miles away, Garavaglia, now an advertising junior, had no way of contacting her father. Fear and uncertainty lingered in their home. “Nobody knew if something else was going to happen,” she said. “(My mother) just tried to stay calm, and obviously she wasn’t.” Across the country, parents rushed to take their children home early from school. After her mother picked her up, tears streamed down theatre junior and Long Island, N.Y., native Michelle Serje’s cheeks. As her mother panicked, Michelle panicked. Through her parents’ reactions, she gleaned some understanding of the scope of the events. “I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew it was something really bad,” Serje said. “I was just so young; I was unable to understand.” See 9/11 on page 2
The average age of MSU students was 10 years old in 2001.
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Police brief Bike allegedly stolen outside cafeteria A 19-year-old female student reported her bike stolen between noon Aug. 28 and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The bike is a red, 21-speed, Giant-brand Boulder bicycle valued at $100, McGlothian-Taylor said. The allegedly stolen bicycle last was seen locked to the bike racks outside Brody Square. The cable lock was through the bike’s tire and frame. The lock, valued at $8, allegedly was stolen as well. There are no suspects, and the incident is under investigation.
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As a young girl, she struggled to accept the reality of the situation. “I just didn’t understand why something like this would happen,” Serje said. “When you’re little, you don’t think anything like this could ever happen or (that) you would be affected by it.” A decade later, the children who watched the twin towers fall, whether from their television sets or their backyards, still are trying to make sense of the chaos, sadness and confusion of Sept. 11. A campus changed Although some students might not remember what life was like before the attacks, it’s helped shape the face of America, said Mohammed Ayoob, coordinator of the MSU Muslim Studies Program and international relations professor. Men and women were sent to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, hour-long lines at the airport became standard and Muslim Americans suddenly became the center of heated discussions and hate crimes. Within minutes, the MSU community felt the blow of Sept. 11 and began planning how to deal with the long-term consequences. A new Muslim Studies Program was created, and eventually security measures students now know as normal, such as Spartan Stadium’s bag policy, were set in place. “The campus (students currently) see — and when they were in high school came to visit — was already in many ways shaped by Sept. 11,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said. Finding closure As the towers crumbled, Garavaglia’s father trekked across the city to the Brooklyn Bridge on foot. He wouldn’t arrive home until the next night. “The waiting was over,” Garavaglia said. “In a way, our family was lucky because we almost knew he was out of the way.” Other families waited for weeks only to discover their loved ones had died. Kinesiology junior Taylor Comiskey waited four days before her cousin’s tooth was found, and Comiskey knew for certain she was gone. On Sept. 11, her cousin boarded American Airlines Flight 11. At 8:46 a.m., the plane struck the north tower, and smoke billowed from the building. At the time, Comiskey didn’t even know what the World Trade Center was. “When (my mother) told me, I was like, ‘No, that’s not possible,’” Comiskey said. “I was trying to figure out why, and I was trying to figure out if there was a way she was alive.” Miles away in Shanksville, Pa., anthropology professor Norm Sauer was working 12 hours a day to match names with what was left of victims
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from United Airlines Flight 83. All of the victims from the flight were identified except four, Sauer said. The unnamed bodies most likely were the terrorists that initially took the plane off course, he said. For Sauer, working to help family members find closure was the easy part. Returning home was the struggle. “Getting back to my routine, (it) seemed a bit mundane and certainly didn’t have the same level of intensity,” he said. “It was hard to internalize that what you were doing back here as a teacher, researcher and a public servant was very important.” War and patriotism American flags colored the country with red, white and blue after Sept. 11. “Patriotism has always been inherent in American society,” Ayoob said. “What this did was to trigger a major display of that patriotism — that there was nothing wrong with being patriotic, particularly when the American homeland was attacked.” Growing up with the war on terror, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan McCoy knew he wanted to prevent another attack on America. In 2009, the criminal justice senior began a year of service securing the Iraqi-Syrian border. It was watching innocent civilians being attacked 10 years ago that first inspired him to join the Army ROTC, he said. “Sept. 11 put the idea of fighting for my country very much on the forefront,” McCoy said. “(There) definitely was a push for people to join (the military), and I couldn’t say that didn’t influence me.” A decade later, blood still is being spilled in Iraq and Afghanistan because of Sept. 11 and the war on terror. “American foreign policy has become … unprecedentedly militarized at least since the end of the second World War,” Ayoob said. “The American commitment in blood and money has increased tremendously overseas.” For McCoy, the sacrifice he made serving overseas was worth it to know he was fighting for a cause bigger than himself. “There’s always going to be those days when you’re doing the same thing over and over again, and nothing is happening — you’re going, ‘Why am I doing this?’” McCoy said. “(But) our leadership did a very good job of letting us know what our actions were doing to help the great-
er cause of stabilizing Iraq.” Muslim perception Around the beginning of September, communication junior Aseel Machi tries to keep quiet. She’s been pushed, screamed at and harassed because of her religion, especially during early fall. Machi, a former employee at The State News, wears a hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women to cover their hair. This time of year, she knows it makes her a target. “I’ve had my scarf pulled off at school by a group of people,” Machi said. “(Your scarf) is your modesty — it’s kind of a big deal.” When she was younger, she stopped wearing her scarf to school for a time because “the pressure was too much,” Machi said. As people associated her with terrorism, she began to doubt herself and her faith. “It was hard as a 10-yearold to understand, is this what Islam is?” Machi said. Now, Machi works to stop the hate stemming from misconceptions about Muslims supporting terrorism. Through education, she hopes the stereotypes will end. Although many used Sept. 11 as an excuse to target Muslim Americans, not everyone reacted that way, Ayoob said. “There is a section of Islamophobic, xenophobic elements that have made the attack of Muslims at home and abroad into an industry,” Ayoob said. “But there is potentially a much larger segment of the population that has stayed true to the American ideal of multiculturalism (and) integration.” At MSU, the community joined together after Sept. 11 through interfaith services and educational programs, said Paulette Granberry Russell, director of
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the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives. Curriculum, such as the creation of the Muslim Studies Program, was put in place to answer the questions storming students’ minds. “The goal was to bring the community together, not to have us separated by ideologies, religious beliefs or political beliefs,” Granberry Russell said. “We were a community that was there to support (one other).” For MSU, Sept. 11 was a chance to grow together, not apart, she said. “The Muslim faith took a very responsible position and role … in expanding student understanding around Islam so they could help debunk the myths and stereotypes people are prone to,” she said. “Out of all of that sadness, the community grew.” Looking forward A year after Sept. 11, Garavaglia still could see the light of thousands of candles shining on Ground Zero from her yard. The gap in the New York City skyline is a constant reminder of the lives lost and the change still impacting America. “My thoughts have changed over the years, my eyes are more open,” Garavaglia said. “It took me until … now to remember all the little things and how weird it is to see how far we’ve come.” Despite the confusion, anger and pain, Sept. 11 has changed America in a more lasting way, she said. “I know how much it brings our community together, at least if it’s just for a day,” Garavaglia said. “People just seem to forget about everything else that’s going on, and they can just focus on one thing. (It’s) not that everybody needs sympathy, but it’s just like a big blanket of togetherness.”
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Outdoor Spartan Remix celebrates diversity in fun, fresh way By Josh Mansour mansou13@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
Despite the drizzle, music blared, the crowd was abuzz and students were eating all the free hot dogs they could get at Spartan Remix 2011 — a welcome event to celebrate the diversity of the MSU student body. The event was held at the field behind the rock on Farm Lane Thursday afternoon — the first time the event has been held outside. “(Spartan Remix) is mainly for educating others about the different communities that make up MSU,” said kinesiology senior and Spartan Remix intern Eva Martinez. “The goal this year is
to develop unity and break barriers while having fun.” Spartan Remix has been hosted in the Union for the past three years, but the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Students decided to change the location in response to its growing popularity The event’s Facebook page receiving more than 1,500 hits and businesses already requesting to be sponsors for next year, Martinez said. The tone of acceptance and unity at the event led dietetics senior Emily Guilford, a mentor in McDonel Hall, to make it a hall event. Her favorite part was the cultural dancing, she said. “It’s pretty fun, energized
(and) exciting,” Guilford said. “Everyone’s wanting to know each other and join an organization.” The value and atmosphere of inclusion is one MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, who spoke at the event, said is a major part of what defines the university. “We are a very diverse community, and we need many opportunities to come together in order to understand one another and build that sense of team,” Simon said. “Even though some (students from different backgrounds) are under the same tent, their views might be very different, and it’s great for us to learn from that.” With the divisive nature of the current political climate, Campus
Interfaith Council representative Robert Vankirk said it’s critical for students of varying backgrounds to forge connections. Vankirk said discrimination and racism can be minimized through greater education and discussion. “It’s important to have all the multicultural organizations here in one spot, talking with each other, working with each other, because all of our issues are interwoven,” he said. “Discrimination is based out of fear and ignorance so all of our organizations are here to combat those issues.”
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Hershae Chocolatae takes the stage Thursday at the 2011 Spartan Remix at the rock on Farm Lane. Chocolatae performs in the MSU Drag Show in April each year and was asked by CORE and COPS to perform at the event.
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ASMSU is set to begin offering discounted test-prep courses for undergraduate students wishing to go on to graduate school, its officials said. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Spartan Tutors, an East Lansing-based tutoring service, is partnering with ASMSU to offer discounted rates for preparation courses for the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, and the Law School Admissions Test, or LSAT. The GRE course will cost $260 and the LSAT course will cost $310. Both courses will begin the week of Oct. 10 in the Union and run for eight weeks. ASMSU’s vice chair for operations and finance Chris Schotten said ASMSU looked at several companies that offer the prep-
aration courses, which can cost as much as $1,200. “The idea was to try to look at what the market was like out there and see if students could do a better job for (other) students as far as pricing goes,” he said. The courses will be taught on campus by Spartan Tutors owner and MSU alumnus Anthony Graybosch, Schotten said. Graybosch could not be reached for comment. ASMSU representatives proposed the idea for a test-prep course last year. Contacting an MSU alumnus for the job was an “obvious next step,” ASMSU director of media relations Samantha Artley said. ASMSU issued a survey in the spring to gauge student interest in taking a prep course, and of nearly 1,000 students who responded, 70 percent indicated interest in taking a GRE prep
course, said ASMSU Provost Zachary Taylor last semester. Schotten said all of the money students pay for the program goes to the course instructor, and ASMSU will not receive any of the funds. General management freshman Katelyn Streck said she is considering going to graduate school, and taking the GRE would be a necessity. Streck said she took the ACT in high school and wished she had the taken the time to take preparatory classes to help improve her test scores. “I wanted to take classes, but I never had the time for six classes, three hours a day,” she said. Streck said she probably would take advantage of a GRE prep course in a few years to help her do better on the test. For more information or to sign up for courses, visit spartantutors.com.
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East Lansing’s state representative is under fire by Michigan House officials for allegedly violating campaign finance laws late last month. Officials claim Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, whose district includes MSU, violated House rules and possibly campaign finance laws by using government materials to endorse potential Democratic candidate Susan Schmidt. The complaints stem from an email Meadows sent to his constituents in August, which both Republican and nonpartisan officials say was out of line by endorsing Schmidt as his replacement to the 69th district. Speaker of the House Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, still is working with the House Busi-
ness Office, a nonpartisan department that investigates House rules and policies, to clarify what violations occurred and what the potential consequences could be, Bolger’s press secretary Ari Adler said. Contrary to common practice, the letter was not sent through the office to screen its content for legal missteps, Adler said. “This was not sent through the usual process, and now obviously this has caused a problem,” Adler said. Schmidt left her position as Meadows’ chief of staff last week to pursue a district seat in the 2012 election, when Meadows will not run again because of term limits. Schmidt has not announced her candidacy officially, but Meadows previously told The State News he plans to support her as a candidate. Officials in the House Business Office said they view Meadows’ letter as violating House policy.
“He was crossing the line there, getting into a campaigntype piece versus a legislativetype piece,” said Tim Bowlin, the office’s business director. All House equipment — even computers and electronic servers — are viewed as state materials and therefore cannot be used for campaign affairs, Bowlin said. Meadows said he did not violate House rules, as they only bar representatives from endorsing candidates, and Schmidt has not yet officially filed to run. “I’m not aware of any house rule that addresses (the content of my letter), and I don’t think there is one,” Meadows said. Meadows also said he did not violate campaign finance laws, and does not usually send his constituent letters through the business office. The speaker won’t decide if and what type of reprimand Meadows will receive until next week, Alder said.
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he tragic events of Sept. 11 continue to shape American actions and feelings 10 years after that day. The influence of 9/11, though, has waned as the psychological wound heals.
The American state of mind, way of life and world perception all have changed in the last decade, and this Sept. 11 offers us a chance to reflect on where we’ve been as we project where we’re going. In acknowledging what America lost that day, in recognizing how scared and angry we were and what we lost, we gain at least some measure of unity for the future. America, united, can do anything it decides to, but our destination should be rooted in the lessons of our past.
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I was roughly one month away from my 11th birthday, and I learned for the first time to be afraid of the world. I thought we were the most powerful and impenetrable nation on the face of the earth. Just out of the Cold War, we had become the last superpower on the face of the earth. We were strong. I thought we were invincible, and for the better part of my life, the world had agreed. Then, the twin towers fell. In an instant, we were hurting, vulnerable, knocked off the throne we had made for ourselves. And the world saw. I suppose once we thought we were sitting on top of the world, there was nowhere to go but down. So we went down, descending into our basic emotions: anger and fear. Our collective state of mind split into a dichotomy of the two. I was told because we could, we had to make sure this never happened again. That’s what I mostly recall, the anger that people on the other side of the world had the impudence to attack us. In response, the military would attack and crush those responsible. Revenge for our dead can be extracted. Honestly, having soldiers in Afghanistan did make me feel safer. On the other hand, this had happened with no warning and no foreseen rationale. It could happen again, and the sense was that it could happen anywhere, to anyone, to me. For this never to happen again, our borders have to be safe, our homeland must be secure. If we act patriotic, we can keep ourselves safe by sheer force of will. I remember being told, “We’re all in this together,” as American flags sprang up on every street corner. We paid homage to our police officers and firefighters, who were not undeserving. Citizens acting patriotically helped stop a would-be bomber, Richard Reid, from blowing up a plane in December 2001. With every act, the way we lived our lives before 9/11 slipped further and further away. It was only the little things that got to me, such as boarding a plane differently, suddenly knowing what Guantanamo Bay was or looking wistfully at a New York City skyline that only existed in ‘90s movies. Only, the little things are the things you never can get back.
I will be roughly a month away from my 21st birthday, and I won’t be afraid anymore. The events of Sept. 11 are ingrained into our society. America was knocked down, and we got up again. No one sees us as invincible anymore. Before, that made me afraid. Now, I know it’s a good thing. It keeps us honest with ourselves about our abilities and limitations. Now, instead of leading the charge in global affairs only to see no one behind us, we rely on our friends and allies. Look no further than our foreign policy of “leading from behind” in Libya as an example of that. My fear and anger with Iraq and Afghanistan has softened. It took awhile, but we came to our senses and realized the actions of a few should not cause punishment for so many. In order to make friends, we made ourselves friendly and attempted to foster democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s no longer a war of bullets and bodies, but a war of hearts and minds. That’s a war I think American ideals can win every time. As I take in the world around me, I try to appreciate the little things. Sure, I’ll never board a plane or look at a gallon of gas in the same way again. Now, however, I have new little things. There’s a little smile whenever I hear the phrase SEAL Team Six, knowing Osama bin Laden is dead, and we killed him. I know what an Arab Spring is and how it affects me. Most importantly, I have the memories of the unity America had 10 years ago, and the faith America will one day have of unity without tinges of fear or anger. Right now, I’m annoyed with America. Frustrated that in living patriotically, we’ve dug a fi nancial hole for ourselves that is going to take years to claw our way out of. I resent that despite America’s Christian fastidiousness, we’ve forgotten our scripture in these tough times; “So labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Acts 20:35. Yet, I remain faithful American unity is there.
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DECADE OF STUDENT ESSAYS SHOWS RANGE OF REACTIONS TO 9/11 ATTACKS One of my students, recalling his trip to the twin towers just four months earlier, wondered what people in the World Trade Center had thought “looking out the window, seeing a flying bomb coming at (them).” “In seconds, it seemed as if the world and my family were crashing just as the airplanes were,” another student wrote — part of her uncle’s hip was identified a month after Sept. 11. “My life was changed forever,” a third student asserted. From 2001 on, I have given students in my first-year writing course in James Madison College the opportunity to write about the terrorist attacks. Six students out of 52 in 2001, seven out of 37 the following year and only one out of 37 in 2003 chose this option for their personal essay. Many of the essays were thoughtful, honest and surprising. Most focused on the effects of Sept. 11 on their lives at home, at school or both. Two students wrote about the new reality created by the catastrophe. One of them wondered about then-MSU President M. Peter McPherson’s comments that students ought “to keep a sense of normalcy. Didn’t he see what happened? Normalcy’s definition had changed.” The events of Sept. 11 made another youth feel sick, scared and confused. Then, things “returned to normal, or rather, a new normal.” Yet he couldn’t understand what happened and why. “This event changed my life, and the worst part about it is that I have no idea how or why.” To a Korean student who recently transferred, Sept. 11 “happened emotionally a year after it actually happened.” In 2001, she had been preoccupied with her own problems. In 2002, her classes, replays of the disaster and current CNN news reports forced her to become more involved with the world around her. The most honest essay, I thought, came from a young woman who did not feel involved. The second plane’s collision, she wrote, “looked somehow imagined, like King Kong should have been there to swat (the plane) down.” She was not moved. “I wanted to feel sorrow … to weep with humanity, and I could not.” Her conclusion was sobering: “So I walked in loneliness to make my deadness less apparent. … I missed my lesson on sorrow, but I was there when we learned about guilt.” Another student combined serious thought, honesty and tentative effects of 9/11. He juxtaposed four years of competing as an extemporaneous speaker in high school with certain moments on that terrible Tuesday. He remembered his high school judges telling him that there was “little historical precedent of foreigners committing acts of terrorism on our soil for fear of our retaliatory wrath.” But he rued his previous imperial attitude concerning public affairs. The kind of knowledge he sought, if he attained it only through events such as the deadly attacks of Sept. 11, came “at too high a price.” “In much wisdom is much grief,” Ecclesiastes 1:18 tells us, “and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” Ron Dorr, professor of rhetoric and humanities, James Madison College ■■
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Officers at home remember 9/11 By Kyle Campbell campb659@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
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Associate professor of entomology Zachary Huang holds out a cell of bees for first-year doctoral entomology student Alex Xie to look at as they do observations for their research Aug. 30 at the MSU Inland Lakes Water Research lot.
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hings are as sweet as honey for Zachary Huang, associate professor of entomology. Huang has been working with bees since 1982, but before that, he had never seen a single honeybee. “I was in China competing for a scholarship... and I got lucky. I became the chosen one,” Huang said. “Before that, I had never seen bees or tasted honey.” Now he works on different research projects, including the one he has been working on with first-year doctoral entomology student Alex Xie. They are doing research to see if a certain type of fungi — nosema — is the cause of colony collapse disorder, or CCD, where a large portion of a colony of bees suddenly dies. Another project Huang is overseeing is the work Xie is doing to see what genes are involved in mite reproduction. “The mite is per-
Sept. 11, 2001 — East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt was attending a fire inspectors conference at the Kellogg Center with firefighters from throughout the state. During a break, someone informed the congregation that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. Pratt and the other fi refighters huddled around a TV, unsure of the nature of the crash. But as the second plane hit the South Tower, instinct kicked in. “We all left what we were doing and went back to our communities to take care of what needed to be taken care of,” Pratt said. “For a while, we were all in emergency mode like when an alarm goes off, thinking about what steps we need to take in case there is an attack in our community.” For first responders such as Pratt, there was no time to stop and look at the global implications of the Sept. 11 attacks that day, but as the 10th anniversary of the attacks approaches, many departments are taking the time to reflect on the impact of the attacks and what
changes they brought about. Pratt said technological advancements have made communicating between departments more efficient since Sept. 11, which is important for major emergencies that require multiple departments to respond. But, despite the improved technology and planning capabilities, declining public safety budgets across the state have caused cutbacks for many police and fire departments. “We probably have less police and firefighters across the state since Sept. 11, unfortunately,” Pratt said. “We’re more aware, I think. With the intelligence that we share, we are more prepared, but sometimes it comes down to the number of boots on the ground.” One of the bigger changes in law enforcement at the state and local level since 9/11 is the shift from reactive to proactive action in terms of dealing with largescale emergency situations. The MSU Police Department has made emergency management and response a priority during the past decade, Inspector Penny Fischer said. Fischer took over the Emergency Management Unit a little more than a week ago but has worked with the unit for numerous years. She said security at large events, such as football games and concerts, always has been a priority,
but the department has shifted more of its focus to the outside of the stadium, making sure nothing dangerous or illegal makes it in. “Our university is very proactive in trying to seek solutions to problems before they happen, which is not always the case in many other organizations,” Fischer said. “We’re really blessed.” The East Lansing Fire Department, as well as the East Lansing and MSU police departments, will join departments from across the state at the Capitol this Sunday. The Michigan State Police will host a candlelight vigil to memorialize the thousands of firefighters, police officers and paramedics who died Sept. 11, said Nicole Lisabeth, a Michigan State Police public information officer. Lisabeth said although the 10th anniversary is primarily a chance to remember the people who lost their lives during the attack, it also is a chance to reflect on all the ways first responders have changed the way they handle emergency situations. “Since 9/11, the way our nation and Michigan views homeland security has changed,” she said. “We take an all-hazards approach. We have all our plans in place so that we can respond to any emergency whether it be a natural disaster or a terrorist attack.”
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Associate professor of entomology Zachary Huang points out an emergency cell the bees created after their queen bee was killed Aug. 30 at the MSU Inland Lakes Water Research lot.
haps the worst enemy for honeybees worldwide,” he said. Huang also keeps a colony of bees at his home recreationally. “The smell of honey and the humming noise that the flying busy bees (makes) calms you down,” Huang said about
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SPARTAN SPIRIT: HOW TO GET YOUR GAME ON The State News helps you create the perfect outfit and appetizers to gear up for Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic
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Football season is rolling and many Spartans are looking for the perfect gameday outfit. From MSU T-shirts, to green and white socks, students attend sporting events showing their spirit. But on a college student’s budget, sometimes putting together the perfect ensemble can get pricey. So, I decided to head out to see just what kind of Spartan outfit I could put together under $20. My first stop was at a hidden treasure called Plato’s Closet, 2843 E. Grand River Ave. This store sells gently used clothing at affordable prices. I found a rainbow of clothes, organized by color, and began sifting through the green sections. I was disappointed to find a lack of Spartan apparel in the ladies’ department but did find two MSU T-shirts in the men’s section, both for under $6. Men: If you’re looking for some green gear at a low price, check out Plato’s Closet. I didn’t find anything for my perfect game-day outfit here, so I moved on. My next stop was Walmart, 5110 Times Square Plaza, in Okemos, which never fails to offer low prices. Sure enough, my first few steps into the store brought me to the clear-
ance section. Hanging on the wall was a dark green, ruffled skirt with a small MSU logo discounted to $5. I decided to find a white shirt to compliment the skirt, and hanging on the closest rack was a thin, white shirt for $3. I made a lap around the store and didn’t find anything else to suit my perfect outfit, so I was back on the road. My total so far: $8. Heading down Grand River Ave., a store called the Dollar Tree, 1941 Grand River Ave., caught my eye. I figured I might find some ribbon or bows there, but I couldn’t find anything green and white. Frustrated, I stopped to think. What cool new ideas had I recently seen to make your own accessories? I remembered seeing my roommate’s sister had found a headband made from duct tape. I knew I could find some green duct tape in the area, so I found a thick headband for a hair accessory. Next, I knew I would need some jewelry and found hanging on the wall a cute, green beaded necklace. I left the store with pony beads, white ribbon, a plain black headband, a beaded necklace, glitter and mascara for $1 each, resulting in $6 spent at Dollar Tree. My total now: $14. Next, I visited the Meijer located at 2055 W. Grand River Ave., in Okemos. I was stopped dead in my tracks by a cute pair of MSU rain boots, but was surprised by the $34 price tag — when I bought rain boots a few years ago, they were only $15. Determined to stick to my $20, I ventured further into the store. I came upon a large section of MSU apparel in the center and found a pack of Spartan temporary tattoos for $5.99. Convinced this was a little costly for tattoos, I kept searching. Then I found a roll of green, Spartan duct tape on
sale for $3.99. My total: $17.99. The next place I thought I would find good prices was CVS, 545 E. Grand River Ave. I was right — here, I found more Spartan gear than at any of the other stores I visited, and at an excellent price. Such items included MSU T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats. Although the items I found were excellent and cheaper than at several other stores, I didn’t find anything there to compliment my $20 outfit. My final stop was the Family Dollar, 2650 E. Grand River Ave., to find the final piece for my outfit. After a few minutes of searching, I found exactly what I had hoped for — knee-length black socks for $2. I knew the perfect way to compliment the skirt and T-shirt combo was a pair of sporty black socks tucked into a pair of tennis shoes. My grand total: $19.99. When dressing my model, journalism sophomore Lexi Zeidan, I took the MSU logo duct tape and wrapped it around the headband for her hair. Then I took the pony beads and picked out each green and each white bead to string together on the white ribbon for a necklace. I applied black mascara under her eyes to create an eye black look and applied black grease — often used by football players — under her eyes to prevent glare. And, to add a feminine touch, I dabbed the silver and green glitter under her eyes. Voila! There you have it — just one example of the many MSU game-day outfits that can be created for under $20 in the area, which is full of stores that offer clearance clothes and other items. Supporting your school shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg. Just put your thrifting skills to the test and show your Spartan pride.
Mini crescent dogs
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Three mangos (peeled, seeded and diced)
Two (8 ounce) cans of Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
One cucumber (peeled, seeded, and diced)
48 cocktail-sized sausages or hot dogs
Two jalapeno peppers (seeded and chopped) One large white onion (diced) One clove garlic (minced) 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
Directions:
1 tablespoon lime juice
Stir the mango, cucumber, jalapeno pepper, onion, garlic and cilantro together in a bowl. Season the mixture with lime juice, salt and pepper.
Salt and pepper to taste
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to blend together.
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‘The Situation’ REBECCA RYAN
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” star comes to MSU Skimming through my Facebook news feed, I c a n a l most guarantee I will see at least one status about it. Everywhere I go, I hear people quoting it. Sometimes, I even see people dressing like the characters from it.
Its presence in our lives nearly is overwhelming. MTV’s “Jersey Shore” has become one of the most talked about reality TV shows of our generation. And this Saturday, one of its cast members will be on MSU’s campus. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will be shooting a reality TV spoof of “American Idol” from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theater. The shooting will require a live audience, so YOBI.tv, the website making the spoof, is inviting the public to sit and watch the filming. Although I hate to admit it, I’m looking forward to the event. “Jersey Shore” is one of those TV shows I hate to love. Every Thursday night, I anticipate the new episode. While watching, I can’t help but sit at the edge of my seat, waiting to see if “The Situation” will have a meltdown, or if Sammi and
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Heat oven to 375 degrees. Unroll both cans of Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls. Separate the dough into 16 triangles. Cut each triangle into three smaller triangles. Place the sausage or hot dog on the shortest side of each piece of dough. Roll up each sausage or hot dog, starting at smallest side of the triangle and rolling it to the opposite end. Place the roll on a cooking sheet. Bake each roll for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Ronnie will stay a couple for more than two episodes. Most of all, I watch the show to marvel at the characters’ carefree approaches to most situations and laugh at their crazy arguments and drunken mistakes. “People like to see a train wreck,” advertising professor Bruce Vanden Bergh said. “It also has some humor in it. … The audience thinks, ‘What crazy thing are they doing now?’ and, ‘Can they outdo themselves?’” But you would think four seasons of watching the group of outrageously loud Italians partying around the world would get old. Human biology junior Andrew Tyus has watched the show since the fi rst season aired in 2009 and still loves it. “I can’t pinpoint one thing that is unattractive about the show,” Tyus said. “The charac-
ters are just living their lives. The drama and the phrases are attractive, like ‘Ron Ron Juice.’ The way (the characters) talk is very relatable to college students, too. … Plus, (viewers) like the drama.” Although I can’t say I feel a connection to the cast members’ lifestyles — going to the gym, tanning salon and laundromat does not consume my days — I do like watching the characters go about their daily lives, even if the show is unrealistic. “MTV comes up with these ideas, and they usually wear out really quick because they are over the top, in-your-face concepts,” Vanden Bergh said. “To the credit of the actors that act on the show, once you get past the low-class behavior, they have personalities, and they come across as reasonable people.” This, Vanden Bergh said, is the reason the show has yet to
wane in popularity. There are people, such as myself, who used to think the show was stupid and unrealistic — two qualities that I thought made the reality show unbearable to watch. Snooki’s comments were ditzy; Ronnie needed to put on a shirt; and “The Situation” needed to stop creeping at the bar. Like James Madison freshman Anthony Peraino, it was difficult for me to accept a reality TV show that, as he said, “gives money (to) and provides everything for (the cast). That’s just not realistic.” I used to hate those nights when my friends would make me watch bits of the show. Then last summer, while on vacation with these friends, they gave me no choice but to suck it up and watch an entire episode. To my surprise, it wasn’t bad.
After accepting that the show is tasteless, I found humor in the ridiculousness of the characters and their lifestyles. Now I am in love with the trashy, endless-party lifestyle of the characters on the show. Their carefree attitude and life of few commitments is refreshing in a world where most of us are juggling what can feel like a million responsibilities at times. Do I idolize the cast of “Jersey Shore”? Definitely not. But I won’t miss out on a chance to see “The Situation” this weekend. I also won’t judge my friends for obsessing over the show’s cast member, as I might have in the past. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, once I started to look for the humor and irony in each character’s actions, “Jersey Shore” went from being a show I loved to hate to a show I hate to love.
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LOCAL HIP-HOP SHOWCASE TO BRING DIVERSE PERFORMANCE TO CITY By Kellie Rowe rowekell@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS
F E AT U R E S B R I E F S
DJ COLLECTIVE TO HOST ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT LEAK Back to School Party, presented by The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will take place this weekend. Doors open at 9 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature the Lansing Electronic Artist Kollective, a group of electronic music disc jockeys from the Lansing area. Artists performing at the back-to-school party include LEAK’s Roque Ybarra, Andy Lynch, Robert Perry, Beatloaf and Griz, as well as other guest DJs. The cost of admission is $10 for guests ages 18-21 and $7 for those 21 and up. For more information, contact The Loft at (517) 913-0103 or visit theloftlansing.com
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MSU alumni Tyrell Slappey and Marcus Edwards were tired of hearing the same repetitive songs on the radio in their days on campus. When the pair began creating their own hip-hop beats three years ago in their Hubbard Hall dorm room, they knew it was the start of something big. After graduating from MSU, Slappey and Edwards became part of a group of eight hip-hop artists called High Royalty. The group is slated to perform a showcase at 7 p.m. Friday at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., a city-funded art gallery and performance venue. The event, which the group titled High Score, also will feature Blat! Pack, another hiphop group composed of artists JYoung the General, Zel LaFlare and Mauri Tauri. Slappey — who goes by the name Young Slapz — said High Royalty isn’t a boy band but a combination of two groups of solo artists — Sky High and Royalty Entertainment. The two separate groups met, and after some collaboration formed one large group, taking a part from each group name and creating High Royalty. W hen High Royalt y expressed their interest in performing there for the first time, (SCENE) Metrospace Director Tim Lane welcomed the new talent. “We try to make the programming as diverse at possible,” he said. Before High Royalty came into the picture, MSU alumnus and High Royalty performer Sylvester James, Jr., felt MSU was lacking in the hip-hop scene. “(Hip-hop) wasn’t really out there,” he said. “People didn’t have a real knowledge of it.” As the group gained recog-
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Detroit resident Tyrell “Young Slapz” Slappey practices his rap at the basement of Phi Gamma Delta at 131 Bogue St Thursday evening after finishing a joke with rap member Sylvester “Johnny Cage” James at the background. The two are part of High Royalty, a group of solo artists who are mostly MSU Alumni and will perform Friday night in East Lansing.
“All the hip-hop producers and artists I’ve worked with have been really upstanding individuals. All the shows in the past have had a really positive message.” ” Tim Lane, director of (SCENE) Metrospace
nition by performing at fraternities across campus, James felt a new base of hip-hop music was established in East Lansing. “I feel like we (now) are the hip-hop scene at MSU,” he said. The group’s first performance was at Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., in Detroit. James, who is known as
Joh n ny Cage, sa id ma ny famous artists also have performed at this location, including Eminem and Royce Da 5’9. James said he is excited for the opportunity to perform at the (SCENE) Metrospace. He hopes his experiences in Detroit will aid him in such local performances. “Taking that (performance)
from the inner city to a college campus, it’ll be a more diverse group,” he said. For Lane, working with hiphop artists and groups, such as High Royalty, has been a breeze. “All the hip-hop producers and artists I’ve worked with have been really upstanding individuals,” he said. “All the shows in the past have had a really positive message.” James said the originality in his music stems from influence from other artists around the world. “I listen to a lot of foreign and international music, and I draw inspiration from that,”
he said. “I’m not a conventional hiphop artist.” Slappey said each member brings a crucial aspect to the group, and he represents the assertive, get-it-done personality. “I’m the most aggressive talker when it comes down to getting business,” he said. The overall connection each solo artist in the group shares is the love for the stage. When it comes down to putting on a show, for Slappey, the numbers don’t matter. “I’ll perform in front of 5,000 (people), or I’ll perform in front of five (people),” he said. “It still feels the same.”
Mission IMPROVable — the number one touring improv comedy act in the country — will visit MSU on Friday. The group will perform at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. in the main lounge of the Union. Members of Mission IMPROVable have performed in every state. They were voted Campus Activities Magazine “Comedy Act of the Year” for six years in a row. This event is sponsored by the University Activities Board. The troupe’s visit is part of the Mission IMPROVable tour, which runs until March 2012. For more information, visit uabevents.com. BRITTENY DEE
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Revengeful Spartans Youthful offensive line taking shape ready for weekend By Anthony Odoardi odoardia@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS
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Clark hopes fans come out this weekend to help create a rowdy setting. “We hope we get a good fan section this Friday,” Clark said. “If we can, that would help us get jacked up. We went to the East Coast and saw what UConn had. They had a brilliant fan section there, and it just changes the game.” Following Friday’s game, the Spartans take on Marshall at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the DeMartin Stadium. But Rensing is focusing on the Hoyas first. “(Georgetown) is a good Big East team. We’re just looking at it as an opportunity to get to 2-2 and continue to get better,” he said. The Spartans have yet to give up a goal in running play. Detroit won in overtime on a penalty kick, and UConn scored both of its goals off restarts. Rensing said he hopes the defense keeps up its solid play. “We need to continue to shut teams out or be good defensively,” Rensing said. “If we do that, we’ll win games because we have enough guys who can find the net.” Senior forward Joe Paljaj scored his first goal at New Hampshire. Although he’ll look to continue to score, he said team results come first. “We’re definitely looking for wins in these games and, hopefully, keep that goalscoring going,” Paljaj said, “and just looking for positive results.”
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The MSU men’s soccer team will look for revenge today when it hosts Georgetown. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. against the Hoyas at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field following the MSU women’s soccer team’s game against Bowling Green at 2:30 p.m. The Spartans (1-2) lost last season at Georgetown (2-1), 4-0, two days after an overtime victory against then-No. 6 Maryland on a season-opening East Coast road trip. MSU hasn’t forgotten the loss, senior goalkeeper Jeremy Clark said. “We don’t forget about games like that from last year,” Clark said. “We played great against Maryland and came out flat against Georgetown. We’re definitely ready for them, and we haven’t put that back and won’t hopefully until (after the game).” Head coach Damon Rensing said he thinks the team is more excited to play in front of a home crowd rather than the hostile environments of last week at UConn and New Hampshire. MSU lost at UConn but came away with a 4-0 victory against New Hampshire. “You always have a little bit of an advantage at home, and our guys are excited to get back for three games,” Rensing said. “They knocked us off last year, so I’m sure our guys will be up for the game. But that lasts for about five minutes, and then we just play.”
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There are only two returning starters on the offensive line for the No. 17 MSU football team this season, which means there are three holes to fill up front. After observing the most recent depth chart, those holes — at right tackle, left tackle and center — will be filled by a combination of two converted defenders, a redshirt freshman and a junior college transfer. If you’re counting, that is four guys to fi ll the three spots but zero with any prior experience in MSU’s system on offense. “We’re relatively young at that position,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said. “The offensive line is a position where … it takes the most time to have a group that gels.” If that is the case, the Spartans could be in a little bit of trouble. If there is no additional shuffling, the line will go down as the youngest in Dantonio’s era. MSU's starters on the offensive line this season have five total years of experience. After researching all of the lines under Dantonio, the results show this season’s unit will be almost twice as young as any other in his previous four years. The breakdown looks like this: In 2007, the offensive line had nine years total of prior experience, spread out between all five starters, three of which were returning from the 2006 season. In 2008 and 2009, the starters had 10 combined years of blocking in the MSU system, divided between four guys. Also, both years, three starters were
returning. Last season, the Spartan line again had 10 years through five people but only two returning starters. This season, only two guys make up the line’s five years, senior guard Joel Foreman and junior guard Chris McDonald. Not a single person who is projected to step in at one of the tackle spots or center has ever consistently taken snaps with the offense at MSU in a game or practice before this season. The biggest question: How did it get to that point? Out of 11 offensive line recruits under Mark Dantonio between 2007-09, four consistently have been injured, two just left the program, one switched to a nose tackle and the other four are backups. Dantonio could easily add to the years of experience provided by Foreman and McDonald if he plugged one of the four backups in. But at this point, he believes they simply are not ready. “You don’t want guys in there that aren’t going to do good, or you don’t want guys in there who might not know what you’re doing,” Foreman said. So the competition rages on. Right now, the battle for center likely is settled. Junior center Blake Treadwell, formerly a defensive tackle, won the spot because redshirt freshman Travis Jackson has an ankle injury. At right tackle, redshirt freshman Skyler Burkland impressed his coaches enough against Youngstown State to lock down that spot. The only question left is at left tackle, arguably the most important position — other than quarterback — on the offense.
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Senior tight end Garrett Celek blocks Youngstown State defensive end Obinna Ekweremuba on Friday at Spartan Stadium.
The left tackle protects senior quarterback Kirk Cousins' blind side. To feel comfortable in the pocket, Cousins needs to have complete trust in that tackle to know he won’t get blasted in the back. Senior tackle Jared McGaha started against the Penguins, but he has taken a backseat to sophomore tackle Dan France, a former defender, and junior tackle Fou Fonoti, a junior college transfer. France likely has an advantage because he has been learning the left tackle position all spring. Fonoti said he has never played on the left side, but the coaches threw him in there for some reps in practice last week — he is excited for the chance to prove himself. “Coaches asked me to do that, so all I can do is take it and try
to work at it each day and continue to get better,” Fonoti said. “It’s kind of hard because you get so used to playing right, then you got to switch your whole weight and try to get it on the left. It’s a big transition.” France said he can feel the line starting to click and become more cohesive. “We’ve come a long way since the spring time,” he said. “We’re getting a lot better on the field. We’re just trying to take it to that next level.” For Foreman, he is getting used to three lineman rotating in next to him, but rather than complain, he is just enjoying the tackles fighting for the spot to his left. “Competition will only make us better,” he said. “I believe, 100 percent, we’re going to find those guys and be able to come together and be a good unit."
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Football welcomes Florida Atlantic, looks for sharper showing By Michelle Martinelli mart1114@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
After a subpar start to the 2011 season, the No. 17 MSU football team has had a week to identify the mistakes and unforced setbacks as it hopes for a better showing during week two. Many of t he issues t he Spartans (1-0) struggled with against Youngstow n State last week are easily correctable, head coach Mark Dantonio said, and those corrections should be noticeable this time around. Along with first game jitters, Dantonio said some of the correctable mistakes were the result of MSU’s relatively young team, particularly on defense. This week in practice, he said the team is focusing on
what it can control to reduce the number of errors. “If you look at us, we’ve got really three seniors on defense, and the rest of them are underclassmen or juniors,” Dantonio said. “So you know, you’re sort of looking for leadership as you go, and you’re going to be put into some tough situations, and you’ve got to be able to respond.” Saturday, the Spartans host Florida Atlantic (0-1) at noon (ESPN2) at Spartan Stadium for the teams’ third matchup in four years. There was a lot of anticipation and high expectations for MSU’s fi rst game out of training camp, and with that now out of the way, Dantonio wants his team to get back to basics against the Owls. During last season’s match-
“We have to eliminate the unforced errors. That would be dropping a punt, that would be a hold, that would be jumping offsides, that would be offense or defense — those type of things.” Mark Dantonio, MSU football head coach
up, the Spartans picked up a 30-17 victory against Florida Atlantic — a game played at Ford Field. Prior to that, the two teams’ fi rst meeting was in 2008, with MSU winning 17-0. Although MSU’s game last week might not have been the best, the Owls were limited to a single fi eld goal as then-No. 22 Florida defeated them, 41-3. Based on film from the game — which MSU started watching Sunday — the Spartans
will face a change-up from Florida Atlantic ’s defense last season and now will combat a 3-4 defense. Senior quarterback K irk Cousins said because of the reversal from a 4-3 defense last season, the Owls’ strategy isn’t clearly outlined. “They’re a three-down, fourlinebacker scheme, so it can bring a few more pressures from different places as a result,” Cousins said. “I think it’s a good defense. “It gives them a lot of chanc-
es to make plays, so with only one game to watch film of from this past week — to see that defense — we’re a little bit unsure of what they’re going to be able to do.” Without a touchdown against Florida, the Owls’ quarterback Graham Wilbert went 14-for27 as the team’s total yards remained grounded at 137 yards in 57 plays. D e s pite F lor ida A t l a ntic’s struggles last week, the Spartans aren’t taking them lightly. A long w it h c h a l le nge s with the opposing defense, sophomore linebacker Max Bullough said the Owls are a professional-style power team that could take advantage of MSU’s unforced errors if they continue. “They like to run the ball a lot, establish a run, spread
out passes and just hand back draws and stuff like that,” Bullough said. “They’re not necessarily a complicated offense, but they know what they’re doing, and they do it well.” Although Florida Atlantic appears to be the lesser team on paper, Dantonio emphasized the importance of better execution — particularly in the fi rst half — and attention to detail. Taking it one game at a time, the Spartans don’t want minor errors to become habits they’ll have to always fight against. “We have to eliminate the unforced errors,” Dantonio said. “That would be dropping a punt, that would be a hold, that would be jumping offsides, that would be offense or defense — those type of things.”
THE RUNDOWN Head coach Mark Dantonio seemed to be disappointed in the No. 17 MSU football team’s performance last Friday, despite the win. It’s a new week, though, and if the Spartans follow these keys to the game, their noon matchup tomorrow with Florida Atlantic at Spartan Stadium should run smoother.
KEYS TO THE GAME Keep calm on defense, start strong on offense Don’t let the Owls go on an 11-play drive to open the game. Don’t let them chew up the clock. Make stops on defense. Don’t go three-and-out on the first drive. It all sounds simple, but the Spartans struggled with those exact things against Youngstown State last Friday night. If they can burst out of the gate, which they should, the Owls won’t stand a chance, and the crowd will get the blowout win it has been waiting for.
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There really wasn’t a pass rush against Youngstown State, especially when MSU needed it. The Spartans gave up 20 first downs, including 8-of15 third down conversions. Now, you can credit most of that to Youngstown’s quick drop backs and short passes. However, MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi certainly expects to see the defensive line wreak some havoc up front. Getting to the quarterback is always key to winning a game, and Saturday will be no different.
There are a lot of questions surrounding the offensive line coming into the Spartans’ second game. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said it will take time to gel, but they need to take a step in the right direction this week. With a matchup against Notre Dame looming, now is the time to fix any problems. If senior quarterback Kirk Cousins gets time to throw, and the running backs have room to run, MSU will take this one. Compliked by Anthony Odoardi
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