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WILCOX, MSU’S SECOND-IN-COMMAND, STEPS DOWN

By Samantha Radecki radeckis@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

What is a provost?

Despite being second-in-command at MSU, many students are unaware of the impact of the role on their college education.

But to human biology senior Julie Nguyen, standing Provost Kim Wilcox is a mentor, role model and friend.

Nguyen worked in the provost’s office since her freshman year.

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Last February, Nguyen stood beside Wilcox and testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Wilcox Higher Education on behalf of MSU regarding its health insurance requirement, which was being challenged by the state.

“I knew Provost Wilcox was testifying there too, and we ran into

each other outside and just gave each other a hug and he was like, ‘I can’t believe you’re the student!’” NguyYouatt en said.

Wilcox’s energy toward his work at MSU is one of the reasons Nguyen said she will miss him after Wilcox was replaced by senior associate provost June Youatt as acting provost Jan. 1.

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He will officially leave the position in July.

During his time at MSU, Wilcox has had a major personal impact on Nguyen, and a large impact on all students at MSU for the past seven years — whether they know it or not.

The job of the university pro-

vost is, in the words of Youatt, the “vice president for academic affairs” at MSU. According to the Office of the Provost, the provost and associate provosts handle many of MSU’s academic decisions, from hiring faculty members to setting the college’s curriculums and even student

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Students first As an alumna and faculty member, friends and colleagues agreed Youatt takes students interest to heart when it comes to her decision making.

Although the job of the provost does not touch students personally on a day-to-day basis, she said she is enthusiastic to continue bettering MSU’s educational proSee PROVOST on page 2 X

CONGRESS

30 BREAK-INS, LARCENIES DURING MSU WINTER BREAK

Political, economic issues linger after fiscal cliff bill passes

By Darcie Moran morandar@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS

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When kinesiology senior Kaylee Finney left for her East Lansing apartment late Christmas night, she hoped to gun down enemies in her new Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 video game.

She soon realized, however, that a different type of enemy already found her. Finney was one of about 30 burglaries, home invasions and larcenies from buildings and cars that occurred and were reported during the MSU winter break from Dec. 15 to Jan. 6, according to CrimeMapping.com, the MSU Clery Crime and Fire Log and East Lansing police Sgt. Mike Phillips.

Walking through her apartment, Finney realized she wouldn’t get a chance to try out her new game — her PlayStation 3 and a TV were missing.

“What kind of person would do that on Christmas day?”

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Finney said. “Every time I leave the apartment now, it’s kind of scary. I don’t know if everything’s going to be there when I get back.”

Kinney said her neighbors also were broken into and robbed, and she has heard of similar incidents during past winter breaks.

“It always seems logical that if half the town is empty” there will be break-ins, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said.

Robberies and home invasions often occur during winSee CRIME on page 2 X

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Students and faculty sit down and enjoy a meal Sunday at The Vista at Shaw in Shaw Hall hours after the cafeteria opened its doors for the first time since extensive renovations.

CAFETERIA RENOVASHAWNS Eight months and $14.2 million gives Shaw Hall MSU’s latest updated cafeteria

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The long-anticipated wait for the opening of The Vista at Shaw finally came Sunday evening with hundreds of students eager to dive into Shaw Hall’s renovated cafeteria.

“We’ve been waiting all semester for it,” studio art freshman Kaitlin Janzen said. “We were excited when it opened.”

The eight-month, $14.2 million rebuilding project, which started at the end of the 2012 spring semester, officially concluded when doors opened at 5 p.m. for dinner.

The Vista at Shaw offers three different restaurantstyle food venues.

The Bread Box offers pizzas made with home-made dough and sauce, numerous pastas, deli-sandwich creations and breakfast. The Bread Box is the only venue on campus offering home-made pizza dough and sauce.

Garden Wok offers a mixture of Pan-Asian cuisine and vegetarian style meals. River Trail Neighborhood Executive Chef Kevin Cruz believes Garden Wok will help international students relate back to cuisine from their native countries with dishes including noodles with stir-fry and curries.

Main Street is a typical AllAmerican food stop, offering anything from rotisserie chicken and mashed potatoes to cheeseburgers and fries.

Professional writing freshman Becky Harris laughs with journalism freshman Victoria Bowles while eating with friends Sunday at The Vista at Shaw in Shaw Hall. The dining hall has three restaurant-style food venues, including a pizza station with home-made dough and sauce.

“I mean, it almost looks like a higher-end restaurant,” pre-nursing freshman Kyle Koch said. “I was really surprised.”

The Vista at Shaw is the only cafeteria on campus offering what Director of Culinary Services Guy Procopio calls a “complete meal.”

Each station is treated as a restaurant where salad, dessert and drink all complement the meal.

“What we have here is a smaller, more intimate feel at each venue,” Procopio said.

Another notable difference from the renovation is a new trayless system to reduce water usage and energy.

Procopio highlighted the cafe’s view, describing the windows as a “curtain wall glass with a breath-

“I cant wait to open the doors and show the 450 recipes we’ve worked on.”

Kevin Cruz, River Trail Neighborhood Executive Chef

taking Red Cedar view.”

Students living in Shaw Hall were given three combo exchanges per day and a free bus pass as compensation for the closing of Shaw cafeteria for the fall semester. A food truck was stationed outside Shaw Hall during the fall semester where students could use combo exchanges.

“Because of the location of Shaw residents, we really felt we had to give them a free bus pass so they could take advantage of other cafes, like Case and Brody,”

Procopio said.

Cruz, who was part of the grand opening of Brody Square, is excited about what The Vista at Shaw has to offer and for students to finally enjoy the great food.

“I’m ecstatic, I can’t wait,” Cruz said prior to the opening.

“I can’t wait to open the doors and show the 450 recipes we’ve worked on while Shaw was down and just putting out some really good food to make Vista another a great stop on campus for students.”

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Although lawmakers managed to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, MSU experts say there’s still more to be done to prevent cuts to financial aid and federal grant money currently in jeopardy.

The last-minute plan prevented tax increases for 98 percent of families and 97 percent of small businesses. The bill also extended unemployment insurance, tax breaks for families paying for college and the farm bill, which averted a steep rise in the price of milk in the first few months of 2013.

Although many MSU students’ families avoided higher income taxes, economics professor Charles Ballard said the most widespread effect of the fiscal cliff agreement is the noticeable 2 percent increase in payroll taxes. Now, students who work will see a 6.2 percent tax on their payroll.

Local Michigan politicians were united in voting to approve the agreement. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, as well as Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, and Debbie Stabenow, D-East Lansing, all agreed to the provisions of the final bill.

Levin said although he wished for a better agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, he felt approving an “imperfect agreement” was better than falling back into nationwide recession.

There are still two looming issues lawmakers must solve: fixing the sequester and raising the debt ceiling.

During fiscal cliff negotiations New Year’s Day, lawmakers decided to postpone the deadline to resolve massive spending cuts, known as the “sequester,” by two months.

Now, lawmakers must decide which programs to keep and which to cut. That might mean students’ financial aid and federal grants for research end up on the chopping block, Ballard said.

“If there are big cuts to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health or other agencies from which MSU professors get grant money, that is (concerning) to our institution,” he said.

For graduate research assistant Nate Walton, who conducts research at the OrganSee FISCAL CLIFF on page 2 X

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grams and support systems. “Part of my experiences as an undergrad were not all good experiences; there were good and bad days, and I remember those,�

Youatt said. “I remember the help that I needed that wasn’t there, and I remember the people who were there ‌ I want to replicate that for other people.â€?

Youatt previously taught in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies for 19 years, served as Dean of Undergraduate Education and has been senior associate provost for six years, Youatt said she always has been serious about balancing the responsibilities of professional life with her family life.

Kathy Lessard, a friend and former student of Youatt’s, said Youatt balanced teaching courses, listening to students and meeting their needs. “She just has that way about her; she is very approachable and (just) someone you can go and talk to about something you are not as comfortable with,� Lessard said. “Dr. Youatt was just one of those (people) where if you needed to talk or if you need to pursue something in your field — in this case it was family studies — she was there to give direction.�

An alumnus himself, Wilcox said the provost’s office is the center of university academic affairs and decisions. “When you think of the university, it is lots of things — it is athletics, it is food, it is entertainment, it is the buildings and ground maintenance,â€? Wilcox said. “But the core of operations of the university (is) the academic enterprises: the classes, the labs, the research (and) the teachers ‌ it’s very important work to be involved with.â€?

What to expect with the change As acting provost, Youatt said holding this position only will be temporary for her. Come July, Youatt said she hopes to return to her role as senior associate provost under a newly hired standing provost.

University spokesman Kent Cassella said the university will begin its search for provost during the spring semester. “President Simon will work with academic governance and campus leaders to begin the process of searching for the new provost,� Cassella said in a statement. “The timing of that process has not been determined yet.�

During his time as provost, Wilcox was involved in the creation

of three colleges: the College of Music, Lyman Briggs College and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. He helped revamp curriculums in several colleges including the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. He had a hand in improving student support centers in residential neighborhoods and generated undergraduate minors.

For the next few months, Youatt said she hopes to continue the academic prosperity MSU accomplished under Wilcox. “It’s not so much about what I will craft in six months, but (about) the health of the place and the vitality that I am able to maintain so when the new person comes in, they can hit the ground running,� Youatt said.

As acting provost, Youatt will be involved in working on developing new ways of teaching and learning by expanding classroom spaces and making better use of technology. Youatt has had experience working on major projects — as associate provost she was involved in strengthening the community aspect of student neighborhoods — groups of dorms near each other.

Faculty Senate Chair John Powell said the Office of the Provost and the MSU Faculty Senate work closely with one another, and he foresees a smooth transition for acting provost Youatt.

Left in good hands To Wilcox, MSU is a place dear to his heart and although he is sad to leave, he said he is ready to take on the new responsibilities of working with the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa in Washington, D.C., a non-profit organization with initiatives to better Africa’s self-sustainability.

It is run by former MSU President Peter McPherson.

Wilcox said a career change has been brewing within him for some time. Wilcox believes the university is left in good hands with Youatt and President Lou Anna K. Simon. “(This) was just a good time to think about other opportunities for myself,� Wilcox said. “Life’s only so long, and (it was time) to kind of think about other things I could be doing.�

Wilcox said he is not sure how long he will be in his position in the African partnership, and for right now, he will be operating under the knowledge that this only could be temporary.

Nguyen and Wilcox’s colleagues agree Wilcox and his passion about MSU will be missed. “I never hear anything negative; he is loved by many,� Nguyen said. “I was (in the office) the other day, and I was working and he wasn’t in the office anymore and his office was cleared out, and it was really sad.�

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Congress has two months to deal with sequester, debt ceiling FROM PAGE ONE

ic Pest Management Lab through the Department of Entomology, cuts to federal grants might put his job studying various types of insects in MSU’s fields and apple orchards in jeopardy. “It’s really important that the federal government funds science because there’s a lot of research that wouldn’t get done (without it),� he said, adding he often writes grant proposals to help fund the program.

Levin said as lawmakers work to agree on a solution to the sequester by February or early March, there are a few ways Congress can avoid cutting federal spending on essential programs. “Closing offshore tax loopholes and ending corporate

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Despite increased security, break-ins still occur during school vacations FROM PAGE ONE

ter break when students go home and community members travel for the holidays, leaving their homes unoccupied.

Murphy said the number of break-ins could be higher as students often don’t know if their home or dorm has been broken into or robbed until the fi rst several days of the semester when they return. “It’s unfortunate these things do happen, but this university is a secure university,� MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford said. “The university has taken huge stances with the access card control.�

tax avoidance gimmicks will help us avoid the harmful automatic cuts to important domestic and national security priorities and make the tax system fairer,�

Levin said in a statement.

Lawmakers also must figure out how to raise the debt ceiling to ensure the U.S. pays its bills.

The country already has borrowed more money from other countries in the market than its legal limit — currently maxing out at about $16 trillion.

Although the Treasury has found ways pay bills and buy the country some time, lawmakers must agree on a way to raise the debt ceiling by late February or early March before the country defaults on its payments.

Although Congress was able to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff, political science assistant professor Matt Grossman said he predicts more eleventh-hour decisions for the country’s remaining issues. “We’re going to wait until the last minute on (these issues),� he said. “There’s incentives for no (party) to agree before they’ve given up in getting their best deal.�

During winter break, campus buildings had different and limited hours of availability, access cards were required for entry into dorms and it was documented who was allowed in the buildings, Munford said.

Murphy said ELPD officers were alert to the possibility of break-ins during break and checked common student areas such as apartment complexes. “We always tell people when they leave town (to) get a ‌ friend to keep an eye on (their homes),â€? Murphy said. “The big thing is just make sure your home is secure when you leave.â€?

He said anyone who suspects their home might have been broken into should not enter their residence for safety reasons and immediately call the police.

He also said the chances of finding the stolen property increase when all stolen items are reported to the police with serial numbers.

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Studio art sophomore Chris Marshall prepares to dry his laundry Sunday in the basement of McDonel Hall.

STUDENTS TO RECEIVE FREE LAUNDRY SERVICE ON CAMPUS

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MSU will offer another incentive for students to stay on campus — unlimited, free access to laundry machines.

The Department of Residence Education and Housing Services, or REHS, announced Jan. 2 that it will offer unlimited, free laundry services to students living on campus in the residence halls starting in the 2013 summer semester. The services will start in Snyder and Phillips halls during the summer semester and will branch out to all on-campus residence halls in fall 2013.

“We think it is going to be a good amenity to our students,” Assistant Vice President for the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services Vennie Gore said.

“Students won’t have to worry if they have enough money to do their laundry and (will) not have to worry about when they have to do it.”

The current washers and dryers used for on-campus housing consist of both a coin and card system.

The new system no longer will require students to pay to use the machines. Students can swipe their MSU ID cards to use the machines.

Chaney said students spend more than $1.3 million on laundry services, individually averaging 18 loads per semester. This results in a total cost of about $90 for laundry per semester for on-campus residents.

Each load currently costs $1.75

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to wash and drying costs an additional 75 cents.

Free unlimited laundry will not raise the tuition or housing costs for students, Gore said.

REHS started working on the project at the beginning of fall semester. REHS officials met with MSU’s laundry service provider, WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, to work out a new plan.

“REHS understands the importance of the campus living experience, and we are constantly exploring ways that we can meet the needs of our students,” REHS Assistant Director of Communications Ashley Chaney said.

“We are committed to making things easy, convenient and costeffective for our residents so they can focus on what is most important, and that is graduating from MSU.” Marketing freshman Jack Wissman said he is interested in the new laundry services and believes it will be useful for students.

“I’m very excited about the new free laundry because now I will be reluctant to let my laundry pile up, and (I’ll) do it more often,” Wissman said.

While Wissman is excited about free, unlimited laundry in the dorms next year, he doesn’t believe it will keep students from moving off campus.

“I feel like while it’s a great benefit to the dorms and a point in their favor,” Wissman said. “I personally feel that people go offcampus to get more freedom, so I don’t believe it’ll make that much of a difference.”

While thousands of college students across America popped champagne and watched the ball drop in New York City at midnight, biosystems engineering junior Rob Kraemer celebrated 2013’s arrival in a completely different way — sitting on a beach with about 30 strangers in Costa Rica.

Instead of observing Times Square on TV with close friends, he gazed at the ocean from his spot around a campfire on a beach.

“It was nice that people came together for that moment,” Kraemer said. “It was (better) to be in nature than in the city … It was just a beautiful place to be.”

Kraemer was among 114 oth-

er students who studied abroad in seven different countries during winter break, according to Cindy Chalou, the associate director of operations for the Office of Study Abroad. He had the opportunity to experience traditions that differ drastically from those in the U.S. on New Year’s Eve. Since winter break study abroad programs overlap the holidays, Chalou said the timing can pose challenges for students who aren’t used to celebrating without family and close friends.

Despite the challenges, Chalou said the timing works well for students who plan on doing internships or working in the U.S. during the summer.

“We do find that students choose to participate in winter break study abroad programs because often it enables them to have study abroad experiences when they may not be able to do it any (other) time of the year,”

Chalou said.

Kraemer said counting down to 2013 with strangers was somewhat disappointing, but he embraced celebrating the holiday the Costa Rican way with new people.

“Of course I missed friends from back home,” Kraemer said.

“But (being on the beach) was a good way to send in the new year — being right on the ocean and being able to go swimming at midnight.”

While some students, including Kraemer, had unfamiliar experiences, some international students who went home for the holidays said their celebrations captured the traditions they sometimes miss in the U.S. Graduate student Lorena Valmori rang in 2013 in her hometown of Modena, Italy. Instead of making a New Year’s resolution, which she sees as an American tradition, Valmori took a different approach to reflecting on

her year.

“We call (New Year’s resolutions) ‘i buoni propositi’ — something along the line of the good plans — but we don’t share them with other people for (New Year’s) Eve,” Valmori said. “(Instead) we wrote something bad that happened in the year and we burnt the piece of paper. It is a sort of tradition in Italy.”

Although her celebration also was different from the typical American countdown, celebrating the holidays in Italy is a tradition for her.

“Other people prefer to go to a disco (or nightclub) and go out to a restaurant ... but I prefer having dinner at a (friend’s) house and cooking together,” Valmori said in an email.

“It is more fun and also more intimate. I think it is (better to start) the new year with friends and not in the middle of unknown people.”

Community members look forward to new goals for 2013 AS THE NEW YEAR begins, East Lansing and MSU community members are reflecting on new goals for 2013. Many are skeptical about resolutions, and whether they can actually be accomplished. Still, most agree high hopes and new dreams give a fresh start and purpose to the new year. — ISABELL A SHAYA

English East Lansing police For engineerDepartment Sgt. James Phelps said ing freshman chairperson he doesn’t have a specifSyireen Saari, Pat O’Donnell ic New Year’s resolution, 2013 marks said out of the but he does have goals her first time more than 60 for 2013. Phelps plans to away from her New Year’s resbegin training for this home and famiolutions he has summer’s Tough Mudder, ly in Malaysia. made, very a 10-12 mile charity obstaSaari said few lasted the cle course described on its although some entire year. This year, his resoluwebsite as “probably the toughest event on Malaysians make New Year’s resotion is to not make any New Year’s the planet,” to support the Wounded Warlutions, she’s not a fan and doubts resolutions. rior Project. their success. Despite not havO’Donnell said keeping a New “It’s pretty extreme,” he said. “You have ing a “resolution,” Saari said she Year’s resolution requires a lot of to be in shape and be ready.” plans to work on being indepenwillpower, which is why he thinks Phelps said he doesn’t feel a need to make dent and focus on her school work most people don’t manage to stick a New Year’s resolution because he usually during her time away from home. with their resolutions all year. fulfills his goals in a timely manner.

“I’m sure that being in engi“They go into it with all sorts of “I try to do what I want to do year-round,” neering is kind of hard,” Saari good faith (and) with the intenhe said. “I’m one of those people that, basisaid. “I just thought of studytion of completing a New Year’s cally, if something needs to be done, I do it ing more and not to be disresolution,” he said. “Lose weight, on Monday rather than wait until Friday.” tracted by other things.” get more exercise, be a better person (or) all of those things, and (motivation) kind of fades out as the year goes on.”

Despite his skepticism, O’Donnell said resolutions still serve a purpose for some.

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“At any given age, you really think you know it all. Teenagers might be infamous for it, but they are not alone in this phenomenon.”

INABILITY TO AGREE AS DAMAGING AS CLIFF ITSELF EDITORIAL BOARD Andrew Krietz EDITOR IN CHIEF Katie Harrington OPINION EDITOR Greg Olsen OPINION WRITER Derek Blalock STAFF REPRESENTATIVE Omari Sankofa II MINORITY REPRESENTATIVE Holly Baranowski STAFF WRITER

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s the last few minutes of New Year’s Eve came to a close, and as each of us awoke on Jan. 1, we were greeted with the news that legislation had passed through the Senate and House of Representatives about the looming fi scal cliff crisis.

Unfortunately, the news we received wasn’t exactly what we had in mind.

With the threat of large and immediate tax

increases looming, Congress acted to raise income taxes for people who make more than $400,000 annually and to allow payroll taxes to increase on all working Americans.

While these decisions display an ability by Congress to work together, their decision still fails to prevent all aspects of the crisis, leaving another fiscal cliff-type scenario likely to repeat itself again in the next two months.

By about the end of February, the Treasury Department will exhaust their legal authority to borrow money.

The U.S. will be unable to borrow more money unless Congress agrees to raise the debt ceiling.

By, once again, postponing this decision and relaying the message to the American public that nothing concrete was accomplished, it’s hard not to be asking yourself one question: what’s the point?

When you reflect on the back-and-forth decision making that eventually led to the “messy compromise” from Congress, it’s hard not to be left with a disheartened feeling.

For more than a year and a half, our elect-

— Holly Baranowski, State News reporter

Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog. ed offi cials knew a decision concer ning the f iscal clif f was going to have to be made. Waiting until the last few weeks to try to reach an agreement, and then not even reaching one, is equatable to not showing up for work.

Even more, what also can be seen as a frustrating aspect to this fi scal cliff dra- country is one of the central criteria demandma is it showcases a lack of dedication exhib- ed of our elected officials.

When Congress relays the message that the ited by our elected officials concerning an all issue of balancing a budget, something Amertoo common dilemma.

The notion of taking steps to balancing the ican families are forced to do each month, is nation’s budget obviously is a daunting task, impossible to accomplish in more than a year, and something that clearly must be considered it gives off the impression of incompetence and laziness. from a variety of different viewpoints.

It makes it appear Congress is composed of While steps to avoid issues concerning debt, revenue and the debt ceiling have been met in individuals who are not adequately equipped the past, the recent negligence exhibited by to carry out their job.

Congress feels more like a slap in the face to Although the eventual fate of Congress’s fi stheir constituents. cal cliff decisions still is unknown, one thing T he role of ma k i ng col lec t ive dec i- is clear: our country can’t afford to wait anothsions to help lead to the betterment of this er year for a decision to be made.

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Reliability of home provides comfort

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ell, it’s over. In countless things that cause me 22 quick days stress about going home, there is still something humbling I fi nd my last, a nd about going back. final, Christmas As I’m sure any college student can attest to, managing stress is break as a college undergraduate one of the many lessons spending came to a close, with nothing more four years at a university accidentto show for it besides a few extra ly teaches you.

Whether it’s through the times pounds and a slightly weakened mindset toward school I imagine you are forced to forego spending time with your friends to fi nwill haunt me throughout most of ish up an assignment that’s due, or drinking three pots of coffee the semester. to stay up all night and Like most from my cram for an exam, until past, this break folOPINION WRITER this point, the years we lowed a pretty familhave spent at school iar pattern, and procan safely be looked duced its fair share of at as some of the most stress. scary, unrelenting and I’m originally from stressful points of our Manistee , a small lives. tow n in nor t her n Although going home Michigan that showed often can present an few signs of change GREG OLSEN entirely new array of or development in the olsengr2@msu.edu stressful scenarios, it’s four years since I’ve that sort of stress that called it my home.

Like almost everything associ- can be exactly what you need to ated with my hometown, when I clear your head, and help keep return, a few things always seem you sane before starting the next to remain true. Since the nearest semester.

For me, going back to Manistmovie theater is about a half hour drive south, and the closest mall ee is a chance to forget about my or major shopping area is anoth- life in East Lansing for a while er hour, going home always leaves and slowly allow myself to slip me feeling more like I’m back in back into the life I used to have high school and still curious about at home.

Although spending each day the type of towns that might exist outside of the quiet place I grew doing chores and eating roughly five homemade meals is much up.

To make matters worse, despite different compared to my typical being away for almost four years, routine at school, it’s the perfect the daily routine I have at my way to forget about the countless house doesn’t appear to have things we are constantly being reminded that we have to do. changed all that much either.

No matter where you are, or In my mother’s eyes, the time I spend on break is both a chance what you’re doing, there is always to fi nally fi nish up all the count- going to be stress in your life. less chores around the house and Although, at times, the 22 days I pretend that the new, temporary spent in Manistee felt like an eterroommate she has in her home is nity, it allowed me the chance to sit back, relax and reflect on how a middle schooler.

After a sleepless night of maneu- much I’ve changed and how far vering myself across the twin sized I’ve come.

As I look to the start of my last bed in my old room, each morning on breaks starts with me locating semester here at school, I know the random list of jobs my mother with certainty that my life is about has left out for me on the kitch- to take on a countless assortment of unknown changes and a suben counter.

While these simple chores— stantial amount of new stress.

As old worries, like getting a which are referred to as “honeydo’s,” a strange labor system estab- high GPA, become new fears, and lished by my mother when I was things like a fear of future employmuch younger—rarely have any ment and wondering how on earth relevance to each other, they have I’m going to say goodbye to the a sneaky way of almost always tak- people I’ve called my family here ing up my entire afternoon. Once at school become real concerns, I each item on this list is checked think I will look to the stresses I off, and things like organizing the remember from home as being one garage and getting Tupperware of the bright spots I’ve found in down from hard-to-reach shelves these four years that helped keep has been completed, my days often me together.

Although I am unsure where I end with eating a homemade meal, returning to the horrors of my high will be in the future, the one thing school bedroom and waiting until I do know is I will miss the chances I had to go home, and feel like morning to repeat this process.

Although there is nothing glam- I was a kid all over again.

In the meantime, let’s just wororous about the way I spend my holiday breaks, and while I could ry about getting rid of this extra ramble on for hours about the holiday weight.

ANDY CURTIS curtisa7@msu.edu

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“Bistro approved, restrictive rule for bars still in place” Wow. Council continues to deny the reality of needing students and younger people downtown by trying to force businesses to abide by rules that makes no sense.

I hardly ever agree with Triplett due to his flip-flopping and failure to support progressive causes and civil liberties, but he was right on this. 50/50 is a joke, no one complies, and no one cares. (comment continued at statenews.com)

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Gutting the fifty-fifty rule had one and only one purpose: to allow establishments to sell more booze and to allow developers to fill commercial space with bars not restaurants. Restaurants, with liquor licenses, make money by selling more food than booze. Bars make more money selling booze.

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COUNCIL TO DISCUSS HOOKAH LOUNGES The East Lansing City Council will kick off the new year discussing a potential ban on more hookah lounges downtown and the future of the boarded-up site for the failed City Center II project during Tuesday’s work session.

One of the hot topics that might drum up conversation at the regularly scheduled work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Rd., is a proposed public ordinance to ban any additional hookah lounges from opening in East Lansing.

The proposed ordinance

would not eliminate any current hookah lounges in the area, such as the Blue Midnight Hookah Lounge, 330 Albert Ave. East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris said the proposed ordinance is meant to maintain the image of the downtown area, as a hookah lounge is not the type of establishment the city might want to promote.

The application from City Center Two Project, LLC and Cada Investment Group, LLC to build two four-story buildings on 100 and 124-140 W. Grand River Ave. also will be discussed at the meeting.

The project, formerly known as City Center II, had its site application unanimously rejected at a Dec. 5, 2012,

East Lansing Planning Commission meeting. The site plan has been revised since then, including eliminating residential living on the first floor.

Other issues discussed by the City Council in its meeting on Dec. 18, 2012, include a rejected proposal to suspend the reporting requirement of the city’s 50/50 rule, which requires half of a restaurant’s sales come from food sales.

Crunchy’s general manager Mike Krueger said he was disappointed City Council did not suspend the reporting requirement and said he thinks the 50/50 rule is “ridiculous.” “(The 50/50) rule is old and outdated and doesn’t have a place in East Lansing,” he said.

Goddeeris said she doesn’t believe the council will revisit the 50/50 rule anytime soon, since it didn’t have “majority support from council” for suspending it.

MICHAEL KOURY

UNION TO HOST GRAND REOPENING The MSU Union will hold a grand reopening from 4-7 p.m. next Tuesday, Jan. 15, on the first floor of the building.

The event will be hosted by the MSU Universities Activities Board. The reopening will have many different events, such as live music and Spartan Family Feud. There also will

be a scavenger hunt for prizes, such as an iPad Mini and box seats at MSU basketball games.

The Union has been under construction since the end of last school year. The first floor then reopened in midDecember during the holiday break.

MICHAEL KOURY

B.O.T. APPROVES PLANS FOR CAMPUS At the last MSU Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 14, 2012, an array of issues were discussed and either approved to plan or proceed.

The Facility for Rare

Grow your own way

Isotope Beams, or FRIB, project: FRIB’s $26 million next step to completion was approved to install an “encased duct bank” from the T.B. Simon Power Plant to FRIB. The new duct will give the power plant the ability to transfer up to 25 megawatts of power to FRIB. Landon Hall and cafeteria renovations: A $17.6 million cafeteria renovation and residence hall safety revamping of Landon Hall was approved by the board. Construction is slated to begin in May. The building will be closed for about a year and is expected to reopen in June 2014.

Multicultural Center, or MCC, move and expansion: The current MCC will move from the ground to the second floor of the Union and will allow for more meeting spaces for students. The project will cost $13 million, and construction is set to begin in April.

Anthony Hall energy renovations: The $7 million Anthony Hall renovation will retrofit the building and make it more energy efficient, with construction set to begin in May. Fishing on the Red Cedar River: For at least a three-year test period, fishing now will be allowed in designated areas of the Red Cedar River. The north bank of the river between the edge of Brody Complex to the bridge near IM Circle now will be open to fishermen.

President Lou Anna K. Simon’s contract: Simon once again declined to accept a salary increase for 2013 for the fourth year in a row.

The trustees will meet again on Jan. 11.

SAMANTHA RADECKI

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A new exhibit soon will be on display at the MSU Museum highlighting a transgender community of individuals living in transition in Istanbul, Turkey.

The exhibit, “East Meets West: The Transgender Community of Istanbul” features photography by Mary Robert, a dean of learning, teaching and curriculum development at Richmond University in London. The exhibit will showcase the lives and complex identities of transgender individuals coping with the difficult transition of living as a transgender citizen.

The photography featured in the exhibit concentrates on the everyday private lives of these transgender individuals as they interact with their family and friends, rather than focusing on how they interact with the public. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 transgender individuals living in Istanbul at various stages of transition from male to female, and many live in difficult circumstances and often are alienated.

The exhibit will open on Jan. 21 and will be on display until April 14 in the museum’s Heritage Gallery.

It is presented in conjunction with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration and this year’s theme, “The Road to Social Justice Begins with One Step.”

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Community music school relocates facility Experts predict mild winter, local businesses face effects

By Kyna Garrett garre126@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

The MSU Community Music School, or CMS, known for its music education and music therapy classes, has relocated to a newly renovated facility at 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. and begins its classes Monday.

The school moved because its lease at the previous location on Timberlane Street expired.

It then moved to an MSU building, formerly the University Reformed Church.

The new facility is smaller, but utilizes space more efficiently with sound-proof classrooms that incorporate space for spectators, East Lansing resident Barbara Lowes said.

Lowes has three children who attend the music school. “(The new building) is very open and I think music is key to education,” Lowes said. “(The program has) brought out confidence in a comfortable setting.”

Children’s Choir Director Katie Anderson said she believes the new space, designed by acoustical engineers, will provide a more efficient and educational environment.

“Everything is so fresh and new,” Children’s Choir Director Katie Anderson said.

Amanda Darche, the school’s grant writer and communication coordinator, said she hopes the school’s proximity to the univer-

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Grand Ledge resident, Denali Smith, 7, plays the drums at the student open house of the MSU Community Music School on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012.

sity will allow new opportunities and collaborations between their younger community students and music education majors.

CMS now is on a bus route, which Darche hopes will bring in more participation from the East Lansing community as well.

“It’s wonderful to be in a new, creative space,” Darche said.

According to music therapist Cindy Edgerton, students struggled to commute to the old location, but the new school is closer to students on campus.

“This will unite us all, and we will all be together in one location,” Edgerton said.

Music education senior Mike Clemente has worked with CMS at its previous location. Playing

the trumpet, he has practiced and performed with younger students attending the school.

Clemente said he believes younger undergraduate students who do not have cars or the means of commuting off campus now can access CMS more easily. “(The new location) makes it more accessible. I think having the location helps out younger undergrads involved with (CMS),” Clemente said.

The school will host an open house from 3-5 p.m. on Jan. 20.

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RANKINGS

MSU RANKED 46TH FOR IN-STATE EDUCATION VALUE

By Alex McClung mcclung3@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS

National in-state value rankings, Big Ten public universities

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Though many students still struggle with the cost of attending college, one finance magazine said an education at MSU might be well worth the price compared to other public universities.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine recently released a list of the top 100 best values in public colleges. MSU placed 46th for in-state value and 66th for outof-state value.

Kiplinger acquires data, including the student-faculty ratio, tuition rates and financial aid, from 600 public institutions, then ranks the top 100 schools with the highest financial value, Kiplinger senior associate editor Marc Wojno said. “(Kiplinger’s) formula weighs cost factors, such as tuition and room and board, as 45 percent of the total value of a school,” Wojno said. “The other 55 percent are quality factors, like standardized test scores and graduation rates.”

Wojno said using this formula, MSU made a very tall standing in the magazine’s rankings.

Wojno said statistics such as MSU’s 16-to-1 faculty ratio helped the university score higher than others. He also said the university’s freshman class’s high test scores were part of its high ranking. Seventy-two percent of this year’s incoming freshman class scored a 24 or higher on the ACT. Wojno said MSU’s financial aid

MSU and Big Ten, compared MSU’s average debt at graduation is lower than the Big Ten average because it awards higher amounts of need-based financial aid

11 Michigan 13 Wisconsin 37 Ohio State

Total annual cost, in-state MSU

$22,125

AVERAGE

$21,958

39 Indiana 43 Illinois 45 Minnesota 46 Michigan State 48 Penn State 49 Iowa

After a mild start to the season, local winter sports businesses are finding ways to keep snow lovers on the slopes and spending money.

This winter has been significantly milder than previous years, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. In December 2012, Lansing experienced an average temperature of 33.5 degrees — 5.2 degrees above the normal of 28.3 degrees.

Hawk Island Snow Park, a Lansing tubing and snowboard park, recently reopened Dec. 29, 2012. The park is equipped with three snowmakers to keep the crowds coming despite Michigan’s unreliable weather.

But even with the snowmakers, the park still needs ideal weather to open, Ingham County Parks Director Willis Bennett said.

“We would have loved to open Dec. 1 (2012), but the weather wasn’t great,” Willis said. “Since we have opened, though, we have had awesome turnouts.”

East Lansing’s Modern Skate and Surf, 319 E. Grand River Ave., has experienced lack of business recently because of the cold weather, store manager Eric Schmidt said.

After last winter’s above average weather, the snowboard and other winter gear store prepared by ordering fewer product than usual to cut potential losses. Since the reopening of Hawk Island, though, Schmidt said business has picked up.

“The lack of snow has definitely caused people to be apprehensive about buying gear,” Schmidt said.

“But business has picked up

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Northwood University student Mike Tonz does a front board slide down the mountain Saturday at Hawk Island Snow Park in Lansing. Tonz said he was there with Middle Earth Snowboard Series, which hosts snowboard events throughout Michigan.

since it started to snow and since Hawk Island opened back up.”

National Weather Service meteorologists predict the rest of January will continue with above average temperatures, but come February and March temperatures will return to normal compared to previous years.

That’s good news for snow boarders such as music education sophomore Elan Gleiber. He said frosty havens to hone his

skills have been in short supply lately, and he hasn’t had as much time on the slopes.

“Because it has been so warm lately, it has been hard to find a close place to snowboard,” Gleiber said.

Local weather should be dry with temperatures in the middle to upper 30’s through Tuesday, then temperatures in the 40’s with rainfall until early Sunday morning, according weather service meteorologists.

Average debt at graduation MSU

$23,725

AVERAGE

REDEFINING

$26,369

51 Purdue $10k

75 Nebraska

$20k

$30k

SOURCE: KIPLINGER’S INFOGR APHIC BY LIAM ZANYK MCLEAN

to students also was helpful in its ranking. “(Attending MSU) is quite affordable if you qualify for needbased aid,” Wojno said. “When you factor in need-based aid, the average price of attending MSU is $13,504. That’s a heck of a lot less than other schools in the rankings.”

Val Meyers, associate director of the MSU Office of Financial Aid, said the university has helped to increase aid to students as tuition costs have increased.

“The university has made a commitment to helping bring a lot of institutional aid to help students,” Meyers said.

Meyers said in the 2012 fiscal year, 69 percent of MSU students received some form of financial aid.

Part of Kiplinger’s formula for computing value rankings factors in the average debt of students at graduation. According to informa-

tion provided by MSU, the website found the average MSU student leaves the school $23,725 in debt.

“We do a lot of counseling to help students leave school with as little debt as possible,” Meyers said. “Sure, financial aid resources are available to students, but we remind them to live as (financially lean) as possible when they are students.”

Amelia Clary, a kinesiology junior, said attending MSU is worth the price.

“I feel like I’m getting a good education but not paying a ridiculous amount for it,” Clary said.

“The price of (attending MSU) is definitely manageable to pay off.”

MSU held a slightly higher ranking this year for in-state value than it did last year, when it placed 49th on Kiplinger’s list. It also dropped slightly from 61st for out-of-state value.

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MUSIC

JANUARY ENTERTAINMENT Jan. 11 Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers (Mac’s Bar) Homegrown Throwdown (Week One) (The Loft) Jan. 12 Beast In the Field (Mac’s Bar) The Velveteen Rabbit (Wharton Center) Space Zookeeper: Music of Spit Generations Vol. One (The Loft) Jan. 15-20 Billy Elliot: The Musical (Wharton Center) Jan. 16 Crunk Witch (The Loft) Jan. 17 Who’s Bad (The Loft) Jan. 18 Blaze Ya Dead Homie (Mac’s Bar) Homegrown Throwdown (Week Two) (The Loft) Jan. 19 The Biscuit Grabbers (Mac’s Bar) Red Stone Souls (The Loft) Jan. 24 Shatner’s World (Wharton Center)

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Lead singer and guitarist for Detroit-based band Almost Free Andy Bird sings a song off of the band’s new extended play album on Saturday at The Loft, 414 East Michigan Ave. in Lansing. It was Almost Free’s first time performing at The Loft.

Almost Free takes Detroit style to Lansing

Castle (Mac’s Bar) Jan. 26

By Katie Abdilla

Harlem Globetrotters (Breslin Center) Jan. 27

For former Lansing resident Ben Keeler, the front man of Ben Keeler and the 500 Club, Saturday’s show at The Loft in Lansing, was a reunion among old friends.

“There’s always this funny feeling you have when you come home,” Keeler said. “But it’s always a good time, and you see a lot of good friends.”

The band performed as the opening act at The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., for

The Gruffalo (Wharton) Jan. 30 Jahshua Smith and the Race Card (Mac’s Bar) Jan. 31 The Henhouse Prowlers (Mac’s Bar) BBC Concert Orchestra (Wharton Center)

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Detroit natives Almost Free, a three-member group complete with shredding guitar and the occasional ring of a synthesizer.

Although Keeler said the crew comes back to Lansing to perform at least twice a year, it was Almost Free’s first show at The Loft.

The trio released its first EP, “Modern Mistakes,” in 2009, and recently released a full-length album, “The Mirror Stage,” in November. Almost Free’s front man Andy Bird said although numbers at the show were a bit lackluster, sometimes it comes with the territory.

“Sometimes it’s a full house,

and sometimes it’s a really good practice space,” Bird joked. “It’s so hard to be a band in Detroit, where they’re a dime a dozen …

The business is so cutthroat.”

Despite the show’s turnout, Chris Vertigo, Almost Free’s manager, said it’s important for the band to reach outside of their Metro Detroit roots.

“Instead of staying where they’re from, the entire state of Michigan is a go-to place,” Vertigo said. “Why not show their music to every possible person?”

Bird said even though he doesn’t always have time to fully immerse himself in Detroit’s

music scene, he said it has evolved since their emergence as a band.

“More bands are gravitating away from the minimalist garage bands to a more electronic sound,” he said. “Techno started in Detroit, so it’s really no surprise.”

When it comes to the difference in industries, Keeler said it’s only a matter of time before the change spreads to Greater Lansing and across the nation.

“There’s a really cool thing going on in Detroit right now,” he said.

“I hope that it’s enough in itself to support itself.”

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SPRING TRANSFER STUDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO NEW START

By Omari Sankofa II sankofao@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

Marketing freshman Danny Savard had high school aspirations to attend MSU. Although his dream has been fulfi lled, it started a bit later than he anticipated.

When he was admitted to MSU, campus housing was fi lled and Savard’s admittance was deferred to the current semester. Therefore, Savard attended Schoolcraft College last semester and now is looking forward to becoming acclimated to life at MSU. “I’m pretty confident because I know some people up here, and they’ve been helping me out,” he said.

Professional writing sophomore Kayla Putz, who was a transfer student in spring 2012, said the adjustment from community college to university isn’t easy.

“It’s defi nitely a hard transition just because you are used to one way of going to school on a different campus,” Putz said.

Though she started her college education at Macomb Community College, she said she aspired to attend MSU

“I’m pretty confident because I know some people up here, and they’ve been helping me out.”

Danny Savard, marketing freshman

since her high school days.

“I visited my sophomore year to see my best friend’s sister, and I fell in love with the campus,” Putz said. “I got deferred to spring semester, so I had to decide if I wanted to wait or if I wanted to start (college) somewhere else.”

Savard said beyond the people he already knew here, he hasn’t met a significant amount of people yet.

“A lot of people in the dorm know each other, so (I’m) the new kid,” he said.

According to resident assistant, or RA, and social relations and policy senior Austin Muir, one of the tasks RA’s try to do is attempt to make students who are new to campus feel at home. “(We try to) make them feel like a part of a community,” Muir said.

As a third-year R A, Muir said he has seen a variety of transfer students come and go.

He believes transfer students

battle a different sort of issue in regards to getting used to campus.

Coming in a semester late, Putz said she felt like the other freshman already were affiliated with the campus, and that was a challenge for her. However, her roommate was also a transfer student, and it helped ease the transition.

“We went through it together,” she said. “After a while, I felt really welcome on the campus.”

She said that she initially felt like she missed out on several events, such as freshman move-in and football season.

However, she no longer has any regrets.

“I know years down the road, it’s not (going to) matter,” she said.

To ease t he t ra nsit ion, Sava rd pla n s on get t i ng involved in a few of the offerings on campus, such as intramural sports and the St. Johns church group.

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Marketing freshman Danny Savard, right, who transferred to MSU this semester from Schoolcraft College after one semester, watches a football game with his childhood friend, accounting freshman Chris Shim on Sunday in McDonel Hall. Savard said he always wanted to be a Spartan but wasn’t able to get a room on campus last semester.

Putz recommends transfer students involve themselves in campus life.

“Just get involved with anything you can do,” she said.

“Clubs, Greek life — do any-

thing you can do to make the campus feel a little bit smaller.”

Though Savard has several challenges in front of him, he said that he isn’t worried.

“I don’t think (there’s a stigma against transfer students),” he said. “Everyone has the adjustment process. It just happens to different people at different times.”

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CALEB NORDGREN nordgren@msu.edu

Most anticipated films for 2013 Hollywood is a fickle place — particularly its insistence on making sequels to movies that don’t call for a follow up fi lm. I mean, Grown Ups 2? Really? The quality of the movies that come out in any given year is random and often unfortunate.

2012 was a pretty solid year for movies, in my opinion.

Disney and Marvel wrecked pretty much every box office record with “The Avengers”.

Christopher Nolan fi nally fi nished his Batman trilogy and the year ended with a bang, with the fi rst installment of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy, Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Tom Hooper’s adaptation of “Les Misérables”, each coming out within only weeks of each other.

With the new year upon us, it’s time to look ahead to Hollywood’s 2013.

Disclaimer: This is one man’s list of movies that he would like to see, for any reason — plus one movie that he has absolutely no interest in seeing but can’t let go without comment. Your list almost certainly bears no resemblance to mine.

1. Iron Man 3 (May 3) Robert Downey Jr. absolutely killed his fi rst two performances as Tony Stark, and now he’s back again?

Sign me up. Marvel and Disney have done quality work so far and there’s no reason to expect that to stop now.

Besides, I’d watch Robert Downey Jr. do pretty much anything for two hours.

2. Ender’s Game (Nov. 1) I cannot believe I didn’t know about this before I started writing this column, but my excitement knows no bounds. Ender’s Game is one of my favorite books and I’m honestly surprised it has never been made into a movie before. I’m fully prepared to hate the fi lm — just because I love the book so much — but I’m seeing it without a second thought.

Oh, and Harrison Ford is in it. So there’s that.

3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Nov. 22) I’m an unabashed fan of “The Hunger Games” books, and was actually surprised that the fi rst movie came out as well as it did. It wasn’t a great movie, but it was solid,

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Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio sit on the set of Great Gatsby, the film adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel. The movie is to come to theaters May 10.

and didn’t stray too far from the source material. Catching Fire focuses less on Katniss and more on the rest of their world, so I’m not really sure how that will come out. But I’m looking forward to seeing Jennifer Lawrence doing her thing regardless.

4. The Great Gatsby (May 10) I never got into F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel as much as a lot of other people I know, but this movie promises to be high quality. Leonardo DiCaprio can do just about anything he wants, so putting him in such an iconic role makes all the sense in the world.

Also, did you know Tobey Maguire was still a thing? I didn’t, and yet there he is.

His presence concerns me.

5. Oblivion (April 19) Based on the trailer, this appears to be “WALLE” meets The Matrix, starring Tom Cruise. Which is to say that this movie will almost certainly be terrible. And yet, I can’t help but be excited for it. I will watch pretty much anything that is both science fiction and action-based, and the premise sounds terrible but interests me for some reason.

And if all else fails, I get to spend two hours making fun of Tom Cruise.

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SPARTANS FALL TO PENN STATE 76-55

By Stephen Brooks brook198@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■

For the first 10 minutes, the Spartans looked as if they might be able to go the distance against a heavyweight opponent Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center.

MSU traded punches with No. 9 Penn State (12-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) early on, closing the margin to two points with 9:40 left in the first half. From there the Nittany Lions answered with a knockout blow in the form of an 11-0 run during the next three-plus minutes to pull away.

The Spartans hung tight for a while, eventually whittling the Penn State lead to seven early in the second half, but the Nittany Lions never lost control of the contest, eventually growing the lead to 26 points going to win 76-55.

Penn State becomes the first team to match or exceed its season scoring average against the Spartans all season. Entering the matchup, MSU was second nationally in points allowed, letting up 43.4 points per game.

“It’s just a battle every day,” Penn State head coach Coquese Washington said of the Big Ten. “Michigan State is a really good defensive team. So to come in here and to have the success we had today, I am really thrilled about that.”

Sophomore forward Becca Mills led MSU in scoring with 17 points and grabbed five rebounds and sophomore center Jasmine Hines chipped in 12 and five off the bench.

Klarissa Bell, a junior guard, had eight points and nine rebounds for MSU while leading the team in minutes with 36 and serving as the primary defender on Penn State guard Maggie Lucas, one of the conference’s best players. Lucas came into the game averaging 21.4 points per game, but was held to 12 points,

seven of which came via the foul line.

“I don’t think what you guys saw tonight was who we are,” said Bell, who added it’s hard to take pride in her defense with a loss.

“I think that we kind of laid down a little bit instead of continuing to fight. So I think we’re going to really learn from that, definitely.”

From the opening whistle, Penn State employed aggressive full-court pressure, which manufactured a frantic, up-tempo pace in the early minutes.

For the second consecutive game, senior forward Courtney Schiffauer picked up an early foul and was forced to get comfortable on the bench, something head coach Suzy Merchant told her to learn from.

“I don’t want to use (the pressure) as an excuse, because that’s what we’ve been playing against all year,” Merchant said.

“So it just seemed to me like we were out of sync from an offensive standpoint, and once we weren’t making shots it just seemed like all the little things that we had been doing you know, the fight, the fire, vision of the court on offense and making the extra pass … it just went away.”

MSU kept the margin within single-digits until that decisive run by the Nittany Lions, which, along with 12 first half Spartan turnovers, kept the game out of reach.

Bell said the defensive strategy was to slightly sag off of Penn State guards Dara Taylor and Alex Bentley, who previously shot poorly from behind the arc. Taylor finished as the Nittany Lions’ leading scorer with 18 points, including 3-4 from 3-point land, while Bentley added 13 points with one 3-pointer.

In all, four players scored in double figures for Penn State.

“We need to learn how to fight back from that, but I think what

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Frustrations aplenty in first 20 games of 2012-13 season

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Sophomore center Jasmine Hines fights for possession of the ball against Penn State forward Candice Agee on Sunday at Breslin Center. The Spartans lost to the Nittany Lions 76-55.

got us the most is we got down defensively and we didn’t get the stops first in order to get back on offense,” Mills said. “We just kept letting the lead grow and grow.

We win games a lot of times through our defense, so we can’t allow that to happen, especially (against) a top-10 team.”

Merchant was disappointed with her team’s fight in the second half, repeatedly stating that the Spartans “flat-lined” on the offensive end. Bell and Mills both

explained how this MSU team was not itself Sunday.

The Spartans have a whole week to either move forward from their first conference loss or wallow in the defeat as they don’t take the court again until Jan. 13 against Illinois.

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Twenty games into the season, the MSU 2012-13 hockey season has been encapsulated by the word “frustrating.”

With a 5-12-3 overall record, 4-9-1-0 in the CCHA, the Spartans have experienced a speedy, downward slip following their 7-2 win against Michigan on Nov. 10.

Since that victory, MSU has only won a single game, accumulating a weak 1-7-2 record.

Watching a losing team never is enjoyable, but it’s expected when the talent isn’t there — maybe that’s what has made the past 10 games so frustrating.

The talent is there. But for whatever reason, there is a lack of fire in the lines.

Players haven’t been connecting, and the back of the net only has been found 12 times in the past 10 games. Individual talent is prevalent from the top to the bottom lines, and freshman goaltender Jake Hildebrand has been as solid as any coach could ask for.

Following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Ferris State, head coach Tom Anastos admitted what his team needs to do is back up and focus on the basics of the game.

“Frustration can settle in, but we just have to stay with it,” Anastos said. “We have to have everyone going, and we have to do a better job of executing fundamentals. I’m not just talking about hitting the net, I’m talking about passing the puck, receiving the puck, protecting the puck — all the little fundamentals that are important in the game.”

Anastos noted the inefficien-

cies of the Spartan’s offense.

Although some good chances were generated, a few ended without a shot on goal.

“Those kinds of things get a little frustrating because you don’t give it a chance for a second or a third attempt,” he said.

“That’s where we just have to execute way better.”

After the game, Hildebrand was asked if it’s frustrating for him to keep losing games because of a lack of generated offense.

To this point in the season, he’s put up goals against average of 1.80 — good for third in the CCHA — and a save percentage of .942 — second in the CCHA. Meanwhile, offense is stagnant, averaging two goals and less than 27 shots a game.

However, Hildebrand said the dissatisfaction is not his own, but rather part of the team’s collective frustration.

Watching a losing team never is enjoyable, but it’s expected when the talent isn’t there — maybe that’s what has made the past 10 games so frustrating.

When the losses are piling up, the entire team is failing — not just the offense, defense or goaltending.

“Everybody’s working hard,” Hildebrand said. “Everybody’s trying to get pucks on net, going to the net to get rebounds. We’ve been focusing on that a lot in practice (last) week, just getting bodies on net and getting pucks to the net.”

The forwards are making plays, but nothing is coming out of it.

The defense has been mostly solid, but small mistakes have been MSU’s demise.

The goaltending has kept MSU in multiple games, but there’s only so much a goalie can do.

“It’s been the tale of the season,” Anastos said. “Our margin for error is very small, very slim.”

Alyssa Girardi is the State News hockey reporter. You can reach her at girardi5@msu.edu

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Taking the next step

Football reporter breaks down early departures of Le’Veon Bell, William Gholston, Dion Sims — Josh Mansour, The State News

“The timing was right to make the move.�

Tight end Dion Sims

“The hardest decision of my life.�

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart.�

Running back Le’Veon Bell

Defensive end William Gholston STATE NEWS FILE PHOTOS

Season highlights: Bell led the nation in carries and his 1,793 rushing yards are the second-highest single-season total in MSU history.

Legacy: Bell will be remembered as one of the most productive running backs in MSU history, as well as an overachiever that defied the odds. An unheralded, twostar recruit, Bell climbed the depth chart to make an impact every season at MSU. Right time to leave?: Yes. Although head coach Mark Dantonio made a compelling

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JOSH MANSOUR mansou13@msu.edu

Juniors’ paths to NFL leaves MSU stronger Their paths couldn’t have been more different.

The no-name, two-star high school running back with less than a handful of scholarship offers.

Season highlights: Gholston was a second-team All-Big Ten selection by the media for a second consecutive season after leading MSU in tackles for a loss, sacks and pass breakups.

case for him to stay, Bell’s draft stock will never be higher. With the short shelf life of an NFL running back, Bell couldn’t take the pounding of another Big Ten season.

Impact of the departure:

Huge. Bell was the only reliable player on an inconsistent offense and, was depended on more than anyone else. Dantonio has said someone always has been able to step in and be a productive running back since he arrived at MSU, but no one will create a bigger void than Bell.

Legacy: Gholston changed the face of MSU football before he even stepped on the field, when he gave his commitment to the Spartans in high school, providing Dantonio his highest rated recruit to date and helping to legitimize the Spartans’ head coach in the early part of his MSU career. Dantonio has

The two-sport athlete determined to play both football and basketball at the college level.

And the high profile, fivestar, All-American recruit with offers from seemingly every bigname program in the country.

Le’Veon Bell, Dion Sims and William Gholston each traveled different roads before arriving at a common destination — NFL bound after just three seasons in green and white.

And while their focus lies on the journey ahead, the impact each had on Mark Dantonio’s football program extends beyond the field.

tonio and the Spartans came along with a scholarship offer.

The transformation to Heisman Trophy contender and the nation’s leader in rushing attempts was one few could have thought possible and symbolizes the critical skill Dantonio has mastered.

The resurgence of Michigan and Ohio State places a greater emphasis on Dantonio’s ability to mine Ohio’s hidden gems, for MSU to continue contending for conference championships.

Now, when Dantonio visits his next recruit, he can tell them they could become the next Le’Veon Bell — and the name will mean something.

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Those were the choices Bell was faced with before Dan-

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Right time to leave?: No. Gholston’s physical tools are numerous, but he struggled to perform at a high level on a consistent basis. A senior season could have helped him harness his skills.

Impact of the departure:

Moderate. Gholston was the best defensive lineman MSU had by far, but the defensive line is one of MSU’s biggest positions of depth and MSU should have numerous players to make up for his loss.

After his involvement in the theft of 104 computers from Detroit Public Schools resulted in a year-long suspension, Sims hoped for the opportunity to fulfill the potential he’d been told about for years.

In 2011, Dantonio made the unpopular decision to give Sims the opportunity to prove he could be trusted, and Sims didn’t disappoint.

After finishing with the third most receptions in a season by an MSU tight end this year, Sims now will have the chance to earn a living playing the sport he once didn’t know if he’d get to play again.

And Dantonio showed that a player committed to change can have an opportunity at redemption.

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Season highlights: Sims set career highs in receptions and receiving yards this season and his 36 catches rank as the third-highest total by a Spartan tight end in program history. Twenty-nine of his 36 catches resulted in either a first down or a touchdown.

Due to Sims’ frequent injuries, returning for another season and risking being labeled “injury-prone,� was too big of a chance for him to take.

He could be an extremely productive player at the next level if he’s able to stay healthy.

Legacy: Sims will leave many wondering what might have been, because of his natural playmaking ability and mismatch potential, but had frequent battles with injuries and off the field issues.

Impact of the departure:

Right time to leave?: Yes.

Huge. Sims’ decision to forego his senior season nearly has as big of an impact as Bell’s.

With the quarterback position in doubt heading into next season, a dependable, big target such as Sims would have made a big difference.

Game changer The calls wouldn’t stop.

But as soon as the ink had dried on his letter of intent, Gholston had done what many couldn’t believe — he committed to MSU. With a 6-7 season and player suspensions following a fight in 2009 at Rather Hall looming over the Spartans’ football program, Dantonio needed an elite player to believe in him.

Gholston did.

One year later, MSU captured its first Big Ten title in 20 years and followed it up with a second-consecutive 11-win season for the first time in program history.

In the years that followed, high-level recruits would follow Gholston to MSU, giving the Spartans a

chance with the type of talent they hadn’t had before.

And now, as MSU sees multiple underclassmen leave early for the NFL Draft for the first time since 1999, Dantonio can show high schoolers that their NFL dreams can come true in East Lansing.

Three different players took three different routes to reach the same destination — a trip to the NFL and dreams fulfilled.

And now, as Dantonio prepares to turn the key in the ignition with Bell, Sims and Gholston no longer in tow, many more are ready to hop in the backseat.

Josh Mansour is the football reporter for The State News. He can be reached at mansou13@msu.edu

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DOROTHY I. Byrne, age 100, of East Lansing, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012.

She was preceded in death by her brothers and sister. She is survived by her nieces and nephews: John P. (Carolyne) Byrne, Brian (Karin) Byrne, Barbara Gorenflo, Joan (Michael) Guenther, Denny (Deb) Byrne, and Brandy (Darryl) Abe. Dorothy was a long time employee of Michigan State Universtiy. To Dorothy, life was her faith, family, and friends. Inurnment will take place at St. Patrick Cemetery, Parnell, in the Spring. Arrangements

by O’Brien-Eggebeen - Gerst Funeral Home, 616/949-7350, www.gerstfuneralhomes.com

111 OAK HILL. 2 bdrm.

Lic. 2. $1,050/month. No pets. 332-8600 2013 HOUSE. Lic 3.

Great Condition! Close To Campus! 517-4903082.

PRIME LOCATION – 180 Kedzie available May 2013 – May 2014. No app fees, free washer/ dryer & $400 off first month’s rent. Save $960!

CRMC 517-337-7577, www.crmc1.com

Textbooks

4 UNITS. Avail Aug, lic 1-4. 517-351-0765 or hrirentals.com. Now leasing.

COLLEGEVILLE TEXTBOOK Co. is your source for used books!

321 E Grand River 517922-0013

542 Sunset. 2 bdrm, 2 bath. D/w + garage. Very spacious. Avail ASAP until Aug 10, 2013. $950/ month plus util. Call 313995-0681 for viewing.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Phone Bank Systems’ November Phoner of the Month Emmett Tansil!

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