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Former high school star Klarissa Bell has rocky start at MSU — here comes the rebound By Stephen Brooks brook198@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
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itting in the bleachers of East Lansing High School’s gym, Robert Smith recounted fond memories of one of the most accomplished players in his 11-year tenure — MSU junior guard Klarissa Bell. “We were in a team meeting one time and we had to pass the ball to each other,” Smith recalled. “When you passed the ball to somebody you’d have to say something about that person positive. I passed the ball to Klarissa and I said, ‘I really believe that if you wanted to do the work, you could play in the WNBA.’ I felt really strong about that. And now as you see her out there ... it’s possible.” Back when blue and white were her colors of choice, Bell led the East Lansing Trojans to four consecutive conference titles and their first-ever state championship in 2010 while setting school records in career points, games started, free throws made and offensive rebounds. Bell nearly earned another championship ring but fell short as the runner-up her sophomore year. In addition to the records, she ended her illustrious prep career by being named Michigan’s Miss Basketball and the Lansing State Journal Player of the Year following her senior season. A shining résumé of that caliber attracted suitors from across the country, but Bell opted to stay home and play for the team she grew up cheering for. But it wasn’t long until she realized her long list of high school accomplishments wouldn’t immediately translate to the Division 1 level. It would take blood, sweat and tears — literally — for her to establish herself in the program. After overcoming early setbacks, Bell now has the opportunity to achieve similar greatness to when she first made her name in the city.
Junior guard Klarissa Bell makes a field goal, one of 16 attempts she made during the game. The Spartans defeated the Mavericks, 83-39, on Nov. 11, 2012 , at Breslin Center.
The Ballers If not for the encouragement of her stepfather, Monty Myles, Bell might not have developed into the city’s basketball prodigy. She grew up playing soccer and dreamt of starring on the pitch after moving to East Lansing at 3 years old. When she was in fourth grade, Myles
convinced a then-hesitant Bell to try out for a local girl’s basketball team — The Ballers. “I was just like, eh, I didn’t really like it,” Bell said. “My younger brother was better at it than I was so it just really discouraged me and I didn’t want to play. ...
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(Myles) was like ‘I think you should go again,’ so I went to the next one, and I found myself getting better and better and that was just kind of what built me up and kept me going.” Eighth grade was when she first realized her calling was
on the hardwood. College coaches started taking notice as early as her freshman year, Bell said, as she became a star on the summer AAU circuit. By the beginning of her sophomore See BELL on page 2 X
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The image of an average college apartment usually consists of a broken sink, holes in the wall and loud, partying neighbors. But for students past the party scene who are looking for a quiet environment, a new duplexstyle apartment slated to be finished this June might appeal. Construction is underway for a duplex-style housing complex at Chandler Crossings, one of the first of its kind geared toward college students in East Lansing. The Cottages at Chandler Crossings are scheduled to be fi nished this June, said Will Randle, community development manager for Mayberry Homes, which is building and developing The Cottages. “We did market research (and there’s a) demand for more housing, specifically this ‘cottage style,’” Randle said. “This is the first ‘cottage style’ community in the (MSU) market.” Those interested can sign a lease now to live there this summer or during the fall semester, Randle said. The Cottages will be available in one to five bedrooms. The five-room apartment is $565 per month per person, and the one-bedroom unit is $950, Randle said. Randle said many who have shown interest in The Cottages are graduate students and
young families. “They are wanting something a little quieter and a little more private,” Randle said. The first phase of the structure includes 33 units and 100 beds. The second phase, slated to be finished near fall 2014, will expand the complex to a total of about 170 units, about 510 bedrooms and a clubhouse. Graduate student Jessica Wynalda signed her lease for a one-bedroom cottage. She said she is looking for a different atmosphere compared to where she lives now in Abbot Place Apartments, 2501 Abbot Road. “There are a lot of younger students living at Abbot Place,” she said. “(The Cottages will be) quiet, off campus — that’s really important to me, being in law school. If I didn’t have as much work or studying all the time, I wouldn’t worry as much.” The off-campus apartment complex currently offers housing in The Village, The Club and The Landings at Chandler Crossings. A feature unique to The Cottages is enclosed garages, which cost $75 per month for each space. Some of the cottages feature a large patio neighbors share. Randle said The Cottages will have more of a residential feel compared to an apartment complex. Randle said residents in The See APARTMENT on page 2 X
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DOE advised to keep STUDY: STUDENT DEBT ON DECLINE funding FRIB project By Kellie Rowe rowekell@msu.edu
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At a meeting Tuesday in Washington, the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, approved a report advising the DOE to continue to fund MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB. Nuclear Science Advisory Committee deemed FRIB second in priority to receive funds, only behind a similar nuclear research facility in Virginia — a positive standing, said Mark Burnham, MSU’s vice president for Governmental Affairs. He said this was not a surprise to MSU because the Virginia facility is much closer to final completion than FRIB. At the meeting, members of the nuclear science community discussed ways to manage the
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possibility of a smaller federal budget, FRIB Laboratory Director Konrad Gelbke said. This fiscal year, MSU had hoped to receive about $40 million in federal funding for FRIB, he said. Instead, FRIB is receiving $11 million until March, a “continuous resolution at last year’s funding level” for six months, Burnham said. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science funds the majority of the project, while MSU and the state provide the remainder. FRIB is estimated to cost $680 million and could be online by 2019, but has a more reasonable deadline of 2021. Burnham said the next term’s funding will not be determined until the U.S. budget is set, but FRIB’s completion is running on time and within its budget. To continue allocating funds to FRIB, the NSAC had to deterSee FRIB on page 2 X
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The latest results from a nationwide student debt survey show MSU students are graduating with less debt and college graduate unemployment rates are dropping. MSU students who graduated in 2011 had about $2,000 less in debt than those who graduated in 2010, according to Project on Student Debt. MSU’s average debt of 2011 graduates is $23,725 compared to last year’s $25,250 average. The research also shows national college graduate unemployment rates dropped from 9.1 percent in 2010 to 8.8 percent in 2011. At MSU, employment rates increased 7 percent from 2010-11, up to 53 percent from 46 percent. Economics associate professor Christian Ahlin said there are two ways to look at the data: from the supply
side and from the Big Ten Debt demand side. From the supAverage graduate’s debt for 2011 ply side, lenders 1. Pennsylvania State University: $33,530 might be less willing to lend to stu2. Indiana University: $28,434 dents, leading to 3. University of Minnesota: $28,407 fewer loans and 4. Northwestern University: $27,961 a decreasing debt rate. He said gov5. University of Michigan: $27,644 ernment programs 6. University of Iowa: $27,480 could be making it more diffi7. Purdue University: $27,286 cult for borrow8. Ohio State University: $24,840 ers to borrow and 9. University of Wisconsin: $24,140 for creditors to collect the students’ 10. Michigan State University: $23,725 repayments. 11. University of Illinois: $22,975 “It is hard for lenders to be rea12.University of Nebraska: $21,604 sonably sure of SOURCE: PROJECT ON STUDENT DEBT being repaid student loa n s — unlike many other loans, there ment rate is falling. Therefore, is no collateral posted,” he said. students can afford more college “Anticipating potential default on tuition themselves and might be the loan, lenders may not lend in taking out fewer loans. Despite favorable trends, many the first place.” On the demand side, Ahlin said students still leave college burhousehold incomes could be ris- dened with debt. The survey shows 45 percent of ing because the state’s unemploy-
graduates are in debt and struggle to afford the cost of an education. MSU in-state tuition and fees amounts to about $11,000 per year and the survey predicts with added expenditures, such as books, room and board, the total cost of attendance is $21,690. The 2011 national debt average is $26,600 per person and twothirds of college seniors graduated with at least some amount of debt, according to the project. Val Meyers, associate director of the MSU Office of Financial Aid, said student debt rates are high because the majority of students cannot pay for college outof-pocket and are not financially disadvantaged or meritorious enough to earn a full ride. “Very few students have enough scholarships for other demands to pay their costs,” she said. “Many students in the middle have to borrow some (money).” MSU’s about $24,000 average debt is low compared to other Big See DEBT on page 2 X
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expectations but found herself grounded to the bench. In her first 48 games in a Spartan uniform, Bell averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists while playing slightly more than 10 minutes a night. “It is difficult being in East Lansing,” she admitted. “Coming out of high school, you’re this great thing and everyone’s like ‘Oh you’re going to do sweet at State,’ and then you’re not playing at all. That was hard for me.” Even grocery store trips would lead to random fans approaching her to ask why she wasn’t excelling as a Spartan. “Everyone’s like, ‘I know who you are! Why aren’t you playing?’” Bell recalled. “Just things like that, that’s just awful.” Krista Myles was more frustrated than her daughter about her minutes. “I said you need to leave — this is crazy, I can’t believe that you’re sitting ... She was like, ‘No mom, I’m going to stick it out. I’m going to prove to coach that I should be on the court.’” Not only was she not seeing the floor, her relationship with head coach Suzy Merchant was rocky. It wasn’t until this past summer that relations between her and the coach improved, partly because of increased
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year, the recruiting machine was ramped up full-go. Official offers didn’t pile up because she committed to MSU relatively early — the summer before her junior year — with only Texas challenging the Spartans in the race. With five younger brothers and a younger step-sister, proximity to family was one of the main factors in her decision, Bell said, in addition to facilities and playing style. “I told her that whatever she did we would support her decision,” Bell’s mother Krista Myles said. “But of course I went out and bought myself an MSU mom T-shirt before she even made her decision and (hid) it in the basement.” A humbled beginning Although campus is a threeminute drive from Bell’s house, moving to MSU came with a harsh reality check. The homegrown star came into the program with sky-high
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Cottages all will receive a Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, pass. Mathematics senior Eric Hendricks said he chose to live in Chandler Crossings for the past two years because it’s inexpensive. “The distance from campus stinks, but the price is good,” he said. Still, Hendricks said more housing isn’t necessary and not many people will live in The Cottages. “MSU is growing,” he said. “But I don’t think they need (The Cottages).”
mine whether or not they would advise the DOE to close a similar facility in New York. The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee advised the DOE to stop supporting the New York facility, Burnham said. Gelbke attended the meeting and said this was a difficult recommendation made by the committee . From an international standpoint, Gelbke said it would be a “hard blow” to shut down any such nuclear research facility.
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playing time at the end of last season, helping ease any prior aggravation. Monty Myles, who has coached Bell and her brothers at multiple levels, said he thought she had the talent to start as a freshman, but understood the situation. During that turbulent first season, she started getting in his ear to ask him to assist her with her shooting or to organize a workout. “It was really nice to see that she wanted it,” Monty Myles said. “She just basically told us, ‘No, I’m going to make this work.’ And she did.” Heart is where the home is Countless hours spent working on her game, coupled with Merchant’s desire for an offensive spark, led to Bell starting the final 11 games of last season. Heading into today’s game at Northwestern, Bell has started every game and is MSU’s leadingscorer at 12.1 points per game. She has posted career-highs in points four times this season — most recently a 25-point performance against Iowa on Jan. 17. When asked if Bell could be MSU’s next superstar player — a role Merchant has yearned for somebody to seize all season, a player to put the team on their
back when adversity strikes — the coach described the final time out of regulation in Sunday’s overtime loss to Purdue. On a night where Bell struggled the majority of the game, going 3-for11 shooting from the floor, Merchant made a telling decision by entrusting her as the centerpiece of the final play in an attempt to score the Spartan’s biggest win of the season. “I have all the confidence in the world in her,” she said. “The last play of the game to win it in regulation we ran a high ballscreen ... for KB to come up and put the ball in her hands in the middle of the floor ... I think this coaching staff has a lot of belief in her by putting her in that situation on that play.” As someone who already has overcome unstable times and high expectations in her career, what does Bell think of being the face of MSU women’s basketball? “I think, yes,” she said. “Would I love to have that role? Yes. Do I think I have the confidence in myself enough yet to become that player? I’m not sure. But I just think that as a team we’re working really well together right now, so I think that’s what’s really keeping us ticking.”
“I’m glad that FRIB moves forward, but I am also saddened … that the nuclear science program might be shrinking,” he said. Gelbke said federal funding still is in the discussion stage, and nothing has been finalized. The report will go to the DOE, where a course of action likely could be determined within a week, he said. When hearing FRIB’s funding was still a national priority, zoology freshman John Owens said he believes ensuring this facility will assist in MSU’s appeal to students, faculty and researchers. “If we build it here then we’d obviously be drawing in more faculty and academics to come here and research here and use the facility,” Owens said. “If we build (FRIB), it would generate more funding for the university as a whole.”
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MSU competing in state-wide Gift of Life Campus Challenge By Alex McClung mcclung3@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
Although many MSU students try to give back to the community through service and philanthropy, one student group wants Spartans to donate a little more than just their time. The Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostic Student Association, or BLDSA , is competing in the Gift of Life Campus Challenge. The competition pits colleges across Michigan against one another to see who can get the most students to register with Michigan’s organ and tissue donor registry. As of Wednesday night, Wayne State University was ahead of MSU by almost 200 registrants with MSU in second place overall. Jaya Gupta, BLDSA’s Gift of Life coordinator, said the goal of the competition is to increase the number of donors on Michigan’s registry. “It will potentially allow for more people who are in need of organs to potentially be reached,” said Gupta, a biomedical laboratory science senior. The competition, which began Jan. 10 and will be completed Feb. 21, awards two trophies. One trophy is granted to the school who gets the most people to register. The other goes to the university who signs up the
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“(Being a donor) can improve the lives of up to 50 people and save eight lives.” Jaya Gupta, Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostic Student Association’s Gift of Life coordinator
largest percentage of its student body, Gupta said. Last year, MSU lost to Wayne State University by 80 signatures, she said. “We have won the registration count category almost every year,” Gupta said. “We want it back. It’s a tradition of ours to win that trophy.” During the competition, BLDSA will be walking around campus, visiting classrooms to talk about organ donation and setting up tables in places, such as the Union, Brody Hall and the Main Library, to get students to sign up, said Rachael Toepfer, the assistant professions coordinator and assistant academics coordinator for BLDSA. “I have known people that have received organ donor tissue,” said Toepfer, a clinical laboratory science junior. “It made a big difference in their lives.” But for those who might not be on campus, Gupta said students, family and friends can go onto the Gift of Life Michigan website and register to become an organ or tissue donor, specifying it is on behalf of MSU.
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BLDSA president Evan Ballard said the satisfaction that comes from being an organ donor is immeasurable. “The amount of good that can come from donating organs after you’ve passed, it’s not really something you can put a value on,” said Ballard, a biomedical laboratory science senior. There are 3,000 people in Michigan and 114,000 people around the country who are in need of a new organ or tissue, according to the Gift of Life website. “At the time the organs are donated, the donor won’t really need them anymore,” Gupta said. “(Being a donor) can improve the lives of up to 50 people and save eight lives.” But Gupta said what she enjoys most about the competition is getting to know her peers and fellow BLDSA members and sharing experiences. “There’s an increased sense of community that our department has when we embark on this challenge,” Gupta said.
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South Asian student groups to hold vigil for Indian rape victims By Lilly Keyes keyeslil@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
When the sun sets in her hometown of Karachi, Pakistan, Yusra Jafferany, president of the South Asian sorority Sigma Sigma Rho, said she would never think of going anywhere alone. Hearing about the brutal December gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey in New Delhi, which made inter-
national headlines, only reinforced her fears. By holding a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Pandey at 8 p.m. Thursday at the rock on Farm Lane, Sigma Sigma Rho and the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students, or CIUS, hope to raise awareness not only of Pandey’s story, but of domestic violence as a global issue that affects people across the globe. “My initial thought was — I don’t even know how to say
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events coordinator for CIUS. “We have students from all ethnicities (at MSU). It’s about humanity coming together.” Shortly after Pandey’s murder was publicized, A. Sean Pue, an assistant professor of South Asian literature, also responded to the incident when he hosted a panel discussion with professors from various fields. The panel
was meant to bring attention to the commonality and severity of cases, such as Pandey’s. “(This issue is) not limited to India by any means,” Pue said. “There’s a global need to address domestic and sexual violence.” Although Jafferany and Raghu both said they feel safe walking home alone on MSU’s campus at night, they said this issue still
can hit close to home for many students who have experienced fear of harassment. “I know that people in India get harassed a lot, and it’s something they grow up with,” Raghu said. “(They say) it’s OK, and it shouldn’t be. It shouldn’t take something this horrifying to (bring sexual assault) into the forefront.”
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piece of President Barack Obama’s highly-scrutinized health care law likely is to pay another visit to the Supreme Court in the near future. During the past few months, dozens of lawsuits have flooded federal courts concerning a provision in the new health care law requiring employers to cover birth control costs as part of their employees’ health plans. Many of these lawsuits, which the federal government says have been filed almost weekly, are from religious institutions, such as Roman Catho-
lics, evangelicals and Mennonites, who insist the provision forces them to violate core principles of their faith. The current law makes companies fully cover all “contraceptive methods and sterilization procedures,” that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including “morning-after pills.” But considering how the Supreme Court found this health care law to be constitutional just last year, it seems unreasonable so many people still are up in arms about this provision. Although these attacks seem to exemplify the extreme views of institutions dead set on believing their rights are at risk, when you consider the issue of covering birth control costs, it becomes strikingly clear this, in no way, should be seen as a religious issue. It should be considered a basic health issue. Aside from pregnancy prevention, birth control has numerous other health benefits for women. The National Survey of Family Growth has reported 14 percent of women who use birth control pills do so for a purpose other than contraception. This includes
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Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog. regulating periods and reducing cramps. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared contraception, such as birth control, one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. And when you couple this support with the fact that, between 2006-08, 99 percent of wom- ing the Roman Catholic Church. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI ended a long-standing en who ever had sexual intercourse used at least one method of birth control, it makes you curious church doctrine against artificial birth control, when if it’s even women who are against birth control he condoned the use of condoms because of the risk coverage — especially when pills to treat erectile of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. dysfunction, such as Viagra, already are covered Instead of fighting to deter the availability of fullyby insurance. covered birth control to their employees, employers, From its inception, the Health and Human Ser- religious or not, should take a moment to step back vices Department has offered an exemption for “reli- and consider what they’re fighting against. gious employers” who wanted to be exempt from When almost half of the pregnancies in the Unitthe birth control provision to avoid hindering any ed States are unintended, the birth control providevout purposes. sion found in the Affordable Care Act should not Although this measure was meant to avoid jeop- be observed as an attack on religion, but as an ardizing any business, the topic of contraception is understandable measure for improving basic pubnothing new to many religious institutions, includ- lic health.
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ll the girls at Har- tinguished Harvard faculty, associvard University are ates and several students from other universities — seemed to bring tall. Or, at least, it out the passion and extroversion seems that way. in everyone. Like the fi rst day of Last weekend, I attended the high school, people were sitting National Collegiate Research Con- down at lunch tables and talking ference, or NCRC, an event orga- to strangers. One student was carrying around nized by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Associa- the “Face Book” the organizers had tion, or HCURA. It brought togeth- provided with a directory of parer more than 200 students repre- ticipants and asking people to sign senting universities across the their autograph next to their picture. Probably a pretty country. Height aside, it was an GUEST COLUMNIST good investment considering the odds that impressive group, with several of the talented undergraduates from all students gathered at imaginable backgrounds the conference likely and disciplines convergare destined for illustriing on the university’s ous careers in science, campus in Cambridge, business and the pubMass. lic eye. Now in its second CRAIG PEARSON Resources such as year, the HCURA hopes pears153@msu.edu that “Face Book,” or, to make the confermore broadly, the Faceence an annual event. The 2013 NCRC theme was “Col- book website itself we all know and laboration: Weaving New Connec- love — or hate — symbolize the tions through Research.” Partici- unprecedented amount of opportupants were selected based on the nities college students today have submission of a research abstract, to maintain very large networks of and there were three poster ses- friends and connections. We’re more connected than any sions on the final day where students presented their work in a other generation ever has been before us. And although that occawide variety of areas. However, the “connections” sionally can wreak havoc socially, aspect of the theme turned out to in the field of research, it has inarbe the most important. After the guable value. Academic and scientific research arrival and check-in on Thursday, an evening packed with ice-break- has become increasingly integrater activities and social events made ed and interdisciplinary. That trend clear the intention of the confer- certainly is visible at MSU, which ence organizers to bring each stu- not only has promoted connecdent into contact with as many oth- tions and collaboration among and er undergraduates as possible. We between its various departments, were getting to know each other, but also has guided the emergence but perhaps more importantly, we of new labs and initiatives with a distinct interdisciplinary focus. were networking. And in academia at large, In fact, as if to clear the way for this process, the HCURA made sure researchers are taking advantage everyone at the conference, from of online databases, easily accessiits organizers to the plenary speak- ble journals and virtual networks of ers — with the noted exception of associates to share ideas and develkeynote speakers Jeffrey Sachs, op projects. With the current generation of Juan Enriquez and Steven Pinker, among others — were undergrad- Internet-bred students about to take the floor, it’s clear that networkuate students. And they were a striking bunch. ing will become even more inteNot only was I struck by the appar- grally ingrained in the academic ent height advantage of many of environment. That’s why events such as the the participants in attendance, but I also felt the impact of the diversity NCRC at Harvard are so valuable. that modern universities strive for: Much of my time might have been diversity of race, gender, nation- spent in casual conversation — with ality, background, academic disci- two nights out in Boston added for good measure. No breakthroughs pline, etc. Networking among this group in research occurred during the was bound to be enlightening. I course of the weekend — at least, found the students at this confer- not that I know of. It’s the future breakthroughs ence displayed remarkable self possession, assurance and personality that matter. Like the guy collect— which, perhaps, is why many of ing autographs as an investment in future fame, I felt the importance them seemed so tall. It’s hard to say whether height of making friends with some of the confers confidence, or confidence nation’s upcoming bright minds and confers poise and posture. Proba- big personalities. When these people rise up to bly both. The opportunity to take a week- the national and global stage, we’ll end and actively network — with have each other to lean on, debate interruptions arriving only in the with and learn from. And academia form of engaging talks from dis- will be better off for it.
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Fighting back
In face of potential attacks, students learn to defend themselves
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About 64 crimes causing bodily harm take place in 2011 in East Lansing and at MSU, but many students might not know methods to defend themselves in case of an attack, experts say. Hospitality business junior Gavin Hoppe, who leads MSU’s “Self-Defense for Women” program, said everyone can benefit from learning self-defense. “It’s a shame that in this world we live in, there’s a threat of an attack,” Hoppe said. “So it’s important to learn how to defend yourself.” Although MSU’s free selfdefense session has been primarily focused on women and fighting off sexual assaults, men also can benefit from learning how to protect themselves, said Angela Michael, assistant director of Recreational Sports and Fitness Services. Hoppe said throwing a punch isn’t the only way to end an attack, assessing the situation and possible reactions also is important. Often, a situation can be deescalated by aggressively saying “No,” and yelling, Michael said. Psychology and social work sophomore Emily Koehler, who also instructs MSU’s self-defense program, said walking with determination and paying attention, such as leaving one earbud out to listen for suspicious noises, can help deter attacks. East Lansing Underground Martial Arts Assistant Coach David Strickland said typically, being very aggressive and not showing fear can help deter an attacker. “Once the mind goes, the body goes pretty quickly,” Strickland said. Although self-defense is based on a situation and fighting should be avoided unless an attack is taking place, Hoppe and Koehler said there are basic ways for students to defend themselves.
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Psychology and social work sophomore Emily Koehler teaches self-defense technique with hospitality business junior Gavin Hoppe on Wednesday at Snyder Hall.
All the right moves
Here are three common moves for self-defense
Palm heel strike To momentarily stun an attacker, a person can position their hand with their fingers closed together and their fingers, not including the thumb, bent at the first knuckle. With the leg on the same side as the striking hand behind them, the person can swiftly strike their assailant in the bottom of their nose with their palm. With enough force, this can break the assailant’s nose.
Wrist grab release When an assailant grabs a person’s wrist in an attack, a quick, circular motion of the forearm and wrist in the direction of the assailant’s thumb can free a person and allow them to get away.
Elbow strike If an attacker comes at a person from behind, they can be momentarily stopped with a quick jab of the elbow right below the assailant’s sternum, or where the ribs meet. Koehler said whenever putting force behind a strike, it is helpful to aim six inches past the intended target.
Astrophysics freshman Carolyn Wendeln wants to be an astronaut, so when she heard former astronaut Story Musgrave was coming to campus, she jumped at the chance to hear him speak. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, students and residents came to the Union to hear advice and life stories from Musgrave — who worked for NASA, holds seven graduate degrees and has flown air crafts for the Marines in Korea. Musgrave spoke as part of the University Activities Board , or UAB, lecture series “No Capes, No Masks, No Distractions. ” Musgrave was born on a farm in Massachusetts and did not graduate high school. However, he ended up working with the Marines in Korea by flying air crafts and acting as a mechanic. Later in life, Musgrave found his true love – working with NASA. “I thought, ‘Why not utilize all my education and experience from the Marines and work for NASA?’” Musgrave said. “I was looking for adventure and exploration, and I knew NASA was perfect for that.” As part of NASA’s outreach program, Musgrave began to make presentations about the program and realized he could affect many people with his story. “MSU is a special and great university,” Musgrave said. “By coming here, I can help students realize they have something no one else has and help them to pur-
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sue excellence.” Musgrave said he wants to inspire students to help build goals and end up doing something they are good at. Wendeln said she is inspired by Musgrave. “It’s exciting to have things like these at MSU because it’s cool to see that he has personally been in space shuttles,” Wendeln said. Shannon McGreal-Miller, director of leadership and education at UAB, said when she and other members of UAB heard about Musgrave’s story, they had to bring him to MSU. “Stor y is such a dynamic character — from growing up on the farm and ending up (with) so many degrees,” McGreal-Miller said. “I think hearing someone like Story talk is what helps motivate students to push for their dreams.” Even now, working with Walt Disney theme parks and as a landscaper, Musgrave said it is not about doing everything you possibly can in life, but rather utilizing what you are good at. “You never know what part of your life is going to come into play,” Musgrave said. “Life evolves, and you have to show what you can offer to the world.”
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Criminal justice junior Jordan Ascione, right, catches up with Grand Ledge, Mich. resident Marydawn Sullivan during lunch Tuesday at Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave. Harrison Roadhouse is one of the restaurants in the Beerhound Membership Card program, a loyalty card system that applies to more than 50 breweries in Michigan.
Beer Hound brings membership to eateries By Brytanie Killebrew killebr6@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
Bar lovers all across Michigan have something new to cheer for. Paul Starr of I’m a Beer Hound, a Michigan beer news website for beer related topics, created and launched the Beer Hound Membership Card. The $20 card offers discounts to more than 50 breweries and beer bars in Michigan, many of which in the Lansing area, and a one-year membership to I’m a Beer Hound. Having launched this week, Starr has sold more than 50 memberships so far. One of the card’s participating locations is East Lansing’s own, What Up Dawg?, 317 M.A.C. Ave. General manager Bill Schramm is excited about the card’s potential. “The (customers) can get out and experience more and exper-
iment with different bars,” Schramm said. “Instead of being restricted on which bars I can go to, I can go to any bar I want and get a discount there.” According to Schramm, no one has used the card yet, but he believes that will change soon. “Most beer drinking occurs later on in the evenings ... even if nobody comes the first week, first two weeks, it’s not like I’m going to feel put out, because they’re going to come.” Dartanion Thomas, on-Premise Sales Representative for MillerCoors, has high hopes for the Beer Hound Membership card. Although Thomas is excited for the card, he hopes the public gives it a chance to see the cards value. “People are afraid of new things and kill it before it starts, you’ve got to give it a chance,” he said. Thomas believes the card not only would bring more people to the participating establishments, but also help the economy and
local business. Both Schramm and Thomas believe there isn’t a down side to the card’s existence. “What could be a down side? When you get more people to come out to enjoy local food, local drink ... you’re going out and supporting local businesses. I’m not seeing a downfall,” said Thomas. Thomas said as long as people use the card responsibly, then there is no downside. Schramm and Thomas think the next move for Starr should be to make the card member’s name available for the participating venues. Thomas believes allowing bar owners to interact with cardholders and inform them of events “would be kind of a cool layer to add to it.” Starr hopes to expand participations to Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and the Upper Peninsula. His goal is to have more than 100 participating locations by 2014.
For some student-athletes, faith plays a guiding role in their sometimes hectic lives. One of those athletes is former MSU linebacker Chris Norman, who said his faith in God was a major reason why he decided to forgo entering his name in the 2013 NFL draft. “After I graduate from Michigan State, I actually got a real interesting 0ffer from a church of Southfield,” Norman said. “They’re looking for some leadership on their staff, and they asked me to work with them for a couple of years.” To some, it’s not surprising that Norman’s faith would guide such an enormous decision. Norman is a member of Athletes in Action, or AIA, a national sports ministry for student-athletes seeking to strengthen their Christian faith. “It’s a place where God and sports unite, but honestly, it can function in so many different ways,” Norman said. “It can be the place where people come to grow in their relationships with Christ, it can be the place where people come to establish a relationship with Christ.” The MSU chapter of AIA meets Tuesdays in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. The meetings are conducted by Phil Gillespie, campus director for the MSU chapter, which was founded in 2000. “It’s definitely grown in numbers (since then),” Gillespie said. “It’s grown in depth in terms of people’s involvement, their character development, their spiritual development.” Gillespie went on to say, “We want their lives to be changed and transformed from the inside out. It’s changing the course and the direction of a lot of people, in a real positive sense.” Gillespie mentioned many notable MSU athletes regularly
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Junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell, right, talks with sophomore offensive guard and center Jack Allen along with the rest of a small group at the Athletes in Action Sports Ministry meeting Tuesday at the Skandalaris Football Center. The Athletes in Action meetings allow athletes at MSU to discuss their religious beliefs with each other.
“It’s gonna outlast sports, it’s gonna outlast (MSU), it’s gonna outlast our careers once we leave from this place.” Chris Norman, former MSU linebacker
attend meetings, such as women’s basketball center Madison Williams, men’s basketball forward Matt Costello and starting quarterback Andrew Maxwell. Women’s softball shortstop Raime Cronkhite said when she transferred to MSU from Dayton after her freshman year, her involvement in AIA eased the transition. “I’ve been involved since my freshman year when I attended the University of Dayton,” she said. “When I transferred here, it was awesome because I had a community to join already, so it helped the transition a lot easier.” Norman, who’s season wrapped up last fall, attended a retreat with AIA last week in Chicago. He said meeting other religious athletes was a good experience. “Believers, we all share a com-
mon bond in that we all confess and believe that Jesus Christ is Lord,” he said. “That is a bond that is gonna outlast anything. It’s gonna outlast sports, it’s gonna outlast (MSU), it’s gonna outlast our careers once we leave from this place. So having something like that in common with other people just makes you gravitate toward one another.” Cronkhite said the program redefines what it means to be an athlete. “I love that it takes the paradigm of how our society glorifies the athlete, and to use that platform that’s already built and tears it down,” she said. “It uses the athlete’s platform and story to then say ‘It’s not about you guys. It’s not about success. It’s about Jesus and what he did.’ So it’s this awesome shift in how our society thinks.”
Ultraviolet Hippopotamus heads to Lansing By Brytanie Killebrew killebr6@msu.edu STATE NEWS ■■
The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, opens its doors to musical group Ultraviolet Hippopotamus tonight for the second-consecutive year. Ultraviolet Hippopotamus,
also known as UV Hippo or Hippo, is a musical group consisting of fi ve West Michigan natives. The group claims a unique s t yle of f u n k , ja z z a nd reggae. For journalism sophomore Lia Kamana , their jazz influence is what impresses her
most. “I feel like it’s almost more jazzy than reggae,” Kamana said. “I think someone who definitely (enjoys) jazz, or even old, classic rock, (would enjoy this group).”. Known for their jam band style, UV Hippo guitarist Russell James said that’s not a
completely accurate image. “We’re not necessarily a jam band. We do jam music, but we also do so many different things,” James said. “When people ask us what kind of music we play, well, we like to think we play good music.” According to James, UV Hippo was created seven years ago as a college band in Big Rapids, Mich. During their time of growth, band membership started to change. “As college bands do, people graduate from college and go to pursue their career,” James
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idential moves, but James, the current lineup has been together for about two years, although UV Hippo has been actively touring for four years. The group plays 150 shows or more per tour. “That’s when it starts getting rough,” James said. He is the only married member of the group, and although it’s rough at times, he considers himself lucky. “It’s difficult to be away from anyone that you care about, especially your kids or your wife,” James said. “There was a little bit of an adjustment, but when you’re lucky enough to be doing anything you love … it kinda makes all of that stuff worth it.” James said the band appreciates the opportunity to play in Michigan during the tour. The Lansing area concerts give the members a chance to spend time with family and play at one of their favorite Lansing venues. Since performing at The Loft in February 2012, James said they are anticipating their return. “It’s one of the nicer places of Lansing, and the management there is great,” he said. Steve Olson, who’s in charge of the Loft’s booking, marketing and promotions, said he also is excited to see the band. “There’s an audience around here that appreciates coming out and getting that jam band feel,” he said.
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THE WORK HORSE Despite small frame, freshman is making a big impact on MSU’s hockey team
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At five-foot-eight, Michael Ferrantino might not be the biggest player to step on the ice each game, but he is determined to be the hardest working. “He has good vision, he has good hands,� MSU hockey sophomore forward Brent Darnell said of his teammate. “The biggest thing with him is work ethic. He’s one of the hardest working guys. He brings it every day; he never takes a night off. Being an older guy, that’s something I can learn from,� he said. Ferrantino, a forward, came to the MSU hockey (7-16-3 overall, 5-12-1-0 CCHA) program this season as one of 12 new icers to put on a Spartan jersey. The freshman has been a consistent part of MSU’s lineup this season, starting in all 26 games and putting up a total of two goals, six assists and 35 shots on goal. “I knew coming in that there was going to be a lot of opportunity to play,� Ferrantino said. “I was just hoping that if I came here and I worked hard and I was doing all the right things that I’d be able to stay in the lineup. It’s been really nice to be able to be in every night,� he said. Ferrantino hit a high point last weekend in the Penn State series, and said the puck was going off his stick and “in the right places.� With a lopsided record leaning toward the loss column and only winning two of the last nine matchups, head coach Tom Anastos repeatedly has said
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Freshman forward Michael Ferrantino and Penn State junior Taylor Holstrom fight for possession of the puck Saturday at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans lost, 3-2.
Playing
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Hayes, who grew up with Ferrantino in neighboring Metro Detroit cities, said he “can’t say enough good things about him.� “I think he takes a lot of pride in putting on the green and white — that was very apparent from his early days on campus,� Hayes said. “He’s one of the hardest workers on our team. I don’t think anybody’s surprised about the success and the growth that he’s had so far.�
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his team needs to revert back to the basics and stop over-thinking things. It appeared Anastos’ message hit home for Ferrantino, and the change of mindset paid off. “Going into (last) weekend, I kind of just wanted to go back and have fun playing hockey and stop worrying about so much stuff,� Ferrantino said. “I think that really helped me mentally.� He scored MSU’s first st goal in last Friday’s 5-3 win and had d four shots, earning him a spot in n the game’s three stars. Although the Spartans tans fell 3-2 the following game, Ferrantino rrantino had an assist on both goals. s. “It was nice to see ee him get rewarded this weekend,� nd,� Darnell said. “He’s definitely got ot some confidence going, and that’s at’s what we need out of our younger ger guys.� After Saturday’s game, me, Anastos complimented the linee of Ferrantino with senior forwards ards Anthony Hayes and Chris Forfar. orfar. Combined, the three had alll the MSU assists that night. “I thought (Ferrantino) ino) did some good things on the weekend,� Anastos said. “He’s a very smart player, he’s got good hands and we’re working with him on his skating so he can become more dynamic, and at his size, he needs to do that. He’s a very smart player and he plays real hard.� Ferrantino came to MSU with the intention of working hard to gain his ice time, and so far that hard work has been noticed by his teammates and the coaching staff alike.
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8 Sports | T H E STATE NE WS | TH URS DAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 | STATE N E WS.COM MEN’S BASKETBALL
WRESTLING
MSU looks to bounce back against Illini By Dillon Davis
Notable quotes leading into tonight’s game
davisdi4@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS
Head coach Tom Izzo, on Bruce Weber not being at Illinois:
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Even after taking a step forward in a close loss to No. 3 Indiana, sophomore guard Travis Trice is cautious. The No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team (17-4 overall , 6-2 Big Ten) took one of the nation’s top teams down to the wire on the road Sunday in arguably the toughest venue in college basketball before falling short, 75-70. It was widely acknowledged as a turning point for a team that’s been lackluster for much of the season. But as the Spartans prepare to welcome Illinois (15-6, 2-5) to Breslin Center Tonight (7 p.m., ESPN), Trice said it’s imperative the team doesn’t let one loss snowball into anything more, as was the case a season ago. “Anytime we had a loss in conference, it was like backto-back losses with Northwestern and Michigan,” Trice said. “We just don’t want to dwell on it. I mean, be mad that we lost but try to move on because you don’t want one to turn into two or three.” In their fi rst season under head coach John Groce , who replaced longtime coach Bruce Weber after he was dismissed in March 2012 , the Fighting Illini have competed reasonably well in a difficult Big Ten conference. Starting with a talented mix of guards in the rotation, the Illini fi nd much of the team’s offensive strength in perimeter shooting. Illinois has attempted the most 3-pointers in the Big Ten (517), having at least 44 more attempts than any other team and 216 more than the Spartans. Against a team heavily reliant on the inexact science of perimeter shooting, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said the key is understanding the opponent by disrupting the flow of the offense and winning the bat-
“He’s got a real good team at Kansas State and John (Groce) has done a good job there, I think (at Illinois). So maybe things always work out, but Bruce was one of my closer friends in the league — maybe my closest, because we were in it almost 25 years worth.” Sophomore guard Travis Trice, on the importance of getting the victory: “I mean, you can’t take any games for granted. I think last year we went into Northwestern and we looked at it as ‘we’re gonna win,’ but we overlooked it and we took a second loss too, and we can’t do that now.” Senior center Derrick Nix, on which team Illinois reminds him of:
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Sophomore guard Travis Trice throws a no-look pass Sunday at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana defeated the Spartans, 75-70, giving MSU its second loss in the Big Ten.
tle on the boards. “I think ever ybody does what they do against us,” Izzo said. “Everybody scouts. … So I think more people take things away now. And you are going to take away their strengths. That is the one advantage I think we have.” The catalyst of the Illini offense is senior guard Brandon Paul , the conference’s third-leading scorer behind Ohio State guard Deshaun Thomas and Michigan guard Trey Burke. Paul averages 17.9 points per contest , which is heavily reliant on his shooting from beyond the arc. In 21 games, Paul has hit 48-of-141
(34 percent) of his 3-point shots, good for a tie for the si x t h-most ma kes i n t he conference. Having watched fi lm on Illinois, senior center Derrick Nix said the Spartans will look to defend Paul and the rest of the Illini along the perimeter. “They shoot a lot of 3’s,” Nix said. “They got some good big fellas inside, but they’re more a perimeter team and they shoot 3’s so we should be able to dominate the glass.” With one game in a span of nine days, the Spartans will be looking to get value out of the matchup with Illinois. The break in game action will
“I guess a UConn-type team. They remind me of UConn where they’re pretty guard-dominant, and their bigs can go as well but it’s pretty guarddominant.” COMPILED BY DILLON DAVIS
ser ve the team well, as fi ve of the team’s fi nal 10 games come against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 . But so the stor y goes with past Izzo teams, the head coach said his team is beginning to improve and is gearing up for its annual late-season peak. “I mean, as we always laugh about — my teams don’t usually peak early — this year what will happen (the next) seven or eight games,” Izzo said. “I don’t know but I think if we keep getting better, we are going to be a better team at the end of the year than we’ve been.”
WILDMO FINDS HIS PLACE ON TEAM, NICKNAMED BATMAN By Zach Smith smithza9@msu.edu THE STATE NEWS ■■
They call him Batman. Redshirt freshman 149-pounder Roger Wildmo has been in the starting lineup for the MSU wrestling team the past two meets, and has taken advantage of it. Wildmo scored a 4-3 win against Northwestern on Friday night before pinning his opponent at Ohio on Sunday. “(The pin) felt great,” Wildmo said. “That’s usually what I go for with my matches. It felt good to cradle him up again. If I don’t get the pin, at least get the win.” He took the place of senior 149-pounder Dan Osterman, who was out for the weekend with a sore knee. Osterman said they call Wildmo “Bruce Wayne” or “Batman” because he goes about wrestling much in the same way Batman goes about fighting crime. “He never gets tired, and he always wrestles hard,” Osterman said. “That’s one thing you’re always going to get out of him, is 100 percent effort. He’s like the Energizer Bunny.” Osterman and Wildmo are roommates, so the two talk and work out together frequently. Before Wildmo replaced him in the starting lineup last weekend, Osterman had a word of advice for the talented, young wrestler. “Just to be confident because you can’t make it bigger than it is,” Osterman said. “I was confident that he’d win both those matches. I think it’s huge for his confidence going forward.” Wildmo is coming off an ankle injury that sidelined him for half the season, but said his conditioning is pretty much back. Head coach Tom Minkel said Wildmo has a great work ethic and is a pleasure to coach. “When we run, he runs the fastest, when we drill, he drills as hard as anybody,” Minkel said.
“That’s one thing you’re always going to get out of him, is 100 percent effort. He’s like the Energizer Bunny.” Dan Osterman, senior 149-poimder
“He’s just does the right thing day in and day out.” A three-time state champion with a 230-2 record coming out of high school, Wildmo was the No. 33 recruit in the nation according to InterMat. “I’ve always wanted to go here,” Wildmo said. “In high school, they’d ask me why, and (assistant coach) Chris Williams would have a youth club here. That’s how I got introduced to wrestling here, and I’ve known all the coaches pretty much my whole career.” He is 11-1 on the season and 3-0 in dual meets with 5 pins. Still, Minkel said there is a lot for Wildmo to learn because the strength of college wrestlers is at a much higher level than high school, a fact that Osterman can help with. “In order to get where you want to go, you’ve got to work hard and earn it,” Minkel said. “Nobody gives you anything. When Danny goes, Danny’s all over him. The result of that is Roger has gotten much better, and there’s no doubt that he’s going to have a great career here.” Though it might be hard to break into the starting lineup with Osterman back from injury, Bruce Wayne will continue to be running and grinding with the team. But Osterman agrees with his coach that the Dark Knight will rise again. “Batman,” he said. “That’s Roger Wildmo.”
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