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A State News two-part series addressing student safety in East Lansing. Part 2: Off-Campus.

Off-Campus Exposure Recent acts of violence rattle the MSU community, with off-campus students more vulnerable to crime

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t’s been months since her apartment was broken into and robbed, but communication sophomore Julia Dinoto still can’t shake the uneasiness when she imagines a stranger’s hands sorting and pilfering her belongings.

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Lake Lansing Road. b. The second assault occurred 3C.20, Oswald Scott Wilder #3 on April 2013 on Coolidge Road.Wilder's third sexual assault took place at 3 a.m. on April 26, 2013 within c. The third sexual assault took the block Charles place300 on April 26,on 2013 in the Street. 300 block on Charles Street. 3D. Oswald Scott d. The last incident tookWilder place #416, 2013 in the Abbott on May The last incident tooklot. place Pointe Apartments parking at 8 p.m. on May 16, 2013 in the Abbott Pointe Apartments parking lot. 4. Dominique Nolff Fatally shot in the 200 block of Cedar Street on Jan. 31. ELPD are still searching for the suspect.

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Journalism junior Matt Ward said he and his three Suspect roommates were sitting in the living room of his apartment at about 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 when the suspect walked through the door, gun in hand.

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One weekend last fall, Dinoto said she and her roommates left their apartment in Chandler Crossings to visit home. She returned a few days later to find the lights on and nobody there. “Once we realized what had happened we were really freaked out,” said Dinoto, who lost an iPad, expensive jewelry and a broken iPhone 4 in the robbery. “We don’t know how they got in. The cop said it’s like they just walked right in.” Dinoto isn’t the only victim of theft in Chandler Crossings. In October, a robber broke into a journalism junior’s apartment, leading one of his roommates through their home at gunpoint as he stole an Xbox, a phone, an iPod and a laptop. No suspects were ever identified in the case. The gunman was described as a male in his 20s. Bath Township police could not confirm whether the suspect was an MSU student. A spokesman for Chandler Crossings said the complex intensified security measures after the incident, lengthening the shifts of security guards. Dinoto is one of many students throughout the years who have become victims of off-campus crime in the area surrounding MSU.

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Police brief violence High profile violence Suspect in Cedar Street shooting arraigned

The man who police suspect murdered sophomore Dominique Nolff was arraigned Thursday in Grand Rapids. Marquay McCoy, 19, was arrested on Tuesday for cutting his tether while on parole. East Lansing police have named McCoy as a suspect in last month’s shooting on Cedar Street, which killed Nolff and injured another student. KATIE ABDILLA

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Bill to change math requirement for education majors ASMSU’s Academic Affairs Committee passed a bill on Feb. 13 which would allow for education majors to change the curriculum for the math requirement. The bill was introduced by Briana Sellers and seconded by Alexa Vanburen, both College of Education representatives. The bill calls for a closer look at MTH 201 and 202 courses which focus on “proofs behind the mathematical concepts of high school level material.” said. Kary Askew GarciA

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The transition from the dorms to off-campus life in apartments and houses has become a natural one, but police and city officials say that in the rush to move in and out, some students miss important safety issues worth considering when leaving the sheltered atmosphere of campus. Off-campus crimes range from mild to heinous. Two student deaths in three weeks, both of which currently are being treated as homicides, have raised fundamental questions about the safety of East Lansing and its surroundings. East Lansing: a violent city? One friend said Dominique Nolff would give the clothes off his back. Another said he lit up those around him. Despite an investigation spanning several weeks and a recent arrest, many of the details surrounding the murder of hospitality business sophomore Dominique Nolff remain largely unknown. At about 8:45 p.m. on Jan. 31, Nolff and another 20-year-old MSU student from Grand Haven, Mich., were shot in an apartment in the 200 block of Cedar Street. Both were rushed to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, where Nolff eventually died from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting was followed less than three weeks later by the death of another student, marketing sophomore and aspiring rap artist Dustyn Frolka, who was found in respiratory distress on I-69 near the East Lansing ramp. An individual contacted police at about 10:30 that night after seeing Frolka lying in the roadway partially clothed, according to a statement from Bath Township police. A passing motor-

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ist stopped and administered first aid before Frolka was transported to Sparrow Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Earlier that night, Frolka sent a tweet from his Twitter account implying his experimentation with psychedelic drug DMT.

Police say there is no reason to believe the deaths of Dominque Nolff and Dustyn Frolka are connected “I’ve never done DMT and tonight is about to change s***,” the tweet read. Police cannot confirm whether or not the drug caused Frolka’s death until autopsy and toxicology reports are complete. Bath Township police Det. Sgt. Gary Smith previously told The State News that the report, which could take several weeks, will include whether or not Frolka had the drug in his system at the time of his death. According to reports from The Detroit Free Press, Frolka was arrested for cocaine possession on Jan. 31 and kicked out of the dorms. Despite the deaths of Nolff and Frolka, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said East Lansing does not usually see violent crime. “Luckily there is usually not a lot of real serious crime,” Murphy said. Two students dying in three weeks is unusual, to be sure — but the death of two people within the same age group is even more rare. Despite this, Murphy said the two don’t appear to be connected. Murphy said Bath Township police are handling the Frolka case, but the East Lansing detectives have been in contact with them about the investigation. “The only link we saw is that they are both MSU students,” he said. “We have no reason to believe they are connected.” Police have since arrested a suspect in connection with Nolff’s murder. Marquay McCoy, 19, was arrested for violating parole Tuesday night in Grand Rapids and is being questioned by East Lansing police in the murder investigation. “We have some loose ends to tie up,” Murphy said. Another case that rocked East Lansing late last year was the slew of sexual assaults allegedly committed by Oswald Scott Wilder. Wilder, 26, of Vernon, Mich., is accused of sexually assaulting four women, all either MSU students or alumnae, in various locations in

East Lansing between March 30 and May 16 of last year. Wilder was originally charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration and one count of gross indecency between male and female by a sexually delinquent person and is considered a habitual offender. Court documents show Wilder will face an additional count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and a count of unlawful imprisonment for an attack that reportedly took place on the 1100 block of Grand River Avenue. A trial date for Wilder has not yet been set. Murphy called the sexual assaults “an unusual circumstance” in East Lansing. He said assaults like the ones allegedly committed by Wilder usually get people’s attention, but students and residents alike need to continue to be aware of their surroundings. “If there is an opportunity for people to move in and commit crimes they will do it,” he said. From the police For many students, their years at college are the first chance they have to explore the freedom and independence of living on their own. Although that might be invigorating for most, East Lansing police said it can create a laid-back demeanor that makes students more susceptible to crime than the average person. “East Lansing is known as a fun town, and that’s a good thing,” Murphy said. “The only problem is, there are some criminals that that take advantage of that laid-back atmosphere.” When students make the decision to move off campus, Murphy said it’s crucial for students to be aware of their surroundings, something other local law enforcement officials have stressed as well. “The victims aren’t at fault, but there are things they can do to not become victims,” he said. “Criminals aren’t stupid. They target people who are intoxicated or people who are walking alone, so being aware of your surroundings is essential.” Meridian Township is home to The Lodges, one of the newest apartment complexes that is occupied primarily by students. Meridian Township police said the key to being safe while living offcampus is to stay in groups. “We recommend the same thing to students that we

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“The victims aren’t at fault, but there are things they can do to not become victims. Criminals aren’t stupid.” Jeff Murphy, East Lansing police captain

do to everyone else,” Lt. Greg Frenger of the Meridian Township Police Department said. “Lock up vehicles and apartments, be aware of your surroundings and don’t travel alone.” Frenger said the majority of the calls the department receives involving students are the typical things— noise complaints and parking violations. Weather also plays a factor in the number of illegal activities, so Frenger said more complaints tend to come in during bouts of more pleasant weather. Bath Township police cover the jurisdiction of one of the biggest apartment complexes for MSU students: Chandler Crossings. Bath Township police Sgt. Matt Mardigian said the key to living off campus safely doesn’t differ from what it takes to be a safe resident in Bath Township. “It wouldn’t be any different than what I would tell any other citizen,” he said. “You really have to be aware of your surroundings.” For more information One of the biggest transitions from moving out of the protection of MSU’s campus to East Lansing is the change in status from “student” to “student-resident.” East Lansing city officials are instrumental in helping to make the transition smooth. “This is the first time students are moving into the community, and we want to be an open and accepting community,” East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Diane

Goddeeris said. “At the same time, we understand that they are out on their own. We want to make as much information available as possible.” Goddeeris said city government works with the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, and ASMSU to try to make that information easily accessible. The city of East Lansing website has a lot of information about important ordinances and things students should know regarding safety. Goddeeris said the people who you live with is one of the most important things to consider when moving off-campus. “The first decision is who to live with, and it should take time to decide that,” she said. “I worry students are pushed to sign too early.” Goddeeris said the issue of early signing dates has been brought to council and ASMSU‘s attention, but there is little from a legislative standpoint council can do. “We can’t do anything legislatively, we can encourage them (the landlords) to move the date back but we can’t force them to do it,” she said. “ASMSU has brought this issue up numerous times.” Above all, Goddeeris said safety and having a positive off-campus living experience is understanding exactly what living on one’s own entails, especially away from the bubble of life in residence halls. “Students need to know what they are responsible for,” she said.

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For those curious about the processes that results in the alcohol in their can or bottle, there is a club for that. The MSU Distilling Club, recently formed, has started recruiting students interested in learning about how alcohol is made from “the grains and fruit to the finished product.” The club is open to all majors and focuses exclusively on educating its members through distillery tours, talks with guest experts and observation of the distilling process. While there is a beverage science and technology specialization at MSU, some students don’t have the course requisites, club president and chemical engineering graduate student Jake Rochte said. The club aims to introduce students to the courses, operations and opportunities in distilling, Rochte said. The club is the latest support for distiller education, a field in which MSU is the leading university in the country, professor of food science and chemical engineering Kris Berglund said. “This is the only distilling program in the U.S.,” Berglund said. “When people are looking for (prospective employees), they come here,” Berglund said.

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Biosystems engineering senior and secretary of the MSU Distilling Club Jamie Burns waits during the distilling process of brandy Thursday at Red Cedar Spirits. MSU students formed the club following the creation of the MSU Artisan Distilling Program and the distillery/tasting room.

Club v ice president and chemical engineering senior Nicole Shriner aspires to work at a distillery, brewery or winery, and eventually establish her own brand. “Many of my friends are annoyed because they’re sitting at desks and I’m making booze all day,” Shriner said. “Who wouldn’t want to make booze for a living?” Club secretary and biosystems engineering senior Jamie

tion of being able to consume the final product of the distillation work. “We’re an ethanol refinery, but you can drink our product,” Rochte said. “It’s making a chemical, but it’s making a safe chemical to drink,” he said. For students interested in joining, the club will host its first meeting at 5:30 on March 10 in Red Cedar Spirits, 2000 Merritt Rd.

Burns recently was offered a job with Anheuser-Busch for the summer. He said working at Red Cedar Spirits, the distillery affiliated with MSU, has bolstered his résumé and given him experiences to share with employers. Rochte said the processes involved in distilling share many similarities with his chemical engineering laboratory work, with the excep-

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Alumnus uses social networks for expression By Olivia Dimmer odimmer@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Like, retweet, follow, view, reblog. This is the social currency of the Internet, how people validate one another. MSU alumnus and Internet personality Tyler Oakley knows this all too well — in terms of Oakley social currency, Oakley is a multi-millionaire. Since getting his start in 2007, Oakley has become a bonafide sensation, with more than 900,000 likes on his Facebook page, almost two million followers on Twitter and almost four million YouTube subscribers. Oakley uses these mediums to entertain, connect and gain corporate sponsors and advertisements. “I think I fell into it,” Oakley said. “I feel like it wasn’t (a generational movement) when I started ... but it evolved into something bigger that I never had the intention to join.” Oakley recently was featured on “Generation Like,” a recent PBS Frontline special that elaborated on the social media game of amassing fame. “The control is now in the hands of everyone,” public relations and social media professor Saleem Alhabash said. “Anyone can post a YouTube video, a blog ... the shift in control has creat-

people a great mode of selfexpression, giving young personalities like Oakley a chance to be themselves, Alhabash said. And that’s the point, Oakley said. The overall goal of his YouTube channel was to be a personal diary documenting his real-life growth and experiences. Even his viewers take note of his authenticity and likability. Psychology freshman Sarafina Apolloni is an avid fan of Oakley’s, as a YouTuber and as a fellow Spartan. “I think he’s a great role model, especially if you watch the videos of him explaining why he started his YouTube channel in the first place,” she said. “I really like that he is so positive about everything.”

“If we rely too much on these evaluations, it can be devastating and frustrating to a person.” Saleem Alhabash, public relations and social media professor

ed this sense of empowerment and the illusion that the road to fame is very easy.” The PBS special also took a look at how young people identify themselves by how much validation they receive online. In short, the special claimed young people get gratification and evaluate themselves by how many likes, retweets and views they get. Psychology professor Linda Jackson has extensively researched the effects of technology use on young people and claims more young people use it as a mode of expression. “Social media is a way (for young people to) express themselves in a “safe” environment,” Jackson said in an email. “It’s anonymous, you can say anything without negative repercussions and you can leave if you don’t like what’s being said,” she said. For Oakley, the Internet was never an avenue to find or validate himself. Oakley said he simply documented his adventurous life and the outcome has had positive effects on him. Because of his video-making, Oakley now considers himself more adventurous. But Oakley said the mass attention also can be detrimen-

tal. Viewers online can be quite cruel, he said. Alhabash iterated some of the dangers of expressing oneself online and relying too much on online validation. “If we rely too much on these evaluations, it can be devastating and frustrating to a person,” he said. “The negativity can stay, the evaluation can stay and the effect of the positive does not hold for a long time. We always want more.” Although relying on the Internet can be dangerous, it offers

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The State Board of Canvassers approved a petition Wednesday to form a coalition of organizations and interest groups that would raise Michigan’s minimum wage from the current $7.40 to $10.10 by 2017. The legislation could have a major impact on students, said Frank Houston, director of one of the coalition’s supporting groups. “I think there’s a lot of working students in Michigan that’ll benefit greatly from that couple extra bucks an hour,” Houston said. Houston, who also is chair of the Oakland County Democratic Party, said Republicans in the state legislature refused to entertain the idea of legislation to raise the minimum wage. Supporters must garner at least 258,088 signatures for the petition by May 28 to introduce it to the state legislature. Once introduced, lawmakers have 40 days to vote the bill into law. If the bill does not have enough support for House and Senate approval, the measure would appear on the November state election ballot as a referendum. Indiv idua ls a f f iliated with the coalition said they believed there was overwhelming public support for a minimum wage increase. It’s unclear how the petition, if it becomes law, would

affect MSU’s operations. Kinesiology sophomore Sona Dagley works in the Gallery at Snyder and Phillips halls. Although her family is supporting her through college, she said she puts the money she earns into a retirement fund. She said she doesn’t think the minimum wage should be increased, despite the raise in pay it would bring her, because it would negatively impact the price of goods and services. “If you’re paying for your own college and you’re only on minimum wage, then that’s when the raise of the minimum wage could be really helpful,” Dagley said. There also is a nationwide effort to increase the minimum wage. Obama called for an increase in his State of the Union address, and a bill introduced in Congress calling for the raise was the subject of debate this week. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the proposal Tuesday. The report said if the minimum wage was increased to $10.10 by the end of 2016, about 500,000 jobs would be lost nationally, but about 900,000 people would be lifted out of poverty. Economic professor Charles Ballard said in a previous interview that there would be some job loss, but the overall impact would be positive. “The percentage that will lose a job will be small relative to the increase in the minimum wage which will be received by those who maintain a job, which will be relatively large numbers,” Ballard said.

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The girl in this mirror has not been retouched,” a sticker attached to the dressing room mirror in Aerie for American Eagle reads. While trying on swimsuits for my spring break trip to Florida, my sister pointed out the mirror in front of me. As I stared at my image, I was introduced to something that hasn’t been seen on a large scale for 10 years, a beauty campaign that encourages women to embrace their natural appearances. American Eagle Outfitter’s lingerie brand is introducing Aerie Real. The company is no longer using supermodels or retouching their photos for advertisements, similar to Dove’s Real Beauty campaign introduced in 2004. The ads highlight the model’s tiny imperfections, including their tattoos, freckles and dimpling with their slogan plastered across the spreads reading, “the real you is sexy.” This is definitely a step in the right direction for the fashion industry. Having shopped at Aerie for years, I admit that I wish I could look like their Danish model, Nina Agdal, who is also on the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover. But the reality is that I probably never will, and I’m learning to accept that everyone has their flaws. Only 4 percent of females in the world have a model figure, emeritus professor of communication and telecommunication Bradley Greenberg said. Attempting to look like the supermodels on the covers of magazines can be harmful to your selfesteem and feed your insecurities. Journalism professor Karl Gude, who used to be an art director at Newsweek, said Aerie knows its target audience is approximately 15 to 25-year-olds.

“Some students already go to the games heavily intoxicated and, that causes enough problems.”

These buyers want to believe their ads are doing a cube of cheese — Ben Stram, State News reporter something honorable, which could make their new and a celery stick campaign a cash cow. for dinner. They Read the rest online at “Ethically, do they give a shit? I doubt it,” Gude choose to put their statenews.com/blog. said. lives in jeopardy for a Although the models aren’t retouched, they still superficial and degraddon’t necessarily represent the norm. It’s a step in the ing job. right direction for the fashion indusOne out try, but you need to be skeptical of of every 100 guest columnist everything in the news. Deception is young women as easy as a few clicks in Photoshop between 10 and 20 and voilá, flaws disappear. are starving themselves Gude recently got into an argument and many more are bulimic, with an art director on Facebook after according to Gude’s article. he shared his criticism for Flare magIf you give in to your insecurities, Aerie’s fitting room mirror, but the company’s stickazine’s retouched cover photo of Jenyou can cause serious bodily harm. At er pleasantly reminded me that beauty is something nifer Lawrence to make her appear a lesser level, you may take up a new that shouldn’t be retouched in real life. Hopefully thinner, according to Gude’s article restrictive diet. their campaign can do the same for others. Cayden Royce about the ordeal in Huffington Post. My roommates and I tried this last Loving yourself instead of idolizing a computerroycecay@msu.edu The art director claimed that year and it lasted for three days. We generated image is what understanding real beauretouching photos is a necessary part tried to “cleanse” our bodies by only ty is all about. of the “painstaking process” that a eating certain vegetables and abstainThere are resources at MSU that inspire the same fashion magazine goes through to create the perfect ing from every other important food group. While kinds of ideals Aerie does. Spartan Body Pride and cover photo. In response to the art director’s claim, it makes you look thinner in the short-run, it often Reflection Revolution both advise students to appreGude turned to Photoshop. He crudely retouched times leads to gaining more weight in the long-run. ciate their body types and disregard the unrealisa photo of the weighty art director to make him In high school, I remember seeing one of my cur- tic standards advertised in the media. They meet, look thinner. vier classmates crying in the bathroom as she ran discuss and challenge their ideas about body image You go, Gude. Not only was the art director wrong into a stall to throw up. What kind of society push- to establish a positive atmosphere for students in in arguing that it’s acceptable to retouch an already es us to the point of hurting ourselves in this way? East Lansing. stunning actress, but he is among many of those in The idea that you need to look a certain way to Spartan Body Pride will host “Love Your Body the advertising business that are the culprits of caus- be accepted by the world is a misguided path. The Week” at the end of the month with events to ing young women to feel pressured to look thin. media has a great deal of influence on us sublim- encourage loving your body. Look for their list of Society is obsessed with looking perfect. We inally, it’s important not to believe everything we upcoming events on their Facebook page. put supermodels on a pedestal and praise them see through mass media. Cayden Royce is a journalism sophomore. Reach by throwing millions of dollars at them for eating I wasn’t entirely flattered by my reflection in her at roycecay@msu.edu.

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“Crowded at the caf” Maybe if the university stopped acting like the newer cafeterias are “family-friendly restaurants” instead of STUDENT DINING CENTERS, we wouldn’t have to wait so long. Anyone who has worked at Brody Square in the last three years can attest to the fact that large family groups are frequently found taking up large sections of the dining area (wtf is up with “reserved” seating for these people??). Stop inviting the public to dine with us - we pay thousands of dollars a year to eat your food and attend classes here, so I think we deserve to have priority over random families who show up at OUR cafeteria, thinking that it’s the on-campus equivalent of Big Boy or something. Why are we being shafted in favor of strangers? brody10, Feb. 17

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y freshman year, a friend strategy is nothing but a shady corporate on campus approached scheme used to capitalize on impressionable young people looking to earn much me about a job opportu- needed cash during school. nity. With great enthuMy advice: save your money and find a siasm, he told me about a position he had real job that will build your résumé and provide a reliable paycheck. recently accepted selling energy drinks According to an unbiased, with a company called nonprofit, consumer protecguest columnist tion agency Truth in AdverVemma Nutrition. Unlike tising, Inc., Vemma grossthe typical jobs taken by ly exaggerates the earning college students, he said potential of its “brand partemployees at Vemma have ners.” A quick look at Vemma’s own income disclosure a chance at earning robust, statement will show the six-figure salaries and can extent of their fabrications. even be awarded luxurious In 2012, 36 percent of VemAlex dardas ma members made under BMW sports cars as sales dardasal@msu.edu $700 for the entire year. More bonuses. than 75 percent of employees Instantly, I was a little skeptical about made less than $1,400. To provide context, the validity of my friend’s claims. Real- working a part time job (20 hours/week) ly, I can make hundreds of thousands of at $8 an hour would result in $8,000 earndollars and drive a BMW by becoming a ings per year. door-to-door energy drink salesman? It But what about those six-figure incomes didn’t add up. for “those who stick it out?” It turns out For those who have never been that less than one percent of Vemma approached about joining Vemma on cam- “brand partners” earned $100,000 or pus, here is some background information. more in 2012. Vemma is a $30 billion soft drink compaBased on the typical results, you could ny that recruits college students at MSU probably buy that beach house sooner by and nationwide to sell, distribute and pro- starting your own can and bottle collecting mote their brand of products. enterprise than by selling cans of Verve. These students become Vemma “brand Vemma hides behind a variety of phony partners” and are tasked with trying to endorsement deals and fictitious proclarecruit friends and classmates to join the mations. Vemma CEO Benson K. Boreyko, Vemma revolution. for instance, has claimed that his company Advertised as nutrient rich and clin- has an A+ rating with the Better Business ically tested, “Verve” products, as they Bureau (BBB). In fact, the BBB gave Vemare commonly called, are promoted as ma a C+ and has received 31 complaints a healthy alternative to traditional ener- about the company, according to TINA.org. gy drinks, such as Red Bull or Monster. Vemma also brags about its relationAccording to the Verve MSU Facebook ship with the NBA and the Phoenix Suns page, “with Verve Energy Drink, you get as a way of enhancing their legitimacy as the best of both worlds: the powerful ener- a business. In a YouTube video respondgy you desire and the premium nutrition ing to critics calling Vemma a pyramid you need.” scheme, Boreyko stated “we are a comIt seems unlikely that a highly caffein- pany that, from a credibility stand point, ated energy drink could provide anyone has an association with the Phoenix Suns with “premium nutrition,” but I am going from the NBA. You know, the NBA had to to ignore that claim and instead examine come in, look at our business model, make the outlandish notion that working with sure they signed off on anything.” Vemma could help students earn massive Here again, Vemma created its own paychecks and flashy sports cars. reality. Michael Bass, executive vice presiTo broke college students buried in debt dent of communications for the NBA, said from student loans and struggling to pay “The NBA does not have a partnership for food, books, and those lovely PACE with the Vemma Nutrition Company … parking tickets, this pathway to financial It is also not true that the NBA investigatindependence and material wealth can ed the company’s structure.” seem like a dream come true. Given their propensity for spreading Every year, it seems like I meet anoth- misinformation and falsehoods, I would er zealous Vemma convert who tries to like to suggest a new Vemma slogan. Rathconvince me that the road to riches starts er than its current motto “Making a posby selling and promoting Verve energy itive difference starts with helping peodrinks. They present me with unbeliev- ple,” I think a more suitable mantra would able examples of Vemma employees sail- be “Vemma: The company where everying on yachts and living in extravagant thing is made up and the facts don’t matbeach houses. That sure sounds better ter!” (Hey, maybe Drew Carey could be than eating Easy Mac every night. their spokesman?) Although they admit nothing is guarDon’t be fooled by all the flash. There anteed, Vemma’s MSU Facebook page are better ways to go about making monassures readers that “the people who earn ey here at MSU and it’s not worth entanyearly six-figure incomes with Vemma are gling yourself with a disingenuous operthe ones who stick it out.” ation like Vemma. There might in fact be a select group of Be skeptical, and remember that somepeople who earn large salaries and drive thing that sounds too good to be true norfancy cars from selling Verve products, mally is. but this kind of success is not the norm. Alex Dardas is an international relations I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but and journalism junior. Reach him at darVemma and its out-of-the-box marketing dasal@msu.edu.

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First Makeathon competition at U-M to get students’ creativity

Organizations celebrate culture with Afro-Latino week

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Fifteen Spartans will be competing on Wolverine territory on Friday to design and create marketable products as part of the first ever collegiate Makeathon at the University of Michigan. Makeathon, an event sponsored by MPowered Entrepreneurship, a U-M student organization, is a 24-hour challenge where students will break into teams of four and create the prototypes. The prototypes will then be judged based on how marketable they are and will be displayed in an expo at Tech Shop in Detroit. Irene Li, a genetics and interdisciplinary social sciences sophomore, has been working tirelessly since Tuesday, when she found out about the event. She was aiming on putting together a last-minute social media campaign to get students involved in the event. Li reached out to friends and students via a Facebook ad she created, which proved to be successful. She said 15 are committed to the competition, whereas 15 others volunteered to organize the trip to Ann Arbor and show their support for the students. U-M mechanical engineering

and art and design junior Beverly Chou, who organized the event, has been planning it since last year. One of the more difficult aspects is getting students from other majors besides engineering or design involved, Chou said. “I think we try to market to them by telling them its going to be really fun that you don’t have to be an engineer and you don’t have to be an art student,” Chou said. She said students participating in Makeathon will be able to attend workshops to guide them towards what they would like to create. Chou said she is looking forward to meeting the MSU students who are coming. She said there are students from four or five different universities participating within Michigan. Mechanical engineering freshman Rebecca Wang said she thinks the event will be fun and provide networking opportunities. She said she was looking forward to working with team members from diverse academic disciplines. “All these majors will all contribute...to create something that is unifying,” Wang said. Mechanical engineering sophomore Steve Price expressed his

excitement for Makeathon. Price, who was on America’s Got Talent last summer, wowed judges with his Rube Goldberg machines. Essentially, these are machines that perform simple tasks in extravagant ways. Some of the materials he used were marbles and hot wheels toy cars to create “chain reactions,” according to a previous State News report. Although he didn’t win, Price is continuing with his interests by getting involved in Makeathon. He said he thinks the event will be challenging, despite his talent. “You need to come up with a new idea, within one weekend, a brand new product, and its going to be hard to find proper inspiration,” he said. Li said there will be mentors on hand to help students in the process of creating their prototypes Li said she thinks Makeathon will help create a culture of innovation. She said she aspires to spread the culture of collaboration in the creation of physical products at MSU. “What’s important for me is to go and be in that...really innovative environment,” Li said. Rafael Lopez Aguilar contributed to this report.

Agricultural business senior Clara Erickson and Charlotte, Mich., resident Marco Flores compete in a danceoff during a celebration of AfroLatino week Thursday in the Wonders Hall Kiva.

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For Phi Iota Alpha vice president Dylan Luna, the celebration of Afro-Latino week is more than the dancing, mingling and ethnic food offered at the events of the week. The social relations and policy senior said the festivities going on during the week are not only enjoyable, but also help break down stereotypes and bring about knowledge of different cultures on campus. “It’s a chance to learn, to get people engaged politically and get involved with the culture,” Luna said. The Phi Iota Alpha hosted their Third Annual Afro-Latino Week in honor of Black History Month. On Thursday, the fraternity held an event called Ritmo Latino, Sabor Africano, where they emblazoned performances from student groups, including the MSU Salsa Club, poet Leslie Aririguzo, the MSU Breakdance Club and others as a segment of their Afro-Latino Showcase. They even held a dance contest to get students more involved. Luna is the chairperson for the Afro-Latino Week Committee, which he established in February of 2012. The fraternity focuses its

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efforts toward raising money and awareness for causes, such as UNICEF, by hosting events throughout the year. Luna said he loves hosting the events because he gets to see people take new knowledge home. Phi Iota Alpha brother and computer science sophomore Edwin Montoya said the week of celebration combines the African and Latino communities and makes students more aware of

the minorities present on campus. “The African and Latino community has influence here,” Montoya said. “Not just one group has influence.” Aririguzo, also a psychology senior, said it’s important for the groups to support one another. “I feel as though as minorities, sometimes we have to kind of uplift each other,” she said. “It’s always helpful to have group support.”

Increases to Michigan higher education funding still under discussion By Derek Gartee dgartee@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

After recent funding changes proposed by Governor Rick Snyder, the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan Executive Director Michael Boulus is happy to see increases to higher education funding, but noted funding is still a pressing issue.

The funding proposed by Snyder would include a 6.1 percent increase in state appropriations from the previous year, which is still much lower than funding allotted before Snyder took office. Michigan legislators furthered the discussion Thursday at a Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education hearing to get opinions from universities around the state. Boulus said the universities

represented by the council have raised tuition in response to lack of state funding, forcing families to make up the difference. The council is a nonprofit organization that serves 15 Michigan universities, including MSU. Testimony was also given about the performance funding in Governor Snyder’s proposal. Lake Superior State University President Tony McLain said the per-

A new beat

Emceeing 101 instructor Raphael Downes helps Lansing resident Gavin Palmer expand on his rap lyrics at the Oak Park YMCA Tuesday. Casey Hull/ The State

lass is in session, and the word for the day is “cohesion.” When asked for the definition, the students stare back blankly at the teacher, unsure of how to answer. But this is no English class. There are no tests or pop quizzes. For the pupils of Emceeing 101, lessons might come in the context of hip hop, but the curriculum is life. All of the Above Hip Hop Academy is an organization of local professional rappers, beat makers, urban artists and break dancers who offer nine-week courses for adolescents. Classes are held

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University President M. Roy Wilson during the hearing, despite the university’s revocation of performance funding after officials violated a tuition cap last year. “We accept higher-risk, often financially challenged students. We will continue to accept these students, because that is our mission,” Wilson said. “We are pleased that the Governor’s budget proposal includes a Pell met-

ric, and we urge (legislators) to keep this in the final budget.” Wilson said Wayne State won’t receive much benefit. “We support the proposed metrics, even though they don’t serve Wayne State as well as other universities, and would in fact result in Wayne State receiving the lowest percentage increase among Michigan’s public universities,” Wilson said.

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Agricultural industries sophomore John Miller competes in a bull riding competition during the 45th Annual Spartan Stampede Rodeo on Feb. 15, 2014, at MSU Pavilion. Miller has been riding since he was eight.

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hen John Miller is on the back of an 1,800 pound bull, he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t risk taking his eyes off the massive creatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neck or his own hands as he grips the rope. Even as the world morphs into a spinning blur around him, his focus canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shift away â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless he wants to end up thrown to the to the ground like a rag doll. The sensation is nothing new to the agricultural industries sophomore. Miller has been riding bulls since he was eight years old, but his dream of doing so has been alive since he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;baby-sized.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to sleep through

the rodeo and wake up for the bull riding,â&#x20AC;? he said. Miller started training in rodeo clinics when he was 12 years old and said that was a major turning point in his bull riding career. He went from riding steers, gripping on for dear life, to riding fullsized bulls and learning how to execute the motions that come with it. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more to bull riding than clinging on to the animal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in the hips and the riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free arm. Riders must hold up their free arms in the air as the bull spins and bucks. If the free arm moves out of position, a domino effect follows. An out of place free arm causes the riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hips, which are crucial to remaining on the bull, to pivot the wrong way. Miller has felt genuine fear

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the sport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I love, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I do,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get kind of irritated when I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on anything that bucks for a long time. I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not doing anything productive.â&#x20AC;? Miller has also lived through many good days since he started riding. He said one of his proudest moments was when he rode in the National Little Britches Rodeo finals competition. Miller went into the competition ranked as 42nd in bull riding in the world. At the end, he was 14th. Now Miller is focusing on learning how to ride horses in saddle bronc competitions. He is also a member of the MSU Rodeo Club, a club consisting of about 40 members. The group recently hosted the 45th annual Spartan Stampede. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted to do for my entire life,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanna spend the rest of my life making money doing this.â&#x20AC;?

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Third-period goals surrendered by the women’s hockey team in the gold-medal loss to Canada.

sochi olympics near finale Event draws reflection from MSU prof, alumni, student monitoring Games By Mayara Sanches msanches@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Six years of hard work and preparation for 18 days of competition that now are coming to an end. It was all worth it. At least for the person who made sure there was snow instead of mush. Joe VanderKelen, president of SMI Snowmakers — the company who made the snow for the Olympics — said he wouldn’t have changed anything. “We are very proud and pleased,” VanderKelen, an MSU alumnus, said. “Planning and execution have all paid off. The process went as we planned and there was plenty of snow for the Games.” Welcoming VanderKelen’s team and the world with “open arms and big smiles,” he said he had a fantastic time. The customers also were very pleased and satisfied with how the Winter Olympics turned out. “We are very proud to have been involved in a small way with the success of the Olympics. The spirit of the Olympics really does help unite the world,” he said. Uniting the world is one of the main reasons the Olympics exist. Another is to use the mega event to make the host city a better place for its original residents, said MSU professor Mark Wilson. Wilson is a professor for the MOOC — the massive open online course — “Mega Events: Inside the Winter Olympics.” “Russia achieved what it wanted, which was positive world press, while people seemed to lose focus of the crucial issues,” he said. The image the world saw of Russia was highly managed and that is what the public will remember, Wilson said, but the class is teaching students from

U.S. women’s hockey falls to Canada; men’s team to play in semis By Erik Sargent esargent@statenews.com

all over the world to look deeper than just the sports. “They have to be mindful of the legacy — what’s left afterward,” Wilson said. “What will be left for the city? Will it be useful? Will people in Sochi have better lives?” However, building about 43,000 hotel rooms, an airport, a rail system and a ski resort might not be useful for the Russians who live there, according to Wilson. Sochi is a warm city — the warmest to ever host the Winter Olympics, and Wilson said climate change and environmental problems will grow. What Wilson said Russia needed was the positive press, but that it started out rough. “As for the infrastructure, Sochi provided the resources needed for it all to work,” Wilson said. Andrew Roth, a senior and former president of MSU’s Russian Club, said the problems of infrastructure were already embarrassing — including sinks that didn’t work, bathroom problems and unfinished hotels. While Roth’s hope going into the Olympics was to showcase to the world that Russia needs help, Wilson said that the public is preoccupied on what the athletes achieved. “In the class, we teach them to appreciate the athletes, but to look at what’s behind it. The country wants to cover up what happens there besides that,” Wilson said. Regardless of what the venues will be used for, Roth said the Olympics hopefully will make Russia prosper in the future and teach people what’s really going on there. The Closing Ceremonies will happen at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, and from then on, the public will see what the Olympics brought to Russia during 18 days and beyond.

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The quest for an Olympic gold medal was cut short in a split second for the U.S. women’s hockey team as the team lost to rival Canada in overtime Thursday, 3-2. The game was an instant classic and came right down to the wire to decide the winner. Canada reached the finals after defeating Switzerland 3-1 in the semifinals. T he U.S. reached the gold medal game after defeating Sweden 6-1 in its semifinal game. The game started off with good defense from both squads, and the first period saw both teams go scoreless.

Canada used two goals in the final period to tie the game before eventually taking home gold The U.S. got on the board first after Meghan Duggan scored a goal halfway through the second period to make the game 1-0. That would be the only goal of the second period. Heading into the third period with a 1-0 lead, the U.S. struck again quickly as Alex Carpenter scored on a power play and put the Americans up, 2-0. The U.S. was able to hold off the Canadians for a majority of the third period and looked locked in to take home the gold medal, but Canada had other ideas. With under four minutes left in the game, Brianne Jenner scored a goal for Canada to make the game 2-1. Then with under one minute left, Marie-Philip

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Americans now will turn to the men’s hockey team for revenge over Canada. The men’s teams will face off in a rematch of the 2010 gold medal game on Friday at noon for the second of two semifinal games in the Olympics. The other semifinal game will feature Sweden against Finland at 7:00 a.m. ET. It is one of the more highly anticipated match-ups of the

Olympics, as Canada features a load of talent on their roster with NHL players like Sidney Crosby and Rick Nash. Two former Spartans also will be on display for the game. Ryan Miller is a goalie for the U.S. but has played sparingly so far in the Olympics. Duncan Keith, who plays for Canada, has seen significant playing time so far in his team’s games.

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Poulin was able to sneak in a quick goal to force overtime. Poulin then would strike once more to crush the hopes of the American team when she scored the game-winner in overtime to give Canada the 3-2 victory and the Olympic gold medal. In other women’s Olympic hockey news, Switzerland was able to beat Sweden 4-3 to take home the bronze medal.

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strong outside shots help MSU BEAT PURDUE mindset, only attempting two shots from inside the arc, and going 13-of-19 from THE STATE NEWS three-point land. Six of MSU’s first ten Behind a school record 17 three-pointers, the No. 13 MSU shots were from beyond the men’s basketball team throt- arc, and it took until neartled Purdue 94-79 in West ly the nine minute mark for them to make a two-point Lafayette, MSU 94 Ind., T hurs- field goal. PUR 79 day night. After not starting for the fifth straight game, Appling Junior guard Travis Trice hit the made his first appearance record 17th triple with just with just over 16 minutes under four and a half min- left in the half. On his first possession, utes left. The Spartans finished 17-of- he brought the ball down 32 from long range, with six the f loor and executed a different players contributing. pick and roll before findi ng Pay ne for a With his mother’s wide-open jersey hanging in three-pointer. t he ra f ters at MSU got Mackey Arena, Six different out to a sophomore 13-7 lead, guard Gar y players hit but t he Har ris had Boileranother big 3-pointers on makers night against fought a team from the night for back to his home tie it after state, scoring MSU six straight 25 points and p o i nt s f r o m g r abbi ng t h ree freshman Kendrebou nds to lead all Stephens. MSU. But MSU went on a quick Harris had been working to shake off a bad shooting slump 9-0 run behind three constretching across the past sev- sec ut ive t h ree-poi nters eral games, including a 3-of- from Pay ne, sophomore 20 shooting performance on guard Gar y Harris and the road at Wisconsin earlier junior guard Travis Trice. The second half was less this month. S e n ior c e nte r A d r e i a n impressive for the Spartans Pay ne added 23 points of as they only made four trihis own, while senior guard ples, but still outscored the Keith Appling dished out nine Boilermakers 45-41. Purdue clawed their way assists. Appling showed signs of back in it as the second half shaking off the rust that had wore on, going on an 8-2 plagued him in his last out- run to get within 11 points. But the hot MSU shooting after missing a stretch of games because of a nagging ing was too much for the wrist injury dating back to ear- Boilermakers to overcome. Next up for the Spartans lier in the season.. MSU had 26 assists on 30 is a battle for the Big Ten lead when they take on made field goals. The Spartans came out in rival Michigan at noon on the first half with a shooting Sunday.

Freshman forward Mackenzie MacEachern prepares to skate the puck around Ohio State defenseman Curtis Gedig on Feb. 7 at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans tied with the Buckeyes, 2-2, and lost the shootout.

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MSU hockey will look to build on its momentum from last weekend’s series at Penn State, as the Spartans travel to No. 8 Wisconsin for the first time since 2010. MSU (9-13-7 overall, 3-5-63 Big Ten) will face Wisconsin four times in the next few weeks, with Friday and Saturday as the first two games in the stretch. Friday’s matchup at Wisconsin will be the beginning of a tough final six-game stretch in Big Ten play for MSU. The Spartans finish with four games against Wisconsin and two games against No. 10 Michigan to end the regular season. Wisconsin is in second place and U-M is in third place in the Big Ten. The green-and-white enter the series coming off the team’s first road win of the season last Saturday at Penn State. The

“It’s kind of nice that we get to play Michigan and Wisconsin because we can determine our own destiny.” Dean Chelios, Forward

Spartans took five of six points in the series to put MSU only one point out of third place in the Big Ten standings. Friday’s game begins at 9 p.m. and Saturday’s at 5 p.m., with both games being played at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Both games will be televised, Friday’s on the Big Ten Network and Saturday’s on ESPNU. Freshman forward Mackenzie MacEachern said the comefrom-behind win on Saturday at Penn State was big for the Spartans because it had been them on the wrong side of the comeback lately, something that gives the team confidence going on the road. “We’ve been on the opposite side of the spectrum this whole year,” MacEachern said. “The

weekend before against Ohio State (that) was exactly what happened. We had the win in the bag and with two minutes left in the game (and) they take it away from us, so it’s good to get that (win) and helps us going forward.” Senior forward Dean Chelios said he is excited for the opportunity to finish the season against some of the best in the league. He said MSU will be able to control its own fate in playing its way into a higher seed in the Big Ten Tournament. “It’s kind of nice that we get to play Michigan and Wisconsin because we can determine our own destiny,” Chelios said. “The goal is second place now if we can’t get to first and beat Minnesota, so we can get that bye.”

Wisconsin (17-9-2, 8-5-1) also enters the series on a hot streak. The Badgers have won three of their last four games, including a sweep of then-No. 1 Minnesota a few weeks ago. The Badgers are led in scoring by senior forwards Mark Zengerle and Michael Mersch, with a combined 53 points this season. Mersch also is second in the Big Ten in goals, with 16. Wisconsin also boasts one of the best penalty kill units in the country, ranking in the top ten nationally. Head coach Tom Anastos is expecting both games to be challenging for his Spartans, pointing out that the Big Ten preseason favorites are tough to beat at the Kohl Center. “They’re playing really well, they’re a good team,” Anastos said. “They have a very veteran group. They play with a lot of emotion, intensity and confidence at their home, so this will be another really challenging test for our team.”

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