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Human resources senior Jimmy Martinez jumps Monday around 7 a.m. in Dublin Square Bar. Martinez said he was happy to spend the morning of St. Patrick’s Day drinking with friends.

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Supply chain management senior Abbey Mello sits and drinks green beer Monday outside a St. Patrick’s Day party on Collingwood Drive.

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Olivet College student Tyre Alexander, left, mingles with Grand Valley State students Destiny Daniels and Ashley Mamula on Monday outside a party on Collingwood Drive. Although St. Patrick’s Day was a school day for MSU students, many students still found time to party.

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day after the confetti fell in Indianapolis following the Spartans’ Big Ten championship win, a different kind of green settled over East Lansing.

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“BYOB” isn’t just for house parties any more. With the passing of a recent bill in effect, East Lansing residents can now bring and drink their own bottles of wine with them to certain restaurants. House Bill 5046 went into effect this past Friday, giving bars and restaurants with liquor licenses the option of allowing their customers to bring their own wine. Beggar’s Banquet is now a participating restaurant in the new BYOB law, bartender Bart Carrigan said. Restaurateurs who may fear a profit loss have the option to charge corkage fees. These fees would allow participating restaurants to charge customers for bringing wine, to only allow certain types of wine or to opt out all together. Beggar’s Banquet set a corkage fee of $25, Carrigan said. “If (people) do go out and buy wine and bring it in, it’s a comparable price to the wine we’re actually selling,” he said. “On our special nights it’s a better deal to buy our wine.” Communication senior Megan Fr ye was excited to hear about the bill ,but said a high corkage fee would deter her from participating. It wouldn’t be worth it to pay more in fees than the actual cost of her wine, she said. But if the corkage fees were lower, she said it would bring in significantly more business to the restaurants, especially in a college town. The bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Jim Stamas, R-Midland, said the bill is a great option for restaurants and bars to have. But he stressed that it’s not a requirement. “Each restaurant and business owner has the opportunity to either take advantage of it or use their ow n bu si ne s s mo de l ,” Stamas said. “So it’s just one

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ukrainian students reflect on crimean crisis By Michael Kransz mkransz@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

There are no yellow school buses in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Instead, the children travel downtown using sidewalks and public transportation, and amid tense political demonstrations sometimes erupting in brawls and shootings, the schools shut down. Ukrainian st udent Lora Kaldaras’s brother has not attended school in three weeks because law enforcement is unable to contain and keep up with the violence spilling over from these protests. “Recently my father was

walking the dog and he saw a young guy being beaten up and he called the police,” said Kaldaras, a graduate student. “They told him they can’t respond to just one person being beaten up when on the other street they have gangs of people beating each other up.” In the Ukraine, a division between Russian and European influences has always existed, because the state once was part of the Soviet Union and a minority of Ukrainians are ethnic Russians. Some Ukrainians want their territory unified with Russia, while others want to remain a united Ukraine. The division deepened and turned violent,

Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has been divided between Russian, European influences

mainly in Eastern Ukraine, after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in late February. The ousting resulted in a dispute in Crimea, a peninsula with a population that is a majority ethnic Russian, about whether they would remain a part of Ukraine or not. On Sunday they held a referendum, with an overwhelming majority voting in favor of unifying with Russia. Many contest the legality of the referendum and the validity of its outcome, with some Crimean cities reporting nearly unanimous votes in favor of the move, MSU history professor Matthew

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News briefs Man boarding Detroit plane arrested for supporting terrorist group A Dearborn resident was arrested by FBI federal agents Sunday for supporting the terrorist group Hezbellah and attempting to board a plane in Detroit heading to Syria, the Lansing State Journal reports. Mohammad Hamdan, 22, was arrested for supporting terrorist organizations. Hezbellah fighters have been aiding Syrian President Bashar Assad in their ongoing civil war. The government said he was going to Syria to fight. Hamdan insisted that he didn’t do anything wrong. He told federal agents he was going to Syria for dental work. Hamdan appeared in federal court Monday, where we was sentenced to return to jail until his trial starts on March 24. The FBI said they were able to find out about Hamden through an informant who used a wire tap.

$3 million to be invested in state prison upgrades After a convicted killer escaped from the Ionia Correctional Facility last month, the Michigan Department of Corrections wants to invest $3 million in upgrades to state prisons, according to the Lansing State Journal. On Feb. 2, Michael David Elliot escaped from a maximum security prison.

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Despite lingering winter temperatures, students flocked the streets in the early morning hours to local watering holes, many of which opened at 7 a.m. for St. Patrick’s Day. Outside For some students, the party started before classes even began on Monday. For those dedicated few, pre-8 a.m. constituted as “taking it easy.” “I got up at 7:30 a.m.,” said human biology junior Courtney Bandemer, who was headed to a house party near Division street. “Last year I woke up way earlier, but this year I slept in a little bit,” she said. The streets were left mostly quiet in the morning, likely a result of the 13-degree temperatures that made March 17 feel more like New Year’s Eve. For those who did cel-

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Pauly said. Prior to the referendum, military troops without insignias, largely believed to be Russian, seized military bases and stationed themselves in major cities in Crimea. On the day of the vote, Russian troop carriers were staged in front of polling locations and TV feeds to Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, were shut off. “I am firmly of the opinion that if Ukraine were left to its own devices it would not split,” Pauly said. “The Russian military has clearly involved themselves in Ukrainian affairs and

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ebrate, the atmosphere in town felt more dead than in years past, dampened by classes and the cold weather. “It was a day of class so it felt different,” finance junior Michael Boulus said. “You don’t see that many people out, but it’s still a solid turnout.” Boulus said he also celebrated on Sunday and noticed a better turnout than on Monday. Inside When it comes to holiday spirit, warm weather means streets filled with green, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said. He said 2012 saw recordsetting temperatures in the seventies, bringing people out to celebrate the day. As of 2 p.m., Murphy said the department had received no calls regarding St. Patrick’s Day. He said the cold weather and regular Monday classes attributed to the day being more quiet than in years past. Warm weather and a

staged a referendum.” The vote in Crimea could raise tensions among the divisions in Eastern Ukraine, where fears of Russian invasion and intervention have been furthered by major troop exercises along their shared border, he said. “What happened in Crimea has added fuel to that fire, so people have reason to fear that the Russian military might move in and say, ‘Now a referendum is going to be held and this is going to be the result,’” Pauly said. Tetyana Berbasova, a chemistry graduate student from Ukraine, said her home city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine has largely been free of tense demonstrations. But she worries “the country will continue dividing further and further.” Kaldaras has similar concerns about her home country and her family. Her parents once owned a small business, manufactur-

weekend date can lead to a busy day for the police, like in 2012. Murphy said with the Big Ten Tournament during the past weekend and St. Patrick’s day looming additional police officers were on staff on Monday to make sure the celebrations didn’t get out of hand. “It’s just something we have to plan for, like other days in East Lansing,” he said.

As of 2 p.m., the ELPD didn’t receive any calls regarding St. Patrick’s Day festivities Murphy said East Lansing police have called on different departments they have mutual aid agreements with, something they didn’t have to do this year. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said MSU police increased their number of officers on staff as well to combat the added stress of the holiday and the Big Ten tournament.

ing and selling winter coats. About a year ago, officials within the government extorted her parents and the business went under. To help her parents maintain

Citizens of Crimea will soon vote to unite with Russia and no longer be part of the Ukraine ownership of their house and keep them provided with food and warmth, Kaldaras has started a fundraiser. While many argue and fight about unity and secession, Kaldaras said most Ukrainians simply want normal lives where their kids are free and safe and food is always on their table — a basic need which has become a luxury due to inflation and floundering economy.

Continued “We are always diligent in watching the activities that are going on,” she said. “We will have extra people on watching to make sure that people are safe.” On-campus professors noticed the normal dip in class attendance, especially in the afternoon. Forrest Carter, a marketing professor who teaches two classes on Mondays, said the attendance for both of his classes was on par with other years. His Managerial Marketing class at 3 p.m. saw about a 50 percent attendance, he said. Many of the students interviewed said they did not go to class or skipped at least one class. “You always wonder, do I go to class or do I skip class?” Boules said. ” It depends on how you feel.” The afternoon As the day wore on the sun began to come out, and so did the partiers. A lot of the house parties were stationed in the Bailey neighborhood, with Collingwood Avenue being a partic-

BYOB

Restaurants can allow customers to bring their own bottles of wine under new law from page one

more tool, one more opportunity, but it’s not going to be for everybody.” Stamas came across a BYOB restaurant for the first time while visiting Chicago.

ular hot-spot. A group of students walking down Albert Avenue towards the bar district said the turnout was not as big as in years past. “It’s not as good as it was last year,” finance freshmen Carter Bastien said. “If it was any day after Wednesday honestly it would be better, but it’s St. Paddy’s day so people are going to be out.” Bastien and Boulus said the recent success of the basketball team and even the football team’s Rose Bowl win on New Year’s day makes this year’s holiday even more special. “MSU won the Big Ten and Rose Bowl in the same year,” Bastien said. “They’ve been doing excellent and I feel like people are going a little harder because of that.” To Boulus, the holiday marks more than opportunity to skip class and hit the town, it has a cultural importance as well. “I’m part Irish, so it’s nice to go out and celebrate the holiday,” he said. “Especially being a Spartan it’s really nice to be out here wearing the Green and White.”

He immediately wondered why restaurants in Michigan did not have that option, he said. State Rep. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, said he is unsure of how many restaurants in the area would actually seize the opportunity but that it provides another way for restaurants to attract customers. Stamas said he also sees the bill as a chance for the state’s wine industry to grow. “We’ve developed a very good wine industry so hopefully it also promotes the Michigan wines being brought in,” Stamas said.

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Shovels finally hit the dirt Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the future site of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB. FRIB, a $730 million project scheduled to be completed no later than June 2022, will have the capability to produce most of the same rare isotopes that exist in the thermonuclear explosions of supernovae, which then decay into elements found on Earth. This will help scientists to better understand the origins of the elements and develop a comprehensive model of atomic nuclei and how they interact. Congress approved $55 million in funding for the project in January. The facility also has possible applications in the fields of medicine, energy and national security. It also is expected to bring with it about 5,000 construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs once the facility is finished. During the groundbreaking, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon stood among U.S senators and state representatives who worked to make FRIB a reality by advocating for funding. One such advocate in attendance was U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who acknowledged the future facility as one that would propel human knowledge forward and growing Michigan’s economy. “One day on this site, scientists using the most advanced technologies will bring us closer to answers to the really big questions,” he said.“Questions about the universe and our place in it. Questions about the nature of matter and the

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President Lou Anna K. Simon breaks ground with Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Energy Michael Knotek, left, and U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, right, and other individuals who helped make the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, FRIB, a reality Monday, across from the Wharton Center. FRIB will serve nuclear scientists all over the world.

nature of time … In a real way, the search for fundamental truth has driven human history forward. So today’s groundbreaking is another step in the human quest to know more.” Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., also gave a few words at the ceremony, noting that making FRIB a reality was a bipartisan effort. Where the budget committee is seeing cut after cut to funding, bringing FRIB together with strong support from the White House is significant, she said. Last week, President Barack Obama allocated $90 million for the project in his 2015 budget proposal to undergo the scrutiny of House Republicans. Stabenow is up for re-election in November. Levin will not be running for reelection.

Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy Michael Knotek reiterated the importance of the facility to the scientific community. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science announced MSU as the future site for the FRIB project in December 2008. “This … makes you one of the hubs of one of the most important national trust missions that the Department of Energy has, and that is building these kinds of facilities to serve the scientific community,” he said. “You now are the leaders of this very special community of nuclear scientists that are going to unlock secrets that are going to amaze us all.” The new facility is expected to open opportunities for stu-

dents to work and learn. Knotek said it would be like “students coming to work every day in an intergalactic spaceship.” U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, R-Mich., expressed his hope that FRIB might one day help find a cure for cancer. Finally seeing FRIB break ground after advocating for it so long, Simon also expressed her excitement for this new opportunity that will benefit both MSU and Michigan. “It’s hard to imagine when people talk about this 50 years from now, when the first beam is accelerated in a new machine, what kinds of discoveries will have occurred and the kinds of impacts it will have on people’s lives to have them excited about science,” Simon said.

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is hosting its first ever campus-wide town hall meetings 6 p.m. Wednesday for students to get to know the candidates running for the upcoming elections. E lec t ion s w i l l b eg i n March 31, and students will have a week to vote for their preferred candidates to represent their college. College of Social Sciences Representative Evan Schrage said students will be notified of the start of the election via email and can vote using an online system. He said he hopes to increase involvement of the student body because in the past there has been extremely low participation in elections, with last year’s turnout totaling eight percent. “I think we all agree ASMSU is a great organization,” Schrage said. “But when (we don’t) involve students as best we can, then we’re failing at our own job.” Abbie Newton, ASMSU vice president for special projects, said ASMSU has put up flyers around campus and taken to social media to advertise for the town hall meetings. These meetings are going to be hosted by the individual college representatives and simultaneously occur in different spots around campus, Newton said. Students will not only get an opportunity to find out

“Having a more personal interaction with students is ... going to bring about positive change.” Matt Wesolowski, College of Engineering representative

the candidates’ platforms, but will also get to ask questions and bring specific issues to the table, she said. College of Engineering Representative Matt Wesolowski said he has been involved in constituent outreach planning. He said he wants representatives to be more active to get more students involved with the student government. “ASMSU has been underrecognized for a lot of their efforts,” Wesolowsk i said. “Having a more personal interaction with students is definitely going to bring about a positive change.” Recently elected President K iran Samra, a marketing junior, is working on putting together an ASMSU mobile app for students to be in-the-know about everything student government is doing. For st udent s unable to attend the meeting, ASMSU has been trying to increase their social media presence as well as sending email blasts to students to inform them of where to find more information about the election, Newton said. Information about individual candidates will be available on ASMSU’s website. Representatives also have the opportunity to take to the streets and talk to students about what ASMSU has to offer, Newton said.

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City could consider ordinance to increase building height sing City Council will be setting a public hearing for April 15 for the ordinance. THE STATE NEWS The change also would help A new ordinance could allow the city remain environmentalproperty owners to increase the ly conscious by making buildheight of their buildings in the ings taller instead of building more on vacant propdistrict on Grand River Aveer ties, which nue near the Michigan could increase Avenue split. runoff in the If passed, the area. ordinance would The ordinance To affect four propretain and er ties in t he could allow for further district along create Grand R iver taller buildings an urban Avenue, rangon Grand River enviing from Showronment room Shine to the where vacant lot next to young profesBiggby Coffee, 270 sionals, includW. Grand River Ave. ing MSU students, The property adjacent to the vacant lot also would fall would want to live after graduation, East Lansing is tryunder the jurisdiction. East Lansing staff members ing to focus on higher-density are in favor of having buildings development. East Lansing City Manager be up to six stories tall because it’s seen as a way to make the George Lahanas said the city city more environmentally is making changes because of friendly and retain an urban its desire to catch the attention of a new generation. environment. Lahanas said the city should On Tuesday night, East LanBy Juliana Moxley jmoxley@statenews.com nn

take a strategic look at the community and “support new growth in our downtown and surrounding areas.” To keep talented young people interested in living and working in the city, Lahanas said East Lansing needs to coordinate with what young, educated professionals are looking for in a place to live: a high-density, urban neighborhood. The ordinance first was introduced to City Council in December 2013 and then referred to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing in January 2014 and determined the ordinance should be sent to a subcommittee of the Planning Commission for further discussion before any action is taken. The Subcommittee met twice to discuss the new ordinance. At the final Subcommittee meeting on March 5, Council Member Davis made the motion to recommend action on Ordinance 1322 be deferred until the B-2 districts were reviewed through the Comprehensive Planning process.

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East neighborhood is the worst place to live

et’s say I went for a walk through MSU’s 5,200-acre campus to visit the residential neighborhoods on a gorgeous summer day — I know it might be hard to imagine what summer is like after this winter, but bear with me. Let’s say I start out in Brody Complex Neighborhood, dining on fine cuisine in its snazzy, cavernous cafeteria, Brody Square. It might be a bit far from everything, but who cares when residents have brand new, bigger rooms and the largest cafeteria on campus? Making my way down Michigan Avenue, I end up in ivy-coated West Circle, with its Tudor-style Harry Potter charm. Beaumont Tower smiles upon me like a benevolent demigod, wishing me well in my endeavors. MSU’s long and proud history is evident in every blade of grass and every stone from Williams to Snyder Halls. Yes, this is what college is supposed to look like, I think. Then I cross the Red Cedar River with a wave to Sparty on Kalamazoo Street and Red Cedar Road and end up in South Neighborhood with Spartan Stadium at my back, breathing in the palpable Spartan athletic glories. I look around for football, basketball and hockey players, hoping to catch their eye and tweet that Adreian Payne looked at me. With the stadium’s enormous presence, I can’t help but feel proud to go to a Big Ten school. I double back to go down Shaw Lane to see Shaw Hall on the glittering Red Cedar River,

“Students find any reason they can to celebrate — even if it means making a mockery of a well-recognized religious holiday.” — Kary Askew Garcia, State News reporter

The neighborthen make a left at Bogue Street to check out hood lacks the Snyder, Phillips, Mason and Abbot Halls, which quirks that rest of mimic West Circle’s historic charms. I think to campus has to make myself, wow, this campus is truly amazing. you feel Then I get to East Neighborhood. warm and Located at the butt-end of camreporter fuzzy inside. pus, East Neighborhood is domiIt’s like the guy nated by Hubbard Hall’s oppreswho didn’t realsive 12-story facade. There are fewly do anything in high er trees, boring architecture and school and only went to colthe closest semblance of is the lege because everybody else tacky light-up Spartan logo standdoes. No ambition, no charm. ing on the Akers Hall roof. It just kind of sits there, wantAs a resident of East Neighing to be as interesting as everyborhood, I can’t say I love Emily jenks body else but not really trying. it. Or even like it. ejenks@statenews.com It also says something that its It’s hard to feel like unofficial landmark is the “Rape you’re actually on campus Trail,” the forested pathway behind Holmes when it just looks like a group of threeand McDonel Halls. I haven’t actually heard star hotels on the outskirts of town. of any assaults happening there, but it’s still I see East Neighborhood as the place where a bit creepy to walk through at night, and it’s I sleep and do my homework. There’s realpretty much the neighborhood’s only unique ly nothing to it, especially compared to feature. How’s that for a bad reputation? what the rest of campus has to offer. The closest thing East Neighborhood has to It’s all flat ground and straight lines, with a a positive landmark where students can gathfew sad trees, three unremarkable cafeterias er is the Wharton Center, which is a really wonand a bunch of Lyman Briggs kids. There’s no derful building. But it isn’t actually on neighivy-covered academic buildings here. It’s essenborhood territory, and I don’t think many of tially where people get stuck when there’s no the students that typically inhabit East Neighmore room on the better parts of campus. borhood are going to be too interested in perAlso, East Neighborhood is so far away from forming arts — try Snyder and Phillips Halls. everything else that getting anywhere requires East Neighborhood also seems to be the a bus ride or a 10-minute walk minimum, which last in line to receive renovations. The cafwas brutal when it was minus 20 outside.

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eterias in East Neighborhood serve decent food, but pale in comparison to the Gallery, South Pointe, the Vista or Brody Square. Of course they give the ugly stepchild neighborhood a new cafeteria last. Now, my neighborhood isn’t all bad. I’ve met some great friends there and had a lot of fun. Even with its many inconveniences, it’s not a bad place to live. It’s just not as desirable compared to other parts of campus. I’m sure each neighborhood has its ups and downs. Brody Complex is far from everything and swarming with freshmen, South isn’t as pretty as West Circle, West Circle has older buildings that haven’t been renovated yet and River Trail doesn’t have a Sparty’s in Shaw Hall. All in all, living in East Neighborhood my freshman year has taught me to appreciate the fact that I’m living in West Circle next year. Wish me luck in my search for the Chamber of Secrets underneath Landon Hall. Emily Jenks is a State News reporter. Reach her at ejenks@statenews.com.

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his past week has bore wit- government, and speak up when the reaness to a major evolution in sons we’re fed don’t do our country justice. Speak up when the reasons we’re the punishment of BP for the fed don’t do our country justice. oil spill which decimated the For spring break, I, along with six gulf region only a few short years ago, others, took a road trip down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. While there, we giving more leeway to the oil giant than enjoyed the festivities and it was beauinitially decided by our legal system. tiful to see such color and vibrance in Last Thursday, the U.S. government the people, food and music, but I also lifted a legal ban that was placed on made sure to remind myself of where BP, disabling them from receiving fed- this city had recently come from and the eral contracts to drill in the oil-rich gulf, hardships it had been forced to endure. which is sure to lead to new exploration Five years before the gulf spill was Hurin the region by the corporation, in hopes ricane Katrina — one of the most deadly of supplying massive new orders for fuel. hurricanes on record, which killed thouNow, it’s not under my jurisdiction sands, displaced hundreds of thousands and caused billions in environto decide what would mental and economic damage. responsibly classify as guest columnist Through local outlets, “fair” or “unfair,” but I mainly cab drivers, I attemptpropose to you as stued to take short tours of the dents to decide for yourparts which had suffered the self and take the propmost, and when you see water er action. If you don’t lines that ascend 15 feet up the object to the news, carsides of home after home, you ry on; you’re in the clear. can’t help but understand the If you do happen to feel terror that city must have felt, that the ban lift has hapsam Corden if only a bit better than you pened too soon, I encourcordensa@msu.edu did before bearing witness. age you to reach out to This tragedy was undoubtyour legislators and express your distaste, as well as being edly an act of nature, but the overwhelmselective of where you buy your gas — ing evidence supports that this carbonbecause at the end of the day, our con- based damage we’re inflicting on our sumerist buying power is the quickest planet is increasing the frequency, intensity, and unpredictability of these storms; way to insight meaningful change. Historically, BP has been a top suppli- take for instance Hurricane Sandy, which er of federal energy. The ban was estab- disabled the east coast for weeks. I propose a further vision: Imagine lished in November 2012, more than two years after the explosion, to serve as a one of these rigs released as much oil debilitating penalty to a corporation that as Deepwater Horizon during the midst caused tremendous economic and envi- of one of these storms, not only causing ronmental damage to not only a region, destruction, but spewing oil hundreds of miles inland, creating further cleanbut the world as a whole. The ban has now been lifted for the up problems and affecting more people. most part, because of a lawsuit filed by I don’t cite this possibility to inflict terror BP this past August, citing it as “unfair” or angst, but simply to help us remember nothing is out of the realm of possitreatment in response to the spill. When the Deepwater Horizon well bility, and the full effects of the damagexploded on April 20, 2010, there were es we’ve already inflicted on our natu200+ million gallons of oil released in ral habitat haven’t even begun to show the course of the first 87 days, there was their true nature. The fact that oil remains in the waters 16,000 miles of coastline affected across five different states and 8,000 animals due to maliciously negligent behavfound harmed within the first month. In ior and that the ink was hardly dry on response to the negligence, more than the ban’s before they were lifted makes 40,000 people gave their time to aid the me cringe at the fact that we’re already cleanup efforts, and BP has been charged decided to jump back into bed with BP. $56 billion in fines, plus the costs of clean For all the dollars spent and all the damup and legal settlements. Further, many age done, we must look to options othexperts remain wary that the well con- er than oil; whether this time is overtinues to leak to this day. With cleanup due, upon us now, or yet to come, is not costs in mind, be aware of the fact that for me to say, but it remains a looming the well only cost a mere $600,000 mil- issue that is deserving of a serious dialion to establish, and further, BP ignored logue to be had. I encourage you to consider this issue; reports the materials had failed profidiscuss it with your friends, think about ciency tests in the past. I don’t write this column as someone the power your dollar holds, and above who sees himself as holier-than-now in a all, try to imagine yourself living in a pursuit against oil; I’m the first to admit part of the country which feels a greater that I have a car that I take to the pump, direct effect of this negligence. We’re all and a house that uses fossil fuel for heat. not so lucky to debate these issues from Hell, I even use a plastic fork on occa- the geographical comfort of the Midwest. Sam Corden is an environmental studsion. But it’s up to us as citizens of this country to tune in to the cozy relation- ies senior. Reach him at cordensa@msu. ship between conglomerate business and edu.

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For Logan Stark, riding a bicycle is more than a leisurely activity. It is a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds of war. The professional writing senior is bringing Healing Exercise Rehabilitation Opportunity, or Project HERO, to East Lansing. The project trains veterans to bike in Ride 2 Recovery challenges. Ride 2 Recovery is an organization that sets up challenges for veterans to ride bicycles over long distances to build a community and heal. Each ride lasts a range of five to seven days and can cover anywhere from 250 to 400 miles. “It is easier to ride together because of the familiarity of being around people who know what your experiences have been and what you have gone through,” Stark said. Stark’s passion for the project comes from personal experiences in the military. During his four years and three months of service as a Marine sniper, Stark went through three deployments, including one to Afghanistan. After his experiences, Stark was hit with the realization of how important rehabilitation is for wounded veterans. He carried that with him when he left the military in July 2011. In August of that same year,

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Stark began pursuing his degree at MSU. While visiting a memorial in Belgium during a study abroad, the group stumbled into one of the challenges put on by Ride 2 Recovery. Among the participants in the race was John Paruch, an MSU alumnus, who explained to Stark what the program was about. After reading a story about Stark and his war experiences a year later, Paruch contacted Stark and invited him to the Great Lakes Challenge. The Ride 2 Recovery challenge was to bike from Detroit to Chicago. After participating in the Great Lakes Challenge, Stark found having a shared experience with other veterans helped him and others to get involved both physically and mentally. Stark then participated in the Project HERO Training Camp where he found the importance of beginning the project in areas with military or veteran hospitals. “No matter what’s wrong with you, there is a way to accommodate you in a bike,” Stark said. Stark said he hopes to organize his first Ride 2 Recovery Challenge within the next few months. Stark’s passion for raising awareness for fellow veterans does not end with Project HERO. He created a hit documentary about his experiences in Afghanistan, “For the 25,” that has gathered more than 190,000 views on YouTube.

Romance and reptiles. It’s an unlikely combination that is the main theme of the MSU Department of Theatre’s newest production. Performances of “The Serpent Lady” will begin on Tuesday night in the Auditorium. The play tells the love story of the mortal king Farruscad, and the Serpent Lady, Cherestani, who is an immortal queen of a magical land. Through many curses and transformations, Cherestani turns into a snake. Magical fairies control characters’ actions and Farruscad spends the entire play trying to end the curse to get his wife and children back by his side. The story is not a typical fairy tale. It will be told in a form of commedia dell’arte, a comedic presentation that relies heavily on masks, humor and reaction from the audience. “It’s a rare form of theatre, so being in a show of this style is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said theatre junior Marley Boone, who plays one of the six fairies in the play. Theatre senior Casey James will play Farruscad. He said after years of being involved in MSU plays, he’s excited to finally play a leading role.

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Theatre seniors Casey James, left, and Adia Alli, right, rehearse MSU’s latest production “The Serpent Lady” on Friday at the Auditorium. The actors, who were allowed to improvise, said they enjoy having the freedom to add their own personal touches to the performance.

“It’s nice to be at the top for once,” James said. Stage manager and theatre sophomore Ellie Seelye said the students have spent two months preparing for opening night. Every week, students have committed about 25 hours to perfecting the play. Seelye said the production is fixing minor details and is planning costumes, makeup and hairdos. “It’s a story that a lot of people don’t know about, so it will

be really fun to see how people will take it in,” she said. The play will be held in the Studio 60 Theatre, a small theater in the basement of the Auditorium. Attendees will sit on the ground just feet away from the actors -— camp fire style — to get an intimate connection with the story. Since the play relies heavily on audience interaction, James said he’s been anticipating the opening night of this show more than his other performances.

“Opening night is always the best night,” he said. “Adding the audience to the show will definitely heighten the experience. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.” The show will begin Tuesday night and end on Sunday afternoon. The production will also include a post-show discussion on Thursday following the performance. Tickets to the show cost $10 and can bought on the Wharton Center website.

College of Music hosts annual Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival By Casey Holland cholland@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Artists from across the globe will perform the cello and other instruments alongside MSU faculty and students on the stage of Fairchild Theatre for five days of seven concerts. The 14th annual Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival’s first day of performances was on Monday with the “Russian Gems” concert. The concert was divided into two parts and consisted of two

lengthy songs performed by faculty and guest judges. Events will pick up again at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday with the concert, “A Composer and His Music.” Guest performer Vache Sharafyan, an Armenian pianist and composer, will play three pieces that he wrote specially for the festival that have yet to be heard by any audience. “It’s the world premiere for those pieces,” said Kathleen Adams, the communications manager for the College of Music.

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Sharafyan also will perform two other new piano pieces. A handful of faculty and guest performers also will take the stage that evening. Suren Bagratuni, the artistic director of the event and MSU cello professor, said Sharafyan’s music is significant all over the world. He added that he will be spending time with College of Music students and faculty, giving talks and working with them on pieces. Thursday kicks off two days primarily devoted to the music

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Nearly an hour after mowColors ing through Michigan in the Blue and gold Big Ten Tournament final, MSU found Conference out who its Colonial Athletic next foe will Association be: the DelaLocation ware Fightin’ Newark, Del. Blue Hens. Enrollment Other 21,856 t h a n h a ving an aweFamous alumni some, off-the-wall mascot, Joe Biden, Joe Flacco, what do the Spartans know Chris Christie about Delaware? When asked SOURCE: univ. of del aware after Sunday’s game what he knows about their first NCAA Tournament opponent, senior time, ‘If you can’t play 40 guard Keith Appling was close minutes, something’s wrong to speechless. here.’ … They’ll have a long He didn’t even know what time to rest after the season conference Delaware plays in, is over.” T he rot at ion prove s but how many Spartans out to work for the Blue there would be able to Hens, as they score give him the answer? the nation’s 24thProbably not many. 2014 highest point total Charismatic Delof 79.5 points per aware head coach game. Leading Monte Ross knows that attack is he will have TOURNAMENT senior guard h i s h a nd s duo Devon full, but said Saddler and his team has the advantage in conference Davon Usher, who average a combined 39.1 points per tournament experience. “In the tournament game, game. Ross said Saddler is (Tom Izzo) had to play Mich- “everything” to the Hens igan,” Ross said during Mon- because of his competitive day’s teleconference. “In our spirit and wide array of tournament game we had to offensive skills. However, they give up an play two teams — we had to average of 75.1 points per play William and Mary.” Coming out of the Colonial game, good for 289th in the Athletic Association with their nation in that category. Coming out of the CAA, first-ever CAA regular season and tournament title over Wil- it’s safe to say the Blue Hens liam and Mary, the Blue Hens haven’t competed against are not a team worth overlook- the stiffest competition. ing. With a team that starts Before compiling a 14-2 three seniors and two juniors, record in their conference, it’s no surprise Delaware is they started the season with making its first visit to the Big a rocky 11-7 record. Two of those losses came against Dance in 15 years. Those five players are the Ohio State (by 12) and Vilworkhorses for the Fightin’ Blue lanova (by four), and DelHens, as four players average aware’s lone win against more than 34 minutes a game. an RPI top 100 team came It might seem like a heavy against Towson. “We played tough teams, workload, but Ross doesn’t see any problem with his rotations. we played in hostile places,” “The game is only 40 minutes Ross said. “I’m sure (MSU) long, and we’re talking about will have much more fans … 18 to 24-year-olds,” Ross than will have, but our guys said, “And I tell them all the don’t get star-struck.”

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The Spartans huddle up on March 8 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., to discuss the game plan against Nebraska. MSU lost, 86-58, and faces Hampton on Sunday.

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After beginning the previous two NCAA Tournaments in College Park, Md., at least a few members of the No. 20 women’s basketball team enjoyed a sigh of relief after finding out that this year’s first round would be elsewhere. For the second consecutive year, the women’s basketball team is a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 12 Hampton at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C. “I was a little bit nervous they would send us back (to Maryland), for the third time in a row,” said head coach Suzy Merchant. “I’m glad that we didn’t go there. Not that Maryland isn’t a great program and I’m really good friends with their coaching staff. I think it takes a little bit of excitement out of the NCAA

Tournament and you should have different opportunities.” MSU’s No. 5 seed comes after the Spartans lost in the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska, 86-58. Merchant and players said after the game that toughness and improvement would be keys to improving and making a successful run in the NCAA Tournament. Merchant also called for better effort and improvement from the team’s veteran leaders, who will be critical for the Spartans to make a deep run in the tournament. After the disappointing semifinal exit in the Big Ten Tournament, there is a sense of optimism heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans have had a week of practice to regain focus, and the warm weather of North Carolina certainly is something players look forward to. Opposite of the bracket is

host No. 4 North Carolina, who will take on TennesseeMartin at 3 p.m. Hampton (28-4 overall) finished the season on an 18-game winning streak and swept the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, 14-0. The Spartans don’t know much about Hampton as of yet, but wisely understand the challenge that awaits. Not overlooking the opening game, and getting ready for a potential second round game against fourth-seeded North Carolina will be key. “I don’t know a lot about Hampton yet, but I do know they do a really good job in that league,” Merchant said. “They’re consistently very talented and very, very athletic. North Carolina is really good and they’ve got a really great freshman class who have led them to some really remarkable things this year.”

The Spartans came out with three top-10 finishes in the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships on Saturday at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., and the swimming and diving team also had a successful weekend. In the triple jump, junior Tori Franklin finished fifth overall. Redshirt junior Leah O’Connor finished seventh in the mile, and redshirt senior Kurt Schneider placed 10th in the heptathlon. Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Walt Drenth told msuspartans.com that even though the team made some errors, there was never a lack of effort from the Spartans. The only athlete graduating will be Schneider, Drenth said, so this year’s tournament was a learning opportunity for the other athletes. Wrapping up Schneider’s final season, he had a total of 5.686 points after competing in the seven events that combine to form the heptathlon. He placed sixth in the 1,000-meter run, clocking a time of 2:47.25. He also posted a time of 8.39 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, putting him in 12th place in the event. In the pole vault, he posted a 14th-place finish when he hit the 4.35m/ 14-3 mark. MAYARA SANCHES

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Izzo: MSU now ‘prom queen’ as popular pick By Zach Smith zsmith@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

March Madness is upon us, which means the pressure is on for head coach Tom Izzo and the No. 11 MSU men’s basketball team. Fresh off a Big Ten Tournament title, first up in the Big Dance for the Spartans is No. 13 seed Delaware, who they’ll play Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Spokane, Wash. A boatload of so-called “experts” picked fourth-seeded MSU to win it all in Dallas, including broadcasters Digger Phelps, Seth Davis, Dick Vitale, Jay Williams and Jay Bilas, among others.

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“All of a sudden, we went from the ugly duckling to the prom queen,” Izzo said. “It’s hard for an 18‑, 19‑, 20‑year‑old to handle. It’s the nature of the beast, what profession they chose. You still have to remember who they are.” If Izzo had his way, he would tell his players to leave their phones and any other distractions in East Lansing for the duration of the tournament, he said. The Spartans have had many streaks over Izzo’s tenure as head coach, but this time of year, only one sticks out. Every four-year Spartan in Izzo’s tenure has been to a Final Four in their college career, and for that stat to continue, MSU would need to make it to the Dallas this season. Izzo said that’s not the streak

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Head Coach Tom Izzo puts his arm around sophomore guard Gary Harris on Sunday during a game against Michigan for the Big Ten championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Spartans defeated the Wolverines, 69-55.

on his mind, but it should be on for seniors Adreian Payne and Keith Appling. “It’s the players that don’t get another chance,” he said. “If we don’t do that, I get another chance next year to get to one. They don’t. They become that team, when you have reunions, there will be a lot of players getting after them.” Izzo’s span of 17 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the second-longest streak among active coaches, two behind Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski — the Blue Devils also are in the tourney this year. It’s also the longest streak

among Big Ten teams, and third in the nation behind traditional powerhouses Duke and Kansas. Izzo said Final Fours are great, but the consistency of not falling off the map by annually playing in the tournament is one of the best things he’s accomplished at MSU compared to the rest of the nation’s top basketball programs. “Just about every program has fallen in some ways, and we’ve been as consistent as anybody in the nation,” Izzo said. “That I take great pride in. Sometimes, I take it for granted. I made sure I told my

players, ‘Don’t ever take it for granted, because it is special.’” One thing that Izzo knows that nobody on his team does is what it’s like to be in a Final Four environment. To be a championship-level team, there’s still a lot of work to do for the team. “The bad moments in a game, the dumb fouls, those things, in one‑and‑done time, that can take you right out of everything,” Izzo said. “We have so much growth yet (to do), and we’ve got to do it in a quick period of time. “We’re not back yet, we just made some giant steps.”

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