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A constant adventure Cab drivers in East Lansing never know what’s next, but they love their jobs anyway By Casey Holland cholland@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Adventures on the road When it comes to the cab driving business, the concept of “normal” goes out the window, Shaggin’ Wagon coowner Julie Voeller said. “Everything becomes ‘normal’ to you with this job,” she said, jokingly. “You see so much.” Voeller and her co-workers started Shaggin’ Wagon about six years ago. She said she’s seen everything that possibly could go hand-in-hand with young people drinking alcohol during the time she’s driven her 12-passenger van. One interaction with a customer of hers led to the two of them working together to track down a stolen cellphone. “She’d thought she left her phone in my cab,” Voeller said. “Later on, someone actual-

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ames Wandell has watched people get punched in the face, fall onto the floor of his cab and pass out in his backseat. Such is the life of a cab driver. Wandell has been a driver for Capital Cab for almost two years. He has faced dangerous weather, potholes and pedestrians running into the road in order to transport his customers from point A to point B. Even during a hectic St. Patrick’s Day, Wandell safely moved his customers around East Lansing, all while taking in sights of festive people decked out in green leprechaun outfits. When it comes to his job, he said the most important thing is a mutual respect between cab drivers and passengers. “We all know that drinking is going on, it’s a college town,” he said. “As long as everyone can be responsible and continue to be safe, everything can continue to be fun.” With more than 20 taxi cab services on East Lansing streets, drivers who consistently taxi students across the city and campus say they enjoy their jobs and the people they meet, even if it gets a little crazy.

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Former MSU student Poom Boonsin could find himself behind bars for 45 days or face a yearlong suspension from any public Michigan college after he was arrested for his actions during December’s Big Ten Championship game. Boonsin allegedly incited destructive behavior by shaking a stop sign on the evening of the MSU football team’s win over Ohio State. East Lansing City Attorney Thomas Yeadon said other students ripped the stop sign out of the ground after he let go. “We look at this conduct differently,” Yeadon said. “He inspired the crowd to take down the sign.” W hen reached by phone Wednesday, Boonsin said he was an MSU student at the time of his arrest but has since transferred to Washtenaw Community College for financial reasons. He declined to comment further until his legal proceedings are over. In the meantime, Boosin’s friends are speaking out on his behalf. Neuroscience junior Herve Nonga, who said he has known Boonsin for more than a year, said it is “ridiculous” and unnecessary that his friend is facing jail time. “What was described is not indicative of the kind of person he is,” Nonga said. “He’s a really nice kid who has a good head on his shoulders.” Nonga said he doesn’t think the city putting people in jail for the civil disturbance will quell people causing trouble following sporting events. “You’re talking about one kid out of 50,000-plus,” he said. “Maybe he won’t do it again, but he’s less than a fraction of the people involved who didn’t get caught.” Yeadon said the 45-day jail sentence would include a work leave, allowing Boonsin to leave for class or work, something that also has been a part of other deals with students

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Lansing resident and cab driver James Wandell drives to pick up a “regular” rider Monday in his cab car. Although St. Patrick's Day was on a Monday, a school day for MSU students, Wandell had many student customers call him to get rides to parties.

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ly called me from her stolen phone, trying to get a ride.” Voeller and the girl tried meeting with the man to retrieve her phone, but he ended up not showing up. Wandell had his own run-in with the law while picking up a client when his customer ended up Julie being arrestVoeller, ed as he was Shaggin’ getting into Wagon coowner his cab. “He was getting into the car, and six police cars started circling me,” he said. “The next thing I knew they arrested him right outside my car — they didn’t tell me why.”

One of my customers even called me their ‘mom at MSU.’ You look after them out here.”

Human biology sophomore Taylor Cheney rides in James Wandell's cab to a party Monday. Wandell, best known as “Jim-Bo,” has friendly relationships with many customers and said that he genuinely likes all of his “regular” customers.

Developing relationships Voeller’s daily shift starts either at 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. From that point, she spends 12 hours

answering calls and driving customers throughout the city. Typically, her interactions with customers last from

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Venezuelan students worry Spartans prepare for tournament as turmoil brews back home By Zach Smith

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For mechanical engineering freshman Andres Garcia, the worry whether his family in Venezuela will be able to make a simple trip to the grocery store is a constant one. Inflation in Venezuela has made even basic groceries an unusual expense, and the increasing crime rate also has caused constant tension in the country. “The Venezuelans were sick and tired that they had to do three hour lines in order to get the basic foods ... we were fearful that we were going to get mugged after getting our food,”

Garcia said. Many Venezuelan people have taken to the media to express their frustration with government and personal safety, only to meet censorship and the risk of reporters being imprisoned. On Feb. 12, a group of students in the country decided to take action with peaceful protests. Hundreds of Venezuelan soldiers were deployed to Caracas Monday in an attempt to dispel some of the protests, according to news reports. There currently are 10 undergraduate students and one graduate student

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Looks like Tom Izzo gave up two things for Lent: talking about injuries and officials. Luckily for him and the MSU men’s basketball team, the NCAA Tournament gets underway Thursday afternoon against the No. 13-seeded Delaware Blue Hens in Spokane, Wash. “We’re well aware that Delaware is a pretty good team,” senior guard Keith Appling said. “They have three players that average over 18 points, so they have every right to be confident. But, at the same time, we’re playing some of our best basketball, so we’re a pretty confident team as well.” Delaware is a battle-tested team, as all five of its starters are upperclassmen. The Blue Hens blazed through the Colonial Athletic Association and won the conference tournament with a 25-9 record. The top 25 has not been kind

to Delaware, as they are 0-29 against ranked teams, and 0-18 against Big Ten schools all-time. Nearly every player in the starting five averages more than 30 minutes a game, led by Jarvis Threatt, who plays 37.1 minutes each contest. “(He’s) a phenomenal athlete that is as good with the ball and getting into the paint as anybody we’ve played against,” Izzo said. “Transition defense, getting into the paint, where it’s not like he makes as much happen on kickouts like some point guards do, he makes it happen by getting fouled.” Besides Threatt, who averages 18.1 points per game, other Fightin’ Blue Hens can fill it up, too — he’s third on Delaware’s scoring list. Senior guards Devon Saddler and Davon Usher lead the way, averaging 19.7 and 19.4 points per game, respectively. As a team, Delaware ranks 24th in the nation in points per game, with an average of 79.5.

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Sophomore guard Gary Harris dunks a ball Wednesday at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash., during a practice the day before MSU's first game in the NCAA Tournament. Betsy Agosta / The State News

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News brief Student allegedly sexually assaulted A 19-year-old female student allegedly was sexually assaulted between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. on Monday in Williams Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. McGlothian-Taylor said the student and the suspect allegedly met on St. Patrick’s Day outside of a local establishment, where they exchanged phone numbers. The two met up later at the victim’s residence, where after a conversation the victim was allegedly assaulted. Police believe alcohol was involved. Police have made contact with the suspect, who is not an MSU student. The suspect told police the sex was consensual. The case is still under investigation. GEOFF PRESTON

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ers within the company develop paternal feelings toward their clientele. “One of my customers even called me their ‘mom at MSU,’” she said. “You look after them out here, and they appreciate that.” Her closer clients have access to her personal cellphone number, something that Wandell also does with his regulars. Known as “Jimbo,” he said he typically prefers interacting with the clients he knows on a more personal level. “It’s more fulfilling that way,” he said. “I’ve known people long enough that I’ve become friends with them.” The struggles of the job Vigilance is vital on the road, but it is especially important when driving at 3 a.m. on a weekend. Shifts for Shaggin’ Wagon run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Although staying awake at the wheel has never been an issue for her, she said one of her biggest fears is that a student will dart in front of her van. “You have to keep an eye

out for absolutely everything,” she said. “Pedestrians can get really scary. The last thing any of us wants is to hit a kid.” The danger also has the potential to move inside the cab. Valentino Hernandez, owner of iCab, said different parties sharing a cab have gotten aggressive toward each other while he was driving. Before things got out of hand, Hernandez has had to drop one of the warring parties off at a secure area at least a few times. “I hate to say it like this, but we’re essentially giant babysitters,” he said. “But we base all of our decisions on the safety of our clients.” The busiest days of the year Home football games are packed with tailgate parties, ecstatic fans and more than enough alcohol to go around. On those days, calls to cab services are relentless. Fall semester’s Welcome Week, New Year’s Eve and St. Patrick’s Day also are some of the biggest days, Hernandez said. He said they average 300 customers a day on a typical weekend. However, last St. Patrick’s Day weekend brought iCab more than 100 extra customers per day. Wandell said this year’s holiday was calmer than usual, but business definitely picked up during the weekend. From an elderly man dressed in a green pope outfit to an Irish superhero, he saw it all.

“Driver-permitting, companies can see a 10 percent increase in customers on busy days like this,” Hernandez said. Breaking into the business Matt Chase has had plenty of experience in cutting through the red tape of becoming a licensed cab driver. The owner of Black & Yellow Cab runs another cab service in Mt Pleasant, Mich. Chase started his first cab service 10 years ago with only one car. Since then, he’s built the business up to 20 licensed vehicles and drivers. “My advice for this business is to start slow, unless you have a lot to advertise,” he said. “If you jump right in and buy 10 vans right away, those are 10 vans that need to have insurance.” During the six months he’s been in East Lansing, Chase has built Black & Yellow Cab up to three drivers and vehicles. It took him roughly two weeks to go through background checks and collect all the licenses needed to start his latest cab service. Various visits to City Hall eventually led to him receiving a chauffeur license and business registration. Since then, he said his main struggle has simply been getting the word out about his cab service in a college town already filled with taxi cabs. “We’re on campus on a daily basis,” he said. “It all been worth getting everything done.”

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police Capt. Jeff Murphy said most of the students arrested could face jail time by the maximum penalty of law, most of those arrested have faced only a fine for less serious crimes. East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas said the city stands behind the decision to pursue possible jail time. “Any people who were furthering this event we look at more seriously,” he said.

Lahanas said there are no excuses for students to behave poorly during the NCAA Tournament Lahanas also said there shouldn’t be a significant distinction drawn between those facing jail time and those who are not. “I think we have to be careful about not making too light of the passive participants,” he said. “We will be prosecuting people to a much further extent if they participate in an event like this in the future.” With the NCAA basketball tournament beginning Thursday, Lahanas said there are no excuses for students to behave the way that some of them did following the football team’s Big Ten championship win. “We are expecting people to behave well and in a civil manner,” he said. “We are prepared if people choose to not behave in that manner.”

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“We’re playing with confidence as well,” sophomore guard Gary Harris said. “If we come out and do what we’re supposed to do, listen to the game plan, (and) listen to what coach (Izzo) has to say, I like our chances.” A lthough the Blue Hens have had more than a week since they won their conference tournament, the Spartans have had to turn around quick, only being in East Lansing for one day before flying across the country to Spokane. Junior guard Travis Trice said it’s been hard to adjust, but it will all be worth it in the end. “That was kind of tough,” he said. “Being on the road for a few days, bus ride home, go to class, have a little workout and then leave right away and you have that time change. But that’s what we signed up for.” MSU has some added pressure as President Barack Obama picked the Spartans to win the national title. In six years of “Barack-etology,” Obama only has picked the national champion correctly once. Harris aims to change that. “That’s an honor for him to say that,” Harris said. “I’m glad he has high expectations for us, but nothing has been accomplished yet.”

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“I think not only me, but all the Several international Venezuelans at students said they MSU, we are feeling feel threatened by potential government afraid. ... We have fear that our families retaliation could end up being from page one attacked.” at MSU from Venezuela, according to the university’s Office of International Students and Scholars. Garcia said the fear of something happening to family and friends back home is always there for Venezuelan students attending MSU. “I think not only me, but all the Venezuelans in MSU, we are feeling afraid,” he said. “We have fear that our families could end up being attacked.” As far as international reception goes, journalism professor Fred Fico said he some action could be taken to protect the rights of reporters within Venezuela, even if it’s only a small show of support. “I don’t anticipate anything besides a talk or dialogue, or maybe offer asylum to the journalists that have been exiled, mostly because minorities are being oppressed and all sorts civil liberties are violated,” Fico said. Economics sophomore Alvaro Posada, an international student from Venezuela, said delinquency in the country is the worst it has ever been. “Every time you go out to the streets, you are in danger,” Posada said. “One of my friends was kidnapped for three days, and students are getting arrested under no real purpose, under no rights.” Some international students from Venezuela say the conflict was bound to happen eventually. “It was only a matter of time,” Garcia said. “It was a ticking time bomb.” Garcia said people became frustrated with the risk associated with fulfill-

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ing basic needs. “Food was way too expensive. You needed two minimum payments in order to buy the basic groceries,” he said. “What you had today to buy a Coke will be enough to buy half a Coke tomorrow.” International student Alvaro Porras said the government retaliation continues to threaten their right to free expression in Venezuela. “The government’s response toward these peaceful protests was resorting to violence, and gunshots were heard all over Venezuela,” the mechanical engineering sophomore said. “They took away our freedom of speech.” Garcia said reporters were put in prison or exiled, leaving social media as the main source of information. Venezuela has been fully censored, and, as a result, there has been less help from the international groups such as the Organization of American States and the United Nations, Posada said. “With respect with social media, we still feel as disconnected as the people in Venezuela,” Garcia says. “We kind of feel like we should be there, it’s really sad. We can’t participate unless by simply spreading the word.” A lt hough he adm it s to feeling powerless in the situation, Garcia said he remains hopeful that the situation can improve. “What I most feel at this moment is impotence for the things that are happening, but at the same time I feel hopeful that there will be a change toward peace any day now,” he said.

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From left to right, computer science sophomore Danielle Scherr, chemistry junior Rebecca Tausher, elementary education sophomore Kathryn Hale and elementary education junior Nicole Gloden practice Tuesday at the Union. The girls are members of MSU’s new dance club “Spartan ShowStoppers.”

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It’s crunch time for the recently-formed dance club Spartan ShowStoppers as they prepare for their first performance on April 13 at the RCAH Theatre. Elementary education sophomore Kathryn Hale formed the group with close friend and chemistry junior Rebecca Tauscher after a frustrating experience in a larger, more competitive dance group at MSU. “We wanted a small, intimate, laid-back group,” Hale said. She said the idea was to start small and have a non-competitive atmosphere where students could use dancing as a form of expression and release. The group held auditions in the beginning of the spring semester and added five new members to the group, increasing their membership to a total

“We are the only dance club on campus that I know of that does tap.” Kathryn Hale, group co-founder

of eight. Despite the group’s small size, Hale said she is excited each member is choreographing their own solos in their upcoming performance. “We wanted a chance to showcase all of our members,” Hale said. Hale and Tauscher said they have high hopes for the group and are looking to increase their membership for long-term success. Prenursing freshman Shayla Woodard was looking for a way to get back into dancing. When she stumbled upon a flyer for the ShowStoppers’ tryouts in January, she immediately decided to give it a try. “This is what I (needed),” Woodard said.

She said ShowStoppers gives her just enough time to do what she loves, but also gets a chance to focus on her academics, which come first to her. The club focuses on lyrical, jazz, hip-hop and tap dancing. But it’s really tap dancing that makes the club unique from other dance groups on campus, Hale said. “We are the only dance club on campus that I know of that does tap,” she said. Hale is constructing a group tap routine to “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. She said the hardest part of tap dancing is technique and making sure everyone is synchronized. A lot of practice and planning went into spearheading

the group, Hale said. Still, she said everyone has an equal part in practice. Members are also given equal chances to choreograph routines. Hale said the equality and closeness of the group has created a bond and atmosphere of friendliness and passion for dance, a dynamic she’s afraid of losing upon increasing membership. Although it won’t exactly be the same, Hale said she has plans on how to keep things organized and fair. One of the plans she said she was keen on was going by seniority when giving out solos for future performances. Although the group is brand new, Hale said she has plans for it to progress in the future. She said she wanted to leave her legacy behind at MSU that will never come to an end. “We’re leaving a part of us at State,” Hale said.

A squad of Sparty cutouts has been invading the dining hall cafeterias, standing silently alongside the lunch lines with the purpose of halting food waste. According to recent program data, between fall 2012 and fall 2013 the average amount of food waste per student increased by nearly 20 percent, or from 3.84 ounces to 4.83 ounces. Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, has armed eight life-size cutouts of the MSU mascot with food waste slogans and facts to raise student awareness about trashing leftovers. Each week four cutouts are stationed at two dining halls during the lunch rush. It’s part of Clean Plates at State, a program tasked with educating students on sustainable food practices. Steven Brickel, RHS departmental aid and environmental studies and agriscience junior, said the Sparty cutout campaign is a fresh way of garnering student attention. Brickel said the campaign has many students talking about food waste, and some others about wanting to snatch the MSU mascot. The program also collects leftovers on certain days, weighs them and concludes an average amount of food waste per person. Brickel said the environmental and economic benefits of lowering food waste are secondary to

alerting students about being conscious of their actions, because those benefits come when each student acts sustainably. “If I throw one banana away, it’s not anything,” he said. “But if 40,000 students do, there are implications.” RHS Sustainability Manager Carla Iansiti said driving down food waste is a collective effort, such as dining hall workers communicating with patrons about personalized serving sizes. Along with the cutout Sparty’s, Iansiti and her team uses presentations and advertising to bring food waste to students’ attention.

Between fall 2012 and fall 2013 the average amount of food waste per student increased by nearly 20 percent “Food waste is a problem no matter where you are, and everyone can contribute in fixing it,” Iansiti said. “Clean Plates at State is about bringing awareness to student food waste on campus and how we can be conscious of it.” Office of Campus Sustainability Director Jennifer Battle said Clean Plates at State aligns with university goals of reducing landfill waste by 70 percent by 2017. Battle said while most of food waste is diverted to the anaerobic digester, composting and other programs, organic material still is a large portion of the university’s landfill waste. “It may not seem like a big deal on the surface, but when you think of how much is consumed per person, it adds up,” Battle said.

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In the process of designing the new Bus Rapid Transit system running between Lansing and East Lansing, Capital Area Transit Authority officials reached out to the public to hear their design plans.

CATA held the charettes for East Lansing residents to participate in desiging new bus system The bus system would run along the Michigan Avenue and Grand River Avenue corridor, replacing the Route 1 bus and designating a certain lane for the multi-cab bus to travel upon. Community members built their ideal systems on a map of

“The purpose of this project is to visualize how the place that you know could turn into a different kind of place over time.” Victor Dover, CATA environmental consultant

East Lansing Wednesday night in two interactive exercises during the first of a five-day series of charrettes. They placed ideas for bus lanes, bike lanes, speed limits, medians, trees and bus stations where they thought they should belong on the map. “The purpose of this project is to visualize how the place that you know could turn into a different kind of place over time,” CATA environmental consultant Victor Dover said. This series of charrettes focuses only on the system section from Abbot Road to Hagadorn Road in East Lansing. The event also focused on the plan-

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al funding, cars driving in dedicated bus lanes and safety for pedestrians and bikers. Lansing resident Stephen Robertson said he’s most worried on whether or not officials will follow through with the project. “I don’t have any concerns, I just hope it happens,” Robertson said. “We hear so much about the potential system, so my biggest concern is the follow through.” The charrettes on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be held in the design studio at the Michigan Energy Options building where residents are invited to consult with the design team about the potential implementation of a new bus rapid transit system. The charrette on Sunday will be a work in progress presentation showing all the new plans made and new design options.

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First of all, the University would never sanction a required “diversity” class--especially one that a student would have to pay for. Second, students come to MSU to get an education for a certain degree. Any graduation requirement that forced students in to a diversity program or workshop is utterly ridiculous and would just end up causing a huge problem and uproar. Sparty, March 14

s college students, we are used to sleepless nights as a result of looming exams, roommate drama or Netflix binges. It’s getting to that point in the semester when some of us seem to be forced to chose: sleep, extra studying or being social? When making up your mind, consider this: Lack of sleep carries a huge list of side effects. And your diet might impact you more than you think. School Sleep deprivation is linked to shortened attention span, decreased alertness, concentration, reasoning and problem-solving. That means pulling an all-nighter or staying up especially late many nights in a row might not guarantee you a 4.0 on your next exam. Health Lack of sleep can lead to dire health issues such as heart disease, heart attack and failure, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. Loss of sleep also is linked to high rates of depression. Sex S l e e p - de p r i v e d

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part of it involved trying to get my homework done earlier and preparing to study earlier in the week, rather than just the night before, there was Appearance Puffy eyes, shallow skin, another big change many of dark circles and fine lines are us probably don’t consider. So, what did I change? not what we want to see in I have one word for you: the mirror, but they are highly correlated to logging low nutrition. A lot of people are surprised that amounts of nightly Zs. guest columnist what you put into your body actually impacts Weight the quality and T he c om mon duration of your phrase “you snooze, nightly snoozes. you lose” does not Here are a few apply to sleep loss recommendaand weight. Lack tions that will of sleep causes have you waking increased levels of Colleen Kokx up each mornthe hormone Ghrekokxcoll@msu.edu ing refreshed, lin (which stimurecharged and lates hunger) and decreased leptin (which sig- ready to tackle the day. nals satiety, the feeling of fullness). Lack of sleep increased Caffeine This one is a no brainer. consumption of high fat and carbohydrate foods, both of Aim to stop drinking caffeine which can play a huge role 6 hours before you are planning to hit the hay. in weight gain. and women have a serious decrease in sex drive. Nobody wants that.

Nutrition As you can see, it is obvious that not getting enough sleep has a huge list of consequences. After I began to continually log fewer and fewer hours each night, I knew that I had to do something to get back on track and decrease my chances of developing these bad side effects. While

Limit Fluids We’ve all been there. You are in bed, ready to go to sleep and all of a sudden you realize you have to go to the bathroom. Worse yet? You wake up in the middle of the night one or more times to use the restroom. Using the bathroom often throughout the night causes

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Wednesday’s poll results No 30%

Do you feel procedures such as abortion should be covered by insurance?

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Yes No Only in cases of rape or incest

Total votes: 55 as of 5 p.m. Wednesday

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disrupts your sleep, which lowers the quality. Try to drink most of your fluids earlier in the day to avoid this.

As an openly gay guy attending university, I feel that the people pushing for this class should get their heads rattled a bit. Life isn’t fair, kapeesh? We all have our troubles and you just have to learn to deal with it. Being called names or pushed around in high school is NO reason to push this ‘social justice’ crap down the University’s throat and brow beating them into a mandatory course that will only lead to trouble.

Choose Food Wisely Tryptophan, serotonin and melatonin are all substances that can help you sleep better. They can be found in high quantities in foods such as dairy, soy, seafood, meat and poultry, beans, whole grains, eggs and nuts or seeds. Notice how there no refined, fatty, high-sugar foods on that list? Those types of foods can seriously disrupt your rest. You can even buy melatonin pills at most local pharmacies if you’re struggling to add more of it into your diet naturally. Alcohol And Tobacco A lcohol is attributed to waking up frequently throughout the night, meaning that the hours you do log in the sack will be low quality. The nicotine in tobacco acts as a stimulant to keep you from falling asleep. Try avoiding alcohol if you’re in need of a full night of sleep, or cutting back on drinking less frequently if you are regularly finding yourself sleep-deprived. Colleen Kokx is a dietetics senior and member of the MSU Food and Nutrition Association. Reach her at kokxcoll@ msu.edu.

People just need to learn to deal, man. Live and let live. Equality for equality’s sake. If we present these people as ‘different’ and ‘needed to be approached with care’, isn’t that a bit hypocritical? Arcadius, March 19

I believe this is about all students feeling safe on campus. There have been horrific anti-gay incidents on this campus over the past few years, and the little things like small comments in passing and things written on white boards do not make LGBT* students feel welcome at this university. I believe we should do everything that we can to try to educate people on issues of diversity so that they can question their beliefs, stereotypes, and opinions of others. The goal is to try to encourage people to challenge their negative and demeaning behaviors toward those that they perceive as different from themselves. (in reply to Arcadius) C., March 12

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ten things you learn as Freshmen on campus

s my freshman year draws to a close, I’ve started to recognize how much I’ve

screwed up.

MSU is a place for us to make the mistakes that we need to, whether those mistakes are lifealtering or just bumps in the road. I bugged a few of my freshman friends to tell me what they’ve learned this year and here’s what they had to say. 1. “Doing things alone is a totally OK thing to do and can be enjoyable sometimes.” The first few weeks on campus for some are a frenzied race to make as many friends as possible. I couldn’t tell you how many times I went through the whole “What’s your name/year/major?” spiel. As time goes on, we come to realize that it’s OK to sit alone while eating lunch. We don’t have to surround ourselves with people all the time, and staying home watching Netflix on Friday night is totally acceptable — as long as it isn’t every Friday night. 2. “I need to research my professors before signing up.” Professors have diverse teaching styles. They could teach the exact same content, but having a professor you don’t personally connect with could be the difference between a 2.0 and a 4.0.

When looking for the best professor, Koofers.com is your best friend. It has a treasure trove of MSU professor and class ratings from real students, and it’s free. Use it well.

to pull.” This speaks for itself. Studying is a real thing in college, unlike the high schools a lot of us blew through. Procrastination is your enemy, so start studying before 11 p.m. on reporter the night before the exam.

3. “Try to get along with your roommates since you 6. “You shouldn’t live with them and put a Pop-Tart in they know where the microwave.” your stuff is.” Learning how to This is a personfeed ourselves, do al one. I’ve had a lot laundry and clean of roommate probEmily jenks up is quite a process. lems. The girls themejenks@statenews.com Without our parents selves are fine, but to match our socks the mix of us together has been…interesting. You’re and spoon-feed us lasagna every stuck with your roommates all day, it can be difficult to figure out year unless you choose to move how to live on your own. In this example, one of my out. Life is a lot less stressful when you don’t have to worry about one friends discovered the explosive of them peeing in your shampoo properties of a S’mores Pop-Tart bottle, so I’ve learned to avoid when heated in a microwave. Rest assured, she won’t be doing that problems with them. again. This is one small step on her Also on roommates… journey to culinary competency. 4. “Don’t let your roommate 7. “Drinking nine beers in a cut your hair.” I’ve seen this mistake first-hand, two-hour period is a bad idea.” Learning your limits is critical and it’s not pretty. My friend’s roommate asked if she could cut for having a positive college expeher bangs for her and I’ll just say rience. Drinking can be fun. Wakthat she could have done a bet- ing up to find yourself hugging a ter job. Doing fun and crazy stuff toilet covered in vomit generally with your friends is great, but is not fun. leave the scissors to a licensed 8. “Traveling in packs all the cosmetologist. time lets everyone knows 5. “Procrastination sucks. This you’re a freshman.” There’s nothing that screams is the fifth all-nighter I’ve had

“freshman” more than traveling with 20 of your closest friends, especially during tailgates. The beginning of freshman year is a time when talking to everyone and making tons of friends is a great thing to do, but you don’t have to hang out with all of them at once. Overcoming this freshman stereotype is critical. 9. “Don’t hook up with strangers.” This one is a bit controversial. From the opinion of one of my friends, hooking up with random people in the beginning of the year was a decision that she regrets and it impacts her even now. Other people, I know, have no problem with no-strings-attached sleepovers, so if that’s your lifestyle, go ahead. But keep in mind that thinking before you act is always a good idea. 10. “Don’t stress out because it always gets better.” This hits home with me. I’ve always been a worrier. I overthink many of my decisions, even one as simple as what I should get for my Combo-X-Change. College is a petri dish for stress, and if you let it get to you, life’s gonna be miserable. Appreciating the little things, like the fact that we even get to go to college, and taking a few minutes to relax every day have made stress much easier to handle. Emily Jenks is a State News reporter. Reach her at ejenks@statenews.com.

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ASMSU town hall meeting doesn’t bring desired student turnout By Olivia Dimmer and Meagan Beck odimmer@statenews.com, mbeck@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

ASMSU’s attempt at holding its first ever campus-wide town hall meetings fell flat Wednesday as students showed little to no interest in learning about their undergraduate student government and what it does. The idea for the campuswide town hall was crafted in hopes of boosting student involvement in the upcoming ASMSU elections, which has been extremely low in the past. The election drew only 9.2 percent of the student body last year. In preparation for the event, ASMSU took to social media and posted flyers around campus to send the message. College of Social Sciences Representative Evan Schrage played a large role in creating the campus wide town halls, and said he was disappointed in the outcome, but wouldn’t necessarily count student turnout as a reason for students to

discredit ASMSU. “It’s very unfortunate that students aren’t taking to the town halls as well as we would like them to,” Schrage said. “We need to do a better job in outreach efforts and probably need to be doing things a lot earlier so students can put events on their schedules and not have to worry.” James Madison Representative Dolores Sinistaj’s presentation was met with empty seats at the James Madison town hall that took place in Wells Hall on Wednesday night. Sinistaj said she hopes to reschedule the town hall inside Case Hall, where James Madison students will have easier access to it. “It’s definitely a little disappointing coming from James Madison,” she said. “We are kind of the public policy residential college ... It’s kind of disheartening.” The only other student in attendance at the James Madison town hall was a James Madison student who hopes to become an ASMSU representative in the future.

International relations freshman Wayne Askew said he hopes to combat low student participation by “letting people know sooner and more often.” Although multiple colleges held town halls around campus, much of the response, or lack thereof, was one and the same. Lyman Briggs College also held a town hall on Wednesday night. “ASMSU is the most readily assembly of people that are willing to listen to your issues and actually take action based on those issues,” ASMSU Vice President for University Programming Jamayl Martin said. Martin and others were willing to listen, but almost no students were present to voice their opinions. ASMSU officials are hoping things turn around for their upcoming elections, which will begin March 31. Students have one week to vote for a candidate to represent their college. Students will be notified via email and can vote using an online system.

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Doctoral students Tyler Bongers, left, and Guillermo Rey play chess Wednesday at an MSU Chess Club meeting in Wells Hall. During the meeting, members also played a style called Bughouse chess which requires four players and two boards playing together at once.

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MSU debate team prepares for national tournament in Indiana By Kary Askew Garcia kaskew@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Spending spring break practicing for 12 hours a day is nothing new to the members of the MSU Debate Team, especially when they’re preparing for the National Debate Tournament starting next Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind. The competition requires intense preparation for all members. “We practice nonstop from about two weeks before school starts until the end of nationals,” international relations junior Quinn Zemel said. MSU’s team has reaped the benefits of its hard work by being one of six colleges able to bring three teams to the national tournament. International relations sophomore Tyler Thur said the amount of research the team delves into is comparable to the amount of a doctoral student. Senior team member Kaavya

Ramesh said she has put in countless hours of time working with the year’s debate topic: war power. Among the topics at issue are the president’s ability to declare war and the use of drones. Whether the team will be in favor of the issue or against it, the team prepares for both sides of the argument to be as knowledgeable as possible, Ramesh said. Despite their preparation, Thur said the team still is anxious about the upcoming national tournament. “It’s a real mix of excitement,” he said. “I wouldn’t say (it’s) nervousness, but the desire to perform well.” Despite the long hours and dedication team members put into their research and practice, they are still able to find time for fun and coaches are flexible if students miss a practice or two. Head coach Will Repko has been working with the debate team since 1996 when it was still only a club.

It has since transformed it into a nationally recognized team, winning championships in 2004, 2006 and 2010. “It’s wonderful to see this public school in the Midwest regularly compete with Harvard,” Repko said, adding he is grateful for the university’s support. Ramesh, who is graduating this year, is excited to move forward but thinks it will be a strange transition no longer being part of the debate team. “It’s strange sometimes, but right now I’m mostly just focused exclusively on doing as well at the national tournament as possible,” she said. Ramesh and Thur have been paired as a team since the beginning of the academic year, and Thur said he enjoys their partnership. Thur said although he will miss working with Ramesh, he looks forward to being able to work with other students in the future. Staff reporter Sergio MartínezBeltrán contributed to this report.

After a stressful week, many students resort to games to take their mind off anxiety. But for others, they’re in their own element when they’re testing strategy with a game of chess. That ’s what the MSU Chess Club is for — a place where students can come and get their fill of chess games and competition. T he c lub meets on Tuesdays and Wednesday s f r om 6:3 0 t o 9 p.m. in C517 We l l s H a l l . Chess Club President Adam Scarchilli said students of all skill level are welcome to come and play. “Most players are experienced and there are few beginners that know how

“I love the game just because it is fun and it gives your brain kind of a workout, too … it’s a good social environment to hang out in.” Zeke Houghton, Chess club vice president

to play. We help them get better,” Scarchilli said. “We’ll play games and write our moves down and analyze them. Sometimes we will play timed games where we won’t and analyze our decisions after.” The club was restarted in spring of 2012 after participation and interest had faded out. Scarchilli and his friends had to work to revitalize the club to bring it where it is now. The club regularly plays tournaments, as well as timed and untimed matches. Bughouse chess is the twoversus-two style team aspect of chess, which incorporates more teamwork and strategy, Scarchilli said. Each team has five minutes to make all

The chess club plays tournaments and timed matches

their moves across the board. The speed of the game is very fast-paced. K inesiolog y senior Zeke Houghton, vice president of the club, said he loves chess and this club allows him to stay sharp every day. “I love t he g a me ju st because it is f un a nd it gives your brain kind of a workout, too,” Houghton said. “Everyone here, it’s a great group of guys. It’s a good social environment to hang out in.” The club is trying to meet up with the Universit y of Michigan’s chess club for a match in the near future. Graduate student Guillermo Rey said he’s learned so much from the club, even though he only started playing with the club two weeks ago. “They taught me that you c a n go step -by- step a nd that every step is simple,” Rey said.

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NASA study points toward societal collapse History repeats itself, the saying goes, and a recent NASA-funded study indicates that global industrial civilization may go the way of the Romans. A warning that modern civilization is headed toward a collapse in the coming decades that is “difficult to avoid,” the study cites comparisons between the

practices of past fallen empires, the income inequality and resource exploitation of the modern era. The study, led by mathematician Safa Motesharrei, claims that “the process of rise-and-collapse is actually a recurrent cycle found throughout history.” “The fall of the Roman Empire, and the equally (if

not more) advanced Han, Mauryan and Gupta Empires, as well as so many advanced Mesopotamian Empires, are all testimony to the fact that advanced, sophisticated, complex and creative civilizations can be both fragile and impermanent,” the study states. Michael Kransz

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Monday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. Kellogg Center, Big Ten B Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government at Berry College. He served on President Bush’s Council of Bioethics, is executive editor of the scholarly quarterly Perspectives on Political Science, and has written or edited 17 books and well over 200 articles and chapters.

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LIttle Flock Christian Fellowship Non-Denominational- Evagelical Church At Michigan State University Alumni Chapel (Basement) Sunday: Singing; Worship exhortation & participation: 10am-12 Noon; Lord’s Table- Communion: 11am; Bible Teaching: 11:30-12 Noon; Fellowship Lunch: 12:30pm Weekly Bible Study & Students’ Meetings: Contact us for location and day littleflock@hotmail.com; www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 10:30am & 7:00pm “Wednesday ON FIRE” at 7:09pm One Community–Lutheran (ELCA)/ Episcopal (TEC) Campus Ministry 1020 South Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-2559 www.facebook.com/onecommunitymsu Wednesdays: On campus Student Worship 7:00pm (MSU Alumni Chapel) Sundays: 8:30, 10:45am (at University Lutheran Church) Sundays: 8:00, 10:00am (at All Saints Episcopal Church Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6264 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 10:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30 Quan Am Buddhist Temple, MSU Meditation Center 1840 N. College Road Mason, MI 48854 (517) 853-1675 (517) 347-1655 www.quanamtemple.org 7-8:30pm Every Thursday Red Cedar Friends Meeting (Quaker) 1400 Turner St. Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 371-1047 www.redcedarfriends.org Sunday: 9am, 10:30am Weekdays: 7:30am St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave., E. Lansing (517) 337-9778 Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm, 7pm Reconciliation: Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am to Noon www.stjohnmsu.org

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The Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess,” a broadway play based on the lives of black fishermen living in South Carolina during the 1920s, opened Tuesday night at Wharton Center to a packed crowd. Through drunken gambling games, deaths, picnics and hurricanes, the audience was transported into the world of Porgy and Bess. The focus of the play is on a complicated love triangle between Porgy, a crippled hopeless romantic, Bess, a sleazy New

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Yorker, and Crown, a murderer and the root of most of the characters’ problems. Bess, who was in love with Crown before she left New York, found herself without a home in South Carolina. The kind Porgy took her in and love blossomed between the two.

However, the flame of romance was quickly extinguished when Crown came to take back Bess. Conflict ensued as Porgy tried to keep hold of his love. Even though nothing is ever really solved within the context of the play, the final scenes leave the audience with hope for a happy ending. Opera singing punctuated nearly every sentence the characters uttered — to the point where it was beginning to be a little too much. Dancing was just as much a part of show as the opera. The characters danced to jazz and black spiritual songs. The show was accompanied by a live

orchestra, which intensified the atmosphere further. “Porgy and Bess” was a dramatic performance that demanded the audience’s full attention, but that soon became the problem. Though the choreographed dances were all visually appealing, the intensity of the orchestra and the dancing had the audience gasping for air. The talent within the performances was not bad. The scenes just felt too repetitive. The set, on the other hand, was nothing to remember. The main background was of a small town comprised of mostly brown and earth colors.

The set, featuring a few windows and props, had minimal visuals but was still able to portray a realistic small town. The neutral background evened out the intensity of the play. The actors also wore earth-toned raggedy clothing which helped add to the balance. Though many of the scenes blended into others, the opening scene of act t wo was memorable. After a 20-minute intermission, attendees were welcomed to a colorful high energy picnic scene where the characters danced to lively jazz music. Characters changed out of their

torn and dirty dark clothing and lit up the stage with their bright and fancy Sunday-best apparel. Throughout the performance, the actors were very natural. The performance made the audience feel as though they were actually involved. This was made apparent by the standing ovation the audience gave at the end. When looking at the play as a whole, it was incredible. Despite the repetitive feeling of scenes, the two-hour story and orchestra was captivating and the actors were excellent singers and dancers. The quality of the play pushes me to give it three stars.

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Lansing resident Melanie Nebbeling lifts her daughter Eliana, 3, to view butterfly cocoons on Wednesday at the Indoor Children’s Garden and Butterfly House by the 4-H Children’s Garden. Nebbeling, who is taking an online photography class, was photographing her daughter as she looked around for butterflies. Danyelle Morrow | The State News

On any given day, Chris Ryan can’t go more than a few sentences without cracking a joke. The marketing freshman and budding comedian, who was chosen as the audiRyan ence favorite at Last Spartan Standing last fall as a first-time standup performer, is trying to create a profession of laughter for himself. Ryan performs stand-up comedy at UAB events and open mic nights, but his dreams for comedy branch further than that. His sense of humor stems from his background. He was bullied in school and learned

to use humor as a defense mechanism. He relies on wit in his routines and tries to make the audience think about a punchline rather than lean on what he calls “in your face” humor. “I think all humor comes from pain,” Ryan said. “I really draw on that in my routine.” Ryan got his start making goofy YouTube videos with his friends, but has since favored stand-up comedy. He really came out of his shell when he joined his high school’s theater program and started singing, dancing and crippling audiences with laughter. “It really pushed me out of my comfort zone,” said Ryan, referring to the impact the theater program had on his personality. Ryan said his favorite form of performing is any platform where he can make people laugh. Even as a full time student working multiple jobs, Ryan still dedicates more than five hours a week to his creative process. Although he has had years of

experience in the limelight, Ryan said he still gets stage fright. However, he has come up with his own techniques of fighting the fear. “If you came backstage before a performance, you would see me doing aerobics,” Ryan said. “I like to get my blood pumping before I perform.” Ryan also recently opened for comedian Sammy Obeid, who has appeared on “Conan.” “I think I’m a relatively funny person,” Ryan said. “Like Lady Gaga, I live for the applause.” Ryan said it’s important to feed off the audience and steer toward the type of humor they seem to like. He is his own manager and he said he is good about marketing himself. But comedy is more than just a business venture for Ryan. He said ever since he began putting himself out there, he has made more friends and gained confidence. “I kind of thrive off of any laughs I receive,” Ryan said.

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Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goal: Three wins in three days at Big Ten tourney By Robert Bondy rbondy@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS

For MSU hockey to continue its season past this weekend, it will need three wins in three days in the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, starting with Ohio State at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. MSU enters the historic tournament knowing the team will need to win it all to receive an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. MSU is the fifth seed in the tournament and will face fourth-seeded Ohio State in the first round. All four games between the two teams during the regular season came down to the third period, with three games going to a shootout. The Buckeyes hold the advantage in the season series with a 1-0-1-3 record against MSU, but the Spartans led during the third period in all four games this year. Head coach Tom Anastos has considered the series between the two conference foes very competitive, and expects another close contest on Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the matchup is really close,â&#x20AC;? Anastos said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you go back to preseason, people were kind of predicting us to end right around where we did, maybe (the) opposite way, (and) weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re within a game of each other and all of our games have been close.â&#x20AC;? One of the areas that could become a game-changer on Thursday is special teams. Ohio

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The inaugural hockey Big Ten Tournament is finally upon us and believe it or not, any of the six teams could claim the championship. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular season champion Minnesota or lastplace Penn State, in a singleelimination format, anything can happen. So who will win the tourney? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to tell you who and how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it, with a surprising deep run in the forecast for the green and white.

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Junior forward Matt Berry looks at the puck as it slides in front of OSU goaltender Christian Frey on Feb. 7 at Munn Ice Arena. MSU plays OSU in the Big Ten tourney on Thursday.

State boasts a top 10-ranked power play nationally, but has been struggling on the penalty kill, which is a good sign for MSU. The Spartans have been strong on the power play as of late, scoring power play goals in each of their last four games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done all year until recently. Senior forward Greg Wolfe said the latest success of the power play could bode well for his Spartans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special teams are going to be the deciding factor,â&#x20AC;? Wolfe said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having success on the power play is great for us, obviously. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an area thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tough for us this year, but I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a lot more patient recently on the power play than before, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big role in it.â&#x20AC;? The Buckeyes also enter Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game needing a win to continue their season. Ohio State head coach Steve Rohlik said he is looking forward to the singleelimination tournament because it provides teams like his squad and MSU the opportunity to

make a run at earning the automatic bid. The winner of the game will move on to face regular season champion No. 1 Minnesota in the semifinals the following night. Although Anastos said the team is preparing for the potential semifinal matchup with the top-ranked Golden Gophers, his Spartans are solely focused on the first task at hand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a one-game season for us right now,â&#x20AC;? Anastos said.

defending champion Louisville, the fourth seed in the Midwest region. Obama told ESPN on the annual Barack-etology program on Wednesday morning that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s betting on the No. 4 seed Spartans to help him correctly predict the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outcome.

"(Head coach) Tom Izzo is a great tournament coach,â&#x20AC;? Obama told ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andy Katz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Michigan State going all the way. â&#x20AC;Ś He knows how to motivate folks.â&#x20AC;? In 2009, Obama correctly picked North Carolina as the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s champion, the last time he correctly

predicted the outcome. ESPN.com stated that last year, Obama finished in roughly the 74th percentile of brackets. The Spartans play No. 13 seed Delaware at 4:40 p.m. EST on Thursday in Spokane, Wash.

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Junior 184pounder John Rizqallah wrestles with Olivet wrestler Jeff Holm on Feb. 14 at Jenison Field House. The Spartans defeated the Comets, 40-0.

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McClure, Rizqallah heading to nationals By Mayara Sanches msanches@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Senior heavyweight Mike McClure and junior 184-pounder John Rizqallah head into the first day of the 2014 wrestling

NCAA Championships on Thursday in Oklahoma City, Okla., with McClure seeded seventh and Rizqallah seeded 14th. The first session begins at noon, with session two at 7 p.m. for the wrestlers’ second matches and consolation rounds.

McClure will wrestle unseeded Pittsburgh redshirt senior Patrick Tasser, while Rizqallah will wrestle the winner of the match between Lock Haven redshirt junior Fred Garcia and Indiana junior Luke Sheridan. All weight categories will

wrestle at the same time, making the tournament fast-paced. “I think John and Mike will represent us well,” head coach Tom Minkel told msuspartans.com. “Having been there before is huge. They understand what it’s all about; they can relax going into it, it won’t be a shock.” No. 7 McClure finished the season in fourth place at the Big Ten Championships with an overall record of 27-7, and is going into his second consecutive NCAA competition. He wants to earn All-America honors for the first time in his career after posting a 2-2 performance at last year’s nationals. “I want to go there and have fun, but at the same time, finish business,” McClure told the website. “The atmosphere (at the NCAA Championships) is insane. You have to make that atmosphere as small as possible, and make it so it’s just you and the other guy, and know that everything else shouldn’t affect the match. If you can do that, a lot of guys perform really well that way.”

184-pounder Rizqallah went 0-2 last year, while heavyweight McClure went 2-2 at the national competition Tied for an 18th ranking in MSU history with a careerrecord of 99-29, McClure also is ninth in the school’s record book with 24 falls — he led the team this year with 10 falls. “The heavyweight class is just stacked. There isn’t any easy way to get to the end, you’re going to have to beat some awfully good kids. ... Everybody there is good. If Mike wrestles well, he could do very well at this tournament,” Minkel said about McClure. Like his teammate, Rizqallah also is appearing at the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive time. He earned his trip this year in a 4-2 decision over Sheridan in the Big Ten competition, placing seventh. In the 184-pound category, the top seven finishers automatically qualified for nationals. “It’s less nerve-wracking and I know what to expect,” Rizqallah told msuspartans.com about going to the NCAA Championships a second time. “I feel a lot better and I’m way healthier (entering the championships) than last year. I’m more confident in my wrestling.” Rizqallah went 0-2 at the national competition last year, but appeared in the national rankings in January 2014 after going 4-0 at the Cradle Gear Invitational on Dec. 29 in Lock Haven, Pa. — earning first place. His overall career record is a 55-29, and he has defeated both possible opponents — Sheridan or Garcia — in the past. “When John feels good, he’s a dangerous opponent. I don’t think there’s anybody he can’t beat when he is on his game. ... He’s a year older, he’s a year more mature,” Minkel told the website about Rizqallah. “I think as he’s looked at the brackets, he understands that if he takes care of business and wrestles to his potential, that he could be in the mix.” The NCAA Championships session one matches begin at noon on Thursday, and all matches will be streamed live on WatchESPN.com.

ories set to the tune of “One Shining Moment.” I know the “legacy” conversation drives people nuts, but a trip to Dallas would throw Appling straight into that elite club. Gary Harris MSU’s time with Gary Harris is limited, as I would bet my right hand that he’s going to the NBA next season. So, what can Harris do before his time wearing the green and white is up? Keep increasing his NBA stock. He can do that by leading the team in tough moments, continuing to play insane defense and never shying away from the spotlight. Easy, right?

spokane, Wash., – Today marks the start of a journey — a journey to the Final Four that was dubbed a must-go-to desBranden Dawson tination before the seaWhile telling the media son even started. Accordhe broke his hand punching to odds makers in ing a table, Dawson vowed Las Vegas, the No. 4 seed he would “come back even Spartans are on track to stronger.” Well, now is the do so and have the sectime to show the colond-highest odds lege hoops world to win the NCAA 2014 he wasn’t lying. Tournament. He is coming off But enough about a phenomenal Big the team. What Ten Tournaabout the ment, and individuTOURNAMENT he’ll be able als? What to contindo they ue to make have to up for his absence. Give gain? It might not be easy MSU a solid string of games, to see, but each memand people will practicalber of the starting five ly forget about his tablehas the chance to prove punching debacle. something to everyone watching the Big Dance. Denzel Valentine Ahh yes, the protégé of Adreian Payne the lineup. Depending if You’ve heard this one Dawson goes to the draft 1,500 times, but that’s (which I don’t see, but othbecause it’s that imporers do), Valentine could be tant: No four-year playthe lone returning starter. er under Tom Izzo has This tournament will place missed out on a Final him in the spotlight and give Four. For Adreian Payne and Keith Appling, the him a final shot to show MSU streak could be seeing its the future is looking bright. final month of existence. For the better part of the Payne also can show NBA season he has been inconsisteams why he deserves tent, but a promising Big Ten to be picked come draft Tournament raised the eyetime, but there isn’t brows of the MSU faithful. much left he can do Be the X-factor this tourto boost his stock. nament, and MSU won’t just be enjoying life in DalKeith Appling las — they’ll also be feelPeople never forget the ing optimistic about next names of MSU’s Final year’s run at the Final Four. Four point guard. Mateen Matt Sheehan is a State Cleaves, Chris Hill, Drew News basketball reportNeitzel and Kalin Lucas er. Reach him at msheeall bring back memhan@statenews.com.

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en’s NCAA Tournament since 2001. The Spartans most recentTHE STATE NEWS ly played there four years ago The Spartans are return- in 2010, when MSU beat Marying to Spokane, Wash., this land in dramatic fashion and week for the second and went on to reach the Final possibly third round of this Four. year’s NCAA Tournament. Although many Spartans Washington State Univer- won’t be making the long trip sity and the Spokane Veter- to Washington, Heins said latans Memorial Arena were er in the month, they might selected to host the or g a n i ze a n I zzone games that will take watch party, where 2014 place on Thursday. fa n s a nd Izzone The fourth-seedmembers will ed Spartans will gather to eat and play against No. watch the tourna13 seed Delament games TOURNAMENT ware at 4:40 together. p.m. EST on T he waitThursday. and-see feelThe city will hold six ing in terms of fandom resogames throughout two days nates for human biology junior with eight teams competing Lexie Georgoff. for the chance to advance to Georgoff said people actthe Sweet 16. ed the same way last semesEach team was sched- ter until the Rose Bowl came uled to have one practice into play. She said her friends Wednesday in preparation boasted that the experience for the four games set for they had at the Rose Bowl was Thursday. The winners of the chance of a lifetime and Thursday’s games will play she regrets not going. on Saturday. Georgoff said earlier games Izzone director Brandon don’t receive as much hype as Heins said he doesn’t expect the later-round games. many Spartans to make the She said she’d really contrek to Washington just yet. sider traveling to support the “The first two games peo- Spartans if they make it far in ple don’t really get excited the tournament. about,” Heins said. “If we “I’d want to show my pride keep winning, people will as a Spartan,” Georgoff said. go.” “I’d at least want to be part of T his year ’s matchups something bigger.” mark the eighth time that Spartans fans back in East Washington State Universi- Lansing will be staying updatty and the Spokane Veter- ed as the tournament progressans Memorial Arena have es throughout the week in hosted the men’s or wom- Washington. slay@statenews.com nn

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