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Senior guard Travis Trice celebrates Sunday during the game against Virginia in the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. The Spartans defeated the Cavaliers 60-54 PHOTO: ALICE KOLE

NOT THEIR LAST GAME

“Don’t let this be your last game.” That’s what former player Draymond Green texted senior guard Travis Trice yesterday morning. His response? “It won’t be.” And he meant it, leading MSU to a 60-54 win over Virginia and Izzo’s seventh Sweet Sixteen appearance in eight years. See pages 4-5 M ON DAY, M A R C H 2 3 , 2 015

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LETTER: Constant use of headphones by students has become a ‘social disease’ As the writer of this essay, I can both sympathize with this new “disease,” while at the same time loathe it completely. The disease of which I speak is sweeping the nation in increasing numbers, almost reaching epidemic proportions: earbuds and headphones. Not long ago, these small white things you stick in your ear were more of a status symbol. They meant you had money to burn. They were often the victim of theft from the library. Now they are as commonplace as student loan debt. In the past, you would often see students with these white things clearly visible. What has changed is that students used to remove them prior to walking into a building, and certainly before a lecture took place. Bump into a friend and the first thing even before “hello” was uttered, out came the buds. Sadly, nowadays earbuds seem to have become part of a person’s anatomy — permanently attached, never to be removed. What has prompted the writing of this letter is a plea for a return to social interaction in the places where it is needed the most. I work in retail on campus. During the course of my day I meet and wait on a variety of individuals. Sometimes even the English language itself can be a bit of

a barrier to smooth transactions, but never to the degree that earbud blockage is. Here is an example: an individual has their earbuds in with music going full tilt. I am able to go through my portion of the transaction — warm greeting, scanning of the barcode, declaration of the total amount and inquiry into the type of payment that will be used. The ball gets passed and, Houston, we have a problem. The individual begins swiping their card. For things to proceed, I need to tell the computer if the card is of the debit or credit variety and if the latter, what kind it is. The individual in question begins to swipe their card with increased frenzy. I break out of my warm greeting mode and use my theatrical training and raise my voice. When this fails, I wave my hands. The individual never looks up from the card reader and even asks, “Is this not working?” I choose not to repeat here what went through my head, but I replied loudly and they responded, so the transaction went forward. The earbuds were never removed. I will admit, this is the worst case scenario I have encountered, but I have had variations on this multiple times. I even listen to my own music at work, but never allow it to interfere with what I have to do.

In the early days of my employment, I was introduced to a phenomenon that I still find rather amusing. I had a customer come in and was in full discussion mode with an unseen person. I was a little startled as this person truly seemed to be carrying on a conversation with themselves. I was uncertain how to proceed with my normal warm greeting with someone who was already mid-conversation with someone else. I later learned about the earbuds with microphones built in. Back in the day phones would be firmly placed in one’s hand so that you could see the phone. To the point, there are acceptable times to be selfish, and there are times not to. When an individual chooses to cut off their ability to hear they are choosing to ignore other individuals. I feel that when I am acknowledging another human being, it is only polite that the other individual also acknowledge me as another human being. Yes, I am working retail, but even that deserves respect. After we are done, we may both move on and return to our lives of employment and social disease. James B. Brunk III is a former MSU student who currently works at the Spartan Bookstore.

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Microsoft Outlook is not the answer for MSU email

BY KAITLYN CASULLI OPINION@STATENEWS.COM

Yes, I do realize that it is the 21st century. However, after reading that we will be switching over to Microsoft Outlook, it seems that the university will forever live in the past and may never become unstuck in time. I was excited at first when I saw the headline. I thought getting a new email ser ver was going to be awesome compared to the current MSU webmail. With MSU webmail, I sometimes feel that hauling stone tablets across campus to communicate with my professors and peers would be a more effective way to communicate. It would be faster and less painless, that’s for sure. Then, I continued to read and I could feel the excitement draining out of my body, followed by a sinking feeling. The “upgrade” is merely switching over to Outlook?! How can this be? I used Outlook when I took a course at a community college several years ago. The look is more appealing than that of MSU webmail, but I found the controls to be rather frustrating. I had to click on the email

a certain way to make sure it would be marked as “read,” even though I had already seen the email in the side panel. My despair was f ur ther perpetuated by the realization that I may never see the day that MSU switches over to Gmail. When I started last semester, I was hopeful. The email situation was dismal, but I figured that having a few Google apps licensed to MSU meant we might be one step closer to making the jump into Gmail. I k now m a ny st ude nt s already use Gmail because t he y h av e l i n k e d t he s e accounts to their MSU webmail accounts. It seems like the most efficient solution for everyone would be to cut out the middle man and go with Gmail. O t he r u n ive r sit ie s (for example, North Carolina State University, where I went to undergrad) and even many public school systems are now switching over to Gmail because they realize the benefits of the versatility and accessibility of Google apps. An added benefit I know of as an alumna of NC State is that I can keep my email forever, as long as I log in regularly. This may seem like just a big first-world problem, but having a user-unfriendly email server is actually quite hindering to productivity. For example, the ability to drag-and-drop files into an email in Gmail is a big plus for me as well as general ease of navigation. Plus, there are a whole lot of other slick features that I don’t even have time to go into! Unfortunately, we will continue to wrangle resources from two drastically different programs and hope that we don’t miss putting something important on our Google calendars because it was automatically added to our calendars in Outlook. Maybe one day when we are all long gone, MSU will decide to join the 21st century. Although, I feel as though cars will be flying and time travel will be possible by then. If so, maybe we can go back and fix this mistake. Unt i l t hen, I u rge you t o c o n t a c t m e t h r ou g h carrier pigeon.

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Student works with faculty to determine how climate affects trees

Student band Desmond Jones releases first EP, discusses aspirations

Despite tourney loss to U-M, MSU ice hockey looks forward to next season

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“I’ve always thought that the spring and the fall and the changing of the clocks is sort of a silly and not necessary dance.”

Three College of Education graduate programs ranked No. 1 in U.S. World and News The MSU College of Education added to its historically great reputation recently, as three of its graduate programs were ranked No.1 in the nation, three more in the top five, and several others following closely after, as reported by U.S. News and World Report. This marks the 21st consecutive year that MSU elementary and secondary education have both been ranked first in the nation for graduate programs. The additional highly-ranked programs ranked by the report include the following: rehabilitation counseling (1), curriculum and instruction (3), high-

er education administration (4), educational psychology (4), administration/supervision (8), educational policy (11), special education (12). The college overall was ranked 13th in “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” and sixth among public universities. Teacher Education Chairperson Margaret Crocco said one of the reasons for the college’s continued success can be credited to the strong fifth year internship program that students complete. To read the rest of the story, visit statenews.com — PATRICK BADE

State Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, on his bill to no longer require a time change for daylight saving. Read more on page 6.

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MSU advances to Sweet Sixteen after upset win over Virginia

Sophomore forward Gavin Schilling fights for the ball Sunday during the game against Virginia in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Spartans defeated the Cavaliers, 60-54. PHOTOS: ALICE KOLE

BY OMARI SANKOFA II OSANKOFA@STATENEWS.COM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Late in the game, Carlton Valentine, father of junior guard Denzel Valentine and graduate coach Drew Valentine, stood up from his seat next to the media row, looked at senior forward Branden Dawson and screamed, “It’s winning time!” Dawson looked up, soaked in his words and nodded in agreement. In fact, the entire team heeded his message. The Spartans did everything necessary to seal their seventh Sweet Sixteen berth in eight seasons, defeating No. 2 seed Virginia, 60-54 , in front of a pro-Cavalier crowd. For once it seemed like the Spartans remained in control for 40 minutes, unlike the game against Wisconsin a week 4

ago, when MSU lost an 11 point lead with eight minutes to play before falling in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, 80-69. It wasn’t like the game against Georgia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, when a 13-point MSU lead dwindled to three with less than a minute left. Virginia, one of the best defensive teams in the country, trailed the Spartans from the 18:19 mark of the first half until the final buzzer. Head coach Tom Izzo said the Spartans lost more games than they should have this season as a result of missed free throws and — in his words — “dumb coaching.” He said it’s MSU’s best team win of the season. “I think they felt comfortable in a game because that’s the way not their whole tournament has

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gone or the Big Ten Tournament, their whole season has gone that way,” Izzo said. “I’m just, I’m really proud of this team. I don’t use that word lightly when I speak and I am.” A COMPLETE WIN The win started with senior guard Travis Trice, who went on a personal 13-0 run at the beginning of the first half to jump start the Spartans offensively. The senior guard was electric during the run, converting transition layups and contesting 3-pointers with ease. “I just wanted to be aggressive,” Trice said. “My teammates did a good job at finding me though. I know Denzel (Valentine) hit me for two passes, and (Branden Dawson) hit me for one. I just wanted to keep playing. I didn’t want this to be

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Senior guard Travis Trice shoots Sunday during the game against Virginia in the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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29.8% Virginia’s free throw percentage during the game

42.5% MSU’s free throw percentage during the game

Sophomore guard Alvin Ellis III drives past Virginia junior forward Evan Nolte Sunday during the game against Virginia in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.

my last win.” Trice got some motivation before the game from a Spartan legend. Current Golden State Warrior Draymond Green sent him a text with a simple message: “Don’t let this be your last game.” “I texted him back and said ‘I won’t,’” Trice said. “But that was our mindset coming in. We knew they were a great team. We had to jump out on them early.” MSU’s offense slowed down when junior guard Denzel Valentine and freshman guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn took seats on the bench with two fouls. With one primary ball-handler on the court, Virginia was able to make life difficult for Trice. Virginia cut MSU’s lead to two, 24-22, early in the second half when junior guard Justin Anderson got to the rim for a layup. But a 3-pointer from Valentine and 7-0 run by Dawson expanded MSU’s lead to nine with 16:09 on the clock. Izzo, who wasn’t pleased with

some of Dawson’s plays in the first half, praised his second-half recovery. “Branden has got some special skills that he doesn’t even know he has sometimes,” Izzo said. “But he is getting better and we shouldn’t punish him because it’s taken a little longer. Like Trav, I think he would have been a different player if he didn’t miss two summers.” Virginia made another run toward the end of the game, cutting the lead to 5 points with 3:23 left in the game. But Trice waved off an incoming screen from junior guard Matt Costello and nailed a deep 3-pointer with a defender on him to extend the lead to eight with less than three minutes left to seal the win. MSU made 12 of their last 15 free throws, a complete turnaround from their performance at the line prior to that stretch. “The biggest change is we were able to finish the game,” freshman forward Marvin Clark said. “Being able to knock down free throws late in the game, playing together as a team defensively,

everybody’s helping each other, nobody is relaxing ... it’s starting to show that our camaraderie is translating onto the court.” RESTARTING THE STREAK For last year’s MSU team, Virginia was a Sweet Sixteen roadblock before the Spartans fell in the Elite Eight round to Connecticut. Adreian Payne and Keith Appling became the first fouryear MSU seniors to not make a Final Four, and Izzo said for Dawson and Trice, witnessing the end of that record is motivation for the current tournament run. “I think people asked me yesterday about the chip on your shoulder because we beat them last year, but these guys lost about as much as you could lose last year if you have 16 years or 18 years straight of a senior class going to a Final Four,” Izzo said. “And I know that record was meant to be broken, nobody’s done that throughout their career, so it wasn’t ... I mean, it wasn’t the record that was earth shatter-

ing to me but it was to them that they were part of the group that didn’t, so I think these guys had a lot more to play for than people give them credit.” Trice and Dawson led MSU to a win Sunday, and senior forward Matt Costello said the senior pair is motivated by wanting to restart the Final Four streak. “Everybody wants to go to the Final Four and this program is known for Final Fours,” Costello said. “They came here to go to a Final Four, so that’s what they’re trying to do.” Many considered Virginia to be the most challenging opponent in MSU’s region, and with No. 1 Villanova out of the tournament, the road to a Final Four has become easier. Yet, the Spartans have a weekend in Syracuse, New York in front of them before the big dance. Trice said it’s too early to dwell on MSU’s current run. There’s basketball to be played. “It’s something we’ll look back on when the year is over, but we won’t dwell on that. We want to keep it rolling,” Trice said.

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News Newly introduced House bill seeks to nix daylight saving time altogether BY SERGIO MARTÍNEZ-BELTRÁN SMARTINEZ@STATENEWS.COM

March 8 could have been the last time you needed to change your clock because of daylight saving time. State Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, introduced a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives that could eliminate daylight saving time in Michigan. “I’ve always thought that the spring and the fall and the changing of the clocks is sort of a silly and not necessary dance,” Irwin said. “I looked in to the issue a little more and I found out the initial reason that we started this policy — which was to save energy — no longer

holds true.” Irwin said daylight saving time does not save energy anymore. “There (is) also a ton of research that shows that this change in the clock affects people in a number of negative ways,” Irwin said. According to an article published in 2009 in the Journal of Applied Psychology, there are 3.6 percent more injuries on the Monday following the daylight saving time switch than other days. In a different article published on the scientific news website ScienceDaily, there is a 10 percent increase in the risk of having a heart attack during the days following the clock switch. “I understand it’s for electricity, but research has said that it has probably made it to where we

are using more electricity than usual,” applied engineering senior Nedal Beny-Arid said. Beny-Arid said switching the clocks has complicated some of her days. “I’ve been late to class and then it happens at a very inconvenient time,” Beny-Arid said. “Last year I think it happened around midterms.” Eliminating daylight saving time has been a trend some states have followed for the past years. On March 11, the Alaskan House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the time switch from their state. Hawaii and Arizona have already rejected the switch — participating in daylight saving time is not required by the federal government.

Irwin recognized that one of the challenges his bill faces is that no other state in the Great Lakes region has shifted to a non-changing time. “Even though 75 percent of the world population doesn’t do this dance with the clocks, all the states around us do,” Irwin said. “I think that something we need to consider is how can we (not only) be leaders in the region, but really bring other states and (our) Canadian neighbors along with us?” Irwin claimed he only reason Michigan is still participating in daylight saving time is because neighboring states are also doing it. “My mom always said, ‘If the neighbor jumps off the bridge, would you jump off the bridge too?’” Irwin said. “No, of course not.”

Cosplayers and fans gather for fifth year of camaraderie at Lansing Shuto Con Illinois resident Leena Radeke sells wigs Saturday during Shuto Con at Lansing Center and Radisson Hotel. The convention is a three day event that focuses on artists and the art of interactive cosplaying.

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During the weekend, hundreds of wizards, witches and other anime characters descended on Michigan’s capital city. Shuto Con was held in Lansing this weekend for the fifth year since its inception in 2011. Shuto is the Japanese word for capital city, and it is the reason why Chairwoman Stefanie Shall decided to have the convention in Lansing. Shall founded the convention in 2009 to bring attention to struggling artists and cosplayers, the common term for fans who dress up in the costumes of their favorite characters. And that is exactly what happened when many visitors labored in love to perfectly craft their costumes for the convention. “It took me probably 70 hours total to put together,” said Russ Brown, dressed as Franky from “One Piece,” an anime film and series. “I used more than a fair amount of cardboard, duct tape, paint and foam.” Hosted in the Lansing Center and Radisson Hotel, Shuto Con celebrates anime and video games by encouraging guests to dress like their favorite characters. This year, some of the most popular costumes came from anime shows such as “Attack on Titan” and “Homestuck.” Con-goer Joseph Brant brought his fully commissioned samurai outfit to Shuto Con, a very detailed and eye-grabbing costume he has worn for several years to other events like Motor City Comic Con and Youmacon. “People always ask if it’s hot,” Brant said. “I am wearing a real breast plate, so it’s about 70 degrees in here.” The environment at Shuto Con was energetic and welcoming. There were several groups of friends and strangers alike swapping stories and taking pictures together in the main convention center. This year was the largest Shuto Con

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has ever been, expanding to three exhibit halls and more than 6,000 expected attendees. There were panels featuring popular voice actors and art vendors selling their work to shoppers. More than just MSU students and Lansing residents were present, with visitors traveling from all over the country for the weekend-long celebration. Laura St. Peter and Kidael Schzanteckel brought their art group, The Quarreling Tentacle, from the East Coast. St. Peter is from Maine and Schzanteckel is a Connecticut native. They were selling hand-painted models and figurines Saturday afternoon. In addition to costumes and art, music filled the halls of the Lansing Center. There were several guests with megaphones organizing coordinated dances, and fans such as Grace Golsch paid tribute to their favorite anime with instruments like the saxophone. One group, So Long Naota, traveled around the halls with an acoustic guitar. They said the group had been touring for nearly 13 years but this was their first convention experience. Con-goers made requests and sang along to the music. On Saturday, there was a competitive Pokémon video game tournament, in addition to a 24-hour gaming lounge and a “duel arena” where fans fought each other tournament-style with foam swords. The night concluded with an electronic dance party. People of all ages were in attendance, as well as people of all gender identities and expressions. Stefanie Shall intended for Shuto Con to be a safe place for all people. “Ever since I first started our convention, I wanted to create a place where fans of all walks of life could get together and celebrate their dedication to fandom without worrying about being judged and harassed by others,” Shall said. To see a video of the colorful costumes at Shuto Con, visit statenews.com/multimedia

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Face time: freshman Aaron Pride strums up career SN: What is your favorite part about music? What about performing? AP: Being able to tell stories through the songs and with covers, feeling the emotions from other peoples’ stories. Relating to the songs. (With performing,) the connection to the audience is always fun. It was a process learning how to perform. Now, once you get over a hump, it’s just fun. I used to get nervous and now it’s just natural.

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Starting out in the music industry isn’t easy — and Aaron Pride, a fisheries and wildlife freshman, can back that statement up. Pride, who started as a member of his high school’s choir, has been making appearances at local gigs including opening for the band Less Is More at Mac’s Bar in Lansing. Currently, the indie-folk artist is in the process of creating an album composed of songs he has written. Pride sat down with The State News to discuss why he picked his non-musical major and what artists influence him the most in music. The State News: How did you become involved in music? Aaron Pride: I was in choir all through elementary school and high school. Then I performed in a talent show through the choir my junior year of high school playing a song called “Criminals” by The Tallest Man On Earth. That summer I got my first actual gig at the Old Town General Store. The following summer, I got more gigs around town.

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SN: Why did you pick fisheries and wildlife as a major when you have a passion for music? What do you want to do after you graduate? AP: I’ve always been into the outdoors. I grew up fishing and hiking. My main interest other than music is fishing. I don’t know what I want to do (after graduation) so I’m going to look up jobs. I might end up changing because of that. I don’t really know.

SN: Who would you say some of your influences are? AP: Definitely The Avett Brothers and The Tallest Man On Earth, Father John Misty, as far as newer people go. Also, I’ve been listening to a lot of blues stuff lately. Just really old traditional folk songs are good inspiration too. SN: What are your music goals? Where do you hope music takes you? AP: If I could get more well-known around the state and be able to tour around the state or even the Midwest, that would be awesome. As for right now, I’m working on a new album and hopefully get a release show for that later down the line. I haven’t started recording it yet but the songs are

basically all written. SN: What is the recording process like for you? AP: Basically, just start getting in the studio, laying down the main tracks. Just like my main vocals and guitar. Then it’s a long process of getting the overdubs, like electric guitar. You have to listen to it over and over. That’s kind of the funnest part, I think … the creative process. You can add different instruments and different sounds to it to make it its own thing. SN: How has music changed or shaped your life? AP: It’s become my main passion over the last couple years. It’s hard to focus on school sometimes. I had an exam today and during it I was thinking about emailing people about different gigs I have coming up. It’s given me something to really focus on when I have free time. It’s a lot of different goals through it, like the album and getting your name out there. It’s a fun thing, especially trying to balance it with school. It can be tricky but I think it’s worth the extra effort. There’s a lot of self-doubt with it sometimes, but every little thing helps me.

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Fear not, tree huggers. The flags tied to the trunks of the white pine trees between Munn Ice Arena and Demonstration Hall do not mean they’re being chopped down. Rather, they are being used to rework a map of which rows the trees were originally planted in 1914. In addition to this, the study is also part of plant biology senior Caleb Adgate’s project involving how climate variables affect a tree’s growth on different areas of campus. Some of the variables the study takes into account include temperature fluctuations, how far the trees are from the water table and storm damage. Frank Telewski, professor of plant biology and curator, was already doing some studies involving the white pines and the damage they took on during the ice storm in December 2013. However, he hit a

snag when he discovered the map he had on file was “all messed up.” Meanwhile, Adgate was looking for a project to fulfill a graduation requirement before graduating this year. “He expressed some interest in learning some outdoor ecological techniques towards woodlots and forest stands,” Telewski said. “And I said ‘Hey, I think I got a project for you to work on,’ ... so that’s how a lot of these undergraduate projects work out. The professor has a project going on in the lab and if it looks like there’s something we can squeeze a project into, we’re more than happy to work with the undergraduates.” The project the two have been working on is similar to a study Telewski oversaw in 2013, which compared the growth-climate relationships of trees in the floodway versus the terrace forest along the banks of the Red Cedar River.

And since Adgate and Telewski began working together, the two have spent many hours trying to complete the study in chilling single-digit temperatures. “It got to where we couldn’t think,” Adgate said. “It was too cold to keep our thoughts together.” Telewski said he agreed. “You literally get brain freeze,” he said. The flags will remain on the trees for a couple more weeks as Telewski and Adgate continue to sort out the outdated map of trees, as well as their study on how climate factors affect trees’ growth on different parts of campus. “We’re not cutting the trees down. That’s the good news,” said Telewski, pointing to a pair of oak trees he planted from acorns he collected in Korea. “We do have to cut trees down sometimes but we try to minimize it as much as possible so we can maximize the campus arboretum.”

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We The Kings performed Sunday night at Wharton Center. To see the recap, visit statenews.com

Student band releases their first album BY LAUREN OWINGS LOWINGS@STATENEWS.COM

Since seventh grade, arts and humanities senior and drummer John Nowak has been making music with arts and humanities senior and guitarist Isaac Berkowitz. Now, with MSU graduation rapidly approaching, Nowak and Berkowitz have high hopes for their band, the student group Desmond Jones. On Friday night The Avenue in Lansing thrummed with the music of Desmond Jones. The night was in celebration of their newly released and very first EP. Nowak got his first drum for his third birthday. Music has been a part of his life ever since. Berkowitz picked up his grandfather’s guitar at a young age, and this sparked his passion for music. In high school, Nowak and Berkowitz had a band, but things died down once they came to MSU. They continued to write their own music in the hopes that an opportunity would present itself. Soon enough, they were asked by some high school classmates to perform at a house party. As freshmen, Nowak and Berkowitz were thrilled at the chance to play and quickly got a last-minute group together. One of these musicians was guitarist Chris Bota, who is now a permanent member of the Des-

mond Jones band. Bota’s passion for music has been going strong, since he began playing the piano at 5 years old. In high school he picked up the guitar, and he said at the age of 17 music became something that he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Nowak said since the band came together, they became best friends, and have loved making music together. “We all have our own personal influences and we listen to a wide variety of things,” Nowak said. “We have different backgrounds, so when we come together in a creative process we’re creating this unique blend of musical genres and I think that’s something that is really cool about our music.” He said the best part of getting to play live music is the crowd. “We want to create an environment where everyone is having a good time, where everyone feels like they’re a part of our music because they are,” Nowak said. He said looking out and seeing everyone dancing and smiling makes what he does a rewarding experience. Berkowitz said playing in front of a live audience really makes him get into the performance, because with the crowd it’s a give and take relationship. “If it’s a good crowd then you’re going to be feeling great,” Berkowitz said. He said they like to do a lot of

Guitarist Chris Bota, left, and guitarist and vocals Isaac Berkowitz, right, of Desmond Jones perform Friday at The Avenue, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. PHOTO: EMILY NAGLE

improvisation during live performances to change it up for the crowd. “You can go to multiple shows in a week and it will be different every time,” Berkowitz said. Bota said this improvisation allows the crowd to really feed off what the band is doing in the moment.

“It becomes this circle of music influences that goes throughout the show,” Bota said. For him, the best part of a live audience is allowing himself to share his art and his emotions with the world. “I think of music as an emotional language, so it’s cool to let myself out and my passion out to

the crowd,” Bota said. After graduation, Desmond Jones plans on setting up in Grand Rapids. From there, they hope to expand their fan base to different areas of the country and go on tour. “We really want to go for it and see how far our talents and hard

work can take us,” Nowak said. Desmond Jones will be performing again April 8 in Grand Rapids, April 11 in Mt. Pleasant, and April 23 at the Loft in Lansing. To see a video of Desmond Jones’ performance, visit statenews.com/multimedia.

Students channel their inner wizard for UAB’s Harry Potter themed “Muggle Madness” BY ASHANTI SEABRON ASEABRON@STATENEWS.COM

Hogwarts came to life this past Saturday night as UAB hosted the Harry Potter-themed night “Muggle Madness” at the International Center. The event started at 9 p.m., but people started lining up an hour early. Students dressed up as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and other characters from the bestselling series by J.K. Rowling. The International Center was transformed into Hogwarts to celebrate. Hospitality business junior Jordan Hensley, the

head of UAB, said her inspiration came from MSU’s most unlikely sports team — the MSU Quidditch Team. “I saw the MSU Quidditch Team practicing one day and I thought, ‘How cool would it be to have a Harry Potter event for MSU students?’” Hensley said. Hensley brought the idea back to her co-workers and they loved it immediately. As time went on, more aspects were added to enhance the event. “We decided to include the psychics and the mentalists to add more excitement to the event,” Hensley said. “We wanted to appeal to students

who may be into things like that as well, not just Harry Potter.” Many students attended the event, and Harry Potter-inspired costumes were seen everywhere — from Harry Potter to the serpent-like villain, Voldemort. Even the house elf Dobby made an appearance. Hospitality business junior Derying Liaw said he was very excited at the idea of a Harry Potter night, and had been looking forward to it for a while. Liaw, dressed up as Harry himself, said, “I’m very excited about tonight. It’s something about this event that I love and want to be a part of.” Liaw said he is a big fan of the story and that MONDAY, MARC H 2 3, 2 01 5

the movies have been a part of his family throughout his life. “I’ve followed all of the movies, and my family loves to watch them from time to time … we love the storyline and all of the characters,” he said. “I’m just really excited to be here.” Hensley said it will undoubtedly be thrown again next year. Students participated in the many different activities. They took photos in front of a green screen to be transported to the magical world of Harry Potter, participated in trivia and had drinks in Diagon Alley. TH E STATE N E WS

Sports Despite loss, MSU ice hockey still proud of accomplishments this season BY JONATHON CHUN JCHUN@STATENEWS.COM

Even though MSU ice hockey (1716-2, 11-7-2 Big Ten) didn’t accomplish all of its goals this season, it was still a step in the right direction — a big step. For a program that has been in rebuilding mode for the last three seasons, it looked early on as if the Spartans might suffer another mundane season. Everything changed around the New Year though, and MSU went 10-5-0 over its last 15 contests. The impressive run was good enough to earn the Spartans second place in the Big Ten, and a bye in the first round of the conference tournament. MSU’s eventual opponent in that semifinal game turned out to be Michigan. It was the third straight game that MSU played the Wolverines, and the sixth overall time in the season. The Spartans ended up losing that matchup Friday night by a disappointing 4-1 score. It would have taken an unbelievable performance by junior goaltender Jake Hildebrand to keep the Spartans in the game. Even with the four goals allowed, the Big Ten Player of the Year still made 45 saves at Joe Louis Arena. “My first two seasons here we knew it was going to be a process,” Hildebrand said. “And then this year, halfway through the season I feel like that was kind Cox said. “Right now I’m just of the turning point. (It) leaves a kind of down a little bit because bad taste in our mouth, but (you) we kind of let the seniors down just how much harder you have for how much they gave us this to work over the summer to not year. I thought we had a lot have this feeling at this time.” more to give, a lot further to go, Junior captain Michael Ferran- but now it’s just time to rebuild tino shared a similar sentiment and come back next year with a to the Spartans’ star goaltender. stronger team.” “Any time you don’t reach Still dealing with the fresh your goals at wound of a the end of the season-endyear, obviing loss, head ously you’re coach Tom going to be Anastos had hungry in the a hard time offseason,” reflecting on Ferrantino the seniors’ said. “Espetime spent in cially losing East Lansing. Saves by junior goaltender to Michigan. “They were Jake Hildebrand at I think that part of that Joe Louis Arena ju s t f ue l s team that we the fire even had that went more.” to the NCAA Tournament,” AnasSenior forward Matt Berry tos said. “They’ve been through scored the lone goal for the Spar- the growing pains that we’ve had tans on Friday to tie the game to experience over the past cou1-1 in the second period. It was ple years. the last game that Berry and four “There’s certainly been highs other MSU seniors will wear the and lows along the way, and I Spartans’ green and white jersey. think they, like virtually all the “I’m looking forward to next guys that we have, really showed year,” sophomore forward Joe a resiliency, and I think that’s a

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characteristic of our team that pops up from time to time when necessary,” he said. MSU will certainly take some time over the next few weeks to look back on its puzzling season. There are certainly positives to carry over to next season, such as a defense that finished the regular season 12th in the nation in goals-against average. Whether it was a stagnant offense early in the season or learning how to deal with success late in the season, MSU gained valuable experience throughout the year. As the Spartans prepare for their fifth season under Anastos in 2015-2016, their goals will be as high as ever. Not many outside the program thought MSU could finish second in the Big Ten this year, but it was still a goal for the Spartans to earn that firstround bye. Cox said that if before the season, someone told him MSU would end up with that bye and a semifinals match against U-M, he would have taken in it a heartbeat. Come next season, that might not be the case anymore.

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ABOVE: Junior defenseman Matt DeBlouw fights Michigan center Andrew Copp for the puck Friday, during the Big Ten Hockey Tournament at Joe Louis Arena. BELOW: Sophomore forward Mackenzie MacEachern skates toward the puck Friday during the Big Ten hockey tournament at Joe Louis Arena. The Spartans lost to the Wolverines, 4-1. PHOTOS: ALLYSON TELGENHOF

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Marcus Rush shines through at MSU pro day BY ZACH LIBBY ZLIBBY@STATENEWS.COM

Senior defensive end Marcus Rush shuffles around pylons Wednesday during Pro Day at the Duffy Daugherty Building. PHOTO: KELSEY FELDPAUSCH

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When a quality college resume still wasn’t enough to receive an invite to February’s NFL combine in Indianapolis, that gave former MSU standout Marcus Rush a much-needed edge during this past Wednesday’s pro day. NFL scouts seemed to think Rush wasn’t good enough to be invited to the combine, but he showed why that wasn’t the case. Backing up why he started a program-record 53 games in his four years at East Lansing, Rush finished with a 4.68 40-yard dash, 24 225-pound bench reps and a 34-inch vertical leap. Rush said not being invited to the combine gave him added motivation “It just gave me a chip on my shoulder,” Rush said at the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. “To work even harder and come out here and show everyone why I should have been invited.” Part of a gruesome defensive unit, led by former coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Rush helped contribute to MSU being the only program ranked in the top 10 in rushing defense and total defense. He finished as a two-time Big Ten

honorable mentioned recipient during his junior and senior season. He concluded with 163 tackles, 37.5 tackles for a loss and 18.5 sacks. “He made plays at every spectrum of the field,”head coach Mark Dantonio said. “Whether it was a little bit at linebacker, or defensive end, or blocking punts or kicks. That’s the kind of player he has been here. He’s one of those type of guys.” Standing at 6-foot-3 and 251 pounds, his rather small structure as a down lineman has propelled the Ohio native to train and get a comfortable feel at linebacker, a position that he could find decent success in during his professional career. Among all 32 teams in attendance, the Cincinnati Bengals are expected to work out Rush, to see if he can fit into their system next year. Another AFC North franchise, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who traditionally run a 3-4 defense, could be an ideal location for Rush based on his attributes. “A lot of teams are changing to a 3-4 (alignment),” Rush said. “And that’s good to hear because I think that’s where I fit in at that stand-up linebacker.”

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John Rizqallah’s career comes to an end at NCAA championships ion. He lost 4-2 in the second sudden victory period. He had a difficult draw in the championMSU wrestler John Rizqallah concluded his ships this year, but remained competitive until the end. career over t he weekend Rizqallah finishes his career while competing at the NCAA with a 75-45 record. championships. Rizqallah succeeded in sevThe senior and team caperal matchups this season. In tain, 184-pounder R izqalhis last duel against Michigan, lah lost in his first match to he took down eventual Big Ten third-seeded Arizona State’s champion Domenic AbounadBlake Stauffer 4-1. er in January. Later that day, Rizqallah He qualified and competed defeated California PolytechWins during Rizqallah’s career at MSU in the NCAA wrestling chamnic’s Nick Fiegener 8-3 in the pionships the last 3 years, but first consolation round. fell short of accomplishing his In the second consolation round, Rizqallah lost Friday after battling goal of becoming an All-American at the chamfourth-seeded Jack Dechow of Old Domin- pionships this year. BY RACHEL FRADETTE

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Then-junior 184-pounder John Rizqallah wrestles then-Minnesota’s Kevin Steinhaus Jan. 17, 2014, at Jenison Field House. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO

“You learn a lot more from losing than you do from winning. If I didn’t get to go to the NCAA championships, I would have lost out on that opportunity of being able to learn,” Rizqallah said. Family brought Rizqallah to MSU when he chose to attend and compete on the same team as his brother, Joe, who is also a Spartan wrestler. Rizqallah was one of the best not only this season, but throughout his career on the Spartan bench. He lead the Spartans as captain and was a four-year letter winner. “John has been a very hard-working, committed young man,” MSU wrestling head coach

Tom Minkel said. Minkel coached Rizqallah through all of his career and is now entering into his 25th season as head coach. “There’s no doubt at all that he’ll be missed, but I fully expect him to stay connected to the program and stay connected to wrestling because it has been such a big part of his life,” Minkel said. Rizqallah’s next chapter will be in Chico, California, where he will attend law school at California State University, Chico. “Now, it’s the second phase; where you start giving back to the sport instead of taking from it,” Rizqallah said. “It’s an amazing sport and I want to give back.”