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MARCHING FOURWARD MSU defeated Louisville, 76-70, during overtime in a tense and close matchup Sunday. The Spartans are now advancing to head coach Tom Izzo’s seventh Final Four. See pages 6-7
Head coach Tom Izzo and his team celebrate the win during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight against Louisville at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON
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Cedar Village remains go-to for revelry Apartment complex feels impact of two celebrations early Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon BY STAFF REPORTS FEEDBACK@STATENEWS.COM
The clocks hits zero. MSU has won. Students stream out of their apartments, eager to celebrate. Crowds gather chanting as police look on warily. But as soon as a fire is set in the middle of the crowd, officers move in wearing riot gear, chasing the celebrators away and making arrests. Bagels and cereal thrown in the air, crowd surfing, a naked man and an inflatable Sparty on the first floor outside his window — that was the atmosphere at Cedar Village after the MSU basketball victory over University of Louisville Sunday afternoon. By the numbers, the civil disturbance in Cedar Village following the Big Ten championship game in December 2013 dwarfed the one following MSU’s wins on early Saturday morning and Sunday. But one thing remains in common — individuals arrested for unlawfully remaining within 300 feet of an open fire. Police estimated about 750 people gathered on Waters Edge Drive to celebrate MSU’s Elite Eight victory Sunday. Seconds after the victory, students gathered on the streets to celebrate the victory in what has become a controversial tradition earning East Lansing national attention. “One second after this win, we were outside,” Cedar Village resident Andrew J. said, who declined to give his last name because of his participation. “Everyone knows something is going to happen.” Several people were arrested and taken by riot gear–
clad police officers for presumably throwing trash and food up into the air. Officers from MSU police, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office and East Lansing police were on the scene well before the Spartans’ last possession. “I would say MSU is pretty notorious for going a little crazy after a big win like this,” Cedar Village resident Darian M. said. Police initially watched closely for about 30 minutes as energy increased. As soon as one flaming shirt was seen, officials move forward to break up the crowds. ASMSU President James Conwell said the rioters are a small minority of the Spartan community that engage in the destructive behavior. Conwell, along with ASMSU Chief of Staff Kiran Samra, were present at Cedar Village watching from a distance. “I don’t think that it’s a Spartan tradition,” Conwell said. “If you look around, this is a very relatively peaceful crowd.” On Friday night police estimated 500 people gathered on the 1000 block of Waters Edge Drive in Cedar Village and three were arrested for the disorderly conduct, according to a statement from East Lansing police. As of press time, it is unknown if East Lansing police intend to pursue charges against those who had been nearby or participated in the weekend’s celebrations, which included breaking bottles during early Saturday’s post-game revelry. Some MSU students were allegedly arrested for throwing bagels in Sunday’s celebration. Videos of the bagels fly-
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ing through the air lit up social media, prompting bemused reactions online from figures such as Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and MSU Police, which tweeted “Guys, what’s with the bagels?” According to a statement from East Lansing police, 10 people were arrested Sunday for unlawfully remaining within 300 feet of an open fire and “wrongfully propelling objects.” Given the short time between early Saturday and Sunday, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez was unable to comment on the matter. The student status of those arrested, and whether they will be formally charge was also unknown as of press time. TOP: MSU and East Lansing police intervene on students’ revelry Saturday morning, on Waters Edge Drive by Cedar Village Apartments. The celebration were in reaction to the men’s basketball win against Oklahoma during the Eastern Regional Semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16 in Syracuse, New York. ABOVE: Students celebrate the Spartan victory over Louisville Sunday at Cedar Village. MSU football quarterback Connor Cook was also seen observing the celebration with fellow Spartans. PHOTOS: STATE NEWS STAFF
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Student programmers gather in first SpartaHack event to code and create
Multicultural Greek Council members put on showcase to celebrate traditions
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“When I was a kid I was always playing with marble tracks, building blocks ... and then I kind of just decided to combine them all together and see what kind of creative things that I could do with them all.” Steven Price, mechanical engineering junior, on his chain reaction art. See page 9.
Businesses entered in the annual Downtown Chili Cookoff. Read more on page 4.
Aloysius Dunaway Memorial Lecture
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Junior shortstop Destinee Luna reacts to the game Sunday during the softball match against Penn State at Secchia Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Nittany Lions, 8-6. See page 11. PHOTO: HANNAH LEVY
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Is technological change a thing of the past? Many voices seem to indicate that the low-hanging fruits of innovation have been picked, and as a result technological progress will not be strong enough to counteract the “headwinds” experienced by post-industrial rich economies due to population aging and rising government debt. Yet the lesson from the economic history of technology may well be that the best is still to come and that science and technology can still go a very long way toward improving economic welfare.
Professor Joel Mokyr specializes in economic history and the economics of technological change and population change. He is the author of over 80 articles in these fields as well as a number of important books, including The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress, and The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy, and The Enlightened Economy. He has served as the senior editor of the Journal of Economic History and as President of the Economic History Association. He is currently a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Mokyr has an undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D., from Yale University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society and the Cliometric Society.
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Chili cook-off heats up East Lansing BY AJ MOSER AMOSER@STATENEWS.COM
While the Spartan basketball team was fiercely fighting in the NCAA Tournament this weekend, the streets of East Lansing were ablaze with a different kind of heated competition. The Downtown Chili Cook-Off took place Saturday afternoon with several restaurants offering free samples of home-cooked chili to people walking around the city. Beggars Banquet, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cosi, Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub, HopCat, Leo’s Coney Island, Potbelly Sandwich Shop and What Up Dawg entered the contest and signified this with a pepper-shaped balloon outside their doors. Those who sampled the chili were asked to fill out a scorecard ranking each chili by its color, aroma, flavor and heat. City officials will tally the results Monday and announce the winner of the Golden Spoon Trophy. “We are excited to highlight the dining options in downtown East Lansing with this
new, exciting event,” East Lansing Downtown Management Board Coordinator Amy Schlusler wrote on the city’s website. The dish with the most votes will win the title of “Best East Lansing Chili” and the winning restaurant will receive paid advertising from DMB, in addition to the Golden Spoon Trophy and bragging rights. On Saturday afternoon Hopcat’s spicy chili was bringing in a lot of attention. Students and families alike gathered on the streets to sample the dish. “We are definitely going for the most votes in the heat department,” general manager Rick Smith said. For those who were intimidated by the intense heat of some dishes, Potbelly’s chili was more focused on flavor and featured several fresh ingredients. “We leave the peppers and hot stuff on the side,” Potbelly server Dylan Bambach said. “So people can decide just how hot they want it.” The DMB will be announcing the overall winners of the cook-off later this week.
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Worker and East Lansing resident Dylan Bambach passes out chili samples Saturday at Potbelly Sandwich Shop on East Grand River Avenue. PHOTO: HANNAH LEVY
SpartaHack unites student hackers Sponsored by Major League Hacking, the hackathon gave students a chance to showcase their coding abilities lus Rift, a virtual reality headset for 3-D gaming, more user-friendly by allowing the user to detect the dimensions of objects just by focusDrones, virtual reality headsets, smart watch- ing their attention on them. “We’re trying to make it so Oculus (Rift) can es and more were the subjects of experiments during the weekend at Wells Hall as the hack- be more functional, and possibly even used for ing and coding marathon at MSU sponsored educational purposes,” one of the team members and computer science junior by Major League Hacking — Sam Macaluso said. called SpartaHack — meant “Being exposed to Another team attempted to give students at MSU a professionals in to create an app that could chance to solve real-world problems with their own selfthe field, and other improve users’ experience with smart watches. made technologies. students who are A separate team attempted While many of the students experienced, helps to code for apps that could were not hacking in the conimprove the flight of drones ventional sense, they were us grow our tech decrease the amount of working to code and create skills outside of the and crashes that might occur. new software. classroom.” Aside from the competiMore than 300 students tive aspect of the hackathon, participated in the 36-hour students saw it as a chance hackathon and roughly 40 Joe Dinkha, computer science senior to gain insight from induspercent of students were firsttry sponsors who attended time hackers, an exciting sign the event, such as Firebase, for future hackathons, execuInteractive Intelligence, Ventive director of the event Caitmo and more. lin McDonald said. “Being exposed to professionals in the field Participants came from around the country and the state with varying disciplines, from and other students who are experienced helps us grow our tech skills outside of the classcomputer science to environmental science. The students competed in teams of up to four room,” computer science senior Joe Dinkha said. The event also hosted numerous speakers on to create a form of technology to solve a specific a wide range of different topics such as effecreal-world problem assigned to them. The teams are then judged at the end of the tively testing a cloud platform to the foundaweekend by a series of judges from the tech- tions of hacking. McDonald said she saw this year’s event as a nology industry. The winning teams are awarded Major League total success and said she was excited for more Hacking points which can boost their school in to come at MSU. To see a video of the hackers in action, the standings. One team was working on a way to make Ocu- go to statenews.com. BY RAY WILBUR
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For the full E.L. experience, stay here for a summer
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With a little more than a month of the semester left, students are starting to think about summer. They’re figuring out where they’re going to be, planning vacations and finding out if they need to take classes. Many students are at MSU for at least four years, including three summers between the first semester and graduation. When it comes to summer plans, there are several possibilities.
LETTER: Greenpeace strives to change MSU Culinary Services’ tuna provider unjust end to these creatures that are caught in the mix, known as by-catch. Unsustainable methods of harvesting are contributing to global fisheries issues of overfishing, which is responsible for the bluefin tuna population to drop 96 percent in the Pacific Ocean, since three quarters of the world’s fish stock are harvested faster than they are replenished. With the market churning out this much catch, global fisheries could collapse by 2050. MSU Greenpeace advocates against companies like StarKist and unsustainable fishing methods such as the use of FADs, in order to keep our markets and oceans alive and well. MSU Greenpeace recommends the use of sustainable products such as those from Costco’s Kirkland Skipjack Tuna or Wild Planet, which support methods of harvesting such as pole-and-line catching. Until we receive an affirmative answer, MSU’s Greenpeace team will continue to put forth efforts in encouraging dining services sustainable switch. We plan to keep folks posted with more information as soon as it is available. If tuna can, we can! To support the cause, search “MSU Tuna” on Change.org. Neal Page is a communications sophomore at MSU and Jessica Wolfe is an LCC student. Both are members of MSU Greenpeace.
but they truly blossom in the summer. There’s no better time to explore campus than in the summer. The weather is warm and no one is around, so it’s the perfect time to spend a day walking around campus. Get to know the nooks and crannies, discover new parts or find things you never knew were there before. Of course, MSU’s campus can be a little bit dull in the summer, but as long as you’re taking a class or working, you’ll make new friends and actually have time to hang out with them. And maybe you’ll have a little bit more money to spend. So whether you have a job here, need summer classes or just want to hang out with your friends in East Lansing, make sure you spend a summer here getting to know the community and the campus.
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If you’re unfamiliar with MSU Greenpeace, we are students who work with Greenpeace headquarters to organize to peacefully protest and encourage creative communications to expose the onslaught of global and environmental issues caused by companies at home and abroad. MSU Greenpeace and MSU Culinary Services met Jan. 20 to continue efforts in switching the university’s tuna provider. MSU relayed they hope to switch the provider by the next purchase in June. MSU would join the likes of University of California, Davis as one of the first universities to make this momentous switch toward sustainability. The current provider, StarKist, is notorious for their “out of sight, out of mind” practices. Although they preach sustainability and boast a “dolphin friendly” label on their cans, the company is guilty of committing destruction to countless habitats, depleting marine resources and murdering helpless species. Fish aggregating devices, or FADs, are optically pleasing buoys dropped into the ocean to lure in tuna species, to make for faster, cheaper and easier tuna harvesting. However, these lines are responsible for luring in other unintended marine life, such as sharks, sea turtles and other fish populations, causing an
rience campus in the summer. In those months between semesters, MSU and East Lansing turn into different places. There are far fewer people, which gives students a chance to get more involved in the East Lansing community. The lack of people creates a more intimate setting throughout campus, making it easier to approach fellow students rather than be overwhelmed by the hundreds of people who constantly surround you during the fall and spring semesters. Campus is also beautiful in the summer. Aside from MSU’s gardens coming into bloom, the whole campus comes alive. Our campus is filled with plants and trees that show off their best side in the summer. The beginnings and remnants of these are seen at the start and end of the school year,
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Students can get a job or internship almost anywhere, relax at home for the summer, take community college classes, go on a study abroad trip or stick around East Lansing. Although having a study abroad or internship is always a useful and exciting way to spend the summer, I recommend students spend at least one of their summers in East Lansing. While working at Snyder and Phillips Hall last summer, I became closer with my co-workers and more attached to my job. Like campus, the dining hall has a lot fewer people in the summer, so it’s easier to get to know them. I also enjoyed exploring campus with two of my friends who stayed over the summer. We found new places to hang out and different structures to climb. Whether you take classes or get a job in the city — or both — every student should expe-
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Head coach Tom Izzo, his family and his team celebrate the win with the NCAA East Regional trophy Sunday during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight against Louisville at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Spartans defeated the Cardinals, 76-70. PHOTOS: ERIN HAMPTON
A tale of two halves: Men’s basketball defeats Louisville 76-70 during overtime It almost didn’t happen. But the Spartans kicked into gear in the second half, securing a spot in the Final Four — head coach Tom Izzo’s seventh run BY OMARI SANKOFA II OSANKOFA@STATENEWS.COM 6
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ravis Trice collapsed near half court, clutched his chest and began sobbing in long, dry heaves. He told Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. the night before he wouldn’t cry after the game if the Spartans pulled off the improbable. That was a lie. “You don’t ever want to see your baby cry, however, this, I said, ‘Just let it go, baby,’” Trice’s mother, Julie Trice, said after the game. After everything he’s been through in his career — multiple injuries, a brain infection and two missed summers of offseason work — in addition to the turmoil the Spartans have dealt with this season, he couldn’t hold
the tears back. A year after MSU fell to UConn in the Elite Eight round, snapping head coach Tom Izzo’s famed streak of bringing every four year senior in his program to a Final Four, the Spartans found redemption Sunday. Behind Travis Trice’s 17-point, five-rebound and five-assist performance, the No. 7 seed Spartans defeated No. 4 seed Louisville in overtime, 76-70, to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2010. The streak has begun once again. “I can’t put it into words,” Travis Trice, who was named Most Outstanding Player of the East Regional, said. “Just everything we’ve been through just this season alone.
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tions Sunday, relying on him to exploit his full from both fans and media, MSU has done what many thought was impossible. skill set. “This is a bigger banner,” Izzo said. “I don’t “He’s our emotional leader, and sometimes that makes him crazy,” Izzo said. “I thought ear- know if it will be in size, but it will be in ly in the game he was so wound up that he took meaning.” Izzo wouldn’t say this is his best Final Four that one shot — I don’t know where that one came from, but I could just tell he was just so run, but he did admit it is the most improbable jacked. I think, if you got one thing that I got run of his career. Trice said in hindsight, out of these guys today — and he’s happy the Spartans lost I’m with them every day, but I last year. It makes this year’s think the burning desire to be accomplishment that much at this Final Four and to real“I put it in my sweeter. ize that they didn’t want to be mind that I wasn’t “It’s been motivation,” Trice a group that didn’t make it.” going to let us lose. said. “I think it’s made, espeSenior forward Branden cially us three (Trice, ValenDawson also shook off a slow Travis and Bryn tine, Dawson) over here, a lot start to make impact plays and B.J. (Dawson) better. It’s added extra motidown the stretch. Mindless all stepped up big vation for us in the summer, turnovers by Dawson helped time and made in the fall, even in practice. Louisville stay in the game We push harder now than we earlier, but he locked down big plays down ever have.” toward the end of the second the stretch.” The loss last season motivathalf and in overtime. ed the Spartans, and now they His tip-in of a missed find themselves going to India3-pointer by Bryn Forbes in Denzel Valentine, napolis for the Final Four. overtime ended a 4-0 Louisjunior guard “I feel like it’s brought not ville run that threatened to only us three closer but our give the Cardinal the lead. “I put it in my mind that I wasn’t going to let whole program together,” Trice said. “Losing last us lose,” Valentine said. “Travis and Bryn and year the way we did, especially with the expecB.J. (Dawson) all stepped up big time and made tation, it’s just added to this year. It just makes big plays down the stretch. I think that’s why it so much better.” It’s been 15 years since Mateen Cleaves led the we deserve to be in the Final Four.” Spartans to Izzo’s first national title. Izzo didn’t think the Spartans would get this far. He’s excitREDEMPTION When MSU fell to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tour- ed to see where they end up. “It was a dog-eat-dog day, boy, and I think both nament championship game, Izzo said he wanted that banner as a symbol that the Spartans could teams spent themselves,” Izzo said. “Just can’t overcome anything to find postseason success. believe where we’re going. I’m going to feel that Almost a month later, the Spartans have earned way until the plane lands, and then it will be fun that banner. Through the difficult losses, missed to go to work and see if we can keep this magifree throws, injuries to key guys and criticism cal journey going.”
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Senior guard Branden Dawson attempts a basket Sunday during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight against Louisville at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
The ups and the downs, people doubting us.” Trice said there was an obvious point this season when everything clicked. “There came a point in the year where it was just us, just the people in our locker room and our program,” he said. “I’m just more happy for us as a whole. We stuck together. We could have quit. We could have rolled over and died, but we didn’t. We just kept fighting.” A GUTSY WIN It almost didn’t happen. Leading 65-64 with 40 seconds left, freshman forward Marvin Clark grabbed a key defensive rebound and was fouled. He stepped to the free throw line with a chance to extend MSU’s lead to three, and missed both attempts. It could’ve cost MSU the win, but lucky for MSU, Louisville redshirt sophomore forward/ center Mangok Mathiang split a trip to the line on the following possession to send the game into overtime. Clark was a key player in overtime, where the Spartans took the lead early with a 3-pointer by
Bryn Forbes and never looked back. Izzo trusted Clark to hold down the paint with sophomore forward Gavin Schilling and junior forward Matt Costello on the bench with five fouls, and the freshman rose to the occasion. “I told him, ‘We wouldn’t be here right now if it weren’t for you,’” Trice said. “We wouldn’t be in this situation. “Listen, dude, we’re going to get another rebound. You’re going to get a chance at this. We are not going to lose because of this. Don’t worry about it. Just get a stop on defense, and we’ll be fine.” It was a tale of two halves for MSU on Sunday, and lucky for the Spartans, the second half was the stronger one. MSU held Louisville to five made field goals in the second half minutes after allowing the Cardinals to shoot 53 percent in the first half. Junior guard Denzel Valentine was a major part of the turnaround, totaling six points, six rebounds and six assists in the span. He finished the game with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Izzo said he played Valentine at four posi-
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Massage therapist and Lansing resident Mark Gillengerten gives a massage to social work senior Paige Doubler Friday during “Celebrating You” at the International Center. The event was sponsored by UAB, the Women’s Resource Center and Spartan Body Pride and provided a chance for students to rejuvenate and de-stress with crafts, massages, yoga and desserts. Read more about the event at statenews.com PHOTO: ALICE KOLE
Student charity builds bikes for foster children in Lansing area BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM
Tinkering with wheels, pedals and handlebars, members of Together We Rise, a national non-profit that helps improve the experience of children in the U.S. foster care system, hosted a bike build during the weekend in Case Hall to support Lansing area children in foster care. Several volunteers turned out to help and divided up into two groups, one in North Case Hall and the other in South Case Hall, to construct the bikes. The volunteer event built bikes to donate to foster kids in Lansing. Through working with Wellspring Lutheran Services’ foster care agency, they were able to find children for each bike. Twenty-seven bikes were donated and built for the children. Each bike was brand new and special for each child. “I think these bikes really represent the joy of being a kid, and bringing back that normalcy to the life of a child in foster care,” environmental economics and policy senior and organizer of this event Elizabeth Brajevich said. “For older children, they really represent a sense of independence and control.”
The bicycles were purchased through donations and fundraising done by residence hall governments, including Wonders Hall, Holden Hall, Wilson Hall and Case Hall. The bikes’ designs included Buzz Lightyear-themed pink handlebar streamers and a range of sizes. The bikes were all built within an hour and a half, three and a half hours ahead of schedule. “It was just something for them to have fun and bond with other kids around them,” James Madison freshman Amber DeJohn said. The dedicated team was excited for the kids to receive their bikes Monday, she added. The event also helped raise awareness in the community for the more than 13,000 children in foster care across the state of Michigan. “One of the biggest problems is that we don’t have people stepping forward to become foster parents and to adopt children in the foster care system who are ready to be adopted,” Brajevich said. “It’s important to make these children something that we talk about and welcome into our homes and society.” To see a video of the volunteers putting together the bicycles, visit statenews.com/multimedia.
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Multicultural Greek Showcase performances highlight social issues BY ALYSSA SMITH ASMITH@STATENEWS.COM
The floors of IM Sports-West came to life with a night of strolling, stepping and saluting from nine multicultural greek sororities and fraternities this past weekend. The event was hosted by the Multicultural Greek Council, and the entire night showcased the unique talents of the participating organizations, while fostering unity between the organizations. “There’s more to our council than people expect,” MGC President Davina James said. “We do things other people do, like dance and step, and we wanted to show that it was important to us too — that we have fun.” Including the showcases, there were three competitions where individuals from each participating chapter represented their house. The first was a timed test to see who could list all the participating organizations the fastest, including MGC sororities and fraternities not associated with MSU. The second was another timed test, this one to list the entire Greek alphabet. The third was a good old-fashioned dance-off. One of the biggest draws of the showcase to greeks and non-greeks alike was to witness MSU’s diverse culture come together, which is exactly why human biology senior Guillermo Moreno and computer science sophomore Collin Raines said he attended the event. “I want to support the diversity on campus,” Raines said. For those performing, the night an wide array of emotions as they waited to take to the basketball court for their performances. “It’s a mix of nerves and excitement,” biochemistry and molecular biology junior Tyler Bonanno of Delta Lambda Phi, a social fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men, said before they performed their stroll and a speech about their fraternity. Members of the sorority Sigma Sigma Rho also felt excited and nervous before their members performed their stroll and a skit on domestic violence to raise awareness on the different
Advertising junior Koraima Guillen leads her Lambda Theta Alpha Latin sorority, Inc. sisters in a chant Friday during the Multicultural Greek Showcase at IM Sports-West. The girls performed to commemorate their founders and the traditions of their sorority. PHOTO: KENNEDY THATCH
forms domestic violence can take. Each girl spoke to narrate a different domestic violence situation, while others acted out the situation to their narration. One in particular featured a text message element, in which a man was harassing his girlfriend over the phone to force her to leave during a night out with her friends.
MSU student aims to break world domino record Junior Steven Price started a Kickstarter account last week to raise funds for the most dominoes toppled in America BY ZOË SCHUBOT ZSCHUBOT@STATENEWS.COM
Ever since he was a child, mechanical engineering junior Steven Price has had a knack for making things move. “When I was a kid I was always
playing with marble tracks, building blocks, Hot Wheels, things like that and then I kind of just decided to combine them all together and see what kind of creative things that I could do with them all,” Price said. As it turned out, there were plenty
Lambda Theta Alpha, a Latin sorority, performed a salute and stroll for their showcase. “We’re all super excited to be here,” food industry management sophomore Marissa Sustaita said. Rachel Huang, a psychology senior, was in high spirits after alpha Kappa Delta Phi’s performance.
of creative things for Price to do later on in life. His talents in what he calls chain reaction art took Price all the way to the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent in 2013. His final performance on America’s Got Talent was of a Rube Goldberg machine that created a chain reaction of dominoes and soccer balls and ended in a fireworks display. Rube Goldberg is the name given to these mechanisms that use a complex process to complete a simple task, and comes from a 1920s artist of the same name who completed drawings of machines similar to the ones that Price and his colleagues build. Following his time on America’s Got Talent, Price returned to MSU but did not abandon his passion for chain reaction art. He is organiz-
“It felt really good,” she said. “It felt good to work together with each other, to create a dance for this event. I’m really proud. We should all be really proud of our organizations.” James said she felt the event went well and that people seemed to have a good time while watching and participating. "I’m looking forward to next year,” James said.
ing an event this summer in which he, along with a team of more than 15 other chain reaction artists from across the United States, will create a large scale chain reaction and set it off in front of a live audience. The reaction will also be filmed and put on YouTube. “The record we are looking to break is the most dominoes toppled in America ... and that was set back in 1979 and then we’re also trying to break the world record for the most steps on a Rube Goldberg machine,” said Price. The event is also being used as a way to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and hopefully to inspire children to pursue these subjects. Price and his colleagues recently set up a Kickstarter to help fund their event, which will take place MONDAY, MARC H 30, 2 01 5
in Wayne, Michigan, sometime this summer. They are aiming to raise $7,000 to cover everything from the transportation of the materials to the booking of a warehouse in which to build the machine. The money will also go toward paying to transport more than 15 builders from across the country to participate in the event. “There is a community of domino builders and chain reaction artists on YouTube and it’s a lot more popular in European countries ... they host large events every single year,” Price said. “But for the American builders there are a lot fewer and more spread-apart builders so we’ve never had the chance to host a huge event like this and we’ve always wanted to do something like this for years.” TH E STATE N E WS
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Sports MSU men’s basketball believed they could make it to Indy, despite struggles
Head coach Tom Izzo, his family and his team celebrate the win with the NCAA East Regional trophy Sunday during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight against Louisville at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Spartans defeated the Cardinals, 76-70. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON
Players cite last year’s loss in the Elite Eight as a huge motivating factor in how far they’ve come this season. And when no one believed in the Spartans, it didn’t keep them from believing in themselves
“We stuck together. We could have quit. We could have rolled over and died, but we didn’t. We just kept fighting.” Travis Trice, senior guard
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Throughout the entire summer, the MSU basketball players sculpted their mindsets around one thing — Indy. Following a 76-70 win against Louisville, the Spartans have turned the battle cry into results. “In the summer, we would all text each other, ‘Indy, Indy, Indy,’” junior guard Denzel Valentine said. “We would say that every huddle. Through an up-and-down season, we stayed together, stayed strong, believed in ourselves. We had upperclassmen step up and make plays, and now we’re in Indy.” Head coach Tom Izzo called this year’s run the most improbable of his now seven Final Four appearances, but refused to rank it among his others. Following last year’s loss to Connecticut in MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2 01 5
the Elite Eight, the team was devastated. 2014 was supposed to yield another national championship and a Final Four at the very least. For senior guard Travis Trice, the loss is seen in a different light now. “Looking back, I know this is going to sound crazy ... I’m kind of happy that we did lose last year because it makes us feel so much better to be on the other side of it,” Trice said. “It’s been motivation.” The loss was certainly a motivating factor, but so too was the site of this year’s Final Four. MSU has seen success in Indianapolis throughout the years. It’s where Izzo won his first national championship in 2000 and returned to a Final Four in 2010. Although the team repeatedly brought up ‘Indy’ in the summer and through the early parts of this season, Izzo said he halted the mantra in early February. “I said ‘That’s over,’ Izzo said. “We’re not
talking about Indy. We’re not worthy of it. We haven’t played well enough. We haven’t played hard enough.” Izzo flipped the tables on his players and Indy wasn’t discussed anymore in the locker room. MSU went through a rough patch and within the team, it felt like everybody counted the Spartans out. “There came a point in the year where it was just us, just the people in our locker room and our program,” Trice said. “ I’m just more happy for us as a whole. We stuck together. We could have quit. We could have rolled over and died, but we didn’t. We just kept fighting. After two months of grinding and four NCAA Tournament wins, Indianapolis and the Final Four can be discussed once again. “We got to huddle up, say where we’re going, and there was some moments to that statement,” Izzo said. “ It was pretty cool the way the guys felt about it, pretty cool.”
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Softball looks to Rutgers after Big Ten win BY TROY JEFFERSON TJEFFERSON@STATENEWS.COM
The team celebrates a good inning Sunday during the softball game against Penn State at Secchia Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Nittany Lions 8-6. PHOTO: HANNAH LEVY
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The softball team secured an elusive Big Ten victory Sunday afternoon. MSU (16-17 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) defeated Penn State (17-16 overall, 2-4 Big Ten), 8-6 at Secchia Stadium for the team’s first conference win of the season. “I’m happy that we found a way to win one game,” head coach Jacquie Joseph said. “We’ve got work to do.” Sunday’s victory snapped a five-game losing streak. MSU dropped both games of the doubleheader Saturday against the Nittany Lions. Freshman pitcher Kristina Zalewski was able to get Penn State’s Erin Pond to line out to center and work her way out of a bases loaded jam in the first inning. MSU came back in the bottom of the inning and put a run on the board when sophomore third baseman Sarah Gutknecht scored senior first baseman McKinzie Freimuth from third base after her leadoff double. The Spartans pushed their lead to 3-0 in the next inning, courtesy of a sacrifice bunt and a Penn State error. Pond got the Nittany Lions on the scoreboard in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to right field and avoided any further damage after Zalewski forced a fly out
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MSU hockey’s seniors signed to NHL, AHL and ECHL following end of Spartan season We break down the four MSU hockey players who are going pro after their final season as Spartans: Ron Boyd, Matt Berry, Brent Darnell and Tanner Sorenson
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Senior forward Matt Berry and sophomore forward Mackenzie MacEachern beat Wisconsin freshman forward Ryan Wagner to the puck March 6 during the game against Wisconsin at Munn Ice Arena. Berry has signed with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. PHOTO: KENNEDY THATCH
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the NHL for the time being.
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Of the five MSU hockey seniors this year, nearly all of them are moving on to the next level. While their destinations will be diverse and ever-changing, their commitment to hockey will remain a constant. SENIOR DEFENSEMAN RON BOYD Florida panthers — NHL Senior defenseman Ron Boyd was the only Spartan senior drafted by an NHL team. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the seventh round of the 2010 draft. Boyd was one of just six MSU players this past season who were selected in the NHL entry draft. Boyd could find himself on one of the Panthers’ affiliate teams in the American Hockey League or the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) — the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) or the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL). SENIOR FORWARD MATT BERRY Norfolk Admirals — AHL On March 28, senior forward Matt Berry signed an amateur contract tryout with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. Berry, a native of Canton, Michigan, led MSU in points this season despite being suspended for six games. The Admirals are an affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, placing Berry just one step away from
SENIOR FORWARD BRENT DARNELL Bakersfield Condors — ECHL Fellow senior forward and Canton native Brent Darnell made his professional debut in the ECHL on March 27 after signing with the Bakersfield Condors. The Condors are an affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. Darnell has already played two games with Bakersfield, and recorded an assist in his Friday debut. SENIOR FORWARD TANNER SORENSON Alaska Aces — ECHL Lastly, senior forward and Alaska native Tanner Sorenson returned home to play with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. The reigning Kelly Cup champions announced the signing March 27. Sorenson saw a lot of ice for MSU early on, playing in 33 games his freshman year and 42 his sophomore year. While he enjoyed career-best numbers in his sophomore campaign — posting 13 goals and eight assists — Sorenson did not see the ice as much his junior and senior years. He played in 17 games in his third year as a Spartan and 12 in his final year. Sorenson has plenty of familiar faces playing with him for the Aces, as former Spartans Greg Wolfe (2010-2014) and Dean Chelios (2009-2014) also play for Alaska.