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For the love of spuds MSU professor and researcher David Douches is enjoying the limelight for his expertise in potato growth Dave Douches, a Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences professor, poses with his potato memorabilia Tuesday at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building. Douches has studied potatoes for decades and is nationally known for his potato research.

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A recent state subcommittee proposal could cut $500,000 out of MSU ’s appropriations because of the university’s involvement with union-building workshops. T he Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education approved a budget on March 27 that included new lang uage requiring public universities to “not participate in any instructional activity that encourages or discourages union organizing of employees.”

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MSU was contracted by North America’s Building Trades Union Department to provide oversight of its academy Since May 2013, MSU’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations was contracted by North America’s Building Trades Union Department to administer and provide academic oversight of the Building Trades Academy, MSU spokesman Kent Cassella said. The mission of the academy is to provide non-credit educational courses that offer skill-building development for union staff and leadership, according to its website. Some of the courses cover topics such as dispute resolution, contract negotiations See UNIONS on page 2 u

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avid Douches spends his days at the office surrounded by Mr. Potato Heads. Amidst a slew of paperwork, folders and research documents, plastic spuds peek out from nearly every corner. The professor and potato researcher even has a

Mr. Potato Head flag hanging from his office window. To some, Douches’ collection might seem like an odd quirk. But for a man who has spent more than three decades studying the art of potato growth, it makes perfect sense. Douches teaches a plant biotechnology class during spring semesters while conducting potato research studies yearround and developing potato varieties for Michigan’s potato industry. T he New Jersey nat ive is nationally known for his resea rc h, a nd his ef for ts recently paid off in a big way

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An unexpected 15-minute intermission highlighted the Failure:Lab event put on by ASMSU Tuesday night at Wharton Center. In front of a mostly-filled crowd, ASMSU welcomed the popular Grand Rapids-based lecture series to MSU, only to be interrupted about halfway through by what ushers said was smoke detected on the 4th floor. Audience members were ushered outside of Wharton Center until the East Lansing Fire Department arrived and

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Korona and former Chief Correspondent to the U.S. House of Representatives Jacquise Purifoy, among others. Hollis told the story of how when he was a child, his father left the family outside of Port Huron, Mich. “As a child, I thought I had the perfect life,” he said. “One day I came home from school and my mother was crying. My dad had left. “Instead of comforting her I ran away, I left,” he said. “I’ve been running ever since.” Hollis used running away as a theme for his talk. He spoke about running out of

The 2013-14 men’s basketball season just ended three days ago, and you know what that means — the next season has already begun. Seniors Keith Appling and Adreian Payne won’t be on next year’s roster, and there could be a few more departures this offseason as well. Two names that are on the top of every MSU fan’s “worry list” are sophomore guard Gary Harris and junior forward Branden Dawson, who could make the jump to the NBA Draft prior to their graduation. Head coach Tom Izzo told the media he thinks Harris should leave and take his chances with the NBA if his stock is high enough, but noted he thinks Dawson would have a better shot if he sticks around. “From what I gather, (Harris’) status is still very, very high,” Izzo said. “And when it’s that high, my advice over the years has been if you’re ready mentally, you should go.” Izzo said he will be talking with agents and NBA general managers in the next week to discuss the outlook on Harris’ potential.

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potato industry, Steere said. “If we can develop varieties that are even geographically specific, that’s an advantage to the growers themselves,” Steere said. Douches spent his years as an undergraduate studying at Rutgers University. He earned his master’s degree at North Carolina State University and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. The institutions he attended are all land-grant universities or government-sponsored colleges that must teach agricul-

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A long career Douches discovered his love for potatoes while studying genetics in graduate school, and has been a researcher for 32 years. He said he likes the potato

because he’s aware of its international importance as the No. 3 food crop in the world. But Michigan’s niche is developing varieties that can be stored into June. “Dave’s developed several varieties for both applications, whether we’re eating it with a fork at the table or a potato chip bag,” MSU research technician Greg Steere said. D ouc he s co ord i n ate s a research team while developing potato breeding trials in 11 different locations in the U.S. The team is working to replace two main potato varieties that are a staple of the

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— Douches was able not only to meet President Barack Obama when he visited MSU in February, but also had the opportunity to feed him potato chips. Douches has grown roots at the university, and with a network of friends, family and coworkers, he plans to promote potatoes for years to come.

declared the scene safe. The theme of the night was overcoming past failures in life and using them to foster future success. The venture was founded by four West Michigan businessmen in 2012 to focus on empowering people through their failures. The event features different speakers from city to city. The event at the Wharton Center featured many speakers associated with MSU. Once the event got started again it showcased prominent speakers from different industries, including MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis, a Detroit MC featured in the movie “Eight Mile” named Miz

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Sophomore guard Gary Harris goes up for the basket as Connecticut guard/forward Lasan Kromah guards March 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Police brief POTATO Suspect in Dustyn Frolka death could plead guilty Samantha Grigg, one of three charged with murder in the death of marketing sophomore Dustyn Frolka, is expected to plead guilty, according to reports from the Lansing State Journal. Grigg, along with Tyrel Bredernitz and Brendan Heim, face life in prison on murder and armed robbery charges. Frolka was found partially clothed and in respiratory distress on I-69 at about 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 near the East Lansing ramp in Bath Township. He was taken to Sparrow Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Grigg’s attorney Ron Zawacki told the Lansing State Journal Grigg is expected to enter a plea April 28 in Clinton County. SERGIO MARTíNEZ-BELTRáN

Student arrested for drug possession An 19-year-old MSU student was arrested for possession of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs March 26 in Emmons Hall, according to MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor. Around 10:30 p.m. that night, a 24-year-old employee called police complaining of the smell of weed. Police arrested the student and found hallucinogenic drugs. His case was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for further review. GEOFF PRESTON

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ture, science and engineering to raise state funding. One of the reasons Douches chose to come to MSU was because of its original landgrant institution status — MSU became the nation’s first land-grant institution in 1855. Douches said there’s a certain responsibility to teach and research aspects of agriculture, and he said roughly 120 faculty work on plant research at MSU. “It’s so much fun,” Douches said. “Bet ween what I knew 27 years ago and what I know now, a lot has changed on how we conduct research because of the great advances in molecular biology, genetics and genomics. These advances have created new research opportunities, and it is exciting to come to work each day.” The science of potatoes Steere said Douches is a well-rounded individual and is constantly reading up on the latest potato research news. Douches and his team of MSU potato researchers create trials for companies in the state of Michigan including Better Made Snac k Foods ba sed i n Detroit. Steere said 70 to 80 percent of the potatoes grown in Michigan are for potato chips. D ouc he s a nd Ste e r e desc r ibe t hei r average

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workdays as yearly cycles that consist of harvesting crops in the summer months and conducting lab and greenhouse studies in the winter. It takes 10 years for seedlings to be chosen for top potato breeds, Douches said. With the help of C. Robin Buell, professor of plant biology, potato gene maps are being examined to shorten the process. Buell described her professional relationship with Douches as a merger of expertise. For almost seven years, the two have worked on several projects together.

Douches is releasing new potato varieties to Michigan growers that could have a major economic impact “He has a very, very good group of people that work with him,” Buell said. Buell and Douches were chosen to meet with Obama in February while Obama signed a farm bill on campus. They ate potato chips with him and discussed the importance of potato research science as well as plant science research overall. “The point we were trying to make to the president was the linkage from the basic science to the field in that type of way to advance the science,” Douches said. Douches is expanding potato breeding beyond where it has ever been, releasing new potato varieties to growers in Michigan that will have an economic impact on the potato industry, MSU Potato Specialist Chris Long said. “I don’t know where we’d be without Dave — we probably wouldn’t have the research that we have,” Long said. “He’s very good at fostering a ‘let’s work together’ attitude.” Douches was selected for the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award this year, but it’s his personality that wins

focused on figuring out where he ranks among guards rather than overall players. Izzo said he expects Harris to make his decision within the next two weeks. As for Dawson, Izzo said he views him as he did Payne last season, in the sense that he thinks he can grow a little more before he leaves the Spartans for good. Dawson ended the season on a high note, averaging 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in the NCAA Tournament. Despite his initial setback with a broken hand, he came through on his promise he would return “stronger than ever.”. “I think he is just starting to get there,” Izzo said of Dawson. “He reminds me of (Payne) last year to be honest with you … but I will do some checking on Branden.” Two players that have the option of leaving next season are Alex Gauna and Russell Byrd. As two redshirt seniors, they have the option of transferring to a different school without having to sit out a season or quitting the game as opposed to coming back for a fifth year at MSU. Izzo assured neither player will be “run off” by him or the staff. Izzo said the decision will be tough for Byrd because he has suffered many injuries throughout his career, which have hampered the way he used to play. “Russ has got some big decisions to make,” Izzo said. “Basketball is the most important thing in Russell Byrd’s life, and injuries kind of took that out in the last year.”

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Legislators believe the university should not be associated with anything that could be “promoting labor disputes” and labor law. Cassella said the services are funded by fees paid from members of North America’s Building Trades Unions, not state appropriations or undergraduate tuition. Any profits generated go to fund other degree programs within the school. “It is important to note that the Building Trades Academy does not advocate unionization of any company or group of companies,” Cassella said in a statement. “Instead, it explores the business case of why the management of a company would voluntarily engage with a union.”

Subcommittee Chairwoman and MSU alumna Tonya Schuitmaker, R-Lawton, initially proposed the new language and told the Lansing State Journal she thought the language was not “singling out unions.” She said she took issue specifically with the prog ra m it sel f bec ause it could promote union organization in non-unionized

businesses. She could not be reached for comment by The State News on Monday or Tuesday because of a personal issue, according to a member of her staff. Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Al Pscholka, R-Stevensville, said he recently met with university officials to discuss potential implications of having such a partnership with a pro-union group. His com m it tee did not directly approve the language, but he said he agrees with the proposed wording of Schuitmaker’s plan and noted he hopes to see some changes in the workshops and what they are able to teach. “I would hope (after the changes) they would not be promoting labor disputes,” Pscholka said. Cassella said MSU is reviewing the language and is hoping to work with lawmakers further on the matter. Since the proposal was brought forward, registration for courses offered by the Building Trades Academy have been halted, according to the academy’s website. MSU’s Assistant Vice President for State Affairs David Bertram, who generally oversees potential conflicts between university officials and policymakers, could not be reached for comment on Monday or Tuesday.

tain and all I saw was love, compassion and endearment.” Purifoy went on start a business and work in Washington, D.C. “I left that day feeling a failure,” she said. “But two months later I went to graduation hold-

ing my baby girl in my arms.” The event also featured entertainment from several musical acts, including the Spartan Discords, Spartan beat poet Marianne Caddy, vocalist Josh Grounland and Miz Korona.

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choir practice when he was told he wasn’t a very good singer. “As you go through the special events we’ve done at Michigan State there is always a fear of failure, and frankly I fail everyday,” he said. “Today we live in a world where we have a screen in front of our face, and we don’t take a moment to pause and realize what is important.” Hollis grew emotional midway through the talk. “I haven’t been the best son, the best husband, the best father or the best athletic director,” he said holding back tears. “But I try everyday.” Purifoy told her story about giving birth when she was a teenager — without knowing she was pregnant. “They rushed me to the back and I gave birth, to what I now know as my daughter,” she said. “I remember laying there really still, heart beating, and my mother rounded the cur-

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All in the family Douches isn’t the only member of his family who bleeds green. Both of Douches’ children have attended MSU, and his wife is an MSU staff member. He even named a potato variety after his daughter, Jacqueline Lee. Douches’ son, packaging senior Daniel Douches, said he spent five summers working with his dad on his research, helping him prepare plots, evaluating newly-planted potatoes and getting ready for harvest season. He doesn’t have a potato named after him like his sister, but Daniel Douches jokingly said he wasn’t sure if he wanted that honor. Daniel Douches said he was proud of his dad for all he’s accomplished. He said he was surprised when his father was able to meet the president, and he noted that some people he’s encountered at MSU, including an advisor of his, have known or heard of his dad before he even told them what he did. “A lot of adults come up to me and say, ‘Your dad is a potato researcher?’” Daniel Douches said. “Most of my friends knew growing up what my dad did, but when he got recognized by Obama, my friends were like, ‘It’s about time.’” Steere said the balance Douches has found between work and family life likely has contributed to his overall success. “He takes time for himself and his family, but he’s just a really hard, disciplined worker too, and I think that accounts for his success and what he’s done,” Steere said.

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people over, Steere said. “The thing I enjoy about Dave is he’s like a little kid when it comes to the fall; he’s always in the field with us planting, he doesn’t just sit up in the lab,” Steere said.

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MSU’s undergraduate student government has started its elections for college representatives, ASMSU tax renewal and constitutional changes within the organization. ASMSU’s presence has been prevalent on campus, in the Union and different residence halls, allowing students to vote and ask questions about the student government and the voting process. Here is a breakdown of what students will be voting on: College representative candidates There are candidates running for 10 of the 14 undergraduate colleges in this year’s election. ASMSU President Kiran Samra said the College of Social Science and James Madison College historically are the most contested seats. In the past, the College of Arts and Letters, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities and the College of Nursing usually have not had representation. For colleges with no candidates running, the ballot has empty boxes for write-in candidates. But there is still a policy on write-ins candidates, requiring them to fill out a write-in candidacy agreement form before the start of elections. ASMSU tax referendum ASMSU collects an $18 tax every year from undergraduate students in order to fund the organization and to fund the services it provides. $16.75 of the tax directly goes to ASMSU and $1.25 goes to the MSU Readership Program. The $16.75 tax and the $1.25 tax for the readership program are voted on separately, allowing students to decide to choose to either renew both taxes, one or the other. Even if the tax is renewed, st udents always have t he option of getting their money individually refunded from ASMSU. Student Allocations Board The first part of the constitutional amendment would allow for ASMSU to change its structure and merge three separate funding boards into one: the Student Allocations Board. This board would handle applications and funding for student organizations, such as those under the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Students, in addition to the recently-created Research Board. The basis for the merge of the funding boards is to facilitate a simpler method for student groups to seek funding. The merge would make it easier for students to apply for funding from the student government instead of going t h rough a longer process through different boards, said Domonique Clemons, ASMSU vice president for student funding. Students will be able to vote on whether they are in favor of creating the new board. Aligning funds With the university The second part of the constitutional amendment is to revise the no-longer applicable language pertaining to ASMSU’s previous status as its own self-standing non-profit organization. ASMSU previously decided to align their funding with the university providing for more tax-exemption and for the organization to come under MSU’s insurance policies. Students can vote whether they agree to change the language in the constitution. ASMSU has already made the decision to align with the university; the amendment would only be addressing a language change and not any part of ASMSU’s funding.

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Protesters rally outside of U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers’, R-Mich., office on Tuesday in Lansing.

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Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday across the nation asking members of the congress to increase the federal minimum wage. In Lansing, around 12 local residents met in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., in an attempt to convince him to sign the discharge petition to bring H.R. 1010 to a vote. H.R. 1010 is a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. “Anybody that works full time deserves to live,” Holt resident Robin Blackman said. Blackman said increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would improve lowincome workers’ lives. U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., first introduced the bill in 2013 proposing an increase in the minimum wage to $8.20 three months after approval. Two years after bill approval, the minimum wage would jump to $10.10. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will visit Uni-

versity of Michigan to deliver remarks about the issue. In a statement on Tuesday, Rogers said even though he has always supported raising the minimum wage, it’s not a viable action for the American economy. “One of the tenants of the American labor system is that employees are provided with a living wage and a key component of that framework are minimum wage laws,” Rogers said in the statement. “I also believe it is imperative that the minimum wage accurately reflects the economic conditions so that business owners are not burdened.” MSU economics professor Charles Ballard said the increase in the minimum wage has both positive and negative impacts. “If you raised it to $10.10 that is still not affluent but … $5,400 per year can make a difference for a lot of folks,” Ballard said. But raising the minimum wage could lead to a loss of jobs, he said. “The biggest effect will be on the low wage jobs or the jobs at the bottom,” Ballard said. Even though economists have different opinions about what the minimum wage should be, Ballard thinks that increasing the wage to $10.10 will not affect the economy.

“Based on my personal (preference), I think the economy could easily withstand with an increase of (the minimum wage),” Ballard said. Bob Alexander, the organizer of the Lansing rally, said Obama’s visit is in response to the petition many Michiganders signed advocating for the wage increase. “(Obama) is coming here mainly because of our state petition … to raise the minimum wage … to say ‘I want to be identified and I want to help you and we need to do this,’” Alexander said. The debate on the increase of the minimum wage has been partisan from the beginning. 196 members of the Democratic delegation have co-sponsored the bill. No Republican member has signed it. For Sen. Debbie Stabenow, increasing the minimum wage will justify the work that minimum wage employees do. “A single mom with two kids who earns the minimum wage by scrubbing floors or standing on her feet all day only makes about $15,000 a year — $4,000 below the poverty line,” Stabenow said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the average CEO makes the same amount of money as 933 minimum wage workers’ salaries combined.”

Controversy continues in MSU’s undergraduate student government as the All University Student Hearing Board begins to review on Thursday whether or not current president Kiran Samra violated ASMSU’s election code during her candidacy. College of Engineering Representative Christopher Baldwin argues Samra violated the organization’s elections code when applying to run for the position. Baldwin said Samra’s violation came from her previous role as chair of the Undergraduate Elections Commission, the group that oversees election processes. He says Samra did not resign in enough time before the election cycle started, which could have given her access to other candidates’ applications. Samra denied this. The Undergraduate Elections Commission found that Samra was not in violation because the term “election cycle” was not clearly defined. Baldwin decided to appeal the committee’s decision, taking it to the Undergraduate Elections Appeals Committee, which ultimately had the same findings. Baldwin appealed the decision again. Samra brushed off the claims, saying the main issue is how the code is being interpreted. “Any person has the ability to appeal,” Samra said. “Rep-

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resentative Baldwin is just exercising his right.” Baldwin is arguing the election cycle started much earlier than what the commission ruled in its initial meeting. He said he was concerned not only about the alleged code violation, but also about the initial unanimous decision of the elections commission, which decided that Samra was not in violation of the code and that decision being upheld by the appeals committee. “It’s really hard to be entirely impartial,” Baldwin said. He said the elections committee could have been biased because they had previously worked under Samra when she was committee chair and chief of staff. "(The appeals committee) was picked by Mozina, who (allegedly) said he would stop at nothing to make Kiran win,” Baldwin said. ASMSU Vice President for Finance and Operations Mike Mozina, who was serving as interim president at the time of the special election, said Baldwin’s allegation is untrue. “I never said those things,” Mozina said. “As far as my involvement with picking the members … only a small percentage of representatives were eligible for this. I did not meet with them beforehand, I did not talk to them throughout (the process), I was not present at the meeting.” College of Social Science Representative Evan Schrage said it is disconcerting for ASMSU to be dealing with a hearing like this during general elections. “I think it’s sending the wrong message of what we want to fix with ASMSU,” Schrage said. “Students … want to know that their student government is actually doing their job.”

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Thanks for the great season Keith, Adreian and Dan! You (and all of Spartan Nation) should be proud of your accomplishments and not dwell on the negative. GreenWithPride, March 31

or a lot of students, part of college involves moving out and learning how to live on your own. Suddenly you’re responsible for laundry and figuring out what to make for dinner each night. Ice cream is acceptable for breakfast because your mom isn’t there to tell you otherwise. But unlike most students, I don’t know what living away from home is like. I still go back to my childhood home at the end of the day and can count on my mom saving me a plate of food if I missed family dinner. I don’t look at my situation and think I have it better than others. Sure, being a student who lives with her parents off campus has its perks. However, there are many occasions when I wish I lived on campus. I spend a majority of my time here anyway. After late nights of work or hanging out with my friends, a 15-minute drive home just doesn’t sound appealing. I know that if I ever needed to, I could stay at friends’

dorms or apartments. But I’m sure will still call to ask how I’m doing. I’ve been told I need to live in a most people would agree that after a night out, coming home to your own dorm to get the “real college experience,” but I disagree. As someone who bed is comforting. People often ask me if I enjoy liv- has never lived in a dorm, I wouldn’t ing at home, and I can honestly say know every detail of what that life yes. Some people say it’s better to live is like, but I don’t think I’m missing much. on your own to learn to reporter I don’t think I’m be independent, which cut out for dorm life. I understand. I know I haven’t had trouone reason many peoble meeting people ple are excited to move on campus, and as for out is because they don’t the food, I’m sure my see eye-to-eye with their mom’s homemade dinparents. Although there ner is a lot better than are times I argue with what people get from my mom and dad over Meagan beck the cafeteria. I’m not little things, I think we mbeck@statenews.com trying to sound overhave a great relationship. ly-privileged, but sharThey both understand what being a college student is like ing a bathroom with strangers realand aren’t too strict with their rules ly scares me, too. There will come a about going out to bars or parties. My time when I move out and learn how mom always offers to pick me up. I to support myself as well as how to don’t have a curfew, but I still have to get along with roommates, but right check in with them. Both of my par- now isn’t that time. Even if I did live in a dorm or decidents especially like to know where I’m going, and constantly tell me to ed to live in a house or apartment “make smart choices.” I think even with roommates, I wouldn’t be able one day when I move out, my mom to afford it right now. Yes, my parents

still pay for a lot of things I need. I don’t have to worry about toilet paper or paying utility bills, but I’m expected to pay for the things I want. And luckily, my mom will help me with my laundry when I get really stressed about school work. Most of my paychecks go toward paying for my new car, gas, insurance or other necessities. I would consider that pretty reasonable since I know some people who have a checkbook with their parent’s name on it and use it for shopping or food and not emergencies, like it’s intended for. Some people might look down on me for choosing to live at home, some might even say it’s embarrassing. However, I’ve also met a fair share of people who tell me to live at home as long as I can because living on your own is a lot more stressful. Living at home definitely has benefits, and I’m not ashamed to say I still do. I know one day I will have to move on. It’s a part of growing up. But I’m just not ready to make that step yet. Meagan Beck is a State News reporter. Reach her at mbeck@statenews. com.

Agree. Bummer that the streak is over but we are still proud of everything they did accomplish. Go Green! Spookies78, March 31

It’s about time Izzo got put in his place. He’s out dated and will never get the top recruits as long he keeps wanting to do things his way. What we need is to get one or two five star recruits and let them play the game the way they want to play. It’s time for Izzo to get with the times and stop acting like it’s still the nineties. The Jud Heathcote way no longer works. Jerome, March 31

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’m going through a lot of changes in my life right now — newly single, new job, new friends. I’m beginning to figure out that life is about what you love, not what anyone else expects of you. As long as no one else is negatively affected by your actions, go ahead and throw yourself into whatever it is you’re passionate about, whether it’s working out or binge-watching My Little Pony. In the end, knowing you didn’t stray from your true values will help you handle the outcome, whether it’s good or bad. It took me a while to embrace that I could be passionate about whatever I wanted. For a while, I felt like I needed to be just like everybody else, but now I’ve figured out that my quirks and interests are what make me who I am. Aww. I’m a nerd. Not one of those “look at me, I’m wearing a Doctor Who shirt and 3-D glasses with the lenses popped out” nerd. I’m one of those “I love fantasy and sci-fi novels and shows and I spent seven years of my life obsessively playing World of Warcraft and hiding my secret lame life from

tant to be comfortable in your own skin, my friends and family” nerds. It took me a long time to feel comfortable and putting yourself out there, although putting that side of myself out there. I’m challenging at times, can help you become jealous when I see how naturally it comes successful, even if you’re overcoming major to other people. For me, being who I am was obstacles. As important as self-expression hard at first. But as I meet more unique peo- and having fun is, this success often requires work. No one ever did anyple, I’m realizing even though reporter thing great sitting in their it’s scary, people will like me comfort zone. more for being myself. Some For example, I actually realof the most outgoing people ly hate the process of sitting are the ones you remember down and writing, yet here I most. am. I had never been a reportI went to see a free showing er before this semester, but of “Frozen” in Wells Hall with when I got hired at The State a few friends a while ago and News, I was thrown into that a girl in the back of the theEmily jenks role. Sometimes it’s hard to ater belted out every song at ejenks@statenews.com motivate myself to finish an the top of her lungs throughassignment, but I know it will out the entire movie. I can’t say I enjoyed the background vocals, but I be worth it in the end. Don’t get me wrong, I love writing. In was impressed that she had the shiny brass balls to put herself out there in a theater fact, it’s one of the things that has helped full of people who were staring and laugh- me get over a recent breakup. But I’m the kind of person who leaves everything to ing at her. I’ll admit, a share of the laughs were the last minute and wastes hours beforemine, but I believe that girl could teach all hand dreading the work at hand. I seriousof us a thing about being true to ourselves. ly had about a week to write this, but here I’ve noticed hard work combined with the I am three hours before deadline. Woops. However, even though the act of putability to accept who you really are is what helps most of us achieve success. It’s impor- ting my thoughts into coherent sentences

on paper is weirdly frustrating, it’s worth it 10 times over when I get to see my finished work and my name in the paper. Here’s another classic example. I have a friend who was third in the state for some sprinting event, I think the 100-meter or something. That’s how track is measured, right? Anyway, for two years in high school he woke up at 5 a.m. every single day to lift weights, went to track practice after school and went to a personal trainer before going home to do homework. He took every advanced placement class his school offered. Did he miss out on a social life? Maybe. But he was doing what he loved. And that kind of dedication meant he got exceptionally good at what he did. He says he was a second away from Olympic time trials by his senior year in high school. By some sick twist of fate, MSU’s sprinting coach wouldn’t take him, he said. That’s another thing; you could put your all into something and still fail, because nothing is completely in your control. However, the fact that you were being yourself and did something you loved helps make some of those setbacks worth it. Emily Jenks is a State News reporter. Reach her at ejenks@statenews.com.

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Graphic design sophomore Katelynn Humble, left, and political theory and constitutional democracy junior Meghan Mitchum play polo on Monday during an MSU Polo Club practice at Sandalwood Ranch in Williamston, Mich.

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JV Polo Club wraps up year with competition “It’s really a game of strategy when it comes down to it.”

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Every week since the beginning of last semester, about 25 MSU students yank on riding boots, fasten their helmets and saddle up horses before entering an indoor dirt-filled arena. The MSU junior varsity Polo Club is an all-female team dedicated to playing the high-end British sport. The sport has two teams competing against each other to get a ball into a goal. The women ride on horses the entire time while trying to swat a plastic ball in the right direction with a wooden mallet. T hey do it week a f ter week, but only for the sake of practicing. The club has no competitions, scrimmages or audience.

Taylor McEvilly, junior varsity Polo Club coach

Throughout the year, the members’ hard work at Sandalwood Ranch in Williamston, Mich., goes unnoticed. But that is only until the final week of the season, the JV Cup. Every year during the last week of practices, the players take the strategies they learned all year and face against each other for a three day tournament, said education junior Taylor McEvilly, one of the coaches of the junior varsity team and a member of the varsity team. “It’s a fun thing,” McEvilly said. “The whole goal is to try to beat the varsity with good competition.”

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All of the elements to storytelling Buenaventura addresses will be brought together Friday evening with a performance of “Dar a Luz: La aventura del pensamiento.” The title translates to “Giving Birth: The adventure of thought.” Buenaventura will perform at the event with the Argentinean musician Georgina Hassan and technical producer Pilar López. The three of them will work together to tell a story through music as Hassan sings Buenaventura’s tale. The story will be performed in Spanish with English subtitles on the projector behind them. “This is the big event,” Sanchez-Blake said. “It’ll be a beautif ul, multi-ar tistic performance.” “Dar a Luz: La aventura del pensamiento” will be held in Studio 60 in the Auditorium at 7 p.m.

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Students will have a chance to explore various methods of storytelling during the week with “The Art of Words: Myth, Legend and Tradition in Performance” symposium. The department of romance and classical studies and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ annual symposium began Tuesday with a performance workshop centered around storytelling and myth. The workshop was taught in both Spanish and English and was led by assistant professor of arts and integration Joni Starr and Nicolás Buenaventura, a Colombian playwright, actor, film director and performer. Elvira Sanchez-Blake, an associate professor in the department of romance and classical studies, said the symposium is geared toward methods of storytelling for Spanish students learning Spanish as a language. “The symposium focuses on experimental learning, cultural aspects of language and language acquisition,” SanchezBlake said. Buenaventura also spent much of Tuesday traveling to different classroom sessions. Sanchez-Blake, who joined Buenaventura for his classroom visits, said the 80 students who listened to his tales had the opportunity to ask many questions. “This week is important because it’s another way to gain experience in combining storytelling with learning a language,” Sanchez-Blake said.

A seminar by Buenaventura will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Rm. 303 in the International Center today. He will spend the seminar similarly to how he spent his Tuesday classroom visits — teaching students how to tell a memorable story. Using his own experiences as examples, Buenaventura will explain how he finds inspiration for the tales he tells and how he keeps his audiences engaged.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 — Play by the rules, even as you feel like rebelling. Gather valuable information, and make a brilliant discovery. You can learn what you need to surpass an obstacle. Good news arrives, especially about joint resources. Luxuriating at home with family restores balance. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 — Don’t stir up jealousies or controversy. Lean, but not too hard. Gentle persistence works better than force. A lucky break changes your hand. You can’t do everything, so fix things first. Proceed with care. You’re on the right track. Follow your intuition. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 — You’re gaining confidence, despite unsettled conditions. Replace broken parts and repair infrastructure. Provide excellent service. Do it for love. Your efforts go farther than expected, with benefits beyond the amount contributed. Rewards include positive attention and cash. Nurture yourself with good food, exercise and rest. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 — Savor sensual delights like flavor, aroma, color and beautiful compositions. Take creative risks, but don’t launch your project publicly yet. Consider aesthetics and mood. It doesn’t need to be expensive. Find what you need in your own backyard. Collaborate with someone fun and interesting. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6 — Add beauty to your place... flowers maybe, color and style. The mood seems optimistic and empowered, rebellious even. Take an idea and run with it. Test the limits of a creative vision. Invest in supplies and preparation. Plan a launch or event for later. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6 — It could get chaotic, with communications that reach farther than expected, and pleasant surprises, including a moment of sheer genius. Your partner contributes. An old competitor changes tunes. Despite a lack of orderly discipline, it could get profitable. Evaluate it all philosophically.

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dantonio: fundamentals key in spring ball By Robert Bondy rbondy@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Tuesday marked MSU’s fourth practice of the spring and only the team’s second in full pads. Head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media on his goals for the first few weeks, looking at players that already have caught his eye and tight position battles. Shaking off cobwebs Dantonio made it clear that

in just four practices since capturing the 2014 Rose Bowl, he wants to see his team improve on the basics. “The biggest thing is I think you want to get your feet back under you, reaffirm who you are as a player fundamentally,” Dantonio said. “(I) want to see quick reactions, guys that play with power, guys that play sudden, catch the ball, really do the fundamental things that allow you to be successful.” Dantonio said his team isn’t

fundamentally as smooth right now as it was at the end of last year’s championship run, but that is expected for the beginning of the spring. “After one day, you can see that were not as good of football team fundamentally as we were at the end of last season,” Dantonio said. “That’s to be expected the first spring practice, but there were good things to see as well.” Early standouts

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Junior defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas already has caught Dantonio’s eye. The coach said the former fullback finally has been able to improve his game after battling injuries. “He’s a guy, remember last year, (that) had a shoulder injury, missed all of spring ball and he had the back episode that took him into the season, (and) really didn’t start playing until October,” Dantonio said. “So this is the first time he’s been able to get his feet on the ground

fundamentally.” Thomas appeared in only seven games last season as a defensive lineman, after spending the 2012 season as a fullback. He finished with only one tackle last year. Sophomore tight end Jamal Lyles is improved, the coach said. Dantonio said Lyles has stepped forward and is playing well thus far as he prepares for his first full season on offense after converting from defensive end, where he spent last year.

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Number of spring practices held by the MSU football program so far through Tuesday. Tight competition MSU will have to replace key defenders in cornerback Darqueze Dennard and safety Isaiah Lewis after both graduated. Sophomore Darian Hicks appears to have taken the edge on the open cornerback spot so far, but a very close battle to replace Lewis at strong safety has emerged between junior R.J. Williamson and sophomore Demetrious Cox, Dantonio said.

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Senior guard Keith Appling goes up to the basket as Connecticut forward DeAndre Daniels guards on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Spartans lost in the Elite Eight, 60-54.

Junior gymnast Alina Cartwright dances around sophomore gymnast Lisa Burt before the floor event March 15 at Jenison Field House during the Big Ten Quad Meet against Nebraska, Illinois and Ohio State. The gymnastics team finished third with a 196.200, a team season-best. Julia Nagy/The State News

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It took four years for Keith Appling to realize he doesn’t get a second chance. Now that the MSU men’s basketball season — and his career — is over, it’s too late. Head coach Tom Izzo said Appling sent him a text message after the Spartans’ NCAA Tournament loss to Connecticut that he will never forget. “He verbalized how much it meant to not get to a Final Four and to be the class to not get there,” Izzo said. “Things that Keith Appling never talked about. It was tear-jerking. I read that, and I will keep that text as long as I coach.” Izzo compared it to a little kid being curious about touching a hot stovetop without simply trusting what his parents say, but once the child touches the stove many

times, it’s too late. Appling was having a career year before the North Carolina loss in December, having three 20-point outings in the first eight games of the season. After he fell on his wrist, he was obviously hurting but continued his strong play into the conference schedule, even being named to the Wooden Award midseason Top 25 list. “When he reinjured it against Indiana, I think the mental part of not practicing (hurt),” Izzo said. “He didn’t shoot at all in January.” After the Spartans squeaked past the Hoosiers 71-66 on Jan. 21, Appling’s stats took a nosedive. In the remaining 19 games, including the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, he had four games in which he scored in double figures, none higher than 16 points, and also missed three games in the heart of the Big Ten season, his first time not in the lineup in his MSU career.

Appling completely disappeared on the offensive end in the postseason, scoring 16 points in seven games between the two tournaments. However, Izzo stuck by him for his defensive abilities. Now, Appling’s future remains very unclear. When Jay Bilas and Jalen Rose were in East Lansing for ESPN College GameDay before MSU hosted Michigan in late January, they said he was a fringe NBA point guard, but that was just before his stats skewed down. Izzo said until he experiences something like the wrist injury, he’ll never know how to help or deal with it, but Appling’s time at MSU will not be forgotten. “There are two kinds of injuries, there’s the physical injury and … mental injury,” he said. “Each year, it’s harder to convince people that your time is running out. There are certain things in life that you do not get a second chance at.”

RELIGIOUS GUIDE Look for this directory in the paper every Wednesday and online at: www.statenews.com/religious Ascension Lutheran Church 2780 Haslett Rd., E. Lansing Between Hagadorn & Park Lake Rds. (517) 337-9703 Wednesday Lenten Services: 7pm Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday School: 9am Adult Bible Study: 9am ascensioneastlansing.org

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Congregation Shaarey Zedek 1924 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-3570 www.shaareyzedek.com Friday Evenings: 7:30 Shabbat Evening Service (Reform) Saturday Mornings: 9:00 Shabbat Morning Service (Conservative) Edgewood United Church, UCC 469 N. Hagadorn East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-8693 Sunday: 10am LGBTQ Celebrating, Justice and Peace Congregation www.edgewood.org First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Road Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org Worship Celebration - Sundays at 10:45am

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Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 898-3600 Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15am Sunday Evening: Small Group Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm www.greaterlansingcoc.org Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles St., E. Lansing (517) 332-1916 Friday Night Services: 6pm September - April

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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

St. Paul Lutheran Church 3383 E. Lake Lansing Rd. East Lansing, MI (517) 351-8541 Adult Bible Study: 9am Worship:10am www.stpaul-el.org St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church & School 955 Alton Rd., E. Lansing (517) 351-7215 Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30pm Sunday Mass: 9am, 11am Reconciliation: Saturday 3-4pm, 5:30pm www.elcatholics.org Trinity Church 3355 Dunckel Dr. Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 272-3820 Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9:15 am, 11am http://trinitywired.com College/Young Adult Service Sundays at 11am in the Student Auditorium Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation Office: Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:00 University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 Non-Instrumental: 8:45am Traditional: 11:15am www.universitychristianwired.com University United Methodist Church MSU Wesley 1120 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-7030 universitychurchhome.org msuwesley.org Sunday: 10:30am TGIT: 8:00 Thursdays 9:00am Garden Service thru Labor Day Weis Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbott Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 580-3744 www.msu.edu/~weisluth 6:00pm Saturday