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It’s been five years since MSU’s last appearance in the Final Four. Despite an underdog status, the Spartans are ready to take on Duke this weekend BY JOHN NEIDHART JNEIDHART@STATENEWS.COM
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raymond Green took three dribbles to his left and with a power move in the lane, picked up steam and left his feet for the short jumper. Green’s shot over Gordon Hayward drew contact but there was no whistle from the referees and the ball fell short of the rim. Time ran out on the Spartans’ tournament charge. This was MSU’s last Final Four appearance in 2010, and in lieu of controversy, the Spartans bowed out to the tournament darling Butler Bulldogs. Five years later, MSU returns to the national semifinal stage in Indianapolis, this time with a chance to knock out No. 1 seed Duke. One of head coach Tom Izzo’s most exciting tournament runs has been propelled by wins against Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma and Louisville. Although it looked like a long shot this year, MSU is now just two wins away from its third national championship. As the East Region’s No. 7 seed, the Spartans have been the lower-seeded team in three of their four NCAA Tournament games. Alongside three No. 1 seeds in Kentucky (38-0 overall), Wisconsin (35-3) and Duke (33-4), MSU (27-11) enters the weekend with more losses than the other schools combined. CONTINUED ON PAGES 6-7
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Mental health week winds down with ‘rain’ BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM
“I couldn’t imagine my life sober,” neuroscience graduate student Apryl Pooley said as she began her poem at Embrace the Rain night. She shared her story of post-traumatic stress disorder after being sexually assaulted as a child and her road to recovery after suicide attempts. Pooley’s experience was one of many shared in the Erickson Hall Kiva on Wednesday night, as performers shared poems, testimonials and musical acts, all geared toward the subject of mental illness. The third annual event was part of the wider Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative started in cooperation between a number of student groups on campus that aimed to remove the stigma associated with mental health and bring things like depression and suicide out in the open.
Embrace the Rain night was started two years ago by MSU alumnus Tyler Trahan, who shared his experience of depression and suicidal thoughts. “It doesn’t get better overnight,” he said. “It’s such a process.” He said he was proud of how much the event has grown since he began it and said he hoped it would continue far after the night ended. “Embrace the Rain is not just a one night event, but a supportive community of all those involved,” he said. A Danish word was tossed around frequently at the event, “hygge” which was stated to mean the ability “to find happiness, warmth, in everyday things,” and as something that could make a cold, hard winter more bearable. Attendees were invited to write down their own personal “hygge.” The MSU Student Health Advisory Council sponsored the event and it was organized by microbiology senior Karalyn Kiessling, the event coordina-
tor for SHAC. She said the main goals of the event were to provide awareness for students with mental illness and to urge those afflicted to get help. SHAC president, history, philosophy and sociology of science senior Marisa Martini, said there has been a lot of progress when it comes to getting mental health issues out in the open. “I don’t think that students are afraid to talk about it, though there may be some that have faced stigma due to their mental illness,” Martini said. She said a stigma has existed toward mental illness, as it was looked at as deviant behavior and it can be isolating if society says a certain behavior is outside of the norm. She said those stigmas, while not nearly as prevalent, have to be broken down. “I think we’re really starting to embrace it and we’re starting to realize that this is something that a lot of our students do struggle with,” Martini said.
Biochemistry and molecular biology junior Char Panek, left, ties a bracelet onto psychology senior Nicole Thompson’s wrist Wednesday during Embrace the Rain at Erickson Hall Kiva. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON
As Spartans head to Indianapolis, MSU weighs in on religious freedom law BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM
With Indiana’s new religious freedom law raising concerns about discrimination against members of the LGBT community, and with MSU heading off to the Final Four this weekend, the universities sending basketball teams to Indianapolis for the tournament have responded to the controversy. The law itself, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, provides a benchmark to guide courts in religious liberty cases. It’s similar to laws passed in 19 other states and a federal law passed in 1993, according to the Indianapolis Star. It will take effect July 1. A strong caveat is that Indiana has no statewide anti-discrimination law for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, leaving many to fear that businesses run by religious people might be allowed to refuse service to members of the LGBT community with no repercussions. NCAA President Mark Emmert condemned the law on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” saying it went against NCAA’s core values and went on to question the future of their relationship with Indiana. The coaches of the four teams facing off in Indianapolis also released a joint statement Wednesday about the law, noting “Each of us strongly supports the positions of the NCAA and our respective institutions on this matter.” Colin Wiebrecht, representative for the Alliance of Queer and Ally Students in ASMSU’s general assembly, was disappointed the NCAA hasn’t yet chosen to move all future games out of Indiana. “It’s very clear that this law was meant to give people license to discriminate,” he said. “There are already religious protections in the constitution that protect religious people from being burdened, to not go against their religious beliefs.” Although Wiebrecht wasn’t necessarily sure why Indiana’s law in particular caused this much uproar, he commented that many anti-transgen2
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der laws in other states haven’t received nearly as much attention. “It shows a complete lack of respect for the LGBT community,” Wiebrecht said. “It sort of allows any business to just sort of say, ‘Oh, I’m not going to serve you because you’re gay or you’re lesbian or you’re bisexual or transgender,’ and there’s been a lot of this since the pro-marriage equality rulings and it’s these states’ way of getting back … to stop the progress that we’re making.”
“It’s very clear that this law was meant to give people license to discriminate. There are already religious protections in the constitution that protect religious people from being burdened, to not go against their religious beliefs.” Colin Wiebrecht, ASMSU representative for Alliance of Queer and Ally Students
President Lou Anna K. Simon released a statement about the controversy. “While there has been much discussion about the new law passed in Indiana, we hope the citizens and lawmakers of that state can reach a consensus on how to best welcome all people, regardless of background,” Simon said in the statement. “Here at MSU ... inclusion is foremost among our values — treating all members of the community with fairness and dignity.” Duke University released a significantly more pointed statement, saying it “continues to stand alongside the LGBT community” and deplores “any effort to legislate bias and discrimination.”
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LETTER: One student’s response to ‘Why I am no longer a Spartan’ letter
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Freshman guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn fakes out Louisville forward/ center Mangok Mathiang and passes the ball to junior forward Matt Costello March 29 during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight against Louisville at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Read more about Nairn’s relationship with his mother on page 5. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON
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Life after the Sweet 16: Former basketball star now fixture at IM Sports
After a streak in basketball from 1996 to 1998 and helping Izzo to his first Sweet 16 appearance, Dujuan Wiley reflects on adjusting to life after being a basketball player
It’s the day after the MSU men’s basketball team beat the Louisville Cardinals to advance to the Final Four, and a 6-foot-9-inch man walks through the halls of IM Sports-West beaming with pride. “How about that Final Four,” he says, poking his head into the offices of every one of his colleagues. Dujuan Wiley is his name — and he’s a former MSU basketball player himself, and his
tenure spanned from 1996 to 1998. But he’s also a man whose life has taken many twists and turns since those playing days came to a close. This includes a playing career which has taken him all over the world, but also to his life today as the intramural coordinator at IM Sports-West. And as Wiley struts into his office every day on the second floor of the intramural sports building — just a five-minute walk to Breslin Center — it’s amazing everything has come as full circle as it has.
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MSU alumnus and Intramural Coordinator Dujuan Wiley talks to his coworker and psychology junior Angel Montalban, Thursday at IM SportsWest. Wiley just started his job as intramural coordinator in August but says that he loves it and that it’s good to be back on campus. PHOTO: ALLYSON TELGENHOF
FROM HUMBLE ROOTS Wiley, a native of Detroit, came to MSU in fall 1996 out of Wabash Valley College in Illinois and was part of a class of upstart Spartans that included the likes of Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson. In Wiley’s two years at MSU, the group helped head coach Tom Izzo to his first Sweet 16 appearance of his career in 1998, and served as catalysts of what the MSU basketball program has become today.
FAC T Dujuan Wiley played with Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson during his time on the team
“I think that’s something that’s really underrated for former athletes, is to find your niche after your respective sport. That’s a phase I was going through and it was really tough to try and find out ‘What am I good at now when I’m done playing basketball?” Dujuan Wiley, intramural coordinator for IM Sports-West
“Back then you didn’t look at it like that,” said Wiley, who averaged 6.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game for the ’98 squad. “It’s hard to explain what it was like back then because we were in the moment. Now that I look back on it, if I were to look back
at coach’s evolution as a coach, then until now, I can see a huge difference.” After the 1998 season, Wiley went on to become a successful overseas basketball career for years. Wiley’s playing days took him to countries such as Hungary, Germany, Austria and Australia. When Wiley’s initial playing career came to an end, he returned to MSU in 2005 to finish his degree in sustainable parks, recreation and tourism with an emphasis in recreation management. It was also around this time Wiley worked at IM Sports-West, something he said was key in helping him earn his degree. “They treated me real well here and helped to facilitate a healthy environment for me to actually finish up my degree,” Wiley said. “Without a job and the structure in place like it was in place here, and good people around me, it would have been a lot harder.” Upon graduating from MSU in 2006, Wiley got the itch to play basketball again. And after taking a 10-month hiatus to train and get back in shape with Izzo’s team at the time, and selling his Cadillac to pay for a plane ticket to Europe, Wiley was able to do just that. Within a couple of games playing for a team in Hungary, Wiley was one of the top players in the league. Eventually Wiley’s playing days did come to an end, though, as he returned to East Lansing to start the next phase of his life. But in his first couple of years back, Wiley struggled to find what he wanted to do, working an odd assortment of jobs
for years. This included anything from security at Sparrow Hospital to selling AT&T U-verse. “I think that’s something that’s really underrated for former athletes, is to find your niche after your respective sport,” Wiley said. “That’s a phase I was going through and it was really tough to try and find out ‘What am I good at now when I’m
55 The number on Dujuan Wiley’s jersey during his time playing for MSU
done playing basketball?’” So when Wiley learned a spot was opening in the upstairs offices of IM SportsWest in the summer of 2014 — the place he worked when he was finishing his degree — he stepped right in and found his niche. “He’s a great guy,” IM Sports-West Associate Director Joel Eddy said. “In the evening when he’s here, it seems like he knows all the students that come in the building. They all know who he his and
have conversations with him. And that’s one of the great things about Dujuan. He’s so down to earth.” Student employees at the facility have also enjoyed getting close to Wiley during the past several months. “The first time I introduced myself to (Wiley), he seemed very nice and personable,” advertising sophomore Katie Hollemans said. “He genuinely cares about the facility and the people working here. He’s constantly around the building making sure things are running smoothly and checking on us employees to make sure we are doing all right.” In addition to this, Wiley has always kept a connection to the MSU basketball program, which he said is a testament to Izzo, who’s always had an open door policy for past players to spend time with the team. For the 2015 squad specifically, Wiley believes it ’s a mazing what t hey ’ve accomplished. “This season in general has been a really special season,” Wiley said. “For those guys to be able to turn it around at the right time, and to shift the momentum, and start winning and now you’re in a Final Four, it’s absolutely amazing.” And for Wiley, after all he’s done and all the places he’s seen, he’s extremely happy with where he is today. “It’s great,” Wiley said. “The energy working on campus with all the young people. … Watching (them) grow and develop as individuals, I feel like they’re always generating fresh ideas and it kind of keeps you young … I love being on campus.”
‘Tum Tum’ emerges as tournament darling BY OMARI SANKOFA II OSANKOFA@STATENEWS.COM
The basketball court at the Carrier Dome erupted into pandemonium after the final buzzer Sunday, when MSU defeated Louisville to advance to the Final Four. Players hugged each other. A team celebration briefly took place at center court. Senior guard Travis Trice spent several seconds crying on the floor. In the middle of the ruckus, freshman guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn was on the phone with his mom, asking her if she could see him on TV. “She didn’t say anything back, she was crying the whole time,” Nairn said. “I told her I would call her after everything was over with.” It’s been a long journey for both
Nairn and his mom, Monalisa McKinney, who will be in Indianapolis this weekend to watch Nairn play for only the third time. “It was special for her because 20 years ago, you know, she has a disease,” Nairn said. “She has sickle cell, she’s anemic. The doctors told her, she went in the doctor’s office and they told her she would never be able to have kids. I can’t imagine how she’s feeling. Thank God for that, man.” Nairn, a Nassau, Bahamas native, didn’t watch many Final Fours growing up. He said on Wednesday he didn’t fall in love with the game of basketball until he was 13, and only watched Derrick Rose take Memphis to the big dance in 2008. He said he was attracted to MSU because of the school’s history of producing winning basketball teams. MSU’s style of play — fast
Freshman guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn calls his loved ones after winning the game on 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 in overtime, 76-70.
and strong, Nairn said — was a major point. Nairn also felt comfortable with head coach Tom Izzo. “We were laughing like I had known him my whole life,” Nairn said of one of his first phone conversations with Izzo. “ He told me he was interested in making me a better man, a better person and a better basketball player. And for him to say that. That he would be interested in making me a better man, it meant a lot to me.” Izzo said when Draymond Green visited campus last summer, he pointed out Nairn as a young leader. “He told me at the end of the summer, ‘You got some good leaders,’” Izzo said. “He was talking about Trav and ‘Zel. He said the best one might be Tum. Make sure they mentor him.”
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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski calls out to players Friday, March. 29, 2013, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO
Numbers might paint the Spartans as a clear underdog, and on the surface, Izzo understands that. “There’s no question that Duke is a favored team,” Izzo said. “There’s no question that Kentucky is the favored team. If we played Wisconsin, they’d probably be the favored team. I guess if you look at it that way, we’re underdogged all weekend.” OVERCOMING DUKE’S DOMINANCE Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has dominated the series against Izzo, winning eight of nine meetings. Just this past November, Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils topped the Spartans in the Champions Classic, 81-71. It was MSU’s second game of the year, but Duke’s offensive capabilities were on display as four players notched double-digit points, including freshman center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor is a finalist for the 2015 Naismith Trophy and has been touted as one of the most offensively gifted post players to come through the college game. “Jahlil is a dominating big who can score on the block,” Izzo said. “Even in the 20 years I’ve 6
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Winslow has used the tournabeen here, post players in general, every five man wants to be a ment as a coming out party and four man and shoot threes. Jahlil in his last two games against is who Jahlil is. He’s comfortable Utah and Gonzaga, he scored in his own skin. He wants to be 21 and 16 points, respectively, to help his team on the block.” to the Final Izzo said “There’s no Four. Izzo Okafor has described “the whole question that him as “a package,” but Duke is a favored pretty polthere won’t team. There’s no ished player.” be any magquestion that Duke averical defenages 80 sive ga me Kentucky is the points per plan to slow favored team. If we game, good him down. played Wisconsin, for fourth in MSU might bring double they’d probably be the nation. Scoring can teams from the favored team.” come from time to time anywhere but because and containDuke has Tom Izzo, men’s basketball head coach ing the exploother perimsive offense eter threats w i l l be a like senior guard Quinn Cook, congest- challenge for MSU. “They got enough weapons ing the paint and leaving the three-point line open could be around them that I think we got to clamp down on five guys harmful. Cook has averaged 15.5 points and then probably on Mike,” Izzo per game this year, but he’s the said. “We got to guard six guys only senior on the team to play in this tournament.” meaningful minutes. Much of the rest of the scoring has come A FRIENDLY from a pair of freshman — for- ENVIRONMENT ward Justise Winslow and guard When the 68-team NCAA Tournament field is chopped down to Tyus Jones.
just four teams, the stage is exponentially increased. The Final Four weekend ushers in media outlets and fans from across the country and for college kids, getting caught up in the moment can be an issue. For the Spartans and Izzo especially, Indianapolis brings a certain level of comfort and cuts down on potential distractions. MSU and Duke met for the first time this year in Indianapolis, and throughout the years, handfuls of Big Ten tournaments have taken place there. Junior forward Matt Costello said he and junior guard Denzel Valentine have plans to grab breakfast at Qdoba Mexican Grill, a tradition of theirs whenever they’re in the city. Preparing for the biggest weekend of the year all of a sudden gets a tad easier when it’s in a recognizable city. “We’ve won championships there,” Valentine said. “It’s not in the same place but they have great history there and, you know, to be familiar with the city and the things around, it makes us more comfortable knowing that we can do it.” As Valentine said, MSU has had plenty of success in Indianapolis. Players from this year’s team
Senior guard Denzel Valentine passes the ball past Oklahoma forward Ryan Spangler on March 27 during the East Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in the game against Oklahoma at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. PHOTO: ERIN HAMPTON
were a part of 2014’s Big Ten title at Bankers Life Fieldhouse just last year. On an even larger scale, Izzo won his only national championship in Indianapolis. Indianapolis is about a fourhour drive from East Lansing. Plenty of fans traveled to Syracuse, New York, last weekend and with travel time nearly cut in half, from East Lansing there should be plenty of green and white in Indy. “It’s great for the people in the Midwest, parents of our players,” Izzo said. “This has just worked out for us like nothing I’ve ever seen. I’m not a big believer in ‘Destiny gets it done.’ I think hard work gets it done. It sure is fun to be in the right place at the right time in the right tournament.”
LIMITING DISTRACTIONS ly 70,000 fans in the center of As familiar as the city is, the a new environment only adds Spartans will undoubtedly to the factors working against need to make some adjustments players. For junior guard Bryn this weekend when preparing Forbes, it shouldn’t be a probthemselves. For starters, shoot- lem to adjust. “I’m not too worried about it,” ing the ball in an environment Forbes said. l i ke Lucas “Shooting O i l St ad ithe ball is um can be a shooting the challenge. ball, no matRecent te r whe r e memoyou’re at.” r y brings Stayup the 2011 ing relaxed title game, Average number of points a nd lo o s e a contest in scored by Duke per game might also which Butbe a challer and UColenge, as a nn combined to make 31-of-119 field goal circus unlike any other rolls attempts, or about 25 percent. into town. Fan events, alumShooting in front of near- ni events, media events and
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open practices, each of which can draw thousands of people, can cause a player to feel a bit more tense. MSU is approaching this weekend with the same confidence and composure they have all year long. Forbes said the guys are still hanging out at each other’s apartments, “just doing what we’ve always done.” Freshman guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said that the leaders have done a fine job of keeping everyone locked in on this weekend’s goals. “They’ve played in Elite Eights before,” Nairn said. “You saw how they led us out there. Those guys continue to keep the younger guys focused in and hungry because they know how big the moment is.”
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I am concerned as to why The State News would publish the opinion letter, “Why I am no longer a Spartan,” featured in Tuesday’s paper. The author of the letter compared the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, following the death of Michael Brown to the celebrations in Cedar Village this weekend and tried to claim the response by the media and the celebrators as racist. I understand The State News does not necessarily share the viewpoints of the author, but I am frustrated that The State News would offer a voice to an opinion that is so far off base. Firstly, I find it insulting that anyone would compare what happened in Ferguson to the rowdy congregation that occurred in East Lansing this past weekend. Legitimate damage was done in Ferguson. Businesses were destroyed. People’s lives were put in danger. Anyone who was actually at the celebrations over the weekend (the author even admitted he or she had not attended) will understand that labeling it as a riot and comparing it to Ferguson unrest would be hyperbolic and inaccurate. The celebrations, while loud, were for the most part peaceful and featured very little danger to anyone. Other than a few small fires and bagels being thrown in the air, the celebrations were no more than rowdy. The motives were entirely different. People in Ferguson were angry and wanted social reform. While most protests were peaceful, some people could not control their emotions and rioted instead. What happened in East Lansing was students coming together for their school. It was people of many races and nationalities celebrating the love of their school’s basketball program. It is insulting to compare anyone who fought for social reform in Ferguson to a group of rowdy college students following a basketball win. Secondly, I do not know how the author can label the group of students celebrating as “racists.” I understand that many people did not support the riots in Ferguson, like the author points out, but I also understand
that many people did not believe rioting was the best way to bring about social reform. I understand that many people could not hold back their anger with the police in Ferguson, but I also believe there are better ways to bring about change than violence. I also know that holding this opinion has nothing to do with skin color. The author claims, “I know almost all of these students do not see the double standard,” when referring to people denouncing what happened in Ferguson while participating in this weekend’s events. The author claim, “They choose to be blind.” While having no way to support whether these claims are even close to the truth, these claims are generalizations and cause more harm than good. If even 1 percent of the amount of damage that was caused in Ferguson, Missouri, was caused in East Lansing, then maybe they would have a point. But it was not even close. MSU athletics bring people together. People of different backgrounds can come together and find a common interest. The author only wishes to tear people apart. The author says the school’s chant should not be “Go Green, Go White” but just “Go White.” Well I say we change the chant to “Go everybody that cares to be a Spartan.” If the author wishes to no longer be a Spartan, then so be it, because it seems they do not know the true meaning of what it means. They only seem to stir up controversy with an opinion that has no base to stand on. I understand controversial opinions can be good for exposing problems and offering a different viewpoint, but why would The State News sacrifice their integrity to give a voice to someone who wants nothing more than to make unsupported generalizations? I enjoy The State News and will continue to read it, but I do not believe letters like “Why I am no longer a Spartan” belong in any publication. Stephen Nisbet is an English sophomore at MSU.
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Maurice Ager reflects on 2005 Final Four run BY ZACH LIBBY ZLIBBY@STATENEWS.COM
In light of MSU’s seventh run to the Final Four Maurice Ager has been inclined to remember his won run 10 years ago with another improbable group of Spartans. The Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, sporting the Spartan name draped across his chest, anxiously awaiting the opening tip-off for MSU’s first Final Four since 2001. As a junior and the team’s top scorer during the 20042005 campaign, Ager had a future in the NBA waiting for him following his career in East Lansing, but before he could focus on the draft he had something to prove on the biggest stage in college basketball. Securing a Final Four bid after defeating Kentucky in double overtime in the Austin Regional final, the Spartans found themselves a date with eventual national champion North Carolina, as the lone No. 5 seed among the four qualifying programs. Ager said that his performance increased his level of confidence for his senior year because he was competing against many of NBA draft hopefuls. “For me, it set the bar for how good I was at the time and the type of player I was,” Ager said. “To lead that game in scoring when there was potentially 11 pros on the f loor, considering that had we had three or four ourselves and they had six or seven first round draft picks. “So for me, it raised my confidence going into next year. Unfortunately, we couldn’t pull out the victory, but all in all, it was a great experience.” Garnering 26 wins, while l o s i n g s e v e n , i n c lu d i n g two early back-to-back loses against Duke and George Washington, was enough for the Spartans to finish second in the Big Ten standings and rank No. 15 in the Associated Press poll. Even with the abundance of talent on the roster (including Alan Anderson and Shannon Brown), a first-round loss in the conference tournament against Iowa locked in the Spartans as a No. 5 seed. Wit h f r ustration over a handf ul of disappoint ing losses, it provided MSU extra motivation to come out strong on the national stage, knock-
ing off both Duke and Kentucky in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, respectively. The run came to a halt on the first night of the Final Four, but Ager said the experience gave him a sense of fulfillment, knowing that he worked so hard his entire life to play at that type of level. “Other than the NBA, there’s nothing higher than the Final Four in my opinion,” Ager said. “It was just a wonderful experience, even from the practices to the actual game. Even from this day, I tell people that I averaged 25 points.” Ager said that he feels good about this year’s team that’ll compete in the seventh Final Four since head coach Tom Izzo took over the position during the 1995-1996 season. He believes that the only similarity between the 2005 team and 2015 team are that both experienced regular-sea-
ThenMichigan State junior guard Maurice Ager watches the ball bounce away as Then-North Carolina junior guard Raymond Felton scrambles for it during the Final Four Saturday night April 2, 2005 at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
son struggles and uncertainty . T h e 3 1 - y e a r- o l d a l s o assessed that this season is a prime example how good of a coach Izzo is. “I like how they were able to overcome the struggles during the regular season. Looking at their record now, it looks pretty good entering the Final Four,” Ager said. “I like their heart, their toughness, putting their trust in Izzo and trust the system and trust the team, takes a lot of toughness to do so and I commend them for that.” When asked who he compares himself to from this year’s team, Ager wasted little time in answering with the East Regional Most Valuable Player. “I think some of the heart that Travis Trice displays on the court kind of reminds me of myself,” Ager said.
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Good Eats: “Bagels, bagels, bagels!”
Final Four snacks for a nail-biting game
BY MEAGAN BECK MBECK@STATENEWS.COM
MSU JELL-O SHOTS from cocktails.about.com With the help of some special molds, it’s possible to make Spartan-themed Jell-O shots. INGREDIENTS:
Lime flavored Jell-O or unflavored gelatin One cup boiling water Four ounces of your favorite vodka ½ cup cold water Additional: Green food coloring
MSU alumnus and East Lansing resident Matt Spizarny helps a customer decide what kind of bagels to buy Thursday at Big Apple Bagels, 248 E. Saginaw St. in East Lansing.
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STEP ONE: Mix the vodka and water together and keep in refrigerator to keep the temperature consistent. STEP TWO: Pour the gelatin and boiling water into a bowl, stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. If you are using a plain gelatin, add green food coloring to this step. STEP THREE: Add the chilled vodka and water mix to the bowl of gelatin and stir. STEP FOUR: Pour the liquid into shot glasses or molds. The small, plastic shot glasses work best for parties and can be found at most grocery stores. STEP FIVE: Refrigerate until the liquid solidifies. Storing overnight and serving the next day is the best option.
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BY LESLIE HEMENWAY LHEMENWAY@STATENEWS.COM
MSU BAKERS “I’d definitely say (their bagels) are probably fresher than ones offered at other stores.” — Catherine Kanka, advertising senior MSU Bakers is located at 171 Service Road, but most students know of the business’s food from on-campus dining halls. Kanka said she recalls eating MSU Bakers bagels in the dining halls. She said she’s not a huge bagel person, but she definitely liked them and would recommend them. She said her favorite was the everything bagel. Although MSU Bakers is most well-known in the dining halls, their baked goods can also be picked up or delivered for customers who are craving a bagel but don’t want to head to a dining hall. The bakery offers a wide array of bagel flavors, from blueberry to honey wheat to cinnamon toast crunch. A dozen cinnamon toast crunch bagels can be purchased for $8.50. In addition to bagels, MSU Bakers also offers a variety of other baked goods, including cookies, cakes and breads.
but I like their chocolate chip cream cheese. I usually get a plain bagel with it,” she said. Kowalczyk said another one of her favorites is an Asiago bagel with plain cream cheese. Stachowiak said East Lansing’s Big Apple Bagels has been around for nearly 20 years, so some of the staff and customers know each other on a more personal level. “(We have) a really nice, friendly staff,” he said. “(We’re) a little community-based bagel shop.” Big Apple Bagels features a dozen deal, which is 12 bagels of the customer’s choice and two half-pound tubs of cream cheese for $16.99. THE NEW DAILY BAGEL “Everybody loves to come here because our product meets their expectations.” — Michael Mahdi, owner
Big Apple Bagels, located at 248 E. Saginaw St., is part of a popular chain that offers a variety of baked goods, including, of course, bagels. Stachowiak said the best seller on the menu would probably be the everything bagel, which that features onions, poppy seeds and sesame seeds, among other ingredients. Social work senior Kathryn Kowalczyk said she likes Big Apple Bagels and would definitely recommend it to others. “I try to get something different every time,
The New Daily Bagel, located at 309 S. Washington Square in Lansing, has been providing Lansing residents with bagels for more than 20 years. Mahdi said The New Daily Bagel is a restaurant that has its own personality and way of doing things. “We try to give customers 100 percent satisfaction,” he said. Criminal justice sophomore Christopher Robinson said the restaurant doesn’t just offer great food, but also a great atmosphere. “It’s a nice place and you feel really welcomed there and meet a lot of people and you get to sit around and do your own thing,” he said. Robinson said what he orders varies on what the daily special is, but typically in the morning he will get a jalapeño bagel with cheese, eggs and sausage. Mahdi said pretty much everything on the menu is a best-seller at their shop, but the bagels and deli are particularly popular. Customers can purchase the baker’s dozen, which features 13 different bagels, including plain, Asiago, cinnamon crunch and more for $8.59.
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BIG APPLE BAGELS “We make all our products from scratch on site, from the dough to the cream cheese.” — Gerry Stachowiak, owner
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SEVEN-LAYER TACO DIP from allrecipes.com This dip has a layer to represent each of the Final Four appearances under head coach Tom Izzo. INGREDIENTS: 32-ounce can of refried beans 1 packet taco seasoning 1 16-ounce bag of shredded cheddar cheese 1 regular-sized container of sour cream Chopped green onions 1 bag of shredded lettuce 1 jar of salsa 1 small can of sliced olives
STEP ONE: Mix together the refried beans and taco seasoning. Spread evenly into a casserole dish. Since this is the first layer, it’s important to make sure it’s even or else the rest of the dip will be off. STEP TWO: Using a spatula, spread the sour cream evenly top of the bean layer. STEP THREE: Use a spoon to spread the salsa on top of the sour cream layer as evenly as possible. STEP FOUR: Spread the shredded cheese on top of the sour cream. STEP FIVE: Spread shredded lettuce on top of the cheese. STEP SIX: Evenly disperse the green onions on top of the cheese following by spreading the sliced olives. STEP SEVEN: Serve with your favorite tortilla chip. Store it in the refrigerator to keep the dip fresh.
MINI PIZZA BAGELS from thecomfortofcooking.com Bagels have been dubbed the food of the Final Four since “Bagel Fest” happened at Cedar Village Apartments last weekend. Try out this recipe to make your own when MSU plays Duke this weekend. INGREDIENTS: Either regular-sized or mini bagels. Mini bagels work better if serving a large group of people. Pizza sauce Mozzarella cheese or other cheese Optional toppings: pepperoni, sausage, peppers, pineapples, etc.
STEP ONE: Separate bagels in half and place them on a cookie sheet lined with nonstick aluminum foil or parchment paper. STEP TWO: Cover the bagels with pizza sauce and your chosen cheese. Add any other toppings, such as pepperoni, at this stage. STEP THREE: Put your bagels in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. STEP FOUR: Let the bagels cool for about 10 minutes. Once cooled, serve bagels to party guests, but preferably not by throwing them.
Bar scene to heat up for Final Four game BY ZOË SCHUBOT ZSCHUBOT@STATENEWS.COM
As the Final Four game approaches, East Lansing businesses are preparing for the madness the game is expected to bring. Each year as March rolls around, MSU fans gather to watch the tournament and hope to see their beloved Spartans advance to the championship. This year, the Spartans have already secured their spot in the Final Four, and with this impending game comes the promise of busy bars. “People come before (the game) and they stay afterwards, so its great for business. It’s much much busier than a normal night,” said Casey Comstock, general manager of Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub. Other bars in the area have shown a similar increase in business as the Spartans have prevailed during the tournament season. “For the Big Ten Tournament and for
the NCAA Tournament games we’ve been totally full for every game, standing room only. So (we’re) definitely busier than normal,” Peppino’s Sports Grille manager Andy Sawatzki said. Aaron Weiner, general manager of the popular sports bar Buffalo Wild Wings, said they don’t run any special deals for the games outside of their normal specials. bHarper’s Restaurant and Brewpub and Peppino’s, on the other hand, have fully embraced the Final Four spirit and feature various deals for the tournament games. Harper’s has offered a variety of food and drink specials including free wings with the purchase of a beverage, free pizza with the purchase of a beverage and green and white jello shots, according to Comstock. In terms of preparing for the March Madness, all of the managers agreed that the key to handling the large crowds that game day promises to bring is proper preparation, from
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ordering food to scheduling staff that are able and willing to take on the challenge. “We’ve had the luxury of basically having a great team for a long time so it’s nothing really new to us,” Comstock said. “This time of the year we just definitely staff for it, we get extra servers and cooks and just prepare for the busiest and hope for it.” As far as atmosphere goes, each of the managers said the bars provide an experience that is unlike any other for the fans. “The best word to describe it is ‘electric,’” Sawatzki said. “When we won that last game to go to the Final Four I could feel the floor shaking underneath me. It was pretty awesome.” Comstock said his sentiments were the same as Sawatzki. “It’s wild, it’s crazy, it’s great. It’s just really good energy. Everyone is really into the games, everyone is cheering and it’s just a festive, unique, really awesome time of the year.”
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