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Senior forward Adreian Payne holds up the net with St. Johns, Mich., resident Lacey Holsworth, 8, on March 16, after the Big Ten Championship game.
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any little girls dream of being princesses. St. Johns, Mich., resident and Spartan superfan Lacey Holsworth got to live it.
After a battle with a rare form of brain cancer, Holsworth died at home in her parents arms at 11:13 p.m. Tuesday night, according to MSU Director of News Media for Athletic Communications Matt Larson. She was 8 years old. “Princess Lacey” made national headlines during the past two basketball seasons for her friendship with MSU basketball forward Adreian See LACEY on page 2 u
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Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo signs the Rock on Wednesday in remembrance of Lacey Holsworth at a memorial held for her on campus. Holsworth was a good friend of senior forward Adreian Payne.
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He instilled fear in her, leaving her gasping for breath and at a loss for words. Although they were actors in a play, they employed their craft to depict situations of domestic violence and the resulting fallout that occurs regularly in America, sometimes even at MSU. Starting Thursday, the MSU theatre group Roial Players will display how domestic violence is closer to campus than many think, and that it doesn’t always begin with physical abuse. The drama, “Blinded: A Survivor’s Story,” follows a fictional MSU student as she struggles to recover a sense of normalcy after an abusive relationship. Roial Director Megan Kelly, who wrote and directed the play, said the intent of the play is to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
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Arts and humanities sophomore Courtney Eathorne, right, and English sophomore Lauren Gaynor rehearse Wednesday for the play, “Blinded: A Survivor’s Story” at the RCAH Theatre.
Kelly, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, and social work senior, said stopping victim blaming, or assuming the recipient of abuse has deserved it, is key. “Domestic violence is more than just hitting someone, it’s this mental warfare that really
messes with your thought processes and your mental health, especially when you’re trying to leave the relationship safely,” Kelly said. One in four women will experience an abusive relaSee ROIAL on page 2 u
Michigan residents’ growing optimism toward President Barack Obama’s signature health care law could be boding poorly for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land, according to recent poll numbers. A poll released this week shows Land slipping five points below Peters, giving up a slight lead from last December. The numbers show Peters ahead with 41 percent of the vote compared to Land’s 36. The numbers are based on results from 825 Michigan voters gathered by Public Policy Polling from April 3-6. Voters are not nearly as pessimistic about the Affordable Care Act as they were several months ago, firm
spokesman Dustin Ingalls said. Voter’s perception of the Affordable Care Act is lowering Land’s popularity ratings as they shift in favor of Peters.
A poll released this week shows Land slipping behind Peters, giving up a slight lead from last December
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“Land wasn’t just popular in December; she’s been relatively popular pretty much every time we’ve polled her, now and in the past,” Ingalls said. “She’s now in the negative territory, so if she can turn that back around, she can actually maybe make this a really close race and maybe even win it.” The future will remain bright for Peters if his favorability remains stable, Ingalls said.
Students who ran for ASMSU college representative positions in the undergraduate student government elections are no longer waiting in anticipation for the announcement of the winners. MSU’s undergraduate student government officially released the results via email on Wednesday after confirming if the winning candidates would accept their positions.
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News brief School stress contributes to assault Final exam stress is the expected cause of an assault that occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on April 7 in Armstrong Hall, according to police. The victim, a 19-year-old male student, told police he was dating the suspect, a 19-year-old female student, MSU Police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The couple was fighting when a 44-year-old male employee overheard the argument. The suspect allegedly slapped her boyfriend in the face when he tried to convince her to go to a class she didn’t want to attend. The suspect said the victim tried to calm her down by moving her hair out of her face when she slapped him. Both parties told police that they have been dating for three years with no past incidents of abuse. The suspect was arrested for domestic assault and taken to Ingham County Jail. Charges have since been sent to the Ingham County Prosecutor. GEOFF PRESTON
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Payne. She often referred to the 6-feet-10 senior as her “big brother.” “Words can’t express how much I already miss Lacey. She is my sister, and will always be a part of my life,” Payne said in a statement Wednesday. “She said she liked me because of my smile, but it’s her smile that made America fall in love with her. I know she’s smiling and dancing in heaven right now. My princess is now an angel.” Lacey’s relationship with Payne was a rallying cry not only for the basketball team last season, but for fans as well. Upon hearing of her death, a group of students organized a painting of the rock on Farm Lane in her honor on Wednesday night. Hundreds of students assembled in tranquil silence, illuminating the spring night with handheld candles. While driving past Breslin Center on Wednesday, public policy senior Brooke Corbin said she couldn’t help getting emo-
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time to go home,’” Izzo said while choking back tears. “Now she’s home.” He added: “In 30 years, I’ve never been prouder of a group of students than I am now.” Reaction has come pouring in from Spartan Nation and beyond. Early Wednesday morning, tweets of support came from basketball accounts from the University of Michigan, Nebraska and Purdue and others. Athletic Director Mark Hollis also released a statement saying Lacey had a passion for life uncommon for someone so young. “It’s remarkable how many lives Lacey touched in her short life here on earth. She had a zest for living and was so courageous in her battle against cancer,” he said. “Lacey captured the hearts of many people throughout our state and nation. All people had to see was that radiant smile that could light up an entire arena.” In the end, one word has been used to describe Lacey over and over above all others: happy. “She showed so much happiness for a little girl who shouldn’t be happy,” Corbin said. “We wake up every day and complain about homework and things like that, but we don’t wake up just hoping to get through the day.” Funeral services will be held April 17 at Breslin Center.
ue to improve, then the trajectory certainly seems to be good for Peters,” Ingalls said. According to results from last December, 63 percent of voters felt the rollout of Obamacare was unsuccessful, whereas only 52 percent ruled it unsuccessful in the most recent poll. Peters spokesperson Haley Morris said in an email the election will come down to a choice about the future for Michigan’s middle class.
“(Peters) is deeply committed to finding practical, common-sense solutions so that we can create good jobs, rebuild our middle class, reinvest in our economy, and ensure that our seniors can retire with dignity,” Morris said in an email. Michigan’s new senator, who will be elected in November, will replace Democratic Sen. Carl Levin. Levin has been serving in the Senate since 1979 and is the longest-serving senator in Michigan’s history.
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College representatives elected, Samra to step down Due to a technical difficulty, the College of Social Science online ballots will remain open until Monday, April 14. Only eight of 14 undergraduate colleges have elected representation so far. ASMSU President Kiran Samra said she was happy about the outcome. “I welcome back all the returning representatives and I’m so excited to work with the new representatives in any capacity,” she said. She also announced she has decided not to run for president. “A s t he president of ASMSU, I always want what’s best for the organization and I’m always looking out for the interests of ASMSU above everything else,” she said. “I know that with accepting a full time internship opportunity I will no longer have the ability and the time to be the most effective president.” James Madison College elected two incumbents for their representatives, Dolores Sinistaj and Kathryn Maass. James Madison’s elections are historically one of the most contested on campus. Five total candidates ran for two seats available. “I am really honored and excited to represent Madison students,” Sinistaj said. “I’m looking forward to everything this year brings.” Sinistaj said because of the political culture of the residential college, more students are involved in ASMSU
elections. At times, students will reach out to candidates to get more information about why they’re running. “My biggest goal for the year would be to build a stronger relationship between the Madison community and ASMSU,” she said. Candidates K.C. Perlberg and Emily Bedard were unable to win seats for the College of Music because they didn’t obtain the required amount of 25 votes per candidate to win. Perlberg and Bedard will be able to become representatives through an appointment process instead, which will then be voted on by the general assembly. The College of Business elected four candidates: Amber Addrow-Pierson, Lesile Anne Seery, Pranav Julakanti and current Chief of Staff Greg Jackson. Jackson decided to give up his seat as a representative to continue being chief of staff, which he was appointed to and approved by the general assembly mid-March. “It was off the whim,” he said. “The entire year I would’ve never imagined being chief of staff.” Jackson said during his time he grew to enjoy the position and prefers to remain a staff member, despite having to give up voting. Per ASMSU code, Office of the President and staff members are not allowed to vote. Samra said candidates running for seats in the Office of t he President w i l l be announced on Thursday. Elections for those seats will be held April 16 and 17.
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tional thinking about Lacey. “She was always so happy at Breslin, thinking about it gave me chills,” she said. Brooke joined with a complete stranger, kinesiology junior Danielle Bott, to help set up the event to honor Lacey. “Through all her struggles she never failed to have a smile on her face,” Bott said. “We can all learn something from her. For someone so little to go through such heartbreaking events and push through spoke volumes even though she didn’t have to say anything.” Bott and others organized the event in less than 12 hours. The vigil included painting the rock, signing it and singing the alma mater. The event was supposed to start at 9 p.m. Wednesday night. By 8:30 p.m. over 100 people had already gathered to say goodbye to Lacey. By the end of the night hundreds of students crowded the rock including men’s basketball players Denzel Valentine, Matt Costello, Brandon Dawson and Adreian Payne. Payne signed the rock but declined to comment after the proceedings. Head basketball coach Tom Izzo spoke to the crowd, telling the story of what Lacey said to her father after returning to Michigan with Adreian Payne after accompanying him to Dallas for the Final Four. “She came back and said ‘Dad, I’m tired it’s
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anything she had attempted before, and the experience came along with growth in both her acting and in life.
tionship sometime in their lives, said RCAH senior and Roial Assistant Director Marie Kaniecki. Because it’s a situation that many students might encounter, Kaniecki said she hopes the audience takes away that an abuser is firstly a manipulator that asserts control over another’s life. “It’s not just physical violence, it can start early on as emotional abuse, using money to control them, isolating them from friends and family,” she said. “It is not (the survivor’s) fault. The abuser in the relationship is completely in control of their actions. In some of these relationships, it’s possible they might not realize what’s happening until it’s too late.” To take on the sensitive subject matter of the play, the cast received domestic violence training. For RCAH freshman Courtney Eathorne, playing the lead role was different from
To take on the sensitive subject matter of the play, the Roial Players received domestic violence training “Playing Lilah is both physically and emotionally demanding,” Eathorne said. “It’s a big responsibility, but an absolute honor. Being a part of the show was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had at MSU.” Show times for “Blinded” are 9 p.m. on Thursday, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. “Blinded” will be performed in the RCAH Theatre in the basement of Snyder-Phillips Halls. Tickets are $5 at the door. $2 from each ticket will be donated to the Capital Area Response Effort, a domestic violence resource center.
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St udents walk ing dow n Farm Lane on Wednesday mor ning were conf ronted with images that were hard to shake, courtesy of MSU Students for Life. Group members and other volunteers gathered near the Rock on Farm Lane with one mission in mind: showing students about the realities of abortion in vivid detail. The group partnered with repre-
sentatives from the Center of Bio-Ethical Reform, who displayed a large poster display of aborted human fetuses, as part of their initiative, the Genocide Awareness Project. Public policy junior and MSU Students for Life president Lisa Jankowski said the goal was to show students on campus what abortion really is and encourage conversation. “In order to change minds and change hearts, we wanted to bring this display here so we can maybe get some conversations going,” Jankowski said.
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“In order to change minds and change hearts, we wanted to bring this display here so we can maybe get some conversations going.” Lisa Jankowski, MSU Students for Life president
Maggie Egger, an employee from the Center of Bio-Ethical Reform, said the center came to MSU per request of the groups and often brings their display to different college campuses. Egger said this project is the center’s largest initiative
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to date. “There are two main points we want to get across,” Egger said. “First is the humanity of the unborn child, and the second is that abortion is an act of violence that decapitates and dismembers unborn children.” Jankowski said she thought
group members referring to the anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and felt misled when she realized what the subject matter was. “The way they phrase it using the word genocide is wrong,” she said. “This is the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, and me and my friends were walking by and we thought that’s what it was about. It’s inappropriate for them to use that platform for their own agenda.” Staff writer Emily Jenks contributed to this report.
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Greeks and alumni took over Breslin Center on Wednesday night for Songfest, the last major event of this year’s Greek Week. Songfest showcased 14 teams of sororities and fraternities performing various dances to raise money for this year’s nonprofit of choice, Relay for Life. Ho s pit a l it y bu s i ne s s sophomore Jake Mullileil said he was excited to see the greek community come together and perform with his brothers in Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Each sorority was paired with two fraternities at the beginning of the semester. The teams, each totaling 40 members, had to create a theme and choreograph a dance to go with it. James Bond, Rocky and Captain America were some of the themes chosen for this year’s competition, advertising senior and Greek Week director Anna Richards said. The teams performed for an audience of more than 4,000 people, including East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett and MSU’s Vice President of Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank, Richards said. K inesiolog y junior
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the display was the best way to get students’ attention because the size of the photos makes people stop and look. “It makes people realize that yes, this is a genocide, this is murder, we can’t let this continue in the United States,” she said. Despite the photos, Jankowski said many students walking by the display were apathetic. But some students,like interdisciplinary studies in social science freshman Sarah Torrico, were disturbed by the display. Torrico said she heard
Shane McKenna and journalism junior Anthony Ferraro practiced for months for their dance performance, which channeled the classic “Rocky” films. McKenna and Ferraro both are members of Pi Kappa Phi and were teamed up with Triangle and Pi Beta Phi. “We have been practicing three days a week for an hour at first, but as we were getting closer, we practiced every day,” McKenna said.
Wednesday night’s annual Songfest competition wrapped up this year’s Greek Week celebration McKenna said the anticipation to perform built up all semester. “I’m really excited to perform because we’ve been practicing for so long,” he said. Participants in the dance
each said 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth, who died late Tuesday night, was in mind while performing. Rumors were spread that she was supposed to be a guest judge of Songfest, according to Songfest participants. “She was in the minds of all of us,” Mullileil said. Participants held a collective moment of silence during the event to remember Lacey. Economics senior and Interfraternity Council Chair Blair Montgomery opened the event with a few words about her. He proposed a fundraiser in her honor starting from Wednesday night to next year’s Greek Week. “Lacey is a one in a million type of girl,” Montgomery said. “She needs to remain prominent in MSU’s community.” As of Tuesday Richards said Greek Week has generated more $181,662 in proceeds for Relay for Life.
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Kintsukuroi means “to repair with gold.” It conveys the idea that a pottery piece is more beautiful for having been broken. “Perfection is not the minimum acceptable standard,” Lyman Briggs and chemistry professor Robert LaDuca said. “You know what, depression? You win today, but I win the rest of the week,” he said. Students came together and showcased their performance skills to echo the important message of “releasing the stigma” of mental health during the Embrace the Rain event Wednesday night at the Erickson Hall Kiva. The air in the room was buzzing, charged with soft voices and the warm glow of the twinkling lights and candles sporadically encasing the audience. They were enveloped in the theme of the night: embrace the rain, endure the storm. Embrace the Rain was one of several events focused on students’ awareness of mental health as part of MSU’s first Mental Health Awareness Week. The week touches on the small number of students on college campuses, including MSU, who actually receive treatment for mental illnesses or disorders.
Many choose to go without due to the stigma often placed on those who live with them. Embrace the Rain focused on the same topics of mental health issues and awareness in the MSU community. It is based on last year’s Heavy and Light event, which alumnus Tyler Trahan played an integral role in organizing. Both events featured testimonials, poetry and musical performances. “I thought (the event) was going to be a one time thing,” Trahan said of Heavy and Light. “I was so pleasa n t l y s u rprised and proud that ... p e o p l e were so into it and really wanted to continue making a difference.” Campus a cappella group Capital Green also performed at the event. Tra ha n was i nv ited to Embrace the Rain and gave his testimonial and recited a poem by Buddy Wakefield, a widelyknown presence in the world of spoken word poetry. “It’s an incredibly moving experience,” Trahan said. “It’s a beautiful night of expression and community and resources.” Trahan said he believes the initiative is a “step in the right direction” for the university to increase understanding of mental illness. M S U St u de nt A d v i s o ry Health Council President Marisa Martini helped organize the event and has been looking forward to seeing the event’s impact on students.
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MSU Slam Poetry Team Vice President and event organizer Marianne Caddy also said the poets were looking forward to performing their testimonies integrated into a slam poetry format. She said many members, including herself, use poetry as a way to release tension and express themselves in any
given situation. Despite the serious topic of the event, both Caddy and Martini said they believe students can gain something positive from it. “We want people to walk away with a hopeful feeling,” Caddy said. Staff writer Sierra Lay contributed to this report.
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Rest in Peace, Lacey To the ever beautiful Lacey... Rest in paradise princess. @therealjimmie
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T he nagging thought: Why did this have to happen? Reading the news about 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth losing her battle with cancer, that gut-wrenching feeling is something so many of us shared Wednesday morning. Like many Spartans I never had the chance to meet Lacey, but through her MSU fandom it feels like we all personally knew her. She was someone who was a third of our age, but three times the person we could ever wish to be. You wouldn’t think a child watching MSU basketball from her seat could teach us so much about life, but then again you rarely are ever in the same building as Lacey. This was a girl who was in a battle for her life everyday. She was fighting with a disease that no one should ever have to
“One loss at a time — MSU, its faculty and students just grow stronger. First losing Dominique Nolff on February 1, Dustyn Frolka February 15, and now Lacey Holsworth today, our campus has been through a roller coaster ride this semester.”
— Ben Stram, State News reporter endure. But what was she doing nearly every minute of her time at the games? Read the rest online at Smiling. statenews.com/blog. A young girl who was endlessly fighting cancer found a way to show off her infectious smile, no matter how tough the der while going got for her. What a huge sign of charac- cutting down the Big ter for a girl so small. As we all know, the basket- Ten Tournament nets and into adorable smile to look forward ball team full of her “big broth- all of our hearts. The relation- to every game. ship between a beheers” was a huge reaLacey ’s smile w ill nevson she was always Sports reporter moth of a basketball er again be seen at a basketplayer and a girl half ball game, but what she left smiling, and why his size taught us all behind as an 8-year-old is we are all fortunate that there are more something we all hope to do to all have known important issues than in our lifetime. Lacey’s story. basketball. It all started with She’s a princess. Lacey and her bond a visit to the hosShe’s an angel. with the team ended pital, and it immeShe’s a reason why so many up being larger than of us we all look at the world diately grew when any game. Lacey asked Adreian a little differently. matt sheehan Through basketPayne to stay back Thank you for living your life sheeha35@msu.edu ball, Payne and the so beautifully Lacey, and may in her room. team were able to you rest in peace. The two instantly developed a shared connection. give Lacey something to smile Matt Sheehan is a State News Her own “Superman” brought about. In return, Lacey gave sports reporter. Reach him at her to games, the top of the lad- us all lessons to learn and an msheehan@statenews.com.
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ty of Michigan police, a total of one person was arrested on Saturday. No riot gear, tear gas or rubber bullets necessary. Instead of becoming unruly, the huge crowd reportedly contented itself by listening to public speakers, enjoying live music, creating art and Instead of jail time, misdemean- of course consuming copious ors and probation, Ann Arbor amounts of marijuana (oh, and police issue $25 tickets to indi- probably eating Doritos). Compare this event to the mayviduals found in possession of up to an ounce of pot. Like a traffic hem that unfolded in Cedar Vilticket, violators are responsible for lage following the MSU football paying the ticket but do not have team’s win in the Big Ten Championship Game last any criminal charges guest columnist December. On that to worry about. fateful night, thouA similar policy sands of raucous fans was approved last took to the streets of November by nearly East Lansing, lighting 63 percent of Lansing couch fires, breaking voters. The measure bottles and uprooting legalized the possesstreet signs. More sion, use and transfer than a dozen people of an ounce of marwere arrested in conijuana for adults 21 alex dardas nection to yet anothor older on private dardasal@msu.edu er embarrassing and property. Voters in w idely publicized Det roit, Fer ndale, Jackson, Flint and Grand Rapids brouhaha in East Lansing. In a city with such a disorderhave also passed similar measures. Due to a petition drive, resi- ly history, I think police officers dents here in East Lansing might here have better things to be worhave a chance to vote on marijua- rying about than busting students na decriminalization next election. for smoking marijuana. I am not Yet, despite all the support for lib- saying that marijuana use needs to eralizing marijuana restrictions be condoned. I personally do not across the state, real change has care. Whether or not you feel marijuana is harmful frankly is irrelbeen slow moving. In Lansing, for example, mari- evant. Every day, people freely juana users continue to face crim- decide to consume all sorts of daninal consequences as city officials gerous products. Case in point: I have decided to ignore the results am not currently facing a criminal of the last election and enforce the record because I just ate a Big Mac. As we saw last weekend in Ann state and federal laws that crimiArbor, marijuana use poses no nalize marijuana use. Lansing Councilwoman Kathie real threat to the wellbeing of a Dunbar made the city’s position city. Rather than fighting a futile on the issue crystal clear shortly war against a substance that, at after the passage of the measure worst, makes people lazy and hungry, East Lansing officials should last November. “We follow state law in the city focus more of their attention on of Lansing,” Dunbar said. “Pas- developing a stronger relationship sage of this is not going to impact with the students who compose such a large chunk of the city’s anything.” One place where decriminaliza- population. Like it or not, this is a college tion seems to have actually had an impact is Ann Arbor and they town. The median age of the East seem to be doing just fine with it. Lansing population is 21.6, accordLast Saturday marked the 43rd ing to the most recent census. The annual Hash Bash hosted on the city’s culture is defined by its proxcampus of the University of Mich- imity to MSU and the students that igan. The yearly pro-marijuana call East Lansing home. Marijuana use is not going to rally has become a beloved Ann Arbor tradition, drawing tourists go away, regardless of the laws on from all over the state and coun- the books. The fact is there are try. This year, the event attracted a many important issues to deal crowd of nearly 8,000 social activ- with in this city, like crumbling ists, curious onlookers and stoned roads, dilapidated buildings, violent crimes and sexual assault, all hippies of all ages and colors. Given East Lansing’s infamous of which are more pressing than history with large crowds, such punishing pot smokers. Decrimian enormous gathering of people nalization of marijuana is both a surely seems like a disaster wait- reasonable and fair alternative to ing to happen. I mean, the people the current practice of arrest, jail who attend Hash Bash after all are and prosecution. Let’s follow Ann hardcore drug users and promot- Arbor’s lead by decriminalizing it ers. The Ann Arbor police certainly so we can move on to addressing needed to break out the riot gear bigger problems. Alex Dardas is a journalism to disperse such out of control mob and international relations junior. of potheads, right? Wrong. According to Universi- Reach him at dardasal@msu.edu.
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College of Music hosts second annual Latin music festival By April Jones ajones@statenews.com
April 13, 7 p.m. The University Chorale and Choral Union will give a concert in Fairchild Theatre.
April 15, 8 a.m. Cuban musicologist Miriam Escudero will be holding a lecture and discussion in Rm. 219 of the Music Practice Building.
April 16, 7:30 p.m. The Dali Quartet, with guest percussionist Sam Gould, will give a concert in Cook Recital Hall.
April 17, 7 p.m. Escudero will give a discussion and 90-minute lecture in Hart Recital Hall. The talk will focus on the musical connections between cathedrals and churches in Cuba and Mexico. April 18, 8 p.m. Musique 21 with the Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan will perform a Mexican children’s tale in Fairchild Theatre.
April 19, 6 p.m. The Tejano Sound Band will be accompanied by Diego Rivera on the saxophone for a concert in the Demonstration Hall Ballroom. Source: msu College of music
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With the strike of a xylophone, the College of Music began its second annual “Latin IS America” music festival on Wednesday. The ten-day music festival kicked off with a spirited Latin melody by the MSU Percussion Ensemble. Latin IS America is dedicated to showcasing Latin influences in American music, said College of Music spokesman Michael Sundermann.
Latin IS America will offer a variety of events until April 19 The festival shows the cult u ra l con nec t ion t h rough music, film, theater, visual arts and scholarly discussions. A mix of student and professional groups will put on different musical performances until the festival ends on April 19. Performances include a show by the Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan and an assortment of guest bands who will sing and play to Mexican, Cuban and Venezuelan music. There also will be lectures by several musicologists on musical connections in Cuba and Mexico. MSU College of Music fac-
ulty members created the festival to celebrate Latin American culture. “We have a pretty heav y influx of international faculty, so international music is one of those things that are (sic) important to us as artists, but also to students as well,” Sundermann said. On Wednesday night, a packed hall watched closely as 26 students put on the twohour percussion show. The percussion ensemble played 15 pieces that were all influenced by Latin origins. Gwendolyn Burgett, ensemble director, said every Latin country is very specific with dr ums, di f ferent rhy t h ms and the way things are put together. “The variety of the concert is going to be interesting,” Burgett said. During the concert, students played on a variety of percussion instruments, such as güiras, vibraphones and maracas. Through the course of the night, graduate student Alex Smith played a total of nine instruments. “This is the highlight of the semester for us,” Smith said. “We want to make sure that Latin America is no longer its separate place. It’s just America. We’re all on the same continent.” International relations and
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This past Friday, the MSU offense won the first scrimmage of spring practice, defeating the defense, 27-25. It’s the first time in Dantonio’s defensive-minded tenure the offense won the first scrimmage. And it’s hardly a fluke. The MSU offense is further along than the defense at the beginning of spring football for a change. This is largely a circumstance of preservation, as the Spartan offense that caught fire last November graduated just one key perimeter player — wide receiver Bennie Fowler. The rest of last year’s wide receiving corps — senior Tony Lippett, junior Macgarrett Kings, junior Aaron Burbridge and senior Keith Mumphrey — will return for the 2014 season, in addition to lead senior running back Jeremy Langford. Junior quarterback Connor Cook, who emerged as a starter in week three against Youngstown State last season, said developing an identity off the bat was a fac-
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tor in the relationships he built with Lippett, Kings and Mumphrey, something that might have lacked in the past. Each receiver played the role of Cook’s go-to target over the course of the year, which ended in a Rose Bowl victory. “Guys kinda just stepped up here and there,� Cook said. “If you have an identity as a tough team, like we’ve always established here at Michigan State, you should be (a good offense).�
QB Connor Cook said that his success last season was built off communication with his receivers The chemistry that Cook built with his receivers was a result of constant communication, Lippett said. “We just always talked to him, that’s one thing that we didn’t really always do with some previous quarterbacks,� Lippett said. “We talk to him outside of just the football field. We talk to him in the locker room, just to see what they think, just to see what their mindset is and where they want
us to be and things of that nature.� Junior wideout DeAnthony Arnett is a name that consistently is brought up when listing players who have stood out in spring practice. Arnett, a Saginaw, Mich., native who transferred from Tennessee following his freshman year to be closer to his ill father, fell down the depth chart last spring and is looking to prove himself after a highly-touted high school career as a four-star recruit at Saginaw High. “He’s been more aggressive this spring, aggressive with attacking the ball,� Lippett said of Arnett, who took a redshirt year in 2013. “He has a heavy chip on his shoulder, so he wants to come out and prove to himself that he can play in this game.� His quarterback sees a driven receiver who wants to get on the playing field. “You just see a hungry guy (in Arnett), a guy you want to throw the ball to,� Cook said. “He’s playing mistake-free football, he’s going out there and having fun.�
With a special message honoring 8-year-old cancer victim Lacey Holsworth, the MSU baseball team beat Western Michigan 11-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Coming off a tough 10-1 loss against Central Michigan on Tuesday — which snapped their seven-game winning streak — the Spartans were able to showcase their talent and raise their confidence for the coming Big Ten weekend games. MSU never trailed at any point against the Broncos after a dysfunctional outing against the Chippewas that included multiple Spartan errors. “I thought we appeared better today than (Tuesday),â€? head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. “If we stick to the plan, we’ll be good. ‌ The pitching was okay, but we were good defensively.â€? After a scoreless first inning, senior pitcher Chase Rihtarchik allowed Western Michigan’s Grant Miller to advance to first base on a single, but the next batter struck out to end the inning. MSU came back with two runs by sophomore outfielder Cam Gibson and junior first baseman Ryan Krill in the second inning. Junior outfielder Jimmy Pickens and Gibson then scored in the third, followed by freshman infielder Johnny Nate in the fourth. Boss said he has been trying to see what works with the lineup changes. “We’ve been moving some guys and settling some spots but it hasn’t worked, so we tried something different and tried to shake things up,â€? Boss said.
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To Boss, Krill and junior shortstop Ryan Richardson had a big day coming off of the disappointment from the Central Michigan game and “both guys were much needed.� “Me and (Richardson) talked and said that yesterday was probably the worst game of his entire life,� Boss said. “I give him credit because he bounced back.� Brett Sunde scored for the Broncos at the top of the fifth inning, followed by teammates Vinnie Booker and Kurt Hoekstra to give the Bronco’s their only runs of the day. Scoreless in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, MSU drove in five runs in the bottom of the eighth, while Western Michigan was scoreless from the sixth inning on.
“It was good to get on the field and bounce back,� Krill said. “I’d say it was one of the best games we’ve played. It was good to get consistency today.� After splitting the pair of midweek bouts with in-state competition, the Spartans will face Purdue at 3 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field. “Every Big Ten weekend is a big weekend,� Krill said. “The CMU game showed that if we don’t show up well, any team can beat us.� Boss said that Purdue is a good team and will bring strong coaching and sk ill players. “I told the guys, ‘Don’t be fooled by their record,’� he said.
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