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“Never graduate, try to stay in college for as long as you possibly can. … Have fun and be safe.”
HOW MSU HAS CHANGED
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Jason Bohl, Finance senior
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RELIGIOUS GUIDE Look for this directory in the paper every Thursday and online at: www.statenews.com/religious Ascension Lutheran Church 2780 Haslett Rd., E. Lansing Between Hagadorn & Park Lake Rds. (517) 337-9703 Adult Bible Study: 9am Sunday School: 9am Worship Service: 10am ascensioneastlansing.org
Lansing Church of God in Christ 5304 Wise Rd., Lansing, MI 48911 http://lansingcogic.org/ Worship hours Sunday: 10:30am, 5:00pm Monday Family Prayer: 6:00pm
Chabad House of MSU Your Jewish home, away from home 540 Elizabeth St. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 214-0525 chabadmsu.com Friday evenings: 20 minutes after sunset followed by Shabbat dinner Saturday: 11am, Torah reading at 12pm
Little Flock Christian Fellowship A Non-DenominationalEvagelical Church MSU Alumni Chapel (Basement Hall) Sunday Worship Service: 10am-12 Noon. Fellowship Lunch after the service Weekly Bibly Studies & Students’ Meetings. littleflock.msu@gmail.com www.littleflock.org
Eastminster Presbyterian Church 1315 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823 (517) 337-0893 www.eastminsterchurch.org Sunday School for All Ages: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 10:30am UKirk Presbyterian Campus Ministry www.ukirkmsu.org Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1001 Dakin St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 853-9897 Sunday Morning Worship: 11am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study: 6:30pm Van service available to church Campus Bible Study: Tuesday at 7:00 pm in Chemistry Bldg. www.ffbc.us First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org/worship Sunday worship: 10:45am Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI (Meeting at the University Christian Church building) (517) 898-3600 Students welcome! Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible class: 10am Wednesday: 7pm - praise and worship Students please feel free to call for rides http://www.greaterlansingcoc.org
The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing 940 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 For prayer times visit www.lansingislam.com/ Trinity Church 3355 Dunckel Rd. Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 272-3820 Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9:15am, 11am trinitywired.com Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation
Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Wednesday Worship: 9pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring)
University Baptist Church 4608 South Hagadorn Rd East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4144 www.ubcel.org 10 AM Worship Service 11:15 Coffee Hour 11:30 Sunday School
Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6074 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 9:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30
University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 universitychristianwired.com Sunday: 11:15 am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15 am
River Terrace Church 1509 River Terrace Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-9059 www.riverterrace.org Service times: 9 & 11:15am
University Lutheran Church (ELCA) One Community: Lutheran/ Episcopal Campus Ministry 1020 South Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-2559 www.facebook.com/onecommunitymsu Sunday Worship 10:45am
St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-9778 stjohnmsu.org Sunday: 8am, 10am, Noon, 5pm, 7pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:15pm Tuesday & Thursday: 9:15pm
The Pentecostals of East Lansing 16262 Chandler Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-7635 www.pentecostalel.org Like us on Facebook! Hillel Jewish Student Center Sunday worship: 11am Thursday Bible study: 7pm 360 Charles St., E. Lansing Thursday young adult group: (517) 332-1916 8:30pm Friday Night Wednesday campus Bible Services: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm study: 8pm at MSU library September - April
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Graduation rates high for women, athletes BY IAN WENDROW IWENDROW@STATENEWS.COM
With another school year near its end, a new class of students are about to graduate and continue on into the professional world. Every year, the Office of Planning and Budgets conducts surveys of the MSU student population to ascertain how certain demographics of students are doing and dividing it further between male and female categories. Since these surveys have to happen at the end of the year, naturally the data isn’t compiled until after the current class has moved on. Still, when looking at the data from 2009 up to the most recent year of 2015, trends begin to emerge. The first noticeable one is that women overall tend to have a higher graduation rate than their male counterparts. This applies within nearly all demographic categories as well. New categories were introduced in 2011, namely separating Asian into two distinct groups — Asians from east and southeast Asia and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. The category of two or more races was added in the same year as well. Among student athletes, women hold a significant lead over male athletes. Only in 2012 were the graduation rates close between the two, with 74 percent for women and 72 percent for men. Graduation rates were higher for both Asian demographics, non-Hispanic whites, two or more races and non-resident aliens. Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic students had some of the lower graduation rates overall. Data like this is used by the university in a number of different capacities. Douglas Estry, the associate provost for undergraduate education and dean of undergraduate studies, utilizes this data to monitor graduation rate, persistence or how well a student does from fall to spring semester and year-to-year and time to degree in years. “Those are very big indicators of our success at moving students through their undergraduate degrees,” Estry said. “We then look at whether or not there are current policy issues, or poli-
cy statements, that could positively impact persistence. We also look at programatic initiatives that we think could positively impact that.” Estry acknowledged there are always particular groups of students who face the most difficulty in achieving graduation — first-generation college students and students who come from lower performing high schools are two obvious cases. A new 10-year long initiative known as the Student Success Dashboard is slated to launch this fall, gathering student data from neighborhood engagement centers, certain colleges and other academic units. The hope is that this new study, along with the other academic programs at MSU, “will really begin to show the kind of very positive, incremental increases that we would like to see,” Estry said. Salim Lancaster, a first-generation black college student and food industry management senior, is a prime example of the target demographic that these programs are meant to help assist in graduating. For Lancaster, the pressure to graduate not only comes from within himself, but also from a number of peers and even his family. “It was like so much weight on my shoulders because everyone was expecting me to be great, to reach a certain potential,” he said. “It wasn’t until my sophomore year when I came to the conclusion that this is what I wanted, that I needed to succeed and graduate because this was for me.” In spite of his hurdles, Lancaster confessed to not utilizing more of MSU’s various academic assistance programs, a decision that he regrets but takes a certain amount of pride in for succeeding on his own. “I didn’t do it, and I feel bad for not doing it and I think, ‘ah I messed up, I should have done this, I should have done that,’” Lancaster said. “Now I’m sharing with other students, my fraternity brothers, and I tell them to take advantage of it and to go talk to this or that person to help them out.”
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Video: What seniors would tell freshmen
Being transgender at MSU
The 2016 Year-inReview
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Check online this Friday for a recap of this year’s best stories
“Just go slow, make sure you’re doing everything right, make sure my blood sugar is right. I’m gonna reach the top, I know I am.”
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Percent of mixed-race MSU students graduated in 2015 See page 2
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Column: Part of growing up is learning how to make mistakes and grow, learn from them BY OLIVIA DIMMER ODIMMER@STATENEWS.COM
I grew up as an only child. Not just an only child, but “that” only child. The one who a lw ay s h ad g r e at grades, was involved in ever y t hing a nd could do no wrong by her parents. But my biggest flaw, I think, was that I never really learned
how to screw up. I consider a larger portion of this year to be a screwup on my part. And I’m not saying that in a “pity me, tell me I didn’t screw up” kind of way. I’m not sad about it. I’m actually glad it happened. I guess a big part of growing up is learning how to make mistakes and how to come back from them a better person, or at least to try to be. I’ve learned a lot more from screwing up this year than I have in my previous two years of college. I’ve learned how to keep my ego in check and how to apologize, even when I know I did my best. I’ve learned that no decision I ever make will please everyone. And no matter how hard I try, not everyone is going to like me or see things from my point of view. All in all, I’ve learned that even when I do my best, sometimes it’s still not good enough. Sometimes I still didn’t do or say the right thing. And that’s OK. Great, even. There’s something really powerful about realizing you messed up, learning from it, forgiving yourself for it and moving on — to realize that even though I make a lot of mis-
takes, I am not defined by them. I’m defined by how I react to them. I hate to sound like a cheesy motivational poster, but if you aren’t making mistakes every day, you’re not doing anything worthwhile. You’re not learning. And this year has been a whole heaping helping of “I’m still learning.” It also came with a side of “I’m sorry, I’ll try to do better next time.” And don’t get me wrong, it was really hard. It sucked. There were a lot of days where I didn’t want to come into work, and a lot of nights when I was up until 3 a.m. worrying about things that I probably should have just let go. But I still did it. I didn’t quit. I still tried my best each and every day. And I think — or at least, I hope — I’m better for it. I’ll take disappointment and defeat as a sign that I’m trying something outside of my comfort zone, that I’m pushing to be a better version of myself tomorrow than I am today. It doesn’t take much character to be awesome at something and move on. But I’ve found a lot of freedom and a lot of courage in learning to admit that I’m not perfect. I have faults, a lot of them. And I’m working on it. I don’t know that I’m qualified to give life advice — but if I was to give any, it would be this: You’re never going to stop making mistakes. Therefore, if you can be anything, you should try to be really good at screwing up. Somewhere along the way, you’ll probably start being good at life, too. So screw up. And screw up well. It’s the only way you’ll ever get better. Olivia Dimmer is a media information junior and the Editor-in-Chief of The State News.
People gathered on April 23 at the Hillel Jewish Student Center on 360 Charles St. to celebrate passover. Families, students and alumni took part in the festivities. PHOTO: KELLY VANFRANKENHUYZEN. SEE ONLINE FOR STORY.
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Graduating Spartans reflect on what they’d tell their freshman self
“I would probably tell myself to take a lot of online classes and get my schedule more together than freshman year. I have to stay an extra semester because I’m double majoring in advertising and religious studies, and if I would’ve (taken) classes over the summer I would not have to stay an extra semester.” — Tarah Milbank, advertising and religious studies
“I’d definitely tell my freshman self to probably read more of the textbooks that your professors tell you to read. Teachers like to add a lot of stuff from the textbook that they’re not going to tell you in class. … Before you get to college, definitely learn to increase your reading load in the first place.” — Tyler Repke, communication
“I would tell my freshman self to get involved in activities from the very beginning. For me as a freshman I was kind of shy and didn’t know what I wanted to get involved with, so a big thing is just jump right in and get involved with those activities as a freshman and then grow into leadership positions during my time at MSU.” — Domonique Clemons, public policy
“I would tell myself to not be afraid to go talk to professors because they are really here to help. It’s scary coming in, especially if you’re not used to being social with authoritative figures, so once that happens you break that ice and you can go and talk to them and it makes everything easier.” — Vanessa Velazquez, world politics
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“Never graduate, try to stay in college for as long as you possibly can. … Have fun and be safe.” — Jason Bohl, finance
“If I could tell my freshman self one thing, it’s that you’re going to have a great four years here. So just relax, make sure get your schoolwork done and look forward to the next four years ‘cause it’s going to be a great time.” — Avinash Dutt, mechanical engineering
“Just to relax and not get so stressed out over one bad grade or one “The less time I felt like I had, the more wisely I used it. I would not quit bad exam, because you have a lot of time to fix things and develop my job, and just keep my schedule very full so than I can stop watching TV and playing video games and just wasting time.” your habits and everything will be OK in the long run.” — Na’imah Muhammad, human development and family studies — Samuel Merchun, physiology “If I could tell my freshman self something, I would say definitely live in a co-op the year you don’t have to live in dorms anymore. Just because I think it’s a great way to find yourself and to not worry about what people think of you because everyone’s very accepting. I think I definitely found myself there.” — Danielle Stickney, linguistics
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A look at how MSU changed in four years BY RAY WILBUR RWILBUR@STATENEWS.COM
A lot has changed at MSU since this year’s seniors were fresh-faced first-year students. From new technologies being banned on campus to favorite restaurants being closed in East Lansing, MSU and its surrounding community will never be the same as it was just four years ago. MSU’S TOBACCO BAN
On June 17, 2015, the MSU Board of Trustees decided after a short discussion to ban tobacco products and e-cigarettes on campus beginning in fall 2016. The ban was met with mixed receptions. Many students did not know what the extent of consequences would be or how the ban would be enforced. Smokers who were worried about enforcement quickly realized the ordinance would not be enforced as harshly as they thought. In a previous article from The State News it was made clear that MSU police, who are responsible for enforcing all university ordinances, would not necessarily be aggressively enforcing it beyond informing an offending individual to put the cigarette out. For example, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said in the article, people who smoke in Spartan Stadium are asked to stop, but could be kicked out if they refuse. The tobacco ban remains in effect and includes all tobacco products, such as vaporizers and chewing tobacco. RESIDENCE HALLS
Many residence halls saw expansive renovations between 2011 and 2016. Brody Neighborhood saw the most renovations, with four residence halls completely transformed into modern living spaces. The class of 2015 was the first class to experience Emmons Hall in 2011 after a $13.8 million facelift. Bryan and Armstrong Halls, also within Brody Neighborhood, were renovated and reopened in fall 2013. Case Hall reopened in January 2012 following renovations to its dining hall and January 2013 brought the same renovations to Shaw Hall. That same year, the Union reopened after a $2.4 million renovation. Brody Neighborhood saw the end of its renovation in fall 2014 when Butterfield Hall’s reno-
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Mount Morris, Mich. resident Mike Martin saws wood Oct. 13, 2014, at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams construction site, 640 S. Shaw Lane. FRIB is scheduled to be completed June 2022. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO.
vations were completed, giving Brody Neighborhood the most modern residence halls at MSU. And finally, another dining hall — inside of Akers Hall — reopened in 2014 after a year-long renovation project to improve the aesthetics and the effectiveness of the dining area. HOVERBOARDS BANNED
The trend of the two-wheeled motorized machines called hoverboards quickly increased during 2015 at MSU, but the safety concerns outweighed their usefulness on campus. Hoverboards were banned in residence halls in the fall semester of 2015 because of reports that the batteries were prone to exploding. In a previous State News article Fire Marshal for MSU police Dennis Zietlow said while there had not been fires on campus, there were numerous incidents of hoverboards catching fire. In March 2016, MSU made the move to completely ban hoverboards on campus and with that, MSU said goodbye to the self-balancing two-wheeled machines. CHITTENDEN HALL
Formerly known as the Forestry Building, Chittenden Hall had been vacant since 1999. The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, sought to change that and worked to bring the historic building back to life and use it for its own services. In June 2013, the MSU Board of Trustees approved a motion to allow COGS to plan for a renovation of Chittenden Hall in order to create a hub for graduate and professional students. The plan for the estimated $6.2 million revamp was approved in October 2013, with construction beginning in November. In fall 2014, Chittenden Hall — the building that had been vacant since 1999 — reopened after the renovations as COGS’ headquarters. FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS OR FRIB
The FRIB project was awarded to MSU by the federal government in 2008 after MSU and the state of Michigan’s congressional delegation campaigned for the FRIB, beating competition from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. The project brought projections of more than $1 billion in economic investment for the Lansing region through 20 years and the creation of 400 permanent jobs and 5,000 construction jobs. In 2013, The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation that fully funded President Barack Obama’s request for the FRIB, which allowed for construction to begin in fiscal year 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy then signed off on a $730 million project cost for the groundbreaking nuclear science endeavor at MSU in 2014, including $635.5 million in federal funding and a projected completion date of 2022. In December 2015, the federal government granted MSU’s FRIB facility $100 million to continue construction. Construction began in 2014 and is still underway. MSU has until 2022 to finish the facility, but hopes to finish by 2020. MSU’s FRIB houses a high-powered superconducting linear accelerator that accelerates heavy ions and produces rare isotopes, which are short-lived atomic nuclei not found on Earth. The research done at FRIB has applications in fields like energy, medicine and national security. The facility will create up to 400 jobs for scientists, engineers and staff, and bring together nearly 1,400 nuclear minds from around the world, according to an MLive article.
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MSU students gone, but are not forgotten BY ALEX KURRIE AKURRIE@STATENEWS.COM
MSU remembers multiple students who died during the last four years. This list is not all-encompassing. Max Monroy-Miller: (College of Education, College of Social Science, Chicano and Latino Studies) Lansing. A graduate student loved by those he helped during his lifetime, Monroy-Miller was devoted to helping those in the MSU Latino community. He was an active member of Omega Delta Phi, a multi-cultural fraternity at MSU. Patrick “Kegan” Cochrane: (College of Arts and Letters) Laramie, Wyo. Cochrane was senior studying French. The tragic loss of a bright, multi-lingual student highlighted mental health issues and awareness on college campuses. The loss also has many calling for these problems for students to be at the forefront of student health, along with others issues in our present health care system. Michael Scott-Odesser Bateman: (No Preference) Bateman was a freshman at MSU preparing to pursue a degree in business. Bateman was a graduate of Bendle High School and was an active athlete. Joseph Patrick Dunne Bauer: (No Prefer-
ence) A student preparing to attend MSU, Bauer was described in an obituary in the Grosse Pointe News as a “full of joy” and “his generosity knew no bounds.” He attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and was active in sports, including positions on the varsity soccer and lacrosse team. He was enrolled to attend MSU in the fall of 2015 when he tragically passed. Dillon Craig Marshall: (College of Social Science) Roseville, Mich. Marshall was described by friends as an individual who always showed compassion for the underdog. Matthew David Lillis: (Honors College) Lake Orion, Mich. Ryan Joseph Murray: (College of Social Sciences) Washington. Caleb Michael Page: (College of Engineering) Anthony Hawley: (College of Engineering) Died in January of 2015. Hawley was a senior at MSU studying engineering and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. “He always had a positive attitude and befriended everyone he met,” his obituary said. Students and fraternity brothers held a candlelight vigil for Hawley the night after he passed. Maura Brandi: (School of Planning, Design and Construction) Died winter of 2014 as a result of a car accident. She was described as a “free spirit” and someone with a passion for creativity
Friends and family console Heather LaBerge, fiancée of Max MonroyMiller, who passed away earlier this week. Photo taken March 17 during a vigil at South Kedzie Hall. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTO
and the outdoors. Carolena Elowsky: (Eli Broad College of Business) Died in the winter of 2014 as a result of a car accident. A highly ambitious student, Elowsky was beloved for her sharp wit and passion for Spartan sports.
Morgan McGregor: (Eli Broad College of Business) Died as a result of natural causes in September of 2014 because of a failed pacemaker. Members of her sorority held a memorial service at the rock for her shortly following her death.
WHO WILL MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? BELIEVE IN SOLUTIONS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE? BE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS AND LASTING PARTNERSHIPS? WHO WILL WORK WITHOUT FANFARE TO SOLVE THE TOUGHEST PROBLEMS — FROM AUTISM AND MALARIA TO FOOD SECURITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY? WHO WILL ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD WITH UNCOMMON WILL? SPARTANS WILL.
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It is time to celebrate your big day! After countless hours of studying, homework and class it is all coming to an end. Lucky for you, East Lansing has plenty of options to make the day you graduate from MSU even more memorable for you, your friends and family. Take our quiz to help figure out where you and your friends and family should go out to eat and celebrate the occasion. BY ALEXIS SARGENT
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1. What do you primarily look for in a restaurant? A) Celebrated Service Award B) No. 1-ranked best craft beer C) An extensive collection of wine D) Unlimited salsa and chips 2. Which main dish sounds appetizing? A) Hwe-Dup-Bab B) Killer Mac and Cheese C) Herb Pork Loin D) Huevos Rancheros 3. What beverage will you be treating your parents to? A) Signature cocktails B) The beer on tap C) Red wine D) Margaritas 4. Time for dessert. What are you craving? A) Sushi cake B) More beer C) Blueberry cherry macadamia crumble D) Fried ice cream
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ANSWERS: Mostly A: Sansu Sushi If you answered A more than any other option, you should take your parents to Sansu. You are looking for great service and possibly sushi for dinner. Perhaps you could try a signature cocktail or enjoy a sushi cake for dessert. Mostly B: HopCat If you answered B more than any other option, you should take your parents to HopCat. You are looking for some of the best craft beer in town. Your parents could try some of the beer on tap with the possibility of having more beer for dessert. Mostly C: The State Room If you answered C more than any other option, you should take your parents to The State Room. You could select from the extensive collection of wine The State Room has to offer and try the herb pork loin for dinner. Your parents could try the red wine at The State Room and the blueberry cherry macadamia crumble is an option for dessert. Mostly D: El Azteco If you answered D more than any other option, you should take your parents to El Azteco. You can order the unlimited salsa and chips and enjoy the Huevos Rancheros as your main dish with a margarita to drink and perhaps fried ice cream for dessert.
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Meagan Beck Student Issues editor campus@statenews.com
A guide to decorating your graduation cap BY ALEXEA HANKIN AHANKIN@STATENEWS.COM
In a sea of green robes and hats at commencement, many students might want to stand out. Decorating your graduation cap makes it easy for friends and family to find you as you walk across the stage during commencement. The State News created a guide for how to decorate your graduation cap so you stand out, while on a budget. STEP 1: GATHER YOUR MATERIALS.
It’s recommended you invest in a piece of card stock big enough to cover your cap, so if you make any mistakes, you won’t have it on your cap forever. For this hat, we used: • Card stock, 69 cents from Hobby Lobby • Scissors • Metallic Sharpies or paint pens, $2 to $4 from Michaels • Washi tape, $5 from Hobby Lobby • Photos of friends, we used an issue of The New York Times for this. • Acetate film strip, $3 from Hobby Lobby • A glue of your choice, $1 to $3, can be found at any dollar store STEP 2: CUT YOUR CARD STOCK TO BE THE SIZE OF YOUR GRADUATION CAP. STEP 1
Punch a hole out in the middle for the button on top. Next, take you acetate film strip and measure it to whatever length you want to show on your cap. Mark it there and cut to size. STEP 3: COLLECT SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOS OF FRIENDS.
If you’re taking pictures off of a computer, resize them on any software — even Microsoft Paint would work. The film strip we used here measures to about 1.5-by-1 inch. Print those out and cut them to the size you desire. STEP 4: ARRANGE THE PHOTOS YOU CUT IN WHATEVER ORDER YOU DESIRE .
Make sure to place them under the film strip before you glue or tape everything down, just so that you know how everything looks before it’s secure. Leave markings for yourself where you want the film strip and the pictures to be. STEP 5: BEGIN GLUING DOWN THE PICTURES.
Once those are secure, use tape to secure the film strip over top of the pictures—it’s recommended you not use glue here, because the film strip is made out of plastic and won’t stay down without the help of tape. Instead of using regular tape, we decided to use washi tape, which is both more decorative and more forgiving. You can usually remove it without messing up the paper underneath. STEP 6: FOR SOME FINISHING TOUCHES.
Take a metallic pen or something that’s your favorite color and write a quote you like on the rest of the cap. Here, we used a simple “we did it!” but this part is easily changeable. Make it as decorative or as simple as you like. STEP 3
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STEP 7: FOR A FINAL TOUCH, BRING A MARKER OF YOUR CHOICE AROUND AND HAVE YOUR BEST FRIENDS, ROOMMATES AND FAVORITE STUDY BUDDIES SIGN YOUR CAP.
They can even write messages to you, if they so desire. This, paired with some of your favorite photos, is a sweet and very personable way to end out the year and commemorate it all on your graduation cap.
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Relive the top ten moments MSU sports teams had to offer in 2016
Nathaniel Bott Sports editor sports@statenews.com
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10. JORDAN ZIMMERMAN WALK-OFF
It’s been a season for the ages for MSU baseball, made possible by moments like Jordan Zimmerman’s walk-off blast on April 1 against Oregon, which gave the Spartans a 3-2 victory in 10 innings. 9. MSU WRESTLING SENDS TOM MINKEL OUT WITH VICTORY AT FINAL HOME MEET
What a career it was for long time MSU head wrestling coach Tom Minkel. The former rockstar, Olympian and World Series of Poker competitor served as a coach at MSU for the last 25 years, before announcing his retirement prior to the beginning of the 2015-16 season. And on Feb. 19, his team was able to send him off with a 21-17 victory in his final meet at Jenison Field House. 8. MSU HOCKEY’S THRILLING OVERTIME VICTORY VS. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
It was a rough season for MSU hockey to say the least. The Spartans finished the season with just a 10-23 record. It was even rougher as the Spartans slogged through nearly a two-month stretch of the season with no wins. That all came to an end on Feb. 5, however, with a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over in-state rival and heavily favored University of Michigan at the Joe Louis Arena. 7. DENZEL VALENTINE TRIPLE-DOUBLE VS. KANSAS
Two heavyweights squared off for an early season contest in Chicago for the Champions Classic. And they didn’t disappoint. MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine led the way for a comeback victory with a performance for the ages. Valentine finished with a monstrous triple-double of 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists as MSU was able to take the 79-73 victory. 6. MSU BASKETBALL WINS 2016 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TITLE
The Spartans felt they’d let the Big Ten regular season title slip away, so they went to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament with something to prove. MSU won three games in three days and took home the title with a 66-62 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in the championship game, which gave the program its third Big Ten Tournament title in five years.
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5. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINS SHOOTOUT WITH MINNESOTA
The statistics from the MSU women’s basketball team’s 114-106 victory against Minnesota on Feb. 21 were something you see out of a video game. Maryland’s Rachel Banham finished with 52 points and seven assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with MSU’s dynamic duo of Aerial Powers, who finished with 40 points and eight assists that afternoon, and Tori Jankoska, who finished with 24 points and 15 assists against the Golden Gophers. 4. LJ SCOTT REACHES HIGHER
At the tail end of a 22-play, 82-yard drive, which spanned the course of 9:04, it was the second effort from freshman MSU running back LJ Scott that gave the Spartans a 16-13 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten championship game and a spot in the College Football Playoff. 3. MATT COSTELLO’S MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE AGAINST MARYLAND
MSU’s rock solid senior forward wasn’t expected to be much of a factor in MSU’s game against Maryland on Jan. 23. Costello had severely sprained his ankle three days prior and hadn’t even practiced in the three days leading up to the game. But once the game tipped off, Costello turned in a spirited 15 points and 12 rebounds performance, culminating in a 74-65 MSU victory and a Costello and Izzo bear hug, which will never be forgotten. 2. MICHAEL GEIGER FIELD GOAL DOWNS BUCKEYES
Virtually no one saw the Spartans going into Columbus and pulling off a 17-14 upset victory over Ohio State University with Connor Cook sidelined with a shoulder injury. But MSU defense turning in a dominating performance, which allowed for MSU junior kicker Michael Geiger to drill a 41-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. 1. MIRACLE IN ANN ARBOR
This one will never get old for Spartan fans. MSU trailed in-state rival University Michigan, 23-21. With 10 seconds left in the game and the Wolverines set to punt from their own 47, the game appeared to be over. But a muffed punt by University of Michigan punter Blake O’Neill led to MSU’s Jalen Watts-Jackson to scoop up the ball and return it 38 yards for a 27-23 victory. 10
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Meagan Beck Student Issues editor campus@statenews.com
Meet the four people speaking at this year’s Spring Commencement
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Dr. Ellen Williams
Kristina Ford
Donald Maine
Flint’s “water hero” and assistant professor of pediatrics at MSU’s College of Human Medicine will speak at the undergraduate convocation on May 6. Hanna-Attisha serves as the director of the pediatric residency program at Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint. Her study exposed elevated lead levels in the blood in Flint children. Hanna-Attisha attended MSU for her medical degree and attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate education. Recently, Hanna-Atisha was named one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People on April 21. Hanna-Atisha will receive an honorary doctorate of science.
Ellen Williams, the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, or ARPA-E, in the U.S. Department of Energy, will speak at the advanced degree ceremony and receive an honorary doctorate of science. Williams has a degree in chemistry from MSU and completed her doctorate in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. Williams has served as a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland since 1991. Currently, she is on a leave of absence. Williams founded the University of Maryland Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and served as its director from 1996 until 2009.
Ford, a distinguished urban planner, received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and business administration from MSU in 1967. She has a doctorate degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Michigan and served as associate professor in the Graduate School of Public Administration at New York University until she entered into public service full-time in 1983. Ford was the director of city planning in New Orleans for seven years and currently, Ford serves as a Columbia University senior research fellow. Ford authored “The Trouble with City Planning” and her writings have appeared
Maine, an MSU College of Education alumnus, serves as chancellor emeritus of Davenport University. Maine served as president and chancellor of Davenport University from 1977 to 2000. During his presidency, the university introduced bachelor’s degrees and master’s programs. Under Maine, Davenport went from offering only associate degrees to becoming a fully-accredited university with undergraduate, graduate and master’s degrees. Maine received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Alumni Association on 1991. He will receive an honorary doctorate of humanities.
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WORK ON Mackinac Island This Summer – Make lifelong friends. The Island House Hotel and Ryba’s Fudge Shops are looking for help in all areas beginning in early May: Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff, Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baristas. Housing, bonus, and discounted meals. (906) 847-7196. www.theislandhouse.com
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The State News proudly salutes its graduating seniors! Time to show the world what you’ve got.
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