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Editor’s Note: The State News is here to inform our MSU community

BY MARIE WEIDMAYER MWEIDMAYER@STATENEWS.COM

Welcome to and welcome back to MSU! For the past two years, and last spring semester especially, the sexual abuse by Larry Nassar and the fallout has been the dominating story about MSU — and rightfully so.

That will not change as the search for MSU’s next president moves forward, two new trustees are elected to MSU’s Board of Trustees and Title IX investigations into various MSU officials continue. The State News will be here to cover all of it and keep our community informed. We do not know what will happen next, but you, our readers, will be the first to know. But, we are not the only ones tasked with demanding MSU be transparent moving forward. The State News needs you, the students, to take a stand and care about what happens. When the university holds meetings asking for public comment on the search for a new president, go and make your voice heard. This is necessary to start the change so many people demanded last school year. MSU’s administration continued to do their jobs during the summer, so please take the time and read through the stories in this issue to catch up on what happened while you weren’t on campus.

While covering the administration is important, I do not want that to be one of the only things we write about. The State News wants to know about your student organization or the person on your floor who is doing really cool

“The State News needs you, the students, to take a stand and care about what happens.” Marie Weidmayer The State News Editor-in-Chief charity work or the intense intermural sports match that is coming up. I want to make sure we cover what you, our readers and fellow students, care about. In November, Michiganders vote for a new governor and representatives at the state and federal level.

As students, we have to decide whether to register in East Lansing or remain registered at the address you came from. There is no right decision there, but the wrong decision is declining to vote. There is too much on the November ballot to not vote. So fill out a new voter registration or your absentee ballot and vote. And of course, we will continue to cover MSU sports, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, hockey and volleyball. We are here to provide a full picture of what life is like at MSU. We are here to serve you, our readers. In order to better serve our community, we will also increase our presence throughout campus. So look for The State News at Sparticipation, tailgates and other campus events. We want to hear from you. If you have any questions, concerns or story ideas throughout the school year, please feel free to email me at mweidmayer@statenews.com.

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Things you missed at MSU over the summer All the news from MSU’s presidential search to updates on the Nassar case.

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Results of Michigan’s Aug. 7 primary election “The voter turnout for the summer in the primaries was the highest it’s ever been in the recent history.” Katherine Rifiotis President of ASMSU beck and Jim Hines. Other results include Debbie Stabenow as the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, John James as the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator, Elissa Slotkin as the Democratic nomination for Representative in Congress 8th District and Mike Bishop as the Republican nomination for Representative in Congress 8th District.

BY KAITLYN KELLEY KKELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

The primary election voting location for Precinct 4 at Murphy Elementary School on Aug. 7. PHOTO BY ANNIE BARKER

The Aug. 7 Michigan primary election led to Gretchen Whitmer winning the Democratic nomination for governor, Bill Schuette winning the Republican nomination for governor, increased voter turnout across MSU’s campus and more. Read more to get an idea of what candidates and agendas will be on the ballot when voters go to the polls for Michigan’s Nov. 6 gubernatorial election.

RESULTS OF MICHIGAN’S PRIMARY ELECTION Gretchen Whitmer, MSU alumna and former Senate Democratic leader, won the Democratic nomination for governor over candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar. Whitmer will go up against Bill Schuette, current Michigan attorney general who won the Republican nomination for governor over candidates Brian Calley, Patrick Col-

VOTER TURNOUT ACROSS MSU’S CAMPUS With most students gone from campus for the summer, election officials predicted that voter turnout in the primary election would remain low across MSU’s campus. Election officials in IM Sports East, where residents in Precinct 13 and 14 vote, said 29 people had voted in Precinct 13 and 10 people had voted in Precinct 14 as of 6 p.m. the evening of the election. By contrast, election officials said that only one person had voted in Precinct 13 and one person had voted in Precinct 14 the morning of the election.

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According to numerous officials, turnout picked up in the afternoon. In the MSU Union, where residents in Precint 12 and 15 vote, Precinct 12 had seen 31 votes and Precinct 15 had seen 57 votes by the evening of the election. “Pretty good for August with the students gone,” one election official in Precinct 12 said. Precinct 12 only saw two voters and Precinct 15 only saw three voters in the morning of the election. In Brody Square, where Precinct 1 residents vote, election officials also saw a steady increase of voting activity in the afternoon of the election. According to election officials in Precinct 1, they saw about 30 ballots cast by the evening. Only three people had voted in Precinct 1 by the morning of the election. One election official said that the precinct experienced a “suppertime rush,” or an increase in voter turnout during dinner time. Katherine Rifiotis, the new president of the Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, said ASMSU registered over 2,500 incoming MSU students who attended the Academic Orientation Program, or AOP. “The voter turnout for the summer in the primaries was the highest it’s ever been in the recent history,” Rifiotis said. “It was very, very significant and, for it to be in the summer, it’s very hard.” VOTER TURNOUT ACROSS THE REST OF EAST LANSING The Hannah Community Center on Abbot Road, where residents in Precinct 3 vote, experienced steady voting activity throughout the day of the election. According to Bev Baten, an election official in Precinct 3 and a former city council member, the precinct had 642 voters cast ballots by the evening of the election, not including absentee ballots.

Baten said that Precinct 3 is large and that turnout remained “very steady here at this precinct.” She said that she believes the steadiness of the voter turnout is a result of the East Lansing income tax proposal that was on the ballot. EAST LANSING TAX PROPOSAL PASSES The new income tax proposal that was on the ballot passed. According to a press release from George Lahanas, East Lansing city manager, 61 percent of East Lansing citizens voted in favor of the proposal. “The approval of the income tax will help us move the City forward with much-needed reinvestment in public safety and infrastructure, while also helping us to address our long-term challenges for the future financial sustainability of the City,” Lahanas said in the release. “The income tax will also prevent deep cuts to City services, including the closure of facilities and additional cuts to public safety.” Under the new proposal, East Lansing residents will pay a 1 percent income tax and non-residents will pay a 0.5 percent tax. The income tax will be implemented on Jan. 1, 2019, according to the press release. According to an income tax study done by Plante Moran, the income tax is estimated to generate about $10 million annually, but with about $5 million less collected in property taxes. Twenty percent of the income tax will go toward police and fire protection, 20 percent will go toward infrastructure, including maintenance and improvement of streets, sidewalks, water, sewer systems, parks and recreation and city-owned facilities, and 60 percent will go toward “supplemental payments for the unfunded pension liabilities for retired City employees,” the press release said. The tax will expire after 12 years unless it’s reauthorized by voters.

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Board of Trustees meetings, settlement news, tuition changes and what else you missed this summer BY KAITLYN KELLEY KKELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

Although the majority of students were away from campus this summer, things involving the MSU administration didn’t stop happening. Here’s what you might have missed over the past few months.

$500 MILLION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT BETWEEN MSU AND SURVIVORS OF NASSAR’S ABUSE

In May, MSU reached a $500 million lawsuit settlement with the hundreds of survivors of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The survivors had sued the university in light of its handling of reports regarding abuse by Nassar. In a letter addressing the settlement, Interim President John Engler said MSU has “apologized, expressed regret, and pledged to act so that such abuse could never happen again.” “We have known that for the healing process to really begin, it would require more than apologies and reforms in our clinics,” Engler said in the letter. “For the survivors and their families and for the university to truly move forward, we would have to resolve the litigation that resulted from the Nassar crimes.” Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar of sexual abuse, posted an official statement on Facebook about the settlement.

“The litigation phase is over, but the fight for change and accountability, the fight to give survivors a voice and protect the next generation, has only just begun,” she said in the statement. “We intend to stand united with, and for, ALL survivors of abuse as we work together towards these goals.” At a June 22 Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously approved to use general revenue bonds to fund the $500 million litigation settlement between the university and the survivors of Nassar’s sexual abuse. Tuition and state funding will not be used to pay off the settlement, according to Trustee Melanie Foster, who is the chairperson of the finance committee. University officials said they believe bonding “is the quickest process to establish the settlement fund with least amount of immediate impact on MSU programs and services,” according to a press release.

JUNE 22 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

The MSU Board of Trustees met on June 22 in a meeting that saw calls for Interim President John Engler’s termination, votes on the budget for the upcoming school year, personnel actions, protests from the MSU community and more. At the start of the meeting, Trustee Brian Mosal-

“Nobody in their right mind is walking into this hot mess right now.”

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Mitch Lyons Member of the Board of Trustees lam made a motion to terminate Engler from his position as interim president. Mosallam, Trustee Dianne Byrum, over 100 survivors of Nassar’s sexual abuse and over 1,000 people who signed a Reclaim MSU petition had called for Engler’s resignation just days before the meeting. The motion was voted down with a vote of 6-2. Survivors, their parents, students, faculty and other members of the MSU community continued protesting throughout the meeting and many used the public participation time at the beginning to voice their concerns with the university’s administration. Some of the board members themselves spoke up at the meeting to defend their support for Engler as interim president. Trustee Mitch Lyons said the board believed Engler was the right person to enact change on MSU’s campus and suggested that if the board were to fire Engler, they would have to find another interim president while the search for a permanent president is going on.

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“Nobody in their right mind is walking into this hot mess right now,” he said. As the board meeting ended, those protesting shouted, “Shame on you, MSU.” A university president will be selected and announced in June 2019, according to a “presidential search timeline” that was laid out during a press conference held by Trustee Dianne Byrum and Trustee Melanie Foster in late June. According to a press release handed out at the press conference, the presidential search timeline will include listening sessions with stakeholders and the MSU community through October 2018, will identify candidates and start initial interviews from November 2018 to January 2019 and will select and announce a new university president by June 2019. Byrum said she and Foster, who are leading the presidential search, will be in contact with student leadership, will hold listening sessions in which the MSU community can attend and will accept comments and suggestions on a presidential search website.

UPDATES ON EX-MSU DOCTOR LARRY NASSAR

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Interim President John Engler speaks during a meeting on July 17, 2018, at the Hannah Administration Building. PHOTO BY MATT SCHMUCKER.

nastics training center. On July 25, two of Nassar’s attorneys, Jacqueline McCann and Malaika Ramsey-Heath, filed a motion in Ingham County Circuit Court arguing that Nassar should have a resentencing in Ingham County. They also motioned to have Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison, disqualified from Nassar’s case. According to the motions, Nassar’s attorneys claimed Aquilina was biased in Nassar’s sentencing because she publicly identified herself as an advocate for the survivors of Nassar’s sexual abuse, gave “repeated indications” prior to Nassar’s sentencing hearing that she had already determined to impose the maximum sentence and more. On Aug. 3, Aquilina denied the motion to disqualify herself from Nassar’s case at a hearing. “He has buyer’s remorse,” Aquilina said. “He’s really seeking a reduction. In time, he’s really seeking a second chance.”

Nassar’s attorneys requested to have the case reviewed by Ingham County’s chief judge. On Aug. 14, Ingham County Chief Judge Robert Garcia denied the motion to remove Aquilina. “The defendant pled guilty, to his own acknowledgement,” Aquilina said. “I followed the law. I followed the rules. The sentence was fair. The math doesn’t lie. It was done with a logical basis.” Nassar is currently in federal prison in Tuscon, Arizona. He pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in Ingham County, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced to 40 to 125 years in Eaton County and was sentenced to 60 years on federal child pornography charges. More than 300 women and one male have come forward as survivors of Nassar’s sexual abuse.

UPDATES ON EX-MSU DEAN WILLIAM STRAMPEL

Ex-dean of MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine William Strampel’s criminal case moved to trial after a preliminary hearing on June 5 determined there was enough evidence of misconduct in his work office and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Strampel faces four criminal charges, including a felony misconduct in the office for using his position to harass, discriminate, sexual proposition and sexually assault female students at MSU, a fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct charge and two counts of willful neglect of duty related to Nassar. Strampel, Nassar’s former boss, retired from his position July 5. According to a university press release, a retirement agreement between MSU and Strampel will end the tenure revocation process that Interim President John Engler sought in February.

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TUITION FOR 2018-19

At the June 22 Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously voted to implement a tuition freeze for in-state freshmen students and a $360 increase per academic year for in-state and out of state sophomores, juniors and seniors for the 2018-19 school year. There will also be a tuition freeze for all undergraduate students in the 2019-20 academic year and a block tuition structure for students who take between 12 and 18 credits, according to the budget presentation shown at the board meeting. Engler said that about 17 percent of the budget for the upcoming academic year will go to financial aid. According to the budget presentation shown at the meeting, financial aid will increase by 4.5 percent for the 2018-19 school year.

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Column: Why I decided to take on a double major

BY KAITLYN KELLEY KKELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

I was Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” for Halloween four times growing up. I started dancing when I was two years old. I probably started singing around the same time. The only consistent activities I did throughout secondary school were drama club and band. Throughout my childhood, I’ve always known what I wanted to do with my life: perform on stage or in some capacity. That was never in my career plan, though. I wouldn’t let myself intend to pursue a career in theatre because I didn’t feel as if I was talented enough. I didn’t think I could succeed in it. I still don’t. When I came to MSU, my plan was to have a major in journalism and a minor in musical

theatre. I wrote for my high school’s newspaper and always kept up to date with news and politics. I knew I liked telling other people’s stories. Journalism really is something I’m passionate about. And having a minor in musical theatre would allow me to continue being involved in performing while also not getting too attached to the idea of pursuing anything in theatre. Or so I thought. In the fall of my sophomore year, I was about to change my major. I didn’t feel like I was a good journalist. I felt like I was doing terribly in my journalism classes and I doubted whether or not I would be able to succeed in the School of Journalism, let alone as a future reporter. The week I was planning on speaking to my advisor about moving forward with finding a new major, one of my journalism instructors asked to speak to me in the hallway before class started. I legitimately thought he was going to tell me that I should think about a new path or start working harder to improve the stories and work I had been doing in the course. I now know that was myself talking. Instead, he suggested that I apply to work at The State News. That week, I did apply. The next week, I had an interview. A few days after the interview, I started out as an intern reporter. Months later, I had been moved on to be a general assignment campus reporter, covering ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sentencing, several protests and marches on campus and more. This summer, I was the

“For those of you having a difficult time choosing between two things your passionate about, my advice is to not give up one of them...” Kaitlyn Kelley Campus Editor Academics and Administration reporter, continuing to cover the MSU administration, Nassar and ex-MSU dean William Strampel. Long story short: after being at The State News, I no longer wanted to change my major. But, while I started working at The State News, I was also becoming more and more attached to the idea of being more involved in the Department of Theatre. I still wasn’t confident enough to entirely immerse myself into it, though. I knew that I would be let down if I were to consistently receive negative feedback on my performances in class or was never cast in the things I auditioned for. Still, part of me knew that I would regret not taking a chance and following that little dream I’ve had ever since I was a little girl dancing around and singing to “The Wizard of Oz.” The only compromise I could come up with was to just add a major in theatre. That way, I could receive a degree in journalism, a degree in the-

atre and also keep my minor in musical theatre. For those of you having a difficult time choosing between two things you’re passionate about, my advice is to not give up one of them just because it might be harder, or might even seem impossible, to do both. The State News and theatre have given me the strongest friendships. They’ve both given me more self-confidence. They’re both important to me. So important that I’m spending thousands of dollars more just to have two degrees in my hand by the time I leave MSU in May of 2020. Whenever someone asks me what I could possibly do with a degree in journalism and a degree in theatre once I graduate, or how those two fields are even connected in the first place, I tell them I’m going to tell other people’s stories. To me, that’s how they’re both linked. To me, as long as I get the chance to tell significant stories in the end, I’ll be content.

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Column: How Study Away taught me to encourage conservation

BY ALEXIS STARK ASTARK@STATENEWS.COM

ABOVE: Alexis Stark stands on a cliff at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMERON HEIN.

Imaging having to pay for tokens to have a shower with running water for only a few minutes. Or having three shirts to wear over the course of three weeks. I flew to Alaska with a few shirts, even fewer pairs of pants and with the knowledge

of knowing I was leaving my comfort zone. For the next three weeks, I would be pushed physically, mentally and learn a very hard lesson in conservation. With long days of hiking, lectures and more hiking, we learned to conserve our energy. Especially on cloudy days when the temperature was 90 degrees. We packed light and hiked even lighter. In places we camped without trash cans, we had to pack our own waste in our backpacks and carry the added weight until we came to a place with trash receptacles. Without access to electricity, we had to learn to limit our usage of phones and cameras to conserve battery life. This also meant our meals consisted of dry goods and freeze-dried dinners in bags with a side of hot water and a few spoons for many mouths. Using dishes became unnecessary because washing them wasted time and water. One morning, after a single glorious night in a resort bed after completing a nine-mile hike, we found ourselves blessed with a microwave and mini fridge. For breakfast, we had no plates or silverware to consume our leftovers, so I ate

steak and potatoes with my hands and did not think twice about it. With conserving your entire life into one bag for three weeks in a new and unfamiliar place, you learn quickly to alter your routine. Your body, mind and sanity become reliant on your ability to be flexible and take only what you need. Consistent practice of this led me to realize how much around me is excess. In my own life, I use too many utensils. A new one for every little thing I eat throughout the day. I overpack for everything. I sometimes even justify taking a shower after sweating for approximately five minutes. Alaska sometimes felt like another world. With 21 hours of sunlight, we formed a habit of pushing our bodies to go on adventures for as long as they could. It didn’t feel like we were missing out on sleep until we felt groggy the next day. We thought how great it would be to live there during the summers and never run out of daylight — until we learned Alaskan winters get as little as four hours of daylight. Talk about real conservation of energy, resources and time. I think in the rest of the United States — or

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the “Lower 48,” as they say in Alaska — our default is to take more, make more, use more. I am guilty of this overconsumption on a daily basis and I bet if you really look around at your own life, you see it too. Our lives are measured by the accumulation of material things. What happens when we have it all and are so weighed down with clutter we cannot see forward? Having less makes for a lighter load. Using less makes more available overall. We work hard for our lives and we should enjoy the rewards, but there is a fine line between a lot and excess. Conservation can be simple changes to daily tasks to impact your own life and the lives of others in the grand scheme of things. At all of the nature sites we camped on while in Alaska, we would constantly be reminded to “Take only pictures and leave only footprints.” What if we could all leave a smaller footprint? Challenge accepted. Editor’s note: Alexis Stark is a reporter for The State News who has recently returned to East Lansing following a study-away program she attended in Alaska.

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Designated moped parking regulations in effect at MSU

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Due to new regulations, MSU students will no longer be able to park their mopeds at bike racks on campus. As of Aug. 1, 2018, students are prohibited from leaving and locking their mopeds at bike racks. To operate a moped on campus, students are required to purchase a $50 MSU parking permit and he or she must also have the moped registered with the Secretary of State’s Office. Students must now park in spots designated as moped parking areas by MSU police. MSUPD Captain Doug Monette said the ban on parking near bike racks “is due to the dangers of mopeds driving on the sidewalk.” “Our priority is to provide safe environments for students, faculty, staff, and visitors,” Monette said. “By not allowing mopeds to be parked on the bike racks, it removes the action of driving on the sidewalk, which is not only a moving violation, but it creates a hazardous situation for pedestrians and the moped operator.” A previous State News article said that the regulation came from student feedback and the submittal of a proposal to the All University Traffic and Transportation Committee, or AUTTC. “All University Traffic and Transportation

Committee recommended this change to the MSU Police Department to promote pedestrian safety and provide needed bike parking space at the bike racks,” according to the MSU police website. Last year, MSU Parking attempted to put in place moped parking area regulations, but due to a backlash from students, only the $50 permit was required.

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BEAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

One of MSU ’s two main gardens — the other being the Horitcultural Demonstration Gardens — this lovely spot sits right along the Red Cedar River. Benches abound and a gazebo overlooks the garden, making it a perfect spot for a quiet read. Visiting Beal Garden is also an educational opportunity, as there are little information cards near every plant in the collection. You can schedule a guided tour as well, for more information than the cards provide. There is an exhibit dedicated to endangered plants native to Michigan, a collection organized from the most primitive members of the plant family to some of the most advanced and a bevy of wetland plants. The garden was underwater during the flooding that overtook campus late this winter, but the garden has recovered since then.

O u t h e r e , r e s e a rc h i s conducted on everything flora and fauna, from turfgrass to beef cattle.There’s even a 90-acre Sheep Teaching and Research Center where you can take a self-guided tour around the main barn. There you’ll see the fluffy critters and the students who perform “sheep research activities,” as the website puts it. Biking or driving through the farms on a warm night guarantees you an open-sky view of the sunset, although if you’re biking, be sure to get back to the well-lit part of campus before dark since the rural roads can get dangerous.

RIVER TRAIL

This one is not solely MSU’s to claim, but the Lansing River Trail runs through East Lansing and provides incredible views of the two rivers that cut through the region. What makes the trail unique is its combination of natural and urban beauty. On campus, the tree-lined spaces and historic buildings perfectly complement the Red Cedar views. As you go toward Lansing, you first follow the Red Cedar and then the Grand as you pass through neighborhoods, industrial areas and parkland, ending up in downtown Lansing. The paved trails allow for a bike ride from a class at Wells Hall to a night out at the Lansing Brewing Company, or a scenic jog from your East Neighborhood dorm to worship at the feet of the Sparty statue.

MSU FARMS

The southern half of campus is dominated by farmland, which should come as no surprise at a school formerly known as the Michigan Agricultural College. But the crops, open horizons and horses you’ll see seem a world away from the towers that dominate the “main” part of campus.

SANFORD NATURAL AREA

During the tail end of summer you might need bug spray to avoid the mosquitoes, but this large area near the River Trail and East Neighborhoods is MSU’s most convenient spot to take a hike through the forest. If you’re not afraid to get a little muddy, you can get very close to the Red Cedar River by following the trails — even though it’s sometimes hard to tell what trails are meant to be there and which ones were just beaten down by student trailblazers. Sometimes resourceful visitors to Sanford make small shelters out of branches too, although they never seem to last very long. If you visit, make sure not to leave any snack wrappers.

CHERRY LANE PARK

West of Holden, Wilson and Wonders Halls, this park used to be the site of Cherry Lane and Faculty Bricks Apartments, which were built to house a rush of soldiers returning to school after World War II. Those were demolished in 2011, leaving a wide open field that can be used for a lunchtime picnic or your Ultimate Frisbee practice. Even though it ’s located near the highly-populated South Neighborhood, this seems to be an underrated spot. Students seem to know it better as a shortcut from Harrison Road to their dorms than as a place to relax.

ASMSU brings new student body president, new initiatives to 2018-19 BY KAITLYN KELLEY KKELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

he Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, is the undergraduate student government of MSU, which offers various resources to students with the goal to “enhance our individual and collective student experience through education, empowerment, and advocacy by dedication to the needs and interests of students.” ASMSU offers services such as free blue books, iClicker rentals, free Red Cedar Log Yearbooks, test prep courses, interest-free loans and free daily newspapers from the New York Times, USA Today and the Detroit Free Press, according to their website. In the 2018-19 school year, ASMSU will be experiencing some changes in leadership and plans on initiating various student and administrative-related goals.

CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP

In the spring, ASMSU unanimously voted in Katherine Rifiotis, political theory and constitutional democracy senior, as the new president of ASMSU. Rifiotis, who also goes by the nickname “Cookie,” is replacing Lorenzo Santavicca, who was ASMSU’s president for two years. She ran unopposed in April and won with a vote of 32-0.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 55TH SESSION OF ASMSU

In addition to a change in leadership, the general assembly of ASMSU will also be undergoing some changes. The general assembly is the “legislative body” of ASMSU. It consists of elected representatives from all of the colleges, the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students, the Council of Progressive Students and other governing organizations, according to the ASMSU website. The assembly debates and votes on legislative action and has meetings that are open to the public, according to the general assembly description. Rifiotis said there are currently 19 general assembly positions open. She said five to six of those seats are currently vacant because those who ran for them did not get at least 25 votes. “People ran for those seats, but they couldn’t reach that threshold,” Rifiotis said. She said ASMSU will now have to go through

an appointment process in the first few weeks of the fall semester in order to get “a full general assembly as quick as possible.”

INVOLVEMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH

In light of the announcement that a permanent MSU president will be chosen by June 2019, members of MSU’s Board of Trustees — Dianne Byrum and Melanie Foster — have said that student groups, such as ASMSU, will be involved in the presidential search. According to the presidential search timeline, which was introduced by Byrum and Foster in late June, listening sessions with the MSU community and stakeholders will continue until October. At a press conference announcing the timeline for the presidential search, Byrum said the listening sessions will serve as a chance for MSU faculty, staff and other members of the MSU community to be involved in the search for a new university president. She also said that she and Foster have been in contact with student leadership organizations on campus, including ASMSU. “We will be in contact with the student leadership organizations; ASMSU and the other organizations,” she said. “And we have been right along, so we regularly have conversations with the student leadership.” When Rifiotis was elected, she said that some of her goals as president of ASMSU was to be a part of the university’s academic governance system, having a voice in the search for a new president and advocating for a student voice among the MSU Board of Trustees. Rifiotis said, going into the upcoming school year, ASMSU will be focusing on the listening tours that Byrum and Foster have listed out in the presidential search timeline. “The Board of Trustees wants to go through listening tours to get a sense of what are the values that Michigan State holds, what are our strengths, what are our weaknesses and then what can we do — what can we gather — from those listening tours and translate it into a person that has those qualities,” Rifiotis said. Rifiotis said she believes holding listening sessions is a “great way to approach” the search for a new university president. “I’m really happy that both Trustee Byrum and Trustee Foster have been really pushing to have those listening tours,” Rifiotis said. “I don’t know, personally, how much convincing that took on the side of the board, but I saw them, like, real-

“I saw them, like really kind of making strides to say, like, we need to stop pretty much everything and do these listening tours.” Katherine “Cookie” Rifiotis ASMSU President ly kind of making strides to say, like, we need to stop pretty much everything and do these listening tours.” Rifiotis said she has provided Byrum and Foster with a list of various student groups among graduate students, undergraduate students, the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, student athletes and ASMSU itself. She said she believes different demographics of students should be involved in the presidential search and “it’s not enough to say, ‘I’ll have a listening session for students’” on a particular day because students have classes and other activities. Rifiotis said she also made a recommendation to release “a whole calendar (of the listening sessions) so people know that it’s not their only, kind of, chance or their only opportunity” to have a voice in the presidential search. She said Byrum and Foster will be making schedules for listening sessions soon and she believes the ways in which the listening sessions

will be monitored and initiated are still being planned for when students return to campus.

R E SO LUTIO N TO HAVE WI FI INSTALLED IN ALL RESIDENCE HALL ROOMS ON CAMPUS

In the fall 2017 semester, ASMSU supported the implementation of WiFi access in all residence hall rooms at MSU before the 2018-19 academic year. The resolution argued that individual WiFi access systems are expensive on top of other school expenses and that students should be able to study on campus with the expectation of wireless connection. Since ASMSU supported the implementation, Shaw and Emmons halls had WiFi installed during the spring break of 2018 and, according to the Technology at MSU website, WiFi has been installed in all of the remaining residence halls over the summer. “MSU provides WiFi in common areas and classroom spaces in all residence halls,” the website said. “All residence hall rooms will have WiFi by the beginning of Fall Semester 2018.” Rifiotis said she thinks ASMSU was able to be a “force for change” by initiating wireless connection throughout campus. “I’m really glad that that’s done,” Rifiotis said.

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Route 30 — South, Rivertrail and East Neighborhoods Stops at Wells Hall, Spartan Stadium, and IM Sports East Route 31 — East, Rivertrail and Brody Neighborhoods Stops at the MSU Auditorium, MSU Library, and along Grand River Avenue.

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“This agreement will reduce the outof-pocket costs to students and parents and be an incentive for more students to use CATA while on campus to get to class and back safely.”

CATA BUS SERVICE CAMPUS ROUTES

Beginning in the fall, MSU students, staff and faculty will be able to travel on certain bus routes of the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, for free. During the academic year, CATA and MSU will partner to provide additional bus transportation, or “Spartan Service,” to areas across campus. In previous years, students would have to pay a fare upon boarding a bus. The switch to free service is the result of an update to the contract between CATA and MSU. “This agreement will reduce the out-of-pocket costs to students and parents and be an incentive for more students to use CATA while on campus to get to class and back safely,” MSU Interim President John Engler said in a press release. Free service will begin on Aug. 27 when the first week of MSU’s classes commence. It’ll run for the entirety of both the fall and spring semesters. Frederick Siler, marketing specialist for CATA, said the free service will be implemented on a one-year trial basis. The university will then evaluate the pros and cons of the service being provided for free. According to Siler, the trial applies to weekday bus services. That means students won’t have to

pay a fare to travel on Routes 30, 31, 32, 33 and 39. Weekend services via Routes 34, 35 and 36 will also be free. In addition, CATA is offering free service on a new bus route. “CATA will also offer free service on Route 38, a newly-created route, providing dedicated service to Spartan Village from Ramp 1 (Shaw parking ramp),” Siler said. For those who remain on campus during MSU’s summer, spring and winter breaks, CATA is also providing bus service via Route 32, which will service the Shaw parking ramp, MSU Auditorium, the Clinical Center and Lot 89. However, some CATA routes won’t be free. Individuals using off-campus routes such as Lot Link, Night Owl and the Route 1 bus, for example, will still be charged a fare. “Lot Link, Night Owl and all off-campus routes are not included in fare-free boardings, and will require the discounted 60-cent fare with valid student ID or $1.25 regular fare,” Siler said. Last year, about three million rides were taken on campus buses, according to MSU. CATA has provided services on campus since April 1999.

Route 32 — Commuter Lot Stops at the Lot 89 commuter parking area, MSU’s Clinical Center and the CATA ramp on Shaw Lane. Route 33 — North and South Neighborhoods Stops at Olin Health Center and the MSU Union. Route 38 — Spartan Village Stops at the Spartan Village apartments area and at the CATA ramp on Shaw Lane. Route 39 — University Village Stops in the University Village area, Wells Hall and the Biomedical Physical Sciences building on campus.

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Campus dining at MSU will also be undergoing some major changes during the 2018-19 year. Students, especially those who live on campus, can choose from three different meal plans provided by MSU. The meal plans are all differently priced, and each of them include unlimited access to any of MSU’s residential dining halls. They include other features, as well. Here’s how meal plan features like Combo-X-Change and late night dining options will be affected during the 2018-19 year.

LATE NIGHT ACCESSIBILITY

One thing all three plans have in common is unlimited access to any of MSU’s residential dining halls with the swipe of a student I.D. Students can usually visit dining halls from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a full meal, but some locations offer options after 8 p.m., too. Cafeterias open after 8 p.m. are usually referred to as “late night.” Hours of operation and menu options for residential dining halls can be checked online at Eat at State, a division of MSU’s Resident and Hospitality Services, or RHS. This year, snacks will be available in late night dining halls from 10 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. In addition, late night dining at the MSU Union will no longer be available on Fridays and Saturdays. Late night dining will be still be available from 8 p.m. to midnight Mondays through Thursdays. Dining halls at MSU that offer late night hours include Brody Square, The Edge at Akers, The Gallery at Snyder-Phillips and Wilson Dining Hall.

freedom with the Combo-X-Change program. “The number of people who were utilizing late night on Friday and Saturday were very small, and so we wanted to instead do something that students have really been asking for for years which was extend the Combo-X-Change to be seven days a week,” Cooper said. Cooper said moves like this should be a “tradeoff” so students are not losing value in their meal plans. “We’re excited to be able to offer students what they’ve been asking for for a long time which is more flexibility with the combo program,” Cooper said.

MEAL PLAN PRICE INCREASE

Meal plans also increased in price for the 201819 school year. DineOn Platinum, which offers students $300 in Spartan Cash and eight guest meal passes in addition to dining hall access and Combo-XChange, is $3,315 per semester. DineOn Gold offers students $150 in Spartan Cash and four guest meal passes along with dining hall access and the Combo-X-Change. It comes to $3,165 per semester. DineOn Silver doesn’t include any additional Spartan Cash or guest meal passes, but students have the option to add Spartan Cash to their accounts and pay for meal passes. DineOn Silver costs $3,015 per semester.

COMBO-X-CHANGE

Students with on-campus dining plans will now be able to use their Combo-X-Change on weekends. In addition, they’ll get a sixth Combo-XChange every week instead of five. Kat Cooper, director of communications for RHS, said that students had been asking for more

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REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER There’s several prerequisites to be met before a person can register to vote. For instance, students must be:

How to ensure you’re able to vote in Michigan this November BY CLAIRE MOORE CMOORE@STATENEWS.COM

The primary election voting location for Precinct 4 at Murphy Elementary School on Aug. 7. PHOTO BY ANNIE BARKER

Multiple candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, Michigan’s Supreme Court and the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, among others, are on the ballot for Michigan’s Nov. 6 gubernatorial election. The gubernatorial race is part of a string of midterm elections across the U.S. Voters in Michigan will decide who’ll be the state’s next governor, as current Gov. Rick Snyder has reached

his two-term limit. But voters in Michigan will also have the chance to shape who represents them at a federal level in Congress. New and current students at MSU over the age of 18 can participate in the gubernatorial election. Students who are unfamiliar with the voter registration process can follow this breakdown to ensure that they can cast their ballot on Nov. 6.

• A U.S. citizen • At least 18 years old by the day of the election • A Michigan resident • A resident of the town or city you’re applying to vote in. Keep in mind that students have to be registered several weeks before an election takes place. For the 2018 gubernatorial, students should register by Oct. 9 to vote in Michigan. Applications to register can be obtained via the Secretary of State’s office or a county or city clerk’s office.

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VOTING IN EAST LANSING

College students who can’t travel home for the election can instead register to vote on MSU’s campus or in the city of East Lansing, depending on where they live. For instance, several precincts in Ingham County include portions of MSU. Polling locations can be found at IM Sports East, Brody Square and the MSU Union for students who want to cast their votes while on campus. Students can register to vote directly on campus, but those who have already registered to vote in a different location can indicate a change of address before the election. For instance, if a student’s permanent address was located in Detroit, indicating a change of address to East Lansing would mean that students can vote in a new location on campus on Election Day.

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ABSENTEE VOTING

Students can also choose to register or remain registered in their hometown or city. Traveling home to vote would work, but if students can’t do so, they can request an absentee ballot from their hometown or city. Voting absentee allows students to fill out their ballot while they’re away from home. Applications for absentee ballots have to be filled out and mailed to a student’s local election office by 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. Local election offices will accept hand-delivered or mailed applications, but students cutting it close to the deadline should call their election office to see if their application can be faxed or emailed. Once students receive their actual absentee ballot, they should follow the instructions to sign, date and fill it out with their candidate preferences. The voted ballot should be mailed back to a student’s local election office. Filledout absentee ballots must be turned in by the close of polls on Election Day or they won’t be counted.

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The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing 920 S. Harrison Rd. (517) 351-4309 Friday Services: 12:15-12:45pm & 1:45-2:15pm For prayer times visit www.lansingislam.com/ Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. (517) 332-0778 Sun: 9:30am & 7pm Wed: 9pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) www.martinluther chapel.org Pentecostals of East Lansing 16262 Chandler Road (517) 337-7635 Service Times: Sundays: Prayer 10:30am, Service 11am Wednesdays: Prayer 6:30pm, Bible Study 7pm pentecostalEL.org Denomination: Pentecostal Riverview ChurchMSU Venue MSU Union Ballroom, 2nd Floor 49 Abbot Rd. (517) 694-3400 Sun. Worship: 6:30pm www.rivchurch.com

St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C Ave. (517) 337-9778 Sun: 8am, 10am, Noon, 5pm, 7pm M,W,F: 12:15pm T & Th: 9:15pm www.stjohnmsu.org Universal Luthern Church (ULC) Lutheran Campus Ministry at MSU 1020 S. Harrison (517) 332-2559 Sun. Worship: 8:30am & 10:45am (Sept–May) Summer Worship: 9:30am www.ulcel.org University United Methodist Church 1120 S. Harrison Rd (517) 351-7030 Main Service: Sun: 10:30am in the Sanctuary May 27–Aug. 26: 10am-11am Additional Services: TGiT (Thank God its Thursday): Thur: 8pm in the Chapel of Apostles universitychurchhome.org office@eluumc.org WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbot Rd. (517) 580-3744 Sat: 6:30pm msu.edu/~welsluth

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TOP 5 PLACES FOR COFFEE ON CAMPUS BY KAITLYN KELLEY K.KELLEY@STATENEWS.COM

Whether it’s an ordinary week or exam week, some of us need our caffeine. Here are some of the most convenient places to get coffee when you’re on campus, as well as deals that are offered at each.

BRUEGGER’S BAGELS

Location: Grand River Avenue Bruegger’s Bagels has very affordable coffee. According to their menu, a small coffee is $1.99, a regular is $2.19 and a large is $2.39. There are various flavors of coffee, including dark roast, hazelnut and coconut.

SPARTY’S

Location: Select Sparty’s across campus Any Sparty’s has very cheap coffee. A small, medium or large coffee is just 99 cents.

ESPRESSO ROYALE

Location: Grand River Avenue Espresso Royale has affordable brewed coffee. According to their menu, a small is $1.95, a medium is $2.20 and a large is $2.60. Also, if you bring your own cup, you can get $0.50 off any drink. If you’re not a fan of traditional coffee, you can get lattes for $2.50 on Wednesdays.

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BIGGBY COFFEE

Locations: MSU Union or Grand River Avenue Biggby is normally on the expensive side if you are looking to get specialty drink, but their traditional brewed coffee is only $1.99 for a tall, $2.09 for a grande and $2.19 for a super. There are also several deals and coupons you can find.

STARBUCKS

Locations: Grand River Avenue, MSU Broad Business College Complex, Wells Hall, Broad Art Museum or 1855 Place There are many Starbucks locations around campus. There normally aren’t many deals at Starbucks unless it’s your birthday, but sometimes you can get deals during Happy Hour. Happy Hour occurs on select days from 3 p.m. to close with 50 percent off any espresso beverages. Just sign up for Happy Hour on the Starbucks website to find out the next date.

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Transferring to MSU was a difficult decision, but one I know I won’t regret.

Column: What it’s like being a transfer student at MSU BY SADIE LAYHER SLAYHER@STATENEWS.COM

“My goal is to become great, not good, but great at what I do.”

I’m a transfer student from Oakland University. Transferring from a four-year institution that was already far away from my home helps with the transition to MSU. I’ve already completed the homesick, “I hate being far away” period and now I’m in the “I’m ready to be by myself” period. Why did I transfer to MSU? For most people who know me, they figured it was because my significant other goes to MSU. I visited him every other weekend. However, this assumption is false. My goal is to become great, not good, but great at what I do. As a journalism major and art history minor, I get a significant amount of flak from others about my career and education paths. MSU had what I needed. OU was great, though. I loved the professors and I miss my friends and classmates dearly. But the school did not seem to care about either my major or minor. It was not STEM, nursing or business, so the things I had chosen to study weren’t really cared for. OU has five giant buildings for certain colleges. Engineering, human health, education, business and math and science were all included. The department was only granted two strictly-journalism classrooms in the bottom of one of the residence halls. But MSU gave their journalism program an entire building. On top of that, MSU has the top journalism program in the state right now. This makes their program noticeable by future employers. The transfer so far has been relatively smooth. I’m an anxious person who has to have everything planned in advance. I couldn’t choose classes until July 19. I got into a good amount

of my classes, though, so all that is left is to move in. Since I am a transfer junior, I am able to live in an apartment on campus, which will be the first one I’ve ever rented. I’m going in blind with roommates because I simply don’t know many people who go to MSU. My high school was tiny, so there are only about five students from my town who go to MSU. It’ll also be interesting to live in a true college town. Rochester Hills is where OU is located, and it is more suburbia than college town since it’s a piece of Detroit. I think I will become more environmentally-friendly here since so many people use bikes. OU was simply too small for that. The most challenging aspect of transferring so far was figuring out what classes of mine transferred and narrowing down what I still had to take. Luckily, all of my credits transferred and some of them knocked out other classes that I didn’t think they would. My advisor at MSU has gone above and beyond what I’ve ever had for an advisor. Even before I was accepted, she would email me and help me with all my credits. I am so excited to learn more about this university and become a Spartan. I wanted to go to MSU earlier, but I didn’t have the grades. It’s never too early to strive toward a dream. I can’t wait to see what the future holds both for my education and for my career.

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Quiz: Which CATA bus are you? 1. What is your favorite method of transportation? (Besides taking the bus, of course.) A. Biking B. Walking C. Using a moped D. Taking an Uber E. Skateboarding F. Running 2. What is you favorite genre of music? A. Musical theatre is a genre, right? B. Classical music C. Pop D. Country E. Alternative F. Hip hop 3. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? A. 30-45 minutes B. Probably an hour or more, depending on the day C. 20-30 minutes D. About an hour E. 10-20 minutes F. Five minutes, tops 4. Where do you shop for your clothes? A. Vintage store B. Forever 21 C. Honestly, anywhere online

D. Hand-me-downs make up most of my closet E. Salvation Army F. Target 5. What is your area of study? A.Theatre/Arts/Communications B. Criminal Justice/Law C.Psychology/Human resources D. Undecided E.Environmental studies/Wildlife F. Education 6. What are you most excited for this school year? A. To get to decorate my new room! I have lights and really hip posters. B. To take those nice, long walks on campus. C. To return to school and give new students advice and guidance. D. To learn about everything on campus so I don’t get lost. E. To pick up trash around campus. Reduce, reuse and recycle, am I right? F. To get going on some school work. I’ve been away for too long.

BEEP, BEEP! BUS RESULTS

Mostly A’s: You’re the 33! You’re the quirky one in your friend group and you’re unique. There aren’t many of you. You’re pretty reliable, but have a tendency to be tardy to the party and, when you’re late, you blame it on the traffic or the weather. Mostly B’s: You’re the 31! You like to take your time doing things. You like to take the long way home or the scenic route. Quality over quantity is your motto. It might take a long time to get to your destination or goal, but it’s worth it in the end.

Mostly F’s: You’re the 30! You’re always on time and are the most reliable person in your friend group. You don’t like to take many risks unless you have a plan. You’re never lost — literally and metaphorically — and your help is never in short supply.

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Mostly E’s: You’re the 1! You’re super environmentally friendly. You use reusable bags when shopping and have cut plastic out of your life. You also have a good reputation. People are always approaching you for advice and guidance.

Mostly D’s: You’re the 38! You’re new in town and you’re ready to meet some other students and learn all about campus. Although you’re new, you have some good background knowledge on being a Spartan. You’ll do great, kid!

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Mostly C’s: You’re the 32! You’re super consistent and concise in your work and in your personal life. You always have your loved ones’ backs, whether you are giving them advice or just giving them a ride to their needed destination.

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Finding authentic international cuisine in the Capital Area BY ALEXIS STARK ASTARK@STATENEWS.COM

MSU prides itself on being a diverse campus with diverse students coming from all 50 states and more than 138 countries. During the 2016-17 school year, there were over 5,000 international students on campus, with 1,000 in the freshman class alone. While students come to MSU for education and to experience the United States, sometimes it is comforting to have reminders of home. What’s a better comfort than food sometimes? The East Lansing and Lansing area have a wide variety of cuisines to try. Here are a few authentic international food restaurants to check out.

ALTU’S ETHIOPIAN CUISINE

1312 E Michigan Ave, East Lansing Named after the founder and owner Altu Tadesse, Altu’s serves traditional Ethiopian food family style. There, you can find meat or vegetarian dishes of all flavors and levels of spice. Born and raised in Ethiopia, Altu developed a habit of preparing food to engage all the senses. This restaurant calls the Lansing area home and strives to bring a taste of Ethiopian flavor to the surrounding community.

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HONG KONG RESTAURANT

315 S. Homer St., Lansing Hong Kong is one of five Chinese restaurants in Michigan owned and operated by Chuancai Fang Group. Hong Kong specializes in authentic Chinese entrees, with daily house specials, vegetarian dishes and new Ginseng-inspired hot pots. They’re also available for delivery on Grubhub.

EAST CAFE

1001 E. Grand River Ave, East Lansing East Cafe offers dining, takeout and delivery to East Lansing, MI. Their menu is a blend of traditional Chinese dishes, alongside modern interpretations for new dishes. Located on Grand River across from campus, students can walk and dine in or order online and have a late night dinner delivered.

1456 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing This Mediterranean bakery bakes pita bread fresh daily. All of their menu items are made from scratch. The bakery also caters events hosted by the MSU International Studies Program and often takes part in Lansing area food events. Online reviews say it’s warm and welcoming and that their food, like ALICIA’S AUTHENTIC MEXICAN hummus and falafel, never disappoints. Jerusalem DELI AND CATERING Bakery is also available for ordering on Grubhub 5025 North Grand River, Lansing Serving the Lansing community since 2008, for easy access while on campus. Alicia’s Authentic Mexican Deli is owned and operated by Alicia Gonzales. Their menu has something for taste buds craving authentic Mexican food. Alicia’s hosts catered weddings, quinceañeras and provides service to small or large groups of people. Their menu features traditional recipes for tamales, enchiladas, salsa and pico de gallo. Alicia’s is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has deli take-out items available.

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A DREAM DEFERRED Amin Ghorbanpour looks out the window at London’s Heathrow Airport in 2012 as he awaits his connecting flight to come to the U.S. for the first time. Ghorbanpour’s parents are now prevented from visiting him in the States under a travel ban upheld by the Supreme Court in June. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMIN GHORBANPOUR.

BY MAXWELL EVANS M.EVANS@STATENEWS.COM

or Lansing resident and Iranian asylee Amin Ghorbanpour, the path to an advanced engineering degree has been a struggle of epic proportions — even if you assume it’s easy to get such a degree to begin with. For years, it was his home country which — through systemic oppression of members of the Baha’i faith like himself — made his educational aspirations seemingly impossible. Born five years after his grandfather was executed without explanation by the Iranian government, Ghorbanpour and his family have seen their entire lives shaped by a refusal to renounce their faith despite ample motivation to do so. Now, as he prepares to receive his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, it’s an American policy that will likely prevent his parents from seeing the culmination of his — and his entire family’s — lifelong battle against the odds: his graduation day. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from seven countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela. Muslims make up at least 95 percent of the population of all of these countries except Syria (where an estimated 87 percent of citizens are Muslim), North Korea and Venezuela. The version upheld by the Supreme Court was the policy’s third iteration, as two prior attempts by the Trump administration to install similar policies had been blocked in lower courts. As the policy’s detractors deride it as a “Muslim ban” and focus on Trump’s tweets and statements that appear to show his bias against Islam, the stories of non-Muslim citizens from the affected countries — like Ghorbanpour — are getting lost in the shuffle.

“Even back in the Obama times, there was an extremely difficult vetting system in place for people of those countries to come visit their children using a tourist visa,” Ghorbanpour said. “I escaped discrimination in With his parents stuck in Iran, he visited his home country again in 2017, facing the same possibility of imprisonment if Iran, prejudice against other the wrong people caught wind of his return. After that trip, religions in Iran, and moved to Ghorbanpour, who also has a brother living in the U.S. and a sister in Canada, vowed never to come back to Iran. After all, the States for a better future.” he was in the process of becoming an American citizen, and after attaining citizenship he could petition the government to issue his parents a green card for permanent residency. Amin Ghorbanpour Now, his carefully constructed plan is being thrown into disLansing Resident array, as all immigration from Iran has been blocked and the only way his parents can enter the country is on a student or and Engineering Student exchange visitor visa — neither of which would be approved just so they could attend a graduation ceremony. “I escaped discrimination in Iran, prejudice against other religions in Iran, and moved to the States for a better future,” Ghorbanpour said, visibly fighting back emotion. “I worked hard. I got an advanced degree in engiYour campus marketplace! statenews.com/classifieds neering and tried to contribute to this country, and now this (travDEADLINES el ban) has been affecting my TO PLACE AN AD … BY TELEPHONE (517) 295-1680 LINER ADS 2 p.m., 1 business family hugely and that is realIN PERSON 435 E. Grand River Ave. day prior to publication ly tough.”

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Ghorbanpour has seen his parents twice since graduating in 2012 from the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education — the “underground” university created by and for Baha’is since they are not allowed to attend regular universities in Iran — and fleeing the country shortly thereafter. He went back to his home country three years ago, but the experience filled him with anxiety that nearly overrode his desire to visit his family again. At any time, the Iranian government could have accused him of being an American spy and imprisoned him based solely on his religion, he said. That didn’t happen, but to avoid risking his freedom again just to see his loved ones, Ghorbanpour encouraged his parents to apply for a tourist visa so they could come to him instead. The American government rejected his parents’ visa applications for a variety of reasons, most significantly over concern his parents would arrive in the U.S. and refuse to return to the country that was actively persecuting them, Ghorbanpour said. That decision, which came before Trump took office, was not wholly unexpected. 24

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“A VERY UNCLEAR PROCESS”

The travel ban doesn’t eliminate all hope for reunification on graduation day, as it allows for the issuance of waivers on a case-by-case basis if applicants meet all of the following criteria: denying their entry would cause them undue hardship; their entry would not pose a national security threat; and their entry would be in the national interest. Although the Supreme Court’s ruling heavily leaned on the possibility for exemptions as evidence of the travel ban’s objectivity, only 2 percent of waiver applications were approved from December 2017 through April 2018, according to a Reuters report. The State Department also acknowledged that an approved waiver does not mean the applicant has actually received a visa to travel to the U.S., the Washington Post reported in May. “The so-called waiver system appears to be merely window dressing to cover the real intent of preventing the entry of people on the basis of national origin and religion into the U.S.,” Babak Yousefzadeh, president of the Iranian American Bar Association, said in a statement. “The overwhelming number of waiver rejections, including those for people who satisfy the conditions identified in the travel ban itself, leads to the conclusion that a near-complete travel ban remains in effect.” Ghorbanpour said the existence of a waiver process isn’t enough to keep him hopeful that his parents will be with him when he graduates. They have not yet applied for a waiver; he said the case-by-case nature of the process and a lack of clear guidance about what the phrases “undue hardship,” “national security” and “national interest” actually mean makes it hard to guess if an application would have any shot of being approved. American officials “are not clarifying who’s getting (the waiv-

“The so-called waiver system appears to be merely a window dressing to cover the real intent of preventing the entry of people on the basis of national origin and religion into the U.S.” Babak Yousefzadeh President of the Iranian American Bar Association

ers), who’s not, what are the criteria; it’s a very unclear process,” Ghorbanpour said. “With the statistics available today, there is no reasonable chance of applying for and receiving a visa.” He isn’t alone in his belief that the criteria for waiver approval are far too vague; a class-action lawsuit was filed in California on July 29 asking the Trump administration to explicitly detail what goes into the waiver approval process. As yet another legal challenge to the travel ban works its way through the court system, the likelihood that his parents step onto American soil before he graduates lessens with each passing day. His parents already missed his brother’s graduation from the University of California, Irvine earlier this year, and with his own studies expected to be finished by the spring of 2019, it may already be too late for Ghorbanpour and his parents to pull it all together. After a journey that forced him into an underground university and took him halfway across the world and back multiple times, after facing government-backed efforts to limit his educa-

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tional opportunities and still ending up as a doctoral candidate, Ghorbanpour said he’s “heartbroken” that unless things change quickly, his parents won’t get to share in a moment that’s been decades in the making. “That’s my parents’ dream, to be able to come here, visit me and be at my graduation,” Ghorbanpour said. “That’s been their dream forever.”

“That’s my parents’ dream, to be able to come here, visit me and be at my graduation. That’s been their dream forever.” Amin Ghorbanpour Lansing Resident and Engineering Student

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MSU WELCOME WEEK 2018 MONDAY AUG. 27

SUNDAY AUG. 26 FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER STUDENT MOVE-IN DAY

New students begin moving into their dorms. They’ll get the chance to meet their roommates, people on their floor and their RA. This is also a chance to begin familiarizing themselves with the layout of campus.

ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY

The first of two opportunities to participate in the East Lansing One Book, One Community program is at 6 p.m. in the East Lansing High School Theater, which is within walking distance of campus. Author and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be discussing her book “My Beloved World.” Admission is first-come first-served. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.

FALL CONVOCATION AND ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY PRESENTATION

This annual ceremony welcomes students to the MSU community and marks the beginning of the academic school year. This will also be the second opportunity to hear Justice Sotomayor discuss her book “My Beloved World.” Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program runs 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. New students are required to attend this event.

GREEK LIFE WELCOME

Those curious about Greek Life at MSU can head down to the Rock next to the MSU Auditorium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. to learn about some of the most active communities on campus. Whether or not sorority or fraternity life is for you, you can spend your evening enjoying free food, entertainment and the opportunity to meet all kinds of new people.

MSU LBGT RESOURCE CENTER: NEW STUDENT WELCOME

Stop by the Student Services building from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to check out MSU’s LGBT Resource Center. In addition to staff members answering questions, there will be board games, food, coloring and access to the center’s resources.

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One of the biggest Welcome Week events happens at the MSU Union from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is free for all MSU students. This year there will be inflatables, crafts, live music and a visit from Sparty, MSU’s mascot. Students can also enjoy various free samples from Insomnia Cookies, KIND, Sparkling ICE water and more. There will also be giveaways.

MOONLIGHT MADNESS MEIJER BACK TO COLLEGE

At the end of the day, the Lake Lansing and Okemos Meijer locations host Moonlight Madness for MSU students. Just find a CATA bus stop near you and hop on one headed to Meijer. From 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m., students can be transported free of charge to local Meijer locations for free food, samples and games, while having the opportunity to finish any lastminute shopping for school supplies, dorm decorations or snacks. 11:15 p.m. marks the last time to catch a CATA bus to Meijer and the buses will also return students to campus for free.

TUESDAY AUG. 28 FALL WELCOME SPARTAN SPECTACULAR

The main event of Welcome Week commences at 5 p.m. on Cherry Lane Field, located on the corner of Shaw Lane and Harrison Road. The evening kicks off with a Fall Welcome Cookout. In addition to free food, students are encouraged to explore the field of booths representing over 400 of MSU’s student organizations in “Sparticipation.” Sparticipation is the best opportunity to find new organizations, learn about what they do, get some free swag and see what kinds of opportunities are available at MSU. The MSU Marching Band will be performing and the evening will end with a Spartan fireworks display. The event lasts until 10 p.m. In the event of rain, Sparticipation will be at the Breslin Center and Munn Ice Arena.

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Spartan Hoops: What to expect this season LEFT: Miles Bridges (22) attempts a shot off the backboard during the first half of the game against Syracuse on March 18, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Spartans fell to the Orange 55-53, ending their NCAA journey. PHOTO BY SYLVIA JARRUS RIGHT: Xavier Tillman (23), Nick Ward (44) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (2) celebrate during the second half of the men’s basketball game against Purdue on Feb. 10, 2018 at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Boilermakers, 68-65. PHOTO BY NIC ANTAYA

BY MAXWELL EVANS M.EVANS@STATENEWS.COM

With only a few months to go before the Spartans open the season with a bang against the loaded Kansas Jayhawks in Indianapolis, here’s a look back at MSU’s disappointing 201718 campaign and a preview of what’s to come this season.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?

When star forward Miles Bridges, projected to be a lottery pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, announced he would return for his sophomore season instead, East Lansing instantly began buzzing with talk of a national title. And with good reason — a team with an NBA-ready player in Bridges, surrounded by veterans like point guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn and newcomers with star potential like McDonald’s All-Amer-

ican forward Jaren Jackson, Jr. — seemed like a team few would be able to match up with. Of course, MSU came nowhere close to its first national title since 2000. The Spartans went a seemingly impressive 30-5, with their only regular season losses coming to then-No. 1 Duke in the season’s second game, Ohio State and Michigan. MSU lost again to Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. But an ugly 55-53 loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Syracuse — a team many believed shouldn’t have even made the tournament after a mediocre regular season — ended the Spartans’ season on an underwhelming note, to say the least. Bridges stunned no one when he chose not to return for a third shot at a national title, instead entering the draft where he was chosen 12th by the Charlotte Hornets. Jackson, after a breakout season which saw him break MSU’s single-sea-

son blocks record, leapfrogged his elder teammate in the draft and was selected 4th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies.

HOW THE SPARTANS RELOADED

MSU’s 2018 recruiting class features no McDonald’s All-Americans like Jackson was, but the Spartans are sure to be happy with the fresh faces they signed in the offseason. All five of the new guys were four-star recruits, and Tom Izzo’s staff evidently stayed close to home this year as only one player comes in from out of state, and he was just a trip down I-69 to Indianapolis. Maybe the most intriguing player in this year’s freshman class is 6-foot point guard Foster Loyer, who won two state titles and Michigan’s Mr. Basketball award in his time at Clarkston High School. His accolades and sharpshooter abilities have some fans drooling, but there are concerns about his size — he’s only 170 pounds —

and his defense. Luckily, with junior point guard Cassius Winston in town for at least one more year, Loyer can learn the system and build up his skills without being expected to take over any games just yet. Spartan fans are hoping Grand Rapids Catholic Central product Marcus Bingham, Jr. can be another Jaren Jackson — a tall and lanky forward with the ability to swat shots out of the gym. Forwards Gabe Brown of Belleville, Aaron Henry from Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School and Thomas Kithier — who hasn’t played since his junior year of high school after transferring to Clarkston — round out the class of 2018. They, like Loyer, are expected to spend a year developing and coming off the bench before having a bigger impact in the coming years. In addition to the new recruits, junior big man Nick Ward pulled off a Bridges-style shocker of his own this offseason, leaving Spartan fans

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Seeking Directors •for 2018-2020• on the edge of their seats about whether he’d leave to the NBA before deciding to return to school. Upperclassman guards Jeremy Langford and Winston will continue to play essential roles in the MSU offense, while sophomore forward Xavier Tillman looks to continue complementing Ward’s skills down low.

LOOKING FORWARD

The Spartans lost two superstars to the NBA, and have replaced them with some solid, if not groundbreaking, talent. Then again, those two superstars couldn’t lead MSU past the second round, and Izzo has been known to turn underhyped recruits into starters and stars — just ask former three-star recruit Draymond Green how much his rating coming out of high school matters now. Ward’s return is huge, and he’ll headline a core of veterans who are likely fed up with

their inability to get deep into the NCAA Tournament. With Jackson and Bridges out of the way, he’ll likely have the best shot of any Spartan for Big Ten Player of the Year, barring some major surprise. Expect the Spartans to run through another regular season with little trouble, but they simply won’t have the firepower to keep up with retooled powerhouse squads like Duke, Kansas and Kentucky come tournament time. With this much young talent, however, MSU could easily become a Final Four team in the next year or two.

SEASON PREDICTION 23-6 17-3 Big Ten Sweet 16 Finish

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Column: Can Spartans follow last season’s turnaround hype?

BY KARA KEATING KKEATING@STATENEWS.COM

After a huge turnaround from MSU football’s 2016 3-9 football season to a 2017 10-3 record, the hype is still there, but now the question being asked is if the team and head coach Mark Dantonio will continue on their successful run. Sophomore wide receiver Cody White talked on MSU football’s Aug. 6 media day about the new “buzz” going around to maintain their confidence heading into the new season, which is what the team focused during the spring practices. “The biggest buzz I would say is to do better than we did last year,” White said. “Don’t get compliant and keep getting better. I feel like that’s the buzz and I feel like we’ve been doing that.” As for the offensive line returners, junior left tackle Cole Chewins, senior left guard David Beedle, sophomore right guard Kevin Jarvis and sophomore right tackle Luke Campbell are set

The Spartans defend against the Terrapins during the game against Maryland on Nov. 18, 2017, at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Terrapins 17-7. PHOTO BY ANNTANINNA BIONDO

to start, leaving one more spot open for the possibility that junior offensive guard Tyler Higby could play center for junior quarterback Brian Lewerke. Senior running back LJ Scott is currently on two award watch lists. The first is for the Maxwell Award, given by the Maxwell Football Club to the top player in the country. Scott also joins fellow teammate Lewerke on the Doak Walker Award watch list for the top running back in the country. There is no true no standout player for the

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Spartans, but having their depth of players on the offensive will help carry them where they need to be by the end of the season. For Lewerke, he feels this will build a bigger connection with each other after already playing together last season. “We’ve played a full year together, so everyone knows each other and knows how we play now and I can definitely see that in the future,” Lewerke said. With a forceful offense, a strong defense will follow along with it.

Returners will consist of junior cornerback Justin Layne and senior safeties Khari Willis and Matt Morrissey. Sophomore cornerback Josiah Scott will sit out for two months due to an injury. Junior linebacker Joe Bachie and junior defensive end Kenny Willekes will be others to return, as well. Bachie is currently on the watch list for the 24th Chuck Bednarik Award given to the best defensive player at the end of each season. Before the start of the season, the Spartan defense ranks 13th overall in total defense by the NCAA. Of course any football team in the country wants to have the best defense, but for junior defensive end Kenny Willekes, he knows that cannot happen overnight for his team. “Our goal is to be the best defense in the country,” Willekes said. “Just saying that isn’t going to get us there, so we continue to work on it everyday.” Another key component the team needs to maintain to stay strong throughout their season is secured leadership. With their speedy quarterback at the helm of the team and a majority of their roster returning for their junior or senior season, the sophomores and very few freshmen can look towards their veterans to guide them through a good season. Leadership and hard work are what the players follow with this season’s motto of “heaving.” This year’s first team photo of the season showcased the players in khaki colored shirts, holding a thick rope to represent that they will “all pull the rope and heave together to reach their goals,” according to the MSU Football Twitter account. “I see the change in the leadership, but I still see that guys want to work,” junior defensive tackle Raequan Williams said. “That’s always been since ‘16 even through the bad years and the good years. That hard work never changes.”