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Agribusiness management freshman Nick Marshall works out on a fly machine on Sept. 8 at IM Sports-East. Nick is one of many freshmen who finds time for exercise in the evening after class. PHOTO: JACK STEPHAN
A new year is upon MSU and, for freshmen, this means talk of the dreaded “freshman 15.” Although many freshmen know the “freshman 15” is a joke, some might be surprised to find out how much they can eat on campus. All of the food they can eat with one swipe of their ID cards is at the dining halls and, as a result, they could gain weight throughout the course of the year. Engineering freshman Jennifer Le said she has heard the jokes and rumors surrounding the ‘freshman 15’ but said she knows that there is some honest truth behind it. “I’ve heard how freshmen usually gain weight by constantly eating the cafeteria food,” Le said. “I believe it’s more reality than myth, especially because the cafeteria food is really fattening and kids can get really hungry.” If the myth does actually have some reality based in it, some students are taking control to make sure that it does not become a reality for them. Special education freshman Jessica Douglas said she knows the risks of not controlling what she consumes and does her part in making sure
the “freshman 15” does not affect her during the course of the year. “I actually joined the rowing team to help stay in shape,” Douglas said. ‘I’m also getting a gym membership at Powerhouse Fitness, I run a lot, watch what I eat and try not to stay in the dining hall all day long.” Douglas said she was surprised by the amount of food available at MSU — she also noted the food on campus was healthier than the food she was used to eat while in high school. “I didn’t really know what to expect when I came here,” Douglas said. But some students have found ways to avoid the ‘freshman 15’ on a daily basis. Human biology freshman Jolie Habashy stays in shape by taking advantage of MSU’s walking trails and the size of campus. Unlike Douglas, Habashy was not surprised when experiencing MSU’s dining halls for the first time. However, she has taken measures to avoid the weight gain, specifically the ‘freshman 15.” “I sometimes long board, but I mostly walk to class,” Habashy said. “It’s not really a shock, I expected (the variety of food) to be there, because I’ve been told what my dining plan would be like.”
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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 Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday School: 9am Adult Bible Study: 9am ascensioneastlansing.org Chabad House of MSU 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 Rosh Hashanah 9/13: 8pm 9/14 & 9/15: 10am, shofar 12pm
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Faith Fellowship Baptist Church 1001 Dakin St. Lansing, MI 48912 517-853-9897 Sunday Morning Worship: 11am Sunday School: 10am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study: 6:30pm Van service available to church Campus Bible Study: Thursday at 7:30pm 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 Zelos Wednesday: 7pm night worship for summer Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 898-3600 Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15am Sunday Evening: Small Group Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm www.greaterlansingcoc.org
Islamic Center of East Lansing 920 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-4309 www.Lansingislam.com info@Lansingislam.com 1st Friday Prayer: 12:15 pm 2nd Friday Prayer: 1:45 pm 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 littleflock@hotmail.com www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 9:30am & 7:00pm Mini-bus pick-up on campus (Fall/Spring) 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 Red Cedar Friends Meeting 1400 Turner St. Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 371-1047 redcedarfriends.org Sunday Worship: 9:00am, 10:30am River Terrace Church 1509 River Terrace Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-9059 www.riverterrace.org Service times: 9 & 11:15am
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Spotlight After the investigation, MSU tries to patch holes in policy, resources The latest findings from the U.S. Department of Education’s investigation have revealed what sexual assault survivors already know — MSU’s response and policy must be updated BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM
With the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) investigation wrapping up after finding MSU had mishandled a number of cases, sexual assault has once again been dominating headlines and interest. The administration points to various sexual assault programs designed to help with information, education, prevention and support for sexual assault survivors, claiming they’ve improved over the past years and will continue to improve, although that claim is looked at with disdain from some survivors. OCR RULING Only weeks ago, the OCR found MSU at fault for, among other
things, its lack of timeliness in how it handled cases. Social relations and policy senior Emily Kollaritsch, whose story has been featured before in The State News, was relieved the findings were finally published. “I’m glad finally that’s in writing, and that they can’t hide behind lies anymore,” Kollaritsch said. She also said, regarding the OCR findings and the phone conference immediately afterwards, that President Lou Anna K. Simon didn’t admit a fair level of responsibility. “It seemed more like President Simon wasn’t actually admitting responsibility and acknowledging that she did foster an unsafe environment,” she said. Ashley, a sexual assault survivor who withheld her last
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name, hoped for a cultural change around campus, but said she thought it was unlikely for upperclassmen. “I think so much damage has been done that it’s going to take a while (for cultural change), because I definitely think people are still really hurt and they’re still feeling the impact of the past, so maybe this will help change the freshman class,” Ashley said. Though MSU claims it has improved how it handles and prevents sexual assault on campus, Kollaritsch said she believes their motives were more a reaction to OCR pressure than a true
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desire to fix the problem. “You can do all the PR you want, but you have to actually do something about the problem,” Kollaritsch said. “You can’t just put up posters and call it good.” THE RED ZONE Ashley was sexually assaulted early in her freshman year, she said in a letter to The State News in May. This time period corresponds roughly to “The Red Zone”. Though her assailant was eventually tried in a university misconduct hearing and found guilty, he was allowed back on campus during commencement
last spring. MSU administrators acknowledge national trends and statistics when it comes to on-campus sexual assault and make it a goal to spread awareness among students, especially incoming freshmen and transfer students, at the start of a new school year. The months between the start of fall semester and Thanksgiving are often referred to nationally as “The Red Zone,” and during this time period there are more sexual assaults on college campuses than any other time in the school year. Students across the country, typically freshmen women, are most likely to be
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Sexual assault policy at MSU 2/21/ 14 University officials announce plans to heighten public awareness of sexual assault awareness efforts 2/24/ 14 US Department of Education announces MSU is under investigation for complaints about handling sexual assault misconduct 3 /9/ 1 4 Details emerge that the Title XI Investigation is directly linked to a complaint of alleged assault regarding two basketball players that was reported in 2010. 9/ 2 / 1 4 President Simon announces MSU will update Sexual Harassment Policy and expand Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence 1 2 /9/ 1 4 I3 releases report on sexual assault investigations 4 /6/ 1 5 MSU sends out a Campus Climate Survey to gauge student attitudes on how the university deals with sexual assault and sexual misconduct, but many students report issues being able to take it. 4 / 2 0/ 1 5 MSU announces creation of new office for discrimination, assault claims 9/ 1 / 1 5 Investigation finds MSU mishandled sexual assault cases 9/ 3 / 1 5 Federal report reveals MSU allowed a counselor accused of sexual harassment to keep job for four years
sexually assaulted during their entire time at school. Though specific numbers were not available from different program coordinators at MSU, at least the concept that students are more likely to be sexually assaulted during the first months of school is taken into serious consideration by MSU officials. “The statistics (about the Red Zone) are common knowledge to many prevention programs,” Kelly Schweda, the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Program Coordinator, wrote in an email. “As a result, most programs have a big push to educate their students as soon as they get to campus.” MSU police Detective Sgt. Andrea Beasinger, a primary investigator of MSU police’s Special Victims Unit, a division designed to better help victims of sexual assault, said sexual assaults are more prevalent at the beginning of the academic year, although there are caveats to that. The type of people to be sexually assaulted, or those who commit sexual assault, varies. It is not restricted to older men assaulting usually freshmen girls, although alcohol is commonly involved. Bystander intervention, essentially to see something or say something, is important for stopping sexual assault, Beasinger said. “That’s a really huge component, especially this time of year, to have people more aware, to look out for those signs of alcohol-facilitated sexual assault or relationship violence especially when there are more parties or things like that going on,” Beasinger said. PROGRAMS Many programs attempt to prevent sexual assault before students even set foot on campus, including MSU’s Sexual Assault First-year Education e-learning program (SAFE) that all freshmen and transfer students are required to take. After getting on campus, the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention program (SARV) is another requirement, designed to supplement the e-learning program. Some of its stated goals are to create awareness of sexual assault and education for resources on campus. Sept. 19 is the first anniversary of the It’s On Us campaign, a White House initiative to address sexual assault on campus. For MSU, the undergraduate student
government ASMSU took the initiative in partnering with other campus groups. Paulette Granberry Russell, Director of the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, said many of the programs are designed to help students understand when something is going wrong, or how to act when a student sees it. It’s to help students understand that sexual assault can happen on campus and how to best prevent it or do something about it if someone see it happening. “There are ways that we can modify behaviors that can help you best understand what might be going on at that particular moment, help you understand how judgment is impaired by the consumption of alcohol and drugs, help you intervene when there are times that you see something happening, but you’ve got to recognize it when you see it,” Granberry Russell said. EFFECTIVENESS How effective these programs are is a matter of debate, with a markedly bleak opinion of them by many sexual assault survivors. Although SARV is required by freshmen there is no consequence for not attending. One possible future option discussed by the administration after the OCR report was to enact a harsher punishment. Ashley said sexual assault is an issue not talked about enough on campus with resources being concealed. One solution to a lack of education, Ashley said, was to include a test on what consent is during certain 101 classes in different colleges. “When you’re panicked and in that state you don’t know where to go or who to go to, and I feel like there need to be more of a safe place that’s actually advertised,” she said. When she was assaulted she didn’t know where to go and ending up telling a receptionist who had no training on what to do in that situation. To some sexual assault survivors, the administration’s handling of their case adds to previous trauma. “These people who you were supposed to be able to trust, who were supposed to help you heal were actually (re-traumatizing) you in a way and telling you that what happened to you wasn’t that bad, or ‘you need to get over it’ or ‘you shouldn’t be fighting as hard as you are fighting’ and it’s kind of really sad,” Kollaritsch said. “There needs to be more support for survivors.”
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The MSU Kendo Club advanced members practice Sept. 8, 2015. Kendo is a Japanese martial art that teaches discipline in both body and mind. This is the club’s second meeting for the semester. PHOTO: KENNEDY THATCH
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MSU supply chain management senior Dan DeLongchamp felt his passion for Korean martial arts had grown mundane and was looking for something else. It wasn’t long before he stumbled upon Kendo, which is Japanese for “the way of the sword.” Flash forward to today, and DeLongchamp is president of the MSU Kendo Club, which meets ever y Monday and Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. in IM Sports-Circle. According to t he c lub’s guidebook, they have been in existence since 1974 and have been practicing twice a week since its inception. Participants learn discipline
to the human character by way of the Katana, according to the club’s website. “Kendo is a Japanese martial art of fencing,” DeLongchamp said. “‘Ken’ is the Japanese word for sword, and ‘do’ is a path or way, so it literally translates into the way of the sword.” He said his interest in the sport started way before he started attending MSU, as he achieved a black belt in Korean martial arts when he was 16. “I actually started Kendo when I was at the University of Michigan,” DeLongchamp said. “I received my black belt in a Korean martial art and I was kind of tired of that, so I wanted to find something new ... I went to Festifall where I
found the Kendo masks.” DeLongchamp also said people can do Kendo for any number of reasons, as it is not only physical but mental as well. “I think Kendo is really good physical fitness,” DeLongchamp said. “As it’s a martial art, it kind of assumes that you are learning to defend yourself and handle tense situations.” C r i m i n a l ju st ice f r e shman Jonathan Hernandez, a first-timer at the club, said he noticed the emphasis on discipline required during his training right away. “Discipline, motivation and dedication are three things I learned,” Hernandez said. “It was a fun experience.” Read the rest of this stor y online at statenews.com.
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When No. 4 MSU (2-0 overall) takes on Air Force (2-0 overall) Saturday, it will be a challenge unlike any other the Spartans will face this season. The Falcons run the triple option — an offense powered by running the football and providing the quarterback with three different reads to either keep the ball or give it to one of the other two options. “Very difficult to prepare for,” head coach Mark Dantonio said. “You have to shift gears from going from an offense like Oregon to an offense like Air Force. A lot of different scenarios there involved with option football.” Junior linebacker Riley Bullough touched on how difficult it is for the team to shift from playing Oregon to Air Force. “During camp we went against (the triple option) a little bit just to get used to it,” Bullough said. “It’s a lot different. You’ve got different keys, different reads and different plays that you’re going against, it’s completely different from what we’ve gone against the last two weeks.” Air Force is a dangerous and highly disciplined team coming off a 10-3 season last year. Dantonio pointed out that this will be the first time a service academy travels to Spartan Stadium. “(I) have a lot of respect for Coach Calhoun and what they’ve accomplished there,” Dantonio said. “10 wins last season, highly motivated people. When you read their personal backgrounds, on quite a few ... it says, ‘completed survival training July of 2013 or June of 2013.’ When you’re doing things like that, you’re used to being in situations that are highly competitive.”
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Air Force is the No. 2 rushing team in the country in Division I FBS football through two weeks with 822 yards on the ground. They are also tied for No. 2 in rushing touchdowns with 10. The only team ahead of them? Georgia Tech — another team that runs the triple option. “They have great players,” Dantonio said. “I’m telling you, what they do, they do extremely well.” Senior linebacker Darien Harris talked about the misdirection in the backfield and what it will take to stop the run. “The misdirection in the backfield means we have to keep our eyes where they are supposed to be at all times,” Harris said. “You have to practice against it. You have to watch a lot of film and know exactly what you’re doing out there.” Dantonio had high praise for the Falcons’ offense, stating Air Force is who coaches study to learn the triple option. “What they do from a formation standpoint, the variations of option football is textbook,” Dantonio said. “It’s where people go to learn about option football. They go to Navy, they go to Georgia Tech, they go to Air Force. “High school coaches all across the country who run this type of offense, that’s where they go, that’s where they go to find out exactly how it’s done at the highest level. So we’re going to play against that.”
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Sophomore secondary education major Lucas smokes a bong on Wednesday in his Clippert Street apartment in Lansing. Lucas has a license to use medical marijuana and smokes to alleviate pain associated with scoliosis. PHOTO: CATHERINE FERLAND
and that he doesn’t always feel safe. “Because there are areas that are more lenient about it, like Detroit or downtown Lansing. Most of the time, it’s Ever since the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was passed the more dangerous areas, so when I have to go get it, it’s in 2008, Michigan courts have made rulings in medical dangerous for me to go get it,” Lucas said. “Obviously in the marijuana cases that some state representatives say restrict nicer areas people are going to be more prissy and pompous and are not going to want to have it in their areas.” patient’s ability to get their medicine. Within the last few weeks however, Callton’s bill has Because of this, legislators in the House of Representatives are working to push bills through the legislature that seen changes made to it, that would make it the overall regulatory framework for medical marijuana growers, would amend the Medical Marijuana Act. HB 4209, sponsored by Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, processors, secure transporters, provisioning centers, and safety compliance facilities — which originally only worked to add language has raised some concern from other to the act that would allow for local “...there are areas representatives. municipalities to create commercial The first big change that was made to dispensaries in their communities, that are more the bill is that an 8 percent tax would where people could go to get medicilenient about it, be imposed on all sales of medical marnal marijuana as well as create certain like Detroit or ijuana from provisioning centers. standards for packaging, labeling and downtown Lansing Callton’s bill would also require peoother steps in the process. ple to have a license to be a grower, labCallton said currently dispensaries — most of the oratory worker, a processor, a retailer located in cities across Michigan are time it’s the more and a license to be a transfer company. against the law, and if they are open dangerous areas, so He estimates the taxation of the prodit is because their local government has chosen to tell their police not to when I have to go get uct could bring the state $250 million per year. That money, he said, would shut it down. it, it’s dangerous for likely go towards the policing of med“Right now, you can grow your own ical marijuana and the general fund. or have someone else grow it for you,” Lucas Irwin, a co-sponsor of the originally Callton said. “A dispensary is in a comsecondary education sophomore proposed bill said he sees these changmercial industrial area, medicine is es as putting too many regulations on tested, there’s background checks on people working there and also it gives the municipalities medical marijuana. “Usually we don’t tax medicine in Michigan,” Irwin said. some control over whether they have one or not, because “So while I support and have even proposed some reasonit’s not right for every community.” Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor said that this precedent able taxation on the adult-use of marijuana in the non medwas set by the courts in the case of State of Michigan v. ical area — I think it’s problematic to tax medical mariMcQueen back in 2013 when the courts ruled medical mar- juana when you don’t tax more dangerous, addictive, toxic and often prescribed medications.” ijuana dispensaries were not protected by the MMMA. Lucas, a secondary education sophomore and medical marijuana patient who wished to have his last name omitONLINE ted said he thinks having dispensaries formally legalized in Michigan might prompt more places to create their own. Go to statenews.com for the rest of the story. He said, in his experience, being from Bloomfield Hills, he has always had to go to Detroit to find a dispensary, BY JOSH THALL
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Spartans for Hillary aims to gain support from MSU’s student body er, I knew (her 2016 campaign) was something I wanted to be involved in ‑ that’s when my cofounder, social relaAs the 2016 elections draw closer, tions and policy student Daniel Eggcandidates begin to dot the head- erding, and I founded Spartans for lines, with boundaries of opinion Hillary.” O wens sa id he b ei ng d r aw n a nd and his fellow suppolitical debate fill“Her international porters try to creing the social canate an atmosphere vas. At MSU, students experience, being where everyone is have begun to band the most traveled welcome. together in support of secretary of “I met Ron i n their favorite candiWashing ton, and dates, including 2016 state ever, has an he mentioned (the Democratic hopeful unquantifiable g roup), so I did Hillary Clinton. value in the fragile some research to Former Secretary of figure out if that’s State Hillary Clinton, environment we what I want to supa close runner-up for see today...” port,” Spartans for the 2008 democratRonald Owens III Hillary Community ic nomination, has political theory and Director and freshsteadily amassed a constitutional democracy man international loyal base of suprelations student porters she hopes will take her to the White House in 2016. Kyle Flynn said. The Spartans for Hillary movement Among those supporters are Spartans for Hillary — a movement started by attended campus events such as Sparticipation and Spartan Remix, spreadstudents on MSU’s campus. “I have supported Hillary Clinton ing their message and hoping to win since she served as Secretary of State student support. “We will also be seeking out furunder the Obama Administration,” James Madison student and politi- ther recruitment opportunities to help cal theory and constitutional democ- grow our base on campus,” Owens racy sophomore Ronald Owens III said. Spartans for Hillary hold meetings said. “After being in contact with her campaign and her Michigan Organiz- every Tuesday from 7:15 to 8 p.m., in
Former U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is greeted by guests at Christ the King United Church of Christ following a community forum in St. Louis on June 23, 2015.
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room 134 at Brody Hall. “There are many things that appeal to me about Hillary Clinton and they all drive me to support and fight for her to be in the best position to better our country the way I know she will,” Owens said. “Her international experience, being the most traveled secretary of state ever, has an unquantifiable value in the fragile global
environment we see today. “...We need a champion who’s an expert in diplomacy.” Student — run political organizations like Spartans for Hillary might play a part in mobilizing young voters, giving them a cause to unite around and encouraging participation in the political process. “Voter efficacy is a big thing for
me,” Flynn said. “(The voter turnout among youths) in this country.” “...There’s a lot of room for improvement there. It’s lucky that we have the right to vote, so you might as well take advantage of it.” Groups like Spartans for Hillary will continue to grow and take action as 2016 approaches and students begin to rally around their chosen candidates and causes.
“Yes means yes” bill introduced in Michigan BY JOSH THALL JTHALL@STATENEWS.COM
With Michigan’s two flagship universities, the University of Michigan and MSU, having investigations conducted by the U.S. Office of Civil Rights for their handling of sexual assault and harassment cases over the past year, two state lawmakers are introducing legislation to better educate children before they get to college. Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) and Rep. Tom Cochran (D-Mason) announced their “yes means yes” bill Wednesday in the Michigan Senate. This bill would require Michigan schools that teach sex education to have a larger conversation with their students about sexual consent. Hertel said they chose “yes means yes” as opposed to “no means no” because he feels it re-frames the issue in a more positive light. He said, rather than focus on if the victim can say “no” loudly enough, it shifts the focus to what consent is and how to know if there is mutual affirmative consent. Hertel said during a press conference Tuesday morning, according to numbers he attained from ASMSU, MSU’s campus had 9,866 students report sexual assault or relationship violence in the past year alone. “As a father of four, I know that when we send our kids off to college, we should be worried about their grades and if they’re learning enough — the last thing we should be worried about is our child being a victim of sexual assault,” Hertel said.
W H Y T H I S M AT T E R S A bill that was recently introduced would put more focus on educating students about consent before college
East Lansing police Lt. Scott Wrigglesworth said he has seen a dangerous trend evolving where many college students simply do not know what consent looks or sounds like. “They believe the absence of no means their partner was saying yes,” Wrigglesworth said. Wrigglesworth said according to a survey conducted by The Washington Post, 46 percent of current and recent college students said it’s unclear whether sexual activity when both people have not given clear consent is sexual assault and it can be. Joining the two legislators at the press conference Tuesday was East Lansing High School’s co-president of Students for Gender Equality Sarah Hansen. She said her and her classmates were all concerned at how little was taught regarding sexual consent. “Consent is crucial to discuss with young people if we want to eradicate the rape culture we live in,” Hansen said. “Consent is simple ‑ yes means yes, and no means no. Everyone must become more aware of the importance of consent, and that starts in the classroom. “We need more open discussions in our class-
rooms with our peers and educators. We need to learn in a safe environment where open, gender neutral discussions are welcome ‑ instead of relying on misinformation from other sources.” Kathy Hagenian, the executive policy director for the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, said one in five women are sexually assaulted in college, and 13 percent of women reported being forced to have sex while in a dating relationship. In addition to requiring the teaching of affirmative consent — where both parties consciously and without the influence of drugs or alcohol agree that they want to engage in sex — the bill also clarifies several issues surrounding the definition of consent. The bill would clarify that silence or lack of resistance does not constitute consent and that consent can be rescinded at any point during sex. It would also specify that the existence of a dating relationship between two people does not imply consent. Cochran said in the press release that he is sponsoring this bill in the House of Representatives because he feels the current state statute does not put enough emphasis on consent. “Given the recent upsurge in campus sexual assault cases, it’s clear that our current statute simply doesn’t put enough emphasis on what consent means,” Cochran said in a press release. “Teaching our kids about affirmative consent is a great first step in the fight against the epidemic of sexual assault.” T H U RS DAY, S E P T E MB E R 1 7, 2 01 5
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The Furnace, an off-campus Christian ministry, is coming into the light. T he m i n ist r y has been active around campus for nearly a decade, reaching out to the student population since the 2006-2007 academic year. “I wanted to do something I knew would have a guaranteed impact on 50,000 students,” The Furnace Creator Jessie Still said. “I know that sounds crazy. … You can only meet, in person, so many people.” The Furnace is moving from its prev ious subterranean location, the Prayer Room, to a more prominent location called House of Prayer East Lansing (HOPE) on 619 E. Grand River Ave. " ‘Onwa rd a nd upwa rd,’ those are our key words,” Still said. “We’ve been kind of underground and hidden; you know literally we were at an underground spot so this is a time. … To come out of hiding and let people see the goodness of God and what he’s been doing with us.” Despite the magnitude of his
W H AT I S T H E F U R N AC E ? The Furnace is a prayer movement with a main mission of bringing Christian students together and pray. The Furnace was founded by Jessie Still and it is directed by MSU alumnus Justin Reid.
mission, Still believes it can succeed. “The idea of prayer is that if you really have faith, and believe that God hears and answers prayer, and you pray for God’s love to be made known to 50,000 students, he will really do it,” Still said. Still’s belief in the power of prayer also carries over as a focus of the group, setting the Furnace apart from many other ministries. Residential College of Arts and Humanities senior Josh Schriver spent time exploring his spirituality through a variety of methods, but he kept coming back to the Furnace. “Experimenting with other kinds of spiritual practices kind of took me away from
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myself,” Schriver said. “And I was really trying to find that again.” Schriver said he feels the method of prayer the Furnace teaches is authentic. “(It’s) prayer as communication rather than rehearsed sayings,” Schriver said. “And prayer as learning your lan-
guage in the context of a divine creator.” The Furnace is non-denominational and welcomes anyone who seeks to find God through the Bible. “We hold very closely to what the Bible teaches,” the Furnace Director and MSU alumnus Justin Reid said.
“But so long as you agree with the Bible as the standard of what is right and wrong, what matters, then we can play together.” Eric Lynch, a staff member at the Furnace, said his participation in the group has sharpened his personal connection to God.
“I’ve really learned how to pray better,” Lynch said. “I know that when you kind of first come into the faith and into the presence it’s hard, and it’s kind of intimidating, but you kind of realize the accessibility, and how free you are to enter into a place of worship as the Furnace.”
ASMSU pushing for intern legal protections BY JOSH BENDER JBENDER@STATENEWS.COM
For students at ASMSU, having intern protection laws is a must. Present law treats unpaid interns similar to volunteers, lacking legal protections in comparison to full-time employees. Unpaid interns do not receive “substantial remuneration” according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website. W H Y T H I S M AT T E R S The EEOC does not extend legal protecStudents are recommended tion to interns comto have at least one internship before they pensated for their graduate college. work with academHowever, unpaid interns ic credits towards are not protected from a degree from an sexual harassment intern’s university, on the workplace. or relevant expeThe bill proposed could change this. r ience a idi ng a n i n t e r n ’s d e s i r e d career goals according to t he E EOC website. But some students have already experienced sexual harassment in the workplace and are asking the state legislature to pass a bill that would protect interns from sexual harassment. Human resources management senior and ASMSU Director of Human Resources Lauren Martin experienced harassment from one of her coworkers while 10
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interning throughout the summer for an automaker in Detroit. “My boss was gone for the day and one of the male employees came in and (asked me) … started asking me all these questions,” Martin said. “He actually asked me to go with him and to meet with his financial advisor.” Martin said the employee had been verbally reprimanded for similar actions in previous instances. However, after her boss’ dismissive response, Martin didn’t feel comfortable pressing the issue further because she “didn’t feel comfortable as a student, I didn’t have any rank.. I don’t have any pull there”. The male employee harassing Martin and other interns was a 20-year-employee. “I wasn’t in an internship program where I felt like they (the individuals overseeing Martin’s internship) were always wondering how I was doing, like checking up on me,” Martin said. “So that kinda made me withdraw back from saying anything else.” Martin’s internship was paid, giving her legal protection from workplace harassment according to the guidelines on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s website. Employers of unpaid interns are not legally obligated to protect unpaid interns from workplace sexual harassment because the EEOC regulations apply to paid employees. ASMSU State Liaison Abbie Reed said the organization has met with State Rep. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights, to talk about the bill. “We’re introducing (Knezek’s bill) to the General Assembly this week and we’re just basically advocat-
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KEY POINTS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission According to the EEOC’s website, the agency is responsible for enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination against an individual based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. The laws include “all types of work situations” including harassment. Intern protection laws against sexual harassment If the bill proposed is approved, Michigan will join Oregon, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Washington D.C. in ensuring unpaid interns are protected against sexual harassment in the workplace.
ing for it ... Bringing awareness to it,” Reed said. “We just think it’s a really important issue because so many kids at this school and every school have to either have an internship for their major or probably choose to have an internship for the experience,” Reed said. “If we are going to be sending students to these internships we should make sure they are protected.” The EEOC website states protections apply to an unpaid intern receiving “significant remuneration” such as such as “a pension, group life insurance, workers’ compensation, or access to professional certifications” from their university or a 3rd party on behalf of the university. The EEOC
website states protections against harassment and discrimination also apply if an intern completes unpaid hours as a prerequisite for employment, i.e. an apprenticeship. While on a federal level interns do not receive legal protection from workplace discrimination at the state level, Michigan could be joining the small number of states and localities protecting interns from workplace sexual harassment and discrimination if the legislation introduced by Knezek passes. Presently the states and districts that have intern legal protections in place are Oregon, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Washington D.C.
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New professional sorority colonizes at MSU efforts. The group, which consists of about 30 members, also hosts social events for the sisters to bond such as dinners, craft nights and a hayride. This year, the group plans on focusing their A new professional sorority, Delta Phi Epsilon, has joined the greek community and is working service on women. They will be volunteering with the Lansing Refugee Development Center towards recruiting new members. DPE, which colonized in May of 2015, focuses and She’s the First, an organization that provides on foreign service. President of Delta Phi Epsi- scholarships to girls in low-income countries to lon Katie Doyal said she started the chapter after encourage them to become the first generation she was involved with a social organization with- of college-educated women in their families. Social relations and poliin the greek community, but left cy sophomore Taylor Whitafter realizing it wasn’t a good tington said she is excited fit for her. RECRUITMENT to be a part of her sorority’s She talked to her peers and beginning. decided MSU needed an orgaDelta Phi Epsilon “I feel like it’s really awenization which better fit their beta class some to be a part of the first desires, professionally and recruitment: group to establish ourselves socially. Oct. 9 - 13 on campus,” she said. “Professional sororities differ Still, Jurkiewicz and Doyfrom social sororities in that they focus less on social activities and don’t interact al agreed they think there’s more to be done with other fraternities or sororities and focus on before settling in. “This year, we’re really focusing on establishthe interests of young women who are interested in developing themselves professionally,” Doyal, ing on campus, marketing ourselves as an altera comparative politics and German sophomore, native to greek life,” Doyal said. “We’re worksaid. “A lot of the girls in DPE want a sisterhood ing with other professional fraternities to plan and want to belong to an organization. They’re an event for alternative greek life at The Rock.” Whittington said she sees a promising future interested in a little more... a bit more of a push for her sorority. for their career.” “I’m looking forward to seeing where this will DPE is able to do just that, with professional development workshops and philanthropy go,” Whittington said. “I think it will go far.” BY MCKENNA ROSS
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COGS welcomes first Indian-American president BY RACHEL FRADETTE RFRADETTE@STATENEWS.COM
After only a year of involvement in the Council of Graduate Students, graduate student Sudha Sankar holds the highest possible office — president. But the path leading up to becoming the first Indian-American president was not an easy one to travel. Sankar was born in India but grew up as a self-described “third culture kid.” She has lived in India, Botswana, Singapore and the U.S. between schooling and childhood. She said just being able to further her education, especially in the U.S., is an immense privilege. “For international students, it’s very much ‘well, it seems like a good university and there’s no way I’m going to fly 8,000 miles to go and check it out,’ so I guess I’ll go,” Sankar said about picking a university as an international student. She said she understands the privilege she has been afforded through coming to the U.S. and receiving an
education and hopes others will too. “It’s important for us to understand what privilege is and what opportunities allowed us to come here so that we may think about how we can extend those to others,” Sankar said. COGS represents the graduate student community to the administration and works to accomplish the best practices for students. However, Sankar is particularly passionate about mental health. She said in graduate school specifically, students succumb to isolation and depression while trying to pursue their work. “When I think about mental health, I think about an all around holistic happiness,” Sankar said. She said the COGS team is also focusing on the preventive aspect of sexual assault on campus. Graduate students have already experienced undergraduate life and Sankar said if the two groups communicated more, then the students would have support and a different perspective. “If we don’t simultaneously do the
preventive work, and if students don’t push for that preventive work, then we’re going to continue in this turmoil, in this battle,” Sankar said. As a woman of color holding a high position in office, Sankar said she hopes her presence and the action of COGS communicates an inclusive environment. “There is a hesitance to step into the mainstream,” Sankar said. “I think that’s part of the experience of being a minority.” Sankar said it’s the shared responsibility as a university to pursue having an inclusive environment for all people. In a primarily male-dominated position, Sankar said it’s not just the person — it’s the image and it’s important that women hold positions of leadership. “It’s the association and acceptance of that image of the female in a position of leadership that changes an environment,” Sankar said. Sankar said she is thankful for stumbling upon a meeting and involving
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