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‘Warrior day in, day out’ Lone senior from recruiting class, Kelsey Mullen, leading as captain

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Kelsey Mullen entered MSU four years ago along with three others as members of the women’s soccer class of 2014. The class was loaded with top players in the state and country, including Annie Steinlage and Courtney Clem, as well as Chelsey Miller, who decided to focus on academics and quit the team after two years. The class entered with considerable expectations with Mullen, Clem and Steinlage all being multiple All-State selections in high school. But with the transfer of one, redshirt of a second and the departure of another, only Mullen remains as this year’s lone senior on a squad with only six upperclassmen — the fewest since 1988 — forcing Mullen into a leadership role for the team. Homegrown product Growing up just a few miles in nearby Okemos, Mich., Mullen was raised a Spartan fan and in the end, knew it was the right move to spend the next four years calling MSU home. “I knew it was really important for me to know that my parents could come to most of the games,” she said. “Being so far away from home was out of the options.” Head coach Tom Saxton said Mullen has been essential to the team her entire four years. She’s been a consistent Spartan warrior and has played through aches and pains that have popped up along the way, he said. That consistency has shown as well. By the end of her career, Mullen could rank among

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Senior midfielder/defender Kelsey Mullen, no. 15, walks out onto the field with her teammates after the end of halftime during the game against Bowling Green on Sept. 13, 2013 at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. The Spartans defeated the Falcons, 3-1.

Kelsey Mullen’s career with the Spartans 2009-10 season

Named First Team All-State as a high school junior and senior.

2010 season

2010 season start

Could rank top 10 in MSU history in career starts. She currently has 60.

End of 2013 season

First career MSU start against St. Johns.

the top 10 in school history in career starts. She has started every game she has played but one since she first donned a Spartan uniform. By the end of the season, barring injury, Mullen could

End of 2013 season

Was a starter on an MSU defense that allowed the least amount of goals in school history.

Could rank top 10 in MSU history in career starts. She currently has 60.

rank tied for seventh in history with 75 games started, if she starts the remaining 11 regular season games. Mullen also was a starting defender on the 2011 team that allowed the fewest goals in school history, while fea-

turing the school's only threetime All-American, Laura Heyboer. That year, the Spartans placed third in the Big Ten, which Mullen said ranks as a top moment in her career. “I’d really hate to look that far down the road now,

but she’s been a great Spartan,” Saxton said of Mullen. “She’s a positive influence, always a quiet sense of humor, but always a great positive attitude and just a gam-

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Faculty weighed in on what qualities the next MSU provost should have at an open forum on Tuesday, saying that the provost should have strong ties to the university while balancing diversity and inclusion. About 30 faculty members attended the first of two forums and gave suggestions including sensitivity to the role of the arts and humanities at the university. “Because the provost is the chief academic officer of the university, it’s important that faculty have a voice and be able to chime in about the needs and desires that we have for our next provost,” said Sue Carter, Steering Committee chair and journalism professor. Provost search committee chair Mary Mundt, dean of the College of Nursing, presided over the meeting and answered faculty questions. Debra Nails, a philosophy professor, said she wants to find someone who will stay at MSU for a longer period of time than has been the norm. Nails added that many administrators stay at MSU for about five years and then go on to other things. “Their vision gets in the way of our teaching and research,” she said. “I hope we’re seeking people that might have a connection to MSU, people that have already done a great job at the university and have some desire to come back.” She added she was disappointed the provost job posting doesn’t say anything about scholarship, research or publication. Mundt responded that anyone can nominate a candidate. “The provost needs to work effectively with the student groups because students understand what is needed to create an inclusive community where they can develop and thrive,” said Lee June, a professor in the Honors College. He also advocated for a provost who understands arts See PROVOST on page 2

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Law student’s death still a mystery students are focus of asmsu campaign By Katie Abdilla kabdilla@statenews.com

Where Noah Cooper was found

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From the moment he first met Noah Cooper, MSU alumnus Masaki Takahashi could tell his friend and former co-worker always made time for the people he loved most. But when Takahashi noticed his friend was struggling to cope with issues in his personal life, he wasn’t sure how to help. “He never wanted to have a serious conversation anymore,” Takahashi said. “You know when your friend's lying to you. It was obvious what he was going through, and I feel guilty for not being there for him.” Cooper, a 31-year-old student in the MSU College of Law, was found unresponsive around 1:15 p.m. Sunday in Patriarche Park and later died, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said.

With the East Lansing City Council elections coming up in November, ASMSU has decided to step in to spread awareness among students to register and vote. “In general, people are more excited about federal elections, but when it comes to city elections," it's a different story, said Jessica Leacher, ASMSU vice president for governmental affairs. On Sept. 12, the ASMSU Policy Committee voted to pass a bill allowing the undergraduate student government to spread awareness among students to vote in the upcoming city council elections Nov. 5. “When it comes to your city, (city council members)

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“We really hope (the forum) generates a lot of students and gets the students involved and excited.” Jessica Leacher, ASMSU VP for Governmental Affairs

are the most influential people in your everyday life,” Leacher said, adding that the student government will be hosting a forum with all six candidates from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 2. Leacher said students will have the opportunity to express their opinions and concerns to the candidates in a question and answer session at the forum. Journalism junior Carly Giles said she was unaware of the city council elections were coming up and that she has never voted for city council before. “I would probably go educate myself (at the forum),” Giles said. “There's no reason not to.” Leacher said ASMSU was

keen on hosting the forum before the registration deadline on Oct. 7 , encouraging students to register to vote at the event as well. “We've talked to the MSU College Democrats, and we agreed that there will be voter registration at the forum,” Leacher said, adding that the location of the forum still is to be determined. Students can learn more about registering to vote at ASMSU's office located in Student Services. Leacher said ASMSU has talked to the candidates running for city council and all expressed their willingness to

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Police brief

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Student sexually assaulted A student was sexually assaulted in East McDonel Hall between 4:30 and 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 11, according to police. The victim, an 18-year-old female, told police she knew the suspect, an 18-year-old male student, police said. He had allegedly taken something from her room, and when she took it back, he grabbed her. The victim told police he grabbed the inside of her upper thigh and attempted to kiss her. The suspect confirmed the story, but said he thought he had grabbed her around the waist. She has not yet decided whether she wants to pursue charges. KATIE ABDILLA

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Mullen dealing with pressure of adjusting to leadership role this fall from page one

er, a warrior day in, day out.” Stepping up as a leader After the departure of seven seniors from last year’s team, it was up to Mullen to fill in as the leader when she was named team captain. “Knowing I’m the only senior definitely put pressure on me to feel like I have to be a leader,” Mullen said. “But I have the team to back me up, so it’s been pretty simple and easy.” Clem said Mullen brings a great attitude to the soccer pitch, and it will be tough to replace her. "She’s a good leader, she brings a lot of fun to our team, too," Clem said. "I'm going to miss her, she’s one of my best friends here."

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Police said an autopsy of Cooper’s body was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, and toxicology reports are pending. Park employees told police they saw Cooper walking alone near the bathrooms around noon, but later discovered him lying face-

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the team, so we needed people to step into her place and they have done that very well.”

Losing a potential All-American After last season, the Spartans received a blow when Steinlage decided to transfer to Virginia. Steinlage was the cream of the crop coming out of high school. A first-team All-State selection her final three years, Steinlage also was Miss Soccer in 2009-10, as well as a two-time Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year. While at MSU, Steinlage was a two-time All-Big Ten performer, as well as a fourth team All-American by Women's Soccer Madness. Although losing such a prominent player who could have been a key member of this year’s team was tough, Mullen said a small silver lining came out of the situation. “It was definitely something we had to face, but we took the positives out of it,” She said. “We just realized that she was no longer a part of

From carpools to MSU It’s been nearly 10 years since Clem and Mullen were sharing carpools as teammates on their club team, and they’ve continued their strong friendship at MSU as members of the same class. “She would always make up these stupid games," Clem said, describing how they passed the time during their road trips. “We would always have a blast." Although they entered college in the same class, Clem took a redshirt season with former standout Jill Flietstra still with two years of eligibility. Once Mullen and Clem got to high school, they were on the opposite sides of the field. With Clem at Williamston High School and Mullen at Okemos, they ended up playing against each other quite a few times. “At first, we played against each other, and then we came

down in the grass. When the workers discovered he had no pulse, he was taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, where he was pronounced dead at 2:40 p.m. Murphy said Cooper was not found with any visible injuries There is no indication of foul play. Takahashi said Cooper began to show signs of a drinking problem and recently had gone through a breakup with his longtime girlfriend. But the last time he saw Cooper, a week before, he said his friend seemed to be on the right track. Police were unsure if alcohol was a factor in his death. “He seemed to be in a better place,” Takahashi said. “He was moving on up and nursing himself into law school.” Connell Alsup, an official with the College of Law, confirmed Cooper was a student in the school at the time of his death, but said he could not comment further per the requests of Cooper’s family. An MSU spokesman said Cooper also was a part-time employee for MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities. Takahashi said he will remember Cooper as a dedicated friend. “When you were in a hard place, he was the type of person that would say, ‘Let’s stop talking about it and have fun,’” he said.

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Committee hopes to bring candidates to campus in January for interviews with administration from page one

and humanities and evolving disciplines like ethnic studies, as well as someone with a track record of inclusion and diversity. Jualynne Dodson, a sociolog y professor, echoed June’s concerns. “If we aren’t careful, we will end up with an administrator that does not get academics,” Dodson said. Robert Maleczka, chairperson of the Department of Chemistry, said he’d like faculty to have input on interview questions. Terr y Curr y, associate provost and v ice president for academic human resources, said there is a Desire2Learn page that faculty can post suggestions on recruiting, nominations and anything else they want in relation to the search. It will be reviewed by the search committee.

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Continued together (at MSU),” Mullen said. "It’s nice to come into here with someone I knew and was comfortable with." A winner's mentality For associate head coach Tammy Farnum, Mullen’s mentality has been crucial, and her versatility is something people might misunderstand about her. She also added Mullen has been a special player since arriving on campus and it was only right to name her captain. “Her words are always heard and at the end of the day, when not a word can be spoken, she shows up and plays the game at the highest level. That’s all you can ask,” Farnum said. “The thing we love is that she still has that go mentality as an attacking right back.”

Ann Austin, an education professor, wants t he new provost to be in tune with the challenges that are facing higher education, such as technology; the ages, interests and circumstances of students; the job market and how universities should contribute to democracy. Mundt said she’s taking all the testimony into account and not making any judgments at this time. “The purpose of the forum is to have all the different perspectives represented and to have people speak their minds, whatever perspective they have and to listen,” Mundt said. She said the plan is to bring candidates to campus for interviews in January 2014. From there, the committee will recommend a candidate to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, who will recommend a candidate to the Board of Trustees.

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participate in the forum. “I believe that MSU and its students are the most vital aspect of our hometow n ,” s a id Su s a n W. Woods, founder of the East Lansing Film Festival, or ELFF, and one of the four candidates running for a four-year term.

Students will have the chance to share their opinions with candidates for the council positions later this fall Woods, who has been an East Lansing resident for 23 years, said she was hoping by participating in the forum that she would help students become aware of what is going on around them, especially incoming students. “Being a cit y council member would be a next step in my dedication to this community, which I love,” Woods said. Ruth Beier, who is running for a council position against Woods & others, said the most pressing issue that should be addressed by the city council concerning students is housing. “We really hope (t he forum) generates a lot of students and gets the students involved and excited about the elections, like we are,” Leacher said.

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Apple drops new iOS 7 upgrade for its products Apple’s new iOS 7 software will be available for download Wednesday. Here’s a look at its new features. –Simon Schuster, SN

Even more minimalism iOS 7 has adopted a visual style further emphasizing Apple’s less-is-more philosophy in regard to aesthetics. Almost everything is designed to be flatter, crisper and more simplified, most apparently in iOS 7’s new lock screen, where the interface has been stripped bare.

Built-in apps All of the pre-installed apps users have grown familiar with have been overhauled to conform with Apple’s new design direction. Apple is introducing iTunes Radio, a potential competitor to music streaming service Pandora. Files now can be wirelessly shared between users in close proximity thanks to the addition of Airdrop, a feature previously consigned to Apple’s computers that could allow for easier interaction between students, their peers and their professors.

Control center Swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen reveals a new series of controls users didn’t have easy access to previously, including what appears to be a flashlight function — removing the need for frilly flashlight applications — as well as access to frequently changed settings such as brightness, bluetooth and portrait orientation lock.

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Greek life offers diverse opportunities for students By April Jones ajones@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Greek letters and signs are everywhere around campus with Rush week kicking off, but not all the pledges will be flocking to the major fraternities and sororities. Special education junior Manisha Manchanda is one student who elected to steer away from the stereotypical “sorority girl” image and join a multicultural sorority. “What I like best is that everyone respects ... that we all grew up in different parts of the world,” said Manchanda, who is a member of Sigma Sigma Rho, a traditional Southern Asian sorority. “To know that everyone is more surprised and interested (in) where everyone is from instead of discriminating against it is what I think is good about being in a multicultural sorority.” Like Manchanda some students have decided to explore all of the Greek life options this fall. Students have the option of becoming a part of Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Independent Greek Council. They are

separated into those four different governing bodies to accommodate different groups of people, but this week's rush only includes Panhellenic Creed and Interfraternity Council. Panhellenic Council, for women, and Interfraternity Council, for men, are known as the mainstream fraternities and sororities that students often are most familiar with. MSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council is a traditionally African-American council made up of nine fraternities and sororities sometimes referred to as the Divine Nine. The Independent Greek Council generally is made up of multicultural students, and chapters historically represent Asian, Indian, Latino and other ethnic groups. Robert Biddle, MSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council advisor, said the biggest issue for his council is that some students don't realize that there are more greek life opportunities because they aren't always a part of MSU's most popular Rush week. Pat Tallman, packaging senior and member of Interfraternity Council’s Sigma Phi Epsilon said he’s noticed that the rushing process for multicultural councils is

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Kinesiology junior Marjorie Norwood and social work senior Carl Anderson lead discussion Tuesday at the “Ignore the Noise” event at Erickson Hall.

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Course program offers new amenities for MSU alumni By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com The State News nn

For more than 60 years, the MSU Evening College has served as a way for alumni to stay engaged with the university through courses and instruction. With the new A lumni Lifelong Enrichment for Spartans program, or LENS, the MSU Alumni Association looks to “re-envision” what the former evening college should be. The new program's website has more than 250 offerings of courses and events around the community, in addition to 15 traditional evening college course offerings and 70-80 courses available online. “The goal of the reinvention of the program is to get more people involved,” said Christopher Smith, assistant director of alumni enrichment for the Alumni Association. “MSU is wide open, and we want to engage with the public.” Smith said although this kind of engagement was present in the original evening college, the model was flawed. “We felt that the old model was limited in the story it was telling,” Smith said. “While it was great for people in town ... we received a lot of feedback from people all over the world that wanted to be a part of it. “We're hoping to expand the demographic to anyone. It's not just the retired demographic, it could be people in their 40s with kids who want to come back to campus and find things that

“We received a lot of feedback from people all over the world that wanted to be a part of it.” Christopher Smith, assistant director of alumni enrichment for the MSU Alumni Association

are happening.” One of the unique new programs offered through the LENS program is a series of language courses for children aged 3-18, a demographic previously not explored by the evening college. French and Arabic senior Heather Brown, who works as a student assistant for the foreign languages department, said that the programs focus on basic language skills and are well attended. “We have a lot of returning kids,” she said. “The kids pick up a lot.” Scott Westerman, executive director of the Alumni Association, said that LENS is offering more courses than at any point in its history. “The biggest complaint I hear from Spartans around the world is, 'How can we get evening college stuff for us?'” he said. “What we did to evening college was reinvent it to make it bigger and better.” Westerman said that before he came to MSU, he was one of the alumni that wished he could connect with the university, but couldn't because he was located in New Mexico, not Michigan. “Coming in, (LENS) was on my idea list for a long time,” he said.

different from his own. “I’ve seen multicultural houses multiple times setting up booths in public places on campus,” he said. “The Interfraternity Council houses do a public Rush week following private recruiting.” While the recruiting process might be different among the councils, Biddle said all of the organizations strive for academic excellence and community service.

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graduated from Michigan State in 2005, and I had the pleasure of having English professor William Penn about 10 years ago. I remember the class very vividly and still talk about it to this day. We would have extremely difficult pop quizzes consisting of only a handful of questions from the assigned reading. Everyone in the class scored horribly on these quizzes. It wasn’t until grades came out at the end of the semester that I discovered the truth. The quizzes barely impacted the grade at all. I remember being shocked and relieved. Why would this crazy professor do this to us? I’ll tell you why. He was getting us to pay attention to the material, to participate in class, to expect the unexpected and above all to be prepared for class. We read books such as Daniel Reveles’ “Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans” and watched movies including David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet.” We explored all sorts of topics, such as politics, sex and sadomasochism, literature and even fraternity life (Penn once belonged to a fraternity, he said). One of the more interesting insights Penn made to dissuade me from my belief that fiction is “pointless” was that fiction teaches you

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Read the rest online at statenews.com/blog. be frightened into about life. As an award-winning author, Penn agreeing with him explained how pieces of his personality and or to agree because events that happened in his life are integratyou think he will give ed into his novels. The characters’ thoughts you a good grade. and feelings often are reflections of the author. In fact, he was adamantReading good fiction teaches you about peoly against what he ple and how they interact. You called, “bumper sticklearn from the life experiencguest columnist er logic”: those people es interwoven into the novel. who go through life espousing a On the first quiz he gave us, the particular viewpoint or ideology first question was, “What does ly memorable. That experience served me well without having any support for it. the word ‘didactic’ mean?” I had in law school, where every day the professors The reason I did so well in Penn’s no idea. As I learned later, and call on you and challenge you to defend your class is because every time I disnever forgot, it means “intendarguments while simultaneously pointing out agreed with him, I articulated my ed to teach, particularly in havtheir weaknesses. In Penn’s class, the argument thoughts succinctly, and I made a ing moral instruction as an ultegood argument for why I was right. was never the focus. It was always the underrior motive.” Penn’s goal all along Ryan McDonough lying logical defense of that argument that The ridiculously hard quizin his class was to provide didacrmcdonough@gmail.com would earn his true respect and admiration. zes, the seemingly disorganized tic instruction, NOT to get you It was a journey, and the destination was presentation and wide breadth to agree with his point of view. not immediately revealed from the outFor Penn, part of this means keeping the class of course material, the humorous life expeset. I feel sorry that these students will be riences and anecdotes, the intense thoughtentertained, and the other part means putrobbed of that experience. I know part of provoking class discussion… it was certainting controversial opinions, thoughts and ideas that class certainly shaped who I am today. ly unlike every other class I had ever had, front and center for the class to discuss. I am I am now an attorney in Michigan, and but in the end it was everything the professaddened that some young, naïve student misjust wanted to thank Penn for his class. took Penn’s comments from the first day of class sor intended it to be: a didactic experience. Ryan McDonough is an MSU alumnus. That class taught me how to think critically, as a “lecture” instead of a “discussion.” The Reach him at rmcdonough@gmail.com. helped hone my debate skills and was intenselast thing Penn ever would want is for you to

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araphrasing Voltaire, for faculty to interpret them many echo his famous to mean almost anything. sentiment regarding A quick search on MSU’s varfree speech: “I may ious websites shows the difficulty of finding all of the regnot agree with what you say, ulations, rules and guidelines but I will defend to the death students are expected to folyour right to say it.” I will low. Assuming a student can not pretend to be so noble. even find these rules, after a litWhen I first heard English tle reading, one can understand professor William Penn’s ignothat these rules were written by rant diatribe against Republawyers, for lawyers, and for the licans, I was angry and had benefit of faculty, who can pick no intention of coming to his and choose if and when they defense, despite viewing his wish to discipline a student. rant apathetically. It is my opinAt this point, I can see how ion that, although he was obvithis column looks to be a broadously poorly informed on polside, conspiracy attack against itics (he is an English profesMSU administrators. I am not sor, after all), his speech did saying it is impossible to express nothing more than waste a lityour opinions freely. I am meretle class time, offend a few senly attempting to point out that sitive students and make Demstudents, the reason this school ocrats and everyone who supexists, must be far more cauported his views look bad. tious with their words than Despite strongly disagreeing professors; students do not with Penn, I don’t believe a lithave tenure to hide behind. tle lecture should get him susThe Foundapended, fired or othguest columnist tion for Individuerwise ruin his al Rights in Educalife in academia. tion, or FIRE ranks That being said, MSU as “yellow” on what irritates me their speech code, about this whole sitmeaning “instituuation is not whethtions with at least er he should be discione ambiguous polplined; that is a comicy that too easily plicated, bureaucratencourages adminic process I’d rather Jameson Joyce istrative abuse and not worry about. joyceja1@msu.edu arbitrary applicaRather, it is the fact tion.” MSU was put that despite this conon “Red Alert” in 2008, when troversy stirring up conversathe then-ASMSU director was tions regarding free speech, it accused and found guilty of viois centered solely on faculty, lating two vague “spamming” with no mention of students. policies when she wrote to facThe day after ulty regarding changes to Wellistening to his come Week. Following public speech, I went outcry, coupled with the advoto a few of my cacy group’s efforts, the chargpolitical science es were dropped and the ASMSU professors after director’s record remained class and asked clean. However, this examthem what they Students, ple shows the dangers of defythought of the ing our school’s bureaucracy. situation. the reason I am not trying to say students One of them this school pointed out that, should have equal rights as their professors who have spent their had a student exists, lives achieving their positions. been recordmust be I am not saying that freedom of ed saying this far more speech should be unabridged. to another stuInstead, I support this freedent or, God forcautious we have taken for grantbid, a profeswith their sor, that student dom ed in this country; a freedom we words than could face disci- often forget is tentatively preserved at the university level. actions professors; plinary While opinions and words on the grounds students do of hate speech or filled with hate and anger, such as Penn’s, obviously should not insubordination. not have take the center stage, when Although this tenure they are voiced, I appeal for description of restraint, not only on behalf consequencto hide of professors, but for stues might seem behind.” vague, that is dents, too. The purpose of unibecause it is com- versities are to encourage thought and debate, not to supmon for universities, especialpress it. Even if students are ly large public ones the size of not at the level of professors, MSU, to have many ambiguthey should at least enjoy the ous policies. This plethora of same protections and rights. rules is two pronged: it makes Jameson Joyce is a political sciit hard for students to underence and pre-law senior. Reach stand all the policies they must him at joyceja1@msu.edu. abide by, and it makes it easy

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“Social insensitivity begins as a quick laugh” As a gay person, I’d laugh at the clip. Some people are too sensitive now. I make jokes about straight people and expect them back. Its all about context. If you had posted the video with a sentence stating that all gays are weak and high pitched, that might be offensive, but else who cares. Chris, Sept. 16

While some of the fellow commenters do make some good points, I really feel like the point of Dillon’s article is right. Like Chris, I can take insults and dish them back, but that’s not really what this is about. (comment continued at statenews.com) Miguel, Sept. 17

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Campus groups, professors celebrate Constitution Day with various events By Simon Schuster sschuster@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

The MSU community celebrated United States Constitution Day on Tuesday with activities that honored the nation’s founding document in both serious and light-hearted ways. Constitution Day, originally known as Citizenship Day, commemorates the day the Constitution originally was signed. It was named a federal holiday in 2004. Members of MSU Campus Conservatives constructed a large wooden board in front of the rock on Farm Lane and invited students to write whatever they liked on the board, deeming it a "free speech wall." Public policy junior Lisa Jankowski said the wall was constructed to celebrate the freedom of speech, the Constitution's First Amendment. "Anything they want, they can write it," Jankowski said. "Just to prove that we do

have our rights … Just to celebrate a little bit. It's completely nonpartisan." By mid-afternoon, the wall was adorned with a wide variety of messages from obscenities, personal anecdotes and political messages to students' favorite sports teams. Throughout the day, members of Campus Conservatives also passed out pamphlets containing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which were a gift from The Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington, D.C. think tank. Tuesday afternoon, James Madison College hosted a roundtable discussion featuring several professors from both the University of Michigan and MSU to explore the constitutional and statutory limits of presidential power. MSU panel members consisted of Michael Lawrence, a professor in MSU College of Law and Benjamin Kleinerman, an associate professor of constitu-

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kick Kinesiology senior Julian Gimmer practices “tricking” Tuesday at the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden. “Tricking,” Gimmer said, is a mixture of martial arts and gymnastics.

tional democracy in James Madison College. U-M was represented by assistant professors in law and political science. Political theory and constitutional democracy and international relations senior Joel Cortright said the event helped contextualize the Constitution in the modern world. "I think (the event) provides a little bit of a broader discussion as to how the Constitution still applies to us … (and) how we can still be active in these present-day issues that we have." Kleinerman said he hoped the event provoked students in attendance to ask questions about the Constitution. "I'd say one of the more important questions in the present is the limits of presidential power. So many of the questions of presidential power are Constitutional questions," said Kleinerman, who chose the topic of the discussion. "Our Constitution's perhaps the most important thing the U.S. has done."

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U-m prank inspires cancer research fundraiser By Celeste Bott cbott@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

MSU football fans who attended last weekend's home game might have noticed — and were perhaps infuriated by — the "GO BLUE" message written across the sky. But hundreds of Spartans are responding to the skywriting in a surprising way — donating thousands of dollars to ovarian cancer research. The idea came from MSU Alumni Association Executive Director Scott Westerman, who had a sense of the price of skywriting based on his experience as a private pilot. "I don't fault the Michigan fan who did it, but it felt like it would make sense to take our rivalry to a more productive level," Westerman said. "When I saw the skywriting, it felt like I could ask Spartans to match what was spent on a ephemeral five-minute display of Wolverine cheerleading." Westerman has called on Spartans to pledge small donations to the Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance, or MIOCA, an awareness organization based in Ann Arbor. More than $1,800 was raised in the first 48 hours, Westerman said, with more than 300 participants making donations. Westerman, whose wife is a two-time ovarian cancer survivor, was inspired by an MSU and University of Michigan matchup that has nothing to do with football. He said he credits his wife's survival to the treatment she received at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as the cancer drug Cisplatin, invented by Barney Rosenberg at MSU. Westerman also said he plans to ask Steve Grafton, his U-M counterpart at the U-M Alumni Association, to match what the Spartans raise. "The response has been overwhelming," MIOCA Vice President Marcie Paul said. "This (Tuesday) morning I saw about

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An aircraft writes “GO BLUE” in the sky last Saturday above the tennis courts in south neighborhood before the MSU vs. Youngstown State football game.

$2,000 and then the next tally was $4,000. It doubled in just one day." Spa r ta ns Fight i ng Ca ncer President and education senior Annah Bravo said she was thrilled to see such a fast response. "It takes an army to fight this disease," Bravo said. "So to see so many Spartans get together to do something like this, in such a short amount of time? It's amazing." Spartans Fighting Cancer is discussing potential ways to raise more reproductive cancer awareness at MSU this year, Bravo said. Meanwhile, MIOCA President Pam Dahlmann is excited to put incoming donations toward ovarian cancer research. "There are so many ideas we haven't been able to do, or had to put on hold because of a lack of funds," Dahlmann said. "This opens a lot of doors." Dahlmann, who lost both her mother and grandmother to ovarian cancer, said she hopes to put a large sum of money toward research for ovarian cancer detection. "In the last 40 years, there still hasn't been a test developed for detecting ovarian cancer," Dahlmann said. "And with ovarian cancer survival rates, there aren't enough liv-

ing survivors left to generate the kind of fundraising or publicity that breast cancer does, for example." Westerman said he was thrilled at the philanthropy and what it means for the university. "What's more important is the message that Spartan alumni can come together to tackle the world's biggest problems," Westerman said. "Who wins a football game on Saturday may be consequential in the athletic history books, but I like to think that perhaps one of those many $5 contributions will be the tipping point to help eradicate this horrible disease."

A few days after the Navy Yard shootings, a presentation on how to handle a gunman in a classroom might have brought up more questions than answers at a Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday. The presentation focused on the resources available to faculty that would help them prepare for situations involving violence in classrooms. “It’s a suspect using a weapon in an ongoing assault, this would not be a barricaded gunman as we more commonly know from news and media,” MSU police Capt. Penny Fischer said. “This is someone in active actions of causing violence, injury and death.” She added that these situations occur rapidly with very little warning.

One of her suggestions was for faculty and students to keep their cell phones on during classes, because if there was an emergency on campus, that’s how MSU police would let people know. Those alerts go to the phone number listed in each person’s MSU contact information. “If you ever think about calling 9-1-1, do it,” she said. “Time is our enemy. Time is the advantage to the offender. We try to narrow those time gaps, and the way we narrow those time gaps is with you and with good education and information.” Knowing how to evacuate a building also is important — there are maps of buildings at entry points of most buildings on campus, with more still being put up, she said. The dissemination of information during a crisis is going to be critical, said Manuel Chavez, associate professor of journalism. “So the question is, perhaps do we need drills?” he said. “Should

the faculty go and teach or do some exercises with the students as to how to get into a situation where all of us know what to do? Honestly, I have seen this a couple of times and I’m still trying to figure out what to do.” Fischer said it’s difficult to do drills during class time because it’s disruptive, but encouraged faculty to do drills on their own or have officers talk to classes. Communication professor William Donohue suggested there should be address plaques inside classrooms so that if an emergency does occur, he could tell a 9-1-1 dispatcher exactly where he was. He recalled a time when one of his students was hyperventilating and the emergency responders never came because he didn’t know the address for the Veterinary Medical Center, and they didn’t know where it was, thankfully the student stopped hyperventilating. “I didn’t know what to do,” Donohue said.

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joseph named to cmu’s 2013 hall of fame class As a result of her performance on the 1982 Central Michigan softball team, MSU softball head coach Jacquie Joseph will be inducted into the Joseph Central Michigan University Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 20. “I am excited and honored to be a part of this great celebration, and I continue to be grateful for the opportunities afforded me as a student-athlete at CMU,” Joseph said in a press release. “Much of my philosophy as a coach is rooted in my playing and early coaching career under my college coach, Margo Jonker.” The 1982 Chippewa softball team won CMU’s first MAC regular season and tournament championship, the first for any female sport. Thirdyear head coach Margo Jonker guided the team to a 42-9 regular season record. The 1982 team holds the CMU record for most wins in a single season with 51. Several CMU softball record holders were on the 1982 roster. As a Chippewa, Joseph was part of three MAC titles and three National Tournament appearances. Although she was a redshirt freshman on the 1982 team, she went on to become a two-time First-Team AllMAC selection.

Cross country picks up two Big Ten weekly honors The recognition train for MSU athletes continues to roll. Following Big Ten honors handed to volleyball outside hitter Lauren Wicinski and soccer goalkeeper O’Connor Zach Bennett, redshirt junior Leah O’Connor and redshirt sophomore Caleb Rhynard Rhynard, both of the cross country team, have been distinguished as Big Ten Cross Country Athletes of the Week. O’Connor and Rhynard both submitted winning performances this past weekend at the AutoOwners Insurance Spartan Invitational, hosted by MSU. Rhynard finished second overall in the men’s 8,000 meter race with a time of 24:10, his career-best. O’Connor had the best time in the women’s 6,000 meter race with a time of 20:54. The top six spots on the leaderboard were all held by Spartans, and O'Connor beat the secondplace runner up by 11 seconds. It is the first Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor for both athletes. O’Connor was named first-team allconference after a fourthplace finish at the 2012 Big Ten Championships, and Rhynard received the 2012 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for MSU. The cross country team will travel to the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 28 at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis. Omari Sankofa II

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Head coach Mark Dantonio watches from the sidelines Sept. 14 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated Youngstown State, 55-17.

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Game of the Century. Little Giants. The flag plant. Dating back to their first game in 1897, the MSU-Notre Dame rivalry is one of college football’s oldest rivalries and holds significant cultural importance to both programs while generating some of t he spor t ’s most lively atmospheres.

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Notre Dame comes into Saturday with the nation’s 56th-ranked defense, MSU’s biggest test to date For head coach Mark Dantonio, there’s no better environment to test the confidence of sophomore quarterback Connor Cook. “This will be a great experience for (Cook) because he’s going to have an environment to play in that’s going to simulate really what a lot of Big Ten environments are going to be from this point on,” Dantonio said. “That’s going to be a period of growth for him; an exciting time.” After throwing for 202 yards and four touchdowns against Youngstown State on Saturday, Cook officially was handed MSU’s starting quarterback job and is expected to hold down the position moving forward. However, Notre Dame is certain to be a much tougher opponent than its FCS opponent from Saturday. L ed by sen ior qua r terback Tommy Rees, the Fighting Irish’s offense currently is ranked No. 50 in the country, ahead of teams such as Michigan, Florida and Alabama. A week ago, Notre Dame scored 21 points in a span of 3:29 in the fourth quarter to earn a comeback road victory against Purdue. And even without the departed linebacker Manti Te’o, who

has yet to catfish his way into playing time for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, Notre Dame comes in with the nation’s 56th-ranked defense, MSU’s biggest test to date. But after seeing the poise of his young quarterback in practice and game situations, Dantonio said he’s not worried about Cook’s ability to adapt in his first career road start. “Connor Cook is always a guy that moves forward,” Dantonio said. “He’s not going to back down from a challenge. He’s pretty light in terms of how he approaches things. Going to do the best he can, have fun with it. “That’s good right now for his mind-set as he goes into his first big away game.”

opener against Western Michigan, Arnett did not play in the wins against South Florida and Youngstown State. If it’s determined Arnett suffered an injury to keep him out of action, Dantonio can use a medical redshirt and give Arnett two more years to play starting in 2014. “That’s something we deal

with, didn’t want to play him in a game where there was a blowout because of the potential to do that,” Dantonio said. “We took the redshirt off of R.J. Shelton, he gives us a different dynamic in there a little bit. So you can’t play them all.” After playing 12 games as a freshman at Tennessee, Arnett transferred to MSU prior to the

Arnett redshirt Seldom-used junior wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett is a likely candidate to redshirt this season, Dantonio said on Tuesday. A f ter catching one pass for seven yards in the season

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Bench players playing key role in Spartans early success By Zach Smith zsmith@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Blake Skamiera has seen the field in all three of the MSU men’s soccer team wins this season — he just hasn't started there. The junior forward is part of a group of players that have an important role coming off the bench and giving the players in the starting 11 a much needed break. “It doesn't really change my mindset,” Skamiera said. “The only hard part is getting warmed up again. Other than that, I come off the bench and I do what I need to do for the team, and hopefully at the end of the day I can help.” Of the 360 minutes of action this season, he has been on the field for 75 minutes with three shots and one assist. The two players Skamiera would substitute for — junior forward Tim Kreutz and junior forward Adam Montague — have a combined two goals, both game winners, and one assist on 22 shots. “You come out with the same intensity and the same fire that everybody else on the team has, but you kind of know come that 10-or-15 minute mark that there are guys that can come in that are just as good as I am,” Kreutz said. At the college level, coaches are allowed to make as many subs as needed, which can be an advantage if a player is tired or isn’t performing well. Head coach Damon Rensing said having the a plan for substitutions is a lot like a depth chart on football. “There’s a little bit of a rhythm,” Rensing said. “There are some guys like (junior mid-

fielder) Kyle Rutz that can play multiple positions and that can help if he can play up top or wide.” The Spartans have used pretty much the same rotation of subs all season with Skamiera, Rutz, redshirt freshman defender Jerome Cristobal, senior midfielder Cody Henderson and sophomore midfielder Sean Conerty being the primary players “in the bullpen” for MSU. Both Henderson and Conerty have found a place in the starting lineup at least once this season because of an injury, a fact Rensing said can knock the rhythm out of sync. Sometimes Kreutz is subbed out and other times it’s Montague that gets a break, and that all depends on the score and their individual form. Regardless, Kreutz said it’s his job to work tirelessly for the team while keeping in mind he might get a longer break to refuel. “You’ve got to look at the beginning of the game the same way if you’re on the bench or if you’re starting,” Kreutz said. “We’ve got guys ready to come in. Come out with that fire and don’t really worry about coming out or going back in.” Skamiera was a starter for his club and high school teams and knows with the talent on the MSU roster, it’s going to be hard to get on the team sheet. “Tim and Adam are great forwards, and it’s tough to beat somebody out with their talent and speed,” he said. “They do their job up top and tire the defense for me. You want to come in and do your best. That gives me huge motivation to come in and take a starting spot someday.”

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Department of Theatre starts new season with “Widows” The cast of “Widows” gathers before the opening of the show Tuesday at the Auditorium. The cast repeated a cheer over and over again to get pumped up for the opening of the show.

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Theatre senior Sara Anne Ostrowski gets her hair braided before the opening of “Widows” on Tuesday at the Auditorium.

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The Department of Theatre started off its 2013-14 Flights of Fantasy season Tuesday with the production of "Widows." The show takes place in a South American village where every man has vanished. The women come together to challenge the military presence and find answers to whom they can blame for their fathers, husbands, brothers and sons vanishing. All of them have been taken by the military regime, which refuses to acknowledge the events. The play was directed by Ann Folino White, assistant professor of theatre studies and directing, and written by Ariel Dorfman, who was exiled from Chile because of his support for former President Salvador Allende.

“The show is definitely on the heavier, more serious side,” said Dave Wendelberger, the show’s spokesman. “The entire cast of students does a great job with the production.” The Department of Theatre is looking to expose the public to a different genre of theater through "Widows," said Rob Roznowski, associate professor and head of acting and directing in the Department of Theatre. "We chose this show because it offers so many great women's roles, which is often hard to find," Roznowski said. "Every production we do is angled toward sparking discussion and debate." Folino White said she enjoys working with the students, and the best part is that there is the opportunity to bounce ideas off each other and create a different experience for the audience. "Working with designers and

“Every production we do is angled toward sparking discussion and debate.” Rob Roznowski, Associate professor and head of acting and directing in the Department of Theatre

actors in that creative environment can invent incredible things and bring even more ideas to the table," Folino White said. Performances will be run through Sept. 22 at MSU's Auditorium Arena Theatre. Senior (60+) tickets are $11, adult tickets are $13 and student tickets are $10.

There will be a post-show discussion Sept. 19, which will feature a discussion of the parallels between the One Book, One Community's feature novel "The Yellow Birds" and the production "Widows." There also will be a pre-show talk with the director Sept. 22.

Upcoming shows “William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead” Oct. 11-13 and 16-20, Pasant Theatre Freshman Showcase: Off With Her Head Nov. 8-10, Auditorium Arena Theatre “Xanadu” Nov. 15-17 and 19-24, Studio 60, in the basement of the Auditorium

Repertory Dance Concert: Brought into Being Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2014, RCAH Auditorium in SnyderPhillips hall “Cyrano De Bergerac” Feb. 14-16 and 19-23, 2014, Fairchild Theatre “The Serpent Lady” March 18-23, 2014, Studio 60, in the basement of the Auditorium

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spartan coney in business By Anya Rath arath@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Derrick Austin, the co-owner of Spartan Coney, learned to cook for himself at a young age. "I'm from a family of nine boys and one sister," Austin said with a grin creeping across his face. "If you didn't learn to cook for yourself, you weren't going to eat." Austin, who picked up his cooking habits from his mother and grandmother, now will be cooking for hungry Spartans. Last Friday, Austin officially opened the doors to Spartan Coney, a hot dog restaurant, located at 551 1/2 E. Grand River Ave. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. everyday, but Austin said he still is work-

"I told my boss, the franchise owner, that I could make chili," Austin said. "He lit up like a firecracker." Austin said what sets Spartan Coney apart from other coney dog restaurants is the variety of different hot dogs on the menu and its lack of breakfast food. He settled the menu by researching different styles of hot dogs from around the country and taste testing. Austin particularly is excited for customers to try his Jamaican Dog, made with Jamaican relish. In addition to the Jamaican Dog, Austin has 28 items on the menu and a few other signature items up his sleeve, such as the Greek Dog, which he said is similar to a Greek salad without the lettuce. Austin also plans on pushing

ing out an official schedule. The location is just big enough for a cook, a few customers and the basic amenities to run a hot dog stand. Planning for Spartan Coney began in late 2012 after Austin and the franchise owner for Moe's Southwest Grill found there was storage space leftover in a corner of the store. Spartan Coney is in no way affiliated with Moe's, said Austin, also the general manager of Moe's. "(The owner and I) were discussing what to do here, and I said, 'Let's see — pizza or hot dogs?'" he said. Austin, who has been in the food industry for more than 20 years, decided to go with hot dogs because of his cooking specialty — his homemade chili.

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Austin said. "I'm looking for turkey dogs, chicken dogs, vegan dogs. ... Just trying to veer it a totally different way."

Austin said he hopes to see Spartan Coney continue to grow so that he can move the location.

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something you’ve been saving appraised. Make plans. Include your love. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 — Balance all the factors. An older individual offers an interesting opinion. Advance to a whole new level. Let friends advise you. Make a tantalizing promise. Don’t insist on making your own mistakes. Learn from others. Virgo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Make a positive commitment. Use what you’ve been saving. Working at home increases your benefits. Abundance can be yours. Lose yourself in an art project. You don’t need to reveal your agenda, yet. Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22) Today is a 9 — Take care of family. Take a phone call in private. You hear from a distant relative. Decide what to learn next. Consider comfort and profit. Okay, you can go now. Never give up. scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21) Today is a 7 — Fix up your place. Find the perfect solution. You have what you need. It’s also a good time to travel. Enlist support. As-

sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21) Today is a 6 — Work faster and earn more. You gain career stature with a lucky break. Don’t try a new idea just yet. Take a moment. Dig in your claws and maintain decorum. Prepare to venture farther out. capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 — Collect a debt. It’s all for the family. Be loose with your imagination. Help arrives. Shop carefully, and store away extra provisions. There’s another profitable development. Roast a feast and toast your client. Aquarius (Jan. 20-feb. 18) Today is a 9 — Streamline your work routine and make more. Monitor results. Friends help you make an important connection. Share information. Get your message out. Friends act as mediators. Party big or party small, but celebrate. pisces (feb. 19-march 20) Today is a 9 — Finishing old tasks satisfies. Provide excellent service. Collect a nice paycheck. Invest in your business. Keep practicing. Strengthen your infrastructure. Allow for household improvements. Go for romance and other personal aims.

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AAA INSURANCE, member rep. part time position, Lake Lansing office. Forward resume to Robin Ammann rcammann@ aaamichigan.com.

BABYSITTER wanted in St. Johns for 7-mo old & 5-year old son. Mon 7AM-5PM, Wed 12PM-4PM, Fri 7AM-4PM. $7/hr cash. Interested email aims218@aol.com.

COURT ONE Athletic Clubs is hiring customer service reps. Applicants can apply at either location: 2291 Research Circle, Okemos or 1609 Lake Lansing Rd, Lansing. 517-349-1199 or 372-9531.

DIRECT CARE worker. Assist individuals w/ autism. all shifts avail. High school diploma/ GED, reliable trans. & valid driver’s lic. req. Call 517-374-7670.

3 BEDROOM for Fall! Starting at $415 per person. 517-507-0127.

ONE BEDROOM apartment in house on 500 block of Grove St. New carpeting. D/W. Parking spot. No pets. 332-8600. Rent negotiable.

IT’S NEVER too early to start looking. CRMC has you covered for 20142015 housing. Contact us at 517-337-7577. www.crmc1.com

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CASHIER, GAS Pumper, Driveway Assistant for Woods Okemos Marathon. p/t. Apply in person. 2104 Hamilton Road.

CULINARY SERVICES Seeks student emps. 10/15 hrs/wk. Flexible shifts starting ASAP. Build your resume. Apply at eatatstate.com/ employment.

SEEKING MARKETING Assistant for fall semester. Work to evaluate and build the brand and readership of The State News. This position is for full-time MSU students who are looking to exercise their understanding of marketing. To apply, drop off resume, copy of class schedule and cover letter to Colleen Curran at 435 E. Grand River by Friday Sept. 20 at 5 PM.

ATTENTION MSU Students! Now hiring students to raise money for Public TV & the Arts. Evening and weekend hours. Earn $8-12/hr. Call 332-1501 today for an interview

The State News is currently accepting applications for student members for its Board of Directors. For more information, go to statenews.com/board

EL AZTECO East Lansing is now hiring part time or full time!! Servers, cooks, bartenders, dishwashers and busser positions available. Call 517-3817401 or email paul@ elazteco.net IMMEDIATE OPENINGS $13.50 base-appt, flex sched around classes call 333-1700 or at workforstudents.com

WAIT STAFF, all shifts. Immediate openings. Apply at Paul Revere’s Tavern. 517-332-6960.

LEASE NOW for Fall 2013. Get more of what you want! 1, 2, 3 + 4 bedroom apts and townhomes. New kitchens + baths. The CATA bus takes you right to LCC + MSU. Plenty of parking. 517-507-4172. College Towne Apartments.

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Houses/Rent 1230 LILAC. 1-3 lg rms, w/d. New updates. $500 each. Lg back yd, Near Breslin. 927-1338. 2014 HOUSES. Licensed 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Super Location + Conditions! 517-490-3082 2014 NICE HOUSES! lic 3-8. A+ locations! Well maintained. 481-6313, bairdrentals.com.

LIC 4-5. Close to campus. Excellent rates. Call 517410-1198 or 517-2035157.

Textbooks COLLEGEVILLE TEXTBOOK Co. is your source for used books! 321 E Grand River 517922-0013

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