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Human biology senior Gordon Schroeder laughs as he reads cards out loud Monday during a game of Cards Against Humanity with the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity at Bubble Island on Grand River Avenue. Delta Lambda Phi is a fraternity primarily for gay men or those who are male identified. photo: erin hampton
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Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity, a greek organization for male-identified students, is redefining the classic perception of frats. See pages 4-5
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Students have a right to vote, but it is a right that is under attack in many places in the United States. In Texas, student photo ID cards are not sufficient voter identification, but gun registration cards are. In Ohio, legislators are punishing universities who legally register out-ofstate residents to vote with a $370 million per year cut in funding. Before 1971, all but four states required that you be 21 years old to vote in an election, so you could be drafted to serve in Vietnam three years before you could vote in an election. With the 26th Amendment, you gained the Constitutional right to vote, but attempts to reduce student turnout remain. Your right to vote in Michigan is virtually absolute, even if you are homeless, an ex-felon, or are an out-of-state student. But you must register by Oct. 6 to vote in the election on Nov. 4, and your dorm or apartment address will work just as well as your permanent address. What if you are unsure whether you are registered, or where? The Secretary of State’s website makes it easy to find out. Go to www.michigan.gov/vote, then type in your name, birthdate and zip code, and your “personal” voter website will appear. It will have a map showing the location of your polling place and a sample ballot that you can print. If you have moved since the last time you voted, and are not sure where you are registered, use the bottom of the form and put in your Michigan driver’s license number and month and year of birth and you can see where you are currently registered. If you need to update your address, go to www.michigan.gov/sos. Click
on “Driver’s License and State ID” on the top left of the page, then “Change of Address/Voter Registration” on the right side of the next page. Click on “by mail” and print the form, fill out both columns and mail it or drop it at any Secretary of State office (the closest one is near the Frandor Shopping Center). If you do not have a driver’s license or state ID, you can still vote. In Michigan, unlike some states, many different forms of picture ID, including student ID, state or federally issued ID, out-of-state driver’s license, passport, or tribal ID, among others, are acceptable forms of ID for use at the polls. If you don’t have a photo ID when you go to the polls, you can simply fill out an affidavit indicating that you do not have a picture ID in your possession. If you are voting for the first time and did not register in person, you will be asked to show identification when you vote. Picture ID is best, but if you do not have one, a current utility bill, paycheck or a bank statement with your name on it will do. The election is on a Tuesday, and if you cannot get to the polls, you can request an absentee ballot online at the Secretary of State website. Our democracy relies on us voting; this is the grand experiment of democracy, and that means the people have the power to determine the country’s path. We are one generation removed from having student voting rights being established as a constitutional right, yet this right is still under attack. All polls indicate that this will be a very close election year across Michigan’s local, state and federal elections, so your vote will be very important! Vote! Our country was founded upon this right, and you deserve to exercise it!
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Media and information junior Khalil Speller makes hand gestures at his opponents before he serves the ball Saturday at IM Sports Circle at a Delta Lambda Phi’s volleyball/frisbee event. Delta Lambda Phi is a fraternity primarily for homosexual males or anyone who is male identified. PHOTOS: ERIN HAMPTON
Fraternity seeks to create forum for male-identified students Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity is the only greek organization on campus that is geared toward including students who might not be male-bodied but are male-identified
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Under the lights at Spiral Video and Dance Bar in Lansing last Saturday, a group of young men in superhero costumes stood out amongst the crowd. The MSU chapter of Delta Lambda Phi Social fraternity began their rush week this past Saturday with volleyball and frisbee games followed by a fundraiser at Spiral. DLP is known as a fraternity for gay men, but not all members identify as homosexual. Unlike fraternities under the Interfraternity Council, DLP is for men who may not be be male-bodied but are male identified. President of Delta Lambda Phi and women and gender studies senior Travis Lunsford, said he sees the fraternity as more open-minded than other fraternities on campus. “Delta Lambda Phi was created at a time when there wasn’t a place for someone who was different to be welcomed into the greek commu-
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nity,” Lunsford said. After closing in the 1990s due to unpopularity, the DLP Chi chapter rechartered at MSU in 2013 and is the only chapter in Michigan. A HISTORY OF BROTHERHOOD Delta Lambda Phi fraternity was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1986 after a group of gay men saw a lack of social organizations for homosexual men. The goal was to create a social fraternity for progressive men seeking to be involved in greek life without being singled out because of their sexual orientation. DLP Chi chapter was one of the first to open after the original establishment in Washington, D.C. but was shut down due to lack of interest. In 2008, the fraternity recolonized and later recharted as a chapter on Feb. 2 2013, giving them a second chance to make their mark on campus. At one time, there were other DLP chapters
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within Michigan but they have all since closed. To become a full chapter, a fraternity must undergo the colony “probationary” period and wait for official recognition from their national organization’s headquarters. During this time, the colony must prove to the national organization it can operate in all chapter operations, which includes recruiting and maintaining members, philanthropy and payments. Active DLP alumnus and director of programming and education for the national office Bishop Howard was president of the fraternity during part of the rechartering process and said it takes a lot of dedication, work and time. “The process took about three years and the petition was about a 100-page document,” Howard said. Howard is listed as one of the founding fathers of the Chi chapter because he assisted the colony to chapter crossover and helped write the petition to become a chapter.
Spotlight In order to stay up and running, members are required to pay a $240-a-year fee in addition to $70 dues during the spring semester. DLP is part of the Multicultural Greek Council and focuses on anti-bullying and pro-LGBT projects. O N E O RGAN IZ ATIO N , ONE FAMILY Like many other greek organizations, the brothers of DLP see each other as family — someone to vent to, and someone to laugh with and a shoulder to cry on. Media and information junior Khalil Speller said when he joined DLP, he felt accepted and welcomed by the brothers. “My favorite part about Delta Lambda Phi is the sense of brotherhood – we’re always there for each other,” Speller said. “If I ever need anything, I can call on one of them.” Even a f ter g raduat ion, DLP welcomes its alumni to be active and participate in events. Many alumni will attend to meet the new brothers and interact with the old. Without DLP, Howard said he would not have had many of the experiences the organization has given him. In December, Howard and Lunsford went on a road trip and traveled to different cities within the U.S., staying with past and present members of DLP along the way – even ones they had not met before. “Not meet i ng someone
Undecided freshman Derrick Dawson looks at his cards Monday during a game of Cards Against Humanity with the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity at Bubble Island on Grand River Avenue. Delta Lambda Phi is a fraternity primarily for gay men or those who are male identified.
doesn’t matter because you already have that bond, you’re brothers,” Howard said. The pair took to Facebook asking for places to stay and brothers let them sleep on their couches. “The funnest thing is to be able to go places and know you have someone there for you,” Howard said. “It makes you feel really good knowing you can lean on anyone.” NOT GAY? THAT’S OK DLP has the reputation of being “the gay fraternity,” and while it was once for strictly homosexual and bisexual males, the organization has broadened to be more accepting of men of all backgrounds. While he was at a meeting for a different organization, psychology senior Easton Fayolle said DLP “fell in (his) lap,” and he decided to look into joining. Fayolle is the only straight member of the organization and said being active in DLP has helped him learn more about the LGBT community and himself. DLP advertises welcoming progressive males, which Fayolle said he identifies as. “Being progressive is being more open-minded and ready to accept,” Fayolle said. Fayolle said hanging out with the guys, inside jokes and slang terms all come with being a DLP member and he is constantly learning the serious and fun aspects the gay community. “They all do a hair flip, a met-
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aphorical hair flip, when they’re being sassy to one another,” Fayolle said. Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center at MSU Deanna Hurlbert said some of the members in DLP are different than other men in fraternity life on other levels aside from sexuality. “Many of the men are feminists, socially progressive, more liberal and committed to differ-
ent social issues,” Hurlbert said. Alumnus adviser Ian Duncanson said interested individuals should look into rushing DLP even if they feel they do not fit the greek or gay stereotype. “We in particular occupy a niche of inclusivity, we don’t turn people away based on who they are,” Duncanson said. “We’re very open and accepting and bring in all types of people.”
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Main Library features 3-D printer By Greg Monahan gmonahan@statenews.com
Now available for student use in the Main Library — 3-D printers. The futuristic technology allows individuals to make 3-D objects via a device that takes a file containing an electronic image of an object and uses a material to slowly build, layer-by-layer, a physical replica of object. “Our printer creates an object out of plastic filament,” said Jonah Magar, MSU library’s Espresso Book Machine coordinator. The filament is a plastic wire that’s an ethanol and corn-based biodegradable product. The printer melts the wire and the extruder takes the melted plastic and reforms it layer-by-layer. It’s not as overwhelming as it sounds. Just as a conventional printer prints out, words that are typed on a computer screen line-by-line, a 3-D printer prints out an object in a software file line-by-line, from bottom to top. The printers use software programs
such as AutoCAD or SketchUP to get the template for their design, and different 3-D printers use different materials to create the mass of the end product. MSU’s printer uses melted plastic, but others use powders or melted steel. That’s what makes the technology so appealing to so many fields. There is a seemingly endless amount of possibilities for its application to the real world. “There are an amazing array of uses, we just have to make our imaginations think in that way,” said MSU’s future makerspace coordinator Erica Ervin, who will step into her new role next week. “It’s so new, we don’t know everything we can do with it yet.” Ervin explained that from prosthetic arms and legs to car parts, almost anything can be created from a 3-D printer. MSU’s Makerbot Replicator doesn’t have the capability of the most advanced 3-D printers, but it can be used for education, said MSU entrepreneurship librarian Terence O’Neill. “We’re trying to come up with examples of academically relevant things
you can print,” O’Neill said. O’Neill was using one of the library’s two new printers on Tuesday to create a scaled-down replica of the Taung Child, which is a well-known fossilized skull of an early human found in South Africa in the 1920s. Discovery of the Taung Child aided the theory that modern humans originate from Africa. “I thought it would be a fantastic example of something you could print and have as an artifact that might mean something more than a photo, or to show a video or to just describe it,” O’Neill said of the reproduction. “If you’re telling its story and it’s part of your teaching, you could incorporate this in class — the actual replica.” The printers are around $2,800 each, and Magar described the cost to print an object as “very reasonable.” He estimated O’Neill’s fossilized skull, a fairly complex project that took about four hours to print, would cost around $10. Library staff are hoping students come in and think up their own items to print.
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Lansing firefighter paramedic Craig Wade dangled from a single rope 30 feet above an underground tunnel on Tuesday, and he said it’s not the first time his job has put him in a precarious position. “I’ve probably done this at least 12 times,” he said, referring to the confined space rescue training that began on Tuesday at the pump house on the intersection between Farm Lane and Service Road on campus. The training, which takes place annually among all area fire departments, is necessary in ensuring firefighters are up to speed on equipment use, procedure and know how to navigate potential rescue sites, said East Lansing Fire Department Capt. Greg Baker. During the training days, firefighters from East Lansing, Lansing, Meridian and other local departments simulate the rescue of two mannequins trapped in a tunnel around two-and-a-half stories below the surface, Baker said. Although the training is held every year and is mandatory for all firefighters, Wade said he has yet to encounter a situation where the training was put to use. Tuesday’s exercise, while informative for Wade, was unnerving as well. “When you first go down it’s scary
because you’re hanging there and its probably a good 20 to 30 feet off the ground, and you’re being suspended by a rope,” Wade said. “They lower you down slowly, and when we first got in there we had to make a swing to get to where we actually need to be.” MSU’s Occupational Health and Safety Officer Andy Smith said MSU is as cooperative as it can be when it comes to providing challenging training sites on campus because MSU relies on the local fire departments in emergencies. “They’re used as our rescue team under our procedures and emergency plans,” Smith said. “We’re required by … law to help them see the spaces we work in and to see challenges to the spaces. It also gives us peace of mind in knowing when we call, they have capability to come in and take care of us.” East Lansing Fire Department firefighter paramedic Tim Ledesma said the training allows the crew to see the spaces they potentially could be rescuing people from in the future, helping the departments to be prepared. “It gives us a good chance to train together,” he said. “We learn how each other operates and then we can see what equipment works, what techniques work well, and which ones don’t work so well.” The confined space training is scheduled to continue through Thursday of this week.
Bridges International aims to help international students adjust to life in US
Firefighter Michael Schafer puts on gear before rescue training on Tuesday at Service Road and Farm Lane on MSU’s campus. Fire departments from Lansing and surrounding cities are attending training from Sept. 16-18. PHOTO: AERIKA WILLIAMS
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When packaging senior Jiaming Yuan first came to MSU from China, it was difficult for him to go about his daily life and adjust to a different culture. It wasn’t until he joined Bridges International that coping with the new environment became easier for him. “I still remember my freshman year being really rough for me,” Yuan said. “At this time, my English was so broken, it was super hard for me to order food.” Br idges Inter national is a nationwide organization focused on serving international students, helping them with social networking and also providing them with spiritual resources. Bridges has a close partnership with the student organization Cru, which
is a primarily Christian group. Yuan said one of the areas that Bridges helped him with was pairing him up with an American family where he got to experience Thanksgiving for the first time. “It was just a great experience,” Yuan said, who is now part of the student leadership team at Bridges. Bridges staff advisor Stuart Hall said one other way the organization helps students is through their English language partner program, where they pair up an American student with an international student. Hall said it’s one way for inter national and A mer ican students to interact and learn more about each other’s cultures. “It’s a way to help get students connected because I know that’s one of the difficul-
ties that a lot of international students have as to ‘How do I make American friends?’” Hall said. He said the group also helps students in other smaller ways, like giving them a ride to Meijer, helping them figure out how to get a driver’s license or buy a car. Yuan said as a student leader at Bridges, he gets to help the other six student leaders plan for the organization’s bi-weekly meetings. Ha l l sa id t he bi-wee kly meeting, located in room 222 in Erickson Hall, usually consists of a guided discussion about a specific topic or around a short video they show the students. Yuan said at one of the meetings, dubbed “culture corner,” the students discussed the top ten most confusing American words or idioms
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for international students, like “shotgun.” “It’s … fun and they (the international students) need those tips and background information,” he said. Hall said other than spreading the word through Sparticipation and the International Student Resource Fair during orientation, they rely on word of mouth. Mec ha nica l eng ineer ing junior Shiyao Liu, who is also a student leader, said he tries to talk to people at the Engineering Building during study breaks to introduce them to the group. Liu said sometimes students shy away from the organization when they hear that one service they offer is providing students with a spiritual resource, but spiritual guidance is not the organization’s only goal.
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East Lansing residents will vote on the decriminalization of marijuana in 2015. A proposal that will allow adults 21 and older to use, possess, or transfer one ounce or less of marijuana on private property was submitted by Coalition for a Safer East Lansing to be voted upon on November’s ballot. Although the petition was validated, East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks approved to place the petition on the ballot of November of 2015. East Lansing’s mayor Nathan Triplett said that the certified petition was sent to the attorney general for commentary. Triplett said the petition would be placed on the 2015 ballot because of the tardiness of the petition’s submission. The petition was submitted for consideration of the city clerk Wicks on July 29. Wicks validated the signatures 45 days after first submitted, using the maximum amount of days under law for validation and missing the deadline to place a petition on this year’s ballot. Although the voting will be next year, Triplett said he believes East Lansing’s residents will favor the proposal. “I think it is very likely that when it goes on the ballot of 2015, the voters of East Lansing will approve it,” Triplett said. Still, Coalition for a Safer East Lansing’s attorney Jef-
Campus help centers see high traffic this fall by Jasmin Rojo jrojo@statenews.com
With numerous departments in which students can find free tutoring, learning centers take notice on students who utilize it most. Expanding to almost anywhere on campus, free tutoring is provided for students at MSU that contribute to students’ necessities. The Math Learning Center, the Writing Center, the Learning Center and more are helpful to utilize when having trouble in a course. And although students don’t always take advantage of these places, Associate Writing Center Director Dianna Baldwin said the center had been fairly busy so far this semester. “Students hear about The Writing Center through welcome week at AOP, all types of events to introduce it around
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campus,” Baldwin said. Graduate student and tutor at The Writing Center Ezekiel Choffel said students who come for extra help more often will benefit from it. “Students that find a fit and continue to use the resource, definitely improve,” Choffel said. “But sometimes we’ll get a student who only comes in one time, so they’ll improve their writing in a particular instance, but not necessarily for the long term.” Students often make an effort to attend help centers the week of an exam. “Before exams, there are students who attend later in the semester … at this point in the semester there really aren’t any,” said graduate student and tutor for economics Walter Melnik. “It varies so much throughout the year.”
Getting the word out about tutoring and hoping students will take notice is one main reason some tutoring places don’t see a large amount of students. While some students still don’t utilize the extra help, graduate student Gloria Magombo said she’s going to make the most of it. “I think they’re helpful and I’m going to one next week,” Magombo said. “I was told by my adviser about tutoring and I think every student should take advantage of it.” Despite this, tutors feel grateful for their contribution to a student’s work. “Our focus is to help create better writers, not better writing,” Baldwin said. “Some students come back and show us their work and they’re pleased. Interacting with the students, I learn a lot, which is what I enjoy most.”
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frey Hank had expected the proposal to be on the ballot this November. “We believe the measure should be on the 2014 ballot however, as we filed our signatures more than 90 days prior to the next regular election,” Coalition for a Safer East Lansing’s attorney Jeffrey Hank said. Hank said he feels residents are willing to approve this proposal that will amend the city charter. “The citizens of East Lansing are looking forward to voting to end cannabis prohibition for adults, like voters in over a dozen other Michigan cities have already done, or will do this year,” Hank said. Inconsistencies in the federal and local laws will create a challenge when implementing the proposal, if passed. Triplett recognized the value of this proposal. “I think that we need to be moving on a direction of decriminalization and I think the core values of this proposal are appropriate,” Triplett said. “I think most people recognize that it would be a better use of resources to not focus on minor drug crimes.” Besides the regulation of it, Triplett said marijuana should be taxed as well. Still, Triplett has doubts of how it will be implemented. “I have some concerns about the implementation of this proposal because it makes us inconsistent with both the state and federal law,” Triplett said. Since MSU receives federal funding, marijuana on campus will likely remain banned.
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Going green: vegetarians with dining hall meal plans get creative
Comedian Lewis Black to perform at Wharton Center
Avoiding meat or animal-based products can prove to be difficult in MSU’s dining halls. Here is how some students overcome that challenge.
Eccentric stand-up comedian Lewis Black will perform at Wharton Center on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. as part of his “The Rant is Due” tour presented by Live Nation. Black, with two Grammys for his work under his belt, has his own unique style of comedy. Often, Black will progressively get more erratic as he rants about different trending topics going on in the world that he finds annoying. Marketing and Group Sales Manager of Wharton Center Tara Peplowski said she feels that Black continues to grow in popularity. “We’ve had a lot of success with comedy shows in the area,” she said. Peplowski said ticket sales have gone well so far and Wharton Center staff expect it to be successful. Marketing sophomore Spencer Smith can speak for the popularity of stand up shows in the area. “I generally like going to
stand up comedy shows when they’re around,” he said. Usually the deciding factor comes down to ticket prices. Black has been a player in the comedy world for more than 20 years and has been recognized as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He has had several comedy specials and television shows, including Comedy Central’s “The Root of all Evil.” Despite Black’s career, however, some MSU students do not know who he is. When asked about his interest in the comedian’s show, journalism freshman John Caesar said he had never heard of him and was not planning on going to the show. Other students look forward to Black’s arrival on campus. General management freshman Blake Klotz said he was considering going to the show at Wharton Center. “I’m a fan of (Black’s) cynical comedy style,” Klotz said. Tickets are $39.50 for general admission and $25 for students with a valid MSU ID.
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Every MSU dining hall has at least one vegetarian-friendly station on campus, whether it be a salad bar or a stir-fry line. Even with these accomodations, vegetarians and vegans can have a hard time finding something satisfying without spending extra money to buy groceries. Social work junior Kellie Sehl started her vegetarian lifestyle the summer before her freshman year. She said that eating on campus is sometimes difficult because most meal options are centered around meat. “There were a lot of options for me some nights, then some nights I felt like I only had the option of cereal,” she said. The salads and pasta got old for her, and sometimes food in the Veg-Out lines was unpleasant. She ate a lot of peanuts, granola and yogurt. Sehl now lives off campus, and said her current situation makes it easier for her to eat. She has more variety, can try new recipes, feels healthier and is trying to go vegan soon. Interdisciplinary studies junior
Jessica Hernandez has been a vegan for six months. Whenever she dines in a cafeteria, she tends to mix things to make a fulfilling meal. She said her favorite thing to put together is rice with vegetables, beans and sriracha sauce. “I am a huge fan of hummus and add it to my veggie wraps, no cheese of course. I eat hummus with carrots, celery, peppers, cucumbers and broccoli,” Hernandez said. Her typical breakfast consists of oatmeal with peanut butter and a banana, Hernandez said. “I realized that I tend to eat less desserts because a lot of them tend to be non-vegan,” she said. If vegetarians ever want to request certain foods they would like to eat, they would have to talk to a manager or chef of that specific station. Interdisciplinar y studies junior and dining hall employee Shanice Sherrill said vegetarian options in the cafeteria are popular even with non-vegetarian students. “Usually when we have veggie burgers those are really big. Like even people (who) aren’t vegetarian come and get them,” she said.
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Profile — In senior year, Fatai Alashe reflects on sibling rivalry, season goals Alashe hopes for Final Four berth in final year playing soccer for MSU
By Matthew Argillander margillander@ statenews.com
Men’s soccer senior midfielder Fatai Alashe, born and raised in Northville, Mich., recalls learning the game of soccer as a blur. His father’s love for the game wore off on him as a boy, and he’s been playing ever since. “It’s all kind of a blur, it was mostly just my dad, my dad’s a big soccer fan..so I just learned it from him,” Alashe said. “I’ve been playing since I was a baby, probably three years old, and (my dad has) been teaching us stuff since then.” Alashe’s story at MSU is unique, as Alashe has an older brother — Michigan midfielder Latif Alashe (2009-12). “I have a brother that went to Michigan, played for Michigan for four years,” Fatai Alashe said, laughing. “So I decided to go to Michigan State...best decision of my life.”
Fatai and his brother were able to play three times as opponents while his brother played for conference foe Michigan — once during Fatai’s freshman year on Oct. 30, 2011, and twice his sophomore year on Nov. 3, 2012 and Nov. 11, 2012. Fatai noted that he boasts a 2-1 record against his brother in the three games they have played against each other. “It was weird the first time because that was the first time we ever really played against each other in a competitive game,” Fatai A lashe said. “It was one of those games that mean a lot more to you because you want to have bragging rights...good thing we won.” “We ended up playing three times and we(MSU) were 2-1 in those three games, so I just let him know that I got the advantage,” he said. Fatai Alashe still has lofty goals in his final season on the
pitch and at MSU. He wants to win the Big Ten Championship and make a Final Four but realizes what MSU has accomplished while he’s been here is already noteworthy. Specifically, Fatai Alashe noted the team’s trip to the Elite Eight in 2013. “Just going to the Elite Eight is one of those things I’ll never forget, I’ll never forget the run we made last year no matter what happens this year,” Alashe said. “Looking back I think we did really well for the program and for the future of Michigan State.” "(I want) to graduate, get my degree with good grades,” Alashe said. “As far as soccer, obviously I want a ring before I leave, so a Big Ten Championship would be great. “To be able to say you went to the Final four, thats something that we can’t say yet but hopefully at the end of the year in December I’ll be able to say we accomplished that.”
Senior midfielder Fatai Alashe fights with Florida International midfielder Daniel Gonzalez for possession of the ball Aug. 31 at DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Old College Field. PHOTO: RAYMOND WILLIAMS
“I have a brother that went to Michigan, played for Michigan for four years. So I decided to go to Michigan State...best decision of my life.” Fatai Alashe, senior midfielder
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Sports According to Dantonio, success of former Spartan quarterbacks a statement for MSU By Robert Bondy rbondy@statenews.com
Current MSU football players had the week off this past weekend, but a number of former Spartans carried on the program’s flag with impressive games in the NFL. Four former Spartan quarterbacks saw playing action in the NFL this past weekend, all of which leading their respective teams to victories. Kirk Cousins, who played for MSU from 2008-10, came in to replace an injured Robert Griffin and threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Washington Redskins to a 41-10 win over Jacksonville Jaguars. Brian Hoyer, who wore Spartan green from 2004-08 led a
fourth quarter comeback that was capped off with a 29-yard game winning field goal, lifting the Cleveland Browns over the New Orleans Saints, 26-24. Drew Stanton, playing for MSU from 2002-06, got the start for an injured Carson Palmer. Not missing a beat, Stanton helped the Arizona Cardinals improve to 2-0 with a 25-14 win at New York Giants. And finally Nick Foles, who played for MSU for a season before transferring to Arizona in 2008, led a fourth quarter comeback during Monday Night Football to push his Philadelphia Eagles over the Indianapolis Colts, 30-27. The success from the quad of former Spartans didn’t go unnoticed by No. 11 MSU foot-
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ball head coach Mark Dantonio, who took note on Tuesday during his weekly press conference. The man who had Hoyer and Cousins as his starting quarterbacks for multiple seasons considered it a good sign for the program to have former Spartans experiencing success at the next level. “You’ve got (four) guys playing in the NFL who lead their teams to victory on Sunday at the highest level and I think that’s a statement of Michigan State football,” Dantonio said. “What they have been able to accomplish individually and then as a group, just being from Michigan State.” The success of former Spartans also can ser ve as a recruiting tool. Redshirt fresh-
man quarterback Damion Terry remembered watching Hoyer play for his favorite team the Pittsburgh Steelers during the recruiting process. He said being able to see a group of former MSU quarterbacks experience success at the next level is a huge recruiting tool and says something about what the program has become. “Seeing them this week and all of them go out and win their games for their teams — that was amazing,” Terry said. “When I heard that (Griffin) went down I tried to pull it up on my computer so I could watch that game and then I was also trying to watch all three (games) at the same time to learn stuff from them.”
Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins looks to pass against the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 15, 2013, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. PHOTO: Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT
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Running game has to emerge for MSU, according to Dantonio Senior running back Jeremy Langford has yet to establish himself in two games.
Oregon defensive back Dior Mathis tackles senior running back Jeremy Langford on Sept. 6, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. The Spartans lost to the Ducks, 46-27. photo: julia nagy
By Robert Bondy rbondy@statenews.com
“Pound-green-pound” has been the mentality football head coach Mark Dantonio has built the program around since joining MSU’s sidelines in 2007. However, through the first two games, the normally reliable running game has been a cause for concern in East Lansing. No. 11 MSU (1-1 overall) is averaging 167 rushing yards per game, which puts them in bottom half of the country and eighth in the Big Ten. MSU was held to only 123 rushing yards in its last outing against No. 2 Oregon, creating a noticeable area for improvement this week against Eastern Michigan (1-2 overall). “It’s a little bit skewed, a little bit, but I think we need to run the ball more effectively,” Dantonio said on Tuesday. “However you say it, however you want to say it, we need to be balanced and we need to try to make sure that happens as we progress through the season.” Senior running back Jeremy Langford has struggled to have much of a presence so far this season, leading to run game troubles. Langford has been battling an ankle sprain injury he sustained in the season opener against Jacksonville State, averaging only 74 yards per game so far. Normally a big-time playmaker, Langford’s longest run on the season is his lone 16-yard touchdown scamper in Eugene against the Ducks. Now that Langford is back to full strength and the ankle no longer bothering him after the bye week, he wants to use this week as an opportunity to get back on track. “Coming into this week is when we really are going to have a chance to run the ball and show what we do,” Langford said. While Langford would be the first to admit he hasn’t been up to par, all of the running game’s 12
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early woes can’t be just thrown on him. With a number of fresh faces on the offensive line this season, senior left guard Travis Jackson said the group has to improve for the running game to experience more success. “We watched film and it was kind of the end of the third quarter (where) we kind of stalled out on our run game,” Jackson said. “As the offensive line we take full responsibility for that up front and we’re really focused in on finishing our blocks every play, taking each play at a time, just kind of focusing and making sure we play them.” Another adjustment needed for the rushing attack is establishing consistency, according to Langford. He said through watching film with coaches and talking to his father during the bye week, he realized that he needs to focus more on getting at least four yards per carry instead of always shooting for the home run play. “Getting the four yards, getting the lineman’s confidence rolling, getting the four yards this play, getting the four yards this play and then eventually it’ll break,” Langford said. “... I’ve noticed how I’m starting this year (and) I got to continue to get the four yards, to get the ball rolling so we can stay on the field longer.”