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Domination The Spartans had two weeks to focus on the crushing 46-27 defeat at the hands of No. 2 Oregon on Sept. 6. It translated into an overwhelming victory against Eastern Michigan on Saturday in a 73-14 win.
Sophomore running back Delton Williams celebrates a touchdown during the game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Eagles, 73-14. PHOTO: Julia nagy m on day, S EP TE MB E R 2 2 , 2 014
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Board of Trustee election allows for input The Board of Trustees is an important body at MSU, and 11 trustee candidates will be on the ballot Nov. 4.
70%—Yes, I think MSU should have better prevention and assessment policies for sexual assault and violence 20%—No, MSU is handling cases of sexual assault and violence adequately 10%—No, I don’t think sexual assault and violence are issues on campus Total votes: 50
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According to the preamble of the bylaws of the MSU Board of Trustees, MSU has a “legal responsibility to provide a liberal and practical education for the agricultural and industrial classes and all others, to prepare them for the various pursuits and professions of life.” The Board of Trustees therefore requires the university to provide students with the best possible education. That makes it one of the most important bodies on campus, affecting the lives of every student. The powers of the board aren’t small, and what they decide matters for MSU for years to come. Not only does the board decide tuition rates, which are rising every year, it also decides on the direction of the university. Therefore, the student body as a whole has a duty to care about the upcoming election.
Members of the MSU Board of Trustees are elected in pairs every two years and serve for terms of eight years. They are elected in statewide elections, along with the regents of the University of Michigan and the governors of Wayne State University, which is mandated in the State of Michigan Constitution. Along with electing the president of the university, the Board of Trustees, according to article VIII, section five of the Constitution, “Shall have general supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds.” There are 11 candidates that will appear on the ballot Nov. 4, with two from each major party and the rest made up of candidates from third parties. I don’t have any recommendations of who to vote for. However, it’s very important that we, the students of MSU, care about how the election
turns out. The power to shift funds to issues such as environmental protection or residence hall renovations, or any other number of things, lies with the board members, but affects us the most. Voters across Michigan are involved in the board selection, and that’s another testament to its importance. Businesses are also affected by who wins the election. For example, Green Party Trustee candidate Terry Link has in his campaign platform a promise to invest in Michigan businesses and businesses that have an environmental focus. Though our lives might be busy at MSU, we can’t overlook something as important as this. Young voters tend to be the most apathetic. But this is personal. Decisions regarding the Board of Trustees and the choices they make will affect the campus on which we live, work and study. That shouldn’t be undervalued or ignored.
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Cast members Kendall Kotcher, left, and Taylor Blair perform a live skit during Rob Roznowski’s 60/50 Theatre Project on Friday at the Fairchild Theatre. Read more on page 12. PHOTO: raymond williams
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MSU senior juggles school with his own marketing company Capture it now — these are words business marketing and media and information senior Nicholas Stachurski lives by, as he balances classes with the responsibilities of his own company. His latest project? Producing a short film with former MSU basketball players Keenan Wetzel and Delvon Roe.
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Business marketing and media and information senior Nicholas Stachurski is just like a lot of MSU students. He hangs out with friends, goes to class and bleeds green and white. But there’s one thing that sets him apart from most — he is a student entrepreneur in charge of his own company. Stachurski started Eightfold Marketing and Creative LLC., a marketing company with a primary focus on commercial production, in July 2013. Over the past year-and-a-half, they’ve done 18 regionally-aired commercials, two music videos and are working on their first short film. “We do a lot of branding, marketing campaigns, a lot of commercials that speak more to what the brand represents versus what they’re actually selling,” Stachurski said. The branding they do is developing video content that, in his eyes, goes parallel with entertainment and marketing. “You’re able to entertain your target market, but you’re also marketing something,” he said. Projects One big project Eightfold worked on was for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, or Binc, a non-profit organization that helps bookstores in financial crises. For example, Binc helped bookstore owner Clarey Rudd, who almost had to shut down his four bookstores due to the expenses of treating his cancer. “Binc stepped in and helped eliminate over $114,000 of his medical bills,” Stachurski said. “So they sent us out to L.A. for nine days to capture his story of the process of being diagnosed, his surgery and then his recovery and how Binc was able to step in and help recover as well.” In addition to helping organizations like Binc s, Eightfold has been in pre-production for the past five months to make a project by MSU basketball guard Keenan Wetzel become a reality. Wetzel wrote and will be directing “The Cager,” a short film about an injured college basketball player who can’t make it to the professional league. “(The main character) was supposed to be the top 10 pick in the country and gets hurt during one of his games and isn’t able to go to the pros,” Stachurski said. “So he’s in this crossroad position in his life, where he has a daughter and a girlfriend who’s his high school sweetheart and he feels trapped ... he feels caged.” Eightfold is working side-by-side with Wetzel and another company called Rumor Production, also founded by MSU alumni, on “The Cager.” The short film stars former MSU basketball player Delvon Roe, who will play the main character, Wes, who undergoes a situation similar to the one Roe faced in his college basketball career. “So the film isn’t based on Delvon’s life, but Keenan Wetzel as he was writing this, it was a heavy influence what had happened to Delvon,” Stachurski said. “That’s kind of what I would say inspired him. I can’t speak for him, but I do believe that he was really inspired by Delvon’s situation.” Stachurski said they started production Sept. 19 and hope to have the final edit done sometime 4
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in November. Staying in school Working on so many projects, owning his own company and being able to support himself, many wonder why Stachurski even needs to go to school. “Why I still have stayed in school? Because I wouldn’t be where I am today without Michigan State,” he said. Stachurski said when his company started last July, a huge influence was the Hatch, a business incubator for MSU students in East Lansing and a part of Spartan Innovation. “They were really the first stepping stones in getting our company launched,” he added. “I won the Hatching, which is a competition they put on. They helped me get my LLC., helped me register my company and kind of get those first baby steps into really having a company, an operating, functioning company with cash flow.” Now, Stachurski has not only been able to support himself under his company’s name, but provides income for other students. “It’s really powerful to be in school and be able to support other students,” he said. Stachurski wants other Spartans to be able to experience entrepreneurship while they’re attending college and surrounded by resources. He said there are so many other students and professors that want to help. “That is my biggest advice — capture it now,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you fail, but create a team, create these relationships while you’re in school because as soon as you graduate, you’re kind of out in the jungle and those resources aren’t right at your fingertips.” He said school is a great time to not work and be social, but it’s also a great time to build a professional network.
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above: Marketing senior Nicholas Stachurski, the Eightfold Marketing and Creative, LLC. founder and CEO, and former MSU basketball player Delvon Roe talk about the film “The Cager” on Friday at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. The movie was written by MSU basketball senior guard Keenan Wetzel. The movie is about a basketball player who is at a cross-road in his life after getting injured. below: Marketing senior Nicholas Stachurski, the Eightfold Marketing and Creative LLC. founder and CEO, left, and behind the scenes photographer Russell Tandy talk Friday while filming the movie “The Cager” at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. PHOTOs: Erin Hampton
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Spartan Battalion convenes for weekend training exercises Russian freshman Stockton Obermeyer practices at the gun range on Saturday, at Fort Custer Training Center in Battle Creek, Mich. The cadets go through a series of trainings to prepare them for the military.
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While many students were waking up to tailgate for the Eastern Michigan game, more than a hundred ROTC cadets were gathered at Fort Custer Saturday for their second day of a weekend-long training exercise. MSU’s Spartan Battalion, along with cadets from Eastern Michigan University and Bowling Green State University, covered a variety of subjects, including survival skills and marksmanship. The exercises are held once a semester. Cadet and accounting senior Sean Woods is the battalion’s public relations officer and said cadets are given a specific type of weapon and train exclusively with it for the weekend. At the first station, the sights on the rifles are fitted to each particular cadet. At the station, cadets also receive a gun safety course. “The sights on an M16 are going to be set up for different angles based on your facial structure,” Woods said. “So everyone is going to have a different sight picture.” He went on to say that a tool is used to adjust the sight after three rounds are fired. “For the freshmen, this is the first time some of them have ever shot a weapon in their life,” Woods said. “So they are really learning a lot.” Woods said the battalion has reached out to the community in several ways, including a blood drive with MSU’s greek community. Woods said although the main activity of the day was marksmanship, cadets also participate in a field craft course, which included survival skills, and a hand grenade assault course. Cadet Andrew Cross, an agricultural business senior, was in charge of the field survival course. “Field craft is when we have very little resources to work with. You can basically build these with your hands,” Cross said, referring to the A-frame shelters the cadets had made out of fallen trees and debris. “It’s just a shelter to keep you out of the cold, keep you dry, keep you off the ground, and we position them in such a way we can still maintain concealment.” The Ranger Challenge team, a squad which cadets volunteer and audition for, trained separately near the hand grade assault course. Those selected to be on the team participate in a competition in Fort Knox, Ky. Woods said the competition includes a rope walk, a shooting portion, a land navigation portion, a weighted run, emergency combat first aid and some problems requiring logical reasoning. The winner of the competition moves on to compete in the Sandhurst competition at the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point, NY. Last year, the team from MSU earned a spot at West Point. Cross also said they discuss important subjects such as how to identify differences between harmless and dangerous plants. Lt. Col. Jeff Winston, a professor of military science, oversees the soldiers that train MSU’s cadets. After graduation, ROTC members hope to serve as commissioned officers. Winston said there are currently 95 of the 200 cadets on full scholarship through ROTC, 15 of them freshmen.
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“For the freshmen, this is the first time some of them have ever shot a weapon in their life. So they are really learning a lot.” Sean Woods, Spartan Battalion public relations officer
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t took only about three minutes into Saturday’s matchup between No. 9 MSU and Eastern Michigan for the floodgates to open. And once they opened, there was no way to stop the rush. MSU (2-1 overall) let off some built-up anger to rout EMU, 73-14, on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. MSU reeled off 56 unanswered points before EMU (1-3 overall) recorded anything, coasting to an easy win over the Mid-American Conference foe. “We came out and played very well,” said head coach Mark Dantonio. “We asked our players to come game ready today and that was our theme for this week in terms of what we needed to do ... We needed to make a statement and were able to do that.” MSU worked in a number of players against EMU, moving past the 46-27 Oregon loss and helping restore the Spartans’ recent dominance along the way.
All-around domination However it is looked at, there was one common takeaway from Saturday’s win over EMU — straight domination. MSU opened up the game taking control on both sides of the ball from the first to the last whistle. The Spartans found the endzone on its first five possessions of the game and its 73 points was the highest number of points scored by MSU in the Dantonio era. On the other side of the ball, MSU posted a stifling defensive performance that gave the Eagles offense fits all afternoon. The Spartan defense held EMU to one total yard and zero first downs in the first half, helping MSU take a 49-0 halftime lead. MSU ultimately finished with 496 total yards compared to EMU’s 135, with many of the starters not seeing a lot of action. Junior quarterback Connor Cook finished with only 83 passing yards on six passing attempts, but did record three touchdowns, one of which coming on the ground. Cook said the bye week created a more
Spotlight Sophomore running back Delton Williams runs down field to score a touchdown during the game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Eagles, 73-14.
“I made a statement to show that when I do get in the game, when I get that opportunity, I’m going to do what I got to do to help this team win.” Delton Williams, sophomore running back
hungry lion in the cage for MSU, with the group poised to come out firing on Saturday. “We were all really disappointed with what happened out in Oregon,” Cook said. “And we made it a point with the captains, with the junior leaders on the team, pretty much everyone from within the team, that we were going to put up a lot of points and we were going to take out our anger.” That same built up anger was even more noticeable on the defensive side of the ball. Last time out, MSU’s normally stellar defense was ripped apart by No. 2 Oregon, giving up 46 points — the most since the 2011 Capital One Bowl. MSU created six Eagle turnovers and forced nine Eagle three-and-out’s to help regain the “Spartan Dawgs” name. Junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun said the unit was ready to get back on the field and erase the sour taste created from the Oregon loss. “We had a week off and it was kind of getting to us,” Calhoun said. “We were all ready to just get back on the field so everyone was pretty hyped up and ready to go. Ready to just get that nasty taste out of our mouth.” New players come up big At the beginning of the week, Dantonio made a point during his weekly press conference that the goal was to get a number of younger, inexperienced players some game action. That goal was met on Saturday with 63 players seeing playing time in just the first half, something Dantonio considered unusual. One of the areas MSU instrumented some newlooks was at quarterback. The Spartans worked in five different quarterbacks against EMU, including getting redshirt freshman Damion Terry and sophomore Tyler O’Connor into the game in the first quarter. Terry was subbed into the game early on for a special shotgun read option package, according to Dantonio. Terry finished the game 5-of-8 for 19 passing yards, but more importantly 17 rushing yards on three carries. Following the game, Terry said he expects the special package centered around his mobility to be worked more into the fold as the season goes on — something that excites him. “It just feels really good to get back on the field,” Terry said. “With last year redshirting and everything, just sitting out a year of football — that was like the first time (I was not playing) since I was 4 or 5 years old so that definitely gets me ready. (The) more experience the better for me.” Sophomore running back Delton Williams, Terry’s former high school teammate at Cathedral Prep also had a strong showing for MSU on Saturday. Williams set a career high in yards and touchdowns in a game against EMU, racking up 103 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. A bulk of Williams’ production came from an 80-yard touchdown run up the middle, showing some speed to go with his bruising size. Williams appeared in nine games last year as a freshman, and played a role in the running game with 238 rushing yards. However in a loaded backfield, Williams hadn’t seen much action until this week with only five carries for three yards before Saturday. Williams said Saturday served as a statement game for himself, proving he can help MSU experience more success in the running game. “I made a statement to show that when I do get in the game, when I get that opportunity, I’m going to do what I got to do to help this team win,” Wil-
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liams said. “It’s about the team, it’s not about me, it’s bigger than me.” Running game back on track MSU’s running game hit a wall last time it was on the field against Oregon, sputtering to only 123 yards on the ground. Saturday was a different story for the Spartans’ rushing attack. Through a committee effort, MSU ran for 336 yards, passing the 300-yard mark for the first time since 2007. MSU also punched in seven touchdowns on the ground, its highest production of such kind since 1989. Williams’ 103 yards led the bunch, with senior running backs Jeremy Langford recording 60 yards on 9 carries and Nick Hill earning 59 yards on 14 carries. Both also found their way into the endzone on Saturday against the Eagles. Ten different Spartans, including wide receivers and quarterbacks, played a role in the running game’s production, an area entering the week that many were concerned about. “With what happened in the second half of the Oregon game, not being able to run the ball as
well as we needed to,” co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Dave Warner said. “Those guys wanted to bear down and re-emphasize the need to run the football. That’s what we came into this game wanting to do.” Warner added that he still wants to instrument more of a power running game, but working the quarterbacks into the fold more is a good sign. Hill was pleased with MSU’s running game on Saturday but understands it’s still a work in progress. Hill said the unit needs to take this week’s production with a grain of salt and realize that they need to continue to improve as the season moves forward. “Coming out of this game and establishing the run, dominating the run like we did today shows that we can do what we need to do,” Hill said. “But we need to build upon this and carry this from week-in week-out — carry this over to Wyoming and also into the Big Ten. It can’t be just one game then take some time off, we got to keep building on top of it and keep going from game to game.”
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Computer engineering sophomore James Meadows, left, and ecology and zoology freshman John Heslop participate in Spartans Will Game on Friday at the Union. The University Activities Board provided different gaming systems for students to enjoy. PHOTO: aerika williams
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Fast fingers and quick reflexes were on display Friday afternoon as crowds of students huddled around six projectors in the Union ballroom for three hours of intense video game tournaments. Students waiting in line to be the first to enter a room soon filled with cacophonous sounds of sweet victory and bitter defeat. Last held in 2012, the University Activities Board’s Spartans Will Game was highly anticipated by MSU’s gaming community. Six big screens were set up for maximum gaming along with Dave and Buster’s arcade games. There was a “Halo 4” competition open to the first 32 two-player teams. The sign-up sheet filled up within the first 10 minutes of being available. The winners were awarded $50 to the Spartan Bookstore. Hospitality business junior Jordan Hensley, who organized the event, was excited about the turnout. It was the first event she hosted an event, and said she put a lot of time into it. Students looked forward to the experience, especially psychology senior Markeis Burch, who had been informed about the event by a friend that attended two years ago. “It’s the perfect way to unwind after a long week,” Burch said. Burch was accompanied by his girlfriend, interdisciplinary studies junior Shanice Sherrill, who is part of the Animosity Club which helped put on the event along with MSU Smash. MSU Smash is a club that revolves around the popular Nintendo fighting series “Super Smash Bros.,” which is a game that features characters of other established games battling head-to-head. Gaming has always been an interest for Burch, who enjoys conventional multiplayer games that involve everyone and puts people on the edge of their seat.
“It makes me feel comfortable because it’s weird for a girl to be super geeky and into games, so being around other people like this makes me happy.” Josilyn Clark, Lymann Briggs freshman
“More participation means more competition,” Burch said. This event brought together a community of similar interests that doesn’t often have opportunities to congregate. This was a big part of the event’s draw for Josilyn Clark, a freshman in Lyman Briggs College. “It makes me feel comfortable because it’s weird for a girl to be super geeky and into games, so being around other people like this makes me happy,” Clark said. Clark has been an avid gamer since the age of 12 and devotes her weekends to video games such as “Super Smash Bros.” It started out as a way to connect to her older brother, and turned into a way of life. “Smash Bros.” has attracted a passionate cult following in the 15 years since its introduction, first on the Nintendo 64 in 1999. A lot of gamers were eager about the release of the game’s newest installment, which will be released in less than two weeks, and the anticipation was a hot topic of conversation. Burch said shared passion for the game brought students together. “Just being here within the first 20 minutes I’ve met four people,” Burch said. The UAB intends to continue the event in future years.
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Volleyball finishes strong in AutoOwners Spartan Invitational Chloe Reinig and Allyssah Fitterer earned All-Tournament Team honors.
By Troy Jefferson tjefferson@statenews.com
“There’s still growth that needs to be made. The first chapter of our story is completed.” Kori Moster, senior libero
No. 25 MSU (7-4 overall) won two of three games over the weekend at Jenison Field House as part of the 2014 Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational. The tournament got off to a rough start for the Spartans, who lost to LIU-Brooklyn (9-4 overall) 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 26-24, 13-15) on Friday afternoon. MSU responded in a major way after Friday’s afternoon disappointment, winning the next two games in straight sets. The Spartans defeated Western Kentucky (11-4 overall) 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-16) on Friday night and beat UW-Milwaukee (5-8 overall) 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-16) on Saturday night. “There’s still growth that needs to be made,” senior libero Kori Moster said. “The first chapter of our story is completed.” MSU was without a couple of key contributors over the weekend as well. Freshman outside hitter Holly Toliver missed the tournament with an undisclosed injury. Freshman setter Rachel Minarick missed the first game of the tournament for an undisclosed injury but suited up in the other two matches. Minarick had 34 assists against West-
Men’s soccer defeats Maryland, 1-0 Win over last year’s national championship runner-up a statement for MSU
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ern Kentucky and 29 assists against UW-Milwaukee. Junior setter Halle Peterson was also out with a dislocated shoulder. “That’s something we have to deal with,” senior co-captain and middle blocker Jazmine White said. “We can’t just give up because we have injuries.” Sophomores Allyssah Fitterer and Chloe Reinig earned All-Tournament Team honors. It’s the second time that Fitterer and Reinig as a pair were recognized with All-Tournament honors, both were named to the UAB/Samford Invitational team. Reinig, an outside hitter, averaged 3.82 kills per set, 0.55 blocks per set and hit .312 during the Invitational. Fitterer, a middle blocker and opposite hitter, averaged 3.09 kills, 1.45 blocks, 0.91 digs per set and like Reinig hit .312 over the course of the tournament. MSU now sets their eyes on the Big Ten season, which begins next Friday against the Hoosiers (9-3 overall) in Indiana. “The Big Ten is obviously challenging,” head coach Cathy George said. “If we’re going to do this the right way we have to improve.” As of Sunday, the Big Ten has seven teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Poll. Penn State (12-1 overall) sits atop the Big Ten and is ranked No. 3 in the nation.
Over the weekend, the men’s soccer team (4-1-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) played Maryland in what was their first Big Ten game of the season on Friday, Sept. 19, winning 1-0. Maryland (1-3-2 overall, 0-11 Big Ten), in its first season in the Big Ten, has yet to find its footing after coming up just short losing in the national championship last year. “It was a great college soccer game, the crowd was electric, there was 6,000 people, (it was) live on the Big Ten Network,” head coach Damon Rensing said. “I thought our guys rose to the occasion, our leaders stepped up, we didn’t have Adam Montague, but I thought
The Spartans celebrate after a win against Western Kentucky on Friday at Jenison Field House. The Spartans defeated the Big Reds, 3-0. PHOTO: jessalyn tamez
3.82 we came out well and were very aggressive at the start of the game, our ball movement was very good and we found a goal eight minutes in,” Rensing said. The Spartans were able to get an early goal from junior midfielder Jason Stacy at the 8:03 mark and never looked back. “In the first half our ball movement was good, we switched the point of attack and were able to kind of stretch them,” Rensing said. “Once you do that you’re going (to get) some one on one situations and Jason (Stacy)‘s good (in those) and he had a great finish.” The team struggled at times in the second half to get any more offense going but didn’t
Kills per set averaged by Chloe Reinig last weekend
need it as the Spartans were able to pull off yet another shutout. “We would have liked to (have) better possession in the second half. I didn’t think we held on to the ball, credit to Maryland (and) their pressure,” Rensing said. “We just defended well as a group (and) we were very organized.” The team benefited greatly from the return of senior forward Tim Kreutz, the team’s leading goal scorer in the 2013 season, as he was able to provide the assist on the only goal of the game on Friday. The team is still hoping for the return of senior forward Adam Montague. His status has not been updated as of Sunday,
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but Rensing did not eliminate the possibility of his return. "(Montague is) still up in the air, we’ll see,” Rensing said. The team’s win over Maryland gives MSU a 1-0 start to conference play, which is a fine way to start in its own right, but to do it in an away game in front of what was officially reported in the box score chart as 6,014 people is an impressive feat. “It’s one thing to start 1-0, its another thing to get a road win, especially at Maryland,” Rensing said. “I think its going to be tough for (other) Big Ten teams to go in there and get results (win or tie), so when you can get three points at Maryland that’s a great sign.”
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LEFT: Junior quarterback Connor Cook looks to pass during the game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. above: Head coach Mark Dantonio talks to sophomore safety Demetrious Cox in the second quarter during the game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Eagles, 73-14. PHOTOS: JULIA NAGY
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Column—Despite final score, MSU played fair By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com
Every sport seemingly has an as-old-as-time set of values and rules that make up “the right way” and “the wrong way” to play the game. Yes, even football. It might be hard to believe that a sport which calls the NFL it’s professional league has any moral standards, but there are certain rules to this brutal game, and one of those rules was on display when No. 11 MSU (2-1 overall) defeated Eastern Michigan (1-3 overall) on Saturday. Don’t run up the score. Yes, in a game when MSU dropped a basketball-like score of 73 during a football game, head coach Mark Dantonio should be applauded for showing restraint and maturity of a coach that has been there, done that, and proven that he has nothing to prove. Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich, take notes. Although MSU scored so much, there is a fine line between running up the score and playing hard. Junior starting quarterback Connor Cook was out of the game well before halftime. Most of the offensive starters saw very little action in the second half. By the end of the game, MSU was on their fifth-string quarterback. “Every player we put in there we expect to play hard. You can’t ask them to slow down,” Dantonio said. “I don’t want to run the score up on anybody, but you have to play every
play to the fullest.” He’s right. Football is a dangerously violent game that can’t be played with anything but 100 percent effort correctly. There is a difference between third and fourth stringers playing hard and what Oregon did to MSU. With less than two minutes to go and a two-score lead in their Sept. 6 game, Oregon decided to go for it on fourth down instead of kicking a field goal. They scored a touchdown that wasn’t necessary, and put the nail in MSU’s coffin. There’s a school of thought that states the best way to finish an opponent is not to kick a field goal and try to end the game with a first down or touchdown. It’s hard for me to see that this was Oregon’s strategy. In a game the committee might forget when it’s time for the College Football Playoff, seeing a score that was more lopsided in the game might help Oregon. Mark Dantonio didn’t agree during his weekly press conference last Tuesday. “I’m not interested in taking a time-out before the end of the game to get another seven points,” he said. “I’m interested in playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played.” Dantonio backtracked, saying he didn’t think that’s what Oregon was trying to do. Of course Dantonio has never been confused as a good actor. I think what Oregon did bothered him. There’s a right way and a wrong way. On Saturday, despite the lopsided score, Mark Dantonio and MSU played the game the right way.
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For MSU cancer survivors and their loved ones, the fight is personal by julie angell jangell@statenews.com
Fall is a busy time for social work senior Sarah Hoffman. She’s balancing her schoolwork along with two jobs and an internship, all before graduating in the spring. She’s also remembering the anniversary of the death of her best friend and boyfriend. They both passed away from brain cancer, a disease that has also taken some of Hoffman’s family members. “I’ve gone through so much and I want people to understand how important cancer awareness and cancer research is,” Hoffman said. In addition to her two jobs, internship and classes, Hoffman is also the president of Spartans Fighting Cancer, MSU’s chapter of the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer nationwide program.
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Cancer is something Hoffman has had to face since she was 8 years old, when she was diagnosed with leukemia. After she left the hospital where she was being treated, she went to a camp for kids with cancer and met her nowlate boyfriend. While many students were celebrating their first year at MSU, Hoffman was dealing with the death of her boyfriend, who passed away in October 2009. During her sophomore year, she discovered the club and became a member. More than 10 members in Spartans Fighting Cancer are childhood cancer survivors. This January will mark 14 years since Hoffman heard the words, “you have cancer” for the first time. “Great New Year’s gift,” she said, laughing. Hoffman keeps a positive attitude about her battles with the disease, and her experienc-
es led her to a vocation. She said she wants to either become a hospital social worker, work for the American Cancer Society or Make-A-Wish Foundation. Spartans Fighting Cancer has also made a positive impact on microbiology senior Stephen Vorenberg, who’s in charge of fundraising and sponsorship for the club. “Once I joined I instantly wanted to do as much as I could,” Vorenberg said. “It’s been a great experience, I wish more people would get involved.” After he was diagnosed with cancer at 15 years old, Vorenberg noticed how many survivors surrounded him. When he joined Spartans Fighting Cancer, his circle of friends who have survived the disease grew even more. “Once you’re exposed to something, you start to notice it more often,” Vorenberg said.
After his diagnosis, he gained a passion for bringing awareness to the disease and raising money for it. “With cancer, everyone is in some way effected by it,” Vorenberg said. “No matter what, someone has felt cancer in a certain way. Someone has experienced it.” The fall is a time for club members like Hoffman to remember the disease that 15,780 children and adolescents will be diagnosed with, the National Cancer Institute estimates. Members of Spartans Fighting Cancer left Sparticipation last week with 10 pages of paper filled with names of students who are interested in joining. The first meeting of the year had more than 30 people attend, and Hoffman is still receiving many emails from students wanting to join. “This year we are going to get a ton of support,” Hoffman said.
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Project 60/50 play welcomes conversation on human rights By Brittanie Chludzinski bchludzinski@statenews.com
From left, cast members Christi Thibodeau, Yifan Luo and Taylor Blair perform a skit during Rob Roznowski’s 60/50 Theatre Project Friday at the Fairchild Theatre. PHOTO: Raymond Williams
As the actors and actresses of the 60/50 Theatre Project took their places on the stage Friday night, a voice spoke. “The conversation has begun,” it said. Created by Theatre Department Artistic Director Rob Roznowski, the performance presented a series of fictional scenes that represented real events of both inclusion and exclusion that have occurred on MSU’s campus throughout history. “Much like the goals of Project 60/50 as articulated by the Office for Inclusion, the goal is to promote conversation,” Department of Theatre dramaturg Dan Smith said. “The idea is to present a number of different perspectives and to hopefully allow for people to continue the conversation after they see the show.” As the play encourages students and other members of the community to engage in this discussion by reflecting on MSU’s involvement in the history of human and civil rights, it also poses the question of whether the MSU community has done enough to combat instances of discrimination and inequality that used to be so
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