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Her voice wavered with emotion from the moment she began. As Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Debra Rousseau led the third alleged victim of Oswald Scott Wilder Jr. back through the night she was attacked and sexually assaulted, her testimony came forth in muffled sobs. She took many long pauses, wringing her hands in distress. She told the court how he pushed her down, rendering her unconscious when she smacked her head on the cement. She told them how she came to with her feet in his hands, laying on the ground behind a shed in her own backyard. She told them how scared and violated she felt. “I tried to fight and get away,” she said. “I was screaming. … I don’t understand how no one heard me.” Three other victims, all either MSU students or alumni, also testified against Wilder Friday morning before 54B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin during his preliminary exam. None of the alleged victims could positively identify their attacker beyond his height, build and what he was wearing. Wilder, 26, is accused of committing four sexual assaults this past spring in East Lansing near MSU’s campus. He will face trial Oct. 9 in Ingham County Circuit Court. The Vernon, Mich., resident now faces one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, one count of gross indecency and three counts of unlawful imprisonment. He also is being charged as a habitual offender. One of Wilder’s first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges was dismissed during his examination. Several charges were added to his case, including one third-degree criminal

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Vernon, Mich., resident Oswald Scott Wilder Jr. enters the court room Friday at the 54B District Court for his preliminary exam. Testimony from all four sexual assault victims was heard.

“I was walking down the street when someone from behind me went under my dress. I shoved him off … he pushed me.”

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v o ll e y b a ll sexual conduct as well as three counts of unlawful imprisonment and a count of gross indecency. The trip home As she walked to meet a cab in the early morning hours of March 30 near the 1100 block of Grand River Avenue, Victim 1 said she felt as though someone was following her. She was startled when someone reached up her sequined dress from behind, causing her to fall to the ground. “I was walking down the street when someone from behind me went under my dress,” Victim 1 said. "I shoved him off and he pushed me into a bus stop sign.” Su r v e i l l a n c e f o o t a g e obtained by East Lansing police shows Wilder following Victim 2 on April 20 through a Meijer store located at 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road — less

than two hours before she was assaulted walking home on Coolidge Road. Noticing a man was following her, Victim 2 said she crossed the street to avoid him and was thrown into a nearby bush moments later. Her attacker threatened to kill her if she spoke. Seeing no one around to help her, she tried reasoning with the man. "I tried calming him down," she said. "I said, 'I know you’re not a bad guy, you can take all the money you want.' He just ignored what I said.” Victim 3 also was on the way home from a social event only six days later when she was attacked at her back door on Charles Street and knocked unconscious. "We always have to go to the back door, which is poorly lit," Victim 2 said. "I punched in three digits (of the security code), and the next thing I

Judge Andrea Larkin swears in a victim who provided her testimony via a Google Hangout during the preliminary exam for Vernon, Mich., resident Oswald Scott Wilder Jr. on Friday at the 54B District Court.

know, I’m on the ground behind the shed." Victim 4 was returning from a walk near her home at Abbott Pointe Apartments when she was attacked. She said the man dragged her behind a nearby dumpster and assaulted her. When she called out to a man who walked by, she received no response. “It’s really scary when a strang-

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The first of three forums asking for community input on the proposed mixed-use Park District Project is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday evening. The first of these meetings, known as charrettes, will be at the Marriott at University Place, located at 300 M.A.C. Avenue. The forum is a joint effort between the East Lansing Department of Planning, Building and Development and DTN Management Co. to gather insight from residents on how they want the final product to look. Monday ’s meet i ng w i l l focus on community members' expectations on the design and use for the building. The project is a proposed $105 million redevelopment effort that could bring retail, residential and housing spaces to a parcel of land near the site of the former City Center II project. The DTN proposal includes

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er attacks you and you can’t get away," Victim 4 said. "I didn’t know what to do.” East Lansing police Detective Dan Brown said Wilder's DNA was obtained from the scene near the dumpster. Another constant between the attacks remains that none of the victims could identify Wild-

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The mystery behind the "WTF MSU" campaign that has been puzzling students for the past week was solved Friday after ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, announced its involvement after allegations of vandalism on campus. “WTF stands for “What To Fix?” and is a social media marketing campaign letting students voice their issues and to help them solve common problems around campus,” ASMSU Public Relations Director Matt Franks said. The student government released a statement saying

a hotel, 450 residential units and 400 ground-level parking spaces. I n pre v iou s i nte r v iew s with The State News, DTN Vice President Colin Cronin said DTN views community involvement as a vital part of the project. "Over the next nine months, if us, the city and the community come up with a vision that is financially feasible, then we'll actually get into a formal development agreement

E. Lansing officials hope the site will eventually contain a diverse mix of retail and residential spaces with the city," he said. Mayor Diane Goddeeris said the timing of these discussions are important. "Here we are at the beginning, getting input from the community," she said. "Having that first conversation is very important." Goddeeris said her ideal plan

for the site centers around the project improving the downtown area. "The number one thing we want is it to be an asset to the downtown," she said. City Manager George Lahanas said the meetings are designed to receive input from the public on what they want the area to look like. "We involve the community in every step of the process," he said. Lahanas said city council wants to see a site that has diverse options. "We want mixed use, we want density," he said. "We want to see commercial, meaning office and retail, and people living there." A mixed-use facility has a number of advantages, Lahanas said. "It's always vibrant, always active and it's feeding each other." he said. Don Power, a former council member who was on the council when the City Center II project See DEVELOP on page 2 u

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News Brief McCowan to appear in court Monday Okemos resident Connor McCowan's trial will begin Monday morning in Ingham County Circuit Court, according to court documents. McCowan, 19, is accused of fatally stabbing MSU student Andrew Singler on the night of Feb. 23 during an altercation at Singler's apartment at Castle Point Apartments in Meridian Township. He is being charged with open murder. Meridian Township police testified in April that profane text messages from Singler provoked an intoxicated McCowan to confront Singler at the apartment the 23-yearold shared with McCowan's sister, Shay McCowan. Alumnus Tyler Aho, who lived with Singler at the time, said he was stabbed several times in the chest before he fell to the ground. KATIE ABDILLA

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er as their attacker. All four could only describe the person's build and clothing, which Paul Toman, Wilder's attorney, said could complicate the case when it goes to trial. “ T he issue here t hat remains is identification,” Toman said. “None of them can identify Mr. Wilder in any way.” Under the influence Since his arrest on Aug.

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State News blog roll MSU Football Blog The Hawkeyes, MSU’s next opponent, knocked off their rivals and took home the Floyd of Rosedale trophy for the second straight year behind 147 yards from workhorse running back Mark Weisman. Iowa pitched an impressive defensive effort in its conference opener, holding the Golden Gophers to just 165 total yards. Quarterback Jake Rudock went 15-for-25 passing and 218 yards for the Hawkeyes, but the team was carried by the running game. STEPHEN BROOKS

the last American Volleyball Coaches Association coaches poll, below five other Big Ten teams, including Penn State. After an 11-9 Big Ten record last season, the pressure was on MSU to prove themselves as a player in the Big Ten conference. So far, so good. Over the weekend, MSU (13-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) completed a major upset win over No. 1 volleyball powerhouse Penn State on Friday in five thrilling sets (25-23, 26-24, 19-25, 19-25, 15-9). MSU followed that with a 3-0 sweep over No. 13 Ohio State on Sunday (27-25, 25-23, 25-23). “It was tremendous to start

23, Wilder has openly admitted his addictions to authorities. In his handwritten confession, obtained by The State News through a Freedom of Information Act request, Wilder admitted to smoking crack cocaine before committing at least three of the four assaults he is accused of. He said the drug increases his urge for sex to a nearly uncontrollable level. Wilder also said he has watched fantasy abuse movies, which fueled his desires. On the night of April 26, Wilder said he saw Victim 3 walking near the Marriott at University Place, 300 M. A. C. Ave., while he was smoking crack cocaine and began following her. "I was parked in (an) apartment complex and smoking

rock," Wilder said in his confession. "I seen her walk to her car or something and start back towards her house." After he ran from the scene of the first attack on March 30, Brown said Wilder returned to his car in the parking lot of the Quality Dairy on Grand River Avenue and smoked crack cocaine while watching police respond to Victim 1 on the scene across the street. "I sat on the ground while I called the cops," Victim 1 said. "I sat and cried for a minute." Throughout his confession, Wilder repeatedly detailed his remorse for his actions for each of the attacks. "I live with it every day," Wilder said. "It eats at me, because I have a conscience.” If Wilder is convicted, he will face life in prison.

at Penn State with a victory,” women's volleyball head coach Cathy George said during a phone interview Sunday. George believes MSU’s Big Ten opening weekend was one of the toughest in the conference. “To come away with a win is just a great accomplishment for the team,” she said. Beating Penn State on their own court is one of the biggest program wins in recent memory. One could argue it’s the biggest regular season win in program history. Penn State is one of NCAA volleyball’s most dominant teams. The Nittany Lions captured national championships in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and were national championship runnerup in 2012. The victory over No. 1 Penn State (11-2, 1-1) was MSU’s first over a No. 1 team — ever. Once it’s taken into account MSU had lost their previous four Big Ten openers — and previous 18 matches against Penn State — the victory stands even taller. To sweep No. 13 Ohio State two

days later is icing on the cake. The wins will not only silence some skepticism over how good the Spartans are, but possibly establish MSU as a legitimate contender. George said the team is taking the season one game at a time and acknowledged the challenge of facing ranked opponents. “Every time you go out there, there’s an opponent who presents different challenges,” she said. “It gives us the opportunity to gain experience and learn in those scenarios.” The Spartans stated early that a Final Four appearance was expected this season. After last weekend, that goal seems more vivid than ever. MSU didn’t shrink from the spotlight Friday night. Instead, they hogged the spotlight. After all, two weekend road victories against Big Ten competition is no easy feat. “It will bode well for us in the season,” George said. “Anytime you can get a road win, you need to enjoy that and get back to work.”

see a project funded mostly through private capital. Finances also were issues for the City Center II project. Doug Jester, chair of the team that reviewed project proposals, said the decision to hire DTN was made based on the developer and not the plan

submitted, so DTN is not tied to the proposal they showed the city council and review team. The other two charrettes will be on Oct. 16 at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and Nov. 14 at the Marriott at University Place.

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MSU officials notified them the campaign was targeted by vandals, who used real paint instead of the washable chalk paint to copy the campaign's initials used by ASMSU throughout campus. The campaign had been using washable chalk paint and chalk to stencil initials on sidewalks. The campaign still is expected to launch Tuesday. "WTF stands for "What To Fix?" and is a social media marketing campaign letting students voice their issues and to help them solve common problems around campus," ASMSU Public Relations Director Matt Franks said. In a statement from the university, MSU officials said the student government will cover the clean-up costs. Franks said ASMSU offered to cover the costs, but there still is no cost estimate. The organization plans to work with Landscape Services to determine clean-up costs. He said ASMSU officials met right away with university and police to explain the campaign is supposed to better students' experiences on campus and does not pose any threat to students. In the statement, university spokesman Kent Cassella said members of the MSU community expressed their concern about the matter, leading the police to conduct an investigation into potential vandalism associated with it. Franks said once students

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began voicing their concerns through the WTF MSU campaign, the idea was that ASMSU would be a liaison connecting students with resources. Suggestions eventually could lead to policies and bills the general assembly could vote on. He said it could allow better student representation because few students get the opportunity to sit in on ASMSU meetings. He added the student govern-

ASMSU officials had planned for the group to remain anonymous during the campaign’s initial, early stages ment also was encouraged to start the campaign after it showed success in other universities, such as Purdue University and the University of Maryland. Franks said ASMSU's intent was to remain anonymous for a period of time after the launch of the campaign to build momentum, adding he was disappointed someone associated the student government's positive and engaging campaign with vandalism. Franks said ASMSU took the lead on the campaign without waiting on a general assembly vote because a lot of marketing initiatives are not voted on by representatives. He added it is mainly the ASMSU Office of the President who makes such decisions. Preveterinary sophomore Paige Farnstorm thought the campaign was a good idea. "I think that it's the best way to (ask students for their input), through Twitter and Facebook, since everyone uses them," she said. The campaign already has about 500 followers on Twitter, with students tweeting some issues they are facing, such as not having Combo X-change during weekends and not having access to enough bicycle racks.

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Winning an in-house glass design competition has helped some MSU packaging students make industry connections and get a head start on their careers. The winning group made up of four MSU students beat out 70 other designs in a glass bottle design competition sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute. Their design is a clear, 750 ml glass bottle with a pentagon body and featuring a star-shaped shoulder that carries up around the bottle neck. “I was pretty shocked. I knew we had a good project, but I didn’t know we were the best one,” said Sean Hannah, a senior. “There was a lot of tough competition.” The rest of the team was made up of seniors Tyler Nunnold and Matt Gallinger, and junior Taylor Thompson. The team first came up with the name Lone Star Whiskey and the bottle and label designs came out of that theme, Nunnold said. Thompson said the team wanted to have a manly, burly drink, which helped them develop something with a Southern feel. Three team members currently are doing internships at out-ofstate packaging companies. Nunnold and Thompson said

the competition win is a good talking point at career fairs and internship interviews. “As far as a résumé builder, it’s the best thing I’ve done,” Nunnold said. As part of their winnings, team members got to take a trip to Verallia, a glass container manufacturer in Indiana, where they met industry professionals and were told the Lone Star Whiskey concept could be sold. “As soon as we started showing it to people, they started saying we should try to sell it," Hannah said. "I’d love to get it sold.” If it works out, Nunnold said they could sell it to a Texas company for up to $15,000. “It was a great networking opportunity, and that helps you a lot more than knowing a name if you‘re trying to go into the industry,” Nunnold said. The groups in the competition had eight weeks to come up with their design and heard presentations from industry representatives. “It really makes a difference to have knowledgeable, experienced people talk to our students,” said Dennis Young, a teaching specialist in the packaging department who organizes the competition, in a statement.

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"Keep squinting." This was the motto of the late professor William Beal, who created the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden in 1873 as a way to get his students out of the lecture hall and into the natural world. "To him, the garden was a living laboratory," garden curator and plant biology professor Frank Telewski said. "He wanted his students to be keen observers of their environment. He'd say, 'Tell me what you see,' over and over, and as the students gave answers, he kept pushing them." The Beal Botanical Garden turned 140 this year, and its history was honored Saturday with an anniversary celebration featuring guided tours and cider and doughnuts. Telewski discussed Beal's many accomplishments — hybridizing corn and planting trees throughout campus and the rest of the state as well as advising farmers about deforestation and weeds. In 1876, Beal corresponded with scientist Charles Darwin, expressing a desire to hybridize corn. Darwin wrote he was "glad you intend to experiment" in a letter Beal cherished. Beal was then inspired to cross genetic lines of corn. His experiments led to the corn people eat today, kernel-rich and produced

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Lansing resident Dave Veale, left, volunteer coordinator Ron Overton, center, and botanical technician Pete Murray, right, observe naturally-dyed strings Saturday at Beal Botanical Garden.

in large yields, Telewski said. Beal began an experiment in 1879 that has been passed down among garden curators throughout the years by trying to find out how long seeds remain viable in soil. Beal planted species of seeds in glass bottles filled with sand and buried them on campus, later excavating them to see which seeds germinated. Telewski excavated the bot-

tles in 2000 and found two species germinating — one of these, the moth mullein, is the flowering plant used as the garden’s symbol. Landscape architecture junior Emily Prieskorn has been working in the garden since her freshman year and said the experience has been incredibly rewarding. "It brings joy to people and it connects them to the natural

world," Prieskorn said. "It creates a people-plant connection." The historic garden remains a modern-day classroom for students and also is part of the International Seed Exchange Program, Telewski said. Students of any academic background can apply for a job or volunteer in the Beal Garden, said Pete Murray, who supervises Beal's student employees.

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Members of MSU’s LGBTQ com munit y convened Fr iday afternoon in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, to celebrate the approval of MSU's new specialization. The new specialization in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Sexuality Studies was approved over the summer, allowing students to enroll in the program this fall. Organized by the Center for Gender in Global Context, Lyman Briggs College, the College of Arts and Letters, RCAH and the LBGT Resource Center, the event was a celebration of a culmination of a sixyear effort to implement the specialization, Center for Gender in Global Context co-director Lisa Fine said. "It was a nice gesture to do a series of events to thank everybody and sort of announce this coming into existence," Fine said. Fine said in the month since the specialization has been available, seven people have enrolled. From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, the LGBTQ Specialization Celebration Symposium provided a variety of events that brought together elements of the LGBTQ community. The

event began with poetry and remarks from RCAH Center for Poetry Director Anita Skeen, followed by a presentation of the LBGT Resource Center's Pride Scholarship. The afternoon followed with a presentation and roundtable on various LGBTQ issues, as well as a student resource fair where student groups related to the LGBTQ community could showcase their organizations. Attendance throughout the day was modest, with many attendees indicating they had previous involvement in LGBTQ affairs. "A lot of the turnout was people really involved from the get-go, people really gunho about getting the specialization approved," said microbiology sophomore Mady Gildea, who attended the festivities representing The Alliance of Queer and Ally Students.

The day concluded with a screening of the film Transbeing, a short documentary by MSU faculty member Juan Javier Pescador. The film profiled three transgendered men and women, and two of the individuals featured in the film were present and took questions from the audience. The film helped to show how the new specialization legitimizes LGBTQ studies, said Mitch Fehrle, a zoology and apparel and textile design freshman. "As far as repping LGBT, there's a few student groups, but I think the specialization really draws the currency and the importance of recognizing the LGBT community in the upand-coming culture of America," Fehrle said. The specialization's approval came after other universities already had similar programs

in place, said doctoral student Claire Gonyo, who participated in the resource fair representing the National Study of LGBT Student Success. “This is important work t hat ’s a l ready recog n ized

nationally,” Gonyo said. “I think this is MSU catching up to some other institutions.” The specialization is multidisciplinary, the product of a collaboration between the College of Arts and Letters, Lyman

Briggs and RCAH, which Fine said will make the program unique. "I think it's a little overdue for us to have this, but I think what we'll have will be very cutting edge," Fine said.

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he East Lansing City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to recognize same-sex couples via a domestic partnership registry on Oct. 15. The registry, proposed by Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett in August, is a largely symbolic measure and would not impact benefits given to same-sex couples. Although creating such a registry might have a positive impact on acceptance and the recognition felt by same-sex couples, the benefits of having the list are dwarfed by the potential negative repercussions. The registry appears little more than a public relations stunt that would allow East Lan-

sing to showcase its diverse population by creating a separate and not at all equal registry for same-sex couples. The registry was proposed to recognize and accept same-sex couples, but simply having names listed on paper does not create acceptance. That is up to Michigan voters, who unfortunately chose to ban same-sex marriage in 2004. Although the intentions behind creating the registry might be good, it ultimately will not do much for the couples who choose to register. To be included in the registry and thus have their relationship recognized by East Lansing, gay and lesbian couples would pay a $20 fee, similar to the fee paid for marriage licenses obtained at the county level. Although samesex couples would pay the same fee, they would not receive the same benefits that heterosexual couples are entitled to with a marriage license. Tax benefits, discounted family rates for insurance and joint adoption would still not be available to same-sex couples. The registry would simply be a hollow gesture. "This conversation illustrates the absurdity between the treatment of opposite-sex couples and the treatment of same-sex couples," Triplett said in an interview with MLive. "It may be purely symbolic, but this conversation we're having illustrates why it's important."

H e ’s r i g h t — Read the rest online at the conversation is statenews.com/blog. important. Any conve r s at ion i nv ol v i n g equality and civil rights is important. But creating a registry of homosexual couples in East Lansing is not the best way to go about starting a much-needed conversation. The list is not needed and serves no real purpose. To couples who are not open about their tial danger. homosexuality, registering might even prove The registry was proposed, no doubt, with detrimental. the best interests of East Lansing’s homosexuThe registry has raised privacy concerns: al community in mind. since heterosexual marriage registrations are But by voting to approve this registry, the public documents and can be obtained through city council could do the exact opposite of what the Freedom of Information Act, one could Triplett originally intended. assume that a domestic partnership registry “Inclusive communities are able to retain the also would be public. City Attorney Tom Yeadon best and brightest communities," Triplett said in said whether or not the registry would be pub- a previous interview with The State News."To licly available is unclear. If it became public, compete for equal civil rights isn’t just the right anybody could access the names of the peo- thing to do, it’s important for our community ple on the list. and the whole state of Michigan.” To a homosexual couple worried about hate Although we applaud Triplett’s attempt to crimes, putting their names on the list also include and recognize same-sex couples in the could mean putting their necks on the line. community, much more needs to be done for The goal of this registry is to be inclusive and marriage equality at a state level before we can accepting of same-sex couples, not broadcast truly call East Lansing an all-inclusive city for their names to the public and put them in poten- gay couples.

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Coaching staff deserves respect, not demeaning chants from students This year, Spartan football fans have been treated to lackluster performances by our offense. Passes have been dropped, blocks have been missed and runs have been stopped too soon. It was only against FCS team Youngstown State that we had our offense in motion. This is nothing new. Last year, despite a brand-new (read: inexperienced) receiver corps, we came within 13 points of winning five Big Ten games against excellent offenses and stifling Big Ten defenses. Our defense was in the top five in the nation. We only sent a few players to the NFL, but that is because we had so many first-time starters, sophomores and juniors playing. In every home game this year, cries of "We want Terry!" have come from the student section. In a majority of games, at least two quarterbacks have seen playing time. In every game, the student section has shown gross disrespect to the team, to the coaching staff in general and to head coach Mark Dantonio specifically. We are not experts in coaching, staffing or play-calling. We are not even "back-seat drivers" because we are nowhere close to having a “driver's license” in football. Dantonio has seen the spark of greatness in true freshman quarterback Damion Terry but has chosen to redshirt him to give him another year to bulk up, improve his game and prepare to be the future face of our offense. The greatest damage that could be done to Spartan football is the waste of such a promising talent as Terry. He is less than half a year out of high school, inexperienced outside of practice and a fundamentally risky variable. Imagine if you were a month into your university studies, still learning your way around campus, and then suddenly tossed in front of 70,000 screaming fans and told to lead an offense against a determined and experienced foe. Imagine the gnashing of teeth among the Spartan faithful if Dantonio rolled the dice, tossed in the “highly mobile” Terry and he was either a flop or (far worse), got a season- or careerending injury. Dantonio has led our team to fantastic years since he became head coach. He has brought us two consecutive bowl game victories, as well as a school-record six consecutive post-season appearances, including a Big Ten championship in 2010 and within inches (or less, if you are not a fan of the roughing-thekicker call) of a repeat performance in 2011. We beat Michigan for four years running and held its “elite” offense to a pitiful 12-10 score last year at the Big House. We won in every dimension of the game against Notre Dame, and had it not been for some highly questionable refereeing, we would have won that game as well. Nobody is arguing that Dantonio is a perfect tactician for inserting senior quarterback Andrew Maxwell (whose gameplay on the last drive I call into question), but Dantonio has been brilliant during his entire tenure here. He deserves our respect in this issue, and in so many other issues as well. I want Terry, too, but I want him to be ready for four years of starting at MSU, not burnt out or injured to please some discontented fans. Start Terry next year; I trust Dantonio to start whomever is ready this year.

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Triplett’s “domestic partner registry” is creepy, and lesbian and gay friends to whom I’ve spoken about this agree. It’s like he doesn’t know about the history of states “registering” gay people for surveillance and control.

I agree that a domestic partner registry is nowhere near enough, but I think there’s definitely value in getting people in Michigan to address the issue by whatever means Triplett has at his disposal.

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Researchers band birds to study effects of exotic plants By Derek Gartee dgartee@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Students and faculty from MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife raced to finish a bird catching project this weekend before the end of the season approached. The research project, headed by fisheries and wildlife assistant professor Jen Owen, is an effort to learn more about the impact of invasive plant species on bird health. Program participants traveled to Bath, Mich. Friday morning to band a wide variety of bird species. The researchers also welcomed community members to observe their work. Additional research could lead to a better understanding of how destructive these species can be, program participants said.

Researchers took blood samples, weighed and tracked birds to determine their health For the past t wo years, Owen and her team have been capturing birds with grant funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bulk of Owen’s research focuses on taking blood samples, weighing and tracking birds. T he health of the birds involved in the research is a primary concern, she said. Fisher ies and w ildlife

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Fisheries and wildlife senior Zak Pohlen places a bird in the hands of Holt, Mich. resident Maya Taylor, 3, on Friday at a bird banding site off of Burke Lake in Bath, Mich.

“The habitat loss has been really hard on songbirds. ... It’s getting to the tipping point.” Kaitlin Clark, MSU Birding Club president

graduate student Yushi Oguchi said looking at the immune system of these birds might give insight into the potentially negative effects of invasive species in Michigan. “This is the first study of its kind,” Oguchi said. Invasive species are not a n e w p r oble m f or t he environment. The plants being tested in the study have been around for many years and were originally planted by deer hunters, who thought the new plants would assist them in drawing deer during hunting season. Although the research is not

complete, Oguchi has found some telling patterns in the data. Based on the capture and recapture rate of birds in the area, Oguchi has found the birds tend to stay in the native habitat instead of areas with more invasive plants. If the birds lose more of their native habitat to invasive plants, their lifestyles could be negatively impacted.

Fisheries and wildlife senior Zak Pohlen prepares to put a metal band on a bird Friday at a bird banding site off of Burke Lake in Bath, Mich. The students set up a tent and bird catching nets in order to tag different species of birds for studies on the immune system.

Kaitlin Clark, a fisheries and wildlife senior, is a research assistant working with Owen and Oguchi on the bird banding project. Clark is the president of the MSU Birding Club and is wor r ied t hat i f t he los s of native habitat doesn’t stop, it could be the end for many of Michigan’s birds.

is “perfect for communit y engagement.” She said she always welcomes people coming to enjoy the birds. Owen also has scheduled MSU ornithology classes to come out to the site. The students are quizzed on the types of birds caught in the area.

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Human biology junior Abbey Bradley (left) and kinesiology junior Sara Brady pose for a picture with senior forward Adreian Payne, Friday, at the Munn Intramural Field during the Izzone Campout.

keener splits forehead open in game, follows with header goal By Zach Smith zsmith@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Ryan Keener is a warrior. Three jerseys and three stitches later, the junior defender led the MSU men's soccer team (5-1-1 overall) to a 2-0 win against Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.

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The Spartans move to 5-1-1 after their 2-0 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday

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Izzo addresses expectations, leaders By Dillon Davis ddavis@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

The MSU’s men’s basketball team is expected to be among the nation’s best teams in the 201314 season, but head coach Tom Izzo wants to keep expectations in perspective. The Spartans are opening up a new campaign and are anticipated to be among the top five teams in the country. They are even being touted as the No. 1 team in the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Preseason Top 25, ahead of Kentucky, Louisville, Duke and Arizona, respectively. However, it was just three seasons ago that the Spartans opened with a No. 2 national ranking with guard Kalin Lucas on a regional Sports Illustrated cover before stumbling to a 19-15 overall record and a first round exit in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to opening practice to members of the Izzone on Friday, Izzo said he’s “excited” to be ranked so high, but also understands the team needs to live up to expectations. “(During) the last 15 years,

we’ve been a top 20 program, a top 15 program a lot and a top 10 program enough, but there is a difference when you’re a top five,” Izzo said. “Within a couple years, I’ve seen a No. 1 out in the first round and a No. 1 and be to a Final Four, so I hope the players are as smart as I am in that respect and know that it’s just a ranking, like everything else.” Last season, the Spartans ended a stellar run after being ousted by head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Entering a new season, the Spartans only lose center Derrick Nix while adding freshmen forwards Gavin Schilling and Alvin Ellis III, who was released from a previous commitment to Minnesota after the dismissal of head coach Tubby Smith. Nix, along with junior guard Russell Byrd and senior guard Keith Appling, was appointed captain in January and served as one of MSU’s team captains in 2012-13. However, Izzo was not pleased with the team’s overall leadership in the first season without

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outspoken forward Draymond Green. Green was known for being a vocal leader on and off the court, unafraid to call out teammates who were not living up to the program’s standards — no doubt an asset that’s earned him admiration and playing time for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

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Keener, the only field player to play every minute of every game before Saturday, left the game in the first half after getting his left eyebrow sliced open. He returned later, but had to get subbed out again after more blood spilled out of the open wound. His third return to the field is something that no one will forget. On a corner by senior defender Ryan Thelen in the 76th minute, Keener used his heavily bandaged head to put the Spartans up 2-0 on a header.

"The timing of it, that it happened to be that one, it was pretty crazy," Keener said. "I asked our trainer what will happen if the ball hits my head and he said it might explode. Thelen played a great ball in there. The ball went up and I thought 'That's it.'" He left the game for good after his cut broke open yet again. He was in high spirits after the game and said he'd be ready to go for the Spartans next game in Chicago on Tuesday, and it's that kind of determination that head coach Damon Rensing said makes Keener an asset to the squad. "That's Keener," Rensing said. "He's a warrior out there and he worries about putting the team first and putting his body on the line. I would expect nothing less from him and that's a tribute to him." While Keener's toughness was the story of the game, it wasn't the only action. After a disappointing first half that saw the Huskies put a lot of pressure on sophomore goalkeeper Zach Bennett, MSU came out with a renewed sense of attack. Sophomore midfielder Jay Chapman opened the scoring for the Spartans in the 71st minute when a corner from sophomore midfielder Sean Coner-

ty deflected off junior midfielder Fatai Alashe before the finish from Chapman. "The first half wasn't good from our standpoint and we pushed it up and got some corners and some set pieces and stuff like that," Chapman said. "It was up in the box, it came to me and I headed it down and fortunately I got it in the back of the net." It was the fifth shutout for Bennett, the back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and first win against NIU in program history. For the fourth straight game, the Spartans were without senior defender Kevin Cope, and the loss of Keener for much of the game added to the importance of the win. Redshirt freshman defender Jerome Cristobal stepped in for Keener after the head injury, and Alashe played yet another solid game on the back line in the place of Cope. "It's so true that there's no such thing as an easy college soccer game and today we learned that right from the start," Keener said. "Not many teams can lose their two starting center backs and score a goal and be alight. That's huge for our team and everyone that stepped up. The character of our team showed today."

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ZOMBIE WALK, 5K BRINGS OUT SCARY, UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS By Anya Rath arath@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Adado R iver f ront Pa rk crawled with the gory undead on Saturday morning for the fourth annual Downtown Lansing Zombie Walk. The race inspired var ying levels of dedication to the theme, with some wearing simple make-up and others going as far as donning fake eyeballs hanging off their face. One woman dabbed her costume with fake blood prior to the start of the run. Graduate student Stephanie Fluegeman came out in full zombie gear to run in the 5K because of her past work with MSU’s sexual assault program. She came to the event dressed up as a dead Color Runner. “I’m sure there (are) tons of people that saw zombies running around and then did some research,” Fluegeman said. “It’s a great way to get the word out.” Steven Ward, the organizer of the walk, estimated that around 75 people attended the event, however he did not have official numbers of attendees or the money raised at press time. Ward said the event had a different spin on it this year because they partnered with the Women's Center of Greater Lansing to add a 5K run. All proceeds from the event went to the Women's Center. The zombie walk began in 2010 when Ward decided to combine a passion for zombies with the desire to do charity work.

"I'm a Christian, (so) it's a religious choice for me. I believe service is key," Ward said. "I could serve people and have a great time doing it." In past years, the Zombie Walk collected monetary and food donations for the Greater Lansing Food Bank. However, this year the Women's Center offered to fund the event to bring in the zombie element. Registration to participate in the 5K was $20. This is the fifth year the Women's Center has hosted a 5K, said Cindie Alwood, the executive director of the Women's Center of Greater Lansing. "We didn't want to duplicate an existing event, so we decided to combine forces," Alwood said. Alwood said the funds raised by the event will go toward general operating expenses geared toward helping women achieve economic self-sufficiency. Both Ward and the Women's Center saw a drastic drop in attendance this year compared to their respective events in the past. Ward, who was hoping for a turnout of 500 attendees, said this year's lack of attendance could be attributed to the changes in both his Zombie Walk and the Women's Center's 5K. "Previous attendees of those events didn't know what to make of it," Ward said, adding that last year had an attendance of 325 people. Alwood said the 5K lost participants this year because it was not a timed race, in contrast to the past years.

Lansing resident Stephanie Bergmann looks on during the annual Downtown Lansing Zombie Walk on Saturday at Adado Riverfront Park. Bergmann said she enjoys doing costume makeup as a hobby and looks forward to the walk each year. Julia Nagy/The State News

More online … To view a video of participants at the run/walk on Saturday in Lansing, visit statenews. com/multimedia.

"If people want to be in costume, it's unfair to them," Alwood said. "We decided to just do a run — it'd be more

fun and less pressure." Ward remained positive about the money they were able to raise because of the event.

"We're not ungrateful," Ward said. "Whatever we collect will make a difference in these peoples' lives."

Aside from the 5K element, the event featured a Zumba program, an obstacle course and a costume contest.

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