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Candidate talks plans for city’s future

Officials pushing for more recycling

Dennard captures weekly honors

Find out about incumbent Kathleen Boyle’s views

Surplus Store holding Community ReUse Days this week

Senior cornerback’s play rewarded by Big Ten

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new bill to Alleged murderer’s sister, dad take stand as trial goes on encourage grads to stay in michigan By Katie Abdilla and Simon Schuster

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A new bill proposed by Michigan Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland, would offer tax credits to graduates from instate universities who stay in the state. It’s an effort to curb the perceived “brain drain” problem — the tendency for many young grads to move out of state and take their newfound skills and education elsewhere. Anderson said that while the bill is no guarantee grads will stay, offering credits of half the amount paid on a “qua lified” student loan in a given year — what the credits would go towards — could be the “icing on the Mike cake”. Boulus, Many grads, President’s including Council, many f rom State Universities MSU, end up of Michigan m o v i n g t o major metropolitan areas such as Chicago or New York City, something that’s concerned some lawmakers and policy experts for years. Both Anderson’s bill and a similar House bill sponsored by Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing, would try to curb more from doing so. Several advocacy organizations say the bill could be a great measure for helping students pay off debt, which approached an average of about $27,000 per student this year, according to the Institute for College Access and Success. “Anything we can do to help that right now is just fantastic,” said Jessica Leacher, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs, who attended a committee hearing on the bill last Wednesday. Others are somewhat skeptical of how much of an incentive the bill actually would provide. Michael Boulus, director of the President’s Council, State Universities of Michigan, said that while he hasn’t formulated an official position on the proposal, the effort would be expensive. “There’s a cost here of about

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tax credits are really not a big incentive.”

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To Okemos resident Shay McCowan, her little brother is her best friend. She said her brother Connor McCowan, 19, became close with MSU student Andrew Singler after she began dating him in 2010. T he g roup ma i nt a i ned a steady companionship until the early morning of Feb. 23, when an argument between the couple led to confrontation, culminating in Connor McCowan allegedly stabbing Singler to death. “They were like brothers,” Shay McCowan said. Shay McCowan testified in her brother’s trial Mon-

day morning, crying through most of her testimony. When she began testif ying, Connor McCowan became emotional, as well. Phone records obtained by police show that Shay texted Connor McCowan that night, saying Singler had broken her back and one of her ribs, injuries that police said she was never treated for.

Shay McCowan, sister of alleged killer Connor McCowan, wipes her tears Monday at Ingham County Circuit Court. Connor McCowan has been charged with the murder of Shay's boyfriend, Andrew Singler.

Testimony from Connor McCowan’s dad reveals Connor said he feared for his life and acted in self-defense that night Con nor Mc Cowa n t hen argued with Singler through a series of text messages and drove to his apartment in Meridian Township to confront him. Connor McCowan’s dad, O k e m o s r e s i de nt R a n d y

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McCowan, was asleep on his couch when his son woke him at 4 a.m. on Feb. 23. McCowan also testified Monday.

He said Connor McCowan told him about the altercation and said he feared for his life and retaliated in self-defense.

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Parades and prep

Hospitality business senior T.J. McDermott measures out a piece of wood Monday at Spartan Stadium. Student organizations are preparing floats for the MSU Homecoming parade on Friday. Khoa Nguyen, SN See FLOATS on page 5

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Impact 89FM up for nat’l award despite funding issues By Nolly Dakroury ndakroury@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

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Mechanical engineer senior Eric Schendel DJs for MSU's Impact 89FM radio station. Impact has been nominated for College Radio Station of the Year honors.

Despite so far losing its student tax funding for the second straight academic year, Impact 89FM has been nominated for the 2013 College Radio Station of the Year Award, given by the College Music Journal, the top North American journal for college radio. Impact 89FM will be competing against three other college radio stations for the award. Impact 89FM General Manager Ed Glazer said this is the second time that the radio sta-

tion received this nomination, and said that it’s a result of hard work on the part of station members. “We’re really excited about it and we hope that we get it this time,” Glazer said. Station personnel are getting ready to travel to New York City for the College Music Journal conference and the award ceremony, which will be held on Oct. 17. Glazer said everyone attending the conference will vote for the top prize, including college station personnel, personnel from the radio and music industries and band members performing during

the conference. Glazer said station personnel have been doing the best they can to keep the station operating smoothly, given that they are using security funds for financing. The radio station is going into its second year without receiv ing $300,000 wor t h of student tax dollars, after ASMSU and the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, requested the station conduct comprehensive financial reviews in December 2012. “There were a few questions that we had at that time, one of which was that the MSU Radio

Board had not met,” COGS President Stefan Fletcher said. At the time, ASMSU officials thought that other tax-funded organizations, like Impact 89FM, should be undergoing the same accounting standards as ASMSU, said Matt Franks, ASMSU director of public relations. The student government also had been asked to run audits, after which the administration demanded the transfer of all of ASMSU’s off-campus funds to an on-campus account. The student governments, which sponsor the station, also

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Police Brief Student moped stolen A moped was stolen between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 from outside Broad Business College Complex, according to MSU police. A 21-year-old male student told police he parked his 1986 Honda Spree outside of the building while he was in class, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. When he returned outside, the moped was gone. The victim said he did not lock up his moped and did not register it. There are no suspects, and the incident is under investigation.

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Officials hope to resolve funding issues by end of academic semester

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Ingham County Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Dewane interviews Sparrow Hospital trauma surgeon Ben Mosher during the trial of alleged murderer Connor McCowan Monday.

State News blog roll MSU Sports Blog Although a loss to Miami (Ohio) on Sunday prevented the field hockey team from reaching .500 this weekend, MSU (5-7 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) improved to 2-0 in Big Ten play with a 4-3 win over Indiana on Friday. Junior forward Abby Barker recorded her first career hat trick against the Hoosiers to lead the Spartans to victory. MSU scored in the eighth minute when Barker earned her first goal off a pass from junior forward Allie Ahern. Indiana responded to tie the score, 1-1, but Barker scored another goal off an assist from freshman back Adrea Donaldson. MSU continued to roll at the beginning of the second half. OMARI SANKOFA II

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Officials say autopsy reveals traces of THC, alcohol in McCowan’s system

“We got into an argument, and it led to some pushing and shoving. He pulled a sheet over me and hit me so hard, I had a handprint on my stomach for about three or four days. ” Shay McCowan, Andrew Singler’s former girlfriend

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drove to Singler’s apartment. Upon their return, Con nor Mc Cowa n wa s arrested. Su r ve i l la nce fo ot age obtained by police from a Speedway gas station, which Connor McCowan stopped at on the way to confront Singler, showed he had changed his clothing before his arrest. Randy McCowan said he and Connor McCowan had forged a bond with Singler in the two years he dated his daughter.

By the time of arrival at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital, expert testimony indicates that Singler was effectively dead “I felt like he was a son to me,” Randy McCowan said. “I loved him.” Throughout their relationship, Shay McCowan said she and Singler argued “fairly often,” with no physical altercations until February 2012, when Singler suddenly became violent during a fight. “We got into an argument, and it led to some pushing and shoving,” Shay

McCowan said. “He pulled a sheet over me and hit me so hard, I had a handprint on my stomach for about three or four days.” The text messages between Connor McCowan and Singler became heated that night, with an intoxicated Singler telling him to get to the apartment and calling Connor McCowan names such as “queer” and “slut.” “Hurry up … so I can f***ing kill you,” Singler said in one text message. “Not literally, but your ass needs to get beaten and guess what p**** I’m gonna f***ing make sure it happens.” John Bechinski, the forensic pathologist at Sparrow Hospital who performed Singler’s autopsy, said Singler had a blood-alcohol level of .124 and traces of THC in his system. He said Singler also had scrapes on his neck, as if someone had

grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Connor McCowan only had minor injuries, including bruising and swelling above his left eyebrow, which Bechinski said could have been caused by a blow to the face. By the time Singler arrived at the hospital at about 4 a.m., trauma surgeon Dr. Ben Mosher said he had a 10 percent chance of survival. Singler had a wound in his heart and had lost more than a liter of blood. “He had no vital signs,” Mosher said. “He was not breathing on his own, he had no pulse, no electrical activity. He was pretty much dead.” Mosher said Singler’s heart stopped beating during an emergency operation. Singler was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m. Connor McCowan’s trial will resume 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. It could go until the week’s end.

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Bill could incentivize Michigan graduates to stay in state following graduation

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were concerned about what sort of financial records the station had. Glazer said t he MSU Radio Board, which oversees Impact 89FM, hadn’t met for about five years prior to 2013. The board was never called for a meeting after one member of the board left and was never replaced. Fletcher said both student governments wanted to make sure the radio station was “operating in a manner that is consistent with its mission.” Both organizations had to ensure that the student taxes were being used appropriately through proper practices. T he station has been doing a lot of partnering to counter the effects of not receiving the student tax. They started promoting for other groups and organizations, like the Black Sheep newspaper. In return, the organizations would raise awareness about Impact 89FM and its events while the station uses reser ve funding. Despite the station keeping up programming quality, they have started to struggle with their equipment’s upkeep, Glazer said. “Some equipment repairs are necessary… we’re starting to feel uncomfortable with the equipment,” Glazer said. Glazer said he is hoping to get a resolution by December.

$153 million,” Boulus said. “Tuition tax credits are really not a big incentive; students look to jobs and location as the two primary reasons.” Lawmakers still are ironing out the details before they take a vote, including what makes a student loan qualified for the credits. The Democrat-sponsored bill will be a hard sell to the Republican majority in the legislature, not to mention Gov. Rick Snyder. Anderson said he thinks it might have a shot at passing because the state Department of Treasury didn’t oppose it. He said Snyder hasn’t been a big supporter of tax credit bills historically, however.

Gov. Rick Snyder has typically not supported similar tax credit bills in the past, experts said “I’m hoping that we can get it over to the House and to the governor’s desk,” Anderson said. “It’s critically important to students, especially who have a great deal at stake in the passage of this bill, to contact their own legislator.” The bill “gets right at the heart” of attracting and retaining talented, educated individuals to stay in the state of Michigan, said John LaMacchia, legislative associate for the Michigan Municipal League, adding that it could help grads stay in-state.

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Lansing Community College student Konar Nokken helps a customer Monday during the Community ReUse Days at the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center.

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ast Lansing City Councilmember Kathleen Boyle is no stranger to mid-Michigan. Boyle was born in St. Johns and moved back to East Lansing in 1985 after going to school and working in Syracuse, N.Y.

She’s running for a partial two-year term on the East Lansing City Council this election season.

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Boyle was sworn into the city council on Sept. 18, 2012 after former Councilmember Don Power resigned his seat in August 2012. Before joining the council, Boyle served on the East Lansing Housing Commission, Red Cedar Neighborhood Association and Community Relations Coalition. She recently sat down with The State News to discuss her candidacy.

Students take time to recycle on Community ReUse Day By Celeste Bott cbott@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn

Students planning to throw away anything from textbooks to old furniture can look to the MSU Surplus Store for a more sustainable alternative. T he store’s Com mu n it y ReUse Days allows MSU students, faculty and alumni to haul in their unwanted household items, which are then resold in the store or recycled. Community ReUse Days this fall were held this past Saturday and Monday, and will continue through Friday as part of Campus Sustainability Month. “We open our doors twice a year and offer a way to extend the life cycle of things,” Sustainability Education Coordinator James Ives said. “After a while, you can tell if something’s unique and worth selling, and otherwise we recycle it.” C a m p u s Su s t a i n a b i l it y Month will take place throughout October, with multiple events taking place. The store doesn’t accept hazardous or chemical waste, but

it is a good source for electronic waste that can be incredibly harmful to the environment. “We’re a good alternative to a landfill for students’ computers,” Ives said. “We take all the information off them and wipe the hard drives.”

Community ReUse Days will take place until Friday at the MSU Surplus Store Student employee Jacob Bell helps stock and sort materials from the back dock and into the warehouse and store — no small feat in the 70,000 squarefoot facility — and discussed some of the unique items he’s seen on the job. “I mean, there’s a sailboat sitting right outside,” Bell said. “There’s all sorts of things people wouldn’t expect.” “We had someone bring in a complete horse skeleton once,” Ives added. “If you think of MSU as a small city, we take all the things a city doesn’t need anymore, and that includes materials from businesses like hotels, restaurants and even

museums.” The store itself is a thrift shop of sorts full of recycled items, featuring everything f rom lightly used candles from the MSU Alumni Chapel to 1940s antique milk jugs, said Michael Chapman, who works as a cashier at the Surplus Store. “We got a lot of items when MSU closed Brook Lodge, we get materials from department clean outs,” Chapman said. “There’s a lot of unique pieces.” In the store, MSU sports fans can browse collections of antique, game-worn jerseys. Science majors can find lab equipment and glassware at a lower cost and comic lovers can sort through archived, special collection comic books. The store also deals art, researching incoming pieces to price them properly for interested buyers. Chapman said the MSU Surplus Store also helps support the local economy. “We have local artists come in to buy materials for paintings and sculptures, and we have a local florist who comes in to buy vases,” Chapman said.

–By Geoff Preston, SN Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a semi-weekly series profiling East Lansing City Council candidates prior to the Nov. 5 election.

the type of establishment they are.”

SN: What are your plans for the Park District project? KB: “I don’t know how long it will take to complete, but I certainly hope it’s well underway by the time I finish this term. One of the things that impressed me and the people on the committee about DTN is that they are a local entity with a proven track record. It gives us confidence that even though this is a big project, if they undertake it they will be able to go for it and complete it.”

SN: What are some problems you have noticed with East Lansing? KB: “The challenges for East Lansing are the economy and the budget. In order to provide the services we want to provide for everyone, we have to have enough money to keep the infrastructure moving and keep people safe. Everything costs money. Revenues are low because property values are depressed, so we aren’t getting as much tax income. The state of Michigan used to provide much more revenue sharing to local governments than they do now.”

SN: What do you envision for the bar scene downtown? KB: “Certainly there are plenty of places that sell alcohol, but if we want new restaurants, and I think we do, and we want more diversity of restaurants ... then they are going to sell alcohol. The question would be: If we put a limitation on these restaurants, would that discourage a quality restaurant that we want from opening up downtown? Perhaps the real issue on additional establishments is how big they are and

SN: How do you hope to bridge the gap between the city of East Lansing and MSU students? KB: “In any university community, you have the interplay of (the) students who come here and the town portion. There had been things over the years that had stressed that relationship. I think both sides have relaxed a little bit on that. ... I think the (Community Relations Coalition) has been a great method for improving those relations. I think the students who live here have done a lot too.”

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Tax break for graduates step in right direction EDITORIAL BOARD Ian Kullgren editor in chief Summer Ballentine Opinion editor Celeste Bott staff representative Anya Rath minority representative Olivia Dimmer Staff reporter

House bill weaving its way through the state legislature in Lansing could put $1,600 in tax credits back into students’ pockets after they graduate from Michigan universities if they stay in state. Hallelujah. Although this won’t be a silver bullet to stop the brain drain plaguing the state and help offset the rising cost of tuition, it’s encouraging to see lawmakers finally discussing college affordability. House Bill 4182 aims to increase graduate retention rates by making it worth graduates’ while to work and live in Michigan. It was inspired by the successful Opportunity Maine Program, initiated in 2006. To qualify for the tax breaks, a student must

“Hollywood movies aren’t designed to help people learn the mysteries of space — they’re meant to entertain, even if it takes a far-fetched route.” — Anya Rath, State News reporter

graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a Mich- primary reasons (for living in a particular igan college or university. The bill states: 1. Students would get a state income tax credit area).” Boulus has a point. equal to half of total annual payments on state But although $1,600 might or federal student loans. 2.The tax credit cannot exceed 20 percent of not be enough to keep a determined colthe average yearly tuition lege graduate from for Michigan universities. fleeing to greener pas3. Students must provide Let’s cross our fingers tures, it’s good incentive for proof of residenc y and and hope this bill college grads to stick it out in employment in the state. Michigan. 4. Students might be asked passes for the sake of Considering Michigan cut to provide proof of student curbing student loan funding to public universities loan payments made. debt. by about 32 percent in the past The continuing talent five years — causing the price of exodus in Michigan appartuition to increase — offering tax ently is such a problem that it has it’s own term; “Michigration” often is used breaks now on student loans seems like a moot to describe the chronic “brain drain” — or mass point. The proposed tax breaks would cost the departure of young, talented and technologi- state anywhere from $318 million to $478 million in lost revenue. cally-savvy individuals — affecting the state. Despite the bill’s shortcomings, tax breaks are Young people often cite lack of opportunity as a reason for leaving the dismayed Mitten, much needed considering the average Michialong with a want for public transportation and gan graduate acquires $27,451 in student debt bustling city life. Many end up leaving for Chi- throughout the course of four years. Realistically, tax cuts for students are digestcago or New York City. “Tuition tax credits are really not a big incen- ible to the Republican-controlled Senate, which tive,” Michael Boulus, director of the President’s has killed most bills that came to it with DemCouncil, State Universities of Michigan, said in ocratic sponsorship. Talent retention and securing a stable future a previous interview. “Students look to jobs and location as the two for Michigan should not to be a partisan issue.

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And really, that’s what it’s all about: providing the best opportunities possible for Michiganians. Without young talent to keep up a competitive economy, Michigan could find itself in an even bigger mess in the near future. With the proposed tax breaks, recent graduates would have at least one reason to stay in Michigan. If the credits could keep graduates in the state for even a few years, it might be enough to persuade them to stay. The tax cuts are a step in the right direction. Policymakers must have a discussion about keeping graduates in the state, whether through this proposal or others. Starting the discussion with House Bill 4182 could mean better and better solutions are found. Let’s cross our fingers and hope this bill passes for the sake of curbing student loan debt and for the sake of Michigan’s future.

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Lesson from international students: live fearlessly

his summer, I had the privilege of working for MSU’s Academic Orientation Program, or AOP. As an AOP student assistant, I helped incoming freshmen learn how to schedule classes and answered general questions about life here at MSU — mostly about why they can’t bring their cars and what on earth “ISS” stands for. While I sincerely enjoyed all my time employed at AOP, I found working with international students to be most rewarding aspect of my job. Like many students, I am a native Michiganian, growing up a mere hour and a half away from MSU. Despite my close proximity to campus, I remember how terrified I was during my own freshman orientation. Back then, campus seemed unending, composed of strangers and unfamiliar buildings. It didn’t matter that East Lansing was only a short drive away from my front door in Bay City, Mich., this new environment seemed

have ever met. Their comfort level, foreign and a little terrifying. even in the midst of a completely forImagine what this experience must eign environment, astounded me. be like for an international student. Rather than appearing terrified or For many of these individuals, AOP stressed, they talked to me about their is their very first time in the U.S., let love for Earvin “Magic” Johnson and alone at MSU. As a freshman, I was inquired about things like where to intimidated by an unfamiliar MSU get the best cheeseburger landscape, while these stuguest columnist between classes, or what an dents faced the dauntexactly an “Izzone” is. Their ing task of acquainting excitement about being themselves with an entirein America and becoming ly new country, culture, Spartans was palpable. and of course, language. The enthusiasm didn’t Before my first day workburn out once AOP coning the international porcluded, either. tion of AOP at the end of Since AOP, I have stayed the summer, I told myself in touch with a handextra effort and patience Alex Dardas ful of the students I was going to be needdardasal@msu.edu helped and am constantly amazed ed to help these students. Just imagby how these students embrace ine being in their shoes. Wouldn’t unfamiliarity of their situation. you feel a little stressed out? I Instead of frantically calling mom to went into my 8 a.m. shift dreadarrange a plane trip home, as I’m sure ing the long, difficult day ahead. I would do if put in the same posiI could not have been more wrong. tion, my new friends, and other interThe international students I national classmates, gladly immerse encountered while working at AOP themselves in the culture here. were some of the most optimistic, By doing so, these students creengaging and inspiring individuals I

ate a diverse MSU culture which permeates throughout campus. Here in East Lansing, for example, I can play basketball with friends from China and Korea and speak French with classmates from Lebanon and Egypt. To me, that’s pretty cool. I might have shown these students how to enroll for classes at AOP, but the international students at MSU have taught me so much more. Too often in my life, I have allowed anxiety and fear to stop me from attempting something new or potentially difficult. College life, however, should be about exploration and personal discovery. Sometimes things might seem overwhelming or uncomfortable, but that does not mean you shouldn’t pursue these experiences. Like the international students on campus, we should all approach the uncertain with a smile because who knows, your temporary fears might turn into a lifelong passion. Alex Dardas is an international relations junior. Reach him at dardasal@msu.edu.

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Events this week Looking for a study break? There are a few different events going on in both East Lansing and Lansing this week.

Flashdance the Musical Tuesday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 12 Wharton Center Tickets start at $32

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Hospitality business junior Jeff Keller prepares a float for Homecoming on Monday at Spartan Stadium.

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On Monday, 11 organizations began a weeklong process of creating a float worthy of winning over a panel of judges at Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homecoming Parade. Various organizations, including Spartans Fighting cancer, Lyman Briggs College and the MSU Black Alumni and Black Graduate Student Association, are working on the floats in Spartan Stadium that fit this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating Spartan Super Heroesâ&#x20AC;? theme. There will be seven awards given to the participating organizations based on how well the floats relate to the homecoming theme. Peter Delong, director of sales and sponsorship for the MSU Alumni Association, said he has been involved in float building at Spartan Stadium since he started working with the association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just kept doing it because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much fun to see all the groups get together and work on floats for

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Human biology senior Alix Smith unrolls fencing material Monday at Spartan Stadium. Student organizations were preparing floats for the Homecoming Parade on Friday.

Jeff Parkinson, leader of the community team for the MSU Christian organization Cru, said he is excited to be a part of the float building preparation for the first time and has given a lot of thought to the floatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme. The group is creating a skyline that would appear in comic books and plans to include superhero symbols projected on the skyline to show the city is protected, Parkinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to relate it to Jesus being our superhero,â&#x20AC;? Parkinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to create it to look like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saving East Lansing.â&#x20AC;? Kiran Samra, chief of staff for ASMSU, MSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undergraduate student government, said the group is keeping its float design a secret but that it plans to incor-

porate the true definition of being a Spartan hero. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a student government organization, our main goal is to be that voice and we think this is another way to demonstrate that we want everyone to be a Spartan hero,â&#x20AC;? Samra said. Now in her third year of float building for MSU, Samra said that even though multiple groups are working on floats for the parade,

no one has a competitive spirit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Different organizations coming together and building floats here at Spartan Stadium builds a sense of community,â&#x20AC;? Samra said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoy seeing all the floats going from the start to the end. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homecoming time and everyone is coming together and rallying around beating Indiana.â&#x20AC;?

Thursday, Oct. 10 The Loft Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door Doors open at 8 p.m.

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Six victorious sets, two interceptions and one gamewinning goal later, three athletes have won Big Ten honors from the weekend. All three Spartans contributed in giving their teams a combined four victories on the weekend, putting them on top of the conference. Here are this week’s honorees:

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Moving from press box to bench with team Welp, I’m 0-1 as a coach. At the MSU hockey Green and White game, head coach Tom Anastos asked yours truly and other members of the Lansing-area media to put down their notebooks and pick up a whistle. It didn’t go well for my White squad, as we lost 2-0 in regulation and then even lost the shootout after redshirt freshman Rhett Holland beat senior goalie Will Yanakeff for the win. WLNS sports anchor and honorary White Team head coach Fred Heumann motivated the players and assistant coaches alike, and his Bear Bry-

ant-esque fedora added a touch of class to our locker room. I’m used to the press box, but it was a whole different world behind the bench. The game moved faster than a six-year-old after too much sugar, even though all the players were complaining that the ice was slow because of high humidity. In between dodging flying pucks and getting drenched with Gatorade, my primary job on the bench was running a stopwatch and making sure shift times were around the 40 second mark. For two periods, I was up in the press box where I spend most of the time during games with Director of Hockey Operations Adam Nightingale. His job is to log shift times, mark shots and chances, and keep track of who wins the faceoff in what zone against what opponent. That was harder than being on the bench and in the locker room ever was. There’s nobody to yell out who’s on the ice, and faceoffs go so fast it’s hard to wrap your mind around what’s going on. But it was a nice view from high above the ice. Plus, there wasn’t a chance I would get hit

in the head with a speeding puck and lose a couple teeth. From an analysis point of view, the team looked good. They’re young, but the experience gained from last season was palpable in the locker room and on the ice. Freshman forward Villiam Haag, from Sweden, was the standout of the freshman class, while sophomore forward Michael Ferrantino led the White squad with three shots and was 11-8 in the faceoff circle. Thanks to the MSU Hockey program and my fellow coaches on both sides of the ice for making it a truly unforgettable experience, even though I was on the losing end of the stick. If it makes you feel better, there were 2,007 people at the Green and White game, and the last time the MSU hockey team won the National Championship was in 2007. Coincidence? I think not. Zach Smith is a State News men’s soccer and ice hockey reporter.

Darqueze Dennard Once again, a football defensive player is being rewarded for his play. Senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Dennard Week after MSU’s 26-14 win against Iowa on Saturday. This is the first time Dennard has received the award. Dennard had two interceptions and a career-high eight tackles in the Spartans 26-14 win over Iowa on Saturday. This is the third time in Dennard’s career he’s had two picks in a single game. Dennard’s first interception came in the first quarter, and his second, which came with just five minutes left in the game, was crucial in protecting MSU’s fourth win of the season. Sophomore defensive end Shilique Calhoun was the last Spartan to be given the conference’s weekly Defensive Player of the Week honor earlier this season against

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year after making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1979, the MSU baseball team narrowly missed the 64-team field this past spring. The Spartans finished with a 33-17 overall record and a 12-9 Big Ten record, but couldn’t quite crack the field as they were the first team left out of the tournament. This year, the Spartans will try and get back to the NCAA tournament and work toward a Big Ten Championship. MSU will return a bulk of its starting lineup, including junior catcher/first baseman Blaise Salter and junior outfielder Jimmy Pickens. Salter led the squad in batting average hitting at a .343 clip, while Pickens led the Spartans in numerous offensive categories, including home runs, RBI, runs and slugging percentage. However, the Spartans lost two of their three core starting pitchers to the MLB Draft, as David Garner and Andrew Waszak both were selected in June. Garner went to the Cubs and Waszak went to the Braves. MSU will return junior pitcher Mick VanVossen who will lead the pitching staff. The State News caught up with head coach Jake Boss Jr. to discuss his team’s fall season so far and the upcoming season. —Derek Blalock, The State News The State News: How has the fall season been going so far? Jake Boss Jr.: It’s been going well. A lot of young guys, a lot of new guys, and at the same time we have a lot of our offense back and most of our position players returning. It’s been a good blend of youth vs. experience. The young guys are getting better and the older guys had good summers, and that’s showing on the field right now. SN: Who has impressed so far this fall? JB: Of the returning guys, guys like Blaise Salter really swings the bat well. Ryan Krill and Jimmy Pickens are all having good falls. Cam Gibson does what he does. He gets on base and finds ways to score. Tony Cheky’s the same

way. Joel Fisher is a rock behind the plate for us and has been so for four years. We have a lot of young guys who are getting their feet wet, but show a lot of promise. SN: You guys couldn’t quite make the NCAA tournament last year, what do you have to work on to get back? JB: Probably just consistency, I mean consistency from one day to the next. We were pretty young last year and probably the youth was a main reason for that. With a mix of the guys that we have now, with a lot of guys returning, but a lot of first year guys that may not need to be thrown into the fire right away. Hopefully, they can get that experience and learn from the older guys.

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South Florida. Lauren Wicinksi For the second straight week and third time this season, senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski has been named the Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week. She shares the honor with Nebraska outs i de h it t e r Kelsey Robinson. Nebraska Wicinski and MSU are the only undefeated teams left in Big Ten play. Wicinski and Robinson will face each other this weekend, as MSU is scheduled to play Nebraska on Saturday at 7 p.m. Wicinski totaled 18 kills, four digs and three total blocks in the win over Illinois last Friday. She followed with 19 kills, four service aces and three total blocks in the victory over Northwestern Saturday. Wicinski surpassed 2,000 career kills this season. With 2,112 career kills, she only needs 143 more to move into the NCAA’s top-25 all-time career kills list. Former UCLA player Kristee Porter is currently No. 25 on the list with 2,255.

With a 15-1 overall record and 4-0 Big Ten record, the volleyball team is off to their best season start since 1996. They currently are riding a 13-game winning streak. Adam Montague Adam Montague’s last two days likely have been better than anyone else’s in college soccer. With just 46 seconds left in the double overtime match against No. 5 Northwe ster n on Sunday, the junior forward Montague used his head to score the 3-2 game-winning goal. Yesterday afternoon, he was given his first career conference honor, as he was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Earlier in the week, Montague scored the first goal in the Spartans’ 2-0 win over Illinois-Chicago on the road. With the clutch use of his head in Evanston, Ill., Montague now leads the Big Ten in gamewinning goals, with three. Montague is the first Spartan to earn the accolade since thenfreshman midfielder Jay Chapman on Oct. 29, 2012.