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Apathy in regards to Ferguson dangerous and unsettling By Danyelle Morrow dmorrow@statenews.com
“Apathy: lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern.” I will preface this by saying that I am a white female raised in middle-class Michigan. I speak from a space of privilege. I do not know the fear of being killed and racism does not affect me on a daily basis. I am not black, I am not oppressed and I do not have a right to speak in the place of those that are. All I can do is support the voices fighting so hard to be heard. South African social rights advocate Desmond Tutu is quoted as saying, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” and to be completely frank, the last few weeks have terrified me. In regards to the outrage over the grand jury decision on Michael Brown, I am afraid for my generation and what is to come. It is not the protesting or the rioting that is
frightening; for after all, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has said, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” It is on the nation to listen to that language, to listen to the silenced. However, the reaction to the decision made me ashamed of my own generation. It is the apathy regarding the decision that scares me. It was a lack of reaction on the part of many. The night of the decision, a number of people not immediately affected were more interested in watching “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” or “Dancing With the Stars.” WTVC Channel 9, a news station, posted a tweet stating, “Don’t worry, Dancing With the Stars will be back on after a special report.” People posting on social media were unfollowed or unfriended when sharing Ferguson updates. People were sent messages asking them to stop posting anything related because it made them uncomfortable. On Tumblr there’s a list of websites said to be censoring Ferguson posts and articles or hiding them as “adult content.” Many of those who were apathetic were not black, not oppressed and viewed the situation as irrelevant. While many people of all races stepped up to show support, there were also large numbers that could not have cared less. This implies that society, when faced with one of the biggest stories of the year, doesn’t care if
it’s not immediately relevant to them. Society is apathetic about the Ferguson protests and the grand jury decision because it’s easy to shove aside and forget about it if you are not directly affected by racism or violence. Society is apathetic about the human rights issue that is being protested across the world because their siblings, their family members and their children are still alive. They will still go to college and get married and start families of their own without the fear of being gunned down in the street. Social media posters are complaining about burning cars or burning flags, about how “violent” and “out of control” these protests are. These “acts of violence” don’t frighten me. Protests that originally began as peaceful turned violent at police interaction, which although is something to be feared is not the most frightening for me. The fact that people my age, people in my generation — the voters and the people that will soon be inflicting change and laws — don’t care, is terrifying. In the speech President Barack Obama gave regarding the decision and the reaction, he stated, “We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation.” Whether people are willing to accept it or not, this is a national issue. This is an issue that has
significance in everyone’s daily life. It is something that everyone should care about; not just the people in Missouri, not just people of color and not just black people. Over Thanksgiving break many of my acquaintances complained about arguments with family members over the protests — family members who asked, “What’s Ferguson?” or “What do you mean? What’s happening down there?” and even family members and friends who decided to condemn Brown or to support Darren Wilson without knowing the full story or going solely off of what other people have decided to say. This lack of interest in being informed is astounding and abhorrent. How can you not be invested in an issue of human rights and social justice when Ferguson plasters it on front pages and television screens and explodes on social media? If you have chosen silence, if you have chosen not to care, you have chosen the side of the oppressor, the wrong side of history. From protests across the country in New York and Los Angeles, to supporters in Palestine and China, the world has come together in support of Ferguson protesters. The world has turned an eye on the United States. If the whole world is watching, why aren’t you? Danyelle Morrow is a graphic designer at The State News. Reach her at dmorrow@statenews.com.
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Commencement speaker gets second chance to speak at graduation Journalism senior Micayla Cummings was set to speak at her high school graduation three and a half years ago, but the ceremony ran too long and her speech was cut. Now, she gets a second opportunity to live her dream and give a speech at commencements By Greg Monahan gmonahan@statenews.com
Three and a half years ago, journalism senior Micayla Cummings was preparing to speak at her Southfield-Lathrup High School graduation. But her chance was taken away. “I was going to speak, I wrote my speech and everything,” Cummings said. “But when it came time for graduation, the ceremony ran long, so I didn’t get to speak.” But on Dec. 12, she gets another shot. “It was always a dream of mine to speak at graduation,” she said. “So once I got to college, I was like ‘OK, let’s try again.’” Cummings wrote her speech and submitted it to MSU in October for consideration to be the student speaker for the 2 p.m. graduation on Dec. 12. When she got word that she was going to be the only student speaker, she was taken aback. “Honestly, I thought it was going to be me and other speakers from other colleges,” Cummings said. “Once I got the position, they told me, ‘Yeah, it’s just you. There’s only one student speaking per graduation.’” Cummings will be addressing undergraduates from the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Natural Science, Nursing and Lyman Briggs.
She said she was told to expect a crowd of at least 5,000 people. But that’s not scaring her away. “I’m not really nervous,” Cummings said. “But I feel like once I get on the podium and I look out and see 5,000 people, I might be. The way I look at it is that it’s an accomplishment. And it’s nice to share my accomplishment with other accomplished people.” One perk to being the graduation speaker? Her family gets their own private box at Breslin Center. “I’m super excited,” she said. “This is a dream of mine, and my entire family is going to be here, my husband’s family included. Not just like mom and dad, I mean aunts, uncles, everybody is going to be there, and I get to share the moment with everyone. Cummings is graduating after just three and a half years at MSU, something she said wasn’t originally the plan. “But then I got married,” she said. She and her husband just moved into a new place in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she’ll be moving after graduation. With school ending and an impending move, she said other than writing the speech, she’s hardly had time to actually focus on graduation. “I haven’t even picked up my cap and gown yet,” Cummings said. “I should probably get on that, like, tomorrow.”
“I’m not really nervous. But I feel like once I get on the podium and I look out and see 5,000 people, I might be. The way I look at it is that it’s an accomplishment. And it’s nice to share my accomplishment with other accomplished people.” Micayla Cummings journalism senior and commencement speaker
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Aside from Christmas, there are other holidays that students celebrate during December The holiday season isn’t just about Christmas. MSU students — and people around the world — celebrate alternative holidays, such as Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day and Hanukkah By Nolly Dakroury ndakroury@statenews.com
When December begins and the temperatures start to steadily drop, many people start looking forward to Christmas. Although a lot of people celebrate this popular holiday, other holidays are also celebrated around the same time — some related to Christmas, and others involving different traditions and meanings.
and culture,” Caesar said, adding that the holiday works toward fortifying the African-American culture and unity through its principles. The principles include unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. On each day, a candle symbolizing one of those principles is lit. She said anyone who is interested in African culture is welcome to celebrate the holiday. The African American and African Studies Department will be hosting an event from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday in 303 International Center.
Kwanzaa Second year doctorate student in African American and African studies Tiffany Caesar said she was first introduced to Kwanzaa in high school. As she got older, she started to realize the significance of the holiday. The holiday was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga for people with African heritage to pay homage to Africa by acknowledging their roots and their past. It is considered a Pan-African holiday. Caesar said Kwanzaa is celebrated from Dec. 26 until Jan. 1 and centers on contemplating and fulfilling seven main principles, called the Nguzo Saba. “It really is about encouraging your community
Three Kings Day A holiday connected to Christmas and largely celebrated in Latin America as well as some European countries is Three Kings Day. This holiday, celebrated on Jan. 6, commemorates the Magi, or wise men from the east, who found the infant Jesus and offered him gifts. Food industry management junior Luis Guzman, who’s from Puerto Rico, said on that day kids are visited by the three kings instead of Santa Claus. Guzman said children fill shoe boxes with grass and put them under their beds for the camels of
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the three kings, so they have something to eat when they arrive. When children wake up in the morning, the grass is usually spread around the room to show the three kings paid a visit. Assistant professor in the History Department Erica Windler connected the strong presence of Three Kings Day celebrations in Latin American countries to Catholicism, which is widely practiced there. Windler said the holiday is also celebrated by many in Mexico. She said one of the traditions connected to the holiday is baking a circular cake in which is hidden a plastic baby figurine, symbolizing the infant Jesus. Hanukkah Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple during the victory of the Maccabean Jews over the Seleucid Empire of Syria, which was a Greek state at the time including modern-day Kuwait, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, the Levant countries and parts of India. As legend tells it, when lighting the Temple, there
was only enough oil to light the candelabrum for one day, but it miraculously burned for eight days. That is why Jews traditionally light an additional candle every day on the nine-branched menorah, which signifies the first day it was lit, and the eight days it burned. Rabbi Dan Horwitz, senior church educator for Hillel Jewish Student Center, said one of the traditions connected to the holiday is eating fried food, like potato pancakes and doughnuts, to celebrate the significance of oil. Different than what people would think, Hanukkah, which is celebrated from Dec. 16 to Dec. 24 this year, is not one of the most important Jewish holidays. “It started becoming mainstreaming to keep up with Christmas and the commercialism of Christmas,” Horwitz said. Despite this, Horwitz thinks the holiday is a good way to celebrate the Jewish faith through the symbolism of light during the dark month of December, and also spreading love by getting together or by giving presents, which is also a Hanukkah tradition. “It’s a continuing opportunity to express gratitude for everything that we have,” he said.
News MSU NAACP organizes a silent march, panel discussion about Ferguson decision By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán smartinez@statenews.com
Ferguson can still be felt in East Lansing. On Wednesday, four MSU professors discussed with community members the Ferguson incidents and what has happened throughout the past weeks in Missouri and around the nation. The panel discussion was held at the end of a silent march organized by the MSU chapter of the NAACP. More than 50 students and community members walked through campus, some of them with carrying signs and with their hands up. “Many cities are becoming more segregated than they were in the 1890s,” economics and international relations professor Lisa Cook said. Cook explained segregation is still prevalent in the United States and is one of the reasons why all the disturbances in Ferguson happened. “Segregation allows to these other things to happen,” Cook said. “When people are divided from one another they don’t have the social networks and you can’t necessarily see your
neighbor.” MSU law professor Haris Sorovigas said the riots that have happened around the country after the no-indictment decision made by a grand jury in Ferguson are concerning. “I’m very disturbed with the way they were trying to accomplish something as society,” Sorovigas said. “We are using violence to accomplish peace ... to stop discrimination, police brutality — I think this is the wrong way to do it.” The panel became heated after Sorovigas asked the audience to trust the judicial system and to not fight the police. “To me (Michael Brown) had choices. He had the choice to stop since the beginning (or) to fight the police,” Sorovigas said. “Although you might think (the judicial process) was questionable, we have to trust the system.” Human development and family studies junior Devyn Reed said the protests happening around the country are helping to start a conversation about racial bias in the system. “I’m not sure the Mike Brown case will ever die,” Reed said. “Hopefully people will still pay attention to it and hopefully he teaches a lesson as our story progress.”
Interdisciplinary studies junior Alexandria Vaughn, left, and apparel and textile design sophomore Mia Elzy, right, hold signs as they protest Wednesday near Conrad Hall. photo: aerika williams
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This year began with a Rose Bowl and ended with fervent activism 2014 was one for the books. President Barack Obama paid campus a visit, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was filmed at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, students took a stand for what they believe in and much more
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It might not feel like it, as students face days of studying and a week of final exams, but 2014 is almost over. It’s hard to imagine a better start to a year for MSU students than a Rose Bowl victory. Or a bigger honor than a presidential visit. But this year was also marked by violence and controversy. In response, however, students didn’t sit idly by. It was a year of fervent action and protest — most notably against the issues of police brutality and sexual assault.
Rose Bowl Former walk-on Kyler Elsworth sealed a 24-20 win for the fourth-ranked Spartans against No. 5 Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl with his lategame aerial tackle on Cardinal fullback Ryan Hewitt on fourth-and-1. MSU ended its longest Rose Bowl drought since its maiden voyage to Pasadena, California, in 1954 with a win and improved its record to 4-1 in the legendary game. And more than that — the Spartans solidified their status as a top-tier football team. “We should be (considered) elite. We’re top five. Anytime you talk about college football, Michigan State should be named,” said former
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cornerback Darqueze Dennard after the victory. MSU was considered a top team going into the 2014 season. Despite disappointing losses to Oregon and Ohio State, MSU finished the season with a 10-2 record and a shot at some of the most elite bowl games in college football. Hello, Mr. President President Obama paid a visit to MSU to sign the farm bill — officially known as the Agriculture Act of 2014 — which ended direct payment subsidies to farmers, which is cash directly paid to farmers to raise the price of the crops they grow, regardless of circumstance. Ending the subsidies will cut spending by $23.3 billion. He signed the bill at MSU because of the school’s rich agricultural histor y and to acknowledge Senator Debbie Stabenow, an MSU alumna who championed the legislation.
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Gone too soon Nine students lost their lives this year. In this semester alone, three students died. Senior Navanjeet Singh Sahi, 21, died in October from what police believe are natural causes. Accounting senior Morgan McGregor was found dead in September. Her fellow Pi Beta Phi sisters paid tribute to her with a memorial at the rock on Farm Lane. The toxicology report for Jiayi Dai, an MSU freshman from China who died this August, has revealed that her death was an accident. Dai’s death was due to acute alcohol intoxication and her blood alcohol level was .415 at the time of her death. Batman v Superman MSU’s very own Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum served as the set for scenes from “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
Spotlight Construction around the museum fueled initial speculation that filming would happen there. Crews installed artificial walls and hedges made from plywood near Grand River Avenue on the north side of the museum, and another smaller structure partially blocking the windows looking into the museum. It’s rumored that the Broad served as the house of Lex Luthor, a character in the film. Actor and the film’s star Ben Affleck even paid a visit to one of MSU football’s practices. Snyder re-elected A familiar face will be behind the desk at Michigan’s Capitol for the next four years. Gov. Rick Snyder won a second term over Democrat challenger and MSU alumnus Mark Schauer, with 51 percent of the vote. “We’re going to fill tens of thousands of skilled trade jobs,” Snyder said the night of his victory. “We’re going to help young people find careers and get them their start. We are going to lead the nation in that.” Democrat Gary Peters, also an MSU alumnus, won the open U.S. Senate seat. Otherwise, it was a red election, with Republican majorities in both Michigan and federal Congress. And East Lansing’s proposal asking residents to authorize the city to sell parking lots to private developers didn’t pass. Although the ballot proposal was not linked to the Park District project, the city had planned to sell those properties to DTN Management Co., the private developer looking to be chosen for the construction of the Park District redevelopment. DTN then dropped out of the project. “A lot of people who voted yes on the proposal just wanted to see something done, they don’t necessarily know about all the history. They just see that corner and want to build something,” East Lansing resident Jeffrey Hank said. “A lot of people who voted no also want to see something done, but they don’t trust city hall or city council.” A timeline for redevelopment over the long-blighted area remains unclear. Coaching legacies After eight years, two Big Ten championships and a Rose Bowl title, Mark Dantonio won his 100th game as MSU football’s head coach, on the road against Indiana this year.
People line up to sign their names on the rock on Farm Lane Sept. 28 during accounting senior Morgan McGregor’s memorial at the rock on Farm Lane. Photo: Erin hampton
“I really didn’t look at 100 games,” he said. “That’s almost unthinkable when you’re starting at No. 1. I think we tried to do it the right way and I think there’s been consistency in what we’ve done.” Another coach faced an enormous milestone this year — men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has begun his 20th season at the helm. Like Dantonio, Izzo has remained humble but satisfied with his program’s progress. “You know, I never thought about it until
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everybody started making a big deal about 20,” Izzo said. “Twenty is just a number. What’s the difference from 19? It’s a one year difference ... what makes me feel good is that we’ve been able to consistently hang in that pretty solid way of running our program.” It’s On Us Last spring MSU became one of now 76 higher education institutions to be under federal investigation for how sexual assault cases were handled. As a response to the issue, President Barack Obama launched the “It’s On Us” campaign in September to raise awareness and put an end to sexual assault at campuses across the country. The campaign has mobilized student organizations like the Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Team, ASMSU and the MSU Interfraternity Council. Neu rosc ience a nd a nt h ropolo gy senior Mariah Hall, an executive board member for the Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Team, said it was an issue all college students should be aware of. “We’re not going to stand for it as a university,” she said. Amid the activities of the It’s On Us National Week of Action, sponsored and organized by ASMSU and other student groups on campus, was an allegation put forth by ASMSU officers that the MSU Counseling Center has almost a month-long waiting time for students seeking help with sexual assault. Questioning law enforcement Hundreds of students have come T h u rs day, D e c e mb e r 4, 2 01 4
toget her to ma rc h aga i n st law enforcement this year, inspired in part by ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Members of the MSU Black Student Alliance, MSU Students United, the Graduate Employees Union and the North American Indigenous Student Organization, among other student groups, helped to stage the first march in October. These organizations also presented a list of demands to the East Lansing Police Department asking for the disposal of military surplus equipment and the adoption of body camera technology. The ELPD later released a statement responding to the group’s demands and commenting that they have looked into the body camera technology and are hoping to gain funding in the next few years. Some students, unsatisfied with the response, protested a second time earlier this month. Students also gathered at the rock last Monday in response to the decision made by a Grand Jury to decline to indict Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, whose shots k i l led u na r med blac k teenager Michael Brown. Black Student Alliance President Rashad Timmons previously told The State News that the decision made by the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, was an unsurprising one. “I hate to say it was expected ... because there is a historical prevalence of this type of behavior in this type of incident with no repercussions and no type of conviction happening over and over in the history of our nation,” Timmons said. Th e Stat e N e ws
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UAB receives national awards for campus programs The MSU Drag Show and Spartan Sing Off: A Cappella Edition received awards from the National Association of Campus Activities Taynna Sin Claire blows money to the audience during a drag show Nov. 19 at Wonders Hall. The MSU Drag Show earned the Diversity/ Social Justice Program of the Year award.
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MSU’s University Activities Board is made up of students, alumni and staff who work together toward one goal — making college fun. UAB plans events every week to give students a sense of student life on campus, and the organization recently received awards from the National Association for Campus Activities, recognizing two of its programs as some of best campus programs in 2014. The MSU Drag Show earned the Diversity/Social Justice Program of the Year Award. The drag show featured a panel that facilitated a question and answer session to bring awareness to common issues in the LGBT community. The second award went to the Spartan Sing Off: A Cappella Edition featuring The Filharmonic. The sing off, which gave several a cappella groups the opportunity to showcase their talents, earned the title of Innovative Program of the Year. UAB manager Catherine Fitzpatrick said the two programs deserved the awards because they were so unique.
“We put a great deal of work into our program and have been a member (of the National Association for Campus Activities) for many years, and to get the recognition from the association and from our peers about having an outstanding program is huge,” Fitzpatrick said. Fitzpatrick said the events UAB plans are intended to give students an opportunity to make connections in college. “There has to be something else for students to do other than just going to class — they need to enjoy their experience on campus,” Fitzpatrick said. The UAB has a student leadership board made up of 11 students, who each have their own committees. The committees cooperate to create events centered on what students might like and which entertainers or other guests they might want to have on campus. Political science senior Emily Fenger said it is a great opportunity to be a part of the events and programs UAB organizes each year. She said UAB members try to do everything they can to make students’ experience on campus “awesome.” “We want to make sure that stu-
dents have the opportunity to explore new and different things and have a place to go with their friends,” Fenger said. “We strive to have things free or at a very low cost too, because we understand that college students don’t have a lot of money.” From weekly events such as campus center cinemas, cosmic bowling, craft night and open mic night to visits from musicians and comedians, UAB hosts diverse events that provide students with a social outlet. The recent Spartans Breaking Down Walls event UAB organized was intended to give students an opportunity to share stereotypes that have plagued them throughout their lives. “I think that depending on the event, it will provide different things and many different outlets,” said Fenger. “These are not typical experiences that you will get by sitting in your room watching a movie.” Fenger is proud that UAB’s efforts are being noticed. “It’s really exciting to be recognized on a large scale like this, we all try to do our best so it really awesome to be recognized nationally,” Fenger said.
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Students lift finals week stress
Communication sophomore Drew McClellan lifts weights Wednesday at IM Sports-West. “Working out relieves my stress from finals week,” McClellan said. “Just getting in the gym and working out is what counts.” PHOTO: RAYMOND WILLIAMS
MSU organization Spartan Body Pride looks to help students with body image, confidence By Brittanie Chludzinski bchludzinski@statenews.com
For education junior Kacie Pugh, this past Thanksgiving was a time to be thankful for her body. Relentlessly criticizing her body and counting calories in pursuit of attaining her perception of an ideal figure, Pugh found herself spiraling deeper into a dangerous mindset as she entered her second year of college. After limiting her diet to oatmeal, yogurt and apples, in addition to working out for almost two hours everyday, Pugh said she derived a sense of power and control which fueled her addiction to losing more weight. The more weight she lost, the more satisfied she became. “I just felt like I was on top of the world and that I finally fit the standards and blended in,” she said. “I thought the way that I was eating and exercising was healthy.”
Pugh began to frequently feel sick, and although she reached out for help, her behavior had already made an impact — she was informed that her body was gradually shutting down. During the months of treatment that followed, Pugh’s body was able to rebuild and repair itself as she reflected on her internal battle and worked toward establishing a healthy and renewed mindset. “I realized that there are so many things that I want to live for, and that I need my body to be healthy in order to do those things,” she said. “I just hope to get my story out there and share it with people. I mean, my story was really serious and I almost died, so I just want people to know that that’s what our society’s idea of beautiful can do to somebody.” Shortly after acknowledging her new commitment to helping others that struggle with negative body image and eating disorders, Pugh found
that she was able to identify with the message of Spartan Body Pride, which prompted her to join. She became the events coordinator there about one month ago. As a student-run organization on campus, Spartan Body Pride works to combat eating disorders and their causes by promoting positive body image and self-esteem for students. According to SBP President Sage Gauss, the organization strives to address the stringent beauty ideals that are present on campus, in order to demonstrate how these unattainable standards can have serious consequences. “People just sit back and they have this idea that you can’t change the fact that society is like this,” Gauss said. “I really think you can change a campus culture if it’s a big enough movement, so that’s why I wanted to join (Spartan Body Pride). An eating disorder is the end effect of the entire societal and cultural pressure that exists, and I T h u rsday, De c e m b e r 4, 2 01 4
think educating campus about this is important.” While the organization has monthly meetings focused on discussing these beauty standards within society, SBP’s goal is to significantly increase their membership through their upcoming events. These include National Eating Disorder Awareness Week in February, which is a fitness week that will provide yoga, Zumba and cardio kickboxing classes, and a lecture on intuitive eating from Anne Buffington, SBP adviser and MSU’s registered dietitian. Through these meetings and events, SBP hopes to share a new perspective and reinforce the ways in which students can live a balanced life and feel comfortable with their bodies. “We don’t tell people to be on a diet,” Gauss said. “We are just trying to create a more relaxed culture around food. We want to be able to impact as many people as we can, and make our message more clear.” Th e Stat e N e ws
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As the regular season ends, MSU eyes a trip south for bowl game By Geoff Preston and Robert Bondy gpreston@statenews.com rbondy@statenews.com
After a 10-2 regular season MSU is getting ready for a bowl game. They may not know where or who they will be playing until Sunday night, but we still take a look at potential bowl game destinations and opponents for the Spartans. After Tuesday night’s
rankings came out MSU found itself at No. 8, in prime position for a new year’s Six bowl game. The Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach bowl, Orange Bowl, Outback Bowl and Citrus Bowl are all in play for the Spartans. With the final week before the bowl season upon us a lot of meaning football stands between MSU and their bowl game destination. Conference champions will be decided, teams will be moved up and down in the rankings and hearts will be broken.
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Location: University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Date: Dec. 31 at 4 p.m.
Potential Opponents: Mississippi State, TCU and Baylor
Potential Opponents: Arizona, TCU and Boise State
Weekend Impact: There are a number of games that can impact MSU’s odds at landing in Atlanta, but none are more important than the Big Ten championship game between Ohio State and Wisconsin. If Wisconsin wins there could be a shake up here, but the Peach Bowl has been the most popular destination for MSU amongst the college football experts. Based on the location of the bowl, expect an SEC opponent to land in this game to create the fan favorite Big Ten vs. SEC holiday season matchup.
Weekend Impact: The odds of landing in the Fiesta Bowl depend a lot on whether or not Boise State wins the Mountain West Championship Game this week. With Marshall losing last week, Boise State seems to be a lock for one of the selection committee’s new year’s six non-playoff bowl games and would likely land out west because of its location. If that’s the case and Boise State gets the bid, expect a west coast team like Arizona to be selected for the Fiesta Bowl instead of MSU.
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Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Location: Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
Date: Jan. 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Date: Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
Potential Opponents: Arizona, Baylor and Ole Miss
Potential Opponents: Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and TCU
Weekend Impact: One of the most prestigious bowl games in history could have a green flare to it. Besides the Peach Bowl the most projectors have MSU going to the Jerry Dome (not the original Cotton Bowl) to play on New Year’s Day. Who the selection committee picks for most of these games depends on resume and travel considerations. Baylor and Ole Miss have both proximity and the fact that they haven’t been to many bowl games like this in history is playing to their advantage. The Cotton Bowl doesn’t have any tie-ins, so if OSU wins and secures a spot in either the College Football Playoff or one of the other selection committee bowl games the Spartans could find themselves heading to Arlington.
Weekend Impact: MSU might have a legitimate case for this bowl game. The committee wants teams that can travel in masses to bowl games like MSU did to the Rose Bowl last season. This is a bowl game MSU has only played in once back in 1938, and it has a lot of prestige. A lot of projections have at-large teams from the ACC and SEC heading to this game because it would be a lot closer than a team from the frigid Big Ten. Georgia Tech would need to beat Florida State in the ACC championship game to have a shot, and if they don’t MSU could squeeze into their position.
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Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida Date: Jan. 1 at 1 p.m.
Date: Jan. 1 at noon Potential Opponents: Ole Miss, Georgia and Auburn Weekend Impact: This would be the worse case scenario for MSU but it’s unlikely for the Spartans to drop all the way down to the Outback Bowl. Wisconsin would need to win the Big Ten championship game, and probably win it convincingly. At the same time there would need to be enough shakeup in the other conference championship games where teams such as Florida State, Alabama and Oregon fall out of the playoff and steal at large spots from MSU. It would come down to Ohio State getting the Citrus Bowl as the second place Big Ten team and MSU slipping to the Outback Bowl it’s highly unlikely but could still happen if complete chaos unfolds this weekend.
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Potential Opponents: Missouri, Georgia and Auburn Weekend Impact: The Citrus Bowl has Big Ten and SEC tie-ins, and the only way MSU will find themselves as one of those Big Ten teams is if a scenario unfolds similar to what would need to happen for MSU to find itself in the Citrus Bowl. OSU would need to lose to Wisconsin, giving the Badgers a trip to one of the Selection Committee bowl games. The other at-large spot would go to OSU, leaving MSU probably out of the mix. Other conference favorites like Florida State or Oregon would probably have to lose as well in order to make sure that MSU would be knocked out of one of the more prestigious bowls despite probably still being a top 10 team.
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Junior forward Michael Ferrantino runs the puck down the ice Oct. 31 during a game against Ferris State at Munn Ice Arena. The Bulldogs defeated the Spartans, 1-0. photo: erin hampton
Still, the junior captain has become more of an offensive threat every year that he’s been in East Lansing. After scoring three goals as a Not since the 2010-2011 season has an MSU freshman, Ferrantino surprised many by nethockey (5-8, 1-1 Big Ten) player scored more ting nine goals in his sophomore campaign. than 15 goals in an entire season. If a few cur- With seven goals through less than a third of rent Spartans can keep up the pace they’ve set the season this year, Ferrantino should exceed that milestone. this season, MSU could have While natural progression two players with more than might be expected through 18 goals. the course of anyone’s career, Junior forward Michael FerFerrantino thinks he knows rantino and senior forward what has allowed him to Matt Berry have been off to a become more of goal scorer hot start early in this 2014-2015 this season. campaign. Through 13 games, “Trying to get to the areas to both players have amassed score goals,” Ferrantino said of seven goals to go with five what’s been the difference this assists for Ferrantino and six Goals scored by Matt Berry year. “Trying to get to the front for Berry. and Michael Ferrantino of the net ... I worked on my “What’s important is that each through 13 games. skating this summer. It defithey maintain their level of nitely helped me get to the productivity,” head coach Tom Anastos said. “It allows you the freedom to areas I want to get to a little bit faster. But play a little freer, maybe take a few chances.” Matt Berry has had a great start too and I think Since Anastos arrived four seasons ago, the that’s a big part of why I’m doing so well.” Berry, on the other hand, was expected to be Spartans have had a tough time scoring goals. From the time when defenseman Torey Krug a goal-scorer when he was recruited to come departed after Anastos’ first season, the Spar- to MSU. After scoring 11 goals as a freshman, tans have had trouble finding a consistent goal Berry led the team in goals, assists and points his sophomore year with a 15-16-31 clip. threat. However, Berry is coming off a frustrating “What they’ve done to date has been a good body of work and I hope it continues to grow,” junior season. After undergoing offseason Anastos said. “They’re playing with confidence, surgery, Berry was only able to appear in 23 they’re playing with a good level of consistency games for the Spartans in the 2013-2014 season. ... and that’s what usually comes first. The pro- Even so, he still contributed 10 goals and seven ductivity comes after the level of consistency.” assists. Having a healthy, seasoned Berry for Ferrantino was not necessarily thought of as his entire senior year would be instrumental a goal-scorer when Anastos had recruited him. for an MSU team looking to take the next step. By Jonathon Chun
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