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Mail Home Edition Follow your interests at MSU, whether it takes four years or six I will graduate MSU when I am 24 years old, after six years of being in college. That’s three years past the legal drinking age, six past the age of nicotine allowance and high school graduation and eight past that first luxury of driving a car. Do I feel old? Somewhat. Do I feel as if I’ve slacked? At times. Do I dread the thought of explaining this extended venture to extended family? Of course. But, most importantly, do I feel more prepared for that “real world” our academic advisors and relatives are so keen to warn of? Yes, and a college trajectory cut two years shorter to that standard for years would’ve yielded an opposite answer. Incoming class of 2019, what follows is not the monologue of a failed Van Wilder seeking commiseration in some of your own future lengthy stays or solidarity in partying for as long as possible on government loans, but an appeal to the passion and curiosity that are so often forgotten in the mad rush to complete college in four years or deafened by frivolous lazing and intoxicated escape. These aforementioned habits warned against are all the more easier to take up when we view our time at MSU as somehow separate from the world of autonomous individuals whose choices shape their future. Notions of some “real world” waiting for us after we emerge from MSU with degree in hand are
patently false; We’re a part of it the moment others who share similar passions to yours we arrive on campus — with the parental guid- is invaluable in forging a tight-knit group ing hand far from view, the decisions and their of friends who encourage your pursuits and extend beyond the formed-of-necessity relaconsequences are our own. This is precisely why I will graduate MSU tions that most often are those shared with when I am 24 years old — I’ve switched majors first-year roommates and hall mates. Not everyone at MSU spends the entirety of from mathematics to English to journalism their weekends either a) studying or b) partyand, finally, to philosophy. ing, and it follows that peoAlthough this indecisive CONTENT EDITOR ple with different interests course to graduation might take part in different activyield criticism from the pragities over the weekend. I matist, who mourns all those encourage you to find these “wasted” credit hours and people. I encourage you to tuition dollars (much as I do), find out why it is they do the the conversations with prothings they do. Because, if fessors in different fields and you inquire, you might find friendships with classmates a view of the world that chalwith varying interests have MICHAEL KRANSZ lenges the way you spend been invaluable to undermkransz@statenews.com your time and the things standing our social world in a receptive, critical manner rather than the you find valuable. Our time at MSU is more than our obtainone-dimensional, hyper-specialized way that ing/becoming a “marketable” skill set; It’s a marks the decided freshman. While that last remark is certainly a gener- time to explore that first taste of real indepenalization, I wish only to stress this, however dence we’ve ever had. Given that, for some, long it adds to your college stay: take a class the independence is guided by parental expecor two or three on a topic you’re interested tation and, for most, the time is marked by in. Be it painting, drawing, boxing, bowling, an ever-mounting pile of debt to our names, fiction, poetry, singing or trombone playing, nonetheless, mobilize your time at MSU — be MSU offers a course on it. And while it might it four years or six — for the pursuit of pasnot pertain to your major, getting to know sion and interest.
The only shame in a lengthy college career is one that takes pride in frivolous lazing and partying. That is not dismiss going out for an energetic night on the town, but remember the people you talk with, the conversations you have. College is not a four-year trudge of resume building and it not the “best four years of your life,” college is a time of asking questions about yourself, your future and your surroundings, attempting to answer them and, more importantly, acting on those answers so that you will not reminisce on a period of life as having been the best but that you will, years into the future, look back with the knowledge of having lived the best life possible. That knowledge requires having curiosity, conversing with a variety of people and jumping headlong into clubs, internships and other pursuits that might come to naught but, nonetheless, provide an expanded view of the “real world.” From the suit-clad power players of the state Capitol, to the more informally-dressed denizens of local dive bars, the diversity of people in the East Lansing-Lansing area will only aid in that trial of character building, if you’re courageous enough to be curious, ask questions and take leaps. Take four years, take six, take as long as it takes to confidently answer that your time at MSU was well worth it.
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On the banks of the Red Cedar, There’s a school that’s known to all; Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball; These words carry a tune that Michigan State students, faculty and Alumni have been singing for a long time. It is a tradition that you, as an incoming Michigan State student, will have the privilege of being a part of for the rest of your life, now that you are a spartan. The Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was founded on Feb. 12, 1855 as the nations first agricultural college, since then the school has gone through five different name changes to get to the name known around the country today — Michigan State university, which became the official University name on Jan. 1, 1964. When the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was first founded, it became the pioneer land-grant institution in the country, the school was given 14,000-acre appropriation of state-owned land. The college beat out Farmer’s High School of Pennsylvania, later named Penn State University, by 10 days to become the first land-grant institution, which
is why the winner of the Michigan State vs. Penn State football game is awarded the Land Grant Trophy. The school’s fight song was written in 1915 by Francis Irving Lankey, a student and Yellmaster at MSU. The song was inspired by backto-back road wins over national football powers Michigan and Wisconsin in 1913. The song officially was adopted as the fight song in 1919. The fight song has undergone some changes since it was first written. Up until 1925, the school’s official nickname was the Aggies, because of the school’s agricultural focus, and a live bear named Monty served as the school’s mascot. In 1925, the nickname Spartans was adopted after a vote was held to select a new nickname, and the winning name, “The Michigan Staters”, was rejected and Spartans was selected instead. In 1928, Beaumont Tower was built on the site of the first ever building on campus, College Hall. The tower was built in an effort to mark one of the oldest and most historical section of campus, and to discourage future building in that section of North Campus. In 1941, the school’s longest serving president, John Hannah, was appointed, beginning his 28-year term. During his tenure, the school’s enrollment grew from just over 6,000 students to almost 40,000 students. And the college offi-
cially gained the label of University in 1955 as Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences became Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Hannah also created a number of new programs at the school during his time, including adult education in 1951, an international student program in the 1950s, the creation of a medical program in the 1960s and he helped create what was known as MSU-Oakland in 1959, which became Oakland University in 1963. In 1945, after years of planning and development, the first spartan statue was unveiled on June 9, 1945. The statue was made of terra cotta clay with a concrete cement outer coating. In 2005, due to the statue deteriorating from the weather and vandalism it had endured, a new statue made from a mold of the original statue and cast in bronze was unveiled. The original statue is currently housed in the Spartan Stadium tower atrium. Hannah also helped Michigan State College gain admission into the Big Ten Conference in 1949 after three years of hard lobbying. A spot in the conference was opened up by the University of Chicago resigning in 1946. In 1963, The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State became the nation’s largest nuclear science facility on a
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university campus. It is still operational today and still serves as one of the premier nuclear science research facilities. On Thursday, February 11, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Michigan State’s campus to give a lecture at the Michigan State Auditorium, which was standing room only for the event, about the Student Education Program (STEP). The STEP program was the first all student-administered educational outreach program of its kind in the country. More than 4,000 students and community residents attended the campus visit and lecture by King Former Michigan State University President Clifton R. Wharton became the first African American president of a major U.S. University when he was appointed in 1970. Wharton served an eight year term and created a preforming arts center, which would later become known as the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. And in 2010, Michigan State University was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to design and build the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. It is a $615 million facility to be completed by 2020 that will advance understanding and research regarding rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos. It will also provide research opportunities for students and scientists around the globe.
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THE SPARTAN STATUE The Spartan, better known as “Sparty” or “the Spartan Statue,” can be found at the intersections of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road. Standing 9 feet and 7 inches tall, the statue is great place to take a first photo with new friends or try out the Spartan Selfie App.
THE RED CEDAR RIVER The Red Cedar River flows through the heart of MSU’s campus, but swimming in the river is not recommended due to high levels of bacteria from the urban nature of the river. Rafting, canoeing and kayaking are all considered safe in the river while many students enjoy lounging or studying by the rapids of the river located by Wells Hall.
ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD ART MUSEUM The “spaceship” as some call it due to its unique design, is formally known as the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. It is located at the edge of campus on East Circle Drive and is a contemporary art museum with free admission excluding special event days. The museum’s unique design drew the likes of filmmakers from ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ during October 2014 as part of the film was shot at the museum.
THE ALUMNI MEMORIAL CHAPEL The Alumni Memorial Chapel, located on Chapel Drive across the river from Shaw Hall, has been home to the wedding ceremonies of thousands of MSU students and alumni since its dedication over 50 years ago. With its park-like lawn the chapel is a nice place to stop and enjoy the river.
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BEAUMONT TOWER The John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower, built in 1928, is located inside of MSU’s West Circle Drive. It is also the source of bells ringing heard throughout campus and East Lansing. According to tour. msu.edu the tower is open for tours on Tuesdays at noon during the school year.
THE ROCK The Rock simply put is a bolder used to paint graffiti on located on Farm Lane near the MSU Auditorium. It has become so much more through tradition. It is painted almost every day with messages ranging from information about student group special events to support for those in need in the MSU community and around the world.
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A few years ago when I was applying to college and how to articulate your opinions, so when you have your making decisions of where to consider, I thought about chance and you have something to say be sure to shout the main components I wanted out of a university. Four it from the rooftops. However, it is hard to do all of this alone. Find a comyears of my life is a big commitment and a wrong choice munity within MSU and share your ideals with them. It could have haunted me forever. One thing I kept in the back of my mind through all of can be easier to fight a battle or make a change when this was my outspoken nature. I wanted to attend a school you have support. I know from experience that support is needed in several where my opinion, thoughts would be respected and in aspects of college life particularly during certain aspects accepted. My opinion was OPINION EDITOR one’s freshmen year. nothing if I could not express it when I Some universities seem to have restricwas passionate about something. tive ways of thinking (maybe that’s just MSU has become a platform for my me) ingrained in their systems. A sort of words and beliefs. It’s an incredible thing unwritten creed that attempts to silence when speaking your mind is encouraged. their students, MSU has no such thing. It’s an even more incredible thing when Respect is the essential word here. I you feel comfortable in doing so. feel that my opinion is respected here Sometimes it is hard to trust your enviwhich is a lot less than what I can say ronment and allow yourself to speak RACHEL FRADETTE about the rest of the world. People don’t up. I feel confident enough to speak up whenever I see fit and that’s essential to rfradette@statenews.com always agree, but they allow me to speak my mind regardless of their own pride. education. I’m incredibly lucky to be able to attend higher educaIncoming freshmen should understand that if they choose to express their passion and raise their voice, MSU is a tion especially at an institution that’s giving me a microplace you can do so, taken from someone who has wit- phone for my voice. Embrace your voice and use it often, you might surprise nessed this. Something to always remember is that MSU has flaws yourself this year. Trust yourself and be true to what you believe. Welcome and if you care for the institution you attend then you should critique it. You will learn how to speak up here and to MSU where it’s easier to do both.
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Entering a college can be overwhelming, especially at MSU, where you’re being thrown into a community of over 40,000 students. But just because you’re about to become a part of a large university, doesn’t mean there aren’t resources here to help you and guide you down your own unique and individual path. One of those resources is the Career Services Network located in room 113 of the Student Services Building. “We are the hub for MySpartanCareer, so we offer students the ability to put up their resume [and] view job postings from employers,” Career Services Assistant Dylan Spruit said. “This is the way students get jobs on campus and around the nation.” Aside from job postings, career services also offers career advising for students, both walk-ins and by appointment, Spruit said. Advising allows students to explore major options, internships, on-campus and off-campus jobs and graduate schools. Career services has handouts readily available, such as the career passport, which helps students create resumes and cover letters and a list of different on-campus departments who hire students. Spruit said they also offer career fairs throughout the year, as well as workshops. He said advising and workshops are useful tools for freshman, and in the fall a new peer advising program, which will allow freshman to connect with their older peers, will be started.
Speaking of advising, don’t forget to stop in and talk with your major adviser during your freshman year. Even undecided students can make advising appointments with advisers of any major. Your major’s adviser(s) is there to help you with any questions or concerns you might have about college. And if they aren’t the best person to go to, they can usually direct you to who is. You can make an appointment with an adviser online, or you can come in during their walk-in hours. Another resource on campus is the Olin Health Center. It basically serves as MSU’s doctor’s office, where students can go if they’re sick, need a prescription or to get shots. Throughout the year students are allowed three free visits to Olin. Free legal services are also offered to MSU students through the Associated Students of Michigan State University, better known as ASMSU. ASMSU also offers interest-free loans of up to $300, free blue books and iClickers, free printing and copying and discounted test prep, ASMSU Business Manager Erik Maillard said. Besides all these services, ASMSU holds events which allow you to meet new people and usher in your new college life at MSU. An ASMSU event shouldn’t be too hard to find, since any registered student club who receives funding from ASMSU has to have that logo on their event, Maillard said. Plus, events are usually free for MSU students. Familiarize yourself with the resources MSU has to offer this fall, especially if you have questions, and allow yourself an easier transition into college.
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Though organized religion may be declining among millennials, for students and community members who still want to sit in a pew during their holy day to worship God or engage in community life with like-minded individuals, East Lansing boasts a number of different houses of worship for those of many different faiths. ST. JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH & STUDENT CENTER For Roman Catholics, St. John exists as an option. It’s a short walk from campus, located at 327 M.A.C. Ave. Sunday Mass times include 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a daytime mass is offered at 12:15 p.m. The church also offers reconciliation, commonly referred to as confession, an hour before each of the weekday masses and on Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. St. John Catholic Church also offers a Freshman Retreat to take place in September, described as “an evening of reflection, pizza, sharing, learning and praying,” according to the website, helping to connect other Catholic Spartans. THE PEOPLES CHURCH This interdenominational Christian Church, located at 200 W. Grand River Ave., offers services on Sunday at 8 a.m. in the
chapel and at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary, although during the summer the times change to 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. respectively. During the week, the church hosts Wednesday Night Live! which includes dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by programs at 6:30. RIVER TERRACE CHURCH This contemporary Christian Church is located at 1509 River Terrace, across from Hubbard Hall, and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church. They offer a summer service on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. LESTER & JEWELL MORRIS HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER MSU Hillel, dedicating its building on 360 Charles St. since 2002, exists as a place to help young members of the Jewish community experience Jewish culture. Many “know little of their Jewish heritage and thus Hillel provides Jewish content at a time when young people are searching for meaning in their lives and are in danger of assimilating into the community around them,” the website reads. Hillel maintains a working relationship with the Jewish Student Union, a voting member on the ASMSU General Assembly. Every week during the Fall and Spring semesters, a Reform and Conservative service is held, followed by a free Shabbat dinner. During the Passover season in the spring, Hillel offers a Passover Seder.
“This Seder that we do here, it’s for us to allow the students to be able to celebrate the holiday and it’s really important for us to keep our doors open,” Justin Polk, program associate for Hillel, told The State News in April. THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF EAST LANSING The Islamic Center, located at 920 S. Harrison Rd., is affiliated with The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing and is a place Muslims of the area can feel welcome. The center offers a First Friday Prayer at 12:15 p.m. and a Second Friday Prayer at 1:45 p.m., and is very welcoming of visitors. For those interested in learning about Islam and Muslims, a free class is offered on the first Sunday of every month at 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Religious expression is always a possiblity on a college campus Religions have a bad reputation on campus. The prevailing narrative is geared towards social progress and aims to reject the religious dogmas of the past. I recently watched the movie “God’s Not Dead” which attempts to frame this relationship as some sort of quasi-persecution, although that isn’t quite accurate. “God’s Not Dead” is a bad movie that attempts to look at the atmosphere of religion on college campus. Though it has a basic point I somewhat agree with, it’s narrative is simply untrue. If you don’t know anything about the movie, it’s premise is that an atheist college professor threatens to fail a Christian student for not writing “God is Dead” on a sheet of paper for a philosophy course, unless he proves God’s existence in front of the entire class. The kernel of truth in the film is that it points to an open hostility towards sincere believers that I’ve noticed as a Catholic, among higher education, both in classrooms and socially. But that’s where the truth ends, since after
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eration, at one moment in history, does not have a monopoly on truth. When we cast out opinions different from our own as bigoted or ignorant, we are not learning anything. Though I don’t necessarily accept this notion of dialogue for the sake of dialogue that has sprung up in a lot of Catholic circles, I do want to understand the people who see the world differently than I do, and not just put them in a box of what I mistakenly view their beliefs as. The same courtesy is not extended to me and right-leaning Christians as a whole. They claim we’re intolerant, and they’re the tolerant ones. One paradox I like to use says a society based around tolerance has one fundamental flaw: It cannot tolerate intolerance. This is very true in a so-called progressive learning environment. I’m not prone to cry “persecution” at any given moment, but the stigma has to stop. If we ever want to get anywhere as a society, we have to start allowing people to present their views freely, and not be worried that it will merit an accusation of bigotry.
Mail Home Edition Famous faces have visited MSU’s campus BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM
Throughout the last several years, MSU has been home to several of the most exciting events, visits and happenings to ever take place in East Lansing’s history. Everyone from Bono, to Macklemore to President Barack Obama has stopped by. Take a look below to see others who have recently graced MSU with their presence.
BATMAN Yes, THAT Batman. In October 2014, the set for the filming of ‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice’ came to campus and began filming scenes near the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Several encounters between actor Ben Affleck and MSU occurred throughout the week, including one where he stopped by an MSU football practice. In addition, some students were able to take part as extras in the movie. The film is scheduled for a March 25, 2016 release. RICH HOMIE QUAN After the rapper’s single, “Type of Way” became the anthem of that year’s 2014 Rose Bowl Championship football team, the MSU Residence Halls Association and Peezy Promotions sponsored a concert to bring Rich Homie Quan to campus in March 2014 for a show at MSU’s Auditorium. Several members of the football team, along with head coach Mark Dantonio, made an appearance on stage during the show.
MACKLEMORE During arguably his highest level of fame, thousands flocked to Breslin Center the evening of March 19, 2013 to see the rapper perform. The concert was sponsored by ASMSU and co-hosted with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. OBAMA President Barack Obama visited East Lansing on Feb. 7, 2014 to sign a farm bill that replaced direct crop payments with an insurance program. The president signed the bill after delivering a speech at the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center, located just south of MSU’s main campus. Obama opened his speech with a “Go Green!” and shout-outs to the basketball and football teams. President Barack Obama speaks to the crowd about the farm bill on Feb. 7, 2014, at the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center. After the speech, Obama signed the bill into law.
U2 On Sunday, June 26, 2011, the popular Irish rock band U2 played in front of a packed house at Spartan Stadium. More than 70,000 people showed up to see a show that was more than three years in the making. The show was part of the band’s 360° tour. The concert marked just the second in the history of Spartan Stadium, the other being the Rolling Stones in 1994. The concert wasn’t U2’s first appearance in East Lansing. In 1981, several years after the band was first starting out, they came to the city and played in the basement of the bar that is now Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub. U2 guitar player Edge walks across a catwalk which encircled the massive stage as he plays at Spartan Stadium on June 26, 2011. STATE NEWS FILE PHOTOS
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MSU embraces and accepts diversity internationally. There are students from more than 130 countries on campus. Here, you can learn different cultural values and manners by making friends with international students, taste foods from different countries in the cafeterias and try to learn other languages through courses or your international friends. For international students, you may be worried about your immigration status, your official paper work, such as I-20, passports and so on. Where should you go? The answer is the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS). It is also a main source for you to learn about many other resources available on campus. The mission of OISS is providing assistance and services to international students and scholars. The most important program of the year is international orientation. It will help new international students collect the information they need from both social and academic life.
“We suggest them to pay attention to the presentations during orientation,” said James Dorsett, the director of OISS. He said it also helps students understand the differences here from their home countries like the drinking age. In some countries, there is no limit on the age someone can drink alcohol. But here in the U.S., “you must be 21 years old to drink alcohol,” said Amber Cordell, Educational Programs Coordinator at OISS. “For international undergraduate students, IAOP is mandatory,” Cordell said. “Before they come here, we (also) have online orientation. It’s called SpartanPreview. We have presentations, most videos, (were) made by lots of departments (on campus), especially by the MSU police departments.” In addition to the OISS faculty, local community members are also willing to help international students. “We hope they can come to us and talk about everything,” said Joy Walter, International Advisor and Community Outreach Coordinator at OISS. “The whole community, definitely the people I interacted with, they are willing to learn different cultures and meet
new students here.” Studying abroad in another country is challenging, especially when it comes to living with people who speak a completely different language. “Sometimes domestic students want to make friends with international students. And international students also want to make friends with domestic students. But some students are too worried about their English skills, ” Cordell said. “You just have to try. There is always something you can talk about. At least something you can talk about, like the weather, helping with homework, asking for help, etc.” There are also ways you can enjoy your Spartan life on campus, such as joining student groups, being involved in campus events, actively interacting with professors and colleagues and so on.
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NEARBY RESTAURANTS Subway Taco Bell Woody’s Oasis
HOW TO GET TO GRAND RIVER FROM HERE Take the 30 bus to get to the MSU CATA station and get off at the CATA station and wait to catch the 31 bus that is headed to Grand River. Get off at any of the stops on Grand River.
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Learn Spartan Slang before arriving at MSU BY RYAN KRYSKA RKRYSKA@STATENEWS.COM
College is going to be different than anything you have experienced in life so far. But just like high school, you need to know the ‘insiders’ that will make the day easier and enjoyable. Here are a few basic tips to start your time off right as a Spartan.
SNY-PHI = SNYDER PHILLIPS Lets start with food — every Spartan’s luxury. You will probably have a dorm meal-plan which will be self-explanatory. And, you may have already been in Brody cafe. But what is a ‘Sny-Phi’? Why do people keep saying they’re going to get ‘late night’? What is a ‘combo’? In basic terms, Sny-Phi is the shorter name of the Snyder and Phillips dorm halls cafeteria, The Gallery. It is pretty much central campus, just a little North and East. Late night refers to the cafe menu from 9 p.m. to midnight. It may seem weird to eat that late, but you may need to.
COMBO = COMBO-X-CHANGE Combo-X-Change is a bonus to your meal plan which allows you to get a carry-out meal from various places around campus. It is mainly used
at the Sparty’s convenience stores located in dorms and class buildings. Oh, and don’t be surprised when you happen to see a squirrel eating pizza. The squirrels here are nuts; you will learn to enjoy sharing campus with them.
CATA= CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Now lets talk about the busses, or the thing everyone calls a CATA. CATA stands for Capital Area Transportation Authority, which is just the name of the on-campus bussing company. There will be a bus stop close to all of your classes and your dorm. Plan accordingly! Get there early! The schedule might or might not be off and on the winter and, due to weather delays and detours. But, regardless, EVERYONE will be jousting for a spot on the bus. It is no fun walking to class in negative 15 degrees and four feet of snow, trust me.
CLUB LIB = MSU MAIN LIBRARY You will notice that in high school people do homework but in college people study. I don’t understand why the lingo changes either, but it does. Also, you will often hear the phrase ‘I’m on my way to club lib.’ Club lib is not an actual
club, and lib stands for library. The MSU Main Library might turn into your second place of residence. However, if you prefer to study alone, you might be hard pressed to find a quiet space during exam study crunch times.
D2L = DESIRE TO LEARN What is D2L and LON-CAPA? D2L and LON-CAPA are online course management programs that classes use for communication and learning. You may have used ANGEL in high school, which MSU used to have, and it is very similar. Be prepared for D2L to become your No.1 web search. And, as it stands for, have a ‘Desire 2 Learn’ the material posted on it. Professors monitor the website. Meaning, they can see when you do and do not view the information they posted, and when you do or do not log into the site. So, when a professor says they sometimes do grade-bumps for determined students who have borderline G.P.A.’s (though do not count on it), they could be identifying determined as having a solid D2L history and no absences.
P.A.C.E. stands for Parking and Code Enforcement, and it is the department that will be putting the 15 dollar or more ticket on your windshield for parking violations. Most of you will not have cars on campus. But if you do, pay the meter and park where you are suppose to. Pretend Liam Neeson in the movie “Taken” is P.A.C.E.: “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want … what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you … I will look for you, I will find you and… .” You know how the rest goes. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, when someone yells “Go Green!” yell back “Go White!” It is our most popular cheer. Spartans have thousands of global graduates so do not be surprised when you hear the chant on your study abroad to Europe. Now congratulations, and good luck at Michigan State University.
P.A.C.E = PARKING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT Who is P.A.C.E and why do people keep bad-mouthing them?
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Spartans for life: notable MSU alumni BY RYAN SQUANDA RSQUANDA@STATENEWS.COM
Michigan State University was founded in 1855 and in 1862 became the nation’s first land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1962. Today, that same University has expanded to so much more, as there are currently over a half million alumni living around the world. To learn more about just a few of these alumni, take a look below.
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DAN GILBERT Gilbert graduated from MSU in 1982 and has since gone on to a very successful business career. Gilbert is the chairman and founder of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans Inc.. According to Forbes, Gilbert has a net worth of $4.8 billion. Among his other ventures, Gilbert is also the owner of several Ohio sports franchises, including the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, the American Hockey League’s Lake Erie Monsters, the Arena Football League’s Cleveland Gladiators and the NBA Development League’s Canton Charge. DEBBIE STABENOW Stabenow earned a Bachelor’s degree from MSU in 1972 and a Master’s degree in 1975. Throughout the last 40 years, Stabenow has since earned her name as a successful politician across the state of Michigan. She’s served on the Michigan House of Representatives from 1979-1991, the Michigan Senate from 1991-1994, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997-2001, representing Michigan’s 8th congressional district, and has been a United States Senator representing Michigan since 2001. CHRIS HANSEN Hansen graduated from MSU with a
degree in journalism in 1981. Since then, he has gone on to work for various TV stations across the country, including WILX in Lansing, WFLA in Tampa, and WXYZ and WDIV in Detroit. He joined NBC News in 1993 and is best known for his work as a television journalist on Dateline NBC, specifically with the “To Catch a Predator” series, where he catches online internet predators with a sting operation. JEMELE HILL Hill is a 1997 graduate of MSU’s School of Journalism. Since then she has gone on to an extensive journalism career. She was a sports reporter for the Detroit Free Press from 1999-2005, a sports columnist from the Orlando Sentinel from 2005-2006, before joining ESPN in 2006, where she has served as a columnist for ESPN.com’s page 2, and host of ESPN’s First Take and ESPN’s His and Hers (formerly Numbers Never Lie). MORTEN ANDERSEN Andersen, who was born in Copenhagen and raised Struer, Denmark, eventually came to America during his adolescence and fell into kicking a football by chance his senior year of high school. Andersen eventually earned a
scholarship to MSU and became and All-American kicker in 1981, graduating in 1982. Andersen went on to a 25-year NFL career and is the NFL’s alltime leading scorer with 2,544 points. SAM RAIMI Raimi spent three semesters in the late 1970’s at MSU majoring in English before leaving to pursue a career in film, where he’s gone on to an extensive career in directing, producing, writing and acting. Raimi’s best known work comes from his creation of The Evil Dead series in the 1980s, in addition to directing For Love of the Game in 1999 and the original Spider-man trilogy from 2002-2007. EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON Johnson played basketball for MSU from 1977-1979 and teamed up with fellow Spartan legend Greg Kelser to win the 1979 national championship. Johnson went on to became a five-time NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and a gold medalist with the Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics. After his basketball career was cut short by HIV, Johnson has become a successful business man, running Magic Johnson Enterprises, a company that has a net worth of about $700 million.
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has community bathroom so you don’t have to worry about making sure you keep your bathroom clean. The dining hall in Brody is called Brody Square and is known for having a diverse choice of foods to eat as well as offering late night, where it stays open until 12:00 a.m. instead of closing at 8:00 pm. Brody has two CATA bus stops and is also one of the few stops that has multiple city busses stop there.
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East Neighborhood is located on the opposite end of campus as Brody and has one of the tallest buildings on campus, Hubbard, as one of its dorms. Hubbard is also known for it’s Sparty’s, a convenience store located in different buildings on campus. Hubbard’s Sparty’s has a grill where you can get food such as burgers, fries, chicken wings, chicken tenders, grilled cheese and other items. East is a perfect location if you are a business major and have classes in the business college, since it is only a ten minute walk away. Getting a bike or buying a bus pass is a great idea if you are living here because East is far from most of the lecture halls. The 30 and 31 buses both stop at East and both run until 2:00 a.m., so the bus is a very convenient way to travel if you are living here. Grand River Avenue is a 15 minute walk from East and taking the trail to get there is convenient and fun. Dining halls include Hubbard, Holmes and, Akers with both Holmes and Akers staying open for late night.
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NEARTBY RESTAURANTS Wings Over Pizza Hut Pizza House Menna’s Joint Conrad’s Grill Bell’s Greek Pizza are all a 15-20 minute walk away.
NEARBY STORES Rite Aid Mobile Gas Station Velocipede Peddler
DISTANCE FROM WELLS HALL 15-minute walk, about 10 minutes for bus ride on the 30 bus
HOW TO GET TO GRAND RIVER FROM HERE Get on the 31 bus from East and ride it until the bus gets on Grand River and get off on the first stop.
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Who’s who in MSU administration BY CAMERON MACKO CMACKO@STATENEWS.COM
LOU ANNA K. SIMON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
DOMINIQUE CLEMONS PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT A senior majoring in public policy and minoring in theater, Clemons was elected president by the ASMSU General Assembly at the end of the spring semester, succeeding President James Conwell. Clemons previously served as an ASMSU representative, the Vice President for Student Funding and as the Vice President for Student Allocations. As the president, Clemons can be seen with close ties to the MSU administration, present at administration committee meetings including the Steering Committee, University Council and Board of Trustee meetings. JOEL FERGUSON CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES
Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president, and the first female president, of MSU after being appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees to the job 10 years ago. Before that, Simon earned her doctorate at MSU in 1974. After that she worked her way up through a number of administrative roles including assistant provost for general academic administration, associate provost and provost and vice president for academic affairs, according to her bio. In her time at MSU, she’s navigated the university through difficult financial times, oversaw a number of renovation project and her tenure saw the start of construction on the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, commonly called the FRIB. In August of 2012, Simon was elected to the NCAA executive committee chair. However, in a controversial movie, the MSU Board of Trustees raised her salary to $850,000 in December 2014. At Indiana State University, Simon earned her Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and earned a Master of Science in student personnel and counseling before coming to MSU. On Jan 1. 2014, Simon was seen celebrating in the locker room after the MSU Football team took victory in the Rose Bowl.
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Maybank is the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. The office is designed to “create a stimulating and supportive environment that enhances the personal development, learning, educational success and career preparation of all students,” the website says. Maybank was recently on the receiving end of criticism regarding her office’s decision to allow a student expelled for sexual assault back on campus to attend his brother’s graduation. She has yet to grant an interview with The State News to explain the decision.
Education and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Office for Inclusion, headed by Granberry Russell, was previously the office handling federal investigations in MSU’s handling of Title IX cases before an entirely separate office was created during the spring semester. DENISE MAYBANK VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES
MARK HOLLIS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Graduating from MSU in 1985, and returning ten years later, Hollis became the athletics director in 2008. He had a major hand in hiring Mark Dantonio as head football coach. “We gather and engage our community to teach, support and celebrate our student-athletes in their quest for excellence,” is the mission statement listed on his page on the athletic department’s website. He has over 25 years of athletics administration experience and is looked at as an innovator.
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JUNE YOUATT PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS June Youatt is MSU’s chief academic officer, overseeing the quality of instruction and research at MSU. She began her tenure as provost in April of 2014, previously serving as acting provost, senior associate provost and is also a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Her teaching and scholarship primarily focused on the design, delivery, and assessment of family-related programs in community and school settings, according to her bio. MELANIE FOSTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Melanie Foster, who ran in 2014 as a Republican, is currently serving her second non-consecutive term as a board member, having lost her election in 2012. She is the chairperson of the Trustee Finance Committee Previously embroiled in a scandal over use of university funds after a trip with her husband to South Africa. She previously graduated from MSU and lives in East Lansing with her husband.
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MSU has a legacy of successful sports teams BY RYAN KRYSKA RKRYSKA@STATENEWS.COM
This year, Michigan State fans were treated to a Cotton Bowl victory in football and a Final Four appearance in basketball and last year, a Rose Bowl and three weeks at No.1 on ESPN’s 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings. The Spartans’ success has created a buzzing culture in the city of East Lansing. A wallethub.com ranking of “2015’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans” analyzed East Lansing as having the fourth “most friendly and engaged college football fans” and the No.1 college football city in the nation. Columbus, Ohio, home of the reigning college football national champion, Ohio State University, was ranked 15th, despite a first-place finish in the “best performing college football teams” category. The ranking shows that winning is not everything. So, it could be said that East Lansing’s sports-buzz has created its success — though not likely. Nonetheless, the rankings provide evidence that the fans’ impact is real — a reality that athletic director, Mark Hollis, knows all too well. Hollis is primed to be inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators Hall of Fame and has been a leading innovator of college sports. In November of 2011, Hollis helped orchestrate the Carrier Clas-
sic between MSU and the University of North Carolina. The classic was the first college basketball game to be played on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Fan engagement, though affected by a multitude of factors, arguably increased after the nationwide attention, as the Spartans’ overall home attendance increased by 17 percent from the previous season, according to msuspartans.com. Hollis, however, is not the only Spartan to garner fans. Mark Dantonio and Tom Izzo, the Spartans’ football and basketball coaches, started building the university’s attractive brand during their first year together in 2007. According to statistics by msuspartans.com, the university has won 78 percent of its football and basketball games since 2007. In every year under Dantonio, besides his first in 2007, Spartan Stadium has held more than 500,000 home fans per season. And, under Izzo from 2008 to present, the Breslin Center has held more than 200,000 home fans per season. In 2015, the Spartans’ football program will kick off the season ranked 16th in the country by the ESPN Football Power Index, while the basketball program welcomes two ESPN Top 100 commits in 6-foot-9 forward Deyonta Davis and 6-foot-4 guard Matt McQuaid. Football season tickets will go on sale June 15, 2015, at the Spartan Athletics’ official website, and basketball season tickets will be available on a date yet to be released.
FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL STATISTICS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
MSU FOOTBALL TEAM RECORD
MSU BASKETBALL TEAM RECORD
2007, 7-6 2008, 9-4 2009, 6-7 2010, 11-2 2011, 11-3 2012, 7-6 2013, 13-1 2014, 11-2
2010-11, 19-15 2011-12, 29-8 2012-13, 27-9 2013-14, 29-9 2014-15, 27-12
Over the past five seasons, the football team has won 79 percent of its overall games and 39 more games than it has lost.
Over the past five seasons, the basketball team has won 78 more games than it has lost.
MSU FOOTBALL GAME ATTENDANCE
MSU BASKETBALL GAME ATTENDANCE
2010, 514,894 2011, 518,545 2012, 527,671 2013, 506,294 2014, 522,765
2010-11, 221,955 2011-12, 266,346 2012-13, 258,138 2013-14, 236,752 2014-15, 236,752
Comics & Games Over the past five seasons, the football team has an average attendance increase of 1,968 fans per season.
Over the past five seasons, the basketball team has an average attendance increase of 3,699 fans per season.
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short trip, however this is the only bus that runs and tends to get crowded when the weather is bad. The bus also stops running after 7:00 p.m. Another potential problem is North only has two dining halls, The Gallery in Snyder/Phillips Hall, which stays open for late night, and Heritage Commons in Landon Hall. If you don’t want to spend money on food, a useful alternative is going to the Union’s late night, where you can eat in the café as one of your meals instead of paying for it or using your combo exchange before 8:00 p.m.
North Neighborhood has the oldest dorms on campus, and they look like they could be a part of Hogwarts from the Harry Potter movies. North’s location is convenient if you like to walk and is pretty close to the library, Wells Hall, Spartan Stadium, MSU Union, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and the many restaurants and stores on Grand River Avenue. Even though North’s location is convenient if you want to walk, taking the bus isn’t as easy. The 33 bus runs through North and takes you to the MSU CATA station in a very DORMS IN NORTH Campbell Hall Landon Hall Mason/Abbott Halls Mayo Hall Snyder/Phillips Halls Williams Hall Yakeley/Gilchrist Hall
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Get to know some big names in MSU Athletics BY MATT ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM
If you are coming to MSU and you enjoy sports you probably already know that MSU has a national reputation for successful sports teams. If you follow MSU sports these are the names you always hear — football head coach Mark Dantonio, quarterback Connor Cook, basketball head coach Tom Izzo and guard Denzel Valentine. To hear about at some of the more unconventional faces in MSU athletics — people that are still important, but don’t get as much publicity — take a look below. CENTER JACK ALLEN The senior center is one of the guys that make the train run on offense. Football games are won at the line of scrimmage, and Allen has helped the Spartans win plenty of games. Allen is coming off of a junior season in which he was named a first-team All-American. A similar performance in the upcoming season could solidify Allen’s draft stock. Allen is considered by many to be one of three Spartans that could be first round picks in next year’s NFL draft, with Cook and Shilique Calhoun being the other two. He is already considered to
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be the third best center prospect in the draft by CBS sports. Another dominant season could see him claim the top spot. POINT GUARD LOURAWLS ‘TUM TUM’ NAIRN
sion with great defense and giving it his all every second he’s in. Nairn’s leadership skills earned him high praise as a freshman and he will more than likely be one of the captains in the upcoming season. Nairn will only get better with more time, and if he can develop a consistent jump shot he will be the next star of the basketball team. GYMNASTICS HEAD COACH KATHIE KLAGES
Freshman guard ‘Tum Tum’ Nair Jr plays defense against Minnesota’s senior guard DeAndre Mathieu Feb 26, 2015, during the game against Minnesota at Breslin Center. The Spartans fell to the Gophers during overtime 96-90. STATE NEWS
GOALKEEPER ZACH BENNETT Bennett has already made a case to be the best goalkeeper in the history of MSU soccer through just three seasons. With a full season remaining, Bennett already holds the career shutout record at MSU with 28. The previous record was held by John Spink (1984, 86-88) with 23. With the decent spacing in between himself and Spink, Bennett will likely have a chance to put his record out of reach for quite some time. ONLINE
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Nairn is going into just his sophomore year at MSU, but the point guard has already begun to leave his mark. When Nairn was called upon to become the team’s starting point guard, he rose to the occa-
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Klages is MSU’s longest tenured head coach and she has been leading the gymnastics team for what will be her 26th season in 2015-16. Klages has had a winning record in 21 out of 25 completed seasons and she has won three Big Ten Coach of the Year awards (1996, 2004, 2006). Leading a team for as long as Klages has is an accomplishment in its own right and her devotion to MSU deserves recognition.
Women’s gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages marks a score down on a clipboard during the meet against Ohio State on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Jenison Field House. MSU lost to OSU 195.575 to 194.25.
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Mail Home Edition MSU football team poised for greatness in 2015 BY MATT ARGILLANDER MARGILLANDER@STATENEWS.COM
For the incoming football fans, now is an exciting time— football season is just around the corner and it could be a big one for MSU. The Spartans are building momentum after two straight top five finishes (No. 3 in 2013 and No. 5 in 2014), but now is not the time for the team to get complacent. MSU put together what was arguably one of its best recruiting classes ever in 2015 and the class that is being built in 2016 could very well surpass the recruiting class of 2015. Head football coach Mark Dantonio has always done less with more, but now he is gaining the attention of high-profile athletes across the country. MSU’s 2016 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 6-overall with 19 total commitments, now that Dantonio has gotten the atten-
tion of marquee athletes across the country, he can’t afford to lose it. The Spartans are an early favorite to make a college football playoff run, anything more than two losses would be a wild disappointment for the team. For MSU to secure a playoff berth they can only realistically afford one loss, there are two games in particular that the team will need to split at the very least—at home against Oregon on Sept. 12 and on the road against Ohio State on Nov. 21. Coming into the Oregon game MSU should be 1-0 with Western Michigan on the schedule the week before. The Spartans will look to get the Ducks back at home after Oregon defeated MSU 46-27 in Eugene last year. If MSU can manage to beat Oregon the team should be able to cruise through the early part of the schedule after that as the Spartans next four games would be against: Air Force, Central
Michigan, Purdue and Rutgers in that order. The battle for Paul Bunyan will come after the Rutgers game on Oct. 17. Michigan will certainly be better in 2015, but MSU should still hold a significant advantage in the game. Following the rivalry game against Michigan the Spartans should be 7-0 with a worst case scenario of 6-1. The team takes on Indiana, Nebraska and Maryland next before the Nov. 21 showdown that will more than likely be determining the winner of the Big Ten’s east division. MSU should be 10-0 coming into the game against the defending national champion Buckeyes. If the team has a loss coming into the matchup with Ohio State, then this game will be a must win if the Spartans hope to make the playoffs. The team should be playing in the Big Ten championship if they take care of business against lesser foes and defeat OSU.
Unless MSU is undefeated heading into the Big Ten championship, should they make it, they will need to treat the game as a must win. If you remember 2011, you know that teams are generally not rewarded for making the conference championship but you can suffer consequences if you lose. In 2011, MSU defeated Michigan in the regular season and both teams finished the regular season 10-2. MSU earned a berth to the conference championship where the team lost to Wisconsin and dropped to 10-3. Michigan was selected to compete in the Sugar Bowl and the Spartans were left out of the BCS despite winning the head-to-head matchup. Because of this unfortunate standard the conference championship is a must win. The 2015 MSU football team will be very talented, but ultimately its season will more than likely be decided by two key games— Oregon and Ohio State.
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