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What happens when you die? Nobody knows, but MSU has protocols in place to handle student deaths. See pages 6-7

MSU student Navanjeet Singh Sahi, 21, found unresponsive and later declared dead on Tuesday night See page 3 T HU R S day, O c to b e r 16 , 2 014

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Professors should understand experience is the best teacher Academics are incredibly important, but for many majors and fields, so is professional experience. The best instructors emphasize both to their students

By Celeste Bott cbott@statenews.com

Being editor-in-chief at The State News doesn’t allow me a lot of free time. Some days I feel like all I do is wake up, go to class, go to work and then go to bed. And that’s okay. I signed up for that. In fact, most students who study journalism find themselves in a similar situation. Because the bulk of our education happens in actual newsrooms more than in any sort of classroom setting, most of my fellow future reporters juggle class with an internship, working the hours of a full-time job on top of their studies. I’ve had some wonderful professors

during my time at MSU, but my greatest instructors have always been my editors, the people who pick apart my writing and prime my stories for publication. My most valuable classroom has been the State News newsroom and the other newsrooms I’ve worked in. While journalism professors tend to understand what I mean when I say that, professors from my second major, political science, aren’t as amenable to the idea of putting an internship or reporting position ahead of a research paper — until this fall, when I had a completely refreshing experience. A few weeks into the semester, I was already exhausted. The way my schedule worked out, I had 8 a.m. classes every day and some days when I had four classes back-to-back. I’d run all over campus in the morning, then back to the newsroom for a meeting, then back to class, then back to the newsroom again, where I’d remain until late into the evening. I tried to make an appointment with

my advisor to rearrange my course load, but you know how that is at the start of the semester. And since I was trying so hard to complete credits for two degrees before May, I thought I’d have to suffer through a rough but inflexible schedule. Later in September, I finally got that advising appointment and realized I could drop one of my early morning courses and switch into a different one I’d originally planned on taking in the spring. I requested a late add from the professor, but prepared myself for the response that it was too late to enroll. Instead, the professor in question arranged a meeting with me and asked me to explain my situation. When I told her the nature of my job, not only was she understanding, but she encouraged me and said it would be worth it to find ways to juggle both school and my work. She then gave me an extension on the first paper in the course and allowed me time to make up the homework assignments I had missed. When I attended her class for the first time a couple of

days later, she seamlessly included me in class discussion. It was something I hadn’t expected but greatly appreciated — a professor who understood that my job wasn’t replacing my education, but instead was an integral part of it. And I hadn’t expected any special treatment. The opportunity to make up assignments was a complete shock, as I’d been more than prepared to go into the course already behind. In hindsight, I know that her willingness to give me extra time and help me succeed was a reflection of a modern professor, one who knows that good grades and a degree aren’t always enough to get a decent job in my field. Other professors should take note and help their students leave MSU with knowledge gained both from textbooks and from the professional workforce. After all, there’s no need to take it personally when we say experience is our greatest teacher. Celeste Bott is the editor-in-chief of The State News.

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MSU student found unresponsive, later pronounced dead East Lansing police have identified the 21-yearold student who died Tuesday night as Navanjeet Singh Sahi, of Novi, Mich. Sahi was a genomics and molecular genetics senior, and said on his Facebook profile he was recently accepted to MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. At about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, The East Lansing Police Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Cedar Street, responding to “a call of an unresponsive person who was not breathing,” according to a statement released by police. CPR was administered by paramedics, but after being transported to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital, Sahi was pronounced dead. The police do not suspect foul play, but are investigating. — olivia dimmer

Taylor to potentially undergo another mental health evaluation Ricard Taylor, accused of allegedly killing Michael Addo, a Rite Aid pharmacist, and East Lansing resident Jordan Roger in May, might go through another mental health evaluation to see if he is criminally responsible. The second evaluation might be requested by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office despite Taylor having already been found competent to stand trial. “Criminally responsible is whether or not he could be held accountable,” said Taylor’s attorney, Keith Watson. Taylor is charged with seven felonies, including two counts of open murder, and could face life in prison if convicted. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Here’s what we’ve seen from the “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”set this week With barriers on East Circle Drive and numerous tweets announcing Ben Affleck sightings on campus Tuesday, filming of “Batman v Superman: the Dawn of Justice” at the Broad has students’ attention

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The area in and around the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is in a frenzy. A student walking by will see blocked off streets around East Circle Drive to Farm Lane, filled with semi-trucks, miscellaneous equipment, workers, food trucks and pickup trucks. It’s all being guarded by police and MSU special events staff 24 hours a day, turning away students on the way to class. Sidewalks both on campus and in front of the Broad Art Museum on Grand River Avenue are also blocked off, all for the filming of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” But MSU officials are mum about the museum’s use regardless. One exit out of Berkey Hall is also marked as off limits, as it spills out into the Broad’s front courtyard. Berkey will also be affected by the event, as large parts of the outside of the building are also fenced in for filming. A cleaning worker inside Berkey Hall said the building will shut all of its lights Wednesday for filming. Earlier this year, the film’s director Zach Snyder visited the museum, sparking rumors that it would be a location in the movie. These rumors again erupted at the end of September and on Oct. 7 The State News was able to confirm from an anonymous source that the superhero movie was indeed going to be shot at the museum. Construction on parts of the set started toward the beginning of October, as well as calls for walk-on roles in the movie, before it was actually confirmed that filming would occur.

Ordinance lays foundation for more public art in E.L. A recently approved ordinance will dedicate a percentage of developers’ dollars to new art projects

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Media and information and philosophy freshman Spencer Bonds, Batman costume, walks down the street after shooting a fighting video with supply chain freshman Zack Segall, Superman costume, Wednesday on Grand River Avenue outside of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. The museum is being used to film part of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Communications sophomore Ryan Lowe said he decided to make a preview for the movie with Segall and Bonds. photo: erin hampton

More speculation arose even after filming was confirmed, such as what exactly the museum was going to be used for. Some suggested it would be used as Lex Luther’s LexCorp, sparking lookouts for a bald Jessie Eisenberg, who is portraying Luther. A truck with the LexCorp logo was spotted outside the Broad yesterday. Limited detours around the museum popped

up earlier in the week, however only Tuesday night did both car traffic and foot traffic around the museum get completely cut off. Social media sites like Twitter are similarly in a tizzy, with streams of tweets alleging sightings of Batman himself — Ben Affleck — throughout campus. Yesterday, unconfirmed rumors spread quick-

ly through social media that Ben Affleck was on campus. The man was, according to tweets, everywhere at once, apparently starting with lunch in Case Hall, and then a quick hangout at the Union before grabbing coffee at the Starbucks in Wells Hall.

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into their project or donate a work of art. “The public art requirement will become part of the city’s regular site plan review and approval process,” Triplett wrote. “The ordinance sets forth a very specific procedure for how compliance with the public art requirement will be evaluated and enforced.” The East Lansing Arts Commission will be in charge of approving the works of art submitted by developers. East Lansing Arts Festival Director Michelle Carlson said this ordinance would make art accessible for the community. “It brings artworks to the city and makes it available to the public,” Carlson said. “People can take pride on their community.” Carlson said an important aspect of East Lansing is how appreciative are residents of the arts. “Our festival has been around for 52 years, and the reason why it has such longevity is because

the people of our community appreciate art,” Carlson said. “The artists report when they are here that the patrons of the arts festival are very knowledgeable about art.” The Percent for Art is not unique in East Lansing. The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority created the first Percent for Art program in the United States in 1959. “Similar Percent for Art public art requirements exist in over 350 cities and have been implemented with great success across the United States,” Triplett wrote. “Rather than reinvent the wheel, East Lansing has modeled its public art requirement after those tried and true models.” Triplett said art helps to retain talent in the city. “It adds uniqueness to our communities, humanizes the built environment and invigorates public spaces,” Triplett said.

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More art projects will be established in East Lansing if developers decide to invest in the city. In the public component of the Percent for Art, the name of the ordinance approved 3 to 1 on Oct. 7, the city will appropriate 1 percent to East Lansing’s general fund of all public facilities or capital improvement projects, East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett wrote in an email. Triplett wrote the public component in the 2015 fiscal year is projected to be $10,426. “Making a payment to the Public Art Fund is only one of the three options available to developers to comply with the public art requirement,” Triplett wrote. Besides making the payment, developers of projects with total costs of more than $500,000 have the option to either incorporate public art THURSday, October 1 6 , 2 01 4

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Alumnus returns to talk entrepreneurship Ryan Landau quit his job at IBM to co-found Chalkfly, a webbased venture for office and school supplies

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Some would kill for positions at IBM or Google — but MSU alumnus Ryan Landau and his brother left those jobs to start the Detroit-based company Chalkfly. Landau visited the startup incubator The Hatch Tuesday to share his story with MSU students, where he touched on pursuing ideas passionately and explained why he and his brother left other careers to pursue their startup. “We both decided, let’s be wild and crazy — we’re young, let’s take some risks,” Landau said. They moved back to Michigan, and together started Chalkfly, a web-only eCommerce platform for purchasing office and school supplies. Landau said his company runs off of creativity and innovation, but core values also serve an important role in Chalkfly. Giving back is one of them, Landau said. The company donates 5 percent of every sale to a school or teacher of the customer’s choosing. If a customer doesn’t select one, Chalkfly makes a donation to a school or teacher in the customer’s area. Mechanical engineering freshman Ashton Keys was among the group who came to hear Landau speak. He said he hoped hearing the process Landau went through in creating Chalkfly would inspire

him and help him develop his own idea. Keys has an app called Recharge in the works for both iOS and Android systems, which he plans to release in the next two months. “I feel like the best way to be successful is to learn from my peers and others who have been successful themselves,” Keys explained. Students listen to co-founder of Chalkfly, Ryan Landau, speak on Tuesday at 110 Charles St. Landau talked He said he also wanted to know how about entrepreneurship and how to start your own business with students. PHOTO: AERIKA WILLIAMS Landau made his vision for his company a reality. “I want to learn the process from how it went from an idea to be a successful company. I’m hoping to hear his...ups and downs, marketing tools and how he has handled failure,” Keys said. Landau said he has experienced failure, but that he’s embraced it. He told students that it’s OK to fail but encouraged them to put fears about that behind. “How we think about failure at Chalkfly is it’s totally awesome,” Landau said. “If we don’t think you’re failing ever, then you’re probably not trying hard enough.” And challenges come with the territory, he said. “It’s definitely more challenging than I thought it would ever be, but I like it because it’s always something wild every single new day and each day we figure it out,” Landau said.

LykeMe app connects users to people with similar interests By Lauren owings lowings@statenews.com

Computer engineering junior Yoseph Radding had a long-standing interest — electronics, and more specifically, robotics. He wanted to connect with other people at MSU or the Lansing area who shared this passion, but found that his options were limited with such a niche interest. He spoke with economics senior Joshua Ogundu, who had a similar experience, and the idea for the LykeMe app was born. “The purpose is to connect people who have similar social and professional interests within the same area,” Ogundu said. Radding and Ogundu said they hope LykeMe will foster friendship and community with people from different social, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds. They aspire to

show people around the world that everyone is similar, and they believe LykeMe will help people from various walks of life to connect through their similarities rather than their differences. LykeMe is different from other social networking apps because it’s meant for the user to find friends, not connect them with current friends. It’s a place where people with uncommon or narrow interests can find each other. “It’s focused on friendships and lasting relationships,” Radding said. He emphasized the fact that LykeMe is not an app for shallow acquaintances or presenting yourself in the best light. Ogundu feels there are a lot of unknowns with other social networks. He wants to eliminate ambiguity on LykeMe by creating a place where people can be their “whole self.”

LykeMe is also unique in that it uses geolocation, so a tight-knit community can be formed from people within the same area. Ogundu and Radding are now launching the app at MSU but would like to launch it at other Big Ten schools as well, then in other cities, and eventually nationwide. They wanted to start LykeMe at colleges because the 18‑29 age group is the most active on social networks, according to the Pew Research Center. Ogundu and Radding are currently recruiting beta sign ups so that MSU students can test LykeMe before it hits the app store. According to the website, there are 76 more days before the release. “At MSU, everybody has that one thing, being a Spartan, in common. But what else do we have in common?” Ogundu said, “That’s what LykeMe will show you.” T H U RS day, Octo b e r 1 6 , 2 01 4

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Memoriam Dominique Nolff Feb. 1, 2014

Dustyn Frolka Feb. 15, 2014

Jiayi Dai Aug. 23, 2014

Morgan McGregor Sept. 27, 2014

Navanjeet Singh Sahi Oct. 14, 2014

Bret Stephen Amo – College of Social Science Neha Bhatia – College of Osteopathic Medicine Noah Dobson Cooper – College of Law Katelyn Elizabeth Dombrowski – College of Natural Science

Troy Lee Grice – College of Social Science Jared Lee Kavinsky – College of Engineering Christopher James Lanier – College of Social Science Xin Yue Zhang – College of Business

When a student passes away, certain procedures are in place By Nolly Dakroury ndakroury@statenews.com

he Tuesday night death of MSU student Navanjeet Singh Sahi, 20, marks the third student death of the semester. It’s a topic nobody wants to think about. But many students can’t help but wonder what happens after a student dies in university-related matters, like tuition, loans and housing. During the process following the death of an MSU student, the first step that the university takes is to notify the parents followed by finalizing administrative procedures.

The initial procedures The Office of Student Affairs and Services handles the initial procedures following the death of a student. Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Allyn Shaw said after a death is confirmed, the police notifies the family. “Each situation is different,” Shaw said. “It really depends on the circumstance.” Lt. Steve Gonzalez of the East Lansing Police Department said when notifying the family, the department tries to be sensitive. 6

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“Every effort is made to notify them in person,” he said. “There have been some incidences where the distance has been too big (to be able to travel there).” In the case that the family is too far away, the police department coordinates with the family’s local police department to notify them. The student affairs office then reaches out to the family to see what they need. This entails both “logistical support,” like providing them with transportation to East Lansing if they wish, or “emotional support” through the MSU Counseling Center, said MSU spokesman Jason Cody. Getting notified overseas Gonzalez said if an international student passes away, the department works with the Office of International Students and Scholars to identify and contact the student’s family. OISS Associate Director Chris Bargerstock said the person who notifies the family is dictated by the specific case. Oftentimes, the office has to also notify the nearest consulate or the embassy. “Sometimes the embassy or the consulate might have someone (contact the family) because you might have to have a native speaker — the parents might not know English,” Bargerstock said. “Or sometimes it’s the MSU police, sometimes it’s

Spotlight someone close in our office or you can ly brought some peace to us; put some have a translator, but it’s usually through faces to some names we’ve talked to,” said Nolff’s mother, Melissa Nolff, at the embassy or consular notification.” Bargerstock said some health insur- the service. ance plans cover transportation costs for someone from the deceased’s family to Providing a helping hand “The loss of any student is traumatfly to East Lansing. ic and sad,” Shaw The Office of Student said. “Each case is Affairs and Services “The loss of any unique and special; arranges the transpeople handle grief portation for the famstudent is ily members and their traumatic and sad. differently.” One of the major stay here. Each case is unique resources providEarlier this semester, Chinese freshman and special; people ed to the family of the deceased and Jiayi Dai was found handle grief to their friends is dead just before fall differently.” counseling through welcome week. Bargerthe MSU Counseling stock said a ceremony Center. was arranged for Dai Student Affairs and her parents were Allyn Shaw, Assistant Vice and Services usualin attendance, but were President for Student ly informs the parvery private about the Affairs and Services ents of the deceased matter. about the services “The wishes of the they provide. family are always the “The Counseling Center reaches out most important,” she said. to students and staff who are friends or A university-wide memorial in some other way identified as needing support,” wrote Bonnie Wheeler, nationservice The university has decided to hold a al certified counselor at the MSU Counmemorial service toward the end of seling Center, in an email. Since a number of the families affectevery academic year commemorating students who passed away. The first one ed are not from the area, the counseling was held on May 15, when the universi- center assists them in finding resourcty celebrated the lives of nine deceased es in their communities, Wheeler said. The counseling center also makes sure students. “When we had the two really tragic to meet with all on-campus communilosses earlier in the year, there was a ties affected by the death of the students, real outcry about compassion and how including residence hall governments, we deal with that. And that’s kind of greek organizations and clubs. “Some students have academic diffiwhen I started thinking about what we need to do,” said Denise Maybank, vice culties after such an event and we propresident for Student Affairs and Ser- vide support and guide them to resources that can help get through these times,” vices, at the service. The parents of Dominique Nolff, the Wheeler said. Cody said the recurring rumor that hospitality business sophomore who died after being shot in February 2014, were the deceased’s roommate would get an present at the memorial service. They automatic 4.0 GPA is an “urban legend.” expressed their gratitude to the univerHousing situation sity for facilitating the service. “(The memorial service) definite- Cody said in the case that the deceased

student lives on campus, his or her discharged. “The parent, or someone, would just roommate has the choice of either receiving a new roommate, or paying need to provide them with a death certhe difference and upgrading to a sin- tificate,” Whitman said. According to the Student Federal Aid gle room. In the case that the student lives off website, parent PLUS loans are also forcampus, the same procedure is followed. given in the case that the student on “As soon as we’re notified, we try whose behalf the parents are borrowand get a hold of (the deceased stu- ing the money passes away. Whitman said she doesn’t believe dent’s) family or emergency contact,” said DTN Management Area Director alternative or private loan providers Emilie Wohlscheid, clarifying that the always offer loan discharge. According to the Sallie Mae website, company has to first make sure that the family has already been notified of the paying back the loan is forgiven in cases of student death or permanent disabilincident. Wohlscheid said if the deceased has a ity. Sallie Mae is a corporation which roommate, the company works to help originates, services and collects stuthe student find a new roommate or dent loans, especially private educafind him or her another apartment that tion loans. Another private and federal loan serwould cater more to his or her finanvice provider, Navient, has a safeguard cial situation. If it was only the deceased student liv- feature built into loans that were taken ing in the apartment, it is offered for out since 2009, which would waive loan repayment in cases of death. lease after it is cleared out. “For anyone who She said once the borrowed prior to belongings are out of “Anytime a student that (2009), if they the apartment, it usudon’t have a safeally means that the passes, it is a tragguard built in, we lease has ended, so ic loss to family, work with the family the family wouldn’t friends and the to create a new plan be obligated to pay and zeroing out the rent anymore. Also, if campus commuinterest,” said Navithere was a security nity. MSU will do ent Spokesman Patrideposit, it is returned whatever it can to cia Nash Christel. to the deceased stuhelp ease the pain Whitman said in dent’s beneficiary. the case that the stuof that loss.” dent has incoming Tuition and loans, the Office of loans Jason Cody, MSU spokesman Financial Aid tried Cody reiterated that to either stop the the procedures folloan from coming in lowing student deaths are mostly determined on a or reversing it. If a student passes away case-by-case basis. Regarding tuition, in the fall, for example, any spring loans the money would be partially or fully would be canceled from processing. “Anytime a student passes, it is a tragrefunded, depending on the time when ic loss to family, friends and the camthe student passes away. As far as loans go, it depends on the pus community,” Cody said. “MSU will do whatever it can to help ease the pain loan provider. Assistant Director of Financial Aid of that loss.” Breaking news editor Simon Schuster Cheryl Whitman said if the student took out federal loans, the loans would be contributed to this report. People line up to sign their names on the rock on Farm Lane Sept. 28, 2014, during Morgan McGregor’s memorial. photo: erin hampton

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Representatives from the Michigan State Students for Life organization and Students for Life of America set up banners on Tuesday at People’s Park behind Wells Hall. Representatives addressed issues of the prevention of sexual assault through the We Care Tour. PHOTO: AERIKA WILLIAMS

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Members of MSU Students for Life, MSU’s pro-life student group, want to foster a dialogue about sexual assault. On Tuesday afternoon, members of the organization along with representatives from Students for Life America, their national sponsors, gathered behind Wells Hall as the first of over a dozen stops on the We Care Tour. “Two main points — we want to increase awareness for the prevention of sexual assault so we have resources related to that. And secondly we want to have a dialogue on how we can help those who are survivors of sexual assault, specifically those who become pregnant,”

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said R.J. McVeigh, who is the regional coordinator of the Great Lakes region for Students for Life America. About 10 volunteers were in attendance and the executive board handed out fliers. A business card-sized flier laid out the definitions of consent that campaigns against sexual assault have promoted. Accompanying that was a postcard-sized document that discouraged pregnant survivors of sexual assault from receiving abortions. The document emphasized abortion was the “active killing” of another human and a “great injustice.” Former president of MSU Students for Life and current chairman of MSU College Republicans Lisa Jankowski said that the event was primarily not only to make people aware of the resources available, but also to let people know that they were there to help. McVeigh said the group so far had received positive feedback regarding their event, even from those who disagreed with them regarding their stance on abortion. He was clear to point out that the resources MSU Students for Life and Students for Life America are promoting are outside resources and they were merely referring people to them. McVeigh and Jankowski, along with a few of the other volunteers, had attended an “apologetics training,” which is the process by which volunteers learn how to approach the sensitive topic of sexual assault to survivors. Jankowski said during the event, a few people had spoken to her about their personal experiences and it was very emotional. McVeigh said helping survivors of sex-

ual assault is the group’s main focus. But she said that rape rarely results in the conception of a child, a position popular among conservative and pro-life groups, although a litany of experts have refuted such claims in the wake of a previous political furor. Later that evening, speaker Rebekah Berg, who became pregnant as a result of a sexual assault, visited the group at the Union to share her experience and explain her decision to keep the baby. Standing several yards away was recent zoology graduate Zoe Jackson, a member of MSU Students United, who was handing out pro-choice pamphlets. “I want to make it really clear that I’m really happy that they are addressing sexual assault and consent on college campuses,” Jackson said. “But I think that the fact that they’re doing it with an underlying message of pro-life is pretty distressing and I think it is continuing to take away from sexual assault victims — continuing to disempower them.” Jackson, who works at MSU’s law school, said that although MSU Students United has not put on any specific prochoice events, they have planned a campaign revolving around sexual assault and been hosting consent workshops at the dorm neighborhoods, “to help create a culture of consent, rather than a rape culture.” Jackson said she organized her group’s opposition to the We Care Tour, while also collaborating with MSU Women’s Council, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, and Students for Choice to provide a pro-choice perspective on the issue of sexual assault and pregnancies.

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Back from injury, freshman outside hitter Holly Toliver faces uphill battle to enter rotation Toliver came into the season ranked No. 31 among 2014 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces By Troy Jefferson tjefferson@statenews.com

It can be hard to establish yourself as a freshman. It can be even harder to establish yourself as a freshman coming off an injury. Freshman Holly Toliver came into this season ranked No. 31 among 2014 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces, but after suffering a broken foot, she has seen limited game action. “It’s been a long time coming,” the outside hitter said, adding that sitting out for almost a month was “really frustrating.” The month of rehab wasn’t spent in vain for Toliver, who missed eight games, three of which came against conference competition. “I learned a lot by sitting,” Toliver said. “There’s pro and cons with being out, one of the main things was I got to listen to (coach), learned a lot.” The former Berrien Springs standout has not filled the stat sheet in the three games since she has retuned from injury but her coach and teammates know her value. “She’s got a lot of power,” head coach Cathy George said. “She has great arm swing and is very valuable to our team.” Toliver was enjoying a good start

Freshman outside hitter Holly Toliver celebrates with her teammates after scoring a point Sept. 6 at Jenison Fieldhouse during a game against Duke University. The Blue Devils defeated the Spartans, 3-2.

to her college career before her injury, averaging a little over nine kills in six games. When fully healthy, the 6 foot 2 inch outside hitter is a force to be reckoned with and one is of the most physical players on the roster. “It brings another advantage to our team,” senior outside hitter Taylor Galloway said. “Every player has a different style, she’s a very aggressive player which can be intimidating to other teams.” The Spartans plan on easing Toliver back into the lineup over the next couple of weeks. “She has to get back into that playing rhythm and playing shape,” George said. “We’re bringing her in slowly but surely and we look forward to her getting in more and more.” Toliver has played in a total of three sets over the last three games. MSU (10-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) has games against Maryland and Rutgers on tap for the weekend. If the Spartans can get ahead early and put the two teams away,it might give Toliver a chance to see a little more action behind outside hitters senior Taylor Galloway and sophomore Chloe Reinig have shouldered the offensive load for MSU.

Women’s soccer will close out home schedule this weekend By John Neidhart jneidhart@statenews.com

MSU will close out its home schedule this weekend, and with matchups against Ohio State and Penn State looming, the Spartans could potentially be involved in two more entertaining college soccer contests. Ohio State (5-7-2 overall, 2-4-2 Big Ten) appears to be beatable and, like the Spartans, has struggled a bit within the conference. The Buckeyes, who are currently one point ahead of MSU (8-5-1 overall, 2-5-1 Big Ten) in the Big Ten standings, will visit DeMartin Stadium on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. OSU has tied its last two games against Minnesota and Maryland, and the Buckeyes will be searching for a win. OSU’s defense has stumbled in league play, allowing the second highest number of goals to its conference opponents (18). MSU’s offense showed signs of life over the past two games, scoring five goals total in the two wins. Freshman forward Jamie Cheslik continues to lead the way, and she has now increased her season goal total to eight. Redshirt junior Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz and junior Allyson Krause have also scored in the last two games, providing a veteran offensive spark for the team. “We feel like we’ve broken through,” head coach Tom Saxton said. “We’re concentrating more on our attack. I do like the matchup of our personality players like Jamie (Cheslik) and Paige (West-

er) against (Ohio State’s) back line.” MSU will host Penn State (12-2 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) at 1 p.m. on Sunday, and there is little doubt that the Nittany Lions will be a challenging opponent. PSU is currently ranked seventh in the NSCAA Women’s Soccer RPI Poll. MSU will have more than two days to recover from Thursday’s game and prepare for PSU. The extra rest should be beneficial, Saxton said. “We’re happy to have an extra day off between games,” Saxton said. “We’re heading into this final stretch where we have five games in 15 days. Four of the five teams we play are in the bottom half of the standings, so there are opportunities for us. Everybody is fighting and clawing to move up in time for the tournament. We’ll all be playing with a sense of urgency.” Like the Spartans, PSU features a talented freshman scorer in Frannie Crouse, who leads the team with seven goals and 15 points. Junior forward Mallory Weber is also an impact player, and she has brought balance to the PSU offense, recording five goals and five assists this year. Sunday will be MSU’s final home game of the year, meaning that it will also be the last time MSU’s seniors take the field at DeMartin Stadium. Emotions will run high for the Spartans, but Saxton believes that his team will have to stay relaxed. “We need to stay confident and loose,” Saxton said. “That’s how we’ve approached the last few games. … I don’t think we’ve ever lost our confidence.”

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If you told a Spartan fan that the MSU football team would be sitting at 5-1, ranked No. 8 in the nation and considered by many to be the class of the Big Ten, that person would probably take it. That’s where MSU is halfway through the season. There are flaws with this team, but if the committee that selects the College Football Playoff does what it says it will do and only focuses on conference champions, MSU could be in a good spot. Fans might have seen the loss to Oregon coming, and even though MSU let Nebraska back in the game, that win shows they can beat more than the likes of Eastern Michigan and Wyoming. We’ll see how the Spartans finish the season, because the hardest part of the schedule is rapidly approaching. Although Michigan has not looked as good as the Wolverines of previous seasons, with a rivalry game you can throw the records out the window. Ohio State coming to East Lansing on Nov. 8 remains a potential season-defining game.

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Through the first half of the season, the MSU offense has often been been described as sensational — and the numbers back it up. This past weekend, the Spartans racked up 45 points to set an MSU record for most points through six games. With four games scoring more than 40 points, MSU now averages 45.5 points per game, which is the best in the Big Ten and ranks No. 4 in the country. Not only has MSU experienced plenty of success as a team through the first six games, but multiple Spartans have shined in the spotlight. Senior wide receiver Tony Lippett has emerged as one of the Big Ten’s best wide receivers, averaging 110.5 receiving yards per game and nine total touchdowns. Junior quarterback Connor Cook has been consistent as well, averaging 218.2 passing yards per game and 15 total touchdowns through the first six games. Combine the improved passing attack with a running game that is starting to improve — 482 rushing yards during last two games — and you have one of the nation’s most lethal offenses.

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Through the first six games, MSU have developed a solid special teams unit, reducing the number of mistakes. When looking at special teams, it’s key for the unit to simply not make mistakes that can cost your team the game. MSU has lived up to that thus far. The kickoff and kick return team has been consistent, with sophomore wide receiver R.J. Shelton creating a number of big plays in the return game. Shelton averages 22.9 yards per return and has come close to breaking off a couple of returns for a touchdown. The same can be said about junior wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr. in punt returns, proving to be slippery when given the opportunity. The unit as a whole has committed turnovers — including muffed punts and a failed fake punt — and surrendered a near-costly punt return for a touchdown against Nebraska. Cleaning up the big mistakes will be key for the unit moving forward.

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Ingham County Animal Shelter has reduced dog adoption fee during ‘Dogtober’ due to overcrowding The Ingham County Animal Shelter in Mason, Mich. is almost double their capacity for dogs and may consider euthanization soon. But during ‘Dogtober,’ an anonymous volunteer is paying for part of the adoption fee for the first 40 dogs to be adopted. A dog sits in a cage waiting for visitors on Tuesday at the Ingham County Animal Shelter. He does not have a name and is therefore identified by his animal ID, 22199. PHOTO:

“If we get too full, we would have to euthanize due to space and we’ve been teeter tottering on the line for a couple of months with our dogs.”

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A walk through the dog kennel at the Ingham County Animal Shelter evokes an eerily similar feeling to watching a Sarah McLachlan animal cruelty commercial. While most of the dogs in the animal shelter weren’t there because they’d experienced cruelty, the overcrowded shelter in Mason, Mich. has been struggling to find owners for them. In an attempt to find homes for the dogs, the animal shelter has introduced “Dogtober deals.” Adoption fees are normally around $100, but for the first 40 people to adopt a dog, the fee will only be $30. The idea was thought up by an anonymous volunteer who will pay the difference in the adoption fees for the first 40 dogs. Ashley Hayes, volunteer and special events liaison at the shelter, said the dogs are there for a variety of reasons, but most of them are strays. “We’ve been getting a lot of owner surrenders too. People who can’t keep them in their homes. Maybe their apartment doesn’t allow them anymore or financially they’re just not able to take care of them,“ Hayes said. “Some of the animals we get here at the shelter are seized because maybe their owners aren’t taking care of them.” Hayes said she doesn’t think the shelter is getting more dogs than usual, but there aren’t as many being adopted by new owners. Usually the shelter only has 20 or 30 dogs on the adoption floor, but Hayes said the last two or three months they have had about 45 — almost double what the shelter is accustomed to.

The shelter is open admission, so if it were to get too full, they would have to euthanize due to a lack of space, Hayes said. “If we get too full, we would have to euthanize due to space and we’ve been teeter tottering on the line for a couple of months with our dogs,” she said. When asked what MSU students could do to help out, Hayes said that if students are interested in adopting, now would be a good time. “We know that the initial cost of adopting a dog, plus having to go buy their bed and their food and stuff can be really overwhelming, even though you might have the money to take care of them on a monthly basis, that first initial fee and month can be a little high,” Hayes said. “So hopefully the $30 discount will help on that.” Hayes said that if a student isn’t ready to adopt, the shelter’s foster program can be a big help. The foster programs allows for an adopter not to have to commit to keeping a dog forever, but only for about a month or so. Hayes also cited volunteering as a way to help the animal shelter. “A lot of the dogs are stuck in these 4 by 8 kennels, or smaller depending on their size, all the time,” she said. Volunteers come in to the shelter and give the dogs exercise and keep their spirits up, she said. Affection keep them from becoming depressed, or aggressive because they just have so much energy and they’re stuck in a small space with no exercise. Many MSU students already volunteer and foster dogs for the shelter, Hayes said. “The students really help us out and we appreciate it,” she said.