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A decade after the 9/11 tragedy, the MSU community still works to grasp its impact
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From her New Jersey home, Jen Garavaglia gazed at the smoke fi lling the New York City skyline on Sept. 11 and waited for her father to come home. Alongside many other parents, Gar-avaglia’s father commuted into the city for work that morn-
ing. Hours after he left, the World Trade Center erupted in fl ames. Cell phones stopped working, and public transportation ground to a halt.
Miles away, Garavaglia, now an advertising junior, had no way of con-tacting her father. Fear and uncertainty lingered in their home.
“Nobody knew if something else was going to happen,” she said. “(My mother) just tried to stay calm, and obviously she wasn’t.”
Across the country, parents rushed to take their children home early from school.
After her mother picked her up, tears streamed down theatre junior and Long Island, N.Y., native Michelle Serje’s cheeks.
As her mother panicked, Michelle panicked. Through her parents’ reac-tions, she gleaned some understanding of the scope of the events.
“I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew it was something real-ly bad,” Serje said. “I was just so young; I was unable to understand.”
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9/11 From East Lansing to overseas, the community overcame confusion to reach a sense of normality FROM PAGE ONE
Bike allegedly stolen outside cafeteria
A 19-year-old female student reported her bike stolen
between noon Aug. 28 and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29, MSU police
Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The bike is a red, 21-speed, Giant-brand Boulder bicycle
valued at $100, McGlothian-Taylor said.
The allegedly stolen bicycle last was seen locked to the
bike racks outside Brody Square.
The cable lock was through the bike’s tire and frame. The
lock, valued at $8, allegedly was stolen as well.
There are no suspects, and the incident is under
investigation.
KYLE CAMPBELL
As a young girl, she strug-gled to accept the real-ity of the situation.
“I just didn’t understand why something like this would happen,” Serje said. “When you’re little, you don’t think anything like this could ever happen or (that) you would be affected by it.”
A decade later, the children who watched the twin tow-ers fall, whether from their television sets or their back-yards, still are trying to make sense of the chaos, sadness and confusion of Sept. 11.
A campus changedAlthough some students
might not remember what life was like before the attacks, it’s helped shape the face of Amer-ica, said Mohammed Ayoob, coordinator of the MSU Mus-lim Studies Program and inter-national relations professor.
Men and women were sent to war in Iraq and Afghani-stan, hour-long lines at the air-port became standard and Muslim Americans sudden-ly became the center of heat-ed discussions and hate crimes.
Within minutes, the MSU community felt the blow of Sept. 11 and began plan-ning how to deal with the long-term consequences.
A new Muslim Studies Pro-gram was created, and even-tually security measures stu-dents now know as normal, such as Spartan Stadium’s bag policy, were set in place.
“The campus (students currently) see — and when they were in high school came to visit — was already in many ways shaped by Sept. 11,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said.
Finding closureAs the towers crumbled, Gar-
avaglia’s father trekked across the city to the Brooklyn Bridge on foot. He wouldn’t arrive home until the next night.
“The waiting was over,” Garavaglia said. “In a way, our family was lucky because we almost knew he was out of the way.”
Other families wait-ed for weeks only to discov-er their loved ones had died.
Kinesiology junior Taylor Comiskey waited four days before her cousin’s tooth was found, and Comiskey knew for certain she was gone.
On Sept. 11, her cous-in boarded American Air-lines Flight 11. At 8:46 a.m., the plane struck the north tower, and smoke bil-lowed from the building.
At the time, Comiskey didn’t even know what the World Trade Center was.
“When (my mother) told me, I was like, ‘No, that’s not pos-sible,’” Comiskey said. “I was trying to fi gure out why, and I was trying to fi gure out if there was a way she was alive.”
Miles away in Shanksville, Pa., anthropology professor Norm Sauer was working 12 hours a day to match names with what was left of victims
from United Airlines Flight 83. All of the victims from the
fl ight were identifi ed except four, Sauer said. The unnamed bodies most likely were the terrorists that initially took the plane off course, he said.
For Sauer, working to help family members fi nd closure was the easy part. Return-ing home was the struggle.
“Getting back to my rou-tine, (it) seemed a bit mun-dane and certainly didn’t have the same level of intensity,” he said. “It was hard to inter-nalize that what you were doing back here as a teach-er, researcher and a public ser-vant was very important.”
War and patriotism American fl ags colored
the country with red, white and blue after Sept. 11.
“Patriotism has always been inherent in American soci-ety,” Ayoob said. “What this did was to trigger a major dis-play of that patriotism — that there was nothing wrong with being patriotic, partic-ularly when the American homeland was attacked.”
Growing up with the war on terror, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan McCoy knew he wanted to prevent anoth-er attack on America.
In 2009, the criminal jus-tice senior began a year of ser-vice securing the Iraqi-Syr-ian border. It was watch-ing innocent civilians being attacked 10 years ago that fi rst inspired him to join the Army ROTC, he said.
“Sept. 11 put the idea of fi ghting for my country very much on the forefront,” McCoy said. “(There) defi nitely was a push for people to join (the military), and I couldn’t say that didn’t infl uence me.”
A decade later, blood still is being spilled in Iraq and Afghanistan because of Sept. 11 and the war on terror.
“American foreign policy has become … unprecedent-edly militarized at least since the end of the second World War,” Ayoob said. “The Amer-ican commitment in blood and money has increased tremendously overseas.”
For McCoy, the sacri-fi ce he made serving over-seas was worth it to know he was fi ghting for a cause bigger than himself.
“There’s always going to be those days when you’re doing the same thing over and over again, and noth-ing is happening — you’re going, ‘Why am I doing this?’” McCoy said. “(But) our leader-ship did a very good job of let-ting us know what our actions were doing to help the great-
er cause of stabilizing Iraq.”
Muslim perceptionAround the begin-
ning of September, com-munication junior Aseel Machi tries to keep quiet.
She’s been pushed, screamed at and harassed because of her religion, espe-cially during early fall.
Machi, a former employee at The State News, wears a hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women to cover their hair.
This time of year, she knows it makes her a target.
“I’ve had my scarf pulled off at school by a group of people,” Machi said. “(Your scarf) is your modesty — it’s kind of a big deal.”
When she was young-er, she stopped wearing her scarf to school for a time because “the pressure was too much,” Machi said.
As people associated her with terrorism, she began to doubt herself and her faith.
“It was hard as a 10-year-old to understand, is this what Islam is?” Machi said.
Now, Machi works to stop the hate stemming from mis-conceptions about Mus-lims supporting terrorism. Through education, she hopes the stereotypes will end.
Although many used Sept. 11 as an excuse to target Mus-lim Americans, not everyone reacted that way, Ayoob said.
“There is a section of Islam-ophobic, xenophobic elements that have made the attack of Muslims at home and abroad into an industry,” Ayoob said. “But there is potentially a much larger segment of the population that has stayed true to the American ideal of multi-culturalism (and) integration.”
At MSU, the communi-ty joined together after Sept. 11 through interfaith ser-vices and educational pro-grams, said Paulette Gran-berry Russell, director of
the Offi ce for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
Curriculum, such as the creation of the Muslim Stud-ies Program, was put in place to answer the questions storming students’ minds.
“The goal was to bring the community together, not to have us separated by ideolo-gies, religious beliefs or polit-ical beliefs,” Granberry Rus-sell said. “We were a com-munity that was there to support (one other).”
For MSU, Sept. 11 was a chance to grow togeth-er, not apart, she said.
“The Muslim faith took a very responsible position and role … in expanding stu-dent understanding around Islam so they could help debunk the myths and stereo-types people are prone to,” she said. “Out of all of that sad-ness, the community grew.”
Looking forwardA year after Sept. 11, Garava-
glia still could see the light of thousands of candles shining on Ground Zero from her yard.
The gap in the New York Cityskyline is a constant reminder of the lives lost and the change still impacting America.
“My thoughts have changed over the years, my eyes are more open,” Garava-glia said. “It took me until … now to remember all the lit-tle things and how weird it is to see how far we’ve come.”
Despite the confusion, anger and pain, Sept. 11 has changed America in a more lasting way, she said.
“I know how much it brings our community togeth-er, at least if it’s just for a day,” Garavaglia said.
“People just seem to forget about everything else that’s going on, and they can just focus on one thing. (It’s) not that everybody needs sym-pathy, but it’s just like a big blanket of togetherness.”
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By Josh [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
Despite the drizzle, music blared, the crowd was abuzz and students were eating all the free hot dogs they could get at Spar-tan Remix 2011 — a welcome event to celebrate the diversity of the MSU student body.
The event was held at the fi eld behind the rock on Farm Lane Thursday afternoon — the fi rst time the event has been held outside.
“(Spartan Remix) is mainly for educating others about the dif-ferent communities that make up MSU,” said kinesiology senior and Spartan Remix intern Eva Martinez. “The goal this year is
to develop unity and break bar-riers while having fun.”
Spartan Remix has been hosted in the Union for the past three years, but the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Stu-dents decided to change the loca-tion in response to its growing popularity
The event’s Facebook page receiving more than 1,500 hits and businesses already request-ing to be sponsors for next year, Martinez said.
The tone of acceptance and unity at the event led dietetics senior Emily Guilford, a mentor in McDonel Hall, to make it a hall event. Her favorite part was the cultural dancing, she said.
“It’s pretty fun, energized
(and) excit ing,” Guilford said. “Everyone’s wanting to know each other and join an organization.”
The value and atmosphere of inclusion is one MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, who spoke at the event, said is a major part of what defi nes the university.
“We are a very diverse commu-nity, and we need many oppor-tunities to come together in order to understand one anoth-er and build that sense of team,” Simon said. “Even though some (students from different back-grounds) are under the same tent, their views might be very different, and it’s great for us to learn from that.”
With the divisive nature of the current political climate, Campus
Interfaith Council representative Robert Vankirk said it’s critical for students of varying back-grounds to forge connections.
Vankirk said discrimination and racism can be minimized through greater education and discussion.
“It’s important to have all the multicultural organizations here in one spot, talking with each other, working with each oth-er, because all of our issues are interwoven,” he said. “Discrim-ination is based out of fear and ignorance so all of our organi-zations are here to combat those issues.”
Outdoor Spartan Remix celebrates diversity in fun, fresh way
MO HNATIUK/THE STATE NEWS
Hershae Chocolatae takes the stage Thursday at the 2011
Spartan Remix at the rock on Farm Lane. Chocolatae performs
in the MSU Drag Show in April each year and was asked by
CORE and COPS to perform at the event.
ASMSU to off er prep courses at lower rates
T E S T S G O V E R N M E N T
Meadows accused of violating House rulesBy Rachel [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
ASMSU is set to begin offer-ing discounted test-prep cours-es for undergraduate students wishing to go on to graduate school, its offi cials said.
ASMSU is MSU’s undergradu-ate student government.
Spartan Tutors, an East Lan-sing-based tutoring service, is partnering with ASMSU to offer discounted rates for preparation courses for the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, and the Law School Admissions Test, or LSAT.
The GRE course will cost $260 and the LSAT course will cost $310. Both courses will begin the week of Oct. 10 in the Union and run for eight weeks.
ASMSU’s vice chair for oper-ations and fi nance Chris Schot-ten said ASMSU looked at sever-al companies that offer the prep-
aration courses, which can cost as much as $1,200.
“The idea was to try to look at what the market was like out there and see if students could do a better job for (other) stu-dents as far as pricing goes,” he said.
The courses will be taught on campus by Spartan Tutors own-er and MSU alumnus Anthony Graybosch, Schotten said.
Graybosch could not be reached for comment.
ASMSU representatives pro-posed the idea for a test-prep course last year.
Contacting an MSU alum-nus for the job was an “obvious next step,” ASMSU director of media relations Samantha Art-ley said.
ASMSU issued a survey in the spring to gauge student inter-est in taking a prep course, and of nearly 1,000 students who responded, 70 percent indicat-ed interest in taking a GRE prep
course, said ASMSU Provost Zachary Taylor last semester.
Schotten said all of the mon-ey students pay for the program goes to the course instructor, and ASMSU will not receive any of the funds.
General management fresh-man Katelyn Streck said she is considering going to gradu-ate school, and taking the GRE would be a necessity.
Streck said she took the ACT in high school and wished she had the taken the time to take preparatory classes to help improve her test scores.
“I wanted to take classes, but I never had the time for six classes, three hours a day,” she said.
Streck said she probably would take advantage of a GRE prep course in a few years to help her do better on the test.
For more information or to sign up for courses, visit spartantutors.com.
By Ian Kullgren [email protected] THE STATE NEWS ■■
East Lansing’s state rep-resentative is under fi re by Michigan House offi cials for allegedly violating campaign fi nance laws late last month.
Offi cials claim Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, whose district includes MSU, violated House rules and pos-sibly campaign fi nance laws by using government materials to endorse potential Democratic candidate Susan Schmidt.
The complaints stem from an email Meadows sent to his constituents in August, which both Republican and nonpar-tisan offi cials say was out of line by endorsing Schmidt as his replacement to the 69th district.
Speaker of the House Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, still is working with the House Busi-
ness Offi ce, a nonpartisan depart-ment that investigates House rules and policies, to clarify what vio-lations occurred and what the potential consequences could be, Bolger’s press secretary Ari Adler said.
Contrary to common practice, the letter was not sent through the offi ce to screen its content for legal missteps, Adler said.
“This was not sent through the usual process, and now obvious-ly this has caused a problem,” Adler said.
Schmidt left her position as Meadows’ chief of staff last week to pursue a district seat in the 2012 election, when Mead-ows will not run again because of term limits. Schmidt has not announced her candidacy offi cial-ly, but Meadows previously told The State News he plans to sup-port her as a candidate.
Offi cials in the House Business Offi ce said they view Meadows’ letter as violating House policy.
“He was crossing the linethere, getting into a campaign-type piece versus a legislative-type piece,” said Tim Bowlin, theoffi ce’s business director.
All House equipment — evencomputers and electronic servers— are viewed as state materialsand therefore cannot be used forcampaign affairs, Bowlin said.
Meadows said he did not vio-late House rules, as they only barrepresentatives from endorsingcandidates, and Schmidt has notyet offi cially fi led to run.
“I’m not aware of any houserule that addresses (the contentof my letter), and I don’t thinkthere is one,” Meadows said.
Meadows also said he did notviolate campaign fi nance laws,and does not usually send hisconstituent letters through thebusiness offi ce.
The speaker won’t decide if andwhat type of reprimand Mead-ows will receive until next week,Alder said.
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DECADE OF STUDENT ESSAYS SHOWS RANGE OF REACTIONS TO 9/11 ATTACKS
One of my students, recalling his trip to the twin towers just fourmonths earlier, wondered what people in the World Trade Cen-ter had thought “looking out the window, seeing a fl ying bombcoming at (them).” “In seconds, it seemed as if the world andmy family were crashing just as the airplanes were,” anotherstudent wrote — part of her uncle’s hip was identifi ed a monthafter Sept. 11. “My life was changed forever,” a third studentasserted.
From 2001 on, I have given students in my fi rst-year writingcourse in James Madison College the opportunity to write aboutthe terrorist attacks. Six students out of 52 in 2001, seven outof 37 the following year and only one out of 37 in 2003 chosethis option for their personal essay. Many of the essays werethoughtful, honest and surprising. Most focused on the effectsof Sept. 11 on their lives at home, at school or both.
Two students wrote about the new reality created by thecatastrophe. One of them wondered about then-MSU PresidentM. Peter McPherson’s comments that students ought “to keepa sense of normalcy. Didn’t he see what happened? Normalcy’sdefi nition had changed.” The events of Sept. 11 made anotheryouth feel sick, scared and confused. Then, things “returned tonormal, or rather, a new normal.” Yet he couldn’t understandwhat happened and why. “This event changed my life, and theworst part about it is that I have no idea how or why.”
To a Korean student who recently transferred, Sept. 11 “hap-pened emotionally a year after it actually happened.” In 2001, shehad been preoccupied with her own problems. In 2002, her class-es, replays of the disaster and current CNN news reports forcedher to become more involved with the world around her.
The most honest essay, I thought, came from a young wom-an who did not feel involved. The second plane’s collision, shewrote, “looked somehow imagined, like King Kong should havebeen there to swat (the plane) down.” She was not moved. “Iwanted to feel sorrow … to weep with humanity, and I couldnot.” Her conclusion was sobering: “So I walked in lonelinessto make my deadness less apparent. … I missed my lesson onsorrow, but I was there when we learned about guilt.”
Another student combined serious thought, honesty and tenta-tive effects of 9/11. He juxtaposed four years of competing as anextemporaneous speaker in high school with certain momentson that terrible Tuesday. He remembered his high school judg-es telling him that there was “little historical precedent of for-eigners committing acts of terrorism on our soil for fear of ourretaliatory wrath.” But he rued his previous imperial attitudeconcerning public affairs. The kind of knowledge he sought, ifhe attained it only through events such as the deadly attacksof Sept. 11, came “at too high a price.”
“In much wisdom is much grief,” Ecclesiastes 1:18 tells us,“and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
Ron Dorr, professor of rhetoric and humanities,James Madison College
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“We were strong. I thought we were invincible, and for the better part of my life, the world had agreed. Then, the twin towers fell.”
Sept. 11, 2001 I was roughly one month away from my 11th birth-
day, and I learned for the fi rst time to be afraid of the world.
I thought we were the most powerful and impen-etrable nation on the face of the earth. Just out of the Cold War, we had become the last superpower on the face of the earth. We were strong. I thought we were invincible, and for the better part of my life, the world had agreed.
Then, the twin towers fell. In an instant, we were hurting, vulnerable, knocked off the throne we had made for ourselves. And the world saw. I suppose once we thought we were sitting on top of the world, there was nowhere to go but down.
So we went down, descending into our basic emo-tions: anger and fear.
Our collective state of mind split into a dichotomy of the two. I was told because we could, we had to make sure this never happened again. That’s what I mostly recall, the anger that people on the other side of the world had the impudence to attack us. In response, the military would attack and crush those responsible. Revenge for our dead can be extracted. Honestly, having soldiers in Afghanistan did make me feel safer.
On the other hand, this had happened with no warning and no foreseen rationale. It could happen again, and the sense was that it could happen any-where, to anyone, to me. For this never to happen again, our borders have to be safe, our homeland must be secure. If we act patriotic, we can keep our-selves safe by sheer force of will.
I remember being told, “We’re all in this togeth-er,” as American fl ags sprang up on every street cor-ner. We paid homage to our police offi cers and fi re-fi ghters, who were not undeserving. Citizens acting patriotically helped stop a would-be bomber, Rich-ard Reid, from blowing up a plane in December 2001. With every act, the way we lived our lives before 9/11 slipped further and further away.
It was only the little things that got to me, such as boarding a plane differently, suddenly knowing what Guantanamo Bay was or looking wistfully at a New York City skyline that only existed in ‘90s mov-ies. Only, the little things are the things you never can get back.
Sept. 11, 2011I will be roughly a month away from my 21st
birthday, and I won’t be afraid anymore.The events of Sept. 11 are ingrained into our soci-
ety. America was knocked down, and we got up again. No one sees us as invincible anymore.
Before, that made me afraid. Now, I know it’s a good thing. It keeps us honest with ourselves about our abilities and limitations.
Now, instead of leading the charge in global affairs only to see no one behind us, we rely on our friends and allies. Look no further than our foreign policy of “leading from behind” in Libya as an example of that.
My fear and anger with Iraq and Afghanistan has softened. It took awhile, but we came to our senses and realized the actions of a few should not cause punishment for so many.
In order to make friends, we made ourselves friendly and attempted to foster democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s no longer a war of bullets and bodies, but a war of hearts and minds. That’s a war I think American ideals can win every time.
As I take in the world around me, I try to appre-ciate the little things.
Sure, I’ll never board a plane or look at a gal-lon of gas in the same way again. Now, however, I have new little things.
There’s a little smile whenever I hear the phrase SEAL Team Six, knowing Osama bin Laden is dead, and we killed him.
I know what an Arab Spring is and how it affects me. Most importantly, I have the memories of the unity America had 10 years ago, and the faith Amer-ica will one day have of unity without tinges of fear or anger.
Right now, I’m annoyed with America. Frustrat-ed that in living patriotically, we’ve dug a fi nan-cial hole for ourselves that is going to take years to claw our way out of.
I resent that despite America’s Christian fastid-iousness, we’ve forgotten our scripture in these tough times; “So labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Acts 20:35.
Yet, I remain faithful American unity is there.
Total votes: 44 as of 5 p.m. Thursday
The tragic events of Sept. 11 continue to shape American actions and feelings 10 years after that day. The infl uence of 9/11, though, has waned as the psychological wound heals.
The American state of mind, way of life and world perception all have changed in the last decade, and this Sept. 11 offers us a chance to refl ect on where we’ve been as we project where we’re going.
In acknowledging what America lost that day, in recog-nizing how scared and angry we were and what we lost, we gain at least some measure of unity for the future.
America, united, can do anything it decides to, but our destination should be rooted in the lessons of our past.
6%I don’t know
30%Yes
64%No
How 10 years can change everything
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Associate professor of entomology Zachary Huang holds out a cell of bees for first-year doctoral
entomology student Alex Xie to look at as they do observations for their research Aug. 30 at the
MSU Inland Lakes Water Research lot.
Busy as a bee
Things are as sweet as honey for Zacha-ry Huang, associate professor of entomol-
ogy. Huang has been working with bees since 1982, but before that, he had never seen a single honeybee.
“I was in China competing for a scholarship... and I got lucky. I became the chosen one,” Huang said. “Before that, I had never seen bees or tasted honey.”
Now he works on differ-ent research projects, includ-ing the one he has been work-ing on with fi rst-year doctoral entomology student Alex Xie.
They are doing research to see if a certain type of fungi — nosema — is the cause of col-ony collapse disorder, or CCD, where a large portion of a colo-ny of bees suddenly dies. Anoth-er project Huang is overseeing is the work Xie is doing to see what genes are involved in mite reproduction. “The mite is per-
LAUREN WOOD/THE STATE NEWS
Associate professor of entomology Zachary Huang points out
an emergency cell the bees created after their queen bee was
killed Aug. 30 at the MSU Inland Lakes Water Research lot.
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haps the worst enemy for honey-bees worldwide,” he said.
Huang also keeps a col-ony of bees at his home recreationally.
“The smell of honey and the humming noise that the fly-ing busy bees (makes) calms you down,” Huang said about
Offi cers at home remember 9/11S E C U R I T Y
By Kyle [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
Sept. 11, 2001 — East Lan-sing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt was attending a fi re inspec-tors conference at the Kellogg Center with fi refi ghters from throughout the state. During a break, someone informed the congregation that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower.
Pratt and the other fi re-fighters huddled around a TV, unsure of the nature of the crash. But as the second plane hit the South Tower, instinct kicked in.
“We all left what we were doing and went back to our communities to take care of what needed to be taken care of,” Pratt said. “For a while, we were all in emergency mode like when an alarm goes off, thinking about what steps we need to take in case there is an attack in our community.”
For fi rst responders such as Pratt, there was no time to stop and look at the glob-al implications of the Sept. 11 attacks that day, but as the 10th anniversary of the attacks approaches, many departments are taking the time to refl ect on the impact of the attacks and what
changes they brought about.Pratt said technological
advancements have made com-municating between depart-ments more effi cient since Sept. 11, which is important for major emergencies that require multi-ple departments to respond.
But, despite the improved tech-nology and planning capabilities, declining public safety budgets across the state have caused cut-backs for many police and fi re departments.
“We probably have less police and fi refi ghters across the state since Sept. 11, unfortunately,” Pratt said. “We’re more aware, I think. With the intelligence that we share, we are more pre-pared, but sometimes it comes down to the number of boots on the ground.”
One of the bigger changes in law enforcement at the state and local level since 9/11 is the shift from reactive to proactive action in terms of dealing with large-scale emergency situations.
The MSU Police Department has made emergency manage-ment and response a priority during the past decade, Inspec-tor Penny Fischer said.
Fischer took over the Emergen-cy Management Unit a little more than a week ago but has worked with the unit for numerous years. She said security at large events, such as football games and con-certs, always has been a priority,
but the department has shiftedmore of its focus to the outside ofthe stadium, making sure noth-ing dangerous or illegal makesit in.
“Our university is very proac-tive in trying to seek solutionsto problems before they happen,which is not always the case inmany other organizations,” Fisch-er said. “We’re really blessed.”
The East Lansing Fire Depart-ment, as well as the East Lan-sing and MSU police depart-ments, will join departmentsfrom across the state at the Cap-itol this Sunday.
The Michigan State Police willhost a candlelight vigil to memo-rialize the thousands of fi refi ght-ers, police offi cers and paramed-ics who died Sept. 11, said NicoleLisabeth, a Michigan State Policepublic information offi cer.
Lisabeth said although the 10thanniversary is primarily a chanceto remember the people who losttheir lives during the attack, italso is a chance to refl ect on allthe ways fi rst responders havechanged the way they handleemergency situations.
“Since 9/11, the way our nationand Michigan views homelandsecurity has changed,” shesaid. “We take an all-hazardsapproach. We have all our plansin place so that we can respondto any emergency whether it bea natural disaster or a terroristattack.”
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Skimming through my Facebook news feed, I can a lmost guarantee I will see at least one sta-tus about it.
Everywhere I go, I hear people quoting it. Sometimes, I even see people dressing like the characters from it.
‘The Situation’
REBECCA RYAN
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” star comes to MSU
Its presence in our lives near-ly is overwhelming.
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” has become one of the most talked about reality TV shows of our generation. And this Saturday, one of its cast members will be on MSU’s campus.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrenti-no will be shooting a reality TV spoof of “American Idol” from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Wharton Center’s Pasant The-ater. The shooting will require a live audience, so YOBI.tv, the website making the spoof, is inviting the public to sit and watch the fi lming.
Although I hate to admit it, I’m looking forward to the event. “Jersey Shore” is one of those TV shows I hate to love.
Every Thursday night, I antic-ipate the new episode. While watching, I can’t help but sit at the edge of my seat, waiting to see if “The Situation” will have a meltdown, or if Sammi and
Ronnie will stay a couple for more than two episodes. Most of all, I watch the show to marvel at the characters’ care-free approaches to most situ-ations and laugh at their cra-zy arguments and drunken mistakes.
“People like to see a train wreck,” advertising profes-sor Bruce Vanden Bergh said. “It also has some humor in it. … The audience thinks, ‘What crazy thing are they doing now?’ and, ‘Can they outdo themselves?’”
But you would think four sea-sons of watching the group of outrageously loud Italians par-tying around the world would get old.
Human biology junior Andrew Tyus has watched the show since the fi rst season aired in 2009 and still loves it.
“I can’t pinpoint one thing that is unattractive about the show,” Tyus said. “The charac-
ters are just living their lives. The drama and the phrases are attractive, like ‘Ron Ron Juice.’ The way (the characters) talk is very relatable to college stu-dents, too. … Plus, (viewers) like the drama.”
Although I can’t say I feel a connection to the cast members’ lifestyles — going to the gym, tanning salon and laundromat does not consume my days — I do like watching the characters go about their daily lives, even if the show is unrealistic.
“MTV comes up with these ideas, and they usually wear out really quick because they are over the top, in-your-face concepts,” Vanden Bergh said. “To the credit of the actors that act on the show, once you get past the low-class behavior, they have personalities, and they come across as reasonable people.”
This, Vanden Bergh said, is the reason the show has yet to
wane in popularity. There are people, such as
myself, who used to think the show was stupid and unrealistic — two qualities that I thought made the reality show unbear-able to watch. Snooki’s com-ments were ditzy; Ronnie need-ed to put on a shirt; and “The Situation” needed to stop creep-ing at the bar.
Like James Madison freshman Anthony Peraino, it was diffi -cult for me to accept a reality TV show that, as he said, “gives money (to) and provides every-thing for (the cast). That’s just not realistic.”
I used to hate those nights when my friends would make me watch bits of the show.
Then last summer, while on vacation with these friends, they gave me no choice but to suck it up and watch an entire episode.
To my surprise, it wasn’t bad.
After accepting that the show is tasteless, I found humor in the ridiculousness of the characters and their lifestyles.
Now I am in love with the trashy, endless-party lifestyle of the characters on the show. Their carefree attitude and life of few commitments is refresh-ing in a world where most of us are juggling what can feel like a million responsibilities at times.
Do I idolize the cast of “Jer-sey Shore”? Defi nitely not. But I won’t miss out on a chance to see “The Situation” this week-end. I also won’t judge my friends for obsessing over the show’s cast member, as I might have in the past.
As embarrassed as I am to admit it, once I started to look for the humor and irony in each character’s actions, “Jer-sey Shore” went from being a show I loved to hate to a show I hate to love.
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Unroll both cans of Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls. Separate
the dough into 16 triangles. Cut each triangle into three smaller triangles.
Place the sausage or hot dog on the shortest side of each piece of dough.
Roll up each sausage or hot dog, starting at smallest side of the triangle and
rolling it to the opposite end. Place the roll on a cooking sheet.
Bake each roll for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Mini crescent dogsIngredients:
Two (8
ounce) cans
of Pillsbury®
Refrigerated
Crescent Dinner
Rolls
48 cocktail-sized
sausages or hot
dogs
Ingredients:
Three mangos
(peeled, seeded
and diced)
One cucumber
(peeled, seeded,
and diced)
Two jalapeno
peppers (seeded
and chopped)
One large white
onion (diced)
One clove garlic
(minced)
1/4 cup fresh
cilantro
(chopped)
1 tablespoon
lime juice
Salt and pepper
to taste
Directions:
Stir the mango, cucumber, jalapeno pepper, onion, garlic and cilantro
together in a bowl. Season the mixture with lime juice, salt and pepper.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to blend
together.
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SPARTAN SPIRIT: HOW TO GET YOUR GAME ON
Football season is roll-ing and many Spartans are looking for the per-fect game-day outfi t.
From MSU T-shirts, to green and white socks, students attend sporting events showing their spirit. But on a college student’s budget, sometimes putting together the perfect ensemble can get pricey. So, I decided to head out to see just what kind of Spartan outfi t I could put together under $20.
My fi rst stop was at a hidden treasure called Plato’s Closet , 2843 E. Grand River Ave. This store sells gently used clothing at affordable prices. I found a rainbow of clothes, organized by color, and began sifting through the green sections. I was disappointed to fi nd a lack of Spartan apparel in the ladies’ department but did fi nd two MSU T-shirts in the men’s sec-tion, both for under $6. Men: If you’re looking for some green gear at a low price, check out Plato’s Closet . I didn’t fi nd any-thing for my perfect game-day outfi t here, so I moved on.
My next stop was Walmart , 5110 Times Square Plaza , in Okemos , which never fails to offer low prices. Sure enough, my fi rst few steps into the store brought me to the clear-
On a Budget
KELLIE ROWE
Local stores provide green gear for less
ance section. Hanging on the wall was a dark green, ruf-fl ed skirt with a small MSU logo discounted to $5 . I decid-ed to fi nd a white shirt to com-pliment the skirt, and hanging on the closest rack was a thin, white shirt for $3 . I made a lap around the store and didn’t fi nd anything else to suit my per-fect outfi t, so I was back on the road. My total so far: $8 .
Heading down Grand Riv-er Ave. , a store called the Dol-lar Tree , 1941 Grand Riv-er Ave. , caught my eye. I fi g-ured I might fi nd some ribbon or bows there, but I couldn’t fi nd anything green and white.
Frustrated, I stopped to think. What cool new ideas had I recently seen to make your own accessories? I remem-bered seeing my roommate’s sister had found a headband made from duct tape. I knew I could fi nd some green duct tape in the area, so I found a thick headband for a hair accesso-ry. Next, I knew I would need some jewelry and found hang-ing on the wall a cute, green beaded necklace. I left the store with pony beads, white ribbon, a plain black head-band, a beaded necklace, glit-ter and mascara for $1 each, resulting in $6 spent at Dol-lar Tree . My total now: $14 .
Next, I visited the Meijer located at 2055 W. Grand River Ave. , in Okemos . I was stopped dead in my tracks by a cute pair of MSU rain boots, but was sur-prised by the $34 price tag — when I bought rain boots a few years ago, they were only $15. Determined to stick to my $20, I ventured further into the store. I came upon a large section of MSU apparel in the center and found a pack of Spartan tem-porary tattoos for $5.99. Con-vinced this was a little cost-ly for tattoos, I kept search-ing. Then I found a roll of green, Spartan duct tape on
sale for $3.99 . My total: $17.99 .The next place I thought I
would fi nd good prices was CVS , 545 E. Grand River Ave . I was right — here, I found more Spartan gear than at any of the other stores I visit-ed, and at an excellent price. Such items included MSU T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats. Although the items I found were excellent and cheap-er than at several other stores, I didn’t fi nd anything there to compliment my $20 outfi t.
My fi nal stop was the Fam-ily Dollar , 2650 E. Grand Riv-er Ave. , to fi nd the fi nal piece for my outfi t. After a few min-utes of searching, I found exactly what I had hoped for — knee-length black socks for $2 . I knew the perfect way to compliment the skirt and T-shirt combo was a pair of sporty black socks tucked into a pair of tennis shoes. My grand total: $19.99 .
When dressing my mod-el, journalism sophomore Lexi Zeidan , I took the MSU logo duct tape and wrapped it around the headband for her hair. Then I took the pony beads and picked out each green and each white bead to string together on the white rib-bon for a necklace. I applied black mascara under her eyes to create an eye black look and applied black grease — often used by football players — under her eyes to prevent glare. And, to add a feminine touch, I dabbed the silver and green glitter under her eyes.
Voila! There you have it — just one example of the many MSU game-day outfi ts that can be created for under $20 in the area, which is full of stores that offer clearance clothes and other items. Support-ing your school shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg. Just put your thrifting skills to the test and show your Spartan pride.
Cucumber-mango salsa
Recipes courtesy of allrecipe.com.—Compiled by Britteny Dee
Knee-length socks
$2, FAMILY DOLLAR
Beaded
necklace
$1, DOLLAR
TREE
Spartan green
ruffl e skirt
$5, WALMART
White shirt
$3, WALMART
Duct tape
$4, MEIJER
The State News helps you create the perfect outfi t and appetizers to gear up for Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic
PHOTO BY MATT HALLOWELL
DESIGN BY KAYLEY SOPEL
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F E ATU R E S B R I E FS
DJ COLLECTIVE TO HOST ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT
LEAK Back to School Party, presented by The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will take place this weekend.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Saturday.
The event will feature the Lansing Electronic Artist Kollective, a group of electronic music disc jockeys from the Lansing area.
Artists performing at the back-to-school party include LEAK’s Roque Ybarra, Andy Lynch, Robert Perry, Beatloaf and Griz, as well as other guest DJs.
The cost of admission is $10 for guests ages 18-21 and $7 for those 21 and up.
For more information, contact The Loft at (517) 913-0103 or visit theloftlansing.com
REBECCA RYAN
LOCAL HIP-HOP SHOWCASE TO BRING DIVERSE PERFORMANCE TO CITYM U S I C
JUSTIN WAN/THE STATE NEWS
Detroit resident Tyrell “Young Slapz” Slappey practices his rap at the basement of Phi Gamma Delta at 131 Bogue St Thursday
evening after finishing a joke with rap member Sylvester “Johnny Cage” James at the background. The two are part of High
Royalty, a group of solo artists who are mostly MSU Alumni and will perform Friday night in East Lansing.
By Kellie [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
MSU alumni Tyrell Slappey and Marcus Edwards were tired of hearing the same repetitive songs on the radio in their days on campus.
When the pair began creat-ing their own hip-hop beats three years ago in their Hub-bard Hall dorm room, they knew it was the start of some-thing big.
After graduating from MSU, Slappey and Edwards became part of a group of eight hip-hop artists called High Royalty.
The group is slated to per-form a showcase at 7 p.m. Fri-day at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., a city-funded art gallery and performance venue.
The event, which the group titled High Score, also will fea-ture Blat! Pack, another hip-hop group composed of art-ists JYoung the General, Zel LaFlare and Mauri Tauri.
Slappey — who goes by the name Young Slapz — said High Royalty isn’t a boy band but a combination of two groups of solo artists — Sky High and Royalty Entertainment.
The two separate groups met, and after some collaboration formed one large group, taking a part from each group name and creating High Royalty.
W h e n H i g h R o y a l t y expressed their interest in per-forming there for the fi rst time, (SCENE) Metrospace Director Tim Lane welcomed the new talent.
“We try to make the pro-gramming as diverse at possi-ble,” he said.
Before High Royalty came into the picture, MSU alum-nus and High Royalty per-former Sylvester James, Jr., felt MSU was lacking in the hip-hop scene.
“(Hip-hop) wasn’t really out there,” he said.
“People didn’t have a real knowledge of it.”
As the group gained recog-
nition by performing at frater-nities across campus, James felt a new base of hip-hop music was established in East Lansing.
“I feel like we (now) are the hip-hop scene at MSU,” he said.
The group’s fi rst performance was at Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., in Detroit.
James, who is known as
Johnny Cage, said many famous artists also have per-formed at this location, includ-ing Eminem and Royce Da 5’9.
James said he is excited for the opportunity to perform at the (SCENE) Metrospace.
He hopes his experiences in Detroit will aid him in such local performances.
“Taking that (performance)
from the inner city to a college campus, it’ll be a more diverse group,” he said.
For Lane, working with hip-hop artists and groups, such as High Royalty, has been a breeze.
“All the hip-hop producers and artists I’ve worked with have been really upstanding individuals,” he said.
“All the shows in the past have had a really positive message.”
James said the originality in his music stems from infl u-ence from other artists around the world.
“I listen to a lot of foreign and international music, and I draw inspiration from that,”
he said. “I’m not a conventional hip-
hop artist.” Slappey said each mem-
ber brings a crucial aspect to the group, and he repre-sents the assertive, get-it-done personality.
“I’m the most aggressive talker when it comes down to getting business,” he said.
The overall connection each solo artist in the group shares is the love for the stage.
When it comes down to put-ting on a show, for Slappey, the numbers don’t matter.
“I’ll perform in front of 5,000 (people), or I’ll perform in front of fi ve (people),” he said.
“It still feels the same.”
“All the hip-hop producers and artists I’ve worked with have been really upstanding individuals. All the shows in the past have had a really positive message.””
Tim Lane, director of (SCENE) Metrospace
IMPROV TROUPE TO PERFORM SHOW
Mission IMPROVable — the number one touring improv comedy act in the country — will visit MSU on Friday.
The group will perform at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. in the main lounge of the Union.
Members of Mission IMPROVable have performed in every state.
They were voted Campus Activities Magazine “Comedy Act of the Year” for six years in a row.
This event is sponsored by the University Activities Board.
The troupe’s visit is part of the Mission IMPROVable tour, which runs until March 2012.
For more information, visit uabevents.com.
BRITTENY DEE
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Youthful off ensive line taking shapeBy Anthony [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
There are only two returning starters on the offensive line for the No. 17 MSU football team this season, which means there are three holes to fi ll up front.
After observing the most recent depth chart, those holes — at right tackle, left tackle and center — will be fi lled by a combination of two converted defenders, a redshirt freshman and a junior college transfer.
If you’re counting, that is four guys to fi ll the three spots but zero with any prior experience in MSU’s system on offense.
“We’re relatively young at that position,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said. “The offen-sive line is a position where … it takes the most time to have a group that gels.”
If that is the case, the Spar-tans could be in a little bit of trouble. If there is no addition-al shuffling, the line will go down as the youngest in Dan-tonio’s era.
MSU's starters on the offen-sive line this season have fi ve total years of experience. After researching all of the lines under Dantonio, the results show this season’s unit will be almost twice as young as any other in his previous four years.
The breakdown looks like this: In 2007, the offensive line had nine years total of prior experience, spread out between all fi ve starters, three of which were returning from the 2006 season.
In 2008 and 2009, the starters had 10 combined years of block-ing in the MSU system, divid-ed between four guys. Also, both years, three starters were
returning.Last season, the Spartan line
again had 10 years through fi ve people but only two returning starters.
This season, only two guys make up the line’s fi ve years, senior guard Joel Foreman and junior guard Chris McDonald.
Not a single person who is projected to step in at one of the tackle spots or center has ever consistently taken snaps with the offense at MSU in a game or practice before this season.
The biggest question: How did it get to that point?
Out of 11 offensive line recruits under Mark Dantonio between 2007-09, four con-sistently have been injured, two just left the program, one switched to a nose tackle and the other four are backups.
Dantonio could easily add to the years of experience provided by Foreman and McDonald if he plugged one of the four backups in. But at this point, he believes they simply are not ready.
“You don’t want guys in there that aren’t going to do good, or you don’t want guys in there who might not know what you’re doing,” Foreman said.
So the competition rages on.
Right now, the battle for cen-ter likely is settled. Junior cen-ter Blake Treadwell, formerly a defensive tackle, won the spot because redshirt freshman Trav-is Jackson has an ankle injury.
At right tackle, redshirt fresh-man Skyler Burkland impressed his coaches enough against Youngstown State to lock down that spot.
The only question left is at left tackle, arguably the most important position — other than quarterback — on the offense.
The left tackle protects senior quarterback Kirk Cousins' blind side.
To feel comfortable in the pocket, Cousins needs to have complete trust in that tackle to know he won’t get blasted in the back.
Senior tackle Jared McGaha started against the Penguins, but he has taken a backseat to sophomore tackle Dan France, a former defender, and junior tackle Fou Fonoti, a junior col-lege transfer.
France likely has an advan-tage because he has been learn-ing the left tackle position all spring. Fonoti said he has never played on the left side, but the coaches threw him in there for some reps in practice last week — he is excited for the chance to prove himself.
“Coaches asked me to do that, so all I can do is take it and try
to work at it each day and con-tinue to get better,” Fonoti said. “It’s kind of hard because youget so used to playing right, then you got to switch your whole weight and try to get it on theleft. It’s a big transition.”
France said he can feel theline starting to click and become more cohesive.
“We’ve come a long way since the spring time,” he said. “We’re getting a lot better on the fi eld. We’re just trying to take it to that next level.”
For Foreman, he is getting used to three lineman rotatingin next to him, but rather thancomplain, he is just enjoying the tackles fi ghting for the spot tohis left.
“Competition will only make us better,” he said. “I believe, 100 percent, we’re going to fi nd those guys and be able to come together and be a good unit."
By Pat [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
The MSU men’s soccer team will look for revenge today when it hosts Georgetown.
Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. against the Hoyas at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field following the MSU women’s soccer team’s game against Bowling Green at 2:30 p.m.
The Spartans (1-2) lost last season at Georgetown (2-1), 4-0, two days after an overtime vic-tory against then-No. 6 Mary-land on a season-opening East Coast road trip.
MSU hasn’t forgotten the loss, senior goalkeeper Jeremy Clark said.
“We don’t forget about games like that from last year,” Clark said. “We played great against Maryland and came out flat against Georgetown. We’re defi nitely ready for them, and we haven’t put that back and won’t hopefully until (after the game).”
Head coach Damon Rens-ing said he thinks the team is more excited to play in front of a home crowd rather than the hos-tile environments of last week at UConn and New Hampshire. MSU lost at UConn but came away with a 4-0 victory against New Hampshire.
“You always have a little bit of an advantage at home, and our guys are excited to get back for three games,” Rensing said. “They knocked us off last year, so I’m sure our guys will be up for the game. But that lasts for about fi ve minutes, and then we just play.”
Clark hopes fans come out this weekend to help create a rowdy setting.
“We hope we get a good fan section this Friday,” Clark said. “If we can, that would help us get jacked up. We went to the East Coast and saw what UConn had. They had a brilliant fan section there, and it just changes the game.”
Following Friday’s game, the Spartans take on Mar-shall at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the DeMartin Stadium. But Rensing is focusing on the Hoyas fi rst.
“(Georgetown) is a good Big East team. We’re just looking at it as an opportu-nity to get to 2-2 and continue to get better,” he said.
The Spartans have yet to give up a goal in running play. Detroit won in overtime on a penalty kick, and UConn scored both of its goals off restarts.
Rensing said he hopes the defense keeps up its solid play.
“We need to continue to shut teams out or be good defensively,” Rensing said. “If we do that, we’ll win games because we have enough guys who can fi nd the net.”
Senior forward Joe Paljaj scored his fi rst goal at New Hampshire. Although he’ll look to continue to score, he said team results come fi rst.
“We’re defi nitely looking for wins in these games and, hopefully, keep that goal-scoring going,” Paljaj said, “and just looking for posi-tive results.”
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KEYS TO THE GAME
THE RUNDOWNHead coach Mark Dantonio seemed to be disappointed in the No. 17 MSU football team’s performance last Friday, despite the win.
It’s a new week, though, and if the Spartans follow these keys to the game, their noon matchup tomorrow with Florida Atlantic at Spartan Stadium should run smoother.
3rd down conversions
There really wasn’t a pass rush against Youngstown State, especially when MSU needed it. The Spartans gave up 20 first downs, including 8-of-15 third down conversions. Now, you can credit most of that to Youngstown’s quick drop backs and short passes. However, MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi certainly expects to see the defensive line wreak some havoc up front. Getting to the quarterback is always key to winning a game, and Saturday will be no different.
Keep calm on defense, start strong on offense
Don’t let the Owls go on an 11-play drive to open the game. Don’t let them chew up the clock. Make stops on defense. Don’t go three-and-out on the first drive. It all sounds simple, but the Spartans struggled with those exact things against Youngstown State last Friday night. If they can burst out of the gate, which they should, the Owls won’t stand a chance, and the crowd will get the blowout win it has been waiting for.
Cohesive offensive line
There are a lot of questions surrounding the offensive line coming into the Spartans’ second game. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said it will take time to gel, but they need to take a step in the right direction this week. With a matchup against Notre Dame looming, now is the time to fix any problems. If senior quarterback Kirk Cousins gets time to throw, and the running backs have room to run, MSU will take this one.
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By Michelle [email protected] STATE NEWS■■
After a subpar start to the 2011 season, the No. 17 MSU football team has had a week to identify the mistakes and unforced setbacks as it hopes for a better showing during week two.
Many of the issues the Spartans (1-0) struggled with against Youngstown State last week are easily correct-able, head coach Mark Danto-nio said, and those corrections should be noticeable this time around.
Along with first game jit-ters, Dantonio said some of the correctable mistakes were the result of MSU’s relatively young team, particularly on defense. This week in practice, he said the team is focusing on
what it can control to reduce the number of errors.
“If you look at us, we’ve got really three seniors on defense, and the rest of them are under-classmen or juniors,” Dantonio said.
“So you know, you’re sort of looking for leadership as you go, and you’re going to be put into some tough situations, and you’ve got to be able to respond.”
Saturday, the Spartans host Florida Atlantic (0-1) at noon (ESPN2) at Spartan Stadium for the teams’ third matchup in four years.
There was a lot of anticipa-tion and high expectations for MSU’s fi rst game out of train-ing camp, and with that now out of the way, Dantonio wants his team to get back to basics against the Owls.
During last season’s match-
up, the Spartans picked up a 30-17 victory against Florida Atlantic — a game played at Ford Field. Prior to that, the two teams’ fi rst meeting was in 2008, with MSU winning 17-0.
Although MSU’s game last week might not have been the best, the Owls were lim-ited to a single fi eld goal as then-No. 22 Florida defeated them, 41-3.
Based on fi lm from the game — which MSU started watch-ing Sunday — the Spartans
will face a change-up from Florida Atlantic ’s defense last season and now will com-bat a 3-4 defense. Senior quar-terback Kirk Cousins said because of the reversal from a 4-3 defense last season, the Owls’ strategy isn’t clearly outlined.
“They’re a three-down, four-linebacker scheme, so it can bring a few more pressures from different places as a result,” Cousins said. “I think it’s a good defense.
“It gives them a lot of chanc-
es to make plays, so with only one game to watch fi lm of from this past week — to see that defense — we’re a little bit unsure of what they’re going to be able to do.”
Without a touchdown against Florida, the Owls’ quarterback Graham Wilbert went 14-for-27 as the team’s total yards remained grounded at 137 yards in 57 plays.
Despite F lor ida At lan-tic’s struggles last week, the Spartans aren’t taking them lightly.
A long with cha l lenges with the opposing defense, sophomore linebacker Max Bullough said the Owls are a professional-style power team that could take advantage of MSU’s unforced errors if they continue.
“They like to run the ball a lot, establish a run, spread
out passes and just hand backdraws and stuff like that,”Bullough said.
“They’re not necessarily a complicated offense, but theyknow what they’re doing, andthey do it well.”
Although Florida Atlanticappears to be the lesser teamon paper, Dantonio empha-sized the importance of bet-ter execution — particularly inthe fi rst half — and attentionto detail. Taking it one gameat a time, the Spartans don’twant minor errors to becomehabits they’ll have to alwaysfi ght against.
“We have to eliminate the unforced errors,” Dantoniosaid.
“That would be dropping a punt, that would be a hold, thatwould be jumping offsides, thatwould be offense or defense —those type of things.”
Football welcomes Florida Atlantic, looks for sharper showing“We have to eliminate the unforced errors. That would be dropping a punt, that would be a hold, that would be jumping offsides, that would be offense or defense — those type of things.”
Mark Dantonio, MSU football head coach
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