NEWS
Declan McCann
Let’s take it up a notch. That was the thought running through Declan McCann’s mind to come to the World Dwarf Games.
NEWS
Imogen and Amelia Hall
Wynyard, England identical twins Imogen and Amelia Hall, 8, are first time participants in the World Dwarf Games, but have, however, competed nationally within England at the Birgmingham 2013 National Dwarf Games and received ten medals between the two of them in track and field, curling and swimming. Sponsored for the World Dwarf Games, the two have participated in numerous events, including boccia ball, swimming, shooting and running, with plans to continue participating in events on a daily basis throughout the week. They name soccer and hockey as some of the other sports they enjoy participating in, but their favorite part of the day, unanimously, is the swimming. “I like doing my favorite sport.
NEWS
Spencer Stratton
When Ruth Stratton took his son to join a soccer team, she never thought he would fall in love with sports.
NEWS
Arunachalam Nalini
Ramps. Buttons to automatically open the door. Easy accessibility for the disabled. These are things Arunachalam Nalini does not know in India.
FEATURES
Fourth day of World Dwarf Games provides day of relaxation for athletes
After a few intense days on the field, World Dwarf Game athletes met on the water and tennis court for a day of relaxation. Day four of the World Dwarf Games, or WDG, served as an exhibition day offering flag football, tennis and bass fishing to allow the athletes a break from the sports they trained so hard for. Emma Farnham, an athlete from Belfast, Northern Ireland, spent the day on Lake Lansing in the bass fishing competition.
MICHIGAN
DTN Management Co. chosen unanimously as Park District project developer
DTN Management Co. was unanimously chosen by the East Lansing City Council as the preferred developer for the Park District project.
SPORTS
MSU could potentially cut Izzone campout
The Izzone campout is a time honored tradition for students dedicated enough to be a part of the Izzone. Despite its tradition, MSU Alumni Association Associate Director Dan DiMaggio said they are reaching out to students to see how to better improve the section for the upcoming season. Media reports have suggested the campout may potentially be cancelled, which DiMaggio declined to confirm. “There have been no decisions made whether it’s going to be cancelled or replaced or whether it’s going on as is,” DiMaggio said. According to DiMaggio, the Alumni Association discusses potential changes to the campout, road trips to away games and marquee home games over the summer. The Izzone campout offers students the opportunity to meet the players, head basketball coach Izzo, fellow members of the Izzone and earn points toward lower bowl tickets. DiMaggio said the decision on the campout will be based around the release of the team’s schedule. Philosophy junior Ray Ulrich said he would be disappointed if the campout was cancelled. “I think it builds camaraderie with the rest of the people who are dedicated fans,” Ulrich said.
MICHIGAN
E.L. police and firefighters part of playful, informational community event
The East Lansing Public Library was buzzing with children, activities and public officials Tuesday evening, as the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, Fire Department and library teamed up to host the annual National Night Out and Touch-A-Truck joint event.
MICHIGAN
E.L. City Council selects DTN Management Co. for Park District project
The East Lansing City Council has selected DTN Management Co. over Lurvey White Ventures, as the preferred developer for the Park District project, in a unanimous. DTN’s proposal includes a 400-space parking structure and 10-story building with hotel and residential units.
MSU
MSU researchers create device to help understand cerebral malaria
In America, cerebral malaria isn’t typically on most patients’ vaccination checklist. But in African countries such as Malawi, where MSU has brought relief efforts for the past 25 years, the disease, usually found in children, kills thousands each year.
MSU
Student political groups prepare for upcoming school year
The endless streams of fliers, event invitations and political discussions dominated campus during the 2012 elections, as student groups rallied around their chosen candidates, furiously corralling those around them to their cause.
FOOTBALL
MSU secondary looks to set up “no-fly zone” for 2013 season
The MSU secondary said they are looking to set up a “no-fly zone” for the 2013 season at the MSU football media day Monday. Expectations are high with nine starters returning to a defense that finished No.
FEATURES
Day three of World Dwarf Games features soccer, sport shooting
On day three of the 2013 World Dwarf Games Team USA took home the bronze in arguably the most intense sport of the week, soccer. USA team 4, also known as the Towers, eliminated the Great Britain Bulldogs open division team in an 8-0 win. Day three also saw competition in sport shooting, which took place at MSU’s Demmer Shooting Sports Training Center. Bulldogs goalkeeper and only female member Kim Dean, of Manchester, faults the loss to defensive errors and great competition. “We just made a few defensive errors early and they just kept coming at us, so by half time we were already down and second half we held them up but just a few broke through the line and they’ve got some really good sprinters,” Dean said. Playing in unfamiliar heat for a longer duration then her team was used to, Dean said made the match against their “biggest rivals” especially difficult. “We’ve never played 25 minutes a half before and we normally play 10 minutes each way so this has kind of been a massive sort of set up on our own physical fitness, especially playing in this humidity and heat,” Dean said.
FOOTBALL
Maxwell, Cook splitting reps at start of training camp
Sophomore quarterback Connor Cook and senior quarterback Andrew Maxwell are splitting reps in practices, head football coach Mark Dantonio confirmed at the MSU media day on Monday.
MICHIGAN
Locals take part in new hybrid golfing event
With strike pads, golf clubs and birdies in hand, young athletes in the Lansing area are taking up a new sport. Meridian Township Parks and Recreation is hosting their first four BirdieBall events, each one at a different park, with North Meridian Road Park hosting the Meridian Open Championship on Monday.
MICHIGAN
City Council to determine winner of Park District project Tuesday
A decision at tomorrow’s East Lansing City Council meeting could revitalize the underused buildings on the west side of downtown. After a summer of deliberation, the city council is set to recommend either DTN Management Co. or Lurvey White Ventures as the private development partner for the Park District project, formerly known as City Center II.
MICHIGAN
MSU police host annual Big Ten Emergency Managers conference
The annual Big Ten Emergency Managers conference, entitled “2013 Big Ten Emergency Managers Conference, Strategic Partnerships in Emergency Planning,” kicked off this morning at the Henry Executive Center.
NEWS
Jazzin' Out
In 1985, a handful of Lansing musicians embodying a passion for jazz and a dream of a more lively Old Town Lansing envisioned an event that would bring the twang, rhythm and liveliness to a town that lacked excitement.
MICHIGAN
Whole Foods to open Okemos store in 2015
Whole Foods Market, the eighth-largest food and drug store in the U.S., will open a new location in the East Lansing area in 2015. Founded in Austin, Texas in 1980, with a staff of 19 people, Whole Foods will build its newest Michigan location on East Grand River Avenue, engulfing the space currently home to Velocipede Peddler, 2758 E.
FOOTBALL
Position battles underway as Spartans report to fall camp
The MSU football team opened its fall camp with the first practice on Saturday, and head coach Mark Dantonio was quick to admit that the play of his quarterbacks immediately jumped out to him. “You watch your quarterbacks throw,” Dantonio said.