Taste of Summer

The sun is shining bright on East Lansing. While that means Michigan State's campus is as beautiful as ever it also means that its hot as heck outside. So this week my floor and I decided to walk over to MSU Dairy, the perfect hot afternoon activity. If you have never been to the MSU Dairy Store you are missing out. The ice cream is made right here on campus and rivals any ice cream chain I've ever been to. It's also about half the price of places like Ben & Jerry's or Coldstone. There are so many ridiculous and creative flavors (usually sporting puns which I also support) that every time I've been there I've had a different flavor. This time I had Banana Choc-Eye Chunk and Gopher Smore which proved to be a fantastic complimentary taste and I whole-heartedly recommend it. In fact I recommend everyone make the trip to MSU Dairy while the sun is still shining. As we in Michigan all know, Winter is Coming.

Saved by the Le'veon Bell

This past weekend a Big Ten star asserted his role in what promises to be a very heated Heisman Race. In what came as no surprise to Spartans but somehow shocked the rest of the nation, this star was not media darling Denard Robinson. Instead powerhouse running back Le'veon Bell continued his meteoric ascent that began two years ago when he steamrolled Western Michigan in his back up role.

One of my favorite things about college football, and college sports in general, is the joy of watching our peers succeed while representing our school. I am particularly excited to watch Le'veon succeed, who lived on my floor freshman year. To see him grow from the hard working freshman who graduated from High School early to get a head start into the dominating star he is today.

I remember freshman year, when I was lucky enough to get to know him, how much he liked to play video games. In particular he  beat the crap out of me in the NCAA football video game. He had an incredible ability to find the perfect hole, utilizing spin moves and stiff arms to get every inch he could. Its no mystery why though. His genius for the game shows all over the field on Saturday for all the same reasons. I love watching him play more than any other Spartan as he uses every tool in his toolbox: spin moves, hurdlers, and vicious stiff arms straight out of the video game. He always uses the right move at the right time. Le'veon has such a knowledge for the game, combined with the strength of a bull and elusive speed, that I honestly believe he could play any position on the field and succeed. I can't wait to watch him the rest of the season and I will be following his career with baited breath, waiting for the next play that will make my jaw hit the floor.

GO STATE!!