OMER’SOMER’Sworld news Tuesday, May 21 & Wednesday May 22, 2013 WELCOME 2013 ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WORLD FINALS - TO SPARTAN COUNTRY! BY BRENDAN DWYER IN THIS ISSUE ast Lansing , and Michigan State EUniversity, are thrilled to once again be the Welcome! ...... 1 home of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Important Phone Numbers ...... 1 competition. This 34th annual event brings Commemorative OMER Stamp ..1 together over 8,000 participants from around the world and the stage is set for an epic week Team Photography ...... 1 of learning, competition, camaraderie and fun. OotM EL Businesses Impact ...... 2 A university known world-wide for cutting Team Dining and Housing ...... 2 edge research in science and agriculture, Souvenir Stations ...... 2 Michigan State is an ideal setting for an event showcasing the innovation of today’s brightest Dining Hall Hours ...... 2 young minds. Offering over 150 majors and an Shuttle Schedule ...... 2 annual enrollment of nearly 50,000 students, Opening Ceremonies Tickets .....2 all spread across a beautiful and scenic 5,200- Weather Forecast ...... 3 acre campus, MSU is both an intellectual hot- bed and a picturesque landscape. East Lansing Computer Access ...... 3 is a bright and thriving community full of unique Spartan Green ...... 3 attractions, galleries, museums and plenty of Supply Stores ...... 3 unique shopping and dining opportunities. NASA Sponsorship ...... 4 When not in competition, participants, friends What To Do On Campus ...... 4 and family are encouraged to seek out some of the many attractions on campus! Special Offer ...... 4 As the nation’s !rst land grant college, Event Schedule ...... 4 MSU is a foremost leader in horticulture and Heath Services ...... 4 botany. See all types of beautiful %owers and All through the Greater Lansing region Omer’s World News Staff ...... 4 unique plant specimens at the Beal Botanical guests will !nd opportunities to learn, Gardens, the Demonstration Gardens and showcase creativity, make friends and have the 4-H Children’s Gardens. Explore the fun. From competitions with your teams, IMPORTANT PHONE brand new Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum to trading pins to exploring the area’s many NUMBERS and its one-of-a-kind structure by world- attractions, restaurants and shops you’re renowned architect, Zaha Hadid. Learn more certain to feel the buzz of energy in your Emergency ONLY about Michigan history at the MSU Museum. of!cial Odyssey of the Mind home away from Fire, Police, Ambulance Just down the road from MSU Campus is home. It’s World Finals, and this is Spartan 911 , Michigan’s Capital City. Country – Welcome! Greater Lansing Visitors Center Take some time to explore the State Historical (517) 487-6800 Museum or GO NUTS at Cooley Law School TEAM PHOTOGRAPHY Stadium as you cheer on our minor league MSU Campus Information baseball team the . Science We are proud to announce that once again, (517) 355-1855 fans of all ages will want to be sure to check Premier Portraits will be the of!cial team MSU Physicians Office out our award-winning hands-on museum, the portrait photographer for World Finals. We Olin Health Center Impression 5 Science Center. will be available for team photos during (517) 884-6546 the Creativity Festival and at the Breslin Center. We ask that you have your team MSU Public Safety pictures taken as early in the week as pos- Police Department / Parking sible to avoid long lines. Costumes and (517) 355-2222 props are strongly encouraged. Props/Storage Information at Breslin Center Logistics Central Receiving Wednesday- 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (517) 884-6082 Thursday- 9:30 am - 8:30 pm Friday - 9:30 am - 8:30 pm World Finals Information Desk Saturday - 9:30 am - 9:30 pm (517) 884-7469 or (517) 884-7470 Creativity Festival Thursday - 12pm - 5pm COMMEMORATIVE Friday - 9am - 5pm OMER STAMP Saturday - 9am - 12pm Be sure to have your post cards Prices are $10 for each 5x7 and $18 for each 8x10. Also available are key chain and other mail stamped with the packages $20.00 and photo travel mugs commemorative OMER Hand for $20.00. Each team photographed will Cancellation stamp. receive a free 5x7 photo for their school. It can be found at the MSU There is only one free 5x7 per photo taken; if two teams are photographed together Union Information Desk. you only receive one 5x7. Odyssey of the Mind 2013 World Finals | Michigan State University EAST LANSING PERSPECTIVE ON OotM BEING IN SHUTTLE SCHEDULE TOWN AND IMPACT TO THE BUSINESSES BY TIM PADOT Indian Trails will be operating bus s 16,000 visitors from Odyssey of the Michigan State, we’ve de!nitely seen a lot routes throughout the competition Mind (OotM) gather on Michigan State of people say, oh, what’s a Coney dog, they A connecting the residence halls, University’s campus this week, few will be get it, and they love it, it’s a huge thing for problem sites and facilities, parking, as excited to see the extra foot traf!c as them. So I think a couple of unique menu downtown East Lansing merchants, who items we have will de!nitely draw some recreational facilities and the Breslin typically see a quiet period after the East people in.” Center. There will be two bus routes Lansing Art Festival. Based on the last time OotM visited, running on the Michigan State “This is a particularly slow time, we’re three years ago, it wasn’t just the products University’s campus for participants prior to freshman orientation, which starts in that enticed pedestrians through the front during World Finals. Please look for about two weeks, so this is one of our little door. Sometimes, it was just curiosity. the bus hosts to assist you in finding doldrum times for the summer,” says Mike “A lot of interesting people, some pretty your way around campus. Wylie, Assistant Manager at the Student smart people, and people who have Book Store, “so it will be a nice jump.” never been to a used book shop. It’s an Monday, May 20th Due to the fact that OotM attracts a interesting mixture of people, a lot of them, Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 12:00 pm truly international (and somewhat younger) their eyes get real big when they walk into and runs until 12:30 am audience, some cash registers ring more the shop and it’s kind of like, wow, this is Orange Route (Parking only): begins at than others. really great,” says Ray Walsh, Owner of the 12:00 pm and runs until 12:30 am “Some businesses are going to cater to Curious Book Shop. “Sometimes we get more of this crowd than others, more of our return customers too because the people Tuesday, May 21st souvenir MSU apparel stores, the restaurants will tell their friends.” Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 7:00 am did very well, some of our higher-end Pope says, “The last time around, it was and runs until 12:30 am boutiques and those types of things,” said very successful for our downtown. Anything Orange Route (Parking only): begins at Heather Pope, Community Development to expose our downtown merchants to any 7:00 am and runs until 12:30 am Specialist at the East Lansing Merchants’ large group like this is a huge bene!t.” Wednesday, May 22nd Association. Downtown businesses will welcome Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 7:00 am Sean Morris, General Manager at Leo’s OotM participants with special gifts and and runs until 12:30 am Coney Island says, “You know, with the vast discounts, hoping their experiences will amount of international students that go to entice more return trips to East Lansing. Orange Route (Parking only): begins at 7:00 am and runs until 12:30 am TEAM DINING AND HOUSING Thursday, May 23rd ou will be assigned to a speci!c residence be used once per meal period. It is important Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 6:00 am Yhall and dining center for your meals at to immediately report lost Conference and runs until 12:30 am team registration. All persons staying in a Cards, due to the living wing and elevator Orange Route (Parking only): begins at residence hall will be issued a color-coded access. Report lost cards to the Service 7:00 am and runs until 12:30 am wristband for use of recreation areas, and Center of your hall. You will be issued a Conference Card allowing them into the replacement Conference Card immediately. Friday, May 24th appropriate dining center, as well as living There is a lost Conference Card fee of Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 5:00 am wing access. For those staying off campus, $10.00 US, which will be tracked and billed and runs until 12:30 am but wishing to eat in a residence hall, cash to the team by Odyssey of the Mind. Orange Route (Parking only): begins at and cards are accepted at each entrance Takeout lunches are provided in one 5:00 am and runs until 12:30 am host. Off-campus teams will also receive location per complex. These are available recreation-only wristbands from Odyssey from ONLY Holmes Hall Spartan Room (for Saturday, May 25th Registration, to access the pool and gyms. Holmes, Akers, and Hubbard residents), Odyssey Bus Route: begins at 5:00 am Many special dietary needs (for example, Wilson Totally Takeout (for Case, Wilson, and runs until 12:30 am a person with diabetes, or those who prefer and Holden residents), Ciao at Brody Orange Route (Parking only): begins at a vegetarian diet), can be accommodated Square (for Butter!eld, Rather, and Bailey 5:00 am and runs until 12:30 am simply be choosing appropriately from the residents), and Shaw lower east lounge (for wide variety of choices that will be available Shaw residents) Sunday, May 26th at each meal. If you have a team member with Thursday through Saturday lunch take Orange Route (Parking only): begins at a medically required dietary need (such as a out time: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 3:00 am and runs until 1:00 pm food allergy), please make contact with either Maintenance concerns should be the Dining Manager or Executive Chef of your reported to the Service Center of the dining hall. The staff in Culinary Services are residence hall. Maintenance teams are OPENING CEREMONIES well versed in dietary needs, and can assist on site from 6:00 a.m. through midnight, in making appropriate menu choices. daily to handle any facilities concerns. TICKET INFORMATION Upon entry, please have your Conference Emergency maintenance can be called in Card ready. Each Conference Card can only after midnight, as warranted. Teams, coaches, and guests staying on campus will have reserved Opening Ceremonies tickets in their registration SOUVENIR STATIONS DINING HALL HOURS packets. All others will need to get their reserved seating tickets at the Odyssey The souvenir station will be located at Wednesday through Saturday of the Mind Information Booth at the the International Center Library during Breakfast: 6:00 am - 9:00 am International Center on Wednesday, May the following hours: 22nd for Wednesday night’s Opening Lunch: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Tuesday: noon - 6 pm Ceremonies between 8 am – 6 pm. All Wed, Thu & Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Dinner: 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm seats are reserved. Any tickets still available after 6 pm can be obtained Pick up pre-orders here Sunday during sales hours! at the Breslin Center Ticket Of!ce. To Go Breakfast: 5:00 am - 7:00 am Another souvenir station can be found at Concessions will be open during the the Creativity Festival during open hours. Dine In Breakfast: 7:00 am - 9:00 am event.

2 Tuesday, May 21 & Wednesday May 22, 2013 WEATHER FORECAST 2013 ODYSSEY OF THE MIND AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY WORK TOGETHER Tuesday | High of 84 TO BE SPARTAN GREEN Thunder Storms ichigan State University welcomes all them. Additionally, all plastic and metal Mstudents participating in 2013 Odyssey carbonated beverage containers can be Wednesday | High of 82 of the Mind competition. As a resident on recycled. campus you are now part of MSU’s Be Rainy r Prep, unpacking and assembly areas will Spartan Green initiative We challenge you to lessen your impact on have special recycling containers to make Thursday | High of 77 the environment and the campus by taking recycling in the prep room easy. Please Rainy some simple steps that will keep Michigan read the signs and utilize our co-mingled State University clean and green. While you recycling containers in the prep areas and are competing to be the most creative and divert items from the land!ll. Friday | High of 64 innovative, also consider how you can be Mostly Sunny r If you want to save your prop for shipping the GREENEST. home, we will have signs on site for you Here is how you can help Be Spartan to do so. Green at MSU: Saturday | High of 68 Rethink Reduce/Reuse Mostly Sunny Before you throw something into the Reduce your environmental footprint whenever possible, by using materials, water trash, think about what else can be done Sunday | High of 68 and energy wisely. Bring a re!llable water with the item. The props you create may Rainy bottle and re!ll at our hydration stations have a future use if you take time to think rather than purchasing bottled water. Turn about it. Consider how you can minimize off the lights when you leave a your environmental footprint at room. Turn the water off while MSU and Be Spartan Green. OotM COMPUTER brushing your teeth and use Re-educate ACCESS reusable shopping bags instead There will be signs all over of grocery store bags. campus to help Odyssey There is one computer lab in each Recycle participants understand how to neighborhood that is available for MSU has a recycling and divert materials from the land!ll reuse center located on campus, Odyssey use. The login and password and Be Spartan Green. Be a (MSU Recycling and Surplus are both “visitor”. There is no print role model through your actions Center (www.recycle.msu.edu). access. Computer labs are available and the take on lead on being with 24/7 access to Odyssey of the The MSU Recycling and Surplus Center allows our campus to Spartan Green: reduce, reuse, Mind guests at the following locations: divert over 50% of our waste from land!ll. recycle. As a summer campus resident we need Redesign Akers – 141 you to do your part. It is your responsibility Think creatively about your projects and Brody – 143 to put material into the recycling containers. how you can reduce, reuse and recycle items Case – 337 MSU recycles the following material: in your project. r White paper, mixed paper/boxboard, **Please note: For your safety, Odyssey Wireless is available to the Odyssey cardboard, newspapers, plastics #1-#7, participants and guests are instructed to metal , glass, cloth. Plastics #1-#7 include participants and guests however stay out of back dock and dumpster areas. items such as plastic grocery bags, shrink access will vary based on where you Odyssey participants found in these areas wrap, bubble wrap, etc. Metal includes are on campus. Please visit http:// will immediately disqualified from the wire mesh and other kinds of metals. If techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=4254 you created something unusual that has competition. for all instructions on how to connect re-use potential, let us know. Thank you for supporting the Be Spartan to the campus guest network. Wi-Fi Green initiative! Good luck in competition, is available when you see the MSUnet r Michigan is one of the few states that has and know that Michigan State University is Guest ID showing as a wireless option a bottle law. Most carbonated beverage containers are worth 10 cents if you take proud to be the 2013 host site of Odyssey of in your area. them to a local grocery store and redeem the Mind.

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NASA SPONSORSHIP BY TIM PADOT EVENT SCHEDULE Sequestration. It’s a word that has been connection, they have similar goals – TUESDAY SCHEDULE bandied about in the news regarding budget collaborative solving skills,” he says. “NASA cuts at government agencies, but not one is tackling some of the toughest technical noon - midnight . . Team Registration you would expect to pop up at the Odyssey problems in the world, and the students are International Center of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State on that same path. We are annually hopeful WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE University. 8 am - midnight . . . . Team Registration But that is exactly why, for the !rst time in that we may be able to hire some of these 13-years, the NASA e-theater and classroom students, they’re learning the exact skills International Center activities will be noticeably absent from this NASA looks for, as an agency, when seeking 4 pm - 6 pm . . . . Coaches IPC Meeting year’s World Finals. Political mandates have team members.” Wharton Cobb Great Hall dictated that government agencies only travel Graham is hopeful the agency will be able 7:30 - 9 pm. . . . . Opening Ceremonies and participate in “mission critical” functions. to extend their sponsorship of the Odyssey Which, for NASA’s Steve Graham, meant Breslin Event Center of the Mind World Finals for another three to some very frustrating news; they would have !ve years going forward. THURSDAY SCHEDULE to miss the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals 8 am - midnight . . . . Team Registration this year. “In previous years, amazing is the !rst International Center “It’s one of the highlights we look forward term to come to mind, welcoming, very to each year. Everyone involved asks a lot of receptive. It will de!nitely be on my mind 11:30 am - 7 pm...... World Finals good questions. We reach so many talented, this week. I’ll certainly miss it. The creativity Competition interesting, quality people in two and a half- festival was one of the highlights for us each noon - 5 pm ...... Creativity Festival days, something we don’t accomplish at year. I’ll just have to hold out hope that I’ll other events anywhere. We’re just extremely Jenison Fieldhouse be able to come in 2014.” disappointed. ” 7:30 - 9 pm. . . . Float & Banner Parade Visitors interested in learning more While perhaps not deemed mission critical Breslin Event Center by some, Graham sees many synergies with about NASA’s Earth Science Division grant NASA’s ongoing partnership with OotM. can visit NASA’s Earth Observatory at “The two organizations share a similar earthobservatory.nasa.gov. HEATH SERVICES

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