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INDEX NEWS 05 Special Olympics to host summer games The 51st annual State Summer Games will take place May 30 to June 1.

04 Provost search continues

Two provost candidates speak at open forums during the week.

07 Police’s party philosophy

MPPD talks about how its nuisance party philosophy has changed to ensure safety.

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Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer The CMU baseball team dunks a toy basketball before its game on April 23 at Theunissen Stadium.

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Academic Senate approves new Ph.D. program in physics By Sara Kellner Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Academic Senate approved a new Ph.D. program in physics and added two broadcast and cinematic arts classes to the University Program at its April 23 meeting, the last meeting of the 2018-19 academic year. Senator Marco Fornari, physics faculty, said the department has an average income of more than $2 million, which will fund the new program, along with grants. Senator Ben Heumann, geography and environmental faculty, said the Academic Planning Council also discussed funding for the program. He said not only does the physics department bring in more external funds than any other department, but it brings in 25 percent of all external funds. After many revisions to the master course syllabi, the Senate voted in favor of adding two broadcast and cinematic arts classes to the University Program. 350: Women in Film and BCA 351: Queer Cinema will be part of the UP IV-A Group, which addresses studies in discrimination in the United States and other cultures. The General Education committee reviewed the proposal at its Feb. 28 meeting and decided to send it back to the initiator for revision. The issue was the master course syllabus should either address why the course was at a 300-level or it should require a prerequisite. BCA faculty Patricia Williamson, the initiator, said she did not want to include prerequisites for the classes because she didn’t feel they were necessary.

Rosie Bauman | Staff Photographer Provost Michael Gealt speaks at Academic Senate April 23 in the Education and Human Services Building’s French Auditorium.

The courses passed without any prerequisites, but because they are intermediate film courses, it is advised that students take them as a sophomore or higher, since the course will require the ability to write film analyses. A new literacy major for teacher education and professional development students was on the agenda, but the Senate did not approve it. A motion was approved to table the legislation. Senator Tracy Collins, English language and literature faculty,

said a market analysis should be conducted before approving the major. She proposed the motion to send the legislation back to the Academic Planning Council after a market analysis is completed, so the council can decide whether or not to approve it. “The first market analysis that was done for the reading major didn’t pass, and that is a point that should be known,” said Senator Tracy Davis, English language and literature faculty. “That wasn’t a favorable analysis for the original version and that’s one of the reasons we would like to see the market analysis, to make sure it has a favorable outcome.” Senator Ray Francis, teacher education and professional development faculty, said there is no need to push back the legislation. “Given the idea that the provost already indicated there wasn’t a need for a second market analysis, and given the fact that Michigan is doing just deplorable in (reading and literacy), we need to make some changes to adjust, adapt and put our students in the best situation possible to be successful,” Francis said. After some discussion, the Senate approved Collins’ motion to send the legislation back to the APC after a second market analysis is complete. Provost Michael Gealt announced there will be a reception for the outgoing provost at 5 p.m. on April 25 in Powers Hall. He is finishing his sixth year as provost at CMU and is stepping down, effective June 30. “One of the best things about working in a university,” Gealt said, “is that all the people I interact with are intelligent, and we all have the same goal of graduating our students and showing the world that our students are the best students there ever have been.”

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Special Olympics Michigan to host 51st competition this summer Summer Games will take place from May 30 to June 1 By Michael Livingston Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Special Olympics Michigan will be hosting its 51st State Summer Games this summer from May 30 to June 1. The first state summer games took place in 1969 at Western Michigan University. SOMI moved to Central Michigan University in 1972. The games started with only about 100 athletes. Now it draws in about 3,000, with more than 3,500 volunteers and spectators. The State Summer Games are categorized into various sports that include track and field, bocce, bowling, gymnastics, horseshoes, power lifting, swimming, weightlifting and volleyball. There is also developmental athletics for athletes that require additional assistance and the motor activities training program meant for those who are limited by wheelchairs. The organization added unified sports, athletes who have a disability paired with those who don’t, two years ago. This is meant to highlight teamwork and acceptance between teammates. “Every sporting event is better and more intense with people in the stands,” Communications Director Aaron Mills said. “You can just see the impact our athletes have on the

volunteers and spectators.” Opening and closing ceremonies take place in Kelly/Shorts Stadium, while the games and events are held in the various buildings on campus. A complete schedule can be found on the SOMI website. Due to the amount of construction that will occur on campus over the summer, times and dates are subjected to change. Every year the summer games has a theme. This year’s theme is “We Are Victorious” which is based off a song written by Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger. The singer serves as the global ambassador for Special Olympics. She performed the song in her closing performance at the Special Olympics World Games March 21 in Abu Dhabi. Don Stabenow, a former CMU and Mid-Michigan Community College professor and has been a member of the Special Olympics Michigan Games Committee for more than 40 years, will serve as this year’s grand marshal. President Timothy Hileman was hired into his new position last year. The 2019 games will be his first at the helm. Mills said he looks forward to getting the community and university more involved in the summer games in the years to come. “You never understand what a Special Olympics event means until you go to one,” he said. SOMI is still accepting volunteers for the games. Individuals can sign up for a position prior to the games online or show up day of and offer help wherever it’s needed. The games have no admission fee, but donations are greatly appreciated. To donate to SOMI, visit the organization’s website or call the state’s office at (989) 774-3911.

FIle Photo | Central Michigan Life A participant in Special Olympics celebrates on June 1 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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File Photo | Central Michigan Life Participants in the 2018 Special Olympic Games gather for the closing ceremonies June 1 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Support Special Olympics at 2019 State Summer Games this May As the semester winds down, most students are cramming for final exams and making plans for the summer. We at Central Michigan Life, however, are preparing to transition into the next semester with a summer Editor-In-Chief Sara Kellner, who will lead the coverage of Mount Pleasant’s biggest summer story — Special Olympics Michigan’s 2019 State Summer Games. We encourage those of you who will be in Mount Pleasant over the summer to show your support for Special Olympics Michigan, a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, by attending or volunteering at the summer games. Many of these athletes train for the summer games all year and really look forward

EDITORIAL to them, and that’s obvious when you watch them compete. It doesn’t matter whether they win a medal or not- they truly enjoy just being at Central Michigan University and competing. From May 30 to June 1, more than 2,800 athletes and 3,500 coaches, volunteers and spectators will gather at CMU for the State Summer Games. The parade and opening ceremony will take place at 6:15 p.m. at Kelly/Shorts Stadium May 30. If you’ve never had the chance to see the Special Olympics parade and opening

ceremony before, you really should. Seeing thousands of excited athletes pour into Kelly/Shorts Stadium and watching them cheer and dance with the CMU football team and cheerleaders is a really heartwarming experience. The State Summer Games recently added unified sports, a combination of athletes that may or may not have an intellectual disability, two years ago. This was intended to highlight teamwork and acceptance between teammates. “Every sporting event is better and more intense with people in the stands,” SOMI Communications Director Aaron Mills said. “You can just see the impact our athletes have on the volunteers and spectators.” Newly-hired President and CEO of SOMI,

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Timothy Hileman, will be leading the State Summer Games for the first time. “You never understand what a Special Olympics event means until you go to one,” he said. By attending and donating at the State Summer Games, you can show your support Special Olympics. If you feel compelled to do more, SOMI is still accepting volunteers for the state summer games. Those interested can sign up for a position prior to the games online or show up the day-of and offer help wherever it’s needed. The games have no admission fee, but donations are greatly appreciated. For more information, contact SOMI through its website or contact Mills at (989) 774-4393.

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Police shift enforcement philosophy to ensure student safety By Rachael Yadlowsky Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

It’s no secret there has been a recent crackdown on college parties by the Mount Pleasant Police Department. There has also been plenty of backlash from Central Michigan University students and alumni on social media. Members of the department say that they are not trying to curb student’s fun. In years past, CMU students have hosted large parties that include loud music, what MPPD calls nuisance parties. According to Paul Lauria, Mount Pleasant Public Safety director and police chief, houses along Main Street and Washington Street were overflowing with intoxicated students. The “End of the World” parties that took place in Mount Pleasant at the end of the school year in the 1980s and 1990s were reported on by AP News, LA Times and the New York Times. “When I was a kid, I’d go to these parties and collect the beer bottles and cans. I could pull in $100-plus per night,” said Mount Pleasant resident Jerald Black. “At the ‘End of the World’ parties, we’re talking $300-plus for collecting (bottles).” Mount Pleasant residents and CMU alumni

said that destruction of property, like burning couches and cars, minor in possession citations, fights between party-goers and other shenanigans ensued. There was only so much that officers could do to control the parties when there were so many people. Playboy named CMU the 16th biggest party school in the U.S. in 1987. “What an honor,” Joe St. Henry wrote in the 1987 yearbook. “Michigan State University only got an honorable mention. The University of Michigan was not even in the running.” Resident Natillie Amaral remembers a Halloween party that she attended in 2013 where MPPD was called to break up the party. “There was probably about 50 or 60 people in one of the Main Street houses and people were drinking and probably doing other illegal things,” she said. “There was a fight between two guys that made its way outside. “(The police) seemed mad that they had to break up the party and the fight, but unless you were getting arrested, they didn’t touch anyone.” The MPPD prides itself on having officers who treat people fairly and doesn’t tolerate misbehaved officers, Lauria said. “The best that I can say is that we are consistent across the board,” he said. “Are we perfect? No, we are humans. We strive for consistency and fairness.”

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File Photo | Central Michigan Life Mount Pleasant Police Officers Jeff Browne, left, and Nathan Koutz explain expectations for welcome weekend parties Saturday at a residence on South Main Street.

The City of Mount Pleasant created city ordinances for “nuisance gatherings” in October 1984 in response to the “End of the World” parties. The ordinances haven’t changed since. This changed the way MPPD has approached parties in Mount Pleasant. “The parties and gatherings were just huge (around 2015). Many of the residents around those houses felt that it’s just undesirable behavior and living conditions,” Lauria said. “Typically, when we enforced these ordinances, there wasn’t consistency.” The city then focused on three things: Education, meeting with area landlords and increasing consistency. EDUCATION In recent years, MPPD has partnered with CMU and the Office of Student Conduct to speak at orientations to explain the nuisance gatherings ordinances to new students and the penalties that come with hosting a party or attending one. MPPD also started posting notices on student housing doors along main party streets to inform residents of the ordinances. MEETING WITH AREA LANDLORDS MPPD partnered with area landlords to make sure that they had rules about tenants having parties in the lease contract. Landlords were also made aware that in the ordinance, it states that a landlord can be held responsible for the behavior of their tenants. When meeting with landlords, MPPD representatives told them that when a party was in violation of the lease, and the problem with the tenants wasn’t being resolved, the next time MPPD was called to the residence for a party, the landlord would be fined. INCREASING CONSISTENCY “Next, we were inconsistent as a policing agency,” Lauria said. “So, instead of enforcing this ordinance only on big weekends, we’re enforcing it all of the time.” Although the nuisance gathering ordinance states that a party with more than two people

can be labeled as a nuisance gathering depending on the situation, police officers are able to use their own discretion when visiting a residence. “There is what is reasonable and unreasonable and that includes the day or the time of day, and what is happening, but it’s a very fluid, delicate balance,” Lauria said. WHERE THE COMMUNITY STANDS NOW Lauria encourages students who want to throw a party to go to their neighbors, landlord and MPPD to notify them.If a student doesn’t keep the party under control then city police could ticket the hosts. By keeping the students accountable by MPPD, CMU and their landlords, the city can achieve a more desirable environment, Lauria said. Although he understands that enforcing party ordinances won’t keep big parties from happening, data shows that there has been a significant drop in “out-of-control” parties. “We are a lot better for (enforcing the ordinance),” he said. “We’re not trying to curb fun, but people have to be responsible.” By being consistent in enforcing the ordinances, Lauria’s goal was to find a “happy medium” where both students and Mount Pleasant residents would be happy. “I think we have found it. That doesn’t mean that everyone is going to be happy about it, but what we have done seems to be working and we will continue with it,” he said. Some students have been receptive and understanding of the increased scrutiny, but frustrated at the same time. Full-time residents, however, are very happy about the change. Lauria said the spectrum of the “happy medium” isn’t just black and white, but shades of grey. Students should be mindful of the residents next to them, but residents living in college neighborhoods should also be somewhat tolerant of student gatherings. “This is a community, not just a college community — there are people raising families,” CMUPD officer Mark Smoker said, after recalling a decrease in big parties. “It’s about respecting each other’s right to live here.”

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Provost candidates talk interdisciplinary learning at forums By Courtney Pedersen and Julia Amting Staff Reporters news@cm-life.com

Kyle Tanner | Staff Photographer Central Michigan University prospective provost Dan Raskind takes questions during an open forum on April 24 at the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

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In two forums open to the Central Michigan University community, provost candidates Farshad Fotouhi and Wayne Raskind discussed how they would increase enrollment and promote interdisciplinary learning. Mary Schutten, professor of kinesiology at San Jose State University in California, will visit CMU for the final open forum from 2-3:30 p.m. on April 26 in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room. On Monday, Fotouhi discussed his experience serving as faculty at Wayne State University in the Department of Computer Science for over 16 years. Since 2011, he has been dean of the College of Engineering at Wayne State University. At Wayne State, he has served on campus life committees as well as the budget planning council, he said. He is the only dean serving in the Priority Funding Initiation for Wayne State. “I always want to provide the best service to the students,” Fotouhi said. “You are my customers, I have to make sure that I deliver the product to you.” Fotouhi described how he increased enrollment in Wayne State’s College of Engineering by providing more opportunities for going

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ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES NAMED Central Michigan University Provost Michael Gealt appointed Marcy Taylor as the associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, effective immediately. CMU held an internal search with a search committee of faculty and staff throughout the college. Taylor was interviewed by the committee and CLASS dean Richard Rothaus, who recommended her to the provost. After serving as interim associate dean, Taylor will continue to serve as associate to Rothaus to work with operations of the office and leadership. “(Rothaus) brings a lot of energy and expertise to CMU, and CLASS is lucky to have him,” Taylor said. “We make a good team.” Taylor started working at CMU in 1996 as an English language and literature assistant professor. In 2012, she was hired as the CLASS assistant dean to provide support for special committees and projects. After associate dean Tim Hall left in 2016, Taylor was named the

interim associate dean. “I have six years of experience working in the dean’s office, so I was pretty confident that I would be a good choice,” Taylor said. Taylor said she is most excited to follow through on the initiatives she has worked on for the last three years, including curricular changes, enrollment management, Critical Engagements and other strategic priorities to give students the best possible experience. “I think all of us in the university are really focused on enrollments,” Taylor said. “We have a new dean, and a strong group of chairs and directors in the college, who are all working together to work through these big changes. I think my 23 years of experience at CMU will help me contribute.” -Courtney Pedersen, Staff Reporter

Hunter McLaren | Staff Photographer Provost candidate Farshad Fotouhi speaks at a forum in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room on April 22. Fotouhi is currently the dean of the College of Engineering at Wayne State University.

abroad, increasing competitions and involving undergraduate students in research. He also implemented programs for high school students. Faculty members asked Fotouhi what his plans would be for combating decreasing enrollment. He said he would promote CMU’s signature programs to help increase enrollment, such as the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions and School of Music programs. Attendees questioned Fotouhi about how he would exhibit the importance of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CMU’s largest academic college, with his STEM background. “Where’s your connection to the humanities and the social sciences and what will their position be?” said Jonathan Truitt, history faculty. “Would you work to understand what faculty in those disciplines do?” Fotouhi said it’s important for the provost to understand how all disciplines work and encourage interdisciplinary activities. At Wayne State, the Computer Science program was housed in the department of liberal arts and social sciences, he said. With over 16 years of faculty experience, Fotouhi said he recognizes that in order for administration to run well it is imperative to ask for help from faculty in other disciplines. He acknowledged the importance of transparency and shared governance. “We are part of one team, every discipline playing an important part, as much as we bring transparency, we bring accountability,” he said. Raskind discussed his experiences at Wayne State University at Wednesday’s open forum. Raskind has served as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2012-18 and currently serves as the associate provost for special programs. He discussed the bachelor of science in public health degree that he helped implement at Wayne State and how he thinks CMU would benefit from it as well. “It’s a program you don’t have here and if I were to come here, I would try hard to set it

up,” he said. “I think a lot of programs like that, which are going to attract students, do not fall squarely into one college and I think we need to work together as a university.” He mentioned the importance of the organization of colleges to make picking courses and degrees easier for students. “The college, or the particular organization of the university, does not really concern students that much,” Raskind said. “They want to have courses and a major and minor. It’s our job to make that possible without fighting with ourselves to draw students into respective colleges.” Faculty asked Raskind how he plans to balance the importance of STEM and the liberal arts. “As provost, how do you see the role of humanities in undergraduate education, especially at CMU, as we move forward in a world that right now the pendulum swings towards STEM?” said Kelly Murphy, philosophy and religion faculty. Raskind said that a STEM or a liberal arts education are presented as separate choices, but he doesn’t think it should be an either/or situation. He plans to look at the availability to take minors, and ones that don’t have a direct correlational to a person’s major. The audience questioned Raskind on why he wants to be provost and what he plans to accomplish. “I have heard you say why you would like to be provost and have heard you mention the community,” said Christi Brookes, world languages and cultures faculty. “What are some other things that you would like to get to work on as the provost?” Raskind said he would like to look at the growing programs and work with them to increase enrollment. “I think in terms of what needs to be done immediately, I would get up to speed with what is being done with enrollment,” Raskind said. “I think a lot of my efforts would go in that direction.”

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By Emma Dale Presentation Editor news@cm-life.com

Confident, but happy. Someone who made an impression on the people he met. That’s how his mother and father describe their late son, Kevin Karim Maher Ajluni. From a young age, Kevin had a way of connecting with people, Judy Ajluni said. Young or old, Kevin could converse with anyone. He had something about him, she recalled, that allowed him to relate with just about anyone he met. He loved people, and left a positive impression on the people he interacted with, too. “Kevin had personality; he just made things funny,” Judy said. “Even if you don’t think it’s funny, (it was) when he did it — just simple fun.” Judy, her husband, Maher, and their daughter, Allison, are still mourning the loss of Kevin almost a year after his death. Kevin was about to graduate from Central Michigan University in May 2018. He was a double major, specializing in logistics and supply chain management and marketing. He already had been hired by Ryder, in the General Motors division, and was excited to start his new job. On April 28, 2018, Kevin fell down a flight of stairs at a house on Main Street. He suffered a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain. He died six days later on May 3, 2018, two days before his graduation. What was supposed to be a night of celebrating ended in a tragedy. His mother keeps coming back to one word when discussing his death: Unfair.

REMEMBERING KEVIN At the Ajluni house in West Bloomfield, Judy and Maher stand on their deck, which overlooks a pond in their backyard. They reminisce about Kevin – the winter afternoons he spent playing hockey on the pond or fishing during the summer. Kevin was always outside enjoying himself, they said, visiting with friends and neighbors. Inside their home, located above the fireplace, is a space that Judy and Maher call “Kevin’s Wall.” Photos, awards, work keycards, certif-

Days before his graduation from Central Michigan University, Kevin Ajluni died after falling down stairs at a friend’s house. One year later, his family is using his death as an opportunity to speak out against student housing conditions.

icates and more lie in honor of Kevin. Judy and Maher took pride in Kevin’s work ethic – he always had a job, no matter what it was. At 12, Kevin was hired to dress up as a bumble bee outside of a local flower shop, his father said. He would stand outside and wave to passersby, prompting young children to come and take photos with him. Kevin was athletic. From soccer, baseball, to football and water polo, Kevin did it all, Maher said. He attended Walled Lake Northern High School. In October 2018, the school retired Kevin’s water polo number in his honor.

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When it came time to choose what university to attend, his parents said Kevin always thought he would end up at Michigan State University where his sister attended. But when the family visited Central Michigan University, Kevin felt at home on campus. “He saw the campus and just fell in love with it,” his father said. “He said ‘It’s not too big, it’s not too small,’— he loved the school (and) the people.” Kevin was loved by many people, his parents said. At his viewing and funeral service in May, the church was so full, people were spilling outside waiting to get in, they said. Many CMU students and friends of Kevin made sure they were in attendance, even with it being days after graduation, Judy added. While attending CMU, his parents said he was always interested in meeting people and exploring new interests. He joined the Phi Sigma Phi fraternity in 2014, during his freshman year. When Kevin told his parents he was joining a fraternity, his father wasn’t thrilled. “I was against it. I was never a fraternity person,” Maher said. “(PSP) was something that was important to him. We supported it, (since) it was important to him. We also have to trust him and his judgment, he was growing up and needed to make his own decisions.” Kevin’s mother had a different perspective. Judy wanted Kevin to take advantage of all the opportunities available to him at CMU. That included her supporting him joining the fraternity. “I grew up in an ethnic family, I’m American born, my dad is from the Middle East, my mom’s American born and her mom — but very strict ethnic family,” Judy said. “All (of) my children’s lives I wanted them to experience things that we never got to. When (Kevin) told me he wanted to join the fraternity — I was never allowed to join a sorority — I wanted the American dream for my son. I wanted him to experience everything the world has to offer, and I never wanted to hinder my children.” Along with his social fraternity, Kevin also participated in the New Venture and ERPsim competitions. Kevin worked hard during his college career, Maher and Judy said. After reading a book about CEOs, Kevin learned that leaders of Fortune 500 companies would study late at night, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., so they weren’t interrupted. His mother said Kevin would do this, but because of this schedule he would be the one interrupting his family and friends. “He would call at 4 a.m. and ask ‘Do you know the answer?’” Judy

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“He saw (Central Michigan University) and just fell in love with it. He said ‘It’s not too big, it’s not too small,’— he loved the school (and) the people.” — Maher Ajluni, Kevin’s father

Kevin Ajluni when he was two years old.

said laughing. “He used to always call us at 12:30 a.m. ... 2 a.m. ... ‘I’m walking home now,’ — whatever it was.” Set to graduate in May 2018 with a job lined up, Judy said Kevin was “so excited to graduate, it was unreal.”

ACCIDENTAL FALL On April 28, 2018, Kevin attended the fraternity’s “Senior Send Off” at the PSP house in Deerfield Village Apartments. Following the event, Kevin went to a house on Main Street, that the PSP president lived in at the time. People were drinking before heading out for the night to continue the celebration at bars. According to Mount Pleasant Police, people at the house saw Kevin arrive at about 8 p.m.

People drank and socialized before leaving at about 10 p.m. According to the police report, two different groups left — one group went to downtown Mount Pleasant and the other went to Wayside/O’Kelly’s. Nicholas Alfaro-Valenzuela, who lived at the Main Street house, stayed back to take a nap while others left for the bar. He told police that he went to bed between 10 and 11 p.m. When Alfaro-Valenzuela awoke, he told police that he heard snoring. He said he didn’t think much of it and did not try to find the source of the sound. He ordered a pizza at about 12:05 a.m. About 15 minutes later he went into the living room to watch for the delivery. At this time, Alfaro-Valenzuela heard the snoring again. He followed the sound which led him to the basement door, which was open. When he looked down the stairway, he saw Ajluni laying at the bottom of the stairs. Alfaro-Valenzuela told police he called his roommate, Brad Bell, who was at Wayside, and asked him to return home. When he arrived, Bell called 911. At 12:45 a.m. police and EMS arrived on the scene. According to the police report, Ajluni was unconscious and having difficulty breathing. He was transported to McLaren Central Michigan and later flown to Covenant Hospital in Saginaw. Witnesses told police no one saw or heard Ajluni fall down the stairs. According to police, Kevin’s blood alcohol content was .242 percent at the time of the fall. Doctors later determined that Ajluni

had a skull fracture and suffered bleeding on the brain. Maher said he had talked to Kevin about three times that day. He was happy, his father said. His last text with him was at about 8:30 p.m. Maher was catching up with Kevin and they were talking about their picks for the upcoming NFL draft. At about 1 a.m. that night, his parents received a call from police. Kevin had an accident, they were told. He was being taken to the hospital. The parents were told to stay by their phone. About 45 minutes later, they were told Kevin was being flown to Saginaw and they needed to drive up to be with him. When they arrived they learned Kevin was being rushed into emergency surgery. After that, he was in a coma. On May 3, 2018, the Ajluni’s lost their only son.

POLICE INVESTIGATION CLOSED Unanswered questions in the investigation that followed Kevin’s death still bother Judy and Maher. Detectives discovered his cell phone was missing. The contents of his wallet disappeared. Police found Kevin’s wallet on his person at the scene, but when Judy and Maher received his belongings a few days later, they saw that his wallet was empty. “Why was he carrying an empty wallet?” Judy asks. In September 2018, Kevin’s phone was turned over to police. The manager of the apartment he was renting found it in a utilities closet next to his apartment door. When police went to do a “phone dump”

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The spot in the Ajluni house that Judy and Maher call “Kevin’s wall.” It is filled with awards, work keycards, nametags and photos in honor of Kevin.

PSP’S PERMANENT SUSPENSION The “Senior Send Off” that preceded Kevin’s accident is part of the reason PSP was permanently suspended from CMU this year. The April 28, 2018 gathering was an unregistered social event. The university also cited alcohol violations occurring at the “Senior Send Off.” Since 2015, PSP has been the subject of several student complaints ranging from sexual assault allegations to hazing allegations and other misconduct charges. After years of investigating the fraternity, the “Senior Send Off” violations proved to be too much for CMU to tolerate. “We take all of the accusations against Phi Sigma Phi, and the student death last spring, with utmost seriousness,” said Tony Voisin, associate vice president of Student Affairs. “The trail of incidents involving this fraternity shows a significant threat to the safety of our students and our community. We must, and clearly will, take action to protect our students. Phi Sigma Phi does not uphold the values of Central Michigan University.” When Judy and Maher first heard of the complaints against PSP, and its removal from CMU, they said they were shocked. Since talking to members of the fraternity after Kevin’s death, they said they know his death is also difficult for them to go through. Members of PSP told Judy and Maher they didn’t receive due process during the university’s investigation of the fraternity, and that the incidents and allegations happened before they were on campus. The Ajlunis said the fraternity has been very supportive of their family. “I don’t want the school to use this incident (Kevin’s death) as a political situation,” Maher said. “Those boys are hurting; they’re affected too.” MOVING FORWARD Every day, Maher talks to Kevin. Before he begins his day, Maher looks out the window, into the sky, and speaks to his son. He ends his day with a similar conversation. “Kevin, we had a good day today, or a bad day,

whatever day we had, that’s what we did. We miss you, you go to bed, rest comfortably. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.’ And then I say ‘I love you,’” Maher said. Though Kevin has been gone for almost a year, Maher said he is still very much with

them. From hearing songs on the radio that Kevin loved, to constantly seeing Ryder trucks when driving, Maher said he feels that his son is there watching over him. “I don’t really re-live it anymore,” Maher said. “We went through that; that was part of the grieving. We move on, but we never forget.” Maher and Judy just recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. However, they said they weren’t able to actually celebrate because they’re still grieving. Judy said there’s nothing as painful as losing a child. She said they’ve hardly left the house since Kevin’s death. “Everyday I ask myself, ‘Why isn’t he here? Why isn’t he working?” Judy said. “Why isn’t he calling me up saying ‘Mom did you leave work yet, what’s for dinner?’ It’s not fair. He was so kind, so nice, so welcoming, so giving.” Now, Judy and Maher want to emphasize to others to make the time spent with loved ones count — to never take anything, or anyone, for granted. “When I talk to people now — whether they have young families or young kids — I tell them my own experience,” Maher said. “(Then I tell them), cherish the moments you have with your kids because it can change in one minute, and it can change your whole life.”

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Bunting’s stock continues to rise as NFL Draft approaches By Evan Petzold Assistant Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Draft day is here. For Central Michigan cornerback Sean Bunting, and all other college players involved, the three-day span of the 2019 NFL Draft means everything. The draft is composed of seven rounds in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The first round is Thursday, second and third rounds are Friday and fourth through seventh rounds are Saturday. Throughout the past few days, publications have released their final mock drafts. Many have Bunting set as a second round pick. Bunting is considered one of the best pressman coverage cornerbacks in the draft. He’s had workouts or visits with the New York Giants (twice), Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texas, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs

and Baltimore Ravens. Here’s a breakdown of where experts have Bunting going in the NFL Draft and how he compares to other prospects. • The Athletic’s Dane Brugler: No. 26 overall on Top-100 Draft Board (first or second round). Brugler’s most recent true mock draft (April 8) had Bunting at No. 48 (second round) to Miami Dolphins, but that number has likely jumped toward the 30s since then. • Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller: No. 41 overall (second round) to Denver Broncos. • SB Nation’s Dan Kadar: No. 58 on Top200 Draft Board. Bunting was not included in his first round mock draft. • NFL’s Daniel Jeremiah: No. 68 on Top100 Draft Board. • Pro Football Focus’s Steve Palazzolo: No. 71 overall (third round) to Denver Broncos. • NFL’s Chad Reuter: No. 105 overall (fourth round) to New York Jets.

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BLEACHER REPORT’S ANALYSIS Ever since the NFL Scouting Combine, Miller has been extremely high on Bunting. He’s continuously labeled him as a top-40 pick and believes he could be a long-term starter in the NFL. Miller first mentioned Bunting on Feb. 15, he called him his “sleeper cornerback” in the draft. Less than a month later, he deemed the CMU star a second-round pick. Then, on April 19, someone on Twitter asked if Bunting could make it up to the No. 95 overall pick. Miller replied, “No, I expect Bunting to go top 50.” “There is serious talk the Central Michigan cornerback (Sean Bunting) could be a top-40 selection after players like (Deandre) Baker and Joejuan Williams have struggled in the last month,” Miller wrote in his recent scouting notebook.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULED TO PLAY TEXAS LONGHORNS IN 2019-2020 SEASON The Central Michigan men’s basketball team will take on the University of Texas in the 2019-20 season. The game will be played at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Dec. 14, 2019. It will be the firstever meeting between the Longhorns and Chippewas. For playing in the game, CMU will receive KENO DAVIS $100,000. In the 2018-19 campaign, Texas finished 21-16 overall and went 8-10 in the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns made the National Invitational Tournament and won the title, defeating Lipscomb 81-66 in the

championship game. In the semifinal game of the NIT, Texas defeated Texas Christian University 58-44. The Horned Frogs were the Chippewas highest rated nonconference RPI opponent this past year. They beat CMU 89-62 in Forth Worth, Texas. The Chippewas finished the 2018-19 season with a 23-12 overall record, going 10-8 in the Mid-American Conference. CMU made it to the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament before losing to the eventual champion Buffalo, 85-81. CMU’s season ended in Chicago, Illinois in the 2019 College Basketball Invitational with a 100-86 loss to DePaul. -Andrew McDonald, Sports Editor

FORMER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GUARD HUDSON SIGNS WITH SEATTLE STORM Presley Hudson has signed with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. The undrafted Hudson, a guard from Wayland, signed with the team and will report to training camp, according to a release from the Storm. Hudson averaged 20.4 points per game in her senior year with the Chippewas. Her scoring abilities helped CMU earn its second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament PRESLEY and finish 25-8 overall HUDSON and 15-3 in the MidAmerican Conference. Zykera Rice and Recee Caldwell also signed with the Storm along side Hudson. Rice, a forward from Gonzaga, poured

in 15 points per game and helped lead the Bulldogs to their first win in the NCAA Tournament since 2015. She also led the team in rebounds (198) and blocks (26). Rice also earned West Coast Conference All-Tournament honors last season. A guard from California, Caldwell led the team in assists (151) and 3-point field goals (61). She shot over 40 percent in Pac-12 conference play. Caldwell made three stops to Texas Tech and UCLA before finishing her career with the Golden Bears. The Storm are the defending champion in the WNBA and open training camp on May 5. Seattle opens the season at home on May 25 against the Phoenix Mercury. -Austin Chastain, Staff Reporter

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Baseball enters final stretch of regular season Bischel: All of last 16 games important before Mid-American Conference Tournament

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Jordan Bischel was preparing to wrap up the regular season with Division II Northwood at this time last year. The finale was May 6, but the Bischel-led Timberwolves managed to continue into the postseason until the May 18 NCAA Midwest Regional game. Now, as the coach of Central Michigan, things are much different. The regular season doesn’t end until May 18, and the Mid-American Conference Tournament could have the Chippewas playing until May 26. If the Chippewas make it to the College World Series, Bischel’s first year could be extended to June 26 – much different than leading a group until mid-May last campaign for a Division II program. Sitting at 28-11 overall and 10-5 in the MAC, Bischel considers this time of year the home stretch. Over halfway through conference action, just 16 games remain. “The clock in my head says we’ve got just a little bit to go, but we still have about 20 games left to play,” Bischel said. “My big message is we should feel pretty good with where we are at, but what are we going to do from here?” When Bischel arrived at Northwood prior to the 2015 season, the Timberwolves had never won a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic championship. He won backto-back GLIAC titles and GLIAC Coach of the Year awards in 2017 and 2018. Like Northwood’s struggles prior to Bischel’s arrival, the Chippewas have come up dry in MAC Tournament championships for 24 years. The last tournament victory

came in 1995, which is also when CMU last made the NCAA Tournament. Bischel plans to change that narrative by delivering the same type of consistent winning he did at Northwood for four seasons. As a matter of fact, he said the switch from Division II to Division I hasn’t been much different. The mentality of winning is also the same from one division to the next – do the little things correctly, believe and stick to the process. “There’s overlap because the top Division II teams would be very successful in Division I,” Bischel said. “When you get to those big Division II games in national tournaments, there isn’t much difference.” Bischel was 84-29 during his final two seasons at Northwood. He believes his new players at CMU quickly realized the first-year coach’s ability to win immediately. But more than that, he said the preparation of his coaching staff has rubbed off on the Chippewas. “It’s easy to trust your coaches when they are grinding,” Bischel said. “It’s no different than with the players. I think we do a pretty good job.”

‘THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT’ When Bischel arrived in Mount Pleasant prior to the 2018 season, he made it clear that all 56 games were important. His hope for stressing the need for thorough winning was that the pressure would be lifted down the stretch. Right now, the Chippewas are in second place of the MAC at 10-5, just behind Miami (Ohio) at 12-3. It just so

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happens that CMU will take on the RedHawks for the first time all season from May 1618 in a three-game series to finish out the regular season. Ball State (8-5), Kent State (7-6), Ohio (8-7) and Northern Illinois (8-7) all follow closely behind. As the wins racked up early in the season, which included a 12-3 start, Bischel said his group realized the team was heading in a positive direction. Earning hard-fought victories early was key, as the Chippewas were a meager 29-30-1 under former coach Steve Jaksa in 2018. CMU is 3-3 in its last six MAC games, and Bischel has been able to get tougher on his group due to the early season dominance. He said it’s nice to do so because the team understands a MAC championship is in sight and the coaching staff truly cares about them. “We’ve got wins and success to fall back on, so it’s easier to point out what we need to do to be successful,”

Bischel said. Bischel said the nine seniors on the team – catcher Blake Cleveland, infielder Jason Sullivan, outfielder Ty Rollin, outfielder Jacob Crum, right-hander Pat Leatherman, left-hander Jack Collins, right-hander Bryan Jakiemiec, catcher Evan Kratt and outfielder David Cole – all responded well to him commanding the Chippewas this season. With the support of the senior cast, Bischel believes CMU’s roster is all on the same page. “Those guys have embraced it. Some of the things they did to be successful, we’ve tweaked a little bit,” Bischel said. “Guys are believing.”

FINDING ROLES Even though 39 games are complete, there are a number of pitching roles still to be determined due to injuries and mid-season struggles. The Chippewas still don’t have a set closer, something

Bischel normally shies away from. However, he hopes there can be an automatic arm out of the bullpen. It currently seems to be 6-foot10 right-hander Cameron Miller’s job to lose, as the sophomore has five saves and a dominant 1.48 ERA. Others in the back end of the bullpen include sophomore right-hander Jordan Patty, who is finally back from a hand injury, and righty junior Zach Kohn after he transitioned from a starter to a reliever. Bischel said he wants to “iron out” the specific roles “down the stretch” in preparation for the postseason. “Ability-wise, he’s top of the heap. He’s pretty good,” Bischel said of Kohn. “He started the year well as a starter and hit a little rut, but now he’s starting to stack some success. He could be a real key down the stretch.” Another option is Grant Frazer, as he’s pitched all 16 of his appearances out of the bullpen. He is 1-0 with a 3.04

ERA in 23 2/3 innings. “Frazer has been a huge pickup because he was an infielder for a few years,” Bischel said. “He’s been a great relief guy for us. We will have to rely on him as we get later into games instead of the middle of games.” Another position in question is the fifth starting spot. Junior left-hander Tyler Hankins has a 4-2 record with a 6.00 ERA, and Bischel said he’s struggled with consistency. While Hankins is working to find his top-notch stuff, Bischel mentioned it’s nice to be able to throw Kohn or Patty in that role for a few starts. Bischel said the fifth rotational spot has “a lot of moving parts” to the process of finding the best pitcher for the job. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can do different things well, but there are some imperfections,” Bischel added. “If you can put them in the right spot, we can be successful.”

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

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