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WEDNESDAY JAN. 15, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 45 VOL. 95

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The College of Communications and Fine Arts’ art department is feeling the pressure of campus-wide low enrollment, igniting a major restructuring and a rotation of its course offerings.

The college is down nearly $1.6 million in projected revenues from last year. In effect, some fixed-term faculty members teaching 2D and 3D studio art classes might be out of a job.

“They’re being laid off and will be collecting unemployment soon,” said David Stairs, a graphic design professor and head of the graphic design unit. “Some Salma Ghanem of them have been here since the mid-1990s; some are alumni. I’m sure they’re disappointed.”

According to CCFA Dean Salma Ghanem, the art department has experienced a significant drop in enrolled student credit hours since fall 2011, which has caused nearly a 32-percent drop in enrolled student credit hours.

In 2011, the department had students enrolled in 6,713 credit hours.

That number fell to 5,576 in 2012, and dropped again to 4,767 in 2013.

These numbers reflect the totals at the beginning of each fall semester.

Other units, such as the communication and dramatic arts department, have experienced a downward trend in enrolled student credit hours as well, but not nearly to the degree of the art department, Ghanem said.

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Alice Littlefield Collection Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways | Courtesy TOP: “Opening Day” titles this photo of the childeren’s first day of school at the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School that opened June 30, 1893 - June 6, 1934 with an average enrollment of 300 students per year.

Taylor Ballek| Photo Editor BOTTOM: On Nov. 22, 2013, this portrait was taken at Crawford Street, where the historic site of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School remains that was in operation from 1893-1934.

Native American children were either forcibly taken from their homes or sent here under the idea that they would be getting an education. Over 200 children died and were buried on this land.

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s he stepped cautiously through the overgrown grass, glancing at the crumbling brick and dilapidated buildings that once housed his ancestors, Craig Graveratte began to understand the tragedy behind his turbulent upbringing.

“Now that I know about this, I can begin to forgive my grandma for what she did,” he said. “The 4 a.m. beatings were part of her way of life. With my children, that cycle is broken. With the tribe acquiring the land, that healing process has begun.”

On the site of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School,

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Central Michigan University has a $940 million impact on the state of Michigan, according to a recent report made by the Anderson Economic Group.

The Anderson Economic Group, commissioned by The Presidents Council-State Universities of Michigan, prepared a report analyzing the economic footprint of Michigan’s 15 public universities.

The report breaks down each university’s impact in two sections: The economic footprint, which measures the employment, earnings and spending in a region that are related to economic activity created by the university, and the economic impact, which measures the employment, earnings and spending in a region caused by the university.

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“This report underscores higher education’s importance in its financial impact on our local communities,” said CMU President George Ross in a press release.

“Simply put, the data shows the state’s investment of $73 million in CMU this year also is an investment in the state’s economy.”

The report concludes that all of Michigan’s public universities combined to account for $23.9 billion in economic activity.

In Isabella County, CMU’s main campus location, the university generates about $117 million in economic spending annually. This trend is similar across Michigan, where each county hosting a main campus benefits from the economic impact of a university.

According to the report, wages and benefits for CMU’s 2,707 faculty and staff members total $243.9 million.

In addition, CMU spends $167.5 million on non-payroll items, which include instruction,

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“If the enrollment challenge comes around and you’ve cut programs, you’ve made yourself less flexible. It’s a crap shoot and a guessing game. You take your best shot and hope you’ll be right.”

studying the site’s environmental impact. “We could use it as a teaching tool, so people can see how they lived.”

The boarding school wasn’t like other schools. Taken forcibly from their homes, from 1893 to 1934, Native American children were made to work in the fields and were stripped of their customs and language.

Because of little documentation, there is no way to determine what form of abuses took place during the boarding school’s time in operation.

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iron rings still hang in the sunlight four feet off the ground. The names of students are desperately etched into the brick as they were chained to them, to suffer the punishment of the elements.

Graveratte’s mother will not set foot on the property. His grandmother wanted the building destroyed, but some hope to preserve the area to continue building awareness for a time in America’s history largely forgotten.

“I would like to see some type of museum built to bring back the history,” said Graveratte, a Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe member

research and operations. Students, both on and off campus, spend a total of $380.5 million for room and board, books and supplies, apparel and meals and entertainment.

The report does not ignore alumni presence in the state either, estimating about 80 percent of CMU graduates remain in Michigan.

According to Ross, this is a point of pride for the university.

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ART DEPT. | CONTINUED FROM 1 The drops in enrollment manifested in low head counts in key courses, leaving officials with two options: Either cut classes or rotate the offerings around to ensure greater interest and more students.

“What was happening was that we had some classes being offered that were too small to be offered,” Ghanem said. “It is not feasible to offer a class of five to six students.”

For Ghanem, the solution is not in cutting course offerings, but rotating course offerings each semester.

“What we’re looking at are degree plans in such a way where the course rotation can be offered to guarantee that students will graduate on time,” she said. “We’re trying to avoid the idea of class cancellations and be a lot more strategic in how we’re offering courses. If you have five or six students in the fall offering, we might rotate that offering and only offer it in the spring.”

While these rotations help to avoid removing courses for students, it does mean a reduction in teaching opportunities for fixed-term faculty.

“If we don’t have enough classes for the faculty, I have to cancel a class,” Ghanem said. “If there are not enough classes, our priority is courses for tenured and tenure-track faculty. Then we think about fixed-term faculty.”

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Mount Pleasant is home to many CMU alums, and Helen Chase, owner of Trillium Fine Clothing For Women, is just one of many who has remained in the area.

“The most important reason I stayed is that I was working in managing a business that I really valued and had hopes of one day owning, which is what happened,” she said.

Chase has owned Trillium, 123 E. Broadway St., for 30 years.

She said she values her location in the city largely because of the opportunity the university offers.

TACKLING BUDGET WOES

Ghanem said no plans for restructure, such as strategy and implementation, have been finalized. In order to finalize these plans, a departmental vote must take place.

No such vote has occurred at this time, she said, yet art department chairperson Larry Burditt held a meeting with art department faculty last week to let them know just how serious the situation is.

Burditt refused to comment on both the restructuring and the meeting.

Aside from low enrollment, CCFA is also experiencing financial stress as its operating expenses have increased as enrollment and revenues have decreased. Operating expenses include staff and faculty salaries, insurance benefits, worker’s compensation, supplies and equipment costs.

In 2012-13, the department tallied about $18.5 million in operating expenses, with a total revenue stream of $38 million.

Projected expenditures for 2013-14 have been tallied at $18.7 million with revenues down to $36.5 million.

Ghanem said her college is tackling both the enrollment and budget woes with a two-pronged strategy – one that includes active recruiting around the state and the greater Chicago area at various art fairs and classrooms, in addition to the rotation in courses.

Stairs applauded the recruitment efforts of his unit and others in the art department.

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“Mount Pleasant has the best of both worlds,” she said. “It has small town flavor, but with the university, it also has cultural opportunities that, without CMU, wouldn’t be there. Being a university town, it offers more than what a normal small town would offer.”

Sarah Christensen, general manager at Greentree Grocery, located at 214 N. Franklin St., graduated from CMU in December 2012 and decided to stick around because she felt settled.

In her every day interactions with people at work, she said she comes across a fair amount of CMU alums.

“We have a few employees (at Greentree) who are CMU alumni, and in other organizations that I’m a part of, I run across people who went to

recruitment is the answer at a time when instructors are getting laid off.

“There’s always talk about reviewing the curriculum and updating it,” he said. “It’s complicated, but there’s been a lot of effort into that. If the enrollment challenge comes around and you’ve cut programs, you’ve made yourself less flexible. It’s a crap shoot and a guessing game.

You take your best shot and hope you’ll be right.”

Stairs doesn’t believe the department is specifically going after fixed-term faculty as a remedy. Ghanem made it a point to emphasize how hard it is to tell an instructor they might not have a teaching job that semester.

“Fixed-term faculty members understand that their employment is contingent on enrollment,” she said. “However, every time we cannot have a fixedterm faculty member teach a class that has been teaching for a long time, it’s not easy (to tell them). If the students aren’t there and the class is not available, that’s just how the system works.”

In Stairs’ opinion, fixed-term studio art instructors are victims to the circumstances. Moreover, he understands their plight, even as a tenured professor.

“Back in the ‘90s, when I was not tenured, enrollment was not an issue at that point,” he said.

“But for so many years, I did not have a teaching job, just trying to survive as an artist. It’s not fun. I can imagine what these people are going through.” university@cm-life.com

CMU, too, and seemed to stick around,” Christensen said.

In terms of the university’s economic presence in town, Christensen said it’s helpful to all local businesses.

“Really, any business in Mount Pleasant is benefiting from the university’s presence due to the sheer number of people drawn to the town because of CMU,” she said. university@cm-life.com

CORRECTIONS An error appeared in the sports section of the Jan. 13 edition of Central Michigan Life. Gymnastics senior Emily Heinz’s name was misspelled. © Central Michigan Life 2014 Volume 95, Number 45

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Mount Pleasant resident Eliy Simmer, 7, plays on the Chimasaur at the Children’s Museum on Jan. 10.

Samantha Madar | Assistant Photo Editor Mount Pleasant resident Bryce French, 9, left, and little brother Braylen French throw balls into the whirlpool at the Discovery Museum on Jan. 10.

Samantha Madar | Assistant Photo Editor Mount Pleasant resident Natalia Czyzyk, 9, creates a rocket at the Exploratorium station Jan. 10 at the Discovery Museum 5093 E Remus Road, Mount Pleasant.

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Discovery Museum celebrates anniversary, plans to include outdoor exhibits Continuing to provide the community with new, hands-on activities and volunteering opportunities, the Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum is planning an expansion one year after its opening.

Through the use of funding from private donations from companies like Charter Communications and Isabella Bank, the Discovery Museum was able to finish construction on Dec. 28, 2012. Since then, the museum has seen a steady increase in memberships and would like to expand in the near future. it interesting for members and returning customers.

“Some kids don’t like the small changes because they seek familiarity,” Burkett said.

New exhibits come from a combination of innovative ideas from board members and exhibits that have worked well in other children’s museums. Board Member Heather Frisch went to other museums and worked with professional designers to bring the Discovery Museum to life.

“We were lucky because other museum directors let us do a walk through,” Frisch said. “ We wanted to observe children in the exhibits to see what works and what doesn’t.”

Samantha Madar | Assistant Photo Editor Children play at the Discovery Museum Jan. 10. The museum consists of eight different hands-on and visually stimulating exhibits.

Samantha Madar | Assistant Photo Editor Mount Pleasant Bryce French, 9, crawls through the Beemazium at the Discovery Museum on Jan. 10.

In addition to an adult board of directors, the museum has a youth advisory board of children, ages 7-17, who create ideas for new exhibits and how to improve old ones.

“Our two signature exhibits right now were created by our youth advisory board,” Frisch said. “Many of our ideas for the future come from them and I hope they aren’t too old to enjoy it once it’s built.”

Nate Lockwood, executive director of the museum, is also on the board of directors. Along with being involved in the creative aspects of the museum, he also oversees day-to-day operations.

“The first six months were tough because we were trying to figure out how to operate,” Lockwood said. “We didn’t have anything to go off of and had to learn as we went along.”

Specifically, Lockwood said there were problems the museum ran into such as figuring out how many people to hire or water spilling over the waterworks exhibit.

The museum wouldn’t be possible without a strong group of members and the generous donations from families and companies

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Sam Burkett, program director and a CMU graduate, said the museum has tried to focus on adding new exhibits instead of changing old ones. One of the ideas for an outdoor exhibit is a rocket launch pad; others range from water tables to wind tunnels.

“We are currently raising money to expand outdoors this summer,” Burkett said. “Hopefully, this will bring more people in during the warmer months.”

Although the museum is completely indoors, the second phase of the museum’s funding will go toward outdoor exhibits.

The museum walks a fine line between keeping children’s favorite activities, while trying to keep

A Central Michigan University graduate student is facing 11 felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $30,000 worth of CMU property.

Cole Raymond McDonald, a 25-year-old graduate student from Pennsylvania, could face up to life in prison for charges including counterfeiting, breaking and entering and a series of larcenies dating back to early April.

According to CMU Police Department Lt. Larry Klaus, Biology Lab Manager, Thomas Schultz, contacted CMUPD Officer Michael Sienkiewicz about the theft of two microscopes valued at more than $4,000. Klaus said they believed the burglaries took place on Dec. 15.

“We’ve had a series of burglaries and larcenies here at the university that involved microscopes out of Brooks Hall, as well as a series of thefts of large cartilage printers,” Klaus said. “From previous thefts, the police department had installed surveillance cameras in and around Brooks Hall. Through the camera surveillance and Wi-Fi technology, we were able to identify the suspect, which we arrested on Dec. 19.”

When the police and the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested McDonald on their search warrant of the 1000 block of East Bennett Street, they found more than the microscopes and printers. Police found evidence of copywriting and counterfeiting violations, which is the charge McDonald could face life in prison for.

Police also discovered McDonald to be in possession of what appeared to be personal information from at least six students, including their social security numbers, Klaus said.

“All six students have been notified to contact the credit reporting bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion,” Klaus said.

McDonald is currently lodged at the Isabella County Jail on a $90,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for McDonald at 8 a.m. on Friday.

in the community. Because the museum receives no government funding, it relies on membership fees for daily expenses and donations for new exhibits.

“We are very lucky to have a supportive group of members,” Burkett said. “We have had around 700 members signed up since we opened.”

Burkett said there are a lot of opportunities for CMU students to volunteer. Although the museum has worked closely with CMU teachers and students in the past, it is not the most popular option for students trying to complete their 60 hours of service.

“We’re still fairly new and we’re trying to get the word out to Central (Michigan) that we are a good option for student volunteers,” Burkett said.

CMU junior Bridget Holbrook took the opportunity to help the museum in order to complete 32 hours of volunteering for her child development major.

“The museum is a great place to get hours,” Holbrook said. “I really like being around kids so it didn’t even feel like volunteering.” metro@cm-life.com

The body of a missing Alma College freshman was found Tuesday by volunteers in a field off Charles Road in Alma.

Sean Murawske of Harbor Beach was last seen at a party Sunday morning. Volunteers signed up and divided into groups to search the city for the 18-year-old. A group of volunteers from his hometown eventually found Murawske.

According to Alma Police Deputy Chief Matt Schooley, there are no obvious signs of foul play, but an autopsy is likely to be scheduled.

“The case remains open and is under investigation by the Alma Police Department,” Schooley said in a statement.

Personnel from the Michigan State Police, St. Louis Police, Gratiot County Sheriff’s Office, Gratiot Emergency Management, the Michigan Department of Corrections, Shepherd Police, Alma Fire Department, American Red Cross and Gratiot County Child Advocacy all assisted in the search.

Murawske’s two older brothers, Jacob and Daniel, attend Alma College.

Alma College President, Jeff Abernathy, thanked volunteers for their efforts in finding the missing student, and shared his feelings with the Murawske family.

“We are deeply saddened

by Sean’s passing and extend our condolences to his mother, father, brothers and extended family,” Abernathy said in a written statement. “The thoughts and prayers of the entire Alma College community go out to the family.”

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accusations ranged from an alleged sexual assault, hazing and alcohol violations.

These documents expose a handful of Delta Chi members as both irresponsible and a danger to themselves and those around them.

Most fraternities and sororities represent active, beneficial members of the community. We recognize this particular fraternity does not represent other Greek organizations, though the string of Delta Chi incidents and failure to act proactively doesn’t help combat the stereotypes associated with Greek life.

For more than a decade, Delta Chi has been sanctioned and reprimanded for its behavior.

Why has CMU tolerated this behavior for so long?

Worse

fter months of investigation and waiting on internal reports to become available, we finally have a more complete understanding of the suspension of Delta Chi — and what we learned was despicable.

In August, the fraternity was charged with three violations of the Office of Student Conduct’s code of conduct, stemming from a party in April.

Ultimately, the fraternity was found in violation of alcohol-related allegations. However, we now know details of more disturbing behavior.

The alleged viola-

tions include improper conduct, harassment and intimidation.

Emails and university documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request also revealed a history of bad behavior long.

FOIA allows citizens to gain access to public records so they can see how the government operates and forms its decisions.

The intention behind the story published in Monday’s edition was to help explain the investigation that Delta Chi and the university went through before the four-year suspension was handed down.

Until then, neither the university nor Delta Chi had shed any light on the accusations.

According to an Office of Student Conduct, Delta Chi received disciplinary action in ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘09 and ‘12. The

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yet, the lack of communication over what was investigated over the past months is alarming. No representatives from the CMU Delta Chi chapter or from the university have been forthcoming regarding the issue.

Only citing violations of alcohol-related fraternity policies and lacking specificity, Delta Chi was negligent in their responsibility to step up and come clean regarding these issues of misconduct. This story could have been about the behavior of one of its brothers, explaining the incident and how it was corrected.

Instead, they chose not to take responsibility for something that happened within their own house. The chapter chose to file a series of appeals claiming their punishment was too severe.

They also claimed their case was handled improperly.

By choosing not to address the allegations against their chapter and take corrective action, Delta Chi not only failed its brothers and its fellow Greeks, but the CMU community as a whole.

The chapter’s reach for public sympathy paired with the lack of information regarding the suspension is unacceptable.

The community deserves to know how this fraternity treats students.

Regardless of the lack of transparency, Delta Chi’s punishment has been finalized and only time will tell if the four-year suspension will finally redirect the culture put in place by the fraternity over the course of the last 15 years.

Conduct History

A timeline of events of Delta Chi

w March 1998: Alleged sexual assault during a party on Feb. 27.

w October 1999: Placed on probation until they achieved a “three star” award.

w October 2000: A group of Alpha Sigma Tau women were led to The Malt Shop believing they were meeting alumnae but were

w May 2004 Hazing violation. Circumstances unknown.

w November 2002 Several members of Delta Chi entered Carey Hall and assaulted residents of a room.

Pleasant police found the pledges and one was so intoxicated, he was taken to the county jail.

He was later taken to Central Michigan Community Hospital and treated for alcohol poisoning.

Source: Office of Student Conduct

w April 2011 Hosted a pre-drink party at a location know as “The Alamo” promoted by social media with more than 400 people responding. Not charged with an actual violation due to lack of evidence.

w November 2005 During a recruitment event, the fraternity degraded other Greek houses on campus and promoted drinking alcohol, violating RSO policy.

By choosing not to address the allegations against their chapter and take corrective action, Delta Chi not only failed its brothers and its fellow Greeks, but the CMU community as a whole.

taken to the Delta Chi house and were pressured to drink alcohol from a common source. None of the women were of legal drinking age.

w April 2001: A warn letter regarding hazing was issued to the fraternity by the Office of Student Conduct.

w February 2002 Four fraternity pledges, all under 21, were abandoned in a field, each with a half gallon of alcohol and told their bottles should be empty by the time they got back to pick them up. Mount

Providing context and clarity

As editor-in-chief of Central Michigan Life, I will gladly explain our team’s decisions about how we cover the news throughout my leadership.

Part of my job is to provide context and clarity for what we print and I will always be open to doing so when approached respectfully.

In light of the mass response following the publishing of our fourth story of ongoing coverage on the Delta Chi fraternity, I’d like to do just that.

As a news outlet, it is our responsibility to tell the best obtainable version of the truth. We’re here to find the facts and report them the best we can.

We want an informed community.

Prior to Monday’s article releasing information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, the cause for Delta Chi’s fouryear suspension was foggy.

In the first three stories CM Life published on Delta Chi, we only knew allegations of alcohol violations were on the table. The crime and the punishment didn’t quite add up.

There was speculation in every direction, but we stuck to what we could report at the time.

We spoke with and published comments from university officals and Delta Chi members, as well as the fraternity’s lawyer and advisor, Todd Levitt. We reached out to the national chapter of Delta Chi, but never had our calls returned for comment.

Obtaining the FOIA from CMU, packed with university and police reports, we were able to better understand why the fraternity was dealt such a heavy punishment.

Justin Hicks

Editor-in-Chief @justinphicks

Finally, the missing piece was found.

We summarized the 166-page investigation and provided it for the uninformed public already getting frustrated with the university’s unnecessarily harsh punishment for an alcohol violation.

The fourth story was not the publishing of one side, but rather the additional side we were missing in our previous coverage. It told us, and members of our community, what the full allegations were against Delta Chi and what the university looked at in making its decision.

In addition to the alcohol policy, we found allegations of improper conduct, harassment and intimidation, along with a 15-year list of previous violations and ignored sanctions.

Our goal is, has and will always be to remove speculation and rumor, or cut it down as much as possible. That’s why we’re here.

We will never be “out to get anyone” and our personal opinions are irrelevant everywhere but our Voices page.

We also aren’t “trying to sell papers” — we provide a free product.

As we continue through the semester, we’re going to continue to investigate various issues and people and we’ll report what we know. We don’t make people look good or look bad. We report the news and allow you to make judgments.

If we are able to uncover more details of the Delta Chi story, we will continue our coverage.

I only ask that if you have questions or concerns with how we handle the news, that you contact us professionally.

We’re here to provide a service for you, the community.

We’re going to do that to the best of our ability.

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The $4.6 million project to update the South Quad residencies will begin at the end of the Spring semester. Project details include an electrical update in all four buildings and various

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Three South Quad residence halls are set to receive new fire suppression systems, yet residence halls without proper fire suppression

LOCATIONS OF FIRE SUPPRESSION ON CAMPUS

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sprinkler systems installed in Merrill, Thorpe and Beddow Halls, as well as Merrill Residential Restaurant.

Sweeney Hall will be the only residence hall in the quad not to receive a new system. It had a system installed in 2007 while other repairs were being made after the building experienced water damage.

The current fire pump is located in the South Quad mechanical room and is connected to the Sweeney Hall fire suppression system. Once the installation of the systems in the other three residence halls in the quad is completed, the pump will be connected to the entire quad.

Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, said the project will also equip Sweeney Hall and the rest of the quad with new fire alarms.

“When these older buildings were built, fire suppression systems were not required,” he said. “Since a fire pump is already there, we thought we would put systems in the rest of the (South) Quad.”

Lawrence said a company will be hired soon to design the fire suppression systems and a construction management firm will be hired afterward to perform the installation.

The fire suppression systems will be tested annually by checking the control valve to confirm the water is flowing correctly.

The fire pump will also be examined to make sure it is functioning properly.

The funding of the project is split, with $2.5 million coming from the deferred maintenance budget to cover the fire alarm systems, and $2.1 million coming from the capital fund to

help pay for the three new fire suppression systems.

Once completed, 77 percent of CMU’s residence halls will be equipped with a fire suppression system, leaving the North Campus residence halls as the only on-campus housing without suppression systems.

Lawrence said the halls without suppression systems might be examined in the future.

“There is a possibility we will ask for funding for suppression systems in the North Quad for Summer 2015,” Lawrence said.

“I think eventually all of the residence halls will have fire suppression systems.”

STUDENT REACTION

North Campus’ lack of fire suppression systems has led to mixed reactions from students.

Trisha Funk, a junior from Olivet, said the installation of the fire suppression systems in the South Quad is necessary, but thinks it should have been done sooner.

“I think it’s good, but it’s surprising that they are just now installing the systems,” Funk said.

“You never know when a fire is going to happen, so it’s good to have a sprinkler system in place to put a fire out as soon as possible.”

Milford senior Steven Zaborowski agreed the installation is something that will help in the safety of students living in the residence halls.

“If it was deemed a necessary upgrade, then that is great for the safety and the well-being of the students living there,” Zaborowski said.

Some students, said they would not feel any more at risk living in a residence hall without one, including Sara Mattina, a sophomore from Shelby Township.

New Mount Pleasant mayor wants to hear good news from Central Michigan students

By John Irwin Senior Reporter

Newly elected Mount Pleasant Mayor Sharon Tilmann has a message for Central Michigan University students – Let the city commission know what you are up to.

“I’d love to see more students come in from CMU,” Tilmann said. “Everyone hears about citations and Western Weekend and Welcome Weekend, but what about students in philanthropic groups? There’s so much good that goes on. Let us hear about it.”

Tilmann, who served as vice mayor in 2013, was given the gavel and elected mayor at Monday’s Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting in a unanimous vote. The commission also elected Commissioner Jim Holton as vice mayor.

This isn’t Tilmann’s first go as mayor, last serving in that position in 1998. She jokingly said she’ll need to shake off some rustiness when it comes to heading commission meetings.

“I’ve got to bone up on my skills,” she said laughingly after the meeting.

She was first elected to the commission in 1995, where she served until 2001, including stints as mayor and vice mayor. After leaving for the Isabella County Commission from 2001 through 2004, and after taking a break from local government, she returned to the city commission in 2009.

Tilmann said she aims to fight the misconception that residents’ voices are not heard or don’t matter in local government, urging citizens and students alike to attend meetings and speak their minds.

“People need to know that they are being heard,” she said.

The new mayor said her top goal is to ensure Mount Pleasant keeps its budget in order.

“We are one of the few communities in Michigan right now that is actually in decent financial shape,” Tilmann said, adding a priority must continue to be placed on ensuring city services remain affordable while ensuring quality of life is kept high.

Toward the end of the commission meeting, Tilmann presented Commissioner Kathleen Ling, the outgoing mayor, with a plaque commemorating her dedication and service as mayor.

“It was a pleasure to serve as mayor, and it’s a pleasure to be back as a commissioner,” Ling said.

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Mattina said fire suppression systems should be installed in all residence halls to help contain and put out potential fires, but she would not feel threatened living in a residence hall lacking a system because of the small chance of a damaging fire actually occurring.

“If I did live in a dorm without a system, and there was a fire and everything burned, I would feel upset that there wasn’t one,” Mattina said. “But if I was unaffected, I wouldn’t care.” university@cm-life.com

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Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor In the back of one of the dormitory buildings, stairs lead up to a door with an old bent circulating water sign.

Marcella Hadden | Courtesy Photo Marcella Hadden, public relations manager at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe did a walk through of the American Indian Industrial Boarding School on Feb. 25, 2011. Pictured above is an old wheelchair in the basement of one of the school buildings.

BOARDING SCHOOL | continued from 1 Graveratte said knowing about the American Indian Boarding School era, and the abuses committed in the schools, allowed him to begin to forgive his grandmother for the and neglect as he grew up.

“Once I started learning more and more, I made the connection with my family,” he said. “As a community, we’re still really divided about what to do with it. When we look at a lot of our modern-day problems, this is a lot of why.”

The school closed in 1934, but the remnants of the attack on their culture that took place there still haunt members of the tribe. Sold to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in 2010 by the city of Mount Pleasant for $1, the tribe has formed a committee to decide how to develop MIIBS. “Our family survived it,” said Charmaine Shawana, a member of the tribal council and MIIBS committee.

“That’s our story. That’s where we come from. We’re remarkable because we survived it. They tried to assimilate us, but they couldn’t.”

About 200 undocumented deaths might have taken place while the school was open, Shawana said. Only five were recorded during the 41 years the school was open. She said many students died when they were being sent back home due to illness from consumption, malnutrition or tuberculosis.

“The school didn’t want that negative image,” she said. “If a child seemed like it was about to die, they’d send them home. But most wouldn’t make it there to see their parents.”

Pacifying the first Americans

Located minutes from CMU’s campus on Crawford Road, the Michigan Indian Industrial Boarding School once forcibly housed up to 300 students per year from 1893 to 1934.

Unwillingly taken from their homes, Native American children were indoctrinated into non-native culture and stripped of their customs and language. The project was started

by Lt. Richard Pratt of the United States Army.

In the early stages of boarding schools across the U.S., the initiative began as a social experiment on Apache war prisoners at an abandoned army post in Pennsylvania.

After his first boarding school was considered a success, Pratt received further funding from Congress to branch out, causing the boarding school era to take full form by the 1900s, with at least 25 schools in up to 15 states.

“Originally, these schools were built to assimilate our people, and turn them into farmers,” Shawana said.

While boys were taught to become farmers and welders, the girls were taught to be cooks and maids. They were further assimilated to wear military-style uniforms and kept to a strict regiment of menial labor.

Malnutrition and abuse was rampant in the schools, Shawana said. In 1928, the Meriam Report, officially known as “The Problem with Indian Administration,” began to chip away at government support for the boarding school initiatives.

Commissioned by the Institute for Government Research, the report criticized the poor conditions on reservations and in the boarding schools themselves.

“It was just a total failure,” Shawana said. “The government found out that a lot of kids were sick and dying.

When they returned home they were often shunned by their communities.”

The Mount Pleasant boarding school, along with others across the nation, was subsequently closed in 1934.

From there it became the Michigan Home and Training School, institutionalizing men and boys suffering from mental illness. It was renamed the Mount Pleasant State Home in 1946, and, after extensive renovations in the 1970s, it was called the Mount Pleasant Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities.

Made to be more home-like and less like an institution, the facility was active until budget troubles caused it to shut down in 2009.

In 2010, the city of Mount Pleasant acquired the property and offered it to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe for $1, and Tribal Operations made its first site visit.

‘The Eighth Fire’ and the future of MIIBS

“There was once talk of a prophecy, that a people would have to hide their religion,” said Chief of the Tribal Council, Steve Pego.

With what has been taught by generations since the boarding school era, he hopes to educate today’s children about the past to rebuild a culture that

was lost.

“Our children will learn the religion and culture,” Pego said. “The kids are growing up into it. There’s a new generation where that void that was missing can be fulfilled. Now they can be proud of who they are.”

Referring to the new generation of Native American children, learning their traditional language and customs from birth, Shawana called the youngsters “The Eighth Fire,” for the last stage of religious enlightenment in her tribe’s spiritual teachings.

“Many in our communities believe that we had a prophecy that our people will be reborn,” she said. “Children are learning the language, and all the things my parents and grandparents lost. We are very resilient. We have survived.”

Shawana was optimistic the Native American community finally has the resources to begin rebuilding their culture and society, and begin the path out of the shadows of the boarding school’s ominous buildings.

“We have the resources to finally be able to deal with these issues, to study and put together solutions,” she said.

“Perhaps in the past, we had unmet needs.”

The MIIBS Committee is tasked to figure out what to do with the property. CMU archaeology students began studying at a field school on the property last summer, taking soil samples and searching for students’ remains.

The tribe owns 13 acres surrounding the school, including The Mission Creek Cemetery on Bamber Street, where at least two students are buried in aging, marked graves.

One of the deceased was 12 years old, another died at two. No names are accompanied with those numbers, leaving more questions than answers.

“This is a very important story, but no one knows,” said Skylar Wekwert, an anthropology senior who took part in an archeological study on the site last summer. “They just swept it under the rug. It was incredible that our society doesn’t know these things happened.”

On the MIIBS committee, Wekwert is hoping to get the property registered federally as a historical site.

She said this could provide federal funding for development, which may expand the property to where more remains could be buried.

“We need to get the areas some protection so they can’t be affected,” Wekwert said. “We don’t know where artifacts or remains may be. The more people (who) are in on this project, the more we can protect. We just need to have awareness.”

While the committee and Tribal Operations as a whole have struggled to gain funding, the buildings sit as a reminder of the tribe’s past, and a continued challenge to move on.

“The tribe has been suffering lately,” Shawana said. “The gaming industry has not been very good.

We’re trying to do what we can for the future.”

Generations continue to rebuild

Explaining substance abuse and domestic violence is common among Native Americans today. Graveratte attributed his people’s problems to the boarding school era’s destruction of the American Indian family.

“I was never held or hugged,” he said of his parents and grandparents.

“They tried to hide their way of life or act out.”

Graveratte said his mother was hardly around as he grew up. He worried the tenuous relationship between his mother and grandmother was fueled by the abuses the elder suffered at the boarding school.

“Many have likened it to the Holocaust,” Shawana said. “This is America’s dirty little secret. No one in town knows what those buildings are for. It’s a generational trauma. Our families are still suffering years later.”

Shawana’s grandmother was taken to a boarding school in Kansas. She said her mother quickly joined the military, and moved the family around the country.

But the trauma from the boarding school era always had an effect on Shawana’s upbringing.

“My mother didn’t know how to protect, comfort or educate,” she said.

“That really bothered me. When those children were removed from their families, no one was there to comfort and hold them either.”

Pego said he worked with several Native Americans in the area suffering from substance abuse and addiction.

He said the widespread substance abuse is often due to the missing culture the boarding school era removed.

“I’ve been working with people

Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Many of the buildings had outside walkways leading from one door to another.

T h e t ra g e d y t h

Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor 1. A driveway leads up to an old brick garage apart of what was once the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School.

2. Craig Graveratte, embraces a metal link on the brick wall that was used to chain the children up during the day where they would be left for hours and would engrave their initials on the wall.

3. On the outside of one of the Mount Pleasant American Indian Industrial Boarding School buildings stands a door with a missing knob looking into a room with many opened white cabinets and dishevelled drawers.

4. Marcella Hadden, public relations of the Saginaw Chippewas Tribe reflects on an old picture of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School, and Craig Graveratte, member of the Saginaw Chippewas Tribe, listens to Hadden speak about the children in the photo in 1893, one being Craig’s grandmother.

Marcella Hadden | Courtesy Photo 4. Marcella Hadden, public relations manager at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe walks through the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School on Feb. 25, 2011. Shown are two child-size sinks in one of the school’s dormitory bathrooms.

Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor The first of 11 buildings that would make up the Mount Pleasant American Indian Industrial Boarding School, cornerstone was placed October 18, 1892 in front of a crowd of over 2,000 people from Michigan.

who have problems,” Pego said. “They don’t know why they’re drinking.

That culture is missing. They replace it with alcohol and drugs. I try to make them whole again. Maybe there is a reason they’re having problems.”

Pego also referred to domestic violence, especially toward women in the Native American community, as another problem born out of the boarding schools. This directly contradicts Pego’s cultural heritage.

“The girls were beaten and raped,” he said. “It hits me. Our culture has always respected women. Woman put us on this Earth, and our culture never wanted to hurt her.”

The long-awaited return

Native elders have said the faces of deceased students have mysteriously appeared to them in the dirty and broken windows of the school. Ancestral spirits have also been seen in the aging bark of a large pair of trees near the entrance.

“We always look at the windows because we think we can see the little kids,” Graveratte said.

To the tribe members willing to visit the broken, desolate buildings, the ominous rooms and halls still have their own stories to tell.

Paint might be chipping off the

walls, and ceilings droop under years of water damage, but under a heavy coat of dust and years of indifference, the Michigan Indian Industrial Boarding School still holds a deep connection with the history and identity of the first Americans.

“When we first came back, it was disheartening that we were walking on the same ground as our ancestors had walked on and suffered traumatic experiences,” Graveratte said “There was a heavy feeling when we first entered those buildings.” metro@cm-life.com

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Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Above reads a sign on the gym doors “Unless you wear gym shoes, please KEEP OFF,” as Craig Graveratte, a Saginaw Chippewas Indian Tribe member studying the site’s environmental impact, walks by in the reflection of the gym window.

Marcella Hadden | Courtesy Photo Marcella Hadden, public relations manager at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe did a walk through of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School on Feb. 25, 2011. Shown in the picture above is a syrnge among debref at the bottom of stairs in one of the school buildings.

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Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Charmaine Shawana, a member of the tribal council and MIIBS committee member walks down the sidewalk leading from the main boarding school building toward the covered pond that was once operational as a reflection pond.

Boarding School A time line of events

1855: Treaty with the Anishinabek Tribe, of what is now known as Michigan, led Congress to establish the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School to “educate” native children.

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Congress allowed the Bureau of Indian Affairs to withhold food rations and other supplies from Native American parents and guardians who refused to enroll their children in the boarding schools.

Many children were hidden from the government during this time.

1902: Twenty-five federally funded boarding schools were active across 15 states. Total enrollment was about 25,000 students at this time. Those resisting the indoctrination of their children were imprisoned. Students were beaten if they spoke their language, and parents were not allowed visits. Many children died of disease and abuse, and risked traveling hundreds of miles to escape.

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1928: The Meriam Report criticized the conditions in boarding schools and on reservations. Officially titled, “The Problem of Indian Administration,” the 847-page report revealed the U.S. government largely failed at humanely assimilating the Native American people.

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Ridding ourselves of the clouds of ignorance An integral part of our history as a community, and nation, Native American tribes are often ignored by the mainstream media and forced into obscurity.

Their history is often lost on the modern man — too busy to know where he’s been and destined to repeat his past sufferings.

That will not happen to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, centered just minutes from our fair campus.

Dedicated to preserving and commemorating its noble history, the tribe has made many strides to reach out and share its history and current events with the rest of the world.

Through the beautiful museum at the Ziibiwing Center and its many public events, the tribe has succeeded in carving out a presence around town.

But we can do better.

As Americans, we must all know the history of the Native Americans who were stripped of the very land we live and thrive upon. Their history is our history.

This semester, Central Michigan Life is dedicated to providing extensive and in-depth coverage into our local tribe.

Beginning with a look into the vastly unknown history of the cultural genocide known to the tribe as the Boarding School Era, we will first look back. The coverage that will follow today’s edition will continue to grow awareness, as the tribe and its issues continue to evolve.

As we move forward to cover the State of the Tribe address later this month, and continue to work for a sit-down with new Chief Steve Pego, ignorance will swiftly dissolve.

As reporters, we have tasked ourselves with absolving ignorance and washing away apathy.

We owe it the people who allow us to pursue the craft we love.

This prestigious campus publication will bring this essential vestige of our community back to the forefront of Central Michigan University’s community discussion. As our community

w 2013: The MIIBS committee is working to gain funding to develop the property, whether the buildings will be torn down or converted into museums. They hope to preserve the area and raise funds by having the site approved as a federally recognized historical site.

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looks to CM Life to accurately portray this university and town, it is clear that a piece of the puzzle has long been missing.

We will also call upon the tribe to trust us, to work with our young and curious reporters to foster bonds that will continue to strengthen awareness of their issues. These are issues that belong to each and every citizen and student at CMU. As hungry reporters, the best of our ranks often find themselves salivating at the wealth of important stories the may waft its way into our newsroom.

But timid editors and newsroom leaders have shrugged off the tribe for too long. They feared a proud group of people they did not understand. It is our responsibility to tell our readers the story about the real Chippewas.

With their help we shall.

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Greek rock vandalized outside Brooks Hall

By Nathan Clark Student Life Editor

The painted rock outside Brooks Hall was found vandalized Tuesday morning.

The rock, normally used as a sounding board for the multicultural fraternities and sororities that do not have houses, was defaced with a bright orange spray-painted image of male genitalia.

“We feel it was very disrespectful and a lot of other Greeks feel it is disrespectful as well,” said Victoria Jones, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority president.

Angela Cesere | AnnArbor.com Rick Snyder will present the 2014 State of the State address at the Michigan State Capitol, set for 7 p.m.

Thursday. Snyder is expected to speak about improving mental health services and investing upwards of $1 billion more annually on road projects, among other proposals.

The Detroit senior heard of the vandalism to the rock around 8 a.m. on Tuesday through a text message from a sorority sister. Other members of the Greek community, noting their disgust and offering support, informed her throughout the day of the vandalism.

The fraternities and sororities decorate the rock with messages, or just their Greek letters to advertise and announce what they are up to as a way to talk to students.

“I hope people would have more respect for the Greek community and the

university,” Jones said.

“They should think twice before doing it again.”

There has been no indication the vandalism was committed by anyone within the Greek community.

Sigma Lambda Gamma is in the process of filing a formal compliant with the Office of Student Life as of the publishing of this report, and might file a complaint with the Central Michigan University Police Department as well within the week. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Snyder’s fourth State of the State address set for Thursday in Lansing

By John Irwin Senior Reporter

Expect Gov. Rick Snyder to tout his administration’s successes and to push again for stalled legislative agenda items in his fourth and final State of the State address before the November election.

The address, set for 7 p.m.

Thursday, is one of Snyder’s largest platforms for advancing his legislative agenda and reaching out to Michigan voters ahead of his re-election bid.

Snyder is expected to tout recent economic gains, including the addition of more than 220,000 private sector jobs since December 2010, as signs of Michigan being a “comeback state,” as his administration likes to put it.

“Michigan is at its best when men and women in every corner of our state pull together for a more prosperous future,” Snyder said in a statement.

“That’s what we saw in 2013, and the results are apparent.”

Snyder is also expected to speak about improving mental health services and investing upwards of $1 billion more annually on road projects, among other proposals. While those initiatives have stalled recently, he might be better

able to advocate for them now that the state is projecting a $971 million surplus.

“The revenue projections today are evidence that our policies are working and that Michigan is the comeback state,” Snyder said. “We’ve addressed our financial problems head on, and we have moved away from our decade of decline.”

Central Michigan University political science professor Orlando Perez said the governor has been largely successful in passing items on his agenda after proposing them in his annual address.

“Snyder has been able to get a majority of the items he has proposed in the past, so the address sets the tone and agenda for the legislative session,” Perez said.

A Detroit Free Press study found Snyder to have “completed or made progress” on 76 percent of his pledges made in his first three addresses.

Perez said he would like to see higher education funding take a place on Snyder’s agenda.

“I believe education funding should be a top priority,” Perez said. “Sustainable energy programs are also important for the state, as well as economic development.”

The address is one of Snyder’s last chances to focus on legislative items ahead of the November election.

A December poll, released by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, found Snyder ahead of likely Democratic challenger, Mark Schauer, by 4 percent, 44-40.

The poll found 42 percent approve of Snyder’s job performance, while 49 percent disapprove. However, he maintains an edge over Schauer due to name recognition (just 36 percent of those polled have an opinion one way or the other on him) and anti-Democratic sentiments that have grown in recent months due in large part to the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act. “The key races in Michigan are reflective of what we’re seeing throughout the country now,” said Dean Debnam, PPP president . “The political climate has turned sharply against the Democrats.”

Perez said the race is likely to come down to the wire.

“It is probably too early to tell definitively, but it seems the race will be very close, with a slight edge to the governor,” he said.

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U.S. immigration reform legislation could become reality in 2014

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Prospects for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform on Capitol Hill are looking up, after years of inaction on the issue.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, indicated he might back limited, separate reforms to the United States’ immigration system. While President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders have pushed for a single, broad immigration package, Obama would likely sign smaller reforms into law as he looks to make good on a promise and gain momentum following a politically brutal 2013.

Boehner’s potential pivot on immigration might be in recognition of an increasingly diverse electorate ahead of this year’s midterms and the 2016 presidential election. Bucking tea party allies, several top Republicans see reform as vital to winning over Latino voters, 71 percent of whom voted for Obama in 2012, according to

Josie Lepe | San Jose Mercury News/MCT Immigration attorney Helen Beasley, of Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, goes over paperwork with an unidentified teen during a consultation at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Menlo Park, California, on Sunday, August 26, 2012. More than 500 immigrants and their families from the Peninsula came to attended workshop for “deferred action for childhood arrivals” sponsored by Community Legal Services.

the Pew Research Center.

Beyond politics, immigration reform could have an impact on the economy, Central Michigan University economics professor Jason Taylor said.

“While immigrants account for only around 13 percent of the U.S. population, around 20 percent of small businesses are owned

by immigrants,” he said. “If you think about it, immigrants are not a random selection of people from other nations. Instead, they represent risk-takers and go-getters. It takes a lot of courage and guile to completely abandon your old life and try to start anew half a world away.

“When people talk about

CMU admin among finalists in Global Campus VP search No. 1 online undergraduate program seeks new leadership

By Ben Solis University Editor

Central Michigan University officials announced the four finalists to fill the vacant Global Campus vice president position on Jan. 6.

Each will meet with search committee members for interviews and public forums later this month, according to a university press release. The search committee is chaired by Pam Gates, dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The four finalists include Robert Wagner, Robert Griggs, Craig Wilson and Peter Ross.

Merodie Hancock resigned from the position in May. Ray Christie, vice provost of Academic Administration, has filled the position on an interim basis.

Duties for the position include providing strategic leadership by working with the president, executive vice president or provost, and other executive management personnel to implement plans for CMU’s off-campus and online programs.

In addition to the search committee, executive search firm Storbeck/ Pimentel & Associates assisted with the search. university@cm-life.com

Robert Wagner is the vice provost of regional campuses and distance education at Utah State University. Wagner’s forum is Robert Wagner scheduled for 1:15-2:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, in the Lake Superior Room of the U.C.

Robert Griggs is the interim vice president for innovation and extended learning at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn.

Griggs’ forum Robert Griggs is scheduled for 2:15-3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Lake Superior Room of the U.C.

Craig Wilson is the associate dean/division of continuing and international education at the University of Miami, Fla. Wilson’s forum is Craig Wilson scheduled for 2:15-3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Lake Superior Room of the U.C.

Peter Ross is the associate vice president of academic programs for Central Michigan University’s Global Campus.

His forum is Peter Ross scheduled for 1:15-2:15 p.m. today in the Maroon Room of the Bovee University Center.

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stopping immigration to the U.S., they are basically saying that we should turn our backs on the very ingredient that has made our nation exceptional.”

That’s a sentiment Gov. Rick Snyder, up for reelection in November, echoed at a December naturalization ceremony.

“It’s possible that one of the people becoming a citizen today could be the next Meijer, Dow, Vlasic or Ford – great Michigan companies started by immigrants or children of immigrants,” Snyder said in a news release. “Our success has always been the product of our unique capacity to welcome the contributions and spirit of entrepreneurship of all people.”

Reform would have an impact on Michigan’s economy, as well.

About 13,400 people will become American citizens in Michigan this year, according to Gov. Rick Snyder’s office.

“Michigan is proud of its diversity and rich history

“When people talk about stopping immigration to the U.S., they are basically saying that we should turn our backs on the very ingredient that has made our nation exceptional.”

Jason Taylor, CMU economics professor of immigrants who helped build our state,” Snyder said at a naturalization ceremony at the state capitol in December. “We must create welcoming communities that leverage the full potential of all who live there, capitalizing on different perspectives, cultures and talents for knowledge, creativity and innovation to thrive.”

What form immigration reform would take is uncertain, as Democrats have placed emphasis on creating a streamlined pathway to citizenship, while Republicans have looked for beefedup border patrols.

Taylor said any reform package should address illegal immigration.

“In my opinion, the main problem with the immigration system now is that there is too little legal immigration and too much illegal immigration,” he said.

“Institutions for, of, and by the people are what make America so strong and such a magnet for immigrants who want to be the pilot of their own lives rather than be piloted by heavy-handed and repressive governments.” metro@cm-life.com

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By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Two games into Mid-American Conference play, men’s basketball has yet to earn a conference win, but hopes to change that on the road against Bowling Green tonight.

The Falcons have also yet to crack the win column in the MAC and are ranked near the bottom of the conference in several statistical categories. With plenty of time left to rise in the rankings, the matchup between these still-developing teams will be entertaining basketball to watch.

“We are really looking forward to this one,” said head coach Keno Davis. “We are still early in the MAC schedule so it’s hard to measure yourself against other teams.

We have lost two tightly-contested games, so our progress is coming along.”

Although CMU and BGSU have struggled in conference play thus far, bright spots remain on either team.

Bowling Green junior forward Richaun Holmes leads the MAC in blocked shots (48) and has scored in double figures in his last nine games.

Holmes is a 6-foot-8, 232-pound force to be reckoned with as CMU big man John Simons and the Chippewas (7-7, 0-2 in MAC) have been preparing all week for the physicality Holmes brings to tonight’s game.

“We have been practicing pump-fakes underneath the rim and things like that,” Simons said. “Toledo was pretty big, too. We are going to try to find ways to get shots regardless.”

Sophomore guard and leading scorer Chris Fowler said the Chippewas are keeping ball protection in the front of their minds as they prepare for Bowling Green.

“Sometimes balls get away from you,” he said. “But we

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Sophomore forward John Simons shoots a layup Jan 8, against Miami (Ohio) in McGuirk Arena. Simons is one of two big men that will look to score on the Mid-American Conference’s best shot-blockers, tonight at Bowling Green.

have been working on cutting down on that type of thing. It’s a point of emphasis with coach and we are looking to correct it.”

CMU is 2-4 on the road this season, while Falcons are 4-4 at home.

The Chippewas are 3-7 in their last 10 meetings with Bowling Green. They beat the Falcons, 73-67, the last time the two teams met at McGuirk Arena last season. The last time CMU

beat BGSU on the road was March 2012.

“You know when you come to play for this conference, that it is going to be tough to get MAC road wins,” Simons said. “We would love to get our first one down there, but we’ve got Eastern Michigan here on Saturday, so that first conference win will come.” sports@cm-life.com

Football promotes from within, filling offensive coaching positions

By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Central Michigan football announced the promotion of two coaches Tuesday evening, replacing the loss of offensive coordinator Mike Cummings.

Head coach Dan Enos moved quarterbacks coach Morris Watts into the role of offensive coordinator.

Butch Berry, CMU’s tight ends coach for four seasons, will now be the Chippewas offensive line coach.

“Coach Watts and Coach Barry have been hardworking, devoted members of this staff and I feel they will excel in these new roles,” Enos said in a statement released by CMU athletic communications.

“With almost every offensive starter returning, I felt continuity was important as we continue to build a championship program.”

The position was left open after Cummings accepted a job in the same position at the University of

Morris Watts

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Connecticut, last week.

Watts’ most recent stint at the helm of a Division I offense was at Miami (Ohio), where he coached the RedHawks offense to a 2010 Mid-American Conference Championship and a bowl victory.

“Coach Watts has made a big impact on our quarterbacks during his time here and he is one of the most experienced, knowledgeable offensive coordinators in college football,” Enos said.

Barry’s most recent work as an offensive line coach was at Michigan Tech.

Under Barry’s leadership, CMU tight ends caught 31 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns. sports@cm-life.com

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Get to know Dallas native Braylon Rayson, No. 0, who is beginning to make a name for himself as a freshman guard on the men’s basketball team.

Keno Davis: I think when we started building this program over a year ago, we looked at the point guard position as the most important one. We realized we would be successful having two points guards on the court at the same time with Chris Fowler and Braylon. (Braylon) can get a shot off at anytime. I think he gives us a scorer’s mentality and, as he continues to take higher percentage shots, you will see high scoring totals go up. He is very dynamic; he is exciting for our fans to watch.

SN: Why did you commit to CMU? BR: I really committed to get away from home. I never really got out of Texas. The farthest I went was on weekends for AAU travel. On my visit, I felt like it was home for me.

The weather was nice, at least during the summer time. The weather was beautiful here ...

I felt like I was just at home and this was the place to be.

SN: What’s your favorite thing about Mount Pleasant?

BR: Have you ever been to Culver’s? That’s my spot.

SN: Who was your favorite basketball player growing up?

BR: Growing up, it was Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan. As I got older, I looked up to Pierre Jackson because he was a small guard at Baylor. He made a lot of things happen on fast breaks, and I try and do similar things.

SN: Who is your celebrity crush?

BR: Oh it’s Meagan Good, that’s got to be my crush.

SN: What are the top three songs on your iPod?

BR: 1. Type of Way Rich Homie Quan 2. No Ceilings Mixtape – Lil Wayne 3. Slow Jamz – Kanye West SN: What do you bring to the basketball team?

BR: I bring a lot of energy and (I) am another scorer for the team.

SN: What are your goals for this season?

BR: I want to win Freshman of the Year and a Mid-American Conference championship.

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