January 23, 2013

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Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

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CMU police chief says alerts were sent out in timely manner

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University police chief Bill Yeagley is confident in the Central Alert system, although some students are questioning its effectiveness following the Jan. 16 abduction on campus.

During a news conference Thursday, Yeagley said the alert was sent out in a timely manner.

“If CMU officers were interviewing the victim, we know that we need to get the information and send it out,” Yeagley said. “Other police agencies don’t have to send out information. If our detective was doing the questioning, it makes it easier for us to get information out in a more timely manner, but because we are going through another agency, it took longer.”

Though Yeagley has confidence in the system, he said there are ways to improve promoting the Central Alert system.

“I’m very confident that the

university has done a good job promoting the alert system, but, that being said, we can always do better,” he said. “We could do it 100 different ways, and someone may still miss it.

We are always looking at new ways to promote (the system) so it is an effective tool to get people the information they need to have.”

Students can choose to be alerted by phone, text message, email or any combination of the three.

Yeagley said roughly 1,000 people have signed up for alerts since the abduction, and 250 have called to change how they are notified. He also addressed the flaw of the text messaging system.

“Text message alerts allow for roughly 125 characters,” Yeagley said. “For example, if we had an active shooter on campus, we would send out a text saying ‘Active shooter on campus at this location. Leave the area immediately.’ Last week’s incident required a lot A ALERTS | 2A

Police: Eric Lee Ramsey used BB gun in abduction, rape of CMU student

By Tony Wittkowski Senior Reporter

Before being shot and killed, Eric Lee Ramsey, 30, used a BB gun Wednesday night in the abduction of a Grand Rapids senior outside of the Student Activity Center.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszweski said Friday the Michigan State Police Gaylord Post confirmed that Ramsey used a BB gun before he forced the victim to drive to a residence on South Crawford Road, where he bound her with tape and raped her.

The BB gun was found, Mioduszewski said, during MSP’s investigation of the damaged patrol vehicles in the Gaylord area. During Thursday’s news conference, police said Ramsey used a handgun but did not provide any more details.

CMU police Chief Bill Yeagley said a handgun was reported, and the important thing was to notify pursuing authorities that Ramsey had a gun.

“What was important was that the individual had a weapon, and the victim had seen a gun,” Yeagley said.

The CMU Police were also updated by the State Police

when they took over the investigation, had done forensics on the vehicles and reported back to CMU on their investigation for the abduction.

According to the Code of Federal Regulations, an orange tip is required on all “toy guns” that are non-lethal and must be sold with it on. However, these regulations do not restrict the owner of the toy gun to keep the end painted.

The orange tip on a toy gun is meant to show the difference between a real gun and a replica for the benefit of the authorities.

Ramsey abducted the victim at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the SAC parking lot, police said.

The victim escaped by jumping from the moving vehicle, her 2003 Ford Escape, and running to a nearby house, where she was let in. Ramsey, police say, then parked the car and began dousing the house with gasoline and lit it on fire before fleeing the scene. The homeowner arrived soon after and was able to put out the flames before severe damage had been done to the property.

“There’s no doubt in my A RAMSEY | 2A

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Students at Michigan universities are resorting to “sugar daddies” to pay for their school expenses based on a mutually beneficial arrangement. The average age for a sugar daddy is 35-to-45 years old, while the average sugar baby is 18-to-26 years old.

Sugar Daddy?

Rising higher education costs cause some students to enter a relationship in exchange for money

By Jessica Fecteau | Staff Reporter

Students at Michigan universities are resorting to “sugar daddies” to pay for their school expenses based on a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Sugar daddies are older, wealthier men who provide financial stability for a student in exchange for sex or a relationship.

Leroy Velasquez, public relations manager for SeekingArrangement.com,

said the average income for a Sugar Daddy is $250,000.

The average age for a sugar daddy is 35 to 45 years old, while the average sugar baby is 18 to 26 years old.

“We respect the fact that (sugar babies) are independent, and they are searching for their own way to pay for college,” Velasquez said. “Maybe their parents can’t afford to help pay for college.”

Velasquez said they do not discriminate gender and cater to the LGBTQ community, in addition to having Sugar Mommas and male Sugar Babies.

The arrangement made is based on the desires of each party.

“They both explain

what they desire up front,” he said. “It’s not a traditional relationship. A sugar daddy is a wealthy benefactor living an active business life and can’t engage in a normal relationship. A sugar baby is looking for someone who can mentor her and give her networking opportunities and financial stability.”

The tuition rate is $365 per credit hour for in-state students at Central Michigan University.

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Program Board to pay $13,000 for porn debaters

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University’s Program Board has agreed to pay $13,000 to bring the “Great Porn Debate” to campus, featuring porn star Ron Jeremy and anti-porn pastor Craig Gross.

The free and public event is scheduled for Feb. 19 and will take place in Platcha Auditorium. The program is one of a variety of programs Program Board will sponsor in February focused on sexual awareness.

Jeremy has acted in more

than 2,000 adult films and has directed more than 280 adult titles. He is ranked the top porn star of all time by Adult Video News, an adult industry trade journal.

Gross is the founder of www.XXXchurch.com, a non-profit religious-based organization focused on helping individuals who struggle with pornography addiction. They have sparked debate within the Christian community for their tactics, including passing out Bibles with the description “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” at porn conventions nationwide.

Program Board officials said

they are sponsoring the event as a means to bring diverse of ideas to campus.

“Jeremy has a different opinion,” Mark Fairbrother, Program Board vice president told CM Life earlier this month. “He has such an interesting track record; he’s going to champion ideas that are different. We want to bring issues like this into the light.”

Still, there has been debate within the student community on the value of bringing Ron Jeremy to campus.

Rachel McDaniel, president of Voices For Planned Parenthood, told CM Life earlier

this month that the debate strikes her as little more than superficial.

“I think it could be quite an interesting and intellectual conversation if it involved anyone worth hearing from,” Allegan senior said. “I’m tired of hearing the same old arguments focused on religion and male porn stars. ‘Yes or no’ debates only get so far, and they barely scratch the surface of the topic, especially when it concerns such a complex topic as pornography.”

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MLK Jr. Week: ‘Celebrating through charity’

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

TAYLOR BALLEK/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Detroit graduate student Henry Hammond, left, jokes around with Central Michigan University alum Michael McArthur during the Martin Luther King Jr. bowling event Tuesday night at the URec Bowling Lanes in the Student Activity Center.

Celebration through

Service

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week January 21-25, 2013

They were down to the final frame.

Alexander Argenta, a Holt freshman, held a 25-point lead over Haslett freshman Jordan Scott, with a score of 115 to 90.

“This is where he gets gutter and gutter,” Argenta taunted. Scott responded with a quick, “Yeah, right.”

Scott approached the lane and launched the bowling ball toward the 10 pins, sitting idly in the distance. But to Scott’s dismay, Argenta’s prediction was right both times. Scott’s

half of the frame ended as it began, with the score at 115 to 90.

Not every bowling match was as tense Monday night as about 55 students bowled for charity in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. week at the Student Activity Center’s URec Center.

Hosted by the Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) for the third year in a row, proceeds will be donated to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen. Proceeds are expected to reach roughly $275.

D’Wayne Jenkins, assistant

director of MASS, said MLK week events this year have been well-attended, and he expects high turnouts at events throughout the week. Jenkins said the legacy of MLK is the reason why they celebrate MLK week every year.

“He exemplified charity,” Jenkins said. “We feel this is a great way to honor his memory and his work: celebrating through charity.”

Wisconsin junior Matthew Losiniecki had a particularly good night of bowling.

“I bowled 173; that’s better than usual,” Losiniecki said.

“Actually, now that I think

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Losiniecki didn’t come out to bowl for Martin Luther King week. On the contrary, he just enjoyed bowling. However, he said he appreciates what the week and the man represent.

“Martin Luther King was a great man who did great things,” Losiniecki said. “He was all about peace, unity and equality, and he lived his life in a way to make those things happen.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY w The Chippewas men’s

basketball team takes on the Northern Illinois University Huskies at McGuirk Arena.

Start time is 7 p.m. Ticket information can be found at cmuchippewas.com. w Currently in progress

and running through Feb. 27, the 5th Annual CRDL LEGO contest tests builders’ creativity to creative a unique piece of LEGO art.

Open to all ages, creators can drop off their LEGO creation

by Feb. 26 or 27 at the Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University Ave. The awards ceremony is Feb. 27.

Contact Rob Wang by phone at (989) 773-3242 for more information.

TOMORROW w Work out for a good

cause with the St. Vincent Preschool Zumba fundraiser.

The class, running through Feb. 23, is $60 to enter, and all proceeds go to the St. Vincent De Paul Preschool in Shepherd. Classes take place Thursdays from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon at the St. Vincent De Paul Parish Hall, 168 Wright St. in Shepherd.

A drop-in cost for the class is $7. Contact Jenni or Trina at (989) 828-5720 for more information.

ALERTS | CONTINUED FROM 1A more information. It meant we couldn’t send it over text, so we did it over a voice message instead.”

Yeagley said it’s important for students to share their information with the university so they can receive the alerts.

“The only way we have the information to notify students is if they actually share it with us and say that they want the update,” Yeagley said. “The information about the alert system is presented at every freshman orientation. There are handouts that show students where they need to go to sign up as well.”

With last week’s incident in mind, Yeagley said he wants students to think about about how they receive their alerts.

“If (students) are asleep and there is a major emergency on this campus, what is the best method of notification that will wake them up and get them the information they need?

For some, it may be a home phone, for others it could be a cell phone,” he said. “I just want them to think it through so they are making a good decision on how they want to be notified.”

As for the timeliness for the alert, Yealgey said the nature of the situation made it very hard for the university police to acquire the correct information.

The abduction happened at 9:30 p.m. and police agencies were not notified of the incident until much later. It wasn’t until 11:07 p.m. that the SAC was confirmed as the site of the abduction. From there, university police officers had to work with the sheriff ’s department to get information, which takes time, Yeagley said.

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JEREMY | CONTINUED FROM 1A Other students said the debate is an opportunity to raise issues that are rarely discussed.

Shannon McWaters, a Dorr sophomore, said she is looking forward to the debate and conversation. “(I’m excited) to hear both sides,” McWaters said. “I honestly don’t see this pastor having any intellectual arguable points that don’t inevitably lead to an argument on religion. Porn is purely functional and it is a business. The only point I think the pastor could possibly make is one about porn addiction. Addiction to anything is bad for individual health and I think it should be helped.”

The Condom Casino Tour, an additional sexthemed event sponsored

by Program Board, will arrive on campus Feb. 26. studentlife@cm-life.com

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mind that had the victim not jumped out of that car, she would not be alive right now,” Mioduszewski said during Thursday’s news conference.

“I think that’s why he got the gasoline. I feel comfortable saying she made the right decision jumping out of that car.”

An area broadcast was put out to local law enforcement agencies in the lower peninsula, advising them of the situation with a description of the suspect and vehicle, police said.

“Several hours later, we received a call from regional dispatch in Gaylord, advising us that the vehicle rammed one of the state police troopers out of the Gaylord post,” Mio-

Some students are unsure about why they did not receive an alert last week.

“I was one of those people who always get the alerts but did not receive it this past week,” Lapeer junior Ellen Meinecke said. “I love the alert system; it makes me feel as though I am up to date on what is happening and able to keep myself safe. I just want to know why I didn’t get notified this past time.”

There were also students who were unaware that they needed to sign up for emergency alerts from the university.

“Prior to what happened last week, I had no idea that I was not on the Central Alert system. I just entered my email (Tuesday) to receive alerts,” Lowell freshman Kelsey Mankel said.

While some had issues with the system, many praised its effectiveness.

“I think the system works very well. The night the abduction happened, my phone, as well as all of my roommates’ phones, went off at the same time, and we all got the message,” Farmington Hills junior Lindsay Soave said. “(My roommate’s) parents had signed up for alerts, too and were alerted to what was occurring on campus.”

Some students questioned why they have to sign up for alerts and say the service should be automatic. Others appreciated the option of choosing.

“Some friends and I talked at lunch one day how some students would prefer to not be alerted for everything that happens, while others do,” Mankel said. “CMU gives us the choice to be a part of the alert system; an option that I feel is both necessary and important.” university@cm-life.com

duszewski said. “A short chase ensued; unfortunately, the state trooper’s car was too damaged to proceed much longer.”

Police said Ramsey drove off into a field early Thursday morning, where he abandoned the victim’s car and fled on foot to a nearby sanitation truck. He stole the truck and drove southbound on Old 127, where he rammed a second state police trooper.

A Crawford County sheriff ’s deputy spotted the vehicle near Fredric, after the sanitation truck made contact with the third police car, the deputy stepped out and fired shots and killed Ramsey, police said.

Editor-in-chief Aaron McMann and staff reporter Justin Hicks contributed to this report. metro@cm-life.com

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Auburn Hills freshman Amy Hord, left, Rochester freshman Emily Burns, Dearborn freshman Bridget Stanecki and Grand Blanc freshman Mary Konieczny endure the single-digit temperatures Tuesday afternoon after stopping at Starbucks on their way through campus.

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that this is an extreme solution and fears this can harm a young woman’s future.

“I think this kind of dependence is dangerous, especially on someone you met online,” McCarthy said.

“Women who are financially beholden to someone else in this kind of arrangement are at risk for exploitation.”

Owendale sophomore Holly Errer said she would not use the site because “it is disgusting.”

“If people are doing it just to meet someone to date, I think they should just wait and meet someone on their own,” she said.

“It’s not worth it. I would rather pay loans than have someone pay for me.”

Although Errer won’t become a Sugar Baby anytime soon, she said she doesn’t doubt that girls on CMU’s campus would take advantage of such an arrangement.

“If people are that desperate to get their tuition paid for, I could see them doing it,” she said.

CONTINUED FROM 1A Although no CMU students were found as members of the site, Michigan State University is ranked No. 16 in the country with 108 sugar babies on campus.

The MSU tuition rate per credit hour is just slightly more than CMU’s, at $420.75.

The Detroit Free Press reports Eastern Michigan University, Wayne State University and the University of Michigan as other Michigan colleges showing growth on the website.

Students at CMU interviewed tend to disagree with the idea of having a sugar daddy.

“Obviously, it’s not good,” Macomb junior Andrew Venditti said. “I think it’s exploiting women.”

Venditti, who has seen the concept before on MTV’s “True Life” series, said women are going for the easy way out when it

comes to paying for their school expenses.

Valesquez said becoming a Sugar Baby is a better option than taking on a job while in school because it doesn’t impede a student’s schedule like a job does.

“People want to better themselves,” he said of its users.

President George Ross said in an email that he does not condone this type of behavior from CMU students.

“The existence of such a ‘service’ is deeply disturbing,” he said. “To each and every one of our students, about whom I care deeply, I want to say: all of us were reminded last week just how precious — and vulnerable — our personal safety can be. And ‘sugar daddy’ situations are NOT safe.

CMU in no way condones any such activity.”

History Professor Tara McCarthy said in an email

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Suspect in deerfield stabbings sentenced to 3-10 years in prison

By Shelby Miller Senior reporter

Todd William Gerheiser, 22, has been sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for the Sept. 16 stabbings of two people at Deerfield Village, 3516 E. Deerfield Rd. The Greenville native had been charged with two felonious counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and one misdemeanor assault for head butting a victim, a 93-day charge.

“It’s exactly what we had negotiated,” Defense Attorney Thomas Weiss said. “We had agreed during the plea hearing that Todd would be sentenced to a three-year minimum and a 10-year maximum, and the judge went along with that agreement.”

Gerheiser said he has remorse for the victims, their families and his own family following the incident.

“I believe everyone makes mistakes. Everything happens for a reason,” Gerheiser said. “I feel bad.

I just don’t remember what happened that night.”

On top of his sentence, Judge Mark H. Duthie said Gerheiser will also have to pay restitution fees once the victims’ medical bills are known, which Weiss said are probably between $5,000 to $8,000.

“Todd, at some point, will

have to pay some or all of the money back. It’s unclear now how much should be Todd Gerheiser paid back,” Weiss said. “It’s a little unusual. It’s a large amount of money. When it does happen, courts want to make victims as whole as they can be made.”

Duthie also said he plans to ask for substance abuse treatment for Gerheriser, upon prison jurisdiction.

On Friday, Gerheiser was taken to the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson, where he will undergo evaluations to determine his security classification, Weiss said.

After 30 to 45 days, he will be moved to a prison based upon his security classification level.

“As a policy, they try to locate prisoners, if they can, to a facility near their home. The family component becomes important,” Weiss said. “Todd’s from Greenville, so there are any number of prison facilities between Muskegon, Grand Rapids, St. Louis he could use.”

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“Lifesaving Awards” will be presented to two Shepherd children for their acts that saved the life of a Central Michigan University student who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted Jan. 16.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said if it wasn’t for James Persyn III, 14, and his younger sister, Acelin Persyn, 11, opening their front door, the Grand Rapids senior would not be alive today.

“It’s just amazing what they were able to do,” Mioduszewski said.

“Typically, we teach young people not to open the door to strangers, and, in this case, it’s what saved her life.”

Mioduszewski said the award, which isn’t handed out often, is an honor that James and Acelin are more than worthy of.

“Someone has to go above and beyond what a normal person does to save a life,” he said.

“There’s no question that these two kids deserve this award.”

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Slow your roll Study suggests smoking marijuana lowers IQ; professor and students weigh in Jessica Fecteau | Staff reporter

The use of marijuana by college students is a common recreational and medicinal activity, but what are the risks they take every time they light up?

Shepherd boy and girl to receive ‘Lifesaving Awards’ for their help

By Shelby Miller Senior reporter

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According to an article in Time Magazine, “people who started using cannabis weekly before they turned 18 and continued to use heavily into adulthood lost an average of eight IQ points over that period.”

present the awards at the Isabella County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place in the Board of Commissioner’s room on the second floor of the Isabella County Building, 200 N. Main St. “We encourage anyone to come who wants to give those two kids a pat on the back,” Mioduszewski said.

“We invite people there to come and thank them for their effort.”

As previously reported

by Central Michigan Life, James, Acelin and their two-year-old brother, Angus, were at their home on S. Mission Road when they heard a girl screaming outside.

The student, a Grand Rapids senior, had been kidnapped at gunpoint from the parking lot of the Student Activity Center and sexually assaulted by 30-year-old Eric Lee Ramsey, who said he wanted to kill her.

She had jumped out the window of her 2003 Ford Escape and ran to the PerA LIFESAVING | 4A

One study by Madeline Meier and her colleagues of Duke University published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that the use of marijuana lowers IQ. “People who started using cannabis weekly before they turned 18 and continued to use heavily into adulthood lost an average of eight IQ points over that period,” an article in Time Magazine states.

Although it is not a question that the use of marijuana does affect functioning, some students who are active users think their IQ has not been affected.

A Grand Rapids sophomore who wishes to remain anonymous said she recreationally smokes marijuana

two to three times a month and said it hasn’t affected her academic life.

“It makes me think longer about things and takes me longer to figure things out,” she said.

She said she doesn’t smoke when she knows she has a lot to do because it slows the process.

A friend of hers has been affected by smoking marijuana due to his obsessive use.

“It sort of affected his motivation,” she said. “He was never really socially

apt, but it sort of pushed him farther down on the social totem pole because he didn’t really know how to act to begin with.”

The study also suggests that marijuana affects brain development.

Psychology Faculty Justin Oh-Lee said susceptibility of the brain is increased during puberty.

“Virtually all abused drugs, not just cannabis, increase vulnerability of the brain to alterations that result in cognitive and memory impairment,” he said.

An anonymous student said his memory has been affected immensely from smoking marijuana.

“I will go into a room and totally forget what I was doing,” he said. “It’s one of the effects I’ve noticed from smoking. Or sometimes I won’t remember things from a week ago.”

He said he doesn’t think it makes him “dumb.”

“Smoking does keep my brain active,” he said. “I think deeply about a lot of

things, and I don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing.”

Oh-Lee said the Duke study is extremely reputable and comes from a highimpact journal.

However, collectively, he said there is not sufficient evidence to support the conjecture that cannabis is directly compromising brain development to affect IQ level and cognitive function.

When it comes to whether or not to use marijuana medicinally, Oh-Lee said this should be a personal and medical decision.

“But, based on a number of studies, like Meier et al.’s study, cannabis use during younger age appears to be more harmful to cognition than during adulthood,” he said. “Accordingly, the medical use of marijuana in adults, to relieve pain or nausea and to combat other serious medical conditions, may still be considered as an option, with a moderate risk to IQ level.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Bonkowski’s bond revoked after visiting Wayside

By Tony Wittkowski Senior reporter

Former Central Michigan University student Kayla Ashlyn Bonkowski, 19, had her bond revoked Tuesday after witnesses saw her at Wayside Central Jan. 8 at the same time as the roommate she allegedly poisoned.

Bonkowski is now being held in Isabella County Jail.

According to MLive, Isabella County Principal Trial Attorney Mark Kowalczyk said the victim saw Bonkowski staring at her and left the bar soon

after because she felt uncomfortable.

Bonkowski broke two bond conditions when she had come within 100 feet of the victim and entered a place that served alcohol.

Bonkowski stood before Trial Court Judge Mark Duthie on Tuesday, two weeks after in the incident, where a motion to revoke her bond was approved.

The court found Bonkowski in violation of bond conditions and is now being held without bond in the Isabella County Jail.

The 19-year-old was charged

with the felony of poisoning food, drink, medicine or water supply, which can carry a maximum sentence of 15 years.

Bonkowski was accused of poisoning her roommate’s iced tea with bleach on Nov. 7 at their apartment in Union Township due to an argument over dirty dishes.

After consuming the iced tea, Bonkowski’s roommate was taken to the hospital for treatment and later reported the incident to authorities.

On the same day, a petition was filed for a personal protection order against Bonkowski,

which was authorized by Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully and issued Dec. 3.

The Sterling Heights native waived her preliminary trial just before winter break on Dec. 20. As of Dec. 5, Bonkowski had been free after posting $2,000, only 10 percent of her bond.

Bonkowski previously admitted she knew that poisoning the drink was a serious thing but did it because her roommate was “mean,” according to an affidavit. metro@cm-life.com

Film highlights LGBTQ homelessness

By Krysta Loftis Staff reporter

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The American Civil Liberties Union at Central Michigan University held a presentation of the documentary “Lost in the Crowd” Tuesday evening in the Park Library Auditorium. The documentary tells the story of LGBTQ homeless youth in New York City.

The American Civil Liberties Union at Central Michigan University hoped to raise awareness about the unique challenges facing homeless LGBTQ youth in cities during a film screening Tuesday night in the Park Library Auditorium.

Released in 2009, “Lost in the Crowd” follows a group of LGBTQ youth that lives on the streets of New York City.

Produced by Susi Graf, the innovative documentary delves into the dreams and desires that kept the youth going through the many trials they faced in their fight for survival in a hostile environment.

Winning high praise from movie critics, “Lost in the Crowd” is recognized for the insight given into the constant sense of danger and emotional disorders faced by homeless people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.

The American Civil Liberties Union showed the documentary in honor of National Poverty in America Awareness month.

Brynn McDonnell, co-chair of CMU’s ACLU chapter, said the organization wanted to take this time to demonstrate how poverty is both a social and a civil rights issue.

“The American Civil Liberties Union has done a lot of

work with LGBT, equality and civil rights issues,” the Rockford native said. “We really want to stress that this is an issue and that 20-to-40 percent of homeless youth identify themselves as LGBT.” McDonnell said homeless LGBTQ youth find themselves facing challenges most straight homeless people do not.

“Many homeless LGBT face the issue of being thrown out of their homes, making them more vulnerable,” McDonnell said. “They are also faced with bashing and discrimination, such as being turned away from shelters because of religious or sexuality issues.”

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Employee charged with embezzling $25,000 from meat processing firm

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

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Hundreds of thousands of people around the nation watch the 57th presidential inauguration at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

President Obama at inauguration: ‘We are made for this moment’

By John Irwin Managing Editor

President Barack Obama said America “must act” on several pressing issues if it wants to live up to the promise of its Founding Fathers during his second inaugural address Monday.

Obama made a case for his vision of America’s future while invoking past presidents and civil rights leaders.

“We have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action,” Obama said in front of a crowd of roughly 600,000 on the National Mall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The president outlined several key issues he plans to tackle in his second term, including taking on the income inequality gap, overhauling immigration and gun control laws and addressing climate change.

“My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together,” Obama said.

Obama, who won re-election in November largely on a theme of economic fairness, said true economic recovery cannot occur if the income gap between the rich and the poor remains large and the middle class does not grow.

“We, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it,” Obama said.

“We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.”

He defended entitlement

programs such as Social Security and Medicare while rejecting the notion that reducing the federal deficit comes down to stripping the social safety net.

“We reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future,” he said.

After dodging the issue publicly for most of his first term, he promised to make America a leader in reversing climate change by investing in renewable energy.

“Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms,” Obama said.

He spent part of his speech addressing the United States’ role overseas.

“Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war,” the president said.

Obama said that while “a decade of war is now ending,” America must continue to support democracies worldwide.

“We must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice,” he said.

The president, who was sworn in using two Bibles, one that belonged to King and another that belonged to President Abraham Lincoln, equated the gay rights movement with the Civil Rights Movement King led in the 1960s.

“Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,” he said.

lifesaving | continued from 3A syn home.

“She screamed ‘help, please help,’” James previously told CM Life. “So I let her in and shut the door behind her. She asked me if my parents were home, and I said no, so she said we have to go hide.”

James grabbed his younger brother and sister, the family dog and a hunting knife and led the victim to the family’s bathroom, where his father, Jim, had always directed him to go if anything bad happened. He gave her his phone

to call 911. He followed with a call to his dad, who had just left to pick up his fiancé.

“I could tell by the tone of his voice that I needed to get home,” Jim said. “I got home in a very short period of time.”

But before Jim could get home, Ramsey tried his best to get into the home. He banged on the door, saying he wanted the victim back and to “let me in.”

“I never really got to see him or anything, but he want-

Obama became the first president to endorse gay marriage last year.

He also promised to take on immigration reform, which evaded him in his first term, and renewed his pledge to reform gun laws.

“Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm,” he said.

Obama unveiled a series of gun control proposals last week, including a ban on assault weapons and stricter background checks.

Obama urged Republicans and Democrats to set aside their differences to address the country’s needs and decried the often partisan nature of political discourse.

“Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time,” he said. “…

We cannot mistake absolutism for principle or substitute spectacle for politics or treat namecalling as reasoned debate.”

The address was short on specifics, as most inaugural addresses are, but was heavy on historical references, mostly to the Founding Fathers, the nation’s founding and the Civil Rights Movement.

The oaths Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took Monday were ceremonial. Because Jan. 20 fell on a Sunday this year, Obama and Biden were officially sworn-in during a quiet White House ceremony Sunday. It is tradition to not hold an inauguration ceremony on a Sunday. news@cm-life.com

ed her back, and we weren’t going to let it happen,” James said.

Ramsey then proceeded to spray the home with gasoline, stored in a pair of containers he plucked from a barn at the S. Crawford Road home in which he allegedly raped her.

Upon arriving home, little to James’ knowledge, Jim found the bottom and front of his house on fire.

When he finally got inside, he found the victim sitting in the bathtub and learned what had happened.

Editor-in-Chief Aaron McMann contributed to this article. metro@cm-life.com

A Mount Pleasant woman is being charged with three felony counts following the embezzlement of more than $25,000 from a local business.

From 2010 to 2012, Stephanie Lynn Lyon, 34, allegedly embezzled $25,835 from Smith and Son’s Meat Processing, 5080 E. Broadway, while working as the company’s accountant.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said the embezzlement was discovered when the company changed accountants.

“Their new accountant

noticed a lot of discrepancies,” he said. “When they realized money was missing, we were notified, and we conducted our investigation.”

Mioduszewski said the department was informed on Nov. 6, 2012, beginning the investigation that led to numerous findings of embezzlement, forgery and fraud, including the following: In 2010, Lyon doublesigned and cashed 27 checks and produced and forged an additional check.

In 2011, 21 checks were double-signed and cashed

by Lyon, as well as seven checks that were produced and forged.

Throughout 2012, Lyon double-signed and cashed 15 checks, as well as two checks she produced and forged.

Lyon has been arrested and arraigned on three felony charges, including embezzlement of $20,000 or more, punishable by up to 10 years in prison; forgery, punishable by up to 14 years in prison; and fraud, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Mioduszewski said Lyon waived her preliminary hearing and is now bound to Circuit Court.

The case remains under investigation, police said. metro@cm-life.com

New minor gives CMU business students edge in work force

By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

Iron Mountain junior Krista Testolin was searching for a minor last year that would complement her environmental policy and biology majors.

She saw a flier in the Engineering and Technology building about a new International Business and Sustainable Development minor and was intrigued by what it had to offer.

“I really wanted to learn more of the business side of things and thought it could really be beneficial,” Testolin said. “I was really interested in the sustainable development part, too. I was president of Take Back the Tap on campus and thought it would give me more insight on how different water systems can be developed.”

This is the second year the minor is being offered, and, although there is still only a

single digit number of students signed up, Professor of Management Van Miller said it will give them the skill set to work for a company that has interest in sustainability.

“What’s happening is more and more corporations are having to put out sustainability reports,” Miller said.

“And the students here would be well enough prepared that they could get involved in that area.”

Central Michigan University is the only university in Michigan that offers International Business and Sustainable Development as a combined minor.

Miller teaches the final two courses required, MGT 400: Global Concepts for Sustainable Development and MGT 487, the project course for sustainable development.

In MGT 487, students get involved in a real-world project to implement what they learned in the classroom.

Originally, Miller was expecting mostly business students to sign up but has noticed just the opposite.

“What I’m finding is most of the students signing up so far are not from (the College of Business),” Miller said. “But, they know with what they’re studying; they want to be more versatile and better prepared in this area.”

Miller said the interaction between the different types of students will build a strong rapport between each other.

“A background in the sciences (like biology and chemistry) is very useful, and business students tend to not be that good at those sciences,” Miller said. “So, it’s really great to have in there a chemistry student, a business student, an engineering student, because they can definitely complement each other.” university@cm-life.com

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Study: Michigan charter schools show high math, reading performance

By Kyle Kaminski Senior Reporter

Taylor Ballek/ Staff Photographer

Students gather in the snow to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a peace vigil while listening to Central Michigan University alum Lester Brooke Jr. speak Monday afternoon after the MLK Jr. March in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Students celebrate MLK Jr. during march, peace vigil in Mount Pleasant

By Krysta Loftis Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University students took part in celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during the MLK CommUNITY March and Peace Vigil Monday afternoon.

What started out as a small group of students outside the Bovee University Center grew to well over 200 people as marchers made their way throughout campus and downtown Mount Pleasant. Students and residents joined in and showed their support by carrying signs and photos.

Jamie Brown, interim director for Central Michigan University Multicultural Academic Student Services, celebrated her first year working on the march.

“The march is a good reminder and a great celebration that brings us all together,” Brown said. “This march gives us a reason to stand united.”

The marchers turned out, despite very cold temperatures, and the march continued to grow as the afternoon progressed.

Gladstone sophomore Katie Thompson volunteered to help put on MLK Jr. Day events that took place earlier in the day but also participated with a friend in her first CommUNITY March.

“It is important people are aware of the diversity on and around campus; diversity is always going to be around,” Thompson said.

L’Anse freshman Stephanie Raymond joined

Thompson on the march.

Raymond said this was her first CMU CommUNITY March, but she had participated in MLK Jr. Day events in recent years in her own community.

“We need to bring awareness and promote diversity in our communities,” Raymond said.

The march ended at the corner of Broadway and Main Street downtown. It was followed by a peace vigil featuring motivational speaker Shawn Blanchard.

Blanchard touched on Martin Luther King Jr.’s work and the impact he had on civil rights and race relations in the country. He also stressed the importance of diversity. studentlife@cm-life.com

SGA: Misplaced voting forms would not have affected Union Twp. race

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Student Government Association President Justin Gawronski said the 32 student voter registration forms misplaced by the group in October belonged solely to students registered on North Campus and would not have affected the controversial Union Township supervisor race.

As confirmed by Union Township Clerk Margie Hall, students registered on North Campus would not have had the ability to vote in Union Township elections, including the supervisor race that resulted in a tie.

As previously reported

GERHEISER | continued from 3A As Central Michigan Life previously reported, Gerheiser submitted a no contest plea on Dec. 7 to the Isabella County District Court in response to eight felony charges in September 2012.

He was initially charged

by Central Michigan Life, former SGA Vice President and Hesperia senior Killian Richeson found 32 voter registration forms in his office separated from the more than 500 forms SGA collected for its voter registration drive two days after the voter registration deadline.

In regards to local elections, the 32 students would have only had the opportunity to vote in Mount Pleasant elections.

The Union Township supervisor race came down to a recount and ended with Democratic incumbent John Barker and Republican challenger Russ Alwood tied with 1,633 votes each. On Dec. 10, more than a month

after the election, Alwood won the race in a drawing, pulling the winning slip of paper from a box in the Isabella County building.

Alwood said earlier this month that the misplaced SGA ballots was only one example of disorganization in the local election but declined to comment on other examples.

“Things need to be done a lot better around here. We need better organization, and we will be more organized next election,” Alwood said. “Isabella County citizens and students alike need to know that when they show up to vote, their ballot will be counted.”

with two counts of assault with intent to commit murder, which is punishable by life in prison, but Weiss said in order to be charged with that crime, the prosecutor would have to prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that Gerheiser went out with the intent to murder.

“We felt confident that wasn’t the case,” Weiss said.

“He didn’t go there with the intent to kill anyone.”

Other charges that were

dismissed at the plea include two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, punishable by four years in prison or $2,000; one count of carrying a concealed weapon, punishable by five years in prison or $2,500 and one count of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, punishable by five years in prison or $2,500.

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The Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University released a report last week outlining increased growth rates in Michigan charter schools.

According to the report, Michigan charter elementary and middle schools are outperforming demographically similar traditional schools in terms of academic growth, specifically in reading and math.

On average, Michigan students in charter schools gain an additional two months of learning in reading and math compared to traditional schools. That rate is even higher for schools in Detroit — where the rate is three months.

“These are very good growth rates,” Executive Director of the Gov. John Engler Center for Charter Schools Cindy Schumacher said. “The data shows that within three years, students can be on track with the performance in traditional schools.”

The Gov. John Engler Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University is the largest authorizer of charter schools in Michigan and one of the largest in the country. Authorizing 59 schools compiled of around 30,000 students, the center has a major impact on the charter school world.

“We establish performance contracts with schools, which holds them accountable to a specific standard,” Schumacher said. “From there, we have one goal — to prepare students for work and life.”

While the report focuses

on academic growth rates, academic achievement still remains low compared to traditional schools. However, Gary Naeyaert, senior adviser for policy and communications at the John Engler Center, stresses the importance of growth versus achievement.

“The important thing is the growth rates,” Naeyaert said. “Students may not be competitive in achievement with traditional schools, but that’s an expectation. The figures show that within three years, students can become on-track for workforce or college preparation, which is our main focus.”

This CREDO study is the first to comprehensively examine the performance and growth of Michigan charter schools, which reflects some of the largest rate increases to date. The previous 2009 study focused only on 16 states, and Michigan was not included.

According to Naeyaert, CMU is utilizing a new form of computeradapted testing to help track academic growth and performance among charter school students.

The computer-adapted test differs from standard MEAP testing by offering

comprehensive questions that vary according to answers to previous questions.

The test, which is administered more frequently than the MEAP, allows for authorizers to gain a greater understanding of individual strengths and weaknesses over longer periods of time.

“We were the first authorizer to perform this type of test,” Naeyaert said. “ Now, 200,000 students, including those in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor public schools, are using the program.”

The test tracks academic growth to ensure students are on track with the demands of both college and the job market, reflected by an ACT score of 21 or higher.

“As a conclusion to the report, we can see that policies are working in Michigan,” Schumacher said. “Around the country, this is a confirmation that CMU is on the leading edge of charter schooling. It’s a great endorsement for the work we’re doing.”

A newer report is expected for release later in the year, compiling all statewide studies to offer a broader perspective on a national level. university@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | Central Alert did what it could, when it could

Jeremy Ball Columnist

‘Grammarly’ encourages lazy writing Recently, a friend told me she has to submit all of her written assignments for her online class to Grammarly, a program that scans writing for grammatical errors.

Her anecdote reminded me of my days as a Writing Center consultant. While painstakingly showing writers proper grammar usage through textbook examples, I heard rumblings there was a computer program that did virtually the same thing, and for less pay.

I never feared being outsourced, though, because Grammarly kind of sucks at its job.

Grammarly is a drama queen.

Upon running my final research paper for ENG 601 through the program, I’m greeted with red text that says I have “15 critical writing issues.” The paper gets a 65 out of 100 (whatever that means), and it’s classified as “weak” and “needing revision.”

My professor for ENG 601 must have really been slipping. His meticulous grading style involved offering comments on nearly every line of every assignment, but he didn’t find any grammatical issues in my research paper. Maybe he got drunk before reading my paper, ignored all of my missing commas and just slapped an A on it.

But that really doesn’t sound like him, so I think I’ll give him the benefit of a doubt over a computer program that wants me to sign up for a free trial to see all of my egregious grammatical errors. Much like a shady car mechanic offering a ten-page-long car repair estimate, Grammarly uses scare tactics to encourage subscriptions.

I guess Grammarly sounds like a useful editing tool, and I can see why overworked professors would rather have a computer check for missing commas in their huge piles of essays, but it seems like the program is just encouraging laziness and a lack of critical thinking for the students.

As a student, if I know there’s a program out there that claims to fix all of my sentence-level writing errors, I’m going to be more tempted to vomit a bunch of incoherent content on a page and just hope the machine will fix that for me, too. Also, since my professor is standing behind this program, I wouldn’t be tempted to question the validity of its edits.

Even if Grammarly explains grammatical rules, students aren’t going to spend extra time committing them to memory, since the program will fix the same mistakes, without judgment, the next time around.

Perhaps Grammarly is a result of a society that emphasizes finished products over the quality of production. By extension, using proper grammar in papers is becoming as rote of a process as plunking in an equation into a calculator.

Maybe written language will eventually devolve into text speak, and knowing how to use grammar will not be necessary. If this ever occurs, programs like Grammarly can be blamed for their own obsolescence.

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vagueness and unleash terror in students.

Whether students should have to sign up for Central Alerts is another question. Although the service is promoted and highly suggested during freshman orientation, not all students take the suggestion seriously and sign up for the service. Additionally, students must decide to receive alerts via email, telephone, text message or all three.

Students should automatically receive an email when a Central Alert goes out, in case they aren’t signed up for the program. If the university can email students press releases and articles about CMU’s achievements, it should be able to email all students alerting them of a gunman on campus.

Either way, students need to take some accountability for their own safety. Watch social networks for breaking news on campus, tell your friends when something seems off, help people out when they look like they might be in trouble, and sign up for Central Alerts — all of them.

hours after a student was abducted at gunpoint from Central Michigan

University’s campus, students were informed of what had happened via Central Alert.

Despite being presented with a report that was as complete as it could have been at the time, some students were upset about receiving the information hours after the incident, and others claim to not have received the alert at all.

Students who are signed up for the alert system and didn’t receive anything have a right to question the technology, but everybody else, especially those who aren’t registered for the system, have no right to be upset.

The CMU Police Department did everything it could to provide students with an accurate report.

The 911 call from the girl didn’t come in until after 10 p.m., and police say they weren’t able to confirm the SAC as the original

location of the abduction until after 11 p.m.

This gave police about an hour to gather the details they had and send out via voice message because there was too much vital information that needed to be included to send a text to students.

True, the Central Alert came hours after the incident occurred, but, in light of the sequence of events, it is understandable that nothing could be relayed to students until the suspect was located.

Had CMU police chosen to release a vague message, students would have complained that they were uninformed and left in the dark. It’s better to release as much as possible in order to avoid

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Campus Safety Let me begin by saying how appreciative I am as a CMU student and friend of many other students on campus for the Safe Rides program, Central Alert and Blue Light system provided by the university.

This shows a great concern for the well-being of students on campus and an attention to the safety of the student body. While these programs certainly provide a basic level of protection and alleviate student apprehensions of being on campus at night, they fail to address many situations that could certainly put a student in danger and are arguably more probable. It is no doubt that crime, namely violent crime, in the Mount Pleasant area has been on the rise recently and the most recent incident has tragically spilled over onto campus. It is for this reason that I respectfully demand as a citizen of Michigan, a

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student of CMU and a concerned friend that CMU revise its policy regarding the lawful carry of defensive weapons on campus to comply precisely within the bounds of state law. Because CMU is a public university, it should not be privy to instituting the same restrictions that a private institution may be allowed. It cannot impose unlawful limits on free speech, due process or any other guaranteed right. It is for this reason that I, and many others, believe it is unlawful and immoral to strip students of the lawful right to protect themselves within the bounds of the state constitution. Currently, school policy does not begin to conform with state law and the punishment for these law- abiding students under the code “shall be subject to suspension or dismissal.” This policy punishes students for exercising their lawful

right to protect themselves, which is granted to them by the people of Michigan and the state constitution. It is a tragedy that school policy puts young men and women in a helpless situation on campus by disarming them of the lawful right to protect themselves. While it is arguable that there is no guarantee or likelihood such a need might ever become necessary, it is not arguable that the university has any right to withdraw that lawful privilege from the student body.

Again, it is for this reason that I demand the board of trustees and President Ross promptly revise the current weapons policy on campus to conform precisely within the bounds of state law, as many other major universities in Michigan have already done years ago.

-Jake Szetela

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-Derek You log in once, and you’re registered. Seems you knew this beforehand and still chose not to register. Now you’re mad because the university allows you to make your own decision on whether or not to be part of a notification sys-

tem, and you’re upset about that freedom of choice.

Facebook and Twitter notifications are going to be the quickest ways to learn about this stuff for a while until it isn’t near retirees (no offense) who are in control of information that needs to be distributed on a second’s notice by technology that’s new to them.

Until then, accept the fact that it is NOT going to be university-run notification systems supervised by 60 year olds that alert you when something goes wrong. If anything, even if it WERE quick, the software used would have 56 bugs in the coding and something would go wrong at the worst time.

And that’s my rant.

-Fighting Here’s the problem I have. I am registered for Central Alert, and I didn’t get anything from it. All I’ve

ever gotten were those monthly test texts.

-Kat Reader reaction to the Jan. 17 article “During chase in Gaylord, Eric Ramsey updates his Facebook account: ‘Well folks, I’m about to get shot. Peace’” Great job, Parole Board, they should be proud of themselves for letting loose another felon and dangerous man to harm our citizens. Ridiculous!

-Star He should have never been released... Hello!? If more people served their FULL sentencing, there would be less crimes like this. I’m glad he’s dead, because he might have gotten parole had they arrested him.

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Catey Traylor University Editor

Wash your hands, people People are gross.

That’s really all there is to it.

Actually, people are many other adjectives, too, but “gross” takes the cake.

On two separate occasions this week, I have been in the bathroom and witnessed people leave without washing their hands.

And we wonder why we’re all getting sick; probably because we are surrounded by disgusting people.

It’s quite simple, really. You go to the bathroom, you wash your hands, you continue on with your day.

That’s something we all learned in kindergarten and are constantly reminded of by not only our mothers, but those signs we see in restaurant bathrooms encouraging employees to wash their hands before returning to work.

I thought it was second nature, but I must have been mistaken.

I think we should take action.

We should employ people to hang out in bathrooms and keep an eye out for people who think they’re too good for hand-washing. Those people should follow the unclean out of the bathroom and pin a sign on them saying, “I am disgusting and haven’t washed my hands in who knows how long.”

Maybe that will teach them a lesson.

If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to take more extreme measures.

I’m talking censors in doorways to detect unwashed hands, cameras at sinks tallying the number of people making use of the soap and water or maybe somebody directly outside of the exit smelling people’s hands for the scent of soap.

But, since none of my solutions are realistic, I’m begging you: for the good of us all, just wash your hands.

The entire process takes about one minute and does everybody a favor.

You might not think this is a big deal, but I’d like you all to take a second and think about the last person who you shook hands with. What if they hadn’t washed their hands?

How about the last person you high-fived?

Or exchanged money with?

And what about the person who you borrowed a pencil from and never returned? We both know you chew on that pencil.

Gross, right?

I’m not saying I’m going to patrol the bathrooms or call people out for avoiding the hand-washing, I’m just saying it won’t kill anybody to take an extra minute or two to make use of the soap and water.

And a word to the wise: if you’re going to be gross and avoid the hand-washing process, at least make sure nobody else is in the bathroom.

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Alum publishes book, ‘torn in two,’ CMU offers programs encouraging on Great Lakes freighter wreck growth of diverse student population

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior reporter

By Samantha Smallish Staff reporter

He first discovered the story in 1996.

Eric Gaertner was a budding news reporter, fresh out of Central Michigan University, still struggling to acclimate to the professional world. When he learned of the sinking of the Bradley while working for the Presque Isle Advance, he wrote a quick article Eric Gaertner about the event and moved on.

But the SS Carl D. Bradley, a Great Lakes freighter that sank in 1958, would stay with him for the next 12 years.

Gaertner, a 1995 CMU alum and former CM Life reporter, has come a long way since then. He currently works as a managing producer for the Muskegon Chronicle and has won multiple awards from the Michigan Press and Associated Press throughout his career.

However, last year brought what he considers one of his greatest achievements: publishing “Torn in Two: The True Story of the Carl D. Bradley Sinking and the Challenges for Those Left Behind,” his first book.

“It was like, ‘Yeah, duh, why didn’t I think of this before,” Gaertner said about why he decided to write the novel. “From what I had heard from people, this was a good story, a great one.”

In 2008, Gaertner found himself with a period of free time in which he could pursue his interests. He turned to writing a novel. At first, he attempted fiction, but after two to three months of writing, he discovered he was passionate about nonfiction. He was, after all, a journalist.

The sinking of the Bradley held all the mystique and impact of almost any shipwreck, but, as a man who spent much of his life connected to Rogers City, the Bradley held an even deeper meaning.

“I have always been interested in ships, but the main thing about this specific one is how it impacted the Rogers City community,” Gaertner said. “So many of them on board were from this small town.”

The Bradley was unique

The multiple units making up the diversity department at Central Michigan University are constantly working to promote diversity and unite students, faculty and community members.

Different events are offered throughout the year aiming to join students together and celebrate the various cultures that make us unique.

Jamie Brown, interim director of the Office of Multicultural Academic Student Services, said CMU offers traditional events such as Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout the school year.

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“i have always been interested in ships, but the main thing about this specific one is how it impacted the rogers City community.”

The movie’s website says most of the people featured in the movie are homeless because of their sexuality.

“Most of the kids say that the reason they are homeless in the first place is because they have been rejected from their families for being gay or transgender,” according to

Eric Gaertner, CMU alum among most shipwrecks.

According to Gaertner, the majority of ships from this time period carried a crew spread out among the entire Midwest. However, the majority of the Bradley crew was from Rogers City.

“With less than 4,000 people in the community, everybody knew at least one person who died in the wreck,” Gaertner said.

Anne Veltema, an independent public relations practitioner, who is currently in a relationship with Gaertner, said the way Gaertner explores the impact of the shipwreck is what sets the book apart.

“What separates this book from other books is the way that Eric told the story,” Veltema said. “It’s about an event that not a lot of people know about, and, not only did he find info on it, he really took the time to talk with the community and explore the emotions still present.”

Gaertner said the skills he

gained as a journalist were crucial to the crafting of the book. Much of his research consisted of interviewing people affected by the shipwreck, including one interview with a widow and her five children. His research also led him to the National Archive of Chicago, where he was able to uncover rare documents related to the event.

Gaertner said it was a struggle to write the book at first. After being so used to writing for newspapers, where wording is short and concise, switching to prose was a transition.

“If you can write, you can write,” Gaertner said. “If you are a good writer, you can write in a variety of formats.

I think a lot of people limit themselves to one style of writing, but I really learned that, if you have the skills, you can write in a variety of ways.”

“I think anything we do that helps create a campus climate that’s more inclusive and educational helps take us forward,” Brown said.

Another program on campus, GEAR UP, also works to promote diversity at CMU. The CMU GEAR UP program works with various schools in the Flint area to prepare and promote these children to continue their education post-high school. “(This program works to) significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education,” Mary Henley, director of GEAR UP said.

Statewide GEAR UP programs work to provide tutoring and mentoring for students, host workshops on college preparation and

cost and assist schools and teachers to better prepare students for college studies.

“We know from the numerous GEAR UP students who now attend CMU that the relationship-building helps bring these students to campus. The goal of GEAR UP is not to recruit students to CMU, but to help students learn early that college is accessible, attainable and affordable,” Henley said via email.

All the diversity units on campus worked together to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday.

CMU’s celebration of MLK Day ends Thursday with a presentation from retired Gen. Colin Powell, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Events Center.

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The ACLU at CMU chose “Lost in the Crowd” above other films for the seven years of dedicated production put into creating the documentary.

“We want people to be aware that poverty is a big issue, especially in Isabella County and the surrounding areas,” McDonnell said.

“And we want to show who is affected by poverty; there are over 300,000 LGBT youth that experience homelessness for at least one night.”

McDonnell was among many other first-time viewers of the film in attendance.

“Lost in the Crowd” has reached out further than just the affected parts of New York City over the years. The documentary won the Best Film award at the Vox Feminae Film Festival in Croatia in Nov. 2011 and the 2010 Award of Excellence for Feature Documentary and Viewer Impact at the Indie Fest.

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We should be able to decide

Got life?

Forty years following the Supreme Court’s Roe v.

Wade decision in 1973, I am overwhelmed with emotions.

I am filled with gratitude for the women who came before me and fought for my rights.

I am also mourning, not for myself, but for the hundreds of thousands of women who died because they were not afforded the same rights I am today.

Before 1973, women did not always have safe and legal access to abortion.

Many women were forced to go to desperate measures to ensure that they had control over their own bodies.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, before Roe v. Wade, more than 200,000 women per year had illegal abortions in the United States. Death from illegal and unsafe abortions accounted for about 17 percent of all maternal deaths in 1965. That’s 34,000 women whose lives were lost because they did not have access to one of the safest medical procedures available when properly done in a professional environment.

We learned a tragic lesson from the years before Roe: Women will get abortions whether they are legal or not. Roe v. Wade did not mark the start of women having abortions; it marked the end of women dying from abortions.

The 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade comes at a time when we have seen more restrictions on abortion than any other time after Roe. There were more anti-choice abortion laws passed between the years of 2010-2012 than there were in the years 1973-2011. In Michigan, we have passed the most restrictive abortion law in U.S. history. We now have mandated ultrasounds, a 24-hour waiting period, extensive and unnecessary regulation of doctors who perform abortions, and we can no longer perform telemedicine prescriptions in the case for abortions for women in rural areas.

These restrictions greatly impact women who live in some parts of the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan who now have to drive more than six hours to obtain an abortion in this state.

We know that these restrictions do not discourage women from having abortions. Instead, they force women to have illegal and dangerous abortions. Furthermore, these laws affect poor women and women of color much more than they affect privileged women and white women. These laws are just as racist and classist as they are sexist.

Abortion is a fundamental human right. As women, we should have the right to control and own our own bodies.

We should be able to decide what happens to us.

Abortion is not a rare procedure in the United States. According to the Guttmacher Institute and Advocates for Youth, one in three women will have or has had an abortion in her lifetime. That is nothing to be ashamed of, and it should not be stigmatized.

We need to start talking about abortion, what it means for women and what it means when we take women’s choices away.

We’ve come a long way since Roe, but we’ve still got a long way to go.

Editor’s Note: Marie Reimers is the Vice President of Voices for Planned Parenthood at Central Michigan University.

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It’s 1972 and Jane Roe, a woman in need of medical attention, feels she has nowhere to turn. Feeling she needs an abortion, her only option is to do it in secret.

After a dangerous procedure, Roe is forced to live with the physical and mental pain and carries on in secret.

That is until Jan. 22, 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided on Roe v. Wade. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that a woman’s right to privacy includes a right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.

In the 40 years since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, a

culture war of sorts has been fought by advocates on both sides of the issue, often having a huge impact on politics on all levels.

Last year’s U.S. presidential race between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney saw abortion and related

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women’s health issues, primarily birth control and health care coverage, at the center of attention.

In addition, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill last December that regulates abortion clinics as hospital waiting rooms and requires doctors to make sure the woman was not coerced into having an abortion.

Proponents of the law, which passed with support of Republicans in the state Legislature, say it increases safety in the state’s clinics, while opponents, including state women’s advocate groups, say it restricts a woman’s right to choose.

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I absolutely, positively, undoubtedly love my life.

Being at Central Michigan University and meeting all of the new people I have has been such an amazing experience. I have witnessed the marvel that is CMU tailgating, I have inquired about Brenda, I have become involved in student organizations and am so thankful for the multitude of opportunities this campus provides.

However, above all else, I am thankful for my mother, because she gave me this incredible life. Unfortunately, it is not the same for more than one million children every year.

Since 1973, an estimated 50 million babies have been aborted. As a former fetus, it’s hard to believe that I might not be experiencing all of the wonderful opportunities I am.

Being pro-life is more than being against abortion.

As an executive chair member for Students for Life at CMU, it makes me proud that our mission statement explains that we believe in protecting the dignity of all human life from fertilization to natural death.

Most people avoid the question of whether abortion is OK in the case of rape. Often times, they admit exceptions to rape, incest and the health of the mother, but are those really exceptions to the rule?

If a woman did not choose to engage in sex, why should she have to carry to term a child that was the result of her forced union? I am against abortion because it takes the life of an innocent baby.

Do the circumstances of a child’s conception change the fact that he or she is a living, pre-born person?

Students for Life of America poses a hypothetical situation to this question: suppose a woman conceived a child in rape and chose to carry this child to term and raise her son. After five years, she decides that the little boy’s presence in her life is a burden, and he looks too much like his biological father.

Should that mother have the right to kill her fiveyear-old son? Obviously not. Abortion is an act of violence that kills a living human being. The circumstances surrounding conception do not change that reality.

If your roommate, professor, favorite sports player, RA or even your best friend was conceived in rape, would you view them differently? If you do not, is that not an unfair double standard? If a child conceived in rape has a right to live after they are born, then why should they not be protected before birth?

Some would argue that a fetus is not a human life and therefore abortion is not murder. The pro-life stance is simply that a developing fetus is a human life.

We have a being that exists within the mother that will grow up to have a life of its own. It is human, and denying that being the opportunity to live is immoral.

Being pro-life is about defining human life as it should be defined and being willing to defend that life.

It is about being supportive to new mothers and postabortion women at the same time.

Most of all, it is about love and making sure that everybody gets the right to feel that love.

Editor’s note: Betzi Sawchuk is executive chair for Students For Life.

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O–W–L: Three simple letters with an even greater meaning.

The Organization of Women Leaders is a nationwide registered student organization that started up at Central Michigan University in 2003 that promotes women’s education and encourages women leaders.

“The OWL is an organization in which women take on leadership while networking and advocating for gender equality,” said Farmington Hills senior and OWL President Grace Stevenson.

The organization encourages women to be leaders and to assert their presence in society. Junior Sam Parker, a first-year member, has already felt the importance of being a strong leader.

“I really like the conversations that we have; we all have different opinions and it is nice to be able to share them,” the Ohio native said. “Our talks regard all types of women and gender equality issues. I think that the meetings and events that we have held have been an eye-opener for people.

When students stay after and ask questions or just to talk is when I have felt the empower-

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Midland junior Sadie Quinlan, left, speaks to members of the Organization of Women Leaders Sunday night about plans for the upcoming SlutWalk, an event to spread awareness on behalf of sexual assault victims, on Sunday night at the Down Under Food Court in the Bovee University Center.

ment.”

CMU alum and OWL adviser Erin Smith said the organization presents necessary information to promote women as being superior.

“Recently, I received an email that this organization was looking for a new adviser, and I thought how great it would be to work with women leaders and to contribute to great networking and talents.

I can’t wait to see where this year takes us,” Smith said.

The group tries to inspire women through events, fundraisers, volunteer and committee work. St. Clair senior and Vice President Mary Witherspoon has been a member for four years and is in charge of the next big event being put on by the OWL. “The Slut Walk is our next upcoming event,” Witherspoon said. “People always say that the way women dress invites men in, and we do not agree with this statement

and are trying to stop victimblaming. We are aiming for the event to take place in April, and anyone can come and march with us to show support for sexually assaulted victims.”

Witherspoon also said how important and beneficial women leadership is to society.

“I became involved as a freshman,” Witherspoon said.

“This group is exactly what I believe in. I quickly found my place with others that think like me and stand for what I believe in, which is comforting.

“Not only did I meet new people and become a better leader with more confidence, but many alums have been successful. One OWL alum now works under President (Barack) Obama. This organization gives people the chance to get involved and is a great way to network with others.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Smartphones provide technology for safety have your own six people that you can notify at the touch of a button.”

The Circle of 6 application allows a potential victim to send out a text alert to six people of choice with two simple taps of the phone. The convenience and protection that this application can provide to people in danger made it the winner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Apps Against Abuse” contest.

The bSafe application provides multiple features that send messages to contacts in emergency situations, and it also provides an option for a fake incoming call.

Freshman Abigail Paul said she likes it because it gives a quick and easy way to alert the police.

“I think calling the police first is the best thing to do.

The faster the police are notified, the faster you can get yourself out of the situation,” the West Bloomfield native said.

Smartphone applications are not a foolproof way form of protection in all dangerous situations, Thompson said.

“There is no clear answer of what is best to do. My advice to a victim is to do what is comfortable. Men are aware of vulnerability, and evaluating where you are and looking at the risks is important,” Thompson said.

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

The abduction of a Grand Rapids student that took place Wednesday night has startled some Central Michigan University students to be aware of the crime and violence that can occur even in a small town.

“People think that just because we live in a nice place, bad things can’t happen.

That’s not the case,” Sexual Aggression Peer Advocate Services Director Steven Thompson said. “It was a shock for everyone, and now people feel rattled, which is unsettling and puts us in a vulnerable position.”

Since technology is constantly advancing, there are new alternatives for safety and protection provided through smartphone applications.

Some of the most popular smart phone applications that students have seen are Circle of 6 and bSafe.

Harrison Township sophomore Alexandra Cusmano said she was very disturbed by what happened on campus and has looked for new ways to keep herself safe.

“I think the Circle of 6 app is the most beneficial for women to have,” she said. “I think it’s important to be able to have campus security and national hotline numbers pre-programmed in the app, and you can also

As a criminal justice major, Cusmano said that being protected on campus involves always making sure women are with another person or a group of people when out in public.

“Also, knowing or learning defense mechanisms is important in staying safe,” Cusmano said. “Some of those apps could be potentially dangerous to the victim because they might not always have an option to be fidgeting with their phone, and that could put them in even more danger than they are already in.”

Paul said she thinks another way to keep safe is by carrying mace when walking alone at night.

“If women aren’t aware of their alternatives in situations like these they may not be able to save themselves. It can also open a gate for tragedies such as these to occur again,” she said.

The Women’s Aid Services of Isabella County offers support and counseling for students interested in getting assistance with domestic violence or sexual assault services.

“Mount Pleasant is not immune to violence, but the police know the community and are doing the best they can,” Thompson said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Many students and faculty are highly affected and passionate toward these matters of both pro-choice and pro-life.

Reimers said there are groups on campus that discuss the political and moral aspects of these bills–new and old alike, and she encourages students to get involved.

“We have a nearly allmale legislature and a male governor. We, as women, are seen as having the ability to make our own choices, but we really can’t. We know our bodies, and we know what we need to do,” Reimers said. “When things like this happen, it’s scary and disappointing, but I’m positive that we are headed toward a positive future for women’s rights. Just seeing what we changed from summer to when the bill was signed shows how powerful we can be.”

“If I were a woman, and I wanted an abortion, I feel that it is my decision and choice of what to do,” the Midland sophomore said. “And this whole thing about coercion provides a big problem, too.

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Sophomore Marie Reimers described her experience as a student organizer for Planned Parenthood as an empowering one.

The Saginaw native took part in eight protests for women’s reproductive rights last summer, including a protest in Lansing over legislation critics thought of as limiting a right to an abortion that drew more than 2,000 people.

“It was amazing to see everyone as passionate and angry as I was about these issues,” Reimers said. “So many lives are affected by the issues of abortion and reproductive justice for women. It was great to see I wasn’t alone in thinking what these laws present is morally wrong.”

In December, Gov. Rick Snyder signed an anti-abortion bill that places strict regulations on abortion clinics and requires women to be screened for coercion before they are provided abortions.

The law was watered down from the original bill it was presented as last June, but some pro-choice advocates think the law does too much to limit abortion rights.

Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Amanda Garrison said Snyder misled the public after signing the bill.

“The level of misogyny in the politics of the state is overwhelming, and perhaps the most disturbing part of this ongoing violencethrough-policy disguised with the language of ‘care,’ Garrison said via email.

“Snyder asserts that his decisions were based on a concern for women ... when what I read is that (regulating) abortion clinics as ‘hospital operating rooms’ renders the clinic responsible to the same guidelines

that a massive hospital – with its plethora of resources – is accountable to.”

Central Gov. Rick Snyder Michigan University’s American Civil Liberties Union Co-Chair Tyler Hitchcock said he feels Snyder has pushed Michigan back to a pre-Roe v. Wade state.

“If I were a woman, and I wanted an abortion, I feel that it is my decision and choice of what to do,” the Midland sophomore said. “And this whole thing about coercion provides a big problem, too. Men are not screened before vasectomies; it’s a huge double standard.”

Hitchcock said Roe v.

Wade was a giant leap toward securing women’s rights and independence and feels the new law threatens to undo all that.

“With the way our science and health care is these days, abortions can be done safely,” he said.

“Regardless if abortions do become banned, if a woman wants one, she will get one, and a medically fit way should be allowed.”

Garrison said the Roe v.

Wade decision was made so that women couldn’t be subjected to the judgments of physicians.

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Cyberstalking, the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, may not seem to be a big threat but its prevalence can lead to dangerous situations. Experts say cyberstalking can easily be seen as the foundation of a bigger problem, which is why it should be detected early and reported immediately.

Dangers of cyberstalking, and, how to stop it

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Have you ever had the feeling that you were being watched or followed? In some cases, it might be cyberstalking.

Cyberstalking can be dangerous, even though it is often seen as less of a threat than being physically stalked. According to Sexual Aggression Peer Advocate’s Services Director Stephen Thompson, there are two types of cyberstalking, both containing dangers to be aware of.

“The first being when someone sees your name or picture and follows you without any contact,” Thompson said.

“The second is when you are creating an online relationship, which can lead to trying to

make contact. When your name is out there, it is difficult to take precautions. After all, it is not rocket science to find someone from their name.”

Thompson said people should be aware of the dangers involved and take proper precautions, even though it is difficult to prevent cyberstalking.

“I deal with people being stalked on a daily basis, but it is difficult to take precautions nowadays because of technology,” Thompson said. “One cell phone number can lead to someone being tracked through a GPS application. Stalkers can easily retrieve any information through too much information, like on Facebook. All the phone apps and Internet sources are a

stalker’s wonderland.”

Not sharing too much information online is one way to prevent an incident from taking place, but law enforcement is also available if needed.

“If you feel like you are being stalked, then document everything first and then go to the police,” Thompson said.

“Never underestimate stalkers.

When you are being stalked, the only way to end it is to either move away or there has to be a consequence to their behavior, which typically leads to law enforcement.”

Central Michigan University Police Department Lt. Cameron Wassman said there are specialized procedures a student should follow if they suspect

they are being cyberstalked.

“Ideally, we would like someone to contact the police department,” Wassman said.

“Once contacted, we take it into further investigation to ultimately stop the unwanted contact from happening and prevent an incident from happening. We always take into account the victim’s best interest.”

In some cases, cyberstalking might not seem to be a big threat, but its prevalence can lead to dangerous situations.

Experts say cyberstalking can easily be seen as the foundation of a bigger problem, which is why it should be detected early and reported immediately.

don’t know if I can make it,’ and a few days later you get a message back: ‘Thanks for getting me through that night.’ It’s incredible.”

Genna Young, the lead PR representative for the movie, is a 2010 Central Michigan University alum and became involved through the CMU Integrated Public Relations group on Facebook. She knew Washko from high school and Linford from elementary school. Linford’s mother, she recalled, was her girl scout leader.

“This is personal for me,” Young said. “There’s a lot of meaning behind this. I want to make an impact. I want people to know that suicide is a problem today, that mental diseases are a problem.”

Scott Stewart, an Athens sophomore, is not personally connected with the movie but was impacted by the story.

“This is about suicide awareness,” Stewart said.

“In the film, the main character has a troubled past.

Many of the cast members have also overcome troubled pasts. Suicide is not the way to go. Although the movie is great, it’s the message behind it that I find important.”

Washko said ambitions for the film are high.

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April Washko, the lead actress in the upcoming film “Kill For Her,” said everything is about Kyle.

Kyle Linford was a film person. A film geek, even.

He attended film school in order to become a director and spent hours working on scripts. Washko describes him as genius.

According to the film’s website, www.killforher. com, he suffered from bipolar disease and depression.

On April 6, 2011, Linford committed suicide.

“Kill For Her” was one of the scripts he left behind.

“For so many brilliant people, with genius comes darkness,” Washko said.

“It’s one of those scripts, you wouldn’t be surprised if it were a Sundance winner.”

“Kill For Her” is an upcoming film produced

by Morning Light Productions, owned by Director Eric Protiva. Starring Dana Alan Ferguson and April Washko, the horror/drama depicts Jake, a man struggling with addiction and his encounter with dark forces, both within and outside of him. Production will begin Saturday, while a trailer is planned sometime in late April to early May. Yet, for those involved in the film, it is much more

than what is presented on the surface.

“I met Eric at Kyle’s funeral,” Washko said. “...

From that point on, we started discussing what to do with everything Kyle left behind. We wanted to fulfill Kyle’s dream.”

Washko said they were both amazed when they looked at Kyle’s scripts, but even his works reflected his inner state.

“When we first got the script, it was so dark; there was no light in the film anywhere, just a dark tone,” Washko said.

Protiva and Washko spent months working on the script, making it suitable for a motion picture format and adding various sub-layers to the characters.

For everyone involved, the goal of releasing the film is to raise awareness for suicide and to help those who are struggling.

They have already had success. Washko, who has been running the viral campaign for the film on Facebook and Twitter, said people have reached out to her and the public relations team for help.

“That’s what I wanted.

It’s one of those beautiful things,” Washko said. “To have a kid message you and say, ‘I’m thinking about committing suicide,’ or, ‘I

sperm unite, it’s a baby.

It’s human, so it’s murder,” Boroff said.

Southfield senior Damon Harris said he does not believe the right to choose abortion will be made illegal, despite challenges from pro-life opponents.

“With so many people fighting for so many different rights and so many different bills getting passed, we have taken a more liberal stance on policies,” Harris said.

Pelletier agreed with Harris, saying she didn’t think abortions would ever be made illegal.

“I think that it is really controversial, but while there may be some laws to make it a safer practice, I don’t think it will get to the point abortions are illegal,” she said.

Boroff said she does not agree with going back in time, but she does not support the right to choose either.

“There’s no way to stop it; people are going to choose what they are going to choose regardless,” Boroff said.

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The issue of abortion, which has deep political, philosophical and religious roots, has been at the center of American discourse for a while, and it appears it will continue to be.

At Central Michigan University, some students are aware of the controversy of this topic but are unfamiliar with the details.

Troy freshman Ryan Turek said he is uninformed of the legislative acts behind abortion.

“I just know it’s a big controversial issue right now,” Turek said.

Caro freshman Elise Pelletier said Roe v. Wade has given women a safe outlet to make the choice that is right for them.

“As a woman, I like to know that there are options available to me as well as to other women, if any of us ever end up in that type of situation,” Pelletier said.

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Senior guard Kyle Randall attempts to shoot a layup during the first half of Saturday’s game against Ball State at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas won 71-57. Randall finished with a game-high total of 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

The essence of a trap game is when a team plays an opponent that is below average before an important game.

Some might call the men’s basketball team’s matchup against 3-13 Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. today at McGuirk Arena a trap game, since it plays Western Michigan Saturday.

But, freshman guard Chris Fowler said CMU won’t have any let down, even if it was a game against its own flesh and blood, instead of the Huskies.

“We got to give our best effort when we step onto the court, no matter what,” he said. “If we step out there against one another, if we step out there against the alumni, if we step out there against our own family members, they get 100 percent of our best effort just like NIU will get.”

The Huskies have one conference win that came

on the road against Miami (Ohio).

NIU has one player averaging double figures in sophomore wing Abdel Nader, who has scored 12.9 points per game.

CMU allowed him to score 46 points in two games last year, which came out to a win at home for the Chippewas and a loss on the road.

“I think (the Huskies) are a very talented team,” head coach Keno Davis said. “A young team much like ourselves. A team that’s going to continue to get better as the season progresses and for years to come. They have had some tough games that have gone down to the wire that they’ve lost, and we’ve had some tough games go down to the wire that we’ve won.”

Entering Wednesday’s game, CMU is tied for first in the Mid-American Conference West Division with Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Toledo with a 2-2 conference record.

“But we’ve got to keep pushing. As long as we work hard and give our best effort, win or lose, we’ll be satisfied with our performance.

But, we’ve got to work hard and get better every day and I think the results will come from that.”

Chris Fowler, freshman guard “It’s a good position to be at right now,” Fowler said.

“But we’ve got to keep pushing. As long as we work hard and give our best effort, win or lose, we’ll be satisfied with our performance. But, we’ve got to work hard and get better every day, and I think the results will come from that.”

Fowler’s role for the team has been as a distributor for the Chippewas, and he has been efficient in that role.

In the last three games, Fowler has recorded 20 assists and just four turnovers.

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Chippewas look to push conference record to 5-0

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Not since the 1987-88 season has women’s basketball got off to a 5-0 start to Mid-American Conference play, but it could do just that tonight at Ohio.

CMU is currently at the top of the MAC West and is looking for a fifth-straight win against the Bobcats.

Ohio comes into the game with an 0-4 record to begin conference play and is 5-11 overall this year.

Head coach Sue Guevara credits her team’s versatility and depth, as well as team chemistry, for the team’s start of conference play.

“I’ve been happy with the ability to be able to rotate players in and out,” Guevara said. “It’s really all about chemistry. That’s probably one of the strongest things for us right now. It’s about the acceptance of roles and having the attitude of the team and not me.”

Another reason for the strong start is the play of sophomore guard Crystal

“It’s really all about chemistry. That’s probably one of the strongest things for us right now. It’s about the acceptance of roles and having the attitude of the team and not me.”

Sue Guevara, women’s basketball head coach Bradford, who was recently named the MAC West Player of the Week for the third-straight week and the fifth time this season, showing why she is the early frontrunner for MAC Player of the Year. She has led CMU in both scoring and rebounding in three of the last five games.

During the first four conference games, Bradford has been unstoppable. She is averaging 20 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, both of which lead the MAC. She also ranks second in assists (5.8), second in blocks (1.8) and is tied for fourth in steals (3.0).

While the Chippewas continue to display an offense capable of scoring

at will, which is currently ranked second in the MAC with an average of 76.2 points per game while outscoring their opponents by 18.5 points per game, it’s the defense that has stepped up in these last four games, allowing just 57.8 points per game.

Senior forward Jessica Schroll and junior guard Jessica Green have both been averaging in doublefigures, scoring, along with Bradford, in the last four games with 11 and 10.3 points per game, respectively.

Guevara said although the defense has progressed and improved over these last four games, there are still some things being

worked on in preparation for Wednesday’s matchup in Athens, Ohio.

“We’ve been working on our man-to-man defense,” Guevara said. “I think the players understand what they have to do. We have really worked on our positioning on the floor and challenging the bench to be ready for their opportunity.”

Ohio comes into this game with the worst defense and offense statistically in the MAC, giving up nearly 75 points per game while scoring an average of 46.8 points per game.

Both rebounding and three-point shooting have continued to play a large role in CMU’s success during conference play. It has made 37 three-pointers in the last four games and has out-rebounded the opponents by an average of 5.8 rebounds per game, good enough for first and second in the MAC. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center in Athens.

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No. 12 wrestling counted on every wrestler in a 17-16 upset win at No. 7 Missouri Sunday afternoon in the two programs’ first-ever matchup as Mid-American Conference rivals.

The Tigers came into the match with three more ranked wrestlers than CMU, but this did not seem to intimidate the Chippewas.

“That’s what we preach.

We can’t control rank, just the way you wrestle,” head coach Tom Borrelli said.

“Your really just wrestling two arms and two legs not their rank.”

CMU started with a 4-0 lead, thanks to senior 125-pounder Christian Cullinan, who earned himself an 11-0 major decision against Dale Boyd.

Freshman Lucas Smith (157 pounds) and sophomore Mike Ottinger (165 pounds) would get the Chippewas consecutive wins to put them up 136. Smith won his match against No. 20 Kyle Bradley in the first tiebreaker of overtime, 6-5. Ottinger would also earn an upset against No. 10 Zach Toal, 6-4, with a takedown in sudden victory.

“It felt really good to get this win,” Ottinger said.

“Especially after last week at the Virginia Duals; I had a tough week.”

After underclassmen took care of business, it was time for a senior to put the dual out of reach for Mizzou.

Senior Ben Bennett earned himself a major decision, 8-0, against No. 9 Mike Larson to put CMU up

for good, 17-9.

The Chippewas would fall in the next two matches but would still get the win and give the Tigers their first loss of the season.

“It was a good win for us,” Borrelli said. “We still could have wrestled better in some areas. If we use this win the right way, it could give us a lot of momentum going into the last part of the season.”

On Friday, CMU found itself in an early hole while wrestling at Northern Illinois.

But, they finished the night winning five of the next seven matches and capturing the 23-12 win against the Huskies.

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By Jeff Papworth and Mark Cavitt Staff Reporters

Men’s basketball ended a streak, while the women’s team continued one when both teams won during Saturday’s day-night doubleheader in McGuirk Arena.

The CMU men delivered a group effort to beat Ball State 71-57 and halt a two-game losing streak behind a 16-point performance from senior guard Kyle Randall. He also had help from his teammates, five of whom pitched in with at least seven points.

“A lot of publicity, and rightfully so, has gone to Kyle Randall as being the leader of this team,” head coach Keno Davis said. “But I think you can look down the roster tonight, and make a case of four or five guys being our best player tonight, or leading us to victory or being the most valuable player.”

The fatigued Cardinals managed 20 points in the second half, after having no trouble

scoring in the first half.

“I think it’s what we did in the first half. We ran so much, we gave them pressure, and we ran offensively,” Davis said. “I think it took its toll.”

Women up winning streak to 4

Prior to the men snapping a two-game losing streak, the women continued the winning streak as CMU pushed it to four games with strong second half of its own.

The Chippewas outscored Northern Illinois 42-19 in the second half to help with a 83-56 blowout on Saturday.

The win makes it the first time in the last six years that CMU starts the MAC schedule with four wins.

“It’s a good win for us, and I’m glad to see the defense do its job in the second half,” head coach Sue Guevara said. “Now we can just rest. We’re not even going to talk about our next game. We’re just going to enjoy this win today.”

Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford nearly had a triple-

double for the second time in three games after recording her third-straight double-double and seventh of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds. She also tied a career-high with eight assists.

Leading the Chippewas in scoring was junior forward Taylor Johnson, who broke out of a recent slump with a career-high 25 points while going five for six from beyond the arc. This was her eighth double-digit scoring effort of the season. She joined four other players who scored in double-digits.

“My knee has been giving me a little bit of trouble, and I was struggling in shoot-around a bit,” Johnson said. “Today I pushed through it, but it wouldn’t of been anything without my teammates. I can’t go out there and pass myself the ball.”

The largest lead in the first half came at the 1:58 mark after Johnson made her second three-pointer of the half, putting the Chippewas up 38-29; they went into the half with a

41-37 lead.

“You can blame that first half on me,” Guevara said. “I was stubborn and I stayed with our man-to-man defense. I believe, at times, we became very undisciplined, and that’s my fault.”

Coming out of the locker room at the half, the Chippewas went on an 18-7 scoring run, pushing their lead to 59-44, while their defense remained stout, forcing seven more turnovers in the second half.

During the last ten minutes of the second half, CMU never lead by less than 14 points, thanks to contributions from the bench, who outscored its opponent for the 16th time in 17 games this season.

“I thought our players really responded in the second half when we changed defenses,” Guevara said. “We went from 61 percent to 28 percent. That’s the best that defense has looked all year. The goal was to hold them to 56 points … our kids were really honed in.” sports@cm-life.com

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Across 1 Exemplar of cruelty 7 Approach furtively, with “to” 14 Split and united?

15 2001 Disney film subtitled “The Lost Empire” 17 Pioneer transports 18 Animal’s paw warmer?

19 Boston-to-Providence dir.

20 Strauss’s “__ Rosenkavalier” 21 Neighbor of Ger. 22 Subject of a China India/Pakistan territorial dispute 26 Tokyo airport 29 Animal’s hiking gear?

30 Animal’s laundry?

31 Put in a zoo, say 32 Tippy transport 33 Suffix like “like” 34 Sets the pace 36 Marcel Marceau character 39 Indian spice

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41 Assistant professor’s goal 44 Animal’s golf club?

47 Animal’s undergarment?

48 Like some bagels 49 Undoes, as laws 50 Heart lines: Abbr.

51 Brief life story?

52 HEW successor 54 Animal’s apartment?

58 Melodic 61 Wet ink concern 62 Night noises 63 One on the lam 64 Hot spots

Down 1 Stitches 2 The Palins, e.g.

3 Animal’s timepiece?

4 Wall St. debut 5 Obama, before he was pres.

6 NFL stats 7 More secure 8 “Do __ else!”

9 CCLXXX x II

10 Trail 11 Lab blowup: Abbr.

12 Paradise 13 Turns on one foot 16 Psalm instruction 20 Cartoonist Browne 23 Health resort 24 Crone 25 Neil __, Defense secretary under Eisenhower 26 Continuous 27 Past 28 “The American Scholar” essayist’s monogram 29 Portuguese king 30 Swindled 32 Low islet 35 Coastal flier 36 Animal’s instrument?

37 It surrounds the Isle of Man 38 Vigor 39 Gp. in a 1955 labor merger 40 Coffee holder 42 Ram’s mate 43 Ultra-secretive org.

44 Burns bread and butter?

45 Tips may be part of it 46 Lively Baroque dances 47 Corp. head honcho 49 Fingerprint feature 51 Ruination 53 Cong. meeting 55 Anatomical bag 56 Victorian, for one 57 Die dot 58 Donkey 59 Biological messenger 60 Debtor’s marker