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MONday, JAN. 27, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 49 VOL. 95

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CMU lobbying goes beyond allocations and state cuts

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By Mark Johnson Staff Reporters

Central Michigan University lobbying efforts have helped offer stability in tough times with state representatives having taken notice. Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations, and Toby Roth Jr., director of federal programs in the GovKevin Cotter ernment Relations Department, both lobby on behalf of CMU to help bring funding to CMU, as well as represent faculty, staff and administration at the state and national levels. “We try to impact what the budget will be that comes from the state,” Wilbur said. “Those are significant dollar amounts for a place like CMU. Trying to impact what that budgetary piece is going to look like is a very big piece of what we do every year.” According to Wilbur, CMU received $80 million in state funding last year. To help influence the amount announced by Gov. Rick Snyder, Roth and Wilbur work with legislators and have them visit campus w money | 2A

Mobile health clinic to serve rural Michigan this summer By Taylir Emery Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University is bringing a whole new meaning to recreational vehicles as the Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions will be operating a customized RV as a mobile health care provider this summer. The vehicle will travel to rural and underserved areas of Michigan to bring the Carls Center services to those unable to drive to Chris Ingersoll a clinic and provide students with a less traditional approach to completing their school work. “The College of Health Professions is very people oriented and involved in clinical services and research for communities,” said Christopher Ingersoll, CHP dean. “The vehicle will give us more opportunities for faculty and students to go out into the community.” The vehicle will be an extension of the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education, which specializes in cochlear implant services, fall and balance therapy, hearing aid services, physical therapy and speech-language therapy. Funded by a $500,000 grant from The Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow Foundation of Midland, the recreational vehicle will hit the road in late spring or early summer of this year. “It will provide the same services and opportunities the clinic does, as well as allow for research that requires going out into the community,” Ingersoll said. The cost of the services provided on the RV will be similar to what one would pay if visiting the Carls Center. Depending on the service w Health | 2A

Louisiana Sweltering Louisiana music and spicy cajun food could have melted the ice around Finch Fieldhouse at the 23rd annual Night of Louisiana. w 3A

METRO Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Sandusky gradute student Arian Pérez prepares to climb an ice tower during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, 12326 Foley Road, Fenton, on Saturday. It was Pérez’s first time ice climbing and her first trip with the CMU High Adventure Club.

Frosty ascent

Student adventure club climbs ice walls for chills, thrills By Elizabeth Benson Senior Reporter

Students from the High Adventure Club at Central Michigan University traveled to Fenton this weekend to practice their ice climbing abilities at the Peabody Ice Climbing complex. Members of the club traveled there Friday morning to climb the massive man-made ice walls before the festival’s official start Saturday. “The climbing areas were two metal structures (where) they pour water over from the top down over the course of several days and let it freeze like a natural sort of waterfall,” said Jeffrey Davies, a Commerce senior. “You get spikes on your boots and pickaxes to climb up with, then you clip yourself into a rope for safety, and climb your way up.” The two walls were 75 feet and 45 feet tall, respectively, and took several days to create. “You have to really dig into the ice with your tools to make it to the top,” Davies said. “Both walls were tilted at different angles, so one had a more severe tilt that makes it easier to climb, and the other was nearly vertical, making it much more difficult.” On Saturday night, after the climbing was done for the day, the students and other patrons enjoyed a party in the barn, which included live music, food and dancing.

in memory Deceased Marine veteran Justin Ellsworth was honored at the Mount Pleasant VFW’s annual dart tournament. Supporters and residents alike came together for a night of bull’s eyes and brews. w 5A

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Dealing with the cold

The group planned to camp out in tents in the orchard, but was instead able to sleep on the barn floor with a space heater to combat the subzero temperatures. “We expected to be sleeping outside in tents, so we were happy when the owner of the place offered us the barn floor to sleep on,” said Arian Perez, a grad student from Sandusky. “It was still plenty cold, I think it was around negative 20 Friday night and negative 10 Saturday.” Perez said he was excited about sleeping outdoors, highlighting the adventure and the Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer challenge, but knew it would be awful while Sandusky graduate student Arian Pérez begins to ice climb during the CMU the group was fighting the cold throughout High Adventure Club’s trip to Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton, on the night. Friday. “I had not idea what to expect, and after having gone, I’d go back in w ICE | 6A a heartbeat without changing a thing. I discovered I really love ice climbing

Faculty basketball Central Michigan students squared off against university faculty members in a fundraiser for the Isabella County Soup Kitchen on Friday. w 3B

and can’t wait to go back,” Pérez said.

New behavior analyst certification program at CMU to help autism spectrum patients By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

Psychology undergraduate students now have a pathway to become board certified assistant behavior analysts. The behavior analyst certificate will allow students to work with children and other patients who suffer from autism spectrum disorders and other learning disorders. Students with the certificate will work under the supervision of professionals who have already received Behavior Analyst Certification Board certification. Carl Johnson, Michael Hixson, Mark Reilly, Sharon Bradley Johnson and Katrina Rhymer, all faculty members in the department of psychology, will help teach in the program and believe the program can serve a vital service. “We want to train students to provide services in different areas, not only autism, but also ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and other areas as well,” Johnson said. “We’re emphasizing early childhood because the data shows if you get to these kids at age 2 to 3 or younger, even preschool age, then the

“We want to train students to provide services in different areas, not only autism, but also ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and other areas as well.” Sharon Johnson, psychology department faculty member prognosis for improvement is much, much better.” Michigan legislators passed a law in 2012 providing insurance reimbursement for children with autism spectrum disorders, Johnson said. When the law passed, it became obvious there was a shortage of behavior analysts in the state. This led to a $500,000 grant awarded to CMU from the Michigan Department of Community Health, in the hopes that the program could produce more analysts. Johnson attributed the efforts of both Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of Development and External Relations, and Toby Roth, director of Federal Programs, for their help in bringing the funding for the program to CMU. Both Wilbur and Roth work

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in the university’s Government Relations office. “I talked to them before (the insurance reimbursement movement) and they knew this was coming up,” Johnson said. “They were paying attention in Lansing and knew what a demand this was.” w AUTisM | 2A

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and meet with students as well as faculty and staff. After the large budget cut to higher education in 2011, Roth and Wilbur have been trying to make up for funds lost by the cut. Wilbur said sometimes there is a lack of support for higher education. When that happens, her and Roth’s job becomes more challenging. “While some people are supportive of higher education, they also realize we have the opportunity to increase tuition,” Wilbur said. “The universities and the boards do not like to do that, but legislature points out that we have another option.” Wilbur said they are expecting 2014 to be a better budget year with more resources coming into the state. But with more money coming into Michigan, the result leads to more competition and ideas on what the resources should be used for.

More than a BuDget

In addition to the higher education budget, CMU also works on capital outlay requests. These requests are part of a different budget, and are used to fund future capital outlay projects. These include projects such as the construction of the Biosciences Building. Under the current state administration, Wilbur said funding for capital outlay requests has been difficult

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In the story “New signage to curb campus confusion,” the cost paid for AECOM’s services was listed as $31,000. That correct cost is $310,000. It was listed that the Board of Trustees will approve all design changes at the Feb. 20 meeting. Rather, the university’s trustees have no scheduled plans to review the materials or changes. Thirdly, it is listed that AECOM will complete their work in March. Rather, AECOM will complete its charrette work in June. © Central Michigan Life 2014 Volume 95, Number 49

to obtain. “We have worked very diligently on this,” Wilbur said. “We received state support for the Biosciences Building a couple of years ago, but under Gov. Snyder’s administration, there has not been as much interest in capital outlay.” CMU’s Board of Trustees approved a $25 million capital outlay request to expand the College of Health Professions in December, in an attempt to make those courses more cohesive with majors outside of the medical field. Wilbur and Roth also spend much of their time looking at other laws and legislation being passed around. Faculty members on campus sometimes have an interest in certain legislation. Occasionally, Wilbur and Roth work with these faculty members and listen to their concerns and attempt to change or alter some legislation in their favor. “We had a professor contact us in the summer about potential legislation on drones,” Wilbur said. “This professor used drones for scientific research and did not want to have that right taken away from him. So we tried to explain to people that there were other reasons for the use of drones and tried to see if there was a way to have the language in the bill changed to allow for research purposes.” Roth said they work to

MoBile | CONTINUEd frOM 1a and the circumstance, some services will receive a bill like any other clinic, Ingersoll said. However, by accumulating sponsors or investors for the mobile health vehicle, free services could be provided. “We call it going out on a mission to do a clinic and research,” Ingersoll said.

“We try to impact what the budget will be that comes from the state.” Kathy Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations obtain funding for other the chairs of the Higher projects and research as Education Budget, State well. Budget Director and chairs According to Roth, facof the appropriations comulty members Carl Johnson mittee. and his wife Sharon had “We want those people an idea to start a lending to know who President library that would provide Ross is,” Wilbur said. “He low incident disability testis a very vocal president ing kits. on the need for more state “We came to the State support for higher educaDepartment of Education tion. President Ross is an to get funding for those accountant so people have kits that could be used on a a high regard for what he state-wide basis,” Roth said. brings to the table.” “We were successful in The work and lobbygetting the funding for the ing attempts by Roth and Johnsons and, just recently, Wilbur — as well as Ross — we worked with them in have not gone unnoticed. the past year on funding Representative Kevin for an autism program that Cotter represents the 99th they are starting at CMU.” District, which includes the Carl Johnson credits Mount Pleasant area. While Roth and Wilbur, saying Roth and Wilbur work with their work in the lobbyhim often, Cotter said they ing perspective helped are valuable assets for the immensely in starting the university. program. “I know that I can call “They were paying attenon them at any time with tion to what was going on questions about how policy in Lansing, and knew what changes will affect CMU kind of demand there was, and higher education in and they came to us saying general,” Cotter said in an it was time to apply,” he email. “Their passion for, said. “We did and they were and dedication to provery helpful.” moting Central Michigan University as a premiere institution of higher learning the heaD oF state has raised CMU’s profile University President in Lansing and across our George Ross is also active great state.” when it comes to lobbying activity. Ross travels to Lansing at university@cm-life.com various times throughout the year and meets with different people including

“It would be a part of the students’ training. Instead of training at a local clinic, they would do it on the vehicle.” Karen Haskin, director of clinical services for the Carl Center, said she believes the vehicle will greatly benefit the community and students. “It’s a great thing to be able to have the opportunity to extend the clinic’s services and education for the students,” Haskin said. “It will improve learning

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Students taking majors and minors in psychology are eligible to apply for the program. In December, there were 14 students enrolled in the board certified assistant behavior analysts program, not including five graduate students signed up for the BCBA program. The BCaBA program requirements include four courses in behavior analysis, supervised workshops and fieldwork. Students must also take and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Board exam.

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Students do much of their fieldwork at Community Mental Health for Central Michigan, located in Mount Pleasant. Megan Hilts, a senior from Gladwin, has been working with Community Mental Health for Central Michigan since May and is enrolled in the BCaBA program. After taking one of the initial classes and realizing the need for behavior analysts, Hilts knew she wanted to enter the program. “During the time I was taking the class, the laws in Michigan were changing and that’s when autism treatment had to be covered by insurance companies,” Hilts said. “So not only was it something I was interested in, but it was something that was needed.” Johnson added they are working on bringing the Behavior Analyst Certification Board program, a graduate program, to campus as well.

from a clinical standpoint and will extend them into reaching into the community and have hands on learning.” In Haskin’s mind, the addition of the new mobile health vehicle mirrors the future of health care. “Health care itself is moving toward a focus on the community. This fits right in with that,” Haskin said.

He expects the program to be in place by March. “We are just starting, we are currently working on the curriculum,” Johnson said. “I do not think we will have any trouble at all. I think we will ﬂy right through it without any problems.” Michael Hixson is another professor in the psychology department and has contributed to building the program. Hixson said he has been happy with what he has seen so far and hopes the program will help fill the demand for behavior analysts. “The program is just starting, but it is very exciting,” Hixson said. “There is a big need with over 15,000 kids with autism in Michigan and less than 200 behavior analysts.” In addition to starting the program, Johnson said he has set aside $120,000 from the grant specifically for student scholarships. “We know it’s expensive to go to college,” he said. “We are providing services once the students start working with the kids to help defray some of their costs, like travel costs. They are not huge scholarships, but they are something.” Johnson believes not only will the students in the program benefit from the certification, but by becoming certified, they can potentially help many patients all around the state. “Parents are demanding this program for their children with autism,” Johnson said. “This is the best treatment for children with autism, especially early (stages of ) autism.” university@cm-life.com

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CRIME LOG The following are the most recent incidents reported by the Mount Pleasant Police Department in the city of Mount Pleasant. Jan. 17 12:11 a.m. – A 29-yearold Mount Pleasant man was jailed for resisting and obstructing, disorderly conduct and a probation violation at 1203 S. Mission St. 2 a.m. – A 25-year-old St. Johns man was jailed for operating while intoxicated at 930 W. Broomfield St. 2:52 a.m. – A 22-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for operating while intoxicated at 1249 Watson Road Jan. 18 12:03 a.m. – A 33-yearold Mount Pleasant man was jailed for domestic assault at 814 Ashland Drive Taylor Ballek | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant resident Kathe Martin dances with Izzy Terrill-Leather, 5, and Jasmine Terrill-Leather, 7, to live Zydeco music Saturday in Finch Fieldhouse during “Night of Louisiana.”

A Cajun good time The Revelers, Jeffrey Broussard & The Creole Cowboys spice up Night of Louisiana By Nick Kreps Staff Reporter

Taylor Ballek | Staff Photographer Accordion and fiddle player, Blake Miller, band member of The Revelers, a zydeco band, performs Saturday night in Finch Fieldhouse during “Night of Louisiana.”

Taylor Ballek | Staff Photographer Among many different foods being served at “Night of Louisiana” one popular item was the “King Cake” decorated with Mardi Gras colors and beads.

Amid the frost and the flurries, nothing would stop fun seekers from enjoying a night of zydeco and Louisiana spice Saturday night. The energy in the air was palpable as curious residents packed into Finch Fieldhouse for the 23rd annual Night of Louisiana. Those present could feel the CajunLouisiana energy in the air when they walked in. The smells, the music and the overall atmosphere expressed nothing but fun throughout the night. Robert Ebner, the director of University Events, said the event was inspired by a visit to New Orleans several years ago, falling in love with it. “I think of it as a big block party,” Ebner said. “People usually only come in groups of 10 to 12.” Partygoers let loose, dancing and smiling to the two-step Cajun beat as the night carried on. “This event is casual,” Ebner said. “It’s meant to be a celebration of life.” The Revelers, Saturday’s first act, was a Cajun style band that included an accordion. The headliner, Jeffrey Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, is a zydeco-style band, blending cajun, blues and r&b. The band flew in from Louisiana to give Mount Pleasant a good time. Alisha Schimm drove from Midland just for the event. Schimm has visited New Orleans four times and affectionately refers to it as her favorite American city.

Check out video from “Night of Louisiana” on cm-life.com “I was actually about to catch a flight to New Orleans out of Detroit last week, but decided not to at the last minute,” Schimm said. “When I heard about this event, I knew I had to come.” Schimm went to the event with her sister-in-law to enjoy the Cajun dancing and music. The classic, bulb-style lights glowed above the dance floor and set the mood for some good southern fun. Music and dance lovers weren’t the only ones in for a treat Saturday night. The event had a wide selection of Cajun food to taste and thrill the senses. Chef David Miller and his staff served Cajun chicken, red beans and rice, gumbo, blackened-catfish and a special Mardi Gras coleslaw. “I’ve got a great staff,” Miller said. “Tonight, you’ll see them dancing along to the music while they work.” The a la carte menu featured a barbecue pork sandwich, French quarter gumbo, a shrimp cocktail and a praline cheesecake. The old New Orleans phrase “laissez le bon temps rouler” is Cajun for, “let the good times roll.” As the Night of Louisiana continued throughout the evening, participants could feel like they were in the bayou as they uttered the phrase. studentlife@cm-life.com

Warriner Mall, Biosciences Building designs to receive facelift, cost not finalized By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Proposed changes to Central Michigan University’s campus master plan could mean major overhauls for both Warriner Mall and the to-beconstructed Biosciences Building. The proposed design changes would create space for a future bike trail, and align more ideally with the master plan. “It creates uniformity across campus,” said Peter Sechler, principal designer for AECOM Technology Corp. “With this change, (the Biosciences Building) is now the same size of Dow Building, the education building and several other buildings across campus.” CMU officials hosted a four-day open forum with the Florida-based contractor AECOM to discuss the proposed changes to the master plan’s landscaping and way-finding designs. The forums also allowed community input into the designs. AECOM was paid $310,000 for their assistance with the forums. Both the Biosciences Building and the Warriner Mall area, located outside Warriner Hall, were selected as test models for the forums, and will serve as templates for the entire master plan. In both cases, the proposed changes were significant.

For the Biosciences Building, which is scheduled to start construction this summer and finish in December 2016, the most significant proposal is to lower the building four feet into the ground and shift the building 20 feet to the east. The move could be expensive though, adding to the project’s $95 million budget, though Steve Lawrence, vice president of Facilities Management, said an estimated cost of all the changes would not be finalized until AECOM completed its work in June. Shifting the Biosciences Building 20 feet to the east would force the university to eliminate Calumet Court. The university would also have to create another road in the process. Lawrence said CMU is sampling soil at the proposed location to make sure the ground can support such a heavy structure. “The building is so extremely heavy,” he said. “The soil can be very diverse; we want to make darn sure what we have there is suitable.” Other changes, including the creation of plaza spaces in the entrance ways, will make the building up to date with Mount Pleasant fire and emergency requirements. The Warriner Mall area will be given a new landscape outlay. Trees planted in front of Warriner Hall could

3:05 a.m. – A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for disorderly conduct at 1221 South Drive 3:36 p.m. – A 33-yearold Mount Pleasant woman was jailed for probation violation. Jan. 19 3:16 p.m. – A 37-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was jailed for domestic assault at 1207 E. Chippewa St. 10:03 p.m. – A 26-yearold Mount Pleasant man was jailed for possession of marijuana and a child support warrant at 1799 W. Broadway St. 10:53 p.m. – A 21-yearold Montrose woman was jailed for trespassing after being asked to leave the premises and refusing to do so at 2000 S. Mission St. Jan. 20 12:18 a.m. – A 23-yearold Harrison woman was jailed for operating while intoxicated and a high blood alcohol content at 1999 S. Mission St. 12:32 a.m. – An 18-yearold Fort Gratiot man was jailed for resisting and obstructing and as a minor in possession of alcohol. An 18-year-old Marysville man was also cited as a minor in possession. An 18-year-old Fort Gratiot man was cited as a minor in possession at 2000 S. Mission St. 12:57 a.m. – An assault was reported at 1007 S. University St. in which a subject received several lacerations. The case is still under investigation. 9:35 a.m. – Police investigated a malicious destruction of property at 1005 S. Main St. 1:18 p.m. – A 32-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for driving without insurance. 1:54 p.m. – Police investigated a malicious destruction of property at 1240 E. Broomfield St. Jan. 21 10:09 a.m. – A 40-yearold Mount Pleasant man was jailed for a probation violation.

Courtesy | AECOM Technology Corp. Pictured above is a proposed site plan for Central Michigan University’s strategy to reconstruct Warriner Mall.

be removed and relocated to the side of the park area, giving passersby a clear view of the building. New grass will also be planted in the open area. Sechler said the changes are necessary and could be inexpensive. “I don’t want to undersell this and say it can be fixed on a dime,” Sechler said, “but we’re talking about moving trees, planting new grass and constructing new banners and entry ways.” Tony Voisin, assistant vice president

for Student Affairs, was enthusiastic while looking at the drawings for the proposed changes. “For me, having been here for 30 years, I was a student, (these changes represent) who we’ve always wanted to be,” he said. “That visual impact. It’s so beautiful. It’s so powerful, for visiting students, alumni, it opens up what we always thought was there.” university@cm-life.com

Jan. 22 1:49 a.m. – A 21-year-old Macomb man was jailed for possession of marijuana and public urination at 2000 S. Mission St. 10:14 a.m. – A 32-yearold Davison man was jailed on a warrant, probation violation and domestic assault at 804 E. High St.

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Students feel financial impact of the Affordable Care Act

Unintended consequences:

OBAMACARE HITS HOME

ey portions of the Affordable Care

Act, including the employer mandate, went into effect at the beginning of the spring semester, and it’s lacking some important infrastructure for success — particularly for students. Under Obamacare, employers are now required to offer health insurance to part-time employees who work more than 30 hours per week. Central Michigan University is one of those employers. In response, the university was left with two options: limit work hours to below the federally-mandated ceiling, or offer health insurance packages to more employees. With 3,845 students, 272 temporary staff, 94 fixed-term faculty and more than 500 graduate assistants and global campus faculty working on campus, 5,300 CMU employees have had their work hours restricted to avoid health insurance costs that the university is not prepared to take on. As of Jan. 1, part-time employees at CMU were capped at 50 hours per

What it means Our View: The employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act has hindered the education experience and forced students off campus for remedial employment. Your View: Want your voice heard? To share your opinion on this editorial, or any topics related to published work in CM Life, send your views to voices@cm-life.com. More details regarding guest submissions are available on cm-life.com. 2-week pay period, or 25 hours per week in a preliminary response to the new legislation. Although the limit is a step below the 30-hour Obamacare mandate, some breathing room shows active preparation – especially when, as of 2015, violation of the employer mandate could mean steep financial penalties for the university. Obamacare has good intentions, but it also has unintended consequences — and part-time employed college students, are now taking a heavy blow. Students who relied on working on-campus for more than 25 hours a week are now receiving decreased hours, forcing them off-campus for additional employment. At a time when national unemployment is at 7.3 percent and state un-

employment rests at 9 percent, these limitations are an inconvenience. Students should not be grouped into the overall workforce — especially when one job on campus is considered the same as another, completely unrelated position within the university. For example, holding a job at a residential restaurant will drain from the same hour pool as working in the office of information technology. At Central Michigan Life, this issue has been particularly troubling. Our staff receives salary pay per issue or on a per-contribution basis. Reducing this to a time schedule is nearly

impossible, but now it must be done to keep aligned with federal mandates. Graduate assistants are feeling the impact as well. “Many GAs, particularly those who are instructors of record, cannot realistically comply with 25 hours,” said Ben Fortin, Graduate Student Union vice president. In order to comply with the federal mandate, graduate assistants, adjunct and fixed-term faculty will now either have to spend a reduced amount of time on their work, or be forced to complete their duties off the books. With less time for grading coursework, meeting with students and

providing valuable feedback between teaching courses, the new legislation is an obstacle for quality education. Some consequences of new legislation, especially one as sizeable as the Affordable Care Act, are not realized until implementation — and that’s exactly what is happening here on campus. An exemption is the next step for solving this problem. Although no one believes Obamacare was designed to hurt college students, labeling students under the banner of the general workforce is a real issue that needs to be addressed.

Students deserve CMU’s protection If you live in any of the north campus residence halls, you may be surprised to learn that you do not have a fire suppression system installed in your building. Meanwhile, as reported last Wednesday, the south quad residence halls, with the exception of Sweeney Hall, will be given a brand new system. This is a $4.6 million investment. Are you telling me that after charging students thousands of dollars for books, tuition, housing and miscellaneous fees, CMU cannot equip five of the 21 residence hall buildings with fire suppression? This is absolutely ridiculous. A university’s top priority should be safety, but I wonder, after hearing about this project, whether that is the case here on our campus. Steve Lawrence, vice president of Facilities Management, said the buildings lacking a fire suppression

system might be examined in the future. I actually cringed a little bit there. It shouldn’t be examined. It should be done. If there is a fire in any of those buildings lacking suppression, you might not die, but you never know — stop, drop and roll. That might actually come in handy. I left a voice mail with Doug Kendrick, assistant director for the North Campus residence halls, asking for his comments on this issue, but he did not return my phone call. This makes me wonder even more about the lapse in safety for this area of campus and the university’s response to this issue. Days before the 2012-2013 academic year began, Central Michigan Life reported on the $1.5 million renovation at Real Food on Campus residential restaurant, with a focus on the addition of a new Mongolian-style grill.

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Don’t get me wrong. I love Mongolian food just as much as the next guy, but that could have been $1.5 million spent on other, more pressing issues. Perhaps on properly equipping residence halls for fires. I fully understand funds have to be appropriated for any investment in an institution such as CMU. I’m just wondering why someone hasn’t stepped forward and demanded something like this be fixed. Am I the only one taking this seriously? We spend so much money on renovations, upgrades and athletic programs that we seem to have forgotten that safety should be, without fail, our top priority. Student reaction has been mixed, but the general consensus has been that it is unacceptable for any residence hall on campus, in 2014, to be lacking a fire suppression system.

Central Michigan Life asked its Facebook fans, “How have you been impacted by the 25-hour per week work limitations that went into effect Jan. 1 in response to the Affordable Care Act?” Sarah Jean Cook: There has been a lot of tension in the work place regarding the 25-hour limit as many of my co-workers balance high-demanding, university positions. Alexander Stevens: Supplying healthcare to every low level worker the university employs is not (CMU) being cheap. It would cost the University hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars to do so and the university simply doesn’t have that money. Shanice Amyia Chandler: Yes it limits students that are trying to make ends meet but it also gives more of an opportunity to students that don’t have jobs, can’t even begin to make ends meet, and we’re forever pushed to the bottom of the paper stack. Taylor Burtraw: The restriction isn’t just hurting the student though, it’s bad for the offices they work in. Now the offices have to hire, train, and manage more students just to get the coverage they need. Jennifer K Bentley: I wanted to attend CMU in the fall for graduate school, but now I fear I will not be able to support myself and pay for classes with this work-hour limitation.

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New experiences through study abroad To the Editor: How do I tell my family, friends and especially my sisters of the Zeta Phi Beta that I want to travel more than 9,000 miles away from home, all by myself, just to study abroad in Singapore? This is the dilemma I faced before I studied abroad in Singapore during the fall semester, one semester before my spring graduation. Eventually, my friends and family gave me their blessings and soon I was

off to explore the Asian culture and the subjects of communication, branding and public relations. I am a senior here at CMU studying integrative public relations with a double minor in legal studies and public affairs. Upon my arrival to Singapore, I felt like a bright-eyed girl who had fallen madly in love, except it was international academics that had stolen my heart. The Nanyang Technological University Residence Hall 8 became my home for the next 4.5 months as I embarked

on a journey that changed my life in the most positive manner. Imagine living in a location where few people look like you and everyone thinks that you have a funny accent, but they still desire to learn more about you and where you are from. I was an exchange student in Singapore and I was proud of it. In addition to my class work, I had the opportunity to travel to Bali and Malaysia, both of which were experiences I will never forget. Since completing my study abroad

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experience, I feel academically, professionally, emotionally and spiritually stronger. I have a greater sense of myself, both as a woman and a young professional preparing to enter the real world. I now serve as a Peer Advisor for the office of study abroad. My mission is to inform students that studying abroad is a realistic option during their collegiate careers. I want to dispel myths and let students know that there are a multitude of scholarships to assist with financing these experiences.

In most cases, classes will transfer directly to CMU and the experience does not necessarily have to push back your graduation date. I highly recommend that students spread their wings and fly to an international location at some point in their collegiate careers, and the Office of Study Abroad is ready and available to help a fellow Chippewa set their eyes on a wondrous international experience. Natilie Williams The Office of Study Abroad

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Speak Up, Speak Out forum to discuss local politics “Our goal is to model good critical thinking and civility in disagreement.”

By Megan Pacer Staff Reporter

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Community members step up to the line to take their turn in the dart tournament hosted by VFW Post 3033 on Saturday.

Local Marine remembered in second annual dart tournament

Wednesday night, students can vocalize their concerns on issues brought up by Gov. Rick Snyder during the “Speak Up, Speak Out: Reinventing Michigan?” forum in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. Merlyn Mowrey, SUSO organizational committee chairperson and associate professor, announced the reinventing Michigan forum will tackle the topics brought up during the State of the State address earlier this month. The SUSO committee makes a point to include at least one or two political forums for students each year. “Our goal is to model good critical thinking and civility in disagreement,” Mowrey said. “We work hard to get as much out there as we can.” This is the first forum of the spring semester, and will focus on issues such as education reform and the eco-

Merlyn Mowrey, SUSO organizational committee chairperson

nomic situation of Detroit. Graduate student Carmen Burlingame, another member of the committee, said part of the State of the State address will be shown prior to discussion as well as the democratic response to it. “The students can expect to see both sides of the issues being addressed,” Burlingame said. Some issues not addressed by Snyder, such as the controversial “Rape Clause” where women will have to purchase additional coverage to pay for an abortion after a sexual assault, were addressed by the Democratic party, and will therefore be included in the forum discussion as well. Burlingame was in charge of securing panelists for Wednesday’s forum, and se-

lected two former presidents of the major political Registered Student Organizations on campus to join professors from a range of disciplines. Former College Democrats President Alex Middlewood and former College Republicans President Megan Gill will give their opinions and help to direct conversation with the students. The forum, which began as an effort to improve the interest and general knowledge of current events among students, will include three to four discussion questions following the film presentation. “I think (students) will get a little bit more depth on some very important issues,” Mowrey said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth was walking with his convoy in Iraq when he noticed a nearby improvised explosive device. He alerted his convoy to scatter away, and jumped on the IED, saving his fellow soldiers, but costing him his life. Although Ellsworth died in 2004, the Marine’s sacrifice lives on through the Mount Pleasant VFW Post 3033’s annual dart tournament. The Justin Ellsworth Memorial Dart Tournament entered its second year Saturday with remembrance and celebration. “We’re not here to cry, we’re not here to mourn,” said John Ellsworth, Justin’s father. “We’re here to celebrate his memory with family and friends because that’s what Justin would’ve wanted.” John said he drove four hours in snowy weather to make it to the tournament on Saturday. He said he was touched to see people gathering at the event in memory of his son. “If Justin’s watching, he would be a little embarrassed,” John said. “But he would be humbled that people came together to remember him.” As the competition got heated, victorious screams of “Bull’s-eye!” could be heard by members of the military and local Mount Pleasant residents as they gathered for a night of darts and cold beer. Patrons could bid on two raffles, the first made up of a variety of sports memorabilia, including vintage Pistons jerseys and autographed Red Wings posters. The other raffle contained items donated by Mount Pleasant businesses, including a concert and hotel package from Soaring Eagle, and two movie tickets to Celebration! Cinema. Merchandise in memory of Justin Ellsworth, such as t-shirts, wristbands and dog tags, were also for sale. Heather Neff has organized many different memorial events for Justin Ellsworth, and enjoys the

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer A participant in the dart tournament at the VFW Post 3033 holds her her darts in her hand before beginning the tournament on Saturday.

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Participants stand around a dart board before beginning their turn in the Justin Ellsworth second Annual Dart Tournament, Saturday at VFW Post 3033.

festive atmosphere that people create at each event. “We made $2,400 at last year’s dart tournament with around 130 people here at once, but we hope to top that this year,” Neff said. “We give the proceeds to the Military Families United of Michigan, which aids military families in a number of ways from setting up scholarships to paying for counseling services.” By the end of the night, the event raised $1,800. Though the annual dart tournament is one of her favorites, Neff has organized Halloween parties, shore-to-shore runs and an upcoming golf tournament to be held in March. Neff stresses that the events are set up as more of a celebration in memory of Justin Ellsworth, rather than an emotion-filled memorial. Ex-Marine Randy Wyrick participated in last year’s competition.

“It’s good fun hanging out with everyone, and of course the challenge and camaraderie is exciting, too,” Wyrick said. “It’s great that the money raised goes to the marines, because they deserve to get every dollar they can.” Wyrick was one of more than 45 participants to compete in the dart tournament. Each individual paid $7, and teams competed in pairs. One of Justin Ellsworth’s longtime friends, Marc Brandeberry, fondly remembered his time with him. Brandeberry reminisced about living with him as a child. “When we were younger, his parents let us live together in a trailer, and we had so much fun hanging out together,” Brandeberry said. “Justin was an open-hearted guy. If you needed help, he was always there.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Sandusky gradute student Arian Pérez climbs an ice tower Saturday during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. It was Pérez’s first time ice climbing and her first trip with the CMU High Adventure Club.

High Adventures Club takes on ice climbing continued from 1A Many of the students who went had never been ice climbing before. “I got into rock climbing a while ago, but I’d never been ice climbing before, so I just sort of had a ‘why not?’ mentality about it,” said Miranda Andrews, a Reed City junior. “I really enjoyed it, I mean, it’s definitely different than rock climbing. I think it requires more strength, really, but once you get used to it, it’s just as fun.” Perez echoed her sentiments, and said she had been looking for like-minded people to be active with on campus. “I wanted to go because I love climbing and being active, and I wanted to meet people early on in the semester that shared my interests,” Perez said. “So when something came up again, I could jump on board.” The High Adventure Club has made an annual trip to go ice climbing for several years now, Davies said. The club used to travel to the Upper Peninsula

every year to a different ice festival, but they changed their prices and stopped offering the group a special discount, so the members found a new venue.

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Davies, a four-time ice climber, said it was all in the thrill of adventure for him. “Not a lot of people know about these activities – they’re not very popular – but there are people who do them on a daily basis, and it’s not that difficult to get into if you know the right people who can show you how to do it,” he said. “And that’s what is so great about the High Adventure Club. We’re all about getting members who know how to do these things, and then having them show the other members.” HAC sponsors two larger trips a year. In the fall semester, they go white water rafting in West Virginia, and in the spring, they travel to the ice festival in Fenton. Throughout the course of the year, the group plans several smaller trips, be it caving in

southern Indiana, rock climbing in Kentucky or even backpacking through the Michigan countryside for a weekend, Davies said. Andrews said the HAC gives her a chance to get out and get active with her classmates. “I did a lot of sports in high school, but my first year of college I didn’t do anything, just school and work, and it drove me nuts,” she said. “I can’t sit still for that long, and then I discovered the High Adventure Club, and the rock wall here, and everything else, and I’ve really enjoyed it.” Perez, a first-timer with the club, was glad she had gone with the group, giving her a chance to get out and have new experiences. “I just think it’s really important to get outside and interact with the elements in the winter time, because it’s really easy to get depressed and hate winter,” she said. “If you go out and get active, that really helps with that.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Ice towers stand Friday at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. The towers are made by icing them over in the winter until they are ready to be climbed. Using ice axes and crampons, climbers ascend the ice towers while hooked to a top-rope as a partner belays them.

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Nate Juliar of Ann Arbor, 22, and Bethany Boyd of Clarkston, 20, watch Pinckney senior Jack Frost breath fire Saturday during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. Juliar, Boyd and Frost all entertained climbers at Ice Fest with their fire breathing.

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Commerce senior Jeffery Davies climbs an ice tower during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. Davies is a memeber of the CMU High Adventure Club and it is his fourth time ice climbing

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer CMU High Adventure Club members try to stay warm around a wood heater in a barn Saturday during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. The HAC members camped in the barn over the weekend for the ice climbing festival.

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Sandusky graduate student Arian Pérez laughs after throwing a snowball at a fellow CMU High Adventure Club member Saturday during Ice Fest at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. The HAC members played in the snow together after ice climbing the previous day.

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer A pair of crampons lay on a snowy seat at Peabody Ice Climbing, in Fenton. Crampons are metal plates with spikes that are fixed to a boot for ice climbing.

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Actor Daniels talks music, acting and favorite Mount Pleasant bar KR: How did you get into writing music? JD: I was fascinated with the writing process. I was constantly looking over the shoulder of script writers and other actors. I was focused on being an actor. I would sit around and write songs, most of which were horrible. Then it was performing them. Once I figured out how to do that on stage in front of people, it was better. I’ve been doing shows all over the country. You write a song like you write a play.

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Jeff Daniels will be coming home to Central Michigan University on Tuesday for a show at Plachta Auditorium. The CMU affiliate and world-famous actor will perform his brand of blues-influenced folk music before a sold-out crowd as part of Max and Emily’s Winter Concert Series. Central Michigan Life got a chance to chat with Daniels before his tour about music, acting and life on the road. Katherine Ranzenberger: What do you miss most about Mount Pleasant? Jeff Daniels: The Bird (laughs). Is that still a thing? That was a good one. Really, I miss the theater. There was a good group of people. I still keep in contact with them. Irv Smith, I believe, was an instructor. He knew what he was talking about.

KR: What got you interested in playing music along with acting in so many things? JD: I always did it. I was 21 years old when I moved to New York City, and I figured I would be sitting around reading scripts, waiting for calls and waiting to go to auditions. I just learned how to play.

KR: Why bluesy folk rock? JD: In the early ‘80s, I learned how to do the fingerpicking. I like it because it uses all of the tone: the low, the mid and high ends of the guitar. I like being alone with me and my guitar. I’m not hiding behind a five-piece band. I like all the fame and glory. I enjoy the challenge. That’s when the guitar got fun, and it leads to a bluesy feel. KR: Who has influenced your music the most? JD: Stevie Goodman, Arlo Guthrie, Christine Lavin — more folk than anything. KR: You’ve played at Max & Emily’s before. What brought you back for their first winter concert? JD: It’s a good group and the crowd turns out. What they do for Mount Pleasant is amazing and it’s always fun to go back. I’m there to entertain you. It’s a good town. It’ll be a good time.

KR: What’s your favorite part of performing your music? JD: Making (the audience) laugh harder than they have in a long time and playing something that makes them feel, moving them. I enjoy that, having them trust you enough to take them along with that journey.

JD: I hope they’re tired from laughing and that they heard some songs and music they liked. It’s relatable music. I hope that they lose themselves for a bit. We want to take you away for a little while. I hope they keep a song with them, because sometimes songs just stick with you.

you’re filming, you always have a script in your hand. It’s attached to your hip. While filming the first season of “The Newsroom,” I took my golf clubs out. The idea of playing golf was useless, though. That’s six hours I can’t be memorizing. KR: What are some of the biggest challenges of your career? JD: Making it last for decades. I’ve looked at Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemon, Henry Fonda, and they’re all still remembered. That’s hard to do. The business is set up to use you and then push you away. I applaud my working actor co-workers that are able to stay around.

KR: What was the best show you’ve played? JD: We played a club called 54 Below in New York City recently. We did a couple shows. They were very receptive of us. It’s always great to do well in New York City. KR: How do you fit this in with your busy schedule between filming “Dumb and Dumber To” and “The Newsroom?” JD: You do one thing at a time. We’re going to find out soon when we start filming again for “The Newsroom.” Probably in the spring. When I’m doing “The Newsroom,” that’s all I’m doing. It takes damn near 100 percent of yourself to make (“Dumb and Dumber To”) as good as you can. I had a break between the two, though, and added some January shows (with the fundraiser shows for The Purple Rose Theater) just for fun.

KR: What kind of advice do you have for students? What’s one thing you want to pass on to them that you learned here? JD: Use CMU to find out what you’re good at. Whittle it down. Whatever comes from your classes, use it, and when you find what you love, chase it. Chase it for the rest of your life. Then you’ll be doing something you want to do.

KR: What kind of feeling do you hope your audience goes home with?

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KR: What kind of social life are you able to maintain while succeeding in the entertainment scene? JD: (laughs) I have zero social life. Kathleen, my wife, remarks on that often. When

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New medical examiner announced By Katherine Ranzenberger Senior Reporter

Dr. Michael Markey said he did not plan on getting into forensic pathology, but had his interest piqued while watching a medical examiner pry open a body during a class autopsy. “We were required to view autopsies,” he said. “The death process fascinated me. By the time I got near the end of my medical education, the autopsy and death investigation, I found the puzzle of why people died was most interesting to me.” He’s has been in the forensic pathology game ever since. Markey, a forensic pathologist with Sparrow Heath Center, was named the official medical examiner of Isabella County with three deputy examiners to fill in when necessary. Markey said he’s ready for the endeavor with the new Isabella County contract. “Sparrow Forensic Pathology provides professional, responsive and respectful services to 16 other Michi-

gan counties,” said Margaret McAvoy, Isabella County Administrator, in a report released to the City of Mount Pleasant in December. “They are experienced in serving as county medical examiners and will provide forensic pathologists who are specially trained to work as medical examiners and perform autopsies.” For almost 18 years, Dr. Elmer Shurlow served as the medical examiner for Isabella County. In December 2013, Shurlow handed in his letter of retirement. “We certainly are thankful and respectful of Dr. Shurlow,” McAvoy said. “Isabella County is very grateful to Dr. Shurlow. This gave us the opportunity to look for others, though.” A Sparrow Forensic Pathology cost projection indicated that pathologists there can serve as medical examiners and provide autopsies for $123,000, McAvoy told commissioners in the December report. Markey said he’s ready to add the county to his rounds.

“Dr. Shurlow has quite diligently served the county. There’s probably going to be a bit of a change,” Markey said. The group will be taking on cases that are reported to them, sending a member of the group to the county to correspond with the rest of the medical examiners. “We soon will have investigators in the county that will respond to deaths that are non-natural to gather info from family, health care providers, police and others,” Markey said. “They will relay the info back to us. Myself or one of the other deputies will respond if necessary.” When an autopsy is necessary, bodies are transported to Lansing by Mobile Medical Response. “As the medical examiner, the duties include postmortem exams,” Markey said. “These can include investigating drug overdoses, car crashes, infant deaths, sudden death in young people, issuing death certificates and whatnot.” metro@cm-life.com

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United Way celebrates donations from CMU, names winner of Chevy Cruze By Megan Pacer Staff Reporter

Zbigniew Bzdake | Chicago Tribune | MCT President Barack Obama visits Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, Ill., to discuss proposals unveiled in his State of the Union, including a focus on gun violence and strengthening the economy for the middle class in February 2013.

As the State of the Union address approaches, Obama has opportunity By John Irwin & Kevin Andrews Senior Reporter & Staff Reporter

Anna Pawlowski is not interested in politics, but the Mason senior would like President Barack Obama to talk about education in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “The one topic that I wish he would address more is education and the importance of that,” she said. Obama, coming off the worst year of his presidency in the polls, will likely put forward a somewhat modest agenda, one aimed at tackling lingering unemployment and rising income inequality. Dan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, said in a mass email sent to Obama supporters that the president will, when necessary, bypass a resistant Congress through executive orders to achieve items on his agenda. “In this year of action, the president will seek out as many opportunities as possible to work with Congress in a bipartisan way,” Pfeiffer said. “But when American jobs and livelihoods depend on getting something done, he will not wait for Congress.” Obama’s fifth State of the Union address comes ahead

of November’s midterm elections, where Democrats find themselves facing uphill battles to take back the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and to retain control of the Senate. Because of that, Obama’s address might hit on issues aimed at pleasing and firing up the Democratic base, especially blue-collar workers, women and students, even if they stand little chance of passing the Republican House. According to Politico, administration officials have been speaking with lawmakers about reviving aspects of Obama’s American Jobs Act, which he proposed ahead of his reelection campaign, but received little traction in Congress. Specific proposals include student loan refinancing, manufacturing projects and “a host of women’s issues,” including more progressive workplace leave policies. The president might also propose a minimum wage hike and an extension of long-term unemployment insurance. Obama will likely use his high-profile platform to defend and highlight the successes of his signature health care reform law, which came under fire last year for its rocky rollout. The Affordable Care Act’s rollout, along with a relatively sluggish economic recovery

and controversy over the NSA’s surveillance programs, caused Obama’s approval rating to drop from a post-election high of 57 percent in January 2013 to a low of 40 percent this month, according to Gallup. Obama will need to see his approval numbers recover if his party has a chance of re-taking control of Congress in November, and this address offers him the opportunity. CMU political science professor John Bokina said Obama might be overshadowed by other issues in the news. “The State of the Union seems to be negated by the bad weather, by the Winter Olympics, by Chris Christie’s problems in New Jersey,” he said. However, U.S. News and World Report Managing Editor Robert Schlesinger told The New York Times the president still has a huge opportunity to connect with the public, even as the speech’s spotlight has diminished in recent years. “For that one night, he’ll have the spotlight the way no other person in the country will have all year,” Schlesinger said. “As limited as the powers of the bully pulpit are, especially in the communications age, that still ain’t nothing.” metro@cm-life.com

United Way of Isabella County announced the winner to its “Drive to Give” sweepstakes during halftime at the men’s basketball game Jan. 17. Vickie Dawe of St. Louis was the recipient of a 24-month lease on a 2014 Chevy Cruze, courtesy of Graff Chevrolet in Mount Pleasant. Dawe, a sales representative at Brandt Industries, was one of 17 finalists entered in the sweepstakes for donating $100 or more. “I have perma-grin ever since they announced it,” Dawe said. “I have never won anything like this and it’s something I can use.” Dawe, who had been in need of a new car, has donated to the organization for a number of years through a payroll system at her work. “I think it’s a fabulous organization,” Dawe said. “I’m proud to support it.” In addition to announcing the sweepstakes winner, Central Michigan University President George Ross,

along with CMU campaign co-chairs Ed and Shelly Hinck, presented United Way of Isabella County with a check for $68,445 to contribute to the organization’s community-wide fundraising goal. This amount was raised and donated by a combination of students, faculty and staff members. Tom Olver, United Way president and CEO, said the CMU campaign generated $727,496 during the last decade. “CMU is a terrific community partner, and the faculty, staff and students consistently give of their time, talent and treasure to make a real difference in the lives of our families, friends and neighbors,” Olver said. Ed Hinck, a communication and dramatic arts professor, and his wife Shelly, are serving as CMU co-chairs this year for the first time, although their involvement with United Way goes back several years. “You can really see the faces of the people that the United Way campaign helps out,” Hinck said. “You know that the money goes toward

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Pom-pom power Cheerleading brings two teams to UCAC Nationals, places 7th in small co-ed division

By Malachi Barrett Sports Editor

Central Michigan brought two cheer teams to the Division IA University Cheerleaders Association College Nationals for the first time in program history Jan. 17-19. With more than 50 members, the cheer team is most known for its efforts in summoning school spirit on the sidelines of athletic events. Unknown to many fans, the squad also spends the season training for one of the largest cheer competitions in the country, held at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. “First and foremost, we are game cheerleaders,” said senior captain Laura Huth. “If we have the opportunity and skill level to do competitions, we work for that. In a sense, you are working for competition, but trying to be the best game cheerleader for the school as well.” The Chippewas placed seventh out of 21 teams in the small co-ed division, but did not reach the finals in the all-girl division. The co-ed team consists of four men and 12 women, made up of four co-ed pairs and eight individual women. Meanwhile, the all-girl team has 20 female members. Both teams compete in front of a panel of judges to earn the best score out of a possible 100 points. Huth said the team fought through adversity on their journey to nationals, dealing with injuries and a young team. Personally, she fractured the fifth metacarpal in her left hand while performing a stunt. “I went to a specialist to compete with a broken hand and I still need to go back to see if I’ll need surgery,” Huth said. “I know how hard it is to be on a nationals journey and a first-time competitor, so I tried to suck it up as much as I could. It was mostly emotionally hard because I had to mask my pain so that I could be stronger for everyone else, but I wouldn’t have done it any other way.” The return from injury can be a long one, especially because the seed of fear can return and cause psychological difficulties. Assistant coach and former CMU cheerleader Nicky Van said fatigue can set in during the year as travel, school, work and long days of practice can take a toll, causing some players to leave the team. “If you dislocate a shoulder for example, you can heal it and recover, but it’s also a mental barrier where you ask yourself if you can still do things,” he said. “You’re not going to be the same person, so we lost some people that way.”

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Wrestling highly touted in NCAA and MAC rankings

Nicky Van | Courtesy Photo CMU cheerleaders pose with a trophy after placing seventh out of 21 teams in the small co-ed division at the 2013 UCA Collegiate National Championship at Disneyworld.

Several wrestlers have received high praise from the results of the NCAA coaches’ panel rankings and Mid-American Conference coaches’ rankings released last week. Central Michigan featured six wrestlers ranked in the top 33 of their respective weight classes, according to the NCAA results. Central Michigan also received 19 votes in the top-25 team rankings. “That’s very important for those guys to stay in the rankings and continue to move forward, maybe leapfrog some of the guys that are ahead of them by notching those guys off when we get a chance to wrestle them,” said head coach Tom Borrelli. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifying teams for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index and coaches’ rankings to earn spots in qualifying tournaments for the championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers have to participate in at least five matches against Division I opponents within the last 30 days, in addition to their coach naming them as a starter for their team. Junior 174-pounder Mike Ottinger and sophomore 141-pounder Zach Horan were the only wrestlers ranked in the top 10 by the coaches’ panel, at seventh and eighth, respectively. “Hopefully, I can improve that ranking by the end of the year,” Horan said. “I’d like to get into the top 5 area, but it’s going to be really important to get better.” Wrestlers are judged in a variety of means, but most important are their victories against similarly ranked opponents. Beating a higher ranked opponent can lead to a rapid upward boost. “I have a really tough weight class in my conference, so it’s going to be important (that) I can get a good seeding in there as well,” Horan said. “Hopefully, I can win the conference and try to set myself up to be in a good spot in the bracket for the NCAA Tournament.” Freshman Corey Keener and senior Joe Roth ranked in the top 15 wrestlers in their weight-class at 13th and 15th, while redshirt sophomore Lucas Smith ranked 17th. Senior Scott Mattingly was the final wrestler featured, ranking No. 33. The MAC office released its second set of coaches’ rankings for January with the Chippewas projected to finish fourth at the MAC Championships in March. Northern Iowa was picked to win the title with 20 team points, while Missouri was projected to have 18.5 points and Ohio 17 points. Junior Mike Ottinger moved to No. 1 in the MAC at 174 pounds after two victories over highly-ranked opponents last weekend. Sophomore Lucas Smith moved up to No. 2 at 157 pounds. sports@cm-life.com

Gymnastics opens conference play with win, season-high score against Ball State By Cody DeBona Staff Reporter

Gymnastics started their Mid-American Conference schedule on Sunday against Ball State, also hosting the “Flip For A Cure” meet in McGuirk Arena. After an early season upset from the Cardinals last season, the Chippewas were determined to keep their undefeated season alive. “We opened the door to them last year and let them think that they were better than us and we needed to shut them down this year,” said senior Emily Heinz. CMU took advantage of the meet on the bars. A 9.9 from junior Kylie Fagan and a 9.85 from senior Brittany Petzold helped the Chippewas to a 49.125 on bars. The Chippewas also scored a 49.125 on floor to close out their first MAC victory of the year. Becca Druien finished her all-around with 9.8 on floor and Halle Moraw tallied a 9.85. A few individual performances took CMU to their best scores of the year,

including four 9.9 performances – one in each event. Sophomore Taylor Bolender scored a 9.9 in her floor routine and a 9.85 on the bars. “This week in practice, we worked on perfect parts, and it really showed out there with all the 9.9s,” Bolender said. With a seasons best 195.8, head coach Jerry Reighard couldn’t help but be happy that his team came so close to their team goal of 196. “This is what I see in my head when I think about us competing,” Reighard said. “ The performances are what I expected. I know as the season progressed along, I continued to say 196. I know what we do in the practice gym and today we saw most of it.” The meet started similarly to the competition against William and Mary on Jan. 27, as CMU continued to struggle on vault, until the Petzold sisters turned the meet around. Brittany Petzold, coming off of her shoulder injury, scored a 9.825. Her sister Kirsten finished with a 9.925 to finish the rotation.

“I thought the moment really shifted with the Petzold sisters on vault, and I am really proud of Taylor Bolender on bars,” Reighard said. Junior Halle Moraw completed the meet for the Chippewas as usual with a stunning floor routine. One judge gave Moraw a 9.95 while the other scored her significantly lower with a 9.75. Reighard immediately walked over to the judges table and had a quick conversation with the judge that gave the lower score. “I asked him if he meant the score that was flashed. Sometimes they get the numbers goofed up. I couldn’t justify it in my head,” Reighard said. The Chippewas look forward to Saturday when they will host the Michigan-Illinois Classic at McGuirk Arena. The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois State, Eastern Michigan and CMU will compete in a quad meet, beginning at 2 p.m. and will close out the Chippewas five-game home meet stretch. sports@cm-life.com

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Ohio sophomore Taylor Bolender balances across the beam during her routine in McGuirk Arena Sunday afternoon.

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Four gymnasts score a 9.9 or higher in Sunday victory over Ball State By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan gymnastics team had four gymnasts score nearly perfect scores in its win against Ball State, Sunday. The Chippewas received a 195.800 team score and four scored at or above the 9.9 mark. Sophomore Kirsten Petzold and senior Emily Heinz each scored a 9.925. Junior Kylie Fagan and sophomore Taylor Bolender both notched a 9.9. Junior Halle Moraw was the only Chippewa to score a 9.9 or higher coming into Sunday’s meet. “This week in practice we focused on perfect parts,” Fagan said. “It showed this week, coming out with all those high scores, 9.9s in every event. It was fun.” Petzold’s high score on the vault, which was the first event, might have been the most important in terms of momentum. Her sister, senior Brittany Petzold, scored a 9.825 while battling a shoulder injury all season. “I thought the momentum really shifted with the last two – the Petzold sisters on vaulting,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “That really got us where we wanted to be.” Before the Petzold sisters, all

four CMU vaulters had a 9.725 or lower. Unlike last week’s mediocre start on vault for CMU, which led to a disappointing 193.950 final score, the Petzold sisters were able to finish the event on a high note. “Vaulting is our nemesis,” Reighard said. “It’s definitely our weakest event and it has been all season. We’re trying to address that on a daily, weekly basis.” CMU made its largest improvement on the bars, where it scored almost a point higher than in the previous week’s competition. “Bolender on bars really set the pace on that event,” Reighard said. “Then you come along with Kylie Fagan, who I’ve been saying ‘no one should beat you, no one should beat you. You need to be MAC Champion. Compete to be that.’ And today we saw that. The dismount made all the difference, and believe me, that’s what she worked a lot on all week long.” Even after breaking the 9.9 threshold, Fagan said there is still room for her to grow. “We practice for 10s. Not 9.9s,” Fagan said. “When we come to a meet, a 9.9 is supposed to be easy.” Heinz said a 9.9 is normally given when the gymnast makes two minor mistakes, half a

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Junior 174-pounder Mike Ottinger wrestles in extra time against Missouri in their conference dual last weekend. Ottinger won by decision, 2-1 in the team victory over Kent State.

Wrestling team improves to 4-2 in conference play By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Ohio sophomore Taylor Bolender completes a routine on the uneven bars, which earned her a score of 9.850 during the Chippewas match against Ball State on Sunday in McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas won with an overall score of 195.800 to the Cardinals 192.350.

point per mistake. “You always want to beat your high,” Heinz said. “We still had some mistakes. We’re still hungry for more.” Bolender reiterated Heinz’s remarks. “Even when you do score that

good, you still know what you messed up on and know what you need to do better,” Bolender said. “You want to get higher now. You get a 9.9, but you want to get a 9.975 and just keep building.” sports@cm-life.com

Michigan RB plans to transfer to CMU this fall By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Central Michigan football will reportedly gain a major offensive asset next fall. Flint-native and University of Michigan running back Thomas Rawls told The Flint Journal that he plans to transfer to CMU after graduating from U-M in May. Rawls’ grad-transfer would give him one year of eligibility at CMU. Central Michigan football officials could not comment on Rawls’s situation. “We can’t comment on (Rawls) because he is not a student here,” said Rob Wyman,

director of Athletic Communications. Rawls told the newspaper he has decided to transfer to Thomas Rawls CMU to better his chances of playing in the NFL. The tailback also said he was “promised things that didn’t fall through.” Rawls was highly recruited by CMU head coach Dan Enos prior to his freshman season at U-M.

The Chippewas lost leading-rusher Zurlon Tipton to graduation last season after Tipton missed most of the 2013 campaign with an ankle injury. CMU running backs averaged a little more than 200 yards per game in Tipton’s absence. Rawls averaged 12.3 yards per game and 4.6 yards per attempt, scoring five touchdowns during his three years in Ann Arbor. The backup running back’s last touchdown came against the Chippewas in the Wolverines home-opener on Aug. 31. He had three carries for 12 yards and a score in Michigan’s 59-9 win against CMU.

If Rawls makes good on his proposed transfer to CMU, he would be part of a newlook offense in 2014. CMU announced the promotion of quarterbacks coach Morris Watts to offensive coordinator earlier this month. The Chippewas finished ninth out of 13 teams in the Mid-American Conference in total rushing offense in 2013. They finished 6-6 on the season and failed to qualify for a bowl game. sports@cm-life.com

Wrestling sealed a win at Kent State 21-12 on Sunday after splitting a pair of dual matches last weekend against two ranked conference opponents. CMU improved to 4-2 in Mid-American Conference play with the win. Head coach Tom Borrelli said maintaining a “healthy mindset” is key at such an important juncture during the season. “I think we’re getting better,” Borrelli said. “We’re really focusing on trying to improve and anytime you can stay on the positive side, the guys are motivated. That is why it was such a good win for us. We try to keep things positive so our guys can continue to move forward.” Central Michigan won six of the first seven matches, giving the team a 21-3 advantage with three matches left. Freshman Corey Keener started the afternoon with an 8-3 decision at 125 pounds. He was followed by three consecutive decisions to help grow CMU’s lead. Senior Joe Roth won by a 3-1 decision at 133 pounds, followed by Zach Horan’s 5-1 victory at 141-pounds. Senior Scott Mattingly finished with an 11-6 win at 149 pounds. “It’s important to win those close matches,” Borrelli said. “ We don’t necessarily like those close matches. We like to distance ourselves from the competition a little bit but you have to take what you can get.” An injury default at 157 pounds gave sophomore Lucas

Smith the 6-0 win, pushing the lead to 15-3. Smith said the team is starting to come together at the right time as a group and it’s showing on the mat. “Coach has just been really emphasizing working hard and staying motivated while continuing to do what we’ve been doing,” Smith said. “I think, finally, everyone is getting on the same page and going out there and wrestling our style. We’re doing well.” Freshman Nick Becker secured a 3-1 win at 165 pounds, while junior Mike Ottinger won by decision at 174 pounds, giving CMU a commanding 21-3 lead with three matches left. Kent State made a late surge in the upper weight classes. The Eagles won by decision at 184, 197 and heavyweight to close out the dual, tallying nine-straight points. Borrelli said in order to move forward and be prepared for the postseason in the next few weeks, the team has to continue to believe in their own ability. “It’s important that our guys continue to feel like they are improving,” Borrelli said. “All the hard work that they’re doing is going to pay off and that’s really important. They start believing in themselves. We have to have that attitude moving forward in order to get ready for the postseason.” CMU will take on Old Dominion at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Virginia. sports@cm-life.com

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Students square off with faculty

Program moves forward, finds conference By Malachi Barrett Sports Editor

Hoops game raises money for soup kitchen By Kelly Potter Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University students and faculty squared off Friday in the first Martin Luther King Jr. Charity Basketball Game at the Student Activity Center to raise money and collect canned food. The students defeated the faculty 50-42, but more important than the outcome of the game was the cause for which it was played. Spectators were hands-on at the event by participating in mini games during timeouts and at halftime. One event, the “half-court shot” presented the possibility of one-year free rent at Bluegrass Apartments. Detroit senior Dwight Bennett was one of three competitors who missed the shot. He said he heard of the event through his bible study at the Towers. The game was designed to raise awareness and money for the Isabella County Soup Kitchen, located at 621 S. Adams St. The event was sponsored by the CMU Multicultural Academic Student Services Department. “Charity work is something I am very passionate about,” Bennett said. “I like doing things for others and not being selfish. I always will try to keep my mind on doing things for others.” In the past, MASS has sponsored various MLKbased charity events around CMU’s campus. D’Wayne Jenkins, the assistant director of MASS, said this year he decided to get more people involved to help spread the word and bring awareness to the charity that MASS is

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Spectators watch as students and faculty square off in the Martin Luther King Jr. Charity Basketball game on Friday at the Student Activity Center. Proceeds were donated to the Isabella County Soup Kitchen.

“I participated tonight because it was for a good cause.” Allen Seales, Flint senior trying to sponsor. During halftime, the allmale CMU vocal group Fish N Chips serenaded attendees. “We have done charity dinners and various philanthropy events for our Greek community members,” said Caleb King, Fish N Chips president. Students and faculty alike enjoyed the unique atmosphere in the SAC. “I participated tonight because it was for a good cause,” said Allen Seales, a Flint senior. “During MLK week, they have many events and I also really enjoy playing basketball. So I thought this was a great opportunity for me to get involved this week.” Donations are still being taken by the Isabella County Soup Kitchen via PayPal, by mail or in person. Please call 989-772-7392 or visit the soup kitchen’s website at icsk.org for more information. sports@cm-life.com

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer A student and his faculty member opponent square off in the Martin Luther King Jr. Charity Basketball game on Friday at the Student Activity Center.

Women’s lacrosse will join the Atlantic Sun Conference as an affiliate member beginning in it’s inaugural 2016 season. Central Michigan is the second Michigan team to join the A-Sun, alongside the University of Detroit Mercy. Their addition expands the conference to nine teams. “We’re really pleased to have been awarded an affiliate membership with the Atlantic Sun Conference and to have found a home for our lacrosse program,” said Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. The Atlantic Sun Conference is comprised of Detroit Mercy, Howard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State and Stetson. Furman, Mercer and Old Dominion will join the conference in 2015. The league winner earns a shot at the championship with one of 13 automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament. “It’s important that we have found a conference to be a part of that offers us a competitive balance opportunity for our new program and also the opportunity to compete for a championship,” Heeke said. “It’s great to be a member of a conference that gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. We wanted to have a program that could compete for a championship.” A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart said in a press release that women’s lacrosse is one of the country’s fastest growing sports. With the addition of several teams in the next few years, CMU will have solid competition to sharpen their program as it grows. “As the sport’s popularity expands, the A-Sun is well-positioned to provide outstanding competitive opportunities for studentathletes and to promote the A-Sun and affiliate member institutions that battle for our NCAA championship bid,” Gumbart said. “Central

Michigan will be an outstanding addition and we look forward to the contributions its women’s lacrosse team will make to the A-Sun.” As the first season approaches, CMU will have its hands full on several fronts. First and foremost, a coach needs to be selected to build the program around. “Spring would be when that search would begin, as competitive season draws to a close (and) the availability of coaches begins. It’s the optimal time for transitions,” Heeke said. “We would like to have a coach on board this summer to begin the recruitment process and plan the program.” Meanwhile, Heeke is also at work assembling plans to identify and facilitate the need for resources for the new team. He said a project has been launched to identify the type and location of new facilities under a committee in cooperation with facilities management. While Heeke said it is too early for pricing estimates, the athletics department is in the process of hiring an architectural firm and construction management firm. New facilities will likely be constructed on the south end of campus. Getting into the A-Sun was just the first step of many for the lacrosse program. “We we’re looking to be in a league that fit the profile of our program,” Heeke said. “We’ve been working to find a home for about six months and we zeroed in the A-Sun quite early.” sports@cm-life.com

Women’s basketball tops rival WMU, remains unbeaten in MAC By Dominick Mastangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Central Michigan women’s basketball’s offense blew past rival Western Michigan, 113-87, Saturday at University Arena in Kalamazoo. The Chippewas created some valuable space between themselves and the Broncos in the Mid-American Conference West standings, while remaining the only undefeated team in MAC play this season. The women set a program record Saturday for most points in a first half (68), snapping a 30year record. Senior Niki DiGuilio set a career-high for points in a game with 27 against WMU. “It’s always a little bit more when you beat (WMU),” said CMU coach Sue Guevara. “I was able to play everyone tonight and we were able to hit a good amount of our shots, so that was good to see.” Junior guard and defending NCAA women’s basketball player of the week Crystal Bradford re-

corded her 12th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Junior Kerby Tamm also set a career-high for points scored in one game with 20. Tamm hit six 3-pointers against the Broncos. “It’s nice to play with someone like Niki,” Tamm said. “They can’t guard both of us the way they want to at the same time. It’s good to know there is someone else out there who can make a good shot.” CMU (11-7, 7-0 in MAC) picked up momentum midway through the first half. Bradford lead the Chippewas on a late first-half 10-2 run as the Chippewas led 47-35 with little more than four minutes until halftime. DiGuilio, the programs leading 3-point shooter, hit five 3-pointers and led all first half scorers with 21. “I had been riding the struggle bus in conference play so far,” DiGuilio said. “It felt good to see all those shots go down. It’s comforting when you have two sharpshooters out

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The Chippewas shot 7-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half, while the Broncos were 0-for-8. CMU led 68-43 at the break. The Broncos cut the lead to 21 points with 11:41 remaining, but CMU point guard Jessica Green stopped the run with a mid-range jumper. Green finished the game with 12 points. It was the third time this season the Chippewas scored 100 points in a game. Guevara is now 11-3 in games against WMU since taking over at CMU. “We are happy to get seven conference wins right in a row again,” she said. “But now the thought is ... let’s get eight.” The women have started 7-0 to start the MAC schedule for the second consecutive season. CMU will host MAC foe Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.

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Forward Hibbitts scores career-high 21 points in Saturday’s loss to Akron By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Chris Fowler takes the ball up court Saturday against Akron in McGuirk Arena. Fowler fouled out in the second half, finishing the night with 20 points.

Men outsized in Saturday’s 82-74 loss By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Akron’s big men had their way with the men’s basketball team Saturday, knocking off Central Michigan, 82-74. Defensive rebounding came back to hurt the Chippewas as Akron grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and scored 16 secondchance points. Akron’s 6-foot-7 Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell dominated the post with 14 rebounds and 15 points. “We are going against some pretty good inside teams,” said head coach Keno Davis. “We’ve had a stretch where our lack of size and strength inside doesn’t match up well with the teams we are going against.” CMU was able to stay with Akron for most of the first half. The Chippewas took a 34-26 lead with 4:36 remaining before halftime, but Akron had other plans. Senior Quincy Diggs hit two 3-pointers, including one with three seconds remaining in the half to take a 41-36 lead. Diggs led the Zips with 19 points and four steals. “You have to admire not only the job Akron is doing this year, but what they have become as

a program,” Davis said. “Each and every year, you are going to talk about the top teams in this league, and you are going to talk about Akron. The success they have had is something we are trying to emulate.” Where CMU lacks size, Davis said his team needs to adjust defensively. “Part of that is not having the weapons to be able to be as competitive physically,” Davis said. “We’ve got to continue to work to get better and as a coaching staff, to come up with some defensive schemes that can hide some of our weaknesses inside.” Blake Hibbitts, who came in averaging 8.6 points per game, shot 7-for-11 from the floor to finish with a careerhigh 21 points. The Chippewas mounted a second-half comeback as Hibbitts scored eight points in about two minutes. “I’m always confident in my shot,” Hibbitts said. “When you make one, the next one gets a little bit easier and I was lucky enough to hit the first one.” The Chippewas got their biggest second-half lead after sophomore Chris Fowler con-

cheerLeaDiNG | CONTINUEd FROM 1B Field for the Mid-American Conference Championship football game, and bowl games in 2006 through 2009 and 2012. Historically, the large coed program finished 10th in 2005 and 14th in 2006. The all-girl team placed seventh nationally in 2008 and 10th in 2009. The small co-ed team placed sixth nationally in 2012 and recently ranked eighth in the nation in the 2013 UCA Collegiate National Championships. What can be observed at an average sporting event, Van said, does not scratch the surface for what cheerleaders are capable of. “Cheering is not easy,” Van said. “We practice just as hard as a lot of the other sports teams. I consider it a sport, perhaps not just yelling, but the athleticism involved in throwing the girls and their acrobatics and putting their bodies on the line qualifies it.”

This is especially true for the male cheerleaders, who are often marginalized despite the level of strength needed to launch their teammates into the air and safely return them to the ground. Senior and 3-year captain DaRron Johnson said he enjoys the challenge that cheerleading presents. “It’s a very mental, as well as physical sport,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot of drain on the body and it takes a toll.” Van said it’s difficult to recruit men for the sport, as the misconceptions skew many males’ idea of the sport. “With guys, it’s very hard with all the stereotypes involved,” Van said. “You don’t tend to think of it as a men’s sport in college. It’s hard to find them with some of them we have to decide who to recruit and find who we can mold into being a cheerleader.” All the hard work pays off

verted a 3-point play to push the lead to 55-51. Fowler finished with 19 points and five assists. Akron finished the game on a 12-1 run to ensure the Chippewas stayed winless in conference play. “The last few games have had a similar theme,” Hibbitts said. “We’ve been there in the first half and in the second half we give up a run. We need to not give up those runs and get ahead every once and awhile.” Although the Chippewas have lost six straight games and are the only team in the MidAmerican Conference without a conference win, Davis remains positive. “The thing that keeps most optimistic about this year’s team is there is so much room for improvement,” he said. “With such a young team and so much room for improvement, we are not getting beat by 20 or 30 points, we are in two or three possession games. If we improve a little bit, we will start winning games. If we improve a lot, we could be one of the better teams in the upper division this year.” sports@cm-life.com

in the end when the athletes exit “the castle,” a large prop that leads into the stage at Disney World. The only illumination in the room comes from a spotlight on the mat, where the Chippewas compete in front of the massive crowd and their teammates. “When you run through the castle, it feels like crossing the finish line – all your hard work has paid off,” Johnson said. “It’s something we look forward to the whole year.” Huth had a difficult time putting this experience into words. “It’s many girls’ dream, its hard to describe,” Huth said. “If you’re like me, you go on auto-pilot and don’t remember much. It can be pretty intimidating with the spotlights on you, but if you ask anyone, it’s probably the best experience of their lives. I’ve been blessed to do it three times and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” sports@cm-life.com

Leading the men’s basketball team with 21 points and six rebounds, sophomore Blake Hibbitts was a bright spot for Central Michigan Saturday. Hibbitts went 7-for-11 in field goal opportunities, making 3-of-5 from long range. His 21 points was a new career high. “It’s always good to knock down a few shots to get the game going,” Hibbitts said. “I’m confident with my shots, when you make one, the next one is easier and I was lucky enough to make that first one and they were a little bit easier after that.” Still, the Chippewas ran out of time and opportunities, dropping their sixth Mid-American Conference game in a row, falling to Akron, 82-74. “(The 21 points) would have felt a lot better if we had won,” Hibbitts said. CMU head coach Keno Davis was pleased with his young forward’s performance against Akron. “(Hibbitts) is one of the best shooters in the conference,” Davis said. “When you look at the percentage he’s shooting for the year, it’s remarkable, especially considering he started so slow.” Davis has seen the forward’s play increase in quality since the beginning of the season. “To be able to get his numbers up like he as, I think, is a testament to the hard work that he’s put in and he’s also versatile with his rebounding abilities,” Davis said. Saturday’s game was the annual “Coaches Vs. Cancer” game at McGuirk Arena as CMU took on an Akron team sitting first in the MAC East Division with a record of 12-6, including

Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer Sophomore forward Blake Hibbitts looks for a man down court during Saturday’s match against Akron at McGuirk Arena. Hibbitts had a career night, scoring 21 points.

4-1 in the conference. While shooting was a success of the team throughout the first and early into the second half, it began to fail them in the game’s closing minutes. CMU went into the half shooting 52 percent from the floor, but ultimately

failed to make the most of its chances down the stretch en-route to the loss. Hibbitts and the rest of the Chippewas will travel to Athens, Ohio Wednesday to take on the Ohio Bobcats. sports@cm-life.com

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Track and field earn six early qualifiers for MAC championship meet By Ian Callison Staff Reporter

“I think as a distance team, we will do very well at the MAC meet.”

Six members of the indoor track and field team qualified for the Mid-American Conference indoor championships against tough competition at the Gladstein Invitational this weekend. Central Michigan brought nine distance runners to the two-day meet, stretching from Friday through Saturday. “I was really happy with the performance Friday night,” said distance coach Matt Kaczor. “Now that we’ve got these automatic qualifiers, we can start working on other things throughout the season.” In the men’s 5K, sophomore Nate Ghena and redshirt freshman Spencer Nousain notched the top two places, qualifying at 14:47.12 and 14:47.54, respectively. “We were just focusing on qualifying for the MAC meet,” Ghena said. “Going into the season, I knew I had to qualify for the 5K and the 3K, and now once I’m at the (MAC) meet, I’ll really be able to worry about getting a fast time.”

Nate Ghena, sophomore distance runner Junior Breanne Lesnar, another automatic qualifier, led the CMU women in the 5,000 meter. Lesnar recorded a personal best time of 17:02.58 and earned third place overall. “This is a huge (personal record),” Lesnar said. “I’m definitely pumped for the MAC meet. I’m hoping to continue improving until then.” Qualifying immediately behind Lesnar was senior Krista Parks and junior Abbey Kelto. Parks ran a 17:23.96 and Kelto finished in 17:30.69, The upperclassmen finished in sixth and seventh, respectively. Battling through a nagging illness, junior Ethan Lievense qualified in the men’s 3,000-meter dash. Lievense’s time of 8:27.36 earned him a sixth-place finish. “I came down with the flu and felt like garbage. It hurt going into the race; I didn’t know what to expect,” Lievense said. “I knew that I had to get (this qualifica-

tion) out of the way to end up getting the job done.” To get the automatic qualifier for the women’s 3000-meter, the competitors had to run their race in under 9:57. “I think as a distance team, we will do very well at the MAC meet,” Ghena said. Kaczor said the Chippewas gained an important sense of confidence with their success this weekend. “It was a pretty good confidence booster for them,” Kaczor said. “Now we just have to keep our nose to the grindstone and good things will happen.” The CMU long distance runners will join the rest of the team Feb. 1 for the Compass Cup, a tri-meet featuring Eastern Michigan University and Buffalo. The MAC indoor championships will be held Feb. 28 through March 1 in Kent, Ohio.

File photo by Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer Junior distance runner Ethan Lievense qualified in the men’s 3,000-meter dash with a time of 8:27.36, earning him a sixth-place finish.

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