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Police chief: Abduction surveillance video shows no signs of struggle By Tony Wittkowski Senior reporter
There was no sign of struggle on the surveillance tapes in the Student Activity Center parking lot during the Jan. 16 abduction of a Grand Rapids senior, CMU police chief Bill Yeagley told Central Michigan Life on Friday. “From what we have seen on camera, you couldn’t tell it was an abduction,” Yeagley said. “If you watched it and didn’t know there was an issue, you would say there are just some people getting into a car.” In response, CMU will continue to add surveillance cameras to ensure the safety of students on campus. Yeagley said there are more than 500 cameras scattered around campus, with several surveying the SAC. There are cameras in the entryway that cover portions of the parking lot and different locations within the SAC, he said.
After knowing the abduction occurred and equipped with the knowledge of the vehicle, the police found the incident on camera when the tapes were reviewed. “There is already a longterm plan in our mind where we should be putting more cameras when we can,” Yeagley said. “More and more have been added each year.” Approximately a halfhour before the abduction occurred, a CMU women’s basketball game ended with roughly 900 people filtering out of McGuirk Arena at different access points. However, the crowd did not obstruct the view of the abduction, Yeagley said. “From my perspective, the lot wasn’t isolated and empty, but it wouldn’t be the same thing at the end of a football game when you have thousands of people walking through.”
It usually starts with the “nice guy.” He’s the type of person someone is most likely to meet on campus when one meets multiple people in a short-time frame, Take Back The Night President Amanda Mclain said. He has a pleasant personality, treats you with respect and creates a false sense of safety. According to Director of Sexual Aggression Services Stephen Thompson, 85 percent of sexual assault victims are assaulted by someone they know. Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley previously told Central Michigan Life that since 2008, only 12 sexual assaults have been reported on campus, and a majority of assaults go unreported. “Pretty typically, less than 10 percent of those incidents get reported to us,” he said. There are many reasons a victim does not report a sexual assault, Yeagley said. The victim personally knows the attacker, or the victim is worried the community or campus will recognize them. A majority of sexual assault investigations point to alcohol as a factor, he said. “With a high percentage of these incidents, either the victim and/or the suspect consumed alcohol before these incidents occur,” he said. Eric Lee Ramsey, 30, did not fit this model when he
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1 in 4 women on campus will be sexually assaulted prior to graduation By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior reporter
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Kay Toben of Ithaca grabs her granddaughter’s hand, Abigale Whitford, 9, as she teaches her some dance moves during Night of Louisiana Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse. “This is such a fun event,” Toben said. “I thought I would bring Abigale out and teach her how my husband and I used to dance.”
abducted a Grand Rapids senior outside of the Student Activity Center on Jan. 16, forcing her to drive to a residence on South Crawford Road where he bound her with tape and raped her. Yet, it has illustrated the violence inherent in sexual assault cases. “It’s awful that it took this event for people to come up and pay attention to the issue,” Mclain said. According to a recent study from the U.S. Department of Justice, one in four women will be victims of rape or attempted rape before accepting a diploma. Thompson said the same statistics apply to CMU. “We estimate that 15 or 20 assaults occur every week,” Thompson said. The bulk of those assaults are never reported. According to the Central Michigan University police’s Clery Report, only five cases of sexual assaults were reported in 2011. “Most assault victims just aren’t willing to go to the police or even speak out about it,” Thompson said. Those who do speak out about it rarely do it in a public setting. SAPA receives roughly 300 calls a year from the Mount Pleasant community, a portion of those incidents involving CMU students. But still, Thompson says, CMU has been at the forefront in addressing the issue. A ASSAULTS| 2A
Night of Louisiana brings southern fun to Mount Pleasant By Adriana Cotero | Staff reporter
People pulled out their Mardi Gras beads and put on their dancing shoes for the 22nd annual Night of Louisiana Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse. Drawing Michiganders from all over the state, the night was filled with hundreds of event-goers enjoying traditional hot Cajun and Southern foods, drinks, music Lansing resident Paul Loeffler looks out at the crowd in his Mardi Gras costume while dancing during Night of Louisiana Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse.
and dancing. “I like to think of this night as a big Mount Pleasant block party, so many groups of people come from around the state to celebrate,” Director of University Events Bob Ebner said. “Around this time of the year, the holidays are over, and there isn’t much excitement to look forward to. This gives people the chance to get that cabin fever out of them.” The event hosted two 2013 Grammy-nominated bands: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys and Andre Thierry &
Zydeco Magic. This was Thierry’s first performance at CMU, while Riley has been a recurring performer. CMU alum and Mount Pleasant local Paula Ruter have been attending Night of Louisiana since the early 90s. “I like the music, it’s uplifting and fun. I don’t regularly listen to this type of music, and this event gives me the chance to,” Ruter said. A majority of attendees arrived early to the event, giving them the advantage of finding
seats and enjoying the Louisianian meal served hot. The dinner consisted of French Quarter gumbo, Cajun-crusted chicken breast, New Orleans red beans and rice, Mardi Gras slaw, creole vegetables, bayou blackened catfish and Big Easy cornbread with butter. CMU’s radio station WCMU sponsored the event, and radio director John Sheffler was happy to bring Louisiana to Mount Pleasant for an evening.
“I have worked with many university events, and this was just another great opportunity to use our resources and help put on an event that attracts 600 to 700 people. We put ads in newspapers, advertised over the radio, as well as made flyers,” Sheffler said. “Everyone has their preferred music choices, and while this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it still is a true celebration of American culture.” A LOUISIANA | 2A
Police: crime decreasing, but high-profile incidents up By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior reporter
Central Michigan University was ranked the fifth-safest campus in Michigan by www. StateUniversity.com, yet, what is statistically a safe campus in a safe community has shown an entirely different face in recent months. Despite a low crime rate on campus, Mount Pleasant perpetrators have shown a greater tendency toward violent crimes, according to CMU
Police Chief Bill Yeagley. “For all of Isabella County, incidents have decreased, and some violent offenses went down as well,” Yeagley said. “Overall (the crime rate is) going down, but the number of things that have gotten our attention have seemed to increase.” Most recently, Eric Lee Ramsey, 30, was shot and killed when he abducted a Grand Rapids senior outside of the Student Activity Center on Jan. 16.
“Evidenced by the amount of high-profile crime, things are different today,” Yeagley said. Yeagley said such highprofile crimes will not be tolerated in any sense by the university police. “The people committing these acts deserve special attention by CMU police, and we are dedicated to giving them the attention they deserve,” Yeagley said. He also said university police have made it a point to be visibly present in response to Jan.
16’s incident, and students have been responding positively to those efforts. Lt. Cameron Wassman said students have been employing Safe Rides more frequently since Jan. 16. Before the incident, there were roughly 200 rides given per week; the number has since risen to between 275 and 300. Although the increase could also be caused by colder weather, Safe Rides has doubled A SAFETY| 2A
chad Daniels performs intimate set in Bovee rotunda By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior reporter
Chad Daniels didn’t need a microphone to entertain his audience Saturday night. Due to technical difficulties, Daniels performed most of the set without his microphone, which made for a more intimate setting between Daniels and his audience. “Every time I’m about to swear, this mic goes out,” Daniels joked early on. “This microphone is a Christian, we have a Christian microphone in this college.”
The event, sponsored by the Central Michigan University Program Board, packed 210 individuals into the Bovee University Center Rotunda. Daniels, along with being featured on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” has been on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and appeared on “Conan.” In 2009, Daniels was named comedian of the year by the Minneapolis news publication City Pages. The event was called the first major event of the spring semester by Program Board Director Damon Brown.
The audience was impressed by how Daniels interacted with them throughout his set. “I love how he played with the audience,” Grosse Ile senior Zackery Kowalski said. “He was very personable.” Daniels spent a portion of his set making fun of a college student who attended the event with her parents. “When he said that the one girl’s parents had sex all the time, the look on her face was just priceless,” Kowalski said. Daniels followed the exclamation with an observation on growing old.
“I used to assume that if you had gray hair, you weren’t having any sex,” said Daniels. “But they’ve got the kids out of the house, they have all the time in the world.” Another one of Daniel’s targets was a group of four women with whom he bantered throughout the set. They earned the nickname “Mount Shushmore” when Daniels joked the group was talking too much and he needed to see four quiet, stone-like faces. A DANIELS| 2A
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Comedian Chad Daniels performs his stand-up routine for students Saturday night in the Rotunda room at the Bovee University Center. Daniels has previously appeared on television shows such as Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” and “Conan.”
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Tales From Prehistory,” a discussion on the genetic study of paleofeces led by Washington State University’s Brian Kemp, will take place in Anspach 161 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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In the four years Yeagley has been with the CMU Police Department, they have been examining the surveillance cameras alongside the Information Technology department. Yeagley said the IT department installs and maintains the cameras. A small committee reviews them, makes sure they are working and identifies places where additional cameras are needed three to four times a year. As new technology becomes available, the police and IT departments continue to replace some of those older ones and look at what areas could use more coverage. “We identify where we think our activity may be high or where our volumes of people will be high and our cameras are antiquated,” Yeagley said. “Some of the older cameras can show there is a person but cannot identify the person specifically.” Over the last four years, the university has consistently increased the number of cameras on campus and has a budget with Residence Life for repairs
and other circumstances with regards to surveillance. Vice President for Information Technology Roger Rehm said his department and the CMU police work together frequently. “We’re pretty much joined at the hip,” Rehm said. “We work very closely with them on it.” The growth of cameras on campus has been a direct result of the completion of new buildings, not from the lack of safety. “It seems like every time we do a new building, the people that we are building it for are very interested in (cameras),” Rehm said. “It’s been quite a few years since we put up a new building without installing surveillance cameras with them.” Rehm agreed that cameras are an important tool when it comes to safety, but they are only part of the answer. “I don’t think the cameras themselves are the whole answer, but I think they are an important part of the answer,” he said.
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of high-profile incidents that proceeded it. Clinton Township senior Danielle Toerper said she is in disbelief as to how something like an abduction could happen in Mount Pleasant. “So many acts happened all in one incident and people can’t believe it happened in a town we all live in, especially when CMU was just named the fifthsafest campus,” Toerper said. Bay City sophomore Breanna Kindel said the incident has frightened both her and her friends. “I think it’s impacted everyone I know,” she said. “Just last night, a friend and I walked
continuED From 1 the amount of vehicles on the road. Safe Rides is not the only service that has seen an increase in student activity. Nearly 1,000 students have signed up for the Central Alert system, Associate Vice President of University Communications Sherry Knight previously told Central Michigan Life. Some students on campus have been deeply affected by the abduction and the string
through the (Student Activity Center) parking lot ... and couldn’t help but think of what happened.” Kindel said she can’t help but realize everyone is a target for random acts of violence. “It scares me,” Kindel said. “That night around that time, I was working out in the East Area Fitness Center, so it makes me think, if I lived off campus this year, I would be at the SAC instead. I’m a girl, same age, could have been at the same place ... so it could have happened to me.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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Grand Rapids resident Jacki Warren plays the xylophone while her band, The Soil and The Sun, performs Friday at Rubbles Bar, 112 W. Michigan St. Originating in 2008 as a two-piece, the band has grown and matured into an eight-piece group of musicians creating complex harmonies, layered melodies and driving rhythms.
ASSAULTS | continuED From 1 “The culture here I think is exceptional,” Thompson said. “It’s how we view sexual assault. Some universities just ignore the problem; because they are trying to maintain an image, they pretend it’s not there. Central has addressed it head-on.” SAPA in particular has been so successful in their approach they were asked by the United States Navy to present at naval bases worldwide. Yet, a general consensus has been found on CMU’s campus that more improvement needs to be made. Megan Stowell said the improvements need to be made within popular culture. “It takes a village to rape; it doesn’t just take a single per-
DANIELS | continuED From 1 Brionna Hardin, a Bath sophomore, said she enjoyed the show more because of Daniels’ interaction with her group. “We did not expect to
son,” the Saint Clair Shores senior said. Mclain agreed and said society accepts sexual assault out of ignorance. “People don’t know they’re condoning it,” Mclain said. “You’re not blaming the person who raped; we’re letting the people get away with the action. We’re blaming the victim when we ask ‘Why were you walking alone at night?’ ‘Why were you wearing what you were wearing?” Mclain and Stowell are involved in Take Back The Night, an organization that works to raise awareness about sexual aggression. Thompson says CMU has taken steps to improve safety on campus, including doubling available Safe Rides and considering adding more lighting to campus, but he acknowledges these are only superficial solutions. “Take a look at the gun debate going on right now —
we’re focusing on guns, we’re focusing on gun control, when we should be focusing on the person,” Thompson said. “Why did he decide to go into that school, and how can we address that? It’s the same thing here.” These are harder issues to address, but Take Back The Night member Kendall Samuels, a Ludington senior, said there will always be an issue of safety for women at a university, no matter how many lights the university installs. “If you ask women, ‘Why are you afraid?’ well, it’s what we’re taught as children,” Samuels said. “Men don’t carry keys between their fingers when they’re walking through a parking lot, men don’t park under a lighted space at night. We live in fear. That doesn’t change until we (as a society) change.”
interact with him this much when we came here,” Hardin said. “... I really enjoyed how he talked with the audience throughout the show, though. It was entertaining.” Program Board’s Comedy Chair De’Yonko Thomas said Program Board picked out the more intimate UC Rotunda over Platcha Auditorium because of Daniels’
style of comedy. “We look at all of our comedy acts, and we looked at how he would perform in a larger venue or how he would perform in a smaller area,” the Sterling Heights sophomore said. “We thought that this was the best venue for Daniels.”
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Harper woods resident Silver Bowman, left, hugs Mount Pleasant resident Merissa Cummins at the grand opening of Phi Light Lounge, the Christian nightclub, Saturday at Centennial Hall, 306 W. Michigan St.
Jammin’ with Jesus Student starts Christian nightclub downtown By Katelyn Sweet | Staff reporter
Although junior Johnny Jones is the only member of the Christian fraternity Gamma Phi Delta, that did not stop him from doing something different. Mount Pleasant native Merissa Cummins is a member of Faith Community Church with Jones, where she heard about his idea to start a Christian nightclub at Centennial Hall in downtown Mount Pleasant. “It is a safe environment with a positive atmosphere, and we are just celebrating people,” Cummins said. “We just want to get together and laugh. We are not trying to convert people here to tell you what is right or wrong. This is about building relationships and getting to know who we are as people.” The Christian nightclub, Phi Light Lounge, had its debut Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., and senior Aaron McCord thought it went successfully.
“i just wanted to give a different alternative to the other options that are on campus on the weekends. Some people go to parties, but this intimate, comfortable setting is open for anyone to come and see what we are all about.” Johnny Jones, Detroit junior
The Warren native had attended his first Faith Community Church bible study earlier that day when Jones invited him to go to the Phi Light Lounge to relax, network and share testimonies. McCord said before he found a relationship with God, he was going down a bad path in life. “I partied a lot, drank too much, and I was heartbroken,” he said. “The best thing that has happened in my life was finding Christ.” This is the exact goal that Jones said he had for the Phi Light Lounge. He said he wanted to show people the message and happiness that coming together as a community in a positive place can have. “I’m just hoping to see
growth, and I want numerous people to share visions and see (what) they can gain from this club to be inspired and motivated to do something in the community,” Detroit native Jones said. McCord said the fraternity hasn’t flourished on campus because many people shy away from religion, and it can be associated with negative stereotypes. Jones said he wants people to know the Phi Light Lounge is not “preachy,” and believers, as well as non-believers, are welcome to come out and have a good time together. The community of Mount Pleasant gathered together and shared snacks and good conversation without a stress on religious beliefs. “I just wanted to give a dif-
ferent alternative to the other options that are on campus on the weekends. Some people go to parties, but this intimate, comfortable setting is open for anyone to come and see what we are all about,” Jones said. He explained that Gamma Phi Delta is just like any other fraternity because they value brotherhood, community service and have social events. By starting the Phi Light Lounge, he hopes to promote his name and fraternity for students to hear and to give people a chance to connect. “I’m happy I came (to the Christian nightclub) because it gives me a chance to connect with people who are choosing to devote their lives to Christ,” McCord said. studentlife@cm-life.com
Saginaw co. sheriff deputizes 20 cmu police officers By Tony Wittkowski Senior reporter
Twenty Central Michigan University police officers were deputized in Saginaw County last week in preparation for the opening of the College of Medicine’s Saginaw campus. The idea stemmed from a conversation between Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel and CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley about student safety in Saginaw as local police forces dwindle. “I could not guarantee that the city police depart-
ment would be able to patrol on a regular interval at the medical school, so, in an alternate form of collaboration, I decided to ask (Yeagley) what he thought about me deputizing some of his officers,” Federspiel said. Federspiel said when officers come to Saginaw County, they will have full powers of arrests while in uniform. This marks the first time Federspiel has ever deputized or given officers jurisdiction outside of Saginaw County. It had been seen
as a liability because the sheriff is responsible for any officer deputized. However, Federspiel said it was more beneficial to the public in Saginaw. “It’s a benefit to the university, to the students who are going to be future doctors, and it’s a benefit to our citizens on this collaborative effort,” Federspiel said. On Jan. 17, Federspiel traveled to Mount Pleasant and deputized almost all of the CMU officers with an oath and notoriety. Two more officers who were unable to attend the initial cer-
emony will travel to Saginaw to be deputized. Yeagley said this does not mean CMU officers will be rushing out to Saginaw as first responders. “It’s their community; it’s their jurisdiction they are the closest, and they understand how their community works,” Yeagley said. Originally, CMU police only had authority on university property, but Yeagley said they are not the only police force deputized in more than one area. A POLICE | 6A
Study: Average cmu student debt at $29,388 By Annie Harrison Staff reporter
Central Michigan University had the third-highest average debt of graduates in 2011 compared to other universities in the Mid-American Conference, according to website projectonstudentdebt.org. CMU graduates in 2011 had an average debt of $29,388, while 73 percent of all graduates had some type of debt. The two MAC universities with higher average graduate debt in 2011 were Bowling Green State University with $33,083 and Kent State University with $29,842. David Burdette, vice president of finance and
administrative services, said in an email loans have been necessary to help many students invest in their futures. However, students have to begin paying back their loans after graduation. Universities don’t see a lot of improvement coming for student debt because of the economic situation in the U.S. and the lack of state and federal investment in helping offset student costs, he said. “Consider that a decade ago, state funding amounted to 34 percent of CMU’s budget. Today, it’s less than 16 percent,” Burdette said. “There’s a role for governments to play if we want to make university degrees
affordably available to more people.” In 2011, Bowling Green State University students had the highest average amount of debt in the MAC at $33,083, while students at the University at Buffalo had the lowest average amount at $17,760. ProjectOnStudentDebt.org also reported that two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 had student loan debt, with an average of $26,600 per borrower. Burdette said college affordability is a hot topic nationwide and a common theme for CMU’s Board of Trustees, President George Ross and his cabinet.
Montcalm Community College became the fourth school to sign a reverse transfer agreement with Central Michigan University earlier this month. The agreement, announced on Jan. 18, allows community college students with at least 15 credit hours to transfer to CMU to finish the 60 hours of required credit and earn an associate’s degree. The credits earned at CMU will also be reversible in the event the student wishes to return to MCC. As mandated by state Legislature, CMU has signed reverse transfer agreements with three other colleges: Mid Michigan Community College, Delta College and West Shore Community College. MCC also has reverse transfer agreements with Ferris State University and Grand Valley State University. “(State legislators) want as many opportunities for students to gain a degree as possible,” CMU Registrar Karen Hutslar said. “That’s the goal of the reverse transfer agreement; to allow students to get a degree.” Upon enrollment at CMU, Montcalm students will receive a notification of the program. Once the required 60 credit hours are completed, a second notification will be issued with instruc-
tions on how to confirm the degree with both MCC and CMU. The main focus of the program is to allow students who transfer to CMU before completing their associate degrees the chance to earn their credentials. Also, should a student drop out before completion of a higher degree, this ensures an associate degree at the very minimum. “It can be very important. Many students start with us because they don’t have a great deal of money and need to work to support themselves or their families,” said Rob Spohr, vice president for student and academic affairs at MCC. “Getting the associate degree can help them get a better job while at CMU and help them better afford their education and lead a better life while doing it.” The goal of the program, according to Michigan Public Act 62, is to increase student retention and degree completion at both community colleges and universities. Under legal instruction of the state legislature, CMU is obligated to sign at least three reverse transfer agreements. This fourth agreement shows that CMU is exceeding expectations, and, according to Hutslar, the university doesn’t have plans to stop here. A TRANSFER | 5A
Supreme court debate BAc test ruling; local police say ruling not vital By Shelby Miller Senior reporter
Nearly 30 people die every day in the United States in vehicle crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. In 2010, 10,228 people were killed in alcoholimpaired driving crashes, accounting for more than 30 percent of all traffic-related deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether police have the right to involuntarily draw a blood sample from a suspected drunk driver without a warrant. Earlier this month, the justices heard a case that stems from the arrest of a Missouri man who got his blood drawn without a warrant in 2010. Mount Pleasant Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said once an individual is pulled over following an infraction of the law or other reasonable suspicion, an officer makes contact with the individual and then determines if the driver is under the influence based on the officer’s
observations. “If the officer determines that the driver is either operating while impaired or intoxicated, the officer will then decide to arrest the driver,” Thompson said. Isabella County sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said if an individual refuses to take a breath test, an officer can get a court order to draw blood, which is not uncommon. “In every case, we try to get blood, breath or urine,” Mioduszewski said. “Those are the three options to put together a criminal case.” Thompson said a person can refuse the breath test, but, based on the implied consent law the driver agreed to when he got a Michigan driver’s license, he will be fined if he refuses the test. Mioduszewski said in order to administer a blood test, a warrant is faxed to a magistrate who approves or denies the request. He said the approval typically comes within a matter of minutes, meaning the blood alcohol level of the suspected individual is virtually unchanged. A RULING | 5A
PORTION OF 2011 GRADS WITH DEBT
CMU has taken action to keep education affordable, including adding more than $800,000 in work-study funding in 2011-12, bringing the total work-study funds to $1.1 million; adding an additional $1.1 million in financial aid in 2012-13; adopting the lowest overall cumulative tuition rate increase of any public university in Michigan for the past three years; and increasing the total institutional scholarships and financial aid budget by $14 million in the same threeyear period. One way students can minimize costs is to graduate in four years, Burdette said.
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UNIVERSITY BOWLING GREEN KENT STATE CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO WESTERN MICHIGAN BALL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN MICHIGAN MIAMI UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
PERCENTAGES 80 76 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 68 54 39
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Will online degree auditing work? According to a recent Central Michigan Life story, Central Michigan University finally figured out how to implement an online degree auditing program. I’m torn about how to react to this; I either want to say “It’s about frickin’ time” or “la-de-frickin’ da.” I’ve always hated dealing with the mysterious bureaucratic overlords in Warriner Hall. During every audit appointment, I remember thinking I’d much rather be dealing with a non-judgmental computer than this stressed adviser who can just barely mask his or her contempt toward me for being stupid enough to overlook some non-degree-related 300-level class requirement in the indecipherable mess commonly referred to as the academic bulletin. But, before I get too excited for the lucky students who will be around for the program’s full implementation in 2015, I’m brought back down to earth by CMU’s recent history of abject failures with anything related to technology. Who can forget the $956,950 CMU spent on “upgrading” their website in 2011, back when iCentral morphed into the impossible-to-use CentralLink. I still can’t find anything on cmich.edu without using Google, and CentralLink makes me feel like a parent who needs his son or daughter to show him how to use Facebook. Then there’s Blackboard, a system loathed by students and instructors alike for its random outages and complicated interface. And, of course, there’s the course registration system that randomly freezes when you’re trying to enroll in a required class that has one seat left. It’s hard to believe the online degree auditing program won’t also be impossible to use and/or navigate. I gave the currently launched portion of the program a cursory whirl (after finding it by conveniently going to CentralLink, logging in, clicking on every link imaginable, getting mildly irritated, returning to the home page, clicking on “My Account” and finally locating the strangely named “Advising Workbench” link). The first line of text greeting me was “Progress Evaluation Unavailable.” Great start! To be fair, after clicking around a bit, I discovered I could successfully view my “Academic History” and “Student Profile.” It’s probably worth mentioning I can already view all of that information elsewhere on the site, but the Academic Workbench does present the information in a centralized location. It’s entirely possible I’m just a cynical old curmudgeon. I still text with my T9 flip-phone, and I was recently terrified when I drove a 2006 Toyota Prius, due to the key-less ignition and strange shifting mechanism (I drive a 1998 Pontiac Montana). I wish the future students of CMU good luck in figuring out the online auditing program. Maybe it’ll work flawlessly and even save some students the nightmare of having to delay graduation because of missing requirements. Or maybe it’ll be another expensive piece of technology that sucks. E-mail | editor@cm-life.com Mail | 436 Moore Hall Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Fax | 989.774.7805 Central
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Dan Enos received a new four-year contract and salary increase. “What? He doesn’t deserve it!” Well, we agree with you. Sort of. Breaking it down, Enos essentially received a one-year extension, leaving him obligated to CMU through the 2016 season. He had three years remaining on his previous contract, having received a one-year extension around this time last year, that would have kept him through 2015. And here’s where we have no problem with the new deal: A one-year extension gives him four years, enough ammo to walk into a potential recruit’s home, tell the young man and his family that he has (at least) four years remaining on his contract. It shows commitment
from the university and security for the coaching staff, making it easier to attract the type of players they want. With football (and even basketball), a four-year contract is a necessity. You can’t expect a coach to put together a good recruiting class with less than four years on their contract. It doesn’t work. Say what you want about inflated coaches’ salaries—and we agree, they are becoming ridiculous—but the length is required for success. But, here’s the kicker with this new deal: a $35,000 pay increase. Enos was making a $250,000 base salary, but athletics director Dave Heeke saw a 7-6 season and a bowl win as reason enough to justify a raise.
Perhaps that raise would be justified following another decent, seven or eight-win season in which the team showed longterm promise and racked up some quality wins. But, since when does 13 wins over three seasons qualify as success? When did winning seven games with the weakest schedule in the nation become worthy of praise? Sure, a win is a win, and following two consecutive 3-9 seasons, it was refreshing to see CMU take care of business and beat some weak teams. Next year, though, will tell us where Enos has the program. Losing starting quarterback Ryan Radcliff and key playmakers on both sides of the ball will test the younger players and reveal Enos’ recruiting strength. If the team can pull together another respectable year with a bowl appearance, then the pay increase might be justified. But, right now, it looks like the athletics department is rewarding mediocrity.
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[ YOUR VOICE ] Reader reactions to the Jan 24. “CMU gives football coach Dan Enos new 4-year contract, pay raise” story This just proves to myself and all alumni that Heeke is an absolute joke as an AD. Enos has one winning season (defeating the weakest of the weak), and he gets a raise and an extension? 13-24 lifetime head coaching record? Just proves how CMU rewards mediocrity. Maybe Heeke should have waited to see where the program was in year four of the Enos experiment. Two seasons of 3-9 and one season of 7-6 do not a success make. If next season the football record and program are back in the cellar, then we are stuck with them both! The football program has seen the last of my $$. -CMU 87 YES! EMBRACE MEDIOCRITY! -Andrew Why the hell did we give a 1324 coach a contract extension and a pay raise? -memmm “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA” - The rest of the MAC -panicstreak Coach Enos and AD Heeke:
With this four-year extension please also try and improve our football players’ graduation rate of 47% currently the cellar-dwellers of the NCAA FBS. This is an absolute embarrassment for me and fellow alums!! -FBennett If the extension was worked to the program’s benefit then the buyout was not increased or extended. The extension plays favorable with recruits while Central can still demand improvement in the product on the field. Nothing changes in that regard while recruits are assured if the program continues to improve then their coach will stay in place. -Central87 At least Radcliff is finally gone. That QB sucked. -Jeff Solomon Awful decision. After Brian Kelly and Butch Jones, Enos was not a great decision to begin with. Then extending his contract?! What a joke. -Matt Chesley Athletics needs some serious house cleaning! It is VERY clear! Heeke and Enos MUST both go now. President Ross are you paying attention? This is a slap in the face to alumni, fans and ticket holders.
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Hot-NExpensive Little Ceasars Hot-N-Ready pizza is $5. That’s $5 everywhere. Everywhere except Mount Pleasant. Our hometown franchise charges us poor, hungry college kids $5.99 for a Hot-N-Ready pizza. For those who did as poorly in MTH 110 as I did, that’s a penny away from $6. Are you outraged yet? I am. And if these corporate moneylovers weren’t shameful enough, just turn to page five of the previous edition of Central Michigan Life. There it is glarring at you, in an advertisement, no less. “Hot-N-Ready Large Pizza, $5.99.” You have got to give a hand to our local pizza establishment; it takes quite some courage to advertise that you’re selling more expensive pizza than your peers. The last time I looked at the advertisement was when I was half-asleep, and instead of “Hot-N-Ready Large Pizza, $5.99,” I just read “Spend an extra dollar for our pizza here!” It really didn’t change the ad that much. Perhaps outrage is not the appropriate expression. I’m sure we’re paying that extra dollar for some reason. Perhaps the pizza uses better, fresher ingredients? Perhaps the pizza is baked instead of microwaved? Maybe they apply extra pepperoni? Maybe the crust is made from imported Italian bread? Maybe this specific branch has been endorsed by retired Gen. Colin Powell, because we as a community enjoy spending money on him. Personally, I’m hoping that perhaps Mount Pleasant’s Little Caesars has taken affection for Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, and maybe when I’m eating my $6 Hot-N-Ready pizza, I’ll find a golden ticket at the bottom of the box. Then, I’ll have the golden opportunity to visit the Little Caesars Pizza Factory and ride a barrel down a giant waterfall of tomato sauce while it rains bacon bits. Is it a dream of mine to ride down a waterfall of tomato sauce? No, tomato sauce stains, but at least I’ll be spending an extra dollar on something. As the responsible college student that I am, who has all of his priorities in the right place, I feel it would be egregiously immoral for any of us to ignore the plight of Mount Pleasant by our local Little Caesars. There are a lot of things I am apathetic about: my future career, my current classes, climate change, American politics, the Board of Trustees and trans fats. But, I’ll be complaining about spending an extra dollar on pizza until I reach my grave. Or until I look at every other pizza menu in town. It’s still cheaper than every other pizza in town.
Central Michigan Life Sad day for CMU football! 13-24 rates a 4 year extension..... since when! We used to have standards....guess those are out the window now. -LoyalCMUalum Reader reactions to the Jan 22. story “Study suggests smoking marijuana lowers IQ, professor and students weigh in” So much common sense—awesome article! -Mariah Urueta Reader reactions to the Jan 23. story “Roe vs. Wade Still Divided 40 years later” “HURRR DURRR I want to have promiscuous sex and not take responsibility.” “HURRR DURRR it’s ok to abort a baby but not ok to execute a convicted murderer or rapist.” It just goes to show a complete breakdown of society. It’s not about the “right” to choose, it’s about showing character and responsibility after taking actions which result in pregnancy. That being said, I would never vote to ban abortion, but today’s entitled young people have no concept of responsibility and accountability. -Robert parsons
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Detroit resident Jax Anderson, lead vocalist of Flint Eastwood, performs Saturday night at Hunter’s Ale House, 4855 E. Blue Grass Rd.
Flint Eastwood, Delightfuls, Benthos attract new fans at near-capacity show By Sean Bradley Staff Reporter
For almost a half-hour, Hunter’s Ale House, 4855 E. Bluegrass Road, was at full capacity of 299 people to see Flint Eastwood, Delightfuls and Benthos perform Saturday night. “This is the first time I’ve been to a show up here,” Sterling Heights freshman Patrick Wienckowski said. “I saw the flier, and I thought I should go.” Sault Ste. Marie senior Shirley Wilkinson said having shows accessible to people between the ages of 18 and 21 in addition to the 21-and-over crowd, allowing people more opportunity to see these acts. “It’s opening it up to the Mount Pleasant community and not just the Central Michigan University community,” Wilkinson said. Some people didn’t come to see the bands but were turned on to them by seeing the large crowd and surrounding atmosphere. Kentucky senior Marcus Noll said he didn’t know anything about the Farwell band Delightfuls but came away a fan. “Their original songs were good, but the covers were really fun,” Noll said. “They
RULING | continued from 3A However, a ruling could speed up the process and get officers back out on the road sooner. “It would make it a little easier for police officers to get blood in the case of a refusal,” Mioduszewski said. “It would help a little, but it really just takes minutes.” Like Mioduszewski, Thompson doesn’t find the case critical to how the police department operates. “It seems like a moot point,
played ‘I Fell in Love With a Girl’ by the White Stripes.” He enjoyed their stage presence and liked their musicianship. “They brought a lot of high energy,” he said. “They know how to play to a crowd.” Newcomers like Wienckowski and Noll are examples of people Hunter’s Ale House is hoping to attract with its partnership with concert promoter Diamond in the Rough promotions. “This would probably be one of the bigger shows we’ve done,” Hunter’s Ale House General Manager Pat Simons said. Simons said that by allowing those between the ages of 18 and 21 to attend the show with proper ID, it gives more people a chance to see the acts. “There is a demographic in town who are under 21,” he said. “Unless the show is on campus, they can’t go, so it’s an alternative.” Midland band Killer Kong has played in Mount Pleasant many times, and the band’s guitarist Jesse Aho said having bands like Flint Eastwood play in town can bring attention to local bands. “Without bands like that getting the crowd in, bands like Delightfuls might not get exposure that other bands do,”
Aho said. Diamond in the Rough Promotions Founder Corey Densmore, who has shows booked at Hunter’s with bands such as Bars of Gold and Empty Orchestra, said the show brought out many people who had never been to Hunter’s before. “If people enjoyed themselves, they’ll probably come back,” Densmore said. Flint Eastwood guitarist Jax Anderson said the crowd was very loosened up for their set and ready for them to go on. “We start out energetic,” Anderson said. “It’s feeding off of each other. We’re passionate about what we’re doing.” Anderson said being part of a successful show can only help the community. “Every city should have a venue like this,” she said. “I think any time there’s a soldout show, it’s building a community and a purpose.” Upcoming shows at the venue include The Soil and the Sun returning to Mount Pleasant to play with Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, Moses and Newday Dreamers on Feb. 16 and Detroit band Bars of Gold performing with Grand Rapids band Empty Orchestra on March 22.
because we do not take blood now without consent or a search warrant,” he said. “After all, it is a search protected by the Constitution.” Prior to testing an individual, the officer reads him his “Chemical Test Rights,” as required by law. “These rights remind the person of their rights under the law that they have to submit to the test we are asking them to take,” Thompson said. “The rights also explain the consequences if they refuse, which is a loss of their driver’s license.” Thompson said if the individual agrees, he is given the test, and court proceedings follow. If the driver refuses the
chemical test, the officer calls a magistrate and obtains a search warrant for the subject’s blood. “The subject is then taken to the hospital where a certified person draws the blood sample and it is turned over to the officer as evidence,” Thopmson said. “The officer then submits the blood evidence to the MSP crime lab for alcohol analysis.” If the test is refused, the individual’s driver’s license is confiscated and destroyed. “The driver will get a hearing, with the end result of the refusal is the loss of their driving privileges,” Thompson said.
Mount Pleasant police officers have cracked down on the drug trafficking industry in town in the last decade. This change has manifested in an increase of drug-related arrests in 2012, Mount Pleasant Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said, and the arrests are in correlation with the experience and education of the officers. “It’s not so much that there is an increase in deliveries, but there is probably an increase in the enforcement and officers taking action on what they are seeing because they are more educated,” Thompson said. New drugs always seem to surface, then dissipate when police forces adjust to how it is sold. Lately, however, Mount Pleasant has not seen a new drug impact the community. “We haven’t seen anything new in Mount Pleasant or Isabella County,” Thompson said. Even with bath salts, there have not been as many occurrences in Mount Pleasant as there have been nationwide. “It’s happened, but it’s
TRANSFER| continued from 3A “We already have three, this one makes four,” Hutslar said. “We also are currently making plans to have an agreement signed with
not the issue here that it has been elsewhere in the state or the country,” Thompson said. In 2006-07, cocaine use became popular in Mount Pleasant. Its popularity disappeared when the use of heroin took over shortly after, Thompson said. After heroine, Oxycontin became the new trend. Methamphetamine became popular in Mount Pleasant around 2003 before cocaine, while ecstasy also began to surface in circles with college students, Thompson said. A new drug seemed to follow another as soon as one filtered out. “They wouldn’t bring it here if other people weren’t already using it,” Thompson said. On the drug trafficking side, technology has played a factor in distribution as well. In the past, drug deals were often called through landline phones, which could easily be tapped. However, deals are now organized through cheap cell phones that can be replaced. “Cell phones are harder to track, because now they can just throw them away,” Thompson said. “Technology has definitely played a
part in drug trafficking.” The university brings in roughly 25,000 students a year, and these students come from all over the country as well as the world, CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said. “When people come here, they bring their good qualities and positive traits,” Yeagley said. “But sometimes, they bring in some of their bad habits.” Local police agencies working together to share information helps to restrict drug flows. Another tactic is as simple as CMU police educating incoming students on drugs during the required first-year orientation, where police address anything a student might come in contact with from marijuana to the date rape drug. One of Yeagley’s main goals is to prevent students from becoming victims and being taken advantage of through the use of addiction. “Anyone who takes advantage of our students are the ones we want to target and pay special attention to,” Yeagley said. “And they are not welcome here.”
Northwestern Michigan Community College in February. We’ll start with five and take it from there.” There is currently no limit to the amount of reverse transfer agreements a community college or university can sign. “This is a true win-win,” Spohr said. “Students only
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“That’s what grasps the youth.
Tyler Hicks is only a freshman, but he hopes his vision for the newly formed University Libertarians registered student organization on campus will last long after he graduates. Hicks, a Jackson native, chose to form the University Libertarians after deciding there should be a group on campus to represent the ideals of Libertarians. “I hope the group will grow and gain influence both on and off campus,” he said. The process of starting a RSO is one Hicks said didn’t take too long. From the time he found an academic adviser to filing for a room request, the entire process took about a week. Hicks recognizes the other two political organizations on campus — the College Republicans and the College Democrats — and is eager to work with the College Republicans. “There’s no reason why we can’t (work together),” Hicks said. “As a registered Republican, I understand the importance of cooperation. I want to see (people) joining both of our groups.” Professor of Political Science James Hill is the adviser to the University Libertarians. He said he likes to see student engagement when it comes to the political process and is there to help the group build its organization. Hill said society is based on a two-party system, and many issues are left out of political discussions. “Libertarians have important public policy issues,” he said. Vice-chair of the College Republicans and Temperance sophomore Brittany Miller said her political organization doesn’t feel threatened by the University Libertarians. “The point of all these political parties and RSOs is to get students involved. University Libertarians al-
(The Libertarian Party) represents individual rights more than other groups, which is what the youth are advocating for.” Tyler Hicks, Jackson freshman lows students who affiliate with the Libertarian Party to get involved,” Miller said. Miller isn’t worried about membership dropping in the College Republicans. She plans to work with University Libertarians and is coordinating upcoming events with them. “Ultimately, we’re working for similar goals,” Miller said. “We look forward to teaming up with them for events and working together.” Hicks has high hopes for his RSO. “By the time I graduate, I would like to see the University Libertarians as a fully sustainable group that has as much status and prowess as (the) other two political groups,” he said. Hicks cites two reasons for the absence of a Liber-
tarian organization at Central Michigan University up until now: the campus size and the ideology of Michiganders. “The political minds in Michigan tend to be more Democratic,” Hicks said. Hicks said the Libertarian Party has an appeal to young people that stems from the passion its members have about individual rights. “That’s what grasps the youth,” he said. “(The Libertarian Party) represents individual rights more than other groups, which is what the youth are advocating for.” The University Libertarians meet at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in Anspach 154. studentlife@cm-life.com
He said CMU has taken an active role to support students on the four-year path by strengthening the academic advising program and launching phase one of a digital planning tool that will help students track their academic progress and graduate on time. “By graduating in four years, students start their careers sooner and pay less in living expenses, supplies, transportation and personal costs related to college,” he said. “This in turn reduces their college debt — by thousands of dollars a year.” Commerce Township senior Megan Yaldo said debt is a
POLICE | continued from 3A The Mount Pleasant Police Department has authority and jurisdiction within all city limits but were also deputized by Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski. They are additionally deputized through the tribal police for tribal lands. The only other time the law would recognize CMU police outside of their jurisdiction, Yeagley said, would occur if another agency asked for their help specifically. “By law, you have the same police powers, as long as you are assisting them,” Yeagley said.
concern for many students preparing to graduate. She said student debt can prevent people from being able to afford to travel or move to a new city after graduation. “It stops you from doing a lot of things you want to do,” she said. Yaldo, who is graduating in August and going into health care administration, said student debt has influenced her decision to wait to apply to graduate schools. She said financial issues can be a big struggle for graduate students because paid internships are hard to find. “I don’t want to add more debt,” she said. Shelby Township senior Chris Burch said his parents have always advised him to not let money be something that’s
always on his mind, but student debt is something he has been thinking more about as his graduation date gets closer. “I’m not worried about it yet, but it’s more on my mind now,” he said. Burch, who is graduating in May and pursuing a career in acting, said he is auditioning for graduate schools now. He said debt is something a lot of college students have to go through, and it forces some graduates to make compromises because they have to put aside money in order to pay off their loans. He does not want to let the cost of education stop him, however. “Don’t let it govern your future,” Burch said.
CMU police has been deputized for many years now, Mioduszewski said. “They can go outside university property and conduct interviews, make an arrest if they have to, or, if they see a drunk driver out of their typical jurisdiction, they can take action and pull that individual over based on their authority through the sheriff,” Mioduszewski said. The deputization lasts for four years or when a new sheriff is elected for the county. The main reason police
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Christian Cullinan proving key Senior Christian Cullinan is quietly taking over the 125-pound weight class for the No. 11 Chippewas. Cullinan is the No. 10 wrestler in the nation, but, because of his fellow senior teammates, Ben Bennett and Jarod Trice at 184 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, his importance to the team can be overlooked. Both Bennett and Trice are ranked nationally, Bennett being No. 2 and Trice being No. 7, so Cullinan’s matches don’t get the attention they deserve. Cullinan has wrestled at three different weight classes in his career as a Chippewa (125, 133 and 141) with a career record of 4132, 5-2 in the Mid-American Conference. Cullinan placed third at the Mid-American Conference championships in the 2010-11 season at the 125-pound weight class. He then moved up to the 133-weight class and then eventually the 141 weight class in the 2011-12 season, still finding success in both. Now when he is back in the lineup at 125 pounds, Cullinan is the first match of the day for CMU and gets the team many of the early leads that help them win big matches. He has an overall record of 17-5 this season after defeating freshman Dale Boyd of Missouri by major decision (11-0) last week and senior Stevie Mitcheff of Kent State 1-0 with a hurt knee Sunday. “He may not have won by a lot,” head coach Tom Borrelli said. “But, he did win, just like we needed him to. That lead stayed with us the whole time.” Cullinan is now undefeated (2-0) in the MAC. “Cullinan really sets the tone,” Borrelli said. “So it’s important that his matches show what we have been working on.” A CULLINAN | 2B
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Senior 184-pounder Ben Bennett beats Kent State’s Casey Newburgh in a 1-0 decision Sunday afternoon at McGuirk Arena. CMU won 27-8.
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The wrestling team secured at least a share of the 2013 Mid-American Conference regular season title Sunday by beating Kent State 27-8 in front of 737 spectators. Despite winning eight of 10 matches and earning its 13th regular season title, Central Michigan head coach Tom Borrelli said he wasn’t pleased with his team’s performance. “It’s nice to win; it’s nice to win in the conference, but I’m not real happy with the way we wrestled today,” Borrelli said. “It didn’t feel like we were aggressive enough; it didn’t feel like we were offensive enough. In a lot of the matches, we didn’t score enough takedowns on our feet.” The Golden Flashes did not wrestle up to their potential Borrelli said, which baffled him. “I don’t know what was going on a little bit,” he said. “I think they wrestled their second-teamer at 165. I think they wrestled their second-teamer at 149, and I’m not sure if that’s their first-teamer at 141. I’m not
sure if they were trying to get a look at us before the conference tournament; I don’t really know what was going on.” Points were hard to come by for both sides with eight matches ending by decision, two of which ended 1-0. “We won a lot of matches, but we won 1-0 at 125 and 1-0 at 184,” Borrelli said. “When you’re winning that way, anything can happen in a match and the guy steals the match from you. I don’t like our guys being in that position. We’ve got to make them wrestle us to beat us.” The Chippewas got out to a quick lead with a 1-0 decision by senior 125-pounder Christian Cullinan and a 6-1 decision by senior 133-pounder Scotti Sentes. A RECAP | 2B
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Ranked No. 6 in the country at the heavyweight division, senior Jarod Trice takes down Kent State heavyweight Keith Witt Sunday afternoon at McGuirk Arena with a 2-0 decision. CMU won the contest against Kent State 27-8.
Former Central Michigan second-team All-American left tackle Eric Fisher wowed NFL scouts last week at the Senior Bowl. During practices, Fisher continually won in head-to-head matchups with defensive linemen from bigger schools, such as UCLA’s Datone Jones and Texas’ Alex Okafor. One of his weaknesses heading in was that he didn’t face NFL caliber linemen while, with the Chippewas, but he answered that question by proving he can battle with the likes of Jones and Okafor. “Seeing my name up there at the top is pretty cool,” Fisher told the media last week. “But, if you don’t back it up, then it goes away, so I’m here to back that hype up. I think a lot of people and a lot of teams wanted to see me go against really good competition.” Among his strengths that were noted were his athletic ability and conditioning with his 6-foot7, 305-pound frame and his ability to be able to add on pounds and not lose speed. “He’s a very big man,” Oakland Raiders and North Squad head coach Dennis Allen said. “To be that agile and to be that athletic at the offensive line position is pretty impressive.” Fisher entered Senior Bowl week being projected as the No. 11 overall pick to the San Diego Chargers, but, after the week, Fisher had many analysts believing the Chargers would be lucky to fall that far. “We all knew (Fisher) was a mid-late firstround pick,” Mike Mayock of the NFL Network said. “His performance this week ... he dominated. He’s going to be a top-10 offensive linemen and the best player in the (Senior Bowl). A FISHER | 2B
no answer: cmu men’s hoops drop rivalry game to Broncos, 76-59 By Kristopher Lodes sports Editor
With 10:04 to go in the game Saturday, freshman forward Blake Hibbitts hit a three-pointer to cut the men’s basketball team’s deficit to 10 and bring the crowd to its feet. But just like all night, Western Michigan had an answer and quickly silenced the 3,419 fans who packed McGuirk Arena to see the Broncos beat the Chippewas, 76-59. “They had a response for every run we had,” Hibbitts said. “The whole game, it seemed they were shooting well from everywhere.” It was the theme of the night. For every run CMU went on, WMU had an answer — and then it continued to pour on points.
With 14:44 to go, freshman Derrick Richardson Jr. hit a three-pointer to make it a six-point deficit for the Chippewas. That was the closest CMU got in the second half, as the Broncos out-scored the Chippewas 30-19 the rest of the way. “I felt the same way (that WMU had an answer),” head coach Keno Davis said. “This will be a learning experience. We don’t have much room for error.” WMU (12-7, 4-2 MAC) kept the pressure on CMU shooting by 46 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Chippewas couldn’t keep up, as they shot 29.8 percent from the field. “It was everything that concerned me (about Western Michigan),” Davis said.
“The strength, the experience, the guard play ... they play hard for 40 minutes.” WMU’s size also contributed to CMU’s struggles, which fell to 9-10 overall and 2-4 in the conference. Six-foot-10 junior center Shayne Whittington dominated with 20 points scored, while 6-foot-7 senior forward Nate Hutcheson scored 12 as WMU controlled the paint, outscoring the Chippewas 28-10 down low. The Broncos also cleaned up on the glass, out-rebounding CMU 42-27. “It was a hard-fought, physical game,” Hibbitts said. “Anytime you give up that many points in the paint, it’s going to be tough.” A BASKETBALL | 2B
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Senior guard Kyle Randall drives to the basket during Saturday night’s game against Western Michigan at McGuirk Arena. Randall finished the game tied for a team-high of 14 points, but it wasn’t enough, as the Chippewas lost to the rival Broncos 76-59.
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CMU | 52 PLAYER
Kyle Randall Chris Fowler O. Mbaigoto Austin Keel John Simons D. Richardson Finis Craddock Austin Stewart Blake Hibbitts ASSISTS: STEALS: BLOCKS:
MIN 35 26 28 12 20 12 19 6 28
5-12 1-4 8-15 0-2 0-2 0-3 4-6 0-2 1-7
1-6 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 4-5 0-0 1-5
2-2 3 1-2 1 2-4 14 0-0 1 0-0 3 0-1 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 3-4 3
Brandie Baker Jessica Green Jessica Schroll Kerby Tamm Taylor Johnson C. Bradford Niki DiGuilio Jas’Mine Bracey Jalisa Olive
3 13 5 3 1 18 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 12 1 0 5 6
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Fowler, 5 Mbaigoto, 2 three tied, 1 Mbaigoto, 3 Five tied, 1 Hibbitts, 1
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Glenn Bryant Jamell Harris D. Riley Jalen Ross D. Harrison J.R. Sims A. Strickland D. Thompson Matt Balkema
MIN 31 25 25 33 21 24 11 27 3
EMU | 58 FG 3PT FT RB PF 3-5 2-2 2-3 4-7 1-4 1-3 1-3 2-5 0-0
Ross, 3 Harrison, 2 Bryamt, 5
0-1 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-1 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0
4-8 1-4 0-2 2-4 2-2 2-4 0-0 3-6 0-0
4 6 5 3 4 3 2 2 0
1 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 2
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Harrison, 3 Harris, 2 Harris, 3
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Senior foward Jessica Schroll shoots a layup Saturday night during the game against Akron at McGuirk Arena. Schroll finished the game with a total of 16 points and eight rebounds in a 92-69 Chippewas victory.
WEST DIVISION MAC Overall 2-1 6-8 1-2 9-7 1-2 8-9 1-2 8-8 1-2 7-8 1-2 3-12
recap | continued from 1B Senior 184-pounder No. 2 Ben Bennett won the other 1-0 decision, though he was visibly frustrated afterward, kicking a pile of clothing as he made his way through the tunnel. “I don’t think we work as hard as we do to wrestle a 1-0 match,” Bennett said. “To me, that just isn’t acceptable. When I go out there, I expect to get bonus points every match, and I don’t like wrestling close matches, so I was pretty upset. He wasn’t really trying to win the match he was just trying to keep it close.” Junior 141-pounder Scott Mattingly only needed 2:12 to pin Luke Kern to give the team a 13-point lead. After falling behind by a takedown early,
Cullinan | continued from 1B Mitcheff has more mat time on the season than Cullinan with a record of 21-10 but still couldn’t get the takedown he needed to win. “I hurt my knee,” Cullinan
FISHER | continued from 1B “He’s a guy, on a paper, people thought might be available in the later in the first round, Central Michigan is not a big-name school,” Mayock said. “But he’s out here stoning everyone. I know we’re out here
EAST DIVISION Team Akron Ohio Kent Miami BGSU UB
MAC 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 0-3
Overall 12-4 12-5 11-6 7-8 6-10 5-12
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Past three games
Past three games
Jan. 9 vs BGSU W, 73-67
Jan. 10 at Toledo W, 73-66
Jan. 12 @ Toledo L, 76-72
Sunday v EMU W, 77-51
Tuesday EMU L, 58-52
Wednesday v WMU W, 72-58
Next two games Sat. v Ball St., 7 p.m. Jan. 23 v NIU, 7 p.m.
Next two games Sat. v, NIU, 2 p.m. Wednesday @ Ohio, 7 p.m.
Mattingly scored a reversal to tie the match at 2-2 before pinning Kern. “Anytime you score bonus points, it’s important, and a pin really gets the crowd excited, and that’s the other thing our athletes need to understand,” Borrelli said. “The more you dominate your opponent, the more exciting the sport is and the more people are going to come back.” Senior Donnie Corby, freshman 157-pounder Lucas Smith and sophomore 165-pounder Mike Ottinger won the next three matches by decision, taking a commanding 22-point lead. Sam Wheeler gave the Golden Flashes its first points in the 174-pound match, beating junior Craig Kelliher 5-2. KSU’s only other win came by pin when No. 1 Dustin Kilgore ended redshirt freshman Jackson Lewis’ day in 1:43
at 197 pounds. Senior heavyweight Jarod Trice capped off the meet with a 2-0 decision, getting his only points from an escape and riding time. The Golden Flashes were penalized a point following the 125-pound match for unsportsmanlike conduct. No. 11 CMU remains undefeated in conference play and improves to 11-3 overall. The team will take on its final conference opponent — Eastern Michigan — on Feb. 8 at McGuirk Arena, but not before hosting Old Dominion at 2 p.m. on Sunday. “I could see Old Dominion coming in here and wrestling,” Borrelli said. “They’re not going to try to stand around and win a close match, and I think we wrestle better against teams like that.”
said. “But, I should have never put myself in that position. I need to be in the right position at the right time. Hopefully it won’t affect me too much in practice, because we still have a lot of work to do.” The Chippewas kept their lead the entire meet and won 27-8 to clinch yet another MAC regular-season championship. With the MAC title out of the
way, the Chippewa mindset is on a higher goal. Cullinan and his team are focusing on nationals more than anything else at this point. “Getting ready for nationals is the main priority right now for all of us,” Cullinan said. “Like coach Borrelli said, ‘we just have to keep getting better.’”
talking about (Luke Joeckel) as a top-five pick, but (Fisher), I think, is the real deal.” Fisher is now being touted as one of, if not the best, offensive linemen in the draft. Some have even ranked him ahead of Texas A & M lineman Luke Joeckel, who has been seen as the No. 1 overall draft pick in many mock drafts. “He’s going to challenge for
the No. 1 tackle spot,” Charles Davis of Fox Sports said. “Joeckel is a kid I’m really high on, but Fisher is really grabbing my eye.” Fisher will have more opportunities to increase his draft stock before the April 25th NFL Draft with the NFL Combine on Feb. 23-26 and at CMU’s pro day in March.
ASSISTS: STEALS: BLOCKS:
FG 3PT FT RB PF
33 3-6 0-0 2-5 7 2 28 1-8 0-1 2-2 4 1 28 3-5 0-0 5-6 10 0 17 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 8 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 35 10-21 2-8 4-5 13 2 27 3-8 3-8 0-0 1 2 19 2-4 0-0 4-6 2 2 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1
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Bradford, 3 Tamm, 2 Baker, 1
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Schroll, 2 Five tied, 1
28 35 25 17 30 15 3 18 0+ 14 15
FG 3PT FT RB PF 4-9 6-13 2-6 0-3 3-9 2-5 0-0 5-5 0-0 1-5 1-3
Four tied, 3 Buchanan, 2 Morton, 1
0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
1-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2
8 7 2 4 4 0 0 3 0 1 2
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1 9 1 15 4 4 2 0 2 6 2 6 0 1 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 4
TOTALS Windham, 2 Woods, 1
WOMEN’S MAC STANDINGS WEST DIVISION Team CMU Toledo BSU EMU NIU WMU
MAC 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3
Overall 9-7 14-2 5-11 3-13 5-11 4-12
Basketball | continued from 1B Hibbitts led CMU in scoring with 14 points, while senior guard Kyle Randall put up 12 points as the two played in the rivalry game for the first time. “It was a great crowd with a lot of energy,” Hibbitts said. “I’ve heard a lot about the rivalry and
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8 4 11 3 0 26 9 8 0
WMU | 58
M. Harris C. Buchanan A.J. Johnson J. Windham A. Anderson Julia Henson M. O’Brien Miracle Woods J. Knowles Alex Morton Jessica Jessing
10 11 4 13 4 5 2 9 0
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Green, 4 Bradford, 4 Bradford, 3
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CMU | 72
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knew it was going to be a hard-fought game, and we just came out on the short end.” Another highlight for the Chippewas was the play from freshman guard Chris Fowler, who tallied eight points, six assists and four steals. But it wasn’t enough,
EAST DIVISION Team Akron UB BGSU Miami Ohio Kent
MAC 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-3
Overall 12-4 5-11 11-5 9-6 5-9 2-14
and now CMU will look for a road win Wednesday against Buffalo as they try to snap a two-game losing streak and get the overall record back to .500. “We didn’t shoot well tonight, and we’re capable of shooting better,” Hibbitts said. “Our defense has got to be a little better and not give up so many open looks, but we’ll be fine.” sports@cm-life.com
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Jalisa olive provides spark off the bench By Brandon Champion staff reporter
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Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford goes up with ball while being guarded by an Akron defender Saturday night at McGuirk Arena. Bradford scored a career-high 31 points during the game against the Zips, helping improve the Chippewas to 6-0 in conference play.
Bradford ties mcGuirk Arena record with career-high 31 points in win against Akron By Mark Cavitt staff reporter
Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford had a career-high 31 points in the women’s basketball team’s 92-69 win against Akron on Saturday in McGuirk Arena. Bradford’s McGuirk Arena record-setting performance, tied with men’s senior guard Kyle Randall, aided the Chippewas to a 6-0 start to MidAmerican Conference play. It’s the third time in program history they have started 6-0 and the first time since 1987-88. “I get to be happy today; I thought we put two halves together,” said head coach Sue Guevara. “Akron is a good basketball team. I was pleased with how we defended them. Our kids did a good job of following the game plan and understanding personnel. We wanted to make it difficult for their best players to score and shoot contested shots.” The Zips came into Saturday’s game with the secondbest offense in the MAC. But none of that mattered with three other players scoring in double-figures, including senior forward Jessica Schroll, who had a careerhigh 16 points, junior guard
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Scoring cause of concern after loss The men’s basketball team did not just lose a game, 76-59, against Western Michigan Saturday at McGuirk Arena. It lost an opportunity to give head coach Keno Davis his first signature win and put Central Michigan back in first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division, instead of two games back. The Chippewas missed out
Check out a photo gallery of last Saturday’s game on cm-life.com Jessica Green, who recorded her third straight double-digit scoring effort with 15, and senior guard Jalisa Olive, who came off the bench with 10 points. Bradford said the team placed an importance on defensive positioning coming into the game and, along with communication, aided to CMU’s win. “They hit some big shots, they all hit some pretty big shots, but getting out and coming with our hands out was important,” Bradford said. “So, I think that’s the best thing that kept their percentage down. There was an emphasis on when we switched to step out. This time, we wanted to get out so they wouldn’t shoot early. It was important to win both halves. I think we’re all in sync now ... we mesh together.” CMU got out to a fast start, thanks to an aggressive defense and an offense that continued to attack the basket. The biggest lead for the Chippewas in the first half came at the 2:07 mark when
they increased their lead to 18 after Bradford hit her second free-throw of the half. Turnovers were key coming in against a team as highscoring as the Zips. CMU only had two turnovers in the first while forcing Akron into 12, leading to 12 points. This helped the Chippewas shoot 51.3 percent in the first and maintain an 18-point halftime lead. The second half was much of the same as the Zips were never able to mount a significant comeback, although they did get to within 14 points at the 17:36 mark in the second. CMU answered with a 10-2 run, increasing its lead to 65-43. Senior guard Brandie Baker moved up to No. 13 in program history with 1,028 career points after hitting both of her free throws at the 15:55 mark in the second half. The Chippewas are back in action at 7 p.m. Thursday in McGuirk Arena against Kent State.
on the opportunity for a number of reasons. First, there was rebounding: the Chippewas gave up 42 rebounds and only grabbed 27. There were the points in the paint. The Broncos had 28 and CMU only had 10. Additionally, the defense did not help on the perimeter, allowing eight three-pointers out of 21. But, most of all, it was the lack of scoring that hurt the Chippewas. It was presumed that shooting woes were gone when the offense rolled off five games of more than 70 points in regulation from Dec. 16 and Jan. 9, but it seems it was a fluke. They are ranked 296th in field goal percentage through Jan. 24 for a reason. It can be said that it is becoming more of a problem than less of a problem, because senior guard Kyle Randall, the leading scorer for CMU, is starting to miss his shots, probably because he has been so relied on. It looked like it was going to be a good night for him, starting the game with a two- pointer right inside the arc, but he was two for 13 from the field the rest of the way. Although, he did make all six free throws to account for 14 points. Digging deeper, the fast break points tell a lot of the story.
The Chippewas pride themselves on scoring points quickly, and it only had seven compared to the Broncos, who had 13. It does not take a basketball connoisseur to see why that occurred. Among other things, the point guards were not looking up the floor well enough. But, luckily, Davis can easily point to how to look up because, though rare, there were moments that the Chippewas were able to find quick baskets. It is unknown whether it counted as “fast-break points,” but when freshman guard Chris Fowler got his fourth steal a minute into the second half and delivered a long pass to Randall, who was standing beyond the arc and made the shot, he showed how it’s done. The game between rivals, CMU and WMU, brought a crowd of 3,419 Saturday. It will be difficult to draw crowds even close to that if the team continues to slide. It has already been said that the expectations have been lowered after the loss against Northern Illinois, which only had 25 points in its loss against Eastern Michigan Saturday. What the Chippewas must do is prove that the offense from the middle of December to early January that hid other flaws and brought excitement was not a fluke.
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Senior guard Jalisa Olive might only be 5-foot-4, but she made a big impact in the women’s basketball team’s 92-69 win against Akron Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Arena. Olive, a native of Chicago, scored 10 points in just 18 minutes. She was one of four Chippewas to score in double-figures in the game but the only one to do so off the bench. “My job is always to bring the energy,” Olive said. “When we start the game, we get a little rocky at times, but then we bring people off the bench. That’s when we need to bring the energy chuck Miller/stAFF PhotoGrAPhEr back into the game, so that’s Senior guard Jalisa Olive attempts to drive the ball during Saturdays game against what I try to do.” Olive has shown the abil- the Akron at McGuirk Arena. Olive had 10 points and four steals in a 92-69 victory ity to put up big numbers in helping improve the Chippewas to 6-0 in MAC play. her time at CMU. In 2010, she scored 32 points against North Carolina A & T. This season, the reigning Mid-American Conference Sixth Player of the Year is averaging just 10 minutes a game while averaging 5.7 points per game, shooting 39 percent from the field and 32 percent from beyond the arc. This coming off a season Jalisa Olive, senior guard where she won the Sixth “JO is always going to put and not go for the steal all Player of the Year award pressure on the ball,” head the time but to pick and by averaging 14.6 minutes. coach Sue Guevara said. choose when to go for it,” Despite her drop in minutes, “When Jessica Green picked Guevara said. “It’s her senior her points per game and up her second foul, Jalisa year, so she wants to play. shooting percentage have all came in and defended. EvThe more disciplined she increased. eryone knows she can hit the plays, the more minutes “I know what I need to do three, and from deep, but she she’ll get.” for this team, so I make the came in for her defense.” Olive and the rest of the most out of every minute I While her defensive presChippewas will look to conget,” Olive said. tinue their undefeated MAC Olive also tied for the team sure is one of her biggest strengths, Guevara said it season at 7 p.m. Thursday lead with four steals in the gets her into trouble somewhen they host Kent State at win against the Zips, giving times. McGuirk Arena. her 14 steals on the season. “Now it’s just about getShe is now one steal shy of ting Jalisa to stay disciplined sports@cm-life.com 100 in her career.
“my job is always to bring the energy. When we start the game we get a little rocky at times, but then we bring people off the bench. that’s when we need to bring the energy back into the game so that’s what i try to do.”
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CMU takes third in Minnesota, behind No. 12 Golden Gophers, No. 1 Michigan By Cody DeBona Staff Reporter
On Saturday night, the No. 20 gymnastics competed in its first quad meet of the season against No. 1 Michigan, No. 12 Minnesota and Iowa State in Minneapolis, Minn., at the Sports Pavilion. The nation’s top-ranked team, Michigan, was upset by No. 12 Minnesota as CMU finished in third with Iowa State behind them. “Coming into tonight, we knew the judges were looking for great performances from great teams,” gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard said. The Chippewas scored a 194.650, improving from their last meet at Ball State. CMU shined on the floor, with junior Emily Heinz, senior Emily LaFontaine, sophomore Halle Moraw and sophomore Taylor Noonan, who was named team MVP, scoring 9.8s or better. “We did great on floor,” Reighard said. “That’s when we overtook Iowa State and never looked back.” Unfortunately, Noonan’s night was overshadowed by the hope of a Chippewa upset that could not be accomplished. “We were a little shaky on the bars,” Reighard said. “We just kept a little bit on the table.” CMU missed out on some key points that could not be recovered after the Wolverines and the Golden Gophers completed outstanding routines. “The key difference was stuck dismounts,” Reighard said. “We can’t afford to lose out on those tenths of a point.” The Chippewas were particularly good on the vault but just failed to complete the stuck landings that the judges were searching for. CMU’s weakest event was the beams, after coming off a great performance last week
The men’s indoor track and field team finished third at the GVSU Quad meet this weekend despite putting up some quality scores. The Chippewas added two more Mid-American Conference qualifiers in Allendale and another two at the Indiana Relays at the University of Indiana. “The meet was very solid for us,” director of track and field Willie Randolph said. “We had a lot of things individually that we got done. Our main objective was to get our team together and get the team chemistry moving as well as having the athletes continue to get things done moving towards the conference meet.” In Allendale, CMU fell behind Grand Valley State (164.50) and MAC rival Eastern Michigan (154.50) with a score of 124. Nevertheless, several Chippewas continued to improve and posted solid times. Week after week, sophomore distance duo Kyle Stacks and Ethan Lievense have embodied
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Sophomore all-around Taylor Noonan performs on the beam during CMU’s meet against Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jan. 5 at McGuirk Arena. Noonan scored a 9.650 for her routine.
against Ball State. “It was tough because it was completely out of order for us,” Reighard said. “We started on beam today and were a little wobbly, losing out on half a tenth of a point.” This was the first of two quad meets for the Chippewas, with their next coming on Saturday at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The meet, dubbed “The Michigan-Illinois Challenge,” will pit CMU and Eastern Michigan against UIC
and Illinois State. “It’s a big difference but a good difference,” Reighard said. “It simulates championships.” Although this meet is one that is highly anticipated by the team, CMU is forced to travel for the third meet in a row. “The biggest factor is losing one day of practice,” Reighard said. “We completely lose Friday’s practice to travel.” sports@cm-life.com
the spirit of the underclassmen stepping up to lead the young CMU squad. This weekend, they were sent to the Indiana Relays, resulting in MAC qualifying times in the 3000m race. Stacks won the race with a time of 8:18.81, a personal best, while Lievense came soon after finishing fifth with a time of 8:22.57, which was also a new personal record by almost six seconds. They also went on to run in the mile race Saturday at GVSU. Stacks took second with a time of 4:09.36, barely edging out Lievense, who placed third with a time of 4:10.03. At the GVSU quad, the Chippewas had two more MAC qualifiers in senior Alex Rose and junior Ryan Brooks. Rose took second in the shot put and qualified with a throw of 16.99m. Brooks won the 60m dash with a time of 6.91, qualifying as well as reaching a personal record in the event. “Those individuals are doing a solid job, but we know that they still have a lot of other things that they still want to achieve,” Randolph said. “It’s really good to see Ethan and
Ryan and the rest starting to come alive and say ‘hey ,we can be competitive if we work hard every single day,’ and that’s what gives encouragement to their teammates.” Behind Brooks in the 60m dash was fellow junior Ross Parsons, who placed second and additionally took fourth in the 200m dash. In the 60m hurdles, junior Corey Noeker took second place, while senior Dee Smith, once again, was a force in the long jump, taking second with a distance of 6.94m. Next week, a select few Chippewas will head to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational. “We have a lot of good things we can see coming in the post season,” Randolph said. “Moving forward is a good thing for us to have mentally. Physically, we have some work to do as well, but mentally going in the right direction is what we need right now. So, we’re going to continue to use that momentum and keep getting the marks we need.” sports@cm-life.com
Director Willie Randolph says effort on women’s side improving By Joe Judd Staff Reporter
Women’s indoor track and field turned things around Saturday at the GVSU Quad meet after eluding a first-place finish a week earlier. CMU finished third, behind Eastern Michigan and Grand Valley and ahead of Hillsdale College, with 97 points, but seemed to gain strength individually. This, according to track and field director Willie Randolph, is an important step leading on into the rest of the season, but he says his team still has work to do. “Our individual focus is always important, and our main objective is to compete,” he said. “We need to focus on team chemistry; right now, I’m not upset, but I’m not happy either.” Earning a first-place finish in the women’s triple jump was freshman Shaya Wilkerson, gaining nine points for her team.
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Her sophomore teammate Bridget Doughty finished second in the 400m dash, earning seven points with a time of Willie Randolph 56.84. These performances come following a long week of exerting themselves in practice and is good news for Randolph. “We have a mental edge, and we need to keep up on our more intense practices,” he said. Team effort is something gaining notable praise from Randolph and his coaching staff coming off the effort at GVSU. “I would say that we were an eight out of 10 as far as overall effort is concerned,” Randolph said. “We’re moving in the right direction.” Another notable run came from sophomore sprinter Diamond Hamilton. She competed
and finished in second place in the 60m dash, gaining seven points with final time of 7.74. In the women’s 4x400 relay, sophomores Doughty, Hamilton and Ravyn Baxter, along with freshman Emma Fishnick, helped the Chippewas claim a third-place spot with six points and a time of 3:54.87. This meet was also an important MAC test for CMU as it faced off against MAC opponent EMU. In the past, Randolph has pushed the need to be aggressive, and he emphasized how the Chippewas needed to be the ones to draw first blood when facing the Eagles. “Eastern had more bodies in places we weren’t emphasizing on, and we are aware of what we need to do in the rivalry,” Randolph said. “We need to win when it counts in conference season; we know we don’t back down to anyone.” sports@cm-life.com
Sophomore Taylor Noonan was awarded team MVP on Saturday night at the gymnastics quad meet at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn. A key injury to upperclassmen and leader junior Brittany Petzold Taylor Noonan kept her limited in Saturday’s meet, leaving more responsibility on some of the younger gymnasts. Noonan stepped up and picked up lost ground. The Chippewas found themselves in an unfamiliar position on beam Saturday, which proved to be the weakest link for CMU. But it was Noonan who shined bright to keep the Chippewas in the hunt by scoring a 9.850, the highest score recorded for the Chippewas this season. “Noonan had one of her absolute best nights for us,” said gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard. Noonan ranked in the top-three in beam, beating out every team but Minnesota. Noonan’s success did not end there. She scored a 9.725 on the bars and finished the night with a resounding 9.825 for her floor routine. Her floor routine scored her a career-high in only her fourth meet of the season. Although receiving the MVP of the Chippewas last night, success this early in Noonan’s collegiate career is not new to her. Noonan scored a nearperfect 9.925 last week on the beam against Ball State. “I don’t expect that to
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beam, three times on the bars, once on the floor and once for the all-around. Noonan chose CMU over her home state college of the University of Denver and Seattle Pacific. Not only is Noonan completing career-best routines, she is also putting up great numbers in the classroom. The biology major is maintaining a solid 3.69 GPA. Noonan sets her sights next week when traveling to Chicago for the Michigan Illinois Challenge, attempting to once again receive career-high scores from the judges and better her already promising young career. sports@cm-life.com
“Noonan had one of her absolute best nights for us.” Jerry Reighard, gymnastics head coach
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Distance runner Maddie Ribant qualifies for MAC championships in 3,000 meter By Joe Judd Staff Reporter
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Flushing sophmore Maddie Ribant has the finish line in sight during the 25th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial 5K run on Sept. 3, 2012 at Pleasant Hills Golf Course, 4452 E. Millbrook Rd.
Sprinter Ryan Brooks posts career day at GVSU meet with 6.91 in 60-meter dash By Malachi Barrett Staff Reporter
Junior sprinter Ryan Brooks had a career day at the GVSU Quad meet on Saturday after being inactive for the last two weeks of practice. Brooks not only won the 60m dash but also qualified for the Mid-American Conference championships and posted a personal record with a time of 6.91. “It feels pretty good coming off of two weeks of not being able to compete,” Brooks said. “It’s good to win. I’ve never won a collegiate race before, so that’s a great feeling. Also, I’ve been able to (set a personal record) each time I’ve competed this year, so it’s good to know that I’m on the right track.” Brooks has spent the last two weeks recovering and has not been able to attend practice. He has been dealing with a minor hamstring issue
and last week fell victim to the flu virus that has been making its way around CMU’s campus. He was eager to return to the track on Saturday and did so in the best way an athlete can. “A lot of the credit goes out to the coaching staff, and it’s been difficult for the last two weeks to get work in,” Brooks said. “But, at the same time, getting the rest in from preseason helps being able to come in and get a good time like that.” Brooks was one of several Chippewas to post MAC-qualifying times this weekend. With the newer qualifying system, making times is something that always stays in the back of an athlete’s mind as the season winds down. Now that he has earned his spot in the championships, Brooks will look to continue his progress. “It’s always good to get it out of the way early so you can focus on other things
Senior distance runner Maddie Ribant has plenty of reasons to be excited after her performance this past Saturday afternoon at Indiana. Having a qualifying time in the 3,000m, Ribant feels confident about her recent quality performance after feeling some pressure prior to the race. After the race’s completion, though, Ribant’s mood changed. “I felt a little bit of relief to see that I qualified,” she said. “It really takes the pressure off.” These results that put her ahead of her competition did not come easy, she said. A lot of hard work and timely preparation yielded her even-
and races instead of worrying about qualifying in that one race,” Brooks said. “So, it’s definitely a bit of a relief to get it out of the way. It’s also good to know that now I have time to improve on my times and pull up in the rankings and also focus on other races and competing in the MAC championship.” Going into his junior season, Brooks has not had the best of luck at getting on the podium. “My personal goal for competition this season is to get medals,” Brooks said. “I haven’t placed in the top three yet, especially for indoor, I haven’t really scored a lot of points yet. So, my personal goal for that is to finish in the top three in the 60m and the 200m. Also, I’ll be in the 4x400 with some of my teammates, so it would be nice to medal in all three of those events for indoor.” sports@cm-life.com
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