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Student reactions mixed for porn star Ron Jeremy’s Feb. 19 debate vs. pastor

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

As expected, students on campus have mixed reactions about the upcoming “Great Porn Debate” between porn star Ron Jeremy and anti-porn pastor Craig Gross.

Scheduled for Feb. 19, the Great Porn Debate is sponsored by Central Michigan University’s Program Board and will be free and open to the public. The event, being held at Platcha Auditorium, is one of several programs Program Board will host in February on sexual awareness.

The event has stirred up controversy from people throughout campus.

Rachel McDaniel, president of Voices For Planned Parenthood, said the discussion is worth having but does not agree with how the discussion will be pursued.

“I think it could be quite an interesting and intel-

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

McDaniel said she thinks the conversation suffers from an over-emphasis on the male perspective of pornography.

“While I’m not shocked, valuable perspectives are being excluded from this discussion. There are women who participate in pornography as actresses, A JEREMY | 2A

Vice Provost Douglass takes seat on education e-board

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter JEFFREY SMITH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Steven Johnson, vice president of Enrollment and Student Services, poses for a portrait Tuesday morning in the Bovee University Center.

Evolving door Steven Johnson leads university enrollment with diverse opportunities, personal relationships Alayna Smith | Staff Reporter

Although he might be a relatively new face around the university, Steven Johnson is no stranger to the inner workings of the enrollment process.

His first position in enrollment was when he was just 18 years old, as an undergraduate work study student at Davenport University.

Now, as the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services at Central Michigan University, Johnson is continuing his passion for education by providing guidance in enrollment for the university.

January marks one year of being in his position in Enrollment and Student Services,

CMU ranked fifth safest campus in Michigan, up from seventh in 2011

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter and Annie Harrison Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University was ranked the fifth safest campus in Michigan by StateUniversity.com, thanks to improved case closure and fewer reported crimes last year.

The schools are ranked by the number of reported campus crimes per 1,000 students, the scale factors in the severity of a crime as well as the frequency of a crime.

CMU received a safety rating of 95.03. The rate for aggravated assault at CMU was 0.04, arson was 0.04, burglary was 0.42, forcible rape was 0.07, larcenytheft was 5.02, murder was zero, robbery was 0.04 and vehicle theft was 0.04.

The ratings are designed to show the odds of someone becoming a victim of a crime on CMU’s campus.

CMU Police Department Lt. Larry Klaus said the depart-

ment saw a decrease in violent crimes and was able to close many cases over the past year.

“We’ve had, basically, less violent-type crime and crimes that are reported to the state and federal government,” he said.

CMU’s top-five ranking is improved from 2011’s seventh place rank.

Eighteen universities in Michigan were ranked for safety. Oakland Community College was ranked first, Delta College second, University of Michigan-Dearborn third and Lansing Community College fourth.

Grand Valley State University, Oakland University, Ferris State University, Eastern Michigan University and Western Michigan University rounded out the top 10.

StateUniversity.com ranked CMU the 122nd safest out of 450 schools the nation in 2012, up from 183 in 2011.

“We, as a department, train regularly for shooter types of

and Johnson said he could not be more pleased with how things are going, despite a slight drop in overall fall enrollment and 12.4-percent decrease in freshmen.

“I think coming to (CMU) at this stage is being part of a greater opportunity of the evolution of the institution,” he said. “It has always served the state of Michigan very, very well, but there are some greater opportunities to expand that reach beyond the

state of Michigan. What we’re trying to do is identify where our greatest opportunities are to attract students beyond just the state of Michigan but also to continue to serve this population very well.”

Building relationships with students, faculty and staff is the best part of the job, Johnson said because it illustrates the great learning community that exists at the university.

HIGHEST SAFETY RANKINGS IN MICHIGAN Oakland Community College: 97.75 Delta College: 97.28 University of Michigan-Dearborn: 96.57 Lansing Community College: 96.22 Central Michigan University: 95.03 Safety of campus based on 100-point scale

situations,” CMUPD Lt. Cameron Wassman said. “We have different live shooting throughout the year and a university crisis response team.”

In the event of a natural disaster, a violent crime, health threat, civil disturbance or sudden or unexplained death, the crisis response team alerts students, faculty, staff and visitors of the issue at hand and how to respond.

“In preparation for a largescale event, one of the big things we do is reach out to as many people as we can for safety tips that the community can do during a situation before the police can get there,” he said.

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Interim Vice Provost Claudia Douglass is dedicated to the involvement of women in higher education and now has the opportunity to further her involvement in the field.

Douglass has been selected to be a member of the Michigan American Council on Education executive board, replacing former board member and former Vice President of University Communications Renee Walker. Walker resigned in May and was later offered a $140,000 severance package.

“I’m very honored to be appointed to this position,” Douglass said. “Michigan ACE is about strengthening the women’s leadership in higher education, and that is something I’m very committed to so, I feel privileged to be a part of the statewide planning to advance higher education.”

Douglass will complete the final 18 months of Walker’s term and said she hopes to be considered for a full three-year term afterward.

Formed in 1978, Michigan

ACE Network is represented by its 16-member executive board.

Its responsibilities include identifying, developing the leadership of, advancing and supporting the retention of women in higher education throughout the state.

“The executive board is responsible for all programming, including the annual conference, and is the link to the national Office of Women in Higher Education,” Douglass said.

She is a long-time member of Michigan ACE, attending the summer statewide conference as both a participant and presenter during her career. She also provides a support network for women at CMU through speakers and events.

“With a board opening, they asked me if I would apply, and I did and was approved for the position,” Douglass said. “I had to submit my materials to the board, and they discussed them.

They knew me pretty well, and I have been involved in Michigan ACE for many years.”

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TITLE IX

Dept. of Education wanted CMU to add women’s swimming/diving, tennis in ‘11

By Aaron McMann Editor-in-Chief

While Central Michigan University approved women’s lacrosse and golf last month, two different sports were originally on the docket following a September 2011 letter from the Office of Civil Rights.

According to a 50-page internal report issued to University President George Ross by the Title IX & Gender Equity committee, obtained by Central Michigan Life, CMU received a letter from the Office of Civil Rights on Sept. 26, 2011 that had determined it “needed to take immediate action to add women’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis.”

The move was a response to Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Act of 1972 to begin the process of evening the playing field when it came to opportunities for females in collegiate sports. In 1996, the Office of Civil Rights defined a threepart test for universities to determine if they were properly striving toward compliance.

The three parts, referred to in the report as “prongs,” are 1.) whether participation opportunities for male and female students were proportionate to their respective enrollments, 2.) whether an institution can show a history and continuing program expansion and 3.) if a program cannot show program expansion, whether it can demonstrate the interests and abilities of that sex can be accommodated by the present program.

CMU’s participation rate in athletics, according to the report, is currently at 61 percent males and 39 percent females, a contrast to the 54-46 female-tomale enrollment ratio, meaning the university did not meet prong one compliance. CMU then tried to go the prong two route in 1995, planning to add swimming in 1997 and an unspecified sport in 1998. Those, however, never materialized after a 1996 letter from the university’s general counsel to then-athletics director Herb Deromedi said the swimming facility in Rose did not meet

standards and posed safety concerns.

“The plan was revised,” according to the report. “This revision resulted in the addition of women’s soccer in the fall of 1998. The addition of another sport was indefinitely delayed.”

The report states CMU told the NCAA in 2005 that it would add another women’s sport by the 2009-10 academic year, but a change in interpretation by the Department of Education on how to measure prong three compliance allowed the university to, once again, delay the addition of another women’s sport. It was then determined that since CMU had only added one women’s sport and eliminated three since 1972, it could not satisfy the second prong.

LEAVING PRONG THREE

In 2008, according to the report, CMU was notified by the Department of Education that the Office of Civil Rights was conducting a randomly selected review of participation A TITLE IX| 2A

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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY w Men’s basketball takes on

the Bowling Green Falcons at McGuirk Arena. The in-conference game will start at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the arena box office or online at cmich.edu/ticketcentral. w Running through April 13,

the next Wheatland Music Organization Jamboree at the WMO Cabin, 7251 50th Ave. in Remus, welcomes musicians of all skill levels to perform acoustic music.

Visit www.wheatlandmusic. org or contact Lola Taylor at (989) 967-8879 for more information. The event is free. w An informational session on

how to become an RA or MA for the 2013-14 academic year will take place in the Bovee UC Rotunda at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY w The ARCOS trio will perform

at 8 p.m. in the Staples Family Concert Hall in the Music Building. Tickets can be purchased at the door and cost $3 for students and senior and $5 for everyone else.

CORRECTIONS Central Michigan Life has a longstanding commitment to fair and accurate reporting. It is our policy to correct factual errors.

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Stolen iPhone recovered in city by victim using ‘Find My iPhone’ app

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Desean Edward Thomas, 26, is being held in Isabella County Jail following the theft of an iPhone from Old Mission Wine Cellar, 5030 S. Mission Road.

A store employee reported Sunday to the Michigan State Police Mount Pleasant Post that a customer stole his iPhone off the counter.

The trooper investigating the crime was able to get a description of Thomas, a Detroit native, by viewing video surveillance of the theft.

JOHNSON | CONTINUED FROM 1A “There are no hierarchies at CMU; we’re all here,” he said. “That’s what we like. We love to be here; we love to be accessible. We want students to see us; we want it be known that their institutional leaders care, and we want to hear what they have to say.”

University Communications Associate Vice President Sherry Knight, who works closely and frequently with Johnson on university marketing, said Enrollment and Student Services contributes to what makes CMU such a great university. “(Enrollment and Student Services is) really focused on shaping the future; not just letting the future happen, which is how the best organizations succeed,” she said. “(They are) constantly learning, constantly evaluating, constantly improving. They also have tremendous passion for this university, for our premiere programs, for our legacy programs. They are as

excited about a program that has been here from our start as they are for our newest programs.”

Johnson said he looks forward to some upcoming projects in Enrollment and Student Services, including focusing more on graduate student enrollment, working with academic prioritization and introducing bridge programs to high schools.

A major focus of enrollment is ensuring students receive diverse and meaningful experiences both in and out of the classroom. Bringing students to the university who have varying backgrounds and interests is key in that process, he said.

“We are unique, and I think we have a unique program offering that is attractive to a wider audience,” he said.

“So, when you look at how we can take that to the next level and introduce ourselves in new markets and bring new students with varying experiences on campus, I think it’s just going to make your experience as a student that much greater.”

Enrolling a diverse student body is possible by not being

overly rigid or using an admissions checklist, he said.

“For the admissions process, we really want to understand the individual individually; so, therefore, they may make a different contribution – a special talent, courses they took, civic engagement, service learning,” Johnson said. “Students have so many opportunities in high school now that it’s really not that cut-and-dry. We try to look at the individual and try to see if that’s a good fit for what the student and the institution need.”

Johnson said he can see himself retiring from CMU and looks forward to his work in the coming years.

“I’ve had seven different institutional experiences; right now I can easily say this is the best one I’ve had, because even though I’m not a student, I am a student, because we continue to learn together,” Johnson said. “Education is that type of profession where you’re always learning, no matter what side of the desk you sit on.”

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the device,” he said. “But if the person doesn’t enable it, it isn’t going to work.”

The trooper made a check at Buffalo Wild Wings, 1904 S. Mission St., where he observed Thomas sitting at a table with other subjects.

The trooper made contact and interviewed Thomas, who admitted to the theft.

The change of larceny in a building is a four-year felony.

The trooper was assisted by the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

DOUGLASS| Lopez said she thinks the conversation is incredibly valuable because of how seldom pornography is discussed.

“Porn isn’t something that is really talked about in everyday conversations, so I’m really excited for this.”

Lopez said. “How often do we actually get to talk about porn in an open forum?”

As previously reported

by Central Michigan Life, Program Board is promoting Jeremy’s visit as a way to shed light on a controversial issue.

“Jeremy has a different opinion. He has such an interesting track record; he’s going to champion ideas that are different,” Program Board Vice President Mark Fairbrother said. “We want to bring issues like this into the light.”

The debate is not the only sex-themed event Program Board has planned for February.

The Condom Casino Tour is set to arrive on campus on Feb. 26. Students will be able to play sex-themed casino games to win condoms.

TITLE IX |

By using the iPhone tracker “Find my iPhone,” the victim was able to locate his phone in the vicinity of S. Mission St., north of E. Broomfield Road.

Sgt. Eric Sumpter said although this is the first case he has seen solved with the iPhone app, he believes the location system will help with stolen phones in the future, if used correctly.

“If the customer has enabled the internal GPS app on the iPhone or device, it will emit a signal … if it becomes lost or stolen, it will bring the customer to

JEREMY | producers, directors and women who speak out against it for a variety of reasons,” McDaniel said.

“I’m tired of the male consumer being the focus of pornography, as well as dictating the discourse around it.”

Troy Junior Hayley McInerney also found the debate upsetting and said Jeremy was not an appropriate individual for CMU to bring.

“If Central wanted to shed light on issues like pornography addiction or empowering women, they could have just as easily hired a psychiatrist or countless inspiring women,” McInerney said. “As an academic university, I don’t think they should allow anyone who insinuates that selling sex is an acceptable way to make a living.”

Malena Lopez, a 2011 CMU alumni, said she is looking forward to attending the event.

“I think that people on both sides of the argument will benefit from listening to these two speakers,” Lopez said. “I definitely applaud CMU Program Board for bringing a fascinating event such as this one to campus.”

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In 2008, she was recognized with the Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Leadership Award by the Michigan ACE Network.

“I was honored to be nominated as the CMU Outstanding Woman of the Year and then surprised that my name was forwarded to the state competition,” Douglass said.

“There are many very qualified women on campus who have been outstanding leaders.

It was reaffirming to know that I have had an impact and that advancing the careers of women and girls is a noteworthy attribute of my personal and professional portfolio.”

Previous CMU winners include Vice President of Development and External Affairs Kathleen Wilbur in 2010 and Executive Associate Director of Athletics/Sport Administration Marcy Weston in 2012.

Douglass joined CMU’s biology department in 1976 as a professor, eventually taking the position as chair of the department.

She said the number of female faculty members has increased since she arrived, especially in the sciences.

“Now there are many more women in all disciplines and a formal maternity leave

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opportunities. This led to the previously reported survey issued to students in the spring of 2009, which only included about 2,200 respondents, that allowed the university to conclude there was limited interest in women’s sports.

After a change in presidential administrations, the survey was deemed an inadequate way of measuring prong three compliance, resulting in the September 2011 letter from OCR telling CMU to “take immediate action to add women’s swimming and diving and tennis if CMU was going to use Prong Three as its standard to maintain compliance.”

“The OCR stated that due to the low response rate on the student body census survey, OCR could (and did) inflate the results to make assumptions as to what sports should be added,” the report states. “CMU disputed ... the statement and assumption but acknowledges the 2005 Department of Education

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SAFETY | CONTINUED FROM 1A “We’re very happy with the standings in that,” Wassman said. “There’s always room for improvement on our part, and we’ll strive to do the best that we can do.”

Klaus said CMU’s safety is doing well in comparison to schools like GVSU and MSU when considering factors like enrollment.

interpretation of the resulting survey tool that CMU used ... rendering the survey tool a weak measure of ongoing Prong Three compliance.”

The university responded in January 2012, saying it would “reassess the data and CMU’s position on Prong Three of the three-part test.” OCR approved the position, allowing CMU to move forward with another evaluation, this time led by a 15-person committee.

According to the report, the committee found Prong Three to be “inherently vague” and determined the university would have to ultimately reach Prong One compliance.

As a result, women’s golf and lacrosse were selected and were slated to begin in the 2014-15 and 15-16 season, respectively, based on local interest and resources. According to the report, the university will also have to modify roster sizes by adding 32 to 35 female participants after the addition, and male rosters will need to be reduced by around 53 before the start of the 201819 academic year. university@cm-life.com

“I think we’re in pretty good shape,” he said.

Klaus said StateUniversity. com used data pulled from Michigan Incident Crime Reporting, which collects information from participating law enforcement agencies throughout the state.

“All those crimes are reported to the state, then to the federal government,” he said.

“From that, they draw a rate of frequency per 1,000 students at all the universities.” university@cm-life.com

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She accepts the board position in addition to her work as interim vice provost for academic affairs. “(The board position) extends my network of colleagues to the other Michigan institutions,” Douglass said.

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CMED gets $300,000 from Dow Corning

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

Dow Corning Co. has donated a pledged amount of $300,000 to the Central Michigan University College of Medicine to go toward the renovation of the Saginaw campus.

“Dow Corning Company has given (a combined total of ) $450,000 to CMU’s College of Medicine and Delta College,” CMED Dean Ernest Yoder said via email Tuesday.

Yoder said Dow Corning pledged to donate $300,000 to CMED and assumes the remaining $150,000 will be given to Delta College.

Delta’s Health Professions building was constructed in 1978 and is home to nursing, dental, radiology and other related programs. According to an article in the Midland Daily News, the money Delta received from the split will be put toward the renovation of its Health Sciences building, including improvements such as the construction of a critical care simulation area, multi-disciplinary laboratories and an upgraded dental clinic.

A payment schedule for the donation has yet to be established.

“Both of these projects are critical, not only in helping to provide quality health care in Michigan, but as economic drivers for our region,” Kathryn Curtiss Spence, director of the Dow Corning Foundation, told the Daily News.

Both CMU and Delta were chosen based on their commitment to producing primary care providers who are interested in practicing in the Mid-Michigan area, as well as the upper peninsula.

The money Delta received from Dow Corning will assist the college in qualifying for further funding from the state government. The renovations at Delta will be complete by fall 2013.

At CMU, the donation will go toward the $25 million fundraising goal that CMED expects to reach before students arrive next fall.

“We received written confirmation of this donation on Sept. 19,” Yoder said via email.

“The Dow Corning Board approved the gift on Sept. 18.”

As of Tuesday, CMED has raised $19,822,754. The Dow Corning gift represents 1.5 percent of the raised amount and 1.2 percent of the $25 million goal.

The donation will be used to construct the medical school’s east campus in Saginaw.

Medical students at CMU will spend their first two years on campus in Mount Pleasant and then transition for their third and fourth years to the Saginaw campus.

They will receive clinical experience alongside physicians and primary care providers from Covenant Health Care and St. Mary’s of Michigan, both hospitals located in Saginaw.

CMED will open in the fall, and the Saginaw location is expected to be complete by 2014. university@cm-life.com

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Play it smart Keeping a professional digital image a key aspect of job hunting Katelyn Sweet | Staff Reporter

What do potential employers see when they Google your name?

Holt senior Kelly Hamlett said she was skeptical of what a potential employer might find if her name was put into a Google search box. Like many students, the Holt native said some of the pictures that have been tagged on her Facebook account are from parties, spring break and other times when she was “caught in the moment.”

“It may not look good, but that isn’t who I am,” Hamlett said. “Whenever I tell people I go to (Central Michigan University), they say ‘oh, a big party school,’ but I’m here to get a degree; that’s the main thing.”

Hamlett has a 3.5 grade point average and is excited about diving into her professional life, which might not be reflected by a simple Google search of her name.

According to a Dec. 31

Associated Press article, universities including Syracuse, Rochester and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore now offer an online tool to help students clean up their online reputations.

It has been a growing trend for most employers to Google their prospective hires, and the majority of them won’t consider hiring applicants if their results yield drunken photos and other images displaying unprofessional behavior.

But the online tools won’t eliminate the embarrassing material from the Web forever, rather, they just put the student’s most professional image on the initial search page.

“Employers invest hundreds of dollars on training and hundreds of contact hours with new employees,” Assistant Director of Career Services Victoria Stevens said. “When a company or organization hires A GOOGLE | 6A

rising student loan debt has many wondering if changes will be made

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

A massive amount of student loan debt is being created by federal lending programs, which has many wondering if changes will be made to improve the system.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported U.S. student loan debt rose by $42 billion, or 4.6 percent, in the third quarter alone, raising

the total amount of student debt to $956 billion.

“We are very concerned about the current trends associated with increased borrowing,” said Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Kirk Yats.

Student loans affect plenty of students. Nearly 20 million Americans attend college every year, and 60 percent of them borrow annually to cover the cost, according to the Chroni-

cle of Higher Education.

Many students have issues paying off what they have borrowed. Only 37 percent of federal student loan borrowers managed to make timely payments without postponing payments between 2004 and 2009, according to Institute for Higher Education Policy.

Though the trend is an issue, the rising amount of money being borrowed is nothing new to Yats.

“Student loan borrowing has been increasing since I began working in financial aid in 1989,” he said. “As the cost of education continues to increase, we see more students and parents demonstrating an increased need (for money).

It is certainly logical to expect to see the borrowing levels increase.”

Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts Professor Curt Sutterfield suggests the media is playing a

role in the increased emphasis on rising student loans.

“This isn’t a new issue.

People in my generation who went to school had to deal with loans, too. The media has picked up on the story more because there is an emphasis on higher education,” he said.

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University police departments now using Tasers; CMU says no

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Many college and university police departments throughout the state now carry tasers to ensure safety on campus.

But don’t expect the Central Michigan University Police Department to jump on board anytime soon.

Lt. Cameron Wassman said although the department has looked into the potential of buying tasers, it has not yet

been done and isn’t an issue high on the priority list.

“I would say it’s not on our immediate plans to do it,” Wassman said. “It’s another tool available for law enforcement that could be of benefit, but we haven’t even got to that point, and I don’t know that we will.”

State universities including Michigan State University, Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University and Saginaw Valley State University, among

others, have decided to give their police force tasers to ensure safety for officers and students.

Although officials undergo training before being issued a taser, Wassman said there are still concerns.

“There’s some mixed feelings on tasers,” he said.

“They do what they’re supposed to do, but at what cost?

I would suspect that’s one of the reasons we haven’t moved forward on that.”

Students on CMU’s cam-

pus have mixed feelings on the issue as well.

Dearborn senior Stephanie Santostasi said she would feel more secure on campus if CMU officers carried tasers.

“I feel that with all the recent mishaps on campus lately, other students would probably agree with me that this is something that is necessary,” she said. “I definitely would feel a lot safer as well.”

However, Clarkston senior Katelyn Coates said the idea

of officers carrying tasers on campus is unsettling.

“I don’t think tasers are necessary on campuses,” she said. “They should be used for high crime areas to control high risk criminals that are a threat to society.

College students are not that, and I don’t believe college campuses are anywhere near dangerous where tasers have to be used.”

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Search for CMED associate dean delayed until first class is admitted

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

The search for a replacement associate dean of student affairs for Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine still has yet to begin.

“The search for the associate dean of student affairs (for CMED) will not occur until we complete the admission of our first class,” CMED Dean Ernest Yoder said in an email Tuesday.

Dec. 31 served as the five-

month mark since the end of former associate dean Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord’s term.

As previously reported

by Central Michigan Life, Alvord resigned from her job in July and accepted a similar position at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. Dr. Joel Lanphear was immediately named interim associate dean and has served in that role since.

“Our plan is to follow the CMU policy and procedure for (replacing) such

positions,” Yoder said via email. “(Most likely) a search committee will be formed (to Nehad El-Sawi select the replacement.)”

While there are no ideal candidates who stick out in his mind, Yoder does anticipate asking Sarah Yonder, associate medical director of University Health

Services, to apply for the job, he previously told CM Life.

Yoder said if the current in- Lori Alvord terim were to apply for the position, he would be considered for the job.

With regard to a timetable for naming a new associate dean of student affairs for CMED, “The plan

is for the search to begin sometime after seating our first class this summer,” Yoder said.

Director of Public Relations Steve Smith said in a previous interview with CM Life that a national search will take place, and once finalists are established, they will be invited to campus for formal interviews.

The associate dean of student affairs position responsibilities include participating in the development and operation of the

medical program, being responsive to the needs of the state and being responsible for student affairs activities and student services within the College of Medicine.

The median salary for the position is $215,954.

Alvord, hired from Dartmouth College as the fourth and final associate dean of the college in September 2010, was earning $250,000 per year. university@cm-life.com

VOICES

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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EDITORIAL BOARD | Aaron McMann, Editor-in-Chief | John Irwin, Managing Editor | Kristopher Lodes, Sports Editor | Hailee Sattavara, Metro Editor | Catey Traylor, University Editor

EDITORIAL | office of Student Life needs to show consistency in punishments

Jeremy Ball Columnist

Armed guards in schools a ‘dumbass idea’ I agree with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Placing armed guards in every school across the nation is a “dumbass idea.”

In response to the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association proposed placing armed guards inside every school in the country. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre said.

The NRA’s logic is much like the Simpsons episode when Springfield is overrun by lizards; snakes are brought in to eat the lizards, then gorillas are brought in to eat the snakes. Instead of addressing the larger problem, the NRA wants to bring in “good guys” with guns to kill the “bad guys” with guns.

But what happens if a “good guy” with a gun turns out to be a “bad guy” in disguise? Do we bring in “really good guys” with guns to monitor the “good guys”?

Moreover, where are all these “good guys” going to come from?

According to the President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, it would take 100,000 new police officers to put an armed guard in every school across America, and there’s already a shortage of qualified police applicants.

Of course, the NRA has thought of that, and they propose the even more brilliant idea of training gun-nut volunteers to act as armed guards. I wouldn’t feel right about sending my kid to a school where some NRA-approved gun fetishist lurks in the hallways, trying to suppress his urge to discharge his sexy gun at the first sign of distress.

It’s not surprising the NRA supports this ludicrous plan of action, since the other extreme course of action would be to ban guns for everyone. Since the NRA is an association of gun enthusiasts, of course they’d rather everyone have a gun than no one have a gun.

If anything is to be accomplished in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, we need to step back and look at this issue pragmatically.

Just as we shouldn’t be influenced on gun policy by a group of people who sit around and polish their gun barrels at weekly meetings (I’m assuming this is what happens), we also shouldn’t try to eliminate all guns.

We like taking the easy way out in America. We focus on reactionary measures rather than preventative measures. Preventative measures are often too expensive or complicated.

Talking about gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy is a reactionary measure. It gives us something to bicker about on Facebook, while 26 students and teachers remain dead. No matter what we do with guns, there will still be damaged people in the world.

In a country where the prison system is the biggest provider of mental health services, perhaps guns are not our biggest issue.

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or hockey fans in Mount Pleasant and for the people who depend on the profit from traffic into the ice arena, news that the men’s club hockey team’s fiveyear ban has been reduced is relieving.

The team was initially sentenced to a five-year ban, but after appealing to the Office of Student Life and ultimately Steven Johnson, vice president for enrollment and student services, the sentence has been reduced to a one-year suspension with a two-year postseason ban.

For the OSL, backing off on the five-year ban might have been worse on their part than giving the team such a harsh punishment in the first place.

When it comes to punishments for hazing or any other violations of the code of conduct, consistency is the key. Reducing a suspension is by no means unheard of, but such a drastic shift suggests to other clubs and Greek Life that

students and the Mount Pleasant community should be taken into consideration.

If there is any doubt about the severity of the punishment or the impact it will have, the punishment should be further reviewed until everybody involved in the decision-making process is in agreement and willing to stand by their decision.

What the OSL did suggests that if groups appeal enough times, they will eventually get what they want.

That’s not right.

Just like in the real world; if you do something wrong, you will be punished, and no amount of complaining about the situation should change that. If Central Michigan University is trying to teach students to accept the consequences of their actions, the OSL caused the university to take a giant step backward with this decision.

If the OSL isn’t willing to be an example and stand by its decision regardless of the backlash, it has no business punishing anybody to begin with.

the OSL either bends in the face of pressure or bluffs with its initial punishments.

Granted, the initial punishment for the hockey team was harsh and seemingly decided without much thought for the future, but if that’s the punishment that was doled out, that’s what should have been reinforced.

Either way, that does not bode well for the office, as it will inevitably tackle issues similar to the club hockey team’s hazing incident in the future.

This calls for the OSL to more thoroughly consider all aspects of the punishments decided on.

The future of the organization in question as well as the impact the punishment will have on the

[ EDITORIAL CARTOON ]

[ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ]

Porn star visit lacks intersectionality The reasoning behind Program Board’s decision to bring porn star Ron Jeremy to campus concerns me.

PB insisted that his presence will ‘bring diversity to campus,’ as expressed in a recent article.

So, the reasoning to bring a white, straight male from a heavily oppressive, patriarchal profession like porn is to bring diversity to campus?

There are numerous opportunities to discuss pornography and diversity.

Why not have a woman of color

talk about her experiences? Why not invite an adult movie actor who is transgendered?

There is nothing less diversifying than hearing a white guy speak about a “white guy” system that oppresses those who are not of the elite, “white guy” status? It’s boring, even.

Why can’t we hear from the women of porn? Wouldn’t listening to “Sasha Grey’s” story be a little more interesting?

This letter is not about whether or not it’s appropriate to have a porn star coming to campus…

it is about a lack of respect for diversity.

I am all for free speech, and I think PB has every right imaginable to bring Ron Jeremy to campus. However, I cannot help but see just how blinded with ignorance and disrespect for diversity this organization was in justifying Jeremy’s visit.

I am Co-chair of the American Civil Liberties Union, and my opinion does not reflect that of the organization or its members.

-Brynn McDonnell

[ YOUR VOICE ] Reader reaction to the Jan. 5 article “Misplaced registration forms

by SGA could have changed Union Township election results” The idea that SGA shouldn’t handle voter reg forms is ridiculous. Voting is already oppressed RIGHT, and to limit the ways to register students even more is absurd. A mistake was made. A huge one that might have impacted election outcomes. But eliminating SGA’s handling of forms all together will only repress the students’ voices even more.

-Guest Because of the sensitive and confidential information contained on a voter registration form, the Student Government Association frankly has no business handling these forms, except once they have been completed by students. This lack of competency, let alone lack of professionalism, is serious. How do we know, for example, that these 32 lost forms weren’t from Republicans?

-Kyle

There is nothing on the forms that indicates voter preferences or political party. There’s also not really anything that sensitive — just local address information and ID number. If students did not feel comfortable sharing that with SGA members, they were given the option of completing the forms themselves and taking it in themselves.

-guest

Reader reaction to the Dec. 6 article “Michael Petrick, former department of journalism chair, dies at 70”

Ultimately, the best way to ensure that you’re registered to vote is... to register yourself!

That would’ve easily solved this problem.

-Nathan Inks

Mike was a great friend and colleague for 25 years. He contributed greatly to the efforts of the department to gain national accreditation.

He will also be remembered for his unsuccessful campaign to be Drain Commissioner for Isabella County.

-Jerry Fitzhenry

Sounds like the students in Union Township won’t be getting any representation from the township Supervisor for the next four years.

-GogolBordello

For all the reporting students who were fortunate to have Dr. Petrick, in an e-mail only a few weeks ago, Dr. Petrick insisted, once again, he did not own the lumber company.

-Jerry Fitzhenry

I had Dr. Petrick for several classes, and he was my academic adviser. He definitely knew the business and had a unique way of passing on his knowledge. I really appreciated his style. May he RIP. -30-Robin Kelly-Kirkpatrick

Jessica Fecteau Staff Reporter

Being successful isn’t as hard as you think The first question was an icebreaker asked to help cut the tension in the air.

I pulled a card from a fanned-out stack and read the question aloud: “What is one thing you want more of?”

I found myself talking about how I’m in college right now and how I think a lot of people lie. A lot of people should just say what they really mean, even if it hurts, and you meet a lot of your lifelong friends in college, and I’m sorry, does that all sound silly?

The interview eventually got better when they got to the questions I rehearsed the night before in my hotel room.

The interview eventually got to another question that could have jeopardized my internship potential: “What makes an event successful?”

I paused, gathered my thoughts, and said “I know an event is sucsexful when…”

Naturally, I laughed to break the awkward silence. I began again. “I know an event is sucsexful when…”

I went on to say “sucsexful” two more times before laughing, giving up and saying, “you know what I mean.”

They stared at me like I was losing it — as if they could see the sweat dripping down my spine.

I finished my interview, shook their hands and took one last look at the distracting Chicago skyline behind them, thinking it was my last chance to drool over it.

Two nights later, I sat on the couch in my living room in a pair of my brother’s XL Adidas sweatpants, leaving just enough time to breathe as I shoveled my face with popcorn.

I opened my e-mail, and there it was: a job offer.

Just when I thought I blew it by talking in circles, making a word raunchy and just being nervous overall — I got the job offer.

That’s when I realized what they’re looking for.

People are looking to hire people, not some robot that memorized every detail about the company or knows the perfectly rehearsed answer to every question they Googled.

While a lot of people are going on summer internships or job interviews, just remember this: be yourself, and you won’t blow it. If they don’t like you when you’re being yourself, then you won’t like the job, either.

And practice saying “successful” in the mirror if that’s a problem for you, too.

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CMU uses entertainment, education and interaction via social media

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

File Photo by Trisha Umpfenbach

Dean of the College of Medicine Ernest Yoder answers questions regarding additional faculty during the Academic Senate meeting Sept. 18 in Pearce 138.

CMED dean Ernest Yoder reappointed to Michigan primary care E-board

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

The Michigan Primary Care Consortium has re-appointed Central Michigan University College of Medicine Dean Ernest Yoder to its board of directors.

The MPCC is a statewide non-profit corporation that leads Michigan’s innovation efforts in the medical field by ensuring sustainable, quality and accessible primary care.

“This is a typical board position. (We provide) oversight and authority for this not-forprofit entity,” Yoder said in an email Tuesday. “(We also) address employee compensation, protect against conflicts of interest, (conduct) annual financial reviews and advise

the CEO on organizational strategy.”

Yoder said the time commitment for this position is approximately four hours per month. This time commitment includes attending meetings, communications and other related preparation. “(This position) will have no affect on my role here (at CMED),” he said via email. “I have been on this board since 2009.”

According to the MPCC website, the responsibilities for the executive board members include attending and participating in board, committee and other relevant meetings. A cumulative 70-percent attendance rate is highly encouraged for board members.

Board members are also

responsible for reviewing and establishing policy and strategic direction, as well as any possible by-law revisions.

Financial responsibilities for this position include developing a well-thought-out annual operating budget and exercising careful judgement with financial transactions, including investments and transfers.

This board will serve as the executive committee for the MPCC. Yoder will serve a twoyear term and will not receive any monetary compensation for his service.

Upon hearing of his reappointment, Yoder said via email he was pleased to be re-elected as a member of the board of directors. university@cm-life.com

Union Twp. budget increases $100,000; to spend $450,000 on roads, sidewalks

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Union Township’s roads and sidewalks will be given upgrades this year as $450,000 will go toward several projects.

The approved 2013 budget remains fairly consistent from 2012, at just under $8.4 million.

This budget covers all funds, including water and sewer. The general fund sits at just under $1.55 million, up $100,000 from 2012.

A portion of the general budget this year will go toward the construction of sidewalks and roads, township manager Brian Smith said.

Loans | continued from 3A make major changes.

“It’s frustrating our schooling isn’t covered in our taxes like the Netherlands. I would love for our country to look at higher education as something more valuable,” he said. “I think the government looks at the price and just groans instead of looking at what it does for a student.”

The federal government has been trying to help out students in recent years. The U.S. Department of Education has tightened standards on loans to

“Right now, we have $100,000 for sidewalks and $350,000 for roads and street projects,” he said.

Sidewalks will be added to a portion of Bluegrass Road and will also be added near the shopping center on Isabella Road by Encore Blvd.

Although the township would have liked to complete the sidewalks in 2012, the project was pushed to 2013 because of numerous issues. Smith said new sidewalks are vital to public safety.

“It’s been a little more complicated than what we were planning on, so it had to be pushed back,” he said. “The

board realizes there’s a lot of safety issues there.”

The main roads that will be worked on are Deerfield Road, between Mission and Crawford roads, and Broadway St., which received funds for the stretch from Isabella Road to the U.S. 127 overpass.

Smith said construction on the sidewalks will begin in spring or summer, as well as construction on Deerfield Road, pending funds.

Adoption of the budget took place Dec. 20, 2012.

parents and graduate students and has allowed borrowers to postpone payments during times of “hardship,” as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The Obama administration has also finalized rules that would allow certain borrowers to have their remained debt forgiven after 20 years. This could only happen if the borrower makes monthly payments at 10 percent of their income throughout the duration of the loan.

More changes will be made in the near future, Yats said.

“There is lots of talk about possible changes that may be on the horizon for the student loan programs,” he said. “The National Association of Student

Financial Aid Administrators is actively involved with the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act. This process takes place approximately every four to six years.”

The university is also doing what it can to help lighten the weight for students and is constantly looking to improve financial aid options.

“Over the past six to seven years, CMU has consistently increased the amount of institutional funds for scholarships, need-based grants and work awards,” Yats said. “We are closely monitoring student debt, and we are very concerned about affordability.”

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Since arriving at Central Michigan University in May, Sherry Knight has made reaching out to students and others through social media a priority.

Knight, and her public relations team utilize social media by providing audiences with what she calls the “three E’s”: entertainment, engaging information and educational content.

“We know that social media is a driving force for us. It’s the main outlet for our audience, and we need to be present so potential students and people around the world can see what we are doing,” Knight, CMU’s associate vice president of university communications said.

Soon after Knight became interim vice president of university communications in early May, she began working with Assistant Directors of Public Relations Kathy Backus and Danny Goodwin to improve CMU’s presence on social media outlets.

“June 1 is really when we wanted to start our social media improvement. We wanted to look at it from a strategic standpoint and get serious about social media,” Backus said.

From there, the “three E’s” and “four R’s” were created. The E’s are the goals that content should accomplish on social media.

“The “three E’s” are an effort to motivate our audience toward some sort of reaction to our content,” Backus said.

The “R’s,” which are recruit, retain, relationship and reputation, are reasons why the university’s social media exists.

“We use the ‘four R’s’ as measuring sticks for all the content we put out through social media,” Backus said.

“We obtain the ‘four R’s’ through what we post on our pages.”

The public relations team also looked to streamline

CMU’s social media.

Backus said there were plenty of pages that had the Central Michigan name but were not official. To fix that, the public relations team created official Facebook and Twitter pages, which can be identified through CMU watermarks found on the photos of each profile.

With the change in mentality and through becoming more streamlined, CMU’s main Facebook page went from 27,464 likes on Aug. 1 to 31,315 likes on Dec. 29.

During that time, the public relations team had many ideas that helped the page become even more interactive and better at telling CMU’s story.

“All of our growth has been authentic growth. We didn’t do any campaigns, purchase any ads or do any giveaways. We want people who truly want to be our fans and come to us because they have a vested interest,” Knight said. “We used to not do a lot in social media.

It wasn’t aggressive, proactive or for the long term.

The 120th anniversary was our kickoff to much bigger and much better ideas.”

The first idea was the incorporation of historical events on CMU’s Facebook timeline. In honor of the university’s 120th anniversary, major events from the university’s past were put on the timeline.

“We used the timeline to enhance our history.

By putting in on the page, people from all over could interact with the history of the school,” Goodwin said.

“At the time we did it, the only other university in the state of Michigan that had done anything this extensive was Grand Valley State University.”

In addition to the timeline, the Facebook page also celebrated CMU’s history by dedicating photo albums to each decade of its existence. According to Goodwin, these were very popular and created a lot of interaction.

Another idea the public relations team implemented was covering events through photos and posting them on Facebook.

The team went out with cameras on move-in day, Leadership Safari and MAINStage to take photos.

After the event was over, they posted the photos to Facebook and asked people to tag themselves via cards they had handed out.

“We recognized that teens like Facebook, and Facebook is mostly about pictures. So what we did was create cards so people could go to the page and tag themselves in our photos,” Backus said. “This allows us to interact with the people who are on our campus and give people who aren’t on campus a great view of (CMU).”

This idea proved to be worthwhile when they posted a photo of a family on move-in day and found out it was the family of former Detroit Red Wings player Joey Kocur.

“We posted the photo having no idea who it was, and our fans told us it was Joey Kocur. It was awesome to have an interaction like that,” Knight said.

“We want to connect with people, and our social media efforts allow us to do that.”

To Knight, social media provided the university the opportunity to reach out.

“We can convey qualities in social media that you get over time and reinforce that aren’t possible in a single brochure. Our social media is a snippet of CMU,” she said.

Although CMU is constantly implementing new social media strategies, Knight said she isn’t sure where social media efforts will go in the next year.

“We can’t say yet,” she said. “We love the element of surprise.” university@cm-life.com

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Lack of hockey costs Isabella County Events Arena ‘$30,000 to $40,000’

By Tony Wittkowski Senior Reporter

It has been a tough winter for hockey fans in Mount Pleasant.

With Central Michigan University’s club hockey team suspended for the year, coupled with the NHL lockout, all fans have to look forward to are replays of hockey games on TV. The Isabella County Events Arena, 5165 East Remus Road, has felt these effects as well.

Now, with the NHL’s players and owners signing the collective bargaining agreement for another 10 seasons and the club team’s return set for next year, hockey is coming alive again.

“I think the people who come in and skate are feeling good that it has ended,” Director of the ICE Arena Rob Flynn said. “It puts them in the mood for hockey.”

The loss of the club team for the season has also caused a problem at the ICE Arena.

“In terms of the youth programs, revenue has been the same, but, with the loss of the CMU club team, we lost between $30,000 to $40,000,” Flynn said. “This is without them having ice time and games, no concessions at the games or buying at the pro shop. It’s a big impact.”

With the lack of sales in sticks and other equipment, the arena faces a problem, with January being the busiest time of the year. Unlike other ice rinks, the arena has not seen a decline in youth hockey.

“Youth hockey is just starting to get into their games,” Flynn said. “I think there will be more adults wanting hockey when they see the NHL is back up.

Especially college students.”

One of the employees at the arena played on the club hockey team last year, and some of the players have even talked about getting together to skate prior to next season.

“I think it is somewhat unfortunate, but it’s good it was lessened to a year,” Flynn said in regards to the hockey team. “It was really a strong club team, and I think they will

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SBX, Malt Shop offering $500 reward for information on recent graffiti acts

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

More than five incidents of graffiti have been reported throughout Mount Pleasant in recent weeks, all pinned to a single suspect by police.

Mount Pleasant Police Department Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said because of graffiti’s reoccurrence of the words “sae” and “saedo,” all counts are connected to one suspect, who has done damage to other cities recently as well.

“This is the second time this person has done this in this area within the last year,” Thompson said. “Due to similarities to graffiti found in the Grand Rapids area, we believe the suspect has ties

both in Grand Rapids and in Mount Pleasant.”

Several of the affected businesses, including the Student Book Exchange, 209 E. Bellows Road, and the Malt Shop, 1088 S. University Ave., have put together a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect involved in the damage to the properties.

SBX owner John Belco said neighbors told him the back of his building was vandalized around Christmas. He was able to cover the damage up with paint he already had in the store.

In early September 2012, 40 incidents of graffiti were reported to the MPPD throughout the area east of

Mission Street and south of High Street, CM Life previously reported.

Similar to recent incidents, Thompson said police believed the prior graffiti was related due to the style and colors of the writing.

Belco said he hopes the MPPD will find who took part in the vandalism acts soon so no further damage is done to buildings around town.

There are a couple of possible leads on the case, but police are still looking for any other information the public can supply, Thompson said.

Information can be reported to Thompson at the MPPD. metro@cm-life.com

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National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the 2005 NHL hockey season has been cancelled at a press conference in New York City on Feb. 16, 2005.

bounce back.”

Although Flynn admits the NHL does not have much of an effect on the kids, college students and adults are more often to be big fans of the league.

Tom Westman, who has worked at the arena for six years, said traffic at the arena has gone down since the lockout.

“I just don’t think people are seeing hockey and wanting to come out, but it’s already started to pick up,” Westman said.

Brighton sophomore Dominic Dimaggio was walking around campus with his Todd Bertuzzi jersey in celebration of the lockout’s end.

“I was relieved when I heard the lockout was ending, because I’ve been frantically trying to find my hockey fix by even going to (Grand Rapids) over the winter break,” Dimaggio said.

For Dimaggio, it has been

tough to see nothing but basketball highlights on “SportsCenter” during the winter season. This year reminded him of the 200405 season, when the players were locked out for the entire season. The game Dimaggio was most intrigued for was the now-cancelled Winter Classic game, where the Detroit Red Wings would have played the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on New Year’s Day. “That was a shame. I was looking forward to it,” Dimaggio said. “I was actually trying to save up some money to get some tickets at the Big House.”

When the first game of the regular season comes around, Dimaggio already has plans, despite the shortened season.

“I’m gonna grab a six-pack, sit down on my couch and watch it.” metro@cm-life.com

Stevens recommends creating a LinkedIn profile to start the journey to a clean social media image.

“LinkedIn has worked with Google, so if you have a LinkedIn account, this is the first thing that is populated about you, your professional self, and all the goodness you have to offer is front and center to the potential employer,” Stevens said. “Career Services offers two sessions a month: one lecture and one lab format that showcase to students what LinkedIn has to offer.”

The LinkedIn sessions are held in the Park Library and the Bovee University Center.

Dates and times can be found on the Career Services website.

continued from 3A someone, they want to make sure that they know as much information, good or bad, because they are investing themselves and wanting to have a well-rounded understanding of their company members ... The good or bad baggage that comes with someone is a representation of the company.”

Stevens said students should never post anything online that they wouldn’t want seen on a billboard on I-75. She said even when students think they have something locked or hidden, it is still much more easily accessible to future employers

than they think.

“People are not very smart with what they put on Facebook. Personally, I try to only put things on my page that show me in a positive light,” Dewitt native and graduate student Kimberly Tate said.

“When applying for grad school, I made especially sure that my profile was clean, and, if a friend tagged me in something that was inappropriate, I would untag myself.”

Most people agree that these online tools to manage Internet reputations are great, because they help students realize how important a social media image can be.

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ers, if used properly, can be useful to police officials.

“We’ve carried tasers for years,” Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said. “It’s been quite a valuable tool, and our deputies have them.”

continued from 3A Outside of CMU’s campus, police departments have carried tasers for quite some time in Mount Pleasant.

The Mount Pleasant police department and the Isabella County sheriff’s department both agree tas-

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2013 Hello,

Students ring in the New Year in a variety of ways

By Charnae Sanders | Senior Reporter

The buzzing of noisemakers and cheers of joy from families, friends and complete strangers filled the atmosphere as confetti fell to the ground on New Year’s Eve. While most students seemed to celebrate the new year by making a toast with family and friends, there were other students who chose to celebrate by flying across the country, going to church or sneaking into a swimming pool at a hotel.

Sophomore Noel Jones-Camp normally celebrated the New Year with her family or alone in her room, but, to ring in 2013, the Minneapolis, Minn. native and her friends decided they were going to

dress up and go partying. “... We went to another friend’s party around 10 and stayed there until like one. I played pool, and we just watched the ball drop,” Jones-Camp said. “New Year’s is supposed to be fun; (you’re supposed to) bond with people. It’s fun getting out seeing old friends.”

Detroit sophomore Leydiana Gittens kicked off 2013 at church with her family and friends.

“I was at church like I am every year, and we don’t countdown. We

pray into the New Year, and I was there with my family,” Gittens said.

Rather than going out to a party, she prefers going to church because it’s been a tradition of hers for as long as she can remember.

“Well, I love church,” Gittens said. “... and I don’t really like parties. So, I don’t mind the church at all.”

Freshman Lindsay Hoffman spent her New Year’s Eve counting down to 2013 while working at McDonald’s.

“The plan was to work until midnight, but we were really dead ... My boss was like, ‘you know what, doesn’t look like we’re going to have a lot of business tonight; you can take the rest of the night off,’” the Holland native said. “And

I had an hour before the ball drop, so ... I ended up sneaking into a hotel and ... I spent the whole night just swimming.”

If her boss hadn’t scheduled her to work, Hoffman would’ve spent the countdown with family or friends. However, Hoffman admits she doesn’t find herself celebrating as much as she did in years past. “...When you’re young, that’s like a big thing,” Hoffman said. “‘Oh, I can stay up until midnight; this is going to be awesome!’ But as you get older, you find out you can do it a lot more, and I’m just like, ‘Oh, look, another night until midnight.

Oh, look, it’s 2013. I’m not dead, yay.”

Freshman Caitlin Eldred of Howell was filled with anticipa-

tion for the New Year when she found out her boyfriend was taking her to New York.

“This year was different,” Eldred said. “His big Christmas present for me was taking me to New York for New Year’s ... He was like ‘I want to go spend it in Time’s Square– I’d really like to go with you.’”

A week after the confetti was swept from the streets, students resumed class, and many are looking forward to 2013 and a new semester.

“I’m certainly not looking forward to any of these assignments I have to do, but it kind of feels good to be back,” Hoffman said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Locals take advantage of Mount Pleasant’s winter activities

By Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

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Fremont senior Jordan Curtice, left, looks at her friend, Cedar Springs junior Kylie O’Hara, while finishing their ab workout Monday at the Student Activity Center. “We are just trying to get back into the gym after break,” O’Hara said. “We push each other and motivate one another to workout.”

Commit or quit: New Year’s resolutions at the SAC

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

With the new year comes new resolutions that for many prove too difficult to achieve, especially when it comes to fitness.

Grass Lake sophomore Nick Waskiewicz and Dearborn Heights junior Miguel Olivera have been going to the Student Activity Center’s fitness center on a regular basis since coming to CMU. Yet, when they went on the first school day of the year on Monday, they were more than a little surprised by how many people were there.

“Usually it’s never this full,” Waskiewicz said. “ We were kind of shocked when we walked in here. This place is packed today.”

Olivera said the same thing.

“This place is 10 times as full as usual,” he said.

Olivera and Waskiewicz

“For two weeks, everyone is going to come in here and go hard at the gym. They’re going to go hard for 45 minutes to an hour, when they probably only need to do half of that, and within two weeks they’ll be wiped out and they’ll quit,” Joey Cantrell, Livonia junior have used the new year to try a new workout. They are two of many people who see the new year as a time to increase commitment to physical health.

Director of University Recreation Jeff Calhoun said the hike in activity this January is not unexpected. The SAC is projected to see between 3,000 and 4,000 students visit this month, and it is projected to have 125 to 150 memberships purchased from off-campus participants, the most since last August.

Joey Cantrell, a Liviona

,junior, said he observes the burst of activity every year, but he expects the gym to clear out again soon.

“For two weeks, everyone is going to come in here and go hard at the gym. They’re going to go hard for 45 minutes to an hour, when they probably only need to do half of that, and, within two weeks, they’ll be wiped out and they’ll quit,” Cantrell said. “People don’t know how to pace themselves.

I see it every year.”

Canton sophomore Andrew

McConnell said a lot of people just don’t have the work ethic to uphold their New Year’s resolutions.

“Sooner or later, some people get sore, and then they get tired, and they just don’t know how to push through it,” McConnell said.

However, McConnell said he finds it easy to get past the barrier most people come up against.

“I just like to work out,” he said.

Munger doctoral student Kayla Vandenboom, who also regularly excercises at the SAC, said she notices people who do uphold their resolutions every year, despite the challenges.

“Just because a lot of people don’t persevere doesn’t mean that everybody doesn’t,” Vandenboom said. “I think the important thing is just that you’re in here.”

Students seeking a break from being cooped up on wintry days need to look no further than Mount Pleasant’s parks and ice skating arena.

One of the most popular parks in the county is Deerfield Nature Park, 2425 W. Remus Road, which features a covered bridge and is a well-known stop for hikers, year-round disc-golfers and those in search of sledding hills.

Sue Ann Kopmeyer, the director of Isabella County Parks and Recreation, said the county’s parks offer something for everybody.

“We have avid users, from people who are hikers to cross-country skiers, and (we offer activities) from sledding to disc-golf,” Kopmeyer said.

She said people like to take their dogs for hikes in designated areas, making the parks very family-friendly.

Mount Pleasant’s city parks, including Mission Creek Woodland Park, 1458 N. Harris St., and Nelson Park, 714 W. Broadway St., are hot spots for sledding and scenic walks along the Chippewa River.

Director of Parks and Public Spaces Chris Bundy said the parks have a unique draw to locals.

“We get a lot of people who walk the trails and follow the Chippewa River through five of our parks,” Bundy said. “We get a lot of people who do walking and nature viewing on the trails.”

Mount Pleasant resident Laura Crawford said she enjoys sledding at Mission Creek Woodland Park’s Leonard’s Hill and taking in the scenery of Nelson Park. “(I like the) ice skating rink and Leonard’s Hill.

I have (gone) ice skating since I was little, and sledding is a fun way to pass time out of the house during the winter,” Crawford said. “Nelson Park is my favorite because I like to take my dog there for walks and swim in the summer and spring”.

Residents wishing to ice skate often visit the Mount Pleasant Ice Arena, 5165 East Remus Road. According to manager Tom Westman, the public skate sessions are one of the most popular events for all ages. He also said there are sessions that teach children how to skate and play hockey. “(It’s) a mix of everybody from little kids on up,” Westman said. “There are different programs for young kids all the way up to high school, and then we have all the college students (who) have set play. We have adult hockey starting up this week, and that’s (mainly) college-age students.”

Anyone interested in visiting the parks of Isabella County or Mount Pleasant can visit their websites for comprehensive trail maps and tips on how to enjoy winter activities. studentlife@cm-life.com

“(I like the) ice skating rink and Leonard’s Hill. I have (gone) ice skating since I was little, and sledding is a fun way to pass time out of the house during the winter.”

Laura Crawford, Mount Pleasant resident

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International students stay in Mount Pleasant due to brevity of winter break

By Temitope Nathan Staff Reporter

Many students anticipated their winter break to be spent with family and friends, but many international students chose to stay back in Mount Pleasant.

Selorm Adonu, a graduate student from Ghana studying mathematics, said break was very short, and it would have been too expensive to travel home.

“I Skyped with my family almost every day, visited friends and was at the (Student Activity Center) during the break,” Adonu said.

Busola Sanusi, a graduate student of mathematics from Nigeria, said she decided to rest after the long semester to avoid the stresses of traveling.

“I moved in with a family in Shepherd over the break,” Sanusi said. “I watched movies, attended a carol service and Skyped my family

during the break.”

Unlike Sanusi and Adonu, Narmin Hasani had a different reason for staying in Mount Pleasant.

“I had planned with my friends to visit California and New York, but it did not work out,” the Persia freshman said. “I was not happy our plans fell through because my parents wanted me home for the break, being the only child.”

Adonu said the Christmas and New Year holidays are usually livelier in Ghana and include fireworks, bonfires and parading vans with megaphones.

“There are not many activities over here in America, and everyone stayed indoors on Christmas,” Adonu said. “In Ghana, you usually find a lot of people in the streets, and you could pop into a friend’s house without any formal invitation.”

Hasani, however, had a different stake.

“There is no Christmas break in Persia,” Hasani said. “People still go to work and school during this festive period, although some families still put up Christmas trees.”

Hasani said the New Year’s holiday came early for him.

“In Persia, the new year is not until March 20,” the freshman said. “This year in Persia is going to be 1392.”

Jiayao Yuan, a Chinese student, also said the winter break was too short, and, consequently, he could not go home.

“I practiced my English, and I was in the SAC a lot of times,” Yuan said. “The SAC is a good place to kill time.”

Adonu said one thing he missed most about Ghana over break was the food.

“American meals are mostly bread,” Adonu said. “We have a lot of that in Ghana, but I wanted real food.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Students spend holiday season giving back

By Anna McNeill Staff Reporter

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Trout Hall Resident Assistant and junior Josh Finch of Midland poses for a portrait Tuesday afternoon outside his dorm room on the third floor of Trout Hall. “My favorite thing about the job is being able to make a difference in the lives of my residents,” Finch said.

RAs sacrifice time, energy to help residents

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

He calls it the “wall of good.”

A collection of notes fill his room’s wall, all notes from students, some encouraging, others thanking him.

For Midland junior and Trout Hall Residential Assistant Josh Finch, the notes remind him daily of the impact he is having on students and what he sacrifices to be there for them.

“I just get worn down at times, you know, you’ve been going all day, you are so tired, and you just get so bitter when you need to talk to yet another student at 10 at night,” Finch said. “But I always feel fulfilled after. They write you a note thanking you for taking the time, and you know it’s all worth it.”

Finch is a second-year Residential Assistant at Trout Hall, which he describes as a perfect mix of the raucous atmosphere of the Towers and the community of south campus. His floor won the Maroon Cup last year,

evidence of the commitment and community present within the residence hall.

When he’s not fulfilling his duties as a Residential Assistant, he goes to “meeting to meeting to meeting” as a sexual aggression peer advocate, is a member of CMU’s Leadership Institute and acts in a local student production.

It’s a schedule that’s full to the brink, but, with his position as an RA, it’s not only imperative to manage his time, it’s a requirement.

“I need to be successful so my students know they can be successful,” Finch said. “... It takes time to start doing things right, for sure. For example, I need to know when I have a time open (for) doing homework, and I can’t waste that time doing something else. I have zero time for homework on Tuesdays, so I have to work around it.”

Finch is one of several residential assistants at Central Michigan University who gives up comfort and convenience to be an RA.

Jeff Olson, a Waterford senior who has been an RA at Beddow Hall for seven semesters, had no problem listing what he sacrificed: Hanging out with friends, off-campus jobs, several days out of every break and sleep. To balance his 18 credits and his RA position, Olson only averages roughly five hours of sleep per night.

Olson said balancing it all is not easy for him.

“It’s always a progress; it’s always something you have to work on. I don’t think you ever really get the hang of it,” Olson said.

Olson said he was attracted to being an RA because the position pays room and board, and, since he’s paying for college himself, the help is muchneeded. But, for him, there’s more to it.

“There’s a lot more you can do for the people on your floor than you would imagine,” Olson said. “It’s also definitely the connections you make; you help build that community, and you’re a part of it.”

As an RA, though, he must

Toys can have large impact on children’s development, views of gender roles

By Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

As classes resume and students get back into their familiar routines, some suggest breaking stereotypical and gender-based thinking as a great way to start the new year.

According to the Huffington Post, the game company Hasbro was recently criticized by a six-year old girl from the U.K. in a letter on the grounds that their “Guess Who” game had only five females out of the 24 available characters.

“If grown-ups get into thinking that girls are not important, they won’t give little girls much care,” the girl said in her letter.

Philosophy and religion faculty Andrew Blom said even relatively small instances of inequality can have a huge impact.

“In isolation, small acts of sexism like a kids game that includes only a token number of girls may seem relatively

insignificant,” Blom said in an email. “But every one of these instances contributes to a pattern that kids and adults of any gender encounter day in and day out”.

Blom said being a father has increased his awareness of gender biases.

“I have a one-year old son,” Blom said. “I want him to be free to be himself without fear of being put down or harassed, and I want him to be free to look up to girls and women as much as to boys and men.

Being a parent has definitely made me even more aware of the messages about gender that we all play some part in communicating and reinforcing.”

Jayne Cherie Strachan, CMU’s director of Women and Gender Studies, said toys can have a big role in a child’s development.

“Gender socialization begins at a very early age,” Strachan said. “Although there was a movement to provide gender-

neutral toys in the 1970s, this effort did not have long-lasting results. Many toys now appeal to specific gender roles, and they contribute to gender socialization in early childhood.

This socialization affects what roles children anticipate fulfilling in society as adults”.

Strachan said this helps to explain why there is such a large division of labor in the home and in chosen careers.

She said the majority of women and men are choosing jobs that are considered appropriate for their gender.

Blom advises students and teachers to use critical thinking in their daily lives.

“We can start by doing exactly what this six-year old girl has done: pay attention to the patterns and challenge them. Look at your curriculum and your syllabi,” Blom said.

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do more than simply make friends.

“Discipline is one of the worst parts about doing the job,” Olson said. “I’m upfront with them. I’m honest, we’re friends, but I have a job to fulfill. I tell them exactly what to expect.”

Associate Director of Residence Life Michelle Veith said RAs have a more challenging job than most.

“We expect a lot from our staff, and their social life may be limited as a result. They need to be role models and are in a fishbowl,” Veith said.

Even though the job has its challenges, Veith said the majority of RAs find the job worth it.

“I think most of our staff would say that, in addition to the skills they have learned, they have learned so much more about themselves and feel good that they gave back and helped others,” Veith said.

Some students spent time in December giving back to the community rather than sleeping in and raiding their parents’ fridge.

Alternative Breaks is a program through the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center that gives Central Michigan University students a chance to take service trips over the university’s academic breaks and on occasional weekends.

Rockford senior Shannon Schmutz, chairperson of the Alternative Breaks program, said the trips are “designed to enhance the understanding of a chosen social issue and develop the volunteer’s comprehension of the topic and how it applies to our home communities.”

This year, students were able to choose from 13 different alternative winter breaks.

“Students might sign up for breaks focusing on poverty, hunger and homelessness, environmental issues, education, disaster relief or many others,” Schmutz said.

One international trip took students from CMU to Peru to focus on disadvantaged youth. Ten students began their winter break by teaching English to young children in Urubamba, Cusco, Peru. They were also given the opportunity to work on a reforestation project in a local village.

“There are a million reasons why not to do something, but. if you commit to a couple reasons…and go through the experience with an open mind, it will change your life,” Schmutz said.

Twin sisters Candace and Carleen Quint, Farmington Hills seniors, went on the Peru alternative break and had what they called meaningful experiences.

“Trying to summarize and pick out a single moment of my break is impossible,” Candace said. “Let’s just say I have set a personal goal to return to Peru in less than five years. I loved it that much.”

Candace said this trip helped her remember things she is passionate about: “service, children, youth, international travel and learning.”

Carleen had a similar experience.

“The best impacts I will bring back from the trip are all the children’s smiling faces wanting to learn English (and) wanting to be able to communicate with me,” Carleen said. “It has confirmed that I want to go into teaching.”

Both of them noted the children’s passion for learning. “...They were soaking it up like sponges. Constantly asking, ‘en ingles, que es?!’ It was wonderful,” Candace said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

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Senior guard Kyle Randall hands out free admission fliers to students for the men’s basketball game against Bowling Green outside Fresh Foods cafeteria Tuesday night in Woldt Hall.

Team socializes with students; hopes to draw crowds assistant coach Jeff Smith said. “They’re also part of the larger campus community. Having dinner and passing out fliers is a great way to spend time with other students and talk with them about the importance of showing up (to games) and being part of what we are trying to build.”

Finding a way to pack stands has been a priority for head coach Keno Davis since his arrival, assistant coach Jeff Smith said, and interacting with students to build ties was one way the staff decided to incorporate in hopes of drawings fans to the games.

One aspect of what Smith, Keno and the rest of the coaches are trying to build is an energetic crowd to make McGuirk Arena “the toughest place to play in the MAC.”

By Emily Grove Senior Reporter

In the days leading up to tonight’s home game against Bowling Green, the men’s basketball team was on a mission — recruit and promote.

But the team obviously wasn’t looking for more players. Recruiting fans to fill the 5,300 seats of McGuirk Arena was the goal as Mid-American Conference play tips off.

On Monday and Tuesday, the men’s basketball team was split up into three groups, and, on both nights, different groups ate dinner and socialized with the students in the dinning halls around campus.

“It’s really important to Coach Davis for the players to realize they are more than students and athletes,”

Senior guard Kyle Randall said handing out fliers and getting attendance up helps build the atmosphere when the team is on the court.

“We feed off the energy the students bring,” Randall said.

“We gain extra confidence knowing our fans are behind us cheering us on.”

Smith said the men’s basketball program is on track to have the biggest student attendance in a decade, which he attributes to Davis reaching out to the student body in various ways to increase involvement from the campus.

Tonight’s game will be the first home game since December.

“We had pretty good crowds at home when we last played,” said freshman forward John Simons. “We’re just hoping we can continue

to add-on and make it bigger.”

Simons handed out hundreds of fliers, talked and ate with students and said he was confident at least some of those people would come to the game.

Sybil Jacob, a Shelby Township junior, stopped and chatted with players outside the Fresh Food Company on Tuesday night and said she will attend tonight’s game.

“I think the basketball team is doing a great job with promoting the team,” Jacob said. “When students get to know the players, they feel a commitment to go to the games and root for them.”

The Chippewas take on Bowling Green at 7 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.

When the football team won the Little Caesars Bowl on Dec. 26, it did so without four key players.

But the team will get a lift next season when all four return to the field.

Two of those players are senior lineman Jake Olson and senior linebacker Alex Smith, who were both mainstays in the starting lineup before missing most of the season due to injury. They will receive medical redshirts from the NCAA. With the departure of many valuable seniors from this year’s team that went 7-6, the return of two of those seniors will be crucial.

“I think it’s a nice bonus to be able to get guys like Jake and Alex back,” said head coach Dan Enos. “It’s really going to help us, because they have both played a lot of football, they’ve both proven to be very good players, and it’s going to be a big challenge for this senior class to lead this football team into next season.”

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“I have no idea what this team can accomplish as far as how many wins or where in the conference we can finish, just because we haven’t been there before,” Davis said. “It will be interesting to see how we react.

“It’s tough to figure out what teams are going to look like, even after their non-conference schedule, because some of them play such demanding schedules,” Davis said. “The MAC, in recent memory that I’ve been able to follow, has been known for really tough defense, more ball-control teams and slower pace than in some leagues.”

The Falcons are 5-8 and have not won a road game this season.

Sophomore forward Richaun Holmes is No. 19 in the nation in blocks per game with 2.69 through Jan. 6.

Davis said that is listed on the scouting report, but this season continues to be more about self-improvement than the team concerning itself with the next opponent.

“We’re trying to build our program and our team to be the best team we can be,”

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The men’s basketball team starts the Mid-American Conference schedule a shade over .500 overall against Bowling Green at 7 p.m. today in McGuirk Arena.

The team will be getting a taste of something that’s unfamiliar to it, as it enters the hunt for a conference title. Keno Davis and eight players on the roster are first-time participants in the MAC. “To be able to come out with a winning record, coming into conference play, I think, you attribute that to hard work and improvement,” Davis said. “Hopefully our players get a taste of this and want more.”

The Chippewas have the fifth-best overall record in the conference and the second-best in the MAC West, behind Western Michigan (8-5).

The 7-6 record CMU has tallied in its first year under Davis is an improvement from the 5-8 record it recorded before its first conference game last season.

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Sophomore guard Austin Keel is one of two starters who does have experience in the MAC. “The scouting report is a lot different,” Keel said.

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“I expect Titus Davis to be one of the guys who takes on more of a vocal role next season to lead this football team.”

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helped CMU’s offense average 6.2 yards per play, second best in the Mid-American Conference, producing nearly 400 yards of offense per game.

CMU allowed just 18 sacks in 13 games in 2012, which ranks in the top 20 nationally.

Smith recorded four tackles and one sack before being injured five games into the 2012 season.

The Chippewas were also without two of their top three wide receivers in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Sophomore wide receivers Titus Davis and Courtney Williams were both suspended for the game for a violation of team rules.

Davis caught 43 passes for 863 yards and also had a team-high eight receiving touchdowns in 2012. Williams caught 24 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns. Enos said he expects both to return to the team next season.

“I expect Titus Davis to be one of the guys who takes on more of a vocal role next season to lead this football team,” Enos said.

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Guevara: Women’s basketball team ‘battle tested’ for Toledo, MAC games

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After completing its toughest non-conference schedule in program history, the women’s basketball team will begin conference play Thursday at division leader Toledo.

CMU comes into play with a 6-7 record, which is good enough for second in the Mid-American Conference West division behind Toledo, who is riding a 12game win streak with a 12-1 record.

The toughest non-conference schedule in the nation belonged to the Chippewas this season, and head coach Sue Guevara said she knows that having played these teams will only benefit them heading into conference play.

“I don’t think there is any doubt that it has helped us,” Guevara said. “I think we’re pretty battle-tested. I think we’ve played hard against some of the best teams in the country that are bigger and more physical than us, and I think we have played everyone pretty tough.”

The Rockets and CMU were picked to finish first and second in the MAC West this season, respectively, with 24 first-place votes going to UT and six to the Chippewas.

When playing the Rockets, you have to find ways to score on their defense, which is currently ranked first in the conference as they only give up 54 points per game. CMU will look to attack the basket with its high-scoring offense, ranked second in the conference coming into play.

Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford said that in order to defeat Toledo at home, where they have been 30-2 since 2008, the Chippewas will have to attack the glass and be physical.

“We’re definitely going to have to match their intensity,” Bradford said. “We have to rebound consistently, and we need to play every

Austin Keel continues to shoot out of slump

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Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford goes up for a layup during the first half of the game against Marquette on Jan. 2 at McGuirk Arena. Bradford finished the game with 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal.

for the bench to continue to play a factor heading into conference play.

“I think with the speed of the game, we’ve played very well, because we bring in fresh legs,” Guevara said.

“I anticipate the role of the bench is not going to change come conference play. Our bench is battle-tested, too, so, when preparing to play us, you’re preparing for ten people as opposed to five or six.”

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday at Savage Arena, where the Rockets are 6-0 this season.

The Chippewas last won there in 2006, beating Toledo 60-48.

possession. We have to make sure we get back in transition and communicate.”

Guevara said she wants to focus on playing their style of offense and to not let Toledo’s defense dictate their play.

“Toledo takes pride in their defense and taking away what you want to do,” Guevara said. “We have faced this defense before.

We’re just going to run our offense, and maybe make a few tweaks in there, but we’re going to attack them just like everybody else.”

CMU comes into the game with its bench having accounted for 53 percent of its total offense this season, outscoring opponents 499207. Guevara said she looks

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Sophomore guard Austin Keel is a three-point shooter and is expected to prosper in head coach Keno Davis’ fast-break offense.

When Winter Springs, Florida sophomore Keel is hitting shots from beyond the arc, he opens up the floor to give teammates, like senior guard Kyle Randall, an easier drive to the basket and, maybe, a shot at the free-throw line.

But the starting guard for the Chippewas was not providing his cohorts with a pathway to the lane at the beginning of the season.

“It’s been really frustrating,” Keel said. “I’ve never been through a slump like that before.”

He made seven-of-40 shots from three-point range before winter break.

His lowest and highest scoring output to that point came within a week. He had seven points against Bradley on Nov. 28 and then failed to score against Niagara on Dec. 2.

Then something changed.

At the start of a fivegame slate when everyone had left town, the threepointers started to fall.

He shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, making five three-pointers, three away from eclipsing his season total, in the first two games students and faculty were away.

After two performances that were above what he had done previously, he had two sub-par games, but a game against the highestranked opponent CMU will see all season gave him more good games than bad ones in the five-game stretch.

He made two-of-three from beyond the arc and

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Sophomore guard Austin Keel makes a quick turn and passes the ball Dec. 2, 2012 at McGuirk Arena. CMU beat Niagara University 66-64.

“I think I’m starting to come out of it now.

I just got to keep working.”

Austin Keel, guard sophomore both of his two-point attempts, giving him 11 points on the night against No. 2 Michigan on Dec. 29.

“I think I’m starting to come out of it now,” Keel said. “I just got to keep working.”

The Chippewas will be a big beneficiary if he does continue to work.

In the first two games that Keel reached double figures and made shots from the three-point line during the break, CMU had its first and second highest offensive point totals of the season and won both games.

In his third game, they scored 73 against the Wolverines, the highest U-M has allowed this season.

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Keel took to the threepoint line near the end of Monday’s practice, receiving passes from his coaches with other teammates also taking shots. He said afterward getting acclimated to the new style of play and coming into the gym more has led to a better shooting touch.

He missed his first seven three-point attempts at practice, perhaps fooling anyone watching into believing his cold streak is still present, but, then at one point close to when Davis called an end to practice, he made seven-of-nine, showing what he can do from the three-point line. sports@cm-life.com

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