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The Jenna Kast Believe in Miracles Foundation has earned its namesake, as it has brought miracles to the lives of 66 children across Michigan.

Founded by two 11-year-old boys in 2005, one of those co-founders, J.D. Sterba, is now one of Central Michigan University’s own.

Sterba, along with co-founder Brett Kast, were close friends throughout elementary school. In 2002, Kast’s younger sister, Jenna, was diagnosed with an ependymoma brain tumor. She was only three years old.

Believe in Miracles was born out of the battle Jenna fought against the brain cancer. According to Sterba, Kast would accompany his sister to the Detroit Children’s Hospital during her treatments.

“He saw a lot of suffering,” the Troy sophomore said.

“Even though it was designed to be a happy place for the kids, he still saw a lot of suffering.”

Courtesy | J.D. Sterba On more than one occasion, Kast took notice of one Shown here in 2005, Troy sophomore J.D. Sterba and specific boy being treated at the children’s hospital. sophomore Michigan State University student Brett Kast receive w BELIEVE | 2A their first shipment of Believe in Miracle bracelets to raise money

Central Michigan University President George Ross cited reasons for optimism despite troubling enrollment and budget figures at his State of the University address in Plachta Auditorium on Wednesday.

In the midst of a year that has seen a 4.9-percent decline in on-campus undergraduate enrollment, Ross used his speech as a way to discuss with the packed audience things that are going right for CMU. He spent much of his speech commending students, acknowledging academic achievements with a video that featured the deans of each college and Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson.

“I often think we don’t see ourselves as leaders,” Ross said.

“I think we forget. I think we’re too humble sometimes.”

President George Ross Ross said that CMU should recognize itself as a national leader in academics in order to pave the way for future success.

He also tried to put the current state of affairs into the context of the history of CMU, citing its growth from a small teaching college to becoming one of the top schools in Michigan.

“Just as we’re moving forward today despite economic challenges, President Charles Anspach took our campus from seven buildings to more than 40,” Ross said. “Those efforts started in 1939 at the end of the Great Depression, lasted throughout World War II and continued until Anspach’s retirement in 1959. We, too, must keep moving forward.”

Ross announced several plans for the university, including restructuring financial aid to include students with a 3.0 GPA and the addition of a living wall, or a vertical garden, to the planned Biosciences Building.

The address came at a crucial time for CMU, allowing Ross to tackle some of the problems causing uncertainty about the condition of the university.

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Delta Chi four-year suspension remains after final appeal

By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

The four-year suspension levied against Delta Chi will remain in place after the fraternity exhausted its last means of appeal through the Office of Student Affairs.

After several weeks of studying evidence in the case, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson determined, as of Oct. 11, that the four-year suspension against the fraternity was fair and justified.

Asking Johnson to review the case and make a final ruling was the fraternity’s last shot at changing the university’s decision after it had already lost its initial disciplinary hearing and its appeal in August.

“Delta Chi appealed the sanctions against them, not the violations,” said Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Tony Voisin. “A four-year suspension is not out of the normal for

handling code of conduct violations.”

Voisin compared the suspension of Delta Chi to another fraternity, Sigma Pi, which was suspended in 2008 but returned to Central Michigan University and officially colonized February of this year.

“The punishment seems unreal and too extreme,” said Carleton senior Andrew Clark, president of CMU’s chapter of Delta Chi. “It’s like being given a death sentence for speeding.”

Clark said the fraternity has been in good standing for years without any disciplinary action taken against the fraternity aside from the recent suspension.

“We’re in constant contact with our international headquarters and plan on looking into university policies and how it runs its student code of conduct,” Clark said.

Despite the suspension, Clark said Delta Chi will continue to operate normally and plans to dedicate time to

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“We are very thankful of the Greek community,” he said. “Everyone has been very supportive of us during this time.”

The susFile Photo by Jake May pension was Delta Chi fraternity was also suspended from intramural activities in originally May of 2012. brought about The fraternity will be allowed to ofby a party that took place April 19, ficially colonize again in Fall 2017, but it when there was an incident of a minor is up to Delta Chi’s national headquardrinking alcohol. ters to work with CMU to come back.

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ROSS | CONTINUED FROM 1A “I’ve heard a few people say we have a crisis on our hands,” Ross said. “Folks, that’s simply not true. It is true that enrollment numbers and the budget are issues; that we’re in a cycle we need to manage.”

Ross tried to reassure the audience that things were not as dire as they might seem, claiming many schools in Michigan were suffering similar enrollment declines. He said it was important to decide what the university’s ideal enrollment number should be and expects to announce it later this year.

“We will consider what’s possible next year and what’s possible over the next decade,” he said. “From that, we will set a goal and man-

BELIEVE | CONTINUED FROM 1A Moved with compassion, the next time Kast visited the hospital he brought his Game Boy to give to the boy. The boy’s face lit up with a huge smile.

That was all the encouragement Kast and Sterba needed.

The two, then-fifth graders, devised a plan to grant another wish to a different patient at the children’s hospital.

During that time, yellow Livestrong bracelets were a big hit nationally. Kast and Sterba modeled a fundraiser off the same idea, and with the help of their parents, designed bracelets to sell around their school and community. The idea was to raise just a little bit of money in order to buy a gift for a suffering child and see that smile that Kast had witnessed when he gave away his Game Boy. The bracelets were a huge success. As word spread about the fundraiser, a Detroit news station featured the boys and their progress. After the airing, donations soared.

“We started getting donations from all over Detroit,” Sterba said.

It was at that point the Kast family founded the Believe in Miracles Foundation. The first “trophy winner,” as the foundation calls them, was a 10-year-old boy named

age to it, rather than allowing ourselves to suffer the yo-yo effect of enrollments that go up and down.”

He said significant efforts are being made to combat the enrollment problem, saying the enrollment management plan unveiled at September’s Board of Trustees meeting is the most extensive CMU has ever seen.

The address concluded with a set of challenges and more inspirational verbiage, quoting President John F. Kennedy in his closing remarks.

“I’d like to leave you with my favorite quote,” Ross said.

“It speaks to how we envision tomorrow, and make it happen. ‘Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.’”

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Andrew. Kast and Sterba gave him a video camera.

Since then, the foundation has put a smile on the faces of 65 more recipients.

“We have helped 66 kids so far,” Kast said. “Eighteen of those have been this year, and we are currently working on 12 more right now.”

Kast is a sophomore at Michigan State University. Both he and Sterba have worked extensively for Believe in Miracles since arriving at college. They also work closely with the Greek community to help fundraise for their organization.

“My fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, has helped tremendously with fundraising events,” he said.

“A lot of our philanthropy goes

to (Believe in Miracles).”

During Greek Week last spring, the CMU Greek community raised more than $22,000 for the foundation.

Jenna was not able to see the most recent successes of the foundation. In 2010 she lost her battle against brain cancer.

Kast and his family, especially his mother, have found solace in the organization left to carry on Jenna’s legacy.

“Seeing how happy (my mom) is every single day is something I truly cherish,” Kast said. “Believe in Miracles helps bring understanding to Jenna’s passing. My mom just loves helping others and this is the perfect way to do so.”

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Congress raises debt ceiling, ends shutdown

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By Wyatt Bush Senior Reporter

Furloughed federal employees have permission to return to work as Congress reached a last-minute deal Wednesday night to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown.

President Barack Obama signed the bill Thursday morning, ensuring the conclusion of the 16-day federal shutdown.

“Hopefully next time, it will not be at the 11th hour,” Obama said to reporters at the White House.

That next time might be sooner than what many hope for, as the bill extends current spending levels until Jan. 15 and allows the Treasury Department to enact “extraordinary measures” that effectively extend the debt ceiling until Feb. 7.

The bipartisan measure passed overwhelmingly in Congress, with an 81-18 vote in the Senate and a 285-144 vote in the House.

Tea Party Republicans such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, drew heat from much of the American public due to their attempt to defund the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, by allowing a government shutdown and refusing to increase the debt limit.

Sen. John McCain, RAriz., was one of 27 Republican senators who voted in conjunction with Democrats to pass the bill and criticized Cruz and others’ efforts.

“It was the wrong ground, it was the wrong premise, it was the wrong fight to have,” McCain said to CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “I fought against Obamacare and continue to because I don’t believe it’s good for America. To sell to the American people that we can defund Obamacare when you control only one of the three branches, of executive and legislative, is a fool’s errand.”

An Oct. 13 Pew Research Poll showed 49 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, a near doubling of its 25 percent unfavorable rating in 2010.

Standard and Poor’s estimates that the federal government shutdown cost the economy $24 billion, while the temporary ceasing of a potential government debt default caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to boost more than 200 points Wednesday.

The bill largely leaves the status quo in place, as it barely touches Obamacare and does not address any major spending changes to potential military funding or entitlement reform.

This leaves the possibility of another debt ceiling debate next year as the United States approaches the new Feb. 7 deadline. metro@cm-life.com

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Taking back your identity College students most at risk to have identity stolen

By Wyatt Bush Senior Reporter

Identity theft is one of the most pervasive crimes in the United States, and virtually anyone can be victimized.

The U.S. Department of Justice and Javelin Strategy and Research find that an average of 11.5 million Americans are victims of identity fraud annually — and a plurality of them are college students.

Brighton junior Drew McCarthy has had his identity stolen. McCarthy said he first noticed something was wrong when a $1,200 Trijicon scope was shipped to his address from Cabela’s. “(The scope) was addressed to me, but I was positive I didn’t order anything,” McCarthy said. “First thing I did was check my bank account. The next day, I spent hours with Cabela’s customer care to find out a MasterCard was used with my name and a fake ID with my name and address. The next couple days, I was in contact with MasterCard and they were able to tell me that the card was opened through Fifth Third Bank.”

McCarthy said he was relieved when Fifth Third Bank officials told him they lacked any Social Security number with any of McCarthy’s accounts or cards in their banking system.

Nevertheless, he said it was a frightening experience.

“I still was wondering why that man went through all the trouble getting my info,” McCarthy said. “I was startled to find out that the officials at MasterCard believed it could have been someone I

knew or someone camping outside of my house trying to intercept the package.”

Although McCarthy’s situation ended with him returning his scope without his personal credit being affected, Independent Bank Loss Prevention Manager Anna Sperling said this is not always the case.

She emphasized the importance for anyone, but especially college-aged individuals, to take fraudpreventing measures.

“I would say younger individuals are typically targeted, but anybody who has been assigned a Social Security number is at risk for identity theft,” Sperling said. “It’s really important for individuals of all ages to own their identity and monitor their credit.”

Sperling said keeping track of any document, piece of paper or computer software that contains a Social Security number, passport, bank statements or driver’s license is important.

Sperling highlighted some basic tips for college students, including password-protecting all

electronic devices, logging out of all applications, checking banking activity regularly and remaining signed in to certain websites.

At a time when many individuals are exploring their identities, Sperling said it was important that college students do not have it stolen.

“I think that many college-aged individuals are discovering their identities, but that identity has nothing to do with their Social Security number,” Sperling said. “They’re preoccupied with friends, school, work and other activities and haven’t given much thought to their financial security.

“Bottom line is, if somebody is approaching you with an opportunity to make a quick buck that involves turning over your checking account number, ATM card or debit card, it’s definitely not a type of situation you want to get yourself in. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” metro@cm-life.com

Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers are home.

The Lansing-based band that went to school at CMU played their first show since graduating at their alma mater on Thursday.

“We have our full sevenperson lineup,” said Joe Hertler, the lead singer and guitarist for the band.

“We’re playing a lot of stuff from the new record.

It’s a fun show with some new faces of younger students. Even some of my professors are here.”

Hertler, who graduated from Central Michigan University in May, said the band is excited to get back to their roots in Mount Pleasant. The Lake Orionturned-Lansing native said memories came back to him as he went around campus on Thursday afternoon.

“It’s cool to come back and play our hometown,” he said. “I feel like I partied in every house on campus. It’s like going back to an old house and seeing new people have moved in.

They don’t know the history of this place.”

Hertler got his start in music at Kaya Coffee House, just north of campus. He said he picked up a guitar to impress a girl he had met in one of his communications classes.

“It as an open mic night,” Hertler said. “She used to organize the open mics at Kaya and she was in a country band. The COM girl and I stayed pretty good friends for about two years until she was done with school.”

Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers are putting out a new record in

the spring but are hoping to get picked up by a label before then. The band is on tour to promote the album and shop the new album to labels across the country.

Hertler said the 12-song album is more poppy than their last album, “On Being.” He said the balance between sentimental songs and fun dance songs is pretty even. “‘On Being’ was all long, narrative songs,” Hertler said. “I think these songs are better written. They’re really fun to play. Seventy percent of the album still has a lot of depth to them, though.”

Ryan Hoger, the guitarist for the band, said he’s excited to release the album after touring the country.

He said he’s prepared for many McDonald’s breakfasts while on the road.

“It’s going to be interesting,” Hoger said. “I’m looking forward to driving around with my buddies and playing music. It’s going to be a lot of guys in one van. Hopefully, we don’t kill each other.”

Hoger also attended CMU and graduated in August. He said the summer was spent at an internship and he hasn’t been in Mount Pleasant since his classes on campus ended in May. “It’s kind of refreshing,” Hoger said about being in Mount Pleasant. “It’s pretty rad. I like being here a lot better than being in Lansing.”

Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers are set to tour the country this fall and winter and are hoping to have their album out by spring. metro@cm-life.com

Taryn Wattles | Staff Photographer Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers took the stage at Hunter’s Ale House, Thursday night for their first Mount Pleasant show since graduating in May.

Zombie panel discusses fascination with undead in popular culture

By Kate Woodruff Staff Reporter

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Anspach Hall was home to a horde of students curious about zombies and the undead Thursday.

The Central Michigan University religion and philosophy department sponsored a panel discussion and open forum, “Zombies ‘R’ Us,” featuring religion and English faculty discussing the origin, importance and interest in zombies in the American culture.

Religion faculty Pamela Jones, David Smith and Kelly Murphy participated in the forum as well as English professor Jeffrey Weinstock. The panel was completed by 2012 Central Michigan University graduate Keith Guyot.

Smith, who studies modern religious thought, expressed his interest in the fascination with these creatures that

seem to go against logic.

“It’s strange because our world is geared toward rationality, yet films, comics and books we spend our free time with are full of these magic forces and impossible things like zombies that are typically excluded from our normal world,” Smith said.

Like robots, aliens and vampires, Smith said humans have both a fear and fascination for zombies because they are different enough to be distinguished from humans, while also being eerily similar.

“Zombies may represent a possibility we fear,” Smith said. “Possibly a fear that our culture is turning us into mindless consumers, which is what zombies essentially are.”

Weinstock discussed how fascination with monsters, like zombies, can be linked to their violation of conceptual norms.

“Monsters (like zombies) are referred to as such

because they act outside society’s laws, but are also dangerously attractive for the same reason,” he said. “They are types of puzzles because they are things that conceptually shouldn’t be but are.”

Other panelists discussed zombies in relation to studies of the Bible and theories that have surfaced about the connection of the zombie apocalypse to the Book of Revelation, and thus, the end of the world.

Auburn senior Tonya Allen was impressed with the panel and the information they provided.

“The panel really knew about monsters in the context of zombies in culture, society and humanity,” she said. “There’s a lot they talked about regarding zombies that I never would have even thought about.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Parties should negotiate through compromise, not hostage taking

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Politics of extortion must end Staff Reporter

My Halloween wishlist I’m always thrown off when I see gardeners planting flowers this time of year.

Oh, just in time for the, uh, freezing cold, eh? Maybe they know something we don’t? Or maybe they’re planting some sort of superbreed capable of surviving the winter?”

I can’t say for certain, but sure enough, they’re sprouting up everywhere on campus. Every day, I see the grounds crew planting more, gloves and shovels in tow.

Maybe they struggle with saying goodbye to summer. Maybe they think the trees are feeling lonely and can’t go through the seasonal change alone.

I suppose I am as hypocritical as they come, though, because the other day, I sat down outside of Warriner Hall and let the beautiful scenery absorb me.

I drew in a deep breath of crisp air, pondered the sweet aftertaste provided by the flowers and meditated on the colorful mystery.

That’s all it took to realize what’s really going on here.

Mother Earth is clearly a fan of Central Michigan University.

Take a stroll through campus, look up and look down, and you’ll see nature has cloaked itself in Chippewa colors. The trees are bleeding maroon and gold, and the flowers seem to be begging the football team to win more games this year.

Hey, at least we have a lot in common. Fall is a losing season for all those involved.

Alright, alright. Jokes are over, and I’m done pretending I know anything about botany or football.

I’m only here for the hard cider and tailgates. Although it might be a stretch to hope for a winning season, that doesn’t mean I can’t place my hope elsewhere.

After all, October has a lot to offer.

To celebrate this, I decided to write a Halloween wish list. I’ll share a few of the high rankers.

I hope “The Walking Dead” is even more far-fetched and gory than last year.

I hope the first horror movie I watch this year doesn’t give me a cold sweat as I lie awake in bed, convincing myself the axe murderer wants me next.

I hope the Tigers win the World Series.

I hope nobody judges me this year when I go out trick or treating.

I hope nobody realizes I’m not kidding about going trick or treating.

There are plenty more, but this piece was never supposed to be about me anyway.

If I had to write the punch line, it might go something like this: The fall season shows us that no matter how short-lived it might be, the world is full of beauty. It’s enough to keep our spirits high during low points. And, just like the gardeners, we should all plant seeds for a prettier looking future.

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The government would have passed through its debt ceiling on Thursday, likely leading to a global economic collapse, had House Republican leadership not finally relented from its absurd, extremist position to... well, it’s not exactly clear, even 18 days later.

That’s what was so frustrating about the past few weeks. For all the demands Tea Party Republicans have offered in exchange for keeping the government operating and avoiding another recession, from defunding Obamacare to steep spending cuts, they have just about nothing to show for it.

Far-right conservatives, most of them elected in 2010 and 2012, have dragged their party to the edge of a cliff and nearly brought down the country with it.

In exchange? Tea partiers got what amounted to just about nothing, besides an extremely minor Obamacare concession that gives the government greater oversight to make sure recipients of certain subsidies in the law are eligible. That’s it.

On one hand, it’s a relief that this manufactured crisis is over (at least until January) and that Republicans were not able to succeed with their hostagetaking strategy. That’s not to say the status quo when it comes to spending and Obamacare is ideal.

A look at our budget deficits and the so-called “glitches” plaguing the health care reform law online would prove otherwise.

But when the minority party

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Olivier Douliery | MCT Speaker of the House John Boehner leaves a GOP meeting after Senate leaders announced a deal to end the government shutdown, on Wednesday.

that was soundly defeated in the 2012 presidential election decides it is perfectly fine to hold ransom the global economy ransom and the livelihoods of millions of people, from college students dependent on federal aid to retirees reliant on Social Security, it was important that President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, not exactly known for having spines, stand their ground. Not doing so would destroy the constitutional foundation of this country.

A minority party, when it controls one or both houses of Congress, should work in good faith with the majority party to earn some policy concessions. That means coming to the table and working out some sort of agreement on a policy issue of concern to its constituents and bargaining with the leaders of the other party.

It’s how conservative Republican President Ronald Reagan and liberal Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil, for instance, were able to pass significant pieces of legislation, even if they didn’t see eye-to-eye politically.

Our constitutional democracy is about give and take. It’s about compromise. Even the Constitution itself is a compromise between Founders who wanted a strong federal government and those who favored states’ rights. By attempting to throw the balance of power to the minority party in one house of one branch of government, House Republicans attempted to destroy that norm in the name of some futile ideological battle.

Extortion is no way to govern responsibly. That establishment Republicans have been so weakwilled as to allow its far-right members to negotiate this way is both embarrassing and worrying.

It’s why when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says a shutdown is “off the table” come next year, it’s hard to take him seriously. After all, that’s what House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, said before this crisis, too.

We hope he stays true to his word. Otherwise, we’ll be teetering on the edge of economic collapse yet again in just a few months.

Every day, we have to witness couples holding hands, giving each other kisses and posting pictures with one another on Facebook.

Now we have to deal with overly affectionate couples on Sweetest Day, too?

Don’t get me wrong, I am all about spreading the love. I am even more in favor of it when I have a significant other. But that doesn’t mean I necessarily need a boyfriend to share the love with. I have friends and family to share it with as well.

But, with Sweetest Day approaching on Saturday, it makes me wonder what us single people have to look forward to.

Oh, right. Nothing.

There is no Hallmark holiday for us. In just a few months it will be Valentine’s Day, and us single people will be reminded again that yes, we are in fact still single.

Let’s be clear — I am not antirelationships or anti-relationship holidays. However, I have been on both sides of the spectrum — single and in a relationship — and I think we all deserve a holiday to celebrate regardless of what side we are on.

Or better yet, maybe Sweetest Day should just be eliminated. After all, do we really need another holiday to show extra love and kindness to those we love? I don’t think so.

Our significant others all deserve to be shown they’re loved every day — and for free. Instead, we take the time and money to buy things like teddy bears, flowers, cards and chocolate. And then what?

Based on my own experiences and from what I’ve seen in romantic comedy movies (which obviously realistically portray real-life love situations), it’s important to show our loved ones acts of kindness when they least expect it. It will mean more and be better appreciated.

I’m not saying to hate on Sweetest Day. Just keep in mind we shouldn’t limit ourselves to this day and Valentine’s Day to show our appreciation for others. You don’t need to go out and spend a ton of money, either.

Most of all, spread the love every day of the year.

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Higher insurance rates raise taxi prices in Mount Pleasant

By Derek Thiel Staff Reporter

Higher insurance prices have forced taxi companies in Mount Pleasant to increase their prices by $1 per person.

According to 779-TAXI employee Nick Stauss, they increased their prices to keep their vehicles insured starting in August.

In addition to the dollar price increase for each rider, group discounts are no longer offered by the same company.

“We used to do deals for big groups,” Stauss said. “But the state raised the insurance prices so much that we had to do a

minimum charge for each rider.”

Stauss said the state nearly doubled the price of insurance on all of their cabs.

Chippewa Cabs Manager Brian Lumbard has come across the same problem and said the company also had to increase the coverage on all their cabs.

“We now have to carry a $2 million liability on all of our vehicles,” Lumbard said.

Despite the increase in price, Lumbard said students are still getting a good deal because cabs are insured as limos and not taxis. If the cabs were insured as taxis, riders would pay a flat rate in addition to every mile driven.

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Stauss said students had a problem with the price increase during the first weeks of school.

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PAVE helps student veterans in college

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Transitioning from the structured environment of military service to college life can be frustrating for incoming student veterans.

A new peer mentorship program at Central Michigan University hopes to make this transition easier by offering counseling from the kinds of people they recently left behind: Other veterans.

The new veteran advising program Peer Advisors for Veteran Education, or PAVE, connects incoming student veterans with other student veterans who have been living the college life for a while and can help new veterans adjust.

“We can empathize with veterans better than anyone else,” said Peer Adviser and Flint senior Led Marq Hicks.

“It’s frustrating to get the ‘uh huhs’ from counselors who

don’t fully understand what we are going through.”

PAVE is a pilot program formed by the University of Michigan’s Depression Center with only three other participating schools: Auburn University, the University of Maryland and George Washington University.

The CMU program has four lead advisers and seven applicants to be regular advisors. Being a veteran is a requirement to be an adviser in the program.

“I had a friend who got out of the military and didn’t know what to do,” said lead adviser and Indian River senior Will Rigling. “He didn’t have the kind of direction he had back in the military. He was just lost.”

Instructors might have a hard time dealing with veterans because they might not fully understand what

is or isn’t a problem for a veteran. The PAVE advisers can act as a liaison to fix problems and ease tensions between the student veteran and the university.

Prior to the creation of the PAVE program, student vets seeking help went to and still can go to the Counseling Center located on the first floor of Foust Hall.

“The Veteran Resource Center has brought a wealth of experience for helping student veterans,” said Counseling Center Director Ross J. Rapaport. “The center has helped to address many problems that veterans deal with.”

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By Adrian Hedden Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University’s wellness program awarded almost $50,000 in cash awards to employees registered in the program.

The gainsharing program gave $188 in health insurance overage dollars to 249 registered employees, totaling at $46,812.

Participants must complete four components of CMU’s Cash in on Wellness program, intended to increase employee health and cut health insurance costs. To be eligible, employees must also be registered with CMU’s Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan.

“What we are really looking at is our health care,” said Director of Wellness and Benefits Jacqueline Pridgeon. “We hope to offer great benefits, but increase employee health, to help employees understand their own health risks and maintain or improve.”

CMU’s wellness program, For the Health of It!, was established in 1999 in response to several large employee insurance claims that year. Prid-

geon said the goal is to build employee involvement.

“It is a collaborative effort with employees,” Pridgeon said. “We’re all in this together. Most of our employees enroll in benefits. We look at what kinds of things we can do to address their concerns.”

For the Health of It! is organized into two components, Pridgeon said, including public events, such as weight loss and stress management seminars, along with the incentive program, Pridgeon hopes to bolster health awareness among employees at CMU. “We’re always challenged with promoting and engaging employees,” she said. “We’d always like to see participation expand, to increase the culture of health at CMU.” To participate in gainsharing, employees must complete a Health Risks Assessment questionnaire online and enter into an exercise program that tracks their activity.

They must also complete an annual physical exam and participate in at least four different educational programs or

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“Know that CMU supports you in your efforts,” Pridgeon said to CMU employees. “We’re here to meet you wherever you want to start.”

Tammy Griffin, who serves as the manager of employee health and wellness, didn’t like where CMU’s program was in the 1990s before For the Health of It! was implemented. She said that since Cash in on Wellness began, the program has seen record numbers of applicants.

Griffin said the increase in participation for CMU’s wellness programs is largely the result of the increased incentives and gainsharing, which started in 2007 She said, this year, participation has grown to 726 applicants from the typical average of 165.

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Sophomore guard Sheldon Lowman has made the roster after walking onto the team last season. Lowman, a Detroit native, had a rough upbringing and has overcome obstacles in his path to CMU.

Basketball season is back

After cleaning house, Davis could help CMU turn the corner sooner It’s amazing what can be accomplished in one year with the right leadership.

As Keno Davis took to the podium on Wednesday, some 19 months after being introduced as head coach of the Central Michigan men’s basketball program, a sense of accomplishment swept through the room. No, the team’s 12-18 record last season doesn’t exactly scream the championship culture athletic director Dave Heeke likes to sell the public.

Rather, this is more of a long-term project. And so far, so good.

Davis has been around the block before, and it’s apparent in his approach to everything. Prior to media day, the team held an open practice on Wednesday that featured a 45-minute full-court scrimmage. Davis left most of the coaching to his assistants, especially the vocal Jeff Smith, instead choosing to stay back and take in the big picture.

When he met with the media after, in true fashion, he largely stuck to his talking points: About building experience and depth and playing with playing with full effort every game.

“I don’t think I’m the type of coach that’s critical as long as we have the work ethic,” Davis said.

“Even though you might fall on the short end of things at times because the other team has more shots or more talent, I think you know you’re going in the right direction. So, it’s now always the wins and losses last year, it was the end of the season where we went to Western Michigan and it was a one-possession game.

Aaron McMann

Senior Reporter It’s where we go to Buffalo, where earlier in the year we got beat by 20-some, and the game goes to overtime.”

Davis has done a nice job of getting ahead of the message, setting expectations low early on and working with his team to match them. Last season wasn’t about wins and losses, it was about installing a new offense with new players and a new staff. It was about getting their feet wet and developing a base.

They did that, even exceeding it, by matching a win-loss record from 2011 that had a veteran coaching staff at the helm and a much more talented roster at their disposal. Coaching, preparation and a clear plan helped get this team to 12 wins last season, not necessarily the talent on the team.

To add icing to the cake, CMU announced Wednesday that it was one of 19 teams in the country to achieve a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. Eleven of the 13 players on roster scored a 3.0 or better, with six earning a 3.5 GPA. They’re getting it done in the classroom, too, something that Zeigler seemed to struggle with during his tenure as coach.

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Perseverance and determination defines Lowman Sophomore uses hard work and level head to make men’s basketball team

By Kristopher Lodes Sports Editor

Undersized and undevalued, Sheldon Lowman motivated himself onto the men’s basketball team.

Except the 6-foot-1 sophomore guard isn’t settling. He’s looking to make an impact.

“It’s a very humbling experience being able to play Division 1 college basketball,” Lowman said. “I’m really honored to be a part of this Central Michigan program.”

It wasn’t an easy road for Lowman. He took the path less traveled by attending Mid Michigan Community College before transferring to the bigger school in Mount Pleasant and trying out as a walk-on when Keno Davis and his staff took over in April 2012.

The Detroit native graduated from Kettering High School in 2010 after being a four-year letterwinner in basketball and earning AllCity honors his junior and senior seasons.

The offers from the Division 1 schools weren’t coming in, though. Not even Division 2 or 3 schools were interested. He was forced to take a different route.

MMCC rebooted its basketball program that was non-existent for 40 years, and Lowman became its leader. He led the Lakers to an 11-8 overall record, 5-3 against opponents in the Michigan Community College Athletics Association.

“It was a great time at Mid Michigan,” Lowman said. “I learned a lot, made some great friends and had coaching staff that really

“It’s a very humbling experience being able to play Division 1 college basketball.”

Sheldon Lowman, sophomore guard helped my IQ.” His work ethic and basketball IQ have gotten him to where he is today.

His former teammates can vouch for him.

“He was one of the first guys to the gym and always one of the last to leave,” former MMCC teammate Trevor Wyman said. “He always put in extra work.

“He’s a vocal leader. Even at Mid, he was telling guys where they need to go. If a player needed to learn a play better, he was the first

one there taking charge on the floor.”

While sharing the floor with him in high school gyms in the area, Wyman saw he had the potential to play in bigger arenas.

“When you look at Sheldon, his calves are bigger than his thighs,” he said.

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Davis adds size and strength in offseason

By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter

Keno Davis had doubters last season.

People who knew basketball very well, he said, looked at his team and saw no one taller than 6-foot-8, no one weighing more than 230 pounds, no one with significant experience and talent at the Division 1 level.

“They wanted to know if we could win 2 or 3 games,” Davis said Wednesday during Central Michigan’s media day. “And one thing that we did (show) was show that we could win with the players that are in this program.”

The Chippewas finished the season 12-18, proving competitive toward the

end, winning two of their last three regular-season games. Size continued to be an issue, particularly for freshmen forwards John Simons and Blake Hibbits. Simons stood 6-feet-8 but only weighed in at 208 pounds. Hibbits, 6-feet-7, even lighter, at 203 pounds.

Simons said the two made it a point of emphasis to put on weight in the offseason. He stayed in Mount Pleasant over the summer, working with assistant director of strength and conditioning Taylor Larson to put on 19 pounds. Hibbits has since added 23. w DAVIS | 3B

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Meet Milos: 7-foot freshman center looks to take men’s basketball to new heights

By Kristopher Lodes Sports Editor

Central Michigan lacked size in Keno Davis’ first year as head coach of the men’s basketball team.

After starting center Zach Saylor went down with a knee injury against Bradley, the tallest man on the team was 6-foot-8 freshman forward John Simons. He’s not short by any means, but coming in at 209 pounds, he wasn’t force under the basket.

This year is a different story as the team as it welcomes 7-foot freshman center Milos Cabarkapa of Belgrade, Serbia.

“When you look at our team and the depth we have at the guard position, we don’t have that depth in the front court,” Davis said. “It gives Zach Saylor, it gives Milos, Blake Hibbitts and John Simons not as much competition to beat out.”

Cabarkapa has only been in the U.S. for eight months, and he’s had to make some adjustments.

“I’m from Serbia and came to the state eight months ago, and I was in prep school in Florida for five (of those months),” Cabarkapa said. “I got recruited to Central Michigan and came in May and spent the whole summer here.”

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Milos Cabarkapa is a 6-foot-11 freshman center originally from Belgrade, Serbia. He averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks a game during his high school career.

Those five months of prep school came at the Impact Academy in Florida, where he worked on his basketball skills and got recruited by Division 1 schools.

“It was a good step from Serbia to play college here,” Cabarkapa said. “I wasn’t strong enough, so I was working a lot there at the academy where they are good at developing players. It’s not strategic and winning games, we just play games and try to find scholarships for the players. It helped me a lot the coaches are great down there.”

He made a campus visit before returning as a Chippewa while being recruited during the season. He attended the Western Michigan game where he met the players, staff and fans and got introduced to CMU basketball.

“It was great,” Cabarkapa said.

“The best weekend I’ve had in America. I came here and saw a lot of fans who came to me and

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Two years ago, center Zach Saylor walked onto the court in McGuirk Arena for his senior day introduction.

Two years later, Saylor is still on the men’s basketball team as a graduate student.

Injuries have derailed his basketball career. Because of that, this upcoming season will mark his sixth with Central Michigan University Even after six years, Saylor still gets excited for practice and a new year.

“It’s a new season, new team, new goals and new objectives,” he said. “Our team is growing. We are a lot younger. A lot of guys have emerged since last

year. It will be interesting to see how our teams gels.

It will be very up-tempo and exciting to watch.”

Having been around the program for more than half a decade, Saylor feels like he is a natural leader, someone that his teammates can ask for advice.

“I feel like I can help lead these guys,” he said. “Just through my experience, through my position and being a big man, especially with Milos Cabarkapa, Nick Carlos, John Simons and Blake Hibbitts, all those guys. I’m trying to show them the steps for when they are older, that they can show the younger guys, because that’s how I was taught when I was a freshman.”

Sophomore John Simons has already gone to Saylor with questions.

“Having the experience that Zach has helps,” Simons said. “To be able to play six years of college basketball, he has that experience. That’s good for Milos or Blake too because if we have a question, we can always go to Zach.”

Saylor’s career has been plagued by injuries.

He was limited to nine games in his freshman year, and as a sophomore, he missed the first 13 games of the season.

Before the 2010-11 season began, Saylor suffered a shoulder injury that caused him to miss the entire season, and he injured his knee last year, limiting him to 20 games.

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said hi. I met the coaching staff and the players were very nice to me. That was a great weekend.”

Watching him on the floor, he has some more adjusting to do, and not just with living in America.

Davis runs a high-tempo offense, and he was behind when running up and down the court and taking frequent breaks.

“I still have a lot of problems running with those guys,” Cabrakapa said. “So, I have to first fix that, and then we’ll see how I will develop.”

There is one more thing that makes him happy about being in Mount Pleasant.

“The only bad thing about (the Impact Academy) was it’s only a boys school,” Cabarkapa said. “So we don’t have a lot of free time like we do in college.”

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“When I was off the court with my injuries, you really just cherish the times on the court and when you’re healthy,” Saylor said. “Some days you think you’ve had a bad day, but a lot of times I tell myself I’m healthy, so I’m not really having a bad day.

Now that I’m playing, and it’s officially my last year, there is nothing better.”

The love for the game drives Saylor to come back every year from injury.

“Just doing something I love (is motivating),” he said.

“My team, just doing what I can to help this team, helping coach Davis win. Just being a positive impact for CMU.”

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NIU game a golden chance Envision this.

Kicker Ron Coluzzi nails a field goal right through the uprights and then becomes buried by men in maroon jerseys at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

Simultaneously, Central Michigan fans storm the field in jubilation.

The Chippewas have defeated a top 25 team in Northern Illinois.

It would be a moment etched into the history of CMU football.

The Chippewas would be on their way back to the golden era with a win against a team that did what no other Mid-American Conference team had ever done by reaching a BCS bowl last year.

Even in the Dan LeFevour era, a Top 25 team was not beaten by CMU. Head coach Dan Enos, the assistant coaches and the players must be fantasizing about taking advantage of the golden opportunity in front of them this weekend.

It is not like something somewhat close to this scenario has not happened before.

By now, everyone knows the Huskies’ last conference loss was came against CMU and they have not won at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium since 2005.

So it could happen. It is difficult to say it will, though.

The win against Ohio could have been a fluke.

Enos’ program is not above the scenario of one big win in a season that features futility down the stretch.

After all, the last time the Chippewas beat the Huskies was in 2011, when CMU finished the year 3-9.

That’s why the game is so important. The team must be able to show that the Ohio game was not an anomaly.

Another reason is because there will be so many Chippewa fans fixated on the game.

I mean, who actually watched the Iowa game last year?

It was on the Big Ten Network, which some people still do not get in their cable package, while the NIU game is at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. That it’s homecoming will only add to the number of attendees.

Those in attendance need something to remember, something good to bring them back to watch another game and give them evidence to confidently say this program is going in the right direction.

It is Enos’ fourth year as head coach. The fourth season is known as one that coaches, including his friend Mark Dantonio, take big steps forward. A victory against No. 23 NIU after a big win at Ohio last week would be as big of a step as any.

The convenient fact has been brought up more than once this week.

“Coach, your team is the last Mid-American Conference school to beat Northern Illinois.” That was two years ago, in 2011, on homecoming in Mount Pleasant. CMU won, 48-41, en route to a 3-9 season.

On Saturday, the two schools meet again (3 p.m., ESPN3) at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, this time on a grander stage with more on the line.

The Huskies come in ranked 23rd in the nation, the reward for a 6-0 start on the heels of crashing the BCS in January.

CMU (3-4, 2-1 MAC) looking to make a statement.

“We can look at it and say we’re the only team in the MAC to beat them in three years,” Enos said this week.

And they have, both the coaching staff and players, only to downplay it soon after.

“That and two bucks gets us a cup of coffee,” Enos said.

“It doesn’t do anything for us this week.”

Said senior safety Avery Cunningham: “It’s something that was mentioned, but it doesn’t really mean anything now. They’re still the top-dogs in the MAC until somebody takes them out.”

The Huskies (2-0 MAC) come in perfect, but not without a rocky road. They have road wins over Big Ten opponents Iowa and Purdue, proving impressive in a blowout win in West Lafayette, but only beat 1-6 Akron by a touchdown last week. Last month, they survived a scare against FCS Eastern Illinois, falling behind 20-0 only to score 30 unanswered points and hold on for a 43-39 win in DeKalb.

“It’s football, it’s up and down,” Enos said. “Guys are 19, 20-years old, they’re going to play better one week over another. They’re very deep, got good skill everywhere.

They really don’t have a lot of holes in them.

“Somebody asked me the other day what I thought of them. I said, ‘If they were in the Big Ten, they’d be 2-0 right now.’ They’re pretty good.”

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Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Sheldon Lowman attempts a pass Wednesday during Basketball Media Day at McGuirk Arena.

Lowman transferred to CMU after learning of Davis’ hire. The new head coach held an open tryout, and it had a stellar turnout.

Many students showed what they had, but Lowman stood out to him.

“When we held the open tryout, it was important to let our students know they had the opportunity to not just make the team, but try to earn a spot,” Davis said. “Sheldon Lowman has found himself in that situation.

“He’s battling for playing time, and it shows there isn’t much difference between the highest rated recruit and some of those kids that got overlooked.”

Lowman is one of those kids who got overlooked out of high school, and teammate Chris Fowler believes it fuels him.

“Sheldon and I worked out a lot together this summer ... What I can say about Sheldon is that he’s very hungry,” Fowler said.

“He plays with a chip on his shoulder every time he comes out to practice because he feels overlooked.”

Lowman would agree.

“As a walk-on, I do feel I have a chip on my shoulder,” Lowman said. “I feel like I was overlooked, but that’s a part of life. You just have to keep on pushing.”

passing and 144 yards and a touchdown rushing in NIU’s 55-24 win over CMU last season. Lynch is putting up numbers similar to last season, throwing for 1,333 yards at a 60 percent completion rate and 13 touchdowns, while running for 616 yards and four more touchdowns.

“We’ve got to give him different looks, try to keep him off-balanced, try and make him one-dimensional,” Enos said. “They’re a great running team, that’s what they’ve always wanted to do. That’s what good teams do and we’ve got to try and take him out of that get him off schedule.”

In terms of a gameplan, CMU might be better off throwing the ball. The Huskies are giving up more than 305 yards passing per game, last in the MAC, while allowing just 155 yards on the ground (third in league). Junior receiver

Titus Davis is expected back, giving the Chippewas one more option outside.

“Anytime you hear about that, you feel like as receivers you can make big plays when a team is giving up so many yards in the pass,” said junior receiver Courtney Williams, who had the game-winning 22-yard touchdown catch last week.

“We hope to keep that going.”

But Enos was quick to shoot down the Huskies’ blunders in the secondary, insisting that CMU will need to put forth a balanced effort to win.

“We’re better when we run the ball effectively, it makes everybody else better,” Enos said. “It makes our team better. We’re going to try and be persistent running the football, and then when we get our opportunities outside we’ve got to make plays.”

He has had that mindset to keep pushing despite what life throws his way for much of his life. Lowman lost his mother to thyroid cancer in 2011 after a yearand-a-half-long battle.

“He’s been through a lot,” Wyman said. “He’s a friend of mine, and he’s lost some close people in his life. It makes him work harder to achieve his goals.”

Lowman was a senior in high school when she was diagnosed. While attending MMCC and playing basketball, he didn’t have the means to travel back to Detroit to visit her.

Mid-Michigan assistant coach Joel Machota helped by driving him to Detroit whenever he would go home to visit his family.

“I lived in the same area he did in the metro Detroit area, and there were a couple of times I was going home or he wanted to go home so I gave him a ride,” said Machota, now a graduate assistant at the University of Detroit Mercy. “There was one time he sat down with me and the head coach and broke down a little bit talking about it. We just told him, ‘we are here for you.’”

Lowman’s mother was a single parent after Sheldon’s dad went out of the picture and in-andout of jail. She did what she could for her son, and it makes him want more than he had.

“My mother was a single parent, so we really couldn’t afford anything in my childhood,” Lowman said. “I’m just really motivated to have a better life than what I had.”

Despite what has happened to him, Lowman has maintained a steady mindset.

“I had great grades, a mother who provided for me the best she could and always getting involved with the community the best I could,” Lowman said. “My positive mindset comes from the community I’m from. Franklin Rice Settlements is really where I spent most my time at, and the people there were very positive.”

Lowman’s long road to getting onto a Division 1 roster has essentially made him CMU’s version of Rudy.

Don’t tell Davis, though.

He says a Rudy title doesn’t do him justice.

“I wouldn’t do that to him,” Davis said. “When I was at Drake, we had a player from Saginaw Arthur Hill (Adam Emmenecker) that ended up being the Most Valuable Player in the conference before he was done.

“So, sky is the limit for guys to come in and be successful.

There is no reason he can’t compete with everybody, not just get on the court but there at crunch time.”

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Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Sheldon Lowman talks with teammates Wednesday during Basketball Media Day at McGuirk Arena.

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Consensus says the staff has been successful in laying the groundwork for the program, from the culture of expectations to the offensive philosophy. But as Davis enters Year 2, the approach shifts a bit. Rather than just being competitive, the team looks to win some games. And they should with the cupcake schedule Davis has put together.

The team remains tremendously young — the roster has eight freshman and four sophomores, but strangely seems competitive in the MidAmerican Conference.

“People believe that we’re going to be there in a year, two years, and I really believe that,” Davis said. “Are we going to be there? I think we have a chance, and it’s a measure of the kids that have been in the program for a year now.”

So bravo, Keno, for getting this program cleaned up. Now let’s start winning some games.

“We knew we were undersized against almost every team we played against, so we knew we had to put on some size in the spring,” said Simons, who started all 30 games last season.

“That was a huge thing for us. Now we want to be out there and compete with the guys we go against.”

Combined with sixthyear senior Zach Saylor (listed at 6-8 and 235 pounds) and freshman Milos Cabarkpa (7 feet, 233 pounds), who added 30 pounds himself, the CMU front court is expected to be more physical this season.

Simons, who averaged 7.4 points and 5 rebounds per game, said the added size will let him mix it up offensively, popping out to the perimeter to shoot jumpers — he shot at a 43 percent clip last season, including 32 percent from

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3-point distance — and posting up on the blocks.

On defense, he’ll be able to match up better opponents’ 4s and 5s.

Sophomore point guard Chris Fowler has seen firsthand what the added size and strength has done for the offense.

“They have great screens now that they’ve added strength,” Fowler said. “It gives me more opportunities to pass the ball to them. It’s been great for us because we know they can finish around the basket and they’re great outside shooters.”

For Davis, he hopes the added size and strength results in more wins.

“For them to come back stronger and more physical, it gives us a chance to be better,” he said. “We’re still going to be among the smaller teams, but hopefully we’re among the quicker this year.” sports@cm-life.com

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Abby Drey | MCT Penn State’s Deion Barnes, right, pressures Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner during overtime at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., Oct. 12. Penn State won, 43-40, in four overtime periods.

AFTER ONE LOSS, MICHIGAN QB GARDNER HOPES FOR STRONG FINISH TO BIG 10 SEASON

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Joe Cavarrettal | MCT A Northern Illinois fan holds a giant photo of the team’s quarterback Jordan Lynch before the Orange Bowl game against Florida State on Jan. 1, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

NIU quarterback Lynchto play CMU after lackluster game

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

Only Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch knows if he will use last Saturday’s lackluster performance in a 27-20 win over Akron as motivation for his next game.

Everyone else might find out when he steps onto the field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium to play Central Michigan.

NIU head coach Rod Carey said there were stronger words than “irritated” to describe how Lynch felt about his performance last week, when he completed 45.7 percent of his passes and led an offense that was one of 15 on third down.

“I think more upset, angry would be the correct words that you would use when you would describe how he felt about his performance,” Carey said. “I didn’t say anything to him. I don’t think he really wanted to talk to anybody.”

Carey said he hopes Lynch does not use his last game as motivation. Rather, he just wants him to prepare and execute.

The much acclaimed quarterback should have little trouble returning to form.

He is not putting up numbers video gamers would struggle to put up like he did last year, But he is on pace for over 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 rushing yards with 1,333 and 616, respectively.

“The numbers he had last year, that was the first time anyone ever did that in col-

It took head coach Dan Enos a few days to come clean, but it appears junior wide receiver Titus Davis will play Saturday against No. 23 Northern Illinois.

“He’s got a good chance to play this week,” Enos said during Thursday’s CMU “Sideliners” radio show. “It’ll be good to get him back in there. It’ll help us balance the field out a little bit. When he’s out there, people have always got to know where he is.”

Davis’ status has been up in the air all week, with Enos declaring the team’s top receiver probable during the Mid-American Conference coaches’ teleconference on Monday and then downgrading him to questionable after practice on Tuesday.

won’t. I don’t know what’s going to happen this week.”

Gardner was asked whether he was surprised the coaches didn’t let him throw more in overtime.

“I can’t really say much about that,” he said. “We wanted to control the ball.

We had opportunities to win, and that’s what they did.”

He has seen the payoff from his improved footwork with two 200-plusyard passing games.

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lege football,” Carey said. “So to think that someone could repeat that might lead you to think that he is not having as good a year, but I would argue the contrary.”

Carey said he has seen improvements in the quarterback in quite a few areas, including his leadership, passing and playmaking ability.

Lynch only needed 25 pass attempts to tally 207 yards on 18 completions against Purdue in a 55-24 win by the Huskies.

Another Big Ten team, Iowa, can also attest to how difficult it is to contain him, since he completed three touchdowns passes as well as 275 passing yards and 56 yards rushing to aid in a 30-27 NIU win over the Hawkeyes.

It will be the second time head coach Dan Enos and the rest of the coaching staff have had to game plan for Lynch.

“He’s a great player,” Enos said. “He’s tough. He obviously runs very well. I don’t think he gets enough credit for what a good passer he is.”

CMU’s defense forced him into completing only 43.8 percent of his passes last year in a 55-24 loss. But he still burned them on the ground for 144 yards.

“You’re not going to ever totally take him out of the game,” Enos said. “What you want to do is minimize what he does the best you can.”

Davis sat out CMU’s 26-23 win over Ohio with a shoulder injury, but appeared in good spirits in Athens, throwing the football around on the field before the game. He also took to Twitter before, posting a message saying it would be the “first and final” game he’d miss.

“He wanted to play last week, but obviously we’ve got to sit there (and wait),” Enos said. “When doc says he’s cleared, he’s cleared, and then we’ll go from there.”

A returning Davis, who leads the team with 518 yards receiving and four touchdowns, would be a welcome addition to a receiving corps that is expected to be relied on heavily Saturday (3 p.m., ESPN3). NIU is allowing 155 yards rushing per game, good for third in the Mid-American

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Since U-M’s first loss Saturday at Penn State, fans have vented their frustration.

Yet the Wolverines have tried to block it out. “(Motivational speaker) Eric Thomas came and spoke to the team, and his big message was kill the noise, which is what our coaches have been preaching to us forever,” quarterback Devin Gardner said Wednesday. “It has nothing to do with the outside world and what everybody else thinks. It’s all about what happens in Schembechler Hall and what happens in this building.

We know what we have and what our goals are.”

With the Wolverines 5-1 overall and 1-1 Big Ten halfway through the season, Gardner keeps perspective.

“Everybody’s going to have their opinion whether you win or lose,” he said.

“We lost one game, but that doesn’t determine how our season’s going to end, or how we’re going to finish. That’s up to us to finish strong or let this loss be a cloud.”

Despite 24 carries with a larger-than-preferred workload, Gardner said he felt about the same as after any other game — just as beat up. He was the only productive runner with 121 yards.

“I pretty much knew what had to happen,” he said. “We weren’t gaining yards on first down. We weren’t running the ball well. Like I always say, if they need me to run, that’s fine, I’ll do it. If we don’t, like we did a few weeks ago (versus Minnesota), we

Conference, making passing a better option for opponents.

“They’re going to be real active in the box and they’ve talked to their football team about not letting us run the football,” Enos said. “Somebody’s going to have to make a play down the field.”

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Senior setter Kelly Maxwell

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Central Michigan Life staff reporter Joe Judd spoke with senior setter Kelly Maxwell as volleyball prepares for its next match against Miami tonight in Oxford, Ohio.

Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Senior defensive specialist Jenna Coates bumps the ball toward teammates during an Aug. 24 scrimmage at McGuirk Arena.

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Volleyball looking to beat Miami, BGSU

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

The winner of the first set has won the match in volleyball’s past 15 matches.

Getting ahead early will be key this weekend against Miami (Ohio) and Bowling Green.

The Chippewas led Kent State 23-20 in the first set Saturday after sweeping Eastern Michigan two days earlier. Five consecutive errors gave the Golden Flashes the set, and CMU was never able to rebound.

“I think our mindset was ‘Crud, we completely had this match in hand,’” head coach Erik Olson said. “We just didn’t do things that were very characteristic of ourselves.”

The Chippewas are 1-9 this season when they lose the first set in a match, with their only victory coming Sept. 7 against Robert Morris.

“I do think the first set is a big momentum swing,” junior outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre said. “It’s always tough being down a set early. It’s always nice to get that first set, but I don’t think it affects us really.”

The loss put CMU at 8-10 on the season and 2-4 in MAC play.

“It’s probably the most disgusted I’ve been with my team in a long time Saturday night and they know it,” Olson said. “I don’t get mad at them too often because I believe in a process, but I feel like we’re a lot better than what we displayed Saturday night.”

One of the biggest factors for the Chippewas going into the weekend is the health of senior setter Kelly Maxwell. While she played

both matches last weekend after sitting out the previous two weekends, Olson said he could tell she was ailing Saturday night.

“She was fantastic Thursday night,” Olson said. “Saturday night, she got a little tighter and a little bit more pain, and I think she had a difficult time with managing all that, as well as the match. It’s one of those things where it’s just an uncontrollable. She’s working on it, and hopefully we can give her an opportunity to get back out there.”

Maxwell is ranked thirteenth in the country with 11.59 assists per set. The only other setter on the roster, junior Dani Thompson, is also battling an injury.

“I think Dani can do some good things for us,” Olson said.

“But I think Maxwell’s the best setter in the conference, so yeah, I think she’s important to us.”

Throughout the setter injuries, McIntyre and senior defensive specialist Jenna Coates have provided the team with offensive and defensive stability.

McIntyre, who was honored Saturday for reaching 1,000 kills, is 28th in the country with 4.16 kills per set, while Coates is eighth in the nation with 5.6 digs per set.

While CMU has players at the top of the charts in many individual categories, they are ranked 208th out of 332 teams in RPI (ratings percentage index). Miami and Bowling Green enter the weekend ranked No. 151 and No. 64.

“Miami and Bowling Green are both very good teams,” McIntyre said. “Both would be very good matches and two awesome

Kelly Maxwell: I really liked the atmosphere and the environment that the coaches and players bring.

I wanted to become a better volleyball player and challenge myself a little bit. I think we’re challenged here everyone.

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Senior Kelly Maxwell sets the ball for a teammate in CMU’s Sept. 27 game against Toledo at McGuirk Arena.

KM: It’s been awesome.

I think he and his program, what he does with his players to grow every single year and we learn something new each day and each year. It’s a really cool experience and I’ve grown a lot as a person and a player since I’ve been here.

What is your favorite memory from being on the volleyball team?

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Head coach Erik Olson talks to the soccer team in an attempt to close the gap in CMU’s Sept. 28 game against Ball State Sept. 28 at McGuirk Arena.

wins to get on the road.”

Olson said CMU has had success against Miami over the years and that its biggest concern should be to not beat itself.

“I don’t think Miami’s record is as bad as it says,” Olson said.

“Even though Kent State beat them, I think Miami’s a better team. I was clearly not pleased with our outcome Saturday night. I thought we beat ourselves, not them. At the same time, Miami is very beatable.

We just have to do a good job of executing and being us.”

Even though the team was disappointed with last weekend’s results, Olson said the team had a positive mindset in prepar-

Field hockey looks to bounce back after two-loss weekend

By Ian Callison Staff Reporter

Women’s field hockey will battle Ohio on the Bobcats’ home turf at 1 p.m.

Saturday in Athens, Ohio, hoping to gain momentum after tough losses last weekend.

The Chippewas, who now stand 4-8 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference, hope to boost their record in conference play.

In early October, the team pulled out a win over Ball State, but dropped a loss in overtime to Kent State last weekend. Abby Roth scored an unassisted goal in the first half and Kaysie Gregory scored the tying

goal off a cross from Jordyn Brengosz, but the Golden Flashes found the back of the net in overtime.

“We put a lot of time and effort in [the] conference game against Kent,” said head coach Cristy Freese to CMU Athletics. “We are looking to improve defensively and offensively for more games to come.”

Ohio (5-7) sits at 1-0 in the conference, after earning a 3-2 victory to Missouri State last Friday.

CMU also played the University of Michigan and was handed a 2-0 loss from the 16th ranked team. CMU sophomore goalkeeper Sadie Reynolds notched six saves in the contest.

What has it been like playing for head coach Erik Olson?

Kent State, ranked first in the MAC with a 2-0 conference record, will play Ball State (0-2 in-conference) this weekend. Miami (Ohio), 1-0, will face off against 0-2 Missouri State at home.

The Chippewas will also take on Michigan State at 3 p.m. Tuesday in East Lansing. The Spartans took care of MAC opponent Ball State last week 8-0.

Next weekend, they will return home for the final two matches at the CMU Field Hockey Complex against Missouri State on Saturday and Northwestern on Sunday. sports@cm-life.com

ing for this weekend’s matches.

“I don’t have a crystal ball, but I know that they’re determined and that they expect a whole lot more out of themselves than what’s happening and I certainly expect a whole lot more,” Olson said. “I know the team came out of the team meeting on Monday with some very determined faces.” sports@cm-life.com

KM: Obviously, winning the Mid-American Conference tournament was, without a doubt. But also going into the NCAA tournament and knowing you’re one of those few select teams competing against a school with a ton of fans was special.

Who would you say you are the closest to on this team?

KM: I have 14 other girls here who are all very supportive. I would have to say I’m really close to the crazy duo of Mac

Kelly Maxwell

(Kaityln McIntyre) and (Halle) Enderle.

How does it feel knowing your time at CMU is almost over?

KM: Everything’s a little bit more special, and I’m trying harder here and there. But at the same time, I know other people have three or four more years, so I just want to make the most of the time I have left here.

What would you like to see more of on the court this season?

KM: This year we can add some more aggression. Sometimes we’re so worried about tactics and if we’re doing the right thing. We’re experienced enough to be aggressive and have fun with it.

What will you miss most about playing at CMU? KM: Being a part of the family. Having that special connection with the coaches and players you have while you’re here is really unique, and I’m definitely going to miss that. sports@cm-life.com

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Western Michigan and Kent State play Friday in matchup of division leaders. The Golden Flashes will be looking to giving the West a favor by handing the Broncos their first MAC loss of the season. CMU is looking to makeup some ground this weekend when it travels to the bottom of the MAC East at Buffalo and Bowling Green. The Chippewas took back-to-back MAC games against Toledo and Northern Illinois.

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Ohio suffered its first MAC loss of the season to the hands of Kent State last Thursday, 3-1. The Golden Flashes followed up the win with another against CMU in a sweep.

The Chippewas swept EMU on Thursday, and Ohio bounced back with a 3-1 win against the Eagles. Ohio takes on Toledo Friday as the Rockets are looking for big win against the Bobcats. CMU is looking to get back on track with road wins at Miami and Bowling Green.

Kent State won the battle of MAC leaders when it hosted Central Michigan and beat it 3-2 in overtime. It was the second MAC match of the season for both squads as the rest of the MAC got the conference season started. Ohio and Miami (Ohio) each picked up wins with the Bobcats, beating Missouri State 3-2, and the RedHawks taking care of Ball State 7-0. Ohio, CMU and Ball State each played non-conference games with the Bobcats winning 4-1 against St. Louis.

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Staff Reporter (6-1): Can CMU have two upsets in a row against MAC powerhouses? Unlikely, but after last week’s performance, I won’t put anything past Enos and the crew. They have to contain MAC MVP Jordan Lynch, who comes into town with NIU. Before the Ohio game, NIU might of taken CMU lightly and this game would be a lot closer.

NIU 42, CMU 30

AARON MCMANN

Senior Reporter (4-2): I’m not willing to totally write off CMU after the upset win over Ohio last week. The Chippewas did some good things, looking particularly versed on defense and showing some life on offense. They are going to need a repeat performance this week, this time capitalizing in the red zone, if they want to have a chance.

NIU 34, CMU 24

JEFF PAPWORTH

Staff Reporter (4-2): Central Michigan will have its best performance of the year against Northern Illinois on Saturday. But that will still not be enough as it will lose a close game against the Huskies.

The Chippewas’ win against Ohio last week and against NIU in 2011 will force the Huskies to not look past th em.

NIU 31, CMU 30

KRISTOPHER LODES

Sports Editor (4-2): After a suprising win last week, the football team is rolling with momentum. Nothing like the No. 23 team in the nation to come into homecoming and spoil everything. The Huskies are a dangerous team, but has a nasty habit of playing to their opponents level.

NIU 28, CMU 17

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Soccer team is our team first month of the season, the Chippewas refused to let tragedy and misfortune define them.

Giving up would have been easy, but not for these Chippewas.

Perhaps it was the arrival of the MAC season. First year head coach Peter McGahey has sung the praises of his teams resiliency since the first week of the season.

The only thing lacking was results.

With two wins over the two worst teams in the conference, the Chippewas made it clear no one should be sorry for them. Through all the darkness, the Chippewas are committed to finding the light of success.

But games against Buffalo and Akron could get in the way of that storybook ending if CMU fails to capitalize on the momentum of their recent success in conference play.

The Chippewas were the only MAC team that entered conference play without a

When the team started 0-7-1 to begin the year, many CMU soccer experts, myself included, predicted the 2013 campaign was a lost cause.

Shows how much I know.

Since grabbing their first victory of the season on Sept.

27, the Chippewas have gone 4-2 and are near the middle of the pack in the Mid-American Conference West heading into this weekend’s action.

Something changed with this team when MAC play started at Kent State. But why?

Surely at some point after senior leaders Jennifer Gassman and Kaely Schlosser were lost to season-ending injury, there were some CMU soccer players that knew getting wins in the conference would not be easy. The team has been exposed to negativity and tragedy before the season even began when sophomore midfielder Josie Seebeck was killed in a car accident a week before training camp opened.

Even after losing every game they played during the

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Sophomore midfielder Kaelyn Korte dribbles the ball down the field Sept. 20 against Dayton at the CMU Soccer Complex.

Dominick Mastrangelo

Staff Reporter victory in 2013. Somehow, someway, they have a chance to earn the right to call themselves one of the top teams in the MAC. But don’t tell the Chippewas that. They are too busy acting as an inspiration to student athletes all over this campus.

In football or basketball, we get an Antonio Brown or an Eric Fisher every once in a while. A guy we at CMU latch on to and call him “our guy.”

Instead, what we have with this year’s women’s soccer team is something more than that. We have an entire team that was unwilling to listen to the criticism or look at the rankings. We have a team that acts together, to represent us and to bring us pride.

We have our team. And our team is not done fighting yet.

Soccer team preps for weekend road trip against MAC East teams

By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

After taking care of the two lowest-ranked teams in the Mid-American Conference West last weekend, the soccer team will face only slightly stiffer competition this weekend.

The Chippewas, (4-9-1, 4-2 in MAC) take on Akron and Buffalo in a pair of games with MAC East teams.

CMU enters the weekend undefeated in road MAC play this season, and is looking to keep its rejuvenated offense going after scoring three goals in the first 13 minutes of its last game, a 3-0 win over Northern Illinois, and ran away with its most convincing win of the season.

Akron’s defense is struggling, giving up nine shots on goal and 20 shots total in a 2-0 loss to Kent State last weekend. The Chippewas defeated Kent State 1-0 to gain their first victory of the season on Sept. 27.

“We always talk about starting every game strong and on the right foot,” said head coach Peter McGahey. “For us it is all about capitalizing on our chances and Sunday (against NIU) we capitalized on our first three.”

Buffalo enters the weekend on a three-game losing skid and is second to last place in goals and assists in the conference.

Chippewa leading scorer Laura Gosse likely will threaten Bulls goalkeeper Ainsley Wheldon who has shut out just four opponents in 13 games played this season.

“Getting early goals like we got on Sunday really relieves some of the pressure,” Gosse said. “We talk about getting goals in bunches as much as we can. If we can do that this weekend, that will help us a lot.”

Although neither of the offenses CMU is set to face this weekend have posted particularly great numbers, Gosse said the Chippewas

understand their defense has won them several of their games this season.

“I think we’ve got to a point now in the season where we have really established a good defensive set up,” she said.

“Our defensive midfielders have meshed really well with what we are trying to do on offense, so that makes a big difference.”

Several women such as forwards Nicole Samuel and Kaelyn Korte made major contribution to the Chippewa scoring attack last weekend but did not score.

“This weekend is crucial for keeping the team’s confidence going strong,” Korte said. “It’s been a lot of ups and downs since the season started. Optimistically, if we come out of this weekend 6-2 (in the MAC) that would be great for us.”

GO CMU!

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Cross-country teams look for strong showings after two-week layoff

By Ian Callison Staff Reporter

After exceptional performances at the Notre Dame Invitational, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams will end its two week hiatus and compete in Pre-Nationals at Indiana State.

At Notre Dame, both teams earned fourth place overall in a pool of tight competition, with Ethan Lievense and Krista Parks coming in as top finishers, placing third and seventh in their respective five mile and 5k races.

CMU’s performance also booted them up in the Great Lakes region rankings, both teams moving up to No. 12.

Now, head coach Matt Kaczor hopes to carry the momentum from Notre Dame to Pre-Nationals. The team is seeded in the race with the best teams in the competition, and Kaczor is looking to see where CMU stacks up.

“We’re hoping to beat some teams at Pre-Nats that will help us get into nationals,” Kaczor said. “We’re also excited to see how many good teams we can beat.”

In the pool of 52 teams of the men’s race, CMU will face its top competition in the MidAmerican Conference. At Prenationals, the Chippewas will race No. 8 Eastern Michigan, No. 11 Akron, and No. 13 Miami in the Great Lakes region. The

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35 Golf club used as a dance pole?

38 Literary __ 40 Hikes 41 Scam 42 Pack animal 43 Friday is one: Abbr.

44 Boxers’ org.?

45 Memphis-to-Mobile dir.

48 Register button 50 Furrier’s assessment?

53 Latin catchall 55 Garden tool 56 __ bene 57 R2D2’s bar order?

59 Kind of acid 60 Mime 61 Part of Q.E.D. 62 “A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length” author 63 “We should!”

64 Mates 65 Two-part curves Down 1 Carrying extra weight 2 Another round, perhaps

3 Goes off script 4 2006 World Cup champion 5 Colleague of Boris 6 Get out 7 Options above “none of the above” 8 Pointed end 9 Org. created by the 1964 Civil Rights Act 10 Iliac lead-in 11 Magician’s way out, maybe 12 Whole number 13 Team lists 19 Fill the hold 21 Aphid predator 24 Type of malware 25 Bristle 30 Slow flow 32 Western star makeup 33 Pop-ups, e.g.

34 Cozy retreat 35 Had to wear the winning team’s jersey, say 36 Decides 37 Viva __ 38 Like some files

39 Carbon-14, e.g.

43 Narrow cut 44 Scrubs 45 Puts away 46 Ricky Gervais’ forte 47 Demands, as payment 49 “Zut __!”: French exclamation 51 In front 52 Hoity-toity types 54 “Great Expectations” convict Magwitch 58 Stat for Clayton Kershaw 59 Busy one that has made its mark in this puzzle’s five longest answers

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