October 22, 2012

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Monday, Oct. 22, 2012

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Matt Serra: SGA vote not enough to change academic calendar resolution

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Executive Director of Faculty Personnel Services Matt Serra said a vote from the Student Government Association alone will not be enough to stop the academic calendar change.

Serra, in an interview with Central Michigan Life Thursday, said students are a major voice at Central Michigan University, but he doesn’t know how much impact

the SGA resolution will have. He said if the SGA’s proposed resolution passes at its Monday meeting, SGA would still have to persuade Academic Senate to support it.

“This doesn’t end with Monday’s vote,” he said.

Serra said if SGA passes the resolution, this does not necessarily stop the process, because something, legislation or some type of vote, would still need to come from A-Senate.

“This was driven by Academic

Senate, and whatever students do needs to get through Academic Senate,” he said.

SGA introduced new legislation Oct. 8 that would not support the academic calendar change scheduled for fall 2014. The legislation lists 38 reasons why the academic calendar change would be detrimental to the CMU student body, including a lack of student support.

SGA President Justin Gawronski said when the academic

calendar committee originally brought their report to A-Senate last month, A-Senate merely voted to accept the report.

“The Academic Senate voted to accept their report, not necessarily to accept the calendar,” he said.

Gawronski said if the resolution passes Monday, it is possible SGA will go in front of A-Senate, but he is not sure if SGA will take that route or a different one.

Serra said the academic calendar committee is done with their

work and is not meeting anymore.

The academic calendar is now at the bargaining team stage. He said the academic calendar is part of the Faculty Association contract, and any change to the calendar is included with the contract.

FA President Laura Frey said the academic calendar is not an FA initiative or an administrative initiative — it is a senate issue that A CALENDAR| 2A

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Polls show race tied, Obama holding lead in Michigan

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

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Crystal residents Gracie Wenzel, left and husband Dick, look over CMU Homecoming events during the 50-year anniversary for the class of 1962 on Saturday morning in Powers Hall.

Golden years Class of 1962 honored, alum reminisces about CMU 50 years ago

By Kyle Kaminski | Staff Reporter

Only a few of present-day buildings had been constructed, course offerings were slim, and tuition was low at Central Michigan University in 1962.

A handful of graduates from the class of 1962 gathered at the Alumni Continental Breakfast Saturday at Powers Hall. The breakfast, open to all class of 1962 alums, served as an opportunity to reminisce and swap stories about CMU 50 years ago.

While there were no formal presentations or announcements, the room was full of chatter, at some points louder than others, particularly when one graduate would spot another whom they hadn’t seen in years.

“I remember back when we lived in Washington Court,” recalled 1962 graduate Richard Wenzel, accompanied by his wife, Gracie.

“The neighbors would all get together and play cribbage. It was a famous battle that we would always have and a good way to relax your brain after a day of class.”

Washington Court, as Wenzel recalls, is one of the few buildings that was around in 1962 and still remains today. The Bovee University Center was just two years old, the Rose Athletic Complex was still 11 years from completion, and Anspach Hall was still in planning stages – not yet built until 1966.

Pearce Hall followed a year after.

“I was here a couple years ago,” Wenzel said. “I don’t usually make it out toward Mount Pleasant unless it’s to visit friends, but I still try to keep in touch. Things have changed a lot even since then. The campus is just beautiful.”

During his time at CMU, Wenzel kept himself busy.

“Going to school while raising three children was a challenge,” Wenzel said. “I had a full load, and it was a busy time. I worked a lot and spent most of my time trying to keep my head above water.”

Although college was a busy time for

Wenzel between juggling a family life and completing a Bachelor of Science in Education, he said he has no regrets and remains positive about his time at CMU. “I was, and still am, very impressed with CMU,” he said. “A degree in teaching worked for me. It helped me in whatever I did. It taught me to live honestly and be willing to work hard.”

In addition to the architectural differences on campus, the cultural difference between then and now is huge.

In 1962, John F. Kennedy was president, the Cuban Missile Crisis had just averted, the first Polaroid pictures were being developed and segregation in public schools was just beginning to change.

“Times were a lot different back then,” Wenzel said. “But, even today, I think CMU is a great place to go to school. It’s a big school, but it’s not too big. The location is just ideal.”

While Wenzel’s experience as a Chippewa was positive, he offers some advice to current students so their experience can be equally as rewarding.

“Keep your nose to the grindstone,” he said. “Keep struggling. When you leave high school, you’re not used to having to read so much so quickly. It’s important to get your mind off play-things and focused on workthings. This is a serious time.” university@cm-life.com

Polls show President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney heading into a very close Nov. 6 election, and both campaigns Barack Obama are ratcheting up campaign spending in response.

The Real Clear Politics average of national polls shows a virtual tie between the two candidates, with Obama holding a very narrow 47.1 percent to 46.9 percent lead over Romney.

Two recent polls show Obama’s lead in Michigan settling at a comfortable margin for the president after briefly becoming close following the first presidential debate.

A Rasmussen Reports poll found Obama with a 52 percent to 45 percent lead among likely voters, while an EPIC-MRA poll conducted for the Detroit Free Press had Obama up 52 percent to 46 percent.

“I think the (second) debate had a role,” EPIC-MRA pollster Bernie Porn told the Free Press.

Mitt Romney “You look at people who watched the debate; they’re voting for Obama more than the state as a whole is.

Only among people who didn’t watch the debate are they tied.”

Nationally, Obama holds an advantage over Romney in the Electoral College, but swing-state races have tightened as well.

Putting Michigan and Pennsylvania (two states where the president holds average leads of five percent) in Obama’s column and North Carolina (where Romney leads by an average of roughly five percent) in Romney’s column, Obama holds a 237-206 electoral vote lead over Romney, with 95 votes in play. To win, a candidate must collect 270 votes.

Of the eight swing states currently in play, Obama holds small leads in Ohio (18 votes), Wisconsin (10 votes), Iowa (six votes) and Nevada (six votes), while Romney has small leads in Florida (29 votes), Virginia (13 votes), Colorado (9 votes) and New Hampshire (four votes), according to RCP’s polling averages. All together, that would translate into a narrow Obama win, 277-261.

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Journey of Hope inspires junior Jeremy Osborne to participate a second time

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

While most people will be lying on the beach or working their summer job, junior Jeremy Osborne will be traveling from the west coast to Washington, D.C. on a cycling adventure that he says will change his life.

Last year, the Carlson native was a crew member for the Journey of Hope, and, this year, he will be a cyclist in the event. The Journey of Hope raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities, which is the part of the philanthropy of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi.

“We want these people to know that we actually care about them and help them to feel respected and normal,” Osborne said. “We’re not looking down on them.”

Pi Kappa Phi is a social fraternity that has chapters all across the country, and they have helped with the Journey of Hope for many years. They cycle for about 75 miles per day and stop at host events for people with disabilities, such as wheelchair sporting events and visiting local groups of children with disabilities.

Osborne said Pi Kappa Phi is one of the only fraternities that owns and operates their own philanthropy, Push America, a

nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities, and 88 percent of the funds go to helping people with disabilities.

“We go and work hands-on with these people. We don’t just write a check and send it off. It’s a lot more personal,” Osborne said.

When Osborne met some of the brothers at Journey of Hope last summer, he said he was inspired by how selfless people were when it came to coming together to start a cause. There were 2,500 crew members and 5,500 cyclists who all came together from the sponsors who were willing to donate.

Only one percent of all of the brothers in the fraternity are able

to go on the Journey of Hope.

“I feel honored that I am able to go a second time. It’s honestly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I am going to be able to do twice,” Osborne said.

CMU’s Pi Kappa Phi President Matthew Berlin said he could tell Osborne had a positive experience when he was on the Journey of Hope for the first trip.

“He came back and had a different drive to work with people with disabilities and was a lot more open to volunteering,” Berlin said.

Osborne has inspired Berlin to go on the Journey of Hope with him this summer as well.

“When we came to visit these

people, they told us it felt like Christmas to them. They look forward to us coming every year,” Osborne said. “That’s a great feeling; it makes me appreciate the little things even more.”

Osborne said the trip this time will be different because it is with a whole new set of crew members and brothers, but he expects it to be a great adventure.

“Reaching out to people worldwide is rewarding; it’s not just about the cycling. The stops to help people is what it’s all about,” Osborne said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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The discovery of a new surgical procedure for breast cancer is being utilized by a Central Michigan University professor.

Dr. Sandra Howell, a College of Medicine professor of surgery, has been using a new surgical procedure known as cryoablation. The procedure is minimally invasive and provides an opportunity to remove benign tumors of the breast, also knows as fibroadenomas.

“This procedure is truly ground-breaking,” Howell said. “The field of breast cancer research has rapidly developed in the past 15 years, and this new procedure appears to be very promising.”

Before this procedure, patients with benign tumors had to endure an invasive surgery, known as a lumpectomy, that at times resulted in damaging viable tissue in the breasts, as well as disfiguring and scarring.

With this new procedure, a minimally invasive tool, roughly the size of a pencil, is used to administer liquid nitrogen to freeze the dead tissue.

After a core biopsy, which is read and interpreted by the pathologist, patients with multiple tumors can be deemed eligible for this procedure.

“This is not a procedure that we’d typically do for a single fibroadenoma,” Howell said.

“However, due to the nature of fibroadenomas, they are known to develop in more than one (tumor).”

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CALENDAR | CONTINUED FROM 1A has contractual components with FA. She said FA is working in conjunction with the administration according to a letter of agreement. An ad hoc committee of FA, administration and student representatives was created in spring 2011 to review the academic calendar.

“Once the senate voted yes (on the calendar), frankly, there was an obligation for representation from the Faculty Association and administration to come together,” she said. “We are the front, but we didn’t start the process.”

There has been student involvement with the academic calendar throughout the process of a year and a half, Frey said. She said students have expressed an interest in an academic calendar that begins after Labor Day so they can work more over the summer.

Registrar Karen Hutslar has not heard of any concern that a 15-week academic calendar would have an effect on enrollment at CMU. “That question has never come up,” she said. “We have never heard that concern.”

Serra said he is aware that some students, faculty, staff and administrators are in favor of the academic calendar change, and it is possible the voices from

those who want change are being muffled in the conversation.

However, he said it is up to those Laura Frey students to share their thoughts with SGA. Gawronski said he has heard from some students who are receptive to the calendar change, but the responses he has received have been generally negative.

“I hope those wishes aren’t getting drowned out at all,” he said. “I’m not pushing for any specific opinion.”

Serra said he and Frey will just have to “wait and see” what happens. He said if the calendar does

After a patient is administered a local anesthetic to numb the area, a quarter-inch incision is made at the location of the fibroadenomas, which is determined via ultrasound.

“The ultrasound machine allows us to see the location and size of the fibroadenomas in real-time,” Howell said.

Once the probe is inserted into the breast, real-time images from the ultrasound machine will help surgeons located the center of the typically oblong fibroadenoma, and ‘spear’ the fibroadenoma in the middle.

From there, liquid nitrogen is automatically administered in cycles to the area, determined by the patient’s health and the size of the fibroadenoma.

After two cycles of freezing and thawing of the fibroadenoma have occurred, the probe is removed, and the surgeon will finish up the procedure, closing the incision with minimal, if any, visible scarring.

Although this procedure appears to be a clear front-runner as opposed to a traditional lumpectomy, Howell said there are some risks and side-effects she always makes sure her patients are aware of.

“One of the side-effects of this procedure is that when the ‘ice ball’ melts, what ever tissue was frozen is now dead tissue,” she said. “Sometimes it can take time for the body to recognize the dead tissue, and replace it with either breast tissue or scar tissue.” university@cm-life.com

get the go-ahead, it can be approved by the end of the fall semester. The academic calendar change is slated to start in the fall of 2014, Serra said, and the dates for at least the first three years have been worked out.

If A-Senate takes action to withdraw, the bargaining team would be informed, because there would no longer be a recommended calendar, Serra said.

Gawronski said the SGA resolution does not mean there will never be a change to the academic calendar. He said another proposal could be brought to A-Senate again in a few years — one that is more in-tune with student interests.

“It wouldn’t completely kill it forever, just eliminate the current proposal,” he said.

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Members of Larzelere Hall perform Friday night during the Rock Rally 2012 at Plachta auditorium. Larzelere won first place out of 12 performances.

DEBATE | CONTINUED FROM 1A Both campaigns have started to ramp up already record-breaking campaign spending through Nov. 6 in a last-ditch attempt to win over undecided voters in swing states.

Both campaigns, their parties and their super PAC allies are virtually assured of pulling in over $1 billion in donations each. Team Obama has hauled in $969 million in donations so far, while Romney’s side has raised $919 million so far.

Despite Obama’s fundraising lead, Romney has more cash on hand to spend in the final weeks of the campaign in swing states.

Following a brutal Republican primary battle, the Obama campaign took a risk and spent millions of dollars in advertising in the spring and summer seeking to define Romney as an out-of-touch plutocrat. The strategy worked, as Romney lagged behind Obama in polls for most of the year.

Following Romney’s

strong performance in the first debate, the polls have since tightened, providing Romney an opportunity to potentially pull ahead in swing states by outspending Obama. Romney and his allies have roughly $45 million more in the bank than Obama and his allies.

Romney’s campaign has spent millions in swing states over the past couple weeks, presenting him as a

bipartisan problem solver and Obama as a partisan Democrat who broke his promises.

Meanwhile, the Obama camp is seeking to remind voters of Romney’s time as CEO of Bain Capital, while portraying the president as a leader who has risen to the occasion during historically tough times. metro@cm-life.com

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Blake Ketner pleads guilty to separate offense

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

By Kyle Kaminski Staff Reporter

A Mount Pleasant man recently charged with armed home invasion has pleaded guilty to a separate crime.

Blake Ryan Ketner, the suspect of a home invasion in Isabella County’s Wise Township on Oct. 12, has pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license, his second such offense.

Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully said he was charged with the crime in August.

Scully said the probation violation was filed against Ketner during the alleged home invasion, in which he stole fire arms from a home on the 9000 block of E. Coleman Road.

Ketner pleaded guilty to the charge of driving on a suspended license on Oct. 8 and was sentenced the same day.

According to a October 14 Central Michigan Life article, Ketner allegedly broke into the home and stole a handgun and possibly more firearms, police said.

While he was inside, the homeowner returned home

Jackson sang a song in her honor. The honor was in line with the spiritual nature of the feast, which was to remember loved ones who walked on, as tribal members say, in reference to the walk after death to the afterlife.

David Perez, a Saginaw Chippewa tribal member from the Turtle Clan, stood up and told the audience that their culture will persevere.

“We are as alive as those eagle feathers in that room,” he said and nodded toward the room where the centuries-old feathers spoke to each other.

Vice Chairwoman of the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees Sarah Opperman took on a new role this summer as a member of the Board of Directors at Isabella Bank, where she will make $26,000 per year.

The term began July 1 and will continue until the corporation’s annual shareholders meeting in 2013, when she will be up for election for a three-year term. Her duties at Isabella Bank will include oversight of the corporation’s financial condition, policies and compliance with various banking rules and regulations.

Opperman will earn an estimated annual compensation of $26,000 – totaling $78,000 throughout the course of her three-year term, if elected.

“I attend approximately two days of meetings per month,” Opperman said. “I also spend additional time reviewing materials in preparation for these meetings, and I am available for discussions with senior management and other board members.”

Opperman graduated from CMU in 1981, has previously served on the CMU Alumni Association Board of Directors and is currently on CMU’s Development Board, where she chairs the University Development Committee.

In addition to her position on the Board of Trustees, Opperman operates her own public affairs consultancy, serves on the journalism department’s professional advisory board and was inducted into the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame in 2006.

Despite her new commitments, Opperman says her involvement with CMU will be unaffected.

“I have been an active volunteer with CMU during most of my 30-plus year professional career, and that commitment will continue,” she said.

“With regard to my volunteer position on the Board of Trustees, I confirmed that the meeting dates of these two roles did not overlap through the next two years of meetings that have been scheduled before accepting the Isabella Bank position.”

Opperman said she is not concerned about having to balance all of her responsibilities and values each organization and project she is involved with.

“All of us manage our professional, volunteer, personal and family priorities,” Opperman said. “All three are important to me, and I look forward to continuing to focus on Isabella Bank, other professional responsibilities to CMU and other volunteer commitments and, of course, to my family.”

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Minnesota resident Ray St. Clair lights sage in a seashell to purify food before eating during the Eagle Feather Feast Friday evening at Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway St.

‘I’m Blessed’ Eagle Feather Feast held to honor heritage, ancestors

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WMu School of Medicine breaks ground

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

Western Michigan University has just broken ground for their new school of medicine less than a month after the opening ceremonies for CMU’s own College of Medicine.

Hal Jensen, founding dean of WMU’s School of Medicine, announced the preliminary accreditation of the school on Oct. 12 during the groundbreaking ceremonies. The school is expected to have its first class begin in fall 2014.

Ernest Yoder, founding dean of CMU’s College of Medicine, said WMU’s new school will compete for the top medical students at all medical schools, not just at CMU. “I do not believe WMU will harm CMU in anyway,” Yoder said. “They will help to address the physician shortage in Michigan.”

CMU has been collaborating with WMU on the Liaison Committee on the Medical Education accreditation process. Yoder said he looks forward to working with the leaders at WMU. “In addition to LCME, we have the opportunity to collaborate in curriculum design, development of educational sites and in development of new residency training programs in Michigan,” he said.

CMU received its own preliminary LCME accreditation on Feb. 24, making it one of 137 M.D.-granting medical schools.

Yoder told CM Life previously the school is expecting to receive provisional accreditation from LCME in 2015 and full accreditation in 2017.

The 350,000 square-foot, seven-story facility will cost WMU an estimated $68 million in renovations and expansions for the building, according to an announcement on the WMU website.

This is compared to more than $30 million in startup costs for CMU’s 60,000 square-foot College of Medicine, CM Life reported

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Ray St. Clair pinched the corner of his lip as he held a wooden staff in his hand that had a bald eagle head on the top.

“I’m so blessed, dude,” St. Clair said about the eagle feathers, wings and heads in his possession.

St. Clair, a Minnesota Chippewa tribal member from Ann Arbor, attended the Eagle Feather Feast Friday at the Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway St. “It’s really hard to bring this up,” St. Clair said about the eagle feather items. “I’m blessed.”

The eagle is considered

by Native Americans to be most sacred, because it flies higher than any living being, thus is closest to the Creator and carries the Natives’ prayers. The feast was conducted to celebrate the sacredness of the eagle and honor deceased loved ones. Eagle wings are used to draw negativity from a person and soothe their spirit.

“When you get these feathers, they are a medicine for the people,” said Beatrice Jackson, a Saginaw Chippewa tribal member and the only female member of the Eagle Clan. “When you get a feather, they are to be shared with the people, not to be kept in a box.”

Only Eagle Clan members and Native Ameri-

can combat veterans are allowed to touch eagle feathers.

William Johnson, curator of the Ziibiwing Center, explained the purpose of the feast, the culture and beliefs behind it.

Then the food was blessed with smudging – a ritual burning of sage in a seashell and fanned with an eagle wing meant to purify. The sage smoke was lightly fanned across the food.

The food spread included mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, black rice, fruits, vegetables and strawberry shortcake.

Jackson said the strawberry is a sacred food, and she eats it at most feasts.

Jackson said the eagle’s spirit never dies and that an eagle mother knows its child.

“Eagle feathers are not to be buried with the dead, because they are alive,” Jackson said. “One of the greatest honors is to have these eagle feathers.”

The feathers, which are part of the Ziibiwing Center eagle feather collection of more than 600 items, are taken out, cleaned and displayed to the public for four days once a year.

Luckily, according to the tribe’s spiritual belief, nobody dropped a feather.

“By dropping a feather, it means someone will die within three days,”

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Mount Pleasant residents Daisy Kostus, left, Beatrice Jackson and Deborah Porter eat sacred food during the Eagle Feather Feast Friday evening at the Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway St. “Eagle feathers are medicine for the people,” Jackson said. “They are meant to be shared, not put away in a box.”

Jackson said. “It’s a sign to prepare for whatever is coming.”

She spent the previous two days cleaning and honoring feathers, including some said to be as old as 250 years. Jackson said whenever she entered the room with the feathers, she said she could hear her 15-year-old feathers speaking with others from the time of Chief Pontiac.

Jackson spoke of a car accident she was in years ago. Her car rolled three times and came to rest underwater in a spring. A girl who came to her help near the road was hit by an oncoming car and died on the way to the hospital.

Alumni Village again hears alumni kazoo band playing fight song

By Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporter

About 100 people participated in a five-year tradition of playing the fight song on kazoos at the Alumni Village Saturday.

The alumni village provided a place for Central Michigan University alumni to tailgate before the Homecoming football game. Each college operated a tent complete with food and games for alumni and their families to enjoy. Toward the end of the event, attendees of the alumni village used kazoos to play the CMU fight song.

“The alumni village is the best opportunity to participate in the kazoo band,” 1977 Midland alum Elizabeth Campbell said.

The kazoos were a big part in the celebration before the football game, along with the reunion of

the graduating class of 1962.

It has become a tradition for the president of CMU to join in the kazoo band, but University President George Ross wasn’t in attendance this year.

Saturday was 1962 CMU graduates Larry and Sarah Lindsay’s first Homecoming game tailgate. The pair traveled to Mount Pleasant from their home in Potomac Falls, Va. Larry Lindsay, originally from Midland, became a CMU student in 1958 because he didn’t have a lot of choices for colleges.

“I had friends that I could stay with that lived nearby,” he said.

CMU was a teacher’s college in 1958 that trained students to become teachers in their area of interest. It became an official university in 1960.

Lindsay didn’t finish his

last year of training for teaching, but, instead, he graduated with majors in chemistry and math. He married Sarah between his junior and senior year in college, living in Preston Court apartments their senior year.

After graduation, he served in the army for 21 years, retiring in 1983. He found a job near Drummond, Va. that he continued for 27 years after retirement. He officially retired in 2010.

“If I didn’t serve in the army, I would have been a teacher,” he said.

Mount Pleasant alumni Jim and Mary Ellen Wynes met at CMU in 1962 and have been together ever since.

“We met the first day in orientation,” Mary Ellen said. “He asked me to dance with him at a mixer, and we’ve been together ever since.”

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California resident Tim Jackson, a 1986 alum, left, and L’Ance resident Todd Overbeek, a 1977 alum, right, play their kazoos together before the Homecoming football game Saturday afternoon in Alumni Village near Rose Pond. “The kazoos are our little contribution to everyone,” Jackson said.

The alumni village also featured an opportunity for children to step back in time and try on old CMU football jerseys and cheerleading

uniforms, courtesy of the Museum of Cultural and Natural History. studentlife@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | Four more years

Obama right for the country

Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter

Seriously, Nike?

Lance Armstrong announced Wednesday he is stepping down as chairman of the Livestrong cancer awareness charity after 16 years. The same day, Nike terminated all endorsements of the seven-time Tour de France champion after a release from the U.S. anti-doping agency that included Armstrong as guilty of cheating.

I get that Nike “doesn’t condone the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs,” but they still sponsor Tiger Woods after cheating on his wife and sleeping with dozens of women.

And that’s OK? I sense a little bias here.

Not to mention, Nike ultimately stood by Michael Vick after he served jail time for illegal dog fighting.

There is no consistency in who Nike chooses to stand by in times of public scrutiny.

The domino effect is in full swing in the market. Others followed suit, and Nike is even changing the name of the Lance Armstrong Fitness Center in Beaverton, Ore. The beer company Anheuser-Busch, whose Michelob Ultra brand was promoted

by Armstrong, also severed ties.

Not to mention, the bike manufacturer Trek Bicycle and athletic products maker Honey Stinger followed the lead and dropped Armstrong.

We still have some faith in sunglass maker Oakley, who said it would withhold judgment until the International Cycling Union decides whether to challenge the USADA’s findings. Chances are, Armstrong will not be a part of their brand anymore, either.

I understand the complexity of his actions, and, although I don’t think doping should be advocated by any means, where do they draw the line? How do they decide who to stand by? Why are his actions worth ending all endorsements?

The media infers that Armstrong is voluntarily stepping down from the foundation to avoid negative publicity. I’m sure Nike impacted his “choice.” Nike is causing itself more negative publicity by dropping Armstrong from the foundation by making a bigger deal out of it. Bad PR move.

He used blood transfusions and testosterone to enhance his performance. Tiger Woods cheated on his wife and went to a sex-addiction rehabilitation center. Both in the public eye are frowned upon, but why the favoritism toward Tiger in Nike’s eyes?

Nike doesn’t mess around. The company spent $800 million on endorsements this past fiscal year, and a substantial chunk went toward Armstrong’s campaign. Cutting ties will only cause the campaign to suffer. The public was dismayed by Woods when his infidelity was revealed, but no one seems to be bothered

by Armstrong.

Nike-brand President Charlie Denson inferred the company still supports Woods, because his actions are not directly affiliated with the sport itself. Although I can agree to that somewhat, the negative consequences Armstrong is dealing with are not fair after Woods’ “slap on the wrist.”

Both are personal actions.

With Nike, the Livestrong Foundation has raised more than $470 million to fight cancer and to support cancer research. I am still proud to see people wear the yellow bracelets and am disappointed in Nike for not supporting their long-time hero.

Tiger Woods’ actions are disgusting, and Nike should reevaluate what they are portraying by their actions. A little consistency would be a good move.

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hen Barack Obama took office nearly four years ago, the United States found itself in the middle of a crisis not seen since the

Great Depression greeted Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s.

We found ourselves with two mangled wars overseas, an unsustainable health care system and an American auto industry on the verge of collapse, all while the global economy was in the middle of a free fall caused by misguided policies and a financial system let loose.

Fast forward four years, and remarkable progress has been made on all those fronts. Troops are coming home from Iraq, and al Qaeda is as quiet as it has ever been. With the imperfect but historic Affordable Care Act, the U.S. now joins the ranks of industrialized nations that refuse to let their citizens die simply because they can’t afford insurance.

Thanks to the politically unpopular bailouts of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler, millions of manufacturing jobs (including thousands in Michigan) were saved, and the auto industry has come roaring back. And actions his administration took prevented

a depression and reigned in an out-of-control Wall Street.

Still, the economy remains the number-one issue for voters across the country, and for good reason.

The 7.8-percent unemployment rate, while the best we’ve seen in four years, is unacceptably high, and America still faces gigantic problems in the housing market and with the federal deficit.

Mitt Romney has presented himself as a problem-solver with experience in the private sector who knows how to tackle those problems. He has been given ample opportunity to explain to voters how he would specifically fix the nation’s problems. Time and time again, though, Romney has been as vague as any candidate in recent history, playing into the notion that he’s an opportunistic politician willing to say anything and to take hard stances on nothing if only it results in his election.

And while his vague solutions to the economy might play well

with those looking for a reason to vote against Obama, Romney’s lack of specifics is what’s most troublesome. The former Massachusetts governor has run on a populist platform of lowering tax rates across the board, effectively allowing everyone to keep more of their money. While that sounds good in theory, Romney has failed to articulate how he would pay for those tax cuts. Closing loopholes in the tax code is nice but rarely ever happens.

Should Romney become president, it is impossible to know which version of him would show up. Would he be the moderate Massachusetts governor or the self-described “severely conservative” Romney?

Obama, meanwhile, laid out the groundwork for his vision for the economy four years ago, asking millionaires to pay more in taxes, investing in infrastructure and manufacturing, and he continues on a similar trek this go-around.

While some of it hasn’t panned out—he extended the Bush tax cuts for all earners in 2010 and invested in failed green energy corporations — he has built the framework. Like Bush in 2004 with his two wars, it’s time we let Obama finish the job he started.

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[YOUR VOICE] Online Reader comments on the Oct. 20 “Football drops Homecoming game 41-30 to Ball State” story “To Heeke, Dr. Ross and the BOT, It is time to relieve Enos of his duties and find another coach for 2013. This is really getting ridiculous. Who is our QB for next year???????

IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP TO REESTABLISH CMU PRESENCE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.” -4locko “When will SOMEONE hold SOMEONE accountable??????

14,000 for Homecoming?”

-admiral “14,000 fans for Homecoming with decent weather? What’s your first clue CMU’s football program is in serious trouble?

Does the team have to lose the next five games to prove to Ross and Heeke that Enos has to go?

If Rao was still here, Enos would be gone, because Rao learned from the Debord disaster!”

-centmich77 “There’s a simple answer to all of this nonsense. BOYCOTT all games! Demand removal of this E-mail | e dito r@ cm -life.co m M ail | 43 6 M o ore Hal M o unt Ple as a nt, MI 4 8 859 Fax | 9 8 9.7 74 .78 0 5

football staff—all of them! Enos just got beat again, by a guy who CMU turned down! What is Mr. Heeke not seeing here?! Or is Ross The Clown pulling strings behind the scenes?!”

-CE “Have we seen enough yet?

Radcliff is a disaster. He is the Valverde of QBs, and Enos’ loyalty to him SHOULD be the nail in his coaching career.”

-Jeff Solomon “Lack of attendance surely didn’t have anything to do with the fact that this game was at the same time as MSU/UM, right? I have a lot of CMU pride, but if you think most people aren’t going to skip out in favor of childhood favorites playing in the annual rivalry game, you’re crazy. Whoever scheduled the game at the same time should be questioned.

Keep blaming Enos; it’s the easy thing to do. The team is still very young, and the transititon from spread to pro style isn’t exactly an easy one. Dan Enos can’t catch passes, make blocks or tackle. Players have to be responsible, too. How quickly we forget a win over Iowa.”

-Patient Peter

“First, the Marching Chippewas were outstanding. The music selection was perfect; their playing and marching were right on. They continue the tradition of football Saturday and being one of the best college marching bands! The alumni band turnout was top notch, too. I like the “where’s Waldo” in the band (look at a photograph — you’ll see what I mean).

I was very disappointed in the attendance. I thought last year HC was bad, but this year was pathetic — and the weather was a vast improvment over 2011.

The students certainly did not come out to support the team, so that is very telling. For the rest who didn’t attend, was it the $22 ticket price keeping everyone away?

I think it’s time for a new coaching staff. The players have talent, but they are just not able to execute under this lack of leadership.

Regardless of the scoreboard, I did have a great time seeing my old friends, visiting the departmental tents, tailgating and paying tribute to our friend and alumni Bob Blanchard who passed away this summer at way too young of age. Bless you, Bob.” -Vince88

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Managing time is possible How often do we hear others say “If I only had time” or “ I would love to, but I just don’t have the time?” As if we own time or can somehow control it.

Well, we do have control as to how we use our time. Everyday, when we rush about, stressing or doing things we hate.

We have control in how we approach the tasks we set for ourselves. While midterms and exam time might be the most stressful, it also might be the best time to lessen our stress.

One of the effects of long-term exposure to stress is that it kills your brain cells. So it’s in your best interest, if you want to pass that test, not to freak out.

Rather than taking the easy way out and just saying (and believing) that time is not in our favor, we could stop, breathe and think. We can plan our days, plan what we will do.

Some might say, “Yeah, but it’s not that easy,” but it is.

Mostly, it is about prioritizing.

Mostly, it is about choosing.

Mostly, it is being conscious of the ways we already are using our time.

I bet if you added up all the Facebook, Twitter and/or mindless Internet searching, you just might be shocked and could think of ways you would rather spend that time.

Have too many chores and not enough quiet time? Instead of doing the dishes, or whatever it might be that you don’t want to do, put it on the to-do-latershelf and sit down with a nice cup of tea and a book.

In 2011, there was a survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed how Americans made use of their time.

On average, about 7.6 hours a day were spent working. When housework days came up, the people who did housework (like cleaning, cooking, working on the yard), spent about 2.1-2.6 a day hours, depending on if it was a woman or a man.

Now, this wasn’t every day they cleaned or cooked, but the way I see it: If you really want some time, your place might not need to be perfectly clean.

Skimp a little bit or work faster cut that time a little and take 10 minutes that you would have used scrubbing the toilet and just have some quiet time.

I might not control time, but I know how to structure my day and make sure to make blocks of availability for myself with a little planning.

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continued from 3A previously. CMU’s facilities include a $7 million research laboratory and are an addition to the Health Professions Building.

WMU’s medical college will be funded privately, Bob Miller, associate vice president for community outreach at WMU, told CM Life. CMU’s College of Medicine, on the other hand, will be financed through funds of existing academic programs.

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Thirty-five boats set sail for the 15th annual Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday.

The event, sponsored by the School of Engineering and Technology, took place in the Rose Ponds before the Homecoming football game.

It featured 28 teams from the Introduction to Engineering class, as well as student groups competing in the open competition.

“I think we’ll be able to make it across the two ponds no problem,” freshman competitor Mitchell St. Amour said. “But I won’t say it’s not going to be chilly.”

The purpose of the race was for engineering students to apply the basic elements of engineering to build the best boat they could. Teams were only allowed to use certain amounts of duct tape, cardboard and liquid nails in the construction of their vessels.

After the teams crossed the first pond, they had to carry their boats to the second pond and sail around the statue in the water before reaching the finish line.

The length of the course was between 300 and 400 yards.

More than 200 partici-

For the fifth time in a row, the Isabella County Jail earned a “100-percent Compliance” certificate from the Michigan Department of Corrections as part of its jail inspection program.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said the jail was in compliance with the standards and administrative rules set forth by the MDOC. “One of the things they do is review our jail’s policies and procedures,” he said.

“Rules and laws change, so we have to keep up with that.”

Jail administrator Tom Recker said the staff goes through the facility twice a day to make sure the jail continues keeping up to

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East Rapids senior Nathan Olin, left, gets help from Troy freshman Joe Colo, left, as his team prepres to paddle their cardboard boat Saturday afternoon in Rose Pond.

pants competed in seven heats. Nine of the boats sank before reaching the end of the second pond.

Floating Titanic won the first heat and also took first place this year with a time of 5 minutes and 45 seconds.

The record for the fastest time in the history of the event was set in 2010 by the ASME, with a time of 4 min-

utes 58 seconds, said Brian DeJong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and organizer for the race.

There was no winner in the fourth heat, because all of the boats sank. The winners of the other heats were Jenny, the S.S. Bottoms Up, BNH and the U.S.S. Popeye.

“It was a bit top-heavy,” Bottoms Up rower and Matt

“They require a minimum of 20 hours of ongoing training each year.”

Tom Recker, Jail administrator principles.

Recker said standards include checking the emergency fire equipment, quarterly fire inspections and health safety issues, being on top of cleaning, inmate classification and correction officer training.

“They require a minimum of 20 hours of on-going training each year,” Recker said. “Most of our people get a lot more than that.”

Another main focus is keeping the kitchen sanitary and checking with a dietician to ensure the inmates are receiving nutritious meals, both of which Recker said meet and exceed the MDOC’s expectations.

“People have said it’s one of the cleanest kitchens in the area and one of the cleanest jail kitchens they’ve ever seen,” Recker said.

Mioduszewski said although compliance certificates are awarded annually, it takes daily discipline to keep the jail up to standards.

“We get inspected once every year or year and a half, but our folks every day do a great job,” he said.

With 25 full-time employees and five part-time employees, Recker said it’s the staff who make the difference.

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Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said police were in the process of getting search warrants for both Ketner’s home and his mother’s home when his mother told police her son was at her home on the 8000 block of North Wise Road.

Police arrived to Ketner’s mother’s home at about 3 p.m, where they found Ketner had barricaded himself inside the home.

Mioduszewski said police are unsure how long Ketner was barricaded inside the home before they arrived.

With the assistance of surrounding law enforcement agencies, Ketner was taken into custody at about 8:51 p.m. Friday. He was arrested on five charges: home invasion first degree, assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny of firearms, assaulting/resisting/ obstructing a police officer and felony firearm.

Scully said Ketner’s preliminary hearing regarding the home invasion is set for 8:15 a.m. Thursday before Isabella County Judge William Rush.

“It’s the very first step in the felony court process,” Scully said. “It’s nowhere near completion.”

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said Ketner is currently lodged at the Isabella County Jail.

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Soccer clinches share of MAC West title with 2-0 victory Sunday against Ball State

By Ryan Solecki Staff Reporter

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Freshman forward Danielle Rotheram kicks the ball down field during the first half of game against Miami on Friday at CMU Soccer Complex.

The women’s soccer team clinched a share of the Mid-American Conference west title in a 2-0 win over Ball State Sunday.

Senior midfielder Autumn Hawkins scored her second game-winning goal in the past three games, with a header sent into the top of the net ten minutes into the second half. The goal was assisted by senior defenseman Bailey Brandon and sophomore forward Laura Gosse.

Hawkins and the rest of the team attempted to block out Friday’s loss to MAC East leader Miami (Ohio).

“We were still a little upset, but we wanted to focus and not think about

Friday,” Hawkins said. “We just want to take it a game at a time.”

Central Michigan was quick to strike again, adding a second goal four minutes later. Junior midfielder Kaely Schlosser finished on a free kick for CMU’s second and final goal.

“We dominated the second half; we got a hold of the game,” head coach Neil Stafford said. “As the game went on, I felt like our team got stronger.

Our combination play was especially good today.”

CMU out-shot BSU 22-9; however, the game was more evenly played when it came to shots on goal. The Chippewas had seven chances on net, but the Cardinals were right behind with five.

The Chippewas commanded

the game as it went on, though it remained physical by both parties.

Twenty-eight fouls were called between the two teams.

“It was a physical game, but it was fair and competitive,” Stafford said. “I thought there were some moments where the refs could have taken better control, but we remained well-disciplined.”

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With a season-defining game against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, CMU came just short, losing 1-0 in a hardfought double-overtime battle Friday at the CMU soccer complex.

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Football attendance drops again

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Sophomore wide receiver Titus Davis misses a pass during the first half against Ball State Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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Turnovers prove costly in Chippewas 41-30 Homecoming loss to Ball State

By Ryan Zuke | Staff Reporter

Check out a photo gallery of Saturday’s game on cm-life.com The scoreboard read 446 offensive yards for Central Michigan and 464 for Ball State at the end of the game.

But in the points column, it was not that close as CMU lost to BSU 41-30, Saturday in front of 14,081 fans at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

“You’ve got to give credit to Ball State,” head coach Dan Enos said.

“I think they capitalized on their opportunities, and I don’t think we did.”

Junior Zurlon Tipton rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, and senior Ryan Radcliff threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns, but two Radcliff turnovers proved to be costly.

The Chippewas trailed 24-10 in

the third quarter with the ball on the BSU 25-yard line, but Radcliff fumbled and defensive tackle Nathan Ollie recovered, carrying the ball to the CMU 41.

“It wasn’t a very smart play,” Enos said. “He should have gone to his number-two receiver and threw it to him. We felt he was open, and, at worst-case scenario, he should have thrown it away so we had a chance to go for it or kick a field goal.”

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From left, defensive backs Avery Cunningham and Jason Wilson bring down BSU wide receiver Willie Snead during the third quarter of Saturday’s Homecoming game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

The Cardinals capitalized on the turnover, taking a 31-10 lead on a Keith Wenning touchdown pass to tight end Zane Fakes.

Wenning finished with 231 passing yards and three touchdowns. He added a rushing touchdown in the second quarter as well.

BSU extended its lead to 38-17 on the first play of the fourth quarter with Wenning, hitting a wide-open Barrington Scott for a seven-yard score. Scott also had a rushing touchdown and 99 yards on the ground.

Winning football, comfortable weather and good company are the three most popular reasons that fans are drawn to college football games.

Even when your team is having an off-year – or three – a Homecoming game will bring hype and attention to your team.

Campus takes on an added buzz the week leading up to the game, and students partake in week-long events up until the game, building school spirit, and with it, team morale.

But what happened?

Central Michigan athletics reported an attendance count of 14,081 after Saturday’s 41-30 loss to Ball State – a 56-degree, partly cloudy day at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Many argued last season that the tradition of football in Mount Pleasant wasn’t what it used to be with only two Saturday home games on schedule.

This year, that number has more than doubled, with five Saturday games at Kelly/Shorts.

On a day when alumni are expected to flock to the stadium to cheer on the Chippewas, attendance almost didn’t break the 14,000 mark.

The last time CMU prevailed on Homecoming was in 2009 when quarterback Dan LeFevour threw three touchdowns in a 56-8 clobbering of Eastern Michigan. That was also the coldest of the past four – 47 degrees.

Kelly/Shorts held 26,730 spectators for that game.

The following year, Miami scored on a game-winning 71-yard pass from Zac Dysert to Any Cruse with 19 seconds to go before overtime.

Kelly/Shorts Stadium held 24,761 people that day on a 56-degree sunny day.

In 2011, Eastern Michigan almost mirrored Miami, scoring on a 30yard run by Alex Gillett as the clock read 37 seconds remaining in 2011.

A crowd of 17,158 watched that game on a blustery 54-degree day.

Notice a pattern?

While CMU did go through a change in how it estimates attendance numbers, the fact of the matter remains the same; attendance at Kelly/Shorts isn’t what it used to be.

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Field hockey splits overtime games, beating Ohio, losing to Michigan State

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The field hockey team forced overtime in both games this weekend at the Field Hockey Complex by stopping the opposing offense on a penalty corner in the closing seconds.

Central Michigan capitalized against Ohio, beating the Bobcats 2-1 Friday, but lost 2-1 to No. 20 Michigan State Sunday.

“In overtime, you’re exhausted.

You’ve already played 70 minutes of a hard game,” junior Skylar VanNatta.

“It’s just kind of who wants it more, and seven on seven, you know you have the girl you’re marking up, so it’s a lot more running; it’s a lot more intense.”

Spartan Abby Barker scored the game-winning goal in a one-on-one opportunity with senior goalkeeper Anastasia Netto, 1:32 after regulation had ended.

The Chippewas had a similar scoring opportunity in each half, with only the goalie standing between them and a goal, and failed on both chances.

“From the sideline, it looks like you should be able to make (those shots),” head coach Cristy Freese said. “We made some good decisions; we just have to finish a little stronger.”

Barker also had the first goal of the game off a rebound on the left side in the 29th minute. She has accounted for 16 of the 31 goals the Spartans have scored this season.

VanNatta tied the game in the last minute of the first half, finding her way through a scrum in front of the net to push the ball, which bounced off the post and into the net.

“We’ve talked a lot about how there are goals to be scored on the opposite post,” Freese said. “The best thing about that goal was (VanNatta) saw that post was open, and she went into that space and finished.”

The game was played between the 25-yard lines, and it was difficult for either team to find holes in the opposing defense.

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Sophomore Jordyn Brengosz sends the ball downfield Friday against Ohio at the Field Hockey Complex. The Chippewas won the game 2-1 in overtime on a game-winning tip-in goal from Brengosz.

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STATS | WEEK 8 Ball State 41, Central Michigan 30 | Final statistics GAME LEADERS Receiving Cody Wilson (CMU) 7 catches, 111 yards, 2 TD Titus Davis CMU) 5 catches, 75 yards, 0 TD

Rushing Zurlon Tipton (CMU) 17 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD Passing Ryan Radcliff (CMU) 23-of-38, 339 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Defensive Shamari Benton (CMU LB) 12 tackles, 1 FR Avery Cunningham CMU DB) 10 tackles, 1 FF

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

NEXT SATURDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 23, Toledo 29

BSU at Army, noon

Pittsburgh 20, Buffalo 6

NIU at WMU, noon

BSU 41, CMU 30

Akron at CMU, 3:30 p.m.

WMU 24, KSU 41

EMU at BGSU, 3:30 p.m.

Army 38, EMU 48

KSU at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m.

BGSU 24, UMass 0

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Senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff is tackled just after throwing the football against Ball State Saturday afternoon at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. CMU lost 41-30.

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Score

1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th

BSU - Barrington Scott 6-yard run CMU - Ben McCord 22-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff BSU - Keith Wenning 1-yard run CMU - David Harman 51-yard field goal BSU - Steven Schott 40-yard field goal BSU - Willie Snead 6-yard pass from Keith Wenning BSU - Zane Fakes 5-yard pass from Keith Wenning CMU - Cody Wilson 5-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff BSU - Barrington Scott 7-yard pass from Keith Wenning CMU - Zurlon Tipton 6-yard run BSU - Steven Schott 32-yard field goal CMU -Cody Wilson 18-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff

7-0 (7:22) 7-7 (14:55) 14-7 (12:13) 14-10 (9:41) 17-10 (5:19) 24-10 (0:10) 31-10 (8:07) 31-17 (4:46) 38-17 (14:55) 38-23 (11:45) 41-23 (3:00) 41-30 (1:31)

Total 41 30

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23 107 1 339 23-38-1 3 446

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Aug. 30 SEMS, W Sept. 8 MSU, L Sept. 22 at Iowa, W Sept. 29 at Northern Illinois, L Oct. 6 at Toledo, L

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Coach Dan Enos acknowledges football team’s poor defense

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

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Ball State running back Jahwan Edwards breaks the tackle of three CMU defenders during Saturday’s game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Edwards ran for 128 yards against CMU’s defense during BSU’s 41-30 win.

FREESE | CONTINUED FROM 1B “MSU did a great job of keeping the ball out of the circle,” VanNatta said. “We tried a lot of times to hit it in, and they had some great defenders who completely stopped the ball.”

Netto went down after allowing the first goal of the game as a result of the ball hitting her in the throat, Freese said.

She showed she was fine by making two-straight kick saves in the 42nd minute and saving 80 percent of the shots on goal for the game, 15.5 percent above her season average.

The team is 2-3 in extra minutes this season after losing all three overtime games last season.

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The field hockey players signaled the importance of their game against Ohio Friday at the Field Hockey Complex by cheering louder than they ever

COLUMN | CONTINUED FROM 1B Saturday marked the thirdstraight year the Chippewas lost their Homecoming game.

Unfortunately, it didn’t come down to the final possession like the last two, both ending on last-minute touchdowns.

The game seemed almost out of reach as early as halftime, when CMU trailed 24-10 and never cut the lead to less than two scores again.

Even with the weather better than it has been in past years and alumni coming to support

have at home this season when the team tallied the first goal of the game.

When CMU scored its last to win 2-1 in overtime, they showed even more emotion, erupting with joy.

“I’m just really excited we were able to pull off the win,” sophomore Jordyn Brengosz said. “We knew coming in this was going to be a huge game, and we needed this win to be in really good position in the (MidAmerican Conference).”

The Chippewas and Bobcats were two of four teams tied for first in the MAC with a 2-1 record entering the day.

Brengosz did the honors of getting the Chippewas one step closer to their first conference championship in 10 years, swatting a shot into the net in the 76th minute.

CMU plays Kent State for at least a share of the MAC championship Saturday at the Field Hockey Complex. The team also hosts No. 15 Michigan Sunday. sports@cm-life.com

the Chippewas, the football team was not able to bring in 15,000 followers.

It’s only fair to mention CMU wasn’t the only cherished Michigan team playing at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

The annual rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State aired on Big Ten Network at the same time, forcing football fans to choose between games.

CMU isn’t to blame for this scheduling conflict, because it scheduled its game before the in-state rivalry set its kickoff time, but the attendance numbers at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Saturday made a point.

The football program continues to lose its fan base and will

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Head coach Dan Enos was visibly frustrated when asked about his team’s struggling defense following the 41-30 loss to Ball State Saturday, “We have to play better,” he said.

The CMU defense, which ranks 11th in the Mid-American Conference, conceding 39.4 points per game, struggled throughout the game against the Cardinals.

BSU was 10-of-17 in third

“They’ve beaten South Florida; (they) beat Indiana.

They’re a top-rated offense in our league. They have fourth and fifth-year seniors all over the offensive line, and their quarterback is a veteran.

They executed and did what they needed to do.”

CMU hosts Akron next weekend at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. After eight games, the Zips rank sixth in the conference in total offense. sports@cm-life.com

Youth beginning to make an impact on football team

By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

Football head coach Dan Enos said at the beginning of the year that the team would not need to play as many freshmen compared to the past two years.

But because of injuries and under-performances, more freshmen are getting playing time midway through the season.

“We have a lot of young guys, and this is a process,” Enos said. “You don’t just wave a magic wand and get real, real good over night.

We have a vision; we have a plan, and we’re going to stick to it.”

Redshirt freshman tight end Ben McCord had zero catches entering Saturday’s game and was not listed on the depth chart. But he received the bulk of the playing time at tight end

and caught four passes for 47 yards and a touchdown.

“Again, he’s a freshman,” Enos said. “He’s a guy that when he got here, he was 214 pounds; he’s (now) at 240, 245. He’s extremely athletic. Before he’s all done he’s got four years to play he’ll be a very, very productive player in this league.”

Despite being listed third on the depth chart, freshman running back Saylor Lavallii has seen more playing time than sophomore Anthony Garland, who is listed second. Lavallii also leads the team in kick return yards with 465.

At nickelback, freshman Kavon Frazier was elevated into a starting role after sophomore Jarret Chapman was injured earlier in the year. Chapman returned to play Saturday but left the game with a concussion.

Freshman Jabari Dean received his first start at defensive tackle against Northern Illinois on Sept. 29 and has started every game since. Dean has recorded 16 tackles this season.

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continue to do so until it can learn to win games. Many who attend this university are CMU students first but not necessarily CMU football fans first.

Through the first four home games this season, CMU looks to sit safely above the NCAA Division I required 15,000 average attendance mark.

CMU is averaging a crowd of 19,883 this season, strongly due to the 35,127 that filled the stadium for the “Clash at Kelly Shorts” on Sept. 8.

The final three home games of the season will be played in harsher weather, and it might be pretty interesting to see who shows.

The loss was CMU’s first at home since 2008.

“It is what it is,” Stafford said.

“I’m just disappointed for the ladies. Every year, there’s a class that doesn’t come back, and

your heart bleeds for them.”

CMU (12-5-1) will travel to Bowling Green (2-16-1) Thursday to take on the Falcons at Cochrane Soccer Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. A vic-

tory Thursday would set the Chippewas up with the second seed in the MAC Tournament, which begins Sunday.

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FIRST HALF

and we just made a decision today to play him,” Enos said.

“He’s going to be a good player.”

BSU regained the lead on the ensuing drive, capped off on a one-yard touchdown run

by Wenning.

Harman used his leg to pulledw CMU within four on a career-high 51-yard field goal with 9:41 left in the first half.

But the Cardinals scored ten unanswered points to end the half and took a 24-10 lead into the locker room.

CMU will host Akron Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

The Chippewas added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter but fell short.

Sophomore defensive back Jarret Chapman left the game with a concussion, but Enos said he was fine after the game. Defensive back Kavon Frazier had to get stitches in his hand but came back to play.

“If I could just say we’re going to get better on defense and it would happen, don’t you think I would have done that?” Enos said after the game. “Obviously, that’s not going to happen. So we’re working through it.”

Things might get easier for the Chippewas, who have played their first three conference games against Northern Illinois, Toledo and Ball State, the league’s topthree offenses.

“Ball State is a good football team,” Enos said.

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down conversions and finished six-for-six in red zone opportunities, scoring touchdowns on five of those possessions. Despite the struggles, Enos is optimistic things will improve.

“We have a vision and a plan of what we’re trying to do,” he said. “We’re going to stick to it and not waver from it. We’re going to continue to get better.”

CMU gave up 464 yards against the Cardinals, which is higher than its season average of 446.3 yards per game.

CMU had a chance to take a lead on its first drive, but senior David Harman missed wideright on a 38-yard field goal.

BSU took advantage, using an 11-play, 79-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead. Scott rushed up the middle for a six-yard score.

The Chippewas tied the game five seconds into the second quarter when Radcliff found tight end Ben McCord in the corner of the end zone for a 22-yard score. It was McCord’s first touchdown of his career.

“He’s had really good practices the past couple of weeks,

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She only had to make three saves to shut out Maine.

Senior Emily Girasole has performed well as Netto’s right-hand woman as the sweeper — an important position according to head coach Cristy Freese.

“It’s the quarterback of the defense,” Freese said earlier this season. “It’s the person that’s trying to organize the defense early, and then once they have to get involved, then your goalkeeper has to organize the rest of it.”

Senior Brittany Burga also brings experience as a back, and junior Skylar VanNatta’s skills on defense served the team well in crunch time against the Bobcats.

VanNatta participated in her unheralded role of charging at the shooter Skylar VanNatta in the penalty corner in the last seconds of the game Friday and completely halted the play.

At the end of the road, the defense will have no time to catch its breath.

Kent State, ranked second in goals per game, comes to Mount Pleasant Saturday in what will at least decide which team gets a share of the conference championship.

Furthermore, it appears the fluttering CMU offense has not and will not be there to help, so the defense will have to win the championship.

Volleyball drops to third in West on three-game losing streak led the team with her 24 digs. Also aiding the defense was senior outside hitter Lindsay Dulude (nine digs) and junior setter Kelly Maxwell (six digs).

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Sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre spikes the ball at the Eastern Michigan defense on Sept. 27 at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas won the match sweeping the Eagles three sets to none.

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The volleyball team slipped to third in the MidAmerican Conference West Division a week after head coach Erik Olson said he wasn’t satisfied with his firstplace team’s play.

Central Michigan suffered its second loss in as many games this weekend, falling to the Akron Zips (12-10) in four sets Saturday in Akron.

After a devastating loss to 2-7 Buffalo Friday night, Central Michigan traveled to Akron, where it failed to pull out a win. The loss drops the Chippewas to 6-4 in the Mid-American Conference.

“I think we played better tonight than we did last night (against Buffalo), but we need to be better on our transitions,” head coach Erik Olson said.

The Chippewas got off to a slow start, and the Zips lead CMU comfortably most of

the first game. Set one was taken by Akron, 25-19.

CMU came out strong in the second set, going pointfor-point early until the Chippewas pulled ahead in a 25-12 win.

“I think we took turns, especially with passing,” Olson said. “In that game, we served really well, and they didn’t pass very well.”

The third set was closer than the first two, but, in the end, the Zips came out on top, winning 25-20.

Akron won the fourth set 26-24, destroying any chance at a CMU comeback.

Offensively, CMU had four players attain double-digit kills. Leading the team was sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre with 11 kills and 18 digs. “(McIntyre) scored good points for us, and we were pretty impressed with her digging as well tonight,” Olson said.

Defensively, junior defensive specialist Jenna Coates

Winning a championship with defense is a concept that fans of any sport can understand.

As reAnastasia Netto cently as Saturday, the Michigan football team made a big step toward a Big Ten Championship by holding Michigan State to 10 points.

In 2004, the Detroit Pistons won an NBA Championship with the same kind of defense the “Bad Boys” employed.

It also happens to be the formula the field hockey team – tied first in the MidAmerican Conference – is using with much success in its hunt for a conference championship.

Central Michigan held defending conference champion Ohio to one goal Friday.

The defense of the Chippewas had to clamp down for an extra 5:44 of overtime until the offense got its act together.

The team also traveled to a hostile environment at Missouri State, which was undefeated in the MAC at the time, and did not allow a goal.

Outside the conference, the Chippewas won their first game against a top-25 team in five years against then-No. 22 Maine by not letting any goals between the pipes.

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Unfortunately, CMU had a rough time getting going against one of the MidAmerican Conference top blocking teams, falling to Buffalo 3-1.

CMU was held to a .172 hitting percentage with 31 errors.

Despite the offensive struggles, four Chippewas had double-digit kills, including McIntyre, who tallied 15 and Dulude, who had 12. Junior middle blocker Danielle Gotham had 11,

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Coates was a bright spot on the night, leading a defense that had 82 digs with a team-high 32-digs – Jenna Coates just two less than her career and seasonhigh for a single match.

The Chippewas (12-9, 6-4 MAC) travel to Kalamazoo Friday to take on the Western Michigan Broncos for the second time this season.

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