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ANNUAL CARDBOARD CITY EVENT ADVOCATES FOR HOMELESS WEDNESDAY Brooklin White | Freelance Photographer Students and faculty come together to discuss academic reorganization on Nov. 10 in the Park Library Auditorium.

Students, faculty express distrust of Academic Reorganization initiative

By Quinn Kirby Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Students and faculty have doubts about the Academic Organization Review Initiative.

These concerns were expressed during an open forum Friday, Nov, 10 in Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

With the auditorium at capacity, the public forum was for faculty and students to ask questions, share concerns and suggest ideas they may have about the academic reorganization.

The Academic Organizational Review was approved by the Board of Trustees in August. The initiative will review and reorganize CMU’s academic and administrative structure.

“This is an organizational review,” said Ian Davison, senior vice provost of the initiative. “We’re asking ourselves the question, ‘Are we properly organized (as) a university of the future?’”

The audience had different questions.

Attendees questioned the ability of the committees in dispersing quality information to the public and the initiative’s dedication to receiving student input.

Connecticut senior Jessie Black urged the committee to consider how the lack of the student voice could lead to uninformed decision making.

“If this (committee) strays away from being student oriented, it could have some pretty bad repercussions,” Black said.

Audience members attributed a quiet student opinion to the professional rhetoric of the committee members and a lack of communication with students.

Anna Owens, Student Government Association president, is preparing a campus-wide survey to be

delivered via email in the upcoming weeks. Owens was not present at the public forum, but Davison spoke in her absence and said a student forum will take place so students may share their opinions on the reorganization.

Mary Senter, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work faculty member attempted to summarize the mood of the audience.

“There has not been one single proposal put forward today about a different kind of organization, and that should tell you a lot,” Senter said.

“All of the questions have to do with the process that is not well understood and not well communicated. What you should take away from this is that there’s a tremendous amount of distrust about this whole process.”

Following the event, Davison provided his take on students not being informed about the initiative.

“Obviously, the student body doesn’t feel like they’re being represented or are aware of the process,” Davison said. “We will, to the extent we can, make sure there is more information put out for the students.”

Throughout the event, Davison provided possible mediums this information may come through: email, events, student leadership and news.

“The motivation behind this is to make sure we do a better job of supporting our students’ education,” Davison said.

Royal Oak junior Abigail Walsh was unimpressed with the committee’s responses.

“Every question that was asked they danced around. No questions were answered,” Walsh said.

Faculty and students may provide input or propose changes to the initiative on the Academic Organizational Review’s page on CMU’s website. The page also provides frequently asked questions and contact information for each of the three committees involved.

The Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center welcomes students to set up a home on the lawn in advocacy for the homeless.

The center’s annual event, Cardboard City, will be held outside the Library Mall near Fabiano Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

At the event, students will camp out in cardboard boxes.

Participants are not obligated to stay the entire night and Volunteer Center staff will be off after 9 p.m.

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after that time will assume any risks taken.

A Candlelight Vigil will be featured as a special portion to the occasion at 7:30 p.m.

Nearly 50 students attended the event last year. Previous guests speakers included Ryan Griffus of the Isabella County Restoration House and Rihan Issa of Women’s Aid Service, Inc. The two addressed Isabella County having one of the highest homeless and poverty rates in Michigan, contributing

to 46.5 percent of the homeless population in the state.

The center is unable to supply box homes and said students should search for boxes in dumpsters around campus or ask nearby businesses such as Home Depot or Gordon Food Services.

For more information, visit the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center or call (989) 774-7685.

—Samantha Shriber, Staff Reporter

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MASS SHOOTING VICTIMS TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY Student Government Association will honor those affected by mass shootings that have taken place in the U.S. and throughout the world.

SGA will stand in solidarity for mass shooting victims and families in a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the field next to the College of Health Professions Building.

SGA senator and graduate student Umair Shah states in a SGA press release the vigil will provide the Central Michigan University students an opportunity to come together and stand united with all those impacted by recent mass shootings.

Attendants at the vigil will join in a moment of silence upon their arrival.

Candles will be provided to represent light being shined into the darkness, according to the release.

Recent mass shootings include the Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas, — now considered the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Gunshots were fired in a 10-15 minute period and left 58

concertgoers dead and nearly 500 injured.

A more recent incident took place in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 5 that left 26 dead.

According to the New York Times, the shooting in Texas became the fifthdeadliest mass shooting since World War II. FBI data from 2013 estimated that seven out of 10 U.S. active shootings occur in schools and businesses. The statistics feature high-profile mass shootings that have happened, such as the Sandy Hook, Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings.

Other countries may experience mass shootings in the form of military installations, according to the data.

Shah said he believes this is the chance for people to come together and demonstrate support for both families and victims.

–Samantha Shriber, Staff Reporter

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Owner of RedBloom Yoga Center for Community Outreach Kris Batzner teaches a yoga class on Oct. 20 at RedBloom in downtown Mount Pleasant.

RedBloom Yoga Center for Community Wellness focuses on accessibility and ‘Kula’

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One may not immediately associate poet Sylvia Plath with the environment of a yoga studio, but the pairing is thriving in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Kris Batzner, owner of RedBloom Yoga Center for Community Wellness, said inspiration for the center’s name comes from Plath’s poem “Tulips” that says: "I am aware of my heart; it opens and closes. Its bowl of red blooms out of sheer love of me.”

“The (RedBloom) symbol is an adaptation of the heart chakra,” Batzner said, adding the concept supports and holds a community together.

The yoga center brings in about 500 people per week since its opening in April 2016 and provides multiple different disciplines of yoga, including aerial yoga and yoga for children and expectant mothers.

“We had a community to support us,” Batzner said. “We’re a new business, but we’re not necessarily

building from the ground up.”

The community began in 2009 with Kula Yoga Outreach, a donation-based yoga practice held once a week in an annex within Veterans Memorial Library in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Batzner aimed to create an environment that wouldn’t exclude anyone based on finances or ability, hoping to emulate the feeling she had during her early development as a yoga teacher.

Though Batzner has been practicing yoga her whole life, she took classes at a YMCA and after getting her certification, she became a yoga instructor.

"A yoga studio is a different environment than a YMCA,” she said. "My heart belonged in a place that made yoga accessible to everybody.”

Macomb senior Madeline Klomp has taken three Vinyasa classes, which is a type of yoga that focuses on movement with synchronized breathing.

“They put a focus on inclusivity,” Klomp said. “Everyone is at different places, and they acknowledge that and make sure everyone

is going at their own pace.”

“Kula” is Sanskrit for community, and acts as the foundation for RedBloom Yoga and Wellness Center.

Each first class is free. There is a $9 drop-in cost for any class following the free drop-in, and packages for classes range in price from $40 to $475 and from five classes to unlimited.

Students are able to receive 15 percent off any of these packages, and are offered an unlimited-yoga semester package for $225. This package will begin when students return from holiday break.

For students who don’t have the funds to practice yoga, the free Kula class isn’t the only option RedBloom offers.

Mollea Davis of Mount Pleasant is one of 15 work-exchange volunteers at the center who trade their time behind the RedBloom reception desk for an hour of yoga.

“Kris has created a space where you can just come and, you know, get right with yourself,” Davis said.

Batzner said it's not just the classes students will benefit from by going to RedBloom.

Environmental Awareness Day Wednesday, November 1st

Center for Inclusion and Diversity, UC 108 12pm-2pm Honoring Mother Earth by cleaning up campus. Register at signup.com/go/hrtNJu

Annual Food Taster Monday, November 6th

Bovee UC, Rotunda, 5:00pm-6:30pm A taste of traditional and contemporary Indigenous cuisine followed by a dance demonstration. ADMISSION: Non-perishable food and/or toiletries to give back to the community.

Soup & Substance Tuesday, November 28th

Bovee UC Terrace Rooms, 12:00pm-1:00pm Nataanii Means will be speaking about his experience with the #NODAPL water protectors.

He will also be performing spoken word.

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Cultural Tables

Wednesdays in November 11am-1pm

Bovee UC Down Under Food Court Interactive Table Displays, Documentary & Discussions Thursdays in November 4:30pm Brooks 176 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Joy Harjo

Wednesday, November 15th

Plachta Auditorium 7:00pm-9:00pm Poet, Musician, Storyteller, Writer and Artist. Joy Harjo was born in Oklahoma and is a member of the Mvkoke Nation.

She just published her memoir, Crazy Brave, detailing her journey to becoming a poet. Joy has earned many awards for her poetry, one including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.

Nataanii Means

Circle of Indigenous Arts & Competition

Moore Hall Kiva, 6:00pm-8:00pm Nataanii Means is a Activist, Rapper and Filmmaker. Join us for a night of Indigenous hip-hop. Nataanii is from the Oglala Lakota, Omaha, Navajo nations.

Ziibiwing Cultural Center10:00am-6:00pm www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing FREE Exhibit admission (Saturday only) for CMU Students with Student ID *Hourly pick up at Kulhavi Hall 10am-5pm

INDIGENOUS HIP-HOP PERFORMANCE

Tuesday, November 28th

Fri & Sat, November 17-18

Craft Night

Veterans Day

Center for Inclusion and Diversity, UC 108 5:00pm-7:00pm, Space is limited

Veterans get free admission to the museum 10:00am-6:00pm, www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing

Monday, November 13th & 20th

Saturday, November 11th

The Tradition Continues Between a University and a Nation. www.sagchip.org

Working Together for our Future

Sponsored By: Office of Native American Programs, North American Indigenous Student Organization, Office for Institutional Diversity, Office of Diversity Education, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, Student Budget Allocation Comittee, KCP Visiting Professors, Multicultural Academic Student Services, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, The Ziibiwing Center

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HELP WANTED

Chief Diversity Officer Graphic by Alyssa Templeton

Student and community input should be encouraged during the search process Central Michigan University is searching for a Chief Diversity Officer and students should be a part of the conversation.

In 2015, Sociology Professor Mary Senter surveyed 2,125 CMU minority students and found that 40 percent felt discriminated against or ignored because of their racial or ethnic EDITORIAL background. Of those students, at least 60 percent thought university officials weren’t doing enough to promote racial and ethnic diversity on campus.

We believe that’s far too many students who feel marginaliized.

This position is being formed because the CMU Equity and Inclusion Task Force’s recommendations adopted by the Board of Trustees in September, in response to Senter’s study and a two year-long, campus-wide study done by the Barthwell Group.

As of now, we know the CDO will report directly to President George Ross as a member

of his cabinet. The role and duties have yet to be defined and in an attempt to reach out, the administration hosted an open forum for students and faculty to voice what they expect from the CDO. Two suggestions stood out to us. We hope the administration will incorporate those ideas into the official roles and duties of the CDO. First, students and faculty suggested the CDO to work with the academic colleges to expand diversity education throughout their curriculum.

We know there are diversity education categories in the University Program requirements, but these few opportunities are not enough for students to learn enough about such important topics. Expanding diversity and inclusion education to the business, medicine and other STEM colleges is needed because America is changing into a more multicultural nation.

In 2015, Ross and student leaders participated in a panel discussion with other students about diversity and inclusion on campus and in Mount Pleasant.

A student on the panel asked Ross if diversity education would be added to academic colleges’ curriculum, not just in the University Program requirements. Ross said that would be something he would be open to.

With Ross’ acknowledgment, we hope he and the administration will listen to students and make expanding diversity education beyond the UP requirements a priority for the CDO. The second suggestion students and faculty made was for the CDO to work with the Mount Pleasant community to make it a more welcoming place for minority groups.

Senter’s 2015 study also focused on how Mount Pleasant is a hostile place for minority students and faculty.

When Central Michigan Life reported on her study, she cited numerous examples from students she interviewed. Students shared stories of trucks driving down Mission Street with Confederate flags, shop owners give them dirty looks and minority students claimed to be hassled by the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

The Barthwell Group’s study reinforces her study and our observations. Its report found 81 percent of interviewees had concerns related to living in Mount Pleasant, stating, “Several interviewees and focus group participants identified specific examples of mistreatment in the town. ” This unpleasant reality must be a priority for the CDO. This is of vital importance to CMU students and faculty.

If the administration is committed to the well-being and education of CMU’s students and faculty, these are two things that must be addressed by the CDO. The creation of a CDO has real potential to add to the learning experience at CMU and improve some of the problems facing campus and students.

During this process, we hope the administration continues to have conversations with students and faculty to create a CDO who will truly work in their best interests.

We hope this is a real force for change on our campus.

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OPINION

Use of plastic straws doesn’t just bother our ocean neighbors — it’s killing them In the fourth grade, I had an almost unhealthy obsession with becoming a marine biologist.

Although my career goals have changed, a part of my heart still longs to be submerged in the water covering 70 percent of Earth’s surface.

My 10-year-old self insisted my future be one in which I befriended bottlenose dolphins and swam my days away with whales, sharks and manatees.

These aspirations, pushed back into the corner of my mind still holding onto childhood nostalgia, ensured my heart would be crushed after seeing a video where a sea turtle had to have a plastic straw removed from its nostril.

The 2015 video was published by turtle researchers from the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M University, Nathan Robinson and doctoral student Christine Figgener, on their Youtube account, CostaRicanSeaTurtles.

The video was shared to raise awarenss for No Straw November.

No Straw November was started by the Junior Ocean Guardians and the Plastic Pollution Coalition, two environmental advocacy groups focused on reducing water pollution through service, fundraising and advocacy.

Plastic Pollution Coalition says an estimated 500 million plastic straws are used daily in the U.S. After reading that, I became conscious every time I used a plastic straw and carelessly flung it into the trash bin. I had no idea where that single tube would end up or what animal it could possibly bother.

But straws do more than bother animals — straws hurt them. Straws agonize them. Straws murder them.

Looking back, I used a plastic straw every summer morning when I bought an iced cappuccino from Tim Hortons. The straws typically ended

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up floating on the floor of my car until eventually finding their way into a large cluster of plastics and wastes.

I used straws every time I bought a cherry blast Slurpee on a hot day and I know I use them every time I stumble into McDonald’s during a Friday night out with my friends.

They’re an item I never devoted too much thought to, but when I saw the video of the sea turtle I suddenly felt like a monster experiencing the ugliness of its own reflection for the first time.

The helpless turtle cried as the people in the video pulled the straw from its nose with a pair of pliers.

I imagined how it would feel if I were that sea turtle, having an invasive object limiting each breath I take, intolerably poking and prodding inside my head.

For this sea turtle and various animals living in Earth’s waters, this is a hazard they face everyday. The sea, their environment, should be a place of comfort and security.

Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., estimated plastic straws to be the fifth most frequently found item on beaches.

Straws contribute to the estimated 8.5 metric tons of plastic debris in oceans found annually.

After reading about this and seeing the video, I realized I can help reduce this devastation simply by requesting “no straw” after purchasing beverages or contacting local eateries to try and get them to adopt an “only serve

straws upon request” protocol during November.

I’ve began drinking water strictly from reusable water bottles to reduce plastic waste, but now I realize this is only the beginning of my battle against plastic pollution.

Times are controversial and conflicts are appearing around every corner on social media, the classroom and throughout the nation. Topics regarding race, firearms, sexuality and aggression fill the headlines, booming like thunder demanding our attention.

With such seemingly endless issues facing us, it becomes discouraging and hard to see the small issues we can have a positive impact on.

We need to see that a better world is unattainable if we are incapable of taking time to care for our planet.

No Straw November is our opportunity to drop the straws and make one sea turtle’s life a little brighter.

Letter to the

EDITOR

Stop asking us what’s your major? instead, let’s talk about what interests us TO THE EDITOR: Being a student here at Central Michigan University, I’ve heard “What’s your major?” asked an unfathomable amount of times. While it may be a great conversation starter, sometimes it’s simply an empty conversation. Nine-outof-10 times when asked this question, people give their typical response to what they’re majoring in.

I don’t know about you, but having a major and that seemingly being the center of my identity as a student, is exhausting. I truly don’t know what I want to do with the rest of my life.

As an undecided major, my journey

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here at CMU and my life is an everwinding mystery full of surprise interests always taking me in different directions. I enjoy exploring them and talking to others about them as well. It becomes hard to explore those passions when I’m forced to pick an unknown major.

To be quite honest, except for the people who have had their career “figured out” from the start or have truly found their passion, I don’t think any of us truly know what we want to do. Isn’t that why we’re in college? To explore our deepest desires and interests?

It’s hard to find want to do with the rest of your life, especially when there is

so much pressure to sign your major at 56 credits and then on top of that, trying to graduate in four years like we are supposed to have this whole “life” thing figured out.

While I truly believe there are no bad intentions surrounding this question, I think it reinforces a kind of pressure we so desperately want to be relieved from.

What about instead of asking people what their major is, we ask them what interests them?

Let’s try to generate a whole new conversation.

A conversation where we get to truly dig a little bit deeper with each other to

find out what excites us, what brings us joy or what sparks a flame that may not be listed under the offered majors here.

CMU already has such a friendly and open campus environment. Let’s continue to enlighten campus and each other by asking a question that helps explore passions and interests instead of assuming they’re known by asking what a person’s major may be.

I remember the first time I asked this to a student. The individual seemed to be caught off guard.

The reply was, “well, my major is (insert major here)”.

It helped me understand that we don’t

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seem to be accustomed to talking about anything much other than our majors. I think it causes us to be more surface level and career driven with our responses.

Sadly, this means we might be more prone to displace our true interests and desires.

If we want to truly want to get to know each other and explore our interests with one another, I believe asking a different question, such as “what interests you?” can lead to a more desirable and eye-opening discussion.

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Donor reflects on time at CMU, life serving in US Army

By Emma Dale News Editor

“Everthing that I accomplished in life started here at Central.”

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Though his name is on a residence hall, the events center and an endowed professorship title, John G. Kulhavi became who he is because of the U.S. Army and Central Michigan University.

Born in Hamtramck, Kulhavi and his parents relocated to Skidway Lake when he was 13 to run a grocery store they bought. When it came time for college, Kulhavi said he applied to CMU because he thought he would be able to get in and afford it.

Kulhavi didn’t have a lot of money for school. His father, whom he said he wasn’t very close to, paid for his first semester of college.

However, in the following years, paying for college was all up to Kulhavi.

“From the day I started until the day I graduated, I never had fewer than three jobs.

At one time I had five,” Kulhavi said. “My budget was $10 a week. I lived on a lady’s back porch on a World War I cot for $5 a week. I

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had $2 for gas. I had a ‘52 Chevy that I bought from a buddy. It was all rusted out, but it was transportation and I needed it for my jobs.”

Now living in White Lake and married with two daughters, Kulhavi didn’t want his family to struggle the way he did.

“I came from a family that had very little.

I didn’t want my family to endure a lot of the hardships that I did,” he said.

During Kulhavi’s time at CMU, he was in the ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program, which allowed him to attend class while preparing to be in the Army on the weekends.

CMU was selected to have the first ROTC flight program in the country, Kulhavi said. He applied to be in the program, and he and four others were selected. They took their lessons at

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the airport in Mount Pleasant. It was his first time in an airplane.

Kulhavi’s time training in the flight program led him to become a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, which he entered following graduation.

In time, his service led him to become a general. He said less than one half of 1 percent of all career officers attain that title. “(Becoming a general was), probably next to my family, my proudest accomplishment,” Kulhavi said. “I would gladly (serve in the military) again, I stayed in almost 33 years, and it was the best experience of my life bar none.”

Kulhavi admitted his experience with serving in the military during war time was a positive one.

“I’m not one of these guys who had any nightmares, to me it was the best experience of my life— I could tell you some great stories,” he said. “It helped make me the person who I became.”

After his service in Vietnam, Kulhavi became fasinated with finances which led him to a career as a financial consultant.

Kulhavi is now the managing director and senior consultant of the Kulhavi Wealth Management Team through Merrill Lynch in Farmington Hills.

When it comes to finances, Kulhavi believes everyone should be financially literate. He stresses the importance of knowing both how to manage money and the basics of investing.

He added that finances aren’t nearly as complicated as everyone thinks and advises people to invest in stock shares on things they like, because if they like it, it’s likely other people do too.

While current college students may think it is difficult to work their way through college, he explained it is possible. During his time on the Board of Trustees, he commonly heard students say how they couldn’t make it through school, but there was always more than 100 vacant jobs on campus. He advised students to cut their study load in order to work to get through college.

“There are jobs available if you want them,” he said. “You’re making a sacrifice, you’re giv-

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John G. Kulhavi

ing up a class and it may take it a little longer to get through, but the means to pay for it are out there if you want to find them.”

Kulhavi is recognized as CMU’s single largest donor.

With a renovated events center, a neuroscience professorship and a residence hall, the list goes on for what his donations have accomplished. Kulhavi said when choosing where to give money to, he looks at who needs it and donates accordingly.

President George Ross said Kulhavi “understands the spirit of CMU” and the process of student success.

“John exemplifies the success that CMU alumni achieve and the boundless generosity with which alumni give back to students, changing lives for generations to come,” Ross stated.

Kulhavi expressed how he has been fortunate enough to give back to this university he attended at one time. He credits many of his achievements back to where it all began, CMU. “Everything that I accomplished in life started here at Central,” he said.

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U.S. Army Field Band performs Veterans Day concert

By Mackenzie Brockman Assistant Photo Editor photo@cm-life.com

Soldiers from the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army played patriotic songs in honor of Veterans Day and the U.S. Armed Forces.

Sponsored by the School of Music, the touring band consisted of 19 members for about an hour and a half on Nov. 11 in Plachta Auditorium.

The band covered more than 100 years of jazz history in their performance, with songs from the Early Jazz, Swing Era, Bebop and Cool Jazz and Modern Jazz periods.

They also performed patriotic selections such as “America the Beautiful.”

At the end of the concert, the band honored veterans in the audience by performing an “Armed Forces Salute” as audience members stood in support of their service.

Mackenzie Brockman | Assistant Photo Editor Members of the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors perform on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 in Plachta Auditorium.

Sgt. 1st Class Randy Wight performs “America the Beautiful” with the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors on Nov. 11 in Plachta Auditorium.

A member of the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors performs a solo on Nov. 11 in Plachta Auditorium.

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ADJUSTING TO CIVILIAN LIFE

Student veterans discuss military stereotypes, challenges and lessons learned

BY PAIGE SHEFFIELD | Features Editor JOSIE NORRIS, MACKENZIE BROCKMAN | Photography

After Larry Ashley graduated from Central Michigan University in 1969, his life took an unexpected turn — he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. The experience had a lifelong impact on Ashley, who obtained an undergraduate degree in political science but has dedicated his life to working with people in trauma, now specializing in combat trauma.

After coming back from Vietnam, Ashley, who now teaches classes at CMU, decided to return to CMU to obtain a master’s degree in health education. Because the war was unpopular, Ashley felt soldiers were looked down upon on campus and almost treated as enemies.

Though the challenges veterans face today might be different from what he experienced, he said fitting in on campus can still be a struggle for student veterans who have experienced situations many people can’t relate to.

“Coming back from a combat experience, it’s hard to adjust to the classrooms because you’re still on edge a lot,” Ashley said. “It’s very hard to come back from a life-threatening situation and just sit down in a classroom for an hour or two or three. If you’ve ever seen somebody die or kiss death, you’re different. You have to learn to put that in perspective and have support available to you.”

He thinks it’s important for veterans to have a mentor and support system, which he did not have when he returned.

About 60 student veterans currently attend CMU, said Duane Kleinhardt, director of the Veterans’ Resource Center.

The main focus of the Veterans’ Resource Center, Kleinhardt said, is to help militaryaffiliated students use their education benefits most effectively. The office also aims to help students feel comfortable on campus.

“They spend four years working with the same people, eating, sleeping, working, going into combat with the same people and they become very close,” Kleinhardt said.

“They get out of active duty and come to a university and many of them don’t know anyone (on campus).”

The veteran population is diverse and every veteran has had a different experience, Kleinhardt said.

“It’s important for other students to recognize the contributions student veterans can make because of the wide diversity we have among the student veterans and the wide variety of experiences they’ve had,” Kleinhardt said.

Graduate student Nicholas Eckhart joined the Army in 2003 because he thought he should serve his country after the Sept.

11 terrorist attacks.

When he left the military in 2009, he didn’t have a lot of direction because his identity was “in a freeze” while serving.

The period after his military service was the most challenging part of the experience because he had to quickly figure out who he was and what he wanted to do.

When faced with this challenge, Eckhart relied on “trial and error,” obtaining various degrees and teaching in Ecuador for a year.

Now, he plans on pursuing a doctorate degree in communication after completing the Master of Public Health program at CMU. Another challenge he has faced is the stigma associated with serving in the military.

He once interviewed for a job and was shocked when the interviewer asked him if he was going to come back and shoot the place up. He thinks the biggest misconception people have about those who have served in the military is that they are violent.

“You look at movies and you always see people that have violent outbursts or lashing out and stuff like that and that’s probably part of the cycle that people go through, but that’s not people,” Eckhart said. “Everybody has those moments but when you see it consistently portrayed in a certain type of people then everybody kind of has that feeling towards them and treats them that way.”

Central Michigan Life sat down with student veterans and talked to them about their experiences serving in the military and adjusting to campus life. For the full story, visit cm-life.com/studentveterans

Swartz Creek freshman JD Hopton holds his service uniform on Nov. 10 in the Wightman Hall studio.

Royal Oak senior Grant Kelly holds his dog tags from his time served in the Air Force on Nov. 10 in the Wightman Hall studio

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DJ Palm

Elli Cline

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Cody Drouin

Port Huron senior Broadcast and Cinematic Arts major U.S. Army, 2004-08

Grand Ledge senior Biology major U.S. Army, 2010-13

Sterling Heights senior Exercise Science major U.S. Army, 2010-15 (active duty), 2015-17 (reserves)

Palm’s proudest moment was when he came home for two weeks and was reminded of all the people he had back home who loved him. His mom picked him up from the airport in a limo filled with his family members, then his family rented out what seemed like the entire dining section of Buffalo Wild Wings, he said. Though it’s difficult to be away from home, he said, he didn’t think about being away much when he was serving — he focused on his job, which was making sure 15 other men returned home to their families.

He came back from serving at the time of the recession and struggled to find a job. That period of time was probably the worst time in his life, he said, and he thought about reenlisting. Because of his family, he was able to hang on, then received job offers and eventually decided to go to college.

Palm: “There’s probably about 40 of us at Thanksgiving every year and these are people that, we all call up each other and say happy birthday when birthdays are coming and to be away from that, yes, it does suck but in the back of your mind, you just have to have faith in God or whatever you believe in to know that you’re going to make it back alive to see them again one day.

I don’t think I would be here, at CMU, doing what I need to do and advancing in my life, had it not been for the support system of my family when I got out because they were basically the legs that I was standing on. I don’t know where I would’ve started, I don’t know how I would’ve even began to climb out of the hole but I know I’m very lucky and very thankful for where I’m at because I have a great family support system.”

The first thing Elli Cline felt when she came to campus was isolation. Unlike the structured military environment where she had a designated place, she had to find her place on campus. She felt like a “disgruntled, old 22-year-old” during her first year — but overcame those feelings by getting involved on campus. People always emphasize the importance of campus involvement to freshmen, Cline said, but for student veterans, it’s important for a different reason: getting used to being in the civilian world.

In the military, she learned more about herself and surprised herself. People are often surprised to find out she’s a veteran, she said, because people commonly think of veterans as being men.

She thinks people on campus should be aware of student veterans’ leadership abilities and potential.

Cline: “The first thing (awareness) does is not really for the public’s benefit — it helps the veterans because I know from personal experience that the hardest thing about being a veteran is owning that veteran part of your identity. As much as a lot of us try to ignore it at first, try to assimilate and be normal, that almost creates a fractured inner self. Having the public recognize that veterans are out there makes them more willing to own that part of their identity then they become more comfortable with themselves as a person.

That’s important because veterans are huge benefits to society. They are the ideal leaders that CMU is always saying ‘we want to make better leaders.’ Well, these are leaders that already have experience and right now you’re adding the education to it. Helping them in any way we can starting with giving them visibility is important.”

The biggest challenge Cody Drouin faced when coming to CMU was thinking he didn’t need any help. He had a few good professors who helped him be a better student.

Now, Drouin is president of registered student organization Student Veterans of America, which provides advocacy and resources for veterans. He thinks the RSO provides an outlet for student veterans and eases them into asking for help adjusting to student life.

In the military, Drouin learned the importance of patience and understanding. He had to interact with people during their worst moments, he said, and learn how to control his emotions.

He thinks there are negative attitudes about veterans that could prevent student veterans from accessing the resources they need.

Drouin: “Experiencing a different culture like in the Middle East (was valuable). I feel like there’s a lot of negative views about the Middle East and just interacting with the citizens over there really makes you take a step back and realize that they’re people too, they just live a different life. I was glad I got to experience that and realize how lucky we have it here.

There is so much diversity in the military. It really teaches you to not care about a person’s skin color or where they’re from. They teach you to judge a person on their actions or their words, not on something as stupid as race or anything like that. It opened my eyes to see that not everyone is able to have these opportunities in life, like some people come from a really bad background, really abusive or troublesome homes, and to still be able to work with them on a common goal really builds a bond that’s unbreakable.”

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Berglund brings years of experience to theater department

By Corey Micho Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Steven Berglund’s tell-it-like-it-is mentality comes from years of experience.

For 30 years, the University Theatre Director and professor has been practicing his craft at Central Michigan University. His involvement in theater dates back to his junior high school days.

“I began in sixth grade doing sketch comedy with my friend,” Berglund said. “The teacher gave us the last 45 minutes of class to perform what we had come up with. Once I started doing theatre in junior high, that’s when I knew this is what I wanted to do.”

Berglund considers himself a formal actor due to his training.

“I’m an actor first and a director second,” he says.

Berglund found a mentor in fellow actor David Knight, who is known for being in the 1964 British horror film “Nightmare” and playing Abraham Lincoln on BBC’s “Sunday Night Theatre.”

“I always hear (Knight’s) voice in the back of my head,” Berglund said.

Berglund described Knight as tough and demanding. He also said Knight had little tolerance for actors who don’t bring their best effort.

He compares his own teaching style to Knight’s, offering honest criticism and expecting the best from his students. Tim Connors, fellow theater professor, agreed and said this about Berglund’s teaching style. He added that some need to be told things aren’t working for them and they need to be honest with themselves.

Berglund said Connors is one of the closest people he’s worked with. Connors has acted in three of Berglund’s directed productions and Berglund has acted in three of Conner’s productions. They have been co-actors several times.

“When it comes to his directing, (Berglund) has a clear vision,” Connors said. “He offers guidance to his actors to realize that vision.”

In addition to theater, Berglund also enjoys film, TV and literature. He admires film actors such as Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington, but he can tell a difference between acting

Mariah Lynn |Freelance Photographer Steve Berglund sits in the Moore Hall Auditorium on Oct. 25.

in film and acting in theater.

“A film script is usually based around an actor or actress,” Berglund said. “Theater is the exact opposite — a theater script has established characters that you can’t change through ad-libbing.”

Theater alumni and Trap Door Improv founding member Greg Orr worked closely with Berglund, meeting him at an audition for a scholarship at his high school before Orr was a CMU student.

Orr also acted as an assistant to Berglund during Summer Theater of his sophomore and junior years. He helped promote shows for Berglund by designing posters and acting as a PR assistant.

Orr said Berglund helped strengthen Trap Door by offering criticism and helping them book The Platform in Moore Hall, where they continue to perform.

“He was hands-off in the best way possible,” Orr said.

Recently, Berglund has been going around the country performing his one-man show, titled “MAN.” He describes it as “a play that is a comic exploration of male expectations and standards.” With faculty member Jody Price as the director, the show has been performed at Theatre Row in New York, known for showcasing plays not typically performed on Broadway.

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Student discusses superbugs, growing human ears on mice

By Quinn Kirby Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Hidden below ground level on Central Michigan University’s northern campus lies Larzelere Hall terrace and a man whose aspirations are microscopic.

Cedar Springs freshman Gavin Moore, 18, was inspired to pursue pathology when a high school anatomy teacher screened a video that show the growth of a human ear on a mouse.

It prompted Moore to consider the possibilities of microscopic forces on human health.

Moore’s career path has been largely shaped by modern scientific breakthroughs, a desire to reach monetary success and the possibility of bacteria ruling the world.

Central Michigan Life sat down with Moore to talk about his life before and after coming to CMU, and his plans to pursue a further education in the world of pathology.

CM Life: “Since your 18th birthday until now, what has happened?”

Moore: “Quite a lot, I guess — final testing, college and (the) Centralis (Scholarship).”

Tell me more about yourself, Gavin.

All I am is schoolwork, and stress.

Why is that?

Because anxiety, schoolwork and stress.

What is your ultimate goal?

My goal is to become a researcher so I can help people and advance society.

How do you hope to advance society?

I hope to become a medical researcher so I can work to make communities and people with other issues that aren’t contributing as much as they could better, and fix that to the best of my capability.

What inspired that?

My junior year of high school.

What happened in your junior year?

My anatomy teacher showed us a video on regenerative medicine and it was the absolute most fascinating thing. It was basically like re-growing different body parts, and they actually used the back of a mouse as the example. They grew a human ear on the back of a mouse, and they showed the process of implanting it and it was the most fascinating thing. I was like, “That’s awesome. I can do that.”

Is that the sort of track you’re going down?

As cool as I think that is, I am going into pathology because I think the study of viruses is a more important field right now, especially considering the advancement of superbugs.

Could you explain superbugs a little more?

Because of all of the antibiotics modern first-world countries are on, most bacteria are developing resistances. Right now, we’re in a sort of biological arms

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“I hope to become a medical researcher so I can work to make communities and people with other issues that aren’t contributing as much as they could better, and fix that to the best of my capability.”

GAVIN MOORE CEDAR SPRINGS FRESHMAN

Medieval Ages, people have been throwing plagued cows over walls, so it’s definitely a thing.

Where are you at in your research?

Right now, I am at stage zero of my research. I really just don’t have the class knowledge and all that stuff for what I need for it. I’ve already talked to several professors, and if there’s room in a lab, I already have

one lined up for next fall semester.

Do you have any idea about what you’re going to research?

Yes, with (Mallory) Wacker’s lab. She is working on the streptococcus virus.

As in strep throat?

Exactly. Basically, it has a lot of weird interactions with the pathogens that cause inflammation, so my research will be on that. It’s kind of like, how they operate and potentially what we could use in combination with that to better understand how inflammation accosts the body.

Going back to what you said was your junior year. When did this video show up, and what did you do to take action after you saw it?

To be honest, I didn’t have an exact career path at that point in time. I’ve always been pushed to the medical field and all that sort of thing, like, “Be a doctor, make money.” That was halfway through the fall semester, by the way.

There’s your other question. But as far as the action goes, that’s really what made me decide that research would be a better place for me. So it was just, “I’m going to Central, and I’ll do this (kind of thing).”

Gavin Moore race where we need to create antibiotics faster than they can adapt to them, so I hope to do that in a way that they won’t adapt.

Do you have any ideas on how your field could cure this?

There was one example kind of recently. This one girl — I forget what university it was at — but this was within the past couple of months. She developed a polymer where the weird shape of it made it so that when a bacterium absorbed it, (the polymer) sort of ripped apart (the bacteria’s) skin and killed it without a way for it to develop a resistance.

Now, that’s really expensive and impractical, but that kind of shows how future medical science could do this.

Do you think biochemical warfare is possible?

It’s 100 percent possible.

Do you think that people could utilize it with these new superbugs we’re talking about?

Not so much in the field I’m going down. Since the

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Student organizations deal with frequent problems using OrgSync

By Ashley Schafer Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Registered student organizations deal with several challenges each semester. OrgSync, the campus engagement software that RSOs use, is one of them.

According to its website, OrgSync is a “cloud-hosted, software-as-a-service platform.” For student organization leaders, that means an online platform to communicate with members, publicize events, book meeting spaces, share documents and collect dues.

“Think of OrgSync as what Blackboard is for classrooms, as something for student organizations,” said Danielle Rossman, assistant director for student organizations.

Some RSO leaders still run into reccurring problems with the program, such as registering their organizations or reserving rooms on campus.

Jason Hall, president of Spectrum, an RSO offering guidance to LGBT+ students on campus, thinks OrgSync is inadequate.

He has had trouble registering his RSO, which led to missing out on prime meeting spaces.

In addition, he noted that room requests must be submitted at least 10-15 days in advance, which can make last minute meetings difficult to plan.

“Overall, I think 10-15 days is too long, there is a lot of miscommunication, and it makes programming difficult the way it is currently,” Hall said.

Ashleigh Laho, president of the Organization of Women Leaders (OWLs), had trouble with OrgSnyc at the beginning of the semester, but said things have improved. She said members of OWLs plan ahead to make sure the organization can secure needed rooms at least a month in advance.

However, Laho said there have been times when a room request was denied and the date of the event had to be moved to submit a new request within the 10 to 15 day timeframe.

While some RSOs can meet in any classroom, others have specific needs, such as After Hours Improv. The campus RSO performs about three times a semester and members need to book a large lecture hall to perform their shows.

After Hours president Kayla Cooney said the organization had more troubles with OrgSync last year, but has dealt with double-booked rooms and late confirmation emails, and have had to cancel shows as a result.

This year, After Hours Improv meets twice a week in Anspach Hall — Once in a lecture hall and once in a regular classroom. Several times already this year they have had other RSOs ask to switch rooms for the lecture hall.

“We don't mind making this trade on rehearsal days if we're asked, but it makes me wonder how often OrgSync might suggest this as an option to those who want to reserve our room,” Cooney said. “Once in a while is OK, but we still want a level of respect honored for our request.”

Once applications are submitted through OrgSync they are reviewed and approved through various offices on campus, which may result in the unsatisfactory results for RSOs. Rossman, who has worked for Student Activities and Involvement for five years, was a student at Central Michigan Univer-

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Spectrum, a Resident Student Organization, holds its general meeting on Nov. 9 in Anspach 254.

sity when campus made the switch from an internal program created by CMU web developers, to OrgSync, about eight years ago.

At the beginning of the semester, Rossman gave a 20 minute presentation on how to use OrgSync and its benefits at "Get Organized," a mandatory student organization orientation. There are also monthly student organization leadership development workshops where student organization leaders have another opportunity to learn how to use OrgSync.

After a student organization submits a room request on OrgSync, the SAI office will review the request and determine if it was filled out correctly, said Caitlyn Labadie, a student assistant in the Office of Student Activities and Involvement.

"Our role in that process is just confirming that they are a registered student organization," Rossman said.

Once approved, the application is sent to Events and Conference Services (PLAN), where it is reviewed and sent out to other departments and building coordinators on campus.

If the request form is for a space in the University Center, it is booked through them. Other spaces on campus have to go through the corresponding department.

The building coordinators for each department review if

the requested room is available. If it’s not, it is sent back to SAI, which denies the request through OrgSync. If the room is available, it goes back to PLAN who will alert the RSO of their confirmation and send out a booking contract. SAI will also be alerted and will go back into OrgSync and approve the request.

Labadie has been working for SAI for two years, and is still actively learning the process herself. She said right now the requests are taking longer to process because of the amplitude of request at this time in the semester.

If an RSO submits a request for an event that isn’t in the 10-15 business day period, it automatically gets denied because there isn’t enough time to process the event.

“It definitely is a long process, and there are a lot of people involved, which is why it takes so long,” Labadie said.

Because the requests are handled by so many different offices, mistakes are bound to be made, and this may be the cause of the mix-ups.

Labadie and Rossman said the SAI office is always open as a resource for all RSOs on campus. If any organization members have questions about OrgSync, they can seek help at the SAI office on the first floor of the Bovee University Center, where someone can help them step by step.

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Football aims to avoid ‘letdown’ game at Kent State

By Anthony Cook Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Riding a three-game win streak and winning back-toback trophies has put Central Michigan football in the hunt to compete for a Mid-American Conference Championship.

While it remains unlikely Toledo and Northern Illinois — the top two teams in the MAC West Division — lose out, the Chippewas (6-4, 4-2 MAC) have come a long way from their 2-3 start to the season.

CMU finishes the regular season against NIU at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium, but must first travel to Kent State on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPNU. The Chippewas became bowl eligible with their win against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 8. It was the sixth year in a row and 10th time in the last 12 years.

A win over KSU would guarentee a bowl birth for CMU.

AVOIDING A LETDOWN The Golden Flashes have suffered a miserable season so far — compiling a 2-8 record and 1-5 in MAC play. However, CMU head coach John Bonamego remembers last season when KSU stunned the Chippewas in Mount Pleasant on a last second field goal.

Bonamego said the team’s focus this week is to avoid a letdown before the showdown with NIU. “That’s our challenge as coaches and to the leadership to this team.

We are still relevant in the MAC title race. We just want to keep playing well.”

Bonamego and KSU head coach Paul Haynes have a history together. The two were both assistant coaches under Tom Coughlin with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2001 and have remained close friends since.

Bonamego said he has a “tremendous” amount of respect for

Football Head Coach John Bonamego talks to the media on Nov. 10 in the Indoor Athletic Center Conference Room.

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“Everybody has to be doing their part.

Defensive line, linebackers and secondary all have to do their job.”

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Haynes and his program.

“Their defense is always tough,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how many guys they graduate or who sits or who is injured. It’s always tough to move the ball on them.”

TURNOVER MACHINE CMU has a stingy defense of its own as the unit enters Tuesday’s game leading the nation with 27 turnovers. The Chippewas forced five of their 16 interceptions last week in their win over Eastern Michigan and have 11 forced fumbles on the season.

Junior defensive end Mitch Stanitzek said the defense aimed to get 21 turnovers before the season and takes pride in leading the country through 10 games.

The defense has been without star senior defensive end

Joe Ostman the last two games.

Bonamego said Ostman first battled a concussion, but now is dealing with a “stinger” in his upper body. The third-year head coach said Ostman is currently day-to-day and will be a game time decision Tuesday.

Ostman led the country with 10 sacks before getting injured.

Stanitzek said the rest of the defensive line has stepped up its game in his absence, but they are eager for their captain to return.

“We have to make up for a lot of the slack. He makes a huge impact,” Stanitzek said. “We have to increase our workload and just trying to get after it like we do every game.

“Everybody has to be doing their part. Defensive line, linebackers and secondary all have to do their job.

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Sophomore guard embraces new role with men’s basketball

By Evan Petzold Staff Reporter

“The versatility he has offensively and defensively because of his strength and size allows him to play different positions”

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Last year, sophomore guard Kevin McKay averaged 1.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game on the Central Michigan men’s basketball team.

During the Nov10 season opener against Siena Heights, McKay scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Chippewas.

CMU topped Siena Heights 108-48 Friday in McGuirk Arena. McKay was CMU’s top scorer, followed by senior forward Cecil Williams (21) and Shawn Roundtree (12).

McKay will see an increased role for CMU in the 2017-18 season.

“On certain days in practice, Kevin has been our best offense player, and on certain days, he’s been our best defensive player,” head coach Keno Davis said. “When you have someone who can be your best in any given area, you have to find a way to get him on the court.”

The 6-foot-5 athlete is extremely versatile, Davis said. He can play point guard, shooting guard, small forward and power forward. Davis will use him at different positions to start the season, but would like to eventually key in on a specific spot or two for McKay. McKay, listed as a guard, earned time at all positions in high school for De La Salle Collegiate in Warren. He played center his freshman year, small forward as a sophomore, and point guard during his junior and senior seasons.

The more Davis focuses on a role for McKay, the better he will progress at the college level. In his sixth-year at CMU, Davis will give McKay “starter minutes” and make sure he is utilized.

“The versatility he has of-

Sophomore guard Kevin McKay poses on Nov. 8 in McGuirk Arena.

fensively and defensively because of his strength and size allows him to play different positions,” Davis said. “It also allows him to take advantage of matchups whether he takes someone on the outside or takes them to the basket.”

The sophomore realized he did not get as much time on the court last year, due to star guards Marcus Keene and Braylon Rayson. McKay logged 4.2 minutes per game, which was less than eight other players.

“I left last season knowing I was going to put in as much work as I could to come back and not have the same thing that happened last year happen again this year,” McKay said.

In the offseason, McKay spent plenty of time in the gym to make sure he was the player who filled the void left after the departures of Keene and Rayson.

“I worked on a lot of ball handling and got to the gym to play against other people so I was more confident,” McKay said. “It was a lot of shooting

free throws, but pretty much a lot of everything.”

Fellow sophomore forward David DiLeo noticed McKay’s work ethic and drive to earn a spot in Davis’ main rotation for the 2017-18 season.

“He’s been in the gym all summer,” DiLeo said. “He’s been working really hard, as he’s motivated to have a bigger role.”

DiLeo averaged 8.5 points and five rebounds in 32 games last season. He will also look for an increased role of his own for the Chippewas. DiLeo said he and McKay will have each other’s backs, while the duo goes through the same type of learning curve.

“We will be able to step up in bigger roles this season and help each other knowing we are going through the same thing,” DiLeo said.

The Chippewas take on the University of Michigan at 7 p.m.

Monday at the Crisler Center.

Michigan topped North Florida Saturday, 86-66. The game will be aired on Big Ten Network.

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Women’s basketball falls to Purdue 79-69 in season opener

By Anthony Cook Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

During the first half of Friday night’s season opener, the Central Michigan women’s basketball team had a 16-point advantage over Purdue.

Heading into halftime leading the Boilermakers 37-25, it seemed like win No. 300 for head coach Sue Guevara would come by taking down a Power Five conference team at home.

However, the Chippewas’ 23 turnovers led to 27 points for the Boilermakers, who defeated the Chippewas 79-69 in the season opener Friday, Nov. 10 at McGuirk Arena.

“It was a very disappointing ending for us,” Guevara said.

“We struggled to take care of the ball, struggled to defend and we were on the struggle

bus in the third quarter and that’s about where we lost it.”

Following a first half performance where CMU held Purdue (1-0) to 35 percent shooting and out-rebounded the Boilermakers 26-8, CMU was outscored 36-13 in the third quarter.

Junior Reyna Frost picked up her first double-double of the year with 23 points and 16 rebounds.

Frost said the experience of playing a high-caliber team like Purdue will help the Chippewas going forward.

“I think it builds a lot of confidence, especially for our freshman,” Frost said. “Going into (Mid-American Conference play), they can realize we can play with anyone.”

HUDSON HITS 1,000 POINTS Minutes into the first

quarter, junior Presley Hudson surpassed 1,000 career points.

Hudson finished the game with 21 points and now sits at No. 24 overall in program history for career points with 1,017.

“It’s an accomplishment, but that’s not what I’m focused on,” Hudson said. “I’m focused on my team and getting better as a whole team.”

Guevara stressed the importance of Hudson’s role as a member of the team and as the catalyst for the offense. "(Hudson) is our go-to,” Guevara said. “People know to stop (CMU), you’ve got to stop Presley Hudson, so that’s a very nice compliment to her.”

The Chippewas face another Power Five team when they take on Vanderbilt at 7 p.m.

Nov. 14 in McGuirk Arena.

Cody Scanlan | Staff Photographer Senior guard Cassie Breen lobs a pass over a defender against Purdue on Nov. 10 at McGuirk Arena.

Junior wrestler Oliver reflects on life away from the mat

By Mitchell Vosburg Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Wrestler Justin Oliver has his eyes set on an All-American finish in his junior season.

Oliver, a 149-pounder, became an All-American his freshman season, but fell one match short in last season’s national tournament after a 12-2 major decision fall to Solomon Chishko of Virginia Tech.

The Davison native has accumulated a 64-16 record in two seasons, including a second-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships his freshman year and a third-place finish last season.

Oliver starts the 2017-18 campaign as the preseason MAC champion at 149 pounds, as well as sixthranked 149-pound wrestler in the nation. He looked the part

at the Michigan State University Open on Nov. 5 as he won all four of his matches and the 149-pound crown.

After the Maroon and Gold scrimmage on Oct. 27, Central Michigan Life spoke with Oliver about life on and off the mat.

What video games do you play? Sports? Call of Duty?

Grand Theft Auto?

A mixture of all three. Obviously you can’t go wrong with Madden. I wish there was still NCAA (football), but they got rid of that. I play a little bit of Destiny because I have a PlayStation 4.

What do you normally wear to feel good?

I usually look more toward streetwear. I’ll try to rock some military boots along with a big cozy sweatshirt.

What do you do in your free time?

Oliver: I play video games, watch a few specific shows, but a

Cody Scanlan | Staff Photographer Junior Justin Oliver poses for photos on Nov. 1 in the Wrestling Room.

low-key trait about myself is I like fashion. I like to present myself in a fashionable manner. Not many people could see that with me being a wrestler because most wrestlers wear sweatpants all the time and do whatever. I try to look good, feel good, do good.

What would be your last meal?

This is a great question,

because (I’m) cutting weight.

I would go with Chicken Alfredo. I love pasta as a whole.

It’s my go-to cutting weight meal. It gives (me) carbs to refuel myself.

You mentioned you watch a few specific shows. What’s your go-to on Netflix?

Honestly, my favorite show is “The Flash.” It’s got a posi-

tive outlook to it. I try to keep positivity flowing everywhere through my life to keep the smile going.

Who in your family has been the biggest influence on you so far?

I would say both my parents equally. Just taking me everywhere and going to tournaments when I was younger when I first started.

Whenever I wanted to skip practice it wasn’t my dad that made me go, it was my mom that would guilt trip me into going to practice, so obviously her getting me to those practices has paid off.

Then my dad taking me wherever to get the best practice partners or get the best matches in. We traveled all the way to Oklahoma just to wrestle against good competition. Both have played a major role in my wrestling career so far.

Who are you closest to on the team?

Mason Smith. I’ve wrestled with Mason ever since I was about 8 years old, so we’ve known each other for a while.

He’s a character. He’s fun to be around. Our personalities complement each other. We’re always goofing around with each other and having fun.

If you could share one meal with anyone (living or dead, celebrity or family) who would it be?

Not because we look similar, but I’ll say Conor McGregor.

It would be interesting to get inside his mind with the amount of confidence he has. Ninety percent of this sport is mental.

That dude’s always “I’m gonna win, dominate him, destroy this person.” Getting inside that mind and figure out how he gets himself in that state of mind, no matter who he’s going up against would be incredibly helpful.

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