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Graduate Student Union reaches possible bargaining agreement Central Michigan University and the Graduate Student Union announced a tentative agreement on Wednesday that would establish a contract through June 30, 2016. The collective bargaining agreement would be effective upon ratification. “They’ve come to a contract that they both like, that is mutually beneficial,” said Director of Public Relations Steve Smith. Smith said the GSU and university have been negotiating the contract for the past few months. Further details will be released by the university once the contract is ratified by a vote. A date for the vote has not been set. “They are going to set a ratification date,” Smith said. “That would be the next step. Both sides have agreed not to discuss the contract until it is ratified.” Representing 475 graduate student assistants, the GSU’s previous contract was ratified in 2010 and extended until this year. “Three-year contracts are generally the norm,” Smith said. According to the GSU Facebook page, the union advocates for the rights of graduate students as employees by interceding at the department, college, university and state levels. The organization cites the goal of ensuring graduate students are secure and satisfied financially and professionally so that they can contribute the full scope of their ability to the pursuit of academic achievement. -Adrian Hedden Senior Reporter
SGA PASSES resolution asking for $1.8 million A resolution requesting the Campus Programming Fund be increased to $1.8 million passed Nov. 25 at the last Student Government Association meeting of the semester. The resolution passed both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives with a vote of 80-21, sending the resolution to SGA President Marie Reimers for her approval before introducing it to the board of trustees on Thursday. An amendment to the resolution introduced at the Nov. 18 SGA meeting requiring the fund to be raised on par with tuition increases was dropped after being voted down in the House, 76-25. Reimers told the House that, according to Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson, CPF has an impact on student retention at Central Michigan University and is worth the effort to bring the fund up to the $1.8 million. Additionally, the student disability service resolution, asking the university to add more funding and workers to Disability Services, along with the divestment resolution, asking the university to become less invested with oil companies, were passed in both the House and Senate. -Nathan Clark Staff Reporter
Budget Priorities Committee to host public forums By Adrian Hedden Senior Reporter
Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Freshman Sergio Campo of Spain, freshman Morounfoluwa Ogundipe of Nigeria, freshman Sebastian Brass of Germany, freshman Amanda Quek of Singapore, and freshman Caro Jacobs of Germany dine together on Oct. 29 in the Fresh Food Company cafeteria in East Campus.
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or a group of international students at Central Michigan University, studying abroad in the United States brought the expectation of a quality education. What they didn’t expect was to form life-long friendships. These students, coming from all over the globe, gather in an informal group each night to share dinner and conversation about their cultures, countries and experiences in the United States. German foreign exchange student Caro Jacobs said the group of international students has become like a family to her. “Being a part of this group has helped me a lot,” she said. “It’s nice to know there will always be someone here to talk. I’ve found it was easier to make friends with international students because we all had orientation together and kind of established a group.” Since many students returning to CMU have the advantage of already established friendships, Jacobs said it was easier to approach those who didn’t know anyone. w INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS | 2
CMED raises $21.3 million for Saginaw branch By Adrian Hedden Senior Reporter
The College of Medicine has raised $21.3 million toward its funding goal for CMED East in Saginaw. Receiving $25,000 from the Mid Area Community Foundation and $20,000 from the Bay Area and Saginaw community foundations, the gifts put CMED at 85.2 percent of its funding goal of $25 million for the added location. Sharon Mortensen, CEO of the
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Midland Area Community Foundation, said CMED’s proposed mission of addressing regional physician shortages in the Great Lakes Bay Region and across Michigan is a dire concern for the people of her community. “The access to care is an issue to people in this community,” she said. “We really believe this is supporting a real need in our area. It was exciting to support this regional medical school. It’s great to be a part of CMED and what it is going to do in our community.”
Mortensen said the decision to donate to CMED was the result of a needs assessment conducted by her grants committee. She said she is confident CMED’s dedicated student body will be successful in treating nearby, medically underserved communities. Seventeen of CMED’s inaugural class of 64 students are from the Great Lakes Bay Region. Fifty-eight are from Michigan.
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CMU student air lifted to hospital after car accident on Broomfield Road By Tony Wittkowski Metro Editor
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Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Freshman Caro Jacobs of Germany, dressed as a cat for Halloween, feeds a grape to sophomore Roberto Lopez of Mexico, who is dressed as a Roman emperor, on Oct. 31 in the Fresh Food Co. Residential Restaurant on east campus.
Enrollment numbers and revenue projections might be higher than initially predicted. Earlier projections for fiscal year 2015 saw an $18 million funding deficit, resulting from declines in enrollment. Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes issued an update earlier this month, which described higher enrollment and smaller funding reductions. Students enrolled in 9,000 more credit hours than predicted, adding $3 million in revenue from tuition. This revenue will be used to offset the deficit, Wilkes said, and will allow CMU’s academic colleges to plan for smaller reductions. “Anytime you build a budget, you use a bunch of estimates,” Wilkes said. “It’s not a precise science. We don’t want to build a budget that is too Barrie Wilkes optimistic.” According to Wilkes, the colleges were asked to prepare separate plans for three, six and nine percent declines in funding. Now, the colleges might only need two plans, at two and four percent reductions. “It’s just a plan, in case. Right now we’re not planning for any reductions,” Wilkes said. “We have made the cuts to already address any reductions. The budget is balanced.” Gov. Rick Snyder will propose a budget in February, Wilkes said. He also expected enrollment numbers to be more accurate as next semester begins. “As we go further into spring, we’ll have a better idea of enrollment,” Wilkes said. “Students will be more solidified in their commitment.”
Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Shelby Twp. sophomore Anthony Cavataio displays a white board with his advice for freshmen during Leadership Safari on Aug. 13 next to Finch Fieldhouse.
A Shelby Township sophomore was struck by a car Wednesday on the corner of Broomfield Road and Mission Street and airlifted to a hospital in Saginaw. Anthony Cavataio, who is studying event management at Central Michigan University, was hit by a car while walking across Broomfield Road heading toward campus. Vincent Cavataio, Anthony’s brother, said he was hit at 1:30 a.m. “He was air lifted to St. Mary’s in Saginaw an hour after he was brought to (Central Michigan) McLaren,” Vincent said Firday. “He is in critical condition.” Vincent, who is a graduate student from Shelby Township and former CMU Student Government Association president, said he spoke with Mount
Pleasant Police Officer Kipp Moe about the driver and the circumstances surrounding the accident. MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson could not be reached for comment for this story. Vincent went to the hospital after his brother’s accident and has been paying attention to the recent news reports on his brother, as well. “We were supposed to go home the morning of his accident,” Vincent said. “A lot of news sources have been misreporting.” During his time at CMU, Anthony has been involved in the Greek community with Phi Kappa Tau, Leadership Safari and is a Leadership Advancement Scholar. Zack Kowalski, a senior from Grosse Ile and member of Phi Kappa Tau, was contacted by one of Anthony’s friends after the accident.
“He’s really involved,” Kowalski said of his fraternity brother. “He helped with the public relations in our chapter, and he was just elected to vice president.” After the fraternity was notified of Anthony’s accident, a Facebook page — “Anthony Cavataio: Our Man of Character” — was created to support the injured sophomore. “We are trying to collect any letters or notes for Anthony on how much people appreciate him,” Kowalski said. Phi Kappa Tau is looking for letters from other chapters and Greek members to write about how Anthony has made an impact on the community. According to the Facebook page, those who want to write may drop letters off at the Phi Kappa Tau house at 906 S. Main St. metro@cm-life.com
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“It was definitely harder to make friends with the American students, because most of them who were returning already knew each other,� Jacobs said. While Jacobs has enjoyed her time at CMU, she said her return to Germany at the end of the semester will mean leaving behind some of the best friends she has made in the U.S. “I will miss it here because this group has shared our every day lives together,� Jacobs said. “Campus life is very different in Germany because your housing is separate from your schooling, but here, your campus life and personal life is all inclusive.� Since many international students formed relationships through shared housing in Herrig Hall, the group has always welcomed any international student to join them. Tapita Titti, a junior who is visiting from France, said her experience with this group has given her exposure to other countries in addition to the U.S. “We’re all from really different places,� Titti said. “So, when we get together we can talk about our countries that we come from and how they compare to the United States.� Members of the group have
Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Photos of friends from home and weekend Michigan getaways during her time in Michigan are taped to the walls of freshman Amanda Quek’s residence hall. Quek is from Singapore and came to Central Michigan University for the semester with three of her classmates from Nanyang Technological University.
not restricted themselves to just schoolwork. Organizing weekend road trips themselves, the group has traveled to several Michigan tourist areas including Mackinaw, Detroit and Lake Michigan. As the group sat around the dinner table singing a rap song in unison that they had heard on a trip to Detroit, it was clear an unbreakable bond had been formed. This group has formed such a
ENROLLMENT| CONTINUED FROM 1 of the proposed plan which would offer incentives for teachers looking to retire early. “You might find that everyone in the shop wants to retire. They can’t all leave.� Wilkes cited the high expense of replacing retirees. Many positions may need to be replaced, he said. “If you offer a program, its hard to determine if you’d have to hire replacements,� said Marcia Taylor, an English instructor on the committee. “We cannot recommend it as this time. “There are some budget challenges, and until we know more about these challenges we don’t know if it fits.� Vice Provost of Academic Administration Ray Christie,
Also included in the update, Wilkes wrote about a proposed retirement incentive plan opposed by the Budget Priorities Committee, which was formed in the spring. Made up of faculty, administrators and students, the committee analyzed the incentive program and found it too ambiguous to endorse. “There were too many uncertain outcomes,� Wilkes said
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tight bond that it has become noticeable to traditional students, including Christina Zardus. The Dearborn junior said her interaction with this group has helped her foster a love for other cultures. “I’m going to study abroad next semester in Italy, so I’m really interested in diversity and their cultures,� Zardus said. “Plus, these people are just really cool.� Singapore sophomore Jona-
than Yeo said he has benefited from being a part of a group that simply has people he can relate to. “Having a group of friends like this has definitely helped me,� Yeo said. “Even though we’re from different countries, we’re in the same situation being in a foreign country. We all really relate to one another.�
who is also on the BPC, said more students have arrived at CMU than initially expected. He said projections are usually within 0.4 percent of the actual numbers. “The committee has learned that the revised enrollment projections were lower than the enrollment that materialized this fall,� Christie said. “Institutional research tries hard to come up with a projection that is accurate.� Christie explained the newly formed committee intends, as part of shared governance, to bring experts on campus together to discuss issues of enrollment, financial aid, capital requests and tuition. “We will be soliciting questions from community members,� Taylor said. “We hope the main benefit will be to facilitate communication in all directions and make the budget
more transparent. It is a multilayered group; all constituents are heard.� Christie describes the BPC’s role as purely advisory, and it makes no actual decisions on proposals. “Our role is to review the current-year budget, and advise for next year’s budget,� he said. “We get to see some of the components that go into that and weigh in.� A public forum to discuss budgeting issues is planned for 3:30-5 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Park Library Auditorium. Three to four forums will be held during the spring semester, Christie said. “We’re not under the office of finance,� Taylor said. “We’re an independent committee. The purpose is to promote communication across campus.�
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“These individuals are really those that want to stay in our state and serve the underserved populations,� Mortensen said. “We have a real need here. I think it’s wonderful that the focus is to put physicians in these areas.� As the population in her area continues to age, Mortensen said the need for accessible primary care is becoming increasingly dire. “We’re seeing a shift,� she said. “We have a large population that is aging into their senior years. They need access to more and more healthcare. There is an increasing need as our population gets old.� Eileen Curtis, CEO of the Bay Area Community Foundation, said the donation was made with the expectation that students will continue to live and work in the Bay Area region. “We know the students will be serving the folks in our community as they are doing their internships,� Curtis said. “We hope some will be living here. What we wanted to do was participate in the expansion of CMED to our area. We want folks that will stay in the area and make their future here.�
Curtis also expected the need for primary care in the Bay Area to increase as residents age, and doctors retire. “There are physician shortages all over,� she said. “And those folks are getting close to retirement.� Michigan is expected to have a shortage of 4,0006,000 physicians by 2020. CMED, the nation’s 137th medical school, was formed with a direct mission to fill the gaps. “One of the great things about CMED students, is they want to be in the area,� Curtis said. “Our goal is to help support the launch of Saginaw. Our organization is invested in the success of CMED. “As a community, we want to let folks know this is important to our area. We’re putting money into it so it comes to fruition in our area.� In a university news release, CEO Saginaw Community Foundation Renee Johnston expressed similar aspirations for CMED. She said CMED is already “partnering well� with Covenant Healthcare and St. Mary’s of Michigan, both located in Saginaw. “It’s definitely an initiative that’s part of our community,� she said. “And it’s appropriate to show our support.�
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City Commission discusses new city manager, snow equipment City officials met Nov. 25 for a regular meeting of the Mount Pleasant City Commission, and an interim city manager was appointed. Director of Administrative and Financial Services Nancy Ridley was appointed interim city manager beginning Jan. 1. A discussion on the city manager search was held toward the end of the meeting. It was decided an outside firm would be hired to find the new manager. The city commission approved a request from Mount Pleasant’s Rotary Club to name a new footbridge at Nelson Park, 714 W. Broadway St., the Mount Pleasant Rotary Bridge, in exchange for the Rotary Club paying half the cost of the bridge, up to $20,000. Kathy Beebe, president of Mount Pleasant’s Rotary Club, is happy to support the new bridge. The commission also discussed the new snow removal equipment and operators for 2014. Out of the two companies that bid to supply the city with new snow removal equipment and operators, the city commission chose the less expensive deal from R & T Trucking. The meeting ended with a discussion about the city’s budget, which will be finalized this month. The next city commission meeting will be held on Dec. 9. By Stephen Cross, Staff Reporter
Local attorney named Isabella County judge Attorney Eric Janes was in his office Tuesday when he received a call from Gov. Rick Snyder with good news. While on the phone with Michigan’s governor, Janes, who practices law at Janes, Backus & Janes, PC., was told he would be the next trial court judge for Isabella County. “I’m honored and I’m humbled to receive the appointment and I look forward to the challenges it brings,” Eric Janes Janes said. The local attorney, who is originally from Mount Pleasant, will finish the rest of the term left by Judge William Rush, who retired on Aug. 31 after serving as Isabella County trial court judge for more than 18 years. “I will serve the remainder of his term,” Janes said. “And if there is an opponent in November 2014, I will have to run in a general election.” Shortly after hearing the news, Janes’ predecessor passed along his blessings. “I’ve received word from (Rush) of congratulations,” Janes said. “He’s in Florida right now, but word came to me that he congratulated me.” Janes started his legal career in Mount Clemens, with Martin, Bacon & Martin PC., after attaining his law degree. He then returned to Mount Pleasant with longtime friend Bob Backus in 1991 to go into practice with his father. Before taking office, Janes said he has to finish up at his practice within the next few weeks before taking an oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony. “I guess it’s a nice transition,” Janes said. “I’ve been practicing law for 25 years.” Backus, who is another partner at Janes, Backus & Janes, PC., was in the office with Janes when he was told the news. “I think Eric is an excellent candidate given his background in Isabella County,” Backus said. “He’s a very honest, loyal and dedicated person. I’m going to miss him.” ByTonyWittkowski,MetroEditor
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Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant resident Peter Reale, 90, poses for a portrait at the Veteran’s Memorial Library at 301 S. University Ave. on Sunday. Reale has been going to CMU since 1958 and is now a senior auditor.
A lifetime of experience 90-year-old student brings decades of knowledge to CMU classrooms By Katherine Ranzenberger Staff Reporter
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e fought in World War II. He fought for his autistic son’s rights to a public education. He fought for his own education at Central Michigan University. Now, Peter Reale is one of CMU’s oldest students and is continuing his education this semester. Reale, 90, is a senior auditor, taking classes in his free time while caring for his 92-year-old wife, Anne. Senior auditors take classes on campus but do not receive a grade for participation in the class. Reale served in the Navy from 194143 as a Navy Mechanist’s Mate Third Class. While in the service, he was stationed in the southwest and south Pacific. Reale spent time in Guam, Okinawa and Saipan. “(After we got out), we were brought to Long Island and telephoned our parents to come get us,” Reale said. After leaving the Navy, Reale married Anne in 1949 after meeting her in their state board exam for cosmetology licenses in New York. Reale said he saw her at the exam and knew he had to talk to her. “She got done, and I said wait for me,” Reale said. “I just yelled it across a room (while) taking an exam.” He met Anne down the street at the Paramount Theater. They saw the feature film, then watched the vaudeville show after. The two got dinner at a local diner and have been inseparable since. “It cost 65 cents each for us to have dinner,” Reale said. “Can you imagine that? I had $10 to last me a week. It was
so expensive.” The two have been married for 63 years, recently celebrating an anniversary on Nov. 13. The two started a family after they married. Reale and his wife adopted their son, Raymond, in 1961 when Raymond was three months old. Anne took their son to the doctor and was told Raymond was autistic. “It was a term that wasn’t common back then,” Reale said. “We didn’t know what it was or how to deal with it. The doctors didn’t do much, either.” Caring for Raymond was a full-time job that he and Anne worked together while running multiple barbershops around Michigan. Reale started taking classes at CMU in 1958, but found the direction he wanted to take his education in 1961 after adopting Raymond. “I’ve been at Central since 1958,” Reale said. “I graduated with a BS in ’75. It was in special education planned programs.” Reale said his education happened between haircuts, shampoos, scrubbing floors, running six shops and taking care of his son. He said his education has always been important, and he’s glad to have CMU close to home. Orlando Perez, Reale’s political science professor, said he enjoys having Reale in class. “I’m very glad to have (Reale) in my class,” Perez said. “He interacts very well with other students. He is generally quiet in class, but the times he participates he brings a unique perspective to the topics covered in class.” Perez said the class was discussing Social Security and issues surrounding it one day. He said Reale was the only one with actual direct experience with the government program.
Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant residents Peter Reale, 90, and Anne Reale, 92, pose for a portrait at the Veteran’s Memorial Library at 301 S. University Ave. on Sunday afternoon.
“Another time we were discussing government support for education,” Perez said. “His experience with the GI Bill of Rights, which helped World War II veterans get a college education. He was very helpful.” Reale said it was only recently when he noticed the real age difference between him and the rest of his classmates. “This is the first time I noticed in all these years that all these people are 60, 70 years younger,” Reale said. “And it’s bothering me. There’s no possible way of being one of them.” studentlife@cm-life.com
The McNair Scholars program at Central Michigan University has been awarded a $1.1 million five-year grant extension to continue assisting underrepresented students with post graduate aspirations. “It’s been a great program,” Program Director Roger Cole said. “It is a wonderful opportunity and we highly encourage more to apply.” The McNair Scholars program was awarded federal five-year funding at an annual rate of $231,448 from the U.S. Department of Education, despite more than 50 McNair Programs being eliminated across the nation after federal cuts. This year, the President’s Office also will contribute $15,000. Since CMU’s inaugural McNair Scholars class in 1999, the program has served 145 students. Nearly half of those students have gone on to earn their master’s degrees, with 20 percent enrolling in doctoral programs upon graduation. CMU plans on four to five new Ph.D. recipients each year over the next five years. Houghton Lake junior James Dunn is a biochemistry major and is one of the most recent students in the McNair Scholars program. He is working on research focused on the study of a species of bacteria that helps form an oxide that acts as a sorbet of toxic metals. “Without programs like McNair, people who are certainly capable of doing great work might not have the resources to get there,” he said. “Programs like McNair are extremely important in helping people reach their potential.” The McNair program is directed toward helping disadvantaged college students achieve advanced degrees. Associate Director Lynn Curry said applicants must be low income, first generation students and underrepresented, although, it is not specifically a minority program. “The benefits of what I can get out of it are so great,” Dunn said. “You develop soft skills that aren’t taught, but important for getting into a good graduate program.” Curry said students in the program learn how to build credentials and gain vital research experience with faculty mentors in different colleges. “When I look at what I do with McNair students, my goal is to help the student to develop the confidence, knowledge and the ability to earn a Ph.D. ,” Curry said. university@cm-life.com
Finding your inner gravity CMU professor changes career to alter lifestyle By Chelsea Hohn Staff Reporter
As Andrew Criswell sets his yoga mat down, a placid trail of levelheadedness follows closely behind. The class relaxes. His experience, his seriousness and his knowledge of yoga are apparent. What most of his students don’t know, however, is the yoga instructor has a bachelor’s degree in physics from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, one of the most prestigious engineering schools in the country. He hasn’t always been the calm and aware yoga instructor he is now, having passed through a number of careers including audio and manufacturing engineering, electronic technician, salesman and entrepreneur. The stark solidity of a science degree, contrasted with a career of teaching yoga – the two professions seem miles apart, but Criswell finds similarities. “There’s no separation, there’s really just a continuous flow of energy in the universe that manifests itself as different objects,” he said. Criswell has been practicing yoga for 23 years, teaching it for 11. After moving from one side of the country and back, he landed a full-time job at a manufacturing company in Midland, working long weeks. “Ninety hours a week was not unusual,” he said of his time in Midland.
Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Physical education professor Andrew Criswell teaches yoga Wednesday in the Rose Center.
The strenuous workload began to take a physical toll on Criswell. His co-workers began to have health problems, people were having heart attacks, he said. When he started to have health issues of his own, he consulted a doctor. The doctor told Criswell if he kept up his workload, he would die. “I was married and I had a kid, and a nice house on a lake and a nice car,” he said. “I had the American dream. I guess I had, like so many other people, fallen into the illusion that once you get all that stuff you’re going to be happy.” That’s when he decided it was time to make a change, and enrolled in his first yoga class. “I got back into my morning routine, and I took a class once a week,” he explained. “Even on my breaks instead of sitting at the desk I went and found a
quiet spot in the woods and I meditated. That helped, but not completely.” At the yoga class Criswell started attending, the teacher incorporated a tactic into her classes that changed everything for him: She would have the students teach the class. It was a terrifying leap for some, but Criswell loved it. He began to plan his retirement as a yoga instructor. “As soon as I started teaching, I was so relaxed,” he said. “I felt like a duck in water.” Criswell began teaching a faculty yoga class through Central Health Improvement Program, eventually taking the spot of a previous yoga instructor in 2007. Originally only teaching six credits, Criswell now offers more than 16 credits in yoga. Laura Cochrane, an anthropology
professor, was with Criswell since the beginning at the faculty yoga classes and said she has continued to return because of his supportive instruction style. “I like the way that Andrew creates a space for you to do with yoga what you need to do,” she said. “Some days I’m ready to challenge myself with what he’s doing. Some days I need to meditate. It’s a place where I can explore those parts.” Criswell is planning to move near Lake Michigan to open a yoga studio, where he plans to grow old doing yoga on the beach. “My three passions are yoga, skiing and (the) Lake Michigan shore,” Criswell said. “I’m happiest when I’m on Lake Michigan.” university@cm-life.com
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EDITORIAL | Bowl games become battle of mediocre teams
With one of the easiest schedules in the Mid American Conference, CMU still managed to finish 6-6. Its only signature win was against a disappointing Ohio team. CMU was 3-6 before it entered one of the easiest stretches of any schedule in the land, playing lowly Western Michigan (1-11), UMass (1-11) and Eastern Michigan (2-10). That’s not to take anything away from the team, however, which soundly beat UMass and EMU at home and edged out a win against the Broncos on the road, as it should have. It does, however, speak to the ease of CMU’s schedule. The Chip-
pewas resume might be the weakest of any bowl-eligible team, and that’s saying a lot. There are 35 bowl games every year, which leaves only 70 spots open for prospective programs. Out of the current 78 bowl eligible teams, 12 of them are 6-6. That means at least four medicore teams will get to travel, play on national television and bring money to their respective athletics programs. Money, in the end, is what it all boils down to. There really is no need for 35 bowl games, but when advertisers have the money to slap their names across a three-hour
event, then there is no argument. Sure, a bowl game means a lot more to athletes who have dedicated their summers and falls to one goal. At what point do all these bowl games become participation trophies? Only a handful of games are still important when it comes to bowling; the BCS bowl games. Those games are what separate the big boys from the rest. Next year’s college football playoff system, which will pit the top four ranked teams in the country against each other, will leave the remaining games to become even less meaningful. The NCAA, if it truly wishes to put quality of play ahead of money, should use the offseason as a way to re-evaluate the bowl system and reform it so that 6-6 and even most 7-5 teams would be left out. Otherwise, bowl season will become about determining who is the best of the mediocre, nothing else.
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at the local library and caring for a kitten, I don’t have time to take care of myself, let alone worry about the needs of someone else. I recently read an article that was an open letter from a father to his daughter. The letter from goodmenproject.com was spurred by a Google top search result. The results displayed ways to keep men interested. The father said his daughter should not have to work to keep her future husband interested because he should be so in love with her that the little things should be enough. A relationship should be easy, effortless almost. It should be something that starts with a friendship and morphs into wanting to spend all of your time together. I worry I will never find this kind of love. Much like my best friends, I’m awkward. I love comic books. I love writing. I can talk to people all day, every day, but when it comes to making the first move — or any move — I am the worst. I worry I will make a fool of myself and be rejected immediately by any man who I try to talk to. I worry the person will just laugh and walk away because I’m never serious enough. This worry translates into my physical body and leads to aches and
pains. I thought these aches were just a result of my body reacting to the amount of stress I have. I saw my family physician. They ran tests. They took four vials of blood and did 16 x-rays. The results came back. Everything was fine, except my ANA test came back positive. The ANA test checks for antibodies, or cells that attack your other healthy cells. When the doctor said there was something wrong with me, but they didn’t know what yet, this added to my worry. What is wrong with me? How long will they take to figure it out? Will this affect my quality of life? I’m currently waiting for a phone call setting up yet another appointment with yet another doctor. I will worry every minute of every day until I truly know what is wrong with me and how I can fix it. It is the best and worst quality I have, because I will always worry not only about when to get things done, but I will always worry about how people around me are feeling. Until I get my answers, I am in a perpetual state of worry. Sometimes, it’s the loneliest place in the world.
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But where does this leave teams with neither a winning nor losing record? This is the place that Central Michigan football finds itself for the second year in a row: 6-6 and counting on a Northern Illinois Bowl Championship Series appearance. As of Sunday, there are 78 teams that are bowl eligible, with three other FBS teams still in the hunt at 5-6. What’s troubling for college football and the argument of a postseason for winning teams is allowing a .500 level program to partake in a bowl game. Are they undeserving?
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A constant state of worry I am in a perpetual state of worry. I worry about deadlines. I worry about homework. I worry about my friends and how my relationships with them are suffering because of how much time I work and how little time I spend with them. I worry about my relationships with people in general because I don’t have time for them. Between freelancing for three newspapers, shelving books
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‘Tis the season to be crafty With the holiday season upon us, people across the nation are stocking up on the all-important presents that will sit for weeks in closets and under beds only to be unceremoniously opened and discarded later on. In a society that values immediate gratification over long-term satisfaction, how do we ensure that our heartfelt presents are not re-gifted or condemned to dust and spiders in a faraway corner of the basement? More importantly, how do we do this without causing a crater-sized dent in our wallets? The holidays are meant to be celebrations of faith, family and tradition, bringing a sense of hope and joy to the dismal winter months. Unfortunately, these beloved holidays pose a triple-threat to the bank accounts of poor college students like myself, who often have to decide between that great set of aromatherapy candles for Aunt Agatha and January’s of groceries. Luckily, along with its plethora of useless information, the Internet has provided humankind with numerous tools to come up with worthwhile and creative gifts while side-stepping the heart attack-inducing credit card bills that usually go along with them. Perhaps the biggest loophole in the expensive gift phenomenon is the rise of Pinterest. To the naked eye, this relatively new website is a place for women to find and share recipes they’ll never cook and workout plans they’ll never attempt. But for those who really know what they’re doing, Pinterest is the holy grail of inexpensive holiday presents. Take those candles for your aunt. Type them into the Pinterest search bar and seconds later you’ve got about 100 different ways to make them yourself using only a blow torch and some colored wax. It doesn’t end there. Need a quick, cheap recipe to bring to Christmas dinner this year? Every pie, cookie, soup and cracker dip recipe imaginable is just a click away. And in case you didn’t already know, Pinterest standards dictate that just about every meal under the sun can apparently be improved by sticking it in a crock pot. Combine that revelation with the fact that food-related presents are almost guaranteed to be used rather than re-gifted, and suddenly a whole new world of cheap gift possibilities is open to you. For those culinary-challenged friends of yours (we all know at least one) throw a package of Twizzlers into a mason jar and slap on a label saying “Twiz the Season” in sharpie, and you’ve got a gift that can’t lose. Instead of shelling out three months worth of rent on gifts for your loved ones this year, turn to Pinterest and other DIY sites for inspiration. Not only will you save an arm and a leg, you’ll end up with thoughtful and creative gifts that might actually be used. And, when in doubt, remember that every gift looks better when it’s packaged in a personalized mason jar.
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Speakers chosen, students prepare for December commencement By Michael Nowak Staff Reporter
Three commencement speakers have been selected for the Dec. 14 graduation ceremonies at McGuirk Arena. Among the keynote speakers are two CEOs and an experienced veterinarian who stars in his own show on National Geographic Wild: Joseph Anderson Jr., Edward Christianson, and Jan Pol, respectively. The commencement speakers
are selected by Central Michigan University President George Ross, but he also receives recommendations from Joseph the university Anderson Jr. community. “Speakers are chosen because of the success they enjoyed throughout their careers,” Com-
mencement Coordinator Sharon Russell said. Commencement speakers are not compensated, Russell said, but the Edward university Christianson is willing to reimburse them for their travel expenses if they request it. This year, Associate Regis-
trar Linda Gillingham said there are approximately 2,400 prospective graduates for December’s commencement. Jan Pol The graduates will be broken up into three ceremonies. The first starts at 9 a.m., followed by a ceremony at 1 p.m. and the last at 5 p.m.
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Although commencement is Dec. 14, final grades are not due until Dec. 18. Therefore, it is possible for a student to participate in commencement, but not graduate. Ten months before the graduation date, students are required to apply for graduation in the Academic Services Office, located in Warriner Hall room 123. Provided the student applies, another graduation audit will be prepared for the student. If all class requirements are complet-
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Finch Fieldhouse has served in a multitude of roles since its construction in 1959. The building has served as a venue for Michigan-born musical heavyweights Stevie Wonder and Bob Seger in the spring of 1969, national protests to end the war in Vietnam in the same year and routine commencement ceremonies, class registrations and military trainings. Majoring in physical education with a minor in
biology, the building’s namesake Ronald Finch attended CMU, or as it was known then, Central Normal School, for nearly a decade. Finch distinguished himself as an athlete, playing halfback and quarterback for the 1923 and 1924 football teams, then known as the Bearcats. He also started as a forward for the basketball team and set records as a sprinter for the track team. As head coach, Finch racked up an impressive record of 53-18-1, a winning
percentage of .736. Finch was eventually appointed as athletics director and later, head of the physical education department from 1942-59. Finch served as dean of the School of Health until his passing in 1962, after more than 25 years of service to CMU. Finch Fieldhouse was once the largest building on campus and the second largest gymnasium in the state. It is still used today as the home to the departments of military science and recreation and leisure studies.
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CMU partners with Shiawassee schools for dual-enrollment program By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter
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New D-Box seats offer viewers unique moviegoing experience By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter
Mount Pleasant residents now have the ability to move with their movie at the Celebration! Cinema. D-Box seats are designed to move along with the action on the screen, giving the viewer a more interactive experience. Viewers responded well to the new motion seating, Assistant Manager Lori Worden said. “(People) love the demo out in the lobby,” the Lansing senior said. “They actually get to test it out and they get to see how it is before they even buy it.” For $8 extra per ticket, the D-Box seats move viewers up, down, forward, backward and side to side throughout the movie. D-Box tickets can be purchased online or at the theater just like all the regular tickets. “It’s assigned seating and that makes it nice because
then they get to pick which seat they want,” Worden said. “They only activate when you buy the ticket stamp.” Sophomore Nicole Fosgate of Michigan Center said she opted for the $8 employee training session when the seat first got installed. Wanting to be able to better inform her customers, she ended up thoroughly enjoying her experience. “It made me feel more into the movie, and a lot of people have said the same thing,” Fosgate said. “If you’re a person who wants to be in the movie, it’s worth it.” According to Fosgate and Worden, the common concern with the seats is the risk of getting motion sickness during the movie. Typically, the D-Box seats do not cause a problem, as they move viewers in the same direction as the movie, while motion sickness occurs when the movement the body feels
does not match the movement a person is seeing. “I have horrible motion sickness,” Worden said. “And those movies don’t give you motion sickness. If they turn left, you turn left.” Patrons also have the option to control the intensity of the movement with adjusters attached to the seats, which can intensify the motion or turn it completely off. Howell junior Emma Wilson has tried the demo seats in the theater’s lobby, but did not agree with the notion of it being motion sickness-friendly. Wilson is prone to motion sickness and gets it whenever she spins or is riding in the car. “It was very jarring,” Wilson said. “They moved in every direction. I felt like I would not enjoy watching a movie in them because they’re distracting.” metro@cm-life.com
Consumer Reports: Sprint falls to bottom of satisfaction list By Kate Woodruff Staff Reporter
Sprint has fallen behind in all facets of cell phone service provider responsibilities, a new report finds, causing a mixed reaction among students. The cell phone provider was ranked by Consumer Reports as the least reliable in all areas of phone service, including the reliability of talk, text, 4G service and overall value. The news came as a shock to some students, as Sprint placed second in the last cell phone provider ranking for Consumer Reports. Mathew Turner-Reed, has been battling with Sprint as a cell phone service provider for a while. “The Sprint plans are good because you get unlimited data, talk and text, but the cell service is sub-par at best because there isn’t always a strong data or voice connection,” the Eastpointe senior said. “When you ask about dropped calls or bad service, their response is always that they’re upgrading or doing maintenance to the cell towers.” Students like Turner-Reed are disappointed by the ad-
Central Michigan University and the Shiawassee Regional Education Service District are aiming to encourage interest in higher education with a new dualenrollment program. The program will offer Shiawassee County High School students the opportunity to take college courses online and earn credits without paying for the cost of tuition or books. Undergraduate Programs Director Al Zainea said dualenrollment is beneficial to all parties involved. “CMU will attract potential students by offering college level courses to students,” Zainea said. “The student has the potential to begin their college program earlier, which allows them to get a head start at CMU.” Shiawassee RESD will pay for students’ tuition and books for the first year, providing the seed money for the pilot program. The cost of funding will transition over to the individual school districts once the program has been established. School district officials said the transition will likely take place sometime next year. The partnership started when Associate Superintendent of the Shiawassee RESD John VanWagoner proposed the idea to CMU in June. VanWagoner said he approached CMU because the university’s online presence is well-suited to the program’s needs. “The reputation of Global Campus and CMU’s online program make them a perfect partner for this project,” VanWagoner said. The lack of a community college or university in Shiawassee County limits the opportunities for students there to pursue college degrees, VanWagoner said. By offering an early start on college without tuition costs, dual enrollment with CMU could provide a solution to this obstacle.
Located about 90 minutes south of CMU, Shiawassee County’s proximity to the university allows the program to combine the online portion of classes with face-to-face study sessions. Students in the program will meet with instructors on CMU’s campus on three select Saturdays during the school year. There are 49 students enrolled in the program for the fall semester, primarily high school juniors and seniors with the exception of two sophomores. The only course currently being offered is PSY100: Introduction to Psychology. The program plans to offer an additional two 100-level courses in the spring semester.
The instructors for the dual-enrollment courses include both on-campus faculty and adjunct faculty members from Global Campus. Zainea said faculty at CMU are able to handle the demand for the program and there are no plans to hire new instructors at this point. Dual-enrollment credits will be transferable to other universities and colleges, as well, allowing both students planning on attending CMU and those looking at other colleges to pursue their collegiate education during high school. university@cm-life.com
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BOWL BOUND? Will CMU go bowling again? Seth Newman
along with wide receiver Titus Davis, combine to make one of the best one-two punches on offense in the Mid-American Conference.
CoNS: Staff Reporter After a disappointing first half to the football season, it managed to win the last three games to become bowl eligible. But, will the Chippewas go bowling again?
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Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Senior defensive back Avery Cunningham, top, and Scottville senior and drum major Julie Cleveau sing the CMU fight song after the Chippewas 42-10 victory over EMU on Friday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
CMU beats EMU 42-10, becomes bowl eligible By Jeff Papworth | Staff Reporter
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Shorts Stadium, tallying 216 rushing yards against Eastern Michigan. and have two rivalry games. It’s very difficult, and I’m proud of our guys.” CMU was never challenged by EMU, since it jumped out to a 21-0 lead with 12:02 left in the second quarter. It was thanks to Tipton – who was responsible for all three touchdowns, including an 86-yard run in which he had to plow over a defender – that CMU was able to come out on top. The Eagles showed life during the latter half of the second quarter, though, narrowing the deficit to 11 with a touchdown and field goal. The Chippewas responded quickly to open up the second half with two touchdowns in the first six minutes, extending their lead to 35-10. Junior receiver Courtney Williams navigated his way down the sideline on a kick return and took it into the end zone on the first play of the third quarter. “We knew they were going to make a run,” Enos said.
Projections: CMU still out of the bowl picture By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter
unning back Zurlon Tipton was a force
Central Michigan was the beneficiary, winning 42-10 over the Eagles to clinch the Michigan MAC Trophy and become bowl eligible in front of an announced crowd of 5,214. “(Tipton) hung in there pretty good, made some good cuts, had his pads down, got short yardage runs, got goal line runs and obviously had the explosive runs,” head coach Dan Enos said. “He’s a difference maker. When he’s healthy, he can put a team on his back.” The Chippewas finished the regular season with a 5-3 record in the MidAmerican Conference, and, for the second straight year, they have a 6-6 overall record, making them bowl eligible. “I see people in the grocery store say, ‘Win your last three and you’re bowl eligible,’” Enos said. “Sounds a lot easier than it is to actually go on the road to Western (Michigan)
The offense has regained an explosive weapon in running back Zurlon Tipton, who was hurt much of the season with a broken ankle. Now that he is back to full strength, it’s safe to say he came in like a wrecking ball. Don’t believe me? Watch his 86-yard run against Eastern Michigan, where he destroys an EMU defender. Tipton,
Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Junior wide receiver Titus Davis runs the ball against Eastern Michigan during the Chippewas 42-10 victory over EMU on Friday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
“They did. We challenged our guys at halftime to continue to play, and I thought Courtney’s kick return was huge to get us back.” It was the first CMU touchdown on a kick return since Antonio Brown did it in the 2010 GMAC Bowl. Tipton followed up by rushing for his fourth touchdown of the game on a 44-yard run with 9:36 left in the third quarter. The defense took over from there. On the following drive, defensive back Kevin King forced a fumble after the Eagles had moved the ball 48
yards and defensive end Joe Ostman recovered the ball. Safety Avery Cunningham scored the last touchdown of the game on an interception that he took from CMU’s 25 to the end zone in the fourth quarter. “(It’s the) last game and you don’t know if you’re going to get into a bowl game or not. You just want to go out there and leave everything on the field,” Tipton said. “Obviously, we had success. Feels good to get the last one at home.” sports@cm-life.com
Those last three wins that CMU needed in order to gain bowl eligibility came against the worst teams in the MAC. Let’s take a look at five of those six wins for CMU: The teams that they beat finished 2-10 (Eastern Michigan), 1-11 (Western Michigan), 1-11 (UMass) and 0-12 (Miami – Ohio). The fifth win came against FBS opponent New Hampshire and required a field goal as time expired to win. Even CMU’s best win came against Ohio, which finished 7-5 after many experts picked them to win the MAC East. Having just one quality win hurts. So, will the Chippewas make a bowl appearance? If I shook my Magic 8-ball, it would say “Not Likely.” Then again, you never know.
The Central Michigan football team did what it was supposed to do, winning three in a row to close the regular season bowl eligible. Now it waits. Like last year, the 6-6 Chippewas appear to be on the outside looking in when it comes to playing in the postseason. Updated bowl projections Sunday from CBS Sports and ESPN both have CMU out. The Chippewas would be the only one of the seven bowl-eligible Mid-American Conference teams not to play in a game. Bowl announcements are made Sunday, but the team will likely return to the practice field this week. Should they make it in, and that remains a big if, it would be the Chippewas’ eighth bowl appearance. The MAC has five bowl tie-ins, three primary that are the first to be filled and two secondary that will depend on whether or not other leagues can fill their contracted slots. That leaves an interesting predicament for CMU. It’s going to need Northern Illinois to get an at-large bid from the Bowl Championship Series. Most bowl prognosticators had NIU playing in the Fiesta Bowl, but that is reliant on the Huskies (12-0,
8-0 MAC) winning the MAC championship game Friday over Bowling Green (8 p.m., ESPN2). Head coach Dan Enos declined to speculate on his team’s bowl chances last week prior to CMU’s 42-10 win over EMU, only saying the Huskies deserve to be in a BCS game “if they win out.” The players, however, were watching NIU. After beating Toledo, the Huskies leapfrogged Fresno State in the BCS standings and became the frontrunner for an at-large bid. NIU is now in the driver’s seat for that bid after Fresno State (10-1) lost to San Jose State on Friday. “We’ve really been paying close attention to that,” junior receiver Titus Davis said. “We’re pulling for them.” NIU is the first piece of the puzzle. The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit will likely go with MAC championship runner-up BGSU or 10-2 Ball State, with the other going to the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The MAC’s third bowl tie-in, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho, will then get the third selection, likely 8-4 Buffalo. That leaves Toledo and Ohio, both with 7-5 records, and 6-6 CMU looking elsewhere. sports@cm-life.com
Tipton provides play of the game with 216-yard run, plows over EMU By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter
Eastern Michigan defender Donald Coleman was ready to tackle running back Zurlon Tipton at the 26-yard line. Tipton had two options: Go around the defender or go through the defender. The running back chose the latter, and Coleman paid the price as he watched Tipton finish off his 86-yard touchdown run on Friday in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. “I’m happy I went through him,” Tipton said. “It just gets the whole team fired up with that hit.” The play was called the turning point of Friday’s game by head coach Dan Enos, with Central Michigan only up 14-0 in the second quarter before the run. Yet, even Tipton was puzzled
when they decided to give him the ball, since it was third down and 21 yards to go. “I couldn’t even believe the play was called in,” Tipton said. “I’m in the huddle like, ‘Man, I wonder what play call is coming in,’ and then (Cooper Rush) came in and called two. I’m like, ‘OK, let’s see what happens.’” While Tipton got halfway to the end zone as a result of the blocking of the offensive line and his broken tackle, he finished his run because junior receiver Titus Davis pushed a defender back 15 yards as Tipton blew past them. “I just ran today,” Tipton said. “People blocked for me. I don’t take all the credit. I don’t even take half of it.” He ran indeed, for 216 yards, marking the second time in his college career he has rushed for more than 200 yards. The running back had his fourth touch-
down of the game on another long run, which was 44 yards, in the third quarter to make the score 35-10. Moreover, there was a point in the season when it was unknown whether Tipton would step foot on the field, let alone in the end zone for a touchdown run. The prognosis was not positive after he broke his ankle in the first game of the season against Michigan. But Tipton wanted to play before reaching full health and forego a chance to play a sixth year that is often granted by the NCAA. “Making my decision to come back was nothing toward this organization,” Tipton said. “It’s a great place to be around. I just felt like it was time to get out of college and see what else is out there for me.” sports@cm-life.com
Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Junior tight end Mike Kinville, left, senior fullback senior Adam Fenton, center, and senior running back Zurlon Tipton, right, celebrate after a touchdown during their victory over EMU on Friday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas won 42-10.
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Wrestling goes 2-1 in New York, loses to Stanford at home in weekday dual By Mark Cavitt & Malachi Barrett Staff Reporters
The wrestling team improved to 4-3 on the season after recording two wins at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. over the weekend.
Lehigh 24, CMU 9
Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Sophomore Jackson Lewis wrestles Stanford’s Dan Scherer on Nov. 25 in McGuirk Arena.
The first dual on Saturday was against Lehigh. The Chippewas lost 24-9, only winning three of the 10 matches. Redshirt freshman Corey Keener won his match at 125 pounds by decision, 7-3, giving CMU an early 3-0 lead. Sophomore Zach Horan recorded a win by decision, 3-1, at 141 pounds, giving the Chippewas a 6-3 lead after three matches. Sophomore Jackson Lewis won his match at 197 pounds by decision 3-1 but it wasn’t enough. Four
matches won by Lehigh were by two points or less, with three by a margin of three or more.
CMU 18, UNC 16
In the second dual of the day, CMU matched up with North Carolina. The Chippewas won six of the 10 matches with losses at 141 pounds, 149 pounds and 184 pounds. Horan lost his first match of the season at 141 pounds by decision, 7-4. A major decision at 184 pounds for UNC would give the Tar Heels a 16-12 lead with two matches to go. The Chippewas won the final two matches to record the victory. Lewis won by decision 9-2 at 197 and sophomore Adam Robinson won by decision 4-0.
CMU 33, Sacred Heart 6
CMU followed up that victory with a dominating
CMU 66, Jacksonville State 61: Men’s basketball wins in game of oddities By Kristopher Lodes Sports Editor
Normally when a team shoots 60.5 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range, it wins in a blowout. The men’s basketball team put up those numbers and beat Jacksonville State at home Saturday, 66-61, in a game that was anything but normal. Scheduled during Thanksgiving break, students were not in attendance, which tallied only 769 people. The Chippewas were coming off a road win at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday, and they outrebounded a team for the first time in three games. Free throws were at a premium, and sophomore guard Chris Fowler had just three assists. “They got eight more possessions,” said head coach Keno Davis. “ I thought our guys responded pretty well.” Club Keno, the CMU student section, has had good numbers all season. But with the break, the students were absent from McGuirk Arena. “Our students were away and us not having that support was
kind of strange for us,” Fowler said. “We got back off the road on Wednesday and got two days to practice. Everyone got into their groove like they usually do, and we got the win.” Another oddity was the rebounding. CMU (5-3) is not a big team and doesn’t expect to outrebound every team, every night. It was able to beat the Gamecocks (3-6) on the boards 26-19, including a 4:05 stretch between media timeouts where they didn’t bring in a single rebound. Leading the effort on the boards was 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Blake Hibbitts with five and freshman guard Braylon Rayson, who is listed as a generous 5-foot-9, with four rebounds. “We’re usually smaller than the other team, so if we outhustle them, then it gives us a good chance to win,” Hibbitts said. “It’s an effort by everyone – the ball bounces different ways.” Something the Chippewas have done well this season is getting to the free throw line early and often. They did just that, with Fowler going to the line in the
team’s first possession. It would be the last time in the first half however, and, until the final stretch when Fowler and Hibbitts shot a pair of free throws to end the game, they were there only seven times. In fact, neither team made many trips to the line, with CMU going eight-for-11 and JSU going six-for-eight. “It was just the way the game was called,” Davis said. “(The officials) were allowing some of the things go that we haven’t seen allowed and it was the same both ways. Last year that would’ve bothered us ... we’re a little better off than we were a year ago.” Fowler leads the team with 5.3 assists per game and is known to be a pass-first point guard. Saturday was different, though, as he had under his average with three assists and took over with a team-high 21 points. “That’s what is unique about him,” Davis said. “While he has these assists, he can score, too.” sports@cm-life.com
Women’s basketball goes 1-2 in Virgin Islands over weekend By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter
After falling short to a pair of superior teams, women’s basketball ended the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands on a high note. CMU lost 68-63 to Kansas Nov. 28, then 97-64 to No. 2 Duke one day later before handling Xavier, 88-62, Saturday. The Chippewas hit a program-record 18 three-point shots in the win over Xavier. After gaining a sizable first half lead on Kansas, the women struggled shooting from the floor, hitting just one of eight three-point shots in the final 20 minutes of the tournament opener.
Junior guard Crystal Bradford led the Chippewas against the Jayhawks, scoring a game-high 19 points, seven of which she scored in the first six minutes of the game. Kansas used solid free throw shooting (19-of-22 for the game) to close the game out down the stretch. Central Michigan head coach Sue Guevara’s team did not stack up well against the secondranked team in the nation. CMU clawed to a 22-21 first-half lead, but quickly lost it when the Blue Devils scored the next 15 points over three minutes and regained a double-digit lead. Duke kept the Chippewas scoreless for the first three min-
utes of the second half and they finished the game shooting 29.7 percent from the floor. The team’s offense finally came through against Xavier. Senior guard Niki DiGuilio and junior Kerby Tamm each hit six three pointers in the rout of the Musketeers. The women finished 18-for-32 (56.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Starting point guard Jessica Green had a career-high nine assists and scored 15 points in the win. The Chippewas will play their first home game of the season at 7 p.m. Thursday against Dayton. sports@cm-life.com
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win over Sacred Heart 33-6 by winning eight of the 10 matches. A couple of key wrestlers sat out the final dual against Sacred Heart, including Keener at 125 pounds, Roth at 133 pounds and Robinson at 284 pounds.
Stanford 18, CMU 13
Central Michigan started slow last Monday, dropping the first three matches of the night to decision and wrestling without a takedown until the 125-pound match. From the 125-pound to 149-pound weight classes, the Chippewas scored 14 takedowns and 10 team points to Stanford’s three. The Cardinal held on to beat CMU, 18-13. Check cm-life.com for quotes from head coach Tom Borrelli. sports@cm-life.com
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Across 1 Mooing critter 4 Ancient region surrounding Athens 10 Reagan era mil. program 13 Disgusted grunts 15 Resident of Tibet’s capital 16 Muscle spasm 17 Illegal activity admitted by Lance Armstrong in January 2013 19 Writer for whom the Edgar award is named 20 Not sacred 21 Secret matters 23 Baba who stole from thieves 24 Singer with Crosby, Stills & Nash 27 Glass container Presented by: STUDENTS GET 10% DISCOUNT! 29 Actress Cannon People’s Choice #1 Jeweler for 13 Years! 30 Peter Fonda’s title WE SEE beekeeper RUNNING 31 Opposed (to) 34 Hurts with a tusk IN YOUR 37 ESPN show with an “Inside FUTURE! Pitch” segment 2316 S. Mission St. • 779-0317 • In the Stadium Mall42 Willem of “Platoon”
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43 100-lawmakers group 44 “Peter Pan” pirate 47 Hang around 49 Pretoria’s land: Abbr. 50 Trousseau holder 53 Stomach-punch response 55 Start of the line that includes “wherefore art thou” 56 Female star 60 Comfy room 61 Volcanic Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the first word of 17-, 24-, 37and 50-Across 64 Night’s opposite 65 __ Pie: ice cream treat 66 Reached base in a cloud of dust 67 “Tasty!” 68 Unsettling looks 69 Arid Down 1 Baby bears 2 Look at lasciviously 3 “So what?” 4 Alan of “M*A*S*H”
5 Like rosebushes 6 Pub spigot 7 “Woe __”: Patricia T. O’Conner grammar book 8 Gondolier’s “street” 9 Hopping mad 10 One of Minn.’s Twin Cities 11 Singer Warwick 12 Frigid historic period 14 Aretha’s genre 18 551, at the Forum 22 Dad’s nephew 25 Aerie hatchlings 26 Playing an extra NBA period, say 27 Quick blow 28 Gardner once married to Sinatra 29 Refusing to listen 32 Use, as a coupon 33 Entrepreneur-aiding org. 35 Optimistic 36 Opposite of WSW 38 Come in last 39 Lasagna-loving cat 40 Growth chart nos. 41 Brewed drink 44 Poorly made
45 Wells’“The Island of Dr. __” 46 Arnold Palmer or Shirley Temple, drinkwise 48 Where charity begins 51 Formally gives up 52 Raise, as a sail 53 Old fort near Monterey 54 Sounds of wonder 57 Grandson of Adam 58 Depilatory brand 59 Hot tub swirl 62 Alias letters 63 Former Russian space station
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