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Student charged with poisoning roommate over dirty dishes

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

A Central Michigan University student has been charged with trying to poison her roommate after an argument over dirty dishes.

Kayla Ashlyn Bonkowski, 19, of Sterling Heights was arraigned in Isabella County Trial Court Tuesday for felony poisoning food/drink/medicine/water supply.

Bonkowski allegedly put

bleach in her 20-year-old roommate’s iced tea on Nov. 7 at their Jamestown apartment complex in Union Township following an argument over dirty dishes, according to court documents.

Poisoning is a 15-year felony, and, because of the severity, Bonkowski could not waive her arraignment. Bonkowski’s roommate declined comment to Central Michigan Life Wednesday.

After consuming the

iced tea, Bonkowski’s roommate was taken to the hospital for treatment and later reported the incident to Kayla Bonkowski authorities.

On Nov. 7, the victim, a Clinton Township native, filed a petition for a personal protection order against Bonkowski, which was authorized Nov. 30

by Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully and issued Dec. 3.

The victim’s personal protection order will extend through Nov. 7, 2014.

Court records show Bonkowski has yet to enter a plea.

Bonkowski admitted she knew spraying bleach was a serious thing but did it because her roommate was “mean,” Michigan State Police said.

Bonkowski told the As-

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sociated Press via email she needed to consult with a lawyer before commenting on the charge. She is listed as a sophomore from Sterling Heights in the CMU directory and a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.

Court records state Bonkowski is allowed to be on campus only to finish the fall semester. Todd Levitt is listed as her defense attorney.

She posted $2,000 bond Monday, which was continued

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

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University President George Ross listens during the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center. A review assessing Ross’ performance over the past few years was presented at the meeting expressing concerns about the president’s leadership, particularly from the leadership of the Academic Senate and the Faculty Association.

Board of Trustees gives Ross full support in job review, provides 12 recommendations going forward

By Eric Dresden | editor-in-Chief

The review assessed Ross’ performance looking back to March 1, 2010, Ross’ first day. It asked two questions: How has CMU progressed under Ross, and what indications are there that Ross has maintained support of internal and external constituencies.

But the report wasn’t all positive. It acknowledged issues, and Fannon acknowledged existing issues with both the Faculty As-

sociation and the Graduate Student Union.

“There were expressions of concerns about the president’s leadership, particularly from the leadership of the Academic Senate and the Faculty Association,” the report stated.

Ross said communication is key going forward.

“I hear you loud and clear,” he said to the board.

“I hear the constituents loud and clear.”

The report gave Ross 12 points as “constructive recommendations.”

First, the board asked Ross to continue working on relationships with faculty, engagement, communication, attendance to campus events and to work toward a shared governance system.

They also asked him to increase a personal focus to the direction of the university, be flexible and develop relationships with advisers, coaches and mentors.

A total of 62 faculty, academic administrators, senior administrators, student leaders, staff and external stakeholders were interviewed for the report.

Fannon said an FA survey sent to board members last week showing large concerns about Ross’ leadership style isn’t considered in the report. However, all

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Additional funds for CMED approved, bringing total costs to more than $2 million The Board of Trustees voted to approve additional funds for facilities for the College of Medicine Thursday, bringing total funding for the project to more than $2.2 million.

One of the most pressing items on the agenda included additional funding for the renovations of CMED East, including the two existing facilities: Covenant and St. Mary’s, both located in Saginaw.

The board approved additional funds, totaling $529,000 for renovations, to come from CMED reserve funds.

“For medical students to be sustainable, there is a requirement for diverse streams of revenue,” CMED Dean Ernest Yoder said.

The Saginaw campus will be used for educational and clinical space for CMED students and staff members already at each site.

A main concern staring CMED in the face is the

George Ross has a favorable view from the Board of Trustees following an assessment of his job on Thursday.

“President Ross enjoys the support of CMU’s diverse stakeholders, both on and off campus,” read the report submitted by Trustees Brian Fannon, Marilyn French Hubbard and John Hurd.

Tuesday by Isabella County Magistrate Sandra Straus.

Bonkowski is due back in court Dec. 13 for a preliminary examination before Judge William Rush.

United Apartments declined to comment on the incident.

A Freedom of Information Act Request has been filed

by CM Life to obtain a copy of the Michigan State Police incident report.

trustees have read the survey and understand it.

As part of the report, the trustee committee made recommendations for the board to review the Shared Governance and Communications Committee report, enhance communication with the Academic Senate Executive Board, periodically meet with Ross to share with the review process, develop a comprehensive review for Ross and to look at CMU’s collective bargaining thinking.

“Review collective bargaining philosophy and goals for the university, and, in particular, the board and president need to review the most recent collective bargaining experience with the Faculty Association in order to develop and guide a more effective A ROSS| 2A

insufficient administrative space.

The current Health Professions building is not adequate in terms of Ernest Yoder accommodating space for clinical and research functions, which are necessary for accreditation.

The board authorized a five-year lease agreement for office space, not to exceed $240,000 annually, for CMED to use for administrative purposes.

After Thursday’s meeting, University President George Ross said the leased space is likely to be in the office space located west of Bennigan’s and the Comfort Inn and Suites, located off West Campus Drive.

“We have been in communications with the owner of A CMED | 2A

CMU approves addition of women’s golf, lacrosse; more could come by 2017

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Women’s golf and lacrosse will become the university’s two newest varsity-level sports after the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees approved them Thursday.

Golf will begin play in the 2014-2015 academic year, while lacrosse will take the field in 2015-2016. The last time CMU added a Division I sport was in 1998 with women’s soccer.

The approval came in response to CMU’s long-standing compliance with Title IX, a law that preserves the equality between men and women in collegiate academic and athletic opportunities. CMU is currently in compliance with the law but is looking to the future by adding more sports.

“As long as we are working toward equality, we are in compliance. No one can stay in compliance every minute, because things are always

changing,” Gender Equality Committee Chair Judy Chandler said.

Adding the new sports is going to cost the athletics department $964,148 over the next three years. Half of the budget will consist of scholarships for both sports. Golf will receive six scholarships, while lacrosse will receive 12.

With the addition of the two new sports, men’s sports will receive about 132 scholarships on average, while women’s sports will receive 113.

CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke said the athletics department has a lot of work ahead of it to get the programs going.

“Now that the board has acted formally and we know where we are heading, our program can look at relationships for the golf program as an initial step,” Heeke said. “It’s a (step-by-step) approach. We A TITLE IX | 2A

New Venture competition workshop helps students learn to master a two-minute pitch

By Charnae Sanders Staff Reporter

Aspiring entrepreneurs learned how to master a twominute pitch in Grawn Hall on Wednesday during the New Venture Competition workshop.

Sponsored by Stroh Companies, Inc., the workshop series is aimed at helping students make a perfect pitch to potential investors.

Executive Director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ) and entrepreneur Diane Durance gave a presentation on how students can succeed when giving a pitch.

“There’s an art form around doing a two-minute investor pitch, and you want to be sure

that in those two minutes, you cover everything you can possibly cover to generate their interests,” Durance said.

Nick Houghton, a facilitator and member of the Central Michigan University Research Corporation, met with students and gave them advice on how to pitch during the workshop. The Shepherd native helped guide them through the process and explained that you have to do more than just pitch, but pitch well.

“Two-minute pitch will capture the audience,” Houghton said. “If you don’t capture your audience within that first two minutes, it is very tough to get a sit-down meeting or to move your project forward. So being

able to capture the audience and intrigue that investor, per se, to sit down with you is very essential in moving your company forward.”

Durance said one of the most common errors she notices when people are giving pitches is a lack of practice.

“The first thing that is very common is not practicing it,” Durance said. “Not really thinking ahead about what you want to say, what points you want to make, being sure you can say them in two minutes, because two minutes seems like it might be a lot of time, but it’s really not.

You can’t say a lot in two minutes, so if you haven’t planned in advance, you’re going to just lose that time, and you’re not going

to make the points that you want to make.”

Durance said it is also important to keep in mind that investors want you to answer the questions “Is there a market for this?” and “Is there potential to really grow a business around this?” Durance said it is important for students, regardless of their majors, to know how to sell themselves.

“I think doing a two-minute presentation on rather it’s your new business or your own introduction of yourself and your capabilities and interests is really important to master, because you’re going to have lots of opportunities, whether it’s a job interview,” Durance said.

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Executive Director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Diane Durance gives advice on delivering a pitch when writing a speech during the New Venture Competition workshop: Mastering a Two-Minute Pitch on Wednesday morning at Grawn Hall. “The best way to build credibility is to be involved in programs,” Durance said.

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Workshop| CONTINUED FROM 1A Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business and Administration, attended the event and said Durance’s speech was helpful. He said it is important to know how to give a two-minute pitch, because first impressions

cMed | CONTINUED FROM 1A the Spirit Forge office facilities,” Ross said. “If you think in (local) terms, it’s west of Bennigan’s Restaurant and the Comfort Inn and conference center.”

Funding for the lease agreement comes from the CMED operating budget. According to conversations that took place during the meeting, the landlord will be responsible for renovations at no cost to

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ross | CONTINUED FROM 1A and constructive approach to the 2014 negotiations,” the trustees said in the report.

Ross said he hoped the campus community would work together to unify the university.

“Accomplishments come as a group,” he said.

Ross said when he submitted his personal evaluation of his job performance to the board, it was similar to how the report graded him.

“The messages and the recommendations center around communication and working toward healing, and I’m committed to that,” Ross said.

Jim Hageman, special assistant to Ross and co-chair of the Shared Governance Committee, said Ross knew of the issues and is taking the proper steps to fix them.

“The president’s sense of urgency to address the shared governance was because he was already aware of faculty unhappiness with regard to what they were feeling like they weren’t in the know and it wasn’t being shared efficiently,” he said.

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“It seemed to me (the report) was fair and thorough.”

Academic Senate chairman Jim McDonald said he thought the report coincided with many of the things Ross has acknowledged himself.

He said, however, that he has not seen enough action from Ross, something he hopes will change. He’s also concerned that there has been a reluctance to talk about issues from the 2011-12 academic year.

Following a faculty strike that semester, several other issues resulted between Ross and the campus community, and Ross received a vote of no confidence from the ASenate in December 2011.

“If President Ross doesn’t even want to talk about what happened last year, I don’t see how you can move on,” McDonald said.

He also said he hopes the board learns from the recommendations it gave itself.

“While I don’t want them to micromanage the day-today oppressions of the university, they need to become more involved on campus,” McDonald said. university@cm-life.com

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Mount Pleasant resident Lequan Cantu, right, smiles while his caretaker Katie Newman left, helps him use a piece of workout equipment Thursday afternoon at the Endurance Fitness Center, 4855 East Blue Grass Road. Cantu has Cerebral palsy, and Newman takes him to the gym three times a week to help him gain strength in his arms and legs. “Lequan and I have definitely noticed an improvement in the way he holds himself up,” Newman said. “He picks out the equipment he wants to use. I just help him get set to use it.”

need to hire coaches who can function and recruit potential student athletes, build alignments and relationships with the community, and then kick off a competitive season.”

According to a Gender Equality Committee report, the hiring of a golf coach could come as soon as April 2013, and a lacrosse head coach could be hired by 2014.

Though there were eight sports originally up for consideration, golf and lacrosse were ultimately picked because they are considered ‘Michigan sports’ and have become popular in the state.

“Lacrosse (is) growing exponentially across the country, but, in Michigan, it has also grown very rapidly,” Chandler said. “Michigan is adding more programs to lacrosse than any other women’s sport. Since we start our recruiting from home, it was a good (sport) for us to add at this time.”

While CMU’s women’s golf

team will become the 10th team in the Mid-American Conference, the women’s lacrosse team will have to play elsewhere by joining another league or starting as an independent. The MAC does not recognize lacrosse.

“We need six schools for it to be a MAC Sport,” Executive Associate Director of Athletics and Sports Administration Marcy Weston said.

Heeke gave a clear picture of the conference possibilities for lacrosse.

“Lacrosse conferences are more regional conferences than (in) alignment with a league. We’ll find alignments that make sense,” he said. “In the not-so-distant future, there will be some natural alignment that could occur.”

Ideas about facilities for both teams are already being formulated.

“Facilities-wise, golf will be first. We have a number of wonderful and truly excellent golf courses here in the area,” Chandler said. “From what I understand, the team would use a variety of courses. Obviously, there are no contracts with courses, but we will be in

contact with all of them.”

Finding a lacrosse facility could be a little more complicated for the department.

“Lacrosse will be played on campus. People have asked about our soccer field, but the field is smaller than a lacrosse field. There might be some things we can do with track adjustments,” Weston said. “If you don’t have a regulation field, the only thing you can’t do is host NCAA tournaments, but you can compete.”

For a better understanding, Weston made a simple baseball analogy.

“The base paths have to be the same distance, but the outfield fences are different. We have to have a minimum (size), but the maximum (size) allows you to host tournaments,” she said.

This isn’t the end for women’s sports additions at the university. According to a GEC report, there is a potential for two more women’s sports to be added by 2017.

“This is step one. We aren’t done yet,” University President George Ross said.

are always important.

“It’s cliché to say that you only get one chance to make a first impression, but, in this world where people go after angel investor funds and venture capital funds, you really do get a very limited opportunity to commit to people that you have a dynamic idea,” Crespy said.

“Not only is your idea good but that you’re passionate enough about your idea and people

want to invest in you, and I think the advice today was very helpful and kind of visualizing what one needs to do to earn the support of angel investors and venture capital investors.”

Debra Zellner, Executive Director of the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship, and the staff at the Isabella Bank Institute have been working with CMU during the competition to try to prepare students

for successful business careers.

“Most of our majors prepare people to go to work for other people; the entrepreneurship program prepares students to forge their own career,” Crespy said. “These programs, the New Venture seminars, help students create a vision for how they might design, invent, promote a business idea that they have.”

the college.

At this point, the College of Medicine has raised just over $18 million, more than 72 percent of its fundraising goal.

Yoder said he hopes to reach CMED’s $25 million fundraising goal by the first week of August, before students arrive on campus.

So far, more than 2,600 applications have been submitted to the school, and 190 interviews have taken place, Yoder said at Wednesday’s committee meeting.

Acceptance letters are being sent to students who meet the requirements and qualifica-

tions, but a specific number has not been determined.

“According to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education standards, students are allowed to accept offers for more than one medical school, but they must make a commitment by the May 15 deadline,” Yoder said.

A firm number of students is expected to be known in June, he said.

Of the students accepted, 80 percent are Michigan residents, and 20 percent are from out-of-state. Additionally, the gender split continues to sit around the 50/50 mark.

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Graduate student union gets no board response on request to bargain

By Eric Dresden editor-in-Chief

More than two weeks after emailing the CMU Board of Trustees, Graduate Student Union President Michelle Campbell found herself in front of them Thursday asking why they didn’t respond to her.

Campbell said the union, whose contract expires on June 30, had hoped the trustees would consider putting an action item on the board allowing CMU and the union to begin bargaining.

Campbell sent the email on Nov. 19. Only one member responded, saying they would look into it.

“Unlike other bargaining unions on campus, our members on the bargaining team do not receive leave time to bargain,” she told the trustees Thursday. “ ... Asking our members to bargain so late in the semester, when our jobs and our classes are only piling on more work is, as we see it, not an attempt by the university to bargain in good faith for a fair contract.”

After her public comment toward the end of Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting, trustees did not respond, citing a policy that public comment is listened to but not immediately engaged with.

Board Chairman Sam Kottamasu wouldn’t answer why the board did not put the action

item on the agenda. He said he read the email, as did Trustee Brian Fannon.

“We listened to her comment, and as policy, the board does not respond,” he said. “I defer to President (George) Ross.”

Ross said the reason it was not added was because the timetable is traditional, and the university needed time to prepare.

“Typically and historically, (we) have brought to the board of trustees in the winter and spring meetings the authority to negotiate,” he said. “We have nine unions on this campus, and we treat them all the same.

“Frankly, it’s just getting ready to do it. In either February or April, we’ll bring not only the graduate student union, but we’re negotiating with two staff unions, too. We’ll ask for authority in February or April.”

But Campbell is frustrated and said she feels ignored by the board.

She said it’s difficult for graduate students to teach, go to classes and bargain during the middle of next semester.

She said a start over the holiday break makes sense.

Executive Director of Faculty Personnel Services Matt Serra had told her CMU needed bargaining power from trustees before they could meet over break.

Jim Hageman and Jim McDonald hope the Shared Governance Committee can share their full report with the campus in February after giving an update to the Board of Trustees Thursday.

The committee, which focuses on how the administration and other campus constituents could work together on decision-making, began meeting in April.

The group is working on going through survey data, which was taken earlier this semester, Hageman said.

It was created following a tumultuous academic year in 2011-12, including what the report to trustees referred to as a “lack of trust arising from multiple issues.”

They have planned forums about shared governance with experts Terrence MacTaggart and Adrianna Kezar on Feb. 7 and 8, respectively.

“The bottom line is to take some actions that have a long-term impact on increasing clarity about how we shared govern,” Hageman said to Central Michigan Life.

The committee proposed that University President

‘A role model’ Michael Petrick, former department of journalism chair, dies at 70

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final shared governance report coming in february

By Eric Dresden editor-in-Chief

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Michael Petrick, former CMU journalism professor and chairman of the journalism department poses for a photo with his plaque during his 2006 Journalism Hall of Fame induction on Nov. 4. Petrick was a journalism professor from 1978 to 2000. He died at the age of 70 on Nov. 29 in his Mount Pleasant home.

George Ross prepare a university-wide “Budget Priorities Committee” to learn the ins and outs of CMU’s finances.

As the committee gets closer to the goal of full recommendation to Ross, McDonald said he hopes the trustees push for shared governance.

He said there have been five Shared Governance Committees in the past 20 years, and the evaluations previous committees have submitted were rarely followed.

“There was an agreedupon process to evaluate deans in 2001; it’s been done once,” McDonald said.

Hageman said there are differences from the current committee and those done in the past.

“We’re doing something better and different than before. There’s a certain amount of cynicism on the part of the faculty, because they felt like ‘Well, we’ve had these before, we’ve seen this all before,’” he said. “In their views, nothing happened; some things might have happened, but we maybe didn’t point to them and say they happened. So A SHARED | 4A

By Brianna Owczarzak | Staff Reporter

Michael Petrick, former journalism professor and chairman of the journalism department at Central Michigan University, died at the age of 70 on Nov. 29 in his Mount Pleasant home.

Petrick was a journalism professor from 1978 to 2000. He taught at the School of Journalism at the University of WisconsinMadison and University of

Maryland before coming to CMU. Petrick was department chair at CMU when he retired in 2000.

John Hartman, profes-

sor of journalism, was a colleague of Petrick’s from 1984 until 2000.

“Mike Petrick was a role model for me as a professor and as journalism professor. Mike always did things the right way,” Hartman said. “He was also a very thoughtful man, and he had a great sense of humor.

More often than not, he had a smile on his face.”

Petrick was born on Sept.

6, 1942 in Antigo, Wisc., where he graduated from Antigo High School in 1961.

He continued his education at the University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he received his master’s degree in 1967.

Petrick furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his PhD in journalism and political science in 1970.

He worked in journalism for a number of years after receiving his PhD. Petrick started out as a reporter for the Appleton (Wisc.) Post Cresent, and eventually became news editor at the Milwaukee South Times A PETRICK | 4A

Police say keg id tags keeping parties under control

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Beer keg identification tags have led to fewer keg busts this semester, police say.

Michigan began requiring identification tags be attached to beer kegs stores sell late last year, requiring buyers to sign a receipt with their name, address, telephone number and driver’s license or state identification card number.

Mount Pleasant Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said keg tags could be the reason his department has not seized any kegs this semester.

“For whatever reason, whether it’s because there’s fewer kegs or because offi-

cers aren’t finding them, we haven’t confiscated a keg since this summer,” he said.

If the keg is returned to the store unattached, the $30 keg deposit will not be returned to the buyer.

Removing the tag is now considered a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a fine of up to $500, police said.

Thompson said a dozen kegs on average are confiscated each semester at parties and tailgates, but he said the tags have minimized the severity of parties.

Isabella County Sheriff Mioduszewski agreed, saying people are being more cooperative with police when parties are busted.

“I think it has helped in

that respect; it takes the question out when we go to a party. Now we know who rented the keg,” he said. “No one would claim ownership before.”

In 2011, Ken Los, co-owner of Bottle and Barrel, 1635 E. Broomfield St., Triple Deuce Party Store, LLC, 222 S. Washington St., and Pickard Party Store, 5114 E. Pickard St., said the new law would greatly affect his businesses, CM Life previously reported.

“We’re expecting more than 75 percent of keg sales to go down,” Los said.

The Pickard Party Store sells around 45 to 50 kegs a month, mostly to senior students.

The keg tag law is proving to deter customers.

Caledonia senior Kurt Rempe said he has not bought a keg since the law was enforced last November.

“Before keg tags, I bought a couple kegs,” he said “I didn’t want to buy them afterwards, because I didn’t want cops showing up at my house.”

However, Jackson senior Kyle Simon said the keg tag law has not affected his keg purchases, because the people he drinks with are all over 21.

“Me and my buddies still purchase kegs occasionally,” he said. “Eight to 10 of us get a keg Saturday night and finish it on Sunday while watching football.” metro@cm-life.com

ceramics Society comes to life, raises money through biannual pottery sale

By Anna McNeill Staff Reporter

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Lapeer senior Jesie Stefani, right center, shows her pottery to her mother Lori, grandmother Linda and sister Jaimie on Thursday morning during the Pottery Sale in Wightman hall. Jesie has several pieces of work featured in the sale, including vases, plates, bowls and cups.

Room 125A of Wightman Hall displays the craftsmanship of 15-plus Ceramic Society members at their biannual pottery sale, which started on Wednesday and will end today.

With the move to a bigger location in Wightman, Ceramic Society member and Byron Center senior Matt Erdmans said he was excited to have more space and to be able to spread out the art work.

Members of the Ceramics Society create artwork every semester to sell at their pottery sales to help raise funds to buy “art supplies, pay for talented guest speakers and help raise funds to go to ceramics workshops and demonstrations,” Erdmans said. A

portion also goes back to the artists involved in the sale.

“There is pretty much anything that can be made with clay (here),” East Grand Rapids sophomore Jay Begrow said.

Ranging from “not-sofunctional to functional and decorative pieces,” there is something for everyone at the pottery sale, Lansing senior Carley Hoffman said.

Each table has multiple Ceramics Society members’ works displayed with their name and picture. Works include pins, magnets, mugs, sculptures, candle holders, vases, jewelry and more.

Clare graduate student Larissa McGinnity said having this pottery sale every semester is a great benefit to the club, not only financially, but also to help keep members interested in their work.

“Each member is required to donate and participate in the pottery sale,” McGinnity said. “This sale helps members make more work, because they have the incentive to do more.”

Erdmans agreed with the pottery sale’s positive effects.

“The sale is a great opportunity for us to sell our work and to let other people see and appreciate what we’ve been working on,” he said, adding that the pottery sale has helped the club “tremendously.”

“Bringing in the artists is the best thing to do with the money earned,” Begrow said.

The Ceramics Society members hope to raise a substantial amount of money to go toward events and other activities. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Wisconsin graduate student Saul Lemerond quickly sifted through his works before the event, crossing out and inserting words, slipping in an entirely new line in one poem, only to put it at the bottom of the stack, never to be read.

When he got in front of the group of almost 60 people at Poetry for the People, an open-mic poetry event put on by The Poet’s Collective and the Honors Program Philanthropic Society’s Homelessness Committee, he read his carefully constructed works, one about a homicidal fan of Justin Bieber, another about a boy who found a penny in the street only to be killed by a bus.

“Turns out he wasn’t so lucky,” Lemerond said.

Before Lemerond moved to Mount Pleasant, he was part of a poetry group in Wisconson who would get drunk in a bar and recite poetry in the street afterward.

“I tried to write serious, but I was never very good at it,” Lermerond said. “I can do funny though.”

Lemerond was one of more than 16 different poets who read at the event, which raised about $90 for the Lansing City Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter in Lansing.

Bryan McAttee, Lansing senior, said he was ecstatic for a chance to help raise money for his hometown.

“It definitely caught my attention when I saw that we were supporting Lansing City Rescue Mission,”

McAttee said. “The ability to help out my own city, the place where I’m from and where I’m connected to by reading my own poetry, it was really something incredible.”

Musicians Andrew Price, a Brighton senior, and Lake Orion senior Joe Hertler also played at Poetry for the People.

Joe Hertler played a quiet philosophical number to open his two-song set. He said it was the first time he ever performed the song in front of a crowd.

“Sometimes I find old lyrics and just write something around it,” Hertler said, then jokingly, “I’ll probably never play it again.”

Several different types of poetry were read at the event. Beverly Hills senior August Orlow read a more serious set of poems, one about his grandfather’s experience in Normandy.

“I’m not involved in history-type things,” Orlow said. “But if I get an audio of an event in my head, if I get a picture, it allows the time to express my own feelings.”

President of the Poet’s Collective and Elk Rapids senior John Priest said the Poet’s Collective and HPPS got acquainted through Allen Park senior Ben Harris, who is a member of both groups. They decided to join together for the cause because of its impact on local communities.

“Poets are generally socially aware people,” Priest said. “We thought this was a worthy cause and worth our attention.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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“Sometimes I find old lyrics and just write something around it. I’ll probably never play it again.”

it’s a question of better communication, too. Some things have happened and we’ve done it that way but some things, I think, we didn’t do quite right and should. We need to clean up your act, if you will.”

The committee is listen-

Joe Hertler, Lake Orion senior

PETRICK | continued from 3A Star. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as copy editor for the Evening Star.

Petrick then began his teaching career.

Dirk Milliman, president of Milliman Communications and CMU alum, had Petrick as a professor for journalism law.

“He was tough and awesome. He made you learn your stuff, and he taught it right,” Milliman said.

Milliman also had Petrick as an adviser during his time as chair.

“He was always willing to give you career advice, and he made sure I was on track to graduate,” Milliman said. “He was an

Following Gov. Rick Snyder’s endorsement of a right-to-work law earlier in the day, the State House and Senate both passed right-towork legislation Thursday evening.

House Bill 4054 passed in a 58-52 vote and would allow private sector employees to opt out of paying union dues as an employment condition. The Senate passed its own version of that bill, and also passed a bill that affects all public employees except firefighters and police by 22-16 and 22-4 votes, respectively.

“An individual shall not be required as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment to ... pay and dues, fees, assessments or other charges or expenses of any kind ... or provide anything of value to a labor organization,” the House bill reads in part.

It contains a provision that would make it impossible to repeal with a referendum.

The three bills will

GSU | continued from 3A “It is a disappointment that we went through what we thought were the appropriate lines of communication and ...

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excellent role model to students.”

The funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. at St. John Catholic Church-Antigo. The burial will take place at Queen of Peace Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the Bradley Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

At 7 p.m. on Friday, a parish wake service will be held at the funeral home.

Petrick is survived by his cousin Barbara Loh of Medfield, Mass., and their children Peter and Christopher Loh and Laura Howland, a cousin John Petrick of San Jose, Calif., and their children John Michael Petrick and Janin Hutchinson, and other cousins and friends. university@cm-life.com

“Mike Petrick was a role model for me as a professor and as journalism professor. Mike always did things the right way.”

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Lake Orion senior Joe Hertler plays the guitar as he performs a song he wrote to a room full of people during Poetry for the People, a benefit poetry reading, Thursday night in Pearce Hall. All proceeds from the event went to a homeless shelter in Lansing, Mich.

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ing to definitions of shared governance and is revising based on comments from the various unions and constituencies on campus, Hageman said.

“When we finally produce a report, we want all groups to accept it,” Hageman said. “We want everyone to accept it, including the administration.”

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eventually be combined into two bills, one dealing with private employees and the other with public employees.

Gov. Rick Snyder said in a press conference Thursday that right-to-work legislation for public and private employees, excluding police and firefighters, will proceed and he will sign the legislation when it reaches his desk.

“The values of freedom, fairness and equality in the workplace should unite us all,” he said, rejecting the notion that the legislation is divisive.

“The goal isn’t to divide Michigan. It is to bring Michigan together,” Snyder said.

Pro-union advocates flooded the Capitol Building and the governor’s office to make their voices heard during his announcement.

Police arrested several protesters and sprayed mace inside the Capitol to disperse the crowd, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The governor’s announcement comes as a surprise considering he spent most

of his term in office continually pushing right-to-work talks to the side and keeping it off his agenda, sometimes to the frustration of Republicans in Lansing.

Opponents of right-towork laws argue that they hurt union finances and make it difficult for them to fairly negotiate for wages and benefits. Supporters say workers have a right to choose whether or not to pay dues with their own money and promotes fairness in the workplace.

If the legislation becomes law, Michigan would become the nation’s 24th right-to-work state.

The announcement came a couple of days after Union Conservatives and the Michigan branch of the conservative activist group Americans for Prosperity held a “lobby day” in Lansing to support right-towork legislation.

Additionally, Grover Norquist, the founder of Americans for Tax Reform, sent every Michigan legislator a letter urging them to send a bill to Snyder’s desk in the current lame duck

session.

“This is one of the most important steps you can take to jumpstart the state’s economy, boost employment and spur population growth,” Norquist wrote in the letter, according to The Detroit News.

Michigan Democrats, in the minority in both houses of the state Legislature, were furious over the bill’s passage, accusing state Republicans of using the lame duck session to ram through legislation.

“You’re doing this in lame duck because you know next session, you won’t have the votes,” said state Rep. Brandon Dillon, D-Grand Rapids.

“This is an outrage.”

Chants of “Shame on you” began as soon as the votes were tallied for the first Senate bill. Senate Democrats walked out of the chamber before a vote on the second bill began.

House Democrats also briefly walked out in protest of police locking the Capitol doors and keeping protesters out.

there was no reason it shouldn’t have been on the agenda,” she said. “They didn’t even give me an answer as to why it wasn’t, which is also frustrating.”

Only Trustee Robert Wardrop II emailed Campbell back, with a sentence response saying he would look into it, Campbell said.

Earlier in the meeting, during a review of Ross’ performance as president, Trustee Patricia Maryland said she hoped the university would come together and that people wouldn’t dwell on issues from the past year, which Campbell found ironic.

“I don’t necessarily think it’s

going to have to set a negative tone to bargaining, but I am disappointed, especially after Trustee Maryland read that whole speech about working together and moving forward in a constructive manner,” she said.

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Chippewas to play WKU in their first bowl game since 2010

By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

Senior quarterback Dan LeFevour threw for 395 yards and Central Michigan defeated Troy 44-41 in double overtime in the 2010 GMAC Bowl.

That was the last time the Chippewas were in a bowl game.

This season, CMU will look to build a two-game bowl win streak against Western Kentucky in the Little Caesars Pizza bowl at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 at Ford Field.

“Everybody is excited to play in a bowl game,” head coach Dan Enos said.

“That’s the goal from the beginning of the season. It’s only the seventh bowl game in the history of the school, which is quite an accomplishment if you ask me. So, I told the players they should be very proud of what they accomplished.”

CMU’s bowl chances looked slim after they gave up 28 fourth-quarter points in a 42-31 loss against Western Michigan on Nov. 3, dropping their record to 3-6. But they won their last three games to get to .500 for the first time under Enos.

WKU (7-5) has lost three of its last four, but all by seven points or fewer.

The bowl will be its first in the program history.

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Central Michigan’s former kicker Andrew Aguila is lifted on the shoulders of his teammates after he kicked a game winning 37-yard field goal in overtime on January 6, 2010 at the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

“Like a lot of our players, this is their first bowl game as well,” Enos said. “It’s fun for everybody.

I know they’ve got to be awfully proud of their football team and what they’ve accomplished.”

The Hilltoppers feature Antonio Andrews, the nation’s leader in allpurpose yards. The junior running back leads the team in rushing and return yards and is third in receiving yards.

“He’s got very good vision,” Enos said. “He’s powerful; he has good size and runs real hard. They do a real good job with him, too. They have good schemes, and their offensive line and tight ends do a

good job blocking.”

On defense, WKU allowed the second-fewest points per game in the Sun Belt Conference. Junior linebacker Andrew Jackson is second in the conference with 116 total tackles.

“They’re well-coached,” Enos said. “Defensively, they do a lot of different things; they have a really good middle linebacker (Jackson), and their defensive line has been really impressive.”

Wednesday was the first time CMU practiced since its last game, and Enos said the team will take exam week off before getting back to the field.

“I think it’s really important,” senior receiver Cody Wilson said.

“After 12 weeks, I think a lot of guys are banged up. We have a lot more time to practice, so we don’t have to push quite as hard this far out, so I think that’s good to get guys fresh.

“And as far as a coaching standpoint, it gives us a lot more time to get to know them, so that’s a big factor.”

CMU is one of seven Mid-American Conference teams to make a bowl game this season, the most in the history of the conference. sports@cm-life.com

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For the first time since the 2009-10 season, Central Michigan is heading to a bowl game.

The Chippewas won their final three games of the season to reach the .500 mark and were rewarded with a trip to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where they will take on Western Kentucky on Dec. 26.

The Hilltoppers finished the season 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the Sun Belt Conference.

After starting the season 5-1, including an overtime victory against Kentucky on Sept. 15, WKU lost four of its final six games. WKU will be playing in its first bowl game since becoming a Division I program in 2009.

“Just like a lot of our players, this will be their players’ first bowl game,” head coach Dan Enos said. “It’s fun for everybody, and I know they’ve got to be awfully proud of their football team and what

they’ve accomplished.”

Much like CMU, WKU has a dominant junior running back in Antonio Andrews.

The Fort Campbell, Ky. native received Sun Belt Conference first-team honors after gaining 1,609 yards and scoring 11 touchdowns in 2012.

Andrews finished No. 8 in the country in rushing yards.

“He’s got very good vision,” Enos said. “He’s powerful, and they do a very good job with him scheme-wise. The offensive line and tight ends do a good job blocking for him.”

WKU senior quarterback Kawaun Jakes is a secondteam all-Sun Belt selection.

He finished the regular season with 2,289 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also threw 11 interceptions.

Senior tight end Jack Doyle is WKU’s leading receiver. He caught 47 passes for 530 yards and four touchdowns this season. Sophomore wide receiver Willie McNeal led the team with six touchdown catches and also caught 40 passes for

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506 yards.

“They have a back they rely on; we’ve got a back we rely on,” Enos said. “They throw the ball to a lot of different people, kind of like we’re trying to do. There are a lot of similarities, so it’s going to be a bonus that our defense gets to practice against us, and then again they have the same advantage.”

On defense, the Hilltoppers boast the nation’s leader in sacks in senior defensive end Qunaterus Smith. He was recently named the Sun Belt Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Junior linebacker Andrew Jackson leads the Hilltoppers in tackles with 116.

“It will be two young, good football teams going at it,” Enos said. “I have a lot of respect for their coach and their staff. I’ve watched them a lot on film; they’re a good football team.” sports@cm-life.com

Western Kentucky fans will have to travel 472 miles to travel to Ford Field, while Central Michigan is only a 154-mile trip from campus, a factor junior running back Zurlon Tipton believes will give the Chippewas home-field advantage in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

“Definitely (it will),” Tipton said. “It’s only two hours down the road, so it’s going to be exciting with all of the fans’ support.”

Plus, many players on the team have families who reside near the Detroit area.

“I think everyone is really excited,” senior receiver Cody Wilson said. “There are a lot of guys on the team from Michigan and a lot of family and friends from around there, so I think that’s really exciting, and it’s a good thing for this program.”

Wilson is one of several players on the team who has previously played at Ford Field.

“I think quite a few guys, whether it be in the MAC Championship game a few years back or playing in state championships, have played at Ford Field,” he said. “So, I think that plays to our advantage that we’ve been there before.”

This will be the seventh time CMU has played a postseason game at Ford Field. They beat Ohio 20-10 in the 2009 MAC Championship game, lost to Florida Atlantic 24-21 in the 2008 Motor City Bowl and lost 51-48 to Purdue in the same bowl in 2007.

CMU also won the 2007 MAC Championship against Miami 35-10, defeated Middle Tennessee State 31-14 in the 2006 Motor City Bowl and beat Ohio 31-10 in the 2006 MAC Championship. sports@cm-life.com

Breaking down CMU’s 2012 season CMU 38, Southeast Missouri State 27 The Chippewas rushed for 324 yards and four touchdowns – 180 of those yards and three scores came from junior Zurlon Tipton.

No. 11 MSU 41, CMU 7 The Spartans nearly racked up 500 yards of offense. The lone score from the Chippwas came late in the fourth quarter when sophomore Jason Wilson caught an interception and returned it for a touchdown.

CMU 32, Iowa 31 David Harman booted a 47-yard kick while senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff threw two touchdown passes to sophomore Titus Davis, the last coming with 45 seconds left.

NIU 55, CMU 24 The NIU offense took over the second half as it finished the game with 622 yards of total offense.

Toledo 50, CMU 35 CMU was within reach until late in the fourth quarter, after Radcliff threw two pick sixes.

Navy 31, CMU 13 Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds threw a careerhigh three touchdowns to beat CMU in a Friday night matchup.

Ball State 41, CMU 30 The Chippewas lost to Ball State, while CMU senior wide receiver Cody Wilson had 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

CMU 35, Akron 14 Within the first minute of the game, Tipton took the ball for a 72-yard touchdown run. He finished with 243 yards and three touchdowns.

WMU 42, CMU 31 The Broncos scored two touchdowns in the final minutes to come back and win

their second-straight game in the rivalry.

CMU 34, EMU 31 After quickly falling behind, 14-0 CMU used a big third quarter to come back and beat the Eagles. Freshman wide receiver Andrew Flory stepped up with nine receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

CMU 30, Miami 16 The Chippewas kept their bowl hopes alive when Tipton rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns.

CMU 42, Massachusetts 21 CMU became bowl-eligible behind Tipton, who had four touchdowns and 185 rushing yards. CMU secondary stepped up with four interceptions.

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Staff predictions: Central Michigan vs.

Western Kentucky, Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Matt Thompson, senior reporter (7-5)

The Western Kentucky running back Antonio Andrews will start out running hard as the Hilltoppers take an early lead. But turnovers have hurt them recently, losing three of their final four games, and they’ve failed to close out games by losing late leads. I think Ryan Radcliff and the rest of the CMU seniors will go out in style with a comeback victory in front of a big CMU crowd at Ford Field.

Prediction: Central Michigan 34, Western Kentucky 32.

Justin Hicks, outgoing sports editor (7-5) The Chippewas are riding a three-game win streak, while the Hilltoppers lost three of their last four, so momentum is definitely in CMU’s favor.

But the break leading up to the game at Ford Field is go-

ing to even the playing field and I expect WKU’s offense, led by Antonio Andrews and Kawaun Jakes, is going to prevail in this game. WKU did play a weaker schedule than CMU, but its prolific rushing offense is going to open up the pass for Jakes, and I expect a high-scoring game in favor the Hilltoppers.

Prediction: Western Kentucky 42, Central Michigan 31

Brandon Champion, staff reporter (8-4)

The Chippewas and the Hilltoppers come into the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in very different fashions. CMU has won three in a row, while WKU has lost four of six. Both teams rely on their running backs, Antonio Andrews for the Hilltoppers and Zurlon Tipton for the Chippewas. I think both will have big days, as will CMU quarterback Ryan Radcliff in his final collegiate

game. That being said, it will be the CMU’s defense that makes the difference, with a key turnover late in the game allowing CMU to win its second-straight bowl game.

Prediction: Central Michigan 35, Western Kentucky 24

Kristopher Lodes, incoming sports editor

The Hilltoppers will bring strong fan support along with their strong running attack. The Chippewas will bring the fans as well, but this is fan base that I don’t feel is 100-percent behind this team, as many don’t feel CMU is deserving of this bid.

WKU’s strong offense will be too much for CMU, as the offense will not be able to keep up. The Hilltoppers get a win in their first-ever bowl game.

Prediction : Western Kentucky 40, Central Michigan 27

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TOP: Senior offensive linemen Jake Olson and Darren Keyton hang out in their home, 713 E. Michigan St. on Wednesday night. “We have clippings up all over the walls in this house,” Olson said. BOTTOM: Senior offensive linemen Mike Repovz and Eric Fisher joke around with one another at their, 713 E. Michigan St. home on Wednesday night.

Living the B.U.B life: Senior linemen close both on and off the field

By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

Senior offensive linemen Eric Fisher, Jake Olson, Darren Keyton and Mike Repovz are no strangers to playing next to each other in a Central Michigan uniform.

The four of them have started a combined 120 games during their collegiate careers.

But, they spend most of their time together off the field. The four 295-pound-plus linemen are roommates and live in what they call the “B.U.B.” (Big Ugly Bellies) house at 713 E. Michigan St. “We started setting this up at the end of last season and were talking about how we wanted to have the B.U.B. house,” Keyton said. “We just thought about having all of us living together and how it could be great for us to bond and keep hanging out.”

Fisher said he is not sure how the B.U.B. name got started, but it is a lifestyle they feel they have to live up to.

“It’s been around for decades,” he said. “It’s a tradition that has been passed on from class to class.”

This is not the first year football players have lived in the house. Former CMU quarterback Brian Brunner’s dad owns it, and players have been living in the house since 2004.

Although this is the first year they are living together, Fisher said the bond between friends has existed for much longer.

“We’ve been pretty close the entire time,” he said. “Together we’ve started a hundred and some games. So, it’s kind of like

we live together, meet together, play together, eat together — we just spend a lot of time together.”

“And we’ve all gotten to know each other’s families pretty well, too,” Olson added.

Their close relationship also helps their ability on the field.

“Living with each other, we know what each other’s thinking, so it doesn’t really matter if we don’t say anything on the field,” Keyton said. “Whether it’s during a game or at practice, because we already know what we’re doing, and we can just have fun while we’re out there.”

Back at home, there are always massive amounts of food being consumed between the four of them.

To store all of it, they had three fridges and a chest freezer, but are now down to one fridge and the freezer because the semester is almost over.

They also have a grill and a deep fryer they use routinely (yes, even in the winter).

“There is always a lot of food being eaten,” Olson said. “And we are always cooking in bulk, too.”

However, Fisher said they are not the cleanest group of roommates.

“It’s a pretty dirty house,” he said. “But Jake (Olson) does most of the cleaning.”

Like most roommates, they are not hesitant to pull an occasional practical joke on one another.

But, unfortunately for Repovz, he is often the recipient.

“Mike is especially scared of a lot of things,” Keyton said.

“At Halloween, we put up a

skull that moved, and when he went into his room, he was in there for like a minute and then turned around, and as soon as he saw it, it went off, and he started freaking out.”

The jokes are all in good fun and do not affect their success on the field. Although injuries have sometimes prevented them from being on the field at the same time throughout their careers, the offensive line has still been a major strength.

CMU allowed the fourthfewest sacks in the Mid-American Conference the past two seasons and the second fewest in 2009.

Probably the two biggest beneficiaries of the offensive line are senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff and junior running back Zurlon Tipton.

But the two of them show their appreciation in separate ways.

“Ryan has taken us out to eat before,” Olson said. “Zurlon just gives us something to laugh at.

He’s a guaranteed laugh every time. You never know what he’s going to do.”

Although the four seniors understand the underclassmen look up to them, they know they still have to give them a hard time as well.

“For the younger guys, we have to give them a hard time, because the B.U.B. lifestyle is what you have to adapt to,” Fisher said. “So, coming out of high school, some of them aren’t prepared for what it’s like to be a B.U.B.”

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Cutting pell grants will lead to more debt Ah, to be 24 and $60,000 in the hole to Uncle Sam. When I attain my master’s degree in 2013, I will have six months to find a decent job and start chipping away at the horrible mountain of debt that stands between me and credit-worthiness. With any luck, I’ll be able to use the income-based repayment option and, ideally, live a life of absolute mediocrity.

Things could be worse, though.

If it weren’t for the Pell Grants I attained as an undergrad, I’d currently be closer to $75,000 in debt.

In fact, I probably couldn’t have paid for my first few years of college, so I’d also have private, along with federal, loan sharks after me.

Pell Grants probably won’t be affected by the upcoming fiscal cliff debacle, but they are projected to lose $5.7 billion in funding for the 2014 fiscal year, as previously reported by Central Michigan Life.

It seems to me that students from disadvantaged backgrounds will still need grant money in 2014, but maybe conservative lawmakers are correct in assuming that the best way to solve a problem is to pretend it doesn’t exist.

And what is a disadvantaged student to do when he or she gets less funding from grant money in 2014?

Take out student loans, of course.

If recent history is any indication, these lucky borrowers will be subjected to some fun stuff in the future. According to the Huffington Post, Congress voted to keep interest rates on subsidized student loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in 2012, but they made up for it by eliminating subsidized loans for professional and graduate students (thanks, guys), so it’s hard to believe that interest rate hikes aren’t on the horizon.

Unless millions of jobs drop from the sky in the next 20 years, these new borrowers will face the same struggles in repayment as current borrowers, and no one seems to have a solution for the student loan debt issue. Conservative lawmakers don’t seem to realize that cutting Pell Grant funding is just robbing Peter (disadvantaged students) to temporarily pay Paul (a futile attempt to balance the mess we call a federal budget).

Changing the Pell Grant system shows an incredible lack of empathy. I’d venture to guess many lawmakers from both parties never relied on Pell Grants to get through college. Therefore, it’s easy for them to assume that students can always borrow money from their parents (right, Mitt Romney?).

Instead of placing additional hardships on students, perhaps the government should regulate the cost of higher education at public universities. I’m not saying CMU isn’t the most wonderful place on earth; I’m saying my education costs here shouldn’t have equaled the same amount as three new American-made cars.

I’ll just resign myself to never having any discretionary income. I can’t help stimulate the economy, Uncle Sam. I have student loans to pay.

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uring a time when University President George Ross has placed so much emphasis on transparency, communication and listening, the Board of Trustees did the exact opposite at Thursday’s formal meeting.

Graduate Student Union President Michelle Campbell emailed the Board of Trustees more than two weeks ago requesting an action item on the agenda allowing CMU and the union to begin bargaining. When the item was not addressed during formal session, Campbell inquired about it during the public comment portion of the meeting and was met with silence.

The board, as per policy, did not comment on Campbell’s request, and Ross said the university needed time to prepare before discussing bargaining. He said the issue would be brought to the table in either February or April.

Although Ross’ response is typical in compliance with board

policy, the entire situation could have been met with more care.

Only one board member responded to Campbell’s email, saying the board would look into her request.Nobody provided Campbell with a concrete explanation as to why her request was not granted, and not one board member encouraged a discussion.

The tone of the university begins with its leader, and Ross has the ability to make an impact on everything, from the board to the administration and faculty. If he were to encourage university-wide responsiveness, Ross’ actions would have a trickle-down effect and would impact every facet of CMU. But when members of the CMU

community feel as though they’re being ignored by their leaders, anger and frustration arise as opposed to productive conversations and action.

The board should change its policy regarding response to public comment. By denying discussion, the board comes off as unresponsive and uninvolved.

A full-fledged discussion doesn’t need to occur after every public comment, but a simple “we’ll look into it” or explanation of why it cannot be discussed would be satisfactory.

If Ross wants to heal wounds caused by last year’s events as he’s spoken about all semester long, it begins with acknowledging requests such as Campbell’s.

Although he is only one member of the Board of Trustees, he is significant in directing the attention of board members and the university as a whole.

Until people feel as though their voice is being heard and taken seriously, the rift already created within the university will only grow larger.

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Jessica Fecteau Student Life Editor

Bike thieves have no place in this world Looks like we are on a campus of thieves.

I can name at least five people who have had their bikes stolen on campus in the past two months, including me.

It’d be one thing if I left my bike outside somewhere with no lock, free for anyone to take. That’s like leaving your car unlocked in a parking lot with the keys in it.

But my bike was locked with a code only I know.

My best friend’s bike was also taken from the Campus Habitat apartment building’s bike rack and hasn’t been seen again, along with my roommate’s boyfriend, who thankfully found his a couple weeks later and retrieved it. Not to mention, that same roommate also had two of her bikes stolen.

Maybe we are just popular victims to have our bikes stolen, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence.

Thankfully, I have a car to drive to campus from my apartment building, but what if I didn’t?

Stealing a bike is stealing someone’s transportation.

My bike also meant more to me than some metal with wheels. I’ve had that bike for years, and it has never failed me.

I brought it up to school three weeks prior to it being stolen, and riding it was something I really enjoyed.

We had a lot of good times riding into the sunset while the wind blew my hair and the breaks screeched every time I had to stop. It was my stress reliever, my go-to activity to conquer laziness and, basically, my friend.

Have you ever had a pet that you talk to, even though you know it can’t talk back? That was my bike.

And now it’s gone.

I don’t know how people can feel comfortable taking something that isn’t theirs.

After being on the search for my “green monster” all semester, I have yet to find it.

But when I do find it, I have a drill, and my best friend/stolen bike victim is ready for it.

I will text two words to her: “Bolt cutters.”

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[ YOUR VOICE ] Online Reader comments on the Dec. 5 “CMU student charged with poisoning her roommate — over incident involving dirty dishes“ story There are also 20,000+ other students at CMU, most of which are probably struggling with the economy, who didn’t poison their roommates. A student at a university in Maryland ate his roommate’s face last year, and their economy is much better than MI, so not sure how those are related. There are crazy people everywhere.

-Mika They could have just purchased paper plates and plastic siverware. I mean, just saying...

-Patricia Online Reader comments on the Dec. 5 “EDITORIAL: Damning faculty vote proof actions speak louder than words for Ross presidency“ story Just what presidential actions continue to upset faculty? What actions should the President apologize for? I suppose faculty continue to dwell on CMU’s collective bargaining issues; e.g., no across-the-board faculty salary increase in the first year; faculty

to pay more for their MESSA health insurance; medical school faculty excluded from the bargaining unit.

Well, yes, these were contentious issues. But, “hard” bargaining has occurred in years prior to 2011-12 without lingering animosity toward administration, at least lingering to the degree it appears this time round.

I submit it isn’t the last round of bargaining per se that continues to be the issue; after all, faculty made out “ok” on the health insurance issue again; and the bargaining unit remains strong, even without the addition of medical school faculty.

What continues to be an issue is the plain fact of the medical school itself and its drain on university resources that will continue far into the foreseeable future. (We’re not a wealthy school.) This issue reflects a profound distrust in the decision-making of the CMU Board of Trustees, who pushed through the medical school idea without truly factoring faculty opinion into their action. Moreover, the failure to work in a “transparent” way on the funding and staffing of the medical school seems to many faculty to be a systemic flaw as far as Board and senior administrative actors are con-

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cerned. This seems to many faculty to reflect a pattern of disdain for faculty that antedates 2011 bargaining. A decade ago, the Board made a ‘push’ for CMU to become more research-oriented. But, why? What is (was) so wrong with continuing to be a premiere undergraduate teaching institution? CMU faculty are widely recognized as fine teachers. Whereas the university’s resources really don’t allow for it to become the kind of research institution indicated by the Board’s ‘upgrade’ of Mission Statement. Research universities support their faculty with different teaching loads than CMU is prepared to offer. Research university tenure and promotion standards are far different than CMU’s. Faculty was not invited to discuss these issues before the Board changed our mission a decade ago. Now we have a medical school without care for the interests of many faculty. As a consequence, the leadership of CMU faces faculty who are really fed up with an approach to decision-making that ignores the very fine history of the school and seeks to make it into something that many fear will be too costly to maintain.

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Men’s basketball faces tough road test in unc-charlotte a ball club.”

CMU is 3-0 in games decided by less than five points.

Charlotte’s best win was against East Carolina. They dealt the Pirates their first and only defeat of the season, 76-64 on Saturday.

The 8-0 49ers are one of 18 undefeated teams in the nation.

Davis said he has found things seven games into the season that the team can rely on against opponents.

He still likes the depth of his team and expects some of his players to have breakout games in the future. He also continues to love their worth ethic.

“We got a group that, throughout 40 minutes, is going to work extremely hard,” Davis said. “I don’t think there’s much drop off when we go to our starters to our bench.”

As of Tuesday, senior center Zach Saylor had not participated in practice.

Davis said he still did not have time set for his return.

Senior Olivier Mbaigoto filled Saylor’s role in the last game against Niagara, making his first start of the season, logging about nine more minutes than his season average.

“It’s been hard for me,” Mbaigoto said. “I have had to adjust my game during practice and learn how to post up.”

Saylor had one important piece of advice for Mbaigoto during practice: Play viciously.

Mbaigoto said Saylor told him he needed to be “vicious,” feel the defender and make post moves confidently.

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

Men’s basketball might not encounter a tougher matchup against a midmajor this season than Charlotte at 2 p.m. Saturday at Halton Arena.

The 49ers are the only mid-major team on Central Michigan’s remaining schedule that is still undefeated.

The weaknesses the Chippewas have also do not bode well against the strengths of UNC-Charlotte.

“Obviously, their size, their strength, their defensive ability in there is something that we’re going to have our hands full to go against us,” head coach Keno Davis said. “But it should also help us in the future as we get into MAC play.”

The 49ers are seventh in the nation in field-goal percentage defense and 55th in rebound margin in the NCAA’s weekly team rankings.

CMU is ranked 312th in field-goal percentage offensively and 224nd in rebound margin.

While Davis said he is into statistics and hopes to improve in these areas, he said it is a small sample size and is satisfied that the Chippewas have found ways to win, despite what the stats show.

“I look at it as a big positive that we’re not as high up as we would like, yet we found ways to win games,” Davis said. “Now if we can improve our percentages both offensively and defensively rebounding, then we’ll be that much better of

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Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford defends a Green Bay player during the second half of Wednesday’s game at McGuirk Arena. Bradford finished the game with a team-high 23-points, two assists, four blocks and 13 rebounds during Central Michigan’s 54-50 win.

Women use strong second half to beat Wisconsin-Green Bay

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball struggled in the first half but played strong on both ends in the second half defeating the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 54-50 Wednesday.

CMU shot 29.6 percent in the first half and was while UW-GB managed to hit five shots from three. Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford led all Chippewas in scoring with a career-high 23 points while also pulling down a season-high 13 rebounds for the double-double.

“Finishing the game was the big thing,” head coach Sue Guevara said. “I thought we sustained it for 40 minutes. We weren’t great in the first half, but we didn’t quit; we didn’t stop fighting, and there was no panic.”

Matching the physicality of the Phoenix was going to be an important part of this game, so Guevara switched up her lineup at the half. Her switch worked as the Chippewas went on a 21-5 run to begin the half, led by a 14-point outburst from Bradford.

“We were better when we were attacking,” Guevara said.

“We changed up our defense ... we played more of a manto-man and got good size on their shooters because we had a little bit of a bigger and quicker lineup.”

Senior guard Brandie Baker knew they had to come out in the second half and play a more physical brand of basketball.

“Coach told us to just keep pushing,” Baker said. “We knew we had to come out in the first four minutes very hard because they were going to come out hard.”

UW-GB struggled shooting in the second half, managing only 31 percent while CMU shot 52 percent from the field and was six-for-10 from three.

The Phoenix couldn’t match CMU’s intensity and was outrebounded in the second half, 23-14, while shooting only onefor-12 from three-point range.

Sophomore guard Kerby Tamm started the second half for CMU by hitting a threepointer and cutting the lead down to five for UW-GB. Bradford then went on to make three-straight three-pointers,

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Senior Guard Brandie Baker attempts a free throw during the first half of Wednesday’s game against Green Bay at McGuirk Arena. Baker finished the game with 12 points, three assists and a rebound during Central Michigan’s 54-50 win.

Check out a photo gallery of Wednesday’s game on cm-life.com putting her team up 32-30 and giving the Chippewas their first lead of the game.

“This win does a lot for us, it gives us a lot of confidence,” Baker said. “We put our other loses to the side and moved on

“obviously, their size, their strength, their defensive ability in there is something that we’re going to have our hands full to go against us.”

to the next game. This is a big win for our team.”

CMU will be back in action at 6 p.m. on Dec. 17 when it hosts Robert Morris.

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The Forgotten Refugees Why does nobody care about the Jewish refugees from Arab lands?

The world is greatly concerned about the Arabs who fled the nascent state of Israel in 1948. But no mention is ever made of the Jewish refugees from Arab lands. Their history is as compelling and arguably more so than that of the Arab refugees from Israel.

A different history. It is instructive to compare the history of those Jewish refugees with that of the Arabs Jews in Arab countries. Jews have lived since who fled from Israel during its War of Independence.

Biblical times in what are now Arab countries. After There were about 650,000 of them. Most left following the Roman conquest, Jews were dispersed, mostly to the strident invocations of their leaders, who urged what are now the Arab countries of North Africa and them to leave, so as to make room for the invading the Middle East. Many Jews migrated to the Iberian Arab armies. After victory was to be achieved, they peninsula – Spain and Portugal. They were expelled could return to reclaim their property and that of the from those countries at the end of the 15th century.

Jews, all of whom would have They mostly migrated to the been killed or would have fled.

Arab countries, where, by now, Jews in Arab Countries In contrast to the Jewish they have been living for 1948 Now refugees, who were quickly almost 500 years, many Jews Algeria 140,000 0 integrated into Israel, the Arab for over 2,000 years.

There is a myth that Jews Egypt 75,000 100 countries resolutely refused to accept the Arab refugees into had an easy life in Iraq 135,000 100 their societies. They confined Muslim/Arab countries. The 5,000 100 them into so-called refugee opposite is the case. Jews Lebanon Libya 38,000 0 camps. Those camps are under Islam were treated as second-class citizens and Morocco 265,000 5,700 essentially extended slum worse. The relationship was Syria 30,000 100 cities, where their descendants – now the fourth generation – governed by a system of Tunisia 105,000 1,500 have been living ever since. The discrimination, intended to 55,000 200 reason for the Arabs’ refusal to reduce the Jews in those Arab Yemen accept them was and still is the countries to conditions of desire to keep them as a festering sore and to make humiliation, segregation and violence. They were solution of the Arab/Israel conflict impossible. These excluded from society, from government, and from “refugees,” whose number has by now miraculously most professions. They were barely tolerated and increased from their original 650,000 to 5 million, are often, under the slightest pretext or no pretext at all, seething with hatred toward Israel and provide the were victimized by vicious violence. cadres of terrorists and suicide bombers.

When Israel declared its statehood in 1948, The Palestinian refugees occupy a unique place in pogroms broke out across the entire Arab/Muslim the concern of the world. Since 1947, there have been world. Thousands died in this violence. Their homes over 100 UN resolutions concerning the Palestinian and businesses were destroyed, their women violated. refugees. But there has not been one single The vast majority of those Jews fled from where they resolution addressing the horrible injustices done to had lived for centuries. They had to leave everything the nearly one million Jewish refugees from the Arab behind. Most of those who were able to escape found states. their way to the just-created state of Israel.

There have been many millions of refugees in the Over 850,000 Jews were driven from Arab countries, wake of the Second World War. With only one most of them in 1948, at the birth of Israel. Most of the exception, none of those refugee groups occupy the remainder were chased out during or immediately interest of the world and of the United Nations in a following the Six-Day War in 1967, when, in fury major way. That one exception are the Palestinian about the disastrous defeat, the “Arab street” erupted refugees. In fact, a special branch of the United and subjected its Jewish population to bloody Nations (UNRWA) exists only for the maintenance of pogroms. Israel received every one of those Jewish those “refugees.” In the over sixty years of the refugees from Arab countries with brotherly open existence of this agency it has cost many billions of arms; it housed, fed, and quickly integrated them into dollars, most of it – you guessed it – contributed by Israeli society. They and their descendants now make the United States. up more than one-half of the country’s population.

What are the facts?

Jewish refugees from the Arab countries are the forgotten refugees. The world, and especially of course the Arabs, claim compensation from Israel for the Arab refugees and insist on their return to what has been Israel for over 60 years. The Jewish refugees from Arab countries, all Israelis now, have no desire to return to their ancient homelands, where they had been treated so shabbily and so brutally. But if there is to be any compensation, those forgotten Jewish refugees are certainly entitled to such compensation as much as the Arab refugees. Anything else would be an outrage and a great injustice.

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CMU 2-4 in bowl games; only wins are in Detroit

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

1990 California Raisin Bowl

San Jose State 48, Central Michigan 24 In CMU’s first Division I postseason appearance, the Spartans had 642 yards of total offense, dominating CMU. Wide receiver Ken Ealy was named the MVP for CMU with 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

1994 Las Vegas Bowl UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24

It was more of the same during CMU’s second bowl game, in practically a home game for UNLV. The CMU offense had four turnovers, including one fumble that the Rebels returned for a touchdown. With the score 14-10 UNLV after the first quarter, the Rebels went on 42-0 run, putting the game away.

2006 Motor City Bowl

Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee State 14 CMU won its first bowl game with the help of redshirt freshman quarterback Dan LeFevour, who was

named game MVP. Running back Ontario Sneed started the scoring with two first-quarter rushing touchdowns.

2007 Motor City Bowl Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48

Curtis Painter threw for 546 yards, torching the Chippewa defense, but the CMU offense stayed with the Boilermakers until the Purdue kicker knocked in a 40-yard field goal on the last play of the game. CMU wide receiver Antonio Brown had a 76-yard touchdown from LeFevour to start the second half and sparked a thirdquarter comeback from the Chippewas. The game was played in front of 54,113 fans in Detroit.

2008 Motor City Bowl Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21

In LeFevour’s junior season, he threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns but again came just short of his and the program’s second bowl victory.

Brown scored on a 72-yard reverse on the last play of the third quarter, but a flag brought the play back. FAU quarterback Rusty Smith threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns.

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Central Michigan’s former kicker Andrew Aguila, left, wide receiver Antonio Brown, Interim head football coach Steve Stripling, defensive back Vince Agnew, and quarterback Dan LeFevour hold their trophies after defeating the Troy Trojans 44-41 in the 2010 GMAC Bowl on Jan. 6. LeFevour was named MVP but former wide receiver Antonio Brown was the catalyst with 403 all-purpose yards.

2010 GMAC Bowl

No. 25 Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (second overtime) In its fourth-consecutive

bowl appearance, CMU, led

by Brown and LeFevour, delivered the program’s second bowl win. Brown had a career-high 403 yards of total offense, including a kick return for a touchdown

and rushing touchdown.

He had 13 receptions for 178 receiving yards as well.

LeFevour was named MVP again with 395 yards and 73 rushing yards.

2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Dec. 26 Central Michigan vs.

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How Western Kentucky Hilltoppers got to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Western Kentucky 49, Austin Peay 10 The Western Kentucky defense only allowed 11 passing yards and got an interception off Austin Peay, who only had 11 passing attempts. Offensively, WKU senior quarterback Kawaun Jakes threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another one.

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Central Michigan sophomore Mike Ottinger tries to escape from University of Michigan freshman Taylor Massa on Nov. 6 in McGuirk Arena.

Wrestling continues conference play against Buffalo on Saturday at McGuirk

By Ryan Solecki Staff Reporter

In its first home dual in more than two months, Central Michigan returns to McGuirk Arena to continue Mid-American Conference competition against Buffalo at 2 p.m.

Saturday.

After beating Ohio University last Saturday in Athens, Ohio, the Chippewas look to continue their dominance in the MAC. Going back over a decade to the 1997-1998 season, CMU wrestling has won 71 of its last 75 MAC duals.

More specifically, the Chippewas look to continue their dominance against the Bulls, whom they have never lost a dual to in school history (17-0). In last year’s dual against Buffalo, CMU took all but two matches, winning 30-6. Despite the win and the resounding record against the Bulls, head coach Tom Borrelli always knows there is room for improvement.

“Our goal is to keep improving. We can’t control rankings, but if we rise in them, that’s gravy,” Borrelli said.

The Chippewas come into this match with four players ranked in the top 15 in the nation and three of them in the top five. The Bulls also has two wrestlers ranked in the top 20 who will try to put an end to CMU’s streak over Buffalo.

After missing last Saturday’s dual, No. 2 Scotti Sentes (3-0) will return and most likely face the Bulls’ No. 19 Erik Galloway (9-3) or Justin Farmer (4-8) in the 133 weight class.

“I expect Scotti to wrestle well. He decided it was best for him to rest last week, so I know he is excited to wrestle this Saturday,” Borrelli said.

Another interesting match up will be sophomore Mike Ottinger (4-6, 0-1 MAC) vs.

Buffalo’s No. 13 senior Mark Lewandowski (13-1) for the 165 weight class. Ottinger will be fighting hard to gain his first conference win of the year.

Only three underclassmen will wrestle Saturday, all of whom look to avenge loses from last week and gain their first conference victory of the year.

“I expect all three underclassmen to wrestle better,” Borrelli said. “Ottinger was caught early in a hold and had to fight his way back the whole match. I would like to see Lucas Smith be more aggressive and for Jackson Lewis to wrestle better from the bottom.”

After not winning the MAC regular-season title last year for the first time in a decade, the Chippewas are determined to reclaim their spot on the top, and it all starts with these early MAC duals.

CMU will lean on its senior leadership this Saturday to help the three underclassmen obtain their first conference win and the team’s second conference win of the season.

No. 1 Alabama 35, Western Kentucky 0 Then top-ranked Crimson Tide flexed its muscles defensively, allowing WKU only 46 rushing yards on 28 attempts. Alabama scored all five of its touchdowns from longer than 12 yards out in a game that was never within question.

Western Kentucky 32, Kentucky 31 (OT) After trailing by 17 in the first half, Kentucky finally tied the game with 24 seconds left in regulation on a 22-yard pass, putting the game in overtime. After a Wildcats touchdown, WKU scored during its possession of overtime but went for the win with a twopoint conversion. A lateral pass turned into a trickplay with a toss back to the quarterback to seal the upset for the Hilltoppers over their Southeastern Conference opponent.

Western Kentucky 42, Southern Miss 17 The Hilltoppers offense flourished with two running backs with more than 130 yards and a touchdown, while WKU quarterback Jakes threw three touchdowns. WKU was penalized eight times for 95 yards but held the Southern Miss passing attack to 101 yards.

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Western Kentucky 26, Arkansas State 13 It looked like WKU would lose its second game down 13-0 at halftime, but a 26-0 route in the second half put the Hilltoppers at 4-1. Junior WKU running back Antonio Andrews rushed for 215 yards and a touchdown.

Western Kentucky 31, Troy 26 Troy had three different players throw for touchdowns, while WKU quarterback Jakes threw three himself and 255 yards. The Trojans won the turnover battle with two fumble recoveries and had more overall offensive yards, but not more points.

Louisiana-Monroe 43, Western Kentucky 42 Louisiana-Monroe used what WKU did to Kentucky a month earlier, going for a two-point conversion in overtime to give the Hilltoppers their second loss of the season. WKU let up a touchdown to tie the game at the end of regulation from a 12-yard pass with 31 seconds remaining. Jakes threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns.

Western Kentucky 14, Florida International 6 WKU became bowleligible mostly due to four Florida International turnovers. FIU outgained the Hilltoppers but could only settle for field goals and turnovers to end drives instead of touchdowns. Andrews rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown.

Middle Tennessee 34, Western Kentucky 29 With six minutes left and the game tied at 27, Middle Tennessee sophomore Reggie Whatley changed the game with a 99-yard kick return for a touchdown.

Sophomore wide receiver Willie McNeal had seven receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown for WKU. Florida Atlantic 37, Western Kentucky 28 WKU quarterback Jakes threw three interceptions, and FAU racked up 355 total yards to beat WKU. There were two fumble recovers for touchdowns by both teams in the last three minutes of the game. Andrews rushed for 88 yards and had 71 receiving yards along with two touchdowns.

Louisiana-Lafayette 31, Western Kentucky 27 WKU lost its thirdstraight game, allowing Louisiana-Lafayette to score two touchdowns in the last 2:43 to steal the game. The Ragin’ Cajuns did whatever they wanted offensively, rushing for 324 yards and throwing for 258 yards. Four turnovers by ULL kept this game close.

Western Kentucky 25, North Texas 24 Down 24-10 going into the fourth quarter, a 39yard interception return for a touchdown by sophomore defensive back Jonathan Dowling put WKU back in the game. Two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter completed the comeback.

Andrews rushed for 230 yards and a touchdown.

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