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MONDAY, FEB. 24, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 62 VOL. 95

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LIFE IN BRIEF UNIVERSITY

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Students react and call on the administration for a better deﬁnition of what and what not to wear to commencement.

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Photos by Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer The Rev. Wayne Nicholson prays alongside Pamela Dingman, who is assistant treasurer at St. John’s Episcopal Church, inside of the church in Mount Pleasant on Jan. 29. Wayne meets with a few members of St. John’s congregation every Wednesday afternoon for prayer.

EATING DISORDER AWARENESS WEEK

Inspired by the loss of a classmate, one student sets out to raise awareness of eating disorders with a week of supportive and informative events.

PRIDE & PRAYER Gay priest challenges faith, community

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ON A ROLL

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is words were tinged with memories of his trying past as the preacher spoke from his alter. Calm, and sincere, the sermon washed across the pews and echoed off the back wall of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Mount Pleasant. Zachary Dearing was transfixed. The Central Michigan University sophomore watched and listened as his uncle, an openly-gay ordained priest, was changing the face of their faith. “He’s a gay priest,” Dearing said. “Most denominations do not ordain gay ministers of any sort. If I was breaking ground in a profession that has been traditionally hostile to me, I would have gone insane by now.” w NICHOLSON | 4A

MEN’S BASKETBALL

The Chippewas won their second consecutive game for the ﬁrst time since December, beating NIU 70-67 at home on Sunday. Check out how they used speed to compensate for their small stature. w 1B

HOW THEY WON

Harry Kelley leans in for a hug as his husband, the Rev. Wayne Nicholson, works on a weaving project in their Mount Pleasant home on Nov. 15. Kelley and Nicholson met in 2005 and were married at the church in 2008. Their marriage is not recognized by the state of Michigan.

CARDINAL CLASSIC

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Crashes cause US-127 shutdown Friday »PAGE 3A EDITORIAL: Legalize pot, grow our economy »PAGE 6A Gymnastics routes Ohio State, falls to Illinois »PAGE 4B Track and field splits events, finds success during weekend »PAGE 5B

An ongoing series about those who redefine society’s norms

Potholes a problem as parking lots, roadways experience freeze, thaw By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

Softball turned up its bats this weekend at the Cardinal Classic, ending on Sunday with a 15-6 surge against IUPUI. See how top oﬀensive performers have made the diﬀerence early this season.

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As the weather grows warmer, evidence of the harsh winter is becoming more apparent on and around campus. In a number of parking lots and on roads within Central Michigan University’s main campus, potholes are a persistent problem for drivers. One particularly bad spot for potholes this winter has been Lot 62, located on the east side of the Student Activity Center and Rose Center. Kara Smith, a Mount Pleasant sophomore, said the potholes in Lot 62 add an extra challenge to her morning routine. “With class in the morning, I always have to dodge them,” Smith said. “It’s kind of distracting with other cars coming toward you.” Crews will be out soon to start filling some of these holes. Stephen Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, said the protocol for filling and repairing potholes is dependent on the winter’s changing temperature patterns. “Potholes develop over time during the freeze and thaw cycle,” Lawrence said. “We usually have to wait until it is warmer, usually above freezing, before we can begin patching.” The brutal and sporadic nature of Michigan winters has an impact on unpredictable freeze and thaw cycles, contributing to the number of potholes in streets and in parking lots throughout the season. Matt Weaver, CMU’s manager of Landscape Operations, said this winter has not been any worse than previous winters as far ice wedging

and pothole creation. Weaver said the continual chill is to blame. “It’s the fact that it’s been so cold with the amount of snow we’ve been getting, and we haven’t had a lot of sunny days to dry the pavement,” he said. Once the thaw begins, Weaver anticipates potholes to be a bigger problem. Landscape Operations is responsible for the maintenance of all streets, roads, courts and drives within the university. Maintenance and other repairs, including patching and resurfacing, is paid for by the Facilities Management deferred maintenance budget.

CLEANING MOTHER NATURE’S MESS

Rationale aside, unfilled potholes present a significant obstacle for student mobility. Dillon Fassett, a Gladwin senior, also ventures out to Lot 62 and said it’s not the size of the potholes that bothers him, but the number of them. “You can’t really avoid them, because there are so many of them,” Fassett said. “I’m sure it’s not good for any of the cars that are trying to pull in and park here.” With Lot 62 being as bad as it is, the parking area is a high priority for Weaver, who has his sights on Lots 22 and 33, commuter lots located west of Anspach Hall and east of the Music Building, respectively. Weaver said once they are able to begin patching, his team will use a pull-behind, asphalt patch unit they can tow around to fill the potholes. w POTHOLES | 2A

Adam Niemi | Assistant Photo Editor A car approaches potholes Sunday on East Campus Drive.

“If it’s a big hole, we will get out and take care of it right away. But to try to patch a hole on a cold, bad day, then you are really throwing your material away.” Robert Murphy, street superintendent for the city of Mount Pleasant

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w Serve, Educate, Care Speaker Series: Patricia Lay Dorsey Noon – 1 p.m. Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center The Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center is hosting Detroit artist Patricia Lay Dorsey to speak to students and showcase her art based on her life with progressive multiple sclerosis. w Falling Into Place 7 – 9 p.m. Park Library Auditorium The Park Library is hosting artist Patricia Lay Dorsey to talk about her life with multiple sclerosis and the five years she has been documenting the experience. There will be a reception and book signing after the event. w Step Afrika! 7 – 8 p.m. Plachta Auditorium The Program Board and the National Pan-Hellenic Council are hosting the step dance “Step Africa!” as they will be performing their dance moves in the Plachta Auditorium.

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w Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibition 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. University Art Gallery Winning pieces of student artwork that were judged by outside artist will be on display in the University Art Gallery until the end of March. The winning artists received cash awards for their work. w Financial Services Career Night 6 – 8:30 p.m. Bovee University Center conference rooms The finance and law department is hosting a career night for students who are interested in working in the financial services industry. Registration for the event starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Rotunda lobby. w P.A.T.H. Personal Awareness/Safety 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bovee University Center Auditorium University Heath Services is hosting an educational lecture on how students can protect themselves with guest speaker Trooper White.

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Conference gives sports management students opportunities, words of wisdom

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre event at Soaring Eagle offers food, laughs.

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Participants of the Michigan Press Photographers Association annual seminar play with lightsabers on Saturday during the Awards Ceremony that culminated the two day event in Lansing.

Current, former Central Michigan Life photographers win MPPA awards By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

Central Michigan Life photographer Daytona Niles and other alumni came away winners at the 2014 Michigan Press Photographers Association seminar in Lansing this weekend. Neil Blake, Jake May, Sean Proctor, Jeffrey Smith and Zachary Wittman were former CM Life photographers who won MPPA awards. As the multimedia specialist at The Flint Journal, May won third place in the Photographer of the Year Award category while Whittman won first place in the category for the second year in a row. Niles, a Sand Lake sophomore, who took third place for College Photographer of the Year Award, submitted a photo story about Mixed Martial Arts fighter and mother Autumn Flynn. Niles, who started at CM Life last fall, said she shot more than 3,000 photos of Flynn. From snapping photos of Flynn fighting in the octagon or watching her search for her wedding dress, the photos she took were whittled down to just eight for the competition with the help of freelance photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier and Midland Daily News photographer Sean Proctor. Proctor went on to take first place in Photographer of the Year as another CM Life alumni. “Danny looked through them and told me what I should be looking for,” she said. “It’s a process. I’d take like 1,000 photos then take 30 then break it down to one.” Starting at CM Life last fall, Niles said the award is the first she’s ever won and it won’t be the last. “I’m a pretty young shooter,” she said. “I definitely know what my flaws are and what in my portfolio brings me down. I have a lot of people who I look up to and want to get to their level.” May, who is also the president of MPPA, said three judges from out-of-state are brought in to judge the competitions. “They live judge what they think about our photos,” May said. “We let them decide what’s the best in Michigan.” He submitted a 36-photo portfolio documenting his time in Flint during 2013. Wittman interned at The

Colton Mokofsky | Video Editor ONLINE VIDEO: An ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, and gay man, the Rev. Wayne Nicholson has served his parish in Mount Pleasant since 2006. After a lifetime of rejection and discrimination, he and his husband now inspire a CMU student living with them to overcome mental illness and be truly #CMUnique.

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Judges look through portfolios and vote using red and green lights Saturday in Lansing during the MPPA seminar.

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant sophomore Shannon Millard listens intently to award winning independent photographer Matt Eich of Virginia, one of three judges for this year’s Michigan Press Photographers Association seminar on Saturday in Lansing.

Flint Journal from June 2013 to January 2014. Wittman’s award-winning portfolio comprised a story about the Genesse County Warrior Dash, which won first place in the sports story category as well as other photos from events he covered during his internship. “My portfolio is almost all photos I took while interning at The Flint Journal,” Wittman said. “There was a photo from a graduation that I covered. It’s just an eclectic mix of my photos.” He said the photos showcased his talents. “There was a photo of a drunk driving accident and that illustrates how I can shoot spot news and different categories, but I am still able to maintain and shoot my own style,” Wittman said. He also won first place last year in the Feature Story category and had an Honorable Mention in the Single Feature category. studentlife@cm-life.com

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The university’s asphalt provider, Central Asphalt in Mount Pleasant, is having a hard time providing asphalt because it is still frozen. “They typically take a loader bucket and try to pop some asphalt loose, then they will put it in their inside storage overnight to warm it up a bit and then give it to us,” he said. “They can’t even get anything broken off their big pile.” Weaver is hopeful they will be able to patch soon with warmer weather in the future. The city of Mount Pleasant is responsible for the other roads and streets outside of CMU and throughout Mount Pleasant. Robert Murphy, street superintendent for the city of Mount Pleasant, oversees the maintenance and other work done to the

city’s streets and roadways. Murphy said he sends a few people out to fill in the different potholes around town when conditions clear up. Murphy credited the public for being very helpful in pointing out potentially hazardous potholes. Like CMU, Murphy’s team must wait until the temperature allows the asphalt to settle. If there is a pothole large enough to cause considerable damage to vehicles driving in the area, Murphy said he can patch it as best he can. “Right now we wait,” Murphy said. “If it’s a big hole, we will get out and take care of it right away. But to try to patch a hole on a cold, bad day, then you are really throwing your material away.” university@cm-life.com

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CHSBS LOOKING INTO BRAZILIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM The dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences will be traveling to Brazil later this semester to explore the possibility of a new foreign exchange program. Dean Pamela Gates said the college is partnering with a few other colleges on campus to create a program allowing students to study abroad in the South American country. The program would allow some Brazilian students to study at Central Michigan University, as well. “(Students) would pay for 15 credits here and get to study at the (partner college) for free,” Gates said. “We have other programs like it currently as well.” Sarah Buckley, coordinator of communications and web developer for CHSBS, said the work on developing the exchange program is still in its early stages. Buckly added that Gates will be traveling with other CMU representatives later this semester to learn more about the educational opportunities available for students in Brazil. The date of their visit has not been established. Katherine Ranzenberger, Senior Reporter

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Open to interpretation Rules regarding attire unclear for graduates at commencement By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

Students choosing to decorate hats or mortar boards in different ways at Central Michigan University’s commencement might be violating the ceremony rules on proper attire. Yet those students might never know of their wrongdoing until it’s too late due to the vague language of the rule. In a document sent out to graduates, listing information about the commencement committee, there are no direct rules on graduation attire. Under the “Ceremonial Behavior and Protocol” section in the document, the rule states that graduates cannot attach anything to their apparel which would take away from the spirit of the event. Jim Scott, professor of business information systems, member of the Academic Senate and one of three head marshals who oversees commencement, admits that the rule left up to interpretation. “It is vague,” Scott said. “The big point is that I have a 1,000 kids at my commencement to get graduated and my job is to get them graduated, to have a ceremony that is dignified, that everybody can walk away from and be proud they were there.” Commencement is typically a happy day for students, making the jobs of Scott and the other marshalls a bit easier. However, they are still responsible for enforcing commencement rules, one being the rule regarding ceremonial behavior and protocol. Scott stressed he has never encountered a time where he has had trouble with a student regarding their apparel and added the rule might be a little over the top. “If anything, I would say the rule is more strict than it ought to be,” Scott said. “Writing a rule does not change somebody’s behavior.”

NO DETERMINATION FOR RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL SPEECH

Students sometimes pick famous quotes, messages or other kinds of art to put on their hats as they walk to pick up their diplomas. Yet, there is always the possibility a student could have a Bible verse, political message or something else that could potentially be offensive to someone in the audience. The rule does not specifically outlaw either of these representations, but it could be argued that either could

“Some people may misinterpret the rule or take it the wrong way. It’s very vague and if someone got in trouble for that, just for their misrepresentation, then that is not very fair.” Bryant Robbins, Midland senior

Photo Illustration by Samantha Madar | Photo Editor The rule on showcasing religious or political symbols remains unclear for Central Michigan University’s policy at graduation ceremonies.

take away from the event. When asked how he would enforce this, Scott said in the 24 years he has served as marshal during commencement ceremonies, he has never had to worry about enforcing the rule. Scott added that out of the five universities he has worked at, CMU graduates have been the best behaved when it comes to commencement ceremonies. According to the fall 2013 commencement program, three head marshalls in addition to 21 other marshalls served during commencement. One of the other head marshals is Roger Coles, interim dean of the College of Graduate Studies. Like Scott, helping to keep the ceremony sacred and making sure commencement remains at a high level of prestige, is a priority of his.

“There has to be some decorum, there has to be some formality,” Coles said. “I’ve regretfully had to kick out some drunks. We had a wrestler who decided to take off his robe and walk up with his wrestling outfit on, and I stopped that.” Coles mentioned other times where he had to take action, obvious occasions where he needed to step in, but he said he is very careful with how he approaches those situations.

what they are doing or asked to dispose of food or other banned items. If they refuse, they are asked to leave. Josh Barnhart, a senior from Laingsburg, plans on graduating in the spring of 2015 and has a general interpretation of the rule. While the rule does have some general meaning, Barnhart said it would be helpful if it were to be edited or rewritten for clarification purposes. “I would assume that would mean not to attach any personal paraphernalia or anything related to a group not necessarily pertaining to Central,” Barnhart said. “The rule could be clarified so that you know for sure if you could wear something pertaining to an RSO, Greek Life or to an academic fraternity.” Midland senior Bryant Robbins is graduating in May 2015 and said the rule regarding dress at commencement is unclear. He added that while he may have his own view of the rule, others could interpret it differently. “Some people may misinterpret the rule or take it the wrong way,” Robbins said. “It’s very vague and if someone got in trouble for that, just for their misrepresentation, then that is not very fair.” Coles said there is not one clear view on how to enforce these particular situations, which are subject to the opinions of the marshals who preside over the ceremonies. In a situation where a student arrived sporting something offensive, Coles said he would work with the student sporting the offensive attire the same way he would with students who try to sneak in alcohol – he would dismiss them only if it was an obvious violation. “Will I kick them out of the convocation center? Probably not,” Coles said. “Would I suggest they come back and sit with me? Yes. I would probably do that to attempt to modify their behavior a little bit rather than actually kicking them out.” university@cm-life. com

IMPLIED VS. CONCRETE RULES

There are a number of rules the marshals make sure graduates follow. Some include no food or drink, no alcoholic beverages or no disruptive behavior. Students who violate any of these rules are either asked to stop

SGA MARIJUANA LEGISLATION SET TO PASS BY DEFAULT The marijuana resolution passed by the Student Government Association last week is set to pass Monday evening without officially being approved. SGA President Marie Reimers said Sunday afternoon she is not going to sign the resolution, but will not veto it either, allowing the resolution to pass automatically without the president’s signature. The action is similar to the pocket veto used by several U.S. presidents. though if an SGA president does nothing, the bill passes by default. The resolution asked for the Office of Student Conduct to change the disciplinary actions against students who violate the marijuana policy so it is no greater than the punishments levied against students who violate the alcohol policy. With the legislation approved by SGA, it will now move on to the Office of Student Conduct to be recognized as the consent of the student body. Nathan Clark, Student Life Editor

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Several crashes cause US-127 shutdown Friday By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

Dangerous driving conditions resulted in a 36-car crash Friday that sent five people to the hospital. From 11 a.m. to about 5:30 p.m. US-127 was shut down from M-46 to the Mount Pleasant exits so police could neutralize the incidents. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said the five people taken to the hospital had minor injuries. “The only question was one of the five may have hit their head on a windshield, so there may have been some head trauma, but

it wasn’t anything that was life threatening,” Mioduszewski said. “None of the five had any lifethreatening injuries, so we were pretty fortunate about that.” Friday’s high winds blew a lot of snow across the roads, which affected many drivers’ visibility. That, along with slippery roads from vehicles driving over the snow on the roads, was the main cause of the car crashes, Mioduszewski said. The conditions also affected two semi trucks and several other vehicles about a mile north of Shepherd. “That accident was between (Mount Pleasant) and Shepherd,”

Mioduszewski said. “Once one car lost control, it was just a chain reaction after that because the visibility was so poor that people couldn’t stop on time.” Gratiot County also had several car crashes, but the ICSD focused on the roads in their county. “Gratiot County’s sheriff department was handling a bunch of accidents down there, but we didn’t get involved with that,” Mioduszewski said. “That’s not our county.” The ICSD had help from several other police departments, including Michigan State Police, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police, Central Michigan University Police and the

City of Clare Police Department. CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said he dispatched two CMU Police officers to close off entrances to the closed expressway – One by the entrance to US-127 by Home Depot, and the other on S. Mission Street where it turns into US-127. “The Sheriff ’s Department asked for some assistance on US-127 because of the size of the accidents, and we assisted them by closing off a number of entrances on US-127 southbound,” Yeagley said. metro@cm-life.com

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CONTINUED FROM 1A Dearing moved to Mount Pleasant in January 2011 to live with his mother’s brother, Harry Kelley, and his husband – the Rev. Wayne Nicholson. Dearing found the pair’s sexuality to have little baring on their innate spirituality. The 23-year-old came to town from Virginia to attend CMU and work through his attention deficit disorder and autism. Three years later, the couple has helped him immensely with spiritual advice and even prioritizing his classes. “I don’t know what to say to emphasize how grateful I am for their guidance and advice,” Dearing said. “They’ve helped me with every aspect of my life.” Nicholson began serving as rector, managing the daily operations at St. John’s, in 2006. Before that, he worked in and eventually left a parish in upstate New York, where he began performing same-sex marriages between 2003-04. He and Kelley have found peace of mind in their new home, despite a chaotic past. The couple said they’ve faced rejection, and even acts of violence for their beliefs. “We’ve had people throw rocks through our windows before,” Kelley said. “Some people are just insane.” Besides his duties as priest, at St. John’s, Nicholson meets with non-members of his church for counseling sessions on topics ranging from substance abuse to suicide. “My experience as a gay man and a recovering alcoholic inform my spiritual life, but also how I relate to those going through those issues,” Nicholson said. “I’ve helped a lot of kids who are feeling left out, marginal or unaccepted for who they are.”

FINDING ACCEPTANCE

Nicholson was initially rejected from priesthood when he applied to the clergy at a church in California in 1976. He said the rejection was because of his sexuality, and for the next 16 years, Nicholson took a hiatus from the church while he struggled with drug addiction. “I was turned down because I was gay,” Nicholson said. “I wasn’t comfortable being publicly gay. I got too busy drinking and drugging. I had other priorities besides the church.” It was during a group therapy session that Nicholson was reintroduced to the idea of joining the clergy and becoming dedicated to worship. A friend going through the same recovery program urged Nicholson to come to their church, where he felt welcome and at home once. Nicholson was able to find a measure of acceptance in his denomination, although some have challenged his place within the church. “The Episcopal church is very open to opinions,” Nicholson said. “Some are very conservative and think I’m very inappropriate, but the official stance is that there are no barriers. We were slower in ordaining women than gay people.” Returning to the church in 1994, Nicholson entered seminary studies in 1999. He was ordained at an Episcopal church in upstate New York in 2002, where he served for four years. “I was ready to leave the church I was in,” Nicholson said. “It was just too small. There’s also a difference between being gay and single, and being in a relationship. I didn’t want to throw the parish into a fit.” After marrying Kelley in 2008 in Michigan, Nicholson maintains that while the marriage isn’t legal, the couple is married “in the eyes of God.” As their relationship evolved from online conversations to a 2005 meeting on the campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The pair looked for solace in the slower pace of a smaller town. After Kelley poured over online profiles for Episcopal churches for Nicholson to work at, they settled on Mount Pleasant for its progressive and relaxed culture. “There were a lot of places we wouldn’t go because of the politics,” Kelley said. “(Mount Pleasant) wasn’t boilerplate. It wasn’t outrageous or super progressive, but it was careful.” Nicholson was impressed with the parish’s immediate acceptance of his relationship with Kelley. “They invited me out to see the place, but normally they’d invite the wife, too,” Nicholson said. “Before I could say anything, they asked for Harry to come out too. We all fell in love with each other.”

ACTIVISM FOR PEACE

Kelley remembers living in San Francisco during the dawning of the gay rights movement. He remembers when Harvey Milk, the first openly homosexual politician elected to office, was assassinated and the streets came alive with protest. He even remembers when AIDS threatened the gay community, and he traveled from house to house checking on and finding many who died in silent anonymity. “When AIDS came, it was like a plague you read about in textbooks,” Kelley said. “There wasn’t room in the hospitals. We were there for people who had nowhere to go. Many of their families had rejected them.” Nicholson suffered many injuries during his career. He was beaten unconscious and called offensive names aimed at his sexuality. Although the church has yet to fully accept homosexuality, he said it will soon have no choice. “There are a lot of gays in the church,” Nicholson said. “I think we have become a society that is so involved in opinions that we’ve stopped seeing how complex life is. We’re more comfortable with answers, rather than questions.” Living in California and New York for 15 years each before coming to Michigan, Kelley and Nicholson have found a new kind of peace in the quieter, less-political pace of Mount Pleasant. “There’s kind of a spontaneous activism to the bigger cities,” Kelley said. “When an issue comes up, there are people in the street showing support. We don’t have those big political issues here.” Coexisting in a more spiritual community, Kelley plans on spending his later years self-reflecting and finding time to relax with Nicholson. “When you’re an activist, you are always finding yourself in a fight or flight mentality,” he said. “What’s good in a Christian community is you can sit and look at yourself reactively. As I enter my golden years, I can begin to look inside.”

A FAMILY OF FAITH

Before coming to Mount Pleasant with his uncles in 2011, Dearing found himself struggling to cope with multiple mental health conditions. Suffering from severe attention deficit disorder, and a mild form of autism that has been compared to Asperger’s Syndrome, the conditions have put Dearing through difficult challenges at colleges in Vermont and Virginia. “I decided I needed to deal with my disability and work on it,” Dearing said. “Harry and Wayne offered to help. They’re kind of part of my support team. I’m doing very well now.” Dearing started at CMU with just one class per semester. This year, he’s been taking two classes and hopes to add a third in the fall, giving credit to his uncles for his increasing academic success. “Despite the controversy surrounding Nicholson’s career, Dearing is happy to recognize his uncles as both mentors and friends. In his nephew’s eyes, Nicholson is most impressive in his unwavering dedication to his profession, against the many challenges he has faced. “It is still really contentious with the other priests, but he has cordial relations with the other clergy in town,” Dearing said. “Some are just polite enough, but he has never complained about it and that amazes me. “It inspires me to work harder.”

“We’ve had people throw rocks through our windows before. Some people are just insane.” -Harry Kelley, Nicholson’s husband

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1. The Reverend Wayne Nicholson pulls a vestment robe over his shoulders in the church vestry before joining churchgoers for prayer on Jan. 29. 2. Harry Kelley, left, jokingly compares figures with his husband, the Rev. Wayne Nicholson. 3. The Rev. Wayne Nicholson speaks to members of Central Michigan University’s gay/straight alliance, Spectrum, on Nov. 28. Nicholson encourages young people to come to their own conclusions about religion.

4. Light filters through a stained-glass portrait of the Reverend Wayne Nicholson in the window of his small office in St. John’s Episcopal Church on Jan. 27.

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both medicinal and recreational marijuana use are becoming popular nationwide. We support the legalization movement. Following the passing of Colorado’s 64th Amendment and Washington’s Initiative 502, a majority of Americans now poll in favor of marijuana reform. According to an October 2013 Gallup Poll, 58 percent of Americans believe weed should be legalized. Only 39 percent said it should remain illegal — the first time a majority has ever been in favor of complete legalization. Following a September EPIC-MRA state poll, 67 percent of Michigan residents surveyed were in favor of some type of marijuana reform, leaving 26 percent who preferred Michigan’s current enforcement policies. Last year, two bills passed through the Michigan House of Representatives that would broaden the definition of THC-containing edibles and allow for dispensaries to reopen across the state. At a local level, Central Michigan University students are raising concerns about the way the university treats marijuana possession. A bill passed through the Student Government Association in the Senate and the House, which would significantly reduce pot possession punishments. However, it appears the movement is hitting a speed bump as both state bills remain stagnant at Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville’s desk. CMU’s proposed changes await the support of SGA President Marie Reimers and the university. The people have made their voices heard. It’s now time for our governing bodies to listen and make some substantial changes to the way marijuana is handled by our justice system at the local, state and federal levels. While Reimers said Sunday she will pocket veto, neither signing or vetoing it and allowing it to pass automatically, Richardville said he plans on sitting on the state reform bills. “We don’t want this ballot initiative to take over,” he told the Detroit Free Press. “I believe a vast majority of people who voted for it believed we were talking about prescription type of marijuana.” In Michigan, the time for significant reform is now.

According to a September financial report released by the state of Michigan, $52.8 billion in revenue supported total governmental expenses of $50.3 billion — creating a surplus of $2.5 billion. As Gov. Rick Snyder places an increased emphasis on funding education and growth of business, Michigan could always use a revenue increase and marijuana could be the catalyst. According to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s state budget proposal, taxes on marijuana sales are expected to bring in about $134 million to the state per year. Hickenlooper estimates the industry could reach $1 billion in sales — $610 million composed of recreational sales — by next year alone. Colorado is putting the money to good use. Of that $134 million, Hickenlooper proposed earlier this month to spend $99 million on substance abuse counseling, public health and law enforcement — money the state would not have earned without legalizing weed. Michigan legislators, specifically Richardville, should take a page out of Colorado’s book. Legalizing marijuana for recreational use, in addition to medicinal purposes, could jolt our economy. It could bring in more money for our schools or roads. Reform could allow police to focus on more serious crimes. It could clear up both our court and prison systems, and make way for those who deserve to be behind bars. Laws prohibiting weed are outdated. They no longer represent the views of our state or our nation. The decisions for reform are no longer based on whether or not marijuana should be made legal, but are focused on when and how — and we say the time is now.

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Do you think marijuana should be completely decriminalized in Michigan?

“Yes. It definitely helps with calming yourself. It’s a stress reliever. It is a drug, but there are other drugs that are much worse than marijuana.” Rachel Chocron, Waterford junior

“Yes, I don’t really see the harm. It’s better than dealing with shady people you can’t really trust.” Zach Pedica, Warren Senior

“I would have to say yes. It’s a waste of space in jails for people to be criminalized for (marijuana). It’s not as bad as things like heroin or cocaine.” Lindsey Kelley, Morley freshman

“I would like to see it legalized. It could bring a lot of jobs and money to Michigan – which we really need. I don’t think it’s as harmful as alcohol in some respects, and it’s definitely not as addictive.” Lucas Cosens, Lapeer senior

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CREATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Engineers turn cardboard, tape into sleds for weekend race By Adriana Cotero Staff Reporter

Courtesy Photos | Steven Jessmore Ohio sophomore Lauren Duncan, left, rides down in a Jurassic Park Jeep with South Lyon junior Nicholas Thomas, created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineer team Saturday on the west side of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

The team of six international students make a Hippie themed sled for The Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ first Schleddentag Cardboard Sled Race Saturday on the west side of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Canton senior Alex Ruedger and Commerce senior Jeffrey Davies carry their Batmobile sled out on a hill Saturday on the west side of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Eating disorders awareness week kicks off in memory of student By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter

West Branch senior Elizabeth Nicholl is determined to bring awareness to campus following the death of her classmate Kelly Markatos. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Sunday through March 1, and Nicholl has been working tirelessly since winter break to organize a week full of events to both raise awareness and eliminate the stigma against individuals with eating disorders. “It kind of broke my heart to know that my classmate had died of an eating disorder,” Nicholl said. “I looked at the facts and I’m like ‘holy crap, four out of 10 women, 25 percent of male students. That’s a lot of people.’” Nicholl conducted her own research on the issue, and what began as a curiosity developed into a plan to begin a campaign tailored to Central Michigan University students. Not only has Nicholl updated information in three different brochures detailing the signs of an eating disorder, how to help and available resources, she also organized a week full of educational and stress-relieving activities for students.

Courtesy Photo | Markatos family The family of deceased Holland senior Kelly Markatos is working to protect her legacy through Habitat for Humanity and other organizations. From left to right: Sheridan, 20, Lori, Chris, 19, John, Kelly, 22.

The week kicks off Monday with a campaign table in the Bovee University Center at 2 p.m., followed by a speaker and vigil to honor Kelly Markatos at 7 p.m. in the Fabiano Botanical Garden Gazebo. Sheridan, Markatos’ sister, will be speaking about her sister’s death and the overall issue of eating disorders. Freshman Gabrielle Negro of Shelby Township became involved in the campaign after a friend forwarded her the email notice. Wanting to help in any

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way she could, Negro said she would love to see the campaign turned into a registered student organization in the future. “It’s so prevalent,” Negro said. “There’s a lot of misconceptions. A lot of people don’t understand that people with eating disorders don’t always look emaciated.” To learn more about this week and its events, visit the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week – CMU Facebook page. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Two sheets of cardboard and a roll of duct tape might not seem like much to build with, but to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the opportunities are endless. On Saturday afternoon, the renewed registered student organization challenged Central Michigan University students to take advantage of the sunshine and inches of snow during the first SME Schleddentag Cardboard Sled Race. With unlimited runs, the four teams raced multiple times down a hill behind Lot 63, the freshmen parking lot, from 1 to 4 p.m., each taking turns winning, losing, crashing and salvaging the remaining parts of their sleds. “We are always looking for events that relate to engineering,” said SME Vice President, and Indian River senior Brianna Ohlert. “It is something for us to do together, while getting out of the books.” Nick Thomas, SME president and South Lyon senior, coordinated the event, which challenged participants to create sleds out of the two materials while encouraging themes and costumes.

“People build their own sleds, and you have to create something from scratch,” Thomas said. “The people that are going to want to do it are engineers, but it is open to everyone. We want people to recognize SME and know that we are here on campus and that we have a voice.” The event was an opportunity for SME to attract members and let CMU know who they are. Thomas said rather than just saying “join SME,” they thought if people liked the event, or enjoyed building a sled from scratch, it might encourage students to join. A group of three High Adventure Club students created a Batmobile sled, while six international students teamed up and designed a hippie van sled. Five SME members built a Jurassic Park jeep sled, and the Society of Women Engineers made a toboggan sled to race down the hill. Japan freshman Yuri Sugiyama and the international student team went above and beyond by dressing in hippie attire to match their sled. “We wanted to do something easy and fun, so we said ‘OK, hippie van it is,’ and then we can dress up too,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Honors course explores South Africa through literature’s lens, trip By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter

Students will study more than English in the HON 321 course “South Africa: Literature, Culture, and History” this summer. Created by professor of English Maureen Eke, the international course focuses on issues of social justice, South African history and the ways in which these two are addressed through South African literature and film. Using selected books and movies as a starting point, students will visit the historical towns, cities and museums that inspired many of the country’s popular literature. “I came to the conclusion of developing the study abroad for 2012, but didn’t have enough students to go last year,” Eke said. “It’s taken a couple of years.” Eke, who first visited South Africa in 2008 to conduct research, has returned several times since. In 2009, she began organizing and speaking

more seriously with those she performed research with to secure sites that would be beneficial to the trip. The South African Museum of Natural History, the Apartheid Museum and Nelson Mandela’s birthplace are a few of the institutions and landmarks that will be introduced via the course readings and visited during the three-week trip. “You’ve got this culture where two oceans meet,” Eke said, “but it also has a tremendous and very long history of social justice and activism, and all of those together make South Africa, from my perspective, a very interesting place to be.” Ossineke senior Amberly Dziesinski will be traveling abroad for the fourth time this summer when she embarks with the rest of the class to South Africa. A sociology major and history minor, Dziesinski said the focus on social justice and culture caters to her academic interests while

the trip itself develops her global perspective. “Most of my coursework has focused on American and European history, and I don’t necessarily know all that much about African history and experience,” she said. “So, I thought that would be an interesting way to expand my knowledge of world history.” Dziesinski said she is excited to attend lectures at universities during her stay, in the hopes that they will provide a different perspective from the one she is used to with an American education. As did several of the other students, Dziesinski first learned of the opportunity through an email sent out by the Honors Program at Central Michigan University. Alayna Smith, a junior from Garden City, and Andrew Stow, a senior from Dewitt, also discovered HON 321 through an honors email and felt the course description fit their academic interests. Smith has an interest in prominent social leaders like

Nelson Mandela, but also in an I feel it’s important to give end to acts of social injustice children that one is about to such as genocide or apartheid teach, especially in the area of in South Africa. history, different viewpoints “As a social justice advocate, about significant events in huit just sounded like a really inman history.” teresting opportunity to learn more,” Smith said. “Something I’m really looking forward to studentlife@cm-life.com is learning about the history of things that have happened in the past.” “You’ve Stow said he was most attracted to this particular got this culture study abroad course out of where two oceans meet, all the others offered by the Honors but it also has a tremendous Program, and very long history of social and visiting Nelson justice and activism, and all Mandela’s of those together make South birthplace would be one Africa, from my perspective, a of the highlights very interesting place to be.” of the trip for him personally. “South Africa is Maureen Eke, professor of English a country that I’ve wanted to visit for a while,” Stow said. “Being an education, history and social studies major,

Journalism department hosting conference for high school journalists Central Michigan University is hosting a one-day conference for high school journalists who are interested in what it takes to work in Michigan media. The conference is 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 1 in the media center for journalism and broadcasting in Moore Hall. Newspaper and yearbook staffs and their advisers are invited to attend three instruction sessions varying from multimedia storytelling, public relations and marketing and photojournalism with CMU faculty. Keynote speaker Bobby

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Central Michigan Life newsroom in Moore Hall. “Some high school students don’t have the benefit of seeing CMU’s campus while they are in high school,” said journalism professor Betsy Pollard Rau. “We wanted to bring a speaker and do some recruiting and show high school students what CMU journalism is all about.” Registration for the conference has been extended to today. Students and advisers must pre-register for the conference. studentlife@cm-life.com

Central Review accepting writing, photography submissions By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

“The Central Review” is seeking works of creative writing and photography from Central Michigan University students. Each semester, the undergraduate-run literary magazine releases a collection of prose, poetry and photography showcasing the creative side of the student body. They are now accepting submissions for their spring issue, which will be available April 18. “Central Review is a great opportunity for writers who are just starting out to get published,” said Cadillac graduate student Nicole Voice. “It’s an honor to be part of the publication and demonstrate the great talent we have here on campus.” Voice, who has been featured in two previous editions of “The Central Review,” plans to submit several poems for the spring issue. The magazine accepts entries from any student enrolled at CMU. “The Cen-

tral Review” staff considers all of the submissions and select around 20 to be featured in the magazine. A $100 cash prize will be given to the best submissions in the prose and poetry categories. The magazine has received some literary entries so far, but Editor-in-Chief Kylee Tolliver said the majority of submissions come closer to the deadline. “I picture submissions as a dam that’s breaking,” the Perry senior said. “It starts with a slow trickle and it explodes on the day of the deadline. In the last two hours, we usually get around 150 to 200 submissions.” Each student is allowed to submit up to five photographs, five poems and three pieces of prose. Each of the literary works must be 3,000 words or less. On the day the spring edition comes out, the staff and contributors of “The Central Review” will celebrate its launch at the Baber Room of Charles V. Park Library. The launch party will include CentralReviewCOVER.indd 1

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“I think they were holding onto us and we didn’t know how to combat it. They had our wrists two on one and they wanted to slow us down. We played right into that game, we didn’t expect that.” Tom Borrelli, head coach

Dual Dedication “I’ve been doing this my whole life.” Blake Hibbitts, Hudsonville sophomore

Photo Illustration by Adam Niemi | Assistan Photo Editor Student-athlete Blake Hibbitts arm wrestles against himself wearing the uniforms of both sports he plays at CMU — baseball and basketball. He is the only two-sport athlete at the university.

Hibbitts shows dedication, work ethic as a two-sport CMU athlete By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

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A typical day for 8-year-old Blake Hibbitts often involved stepping off the Little League mound and quickly running to his mother’s car for a quick-change. Sliding his cleats off and slipping his basketball shorts on, his next stop was AAU hoops practice. “Growing up, I was pushed to be athletic,” Hibbitts said. “When I was little, I was somewhat advanced compared to other kids because I was involved in so many other sports.” At one point, the Hudsonville sophomore played five sports at a time while he was in grade school. As a Chippewa, he narrowed his focus to two. Now, Hibbitts is the only multiple-varsity sport student-athlete at CMU, playing baseball and basketball.

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Men’s basketball counteracts lack of size with speed forcing turnovers By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Forcing turnovers has become a bigger part of the identity of Central Michigan men’s basketball while searching for stronger post players. Over the course of the season, head coach Keno Davis has said the Chippewas need a better post presence, but they might have found a short-term replacement. “When the game gets into half court, which it will against Northern Illinois and an Eastern Michigan, the height advantage stands out a lot more than when you are running up and down,” Davis said. “The faster paced game, the more our lack of inside size and post presence offensively and defensively.” Sunday afternoon, CMU was out rebounded by Northern Illinois 37-22 in its 70-67 victory at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas fought back by forcing 18 turnovers and scoring 20 points off those plays. “In the simplest form, coach

stresses (turnovers),” said sophomore Austin Stewart. “The more we turn them over, the more possessions we get. The more possessions you get, increases your chances of winning. We understand that and, as a team, we try to make that happen.” Stewart and sophomore guard Chris Fowler led the team forcing three turnovers apiece, many of which came in the opening moments of the second half. “We were able to, with turnovers, create 18 turnovers and only have eight,” Davis said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a team like this, that could have eight turnovers in a game. We needed to try and get the game as an up-tempo game without giving up easy opportunities, which is easier said than done.” The process of forcing more turnovers and converting them into points has not come to the Chippewas over night. When CMU went to NIU two weeks ago, they were able to force 13 turnovers and score 12 points off of them. Davis believes the change in turnover success comes in part to

player development. “It shows something about how our players are developing, being able to handle the ball and being able to make good decisions,” Davis said. “That was probably the only reason we were able to overcome the rebounding disparity because of forcing some turnovers. Not only that, but forcing some turnover to easy scores as well.” The improvement of the full-court press is another part of the Chippewas game Davis has seen improvement in. “One thing you can see from (the) last couple games is when we are pressing and we are putting pressure on the ball, it’s night and day from a month ago,” Davis said. “We were kind of on the ball, but we weren’t really. It was like a fake press where we weren’t forcing turnovers. We were kind of hoping they would throw them to us. Now we are giving pressure, we’re defecting passes and we are jumping passing lanes.” sports@cm-life.com

Max Barth | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Austin Stewart posts up under the hoop Sunday at McGuirk Arena aginst Northern Illinois. The Chippewas won 70-67.

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Claiming program’s first MAC West title

Men earn first consecutive wins in 2014 By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

For the Central Michigan men’s basketball team, revenge is best served at home. CMU grabbed consecutive wins for the first time since December, with a 70-67 payback win against Northern Illinois, Sunday at McGuirk Arena. In the previous meeting, NIU stomped the Chippewas, 88-63, Feb. 12 in DeKalb, Ill. “It feels good to get things rolling. We are trying to start a little streak here,” said sophomore guard Austin Stewart. “Coach (Keno Davis) keeps stressing that we want to be playing our best basketball this time of the year. That’s the goal each and every day.” Stewart scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and shot 5-for-7 from the free-throw line against the Huskies. Freshman guard Braylon Rayson followed up a career-high 30-point night against Ball State on Wednesday with a team leading 19 points, Sunday. “I’m just getting used to the system and the offense here,” Rayson said. “I’m getting comfortable. It’s starting to feel easier now.” Both teams struggled offensively to start the game, but 10 NIU firsthalf turnovers put CMU up early. The Huskies committed 18 turnovers

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Women’s basketball clinched a share of the program’s first-ever regular season Mid-American Conference West Division title following a hard-fought 85-77 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday. The win plays an important role in Central Michigan’s MAC tournament hopes. With four conference games remaining, the team has clinched the MAC West Division outright, keeping out of reach of second-best Toledo, who is 8-6 in MAC play after losing Sunday to Western Michigan. CMU earnd a top two spot and two bye rounds in the conference tournament, placing the team in the semifinals without playing a single game. Since the MAC tournament’s restructuring, only the 2012 CMU team has made it to the final without a double or single round bye. However, the Chippewas lost to Eastern Michigan. In the east division, Bowling Green matches CMU’s record at 13-1. BGSU was the only team to serve the Chippewas a conference loss (Wednesday) and presents one of the few major challenges they have faced this season. The win over Northern Illinois improves the Chippewas to 17-9 overall and 13-1 in conference play, securing at least a top-four seed. After a closely contested first half, the Chippewas pulled away with a barrage of 3-point plays and shots from behind the arc. NIU used an 8-0 run to take a 16-10 lead with 11:10 remaining in the first half. The Huskies continued to control the game, taking a 21-12 lead over the next three minutes. Amanda Corral led the Huskies with 23 points in 37 minutes of action. Looking to respond, the Chippewas turned to junior guard Kerby Tamm to cut the lead. Tamm hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put CMU within striking distance. She finished with 12 points and shot 3-of-7 from the field. In the second half, the Chippewas started to attack the basket. Junior guard Crystal Bradford converted a pair of 3-point plays, while a steal from junior guard Jessica Green led to a 3-point play for sophomore guard Da’Jourie Turner and a 54-49 lead.

HIBBITTS | CONTINUEd FROM 1B His family lives near Grand Valley State University, where Blake’s father, Greg, often taught his children basic basketball fundamentals at the public athletic complex. Greg was a varsity basketball player at Ferris State University in the late 1980s, where he led the Bulldogs in blocked shots in 1988. “My dad taught me everything about my shot,” Blake said. “Basketball was always big in my family. After a game, my dad is the first person and the last person I want to talk to.” Greg said being athletic and pushing himself to give 100 percent in everything he does came “surprisingly naturally,” to his son. “He was kind of born into it,” Greg said. “He was always committed to doing his best. I never had to twist his arm – not on the basketball court, not on the baseball field, not in the classroom.” Blake said he really got serious about America’s pastime at age nine. Originally, he started out playing tee-ball. He had a friend in grade school whose dad owned a baseball training facility. Soon after, Blake started playing travel ball, which worked out well for the dualsport athlete. Nearly 15 years later, Blake led Hudsonville High School on the mound to a 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association baseball championship. He posted a perfect 10-0 record that season and finished with

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Kerby Tamm (right) plays defense during the Chippewas victory against Ohio, Feb. 2 at McGuirk Arena.

Senior forward Taylor Johnson was able to continue the Chippewas strong second half with a pair of threes and the team never looked back. Bradford recorded a double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Jas’Mine Bracey also added a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. The win gives the Chippewas the most conference wins in one season since the 198586 campaign, when the team ﬁnished 13-5 in the MAC. sports@cm-life.com

a stunning 1.35 career ERA in high school. Earlier in his senior year, Blake averaged more than 17 points per game and shot more than 70 percent from the freethrow line on Hudsonville’s basketball team. “He’s always had a great appreciation for the fundamentals of whatever sport it is he is playing,” Greg said. “That’s the reason he has been so successful. He’s always done things the right way.” When CMU ﬁrst approached Blake, he said he was enthralled by the proposition of being able to play the two sports he loves. CMU basketball head coach Keno Davis said Blake’s discipline and understanding of balance was what made it possible to play more than one Division-I sport. “Most coaches would wonder if that is too much,” Davis said, “but Blake is the kind of individual that erases that wonder. I always thought if anyone can handle it, he can.” So far, the sophomore has managed to juggle both. Blake plays a much larger role on Davis’ squad than the baseball team. Although CMU baseball coach Steve Jaksa redshirted the 6-foot-7 pitcher his freshman year, the 13-year skipper said Blake’s size is what’s most valuable to the Chippewas pitching staff. “He just keeps getting better,” Jaksa said. “He’s got an ideal frame. He’s long and lengthy. The ball really comes out of his hand smooth. Being able to play two sports was important to him, so that is where we are at.” Blake is expected to pitch from the bullpen as a reliever in 2014 for the Chippewas. Meanwhile, the forward

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by the end of the game. “Our height disadvantage sticks out more in the half-court,” Davis said. “That’s why the fasterpaced style of play benefits us. We are forcing more turnovers now as opposed to just taking them like we were earlier in the year.” NIU used improved shot selection to cut the Chippewas lead down below 10 points with less than three minutes remaining. However, CMU used their conference-best free-throw shooting to cap the victory. “We feel like we can compete with anybody in this league,” Davis said. “That doesn’t mean we are better than them, that doesn’t mean that we are going to beat them. We feel like we can hold our own.” sports@cm-life.com

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BEST FINISHES IN CMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY (IN THE MAC) 1. 1983-84 finished 27-3, 10-0 in MaC (finished 1st) 2. 1984-85 finished 19-10, 15-3 in MaC (finished 1st) 3. 2012-13 finished 21-12, 12-4 in MaC (finished 2nd) 4. 1986-87 finished 17-11, 11-5 in MaC (finished 2nd) 5. 1985-85 finished 18-11, 13-5 in MaC (finished tied for 2nd)

averages nearly 10 points per game on the basketball team this season and has accounted for more than 30 percent of CMU’s 3-point field goals as of Feb. 17. “If anything, Blake Hibbitts is confident,” Davis said. “He has a certain level of focus, which makes all of this possible. There is a delicate balance there. I think the best of his basketball career is ahead of him and I’m sure that’s the case on the baseball field as well.” Both coaches respect what the sophomore is going through on a daily basis. “It takes a great deal of personal discipline to make it here in just one sport,” Jaksa said. “He never really gets a break from competition. That’s not easy to do.” While juggling games, practices for two sports and a college student’s social life, Blake also manages to keep his grades at a high level. His 3.71 GPA is among the highest on both teams he belongs to. “That’s just the type of person he is always trying to be,” Greg said. “As a parent, you just wish the best for your kid and we have been very fortunate. We are proud of him everyday.” Blake said CMU is a perfect fit for his multifaceted talents. “All the coaches here have been really understanding of my situation,” he said. “I used to go from baseball tournaments and drive straight to AAU basketball games. Same thing here. As soon as I get done with basketball, I’ll get into baseball. “I’ve been doing this my whole life.” sports@cm-life.com

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Baseball finishes weekend 2-2 with strong bullpen, poor hitting By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Kaitlin Thoresen | File Photo Junior catcher Cory DeLamielleure rounds second base during a game against Buffalo last season at Margo Jonker Stadium. DeLamielleure was a big part of CMU’s offensive effort this weekend.

Softball goes 3-2, shows off bats at Cardinal Classic this weekend By Drew Powers Staff Reporter

Softball won’t worry about scoring runs after this weekend. Central Michigan outscored its opponents 35-19. The team finished the Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky., 3-2. On Friday, the Chippewas won both games, beating Northern Kentucky 12-2 before edging out Eastern Kentucky in a close 6-5 game. The next day, CMU lost two games, 3-0 to Eastern Kentucky and 3-2 to Louisville. The Chippewas closed the tournament by defeating Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 15-6. In the final game of the tournament against IUPUI, the Chippewas offense responded by bouncing back at the plate. The Chippewas, scored a season-high 15 runs. Sophomore right fielder Evelyn Lorimer and freshman pitcher Rachael Knapp stepped up all weekend. Lorimer batted .421 with two home runs, tallying six runs batted in, and seven runs scored. “I just tried to stay focused at the plate,” Lorimer said. “I was really relaxed this weekend.” Knapp appeared in three games this weekend, holding her opponents to a .220 batting average, and came away with a 1.02 ERA. “Rachael is really coming along as a player,” said head coach Margo Jonker. “We haven’t even begun to see the tip of the iceberg.” She is now 2-1 on the season. “I try to get ahead of the batters and get ground balls,” Knapp said. “Whenever I come in, I just want to do well and help the team.” The Chippewa offense was in rhythm in the first two games, hitting .407 as a team. They defeated Northern Kentucky by mercy, winning 12-2 in five innings. Lorimer went 3-for-3 with a triple, home run, and a walk, personally accounting for seven runs. Junior shortstop CarolAnn Sexauer broke out as well, hitting 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored. Senior pitcher Morgan Yuncker went all five innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits. CMU’s second game was closer, but the team came away with a win, defeating Eastern Kentucky 6-5. Again, Lorimer and Sexauer were standouts. Lorimer went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs, while Sexauer went 2-for-3, homering for the second-straight game. This time the home run meant more. CMU allowed two runs in the top of the fifth, which put the team down 5-4. The Chippewas immediately responded with the tying run in scoring position after sophomore second baseman Chelsea DeLamielleure led the inning off with a double. Sexauer stepped to the plate and gave the Chippewas exactly what they needed, delivering a clutch two-run homer. Sexauer’s belt gave CMU the lead for good, as Knapp shut down Eastern Kentucky the rest of the way at the plate. The next two games, CMU’s hitters struggled. Batting just .235 in the two losses, the Chippewas were only able to push two runs across the plate. In their 3-0 loss to Eastern Kentucky, CMU managed just one hit, a second-inning single from DeLamielleure. CMU (8-6) continues its season next week at the USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, Fla. It will be a lengthy trip for the Chippewas, as they play 13 games in 10 days. sports@cm-life.com

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Missed opportunities came back to haunt baseball in the finale of its four-game series Sunday at Troy. Central Michigan lost game four, 3-2, finishing the series 2-2. The Chippewas had the bases loaded with no outs in the third, but failed to score as redshirt freshman Adam Collins, who hit the team’s first home run of the season in game three, flew out to right. Junior outfielder Nick Regnier hit into an infield fly and junior first baseman Cody Leichman struck out looking, dashing the scoring opportunity. The sixth inning ended in familiar fashion, with runners on second and third and one out. Sophomore shortstop Morgan Oliver went down swinging before redshirt freshman Alex Borglin went down looking to end the inning. “We were that close and if you’re going to win you need to get a hit here or there,” said head coach Steve Jaksa. “We had several opportunities to do that.” Sophomore left-handed pitcher Adam Aldred gave up three runs in the first inning, but kept the Trojans (5-3) at bay the rest of game, throwing seven innings. Aldred allowed three runs on eight hits and one walk, and struck out six. Sophomore pitcher Jason Gamble relieved Aldred in the eighth and kept the difference to one run. “We need to be able to turnover our starting pitching to our bullpen,” Jaksa said. “Those are guys who can sub out and guys who close games; all those things become important when you try to sustain and keep yourself in the game.” After struggling at UNLV last week, Gamble, and junior Matt Trowbridge, sophomore Jim-

Victoria Zegler | File Photo Freshman pitcher Jimmy McNamara delievers a pitch during the Clash at Comerica Park against Michigan State University last season. McNamara struck out three batters over the weekend.

my McNamra, junior Tim Black and senior Kenton San Miguel threw 10.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits, eight walks and striking out nine. Trowbridge recorded his first two saves of the season. The one run was attributed to San Miguel who gave up a walk-off home run in game three of the series. Miguel didn’t give up a run in either of his appearances last weekend. “Trowbridge did a real nice job in a couple of innings,” Jaksa said. “McNamara came in and pitched outstandingly. Tim Black pitched outstandingly, so if we can continue to get that pitching and turn it over to the bullpen, we’ll be in position to win.” CMU relied heavily on pitching as the team struggled to produce offense throughout the weekend. The struggles were evident in game two of the series when the team saw 14 strikeouts, but was able squeeze in three runs, enough for senior starter Pat Kaminska, along with McNamra and Trowbridge. “Kaminska really battled,” Jaksa said. “He took a ball off his hand and had some swelling but kept going. We kept icing it between innings and he just battled.” In game one, the team didn’t need much offense

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Central Michigan gymnastics took second place overall Sunday against two nationallyranked powerhouse teams. The No. 19 Chippewas failed to score a 49 on the bars for the second consecutive week against No. 14 Illinois and No.23 Ohio State. CMU posted its third-best score of the year against OSU, but fell short of Illinois’ 196.775. Taylor Noonan once again showed her beam dominance by scoring her third beam score of 9.9 or more. “When push comes to shove, balance beam is a very crucial event, and we held our own there,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “I was really pleased with their composure.” Taylor Noonan is fifth in CMU’s beam rotation and has been the most consistent in the category thus far. “It is extreme comfort with her on the beam, not only to me, but to our teammates,” Reighard said. “We have great faith in Taylor; we know that her score is going to count. It is nice to have someone of her character.” Illinois’ last gymnast scored a 9.95 on floor, propelling her team past CMU. “No day is going to feel the same for me and today was definitely not one of my ‘on days.’” Noonan said. “I try and go into every routine with the same mindset. I give myself the same talk and do the same skills every time.” The Chippewas ended on vault where sophomore Kirsten Petzold scored her second 9.925 of the year to finish off CMU’s day, sealing a victory over Ohio State. “I was very excited, I stuck it, there wasn’t much more I could do,” Petzold said. The Chippewas will travel back to Illinois this weekend for a meet against Mid-American Conference opponent Northern Illinois. CMU will face the Huskies at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Sophomore Preslee Harrald performs on the beam Feb. 16 at McGuirk Arena.

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Gymnastics brings out best in opponents By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Central Michigan gymnastics always brings out the best in its competition. Eleven of the 12 teams the Chippewas have faced this season have put up their highest scores of the year while facing CMU. The trend continued Sunday, as No. 14 Illinois scored a 196.775 and No. 23 Ohio State notched a 195.925, the highest of the year for both teams. “We messed up a little bit on bars and beam and we still got a 196.4,” said sophomore Kirsten Petzold. “Just knowing that, we know we can easily be a 197 team. For that to be their highest scores, I feel like we’re easily better than them.” Petzold’s 9.925 on vault put the Chippewas in position to steal the victory after falling

behind both teams early. For the second week in a row, it came down to the final gymnast. “We were all crossing our fingers,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “Obviously you always hate to wish somebody ill, but we would have taken it had it occurred.” Illinois had a 196.0 before senior Amber See approached her floor routine. See needed a 9.6 to tie, anything higher would have secured the victory. She hit a 9.95, tying the highest score of the meet. “I thought it was a really (big) pressure situation for Illinois,” Reighard said. “Their coach came up to me after the meet and said ‘you guys really put the pressure on us,’ and that’s what we were striving to do.” It was a similar situation last weekend against Kent State, when senior Marie Case scored a 9.925 on beam to fin-

ish off the Chippewas. Even though CMU lost to Illinois, Reighard was proud of the team’s ability to fight back after last weekend’s struggles. “I think it was just a really important meet for us as far as rebounding from last weekend,” Reighard said. “(It) showed that we do have the composure to be in the upper echelon of the NCAA.” Junior Taylor Noonan pegged a 9.9 on balance beam and said the team showed fight after what happened last weekend. “We came back against the loss to Kent State with a lot of fire in our bellies to get back to a 196, 197 score,” Noonan said. “We’re just so proud of each other and the resilience that this team has is really incomparable to any other team that I’ve been on.” sports@cm-life.com

As No. 11 Joe Roth threw his headgear across the mat in frustration, the 133 pounder expressed the disappointment felt by his team this season. Roth uncharacteristically lost his 133-pound match by decision, 8-4, as he shot on Michigan State’s Garth Yenter and was reversed. Yenter held Roth down for three near fall points, putting the match out of reach. “Sometimes when you’re trying to be over aggressive bad things happen, and I think that’s what happened to Joe,” said head coach Tom Borrelli. “That was the difference in the dual meet, and I think he was trying to get a takedown and the kid was good enough to throw him from there.” Roth lost a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct and Central Michigan fell to the Spartans on Saturday, 18-14. The Chippewas have not finished below second place in the Mid-American Conference tournament since the 1996-97 season, but this year’s season might be sliding away. After being undefeated in MAC play last season, the team stands at a meager 4-4 at the end of the regular season – a team worst since 1995. Saturday’s loss to MSU knocked CMU to sixth in the MAC, falling behind Kent State. Borrelli has attributed the team’s struggles to a lack of consistency, confidence, intensity in practice and aggressiveness. “We’ve been really inconsistent all year,” Borrelli said. “We’ve been up, we’ve been down, we’ve wrestled a bit better when people come at us, but we’re not good at going after people. In the conference tournament, those teams are going to have us well-scouted, so we have to be better at getting the guys’ legs and scoring takedowns.” Against MSU, inconsistency came back to bite CMU

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Redshirt freshman Nick Becker catches his breath during CMU’s meet Saturday against Michigan State at McGuirk Arena.

again. It was the Chippewas last home dual before the MAC championship next month. The Chippewas struggled to score in the first period, normally one of CMU’s stronger suits, as the Spartans kept hand control in the neutral position. CMU scored one takedown in the first, despite having some of the premiere shooters in the MAC. “I think they were holding onto us and we didn’t know how to combat it,” Borrelli said. “They had our wrists two on one and they wanted to slow us down. We played right into that game, we didn’t expect that.” MSU tied the score at nine and took a strong lead at heavyweight, when CMU sophomore Adam Robinson was pinned by McClure in the first period.

Robinson has been pinned three times this year, all within the last two weekends of competition. The six team points earned by the fall put the match too far for the Chippewas to catch up. CMU was outscored by MSU by an overall margin of 43-35. “Certain guys have a hard time getting off the bottom, three or four guys come to mind, and others need to work on top and keeping the guy on the mat,” Borrelli said. “If you take him down, you need to keep him on the mat and not let them get away from you.” CMU has a week to prepare for the 2014 MAC Wrestling Championship on March 8 and 9 at Kent State. sports@cm-life.com

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Track and field finds success in split meets Guthrie believes teams are ready for MAC Indoor Championships By CM Life Staff Reports

With the end of the indoor season in sight, members of the track and field team split ways this weekend, sending teams to the GVSU Tune Up and Silverston Invitational. While the rest of the team competed Friday at Grand Valley State University, a handful of Central Michigan jumpers, dissatisfied with GVSU jumping conditions, went to Ann Arbor. “We’ve made some progress,” said director of track and field Mark Guthrie. “I think we’re ready for the MAC.” At the University of Michigan, the Chippewas had their last opportunity to compete before the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. Assistant coach Andrew Basler said CMU landed a number of good performances across the board, but one that really stood out was from redshirt freshman Melvin Harris. Harris’ 6-foot-6.75 leap increased his personal record in the high jump and earned him a third-place finish. His jump fell

just shy of the MAC automatic qualifier, but he said he is confident he will still represent the Chippewas in the MAC Indoor Championships. “It felt good to PR, since I haven’t since senior year of high school,” Harris said. “It’s nice to see progress and gain a little momentum before the MAC meet. My goal for this season has always been to get to the MAC, and it’s nice to see all this hard work finally pay off.” While the MAC auto mark is helpful to get, each school in the conference enters their top three athletes in each event. The MAC selects the top 14 men’s seeds, and top 20 women’s seeds to compete. “Out of all of the jumping events, I feel like our high jumps are in a really good spot to do well at the MAC meet,” Basler said. In the men’s long jump, freshman Nicholas Malliaras placed fifth with a jump of 6.69m. Coming in at 11th and 13th respectively, freshman Matt Kosmalski jumped for 6.22m and

sophomore Craig Mauldin jumped 6.11m. Mauldin took first place in the men’s triple jump, finishing 13.81m. Senior Michael Johnson and freshman Jimmy Hill finished in second and fourth, respectively. “We all made some good strides forward today,” Basler said. ”A lot of our jumpers are knocking on the door of having that break through jump.” At GVSU on Friday, the Chippewas saw several solid performances as well. Junior Ethan Lievense earned another first place in the men’s mile, finishing 4:13.01, followed by junior Nathan Huff and sophomore Anderson Lee in third and fourth, respectively. Lievense has seen vast improvement this season, cutting off almost five seconds from his one-mile time since the Jack Skoog Open on Jan. 17. He was one of the premiere distance runners last season and will be integral in the Chippewas performance in the MAC championships. Senior Renaldo Powell took

first in the 60-meter hurdles, running a 7.80. This was Powell’s fourth time placing on top in the event. Sophomore sprinter Lexi Mielke placed second in the women’s 400-meter dash, running 58.16. She has shaved almost a full three seconds off her 400 meter time since the Jack Skoog Open, where Mielke took first with a time of 1:00.92. Freshman Brad Parsons finished fourth in the men’s 200-meter dash with a mark of 22.35, while freshman Cadeisha Browning finished third with a final score of 25.63 in the women’s 200-dash. Browning achieved a new personal record with her time of 25.63. “We made some good steps forward for those that are going to be competing at the indoor MAC meet next weekend,” Basler said. Track and field qualifiers will set out to the MAC Indoor Championships from Feb. 28 through March 1 at Kent State University.

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