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Life in brief metro Residents accommodated after Jamestown fire United Apartments has paid to house residents whose apartments were damaged by a fire Sunday in Jamestown Apartments. Residents will stay at the Baymont Inn & Suites until they can be moved into new apartment units. The current apartments sustained smoke and water damage from a fire that erupted in unit PP 16, causing $60,000 in damage and destroying unit 16. Jared Miller, renter of one of four affected units, said United Apartments has been accommodating. Miller said United provided a team of movers to help residents transition to their new apartments. For Miller, getting a call about the fire was especially alarming. Standing between his two young children, Miller said he was worried all of his belongings had been destroyed. He does not carry renters insurance. “When they called and said there was a fire, I was glad the kids were at their mom’s, but I was worried all of our things would be destroyed,” Miller said. Miller’s residence is below and to the left of the apartment where the fire started, but it suffered very little damage. Inside his home, a residual smell of smoke in his apartment is the only evidence that a fire ever occurred. Mount Pleasant Fire Department received a call at 8:09 p.m. Saturday and sent two of three on-duty engines. The Shepherd Tri-Township Fire Department and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Fire Department also arrived on scene, with assistance from the Michigan State Police controlling traffic. Witnesses said the fire was extinguished at about 8:30 p.m. Upon their arrival, firefighters found the multistory apartment building billowing smoke and fire from the second story apartment. The MPFD and the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department are still investigating the cause of the fire, while fire and flood remediation companies fix the water and smoke damage. According to police, much of the unit where the fire originated was destroyed by the flames and water, so determining the cause of the fire may not be possible. Mount Pleasant Police Department Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said this fire is a prime example of why students should have renter’s insurance. “Often students can be covered under their parents’ homeowners insurance,” Browne said. United Apartments declined comment for this story. - Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

CORRECTION In the March 16 edition of Central Michigan Life, Abdullah Ahmed A Dubis was incorrectly identified. He never a student of Central Michigan University. CM Life regrets this error.

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India Jackson | Staff Photographer A student wears a festive homemade T-shirt that reads “I’m not Irish, but I’m drunk, so kiss me” to show St. Patrick’s Day spirit March 17 downtown Mount Pleasant.

St. Patrick’s Day social media reveals students learning under the influence By Sydney Smith and Ben Solis News Editor and Staff Reporter

There were five incidents of students being removed from campus due to alcohol poisoning Tuesday, one bringing an ambulance to campus to take the student to McLaren Central Michigan hospital. Five minor in possession citations were given out on campus, one resulting in bringing the student to jail, said Lt. Cameron Wassman of the Central Michigan University Police Department. CMUPD assists any medical call made to campus. Because of the nature of recent St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Officer Allan McArthur said police were on high alert for students pushing the limits of alcohol consumption. w social media | 6a

Police prepared for St. Patrick’s Day By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

Although Main Street was lined with partygoers clad in green before noon Tuesday, the Mount Pleasant Police Department said St. Patrick’s Day 2015 seemed to be quieter than in previous years. Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said the day began fairly calmly. Central Michigan Life accompanied Officer Browne on a portion of his afternoon patrol during St. Patty’s Day. When there is a heavy police presence, crowds tend to disperse naturally. Although MPPD cannot place officers on every street corner all day, there is an increased police presence in the area of Michigan and Main streets, where students gathered outside of fraternity houses. “Drunk people love fireworks,” Browne said. “It’s easy to lob a firecracker into the street from a crowd without getting caught, but it’s dangerous for cars and pedestrians.” Two other squad cars sat near the corner of Main and Broadway Street to diffuse crowds who had been throwing firecrackers into the street. As Browne was driving

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Officer Jeff Browne of the Mount Pleasant Police Department patrols the streets on St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 in Mount Pleasant.

down Michigan Street heading east a firecracker exploded a few yards away from his driver’s side door. Browne brought his patrol car to a stop and waited for two other squad cars to arrive and corral the crowds. A few more firecrackers exploded in the street, with no apparent source. After close to 15 minutes of the squad cars maintaining a position in front of the homes, the crowds voluntarily dispersed and the fireworks ceased.

“People seem to think that there’s a magic force field between the sidewalk and their lawns that police cannot cross,” Browne said. “Just because you’re drinking on your lawn, doesn’t mean the police cannot approach you if you are breaking the law.” When the presence of a few squad cars is not enough, police have to force crowds to disperse. w police | 6a

CMU enacts new Sexual Misconduct Policy After a year-long effort collaborating with many Central Michigan University groups to update policies, a new Sexual Misconduct Policy was established Tuesday. “This policy benefits all of us at the university,” said Title IX Director Katherine Lasher. “It adds quality in the process for both sides and allows a survivor the opportunity to locate available resources on and off campus and keeps them informed during the process.” The Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equality will now perform sexual misconduct investigations instead of the Office of StuKatherine dent Conduct. Lasher Students found violating the policy will receive sanctions under the Student Code of Conduct. Lasher said faculty members will receive sanctions from Faculty Personnel Services and the dean of their academic college. Human Resources will impose sanctions for staff members along with their supervisor. “Our office will initiate the response and coordinate a first response,” Lasher said. “We look at whether any interim measures will be put into place and move forward with investigation.” Students found guilty of sexual misconduct face suspension at a minimum. Other penalties include a written reprimand, removal from CMU housing, limitations on the times and places where a respondent may be on-campus and revocation of CMU privileges, participation in educational programs, such as training and workshops. Disciplinary probation and prohibition of contact with survivors are also potential sanctions. In the 2013-14 academic year, there were 6 students found guilty of violating the Student Code of Conduct for incidents of sexual assault. The Central Michigan Police Department reported 10 incidents of forcible sex offenses in from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 2013. The Office of Student Conduct keeps statistics based on the academic calendar, from July 1 to June 30 the following year. Sexual misconduct is defined in CMU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature committed without consent or by force, intimidation, coercion or manipulation.” Under the policy, dating violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking and retaliation are prohibited. The policy applies to all CMU faculty, staff and students. University President George Ross released a statement with the official press release Tuesday, in which he called on students and faculty to protect each other and report inappropriate behavior. “We have a responsibility to understand, address and work to eliminate instances of sexual misconduct,” Ross said in the w policy | 2a

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Exhibit: Asian Artists’ Cultural Exchange 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bovee University Center: 108 Center for Inclusion & Diversity In celebration of CMU’s Asian awareness month, Japanese master Akira Takei and Chinese American artist Lily Lihting Li Kostrzewa will exhibit their art at the Center for Inclusion and Diversity from March 16 to April 10, located at Bovee University Center 108. An artist reception and demonstration will be held from 5-7 p.m. March 24. Exhibit: Equinox 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charles V. Park Library: Baber Room Corby Blem’s paintings feature characters looking forward to the Next Big Thing: The 21st Century. But now that we are here, what have we got? What is it we now hope for? Blem’s work is nostalgic, a tad melancholy and mostly ironic when viewed through the lenses of 21st century retro-vintage frames. Exhibit: “International Children’s Books: Celebrating the Recent Gifts” 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charles V. Park Library: Clarke Historical Library Feb. 16 - Aug. 2015 from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Graduate Teaching Assistant Workshop: Increase Your Teaching Effectiveness AND Student Learning 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Charles V. Park Library: 413 Facilitated by FaCIT Faculty Fellow, Mark Francek, professor of Geography in the College of Science and Technology; and Jennifer Sieszputowski, fixed-term faculty in the department of Physical Education & Sport, and The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions.

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Calli Morris | Staff Photogrpaher Student Government Association President Chuck Mahone explains the roles of the Senate members to candidates for the senate March 15 in Anspach Hall.

SGA House and Senate react to Mahone running uncontested for student body president By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

For the first time since the Student Government Association was founded in 1920, the 2015-16 presidential race will be uncontested. SGA President Chuck Mahone, and running mate Maggie Blackmer, will retain office should Mahone collect more than 50 percent of the votes. Blackmer will be running for vice president. Members of the House and Senate said they were supportive of Mahone serving another term. Senators Audra Flores and Brennah Donahue said Mahone running uncontested is a testament to how well he has run SGA in the short time he has been president. “Usually when you have someone who is running

against another party, it’s because they disagree with something and they want to change things but Chuck has done a really good job,” Flores said. Donahue believes Mahone will continue to put forth the same amount of effort he has shown since being elected in the spring of 2014. “(Mahone) said to us at the last meeting that just because he is running uncontested, that by no means is going to hinder the election process,” Donahue said. “He’s still going to go through all the steps and treat (the race) as if he was running in a competitive election. I feel like that was appreciated by (the House and the Senate).” Sen. Taylor Ackerman echoed the sentiments of her fellow senators saying that with all of her interactions

“Chuck is a really good president, so it reflects that nobody would want to run against him because they felt as though they would not be able to compete.” Taylor Ackerman, Student Government Association senator with Mahone as a president, he seems “extremely committed to SGA.” “Chuck is a really good president, so it reflects that nobody would want to run against him because they felt as though they would not be able to compete,” Ackerman said. “From a Democratic point, I think that elections are always good to have, but I think that it’s a compliment to Chuck that he is running

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uncontested.” Although she would like to see a focus on attaining a campus programming fund increase, Donahue said whatever direction Mahone chooses to take SGA next year will ultimately yield just as much success as he has now. “Knowing (Mahone) and his investment in SGA, his (dedication) is not going to waver just because he is running uncontested,” Donahue said.

release. “First and foremost, if you see something, say something. We need to take care of each other. By speaking up, we can prevent sexual misconduct from happening.” Ross said the policy was updated during the past year in accordance with a national 2014 mandate for universities to address sexual misconduct through policies and training. The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault was established in January 2014, with a mandate to strengthen federal enforcement efforts and provide schools with additional tools to help combat sexual assault on their campuses. In July 2014, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Claire McCaskill D-Mo., introduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. A group of 10 senators introduced a strengthened version of the act Feb. 26, which focuses on addressing the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. Key provisions of the legislation include establishing new campus resources and support services for student survivors, requiring fairness in campus disciplinary process, ensuring minimum training standards for on-campus personnel, creating new transparency requirements and requiring colleges and universities to have an understanding with local law enforcement agencies to clearly define responsibilities and share information. It would also create enforceable Title IX penalties and stiffer penalties for violating the Jeanne Clery Act.

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Ionia freshman Audrey Hawken enjoys the warm weather in a hammock March 16 outside Merrill Hall.

Couple shares 20 years of experience with multiple sclerosis

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Dan and Jennifer Digmann took Central Michigan University students and community members on a journey through their experience with multiple sclerosis Tuesday in the Bovee University Center, by asking the audience to imagine their life in 20 years. Twenty years ago they did not see themselves lecturing at a university about MS, but as they said, “life happens.” Jennifer was diagnosed in 1997, three years before Digmann. They met a few years later and quickly bonded over everything besides their condition. September will mark their 10th wedding anniversary. The Digmann’s focused their presentation how to overcome adversity, however it manifests. “Adversity is something everyone experiences,” Digmann said. “It is any difficult situation or condition.” Speaking from experience, they asked everyone to think about their own personal adversity, and to turn something negative into something positive. What started as a simple PowerPoint presentation became an interactive experience. The generic mantra of turning a negative into a positive could have easily fallen on deaf ears, but the Digmann’s commitment to the idea made it feel like a tangible, attainable reality to everyone in the room. “We live by the principle of STEAM,” Digmann said. “Search, Talk, Embrace, Act and Move forward.” Jennifer said the goals outlined by STEAM are one way she continues to overcome her adversity every day. “I make the best of every situation,” Jennifer said. “Despite my MS, I still live my life the way I want.” According to the Digmanns, talking is one of the most important steps in moving full STEAM ahead. “You have to be able to talk about it,” Digmann

India Jackson | Staff Photographer Dan Digmann and his wife Jennifer speak on behalf of National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month on March 17 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. They spoke about their personal journey in coping with and rising above Multiple Sclerosis.

said. “It will help you, and it well help others in your situation. You have to connect with other people for their support.” A room full of people, almost all of whom raised there hands when asked if they knew someone with MS, listened avidly to the Digmanns’ story. When Dan announced he would be finishing his graduate program at CMU in May, and that Jennifer got her Master of Arts in Humanities in 2013, the room erupted with the applause of people who were touched by the Digmann’s commitment to overcoming tremendous adversity. Digmann then challenged the audience to show their support for finding a cure for MS. “Every time you post a photo on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter the hashtag, “HugsforMS,” Healthline will donate $10 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for MS awareness and research,” he said. Manton sophomore Holly Sucharski said their achievements impressed her. “I have MS,” Sucharski said. “Their story is an inspiration to me, nothing gets in their way.” Digmann said his goal is to help people realize facing adversity, such as living with a chronic disease, does not have to be a negative experience.

Mount Pleasant Police Department is investigating an allegation made by a former employee of Taco Boy claiming the owner assaulted her. The woman filed a complaint with police about the owner, stating he “shoved me and pulled my hair.” MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said the police have conducted an investigation. “No one who we interviewed gave us a story that matched the employee’s,” Browne said. Taco Boy employees told police the woman became angry when asked to clean the dishes, and left the restaurant. Under Michigan law, if a person is found to have filed a false police report, a sentence can be

up to the maximum sentence for the crime they alleged. If the employee is found guilty of filing a false report, she would face a 93-day misdemeanor charge and a $500 fine. The reports have all been sent to the Isabella County Prosecutor’s office, who will decide if she will be charged. Taco Boy has decided not to pursue the issue in court. The employee’s story has been widely circulated on social media and has led to increased support for the “Boycott Taco Boy” Facebook page. Jennifer Koons, another manager at Taco Boy who was not involved in the alleged incidents, said she is grateful for the loyalty of her customers during this time. “I was very proud and I felt like a special part of the Mount Pleasant community when I saw

The School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts will host a Help With Your BCA Major Night 7 p.m. Wednesday in Moore 105. BCA Director Peter Orlik will provide information on course selection and the major signing process. “The night is intended to help students get acquainted with the BCA major: both students who want to continue on with the early stages of major development and those seeking to decide whether to initially explore BCA,” Orlik said. There will be an informal presentation for students to learn what courses they have to take, and what University Program and competency courses are best for students interested in BCA. - Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

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“When I was first diagnosed, it was terrifying,” Digmann said. “Now, looking back, I can see we’ve come so far and achieved so much, and that’s positive. Digmann concluded the presentation by reading a highly personal essay about adapting to life with MS, after which many in the audience were visibly moved. “They are so brave for sharing their struggle,” said Manton junior Katie Raymer. “They are really helping people.”

Police: Allegations against Taco Boy lack proof By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

“America from the Ground Up,” a documentary series produced by Central Michigan University Public Television and the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, won Best in Category at the Michigan Association of Broadcasting Awards March 11. The series, which has aired on over 100 public broadcast channels, also won the 2014 Independent Producer Award. Hosted by CMU alumnus Monty Dobson, the series used archeology to educate viewers on America’s beginnings, charting battles and events that marked American colonial expansion. Series producer and editor Dan Bracken accepted the award for the series at the Lansing Center earlier this month. “It was an honor shared not just by Monty and I, but by the whole crew as well as the college and public broadcasting,” Bracken said. “It was really a team effort. There weren’t just two people doing this.”

Claire Abendroth | Staff Photographer The Taco Boy restaurant, located on the corner of Mission and High Streets, has suffered publicly from allegations of assault from a former employee.

how many people came in to show support at our restaurant, and to defend us online,” Koons said.

“We’re a family owned, family oriented business, and right now, our community is treating us like family.”

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Police respond to man making deadly threats at Midland Community Center Early Monday evening 10 squad cars from the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department and the Mount Pleasant Police Department stormed the Midland Community Center on 2205 S Jefferson Ave. with weapons drawn. Officers responded to a call made by a concerned individual who overheard a man making violent statements. “If any terrorists come here, I’ll kill all of them,” was one statement overheard by the caller. The caller described the man as wearing a very full, black backpack. Police immediately locked the building down and located the man. After speaking with him, it was evident that he was not dangerous or in possession of any weapons and he was not arrested. The building only remained on lock down for a few minutes. - Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

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Success Additional $150,000 for Campus Programming Fund is a necessity

uring the Feb. 18 Student Liaison Committee Meeting, the Student Government Association proposed a one

time increase of $327,000 to the Campus Programming Fund. The administration should take the SGA’s request for additional support seriously. The CPF last saw an increase 14 years ago, and the SGA’s ability to accommodate students has been severely limited since then. Currently, the $800,000 fund supports SGA, Program Board, the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, Intramural Sports, the Leadership Institute and other student groups. The Central Michigan University Budget Priorities Committee told SGA to lower the request to $150,000 before it is considered by University President George Ross. The committee also made it clear the majority of additional funds ought to be placed where the most students would benefit, said SGA President Chuck Mahone. Now, SGA plans to allocate $120,000 to the Student Budget Allocation Committee, which funds conferences and projects for the university’s 350 registered student organizations. The remaining $30,000 would be given to Program Board. SBAC’s $80,000 budget has remained

static for several years as well, according to SGA Treasurer Taylor Gehrcke. As more and more students become involved in registered student organizations, SBAC funds are stretched thinner. Gehrcke and Mahone cited inflation over the last five years as another factor that limits SGA’s purchasing power when it comes to funding student activities. The price to show a movie on campus or bring a performer to McGuirk Arena grows higher every year. Four years ago, Program Board was able to bring Ke$ha to campus for $50,000. The Band Perry performed in February for $170,000 before production costs. Larger price tags for conferences, entertainment, equipment and travel, combined with more students to accommodate and a static budget equals fewer benefits for everyone. During the 2013-14 academic year, 72 applications for SBAC reimbursements were submitted. Of those applications, only six were denied. However, SBAC has been unable to fully fund projects and conferences

for years, according to Mahone. Student groups applying for SBAC reimbursements generally ask for funds to cover transportation, registration fees and the cost of lodging. The SBAC committee never grants an entire request. Student groups are forced to come up with the remaining money themselves. According to Gehrcke, some of the groups supported by the CPF also receive university funding, but for others, SBAC and the CPF are the only source of support. Mahone and Gehrcke said the goal is to get SBAC back into a position to fully fund student projects and conferences. The $23,000 SGA budget would receive none of the additional funding. SGA is not eligible to apply for SBAC funds. The budget is small compared to some other student government organizations at public universities. The Associated Students of Michigan State University, MSU’s version of student government, are working with a $1.6 million budget, according to their website. The CPF is in need of an update. With so much of the addition being promised to SBAC, the proposal would directly benefit the largest amount of students possible. No one is more deserving of funds at a university than the students who pay to attend it.

Struggles in the life of a first generation college student As I stare at the library computer screen the words blend together. I read each line 10 times and still nothing makes sense to me. I go home and ask my dad if he knows anything about financial aid. He laughs at me. From the beginning, college has never been easy. I am in my junior year and the pressure of internships and the start of a career press on me. Still, I have no one to talk to. I always knew coming to a university was what I wanted to do, and I never let anything hold me back. Believing in myself has been most important in getting where I am today. I am a first generation college

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student. My mother told me when she was young she had never thought of college and it was never an option for her. Being a middle child and taking a road my family is so unfamiliar with, I struggle to even find comfort with friends. To this day, my parents live below the poverty line. Throughout my childhood, my parents were always beneath the poverty line and it took me years

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to learn I was different. I remember when my parents lost our house my sophomore year of high school, the house I had lived in for 13 years. I have no idea what we would have done if it wasn’t for my band teacher who let my parents move into his rental house for a low price. I never understood why I had to work harder than everyone else, until I came to college. I sat in one of my Photojournalism classes and the teacher began talking about poverty and the importance to photograph it. He started talking about what it means to live in poverty. As he explained, I realized what he was explaining sounded familiar to my childhood.

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That Christmas, I went home and asked my mom if we truly lived in poverty. She laughed. “I have always lived in poverty, Daytona,” she said. I don’t think anyone tried to hide it from me, or that I was just too stupid to notice. I just hid it from myself. To this day I feel I have to work harder than most, living in a town surrounded by a majority of middle-class young adults. I struggle to connect with others. I have seen cars nicer than my parents’, owned by students younger than me. I have worked two jobs for almost two years and still struggle to pay rent.

I have had many phone calls with my mother crying about how my bank account is in the negatives and how I don’t know what to do. She had little advice. I often worry, and not having anyone to relate to me it makes it 10 times worse. I was given no opportunities, no one pushed me, no one told me I had to do this. I walk this campus because I want to. I am not here to just get it over with and get my degree. I am not here because they told me to. I am here because no matter where I’m from, I deserve to do what I love every day like everyone else. Society told me I couldn’t, but I strive to prove them wrong.

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Neuroscience labs to receive $147,269 beginning in May By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

Labs in the Health Professions Building will receive $147,269 in renovations in May. Facilities Management will contract the work to a third party in April with the goal of completing renovations by August. The labs are home to neuroscience and biology research of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. Multipurpose labs 2334 A, C, D, E and 2337A will receive new lab benches, epoxy lab bench tops and minor alterations of mechanical and electrical to support renovation, said Associate Vice President of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence. The change comes as the

“We’re excited about the new hires, and this will decrease the current pressure for space in the labs” Gary Dunbar, program director

result of new faculty Ute Hochgeschwender, Kenneth Jenrow, Kevin Park and Yannick Marchalan being added to the neuroscience program last year. The renovations are also a response to the demand for better use of space within the multidisciplinary labs, which are used by College of Medicine, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences and interdisciplinary faculty. Faculty members share lab space. The ideal workspace is

400 square feet. Renovations will rearrange the lab area to better accommodate the work of researchers. Modifications include new paint and modified plumbing in 2334A and 2337A to accommodate the changes and the addition of new carpeting. Several existing cabinets and cupboards will also be removed and replaced by storage. The electrical setup will be reworked and several fixtures, including the fire alarm strobe, will be moved. Under-cabinet lighting and lab

Monica Bradburn | Staff photographer Boxes clutter up the soon-to-be renovated labs in the neuroscience area of the Health Professions Building March 3. The renovations are scheduled to be completed by August.

lighting will also be changed and an emergency shower will be added. Neuroscience faculty member Julien Rossignol shares lab space with program Director Gary Dunbar.

“There will be a better separation of equipment,” Rossignol said. Rossignol, while an advocate of sharing lab space, welcomes the reconfiguration, which will mark the first

Faculty, students update personality tests

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Faculty and students are leading efforts to modernize and diversify personality and psychopathology standardized tests for adults. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was published in 1943 by researchers at the University of Minnesota Press, and is used to develop treatment plans, assist with differential diagnosis, help answer legal questions and screen job candidates. Professor Kyunhee Han, director of the experimental psychology training program at Central Michigan University, spent most of her career translating various forms of the test into the Korean language. Her translations are the only Korean versions of the test recognized by researchers. The ultimate goal of Han’s work is to achieve “measurement equivalence,” statistical property of measurement that indicates that the same thing is being measured across some specified groups, despite the language barrier. Her work was published by the South Korean publisher Maumsarang. Han first began working with the MMPI test in 1987 as a graduate student at the University of Minnesota Press. “There are many steps to the publishing process,” Han said. “I wanted it to be available for everyone to use for treatment.” The test’s most recent form, the MMPI 2 RF, remains the most popular personality inventory. The original MMPI had irrelevant criteria for personality testing, such as sexist, archaic and sentimental language. “One item asked you if you liked to play ‘drop the handkerchief,’ and nobody

major renovation done to these labs. “We’re excited about the new hires, and this will decrease the current pressure for space in the labs,” Dunbar said.

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knows what that means anymore,” said Nathan Weed, a clinical psychologist working in MMPI research. “It is unethical to use irrelevant tools as a researcher.” The MMPI 2, published in 1989, was the culmination of a series of changes to the original test, which was no longer relevant to the growing field of psychology. The MMPI 2 RF was developed in 2008 and lowered the number of inventory items from 567 to 338. The MMPI Adolescent model was released in 1992 to address the psychological condition of youth 13-18 years of age. Seth Courrege, a thirdyear graduate student working for Weed, believes the MMPI 2 RF could be improved. He is currently experimenting with the effects of increasing the number of potential answers from a true/false format to one of four choices. “There are always improvements to be made,”

Courrege said. Students work directly with staff in researching the many aspects of the MMPI. Jiebing Wang, a third-year graduate student working with Han, has begun working on translations of her own. “My research is focused on the cross-cultural translation of the MMPI,” Wang said. “I focus on measuring statistics of American and Korean samples.” Wang said other personality tests could be beneficial to students. “Most kids in college don’t know which major to choose and personality tests can help with that,” she said. The test is commonly used in both inpatient and outpatient settings, in prison systems, employment screenings and is often a pretext for clinical psychology work. “It doesn’t get used like a Facebook quiz,” Weed said. “It is a tool of serious psychopathology work.”

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Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer Central Michigan University students participate in St. Patrick’s Day festivities at the Phi Kappa Tau house on Main Street.

social media | continued from 1a Throughout the day, social media posts regarding students attending class or being on campus intoxicated appeared frequently. “I saw people in class with water bottles with alcohol in them,” said Croswell junior Miranda Jerlecki. “I’ve seen a lot of stuff on Twitter.” St. Patrick’s Day started as a cultural and religious celebration on the day of the death of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Today, it has become a reason to party for many students at CMU. Many students don’t let classes to take away from their time to consume alcohol. “A lot of people will drink in class, especially if it’s a movie day,” said Illinois senior Jason Clements. Clements referenced a Yik Yak post that said “Professor says if we would’ve brought him beer he would’ve given us extra credit, so half the class offers him the alcohol they have in their backpacks.” Some professors have experienced a drunken student in class on the holiday. “Five or six years ago, I made the mistake of having a project due on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Department of Journalism professor Ken McDonald. “Students knew they had to show up, and some were visibly intoxicated or smelled like alcohol.” McDonald said the students were not disruptive, but it made him realize this was a consequence of requiring students to be in class on the holiday.

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer Central Michigan University students head toward Main Street to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 on Bellows Street.

“I saw people in class with water bottles with alcohol in them. I’ve seen a lot of stuff on Twitter.” Miranda Jerlecki, Croswell junior “The percentage of people looking for a reason to celebrate has gone up,” he said. “Eleven years ago I didn’t think about St. Patrick’s Day attendance going down. Now I think about what to do based on the calendar.” At Central Michigan University, professors have the right to dismiss students from class who are being disruptive. “If a student shows up to class intoxicated, professors can ask the student to leave class,” said Director of Student Conduct Tom Idema. “If a student refuses or causes any problems, the professor can call in assistance, like the police, to deal with the student.” If police are asked to assist with a case of potential alcohol poisoning, they will first check if the student or individual isn’t suffering

from a pre-existing medical condition. If it is a case of alcohol poisoning or a dangerously high bloodalcohol content, McArthur said officers will encourage the student to go with EMS workers for treatment. Once they are treated, students are released from the hospital without repercussions, due to medical amnesty. The policy is practiced by Michigan police departments, and means overlooking alcohol violations to encourage dangerously intoxicated people or those with them to call for help. “We prepare for it each year and make sure we have the resources available to help (students),” McArthur said. CMU police will only enforce state laws if they come across an intoxicated student on their own accord or if there is a non-medical call.

Browne’s next stop was at United Apartments on Douglas Street where residents were throwing beer bottles across the parking lot. Three squad cars arrived on the scene where a couple of hundred students were gathered in the parking lot between apartment units. People were gathered on the hoods of cars in front of the apartments, hurling bottles into the center of the crowd, littering the street with broken glass. Officers waded into the crowd from three separate corners, ordering everyone to leave or go inside their apartments. A fan of law enforcement, partying in front of 910 Douglas Street, tried to share a drink with the officers. He insisted Browne, Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer “take a sip of my beer, dude. Officer Jeff Browne of the Mount Pleasant Police Department confronts I like your haircut.” students violating Mount Pleasant housing code March 17 in Mount Browne declined the offer Pleasant. and ordered the individual to go back into his residence, “Being a cop isn’t just about busting but armed with liquid courpeople. Sometimes you try to age the man continued to advise people to keep them from insist that the officers share a beer with him until he was getting in trouble in escorted back inside. the first place.” A few other drunk partygoers were shouting insults and antagonizing officers, Jeff Browne, MPPD officer hollering, “What the problem is, cops?” and spoke with him at the a housing code violation, “They get drunk and start beginning of the year,” which is a misdemeanor, but shouting at you for attenBrowne said. “Sometimes more importantly, we don’t tion,” Browne said. “If you people need to be reminded want anyone getting drunk give it to them, they usually of the rules.” and falling off their roof.” just cool down.” The last call Browne reThe drinking culture surBrowne spoke with sponded to on his patrol was rounding St. Patrick’s Day residents at the apartments a report of a minor who was can be dangerous not only and advised them to keep overly intoxicated at West for the safety of people who the individuals shouting at Campus Village. Officers police out of their properties are partying, Browne said, and emergency medical but also those just caught in for the rest of the day. technicians loaded the girl, the crossfire. “Being a cop isn’t just who was fading in and out Officers do not immeabout busting people,” of consciousness, into an diately issue citations to Browne said. “Sometimes ambulance without citing people partying on their you try to advise people to roofs, but after owners have her or the residents for any keep them from getting in alcohol violations. been warned once officers trouble in the first place.” “Our chief concern is will cite anyone seen on Officers also try to keep safety,” Browne said. “I’d the roof. Browne stopped the parties from harming rather keep everyone safe at 808 Washington St. to themselves. and not write any tickets remind the owners of the “One thing we see a lot of than cite a lot of people and housing code. is people partying on their have a lot of injuries.” “I actually met the owner roof,” Browne said. “It’s

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Students take shots with shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day By Ben Solis Staff Reporter

Dressed in a green tie and a black plaid kilt, Louis Martin sat at The Bird Bar and Grille sipping Guinness beer and Jameson whiskey, celebrating his Irish heritage. After all, it was St. Patrick’s Day, and the bar around him teemed with an electric energy as college students filled their guts with green suds and multicolored shorts. He eyes the rowdy crowd around him, filling each table, booth and barstool in the small Mount Pleasant watering hole. Like many of his boozy brethren, Martin, 26, started drinking at 10 a.m., He did so in a way he described as truly Irish. “I woke up, cracked a Guinness and watched ‘The Boondock Saints,’” the 2013 Central Michigan University graduate said. Arguably the biggest bar day of the year, rivaled only by Thanksgiving Eve, students flocked to their favorite local hotspots Tuesday to make heady college memories rife with drunken shenanigans. Almost all of them got an early start, aided by the fact many of the city’s bars opened at 9 a.m. The move clearly paid off — eager partiers formed lines outside the door, awaiting entry to the keenly stocked, alcoholaddled fantasy lands. O’Kelly’s Sports Bar and Grill was one of those early entry bars, and a quick drive past the place displayed just how prepared they were for the morning and eventual Pint Night rush. At the building’s front entrance, O’Kelly’s/ Wayside crew constructed a makeshift velvet rope made from sand buckets, wooden planks and caution tape. By midday, the morning crowd had all but dissipated into the bright and sunny afternoon, off to some other bar or St. Patrick’s Day adventure. Melissa Kane, a 2007 graduate and O’Kelly’s bartender, said the first group was wild, but remained in control. “They were ready to go from the minute they got here,” she said. “They immediately ordered beers and shots.” Kane said the bar would most likely be slow until 7:30 p.m. The dead period didn’t stop the bar’s patrons from getting their drink on. Lulu Culver, a 2014 broadcasting graduate, kept the party moving with her wild getup and slightlyslurred speech. Culver draped herself in a fuzzy green coat she bought at the Black Tie Tuxedo and Costume Shop, 1017 S. Mission St. Seated with a six friends, she enthusiastically ordered a potent combination of green beer and Bailey’s Irish Creme shots, a variation on the Guinness-

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A student gets a St. Patrick’s Day piggyback ride from a friend March 17 on Main street.

soaked “Irish Car Bomb.” After she chugged the solution, Culver wiped her lips and smiled heartily. “Any alcohol will do,” said the 23-year-old broadcasting graduate. “Liquor, beer — we don’t segregate.” Downtown, people of all ages rushed across busy streets to make it to their next destination. At 4:30 p.m., The Bird was near maximum capacity. Lois Breidenstein, the bar’s owner, sat sipping beers with her customers, deep in conversation and Irish cheer. “I have the best business in the world, owning a bar,” she said. “And we have some of the best customers in Mount Pleasant. Even if you feel at your worst, you can always walk into a bar, have a beer, talk with people and automatically feel better.” The sound of pool balls crashed loudly in the background, deafened only by music that blared in the background. Sharing Martin’s flair for celebration, Seniors Ashleigh Key and Lauren Tierney each wore green mustaches, which they removed and plastered back on after taking another shot. Earlier, the two visited Midori Sushi and Martini Lounge, 105 E. Broadway St. There, they said they crawled on the bar in a catlike fashion, much to the delight of the rest of the bar patrons. By 6 p.m., those who couldn’t stomach another drink trailed out of establishments by cab, including those leaving the Blue Ga-

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Students take a rooftop selfie March 17 on Main Street.

“I woke up, cracked a Guinness and watched ‘The Boondock Saints.’” Louis Martin, 2013 graduate

tor, another popular hangout for CMU students. Raging since daylight, the ones that stuck around proved their ability to handle their spirits. On a holiday that is easily classified as a fool’s paradise, Shane Taylor kept his composure and sipped his beer responsibly. He too had been drinking since noon, but the Blue Gator was his final stop — Taylor, a senior and president of Student Veterans of America, works early on most mornings. Taylor served Iraq in 2006. With military discipline, he made it a point to go to his morning classes —

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Six-year robotics research advancing senses for the blind nearing an end By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Motivated by a desire to improve the quality of life for his visually-impaired father, a Central Michigan University professor created a twopart space-perception and navigation assistance system for the blind. Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Kumar Yelamarthi started research on navigation systems for the blind six years ago, and is now nearing completion. The research is designed to address issues that come with traveling through new areas. “One of the challenges (a visually impaired person) faces in day-to-day life is space-perception,” Yelamarthi said. “How do they visualize what is in front of them without being able to see it?” Yelamarthi said the

research is pending field testing, and will be released to the public accordingly. Saginaw junior Kevin Laubhan is working with Yelamarthi on the project this year. “We collaborate on ideas to improve the project so we can present it at a conference,” Laubhan said. “There has been some (outside) research in the past on ideas similar to ours, so what we are doing is taking those ideas, building upon (and) using them to brainstorm new ones.” Laubhan said he hopes someone takes their ideas, improves upon them and puts a usable product for the visually impaired on the market. The design involves fitting rubber gloves to vibration sensors and connecting them to a Microsoft Kinect. The resulting device functions as a

space-perception tool. “At any particular point, it can (show) me a color-coded image saying the white is the closest (object) to me, the black is the furthest point,” Yelamarthi said. “It gives me a field of view.” That “image” is translated to the user’s fingers by vibrations in the gloves. Closer objects vibrate harder in the finger or fingers it correlates to. Another project the group is working on involves using GPS units and tiny radios to build a basic navigation system. Yelamarthi said the radios can store a small amount of information, or a tag of Radio Frequency Identification, that could be used as “landmarks” for the visually impaired to use to navigate around a building. The research team also built a basic global positioning

Zahra Ahmad | News Editor Rockford senior Andrew Gigowski wears blue gloves, which have sensors that vibrate, along with a video sensor strapped to his chest, March 17 in the Engineering and Technology Robotics Lab.

system with a phone keyboard used to input destinations. The navigation system contacts the tiny “landmark” radios stashed in the rooms of a building. When the user tells the system where they want to go, it directs them

through the halls like a GPS would with roads. Yelamarthi oversees other research projects as well, including one that involves a gesture-controlled dronetransportation for small, twopound items. Rockford senior

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Research conducted by a Central Michigan University professor, two students and a collaborator from Arkansas could be used for early lung cancer detection and other lung disease diagnoses like cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Lung cancer remains the highest cause of cancer death in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control in 2011. Engineering and Technology Professor Jinxiang Xi’s project involves developing an aerosol breath test that determines the severity and location of lung diseases. He said his lung diagnostic method will have several advantages over current lung diagnostic methods, including being noninvasive, low-cost and easy to use. “(Common practice) uses Computerized Tomography scans, X-rays or biopsy but that is very invasive,” Xi said. “You need to either use radiation or take a tissue from the patient, so that’s not good. First, (taking tissue) is very painful. Second, radiation can cause additional risks.” The study uses biodegradable inhaled and exhaled aerosols, nano-sized particulates a patient would exhale through a filter. Xi said the resulting pattern is like a fingerprint that could be analyzed by a computer algorithm to identify what the disease is, where it is located and how wide spread it is. “We use a computergenerated tumor because we need to simulate the tumor inside the human body,” Xi said. “We can simulate the flow (of air) inside (the lungs and) use that tool to generate the aerosol pattern.”

Andrew Gigowski is one of six other students working on the project. “You look at (other) projects and kind of make it a guide to yourself of where you want your project to be at the end,” Gigowski said.

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Women are organizing at Central Michigan University in increasing numbers. In recognition of gender gaps continuing to exist in several fields of employment, CMU has recently seen an increase in women-oriented registered student organizations.

The Organization of Women Leaders, Society of Women Engineers and Women in Medicine are a few of the active women’s organizations on campus. OWLs encourages women to use their voices and promote what they are passionate about. Membership is limited to women only. Public Relations Chair of OWLs Tori Saylor said these organiza-

tions exist because the oppressed need a place to come together to push forward in society. “More than anything, we are a gender equality group. We believe in equality for both sexes,” the Jackson junior said. “Sometimes when you bring males into the equation they tend to take up more room, whether purposely or not. For us to create a space

for a growing environment, it is really important for women on this campus — and really anyone that faces adversity — to have a comfort zone.” Saint Clair Shores senior and OWLs President Kori Jones said women’s opinions aren’t valued as much as men’s in society. Organizing gives women a chance to be heard. “I think society has adapted enough to know men are generally still viewed to be included. It is the norm for men to be part of things,” she said. “For women, it’s harder for them to be seen as the norm with a majority of the careers.” Realizing less women are employed in engineering fields, Chicago senior Tamika Taylor joined the Society of Women Engineers at the beginning of her time at CMU. During Taylor’s freshman year, she said she was one of two female students in class. In her mechanical engineering class, there are only two women graduating in May. “Our goal is to connect all women in engineering to become one,” she said. “When they are go-

ing through their four or five years of college, they won’t feel alone.” As club president, Taylor made it her personal mission to make it known women can be engineers too. This semester the society is hosting Inspire Her Mind, bringing fifth to eighth grade students to CMU’s campus to practice engineering-related activities. “Most girls, even in high school, are intimated to chose this field because they feel like it’s a ‘guys field,’” Taylor said. “Women, as kids, are being brought up with the idea to go into fields that are more women-dominated, and we are going to try and change that.” While OWLs and Society of Women Engineers only allow men to attend and participate as guest at their events, the Women in Medicine allows both men and women members. Last spring, Rochester Hills graduate student Amy Kuechenmeister created the organization. She said there is power with having male members, because one day they will enter the workforce and be advocates for equality and change. “I built the group for equality w Equality | 3B

Curtain Call: Men’s basketball season ends with first round NIT loss Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Central Michigan men’s basketball came into Tuesday’s National Invitation Tournament game priding itself on depth and 3-point shooting. The Chippewas struggled in both areas, losing to Louisiana Tech 89-79. While the Bulldogs (26-8) advance to the second round of the NIT, the Chippewas (23-9) season is over. Their 23 wins are tied for the second most in program history. CMU, also known as 3MU throughout the season, were 6-for23 shooting 3-pointers while the Bulldogs hit 11-of-19 3-pointers. The Chippewas had just 10 bench

points Tuesday, while the Bulldogs bench scored 43 points. The Chippewas are 17-1 this season when making more 3-pointers than their opponent and 16-0 when their bench outscores the opponents bench. LA Tech, which is now 17-0 at home this season and has won its past 30 home games, jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead in front of 6,904 fans. Sophomore guard Braylon Rayson scored 13 of CMU’s first 17 points of the second half after only scoring two in the first half, helping the Chippewas cut the lead to 62-58 with 10:23 to play. A 13-4 LA Tech run ensued and CMU couldn’t cut the lead to single digits for the rest of the game.

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Claire Abendroth | Staff Photogrpaher Mount Pleasant native Joshua Agardy, 36, prepares the store for customers March 17 at Pleasant City Coffee, 205 West Broadway.

Couple opens family-centered coffee shop for downtown community By Erick Fredendall Staff Reporter

Coffee lovers have another source of java available to them in Mount Pleasant. Pleasant City Coffee, located downtown on 205 W. Broadway, was opened in September by owners Joshua and Rachael Agardy. The origin of Pleasant City Coffee is found in the story of Joshua and Rachael’s relationship. The husband and wife met in Mount Pleasant in 2013, when Rachael flew up to visit her friend for her birthday. They married three months later. The couple spent the remainder of 2013 flying back and forth between Michigan and Texas visiting each other. Their shared passion for coffee had them visiting numerous coffee shops in Houston, where they spent time together soaking in the atmosphere and planning a business of their own. “We both were trying to find a way to merge our lives together at the time. We thought, well, why don’t we start a business together-” “Because we’re crazy,” Rachael interjected, laughing. “Well yeah, we figured we’d just be together all the time, it’d be great. It’s also a place we can have our kids with us and not lose time together,” Joshua said. Joshua is a Mount Pleasant native who studied photography and film. Rachael is a geology professor at Central Michigan University. The couple has three children, one of whom can commonly be found in a baby sling attached to Joshua’s chest while he works. “It was coffee that brought us together,” Joshua said.

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Two Central Michigan University students were chosen from a national pool to receive electronic media scholarships from the Broadcast Education Association 2015-2016 competition. Bridgman junior Jennifer Weingart won a $2,500 Nielson Company scholarship and Lake Orion senior Kathryn Havrilla won a $2,000 Richard Eaton Foundation scholarship. The scholarships are awarded annually to students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and professional potential at BEA member institutions. Applicants had to provide transcripts, a written statement of their goals, two letters of recommendation and evidence of previous experience. Peter Orlik, chair of the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts and BEA scholarship committee chair, said the selection committee consists of three faculty members from different locations in the United States and one

Cori Kromrei | Staff Photographer Bridgman junior Jennifer Weingart, left, and Lake Orion junior Kathryn Havrilla, right, won scholarships from the Broadcast Education Association.

industry professional. The committee members review applications individually then meet face to face in Washington D.C. to select the winners. Orlik said the decision process is complex because scholarships have different qualifications and award amounts. Havrilla said the scholarship should help her both professionally and financially. Since the work she does that relates to her career aspirations is unpaid, the scholarship will help Havrilla pay for education while working for free. She believes since the scholarship is from a nationally recognized organization, employers will recognize it on her resume.

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Claire Abendroth | Staff Photographer Coffee beans sit March 17 at Pleasant City Coffee, 205 West Broadway.

a cute downtown with a lot of potential, beautiful buildings and a lot of character. It was just begging to have a coffee shop,” Rachael said. “It’s a place where the community can come in, get a cup of coffee, that kind of thing.” Rachael described the atmosphere of the coffee shop by likening her home state of Texas. “Coming to Michigan I wanted to make a place that felt warm and cozy in the winter, to make it inviting and bright to help get out of the gloom,” Rachael said. Pleasant City Coffee has large windows illuminating much of the interior. Sunshaped light fixtures hang from the ceiling, and much of the furniture is made by a Houston-based furniture producer. Artists are frequently featured on the walls of the shop for customers to purchase, and Joshua said artists are welcome to come in and propose pieces to display. Every Friday from 5-7 p.m., a jazz trio from CMU performs, and round-robin

poetry readings are hosted monthly. Their coffee comes from Uncommon Coffee Roasters, a company based in Saugatuck. The shop features two beans: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe and Honduras. Joshua said the selection of coffee changes each season. The business also serves a daily selection of doughnuts from Cops and Donuts Bakery, located in Clare. CMU alumni Rachel Cromell and Chris Coale both share enthusiasm for the coffee shop. “It’s really important for a community to have a coffee shop that is locally owned, I don’t think a downtown is correct without a coffee shop,” Cromell said. “Plus, the drinks are great.” For Coale, its proximity and convenience that has him coming back to Pleasant City Coffee. “This place is incredibly convenient for me,” Coale said. “I’ve been waiting for a coffee shop to open up in downtown Mount Pleasant for some time.”

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and to also bridge the gap,” Kuechenmeister said. “There are a lot less females in specialties of medicine. There’s still a pay gap deficit, and unequal working situations. It’s not enough for half of the society to see the need for change; you need the whole society to band together.”

Decades of inequality

Director of Women Studies Jayne Strachan said change traces back through history. “Women faced patriarchy in Western culture, and the law of coverture — when males only had a public identity. The new paradigm of women with equal rights and equal opportunities still butts up next to that old paradigm,” Strachan said. “We still hear flat out stories of sexism, harassment and bias issues. Women and men are held to different standards. She said inequality between genders is the result of social roles and expectations developed over time. “When you step into the public sphere, you step into roles that for such a long time in western culture were reserved for men,” Strachan said. “Women were not expected to be there, and the women are violating expectations.” Two waves of women’s rights activism have taken

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place in Western culture, she said, and studies still prove that an inequality does exist. “Women didn’t go to college, have jobs, and didn’t even enter the public sphere. Women fought for this, fought for the right to vote, fought the strong social sanction for Western culture,” she said. “The two successful waves of women’s movements — the right to vote and the 1960s — wouldn’t have happened if women didn’t have these organizations to learn how to be effective and influential.”

Organizing a solution

Women Gender Society Council faculty member Andy Blom said RSOs can provide a support system for women, that isn’t as vital for men who have historically been given more authority in Western culture. “There still is a deficit of women in leadership positions. As a society, we need to create networking opportunities, to create a support system and to create mentoring for women,” he said. “There is a need for this while for men, in comparison, already have fulfilled this need. Because gender inequalities are at large, women and men end up being positioned differently.” Blom said organizations cannot do everything with limited resources, but the university can make a difference. CMU has already made

File Photo | Morgan Taylor Members of the Organization of Women Leaders play an ice breaker game in which players connect arms with someone else in the room when you find a quality the two of you have in common Oct. 14, 2014 in the Bovee University Center.

strides toward filling the gender inequality gap. Office for Institutional Diversity Vice President Carolyn Dunn said a gender equity women’s center is in the works. Dunn began work at CMU six months ago, and has made this proposal a top priority. “All the pieces of the puzzle weren’t together until now. We can move forward to make this happen now,” she said. “One of my personal goals since I’ve been here is to make sure we are up to standard (with institutional diver-

sity) with the rest of the state and other campuses. Other schools in state have women’s centers, and I think there is a general interest and need for it.” Dunn said she came from a university with a very strong women center that had been around since the 70s. She said there are three components to be considered for a gender equity women’s center. Components of a women’s center, Dunn said, include the academics aspect of working with women studies, the student services encompass-

people are mostly all living in extreme poverty. Are there any risks of living in Nepal? WALTON: Your safety is sometimes in question, so they want to make you go to orientation to learn things like not to go out at night. It’s a different culture than ours.

Calli Morris | Staff Photogrpaher Shepherd senior Mallory Walton will be teaching English in Nepal after graduating in May.

Student travelling to teach in Nepal after spring graduation By Kate Carlson Staff Reporter

Immediately after graduating in May, Mallory Walton will travel 7,367 miles from Michigan. The Shepherd senior is volunteering this summer in Nepal with International Volunteer Headquarters. Her six-week stay will be spent teaching a classroom of children English and leading them to opportunities to improve their quality of life. Walton has been a travel

enthusiast for as long as she remembers. She sat down with Central Michigan Life to discuss her plans to journey to Nepal. What would happen if Nepal classrooms didn’t have volunteers like you to teach English to students? WALTON: They wouldn’t learn English or they would learn it from a Nepali teacher (who) was probably in the same situation and was learning from somebody who didn’t have a good

understanding of it. They wouldn’t really be learning decent English. Why is learning English beneficial for students in Nepal? WALTON: If they don’t know English they can’t enroll in a university. By giving them this English language skill, you are preparing them for a university and to get good jobs and to not just be farmers. I would definitely consider the majority of students to be at-risk. The

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ing sexual violence awareness for all genders and access and information for gender equity. “In terms of gender inequality, you need to look at it holistically. It’s making sure that men, women, and the transgender community have equal footing,” Dunn said. “We need to work toward awareness and acceptance for all communities. It is supporting gender equity for men, for women and transgender populations. We support the whole picture.”

field research. It’s mostly with refugees and forced migration, which is exactly what I want to go into. How will you feel walking into these classrooms with children living in such extreme poverty? Will you feel uncomfortable because of the privileges you have that they lack? WALTON: I think about it everyday. But it’s not like we can feel guilty for what we were born into because we can’t help it. With this privilege I am born with I can help somebody else overcome their obstacles. Maybe then their kids will have this privilege and hopefully it creates

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Faculty authors to read recently-published literary works Thursday By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

Join professors and published authors Jeffrey Bean and Darrin Doyle at 8 p.m. Thursday March 19 in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room as they read their latest literary material. Doyle will read selections from his new book, “The Dark will End the Dark,” which was released March 13. This is a collection of short stories that embrace surrealism and will primarily focus on horror fiction pieces on the human body gone wrong. Bean will read poetry from his recently-published poetry chapbook, “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window,” which was published last year after Bean won the Cowles Copperdome Poetry Chapbook award. Bean will also read several other assorted poems, some on the subject of voyeurism. Central Michigan Life sat down with both to discuss their work and give the community a preview for their work. “The Dark will End the Dark” is a collection of short stories. Are there any over arching themes? DOYLE: There are some flash-fiction pieces, and longer chapters that focus on different body parts. For example, they will be a chapter called Head, where a man’s head stops functioning but the rest of his body still operates. These short pieces sort of straddle the line between realism and surrealism, but each one has the idea of something going wrong with the human body. There’s one story where someone has unending hiccups that won’t abate, and another focusing on unsightly sores. The genre is called gothic or horror, but they have a lot of

dark humor within too. Was injecting humor used to offset the subject matter, or did it come up naturally? DOYLE: I think it just came naturally. I love humor and I can’t stay completely serious while writing most of the time. It’s also what I grew up with, stuff like Monty Python and Evil Dead, where all these grisly things take place but it’s also hysterical. Also, I think comedy can say a lot about human nature. I’ve found that I don’t have to be completely dramatic to ask real human questions. Why body horror as a subject? Is it a fear of yours? DOYLE: I think it’s common to feel a sense of frailty about the body and how that affects the mind. When things go wrong physically, I think it would be hard for anyone to maintain any spiritual wellness or emotional wellness. It’s also a way of confronting mortality. A great writer once said that there are only two topics: sex and death. Your novel, “The Girl Who Ate Kalamazoo,” is set in Michigan. Are all of your stories set in the state? DOYLE: Yes, there’s the Trip to Traverse City, which is about a group of people on a boat which is encased by fog. It’s a sort of allegory for the idea of death and not knowing what is out there. I like writing what I know. Tell me about your material. BEAN: I just had a book come out, a chapbook. It’s a slimmer volume of poetry than a full-length collection. I’m seeing this as a sort of book launch for it. This is the first time I’ve read this material to a CMU crowd.

Calli Morris | Staff Photogrpaher Professor Jeffrey Bean holds up his new book March 6 in Anspach Hall. Bean will read selections from his recently published collection.

That’ll be half of the reading, the rest will be things I’ve completed over the past few months. A lot have been published, some haven’t. A lot of these are a couple of years old but some are brand new that I’ve never read, and that’s one thing I really like about doing live readings. I always try to read fresh, new stuff. It motivates me to keep writing, and it helps me learn more about my own work. Is there a theme in your collection? BEAN: “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” is a series inspired by the visual work of Vermeer, a Dutch painter who lived in the (17th) century. A lot of those feature a female figure and there is some where the speaker of the poem is addressing a person whom he is in love with. Also, it traces a chronology that starts with infatuation and then, by the end, features

poems about parenthood and serious relationships. Since I started writing poems in high school, I’ve always returned to art or music to write. What other work will you read? BEAN: There’s a new project I’ve been working on for a few years. It’s a sequence of poems I’ve written from the point of view of a voyeur, who is obsessed with watching his neighbor. He’s this deviant, and I’ve been working on developing his character for a while now. That will be a part of it. It always garners some interesting reactions from the audience (laughs). We live in this sort of voyeuristic age with the ability to look at people on Facebook, where the NSA can watch us. That connects a bit to the literal voyeurism that he embodies.

Calli Morris | Staff Photogrpaher Professor Darrin Doyle presents his recently-published book “The Dark will End the Night” March 6 in Anspach Hall.

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Debt for CMU graduates $2,788 higher than national average

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202. Most questions can be addressed in the financial aid offices located in the Student Service Court on the lower level of the Bovee University Center. Student Service Court advisers are available on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Each case with students is going to be different, but they can come in as many times as necessary to get indepth counseling,” said Kirk Yats the director of scholarships and financial aid. Yats said the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid don’t advertise financial aid services to an extent. The office doesn’t want to flood students’ inboxes. He explained that (financial aid services) doesn’t deal with budgeting outside of education, but try to help students avoid over-borrowing, and offer suggestions to save money such as moving off-campus or helping students find a job. Petoskey junior Whitney Warner said she will be finishing her undergraduate education debt-free, but after graduate school that won’t be possible. “A lot of students probably don’t know what to do because learning when to start paying things off after college can be confusing,” Warner said. “I would benefit from learning about different options.”

CMU offers Personal Finance, a three credit class for students to learn more about managing their finances. The class is designed as “a survival course to help students cope with the financial aspects of their lives, like taxes, budgeting, inflation, insurance, savings and investing.” “There is no incentive for student loan services to act in the best interest for students, and there is little incentive for schools,” Bialobrzeski said. “Once you graduate, they have your money and have provided you with the services you came there for.” Bialobrzeski said students would be better served if college and student loan agencies provided an effective budgeting plan including tuition, student loans and all other costs. With inflation adjustments, tuition was an average of $8,400 nationally in 1985 and today it is about $18,900, according to GreenPath. At CMU, tuition is about $11,550 per year without room and board. Bialobrzeski said he doesn’t blame the colleges for raising tuition. The lack of government funding is making colleges rely more on tuition, he said. The average age people who ask for help with loans is 37. By that point they also need help paying for health and credit expenses as well.

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Tina Bednarz is determined to not allow finances dictate her life. “I’m relying on myself to pay for everything,” the Vicksburg junior said. “If I’m going to have to pay for it, I’m going to have to pay for it.” Nationally, the average amount of debt for graduating seniors who have student loans is $29,600. Less than half of these students will pay off their student loan debt in 10 years, according to GreenPathDebt Solutions, a credit-counseling agency based in Michigan. The average debt for Central Michigan University graduates is $2,788 higher than the national average. “Student debt is not a bad thing. College education is more important than ever, and is a good investment,” said Rick Bialobrzeski, the director of Strategy for GreenPathDebt Solutions. “Student debt itself is not the problem. Students need more comprehensive help, that their colleges aren’t providing.” CMU’s website offers information about scholarships and financial aid, and has a repayment calculator to help students calculate their debt. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid estimates an average cost of $22,500 per year to attend CMU, including tuition, room and board, books, school supplies and traveling and personal expenses. Students can schedule appointments with financial aid counselors for in-depth questions weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Warriner Hall

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Courtesy Photo | CMU Athletic Communications Junior guard Chris Fowler attempts a layup during the first half of CMU’s first round NIT game against Louisiana Tech.

CMU gets no love from NCAA

If you ask most people, they would say the Mid-American Conference deserves two bids in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, however, only gives the MAC one. The University at Buffalo obtained that bid with a MAC Tournament Championship victory over Central Michigan University. The Bulls seized the MAC automatic bid over a CMU team that defeated them twice in the regular season. Now the Chippewas are scratching their heads, wondering why the selection committee disagrees with the majority of America. The MAC had eight teams with 20 or more wins. The Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Coastal Conference each have seven teams. Those two conferences combine for 13 of the teams in the 64-team field. CMU only lost one game at home, won the MAC West, and notched the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland. These factors should have given CMU a chance to plead their case for a tournament spot. The committee didn’t care.

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If CMU was going to punch their ticket to the “Big Dance,” they would have to beat Buffalo for a third time. The entire conference is wondering why they continue to get no love from the NCAA. Simply, the Chippewas and the rest of the MAC were excluded for three simple reasons: Numbers, Power Five conferences and strength of schedule. There are 32 conferences in NCAA Division 1 Basketball. There are 64 spots in the NCAA Tournament. Each conference champion gets an automatic spot in the tournament. There would be no discussion if CMU just defeated Buffalo again. They didn’t, and so the Bulls are one of the 32. The committee favors the Power Five conferences — the Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 Conference, Pac 12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference — due to their tougher strength of schedule. Excluding confer-

ence champions, those five conferences already have sent 24 additional teams to the tournament. There are now 56 teams. That just leaves eight spots up for grabs. There are now at 61. The Atlantic-10 Conference, Mountain West Conference, American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference and the West Coast Conference combine for seven additional bids. That totals to 68 teams. If you subtract four teams because of the First Four, you have your field of 64. You can argue that the MAC is better than those conferences. CMU was not better than those conference teams when it comes to strength of schedule and Rating Percentage Index. Their strength of schedule, in non-conference Division 1 games, was ranked 348th in the nation, according to CBSSports.com. But until CMU wins with a better strength of schedule and the MAC proves to be a consistently dominant and competitive league, the committee will continue to see the MAC as a “one bid” conference.

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Courtesy Photo | Armando L. Sanchez Michigan State’s Travis Trice runs the ball past Maryland’s Richaud Pack and Melo Trimble, left, during the second half in the semfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center March 14 in Chicago. Michigan State advanced, 62-58.

MSU hopes lessons from Wisconsin loss aid NCAA run By Joe Rexrode Detroit Free Press

They’d still be talking about the threepointer Michigan State freshman Lourawls (Tum Tum) Nairn pulled out of nowhere Sunday — a no-hesitation swish to end a 14-2 Wisconsin run and give the Spartans a 62-60 lead with 3:45 left in regulation of Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship game. And there’d be a place in the vault for Denzel Valentine’s nasty crossover dribble and step-back bomb with 1:10 left, tying the game at 67. And heavy replays of Travis Trice, on a day when shots were scarce, darting into the lane and getting a floater to fall with 44 seconds left for a 69-67 lead. Branden Dawson’s breakaway power dunk to make it 57-46 Spartans with 7:45 on the clock? That’d be the perfect poster to sum up a day in which he was at his beastly best and Tom Izzo’s team was playing at its highest level of the season. “If you look on the film,” Trice said, “we played great for 35, 37 minutes.” But some costly mistakes by the Spartans and some championship-level resolve by the Badgers resulted in an 80-69 Wisconsin overtime win. It may have cost MSU (23-11) a rise to a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament and toughened its road — if the East Regional No. 7 seed Spartans can get past No. 10 seed Georgia (21-11) on Friday in Charlotte, N.C., No. 2 seed Virginia likely awaits Sunday. And it puts Izzo and his players in a brain

bind this week. There’s a lot they want to remember and a few things they’d rather forget from a weekend that also included a win over Ohio State and comeback from a 16-point deficit to beat No. 8 Maryland in the semifinals. “We just want to keep our momentum how we played this whole weekend, and not let that rock us,” Trice said of the outcome. “Don’t let that loss throw us off. You want to forget the loss but you also want to remember ... this feeling and not try to feel it again.” That was Izzo’s message to his team during a late time-out in overtime. He was talking to a team in anguish, and a team that had played at a new level in three games and that he said is now “a lot tougher team.” It’s a team that re-entered the national rankings Monday, at No. 23 in the Associated Press poll. With all that may come more confidence, but Izzo is fighting against satisfaction. And trying to ward off depression. “I’m just not very good at these semi-moral victories or moral seasons, you know?” Izzo said. “It’s not what we are. And it ticks me off that, if (the players are) thinking that way. ... This team did like a couple of our teams did, they didn’t crumble. They fell down, but they got back up, and they didn’t crumble. So to play like we did the last 10-12 games and beat some of the teams we beat on the road, probably will be some of my proudest times when I’m done. But it sure as hell ain’t gonna be that way right now.” “I just wish these kids could have experienced a championship, a banner,” Izzo said.

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young people may require synthetic assistance. However it is imperative that you use lube for any anal penetration. There are two types of synthetic lubrication intended for use during intercourse: water-based and silicone-based. Water-based lube is easy to clean up, as it will likely evaporate or soak into the skin within a few minutes. However, you may need to apply it several times. Silicone-based lube is thicker than water-based lubrication and will not be absorbed into the skin. This makes it particularly useful for anal sex, for which lubrication is vital. Anal sex without lubrication is

the box for instructions before use. Ashlea Phenicie is a senior at Central Michigan University and the president of Voices for Planned Parenthood. She has been trained in sexual health education and reproductive rights by Planned Parenthood and Advocates for Youth.

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