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LIFE IN BRIEF

POLITICS

Focusing on the issues

EARTH WEEK

U.S. Rep. Kildee talks loan reform, gay marriage, big money in politics

TAKE BACK THE TAP

Students continue to campaign for a campus-wide ban on bottled water.

By John Irwin Staff Reporter

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WOUNDED WARRIOR

RUNNING FOR RELIEF

Veterans, students and community members took on a 5K race on campus to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project to benefit injured service members.

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Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Alumna Carrie Coulombe holds her son Emmett Dover, 22-months, and daughter Valerie Dover, 10, on April 23, 2014 at their home in Johannesburg, Mich. Coulombe wakes up every morning at 5:30 a.m. to get her children and herself ready for school.

$upporting $tudents Helping through hardship, Student Emergency Fund gives students financial support

By Mark Johnson Senior Reporter

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There was once a time in Carrie Coulombe’s career as a student at Central Michigan University when her future – and chances of graduating – were in doubt.

At the end of the Fall 2012 semester, Coulombe was having trouble finishing her degree in secondary education. The single mother was paying her tuition out of pocket, all while supporting two children including the infant she had just given birth to.

“I had my first daughter pretty young, before I started college, but I still wanted to go (to school),”

Coulombe said. “You see the success stories on TV of women going back to school, but doing it is extremely hard. It came to the point where I couldn’t afford to go to class and I began to think ‘Maybe I can’t do this. Maybe I can’t make it.’”

Looking to her parents for financial assistance wasn’t an option. Her father was battling cancer. Between her maternity leave from work and daily commute from Houghton Lake, Coulombe’s bank account dwindled.

Seeking help from the university to stay enrolled in classes, Coulombe visited the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and learned about CMU’s Student Emergency Fund.

“I didn’t think I would qualify,” Coulombe said. “I felt that it was my own, bad situation. I had kids before I went to college, I maybe did it the way I shouldn’t have and I felt like the student emergency fund was for something more deserving. Maybe some of my bad fortunes weren’t as bad as other people’s.”

Despite her reluctance, Coulombe applied anyway. The faith she put in her request paid off, as she was picked to receive a much needed boost in her funding.

Coulombe received a $1,000 award that year. The funds helped her pay for school as well as other living expenses

Congressman Dan Kildee D-Flint says higher education is a focal point of his platform. Dan Kildee Fitting with his interest in Michigan universities, the Central Michigan University alumnus spoke to College Democrats last week about several issues facing students, including loan debt, affirmative action and same-sex marriage. Central Michigan Life caught up with Kildee while he was in town to ask the congressman several questions pertaining to his stance on these issues and any plans for reform.

One of the top issues on the minds of younger Americans is student loan debt, which has skyrocketed in recent years.

You co-sponsored a piece of legislation, the Pay It Forward bill, that would essentially make student loan repayment rates income-based after having the government pay for tuition.

Why this approach?

KILDEE: I think it’s one of many things we should be looking at. I, along with Congresswoman Susan Bonanmici of Oregon, proposed the Pay It Forward Act. Basically, it would allow states to pile at this idea that would have government pay tuition, rather than getting into the direct loan and repayment business. Basically, pay the tuition and have a student pay it back, or pay it forward, by just applying a portion of their earnings from the job they end up with.

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SlutWalk event shines light on on-campus rape culture

By Arielle Hines Staff Reporter

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Marching and chanting “However we dress, wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no,” about 175 students marched in the SlutWalk on Saturday.

The march marks the second annual installment of the national event, and takes aim against sexual assault victim blaming. SlutWalk also supports survivors of sexual assault.

“Slut is one of the most powerful four letter words that I know of,” said St. Clair Shores senior Ashley Scheetz, president of the Organization of Women Leaders. “It has the ability to render incredible violence and it also has the ability to bring people together marching and chanting and feeling together like we do today.”

OWLs, a Central Michigan University registered student organization, hosted the event. SlutWalk first originated in 2011 in Toronto as a response after a police officer said to a group of women that they should avoid dressing like sluts in order to avoid being raped.

Those controversial statements helped inspire a movement, and there have since been many local SlutWalks hosted across the United States and in other countries, such

as India and Brazil.

Stephanie Cumper, a Marlette senior and OWLs member, wearing a black dress and fishnets, was one of many students showcasing that ideal.

“The idea that a person can be blamed for being raped based on what they are wearing is ridiculous,” Cumper said. “It doesn’t matter what I wear, (pieces of ) clothing are just items to express yourself.”

While the march is part of a national event, the CMU edition had its own flavor and message it wanted to champion, including recent sexual assaults that have happened on-campus throughout the last year.

“Every walk is a little different. Each group adds their own personal touch to it,” Scheetz said. “But one thing has always stayed consistent, and that is that blaming the victim is never okay.”

Scheetz pointed to the multitude of alleged sexual assaults occurring on college campuses around the nation, including the subsequent backlash that survivors face in the wake of bringing complaints forward. She said these occurrences are proof enough that students are not fully aware of an oncampus rape cultures.

“We want to recognize the strength of the survivors on our campus and community and to let them know they

Shannon Millard | Staff Photographer Members of the Organization of Women Leaders, Central Michigan University students and community members march in the 2014 Slut Walk on Saturday.

are not alone,” Scheetz said.

The walk started in the University Center and proceeded through campus, ending finally back at the UC. As the participants marched, they hold up signs to such as “Jesus Loves Sluts,” “Rapists Cause Rape, Not Clothes” and “My Clothes are Not Consent.”

They repeated several chants including “Yes means (expletive) me. No means (expletive) you” and “Two, four, six, eight women are sexual and sluts are great.”

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Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Alumna Carrie Coulombe teaches Spanish at Gaylord Middle School on April 23, 2014. Coulombe is a long term substitute teacher at Gaylord Middle School and Saint Mary’s High School.

STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND| continued from 1a like daycare for her children, rent and utilities.

With the money, Coulombe was able to continue her education in addition to growing and supporting her family. Things were finally looking up, but soon her family life faced another challenging roadblock.

Coloumbe’s father died last February after losing his battle with cancer. During the following Fall semester, she was student teaching and found herself in familiar territory once again, as she began to run out of money and options. As her situation became worse, she reached out to the Student Emergency Fund once again.

Coulombe was hesitant to apply a second time. She was desperate though, and felt she had no other choice.

“I felt so lucky to receive the fund the first time, I didn’t think I would be eligible to receive it again,” Coloumbe said.

When CMU examined her situation, they found her eligible for the aid and was awarded with an additional $1,000.

“I was so amazed I was able to receive the support again,” Coulombe said. “Especially after my Dad had passed away, it had been such a rough year for my whole family in general, but to get that extra step to get me graduated did wonders for all of us.”

USE OF THE FUND INCREASING

The Student Emergency Fund was created to specifically help students in situations similar to Carrie’s and other emergency type situations.

The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is responsible for overseeing the fund. The office is responsible for receiving applications for funding and determines if students are eligible.

Kirk Yats, director of scholarships and financial aid, monitors the process and helps award students who qualify.

Students may receive up to $1,500 with no set minimum amount per year, he said. The office tries to limit students to one award, but students can apply once every year.

“We leave it up to the students to tell us what the emergency is, what the cost is that needs to be covered,” Yats said. “We leave it in the hands of the student to report to us what they need as far as a value of the emergency.”

Before the money is awarded, Yats and his office work with the student to make sure there are no other options for a student to receive funding. Once the student’s financial status is reviewed and is confirmed, the office gives reviews the situation and makes a decision regarding how big of an award it can give away.

College students can run into many situations where they

need help and can be considered emergencies. These can vary from needing help paying bills to family medical emergencies.

In the Fall 2013 semester, the office received 67 applications and 47 of those requests were awarded funding.

“The number of applicants is growing,” Yats said. “As bad as it sounds, we expect to see the number continue to grow.

With the economy and costs continuing to rise, we feel that students are running into more true emergencies.”

Funding dollars primarily come from CMU fundraising organizations, including the annual CMU Phonathon, online giving and Text2Give, a fundraising apparatus that allows users to text donation amounts of their choice.

Last fall, fundraising for the fund reached $35,834, exceeding an original goal of $25,000.

An anonymous donor agreed to match the $25,000, bringing the total fundraising efforts for the emergency resource to $60,834.

HELPING DREAMS COME TRUE

Bryan Griffin, director of annual giving and development, credited the donors for generous donations over the years, as well as the myriad staff members who worked to raise the money for the fund.

“I think a lot of people can relate to the fact that if something were to happen with a parent, or if they got sick, it would be tough to pay for things,” Griffin said. “The message really helped us.”

Marcie Otteman, executive director of alumni relations,

UPGRADE

said her job is to help present opportunities for alumni to give back to CMU. The Student Emergency Fund is a gift giving opportunity that many alumni contribute to regularly, mostly because they can relate to the struggles of a student in need of some extra cash.

Otteman stressed the importance of having a specific fund specifically for emergencies.

While there are other options to help students in tough times, she said it’s important to have this fund for those more specific, emergency situations.

“It’s an emergency fund, (but) it is for dire situations,” Otteman said. “When a student has a scenario occur that they have no control over, the fact that we can step in and help, that is very, very important.”

To apply for aid from the fund, students request an application from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid by calling or emailing them.

Griffin said they are working on developing an online Web form to make the process easier.

He hope to have the Web form launched later this spring or early this summer.

Despite whatever work Griffin and his team need to put into creating greater access to the funding, he said knowing the office helped someone stay in school is worth it.

After receiving the help from the fund twice, Coloumbe said she feels extremely fortunate and thankful for the support.

She now holds a long-term substitute position as a Spanish teacher at Gaylord Middle School and Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral School teaching sevenththrough 12th -grade students.

“I’m so glad I was able to finish,” Coloumbe said. “There were lots of times where it got really tough and I began to think that maybe it wasn’t worth it, especially spending so much time away from my kids. I love being on the same schedule as my kids. I love teaching. Everything is finally working out.” university@cm-life.com

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VIDEO: Take Back the Tap protests bottled water

Chent Steinbrink | Videographer Students from Take Back the Tap march through campus to deliver letters to CMU administrators asking them to stop selling bottled water in the vending machines on Friday afternoon.

Shannon Millard | Staff Photographer Members of the Organization of Women Leaders and Central Michigan University students and community members march in the 2014 SlutWalk on Saturday.

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“All people who were watching got excited. Some of the others were a little put off,” Pruzinsky said. “It seems really continued from 1a out there because it so blunt.”

The walk was not geared of three separate incidents of only toward women, but men rape, she has devoted her life who are aligned with the cause to spreading rape awareness of survivor support. and focuses the life changes Macomb sophomore Mithat occur after a sexual aschael Sweet said he volunteered sault. at the SlutWalk along with his Bredbeck spoke to the audi- some of his other brothers of ence about her experiences, Theta Pi Iota because it was the the rape culture, the need to right thing to do. understand the psychology “It’s important to raise rape of rapist and the need for awareness because a lot of advocacy. people on college campuses Morenci junior Elaina don’t take it seriously and it Pruzinsky, another member of needs to be,” Sweet said.

OWLs, said that the reactions from onlookers were mixed. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Free Comic book Day Hits Hall of Heroes In an effort to draw in more readers and to celebrate the mediums longevity, comic book shops across the country are once again giving out free comics to anyone who walks through the door on May 3 during Free Comic Book Day. Held on the first Saturday of May every year, comic shops offer special “Free Comic Book Day” comics, provided by the shops distributers and participating comic book companies.

While many shops will share the same collection of free comic books, several targeted retailers will have special items to given out, first come, first serve.

Table-top miniature company Games Workshop is participating the year by sending 200 stores packages of snap together Space Marine models for the company’s mainstay game, Warhammer 40,000.

Local comic shop Hall of Heroes, located at 316 north Mission, is participating the event this year.

To find more shops participating in Free Comic Book Day, visit freecomicbookday.com/ storelocator

Arin Bisaro | Staff Photographer The Crane Project is organized by an ART 446 class at CMU. It is made to represent the 49 year sisterhood between Okaya, Japan and Mount Pleasant. The project was assembled in the form of a mobile and installed in the Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum on April 4. The project was unveiled on April 16.

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– Nathan Clark, student life editor

UC Water Supply Restored After Three Days Water and food services have been restored at the Bovee University Center after being shut off for nearly three days. The water was originally cut off because of a suspected bacterial contamination.

“I’ve been here for 10 years and doing a chlorination (flush) on an existing system, that just doesn’t happen very often,” Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, told Central Michigan Life on Thursday.

“We’re going to do everything we can to make sure it’s safe.”

University officials had to wait to test the water because they did not have the equipment readily available.

Lawrence said the university was seeking counsel from the Isabella County Health Department on where they could send the water sample.

University Communications sent out an email blast Saturday afternoon, stating the water had been restored.

Quizno’s and Goodies to Go were open for normal business hours on Sunday. Starbucks will be open at noon on Monday.

– Katherine Ranzenberger, university editor

Trustees to Discuss Tuition, Shared Governance at May 1 Meeting The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will be meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. The meeting will be held in the Bovee University Center Press Conference room.

The board will be discussing tuition for the 2014-15 school year for undergraduates, graduates and doctoral students.

According to the minutes posted to the Board of Trustees website, they will also be discussing the shared governance agreement to encourage communication between the administrators and faculty.

Committee meetings will also be hosted in the Press Conference room on Wednesday. The Academic and Student Affairs Committee will meet from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and The Finance and Facilities Committee will follow at 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

The Trustees-Faculty Liaison Committee will be meeting from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Immediately following from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. will be the TrusteesStudent Liaison Committee meeting.

A complete list of agenda items and meeting times can be found on the Board of Trustees website at cmich.edu/bot.

– Katherine Ranzenberger, university editor

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Wounded Warrior 5K Run raises $1,000 for veterans

By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

In the face of unseasonably chilly weather, students, faculty, staff and community members braved the elements and supported wounded military veterans in the second annual Wounded Warriors 5K run.

Organized by the Central Michigan University Student Disability Services office, in conjunction with the Student Veterans of America, the event gathered more than 90 runners and raised $1,000.

Last year, the SDS office hosted the even on its own.

“We wanted to collaborate with other student organizations because it’s a great way to raise awareness and reach diverse groups on campus,” said Kristen Miller, a Powell senior and SDS staff member.

Ninety percent of the money raised in the event will go toward helping veterans in the Mount Pleasant area. The proceeds will

be given to SVA’s Student Veterans Relief Fund as well as to local veterans in the community, said SVA president Shane Taylor.

Other donations for the event were collected online.

Ten percent of the remaining proceeds will be donated to the national Wounded Warriors Foun-

dation and SDS. The Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit charity that helps to raise awareness for disabled veterans and help injured service members seek aid.

The run kicked off at 11 a.m. as runners, who paid a $20 to participate, made their way through

campus before returning to Finch.

The event also included the dog jog, a more leisurely course where participants could walk with their dogs.

Jacqueline Roberge brought her dog along as he walked the mile-long course. She heard about the event through her friend, a student veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps.

“When he said I could bring my dog, that’s what decided it for me,” Roberge said. “I’m all about doing whatever I can for my dog and the money is for a really great cause.” studentlife@cm-life.com Shannon Millard Staff | Photographer

Elijah Henry #15, Andrew Clark #8 and David Burney IV #90 start the 2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Fun Run at Finch Field House on Saturday.

Sophomore Burney came in first place with a time of 18:31.

Earth Week ends with Take Back the Tap Day of Action

By Adriana Cotero Staff Reporter

For the members of Take Back the Tap, a registered student organization calling for the end of Central Michigan University’s bottled water vending contract, a staff member or administrator drinking bottled water on campus is one too many.

Dressed in all blue attire, a sea of students from the RSO marched from Rose Pond to Warriner Hall on Friday to hand deliver letters of protest to Central Michigan University’s Director of Purchasing and Contracting Thomas Trionfi. The protest marked the end of the university’s Earth Week festivities, which Take Back the Tap called a Day of Action.

Vincent Roncelli, president of Take Back the Tap, said the protest is a culmination of the group’s four year crusade against bottled water.

“We have passed legislation through student government, have gained support through students, faculty, and staff and we are still not seeing the progress we would like to see,” he said. “We met with Trionfi, earlier this year and he told us if students really wanted to see a bottled water free campus they would be coming to him directly. So that’s exactly what we are going to do.”

In its few years as a RSO, the campaign has made efforts to educate students on the negative effects of bottled water, resulting in more than 3,000 petition signatures.

Roncelli said the group expected a large crowd, since students and faculty have been supporting the campaign for years.

Only 30 students participated in the protest.

Concerned community members unable to attend the event were asked to send an email to Trionfi expressing their concerns, as well.

“Mount Pleasant tap water is safe to drink and water fountains are readily available all over campus,” Roncelli said. “There is no need for CMU to continue of selling bottled

Andraya Croft | Staff Photographer Students from Take Back the Tap march through campus to deliver letters to CMU administrators asking them to stop selling bottled water in the vending machines on Friday.

water, a basic human right, for a profit.”

Mariah Urueta, Student Government Association vice president, said the RSO has been in contact with Trionfi for the last four years. During this time, Urueta, Roncelli and Trionfi had come to an agreement of not renewing the Pepsi and Coke contracts for 2015 academic year.

However, in their latest meeting, Trionfi said more support was needed for the measure, leading the group to march and hand-deliver letters to emphasize the amount of support from student body.

“One of the reasons for bringing the bottle water issue to CMU is the county next to Isabella county,

Mecosta county, had an ongoing approximately 10-year court case with Nestle (bottle water),” Urueta said.

“They were being sued by the county because they were taking more water than allocated and essentially stealing water from farmers.

“Water is a basic human right.

Without water, there is no life and it should not be bought and sold for profit.”

Take Back the Tap believed the protest would be a powerful statement. The group wants to make CMU a sustainable school, to which Urueta said bottle water has a negative impact on the overall health of the campus environment.

While delivering the letters,

Trionfi remained in his office. He said the protest was completely unexpected.

“I do the contracts, ultimately it is not my decision,” he said. “The university, being students, faculty, and staff, have to demand for it, and not only vocally. We are one of the few campuses that have Pepsi and Coke – we provide a choice.

“We aren’t going to deficit to them what they can and cant have.

The choice is yours. You can get Pepsi, you can get Coke, or neither. If people decide to not purchase them, then surely the contract will end on its own.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | Republicans lack voice on campus Kurt Nagl Voices Editor

The pain of putting it off

support, Our View: The Republican party or remind has little voice on this campus. With very students few GOP speakers or events, an even they can be political discussion is lacking at Central a part of the Michigan University. process.

Your View: We would Want your voice heard? like to extend To share your opinion on this editorial, an invitation or any topics related to published work in for Gov. Rick CM Life, send your views to Snyder to voices@cm-life.com. come to CMU More details regarding guest submissions and talk to are available on cm-life.com. our community. We urge the College Republicans RSO to facilitate the meeting.

If students truly are uninformed and uninterested in politics, such an event on campus would surely help change their minds. If we truly are too liberal, such a discussion might help us see from a different perspective.

Political involvement starts with an opinion.

Especially on a college campus, opinion is shaped by events and discussions on campus.

The more well-rounded our opinions are, the stronger the conversation.

This time of year, students are forced to show their true college colors.

Days before spring break, you were thinking about how much you would accomplish during a stressfree week of no school. Those projects assigned on the first day of class worth 50 percent of your grade were going to be complete.

You convinced yourself you would actually read your textbook because the subject actually interests you.

Then spring break came and went, and all you were left with was the perfect excuse. Vacations are crucial for mental health and emotional stability. Hitting the books instead of the parties would have been counterproductive to your well-being.

You returned to classes – maybe with a tan – and could not help but feel a little more stressed. A holiday was right around the corner, and even though it’s only a weekend long, it would give you a chance to seek refuge at home. Escaping the endless escapades of a college town would surely allow you to focus on your studies.

But nobody goes home for a holiday to do homework. What would your family and friends think if you skipped the annual Easter egg hunt to write a paper?

You returned to classes – maybe with some leftover candy – and here you are now, becoming more aware of the hole you have dug yourself into.

There are two types of these students: professional procrastinators and panicked procrastinators.

On the outside, they appear much the same: Discombobulated, sitting behind a desk with a clutter of notes and post-its and a caffeinated beverage bordering on room temperature. However, the mentalities of the two are polar opposite.

We all know who wins. Everybody has bad days and bad weeks and bad months, but everybody has the ability to succeed no matter the situation.

white. Other units on campus, like the College of Health Professions, utilize this template. Otherwise, one must request revisions to existing templates from IT. This conflict came down to a matter of plain and simple control. By March, without telling us in a timely or direct manner, University Communications had decided to withdraw its permission for us to “experiment.”

These arguments skirt the question of creativity entirely. By our third or fourth rejection, our proposal was already looking pretty conservative. The Web Standards are also meant to “Encourage diverse and innovative use of the web while maintaining a consistent look.”

Personally, I’ve never known anything “innovative” to come from a use of templates. Consistency sure— innovation, not quite. Templates by their nature are restrictive and ought to be employed only after the creativity has actually taken place.

I realize there is an argument that CMU’s website is composed of tens

of thousands of pages, necessitating the use of a content management system. But no one should labor under the delusion that this will ever lead to anything but standardized predictability.

Finally, when I read the names on the Web Governance Council and the Faculty Technology Advisory Committee, I saw my Dean’s name and one other faculty member from my college – but no one with a design degree or visual art background.

Could this be the reason the Web Standards feel like a locked box with a lost key?

Campus was once a Wild West of secondary marks and unrestricted websites. Suddenly we’ve arrived at the opposite extreme, where an exceedingly narrow definition of branding strangles all.

If the proposed University Web Policy Standards, supported by the CMU Web Style Guide, are implemented, kiss your freedom goodbye— the situation promises to only get worse.

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If Republicans want our votes, they will have to meet us half way

ollege students are placed into several

different stereotypes. Many are denounced for leaning too far left and fostering “radical” ideologies. Critics accuse students of being ill informed and woefully uninterested in politics.

However, students play a bigger part in politics than voting turnout numbers might suggest. The process of being involved starts with an opinion. An opinion develops with research and experience and ultimately makes an impact once it is vocalized.

Throughout the year, Central Michigan University students have made a strong impact by voicing their beliefs. Through RSOs, campus events and critical discussion, students shape the political identity of this town in more ways than they might realize.

When it comes to politics, Central Michigan Life has received criticism of being too liberal on this page and trying to sway student opinion. In reality, the approach of the newsroom is just the opposite: Student opinion influences our coverage.

We can only communicate with our audience the information that is communicated with us. If more stories about the Democratic Party are published, it is because they are more active on our campus.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) visited campus to talk with students and the community about current issues in Congress. He urged students to be mindful of hot button policies regarding civil rights and to be involved in the political discourse.

Two weeks ago, Congressman Gary Peters, another Democrat, visited campus to do the same. In the heat of election season, Peters explained how his purpose for visiting was to introduce the candidates and issues.

“We want to make sure that [students] know who’s running and who the group supports,” he said.

The College Democrats RSO has been very effective in bringing their point of view to campus and informing students how to get involved.

We would also like to hear the other side, too.

The Republican Party has done little to rally

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CMU web policy standards will lock website in a Maroon and Gold box

By David Stairs Professor, Department of Art & Design

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’ve spent the better part of an academic year in an effort to improve my department’s “web presence.”

In September, my colleagues and I thought we’d been given tentative permission from University Communications to experiment as a “test case” in variance from the then current standards. This was important because the nature of our

department, Art & Design, is visual communication and our competitors, like the Frostic School at Western Michigan University, were not waiting around for us to develop a hot site, but had already posted one of their own.

Over the course of several months, we created a number of iterations in an effort to please many masters.

The web standards are meant to “en-

sure accurate and timely information is easily accessible to the CMU community,” and this wasn’t happening. Even though we adopted style guide standards for page size, color, word mark, and banners, we found that our best efforts were met with increasingly subjective evaluations.

When we pointed this out, we were told with terrible finality: “Art is subjective; go back and try again.”

Being designers, we certainly understand rejection— it goes with the territory. We also understand the value of branding. Yet, the reason we were being told to keep working was because there was not enough gold color on our proposed site. Whether you believe one needs to bleed maroon and gold in order to evoke a CMU identity, such strictures are generally counterproductive. Effective branding allows for variation and exception to the norm as a matter of course.

CMU recommends four standard templates. One of which, similar to our final proposal, is maroon and

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Cadaver legislation could allow people to donate their bodies to CMU

By Mark Johnson Senior Reporter

Alumni might soon be able to give more than money back to Central Michigan University as donations.

That is, of course, if Michigan lawmakers pass a new piece of legislation allowing people to donate their bodies as cadavers to universities in Michigan .

The legislation, House Bill 4341, aims to allow interested philanthropists to give their earthly vessels to classrooms for scientific study and cadaver-based learning activities.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R-Dowagiac) in February, and now awaits approval from the Committee on Health Policy, which is involved in its third readthrough of the legislation.

Although Central Michigan University supports the cadaver legislation, if it passes, there will most likely be no immediate impact.

With a smaller inaugural class finishing up its first year, there is only a small number of cadavers being used in CMED. Eight cadavers are currently being used by both CMED and the College of Health Professions for different courses, including anatomy.

Due to the smaller class sizes and smaller amounts of resources available to house cadavers, CMU will continue planning to obtain cadavers through other universities.

“As much as we would like to take direct donations, we just don’t have the facilities to do it,” said Shawna

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Rodabaugh, Human Anatomy Laboratory Coordinator for CMED. Rodabaugh added that if someone asked or wanted to donate a loved one’s body to CMU, she would thank them but point them to another program like Michigan State University.

In the CMED building, there are two labs available to hold cadavers with each lab housing up to 10 at one time.

Once the cadavers have been obtained, the cadavers are used for two years, or until they have been fully dissected.

CMU receives the cadavers in an embalmed state, so there is no additional equipment needed to preserve them. However, the cadavers are inspected to make sure they are not drying out and kept at a temperature a little bit lower than room temperature. There are submersion tanks available as well as hypodermic injections if the cadavers begin to dry out.

Cadavers are obtained from either MSU, Wayne State University or University of Michigan. The costs associated with obtaining a cadaver is a reimbursement of the

costs the previous university incurred during the donation and other operational costs.

These costs are determined by the university which supplied the cadaver and ranges between $1,000 to $1,500 for the use of the cadaver.

Some students at CMU believe being able to donate their bodies to specific institutions could help guide the next generation in learning.

“I absolutely would donate my body to science,” said Oxford senior Mark Hurrish.

“Obviously, I’m not using it anymore, so if it could benefit someone else, I don’t see why not. Especially if the person is able to save some else’s life.”

Hurrish said he wouldn’t particularly care which university or institution his body would go to in the long run.

However, if he did get the chance to pick, he said he’d go with CMU over others.

“I would definitely like it to go to Central,” he said. “This university has already done so much for me and it would be a small thing that I could give back.”

Yet some students wouldn’t dream of donating their bodies to science, even in the name of CMU spirit.

“It’s out of respect to my body,” said Celeste Lang, a Lake City junior. “I would definitely donate my organs to people who need them to continue living, though.” *University Editor Katherine Ranzenberger contributed to this report.* university@cm-life.com

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KILDEE | continued from 1a The thought would be that it erases some of the uncertainty that comes with a student loan. It might not fit for everybody, but we should have a whole battery of ways to pay for higher education and not rely on anyone of them. (We want) to have a whole range of options so that every student that has the thought of potentially going to school doesn’t have the finances of their family as a barrier to do that.

Along those lines in terms of higher education, there was a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that upheld Michigan’s ban on affirmative action with regard to college admissions. What’s your take on that? What kind of role should race play in college admissions?

I was disappointed in the court’s decision, and I’ll tell you why: It is a fact that this country had 200 years of discrimination against minorities.

And even though that brand of discrimination is no longer legal, and no longer support-

ed, it’s only been a generation where this has been the case.

The point of affirmative action, which is a term that actually President (John F.) Kennedy first used, is to take steps to try to quickly make up for many generations of discrimination by ensuring inclusion of minorities in the workplace, in higher education, etc. (We need) to get more quickly to a point where we no longer have disproportionate poverty and disproportionate barriers to higher education or to the workforce for minority communities.

And we’re not there yet. I mean, the data is real clear. So, to me, it’s a perfectly legitimate function to say that we need to take affirmative steps to try to hasten the transition from being a divided culture to one that’s more inclusive.

There was another courtrelated story that made headlines recently with regards to same-sex marriage in Michigan. What’s your take on the attorney general requesting a stay on a lower court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage?

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that took place in the state?

First of all, I was very pleased with the original court ruling that overturned Michigan’s discriminatory practices toward same-sex couples. Discrimination is wrong, no two ways about it. The disappointment that our attorney general

Buying influence in Lansing Friends of CMU contributes to higher ed committee members

By Katherine Ranzenberger University Editor

Money talks, and Central Michigan University has had a $200,000 voice in Lansing since 2006.

Aptly titled the “Friends of Central Michigan University,” a political action committee that has given tens of thousands of dollars to politicians in important higher education committee seats to wield political clout and to gain a lobby for the university, according to data collected by the Michigan Secretary of State office.

A political action committee is a group that gathers contributions from donors to give to campaigns.

During the 2014 fiscal year, Friends of CMU has given more than $9,000 to politicians in Lansing and in Washington, D.C. The majority of the recipients have not been from the mid-Michigan area and the group has mainly given to Democratic Party candidates during the last two benchmark election cycles, 2008 and 2012.

The PAC has tried to balance its giving to both Democratic and Republican candidates.

“We tend to give to leaders,” said Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations. “We typically give to those that chair appropriations committees.

We support bipartisanship in higher education. Sometimes, if you’re a minority member (of Congress) you don’t do as much fundraising until election years.”

The committee usually gives to a particular politician the group feels will make an impact on their behalf in Lansing and beyond. The PAC is independent and does not affiliate itself with CMU directly. Yet the group does bear the university’s name and is run by at least one employee of the university.

Angela Armstrong, coordinator for government relations at CMU, is the designated bookkeeper for the group.

Dan Boge, a certified personal

accountant from Mount Pleasant, is the treasurer of the PAC. In 2013, 39 politicians from local, state and federal governments received anywhere from $40 to $500 from the independent PAC. U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, DFlint, received the most money from Friends of CMU according to the expenditure listings on the Michigan Secretary of State website. The Friends of Dan Kildee PAC received $500 from Friends of CMU on Nov. 5, 2012, the day before he was elected to Congress.

Kildee was appointed the assistant minority whip on Jan. 9, only six days after being sworn into office.

Kildee serves on the Financial Services Committee, which oversees economic issues like banking and monetary policies.

On April 1, he was appointed to the House Budget Committee by committee chairman Paul Ryan. He is the only representative from Michigan on the committee.

Local state Rep. Kevin Cotter and state Sen. Judy Emmons, both Republicans, have received hundreds of dollars over the last year from the PAC. Emmons has received $1,052 in PAC to PAC and catering contributions in 2013.

Cotter received $500 in PAC to PAC contributions in 2013.

“It’s money and they spend it on re-election,” said Laura Toy, Emmon’s chief of staff.

“She’s sensitive to the issues for CMU because she serves them. She advocates for them.”

Toy said Emmons prefers conversations with her constituents and the people she represents over the monetary donations. “We’re always grateful for people who write you a check,” Toy said. “We don’t measure our deeds by dollars, though.”

Friends of CMU has donated to fourteen politicians on some sort of education committees. The committees are broken into higher education committees and school aid committees in both the State

Senate and State House.

State Rep. Al Pscholka, RBerrien County, has received $450 from Friends of CMU during 2013 and 2014 so far.

The Representative is vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee on higher education.

Pscholka said the money he receives from the PAC is just a drop in the bucket for a normal fundraising year.

“How much money I get from higher education is very small,” he said. “We hold fundraisers twice a year in Lansing. That’s when we get most of our funds, including from CMU.” The state representative said the majority of the money in his campaign funds come from constituents that contribute their own money. Pscholka said moneys from higher education institutions are just a form of free speech.

“That’s the universities using their freedom of speech to support who they like and who they don’t,” he said. “I’ll probably raise $100,000 mostly from constituents.”

A new United States Supreme Court ruling has brought PACs and their donating practices back into the forefront of the national conversation on campaign finance.

The ruling changed the way some PACs and businesses donate to politicians.

The USSC ruled in 2010’s Citizens United case that money is free speech. Now, there are no limits to how many politicians these PACs can donate to.

Wilbur said the new ruling won’t effect the way Friends of CMU donates to politicians.

“We never swim in those waters,” Wilbur said about the amount of money some PACs and businesses donate, adding that Friends of CMU doesn’t have enough money to reach the limits to begin with. university@cm-life.com

either A.) couldn’t figure out what their position was or B.) decided that they were going to make this their cause is, to me, a problem.

They’re on the wrong side of history. Twenty-five or thirty years from now, or maybe five years from now, people

like them will look back and be embarrassed by their actions, embarrassed that they actually stood on the side of discrimination. The reason I say that with certitude is that I know people, I have talked to people who were against civil rights in the 1960s and have

had to apologize in shame for what sounded like a perfectly rational position for them to take 25 or 30 years earlier.

I was in Alabama last spring with John Lewis, who was a leader in the Civil Rights movement and is a member of Congress now, and we met with people. We met with the daughter of Gov. George Wallace, who apologized for the treatment of her father when it came to the Civil Rights movement, and many, many more. university@cm-life.com

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Holocaust memorial museum exhibit to visit CMU

By Mark Johnson Senior Reporter

A traveling exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. will be making a stop at Central Michigan University this summer.

Beginning May 14, the “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race” exhibit will open in the CMU Museum of Cultural and Natural History in Rowe Hall.

The exhibit, presented by the College of Medicine, will examine the different roles medicine played in the eventual mass genocide of millions of Jews in addition to millions of others during

the Holocaust.

Jim Knight, director of marketing and communications for CMED, said it’s important for people to understand the impact medicine had during the Holocaust and the effect it had on practitioners across the globe.

“Even after the War, it took generations for people to really trust doctors again,” Knight said. “Any trust that was established was pretty fragile.”

An important focus of the exhibit is eugenics theory, a key factor in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Those who followed this theory believed it was possible to improve the human race, or

for Adolf Hitler, create the perfect or “Master Race.”

Hitler attempted to do this by controlling marriage, as well as reproduction, by using sterilization and other methods to ensure that certain attributes like race and sexuality – specifically Jewish ancestry and homosexuality – could be inhibited and eventually be eliminated altogether.

The exhibit will be featured at CMU from May 14 to to July 1. The exhibit will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, with the exception of holidays.

Costs associated with the

exhibit amount to approximately $5,000 which covers the exhibit fees as well as shipping costs to send the exhibit back to the museum.

Funding to bring the exhibit to campus was provided

by The Lerner Foundation, Eric F. and Lore Ross and the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund.

Admission is free and open to the public, although Knight and CMED urge that the exhibit may be disturbing to children.

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Courtesy Photos | Tim Fitzgerald Both Eric Fisher and Jahleel Addae had outstanding careers while playing on the Central Michigan football team. The two Chippewas are both currently making names for themselves in the National Football League.

Different paths to the NFL lead to the same result for Fisher, Addae Oct. 20, 2013 May 13, 2013 Signed with Chargers as undrafted free agent.

First career NFL sack against Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jahleel Addae

Dec. 12, 2013 First career start at safety against Denver Broncos.

Jan. 5, 2014 First career postseason start against Cincinnati Bengals.

First career forced fumble in the playoffs against Denver Broncos.

2008 Arrived at CMU.

By Seth Newman | Senior Reporter

On Dec. 29, 2013, two men’s paths crossed in the backfield of Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif.

“Come to the trenches with the big boys,” said a towering 6-foot-7 Eric Fisher.

“I’m never scared bro,” said hard-hitting safety Jahleel Addae.

Previously teammates at Central Michigan University, their paths from Mount Pleasant to the National Football League were quite different.

Fisher, a former CMU offensive tackle and Rochester native, was selected AllAmerican after his senior year.

Addae, a former CMU safety, was not.

Fisher was invited to the NFL combine.

Addae, a Florida native, was not.

Fisher was selected No. 1 overall in the 2013 NFL draft.

Addae didn’t hear his name called during the seven-round event in New

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York City.

That doesn’t mean Addae’s path to the NFL was any less successful than Fisher’s was. Addae took a route less traveled, but found just as many accomplishments on the big stage.

Not only was Fisher the first CMU player drafter No. 1 overall, but the first in the history of the Mid-American Con-

ference.

Addae couldn’t have been more proud to watch his teammate go No. 1.

“Just knowing Fisher from when he came in, he was real humble, “ Addae said. “He works hard and deserved everything that he got. He put his family on the map and he put the MAC on the map.

It was awesome to see him go No. 1.”

Training camp was full of NFL veterans and elite athletes.

Regardless, Addae wasn’t worried.

“Everyone out there is good, everyone is all-conference and they can play ball,” he said. “You have to be willing to study the playbook. You have to be willing to compete; put your best effort forward with every chance you get.”

Addae did just that, making the final roster cuts.

It was a dream come true for him and an emotional experience for his family.

“Just from always grinding from being a youngster and always having that dream to making the final roster was nothing short of a blessing,” Addae said.

When Fisher arrived for Kansas City Chiefs practice in May, he looked up from the huddle and took in the moment. w NFL | 3B

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Arrived at CMU

April 21, 2014 Chiefs announce Fisher is recovering from off-season shoulder and hernia surgeries.

April 25, 2013 Drafted No. 1 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jan. 12, 2014

Sept. 8, 2013 First career start at right tackle against Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Eric Fisher

Oct. 6, 2013 Misses game against Tennessee Titans with concussion.

Jan. 4, 2014 Misses playoff game against Indianapolis Colts with groin injury.

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Baseball swept by Ball State

By Cody DeBona Staff Reporter

Central Michigan baseball missed an opportunity when it fell flat against Ball State this weekend.

The Chippewas failed to bat in a run after the fifth inning Sunday, which lost the series finale and completed the series sweep by the Cardinals.

With the 5-3 loss to the Cardinals, CMU is now two and a half games behind BSU in the MAC West Division. The Chippewas entered the weekend with a half game lead in the division.

“We were down like this back in 2010 with nine games left when we ended up winning the championship,” coach Steve Jaksa said of the loss.

Freshman pitcher Nick Deeg started on the mound striking out five. However, Deeg walked, loading the bases in the sixth inning, leading to four runs and a CMU pitching change.

The story of the series for CMU was offensive futility.

In their game on Saturday, the Chippewas only scored in the eighth and ninth inning. On Friday, they failed to score a single run.

“I don’t think there are any positives (to take away from this series),” Jaksa said.

CMU scored a total of eight runs in three games to BSU’s 19. A series that looked very even on paper turned the two team’s conference standings upside down.

First baseman Cody Leichman batted in a run and had two hits on Sunday.

Leichman also made a sliding play to record the final out of the ninth and to prevent a BSU insurance run from scoring.

“I thought we played really well after the three runs (Sunday),” Jaksa said.

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Junior center fielder Tyler Huntey runs to first base during CMU’s game against Ball State on Sunday at Theunissen Stadium.

loaded had a nice 2-2 pitch and hit that really well it just got up in the wind and if it were 15 feet more to the right and it probably goes over the fence.”

In their first two games of the series, CMU managed 12 hits on five runs. With nine conference games left, CMU still has a chance to take the conference, although Ball State controls its own destiny being up two and a half games.

“Is it painful now? sure.

Is going 8-1 down the stretch going to be easy?

No,” Jaksa said. “But you have to play them one at a time and really focus on the next game. We’re capable of doing that.”

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Baseball bats wake up too little too late in Ball State series, CMU swept

By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

It took Central Michigan’s baseball team 16 1/3 innings to score a run against Ball State during the team’s crucial home series this weekend.

Losing its first series sweep of the season, the team fell Sunday, 5-3. Baseball also lost Friday, 9-0 and Saturday, 6-5.

Sunday’s first run came on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning against Cardinals starting pitcher Scott Baker. The Chippewas scored two more runs in the inning with two walks forcing in those runners.

Baker, last year’s MidAmerican Conference Pitcher of the Year, held the Chippewas to zero

runs, three hits and no walks through eight innings Saturday “When you think about those middle innings, we were pressing a little bit,” said CMU head coach Steve Jaksa. “The guys obviously know, no matter how much you try to keep the ‘outside’ away from you, they know they haven’t scored and are down.”

Right fielder Logan Regnier, who came into Saturday’s game with a .321 batting average, went 0-5 with three strikeouts. First baseman Cody Leichman also entered the game with a .311 batting average, and hit 0-3.

During Friday and Saturday’s games, CMU totaled five runs, 12 hits, six walks and 16 strikeouts.

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ting the ball hard, but those hits ended up barely foul, including a questionable call on the right-field line off the bat of Alex Borglin.

“They had two balls that were probably fair right on the chalk,” Jaksa said.

“Am I happy with how the guys battled? Yeah. I think most people would bet that being down 4-0 in that situation, we weren’t going to come back, and we were inches away from winning that game.”

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NFL | CONTINUED FROM 1B It was surreal for him.

“I had no idea about the offense and I was in the huddle with guys like Alex Smith, Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe and I was like, ‘Wow is this really happening,’” he said.

“Those guys you used to watch in high school and guys you watched in college and now you’re in the huddle with them.

You just have to make the most of it. You have to make every opportunity and make the best of it.”

That’s what he did, and on July 26, Fisher signed a fullyguaranteed contact with the Chiefs worth $22.1 million with a $14.5 million signing bonus.

LIFE IN THE NFL

The Chiefs opened the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

When Fisher entered the stadium, he noticed considerable differences from his time in Mount Pleasant.

“It was a lot to take in,” Fisher said. “It was an amazing experience especially in front of an NFL crowd. It was a little bit bigger stadium than at CMU.

You block out all that eventually and you go out there and have fun and do what you do.”

Not only did he get his first win, but the Chiefs won their first nine games.

Addae opened his season on an even bigger stage as the Chargers played at the Houston Texans on “Monday Night Football.”

“This isn’t a dream, this is real life.” he said. “I couldn’t think of a better stage to showcase my talents. I got a fair amount of playing time that game; there were a fair amount of butterflies here and there.

After that first hit, I was ready to get it going.”

Both Fisher and Addae played against future Hall of Famers during their rookie seasons.

Addae faced NFL MVP Peyton Manning three times in 2013, while Fisher lined up against seven Pro Bowlers.

When they weren’t defending or blocking the best in the league, they were adjusting to the NFL life.

“You have a lot more free time because you don’t have classes,” Addae said. “You also have to take care of your body because you play a lot more games. You watch a lot more film and the speed is now professional. You are out

Central Michigan Life | cm-life.com | Monday, April 28, 2014 | 3B there competing with some of the most elite athletes in the country. You have to train like that. You have to think like that.

It’s overall more mental than physical.”

Both former Chippewas miss their college days from time to time. Mostly they miss the relationships they made.

“I miss CMU and the love they gave me,” Addae said. “I miss the relationships that I built when I was there for five years.”

For Fisher, he remembers his time at Kelly/Shorts Stadium and the bonds he made during victories.

“I’ll always miss Mount Pleasant,” Fisher said. “We had some great success, especially my freshman year winning the MAC championship. That’s the year I’ll always remember, we beat Michigan State.”

While they miss their CMU teammates, they saw plenty of each other during the season.

The Chargers swept the season series with the Chiefs, 2-0, including the last game of the season. San Diego beat the Chiefs in a last effort to make the playoffs and Addae made sure Fisher knew that.

“I talked to Fisher and texted him throughout the season,” Addae said. “I caught him after the first game we played each

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other. I talked a little smack to him in the second game we played, so that was a good time.”

Fisher doesn’t recall the chatter, but said it sounded like Addae.

“It’s good to see guys doing their thing, that’s what it’s all about in the end,” Fisher said.

“He’s a guy who has passion for the game, it was great playing against him. Luckily, I’ll be playing against him twice a year for the next four years. It’s a pretty cool experience.”

THE PLAYOFFS AND THE FUTURE

The Kansas City Chiefs went from the worst team in the NFL in 2012 to a playoff team in 2013.

Fisher had a big role in the reversal, helping the team finish 11-5.

Injuries limited him. He played in 14 games in 2013, including missing the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.

After offseason shoulder and hernia surgeries, and switching to left tackle, Fisher is preparing to return stronger than ever.

“It was a fun ride,” Fisher said. “When it comes down to it, getting into the playoffs is always what you want. It’s what you play for. Unfortunately, we couldn’t keep our playoff run going. We always look for-

By Seth Newman Senior Reporter

Eric Fisher was an immovable force during his college career at CMU. After a great senior season and post season workouts, Fisher was invited to New York for the NFL Draft.

Fisher heard he would be drafted in the first round. He just didn’t know when.

Sitting with his family in New York at the Radio City Hall, Fisher heard his phone go off moments before the number one draft choice was announced.

“Once my phone rang, I honestly don’t remember what happened after that,” Fisher said. “It was a surreal experience. I remember going into Radio City and walking the red carpet where some of the legends that have played in the league walked. I was sitting there with my family waiting for the phone call.”

Jahleel Addae was a hard-hitting presence in the secondary for CMU. After a senior season that included a league-leading four interceptions, team Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team-All MAC, he was invited to the East-West Shrine Game, where he left an impression on NFL scouts.

As Addae sat down to watch the NFL draft, he was expecting to hear his name anywhere from mid rounds to the last.

When his name wasn’t called, Addae was upset.

“I was disappointed but, like I said, I’ve always been an underdog, it wasn’t anything new,” he said. “It just fueled my fire to compete and work.

I stayed humbled. I had a chip on my shoulder.”

What Fisher does remember is not answering the first call.

“I went to answer the phone when it rang and I somehow missed the call,” Fisher said. “I don’t know if it disconnected or number one oversomething

but I missed the call to be selected all in the NFL draft.

They called back and it was an amazing experience. Coming out of a Mid-American Conference school and getting drafted number one was absolutely amazing.”

reers, both former Chippewas have similar goals.

Addae wants to prove his worth in the league, not just to his coaches and teammates, but to each team that passed on him in the draft. Beyond that, he wants to improve his game.

“I want to be a good player, be a good teammate in San Diego,” Addae said. “I want to stay healthy, I want to get bigger, stronger, faster and continue to learn how to be a professional.

We have some good experience, making it to the playoffs, and a great coaching staff. We have all the right pieces of the puzzle to be put together. That’s the big goal.”

As for Fisher, he wants to improve his game and make the playoffs again. He’d also like to see his name on the Pro Bowl roster.

“I just want to help the team out any way I can,” he said. “In the end, that’s what it comes down to. You have 11 guys that if they play like that, you will always have success.”

When the two met in the backfield that afternoon in December, it wasn’t the first time their paths crossed and it wouldn’t be the last. Fisher and Addae are hoping to set a foundation for long NFL careers. sports@cm-life.com

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David Eulitt | Kansas City Star | MCT Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Eric Fisher (72) blocks Cleveland Browns outside linebacker Paul Kruger (99).

ward for the next year and the next time you’re going to play football.”

As for Addae and the Chargers, the team finished 9-7 and made the playoffs.

He played in all 16 games, starting two of them near the end of the season after starter Eric Weddle was injured. Addae finished with 38 tackles and one sack.

Proving his worth, Addae started his first NFL playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

It was a completely different atmosphere for him. “(During) the whole week, preparation was different,” Addae said. “There was more on the line. It’s so hard to make the playoffs and then (when) you win one and get into the second round, you start to have visions of the Lombardi Trophy.

That’s the goal of every elite NFL team. Just to have that opportunity, it was a real awesome experience.”

Addae’s Chargers were eliminated by the Denver Broncos, 24-17, in the divisional round. In the game, he made his presence known, making eight tackles and forcing a fumble.

Fisher’s Chiefs fell in the wild card round, losing to the Indianapolis Colts, 45-44.

As for the future of their ca-

Michael Ciaglo | Colorado Springs Gazette | MCT Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas tries to step past San Diego Chargers safety Jahleel Addae, top.

Although not one of the 254 players selected in the 2013 NFL draft, almost half the 32 teams called Addae, inviting him into training camp.

After signing with the San Diego Chargers on May 13, Addae entered training camp

with a chip on his shoulder and hopes of making the 53man roster.

That determination paid off as Addae would go on to play in all 18 games that season with the Chargers including two playoff games.

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MLB pine tar rule needs to go during what is called the “pine tar game.”

After hitting a home run to give his team the lead, Kansas City Royal George Brett was told by umpires that the amount of tar used on his bat was excessive.

The home run was nullified and he was called out.

The incident was protested by the Royals. Then MLB Commissioner Lee MacPhail overruled the call on the field in the days that followed.

More recently, New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was caught using pine tar on his neck. He was ejected by the home plate umpire and was dealt the standard 10-game suspension.

Pitchers know how important it is to be able to control their pitches. No pitcher wants to hit anyone with a 95 mph fastball.

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It is illegal for pitchers in Major League Baseball to use pine tar.

Should that change?

Yes. Pine tar is a commonly used substance by hitters in the MLB. It is applied to bats in order to improve grip. It prevents slippage.

According to MLB, that is an acceptable use. Putting the substance on the inside of your glove or on your hand to improve your grip on a baseball, however, is not permitted.

Violators receive a 10game suspension by the league office.

The most infamous incident regarding pine tar took place on July 24, 1983,

steroids or human growth hormone.

In no way are players intentionally using this substance to gain an advantage over hitters allowing for better movement on the ball.

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig issued a statement this week in regards to the Pineda incident.

“When the season is over, we ought to look at all this,” Selig told the Associated Press.

The league should not wait until the end of the season to change the rule.

Pine tar makes the game safer.

The MLB needs to stop the hypocrisy and quit holding pitchers to different standards than everyone else. sports@cm-life.com

Track and field rake in personal bests as semester winds down sophomore Nate Ghena finished in 11th with a personal best of 30:08.17.

“I was a little upset immediately after the race just because I was only eight seconds away from going under 30,” Ghena said. “As more time has passed from the meet, though, I’m more and more proud of my race.”

Ghena, who is ranked No. 62 in the NCAA East, hopes to make the top-48 at the MAC meet.

“Everybody did a great job,” said director of track and field, Mark Guthrie.

“Penn Relays is one of the most prestigious meets in the country, so it’s a really huge testament to the quality of athletes.”

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Central Michigan’s track and field teams had a busy yet successful weekend.

Members split up across the country, competing in the Penn Relays at University of Pennsylvania, the Triton Classic in San Diego, and Hillsdale Invitational in Hillsdale.

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A few of Chippewas were sent to Penn State on Friday, each hoping elite competition would earn them a Mid-American Conference automatic qualifier or first round NCAA ranking.

All of the Chippewas who competed in the 10K managed personal bests.

Junior Breanne Lesnar finished 10th overall with a time of 34:50.14. Senior Krista Parks and freshman Kelly Schubert finished 11th and 18th, respectively.

“We were shooting to be under 35 minutes, but I really had no idea what to expect,” Lesnar said. “I’ve only ran one other 10K and my time was 37:37, so this is a pretty big new PR. Going into the race, I tried not to get psyched out by the other girls. I wanted to just find a pack to hold onto, so it was really good to have that kind of competition.”

Lesnar is ranked in the top 48 for the East Region, which means she should be able to compete in the first round of the NCAA championships.

On the men’s side,

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CMU’s top throwers traveled to University of California San Diego over the weekend to compete at the Triton Invite.

In the women’s hammer throw, freshman Kylee Dobbelaere threw a personal record of 176-foot-3.

Dobbelaere’s throw earned her 17th place overall. She is now ranked as the No. 4 freshman in the NCAA East Region.

“This was a great opener,” Guthrie said.

With its success, CMU was dealt a setback.

Senior Alex Rose, one of the team’s most successful throwers, injured his pectoral muscle while throwing. Guthrie said he was not certain about the severity of the injury or how long Rose will be out.

A large portion of the track and field team attended the only in-state meet of the weekend.

In the men’s 400m, freshman Malik Vasquez nabbed a first place finish in the championship event. He ran a personal record of 48.23.

Junior Abbey Kelto finished just behind Eastern Michigan’s Anna Aldrich in the women’s 5k. Kelto’s time (17:17) was also a personal best.

In the women’s high jump, senior Megan Heffner was able to break a slump.

She earned a season best, 5-foot-6.

“I was in an outdoor funk for the beginning of the season,” Heffner said. “It’s all a mental game. All that rain and wind was messing with my mind, so I tried going into it with a positive attitude and kept telling myself that the weather doesn’t affect my jump.”

Now that she has beaten her mental block, Heffner has big plans for the rest of the season. She, like the rest of the Chippewas, is hoping to place in both the conference and national meets.

“In general, I’m very pleased with the effort our students gave us,” Guthrie said. “No matter which coast we were on, we had good performances, and significantly more good than bad. That’s essential for this time in the season, when we’re coming down to the end.” sports@cm-life.com

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Softball stumbles in loss against Toledo

By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

Softball’s offense struggled during a weekend sweep at the hands of Toledo.

On Sunday, Central Michigan wrapped up a two-game series with a 1-0 loss, following a 9-1 defeat via mercy rule Saturday.

The women offered no run support Sunday for senior pitcher Morgan Yuncker.

“Morgan pitched a really good game and kept us in the game today,” said head coach Margo Jonker. “CarolAnn (Sexauer) made some great plays defensively this weekend against Bowling Green and today against Toledo as well.”

In their final at-bat on Sunday, CMU was able to get runners on first and second but failed to take advantage of the opportunity. The Chippewas managed five hits through two games against Toledo.

Yuncker worked out of a bases-loaded jam twice in the series finale. Allowing the only run of the afternoon, her record fell to 9-3 on the season.

“I knew I needed to get plenty of ground balls for the defense today because they played great,” Yuncker said. “Keeping the ball on the ground is what I was trying to focus on.”

Yuncker surrendered Toledo’s lone run on an RBI

single in the bottom of the sixth inning.

CMU’s record on the fourgame trip through Ohio this weekend concludes at 2-2.

The team is 31-17, and sits two games above .500 with a 9-7 record in Mid-American Conference play.

“We need to take total focus of the task at hand,” Jonker said.

CMU remains in second behind Ball State in the MAC West Division with seven games remaining on the regular season schedule, including double-headers against Detroit and the Cardinals sports@cm-life.com

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