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Bonkowski pleads guilty

Running

Former student avoids trial in poisoning case

By Tony Wittkowski Senior Reporter

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Freeland native and CMU alum Brad Kloha, 28, drags a cinder block through the sand while training Saturday afternoon at Island Park, 331 N Main St. Starting June 15, Kloha will attempt to finish 100 road and mud and obstacles races in 52 weeks as part of a project he calls “Run to Remember,” which will conclude in June 2014. The goal of “Run to Remember” is to raise $1 million for Alzheimer’s disease awareness through the Alzheimer’s Association.

CMU alum, employee Brad Kloha to run 100 races in 52 weeks to raise funds for Alzheimer’s awareness

By Justin Hicks | Senior Reporter Driving home from a mentally and physically exhausting mud and obstacle race known as the Tough Mudder, Brad Kloha was deep in thought.

Having completed a handful of these strength and endurance tests for various foundations, the 28-year-old Freeland native wanted to do something bigger.

“Driving back, I decided I wanted to create my own (fundraising race), but then the idea came to me, ‘Why not pull off something where I run a bunch instead?’” Kloha said. “At first, I decided to run 52 races in 52 weeks, but that seemed too easy.”

Starting June 15, Kloha will attempt to finish 100 road and mud and obstacles races in 52 weeks as part of a project he calls “Run to Remember,”

which will conclude in June 2014.

The goal of “Run to Remember” is to raise $1 million for Alzheimer’s disease awareness through the Alzheimer’s Association. Kloha launched the website, runtoremember.net, four weeks ago and has already raised more than $6,500.

The site, which includes a calendar of Kloha’s future races, his personal blog and a memorial wall, also gives people the option to donate and sponsor the cause in various ways.

Kloha said finances for the year are a slight worry, as estimated costs of entry fees and travel will total between $10,000 and $20,000, but he is determined to find a way to finish 100 races.

“When I run these races, I think I’ll have enough motivation,” Kloha said. “It’s too big of a cause not to finish. It’s not just about me anymore; it’s about all the families of people with Alzheimer’s disease. I might be hurting, but so are all those families watching family members go through it.”

Kloha ran his first mud obstacle

race in 2010, when he completed the Warrior Dash with his sister Heather Wesolek in Illinois.

At first, he thought he might run a race each year, but he said he caught the bug and began participating more frequently.

After coming up with the initial idea to run 100 races, he got the support of his Central Michigan University coworkers to help formulate his ideas for the organization.

Kloha, a 2006 CMU graduate, is an enrollment management analyst at his alma mater.

In November, he met with the Central Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in Midland.

“I was primarily interested in getting permission to say it was sup-

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAD KLOHA

On July 5, 2010, Freeland native and CMU alum Brad Kloha, left, posed for a picture with his grandmother Phyllis Brinkman, as they celebrate her last birthday before she died from Alzheimer’s Disease in June 2011.

porting the Alzheimer’s Association,” Kloha said. “They loved it and sent me the logo to put on all my materials. Then, they set up the donation page for me, so no money donated went through me.”

Holocaust survivor Vera Meisels shares her story at CMU

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UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN

Employees raise $892,503, marking third-highest drive ever for university

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Sunday night’s reading was the end of a 16-day journey for Holocaust survivor Vera Meisels.

Meisels traveled from Isreal to help advise and narrate last week’s production of “The Fireflies,” a play originally performed by children in the German ghetto Terezín during World War II. Meisels was an original participant in the play when she was sent to the Terezín ghetto at the age of eight.

The reading, attended by about 70 in the Moore Hall Kiva, was part of the Harold Abel Endowed Lecture Series and showcased Meisels’ biographical works on the events of her childhood. The reading was the last event for Meisels before her return home.

The works brought further insight into Meisels’ time in Terezín. The first story read, entitled “Dancing Afraid,” described the joy Meisels experienced in Terezín

Kayla A. Bonkowski, 20, pleaded guilty in Isabella County Trial Court Friday after being charged for putting bleach in her roommate’s iced tea.

The Sterling Heights native and former Central Michigan University student was charged with poisoning food/drink/ medication/ water supply, a Kayla Bonkowski 15-year felony, but entered into a guilty plea agreement that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Bonkowski will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. on May 10 before judge Mark Duthie in Isabella County Trial Court.

The court will take the guilty plea to an amended count 1 under advisement pending youthful trainee status.

Defense attorney Todd Levitt declined comment, while Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully could not be reached.

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

Bonkowski said she knew poisoning her roommate was a serious thing, but she did it anyway because she said her roommate was being “mean,” according to an affidavit.

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

The court found Bonkowski in violation of her bond conditions on Jan. 22 after being spotted at Wayside Central, 2000 S. Mission St., on Jan. 9 at the same time as her former roommate.

The conditions she broke included a restraining order and attending an establishment that served alcohol.

Bonkowski was then held without bond in the Isabella County Jail for 13 days before Feb. 4, when the court denied a motion to reinstate the original bond that was set at $20,000, which was paid on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Holocaust survivor Vera Meisels sits in the Kiva of Moore Hall Sunday evening and listens as her stories and poems are read to the audience. The stories detailed her childhood experiences during World War II and as a prisoner in the Terezín concentration camp.

while being in the play, but also the sense of terror that hung over every moment.

“In the front row, German soldiers wearing black uniforms with white skulls sat,” Meisels wrote.

“Here it comes, the end of the performance, they had come to take us.

We were going to die; there were no parents to lean on.”

The stories and poems presented were read by Meisels and three additional professors, Assistant Professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts Lauren McConnell, Assistant Professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts Annette Thornton and “The Fireflies” direc-

tor Nancy Eddy, because of Meisels’ difficulty speaking English.

The works not only focused on her stay at Terezín, but also on her life afterward. They explored her childhood obsession with the piano, her relationship with her father and her trip back to Terezín years later.

“Their poems are my therapy,” Meisels said. “When I am depressed, the poem comes.”

Manchester junior Logan Caszatt said she came to the event because of her interest in Holocaust speakers. She found Meisels inspirational.

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Central Michigan University’s current and former employees pledged $892,503 for the 2012 Annual University Campaign, the third-highest total donation in school history.

The College of Business Administration was the recipient of two of the seven AUC awards last week during the campaign luncheon.

CBA pledged the most money by a college with more than 100 employees at $150,787 and received the highest participation by a college of the same size with 50-percent participation.

“I think what (the awards) really say is we’re pretty invested in our efforts here in the College of Business and across campus,” said Sandy Sommer, director of development for the CBA. “We had high participation, because everybody is involved and cares about the university, not only just about supporting their own programs.”

Each year, faculty, staff and retirees of CMU make internal pledges

between mid-October and the first week in December for the annual campaign. CMU will match 50 cents of each dollar donated during the campaign.

This year, a combined 1,011 current and former employees made contributions to various areas, including scholarships, athletics, the library and many of CMU’s individual departments.

Faculty pledging increased 13 percent from last year, with 331 faculty members supporting the campaign. Professional and administrative employees also made strides by setting an all-time record of 280 individuals participating.

Brian Griffin, director of annual giving, said the two groups were key in this year’s campaign success.

“I think we’ve built the campaign over time,” Griffin said. “I think what we’ve done is we’ve engaged people more on campus.

This year was the third-highest year we’ve had, so we were pretty pleased.”

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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY

w The spring Griffin Policy

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w LGBT advocate Charlene Strong

will speak in the Bovee University Center Rotunda at 7 p.m.

TOMORROW

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w Faculty artists Alexandra

David, piano, and Sarah Stone, mezzo-soprano, will perform “An Evening of Brazilian Song” at 8 p.m. in the Staples Family Concert Hall in the Music Building. Tickets are $3 for students and seniors and $5 for the public and can be bought online at cmich.edu/ ticketcentral or at the door.

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Instead, the court set a new bond with added conditions that did not allow Bonkowski to be in Isabella County for any reason other than to appear in court or to meet with her attorney.

Other conditions include a 10 p.m. curfew and requiring Bonkowski to live at home with her parents.

Bonkowski was already staying with her parents while attending classes at Macomb Community College prior to being spotted at Wayside Central. metro@cm-life.com

After gaining permission and support from the Alzheimer’s Association, the flower, a Peace Lily Kloha, received from his grandmother Phyllis Brinkman’s funeral, blossomed for the first time.

“I have a Peace Lily, which is a plant with some flowers, kind of like lilies, but it doesn’t blossom very often,” he said.

The lily blossomed a second time on March 11 when the Run to Remember site launched and a third time when ABC-12 aired Kloha’s story, gaining attention for his project.

“I’m convinced she is right next to God saying, ‘Make all this happen,’” he said. “It’s the little things (like that) keep me thinking I know she’s watching and she’s proud.”

Brinkman’s mother lost her battle with Alzheimer’s disease when Kloha was a young child.

He didn’t fully understand what was happening with his great-grandmother but watched Brinkman go through the disease later.

Wesolek said the progress of

UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN | CONTINUED FROM 1A In 2010, CMU reached an all-time high total donation of $1.23 million during its AUC. This year, the athletics department pledged $83,273, the most by a department with more than 25 employees, and posted the top participation in the same category with a 100-percent contribution rate.

“Athletics were at 100-percent participation, so everyone who works for athletics gave, and that’s really tough and extremely impressive,” Griffin said. “They do a great job.”

In the category of departments with fewer than 25 employees, the School of Accounting pledged the most dollars at $29,015, and the Clarke Historical Library had the highest participation with 100 percent for the same category.

The College of Communication and Fine Arts was recognized as the most-improved participation rate.

The seven plaques given during the campaign luncheon are the only incentives for supporting the AUC campus-wide, though the CBA has its own personal incentive.

“We try to make it a fun participation event, and we want

(employees) to enjoy it,” Sommer said. “We send off little reminders and fun emails that try to engage and show a lighter side of giving, and we compete for the Howard Cup.” Sommer said the Howard Cup was created as an extra incentive and is awarded to the department with the highest percentage of contributions.

The trophy is filled with candy and awarded annually.

This year, the Marketing and Hospitalities Administration received the award.

Sommer said the campuswide campaign awards are something to take pride in but are also important factors when it comes to communicating with external donors and alumni.

“We hang those plaques in the office here at the College of Business, and it means a lot to us,” she said. “We seek alumni support, and we can say, not only are we asking for your support, but we want you to join us, because we support it too within the college. I think that says a lot to our alumni, donors and friends.”

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become interested in it and embrace it.”

Meisels said she wants the audience to take a sense of joy from her works.

“I want them to have a great satisfaction that I have reached the point to be appreciated,” Meisels said. “...

I am in Heaven, and even surprised, I don’t know if I deserve to be in Heaven.”

Meisels said she has been blessed by the people she has met at CMU. “They became my family.

I appreciate each of them,” Meisels said. “They are my siblings, my friends; I feel myself very free.”

CONTINUED FROM 1A “It (was) such an awful time in history,” Caszatt said.

“I loved coming to this, because she did survive; I think that’s amazing. Not only did she survive, but she’s so positive after.”

McConnell, who wrote the version of “The Fireflies” performed at Central Michigan University, found Meisels’ reaction to her childhood experiences to be more than meaningful.

“People reacted to their experience in the Holocaust in different ways,” McConnell said. “Her way was to

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“Short of a doctor chaining me to a hospital bed, I’m going to complete the 100 races,” Kloha said. “There are tons of people out there who are so inspiring, so there should be no reason why I can’t finish.”

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races in 52 weeks, especially his knees.

During his first Tough Mudder — a 12-mile mud and obstacle course — he suffered a tear in his meniscus of his right knee and a strain in the MCL of his left knee.

“After three knee surgeries, there’s not much left in my knees, and my ankles are torn up from soccer,” he said. “So (health) is always a concern, but, even if I have to do them injured, I will, because I’m committed to the 100 races.”

Kloha has a supportive family in his corner.

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continues at 7 p.m. at the Art Reach Center, 111 E. Broadway Road, featuring Central Michigan University student Courtney Kalmbach, winner of the 2012 Nature in Words Fellowship from the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute.

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Brinkman’s Alzheimer’s was difficult for her brother.

“I think it hit him really hard; it hit us all really hard,” Wesolek said, fighting back tears.

“It’s really hard seeing a sweet, innocent, never-asking-foranything kind of woman who all of a sudden doesn’t know how to walk or know who you are. It was really hard for Brad, because he was right there in the thick of it.”

Brinkman lost her 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease on June 18, 2011.

“She would forget who I was, which was the hardest part for me,” Kloha said. “At that time, 25-years-old and having known her for so long, she couldn’t even say my name, so that was tough.”

When Kloha runs his 100 races, he will have a sleeve on one arm with a picture of him and his grandmother and a picture of his great-grandmother on his other.

“If I get tired during a race, I can look down and see why I’m doing it,” he said. “Even though I know it has a greater impact on others, my grandmother and great-grandmother are my primary motivations.”

Kloha will put his body to the test when he takes on 100

CMU

Forum, focusing on the future of labor unions in Michigan in the wake of the new right-to-work law, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Park Library auditorium. The forum features former Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry, David Hecker, the president of the American Federation of Teachers of Michigan, Michigan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rich Studley and Vincent Vernuccio, director of labor policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Gongwer News Service publisher John Lindstrom will moderate.

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Study Abroad 101 A crash course in study abroad. An introduction on how to get started, financial information and more!

1:00 p.m.

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Spring 2013

Griffin Policy Forum The Future of Labor Unions in Michigan chsbs.cmich.edu/griffin Panelists

Moderator

John D. Cherry, Jr. 60th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2003-2011)

John Lindstrom Publisher, Gongwer News Service

David Hecker President, American Federation of Teachers of Michigan

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Rich Studley President and CEO, Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Political Science.

Vincent Vernuccio Director of Labor Policy, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

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President Gawronski reflects on his term

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It came in the form of an outstretched hand and a joke.

“Thank you for singlehandedly making the (Student Government Association) matter,” the professor said as he shook SGA President Justin Gawronski’s hand.

Justin Gawronski It was a typical meeting in the long-winding schedule, but this week, he carried a feat larger than most on his shoulders. The Academic Senate had just voted to keep the 16-week academic calendar for the fall, stopping a scheduled change that would have shortened it to 15 weeks.

Early last October, Faculty Association President and Counseling and Special Education Associate Professor Laura Frey told the SGA that stopping the academic calendar change wasn’t realistic.

“Unless something insurmountable occurs, the academic calendar will change,” Frey said.

Frey didn’t seem at that point to even begin to consider the SGA to be that insurmountable force. But, weeks later, SGA passed legislation opposing the calendar change, President George Ross opposed the change only a week after, and, that February, the changes to the academic calendar were put to a halt.

SGA’s opposition to the academic calendar was an uncanny move for the SGA. It challenged what many thought was possible for the SGA to accomplish.

The SGA had accomplished many significant tasks in the years before, but the academic calendar was an entirely different matter, one that put it in the center of university affairs.

It was one of the biggest achievements of Gawronski’s administration, and it has given the SGA more political capital than any time in recent memory heading into a new administration.

“There was a lot at stake for the SGA when we opposed that,” Gawronski said. “Because if we failed to stop it, then it would have been clear that our powers were as limited as people thought; that we didn’t have the power to change it. Thankfully, it legitimized the student body as the (insurmountable) force.”

At the beginning of his term, SGA was reeling from a botched unicameral proposition, which threatened to eliminate the House.

Not even a week into Gawronski’s administration, a new scandal arose, surrounding several questionable appointments Gawronski made to the Senate. In the midst of the uproar, Gawronski’s first vice president resigned.

“We did have a very rocky start,” said Gawronski, a Macomb senior. “My mistakes those first few weeks were less than desirable, but I really value that time as well. Making it through those few weeks gave me the confidence and drive to make it through the next year.”

Coming into the new 20122013 year, Gawronski had recovered with a victory very few saw coming, including Garwronski himself.

“Tailgating wasn’t even on my platform, to be honest. It didn’t seem like something the SGA would have been able to affect,” Gawronski said. “It kind of just fell into my lap when I came into office.”

Gawronski led a student committee that worked with the Central Michigan University athletics department and CMU police in order to re-evaluate and create a positive experience for Chippewa fans and students.

A new, less restrictive tailgating policy was put in place at the beginning of the 2012 football season.

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wind ensemble, it’s more asking the group, ‘What style do you want?’”

The woodwind quartet played the composition “Trois Pièces Brèves” by the composer Jacques Ibert. He said the group chose the piece for a very succinct reason.

“It was actually the only one we knew at the time,” Williamsen said. “But, also, you want to show off the best you have.

It’s a French piece, really light, really fun.”

John Jacobson, the director of music events, said the collage style of the concert was part of the reason the concert was as dynamic as it was.

“It allows us to put a large number and a variety of acts in front of the audience,” Jacobson said. “... but, also, it’s fast-moving it doesn’t seem like an hour. It seems much quicker than that.”

Mount Pleasant residents Shannon Patrick and his wife, Anita, who were in the audience, said they were more than impressed by the musical display. “(The) student body rocked it; your percussionists were world-class,” Shannon said. “...

I’m from Indiana, and Indiana University prides themselves on being one of the best music programs in the country. I’d say this was right there with them. This was just as good.”

Anita agreed.

“They were right up there with the professionals,” she said.

Central Michigan University has released detailed changes to its tuition benefit plan.

The program, also called the Tuition Waiver Policy, provides CMU courses at a reduced cost to eligible faculty, staff, Military Science staff, retirees and, in some cases, their spouses and dependent children.

One of the main changes to the plan includes a deadline extension for retroactive online requests for tuition benefit submissions, pushing the deadline back from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30, to allow students more time to complete the required paperwork.

“We did this to better align with the account billing process for students who are taking summer classes,” said Jacqueline Pridgeon, director of benefits and wellness. “What we are finding is, in certain situations, students were forgetting to submit forms by the deadline, and that becomes problematic.

By extending the deadline, it just gives students more time.”

The new tuition benefit plan will also incorporate the College of Medicine tuition costs to an amount equivalent to regular on-campus tuition charged to Michigan residents for doctoral credit hours.

“Essentially, this means if we had any employees who are taking CMED courses, the tuition benefit would cover the cost of $6,576 per semester,” Pridgeon said. “This equates to 12 credit hours at the doctoral rate. For annual coverage, this would be about $13,152.”

Additionally, the new plan includes a clarification that tuition benefits are a form of financial assistance and must be filed as such with the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. “We just needed to provide some clarification on how tuition benefits work and to really align it with our policies,” Pridgeon added.

The final change listed in a news release about the changes is a modification to the Global Campus Tuition Benefit Plan that would permit tuition coverage for off-campus employees only at the lesser of the Global Campus rates.

“In some cases, the rates for the Global Campus are different from on-campus rates,” Pridgeon explained. “This change just clarifies for any external employees that we will pay that same Global Campus rate, should it be higher.”

A comprehensive explanation and clarification of the changes outlined in the tuition benefit plan are available on CentralLink under General Counsel documents.

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Central Wails plays “Filthy McNasty” by Horace Silver during Opus XVI Saturday in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall. The hour-long concert was preceded by ice sculptures and catered dinner and dessert.

Showing off Collage concert centerpiece of Opus XVI

By Ryan Fitzmaurice | Senior Reporter

The entire audience turned in her direction.

Sarah Clarke’s figure was outlined by the spotlight. Immediately before her performance came The Common Denominator, an 11-person jazz ensemble, which included a variety of instruments, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, an electric guitar and percussion.

Clarke, though, with the exception of the accompanying pianist, graduate assistant Xinan Lin, was all alone. The first soloist of the night.

The Grand Ledge senior said she is long past getting nervous.

“I mean I used to (get nervous), but I love performing,” Clarke said. “It’s a high. A performer’s high. It’s just like a runner’s high.”

It was one of 16 performances Sunday night at the School of Music’s 16th Opus, which featured several different genres, styles and instruments, including a woodwind quartet, percussionists, a chamber group, a flute soloist and even a gypsy band.

Opus XVI was a collage concert, meaning musicians did not only utilize the stage, but areas surrounding the spectators. The audience was literally surrounded by music.

Reservations to the event were $125 per person and included a $75 tax-deductible contribution to the School of Music.

The contributions will help fund scholarships, travel and equipment for music students.

The event opened at 6 p.m. with a strolling reception and

a cash bar, catered by the Soaring Eagle Casino, and was followed by a reception of desert and coffee with the musicians.

The event is one of the more significant events of the year for the School of Music, as it allows the university to recruit music students from around the country with awards and scholarships.

Tyler Kivel, a Lewiston junior, took part in the event for the second time Saturday night. This time around, he didn’t want to perform anything remotely traditional. He played Henry Cowell’s experimental piece, “The Banshee.”

“It sounds like a ghost,” Kivel said. “In folklore, banshees are the angel of death. When you hear it, it means you only have a night more to live.”

The piece is played on the piano, but not at the keyboard.

Instead, Kivel stood at the side of the piano, playing the insides, emitting an eery discordant sound.

“I wanted to put that specific piece in the spotlight so people know traditional melodic harmonious music is not the only music out there,” Kivel said. “In reality, music is whatever sound an instrument can emit.”

Matthew Williamsen played in both the woodwind quartet and the symphonic wind ensemble that closed the event.

“The dynamic is really different with the chamber ensemble,” the Brighton native said. “In both situations, you are the soloist, but, with the

A cappella group Fish N’ Chips celebrate 10th anniversary

By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

A cappella group Fish N’ Chips celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday night with a concert at Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall.

The group sang renditions of popular songs such as “My Girl”

by The Temptations and “The A Team” by Ed Sheeran. It is estimated that more than 1,500 people attended the concert.

Timothy Szymanski, one of the many Fish N’ Chips alumni to attend the anniversary concert, was part of the group when it was founded in 2003.

“I can’t wait to see the guys who helped start it with me,” Szymanski said before the concert. “It’ll bring back a lot of good memories.”

Fish N’ Chips is the oldest all-male contemporary A cappella group at Central Michigan University. The current 18-man group has performed shows throughout the state.

“It feels great to be back with the group,” said Hud-

sonville senior Taylor Remy, host of the concert and former Fish N’ Chips member. “Just a whole lot of fun.”

The show featured Michigan State University co-ed A cappella group “State of Fifths,” who performed three songs at the beginning of the concert.

A humorous video of sketches starring the members of Fish N’ Chips was also shown before they took the stage.

The 10th anniversary concert also marked the last performance with the group for seven of its members who will graduate this spring. Each of them sang a solo at Saturday night’s concert.

Memphis senior Cordell Turner, who has been with the group for two years, sang “Living for the City” by Stevie Wonder as his solo. He said he didn’t think about it as his last show until after the concert.

“Getting ready for the concert is stressful, so there’s that relief when it’s over,” Cordell said. “Then you’re like, ‘Oh. That’s it.’”

Senior Andrew Darling started his solo song with an operatic opening. To the audience’s surprise, the introduction turned into “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” the Kentwood native said. “I love Fish N’ Chips. I’m ready to start trying some new things, too, though.”

Darling said his fondest memory from his time with the group was when they drove to Grand Valley State University and won an A cappella competition there.

Adrian junior Aaron Scheich, the president and booking manager of Fish N’ Chips, performed a solo of “Feeling Good,” a song that has been covered by artists such as Muse and Michael Bublé. He sings as a baritone and has been in the group for five semesters.

Scheich said his favorite performance with Fish N’ Chips was when they sang the National Anthem at Comerica Park in Detroit for the Clash at

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Wixom senior Ryan Anderson sings the first solo of the night during the Fish N Chips 10th Anniversary Spring Concert Saturday night in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. Anderson is in his 10th and last semester with Fish N Chips a Capella and serves as the “face” of the group.

Comerica baseball game last summer.

A live Twitter feed was held for the event. Any tweets tagged with #fncspring2013 were displayed onscreen before the concert started.

A new CD of cover songs

recorded by the group was available for the first time at the concert. The eight-track album was the first the band has produced in more than five years, Scheich said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | U.S. should just ignore nuclear threats against South Korea

North Korea bluffing again

“A

real and present danger” to Secretary of State John Kerry

and, presumably, most U.S. officials, a joke and punching bag for comedians and much of the world, North Korea is at it again.

This time, the North has entered a “state of war” against South Korea, and are threatening military action, including the use of their nuclear arsenal, cutting off lines of communication to Seoul, positioning missiles off their east coast and declaring the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War void.

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un sounds serious and has officials in Seoul, Washington and worldwide on edge. It’s important to keep an eye on the communist nation, but, at the same time, the U.S. and its allies need to take a deep breath, back

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This is the most obtuse editorial I have ever read.

I was Greek for three years and went alum my senior year of college. I loved every minute of it but decided that I needed to focus on other activities my senior year because I am a person who gives my heart and soul into everything I do…and I do A LOT. I needed to cut back on all of my leadership activities while I got ready to graduate.

Greek life provided me so much. Were there bad experiences and bad parts? Sure. But for 90% of the time, I was ecstatic with my experience. I was able to make friends who are now spread all over the world. I have people to go to for support in all 50 states. And all of those women, I trust with my life.

I was able to have leadership experiences that have made me ready to run my industry and my career.

I was able to meet some of the most interesting people on earth who will run this world in just a few short years.

I was able to join study groups with women and men who are MUCH smarter than I am, who made me smart and knowledgeable in ways I could never get from a textbook.

Am I an extrovert? Yes. But there are times where I LOVE being in my room by myself and that never affected my time in Greek Life.

Greek Life makes people better.

It isn’t for everyone, but for those who want to make a difference in this world, it is. While you are talking to your three friends, I am catching up with my 50. While you are sitting on your computer in your bedroom, I am out changing the world.

Before you make assumptions, I have an idea for you; (For ANYONE who wants to write an editorial and be a real journalist.)

Spend a few days in Greek Life.

See what it is really like. It isn’t like the movies…life rarely is. Go spend a week with a fraternity or sorority to see what really goes on beneath the surface and then tell me what you find. And if you find what you just wrote, I will respect you even more.

I feel this way about any group.

I would never talk about a CMU Athletics team or organization without really trying to understand it. I thought Greek Life was for sluts and idiots when I got here, but I was challenged by a friend to attempt to understand it before I judged it.

Just a thought!

-Kelly Just one small thing to think about: This is a COLUMN. I’m sorry to those who are under the impression that a column is to be unbiased and un-opinionated because… That’s kind of the point.

Also, no where does Jeremy state the “evils” of Greek Life. In fact, he places emphasis on the fact that our Greeks do a wonderful job in terms of community ser-

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and his top military advisers to sit down and decide when enough is enough and when it’s time to take action before the North strikes first.

For more than a decade, we as a nation have debated whether or not we should have invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, general consensus seems to have concluded we were there for too long. Going even further, a larger isolationist movement — led by former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul — has surfaced, arguing that we should mind our own business and not interfere in other fights.

No matter where you stand, should North Korea decide to actually act this time, President Barack Obama will be pressured to take a stand and make a decision on whether to get involved.

Until then, we shouldn’t be wasting any additional time and resources on a country that talks a big game but never delivers.

How to be inoffensive

[ YOUR VOICE ] Online reader reactions to the April 3 column: “Greek life is not for me”

off the drums of war for now at least and realize this isn’t the first time they’ve been up to these kinds of antics.

Kim is more likely than not trying to show his people he is a force to be reckoned with on the global scale, whether or not he actually is.

Having the image of being a bold, decisive leader is key to keeping such a deprived, poor nation under control, so making threatening remarks toward the U.S. and the South is likely nothing more than a glorified PR move. It’s similar to what his father, Kim Jong-il, did when he took power.

This is not to say the U.S. should completely back off. Indeed, displaying shows of military force near the DMZ and continuing to push for crippling global sanctions, as has been done, is a good way to keep Kim — not exactly one of the most rational world leaders — from getting too arrogant and thinking he can attack.

That being said, it is also important for President Barack Obama

vice and academic achievement.

Instead, he discusses the reasons why HE thinks he wouldn’t fit, and, honestly, most everyone here is just proving his point.

-Something To Think About This is honestly the most ignorant thing I have ever read. You backup your “opinion” (which should never be in a newspaper in the first place) with no facts, no personal experiences, nothing. You basically go on a severalhundred-word rant about how bad Greek Life is, when you have no knowledge in the matter. Not to mention you backup your entire argument with hypotheticals.

-Actual Greek member Wow! Talk about Greeks flying off the handle! It’s an opinion column. It’s not hard news, folks.

Calm down! And, for all of you being so proud to be Greek, I notice that none of you used your full names to comment/ berate Jeremy. Stay classy, CMU. -Cherish Karasiewicz I don’t think you should have the authority to write on the Greek subject when you have never even given the Greek community a chance. You seem very closedminded and actually have no idea how the Greek system works.

You form your opinions based on movies, really? Why don’t you leave the writing to someone who is actually Greek and knows what they are talking about.

-Harley

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I live in fear of being “offensive.”

In fact, very few people I’ve come across want to be the originator of something “offensive.” If you’re an especially neurotic sort like me, you take painstaking precautions to ensure your actions or words aren’t offensive, and you obsessively worry about how others, especially strangers, feel about you.

However, I’ve recently come to realize that it’s impossible to be completely inoffensive. But, darn it, that won’t stop me from trying!

In an effort to make the world an absolutely inoffensive place, I have come up with a new idea.

I’ve decided people shouldn’t have opinions anymore. (For those of you who believe the previous sentence expresses an opinion, fear not. I will soon prove otherwise.)

According to my research, every instance of someone being offended in the history of civilization was the direct result of an opinion held by either the offended or the offendee, so we need to stop this epidemic of having “beliefs or judgments that rest on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.”

Since they cause people to be offended, we can be certain that opinions are a bad thing; therefore, the prudence of abolishing them becomes a fact.

A world without opinions, and therefore no offended people, would be a very peaceful place. Since subjective judgments would be a faux pas, conversation would consist of agreeing upon the fixed properties of certain objects. For example, one person might say

Jeremy Ball Columnist “that chair is red,” and since the chair would be inarguably red, the other person would be forced to concur.

Sure, to those of us who are still burdened with opinions, this type of conversation might seem a trifle boring, perhaps even robotic; however, once opinions are a thing of the past, nothing will seem like anything anymore, and we’ll all be free to perform our perfunctory life actions in absolute neutrality.

Living without opinions might sound like an impossible paradigm shift, but the key to success here is apathy. If nothing particularly tickles your fancy or grinds your gears, there’s never any need to formulate or express an opinion.

Why ever take the risk of being offensive when it’s much safer to abandon sentience? Stating personal preferences, making evaluative judgments or striving for some sort of lasting mark on the world might sound like fun, but any opinion, no matter how innocuous, is guaranteed to be offensive to at least a few people on earth.

I’m not going to speculate on how fulfilling this existence will be, since any speculation results in the formation of an opinion. All I know is that opinions cause people to get offended, so I encourage everyone to stop perpetuating the problem by having and expressing them.

Networking is the key to success

Adriana Cotero Staff Reporter For most students, the sole purpose of college is to receive a degree and major in an area of expertise. But there is another equally important factor that is often overlooked.

Today, it has become crucial for people to excel in school and receive a college education, but it has always been just as beneficial to draw connections with others within your community.

A common phrase that I am quite familiar with is, “It’s not always what you know, but who you know.” It used to be a phrase that I would repeatedly hear around me, but now it is a statement that has been instilled in me.

There are many types of networking styles, but they all revolve around the same concept: Associating with others and forming connections.

Often times, social networking sites are frowned upon for consuming many people’s lives, but, in all reality, we should be taking

advantage of these websites.

I’m sure everyone has either been told or had the chance to say, “What a small world,” and it truly is amazing how small the world actually is.

Considering that, I think that is vital for people to always dress to impress and be as professional as possible with all encounters.

Everyone wants to succeed in life, whether it be academically, socially, physically, spiritually, etc., and I have come to know that networking is an aspect that needs to occur.

So, next time you are at a meeting, dinner, event or really any occasion, make it a point to introduce yourself to everyone and make it a point to converse in any way possible, because you never know what that one conversation can lead to.

A simple “Hi, my name is ...” can be the perfect way to jump start your career, and you won’t ever know the outcome until you put yourself out there and meet the people who could someday change your life.

College is a time to transition from being a teenager to an adult, a time to discover your passion and a time to interact amongst others. It is the time to learn and grow, and, in order for that to happen, it is just as beneficial for networking to take place.

With that being said, always be mindful of your surroundings, exercise your resources in all ways possible and acknowledge that it’s not always what you know, but who you know and who knows you.

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Graphic design class showcasing art from Uganda community SGA |

By Adriana Cotero Staff Reporter

Each year, the department of art sponsors and the University Art Gallery hosts the Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, and this year’s takes on a special meaning.

In the Wakiso District of Uganda in Africa, poverty, health issues and lack of education are pervasive issues. The Fountain of Hope Foundation-Uganda was created in 1990 by James Lutwama to develop a better district through hard work and donations.

In January, Professor of Art and Design David Stairs presented this project to the class, in which they would create designs that ultimately raise awareness and money for the cause.

“I am an acquaintance with James Lutwama from previous trips to Africa. The foundation is raising money to build a gathering place for people in the community,” Stairs said. “Our exhibition helps to raise awareness and money through donations to help jump start the program.

Our goal is to raise $15,000 in 50 days.”

Saturday afternoon, the Mud and Martinis exhibition’s opening day was held in the University Art Gallery.

Stairs’ graphic design capstone class created a gallery showcase that featured their projects.

The class of 24 students worked together to design art portraying conditions in the Uganda community. The art included an informational film, graphic designs and the resources that the people of Uganda use to make a living, such as lunch pals made of bottle caps and wire.

The students worked in groups and took on different responsibilities to make this showcase possible.

“This cause gives us the chance as designers to put as much effort into the day-today living,” Mount Pleasant senior David Birkam said. “We can all help with our skills.

That may not be necessarily humanism or anything along those lines, but it shows that everyone can help make a difference. We can all be mindful of what our skills can do that we would not normally think of. It is a learning experience; we have the opportunity to work with a large group that is a real-life cause.”

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University Art Gallery Director Anne Gochenour, left, talks with Graphic Design Professor David Stairs, right, regarding the display of bricks that represent adults in Africa living with HIV/AIDS during the gallery reception of Mud and Martinis: Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. The design work was created by students in ART 472 to raise money to help build a community center in the Wakiso District of Uganda.

Marlette senior Kelsey Jickling is a graphic design major who worked on the installation group for the Uganda project. Jickling was given the chance to help create the layout.

“This was an experience that I really enjoyed because it’s something that I most likely won’t be able to do again,” Jickling said. “Most designers don’t take into account the non-profit organi-

zations and concentrate on big industries.”

The Mud and Martinis Exhibition provided students with opportunities to interface with the world through graphic design.

The exhibition will be open to the public until Saturday, and donations can be made at http://igg.me/at/ fountainofhope/x/2081762. studentlife@cm-life.com

Gawronski said mistakes were made in his administration, as well. Gawronski had three vice presidents during his term. His second, Hesperian senior Killian Richeson, resigned after a little more than a semester in office. Big Rapids senior Michelle Vanhalla, his third vice president, held office for the rest of his term.

The high turnover rate is a problem Gawronski said is one that discredits the vice presidency, but he admits it is one he doesn’t know how to solve.

Gawronski said his largest mistake was made in October just before the election, when the SGA misplaced 32 voter registration forms. It’s a mistake for which he still feels regret.

“That’s been my biggest failure; not only did it go against our organization’s purpose ... we accidentally prevented people from voting,” Gawronski said. “(This year) was my first time, and I know it was really important to me.”

Gawronski said he endorsed Marie Reimers’ and

Patrick O’Connor’s presidential ticket because they have had direct interaction with his presidency.

“If Marie and Patrick won, they’ve seen my successes first hand, and I’m sure they’ll improve upon what I’ve done,” Gawronski said.

Gawronski said his legacy notes won’t include much at all about his legacy but more about the mistakes he has made and the responsibilities that the new president will face in the future.

Despite his mistakes, Gawronski said he looks back at his administration in a positive light. His last week in office consisted of reflection and a final push for a paid campus ambassador position, a project he has been working on for the entirety of the spring semester and one he hopes is close to fruition.

“I cannot believe where I was at a year ago,” Gawronski said. “I’ve become much more mature; my leadership style has improved. I think I’m definitely going to have a sense of pride when I walk out of here. I left the organization better than when I started.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Baseball loses 5-3, drops 2 of 3 to NIU CMU loses third-straight MAC series

By Emily Grove Senior Reporter

A 3-1 lead in the seventh didn’t last long for the baseball team in its Sunday loss against Northern Illinois.

CMU dropped the game 5-3, going 1-2 in the weekend’s three-game series; it has yet to win a Mid-American Conference series.

“It was a great college base-

ball game,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way. You’ve got to give them credit, though.”

The Chippewas trailed by one until the sixth when a triple from sophomore Pat MacKenzie brought in two runs to finally put his team on the scoreboard.

In the seventh, a single by freshman Neal Jacobs kept his team alive after freshman

Logan Regnier flew out to center field and sophomore Tyler Huntey popped up to third base.

A double from sophomore Cody Leichman was enough to get Jacobs all the way home and extend CMU’s lead, but it would be the last run scored by the Chippewas.

Sophomore Matt Trowbridge came in to pitch for senior starter Rick Dodridge in the eighth, the inning where NIU tied up the game.

Trowbridge was able to

strikeout the first two batters, but a double to right-center kept the Huskies alive, and they took full advantage of that chance.

A home run to left center followed the double and put NIU right back in the game.

“Unfortunately, that sequence tied the game up at 3-3,” Jaksa said. “I thought we played a hell of a game. I thought our kids battled. It’s just an unfortunate ending for us.”

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Freshman outfielder Logan Regnier swings at a pitch against Northern Illinois on Saturday at Theunissen Stadium. Regnier hit 4-for-4 in the 5-3 loss.

SOFTBALL

Dornbos pitches more than 21 innings

By Malachi Barrett Staff Reporter

Senior pitcher Kara Dornbos showed why she is one of the best pitchers in the Mid-American Conference this weekend after pitching two complete games — and then some more.

Dornbos holds a deceiving 6-7 record as she hit her stride against Buffalo and Kent State, giving up only two runs in her appearances over the weekend.

“I need to focus on each pitch more and more,” Dornbos said. “Cory (DeLamielleure) is doing a great job behind the plate; we kept mixing pitches, and I kept hitting my spots. We’ve also been having great defensive plays and I feed off of that, too. So, I think, all in all, we’ve been playing better as a team, and that makes me play better.”

She began the weekend on Friday against the Bulls, giving up only one hit on a lead off home run over the left field wall on the first pitch of the third inning.

Dornbos was solid, aside from the slight hiccup, allowing five hits in the 7-1 victory.

The following day, Dornbos was called on again in what would prove to be a pitcher’s duel. After getting ahead on back-to-back home runs from junior Cory DeLamiellure and sophomore CarolAnn Sexauer, it was up to Dornbos to keep the Golden Flashes down for the rest of the game.

She had no trouble, pitching one of her best games of the season with a shutout victory, allowing only three hits and recording six strikeouts.

“I had to come out and bring my A-game,” Dornbos said. “I just had to focus on every pitch, and that’s how I need to play every game.”

On Saturday, junior Chelsea Sundberg was having trouble in the circle against Kent State, thanks to defensive errors by the Chippewas that loaded the bases.

Down by two runs, head coach Margo Jonker put her faith in Dornbos again to keep the Golden Flashes off the scoreboard.

Without warming up, she quickly ended the inning forcing a pop out and silenced the Kent State bats for six innings until another error allowed a run to end the game.

“I’m just always ready whenever they need me,” Dornbos said. “I did not know that I would be pitching, but I was prepared to give it my all every pitch.”

Dornbos has 39 strikeouts in her 15 appearances thus far this season and leads the team with a 1.88 ERA. sports@cm-life.com

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Senior outfielder Macy Merchant slides into second base during the second game against Buffalo Friday afternoon at Margo Jonker Stadium. CMU won 6-1. Merchant would go on to record two stolen bases on in the game, giving her a team-leading 13 on the season. See story on 2B.

Cruising along Softball falls to Kent State 5-4, finishes weekend 3-1

By Malachi Barret | Staff Reporter

Softball finished the long weekend of Mid-American Conference games 3-1 after splitting a two-game series with Kent State in a tough extra-innings loss Sunday.

CMU was on a six-game win streak after defeating MAC East rival 3-0 Saturday but were unable to replicate their performance, falling 5-4, in part due to fielding errors and missed opportunities.

“It was a tough game,” head coach Margo Jonker said. “I was proud of us for coming back, but, as a team, I think we just gave it away offensively and defensively.”

Kent State kicked things

off with a home run in the first inning, but the Chippewas responded quickly in the second after a RBI single from sophomore Lauren Smith.

The Golden Flashes piled on two runs in the third after an error from freshman left fielder Eve Lorimer allowed runners to score with two outs.

Kent State scored again in the fourth, putting it ahead 4-1 from a walk that brought in another runner.

Junior pitcher Chelsea Sundberg was replaced by senior Kara Dorbos, who kept the Golden Flashes down long enough for her team to rally back with three runs in the seventh. Senior Macy Merchant hit an RBI single followed by a two RBI sacrifice ground balls from sophomore CarolAnn Sexauer to tie the game.

In extra innings, the Chippewas put runners on base multiple times but were unable

to score and fell to the Golden Flashes after another error brought in the winning run to end the game 5-4.

Merchant led with five hits on the day, three coming from slap bunts where she showcased her speed to beat out throws that would have claimed lesser runners. She tied a school record for most hits in a game, but it would not be enough to win for her team.

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Gymnastics can’t keep up with LSU and UCLA, season ends at regionals CM Life Staff Reports

On Feb. 8, all around sophomore Halle Moraw performs her floor routine during Central Michigan University’s meet against Northern Illinois at McGuirk Arena.

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BY KAITLIN THORESEN

Gymnastics got off to a rocky start Saturday at the NCAA Regionals, and it couldn’t keep up with No. 7 LSU and No. 6 UCLA and their near-perfect results.

The beam proved to be the biggest struggle as the Chippewas fell behind against some of the top teams in the nation. LSU and UCLA both scored above a 49.2, while CMU could not quite get past the 48.4 mark.

Although the Chippewas did not reach their desired score, they proved to everyone that they deserved to be at the regionals for their fifth-consecutive time with the floor routine.

CMU earned another high score on the floor, once again breaking the 49 mark for its seventh meet in a row. The floor routine of the Chippewas has improved in almost every meet this year.

Sophomore Taylor Noonan

shined on beam, scoring a 9.875, showing great potential for next season. Junior Emily Heinz and sophomore Mid-American Conference champion Halle Moraw led the team on the floor, each earning 9.85s.

Junior Brittany Petzold scored a 39.1 in the all-around, placing her eighth of 16 in the competition.

No. 7 LSU took first place with an overall score of 197.275 followed by No. 6 UCLA with 196.95. The two top-10 powerhouses will advance the national championship, ending CMU’s bid for the NCAA championships.

For seniors Meaghan McWhorter, Emily LaFontaine and Kari Dieffenderfer, it was their last meet, but they finished all four years with a MAC championship.

For the rest of the team, the majority being underclassmen, young athletes like Bolender

Jerry Reighard

and Kirsten Petzold will be in their sophomore year with NCAA regionals experience.

First team All-MAC and MAC all-around champion Brittany Petzold will return for her senior season next year to try to add additional titles to her name. sports@cm-life.com

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Macy Merchant shows off speed, arm during weekend homestand

SOFTBALL

By Malachi Barrett Staff Reporter

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Junior infielder Brittney Horan fields a throw to get the Kent State base runner out at first Sunday eveing at Margo Jonker Stadium. Crucial fielding errors cost the Chippewas runs throughout the game as they lost the contest 5-4 in 11 innings.

Next up: Michigan State Tuesday

By Malachi Barrett Staff Reporter

Softball will head to East Lansing for a 5 p.m. game Tuesday against Michigan State after a strong homestand where it went 5-1.

The Spartans (21-14) are 7-1 in Big Ten play and undefeated in the home stadium.

Michigan State is fresh off a three-game series against Purdue, winning two close games. They also pulled off a sweep against Penn State earlier in the week.

“The Spartans have been doing really well recently,” head coach Margo Jonker said. “We need to be on the top of our game to beat them as we need to be on the top of our game to beat any of the Mid-American Conference schools.”

CMU is looking to put its recent heartbreaking loss to Kent State in extra-innings behind itself after what was otherwise an impressive week.

Senior pitcher Kara Dornbos completed 21.1 innings over the four games this weekend after pitching two complete games, moving her into sixth in all-time program history. She gave up no runs in the first game against Kent State and gave up one run in her second meeting on Sunday.

The bats have also been hot as of late, with impressive performances coming from junior Cory DeLamielleure, who hit two home runs over the weekend.

DeLamielleure was hitting .571 over the past five games going into Sunday.

Senior Macy Merchant has been showing her prowess with a .413 batting average and 13 stolen bases.

She was routinely stealing bases against Buffalo and had three RBIs over the weekend.

“Macy is doing awesome defensively and offensively,” Jonker said. “She’s an impressive player.”

The Chippewas are now 18-12 on the season with a 4-2 MAC record. They will look to use the momentum from this weekend to give the Spartans a run for their money before four more MAC games this weekend against Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

They return home the weekend after.

An offensive spark was missing for the baseball team when it faced Northern Illinois this weekend.

Although CMU won the first game, 6-3, it lost the last two in the three-game series, unable to scrape together enough hits or runs to get the wins.

In Sunday’s game, the Chippewas had 10 hits compared to the Huskies’ nine but left 14 runners on base.

In the Saturday loss, CMU had seven hits to NIU’s 10, and five of the hits for the Chippewas came after the first inning, spread throughout the entire game.

“We have to regroup but at the same time move forward,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “The difference between out and safe, balls and strikes, fair and foul — it’s a pretty small differential,

SOFTBALL | CONTINUED FROM 1B The Chippewas played admirably in their previous games, defeating Buffalo handily in two games on Friday. They were able to take advantage of the Bulls’ pitching staff, winning 7-1 and 6-1. Dornbos and Sundberg combined for a strong

Macy Merchant, senior outfielder a tough loss against Kent State on Sunday, three coming from slap bunts in which she was able to barely beat out throws from catcher Erika Warren.

Warren had all but shut down stealing attempts with her strong arm.

Merchant said head coach Margo Jonker has given her the responsibility to decide when she goes for the bunt. Merchant makes the decision on the fly based on what she sees out of the opponent’s infielders.

“I just like to read the defense,” Merchant said.

“If they’re sitting back on their heels and I think that I can put a bunt down and beat it out, then I will. I like to slap bunt when they aren’t expecting it, so that they’ll never know what I’m going to do.”

In addition to her bunting, Merchant has shown her power at the plate with

and we just have to win those battles here and there.”

The team’s RBI leader, sophomore Nick Regnier, had just one RBI this weekend and went 0-for-4 at the plate on Saturday.

His younger brother, Logan, who sits in the No. 1 spot with the highest batting average, went 4-for-4 on Saturday but was 0-for-3 on Sunday.

The Huskies had five less at-bats than CMU in the Sunday game but made the most of them in the win with well-timed offensive bursts.

Jaksa said he doesn’t believe that the pressure of having guys on base and in scoring position is causing his players to choke.

When it came to the Sunday game, Jaksa said he was proud of his team for putting up a fight.

“Their best kid was the kid that threw today. They pitched backwards and that

kid also plays in the infield for them the other two days,” Jaksa said. “… I thought our guys competed. He only struck out six guys, which means our guys competed pretty good out there at the plate, but sure I’d like to have a few more hits in those situations.”

Only a hit apiece from sophomores Pat MacKenzie and Cody Leichman on Sunday were able to drive in runs, and senior Jordan Adams was the sole player to do so on Saturday.

In the win on Friday, five RBIs were spread amongst three players.

Jaksa said he will continue to tweak the batting order to best figure out what works for his team.

“Nothing’s ever set,” Jaksa said. “We even had a different lineup today.”

pitching effort leading into the games against a tough Kent State program.

On Saturday, Central Michigan beat the Golden Flashes with back-to-back home runs from junior Cory DeLamielleur and Sexauer, while Dornbos pitched her second full game of the weekend, striking out six batters in the shut-out victory.

“We did play well all week, and to finish it on a

loss is not how you want to go,” Jonker said. “So, we have to go back to the drawing board and start all over.

We’ll get back and figure it out and be better next week.”

Tuesday, the Chippewas will play Michigan State in East Lansing. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Macy Merchant

a .413 batting average and two triples on the season.

As a leadoff hitter, she is especially dangerous with a .435 on-base percentage and a team-high 20 runs.

“I just feed off of my teammates,” Merchant said. “I love this team, and I want to do well for them because we work so hard.” sports@cm-life.com

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Senior Macy Merchant turned out to be a deadly asset as a leadoff hitter this weekend.

Beating out throws on both quick slap bunts and stolen bases, she is a menace on the bases.

She has 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts, putting her far ahead of the rest of her teammates. Merchant stole three bases this weekend in games against Buffalo and Kent State, showcasing her speed and ability to get into scoring position when called upon.

“Coach trusts me with my speed, so I just go for it,” Merchant said. “When she gives me that sign, I don’t think twice; I know I’m going to get there.”

In the first game against Buffalo on Friday, Merchant also showed off her throwing arm, gunning a runner at home from center field to keep the Bulls from scoring.

“I was excited to have that opportunity, because I don’t get to do that often,” Merchant said. “I had shoulder surgery two years ago, so it was really cool. and my teammates were excited for me, which just made it that much better.”

Merchant had five hits, tying a program record, in

“I just like to read the defense. If they’re sitting back on their heels and I think that I can put a bunt down and beat it out, then I will. I like to slap bunt when they aren’t expecting it, so that they’ll never know what I’m going to do.”

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Wide receiver trio regrouping after December bowl game suspensions

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

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Sophomore pitcher Jordan Foley throws a pitch during Friday’s game against Northern Illinois at Theunissen Stadium. CMU won 6-3.

Starter Jordan Foley continues strong run as baseball’s ace pitcher

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

When you’re pitching as well as sophomore Jordan Foley, you don’t always need to be at your best.

The 6-foot-3 native of The Colony, Texas, struck out a career-high 12 batters but walked five over six and two-thirds innings in the baseball team’s 6-3 win over Northern Illinois Friday afternoon.

“I thought Jordan did well, even though he was a little inconsistent in the zone,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “He wasn’t in sink as good as he’d like to be; obviously, if you can go into the seventh inning and strike out 12, he was in

sink enough, but he wasn’t smooth all the way through.”

The win improved Foley’s record to 5-1 and lowered his ERA to 0.82. Even with the win, Foley said he expects more from himself.

“Next time I go out, I’ll take four strikeouts and nine innings rather than 12 strikeouts in sixth and twothirds innings,” he said.

Foley threw 118 pitches in the win against the Huskies. He would have gotten through the seventh inning if it wasn’t for a throwing error by junior shortstop Noel Santos. The error allowed the inning to continue, and the Huskies eventually plated two runs.

Still, Foley was in command for the majority of

the game, and he said he’s getting used to the fact that he is the ace of the pitching staff.

“I enjoy being the Friday starter,” he said. “It’s my job to go out there and set the tone for the whole weekend.

I like that responsibility. I just try to go out there and get a win for the team.”

He added that he was just trying to be aggressive in his start against NIU. “It’s what I’ve been doing all year,” Foley said. “It’s been working so far, so I don’t plan on changing it.”

Foley is scheduled to make his next start in the team’s series-opening game Friday at Ball State. sports@cm-life.com

Junior receiver Titus Davis said he was left with a sour taste after the end of the football season.

But, it has led to greater effort from him, he said, since his suspension from playing in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for a violation of team rules.

“I just told myself that would never happen again,” he said. “It just helped me out.

I worked even harder. I started my off-season workouts right after. I’ve made a big jump from last season to this spring. Just been working on the little things. Just like my routes and things like that.”

Davis said he had a conversation about his suspension with head coach Dan Enos and wide receiver coach Mose Rison and they discussed being a good person, role model and making sure the right things are done on and off the field in the future.

“I got too complacent at one point,” Titus said. “I thought as though I was on top of the world and nothing could bring me down. I think (the suspension) really helped me. I think I needed something like that to bring me

down and put me back into my place.”

Senior receiver Defarrel Davis and junior receiver Courtney Williams were also suspended.

Bygones are bygones now, Enos says.

“We move through things, and, when you make a mistake, you deal with it and move on,” Enos said. “So, we’ve all moved on.”

He would not disclose if any other punishments were dealt.

“That’s between us and them,” he said. “We don’t air our dirty laundry on the streets; we do it behind closed doors.”

The placement of the players on the depth chart has been unaffected by the violation of team rules, and Enos said Titus Davis will be starting.

Titus has led the team in receiving yards and touchdowns in each of his first two seasons at CMU with 751 yards in his freshman year and 860 receiving yards in his sophomore year as well as eight touchdowns in both seasons.

Williams is among those competing for a wide receiver position.

He had 24 receptions for

260 yards last year and 21 receptions for 385 yards in his freshman season.

“This spring has been very Defarrel Davis important to Courtney’s development, and he’s responded.

He’s been very good,” Enos said.

“He missed Courtney Williams all last spring. Being a true freshman, I think that hurt his development last year.”

Defarrel Davis’ contributions were in kick- Titus Davis off returns last season with 170 yards on seven attempts, the third most attempts on the team. Enos said he is competing for the spot this coming season. sports@cm-life.com

Flory emerging among receiving corps

By Kevin Meyer Staff Reporter

Football fans will not see Cody Wilson cutting across the middle of the field next fall for the first time in four years.

Wilson has graduated from CMU, but coach Dan Enos already has a replacement in mind: the talented sophomore Andrew Flory, whom fans might remember from his performance in last season’s bowl game.

“We’ve got to find a guy who can step up and make those catches in the middle of the field,” Enos said. “It’s been a major point of emphasis for us this spring, and Andrew

has done a nice job responding to that.”

Flory made his mark on last season by showing up strongly in the last few games, namely the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where he had 100-plus receiving yards and two touchdowns in the win.

This production was especially important during the absence of leading receivers Titus Davis and Courtney Williams to suspension. Now that the team has them back, Flory welcomes playing alongside those two.

“I’m going to have to take over Cody Wilson’s role,” Flory said. “Getting tough

catches across the middle, big third-down conversions, and just, whenever they call my name, I’ll be looking to make a big play.”

Flory will have the chance to show that his breakout was not a fluke. Enos lent some support for Flory repeating his success.

“He is actually a guy that would’ve played as a true freshman, if not for the injury, but his breakout? No, that didn’t really surprise us,” Enos said. “We knew he had a lot of talent, and, given the opportunity, he would step up.” sports@cm-life.com

Dan Enos hires Michigan State grad assistant to coach the cornerbacks

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Michigan State graduate assistant Archie Collins has been hired to coach Central Michigan’s cornerbacks, head coach Dan Enos revealed Sunday.

Collins has been with MSU since 2010 and assisted in the coaching of the defensive backs and special teams, along with recruiting.

Six Spartans earned 10 all-conference honors under his coaching, along with MSU defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett.

“Coach Collins comes to us from a great program and has valuable experience working with the secondary unit,” Enos said in a release. “He is extremely well connected in southeast Michigan and will be a great recruiter in that region.”

Beginning in 2006, Collins became the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for Southeastern High School for three years.

During his time there, the

Jugaleers captured back-toback district and division championships in 2008-09. During his time at SHS, the Archie Collins Jugaleers defense recorded 15 shutouts, 126 takeaways and scored 16 touchdowns.

Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio said Collins was an important part of his coaching staff and brought forth an attitude that earned the players’ respect.

“He’s diligent, personable and he treats the studentathletes with respect,” Dantonio said in the release. “He has played an important role in the success of our program.”

Before coaching at MSU, Collins coached in the Detroit Public School League for seven years. Nine players earned allstate honors with 28 receiving all-city recognition while under

his coaching.

Enos said that Collins brings a lot more than just football experience to this program but a certain level of excitement as well.

“He brings enthusiasm, professionalism and is an outstanding addition to our staff,” Enos said. “We are excited to welcome Archie and his family to the Central Michigan football family.”

Collins also served as defensive backs coach for two seasons at his high school alma mater, Cass Tech (2003-04).

While there, the Technicians recorded 29 interceptions and 22 pass break ups along with four defensive touchdowns.

From 1996-97, he played football at MSU as a safety. He was a two-time letter-winner and was named Special Teams Player of the Week twice.

He graduated from MSU in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in finance and is a Detroit native. sports@cm-life.com

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MICHIGAN BEATS SYRACUSE AT ITS OWN GAME

By Mark Whicker The Orange County Register (MCT)

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On Feb. 15, junior Calvin Jackson competes in the weight throw during the home meet at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track.

Strong winds factor into results at track & field at Spartan Invitational

By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

A few athletes from the men’s track team were able to place at the Spartan Invitational over the weekend, despite some weather problems.

Strong winds ran perpendicular to the throwing field, which affected the throwers and made things difficult for the athletes.

However, the strong winds did not seem to affect freshman javelin thrower Brandon McCleese as much as others.

McCleese posted a seasonbest 171-04 in the javelin with a throw, taking second place and breaking his previous season-best of 159-06 recorded at the USF Open on March 8.

Although there has been improvement, his goal is another 20 yards further.

“I’ve been working on trying to throw through the point of the javelin,” McCleese said.

“But it was kind of hard to do that today with the wind.”

Since the USF meet, McCleese has been working on his technique and form like the other throwers, and that has led to improvement.

The production from the strong core of freshmen on the team has been constant for most of the early part of the

season. In addition to McCleese, other freshmen like Craig Mauldin and thrower Cole Walderzak have been stepping up early in their young careers.

Just like Walderzak, it has not taken long for McCleese to get used to the college-level competition.

“At first, it was a bit different,” McCleese said. “I didn’t think I would be nervous, but I was. I wasn’t being myself at the USF meet, but I’m slowly but surely getting the hang of it.”

Despite the strong wind, Walderzak was still able to place in the hammer and the discus. His best throw came at 169-09 in the hammer, giving him fifth place.

At the Grand Rapids Open two weeks ago, Walderzak was able to set a new career-high in the hammer with a throw of 173-11. Even with strong winds this past weekend, he still had a good performance and perhaps could have broken his career best if the winds were not so bad.

The wind also had an impact on junior Calvin Jackson. Jackson was not able to do as well as Walderzak in the hammer throw and did not make it out of the preliminaries. His best throw came at 147-10 on a day where the wind made throwing

very difficult.

Walderzak also had a top-10 finish in the discus. His best throw of 155-08 put him in eighth place.

The jumping events took place inside and did not count towards the meet. However, some CMU jumpers still had some impressive performances.

One of these jumpers was freshman Craig Mauldin.

Mauldin finished in sixth place in the long jump with a season best 22-2.25, breaking his previous season-best of 21-8.25 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge.

Junior Michael Johnson finished a few spots behind Mauldin, in 11th place, with a jump of 20-5.25.

The pair also performed well in the triple jump. In what has become his signature event, Mauldin took second place with a jump of 46-1.50, around nine inches short of his seasonbest jump 45-10.75 that he had at the Bulls Invitational last month. Johnson also finished in the top five with a jump of 44-0.75, which was good for fourth place.

The men’s track team is scheduled to compete next weekend at the Northwood Open and the Ed Adams Invitational in Salinas, Calif. sports@cm-life.com

ATLANTA — Syracuse’s chances against Michigan depended on how much ugliness it could spread.

The more flaws and wrinkles and brass knuckles, the more the Orange was supposed to prosper.

Instead, Michigan augmented its free-flowing offense with Bo Schembechler-style defense of its own and eliminated the Orange, 61-56, in the NCAA semifinals Saturday.

Michigan, which is onefor- five in national championship games, meets Louisville on Monday night.

The Wolverines had shot better than 49 percent in three of their four NCAA Tournament games but were reduced to 39.6 percent by Syracuse’s storied zone. It has been 14 games since the Wolverines shot that poorly, and that was in a 23-point loss to Michigan State that seemed to dim their status as title contenders.

Trey Burke, the national player of the year, missed seven of eight shots. Tim Hardaway Jr. missed 12 of

BASEBALL | CONTINUED FROM 1B Struggles from Trowbridge in the ninth walked in two runs, which CMU couldn’t make up for in its last chance at the plate.

Dodridge pitched seven innings, giving up seven hits and striking out seven batters.

“You couldn’t ask anyone to do anything better than that,” Jaksa said. “(And) I have a lot of trust in Matt. I think Matt does a great job for us … the toughest thing to do in life is not to let the outside get in. He’s a character kid, and both those guys battled their butts off today.

I would go into battle with them.”

16, and Michigan missed two-thirds of its shots in the second half.

But Michigan’s Winston Morgan drew a charging foul from Branton Triche with 19 seconds left, preserving the Wolverines’ two-point lead.

“If I had to do it over, I would have pulled up,” Triche said. “I didn’t see the guy waiting for me until I was in the air.”

Syracuse had one final chance, three points down.

James Southerland, who had stroked a three-pointer for his only basket with 41 seconds left, was supposed to try another one on the wing. Instead, Michigan switched its defense on him, and Trevor Cooney was forced to drive for a two-pointer that missed.

The Orange went three for 14 from three-point land, while the Wolverines, who last played in a title game 20 years ago, hit eight for 24. Spike Allbrecht and Caris LeVert, coming off Michigan’s bench, hit four of five deep shots.

“We didn’t play with much energy defensively in the first half,” losing coach Jim Boeheim said. “We didn’t hit shots, but then we

FRIDAY, SATURDAY

haven’t hit shots all year. In the second half, our defense gave us a chance to win and was much better. Our offense was not.”

But Boeheim noted Syracuse was down by six with 57 seconds left and still conjured up a chance to win, although four missed free throws by Burke and Mitch McGary helped.

McGary grabbed 12 rebounds to go with 10 points and six assists, and Michigan had 13 offensive boards against the Syracuse zone. That helped to offset a 22-point night by the Orange’s C.J. Fair. Without him, Syracuse shot 14 for 35.

“I could have probably hit more free throws, probably sealed the deal, but that’s the game that happens,” said McGary, who, with Hardaway and Nik Stauskas, makes up Michigan’s freshman starting class.

But possibly the key stat was Syracuse’s inability to get the takeaways that led to easy hoops. Michigan, which commits fewer turnovers than any team in Division I, suffered 10, and the Orange could parlay them into only nine points.

In the team’s 6-3 win Friday, sophomore pitcher Jordan Foley struck out a career-high 12 batters.

Foley gave up three runs and six hits over six and twothirds of an inning and took a shutout into the seventh inning before Kenton San Miguel took over.

Foley was on the mound with his team holding a 5-0 lead before NIU got its first run.

A double by Landon Tenhagen brought the score to 5-3 and forced Foley from the game.

Jordan Adams’ third home run of the season came in the seventh inning to tack on another run for the Chippewas and provide a little cushion.

Northern Illinois pitcher Eli Anderson threw a com-

plete game in the 7-2 win Saturday against CMU. The Huskies took an early 1-0 lead, but CMU tied the game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout by senior third baseman Jordan Adams.

NIU went ahead 2-1 in the top of the third after an error, and the fifth is where the Chippewas began to unravel.

Pitcher Dylan Rheault hit the leadoff batter with a pitch, and a passed ball advanced him to second. He was soon hit in to add another run for the Huskies.

NIU added three more in the inning, making the score 6-1.

CMU is next in action at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday against Oakland at Theunissen Stadium. sports@cm-life.com

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Journalism instructor Betsy Rau to be inducted into Michigan Hall of Fame

By Samantha Smallish Staff Reporter

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Grosse Pointe sophomore Marisa Curran ties knots as she finishs a fleece blanket while working at one of the many volunteer sites during Be My Neighbor Day Saturday afternoon in the Down Under Food Court. The fleece blankets were being made for foster children as a part of annual spring event hosted by The Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center where student volunteers come together for various projects in the community.

‘Be My Neighbor Day’ provides help, service to community

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

Pontiac sophomore Octavia Carson said “Be My Neighbor Day” is not just a day to volunteer but an opportunity to get involved throughout the entire community.

About 150 participants came to the Bovee University Center Saturday morning to give back and provide support and assistance to 20 sites around the area, including the woman’s shelter, assisted living homes, parks and foster homes.

Carson, who is the student event coordinator at the Central Michigan University Volunteer Center, said she has been planning this event since January.

“It’s kind of like our final push before finals for students to give their service and time into making the community that holds their school a better

place,” Carson said. “When students leave for the summer and aren’t up here, they maybe don’t realize that people who live in the community still are here and they need our help.”

Dearborn junior Courtney Brefeld, a member of Delta Phi Epsilon, was one of the participants in “Be My Neighbor Day,” and she helped create blankets for foster care children.

“I plan on making as many as possible until we run out of fleece,” she said.

Brefeld said her sorority likes to give time to help those in need, and, even though this is not something that goes toward their philanthropy, it was still a rewarding experience.

“We like to do community service for different things and help volunteer to do good in the community it’s nice to just all be together,” Brefeld said.

Carson said the event provides a chance for organizations on campus, alumni and even people from other schools to come out to support a cause together.

Sophomore Elaine Trinh went to “Be My Neighbor Day” last year and ended up meeting some of her best friends there.

“My roommate invited me, and I really enjoyed it. It’s kind of like the concept of pay it forward and what goes around comes back around,” the Grand Rapids native said.

This year, Trinh volunteered at the Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum, and she said it was like a giant playground with so much to do.

“It was really fun. We just painted faces and hung out with the kids,” Trinh said. “I like the little random acts of kindness.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Michigan human trafficking commission aims to raise awareness

By Wyatt Bush Staff Reporter

Michigan lawmakers are taking active steps to tighten human trafficking laws.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced last month the creation of Michigan’s first human trafficking commission.

Human trafficking is defined as the “force, fraud or coercion” against an individual in order for them to involuntarily provide a service. Human trafficking has been officially illegal in Michigan since Aug. 24, 2006.

Rep. Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, who heads the Michigan Commission on Human Trafficking, said Schuette has convicted six individuals in the past two years upon charges of human trafficking. Though six does not sound like a large number, Heise said these convictions have only scratched the surface of a heavily underground criminal enterprise.

The commission’s primary goals are not only to educate the public on the dangers and extent of human trafficking within

the state, but to provide better transitioning for those who have been trafficked back into society, Heise said.

“We’re finding (for those in transition) there is definitely a lack of housing and programming,” said Sen. Judy Emmons, R-Sheridan, a committee member. “The needs of someone who’s gone through this are different from a battered wife; it’s a different type of scenario that you have to address.”

Emmons, who serves as chair of the Senate Families, Seniors and Human Services Committee, said present technologies allow for human traffickers to target virtually anyone, and citizens need to become more aware of this predicament.

Between January 2008 and June 2010, 2,515 nationwide incidents of human trafficking were recorded, approximately 40 percent of which were children.

Emmons said within Michigan, there might be as many as 112 to 115 victims of human trafficking per month, though researchers at Michigan State University and the University of

Michigan are trying to develop a more solid figure.

Emmons said these incidents occur for a variety of reasons, but the most common include a “lover boy” scenario, in which a charismatic trafficker lures victims in through online chats, in addition to targeting those seeking money to purchase drugs.

Another form of trafficking involves the promise of jobs and/or illegal entrance into the United States to foreigners.

Regardless of the form in which it takes place, Heise and Emmons said human trafficking is much like modern slavery.

“There are estimates today that there are more people enslaved than any other time in human history,” Emmons said.

“It’s slavery. When you don’t have a choice and feel you can never get out, it’s slavery.”

Women of the Senate will be hosting Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Lansing on May 2, aiming to further raise awareness about human trafficking. metro@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University journalism instructor Betsy Pollard Rau will be inducted to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame later this month for her outstanding commitment and dedication to the profession.

Rau will be formally inducted into the hall of fame at the annual banquet, held at Michigan State University, April 21 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.

A committee from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association decided Rau was deserving of admittance into the hall of fame. One of her former students, Chad Sanders, wrote the nomination letter. Sanders will also be introducing Rau at the banquet.

“Based on (Rau’s) guidance, I ended up going back to school for my journalism master’s degree,” Sanders said.

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Sam Strahl said she is so passionate about water she decided to major in it.

The sophomore from Sault Ste. Marie is majoring in geology with a concentration in hydrogeology, because she wants to increase awareness of water issues.

“It’s a really important resource that’s not being recognized as a right,” she said. “I wanted to have an impact on how water was recognized or viewed and be on the right side of change.”

Strahl’s interest in water led her to sign up for Water as Life, Death and Power; a new course that spans three departments: anthropology, biology and chemistry. She said the interdisciplinary element appealed to her, because it brings together people from all different backgrounds to work on a problem as they would in the real world.

“I have no idea what the basis of anthropology is,” she said. “It’s teaching us that we need to rely on outside resources, and your way is not the only way.”

Catherine Willermet, assistant professor of anthropology, said the idea for the course came from a Universities Allied for Essential Medicines conference two years ago, where students brainstormed ideas for an interdisciplinary course about global health issues.

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Willermet said the course addresses a set of real life issues and encourages students to be activists in water rights, because access to clean water is a global problem. She said the class takes a problem-based approach by examining the issue from various perspectives.

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“When you go into the job force, this is what you’re going to be doing.”

Juris said the course forces students to look at a problem beyond a “myopic” viewpoint of a single department. He said it is important for students to realize that there are multiple views that need to be addressed.

“A lot of times, students get focused on their major,” he said. “This course brings critical thinking to a new level.”

The course teaches students to reach beyond their majors to find a sustainable solution, Willermet said.

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Anja Mueller, associate professor of chemistry, said the course shows students that they can accomplish things that can have an impact worldwide. She said she believes interdisciplinary courses are a growing trend that will encourage students to participate in activism.

“It’s something that’s rare but should be expanded,” she said.

Mueller said the chemistry aspect of the course involves understanding the properties of water, how water works with other materials and what that means for water treatment facilities. She said water issues involve not only technological and biological barriers but also power issues such as education and cultural traditions.

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“It had been not a real happy birthday, but, at that point, things were OK,” she said.

When Sanders called, though, “it was like the frosting on the cake,” Rau said.

Sanders described Rau as an inspiration in the lives of many.

“When you look at people involved in journalism around the world, many of them have ties to Betsy,” Sanders said.

“She is an inspiration to students thinking of going into journalism and to other teachers.”

In addition to Rau, other inductees include Arab American News founder Osama Siblani, former Metro Times editor W. Kim Heron, investigative journalist Nancy McCauley and former Detroit Free Press photojournalist Hugh Grannum.

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Rau taught Sanders’ eighth grade English class in 1984, where she recruited him to be a member of the newspaper staff.

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Sanders received his teaching degree from CMU but, under Rau’s guidance, decided to return to receive his master’s in journalism.

In addition to being former MIPA workshop director, Rau has more than 30 years of teaching experience. She is the adviser of CMU’s online feature magazine, Grand Central, and teaches in the social media online certificate program.

In 2009, Rau was inducted into the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame.

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