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Man arrested at Deerfield dumpster fires Friday
Police officer, witnesses testify in murder trial
Unknown if related to 32 dumpster, couch fires at end of school year
Jurors expected to deliberate starting today By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter
By Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporter
A male suspect was arrested Friday after a call to 911 reported two dumpster fires. The Michigan State Police in Mount Pleasant responded to a call from a witness at the Deerfield Village apartment complex, 3400 E. Deerfield Rd., about a dumpster fire, according to Michigan State Police Sergeant Lance Cook. Central Michigan University Police and the Mount Pleasant Fire Department assisted at the scene. Another fire was lit in a dumpster at Lexington Ridge Apartments, 3700 E. Deerfield Rd., before the dumpster at Deerfield Village Apartment Complex. The release listed the man as a Rochester Hills native, though police told Central Michigan Life they are unsure if that is where he is actually from and whether he is a CMU student. State police are also pursuing drug charges against the man. The Michigan State Police are leading the investigation and trying to confirm whether or not there is a connection to these recent dumpster fires to the dumpster fires from the end of exam week at CMU that occurred between April 28th and May 5th. As previously reported by Central Michigan Life, the Michigan Arson Prevention Committee offered an up-to $5,000 reward for information for the “rash” of fires in Mount Pleasant between April 28 and May 5. Mount Pleasant police said 21 dumpster fires and 11 outdoor fires, including furniture fires, were responded to during that period. A FIRE ARREST | 2
FILE PHOTO BY MELISSA BLOEM
On April 24, newly-named Provost Michael Gealt speaks on his experiences at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as dean of the College of Science and Mathematics during an open forum at the Bovee University Center’s Ausable Room.
The new guy in town
Michael Gealt named next provost, will take over for Shapiro Aug. 1 By John Irwin | Editor-in-Chief
The soon-to-be-opened College of Medicine might have found its man in recently-picked Provost Michael Gealt. Central Michigan University announced Monday Gealt, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, will succeed Gary Shapiro as its next provost. He has spent most of his professional career in and around the field of biology and biosciences, earning degrees from Temple University and Rutgers University in biology and microbiology,
respectively. Gealt, who has served as dean and as a professor of biology at UALR since 2006, will take over for Shapiro on Aug. 1. He will receive an annual salary of $264,000, compared to Shapiro’s $254,000 salary. “Dr. Gealt is a champion of excellent teaching, strong connectivity with students and cross-campus research endeavors,” President George Ross said in a news
release. “I am confident he will continue to advance CMU’s academic agenda, supporting a world-class learning and teaching environment for our students and faculty.” As provost, Gealt is charged with overseeing academics at CMU. He will be the university’s secondhighest ranking official in the administration following Ross. “I am extremely happy to be joining Central Michigan University at this exciting time in its history,” Gealt said in the release. “I will work with members of the university community to make CMU a place where student learning and success continue to be the highest priorities while also improving opportunities for faculty and student scholarship.” Gealt has more than 40 years of academic experience and has taught and held top positions at Purdue
University Calumet and Drexel University. He graduated from Temple University in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and received his Ph.D. in microbiology from Rutgers University in 1974. At an open forum in April, Gealt stressed the need for open communication and a new focus on retention and recruitment at CMU. “We’ve had problems bringing students in,” Gealt said last month. “It needs to be on a university level. Growing the university is everyone’s concern. But once students are on board, we need to be able to retain them.” Shapiro announced his retirement last September and said he will return to teaching in 2014 after taking a year off. Gealt was unavailable for further comment in time for publication. university@cm-life.com
Crystal Bradford named to 2013 USA World University Games team By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter
FILE PHOTO BY ADAM NIEMI
On March 22, sophomore guard Crystal Bradford dribbles toward the hoop during the NCAA tournament game against University of Oklahoma in Columbus, Ohio.
Central Michigan sophomore guard Crystal Bradford has been selected as one of 12 members on the 2013 USA World University Games team. She will travel to Russia July 8-15 to represent USA Basketball, as announced by the organization on Sunday. She joins four other first time members of USA basketball and seven USA gold medalists. Bradford said when she received word she made the team she was thrilled. “They called out the names of who made the team in alphabetical order, and, with my last name being Bradford, before I could even brace myself for the worst or the best, they said Crystal Bradford as the first name,” she said. “I was pumped, I was stoked. I went into shock until they read the last name.” Team tryouts at the U.S. Olympic Training Center concluded last weekend. University of Oklahoma
“I was being a leader, I was talking. I think the biggest thing was I made mistakes, but I played through them.” Crystal Bradford, sophomore guard head coach Sherri Coale will coach the USA squad. She has already seen Bradford play live when the Sooners played the Chippewas in the first round of the 2013 NCAA tournament. Bradford scored 36 points in that game. Coale said Bradford is part of an intriguing USA team in a news release. “Fun ... that’s the first word that comes to my mind (when describing the team),” Coale said. “I think they will be a really interesting bunch to coach. They can do a lot of different things. There were a lot of shooters at the trials in general and a lot of shooters on
the team. A lot of versatility, post guys who can step out and score, and then we also have guys who can break you down off the dribble. Good pieces. Really good pieces and really good parts.” The World University Games are held every other year and is organized by the International University Sports Federation. It is a multi-sport competition open to both men and women between the ages of 17 and 24. Participants have to be U.S. citizens and enrolled in college with eligibility remaining. After hearing the news of making the team, Bradford said she automatically thought of her family and everyone that has helped her to get to where she is today. “I had a lot of different emotions,” Bradford said. “I thought of my mom first, my coaches and everybody that’s helped me. People came up hugging and congratulating me. It was just a rewarding experience. It just feels good.” A BRADFORD| 2
Jurors are expected to begin deliberations today in Isabella County Trial Court, in the murder trial of Curtis Leachman. Leachman, 25, is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Mount Pleasant resident Tyrone Stanley, 20, on Nov. 24 in his S. Main Street apartment. In testimony Monday, Officer David VanDyke testified told jurors Curtis Leachman did not have any wounds that indicated he acted in defense in his altercation with Curtis Leachman Stanley. VanDyke was involved in photographing Leachman following his arrest and took many photos from different angles. On May 14, Brandon Harner told jurors he was a close friend of Stanley’s, even though he had been rooming with Leachman in November. Harner said Leachman was getting upset because he would not take sides after a verbal altercation with Stanley and that he still doesn’t know what caused the fatal argument between the two. He also said Leachman was directing some harsh words toward Stanley, who responded by asking someone for a belt. Though Harner did not see the stabbing, he said he looked toward Stanley after some women began to scream and saw Leachman was carrying a bloody knife. Harner also testified there was no expression on Leachman’s face immediately after the stabbing. McLaren-Central Michigan emergency physician Greg Hicks testified on May 15 and said the knife wound that killed Stanley could have punctured his lung, heart, liver and spleen. Hicks said the knife wound under the victim’s armpit seemed to go through his lung and into his heart. Though Hicks did not perform the autopsy of Stanley, he did say Stanley was dead when he arrived at the hospital. Hicks also said paramedics indicated Stanley had been on the “down” and not moving for almost 10 minutes by the time they reached the hospital. That same day, Karena Tucker testified that the fight between the two men was less than a minute long and said Leachman threatened to stab the people who saw what happened to Stanley. Tucker told jurors she did not see Stanley get stabbed but saw the aftermath, including when Stanley fell down next to a chair after splitting up blood. David Start, a forensic pathologist and the official that conducted Stanley’s autopsy, testified on May 17. Start told the jury the stab wound Stanley suffered would have likely been fatal, even if he received immediate medical help. metro@cm-life.com
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design’s 2012-13 BAA/BA/BS art exhibition, showcasing works from graduates, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the University Art Gallery. The reception, which is open to the public, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m., also at the University Art Gallery.
President Barack Obama said the people of Oklahoma “will not travel this path alone” and that the country would stand with the state as it recovers from a deadly tornado that struck Moore Monday. Obama, who spoke from the White House at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said: “Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma today.” “One of the most destructive tornadoes in history sliced through the towns of Newcastle and Moore. In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed,” he said. Shortly before Obama spoke, authorities revised the official death toll to 24. It had stood earlier at 51 but the state Medical Examiner’s Office said some dead had
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BRADFORD| CONTINUED FROM 1 USA Basketball women’s teams have participated in 16 World University Games and have collected a record of eight gold medals, six silver medals and one bronze medal. As to why she thinks she stood out among the other invitees at tryouts, Bradford spoke of her leadership qualities and ability to learn from her mistakes. “I was being a leader, I was talking. I think the biggest thing was I made mistakes, but I played through them,” she said. “I would miss a shot but then run back and get stops. I was playing hard. My endurance and energy were pretty high.” Russia is the host country this year, and, along with the United States, there are 14 other countries that will be competing at this year’s games.
been counted twice. First responders have rescued 101 people trapped in storm shelters and buried under debris as of Tuesday morning, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. The National Guard and area law enforcement agencies are searching the area for residents who are still trapped. Obama noted that “among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew: their school.” The president thanked first responders and citizens who rushed to the scene to search for survivors. “As a nation, our full focus right now is on the urgent work of rescue.” He said he spoke with Gov. Mary Fallin Monday “to make it clear to Oklahomans they would have all the resources they need at their
Since the tournament’s inception in 1973, the USA women have compiled a record of 95-15. In 2011, the team was led by 2012 NCAA National Player of the Year nominees Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins, who helped lead the team to a 6-0 record and a gold medal. Training will begin June 25 in Colorado Springs as the team will begin preparation for the 2013 World University Games in mid-July. Bradford said she is taking no time off and plans to train up until June 25 before she goes to Colorado to train with the team. “I’ll continue to play basketball and continue to get shots up,” Bradford said. “I’ll be doing two-a-days, running and hitting the track to time my mile. I just basically want to stay in shape. I’m not going to change too much. I’m going to continue what I’ve been doing.” sports@cm-life.com
disposal.” Obama issued a disaster declaration for the state to offer federal assistance to residents, business owners and agencies that are responding to the storm. He said he had also spoken with Moore’s Mayor Glen Lewis to let him know the federal government would assist the city as it recovers. Obama said he met with federal officials including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoloatano and Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism advisor, “to underscore the point that Oklahoma needs to get everything right away.” He said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is en route to Oklahoma and the agency’s staff has been in the state’s emergency operations center since Sunday, when a tornado swept through
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An injured person is removed from the rubble in the aftermath of a huge tornado that struck Moore, Okla. on Monday. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb, officials said Tuesday.
side them as long as it takes for their homes and schools to rebuild (and) businesses and hospitals to open,” he said. The president noted that offers of help were coming in for survivors, including the University of Oklahoma, which offered housing for families who lost homes.
Shawnee and other areas of the state, killing two. FEMA has activated search and rescue teams from Texas, Nebraska and Tennessee to help in the search for those trapped in the rubble, he said. “The people in Moore should know that your country will remain on the ground there for them, be-
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FIRE ARRESTS | CONTINUED FROM 1 Mount Pleasant firefighters scrambled to put out four dumpster fires at Lexington Ridge Apartments, 3700 E. Deerfield Road, and couch fires on Main Street and at the Jamestown and Deerfield Village apartment complexes, among other locations, during the last weekend of the spring 2013 semester. Cook said if there is a connection between those fires and Friday’s, other departments, such as the CMUPD, could also become involved in the investigation.
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Who—and How Many—Are the Palestinian Refugees? How, under the auspices of the UN Relief and Works Agency, can their numbers have exploded from 650,000 in 1948 to more than five million today? In 1948, some 650,000 Arabs fled from Israel during Israel’s war of independence against six invading Arab armies. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was then formed to provide humanitarian aid to those Arab refugees. Sixty-five years later, UNRWA has grown into a huge, half-a-billion-dollar-a-year bureaucracy that claims a constituency of five million Palestinian-Arab refugees. How has the number of Palestinian refugees grown so dramatically? Is UNRWA helping resettle the refugees, or is it exacerbating the problem? Finally, why would the Palestinian Authority in negotiations for a Palestinian state revolution?
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the PA and refugee host governments, such as Jordan and Lebanon. UNRWA argued vehemently against this UNRWA’s original definition of a refugee was move, however, and won out. someone “whose normal place of residence was How many true refugees from Israel are left? In May Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost 2012, Senator Mark Kirk introduced and Congress both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of passed a bill known as the Kirk Amendment, requiring the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict.” UNRWA began by the U.S. State Department to specify the real number of providing emergency assistance, temporary shelters and refugees who meet the basic relief. Soon after, original UNRWA definition. UNRWA helped resettle the The Palestinians insist that That number is estimated to refugees in permanent be no more than 30,000 housing and create millions of “fake” refugees Palestinians—a far cry from educational and health institutions. But, unlike the “return” to Israel—though 98% the five million claimed by treatment of refugees in all of them have never set foot there. UNRWA. The actual number is critical because the U.S. is the other wars, UNRWA single largest donor to dramatically and inexplicably UNRWA—contributing about $240 million annually. expanded the definition of “refugee” to include Surely U.S. citizens have a right to know whether they’re descendants of Palestinian refugees. supporting legitimate refugees from Israel’s 1948 war of Today, UNRWA claims more than five million independence or whether they’re paying to support Palestinian refugees, most of whom are in fact millions of descendents of refugees and thus creating a descendants and have never lived in Israel. UNRWA new category of Arab welfare dependents. currently employs 30,000 people, mostly Arabs in Gaza Why does the Palestinian Authority want millions of and the West Bank. The organization receives more than “fake” refugees moved to Israel? One of the greatest $600 million annually to serve these people, almost 40% obstacles to an Israeli-Palestinian peace has been the of which comes from the U. S., and the Palestinian insistence by Palestinian leadership of the “right of economy has become absolutely dependent on this aid. return” of Arab refugees to Israel. Of course there is no By contrast, the UN’s High Commission on Refugees inherent right of legitimate refugees, let alone their (UNHCR)—formed in 1950—serves all the world’s descendants, to move to Israel. But in every peace refugees except the Palestinians, and has successfully negotiation, the Palestinians have stubbornly insisted resettled 50 million refugees. Yet UNRWA, with its that millions of “fake” refugees—descendants—“return” strange definition of refugee, has actually increased the to Israel, though 98% of them have never set foot in number of Palestinian refugees by more than 700%— Israel. This poses an obvious question: Why would several million of whom are citizens of Jordan, and Palestinian leaders who are determined to create a millions more of whom are living in Lebanon, Syria and Palestinian state want their people now living in the Gaza. By 2030, the number of Palestinian “refugees” is West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan to move to expected to hit 8.5 million. Israel instead of to their own new state? UNHCR, which currently serves about 34 million There can be only one explanation: They want a refugees, employs only 7,685 staff—about one for every Palestinian state and they want to conquer the Jewish 4,424 refugees. UNRWA, however, employs one worker state. For surely, if Israel, with a population of eight for every 172 refugees, and their staff budget per head is million—six million Jews and two million Arabs—were double that at UNHCR. to agree to such peace terms, it would be tantamount to After 1993, when an agreement between Israel and the suicide. An influx of five million Arabs would swamp Palestinians gave broad authority for self-governance to Israel demographically, and it would instantly cease to be the Palestinian Authority (PA), many donor nations a Jewish state. argued that UNRWA’s purpose should be taken over by It’s clear that UNRWA is an organization that has outlived its usefulness. Rather than working to help stateless Palestinian-Arabs assimilate into other societies, it encourages refugee camps. Rather than promoting Palestinian self-determination and self-reliance, the agency is nurturing a new, rapidly growing welfare class. Rather than working to eliminate the problem of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA has become a bloated bureaucracy whose goal seems to be its own perpetuation and the demise of Israel—a mission that costs American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. This message has been published and paid for by
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Ray Christie appointed as interim VP of Global Campus
Meet Mr. Hart
Student-teaching stint lands 2012 CMU graduate a full-time job teaching English language learners
By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter
By Kyle Kaminski | Staff Reporter
The 2012 South Boardman graduate, who majored in special education with a minor in child development at Central Michigan University, recently returned from Immokalee, Fla. from his last tenure as a student teacher at Pinecrest Elementary School. However, this wasn’t your basic grade-school teaching job. “My experience in Immokalee consisted of my time being split between teaching first and second grade sheltered classrooms,” Hart said. “Sheltered basically means the student is an English language learner and needs to receive basic English instruction.” Working against a language barrier in any profession can be difficult. “For my particular students, all 38, Spanish was their first language,” Hart said. “I didn’t really know what to expect ... I feared not being able to teach my students.” However, with time, this concern quickly evaporated. “After spending just one day there, my fears were erased and it was more welcoming and happy than I could’ve ever expected,” Hart said. “Overall, they flowed like
any other classroom.” Hart was one of nine CMU students who were student-teaching in Immokalee when he first arrived. He said he began each day at 5 a.m. and would depart for the elementary school by 6:30 – just enough time to arrive a half-hour before class began. “Arriving at school a half-hour before school began gave us time to prepare,” Hart said. “When the bell rang at 8 a.m., I would bring the students inside, and they would begin morning work while the school news was broadcasted.” Hart’s decision to go travel to Immokalee through the study abroad program was an easy one to make, but a difficult one to implement. As with all study abroad trips, there is a requirement that a specific number of students participate. Hart was charged with recruitment. “Recognizing the name of the professor leading the group, Lorraine Berak, I quickly emailed her to get more details,” Hart said. “I told her I would be dedicated to ensuring this trip took place. About 15-20 class presentations later, we had nine student teachers signed up.” After the logistics of the trip were worked out, Hart
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Scott Hart’s experiences in the public education system ended in the same place it began: a first grade classroom.
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says the final decision to go was a no-brainer. “The price was right, the location was great, and it would be a new experience,” Hart said. “I’ve always loved Florida, and since age 14, I set it as my goal to move there. It was if the stars were aligned that day. My mind was racing with the potential opportunities.” He was soon offered a full-time kindergarten teaching position at the same school – just in time for graduation. “From the first day I started student teaching at Pinecrest, my heart was settled,” Hart said. “I felt right at home. The atmosphere was inviting, and the staff was incredibly helpful.” For Hart, the best part of student teaching is the students. “They were learning so much, and I think they were teaching me just as much, if not more,” Hart said. “One of the biggest things I took away from this experience was don’t assume. Don’t assume that because a student doesn’t know English, they’re not intelligent or that they don’t care. They are intelligent, and they do care.” studentlife@cm-life.com
Vice Provost of Academic Administration Ray Christie has been appointed as interim vice president of Central Michigan University’s Global Campus, taking over for the departing Merodie Hancock. Christie, whose interim appointment begins July 1, will be replacing Hancock, who accepted the presidency of Empire State College in New York last week. “I plan to provide leadership, guidance and direction to the global campus,” Christie said. ”It is a strong group of individuals who are managed well. It is a bottom line organization that delivers programs that generate over $50 million in tuition revenue.” Christie said he doesn’t plan on making too many changes to the Global Campus while serving in his interim position. “I’m not entering the position with any preconceived notions of what needs to be changed,” he said. ”I am convinced they have a strong team.” Provost Gary Shapiro cited Christie’s leadership as a reason for his appointment to the position in a news release. “[Christie] is a respected leader on campus who well understands CMU, its programs and its faculty, staff and students,” Shapiro said. ”He is an ideal candidate to guide Global Campus in its initiatives and to continue the emphasis on collaboration between all of CMU’s academic divisions.” Christie also believes he has the right qualities to serve as the interim for the position. “I am data-driven and very familiar with the university’s policies and procedures,” he said. ”I also believe I am very well positioned in means of contacts within the university.” Christie also said he will be asking Jodi Hassen, director of student services and enrollment management for Global Campus and Pete Ross, associate vice president for Global Campus, to take on additional responsibilities in the interim period in order to serve successfully as the interim vice president for global campus while also performing his duties as vice provost for academic administration. The university said in its news release the search for Hancock’s permanent replacement will be announced at a later date, but Christie believes a search should start as soon as possible. “I’ve tried to encourage the provost to begin the search as soon as possible,” he said. “It is a very unique position, and a search like this will take a lot of effort to find the right person.” university@cm-life.com
Benefit gala raises funds, awareness for Starry Night, Max’s Place for Autism By Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporter
Sunday’s Benefit Gala for Starry Night and Max’s Place for Autism showcased three local musicians to help benefit a local source of help for autism-affected families The gala, held in Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall, was one of several events being held during the summer every Saturday by Max’s Place for Autism, a summer art camp run at Central Michigan University. “We are focusing mainly on familyfriendly events this summer,” staff behaviorist Jennifer Richardson said. The local performers included 2013 “American Idol” semifinalist Shubha Vedula, Jessica Holly Roth and Traci Nelson and the Band of Aviators. In addition to raising funds for Max’s Place, the gala aimed to raise
autism awareness and to honor autism-disabled advocates and their families. The main goal of the program is to provide a community with unique social-emotional therapeutic environments through pro-social group environments. “We’ve all been sick with the flu and had a fever in which lights and colors are intense. That’s what it’s like for our kids,” Starry Night founder Marie Lannen said. “This program gives them a social experience that isn’t traumatic.” In 2007, Max’s Place for Autism put on the first summer camp for children with autism that mainly focused on art and companionship. It has been about two years since the last summer camp was held. “This program gives our kids something to look forward to,” Richardson said. “... It’s amazing to see
what can happen when we let go of our expectations in these kids.” Evart resident Joshua Lewis’Sauntman, who has autism and Asperger’s syndrome, went to the camp in 2007. “I like the art parts there,” Lewis’Sauntman said. “I made a lot of abstract stuff. You get lots of air and go out whenever you want or need to with a counselor.” The children are split into four groups with five kids in each one. They go around and do different activities together, each treatment or therapy session is two times a week in which they have to travel from home. “It’s rewarding because they don’t usually have one friend in school, but at Max’s Place for Autism they leave with at least one good friend,” Lannen said. studentlife@cm-life.com
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Band of Aviators members Mic Stankiewicz, left, Traci Nelson, Freddie Baker and Daniel O’ Rourke perform at Starry Night’s gala benefit program Sunday evening at Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall. The event aimed to bring awareness to Starry Night, an organization founded by Marie Louise Lannen that brings the arts to children with autism.
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Baseball kicks off MAC tournament play Wednesday after beating WMU By Kristopher Lodes and Taylor DesOrmeau Managing Editor and Staff Reporter
Baseball beat rival Western Michigan this weekend and received some help from Toledo beating Eastern Michigan, thus securing them the final spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The No. 8 Chippewas will kick off their 10th consecutive MAC tournament against No. 1 Kent State at 7:30 tonight at All-Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Even though the team needed to take care of its business with the Broncos on the road first, a few of players were aware that the Eagles and Rockets fin-
ished before their game on Saturday. “We knew Eastern (Michigan) had to lose (to get into the tournament), but we had to focus on Western (Michigan),” sophomore pitcher Jordan Foley said. Foley was not pitching in the final game on Saturday and was one of the players who knew full well when the Eagles had lost.
“Our trainer had the game up on his phone so I was keeping track,” Foley said. “We found out in the sixth or seventh inning that (the Eagles) had lost, and we had a big lead, so it was pretty relaxing.” Foley said it was gratifying taking two of three from the Broncos in their weekend series and knocking Eastern Michigan out of
the playoffs. “Both in-state schools there is a bit of a rivalry,” Foley said. “It didn’t really matter who we took out as long as we got in, but it was cool that we bumped (the Eagles) out of there.” With the win, the team clinched its 10th-straight tournament appearance, something head coach Steve Jaksa said is the standard for
the baseball program. “This is the expectation,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “This is what we do and why we play. Sometimes you have to remember why you play and what you’re playing for. I thought we played well this weekend at Western (Michigan), and Toledo gave us the help we needed.” A BASEBALL | 5
Leaving a Legacy Senior Kara Dornbos finishes impressive career in the circle for softball By Taylor DesOrmeau | Staff Reporter
Senior pitcher Kara Dornbos came into the Mid-American Conference Tournament with the third-best ERA on the softball team, but she finished the tournament with championship and tournament MVP honors. She now leaves the MAC champion Chippewas behind with an impressive legacy. “I just want to say that I feel blessed to be able to play for Central Michigan, to represent the ‘C’ and also
play under coach (Margo) Jonker,” Dornbos said. “I’m going to miss (my team), but I’ll still be at Central, so I’m going to see them a lot.” Even though Dornbos took losses in both games of NCAA regionals — where the Chippewas’ season ended — the team wouldn’t have gotten that far without Dornbos’ phenomenal pitching in the MAC tournament. “Dornbos pitched an outstanding tournament, both last
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year and this year,” said head coach Margo Jonker, who earned her 1,100 career victory May 11. “So, kudos to her.” The Hudsonville senior dominated the tournament, starting all four games in four consecutive days and finished with three complete game shutouts and an MVP trophy. “Our whole team should have got it, because I had success off defense and Cory (DeLamielleure) did a great job behind the plate,” Dornbos said after CMU beat Northern Illinois 4-2 to win the MAC Tournament. “It wasn’t just me, it was everyone.”
Her tournament numbers are outstanding. In four games, Dornbos was 3-0 with a 0.29 ERA, 24 1/3 innings pitched, 13 hits allowed, nine strikeouts, three extra
base hits allowed and held opponents to a .159 batting average. One of those victories came in a 1-0 pitchers duel against Kent State’s Emma Johnson, the 2013 MAC Pitcher of the Year. This type of performance is not foreign to Dornbos. Dating back to high school, she was an all-state pitcher at Unity Christian High School, and in her freshman year at CMU, Dornbos was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Dornbos has been especially dominant in MAC tournaments. The six-foot tall righthander was 3-1 with a 0.42 ERA in the 2012 tournament, where CMU lost in the championship game to Miami. Her final numbers in four years of MAC tournaments are impressive. In 15 games, Dornbos went 7-2 with a 0.95 ERA in 73 1/3 innings. The softball field hasn’t been the only place where Dornbos has been clutch. The health fitness major graduated with a 3.98 GPA, was named Academic AllMAC in 2011 and 2012 and was named to the Capitol One Academic All-District V first team in 2013. Dornbos made a name for herself at CMU and finds herself throughout the program’s record books, leaving behind a legacy of postseason success next year’s pitchers hope to model themselves after. sports@cm-life.com
Departing seniors pave way for bright future By Kristopher Lodes Managing Editor
Veteran leadership is something the 2013 softball team certainly didn’t lack, and it led them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004. The bulk of that leadership came from the seniors: pitcher Kara Dornbos and outfielders Macy Merchant, Brogan Darwin and Summer Knoop. Sophomore third baseman Trista Cox was quick to say the four will be irreplaceable. “The seniors set a big stage for us and they’re four very irreplaceable people,” she said. “The heart that they
played with all season long, from the start to the end, they lead by example. We have great class of juniors, but like I said, the four seniors are irreplaceable.” Head coach Margo Jonker was also quick to say how players come and go from a team, but, as people, the four departing seniors won’t soon be replaced. “They are irreplaceable as people,” she said. “Positionwise, as players, we will move on. But, you can never replace the people.” Dornbos finished her college career with a record of 53-45 and five saves with an ERA of 2.29. In her four seasons, Dorn-
Brogan Darwin
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bos finished fifth in appearances (119), fifth in wins (53), fifth in saves (5), third in complete games (67), sixth in shutouts (21), third in innings pitched (631), sixth in strikeouts (351) in program history and has the single-season record for appearances in a
season with 36 in 2012. And she saved her best for the postseason, leading the Chippewas to back-to-back Mid-American Conference championship games in 2012 and 2013, when CMU took home the MAC title. “It’s huge to have some-
one in the circle like that,” Jonker said. “Kara has a lot of records.” Merchant was named to the All-MAC First Team and All-MAC Tournament Team in 2013, and she finished her senior season with an astounding .408 batting
average, good for third best single-season average in program history. She won’t only be missed as a leadoff hitter. She’ll be equally as missed for her presence in center field as a defender. A SENIORS | 5
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Sophomore infielder Trista Cox tags out a member of the opposing team during the Chippewas game against Valparaiso Saturday afternoon at Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex: Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Mich. Cox went 4-4 with a home run and three RBI’s.
SENIORS | CONTINUED FROM 4 Her speed and route to the ball made sure base runners would stop before taking the extra base. Her name, along with Dornbos’, can be found numerous times in the program’s record books for her offensive prowess at the plate and on the bases. “First team all-conference, stolen bases and a great defensive player,” Jonker said of Merchant. Knoop might not be all over the record books, but her only career home run will resonate in the program for quite sometime. The utility player showed her power in game two of the MAC tournament, as her home run was the difference in a 1-0 win against Kent State.
“We moved Summer from third to outfield and then to right field, and she was willing to play any position we asked,” Jonker said. “Whatever the team needed, she was willing to attempt to do.” Darwin, a fifth-year senior, was bright spot for the team in the NCAA regional, hitting .429. She wasn’t a starter to begin the season, but she made her impact as the starting left fielder to end the season. “She was on the bench for the first part of the year and managed that really well,” Jonker said. “She had a great attitude, and I was very impressed.” The seniors set an example of winning that the next class will try to copy next season. “You’ll never replace the people. Ever,” Jonker said. sports@cm-life.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Leaving runners on base, walking runners and committing errors will come back to haunt you in softball. Central Michigan felt the wrath of all three on Saturday as it fell to Valparaiso 7-4, ending their season at NCAA regionals in Ann Arbor following an impressive Mid-American Conference
BASEBALL | CONTINUED FROM 4 CMU finished the regular season at 25-30 overall and 12-15 in the MAC and will play the regular season champion Golden Flashes (34-21, 20-7) in the first round of the tournament. The Chippewas played three games at Kent State earlier this year, winning one of the three, and the teams are familiar with one another. The two teams meet frequently in the MAC tournament, last season coming in the championship game that Kent State would eventually win. The Golden Flashes would advance to the College World Series
tournament run. “Our defense let us down, and I believe you win championships behind defense,” said head coach Margo Jonker. “We had a lot of opportunities with runners in scoring position in the game and didn’t come through with the big hits.” First, the Chippewas felt the effect of the walk. Senior pitcher Kara Dornbos gave up three walks in her complete game, two of which came around to score.
last year. “That doesn’t make any difference this year as far as what they did last year,” Jaksa said. “Being in the College World Series doesn’t help the kid that’s throwing, who has never thrown in the conference tournament. Our guys played them in the conference championship last year, and it has become a good rivalry.” Foley will be getting the start against the rival Golden Flashes today. He went six innings against Kent State earlier this season, allowing two earned runs and taking the 4-1 loss. sports@cm-life.com
Check out a photo gallery of NCAA regionals on cm-life.com “We weren’t really aware of what the lead runner was doing until late,” Jonker said. “We were not sharp on that defensively.” Defensively, walks and errors will hurt a team. Offensively, it’s runners being left on base that will hurt. Junior catcher Cory DeLamielleure started the fourth
inning with a home run to left to make the score 4-1 and was followed by sophomore third baseman Trista Cox who hit a double off the wall in center field. The team failed to plate any runs after DeLamielleure’s home run. sports@cm-life.com
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