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CMED inaugural class to be made up of nearly 90-percent Michigan students

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

The College of Medicine’s inaugural class is set, and it is heavy on Michigan students.

The 64-member class will be comprised of 57 Michigan students, 25 of them coming from the central and northern regions of the state.

Other students in the class come from Canada, California, Massachusetts and Georgia.

According to a university news release, 11 members of the class are CMU alumni.

“As the only medical school in Michigan dedicated to training doctors to address the needs of residents and families living in more rural areas, we carefully selected students with a passion for medically underserved communities,” CMED Dean Ernest Yoder. said in a news release.

There were a total of 2,765 applicants for the inaugural class, and 78 acceptance letters were sent out to prospective students, according to Yoder. Another 85 students were put on a wait list and the class was filled from among the 118 students on the two lists.

A full roster of the inaugural class will be released this summer once it is clear the students are set to stay at CMED. Yoder also addressed questions surrounding the likelihood of CMED graduates practicing in the area after graduation.

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“The answer rests largely in the community partnerships we’re forming,” Yoder said. “CMED already has affiliations with about two dozen hospitals throughout central and northern Michigan. Students will do clinical training and, in some cases, complete their residencies at these hospitals. This is significant because national studies show approximately 60 percent of physicians continue to practice within 100 miles of their residency sites.”

CMED will open on campus in the fall, and CMED East, a $46.5-million project in Saginaw, is set to open by 2014. university@cm-life.com

CMU incoming freshmen cheer as members of their group “Gold Team” are selected for dissmissal to Plachta Auditorium to see their assigned orientation mentors sing and dance during the Central Stage portion of freshman orientation Tuesday at the Down Under Food Court in the Bovee University Center.

New Chippewas Incoming fall freshmen attend hectic academic orientation

By Arielle Breen | Staff Reporter

When students think of academic freshman orientation at Central

How I overcame OCD My mind was my own worst nightmare.

It was telling me I was going to die if I didn’t perform the tasks it told me to do with acute detail.

I didn’t understand. My parents didn’t either. I was lost, confused. I needed help.

I was diagnosed with ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder at the age of 9 — a time when I was going through countless changes in my life.

It became apparent I needed help after a family trip to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, had to be cut short because my compulsions were virtually taking over my life. Minutes, even hours, of my days were being spent performing repetitive tasks as I succumbed to my mind’s every demand.

Birgit Amann, medical director at the Behavioral Medical Center in Troy, said there is a certain point when an individual should come in to receive help for the disorder. I was at that point.

“In general, the biggest reason is it’s gotten to a point where they (people with OCD) are unable to function,” she said. “Clinically, it’s when it gets to the point where you’re missing out on things, you’re not getting to school or getting to work and that type of stuff.”

Michigan University, mentors singing and dancing to a “Thrift Shop” parody song

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Adrian resident Cayla Coleman, left, and Milford resident Alexis Vitta talk about their schedules over lunch during freshman orientation on Tuesday afternoon in the Down Under Food Court of the Bovee University Center.

Luckily, I was able to receive the therapy I needed and realized I am not the only one with this disorder.

might not top the list.

OTHERS JUST LIKE ME

But, fall freshmen laughed and cheered when a group of more than 20 of their assigned orientation mentors left the stage at Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium during the Central Stage portion of their orientation.

While freshman orientation started with early morning check in, students often came with their parents and then were assigned to various groups for orientations tailored to the students or parents.

Soon after, parents were watching the family mentors sing and dance trying to entertain and educate the families of new CMU freshmen about what CMU has to offer.

Cayla Coleman of Adrian who was assigned to the “Pepper Team”, hadn’t decided her major by the time of orientation but said she was thinking about becoming involved in legal or medical fields.

“I chose CMU because they had more programs to offer, since I was undecided, it was better for me,” Coleman said. “I am interested in health professions, and (Western

That was the hardest part in the early stages of my OCD. I felt like I was completely different than everybody else. I felt like I was being punished for some reason. I felt like I was the only one that was wasting away hours in a day, so engulfed in my rituals that everything in the outside world was oblivious to me.

But as it turns out, there were plenty others just like me, with about half a million children in the United States suffering from OCD, according to ocfoundation.org.

Understanding that OCD was a relatively common disorder was a big first step in my battle against my brain.

However, I still didn’t understand why my mind was telling me to turn the lights on and off a certain amount of times, why I had to keep closing and opening drawers until I did it just right, why I had to put the dishes away in a certain order.

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Michigan University) didn’t really have a whole lot to offer.”

Coleman said her close relationship with her mother who attended the optional parent’s orientation and CMU’s location also played a part in her decision over WMU. “She’s probably nervous, we’re always together,” Coleman said.

Coleman attended a meeting for the Health Professions Residential College and said that since she was undecided she felt a little out of place at the meeting.

“I am so undecided,” Coleman said. “I’m stuck between pre-law, looking into pre-law or medical professions.”

After many of the meetings, students had their CMU ID photos taken. Hats were removed, and the hat wearers worried about their hair on an ID that they would use for the next four years.

Ryan Ferris from Madiwan was in line with the “Red Team” for ID photos and said he hadn’t decided on a major. He said he wasn’t

nervous when he came in for orientation and that he might try out for various on and off-campus activities.

“I might try to rush, but I’m not sure. And then I might try lacrosse, I might do intramural swim team as well, that’s what I did in high school,” Ferris said.

Ferris also offered advice to other incoming freshmen who have later orientation dates.

“Don’t be shy. It seems like a lot of people are pretty quiet, “ Ferris said. “It’s not going to help you get anything out of it.”

After having ID cards made, students went through other meetings with advisers and mentors and moved on to Plachta Auditorium to watch various songs and dance routines done by their CMU mentors that further introduced them to campus life and activities.

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6,000 set to attend Michigan Summer Special Olympics starting Thursday

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

FILE PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE BODAK

On June 1, 2012, Hartland resident Billy Schiltz celebrates winning his second place medal after competing in the Men’s 50 yard backstroke during the 2012 Special Olympics Michigan Summer State Games in Mount Pleasant.

More than 6,000 athletes, coaches, spectators and volunteers from throughout Michigan will be in Mount Pleasant this weekend for the 2013 Special Olympics State Summer Games.

The torch will be lit Thursday at 10 a.m. on the steps of the Capitol in Lansing to signify the beginning of the games and will arrive at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in time for the opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m.

Steven Doederline of Monroe will be running the last leg into the stadium after being named the 2012 Inspirational Athlete of the Year at last year’s games.

Doederline has been involved with the Special Olympics for 26

years and participates in skiing and bocce. He also volunteers at a Monroe County school with students with severe cognitive disabilities, as well as at his local nursing home.

The athletes won’t be the only stars in Mount Pleasant this weekend for the games. “The Biggest Loser” season 14 runnerup Jeff Nichols, another Monroe native, will be in attendance.

Nichols lost 181 pounds on the NBC reality TV show, starting off at a weight of 388 pounds. Besides awarding medals to athletes, Nichols will be at the Healthy Athletes Village in the IAC and will sign autographs Friday from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Event Center Atrium.

A local celebrity, “American Idol” top-40 finalist Shubha

Vedula, will be at the summer games, as well. The Mount Pleasant native will be performing the national anthem during the opening ceremonies and will also sing one or two other songs.

The 17-year-old is graduating from Sacred Heart Academy, 316 E. Michigan St., and was named her class valedictorian. She is the first Indian female to be in the final 20 females on “American Idol” and plans to return to the show again next year.

Other celebrities that will be appearing at the Celebrity Autograph Signing include former NFL player Tom Kanka, Miss Michigan 2012 Angela Venditti, Olympic athlete Paul McMullen and various CMU varsity athletes and coaches.

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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY w The department of art and

design’s 2012-2013 BAA/BA/ BS Exhibition, featuring works from recent graduates, will be on display from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. each day this week in the University Art Gallery.

THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

w More than 6,000 athletes,

coaches, chaperones and volunteers will be on hand for the 2013 State Special Olympics. Competitions take place throughout the athletics facilities on campus.

SATURDAY

w A benefit craft show

benefiting the Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair will take place from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. at the Merchant’s Building on the Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission St. Tickets are $3 per person, which includes an entry into a raffle drawing. w Great Strides for Cystic

Fibrosis, run by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, takes place starting at 1 p.m. at Mill Pond Park, 607 S. Adams St. To register, visit www.cff.org/Great_Strides.

Huey Lewis and the News will perform at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, 6800 E. Broadway Road, at 8 p.m. Tickets can be bought online at www.soaringeaglecasino.com or at the casino’s box office.

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OCD| CONTINUED FROM 1 I knew it was stupid. I knew it was pointless. I knew there was no sane rationale to why I was doing these tasks. All I did know was that if I didn’t perform these tasks exactly how my mind told me, then my anxiety level would increase drastically.

And it wasn’t just the compulsions. The obsessions were equally destructive. I was so afraid of germs and getting sick that I would wash my hands so many times in a day my hands would turn raw.

Ugh. I hated myself.

THERAPY

When I first began therapy, my psychiatrist tried to explain to me what was causing these symptoms.

She said it was because of an imbalance of a chemical in my brain called serotonin, and that parts of my brain were overactive. In order to increase the serotonin levels in my brain, I was prescribed Prozac right when I began therapy.

Being so young, I didn’t really understand the clinical part of it, I just wanted to feel normal—not just for my sake, but for my family’s as well. As hard as the disorder was on me, it was equally as hard on them.

“As a family, you’re a team as much as possible, but this (OCD) gets in the way,” Amann said. “Not only does it (OCD) make you late for things, but it can make your family late for things.”

And, boy, did it ever. I can’t even count how many times we were late to places because I had to finish performing my compulsions. I hated it, but there was nothing they or I could do about it.

Tamar Chansky writes in his book, “Freeing Your Child from

ORIENTATION| CONTINUED FROM 1 advisers more catered to the students’ interests, many freshmen said they were exhausted and were asking mentors and others if they could go home soon.

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New chair: Changes similar to ‘musical chairs’

By Samantha Smallish Staff Reporter

The political science department at Central Michigan University has undergone some changes in its faculty this summer.

Lawrence Sych is the deaprtment’s new chair, Thomas Greitens is the NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program director and Sharon Kukla-Acevedo is the internship program director. Edward Clayton serves as the Master of Arts program director.

Sych said the number of changes taking place within the department was simply a matter of “musical chairs,” as all the faculty previously held different positions within the political science department.

Sych said after he was elected to department chair, other faculty switched positions within the department.

“There was a chair election; I was elected chair,” Sych said.

“I was serving as MPA director for the last six years, and the person who replaced me (as MPA Director, Greitens,) was previously the internship program director.”

Sych said an announcement was sent to students earlier in the month about the changes because of the deaprtment’s

popularity in CMU’s Global Campus. The ability for students to be informed of the changes was also a concern.

Sych said one announcement would be more convenient and time-efficient than sending out individual emails.

“Rather than sending individual emails, it was suggested we put out an announcement so people, especially those in the global campus, would be alerted as to the change,” Sych said.

He believes the change in staff will benefit the department by bringing in new ideas.

“With new people, you always get new ideas across the board,” Sych said.

Sych said despite the change in staff, no drastic changes are in the works. He said the political science department has goals to continue to work on expanding its strengths as well as providing a good service.

“We are interested in moving our programs forward, (providing) good service and building on our strengths,” Sych said.

“We just want to continue that.”

He takes over for interim department chair Marcia Taylor, who filled the seat of political science professor Orlando Perez, the former department chair, during the spring semester.

SIDE: Lexus Bushong, left, and brother Landen Bushong hold a sign reading “Thank you veterans for our freedom” during the 2013 Memorial Day Celebration.

BOTTOM: Grand Marshal Jack McConnell salutes for fallen soldiers during the 2013 Memorial Day Celebration Monday at the corner of Main and Broadway Street in downtown Mount Pleasant. McConnell is a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war.

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“There was a chair election; I was elected chair.

I was serving as MPA director...and the person who replaced me (Aas MPA Director, Greitens,) was previously the internship program director.”

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,” that punishment does not help anxiety—it makes it worse, so that was not an option for them.

All they could do is support me as much as possible as this malicious monster attacked my mind.

THE ONLY PLACES I FELT SAFE

As much pain and anxiety this disorder brought me as a child, there were always two places I could escape my symptoms.

When I was in that room, I could put my mind to rest. My psychiatrist made me realize this disorder was all in my head and if I didn’t perform one of my compulsions, nothing bad would happen to me.

The other place was at school. As I walked among my peers, I was afraid of them thinking I was different. I didn’t want to be thought of as the “weird kid,” and I didn’t want people avoiding me because they felt uncomfortable in my presence.

So, I fought as hard as I could to hide my disorder from my classmates.

WHY I HAD IT

OCD is interesting because there is still no definitive answer as to what causes it.

Most research suggests that people that have close relatives with the disorder are much more likely to develop OCD. Also, according to Chansky, an estimated 25 percent to 30 percent of children with OCD is said to be triggered by strep infections. This subtype of OCD is called Pediatric Autoimmune Neurological Diseases Associated with Strep (PANDAS).

“It’s not like everyone with strep is going to end up with OCD, but there are definitely cases of it,” Amann said.

However, I most likely developed the disorder because of

After more than six hours of orientation programs, students were reunited with their parents at the reunion event. Tasie Backos is the father of twin Shelby Township freshmen Alicia and Raenna Backos and said the best part of the day was knowing more about where they stood financially.

“It was good to talk to a

Following the opening ceremonies on Thursday will be the Kiwanis Carnival at the Rose Ponds from 8-9:30.

Competition will go from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. There is no charge for admission for the opening ceremonies or the

athletic events.

From noon to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Project UNIFY will be having a Unified Bocce tournament. Special Olympics Project UNIFY works in schools and uses sports and education to advocate for people with disabilities.

The teams will be made

up of more than 170 students from across Michigan and join students with and without intellectual disabilities with similar athletic ability on the same team to build friendships.

Although athletes with intellectual disabilities may not participate in the State Summer Games until they

are 8-years-old, Special Olympics Michigan has a Young Athletes Program Saturday from 11-12:30 to introduce children 2-7 to the Special Olympics.

A full schedule of events can be found somi.org. studentlife@cm-life.com

my grandpa. Although he was never officially diagnosed with it, my family said there was a good chance he had it.

OUTGROWING THE DISORDER

I am now 21 years old and have been off medicine for three years and have not needed to see a psychiatrist in four.

My symptoms have digressed to the point where I feel like I don’t even have the disorder anymore.

Sure, I still have to set the timer on the microwave as an even number, along with other little rituals, but that is even common in people without OCD. I am curious now to see how many of my peers suspected me of having OCD. For so long, I was so afraid of people finding out, because I felt like I would be treated differently. I only told a handful of my friends, and I don’t think any of them understood how severe it was.

But after my battle with OCD, I am able to understand what people have to go through, not just with OCD, but with other disorders as well. I know it’s not easy, but there are always people out there to support you.

I don’t really have a definitive answer as to how I outgrew it. I think a major factor was my therapy and the support system from my family. I still don’t know how my parents and brother handled my situation so well, because, looking back now, I know there were times I was absolutely unbearable to be around.

I also think I just became old enough to realize that the voice inside my head wasn’t real and nothing bad would happen if I just stopped doing what it said.

I was sick of it. Sick of it.

I just wanted to live my life, and finally, that is what I have been able to do the past four years.

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financial adviser one-on-one and talk specifics, but that was maybe 20 minutes of my day,” Backos said.

Backos said parents were briefed on issues such as campus safety.

“We had a great lunch, that was good. Then we talked with the police,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Curtis Leachman found guilty of second-degree murder, faces up to life in prison

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Midland resident Jane Templeman talks to environmental activists during the March Against Monsanto Saturday in downtown Mount Pleasant. March Against Monsanto was part of a worldwide protest against the controversial biotechnology company.

‘No’ Monsanto Mount Pleasant activists protest food giant Monsanto over genetically modified foods

By Arielle Breen | Staff Reporter

Environmental activists took to the streets of downtown Mount Pleasant on Saturday as part of against controversial biotechnology

People of all ages crammed onto the corner of Broadway and Main streets for the “March Against Monsanto.” Some came from as far away as Alpena to make the walk through downtown, beating drums, chanting and waving signs like “Monsatan terrorizing small farmers all over the world” and “Old Monsanto had a farm GM-GMO”.

Monsanto has come under fire from some activists for genetically altering seeds and other materials used to make food without proper labeling.

Mount Pleasant resident Abby Baker was active in the march’s preparation and said the purpose of the protest was to raise awareness and to get people more involved in their food.

“Just banding together and standing by our local farmers, standing by organic things,” Baker said.

Many protesters were also there to criticize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is charged with regulating and overseeing American food production. Protesters said the FDA does not properly regulate Monsanto and other food giants

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Convicted Mount Pleasant resident Curtis Leachman, who was found guilty of seconddegree murder on Thursday, will learn how long he has to serve in prison on June 14.

Leachman, 25, faces between 15 years and life in prison, according to Michigan legal guidelines.

Leachman was charged with first-degree murder on Nov. 26 for the death of Mount Pleasant resident Tyrone Stanley. Stanley, 20, was stabbed by Leachman with a seven-inch knife on Nov. 24 following a series of altercations in a pair of S. Main Street apartments.

The jury’s verdict, which came down on Thursday in Isabella County Trial Court, comes after a trial that lasted nine days.

Throughout the trial, defense attorney Thomas Weiss told the jury Leachman’s actions were performed out of self defense and that his client was fearing for his life.

Isabella County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Robert Holmes said Leachman had enough time to consider stabbing and that the door at the end of the hallway at the apartment building would have served as a means to leave the altercation.

Holmes also had numerous witnesses who he said would bring clarity to what happened on the night of Nov. 24.

On Wednesday, the jury requested to see two video tapes after hours of deliberating. One video showed Leachman being questioned by Mount Pleasant Police Officer Jeff Browne about seven hours after Stanley’s

death. The second was taken from a cell phone and showed a confrontation between the two men and others before the stabbing.

Curtis Leachman During the numerous testimonies, Officer David VanDyke told jurors Curtis Leachman did not have any wounds that indicated he acted in defense in his altercation with Stanley. VanDyke was involved in photographing Leachman following his arrest and took many photos from different angles.

On May 14, Brandon Harner, a friend of both Leachman and Stanley, told jurors he still doesn’t know what caused the fatal argument between the two and that Leachman directed some harsh words toward Stanley, who responded by asking someone for a belt.

During his testimony on May 15, McLaren-Central Michigan emergency physician Greg Hicks 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.

David Start, a forensic pathologist and the official that conducted Stanley’s autopsy, testified last. Start told the jury the stab wound Stanley suffered would have likely been fatal, even if he received immediate medical attention.

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A group of environmental activists protest against genetically modified organisms during the March Against Monsanto Saturday in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Check out a photo gallery of Saturday’s worldwide protest on cm-life.com because many of the regulators are former employees of those companies.

The crowd earned appreciative honks and shouts of support from drivers passing by on the march from Island Park, 331 N. Main St., through downtown and then back to the town’s center.

Mount Pleasant’s protest was one of hundreds across the United States and more than 40 other countries, including 12 protests in Michigan.

Protesters were also playing music, helping children plant non-GMO seeds in organic soil and sharing tips on how to avoid brand names that refuse to label.

While Monsanto did not respond to request for comment, their website does give a response to some of the questions protesters raised at the M.A.M. Event.

“Many labeled certified organic or non-(genetically modified) products are avail-

able for consumers who prefer to consume them, consistent with their personal preferences,” reads Monsanto’s section on labeling. “These varied offerings provide additional choices for all consumers and avoid the potential of misleading the public with mandated labeling that raises concerns about the quality, safety or healthfulness of the products they have come to know and trust.”

Monsanto has two locations in Michigan, one in Constantine and another in Mason.

Maria Colberg of Mount Pleasant came early to the march to photograph the event and assist others. Colberg learned about the march through a friend.

Colberg said part of what drew her in was the passion of others.

“It just took one person to be that passionate here,” Colberg said. metro@cm-life.com

By Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

Discarded cigarette butts and the smell of cigarette smoke will be a thing of the past for all three of Mid Michigan Community College’s campuses as a new smoke and tobaccofree policy goes into effect Aug. 6.

The new policy prohibits all students, staff and visitors from smoking anywhere on campus, with the exception of inside their vehicles.

Central Michigan University student Mohammed Alkhlaifi, a Saudi Arabia freshman who is taking summer courses at MMCC, is a smoker, but he said the new policy will be beneficial for MMCC. “I think it’s a good idea that will keep the environment clean,” he said.

Alkhlaifi said he thinks the new policy will benefit everyone’s health on campus and could even help smokers to quit. He said it would be beneficial for CMU to enact similar policies, while adding that he would be upset by new restrictions on his smoking.

“At first, people will get upset, (and) to stop the habit, (MMCC will) have to let (smokers) know why they are doing this, and how it is going to help,” Alkhlaifi said. “And hopefully people will understand and follow the rules.”

CMU’s current smoking policy states that smoking is not permitted within 25 feet or inside any univer-

sity building, with the exception of some university apartments.

Director of Marketing and Admissions Jessie Gordon said MMCC is working to inform students and staff of the new policy and have not decided on any specific consequences for breaking the new rules yet. “(MMCC) is not planning on formalizing a plan to fine or suspend students for non-compliance of this policy at this time,” Gordon said. “We are actively working on communicating the policy change and requesting everyone’s support for moving in this direction.”

Gordon also said that while MMCC decided to become a smokefree college at the December 2012 Board of Trustees meeting, they aren’t alone in their decision.

“Many other institutions of higher education have preceded us, along with countless other business and service providers,” Gordon said.

Judy Lewis is another CMU student taking summer classes at MMCC. The Farwell senior is a non-smoker who said she values the rights of both smokers and nonsmokers.

“It’s hard for me to understand how so many people make the choice. And I don’t like to take people’s rights away, but, I guess the protection of everyone else’s (rights are important),” Lewis said. metro@cm-life.com

Happy’s Pizza and The Cabin adjust to slower summer business

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Much of Central Michigan University’s student population is gone for the summer, and while they might be enjoying a long summer break, local businesses aren’t so lucky.

The summer months bring a much more sparsely populated Mount Pleasant, and that means owners and managers have to pull out all the stops to keep customers coming in during the summer.

“We’ve been trying to cater to the town,” said Happy’s Pizza and Pub Manager Beau Bashi. “We try to think of ourselves more as a restaurant than a bar.”

This is the first summer for the newly-opened Happy’s Pizza and Pub, 1218 S. Mission St., and they are working on different promotions to get people to come out to the restaurant.

“Right now, we’re running a promotion where we’re trying to help out the Special Olympics with Graff Chevrolet, where every specialty pizza that we sell, we donate a dollar to the Special Olympics,” Bashi said.

“At the end of the month, we’re going to have a drawing with a chance to win a car. We try to run programs here that help out everybody.”

The pizza place also has fewer employees, since there is less demand and a number of employees are students who went home for the summer. However, some students are staying in Mount Pleasant to work at the restaurant.

Since this will be the first summer of business for Happy’s Pizza in Mount Pleasant, they are still adjusting. They have the same hours as they did during the school year, but Bashi anticipates slightly decreasing the hours of operation for the summer.

On the other hand, Mount Pleasant pizza staple The Cabin, 930 W. Broomfield St., is familiar with the summer business drop-off and will continue to do many of the things they do during the school year.

“Our specials will be the same as they were during the school year.

We’ve always got the two-dollar parties on the weekends,” manager Ben Warner said. “There’s never a shortage for those.”

Warner said The Cabin’s atmosphere shifts remarkably during the summer months with so few students in town.

“I’d say it’s slightly more relaxed, I guess that about sums it up,” Warner said. “It’s just not quite as crazy as it is during the school year. If you want a nice relaxing place to be while you’re drinking, this is probably the place.” metro@cm-life.com

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On March 25, Warren senior Stefan Jagot, left, drinks a beer with his friends, including St. Clair Shores senior Steven Light and Taylor senior Mike Marks at Happy’s Pizza and Pub, 1218 S. Mission St.

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van der Merwe named finalist austin Peay for athletics director job

By Aaron McMann Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University deputy athletics director Derek van der Merwe has been named a finalist for the athletics director job at Austin Peay, the Clarksville, Tenn., school announced Friday.

Van der Merwe, a CMU alum and long-time administrator in the university’s athletics department, is one of five finalists being considered. Matt Pope, senior associate athletics director at the University of Tennessee-

Chattanooga, interviewed Monday, while Bill Landsen, associate athletics director at the University Derek of Memphis, van der Merwe was scheduled to interview Tuesday.

Schedules were still being sorted out for Van der Merwe, Chad Kimmel, managing group leader for gifts in the athletics department at the University of Wisconsin, and Julio Freire, senior associate

athletics director at the University of Neavada-Las Vegas.

The announcement marks the second time in recent years van der Merwe has been named a finalist for an athletics director job elsewhere. In 2010, van der Merwe was named one of three finalists for AD at Ferris State University, but later pulled himself out of the running to stay at CMU. Mount Pleasant native Perk Weisenberger would later get the job.

Van der Merwe earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from CMU, and was an offensive lineman on the

CMU football team from 1991 to 1995.

He joined the CMU athletics department in 1997. Since then, he’s risen through the ranks -- from academic adviser to assistant athletics director, to being named senior associate athletics director in 2005. Van der Merwe was promoted to chief operating officer and deputy athletics director in December 2011.

Austin Peay athletics director Dave Loos, who also serves as the head men’s basketball coach, announced plans to step down in April.

Loos has held both jobs since

1997, but says he will stay on as basketball coach.

The school recently approved a $16.9 million renovation to its football stadium, due to be completed prior to the 2014 season. Former CMU secondary coach Kirby Cannon was named head football coach at Austin Peay in March.

Van der Merwe’s credentials include chairing the committee for the $22 million Events Center and negotiating a new sports apparel deal with Adidas in 2009.

The Division 1 Governors and Lady Govs, the school’s

nickname for its eight sponsored female teams, are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The football team is a member of the Football Championship Subdivision.

Van der Merwe and CMU athletics director Dave Heeke, through the department’s communications department, declined comment. Heeke, who has been athletics director since 2006, has 1 year remaining on his current contract. sports@cm-life.com

Carrollton senior running back Derrick Nash led the state with 1,967 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns during the 2012 season. Nash is the only running back in the 2014 recruiting class at CMU. PHOTO COURTESY OF RICK WOTTA

RAPID recovery

Saginaw residents Derrick Nash, left, and Shawntoreah Turk pose for a photo during the 2013 Carrollton High School Graduation on Thursday. Nash surprised his graduating class after doctors did not think his health would allow him to walk at his graduation.

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Football recruit Derrick Nash battles leukemia, marvels at fast response to treatment

By Justin Hicks | Staff Reporter When Decolia Monroe first broke the news to her son, Derrick Nash, of his acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosis on May 3, the Saginaw native shut down.

Nash’s mind began to race with fears of missing his senior prom and high school graduation, in addition to losing his Division I football scholarship to Central Michigan University.

What was even more terrifying was hearing his illness might be fatal, five days after celebrating his 18th birthday.

Three weeks later, Nash is out of the hospital, was able to celebrate his graduation and has

begun his journey back to the turf.

“It’s crazy how fast the recovery has been,” Nash said Saturday. “First they said I’d need two years of chemotherapy, then six months, and, now, Tuesday is my last chemo for first treatment. I was supposed to be in the hospital for a month or two, and I’m home with one more day of chemo before another bone marrow biopsy.”

Monroe said doctors told her that her son’s recovery was ahead of schedule after two and a half weeks of chemotherapy treatment.

“They told him that he was recovering faster than any pa-

tient they’d seen, and they were stunned,” Monroe said. “After the first week of treatment, none of the cells kept growing and they disappeared completely.”

Nash was originally tested for mono and the flu on May 3 when he visited the emergency room at St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw.

What his blood work showed was an increase in white blood cells and a platelet deficiency.

A patient with ALL has an overproduction of white blood cells in the bone marrow, which can spread to other organs if gone untreated.

Doctors quickly sent Nash

to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, where he learned he would recover and be able to play football again, though it would take time.

The future CMU running back plans to use a medical redshirt to sit out this season and prepare to play in 2014.

After the initial fear and negativity passed, Nash’s close friend and CMU sprinter Shawntoreah Turk said he took an optimistic approach to his cancer.

“After everything he’s been through, he always finds one blessing to get him through the

day,” she said. “When he started losing his hair, he made a joke about not having to brush his hair anymore. He’s always looking on the bright side.”

Nash credits the support and positive responses he has received from friends, family and his future CMU teammates for helping speed up his recovery.

“Since I had cancer, I thought CMU would give up on me … I lost a lot of confidence,” he said. “But, everybody called me and said, ‘We can’t wait until you get here,’ and, ‘We can’t wait to see you play.’”

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Baseball lost to Miami (Ohio) on a 10th-inning walkoff single Friday morning that eliminated the team from the Mid-American Conference tournament and ended its season.

The Chippewas couldn’t score, and the RedHawks struggled at the plate as well, but they did score one run after a leadoff single, stolen base and a sacrifice put the runner on third for the season-ending single to end the game, 6-5.

Two rain delays would slow the pace of the elimination game. One lasted 44 minutes, while the other caused the game to be suspended until

Friday morning at 9 a.m. after 17 hours and 45 minutes.

Freshman Taylor Lehnert was the starter for CMU. He went 5.1 innings allowing five runs, three earned and five hits. Four walks were also issued by Lehnert. Freshman Jason Gamble came in to pitch and lasted four innings of four-hit baseball allowing one earned run.

Sophomore Cody Leichman had two hits, including a three-run home run, and freshman Dylan Goodwin had one hit and one RBI, as did freshmen Logan Regnier.

Both teams scored in the first inning. CMU scored three on Leichman’s home run before a 44-minute rain delay.

In the fourth inning Miami scored two, making it a 3-3 game heading into the fifth inning.

Both teams exchanged runs in the fifth and sixth innings before the game was suspended. Gamble needed just one pitch to end the sixth inning, and both offenses were cold as the game resumed. Gamble went into the 10th inning, and sophomore Matt Trowbridge gave up the single, that ended the season.

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The baseball team didn’t fare much better in their first game of the tournament, either.

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FILE PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZEGLER

On April 17, sophomore infielder Cody Leichman runs to first base during the Clash at Comerica Park against Michigan State University at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.

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Recovery | continued from 4 CMU head football coach Dan Enos said maintaining Nash’s scholarship was a no-brainer and said he looks forward to the day Nash runs out of the tunnel at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in his maroon and gold jersey.

“When you’re in a family and people hit adversity, you don’t run away from them,” Enos said. “You do what you can to support them, and that’s what we’re going to do.

Every once in a while God throws you a curveball, and you’ve got to work through the adversity.”

Enos and other members of the football team have been in constant contact with Nash, providing him with words of encouragement throughout his recovery.

Although peer optimism can be contagious, Monroe said her son wouldn’t allow anyone to have negative energy around him.

“He wanted everyone happy and upbeat,” Monroe said. “I couldn’t talk negative. He told me to stop if I said it might take a while. If you were tearful, he’d ask you to not come (visit). He kept saying, ‘I’ll be fine. I’m going to beat this.’”

Nash surprised his senior class Thursday when he walked across the stage and received his diploma at Carrollton High School, despite doctors saying he would probably be too weak.

He didn’t even tell Turk.

“Nobody in the gym knew, and everybody was taken by surprise,” Turk said. “He had two ladies walking down the aisle with him;

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[Sports] walking like the man – typical Derrick. I’ve never heard the gym any louder than it was, everybody was cheering.”

Choosing CMU

Nash attended the Central Michigan football game against Michigan State on Sept. 8. During his visit, he met players and coaches and got a feel for the campus.

Turk and fellow Carrollton graduate and CMU athlete Calvin Jackson had often talked up CMU, and Nash said he found all the positive aspects of campus he had heard to be true.

As the only running back in his recruiting class, Nash said he felt great about his opportunity to play for the Chippewas in the future.

“I talked to a lot of players, making me feel like a part of the ‘Chip family,’ and I talked to the coaches,” he said. “(Being the only running back recruit) made me feel like I didn’t have much to worry about coming in. I’ll just have to learn from the ones that are already there, to help the team.”

Senior running back Zurlon Tipton was quick to form a friendship with Nash, who he said would fit in well with the CMU running back group.

“I met Derrick during the school year. He was always the kid on the sideline saying ‘hey’,” Tipton said. “We got real cool, and he came up and spent some time and we became best friends. Now we talk about every other day.”

Though Tipton is relieved and happy for his friend’s recovery process, he said he has told Nash not to rush getting back due to the

“When you’re in a family and people hit adversity, you don’t run away from them. You do what you can to support them, and that’s what we’re going to do.

Every once in a while God throws you a curveball, and you’ve got to work through the adversity.”

Dan Enos, football head coach severity of the disease.

Nash expects competition between the running back group, but considers it a healthy relationship and said he looks forward to learning from the veterans.

“I’m excited, and I know Zurlon knows a lot and can teach me some ins and outs,” he said. “Anything they’re willing to teach me, I’m willing to learn.”

Nash signed his letter of intent on Feb. 6 and will attend CMU in the fall 2013.

While he plans to study sports medicine and kinesiology, following his mother and sister into the medical field, he said he wants to stay close to sports when he’s done playing.

Love of the game

Football was not Nash’s sport of choice growing up.

Although he began playing flag football in fifth grade, Nash said he was a basketball player.

“When I came to Carrollton in ninth grade, I played basketball, but (assistant) coach (Nate Wotta) wanted to turn me into a football player, and it’s been my favorite sport since.”

As a freshman, Nash stood on the sideline and watched his team

play, chomping at the bit to get his chance. He earned a varsity spot his sophomore year as a cornerback and fullback.

“Basically, I was the random guy they used to beat up on the field,” he said.

Perseverance paid off for Nash during his junior year when he was moved to halfback. By his senior year, he led the state in rushing (1,967 yards) and touchdowns (28) – both school records.

“Derrick has great vision and great speed,” Enos said. “He’s the guy who came in and showed great explosiveness and great ball skills. We saw a lot of great qualities in Derrick, as a back and a person; he’s the entire package.”

The three-year letter winner was ranked No. 43 on the Detroit Free Press Fab 50 and No. 57 on the Detroit News Blue Chip List.

He was also named Saginaw News Offensive Player of the Year.

In addition to his football honors, Nash earned first team allconference honors for track and field in the 100 meter his senior year. Academically, he graduated with a 3.56 GPA and as a member of the National Honor Society. sports@cm-life.com

baseball | continued from 4 There was a lot of scoring, and it came early, as Kent State had a nine-run lead after just four innings of play. The Golden Flashes never looked back against CMU in their 15-8 win.

Sophomore Jordan Foley started on the mound for the Chippewas, and the second-team all-MAC pitcher didn’t look sharp, giving up eight earned runs on five hits while issuing five walks.

Freshmen Jimmy McNamara pitched 3.1 innings in relief. He allowed eight hits, four runs and struck out three.

Senior Jordan Adams had the best night for CMU. He contributed with three hits while driving in three runs. Sophomore Nick Regnier had two hits and scored two runs and Leichman continued to pound the ball as he led the team with four hits, driving in one run. Freshman Morgan Oliver had one hit and two RBIs in the game.

An RBI triple from redshirt freshman Neal Jacobs in the second inning got his team on the board before he would score on a wild pitch, making it a 4-2 ballgame.

In the sixth inning, a solo home run to left by Adams made it 12-3, but CMU couldn’t find any offensive rhythm as Kent State continued to score in the seventh inning, making it a 14-3 game.

It was a 15-4 game heading into the ninth, and the Chippewas attempted to make a comeback, scoring four runs in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough. sports@cm-life.com

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