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MONDAY, AUG. 26, 2013 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 2 VOL. 95

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eering through the windshield of his unmarked SUV and into the massive horde of students and the dark of night, Lt. Larry Klaus looked forward to an evening of protecting students, often from themselves. Klaus has worked for the Central Michigan Police Department for the past three years and has patrolled campus and the outlying neighborhoods during each Welcome Weekend since. Central Michigan Life took part in a ride-along with Lt. Larry Klaus of the CMU Police Department from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Aug. 24-25. Although the air was still calm

by 10 p.m., Klaus knew the parties would soon pick up and his night would begin. “It’s not that we want to be hardcore with the students,” he said. “We want to set the tone. We have a certain expectation of behavior. There’s not a lot of tolerance for disorderly behavior. Just don’t get stuck on stupid.” What has been a problem for Klaus are the vandals kicking-in car mirrors and throwing bottles, along with the most common citation: minors in possession of alcohol. “(CMU) is like a small town. It keeps us busy, but it’s not overwhelming,” Klaus said. “Students seem pretty well-behaved on campus. Ninety-nine percent want to be successful, and we want to help

facilitate that.” 10:45 p.m., Main Street Klaus met with a jovial group of five officers patrolling Main Street on foot, four of whom were from the Mount Pleasant Police Department. The early calm of the night was suddenly broken as the officers descended upon two men carrying open bottles of Bud Light and issued them the necessary citations. “It’s been calm so far,” CMU Police Detective Mike Sienkiewicz said. “We’re walking around looking for disturbances or situations that can become unsafe. We see alcohol a lot. Open intoxicants and MIPs are what we see the most.” w RIDE ALONG | 10A

CMU hires 151 new faculty members, creates 26 new positions, 47 replacements SUPPORTING WOMEN Pink Heals Tour parades through town to raise cancer awareness. w 6A

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FILLING SPOTS After ﬁnal scrimmage, position battle remains at defensive end, cornerback. w 1B

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By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University has made 151 regular faculty hires for the 2013-14 school year, including 26 new full-time faculty positions. The news comes despite the projected on-campus undergraduate enrollment decline of 5 to 7 percent this fall compared to last fall. In addition to the newly-created positions, 47 new, full-time faculty members have been brought on as replacements. The other 79 remaining positions are fixed-term faculty. According to Ann Miller, direc-

tor of faculty employment and compensation, there has been this year. “(The amount of new hires) is unusually high due to the addition of 26 new regular faculty positions – including two in athletics – because two new sports were added, and two dozen in specific disciplines and programs identified as university priority areas, including ten in the College of Medicine,” Miller said. A breakdown of the numbers showed the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences receiving the most new hires, with 28 new names in the department. In total, 115 of the positions are

full-time and 36 are part-time. Despite a large number of new hires, low enrollment, paired with an $18-million budget deficit, is still expected to cause problems for numerous departments. “Unfortunately, (enrollment) did have an impact on some fixedterm faculty in departments that had decreased student enrollment,” Miller said. “Other returning fixed-term faculty might have lighter workloads and appointments than they had in the prior academic year or did not receive a new appointment for the fall semester.” w FACULTY | 2A

Student opens first longboard shop in city

TIE GAME Women’s soccer begins season with 2-2 tie against UDM: loses key player in 2OT draw w 1B

Life inside Nev Schulman fires up Leadership Safari

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University President George Ross sets lofty goals in face of budget, enrollment crises »PAGE 3A Graduate student apartments finished »PAGE 5A

A shift from awarding fewer needs-based grants and more meritbased grants is gaining ground in the United States, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. In 1995-96, 32 percent of all undergraduate students received needbased grants and 6 percent received merit-based grants. By 2007-08, as far as the study shows, both numbers have increased, with 14 percent of undergraduate students receiving merit-based grants and 37 percent receiving needs-based grants. Central Michigan University President George Ross said it’s important to give out a combination of both. “I think we have to look at what our competitors are doing,” he said. “I think we’re relatively competitive on some of the merit scholarships. But it has to be a combination, particularly in this economic climate.” Increasing scholarships and financial aid by $9 million since 2011, CMU awarded 2,405 needs-based and 7,489 merit-based grants this semester. “If you look across our campus and student enrollment on campus, we have a large number receiving Pell Grants, which is typically the case with lower-income families, and we have to be sensitive to that,” Ross said. “But merit is typically for higher performing academic students, and we want those also. So it has to be a combination.” CMU plans to give $35.3 million of the $53.9 million budgeted for student aid to needs-based and merit-based grants this year. Merit-based grants will make up 72 percent of the money, while needsbased makes up 28 percent. “We are still hearing from students, which makes us feel like we need to ramp up the needs-based money a little more,” Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Kirk Yats said. “As costs go up, we need to make sure the needsbased awards keep pace, but at the same time, we don’t have unlimited funds. The administration is balancing and trying to find the sweet spot where we can give the greatest amount of students chances to receive money.” w SCHOLARSHIPS| 2A

Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Grand Rapids senior Cody Robinet, owner, stands in front of a wall of longboards Aug. 16, in his newly opened shop Back Country Boardshop, snow and skate, on 1620 S Mission St. Suite C. “I’m mostly excited to start a trend on campus of longboards,” Robinet said.

By Erica Wilson Staff Reporter

Longboards and skateboards continue to be many students’ preferred mode of transportation throughout campus, and Kentwood senior Cody Robinet saw an opportunity to capitalize on that. The Back Country Boardshop, 1620 S. Mission St. — Mount Pleasant’s first shop that is devoted to selling sports boards and related products — opened Aug. 20. Robinet said his passion for action sports and his desire to run a business of his own drove him to open his store. “I’ve always wanted to open up a shop, and it’s a great location,” Robinet said. “The longboarding trend on campus has really been growing. I also love action sports. I used to skateboard awhile ago, but now I really enjoy snowboarding.” Mason senior Jennifer Whorl is a friend of Robinet’s and has watched the business grow from an idea to reality. “He was working on it for a long

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

time, trying to perfect every little aspect of the shop,” Whorl said. “Over the past couple of months, I have seen him put all of his time and energy into something that he cares about so much, and it is really cool to see all his friends come together to help his dream come true.” Mount Pleasant’s very first board shop sells skateboard and snowboard apparel, including shirts, shoes, hats and other gear. The store will carry many popular brands such as Cool Life Livin’, Emerica, Supra, Etnies and more. “So far, he has only had a little

preview of the shop with longboards,” Whorl said. “But the shop will be holding snowboards and much more.” Whorl said she is confident Robinet will find success with his store, and she is looking forward to shopping there herself. “When I buy my things for snowboarding this year, I most definitely will go there,” Whorl said. “Not just because he is my friend, but because I know Back Country Boardshop will have reasonable prices and friendly atmosphere.” Despite his drive for success, Robinet is a relatively laid-back store

owner. It’s that kind of leadership style that suits the store well, and he hopes the store will become a go-to destination for students looking to find a new board. “In five years, hopefully, the store will keep rising and operating smoothly,” Robinet said. “I will see where it takes me.” The store is open 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, and noon until 4 p.m Sunday. metro@cm-life.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR THROUGH WEDNESDAY w Art Walk Central - Art Reach of Mid Michigan will continue to sponsor an exhibition featuring works from across Michigan and the United States through Wednesday. The event starts at 11 a.m. each day in the Main and West galleries of the University Art Gallery. It is free and open to the public.

TOMORROW w “Don’t Become Academically Adrift,” featuring philosophy and religion faculty Josh Smith along with a panel of students, is an academic discussion on the importance of reading, writing and time management. Set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Bovee University Center auditorium, the event is open to all students and will provide information for both collegiate and future success.

WEDNESDAY w An American Red Cross blood drive begins at noon in the Bovee UC Terrace rooms. Students and the public can make a pledge to donate blood until 6 p.m.

CORRECTIONS The Aug. 22 story “Enrollment numbers fall, number of applicants rise” incorrectly referred to Kevin Williams as interim director of admissions. Tom Speakman is the current, full-time director. © Central Michigan Life 2013 Volume 95, Number 2

RIDE ALONG | CONTINUED FROM 1A

Klaus estimated fines for open intoxicants to be $100 or more. An MIP is a misdemeanor which can result in more fines and probation. “A few people get the bright idea to run, and then they end up in jail with a felony,” Sienkiewicz said. “Most people know the rules. People trying to hide things from us is one of the signs they’re doing something they shouldn’t.” 10:56 p.m., Isabella County On his way back into the county, Klaus pulled over a red van with its headlights off and a U.S. Marines bumper sticker on the back windshield. Four or five passengers were inside, but since they didn’t seem drunk, he let them off with a warning. “They weren’t drinking; that’s the main thing,” Klaus said. “The hardest part of my job is that students are so nice, it’s hard to write anybody tickets.” 11:30 p.m., Main Street Back on Main Street, activity had begun to pick up. Hundreds of students packed the lawns and porches outside the houses and apartments that lined the road. As they started to overflow into the street, Klaus and his fellow officers began to consider executing a “push.” A “push” is only executed when crowds have become too large to stay safe. After shutting down traffic to the target street, 15-20 officers systematically clear lawns and sidewalks to prevent parties from stretching into the road. “The goal is to not let it encroach into the traffic,” Klaus said. “Sidewalks get past capacity and start blocking the roads. Pedestrians can’t compete with cars. That’s a bad mix.” 12:06 a.m., Main Street Still near the 1000 block of Main Street, Klaus joined several other officers, along with five other squad cars, in response to a call of disorderly conduct. The man,

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Yats said he and his team are ready to propose some changes to the university’s financial aid structure to Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson. According to Yats, the changes could “drastically change” the way the university awards money. “We are constantly trying to fight for more needs-based aid. With students becoming more needy because the cost of education keeps going up, we are always trying to petition and convince the administration that we could use more money on the needsbased side. The university has done a good job putting more money in the general financial aid fund over the past 20 years,” he said. Yats hopes to keep up with competitors by utilizing the new proposal. “We’ve seen over the past five to seven years that our competitors have put more money into their needs-based programs, and I think we have

witnessed it,” he said. “It’s a competitive world out there, and if cost is part of their decision in which school to attend, then we need to be aware of that. We are constantly comparing our award packages to our competitors.” According to Yats, the university is suffering from a lack of funding from the state. Funds from Lansing now accounts for less than 16 percent of CMU’s budget. The cancellation of the

who Klaus said attempted to fight an officer when questioned, was taken away in handcuffs. Klaus guessed the individual was from out of town. “There are more cars here, so my guess is more people from out of town,” he said. “You get guys from all ages up here, from out of town.” According to Klaus, the densely-packed student housing on Main Street – although a smaller area than at bigger schools such as the University of Michigan – poses greater challenges for law enforcement than if the parties were spread out. “It’s much more concentrated here,” he said. “It makes it a little harder. If it was spread out more, it would be easier to manage.” 12:48 a.m., Saxe Hall Still waiting for an order, Klaus was approached by a woman trying to find her way back to Saxe Hall. A freshman, she was new on campus and said she felt a bit overwhelmed by the boiling social atmosphere. Klaus drove her back to her residence hall before heading back to Main Street to continue his patrols and wait for the call for a push, if crowds got too big. Speaking with a man collecting cans around the house parties, Klaus predicted things to die down by 3 a.m., if not sooner. Despite only getting around five hours of sleep for the past few nights, the 25-year veteran of the Lansing Police Department — and father of a CMU student — continued to stand guard and ensure CMU students were safe, amid the chaos of youth. “We just want to make sure no one gets hurt,” he said. “We’re pretty protective of our students. We don’t want people coming to our university and preying on our students. We take it very personally.” metro@cm-life.com

PHOTOS OF THE DAY Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Brooklyn Bigard, 11, of Mount Pleasant watches as Abby Monahan, 10, of Mount Pleasant, lifts her younger brother Joseph, 2, off the ground to give a kiss to Sherry Wentworth of Mount Pleasant during a barbeque after mass at St. Mary’s Church Sunday evening.

PHOTOS OF THE DAY Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Members of Saint Mary’s Church enjoy each other’s conversation at a barbeque following mass on Sunday evening outside of the church at 1045 S. Washington St.

FACULTY | CONTINUED FROM 1A

During a meeting with Central Michigan Life’s editorial staff, University President George Ross could not offer specifics regarding which departments or positions would be directly affected by the budget deficit. “Within the next few weeks, we’ll issue a set of general guidelines for the campus on

Michigan Promise is also still hurting the university. The Michigan Promise was a $140-million per year scholarship program that awarded students money based on their MEAP scores. “One of the biggest events to happen is the loss of the Michigan Promise,” Yats said. “We had thousands of students here at the university who were receiving that award. The costs have continued to go up, while funding has continued to go down. Central has been forced to fund more of these scholarships and pick up the slack.”

debt reduction, which will expect the dean and administrators to work through this semester and present to me in the beginning of spring semester recommendations,” he said. “Those recommendations will be shared and worked along with the budget priorities committee, so I couldn’t tell you at this point.” Ross expects details to become available in September. “Again, those reductions, as far as base reductions, are going to happen for Sept. 14 and

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Central Michigan University President George Ross said he has numerous goals set for this year, but virtually all of them will be impacted by a large decline in enrollment. CMU is facing an on-campus undergraduate enrollment rate that is set to drop between 5 and 7 percent this fall from last fall, in addition to facing $18 million in budget deficits for 2013-14. Despite expressing a desire to find an ideal enrollment figure for CMU, Ross said he doesn’t have an ideal number of students he would like to see enrolled. “Our enrollment, within the last few years, when I first worked here, was significantly lower than it is today,” he said during George Ross a meeting with Central University President Michigan Life’s editorial staff last week. “I had met an alumnus who went to school on this campus when enrollment was under 6,000, and he told me he got a great education and still loved the place. So, I don’t have an ideal number.” Ross said CMU has faced worse budget crises, citing his tenure as vice president in 2003, but he will be issuing guidelines for campus debt reduction on Sept. 14 and 15. “The challenges we face now aren’t to the level we faced then. At that time, we went through a process, which we’re going through now, as far as getting some broad guidelines to the campus,” he said. “Those budget decisions will not come directly from my office. We have a very decentralized budgeting and financial system at this campus. I’ll give broad guidelines.” Despite looming expense reductions, Ross said it’s important to keep CMU going. “We have to move the university forward. We have to invest in priorities,” he said. “But you don’t sit still, cut a little from everything, and not have the university moving forward. You have to make what I’ll call strategic decisions.” Ross said the strategic planning process, which helps dictate how and why decisions are made at CMU, is winding to a close. “(The strategic planning process) included students, it included faculty, it included staff across this campus – to identify priorities for the university,” Ross said. “It will drive our decisions, short-term and long-term, and will be a direct nexus between the strategic plan and the university operating in the capital budget.” w Ross | 5A

Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Ava Allen, 2, Brianna Lehner, 2, and Raegan Robinson, 5, walk hand-in-hand to the sandbox in the courtyard of their Kewadin Village apartments, where 2-year-old Noah Kissinger is already playing on Thursday afternoon. Brianna, Raegan and Noah all have parents who are attending college either at CMU or Mid Michigan Community College.

- Adrian Hedden, Staff Reporter Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Left: Employee badges and magnetic letters cover the fridge of Ithaca senior Mike Lehner and his wife, Elmont junior Mary Lehner on Thursday evening in their Kewadin Village apartment. Mike and Mary are full-time students at CMU and have a 2-year-old daughter, Brianna. Right: Mike and Mary Lehner, ask their daughter, 2-year-old Brianna, which cartoon she’d like to watch.

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Student parents: Work to be masters of time management By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

Many Central Michigan University students share a similar daily routine. This usually includes waking up, going to class and coming home. Throw in occasional studying, hanging out with friends and attending respective club meetings, and the typical CMU student is done for the day. Although time management is an important skill for all CMU students juggling multiple responsibilities to master, it is especially important for students who also have a family to consider. Ithica senior Mike Lehner and Elmont junior Mary Lehner have been playing the time management game for the past two years, balancing time between schoolwork and raising their 2-year-old daughter Brianna. “We have little time for sleep,” Mike said. “The hardest part has been the lack of sleep. You can’t structure sleep around a young child. That’s just not going to hap-

pen. You have to make every minute of your day count.” Neighbor and fellow studentparent Stacy Robinson agrees. “Time is always a problem. You never feel like you have enough,” the Mount Pleasant senior said. “You have to schedule your time wisely and have a good support system to take care of your child if you’re doing something for class.” The Lehners are full-time students, taking at least 12 credits every semester because, like many other students, they want to graduate in a timely manner. To make being a full-time student possible, they set up their class schedules to stagger one another so when one parent is in class, the other is at home taking care of Brianna. “Our routine is pretty normal, with a few added steps,” Mary said. “We wake up early, feed Brianna her breakfast, get myself ready, go to class, come home. Then Mike leaves for class, and I stay home with Brianna.” The university has three apartment communities on campus that

house students with children: Kewadin Village, Northwest Apartments and Washington Court Apartments, which are located in the middle of campus. Mary said CMU is very familyfriendly, and future students don’t have to reconsider whether or not to come to CMU if they have children. “University housing has helped a lot,” Mary said. “This place really feels like a community. Every family is friendly.” Both the Lehner family and Robinsons speak highly of CMU’s apartment living, saying they feel comfortable raising their children here while going to school. With all the stress involved with going to school and raising a child, the best thing a student-parent can do is stay positive. “You just have to handle it. You can’t have a negative attitude about going to school and raising your kid,” Mike said. “If you do, you’ll never make it. You have to stay positive.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Parking services releases list to help students avoid tickets By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

Parking on campus can be a pain, and receiving a ticket can make things even worse for already-frustrated students. In hopes of avoiding these frustrations this semester, the parking services division of the Central Michigan University Police Department recently generated a list addressing several myths associated with on-campus parking. With a new freshman class arriving with the rest of the on-campus student population, parking services wanted to make sure everyone knew the rules and could prevent unnecessary citations. “Our goal is to provide accurate parking information to the campus community,” Parking Services Office Manager Kim Speet said. “By educating those parking on campus about the rules and regulations, we hope to help avoid issuing a parking citation.” One of those myths involves ticketing on Fridays. According to parking services, standard parking is enforced until noon those days. After that, students may park in any student lot, with or without a pass. However, drivers are still not allowed to park in reserved or handicapped spaces in those lots. Another partial myth parking enforcement hoped clear up was the issue of parking after 4 p.m. during the week. Parking is still enforced after 4 p.m. in restricted lots, including Lots 12, 41 and the Washington Court Apartments area, but students can park almost anywhere else. Parking in handicapped spaces, reserved spaces, in fire or ser-

The Mount Pleasant Fire department responded to a “suspicious” fire at Ric’s Food Center, 705 S. Mission St., early Aug. 22. When firefighters arrived to the store at 3:39 a.m., they found a display rack had been ignited, activating the store’s sprinkler system. The store suffered smoke and water damage following the incident. Two white men have been identified as being present in the store at the time of the fire. According to Beltinck, Mount Pleasant Public Safety is classifying the fire as “suspicious” until more information is acquired. The Michigan Arson Prevention Committee has offered a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest or conviction of the people who started the fire. Anyone with information is encouraged to report tips to public safety’s anonymous tip line at 989-779-9111.

vice lanes or any other area that does not usually permit parking is still not allowed. Those who fail to follow the parking rules can receive citations ranging from $10 for not feeding their meter to $100 for parking in a handicapped spot. CMU has a lot to gain financially from those parking citations. “The revenue generated by parking services resulted in more than $2 million in 2012-13,” Speet said. “Including $512,355 in parking citations.” Parking services also provides an interactive map of the CMU campus on their website. The map, which displays all on-campus parking lots, can be found on the parking services webpage. “When (students) register for a parking permit, we include a letter stating where they can park and the campus map and other pertinent parking information,” Speet said. “In addition, the entrance lot designator signs indicate which permits are valid in each lot.”

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Speet said the biggest problem parking enforcement runs into is students simply not reading the rules. “The common complaint is ‘I didn’t know I couldn’t park there,’” Speet said. “Read the material provided with your parking permit to learn where to legally park.” CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said the rules in place today are there largely for safety reasons. “We have two primary purposes in parking at CMU,” CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said. “Safety is our first priority, making sure emergency vehicles

and first responders have clear access across campus in order to respond to emergencies. Secondly, we desire to ensure that there is a valid parking space available for all those who purchase a parking permit. Education and enforcement are effective tools in accomplishing these goals.” On-campus student parking permits are $150 per year. Off-campus and commuter permits are $175 per year and faculty permits are $185 per year. A one-semester pass is 50 percent off the original price. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Nev Schulman fires up Leadership Safari Leadership Safari participants packed into McGuirk Arena on Aug. 21 to hear keynote speaker and creator Nev Schulman of the MTV show “Catfish” Nev Schulman. “Be brutally honest with yourself and find people who are willing to do the same,” Schulman said. “Those are the people you want around in your life. Look at the people you spend time with.” He advised students on the dangers of using the Internet in an inappropriate manner. “Be careful (online). There are no rules. Everything is public, and everyone has access,” Schulman said. “Everything you put online is an extension of you. Be careful what you post.” As the speech came to a close, Schulman issued a challenge to the audience. “I challenge all of you to be fearless, to be kind, to not be afraid to make mistakes and to try new things,” he said. - Nathan Clark, Staff Reporter

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Get Acquainted Day to show off RSOs Wednesday The multicultural academic student services department is hosting the 35th annual “Get Acquainted Day” Wednesday on the lawn of Warriner Hall. Central Michigan University’s Get Acquainted Day is an opportunity for new students to connect with services, businesses and activities on CMU’s campus. More than 50 organizations and 80 vendors are expected to participate in this year’s event. “This will give students the opportunity to see what organizations are out there, see what is in the community and give them the opportunity to participate, ask questions, even join one of the organizations on the spot,” D’Wayne Jenkins, assistant director of multicultural academic student services, said. Typically, there are between 1,000 and 1,500 students, faculty members and Mount Pleasant residents who come to the event. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday and runs until 7 p.m. - Malachi Barrett, Staff Reporter

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FACEBOOK FEED President Ross seeks a new housekeeper despite budget setbacks Facebook comments in response to the Central Michigan Life article from Aug. 22 Dallas Michelbacher For what it’s worth, I got paid less last year by the university to teach 3-4 sections a week than he got in a pay raise last year. They can aﬀord to bump his pay that much, but can’t aﬀord to cover teaching assistants’ healthcare? What a joke this administration is. 10 · August 22 at 4:27pm

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CMU takes step in right direction with grants

Grants based on reality

his semester, Central Michigan University sponsored and awarded 7,489 merit-based grants and 2,405 needsbased grants—a roughly 75/25 split between the two. Although it would appear CMU is more focused on awarding merit-based money, university officials are citing an increased effort to balance that number by offering more needs-based monies.

And that makes sense. As costs continue to soar, it’s important to ease the financial burden students are increasingly feeling. But at the same time, we don’t have unlimited funding. As Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Kirk Yats said, we need to find the “sweet spot” that gives the largest amount of students the greatest chances to receive money.

Scott Eldon Shine I’m going to need someone to point out something productive Ross has done for CMU. And by God opening up a medical school is not one of them. That is a mistake, not an accomplishment. 4 · August 22 at 10:54am

Merit-based grants typically attract the ideal CMU students. They’re awarded to those who “go the extra mile,” so to speak. They are the students who set the bar at CMU. While these students might not always have a significant need for college funding, it’s important to reward those who have earned it in an academic sense. However, needs-based grants,

which typically go to prospective students who are struggling to afford ever-increasing tuition and room and board rates, are just as important. Since cost is such a vital factor for many students when they decide where to attend college, it’s vital that CMU has the ability to help those students. In a time when students might be struggling to afford tuition, needs-based grants help ease the pressure many students face. Without the constant fear of a hefty tuition bill, perhaps students who otherwise would have ended up dropping out will remain enrolled all four years. Attracting new students is always important, especially at a time when on-campus undergraduate enrollment is projected to be down by 5 to 7 percent. But, so is holding CMU to the academic standard that we’ve all come to expect. It’s absolutely essential that CMU does not sacrifice its

admissions standards, and as far as we can see, it hasn’t. Although enrollment is down, applications are at an all-time high this year. While unfinished applications make up a percentage of that number, it’s important to note that CMU isn’t sacrificing admissions standards to battle the enrollment issue. The typical merit-based grant awardee is going to go to college where they want to go, not based on where they can afford, like needs-based grant awardees. So, ultimately, it’s important to keep a balance so those who excel will want to come here, and those who need help can receive it. There is no right percentage when it comes to determining how many merit and needs-based scholarships to give out, because outside factors are constantly changing. But as things stand right now, the decision to push for more needs-based scholarship will keep students’ key interests in check. The university is doing something practical that can help both CMU and the students it enrolls. That is a step in the right direction.

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Jennifer K Bentley Can he hire me??? I still need a job to cover the (less than 3%) tuition increase and I know how to clean. 3 · August 22 at 11:26am Scott Campbell The residence is a university building. You can have your disagreements about President Ross but this one is not fair to pin on him. Would it help if you called it a janitor instead of a housekeeper? 2 · August 22 at 11:14am

Marie Reimers

Student Body President I would like to give a big welcome to those who are returning to Central Michigan University, and to those who are here for the first time. Whether you’ve been here one year, four, or none at all, fall is a special time at CMU. Homecoming, welcome week and the start of classes provide students with a great feeling that can be felt all over campus. I would like to speak to the incoming freshman class directly, as this is no doubt one of the scariest and most exciting times in your life. You’ll be getting heaps of advice (wanted and unwanted). It might seem overwhelming at first, but you’ll learn rather quickly how to sort out the good from the bad. Yes, you should get involved. No, not everyone in college drinks. Don’t be afraid to reach out to the services CMU provides. College is hard, living on your own is hard, and no one expects you to make a totally seamless transition. Counseling, academic advising, your resident and multicultural advisers, the Math and Writing Center and the Student Government Association all exist for a reason. At CMU, we want you to succeed, but we don’t expect you to do it all by yourself. Take advantage of the services CMU provides you to take care of yourself.

Welcome to CMU

A new beginning

I might be student body president now, but I did not plan on ending up in this position. During my freshman year, I ran for Senate in the Student Government Association twice. And I lost twice. It was painful. I cried. I swore to never ever involve myself with SGA again. A semester passed, and things were different. A student organization I was in needed an SGA representative, and I was asked to fill the position. I took it, and the rest is history. I don’t think my story is a commentary on “never giving up” or “following your dreams.” Rather, I think it’s an example of taking advantage of opportunities as they are offered to you. You are lucky to go to a university that offers you boundless opportunities. Take advantage of them. Reach out. You never know where something will take you. Don’t trust first impressions. I had a rough transition from high school to college, and if I let that experience define CMU for me, I wouldn’t be here today. If I had really given up on SGA after losing those elections, I wouldn’t be student body president. Sometimes, it takes a while before you feel like you belong. That’s normal. No one makes friends overnight. Things take time, so don’t be afraid to wait. I hope you find your time at CMU incredibly fun and extremely successful. Deciding to go to school at CMU was one of the best decisions of my life. I hope you find it’s one of yours, too.

I’d normally write my new Central Michigan Life column to speak about progressive issues, but I wanted to start this year with a message to freshmen and new students, regardless of political ideology. First, welcome to Central Michigan University. You’ll find that by the time your journey ends here, your family will be 27,000 strong. Second, get involved. As Shakespeare said, “all the world’s a stage.” What will your role be? Student government? Volunteerism? Student organizations? Or, like many students, all of the above? University is about exploration, so try new things. Maybe you’ll find your passion. Third, respect one another. In a recent study, it was found that one in four college women are survivors of sexual violence. I say to men: You are better than what you have given yourself. Your worth is far greater than to have set the bar this low. You are up against a culture that gives you inherent privileges. Don’t use those privileges to hurt others. As a survivor of aggression by a college-aged man, I, like all women, have a personal stake in this. Rape culture is alive and well on college campuses, do your part and do not enhance or enable it. No, this column was not about the environment or my personal area of activism, abortion rights, but it is vital to set a standard for ourselves. We are Central Michigan University, and because of this, our standards are set high. When I walk around campus,

EDITOR’S NOTE: Marie Reimers is the president of the Student Government Association.

Brynn McDonell

ACLU co-chair

I know I am in the presence of greatness. So, I know this column was a serious one. Maybe another time I’ll write about my love for progressive Jewish men – but I had to get this out there. Without the foundation for greatness, we cannot achieve progress. Now, go do great things, and above all, fire up Chips! EDITOR’S NOTE: McDonnell is the co-chair of the American Civil Liberties Union at Central Michigan University and the Voices for Planned Parenthood Student Government Association representative. Her views do not necessarily represent those organizations.

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Researchers use border collies to improve Great Lakes By Kate Woodruff Staff Reporter

Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Mount Pleasant resident Justin Kovitz holds the “Shake N’ Share” domed lid sunday afternoon in Celebration Cinema at 4935 E Pickard St., that he created for 70 oz popcorn buckets for numerous movie theatre chains across the country. “It helps you mix up the seasoning and butter throughout your popcorn,” says Kovitz.

Mount Pleasant father-son duo revolutionize movie-going experience By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

A father-son duo from Mount Pleasant is looking to shake up the movie-going experience with their new invention. Mid-Michigan Community College student and entrepreneur Justin Kovtiz, 22, along with his father, Ray, created the Shake N’ Share, a domed lid for 70 oz. popcorn buckets sold at cinema concession stands. Made of BPA-free, recyclable plastic, the Shake N’ Share makes it easy for movie theater patrons to shake and evenly distribute toppings onto their popcorn. “It helps you mix up the seasoning and butter throughout your popcorn,” Justin said. “You can also use the lid as a separate bowl.” Last April, the Kovitz family officially launched the Shake N’ Share at the 2013 CinemaCon Trade Show in Las Vegas. Shortly after, the duo gave a presentation to Celebration Cinemas, resulting in the popular theater chain buying 80,000 units. Encouraged by their initial success, the duo continued pitching the idea, making sales to numerous theater chains

across the country. The Shake N’ Share can now be purchased at select theaters in more than 10 states, including Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, Utah and California. The company has sold more than 220,000 units in the last four months, and they expect to sell 1 million units by the end of the year. Justin said they are interested in branching out into other markets by selling their product to amusement parks and sports stadium vendors.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

The idea for the Shake N’ Share came to Justin in May 2012. The younger Kovitz, a business administration major, decided to start the company and asked his father to be his business partner. “I brought him on board because of his sales experience,” he said. “He thought it was a good idea, so we researched it and made sure there were no products like it on the market.” After applying for patents on the invention, the father-son team made an arrangement with manufacturing company Display Pack in Grand Rapids to produce their invention. The retail price for the Shake

N’ Share at most theaters is 99 cents. Some theaters bundle the lids with the 70-oz. bucket and add the price to the popcorn. Justin described himself as the “face of the company” and said he deals with marketing his invention, while Ray oversees the sales and production aspects of the company. Kovitz said he is currently working on other ideas for concession products, such as a Shake N’ Share kids meal popcorn bucket. Mount Pleasant’s Celebration Cinema, 4935 E. Pickard Road, ordered 1,000 Shake N’ Share lids in July. Sales have been steady and repeat customers who have tried the Shake N’ Share often buy it every time they visit the theater, Greg Howell, operations manager for the Mount Pleasant Celebration Cinema, said. “This is just the initial launch,” Howell said. “At this point, we see it as a viable product, and we’ll keep ordering them as long as they sell.” After a year of hard work, Kovitz said the company is still in its early stages, but plans to expand the business further are in the works. studentlife@cm-life.com

A group of researchers at Central Michigan University have embarked on a two-year mission focused on improving the Great Lakes. And they brought their dogs with them. The group, comprised of students and professors, focused on studying and improving the quality of the water and shoreline of the Great Lakes with the use of border collies. The five student field workers were responsible for taking two trained border collies to assigned beaches for four hours at sunrise and were required to return them four hours before sunset. The dog handlers were active on the beaches for the duration of the project. “Our main concern here was that the gulls were traveling from the landfills nearby to the beaches and possibly carrying pathogens,” Holland senior Angela Miedema said. Biology proffesor Elizabeth Alm said there are record-high numbers of gulls infesting the shoreline of the Great Lakes and spreading dangerous bacteria such as E. coli through their feces. The two border collies used in the study, which were previously trained and are a natural herding breed, were leased to the group of researchers and were used to chase the gulls away from the beaches.

ROSS | CONTINUED FROM 3A Five goals have been identified from the strategic planning process and approved by the Board of Trustees. According to Ross, these goals are student success, research and creative activities, community engagement, faculty and staff support and infrastructure. Ross hopes that by emphasizing faculty support, the university can become stronger.

The project is supported by a near $250,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Restorative Initiative. Alm said the grant was awarded “after a competitive review process.” “(The value of the grant) Angela Miedema | Courtesy Photo was the Holland senior Angela Miedema sews a harness onto amount we requested; a ring-billed gull after capture and assisted by Nancy we put forth Seefelt this past June at Grand Haven City Beach. The a budget of harness holds a radio transmitter so Miedema can follow the gull. money including how sample of sand and water to the much it would cost to pay stuCMU microbiology lab every dents, lease the dogs and other week as well, where four stuexpenses, and it turned out to dent team members aided the be that amount,” Alm said. field researchers by tracking There were four beach loca- changes in the sample patterns. tions used in the study, all of The research project, led by which were in Ottawa County. CMU biology faculty Thomas Two beaches were utilized by Gehring and Alm, concluded the border collies and their at the end of the summer. handlers, while the other two However, Alm says data beaches were left alone. A gull analysis and lab testing will counter was assigned to both continue through April. sets of beaches to gather a tally for numerical comparison. Each location provided a studentlife@cm-life.com “Without a strong faculty, without a strong staff, we don’t serve students well,” he said. Ross also elaborated on what he meant by infrastructure and how it plays a role in the strategic planning process. “People hear infrastructure and think about a facility. It is that, systems that support the campus, that make the campus move. Anything that makes us move as an entity called CMU, falls into infrastructure,” he said. The facilities master plan, which will focus on making

CMU’s campus “walkable” and calls on the university to spend more than $400 million on 18 different capital projects, will be received at the September Board of Trustees meeting. The master plan will help to map out potential projects for the university over the next two to 10 years. “(The plan) is probably the most comprehensive facilities master planning process I’ve ever been involved with, and I’ve been in higher education for 25 years,” Ross said. university@cm-life.com

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Rsos prove there is a club for everyone

Cost of graduate student housing comparable to oﬀ-campus apartments By Mark Johnson Staff Reporter

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From shoe lovers to squirrel lovers, Central Michigan University likely has a registered student organization to suit your interest. RSOs give students the chance to connect and engage with others, and while a few are well-known for being especially quirky – like the Boy Meets World Appreciation Club and the Squirrel Watching Club – a couple of newer RSOs are doing what they can to get on student’s radar this year. “For me, being part of an organization helped me step out of my box during my first few years at Central, and I met some great people,” South Lyon senior Emily Huckabone, president of TOMS Shoes at CMU, said. TOMS, a shoe company, is engaged in what they call the “One for One movement.” For every pair of TOMS shoes sold, the company gives a pair of shoes to less fortunate people throughout the world. TOMS Shoes at CMU, which started five years ago, raises awareness about the One for One shoe movement by hosting shoe-decorating parties. The decorated shoes are then donated to children’s hospitals in the area. Vice President Ariel Pscheidl said the TOMS group advocates for people who are passionate about helping others. “We love new members

Baylen Brown | Staff Photographer Edmore freshman Alex Hanson cosplays Yu-Gi-Oh! character Bakura at the Central Cosplay Club’s table at Mainstage 2013. “We definitely qualify as interesting,” says Hanson.

and welcome them to join at any time throughout year. We encourage people who enjoy helping the community and a love for the One for One program to join,” the Shelby Township junior said. Another RSO, the Central Cosplay Club, which was founded last year, is a group designed for members who want to dress up and impersonate their favorite fictional characters. “(Cosplay) is the art of dressing up and often acting as a fictional character from a book, anime, movie, etc.,” club president Abby Palmateer, a Virginia senior, said. Palmateer said the group is aimed toward people who enjoy taking a fictional idea and recreating it in real life. “We want people who are interested in learning more about dressing up and who want to come together and

discuss costumes from idea to reality,” she said. “We share ideas on how to make your own perfect costume and where to buy accessories.” Palmateer started the group last year because she wanted cosplayers to get together, learn from one another and feel comfortable with their own abilities. She encourages students to join the Central Cosplay Club to meet people who share similar interests. “It’s such a fantastic thing to do,” she said. “You also get to meet awesome people who share the same interest in cosplay as you do.” Students interested in learning more about various RSOs can do so at Get Acquainted Day from 4 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday August, 28, in front of Warriner Hall studentlife@cm-life.com

Pressure mounts as White House, Senate push for immigration reform By Wyatt Bush Senior Reporter

The debate over immigration reform will be a fierce topic of discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives when Congress returns next week. A July report from the White House indicates the United States’ gross domestic product would be boosted by as much as $1.4 trillion over the next decade, while Americans would receive an increase of $791 billion in total income. An additional $184 billion in federal and state tax revenue and more than two million jobs would be generated over the same period. U.S. Sen. John McCain, RAriz., one of the original eight authors of the Senate’s immigration reform bill, spoke recently to the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, where he said reform is a necessity regardless of what form it takes and urged the House, controlled by his fellow Republicans, to act swiftly. “If we don’t get it done this fall, the chances of getting it done next year are much diminished,” McCain said. “We want to deal with the House of Representatives. If they pass piecemeal legislation, fine. However they want to do it.” On June 27, the Senate

adopted a bill that would pave a way to citizenship for roughly 11 million illegal immigrants residing in the U.S., while also including provisions to increase border security and permits for low to high skilled workers in a work visa program. As the Senate’s proposal stands, unauthorized residents without a felony or three misdemeanors could earn citizenship following at least 13 years after paying a small $500 fine. Since the Senate passed its reform measures, the House has refused to pass the amnestygranting bill. Instead, the House has decided to tackle reform in a piecemeal fashion, focused most with increasing border security. In terms of security, the House bill would double the number of Border Patrol agents to at least 38,405, finish the completion of 700 miles of fencing along the U.S./Mexico border, while also forcing employers to implement an E-Verify employment system to verify the legality of employees. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., have both indicated that immigration reform will not receive a vote on the House ﬂoor for quite some time.

Boehner said two-thirds of his fellow representatives have “never dealt with the issue” of immigration before and must first educate themselves. Regardless, the speaker and majority leader have advocated one measure known as the KIDS Act. The bill would assist the children of illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as minors. “This is about basic fairness,” Boehner said. “These children were brought here of no accord of their own and frankly, they are in a very difficult position, and I think many of our members think this issue needs to be addressed.” Another reason for slow progress in the House is that immigration reform has long been a tough sell for conservative members of Congress and right-leaning voters, including Jerome sophomore Ty Hicks, the president of the University Libertarians at CMU. “Although I understand the desire to determine which employers are harboring illegal immigrants, another crippling mandate by the government is not a policy that we should be embracing,” Hicks said.

North campus’ 164 newest additions seem to be settling in well. The graduate student housing complex is finally complete, and students have finished moving in to the newest addition to the Central Michigan University campus. Every room is full this year. “We have had this type of housing on our master plan for many years,” Joan Schmidt, director of Residence Life, said. “Because Victoria Zegler | File Photo of the growth of graduate CMU grad student Margo Recla reads from an anatomy textbook students, particularly in in her one bedroom apartment March 22nd, 2013, in the Graduate health programs and the Apartments East Building, 510 E Bellows St. new college of medicine, it was a very good time to stock was dwindling and Jamestown Apartments, build.” continuing to age. It was 4075 S. Isabella Road, and In addition to students time.” Tallgrass Apartments, in the College of MediThe new complex on 1240 E. Broomfield Road, cine’s inaugural class, north campus has 94 and monthly rent ranges students in 30 different rooms with 164 beds, with between $355 and $500 graduate programs live in no vacancies for the fall per month. the apartments, including semester. Bluegrass, Jamestown, biology, business, chemisAccording to Tomson, Tallgrass and Deerfield try and communications. the new complex is similar Village Apartments, 3400 The addition of the new in appearance to Barnard E. Deerfield Road, all offer housing complex comes Hall, which was torn down four-bedroom arrangefollowing a lack of onin 1997. ments going from $350 to campus graduate housing. A one-bedroom apart$465 per month. “There wasn’t an apartment is $665 per month. Tomson said upkeep ment on campus that was The two-bedroom unit is costs of the apartments just for graduate students,” $445 per month per pershould not be an issue. Nathan Tomson, manager son, and the four-bedroom “Everything is brand of university apartments, apartment is $315 per new, and it is all state said. “In the beginning, month per person. An exof the art equipment, so priority was going to be tra monthly charge of $35 we’re very hopeful there given to medical students, is added for a furnished won’t be a lot of upkeep,” but because they were apartment. he said. “We’re going for apartments, under the Fair When compared to maLEED Platinum certificaHousing Act of Michigan, jor off-campus apartment tion, so there are certain you can’t discriminate complexes in Mount Pleas- products that will have against applicants. So ant, the new apartments to be bought to maintain that’s why they’re open to are somewhat competitive that certification. There all grad students.” in price. are certain things that will Once the plan was apTwo-bedroom apartcost us money, but in the proved, Schmidt said a ments are offered at differ- long run, they shouldn’t be group of university repreent complexes including too costly.” sentatives met and hired The Village at Bluegrass, an architect, design firm university@cm-life.com 4300 Collegiate Way, and a contractor to begin construction on the new complex. “Our apartment stock was “Over the years, we have dwindling and continuing to age. lost 96 apartments in what used to be Preston ApartIt was time ” ments and 128 in Washington Court,” Schmidt Joan Schmidt, director of Resident Life said. “So, our apartment

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Pink Heals Tour parades to raise cancer awareness New sales tax bill set to By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

The Pink Heals Tour and its pink fire trucks made their way through Mount Pleasant last week, and residents showed support for its mission. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Morey Cancer Center joined together to help raise cancer awareness by hosting the tour, a nonprofit organization founded by former professional athlete and firefighter Dave Graybill that helps raise cancer awareness throughout the country with pink fire trucks. “It’s a great event to help raise awareness about all forms of cancer,” Margaret Steslicki, medical clinic director at the Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center and cancer survivor, said. “Cancer affects men and women every day. It needs all the attention it can get. This is a wonderful event, and the tribe has been very helpful.” Steslicki has been cancer-free for more than 20 years, after receiving a bone marrow transplant in 1990. The Pink Heals Tour travels throughout the country in pink fire trucks to raise cancer awareness on all types of cancer, not just breast cancer, separating it from many other pink ribbon organizations.

During the parade, the pink trucks were escorted by fire trucks and police cruisers from throughout Isabella County. After the parade, the trucks parked in the casino parking lot while members of the tribe set up a drum circle Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer for cancer Young boys watch a pink fire truck go by on South Brown Street during the Pink Heals Tour survivors. parade on Aug. 20. Meanwhile, the fire rolling memorials to loved ones represents a gift of blood, a year truck drivers sold Pink Heals who have been lost to cancer. being cancer free, Jackson said. t-shirts and merchandise that is Between the encouraging “(Cancer) didn’t take our used to fund the tour and supwords on the trucks sit words of hope. It didn’t take our perseport awareness. remembrance and mourning. verance,” Jackson said. “We Each fire truck, named after “We’re all battling cancer don’t know what will happen. women who have lost their together, because we are all All we can do is support one anbattles with cancer, is fully covone with the Earth as a family,” other and never give up hope.” ered inside and out with words said Beatrice Jackson, a cancer For more information on the written in black marker from survivor and helping healer for Pink Heals Tour and where the cancer survivors, their friends behavior health for the tribe. tour will be next, visit pinkfireand family offering well-wishes Jackson discovered her cantrucks.org and encouragement to continue cer 14 years ago at a sun dance. the fight. On her sun dance staff, she metro@cm-life.com The trucks also serve as hangs 14 feathers. Each feather

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Decline in transfer students might not reverse soon By Andrea Peck Senior Reporter

Similar to overall enrollment trends, fewer transfer students are choosing to come to Central Michigan University than in years past. In the last year, CMU has experienced an 8.5-percent decrease in on-campus transfer student enrollment, from 1,328 in fall 2011 to 1,215 in fall 2012. Community colleges are CMU’s key demographic for transfer students, and as overall enrollment at most community colleges has declined, CMU has had a tougher time finding transfer students. Registrar Karen Hutslar said the final numbers for this

year are anticipated to be even lower. “We continue to recruit both freshmen and transfer students with the declining number of high school graduates in Michigan,” Hutslar said. The transfer student decline is in keeping with overall enrollment issues at CMU. Oncampus undergraduate enrollment is expected to drop 5 to 7 percent this year from last fall. Hutslar said her office and others on campus have no way of knowing how many CMU students transfer to other schools each year. “As far as the number of CMU students who transfer to other schools, unfortunately, we do not have any specific

numbers, as students do not have to notify us if they are transferring,” she said. Assistant Director of Transfer Student Services Wendolyn Davis said her department has tried various methods to recruit transfer students from other schools. “Face-to-face contact is very important,” Davis said. “We travel to community colleges and transfer fairs and try to talk to different students. We really work to see what we can do for each individual student to make their transfer process easier.” She said CMU works to target both in-state and out-ofstate students equally. “We do a lot of the same

efforts to recruit out-of-state students that we do in-state students,” Davis said. “We have an admissions representative in Chicago who recruits a decent number of students from outof-state.” Davis said her department tries to help out-of-state transfer students by directing them to view transfer guides for their current schools, which help them sort out the details of transferring to CMU. “Transfer guides have recommended courses to take at CMU, course equivalencies, general education courses and sometimes even area requirements,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com

level the playing field By Ben Solis Staff Reporter

In an attempt to boost small business against online commerce giants, the U.S. Senate approved a new Internet sales tax bill this year aiming to force online sellers to charge its customers a tax on purchased items. The Marketplace Fairness Act needs to be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming law. If the House votes in favor of the bill and President Barack Obama signs it, the law could go into effect as early as Oct. 1. Until now, e-commerce marketplaces have been able to avoid collecting sales tax due to the federal government’s unwillingness to mandate broad requirements regarding purchases made online. This new measure is projected to help raise $23 billion in uncollected sales taxes. Basketree owner Cathy Smith said she can see how companies such as eBay has the advantage over small business when it comes to competing for customers. “It would turn me off as a customer to a local business if I knew I didn’t have to pay a sales tax buying online. I wouldn’t want to pay any kind of sales tax if I didn’t have to,” Smith said. “I can say that in all these years, it hasn’t affected me because I have a loyal following of customers who still shop here. But, I can see how some could be hurt by (that competition).” Basketree, 112 E. Broadway St., has given Smith the opportunity to sell to residents of Mount Pleasant for 16 years. Smith expects the new bill to give her gift shop an extra bump in sales. “I think it’s going to help us in the long run. The bill will put us on the same page as everyone else,”

Smith said. “And it’s not just helping out small business, it’s helping the state as well, which is important.” John Levy has been the general partner for all three Computers To Go locations for six years, and in that time, it has been impossible to ignore the benefits to the online companies. “If it were me, I would have taxed them for it years ago,” Levy said. “It’s not fair for any small business to compete against that. It’s a loophole they’ve been able to get out of.” Levy even went so far as to make a suggestion for transitioning the online companies to paying income tax on products. “The interesting thing would be to see it down nationally on a larger scale,” Levy said. “Say, charge online sellers two percent more and lower statewide sales tax. It would help out immensely if you charge everyone a flat tax or lower the state tax by the amount you raise online.” The local Computers To Go, located at 203 W. Broadway St., has seen its fair share of customers. The customer presence, Levy said, is what keeps small businesses afloat. “The person who shops online isn’t the customer who walks into an average store. A person shopping at a store wants to see it, feel it and then walk out with it,” Levy said. “It impacts them because they think they can get a better deal. But even with the deals, that’s why someone like Barnes & Noble does well. They want to feel it and walk out the same day. The impatience of customers does help out. Sales tax is a good starter to tackle, and the impact is that it will allow us to be more competitive. Now, every customer is more likely to walk in the store and shop local.” metro@cm-life.com

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After final scrimmage, position battles remain By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter

While the quarterback slot has been filled for Central Michigan, position battles have continued at defensive end and in the secondary. This week, the team should have some sort of idea as to who’s leading the pack and will start in the season opener Saturday at No. 17 Michigan. “Nothing’s set in stone yet,” head coach Dan Enos said after Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, the team’s third of pre-

season camp. “We’ll look at this tape and probably go through Monday and make our final decisions.” Defensive end is one of CMU’s deepest spots, with five players Enos can rotate in to try to generate a pass rush in the secondaryheavy 4-2-5 defense. The team was eighth in the Mid-American Conference last season in rush defense, giving up nearly 192 yards per game, and ninth in sacks (18 for 127 yards). Alex Smith and Jeremy Gainer, a transfer from Michigan State, both have something to prove in their

senior seasons. Smith (6foot-3, 250 pounds), who moved from linebacker to defensive end prior to last season, played in four games before he was sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury. Gainer, meanwhile, fell low on the depth chart at MSU, playing mostly on special teams. Listed at 6-foot-2, he has gotten his weight up to 235 pounds. And then there’s senior Kenny McClendon and sophomores Blake Serpa and Louis Palmer. “It’s just been a rotation during camp,” Smith said of

the battle. “We won’t even know until this week. But the whole camp has been us five all getting reps. Each practice has been like a battle. We have no clue who’s starting.” True freshman Donny Kyre is expected to be redshirted.

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In the secondary, a cornerback spot is up for grabs among three players. Enos said at the team’s media day earlier this month that senior Avery Cunningham, junior Jarret Chapman and sophomore Kavon Frazier will start at

safety, while junior Jason Wilson will fill one cornerback role. The other corner spot will come down to junior Dennis Nalor, sophomore Stefon Armstead and redshirt freshman Jordan Fields. Nalor brings the experience factor, having played in all 13 games last season, in various roles. “At times, they’ve all been very good,” Enos said. Through the first two weeks of preseason camp, Armstead had five interceptions. sports@cm-life.com

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Schlosser hurt; no update on injury By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Grand Rapids senior Kaely Schlosser clenches her knee as head coach Peter McGahey assesses the severity of her injury during the CMU soccer team’s opening match against the Detroit on Sunday evening at the CMU Soccer Complex.

Women’s soccer begins season with 2-2 draw against Detroit By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Women’s soccer started its season off with a 2-2 draw in double overtime Sunday against reigning Horizon League champion Detroit. Defense was the Titans strength last season, while the Chippewas averaged 1.43 goals per game last season, good enough for third in the Mid-American Conference. Head coach Peter McGahey said he was happy with how his team responded in the second half in terms of

being more aggressive on offense. “The message at halftime was pretty simple. It was that this is a long game, and you just have to keep playing and not to panic,” McGahey said. “I thought in the second half, it was really good emotion to pull two goals back. I thought in the second half we looked more assertive and passed the ball better.” CMU had 23 shots on goal in the game, while UDM managed to strike 11 on goal. The Titans would score

the first goal of the game in the 35th minute on their first shot on goal. CMU’s first good chance to score came in the 29th minute, when a corner kick came in and junior forward Laura Gosse tried to put it in the back of the net off her head. Gosse said the team wanted to come out and play physical against a solid defensive team in Detroit. “I think we fought really well coming back twice,” Gosse said. “We were really happy fighting back with both goals. We were trying to

be physical.” In the 52nd minute, the Chippewas were finally able to find the back of the net, tying it up at one with a goal by senior forward Jennifer Gassman. Junior forward Morgan Wilcoxon contributed with the assist. In the second half, CMU came out aggressively on offense with good ball possession, leading to a few scoring chances. McGahey said the two goals scored by his team will be used to help the team further along in the season.

“Those two goals are certainly building blocks for the future,” McGahey said. “On most days, that second goal is the game winner, just not today.” There was no answer for the attacking style of play the Chippewas were exhibiting for much of the second half, as UDM struggled to find any consistency offensively. The go-ahead goal for the Titans came in the 79th minute, giving them a 2-1 advantage. But it didn’t last. w RECAP | 2B

Women’s soccer fans fall silent when senior midfielder Kaely Schlosser fell to the ground in the 19th minute of the home opener against Detroit on Sunday. The star midfielder was down for several moments and had to be helped from the field after colliding with a Titan player as the Chippewas trailed 1-0 in the first half. She did not return for the rest of the game, and the Chippewas tied Detroit 2-2 in double overtime. Head coach Peter McGahey would not comment on the extent of Schlosser’s apparent leg injury but said she will be evaluated on Monday. “It happened right in front of me and … it looked bad,” McGahey said, shaking his head. “The first-class medical team we have here will take a look at her and check it out, and we’ll get her back as soon as we can.” Schlosser was seen holding her right leg near the knee area as she lay on the ground in pain. Junior forward Laura Gosse, who scored the game-tying goal in the 81st minute, was just behind Schlosser when she went to the ground. “It was hard to watch,” Gosse said of her fallen teammate. “But she’s a fighter and a leader, and that’s what all Chippewas do. We battle through those tough things and get better. Hopefully, we can get her back real soon.” w SCHLOSSER | 2B

Women’s soccer ranked third in MAC poll, keeping goals in mind By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

The MAC released its 2013 preseason poll last week, and the Chippewas rank among the top teams in their division. CMU is ranked third by the coaches in the MAC West this season. The Chippewas received a total of 50 points and three first-place votes in the poll just days after beating Michigan State in a scrimmage. The top team in the poll, Miami (Ohio), received 66 overall votes and a conference-best 10 first-place votes. The top team in the MAC West is predicted to be the always-consistent Toledo. CMU head coach Peter

McGahey dismissed the poll after the Chippewas tied Detroit Mercy in its first regular season game on Sunday. “Here’s how I feel about it: Goals and not polls,” he said. “If you talk about character and talk about loving your teammates … doing the right thing, things are going to happen for you. We just have to keep believing and working, and those things we want to happen will happen for us.” McGahey’s philosophy regarding expectations has already sunk in with some of the veterans. “I think we want to focus on our own goals rather than the goals that someone else puts out there for us,”

junior Laura Gosse said. “We have our own expectations that matter very much to us. We are going to strive to be successful within ourselves.” Gosse scored the gametying goal in CMU’s draw with UDM on Sunday. The Chippewas will now embark on a lengthy road trip for the rest of August and much of September. CMU’s long trip will send them everywhere from Pittsburgh to Portland before it eventually returns to Mount Pleasant on Sept. 20 to play against Dayton. “It’s going be a long one,” McGahey said. “I’ll say it can’t do anything but help us. Today (against UDM), w POLL | 2B

Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Ontario junior Laura Gosse scores CMU’s second goal in a 2-2 match against Detroit on Sunday evening at the CMU Soccer Complex.

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High hopes for CMU football It’s a new team with old expectations. In week eight last year, the football team hosted Akron with a 2-5 record and on a four-game losing streak. Head coach Dan Enos’ career record at that point was 8-23, including three wins against FCS teams. This paper called for his job. CMU rallied to finish the season 4-1 and won a bowl game, the first bowl win since the 2009 GMAC Bowl. I grew up in Mount Pleasant and understand the frustration the Chippewas fan base has with a 12-24 record following a four-year span with a 38-17 record, three Mid-American Conference championships and four bowl appearances with two wins and a spot in the top 25. I was frustrated, too, but after the momentum the team built to end the 2012 season, my expectations are back up to where they were when I was a freshman in 2010. It was unrealistic of me to expect the same carryover from Butch Jones to Dan Enos that happened with Brian Kelly to Jones. It wasn’t as simple as a coaching change. It was a change in philosophy, not to mention Enos didn’t inherit the team that Jones did from Kelly. But, Enos now has his pieces in place. These players are all his. Even the redshirt seniors bought into his system. He has a solid running game, experience on the offensive line, a reliable receiving core, and a mature quarterback who looks ready for his turn. The defense might have some questions, but I feel it has enough answers to at least slow down opposing offenses with a strong group of linebackers and senior leadership on the defensive line with Jeremy Gainer, who transferred from Michigan State, and in the secondary with Avery Cunningham. Junior Cody Kater was the obvious choice for starting quarterback. He has more experience. His journey to CMU has matured him and will only help this season. Playing Michigan right off the bat will also help this season. CMU will not face a tougher team or road atmosphere this season, which will help when it comes time to play at Ohio, North Carolina State, Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan or at home against Toledo and Northern Illinois. It’s because of the game against the No. 17 Wolverines that I believe the Chippewas win three of the six games I just mentioned. I believer CMU will finish the year 7-5. Nothing makes fans forget an 8-23 start more than a 12-6 record since and two bowl appearances.

Schlosser was arguably the Chippewas’ best returning talent this season. She had eight points in 23 games last year and had totaled 156 career shots as a Chippewa as of Sunday. She tallied six shots, including the game-winning goal when CMU played UDM last season. Schlosser finished the 2012 campaign with 73 shots. She took four shots, one on goal, in the Chippewas’ 2-1 overtime loss to Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament last November. Schlosser remained on the sidelines following her injury, a towel around her neck as she cheered her teammates on. Her aggressive nature on the field bled into her demeanor off the field as she sat on a water cooler. “She’s an emotional

leader for us, and she’s part of a very special senior class this year,” McGahey said. “I’m their third coach in four years. You have a real historical context and connection to the tradition here with that group.” No penalty was called on the play during which Schlosser was hurt. “There were a few things that did not get called in this one,” Gosse said. “I think in the end we fought hard enough physically and mentally and that’s good enough for us.” The Chippewas’ next game is Friday when they travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to play West Virginia. CMU’s next home game will be Sept. 20, when it hosts Dayton. sports@cm-life.com

RECAP | game road trip starting with West Virginia Friday at 5 p.m. McGahey said the team can take their game against UDM and learn from it as they embark on a challenging schedule. “It can’t do anything but help us,” McGahey said. “I think today you saw the character of our team. I think a lot of the things we can clean up and correct and get better. I don’t think the women, and certainly not me, are intimidated about what’s in front of us.” sports@cm-life.com

POLL | CONTINUED FROM 1B you saw a lot of the character of our team. I don’t think the women are intimidated by what’s in front of them.” After a lackluster first half performance against UDM, the Chippewas battled back in the second half tying the game in the 81st minute. Gosse buried the game-tying goal in the eventual draw. “I think we fought very well, coming back like that,” she said. “A win would have been nice, but we’ll take this, too.” CMU lost senior midfielder Kaely Schlosser during the 19th minute of Sunday’s match with a leg injury. Her status is still unknown, and she will be evaluated Monday by team doctors.

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CONTINUED FROM 1B Soon after that goal, Gosse responded with a goal of her own in the 81st minute, making it a 2-2 game. The assist came from sophomore defensemen Taylor Potts. Early on in the contest, senior midfielder Kaely Schlosser went down with a leg injury and didn’t return. She will receive further evaluation Monday. McGahey couldn’t say what happened to his senior leader, but she did need help off the field during the 19th minute of play. CMU will now begin a six-

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Seniors Coates, Maxwell look ready to lead team into 2013 season By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Sam Madar | Staff Photographer Junior outside hitter Kaitlyn Mclntyre spikes the ball against former CMU volleyball players at the Maroon and Gold volleyball scrimmage Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Arena.

Volleyball team beats alum squad 4-1 in Maroon/Gold scrimmage By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

The volleyball team has good reason to be optimistic after Saturday’s annual Maroon/Gold Scrimmage, which pits the current team against an alumni squad. The current squad, wearing maroon, beat the gold alumni team 4-1, and head coach Erik Olson is happy with how his team played. “I thought the alumni did a great job at making us play the game rather than making us hit a ton of errors,” Olson said. “That’s the hardest part of the game during transition on and off the net. They really made us play, so that makes us so much better tonight.” A mix of veteran leadership and youth performed in front of a relatively small, but lively crowd at McGuirk Arena. This mix helped the Maroon

team pull ahead for a few decisive late-set points and earn the eventual victory. The Chippewas started the match off strong by taking the first set against the alumni, but the alumni quickly bounced back to take the second set 25-20. Sophomore middle blocker Angelique White was responsible for 14 kills that led the way for a 2519 victory in the third set. Senior defensive specialist Jenna Coates accounted for 15 digs and an assist. “A big thing we talk about is just communication and being in the moment,” Coates said. “Sometimes you tend to get a little ahead of yourself and think of the outcome, and we don’t want to be thinking like that.” Olson was pleased with how the team performed defensively during the tune-up match.

“I thought we brought up a lot of balls, and it wasn’t just Jenna,” Olson said. “I can say that, and I don’t look at the numbers as much as others.” Olson believes in his system and thinks the team is slowly, but surely, beginning to come together. “We certainly need to be more efficient in all of our processes offensively and defensively,” Olson said. “I thought we passed pretty well tonight, but we will have to correct some things from the film, and the system on offensive and defense is starting to take hold.” The Chippewas will next play at the Oakland Invitational in Rochester, Mich. They open up the tournament on Friday with a match against Oakland University. sports@cm-life.com

Kallick brings energy, optimism to volleyball By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

After former associate head coach Dave Zelenock left to take the head coaching job at Tennessee Tech, volleyball was in need of experience on the bench behind head coach Erik Olson. Mitch Kallick has filled the missing seat and brings a fresh mindset to the team. Olson believes this change will be beneficial for the squad, because Kallick brings in new ideas and experience from across the country while still being on the same page with CMU’s philosophy. “I don’t think it hurts the team at all,” Olson said. “I think we had an opportunity to grow, and I think any time you have new ideas coming to a program, it’s an opportunity for coaches, as well as players, to be exposed to new ideas and re-evaluate.” Before joining the Chippewas, Kallick coached at his alma mater, New York University, as well as at Tennessee, Maryland and Cal State Fullerton. Zelenock, who graduated from CMU in 2005, played a large role in recruiting. In his final five seasons as a coach at CMU, he helped bring in nationally-ranked recruiting classes.

“All three coaches have always played a role in recruiting,” Olson said. “It’s very much a team effort.” Kallick has a background in recruiting as well, serving as the recruiting coordinator at Maryland and Cal-State Fullerton. In addition to helping with recruiting, Kallick will be the defensive coordinator and bring a few new concepts to the team. “I definitely bring a lot of energy to the gym,” Kallick said. “(I have) a couple new concepts here and there, a couple different philosophies and ideas that mesh with coach Olson’s overall philosophy for the program.” Redshirt senior Katie Schuette believes the energy Kallick brings has been positive. “Dave was a really great coach,” Schuette said. “But I think that Mitch has a sense of drive that really brings a whole new level to the team.” Kallick has already had the opportunity to make an impact on the players and coaches in their preparation for the season since his hire in March. “He’s got an attitude of wanting to make this better,” Olson said. “He’s not afraid to step up and hold players accountable. He’s willing to challenge me on a daily

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basis, which I thrive on.” Kallick says his overall goal is the same as the rest of the team’s — to repeat what the 2011 team did and bring home a Mid-American Conference championship. He believes that’s a realistic expectation. “I’m really excited; I’ve been excited about getting going since the end of the spring,” Kallick said. “I’m really looking forward to our first competition. I think the team has a really great chance of doing some really special things here this year, and I’m looking forward to being a part of it.” sports@cm-life.com

Volleyball looks to veteran leadership with youthful roster By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

With four incoming freshman and four returning sophomores from last season, it is a much younger squad than what fans have seen in years past. That, however, is not taking away from any expectations head coach Erik Olson has set for his squad this year. “We have some ideas what direction we will be going with them,” Olson said. “We’re going to have to look at some film, but we’ll have some redshirts.” With an influx of outside hitters, it is Olson’s belief that this season will be a good one to give the younger outside hitters a

solid year to grow before they begin to hit the floor on a regular basis. Quality underclassmen effort is something Olson values with the season just a few weeks away. He is aware of the team’s youth as well as the veteran talent he has, and he knows what CMU has to do in order to be successful with the many freshmen on the roster. “We’ve got a pretty veteran team,” Olson said. “Katie (Schuette) was an unexpected gift to give us another year of eligibility, so we expect our underclassmen to grow.” The coaching staff had a good chance to scope out the freshmen talent during Saturday’s scrimmage, where freshman outside

hitter Melissa Fuchs was accountable for five kills and two digs. Along with Fuchs, the rest of her underclassmen teammates were able to see some playing time in the scrimmage. They hope to gain some experience on what it’s like to compete and win in the Mid-American Conference. Despite the team’s relative youth, it has plenty of veteran leadership in the likes of seniors Kelly Maxwell and Jenna Coates to help that happen. “This year is going to give some a chance to really grow another year,” Olson said. sports@cm-life.com

The volleyball team won its scrimmage Saturday against the alumni squad and two players took keys roles in the victory. Senior defensive specialist Jenna Coates and setter Kelly Maxwell helped the Maroon team beat the Gold team in the annual preseason scrimmage at McGuirk Arena, which pits the current squad against former players. “(Maxwell) certainly put our hitters in very good position to score,” said head coach Erik Olson. “Our hitters probably should have taken care of a few more of those opportunities. She should have more assists, not of her own doing.” This was Maxwell’s first real test since being given a clean bill of health and clearance to play. “She was mostly mental training going through the first half of the preseason; now she’s getting in her normal routine,” Olson said. “She continues to be more confident with her attacking in the front row. She’s had a phenomenal preseason.” Maxwell led the team with 26 assists in the match, while junior setter Danielle Thompson was the only other player with more than one assist. Coates’ defense allowed Maxwell to have opportunities to set up other players for potential kills. The defensive specialist led the team with 15 digs. “My blockers did a really good job opening up the seams for me to just slide in,” Coates said. “Kelly (Maxwell) did a good job getting to all my digs.” Olson spoke well of both Maxwell and Coates after the match, in addition to the play of graduate student outside hitter and middle blocker Katie Schuette.

Jenna Coates senior defensive specialist

Kelly Maxwell senior setter

“I thought Jenna Coates was really good defensively, really good solid serve receive, and Katie Schuette was consistent,” Olson said. “We didn’t have stats going tonight, but we were taking stats on our own bench and (Schuette) was regularly hitting three, four hundred (hitting percentage) throughout the match.” Olson said despite numerous bright spots, there’s still a lot the team can work on. With the addition of

Schuette and Maxwell back into the lineup after battling injuries, the players will need time to work with each other. “We’re still working some kinks out in terms of connecting and being congruent with our front row and back row attacks and spreading our offense out so it’s not as predictable as it was last season,” Olson said. sports@cm-life.com

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MICHIGAN QUARTERBACK GARDNER MAKING WOLVERINES HIS TEAM THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND PLAY By Vaughn McClure Chicago Tribune

Sean Proctor | File Photo Defensive back Jahleel Addae gestures to the crowd after stopping Ball State from advancing in the second quarter on Oct. 2nd, 2010 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. He’s now fighting for a spot on the San Diego Chargers.

Wilson cut by Lions; Chargers beat writer says Addae will make roster By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter

One former Central Michigan football player got some bad news Sunday, while another appears poised to make an NFL roster. Former CMU receiver Cody Wilson was cut by the Detroit Lions on Sunday, as Detroit begins the process of cutting its roster to 75 by the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Wilson, signed by the Lions in April as an undrafted free agent, was one of four players cut, along with defensive end Ronnell Lewis, a fourth-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, cornerback Myron Lewis and safety Chris Hope. Detroit will have to cut its roster again, to 53, before the start of the regular season. Listed at a generous 5-foot9, Wilson saw minimal playing time in Detroit’s first three preseason games, often seeing the field in the fourth quarter or during last few offensive drives of the game. He had one catch for six yards, in the Lions’ 24-6 loss at Cleveland

on Aug. 15. He ranks third all-time in receptions (230) at CMU and fifth in receiving yards (2,729).

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Former CMU defensive back Jahleel Addae appears to be turning heads in San Diego, to the point that one Chargers beat writer seems confident he will make the final 53-man roster. “Can pretty much ink Jahleel Addae’s name on the Chargers’ 53-man roster,” Michael Gehlken, Chargers beat writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, wrote on Monday. “Undrafted rookie seeing reps at dime safety, kickoff team.” Addae, listed at 5-foot-10, 195 pounds, was signed an undrafted free agent in May. He has totaled nine tackles in three preseason games, at safety and special teams. The Chargers currently have five safeties on their roster, two of whom (Addae and Michael Hill, Missouri Western) are rookies, and

By the Numbers Cody Wilson w Lions preseason: 3 games, 1 catch, 6 yards w CMU career: 49 games, 230 receptions, 2,729 yards receiving, 13 TDs w Second-team All-MAC (2010), 2x third-team All-MAC (2011-12) Jahleel Addae w Chargers preseason: 3 games, 9 tackles (five solo) w CMU career: 51 games, 302 tackles (147 solo), 4 interceptions another (Sean Cattouse, California) who has just a year of experience. Addae became a defensive staple at CMU, earning first (2011), second (2012) and thirdteam (2010) all-MAC honors. He had 89 tackles last season, good for third on the team. He was also invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game and was named to the Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list prior to last season. sports@cm-life.com

This is Devin Gardner’s team. Michigan’s 6-foot-4, 210-pound junior quarterback has made that clear with the manner in which he confidently answers inquiries about settling in as the unquestioned starter. Last year, the converted wide receiver was recognized more as Denard Robinson’s replacement after Robinson suffered an arm injury. Then Gardner’s remarkable success in the final five games left some in awe about his potential. He finished the season completing 75 of 126 passes for 1,219 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. “I’ve just become a great leader, I feel like,” Gardner said. “I’m able to help my teammates; help the young guys come along. “Guys who are so highly recruited and don’t get a chance to play right away, I can help them so much because that was me. I was that kid. I was highly recruited, hometown guy, and didn’t get a chance to play until I

was a junior. I can bestow some of that wisdom on those guys.” The Detroit product’s arm could help the Wolverines achieve a goal they haven’t accomplished since 2004, when they shared the Big Ten title with Iowa. Michigan returns 12 starters, including All-American left tackle Taylor Lewan, receiver Jeremy Gallon, and tight end Devin Funchess. Gardner, however, is the one coach Brady Hoke might have to lean on the most in a pro-style offense. “I think Devin _ his maturity and understanding what is it to be the quarterback at Michigan _ I think he has absorbed that,” Hoke said. “(He) understands the decisions that we have to make as a football team and the decisions that he makes as a quarterback. They’re going to be very important.” Gardner is capable of getting the ball down the field, something the Wolverines struggled to do with Robinson running the offense. At the same time, Gardner hasn’t forgotten how playing behind Robinson helped him, personally. Robinson is now a

rookie with the NFL Jaguars. “Dennard, the way he led and the way he worked, that was great for me,” Gardner said. Gardner needs to display the same work ethic as the 17th-ranked Wolverines prepare for the 2013 campaign. They open the season Saturday against Central Michigan and then follow with a marquee matchup against No. 14 Notre Dame in Week 2. Michigan already has to overcome a couple of setbacks with starting receiver Amara Darboh out for the season with a foot injury and All-Big Ten punter Will Hagerup suspended the entire year for disciplinary reasons. Regardless of those challenges, Hoke is optimistic about how this team will gel. “I like the leadership from the seniors; I like how the competition at various spots has been very good and that’s what we need to have if we want to be a championship team,” he said. “I like our team still _ I haven’t come to the point where I don’t like them yet and I’m hoping that doesn’t come. I think we’re building each day.”

MICHIGAN STATE COACH DANTONIO WATCHES TREADWELL GROW UP TO BE TEAM CAPTAIN By Joe Rexrode Detroit Free Press

Coaches talk often about seeing their players grow, but Mark Dantonio is uniquely equipped to speak on the growth of Michigan State senior Blake Treadwell. He’s his godfather, for one thing. He recalled Thursday a visit from close friend Don Treadwell when Dantonio was an assistant at Kansas in the early 1990s, with Blake in the back seat, bottle in hand. He recalled watching Blake at a University of Cincinnati football camp when Don Treadwell was his offensive coordinator there. “(I) took a step back and told (Don), ‘I think you’ve got a player there,’” Dantonio said of the conversation with

Don Treadwell, now the head coach at Miami (Ohio). These memories came up a day after Blake Treadwell was selected one of three team captains by his teammates. He joins senior linebacker Max Bullough and senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard. It was an emotional moment for the East Lansing High grad and fifth-year offensive guard. “My heart kind of dropped a little bit, you know?” Treadwell said of the vote. “Had to fight back some tears and not show anybody. But I was very honored, very excited.” Though he’s not a naturally vocal person, Treadwell has played a lot of football for MSU and has battled

through several leg injuries. And he resolved to be a more vocal leader over the winter. “I started to speak more,” said Treadwell, who will start at left guard when MSU opens Friday against Western Michigan. “It’s hard to lead sometimes when you’re hurt or when you’re young. But when winter conditioning happened, I knew it was time for me to start speaking up to get this team where I wanted it to be.” Dantonio called his captains “foxhole guys.” “They’re guys you want with you when there are times of trouble,” he said. “And that’s the biggest compliment I can say about a young man.”

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IM sports set to kick off fall semester By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

Trisha Umfenbach | File Photo Students wait in line to purchase books Aug. 28, 2012 at the CMU bookstore. Barry Waters, manager of the CMU Bookstore, has been working there for nine years. “It used to be an hour wait for students to check out their books” Waters said. “Now, with 19 registers, no student has had to wait more than 10 minutes.”

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It is the beginning of a new year, and that means the CMU Bookstore will be packed with students looking to purchase their textbooks all week. Each new year brings a huge influx of customers for the bookstore, located in the Bovee University Center, but CMU Bookstore Director Barry Waters said his staff is more than ready to handle the large crowds and long days. “It is our job to have everything our students need for the school year,” Waters said. Textbooks are notoriously expensive no matter where a student looks, but Waters said the bookstore is looking to give students the best possible deal for their books. The bookstore allows students to charge books, supplies and everything

Visit the bookstore online cmubookstore.com else they offer in the store to their student accounts, which can be paid off immediately or with financial aid. Students can can also shop for and buy books at the CMU Bookstore website. The bookstore also lists its prices in comparison with other major online book-selling competitors, including Amazon, so students can get the best deal. “We have all the required course material competitively priced using our web tool that shows our price right up against all the major online book sellers,” Waters said. Books and school supplies are not the only things offered through the bookstore. The bookstore also offers a wide range of CMU

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Homocide rates at 30-year low, information officer warns not to get too comfortable By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter

Homicide rates among people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the United States have hit their lowest point in 30 years, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are encouraged to see a decline in the homicide rate among our youth, but unfortunately, homicide continues to rank in the top three leading causes of death for our young people,” Linda Degutis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, said. “Our youth represent our future, and one homicide is one too many. Comprehensive approaches that include evidence-based prevention strategies are essential to eliminate homicide as a leading cause of death of young people.” The report revealed the decline in homicide rates was slower for those considered to be a “high-risk youth.” It also found that homicide involving firearms is declining at a much slower pace than homicide of any other kind. “The annual rate of firearm homicide among youth ages 10 to 24 years was 3.7 times the annual rate of non-firearm homicides during the examined 30-year period,” Degutis said. Mount Pleasant Police

30-year low in homocide rates Key findings: w In 2010, 4,828 homicides occurred among youth ages 10-24 years in the U.S. w In 2010, youth homicide resulted in an estimated $9 billion in lost productivity and medical costs. w From 1985 to 1993, the overall youth homicide rate rose 83 percent (from 8.7 per 100,000 in 1985 to 15.9 in 1993). w From 1994 to 1999, the overall youth homicide rate declined on average by about 1 percent per year. w In 2010, the youth homicide rate was about 12.7 per 100,000 for males, 13.2 for youth ages 20-24 years and 28.8 for non-Hispanic black youth. Source: Centers for Disease Control Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said he is concerned that a 30-year low in youth homicides might allow citizens to slip into an unnecessary comfort zone. “I have high hopes that the trend of declining homicide rates will continue,” Thompson said. “But, if we become relaxed with the thought that the problem is

fixed because the numbers show a decline, then at some point, we will slip back into the mindsets that created the problem.” Just what created the problem in the first place is more difficult to pinpoint. According to Thompson, it is not one major societal issue that causes it, but rather a myriad of problems that combine to result in homicide. “The problems are caused by many factors that come into play, and unfortunately, when everything lines up, bad things can happen,” Thompson said. “I would imagine we could place the blame of the increase on lax gun control laws, lack of parenting, bullying, ignoring the real problems while blaming everyone else, a lack of resources, education (and) tolerance of others.” Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley was also pleased by the positive downward trend in youth homicides. “The part that I like is that the rate is down,” Yeagley said. Yeagley said an improving economy and several anti-homicide campaigns at the national, state and local levels nationwide likely contributed to the decline in homicide rates. metro@cm-life.com

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attire, and students can purchase bathroom and residence hall necessities, like wall stickers and decorative cork boards. “We are always changing with the trends,” Waters said. “New styles of clothing, bags and accessories were rolling in this summer.” Waters said the bookstore remained fresh during the summer months, even though far fewer students were in town to shop. “(Summer) was great. Our notebook computer bundle program has been successful again this year,” Waters commented, “Also, summer session I textbook sales were strong for us.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Each year, more than 10,000 Central Michigan University students participate in intramural sports leagues, encouraging friendly competition among their peers. There are 45 IM sports available to play throughout the year. All of the teams are comprised of and officiated by other CMU students. “Lots of students use them to stay in shape,” Scott George, assistant director of competitive sports, said. “Some want to keep that competitive edge from their high school sports careers. Other people just use it socially, to get to know their classmates.” An IM festival will be held at the beginning of the fall semester, George said. Students interested in getting involved will be able to participate in a number of lesser-known IM sports, including Quidditch, ultimate frisbee and broomball. The goal is to give students the opportunity to find a sport that fits them and to join a team. “My favorite part of IM sports is the opportunity to compete with other college students,” Laingsburg senior Josh Barnhart said. “Almost every player is playing to have a good time and

compete in a sport that they enjoy.” Barnhart has participated on 29 IM teams over the last two years and served as captain on many of those teams. He said most of the sports have four-game seasons followed by playoffs consisting of single-elimination tournaments. One of the most popular IM sports at CMU is indoor soccer, which had approximately 39 teams in the CoRec and men’s leagues last spring, Barnhart said. Other popular sports include dodgeball, flag football, 3-on-3 basketball, floor hockey and softball. A 7-on-7 dodgeball tournament is being planned for the fall. The IM sports program spread the word about the program at MAINstage yesterday with a booth where students were able to register for sports that interested them. Students who want to join an IM sport but have difficulty finding a team with open positions are encouraged to form new teams. Students can also sign up as “free agents” at www. imleagues.com/cmich. The names are added to a list, and team captains can contact them when there are openings available on the team. studentlife@cm-life.com

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By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter

A walkway on the often overcrowded South Mission Street is becoming a cause of concern for students who use it to get to class. Sitting across the street from Wendy’s, 1619 S. Mission St., the small walkway is a place for students and others to cross when a light is too inconvenient. People can often be seen there waiting for traffic to finally clear. However, the sign marking this walkway has been hit more than once by passing cars, raising questions about the safety of the area for students and others, especially those living in the Western Islands Apartments nearby. “It’s a little bit unsafe,” Holland senior Hunter Thompson said. “I mean, it gives directions for somebody to walk across, but there’s still going to be people who run across it and don’t look.” Hunter said he believes there is a good chance of someone getting hit while crossing the walkway, especially given its position on such a busy street. “I mean, it’s Mission Street,” Hunter said. “I watched somebody get tboned yesterday.” Hunter said he would like to see a better light installed near the walkway, which would notify the drivers to reduce their speed in that zone. That idea sounded ideal to Vassar senior Zachary Aranyos. “I wish they had some sort of stoplight there,” Aranyos said. “It would make it a lot nicer.” Aranyos occasionally uses

McLaren-Flint Hospitality House opens with CMU touch By Ben Solis Staff Reporter

Katy Kildee | Assistant Photo Editor Midland senior Tina Rivera crosses Mission Street on Sunday, Aug. 18 using the crosswalk north of East Broomfield Street. The speed limit on Mission in this area is 45 mph, and pedestrians do not have right-of-way.

the walkway to get to restaurants on the other side of Mission, including Wendy’s and Qdoba Mexican Grill, 1529 S. Mission St. He said he is often discouraged from using the crosswalk due to the amount of time it takes to cross the street. “It’s pretty hard to cross,” Aranyos said. “It takes, some days, I would say five, 10 minutes. No one really slows down.” Any changes to the crosswalk would have to be made by the state, said Mount Pleasant Police Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson. “Mission Street through

the city is a state business loop for U.S. 127,” Thompson said. “(The state) is the only ones that can fix, repair or remove the thing.” He said the state has installed similar walkways in other parts of Mount Pleasant. Thompson said there are currently plans to demolish other walkways in the city on High and Washington streets by 2015. metro@cm-life.com

Canton senior Kelsey Baptist helped make a difference in the lives of cancer patients through the Hospitality and Tourism program at Central Michigan University this summer. Baptist was one of 24 CMU students who acted as design and management consultants for McLarenFlint’s brand new, $8-million, 32-room Hospitality House that will open next year in conjunction with a proton therapy cancer treatment facility. “What we were doing was a very different thing, because when you think of hospitality, you think fun or vacations,” Baptist said. “This is a painful ordeal that a family is going through. It’s very close and real to them.” Not only did students help design the building, they also acted as professional consultants throughout the process, according to faculty adviser to the student group Gary Gagnon. Students involved with the project, which required extensive group research and a hefty time commitment, received no pay and did it for the real-world work experience, Baptist said. As a reward for their efforts, however, a handful of students have also been hired on as management staff interns. The intern positions offer payment of $550 per week and includes paid room and

board. The Hospitality House, which was originally conceived by McLaren-Flint officials as their equivalent of the Ronald McDonald House, will McLaren.org help offer itality House. sp Ho int -Fl Laren Patio area at Mc a comfortable healing community specifically tailored for proton therapy ‘Yes, I know we can do this,’” patients – a much-needed Gagnon said. support service due to the The students were split length of the treatment, acinto different research groups, cording to Roxanne Caine, gathering information on other, CMU alum and vice president similar facilities and hotels to of the McLaren Foundation. get a sense of what McLaren“People stay for a longer peFlint might need, Baptist said. riod of time while seeking proAfter rigorous debate and ton therapy,” Caine said. “We finalizing their ideas, students attract people from all over the met with Progressive AE, a world, and the treatment takes Grand Rapids-based architecup to an hour a day, every day, ture company, to oversee the for five to nine weeks. We inconstruction. tended to create a community Many of the student sugwhere patients and caregivers gestions made it into the final could get to know each other, blueprint, designs that Caine to learn from each other and and others hadn’t even thought validate their feelings.” of, she said. These included a Officials at the hospital dorm room for resident managunderstood the importance of ers behind the front desk, a such a facility, but construcpatient gazebo and an herb tion of the hospitality wing garden, among others. posed a unique challenge, Proposals on how to manas no one at McLaren-Flint age the facility were taken knew exactly what amenities into account, as well, allowing needed to be included in the Caine to offer CMU students hotel-like facility. first dibs on the resident man“What was fascinating was agement positions. seeing half of the students in the room in tears saying, metro@cm-life.com

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Office of Student Success to open this fall termine where the difficulties for students exist, triage those problem areas, and begin to form strategies for increased student success.” While the office will work with academic colleges to determine where its efforts are needed, the personnel will also reach out and consult with students on a personal basis. “We’ll have to work through the colleges and the faculty,” Johnson said. “But our goal, as with every institution within this university, is to help students, so we will also work one-on-one with those in need.” The projected cost to operate the office is roughly $500,000. It will be located in Ronan Hall, Johnson said. Since little construction or renovation will be needed, startup costs for the office are low. Three new positions will

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University will be launching an Office of Student Success this semester in hopes of increasing both student retention and enrollment in upcoming years. Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson said the office will differ from previously existing student services. Unlike academic advisers, who primarily assist students in academic planning, the Office of Student Success will work directly with academic colleges to identify problem areas for students and address those concerns. Johnson said problem areas could include poor attendance, poor grades, financial difficulties and lack of housing. “All of these things happen,” Johnson said. “We want to de-

Steven Johnson is the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services

be created for the office; one director and two assistant directors. Johnson said CMU will be looking internally to fill these positions, but job notices have been posted on a national scale. The positions will be filled during the fall semester,

although no exact time frame has been announced. Johnson said more positions might be added after 2013, with additional changes coming depending on the university’s assessment. Initial strategies for student retention will be formed by the office in October, Johnson said. The formation of the new office is one of six strategies Johnson presented to the Board of Trustees in July to retain enrollment numbers. Other strategies include the re-engineering of CMU’s financial aid packages to award more and larger merit-based scholarships, increasing the amount of academic advisers from 16 to 21 and increasing recruitment for out-of-state and international students. university@cm-life.com

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‘BREAKING BAD’ LACKS TRUE VILLIAN, BUT IS ONE OF TV’S BEST SHOWS CM Life Staff Reports

On paper, “Breaking Bad” should be a terrible television program. After all, as creator Vince Gilligan has repeatedly said, it is all about turning Mr. Chips into Scarface. In the case of “Breaking Bad,” that has meant turning cancer-ridden high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) into a cold, calculating, crystal meth kingpin. But, thanks to excellent acting, a compelling, tense storyline and a level of cinematography usually reserved for Hollywood movies, the show has instead received overwhelming critical acclaim, as well as dozens of awards and nominations since it first aired in 2008. The second half of the final season, currently airing every Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC, is flying ahead at full-speed, as Walt’s brotherin-law and DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) attempts to finally throw the

elusive Heisenberg into prison. The second half of the season has so far been short on action, but tense, wellacted moments have moved the drama along with expert pacing. Each and every one of the actors, from Cranston and Norris to Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) and Anna Gunn (Skyler White), give their best in each performance, leaving viewers in awe. One intriguing aspect to season five of “Breaking Bad” is the lack of a clear antagonist. Seasons one and two had Walt and Jesse fighting back against small-time drug dealers and the cartel, and seasons three and four saw the twofaced Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) become the show’s main villain. But this season, there is no true villain; at least not yet. Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons) and his neo-Nazi families could rear their ugly heads in the episodes to come, but so far, we have largely been dealing with two of the show’s protagonists, Walt and Hank, going at it.

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5 tips for freshmen You’ve just finished high school and finally have the independence you’ve always wanted. But, what now? You no longer rely on your parents like you used to, you have to develop a sense of self-discipline, effectively manage your social life and school time, and, even worse, at some point you’ll have to learn to manage money and do taxes. This whole “growing up” thing is tough, but if you follow these five steps, your transition to Central Michigan University might be a little smoother. (We’ll worry about taxes later.) 1. Get involved There are numerous clubs, registered student organizations, sororities, fraternities, jobs, sports and more to become involved with. As a freshman, it can be intimidating, but there really isn’t a reason to be shy or to feel lonely. CMU offers an endless amount of opportunities for students to join in, so do it! The whole point of RSOs and the many other groups on campus is to allow students the chance to feel welcomed and surround themselves with people with whom they share a common interest with. Take a chance and get involved.

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2. Take care of yourself Now that you are an adult, it is your responsibility to take care of yourself. You will no longer have your parents there to make sure you eat a serving of vegetables every day or to fix your flat tire. It’s time you set an alarm, do your own laundry, eat a balanced diet and find time to workout. Take care of yourself, because no one else will. 3. Stay connected It’s always good to be in the know and to be aware of your surroundings. Attend on-campus events. Trust me, there are a ton. While you’re at it, get others to attend with you. Bring a roommate or friend and experience something new together. I encourage everyone to stay connected with campus as much as possible. 4. Take advantage of the fresh start You are now granted a fresh start with an enormous amount of opportunities. Take advantage of being able to study what you want. Take advantage of everything the campus has to offer. Make it a point to actually go to the Student Activity Center and sign up for that intramural sport you’ve always wanted to try. When else will you get to play an organized game of hitting a hockey puck with a broom at 2 a.m.? Never, that’s when. 5. Be yourself You are no longer in your hometown. You have a newfound freedom to be who you want and to do what you want, so do it. Enjoy every moment. College should be one of the best times of your life, so make the best of it. Be who you are.

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