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Improving international relations Number of international students on campus has doubled since 2007

By Arielle Hines Staff Reporter

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Sports Editor Dominick Mastrangelo updates you on the state of the football team after losses on the field and in the locker room. w 7

ENTERTAINMENT Comedian Gary Owens to perform in Plachta Comedian Gary Owen will be performing at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Plachta Auditorium.

Central Michigan University’s Program Board is hosting the comedian during Hip Hop Week.

Owen is an actor best known for his role in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne.” He has also appeared in the films “Daddy Day Care” with Eddie Murphy and “Little Man” with the Wayans Brothers.

More recently Owen headlined the Mike Epps Presents: Live from the Club Nokia show. It airs on Showtime.

The stand-up showcase was filmed live at a sold-out Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Tickets for students are $5 general admission or $15 for VIP reserved seating. Public tickets are $15 general admission and $25 for VIP reserved seating.

Tickets can be purchased at Ticket Central located in the CMU Events Center or online at Ticket Central’s website.

For more information on the show, visit cmich.orgsync.com/ org/cmupb.

Kuwait native Meshari Ahmeed, knows what its like to be a stranger in a strange land.

He came to Central Michigan University two years ago to begin his master’s degree in information systems. Before he came to the United States, he got his undergraduate degree in Alexandria, Egypt.

Continuing his education in a foreign country hasn’t been easy, but CMU’s uptick in international enroll-

ment shows him that he isn’t alone.

“It’s difficult for me to be here,” said Ahmeed, one of the 1,049 international student enrolled at the university this year. “But the international students here are a big community.”

The number of international students has doubled since 2007, when only 457 international students were enrolled at CMU. While overall freshmen enrollment at Central Michigan increased by more than 25 percent from 2013-14, the number of international students has increased more than 35 percent.

“Also, the university I came from in Egypt had connections with CMU. CMU has a lot of connections to other universities in places like Africa and even Europe.”

Meshari Ahmeed, graduate student Tracy Nakajima, director of International Affairs, said it’s exciting to see the increase in the number of international students. She has been with the office since 2002 and has seen its growth first-hand.

“It’s been busy because we have more students and more traffic than we ever had,” Nakajima said. “We have seen the International Stu-

dent Organization take a lead in not only social events, but also learning events to the student.”

Administrators increased resources to attract international students in the past few years, Nakajima said, including having two recruiters that specifically target international students. w international | 2

Residence halls full across campus

Katherine Ranzenberger, News Editor

STUDENT LIFE Central Review is seeking STUDENT WORK Central Michigan University’s Central Review is accepting submissions for the Fall 2014 edition.

The Central Review, an undergraduate literary journal, gives students the opportunity to share their work with peers.

Zachary Riddle, Coldwater senior and Central Review editor, explained the Central Review accepts many different kinds of creative works.

“We accept any kind of photography, poetry and fiction.

For each submission, a student can include the following: five paragraphs, five poems of any length and three pieces of fiction no longer than 3,000 words,” Riddle said.

Students can send submissions to cmucentralreview@gmail.com.

Students should also include a short autobiography, no longer than 300 words, when they email their creative pieces.

The deadline for submission for the Fall semester is midnight Oct. 13. No submissions after that time will be accepted.

Students with published work in Central Review will attend the Reading and Release party planned for 6 p.m. on Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Baber room.

Andrea Peck, Staff Reporter

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Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor “We are loaded up with Ramen. We will be good!” laughed Farmington sophomore Sarah Thibideau, right, as she discusses zombie apocolypse plans with roommate and new friend Paige Engerer, left, a sophomore from Howell. The two met during move-in day on Aug. 23 at the Towers.

Larger freshman class impacts number of students in rooms, where they reside

By Rachael Schuit Staff Reporter

Almost every room in all residence halls is full of students across Central Michigan University and the university’s uptick in freshman enrollment is mostly to blame, according to university officials.

Joan Schmidt, director of Residence Life, said its boom in oncampus living is an improvement from last year.

“There are a few women’s spots here and there but the men’s spots are filled,” Schmidt said “Last fall we opened with 5,330 and this fall we opened with 5,975.”

In the 2013-14 academic ses-

sion, the top floor of Robinson Hall was completely empty. This year, that floor is full of students, Schmidt said.

Resident Assistants and Multicultural Advisors have also noticed a change in their halls this year with the larger freshman class.

“Last year there was two to three people in a room, sometimes just one,” said Cody Sapp an MA in Wheeler Hall. “Now it’s consistently four people in a room.”

The increase in freshman enrollment hasn’t just added more bodies to rooms, its put them in places they typically don’t reside in, said India Jackson, an RA in Campbell Hall. She’s seen an increase in

freshman on her floor – Campbell Hall hall has been historically an upperclassmen residence hall.

“I do have about seven freshman on floor,” Jackson said. “I think I had maybe one or two freshman last year”.

Despite having more residents on their floors and in their halls, both Sapp and Jackson agree that having students live on campus is beneficial “The hall is a lot more diverse just because there’s more voices,” says Sapp.

Jackson agreed with Sapp, and said the residents are becoming more active in activities around the halls.

“I think the freshman are more willing to do hall council,” Jackson said. “They want to get involved because they are new here,” Schmidt also said that full capacity in the residence halls adds to the community.

“Everybody has roommates,” Schmidt said. “It makes programming a lot easier because more people will come out to things like hall council.”

Despite increases in enrollment and administrators pushing to keep getting more students, there are no plans in place to increase residence hall capacities.

“We don’t anticipate an increase like this again,” Schmidt said.

Parking Services: Additional parking not neccessary

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

When running late and short on quarters, the parking lots of Central Michigan University can seem cumbersome and hard to navigate.

At times, it seems that there are more students than parking spaces.

CMU’s campus, however, features more parking per students than most other universities.

From 2012 to 2013 alone, more than 200 parking spaces were added to university lots. An additional 22 were added in 2014, according to CMU Parking Services.

As of the 2009 update to the Campus Master Plan, which in the future proposes moving parking to the edges of campus to make CMU more

pedestrian friendly, the university still has more parking spaces per student than both Eastern Michigan and Princeton universities.

The amount of commuter parking permits sold since Aug. 31 is 4836, amounting to more than half of the 7,655 student permits sold this year.

The amount of parking spaces available in Lot C, as of 2013, is 4,216.

Despite the numbers showing that CMU does have a surplus of spots all over campus, students still believe there to be limited parking.

That assertion might have more to do with the consequences of using the parking lots without a permit or not enought change for meters: Expensive tickets. w parking | 2

Central Michigan Life | File Art Parking Appeals Officer Mike Anderson places a parking ticket under the windshield wiper of a car in Lot 27 next to the Music Building.

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International | continued from 1 She also thinks that the quality of CMU’s academic programs and word of mouth from international students here nurtured the growth.

“When students come to CMU and are happy with the education and being here, they in return encourage their friends, relatives and classmates to enroll here,” Nakajima said.

Ahmeed said that the one of the reasons he chose CMU was how easy the application and admission process was.

“Also, the university I came from in Egypt had connections with CMU,” he said.

“CMU has a lot of connections to other universities in places like Africa and even Europe.”

About 57 percent of international students are graduate or doctoral students. Less than one percent of international students are earning their degree in medicine.

Nakajima said the three most common countries international students come from are Saudi Arabia, China and India.

“China and India are traditionally countries that send high populations of people to the United States,” Nakajima said. “Saudi Arabia has in the past few years, instituted a scholarship program for students to complete their

degrees abroad, so that has increased the number of students.”

Nakajima said that most international students are degree-seeking, but a few are here to study abroad.

She said that some popular programs for international students include the masters in science in information technology, science, technology and business.

Pamela Gates, dean of the College of Humanities & Social Behavioral Sciences, said in the past few years, the English Language Institute on campus has tripled in size.

CMU has many relationships with universities across the world, she said, including the American University in Rome, and Sejong University in South Korea.

“It’s been really incredible to the growth of our international relations,” Gates said.

Richard Forest, director of the English Language Institute and associate professor in the Department of the English Language and Literature, said that they current have 337 students in the institute.

Forest added that about half of the students are graduate students.

“CMU has been actively engaged in international recruiting, with representatives of undergraduate interna-

tional recruiting and of the graduate school visiting sites in China, Saudi Arabia, Korea, and many other countries,” he said.

International students face a lot of challenges, Forest said, and are truly brave for coming here to receive an education.

“The educational system here may be very different from that of their home country, and they are often away from their social and family networks,” Forest said. “It’s also difficult to meet domestic students and make new social networks.”

Forest said that as a university, we could help international students by simply listening.

“Many of our international students have a lot of life and work experience before coming here. We need to recognize that and remember to take time to listen and learn, not only to share our own points of view,” Forest said.

Ahmeed said that he hopes in his role as president of the International Student Organization he can help can help build connections between the two group of students at CMU. “The dean of the graduate students and the vice president of CMU asked me as the president of the RSO to work on events that increase the attractiveness between us and Americans,” Ahmees said. “And I will work on that, but I think that international students are comfortable together.”

Central Michigan Life | File Art Commuter parking lots across campus fill up quickly and leave students circling the lots for a place to park.

parking | continued from 1 Will Damian, Holland senior, said the metered parking lots by Larzelere Hall or his main source of accruing tickets. As a commuter, he said that there are times where he will be away from his car for hours at a time and come back to a slew of tickets.

“There were several times were I would get like three parking citations within the same day because I forgot about my car,” Damian said.

He admits many of his

tickets were due to parking poorly to save time, but Damian believes that the ticketing system is somewhat flawed.

“I would end up parking overnight, I’d forget about my car, and then come back in the morning and there’d be two maybe three parking citations,” he said. “(Ticketing alerts) just got to be more instantaneous.

The courtesy notices are great, but not when they happen after the fact.”

Despite the fact that parking may be harder to find in the commuter lot, parking is more than abundant elsewhere throughout the university.

Damian feels simi-

larly, even if it’s at his own time’s expense.

“If I have to walk a little bit farther (to class) then fine,” he said. “I’ve never been in a situation where I’m like ‘Ugh there are no spots on campus.’ There’s always a place to park. Convenience is another story.”

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Soup and Substance to host ‘Ferguson to Mount Pleasant’

By Zahra Ahmad Assistant News Editor

Just a little more than a month ago, Ferguson, Mo. experienced a chain of violent riots as protesters were faced for the first time with militarized local police brutality.

In response to the protests, Soup and Substance in partnership with CMU student forum SpeakUp and SpeakOut, will hold the “Ferguson to Mount Pleasant.” A panel of conversation with students, faculty, staff and members of the local police will be able to discuss all the issues concerning the Ferguson riots.

“The outrage in Ferguson was not just about the killing, but a pattern that now characterizes policing all across the nation. This pattern makes young black men targets of suspicious behavior,” Professor Andrew Blom said. “The community rose up and protested, and it made national headlines once the media caught a glimpse of the militarized local police. The staff here recognized it’s not just as an issue in Missouri, but all across the nation.”

The riots were a result of the shooting and killing of a young black male by an officer in Ferguson, Mo. The incident raised questions about police brutality, racial tensions and economic class. Michael Brown, was with a friend when officer Darren Wilson shot six times, after Brown raised his arms up and said he was unarmed.

Blom,along with several other staff members, saw this as an opportunity to start conversations regarding a topic Americans have a hard time facing: Existing racism in the country.

Stan Shingles, assistant vice president of university recreation and a panelist for the event, said the issue of racism isn’t continuously talked about because of a lack of awareness,

although America prides itself in diversity, it is still very much segregated.

“When we ask ‘Isn’t it better?’ yes, it’s certainly better than it was for my parents in the ‘50s and for me in the ‘70s, but it’s still pretty segregated, especially in our urban centers,” Shingles said. “Information is available to educate yourself, there really is no excuse. It used to be where all your information was from the school system and your family, that was all you had. You don’t have that excuse anymore.”

The event is aimed to educate students and the community as a whole on issues of race and poverty. Sociology and anthropology professor Elizabeth Bradshaw said these issues are being faced everyday, and it needs to be addressed.

“Anytime we have the chance to bring them together and have these serious conversations, we’ll take advantage of that,” Bradshaw said.

The event will also address the issue of racial bias in the criminal justice system. Blom said that this is really a set of interconnected problems.

“The thing to recognize is that policing is just one piece of a larger criminal justice system that produces disparities around race,” he said. “It’s not just that communities of color are often over-policed and under-protected while experiencing higher rates of harassment and brutality.

The protests that filled the streets of Ferguson showed the militarization of local police departments. The 1033 program provides a surplus DoD military equipment to state and local police departments, the program is authorized under the federal law.

“This isn’t something that is just specific to Ferguson,”Bradshaw said “Police are now responding to protests of this in unnecessary

ways. There were protective vehicles, tear gas and images were then created of how militarized the police has really become.”

The combination of race and poverty, pans out to the repetition of violence among urban areas and the increased incarceration of people of color.

The issue of race in the criminal justice system is nothing new in any community – Shingles said that the system has now become an industry.

“Lets understand it for what it is, when you have as many individuals of color being incarcerated then you do trying to aid the issue, were building these institutions of prisons not institutions to further education,” he said. “We need to invest in the right thing, so I really think it starts there. We know people of color are being incarcerated at a much higher rate. There is a hue to these issues and that is a hue of color.

At the end of the day someone has to pay and statistics don’t lie, it’s more likely to be a young black man.”

Protests in Ferguson have gone down and the media is not as apparent with covering the case. However, Blom said this is a topic that will not disappear and will need future and continuous awareness.

“This is the first time we’ve done a joint forum with Soup and Substances, but I think that our missions and purposes are very similar, we want people to be informed and have have content of meaningful dialogue,” Blom said. “The issues concerning race won’t go away after the conversation of Ferguson fizzles out, we will continue to talk about this and deal with this for a very long time.”

“Ferguson to Mount Pleasant” will take place 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda.

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Art Department and Design faculty exhibition Members of the Department of Art and Design Faculty will be showcasing their work Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the main gallery in the University Art Gallery.

The exhibition will include works varying from paintings, photography, fibers, graphic design, ceramics, sculptures, and installation by John Clarke, Jesse Dominguez, Anne Gochencur, Daren Kendall, Sally Rose, Johnathon Russell, Greg Stahly, David Stairs and Al Wldey.

The exhibit will end Sept. 27.

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Cori Kromrei | Staff Photographer Joshua Seth hypnotizes his volunteers into thinking they are part of an orchestra, while he conducts them at Plachta Auditorium on Friday.

At his command

Hypnotist entertains packed crowd in Plachta Auditorium

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

On the stage of Plachta Auditorium sits a row of 12 black chairs. On those chairs sit 12 students slumped over in various states of semi-consciousness.

Joshua Seth raises a hand in the air and a microphone to his mouth.

“Every word I say is the truth,” he said. “From this point forward in the program, all you hear is the sound of my voice.”

With a snap of his fingers, all the male volunteers begin writhing in agony, believing themselves to be in labor. At the same time, all the female volunteers drop to their knees, ready to help deliver the child. With a look of panic on her face, Okemos junior Lauren Lynn frantically tries to reassure her equally hypnotized compatriots that it’s going to be OK. “All I was thinking about was ducks,” she said, referring to her state prior to being hypnotized. “Then I was out. I don’t remember anything.”

Tricks like this are just one of many that Seth pulls in his one man traveling show, “HypnoMental.” From making volunteers believe they’re able to rap in fluent Japanese, to completely forgetting the number six, nothing is too out of bounds for the showman.

“Depending where I am and what the crowd is like, that’s going to determine what routines I feel like doing and how far I feel like pushing it,” Seth said. “I pushed it pretty far with you guys because I could tell that this crowd was responsive to it.”

At a young age, Seth’s father, a hypnotherapist and psychologist, taught

him self-hypnosis for “accelerated learning purposes.” From there, his interest in hypnosis evolved, prompting him to begin stage shows prior to his foray into voice acting.

Describing landing the lead role of Tai on the hit anime series “Digimon” as “just getting lucky,” Seth eventually left Hollywood once the demands of touring became too much to balance.

But it was not before lending his voice to more than 60 animes and cartoons, and staring in television shows across the globe.

“I prefer (stage shows) anyway – this is always what I wanted to do,” Seth said. “The energy that you get from a hyped up audience and a live performance, there’s nothing like that.”

Prior to arriving in Mount Pleasant, Seth spent the night in Florida opening his own nightclub. At 6 a.m. he boarded the first flight to Michigan to not “chance being late,” and arrived in Mount Pleasant on the move, setting up for a show which he now calls one of his “all-time favorite campuses”.

“I didn’t fly thousands of miles across the country to come do a show for an empty theatre,” Seth said. “(The theatre) is just the right size and you guys filled it with people who really showed up to have a good time, and that’s what live entertainers are looking for.”

Seth expressed enthusiasm at coming back to Central for another show.

If interested in any of Seth’s stage shows or his work in voice acting, both a website, www.joshuaseth.com, and a Facebook page, http://www. facebook.com/officialjoshuaseth, are available for viewing.

Transcend, a registered student organization for transgender and gender nonconforming people, will host its first ally meeting to teach other students about the community on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the University Center.

Kai Niezgoda, the president of the group and a genderqueer – a person who uses gender pronouns such as they, them and their to describe gender types – said ally meetings are an opportunity for friends, family and significant others who want to learn more or to participate in Transcends activities and discussions.

“Anyone who is interested in broadening their understanding, and who are willing to open to people who may have experiences different than theirs should come,” Niezgoda said.

The group has hosted ally meetings since fall 2013, but plan on changing this year’s meeting, making it more open to all groups of people

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Trumpet duo to perform tuesday Faculty artist, Neil Mueller, will be performing with Aaron Hodgson Tuesday from 8-9 p.m. in the Staples Family Concert Hall.

Dr. Mueller, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Central Michigan University, will be accompanied by one of Canada’s most outstanding young trumpeters, Hodgson.

The duo will be performing “Fanfares Nicolai Tcherepin”, “Fair Sculptures” and “Breakaway for Two Trumpet and Electronics”.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Central Box Office by calling 989-774-3000 or at the door.

Zahra Ahmad, Assistant News Editor

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Cori Kromrei | Staff Photographer Joshua Seth hypnotizes his subjects into thinking that they just heard a funny joke and making them laugh while tapping their foreheads at Plachta Auditorium on Friday.

“We are not always safe in either bathroom once we begin to transition.”

Melanie Nicholas, Vice president of Transcend based on their understanding of the transgender community.

“For people with no understanding of trans issue, we are going to start at the 100 level, talking about different terms and concepts,” Niezgoda said. “Then people who are coming in with more of a base knowledge, we are planning to separate them and having a separate conversation.”

Cisgender refers to a person identifying with traditional gender types.

In addition, Transcend hosts weekly meetings typically on Thursday, but only transgender and gender nonconforming individuals can attend.

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The Park Library will be hosting the expedition’s research in the Baber Room starting with the opening reception on Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. in the Barber Room, the exhibit will continue through to Nov. 20.

Central Michigan University students and scientists have returned from their 2013 Antarctica Expedition to showcase their research.

Zahra Ahmad, Assistant News Editor

Transcend RSO to host kickoff, ally meetings

By Arielle Hines Staff Reporter

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woman Hannah Mollett said that she had attended ally meetings put on by Transcend in the past. Mollet said the meetings have taught her how to better support the transgender and gender-nonconformist community.

“It educated me on what gender nonconforming people go through in a day that a cisgender person wouldn’t think about,” Mollett said. “For example going out of their way to find a gender-neutral bathroom.”

Melanie Nicholas, vice president of Transcend, identifies as a transwoman using feminine pronouns. She said the organization has hosted other events that

have helped build a base of allies, including Trans Day Awareness.

“Last semester, we held a mostly flyer campaign called ‘pee in privacy’ because they are not many gender-neutral bathrooms on campus,” Nicholas said. “We are not always safe in either bathroom once we begin to transition.”

Other events that Transcend plans on doing this semester include activities during Coming Out Week, Oct. 6-10, and Trans Awareness Week, Nov. 17-21.

The ally meeting is scheduled to be held in the Mount Pleasant Room in the Bovee University Center, but the location will be confirmed on the Transcend Facebook page.

Intramural broomball leagues set to begin Registration for this year’s intramural broomball league will end at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.

The regular season is set to begin on Oct. 7 and will run until the Oct. 28.

There is a $75 signup fee per team and the league is a CoRec 6v6.

Helmets and mouth guards are required of all players.

Helmets will be made available on-site while mouth guards must be supplied by the competing teams.

All games for IM broomall will be held at the Mount Pleasant ICE Arena, located at the corner of Remus and Isabella roads.

Due to limited ice time, there is a 16-team limit for the league. The games will take place Tuesday nights between 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Each game will consist of three, 10-minute periods.

The top eight teams in the league standings will make a single elimination playoff bracket after four weeks of play to determine the champion.

All rules for the league are located on the official CMU IM Leagues page.

Joe Judd, Assistant Sports Editor

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EDITORIAL | Club and IM sports should receive more university funding

Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor Raina Harmon, Assistant Women’s Basketball coach, tries to dodge a member of the opposing team during an intramural flag football game on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the I.M. Fields.

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hen Central Michigan University students talk sports, they are most often discussing scores of the latest professional or NCAA games. Rarely do club sports or intramural sports games

surface in conversation.

Fueled by a strong culture of fandom, many professional and NCAA athletes have achieved “sports god” statuses that extend on and off the field.

Perhaps no group of students on campus exemplifies the love of collegiate athletics more than the athletes on club teams. That’s in large part because club teams have little to no support compared to their NCAA-competing, varsity counterparts.

Club players do not come to CMU on scholarships. They do not travel to games via luxurious buses. They do not dress in extravagant locker rooms.

But there are many more students

Redefining mental illness We have a lot of progress to make in terms of the stigmas surrounding mental illness. But we can’t change the conversation about mental illness without first changing our vocabularies.

I’m so depressed. Stop acting bipolar. I’m really OCD about that. That test made me want to kill myself.

Too often, we hear these statements slip casually through people’s lips. Too often, we ourselves utter these phrases.

We ignore the possibility that someone sitting beside us is battling

involved in club sports than in NCAA sports. According to a New York Times report, an estimated two million college students play competitive club sports compared with the 430,000 playing in the NCAA. The number of students involved in IM sports is much higher.

CMU’s URec reported that 5,140 students participated in at least one IM or club sports event. Scott George, assistant director of IM and club sports at CMU, said there will be 1,450 total IM teams and 40 active club teams this year.

In 2013, the NCAA had nearly $913 million in total revenue. CMU’s Athletics Department is worth $25.5 million,

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actual depression.

We forget that bipolar disorder is a crippling mental disease and not merely a simple shift in moods.

Everyone feels sad sometimes.

Everyone’s moods change. Everyone is particular about different aspects of his or her life.

But when we slap the titles of mental illnesses onto these feelings, we don’t realize how belittling and hurtful we are being to people who actually have these mental illnesses.

“You don’t always know who is

of which $18.5 million comes from the university’s general fund.

The Student Government Association allocates anywhere from $15,000 to $30,000 to club teams, but they are mainly self-sustaining. Yearly membership dues, referee fees and field-rental prices pile up and often become impossible burdens for money-conscious college students. The yearly fee for some club sports, like hockey, can be as high as $1,000 per person.

If CMU increased its funding of club teams and IM sports, more students would be able to pursue their passions on the field. It would also strengthen the

struggling with what, so saying something like ‘that’s so bipolar’ could really hurt someone who’s struggling,” said Plymouth freshman Zach Hose, who has witnessed comments like these offend his friends who struggle with mental illnesses.

Not only can comments like these offend people, but they also can resurface bad memories.

“When people say ‘this is depressing,’ something in the back of my head always says, ‘oh, that was me,’ and that’s not a fun place to be,” said Howell freshman Austin Lowe. “When people hear something like that, they’re going to have some sort of trigger, and that’s never fun to deal with.”

Lowe said that comments like these originate from people’s lack of awareness of mental illness.

“Everyone experiences ups and downs.

That’s part of life; you’re going to be down,” said Lowe. “But with depression,

atmosphere of hard work and collaboration on and off the field.

While club and IM sports do not make money for the university like NCAA sports, they are arguably just as important for the student body because of the many people involved and the community they build.

It’s time for CMU to level the playing field for all athletics on campus by increasing funding and making it more accessible for students.

For more details on IM and club sports at CMU, contact CMU’s URec department at (989) 774-3686.

it’s a consistent issue. It’s not a one day, one week, one month thing.”

Though we may not intend to offend or hurt people, we need to be more careful about what we say.

“There are people who will do horrible things to themselves because they believe they don’t belong in the world, and it’s sad to think about because it’s affected me and affected my friends, and to hear something (that reminds me of that) just hurts me,” said Lowe.

We need to stop making excuses. If someone confronts us about something offensive we said, we shouldn’t tell them to stop being so sensitive. We don’t fully understand others’ experiences and therefore, we are in no place to tell them what should or should not offend them.

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Some of my favorite childhood memories involve being delighted by delicious smells, courtesy of my mother’s hard work, as I walked through the door. Everything about my mom represents home to me. She is normalcy in every sense of the word.

She is also deaf.

I am glad to tell my mother’s story in honor of Deaf Awareness Week, but not simply because I want people to be more aware that there are deaf people in this world. Instead, I want people to understand what deaf is and what it is not.

For my mother, it meant a unique childhood. She played on playgrounds, rode horses and laughed like her other “normal” brothers and sisters.

But she also missed out on some things.

No one noticed she had a problem until she was 5 years old and going to school for the first time. Most likely, the loss was disguised by the fact that it was gradual and she had instinctively become a very good lip-reader.

Her hearing continued to worsen,. By the time she was in her thirties, hearing aids were no longer of much use.

She decided to get her first cochlear implant.

Soon after she had gotten her “new ears,” she began asking us what certain sounds were.

At 6 years old, it never occurred to me that telling her she was hearing birds sing for the first time would be cause for her to weep.

I never thought about how she had never heard birds before. I was beginning to understand just how much she had been missing.

My mom has always seemed normal to me and everyone else.

“But she seems so normal,” is the common response.

It’s almost like they look at her differently. Before they knew, she seemed normal, but now that they know, she is not.

I don’t like it when people infer that deaf people are not normal.

No one can claim to have shared all the same experiences and hardships as another person. Why are people with mental or physical differences singled out?

My mother’s disability does not define her. She is a mom, a wife, a postal carrier, etc.

In honor of deaf awareness week, I propose a challenge.

Instead of getting stuck on the differences you have with others, be aware that everyone lives and suffers in different ways than you.

Then you will begin to realize that “normal” is relative in every sense of the word.

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Ross updates university on strategic plan progress, goals

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Overall, Central Michigan University was successful in surpassing its year-end goals for total student credit hours, available research square footage and the percent of faculty engaged in research, according to a report given by President George Ross at last week’s Board of Trustees meeting.

Ross’ report focused on university priorities and initiatives for 2013-14 fiscal year, as well as his five-year future outlook for the university. The year-end strategic plan outlined metrics for five priorities aimed at continuing to improve overall academic opportunities for students and foster their personal and intellectual growth.

Each year, trustees approved goals set by the Strategic Planning Committee, which are made up of five university priorities, 16 initiatives and 26

metrics. He added the metrics are implemented to get the CMU leadership on the same page and moving in the same direction.

CMU was also successful in meeting their goals in initiatives to invest in recruitment, development and retention of its faculty and staff. Ross said he was excited to report the university hired its first-choice finalists 87 percent of the time for faculty positions and 91 percent for staff positions, while historically CMU hires 77 percent of first-choice faculty candidates and 80 percent for faculty.

“We often talk about CMU being first-choice for students, this speaks to us being firstchoice for top notch faculty,” Ross said.

Faculty and staff rated CMU as a good place to work 88 percent of the time this year, two points higher than the five-year goal.

“I think what we have done

here is very very good,” said Trustee Tricia Keith.

The results for four-year graduation rates, 20.6 percent, and six-year graduation rates, 59.5 percent, were higher than the goals set at the beginning of 2013. However they are still behind benchmarks to increase four-year graduation rates of fall first-time students to 25 percent and six-year graduation rates to 63 percent by 2019.

Keith said it will be a challenge to adjust the five-year goals on categories that have already been exceeded.

Ross agreed it’s important to “never go backwards.” He said the process will become more refined as the university becomes more experienced with it.

Trustees also presented awards for research and sponsored programs for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. Totaling, $1.98 million, the fourth quarter accounts for

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Central Michigan University President George Ross laid out the university’s priorities for the next five years at the Sept. 18 Board of Trustees meeting.

14 percent of the $13.75 million total .External funding to research and creative endeavors dropped down $1.2 million from the university’s goal.

This is the lowest amount since the 2008-09 fiscal year and down around $7 million from the 2010-11 total.

Among the highest earning colleges were the College of

CMU issues revenue bonds for capital projects

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

In order to pay for a number of capital projects, Central Michigan University’s Board of Trustees passed a motion authorizing the issuance of general revenue bonds on Thursday.

Barrie Wilkes, vice president of Finances and Administrative Services, said the value of new money bonds issued would not exceed $45 million and would generate $49 million. He also plans to refund bonds released in 2005 that would generate $25 million.

Money from these bonds will fund construction of CMU’s College of Medicine east campus in Saginaw and construction of the Biosciences Building.

“The interest rates are unbelievable right now,” said Trustee Brian Fannon.

“The university needs to take advantage of that when they can.”

Low interest rates coupled with the university’s high credit ratings made the decision easy for trustees.

Standard & Poor’s, a financial services company, gave CMU an A+ credit rating, which demonstrates

a strong capacity to meet financial commitments, but is somewhat susceptible to adverse economic conditions and changes in circumstances. Moody’s Investors Service similarly rates the university as A3, as high quality and very low credit risk in the long-term.

Wilkes said this is a testament to CMU’s fiscal integrity.

Capital projects in tow Steve Lawrence, vice president of Facilities Management, gave his update on on-going projects to trustees on Thursday.

A street connecting East

Campus Drive with Mission Street is nearing the end of construction and should be completed Sept. 26.

Mount Pleasant’s Downtown Development Authority split the cost with Central Michigan University to alleviate congestion in the area. The city was responsible for $300,000 of the project. The university contributed $147,000.

Trustee Tricia Keith said it was amazing how the university has managed to maintain its strong rating and stable financial outlook.

Wilkes said compared to other comparable state in-

Science and Technology, $6.66 million, Education and Human Services, $2.42 million and Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, $1.14 million.

CST far surpassed the award dollars of the other academic colleges, bringing in slightly over $1 million. The next closest colleges were HSBS, $270,115, EHS, $232,649 and Health

Professions, $195,480.

The remaining colleges are as follows: Business Administration, $170,000, Medicine, $89,489 and CCFA, $1,485.

“I think we need a little more experience with these (initiatives) and tying it to each college and at the departmental level,” Ross said.

stitutions, CMU ranks in a higher performing category and has much less debt.

For the College of Medicine’s east campus location in Saginaw, Phase I is on-schedule for completion in May 2015 and should be ready for classes in July.

The roof and windows are complete, which is good for construction workers as winter approaches.

“Even with a tough winter, we never missed a beat and stayed on schedule,” Lawrence said.

He added that the construction has been under budget and expects a “substantial amount” of money saved can be used for other projects.

In March, GMB Architec-

ture and Engineering designed a shared facility for women’s soccer and student recreation locker rooms.

The project is scheduled to be complete in done in Aug. 2015 before the season starts.

The construction site is on the southern part of existing soccer practice fields and will rearrange some track and field events.

The East Utility Loop is ahead of schedule and $1.2 million under budget. The initiative is part of the utilities infrastructure modeling and campus master plan, put into effect after recognizing flaws in steam and condensate lines.

Improv group readies first show

By Kelsey Smith Staff Reporter

With the fall semester rolling into middle weeks, Central Michigan University’s student improv troupe is eagerly preparing to put on its first performance of the year.

Trap Door Improv will be hosting their first show, “Back to School Sale/Show” on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. in Moore Hall 102. This show will be introducing six new cast members and seven returning.

“I look forward to seeing new members experience that rush you get when you’re doing your first improv scene in front of a live audience,” Damon Hunter, troupe leader and Grayling senior, said.

“The entire time you have no idea what’s going to happen next and it can be quite exhilarating.”

From performing in front of a crowded audience to weekly rehearsals, Trap Door Improv has become a closeknit group over time.

“Our first show will

definitely be a strong bonding opportunity for new and old members,” Hunter said.

“Being able to work together in groups and share creative ideas and have a “group mind” is excellent in the work place.”

Trap Door is unlike many other college improvisation troupes. They focus heavily on the art of improv in a theatrical setting.

“We try to pull off complicated games to give audiences that wow factor,” said Forestt LaFave, cast member and an Almont senior. “We are starting to do things that exploit a higher skill level.”

New member and Clarkston junior Caylin Waller is excited to be starting her first semester with the troupe. Learning more about improv is what Waller is looking forward to most.

“I’m really excited to work will all of the members in Trap Door, everyone is so talented,” she said. “I hope to learn more about the honesty in improv.

Something a lot of the members have talked about is that improv is about finding truth,

honesty and connections with the actors you’re on stage with. I hope I can really find those honest moments.”

Being a part of an improv troupe requires hard work, dedication, patience and thinking on your feet. These skills can help shape members of the troupe to prepare them for future career opportunities.

“You’ve got to train yourself,” LaFave said. “I struggle with improv sometimes because I don’t have a good short-term memory. The more you practice, the easier it gets.”

A new semester means a fresh start for the troupe.

The members are ready to get back on stage while adding new elements into their routine.

“I’m looking forward to getting back into performing and hanging out with the troupe,” Alexandra Jackson, cast member and Sterling Heights junior, said. “I’m excited for a new year, new games, and new people.”

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Speaking in gender CMU students, staff push to recognize proper personal pronouns

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

Ask someone on the street what a pronoun is, and they may or may not be able to tell you. Even less familiar would be the concept of “personal pronouns.”

Personal pronouns can be defined as pronouns that refer to a particular person, group or thing.

So, pronouns can include “she, her, her’s,” or “he, him, his,” but they also may include “ze,” or “hir,” among others.

Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, director of LGBTQ Services here at Central Michigan University, put it this way.

“Pronouns are not a visible thing. They are a very personal thing,” she said. “You cannot look at someone and say, ‘their pronouns are, she, her, hers, or he, him, his.’ It is a very important personal identity.”

In a presentation made to CMU resident assistants and multicultural assistants called “No T All Shade,” Jolliff-Dettore stressed the importance of making residence halls and campus programming trans inclusive, and working toward making personal pronouns a part of everyday conversation.

Jolliff-Dettore also explained that one’s pronouns should be called “personal pronouns,” or simply “pronouns,” and not “preferred pronouns.”

Referring to personal pronouns as preferred pronouns indicates a choice on the part of the individual, and this is simply not the case.

“Using preferred pronouns suggests that the identity of being trans is a choice, so people try not to use that term,” Jolliff-Dettore explained.

In general, Jolliff-Dettore feels the idea and importance of personal pronouns is something the majority of people

are unfamiliar with, but she also sees a growing movement to stress their importance.

“I don’t think a lot of people understand why pronouns are important and why asking about someone’s pronouns is important, but I think it is a new educational piece that a lot of folks campus-wide are trying to get on board with,” she said.

Kai Niezgoda, president of Transcend, a campus RSO dedicated to providing community resources and social support for trans and gender non-conforming individuals, said they feel people should be more aware of the need to be mindful of one’s personal pronouns.

“The easiest way to become more aware of personal pronouns would be self-educating on the basics, and being mindful and careful of the damages one can inflict with using pronouns improperly,” Niezgoda said. “We wouldn’t just go up to someone and assume their name, so we shouldn’t assume their pronouns.”

Above all else, Niezgoda made the point that personal pronouns should not just be an issue within the trans and gender non-conforming community. Everyone should make an effort to make their pronouns known.

“It is important to remember that pronouns apply to everyone,” Niezgoda said. “Never make assumptions about a person or their pronouns.”

Stephanie McNeill, a senior, said she could understand where people may not be mindful about a person’s pronouns.

“People are very quick to judge a book by its cover,” she said. “If people see that at birth you were a boy they’re going to refer to you as a ‘he,’ when this may not be the case.”

Omega Beta wins ‘best chapter’ Lexi Carter Staff Reporter

Omega Beta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha was recognized by its national office as one of the best chapters in the nation for the 201314 academic year.

The National Political Science Society was selected as one of four recipients for schools with enrollments of more than 25,000 students. There are more than 740 national chapters.

This award recognizes chapters that are active in departments and at universities. It also recognizes those that maintain the goals of the honor society while displaying enthusiasm and creativity.

Chapter president Courtney Overbeyan said she is excited to receive the award after a time of dor-

mancy due to little student interest in the group.

“As a chapter that has been rebuilding, we were very honored to be recognized with this award from our national office,” the Onsted senior said.

“Throughout the past year, we have worked diligently in order to provide the most enriching and fulfilling experience for our members.”

Visiting the State Capitol in Lansing to meet with legislators, participating in Speak Up, Speak Out panels and hosting a state representative as its keynote speaker at its initiation ceremony are all things members have recently done in order to promote the chapter.

Overbey said she is ready to move forward with the momentum that was gained last year in order to make

this year successful.

“We are extremely grateful for the support and assistance that the political science department has provided us with, as well as for the guidance we receive from our advisor,” Overbey said.

When Nathan Grasse, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and interim adviser, found out the Omega Beta chapter was granted the award, he said he was proud of the students.

“They worked extremely hard over the course of

the year, which I observed particularly closely in the spring semester,” Grasse said. “They organized a couple of really impressive events, held very efficient meetings and conducted themselves in an extremely professional way.”

While Grasse said he can’t speculate too much on how the organization will do this year, he knows the student officers will be excellent, and with their effective leadership, will continue to grow.

Along with receiving a certificate, a $250 check from the National Office was also given to Pi Sigma Alpha. The chapter’s success will be published in the fall edition of the Pi Sigma Alpha Newsletter within the American Political Science Association’s quarterly journal.

Beta Alpha Psi brings recruiters to students

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

A line stretched far outside the Bovee University Center marking the location of “Meet the Recruiters Night” on Thursday in the Rotunda Room.

The annual event was a chance for students to network with national recruiters who offer internships and professional, entry-level job opportunities to majors or minors in accounting, finance, information systems and related areas.

Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting honors society open to finance and information systems students, sponsor the event each year.

“Its a great opportunity just because there are so many firms here,” said Troy senior Christian Conley, president of Beta Alpha Psi. “You can come out

here and you have a great opportunity to get a job or internship.”

More than 130 recruiters were in attendance. Booths from major players in industries like Dow Corning, Ford, General Motors and Hewlett Packard met students.

Accounting professor Tom Weirich said many of the recruiters are alumni who have moved up in the industry and returned to Central Michigan University seeking qualified candidates.

Manager of Information

Technology for Ford, Jennifer Raybourne, is a CMU alumna. Her whole team returned to CMU because of their pride for the university and the College of Business Administration.

“Ford does a strict evaluation of colleges that are available for recruiting and I think (CMU’s selection) is because of the quality of the programs and a little bit of the culture of the student body and how that fits with the Ford Motor Company,” Raybourne said.

Ford was looking to meet students who want to pursue a career in Information Technology, who are skilled in one degree, but also have the potential to adapt.

CMU is strong in information technology fields, due to being a state leader in SAP accreditation.

In the fall of 2014, CMU

began its 18th year as a member of the SAP University Alliance Program.

Since 1998, CMU has offered undergraduate and graduate courses supported by the SAP software.

To date, over 10,200 CMU students have participated in business courses supported by SAP. Ford and GM in particular are hiring a large number of SAP accredited students. In September the company declared the university a “Premier University” for recruiting information systems and information technology students.

The honor makes CMU one of the Top 20 universities in the nation to recruit these majors.

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Heartbreak in America’s Heartland

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Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Senior forward Laura Gosse (#8) battles for a header in front of the net Friday against IPFW. Gosse scored both goals for the Chippewas Friday afternoon.

Home sweet home Women stay perfect at CMU Soccer Complex with 2-0 win over IPFW to end nonconference play

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Sometimes, all a team needs is home field advantage to turn things around. This was the case for the Central Michigan University soccer team Friday, as it stayed undefeated at home by beating IPFW 2-0.

“It was a great way to get our team’s confidence up with another win,” sophomore goalkeeper Maddy Bunnell said. “With a pair of home openers in the MAC this weekend, it is a great way to wrap up our preconference schedule.”

CMU’s struggles away from home have been well documented.

In six road matches they were outshot 35 to 124. With such a low amount of shots per match, the Chippewas have averaged .833 goals per match.

Bunnell has been forced to make 39 saves and has allowed 13 goals thus far.

But the Chippewas have looked like a different team while playing in Mount Pleasant.

In two home matches, the women have outshot their opponents 29 to 20 and have a goal differential of +3. Bunnell has been forced to make only two saves. Opposing shooters have managed four shots on the Chippewa home goal. “(Being at home) is really big

for them as student athletes,” Head coach Peter McGahey said.

“They are able to be here to catch up on their studies, train, and have a natural schedule. That comfort zone helps put them in that state of mind to help with their competiveness.”

Bunnell said she is most comfortable between the two pipes she practices in the middle of each week.

“It builds my comfort zone,” she said. “We know our field. We know the shape and the width, which is tailored just for us. It’s definitely a comfort piece.”

With the conference schedule looming, CMU’s momentum

should serve as an advantage. The Chippewas will start with two home conference games against Northern Illinois and Western Michigan this weekend.

NIU and WMU are a combined 2-5 on the road thus far, which could give CMU the chance to start undefeated in the MAC. “The best part about the MAC (schedule) is that we are right back at home in front of the home fans,” McGahey said. “We have a good contingent of drum beating fans, which is absolutely outstanding. We love to see those folks coming to watch our games.”

Volleyball wins Cincinnati Invite, moves to 5-7 on season

By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University’s volleyball team went unbeaten while winning the Cincinnati Invitational during the weekend.

The Chippewas now sit at 5-7 on the season.

Freshman setter Kylie Copple said taking on the underdog role was something the team embraced heading into action against Cincinnati.

“We do a great job of tuning out the external talk,” Copple said.

“It’s really about what we are telling ourselves and how we are perceiving ourselves. We know what we have, and we knew what we needed to bring.”

The team ended the nonconference schedule by winning five of its last six matches.

“We had to grind out some of those,” coach Erik Olson said. “We have really been putting the pressure on the players to train that way so that we can translate that onto the court.”

In the first match, CMU quickly dismantled Charleston Southern in three straight sets (25-12, 25-18, 25-23). Senior Kaitlyn McIntyre had 14 kills and 12 digs.

Copple added 33 assists for the Chippewas who captured their first clean sweep of any team the season.

In the Friday nightcap, Tennessee State took the first set 25-21. But the Chippewas quickly composed themselves and won the match 3-1.

Copple had her best showing against TSU, dishing out 43 assists in the match.

Nonconference play has been an absolute roller coaster mentally, physically and emotionally for the Central Michigan University football team.

With the sour taste of a 24-10 loss to Kansas still lingering, the Chippewas will reflect on the gratifying highs and destituteridden lows that have come with the first four weeks of play.

CMU began the season a 16-point comeback victory in front of students and supporters.

It was the ideal way to start the 2014 campaign.

A week later, senior running back Thomas Rawls made a name for himself on the field earning Mid-American Conference Player of the Week honors during CMU’s 38-17 thrashing of Purdue.

For a few brief moments, an undefeated nonconference schedule seemed a legitimate possibility in fans’ hearts and minds.

Then the morning of the Syracuse game dawned.

It was announced Rawls would not play in what eventually became a 40-3 blowout loss to the Orange. Two days later, it became public that Rawls is being charged with three felonies after he allegedly stole a women’s purse at the Soaring Eagle Casino.

His indefinite suspension was announced immediately.

It was a sucker punch to the gut. The Chippewas had suddenly lost their most productive offensive asset.

Kansas is a dreadfully bad team. Outside of a fluke touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage, KU was almost as uninspiring in all three phases of the game as CMU was.

The Chippewas had multiple chances to grab the lead in the fourth quarter, but without injured wide receiver Titus Davis and Rawls, never really showed the ability to do so.

After Saturday’s loss, Head coach Dan Enos called the nonconference schedule the “exhibition season.” It begs the question: Would coach still characterize this exciting subcategory of the season the same way had his team gone 4-0 heading into MAC play this year?

The Chippewas nonconference schedule was extremely favorable.

Losing to Syracuse the way the team did two weeks ago might be understandable, given the circumstances of that day.

But losing to Kansas after tying the Jayhawks through three quarters is simply unacceptable.

It is time to get it together. The “real” season starts now.

Just ask Coach Enos.

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Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer The Gold team celebrates after a point during a team scrimmage on Aug. 23 at McGuirk Arena.

“I was really worried about Tennessee State,” Olson said.

“They are just a little unorthodox and super athletic, and they don’t go away.”

The biggest win of the tournament came in the final match Saturday against host and tournament favorite Cincinnati. The Bearcats came into the game ranked 38th in the country.

“We scouted them well and had a really good plan,” Olson said.

“They are more traditional and so I was a little more confident in that match.”

CMU jumped out to an early 2 set lead, but the Bearcats refused to be swept on their home court.

Cincinnati took set three in a close match 25-23, but that was as close as the Bearcats got. The Chippewas took set four and the match in convincing fashion, 25-15.

McIntyre finished with 13 kills bringing her total to 43 for the tournament. Freshman Jordan Bueter added 12 kills and 13 digs of her own. Bueter tallied 34 kills and 34 digs on the weekend.

“That was one of the biggest

win of the last decade for us,” Olson said. “We played really well.

We passed well, we blocked well and our attacking just continues to get more efficient and aggressive.”

With the non-conference season finished, the Chippewas now set their eyes on the Mid-American Conference schedule.

“We are definitely happy going into MAC play on a high note,” McIntyre said. “We know every team in the MAC is going to come for us, we have to be ready.”

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Moving away from home is never an easy transition for anyone. Living in a new city with new people can only add to the pressure of being out of your comfort zone.

For Central Michigan University volleyball breakout freshman setter Kylie Copple, handling the pressure comes naturally.

An Aurora, Col. native, Copple said Mount Pleasant is not as different as she imagined it would be.

“A court is a court wherever you go,” Copple said. “There’s always rough points, but my parents really taught me to be strong through everything that I go through, so I think I’ve adjusted well.”

Copple now looks to her new family for a sense of support.

“The coaches and my teammates are so helpful,” she said. “My teammates were really welcoming.

So it really wasn’t a rough transition and I don’t think it would be for anybody.”

She admits, however, that being so far away from home can affect her emotionally.

“I’m mostly homesick because of my little brother and sister,” Copple said. “I definitely miss them.” “Other than that, I’m very independent and I knew I wanted to go to a school far away.”

Teammate and Wisconsin-native Kaitlyn McIntyre has helped Copple deal with everything from the time zone change to local slang.

“I sent her emails and

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texted her a lot to get her used to it,” McIntyre said.

“She’s perfectly in the flow now and I don’t think she’s home sick or anything at all. She’s a funny girl, and sometimes she may come off as a serious person, but she’s a really fun time.”

McIntyre has helped Copple come to admire Michigan and the people that live in it.

“I love lakes, cold weather and the campus is so pretty,” Copple said. “I love my teammates, I love my coaches. Everything together made this the perfect place.”

The approval of her parents was something Copple said was necessary in order to make the decision to move thousands of miles away to attend school.

“My parents told me they could see me here. It just confirmed everything I thought too,” she said. “It was very important that my parents approved of the place I was attending.”

Though her incredible competitive nature is evident, Copple constantly reminds herself never to take sports too seriously.

“I tell myself it’s just a game,” she said. “I take myself back to when I was 12-years-old and first picked up a volleyball, and the feeling it gave me to finally feel like I found a place where I belong. That really helped me.”

CMU Head coach Erik Olson said Copple brings a unique sense of perspective to his program.

“Kylie really bought into

what our program was all about,” Olson said. “She’s OK with stumbling while she’s learning. She knows that there is no such thing as being perfect in athletics. That’s what we like about her.”

Copple started the season as CMU’s starting setter, but struggled in camp.

“She kind of played herself out of it,” Olson said.

“She was caught off guard when she lost the job in the beginning. But she really took a deep breath and got it together. It says a lot about her drive maybe more so than she realizes.”

“Copple’s toughness was one of the things that caught his eye when recruiting the 6-foot freshman,” Olson said.

When she is not setting up her teammates or blocking a kill, Copple likes to sit back and sing the songs of her favorite artist: Beyoncé.

“I love to sing,” she said.

“I love (Beyonce) to death.

I have a pretty hard time singing in front of people because I’m pretty shy in certain areas.”

The journey Copple has taken to a starting role on the team has taught her a great deal about herself.

“This is the best family volleyball team I’ve ever been on. I just feel so welcomed,” Copple said. “I just learned how to play on a team where you trust and love everyone for who they are. It’s great to play in that environment.”

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Courtesy Photo | Frank Weirich | Daily Kansan Senior wide receiver Tony Pierson scores a touchdown on the first play of the game. The Kansas Jayhawks played against Central Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 20th at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. Kansas won, 24-10.

Football drops to 2-2 on season, shifts focus to conference play

By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

With an uninspiring offensive effort and a few crucially sloppy plays on defense, Central Michigan University’s football team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday by the Kansas Jayhawks, 24-10.

With the defeat, the Chippewas dropped to 2-2 on the season and finish the 2014 non-conference schedule with a pair of losses.

“The exhibition season is over,” head coach Dan Enos said. “I told our guys that I think we’ve improved. We are ready for conference play now.”

For the second consecutive week, Enos’ defense was sliced to pieces by a dual threat quarterback. KU’s Montell Cozart was 23-of-33 passing the ball, throwing for 226 yards and two touchdowns.

Saturday’s game was tied at 10 heading into the fourth

quarter. Cozart connected to wide receiver Corey Avery on a short crossing rout on KU’s first drive of the fourth quarter.

Avery broke two CMU tackles and ran the ball 60 yards for a score, giving the Jayhawks a 17-10 lead.

After giving up a 74-yard touchdown run on the first KU play from scrimmage, the Chippewas defense settled in during the first half.

Senior linebacker Justin Cherocci recorded a careerhigh 18 tackles in the loss.

“We’ve got to do a better job of getting our defense off the field,” Enos said.

In the absence of suspended running back Thomas Rawls and injured wide receiver Titus Davis, the Chippewas turned to sophomore runner Martez Walker early in the second half.

Walker’s most impressive drive of the game was capped off by an 18-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 10 with a little over two minutes to play in the third. He finished

with 10 carries for 56 yards and the score. “(Walker) ran hard. We always tell our guys when you get an opportunity you have to make the most of it,” Enos said. “He did that.”

Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush struggled against the Jayhawks, going 18-26 and hitting the artificial turf three times.

The Chippewas were 3-of12 on third down against Kansas and reached the red zone twice.

Yet, the atmosphere of the CMU locker room Saturday was vastly different than the week before, according to Enos.

“Last week we didn’t play very well,” Enos said. “This week it was 10-10 heading into the fourth quarter on the road against a Big 12 school. There is a lot to build off of.”

The Chippewas will travel to Toledo next weekend to kickoff the 2014 Mid-American Conference Schedule.

Running back has been a difficult position to fill for the CMU football team during the last two weeks of the season.

Senior Thomas Rawls is suspended. Junior Saylor Lavallii has averaged only 2.7 yards per carry during his multiple opportunities.

Sophomore Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore has coughed up the pigskin in limited playing time.

Freshman Devon Spalding did the same Saturday against Kansas.

Head Coach Dan Enos had nothing to lose in the third quarter when he gave sophomore Martez Walker a shot. Walker responded by bursting out of the backfield, tallying 56 yards

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CMU’s only touchdown of the day came on Walker’s first drive, where he had six attempts for 46 yards in the seven play drive.

“I thought Martez ran hard,” Enos said. “We tell all our guys, you’re going to get an opportunity at some point, you’ve got to make sure you make the most of it, and he certainly did.”

His 18-yard score was the first Chippewa touchdown since the fourth quarter of the Purdue game when Thomas Rawls 16-yard score capped off a 38-17 victory.

Enos would not say specifically if Walker could see any substantial playing time moving forward “He earned himself some more carries,” Enos said.

While Walker will be seeing the ball once Mid-

American Conference play starts next week at Toledo, there’s no guarantee he’ll be the top option. Each week, the running back depth chart has four or five guys bolded that could be starting games, even when Rawls was rolling.

Enos has maintained all year he will give the ball to “whoever is hot.”

The running game had the additional challenge of being without senior receiver Titus Davis for the third-straight game Saturday, who has the ability to stretch the defense with his big-play potential.

Davis has practiced for the past two weeks, but has been ruled out of both games.

“We’ve got a good team,” Enos said. “I’m going to be very interested to see when we get all our pieces back how good we can be.”

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