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rip-off Students attempt to beat bookstore prices through alternative methods. But the question remains: why are textbook prices increasing?

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Student workers look forward to minimum wage increases By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter @Brianne_esque | news@cm-life.com

While working on campus, Kathleen Trombley looks forward minimum wage increases, including one that took affect this month. As a Sweeney hall desk manager, Trombley plans on putting the increased pay toward her tuition and housing costs. “People need to make a living and the current minimum wage is just not cutting it,” said the Saint Clair Shores junior. “I won’t feel as stressed about having to work more hours while also juggling school and organizations.” Central Michigan University employs approximately 36,000 students. Michigan is one of 14 states to begin the new year with a higher minimum wage than. In 2014, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law to increase the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour by 2018. The first hourly minimum wage rose from $8.15 to $8.50 an hour in 2014, a 35 cent increase. Minimum wage is projected to

“I won’t feel as stressed about having to work more hours while also juggling school and organizations.” Kathleen Trombley, Saint Clair Shores junior

increase to $8.90 an hour in 2017. A total of $1.10 in minimum wage increases is set for the next three years, posing the question: Will a higher minimum wage mean fewer student jobs? “During my time at Central Michigan University, the minimum wages has gone from $5.15 to $8.50 and that has never made a difference in the number of students employed,” said manager of Student Employment Services Jon Goodwin. There have been instances in the past where the number of employed students actually

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Monroe senior Julia Davis helps customers at Starbucks on Jan. 8 in the Bovee University Center.

increased, he said. The cause is unknown to Goodwin, but he believes it might be connected to departments’ semester projects and needing extra employees to complete them. He said the increase was small at the time, but surprising. “It’s hard to say what accounted for the increase in employment after a big increase in the minimum wage,” Goodwin said. “The fact remains that it’s never been an issue when it comes to reducing the number of student employees we have on campus overall.” Onondaga sophomore Tyrek Bugbee works on the facilities operations staff of the Student Activity Center. He said while the minimum wage increase

won’t likely be a noticeable difference, any extra money will help him navigate his expenses as a college student. “Being a college student, the more money you can make, the more it’ll help you out,” he said. “I think even if people get cut, it would still be worth the raise. You can always go out and find other jobs throughout the university.” Goodwin said while he assumes students worry about potential staff cuts, Student Employment Services doesn’t often receive any questions regarding it when there is a minimum wage increase. “It benefits students because they can earn as much money for work in fewer hours. That leaves them with more time to study,” he said.

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Professors raise concerns of potential sale of PBS stations By John Hogan Staff Reporter @jr_Hogan1 | news@cm-life.com

Several professors voiced concerns during Tuesday’s the Academic Senate meeting about the Board of Trustees’ decision to apply to participate in a Federal Communication Commission auction. The board voted to apply for eligibility in the auction in December. The FCC is seeking to buy bandwidth on the television spectrum across the country and resell it to wireless carriers in order to accommodate with the increased use of mobile devices. Central Michigan University owns five television stations. The board must decide by March 29 if it will participate in the auction. Senator Jim Hill asked Provost Michael Gealt what the consequences are for CMU if it chooses not to participate. “If we had not entered the auction, then we would not be able to gain any dollars if the bandwidth was moved, if the bandwidth was taken from us,” Gealt said. “If you are not a participant, but they want your bandwidth, they can move you from a UHS station to a VHF station without even asking if you want to move. You would then have all the costs associated with that move.” Hill hopes the board considers the value of public broadcasting before making a decision. “One of the true gems of this university is our public broadcasting system,” Hill said. “I think it’s been a tremendous recruitment, informational aspect. It is one of the most important things this university has. I would hope that the Board of Trustees would not look at the dollar amount and think ‘Well if we sell this and make some money, we can use it to subsidize

something else.’” Gealt encouraged Hill to send his comments to the board via email, at trustees@cmich.edu. Senator Michael Mamp said several professors approached him and asked that he bring up the sale. He asked if there would be any public discussion about the university’s decision on whether to participate in the auction. The provost said he could not discuss the issue due to federal anti-collusion laws. Gealt said legal counsel would give a brief summary of the anti-collusion laws at a senior leadership meeting next week. “We are not even allowed, as I understand it, to talk amongst ourselves except in a meeting that is designated to make a decision,” he said. Senator Brad Swanson asked why CMU could not have a public discussion when Michigan State University held a public forum on the issue. Gealt said the cutoff day for public discussions was Jan 12. Swanson asked if they could have had a discussion before Jan. 12, which the provost said was correct. MSU announced on Jan. 11 that it would not apply for eligibility in the auction, and would instead partner with Detroit Public Television to create more content for its public television station, WKAR. The provost said he wished the university had more money to support programs like the CMU public broadcasting system. “I just go back and forth because there are things that we cannot afford, and we’re not going to raise tuition to afford, that I think would really enhance the student experience.” When asked if he valued CMU Public Television, Gealt said he did not have a TV or watch CMU public television, and that he did not know, saying it was not an academic question.

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Students wait in line to buy textbooks and school supplies during the first day of spring semester from the CMU bookstore on Jan. 11 in the Bovee University Center.

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Students, UC Bookstore employees unhappy with textbook price increases By Jordyn Hermani News Editor news@cm-life.com | @h3rmani

As she stands in the middle of an aisle for English textbooks, it would be easy to miss Jamie Price. The only thing visible over the

tower of books stacked in her arms is a pompom on the tip of her beanie hat. The Belleville senior has bought books at the Central Michigan University Bookstore since she came to the university five years ago. She has never been happy about the amount of money she has to pay.

“This semester I’ll be spending probably about $500 in books and I’m not sure if I’ll even need them or not yet.” — Abby Higgins Muskegon senior

“When I was a science major, I never bought my books from (the CMU Bookstore),” Price said. “I always got them from Amazon, Chegg or wherever I could find (them) the cheapest.” Students, faculty and even employees at the UC Bookstore aren’t happy about the rising cost of textbooks. Prices for books are set by

“I buy a textbook, even if it is unnecessary. But I find some type of use for it by studying and taking notes from even when my professor already goes over notes in the class.” — Dylan Miracle Monroe senior

the publisher so there’s not much bookstore employees. Even when end of the semester book buy-back rolls around, UC Bookstore employees must gauge how much they’re willing to pay for the books based on factors out of their control. Since changing her major from biology to

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English, Price has been more likely to buy books from the CMU Bookstore because of the difference in price between English and science-specific textbooks and the likelihood she will read the texts more than once. “The books that I don’t think I’ll need, I rent,” Price said. “But as an English major, I’ll probably read a lot of these (novels) again just because I like the subject matter. So I buy those.” Since her freshman year, Price estimated she’s spent more than $1,000 on books. According to College Board, a student who spends four years at a university will spend an average of $1,200 on textbooks. This breaks down to $300 a year and $150 per semester. In fall 2014, the CMU Bookstore sold 63,483 books and rented 13,931. The following year, 71,636 books were sold and 15,301 books were rented in the fall semester. Renting is a cost-effective way for students to get the materials they need for class, said Director of the CMU Bookstore Barry Waters.

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33+35+248m 11+39+3416M Using “Federal Tax Research” by Roby Sawyers as an example, as the most expensive book in the bookstore — it can be bought for $361.75 and rented for $271.25. At its full price, “Federal Tax Research” costs almost as much as one credit hour, or $395. Waters has worked with the CMU Bookstore since 2003. He said rising costs are is as much a concern for university bookstores as it is for students. “Textbook publishers (are) trying to price students, faculty and bookstores out of the physical book,” he said. “It is crazy how much book prices have gone up since I have been here.” Recent data from the National Association of College Stores estimates that from 2007 to 2013, the price of the average new textbook sold in university bookstores has gone up $22. Though it may not seem like much, if a student has to buy six books for a semester course load, that’s an extra $132 added to their bill. To try and help students, Political Science and Public Administration faculty member

“I learned early as an underclassman to always go to class before buying any books just so I dont waste time or money.” — Rachel Deason Macomb Township senior

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Joyce Baugh switched to an online book for her PSC 105 course last fall. It may have saved students money, but Baugh doubts she’ll ever do it again. “It was obvious that a lot of the students were not reading the book. It was more difficult to get students to do the reading since the book was online,” Baugh said. Many of her students expressed their frustrations in their Student Response Survey forms regarding glitches in the online textbooks, Baugh said. Her students complained about not being able to log in or take online quizzes. Combined with her ability to see if students were interacting with their online textbook, and how long they were engaged for, Baugh is swearing off online textbooks for good. “I would not do an online book again unless it was my only option,” she said. “It’s already difficult to try and get students to read, and I feel that having a physical book is probably

more helpful. I understand the pricing issues and so forth, but I just think if we really want to educate students then they have to do the reading assigned with the course. In my experience, they didn’t.” On campus, the Student Government Association even attempted to help students find alternative ways to buying textbooks. In 2014, SGA President Chuck Mahone and former Vice President Mariah Urueta partnered with Texts, a website which offers students a chance to browse for course material sold by their peers for below-CMU Bookstore price. The site would compare the price listed by the student-seller and provide links to websites also selling the material and the price it was listed as. The site boasted 144 registered users and 137 active listings in January 2015. One year later, the site lists 193 registered users and 354 books

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“I hate purchasing books and ending up not needing them. Its frustrating and a waste of money.” — Holly Ritter Waterford senior

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for sale. While the number of active book listings has increased, Mahone said priority has shifted away from the site due to lack of interest from students. “Usage just decreased over time so we’ve taken a focus off of (the website),” Mahone said. Initially, the organization was gifted 10,000 business cards and miscellaneous advertisement apparel to publicize the creation of Cmich Texts. SGA posted about the organization on their social media sites and tabled for the book sharing site in the library last year, but still the project did not gain the headway originally intended, Mahone said. Because of a lack of student interest, which Mahone attributed to students being “un-

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“Textbook publishers (are) trying to price students, faculty and bookstores out of the physical book. It is crazy how much book prices have gone up since I have been here.” Barry Waters, Director of CMU Bookstore

familiar with the Texts brand” and therefore distrusting it. He said there’s no current plans for SGA’s legislation to address UC Bookstore prices. “We can’t change how the bookstore prices their books,” Mahone said. “(SGA) can petition for it, but the chances

of the bookstore changing the prices is (very unlikely).” There’s no way to get around getting books for classes. A look inside the CMU Bookstore doesn’t show students who are jumping at the thought of spending money on textbooks which they might not use. Until an alternative is available however, people like Goodrich junior Brandon Birkner said he’ll keep buying from the bookstore. At least until online book-selling alternatives find a way to ship to his apartment faster. “I usually wait until the week classes start and then check the syllabus to see if the text is required,” he said. “But at that point, to buy it online and to wait for it to ship in, you’re already a week or so into class and to fall behind because you were waiting for (the textbook to ship) would just be really stupid.”

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New Mount Pleasant mayor appointed

Mary Lewandowski | Staff Photographer Students browse the shelves for spring semester textbooks on Jan. 13 in the CMU Bookstore.

Minutes after taking oath as one of three new Mount Pleasant city commissioners, Allison Lents was elected vice mayor. At Monday’s meeting, Lents, Nicholas Madaj and Lori Gillis each raised their right hands and recited an oath, formally beginning their terms as city commissioners. “It was great to be sworn in with both Nick and Lori because they’ll be amazing commissioners and I’m happy to be serving with them,” Lents

said. “It’s an honor that my fellow commissioners have enough faith in me and think I’m competent enough to be vice mayor. I think it’s a reflection of the community who said they want something different, so I’m grateful for all the votes. I hope to bring a positive change.” City commissioner Kathleen Ling was elected unanimously as mayor after being nominated by former mayor Jim Holton. This is her ninth year serving on city commission.

Ling said the issue she is most interested in is the 300 acres of land from the former Mount Pleasant Center that the city bought from the state in 2010. “We have a lot on our plate right now,” she said. “I’m hoping this is the year we will make some progress with what the city would like to see with that property and the best way to proceed forward with the development.” -Brianne Twiddy,Staff Reporter

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New position created to increase fundraising By Malachi Barrett Editor-in-Chief @PolarBarrett | editor@cm-life.com

In an effort to increase fundraising, Central Michigan University hired Eastern Illinois University’s Robert K. Martin as its first vice president for advancement. In July 2015, University President George Ross announced plans to separate the university’s development and external relations functions to create the new fundraising position. Ross announced in a press release Tuesday that Martin would begin Feb. 23. He will earn $230,000 each year. “One of my major goals is to increase the culture of philanthropy,” Martin said. “You have to find champions that are going to invest and share their story about why CMU is important to their career. We want to get, and are happy for, $50 and $100 gifts, but to make a difference we need five, six, seven, eight-figure gifts.” Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes chaired the 12-member search committee. Wilkes said the primary goal of the position is to diversify funding sources. This would help take the burden of balancing CMU’s $483.2 million budget off tuition, which

is responsible for more of the budget than ever before. Student dollars comprise 57.7 percent of the operating budget this year. “We need to bring in other kinds of revenue that help diminish the pressure on tuition and tuition increases,” Wilkes said. “We want to build an endowment so we can generate funds to pay for our operating costs.” Martin is currently the vice president for university advancement at Eastern Illinois University, where he led a $64 million capital campaign. Martin said his salary at EIU is “close to $185,000.” He previously served seven years as assistant vice president for development at Auburn University, and was assistant vice chancellor for development at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The new position will create money-raising opportunities by targeting alumni donors. According the job posting on CMU’s website, Martin will be responsible for providing leadership in the design and implementation of a capital campaign and other institutional advancement programs, including alumni relations initiatives. As a member of the executive team, Martin will report to Ross. “Advancement dollars have

Courtesy Photo | Jay Grabiec Vice President for University Advancement Robert Martin poses for a photo in front of the Old Main Administrative building on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on August 25, 2011.

been pretty flat for years,” Ross said in September. “An alternative source will be raising money for endowments, student scholarships (and) professorships.” A capital campaign, a fundraising effort designed to raise a specific amount of money within a certain time period, is one way to bring in new dollars. Ross was challenged by the Board of Trustees in his most recent performance review to swiftly fill the new position and begin a capital campaign. CMU launched a capital campaign to fundraise for its College of Medicine, Bioscience Building and the Grawn Hall renovation in the past, but not on the scale of other universities. The University of Michigan’s

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recent capital campaign aims to raise more than $4 billion, Ross said. CMU’s first, and only, campaign raised over $70 million, he said.

“The (current) campaign at Western Michigan University is $400 million, but they’re on their fourth campaign. The way it works, if you have the infrastructure in place, the next campaign I anticipate to be $500 million,” Ross said. “But you have to build that infrastructure and change the culture.” Ross said alumni would be aggressively pursued for donations. “I run into alumni all the time that love CMU,” he said. “Their checkbooks don’t reflect that, but it’s culture. That’s how (University of Michigan) raises $4 billion, they ask those Wolverines to give, and we will ask the Chippewas to give. We do a lot of things — we get money from a lot of corporations and foundations — but most of the giving comes from

individuals, and most of those individuals have a relationship with their institution.” According to CMU’s Strategic Priorities, Initiatives and Metrics Goals for the 2015-16 academic year, CMU was below its fundraising goal by about $2 million, though it increased fundraising revenues by $700,000 from last year. The board set a goal for fundraising revenues of $14.9 million this year, an increase of about $1.2 million from 2014-15. Vice President of Development and External Relations Kathy Wilbur will become more focused on government and external relations once Martin begins next month. In her streamlined role, Wilbur will lobby for higher education funding in Lansing and Washington D.C. full-time.

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left in the Dark CMU, municipalities must make Crawford Road streetlight project, student safety a priority

hen freshman Ryan Tsatsos was killed by a hit and run driver on Crawford Road just more than two months ago, our campus community was shocked and heartbroken. Tsatsos and his friends were trekking along a stretch of road that has no sidewalks, a speed limit of 50 miles per hour and no streetlights. It is used by many student pedes-

trians each day. One side of the road resides in Union Township. The other side lies in the jurisdiction of Central Michigan University and the city.

Last month, the township discussed forming a partnership with the university and Mount Pleasant that would bring streetlights and sidewalks to that area.

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Cars drive along Crawford Road at around 7 p.m. on Jan. 7. In November of 2015 Ryan Tsatsos, a CMU freshman, was killed in a hit and run accident just after midnight while walking back to campus along Crawford road.

Editorial We support this initiative. We urge CMU decision-makers to help fund the project, and accelerate the planning and construction process. Apartment complexes, such as Deerfield Village and Lexington Square Apartments, are located near the scene of last semester’s tragedy. These complexes are populated primarily by students. CMU has a responsibility to facilitate our safety, especially on property it owns. With the exception of Crawford Road, the sidewalks throughout cam-

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pus and the surrounding area are proof the university takes this responsibility seriously. The current conditions of Crawford Road at night make it impossible for motorists to see pedestrians along the side of the road. Until this project is completed, we advise students that live in the area to use other routes or means of transportation to get to campus. There is a precedent for CMU helping local government’s initiative to keep pedestrian traffic as safe as possible. Late last year, the university and the city of Mount Pleasant reached an agreement to partner for a $60,000 project to put more streetlights in the

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city’s downtown area. Part of that initiative, city officials said, was to curb offcampus behavior in heavily populated areas north of campus. What should be more important than taming the sometimes falsely-characterized misbehavior of students is the assurance of their safety. If CMU is willing to spend money to keep students from misbehaving, then it should dedicate resources to keeping us out of harm’ s way. The CMU community has already paid a price along Crawford Road. Now it is our university’s responsibility to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again.

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Opinion

Asking ‘Should I buy this textbook?’ for the last time

As my undergraduate career comes to a merciful end, I was recently struck with the kind of obvious revelation that comes with reflecting on a journey while being in the middle of it: This is the final semester I have to buy textbooks. Students are hit with a one-two punch at the start of each new term. Scraping enough to pay the cost of tuition and having to spend hundreds of dollars more on course materials makes the start of semester particularly stressful for those of us also contending with rent payments, obtaining mildly nutritious groceries and car loans. In a recent conversation with some friends on the subject, I came to the

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conclusion that factors controlling prices in a traditional market don’t really exist in the textbook industry. Just five publishers control a large share of the market, meaning there is little opportunity for a new competitor to offer the same product for less. In alphabetical order they are: Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random

House and Simon and Schuster. There is also no consumer choice, because professors are choosing textbooks for their courses, forcing students into a purchase regardless of price. Traditional textbook publishers can raise prices each year without any fear of market repercussion. Under the pressure of these forces, I often find myself scouring the depths of the Internet, trying to find the cheapest possible version of a book that will likely be skimmed over before each exam and then discarded when the course is concluded. Often I can find a more affordable alternative, however

I’m also lucky enough to be pursuing a major that doesn’t require large amounts of reading material. I believe the common frustrations with increasing textbook prices are valid, and these concerns are worsened when professors assign a textbook that isn’t worth the high price tag. I’m a pretty frugal guy; I don’t even buy course materials until I’m sure it has educational value and will be frequently used in a course. But “should I buy this book?” is a question that isn’t always easy to answer. I’ve had classes where information in the assigned textbook is never represented in exams. I’ve had classes where a new edition of a textbook is required, while

unbeknownst to me, a virtually identical version existed for cents on the dollar. I’ve had classes where professors assigned their own sub-par books and others where students aren’t required to read until the second-half of the semester. I even had a class where the book was used for a one-page paper and never opened again. For all of the horror stories, I’ve also had professors do their best to provide online resources, links to cheaper versions or meticulously digitize pages for their students. I’m glad this will be the last time I have to suffer through it. Good luck to the rest of you.

On Ritual Magick and the death of David Bowie People die, including rock stars, but David Bowie always seemed immortal. Everything about Bowie’s life and career, his ageless face and voice that got better each decade, transcended the inevitable fate of earthly men. By all accounts, David was not an earthly man. In the same regard, his music engendered what it means to be alive; to be damaged, beaten or completely enveloped in love and loss. On Monday, the 69-year-old, Bowie lost his private, 18-month battle with cancer. No one outside of his band, producers and family members knew he was sick. I’ve been wrestling since Monday morning, teary-eyed and sleepless, with the fact that he’s actually gone. Unlike other artists who died unexpectedly, the loss of Bowie is particularly heartbreaking. No other artist in the

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great pantheon of rock and pop lived, wrote or performed like him. No other artist dared to innovate the way he did, eschewing formulas that sell records to try something new — even in the face of obscurity and poverty. “Blackstar,” released days before his passing, was some of his most inspired work, period. Work, reports say, written and produced almost literally on his deathbed. Bowie’s pained dedication to his work is why his music resonates so deeply with people our age, our parents and, maybe, our future children. It’s also why the whole

world mourned his death with collective, unshakeable anguish. Your grandparents probably remember an event in 1959 called “the day the music died.” It was a plane crash that killed Buddy Holly and two other famous singers. When an influential musician dies before his time – John Lennon, Freddie Mercury or Kurt Cobain come to mind — the press and fans evoke images of this crash. I now know what that feels like, and it’s unbearable. Spiritually, physically, unbearable. I’ve been into David’s music for longer than I can remember, and I can trace each major era of my life back to some intense fascination with Bowie. Fawning over his genre-defying catalogue is, was and will always be a personal obsession. Last week, David released “Blackstar”

and the video for the track “Lazarus.” At first, I was cautious to give the album an immediate listen. During the past decade, there was a shift in David’s lyrics and persona, one that relied exclusively on occult and religious imagery. “Blackstar” is no exception. For days, I sat unnerved with the album sitting in front of me, unsettled mostly by the frightening scenery in the titular music video. Highlighting bejeweled skulls and ritual witchcraft, the eerie vignettes in “Blackstar” also feature flashes of scarecrows nailed to crosses. It’s a real horror show that’s more Aleister Crowley than Bowie. If art becomes incomprehensible, you’re probably just too old to get it. That was probably right in this case. On Sunday, I decided to no longer delay “Blackstar.” Embracing the ceremony, I

waited until dark and lit a single candle. A single candle, like “Blackstar” instructed. Sprawled out on my living room floor, I let the sound wash over me. It was a masterpiece, and his first foray into Avantgarde jazz. I spun the record three times that night, and once before bed around midnight — most likely around the same time that David died. I remember dozing off near the end, waking minutes later to deafening silence. The music stopped, yet the candle still burned. I’d like to think of that moment as my final spiritual connection with David’s music. I now see what “Blackstar” really is: a death note telling his fans it was over. The tributes are poised to continue for a month. I’ll remember him for as long as live. As long as human beings are alive, they will always remember David Bowie.

gomery, Alabama to gain the right to vote for people of color. The right to vote for these and other groups was not granted overnight. Cold nights were spent in jail, blood was shed and lives were lost. Why then, do many in our society take for granted the right to vote? REVCMU is available to help everyone register, become educated and vote. Students can come to the Bovee University Center Rotunda on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and register to vote with

the Mobile Secretary of State, learn about how the privilege of voting has been secured, how it is being challenged today. They can also educate themselves to cast an informed ballot in November. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life for his dream. What are CMU students willing to give?

Letter to the

Students should vote in 2016 To the Editor: Central Michigan University’s Register, Educate, Vote CMU (REVCMU) is asking students if they dare make their dreams come true and share Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visionary dream of an America where every voice counts.

Many students do not vote simply because they haven’t educated themselves on politics, the candidates or the issues at stake. Another, somewhat surprising reason is many haven’t registered to vote. REVCMU is an on-campus organiza-

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tion created to inform students they have the right to be heard. REVCMU is available to help students register, to educate them about the issues and to support them as they exercise their American right to vote. The road to voting equality was a long one, starting when only white, property-owning 21-year old men could vote, to 1920 when the 19th Amendment passed, giving women the right. Then in 1965, hundreds of people marched from Selma to Mont-

— Junior Rayna Oswald On behalf of the social work students from SWK 250

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New restaurant, field turf among summer projects By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter @Brianne_esque | news@cm-life.com

The installation of a new Burrito Bowl restaurant in the Bovee University Center this summer has the possibility of drawing more student attention to the building. The new restaurant, which is budgeted at $236,000, is one of several construction projects set to begin this summer, said director of retail operations Julie Burgan. The restaurant will be an easy switch-out of another undisclosed restaurant, replacing countertop areas, millwork, some equipment, and the resurfacing of the walls, ceiling and floors. “The Burrito Bowl could offer more on-campus jobs and awareness of the opportunities at the UC, but it also could add more noise to those that use the UC for their studies,” said Trenton sophomore Michele Renaud. “We also already have something similar in the Down Under, so it’s a bit irrelevant.” Other projects include new LED light fixtures and new field turf for the Kelly/Shorts Stadium. According to the university’s 2015-16 operating budget, Facilities Management has a budget of almost $40 million. The $95 million Bioscience Building, which is scheduled to be completed in September, will continue construction toward competition over the summer. Equipment will be moved from Brooks Hall to the new building. Drywall installation will be completed in addition to electrical, plumbing and flooring. Walls will also be painted and ceilings, exterior sidewalks and landscaping will be installed. The two-year, approximately $10.8 million Grawn Hall renovation project will begin this summer. The renovation will add 6,600 square feet to the building for a public a collaboration area, an expansion of the first floor, the integration of the first and second floors, a cafe and study rooms. “It’s exciting to see that the school is taking a proactive step when it comes to updating the oldest building on campus. Although I won’t get to experience the upcoming changes to Grawn Hall since I will be graduating this May, I look forward to visiting the building as an (alumna),” said senior Georgiana Klem. “(Renovations) will help bring modern architecture to campus for one of the oldest and most beloved buildings.” Worn down turf at Kelly/Shorts Stadium will be replaced. The turf, which was installed in 2004, is tested every year. The decision to replace the turf

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Construction continues on the Biosciences Building on Jan. 6. The building is scheduled to be completed in September of 2016. Classes are expected to be held in the building starting January of 2017.

“The Burrito Bowl could offer more on-campus jobs and awareness of the opportunities at the UC, but it also could add to more noise to those that use the UC for their studies.” Michele Renaud

Trenton Sophomore

came after a combination of declining test results, filament breakage and the overall age of the turf. The project is estimated to cost $620,000. “We don’t want to jeopardize safety by trying to get one more year out of the turf that has lasted as long as was initially expected when installed,” said Associate Vice President of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence. An additional athletic project includes the replacement of the Student Activity Center lockers, budgeted at $150,000. A total of 302 lockers will be replaced in the lower level of the SAC adjacent to the SAC pool. The work will be coordinated with the pool’s $2 million renovations work

scheduled for this summer. Several new bike racks will be installed in various locations with the budget of $50,000. Cracked and chipped sidewalks also will be replaced. While this is an annual project, more repairs will take place this summer than usual, Lawrence said. The sidewalk project budget is $18,400. “Some get broken. Some get frost heave, where they come up or down and don’t align anymore. We are going to do significant sidewalk replacement and repair” he said. Various university workers and a handful of students walk through campus to determine which locations might need better exterior

lighting installed. With a budget of $14,300, the installation of LED lights is being considered for the summer exterior lighting project. The staff cabins for the Biological Station located on Beaver Island will be repaired and insulated for those staying during the summer for research, budgeted at $365,000. For future project decisions, campus is being observed in an attempt to create a Student Life Master Plan that improves the living and learning communities including office, classroom, collaborative, recreation and wellness space. The study includes looking at reducing the density in the Towers Complex and expanding transfer student housing capacity. It also includes looking at possible facilities updates to coincide with residential community enhancements, like dining. “For this study, we are looking at where we want to go with the next ten years with these things in mind,” Lawrence said. “We are just trying to plan for the future.”

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Cost of college, political divide discussed in union address By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

For the past seven years, our goal has been a growing economy that also works better for everybody. We’ve made progress, but we need to make more.

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In his final State of the Union address President Barack Obama said one of his regrets is that “the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.” Too many Americans feel as though the system favors a special interest, he said. “Democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn’t matter,” he said. Obama spoke about his hopes for the future, in addition to addressing some of the changes that have taken place over the past seven years. “Each time (we’ve faced change), there have been those who told us to fear the future…and each time, we overcame those fears,” he said. “We made change work for us, always extending America’s promise outward, to the next frontier, to more people. But positive change doesn’t just happen, he explained — people have to work together to make choices. He said change is the reason many Americans are worried about the economy. “For the past seven years, our goal has been a growing economy that also works better for everybody,” he said. “We’ve made progress, but we need to make more.” He also made the point that economic issues were not caused by food stamp recipients or immigrants, adding that workers and small businesses need more of a voice in the economy. The cost of college was another topic he brought up during the speech. Student loan payments have been reduced, but now, he said, the cost of college needs to decrease. He aims to achieve this by working to provide two years of free community college to responsible students.

Barack Obama, President of the United States

Olivier Douliery | Tribune News Service President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Bringing the topic of climate change into the address, he said anyone who argues against the science behind climate change would be “pretty lonely.” “Even if the planet wasn’t at stake,” he said, “why would we want to pass up the chance for American businesses to produce and sell the energy of the future?” When discussing foreign policy, Obama said the focus should be on threats from terrorist groups, but it has to go beyond that. “The world will look to us to help solve these problems, and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpet bomb civilians,” he said. He went on to say that simply trying to take over and rebuild countries isn’t leadership. “The point is American leadership in the 21st century is not a choice between ignoring the rest of the world…or occupying and

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Wrestling to face MAC foe No. 4 Missouri Sunday

Gymnastics comes home to host Brigham Young Friday

Staff predictions: Picking four CMU events, NFL games

Posting up Numbers Underclassmen Moore, Frost part of youth movement down low Number of points through first 14 games

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30 25 20 15 10 5 1 Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Freshman forward Reyna Frost passes the ball during the game on Jan. 2 in McGuirk Arena against Kent State. The Chippewas beat Kent State 81-61.

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Neither freshman forward Reyna Frost nor sophomore forward Tinara Moore was guaranteed a starting spot on the Central Michigan women’s basketball team. They both have started about half of CMU’s games this season on the bench. Moore and Frost have posted career highs in points with 35 and 27 respectively, working their way from the bench into the starting lineup. Head Coach Sue Guevara filled the team’s post presence with two underclassmen who — in the early Mid-American Conference season — are hurdling

over the competition. Entering Wednesday’s home contest against Northern Illinois, both were in the top four in the MAC in rebounding. Moore is third in the MAC with 132 rebounds (9.4 per game) while Frost is behind her with 113 rebounds (8.1 per game). The team is second in the MAC in defensive rebounds with 419 (29.9) and a large part is due to Moore and Frost. “We’ve been focusing on the rebounding and the scoring came off the putbacks,” Frost said. “We’re running the floor more so I think it’s just all flowing better.”

Moore Aggressive Moore worked extensively on her game during the summer after averaging 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds

in 2014-15. Now, she is third in the MAC in field goal percentage (.583) and first in conference games (.735). She also has the most rebounds in conference games this season with 47 (15.3 per game). “It just shows from last year to this year how much I’ve grown as a player and how much work (I had) to put in the offseason to become the player I am now,” Moore said. Moore began the season as a starter, but had to come off the bench in a 64-61 loss to Memphis on Dec. 15. In five games as a bench player, she recorded three double-doubles. She called the bench role a “motivator.” She worked her way back into the lineup against Buffalo and w Numbers | 20

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Athletics considering adding more women’s sports

Football program valued at $53.93 million, highest in conference According to Andrew Beaton’s Sunday Wall Street Journal article “How Much Is Your Favorite College Football Team Worth,” CMU Football is the third most valuable program in Michigan, behind Michigan State ($246 million) and Michigan ($811 million). The story valued Central Michigan’s football program to be worth $53 million, making it the most valuable in the Mid-American Conference and 70th-most valuable in Division I. Ohio State topped the list with a value of $946 million. The annual study was conducted by Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. The study analyzes each program’s revenues, expenses and made cash-flow adjustments,

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70. Central Michigan - $53.93 million 90. Ohio - $17.63 million 96. Northern Illinois - $14.66 million 97. Buffalo - $14.65 million 99. Akron - $13.17 million 100. Western Michigan - $13.01 million 102. Toledo - $12.61 million 105. Ball State - $11.71 million 107. Bowling Green - $11.28 million 108. Miami (OH) - $11.23 million 110. Kent State - $9.7 million 112. Eastern Michigan - $8.57 million -Andrew Surma Assistant Sports Editor

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Athletics Director Dave Heeke said it is “likely” Central Michigan University will add more women’s varsity sports in the future. Heeke said as part of the Athletics Department 2012 gender equity plan, the department will continue to evaluate “how new sports impact (CMU’s) gender equity numbers.” “As our enrollment continues to fluctuate and it becomes more significantly women (at CMU), we have to continually adjust to that,” Heeke said. “Over the last couple years, there’s been a spike in enrollment of women. We have to evaluate those numbers again, so there’s a strong likelihood we would have to be looking at adding additional sports.” Women made up 59 percent of the university’s 3,486 first-time college freshmen in 2015. The total number of women enrolled at CMU was 10,739 undergraduate and graduate students in 2014, which made up 54 percent of the total 19,858 student population. Female students have made up a majority of the student body as far back as 1980, when 9,430 female students and 7,482 male students attended the university. Heeke said the department meets

with CMU’s Gender Equity Committee regularly to remain in compliance with Title IX, which requires gender equity between men and women in education programs with federal funding. The department has not decided which sports will be added, Heeke said. The Board of Trustees agreed to add women’s golf and lacrosse in 2012, which gave the Athletic Department 10 women’s sports and six men’s. “We have a list of all those sports that are out there that are sponsored by Division I, that are emerging sports by the NCAA,” Heeke said. “Then we have to evaluate how that fits here. Could we bring on that sport? Would we need to construct new facilities? There are an abundance of things you look at.” The only women’s sports sponsored by the Mid-American Conference that CMU does not participate in are swimming & diving as well as tennis. Other NCAA-sponsored women’s sports CMU does not participate in include beach volleyball, bowling, fencing, ice hockey, rifle, rowing, skiing and water polo. -Andrew Surma Assistant Sports Editor

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After splitting a pair of home meets against Oregon State and Mid-American Conference rival No. 21 Ohio last weekend, the Central Michigan wrestling team will face one of the biggest tests of the season against No. 4 Missouri on Sunday. “We’re excited for the opportunity to see how good we are and to see how we match up with them,” said Head Coach Tom Borrelli. The Tigers (7-0, 4-0 MidAmerican Conference), have eight wrestlers ranked in the top 11 of their respective weight classes, the most of any team in the country. Missouri’s top wrestlers are junior Lavion Mayes, who is ranked third in the 149-pound weight class, and second-ranked junior J’den Cox from the 197-pound weight class.

While No. 19 CMU (5-1, 2-0 MAC) does not have as many wrestlers ranked at the top, it has its fair share of firepower. Senior Zach Horan moved up two spots in the 141-pound weight class to 16th. Senior Lucas Smith (157) is currently ranked 11th. Senior Mike Ottinger (174) moved up to No. 10 after defeating No. 9 Cody Walters of Ohio. This is the second straight meet he will face the ninth-ranked wrestler when he takes on Blaise Butler. Tenth-ranked sophomore Colin Heffernan (149) will return to the mat Sunday, after sitting out the past three meets due to injury. This will be his first meet since Dec. 20 at the Reno Tournament of Champions. “I hope our guys have enough confidence in themselves after the way we’ve been training this week to go out and execute the things we’re emphasizing,” Borrelli said. The Tigers come in looking to win their fourth straight

MAC Championship. “Missouri is as good as anybody,” Borrelli said. “They would give (No. 1) Penn State fits,” Borrelli said. “Ohio State was the national champion last year and (Missouri) already beat them. Cornell, (which is) a really good school, (Missouri) just beat them. They’re as good as anybody in a duel meet.” CMU and Missouri are the only MAC teams who’ve started conference play without a MAC loss, meaning Sunday’s meet has major MAC implications. With only one month of regular season play to go, Sunday’s meet could play a large role in whether the Chippewas can dethrone the Tigers or fall behind again. “I think it will have a big bearing on it,” Borrelli said. “We are 2-0 in the MAC. I think they’re (4-0) in the MAC. I think whoever wins this dual meet will certainly have a leg up on who wins the regular season.”

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Upping the competition Gymnastics faces stiff test Friday against Brigham Young By Anthony Cook Staff Reporter @cookie_monstr97 | sports@cm-life.com

With back-to-back wins, the Central Michigan gymnastics team is gearing up for another MidAmerican Conference Championship run. However, the team hasn’t quite been tested by its opponents the way Brigham Young will Friday night. BYU enters the meet with only one competition under its belt against Utah. The Utes defeated BYU, although the Cougars managed a 193.850. CMU’s highest score of the season came last week, when it had a 193.6. The Cougars rank 34th in the country this season, while the Chippewas are 38th averaging a 193.513 in their two meets. CMU broke the 194-barrier for the first time in 2015 in its third meet of the season, jumping to a 195.875 in a home meet against Eastern Michigan Jan. 17.

The biggest challenge facing the team will be filling the void of injured senior Kiki Petzold, who sustained an undisclosed career-ending injury. Head Coach Jerry Reighard said the team is in the process of developing other gymnasts to take her place. “We really did not have a replacement for her, so on vaulting and floor that makes us a little weaker,” Reighard said. “We are trying to train freshmen who we thought would have a season to prepare them with Kiki in the lineup. Now we’re hustling; we’ve got to find that person.” CMU is familiar with BYU, having beaten the Cougars last year in Utah. The Chippewas scored topped BYU 196.15-194.4. “BYU will be very competitive with us,” Reighard said. “We beat them last year at their place, so there’s going to be a little revenge factor coming to Mount Pleasant.” CMU hosts BYU at 7 p.m. Friday at McGuirk Arena. The meet will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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Chris Fowler looks for an opening during the game against Akron on Jan. 12, 2015 in McGuirk Arena.

Fowler more valuable than what stat line indicates

Most people consider the most valuable player to lead the team in many, if not all, statistical categories, but that is not always the case. Being a teammate makes Chris Fowler even more valuable. The Central Michigan men’s basketball senior guard continued to impress on Tuesday night as he scored 20 points, grabbed four rebounds and added four assists in a 92-81 win over Akron at McGuirk Arena. Fowler, who has been heralded as the most valuable player of this team, did not lead his team in scoring. In fact, he has not led the team in scoring all season. Junior guard Braylon Rayson led CMU with 24 points against the Zips, and has averaged 17.4 points per game for the Chippewas. Fowler comes in second with 15.4 points per game. Fowler has played in only nine of CMU’s 16 games after missing the first seven games of the season due to an undisclosed injury. According to Fowler, he is good-to-go in terms of strength, but it has taken him some time to return to the rhythm of the game. Although the curtain is starting to close on Fowler’s collegiate career, the theatre major from Southfield is still playing as his old self. He continues to get to the rim with ease. “We’ve got a lot of goods shooters, but we’re going to take what

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the defense gives us,” Fowler said. While Fowler is the star of the show that is CMU men’s basketball, he has a cast teammates to support him. Fowler is second on the team in assists with 48 — but remember, he missed seven games. Four players scored 14 points or more against Akron on Tuesday night and seven players scored a bucket, proving Fowler’s claims that the team is unselfish. Fowler is held to a high standard, as he was placed on the Mid-American Conference West Division Preseason All-MAC team, along with senior forward John Simons. “We’ve set such a high bar for Chris Fowler, it’s unfair on nights where he has 18 points or six assists or something like that and we’re talking about him having a down game,” Davis said. “He’s so important to our team whether he shows up in the stat line at the top or not.” Fowler aids this team in more ways than what his numbers speak for. Rayson said Fowler helped him learn to drive to the basket and get to the free-throw line. “I’ve got to get my shoulder low, get some contact and get to the free-throw line,” Rayson

said. “(It’s) easy points. Fowler averaged 16.2 points per game and dished out 194 assists in the 2014-15 season. Putting everything together should be vital for Fowler as his collegiate career ends this season. Davis said Fowler is the key to his team’s victories. “When we win games, usually the first guy you talk about regardless of what his numbers are is Chris Fowler — and rightfully so,” Davis said. “Our guys have blossomed as players around him because of what he’s been able to accomplish. It’s nice for him to be able to come off of his injury and missing time and be able to lead his team again to victory.” Fowler was the MAC Player of the Year runner-up last season, falling to Buffalo’s Justin Moss. Moss has since been dismissed from the Bulls, clearing the way for Fowler to possibly claim the MAC’s top individual trophy. But Fowler is not an individual player. He is a team player. He is a most valuable player. “We’re not trying to send a message,” Fowler said when asked if beating the MAC East favorite Zips was a message to the conference. “We’re just going to play the game that’s in front of us. We just want to play hard and play for one another. I think we send a message to each other about what we’re capable of.”

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recorded 10 points and 15 rebounds. The next game, she made history. Moore scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed a careerhigh 20 rebounds in a 97-77 win over Akron on Saturday, Jan. 9. She was a perfect 16-of-16 from the floor and is one of two players in NCAA history to do so — the first since 1988. “After the game, I didn’t know I was 100 percent,” Moore said. “Then a lot of people were informing me. When I heard it was a record I was nonchalant about it. I didn’t think it was too big of a deal. I think it’s still pretty normal.” Moore’s efforts against Akron earned her MAC West Player of the Week honors. “It was pretty nice to see that,” Moore said. “I’ve been working hard in the games defensively and offensively. It was a really nice accomplishment for me. I’ve never won that before.” Guevara said that she thought Moore’s award was welldeserved but was pleased with other aspects of her game. “She went after the ball,” Guevara said. “She had 20 rebounds. The ball didn’t just drop in her hands. She went after it. That was probably the best thing for me, to see her take command of the ball.” No longer the big

fish in a small pond Frost starred at Reese High School, where Guevara said Frost herself was “the biggest kid that she played against.” Now, Frost is learning to play with people her size as an underclassman and is focused on one thing: rebounding. “I want to make sure I get a lot of rebounds because that helps every single team, no matter who you’re playing or who you’re playing with,” Frost said. “I wasn’t sure how I’d do but I really made the mind focused to go after as many rebounds as I can.” Guevara said Frost hopes to leave CMU with the all-time rebounding record. The record is held by Julie Roberts (1,089) and has not been broken since 1981. Frost entered Wednesday 976 boards away. “She has really been a sponge as far as learning the technique of her footwork, of her hands and what moves to use,” Guevara said. “She has a nose for the ball. Now it’s getting her offensive game together and having her understand the concepts of defense.” Frost credits guards such as senior Da’Jourie Turner, sophomore Cassie Breen and freshman Presley Hudson for giving her and Moore the ball, even when the two pass it back out. “They also look to pass it back in and a lot of teams don’t expect that,” Frost said. “Me and Tinara need to be strong with the ball. We’ve been finishing well so as long as we continue to that, we’ll be hard to stop.” Frost replaced Moore in the

starting lineup against Memphis. Frost’s breakout game was the MAC opener against Kent State on Jan. 2, where she posted a careerhigh 27 points and nine rebounds. “I was just focused,” Frost said. “I wasn’t thinking. I was just playing, I guess. I really focused on rebounding and I had a lot of putbacks that game. I’m more comfortable out there so I can finish better.”

Building a Dynamic Duo CMU fans are just getting their first glimpse of Moore and Frost together, as the two will be a staple in the CMU frontcourt for the next two seasons. “We’re both underclassmen so we’re still both new to this game,” Frost said. “Now that we’re more experienced and understand the offense, the defense and understand what Central Michigan women’s basketball is about, I think we’re more comfortable in our positions. We’ve been able to work up to that role. We’re getting better and hopefully we continue to improve.” Guevara credits Associate Head Coach Heather Oesterle, who works with the post players, for her work with Moore and Frost. “She has done a very, very good job of helping both of them develop their games, their technique, their footwork, their countermoves and really instilling some confidence in them,” Guevara said. Frost said Moore “destroyed” her in scrimmages during the

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summer, but helped her transition into the college game. Moore was in Frost’s position a season ago. Moore also called Frost “very physical and aggressive” and emphasized that they both are in the gym before practice working on their game. “All the other teams better watch out,” Moore said. “Hard work does pay off.” While the two have found success so far in their first year playing together, Frost warns that the duo needs to continue its production, especially with rebounding. “We just still need to be relentless,” Frost said. “We need to be focused going after every shot when we’re outside. We need to crash the paint. We need to box out and be strong with the ball, and think every ball is going to be ours.” Frost and Moore are the heads of a young nucleus of post players Guevara has on her

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Photo Editor Sophomore forward Tinara Moore shoots the ball on Jan. 2 at McGuirk Arena against Kent State. She recorded her eighth double-double of the year in Wednesday’s 95-63 win over Northern Illinois.

roster. CMU also has redshirt forward Jewel Cotton, sophomore Karli Herrington and Aaliah Hill, who is redshirting

this season as a freshman. “I like where the light is shining,” Guevara said. “I like how the future looks.”

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