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Food waste to be converted to fertilizer with composting By Grant LeFaive Staff Reporter @Grant_Lefaive | news@cm-life.com

Food scraps students scrape off plates in residential restaurants will lead to lusher grass and healthier soil around campus in 2016. Composting has been a project of Central Michigan University since 2009, and has expanded from a pilot program that addressed pre-consumer waste to a fully-fledged program that will use a fraction of its 270 tons of waste for the university’s benefit. In August, CMU began a new partnership with Morgan’s Composting Inc., a company that processes diverted waste into usable compost. Morgan’s is located in Sears, Mich. and CMU handles the hauling of compost within the university. “We bought a specially-made trailer from Beck’s on 127, equipped with a cart dumper and several 64 gallon carts,” said Director of Facilities Operations Jay Kahn. “We pick up food waste several times per week behind residence halls and at football games. From Sept. 30-Oct. 7 we recovered a total of 23,500 pounds.” This direct method of composting is rare for Mid-American Conference schools, said Director of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence. “I was at a facilities conference with Midwest schools recently, and out of the 40 or so universities, only five others did composting,” Lawrence said. Recently, CMU has made plans to use its own compost to revitalize soil on campus. “We can prevent over 200 tons from going to the landfill, and now we may be able to

complete the compost cycle ourselves,” he said. The process will involve measurements of soil on campus to determine what CMU’s nutrient needs are, Kahn said. “It’s very scientific, similar to what is done on commercial farms,” he said. Kahn described the process as “difficult,” yet one that will ultimately benefit CMU without the use of commercial fertilizer. Morgan’s began taking soil measurements the week of Sept. 28. The compost material will be available to CMU next year. “Diversion” is defined as waste that is recycled or composed as opposed to being sent to a landfill, Kahn said. CMU actively works to prevent as much waste as possible from reaching a landfill, which may do more harm than good. Tom Roher, Director of the Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems, often partners with Facilities Management to save energy and resources. “(Humans) are directly contributing to climate destabilization,” Roher said. “Droughts, heavy snows, cold snaps and vegetation dying are caused by waste and pollution.” Recyclemania was created as a result of a sustainability-centered rivalry between Ohio and Miami Universities in 2001. In the years since, a dozen MAC schools, including CMU and Western Michigan University, have entered the environmental fray. This voluntary contest ranks schools based on their recycling efforts. This year, CMU took 160th in the U.S. with a diversion rate of 24 percent at the time of the competition. This amounted to more than eight pounds per capita, with a total of 207,420

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pounds of recycled material. This is possible through CMU’s partnership with Aramark, who processes food and assists in composting pre and post-consumer waste. Pre-consumer waste is what must be thrown away before food in the residential restaurants is served to students, and post-consumer waste is what students don’t eat.

CMU runs zero-waste kitchens, Kahn said. This is defined as diverting 90 percent or more of waste from landfills. “Organics X, the hauling company that bought the business from our old hauler Future Organics, was only interested in hauling pre-consumer waste and livestock feed,” Kahn said. “You can’t sell post-consumer compost to live stock because it has already been contaminated by people. There’s very little tonnage in pre-consumer food waste.”

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Collaboration between the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the College of Education and Human Services will bring a 3D printing lab to Wightman Hall this semester. The provost’s office and deans from the two colleges contributed to the project, which was budgeted at $350,000. The MakerBot Center of Innovation will include 35 MakerBot 3D printers networked together in Wightman Hall Room 143. It will be the first lab of its kind at a public university in the Midwest, hosting a grand opening from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 22 with speakers at 1:15 p.m. ART 397: Creation in 3D will be offered next spring, teaching students to utilize the lab to create 3D sculptures. An apparel

and merchandising course, as well as an introductory graphic design course, will also utilize the printers. “It is open to anybody,” said Art and Design Chairperson Larry Burditt. “If it becomes crowded, we will have to do priority of the people who are CCFA and EHS students. But if there are engineering students who have files they want to print for class, I think that would be great.” Students will be charged to use the 3D printers by the weight of their piece. Files are submitted in a different lab in Wightman that are connected to the MakerBot Lab. -Kate Carlson News Editor

Rand to speak at Plachta Auditorium Civil rights activist and attorney Jasmine Rand will speak at 7 p.m on Oct. 13 in Plachta Auditorium. Rand is employed by the law firm which represented the families of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Treyvon Martin, cases which involved young black boys shot and killed under suspicious circumstances. “Jasmine Rand is an important individual to our generation who fights for social justice for all no matter race or gender,” said Program Board in a press release Sept. 14. Rand was born in Vermont and graduated from the University of Georgia, where she earned her degree in African American

studies and political science. She leads the Civil Rights Department at Parks & Crump in Tallahassee, Fla. According to the press release, Rand has repeatedly said, “True equality and reform cannot be achieved solely in the courts. Although officers must be held accountable for unconstitutional and unlawful conduct, we must recognize and praise officers who behave within lawful parameters.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit Program Board’s orgsync page. -Jordyn Hermani News Editor

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Coming out lets students embrace identity By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter @paige_sheff | news@cm-life.com

When Stephanie Mince started college, she wanted to be herself from the beginning. The freshman, who came out about a month ago, said Central Michigan University seemed like a more accepting environment than her high school because there are people from a variety of backgrounds. When someone comes out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it is usually a huge milestone in their life. Some people see college as a safe place to come out due to the open minded-ness of the environment. This was true for Mince. In high school, she waited years to come out to tell her friends, and then found it was easier to be herself around them once she was out. “I figured if I was just out from the start in college, I can just be that person I am the whole time and not have to wait,” Mince said. “It feels good knowing that if someone does ask, I can just be myself and not have to think about what I say so much.” At CMU, Mince said she has people she can talk to who will understand how she feels. She has gone to every Spectrum meeting since the first one of the semester and has visited the Office of LGBTQ Services, which puts on programming and events and offers support to students. Shannon Dettore, director of the Office of LGBTQ Services, said the office is open to everyone. “I think we’re really just a support system to anyone who finds our office to be a safe home environment for them,” she said. Dettore said CMU can be an accepting environment, but it depends on the individual student’s experiences. “I think it’s all about the environment in which you’re going into, so there are some students who would say, ‘absolutely, this feels like a great, safe environment for me,’ and there would be students who

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would not feel that way,” she said. Sparta junior Damien Powell started attending CMU this semester, and said the community seems generally to be inclusive, but he’s still heard dialogue in classes that made it clear some people are not accepting of the LGBTQ+ community. Powell was 22 and living at the Little Rock Air Force Base when he came out as gay four years ago. He called his mom first and cried, but she was understanding. He then posted on Facebook and for the most part, everyone seemed OK about it except two people who blocked him. One of his friends from the Air Force insisted Powell was just kidding, then stopped talking to him once he realized Powell was being serious. This summer, Powell met up with his friend again, who now says he accepts Powell, “just not the whole marriage thing.” Powell received similar responses from some family members too, who said they sup-

port him, but think children should have a mother. “It was kind of nice to go see him, learning that people do change,” Powell said. “Hopefully he can come to fully accept everything about the LGBTQ+ community.” He said many people don’t understand how difficult it is to come out, and the inequalities that still exist and the personal struggles in people’s everyday lives. “Coming out isn’t just this end process, it’s not just like, ‘Hey, I’m gay,’ so every time you go somewhere, it’s a new coming out process,” Powell said. Not many people at CMU know Powell is gay. The more accepting the environment is, he said, the more likely it is that people will come out. If Powell had gone to a more supportive high school, it might have made him feel more comfortable to come out a younger age, he said. Powell said forums and events are helpful for rais-

ing awareness and making people feel welcome, but he doesn’t believe those always reach everyone. Personal dialogue has a big impact, he said, and people need to start that dialogue to let people know they’re accepted for who they are and welcome here. Dettore said engaging with people who might identify differently than you is a good way to gain awareness. “We know that when you make a personal connection with someone, you open your mind to what their story is and what their experience is, so we just overall encourage folks to embrace each other and learn about what each other’s experiences are,” Dettore said. She said the Office of LGBTQ Services is often full of students, so they can talk with each other because they know it’s a safe environment. Not everyone has that atmosphere at home or in their living environment, she said, so it’s important that she creates that and helps students feel supported. Mince said most people who don’t identify with the LGBTQ+ community seem to be aware of LGBTQ+ issues on a general scale. Many people have an understanding of marriage equality, Dettore said, but they’re not aware of the everyday interactions and micro-aggressions that affect the LGBTQ community. “If that means not holding your partner’s hand because you’re nervous about what the response to that could be, or if that means not going to the bathroom because you don’t have access to a gender-neutral restroom, I don’t think people who don’t have to think about those things are aware that it’s even an issue, and that’s privilege,” Dettore said. Powell thinks CMU has accepting leadership and a good focus on diversity. He first heard people share their preferred pronouns at a Spectrum meeting, and likes how some faculty members include their preferred pronouns in their email signatures. “The main thing is to try to let people know they can and should be themselves,” Powell said.

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Finding her pride One year after coming out in CM Life, Lemke shares how it changed her life By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

ne year ago, Delany Lemke announced to everyone at Central Michigan University that she is a lesbian when she appeared in a story that was published on the Oct. 8, 2014 front page of Central Michigan Life. When I asked Delany if she wanted to tell her “coming out story” for an article I was working on, she didn’t hesitate. When she first told me her story, I realized she wasn’t fully out — many of her friends and family members didn’t she is a lesbian. Delany wanted them to know. She was planning to come out that week, but I don’t think either of us expected things to unfold like they did. One year later, I caught up with Delany to talk about an experience like no other — one that she told me changed her life, and one I know changed me as a journalist. Let’s go back to the day I asked you to tell your story. What was your reaction to that? DELANY: “I had been wanting to come out for a while because I was tired of skirting around it. When I came to college, it felt like a fresh start. I didn’t think (the story) would get nearly as big as it did — I thought it was just going to be a little story in the paper. I wasn’t nervous until you said it was going to be on the front page.” Delany told me most of her friends knew she is a lesbian. She came out to her immediate family, but had not yet told her other relatives. In my original CM Life story, Delany told readers that she started being interested in women, and then fell really hard for one particular woman. She knew then it would be something she would need to tell her family about. w Pride | 7

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Her mom was concerned that people in her hometown would look at Delany differently. I’m not a mom, but I can understand the feeling of wanting to protect someone from a society that can sometimes be extremely harsh. When she told her mom she was going to share her story in CM Life, it was another hesitant moment. The night before the story was published, I worked on the first sentence for what seemed like hours. I called Delany after I thought I had something good. It was a bold statement. I was following the brave and badass woman’s example. After speaking with her I understood she is a straightforward and honest person. But I was nervous as hell when I shared my completed story with her. The first paragraph read, “By the time you have finished reading this sentence, you and the rest of the university will know Delany Lemke is a lesbian.” What was going through your head when I read you the first sentence of the story? DELANY: “I was at ‘Coming Out at Kaya’ and you called, so I walked outside. (The sentence) was so in-yourface. I was so freaked out that I was revealing this part of my life to so many people. I was really nervous, but I felt like, ‘We’ve gone this far, let’s do it.’” What happened the next day when you saw the paper? What was your reaction? DELANY: “I was walking to a lecture and I saw my face everywhere. It was so weird--I was shaking when I picked it up. I took it into class and I was reading it. I was like, ‘OK, this is real.’ I was on my phone for the beginning of the lecture because (texts) started pouring in. I remember sitting there and tearing up because it was so overwhelming. It wasn’t bad, it was just a lot to take in sitting around a hundred other people in a quiet classroom.” What kinds of reactions did you get on social media that day? DELANY: “The majority was really supportive. There were a lot of w pride | 8

Though marriage equality is law, activists stress there is more to do By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

After recently coming out as transgender, Jak Grubbs no longer cringes when being introduced to someone. The Holland junior now uses the pronouns they, them and their. Feeling comfortable living as a transgender person wasn’t always so easy for Grubbs. In high school, after coming out to a friend, they were betrayed after having their identity publicly shared with the student body. At that time, Grubbs identified as a lesbian, but still felt like that identity didn’t fully fit. “Before college, I knew a lot about gay, lesbian and bisexual,” Grubbs said. “I didn’t really know what the T stood for (in LGBTQ+) because it wasn’t such a relevant thing. That probably attributed to the fact that I didn’t come out until now. “Anybody who’s known me knows I’ve become way more confident. I’m less afraid to be who I am.” When Grubbs was doing research on different sexualities during college, they had a sort of epiphany. “I finally found something that fit my identity,” Grubbs said. “I was sitting in my dorm room and I just started crying. It made so much sense, because I had been struggling with my identity for years.” Now that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states many people think the fight for equality is over, Grubbs said. Though everyone can marry whom they choose, the Supreme Court ruling is the beginning of a longer battle which is evident in society and at Central Michigan University. Andrew Blom, philosophy and religion faculty and organizer of Speak Up Speak Out panels, said marriage equality is one of the biggest and most tangible signs of progression in the U.S. Religious freedom act laws, Blom said, preserve the ability for people to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. The most recent of these exemptions was written into adoption laws in Michigan, which allow state-funded adoption agencies to turn away parents because of any moral objection the agency may have. “It doesn’t say anything specific about LGBTQ+ people, but it creates a window for people to (discriminate),” Blom said. Director of LGBTQ Services Shannon Dettore echoed Blom’s concern, saying until

people are willing to learn about others’ identities and understand them, no policy can legislate acceptance. “It’s not as if all people against (marriage equality) were suddenly supportive,” Dettore said. “We still know these negative attitudes are out there.” Dettore stressed the need for an inclusive anti-discrimination act in Michigan, because LGBTQ+ people can still be discriminated against with housing, employment and violence. “While marriage equality is great, folks can get married and then go to their job on Monday and get fired,” she said. “But (policy) won’t make people feel more safe. It won’t mean that if you’re my waitress and treat me badly that I don’t still internalize that and have to battle through it.” CMU has progressed in some aspects, Dettore said, but every individual experiences campus and Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor

Holland Senior Jak Grubbs poses in studio on Friday, Oct. 9.

I was sitting in my dorm room and I just started crying. It made so much sense, because I had been struggling with my identity for years. Jak Grubbs, Holland junior Mount Pleasant differently. When she was a student here, she was walking to class and read sidewalk chalk that read “Faggots aren’t welcome here.” Stepping into her role as director in 2008, Dettore said a lot of students who visited her office confided that they didn’t feel safe in classrooms, residence halls or just walking down a campus sidewalk, because of their sexual identities. w marriage | 8

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reactions from my family members who said, ‘We’re proud of you and we still accept you.’ They were glad I did it. Friends were commenting who said it was so cool. “The worst (comments) were the ‘nobody cares’ ones. There were a lot of those. Those got a lot of backlash from my friends who were supporting me. Actually, my (current) girlfriend was defending me back then before we were dating. It meant a lot to me to see her respond. She defended me, along with a couple of her friends. It was really nice knowing I had this support group who I just met, who were behind me 100 percent.”

Coming out is something that takes courage. Coming out so publicly is an entirely different experi-

ence. I didn’t want Delany to have a negative experience because she put so much of herself out there. I took a peek at Delany’s Facebook account. There were several shared posts from friends praising her bravery. One particular post caught my eye. When I saw it, I cried, and Delany told me she did too. Her mom posted a picture of a rainbow flag that read, “I’m proud of my LGBTQ child.” Your mom posted something on your Facebook wall that day. Do you remember that? DELANY: “I remember crying over that one. Once (the story) started getting around our hometown, (my mom) was like, ‘Alright, I’m in.’ When marriage equality was passed, she made her profile picture a rainbow. She’ll make posts about LGBTQ issues sometimes. I’m so lucky to have parents and family that support me, because I know there’s a lot of people who don’t.”

One year later, Delany is the person she has been since I met her — She’s smart, witty and always smiling. She is an honor student, a creative writer, an activist for women and the LGBTQ community. On that day, when she shared her truth with the CMU community, she knew she was not alone. In fact, her girlfriend asked her out on a date that day. The two are still together. The biggest, obvious difference between her a year ago and her today: She is no longer hiding who she is. How has coming out affected your life? DELANY: “I’m more open now. I can talk about these issues. I can bring my girlfriend to family things — I don’t have to hide. It’s liberating. People still come up to me and say, ‘Hey, you were on the cover of CM Life for Coming Out Week; that was really cool.’ It’s inspired me to be more of a voice.”

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“In about 2010, we started seeing a shift to where students said they were feeling safer on campus, but maybe not off campus,” she said. “It’s very individual in the ways you navigate your ‘outness.’ Transgender folks are experiencing campus much differently than lesbian or gay people are.” As a student, Grubbs has had many awkward conversations with professors, regarding their name and pronouns. While Grubbs received mixed reactions, they said no response has been outright negative. Part of Dettore’s role on campus is to train CMU faculty and staff on how to create an inclusive environment for students. However, these training sessions aren’t mandatory. “Our hope is to give them the tools for an inclusive classroom or office setting,” she said. “We have conversations around what it is students, faculty and staff that identify

as LGBTQ might be facing. Really it’s to be an ear for (faculty).” For students, there are registered student organizations that work to help educate campus about LGBTQ+ issues, like Spectrum, a social organization, and Transcend, a group for trans and nonbinary people. Grubbs said anyone is invited to certain events these groups hold, like Trans 101 sessions and ally meetings. “We have some great activists who strive to educate,” they said. “There are a lot of growing opportunities for everyone.” While people at CMU and the larger society move toward acceptance and understanding of lifestyles, genders and religions that are unlike their own, Grubbs said challenges remain. In many ways, society’s conversation about how to view differences in gender and sexuality is just beginning. “Marriage equality was something America was focused on, but there’s more,” Grubbs said. “The conversation is going to have to continue until things are changed.”

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Taking ‘ally’ out of CMU’s vocabulary By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Stephanie Ralls never thought of herself as an ally to members of the LGBTQ+ community. She just thought of herself a friend to Cody Wilson. “I’m not friends with him because I want to be an ally to him, I’m friends with him because we clicked,” the Belleville senior said. “We would be friends regardless of his sexual orientation.” October is a time of celebration for people at Central Michigan University for coming out as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Someone not in the community, but either in support of a person or of the movement, is often called an “ally.” Wilson, a senior from Tipton, is gay. He also identifies as cisgender, meaning the gender assigned to him at birth aligns with his gender expression. Wilson said claiming to be an ally is

inappropriate and can be offensive. He and the Director of LGBTQ Services, Shannon Detorre, said they prefer to hear people say they “are in solidarity” with the community, not allies with it. “The concept of an ally is commonly used as an identity itself,” Wilson said. “I stray from the word because an ally might speak on behalf of the community, instead of advocating with the LGBTQ.” Wilson said he cannot speak on behalf of the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum, but he believes someone who is in solidarity with the community has the same qualities as a good person or friend. They listen and are supportive when someone talks about the adversities they face. Ralls is someone who has been good at fulfilling that role in Wilson’s life. “It’s important to know that I don’t understand everything he goes through,” Ralls said. “I can stand next to him and support him, but at the end of the day no

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Cody Wilson, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, talks to his friend Stephanie Ralls in the University Center on Thursday, Oct 8.

one is judging me based on my sexual orientation, and that’s what they do to him. All I can do is just offer that shoulder.” Ralls said one of the hardest parts about being in solidarity with Wilson is watching her friend suffer because of other people’s prejudice. One of her gut reactions when she hears people’s problems is to try to fix them, but she thinks standing up for social issues sometimes

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means taking a back seat, listening and having hard conversations. Something that bothers Wilson and Ralls is when people say they don’t care if someone is gay. People “coming out” as allies on social media or in person is something else that can be bothersome to members of the LGBTQ+ community. “When people say ‘I don’t care’, that’s not

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being an ally because as an ally you should care,” Ralls said. “I do care about these people and I care about their adversity.” “Even if you get backlash, you can still get on with your life,” Detorre said. “It’s not like you are losing family members, friend groups or are at risk of violence. It just goes to the point of why people should not call themselves allies for any group that is marginalized (and you are not).”

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ichigan’s Indian Tuition Waiver was enacted in Public Act 174 of 1976 and waives the tuition costs for eligible Native Americans who attend the state’s community colleges or public universities. The program was created as part of a land exchange agreement between state and federal lawmakers. The problem is, state legislators have never held up their end of the bargain. In fact, they’ve tried to end the program several times over the past few decades. Last year, Central Michigan University has paid more than $1 million to support this underfunded state mandate so Native American students can attend classes here. All of Michigan’s state-funded universities must pick up the difference. This is unacceptable. State legislators need to keep their original decades-old promise made to Native American people. Michigan Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, said the state has “saved” the program from being cut altogether. That’s beside the point. Threats of defunding the tuition waiver shouldn’t have been made to begin with. The lack of will to fund this program just demonstrates further a lack of concern for Native American people and reflects generations of indifference for not making their needs a priority. It also reflects a loathesome truth about our elected officials in Lansing — when left to do what is clearly the right thing, they often fail the people of Michigan spectacularly. Frank Cloutier, director of public relations for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, questioned why the state underfunds its own program. We think we understand. The truth is state legislators have been hacking away to the higher education budget for years. Passing this cost on to universities is just more insult to injury — making universities uphold their agreement. Last year, Michigan’s public universities spent $4.7 million to subsidize tuition for Native American students. The state only allocated $3.8 million for the $8.5

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million program, according to the Associated Press. While big businesses continue to get tax breaks, higher ed continues to lose ground in Lansing. Because Mount Pleasant has such strong ties to its Native American community, CMU sees one of the highest needs for the state to assist on a program it created. In 2014, Michigan appropriated only $250,122 to CMU to pay for the tuition of 227 Native American students. The university pays more than four times this contribution. While state funding for this program is expected to increase

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Volleyball demonstrates ‘team-first’ mentality during weekend sweep The Central Michigan volleyball team could not play for its head coach this weekend, so they decided to play for each other. The Chippewas used a team effort in two matches to defeat Ball State in four sets on Friday and sweep Toledo on Saturday at McGuirk Arena. With Head Coach Erik Olson being placed on a paid leave of absence Oct. 6 due to undisclosed reasons, giant question marks were left on the future of the program. CMU provided some answers this weekend. The Chippewas’ youth, talent and game plan meshed together to get them two victories in solid fashion. A total of 848 fans filed into McGuirk Arena this weekend to see the Chippewas sweep a weekend in Mid-American Conference play for

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the first time since Oct. 25-26, 2013. The coaching situation could have been a distraction. This team could have given up. They didn’t. On Friday, the team used 16 kills from sophomore outside hitter Jordan Bueter to beat Ball State, who came into the weekend with a 3-1 MAC record. She averaged 12 kills per match throughout the weekend and is clearly the team’s on-court leader.

On the sideline, the team was led by Olson’s assistants Theresa Beeckman, Adam Rollman and Kelly Maxwell. The three collectively put together a game plan to help down the Cardinals and Rockets. Olson benched junior setter Kathia Sanchez during the end of a loss to Kent State on Oct. 3, but the coaching staff decided to let Sanchez play all of this weekend. She responded with a combined 64 assists. They also decided to maintain a veteran presence as they started three upperclassmen in the starting lineup. Along with Sanchez, senior middle blocker Angie White stood out with eight kills in each match. Fellow veteran middle blocker Kalle Mulford had 11 kills this weekend including four in a crucial fourth set

It’s more than alphabet soup Sometimes, I feel like people think that LGBT stands for Lesbian Gay Bacon and Tomato at the rate that society forgets about bisexuals and transgender individuals. As someone who identifies as bisexual, I understand there are struggles gay and lesbian individuals will face that I might not. If I am in a relationship with a man, we will pass as a heterosexual couple. We won’t get slurs hurled our way or discriminated against by being refused service. It’s not ideal, being presumed straight when I’m not, but I understand the kind of unspoken privilege that comes with being bisexual and in a relationship with a cisgender male. Similarly, there are things trans folk will go through that cisgender LGB people will never get: The misgendering, the transphobic punch lines to jokes, the higher hate crime mortality rate of trans identifying individuals than cisgender identifying people — the list goes on. But here’s the thing: even if bisexual and transgender people aren’t the face of

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the LGBT community, even if we’re not as big in number, we’re still here. We exist. And we deserve just as much support and love as everyone else within the community. A lot of the time, it feels like we’re being left out. I’ve gone to pride events with LGBT friends and been asked if I’m “just there for support” or being told “straight people like me” can’t participate, or watching as my closeted trans friends are asked if they’re “really trans” because they “don’t look like it.” I’m not saying gay and lesbian individuals are just blindly accepted in society because same-sex marriage is finally legalized across all 50 states. What I’m asking is that we need to stop assuming that gender and sexuality is a simple black and white issue.

The next time you see a couple together, don’t just blindly assume that they’re both straight or cisgender. As silly as it sounds, until you know, you don’t know. Ask. Ask for preferred pronouns when addressing someone, just like how you’d ask their name. Obviously sexuality is a bit trickier, as sometimes people aren’t comfortable with just outright stating, but be mindful. The guy who has the smokin’ hot girlfriend in the front row of your history class could be bisexual. Him dating a girl doesn’t make his bisexuality a phase or make it any less real. “But Jordyn,” you say. “There’s way more straight people than LGBT people in the world so it’s way easier to just assume.” We all know the old cliché about how assumptions make an ass out of the both of us. Let’s try our hardest to avoid that. With this month being Coming Out Week/Month, I want people to understand there is more than just the L and the G in the acronym. It’s time to make everyone in the community feel safe and included.

against Ball State. The team also utilized freshman serving specialist Laura Willson. Willson, who had only played in four sets during MAC play before Friday, played in all seven sets this weekend. She tallied a team-leading three aces against Toledo. Eleven players took the court this weekend for CMU, while four freshmen cheered on their teammates. This team is talented and has several players who can fill different roles. One thing that stands out about this team more than its talent and depth is its attitude. The Chippewas have always had a team first motto. White has said this team loves adversity and Bueter wants to have fun when her team steps on the court.

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This weekend, they overcame adversity. They had fun. They played as a team. Olson could return to the sidelines this season. Nothing would change. One coach does not make a team. A team makes a team. Beeckman said that everyone, from the coaches, trainers and players, make up the team. CMU faced a second-ranked team in the division in Ball State and lastplace Toledo, so the different levels of competition make it difficult to determine where this team is. But make no question about it, they played as a team. This team has a lot to prove, especially with visits to Miami (Ohio) (12-7, 4-2 MAC) and Bowling Green (5-14, 1-5 MAC) next weekend. They are not even halfway through the MAC regular season and are still a below-.500 team (8-11, 3-3 MAC). But no matter what happens, the Chippewas are going to take the court, and they are going to play as a team.

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Cocktails, tapas mix well at new bar 120 South By Ben Solis Staff Reporter @bensolis1 | news@cm-life.com

Fans of crime movies and artisan cocktails may have a new hangout in 120 South, a cocktail bar and fine dining restaurant now open in downtown Mount Pleasant. The bar, which specializes in wine, from-scratch cocktails and small-plate “tapas,” opened this month at 120 S. University Ave. It is open from 4 p.m. until midnight Tuesday through Saturday. Adorned with the mugshots of famous gangsters — and a liquor stockpile that would make Eliot Ness blush — 120 South is steeped heavily in the speakeasy aesthetic. The play on history and American fashion is what co-owner

Chris Stovak hopes will attract a “cultured” clientele. “(120 South) is for those looking to expand their horizons,” said Stovak, a 2004 Central Michigan University graduate. “It doesn’t feel like Mount Pleasant here. We want our guests to feel like they’re getting away from the norm.” Even with the building itself plays with crime tropes — Stovak said the building was once an Isabella County Sheriff ’s post. “Originally we wanted to do a true ‘speakeasy’ with whiskey products, but we thought that might date itself,” he said. “Seeing as this was once a jail, we were still able to play off of that era.” Featuring more than 200 different types of liquor, 120 South cocktails feature fresh

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ingredients, fruits and housemade purees. To soak up the careful concoctions, 120 South’s kitchen offers Spanish “tapas” with an American twist. Tapas are small appetizers and hors d’oeuvres that can be served hot and cold. Dressed in a light grey suit, fitting for a restaurant owner or character in “The Godfather,” Stovak rattles off the complex menu: scallops, prawns, fillets, baby back ribs and ginger chicken thighs. 120 South will change its menu quarterly and seasonally to mix it up. For dessert, 120 South sells baked goods created by neighbors Max & Emily’s Cafe Bakery, a Mount Pleasant staple. Prices range from $6-$15. Still, Stovak thinks 120 South could complement other

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Nick Walsh, 25, pours a glass of wine as a bar tender on Oct. 7 at 120 South.

“date-night” establishments downtown, like Midori Sushi Bar or Camille’s on the River. “We’re looking to attract young professionals, but col-

lege students are definitely welcome here,” he said. “Some Greek Life students came in and thought it would be perfect for some events or as

a great place to get dressed up at for a date.” For more information, visit 120 South’s Facebook page or call 989-817-4433.

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Administration works to update university diversity plan By Grant LeFaive Staff Reporter @Grant_Lefaive | news@cm-life.com

Cultural competency workshops are now being offered to staff and faculty at Central Michigan University. These courses are designed to maximize inclusion in all areas of the university, said course facilitator and Director of the Office of Diversity Education Sapphire Cureg. “All students will be intentionally engaged in an environment that is welcoming and inclusive,” Cureg said. “Inclusivity means all students in that classroom participate, not just certain individuals and certain groups.” Faculty will spend three hours on Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 in a workshop titled “Enhancing an Inclusive Learning Environment.” This will include time for discussion between faculty members, activities and a panel of selected faculty to share their experiences and discuss classroom practices that can engage all students equally. “We need to articulate what diversity means and be aware of how words and actions affect others,” said Carolyn Dunn, vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity. University staff will be recommended to take ‘Cultural Competence in the Workplace and Beyond,’ which is a course geared toward student services. These courses are highly recommended but not mandatory for faculty and staff. “One has to come from one’s own volition,” Cureg said. Cureg estimates that with a workshop size of 30 faculty/staff members per session, it will take approximately 5-7 years for all faculty to complete the competence workshop. The conflicting schedules of faculty prevent the process from going quicker, Cureg said. The staff ’s fall course was full within two days of staff being notified. Faculty courses are still not at capacity. Cureg’s workshops are designed to make faculty and staff aware of the “iceberg principle,” a metaphor emphasizing that an individual’s race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and culture are not necessarily reflected in their appearance. The funding for these courses are part of the Office of Institutional Diversity budget. This plan is a continuation of a strategic diversity plan developed by the university in 2008. This plan was written but never put into action due to a series of resignations that occurred at the time. The original plan can be found on the CMU website.

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Historically, minority student population has made up only a small percentage of CMU’s overall enrollment. While the numbers are slightly increasing, administrators are working to bring more minority students to campus. “We’re actually looking at now developing a diversity policy and renaming it from Strategic Plan for Advancing Diversity to the Strategic Plan for Institutionalizing Diversity,” Dunn said. “Over the summer we met with Enrollment and Student Services and others to discuss (the plan).” The Office of Institutional Diversity will continue moving forward with this plan throughout the year with staff and faculty cultural competency being key areas for diversity education. Dunn said the Office of Institutional Diversity recognizes a need for cultural competency on campus and plans to begin with the faculty. “Diversity education was a priority in 2008 and it is a priority now,” Cureg said. College of Medicine faculty member Jamie Alan will be a panelist for one of the sessions in October. The College of Medicine incorporates a problem-based learning model, said Alan. Students participate in clinical simulations that will prepare them for a diverse set of patients. “For example, if a Muslim woman wants to see a female doctor instead of a male doctor for modesty reasons or if an older patient would prefer to be called Mr. or Mrs.,” Alan said. “It is important for everyone to understand cultural competency.” Alan and representatives of other academic colleges will spend the final hour holding a panel to discuss their experiences and methods in the classroom.

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Dogs run in 5k for Pre-Vet Club Dogs are usually not participants in road races, but they were for Central Michigan University’s Pre-Vet Club fundraiser. The club hosted its third annual Doggy Dash on Saturday morning. The 5-kilometer race started on the corner of Ojibway Court Road and Washington Street. Before the race started at 11 a.m. on Oct. 10, participants had time to introduce their dogs to each other, and take pictures of their pooches. The race began in stages with runners without dogs taking off first, followed by runners with dogs, with walkers with and without dogs taking off last. Participants could run with their own dog, or rent a therapy dog to accompany them in the 5k.

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Saturday Stinger Western Michigan holds on for victory in 80-point shootout By Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor @TDesOrmeau | sports@cm-life.com

n a battle where Western Michigan’s cannon fired like clockwork and the Central Michigan football team shot itself in the foot, it was a cool, methodical drive that disarmed CMU’s fourth-quarter comeback. The Chippewas struggled to slow the Bronco rushing attack with the loss of junior linebacker Nathan Ricketts due to a first-quarter targeting ejection and senior linebacker Tim Hamilton due to what Head Coach John Bonamego said was a stinger in the shoulder area. The reigning Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, Jarvion Franklin, was explosive for the Broncos. He had 127 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in WMU’s 41-39 victory. “(We’re) down two starting linebackers and they are running the football,” Bonamego said. “That’s what they should do. I would try to do the same thing.” Following three Chippewa touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter, Franklin’s 33 yards on the final drive helped the Broncos ice the remaining 8:24. On fourth-and-2 from the CMU 8-yard line with 1:47 to play, a pass to wide receiver Corey Davis on the 1-yard line sealed it for WMU. “When they were taking as long as they did on the timeout, I had somewhat of an idea that they were going (for it),” said senior defensive end Blake Serpa. “(Davis) went up and he had a good catch.” WMU has won four out of the last

five seasons in the rivalry game following CMU’s five straight wins from 2006-2010. Serpa, who had one tackle for loss and played a large role in CMU’s second-quarter safety, put the loss “solely on the defense.” “It stings a lot because I’ll never get a chance to play them again,” Serpa said. “I hope that the underclassmen never get this feeling the rest of the time that they’re here. It’s a tough loss.” Bonamego is the first CMU head coach to lose his first game against the Broncos since Roy Kramer in 1969. Penalties and turnovers burned the Chippewas early, particularly in the first quarter when they had four penalties for 37 yards and two turnovers. “(It felt like) we had more penalties today than we had maybe in the first five games total,” Bonamego said. “It was ridiculous.” Besides an early interception and a pick on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game at 34, junior quarterback Cooper Rush was in control Saturday. Rush was 23-for-32 with 321 yards passing and four touchdowns. He also had five carries for 39 yards, including two drive-saving fourthquarter runs in Bronco territory. “It’s a gut-check game,” Bonamego said. “It’s a rivalry game. There was no quit on the sideline. I thought we took the momentum in the second half and I thought we were rolling pretty good.” Rush said he anticipated getting a shot to win the game at the end of the fourth quarter. He called Saturw Football | 19

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Former linebacker returns for book signing By Andrew Surma Staff Reporter @Andrew_Surma | sports@cm-life.com

It’s been 33 years since Central Michigan great Ray Bentley last strapped on a maroon and gold helmet, but his passion for Central Michigan football and commitment to a childhood dream hasn’t wavered. No. 57 was in town Friday as part of a promotional book tour, but Bentley also gave a locker room speech to the football team as they prepared for Western Michigan. “It’s awesome (to be back at CMU), man,” Bentley said Friday during his book signing. “I’ve seen so many people I know from back in the day, which it’s been awhile.” Being one of the select

few Chippewas who can say they’ve never lost to the Broncos, Bentley is an authority in the field of Bronco bucking. The former CMU football player said he tried to give the team an idea of what the game of football has meant to him. “A rivalry game like that, they don’t need me to get them fired up,” he said Friday. “I did want them to feel my heart and where I’m coming from and how we did things back in the day, and how a lot of people are pulling for them.” Head Football Coach John Bonamego said the team was pumped up for Saturday’s rivalry game, even though Central Michigan fell to Western Michigan, 41-39. Bentley’s post-football career focus is far different

from the hard-hitting ways of a professional football linebacker. Instead, Bentley is pursuing his childhood dream of becoming of novelist. “It’s something that goes back to my childhood,” Bentley said. “I’ve always had two dreams. One was to play pro football and the other was to be a writer as my occupation. That hasn’t quite happened, yet. I need to sell a lot more books, but at least I have one.” Bentley played 10 years of professional football, starting in the United States Football League before going to the NFL and playing for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. He’s now in his 13th season as college football television analyst with ESPN and the author of seven children’s books.

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Bentley said his idea for Driftwood has been in his head for two decades. While it’s not his first published book, it is his first novel. “(Writing the book) was a rewarding process. It took a while,” he said. “I worked on it literally for 20 years. I started it then it sat in a drawer for 15 years. Life gets in the way of your plans sometimes.” Bentley said the book is not autobiographical, but the main character, Jack Driftwood, is similar to himself. “I always wanted to write the story about an old linebacker,” he said. “A guy with a lot of wisdom, but still a youthful side that goes through not only what goes on on the field, but also away from the field.” Florida resident and 1985 graduate John Blackwell was in Michigan this weekend for a wedding and stopped by Mount Pleasant for lunch. “He was here our first year in ‘81,” Blackwell said. “We found out he was here so we had to come over and get an autograph and see him.” Supporting his former standout linebacker, former Central Michigan Head Coach Herb Deromedi walked around Max and Emily’s during Friday’s book signing with a fresh copy of Driftwood under his arm.

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day’s loss the toughest of the season. “(This is the) worst one. Definitely the worst one,” he said. “MAC game. Rivalry game. You know, we’ve got to bounce back. There’s a lot of football left. We’re looking forward to next week.” The Chippewas fall to 2-4 and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference. They host Buffalo (2-3, 0-1 MAC) at Kelly/Shorts Stadium next Saturday at 1 p.m., looking to get the bad

taste out of their mouths. “We’ll see what kind of football team we are (next week),” Bonamego said. “We’ll see what our character is. We’ll find out.” Toledo sits atop the MAC West at 2-0 with Western Michigan right behind at 1-0, but Rush and Serpa both said the Chippewas aren’t out of it yet. “I don’t think anybody in the West is going to be going undefeated,” Serpa said. “We just have to keep doing our thing and keep rolling week to week and get out there tomorrow and correct what we did wrong.”

The Chippewas committed a season-high eight penalties during Saturday’s loss for 75 yards. Three of them came during the opening two minutes, one of which was a targeting call on linebacker Nathan Ricketts, who was ejected from the game.

Both quarterbacks had a season-high four touchdowns Saturday. Four of WMU quarterback Zach Terrell’s touchdowns went to wide out Daniel Braverman.

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It was a week of uncertainty off the court, but on the court, there was no sign of a distraction. Central Michigan’s volleyball team found themselves without its head coach, Erik Olson, who was placed on paid administrative leave for undisclosed reasons last week. It wasn’t a problem, as the Chippewas (8-11, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) took down Ball State (9-11, 3-3 MAC) on Friday, and then swept Toledo (3-16, 0-6 MAC) on Saturday. “We took the adversity and ran with it,” said senior middle blocker Angie White. “(Adversity) empowers us, and we really just eat it up.” CMU made quick work of Ball State rolling to a 3-1 win, snapping a twogame losing streak and a four-game skid to the Cardinals. Toledo’s fate was similar as the Chip-

pewas dismantled the Rockets, sweeping UT thanks to an overall collective showing on the offensive side of the net. “It was just an overall calm, steady, focused performance,” said Assistant Coach Adam Rollman. “We did a good job staying steady. When they had a great moment, we just kept on going.” It was a tough first set on Saturday, as Toledo led 23-22 late. However, CMU rallied and used two attack errors from the Rockets and a kill by sophomore outside hitter Jessica Meichtry to win the set 25-23, which propelled the Chippewas to the three-set victory. Before this weekend sweep, CMU hadn’t captured back-to-back conference victories since 2013. Rollman said the Chippewas’ ability to adapt gave them an edge. “We did a great job of adjusting,” he said. “The great ones adjust, and we’re doing a great job adjusting in match, everything, I love it.” The obvious adjustment was playing without Olson, but White said the

Drew Shornak | Staff Photographer The volleyball team comes together to celebrate a point against Toledo at McGuirk Arena on Oct. 10.

Chippewas weren’t nervous. They were excited to play this weekend. “We’re just having a lot more fun,” she said. “We’re coming together, we’re more of a family and we’re just having a blast.” The Chippewas appeared to click in

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