November 12, 2015 by Central Michigan Life

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In the Nov. 9 edition of Central Michigan Life, mistakes were made in an attendance barometer graphic. The final numbers were incorrect in stating the total attendance necessary for CMU to remain in compliance with the NCAA was 27,510. The numbers stated are also an unofficial estimate, instead of the final totals which will be sent to the NCAA. Central Michigan Life regrets these errors.

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City liaison members discuss ways to curb behavior By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

A task force of students, city officials, law enforcement and Mount Pleasant residents assembled to answer one question: How can student behavior be addressed to improve their relationship with residents? The CMU/city liaison committee met for the first time Wednesday to brainstorm ideas and open a dialogue between all parties involved. “We’re not going to walk out of here with a solution,” said City Manager Nancy Ridley. “It’s not one and done. It’s an ongoing dialogue.” A task force was first formed in the 1990s, which made recommendations on how to deal with “problem” student behavior. This summer, the Mount Pleasant City Commission voted to reinstate the group, fearing problems like nuisance parties, trash and an unsafe atmosphere for students. Welcome Weekend was the first topic the brought up by Mayor Jim Holton. He said the large number of people partying in the neighborhoods north of campus brought more

problems than he is OK with. “We all have to live together in this community,” Holton said. “I would hate to see it go back to the End of the World (parties). We don’t want it to get to where we have to ID people, but that’s on the table.” About 15 representatives from different organizations offered ideas to help improve the relationship between the students and city. Ian Elliott, Student Government Association’s city commission liaison, said quantifying the problem is difficult. He has talked with students and residents, and noticed three common issues: People coming from outside of the community to party, the need for more education about city rules and more activities for students and residents to participate in together. “The expectations and consequences are not communicated,” he said. “There is inconsistency in the way parties are enforced.” Elliott and Mike Degregory, president of CMU’s Residence Hall Council, both brought up more education during freshman orientation sessions, and utilizing technology to inform students of expectation.

“Money is not being put into (social media). We are in a new age and there needs to be new age communication.” Mike DeGregory

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“The city needs to utilize social media,” Degregory said. “Money is not being put into that. We are in a new age and there needs to be new age communication.” Mount Pleasant Police Officer Jeff Browne said the department is working on utilizing social media more often. He took issue with Elliott’s sentiments about the department’s lack of educating students. “I struggle with the effectiveness of education,” he said. “We walk around in those neighborhoods and answer any questions students have. We’ve been working with the Office of Student Conduct for years as well.” Nicole Zbiciak, a student and representative of the neighborhood north of campus,

said everyone needs to work on how CMU is perceived to new students. “A lot of perception comes from younger students,” she said. “Students come in with expectations of Main Street. We need to know when to educate students and make strategic plans.” Degregory agreed, saying new students come in hearing about the “party atmosphere” before they reach campus. “The parties are not going to stop,” he said. “No one understands consequences because they aren’t communicated effectively. We also need to stop minimizing that (students) are a problem sometimes.” The committee plans to meet again, but a date has no been scheduled.

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Resident, student address lighting on Crawford Road at township meeting By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

When Alana D’AmbrosioBerry was sleeping Halloween night, she was awoken suddenly by screams of terror on Crawford Road. A resident of Bilbrael Street, a side street off of Crawford, she rushed to her window to see what was happening. After investigating further, D’Ambrosio-Berry saw a group of students surrounding their friend, Ryan Tsatsos, who was killed in a hit and run that night. D’Ambrosio-Berry told this story to the Union Township Board of Trustees during extended public comment at its regular Wednesday meeting. Since the incident, students and community members have questioned the need for lighting and sidewalks on Crawford, an extremely dark area with no sidewalks. “Parents send their kids to college not for them to come back in a body bag,” D’AmbrosioBerry said. “Now we have to be reactive and not proactive.” Earlier during the meeting trustees approved preliminary

design plans for a lighting project on Deerfield Road, which intersects Crawford. The project has been in talks for a few months, and is still in its beginning stages. The preliminary plans will cost the township $4,200. “It made logical sense for safety,” said Township Manager Brian Smith. “We knew lighting there was going to happen sooner or later.” The citizen-initiated project would provide lights on a pathway on the south side of Deerfield Road, from Mission Street to Crawford, where another pathway connects within the Central Michigan University Smart Zone. Before the project can start, township engineers will need to determine if there is a need for lighting there and assess costs. CMU owns 3,500 out of 4,100 square feet of land in that area, Smith said. Ian Elliott, Student Government Association’s city commission liaison, also spoke during extended public comment. He expressed hope after hearing trustees talk about the lighting project, which he said is much needed for the safety of students. Elliott was asked by

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SGA and other student groups to address the township. “If the time comes that you look at the project and see it’s not to the extent of safety measures that could be made, you will have student support to talk to CMU,” he told the trustees. “Students would be behind you if you needed to ask CMU for funds for the project. This is something we would like to prioritize.” D’Ambrosio-Berry told trustees that the hit and run, which is still an ongoing investigation, is everyone’s problem. “This tragedy will happen again,” she said. “It’s only a matter of time.” Trustee Bryan Mielke echoed the sentiments of both public comments. He said though unfortunate, the hit and run brings an opportunity to address pedestrian safety in the township. “There are a lot of parties involved, but maybe this will give us a chance to all come to the table,” he said. “We’ve had discussions as a board and our agenda tonight looked at lighting. It’s unfortunate that tragedy is sometimes the impotence for movement on an issue like this.”

Sydney Smith | Managing Editor Bilbrael Street resident Alana D’Ambrosio-Berry addresses the Union Township Board of Trustees on Nov. 11.

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Finch Fieldhouse rock wall provides challenging exercise By Jamie Price Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

As it gets colder and the pressure of exams takes a toll on students, the rock wall in Finch Fieldhouse provides an indoor outlet to relieve stress by exercising the body and mind. The 32-foot rock wall was built in the early 2000s, and serves the Outdoor Recreation program with equipment and situations they might use in the future when they are employed. Climbers are harnessed and partnered with trained staff who belays — a term for someone who provides tension to the rope and catches a climber if they fall — and makes sure they are safe. “(Climbing the wall) is like a mental game, a physical game, and gives a sense of accomplishment,” said Jordan Bruursema, an Outdoor Recreation professor and Director of the recreational wall. “It’s a journey.” Open climb for the rock wall is Monday through Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. There is twofor-one admission on Tuesdays and “ladies night” on Thursday where women get to climb for half off. Group reservations are also available upon request. It costs $7 for admission, $3 to rent a harness and $3 to rent climbing shoes.

Stephen McLean | Staff Photographer Medical student John Geselman prepares to scale the rock climbing wall in Finch Fieldhouse at an Adventure Seminar event on Nov. 5.

Climbing the wall forces some students out of their comfort zone, and for some, like Harrison Township senior Christina DeMaster, the climb is more rewarding because of what is gained by pushing herself. “I want to one day climb real rocks, and there is so much at our disposal (at CMU),” DeMaster said. “I’m trying to pick and choose what I want to do before I have to leave.”

For students, the rock wall is available for open climbs every week night for those who want to start or strengthen their climbing skills. It is also an environment to meet other students interested in adventure sports. When it comes to safety while climbing the wall, senior Jarrod Blundy is an experienced climber and staff member in the RPL program. “Our staff is trained to know

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Stephen McLean | Staff Photographer Freshman Tyler Goschnick completes his ascent of the most difficult wall while at an Adventure Seminar event Nov. 5 in Finch Fieldhouse Room 112.

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City, university to partner on lighting project Students walking to or from downtown will not have to make their treks in the dark much longer. At the Nov. 9 Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to accept $60,000 from Central Michigan University to aid in the cost of lighting the streets north of campus, with student safety and behavior in mind. “CMU is really stepping forward for this, and we’re going to step forward together on these issues,” said Mount Pleasant Mayor Jim Holton. On Douglas, University and Franklin streets, the lights will extend from Bellows to High streets. On Lansing Street, the lights will be installed up to Gaylord Street. The project will be

completed by 2016. Holton also said the lights were brought up not only for safety, but to help curb the behavior some students exhibit in neighborhoods north of campus. Law enforcement will have an easier time locating these problem people, he said. Also on safety, the commission finalized the traffic control order which made Main and Washington streets two-ways during the summer. The order was in place for its required 90 days, and City Manager Nancy Ridley said it seems to be working as intended. -Sydney Smith Managing Editor

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The Trojan Sexual Health Report Card results for 2015 rank Central Michigan University at 98 out of 140 major universities. The ranking is determined by eleven categories that include: quality of sexual health information and resources on website, contraceptive availability and cost, condom availability and cost, HIV testing, STI testing, outreach programs and student peer groups for sexual health education, sexual assault programs, overall website usability and hours of operation. An independent research firm analyzed 140 major campuses drawn partly from conferences within the Bowl Championship Series. Data was collected from health care representatives from each school along with follow-up secondary research on those centers and services they provide on campus.

A place at 98 on the list means that based on the eleven categories looking at sexual health care, CMU is worse than over half of the other major universities. Number one on the list for best sexual health care is Oregon State University, with the worst being Brigham Young University. The University of Michigan is ranked fourth on the report card, Michigan State University is eleventh and Western Michigan is at thirty-seventh. Over the last three years, CMU has slightly improved, staying within 14 spots of its ranking it has this year. This is the tenth annual Trojan ranking of sexual health resources among American colleges and universities. -Kate Carlson News Editor

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Deeper meaning of ministry through movement Leah Townsend Columnist

hen most people think about religion or church they usually depict it the same way. A pastor, minister, deacon, reverend or priest, standing in front relaying a message to the congregation. However, word of mouth is not the only

way to practice religion. Praise dance is another form of ministry, usually done by women, which some churches do on the first Sunday of every month. A soundtrack, usually gospel, plays in the background while dancers’ movements closely mimic the message of the song. It’s powerful and beautiful all in one. When I was younger, my mom put my sister and me on the praise dance team at our church. To me, it was just a good time. I got to prance and twirl around in the cute skirts my mom made for all of us. I didn’t feel as though I was ministering, I was just going through the motions. After attending Faith Church in Mount Pleasant, praise dance holds a much deeper meaning. Without saying anything at all these women deliver a profound message with just a striking wave of their bodies. They embody the message of the song and bare their hearts and souls. It’s as if the message from the song is ringing through their bodies straight to our eyes and ears. Another form of ministry I’ve heard about but haven’t seen until I got to CMU is miming. It’s along the same lines as praise dancing where a song plays in the background and a person relays the message through movements and gestures. If you thought regular miming was cool, this takes it to another level because it’s far more energetic and there’s emotion connected to it. When I think “mime,” I think solid and emotionless but when ministering through mime you feel every movement. The movements are fluid and tell a story. I have never mimed but I attended Christ Central Choir’s (a gospel choir on CMU’s campus) winter concert where I first saw one of their members mime. It was cool to see him minister the message of the song in such a unique way. The gestures shot out of him as if every time he moved, he spoke. The message would resonate with you because every time he reached out he’d pull you in. These are not the only ways in which someone can minister; ministry meaning service or to provide service. People can also minister through music whether it’s playing an instrument or singing a song. Religions may call it different things and practice different things, but the sole purpose is to serve and teach.

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Fired up on Tuesday A s if nothing stranger could have occurred during a

football game on a Tues-

day, the Central Michigan University Marching Chips and cheerleadering

squad are in the national spotlight after a referee stopped the game because of their loud cheering. Leading 21-17 in the third quarter, Toledo drove deep into CMU territory. Marching inside the 10-yard line, it looked like the Rockets would add another touchdown to their lead, but CMU’s cheerleaders positioned in the back of the end zone made enough noise for a referee to announce a warning to the CMU band and cheerleaders for making too much noise and “interfering with the snap.” Kelly/ Shorts Stadium came to life after the call, leading Toledo kicker Jameson Vest to blow a chip shot field goal that would have given the Rockets a seven-point lead. For years, the Mid-American Conference has tried to grab a piece of the massive college football media rights pie with an ESPN2 broadcast of

Editorial Tuesday and Wednesday night games in November. The move has created some awkward scheduling for students and fans, but the conference has benefitted from exposing their games to a larger audience they previously would not have been able to access. TV coverage of the game consisted of either rabid Toledo fans or half-empty stadium seats in the first half, when the Rockets led by three touchdowns. After CMU attempted to mount a comeback, the crowd became more animated and a national audience saw

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Members of the Chippewa Cheer team take a moment to regroup after referee Anthony Cannella stopped the game with 5:42 remaining in the third quarter to announce a warning to the CMU band and cheerleaders for making too much noise on Nov. 10.

how Chippewa fans could have an impact on the game. Since the call was made, the conference has issued a statement, condemning the official for not making the correct call. Regardless, CMU athletics is back in the spotlight, and in the following days social media and other national media outlets

like SBNation, ESPN and USA Today Sports are taking note of the football culture in Mount Pleasant. Conference officials, including MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, have said this exposure is critical in boosting the national profile of the MAC’s top teams. Each game

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SPORTS Basketball

is back Men’s and women’s teams begin season with high hopes

final act

Chris fowler has one more chance to lead his team to the ncaa tournament PAGE 11

new leaders

women’s basketball looks to da’jourie turner to fill void of graduated captain PAGE 14

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Men’s and Women’s opener previews

Central Michigan

Sports basketball preview

Final act for for fOWLER: The senior point

SEASON PREVIEWS: The men’s and women’s basketball teams open up the season on Friday at McGuirk Arena. Both

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teams look to ignore preseason expectations and take home the conference title.

Crystal Bradford, an inexperienced women’s basketball team will look to senior point guard Da’Jourie Turner to

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The final act

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Senior point guard Chris Fowler chases down a loose ball during an exhibition game against Ferris State on Nov. 7 at McGuirk Arena.

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Theatre student to close the curtain on dominant men’s basketball career By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter @DomMastrangelo1 | sports@cm-life.com

Through all the accolades and acknowledgement gained during his three seasons, Chris Fowler remains unsatisfied. Now his senior year has arrived — and with it one last chance to lead the Central Michigan men’s basketball team to the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a decade. CMU’s veteran point guard

has earned praise from his teammates and the begrudged respect of opposing defenses during his three years in Mount Pleasant. “I think about (the end of his CMU career) all the time,” the theatre and interpretation major said. “I try not to, because it makes me sad. I love playing here, I love being here. This place has been important to me and my growth, from being a boy to becoming a man. I came in with a lot of guys that I grew up with and

became my brothers. I don’t want to leave them. But I’m excited for this season and I’m excited for the opportunity that it holds.” This season, Fowler leads the Chippewas into one of the most highly-anticipated seasons the program has had in more than a decade. The Detroit Country Day alumnus has been the centerpiece of fourth-year Head Coach Keno Davis’ rebuilding effort that fans hope will culminate in a NCAA Tournament berth.

“Sometimes you run out of things to say about Chris,” Davis said. “You know what you are going to get. You are going to get a great talent and an unbelievable person. But you don’t know what you are going to see on the court. He’s going to show you what we need to do to win.” Like many star athletes, Fowler’s work ethic is what sets him apart from other replaceable players on the court, Davis said. “When you talk about a

player that will do anything it takes to win, Chris is at the top of that list,” Davis said. “The basic premise of Chris has always been there. That’s just what he’s about. He has continued to mature and improve his game in skill set and in leadership style. You’ve always seen it in him, but he has continued to get better in all areas.” Tireless efforts in preparation have drawn the spotlight to Fowler, who ignores the buzz and keeps his focus on

constant improvement and attention to what has landed him in the team’s biggest leadership role. “In this age when the players get as much publicity as they get, the difference is the ones that are able to stay grounded and understand what are the things besides talent that allow them to get to that mark and be able to do more,” Davis said. “He’s always been driven to do more. w Fowler | page 17

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Claiming the Young women’s basketball team poised for progress after large senior class graduates By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

hree season-ending injuries plagued the 20142015 Central Michigan women’s basketball team, which finished 13-18 (7-11 Mid-American Conference). This season, CMU will have to overcome an inexperienced roster filled with 10 underclassmen as they look to replace a group of seniors led by star forward Crystal Bradford, now a member of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. Last season, the Chippewas lost to rival Western Michigan in the second round of the MAC Tournament after upsetting Northern Illinois in the first round. In the offseason, they also lost Bradford and guards Jessica Green and Kerby Tamm to graduation. The most experienced player on the roster is senior guard Da’Jourie Turner, who averaged 9.0 assists per game last year and dished out a team-high 78 assists. Turner will be tasked with mentoring freshman guard Presley Hudson, who will see playing time this season. Hudson starred at Wayland Union High School and has a strong work ethic to complement a good set of basketball skills. “If we have practice at 8 a.m., Presley Hudson is in there at 6:45 a.m.,” Guevara said. “Right now, she is shooting 48 percent from the three, 58 percent from the two and 84 percent from the free-

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throw line. She has put in a tremendous amount of work.” The shooting guard position is expected to be occupied by a plethora of players, including sophomores Cassandra Breen and Aleah Swary, redshirt junior Jasmine Harris and freshman Jaeda Robinson. On media day, Guevara tabbed Breen

as a starter, but also mentioned Harris, who sat out all of last season after transferring from Massachusetts. Harris averaged 10.3 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game for the Minutewomen in 2013-14. “She’s played two years so she has the game experience,” Guevara said. “She just doesn’t have the game experience with us here. When Jasmine gets going, she can shoot the three.” Guevara said the post play is expected to be a strength of this team this season. The Chippewas return redshirt junior Jewel Cotton, who tore her ACL after only four games last season. In those four games, Cotton averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. “She’s our most versatile player,”

Guevara said. “I expect her to lead us in rebounding. I expect her to lead us in scoring. I expect to hear her mouth. She’s our lion.” CMU will also be helped in the post by sophomore Tinara Moore, who grabbed 2.6 rebounds per game last season. CMU traveled to Canada for exhibition games in August and returned to the U.S. with a 3-0 record. They also played with four 10-minute quarters to prepare for the rule change this season, different from the two 20-minute halves from years past. Guevara said the trip helped her to manage timeouts in the fourth quarter and substitu-

tions, something she will be focused on in the early schedule. “The goal is to make sure we are wearing the other team down in the fourth quarter,” Guevara said. CMU’s nonconference slate features a Thanksgiving trip to Chicago to take on Loyola and UIC. They also travel to Illinois on Dec. 12. The Chippewas will also participate in the Saint Joseph’s Tournament in Philadelphia after Christmas. “By the time conference comes, they’re veterans by then,” Guevara said. CMU opens its season against Indiana State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at McGuirk Arena.

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he preseason preparation period is over, as the Central Michigan men’s basketball team readies to @DomMastrangelo1 | sports@cm-life.com begin a season with the highest expectations of any in recent memory. The Chippewas were named the No. 1 team in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll and open the 2015-16 regular season campaign at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at McGuirk Arena against Jacksonville State. CMU aims to repeat the success from last year en route to the MAC Championship Game, which it lost to Buffalo before exiting in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. Fourth-year coach Keno Davis has turned CMU into a championship contender and was given a five-year, $300,000 contract extension after leading CMU to a 23-9 overall record and the No. 1 seed in last year’s conference tournament. The Chippewas return all five starters from a season ago, including senior point guard Chris Fowler and senior forward John Simons — both of Mary Lewandowski Staff Photographer whom started all 94 games in their three Seniors Da’Jourie seasons. Turner and John Fowler and Simons pose Simons averaged Wednesday at Mcguirk Arena. 16 and 12 points By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

Men’s Poll The Mid-American Conference released its annual preseason poll. A 23-member MAC media panel contributed, with the number of first-place votes in parenthesis. EAST DIVISION

VOT ES

WEST DIVISION

Votes

1. Akron

132 (17)

1. Central Mich.

138 (23)

2. Kent State

116 (5)

2. Toledo

110 (0)

3. OHIO

69 (0)

3. Western Mich.

94 (0)

4. Buffalo

64 (1)

4. Eastern Mich.

71 (0)

5. Miami

60 (0)

5. Northern IlL.

37 (0)

6. Bowling Green

42 (0)

6. Ball State

33 (0)

per game respectively during their junior seasons and are one of the biggest reasons CMU’s billing is so high heading into the 2015 season opener. “It gives some validation for the players that have worked so hard,” Davis said of the ranking. “Now you aren’t talking about what you are going to be, you are talking about what you already are.” Unmatched depth was another reason CMU was able to shatter 2014-15 preseason expectations. The Chippewas’ bench took a blow this offseason when forward Blake Hibbitts tore his ACL during the offseason. Hibbitts will not play this year. “Our depth was our strength last season,” Davis said. “You let the players make the decision (of who plays in Hibbitts’ absence) for you. Some of it will be game-to-game, but it will come down to who is able to put up the numbers.” CMU was the best shooting team in the MAC last year, specializing in 3-pointers. “Whether we are making the threes

or not, it will be important that we do a good job of taking what the defense is giving us,” Fowler said. “When we shot those threes, we didn’t do it because it was our predetermined idea. We shot them because coach recruited good shooters and we got open shots.” The team had to learn how to win games on days when the 3-point shot wasn’t falling. “When they would go in, we would look perfect,” Fowler smirked. “When they didn’t go down, people would say we were dying by the three.” On the other end, Davis said CMU will need to tighten up defensively if it is going to win conference games on the road and late in the season. “The seniors have been through the dog days. We showed it better than anybody last year, anybody can be anybody,” Davis said. “We say, ‘Let’s be a postseason team before we reach the conference tournament.’ “You can’t play differently just because the stakes are higher.”

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Turner’s Turn By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter @GregWickliffe10 | sports@cm-life.com

Da’Jourie Turner didn’t expect to carry the load last season as she was playing behind star guards Jessica Green and Crystal Bradford. But when Green and Bradford went down with injuries, she was handed the keys to Central Michigan’s women’s basketball team almost instantly. It wasn’t the way she envisioned her moment would come, but the experience of being the go-to player has prepared Turner for her senior season. “I feel pretty confident,” Turner said. “I had a little heads (up) when Jessica Green went down, so it’s nothing new.” The 5-foot-6 guard showcased her ability to lead by helping the Chippewas make it to the Mid-American Conference Tournament where they upset Northern Illinois in the first round. She posted career-highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals on her way to earning an AllMAC honorable mention nomination. To get ready for the role of one of the Chippewas’ top players this season, Turner essentially lived in the gym during the offseason. “I stayed up here (in Mount Pleasant) all summer to better myself,” Turner said. The senior hopes to be playing basketball next season, whether it’s in the United States or overseas. The one certainty is her role at CMU in her final year as a Chippewa. The spotlight will be even brighter on Turner as she is one of only two seniors on the team, and the only player on the roster to have started in 15-plus games during the 2014-15 campaign. With five seniors gone and five new faces coming in, Turner said confidence will play a large role in the Chippewas’ success. “The biggest thing is being confident as a team,” Turner said. “We lost a lot and it kind of brought us down a little bit because it was a lot of key players. It’s not a one-man show and I feel like we have a better chance at that this year.” Turner enters the season as the Chippewas’ number one offensive threat, as CMU graduated three 1,000-point scorers from last season’s squad. CMU enters this season with only five upperclassmen. “Her skills have gotten great,” said fellow se-

I know I’m going to have to be more of a threat outside the perimeter because everybody knows my go-to is to get to the basket. Da’Jourie Turner, Senior Point Guard

nior guard Chelsea Lynn. “She’s picked up her speed. She’s become the point guard that you have to make sure somebody is checking. She’s been working to make sure she has everything to her game.” Turner’s ability to get to the rim when she pleases is her calling card, but she knows in order to take her game to the next level, she’ll have to add other dimensions to her game. “I know I’m going to have to be more of a threat outside the perimeter because everybody knows my go-to is to get to the basket,” Turner said. Head Coach Sue Guevara said she has seen Turner taking more of a mentorship role with the younger players and getting them involved in practice and scrimmages. “She’s much more vocal in helping the other kids,” Guevara said. “She’s really looking to pass the basketball earlier. She’s seeing other people, so she’s creating (chances) for other people instead of forcing shots, and that’s an improvement.” Unlike the past few seasons, the Chippewas aren’t expected to make much noise, as they were selected to finish fifth in the MAC West Division Preseason Poll. “(My expectation) is just to shock everybody,” Turner said. “Everybody is looking to see how we’re going to be, losing Crystal. I feel like we’re really, really good.” Turner knows those high-profile players from a year ago aren’t walking through the door this season, and she said she is OK with being the one with the bullseye on her back. “No pressure at all,” Turner said. “I look forward to having people look up to me and leading them and to show them what the collegiate level is about.”

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Da’Jourie Turner poses with a basketball during media day on Oct. 27, 2015 at McGuirk Arena. Turner is one of two seniors on the 2015-2016 team.

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changing Presence in the post By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

Midway through last season, Central Michigan women’s basketball lost Crystal Bradford for the season with a knee injury. Soon after, CMU lost her to the WNBA. Now, the team’s biggest task is dealing with the loss of Bradford, who was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. Bradford averaged 19.6 points and 8.6 rebounds in 22 games last season and her loss has ignited questions about how the program will fare without its star forward, something the team got a taste of at the end of last season. Besides senior guard Da’Jourie Turner, CMU will rely on the 6-foot-2 redshirt junior forward Jewel Cotton, who tore her ACL in the fourth game of last season against Oregon, knocking her out for the season. Despite the injury, Cotton looks to perform better than the 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds she

averaged per game in 2014. “I’m accepting it as a challenge,” she said. “That’s the mindset I have to have for the rest of the season.” Guevara expects Cotton to lead the team in scoring and rebounding. Cotton is more focused on getting back to her old self on court, which includes being a stat-filler and not playing scared. “I really learned how to change my speed and slow down, and creating for others as well as creating for myself,” she said. “I feel like my game has picked up greatly just from the injury.” In terms of rebounding, 6-foot-3 sophomore forward Tinara Moore will look to replace a big chunk of Bradford’s 190 rebounds from last season. Guevara said the Southgate native has been working hard over the summer and wants her to be more physical. “I feel like I progressed very well,” Moore said. “I know what’s expected and I know what to do more.” Guevara will look at the entire roster to help replace Bradford’s production and understands it will require time and patience with a young, inexperienced roster. “It’s a lot more teaching,” she said. “If I had a dollar for every time I said ‘please,’ I might retire.”

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Jewel Cotton poses with a basketball during media day on Oct. 27, 2015 at McGuirk Arena. Cotton played four games last season before tearing her ACL.

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up coming out on top because we stayed really collected. We came to play, we had a game plan and we had so much fun doing it. How much time does your team put into IM Sports? We always make sure that we have one practice a week, just a time for us as a team to get together for an hour, hour and a half and work on plays. We kind of goof around a lot too, that’s part of practice. We’re just here to get to know each other better, and the better you are off the ﬁeld the better you are on the ﬁeld as well.

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eight-win bottom feeder to the conference’s preseason leader. “We came in here together so young,” Simons said. “We had to play right away with no experience. It was ready or not, here we go.” Three years later, Fowler and Simons are the most prolific scoring combination in the MAC. “With the experience we have now, it makes us extremely comfortable when you go out there knowing you’ve been in situations like that,” Simons said. “If a game comes down to the wire, we’ve won games and lost games like that. You are going to mature over the years.” Drawing contact on the way to the rim has become a trademark of Fowler’s game. This year, he has extra confidence in CMU’s other playmakers. “We’re going to do a good job of taking what the defense

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It’s nothing we can take credit for, we’ve just put him in the right situations and let the other players improve because they are around him. You’re just fortunate as a coach to have a guy like that.” Last season was Fowler’s best season yet. CMU’s leading scorer in each of the last two seasons, he was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year runner up. Fowler is the first player in program history to score 1,000 points, dish out 500 assists, grab 250 rebounds and have 150 steals during the course of a career. Senior John Simons is one of Fowler’s closest personal friends. The two have watched CMU’s team grow from an

gives us this year. If other teams are pressuring me, we have capable guards of bring the ball up the court and setting up the offense,” Fowler said. “I’ve worked a lot in terms of playing off the ball and studying how I can help without the ball in my hands. And I’m just going to try and do a good job of that.” Fowler’s teammates say his intensity and intelligence make everyone on the floor more capable of success. “(This year) he’s as good of a leader as he has ever been,” Simons said. “Guys know they can rely on Chris on and off the court. He would be the guy they would go to about anything. On the court, Chris is just going to be Chris. He’s going to score, pass and do everything everyone knows he can do.” As the Chippewas begin another quest for a MAC title,

“I’m young. I’ll play as long as God lets me play and I’m going to play as hard as God lets me play. After that, I’ll be okay with the outcome.” Chris fowler

senior point guard

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dropped from the race Early deficit dooms CMU, Chippewas eliminated from MAC West chase By Joe Judd Staff Reporter @josecan_yousee | sports@cm-life.com

he best of the Mid-American Conference West division was put in prime time Tuesday night at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, though Central Michigan would fall 28-23 to Toledo. Entering the contest, both teams had 4-1 conference records. Losing to the Rockets brings CMU to 5-5 (4-2 MAC), eliminating them from a chance at competing for a MAC West title. CMU had its backs up against the wall from the first quarter. Toledo, which dropped out of the College Football Playoff Top 25 minutes before the game, darted out to a 21-0 first-half lead in front of a national television audience. “The bottom line is Toledo made more plays than we did and we hurt ourselves with a few mistakes,” said CMU Head Coach John Bonamego. “But I’m proud of the effort and I’m proud of the fight in our team.” CMU’s secondary was under a relentless and seemingly endless passing attack from Toledo senior quarterback Phillip Ely throughout the first half, torching the Chippewas with a pair of touchdowns, a 62.5 completion percentage and 201 yards passing. Bonamego made it clear his team still has plenty of things to play for with games against Kent State and Eastern Michigan remaining on the ledger, even though a chance at a MAC Championship will have to wait another year. “I think brighter days are ahead for CMU football,” he said. “We’re no longer relevant in terms of a MAC Championship, but I still think we’re a very good football team.” Bonamego said his team still has bowl eligibility and a winning season to play for. “I think right now you’re trying to get six wins, then when you get to six, you’re going to try to get to seven and finish with a winning season.” Toledo’s fast-paced, no huddle offense kept the Chippewas off balance early in the matchup, paving the way for three quick touchdowns in four drives. Adjustments by Defensive Coordinator Greg Colby nearly helped CMU pull off the second-half comeback attempt. “It is frustrating,” said senior safety Kavon

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Sophomore defensive back Amari Coleman attempts to tackle a Toledo Rocket on Nov. 11 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas lost to Toledo 28-23.

Frazier, who had 12 tackles. “Everything we do, we try to put an emphasis on finishing and that’s something we couldn’t do today and in all the other close games. When we get down that much in the first half, it’s hard to get back in. We dug a hole for ourselves.” The Chippewas surrendered 322 yards through the air in the loss to the Rockets. Despite rallying and putting together positive offensive possessions while keeping Toledo at bay in the second half, a win was not in the cards for CMU on Tuesday evening. Take away a handful of missed opportunities and fans would be reading a much different storyline. Bonamego said his team did not take UT for granted, even though the Rockets fell to Northern

Illinois last week, and lost their undefeated record in the process. “That’s a very good offensive football team if you look at the amount of points they’ve put up against people,” Bonamego said. “I think it shows the character of our team, to be down 21 points like that and then still fight, scratch and claw back into the football game.” Junior quarterback Cooper Rush turned in another quality outing in the losing effort, completing 33 of his 52 passing attempts for 349 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The pair of touchdowns gives Rush 64 for his career, moving him past Ryan Radcliffe into second place all-time behind Dan LeFevour who threw for 102 touchdowns from 2006 to 2009.

Rush, who has had little to no support from the rushing game this season, has been forced into improvising with his feet more than a few times in 2015. Rushing for 23 net yards on seven rushes, the Charlotte-native was in agreement with his coach when asked what the team has left to play for. “Those seniors, a bowl game, we have a chance to win eight games, so I mean there is tons (of things) to play for,” Rush said. The Chippewas have now lost five consecutive games to Toledo. CMU’s last victory against the Rockets was a 56-28 decision in November 2009 in former Head Coach Butch Jones’ final season at the helm. This was also the last time CMU won a MAC Championship.

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Derrick Bird slams a dunk on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1999, against the Rowdy Raiders of Wright State. Then-men’s basketball coach Jay Smith spoke optimistically about his team’s ability to rebound against the taller Raiders team, saying, “Sometimes it’s not the size but the fight you bring to the table.” Central assumed their dominance during this contest, out-scoring Wright State 76-48, shooting 50 percent from the field. During the 1999 school year, the men’s basketball game would go on to finish the season with a 6-23 (2-16) record and finish 13 in their conference seed. The game against Wright State would be the first win of the season and set off a three game winning streak for the Chippewas. Other wins would include a narrow 78-75 win against Chicago and a 81-63 win against Rochester. The team’s next win would not come until nearly two months later in January against Western Michigan University, 88-72. Basketball season is now in full swing for the 2015-2016 season after last year’s success in the MAC.

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Virtual reality technology to help the visually impaired regain sight By Maggie Kolb Staff Reporter @Maggie_MayKay | news@cm-life.com

The words “virtual reality” traditionally bring images of large science fiction helmets and scenes from The Matrix. However, Central Michigan University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Anthony Morelli is finding other ways to put the technology to use helping those with disabilities. Morelli has been working to use virtual reality technology as a way of aiding those who have limited or no vision in one eye. “(Virtual reality) is an isolated environment where the entire vision is replaced by something else,” Morelli said. In this case, the “something else” is a video feed of the environment around the user, produced by two cameras designed to mimic

the human eye. Morelli has fixed these cameras to the top of an Oculus Rift, a virtual reality system that takes form in what looks like high-tech diving goggles. The video feed is displayed on a screen in the Oculus Rift to create the image and is projected to the user’s good eye. “We are learning lots about it. It is still in the early stages,” Morelli said. He also shared some of the drawbacks of the current technology that he found in his studies. “You lose the ability to look around with your eyes because you only get to see where the cameras are pointing,” Morelli said. “It was something that was not natural.” Other drawbacks dealt with the need for a higher resolution screen, eye tracking and the general size and bulkiness of the Oculus Rift. The virtual reality technology itself is still evolving,

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Morelli said, and he expects this may solve some of the problems encountered during his research. Morelli also worked with senior Michael Ostrander who is part of the Information Technology program here at CMU. Ostrander and Morelli had met and talked during a virtual reality event on campus when Ostrander mentioned he had been born with

only one eye. Morelli remembered Ostrander and his story, and offered him the independent study. Ostrander gave a prediction for the future of this application of virtual reality. “It depends on how big virtual reality is and if it keeps going up with its momentum,” he said. “I’d say an easy 10-20 years that this technology will be something you can go into the store and buy.” Professor Michael Stinson of the Computer Sciences department also has his predictions for the future of Morelli’s work and virtual reality. “Some people are colorblind, some people have synesthesia where they see color in words, other people are blind, and other people have partial vision,” Stinson said. “I think his work may give us some insight into how we as humans utilize sight.”

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