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WOMEN IN STEM: This year, less than half of the majors signed in

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the College of Science and Technology were women. Find out what challenges this presents. NEW TALENT ON THE COURT:

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Five freshmen joined the Central Michigan women’s basketball team this year. Who

EDITORIAL: The reactions politicians had to Syrian refugees imply that

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international civilians should be turned away from protection because

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News and notes from around campus

Bonamego announces he is cancer-free

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Julie Tsatsos, mother of Ryan Tsatsos, the 17-year-old Macomb freshman killed in a hit and run Nov.1, speaks at the Crime Stoppers conference on Nov. 20 in the CMU Events Center.

Police determine color of hit and run vehicle, seek public’s help By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

Pausing first to gain her composure, with shaking hands and tears in her eyes, Julie Tsatsos pleaded for her son’s killer to come forward. The mother of Ryan Tsatsos, the 17-year-old Macomb freshman killed in a hit and run Nov. 1, Julie spoke at a Genessee County Crime Stoppers press conference on Nov. 20 to keep the public talking about her son’s death. The hit and run driver has still not been found, however crime lab results determined the vehicle is a dark, metallic blue. On Nov. 1, Julie and Tsatsos’ father Paul were at home when the doorbell rang. The couple opened it to hear the worst news of their lives, for a second time. Their youngest son was dead, state police told the parents. Tsatsos’ older brother, Darryl, died three months earlier in a car crash following a police chase. Julie said Ryan was just starting to get over his brother’s death. “He came home the weekend before the accident,” she said. “I was finally beginning to see the sparkle in his eye and hear the laughter in his voice. We hadn’t seen that since July. Now he’s gone.” When she thinks about the holidays, Mother’s and Father’s days, she dreads the upcoming year. “Looking into the future is the hardest thing to

wrap my head around,” Julie said. “I’m never going to meet Ryan’s first girlfriend and hear him say, ‘Mom, she’s the one.’ I’m never going to watch him get married. I’m never going to experience the joy of becoming a grandmother and telling his sons they’re just like their father.” The night of his death, Tsatsos was on his way back to Merrill Hall with a group of friends after a Halloween party at Deerfield Village. The group was walking north on Crawford Road, an area in Union Township which is poorly lit and has no sidewalks. Tsatsos was wearing black shorts and a red blazer when he was struck and killed. Commander of the Michigan State Police’s Mount Pleasant Post Larry Schloegl said police believe the car that hit Tsatsos is a sedan. “It may have a significant dent to the front fender, even damage on the windshield,” Schloegl said. “We can’t determine how fast the car was going.” Jeff Daian, Tsatsos’ roommate and best friend, was with Tsatsos the night of his death. He said the driver never stopped, or slowed after striking Tsatsos. Tsatsos’ family and friends want his killer to contact police. They want anyone with information to come forward. Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the finding of the driver. Those with any information are encouraged to call 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

Central Michigan Head Football Coach John Bonamego announced on social media Saturday morning he is officially cancer-free. He announced the news on his Twitter account, while the Central Michigan Football Facebook page shared a longer message from Bonamego. “Just informed the team that I am cancer-free,” Bonamego wrote. “Paulette and I want to thank everyone for all the prayers and support. The CMU nation has been amazing during this whole process and I am so proud to be your football coach. Being able to represent Central Michigan and coach our young men has really been a dream come true.” The head coach told the media he was diagnosed with cancer in his left tonsil on June 18, before he even stepped on the field to coach his first game. He underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments until Aug. 21. Bonamego said multiple times throughout the summer he was inspired

by the late Derrick Nash and his fight to battle through his own cancer. The coach barely missed any practice time during the summer. During treatment he asked doctors to schedule early-morning appointments at 7 a.m. so he could spend more time with his family and his team. Bonamego said he woke up at 4:15 a.m. every day and was on his way to treatment in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Hospital by 5:15 a.m. Bonamego is 6-5 through his first 11 games as head coach and will likely be heading to a bowl game after topping Kent State 27-14 on Wednesday. Of the past four CMU football coaches, only Butch Jones had more than four wins in his first season. CMU will play its final game of the regular season at 1 p.m. Friday against Eastern Michigan at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. -Taylor DesOrmeau, Sports Editor

City reminds residents of overnight parking laws In order to make room for snow removal services, Mount Pleasant city government is reminding residents of overnight parking ordinances already in place. From Dec. 1 to April 1, no one is allowed to park a car on any street within city limits from between 2 and 5 a.m. The exception is downtown Mount Pleasant, where parking on the street is only restricted to between 4 and 6 p.m. throughout the year. Those with overnight parking permits can park in city lots 1-6 under certain conditions. On the even days of the

month, overnight parking permit holders must park in the designated “even” lots. On odd days of the month, they must park in “odd” lots. For parking lots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, enforcement hours are 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. every day. For lot three, enforcement hours are 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. daily. Those found in violation of parking ordinances will receive a citation. Overnight parking citations are a $15 fee. -Sydney Smith Managing Editor

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Rachel Harrison | Staff Photographer Baby Jude breastfeeds from Sarah Lau on Sept. 30, 2014 after he woke up from a 4-hour nap. Lau recalled having trouble finding places she could breastfeed Jude on-campus that was both quiet and comfortable.

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Motherhood Student mothers fae rewarding challenge of balancing children, academics By Jordyn Hermani News Editor @h3rmani | news@cm-life.com

arah Lau starts her day off unlike many other students. She gets up and gets ready for school at 7 a.m., usually awoken by her son Jude. The two get ready just in time. As soon as his babysitter arrives, Lau leaves for her morning classes at Central Michigan University. “I had (Jude) in 2014, last year in September,” Lau said. “In the beginning of my pregnancy, no one knew. Then I came back last fall and it was like ‘Woah, she was pregnant?’”

He’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. For me, I wouldn’t do anything different. This is who I am. Sarah Lau, Mount Pleasant junior

Sitting outside on a picnic bench back in August, Lau watches her 14-month-old son toddle around the grass outside of

Kewadin Village. She abruptly pauses her story as Jude shoves a part of a dandelion in his mouth. “This is life,” she said, picking bits of grass off his outstretched tongue. The 26-year-old junior has lived at the complex since coming back to school last year. She moved in a week before Jude was born. Prior to that, Lau was homeless for several months. Never once did being a single mother discourage her from pursuing a degree in sociology with a concentration in youth studies. While Lau enjoys learning at CMU, she said she sometimes feels ostracized by the university and students. For the first seven

Rachel Harrison | Staff Photographer Sarah Lau walks towards Anspach Hall for her psychology class on Oct. 14, 2014 with her newborn baby, Jude. “I walk to class everyday with Jude. I only live about eight minutes from campus. I got stares from everyone, but I just ignore them,” Lau said.

weeks of Jude’s life, she brought him to school because she could not afford daycare. Lau recalled a room on the lower levels of Anspach Hall where she had some privacy to breastfeed Jude, called the Quality of Life Room. “(The university) ended up moving the room and they took over the stuff in the room for a guy who had an office next door,” Lau said. “The breastfeeding room was moved to this really uncomfortable space. They took the couch. They just put a chair in a room.” Lau said the room she was moved to featured a somewhat see-through door where students could see her breastfeeding her son when they walked by.

In June 2014, the on-campus student housing fixture, Washington Square Apartments was torn down to build the $95.2 million Biosciences Building. Displaced students, primarily international and non-traditional students, were relocated to the outskirts of campus,. This hurts students like Lau, who does not have a car and now finds it more difficult to navigate campus. “I really like this community. It’s just a shame that it’s not really taken care of,” Lau said. “We (non-traditional students) are kind of on the outskirts of campus so we’re pushed to the outsides, like we don’t matter.”

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Jude Lau sits on table and plays with a children’s book while Sarah Lau studies for a class on Nov. 18 on the Charles V. Park Library.

LIKE ANY OTHER STUDENT Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Jeff Angera said in one class he teaches roughly 50 students, two to three are parents. But this kind of information isn’t likely to come up in conversation unless brought up by the student. Junior Michele Denman, 36, said unless the topic is brought up, the fact she has a child is irrelevant to her life at CMU. Most mornings for Denman start at 6 a.m., getting her 12-year-old daughter Emma off to middle school and leaving the house by 7:15 a.m. at the latest. While Denman drives an hour to and from school, she returns to her home in Holt, located 15 minutes south of Lansing, to sit down with her daughter

so they can do homework together. Although her daughter initially thought Denman going back to school was “weird” and “uncool,” she has become more supportive of her mother’s quest to earn her Pre-Physical Therapy degree. “As (Emma) got older, she started to understand that it’s a pretty awesome thing that mom wanted to go back to college and become whatever it is that I want to become,” she said. While Denman said the task of balancing the life of a student and a mother is “stressful,” she feels like any other student at CMU. “I think (the university) treats me like they would treat any other student who didn’t have a child at home and didn’t com-

mute,” she said. “I feel like anybody else (at the university). I haven’t been treated any differently because nobody really knows that I have a child.” After nearly six months of deliberation, Denman came back to CMU in 2013 when she decided quit her job as a dermatologist’s assistant. For her, taking online courses was never an option due to the requirements set by her degree. Lau faced the same predicament. “Online courses weren’t going to get me the degree I needed,” Denman said. For many however, Angera said, online courses are the only option. Even then, they come at a cost. “I think the online environment creates more flexibility, but it is complex. Those

people still have all the demands (of a parent and student),” he said. “Sometimes what people try to do in an online environment is think, ‘Well I can work, and I’m a parent, and I can take classes.’ They don’t allocate enough time for their classes and they don’t do as well.” He described the role of a parent as “prominent” in a student’s life and sometimes work or a job may fall to the wayside when a parent’s child becomes sick. “If a job doesn’t work out for you and it conflicts your schedule, you maybe try to find another job,” he said. “When you’re a parent, you don’t do that. It adds a level of complexity many students may not encounter.”

Time Management is key Whether students need accommodations for learning or time off because of external issues, like extended sick leave or a death in the family, the Office of Student Affairs seeks aid those on campus. “If you’re working, as many of our students are, and trying to juggle classwork and be a parent, that’s going to be tough,” said Associate Vice President for the Office of Student Affairs Tony Voisin. He said the best advice for those managing being a student and a parent is to focus on time management. “Try to be as organized as you can and delegate your time,” he said. “I would enw Managing | 10

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WOMEN MAKE UP 38 PERCENT OF MAJORS IN STEM FIELDS Majors signed in College of Science and Technology

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Men have consistently outnumbered women who sign majors within the College of Science and Technology the past five years. According to the college’s data, last year the number of women enrolled in the college was 685, compared to 1,116 men. Since 2010 the number of women who sign majors in the college has grown 14 percent, from 600, but the number of men has grown 21 percent in the same amount of time. The field with the greatest difference between men and women was engineering and technology, which signed 46 women to the major compared to 349 men. Heidi Mahon, the director of student services for the College of Science and Technology, said it can be difficult for both women and minority students to succeed in classes where they are the only one of their race or gender. Several students have talked to her about the difficulty of working with their classmates when they are outnumbered nearly eight to one. “They’re not listened to when they’re giving their opinions and they’re in groups,” she said. Senior Che Ting Ho, an engineering major, said she struggled when she first started in the program. ‘It felt lonely,” she said. “In my first engineering class, there were a total of four female students including me in a group of 25 or 30 people. None of my friends attending CMU were majoring in engineering either. It felt intimidating to approach the guys in my class, and I didn’t get to know the girls that well either.” More than half of women who sign majors in CST do so within the department of biology, where they outnumbered men for signed majors

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in 2014-15, 380 to 300. Tracy Galarowicz, chair of the department of biology, said that was partly due to the popularity of the field. She also said the accessibility of the field and positive role models made the department more approachable for both genders. “I think if you look at our staff,

while not 50/50, we have a lot of (female) role models,” she said. Senior Ashley Smith, a biology major, said role models are important to encourage more women to join science fields. “You hear about Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla and (Thomas) Edison, and while it’s true (the field) was

mostly men before, there are more women now,” she said. “If there’s more focus on women scientists who make contributions to the field, then girls will say, ‘I can do that too.’” More women signed mathematics majors in 2014-15 than men, with 141 women to 86 men. However, Mahon said this number is misleading be-

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pushes children toward certain careers early on with the toys given to them. “Research shows that middle school is when girls tend to go away from STEM,” she said. Ho eventually became more comfortable with her classmates, saying she saw the same students in her higher level classes. She also said

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she’s never had a problem with a professor treating her differently due to her gender, but she has been judged by her peers because of it. “Sometimes with classmates, they think that I am not capable of doing certain things because of my gender, but I have quickly proven them wrong by surpassing them in class,” she said. Ho is the vice president for The Society of Women Engineers at CMU. Last March the group held an event called

“Inspire Her Mind” meant to encourage young girls to study engineering by having them practice with engineeringrelated activities. Ho said they plan to continue these events to encourage current and future students to join the field. “We want to make our current students feel a sense of belonging and comfort,” she said. “They need to know that they are not alone and that they should not be scared or feel intimidated by professors or classmates.”

News and notes from around campus

African student group hosts trivia event The African Student Association will host a “So You Think You Know Africa?” trivia game at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. The event will include a dance performance and poetry reading. ASA partnered with the CMU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to host the third annual trivia event. Following ASA’s presentation on Ethiopian, Nigerian and Ghanaian celebrations at the Unified Holiday Celebration on Friday, the group will spread cultural awareness about Africa

and its diversity in a different way. The trivia event is another way in which ASA will promote inclusion and diversity while also having fun, said ASA Co-President Chelsea Bowens. Several teams will compete to see who knows the most about Africa, with the winners receiving prizes. Audience members who answer questions correctly will also receive prizes. Questions asked will be about the continent, cultures and people of Africa. -Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

Alternative Break sign-ups to close Tuesday Students can sign up for an alternative break weekend during the month of December at 7:30 a.m. this Tuesday, Nov. 24. The sign up is in the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center on the first floor of the Bovee University Center. This is for any students who are interested in volunteering for a weekend during winter break. Students will not know the location or service until the meeting. To go on a weekend break, students are charged $40, which covers meals,

housing, van rentals and gas. Alternative breaks are designed to make a difference in communities in state and across the country. The program addresses current social issues like homelessness, hunger, nature conservation and many others. For more information got to Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center on Orgsync. -Sarah Clinkscales Staff Reporter

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Overcoming fear National community should not deny Syrian refugees based on paranoia

he United States has accepted less than 2,000 Syrian refugees. President Barack Obama plans to welcome 10,000 by the end of the year.

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that imposes additional security measures on refugees from Syria. Last week, more than half of our country’s governors, including Gov. Rick Snyder, declared they would not allow refugees into their states. The reactions of these politicians imply that international civilians at risk of death should be turned away from protection because of their nationality, ethnicity or religion. A climate of fear and paranoia has settled in since the violent attacks in Paris, eliciting a knee-jerk reaction that promotes dangerous forms of xenophobia and prejudice. A plan to resettle the 10,000 refugees in the United States has come under intense scrutiny

after a Syrian passport was found near one of the attackers in Paris. The discovery has heightened fears that terrorists could exploit resettlement programs to attack from the inside. It’s easy to understand why some fear poorly-vetted immigrants from Syria. But that’s not how this process works. Refugees can’t just fly across the Atlantic Ocean and earn citizenship; it’s a process that can take years. Refugees are subject to the strictest form of security screening of any class of traveler to the U.S., with extensive background, security and health checks. The resettlement process is run by the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s sad to see some elected officials decide not to educate and inform, but instead fan the flames of suspicion and intolerance. It’s embarrassing that Snyder was one of more than 30 governors who said they will not accept Syrian

refugees in their state, something they are not even legally capable of doing. At different moments in history, the United States has excluded or profiled people under the guise of national security. History has always proven these actions to be wrong. In 1939, the U.S. turned away the St. Louis, a boat of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Half of the passengers were killed in the Holocaust after returning to Europe. The Great Depression left millions of people in the U.S. unemployed and fearful of competition for the scarce few jobs available. It also fueled xenophobia, nativism, and isolationism with the creation of immigration acts that specifically excluded some ethnicities. After Pearl Harbor, Japanese American citizens were forced into internment camps, losing their homes and property in the process. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act, which apologized for the internment and admitted that those

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government actions were based on “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.” After 9/11, a wave of Islamaphobia swept through the United States. Before the world trade center attacks, the FBI recorded just 28 hate crimes against Muslims. The following year it increased to 481. It’s hard to argue with fear. It allows little room for cool-headed decision making. In that context, the response of many Americans after the Paris attacks is at least understandable. It is manifested as a resistance to accept refugees from a place where the Islamic State holds territory. People who trek hundreds of miles on foot or cram into rubber rafts for voyages across oceans have more pressing objectives than violence. They do it to escape extremism, not to spread it. Fear leaves little room for rational thought or compassion, but should not be an excuse to turn thousands of refugees away from safety. The fact that our elected leaders have chosen indifference instead of compassion is shameful.

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Is religion in cartoons made to mock, educate or entertain? An episode of “The Simpsons” was the first time Buddhism was introduced to me. Children and young teens consume a great amount of cartoons on a dayto-day basis without actually knowing how the content is shaping their image of the world. At a young age, children are impressionable and cartoons such as “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” touch on the topic of religion either to mock, educate or entertain. These are the shows that we remember the most; the ones that made us laugh, or the ones that made us think. These shows raise questions and eyebrows, sometimes pushing the boundaries between mockery and entertainment.

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From the friendly neighbor Ned Flanders and his pious family or train-loving Reverend LoveJoy, “The Simpsons” have always had jokes about religion. Flanders is a proud and joyous Christian with an annoyingly positive attitude. The Simpsons family is Christian as well, however, they don’t necessarily live a very Christian lifestyle. There are many moments when they have lied, cheated and stolen. The show approaches other religions such as Hin-

duism, with the friendly convenience store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. “The Simpsons” can sometimes be educational because the show introduces viewers to different ways of living through a wide array of characters. One episode, Bart gave up his soul to have a video game. At first, it doesn’t really bother him; he’s content with the video game and he thinks he’s made a fair trade. Then things begin to turn left. He starts to feel stolid, dry, drained and disconnected with the world around him. Ironically, Millhouse (his supposed best friend), is the one that bought his soul to begin with. When Bart tries to get it back, Millhouse has already sold it to someone else. At the end of the

episode, he prays to God to help him get it back. When Bart no longer had his soul, he lost the spiritual connection he had to the outside world. Being spiritual is not easily defined but it is mainly about experiencing the connections one has to everything that exists. Bart no longer felt whole and after watching the episode one realizes how important their soul is. It’s one of those episodes that has an educational undertone and tends to stick with you. In “Family Guy,” the Griffins didn’t go to church very often, but there are references to the Pope and an episode where Stewie is baptized in tainted Holy water. Peter’s angry Irish-Catholic father is one of the main characters

who speak about religion. Stewie is somewhat obsessed with death and Brian is an atheist. “Family Guy” gives the viewers a very different perspective about religion and faith. The show jokes about religion more than “The Simpsons.” I feel they portray it in a mocking way. One episode in particular is when Peter created the church of the Fonz, based on Fonzie from “Happy Days.” Instead of saying, “let us pray” his church said “let us aye,” the Fonz’s catch phrase in the show. It was absolutely mocking the way that certain churches do things, but it was still done in such a smooth and cool way that made it entertaining.

Everyone is a product of past refugees Gabe Porrometo Staff reporter

East. They support the option for a dialogue and the possibility of a solution about this, even if some European and American politicians (mostly radical) try to give a distorted frame of it, by exploiting it for their own interest. Nevertheless, world nations are still paralyzed and shocked about the attack and don’t judge what is happening now. The consequence is non-stop bombing from France and Russia on Syria. France Minister of Defense Yves le Drien said the future attack of the European Union will be directed to countries such as Iraq and others from North Africa, aside from Syria. Will it be the beginning of a new European (and American) imperialism? Another wave of violence, struggles and domination upon poorer and more fragile countries? The risk of these war operations could worsen the situation on both sides. Middle Eastern and African countries would develop dangerous resentment, and radical groups such

as ISIS or Al-Qaeda would get a wider support. On the European view, it would worsen its refugee crisis and break the financial and political balance E.U. is trying desperately to have. Western Civilization is in a time where its belief of worldwide control and influence is shaking. These wars and refugees are the symbol that the world is no more subjugated under our feet. Cities like Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Taipei, Bangkok and Bangalore are rising at an incredible rate; manpower inhabits these places now. The real problem is that everyone is facing a problem of identity — from gender to race, from culture to power, and if we don’t educate the world to accept each person and each (real) culture as it is, without crushing minorities and silencing poorer people, things will just keep getting worse. Why are people fearful and distrustful, even of their own neighbor? Because they don’t know the others. They probably even don’t know themselves and they forgot that we all came from the same lands of Africa. We always travel and we always fled from wars and bad situations. Everyone is a product of past refugees.

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Since the terrorist attacks in Paris, the idea of accepting Syrian refugees within the borders of Europe and the U.S. has changed dramatically. A number of protests rose from different nations, states and politicians. Here in the U.S., more than 30 states are refusing to welcome a part of this migrating population, including Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder said the first priority of the state is ensuring the safety of its residents. In Europe, countries such as Germany and France are still finding a way to accommodate a small part of the refugees. There’s an increasing part of Europeans who disapprove of these operations and a gradual overheating debate between left and right wing politicians. Fear and suspicion are invading the world, just like 14 years ago after the 9/11 attacks. Many people don’t feel comfortable in their homes anymore, especially Parisians. A sense of anguish has invaded their minds. You can find it simply by checking some Facebook posts. The positive fact is that a substantial amount of the world’s population isn’t deceived by common stereotypes or biases toward people from the Middle

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courage them to take advantages of services that we have (around campus) like advising, tutoring, the different academic support labs and student success centers.” For students with children, this poses a problem. Voisin said online courses for many majors are not available because the course material cannot be taught through technology, such as music courses or classes with a lab. For students with children, this poses a problem. As they cannot take online courses, they are forced to attend CMU in person. Without the benefit of an on-campus daycare, attending on-campus classes tougher. “We don’t have a traditional daycare on campus,” Voisin said. “Other than the (Child Development and Learning) Lab, I know (daycare) is something

that’s been talked about and looked at over the years.” Margaret Desormes, lab director for the Child Development and Learning Lab, said the lab serves as a pre-school for children ages three and four. It is not a daycare. “Our mission is to serve students who are going into teaching,” Desormes said. “Two-thirds of our children (enrolled) here are from the local Head Start.” Early Head Start Family Center is a local child care center for families at poverty level income. Children enrolled in the program recieve free tuition for the Child Development and Learning Lab. Those who do not qualify pay a yearly tuition rate of $2,700. Voisin cited costs and lack of student necessity as reasons why there are no plans for a daycare. “It has been discussed. The university has never really pursued that (idea),” he said. “There certainly are costs to be considered.

It’s not a cheap program. There are a lot of things that go into play wher you open a daycare.”

WOULDN’T TRADE IT for the world When asked if it would be easier to go through school without Jude, Lau answered before the question was even finished. “He’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” she said. “For me, I wouldn’t do anything different. I’m where I am for a reason. This is who I am.” Lau plans on graduating a year from now and applying to grad school at CMU. Much of her future however remains “up in the air” due to monetary factors. She receives no financial help from her family or Jude’s father. “I have a lot of adversity so I’m able to see things from a different point of view than a lot of people who are privileged,” she said. “I’m someone who holds school so near and dear to my heart

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New Arrivals Freshmen hope to make immediate impact on women’s basketball team By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

en underclassmen will take on prominent roles on the Central Michigan women’s basketball team this year. Head Coach Sue Guevara welcomed freshmen guards Presley Hudson and Jaeda Robinson and forwards Reyna Frost, Gabrielle Bird and Aaliah Hill into the program. It marks the second handful of freshmen after five were added to last year’s roster. The freshmen are led by Hudson, who starred at Wayland Union High School. She averaged 21.9 points per game for the Wildcats and became a finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball. “I was really nervous because I’m close to my family, so I thought I would miss them,” Hudson said. “Coming here, everyone is kind of like a family. They’re all friendly and we have good team chemistry.” Hudson scored 65 points in the first three games, while also leading the team with 97 minutes played and eight steals. She is also shooting .558 percent from the floor (24 of 43). She was rewarded with a High-Major Madness National Player of the Week nod by College Sports Madness. Her 3-point shooting (10 of 20) and passing (15 assists) caught Guevara’s eye. “(Hudson) is making it very difficult for me to keep her off the floor,” she said. “The good thing about her is she can shoot (and) she can create opportunities for other people. It does help me play two point guards if we need to.” Hudson played as a point guard

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Freshman, left to right, Jaeda Robinson, Aaliah Hill, Presley Hudson, Gabrielle Bird and Reyna Frost stand during baksetball media day on Oct. 27 at McGuirk Arena.

through the first three games, a position held by senior guard Da’Jourie Turner last season. “Presley can do it all,” Turner said. “She’s great around the perimeter. Her 3-point (shot) is great, but she can also handle the ball.” CMU has been aided in the frontcourt with the addition of Frost, a standout at Reese High School. She set all-time school records in scoring and rebounding. Frost is also hoping to set the rebounding record at CMU. After grabbing 19 rebounds in three games, she has her sights set on the 1,089 rebounds pulled

down by former Chippewa Julie Roberts. The record has been Roberts’ since 1981. “Right now, I’m working on getting stronger so I can finish my moves,” Frost said. Frost has been the first post player off the bench each game and has already made a strong impression on the coaching staff in her short time with the team. “Reyna Frost is a sponge and she is getting better and better every day. A big part of it is because of the work she puts in every day,” Guevara said. Frost will be mentored by

sophomore Tinara Moore, who is excited to play more games with the young freshman. “Reyna has been finishing a lot down low,” Moore said. “She’s a great rebounder. There’s a lot of passion I think in the freshmen group.” Jaeda Robinson also has received some playing time at the guard position. Robinson was a two-time state champion at Bloomfield Hills Marian. She is ready to get to work with her freshmen class. “Our group covers every position,” she said. “We’re a full-pack-

age kind of thing. I enjoy playing with them. We all share the ball. It’s a lot of fun.” Robinson has come off the bench in the first three games and in 20 minutes has a 3-point field goal at Oakland and an assist. Guevara decided to redshirt Bird and Hill this season. Bird is the all-time scoring leader at South Lyon East High School (879 points), while Hill was a First Team All-State selection while starring for Flint Hamady. The two have been seen on the Chippewas’ bench this season, but not in uniform.

“With the amount of perimeter players we have and who we have at the four and five, I think this year we could do a whole lot with developing (Bird and Hill), so they will be more of a factor next year,” Guevara said. Hudson, Frost and Robinson will look to make an impact on the team from the get-go, including pushing other people for playing time. “This freshman class (are) the first people in the gym every day,” Guevara said. “I think this freshman class has really helped our sophomores and our few juniors.”

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File Photo | Central Michigan Life Central Michigan football jerseys have changed every few years since 2009. These alternate jerseys are from a Oct. 18, 2014 game against Ball State.

Athletics Department spends minimum of $325,000 annually during 5-year deal with Adidas

At the end of their search, Heeke said Adidas offered the university the best overall package in comparison to rival providers Nike and Under Armour. Heeke said the other providers were not interested in developing a relationship with all of Central Michigan’s teams. The newest umbrella deal covering all of Central Michigan’s sports teams went into effect June 1, 2014 and will end May 31, 2019. It’s the second five-year contract that will complete a decade-long agreement between CMU and Adidas. The first five-year contract lasted from 2009 to 2014.

By Andrew Surma Staff Reporter @Andrew_Surma | sports@cm-life.com

Before Director of Athletics Dave Heeke came to Central Michigan University in 2006, Chippewa sports teams took to the fields and courts wearing different shades of maroon and gold with varying logos and styles. In addition to a lack of uniformity, Heeke said basic team apparel needs were not being met in an equitable fashion across all sports. “The programs were somewhat on their own,” Heeke said. “What we wanted to do was develop a plan to be more comprehensive with our uniforms and meet the needs of all our teams.” The former Oregon associate athletic director said his staff set out looking for an apparel provider, that would commit to building the Central Michigan brand. “There was no comprehensive effort to brand CMU or to build a brand around our (flying) C — the action C logo,” Heeke said. “We wanted to get all those things together and we needed an apparel and uniform provider who could help (us) build that.” Heeke said the department needed a provider that would not only commit to football and basketball, but provide the best resources to every varsity sports team.

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The evolution of the Chippewa’s football uniforms since the Adidas contract vary in color and design.

“You think initially about new uniforms in football — alternate uniforms. It’s not about that exclusively,” he said. “It’s about outerwear, sideline wear, travel apparel, practice gear, practice shorts, T-shirts, all of the apparel and needs of an athletic program

— every team and coach. We want them all to be consistent, so they look the same. They’re building our brand and they have the same items across the spectrum, not specific program by program. Every student athlete gets the same package.”

Who Gets What The apparel contract stipulates that CMU must purchases a minimum of $325,000 in Adidas products annually to qualify for additional promotional incentives. If that spending minimum is not met, the department is liable for equivalent cash compensation. Reaching that amount has never been a problem for the department, Heeke said. Once the $325,000 spending minimum is met, the department receives an extra $185,000 in bonus “promotional dollars.” These act as credits, which are allocated throughout the athletic department to purchase additional apparel. They do not roll over one

Extra Benefits Once the $325,000 spending minimum is met, the department becomes eligible to receive the following promotional merchandise. • Football: $10,000 in Adidas product for participating in a Bowl Game • Head Coach will receive $2,000 in Adidas products for using an Adidas football. • Baseball: Buy one get one free on game hats. • Men’s and Women’s Basketball: $2,000 in Adidas product for NCAA Tourna-

ment participation. • Head Coach receives $2,000 in Adidas product for using Adidas Basketball. • CMU Head Coaches: $1,000 in Adidas product for Conference Coach of the Year Award. • CMU Teams: $1,000 in Adidas product to Teams participating in NCAA Tournament.

year to the next. The department strategically plans how the promotional dollars are spent on new uniforms and apparel, Heeke said,considering longevity, cost effectiveness and branding possibilities. “You have to be really tactful and strategic in how you (allocate promotional dollars and buy new items). It’s important that you respect what your brand is, what

your colors are, who you are, what your logo is,” he said. “There’s over 100 years of tradition here, so you need to mix that with this new edgy trend.” With the addition of women’s golf and lacrosse and a growing athletic department, both the spending minimum and the amount of promotional dollars increased from the original 20092014 contract to the current one.

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The minimum spending amount received a 40 percent increase and promotional dollars increased by 42 percent. “Our needs were increasing,” said Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations and Human Resources Krystal Swindlehust. “We are committing to spending a little bit more based on our department growing, but they are also in turn giving us more promotional dollars in recognition of that (growth).” Purchasing power, Heeke

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said, was a crucial facet when making an agreement with an apparel provider. Adidas allows Central Michigan athletics to buy Adidas footwear at a 45 percent discount. “Footwear Products,” as stated in the contract, includes all the footwear needed for team participants for all team events, including competitions, practices, training, coaching, travel, recruiting and media engagements. At a 45 percent discount, the men’s basketball team is able

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to purchase the normally $140 Adidas D Rose Boost 6 basketball shoes for around $77 a pair. The department gets all nonfootwear products at a 50 percent discount. According to the contract, any “non-footwear products” means all apparel, uniforms (including custom uniforms), accessories, equipment, travel bags, headwear, socks, wristbands, gloves, watches, eyewear, and inflatables — includ-

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Top five painful Football moments

he 2015 campaign might go into the history books at the Central Michigan football season that could have been.

1. West ern Michigan converts on fourt h-and-short

A missed tackle here, an extra block there, one less penalty flag or a few more quarters of complete execution could have landed the Chippewas in the 2015 MidAmerican Conference title game. Instead, the Chippewas are left to prepare for a bowl game before taking the offseason to reflect on the success and failures that played out during head coach John Bonamego’s first year at the helm of the program. CMU’s biggest game of the year — the 2015 bowl game — could serve as the brightest moment of the season. In the meantime, here are some of the toughest points for fans to watch during the Chippewas’ season so far.

The Chippewas hung with the MAC West preseason favorites in a highly-entertaining rivalry game shootout in Kalamazoo. WMU quarterback Zach Terrell led a 15-play, 66-yard drive to put the Broncos in scoring position, but the Chippewas forced a fourth-and-2 with 1:47 remaining. Terrell connected with wideout Corey Davis, who leaped over CMU cornerback Josh Cox and converted the first down to seal WMU’s 4139 victory. The loss gave the Broncos an advantage over the Chippewas in the standings for the rest of the season.

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Men’s basketball heads to Florida for Gulf Coast Showcase The two home games that opened the season resulted in a pair of wins for the Central Michigan men’s basketball team. Next, the Chippewas will put their unbeaten record on the line at the Gulf Coast Showcase Monday through Wednesday in Estero, Florida.

2. McCord is f lagged for pass int erf erence against Toledo

3. Syracuse scores t he gamewinning touchdown in overtime

After trailing by three touchdowns in a game that dictated if they were to remain alive in the MAC West divisional race, the Chippewas cut UT’s lead to 21-17. During the third quarter, a frantic scramble by quarterback Cooper Rush placed the Chippewas at the Rockets’ 2-yard line and in prime position to take the lead. Then controversy struck. Rush dropped back to pass and elected to throw the ball out of the back of the end zone. The pass sailed harmlessly out of bounds, but senior tight end Ben McCord was called for offensive pass interference and CMU was backed up 15 yards. Rush was sacked on the next play, and kicker Brian Eavey missed a 51-yard field goal attempt. Toledo put the game out of reach eventually and won 28-23. The loss dropped CMU from the MAC West race.

The Chippewas tied this game with seven seconds remaining on a dramatic 29-yard touchdown pass from Rush to McCord, who caught 10 passes for 147 yards and the game-tying score. CMU’s defense shut Syracuse out and forced overtime. The visiting Chippewas got the ball to start overtime, and Bonamego elected to kick a short field goal when CMU’s drive stalled. Fans in the raucous Carrier Dome burst into joyous celebration when SU freshman running back Jordan Fredericks received the toss on an option play and ran four yards toward the pylon, scoring the game-winning touchdown. The Orange began the year 4-0 for the first time since 1991 and handed CMU its second of three nonconference losses this season.

4. Hamilton t ears his pectora l muscle It still isn’t totally clear when this happened, but CMU’s senior middle linebacker and team captain sustained the most significant injury of any player this year sometime during CMU’s 4139 loss to Western Michigan. Hamilton was lost for the season one game after putting together the best performance of his CMU career against Northern Illinois (11 tackles, one forced fumble, one interception). Linebackers Malik Fountain, Nathan Ricketts and Tyree Waller all played well enough in Hamilton’s absence, but his presence would have been very useful against Toledo, which ran for 182 yards during its win at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

5. Stanitzek receives deat h t hreats This was an unfortunate thing to watch for college

football fans everywhere. As SU complied its comfortable lead through the first half on Sept. 20, it lost its starting quarterback on a controversial play by a CMU defender. CMU sophomore defensive lineman Mitch Stanitzek was ejected from the game for an illegal head-to-head hit on SU starter Eric Dungey, who was knocked out of the game with an upper-body injury. During practice the following week, Stanitzek said he was sorry for a hit that “happened so fast.” “I’d like to apologize to him. It was never my intention to go head-to-head with him,” he said. “It was a quick play and I wasn’t able to react. It’s unfortunate he received a concussion. It’s part of the game. No one ever wants to see that happen anywhere.” Immediately following his ejection in the first half, Stanitzek received death threats from some Syracuse football fans, which he said he ignored. CMU hosts Eastern Michigan (1-10) Friday at 1 p.m. at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

News and notes from around campus CMU will take on Weber State on Monday. If they win, the Chippewas face face the winner of Drake versus Western Kentucky on Wednesday. Here is a quick rundown of the three teams the Chippewas could face during their Thanksgiving week road trip.

Weber Stat e University CMU opens the tournament against the Wildcats at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. WSU is a member of the Big Sky Conference and brings a 1-2 record to the showcase. Guard Jeremy Senglin leads the Wildcats with 19.3 points per game through three contests this year.

Drake University DU has a program CMU head coach Keno Davis is familiar with. Davis worked as an assistant coach with the school from 2003-07 before serving as the head coach during the 2007-08 season. This year, Drake is 1-1 following a 79-74 overtime loss to Tulane last week. Forward Kale Abrahamson is averaging 14 points and three rebounds per game heading into the early-season tournament. West ern Kentucky University WKU is 1-1 on the season following a 90-85 loss to Belmont on Nov. 18. Nigel Snipes scored

24 points during 27 minutes on the floor, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range during the loss at home. The Hilltoppers are a solid rebounding team, pulling down 54 boards during their most recent action.

Other side of the bracket The other four teams in the bracket are Duquesne (Atlantic 10 Conference), Milwaukee (Horizon League), Murray State (Ohio Valley Conference) and Pepperdine (West Coast Conference). CMU will face one of the four teams Wednesday. -Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

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ing basketballs, footballs and more. Football Head Coach John Bonamego said his football program has a great working relationship with Adidas. “I think the stuff we have is high quality. It lasts. It looks good,” Bonamego said. “When I see other teams they work with, I see them having the same type of stuff. I’d be more concerned if another school was getting, or had more access to, products that we didn’t.” Bonamego said he doesn’t normally put much weight on having flashy uniforms, but realizes it is an important part of college football today. “Being a mid-major, it’s budgetary-driven,” he said. “There’s a lot of things I’d love to be able to do. It costs money and you have to make decisions and weigh where the benefit is. If you’re

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Grand Rapids sophomore DaRohn Scott attempts a free throw shot during the Chippewas’ game against Jacksonville State on Nov. 13 at McGuirk Arena.

spending $60,000 on a chrome paint job on our helmets that can only last for two games, when for $40,000 we can buy a whole new set of helmets or a whole other

uniform combination.” What Adidas wants from CMU In addition to receiving a minimum of $325000, Adidas

gets exclusive rights to the Central Michigan Chippewa varsity sporting team brand. The university is still allowed to go through other providers to fulfill non-varsity

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Nearly a year ago, 1,568 people watched the Central Michigan men’s basketball team tip off its 2015-16 season in McGuirk Arena. By the time the Chippewas cut down the net five months later, that number had more than doubled. Home attendance at CMU men’s basketball last season was the best it has been in years. The first large crowd of the year came on Jan. 25 when a season-high of 4,041 fans packed McGuirk Arena to watch the Chippewas improve to 11-0. “I said from day one here, in the ability for us to speed up the success of the program, a huge factor in that was going to be our student support,” said Head Coach Keno Davis. “If we could make McGuirk a tough place to play, that was the difference between three or four wins a season.” CMU finished 16-1 in Mount Pleasant last season. The only game the Chippewas lost in front of their home fans was in overtime to Mid-American Conference front-runner Bowling Green. “When you look at last year with the 23 wins and the No. 1 seed in the tournament, we were a shot away or a bounce away from not making it to Cleveland,” Davis said. “Without the students, we

don’t have that kind of success.” CMU’s players say they feed off the energy the home crowd provides and expect even more energy this season. “It’s been exciting,” said junior guard Rayshawn Simmons. “We feel like haven’t reached our peak or our full potential yet.” Davis said to expect a more excited CMU student section in 2015. During CMU’s first home game on Nov. 13, there were 3,116 fans at McGuirk Arena to watch the Chippewas take down Jacksonville State. Five days later, 2,582 Chippewa supporters were in attendance when CMU improved to 2-0 on the season with a 79-64 win over Alma College. “We want them to participate and make them feel like it’s not just a great atmosphere and a great game, but a campus event,” Davis said. “You are going to see better crowds and students that are more involved in the game. That’s going to be exciting for our program and I know everyone appreciates it.” A schedule with historically successful opponents helps attendance as well. “Our schedule is very underrated,” Davis said. “Having won a championship, not many teams would play us. The teams that we did find, might not be the most marquee names, but are ranked in the top two or three in their league. That will really prepare us for conference play.”

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