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SGA distributes survey to create school mascot The Student Government Association’s Spirits and Traditions committee is asking for student input on creating a school mascot. SGA President Chuck Mahone said the survey is being distributed via social media through SurveyMonkey and is open until midnight on Sunday, March 20. The survey’s options for a new mascot include keeping the “flying C,” a “flame,” a “C on fire” or writing in a mascot idea. “We realize that the Chippewa cannot be a mascot for (sporting events) so we are looking elsewhere,” Mahone said. “(SGA) has been talking about doing this forever, and

Right now we’re focusing on forming legislation, making sure this is something students want. Kit Skoog, Chairperson of the Spirits and Traditions committee

Chippewas, it would be disrespectful to have someone dress up as a Native American for our mascot,” she said. “But then my sister made me realize that there are so many other things that apply to us which we can use (as a mascot) and still be respectful to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.” As of March 16, 263 students

have taken the survey. Skoog’s goal is to reach 500 by Sunday. “Right now we’re focusing on forming legislation and making sure this is something students want. If it’s voted on in SGA then we’ll go through the proper channels with athletics and administration to make this a reality,” Skoog said. Former assistant football coach Lawrence Sweeney suggested the nickname Chippewa in 1941 to replace then-mascot, the Bearcats. He argued that bearcats had nothing to do with the school, whereas the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe was closer to campus and the community. In the 70s and 80s, the university was urged by the Michigan Civil Rights Coalition to drop the name Chippewas. w Mascot | 12

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now we are looking at other (mascot ideas) to consider.” Once the data is gathered and gone over, Mahone said, the committee will decide what “avenue to pursue” from there. If feedback is found to be largely apathetic, no further action will be taken. “It gives us something to look at or maybe nothing at all,” he said. “Maybe students are content with being the Chippewas and (not) having a mascot. Maybe they want one to cheer with at (football) games. It’s all up to what the student response is.” Royal Oak junior Kit Skoog, chairperson of the Sprits and Traditions committee, said the idea came to her while at a football game with her sister at the beginning of the fall semester. “I told her because we are the

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AFTER DARK Bars and night life venues in CMU community are offering more live events for students. By Kate Carlson, Paige Sheffield News Editor, Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

While students at Central Michigan University are not the exclusive patrons at bars in Mount Pleasant, they are the majority. Students are part of the reason why places like The Bird Bar and Grill reaches capacity almost every weekend during the school year. Ypsilanti senior Julia Stier said she’s had a lot of great nights at The Bird meeting new people and

spending time with friends. “I like that it’s got character — from the zombie head on the ceiling to the many names (carved into) all the tables,” Stier said. “The food is amazing too.” Keeping up with trends of the student population is something most bar owners in Mount Pleasant take into consideration. A night out for a CMU student could include getting bottle service at Encore, The Nightclub, dancing w nightlife | 5

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in the cages at Wayside Central or going to see live music. Because of the options available and increased emphasis on code enforcement in neighborhoods north of campus, the bar scene in Mount Pleasant has become more popular, said bar owners and students. “The house party culture in Mount Pleasant is really dying down,” said Cadillac senior Anthony Urse, a DJ at Encore, The Nightclub. “It’s really hard to have a party here. (Police) are really cracking down.” For Sandusky junior Lindsay Ball, factors that determine a good night are a balance between atmosphere and the people she is with. “I live on Main Street right now so that’s a lot of fun,” Ball said. “We people-watch a lot, and then if we do go out, we usually walk

I’m seeing a trend of (bars and nightlife venues) coming full circle and going back to offering more live events. John Hunter, Mount Pleasant bar owner downtown to (The Bird). It’s my favorite. If not, we just hang out on our porch and play card games.” Offering more live shows, extending hours so students can stay out later and putting affordable drinks and specials on the menu are ways to appeal to students, said John Hunter, co-owner of The Cabin, Wayside Central and O’Kellys Sports Bar & Grill, Hunter’s Ale House and Hunter’s Handmade Brewery. “I’m seeing a trend of (bars and nightlife venues) coming full circle and going back to offering more live events,” Hunter said. “We definitely try to keep the students in

mind and keep things affordable.” When he noticed students traveling to other universities or cities like Detroit to see concerts, Hunter said he wanted to start offering that at venues like Wayside to keep students in Mount Pleasant over the weekend. “Sticking with the trends is probably the biggest obstacle I face (in running different nightlife venues),” he said. Upcoming shows at Wayside are Chase Bryant — on April 21, NGHTMRE on March 24 and Slander on April 9. Bouncer at the Blue Gator Sports Pub & Grill, “DJ” Dale

Merza described the nightlife in Mount Pleasant as “a big town scene in a small town setting.” “Nightclubs are evolving from places to dance to places that have live electronic arts,” said Urse, who also goes by “DJ Urse.” Urse has been a DJ at the club since Encore first opened last year. The transition from The Shaboom Room to Encore was received with some criticism, he said. “It went from people wearing semi-casual clothes to people feeling obligated to dress up now,” Urso said. “But Encore is one of the nicer nightclubs in the region. I was surprised at how many people I saw getting bottle service before spring break.” Attention span goes down if a venue doesn’t have some kind of live music act or DJ, Urse said. As venues evolve, live music has become a reocurring addition to nightlife in Mount Pleasant.

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Following the crowd File Photo | Abbie Robinson Chippewa fans cheer during a football game on Oct. 3, 2015 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Attendance audit shows requirement met, fewer students at football games By Andrew Surma Assistant Photo Editor @andrew_surma | sports@cm-life.com

Audited numbers for the 2015-16 Central Michigan football season show the university is in compliance with NCAA Division I attendance requirements — a rule Director of Athletics Dave Heeke said he feels is “unneeded.” “There’s this arbitrary number that’s out there. Why? What does it do?” he said. “Shouldn’t we just be able to play football if we want with no one in (the stadium)? I don’t care. Now, we’ve been forced to develop ways to meet that.” CMU averaged 15,065 people in the stands at Kelly/Shorts Stadium this season,

though the stadium has a capacity of 30,255. The NCAA Division I requires CMU, as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision, to average at least 15,000 in actual or paid attendance for all home football games on a two-year rolling basis. Senior Associate Athletic Director of External Operations Craig Willey said CMU uses the paid attendance model, which states tickets must be sold for at least one-third of the highest regular established ticket price. Tickets do not have to be used on game day in order to be counted as a person who attended. Tickets sold at less than one-third of the highest regular established price may be counted as paid attendance only if they are used for admission.

Sports marketing company IMG College also assists CMU in purchasing tickets to meet the attendance requirement. The company aggregates sponsorship and multimedia rights for universities, and has bought 2,032 CMU football tickets over the past two years — 859 in 2015 and 1,173 in 2014. The number of tickets sold to IMG is determined year by year based on how sure CMU is to make the 15,000 mark. In 2013-14, CMU was heavily reliant on IMG College distributing 5,500 season tickets to stay compliant. “I don’t think any ticket goes to waste,” Willey said. “The partnership with IMG allows us the opportunity to purchase those tickets and (decide) how

they are utilized. Is every ticket used? I don’t know. The key factor to the paid attendance model is once a ticket is sold, it is a countable ticket.” In a Jan. 7 interview, Heeke said the department was going to meet the NCAA attendance requirement “any way we can.” “There’s no restriction on if you have to put people in (the stadium), if you buy tickets or if a sponsor does it,” he said. Heeke said there has been a lot of schools that haven’t averaged the 15,000 place marker, but have not been reprimanded by the NCAA. “I haven’t seen anyone get kicked out of Division I football, yet,” he said. “There’s this great concern that if somebody doesn’t

average 15,000, (the NCAA) is going to close the university down and they can’t play football. It’s never going to happen.”

Number breakdown Audited attendance numbers showed a 45 percent decrease in the number of students this season compared to the total in 2014-15. CMU averaged 15,066 in paid attendance for all six 2015-16 home games, 15,056 for six home games in 2014 and 15,333 for five home games in 2013. This year — not counting members of the band — students accounted for 18 percent (16,399) of the 90,396 people who entered the gates of Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Last year, students accounted for

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Chippewa fans cheer during a football game on September 12, 2015 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

There’s this arbitrary number that’s out there Why? What does it do? Shouldn’t we just be able to play football if we want with no one in (the stadium)? I don’t care. Now, we’ve been forced to develop ways to meet that. Dave Heeke, Director of Athletics

40 percent of the overall crowd. Student attendance totaled 16,399 this season, less than half of the number from two seasons ago. In 2013-14, student attendance totaled 34,773 for the season, which Willey called a “banner year from a numbers standpoint.” “Our fans are important, but at any one given time students usually make up the largest population in Kelly/Shorts Stadium,” he said. “They bring a great atmosphere and competitive advantage and environment.” The game with the highest student attendance was CMU vs. Oklahoma State on Sept. 3 when 5,115 students made up 29 percent of the entire 17,522 people attending. That number is 5,615 students less than the most student-attended game during the 2015 season — a

Sept. 13 game against Syracuse with 10,469 students present. CMU’s Black Friday game on Nov. 27 was the lowest attended game with just 297 students making up 2.8 percent of the crowd. Season ticket holders accounted for 19,379 tickets, while 51,038 individual game tickets were sold during the season. Season tickets earned $265,134 and individual game tickets grossed $448,984, which totals $714,118 for tickets sold this season. Willey said the biggest variable affecting attendance — student and overall attendance — is weather. “Look at the home opener against Oklahoma State. Leading up until kickoff we had torrential downpours,” Willey said. “(For) students, average

walk-up fans and some season ticket holders, that’s when they are making their decision to come or not. We’ve truly had some pretty poor weather for our home games (this year).” The audit shows a consistent decline in student attendance throughout the season, except for an uptake in students at the Thursday, Nov. 10 game against Toledo. Exactly 2, 268 students attended the mid-week game when just 1, 796 students attended the game prior against Buffalo on Oct. 17. Lansing freshman wide receiver Damon Terry said large crowds — especially student crowds — has a positive effect on the team’s performance. He said the Sept. 12 game against Monmouth, which CMU won 31-10, was the best game from an attendance standpoint. “If the crowd contributes, we’ll be a lot better,” Terry said. “Just support your school.” Junior Claire Kupris said for her, the game is more of a social event than a sporting event. “A lot of it has to do with, if I do stay at the games, is if my friends are staying too,” she said. “If there’s not a huge student section, then I’m less likely to check (the game) out. When the student section is bigger, then I’m drawn to it and I’ll check it out more.”

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Senior Associate Athletic Director of External Operations Craig Willey said weather is the biggest factor affecting student and non-student attendance. The graph above displays the weather forecast for the day of each home football game. Each bar represents the total attendance for each game. The gold portion represents student attendance and the maroon portion represents non-student attendance.

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By the end of the day, 10 students were removed from campus by ambulance because of alcohol poisoning. Sixteen others were cited or arrested on campus for alcohol or drug violations. Off campus, police received 165 calls for service, arrested 10 people and wrote 19 tickets for alcohol-related offenses.

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his week is Sunshine Week — seven days dedicated to spreading awareness about the importance of the right to access public documents and the maintenance of an open government. Citizens have a fundamental right to know how their money is being spent and why policy decisions are made. At Central Michigan University, students might not have the time, resources or expertise to research public documents or attend an open meeting. That’s where we come in. Central Michigan Life’s biggest responsibility is keeping CMU students aware of how the university conducts business. Our student media company exists to protect your interests and give you a voice. We monitor university operations on your behalf. One of the tools we use is the Open Meetings Act, which allows any citizen to attend an official public meeting and witness the governing process take place in person. This is what allows every CMU student or member of the community to attend each board of trustees or city commission meeting. Another important tool we use to

Chip Bok | Creators Syndicate The corruption in state government that led to the Flint water crisis is a prime example of the importance of Freedom of Information Act Law.

access documents and other public record is Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. FOIA allows for the full or partial disclosure of documents controlled by the United States government and other governing institutions.

FOIA is what allows us to access the contents of public university documents including employee personnel files, communication between university officials and police records. This week, the CMU chapter of the Society of Professional Journal-

ists unveiled a major project on the high financial cost of obtaining public documents. Officials at the head of major institutions often opt for secrecy. FOIA forces a more honest assessment of reality. These state laws promote account-

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ability from officials and help us do our jobs. Any governing structure needs a watchdog. We are CMU’s. Michigan’s FOIA laws have been in the news recently in relation to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s e-mails in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Snyder has released some, but not all, of his e-mails regarding the worst public health catastrophe in the history of the state. What’s unsettling is that Snyder and his cabinet is not required to hand anything over to the public through FOIA. Michigan is one of just two states with shield laws that protect the state executive branch of government from FOIA. This is a dangerous loophole. Taxpayers should not be left in the dark while powerful politicians work in secret, sheltered by an ill-advised exception to a law that is supposed to promote transparency. The press will continue to cover issues such as these, on your behalf. Relentless investigative journalism on matters of public concern can shed light on the misdeeds of some of the world’s largest bureaucratic institutions. Officially verified public documents should always serve as the standard for public judgment. Public documents are the basis of public affairs reporting. Access to them ensures an informed electorate and honest political system. Most importantly, it keeps control out of the wrong hands and the sun shining in our government’s darkest corners.

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Cost of public information requests at CMU is too high Unless you are reading this article in prison, you have the right to request documents from government agencies, including Central Michigan University. The problem is you probably can’t afford them. The Freedom of Information Act was established to allow citizens to ask government agencies for public documents such as police reports or emails between officials. Some information is not subject to FOIA, such as social security numbers. In Michigan, public institutions are allowed to charge fees related to compiling, reviewing and examining documents. However, this is not the case for several other states. The Central Michigan University

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chapter of Society of Professional Journalists sent more than 40 freedom of information requests to 13 of Michigan’s largest public universities. We asked for board of trustees expenses, university president’s discretionary spending and police incident reports regarding sexual assault during the 2014-2015 year. The purpose of our audit was to examine how much each university charged to fulfill FOIA requests. We came up with the idea after several of

us noticed in our reporting careers the wide-ranging costs of FOIA requests. In our audit, we found that there was a wide discrepancy on how much higher education institutions charged for records requests. For example, Michigan Technological University and Eastern Michigan University granted all of our requests for free. Other universities such as the University of Michigan and Michigan State University charged more than $5,000 to fulfill all three requests. CMU asked for $194.02 to search for copies of President George Ross’ discretionary spending. However, the costs associated with reviewing and duplicating the documents were listed as “to be determined.”

CMU did grant one of our requests for free, but the idea of any public information having a price tag is disturbing. High costs for open records also makes it easier for officials to hide troubling or embarrassing information. While access to information is a problem across the country, Michigan is particularly awful in terms of government transparency. Michigan is one out of three states where both the governor and legislature are both exempt from open records requests. These exemptions have serious consequences. For example, it’s still unclear when Gov. Rick Snyder knew about the Flint water crisis because he

exempted from FOIA requests. The emails that have been released from Snyder’s office released themselves only after months of criticism. A CMU student that helps contribute to Ross’s $450,000 base salary should be able to have a copy of all his expenses and receipts without having to pay hundreds of dollars. I challenge Ross to follow EMU’s lead and release all of his expenses and reimbursement records. Then he should make it available for any CMU student to view. Not only would it be a good gesture on his part, it would show CMU truly does value transparency and a positive example for other universities to follow. The full result of CMUSPJ’s FOIA audit is posted on spjcmufoiaaudit.wordpress.com.

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understand what lies behind the published narrative, the editorial, the decision, the report, the media analysis or, in the midst of a campaign, the hype. Young people need concrete examples of how, when and why access to good information makes a difference. Then, and only then, can they appreciate their inalienable right to know. Even in this digital age, the written word remains an effective teaching tool. Good books communicate connections,

convey the ways in which information comes to be, illustrate how it is shared or secreted. A good story well told demonstrates the power of information to shape decisions that ultimately determine action. Open government and the role of a free press are difficult concepts, the link between cause and effect of access is frequently nuanced, always dependent on human interaction at every link of the information chain. Explaining the right to know in a

captivating tale – such as, for example, in the American Library Association’s Young Adult Services Association 2015 awardwinning “Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War” by Steve Sheinkin – can make history and the right to know the truth about that history vivid for readers of all ages. Treacy writes the “Poking Around With Mary” blog. She is a longtime FOI advocate in Minnesota and serves as outreach coordinator for OpenTheGovernment.org.

Snapchat and your Right to Know: Poof! And it’s gone What if you send a selfie and add some scribbled text and find out later that it was a mistake and got into the wrong hands? What if a government official wants to send an important message, maybe an embarrassing, intimate or politically charged message, but he wants to make sure that the world won’t find out about it? In the olden days of email and Facebook, whatever you sent was in cyberspace, maybe forever, for anyone to see. But today, we can make our messages disappear, because they can be sent via Snapchat. Snapchat offers a variety of options, but the basic idea is that a message can be sent, and then disappear 10 seconds later. It’s as though it was never sent. Only our memories keep it alive. What does this have to do with government? In New York, we have the Freedom

of Information Law, known by many as “FOIL”. That law deals with public access to government records. There’s also the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which applies to federal agencies, and every state has some sort of an access to records law. Since 1978, FOIL in New York has applied to all government agency records. When it was enacted, there was no internet or email. High tech was an electric typewriter. A distinction between our law and many others is that the term “record” was defined then to mean any information “in any physical form whatsoever” kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency. Based on the definition, FOIL clearly applies not only to paper records, but also

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to email and other electronic communications kept in some physical form. All of that is terrific when it comes to accountability and the possibility of disclosure to the public. But FOIL applies to existing records, and what if the message is sent through Snapchat, and poof! Now it’s gone, and FOIL no longer applies! Can that be legal if its effect defeats the purpose of a law that’s designed to provide access to government records to the public? If it’s the message asking whether you’d

like to go to lunch tomorrow, it may have nothing to do with government business, and it can probably disappear legally. However, if the message relates to government officials functions, chances are that it has to be preserved, at least for a while. There are laws, fortunately, that deal with the retention and disposal of government records. Government officials can’t simply get rid of records because they don’t want them around anymore or to prohibit others from gaining access to the records. There are records retention schedules that generally relate to the importance of a record. If it’s the invitation to meet for lunch, the retention period is likely zero, and that kind of email can be destroyed. But if it’s the email message where the high government official directs employees to take certain action, or the

message that deals with various rights that a member of the public has exercised, chances are that the record has to be kept for months or even years. Great — the records retention schedules for years have guaranteed that government keeps records based on rules that involve the significance of the records. But it’s 2016, and technology has changed our lives. If an individual, including a government official, wants to cover his tracks, tell the world, “I never said that”, or that he never communicated with a certain person….Snapchat, for better or worse, can be used to make it seem true. And there may be nothing we can do about it. The above was prepared for distribution by the New York News Publishers Association.

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of facepaint for football games. Creating a mascot students identify with and can “rally around” may increase school spirit during sporting events, Illinois senior Joseph Hall said. “While it doesn’t necessarily matter what the mascot is, it’s more about the culture that revolves around it,” he said. “It’s more going to be about what the school puts into it than what (students) think. You want it to look good, but more importantly, you want it to (accurately) reflect what it

means to go to school (here).” Rockford senior Kyle Hurley said a mascot change is only going to be worth what students put into it. “The most logical answer would be to (keep the ‘flying C’) and have someone on the sidelines in a ‘flying C’ costume,” he said. “But it really just depends on how hype people are going to get around (supporting) the mascot. If people are just going to blow it off and not care (about the mascot), then it’s not worth the time and effort.”

News and notes from around campus

Signature quota lowered for SGA senate after low application turn-in rate The signature quota for students interested in running for a senate position in the Student Government Association has been lowered following low application turn-in rates. Students were originally required to obtain 200 signatures by 5 p.m. on March 14. On March 13, the quota dropped to 100 and the deadline for applications was extended to 5 p.m. on March 16. Chuck Mahone, president of SGA, said due to the low

turn-in numbers the senate “(doesn’t) even have a competitive race.” “Originally, the reason we even had signature (quotas) was because students reach out to us and said they felt it was too easy to become a senator, and it worked,” Mahone said. “Last year and the year before, we had a competitive senator election. We haven’t seen that interest this year.” Applications for other positions such as president, vice-president and treasurer

have received the necessary number of signatures, Mahone said. Candidates will be announced at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 21 at the general board meeting in Anspach 162. Mahone said current student apathy does not mean SGA is unimportant. “(SGA) has been on campus since 1920,” he said. “We matter to students.” -Jordyn Hermani, News Editor

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Police investigate child porn found on university computer By Johnathan Hogan Staff Reporter @jr_Hogan1 | news@cm-life.com

Journalism and broadcast faculty member Mark Ranzenberger has been placed on leave by Faculty Personnel Services pending an investigation. Central Michigan University police officers executed a search warrant Thursday in Ranzenberger’s Moore Hall office as part of a criminal investigation of child pornography found on the university-owned computer in his office. Lt. Cameron Wassman released a statement Monday. “The investigation located other electronic media which fits the definition of ‘child pornography.’ There have not been

any arrests made at this time, and the incident remains under investigation by the CMU Police Department,” Wassman said. Child pornography is defined as any depiction of a child engaged in sexually-explicit conduct. This can include photos, digital or computer-generated images, drawings, videos or animations. Producing, knowingly possessing, distrubuting or receiving child pornography is illegal. Each act receives a different criminal penalty, according to hg.org, a national legal resources website. It also states inadvertent access is usually not illegal. Wassman said the investigation could take up to two weeks. He declined to comment on whether Ranzenberger is a sus-

pect. He said the investigation was prompted by a tip received through a “cycle of sources” regarding questionable material. Ranzenberger said in an email Friday he had “no idea” why police removed a computer from his office. Jiafei Yin, chair of the Department of Journalism housed in Moore Hall, said other instructors will teach Ranzenberger’s classes while he is on leave. Dennis Armistead, executive director of Faculty Personnel Services, declined to comment. Ranzenberger has been a professor at CMU since 1999. He is also a Mount Pleasant planning commissioner. His standing as a commissioner has not changed, said City Manager Nancy Ridley.

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Beaver Island to host new summer courses By Ruben Juarez Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

John Gordon’s mission for this summer is to get as many students as possible on a ferry destined to Beaver Island. “To learn with an expert faculty in a small class size at the Biology Station on Beaver Island is really an unmatched learning experience,” said the Biological Station manager. “You couldn’t get that anywhere else. It’s the uniqueness of the island.” Summer courses at CMU’s Biological Station are open for registration, including a few new classes. Educating an average of 120 students annually, many courses on the island condense material from a 15-week course into approximately three weeks. A

combination of hands-on learning and community-building makes the Biological Station a unique educational experience. Beaver Island rests in Lake Michigan, 32 miles from the shore of Charlevoix. New to the curriculum, Physical Geography 105 will be held in the second summer session. General Physics 130 and its instructor Bin He will also make their debut on Beaver Island this year. Although the fixed-term faculty member has not been on Beaver Island before, He said he looks forward to teaching the science of matter and movement at the station. “When we study the laws of physics we can, for example, watch the waves in the lake and actually explain the periodic motion,” He said. “There are ac-

Courtesy Photo | Kaiti Chritz A CMU biology student examines moss on Beaver Island during a botany class in 2014.

tually some physics laws behind that. We can use something on the island and relate it to the physics laws within this class.” He also sees an advantage in the small class sizes. On CMU’s main campus, the same physics course seats 100 students, he said. Classes on the island, however, contain around 20 students. This allows for more

individual interactions between instructors and students. Ornithology and Great Lakes Limnology will also be offered during the first and second summer session, respectively. It has been at least five years since either class was taught at the station, Gordon said. Associate professor of biology Donna King credits the enthusi-

asm students have for attending classes on the island to the sense of community that is promoted there. Classes can last most of the day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For dinner, everyone at the station eats together. Afterward students usually have study sessions or seek the help of professors. “Having taught there a lot, it’s a different relationship that you have with your professor than you do on campus,” King said. St. Charles senior Shelby Walker agrees. “You really get to know your professors on a different level,” she said. “You hear their stories, in relation to what they’re studying or what they are talking about in class. You really get to know more than what they research and what they do at school.” Walker looks forward to

taking her fifth class on Beaver Island this summer. Learning at the Biological Station is very different than classes on CMU’s campus, Walker said. “You get to do a lot more active learning. It’s not all classroom lecture learning,” Walker said. “There, it’s a lot of ‘let’s go to a spot on the island’ and ‘we’re going to learn about (the subject matter) out where it actually happens,’ instead of just reading about it and hearing about it in class.” Courses on the island are tailored to take advantage of its resources and features, Gordon said. Beaver Island has seven inland lakes and a wide variety of natural ecosystems that serve as tools to teach science courses. Open registration for first and second summer sessions end on May 17.

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Assistant golf coach seeks LPGA career By Austin Denean

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Photo Illustration | Chelsea Grobelny Assistant golf coach Lauren Grogan hits a ball while at practice on March 1 inside the Mt. Pleasant Country Club.

There is no draft in professional golf, no combine or pro day. The pressure falls solely on the player, who must perform well in tournaments to get a foot in the door. Central Michigan Assistant Golf Coach Lauren Grogan is trying to make two dreams come true at once by coaching and starting her professional career in the Ladies Professional Golf Association. “Golf is a pretty unique thing in the sense of having no draft,” Grogan said. “When you apply for a tournament, it’s checking boxes and saying you’re competing as an amateur or pro.” After finishing her four-year playing career at the University of Michigan, where she was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten with three Top 10 tournament finishes, Grogan came to CMU to begin her coaching career under her former head coach Cheryl Stacy. Stacy, who started at CMU in 2014, recruited Grogan to Michigan when she was a high school player at Bishop Watterson High School in Ohio. Stacy coached Grogan for two years during her time as Michigan’s head coach, during which Grogan won two Big Ten awards. Grogan set her mind to playing professional golf during her junior year at Michigan and began to focus on the way she practiced to develop all aspects of her game. She also decided she wanted to be a coach and saw an opportunity to grow by coming to CMU. After Stacy left Michigan in 2013, the two remained in contact, which led to Grogan joining the coaching staff at CMU. “I get to

learn from Cheryl who has fantastic experience, a great track record and was a great player. I get to ask her questions and pick her brain,” Grogan said. “I had to learn how to talk through shots and teach it to someone, so it tests my knowledge as well.” Although Stacy has been removed from playing professionally for years — she never caught on as a regular on the LPGA Tour after a highly-ranked amateur career — she is still able to give Grogan advice. “The good thing about it is things don’t change a lot from when I played to what she’s doing now. She is going to go through some of the same ups and downs,” Stacy said. “I can help her when she’s out there and (Grogan) can ask me what I think about when something happens, especially with the mental grind of all the traveling.” There are multiple avenues to starting a professional golf career, which includes playing in open state tournaments, mini-tours or going through qualifying school. In order to obtain an LPGA Tour card, a golfer needs to finish within the Top 20 of qualifying school or finishing within the Top 10 in money earnings on the Symetra Tour. Grogan participiates in the Ohio and Michigan Open each summer since playing collegiately. Last summer, Grogan came within a few strokes of qualifying for the U.S. Open, but was unable to recover from a rough start. She has made one attempt to reach the LPGA through qualifying school, but wasn’t able to advance to the second stage. Groan said she dug herself a hole that was too deep to climb out of in the first two days. “My family and I didn’t want my first go-around at Q-school to be my only,” she said. “How I finished the last two rounds was promising.” Grogan’s family has played an important role in her career, especially her father, who has been her caddie for most of her professional and collegiate career. “He knows if I get a little uptight and when to talk through a shot with me,” Grogan said. “When we’re on the course, we talk about anything but golf between strokes. One tournament going into my senior year, we talked about everything I would need for my apartment coming up.” Because of the time commitment Grogan has made, being a coach and graduate student in sports management, she has struggled to find the time and money to practice and compete in professional tournaments. “I wouldn’t change my decision or trade my experience for anything,” she said.

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News and notes from around campus

Seven Chippewas head to New York for NCAA Championships Seven members of the Central Michigan wrestling team set out for an NCAA Championship on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The three-day tournament will conclude on Saturday with a National Champion being crowned in each of the 10 weight classes and 80 wrestlers total earning All-American honors. The 10 weight classes are split into brackets made up of 33 wrestlers. The top 16 in each bracket are seeded. CMU’s three seeded

wrestlers include: Freshman Justin Oliver (149 pounds) as a nine seed, senior Luke Smith (157) as an 11 seed and senior Mike Ottinger (174) as a 10 seed. Sophomore Brent Fleetwood (125), junior Corey Keener (133), senior Zach Horan (141) and sophomore Jordan Ellingwood (184) are not seeded. Ellingwood was the only Chippewa to win his weight class at the MAC Championships on March 6. This is the first year the NCAA Championships

will be at Madison Square Garden. “The championships are the biggest part of our sport and competing at Madison Square Garden only intensifies that,” said Head Coach Tom Borrelli. “There have been so many great events there and we can’t wait for the challenge.” Thursday and Friday’s matches will be on ESPNU and ESPN3. Saturday’s championship matches will be at 8 p.m. on ESPN. -Kullen Logsdon, Staff Reporter

Gymnastics looks forward to MAC Championships this weekend The Central Michigan gymnastics team (12-3, 4-2 MAC) looks forward to the Mid-American Conference Championships at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana. “I think we have a really strong lineup, stronger than we’ve had most seasons,” said Head Coach Jerry Reighard. “We got some people that are back and looking really good.” CMU finished the 2016 regular season ranked third out of seven teams in the MAC behind Kent State and Eastern Michigan. CMU lost to both teams during the regular season. “We’re working on our

mental readiness,” said senior Megan Lamphere. “Our physical readiness is there and has been, it’s just bringing out our best all together on that day.” Last year, the Chippewas placed second behind Kent State at the MAC Championships, scoring 196.275. At the time, they were ranked 21st nationally. They went onto the NCAA Regional Championship at Ohio State and finished third out of six teams with a 195.925. The Chippewas are ranked 35th nationally, right on the border of not making into the NCAA Regionals, with the top 36

teams moving on. “We’re right on the bubble and that’s not really comfortable,” Reighard said. “If you’re going to make it into the tournament, we control our own destiny this week.” The Chippewas’ highest team score of the season was a 196.125 against Western Michigan. Kent State’s season high is also 196.125, while Eastern Michigan’s season best was a 196.6. “You have to stay in your own bubble and that’s what makes a successful team on that day,” Lamphere said.

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Former CMU coach, administrator, NCAA referee Weston talks MAC Hall of Fame honor By Von Lozon, Evan Sasiela and Taylor DesOrmeau sports@cm-life.com

As the Central Michigan women’s basketball team was making a run to the MidAmerican Conference title game last week, the team’s second coach in program history — Marcy Weston — watched from the stands. Prior to Friday’s win over Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament Semifinal, the conference announced the former Central Michigan coach, administrator and NCAA referee would be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame. “I was shocked, surprised but very humbled,” Weston said. Weston will be honored on June 1 at the Renaissance

Hotel in Cleveland. Athletics Director Dave Heeke said it will coincide with the MAC’s spring meetings. He added the honor is “well-deserved.” “It’s certainly not surprising for all of her contributions to not only Central Michigan but to this conference. Her reputation as a leader in college athletics is remarkable,” Heeke said. Weston said she received 15-20 messages on her phone within hours of the announcement, and was congratulated by many CMU fans in attendance at Quicken Loans Arena for the MAC Tournament. “(My) mom always used to tell me, ‘Whatever you do, just do it well and people will say thank you in different w weston | 18

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MARch 17, 2016 y Central Michigan Life y Cm-life.com programs then because each sport didn’t have year-round activities. “(CMU) let me do a lot of things,” Weston said. “My AD always let me be involved with the NCAA and it’s worked out for me. I believe it has worked out for them as well.” Her time as an administrator at CMU included being the senior associate athletics director from 1989-2011 and the executive associate director of athletics and sports administration, where she supervised student-athlete services, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, student employment and department personnel. She also was a national coordinator of NCAA women’s basketball officiating from 1986-2005 and officiated the 1982 and 1984 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship games. The 1982 champion-

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ship was the first Final Four in women’s basketball history. Current women’s basketball Head Coach Sue Guevara said she hopes to be like Weston when she grows older. “I always had the opportunity to walk in Marcy’s office,” Guevara said. “She’s very fair, she listens. She will sometimes help you think out of the box and at other times be able to look at you and say, ‘Sue, now I think you are really wrong on this. You

might want to think about it this way.’ She’s just a class-act Chippewa.” MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher issued a statement on Weston. “It is only appropriate for our conference to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our former students, coaches and administrators, specifically these four individuals, and their achievements during their time competing in the (MAC),” Steinbrecher

said. “We are honored to welcome them to the (MAC) Hall of Fame.” Heeke said Weston worked at the “genesis of Title IX” and was at the forefront of “the incredible growth of opportunities for women.” He added Weston was an advocate for not just women, but all student-athletes. “When (you talk to) one of our former student-athletes, they always ask, ‘How’s Marcy Weston?’” Heeke said. “I think the ultimate compliment of an administrator is when studentathletes ask about you when they leave, (it means) you made an impact on their lives.” Weston has been inducted in the Marcy Weston Hall of Fame, which is named after her and honors CMU athletic greats. “Working in college athletics, for Marcy, is a true calling,” Heeke said. “She was one of the most talented and

special individuals in the history of college athletics. That’s a pretty neat thing.” Weston stayed in Florida in the winter and said she’s taking a year to relax and not be too involved. She retired in spring 2015. Weston will head to her cottage on Lake Michigan for the summer, but will remain in Mt. Pleasant for fall sports action. “When I’m in town, my car automatically drives itself to (the) Rose (Center),” she said. Weston said she favors coaching over officiating and administration because she gets to develop a relationship with student-athletes. “It was a passion,” she said. “I loved officiating, I loved coaching, I loved working with coaches. It’s been a great career. This is a giant thank you by the MAC. It’s a great thank you and I couldn’t be more honored.”

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Football team begins spring practice, Pro Day Thursday By Austin Denean Staff Reporter @atd023 | sports@cm-life.com

With less than one month until the spring maroon vs. gold scrimmage at 1 p.m. on April 16, the Chippewas started spring practice on Tuesday. CMU got back into its usual practice routine on the first day, aside from not wearing pads and hitting. In 2015, Head Coach John Bonamego had barely been hired a month when he began spring practice. With a full season completed, Bonamego said he came into this year’s camp much more comfortable. “At this time last year, there were still a lot of names I didn’t know and now I know them,” Bonamego said. “The overall comfort level with the staff,

routine, practice schedule and overall adjustments you make. There is a huge difference from years one and two.” The Chippewas will be led on offense by senior quarterback Cooper Rush, who threw for 3,848 yards and 25 touchdowns last season. Bonamego said “the sky is the limit” for what Rush can accomplish. The team has high expectations for him. “It was good to be back out here and knock the rust off,” Rush said. “We had a lot of energy and guys flying around; it’s always fun.” Sophomore running back Romello Ross rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown in CMU’s bowl game. He began spring practices taking repetitions with the first team offense. “The experience is great. Everything is going to come

together. To get back out and get back to work is great,” Ross said. “I just got to keep it up and keep pushing forward and not let anybody down.” On the defensive side of the ball, the Chippewas have multiple starters to replace from last season, including leading tackler Kavon Frazier, who will perform for NFL scouts at CMU’s Pro Day on Thursday. CMU is returning two leaders in the defensive backfield including senior Tony Annese and junior Josh Cox, who ranked second and fifth in total tackles. “It’s nice getting back on the football field,” Cox said. “The defense was swarming the ball.” Running back Devon Spalding, who will be a junior in fall of 2016, remained out of practice Tuesday. He’s still recovering from a fractured clavicle suffered

File Photo | Kaiti Chritz Senior running back Joe Bacci warms up on the sidelines before the game on Oct. 17, 2015 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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Junior forward serves as ‘team hair stylist’ By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter @GWickliffe | sports@cm-life.com

Jewel Cotton: junior forward on the Central Michigan women’s basketball team and creative hairstylist. The Harper Woods native said she has done her own hair as well as others since she was 14. Growing up, Cotton was in charge of styling her two younger sisters’ hair intact, constantly making sure their hair was in good shape every two weeks. “My mom did my hair when I was younger,” Cotton said. “I learned from watching her. When she saw that I got better, she made it one of my chores to do my little sisters’ hair.” Cotton would only give her

sisters ponytails, but once she improved, she moved on to braiding and eventually to dyeing hair — which is her preferred technique. Cotton has served as the hair stylist for several of her teammates, including seniors Da’Jourie Turner and Chelsea Lynn and sophomore Tinara Moore. “Jewel always does my hair,” Turner said. “She’s probably the only one that I would actually let do my hair. I’ll probably have to make a couple of trips (to Mount Pleasant after graduation) to get my hair re-done.” Turner said she wasn’t as equipped to do her own hair, so she went to Cotton for help. “I have a lot of hair and I don’t know how to do many styles,” she said. “When (Cotton) came on the team, I just asked and let her

File Photo | Greg Cornwell Redshirt junior Jewel Cotton looks for an open pass under the hoop Nov. 19 at McGuirk Arena.

experiment on me and I liked her work, so I stuck with it. She’s my teammate, family and hairstylist.” Despite the praise she receives from her teammates, Cotton said what she does isn’t special.

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“I’m not a hairdresser, but I’ve had to do my hair along the way, so I’ve kind of picked up a little skill,” she said. “(My teammates) trust me, and I know what I’m doing. It’s not

like I’m new to this and they’re not my first customers.” On the court, the 6-foot-2 forward was named the MidAmerican Conference Co-Sixth Player of the Year after averaging nine points and six rebounds per game off the bench. Cotton draws connections between her ability to play multiple positions on the court and her versatility to create various hairstyles. “It’s the fact that you can do so much and be creative (with hair),” Cotton said. “It’s like building and making art in a way. (Doing hair) is similar to the feeling after you win a game.” Not all of Cotton’s hair tests have been successful, however. “I’m always experimenting with my own hair,” Cotton said.

“I’ve made mistakes on my head, but I’ve learned and gotten better.” During the season, Cotton said she wears extensions in her hair, which is also known as a weave. When Cotton put in her first weave, the hair got tangled, which forced her to make adjustments to it. “I had to kind of rearrange it so you couldn’t see it because I couldn’t take it out,” she said. “That was a very scary time in my life, but I’m past that and I made it through.” CMU Head Coach Sue Guevara said she isn’t surprised Cotton can do more than play basketball, but she won’t touch Guevara’s hair anytime soon. “I have a woman down at the casino,” Guevara said. “She’s the only person I let touch my hair.”

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