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8 EDITORIAL: Talks on diversity have been progressive

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9 column: Privilege checkers need a check 11 Student Government

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Design bureau: Meet the students who help design new venture business campaigns.

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Relay for life: As of April 10, $55,600 has been raised by Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.

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Join the editors of Central Review as they bring guest Joe McGuire to talk about his short story “Snakes are Everywhere!”

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15 The full list of Chippy Award 2016 nominees 16 Chippewa baseball to take

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13 The Chippy Awards return Sunday in Plachta Auditorium, honoring student-athletes

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SUSPENDED: Redshirt freshman linebacker Malik Fountain is suspended from the football team following assault arrest.

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Football player arrested for assault By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

Redshirt freshman linebacker Malik Fountain was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated assault and two counts of assault and battery, according to Isabella County Court records. He was released after posting 10 percent of a $9,000 bond. Fountain has been suspended indefinitely from the football team for violation of team rules, said Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Rob Wyman, who said the athletics department was made aware of an accusation against Fountain in December. “We continued to monitor the situation and waited for the legal support for the accusation,” Wyman said. “We moved swiftly to take the action of suspending Malik. We will continue to monitor the situation.” Wyman added the department is

usually notified by local law enforcement if there is a student-athlete accused of a crime. According to the student-athlete handbook, those arrested Malik Fountain for misdemeanors or felonies will be suspended from practice and play “pending a prompt investigation to determine whether the suspension should be continued or lifted.” All arrests will be reported to the Office of Student Life. After midnight on Dec. 2, Saginaw resident Chylcie Clark was at Wayside Central celebrating a friend’s birthday when she was assaulted. Central Michigan Life interviewed Clark in December, when a post she wrote about the assault on Facebook was shared thousands of times.

Courtesy Photo | Chylcie Clark Chylcie Clark posted this photo on her Facebook page in December right after the assault.

Clark described a black man, about 6 feet 1 inch in height, with dreadlocks, who repeatedly tried to dance with her when she declined. She described the man as “pretty muscular” and in

his early 20s. She positively identified Fountain to police by looking at the CMU football roster on Dec. 2. “The first time I tried to push him off,” Clark said. “He grabbed me really hard. My friend (also) told him no. He shoved her and she went six feet across the dance floor.” Clark said the man punched her friend in the eye, and then punched Clark in the nose. She spent four hours in the emergency room that night, and suffered from a broken bone in her nose. Clark underwent a septoplasty in December. Clark told Central Michigan Life on April 8 police have not contacted her since February. Her testimony was confirmed through court documents. Another witness told police he didn’t see the entire altercation, but said he believed a black man who he identified as Fountain was involved. Fountain told police in December he was at Wayside Central with former wide receiver Courtney Williams.

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Fountain said Williams “got into it” with a woman and an Arabic man. Fountain said he did not punch any women, but did fight with the man. Williams told police Fountain was by the disc jockey booth when a woman was arguing with him. He told police the Arabic man came up and threw a drink on him and Fountain. Williams began fighting the man, but was restrained “by someone.” Williams said the man and Fountain were then fighting on the ground. Three weeks after the incident, Fountain played in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 28, started as a linebacker and had eight tackles. He played in all 13 games last season, and had a total of 67 tackles, one forced fumble, one pass deflection and 4.5 tackles for a loss of five yards. Fountain’s arraignment has been scheduled for April 20. Sports Editor Taylor DesOrmeau also contributed to this story.

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Building a business Drew Shornak | Freelance Photographer ShareCase LCC co-founder Phillip Zerull presents in a two-minute pitch competition in on April 8 French Auditorium.

New Venture ‘Best Overall Venture’ winners set out to improve medical education By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter @DeruiterJoy | news@cm-life.com

Two medical students and a Central Michigan University alumnus teamed up for a business idea that would impress judges because of its long-term application in schools and hospitals. Twenty-two teams prepared for seven months to compete for a total of $80,000 in cash awards during the sixth-annual New Venture competition. Only one team walked away on Friday with $30,000 as “Best Overall.” That business venture was ShareCase LLC, an interactive web portal designed to revolutionize outdated technology used at medical schools. The New Venture Competition started in 2011. Participants complete workshops for about seven months before the competition and receive training in basic business-building skills. It is hosted through the College of Business Administration. Judges are entrepreneurial veterans, who evaluate competitors in a shark-tank style competition. The idea for ShareCase came to Craig Thomas

because of flaws he saw in the College of Medicine’s technology at CMU. Thomas had always wanted to create a business and emulate his father, whose entrepreneurial experience he admires. When he sat in class last semester next to Nicholas Cozzi, also a second-year medical student, the two decided to team up. They recruited alumnus Phillip Zerull, their chief technology officer, to create the platform they envisioned. “Craig came to me and said ‘I have this idea,’ and I said this is right up my alley,” Thomas said. The idea is meant to be an interactive web portal to aid school curriculum that focuses on case-based learning. This kind of curriculum has students work in teams on problems that could become real life situations — very similar to how medicine is actually practiced. “Medical education is following suit. No longer are we in lecture halls from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are working together in what is called case-based learning,” Cozzi said during the group’s final presentation. ShareCase was born because the developers saw

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New Venture Competition Winners Best overall: $30,000 Sharecase LLC; Craig Thomas, Nicholas Cozzi and Phillip Zerill

Best Lifestyle: $5,000 Forever and Always; Amber Wilder and Abbigail Newbury

Best Social Venture: $10,000 High Hopes Hammocks; Georgina Klem, Connor Moynihan and Christian Cullinan

Spirit of Entrepreneurship: Conquest Clothing Co.; Andre Sanders, Julio Almanza and Shakera Moffett

Best Technology: $10,000 Superior Filament (Michigan Tech); Cedric Kennedy, Aubrey Woern, Joshua Krugh and Amber Varacalli

Spirit of Entrepreneurship: Ironman Aviation; Brian Stark and Brooke Wagner

Korson Family Highest Growth Potential: $10,000 We Inspire (Michigan Tech); Arick Davis, Florin Simion, Arika Davis, Cassie Sovereen, Viorel Stroe, Duarte Teles and Nathan Shaiyen

1st runner-up pitch: $500 Runway Avenue; David Valentine II, Kimberly Johnson, Matthew Williams, Taylor Rainier and Mia Serrano

Most impact on Michigan: $10,000 Sweet Treats Apple Co.; Amber Williams and Sydney Davis

Best Pitch: $1,000 Superior Filament

2nd runner-up pitch: $250 Ironman Aviation Audience CHoice: $250 Superior Filament

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Chelsea Grobelny | Staff Photographer

Christian Cullinan of High Hopes Hammock Co., LLC shakes the hand of a person behind him after hearing his business moved on to the next round on Friday, April 8 inside the EHS building during the New Venture Competition.

Drew Shornak | Freelance Photographer Past new Venture Competition winners Samantha and Joseph Pina pose on on April 4 at Ace of Diamonds in downtown Mount Pleasant. The brother-sister team received $10,000 last year from the competition.

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issues with using older learning technology that was not made with this curriculum in mind. “Our content (at CMU) is Microsoft Online, which only allows for essay and text questions,” Cozzi said. “Faculty don’t understand what students are doing, and students aren’t sure if they are learning the correct information.” Their solution is ShareCase, which engages students using patient cases that follow colleges’ curriculum. The three founders also see a future for the application with current health care providers and insurance companies. For judges, this aspect was what differentiated the team from another New Venture group that they felt had made great progress in the business, but lacked long-term application. The issue judges had with ShareCase, said retired Senior Vice President for Cisco’s Systems Keith Goodwin, was that Thomas and Cozzi are going to medical school. Judges doubted

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Chelsea Grobelny | Staff Photographer Amber Williams receives feedback of her presentation on Friday, April 8 inside the EHS building during the New Venture Competition.

their ability to do both. “The top two teams had very different opportunities in short-term versus long-term,” Goodwin said. “For (ShareCase) there was clearly a very strong long-term opportunity but a lot of risk in the short-term of them getting the business over the starting hurdles.” Goodwin said deciding between the two teams was like “comparing apples to oranges.” The three founders said they never expected to win. Thomas and Cozzi see value

in being medical students with an interest in entrepreneurship. “Part of being a doctor is also being your own boss — you have to be able to make decisions for the patients as well,” Thomas said. Cozzi specifically wants to be a pediatric neurosurgeon. “This stuff excites me because I look at problems through a different lens — how do I add value, how do I make this cheaper, how can I increase quality — because I’m not just a medical student, I come with a business background,” he said.

When her cosmetics company ran out of funds, alumna Shannon O’Donald had a difficult time not feeling the sting. “I looked at it as a failure, like a black mark. It made me really uncomfortable,” she said. Central Michigan Life tracked down some of the New Venture Competition’s past winners to see where they are now. O’Donald’s business, Shannon Evans Cosmetics, won $1,000 from the first ever New Venture Competition in 2011. Her business went under from lack of funds four years later. Now she lives in Seattle working for Crown Social, a social media agency. O’Donald said there was a time she probably would have said she regretted creating the cosmetics company. “I started realizing there are no entrepreneurs out there who have not failed at least once,” she said.

“Now I absolutely embrace it.” After New Venture, O’Donald self-funded her company for four years while taking on internships. She joined Crown Social when it was still a start-up company.

Growing success Last year’s Best Overall Venture Winners received $30,000. Episcura was created by alumni Patrick McAvena, Chris Green, Kurt Baringer and Christian Day. It is an online media service that sells stock photography and textures royalty-free. The business hit 10,000 subscribers last month. “When we initially won the grant, we were still in the process of finishing the development of our website,” McAvena said. “The grant was a big help.” In addition to marketing, the founders have been working on building up their library of content for users. Get ting on its f eet Samantha and Joseph Pina are a brother-sister team that received

$10,000 from NVC last year. The Pinas have been working for their aunt at the Ace of Diamonds jewelry store. Revolve Replication’s premise is to create a scan system for independent jewelers. That scanner would hook up to a 3D computer-assisted design program that would allow jewelers to make custom modifications. “We focus on creating a scanner so a customer can bring in any piece of jewelry, whether it’s broken (or) there is something they never liked about it, and they can bring that item into us so we can scan it, customize and modify it,” Samantha said. They call their business Revolve Replication, which works inside of the jewelry store. The Pinas are still in the development phase with the scanner, but said they hope one day jewelers will be able to use the system. “Central really stood behind us to make sure we were making the right decisions,” Samantha said. “Things are going great.”

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New Venture teams consult with design students for expertise By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter @DeruiterJoy | news@cm-life.com

New Venture Competition gives awards of as much as $30,000 to students so they can start their own businesses. Meanwhile, students who help with the design side of the competition are unpaid. Art 335 is called “Design Bureau” because students break up into groups to work for clients in the community. Students in the class work with teams competing in the New Venture Competition, which took place Friday. New Venture competitors have a lot of needs that might benefit from consultation with designers, including logo design, the production of promotional

videos, web pages and more. Last year Art & Design faculty member David Stairs said he asked New Venture and the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship to consider making monetary rewards available for his students if their New Venture clients succeed. The request was denied due to issues with implementing a payment system, said Bruce Marble, the Executive Director of the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship, which puts on New Venture. “We looked into it, and the constraints were that it’s a class for credit. We are not going to be able to pay people for doing work that’s related to class,” Marble said. “Secondly, the awards that the (New Venture) student teams earn are for their business; they

don’t get money personally.” Stairs said students in Art 335 work in teams to create an internship-like experience. “One of the things the course is intending to expose them to, in addition to client-work, is working in teams,” Stairs said. “Because there is no scenario for a recent design graduate where they are going to be working by themselves.” There are usually five to seven New Venture groups that come to the Design Bureau each year. This year 22 groups competed, but only a few have consulted with the Design Bureau. One consulting group is called High Hopes Hammocks. High Hopes is the creation of three students from the College of Business: Christian Cullinan, a graduate student from Wyan-

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dotte, Grand Haven junior Connor Moynihan and Georgiana Klem, a senior from Spring Lake. Their business sells hammocks that have been fashioned into a cocoon-design to protect users from the elements or possibly malaria if they live in warm climates. For every hammock purchased, High Hopes gives one to the impoverished, refugees, victims of natural disasters or people living in shelters. Moynihan said the group of nine students in Design Bureau have been very helpful, and if they could, they would compensate them for their aid. “Honestly, with the work they have done for us we would love

to pay them,” he said. “In the real world we would, but luckily for us they have class projects they need to take care of, so they use us and we love it.” The group estimated the logo design job they asked for would have cost about $5,000 if it was done by a professional, and a promotional video might have cost up to $400 an hour. Moynihan said it would not be realistic for New Venture to implement a payment reward system that includes consultant design students from ART 335. He has a different idea. “I think New Venture needs to work more smoothly with (Design Bureau), because they have

a great thing to offer and it would be really cool to see that put into every project,” Moynihan said. “I think the (Department of Art and Design) is totally down for it, but there is a little bit of friction with New Venture.” One of the design students working with High Hopes, Flint senior Ryan Pierce, said it would be nice to get compensated for the work they do. He also said there are benefits to working with New Venture groups that go beyond monetary value. “There is definitely reward in being part of something that could turn out big,” he said. “It would be really cool if High Hopes does.”

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Athletics department has no plans to create mascot By Jordyn Hermani News Editor @h3rmani | news@cm-life.com

Student Government Association leaders are working to create a mascot for athletics events, but have yet to earn the support of university administrators. Following a survey distributed by the SGA earlier last month, 574 students indicated they would be in favor of creating a school mascot. Despite student interest, Craig Willey, senior associate athletic director of external operations, said a mascot isn’t something the athletics department is willing to consider. “We don’t have a mascot, (but) we’re really comfortable with our branding and position,” Willey said. “There’s a great responsibility that comes along with (using the Chippewa name). Our use of that name — our logos, our marks — it’s all been developed over the

course of many years in conjunction with our partners at the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. When we look at our brand, our position in the market place, the ‘Action C’ is nationally renowned.” Willey said he’s not sure how much money it would cost the university to create a mascot because it’s not something athletics has “really explored.” Royal Oak junior and SGA senator Kit Skoog isn’t deterred by Willey’s comments. “I’m totally not shocked (the athletics department) doesn’t find the importance in (creating a mascot),” Skoog said. “This isn’t athletics’ top priority right now, but it doesn’t put a damper on (our) plans because this is a student project. I’m sure once this becomes more real, they’ll give us a second glance.” She said the two most common responses to the survey were a

Flying C mascot, or bringing back the Dragon — the university’s unofficial from 1925 to 1927. Skoog’s resolution debuted in the SGA house and senate on April 4 and was passed in both bodies, but not without contention. Some members of the senate were hesitant on passing the mascot bill, as they were not sure if keeping the name Chippewa but not having a correlated mascot would still be considered offensive. “There was some discussion in my committee that even though (the university) will not be using a Native American symbol or (any part of their) culture (as the mascot), we should have some discussion with the tribe as to what would or would not be offensive to them before passing (the legislation),” said SGA senator and Cheboygan junior Kait Ridings. Involving the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe was a major point of

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Students dress as a dragon during a CMU homecoming event pictured in the December 10, 1924 edition of Central Michigan Life. At the time, the dragon was the school’s unofficial mascot.

contention in the house as well. “Although it was not mentioned in the bill, we will be discussing this with the (Saginaw Chippewa Indian) Tribe and any (necessary CMU) administration members,” said Birmingham sophomore Connor Stein, a member of the joint committee that helped to ensure the bill’s creation. Skoog assured members of the senate the bill was just a stepping-

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Second ‘Walking Together’ panel discussion on diversity was focused, productive Editorial

ast semester, President George Ross announced our university would host a series of panel discussions on diversity and inclusion. The first of these was in December of last year. It was an open forum during which Ross took questions from students and communicated his vision for a more inclusive Central Michigan University. Following that panel discussion we asked CMU’s administration to strive to avoid an echo chamber on this campus — one that unintentionally segregates our community and renders conversation about inclusiveness unproductive. Talking about the same issues with the same people at the table over and over again accomplishes nothing. We must emphasize this point again in the wake of another diversity conversation. Talks about a topic so complicated as the one regarding race on a predominantly white campus must be transformative. The second “Walking To-

Brianna Hughes | Staff Photographer Faculty member Andrea Jasper speaks during “Walking Together” a panel about diversity and inclusion on Friday, April 8 in the Charles V. Park Library auditorium.

gether” event April 8 was effective. The theme of the second panel discussion was diversity training and the presence of inclusiveness in the classroom. This discussion was more focused and as a result, more effective. We commend the university on picking a specific topic to explore amid such a complex and changing environment of higher education. We feel this is an impor-

tant aspect of this issue and needed to be addressed. There are several ways CMU has apparently tried to meet the concerns mentioned by students during the first panel discussion. A diversity and inclusion assessment initially set to conclude by the end of the semester has been extended to give students, faculty and staff more time to participate. The Barthwell Group, a

certified owned by women minority-consulting firm from Detroit, is leading the assessment, which hopes to identify effective university inclusion efforts and opportunities to enhance the on-campus learning environment. This is a meaningful way Ross’ administration is gathering information in hopes of breeding actual change. Secondly, the university has created a Diversity Transforma-

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Those who speak on white privilege in need of a reality check Check yourself before you wreck yourself. Stark words from a 1990s hip-hop anthem about making sure you know your place. That sounds pretty negative, but it doesn’t have to be. Checking yourself leads to greater introspection. An understanding of what you are and what you can be with tight shoelaces and hard work. The reality check for most people of color is that sometimes, no amount of bootstrapped labor can help you get ahead — especially if you were born into a poor family. It all comes down to predisposed economic and racial privilege. Racial privilege is something we’ve heard a lot about in the last five years. On social media and in passing conversation, young white liberals often ask straight, white men to “check their privilege” — to real-

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ize, even for just a moment, their gift of genetic opportunity above women and people of color. White liberal activists of this sort are well-intentioned. They obviously think they are helping. That isn’t always the case. Sometimes it’s done egotistically, and it damages equality movements across the board. Simply put: White, straight males do not experience negative effects of white privilege, nor will they ever. If you believe privilege checking makes you a stronger ally to minorities, it doesn’t. The same goes for men who stand with women against gross misogyny.

This calls for some due clarification. It is the duty of all minorities and women to call out invidious white, male privilege when they see it. It’s also the duty of white men and women to support those courageous individuals. It’s problematic, however, when privileged white “privilege checkers” of all genders use the term for identity politics. Armchair activists are not only fraudulent, but unjustly aggressive in their approach. At worst, they make all equality activists look bad. At the very least, they look like jerks. For generations, white liberal activists have struggled with their place in Civil Rights movements, and how best to help. At Central Michigan University NAACP and Black Lives Matters meetings, the issue is of great importance. In conscious Black and Latino

media, the subject is widely analyzed. Dustin J. Seibert wrote about social media activism in The Root, and how privileged white (and black) people seldom help when they pretend to care. He uses the example of hashtags that surfaced after the murders of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Sandra Bland. The list goes on and on. These people turn to social media as reactionaries, making their abhorrence of racism abundantly clear. They frequently forget about it a day later. Some white liberal activists at CMU really care. I’ve just been exposed to a lot of half-assed, overly-aggressive student activism. And I typically see that aggression in people who woke up to politics yesterday. They are desperate to make a difference, and to right

generational wrongs. That’s cool, but cooler heads always prevail. I value self-determination over passive resistance, but there’s a point where folks shut down and refuse to listen. Cornering white dudes with dreadlocks in the hallway, ranting and raving about cultural appropriation, won’t stop black kids from getting gunned down by police officers. As Seibert writes, we haven’t fixed these problems yet, and we sure as hell won’t do it tomorrow. Just remember that it is vital to stand with men and women of color; with feminists and members of the LGBT community. You just can’t fight the battle for them. Or pretend that doing so will make you more hip. Or get aggressive in lieu of nuanced activism. In the words of Ice Cube, you had better run a check.

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infected are young people, ages 15-24 years of age. To • Undiagnosed STIs cause 24,000 women to become infertile each year • One in two young adults will contract an STI by age 25 This data and much more, published in 2014 by the CDC, also reveals that young adults remain at the highest risk of acquiring an STI, especially, chlamydia and gonorrhea. Despite being a relatively small portion of the sexually active population, young adults accounted for almost two thirds of all reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in 2014. Unfortunately, the consequences of STIs are most severe for young adults and especially young women. Because chlamydia and gonorrhea often have no symptoms, it is believed that many young adults with these diseases go undiagnosed and therefore do not know they are infected. Chlamydia, one of the most

Get Tested The following tests are available: • Chlamydia • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • HIV Appointments are necessary and may be made by contacting LCCM at 989-773-0379.

common STIs, is also known as the silent STI and the fertility thief. Without treatment, this disease can lead to lifelong repercussions for a woman’s reproductive health, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. According to the CDC, only a fraction of young adults are likely to have sought STI testing and treatment. If all of the young adults who have been unknowingly exposed and have contracted an STI were tested, it is possible that the 20 million new

STI infections accurately diagnosed each year could more than double. In order to serve and educate our community about this epidemic, LCCM will now include Sexually Transmitted Infection testing and treatment along with our other free services. Under the Direction of Dr. Michelle Monticello, OB/Gyn, one of our Medical Directors, she and our trained Registered Nurses will test and treat women and their partners. We will be open for testing on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Appointments are necessary and may be made by contacting LCCM at 989-773-0379. The following tests are available; • Chlamydia • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • HIV Young adults seeking testing can expect to experience a caring and non-judgmental environment, staffed with knowledgeable profes-

sionals who are sensitive to the needs of their clients. Their privacy will be honored and all medical records will be kept completely confidential. (With the exception of state mandated reporting) Because of the generosity of individuals, businesses, and churches in our community, we currently do not need to charge for our testing services. The antibiotics used to treat those with a positive chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis test, will be provided by the Central Michigan District Health Department. Many people in our communities have given graciously to support this endeavor. LCCM is thankful to be serving in such a caring community and believe that together, we will have a positive impact upon the lives of young adults who live all around us. Mary Barz, Executive Director, Life Choices of Central Michigan

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New Student Government president, vice president elected

Chelsea Grobelny | Staff Photographer Relayers walk around inside of the Indoor Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 9 during Relay for Life.

Relay for Life generates $55,600 for cancer research By Erica Iannucci Staff Reporter @ericaeliza23 | news@cm-life.com

Students came together to combat cancer on Saturday by walking to raise money for Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event that generates money for cancer research and also allowed hundreds of people in the community to honor those that have been affected by cancer. Seventy-five teams set up around the Indoor Athletic Complex and offered attendees a variety of ways to raise money from noon to midnight on Saturday, from face paintings to walking tacos to bra pong. The annual event raised $55,600 so far. Last year $67,000 was raised. The fundraiser goes through August with the goal of raising up to $70,000 for the American Cancer Society. A person from each team must always be walking on the track during Relay for Life events. Warren senior and president of registered student organization Colleges Against Cancer Samantha Kidd helped organize the 12-hour fundraising event. “This is meant for anyone in the community to come and honor those who have and had cancer, it touches everyone in some way, this is important to everyone here,” Kidd said. “You are actively a part of something so much bigger than yourself.” Teams registered online by paying a $10 fee and raised additional funds through individual

fundraising efforts at Relay. “Most of our fundraising happens online,” Kidd said. “Last year we raised $67,000 and had 85 teams.” Sororities, fraternities, residence halls and clubs set up tables with personalized fundraising activities. “Our fraternity is trying to raise money for Relay by selling Gatorade and being able to Pie a Pi, all the brothers come circulate throughout the day supporting the fundraiser,” said Spring Lake freshman Eric Colville. Throughout the day, there were events set up to help celebrate those who have survived cancer and those who have stood by their loved ones who have faced cancer. “My brother had battled with cancer which is one of the main reasons as to why I wanted to be a part of this, he actually is here today walking which makes me happy,” said Macomb freshman Danielle Dittman. “It brings so many people together that aren’t even from around here which is wonderful,” The events held at Relay For Life were both upbeat and somber to pay respect to loved ones lost to cancer like The Asia Project and the Luminaria Ceremony. “My friends and I here to volunteer to help any teams that need it, we wanted to find a way to help give to Relay,” said Muskegon freshman Joe Pallas. “We are excited to participate in all the activities throughout the day.”

Cheboygan junior Ian Elliott and Lake Orion senior Jazmin Biernat have been elected president and vice president of the Student Government Association. This year 1,332 votes were cast — 646 more votes than last year. Of those votes 1,020 were cast in favor of Elliott and Biernat. “Both Jazmin and I are excited to represent the student body next year,” Elliott said. “We plan on starting planning for the (next) year on Monday. Next week is week one of

working hard for students.” The two student representatives will be sworn in at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 11 in Powers Ballroom. Elliott and Biernat have four major policy points they hope to accomplish during their time in office: the creation of an on-campus Gender Equity Center, improving transparency in communication between administration and students, continuing to improve student-city relations and working to register voters on-campus

at freshman orientation. Prior to being elected president, Elliott served in SGA as former house and senate member. Elliott serves as the SGAappointed liaison between students and the Mount Pleasant city government. Biernat’s SGA experience includes serving as the governmental affairs committee chair. She has also worked as a reporter and news anchor at News Central 34. -Jordyn Hermani, News Editor

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Greeks pledge to donate $55,000 during Greek Week By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter @Brianne_esque | news@cm-life.com

Derrick Nash was a Central Michigan University football player who passed away in June after a two-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Almost a year later, Greek Week 2016 will uphold his legacy by raising money for the Derrick Nash Strong Foundation. The goal is to raise roughly $55,000, after raising more than $50,000 for the Angel Wings foundation during last year’s Greek Week. The foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to help the financial needs of families with acute or chronically ill children. Greek Week is a week-long series of events where Greek organizations compete against each other to raise money for a chosen foundation. “There’s many families who have to make the heart-wrenching decision to go to work to provide for their home or be with their loved one while they stay in the hospital room,” according to the foundation’s website. “It takes a village to raise a child, and a small army to raise a sick child.” The theme of the week is movie soundtracks. April 11 features a guest speaker from the Derrick Nash Foundation at 7 p.m. in Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall.

“Greek Week means the Greek community coming together to raise money and awareness for the cause,” said Northville senior Ellen Leary. Check in for the athletic games begins at 5:30 p.m. on April 12, with the games beginning at 6 p.m. Students can attend Local Business Day, where money will be donated to the foundation for purchases at Insomnia Cookies, Panda Express, Las Senoritas and Tropical Smoothie. “During Greek Week, we spend a lot of time at events just having fun with a little friendly competition,” said Warren junior Triston Wyer. “Every night each chapter spends hours on end practicing for mock rock which is a lot of work. Each chapter works hard and ultimately our goal is to raise more money and awareness each year.” From noon to 4 p.m. on April 14 is Service Day, where several locations in the Bovee University Center feature community serviceoriented events. At 6 p.m. on April 15 is Mock Rock, where sororities and fraternities participate in rehearsed dance-offs. Tickets are $5. “I was a dancer my whole life so doing something like this is just my thing and you spend so much time with your sorority and fraternity so you get to know them even better than you did before and working so hard together really brings you closer,” Wyer said.

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Baseball set to take on MSU at the Clash at Comerica

ONLINE: CMU sports go 2-4 over the weekend

PODCAST: Maroon & Bold gives Chippy Awards selections

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stage Fans to recognize Central Michigan student-athletes with awards By Ashley Szymanski Staff Reporter @aszymanski17 | sports@cm-life.com

Junior Cooper Rush nominee • male athlete of the year • best play

ESPN has the ESPY Awards. Central Michigan has the Chippy Awards. The Chippy Awards — which will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall — leave the results to a fan vote to decide the best in CMU athletics from the past three semesters. The Chippys will be hosted by senior baseball infielder Joe Houlihan and senior football defensive tackle Shafer Johnson, while the show will be produced by soccer junior goalkeeper Maddie Bunnell. The categories include Best Female and Male Athlete of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Best Game, Best Championship Performance, Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, Best Team, Assistant Coach of the Year, Professor of the Year, Fan of the Year and Coach of the Year. The nominees are selected through CMU Athletics Communications and student nominations. The award show was started about eight years ago by two baseball players as a fundraiser, celebrating

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Sophomore Zach McKinstry nominee • freshman of the year

the success of student-athletes while also raising money for charity, said Associate Director of Student-Athlete Services Jeremy Ploch. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee organizes the event, which also includes feature skits and other performances. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5. All proceeds go to Special Olympics Michigan. The awards will be handed out by Special Olympics athletes. “We have been involved with the Chippy Awards for three years,” said Aaron Mills, Senior Marketing and Communications Director for Special Olympics Michigan. “The donations help provide year-round sports training, health programs and help costs of putting on the programs for our 23,000 athletes.” Last year, between 600 and 700 people attended and the award show raised more than $7,000 for Special Olympics Michigan. “We have a great partnership with the Special Olympics within the athletics department,” Ploch said. “It’s great way to give back to a great cause and a good time to show our support for the student athletes, as well as the others were recognizing.”

Sophomore Tinara Moore nominee • female athlete of the year • best championship performance • breakthrough athlete of the year

Sophomore Jordan Ellingwood nominee • best championship performance • best play

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Male Athlete of the Year

• Chris Fowler - Men’s Basketball • Pat Mackenzie - Baseball • Mike Ottinger - Wrestling • Cooper Rush - Football • Cole Walderzak - Men’s Track and Field

Breakthrough Athlete of the Year

• Jordan Bueter - Volleyball • Jordan Ellingwood - Wrestling • Abbey Kelto - Women’s Track and Field • Tinara Moore - Women’s Basketball

Freshman of the Year

• Sara Hansen - Softball • Presley Hudson - Women’s Basketball • Zach McKinstry - Baseball • Justin Oliver - Wrestling • Romello Ross - Football • Lorenzo Wells - Men’s track and field

Best Team

• Baseball • Men’s Basketball • Women’s Basketball • Wrestling

Assistant Coach of the Year

• Ben Bennett - Wrestling • Greg Colby - Football • Heather Oesterle - Women’s basketball • John Ridgway - Track and Field • Mose Rison - Football

Fans can vote on each category via @Chippys2016 on Twitter. Go to cm-life.com to see Sports Editor Taylor DesOrmeau’s selections.

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Female Athlete of the Year

• Taylor Bolender - Gymnastics • Devene Brown - Women’s track and field • Kaysie Gregory - Field Hockey • Tinara Moore - Women’s Basketball • Katelyn Rentschler - Softball

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Best Championship Performance

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Best Game

• Field Hockey vs. Missouri State • Football vs. Buffalo • Women’s basketball vs. Bowling Green • Wrestling vs. Ohio • Soccer vs. Miami • Baseball vs. Michigan State (Clash at Comerica) • Golf at Red Bird Classic

Coach of the Year

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Professor of the Year • Judy Chandler - Physical Education • Ken Cherry - Marketing • Mike Garver - Marketing • Tim Otteman - Recreation and Event Management • Ken Sanney - Finance and Law • David Wisner - Health Sciences

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Walk-off win memories linger for Clash at Comerica rematch By Von Lozon Staff Reporter @von_lozon | sports@cm-life.com

Despite winning three of its last 13 games, the Central Michigan baseball team has a chance at bragging rights on Wednesday, at Comerica Park. CMU plays Michigan State at 7:05 p.m. in the sixth annual Clash at Comerica in downtown Detroit. “I know (our players) like it,” said Head Coach Steve Jaksa. “I think it’s good for college baseball in the state of Michigan. With regard to the people in that part of the state, they haven’t seen us very much, so now they get a chance to see us play at Comerica. It’s a special thing to be able to do that.”

T he matchup CMU is 7-25 in 2016 and 2-4 in the MAC, already having more losses in 2016 than in 2015. The Chippewas haven’t won a series all season. MSU is 20-5, 4-0 in the Big 10 and 13-1 at neutral sites this season. The Spartans have two games remaining this season at a neutral site, both at Comerica Park against CMU on Wednesday and Eastern Michigan on May 11. “We’ve played a lot of games since (last year’s Clash at Comerica),” Jaksa said. “I think (last year’s walk-off rally) will be something we remind them of as we go into Wednesday, but I don’t think that’ll have a lot of bearing. I think the guys will be ready to play because the fact you get to play (at Comerica Park). The biggest thing is bragging rights will come (to) whoever wins on Wednesday night.”

In the first meeting between CMU and MSU this season, the Spartans won 4-1 in East Lansing. Of the four runs given up that day, only one run was earned. Sophomore pitcher Colton Bradley started that game — his only start of the season thus far. “You always hope to play good defense at any point in the season,” Jaksa said. “We want to continue to do that. I don’t know who they’re starting, but hopefully we’ll keep a low score on our end and we’ll just take it from there. We’re going to be ready to play and it’s going to be a good atmosphere for our guys.” The Chippewas won the MidAmerican Conference regular season championship last year with a 35-22 overall record and a 20-7 MAC record. The Spartans were 34-23 last year and haven’t won a Big 10 regular season championship since 2011. The Spartans have nine players — eight players that regularly play — with a batting average of over .300. The Chippewas have three players averaging .300 or higher and only one of those three is a regularly starting player — sophomore shortstop Zach McKinstry. The Spartans are also beating the Chippewas in the overall batting average category as the Spartans are batting .315 while the Chippewas are batting .235.

History of t he Clash Wednesday will mark the sixth time the two opponents have played at Comerica Park, with CMU winning three of the five games. The series started in 2011 as the first college baseball game to be played at

File Photo | Monica Bradburn Former CMU pitcher Tim Black hugs a Central Michigan baseball staff member on April 15, 2015 at Comerica Park. CMU won 8-7.

Comerica Park, with the Spartans winning 3-1. MSU scored all three of its runs in the first inning. The last time the Spartans defeated the Chippewas at Comerica was in 2012. MSU won 5-2 thanks to a one-run pitching performance from current minor league pitcher Mick VanVossen. The 2013 game was suspended in the fifth inning due to rain with MSU leading 1-0. Play was resumed on May 14 in Mount Pleasant, with CMU coming

a double. Former Chippewa second baseman Pat MacKenzie drove in a run after a groundout. Catcher Robert Greenman knocked in two runs after a single. After two more Chippewas got on base, Daniel Jipping hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tying run. It was 7-7 when Oliver came to the plate for the second time that inning. A base hit through the right side of the infield drove in the game-winning run and the Chippewas went home victorious.

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