April 18, 2016 by Central Michigan Life

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stronger After tearing his UCL, Sophomore pitcher Sean Martens knows: ‘at any point, everything you work for can be taken away.’

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Greek Week: Fraternities and sororities come together during philanthropy events to raise money for the Derrick Nash Strong Foundation. PINK GAME: Softball team collaborates with CMU class to raise money for cancer awareness at annual “pink game.” Total amount raised to be announced Tuesday.

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SPRING GAME: Three takeaways from Saturday’s football spring game, in which the gold team won 21-7.

NCAA’s satellite camp ban

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We interviewed President George Ross about transparency and changes to online course offerings.

Check out the highlights from Greek Week’s Mock Rock. The theme was movie sound tracks.

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In a story and video published online, the winners of Mock Rock were incorrectly reported. The photo attached to our story about Mock Rock was also misleading because it did not have a cutline that properly attributed the winners of Greek Week. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Iota Phi Theta placed first in Mock Rock. Central Michigan Life regrets these errors.

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Student government legal clinic struggles to find help By Jordyn Hermani and Micayla Glennie News Editor and Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

When students have a legal problem, Farmington Hills senior Marisa Vinsky believes they should come to the Student Government Association before hiring an attorney. SGA’s legal clinic, started by the pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta and staffed by a member of the fraternity, offers 30 minutes of free legal consultation with an attorney or law professor on campus. Vinsky, president of Phi Alpha Delta and director of the legal clinic, said professional legal consultation typically starts at $100 an hour. “I see myself as a bridge between students and attorneys,” Vinsky said. “Back when this first started, (Phi Alpha Delta) saw other institutions having things like this. We wanted a similar thing.” Usage of the clinic has stayed low since its inception in 2011, with 36 students using the service. Usage dropped in 2013 with only 12 students utilizing the service, but it has peaked this year with 22 students using the clinic. “Not a lot of people know about the legal clinic so it’s not being used as much as it should be,” she said. “We know every Welcome Weekend (and) Halloween there’s (more than) 100 MIPs and I get one email. Maybe people don’t care, but it’s important for students to know this (service) is there.” With more students, comes more need to ask attorneys for legal help. What used to be a fairly easy process has now become a struggle for Vinsky. This year, she sent 30 emails asking for help

from attorneys in the Mount Pleasant area and received only a few responses back. This makes the process harder, Vinsky said, as she has to rely on professor aid when students come to her seeking legal help. Finance and law faculty member William Shirley assists the clinic when they have cases, but Vinsky said it’s hard for him as well. “There’s not a lot of professionals who are willing (to help the legal clinic out) because they have busy lives or are busy with their practices,” she said. “We don’t get a lot of interest.” Despite the problems that come with running the clinic, Vinsky said she’s glad to have it as a student resource on campus. Although formal walk-in office hours are now closed for the clinic, Vinsky will still be answering student legal questions and attempting to set up consultation with either a professor or a full time attorney. “I think its important (for) students (to) have a place to go to get help in bad situations,” said Dexter freshman Leeann Larkin. “If something bad happened to me, I’d want to be able to use it. Since I’ve been (at college) I’ve always felt safe, but I’m sure bad things (can) happen.” Fellow Dexter freshman Lilly Teachout said the clinic could even benefit from advertising on social media or try to link their services to the Central Michigan University homepage. “Everyone needs help sometimes and some (students) are broke,” Teachout said. “I think (every) college campus needs one because it’s college.” To schedule an appointment, the SGA legal clinic can be reached at their orgsync page or via email at sgalegalclinic@gmail.com.

Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity has been suspended by its national organization to “resolve internal issues in its local chapter.” Bradley Lake, president of Central Michigan University’s chapter, said the fraternity’s headquarters instructed the group to cease Greek activities until headquarters finishes its investigation. The fraternity did not participate in Greek Week events this year. Sigma Tau Gamma CEO Steven Latour said headquarters received information it felt required

additional investigation. “(We are) determining if some of our members’ safety policies may have been violated by one member, two members or a few members,” he said. “We put the chapter on suspension while we determine if certain things are true or not true.” The national organization is in the process speaking with the elected officers of the chapter. After this investigation concludes, Latour said, it will determine if additional members need to be interviewed. Latour said headquarters has been in touch with

CMU. Director of Student Conduct Tom Idema said the university cannot speak about ongoing investigations. Latour said the organization is trying to determine whether a rule has been violated. “I don’t believe we will be closing the chapter, but we need to make sure everybody has followed our policies,” he said. The principles of Sigma Tau Gamma are to promote the “highest ideals of manhood, brotherhood and citizenship.” -Sydney Smith, Managing Editor

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Greek Community unites to raise $67,577 Greek Week collects funds for Derrick Nash Strong Foundation through Mock Rock, other events By CM Life Staff Reports @CMLIFE | news@cm-life.com

Fraternities and sororities came together during Greek Week and raised $67,577 for a foundation formed by the family of former Central Michigan University football player, Derrick Nash, who died from cancer. Greek organizations surpassed their fundraising goal of $55,000 for the Derrick Nash Strong Foundation. Nash passed away in June after a two-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The foundation, started by his family, is a non-profit organization that aims to help the financial needs of families with acute or chronically ill children. Funds were presented to the foundation at Saturday’s spring football game in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Last year, just more than $50,000 was raised for the Angel Wings Foundation. The annual week of events included fundraising, community service events and finished on the Mock Rock dance competition between the 31 Greek Organizations that participated in the week. “The money they were able to raise this week through Greek Week that’s going to the Nash Foundation is something very neat and dear to my heart and our football team,” said head football coach John Bonamego. “We know Derrick’s parents are very much appreciative. I just want to send a special thank you out to that group. It’s a job well done and we appreciate that very much.” Mock Rock, which consisted of 11 rehearsed dance-offs, took place on April 15, and in McGuirk Arena marked the end of Greek Week 2016. After spending six days rehearsing a dance with dozens

of people from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Mount Pleasant freshman Katie Zwick was excited to finally perform the dance in front of a crowd of more than 300 people. “Performing felt 30 seconds long — it went by so fast,” said Zwick, a Delta Phi Epsilon member. “Greek Week was competitive and hectic at times, but we still all managed to come together in a fun way to raise money for a great cause.” Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Sigma Tau and Alpha Phi Alpha placed first in Greek Week. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Iota Phi Theta placed first in Mock Rock and penny wars. The theme of the year was movie soundtracks. “I really like watching the dances. I probably couldn’t do the dances myself,” said Dearborn Heights junior Paige Zubok. “It’s funny to watch my friends because I can make fun of them after.” Eleven teams from 31 organizations battled it out at the athletic games April 12. Students carried their team partners across the arena by creating a wheelbarrow with their bodies during the relay race, fought over folding chairs during musical chairs, chased other teams during a stumbling game of capture the flag and competed in a 25-point volleyball game. “I love how the entire Greek community comes together to raise money for a charity. The week ran pretty smoothly and our team got along well,” said Christina Ajluni, a Livonia senior and Delta Phi Epsilon member. Greek Life members also spent from noon to 4 p.m. performing community service-oriented events on Service Day on April 14. Inspirational mile markers for

Stephen McLean | Staff Photographer The champions of Greek Week, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Alpha Sigma Phi, pose for a picture after the conclusion of the annual mock rock on April 15, 2016 as a part of Greek Week 2016. The Greeks raised over $67,000 for the Derick Nash Strong Foundation this year.

Girls on the Run and blankets were a few activities done at the Bovee University Center. Donations were raised on April 13 through purchases at Insomnia Cookies, Panda Express, Las Senoritas and Tropical Smoothie during Local Business day. A guest speaker from the Derrick Nash Foundation spoke on April 11 in Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall. An all-Greek Life picture was taken on April 10 in McGuirk Arena to begin the week. “It looks like everyone put in a lot of work. I give (Greek Life) a lot of credit,” said Saginaw freshman Sarah Burgess.

Samantha Madar | Freelance Photographer Grand Rapids sophomore Leticia Mosqueda, left, Ferndale senior Shinia Malloy, center, and Lansing junior Mariah Arnold create inspirational mile markers for Girls on the Run for Greek Week Service Day on April 14 at the Bovee University Center.

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Clarissa Williams | Freelance Photographer Sophomore Zeta Tau Alpha sister Elizabeth Weber, right, and other members of the Greek community compete in musical chairs as part of the Greek Week Athletic Games in McGuirk Arena on Tuesday, April 12. The arena was filled with high energy and rowdy cheers as everyone cheered for their team.

Samantha Madar | Freelance Photographer Members of Greek organizations create a blanket for Greek Week Service Day at the Bovee University Center on April 14.

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Collateral Damage Control Pitcher continues year-long rehabilitation process after Tommy John surgery By Von Lozon Staff Reporter @von_lozon | sports@cm-life.com

On April 11, two days before the Clash at Comerica on April 13, sophomore pitcher Sean Martens threw a baseball for the first time in six months. Martens never suffered a serious injury during his 18-year baseball career until his freshman year at CMU. He sustained a flexor muscle mass strain in his arm at the beginning of the fall 2015 semester, but was back on the mound before Thanksgiving break and was pitching to live hitters by January. Later, the strain grew into a more serious strain. Because the tear was too small for doctors to catch during the initial examination, they didn’t think anything was wrong with it. It caused a slight tear in the ulnarcollateral ligament, causing a “pretty sharp pain” throughout Martens’ elbow and numbness in his pinky finger. This forced the Clarkston native to miss the entire 2015-16 season to undergo ulnar-collateral ligament reconstruction — also known as Tommy John surgery. Coming off a 6-1, 3.22 ERA freshman season where he was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman AllAmerican team and was a nominee for Mid-American Conference pitcher of the year, Martens said he couldn’t believe the news he was given. The CMU baseball team’s pitching staff has struggled without Martens — and other relievers absent from the team — as the pitching staff ’s ERA was 6.17 entering Sunday. The team’s ERA was 3.64 last season. Now, Martens quietly, but anxiously, waits for his return. He contributes to the team in a different way; by passing on his experiences to the younger players. “I think (the surgery) made me a lot stronger (physically and emo-

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Sean Martens throws a ball during warm ups before the Chippewas played Michigan State on April 13 at Comerica Park in Detroit. On April 11, Martens threw a baseball for the first time since undergoing surgery.

tionally).” Martens said. “An injury like this makes you really take a step back and realize that at any point everything you work for can be taken away. So it just really enforces the mentality I have about always working as hard as you can and not taking anything for granted.”

Mart ens’ Motivation Since the injury occurred, Martens said he turned his injury into a learning experience. “It kind of made me realize you

never know when it’s going to happen,” Martens said. “But ever since it did happen, it’s made me put more of an emphasis on making sure everything’s done. It’s probably the last thing I ever thought was gonna happen when I went to go to a doctor’s appointment.” Martens received support from former teammates, right-handed pitcher Taylor Lehnert and left-handed pitcher Matt Trowbridge. They both had Tommy John surgery and encouraged Martens throughout the process.

Lehnert was completing the later part of his rehab process when Martens arrived his freshman year, so Martens wasn’t able to see his initial responses to the surgery. Trowbridge was four months into rehab when Martens began talking about it with him. “Once I got (the surgery), (Trowbridge) was really big in getting me ready (and said things) like ‘Oh, this is what’s gonna happen. This part sucks, this part’s not too bad,’” Martens said. “Whenever I had questions I was able to go to him. Same thing

with (Lehnert). Whenever I’d wake up with a tightness I’d text him like ‘Hey is this normal?’” Sophomore shortstop Zach McKinstry lives with Martens and has seen him go through recovery from the injury firsthand. McKinstry even helped Martens put on shirts a few times after the surgery when he wasn’t able to do it himself. “He wants to be a leader, but it’s hard to be a leader when you’re not there,” McKinstry said. “He’s going to be a huge part of our team next year

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Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Martens receives an ultrasound on his arm on March 18 in the training room in the Indoor Activity Center.

and returned for the 1976 season. He pitched until 1989 at the age of 46. With so many pitchers like John being successful after recovering from the surgery, Martens thinks the surgery has turned into a “huge positive step” in his career. “I’m going to be able to re-learn my mechanics and make sure everything is on point,” he said. “I’ve been Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor able to focus more on the mental Martens celebrates with Illinois junior Adam Collins before the Chippewas side of pitching and really get into game against Michigan State on April 13 at Comerica Park in Detroit. the visualization.” With the long rehab process and having to sit out for the entire 2016 In Martens’ case, it was the and we know that. He was a huge part season, Martens said there could be palmaris longus tendon in his right of our team last year with his ERA worse injuries to have and that he’d forearm. and when he came onto the mound, rather have a UCL tear than a shoulThis procedure was first tested on he had that presence like ‘I’m gonna der injury. Since his is a “baseballan MLB pitcher named Tommy John. get it done and nobody’s better than specific injury,” he said everyone In 1974, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ me.’ He’s one of those guys that will knows how to treat it. pitcher underwent the surgery and go and compete for us.” Martens’ surgeon, Dr. James Lebwas forced to miss the rest of the Post Tommy John: olt, has been practicing for 10 years. season and the entire 1975 season. He He worked with Dr. James Andrews came back to have a career that feaComing back st ronger — one of the best and most-widely tured four All-Star nominations, three A torn UCL most commonly ocknown sports surgeons — then 20-win seasons, 12 seasons of 200 or curs through the unnatural motion more innings pitched and the 1976 NL started practicing on his own at Virof pitching a baseball. Surgeons ginia Tech. He said he has performed Comeback Player of the Year. have to replace the ligament in the Tommy John surgery “probably 350 At the time for John’s surgery, his throwing elbow with a tendon from times by now” and Dr. Andrews has doctor, Dr. Frank Jobe, gave him a somewhere else in the person’s body, 1-in-100 chance of pitching again. John most commonly the forearm, hamrehabilitated his arm for 18 months string or foot. w recovery | 9

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Martens uses a stretch band to help build up strength in his arm on March 18 in the Indoor Activity Center.

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Clarke Historical Library to host international children’s book read-in The Clarke Historical Library will host an International Children’s Book Read-In from 3 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room. Eleven Central Michigan University students and faculty will read children’s books written in different languages, including Arabic, Yoruba, Indonesian, German, Chinese, French, Swedish, Korean, Polish, Japanese and Portuguese. The undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty

reading during this event selected the books from the Clarke Historical Library’s International Children’s Book collection. The collection contains thousands of international children’s books, said Bryan Whitledge, reformatting and imaging manager at the Clarke Historical Library. Whitledge said the event is a way to bring awareness to the diversity on campus and highlight the Clarke collection, which he calls a “hidden gem” of the university. He

hopes the read-in turns into an annual event. Learning more about one’s classmates, professors and colleagues and their cultures, he said, can help create a more cohesive environment. “(The read-in) is a fun, relaxing, easy way to learn something and get a glimpse into the lives and cultures of people on campus,” Whitledge said. This event is free and open to the public. -Paige Sheffield, Staff Reporter

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Print funding for undergraduates to increase summer 2016 Following a push from the Student Government Association to increase PrintQ funds for on campus undergraduate students, printing allocations will increase from $10 to $12 starting summer semester 2016. During the spring 2015 semester, 2,115 of 18,413 on campus undergraduate students exceeded the allotted printing amount. During the fall 2015 semester, only 1,954 of the 19,387 on-campus undergraduates exceeded their $10 printing allotment. Kole Taylor, manager of communications for the Office of Information

Technology, said the office plans to implement the increases incrementally. “(The Office of Information Technology) doesn’t yet have any definite plans for subsequent increases,” Taylor said. “We’re going to look at a number of details next spring to determine how the increase has affected student printing, how many students still purchase additional credit (and more). From there, we’ll use that data to determine the feasibility of any future increases.” The printing increase was approved by Roger Rehm, vice president of

information technology. Students can count on increases for printing money for the summer, fall and spring semester Taylor said. “I’m hesitant to simplify this to the point of saying ‘if students print more, we’ll consider further increases,’” he said. “That is the gist of it, but it all comes down to reducing the number of students who need to purchase additional PrintQ credit to a reasonable number. Depending on what the data looks like when we review it next spring, further increases are definitely a possibility.” -Jordyn Hermani, News Editor

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performed it more than 2,000 times. “My main goal is getting the athlete back to the sport they want to play,” Lebolt said. “The surgery itself is really the simple part. It’s really the recovery time and effort that goes in with the therapists, with the athletic trainers after the surgery. That’s really where my concern lies.” The surgery lasts about an hour, but Lebolt said recovery time could be anywhere from 8-to-18 months depending on what position the athlete plays. “We are relying on these tissues to basically grow in the bone, we need soft tissue to grow in the bone,” Lebolt said. “Pitchers and catchers put more stress on that structure. It takes that incorporation and growth longer to heal so they are able to put that stress back through the able. That’s why it takes a longer time frame than say an (infielder or outfielder).”

Surgery and Reha b Martens’ UCL tear occurred through a gradual wear down, unlike most injuries which happen at once. He successfully received Tommy John surgery on Jan. 19 and started rehabilitation a week later on Jan. 26. When the doctors cut open Martens’ arm for the surgery, they cleaned out previous scar tissue from his injury his freshman season around the UCL in his pitching elbow. The damage was so small on the UCL the scar tissue and rehab for his flexor muscle mass strain was able to temporarily heal it. Martens said he is “on schedule” for his rehabilitation program. He started medicine ball throws during his eighth week of rehab, something he wasn’t supposed to do until week 12. “It is an everyday commitment,” Martens said. “Every day I take off, I’m losing a couple of days of what I’ve progressed to. Every day I do stuff with our trainers here who are doing an awesome job.” The ligament has healed, but now Martens must strengthen his elbow to get back to throwing a 90-plus mile per hour fastball. Martens was receiving physcial therapy at Mountain Town Rehab in Mount Pleasant, but now does it at the Indoor Athletic Complex. At Mountain Town, the trainers broke down Martens’ scar tissue and helped him regain flexibility. The trainers implemented the Gratson Technique, which uses bars to massage and break down scar tissue. Now at the IAC, he is working on pitching mechanics — specifically the flexibility in his hips. He also receives an ultrasound on

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Sean Martens hugs Tracy McKinstry, teammate Zach McKinstry’s mother, before the Chippewas game against Michigan State on April 13 at Comerica Park.

his elbow almost every day to help loosen the deeper tissue around the injury.

Looking forward Although he can’t play this season, Martens is still appreciative of the opportunity to play baseball at CMU. “It definitely makes me thankful,” Martens said. “God gives you skills and talent and it can be taken away at any point.” During the summer, Martens plans to go home for the first month and continue rehabbing there. He will come back to Mount Pleasant in July and will be working with trainers at CMU on his pitching. Because Martens is sitting out an entire season, he will use a medical redshirt, giving him an extra year of eligibility. He wants to continue the success of his freshman year and come back stronger, more competitive and more mature. Martens plans on getting back on the mound in June and being 100 percent heathy by November. If all goes right, Martens will be closing the first game of the year in 2017. “This is more of a motivational thing,” Martens said. “It just made me realize how easily something can be taken away, no matter how hard you work towards it. It’s going to make me come back that much hungrier and ready to compete again.”

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Greeks deserve praise for philanthropy efforts We know Derrick’s parents are very much appreciative and I just want to send a special thank you out to that group.

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ne of the things members of Central Michigan University’s Greek community do better than anything else is raise money for charity. Last week, students who belong to 31 of CMU’s fraternities and sororities participated in the most robust philanthropic efforts on campus each year. This seven-day period known as “Greek Week” culminated in a friendly interfraternity dance completion: Mock Rock. At Saturday’s Spring Football Game, it was announced that these Chippewas had raised $67,577.65, surpassing their goal of $55,000. This year’s fundraiser benefits the Derrick Nash Foundation. We could not think of a more appropriate cause to give to. Nash was a football player for CMU who passed away in June at age 20 after battling leukemia since his senior year of high school. The foundation, started by his family, pays medical bills for families of acute or chronically-ill children. This quote from Head

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Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Derrick Nash’s mother Decolia Monroe reacts after receiving a check for the Derrick Nash Foundation from the CMU Greek Community during the Chippewas spring football game on April 16 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

football coach John Bonamego shows the meaning Greek Week can have on a person’s life: “The money they were able to raise this week through Greek Week that’s going to the Nash Foundation is something very near and dear to my heart and our football team. We know Derrick’s parents are very appreciative and

I just want to send a special thank you out to that group. It’s a job well done and we appreciate that very much.” Greek Week has been growing in participation and fundraising for years. During Greek Week 2015, students raised more than $50,000 and donated it to the Angel Wings Fund. That fund was started in

honor of Keisha Brown, the late wife of CMU Director of Student Activities and Involvement, Damon Brown. We applaud the CMU Greek community for continually raising the standard for philanthropy and picking relevant charities to support. According to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, only four percent of United States

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Stabenow supports new legislation for debt-free college America should always be a place where a person who is willing to work hard has a fair shot to get ahead and have success in life, no matter his or her background. People like Tina Reyes, from Flint, who earned the grades that got her accepted into one of our top Michigan universities. When she graduates this summer she will be the first person from her family to achieve that important milestone. Unfortunately, this accomplishment came at a heavy cost. Tina’s family couldn’t afford to pay for her tuition, housing and all the other costs that come with college, so she had to take out a lot of student loans, and by the time she accepts her diploma she will be roughly $100,000 in debt. It will be incredibly difficult for

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Tina to find an entry-level job that pays enough for her to cover her costs of daily life and keep pace with her loan payments. Tina told me that having debt like this is like having “monsters under my bed.” And Tina is not alone. Last month I talked to students via Google “Hangout,” and I visited campuses around the state of Michigan so I could hear directly from students about how we can reduce student

debt, which is currently $1.3 trillion – and growing. The average college graduate in Michigan graduates with $30,000 in debt. As a result of this debt, people like Tina will have difficulty buying the car they need to get to work, putting a down payment on a home or starting a new business. Our policies should make it easier for Americans who work hard to join the middle class, not harder. That is the purpose of a new piece of legislation I am co-authoring called the In The Red Act. Introduced in Congress in March, the In The Red Act would ease the burden of debt for recent graduates at the same time as it makes college affordable to low-income students. If passed, the In The Red Act will

Asian-American: Earning the hyphen I am a second-generation Asian-American male of Filipino descent. That means at least one of my parents was born in a foreign country. Both of my parents are Filipino. They met during college in the Philippines. I was born in Michigan. Yet, people find that hard to believe. Just as the term “Asian-American” is hyphenated in a certain order, my social identity is that of Asian first, and American second. When I go out in public, it’s not uncommon for people to ask me “Where are you really from?” or “Are you an international student too?” When I speak to cashiers or hairstylists, I get congratulated on my English.

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Only once they seem satisfied with my answers do I go from being Asian, to being Asian-American. Thank you. I’m sure it’s reassuring to them that yes, I was born in the USA. No, I’m not an international student. English is my first and only language. The only accent I have is best described as Midwestern. The way these questions are posed to me, as well as how people react to my

answers, suggest otherwise. These background questions are used as coded language to make sure that I’m someone that they can be ‘comfortable’ speaking to. There’s nothing wrong with being born outside of the USA. There’s nothing wrong with being an international student. There’s nothing wrong with having an accent. There’s nothing wrong with having English as a second language. The stigma against foreigners needs to go. I’m not better than any other Asian because I get to add a hyphen at the end of my race. I receive none of the ‘privilege’ of being an American citizen if I have to defend my personal identity in public

allow student borrowers – with either private or federal loans – to refinance those loans at lower rates offered to new borrowers in the 2013-2014 school year. That means rates of 3.86 percent for undergraduates, 5.4 percent for graduate students and 6.4 percent for parents. The Pell Grant makes it possible for millions of students from low- and moderate-income families to go to college. But as the cost of college have gone up, more and more of those students have had to go into debt to finish college. The In The Red Act would increase Pell Grant awards by tying future Pell Grant increases to inflation. In 10 years, the maximum Pell Grant Award to a Michigan student would be $1,300 larger than under current law.

Getting a degree or job training from a community college opens the door to a lifetime of higher earnings, but for many, the tuition costs make it impossible to enroll. The In The Red Act would provide federal matching funds to states so they can waive tuition fees for two years of community and technical college programs. In other words, two years of tuition free college! The In The Red Act is based on the belief that the American Dream should be available to every person and that a degree from a community college or a university is the most effective way to achieve that dream. Massive student debt makes no sense! It’s time for our country to get on the path to debt-free college.

every time I leave my apartment. I’m treated like a second-class citizen. I’m constantly reminded that I am an outsider in an environment where to be different is to be inferior. Last year I went with my friend to a fraternity house to watch the PacquiaoMayweather fight. When I walked through the back to get in, someone on the porch called me a chink. I was stunned. I hadn’t heard that word since high school. He laughed and walked inside. During the Philippine national anthem, this same guy started booing and yelling obscenities at the television, calling Pacquiao a dog-eater and vocalizing other stereotypes about the Philippines. I was getting upset, and was ready to confront the guy. Luckily for me, some of my friends who were there too came to my defense and started berating the guy for

making racist comments. It was only until he realized that someone who was Filipino was present (me) that he apologized for his actions. I didn’t respond. I was still shaking. We both watched in silence for most of the fight. This guy wasn’t sorry for making disparaging comments. He was sorry for being caught. He was sorry for being labeled a racist. He was sorry that I was offended. My nationality and citizenship are put into question when I go out in public. My identity becomes a court case where I am Foreign until proven otherwise. We live in a country where to be any race other than white or black is assumed to be alien. This needs to stop. At the end of the day, I’m just as American as the next person. No hyphen can change that.

Letter to the

EDITOR

All members of society must work together to ease diversity tension TO THE EDITOR: First, I would like to thank Ben Solis for his April 10 column and opening another avenue for dialogue on Central Michigan Universities campus about all inequality issues, including issues related to discrimination based on race, gender, ability or sexual orientation. I am also an able-bodied white male beneficiary of white privilege and as such I have not experienced the structural inequalities that many individuals

inside our community and throughout our society experience every day. However, as a student of the human condition I make an honest effort every day to be knowledgeable and conscientious regarding these issues. I was apprehensive, prior to writing this opinion, as to whether or not I was the appropriate choice to write about this issue. Issues of inequality, racism, wage discrimination, sexual orientation, rape culture and misogyny, to list a few, that

confront our culture today are innumerable. The structural nature of these inequalities make them difficult, but not impossible, to overcome. All of these issues will require the commitment and organized cooperation of all members of our culture to achieve equality in every respect. There exists a belief in our culture that if an individual is not a member of a minority community they have no business in calling out inequality in support of that minority community.

It’s my opinion that this belief not only limits our culture’s ability to respond to and educated about inequality, but places an enormous burden upon minority communities to do it all themselves, and results in the further isolation of those communities. First, we can learn to recognize these inequalities in our daily lives like white privilege. Second, we can do research to educate ourselves such as seeking out

literature on the subject. Third, we can have meaningful discussions with our friends and family and use those discussions for education. Fourth, we can join organizations and movements that advocate for equality like the Human Rights Campaign. Lastly, we can listen, truly listen to those affected by these inequalities. Jeremy Cunningham, CMU junior

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Student earns money by playing video games competitively By Sarah Wolpoff Staff Reporter @CMLIFE | news@cm-life.com

Every Saturday, Jacob Smith spends his day traveling to compete in Super Smash Bros. tournaments. Smith said he has been playing the popular Nintendo video game since he was a kid. As he grew older, no one would play with him anymore because he always won. The Belding junior is now the second best Super Smash Bros. player in Michigan. Competitive gameplay is his part time job. In March, Smith made more than $1,000 by winning tournaments. He used to work part time at more traditional jobs. When Smith realized he was making more money competing in Super Smash Bros. tournaments, he decided to follow competitive gameplay as his another source of income. Smith’s tag name in tournaments is “Dirtboy.” He said he is known by the tag name Dirtboy more than Jacob, because he is so involved in the gaming community.

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Smith said he usually uses Squirtle, from the Pokémon series, as his Smash character. He started going to tournaments in May 2014, but only became seriously active in a competitive play about a year ago. Smith usually competes in three tournaments a week, which are held by fans across Michigan. Saturday tournaments, Smith said, are attended by more gaming competitors. Usually about 50 people attend these tournaments, through some tournaments attract more than 2,000 attendees.

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He travels to tournaments out of state when the opportunity arises. Smith said Smash has taken him to tournaments in Canada, Chicago, Texas and Oklahoma. On occasion, Smith is paid to attend tournaments when a group specifically wants talented players at its event. “When I went to Canada (in March), they paid for top Michigan players to come out. They paid for entrance, gas and housing,” Smith said. In the Canada Tournament, Smith made about $585 — his largest cash prize yet. Smith is well known in the Smash community because tournament matches are streamed online. “GLS Smash is the big Michigan streamer,” Smith said, “Every tournament that’s worth anything gets streamed on there, and there’s subscribers who pay monthly to help support.” Super Smash Bros. has brought a community together across the nation, and Smith said he has friends everywhere. “When I go out of state, I like to find the players that I know, that I don’t get to play with often,” he said. “Enough people know me now, because of online videos, that they’ll find and ask me to play them, too.” Smith said he has always been a fan of Nintendo games, but Smash Bros. specific gameplay has keeps him hooked. “Generally, with combos in fighting games, you have to memorize a set of patterns that will always work, but are hard to pull off,” he

said. “Smash is a lot more free form. The controls allow you to get into the game more.” Project M — a modified version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl — is his game of choice at tournaments. “The purpose is to make the gameplay more like Super Smash Bros. Melee,” Smith said. “Melee has faster gameplay that (Nintendo) had an unintentional competitive scene for, which they didn’t really do for brawl. So the modification is to bring that back, the way people want it to be played.” Smith is also involved with a student club on campus — CMU Smash — which meets three nights a week at 6 p.m. in Pearce Hall 124. Smith hosts the meetings on Monday nights, which are dedicated to playing Project M. On Tuesday’s they play Super Smash Bros 4, the newest version of the game, and on Thursday’s they play Super Smash Bros Melee. Mason Hesse is a senior at Forest Hills Eastern High School in Grand Rapids, who came to CMU’s campus for CMU Smash meeting. Hesse said Smith has a knack for video games, especially Super Smash Bros. “He puts in a lot of time, and thinks about the game a lot to figure it out,” Hesse said. “It’s all a big puzzle to him.” Hesse said he has always felt a personal rivalry between himself and Smith. “I’m always cheering for and against him at the same time,” he said. “I want him to lose because he’s my rival, but I also want him to win because he’s my friend.”

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Men’s basketball team spends $98,621 to recruit players

Softball teams up with class for charity game

How CMU softball and lacrosse recruit

Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Head coach John Bonamego addresses the football team after its spring game on Saturday, April 16 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Bonamego, MAC unhappy with NCAA satellite camp ban By Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor @TDesOrmeau | sports@cm-life.com

Jim Harbaugh is not the only college football coach in Michigan upset with the NCAA’s recent ban on satellite camps. Central Michigan Head Coach John Bonamego said the camp ban — which limits schools to recruiting at summer camps to an institution’s own on-campus facilities — is an overreaction and will hurt smaller schools like

CMU the most. Often, coaches from smaller universities are invited to camps hosted by larger teams to recruit. Universities also host their own camps in different areas to reach players in a different region. “A lot of times, kids think they’re going to a camp because they maybe want to be recruited by Michigan or Michigan State or Ohio State, but they can’t take them all,” Bonamego said. “By getting exposure to other schools, it opens up op-

portunities for them.” CMU has seven camps scheduled in Mount Pleasant this summer. CMU has previously hosted camps in Paw Paw, among other places. Bonamego said the camp helped CMU recruit players from the west side of the state and Chicago. The Mid-American Conference was one of four conferences to vote against the ban. MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said the rule change hurts recruits the most. “I don’t think people re-

ally thought through what it meant to the prospects who attend those camps. That’s disappointing,” he said. “It was a defensive mechanism by a number of schools. That doesn’t seem consistent with the values that we’re about.” The Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) were the biggest supporters of the ban. Previously, the NCAA disallowed schools from hosting camps outside a 50-mile radius of campus, but did not restrict

coaches from being guests at camps outside the radius. The SEC and ACC have rules prohibiting schools from attending camps outside the 50-mile radius in any form. “What’s occurred with this rule is, someone’s built a wall geographically,” Steinbrecher said. “(They’re saying) ‘We want to wall you off and make it tougher for you to see any of the kids down here.’” The ban was streamlined through to be addressed immediately, instead of being

part of the larger package of issues the NCAA will study and discuss in the coming months. The move is largely in response to Harbaugh’s sevenstate, nine-camp tour last summer, which infringed on the traditional recruiting territory for the SEC and ACC. While the ban is effective immediately, Steinbrecher said the Board of Directors does not have to sign off on the change when they vote April 28. “We’ll continue to look for ways to address this,” he said.

Second-string QB competition highlights spring game 3 By Andrew Surma Assistant Sports Editor

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After a winter off, Central Michigan’s 2016 Spring Game gave players, coaches and fans a glimpse of what to expect next season. Here are three things we learned from the game:

Rush’s backup is not obvious Senior quarterback

Cooper Rush sat out Saturday due to tightness in his lower back. In his absence, sophomore quarterback Tommy Lazzaro and redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Johnson competed for the secondstring spot. Johnson completed 10-of-13 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Lazzaro completed 5-of-15 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown. “At this point, we aren’t

ready to anoint anyone,” Bonamego said. “This (competition) will carry on into the fall with these two guys and the freshmen that will join them.”

Although split up on separate teams Saturday, the defense will be strong in 2016 Junior defensive end Joe Ostman said the unit has set a goal to be the “number one” defense

in the nation in 2016. The top-rated defense in the Mid-American Conference a year ago, the gold and maroon teams’ defenses combined to allow 28 points Saturday. Junior defensive lineman Mitch Stanitzek led with four tackles and one sack. “(The defensive system) is pretty embedded into our heads now,” Ostman said. “We know how to run it and it’s basically second nature to us.”

Kroll is Rush’s top receiving target, but he’ll have help in 2016 Newly engaged senior wide out Jesse Kroll only had one catch for 11 yards Saturday, but other wide receivers stood out. Redshirt freshman Jamil Sabbagh impressed, leading all receivers with three catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. The 6-foot-6 former CMU basketball player Austin Stewart

was kept quiet with just one catch for nine yards, but Lazzaro said he will be an unexpected asset in the passing game this fall. “(Stewart) is a great player. He came out the first day and opened everyone’s eyes,” Lazzaro said. “He’s the type of guy who if you get the ball within 10 feet of him, he’s going to come down with it. He needs to work a little more on timing and he’s still learning the offense.”

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By Austin Denean Staff Reporter @atd023 | sports@cm-life.com

During the 2014-15 season, Central Michigan men’s basketball spent $98,621 on recruiting. According to the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act, every Division I member institution must compile financial data regarding expenses and revenues and send it in a report to the NCAA every year. The recruiting category includes money spent on transportation, lodging and

meals for prospective studentathletes and institutional personnel on official and unofficial visits, phone call charges and postage. Men’s basketball’s 201415 recruiting total was the second most in the MidAmerican Conference, second to the University of Buffalo at $115,178. Buffalo spent the most money on recruiting, but was able to win 23 games and the MAC Tournament in 2015. Eastern Michigan ranked fourth in the MAC at $87,845 and Western Michigan was 11th at $62,823. Ball State

finished in last. In terms of dollars spent per win on recruiting, Ball State had the highest total with $9,706. Kent State made the most out of its budget, spending $2,931 per win. CMU ranked in the middle of the pack in turning dollars spent recruiting into wins last season. At $4,287 per win, the Chippewas were sixth best at making their money work for them. Davis said simply increasing a budget would not help a program land more recruits. “A budget always plays a part in your program,” Davis

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University said. “But I don’t think an increased recruiting budget is all of a sudden going to beat out Michigan or Michigan State for players.” CMU’s nearly six-figure budget netted the team one recruit and a regular season conference title. WMU did not need a large budget to be successful on the court. WMU’s staff spent $62,823 on recruiting, translating into three signed players and a 20-win season. “I’m pretty fortunate here in that we have a pretty good sized recruiting budget,” said WMU Head Coach Steve Hawkins. “We have the freedom to recruit who need to and go where we need to go. What makes it really difficult for Keno (Davis) or someone like myself is that you’re driving in a car in a snowstorm.” During the last 10 years, CMU’s men’s basketball recruits have traveled a combined 30,243 miles to start their careers in Mount Pleasant. CMU’s 2015-16 roster contains players from 13 different states, three countries and two continents.

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“A budget always plays a part in your program,” Davis said. “But I don’t think an increased recruiting budget is all of a sudden going to beat out Michigan or Michigan State for players.” Keno Davis

CMU Men’s basketball head coach

Since 2006, men’s basketball recruits have traveled an average of 560.1 miles to join the team — the largest average distance for any of Michigan’s MAC schools. Eastern Michigan’s recruits travel the second-furthest distance at 424.4 miles while Western Michigan ranks third at 275.6 miles.

Landing top recruits Conferences that frequently earn multiple bids into the NCAA Tournament are called multi-bid conferences. These universities tend to have larger budgets, bigger arenas and more top-ranked recruits from across the country. MAC teams have a harder time competing for recruits and take a different approach to recruiting.

Davis gained experience recruiting in a multi-bid conference — the Big East — when he was the head coach at Providence from 2008-2011. “It’s night and day. I think the number one thing is coming in with a higher ranking,” Davis said. “When you come in with top 50-100 players, you have so many people who are connected to that individual in the recruiting process. What I think you find at the high mid-major level is, that is pretty rare. With the toplevel players, there are a lot more people involved that you have to take into account.” While Hawkins hasn’t recruited players to come to a multi-bid program, he has been recruiting the west side w recruiting | 15

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of Michigan since becoming a coach at WMU in 2000. “One of the biggest things is, they have to be a little more selective,” Hawkins said. “The net we throw out in the beginning of the recruiting process is really big.” ESPN compiles a list of the 100 best collegiate prospects in the country each year called the ESPN 100. v Since 2006, EMU, CMU and WMU have combined to land one recruit ranked in the ESPN 100. Comparatively, Michigan State has four players in its 2016 class that rank within the top 100, two of whom are from Michigan. In the 2010 class, CMU landed Mount Pleasant’s Trey Zeigler, the No. 33 prospect in the country. At the time, Trey’s father Ernie Zeigler was the head coach at CMU. The only other time a MAC school was able to land an ESPN 100 recruit was in 2009 when Akron signed No. 61 Zeke Marshall from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Davis said a “special circumstance” is needed to get the highest ranked players to come to a MAC school. “Usually, it is that they have been under-recruited and undervalued,” Davis said. “If you look at the history of the MAC, the players who have become all-conference or NBA players weren’t known as that level of player. They were guys who were overlooked. I think that will always continue in the MAC.” Hawkins said a MAC school would need a close connection with the athlete in order to land a top-tier recruit. “I don’t want to say it’s impossible, but it’s really improb-

life in brief You have to look at the current team and what pieces you are going to lose. Then (at) what pieces you want to bring in. It begins first with what the needs of the team are. Steve Hawkins Western Michigan men’s basketball coach

able. There are so many people involved,” Hawkins said. “The shoe companies are involved with the influence of a decision and there’s so much at stake. It’s not just as simple as saying, ‘Come here and you’ll be a lottery pick.”

Recruiting strategies WMU’s geographical location provides Hawkins an opportunity to recruit multiple states and regions CMU cannot. “We would like to own the west side of the state,” Hawkins said. “Then, we move out to statewide and try to take kids from within the state. After that, we really want to stay regional,” Hawkins said. Hawkins said he likes being in Kalamazoo because he can access expressways (such as I-94) to other regions quickly, making traveling easier. “I can be in Indiana quicker than Detroit,” Hawkins said. “I could be in Chicago just as quick as I could be in Detroit.” Davis’ strategy is to recruit all parts of the state to find players to fit his team’s style. If Davis is unable to land a recruit from the state to fit the team, he begins to look in other regions to fill in that spot. Before spending time and resources on recruiting a player from other places, his staff reaches out to players to gauge their interest in CMU. “If they are seriously interested, we’re going to spend

time and focus on trying to recruit some of those places, even from far away,” Davis said. “Like with Braylon (Rayson), he was somebody that was OK with moving from home and wanting to play in our style of system. That’s a big reason of why we would look at different players.”

who to recruit The NCAA permits Division I basketball programs to give 13 scholarships at a time. Because of the scholarship limit, schools have to decide what players they want to spend time and resources recruiting. Potential student-athletes are also limited in the amount of communication they can have with coaching staffs. Hawkins compared recruiting as a basketball coach to being the general manager of a team. “You have to look at the current team and what pieces you are going to lose,” he said. “Then (at) what pieces you want to bring in. It begins first with what the needs of the team are.” Davis said he first looks at the talents a player possesses and then decides if the player would perform well within the team’s system. “One of the things that is so important to having a successful team is recruiting the right type of young man that will fit at your school, in your community and on the court with teammates,” Davis said.

News and notes from around campus

Class, softball team up for cancer awareness at annual ‘pink out’ The Central Michigan softball team hosted its “Pink Out” game Saturday during its doubleheader sweep of Toledo, in which the CMU swept. The team usually wears its white and pink uniforms and a white and pink ribbon is spray painted in the outfield for the game. In addition, students from PES 550: Sports Fundraising class teamed up with the event with a goal to raise $5,000 for cancer research. “The students have to set up the event,” said Nick

Williams, who teaches the class. “The students have to fundraise, they have to market and promote their event and they have to manage the whole thing. It’s very significant towards their grade.” The event, “Strikeout Cancer,” began with a wiffleball home run derby on Wednesday and Thursday. Participants could pay $5 for five swings, with the top two contestants of each day competing in the final round on Saturday after the team’s

doubleheader. Eighty-eight students and faculty members entered the batter’s box, hoping to win the $75 gift card. Former CMU baseball pitcher Adam Aldred won the contest with 17 homeruns in Saturday’s finale. Baseball outfielder Logan Regnier finished in second with 14 home runs. The total amount collected with be released on Tuesday. The current -Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter

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Tisdale uses past experience to recruit players from across North America By McKenzie Sanderson Staff Reporter

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Twenty-five freshmen from California to Canada —including five from Michigan — arrived on Central Michigan’s campus in August 2015 to build the foundation for women’s lacrosse. The roster has players from 15 states and one Canadian province. Once CMU named Sara Tisdale as the head coach in July 2014, she recruited her first class from August 2014 through January 2015. “They all committed within a couple of weeks after visiting (campus),” Tisdale said. “It was really exciting to know we were getting quality student-athletes from across the country.”

Adjusting to Mount Pleasant Fellow freshmen midfielders Anna Schoonover, Logan Halvorson and Riley Huda chose to leave their home state of Minnesota to start their collegiate athletic careers at CMU. Huda and Halvorson attended rival schools, Lakeville North and Lakeville South. “The biggest adjustment is the town-like atmosphere,” Huda said about Mount Pleasant. “I’m a city person, so that was the one thing I was the most skeptical about.” It’s a 12-hour drive from Huda’s

hometown in Apple Valley, Minnesota to Mount Pleasant. Apple Valley is 20 miles south of the Twin Cities and has a population of 50,201 as of 2013. Kimble said conditions in Minnesota are harsher than Mount Pleasant. Florida native Kaitlin Kimble noticed major differences in how the weather affects playing the game. “In Florida it’s very hot all the time,” she said. “You could easily get overheated while playing. Here, it’s so different because you get the wind chill and can’t even feel your hands.”

Building team connections Because the athletes represent cities from coast-to-coast, the bond they share is unique. Kimble said she feels a special connection with her teammates and CMU. “Any team I’ve been on, we’ve always formed a bond,” she said. “Something seems special about this one. Especially being 24 hours away from home, it just feels like this is where I’m supposed to be.” The opportunity to play for a Division I one program was an influence in the recruiting process. “We’re all trying to figure it out

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together,” said California freshman Clare Laughery. “There isn’t someone who’s been here for years that will show us what to do. We get to build whatever we want out of it.

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Trusting the coaching staff During the recruiting process, Tisdale’s previous coaching experience and desire to build a successful program drew her back to CMU. Her connections with programs across the country helped her find potential recruits. Tisdale was the first women’s lacrosse coach at NCAA Division

III Augustana College in Illinois in 2010. She led the Vikings to a 19-1 record and the Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference regular-season and tournament championships in 2013. “She came from building a successful program from the ground

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Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Freshman midfielder Logan Halvorson runs through a group of Midland Lacrosse Club players before the game against Stetson on April 17 at the CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.

up,” Laughery said. “She definitely has a very set plan for what she wants from us.” While recruiting, Tisdale relied mostly on pre-existing relationships with club coaches around the country to find potential players.

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Softball coach’s record of success attracts Michigan recruits to CMU

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She attended tournaments showcasing hundreds of teams, where she evaluated potential recruits in one location. Tisdale said she looked for intangible qualities. “We saw Sam Cannon stop a shot with her stick as a field player,” Tisdale said. “We saw

Logan Halvorson run through ground balls in front of three or four people and she came out with it every single time. We bring a lot of energy to the program and I believe we’re fun to play for. What (the team) saw in us, we saw in them.”

In the midst of MidAmerican Conference play, the Central Michigan softball team is continuously working toward the postseason. But for the coaching staff, work stretches beyond the 2016 season. Head Coach Margo Jonker has been a part of the recruiting process for 28 years. Jonker said she and her staff know what they’re looking for when looking for potential recruits. “We look for athletic ability and skill set first, then we immediately go to their GPA,” Jonker said. “If we are looking at a position player, we want speed and power. If we are looking at a pitcher or catcher, we want someone who has a skill set at those positions.” Unlike professional sports, college athletes chose which school they want to play for, turning the job of a college coach into a part-time salesperson for their program. While a high school player must prove they’re worthy of a scholarship, it is up to the coach to persuade them to come to their school.

The sales pitch One of the biggest sell-

ing points CMU uses during recruiting visits is the program’s player development. Under Jonker, the team has had seven MAC Player of the Year award winners, two MAC Pitcher of the Year awards, six MAC Freshman of the Year awards and seven MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player awards. “From the moment you get here, we work you really hard,” Jonker said. “Just look at a player like CarolAnn (Sexauer) and the numbers she’s putting up this season.” California senior Katelyn Rentschler — who is the highest-ranked recruit on the roster — was the MAC Player of the Year in 2015. Jonker said the senior bought into the program from day one and trusted the coaching staff when asked to make a position change during her sophomore season. “Katelyn has always been a great athlete and she has developed into a great ball player,” Jonker said. “She made the transition from catcher to first base and it has really paid off.” CMU’s facilities are another key selling point. Since 2008, Margo Jonker Stadium has undergone more than $250,000 in renovations, which includes a new backstop, batting cages and locker room.

The stadium infield also features a new playing surface called hilltopper stabilizer. The surface — made from lava and crushed rock — allows for more of a true bounce and prevents injuries compared to older surfaces. “Our facilities are outstanding here at CMU. I think the indoor facility is very unique in that, different sports like football and lacrosse and baseball can all share it,” Jonker said. “Our stadium is great because it seats so many people and it’s very relaxing and welcoming for fans.”

Heading west Jonker has made recruiting in Michigan her top priority. Of the 26 players on the roster, 23 are from Michigan. “You can see (in-state recruits) more often and you have a reputation with them and you know what you’re getting, versus an out of state player, we don’t get to see them as much,” Jonker said. While the team has easier access to in-state recruits, the coaching staff tries to see players from other states. At the end of each season, the staff journeys west to watch players from across the country. “We are on the road a lot during the summer, so we’ll

head out to California and we’ll go to Colorado for tournaments there,” Jonker said. “A lot of teams from Michigan go. It’s perfect because we can see players not just from out west, but here as well and see how they all match up.” The coaching staff discovered freshman right fielder Allison Curtis at a tournament in California the summer before her sophomore year of high school. After coming out for a camp the next year, Curtis fell in love with Central Michigan and gave her verbal commitment. “I was set on going far from home. I loved the small-campus feel and how it’s a big campus, but a small-campus feel,” Curtis said. “I felt relaxed here and it felt like family. The coaches made me feel welcome.” While Curtis waited to make her decision, Jonker said other high school players rush their verbal commitments and don’t always honor them, something she disagrees with. “I like going and talking with players, but I don’t like how players commit so early in the process,” Jonker said. “I think we should give them more time to make up their minds, but it is what everyone is doing. There’s not much you can do to change it.”

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