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At the Commencement Ceremonies held on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, more than 2,300 students received their degrees from Central Michigan University.

Alumni offer advice on how to make the most out of a post-college career

By Jordyn Hermani News Editor @h3rmani | news@cm-life.com

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rom the moment a student arrives at Central Michigan University to the final minutes of their last class during senior year, students are working to earn a degree.

On graduation day, as they sit among a sea of maroon robes and mortar boards, many students are contemplating the same thing: What comes next?

Seven alumni took the time to share stories with Central Michigan Life about their journey into the “real world.” The alumni offer guidelines for how to make the most out of a graduate’s postcollege transition, from those who graduated in 2010 to those who walked in commencement less than six months ago.

As this chapter comes to a close in the life of more than 3,000 seniors, we hope the advice and observations imparted to them is taken to heart for not just current graduates, but future ones as well.

2010

Just outside of home While his years at college were enjoyable, Jeff Stoutenburg said his 2010 commencement ceremony was “horrible.”

“When I graduated, (McGuirk Arena) hadn’t been built yet, so we (graduated) outside and it rained, snowed and hailed all within the two-hour ceremony,” he said. “It was absolutely terrible.”

The Cass City native has had a much better experience with his post-college life. He said it’s important for recent graduates to make themselves marketable through means “other than their degrees.”

If you focus on what you want to do, you’ll recognize what your passion is and you’ll be working towards that passion every day Taylor Gehrcke, 2015 Comstock Park alumni

“If you’re a graduating senior with debt, you’re one of (more than) 100,000 people coming out of school with a degree,” Stoutenburg said. “A degree is no longer the gold standard. There has to be something which distinguishes you from everyone else. Students have to take it upon themselves to figure out what (differentiates) them, because a college degree is no longer it. That’s the least unique thing about you.”

Stoutenburg now lives in Midland, working as a public policy manager at Dow Chemical Company. After interning in Lansing throughout his senior year, working on political campaigns, he said he changed career paths because of “personal and professional” reasons.

Fellow 2010 alumna Danielle Leone said students shouldn’t feel nailed down to a job because of their majors.

Leone coached the cheerleading team for six years at Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights before starting work as the marketing and event specialist at the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit.

When she needed to focus on beginning to repay nearly $70,000 worth of student loans, Leone started to panic.

“When I first looked at my finances after graduation, I had a panic attack. It freaked me out,” she said. “It seemed like such a big number —and it is — but I think if you plan yourself correctly you’ll be fine.”

Leone said with the help of a financial adviser, she learned how to budget herself to more efficiently pay back loans — something she said she wouldn’t have learned otherwise.

Once she put herself on a “self-imposed salary,” Leone

said, bill payments became something routine rather than something dreaded.

“I really had to buckle myself down and say ‘I don’t want to be in debt forever,’” she said. “Every graduate should get control of their finances and understand what they have to pay back and how they’re going to do it.”

2011

In a courthouse Brittany Mouzourakis admits she initially got into her law career for the wrong reasons.

The Garden City native graduated CMU in 2011 with a major in international business, paired with Japanese, and a double minor in legal studies and environmental studies. Originally wanting to be a politician — hoping to one day become a U.S. Senator — Mouzourakis set her sights on being a

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Courtesy Photo | Brittany Mouzourakis Brittany Mouzourakis, a 2011 alumna, poses with Judge Bernard Friedman after Friedman made a motion to have Mouzourakis sworn into the State Bar of Michigan in November, 2014.

lawyer so she would have the ability to rise through the ranks.

Once she got to CMU however, she said many of her professors influenced her to “look at the bigger picture,” which caused her to change her ambitions to becoming an attorney.

During her time on-campus, Mouzourakis admitted to being over-involved, and said if she could tell her freshman self anything, it would be to relax.

One of Mouzourakis’ goals while attending CMU was to study abroad in Greece, something she never did.

“I wish I would have seized all opportunities before me and not made decisions based on the fear of missing out,” she said. “I was so serious about my education, graduating in four years, and going to law school that I thought (studying abroad) would set me back.”

Immediately after graduating from CMU, Mouzourakis attended Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law and graduated in 2014.

She knows there are other students on campus with the same feeling, Mouzourakis said, and she hopes they’ll set aside time for themselves.

“This is the time to go out

into the world,” she said. “It’s really the only time that you have — these four years — to get into the things you would like to do.

Once you enter into your career, it’s very difficult to take time off to travel and it’s difficult to pursue new passions.”

Now she is a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Bernard Friedman in the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit, Mouzourakis also volunteers at a Haven shelter for domestic violence and works with animal rights groups.

2012

Going to California Competing against business graduates from Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley, Ryan Pimlott wasn’t nervous.

The 2010 graduate was determined.

The Farmington Hills native graduated from CMU in fall 2012 with a major in international business. He moved to Silicon Valley after throwing himself into several different careers post-graduation, from an automotive safety company to landing a job at the sales readiness company MindTickle.

“I literally just wanted to get experience and find a role where

I had a lot of accountability, mixed with travel,” Pimlott said.

“You can’t always get the dream job right out of college, so for me, it was all about getting the really good experience. I didn’t really have a focus on what or where, just ‘let’s get going.’”

For students in a similar position, Pimlott said the importance of interning prior to graduation makes “a world of difference.”

Internships can help build connections with people in a career they might be interested in.

“Experience on your resume is gold,” he said. “The best thing you can do right away is to get into a job (out of college) and gain experience. Networking is the icing on the cake.”

Out in the valley, Pimlott said he works closely with other business graduates from schools more than double CMU’s size. The one thing he has which those alumni don’t, he said, is the social skills CMU has provided him with. The ability to network and communicate articulately, isn’t always something seen in business graduates from other universities.

The ability to interact with international students as both a resident assistant in Herrig Hall and in his classes helped to lay a

Courtesy Photo | Matt Sanders Matthew Sanders, a 2013 alumni, stands at an AppDynamics booth during a London trade show in June, 2015. Sanders gave 30 second pitches about his company to passerbys.

foundation for interaction with coworkers and clients.

“CMU allowed me to develop the social skills I may not have developed at some of these top schools,” Pimlott said. “You can study from a book, you can get the foundations and all that, but if you can’t interact with (other businessmen) and hold conversations, it’ll hold you back.”

2013

With your best friend It wasn’t long after Pimlott moved to California that his old roommate and high school friend Matt Sanders joined him.

Sanders, who majored in management information systems, graduated from CMU in 2013 and landed a job at AppDynamics, a company which evaluates performance

and availability of applications across computing platforms.

As one of Pimlott’s clients, Sanders gets the unique experience of not just working in a job he enjoys, but with one of his best friends.

“My plan (after graduation) was just to get out an explore,” he said. “In my first three years in the (working world) I held three different roles. I think a majority of it was about finding what I was passionate about.”

Instead of encouraging students to take any job upon graduation, Sanders said students should also build up a resume that features different accomplishments and involvements.

By having diverse interests, he said, a graduate looks more interesting to a potential employer.

Students should also be pre-

pared to change jobs several times during their work lives, Sanders said. If a student or a graduate uses those miscellaneous jobs to network, time spent in an undesirable career can be beneficial.

“As much as you think at 22 years old you think you know what you want to do for the rest of your life, you probably don’t,” Sanders said. “Every new grad finds that out pretty fast. Use that time to just talk to people across the company.

Figure out what people are doing and what interests you or fuels your passion.”

2014

In a flower shop and a hospital On any given week, Trenton native Mike Nowak could both screen you for cancer and make w Alumni | 6

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The 2014 graduate works three days a week at a Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn as a genetic counseling assistant. The rest of the week, Nowak “wears many hats” at Olds’ Flower Shop where he might arrange flowers, work a cash register or deliver floral arrangements.

At 24 years old, Nowak said moving back in with his parents and working two part-time jobs is his reality.

“Sometimes, you get caught up in the idea that once you graduate college, everything will fall into place. You think you’ll immediately get your own (house) and start making great money,” he said.

“In my experience, and looking at a lot of my friends, (we’re) in a very similar boat. They’re scraping by, not really in a career or in a job that pertains to their major.”

Nowak who graduated CMU with a 3.4 GPA and a biology degree. He said despite good grades in both college and high school, students should understand they might not land their “dream careers” immediately after graduation.

This shouldn’t deter graduates, he said. It should motivate them.

“It’s OK for (graduates) to take a year or two off between school and their job, so long as they have a plan (for life) and know they’re going to stick with it,” he said.

2015

In the White House Less than six months ago, Comstock Park alumni Taylor Gehrcke was graduating with a bachelor’s of science in political science. Now, he lives full time in Washington D.C., reviewing internship applications submitted to the White House.

“I’m really responsible for supporting any events which

the White House puts on,” he said. “No day looks the same just because there are so many different things happening. You just never know what’s going to pop up or what deadline you’ll have to meet next.”

Gehrcke started working in Washington D.C. as an advance intern for the Office of the Vice President his senior year at CMU. This, Gehrcke said, put him at an advantage compared to other CMU students who didn’t leave college with an internship.

Gehrcke said the importance of internships for both graduating and non-graduating students “could not be stressed enough.”

If a student can’t land an internship, however, Gehrcke said even the “down time” could be used to further a graduate’s career.

For students who still view graduation as far away, Gehrcke said undergraduates should

Courtesy Photo | David Dalton Danielle Leone, a 2010 alumna, unveils the new website and branding for the Kresge Eye Institute to researchers at the annual Vision Research Retreat at the Detroit Athletic Club.

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“If you focus on who you want

to be, you’re just going to be a position who goes to work every day and does the same thing,” he said. “But if you focus on what you want to do, you’ll recognize

what your passion is and you’ll be working towards that passion every day, no matter what your (career) is. If you do (this), you’ll be a lot more satisfied.”

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Hosting commencement costs university $104,000

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter @DeruiterJoy | news@cm-life.com

Hosting commencement ceremonies for May and December graduates will cost about $104,000 — but Central Michigan University is not the only one paying.

The 3,300 students receiving degrees in May pay between $50 and $85 for the gown they wear at McGuirk Arena.

Gowns must be purchased if students want to walk during a commencement ceremony.

Big Rapids senior Ana Lossing bought a diploma cover for $10 and her gown for $50 at the graduation fair, which was hosted March 28-29 by the CMU Bookstore.

She never thought much about how she felt paying for these items before. “(It was) just one of those things you have to do,” Lossing said.

Barry Waters, director of the CMU Bookstore, said in an email more than 1,400 gowns were sold during the fair at a $10 discount.

The total cost for regalia, which includes a cap, gown and tassel, is $60 retail for undergraduates and $85 for graduate students. These items are also available through the CMU Bookstore.

Regalia sales make about $33 in profit each for Baccalaureate

gowns and $38 for the Masters gowns, a margin that Waters said is set slightly lower than the regular clothing sold at the bookstore.

The possible sales are $80,718 for undergraduate gowns and $36,860 for graduate gowns. This doesn’t include the 76 Doctoral graduates, though not all students graduating will choose to walk during a commencement ceremony.

Any profits the bookstore has by the end of the year are distributed to general fund, which is used for expenditures that include maintenance, personnel salaries, research, scholarships and the academic colleges.

“This is big day for the students, the culmination of years of hard work to accomplish a goal,” he said.

Waters said graduating students wear custom-made gowns out of a special material: recycled water bottles.

CMU switched to the custom gown three years ago. This switch resulted in an increase of $7 each to make the gowns. The cost was not transferred to students but absorbed by the bookstore until last fall. Now gowns cost $5 more than they used to.

Hosting the event Keith Voeks, assistant director of university events,

said little expense is spared to make sure graduating students end their college experiences on a high note.

Commencement coordinator Kyle Pybus-Jerome said expenses for this May’s commencement ceremonies have not been finalized, but the year-long budget is $104,000.

This includes ceremonies in December and May. “We have to work across every department on campus and every academic discipline also in order to pull off graduation, so there is a lot of coordination,” Voeks said. “It is quite a matrix of information across the people we work with.”

That network includes a lot of unnoticed background work coordinated by the Events Office to transform McGuirk Arena for the ceremonies.

On average, 80 percent of graduates attend commencement, Pybus-Jerome said.

Seating is determined by the number of graduates divided by the stadiums capacity, which is considered to be 3,500 people, 200 fewer than the actual capacity, to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

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Police investigate Tsatsos case despite lack of evidence

By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

Next week would have marked the end of Ryan Tsatsos’ freshman year at Central Michigan University.

The Macomb freshman was 17 when he was struck by a car and killed Nov. 1 while walking back to his residence hall with a group of nine friends.

His killer has not been found.

The Michigan State Police Department closed 66 tips that were called in by the public, but none have led to the person who fled after hitting Tsatsos. Lt. Gary Green said the department is counting on continued participation from the public, because no evidence was found

at the scene. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information.

Two tips were called in last week. One resulted in a dead end. Police are still in the process of testing the paint found on another car.

The investigation Green is the leader of a team that’s been on the case from the beginning. The day after Tsatsos’ death, he and the two troopers who responded the night of his death went over the statements of friends with Tsatsos that night.

“We started canvassing the neighborhood, going over security footage that we could find anywhere,” he said. “There were a bunch of times people (in the footage) got out and looked at

their cars, and we followed up on every one of them.”

Before they were able to pull paint samples off Tsatsos’ clothing, police followed every tip, no matter the car. The general consensus between witnesses was that it was a dark-colored sedan. Later, police found the car is a metal lic dark blue, an aftermarket paint that doesn’t match with any specific company — making it difficult for police to match with a make or model.

Because of media coverage and tips from the public, troopers investigated cars as nearby as Merrill Hall and as far away as St. Ignace.

“I got search warrants and we scraped paint off cars,” Green said. “We sent in five different

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File Photo | Kaiti Chritz Julie Tsatsos, the mother of Ryan Tsatsos, the 17-year-old Macomb freshman killed in a hit and run Nov.1, speaks at the Crime Stoppers conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 in the CMU Events Center.

paint samples from vehicles to our lab to compare with the particles found on Ryan’s clothing. We were finding cars that looked like an exact match.”

Green said soon after the crash, a woman was telling people she hit Tsatsos. She owned a blue SUV with damage on it. Green said troopers obtained her phone records and found she was not near Crawford Road, where Tsatsos was hit, on Nov. 1.

“We pull at every straw we can,” he said. “I might go a week without (a tip) and then get a few. They were coming in fast and furious at first, but as time goes on they’ve kind of dwindled off.”

Green doesn’t tell the Tsatsos family every time a tip comes in. He doesn’t want to get their hopes up, something Tsatsos’ father Paul said he appreciates.

The night of Tsatsos’ death, three state troopers knocked on the door of their Macomb house. Paul and Tsatsos’ mother Julie were still grieving the loss of their older son, Darryl. Paul said he was in disbelief.

“I thought, ‘OK, he got ar-

rested, he got an MIP.’ It didn’t hit me that they wouldn’t come to my house for an MIP,” Paul said. “I saw the third officer was the Michigan State Police chaplain. They told us Ryan had been hit and killed.”

Members of the Tsatsos family say they need closure.

Julie said knowing who did it wouldn’t solve her grieving, but it would help to know the person who killed her son is being held accountable.

“I think their sentence will be worse because they’re not even helping us figure this out,” she said. “I think it will eat them up inside. They have to sleep with that every night.”

Factors in the crash There were a lot of variables troopers found when investigating the crash.

Tsatsos and his friends had been at Deerfield Village — police saw them exit the complex in security footage. It was Halloween night.

“There’s a lot of parties, and that strip of road doesn’t have sidewalks. The ditches are in the way,” he said. “It’s

raining like crazy. You’ve got this group of kids and they’re just trying to get back.”

Given that Halloween is one of Mount Pleasant’s busier weekends, Green said people driving could have been from anywhere.

The group was walking north on Crawford. From what police have been able to gather, they were near Concourse Street. Because of the small shoulder on Crawford, Green said some of the students were walking in the roadway.

One said they heard the car stop at the stop sign at Deerfield Road and Crawford. Other witnesses said they don’t know where the car came from.

As they headed north, the driver “clipped” Tsatsos, Green said.

Emergency workers came to the scene and mapped out the roadway, documenting things of interest. Green said rain probably washed away some kind of evidence.

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or skidmarks,” he said. “There was no breaking. It tells me either the person intended to run the kids over or didn’t see them. There was nothing to indicate they tried to avoid these kids. I find it hard to believe someone intended to do it.

Given the circumstances, this was probably an accident.”

Police believe most of the witnesses were drinking that night. Tsatsos’ blood alcohol level was a 0.185, Green said.

Despite the lack of evidence, Green said it is likely the driver will be found. He believes it will come from the public pointing police in the right direction.

“Time isn’t on our side, but this is hard for someone to live with,” he said. “From what I know about human nature, you sitting on this, at some point you’re going to tell somebody. I am very optimistic that at some point someone is going to come clean.”

Tips can be anonymously reported to police and Crime Stoppers.

Paul has called some tips in himself, trying desperately to find the person who hit his son.

“What were you thinking?

You knew you hit somebody,” he said. “Even that day if you had been drinking, if you were scared, when you woke up the next day and saw all the media coverage, why didn’t you come forward?”

News and notes from around campus

Board of Trustees to set tuition rate The Board of Trustees will meet Thursday and Friday to discuss action items such as remodeling the Student Activity Center pool and setting tuition for the 201617 school year.

The board will meet 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 29 in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center.

Items on the board’s agenda include assessing the potential expansion of online class offerings,

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At the 9 a.m. ceremony, Presidient of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Belle Wheelan will address the audience.

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The Policy and Bylaws Committee will meet from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m., Academic and Student Affairs committee will meet from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and the Finances and Facilities committee will meet from

his bachelor’s degree from CMU in 1984, will receive a Doctor of Public Service honorary degree.

Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Neuroscience Program Gary Dunbar will speak at the 6 p.m. ceremony. He spent 34 years working at CMU. He earned his master’s in psychology and biology from CMU in 1976.

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Students share favorite study spots on campus

By Sarah Wolpoff Staff Reporter @CMLIFE | news@cm-life.com

Grand Rapids sophomore Megan Bos is a regular at Kaya Coffee House, which is where she goes at least three times a week to study for her classes.

Kaya is her primary study spot — she said she doesn’t usually do schoolwork anywhere else.

As the semester comes to an end and final exams approach, students are retreating to their favorite study spots around campus.

Alicia D’Aloisio said being somewhere with quiet noise levels is one of the most important elements for maintaining focus while studying.

The Milford freshman also studies at Kaya.

“At home, I always went to coffee houses to work,” Bos said.

Bos said she prefers Kaya because it is close to campus and has late hours.

Bos said while you can hear other people working and talking at Kaya, it is not too distracting because usually there is music playing over all the noises.

Students have different preferences when it comes to noise levels in their spot to study.

Eastern Saudi Arabia senior Zumurrud Alnasser said she likes to study on the third floor of the Charles V. Park Library.

“I don’t know why, but I just really like it there,” she said. “It’s quieter than the second floor, and it just feels right.”

Robert Hahn said he finds it difficult to study when the atmosphere is extremely quiet.

Hahn said he has tried studying at the library in previous semesters, but it did not work out well because of the lack of noise.

The Troy freshman now prefers to study in various areas around the Bovee University Center, such as basement study areas, the Down Under Food Court and the Student Involvement Center.

Calli Morris | Freelance Photographer Students and community members sit in Kaya Coffee House on April 27.

“I need an atmosphere where I can study with lots of people (around me) and not worry about being super quiet,” he said.

The UC is a favorite study spot for Royal Oak freshman Harrison Watts.

“Not too many people go there to study, so most of the time I have the whole room to myself, and that’s really nice,” Watts added.

While Watts said he consistently goes to the same study spots, Chelsea sophomore Grace Elie said she likes to switch up her study spots based on noise level and the work she needs to accomplish.

“If it’s something I really need to concentrate on, I go the library because it’s quiet,” she said. “For regular homework, I can pretty much do it anywhere.”

Royal Oak junior Kit Skoog said she goes to the library if she’s on campus already and needs to study. Otherwise, she said she generally studies at home.

Alnasser also said she often prefers to study at home. However, sometimes she comes to campus to study because there are

other students studying, too.

It’s better to be around others in the same boat than studying alone, she said.

Skoog said when she is studying with a group, she likes to rent out study rooms at the library. When she is studying alone, however, she tends to gravitate toward the chairs at the library located by the windows.

“When I’m sitting in those comfy chairs, I feel more relaxed, which lets me focus and study more. I lose a lot of focus when I’m hunched over a desk,” she said.

Some students have trouble getting all their studying in before finals. Skoog said this is partly because of the moving of gentle Thursday and Friday, and partly because the warm weather makes it easy to lose motivation.

However, Skoog said she’s trying to make up for these challenges by changing things up, and studying outside.

“When it gets really nice out, I just want to go outside and enjoy the weather,” she said.

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Bass drops, the vibration of my phone and cheers of celebration sound off around me as I try to settle into studying for exams on a Tuesday night in my apartment.

Struggling to gather my willpower, the only solace I have for blocking out the FOMO (fear of missing out) is my headphones and tried-andtested study playlist.

A few years ago I compiled a list of songs that are repetitive, catchy and have a fast tempo — some of the lyrics vaguely motivational. While my playlist I study to contains a variety of themes and genres, there are definitely things that are offlimits when I’m trying to hit my homework grind.

By being picky about what I listen to when I’m working on school projects, I set myself up for success by taking control of my environment to make it as conducive to studying and retaining information as possible. Unfortunately, I can’t do that while I’m jamming out to Kanye’s new album.

Rap and hip-hop are limited because I just end up badly singing along and get distracted.

I also can’t try to discover new music when I’m studying because that’s a recipe for me getting sidetracked down a wormhole of analyzing and comparing the shiny new songs to every artist I’ve ever heard before.

Instead, my study playlist consists of songs I’ve listened to so many times they are engrained in my mind. It’s upbeat, but not so much to make me want to venture from my textbooks.

1. “Buggin’ Out ” by Tribe Called Quest OK, so I said limited rap, but Tribe Called Quest songs are repetitive enough that I can usually nod my head along to songs like “Buggin’ Out” without getting sidetracked.

2. “Aberdeen” by Cage the Elephant This song has just the right amount of guitar and rock vibes to keep me focused, even as Matt Shultz screams in the background of me trying to memorize rock samples for my geology final.

3. “T eam” by Lorde When it gets later and I begin to enter the existential crisis part of my night of studying, it always helps hearing the lyrics “We’re on each other’s team.” Thanks for the for the support, Lorde.

4. “Try Honesty” by Billy Talent Billy Talent’s protest/poppunk music is a favorite of mine to listen to while studying, but I learned to mix songs like “Try Honesty” and “Fallen Leaves” with more upbeat melodies so I don’t put myself in a bad mood.

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Students choose different strategies to prepare for exams

By Deshia Dunn Staff Reporter @Daedae_Dunn | news@cm-life.com

Studying preferences differ from student to student, but some professors and administrators have their own expectations about how often students should be studying.

May 2 is the beginning of final exams at Central Michigan University.

In order to be prepared for exams, President George Ross mentioned at the Feb. 18 Board of Trustees meeting throughout this semester, students should have studied three hours per class each week.

Spanish professor Carolina Gutiérrez-Rivas said for her students, it is important they study material over a long period of time, otherwise it is likely none

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Students study for the upcoming finals week on Monday at the Charles V. Park Library.

of the information will stick with them. “(Studying) a little bit everyday is best because you build up your memory,” Gutiérrez-Rivas said. “If you learn something then review it again within a period of time, you will really

memorize and internalize it.

But if you learn it, forget about it, then in a year try to come back to it — forget it; you’re not gonna learn it.”

Midland sophomore Josh Richey said the amount of time he spends studying for exams de-

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Grosspoint freshman Ian Sutherland said he spends a minimum of five hours studying a week.

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Bellaire freshman Ali Angelucci said she spends five to 10 hours studying a week, in part because she rewrites her notes for each of her classes.

Even if students stick close to a strict study regimen, they are not necessarily exempt from pulling all-nighters.

Angelucci and Foster said they have never had to pull an all-nighter. Richey said typically he does not pull all-nighters.

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Final Exams Schedule Here is a schedule of final exam times throughout the week: Monday, May 2 If your class regularly starts at 9 a.m. on MWF, then your exam runs 8-9:50 a.m.

10 a.m. MWF, 10-11:50 a.m.

Noon MWF, noon-1:50 p.m.

2 p.m. MWF, 2-3:50 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 If your class regularly starts at 8 a.m. on TR, then your exam runs through

8-9:50 a.m.

9 a.m. TR, 10-11:50 a.m.

2 p.m. TR, 2-3:50 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4 If your class regularly starts at 8 a.m. on MWF, then your exam runs through 8-9:50 a.m.

11 a.m. MWF, 10-11:50 a.m.

1 p.m. MWF, noon-1:50 p.m.

3 p.m. MWF, 2-3:50 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 If your class regularly starts at 11

a.m. on TR, then your exam runs through 10-11:50 a.m. noon TR, noon-1:50 p.m.

3 p.m. TR, 2-3:50 p.m.

Friday. May 6 If your class regularly starts at 10 a.m. TR, then your exam runs through 8-9:50 a.m.

1 p.m. TR, 10-11:50 a.m.

If your class meets M, MW, 6:307 p.m., then your exam is from 7-8:50 p.m. on Monday, May 2.

If your class meets T, TR, 6:307 p.m., then your exam is from 7-8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3.

If your class meets at 4 p.m. or later on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, then your exam is at its regular meeting time on the same day.

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Goodbye Central Michigan University, and fire up forever I have to tell you, I’ve been anxiously awaiting graduation all year.

I’ve envisioned the entire day in my mind so many times, from the cap and gown, to waiving to my family in the crowd as I sit next to my very best friend grinning from ear to ear.

But I have to tell you college, it wasn’t until I was packing up my apartment for the very last time that I stopped and realized how truly sad I am to leave you. As I pulled down picture after picture of college memories all across my bedroom

Kelsey Howe Assistant Advertising Manager walls, I questioned whether I was ready or not to say goodbye. But with the burst of a smile, I quickly remembered all of the things we’ve been through together the past four years that you’ve prepared me for.

Through the years you’ve shown

me that it’s ALWAYS a good idea to say yes. Never say no to an opportunity, because you never know what door you’re closing on yourself.

From this, I’ve learned to take every opportunity to learn something new and run with it. I couldn’t be more thankful for the random times I said yes to situations I was uncertain about, Central Michigan Life being one of them. I never would have thought I would spend over half my time in college working for a student run newspaper,

however it’s been the best ride yet.

I’ve learned more at CM Life than anywhere else in college, including figuring out what I wish to do after graduation.

Thank you for the friendships and support system I’ve built during the last few years and the amazing professional experiences you’ve prepared me for. Although I might miss living down the street or hall from my closest friends, the late night talks that keep my roommates and I up until the middle of the

night contemplating life, football games and tailgates, or going downtown to the bars Thursday nights with my CM Life gang, I know these are memories I will always carry with me wherever I go. I couldn’t imagine life without you, college, and I’m so glad we met. As sad as I am to leave you college, I’ve realized how lucky I am to have something like you that makes saying goodbye so hard.

FIRE UP FOREVER!

After losing almost everything, CMU and LIFE gave back As the semester winds down I am doing what I also do during the semester. I reflect. I am taking the time to figure out what my struggles were, and what I have achieved. From a video that reached more than 128,000 views, to telling a story about the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the impact through education, I achieved a lot.

This year I was given an amaz-

Rachel Harrison Multimedia Coordinator

ing opportunity to work alongside amazing people here at Central Michigan Life.

When in college, say yes as often as possible It’s hard to believe that my college career is almost over, and I’m about to start the part of my life where you work every day until you die, and it’s not OK to drink every night or eat pizza four times a week. Yeah, I’m

about to be an adult. Yeah, it’s kind of scary. But you know what? I couldn’t be more excited about it!

The past four years seem like a blur to me now, but the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to say yes, be open to new

I served as the Multimedia Coordinator and for that I am thankful. I hired and ran an amazing team that did everything from videos to podcasts and brought a creative energy that was needed to help Multimedia grow.

Two years ago I was in a dark place. I had lost everything including my group of friends, my place on

Jason Gilby Advertising Manager ideas, and do not be afraid to try things or go places you’ve never heard of before.

You never know when the opportunity of a lifetime will come along, and it will be

campus. My home.

CM Life gave that all back to me and more, and for that I am grateful.

Thank you to my Editor-in-Chief Malachi Barrett for giving me this chance and to Managing Editor Sydney Smith for letting me bug her during our days at the desk. Thank you to Photo Editor Kaiti Chritz for being an amazing friend and my calm wind when I was

angry and frustrated. Finally thank you to Jared Saigh for being my left hand man.

Finally thank you to my best friend and roommate Meghan Campbell. You stuck with me through it all and I cannot express in words how much you and your family means to me.

Thank you Central Michigan University, and thank you CM Life.

in the place you least expect it.

I have no idea where I would be now if I had ignored my opportunity of a lifetime, and want to use the last bit of this column to get all sappy.

Of all the opportunities I’ve had in the last four years, the one I’m most thankful for has been getting to work for our award winning newspaper.

I’ve gained so much experience here

(sometimes more than from my classes), met some of the greatest people and my greatest friends, and figured out what I want to do with my life. Thank you Central Michigan Life for making my college experience so great, and thank you readers for supporting what we do here.

Take chances! Make mistakes! Fire up and Bleed CM Life!

Making mistakes and gaining small victories If I had a dollar for every time someone at Leadership Safari said “get involved” I could probably start paying off a good portion of my loans (which are are going to start in six months).

But really. For anyone reading this who isn’t involved in a Registered Student Organization, club, group, squad … get involved.

Nicole Allen Social Cafe Director During my two short years at Central Michigan University, I got involved with Central Michigan Life,

WMHW and Moore Media Records.

I made friends, portfolio pieces, and real world connections but I also made mistakes.

That’s really what college is about.

It’s about making mistakes and learning from them. College is a time to discover yourself and find out who you really are. No one is perfect and I think college students

often forget that.

Students think they have to be perfect in everything they do or they won’t make it in the real world.

We stress ourselves out until we breakdown. This is supposed to be the best time of our lives yet here we are wishing there was a permanent therapy dog in the library to help us get by.

So for those of you who aren’t graduating this May please know that mistakes happen. You aren’t perfect. Life moves on.

Enjoy your time here. Go to class, but have fun, too. I’m not saying go to every pint night, but a Las Senoritas happy hour never hurt anybody.

Most importantly, never forget to celebrate the small victories.

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Celebrating Academic Excellence and Research Congratulations May and August 2016 Graduates of the CMU Honors Program!

Rachel Domagalski “Frames in Finite Dimensions and Combinatorial Designs” Advisor: Dr. Sivaram Narayan Shannon Draper “Health Implications of Stress and Stress Relief in College Students” Advisor: Dr. Kimberly O’Brien Taylor Ackerman “Sexual Aggression in Refugee Camps: Applying the Principal-Agent Argument” Advisor: Dr. Prakash Adhikari

Sierra Dyer “Effects of Emerging Contaminant, Carbamazepine, on Immune Cell Viability and Function” Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Uzarski

Rachel Anderson “The Financial Independence of Millennials and Corporate Social Responsibility” Advisor: Dr. Steven Dahlquist

Lauren English “Cardiovascular Risk Screening of Second Year Medical School Students” Advisor: Dr. William Saltarelli

Sebastian Andringa “The Road from Brown: Where are We Now” Advisor: Dr. Stephen Jones

Joshua Ericksen “Preparation and Characterization of Nitric Oxide (NO) Donating and Biodegradable Polyesters” Advisor: Dr. Dillip Mohanty

Tera Arvoy “Dopaminergic Neurons Induced from Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Induced Release in Vitro, Establishing Light-Driven Dopamine Release” Advisor: Dr. Michael Sandstrom

Jillian Ferguson “A Not-So-Warm Welcome: Gauging the Effects of Anti-American Sentiments Affect Study Abroad Students” Advisor: Dr. David Jesuit

Jamsheed Bahaee “Glucagon Like Peptide--1 Protects Against Diet Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance” Advisor: Dr. Lixin Li

Hannah Foley “A Chemical Reporter Strategy for Probing CellWall Mycolylation in Mycobacteria” Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Swarts

Alex Barron “The Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid/PerformanceEnhancing Substance Use Experience as described by Current and Former Users” Advisor: Dr. Tracy Olrich

Trisha Funk “Why Dominicans Migrate?”

Advisor: Dr. Alejandra Rengifo

Kaitlin Blundy “Grading Practices at the Middle Level” Advisor: Dr. Scotty Roberts Ashley Bookmyer “Using Electrophysiological and Audiological Measures to Determine if Subjects with Visual Impairments Have Heighten Central Auditory Processing Capabilities” Advisor: Dr. Shannon Palmer Miranda Brunett “A Comparison of Worksite Wellness Programs in Major Corporations: A Look at the Existence of Programs and their Components, Flaws, and Employee Participation” Advisor: Dr. Kimberly O’Brien Taylor Burkhardt “Lettuce Eat! An Assessment of Parents and Guardians and Their Interest in Preschool Gardening and Nutrition Programs” Advisor: Dr. Leslie Hildebrandt Alexis Cherven “The Use of Heart Rate and RPE to Assess Exercise Intensity in a Group Fitness Setting” Advisor: Dr. Paul O’Connor Amber Cook “Surveying Obesity Comorbidity Knowledge Among Members of a Community Weight Loss and Fitness Center” Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wallace

Natasha Gabara “First Generation Living and Learning Community: Do we need it?”

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Michael Jennings “Peoples: A Role-playing Game for the World History Classroom” Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Truitt Kayla Johnson “Effect of Dendrimer-Encapsulated Curcumin on Cancer Cell Lines” Advisor: Dr. Ajit Sharma & Dr. Rebecca Uzarski Brittany Jones “The Media Portrayals of Parental Roles: Fatherhood in Disney Films” Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Angera Axucillia Kagande “Identifying Genes Downstream of SAX-3, an Axon Guidance Protein Implicated in Pancreatic Cancer” Advisor: Dr. Jamie Alan Alaxzandria Klein “The Affordable Care Act and its Effects on Non-Profit Health Clinics in Michigan” Advisor: Dr. Crina Tarasi Adam Kloha “Impact of Childhood Stress on Health across the Lifespan: Key Findings and Next Steps” Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Geisthardt Breanne Lesnar “An Assessment of Health Communication in U.S. Hispanic Media” Advisor: Dr. Alejandra Rengifo

Jasmine Hall “Preparation of NAD+ and FAD Analogs to Investigate Ene and Retroene Reaction Mechanisms” Advisor: Dr. Anton Jensen

Ashley MacDonald “Surface Testing of Urban Companion Animal Clinics in Mid-Michigan to Quantitatively Analyze the Prevalence of Methicillin-Reistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)” Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Alm

Kari Hall “Is Exercise Medicine in Your Local Community?”

Advisor: Dr. William Saltarelli

Kirstin Deichstetter “Development of an Evidenced-Based Intervention Program Enhancing Physical Activity to Promote Healthy Habits in Children” Advisor: Dr. William Saltarelli

Courtney Hannula “Stimulus Compounding in an Acrosssessions Procedure” Advisor: Dr. Mark Reilly

Krystal Diel “The Presence of Sexually Aggressive Messages in Popular Music” Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Geisthardt

Aubree Jenkins “Meeting the Reading Needs of Deaf Students in Mainstream Classrooms: Are Educators Adequately Prepared?”

Advisor: Dr. Jane Ashby

Ana Lossing “Creative Movement and Dementia- An Exploration of Dance-Based Movement Programs as a Cognitive Intervention for Persons with Dementia” Advisor: Dr. Heather Trommer Beardslee

Megan Hall “Best Practices for an IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program” Advisor: Dr. Debra Mcgilsky

Kathryn Dickerson “The Academic Future of Latin American Immigrant Students: How the Age of Immigration Affects their Education” Advisor: Dr. Alejandra Rengifo

Kayla Huebner “Understanding Generational Work Values and the Implications for Organizations” Advisor: Amy Mcginnis

August Grace “Expanded Characterization of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Subpopulations through Florescent Activated Cell Sorting for Therapeutic Applications in Huntington’s Disease” Advisor: Dr. Julien Rossignol

Tyler Danner “Applying Deep Neural Networks to Improve the Efficiency of Protein Data Retrieval at the Genomic Scale” Advisor: Dr. Jesse Eickholt

Taylor DesOrmeau “NFL Power Rankings: Social Media Edition” Advisor: Dr. Betsy Rau

Maxwell Hogue “Chemical Synthesis of Azido-Inositols via Ferrier Rearrangement” Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Swarts

Brady Hasse “Androgen Receptor Coregulator Transcriptional Activities in Kennedy’s Disease” Advisor: Dr. Jamie Johansen & Dr. Gary Dunbar Jennifer Herrema “The Impact of Improvements Cycles on the Implementation of a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Residents with Dementia” Advisor: Dr. Natalie Douglas Alysa Hoffman “A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Female Standards of Beauty and its Relation to Women’s Self-Image” Advisor: Dr. Renee Babcock

Jenna MacDonald “Variation in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Growth Rate in the Great Lakes” Advisor: Dr. Donald Uzarski Joel Maki “A Determination of Escherichia Coli Genetic Diversity from a Freshwater Pond using the New Clermont Phylo-typing Method” Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Alm Allura Malcolm “Parent Training for Parents of Children with ASD: A Formative Evaluation” Advisor: Dr. Christie Nutkins Bailee Mamayek “Face-To-Face Vs. Online Vs. Hybrid Learning: An Exclusive Assessment of Academic Learning” Advisor: Dr. Kevin Love Kelsey Mankel “The Effect of Musical Training on Spatial Representation: Evidence from a Line Bisection Task” Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Kitchen Nicholas Martin “Major Decisions: An Analysis of the Key Factors when Deciding on a Major” Advisor: Dr. Edward Woelfert

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Natalie Scalabrino “Athletes’ Communication Strategies on Twitter: Analysis and Implications for Public Relations” Advisor: Dr. Elina Erzikova

Meghan Marx “Oil in the Great Lakes: A Crude Analysis” Advisor: Dr. James Hill Sean McBrayer “Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation is increased in the Diabetic Heart” Advisor: Dr. Mariana Rosca Caitlin McBride “The Night Lands” Advisor: Dr. Joseph Sommers Kelsey Menzel “Action-Specific Perception between Soccer Players and Observers” Advisor: Dr. Emily Bloesch Angela Mercier “The History of Biology and Medicine in Britain: Creating an Educational Itinerary for a Day in London” Advisor: Dr. Philip Hertzler Caitlin Miller “Women’s History and the Princess Paradigm” Advisor: Dr. Brittany Fremion Andrea Montalbano “Characterization of Glucose Stress in Caenorhabditis Elegans Germline” Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Schisa Jordan Moore “Autophagic Degradation of Androgen Receptors in BCLA vs. EDL/TA Skeletal Muscles” Advisor: Dr. Jamie Johansen Taylor Morgan “Academic Achievement: Lessons from One First Generation to Another” Advisor: Dr. Phame Camarena Victoria Newman “Let’s Play: Gaming Commentary’s Impact on the Market” Advisor: Dr. William Anderson Brandon Oswald “Effects of the Actin Cytoskeleton on MAPK Activity and RNP Granule Formation in Oocytes Caenorhabditis Elegans” Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Schisa Rebekah Pauly “Understanding Honors Culture Internationally: A Student’s Perspective” Advisor: Dr. Phame Camarena Alison Phelps “Expanding the Scope of the Woodwind Quintet through a Combination of Mediums” Advisor: Dr. Linda Binkley Thomas Porter “Investigating the Three-Click Rule: A Pilot Study” Advisor: Dr. Robert Miller Kathryn Ramsay “An Entrepreneurial Chippewa: An Evaluation of the New Venture Competition” Advisor: Dr. Crina Tarasi

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Bailey Urbanek “Synthesis and Evaluation of Trehalose Analogues for Inhibition of Mycobacterial Biofilms”Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Swarts Kassie VanAlst “The Benefits of Outdoor Learning: Mathematics Instruction from a Natural Perspective” Advisor: Dr. Lynn Dominguez Marisa Vinsky “Teasing Apart the Phenomenology of Innocence: The Interplay between Just World Beliefs and the Illusion of Transparency” Advisor: Dr. Kyle Scherr Caroline Wall “Bedtime Routines: How they Effect Language and Literacy Development in Preschoolers” Advisor: Dr. Tzu-Fen Chang Maegen Wallaker “Retired Staff Project” Advisor: Dr. Anne Hornak

Alexa Shaw “Determining the Reliability and Validity of Three Techniques for Measuring Low Back Pain” Advisor: Dr. Karen Lomond

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Jennifer Weingart “Gender Ed: Voices of the Transgender Movement” Advisor: Dr. Heather Polinsky

Kacy Shetler “Impact of Physical Activity Behavior on Wellness in First-Year College Students” Advisor: Dr. Rachael Nelson

Nicole Weis “Does the Personal Statement Truly Make it Personal? The Utilization of the Physician Assistant CASPA Personal Statement” Advisor: Dr. John Lopes Jr

Alexander Smith “Major Decisions: An Analysis of the Key Factors when Deciding on a Major” Advisor: Dr. Edward Woelfert Lauren Smith “Synthesis of a Dendrimer with Dual Functionalities” Advisor: Dr. Choon Lee

Shane Wery “One Nation, Two States: Examining Effects of a Divided Punjab on Indo-Pakistani Hostility” Advisor: Dr. Prakash Adhikari Lucas Wiles “German Prisoners of War in America” Advisor: Dr. Eric Johnson

Marie Sokolosky “A Needs Assessment of Central Michigan University regarding Pregnant and Parenting Student Services” Advisor: Dr. James Carroll

Nicole Wilkinson “Analysis of CXCR4 Gene and Quantification of CXCR4 Protein Receptor Expression in Mouse R6/2 Bone Marrow Derived MSC’s” Advisor: Dr. Julien Rossignol

James Sterba “The Role of Alcohol in College Sexual Assaults” Advisor: Dr. Alysa Lucas

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Jessica Winslow “HIV-Related Stigma among CMU Undergraduates” Advisor: Dr. Christopher Latty

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Editorial

CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM | April 28, 2016

Have a great summer A

s the final week of the semester comes to a close, we can’t help but reflect on what a busy year it has been at Central Michigan University.

We need to start by congratulating our May 2016 graduates.

You’ve made it.

We are excited to see how successful you will become after life at CMU. We are confident you will make Chippewas everywhere proud.

Please allow us to reflect on the 2015-16 academic year.

From the dynamic season of our football team, to the death of a fellow student and friend on Halloween weekend, the fall 2015 semester had its ups and downs.

The spring 2016 semester saw the closure of the only on-campus pharmacy and the election of a new student government president.

A scary 24-hour period ensued when senior Josh Palmer went missing and tragedy struck our campus community again when fellow Chippewa Jonathan Justice died as a result of excessive alcohol consumption two months earlier.

We were honored to tell all of these important stories as they unfolded in real time on our website and social media platforms.

We appreciate the feedback you provided us on these platforms and on our editorial pages in the print edition.

Our primary mission is to always make sure each student on this campus feels represented and informed on the issues that

Editorial matter most to them.

This is our final edition of the year. Summer Editor in Chief Andrew Surma will be on campus reporting news on cm-life.com.

We resume print publication on the first day of classes next fall — Aug. 29.

In the meantime, “like” the Central Michigan Life Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @CMLIFE to stay up-to-date on what is happening around campus and in the Mount Pleasant community throughout the summer.

Would you like to join our staff?

Applications for reporting, photography, graphic design and video production staff positions are being accepted. Stop by Moore Hall 436 to pick one up.

We have had a lot of fun learning more about this campus and those we serve — the readers — while delivering our content to you in a new newspaper format and through a booming social engagement strategy.

Your engagement is what makes being student journalists so rewarding.

We hope each and every Chippewa has a terrific summer.

You’ve earned it.

And, of course, we’ll see you next year.

Editorial Board EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | Malachi Barrett MANAGING EDITOR | Sydney Smith OPINION EDITOR | Dominick Mastrangelo NEWS EDITOR | Kate Carlson NEWS EDITOR | Jordyn Hermani SPORTS EDITOR | Taylor DesOrmeau DESIGN EDITOR | Michael Farris PHOTO EDITOR | Kaiti Chritz

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crimes CMU should be open Sex on campus about sexual assault

These are the locations of sexual misconduct incidents reported to the Central Michigan University Police Department. This map provides a partial look at sexual misconduct incidents on campus, as reported in the police department’s crime log. Some locations are non-specified to protect the identity of the survivor.

Sydney Smith Managing Editor While this number might seem small, the problem of sexual assault on university campuses is much larger.

When you think about how 68 percent of rapes are not reported according to the U.S. Justice Department, it is chilling to learn the number included in the Clery Act only scratches the surface.

I asked for police reports for these incidents, so I could eventually publish a map showing the locations. All of my FOIA requests were denied. Why? We all deserve to know this information.

The university’s Office of General Counsel cited a violation of privacy, as someone could connect the dots and figure out which survivor was assaulted at each location. It also cited the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects students’ educational records.

FERPA protects students’ private information, like grades. Police reports are subject to FOIA. You have to formally ask for them, but law enforcement records can never be withheld on the grounds of “student privacy.”

As a woman, I’d like to know where I’m safe on campus and where I’m not. If rapes were reported at Greek houses, I want to know which ones so I can avoid them.

But it’s more than just about me. Through reporting on the topic, and being a

generally empathetic person, I’ve learned many women around me have been sexually assaulted. The majority of them have not reported it.

Before submitting FOIA requests, I asked the campus police to give me the reports.

They referred me to general counsel. I submitted a handful of FOIA requests, all worded slightly differently, in the past year, that were all denied for the above reasons.

Though we can appeal FOIA denials, I set up a meeting with the police instead, to talk about what I might be doing wrong. They informed me general counsel was not letting them grant me access.

When I asked to meet with general counsel, I was told the denials in the FOIA were selfexplanatory, and that they had no interest in meeting with me to discuss it further.

Learning t he law In my pursuit of answers, I talked to Frank LoMonte, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, a non-profit organization which gets called upon regularly to help collegiate journalists access public records from universities.

LoMonte and I agreed — police reports are public records — there is no disputing that. Police departments everywhere give out reports describing the nature of every crime they respond to. CMU police has its crime long, which lists the crime, when and where it occurred.

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Washington St.

2012 Sept. 2: Troutman Hall (1st degree) 2013 Oct. 27: Campbell Hall (forcible) April 13: Merrill Hall (1st degree) Oct. 27: Merrill Hall (2nd degree)

Bellows St.

Preston St.

2014 Feb. 20: 320 W. Preston (sex offense) April 26: 2320 W. Campus Drive (sex offense) Feb. 23: Sweeney Hall (forcible) April 17: Merrill Hall (forcible) Sept. 13: Kulhavi Hall (1st degree) July 15: Robinson Hall (3rd degree) Nov. 15: C3 Express Broomfield Rd. (4th degree) Nov. 17: Finch Fieldhouse (4th degree) April 13: Herrig Hall (4th degree) April 6: Cobb Hall (4th degree) 2015 Dec. 6: Kesseler Hall (3rd degree) April 11: UC (4th degree) Oct. 4: Thorpe Hall (4th degree) Oct. 20: 201 E. Ottawa (4th degree) Oct. 19: 201 E. Ottawa (4th degree) Oct. 13: 1501 S. Washington (4th degree) Oct. 14: 1501 S. Washington (4th degree) Oct. 12: 1501 S. Washington (4th degree) Oct. 5: 1501 St. Washington (4th degree) Sept. 29: 250 E. Preston (4th degree) Oct 21: Beddow Hall (4th degree) 2016 Jan. 22: Wheeler Hall (3rd degree)

Mission Rd.

I’ve covered the topic of sexual assault extensively since starting at Central Michigan Life three years ago.

I’ve interviewed survivors about Central Michigan University’s policies and how they fit into federal law and the lack of viable rape kits available in Mount Pleasant.

On the police beat, I’ve heard first-hand how some students have violated others.

While it’s complicated to report on sexual assaults, there are some questions students — especially women on this campus — deserve answers to.

In the fall, I started asking the university, via Freedom of Information Act requests, (which help citizens gain access to public documents), to tell me the locations of rapes reported on campus.

Let me be clear: I wasn’t interested in knowing anyone’s name or exact addresses. I wanted to know the name of building or residence hall in which the incident occurred.

When a sexual assault is reported to university police or the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity, it is compiled in the Clery Act, which requires state universities to disclose statistics for crimes that occurred on or near campus.

A report published in October showed 10 rapes were reported for the 2014 year.

Seven of those assaults happened in residence halls. That number also includes sexual assaults that occurred in off-campus housing affiliated with the university, like Greek houses.

West Campus Dr.

Degrees of assault 1st: Sexual intercourse without consent 2nd: Perpetrator is in a position of authority over the victim 3rd: Force or coercion used in sexual penetration 4th: Force or coercion is used for sexual contact NON-SPECIFIED LOCATIONS April 17, 2013: Fraternity houses (non-forcible) April 27, 2013: Off campus (non-forcible) Aug. 29, 2007 (reported in 2013): East Campus Drive (1st degree) Oct. 4, 2014: 300 E. Broomfield (forcible) Dec. 1, 2014: On campus (4th degree) Sept. 20, 2014: 200 E. Library (4th degree) Dec. 1, 2014: On campus (4th degree) April 15, 2015: 200 E. Library (4th degree) Oct. 9. 2015: 199 W. Preston (4th degree) Nov. 1, 2015: West Campus/Preston (4th degree)

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Why is sexual assault any different?

I was told by the chief of police that sexual assault is a “gray area” of open records laws.

He also said Title IX requires the university to be “less transparent” about it.

There’s nothing in Title IX that overrules state public records laws, LoMonte explained. Further, the police department’s crime log lists sexual misconduct incidents that happened as recently as yesterday — usually with the location. Is this better or worse than providing the locations of assaults in 2014 and earlier?

There was also a small tidbit of information everyone forgot to mention to me, while request after request for this information was denied: Police are required to keep a 60-day crime log available for public access. Beyond this, the information is archived.

But, if you ask for past crime logs, seven years of them have to be available within two business days. So I asked for them, and I got them, all 130 pages dating back to 2012.

An untraceable scope Out of every 100 rapes, 32 are reported to police, according to the U.S. Justice Department’s National Crime Victimization Survey.

I’ve done a lot of reporting on Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, CMU’s 24-hour sexual crisis hotline. I can’t convey the value of this organization and what its founder, Steve Thompson, has done for sexual assault survivors.

Before he retired, I interviewed Thompson maybe a dozen times. He was always very open with me — he knows keeping the topic on people’s minds fosters discussion and education. Thompson told me in 2014 that SAPA gets about

APRIL 28, 2016 y Central Michigan Life y Cm-life.com 300 calls per year, which makes the number 10 in the Clery Report seem like it’s showing only part of the problem.

SAPA’s new director, Brooke Oliver-Hempenstall, refused to tell me the number of calls the organization received this year, citing victim privacy. Providing that number could seriously help identify the scope and problem of sexual aggression on CMU’s campus specifically.

How do you discuss a problem if you can’t accurately identify there is one?

Public information matters CM Life’s mission is to give students — our primary audience — information they need to know. It doesn’t always happen easily. I’ve spent a lot of days recently feeling frustrated about where I go from here.

I’ve tried my hardest to not feel like university officials are hiding information.

But I don’t understand why, as this is the case with so many other requests, our university won’t just redact personal information and give me the damn public records.

It bothers me.

I hope it bothers you too.

As a journalist, I have the duty to tell you these things. Though I’m graduating in May, leaving information unreported doesn’t sit well with me.

This will be the last thing I write for CM Life. This column was supposed to be a story opening your eyes to the scope of sexual assaults on our campus.

What I’ve learned is no one wants to talk about it.

The people who say they are protecting the survivors are, in reality, also shielding the predators and misrepresenting the scope of the problem on campus.

It isn’t state or federal law that is keeping us from having an honest, open conversation about sexual assaults at CMU. It is the people in power, who should make transparency and student safety a priority.

$95 million Biosciences Building to open for classes in January

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter @DeruiterJoy | news@cm-life.com

Students who will take the first classes in the $95 million Biosciences building will walk through its doors in January.

Interior construction is scheduled to be “substantially complete” on Sept. 2, said Steve Lawrence, Associate Vice President of Facilities Management. After completion, about 40 faculty and their research equipment will be moved in during the fall for the start of Spring 2017 semester classes.

Lawrence said what is left to be finished includes the installation of wood paneling in the interior, painting of the walls and grinding of the structure’s concrete floors.

The Biosciences Building is the largest and most complex capital investment Central Michigan University has undertaken. Lawrence said part of the building’s purpose is to provide CMU with upgraded research facilities.

“When we did the 2013 Master Plan, one aspect was a space-utilization study that identified research space being the largest space we had the least of, for the size of university we are,” Lawrence said.

The Biosciences Building is meant to fill in some of that gap. Lawrence said there will also be a re-purposing of Brooks Hall in the years ahead, for which design “needs to start soon.”

Construction of the Biosciences Building is on schedule and about $1 million under budget, Lawrence said.

Which students can ent er?

CMU has more than

19,500 students on-campus students enrolled for the 2015 fall semester, according to an enrollment report by the Office of Institutional Research. Of those students taking on-campus classes, 569 undergraduates were signed biology majors.

Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering Jane Matty said most students who will use the building will be taking upperlevel biology courses.

It is likely for there to Brianna Hughes | Staff Photographer be opportunities to take Construction continues on the Biosciences Building on Monday, introductory and University March 25 .

Program courses inside the really a good thing.” new building as well, Matty herbrarium for plants.

Second, third and fourth said. That decision is made by There is also a large activefloors are all similar in that the Registrar’s Office. learning classroom and a they devote much of their Some of the biggest op200-seat multi-purpose room space to research labs. These portunities for students, CSE for class lectures, gatherings labs are considered very Dean Ian Davison said, are or luncheons. First floor will space-efficient because they chances to become involved have eight specially-designed, are collective. Each lab is in faculty research. vibration-resistant imaging large, cuts through the length Student involvement with rooms for the use of high-resof the building at the center of research is something already olution electron microscopes, each floor and has benches asemphasized at CMU, Dawhich includes a room for signed to each professor. vison said. The addition of imaging analysis, an instruc“This way it is one big, the research-focused Bioscitional lab and imaging prep wide-open space,” Lawrence ences Building will potentially room. said. “As people and grants give faculty the space and There is no basement, only come and go, it provides resources to take on more four concrete floors. Instead tremendous flexibility for asstudent protegees. of adding flooring or carpet, signment.”

“Brooks is not adequate Lawrence said the workers are Davison said this is an for the kind of scientific going to grind them smooth improved lab design to the research we are doing now,” so they “show some of the separate labs found in Brooks Davison said. “A large part of aggregate.”

Hall. the justification for buildConcrete is better because “If you were an undergrading the Biosciences Building it “looks good, there are miniand increasing the research mal maintenance costs,” Law- uate working with one faculty member, you’ll be in this large space is that it allows us to rence said, and no difficulties open lab and I think that is provide increased opportunity in finding matching items to beneficial because it fosters to students to be engaged in repair damaged areas. people discussing,” he said. research.”

“If you walk around some There are four teaching of the older buildings, you labs in the building, studentwill see where there is a patch An inside look study areas and collaboration because what was put on the Most of the Biosciences spaces. Lawrence said the building consists of “teaching- floor in 1958 isn’t available building is going to provide in 2015,” Lawrence said. “You lab space,” Lawrence said. Its much more “research space can’t find anything to match. first floor will have two large, and support space” than Concrete, from a facilities cold-water aquariums for Brooks ever did. management perspective, is research specimens, and an

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Victory Lap After breaking hand, softball shortstop returns for senior season

By Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter

You gain a different perspective sitting out. You realize that this time goes by too quickly for you to be worried about all the little things.

@Kullen_Logsdon | sports@cm-life.com

Shortstop CarolAnn Sexauer was in the midst of her senior season for the Central Michigan softball team. The Canton native had a .345 batting average after nine games and was coming off a performance that earned her MidAmerican Conference West Player of the Week honors.

After two weeks off due to game cancellations, Sexauer was batting in practice when the ball hit her right hand. Something immediately felt wrong.

“I tried not to jump to any conclusions right away,” she said.

“I couldn’t really move my hand, but I waited until I got x-rays and saw the doctor before I got too far ahead of myself in my mind regarding the consequences.”

The doctor told her the bone in her hand was broken at the base and she would have to wear a cast for four to six weeks. After the cast was off, Sexauer had to wear a splint to make sure the hand healed properly, which kept her out of competition even longer.

“It was frustrating, but I learned a lot from teammates working (as I was) sitting out,” Sexauer said. “But I was bummed to be missing out on the majority of games in what I thought was going to be my final year.”

When the splint came off, Sexauer still felt pain when batting.

The doctor warned her that she could re-injure it from the vibrations coming off the bat, so she was forced to miss even more time.

After losing most of her senior

CarolAnn Sexauer Senior shortstop

Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Senior shortstop CarolAnn Sexauer poses for a portrait on Wednesday, April 20 at Margo Jonker Stadium.

season, Sexauer decided to use a medical redshirt and come back for one final year. During the summer, she underwent rehab, which included stretching and strengthening her hand.

“I was unsettled about the way the season ended and wanted another year to end on a good note,” Sexauer said. “I was thrilled to get one more year to be with my teammates and finish up academically and athletically.”

Enduring together While the rehab process was

frustrating, Sexauer was not alone in her journey back to the lineup.

Senior second baseman Chelsea DeLamielleure — who suffers from chronic back problems — had been dealing with similar circumstances for three years.

DeLamielleure shared her wisdom and the two supported each other throughout the process.

“We’ve been here together for five years,” DeLamielleure said.

“She helped me through my injury and just to stay positive and I wanted to help her. We play for each other.”

Sexauer was inspired by the way her teammate battled through back pain.

“She is one of the toughest people I know, if not the most tough,” Sexauer said. “I don’t know how anyone could battle through pain like that.”

Second chance By the beginning of this season, Sexauer was healthy, but her fifth year started with struggles.

After 23 games on the road in southern states to start the season, Sexauer was without a

home run. It wasn’t until the team’s home opener against Valparaiso on March 22 where she would break the slump.

Trailing 1-0 in the first inning, Sexauer stepped to the plate and delivered a shot over the left field wall to tie the game. After hitting an RBI double in her second atbat, Sexauer stepped to the plate again in the fifth inning and hit her second home run over the center field wall. The Chippewas won 5-3 behind Sexauer’s four RBIs. “It feels good to be back and out there,” she said after the

game. “I love playing on our home field. I tried not thinking too much and just watched the ball and that was my attack plan.”

Sexauer continued her attack plan into MAC play and has been one of CMU’s most valuable hitters this season. Not only does she lead the team in RBIs (31), but she also is first in doubles (9), tied for second in home runs (6) and third in batting average (.333).

“She’s a great player as well as a great person,” said Head Coach Margo Jonker. “She puts her heart and soul into everything she does and that’s all you can ask from a student-athlete.”

Sexauer says she has learned a lot about herself and her team. The fifth year senior gained a new perspective during her injury and said she wouldn’t be the same without that experience.

“Had I not gone through these trials, I don’t think I would have learned to love the game as much,” she said. “You gain a different perspective sitting out. You realize that this time goes by too quickly for you to be worried about all the little things.”

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New volleyball coach hopes to end MAC Tournament drought

By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

Mike Gawlik has climbed Temple Mountain and cagedived with great white sharks in South Africa. He has been to Greece and Egypt. A trip to Thailand on Friday will mark his fifth continent visited.

Gawlik said he likes to step outside his comfort zone and go places he’s never gone — something he hopes to do with the Central Michigan volleyball team.

After being hired as head coach on Jan. 28, Gawlik is settling into his new role after spending 11 years as an assistant coach at Michigan State.

The volleyball team has had spring competition at home against Ferris State and at Oakland, Michigan and Michigan State. He said he felt his team made strides and “moved the rock in the right direction.”

“I’m not a win-at-all-cost type of person, but we’re going to push and we’re going to play hard,” Gawlik said.

“We’re going to push these young women outside of their comfort zone and force them to grow and go beyond where they think they can go.”

Gawlik said he is raising expectations for the volleyball program. The Chippewas have missed the Mid-American Conference Tournament for three consecutive seasons.

Former Head Coach Erik Olson resigned in December after being placed on paid leave in October for “unprofessional behavior toward the athletes.”

“Our team has good heads on their shoulders, they work hard, but I think we’re asking a little bit more from them,” Gawlik said. “We’re trying to chase teams down in the MAC and one of the statements we

use is, ‘In order to go where we’ve never gone, we’ve got to be willing to do what we’ve never done.’”

The Chippewas’ 2016 schedule is road-heavy, with matchups against Southern Illinois and IUPUI in Indianapolis, Michigan State and Florida in East Lansing and, Valparaiso and Central Florida in Orlando.

Florida advanced to the Elite Eight in last season’s NCAA Tournament.

“To get to the top of the MAC, we’ve got to play good teams,” Gawlik said. “To get to the NCAA Tournament, we’ve got to play good teams and to win in the NCAA Tournament, you definitely have to play good teams. Those are all things we strive for.”

The 33-year-old also said CMU will not host its annual Chippewa Challenge this season, saying it was difficult to draw teams to play due to a head coach not being in place.

Recruiting has been a focal point for Gawlik. He is targeting the 2018 class, as the 2016 and 2017 recruiting classes were conducted by Olson.

“I think we’re hunting in the right forest,” Gawlik said.

“I think we’ve got some really top-notch kids on campus.

They are people that some conference opponents are (recruiting), some major conferences are (recruiting).

I think we’re right in the hunt for some of these kids.”

Gawlik said he looks for players that are good teammates, good leaders, are coachable and willing to work hard.

“Those are the kids we need to change the standard and change the fate of Central Michigan volleyball long term — and not just for a season or two at a time,” Gawlik said.

“We’re not coming here to win a season — we’re coming here to build a program.”

Binge Yan | Staff Photographer

Newly announced Head Volleyball Coach Mike Gawlik addresses the media on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Soon-to-be sophomore setter Kelli Combs is among those who have stood out to Gawlik thus far. He said she sets a high standard every day in practice. Fellow sophomore, outside hitter Lexi Duello, is working hard even though she is battling an injury, Gawlik said.

Junior outside hitters Jordan Bueter and Taylor Robertson can be a one-two punch in the MAC and junior middle blocker Paige Carey has a “heart of a lion,” even though she also suffered an injury in the spring season, Gawlik said.

“Nobody’s going to hand us the MAC Tournament,” Gawlik said. “Nobody’s going to hand us an NCAA Tournament berth. We’ve got to go out and outwork people.”

The team selected Bueter and junior outside hitter Jessica Meichtry as captains in a

team activity where the players described what leadership is. Gawlik said the two essentially volunteered for more work, the process of selecting captains could be re-evaluated come fall.

“We’ve identified that these are the two people that can really be the voice of our team and help lead us into a season with a culture that’s going to get us in the direction we want to go,” Gawlik said.

Gawlik has described himself as a “volleydork.” He said he dreams about volleyball, thinks about volleyball and talks about volleyball.

“It’s truly a love and passion for the sport,” Gawlik said.

“I know there’s a lot of other volleydorks out there too and God bless them.”

Gawlik said his passion for the game and student-athletes is something the community notices. He said during recent

jump tests in offseason workouts, four athletes reached their personal best and received high fives for just a half-inch.

He added they will not receive another high five until they reach another half-inch or another personal best.

“We’re a far better volleyball team now than we were eight weeks ago,” Gawlik said.

“We need to continue that upward trend for the entire year.

The teams that do that are the teams that find themselves in contention at the end of November.”

Gawlik will be aided by assistant coaches Adam Rollman and Krista Rice. Rollman is the only mainstay from last season’s coaching staff and is the “keystone who bridged the past and future,” Gawlik said. Rice, a former Kent State player, was hired in March after spending two seasons at

Toledo. Gawlik said he hopes to hire a graduate or volunteer assistant.

The Chippewas hope to bring a family-friendly environment and exciting brand of volleyball to McGuirk Arena this fall. Gawlik has already constructed clinics for the community.

“The train’s just leaving the station and you’re going to want to be on it, I promise,” Gawlik said.

He said he wants to play with a “reckless abandon” and be that team everybody hates to play.

“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think that was possible,” Gawlik said. “I hope to do everything that’s within my power to push us in the right direction. I told the team the ingredients are good, we’ve just got to find the right recipe.”

The Chippewas return to campus on Aug. 9 for training camp.

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By Von Lozon Staff Reporter @von_lozon | sports@cm-life.com

Nearly $2 million was spent by Central Michigan University’s athletics department in travel expenses for all of CMU’s varsity teams during the 2014-15 academic year.

CMU’s football team spent the most on travel with $540,527 followed by the baseball team’s $191,465. The men’s basketball team was third with $176,804. The women’s basketball team spent the most for any women’s sport at $133,589.

Travel costs include air and ground travel, meals and incidentals for preseason, regular season and non-bowl postseason competition. Food before each home game, housing and transportation on the

road is also included.

The baseball team’s trips to Arizona and Florida on Feb. 25 and March 8 of this year will factor into the travel expenses for next year’s report.

Another factor in the expenses was the team’s spring break trip to Florida to compete in the Snowbird Baseball Classic. The cost for a Division I school to compete in this tournament per game is $500 for four umpires and $400 for three umpires. That money goes toward umpire fees, field rental, scheduling and maintenance costs. The team played in five games in the tournament, totaling $2,000-$2,500 for those five games alone.

The men’s and women’s track teams traveled the more miles during the 2014-15 academic year at 22,782 miles. While the football team had

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The biggest expense that goes into the traveling budget for the football team is the number of players that travel with each team, according to

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calories, so we need to make sure they have the proper nourish-

ment to compete at a high level.”

There were 102 players and 21 coaches, coordinators, videographers and graduate assistants involved with the football team during the

2014-15 season. Schuitema said only 70 players travel with the team during MidAmerican Conference play, and they typically take no more than 74 players .

Pair of baseball seniors suspended indefinitely, one leaves program

By Von Lozon Staff Reporter @von_lozon | sports@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan Athletics Department said Monday in an email that senior pitcher Adam Aldred decided not to return to the baseball program after being suspended for disciplinary reasons.

According to the statement, Aldred made several allegations about the leadership of the program, which were forwarded to Faculty Personnel Services for review. The statement said the allegations were “without merit,” so the complaints were dismissed.

“I didn’t get along with the

coach and left,” Aldred said in a Facebook message to Central Michigan Life. “It was the best decision I’ve ever made. But I loved the first three years (with the team).”

Aldred, who last appeared in a game against Villanova on March 5, appeared in three games this year — all in relief situations — with an ERA of 9.39. He gave up nine runs (eight earned) in 7 2/3 innings pitched.

Aldred was 5-3 with a 3.49 ERA in 14 appearances with the Chippewas in 2015. He had the second most pitching starts on the team with 13.

Senior outfielder Logan Regnier has also been suspended in-

definitely from the baseball team, the department said. His last game was also March 5 against Villanova. It is unclear if the two suspensions are related.

Regnier started the first nine games of the year, hitting .276 with 17 putouts and no errors.

In 2015, Regnier hit .312 with a team-high 45 RBIs. Aldred and Reginer finished first and second in the “Strikeout Cancer” home run derby on April 17. The event followed the softball team’s “Pink Out Game” at Margo Jonker Stadium. Across the street, the baseball team fell to Ball State 4-2 that same day at Theunissen Stadium.

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Heeke, coaches discourage athletics cuts

By Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor @TDesOrmeau | sports@cm-life.com

Despite the addition of women’s golf and lacrosse in the past two years, Central Michigan University must continue making changes to be Title IX compliant.

CMU aims to achieve “substantial proportionality” with the ratio of men and women participating in sports to the undergraduate enrollment gender ratio by 20182019, according to a 2012 Board of Trustees presentation. Universities are required to comply with Title IX, which aims to provide equal opportunities to men and women.

There were 9,489 undergraduate women and 7,776 undergraduate men on campus in fall 2015 — a ratio of 54.96 percent to 45.04 percent. Men took 239 of the 458 total roster spots in 201516 — making up 52.18 percent of the participants — based on approximate roster numbers from cmuchippewas.com.

In fall 2012, men made up 61 percent of athletics participants at CMU. “The Board (of Trustees) has been very clear that they want to increase opportunities for the female gender on our campus,” said Athletics Director Dave Heeke. “That’s what we’re focused on doing.”

To have a ratio in athletics participants that reflects the uni-

versity’s gender ratio, CMU would need to add approximately 73 women’s roster spots or take away about 60 men’s roster spots.

At the April 5 Academic Senate meeting, the group agreed to look into the possibility of cutting men’s sports or roster sizes and explore adding additional women’s sports.

Heeke said the department would likely need additional institutional funding if it were to add more women’s sports. CMU’s long-term gender equity plan has the school adding two additional sports in the coming years.

CMU is not able to drop an entire sport, said Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Mark Guthrie. The NCAA requires Division I schools to have at least six men’s sports and eight women’s sports. CMU has six men’s sports and 10 women’s sports.

“Right now, as far as I know, we are at the minimum number of men’s sports,” Guthrie said. “We can’t go lower without replacing something. At this point, I don’t think we can drop anything. All I can do is what they give me to work with and tell me.”

After football, the men’s track and field team uses the largest amount of roster spots at CMU with approximately 47. In the Mid-American Conference, all 12 schools have women’s track and field teams. CMU is one of five with an indoor track program and one of six with an

outdoor program.

Guthrie said the university would lose money by cutting the track program since a majority of the student-athletes are not on scholarship and pay full tuition.

“Let’s say 40 are not on full scholarship,” he said.

“Forty times $22,000, that’s $1 million almost that they are going to wipe out. Can they afford a million-dollar cut? I don’t know, I don’t see the books. Along with taking away those opportunities, you are going to reduce revenue.”

Another option is trimming roster sizes for men’s teams, while still meeting the required minimums. Four of the five largest rosters at CMU are men’s teams.

“I don’t like to see opportunities taken away from anybody,” said Football Head Coach John Bonamego. “My personal preference would be to increase opportunities so we don’t have to reduce roster sizes.”

Both Bonamego and Guthrie said they would likely be consulted before any roster sizes or programs were trimmed. They said they have not been involved in such conversations so far.

The Academic Senate will present research on the possibilities to the Board of Trustees. The topic is not on the agenda for the April 29 Board of Trustees meeting.

Staff Reporter Ryan Warriner contributed to this story.

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Heeke says $19.4 million allocation is ‘appropriate’

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receive indirect institutional support, expenses that benefit athletics facilities but are paid for by other departments within the university — such as differed maintenance.

Director of Athletics Dave Heeke called the allocation “appropriate,” saying the amount the department receives, which makes up 6 percent of the university’s total budget, allows the athletics department to operate comfortably.

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File Photo | Monica Bradburn Athletic Director Dave Heeke announces the new field hockey head coach, Molly Pelowski, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2015.

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provide great exposure for the university, but also meet the needs of students in our program,” he said “This is a studentfirst program and a student-first university. That’s what we do and we are able to do that with the allocation we have.”

CMU allocates its athletics department the third most direct institutional support in the MidAmerican Conference. Akron, which has no indirect institutional support, receives $22.1 million and Western Michigan — which gets about $5.4 million in indirect support — also receives almost $20.5 million of direct support.

Athletics Director of Communications Rob Wyman said despite the large allocation, roughly $6.7 million is used to fund student-athlete scholarships, which is one of the department’s largest expenses.

“That’s cash in, cash out,”

Heeke said. “One day, (the money) comes over on July 1 and on July 2, we send it right back to the university. There’s no ability for us to utilize those dollars for debt service and overhead. It goes to the academic departments. It doesn’t go back to the accounting office. It goes to the college.”

Heeke added a large contingent of the department’s 475 student-athletes are not on scholarship. Those athletes generate an additional $5.5 million in tuition dollars. That totals $11 to $12 million for the university.

With cuts in statewide higher education funding, Heeke addressed the importance of supporting a Division I athletic department.

“We have 475 students, who are students at this university, who participate in athletics — much like students in this university who have other pursuits and do their academic work and want to participate in the student newspaper,” he

said. “It’s our role and responsibility to provide a program to those young people to be successful, represent the university and ultimately graduate. It is a commitment to our students, who participate in the athletics program.”

He said a Division I athletic program also benefits the overall profile of the university, helping recruiting, fundraising and engagement.

“I’d say there’s tremendous benefits from a Division I athletic program for engagement, admissions, recruiting of potential students, the vitality and excitement of campus life,” Heeke said. “How do you stay connected to your alumni and friends and engaged them?

How do you develop contributors to your university? You are, in a sense, a front porch or front door for people to become connected to the university, a large majority of people get connected through athletics program as we see around the country.”

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