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OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES The School of Music is hosting outdoor concerts in lieu of indoor events.

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Rise in COVID-19 cases over Labor Day weekend

By Andrew Mullin Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan District Health Department reported a slight increase in COVID-19 cases over Labor Day weekend.

This came after CMU announced 44 new cases in its community between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, a decrease from the previous week. According to the Fired Up for Fall webpage, there have been a total of 186 cases within the CMU community since June 15. Of these cases, 37 are active.

The new university case count differs from the 253 confirmed cases reported by the health department as of Sept. 8 related to CMU students returning to the Mount Pleasant area since Aug. 16. According to a press release from the health department, this case count in Isabella County includes another 15 that are probable.

This is up from eight confirmed cases from Friday, Sept. 4 and another two that were probable.

President Bob Davies said in an Aug. 28 email that the university’s number differs from the health department because the department’s counts include cases they believe are related to students returning that are not current CMU students, staff and faculty. Those cases are not included in CMU’s count, he said.

According to the department’s website, Isabella County has seen 509 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Recoveries are at 161 and deaths are currently at 10.

Andrew Mullin | Associate Editor A sign for COVID-19 testing sits outside of Foust Hall on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.

School of Music presents outdoor concert series UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE CONCERT SERIES Sept. 11 at Fabiano Botanical Gardens 11-11:30 a.m. | Kefi Saxophone Quartet 12-12:30 pm | Dr. Fiste, cello

Sept. 18 at Fabiano Botanical Gardens Gazebo 11-11:30 am | Dr. Alicia Valoti, viola 12:30-1 pm | Dr. Thomas Studebaker, tenor

Sept. 18 at Moore Hall Ampitheater 5-6 pm | Faculty Jazz Ensemble

Sept. 25 at Fabiano Botanical Gardens Gazebo 12-12:30 pm | Dr. Wiley and piano students

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Central Michigan University’s School of Music is performing live outdoor pop-up concerts for a COVID-19 friendly listening experience.

Students and faculty members have been performing an outdoor music series “Music in the Air” which runs from Aug.13 to Sept. 25.

Since its implementation in August, the university has been able to provide music students and faculty with performance opportunities while also creating a safe space for students to listen to live music.

“Set-up your hammock and eat your lunch while listening to our talented School of Music students,” Director of Music Events Kristin Pagel said.

On Sept. 2, music faculty member Andrew Spencer and his marimba students headed outside to perform live music for the CMU Campus.

The musicians preformed various solos for an hour, playing everything from Beethoven to originals. Several students were seated on the grass,

and more stopped to listen for a few moments before they headed off to class.

For most of the music students this series is their first time performing for a live audience since late February.

“It’s a great feeling, having something that I’ve written and can perform live,” Romeo sophomore and percussionist Evan Gedert said.

The music program’s staff and students are hopeful for what live music can bring to the CMU campus.

“Hopefully, the music makes people feel a little bit better in these times… just having some nice music to listen to while you walk around campus is always a good thing,” Gedert said.

The idea for an outdoor concert series first came to the School of Music in April through Judy Wagley from WCMU and Amy Powell from Art Reach.

While the concerts are a new development, Pagel said she hopes that their continued success can turn them into a back-to-school tradition on campus for years to come.

“I look forward to seeing more CMU students, faculty, and staff join us at these outdoor socially-distanced events,” she said.

Dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts Andrew Spencer and the marimba ensemble students play songs for students Sept. 2 by the Music building for the Music in the Air recital series.

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The process to bring recreational na to the city didn’t happen overnight. It n November 2018 when Michigan voters d recreational use of marijuana. lls passed by legislators allow individuals ears old and over to purchase and possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and keep 10 ounces at home, according to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency. Public cannabis consumption is strictly illegal in Michigan.

Property owners and businesses may impose their own rules regarding consumption.

A year later in September 2019, two recreational marijuana ordinances for Mount Pleasant were adopted. These ordinances laid out marijuana rules in the city such as only allowing three retailers and allowing edibles only at temporary marijuana events.

By the time the new year came around, the city was ready to accept applications from businesses interested in servicing recreational marijuana.

Initial applications were ebruary. However, due to the number of ons received there was a second application required. The deadline for this supplementary on process was delayed to June 29 due to the xecutive order to combat COVID-19. creational marijuana licensing process was ensive compared to the process for medical na licensing, which consisted of drawing ping ls at random.

10 applications received by the city, es were ranked the highest through a point esigned by the city of Mount Pleasant’s se Marihuana Establishment Selection ee. anner Jacob Kain, former City Clerk Jeremy and Director of Public Safety Paul Lauria the committee. nking involved a point system where ee members score how well each business ed in a given category. These categories things like licensing history, plans for esources and infrastructure impact. y the goal of this process was to find the ts that are going to be most likely to operate in nce with the law and the ordinance,” Kain said. eryone approved of the committee’s decision, . al marijuana stores already established

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in Mount Pleasant looked forward to expanding their business. The two active medical marijuana dispensaries – Old 27 North and Consano – addressed concerns at the Aug. 24 city commission meeting.

Both businesses felt they were not given enough credit for their operations already established in Mount Pleasant. Consano owner Deborah Cary requested the city commission review the scoring method.

“My business is not a proposal; it’s real and ready to go. There are two established businesses presently in the city that are capable of serving the public right now,” Cary said. “You chose others to implement your plan. I feel the true spirit of the merit system was lost, or at least diluted, by other’s interpretation so much that my business was totally undervalued.”

Both business owners wonder if medical-only dispensaries will have a place in the evolving marijuana industry. Old 27 North representative Ryan Jacques said existing businesses may not survive if they are unable to sell marijuana for recreational purposes.

“In the changing landscape of medical marijuana (and) marijuana in Michigan, it almost surely requires that existing medical marijuana retail locations must serve recreational customers in order to survive,” Jacques said. “Medical patient numbers are dropping by the month for many reasons including difficulties of patients to see doctors during COVID-19, ease of access to recreational facilities and the cost of obtaining a medical card.”

Kain said it wasn’t within the committee’s discretion to award a license to someone strictly on the basis of their operation. As for these companies’ fears for their future, Kain indicates this is common for many businesses.

“We have those kind of conversations locally whenever we have a new business open because it’s sort of unusual to have a different kind of business to open,” Kain said. “There’s always a question of, can the community support all of those similar types of businesses? Sometimes, we can. Sometimes we can’t.

It’s just hard to know.”

Opening dates for Lume and House of Fire have not been announced. The businesses still need to complete all of the steps necessary for licensing and operation on the state level. If businesses fail to complete these steps, conditional authorization will be awarded to the next ranked business.

Kaine said the businesses must be licensed by the state in under 18 months. Lume’s locations at 901 E. Broomfield St. and 1207 N. Mission St. will be built from the ground-up while House of Fire will occupy the space at 1005 Corporate Dr. Regardless of concerns, Lauria feels more comfortable than he was in the past about recreational marijuana in the city. He and Kain are curious to see what the future holds for the businesses.

“If you would have asked me (how I felt about this business) two years ago, I would have said I was not that excited. Today as it sits, this is a professional industry with smart, reputable people,” Lauria said.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the medical marijuana dispensaries in current operation in Mount Pleasant.

I couldn’t be more excited about what the future has to hold for the three recreational spots.”

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CANNABIS TYPES Understand the difference between these three cannabis types and how effects can vary between each plant.

INDICA This cannabis plant is classified as having broader deep green leaves, a shorter stature, and a shorter flowering cycle. They are typically associated with full-body effects, such as increasing deep relaxation and reducing insomnia. Indica produces large amounts of THC and low levels of CBD and, therefore, it is considered a strong weed.

SATIVA This cannabis plant is classified as having narrower light green leaves, a taller stature and longer flowering cycles. They are known for their “head high,” an invigorating, energizing effect that can help reduce anxiety or stress and increase creativity and focus.

Sativa has lower levels of THC compared to indica, and higher levels of CBD, giving it more equal levels of both chemicals.

RUDERALIS This cannabis plant is classified as a wild breed believed to descend from indica. It contains low levels of THC, therefore not giving the user a significant high. However, ruderalis contains high levels of CBD typically used for sub-perceptual effects.

*HYBRID: This cannabis plant is a crossbreed of indica and sativa made by different growers and/or nature. Hybrid strains can be categorized as indica-dominant or sativa-dominant.

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Aurora Abraham | Assistant Photo Editor A new vending machine featuring hair and beauty products is available on the bottom floor in the Bovee University Center.

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entral Michigan University alumna Antoinette Lewis is proof that, with creativity, dedication and innovation, change can occur on our campus.

Until last year, hair products for women of color were not easily accessible in Mount Pleasant. Lewis changed that by creating a vending machine, Brown Crown Beauty, where students can purchase the products they need.

Lewis experienced a problem finding beauty products for herself locally. She knew it had to affect other students and didn’t quit until she found a solution.

Her strategy was recognized at the New Venture Competition in 2019, where she won the $10,000 prize money. Lack of additional funding and the COVID-19 pandemic made things difficult. The vending machine that she thought would give students the products they needed was being kept in

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She did not waver. In fact, Lewis even used stimulus money to ensure her project would be completed. After all that work, the vending machine in the Bovee University Center is finally set up and is being used by students.

Lewis’s independent contributions to campus should be recognized. We applaud her service to the student body.

Her experience is not unique. There are plenty of issues being experienced on and off campus: lack of attention to sustainability, lack of diversity, racial slurs being used in the classroom and the university’s handling of COVID-19.

If changes are going to be made, people

can look to Lewis for inspiration.

Change can sometimes be brought through unconventional means. We, as a student body and as individuals, must decide what issues are affecting us locally.

Let’s be part of the solution as it manifests itself.

We should ask ourselves: What can be done beyond banners or online petitions?

These past few weeks we have met many students protesting with signs, organizing online petitions and pushing university administrators to promote changes at CMU. Those efforts are important.

However, we also know that indirect, unfocused messages by many different groups become noise rather than meaningful dialogue. We should follow the example of leadership set by Antoniette Lewis. Creativity, dedication and innovation is the best way students can make a difference.

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Our house has the biggest front porch I’d ever seen, so we spend almost every night outside vibing to music. We stay up, have deep talks about life and play Cards Against Humanity until 2 a.m.

That first month was perfect. For a minute there, I almost forgot about the COVID-19 pandemic, but with just a few short text messages, our little piece of paradise came to a screeching halt.

“I think I might be sick guys,” Grace wrote in our roommate group chat.

At first, we joked about it. Then we started to realize what this could mean.

One infected person in the house means we’re all quarantined - no grocery store runs, no going to class and no visiting family or friends.

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We had an hour and a half to get to Midland to get tested, so we all piled into my car and drove to the clinic. The person administering the tests told us to come inside the building and divided us in half - Shelby and I in one room and Taylor and Jenn in another.

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BELLOWS Mt. Pleasant High School

Yorkshire Commons

CMU EVENT CENTER

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER

Stone Crest Apts

HIGH ST.

OLD MISSION

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

McLaren

AY

:15 :18 :21 :25 :42

CMU Theunissen Stadium

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

BROOMFIELD Southpoint/Winchester Tallgrass Apartments Jamestown Apartments Oakridge Apartments Music Bldg. - Lot #33

Moore Hall

SAC, McGuirk Arena EVERY 1/2 HOUR

Community Mental Health

C O L L EG I A T E

:45 :48 :50 :55 :57 :59 :00 :12

LOT #33

R. SD

:15 :18 :20 :25 :27 :29 :30 :42

Foust

Library Music

Towers Complex

DEERFIELD Towers ( @ 7/11) Westpoint Village Deerfield Village Lexington Ridge Theunissen Stadium - Lot #70 Kewadin Village SAC/McGuirk Music Bldg. - Lot #33

Health Professions

STADIUM MALL

:47 :50 :55 :57 :58 :12

GAYLORD

CLAYTON Northwest Apts

UPON REQUEST

:17 :20 :25 :27 :28 :42

MAPLE

MMC/ Doan Center

211 Crapo

E. CAMPUS DR

Village at Bluegrass Walmart Copper Beech The Reserve Yorkshire Commons Music Bldg. - Lot #33

WISCONSIN

MAIN ST.

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

BROADWAY

SUMMERTON

MT. PLEASANT

Michigan WORKS

ISABELLA RD.

DOWNTOWN

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

MOSHER

CRAPO

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

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Health Parkway

UPON REQUEST

UPON REQUEST

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ELIZABETH

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

MISSION ST. (BUSINESS 27)

EVERY 1/2 HOUR

W. C A M P U S WASHINGTON

:55 :59 :00 :12 :14 :15 :17 :18 :25 :35 :36 :37 :38 :42 :45

Timber Creek Apts.

:25 :29 :30 :42 :44 :45 :47 :48 :55 :05 :06 :07 :08 :12 :15

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