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VP candidate discusses scholarships, enrollment in forum

By Courtney Pedersen Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Lee Furbeck discussed enrollment and retention strategies, scholarships and nontraditional student pathways during a candidate forum for Central Michigan University’s first vice president of student recruitment and retention. Serving as CMU’s executive director of admissions since 2019, Furbeck addressed faculty, staff and students Jan. 28 in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room, in the first of the four candidate forums. “It is an awkward position to be interviewing for a new role when you all haven’t had the opportunity to see me prove myself in my current role,” Furbeck said. “We can look at our applications, we can look at our admit numbers, we can look at the trajectory of our deposit numbers as those are coming in. We can see that yes this looks very positive; it looks like some of the changes we’ve made have paid off but we don’t have any proof yet.”

Before coming to CMU, Furbeck was the director of undergraduate admissions and student transition at Cleveland State University and the new freshman enrollment number had increased by 23 percent in her five years there. She has also served as senior associate director in the admissions office at the University of Kansas and associate director of admissions at Iowa State University. Furbeck discussed her strategies for enrollment and retention in order to set and meet goals.When starting at CMU, Furbeck noticed the enrollment plan only had one year. “One of the things I would look most forward to in this role is crafting a five year plan or beyond,” she said. “We are going to 2030 with our strategic plan we need to plan that far out.” According to Furbeck, the enrollment plan would not only include bringing people to CMU, but also retaining students to stay until they graduate. She believes that a major tool in recruitment and retention is providing scholarships to prospective students. “When you’re talking about finan-

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Courtney Pedersen | Staff Reporter Lee Furbeck speaks to Central Michigan University students, faculty and staff at the first candidate forum for CMU’s first vice president of student recruitment and retention on Jan. 28 in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room.

cial aid leveraging, in a sense, what you’re saying is, ‘How can we make sure that we are offering students a package that is in the proper amount that is going to attract them to enroll and retain them,’ but not offer too much to where we are wasting

resources that we could have used on other students,” Furbeck said. Furbeck explained the difficult connection between merit and need-based aid. She said the need for merit-based scholarships that look at test scores, GPA and the financial

need factor for the students. In addition, Furbeck stated the need to appeal the scholarships and market to freshmen aged students entering with dual enrollment credits. “A large percent of our students, an increasing number, are coming in with college credits,” she said. “Many times students who are participating in programs where they earn college credit before they graduate high school, are unpleasantly surprised when they don’t necessarily do what they thought.” Furbeck mentioned the increasing amount of students coming in with credits doesn’t necessarily decrease the credit hour enrollment. Students who come in with a year or more in credit hours may still have to stay at CMU for four years, so it doesn’t have a large impact on retention rates. The final three candidate forums include Dawn Medley on Monday, Feb. 3, Anne Monroe on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and Jennifer DeHaemers on Wednesday, Feb. 5. “We need to be able to tell students what the value is specifically of a CMU education,” Furbeck said.

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WALE TO PERFORM APRIL 24 RECENT RELEASE Wow... That’s Crazy Released Oct. 2019 Singles: “On Chill,” “BGM”

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Program Board will be hosting Wale with special guest, Social House, for its 2020 spring concert on April 24. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m. in McGuirk Arena in the John G. Kulhavi Events Center. Wale is an American rapper who has gained four platinum singles, three gold singles and two gold albums. Among his work, he has released songs such as Grammy Award-nominated platinum-selling “Lotus Flower Bomb” and “My PYT.” He has also had two albums: “The Gifted” and “The Album About Nothing” reach #1 on the Billboard 200 back-toback. His work recently has involved the release of his 2019 album, “Wow... That’s Crazy.” This album includes the single, “On Chill” featuring Jeremih. Musical duo Social House formed in 2015 and co-wrote tracks for artists like Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor. The duo made its official debut in 2018 with the single, “Magic in the Hamptons.” The group came out with the album, “Everything Changed...” in August 2019, which included the single “Boyfriend” featuring Ariana Grande. Program Board President and Taylor senior Madison Mariles believes Wale and Social House will bring a new type of music to campus that is different from years past. “We were looking for an artist that was different than the kind of music we’ve had before,” Mariles said. “The last couple of (concerts) we’ve had a lot of pop music, and we had country and all of that, so we really wanted to switch that up a little.” Although Program Board was uncertain about the student body’s reaction to this choice Mariles says that Wale has been “well-received.” Ultimately, Mariles is expecting this concert to be a “great experience on campus.” “I think it’s going to be a memorable concert for a lot of people and we are really excited about bringing both Wale and Social House,” Mariles said. “I think people are going to be really excited about it.” Tickets will be available Feb. 10 online at cmich.edu/ticketcentral. Ticket prices vary depending on seating preference. Student prices are between $10 to $20, and for the public between $15 to $25. By Makayla Coffee Staff Reporter

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rom writing for his middle school newspaper to working at The Washington Post, Wesley Lowery has always loved journalism. That’s how he earned spots in some of America’s top newsrooms, including The Detroit News, The Columbus Dispatch, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. As a reporter at The Boston Globe in 2013, Lowery was involved in coverage of Aaron Hernadez’s murder trial in Boston, as well as the search for the Boston Marathon Bomber. In 2014, he was hired at The Washington Post as a political reporter. In August 2014, Lowery flew to Ferguson, Missouri to write about the shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer on Aug. 9, 2014. After months of covering the incident and the Black Lives Matter protests that resulted, Lowery was inspired to complete two projects: The Fatal Force Project, a database that has collected records of every fatal police shooting since 2015, and a book, “They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement.” The Fatal Force Project earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for National Reporting, and Lowery received a Los Angeles Times book prize in 2017 for “They Can’t Kill Us All.” On Tuesday, he announced he was leaving the Post to join CBS News. By the way, Lowery is turning 30 this year. During a two-day visit to Central Michigan University, Lowery sat down with Central Michigan Life to talk about his background in journalism, his coverage in Ferguson and his rapid rise to fame.

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What were you doing at the Washington Post before you went to Ferguson?

When I got there, there were still a ton of questions. It’s hard to remember sometimes, how much we didn’t know at the very beginning. We had no details about the shooting. All we knew (was that) there was this teenage boy named Michael Brown who was shot and killed by a police officer. His body had been left to lay out for several hours after the shooting. There (were) large crowds that started to gather and began clashing with the police – as often happens at crime scenes or places like that. At the time, the police had provided no narrative detail about the shooting. We didn’t know (the officer’s) name, much less his background. We knew very little about Michael Brown himself. We also knew comparatively little about how policing worked in this part of greater St. Louis, in this town, Ferguson, (and) about the residents’ history of complaints. What we did know, was that these massive crowds were showing up, night after night after night after night. Thousands of

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people were showing up in the street to protest and (were) demonstrating and getting into these altercations with police: Stand-offs, tear gas, rubber bullets, night after night after night, mass arrests on some nights My job when I first showed up was to answer all of the questions. So one day I spend calling a bunch of family members of Michael Brown and trying to work with these lawyers to see if I can get anyone on the record. The next day I’m chasing the police officer who got a tip about what his name is and what his background is. There are other days when I’m reporting about historical context about this place, about the history (in Ferguson). I was on the ground there watching the rise of what became the Black Lives Matter movement, or the movement for black lives. We were covering the protests every night, covering ... the beginning of a national argument about police reform there, and also covering the case itself, waiting to see if the police officer will be charged with a crime in that shooting – which he was not.

Sometimes. It wasn’t always purely a racial dynamic. But, one thing I will say is, in many cases, to be a black reporter, and to be a young reporter in a situation like that was to be the outlier, or the exception. In many cases, I found demonstrators, protesters and residents willing to trust me in part because they believe I must understand something about their experience. I think part of that was also because I was willing to listen to them and take their experience seriously. I think very often, no matter who you talk to, sources are more willing if they feel like you can empathize with them, if you agree with them and understand what they’re saying and why they’re saying it. I think a lot of the young activists, the young demonstrators thought, ‘alright, this is someone whose experience is very similar to ours. Who knows what his personal politics are and if he writes stuff we don’t agree with? At least he’ll understand us.’ I think that was really helpful in terms of being able to do reporting that illuminated what was happening on the ground and explain what was to come.

I always saw journalism as a noble profession, I thought it was fascinating. So I got involved in journalism pretty young. I was part of my middle school’s paper and my high school’s paper, so when it was time to think about college, (journalism) was an obvious thing for me. Once I got to college and was working for my college paper, it was the only thing I was good at, it was the only thing I spent my time doing. I didn’t really have a Plan B or a backup plan, so I just knew it was what I was going to end up doing.

What were your first days like in Ferguson?

Did you notice if you were treated differently than white reporters?

What inspired you to go into journalism?

I was a congressional reporter covering Congress and national politics. I happened to have a backpack – I just got back from a trip. I often weighed in on issues of justice and race even as a political reporter, and they asked me if I could go to Ferguson after the police shooting of Michael Brown. I went thinking I was going for three days and I ended up staying in Ferguson for about three months.

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Tell us about your book.

Wes Lowery He’s covered some of the biggest stories of the past decade, but last week the famed reporter visited CMU to discuss “fake news,” how to ask tough questions in tough situations and the future of news. Sara Kellner ■ Associate Editor

I wrote a book called “They Can’t Kill Us All,” it’s a quote from a sign that was left after a protest in St. Louis. And the goal of that was to talk about the rise of the Black Lives Matter protest by telling the stories of the people I met. One thing I thought was interesting, was I watched these young activists that I got tear gassed next to, or watched them get arrested. Some of these people became national media figures, or were quoted a lot, and became political punching bags from both sides. I spent hundreds of hours with these people, just chit chatting. And the question I wanted to answer was, what has to happen in someone’s life that makes them step out into the street? I tried to do profiles about these activists.

You’re turning 30 this year. What’s it like seeing all that you’ve accomplished before even turning 30?

I don’t usually think about it that way. I’ve had a remarkably fortunate, blessed career. I have amazing colleagues that I get to work with every day. Every accomplishment I can think of was a team effort. I always want to keep going. It’s my job when I finish a project, no matter how great it is, no matter how celebrated it is, whether it wins all the awards, whether it wins no awards, it is my job to take a weekend off, catch up on a little sleep, and figure out what my next project is. That’s how I think about my job and about my career. I’m not content to sit back and think about what I did a few years ago, I want to think about what I want to do tomorrow.

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Credit union will support downtown businesses By Justin Cooper Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

Two new businesses in downtown Mount Pleasant will find their early days a little easier, thanks to an initiative aiming to grease the wheels of entrepreneurship. Lake Trust Credit Union, based in Brighton, partnered with the city to introduce the “Make It Mount Pleasant” program into its downtown district. The credit union will provide one year of financial aid to each business selected for the program, awarding up to $6,700 total. That includes a maximum of $4,200 in rent assistance and up to $2,500 to help with other expenses such as signage, merchandising and acquiring permits. Spread evenly across a year, the aid would cover about $350 each month in rent. Rent in downtown Mount Pleasant ranges from about $500 to $1,500 per month, said Downtown Development Director Michelle Sponseller. The partnership with Lake Trust Credit Union is geared especially toward bringing new retail, dining and “arts and entertainment” locations, such as theaters and

galleries, to the area. Lake Trust Credit Union identified Mount Pleasant as a worthy candidate for the program through its partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which runs a similar initiative. It isn’t the first time the credit union has done this, either. Lake Trust Credit Union brought a rental subsidy program to Howell last year, and announced a “Make It Downtown Lansing” program earlier this month. “Our focus as a credit union is to try to make a difference in the communities we serve,” Lake Trust Credit Union Business Development Manager Justin Haun said. “Part of the vision is having a strong downtown (that) really creates the walkable space that tends to attract people moving to those communities.” Lake Trust Credit Union’s downtown financial aid programs begin as one-year agreements, Haun said, and can be extended as long as the business is demonstrating success. Sponseller said she’ll be meeting with two potential “Make It Mount Pleasant” applicants this week.

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Andrew Wawersik pulls 252.5 kg. (556.66 lbs.) in a Michigan state record-breaking lift for his division, Raw Junior 74kg. (163 lbs.) Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at the Michigan State Championships in Sterling Heights. Wawersik’s record for each exercise is 197.5 kg (435 lbs) squat, 112.5 kg (248 lbs) bench press and his deadlift personal record is 252.5 kg (556 lbs).

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Andrew Wawersik prepares for his next set as the timer on his phone goes off Friday, Nov. 29, at Morey Courts in Mount Pleasant.

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ndrew Wawersik walks around Central Michigan’s campus in an orange and blue winter coat, appearing as any other student would on the way to classes. In many ways, he’s like everyone else. But what sets Wawersik apart is that he competes as a powerlifter for USA Powerlifting.

Wawersik prepares to break the Michigan deadlift record Sat. Dec. 7, 2019 in Sterling Heights.

Wawersik has been powerlifting for four years, beginning as a senior at Shepherd High School. He continued the sport while studying physical education and health at CMU in Mount Pleasant, a college town less than 10 miles from where he grew up. “You know how little kids are super curious, well I guess I never lost that,” Wawersik said. “I want to see what my true potential looks like, and I want to see how far I can push myself.” He began powerlifting as a way to get in shape before joining the Marines. After taking second place at a regional meet, his first-ever meet, Wawersik fell in love with the sport and has not stopped. Wawersik has competed in many events since then, usually at his weight class of 74kg (163lbs), and holds two state records for deadlift. The thrill of competing and winning a meet is what has driven him to continue to compete. After completing his senior season in high school, Wawersik wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to compete until he found USA Powerlifting (USAPL). “I didn’t really even know that it was an option after high school,” Wawersik said. “I never really looked into it, but now there’s a lot of different federations, the USAPL, which is the one I compete in; we have a chapter in every state.” As a physical education and health double-major Wawersik hopes to be a high school teacher once he graduates. His duties as a teacher would hopefully include coaching the powerlifting team or club at his school as well. That doesn’t change the plan he’s had since his first USAPL meet; compete for at least 10 years. “That would take me to the age of 30,” Wawersik said. “Once I hit that age I’ll reevaluate where I’m at and go from there.” Competing for Wawersik means on average three meets per year, a pace he has been able to maintain since he began lifting for USAPL, except for the year he tore his meniscus, which caused him to sit out about four months. The typical meet begins at 7:00 a.m. with weigh-ins which end at 8:30 a.m., a rules meeting happens after that and then the competition starts usually around 9:00 a.m. For Wawersik and the 39 other powerlifters competing the days are long, usually ending around 5:00 p.m. Sometimes meets won’t end until later than that depending on the trophy presentation. Most meets are what is considered a “full power” competition, meaning each lifter has three opportunities at each of the traditional powerlifting lifts, squat, bench press and deadlift. Wawersik’s record for each exercise is 197.5 kg (435 lbs) squat, 112.5 kg (248 lbs) bench press and his deadlift personal record is 252.5 kg (556 lbs). As of now, Wawersik is still in a recovery period from his last meet in December and will continue for the next few weeks. Once he is ready to intensify his training, he hopes that dropping his training days from five times per week to three will allow him more recovery time as well as time to be a student. Despite his success for roughly four years, Wawersik said that the training gets harder the more experience he gains. “Your first year isn’t terribly difficult,” Wawersik said. “But then you lose what we call beginner gains, which is just you learning how to use your body more efficiently. After that first year you really have to work for things from there to make your strength go up.” After Wawersik’s first year, he plateaued for approximately four months, during that time he broke down each part of his self-created training plan to improve and breakthrough rough patches. His training plan is derived from personal experience, discussion with other lifters and online research. Through all the wins, personal records, losses, injuries and plateaus Wawersik leans on his family and their strong Catholic faith. He wears a metal cross necklace every day, including during training and meets. He said it inspires him to keep pushing. “If I’m having a rough day, I can just feel that metal pressed against my chest and it makes me feel a little bit better,” Wawersik said. “It’s just something to keep me going.”

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Andrew Wawersik between squats at Morey Courts.

Andrew Wawersik mentally prepares for his second set of squats Sat. Dec. 7, 2019 at the Michigan State Finals in Sterling Heights.

Andrew Wawersik pulls on his knee sleeves before squatting to prevent wear and tear on his knees.

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Andrew Wawersik trains for a meet at Morey Courts.

Andrew Wawersik prepares for another set of reps at Morey courts.

Andrew Wawersik presses 220 lbs. for 7 sets of 5 on Nov. 24, 2019 at Morey Courts. Wawersik said a childlike wonder inspires him to continue to train.

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(From left to right) Amy, Lindsay, Ken and Andrew Wawersik pray before their meal Dec. 12, 2019, in Shepherd. “Family is super important to me as a powerlifter,” Wawersik said. “My parents have come to every powerlifting meet I’ve had to cheer me on. . .they’re super supportive and want the best for me and I’m so grateful for that.”

Andrew Wawersik picks up a box at CMU Printing Services, his employer, to be delivered around campus Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Andrew Wawersik makes a delivery at Warriner Hall, one of his many steps during his morning route Dec. 6, 2019 on the campus of CMU.

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Central Michigan University’s annual Greek Week event is still over a month away, but participants have already chosen their teams for the event and begun preparation. Greek Week begins March 22 and the organization aims to raise at least $100,000. All proceeds will go toward Humane Animal Treatment Society and the Strickler Center. After choosing which greek organizations will pair up with each other, each team decided on a name that will reflect its theme of Greek Week participation. Here are the teams for Greek Week: The Jonas Brothers: Chi Phi, Phi Mu and Delta Zeta. The Cheetah Girls: Sigma Tau Gamma, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Kappa. Black Eyed Peas: Sigma Pi, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Phi Beta Sigma. The Jackson Five: Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Sigma Theta. Queen: Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Gamma Rho. Panic! At The Disco: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Gamma Delta and Omega Psi Phi. Destiny’s Child: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Phi Beta. The Pussycat Dolls: Phi Delta Theta, Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Phi Alpha. Maroon 5: Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Lambda Beta.

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CMU SALES CHALLENGE TO OFFER COFFEE, NETWORKING AND INTERVIEW PRACTICE The Central Michigan University 2020 Sales Challenge will take place Friday, Feb. 7. The challenge is an opportunity for students of any major to meet new people, learn about marketing and the companies involved and gain experience networking. Coffee and networking will start at 8:30 a.m. in the Grawn Atrium, where a breakfast of fruits and doughnuts will be served. The events of the day will go until 3 p.m. A full schedule of the day is accessible online. Students who take part have a chance to win scholarship awards and Visa gift cards through an interview competition with recruiters. The competition will have students answering typical questions that may appear in job interviews. Participation is free for any student, and complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided by sponsor companies.

At the end of the day, a volunteer event will happen where meals will be packed for the CMU Student Food Pantry. The meal-packing event is sponsored and coordinated and sponsored by The Pack Shack. The day will also feature a keynote speaker, awards and small group discussions on professional development. The event is sponsored by several companies including Aegis, Aerotek, Enterprise, Federated Insurance, Gartner, Lodgco Management, Paylocity, Quicken Loans, State Farm Insurance, Thomson Reuters and Tom James. The suggested attire for the day is dressy business casual. Students who wish to participate should register for the event by Friday, Jan. 31 by visiting tinyurl.com/CMUSALESCHALLENGE.

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CENTRAL MICHIGAN CREW SCHEDULES WEEKLY RECOVERY PROGRAMS Central Michigan University’s Collegiate Recovery Education and Wellness group has planned its weekly programs for the spring semester. CM CREW works in partnership with the university to provide prevention and early intervention services for students that are experiencing consequences due to alcohol or drug use. Details for all weekly recovery programs: Tuesdays Coffee Hour | 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays Recovery by the Slice | 12-1 p.m. 3 C’s Support Circle | 6-7 p.m. Thursdays Recovery by the Slice | 6-7 p.m. All groups meet in the Center for Inclusion & Diversity within the Bovee University Center. Students who are not seeking recovery can also attend each program. Known as “recovery allies,” these students can provide extra support for their peers. “The more the merrier,” Kayleigh Gotts stu-

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HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER Gabi Bird is the glue that makes women’s basketball capable of winning Andrew Loveland Columnist

t’s a basketball cliché. A player who helps bring the team together and shows up in big moments is the “glue player” of the team. Most clichés are tired, old and make people roll their eyes. However, looking through the history of successful teams at any level of basketball, every team has a glue player. For the Central Michigan women’s basketball team, Gabrielle Bird has been a surprise so far this season. She came into her senior season with a career per-game scoring average of fewer than two points. This season, she is averaging 9.5 points per game and that number has continued to rise. While statistically, she has drastically improved, her effect cannot be measured purely by numbers. Her impact can only truly be seen when watching the Chippewas play. Junior guard Micaela Kelly has been otherworldly so far this season, consistently ranking in the top five in the country scoring 24.2 points per game, Kelly is the clear leader for this team, but Bird has been a big factor coming off the bench. Bird emerged Dec. 5 when she had a career-high 21 points against Iona. After the game, Bird was incredibly humble and team-first. “That’s my role on this team,” Bird said following the Chippewas 70-50 over Iona, “to give what needs to be given.” Fast forward about a month later, Bird stepped up big at the end of the game against Ohio. With 10 seconds left in the game, Bird received the ball from the inbound pass and pulled up from behind the 3-point line, the shot went in giving the Chippewas a two-point lead at 73-71 and leaving seven

seconds on the clock for the Bobcats to try to tie or win the game. Just three days later, Bird stepped up big for the Chippewas again. Bird had a key defensive stop and scored seven points in a two-minute stretch in the fourth quarter to help propel the Chippewas to victory before a big 3-pointer iced the game for CMU. After another big performance from the South Lyon forward, she reiterated that her role is whatever the team needs any given day or night. Now in her fifth year, Bird’s oncourt experience and ability to show up in big moments is just one piece of being the glue player. She has the ability to galvanize this team and help lead them to a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. “It’s amazing,” senior forward MacKenna Kelly said about Bird’s breakout year. “It’s really fun to see and we tease her all the time about it just because she’s had some really key plays in the last couple of games. She’s been doing it in practice for as long as we can remember, it’s good to see it finally play out in games.” One way or another Bird will be a key factor for this team come March. No, she won’t be the leading scorer, Micaela Kelly will take care of that. She isn’t the fresh face — save that for freshman point guard Molly Davis who has Chippewa fans excited for the next four years. Bird is the traditional glue player, and her job as she so often says, is to give what needs to be given — she will do just that.

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Men’s hoops seeks fourth win over Western By Austin Chastain Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Beating a rival once is tough. Beating the same team twice in one season is difficult. Beating one team, especially a rival, three times in one season, is a cause for celebration. Central Michigan beat Western Michigan by 21 on Feb. 2, 2019, and by seven in Read Fieldhouse on March 8 to earn a regular-season sweep of its chief rival. Three days after the second matchup, the Chippewas and Broncos played a third time in the Mid-American Conference Tournament on March 11 in McGuirk Arena. Larry Austin Jr. and Shawn Roundtree Jr. led the way by scoring more than 20 points and the Chippewas went on to take down the Broncos, 81-67, in the first round before advancing to the semifinal and falling to eventual champion Buffalo. “When you play a rival, all records go out the window,” Austin said after the postseason game. “You just have to be ready to play at all times.” Fast forward to 2020, the Chippewas are tied for first place in the MAC West standings with Ball State at 4-2 while the Broncos are 2-5 in conference play. WMU is second-to-last in the West Division standings. CMU won its last game, 71-66, over Ball State

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on Jan. 25 in McGuirk Arena. Meanwhile, the Broncos lost their second straight game with a 58-52 setback at Northern Illinois, a team the Chippewas defeated earlier in the season. In 20 games this season, the Broncos have the worst scoring margin in the MAC at (-1.6) by

Coronavirus concern causes basketball teams to reschedule By Christian Booher Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Central Michigan’s Jan. 28 men’s basketball game at Miami (Ohio) is postponed. Miami’s athletics department made the announcement Tuesday in a press release. In the release, the RedHawks announced the postponement of both Tuesday’s matchup with CMU and Wednesday’s women’s basketball game between Miami and Western Michigan. While a reason for the postponements was not given in the release, a tweet from the university’s account says a student has “very mild symptoms” and met the criteria of “testing for possible infection with the 2019

Novel Coronavirus.” “The health and safety of our student-athletes is always a top priority and, out of an ounce of caution, it was decided to cancel tonight’s men’s basketball game,” CMU athletic director Michael Alford said in a press release. “I appreciate the diligence that the staff at Miami have shown and this serves as a reminder of how serious these issues are. Our medical team has also been an important part of this process, making sure our student-athletes are safe and protected.” Miami’s athletic department did not return request for comment. The game will be played at on Feb. 27 at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio. The Chippewas defeated the RedHawks, 93-82, on Jan. 4 in McGuirk Arena.

scoring 71.4 points per game and allowing 73.1 points per game. WMU is the worst rebounding team in the MAC. The Broncos average the fewest rebounds per game (34.7), fewest offensive rebounds per game (9.1), rebounding margin (-3.9) and allow

the most rebounds per game (38.5). For comparison’s sake, CMU has the fourthbest scoring margin in the conference at an average of 6.3 points per game, while averaging 82.3 points per game — good for sixth in the country. Individually for the Broncos, guard Michael Flowers leads the team with 17.7 points per game and is the best 3-point shooter on the team at 38 percent. Another leader for WMU is forward Brandon Johnson. He is the other scorer who averages in double figures for the Broncos with 15.1 points per game. Johnson leads the team with 161 rebounds, averaging 8.1 per game. He also leads the team with 18 blocks. For CMU, senior guard Kevin McKay returned to the lineup after missing the previous three games with an undisclosed injury. In the Jan. 25 game at home against Ball State, McKay scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and nine rebounds. He played 29 minutes in his return to the Chippewas. “He wanted to make sure that he didn’t rush coming back,” CMU coach Keno Davis said of McKay. “But when he came back he wanted to not be limited. He wanted to make sure that he was right.” Senior forwards David DiLeo and Rob Montgomery average 14.1 and 11 points per game, respectively. Senior guard Dallas Morgan scores 13.6 points per game.

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With less than 30 seconds left in overtime, freshman guard Molly Davis walked to the free throw line with Central Michigan up by two points and a chance to seal the game. Davis missed both free throws and the Chippewas went on to lose in double overtime to Green Bay, 111-105. That was how the first collegiate game for Davis ended Nov. 6 when she had the opportunity to help her team secure the victory. In the season-opener against the Phoenix, Davis played 49 minutes out of a possible 50, scored 15 points, but what stuck out most according to teammates and coaches were those two missed free throws near the end of the first overtime. “(Davis) is gonna be kicking herself for missing those free throws and a couple of those

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SOCCER STANDOUT MIAGKOVA TRANSFERS TO SYRACUSE AFTER ONE YEAR AT CMU

After spending a single season with the Central Michigan soccer team, Alina Miagkova has announced her transfer to Syracuse. The junior was used in her natural position as a defender as well as in the midfield. She scored three goals, good enough for third on the team and contributed one assist. Miagkova started 11 of the 13 games she appeared in for the Chippewas. Last season, Miagkova split time with the Russian women’s national team, scoring a goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match against Estonia, which Russia won, 4-0. Miagkova posted a picture to Instagram of the Syracuse logo on Jan. 12, then the university announced the transfer Jan. 14 in a press release. “I’m excited about the opportunity to play soccer at the highest level while earning an education from such a quality university,” Miagkova said. The Orange went 3-11-1 overall and 1-7-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play in 2019.

Miagkova was signed by the Chippewas in April of 2019, at the time the signing was announced first-year coach Jeremy Groves praised her ability and experience and said the signing would show the Chippewas intent to compete instantly. Despite the optimism after starting the season 5-0-2, the Chippewas finished the season 7-6-4. CMU claimed a victory in one of its final seven games, including a 4-1 loss to Bowling Green in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Groves came under criticism after comments he made following a loss to Akron on Oct. 27. “Didn’t show up, didn’t perform, didn’t try,” Groves said. “The first half was probably the worst spectacle I’ve seen on a soccer field in however long I’ve been doing this, as a player and a coach.” It is unclear if Miagkova’s transfer after just one semester is related to Groves’ comments. -Andrew Loveland, Staff Reporter

threes,” coach Heather Oesterle said. “But she’ll be back in the gym. She’s got a bright future.” Since the first game, Davis has continued to grow and has become the second-leading scorer for the Chippewas at 13.2 points per game. Davis trails only junior guard Micaela Kelly, who has been in the top five in the country consistently all season long. Saturday afternoon against Toledo was an opportunity for Davis to step up in place of Kelly, who was having an off game shooting the ball. With that opportunity, Davis surpassed her career-high in points for the fourth time this season. Davis finished with 28 points and played all 40 minutes of the tightly-contested, 73-66, victory over the Rockets on Saturday in McGuirk Arena. Davis played arguably her best collegiate game against the Rockets, hitting two big 3-pointers to open the game’s scoring. Davis later scored 13 consecutive points for the Chippewas in a nearly seven-minute stretch that stretched between the third and fourth quarters. “Molly Davis is wise beyond her years,” Oesterle said following Saturday’s win. “Her basketball IQ is off the charts, so when a

team defends the on-ball screen like they did tonight she’s very capable of taking full advantage of how they defend it.” Davis finished with career-highs with 10 shots made and 3-point attempts with nine against the Rockets. The game against the Rockets also presented Davis with an opportunity at redemption. With 21 seconds left in the game, Davis walked to the free throw line with a five-point Chippewa lead. Davis made both free throws and put the Chippewas up by seven, ending any hope of a Toledo comeback. “The coaching staff, we all thought, ‘There’s no way the rest of the season that Molly Davis misses free throws down the stretch,’” Oesterle said. “She’s a big-time player and big-time players make big plays.” For Davis, that tough moment at the end of her first game as a Chippewa paved the way for a performance like Saturday. “That first game was definitely a learning experience,” Davis said. “Just being able to stay calm during those situations.” With at least 11 games to play this season and three more years, Davis is almost certain to find herself at the line in crunch time again.

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Senior office specialist Angela Massaway, left, helps Evart junior Courtney Sheldon Aug. 15 in the Student Services Court at the University Center.

Multi-semester scheduling will benefit students, university

entral Michigan University has taken a great step in the right direction by allowing students to schedule courses multiple semesters in advance. At the start of each semester, upperclassmen share stories with their peers about how they might have to return to campus for three months to take one last class to graduate. Hopefully, this change will give CMU students even more of an opportunity to graduate on time with their academic plan. Over the past few years, the university has emphasized its goal to help students graduate in 4 years. Before multi-semester scheduling, that was tough to do.

EDITORIAL This semester, CM Life quickly noticed the decrease in class sections while trying to work around staffers’ schedules. With multi-semester scheduling, students can be aware of upcoming schedules months in advance. Now, students in the spring will be able to register for summer, fall and spring courses at the same time. Students will be able to take advantage of the new scheduling process starting March 30, according to University Communications. Students do not need to register for three

semesters in advance if they don’t want to, but with the addition of academic advisers through the student services fee, there’s no reason not to take advantage of this new tool. Financial aid disbursements, billing cycles and payment deadlines will all stay the same, according to University Communications. Recent changes to academic programs at CMU, including more advisers and multi-semester registration, should help with the retention of students in the future. Many students would be much more willing to get their degrees if they could plan out even further in advance. For more information on multi-semester registration, visit cmich.edu or email the Registrar’s Office at registrar@cmich.edu.

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Courtesy Photo | Nicole Dunneback Senior Nicole Dunneback poses for a photo in Blue Mountains National Park June 15, which has been affected by Australian wildfires.

Australian wildfires a tragic warning for all of us Twenty-eight lives lost, half a billion animals affected and 17.9 million acres of land burnt. These are the results of Australia’s wildfires so far; a beautiful country that I was lucky enough to visit mere few months before the fires began. There is a fire season every year in Australia, but the current season is resulting in enormous amounts of loss and damage. Australian summers are typically hot and dry which is why it becomes naturally easy for fires to start. However, the planet’s changing climate has resulted in an excessively hot and dry summer for Australia, leading to hundreds of fires across the country. The area that has been hit the hardest though, is New South Wales. That’s where I studied abroad this past summer. These fires are truly heartbreaking for me as someone who has seen the land and animals, that are now burning. I hiked national parks, walked waterfall trails, pet a kangaroo and even held a koala (while visiting Queensland, it’s illegal in NSW). At every turn there was beautiful landscapes and wildlife which are now

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being ravaged by flames. Australia is suffering because our climate is suffering. We must take action to stop climate change. If we continue on this path, there will only be more and more countries suffering from various forms of extreme weather. If we don’t initiate some real change soon, the world’s climate could look very different by as soon as 2030. According to The Ocean Conservancy Inc., humans have caused approximately 1 degree celsius of global warming to date and any more than 1.5°C can have extreme resulting changes. Humans have caused this shift in our climate and so we must take action to

change our habits and society so we have a safe future. Australia is getting a glimpse at what the whole world could experience in just 10 years time. It’s not right to simply ignore the problem because it’s happening in a different country. Whether you’ve been there like me, plan to go someday or have never seen it in person, this is everyone’s responsibility. People are losing their homes and watching their country go up in flames. With the right efforts we can change the future of our climate. However, if we go on ignoring climate change as if it doesn’t exist just because we can’t see it in person, pretty soon our homes will also be in danger. Push for new policies and support governmental climate actions. Otherwise, our future may simply be a burning planet with nowhere to hide. You can donate to the Australian Red Cross, Salvation Army Australia, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Wires (Australian Wildlife rescue nonprofit) or search for various celebrities and influencers selling products with all profits being donated.

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