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Fall enrollment at Central Michigan University was 19,431 in 2019, a 10 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the university’s official end-of-semester report.

There were 21,705 students enrolled in Fall 2018. This year’s decline was the steepest drop in enrollment CMU has seen in the past decade.

“We’re down, and we knew we were going to be down,” President Bob Davies said at the Feb. 13 board of trustees meeting. “This did not occur overnight and the fix will not occur overnight.”

Davies said CMU has responded to declining enrollment by increasing marketing efforts in areas like Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing, as well as marketing toward potential students earlier in their high school career.

CMU has also added more merit-based and need-based financial aid, which Davies believes will result in a larger number of applications in the coming weeks as potential students begin receiving financial aid letters.

The president said based on his current projections, he’s optimistic that CMU will hit its goal of 2,700 new freshman next year. There were 2,473 new freshmen this year, which came just below the university’s goal of 2,500.

CMU faced the steepest enrollment decline out of the 15 public universities in the state, according to a Fall 2019 enrollment report from the Michigan Association of State Universities.

Lake Superior State University saw the second steepest enrollment decline, with an 8 percent

drop in enrollment. Only two public universities in the state, the University of Michigan and Northern Michigan University, saw an increase in enrollment in the fall semester.

Central’s enrollment decline will not be rectified overnight, said Tony Voisin, interim vice president of Enrollment and Student Services.

But he said university officials are encouraged by the steps that have been taken to combat dropping enrollment.

“The initial numbers show that we’re seeing an increase in applications, which is very positive,” Voisin said.

In the Fall 2019 semester there were 14,672 undergraduate students and 4,759 graduate students. There were 967 transfer students this year, a slight drop from 1,056 transfer students in Fall 2018.

Davies said the university is focusing heavily on becoming more transfer student-friendly.

Overall, CMU students completed a total of 244,329 credit hours last semester – of which, 200,427 were completed on CMU’s main campus, 40,613 were completed online and 3,289 were completed through global campus.

The one-year and two-year retention rates of CMU students dropped to 74 percent and 68 percent, respectively.

CMU’s official end-of-semester report was published in January, although university officials did not announce the release of the data.

CMU is the only one of Michigan’s 15 public universities that releases its official enrollment statistics after the Fall semester, as opposed to the beginning. University officials released preliminary enrollment projections in October.

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Residents may soon have a new attraction: pedal trolleys

By Andrew Mullin Senior Reporter news@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant could be receiving a new way of traveling through downtown in the form of pedal trolleys.

Pedal trolleys are multi-passenger pedal bikes.

They are used for tours and some serve alcohol on board. Other cities in Michigan, including Frankenmuth, Lansing and Grand Rapids have pedal trolleys rolling through their streets.

St. Louis, Mich. resident Kory Neal has always wanted to start his own business, and decided to pursue a pedal trolley venture in Mount Pleasant. This type of business is something that might draw casino visitors and college students downtown, he said. However, since his business would involve alcohol, the city would need to pass an ordinance to allow it.

“I’ve ridden (a pedal trolley) before and it’s an absolute blast,” Neal said. “It’s something I think a lot of people in this area would love to have.”

With Neal’s business, Twisted Mitten Tours, there would be two trolleys capable of carrying 16 passengers each, he said. There would be meeting points downtown and online booking.

People would show their identification before getting on, since alcohol will be served on board.

If anyone is under 18-years-old, they will not be allowed on.

the city that people may not be aware of.

“The nightlife can get pretty stale after a while,” Neal said. “The same thing week after week. Why not mix it up with the pedal trolley one night a week?”

But first, his business will have to be allowed by the city. Since open alcohol is in play, Neal said, a city ordinance would have to be approved.

At the City Commission’s Jan. 27 meeting, five commissioners were in favor of looking into bringing pedal trolleys to Mount Pleasant.

Commissioner Petro Tolas was not in favor of looking into the trolleys because he thinks serving alcohol on them would be a big problem. He also feels the city has other issues it needs to attend to first.

However, commissioner Alsager said the trolleys could be an attraction downtown for bar hoppers and park visitors. However, she does think alcohol being involved could be Courtesy Photo worrisome.

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Football’s McKinnie-Harper suspended indefinitely, accused of multiple larcenies

By Christian Booher Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor Central Michigan defensive back Kyron McKinnie-Harper watches a New Mexico State receiver Oct. 12 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Head football coach Jim McElwain announced Friday that starting cornerback Kyron McKinnie-Harper is suspended indefinitely for a “violation of team rules.”

McElwain would not elaborate on the suspension. It’s unclear if McKinnie-Harper, 19, has been suspended from Central Michigan University.

An arrest warrant was issued for McKinnie-Harper, on Feb. 13. He faces several criminal charges including one count of using a computer to commit a crime, one count of unauthorized computer access, one count of computer fraud and three counts of larceny by conversion, according to Isabella County Court records.

Central Michigan University Police Det. Scott Bailey said he could not comment on

the case. He said the investigation into McKinnie-Harper is ongoing.

It is unclear if McKinnie-Harper remains enrolled at CMU. Heather Smith, director of University Communications, said the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prevents the university “from releasing details of any possible disciplinary action regarding a student.”

McKinnie-Harper played in 12 games last year. According to court records, police are looking at his Oct. 27 online activities, the day after CMU’s game against Buffalo. McKinnie-Harper did not travel with the team that day, but finished the rest of the regular season and played in the Dec. 7 Mid-American Conference championship game at Ford Field.

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‘THE PROCESS WORKED’

CMU responds to transfer quarterback Duffey’s recruitment, Texas Tech sexual assault complaints

By Evan Petzold Managing Editor news@cm-life.com

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ett Duffey sifted through the NCAA transfer portal, searching for an opportunity to continue playing college football.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound quarterback began his pursuit Dec. 13, the day he decided to transfer from the Red Raiders as a graduate with immediate eligibility after starting the final eight games of the 2019 season.

Duffey threw for 2,840 yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions with a 65.1 completion percentage.

The team finished the campaign 4-8 overall.

For mid-major level teams, Duffey’s production and athleticism while operating as a quarterback in the Big 12 would typically be highly coveted.

Some coaches might even change their schematics to fit his style, using a spread offense that emphasizes the run-pass option.

Duffey was a perfect fit for the Chippewas, led by former SEC coach Jim McElwain. He announced his transfer Jan. 18 to play in Mount Pleasant.

But Duffey has a troubling history, and once Central Michigan’s administration became aware of a new 2019 complaint, his application was denied.

Duffey was twice suspended from Texas Tech’s football team, arrested once and involved in two Title IX sexual assault cases, one of which he was deemed responsible.

“We were made aware of the allegations through that process and through the recruiting process,” said CMU President Bob Davies. “We are committed to the safety and integrity of all students.

“This is a demonstration of that process working.”

The most recent allegation was that Duffey raped a fellow Texas Tech student, Chloe O’Rear, in 2019. He was on the football roster throughout the case and there was not an announced suspension of any type.

The 2019 Title IX case ended in mediation, meaning all parties agreed to participate in a voluntary resolution.

“If a school was motivated to bury

Texas Tech Athletics Jett Duffey is no longer coming to Central Michigan University.

something, getting it into mediation is probably the best way to do that,” said Colorado-based attorney John Clune, who has represented women in sexual assault cases against high-profile athletes, including Kobe Bryant, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston and professional baseball player Johan Santana. “Generally speaking, that’s the optimal way for a school to make something go away quietly – to get everyone to sign on the dotted line.”

Based on conversations with McElwain and the Chippewa coaching staff, Duffey announced his commitment to Central Michigan on Jan. 18 and was expected to be the frontrunner to win the 2020 starting gig.

“Jett Duffey committed on social

media that he was coming to Central Michigan University,” Davies said.

“At that time, he had not applied to the institution and he never signed a national letter of intent. He went through the admissions process and was denied admission. The process worked.”

Central Michigan wasn’t the first institution to deny Duffey’s application.

Duffey originally planned on attending Tulane, announcing his transfer to the Green Wave on Jan. 10. Two days later, that was no longer the case.

“I have decided to keep my recruitment open and continue to look for a new home,” Duffey wrote on his Twitter account, which has since been deleted. “I would like to wish the Tu-

lane football program the best of luck during their upcoming season, and to thank them for believing in me.”

Duffey apparently did not meet Tulane’s academic qualifications.

Eight days later, Duffey announced his transfer to Central Michigan.

ESPN reported Duffey “would meet the requirements for admission” at CMU. He visited the athletic department in January, but his application for admission was denied.

“They do a great job,” Athletic Director Michael Alford said. “The process worked. We turned it over. I wasn’t involved in it. They came back and made a recommendation.”

Three-week saga When McElwain began recruiting

Duffey, he was aware the quarterback was found responsible in a 2017 Title IX sexual assault investigation and arrested in 2018.

Duffey’s arrest was for a disturbance in front of a nightclub in Lubbock for criminal mischief. His Title IX case found him responsible for two counts of sexual assault against an incapacitated woman. The 2017 Title IX case was not prosecuted by a grand jury due to insufficient evidence. Formal charges for his actions that led to his 2018 arrest, punching a hole in the wall of ULofts, were rejected by the Lubbock Criminal District Attorney.

The quarterback was suspended for the 2017 spring and summer semesters. He was also suspended from team activities for one week by head coach Kliff Kingsbury for the 2018 arrest.

“We had totally looked at whatever was out there,” McElwain said. “Obviously, whether that had something to do with it or the initial academic pieces through the admission for every student, that’s what it was. It was denial of admission.”

But what wasn’t out there made a difference in Duffey’s ability to attend Central Michigan.

It was the 2019 Title IX case.

O’Rear, the woman that said she was raped by Duffey, emailed Alford with the incident report and mediation agreement, which said Duffey needed to attend a sexual harassment training program, get a psychological evaluation and give a verbal apology.

The email from O’Rear was sent to Alford on Jan. 20, but Alford never replied to her. O’Rear didn’t know if he received the email.

“Any student, especially any student-athlete, that’s coming here has to go through the university process to be admitted,” Alford said. “I turn it over to the professionals.”

McElwain sought out Duffey since he needed a quarterback with immediate eligibility for the 2020 season, much like when he brought in graduate transfer Quinten Dormady from Houston for the 2019 campaign.

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a “two-way street” once a player enters the NCAA transfer portal.

McElwain then brought the idea of Duffey’s transfer to Alford. The athletic director evaluated the situation and turned it over to Davies, who jumpstarted the admissions process.

But between McElwain’s initial contact with Duffey and Alford informing Davies, the graduate transfer quarterback visited the university, received an offer and publicly joined the team. Yet, he wasn’t even admitted.

“I mean, we have all kinds of students that commit to us and don’t get into school,” Alford said. “We turn it over to the professionals, let them do their work, get recommendation and go from there.”

McElwain compared Duffey’s scenario similar to the 2,473 new freshmen this academic year.

“Like any student when they apply to school here,” McElwain said, “they’ve got to go through some things through the admissions program.”

Since the 2019 Texas Tech sexual assault case ended in mediation, neither Duffey nor O’Rear were assigned “blame or responsibility.” Besides going through Title IX, O’Rear also filed a report with the Lubbock Police Department, but the district attorney said charges wouldn’t be pressed due to insufficient evidence.

The quarterback was “not found responsible for any misconduct,” according to the document from Texas Tech’s Office for Student Rights and Resolution provided by Duffey’s attorney, Chuck Lanehart.

This was because the case ended in mediation and was not fully investigated.

Before publication of the story that uncovered O’Rear’s case against Duffey, Lanehart declined to comment. The same day as its publication, Lanehart reached out to Central Michigan Life and changed his mind. He decided to give his response.

“Jett Duffey is a talented and gifted athlete,” Lanehart wrote in a text message. “He deserves a chance to continue his college playing career. It is true he was accused of Title IX allegations, and he has always maintained his innocence. Texas Tech authorities found him not responsible for the 2019 allegation. He has never faced criminal charges or been arrested in regard to these allegations.”

To this point, Texas Tech has remained silent on the newly discovered Title IX case.

The only action taken by the university was recently deleting Duffey’s 2019 player profile from its athletics website, thus removing him from last season’s roster. Following the publication of this story, as of Feb. 17, Texas Tech put Duffey, who wore No. 7 for the Red Raiders, back on the 2019 roster.

Despite initially recruiting a Title IX sexual assault offender, the admissions process stopped Duffey from enrolling at Central Michigan.

“I thought CMU handled it very, very well,” said Trustee Todd Anson, a member of the CMU Board of Trustees. “President Davies was right on top of that as was athletic director Michael Alford.

“I thought they got the right outcome.”

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entral Michigan Life alumni Malachi Barrett and Jordyn Hermani have gone on to have professional careers reporting on Michigan politics since their graduations from Central Michigan University.

After working for the Kalamazoo Gazette and Muskegon Chronicle, Barrett has become a reporter for MLive’s team covering the 2020 presidential election. Following an internship with Politico, Hermani landed a position with Gongwer News Service, where she reports on Michigan’s state government.

Central Michigan Life asked both of them for their expert insight on the past, present and future of the Michigan presidential primary season.

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What do college students need to know about the primary?

Barrett: One of the biggest things college students should know is any student can stay at home on Election Day. It’s easier than ever to vote with new changes to election laws. New laws passed in 2018 allow anyone to register in person on Election Day at your local clerk’s office, so you could roll out of bed on election day, walk into your clerk’s office and get hooked up.

You can vote literally right now – anyone can request an absentee ballot for any reason until the Friday before the election.

Hermani: Vote, vote, vote. Now is the time to vote for the candidate you feel is most likely to succeed. People make the mistake of thinking that because this isn’t the November general, it’s not as important. This sets the stage for November.

This makes November possible. Because of this, it’s important to do your homework, past being forced to watch a campaign ad before a YouTube video or seeing one on TV. Who you vote for now could end up being the next president. Who you vote for now could also end up not making it – so don’t just read up on ‘your’ candidate. Read up on all of them. You might be surprised at what you find.

Besides college debt and the job market, what are some other issues candidates have talking about that would be relevant to Michigan college students, and where do they stand on them?

Barrett: The two other big issues are the environment and Medicare for All, or health care in general. Democratic candidates generally agree more needs to be done to transition the manufacturing sector of the economy to creating green energy technology, and Michigan actually may be well-suited to that. Elizabeth Warren came to Detroit last year and she talked about how a lot of the manufacturing base of Detroit and southeast Michigan could be transitioned into creating new jobs for people.

Health care is also a huge issue for everyone. It’s not just a college student issue, but I think we’ve found that younger voters are more open to a government-run, single-payer system. I think generally younger voters are a little bit more open to the idea of socialized medicine, and I think that’s been played up a lot in some of the outreach the candidates have been doing to college campuses.

Hermani: College voters, much like any other voting demographics, are not a monolith – and that’s because college students typically don’t solely identify as a college voter. They identify as a gay college voter, a black college voter, a female college voter: maybe even a combination of all three, or more.

Because of this, there is no real one issue that shapes the way college age folks vote.

Outside of issues pertaining to college debt, you’ll be hard pressed to find uniting causes that every college student can get behind whether that’s reproductive rights, environmental

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causes, Second Amendment-related causes or others. It comes down to a college voter finding the causes and issues which mean the most to them and doing their research from there.

Which candidates have been gaining interest from Michigan voters?

Barrett: The top of the field nationally looks pretty similar in Michigan. What’s been interesting is Mike Bloomberg has been making a big push here in Michigan. He’s been attracting a lot of endorsements and a lot of support in the Detroit area.

One of the big questions about the primaries is whether Bernie Sanders can manage a repeat victory here. He pulled off a surprise upset in 2016, beating Hillary Clinton by a really tight margin, and since then Sanders came back in 2018 to campaign for candidates that he liked in Michigan’s midterm elections. He’s been maintaining that presence and building up his progressive movement here in Michigan.

Hermani: Michigan, historically, is purple. We vote red, we vote blue. Last election, we went for Trump by a hair’s breadth – less than half a percent of the popular vote – but the year before that we went for Obama by almost 10 percent of the popular vote. Early polling I’ve seen shows the state supporting Biden and Sanders as the most popular Democratic choices, but that doesn’t mean either is a shoo-in for March.

It also shows that in most cases, even when it’s Bloomberg or Buttigieg against Trump, the president will lose the popular vote in Michigan due to flagging state support.

However, polling is just polling. People who favor one candidate over another can’t rest on their laurels just because polling data says they’ll win. You have to get out and vote. Polls mean nothing without the tangible support of voters behind them.

In light of Iowa, are there any problems or hiccups in the electoral process you’re looking out for in our state? Could anything like that happen here?

Barrett: I don’t think we’re going to see a disaster in Michigan like in Iowa. There are big differences between a caucus and a primary. While both are run by the political parties, in Michigan the results are collected and tabulated by county clerks, and Iowa party officials are in charge of getting those votes tabulated. There are also going to be no apps or other non-certified election methods in Michigan’s primary. Election results are going to be handled just like they would for the general election in November.

The state is expecting turnout to be much higher, especially for absentee ballots, because those are easier to get this year.

The problem is, under current law, absentee ballots have to be placed in a special precinct and can’t be counted until Election Day. There is some concern that it could really slow things down on Election Day if there’s a dramatic increase in absentee ballots, and that could leave us waiting a little bit later for results.

Hermani: I’m going to say no. For starters, we have a primary instead of a caucus, which is a whole different ball game and a lot less crazy. Iowa was trying to use a brand new app to help tally results, on which workers allegedly had very little training on beforehand, prior to running into unforeseen coding issues which just made a bad time worse. Here in Michigan, sticking with a ballot vote, I don’t think any catastrophe of an Iowa caliber is possible but hey – fingers crossed.

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Stefenie Mills covers Sofie Mills in a towel after she participates in Mount Pleasant’s Polar Plunge Feb. 15 in the parking lot at Wayside Central.

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Makenzie Shubnell | Staff Photographer Abbey Claes of Escanaba, left, and Escanaba junior Addam Claes pose while jumping into a pool of cold water during Mount Pleasant’s annual Polar Plunge Feb. 15 at Wayside Central.

Drew Travis | Staff Photographer Mark Enszer of Beaverton reacts to the 35 degree water at the Polar Plunge Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 in the parking lot of Wayside in Mt. Pleasant.

Makenzie Shubnell | Staff Photographer Makenzie Shubnell | Staff Photographer Isabella County Sheriff Michael Main splashes in 35 degree water as participants line up to take part in Mount Participant pulls off tear-away pants before jumping into a pool of a cold water during Pleasant’s Polar Plunge Feb. 15 in the parking lot at Wayside Central.

Mount Pleasant’s annual Polar Plunge Feb. 15 at Wayside Central.

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Carey Hall remodeling approved by Board of Trustees

By Makayla Coffee Senior Reporter news@cm-life.com

A $4.8 million renovation of Carey Hall was approved by the Board of Trustees at their Thursday, February 13 meeting.

The remodeled rooms will convert the four-person suites with two bunk beds into two-person suites with two full-sized beds, new closets, wood-like flooring and new furniture, according to Director of Residence Life Kathleen Gardner. Central Michigan University would be among the only public universities in Michigan to offer full-sized beds on campus.

“Rooms designed to accommodate two students per bedroom are common for university housing facilities, and a handful of universities are beginning to use full-size beds in their new or remodeled facilities,” Gardner said.

For the 2019 fall semester, Carey Hall was taken offline due to a low occupancy. During this time, the idea of a two-person living space was discussed “in light of enrollment and budget,” and plans for renovations began, said associate vice president of Facilities

Management Jonathan Webb.

An advertisement of the remodeling was placed in front of Carey Hall several months ago, which noted the project was pending board approval.

All rooms offered in Carey Hall were filled Wednesday, Feb. 12, Gardner said — the same day registration went online and before the remodeling had been approved. President Bob Davies said that is not uncommon.

“We had a discussion with the board throughout the process,” Davies said.

“We had to begin marketing it because of the deadlines for housing ... The other option was not to do it. Delay registration, or delay (the project) another year.”

The choice for the renovations was a way to provide more options, but also to help some students find a more familiar living arrangement at CMU. “Most of our college students did not share a room growing up,” Gardner said. “Many of them did not share a bathroom growing up. Many of them come to college having already had a full-sized bed.”

Residence Life anticipates renovations for Carey Hall to be completed in August 2020.

Justin Cooper | Associate Editor A sign advertising a remodeling of Carey Hall stands just outside the entrance to the hall in the Towers complex, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020.

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Mental health can be a complicated quagmire, but Kasey Davis and Dr. James Hillard hope to guide their listeners through the bog.

Davis and Hillard host the “Call-a-Psychiatrist” program at 7 p.m. every Thursday on radio station 101.1 The Beat. Students can call in to ask Hillard, a professor and practicing psychiatrist at Central Michigan University, questions about mental health disorders.

The program begins with discussion of a specific mental illness, like anxiety or depression. Halfway through, they receive callers and answer their questions on any psychiatric subject. The questions have been “excellent” so far, Hillard said.

He was inspired to create the program after a patient mentioned being affiliated with a radio station, he said. It

allows people to understand psychiatric issues without needing to be patients.

“I think a lot of students here, particularly minority students, have grown up with a lot of families that didn’t really think of psychiatry as something their children might need,” Hillard said. “One of the problems I have sometimes is that the people who’ve never seen a psychiatrist are kind of expecting Hannibal Lecter or something.”

He hopes that the program will allow listeners to understand people around them who may be afflicted with mental health issues as well as providing listeners with a route to take if they believe they may have a disorder. He also believes the show will generate more demand for counseling services throughout Isabella County.

Executive producer Ahsha Davis and Hillard are both optimistic.

“It is time that we stop making mental health a secondary conversation,” Davis said. “There are people that could really use help and conversation to get through their issues.”

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oung adults in college are among the least likely people to vote in any election, but Michigan’s 2020 Presidential Primary is March 10, which is during Central Michigan University’s spring break.

To vote, students will have to make sure that either their address corresponds to where they are during the break, or they can vote absentee.

Voting for a candidate in the primary gives them a better chance to be chosen as the party’s candidate.

In the Democratic primary, delegates are awarded to candidates based on their proportion of the vote. For the Republican primary, it’s winner-takes-all for each state primary.

However, similar to the general election, the popular vote may not be the deciding factor in a primary. Democratic primaries, for example, have super delegates that can tip the scales more than the average delegate.

REGISTERING TO VOTE Students can check whether they’re registered to vote, and if they are, where they should do so online.

If you aren’t registered to vote yet, you can register online until Feb. 24 by going to www.michigan.gov/ sos and clicking “Register to Vote Online.” You’ll need a government-licensed ID number (driver’s license or state ID) or your Social Security number to register.

If you missed that deadline, you can register in-person at a local Secretary of State office until 8 p.m.

March 10. You can either use your current campus address or a previous residence, but you may only register to vote in one place. You can also download the application online and deliver it by hand.

| VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT As of 2018, Michigan allows voters to request an absentee ballot for any reason. You can vote absentee either by getting a ballot from your local Secretary of State office or filling out a form to receive one by mail.

Requests to obtain a ballot by mail must be received no later than 5 p.m. March 6. Mt. Pleasant City Clerk Jeremy Howard recommends mailing your ballot at least a week in advance of the election. Absentee ballots can also be hand-delivered to a local Secretary of State clerk until 8 p.m. March 10.

Emergency absentee voting — receiving an absentee ballot after the deadline due to an illness or family emergency — is available for every Michigan citizen until 4 p.m. on March 10.

VOTING IN PERSON Students should make sure to bring a picture ID to the polls for verification. They can bring a government-issued ID, like a driver’s license or state ID, or their school ID. When going to the polls, students must follow a couple of rules: do not vote more than once and do not bring political memorabilia into the voting place.

PLANS FOR POLLS Since the law allowing absentee ballots for any reason in Michigan, Secretary of State Media Representative Jake Rollow says that there has been a higher turnout in the primaries. So far this year, absentee ballot requests increased by 60 percent.

In Mount Pleasant, the city received 572 absentee ballot requests by Feb. 16, 2020, compared to 438 on the same date in 2016, Howard said in an e-mail.

Absentee ballots cannot be counted until 7 a.m. on Election Day. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is advocating for a longer period of time to count absentee ballots. This is due to a 63 percent spike in requests, which is greater than the 2016 election cycle.

“We are urging clerks to work diligently and work effectively,” Rollow said.

Michigan will use paper ballots in all precincts to form a “paper trail,” Rollow said, and there will be no new technology introduced.

According to MLive, a little more than 34 percent of registered voters cast a ballot. This broke a record for voter turnout in Michigan, the last highest turnout being in 1972.

BALLOT PROPOSAL In addition to the 2020 presidential primary election, there will be a proposal from Gratiot-Isabella intermediate school district proposal on the Isabella and Gratiot county ballots March 10.

Jan Amsterburg, superintendent of Gratiot-Isabella RESD, said the proposal was brought forward by the school district and would bring $470,000 a year to special education in the district.

The proposal involves the Headlee amendment, which was added to the Michigan Constitution in 1978 and relates to state and local taxes, according to an MSU Extension article. Laws in this amendment include: · Requiring voter approval of any local tax increases made after the Headlee amendment was approved. · Limiting property tax revenue that results from tax increases. · Limiting the revenue from a tax millage from what it was originally supposed to collect, with a factor for

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inflation.

Amsterburg also said property tax increases are capped at either 5 percent, or at the rate of inflation if it’s less.

But, when the taxable value of properties rises faster than the rate of inflation, the tax levy rolls back. The amount of rollback is called millage reduction fraction. The property tax levy for special education in these counties is 4.2 mills, which is $1 per $1,000 in taxable value, he said.

This affects the school district because the local tax levy was rolled back less than the rate of inflation, but hasn’t been brought back up to its original 4.2 mills, Amsterburg said. The district is asking to bring up the value by .1655 of a mill. For home owners, that means if a home is valued at $100,000 and has a taxable value of $50,000, the home owner would receive an annual tax increase of $8.28, he said.

This is why the district is looking for a vote: to restore the full amount of the tax levy to fund special education for Gratiot-Isabella RESD, which can’t be achieved without a vote. A vote “no” would not decrease tax rates, but a vote “yes” would bring the levy back up to the original

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amount approved by voters, Amsterburg said.

Amsterburg said the school district’s budget is $35 million and two-thirds of that budget goes to special education.

“This would be very helpful to our local districts and the services they provide,” Amsterburg said.

EXAMINING POLLING Political Science Faculty Member Jeremiah Castle is a 2015 Notre Dame alumnus with expertise in examining public opinion and political behavior. His passion for empirical data collection is shown in his book, “Rock of Ages: Subcultural Religious Identity and Public Opinion Among Young Evangelicals” uses both survey data and case studies to identify the political attitudes of young evangelicals.

“The sorts of polls that are done by a professional firm, and are used to release results to the public are highly trustworthy,” said Castle, who began teaching in the Department of Political Science in 2016. “Polls are used to represent public opinion over whatever the sampling body is, this could be the nation or the state of Michigan.

What makes polling hard, especially during elections, is that voters aren’t necessarily a representative sample of the public.”

Pollsters can counter this potential error by using a “likely voter screening,” a question that assesses how likely the person will vote in an upcoming election.

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2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BIOS

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Castle points to the timing of releasing results as another flaw in polling, using the 2016 elections as an example.

“The expectation in the 2016 presidential election was that Hillary Clinton would win. People were surprised when they woke up the morning after election day to find out the polls had been wrong and Donald Trump had won,” Castle said. “There’s a pretty good case to be made that the polling error relates to then FBI director James Comey announced that the FBI was reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails about a week before the elections.”

This piece of breaking news, Castle speculates, caused many who would have voted for Clinton to stay home on election day.

Castle recommends students use the metaphor of a camera snapping a picture to interpret polls. A high-quality poll is a snapshot of the electorate’s views at the time the poll was taken. Just like any picture, things are different before and after it was taken.

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“Democrats will think about the pocketbook issues just like Republicans. This is job creation, economic development, schools, roads, those kinds of issues. Democrats also have a tendency to think about more progressive social issues like clean energy or a woman’s right to choose, gender equity,” Bucholz said. “The candidate that focuses on those kinds of issues are important for Democratic primary voters.”

Vanguard polls Michigan voters and asks, “What issue matters to you most?” Aside from job security and health care, Bucholz said another issue that always resonates with Michigan voters is water.

“Anything that interferes with the quality of the Great Lakes, this can be water levels, pollution, fishery or invasive species, we take that personally,” Bucholz said.

“If you’re a Democratic candidate, and you’re visiting Michigan, and you’re trying to sway a voter, you can always be safe by saying we need to protect and serve the Great Lakes.”

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Board of Trustees raises room and board rates for 2020 academic year

By Justin Cooper Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University’s Board of Trustees approved an increase in room and board rates for the 2020-2021 academic year at its Feb. 13 meeting.

Residence Halls, Kewadin Village and Northwest Apartments rates are set to increase by 2 percent. Graduate housing is set to increase by 5 percent, which Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes said was based on market comparisons.

Wilkes said the rise in residence hall rates was influenced by increased costs for Residence Life, such as Michigan’s rising minimum wage. The increases also come as CMU suffers its steepest enrollment decline in a decade, the most severe of any public Michigan university this year.

“We understand the iron law of economics for universities,” vice chair Richard Studley said. “Fewer credit hours, fewer students, means less revenue.”

Last year, CMU’s room and board rates were below the median among Michigan’s other state universities, Wilkes said.

Similar data has not yet been analyzed this year, but he said they are striving to stay below the median.

On top of the rate increases, the trustees are shaking things up for next year’s on-campus residents. A new meal plan, with unlimited meals and $300 Flex dollars, will be available. Another new option

will be rooms in the remodeled Carey Hall, which would position CMU as one of the few Michigan universities with full size beds on campus, said Kathleen Gardner, director of Residence Life.

Studley said he was encouraged to see “changes that make our facilities, dorms and housing more contemporary, more competitive and more attractive both to current and prospective students.”

President’s report In his opening remarks to the board, President Bob Davies reiterated his vision for the trail he’d like CMU to blaze in the coming decade. Following his 2019 State of the University address, he commissioned work groups to address five areas where CMU can improve.

“This is not your traditional strategic planning process,” Davies said to the board. “We’re talking about transformational change. We’re looking to truly inspire, innovate and improve our quality, build upon our reputation and position CMU for success in all dimensions that we can do.”

Davies reassured the board that while 2030 sounds like a far-off date, there will be “annual and tri-annual” objectives along the way.

“I liken it to a roadmap,” he said. “We’re here in Mount Pleasant. Our goal is to be in San Francisco. We take the first step to get to Chicago. In Chicago, we’re gonna take a weather forecast and see if we want to go through the snow up north or move through the sun in the south.”

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‘VOTE 2020’ EVENT SEEKS TO EDUCATE CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY VOTERS A new event called Vote 2020, sponsored by the Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS), is coming to the Bovee University Center auditorium 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 26.

Central Michigan University’s event calendar describes it as an “informational program about current presidential candidates, political stances, and political parties.” It is not a debate.

MASS assistant director Wade Tomson said the event expands on this year’s theme for Black History Month, which is about African Americans voting.

“It has been said countless times that folks of color have the power to determine an

election—if they vote,” Tomson said.

Students of all stripes could find Vote 2020 to be a beneficial experience. Both the College Democrats and the College Republicans have been invited to describe their points of view. The intent is to educate attendees on what’s at stake in this year’s presidential election. And the goal is for everyone to leave the event as a moreinformed voter.

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McKinnie-Harper was contacted for comWithout McKinnie-Harper, McElwain will ment for this story. be forced to turn elsewhere at the cornerback Spring practices for the Chippewas Saturposition. Options include juniors Dishon day, Feb. 15.

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Central Michigan opened its 2020 spring practice on Saturday, Feb. 15 and coach Jim McElwain met with the media for the first time since the New Mexico Bowl on Friday.

McElwain, going into his second spring season with the Chippewas, said the team needs to move on from its success of last year and get ready to focus on this year.

CMU finished its 8-6 campaign with a Mid-American Conference West Division championship in the biggest turnaround in college football last season.

“Here’s your opportunity to write your book and write your script,” McElwain said. “It starts with what we do in the offseason.”

Here are the rest of the topics McElwain and players addressed in their first media availability of the spring season.

Injuries Tight ends Tony Poljan and Benhard Raimann both suffered injuries late in the season and will practice but are limited on rep counts throughout spring practice.

Defensive tackle Robi Stuart and tight end Joel Wilson will both miss the first half of the

15 spring practices. McElwain said Stuart has an achilles injury and Wilson has a knee injury. Wilson missed the entire season with a foot injury he suffered in the season opener against Albany on Aug. 29.

Offensive lineman Nick Follmer underwent his third back surgery during the offseason and will not practice for the Chippewas. Another offensive lineman, Romello Tarver, quarterback George Pearson and wide receiver Javon Gantt will not participate in spring practice after undergoing knee surgeries early in the season.

Cornerback Gage Kreski and Alec Muck will not participate in spring practice after suffering sports hernias. Safety Alonzo McCoy will not practice due to a shoulder injury he suffered in the New Mexico Bowl.

Cornerback Kyron McKinnie-Harper was suspended indefinitely for a “violation of team rules.” McKinnie-Harper was accused of three counts of larceny by conversion, one count of using a computer to commit a crime, one count of unauthorized computer access and one count of computer fraud.

Timing of practice Teams have 15 practices to work with during the spring season.

Typically, teams open the spring campaign somewhere

around the beginning or middle of March before the program’s spring game in April.

With the Chippewas opening practice on Saturday, McElwain said the plan of action will be 10 practices before spring break (March 7-16), another week off after the break, then five more practices to wrap up the program.

McElwain said the first 10 practices will be about working on the fundamentals while the final five will be focused on situational practices and scrimmages.

The Chippewas will wrap up spring practice on March 28.

The coach added the strength and conditioning team will be able to work with the players for a longer period before the end of the spring semester, which McElwain said was important for the team.

Position changes McElwain addressed several position changes as the Chippewas open spring camp.

Junior Norman Anderson is set to move to the wide receiver from cornerback, where he made two starts last season.

Kumehnnu Gwilly will move from running back to linebacker along with Ormondell Dingle, who moves down from the safety position.

Additionally, Jamezz Kimbrough slides over from the guard position to center.

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Former point guard talks about international play Roundtree won the 3-point contest and played significant minutes in the All-Star game.

However, Roundtree was waived shortly after the All-Star game.

“It was a situation where politics got involved,” he said. “When you’re overseas, you deal with management as well. They just didn’t see a right fit, even though I did everything that I could. It’s just one of those things where it’s a business and I can’t take it personally.”

By Christian Booher Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Shawn Roundtree sat in the third row behind the Central Michigan bench and draped both arms around the adjacent seats. He smiled and waved to those who recognized him, shaking hands and offering pleasantries. He is welcoming and friendly and his face appears on the video board in the first half.

The two-year Chippewa was back in McGuirk Arena for the Chippewas’ game against Akron. But it was different this time. He was not Shawn Roundtree the basketball player; he was Shawn Roundtree the adult.

Roundtree spent over half a season with BC Kutaisi, a team located in the European country of Georgia. In that time, Roundtree was an All-Star, a 3-point contest champion and a top performer on his team. He was also released and at times struggled with adapting to the new culture.

It was a tough but beneficial experience.

“In life you have to try to figure things out man, so that’s what I walked away with,” Roundtree said. “I tell everyone I came back to the U.S. as a better adult.”

Overseas success In his two seasons with the Chippewas, Roundtree averaged 15.6 points per

Central Michigan Life | File Photo Senior guard Shawn Roundtree Jr. takes the ball against Buffalo on March 15 in Quicken Loans Arena.

game and scored over 1,000 points. He was named third team All-Mid-American Conference as a senior and led the team to a semifinal appearance in the MAC Tournament.

After graduating, Roundtree signed with BC Kutaisi in September. He traveled overseas unsure what to expect, tasked with adjusting to a new culture. Though the adjustment was tough, Roundtree did

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have one thing in common with the rest of his teammates, regardless of each of their backgrounds – he spoke the language of basketball.

As his team’s starting point guard, Roundtree was one of four players to average 13.5 points, five rebounds and five assists. He made the league’s All-Star team and was selected to participate in the 3-point contest as well.

‘I love CMU’ Roundtree leaned against a table in the concourse at McGuirk as he recounted his experiences. He spent the week in Mount Pleasant, preparing his former squad for home tilts with Eastern Michigan and Akron. The Chippewas went on to lose both games, and Roundtree still cheered avidly in support of his teammates.

“It’s a lot different not being on that court,” he said.

Though he’s still evaluating what’s next, he noted that he’s going to invest a lot of time into his pursuit of acting. The former Chippewa star is out of professional basketball nearly five months after he entered it, yet his spirits are as lively as ever.

He never dropped his smile, because at the end of the day, he was simply happy to be home.

“I love being back, I miss this place so much,” he said.

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COACH MACDONALD CONFIDENT IN TEAM AT HALFWAY POINT OF SEASON With naming a new head coach, graduating five seniors and bringing in seven freshmen, Central Michigan’s gymnastics team has taken on some big changes this season.

This year, the Chippewas were predicted by conference coaches to win the MAC regular-season championship and postseason title.

Despite dropping their four most recent meets, CMU has secured wins over Michigan State, Illinois State and Eastern Michigan. The Chippewas’ latest meet was a 195.175-195.075 loss to Kent State after the Golden Flashes submitted an inquiry following the final rotation.

Christine MacDonald, after serving as an assistant and associate head coach for 25 years, was named to lead the Chippewas on May 16, 2019, to replace former long-time coach Jerry Reighard.

MacDonald’s leadership and coaching have been highly praised by members of her team, such as senior captain Denelle Pedrick and sophomore Morgan Tong.

“She wholeheartedly believes in us, as we do in her,”

MACDONALD: “Looking down the line toward MAC Championships, we are definitely right where we need to be.”

Pedrick said.

Tong added the feeling around the program has changed when MacDonald took over as head coach, too.

“I feel like Christine has made the gym a home, and we’re all each other’s family,” Tong said.

“She’s really emphasized the details, and that pays off on our routines. It’s really good having her as a head coach.”

Throughout the season, the Chippewas have been changing around lineups and giving different gymnasts opportunities, which MacDonald says has been working great for them.

“The competition in the gym is great, it’s given opportunities for other people to step in,”

MacDonald said. “Although it is a young lineup, they are all prepared. No matter which six are in, they all have each other’s backs.”

Aside from the roster and coaching changes, the team has faced roadblocks like illness and injury, with constant traveling being difficult as well. Last season, CMU had five home meets. This season, the team only has three.

Nonetheless, the Chippewas have their goals of becoming MAC champions in mind and MacDonald is confident her team will be there when the season wraps up.

“Looking down the line toward MAC Championships, we are definitely right where we need to be,” MacDonald said. “Overall, this team continues to show resilience. They continue to show their passion for each other, for the sport and the belief in that we are going to take it one routine at a time.”

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VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! T

his week, Central Michigan Life is publishing an everythingyou-need-to-know guide for the Michigan Democratic Primary on Tuesday, March 10. Because of this, we felt that this week’s editorial gives us the perfect opportunity to urge you to vote.

As we approach the final voter registration date, many classes have been approached by groups on campus to fill out voter registration forms, create their plan to get to the polling place on March 10 and briefly speak about the importance of casting a vote.

The Michigan Presidential Preference Primary Election has a lot on the line. Eight candidates are currently vying for their opportunity to run against Donald Trump in the general election in November.

Students over the age of 18 must register to vote and participate in government to have a voice. It’s time to turn out and make your voice heard.

College student voted surged in 2018. From the 2014 to 2018 midterm elections, voting rates among college students went from 19 percent to

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40 percent, more than double, according to a study by Tufts University.

Most of this spike was credited to advocacy groups that specifically urged the college student population to take voting seriously, according to Inside Higher Ed. We urge everyone to come up with their plan to get to their polling place on March 10, which is during spring break. So, whether you are looking to travel or go home for spring break, make sure to make your voice heard through an absentee ballot or plan your trip back to Mount Pleasant to cast your vote.

We think political participation is a good thing. And in 2020, let’s make that jump from the 2018 midterms even higher.

Make your plan. Execute your plan. Make your voice heard.

Vote on Tuesday, March 10.

Central Michigan Life, the independent voice of Central Michigan University, is edited and published by students of Central Michigan University every Thursday during the fall and spring semesters. The newspaper’s online edition, cm-life.com, contains all of the material published in print, and is updated on an as-needed basis.

Central Michigan Life serves the CMU and Mount Pleasant communities, and is under the jurisdiction of the independent Student Media Board of Directors. Dave Clark serves as Director of Student Media at CMU and is the adviser to the newspaper. Articles and opinions do not necessarily reflect the position or opinions of Central Michigan University. Central Michigan Life is a member of the Associated Press, the Michigan Press Association, the Michigan Collegiate Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press, College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Michigan Home Builders Association, Mount Pleasant Housing Association and the Mount Pleasant Downtown Business Association. The newspaper’s online provider is SN Works.

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