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INDEX

NEWS Champions Center setback

The Kelly/Shorts Stadium addition had to be scaled back after coming in a $7 million over budget.

NEWS No more flavored vapes

The Mount Pleasant community reacts to the action Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took regarding flavored vape.

OPINION Study abroad while you can

The Study Abroad Fair goes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Take the opportunity to study abroad in college.

Brown’s former trainer, Britney Taylor, also a former CMU gymnast, filed a civil lawsuit accusing Antonio Brown of rape.

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STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL ON KOLODZIEJ ALLEGATIONS:

‘To say that I am disgusted — it’s really an understatement’ By Dylan Goetz Editor-in-Chief editor@cm-life.com

A Michigan Attorney General special prosecutor who filed sexual assault charges against former Student Government Association President Ian Elliott was forced to resign Friday for having an inappropriate relationship with one of Elliott’s accusers. Brian Kolodziej, 41, is now being investigated by Michigan State Police. Kolodziej was a former prosecutor in Macomb County before joining the AG’s office during Bill Schuette’s tenure. Attorney General Dana Nessel addressed

AG who prosecuted Ian Elliott forced to resign for inappropriate relationship with accuser Kolodziej’s resignation at a news conference at 4 p.m. Sept. 10 in Lansing. Nessel condemned Kolodziej’s actions. She said her office was working to ensure something like this never happens again. “This man’s actions do not define our department,” Nessel said. “We are going to review every aspect of that case, and any case he touched in any matter. I want to make

certain that each and every defendant was provided due process. “To say that I am horrified, to say that I am disgusted – it’s really an understatement. I have never before even heard of a situation like this.” Kolodziej was assigned to the case after the Attorney General’s Office filed three charges against Elliott on Oct. 31 on behalf of former CMU student Rachel Wilson. Wilson went public with her story in an interview with Central Michigan Life. Separate charges were filed by Landrea Blackmore after she testified at Elliott’s preliminary exam. Wilson’s original case against Elliott, in which he was charged with two counts of third-degree sexual misconduct and one count of assault with attempt to penetrate, was dismissed by the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office. On April 4, Elliott’s defense attorney Joe Barberi filed a motion alleging prosecutor misconduct and asking for the court to dismiss the charges. The motion alleged that Kolodziej withheld information and violated ethical rules. That is the same month that Kolodziej’s relationship started, according to Nessel. Elliott pleaded no contest to one count of third-degree criminal sexual assault in June. Isabella County Circuit Judge Eric Janes sentenced Elliott to at least a year and day in prison. Elliott is currently jailed at the Central Michigan Correctional Facility in St. Louis. Barberi said his next step is to meet with Nessel. He declined to share whether he will appeal Elliott’s case. “The last thing I want to do is file a motion to reinstate this case and to have a two-week trial,” Barberi said. “Mr. Elliott can never get a fair trial and due process based on what Brian Kolodziej did. I can’t unring that bell.” After Wilson and Blackmore gave victim impact statements to Elliott before his sentencing, Kolodziej expressed dissatisfac-

tion with how Wilson and Blackmore were treated during preliminary hearings. They had to relive their trauma all over again on the stand, he said. “The path that Ms. Wilson and Ms. Blackmore endured to get here is an illustration of why the numbers (of victims who come forward) are so low,” Kolodziej said. “This is why most victims don’t come forward, and why the ones that do are so often silenced.” Barberi doubts that there’s an opportunity for a fair trial he said, because Kolodziej tainted the accusers. “What this man did is he befriended them, he told them they need to be a part of the team and you need to help me convict Mr. Elliott,” Barberi said. Kolodziej, from Clinton Township, used to be an actor and head brewmaster in California, according to his IMDb page. He studied law at Wayne State University Law School. The last movie he starred in was “Creep Van,” a horror film that released in 2012.

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Prosecutor’s behavior should not nullify justice for sexual assault survivors

After nearly three years of legal battles, former Student Government Association President Ian Elliott was sentenced to one year in prison for sexually assaulting former CMU student Rachel Wilson. It was a long fight, but eventually Wilson and Landrea Blackmore, another woman who came forward about being assaulted by Elliott at CMU. On Aug. 2, at Elliott’s sentencing, they got the justice they sought. On Sept. 9, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in a press conference that Assistant Attorney General Brian Kolodziej, who prosecuted Elliott on behalf of the state, was forced to resign Friday. He admitted having an inappropriate relationship with one of Elliott’s accusers. Nessel also explained that Michigan State Police are investigating Kolodziej. There is no question that a prosecutor having an inappropriate relationship with a victim – especially a sexual assault victim – is wrong and awful. It’s equally important to note that Kolodziej’s misconduct doesn’t change or disprove the cases Wilson and Blackmore brought against Elliott. Elliott’s defense attorney Joe Barberi told Central Michigan Life after Nessel’s press conference he wouldn’t want to reinstate the case and have a trial because he believes Elliott can “never get a fair trial and due process based on what Kolodziej did” and that he couldn’t “unring” that bell. Similarly, Barberi told MLive the reason Elliott agreed to “stop the madness” and enter his no-contest plea of going to prison for a year and filing as a sexual offender for life was “because of the evidence put together by Mr. Kolodziej’s behavior.” Elliott accepted a plea agreement on June 24 in two cases of sexual assault against Wilson, pleading no contest to one count

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of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. In Michigan, a no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but when a no contest plea is accepted, the defendant can be sentenced as if they did plead guilty or was found guilty. As part of the agreement, Blackmore’s case against Elliott was consolidated with Wilson’s and both women read victim impact statements at the sentencing. Barberi’s statements couldn’t be further from the truth. The “evidence” he is referring to includes the testimony of the women Elliott was accused of assaulting. Their credibility should not be called into question because of Kolodziej’s behavior. I attended many of the court proceedings since the attorney general’s office picked up the case almost a year ago. I saw the immense pain Wilson and Blackmore felt as they testified about what Elliott did to them. I watched their family members cry as they listened to the details. That was real. That had nothing to do with Kolodziej. What’s happening now does not discount the things that happened in the past. Emilly Davis is a senior majoring in Journalism. She wrote the story that resulted in the Michigan Attorney General’s office refiling charges against Ian Elliott. Central Michigan Life | File Photo

Ian Elliott walks into the court room for his sentencing Aug. 2 at the Isabella County Trial Court.

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BEFORE

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Here is the original rendering of the highly-anticipated Chippewa Champions Center with a view from the home stands.

REVISING THE GAME PLAN Kelly/Shorts Stadium project goes $7 million over budget; entire third floor scrapped

By Melissa Frick Senior Reporter news@cm-life.com

A high-profile construction project in Kelly/Shorts Stadium that was dubbed the “focal point” for Central Michigan University has been scaled back from its original design due to higher-thanprojected building costs. Approved by the board of trustees in September 2018, the $32.5 million

Chippewa Champions Center will add multi-use events centers, new locker rooms and a nutrition and rehabilitation center for athletes to the football stadium. However, the project is significantly different now compared to what was announced in Spring 2018. The most notable change is the removal of the entire third floor from the building. When CMU Athletics released the original design for the project in April 2018, the rendering depicted a three-story building that would be constructed on the north side

of the stadium. But as the project moved forward and the new $1.5 million scoreboard was installed, it was determined that the project would cost an additional $7.1 million more than the amount that was originally approved, said President Robert Davies. “I was informed that in order to achieve the three stories, and all of the desired attributes, it would increase the budget by $7.1 million,” Davies told Central Michigan Life. “I had multiple discussions with the parties that be – athletics, alumni, finance

– and we came to the conclusion, as a team, that spending an extra $7 million to do the three floors was not in the best interest of the university.” Davies said economy materials over the past year, such as prices of building materials and tariffs, have had a significant impact on the cost of the project. The third floor of the building, which would have housed offices for Advancement Department administration, was eliminated from the design plan. New renderings depict a two-story

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Here is the revised rendering of the Chippewa Champions Center with a view from the home stands.

building, which Davies said will still include all the other promised amenities such as multi-use spaces for advancement and alumni relations. The 62,240-square-foot building was designed by Kansas-based architectural and design firm Populous. Athletic Director Michael Alford, who is also serving as interim vice president of Advancement, said donors who contributed support to the project are aware of the reconfiguration of the building. However, no formal notice of the change was made to the university or Mount Pleasant community. Images of the new designs were released without any explanation in an Aug. 12 news release from Athletics announcing “exciting changes” coming to the football game day experience. Although the images were the first time the public viewed the redesign, nothing in the press release explained that the project had changed. Although he didn’t provide an

exact time when donors were notified of the design changes, Alford said he’s been in constant, face-to-face communication with donors about the Chippewa Champions Center designs. The additions to Kelly/Shorts Stadium come amid an enrollment decline for the university. CMU has seen a 21 percent DAVIES: “This decline in enrollment remains a over the past decade, transformawith a 7 percent tional enrollment drop from project...” 2017 to 2018. Davies said he aims to be fiscally responsible with the university budget and any forthcoming projects, including the Chippewa Champions Center.

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“I didn’t feel comfortable formally asking the board of trustees to increase the cost, and I still don’t,” Davies said. “I’m sure some would prefer to have the extra ($7 million), but it’s not the fiduciary feasible (choice). “The board approved a $32.5 million project. I thought it was important to stay true to that $32.5 million.” Davies maintained that although there have been changes to the design of the facility, the goals of the project – to support student-athletes, showcase the university and welcome new students – have not changed. “This remains a transformational project that meets the critical needs of our campus community,” he said. “That vision has not been lost.” Much of the funding for the $32.5 million building will come from game guarantees in the upcoming football seasons. CMU recently earned $1 million in a Sept. 7 game against University of Wisconsin, which ended in a 61-0 loss for the Chippewas. The rest of the funding will come from donations and university reserves, which Athletics will “repay”

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as fundraising for the project continues. Davies said the updated renderings are “pretty much 95 percent done” and are more-or-less an accurate depiction of what the building will look like. The building will feature three outdoor patios, including a 1,500-squarefootball field patio, said Rob Wyman, associate athletic director for Sport Administration. Davies also added that the new ALFORD: Donors design allows the university to add who contributed a third floor in the support to the future if it chooses project are aware to. that the design of the Chippewa “We did put in Champions Center the design that has been signifiif, at some point, cantly altered. we wanted to add the third floor, we could,” he said. “I don’t foresee that happening anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen down the road.” Alford said there have not been any setbacks with the actual Photo Comparison | Renderings from CMU Athletics construction work for the building. The Chippewa Champions Center had to be scaled back after coming in at $7 million over budget. Here is the rendering of The project should be complete by the building that was used to promote the project and the updated rendering. August 2020.

SGA shares plans to double down on, expand last year’s successes By Justin Cooper Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Student Government Association kicked off the 2019-20 academic year Sept. 9 with a meeting devoted to acquainting the student body with what SGA is, who’s involved, and how it works. As the executive board members introduced themselves, they detailed their visions of what work they want to accomplish this year. Two of SGA’s biggest projects last year were re-upped in the yearly budget passed at the beginning of the meeting. The budget put $1,000 toward hosting another Golden Gala and $1,500 toward expanding the Menstrual Hygiene Product Initiative, which brought free tampons to four campus bathrooms last year. A new committee – the outreach committee, chaired by senior Yvon Bergner – is replacing the RSO growth and development committee. The outreach committee aims to connect with first-generation, low-income, minority and off-campus students. Bergner compared the outreach committee and the diversity committee with a metaphor. “Diversity is coming to the table. Inclusion is coming to the table and having a voice. Belonging is coming to the table and having a voice that’s listened to. What I want to make sure is, what if you’re lactose intolerant? How am I going to eat the food at this table? … What if my parents don’t understand financial aid because they only speak Spanish?” Bergner said.

Justin Cooper | Staff Reporter Student Government Association executive board members introduce themselves at the first meeting of the year Sept. 9, 2019 in Bovee University Center Auditorium.

Bergner wants the outreach committee to facilitate an event for first-generation students sometime in the middle of the semester and to host another “Let’s Get Life Smart” event, hosted last year by the RSO growth and development committee. Academic affairs committee chair Brandon McDonald said one of his committee’s goals is to establish “usable study space” in the area where Barnes Hall stood until this summer, and to host “Coffee and Complaints,” an open forum where

students can meet SGA members and discuss issues they are having with the university. Provost Mary Schutten, appointed over the summer, introduced herself at the meeting and outlined the benefits of involvement in student organizations. She came in place of President Bob Davies, who had scheduling issues and was unable to attend. Schutten brought laughs as she described the path that brought her to CMU. Previously the dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at San José State University, she noted that neither the Chippewas nor the San José State Spartans could put much of anything together last year. Campus engagement leads students to be more interested in going to class and to “achieve more,” Schutten said, which she translated as doing homework on time and getting good grades. She said the input of multiple voices also fosters creativity and teaches students networking skills. “You being engaged helps make this place safe, inclusive,” Schutten said. “You create the climate and the culture here on campus.” SGA meetings take place 7 p.m. every Monday in Bovee University Center Auditorium. At the next meeting, all students present will have the opportunity to elect senators, who represent each of CMU’s colleges, and a house leader. To represent your registered student organization in the SGA House, fill out the fall 2019 Membership Form on SGA’s Engage Central page. If you’re still scratching your head about how can get involved, an ‘informal’ informational meeting is taking place 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Isabella Room in the UC.

City Commission holds public hearing on recreational marijuana at Sept. 9 meeting By Andrew Mullin Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant City Commissioners went back and forth for around 40 minutes discussing the city’s proposed recreational marijuana ordinance during their Sept. 9 meeting. The nearly 2-hour meeting contained debates between commissioners on various aspects of the marijuana ordinance, including the criteria for approving marijuana retailers, how many retailers there should be and concerns about a possible loophole in the ordinance regarding residency in Mount Pleasant. Many amendments to the ordinance were proposed during the meeting, mostly made by Vice Mayor Lori Gillis. Of the three she proposed, one was passed by the commission in a 6-1 vote. This amendment was to cover a loophole Gillis said she saw in the ordinance’s criteria. In the ordinance, commissioners laid out a set of criteria categories for a marijuana

establishment selection committee. Each of these categories are scored by points that add up to 100. The committee will choose marijuana retailer applicants based on point totals. One of the criteria is based on whether the business owner is a Mount Pleasant resident. However, Gillis said there was a flaw with this. She said it’s easy for a potential recreational marijuana retailers outside of Mount Pleasant to move in or become a resident very shortly before the selection process begins. “Anybody can come in and move here and set up residency or pretend they have an apartment here and claim local residency,” Gillis said. Her amendment specified that potential business owners should have lived in Mount Pleasant for at least a year prior to the committee selection. She also wanted to give more preference to the medical marijuana retailers already approved to open in Mount Pleasant. The other two amendments to the ordinance proposed by Gillis involved limiting the number of marijuana retailers in Mount

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Pleasant to six and to include at least two commissioners on the selection committee. Both amendments failed.

OTHER BUSINESS • Comissioners passed a city ordinance 5-2 regarding regulations for parking lot reconstruction. Commissioners Petro Tolas and Gillis voting against it. During a public hearing for this ordinance, business owner Richard Swindlehorst said the regulations from this ordinance will deter businesses from reconstructing their parking lots. He said if business owners are required to put in storm retention centers, many won’t fix the lots due to the cost. Mount Pleasant City Manager Nancy Ridley said regular maintenance would still be allowed under the ordinance, and putting in retention centers would only apply for businesses who want to fully reconstruct their lots under specific circumstances.

Savannah Glasscock | Photographer Mount Pleasant City Commission discusses a recreational marijuana ordinance Sept 9 at City Hall.

• Ridley introduced a draft for the proposed 2020 Mount Pleasant operating budget. She said the commissioners will be discussing the draft during the next commission meeting Sept. 23. The commission unanimously voted to set a public hearing for the budget proposal on Nov. 11. • The commission also received Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe funding requests from various city departments. Ridley said the tribe distributes some of its gaming revenues from slot machines twice a year for city departments to make improvements. The requests that the commission wants to prioritize will be discussed at the next meeting.

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Innovation fund explained at Academic Senate By Michael Livingston Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Provost Mary Schutten and President Bob Davies presented their $3 million fund for innovation and excellence at the first Central Michigan University Academic Senate meeting of the 2019-20 school year. This fund will finance creative and innovative ideas for academic programs created by students and faculty. Davies first introduced the fund at the June 27 Board of Trustees meeting. “This provides the opportunity – the extra funds – to really be creative. (And) to be forward-thinking, to engage our faculty in a meaningful way that will produce activities and programs that will really put CMU on the map,” Davies said in June. Deadlines for applications are not set

in stone yet. Schutten said applications will be collected at the end of November or early December. Davies said one of the university’s main priorities is declining enrollment. Davies called for better marketing techniques to draw in more freshman and transfer students and to expand beyond in-state recruitment. “One thing we will not do to increase enrollment is lower our standards,” Davies said. In response to low enrollment, Senators Vern Kwiatkowski of accounting and Michael Mamp of fashion, interior design and merchandising raised questions about residence hall capacity. “I suspect we are at about 85% capacity (for on-campus housing),” Davies said. Davies said Carey Hall is closed for the 2019-20 year to compensate for low

capacity and to receive renovations. Following the president and provost’s report, senators approved a change to graduate admittance requirements. Graduate applications no longer require an official transcript to be admitted into a graduate program. Applicants can now provide marksheets, consolidated marksheets, diplomas, test records, or certifications instead of an official transcript. The change will also open opportunities for graduate students to receive federal financial aid. The senate also welcomed dozens of new members from various colleges. Academic senate meetings are held every other Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in French Auditorium, Education and Human Services Building room 118. Anyone, including students, can sit in on an academic senate meeting, and meetings are livestreamed on the academic senate website.

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Rachael Yadlowsky | Staff Photographer President Bob Davies stresses the importance of excellence and innovation during the President’s Report at the Board of Trustees meeting June 27 in the President’s Conference Room.

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File Photo A sophomore exhales after taking in vape on Jan. 14 in his car.

Mount Pleasant reacts to new vaping ban If everything goes as planned for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there will be no more strawberry watermelon or blueberry cheesecake clouds floating around Mount Pleasant. Gov. Whitmer is making Michigan the first state to ban flavored nicotine vaping products in an effort to protect Michigan kids from the “harmful effects of vaping.” The decision has received mixed responses. “My number one priority is keeping our kids safe,” the governor said. “Companies selling vaping products are using candy flavors to hook children on nicotine and misleading claims to promote the belief that these products are safe.” The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is issuing emergency rules to ban the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products in retail stores and online per Whitmer’s request. The ban will prohibit companies from using terms like “clean,” “safe” and “healthy,” which sustain beliefs their products are harmless. The effort results from a finding by Chief Med-

ical Executive Joneigh Khaldun, who believes youth vaping constitutes a public health emergency. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating at least 215 cases of illnesses that may be linked to vaping. From 2017 to 2018, e-cigarette usage spiked 78 percent among high school students and 48 percent among middle school students. In 2018, more than 3.6 million U.S. kids, including 1 in every 5 high school students were regular users. According to the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these rates continue to increase. Mount Pleasant resident Dana Bailey, 24, discussed the ban with her 15-year-old brother, who vapes regularly. Bailey said her brother has no intention of letting the ban stop his habit and will find other avenues to refill his vaping device. “He is going to get the bad stuff,” Bailey said.

“(Whitmer’s) ban will force children to use improper ways of obtaining (e-juice), resulting in more cases of illnesses from toxic chemicals.” Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, admitted an absence of robust regulation by the FDA and lack of knowledge concerning the impact of e-cigarettes on public health. However, Brown did acknowledge the recent outbreak in respiratory illnesses and its association with e-cigarettes. Chesterfield senior Ian Kraft shares Whitmer’s belief that a ban may be the solution to keeping toxic vapor out of children’s lungs. “There really is no regulation for what can be put in juice, so companies can put in whatever harmful chemicals they want,” Kraft said. Carol Akiyama of Shepherd is the owner of three vape stores, including Vaped Ape Vapor Shop off of South Mission Street in Mount Pleasant. The store employs 10 individuals and has a policy that only those age 18 and older can enter. Akiyama smoked cigarettes for more than 35 years before switching to a vape device six years ago. The store owner still uses her device and other products, like nicotine toothpicks. “I have never been hurt,” Akiyama said. “There are others that have vaped longer than I have with no health issues, who are better since quitting smoking.” Akiyama said Whitmer and her colleagues are “spinning” the discussing of e-cigarettes and using fear tactics to move the masses. “Whitmer campaigned on fixing the roads, which are paid for in part by cigarette taxes. Well, many people have substituted cigarettes with vaping,” Akiyama said. “The state needs to collect money from somewhere else to cover that expense.”

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Rosie Bauman | Photo Editor Vape products sit on display January 8 at Vaped Ape.

Akiyama foresees the state government changing the legal age limit to 21 and raising taxes on e-cigarettes. She believes Whitmer should be more concerned with fentanyl, opioids and other substances harmful to children and young adults. “If candy entices children, take it out of the store to prevent diabetes and obesity,” Akiyama said. The store owner also alluded to sweet, fruity alcoholic beverages that may entice minors. The industry as a whole will be affected, Akiyama said, but could still survive by selling do-ityourself ingredients and tools, devices, tobacco products and nicotine flavored e-juices. “I would be in support of Michigan writing stricter regulations, but don’t take advantage of us consumers,” Akiyama said. Once filed, the ban will last six months, Whitmer’s spokesperson said. Michigan businesses will be given 30 days to comply with the regulations.

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mong the marching band members, gathered together with their white baseball caps, Christiano Bermudez stands tall. You certainly can spot him when he is marching at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Detroit freshman was told that he didn’t have to wear the white baseball cap that they wear in the stands, as long as he was still able to wear the marching band helmet for halftime. Bermudez started band in middle school and played the trumpet. Once he got to high school, he wanted to play the alto saxophone, but they handed him a clarinet and taught him one note. He taught himself the rest from a finger chart and by ear. He plays the clarinet in the Central Michigan University Marching band and is also in the symphonic band, with dreams of being in the symphonic wind ensemble. In addition to being in band, Bermudez is a pre-med major with a neuroscience concentration and a music minor. Central Michigan Life sat down with Bermudez on Sept. 6 to discuss the best and worst parts about having his Afro, his hair care routine and his battle against bedhead.

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What is the best part of your hairstyle? The best part? I love my hair, like I really do. I don’t do anything special to it, well I mean I do a lot of things special to it, but it’s me. I’m not copying off of anyone. I guess the best part of my hair is that it has its own personality. There is just so much with it. It’s a nice pillow sometimes. I’m glad I can just be myself and still receive compliments with it, even though I don’t ask for them.

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Has anyone ever told you that you have awesome hair? Yes, plenty of times people have told me. I don’t know if it is an everyday thing because I try to count, but then I lose count. People will walk up to me and be like “that’s an awesome ‘fro” or “I haven’t seen that since the 19-whatevers” and I’m like, “thanks.” Someone at Walmart yesterday actually tried touching it. She was checking my receipt and goes, “You have amazing hair, sweetie. Can I touch it?” and I was like “No, I don’t let anyone touch it.” Then she asked if it was real and I was like “Yes, it’s 100 percent real.”

What’s the worst part about your hair? The process of doing it. Every Sunday, I go through a three-hour process of doing my hair. It’s a lot. My roommates respect it too. Every Sunday they know and are like, “Christiano has to do his hair. Let’s not go in there for a while because he is going to be busy.” Just the process of doing my hair constantly becomes a pain sometimes. Sometimes there are tears. I’ll pull like a baby hair and you’ll see a man tear drop down. It’s awful. And attire is an issue sometimes, like I can’t wear a hood.

How many inches does your Afro add to your height? I joke about this all the time. I’m actually like 5’7” or 5’8”, but I tell people I’m like 12’7” with my hair. I think I’m probably like 6 foot or 5’11” with my hair.

What is your process?

How long have you been growing your hair? For about four or five years. Basically, since before my freshman year of high school. As a kid it was kind of forcefully cut because it wasn’t very masculine for men to have long hair. Once I swayed away from all that, I just wanted to be myself. I’ve always had long hair ever since I was really young, I had a ponytail. I have really long hair, so I just let it be and I just did my own thing.

What was your inspiration?

your hair?” and then it just kept spreading around. Even someone in my dorm was like, “Are they going to make you cut your hair? Cause I’ve heard that has been going around.” Under no circumstance would I do that. My band director was actually really respectful about it and really cool with it. He basically said “It’s your hair. I’m not going to change it or anything.” As I long as I could wear the actual helmet it was no big deal. The pressure that was put upon me from that was like woah because it was just swarming. I wasn’t too worried, but at the same time I said if it actually became a problem where it was forced onto me, where I had to wear the cap and I couldn’t march, I probably wouldn’t march. There are things that are worth it and things that are not worth it; I think my hair and myself as a person, is more important. Even though I’ve been marching for years, I still think it is important for me to be myself and stay myself.

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As a member of the Marching Chips, Christiano Bermudez stands out – and for good reason. He’s been growing his Afro for more than four years. Yes, it’s real and a little difficult to take As a member of the marching band, were you afraid you would have to wear the hat? care of, but it’s part of who he is. I’ve been marching for four years, so having to wear the And, no, you can’t touch it.

I wash it, you know shampoo, conditioner. What really takes the longest though, is combing because there is so much hair. I rinse it again after combing it out, then add anything else I want to. I usually don’t add anything else besides probably like a leave-in. Every day in the morning I moisturize it with some sort of coconut hibiscus oil or something. Keeping it moisturized is the main thing because I really don’t like my hair being dry and I like it smelling good.

What type of shampoo do you use? That’s a secret. I either use a bunch of various things or one thing. I’m actually like a hair connoisseur, surprisingly. I know what shampoos will work best, like I can use this, and I can’t use this. All of my roommates are like “I just use head and shoulders, like I don’t know what that is” because they’ve seen it.

Nothing. This is kind of my style. I haven’t really taken it from anyone, it’s just how I have. I know other people have wanted to build their inspiration off of me because people are always like “I wish I had your hair” and “I wish I could get my hair like yours.” So, my inspiration I guess is just me, I just kind of do my own thing with it.

What are your feelings about bed head?

hat (helmet) was nothing, but the cap (baseball cap) was kind of a little bit of pressure. I remember this one girl was talking to me and was like, “What are you going to do about

Oh, I hate it. My bedhead is different from everyone else’s. I sleep with satin pillow cases because if I were to sleep with cotton my hair would be way more tangled. When I get bed head I’m upset. I’m a back sleeper, so everything is compressed. When I sleep, my hair is like a lion’s mane, it covers most of my face. My bedhead is usually, like one part in the back is really flat so I’ll have to readjust and moisturize it.

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DAVIES ANNOUNCES HIRING OF NEW ADVANCEMENT VICE PRESIDENT Heidi L. Tracy has been selected as the new Central Michigan University vice president for advancement. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, President Bob Davies announced that Tracy has been hired and will start on Oct. 1. “Ms. Tracy brings to CMU an impressive and consistent record of creating and leading highly successful university development campaigns in addition to philanthropic fundraising,” Davies said. “I look forward to partnering with her as we pursue bold ideas that will help fund our vision for relevance and excellence.” The vice president of advancement manages the alumni relations functions and university’s development. Tracy is replacing Bob Martin, who retired on June 30 after helping raise $103 million for CMU at the Fire Up for Excellence campaign. Michael Alford, CMU Zyzelewski Family associate vice president and director of athletics, has been serving as interim. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University, Tracy has also completed Harvard University’s

Institute for Educational Management. She worked at Texas Woman’s University 2015-2018 as a consultant for advancement strategy, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the TWU HEIDI L. TRACY Foundation. Tracy is also an independent advancement consultant and provides guidance and support to organizations. “It is an honor and privilege to join an institution that is innovative and responsive to the needs of our society,” Tracy said. “I look forward to working closely with Dr. Davies and the entire CMU community to shape an advancement program that will allow Central Michigan to flourish for generations to come.”

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ENG AND LIT DEPARTMENT SETS CREATIVE WRITING EVENT, READING LINEUP The Central Michigan Department of English Language and Literature has a lineup of creative writing readings and events for fall 2019. Students and faculty will gather at sunrise to read poet Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” in its entirety at 7:23 a.m. Sept. 20 in Fabiano Botanical Garden. Following the marathon reading, there will be three readings in October and three readings in November. “Literature comes alive at these events,” English language and literature faculty member Robert Fanning said. “We spend a lot of time reading literature of the past, which is vital. It is also important to hear poets and fiction writers of the moment.” The Wellspring Literary Series, which takes place Oct. 7 and Nov. 4 at ArtReach of Mid-Michigan, brings Michigan writers to Mount Pleasant. Fanning said the reading gives the “town and gown” an opportunity to come together. Faculty writers Jeffrey Bean and Darrin Doyle will read their work at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Sarah and Daniel Opperman Auditorium in Charles V. Park Library.

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The streets of Mount Pleasant might be looking a little different for those who’ve been enjoying the summer months elsewhere. If you haven’t been back in a while, there’s a new crop of businesses to check out and, unfortunately, others you may have missed your last chance to patronize. While the summer may thin the city’s population, Mount Pleasant’s businesses are generally able to weather the storm, says Melinda Salchert, membership director for the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce. “The majority of businesses that we have in Mount Pleasant are strong, and while they might be busier while the students are here, they still provide when the students are not here,” Salchert said. A few establishments closed up shop for good this summer, but there were new arrivals to take their places. Here’s a rundown of what’s new and what’s gone in Mount Pleasant’s business community. NEW BUSINESSES Tiki Pineapple -Tiki Pineapple is a tropical-themed ice cream shop with seven fruity dairy-free flavors, lactose-free chocolate and vanilla ice cream, and a variety of smoothies, floats, salads, and wraps. Its location at 807 S. Mission St. features a drive-thru and an outdoor dining patio complete with tiki torches. All of their ice cream is Dole Soft Serve: a “fat-free, dairy-free, and low-calorie” dry mix made with no artificial flavors, with health-conscious customers in mind. Tiki Pineapple is open every day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mount Pleasant School of Dance - The Mount Pleasant School of Dance is a new dance academy owned by CMU dance instructor Andrea Purrenhage. Its team of instructors include two Central Michigan University alumni and former members of University Theatre Dance Company, Justine Tuma and Katie Hunter. Classes began on Aug. 26 and include ballet, hip-hop, jazz, tap, and more – 20 classes in total. You can register for classes online, contact the academy by email at info@mpschoolofdance. com or by phone at (989) 4886871. Mount Pleasant School of Dance is located at 1235 N. Mission St.

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healing, psychic reading, hypnosis or even a craniosacaral massage. On top of spiritual and wellness services offered by appointment, All Things Divine sells over 100 varieties of loose leaf tea and an array of gifts, including crystal jewelry, natural soap and shampoo, meditation supplies, and CBD products. All Things Divine is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 437 S. Mission St.

Jib-Bob Korean Restaurant - Jib-Bob’s been around with a limited menu since their “soft opening” in April, but they’ll be having their grand opening on Friday, Sept. 13, followed by a “lantern event” after they close at 9:30 p.m. The grand opening will be taking place on Chuseok, a Korean holiday similar to Thanksgiving. Jib-Bob is located at 1705 S. Mission St. behind Tim Horton’s.

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries - Five Guys’ famous burgers and fries are set to come to Mount Pleasant in October. The popular fast casual restaurant will be putting down roots at 1620 S. Mission St. As of yet there’s no firm opening date, but a representative of BAC Holdings LLC, the holding company opening the restaurant, said one may be available soon after a Five Guys in Southfield is finished being remodeled next week. Consano - Consano is a medical marijuana dispensary, formally known as a provisioning center, that opened July 8 at 309 W. Michigan St. In April, the Mount Pleasant

Planning Commission awarded permits to establish provisioning centers to three applicants selected through a bingo ball lottery. So far, Consano is the only one of the three to have opened its doors. For the time being, they’re only selling “concentrates, cartridges, shatter, wax, and edibles.” A number of regulatory factors have kept their supply of cannabis flowers at zero. A family business run by Deborah Cary with her son Caleb, Consano is open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hobby Lobby - A Hobby Lobby location is coming soon to fill the vacant anchor position of the strip mall which features JCPenney and Dunham’s at the intersection of Mission and Broomfield streets. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place Monday, Sept. 16 at 8:45 a.m. and a grand opening celebration will follow from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. According to the announcement on Mount Pleasant’s website, refreshments will be provided. CLOSED BUSINESSES Kroger - We knew it was coming last year when we saw the inventory getting thin, but the Mount Pleasant community still reacted strongly when the grocery store with an 80-year history in town closed its doors. Originally scheduled to shutter May 25, the date was advanced and Kroger ended its run in this town on May 4.

Justin Cooper | Photographer The tropical-themed ice cream shop Tiki Pineapple, located at 807 S. Mission St.

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Cranker’s struggled to keep its head above water before closing in May after 14 years in Mount Pleasant, according to a Morning Sun report. One Cranker’s location remains operating in Big Rapids. CherryBerry and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory - Self-serve yogurt bar CherryBerry and premium chocolatier Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, neighbors in a Mission Street strip mall, both closed this summer. Replacing them at 2157 S. Mission St. is another of the three medical marijuana provisioning centers awarded a permit in April. CherryBerry, which closed May 18, has no remaining stores in Michigan. The nearest Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory location is in Birch Run. Taichi Bubble Tea - Some of you may remember Taichi from late last school year. They opened on March 3, bringing Mt. Pleasant a taste of the trendy Asian drink which, while it comes in many varieties, generally features flavored tapioca balls in a mixture of tea and milk. Located at 1035 S. Mission St. Taichi also serves sushi, ramen, smoothies, and many other teas. This summer, the business announced in a Facebook post that it would be closed until Aug. 1 to make changes to the parking lot. The business has yet to reopen and has not provided any further information. Central Michigan Life reached out to the business but could not get in touch with a representative.

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The 46th Annual Wheatland Music Festival was held Sept. 6-8 in Remus. Participants walking through the grounds could find a wide variety of activities to do or music to listen to. The Dance Pavillion had square, Cajun and swing dances. Kid’s Hill had countless crafts and games for the younger participants. Main Stage had the larger acts like The Mammals, The Jones Family Singers, Freddy and Francine and May and the Motivations. Centennial Stage had a variety of larger and smaller acts, like Hazmat Modine and Escaping Pavements. The 47th Annual Wheatland Music Festival will be held in September of 2020. — Rose Bauman, Photo Editor

Rose Bauman | Photo Editor May and the Motivations perform on Centennial Stage Sept. 7 in Remus.

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Grand Blanc sophomore Brian Caine tees off May 27 at the Dunbar Golf Club in Scotland.

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here is nothing but the sound of the sea. It comes and goes, waves breaking against the rocks and creating an awe-inspiring, almost spiritual, experience. Even the gulls and ravens that fly overhead and pick over the shore do so silently, allowing the ocean to speak its piece. Among the fishermen, dog-walkers and sight-seers wandering along the shore, 10 Central Michigan University students work their way up and down the rolling hills of Dunbar Golf Club’s course. Golfers have been playing in Dunbar, situated on the east coast of Scotland, for more than 400 years. The CMU students made the historic course their classroom for a day as part of the BIS 342 “Selling on the Green” study abroad course held in May. Students stayed in Edinburgh for one week, where they played at Braid Hills, Dunbar, and watched a classmate participate in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. While in Edinburgh, they had ample time to explore the city and experience various aspects of Scottish culture like haggis, the art of Scotch making and Edinburgh Castle. “I knew it would be cool to get to experience another country,” Grand Blanc sophomore Brian Caine said, “but the relationships that you build with your professors and other classmates is unlike anything else.” “Selling on the Green” is just one of more than 150 study abroad experiences offered at CMU, with options in nearly 50 different countries around the world. It’s a faculty-led course, which means it’s only two weeks long and a faculty member has created an agenda to guide the trip. Faculty-led programs can be a good option for students who are nervous about traveling abroad for the first time, although there are unguided full semester programs available for those who are looking for a more independent trip. The course was split into two parts. After spending seven days in Edinburgh, students took a train to St. Andrews, where they would spend another week. Here, they had a chance to play the Old Course one of the most famous golf courses in the world, where the Open Championship has been held 29 times. Getting on the green of the Old Course wasn’t easy. Indiana senior Bri Hart said

that in order to get a tee time at the busy, booked course, she camped outside in the rain with five other students from midnight until it opened at 6 a.m. “Camping out with the six of us is something I’ll never forget,” Hart said. “Being there later in the day, playing the Old Course and knowing how many famous people and celebrities had played there before me ... being a part of that history was really cool.” Golf courses in Scotland are quite different from the fairways Americans might be used to. Taller grass, brutally deep sand bunkers and patches of the spiny, yellow-flowering gorse shrub all set them apart from their state-side counterparts. In addition, dog-walkers, horseback riders and other pedestrians are often seen strolling through the courses. Although the students toured many beautiful Scottish courses, they weren’t only there to golf — they were on a busi-

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Macomb junior Mitchell Bazinski and Indiana senior Bri Hart discuss plans for their golf outing May 27 at the Dunbar Golf Club in Scotland.

ness trip. Led by marketing and hospitality faculty member Deborah Gray, students were taught how to plan company outings, talk to potential clients on the course and develop a sales pitch to present at the end of the game. “It’s a business communications course. We teach students how to use golf as a business networking tool,” Gray said. “We don’t teach students how to golf, we teach them how to use it to grow their business, further their career and expand their network.” At each golf course, two students were in charge of planning the outing. This meant they chose the rules for the game, made arrangements at the course and picked teams. While playing, students had to get to know their teammates and develop a sales pitch explaining their strengths to a potential employer. Hart, who is studying finance, and Beal City senior Bill Chillman, an economics and accounting double major, said they used their experiences on courses in Scotland during their internships this summer. Chillman said he felt comfortable talking to a client while playing golf because of what he learned from Gray. “I said, ‘Why don’t we go to the course and play a round? After we can talk a little bit more,’” he said. “This individual was really responsive to that. Coming back from the trip and using those skills, that was really cool.”

Students on the trip said they came back from Scotland with something they didn’t expect — lots of new friends. Macomb junior Mitchell Bazinski said his favorite part of the trip was getting to know his fellow classmates and faculty members on the trip. “We didn’t really know what we were getting into when we signed up,” Bazinski said. “It was fun to be with a bunch of friends that turn into family after two weeks.” Students looking to study abroad can get started as soon as next week. The Study Abroad Fair will offer information about available programs 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. “Selling on the Green” will be taking place again May 13-27, 2020. Interested students can contact Deborah Gray at deborah.gray@cmich.edu or fill out an application on the Office of Study Abroad website. Even though the course is centered around golf and business, Mount Pleasant senior Alex Schafer said students who aren’t avid golfers can still participate and apply the skills they learn to many different disciplines. “There’s so much more to it besides just golf,” Schafer said. “If people are worried about not being good at golf, I wouldn’t worry about that. You don’t have to be good at golf to take this course (and the skills you learn) extend well beyond the course.”

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| Macomb junior Mitchell Bazinski watches his drive May 25 at the Braid Hills Golf Course in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Macomb junior Mitchell Bazinski and Indiana senior Bri Hart plan their golf outing with marketing and professional sales faculty member Rebecca Dingus May 27 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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“Selling on the Green” students raise a glass while learning about the history of Scotch whiskey May 28 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

‘I might as well keep going:’ Senior tours Europe after study abroad For some students, two weeks in another country might seem like a long time to spend away from home. For Essexville senior Zach Czinder, it was only the beginning. While some of his classmates were thinking about what it was going to be like to be home again, Czinder was thinking about where he was going next. After his two weeks in Scotland with “Selling on the Green,” Czinder headed to London to start a 4-week European excursion. “I was looking for a reason to go (to Europe),” he said. “Once I had that reasoning, I figured I was already over there and I might as well keep going.” He spent three days in London, three days in Paris, two days in Amsterdam, four days in Rome, a night in Venice, a night in Florence and two weeks in Madrid. Czinder traveled alone for most of the trip, except for a few days when he met up with some of his family members in Madrid. On each leg of the journey, he’d buy accommodations and arrange transportation to the next city the night before he left. It made the trip a little more expensive and stressful, but it also allowed a more flexible schedule for the trip, he said. “I’m a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants person,” he said. “I’m glad I did it the way I did, but it

definitely adds a little bit of stress. It ended up being a great trip.” Czinder’s favorite stop on the trip was the Roman Forum, a general meeting place built around the 7th century B.C.E. He highly recommends anyone with an interest in history to check it out for themselves. “To stand there, look over the entire Forum and imagine what it looked like in its day was a really cool thing to picture,” he said. “It really hits you.” Along with the Roman Forum, Czinder visited Tower Bridge in London, climbed the Eiffel Tower’s stairs in Paris, toured the Heineken brewery in Amsterdam, saw Michaelangelo’s “David” statue in Florence and went on a gondola ride in Venice. “I managed to see quite a few things that people have on their bucket list,” he said. He’s glad he took the trip when he did and he’d recommend study abroad courses to anyone, Czinder said. “It opens your eyes to so much more than you’ll ever see sitting in a classroom listening to a professor or watching a movie,” he said. “Once you get out of college and get a full time job, it gets really tough to travel like that.” — Hunter McLaren, Associate Editor

Students dance as part of a “silent disco” May 24 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Grand Blanc sophomore Brian Caine cheers as he crosses the 10-mile-mark May 26 as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival in Scotland.

Caine completes half-marathon in Scotland

By Hunter McLaren Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

Brian Caine has run a full marathon, seven half-marathons and traveled across the world. For many people, this would be a lifetime’s worth of achievements. For Caine, it all happened during his sophomore year at Central Michigan University. The Grand Blanc sophomore ran his most recent half-marathon in Edinburgh,

Scotland as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. More than 30,000 runners from across the world gathered on May 26 in Scotland for the festival. Caine ran 13.1 miles in one hour, 41 minutes, and 40 seconds – one of his best times yet. Caine said the route was unlike anything in the United States simply because of its location in Edinburgh. One thing stayed the same – it used mile markers instead of kilometers.

“I was mentally preparing myself to know where that 10 (kilometer) marker was and where that was in relation to the 10 mile marker,” he said. “Then it turned out they use miles anyways.” The half-marathon in Edinburgh marked his first time completing a race outside of the United States. Caine hopes it won’t be his last. Someday, he would like to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors, which consists of the six largest marathons in the world. Three are inside the U.S. (Boston, New York City and Chicago) and three are located in other countries (London, Berlin and Tokyo). Caine said he inherited his love for running from his mom. “My mom and I basically run every race together,” he said. “She’s run four of the seven half-marathons that I’ve run. She’s just as big into running as I am.” He was in Edinburgh for Business Information Systems 342: Selling on the Green. The course is taught by marketing and hospitality faculty member Deborah Gray. The class spent two weeks in Scotland and learned how to discuss business with

clients – or potential clients – on the golf course. “We don’t teach students how to golf,” Gray said. “We teach them how to use it to grow their business, further their careers and expand their network.” Gray was surprised, but excited, when Caine brought up the idea of running the half-marathon. She rearranged the class schedule so the entire class could be at the finish line to cheer Caine on. “Having a CMU student be one in 30,000 (runners) – I was really excited and filled with pride,” she said. “It was just a great opportunity to support a CMU student who wanted to follow his passion of running.” Marketing and hospitality faculty member Rebecca Dingus went with the class this year as a faculty guest. Dingus had met Caine earlier in the year when he won an elevator pitch competition put on by CMU’s professional sales program. “He’s a go-getter and a dedicated student,” she said. “He’s a creative thinker, a creative planner, and he’s clearly good at big picture as well as being able to manage the details.”

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After blowout loss, Chippewas welcome 0-2 Akron at home Isaac Ritchey | Senior Reporter Central Michigan wide receiver Kalil Pimpleton makes a catch against Wisconsin Sept. 7 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Small victories and spots of needed improvement can perfectly describe the 2019 season to this point. Sitting at 1-1 overall, Central Michigan football is heading into the third game of its campaign, the quarter mark of the season slate. Jim McElwain’s Chippewas have started his first season in Mount Pleasant well. Not great, but well. He scored his first win against FCS Albany and endured a horrid performance on the road against nationally-ranked Wisconsin. Putting those to games in the rearview mirror, Akron comes to town for the Mid-American Conference opener Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas will be down some of their best offensive pieces in quarterback Quinten Dormady and running back Jonathan Ward. Defensive end Amir Siddiq went down with an injury last week and will not play, as well. Ward was seen wearing a sling on his right shoulder, and Siddiq was in a walking boot. Dormady’s injury is to his knee. McElwain said that the injuries to all three will force them to miss “significant time.” “That’s part of the game,” McElwain said. “Next man up. Whoever’s the next guy has to play great.”

Junior quarterback David Moore showed promise under center in the offseason, and he’s slated to start in Dormady’s place. Sophomore running back Kobe Lewis will do the same for Ward. “Significantly more than two (weeks), hopefully not as many as eight,” McElwain said of the injuries. Both of McElwain’s first conference openers as a coach at a new program fell into the category labeled “different.” He’s 2-0 in his conference lid-lifters. At Colorado State in 2012, his first game was against a Mountain West Conference foe and in-state rival Colorado. The Rams won the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Mile High Stadium in Denver against the Buffaloes for the first time in the decade, 22-17. At Florida in 2015, McElwain’s first SEC matchup was against Kentucky on the road at Kroger Field. The Gators won the game by scoring 14 points in the first half, seven in each quarter. The 14-6 win extended Florida’s winning streak against Kentucky to 29 games in a row, which was snapped last year at 32-straight. McElwain’s preparation for his first MAC opener, it comes on the heels of one of the bigger losses in Chippewa history. Akron won last year’s matchup against the Chippewas at InfoCision Stadium, 17-10, on Oct. 27. That said, the Chippewa offense has been rebuilding since the spring and could have some explosive plays this week against the Zips. For McElwain, it is all about moving on from Wisconsin and turning attention to Akron.

“Right now, we’re kind of in the first half of our schedule,” McElwain said. “We’ve got to do a really good job of getting back and tearing off the rearview mirror of what happened and build on the positives and learn from the negatives.” Akron has struggled through its first two games of the season, sitting at 0-2 overall. The Zips were blown out in their opener at Illinois, 42-3, and fell to AlabamaBirmingham, 31-20, last weekend. Quarterback Kato Nelson has been Akron’s best player to this point this season. Last week against the Blazers, Nelson went 25-44 for 359 yards and two touchdowns. So far, Nelson averages 240.5 yards per game. But to secure a victory, the Chippewas are looking to protect their quarterback and shut down Akron’s defense. Left guard Derek Smith said that locking in and getting past last week is paramount for everyone in the locker room. “We just have to make sure we’re doing our job and locking in on our assignments,” Smith said. “I don’t think this defense does anything that we haven’t seen before.” Akron coach Tom Arth is in his first season in the conference. His first game in the MAC will be against CMU, and the 38-year-old said his team is embracing the challenge. “It’ll be a great battle,” Arth said. “Coach McElwain is an outstanding football coach, has a great staff. They have a good group and we’re excited.”

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New soccer coach Jeremy Groves looks to build future juggernaut By Andrew Loveland Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Multiple Mid-American Conference championships, a top-25 ranking and the ability to recruit with almost anybody. That is the vision first-year head coach Jeremy Groves has for the Central Michigan soccer team. He’s setting the groundwork for a future that could see the Chippewas as the premier soccer program in the conference. However, with hefty goals come a difficult challenge, one that could take years to come to fruition. Everything in the confines of the plan takes time, effort and patience. Luckily for Groves, he’s been through that multiple times in the past. Groves, a Leeds, England native, eventually found his way to the Kentucky. During his time as a player in Lexington, the Wildcats celebrated two SEC championships. The 2003 team he was part of advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the eventual champions, Indiana, in double overtime. Following his playing career, Groves made assistant coaching stops at Kentucky and Morehead State before taking over for Murray State as its head coach in 2014. Almost instantly, Groves’ Murray State squad improved, a team that posted a below .500 win percentage in 2013, a year before Groves. The Racers finished 11-9 in his first year in charge. In Groves’ second year, the team managed an even bigger jump, finishing 16-5 with a regular season conference championship. Groves was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. From 2015-2017, no team was more dominant in the OVC. The Racers went unbeaten in conference play (25-0-5) during that time, Groves picked up a second OVC Coach of the Year award, and the team won three consecutive regular season conference championships and two conference tournament championships. Groves left Murray State with 50-21-6

overall record and a 32-3-5 OVC record. His new goal is to build that same program here at CMU and achieve just as much success. That is no easy task, especially in year one. Groves knows this. “First we’ve got to be competitive,” Groves said. “In terms of style of play and stuff like that probably in the first year it’s not gonna be aesthetically pleasing and nice and beautiful game and stuff like that. We’ve just got to figure out how to win, the more we win the more people are gonna look at the program as recruits.” As far as replacing Lexi Pelafas, the program’s all-time leading goal scorer, Groves is focused on the future. ”I never coached her, I didn’t see her,” Groves said. “I saw her a little bit on film. For me, I don’t buy into that stuff. It’s not about one person. Our goals are going to come from lots of different people this season. It’s up to us obviously to coach the players around, who play in those areas to get better and score goals and I think we‘ll do that.” By this point in his career, he has a process, a model to follow that, in theory, should lead the Chippewas to conference championships. As Athletic Director Michael Alford, the man who hired Groves, so often puts it – “Diplomas in one hand and championship rings in the other.” “When we first started there was barely anybody there,” Groves said about his days at Murray State. “The more we built it and the better we got, at one point I think we were 21st in RPI in the country, which for a school of that size is unbelievable. More people wanted to come and watch us and be a part of what we were building.” Groves also compared the route for success to the Central Michigan women’s basketball team. “They get backsides on seats because they’re competitive and they beat people and they make long runs and that’s kind of what we want,” he said. One person who has seen this process first hand is Allen Ward, the athletic director at Abilene Christian University. Ward held the same position at Mur-

ray State during Groves time there. He believes that recruiting and developing players is part of what sets Groves apart from others in the country. “Jeremy is a top-notch recruiter and excellent coach,” Ward said. “He recruited very well and developed his talent into championship-caliber student-athletes.” While many coaches and athletic departments like to claim that, Murray State has historical records to back that claim up. During Groves time at Murray State, he recruited Harriet Withers, the only player to be named OVC Offensive Player of the Year three times. In total, 14 players were named to All-OVC teams during his four years. Many who worked with Groves at Murray State believe he is a great coach who can develop well rounded successful student-athletes. Not just on the field but academically, too. Among them is Bob Davies, former Murray State president and the current president at Central Michigan. “I had the pleasure of working with Coach Groves at Murray State,” Davies said. “I was impressed then by his ability to coach his student-athletes to success on the pitch and in the classroom, and I see that same great work from Coach Groves here at CMU. His goals have always been both to win championships and to support his student-athletes as they pursue academic excellence and degree completion.” Even with all the work still to be done, the easy-going coach believes that CMU’s program can replicate the success he had at Murray State. “Hopefully, our players have egos and as coaches, I think we have egos, too,” Groves said. “I don’t want to go anywhere to be mediocre. You know we want to build something like we did at Murray, where we didn’t lose a game for three years in conference and we win every season and kind of have that target on

ABOVE: Central Michigan soccer coach Jeremy Groves is in his first season with the Chippewas. (Photo: CMU Athletics)

our back.” Despite the “ego,” Groves consistently turns the conversation about the program or himself towards his players. Groves believes he has the pieces to build around moving forward. Perhaps that unselfishness is what sets Groves apart and allows him to lead his teams to such great heights. “He’s genuine, trustworthy and knows the game as well as anyone I’ve been around,” Ward said. “The student-athletes see that immediately and love to play for him. His kids believed in him, enjoyed playing for him, and the success is still ongoing. No complaints, no selfishness, everyone played their role. “He has the championships to back it up. No complaints, no selfishness.”

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Former CMU gymnast accuses Antonio Brown of sexual assault After meeting in Bible study, Britney Taylor and the former football star became friends. A decade later, she accused him of raping her.

By Evan Petzold Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Britney Taylor’s first gymnastics season was Jerry Reighard’s 26th year in charge of the program. In 2010, the freshman and her team went 20-5 overall, finishing No. 1 in the MAC Championships. That same year, Taylor met another student-athlete: Antonio Brown. Taylor joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes group at Central Michigan. In the first meeting she attended, she was paired with Brown. They became Bible study partners. Ten years later, Taylor filed a civil lawsuit against Brown accusing him of rape. In June 2017, during a training visit, Brown and Taylor were watching a church service on Taylor’s iPad at his home in Miami, Florida. They often read scriptures, prayed and watched church services together, like during their time in Bible study at CMU, the lawsuit said. That day Taylor was focused on the service. Brown was behind her back, masturbating, she stated in the lawsuit. He ejaculated on her. Taylor, now 28, exclaimed, “Ewww!” according to the lawsuit. “Oh ‘B’ ... you know, I’m sorry,” Brown responded as he left the room, according to Taylor. There are two allegations of sexual assault like this in 2017, along with alleged forced sex in 2018. The lawsuit states Taylor was raped by Brown on May 20, 2018, in a hotel room in Miami. “You know you want this,” the lawsuit reads, describing the moment when Brown lifted up her dress. Taylor responded by shouting, “no” and “stop,” she said, but Brown went on to penetrate her. Brown denies all allegations. Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who spoke with ESPN about the case, called Taylor’s accusations a “money grab.” “Antonio takes these allegations very seriously,” Rosenhaus told ESPN. “He is a loving father [of] five children, including a daughter. I myself am a father and I have two children, two daughters, that I love very much, along with my wife. I wouldn’t be doing this interview if I didn’t believe Antonio. These allegations are false. He

denies every one of them. I’m very confident that his legal team has facts that will prove this.” Brown will pursue all legal remedies to not only clear his name, “but to also protect other professional athletes against false accusations,” said his attorney Darren Heitner in a statement. The New England Patriots, Brown’s new team, also released a statement. “We are aware of the civil lawsuit that was filed earlier today against Antonio Brown, as well as the response by Antonio’s representatives,” the organization said. “We take these allegations very seriously. Under no circumstance does this organization condone sexual violence or assault. The league has informed us that they will be investigating.” Taylor is represented by David Hass, a Florida-based attorney, New York attorney Jonathan Abady and Florida attorney Marshelle Brooks. The former CMU gymnast is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for the harm Brown caused her, according to the lawsuit. ASKING FOR PHOTOS Antonio Brown is one of the most well-known athletes in the nation - an NFL superstar. He was just released from the Oakland Raiders and has since joined the Patriots on a one-year contract worth $15 million – with a $9 million signing bonus. Ten years ago, Brown was a junior at Central Michigan, wrapping up a 2009 season where he registered 1,539 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was well-known on campus but not throughout the country. Brown joined the Chippewas as a walk-on. Shortly after meeting Taylor, Brown was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Taylor transferred to LSU for her junior season in 2012, but the two still remained in touch, the lawsuit said. When Taylor was a senior, the lawsuit states, Brown sent a message to her on social media. He wanted a picture. Taylor sent a photo of her face, but she said Brown asked for a more revealing image. She refused and explained to Brown they were just friends – nothing more than that, the lawsuit said. The two did not communicate again until June 2017.

Evan Petzold | Sports Editor Former Central Michigan wide receiver Antonio Brown greets fans at Kelly/Shorts Stadium during CMU’s Spring Game on April 21.

RECONNECTING Brown reached out to her over Facebook to check in on her, the lawsuit said. Taylor responded that she was doing well, explaining the success of the gymnastics training center she opened in 2016. “During the course of this renewed contract, Brown indicated he wanted Ms. Taylor’s help improving flexibility and strength in his ankles and fast twitch muscles,” the lawsuit said, “areas in which she had developed expertise through gymnastics.” Brown and Taylor agreed that she’d work for him as a personal trainer. She flew to Pittsburgh and Florida, where Brown had homes, on multiple occasions. Taylor said she had no interest in dating Brown. It was a “brother-sister” type of relationship to her. Brown, however, admits to having sex with Taylor, according to a statement from Heitner, his attorney. It was consensual, Brown states, not rape.

Taylor first saw Brown’s penis in early June 2017, on a training trip at his house near Pittsburgh, the lawsuit said, along with that he did not buy a hotel room for her. Changing in the upstairs bathroom, Brown walked in with his genitals exposed. According to the lawsuit, Taylor covered her eyes and left the room. He grabbed and kissed her without consent, the lawsuit said. She pushed him away. Taylor continued as Brown’s trainer. She said she was moving past the prior instance in hopes the star receiver would no longer make advances at her, the lawsuit said. It didn’t end. Brown allegedly ejaculated on her back in late June 2017. The two were watching a church service at his home in Miami. She was “dismayed, confused and embarrassed,” the lawsuit said. Her mother advised her to leave his home, but Taylor didn’t do it before speaking with Brown’s • BROWN | 34-35

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chef, one of her friends. Shortly after, she was fired by Brown over text message. He also emailed her. “I jack my dick on your back (and) slept with (you) (in) bed,” Brown emailed to her, as noted in the lawsuit. “Fuck your knowledge bitch I been all pro before I even knew you. (You) hit me up online bitch crying I didn’t hit you up!” Taylor cut off all contact with her former Bible study partner. LIFE AWAY FROM BROWN In the time between, when the relationship was dissolved, Taylor opened a gymnastics training center for African-American girls in Memphis. Within a year of opening the gymnastics center, Taylor was training 50 students and had 200 more on her waiting list, the lawsuit said. “She wanted to create a safe and supportive environment for young girls of color to thrive in the sport of gymnastics – something that was often missing for her when she was younger,” the lawsuit said. Taylor covered the cost of tuition for several students whose families were unable to afford it, the lawsuit said. As Taylor opened her training center, Brown already was known as a superstar in the NFL. In the 2016 season, he accomplished his fourth consecutive and fifth career 1,000plus yard performance. He was named First Team All-Pro for the third time in a row and ranked No. 4 on the NFL Top 100 Players.

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In Feb. 27, 2017, just over a month after Brown’s season ended, he signed a five-year contract with the Steelers. It was a four-year extension worth $68 million, making him the highest paid receiver in the NFL. The two reconnected in June, four months after the new deal. ‘SHE WAS COMPLETELY ALONE’ Following two allegations of sexual assault in 2017 and the firing of Taylor as his personal trainer, Brown tried to get back in touch with her, the lawsuit said. It was February 2018. Brown thanked Taylor for help during the offseason. He said he “would love” to keep working with her, as long as there were the “right circumstance(s).” Taylor did not respond, the lawsuit said. One month later, in March 2018, Brown reached out once again to see if Taylor hated him. He said, “I apologize first off with so much going on around me and my actions,” according to the suit. He also wanted Taylor to train him again, and she agreed as long as he “stopped flirting with her” and provided “hotel accommodations for each trip,” the lawsuit said. In April 2018, Taylor returned as Brown’s personal trainer. On May 20, 2018, Brown claims invited Taylor, another football player and a few friends to Miami clubs that night, the lawsuit said. In Brown’s opinion, through his attorney, Taylor “invited herself” to party with them for several hours before heading back to Brown’s home, where everyone was staying the night. “Ms. Taylor was planning to immediately

drive to her hotel room but went into Brown’s home to use the restroom and grab some food from the kitchen,” the lawsuit said. “While Ms. Taylor was walking toward the front door, Brown grabbed her arm, told her he wanted to talk to her and pulled her into his bedroom.” Even before leaving the club, Brown’s story claimed Taylor “solicited” him to return with her to his house, his attorney said. The two had consensual sex that night, Heitner said. Taylor claims she attempted to leave the room, the lawsuit said, and Brown cornered her. “(Brown) pulled her down TAYLOR: Cut on the bed on her stomach, off all contact pushing her face down into with former Bible the mattress,” the lawsuit study partner said. “She attempted to physafter he left ically resist, but he pinned her “dismayed, her down so that she was confused and unable to fight back.” embarrassed.” Taylor states in the lawsuit that Brown raped her and she protested and cried throughout. She fell asleep later on at a stoplight while driving to her hotel, according to the suit. The next day, Taylor went to Brown’s house in Miami to get her items before flying back to Memphis, her hometown. She left his home and never worked for Brown again. BROWN RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS Through his attorney, Brown responded to the

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allegations with a story of his own. Shortly after signing the four-year, $68 million extension, Brown was approached by Taylor, according to Heitner. Brown said Taylor asked him to invest $1.6 million in her business project. “Mr. Brown was not informed by his accuser that she had just been levied with a $30,000 IRS tax lien or that $300,000 of the $1.6 million so called ‘investment’ was used to purchased property already owned by the accuser and her mother,” Heitner said. Brown refused. Taylor stopped communicating with him, his attorney’s statement said. Just like the timeline in Taylor’s lawsuit, the relationship between the two resurfaced in 2018. Taylor offered to travel to Brown’s property (Pittsburgh, Miami) to train him for the upcoming football season. “Thereafter, the accuser engaged Mr. Brown is a consensual, personal relationship,” his attorney said. “Any sexual interaction with Mr. Brown was entirely consensual.” The incident that Taylor describes as rape and Brown claims was consensual sex occurred sometime close to May 20, 2018. Taylor traveled from Tennessee to Florida and returned at 2 a.m. to Brown’s residences 10 days after the alleged assault. She also apparently asked for Steelers tickets. Brown’s attorney also made note that Taylor posted photographs of Brown on social media for financial benefit, the statement said. “Mr. Brown, whose hard work and dedication to his craft has allowed him to rise to the top profession, refuses to be the victim of what he believes to be a money grab.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL TO PLAY MINNESOTA, PURDUE, TEXAS Keno Davis enters his eighth season as the coach of the Central Michigan men’s basketball team, and his nonconference schedule isn’t a walk in the park. The Chippewas play marquee road games against Minnesota (Nov. 21), DePaul (Nov. 26), Texas (Dec. 14) and Purdue (Dec. 28). That’s two Big Ten teams, one from the Big 12 and another from the Big East. Games against Minnesota and DePaul are part of the Minnesota Classic, a tournament involving multiple teams from Nov. 16-30. Central will receive $100,000 for playing Texas, $90,000 for the Purdue game and $85,000 for participating in the Minnesota Classic. However, playing in the Minnesota Classic offers a few other advantages. The Chippewas will receive $65,000 to use toward the 2020 summer tour and an additional $50,000 that will be paid to the program Nov. 1, 2020. Other nonconference games include Michigan-Dearborn (Nov. 5), Mississippi

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Valley State (Nov. 10) , Sam Houston State (Nov. 16), Siena Heights (Nov. 18), Trinity Christian (Nov. 23), Youngstown State (Nov. 30), UT Martin (Dec. 6), Valparaiso (away, Dec. 8) and Robert Morris (away, Dec. 17). In the 2018-19 campaign, the Chippewas finished 23-12. The Mid-American Conference schedule was also released, the conference slate starts at home against Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 4. Other MAC games include vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 7), at Kent State (Jan. 11), at Toledo (Jan. 14), vs. Buffalo (Jan. 18), vs. Ball State (Jan. 25), at Miami (Jan. 28), at Western Michigan (Feb. 1), vs. Bowling Green (Feb. 4), at Buffalo (Feb. 8), vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 11), vs. Akron (Feb. 15), at Ohio (Feb. 18), at NIU (Feb. 22), vs. Toledo (Feb. 25), at EMU (Feb. 29), at Ball State (March 3), vs. WMU (March 6). - Evan Petzold Sports Editor

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FACES TOUGH NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE Heather Oesterle’s first year as the head coach of the Central Michigan women’s basketball team begins with a home tune-up against Green Bay. The second game of Oesterle’s tenure is on the road against Louisville, a team that finished No. 5 overall in the 2018-19 campaign. Last season, the Cardinals outlasted the Chippewas at McGuirk Arena, 72-68. Central is slated to take on four teams in the nonconference that played in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where the Chippewas were a No. 8 seed in the Chicago Regional. Louisville was a No. 1 seed in the Albany Region, South Dakota State was No. 6 in the Portland Region, Bethune-Cookman was No. 16 in the Chicago Regional and Central Florida was No. 12 in the Portland Region. South Dakota State finished the season No. 1 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. CMU’s nonconference schedule is vs. Green Bay (Nov. 6), at Louisville (Nov. 14), at Western

Kentucky (Nov. 17), vs. Dayton (Nov. 21), vs. Northeastern (Nov. 27), vs. Marist (Nov. 30), vs. Iona (Dec. 5), at South Dakota State (Dec. 14), at Oakland (Dec. 18), at Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 28), at Central Florida (Dec. 30) Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo, ranked No. 10, made a run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago, losing 84-72 to No. 1 Connecticut. CMU gets to play the Bulls once, and it’s on the road Jan. 29. The rest of the Chippewas’ conference schedule is at Akron (Jan. 4), at Ohio (Jan. 8), vs. Miami (Jan. 11), vs. Ball State (Jan. 15), at Western Michigan (Jan. 18), at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22), vs. Toledo (Jan. 25) at Buffalo (Jan. 29), vs. Ohio (Feb. 1), vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 5), at Miami (Feb. 8), vs. Bowling Green (Feb. 15), vs. Kent State (Feb. 19), at NIU (Feb. 22), vs. WMU (Feb. 26), at Ball State (Feb. 29), at Toledo (March 4), vs. EMU (March 7). - Evan Petzold Sports Editor

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Travel abroad next semester. You’ll be glad you did. It’s time to go see the world, Chippewas. Central Michigan University has a robust Study Abroad program that features more than 150 trips in almost 50 different countries. Some of the most popular destinations include Italy, to see legendary landmarks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the ancient Colosseum, Ireland and the United Kingdom thanks to no language barrier, according to Marko Schubert, Study Abroad adviser. The summer session is by far the most popular for students because many of the faculty-led study abroad programs take place then, Schubert said. In the Fall and Spring semesters, anywhere from 50 to 100 students are representing CMU abroad. Now, you may be thinking, this must be expensive, right? That’s not all true. Last year, 86 percent of all study abroad applicants were awarded a scholarship, including three Gilman Scholarship recipients. Study aboard trips can help students feel purpose, give them useful skills and help them stand out in a stack of resumes, Schubert said. “It is incredibly significant for their future. Most students understand that, and we need to start the planning process early,” Schubert said. A rising number of students are enrolling in internships or service-learning trips that don’t go along with their majors. They do it because they want to make an impact and do something meaningful in a developing country. Despite a dwindling student population, study abroad has steadily grown over the past few years, Schubert said. The student count went from 639 in 2015-16 to 751 in 2018-19. Take the initiative. Show up to the Study Abroad Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. You’ll be grateful you did.

Study Abroad Fair 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 Bovee University Center Rotunda

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EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF..................................Dylan Goetz ASSOCIATE EDITORS....................Hunter McLaren, Sara Kellner DIGITAL EDITOR..............................Danielle Larsen PHOTO EDITOR...........................Rosaline Bauman SPORTS EDITOR.................................. Evan Petzold ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR....... Austin Chastain ENGAGEMENT TEAM...................Delaney Walden DESIGNERS.........Sarah Brownell , Ayanna Wyatt Claire Feldhiser, Madison Skop REPORTERS.... Michael Livingston, Isaac Ritchey Melissa Frick, Andrew Mullin Rachael Yadlowsky, Teresa Homsi Courtney Pedersen, Amalia Kalergis

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Courtesy Photo | Hunter McLaren Dansville senior Hunter McLaren (left) poses for a photo with students from the BIS 342 “Selling on the Green” course May 28 in Edinurgh, Scotland.

How a trip to Scotland helped me realize my potential This summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Edinburgh, Scotland to report on marketing and hospitality faculty member Deborah Gray’s BIS 342 “Selling on the Green” course. I was able to take the trip overseas thanks to several generous donations from the Central Michigan University College of Business Administration, the Department of Finance and Law, the School of Accounting, the College of the Arts and Media Department of Journalism and Central Michigan Life. Even though I was in Scotland and traveled with the students, I wasn’t enrolled in the course. Instead, I acted as a reporter. I followed groups of students as they golfed, listened to their conversations about business pitches, photographed them and — as all good journalists should do — asked lots of questions.

Hunter McLaren Columnist

Three years of journalism courses and Central Michigan Life experience equipped me with the skills I needed to succeed. I also received a lot of advice from faculty members, which meant I always knew exactly what to do and where to be. Central Michigan Life Adviser Dave Clark spoke with me extensively about story ideas before I left for the trip to make sure I knew what to look for and inquire about.

Photojournalism faculty member Tim Fitzgerald shared advice for golf photography, letting me know exactly where to set up for the best shots. The trip was an incredible experience that I’ll never forget. It was a test of my skills as a reporter, writer and photographer. Because of the circumstances, there could be no do-overs — if I missed a photo or forgot to ask a question, I wasn’t able to fly back to Scotland the next week and do it again. It forced me to be intentional in my reporting and photography in a way that I’ve never experienced. I’ve gained professional confidence because of the experience and I’m a stronger reporter for it. Hunter McLaren is an Associate Editor for Central Michigan Life. He is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in multimedia design.

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