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NEWS Schools address vaping

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Mount Pleasant Public Schools are taking action to inform students and parents about the dangers of vaping.

NEWS Soup kitchen gets upgrade

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The Isabella County Soup Kitchen has launched a capital campaign for renovations.

EDITORIAL

Standing with survivors

Sexual assault on this campus will not be tolerated. Here’s how we can change the college culture.

Redemption is on the horizon for the CMU football team after a rivalry loss in Kalamazoo last week.

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Public schools address vape MPPS superintendent: Schools are focused on educating students, parents about dangers of vape

By Isaac Ritchey Senior Reporter news@cm-life.com

A student leans against a bathroom stall inside Mount Pleasant High School and inhales flavored vapor. Not far from where they stand is a poster plastered on the stall warning students of electronic cigarette side-effects. Others are not as timid and smoke from desks situated in the back of a classroom.

Similar accounts were told by multiple MPHS students as they stood outside the school waiting to return home after a day of classes.

While a war is waged between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ban and retailers, Superintendent Jennifer Verleger said Mount Pleasant Public Schools is focused on protecting students from the potential consequences of e-cigarettes with help from the community.

More than one year ago, McLaren Central Michigan partnered with several Mount Pleasant agencies and organizations: Mount Pleasant and Shepherd Public Schools, Shepherd Police Department, Ten16 Network, Truth Initiative and leaders at the State Health Department in Lansing.

Together, they created a campaign to raise awareness of the “vaping epidemic,” as described by McLaren Director of Marketing and Fund Development Rachel Blizzard. Informational folders were given to parents, teachers and administrators. Posters were placed in hallways and bathrooms.

Deb Hubbell’s son attends MPHS. She said she was unaware of the school’s education efforts but has gathered information from state and national news on the subject.

The scariest part of vaping from a school’s perspective is parents and students do not recognize the dangers, Verleger said.

“There is a general perception that vaping isn’t harmful, that it is just liquid that won’t cause any danger,” she said.

Possessing or use of a vaping device on MPHS property goes against the school’s code of conduct.

Verleger said students caught are subject to a two- to six-day suspension, depending on their disciplinary history. Students are also referred to Ten16 Network, a counseling service that helps students with addiction.

The school has put a texting program in place for those caught with vapes. Verleger said the program sends students tips, advice and ongoing information directly to their phones.

“The first step in beating the youth vaping epidemic is making sure people are aware it is an issue. The second step is making people aware of health and safety concerns. The third step is educating on ways youth can learn to quit vaping,” Blizzard said.

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Students exit Mount Pleasant High School Sept. 25.

Blizzard compared the appeal of vaping to that of smoking, saying it is the “cool thing to do.” By offering flavored formulas and unique pens that look like a tube of lipstick or compact mirror, Blizzard said e-cigarette companies took the extra step — an argument similar to that of Whitmer.

“Vaping is bigger than the school thinks. It is an everyday thing,” MPHS junior Charles Pennington said. “You can’t go into the bathroom and not see a vape. Students do it anywhere, depending on how gutsy they are.”

Pennington has seen an effort from the school to stop vaping but said students are not afraid to tear down posters on lockers and in hallways.

Announcements are made almost every day, raising awareness to the “problem,” MPHS sophomore Sophia Lewis said. However, she said many students eventually succumb to peer pressure.

Lewis, who wants to enter the medical field, said she has been made aware of health effects and has abstained from vaping.

As of Sept. 24, there have been 11 fatalities in the United States reportedly linked to vaping.

“We need to fight for the safety and health of our kids and put a stop to this epidemic,” Blizzard said.

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The volunteers and patrons of the soup kitchen bow their heads in prayer before serving lunch on March 7 at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen.

Soup kitchen launches capital campaign for renovations

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

With the number of guests continuing to rise, Executive Director Sarah Adkins said it’s time for renovations for the Isabella County Soup Kitchen.

The Soup Kitchen recently launched a capital campaign to raise $500,000 to expand the size of their building and replace old equipment.

This included a Black Tie fundraising event 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Bucks Run Golf Course.

Mount Pleasant City Commission approved a charitable gaming license a few weeks ago to the Isabella County Soup Kitchen. This will allow it to sell raffle tickets, which is something the nonprofit will be doing at its Black Tie fundraiser.

Tickets to the event were $100, and included specialty foods, live music and cash and raffle prizes.

The fundraising comes during an ever-growing amount of meals served at the kitchen. This August, Adkins said the soup kitchen served 2,722 meals, not including breakfasts.

The soup kitchen often served more than 100 lunches each day. But, this number will only continue to increase, she said, as more people will need to go to the soup kitchen.

“I hope less people will use this service,” Adkins said. “But unfortunately, that’s just not where we’re at.”

Along with increased productivity, the soup kitchen is the only place in Mount Pleasant that provides hot meals for those suffering from food insecurity. In fact, the Isabella County Soup Kitchen is one of nine full-time soup kitchens that serves hot food daily in the lower peninsula of Michigan,

according to research from the kitchen’s campaign chairs.

In order to meet the growing demands, the soup kitchen began renovating Sept. 9. These renovations include: · Increasing the size of the dining space. · Updating bathrooms to accommodate people with disabilities. · Replacing the walk-in freezer/cooler unit, which is old and starting to malfunction. · Expanding office/staff and volunteer space. · Replacing the roof that is almost 20 years old. · Installing a bus shelter by the building. · Installing a front entrance that is accessible for people who have disabilities.

These renovations are expected to be completed by January of 2020, Adkins said.

It seems the soup kitchen already has support from the city. The City of Mount Pleasant has been “100 percent supportive” of the renovations, she said.

Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Joseph said the soup kitchen helps people of the community, which includes feeding people who are staying at the Isabella County Restoration House.

“A huge part of combating poverty and homelessness (is fighting) food insecurity,” Joseph said. “What (the soup kitchen) does is really important work.”

Along with the fundraiser, Adkins said people can support the soup kitchen by volunteering. She said the soup kitchen has a lot of volunteers from Central Michigan University, including Tori Seidel, a junior from Centreville. Seidel said she regularly volunteers at the soup kitchen and recommends doing it. As she continued to volunteer there, she said she

Corrine Konarska | Staff Photographer Isabella County Soup Kitchen gets remodeled at 621 S. Adams St. on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

fully began understanding how important the soup kitchen was for people.

“After being there quite a few times and seeing the same people every single time I was there, it was the (realization) that (the soup kitchen) was such a huge part of their life,” Seidel said. “I was just there a couple of hours, but for them, that’s a huge part of their (lives) and something they probably look forward to.”

You can learn more about donating and volunteering for the soup kitchen by visiting isabellacommunitysoupkitchen. org.

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CMU to ‘Fire up the Music’ at Homecoming on Oct. 12

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

Kris Landry

Homecoming events allow students, alumni and community members to get together to celebrate Central Michigan University.

Homecoming week is Sunday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 12. The theme for CMU’s 2019 Homecoming is “Fire Up the Music!”

CMU is hosting a variety of events sponsored

by Student Activities and Involvement, University Recreation, Department of Engineering and Technology, Program Board and the Alumni Association.

“I think homecoming provides an opportunity for students to show their solidarity with the university and to get to know other students,” Student Activities Graduate Assistant Josh Oslzewski said. “It’s a chance to have fun and get to know folks from all around campus and celebrate history.”

Homecoming Fired Up! is a free campus-wide event where students can meet the 2019 Homecoming Ambassadors, enjoy free food and win prizes. Rock Rally will feature dances and skits that relate to the theme created by the teams.

The Gold Ambassador will be announced at Rock Rally.

“Rock Rally is a special way to transition into the weekends events,” Oslzewski said. “It kind of

ends the week’s competition and we transfer to the weekend and the game.”

All of the 2019 Homecoming events are: • Homecoming Fired UP! from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 on the Bovee University Center front lawn • Program Board Hosted Movie: “Toy Story 4” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 in Pearce Hall Room 127 • Alumni Coming Home Networking Mixer from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Mountain Town Station • Rock Rally from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in Plachta Auditorium • Battle of the Floats from 9:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 11 in Finch Fieldhouse • 5k to benefit Special Olympics Michigan from 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Finch Fieldhouse • Alumni Coffee and Donuts from 9 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12 inside Powers Hall • Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 in Lot 22 • Tailgate from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the parking lots at the south end of campus • Alumni Village from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 near Rose Ponds • 22nd Annual Cardboard Boat Race from 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Rose Ponds • CMU vs New Mexico State football game at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium

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Cameras film rapper K$tg performance on Summit Sessions Live Sept. 27 at Moore Hall.

Summit Sessions Live: A ‘chaotic’ learning experience

By Isaac Ritchey Senior Reporter news@cm-life.com

A snake cable slithers more than 50 feet from a control room, through five doors and into a TV studio on the first floor of Moore Hall. The bundle of 12 wires gives life to monitors and microphones. Numbers on a digital clock climb as students grip the handles on three TV cameras.

Nervous twitching and the humming of busybodies ceases.

Silhouetted fingers begin the countdown: “3, 2, 1.”

After more than five hours of rehearsal and weeks of preparation, a dormant sign on the south wall is awoken and blushes, which, for the eight students on set means, “We’re live.”

After cameras start rolling and theme music plays, host Carrie Brewer introduces the first of two live artists to those watching or listening.

Summit Sessions Live (SSL) is produced

by student recording studio Moore Media Records, Moore Hall Television and radio station WMHW-FM. The collaborative effort airs live at 8 p.m. every other Friday.

Each episode showcases two local artists.

About 400 people tune into the bi-weekly show, production manager Jason Peets said. Streamed episodes remain on YouTube and continue to receive traffic.

“People are interested in the show because of both the musical aspect and the interviews,” the Wixom junior said. “They get a grasp of different college-aged artists in the area.”

While the crew must keep their audience in mind, Peets said the show is just as important for students, who are provided real-world experience.

“It is really important to connect the three RSOs on one show,” Peets said. “Students learn to tie everything together, and that’s what makes this special.”

SSL has a team of 25 students, which is the largest group to work on the show, said Peets, who has worked on the show

from the beginning.

The first episode of Season Four aired Sept. 27. The next episode will stream live on YouTube and broadcast on MHTV at 8 p.m. Oct. 11.

“Anything you do in live production — news or game shows — is going to have some level of stress,” floor manager Anna Brown said. “SSL teaches time management and how to work on the spot. It is everything you need to know in a chaotic atmosphere that will help in the long-run.”

THE BIRTH OF AN IDEA SSL was born out of a series of conversations between audio facilities manager Jim Bollella and video facilities manager Aaron Jones. The goal was to create something unlike any other Moore Hall program.

“We wanted to create something new that was more collaborative, so we could involve more students and force them to work together as a team,” Bollella said.

Out of Bollella and Jones’ conversation sprang the idea to start a live music show.

Instinctively, the two knew how to combine the school’s record label, radio station and TV station together. They knew it would be complicated, Bollella said, but that was their reason to offer it to students.

“After we finally got the courage to offer the idea to students, they bit almost immediately,” Bollella said. “The enthusiasm was immediate.”

Bollella described SSL as a “labor of love” and said the pressure of a live show is hard to recreate outside hands-on experience.

“SSL is something that can’t be faked in a classroom. It’s real,” Bollella said.

“We go on at 8 o’clock. There is no 8:01. If you’re not ready, there is no show.” “(Faculty) teach students at this university how to do things but can’t teach them how to work around reality,” Bollella said.

Bollella and Jones have taken a step back from being front and center. Bollella said the goal of SSL was always to have students take over and do their own problem solving.

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As a freshman, Grimmer completed his first semester at Central Michigan University with a 0.49 GPA. Grimmer subsequently dropped out and returned four times before withdrawing and deciding he was finished with college. He spent the next three years in Texas and Michigan, working various low-paying jobs, touring with punk rock bands and mastering his artistic craft under Michael Pritchett in Salado, Texas.

Grimmer returned to CMU last spring for a degree in studio art, feeling more prepared for school and the “real world.” Grimmer now wants to focus and commit to his art, but still keep an “open eye, open heart and stay true to [himself].”

Central Michigan Life sat down with Grimmer on Sept. 16 to discuss purpose, art and school.

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What would you say you learned from leaving school?

When I was in school, I felt like my life was structured so that I would go here, leave college, get a job and find my own place. My three years showed me that you can fail and mess up, and that life is still awesome, fun and excellent.

Mentally, I don’t think anything can tear my life apart as much. Any bumps in the road just feel like extra experience. It’s nice when things go wrong because it’s a challenge and it’ll help you deal with it better in the future.

How did your hiatus affect your art?

While I was making art, it was centered around this aesthetic of crazy shows and a hectic/chaotic environment. The weirdest thing wasn’t how the punk thing affected my art but how leaving it affected my art. I was used to drawing things that were more cartoonish, and I felt like I was really finding my style.

After leaving, I’m doing more oil paintings and it feels like I’m starting over. In that phase, everything felt really natural and I was having fun. I think that’s the main thing, I just had fun, threw things together and didn’t care what people thought. Now that I’m out of it, I think

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more about my audience.

It’s really tough, sometimes I feel like I’m betraying myself. Am I happy with the change?

It’s like growing up. I’m happy that I can try new things, but it’s tough because it’s uncharted territory so I’m trying to bring in aspects from my old life. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked who I was in my punk scene, but it was a scene.

Why did you return to school?

I was working at a BBQ place in Texas and I had saved up $1,500. My car broke down, and I thought, ‘Well I can invest $1,500 in a new car and keep working my minimum wage job or quit the job, scrap the car, take the $1,500 and take a train back to Michigan.’ Between the two options, you can see which one I picked.

It seemed like the perfect time. I realized I was stuck at this job, not making a lot of cash and life gave me a little nudge. It was comforting having more direction after spending years taking whatever opportunities came about.

It feels good waking up knowing what you’re going to do instead of having to make a game plan. School’s given me time to think instead of always act.

There was a point where I realized I can’t keep running away from things my whole life.

I’ve done it so many times, and it doesn’t work out. I’m not trying to run away from problems anymore; I’ve got to solve them like an adult. I wish I could tell my younger self that sticking through things that are tough and seem somewhat impossible is totally worth it.

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Vincent Van Gogh?

Is there anything you would change if you could?

I would have focused on relationships with my friends more.

During my phase, I got really selfish and everything became all about me. ‘As long as I keep worrying about myself, everything will go okay.’

That’s not really how it goes. With art showcases and bands, when things weren’t going my way, I decided to leave. That’s true with college too. When I freaked out and didn’t know what to do, between fight and flight, it was always flight. School isn’t going well, I need to get out.

When the band wasn’t working out, I would ditch. That’s true with Texas too -- Michigan wasn’t working out, so it was time to run.

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The Bay City sophomore dropped out of college after his freshman year to explore different jobs, tour with punk rock bands and practice his art. Now, three years later, he is back at CMU and ready to earn his studio art degree while keeping an open mind to new opportunities.

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That’s a huge compliment to me; that’s why I’m not really worried about my career because [Van Gogh] made 800 pieces and sold one to his brother’s wife. I make sure if I don’t have a lot of money or a place to stay, I think, ‘Matt you’re a failure,’ but then remember that this is just how life is sometimes. Even if things seem rough, as long as I’m working on art and trying my best to represent something, it feels like I’m winning.

I have this admiration for people who are crazy, unstable. Michael Pritchett, people call him the Van Gogh of Salado, would go on his balcony and yell obscenities at people. Together, we would drink and scream and shout and argue and fight and it was crazy and emotional.

It felt like the tortured artist thing. We talked about how you pour your heart and soul into a blank piece of paper, and you make pretty much a work of art out of absolutely nothing. The process is beautiful but sometimes unadmired and people don’t understand. I’m definitely attracted to people who see the suffering in their artwork. When I think of artists, I think of someone who took big sacrifices and hated themselves for what they were doing but still went through with it, so Van Gogh is a huge inspiration. I can totally imagine him holing himself up in his room and getting angry and not understanding himself. The thing with the ear -- I really get that.

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MOUNT PLEASANT CITY COMMISSION ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON NOV. 5

The City of Mount Pleasant is holding a city-wide election where voters will fill two city commissioner seats and decide on regulations for local medical marijuana businesses.

The elections will be on Nov. 5, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Mount Pleasant City Clerk, Jeremy Howard. He said the election of commissioners and a question about marijuana regulations will be on the ballot.

The two vacancies in the city commission come after current commissioners Kathleen Ling and Tony Kulick chose to not seek re-election. Voters will choose two of five commission candidates to fill the vacancies. The candidates are Mary L. Alsager, Barry DeLau II, Brandon McQueen, Kathy Rise and George F. Ronan.

One of the candidates, McQueen, helped petition for the marijuana

ballot proposal. The proposal lays out certain limitations for recreational marijuana businesses, which Mount Pleasant City Manager Nancy Ridley said will start the approval process in January of 2020.

If the proposal passes, Ridley said any regulation defined in it will override what’s in the city’s ordinance. Anything related to recreational marijuana not mentioned in the proposal wil be decided by the city commission. If it doesn’t pass, the city ordinance will take effect in January.

Those who are eligible can register to vote by mail up until Monday, Oct. 21, or can register on certain times and dates after Oct. 21 at the clerk’s office. Regular business hours are from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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FREE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS COMING TO FOUR CAMPUS BATHROOMS Free tampons and menstrual pads will be available in four CMU bathrooms beginning this week, Student Government Association Vice President Lyndi Rose announced at SGA’s Sept. 30 meeting.

This marks the second year Rosew has spearheaded the Menstrual Hygiene Product Initiative.

As of Tuesday, Oct. 1, tampons and pads will be available in the women’s bathroom on the first floor of the Bovee University Center and the gender-neutral bathroom on the UC’s lower level. Later this week, Rose will begin stocking the women’s bathroom on the first floor of Charles V. Park Library and the women’s bathroom on the first floor of the Student Activity Center.

The stations will each be refilled once weekly with about 75 tampons and 30 pads, likely on Tuesdays. The products are sourced by Aunt Flow, a non-profit organization which manufactures 100

percent organic menstrual products for schools and businesses.

Last year, Rose brought free tampons to three campus bathrooms. That number was reduced to two when one of the plastic containers which held the tampons, and cost about $30, went missing. Rose said she believes it was stolen because it resembled a makeup brush holder. Now Rose is using $14 weave baskets from Walmart which she believes will be less attractive to potential thieves.

CMU has contracted with its tampon provider since the 1970’s, Rose said, which stocks 72 dispensers in women’s bathrooms across campus. These dispensers, however, are unreliable: over a dozen are broken, eating up quarters and not dispensing any products, and many are irregularly refilled, she said.

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The walls are covered end to end with history.

As you look down the wall, time unfolds as preachers, civil rights leaders, students, musicians and many other people and their stories are laid out in front of you.

Moments of understanding, compassion, pride and connection stretch across the entire room. Hundreds of photographs stretch across the wall, chosen from over one and a half million photos taken in the 66 combined years at Central Michigan University by three photographers: Peggy Brisbane, Robert Barclay and Steve Jessmore.

That’s what over 100 students and community members saw at the dual exhibits “Through Three Lenses” at the Charles C. Clarke Historical Library and “Hands, Blues and Views” at the Baber Room in Charles V. Park Library Sept. 26. Open to the public, both exhibits showcase photos from the three experienced photographers who worked with University Communications.

It’s the first time the Clarke Historical Library and the Baber Room have had two displays featuring the same artists. The event was organized by Janet Danek, coordinator of exhibits for Park Library, who designs all the exhibits in Clarke Historical Library and is steward for the entire art collection at the library.

Taylor Rainier | Staff Photographer Nepal graduate student Anishka Gupta from Nepal Looks at the historical exhibit on Sept. 30 at the Clarke Historical Library.

The choice to use both exhibits simultaneously for the same artists was to display both the historic contributions and the artistic contributions of these artists at the same time, Danek said.

“They are huge as far as the history of this university

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goes,” Danek said, “but they’re also artists.”

The Baber Room displays “Hands, Blues and Views,” the fine art aspect of the photographers’ careers. Each artist takes a wall of space for their display, photos of their own choosing which defines their work the best.

Brisbane’s wall shows how a person’s hands can be their most emotionally descriptive feature. She shows the moments and emotions that can be displayed with a person’s hands.

“My photographs are quieter and very personal photos,” Brisbane said. “Little moments of connection.”

With a long career photographing blues musicians and hosting his own weekly blues radio show, Barclay displayed the musicians that he admires the most. His wall showcases portraits of artists past and present that he’s taken over the years.

Jessmore shows the time he spent making photographs in Flint. The main centerpiece of the wall is dozens of photos of Flint’s streets, bookended by portraits of Flint residents and their stories.

The photographers spoke about some of their favorite photos at the opening of the exhibit.

Barclay showcased his photo of famous CMU alumus and NBC sportscaster Dick Enberg posing next to a statue of himself in the John G. Kulhavi Events Center giving a thumbs up. The statue was based on a photo of Enberg at CMU’s 1980 commencement ceremony that Barclay took.

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Today, we are taking a look at the important issue of sexual assault on our campus. Central Michigan Life does a deep dive into this topic each October.

This month is the start of the Red Zone, the period when most sexual assaults happen in college settings. This year, we are highlighting resources available to survivors. Through this coverage, we want every CMU student to know: You are not alone.

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ne-in-five women and one-in-16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the National Sexual Assault hotline.

There were 16 cases of rape and 13 cases of fondling reported to the Central Michigan University Police Department in 2018, according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety report published on Sept. 30.

That is not the whole story. A 2014 report by the U.S. Department of Justice showed that only about 20 percent of college-aged women reported their sexual assaults to law enforcement.

More than 50 percent of sexual assaults at universities occur in August, September, October or November, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Statistically, students face a higher risk of being sexually assaulted during that period of time that is sometimes referred to as the “Red Zone.”

It can happen anytime Nationally, the Red Zone is a time that law enforcement has identified to increase awareness about the threat of sexual assault.

At Central Michigan University, administrators have taken a different stance.They want students to be informed about sexual assault prevention and resources available to survivors all year long.

Brooke Oliver-Hempenstall, director of Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (SAPA), Mary Martinez, Title IX Coordinator and interim OCRIE Director and Larry Klaus, chief of CMUPD, fight to help sexual assault victims every day.

They want to remind students that sexual assault prevention and how to support survivors are issues they should be aware and cautious of at all times—not just during the Fall semester.

“This time of year may be a time when students may be a little more vulnerable, but we’re looking at the whole calendar year, and hope that we can take the necessary precautions,” Klaus said.

Klaus said it’s important for students to trust their instincts and to be aware not just of themselves, but of their friends too.

“Look out for each other,” Klaus said. “If you see something out of the ordinary, or you see one of your friends getting into a situation that you know otherwise they probably wouldn’t want to be in—well that’s your time to step up, and intervene and maybe extract them from that situation.”

Unfortunately, no matter how careful someone is, the worst could still happen to them. Even if they trust their instincts, are consciously aware of their environment and surround themselves with people they trust—even if they do everything “right”— they can be sexually assaulted.

If that does happen, the most important things for that student to understand are: CMU has resources to support you and to know that you are not alone.

“I want people to be conscious of the fact that there are so many resources and supports on campus—if something does happen that they don’t have to go through it alone,” Martinez said. “There’s SAPA, counseling Center, CMUPD, my office OCRIE—there are resources available so that if someone did experience something or knows someone who experienced something during the “red zone” or prior to CMU, or after the red zone, that all those resources are there all the time.”

What can I do if I’ve been sexually assaulted?

If a person has been sexually assaulted, there are many different resources available to them and processes they can use if they choose to.

There is no single cookie-cutter process for dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault— survivors can choose to do whatever feels right for them.

While there are many resources for sexual assault survivors at CMU, the three biggest departments at a survivor’s disposal are CMU Police, OCRIE and SAPA. All three offices can help students with the aftermath of an assault, and each office has a different process and policy for addressing assault.

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CMUPD If a student chooses to contact the CMU Police Department to report an assault, Klaus said one of the first things they’ll be told is that what happened was not their fault.

“For us, CMU Police, we go on the premise of, ‘It’s not your fault, and we believe you,’ and -Larry Klaus that’s the premise of CMUPD Chief how we’re going to conduct our investigations if you engage the CMU Police Department,” Klaus said. “We want to look at an offender-based type circumstance versus focusing on the reporter.”

Speaking from the perspective of law enforcement, the first thing Klaus recommends a student should do after they’ve been assaulted is get a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE exam done if it’s in the period of time evidence can be collected, which is 120 hours or five days. The evidence collected in the exam can help officers put a criminal case together to present to the county prosecutor.

SANE Exams are free through the state of Michigan, and it is a head-to-toe exam that typically takes as long as three to five hours to complete. Sometimes it could last longer or shorter than that depending on the nature of the assault.

Oliver-Hempenstall said that it’s important for people considering a SANE exam to keep in mind that while the recommended time frame is 120 hours, sometimes the examiner still may be able to collect enough evidence even past that time frame, depending

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sses available to students impacted by sexual assault on the nature of the exam, so it’s still worth getting one. Likewise, while it’s recommended that survivors should not shower or change their clothes after being assaulted until after the SANE exam, it’s important to know that viable evidence can still be collected even after a shower.

During the exam, the survivor can opt-out of any part that they are not comfortable with, as it’s extremely extensive and intrusive.

Swabs, pictures, notes, genital exams. A survivor has the right to have a support person in the room with them, whether that be a friend, family member or a SAPA, to be there with them in case they want to take a break or decide not to continue.

As part of the exam, the survivor will be tested for any sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy and will receive medications for STIs. If the survivor suspects they may have been drugged before the assault, Oliver-Hempenstall said they should mention that to the examiner, even though most date-rape drugs tend to leave the body’s system quickly. The examiner should then take blood and urine samples, which could be helpful if the survivor decides to engage law enforcement.

After the SANE exam, a survivor can choose to have it turned over to law enforcement if they wish to proceed with a criminal investigation. The hospital will hold the results from a SANE exam for up to a year. At the end of the year, if they still have the exam, the survivor will be asked if they want it to be turned over to law enforcement before it is disposed of.

After law enforcement receives the SANE kit, it is sent to the state police lab for analysis, Klaus said. They’d examine any DNA, which would be put into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, where they’d look for a “hit” on any comparable DNA in the system.

Having the evidence collected in a SANE exam is often beneficial to officers while investigating an assault. However, Klaus doesn’t want to discourage anyone from reporting a sexual assault if they did not get an exam done within the first 120 hours after the assault.

“We can still put together a viable case to present to the prosecutor in the event that they want to pursue a criminal investigation,” Klaus said.

Police officers often have a brief interview with someone at the hospital during their SANE exam, especially if the assault happened very recently, to help process their trauma, Klaus said. The officer would then schedule a more in-depth interview for a few days later after they’ve had a couple “sleep cycles” and are more cognitively aware of the situation. This way, Klaus said, victims aren’t providing statements while in trauma.

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investigation. The exact steps taken in an investigation vary greatly in every case, but often the police will interview any possible witnesses, collect evidence from the scene of the assault and collect evidence from the victim such as clothing.

In addition to putting together a case, Klaus said the officers connect survivors with supportive resources like SAPA and OCRIE who can help them emotionally.

“There may be some bleed over into their academics, you know it’s a traumatic event, you got enough going on, with going to school, trying to work, and then you have this significant event take place in your life—we understand. There are things that we can do to help our students be successful so that they can continue their education here at the university,” Klaus said.

If a survivor is worried about their safety, the officers will help them set up a ‘safety plan,’ Klaus said. That usually includes making sure their social media pages are private, the offender is blocked, issuing a trespass notice for the offender if they aren’t from CMU so they won’t be able to come on campus, changing living or class assignments if needed, issue a Personal Protection Order or whatever else they may need to do to help the student feel safer.

While survivors do have the option to involve law enforcement after an assault, Klaus noted that they don’t have to. Survivors have the right to choose what they want to do each step of the way— they do not have to speak to law enforcement, even if they want to have a SANE exam completed.

Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity and Title IX All U.S. schools that receive federal funding are required to follow Title IX, a civil rights law that ensures equal educational access for all students and prohibits gender discrimination. The Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity at CMU, which includes the Title IX office, is where a student would need to go in order to file a sexual assault report with the university and receive advice regarding the policies and procedures the university can take. The office is located in the Bovee University Center, room 306.

Martinez, as the Title IX coordinator and interim director of OCRIE, receives reports of sexual misconduct and is a resource to CMU students.

“The university’s definition of sexual assault might be different than the criminal statute or what rises to a criminal level. So understanding that, if a survivor does not want to proceed criminally or if the case isn’t moved up to be prosecuted criminally, there’s still the university’s sexual misconduct policy, which defines sexual assault and it’s something that the university could look at and address and often does,” Martinez said.

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through an email, Martinez said, or a “resource letter.” It describes what OCRIE is and provides contact information for resources like SAPA, the police and the counseling CONTINUED FROM 15 center. reporting tool.

After the resource letter is sent, Martinez A survivor can choose to proceed with an said they follow up with the survivor, again OCRIE investigation in addition to a criminal through email, to give them the opportunity investigation, or just the OCRIE process if to meet Martinez as the Title IX coordinator they want to. Martinez noted students should or one of the staff members for a “resource know that though something might not be meeting.” During that meeting, the survivor sexual assault under the criminal statue, it is informed of all the resources available might fall under the sexual misconduct policy to them, as well as any interim measures still. the university can take to help them. For “It’s really up to the survivor on what they example, Martinez said if the survivors live want to see and how they what to proceed in the same residential hall as the person and what’s best for them,” Martinez said. who assaulted or harassed them, they can be “From the university’s process, whenever moved to a different hall. Academic accomOCRIE is informed of any type of sexual mismodations can also be made if they’re in the conduct that occurs involving our students or same classes. faculty or staff, our first response is to provide “That’s what’s discussed in that resource resources and outreach to the survivor so meeting: What does the survivor need, and that way they have information so that they how can the university help that survivor get can make an informed decision what they need to be successful?” about what is going to be best Martinez said OCRIE’s process is exfor them. Ultimately one of plained in that meeting, and the options OCRIE’s goals is to help that survivors can choose to partake in that survivor be as successful as process, whether that be to proceed with they can be.” the OCRIE investigation, a police OCRIE investigation, or nothing. Survitypically first vors are encouraged to think about reaches out all options, talk to their support to a survivor system, and choose what’s best for them, Martinez said.

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If a student does choose to proceed with an OCRIE investigation, they would start by giving an official statement to Martinez or another staff member. While each OCRIE and Title IX investigation is different, the investigators typically question everyone involved, including any witnesses, and evaluate any evidence available before eventually coming to a conclusion. At the end of an investigation, Martinez lets the victim and possibly the assailant know what the conclusion was. If needed, Martinez can inform the Office of Student

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Misconduct of the findings and recommend what actions she believes should be taken, such as dismissing the assailant from the university.

Martinez said it’s important for students to remember that under Title IX, there is no time frame limiting when a survivor can make a report.

“So if you want to report something that happened your first semester on campus and now it’s your last semester, you can still come forward and report, and we can still fully investigate if that’s what the person wants to do,” Martinez said.

Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates SAPA is a 24/7 survivor-centered, paraprofessional student organization at CMU that offers services including a confidential support line, online chats and direct in-person assistance throughout the fall and spring semester. The program was created at CMU 22 years ago, and it was the first of its kind to exist on a college campus.

SAPA members can provide survivors with a step-by-step explanation of all the options available to them, from counseling referrals to medical and law enforcement assistance.

“We’re meeting people where they’re at— so it might be they’ve reported and they need support going to police, they need an advocate to go with them, or maybe to the hospital- that’s where SAPA can help,” Oliver-Hempenstall said.

Oliver-Hempenstall stressed that while SAPA is a valuable resource, they do not provide advice or tell somebody what they should do. They meet somebody where they are at and try to assist them where they can, which is also her role.

“Sometimes they just need to talk because it’s 3 a.m. and they don’t know what is going to happen,” Oliver-Hempenstall said. “So (SAPA) is providing support at whatever process they’re in, at whatever stage they’re in, and whatever choice they’re making.”

You are not alone While the offices Klaus, Oliver-Hempenstall and Martinez work for all have different processes when it comes to addressing sexual assault, they all agreed there is a single important takeaway they want survivors to understand – they are not alone.

There is an abundance of confidential, and non-confidential, resources and people at CMU and in Mount Pleasant who are there to help survivors. There is support for survivors – people who will be there for them – while they figure out what they want to do.

“There’s no ‘right way’ to handle and deal with and cope with trauma,” Oliver-Hempenstall said. “So often times it is quite frankly normalizing this experience and understanding that unfortunately so many folks have experienced assault, and finding the right ways for folks that best help them cope and manage with their life, with the stress, with the process of what they’re going through, and it’s going to be different for everybody.”

For survivors struggling to cope with their

trauma, the counseling center is a resource that not only provides counseling appointments but a sexual assault and domestic violence support group that meets every Monday afternoon.

There are many resources and options at CMU available to survivors after an assault, no matter how they choose to proceed.

“We’re here for you, quite literally, at 3 a.m. or 3 p.m. or whenever you need us,” Oliver-Hempenstall said. “We are here for you.”

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| EDITOR’S NOTE: Lisa Saruga’s rapist has never been arrested. She still considers him a threat to her and her family.

She writes and speaks about her sexual assault under a pen name for her safety.

As she walked through Barnes Hall this May, Lisa Saruga peered into rooms and thought about the memories she created there. The Central Michigan University residence hall she lived in for two years was about to be torn down.

She stood in the lobby and remembered trying to stay awake during her overnight shift at the front desk. Walking by, she peered into the student lounge and recalled the time she and her floor-mates gathered there to watch the world premiere of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video.

As she relived those happy memories from 35 years ago, she couldn’t help but feel like they were being overshadowed by the trauma she experienced in Barnes.

After 35 years, Room 205, the place where she was held at knife-point and sexually assaulted, looked mostly the same.

Standing in the white cinder block room, Saruga became overwhelmed with emotion. Her husband approached her with some Sharpie markers.

“Write until you run out of ink,” he said before he left the room.

She sat in the corner and wrote on the walls, starting with her assailant’s name. Then she wrote down her thoughts and feelings as they poured out of her – on the wall that she banged her fists on, more than three decades ago, while crying for help as she was being assaulted. She also covered the wall in scripture about forgiveness. Nobody is too far-gone for God to reach, she reminded herself.

Then, her longtime friend handed her a sledgehammer.

“Where do you want to start?” he asked.

Swinging the sledgehammer, she connected on the spot where she had written the man’s name. Saruga broke through the first layer of plaster, then her husband and friend took turns demolishing the wall and the pain it represented.

Finally, they broke through the wall and into the next room.

Saruga looked through the hole in the wall and thought about how far she has come since the early morning hours of Oct. 15, 1983.

“I made a couple of small dents in 1983,” she said, “but this year was a lot of hard work.”

The attack A man in a ski mask used a razor blade to cut through a screen in the basement of Barnes Hall in the early hours of Oct. 15, 1983. Saruga was sleeping in her dorm room.

The man woke her up. He had a knife in his hand. He told her he wouldn’t hurt her as long as she did what he said. He forced her to perform oral sex on him twice. When she didn’t cooperate, he cut her legs with the knife. During the attack, she banged on the wall, screaming for help. She attempted to gouge his eyes to try to stop him.

She also prayed. She prayed out loud, both for herself and for the man attacking her.

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BY SARA KELLNER • ASSOCIATE EDITOR attack. He stood outside her door, waiting for her to fall asleep. Every few minutes, he peeked into the room to see if she was awake. She felt like a hostage.

After he left, she got out of bed, locked the door, and called her boyfriend. He and his friend immediately came over and took her to the Residence Hall Director to report the sexual assault. She was taken to the hospital for an examination.

After returning to Barnes, she took a shower in the floor’s the community bathroom. Nobody was on her floor – her RHD had called a floor meeting after her attack. Leaving the bathroom, and realizing that she was alone, was the first time she was confronted by the reality of what had happened to her.

“I remember being really scared because if I scream, nobody would hear me,” she said describing a feeling of vulnerability immediately after the attack.

Suddenly, a large group of people came up the stairwell. It was clear to them that she was the

one who had been attacked. Though she had just been through the most traumatic event of her life, Saruga believed she could will herself back to normality. She was urged to go home and take some time to heal herself, but she refused. She attended two counseling sessions, but insisted she was fine.

“I was attacked on a Saturday morning and I was back in class on Monday,” Saruga said.

“I just kind of stuffed it (inside) and stopped talking about it. (But) I had to be emotional enough with the police so they would believe me.

“It was paralyzing, really.”

On the Monday after her assault, Central Michigan Life published a short, front page story about her rape. She said the article created a lot of buzz on campus. Saruga heard classmates talking about her assault, but they didn’t know it was her.

“I remember going to class,” Saruga said, “and hearing people talk about how stupid (the woman who was assaulted) was for leaving her door unlocked.”

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MOVING ON After graduating from Central Michigan University, Saruga attended Bowling Green State University, where she received two master’s degrees: one in higher education administration and another in counseling. She returned to CMU to serve as Sweeney Hall’s residence hall director.

She still visits campus frequently, mostly to visit with friends who are working there.

“I never broke my connection with CMU,” she said.

Saruga describes her life as happy and fulfilling. When her children started school, Saruga began working as a guidance counselor. She also has worked in various public schools and universities. She volunteered at her local hospital as a victim advocate. Most recently, she served as a minister at the church in her hometown.

One phone call in June 2018 turned her life upside down.

CMU Police Det. Jason VanConant called her and requested a meeting, but didn’t explain what it was about. Saruga called a friend, who is a CMU administrator, to find out more.

Her case was being reopened.

When she met with the detective, Saruga was surprised that there was new information after 35 years. She told VanConant that her attack changed her life forever. He told her after more than 30 years, police had a suspect in her assault.

VanConant asked if she wanted to pursue the investigation. Saruga told him she wanted to move forward because she believed there may be other victims.

She also wanted closure. And justice.

She would get neither.

GUILTY CONSCIENCE Thirty years ago, two friends from high school got together for a visit. One had just left the military, the other had graduated from CMU. Sometime during the visit the man told his friend a story about a rape he committed a few years earlier while at CMU. He described how he entered a woman’s room naked, wearing a ski mask to conceal his face. He explained how he threw her to the floor and held a knife to her throat. He said he raped her.

The friend couldn’t decide if the former CMU student was confessing or exaggerating an experience he had on campus. He did decide to end the friendship. He also decided not to report the conversation to police.

In 2018, he changed his mind.

That happened after he spoke to another friend to see if he had heard the same rape story.

When they determined they had heard the same story, the ex-military man called CMUPD. According to the police report, he explained that he felt guilty for holding onto this information for 30 years.

CMUPD began investigating Saruga’s case almost immediately. She reported her assault to police the day it happened. However, the investigation was handled very differently in 1983 compared to 2018.

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prove her innocence. She said the detective at the time asked if she watched a lot of TV and movies because what she reported was not a typical sexual assault.

“They didn’t know as much about how to work with victims back then,” she said. “I definitely experienced disbelief.”

She said the detectives also didn’t believe her when she said she was a virgin.

During the investigation, police collected six pieces of evidence: Saruga’s clothing, her comforter and her sexual assault evidence collection kit. After the investigation was closed, the department burned the clothing. It is unknown what happened to the comforter and the rape kit. There is no proof that police sent the kit to the Michigan State Police Crime Lab. VanConant also tried to obtain her medical records, but McLaren Central Michigan Hospital holds onto records for 25 years and then destroys them.

One of Saruga’s neighbors in Barnes saw the man that night and remembered enough for the police to create a composite drawing.

“The drawing was never sent to the newspaper, it was never posted in town,” she said. “It just got put in a file.”

Saruga noticed a significant difference in tone between the first investigation and the second.

“It was a very different experience,” she said.

“I felt like they were on my side.”

After introducing himself, the first thing VanConant said to Saruga was, “I want to apologize for what happened back then. I want you to know I believe every word you say.”

Saruga felt like she was well-taken-care-of during the second investigation. VanConant was very sensitive to her feelings and kept her informed throughout the entire process.

“Part of it was a difference in time,” Saruga said. “Part of it was he was good at his job.”

After speaking to two witnesses and Saruga to put together a narrative, VanConant began looking into the suspect’s past.

VanConant found an incident report from 1987 in Gibraltar, Michigan. The man was arrested for breaking and entering. Police believe he got in by tearing out a screen and entering through a window. The homeowner heard a noise, and when he went downstairs to investigate, he found the man in the laundry room, naked from the waist down, with his wife’s bras and a blouse. The police found the man’s clothes, along with multiple pairs of women’s underwear in his car.

The man was convicted and served his probation. The incident was expunged from his criminal record.

LIFE AFTER TRAUMA Saruga had two rules in her house when her sons were growing up: don’t scream unless you actually mean it, and never wear a ski mask. This led her sons to believe that something happened to her, but they never knew what.

“I was kind of glad they were sheltered from that,” she said. “They didn’t have those images of Mom.”

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When Saruga found out her case was reopened, she went into shock. She started crying uncontrollably in her home. Her husband called her youngest son and asked him to come to the house.

Her son came without saying anything. He just held her.

“When a severe trauma happens, life gets split in two – before and after,” she said. “My son was a reminder that there was an after; that we survived and things were good.”

For 35 years Saruga had accepted that the person who raped her would not face trial for what he did to her. After CMUPD contacted her, she said she felt hopeful that she might finally see justice done.

On Sept. 26, 2018, Det. VanConant turned her life upside down for a second time.

He told her the case against her attacker had been dismissed.

Even though VanConant spent months gathering information, and collected enough evidence to request a warrant, the request was denied because the statute of limitations had expired.

In 1983, the statute of limitations was six years. Nobody could be charged with the crime after October 1989. Although Saruga will never have her case tried in court, she said the CMU Police Department and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office are working hard to find other victims. The goal is to get the man’s DNA entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) to see if he is connected to any other unsolved rape cases.

After the warrant request was denied, VanConant distributed a message to multiple police agencies about Saruga’s case and the possibility of other similar cases. According to his report, two agencies responded with plans to find DNA evidence for similar rape cases around the time of Saruga’s. VanConant wrote that if the man is involved in any other unsolved crimes, he will be identified through CODIS. The man accused of raping her will never be arrested for the crime he committed against her. However, he is aware of the attempt to bring charges against him and that he has been connected to Saruga’s case.

“As a result of the case being reopened, he’s free and I have to have constant security,” she said.

DEMANDING CHANGES Saruga doesn’t want other unsolved cases to end like hers. She has been working in Lansing to make sure other perpetrators don’t walk free because of statutes of limitations.

“Rape culture is perpetuated by so many things,” she said. “One of those is that we have laws that don’t allow prosecutors to prosecute.”

She proposed an amendment to Michigan’s law that would change the statute of limitations for any crime punishable by life in prison in the state of Michigan. The crimes included in the amendment are murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree and a violation of the Michigan anti-terrorism act.

Saruga’s proposed amendment says, ”If the offense is reported to a police agency within one year after the offense is committed and the indi-

vidual who committed the offense is unknown, an indictment for that offense may be found and filed within 10 years after the individual is identified.”

The language in this amendment is based on Brandon D’Annunzio’s law, which applies to kidnapping, extortion, assault with intent to commit murder, attempted murder, manslaughter or first-degree home invasion. Saruga said the law doesn’t apply to felonies of a higher degree, which is what her proposed amendment is asking for.

The key to this proposed amendment, Saruga said, is making the law retroactive, meaning it can apply to crimes where the statute of limitations has already expired. The retroactivity would affect cold cases from 1995 and earlier when these high-degree felonies still did have a statute of limitations.

Her proposal has gained a lot of support, Saruga said. She is working with the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), the Michigan Association for Prosecuting Attorneys and state legislators to help rape victims get justice.

“MY NAME IS LISA” Saruga is sharing her story outside of Lansing as well.

After quitting her job as a minister in January 2019, Saruga has focused all of her attention on writing. Her goal was to write at least 20 hours each week, although she often went well over.

She said she would usually start writing at noon, and at dinner time, her husband would bring dinner to her desk. She would eat while she wrote, and then continue writing until 3 a.m.

“It just kind of flowed,” she said. “It was all in my head and it was easy to keep pouring out on paper.”

As soon as her case was reopened, Saruga felt like everything was turned upside down.

She wanted to keep track of how she was feeling, so she bought a black-page journal and a white pen to journal.

During the investigation, she almost filled the entire journal. She had just one page left the day she found out the case was dismissed. She filled that page and purchased another journal, which was about the aftermath of the dismissal.

Because her case became wellknown among police agencies and legislators, she was encouraged to write a book about her experience.

“When someone said I should write a book, I had two full black journals that were basically the book,” she said.

She finished her book in two months. The book, titled “My name is Lisa,” described her experience from a Christian perspective. She wrote about how God helped her make peace with the situation, and she also used her background in counseling and political advocacy to write about the legal system and victim’s rights.

After writing the book, Saruga planned to put it on the shelf and focus on getting it published later. However, when she met someone whose

grandmother worked for Zondervan Publishing, her path to becoming an author was set in motion.

Saruga said she began working with Cindy Lambert, a Christian writer and editor, to get her book ready for publication. This summer, Saruga attended a writer’s conference, where her book was used as an example in a mock publishing board. Within 48 hours, she said she got calls from every agent and publisher there.

She chose Wes Yoder as her agent. Yoder founded Ambassador Speakers, Inc., a company that represents Christian speakers in the United States.

Saruga said she has narrowed down her choice of publishers, and will be signing with one in the next few weeks.

“It’s surreal, I cannot believe the attention (my book has) received so far,” she said.

While it won’t be confirmed until she officially signs with a publisher, Saruga believes “My Name is Lisa” will be on bookstore shelves next spring or summer.

In the meantime, Saruga has been writing blogs on her website. She said she has a new website launching in a few weeks where visitors can download a free e-book she wrote about rape culture.

She is also highly active on social media, promoting work from other sexual assault advocates and providing a voice to other survivors of sexual assault. She just registered the hashtag, #MyNameIsLisa, for survivors whose perpetrators are free and unincarcerated.

“I just want to raise awareness,” Saruga said.

“This was on the front page of the paper, it got solved and there’s hope for those who experience this.”

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This is the cover of “My Name is Lisa.”

Date rape drugs are difficult to distinct from alcohol, officials say

By Michael Livingston Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

When a college student only has one or two drinks but feels much drunker, it is possible that they have been drugged.

That feeling of extreme intoxication is the most common indicator of someone who has been drugged, McLaren Central Michigan Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Beth Nesbitt said. And a typical question that follows is: What do I do now?

McLaren, located at 1221 South Drive, is the largest medical facility in the region. It houses one of over 600 SANE programs in the country.

SANE nurses undergo specialized training in medical forensics. They not only provide treatment for those who believe they have been victims of sexual assault; but also serve as gatherers of evidence for law enforcement.

“Our first priority is making sure the patient has adequate support and that any medical issues are treated,” Nesbitt said.

However, by understanding the methods perpetrators use to incapacitate their victims, one can avoid being dosed and know what to do if you expect a person has been drugged could prevent a sexual assault before it happens.

“We are looking at sedatives that make people very tired or multiply their intoxication levels,” Emergency Medical Specialist Daniel Wilkerson said. “Depending on the strength and quantity some of this stuff will make you pass out completely.”

WHAT IS A DATE RAPE DRUG? Technically speaking, any substance that hinders self-defense or makes decision-making difficult can be a date rape drug. Among the most common are gammahydroxybutyric acid, Rohypnol and alcohol.

GHB is usually sold as a liquid or white powder that can be easily slipped into drinks. By combining a few household chemicals and cleaners, GHB is easily circulated on college campuses.

The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies GHB as

Courtesy DEA This is an illustration of what the drug GHB looks like.

a schedule I controlled substance, meaning it’s not used for medical purposes and has a high-risk potential for abuse.

Similar to GHB, Rohypnol is a depressant medication that slows body functions. It’s often referred to by street names like “roofies” or “Mexican valium.”

While under the influence of Rohypnol, victims experience reduced inhibitions, impaired judgment and severe memory loss.

“If someone says, ‘I was standing there drinking with my girlfriend, I looked up at her and that’s the last thing I remember,’ that is a hallmark for Rohypnol,” Nesbitt said. “If a person has one drink, and their gut tells them something is wrong, something is wrong.”

Above all date rape drugs, extreme alcohol consumption is the leading impetus of potential sexual assault. About 43 percent of sexual assault incidents involve alcohol use by the victim and 69 percent involve alcohol use by the perpetrator, according to Alcohol. org.

The dilemma that physicians, law enforcement and bystanders face is that the effects of common date rape drugs often mimic extreme alcoholic intoxication.

It can be difficult to distinguish someone who was drugged and someone who is really drunk.

Those who have experienced the effects of alcohol should consider how they normally feel when intoxicated. An unexpected change in a person’s reactions to alcohol could mean additional substances are involved.

Symptoms include loss of consciousness, confusion, slurred speech, feeling drunk without drinking alcohol, short-term memory loss and unusual decision making.

If someone is displaying any of these symptoms or showing signs of overdosing, it’s important to get them immediate medical attention, Wilkerson said.

“If you’re overdosing or you’re not breathing properly, we can do things in the emergency department to prevent any further issues,” Wilkerson said.

Seeking the help of emergency care physicians will result in hospital fees, Wilkerson said.

Discouraging sexual assault begins with being a helpful bystander, according to Central Michigan University Police Lt. Cameron Wassman.

“If anyone comes across someone who needs help whether they have been drugged or had too much to drink, they must get the help they need as quickly as possible,” Wassman said. “Don’t be concerned about getting in trouble if your underage and have been drinking.”

Medical amnesty laws exempt any minor from prosecution if they seek medical attention for themselves or others after consuming alcohol.

Wassman encourages students to never leave a drink unattended, never accept drinks from others and always bring a support system.

“If you’re going out, go with your friends, trust in your friends, look after each other,” Wassman said.

“If you go out with a group, leave with that group and don’t leave anyone behind.”

For more advice on sexual assault prevention call the CMU Police Department at (989) 7743081. The McLaren emergency department can be reached by calling (989) 772-6777.

“The more we can prevent these things from happening, the better off we’re all going to be,” Wassman said.

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Be informed and help in the fight against sexual assault On more than one occasion in the past year as a journalist, I’ve spoken to and written stories about sexual assault survivors. It forced me to grow up a lot.

Interviewing people about the worst, most traumatic event of their lives, was difficult but necessary. It opened my eyes to a reality I wasn’t aware of.

As a young woman and college student, I obviously was aware that sexual assault was a threat to me. I knew that a few women close to me had been assaulted. I knew what rape culture was, or what the very basics of it was.

It wasn’t until I sat down and listened to multiple people cry as they described the horror of an assault, but also the aftermath of not being believed – fighting to get someone to listen to them – that I truly grasped how severe the issue was.

In 2019, most of us living in the U.S. are aware sexual assault, harassment and abuse are huge issues in our country. After the #MeToo movement, more people than ever know this is an awful reality for millions of people.

We’re all painfully aware of it now, but that doesn’t mean the problem is getting any better yet, on college campuses especially.

More than 11 percent of all college students experience sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

College women ages 18-24 are three times more likely than all women to be sexually assaulted.

Sexual assault is more prevalent on college campuses than other crimes are— college women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed, according to RAINN. What’s even more shocking than those numbers is that more often than not, college-aged victims of sexual violence of any kind don’t report the incident to law enforcement. A lot of sexual assaults go unreported in general, but it’s even more common at college. According to RAINN, about 20 percent of women victims ages 18-24 report to law enforcement, whereas about 32 percent of non-student women the same ages report.

While it’s sad that a lot of survivors in college don’t report to law enforcement, it’s not surprising. The rape culture mindset in our society is intensified at college, a place where thousands of young adults are living on their own for the first time, exposed to alcohol, drugs and circumstances

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they’ve probably never dealt with before.

Women are told to be careful when they go out— don’t wear anything too short, tight or revealing, don’t drink too much, don’t accept a drink from anyone you don’t know, or anyone for that matter. The list of things women in college are told not to do or to be careful of is astounding. Where’s the list for men? We don’t sit men down before they go to college and tell them about all the things they need to be careful of when they go out, because there really aren’t any. They can go out without a care in the world— I have guy friends who often go out to the bars or to a party by themselves.

I would never dream of going out without at least one other friend, that goes against all the advice I’ve been given my entire life.

It’s not fair that we live in a society where rape culture is so ingrained in us and in the way we treat women and men differently, but I believe it is slowly changing. Having open, honest and frequent conversations about sexual assault and victim-blaming is a huge part of how to address the issue.

It’s happening a lot more often in dayto-day life than it was 10 years ago, or even five years ago. The fact that we can have dialogue in the media and around the world about these issues is amazing in itself, because it wasn’t always possible.

So what can you do?

Get informed about issues like sexual assault, harassment and rape culture. If you’re a student, find out how your college or university addresses sexual misconduct. Do you agree with it? If not, make your voice heard.

Most importantly, be there for the survivors in your life. You might think you don’t know any, but you probably do. So just be an advocate. Make it known that you are aware of these issues and you support survivors.

By simply being informed, empathetic and there to talk to if a survivor should need it, you are doing something positive. You can make a difference.

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READY FOR IN-STATE

Isaac Ritchey | Senior Reporter Central Michigan running back Kobe Lewis catches a pass against Western Michigan Sept. 28 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo.

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By Austin Chastain Assistant Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Walking out of Waldo Stadium last Saturday following the 31-15 loss to rival Western Michigan, Central Michigan did so in a hurry and without a word.

The Chippewas were disappointed. Jim McElwain said that his team needs to improve.

A matchup with Eastern Michigan awaits coach McElwain and company.

“I’m very disappointed,” McElwain said after the loss in Kalamazoo. “Now we’ve got to come back next week and get ready for another home game against another in-state opponent. We have to get better.”

CMU fell to 2-3 and 1-1 in Mid-American Conference play with the loss despite outgaining WMU in total yards, 437-432.

The key factor in the loss was the visitors were not able to finish drives when they needed to. On three occasions, CMU failed to convert on fourth down, all of which were in WMU territory. The last one, however, was downed as the clock expired.

Turnovers were also costly as CMU had three — a fumble from running back Kobe Lewis and two interceptions from quarterback David Moore.

EMU coach Chris Creighton said that facing Central Michigan is always a challenge on both sides of the ball.

“They have a very good defense built from the inside out,” Creighton said. “CMU has always been good on both lines, they continue to be that on the offense. They’ve got all of the pieces and they’ve put it together. It’s going to be a huge challenge for us.”

Eastern comes into town as a tough team to tangle with as the Chippewas hit the halfway point of their 12-game schedule.

The Eagles sit at 3-1 and have yet to play a league game this season.

EMU’s lone loss came on the road

against Kentucky in Week 2, 38-17, but it secured a 34-31 victory on the road over Illinois in the following week. The Eagles’ first game at Rynearson Stadium was two weeks ago against Central Connecticut State, and the game went down to the wire.

Matthew Sexton blocked a punt with just 18 seconds to go and strolled into the end zone to secure the 34-29 win.

EMU is coming into this game off a bye week.

Typically, Eastern features a quarterback and running back tandem similar to Western Michigan’s Jon Wassink and LeVante Bellamy. Mike Glass III and Shaq Vann are often the players opposing teams focus on regarding the Eagles’ offense.

Glass is 103-of-150 (68.6 percent) passing, for 1120 yards, 12 touchdowns against four interceptions. He’s averaging 280 yards per game through the air and can make plays on the ground, too. He averages 24.8 yards per game with his legs. “(Defensive coordinator Robb Akey) has a lot of tricks up his sleeve,” said junior safety Alonzo McCoy. Running back Shaq Vann has 111 yards on 33 carries but has yet to find the end zone. He also has five catches for 27 yards. The reason for the lack of numbers – an injury.

Vann will not be in the game Saturday, however, EMU’s offense still combines a lethal quarterback to running back tandem, just with Glass and junior running back Willie Parker.

One other players to watch out for is wide receiver Quian Williams. He has 16 catches for 211 yards and three touchdowns and is one of Glass’ biggest threats in the passing game.

Eastern’s defense also can cause the Chippewas problems during the game. Vince Calhoun comes from the safety position and plays tough week in and week out. He has 41 total tackles with 27 solo and one sack.

Isaac Ritchey | Senior Reporter Western Michigan tight end Giovanni Ricci catches a pass as Central Michigan cornerback Da’Quaun Jamison defends Sept. 28 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo.

Kobie Beltram is another facet of the defense that presents issues.

He has 34 tackles (18 solo) on the year. He’s forced two fumbles and recovered one.

The Michigan MAC Trophy is also on the line for EMU. Central cannot win the trophy this year due to its loss to the Broncos last week. Should the Eagles defeat CMU this week and WMU at home in two weeks, they would take the trophy to Ypsilanti for the year.

But a CMU win guarantees that the trophy would stay in Kalamazoo no matter the outcome between EMU and WMU. This series dates back to 1902, which CMU won the inaugural matchup, 10-0, and leads the alltime clash, 60-30-6. In the last 10 years, the Chippewas are 7-3.

EMU won the last game, 17-7, at Rynearson Stadium. Meanwhile, CMU won the last game in Kelly/ Shorts Stadium with a 42-30 victory in 2017.

The Chippewas and Eagles face off for the 97th rendition of the matchup at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 in Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

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I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED. WE HAVE TO GET BETTER. Jim McElwain Head Coach

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Targeting penalty deemed ‘incorrect’ by conference

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

Evan Petzold | Sports Editor Central Michigan defensive back Willie Reid goes through stretches at practice Sept. 17 at the Bennett Track Field.

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

SOCCER RISES IN THE POLLS AND SWEEPS CONFERENCE IN WEEKLY AWARDS Central Michigan soccer captured both Mid-American Conference offensive and defensive awards this week.

Senior Marle Bringard earned the MAC Offensive Player of the Week. Bringard had a game winner against Miami (Ohio) in the 107th minute to get the Bringard: MAC victory Sunday.

Offensive Player Two days before that, of the Week, Bringard scored the scored gameonly goal in a 1-0 conwinning goal test against Ball State. against Ball State She has three goals on the season, all game winners, and one assist.

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Zoie Reed won the MAC Defensive Player of the Week.

She had four saves in the win against

Ball State and seven in the win over the Redhawks. Reed now has three shutouts and leads the MAC in save percentage and goals against average.

Reed and Bringard have helped lead the Chippewas to an unbeaten 5-0-2 record, a No. 44 ranking in the NCAA RPI and the No. 9 spot in the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region ranking.

Of the seven games this season, the Chippewas tied UIC and Northwestern to open the campaign before tallying five straight wins against Indiana State, IUPUI, Kentucky, Ball State and Miami.

First-year coach Jeremy Groves will need both players to continue this level of play when CMU returns home for two games to take on rival Western Michigan Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 against Northern Illinois.

-Andrew Loveland, Staff Reporter

The Mid-American Conference has announced an officiating mistake.

With 4:07 left in the third quarter, Central Michigan defensive back Willie Reid made a tackle on Western Michigan wide receiver Jaylen Hall – after he made a catch for 15 yards.

Reid was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct on the tackle. However, after further review of the play, officials ejected him from the game for targeting, claiming he used the crown of his helmet to make contact with the crown of Hall’s helmet.

Upon an even further review, the conference stated Reid should not have been disqualified from CMU’s 31-15 loss in the second half. The instant replay crew was incorrect.

Even though the conference admitted the mistake, Reid will still be disqualified from playing in the first half against Eastern Michigan.

Coordinator of Football Officials for the Collegiate Officiating Consortium

Bill Carollo made an announcement regarding the tackle Monday afternoon.

“After a thorough review and evaluation of the entire Central Michigan at Western Michigan contest, this specific targeting call on Central Michigan defensive back Willie Reid was incorrect,” Carollo said. “The game official’s primary responsibility is player safety and we will always try to err on the side of safety especially when potential targeting fouls are involved.

“In this particular case the targeting foul did not rise to the high standard we expect from our game officials and replay crew. A targeting indicator must be present and it must be in an attacking manner with forcible contact. On this play the replay official should not have initiated and confirmed the call.”

Reid is ranked No. 8 on the team with 12 tackles, tied with three other players – safety Alonzo McCoy, defensive tackle LaQuan Johnson and defensive end Troy Hairston.

The Chippewas (2-3, 1-2 MAC) take on the Eagles (3-1) at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant.

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT CANNOT BE TOLERATED. WE MUST DO BETTER.

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oday, we published an advocacy story answering one of the most important questions on a college campus: What to do if you, or someone you know, are sexually assaulted?

There are many options. However, there is one clear takeaway that we as an organization saw from this story: You can’t be a bystander.

Whether you are a Resident Assistant, Greek Life member, friend or peer, take action to prevent sexual assault. We can change the culture about sexual assault on this campus, but it won’t happen without a change of attitude toward sexual assault and how we treat survivors.

More than 50 percent of sexual assaults in college occur from the beginning of August until the end of November. During this period of time – right now –students face a much higher risk of being sexually assaulted. When you factor in age, alcohol and weekend habits, it’s clear to see how students can be extremely vulnerable to assaults.

To start changing campus culture, students must agree to report sexual assaults, help survivors and condemn violence against students on our campus.

We must address fears and misconceptions.

Victims should not be concerned about getting in trouble. Nobody is going to get a minor in possession if you take a friend to a hospital because you think they have been drugged.

We must act as advocates. Even if the victim is unsure if they want to pursue legal action, they should complete a SANE exam and have a rape kit completed at the hospital. Though it is always

a survivor’s choice, strongly consider reporting the incident to the police. By doing so, you might prevent a predator on our campus from hurting someone else.

Last year, we published two editions, on Oct. 8 and Oct. 11, about sexual assault. One story about sexual assault survivor Rachel Wilson resulted in a predator having criminal charges reinstated against him by the Michigan Attorney General’s office. A former leader on our campus, Ian Elliot is now serving a one-year prison term.

After reading our coverage, President Bob Davies formed a Title IX advisory commission.

This year, we want to make sure students keep talking about sexual assault prevention and understand what resources are available to survivors. Sexual assault – the cover up of those assaults and the silencing of survivors – cannot and will not be tolerated by CMU students.

For this change of campus culture to take root, student groups, Greek Life and administrators also must publicly condemn rape culture and the silence that shrouds victims from seeking justice.

We need student groups to actively address this problem. Each and every weekend, not just after someone is assaulted or after the university takes action.

There must be an openness and eagerness to take action to find out who is a sexual predator and to take action in reporting them.

It’s time to stop accepting sexual assault as a college norm.

We are better than that. We must do better than that.

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Dylan Goetz

Editor-in-chief

point in their collegiate career is: Why do college students have to pay for parking?

Well, we have an explanation for you. In 2013, it was reported that CMU has a total of about 11,000 available parking passes.

That number may have gone up slightly in recent years with new parking lot additions, but despite a small increase, that number is still significantly lower than the number of students, faculty and staff that visit campus each day.

Not only is selling parking

passes a significant revenue stream for CMU, as listed in the 2020 operating budget, but it also makes students and those who live on campus consider other, more efficient, ways of transportation. Parking pass fees help pay for sealing and striping costs and parking service operations.

The answers we report won’t always be the answers that you want to hear. Many things that university administrators and higher-ups say don’t appeal to popular student opinion. But, we will get you the answers.

As reporters at Central Michigan Life, we are naturally curious about how things work at this university. We want the other curious people on this campus to come to us with their questions, too.

This student media company has proven its ability to get

answers on this campus, whether they are about the March 2 shooting, the mysterious $225 per semester student services fee, which was just a shady was to increase tuition, and how sexual assault victims are treated by the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equities.

We are up to the challenge of finding answers to your questions. It can be anything as simple as how much students pay per class period to how the university is evolving to combat a downward trend in enrollment.

Just ask the question. We’ll get you the answers.

Send your questions directly to me at editor@cm-life.com or contact the newsroom via any of our social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. Send in what you want to know. We’ll find out for you.

Student involvement leads to student success Here at Central Michigan University, student involvement drives every aspect of our campus.

Central Michigan Life reports on student issues, the Student Government Association voices student concerns, and groups like the Residence Housing Association and Program Board work to make student life an enjoyable experience.

As a freshman, I chose to attend CMU because of my involvement with Leadership Camp, an event that brings prospective students to campus and introduces them to what it means to be a CMU student.

The values of leadership, community building and civic engagement are encouraged at our university.

Students drive recruitment, such as campus ambassadors who represent individual colleges and represent residential colleges to prospective students. Our biggest recruiters are students who are passionate about leadership and want to share that passion with others.

Throughout my experience here, I have been inspired by many mentors. Some of the most inspirational were those who participated

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Curious Campus — what questions do you have about Central Michigan University?

As the voice of students on this campus, I think it’s critical that Central Michigan Life answers your questions.

And in the first four weeks of classes, many questions have been raised in the office on the fourth floor of Moore Hall. What happened to the third floor of the Champions Center? Where is the DJ that was supposed to be in the students section? What’s going on with the expansion of the Esports program?

We ask questions like those because we think you also want answers to those questions.

However, I also want to know what you want to know. What questions do you have? What have you always wondered about regarding how Central Michigan University is run?

For example, one question that most students wonder at some

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Jake Hendricks

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in these programs. I remember when my Leadership Safari Guide demonstrated those values of leadership, community building and volunteerism. Safari was the hook that got me interested in truly working to make a difference while at CMU. Our university administration encourages students to become involved. With over 300 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), we promote all sorts of events, activities and programs. These RSOs act as an entry point to get involved. Once students are engaged, they develop their skills, run for executive board positions and help make the differences they want to see on campus.

To any student who is looking to get involved, but doesn’t know where to start, there are student leaders who facilitate a program

called Peer Involvement Advisors.

They meet with students looking to get involved and connect them with RSOs or opportunities that fit their passions. Not only does this help students gain professional experience, but also meet new friends and develop leadership skills.

It’s no secret that the key to student success at CMU is becoming involved. We have a saying here at CMU, “Put your stamp on the world.” To students that could be interpreted as many things, such as civic engagement, professional development, changing policy at CMU or joining an RSO. To me, this statement means developing leaders.

As President of the CMU Student Government Association, my focus is on advocating for those programs that encourage our students to become leaders through student engagement, academic excellence, community service and student representation.

Jake Hendricks is a senior from Traverse City, Michigan. He is the Student Government Association president.

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CM Life reserves the right to edit all letters and columns for style, length, libel, redundancy, clarity, civility and accuracy.

Letters should be no more than 450 words in length.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF..................................... Dylan Goetz ASSOCIATE EDITORS.......................Hunter McLaren Sara Kellner DIGITAL EDITOR................................. Danielle Larsen PHOTO EDITOR.....................................Rosie Bauman SPORTS EDITOR......................................Evan Petzold ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR...........Austin Chastain ENGAGEMENT TEAM.......................Delaney Walden PRESENTATION EDITOR...................Sarah Brownell DESIGNERS............................................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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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.

Central Michigan Life is distributed throughout the campus and at numerous locations throughout Mount Pleasant. Non-university subscriptions are $75 per academic year. Back copies are available at 50 cents per copy, or $1 if mailed. Photocopies of stories are 25 cents each. Digital copies of photographs published in Central Michigan Life are available upon request at specified costs.

Central Michigan Life’s editorial and business offices are located at 436 Moore Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, telephone (989) 774-3493 or 774-LIFE.

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Homecoming 2019 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, October 6th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Chalking

Assigned Locations Across Campus

Battleship SAC Pool

Monday, October 7th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Fired Up!

Bovee University Center Front Lawn

Lip Sync Battle

Bovee University Center Rotunda

Tuesday, October 8th 7:00 PM

Toy Story 4

Hosted by Program Board

Thursday, October 10th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Trivia

Finch Fieldhouse

Friday, October 11th 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Rock Rally

Plachta Auditorium Warriner Hall 9:30 PM - Midnight

Battle of the Floats

Finch Fieldhouse

Saturday, October 12th 11:00 AM 3:00 PM

Homecoming Parade CMU Football vs.

New Mexico State

Lot 22

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Pearce Auditorium

Wednesday, October 9th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Field Games

Questions

Warriner Mall

Social Media (989) 774- 3016 /CMUStudentActivities @cmuactivities

Office of Student Activites and Involvement Bovee University Center 101