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ALTERNATIVE BREAKS: Groups visited locations across the county this summer assisting those in need

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Company are among the new businesses that have come to Mount Pleasant

21 Residence Life, students worked this summer to prepare campus for the fall semester

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27 New Western Michigan football coach Tim Lester talks rivalry with CMU, friendship with John Bonamego

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EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JORDYN HERMANI MANAGING EDITOR EVAN SASIELA NEWS EDITOR MITCHELL KUKULKA NEWS EDITOR EMMA DALE FEATURES EDITOR PAIGE SHEFFIELD OPINION EDITOR ELIO STANTE SPORTS EDITOR MCKENZIE SANDERSON

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AUG 24, 2017 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM

Police stress safety ahead of Welcome Weekend

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

POLICE

Understanding Local Ordinances and State Laws Minor in Possession MIP (132.02): It is illegal to possess or consume alcohol if you are under the age of 21.

Open Intoxications (132.01): It’s illegal to consume or possess open alcohol on any public street, alley, or sidewalk. Regardless of age.

Nuisance Gathering (96.04): Unlawful sale or furnishing of alcohol, public drinking, or drunkenness, public urination, or indecent exposure, littering, fighting, noise that can be heard more than 50 feet away from property line; impeding traffic or free flow of pedestrians on sidewalks.

OWI (257.625): If arrested for operating under the influence, your license can be suspended and can result in loss of license, fines, and higher insurance rates.

Disorderly Conduct (131.01): Fighting or any assaultive behavior will not be tolerated.

City Code (50.02): No indoor furniture is permitted on lawns or outside any residence.

Lawns must be free of debris and trash. All trash must be in a container.

Illegal Fires (93.03): No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire. It is unlawful to be or remain on public property or the unclosed private property of another within 300 ft. of a structure fire, vehicle fire or open fire. ts o mmen o c r o s estion Laws Any qu e and State t .org c n an Ordina w.mt- pleas w w : visit

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As students and visitors convene in Mount Pleasant for Welcome Weekend 2017, local law enforcement stressed the importance of safety for everyone involved.

The Central Michigan University Police Department and Mount Pleasant Police Department have been preparing for Welcome Weekend, when students and visitors celebrate the return to campus with parties in Mount Pleasant neighborhoods.

MPPD Officer Jeff Browne said the city is not changing the way it operates during Welcome Weekend. As for the potential number of tickets or citations issued this year, he said it is up for the individual to decide.

“We don’t dictate the tickets – people dictate the tickets,” Browne said.

In the past, Browne said the types of service calls were the about the same from 2015-16. He added there were more law enforcement personnel last year, so there was more proactive enforcement. Only one street was shut down due to blockage by people last year as opposed to several in 2015, Browne said.

“We want a safe place for people who live here and people who are coming to visit,” he said.

Sometimes the community cannot be a safe place on Welcome Weekend, Browne said. Last year, the MPPD arrested or cited 24 people for disorderly conduct, 78 for minor in possession, 59 for attending or hosting a nuisance party, 166 for open intoxicants, four for operating under intoxication of liquor and 11 instances of violation of controlled substances.

There were 653 calls for service by the MPPD in 2016, as opposed to 574 in 2015. There were also three incidents of criminal sexual conduct during last year’s events.

“You can’t have fun if it’s not safe,” Browne said.

Lt. Cameron Wassman of CMUPD confirmed last year’s reported results of 16 citations, 21 arrests and 16 ambulance calls for intoxication on campus.

“These types of weekends are typical from year-to-year,” Wassman said. “Sometimes, the numbers are up, sometimes they’re down. A lot of it depends on the weather.”

The National Weather Service calls for a partly cloudy Thursday evening and mostly clear skies on Friday and Saturday nights. Temperatures for each day are around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wassman said most crime occurs off campus. He added CMUPD has five-to-six officers patrolling campus each night, while four officers will assist the city and other law enforcement on north campus.

Browne said the Michigan State Police and Alma and St. Louis police are among the officers patrolling the Mount Pleasant streets this weekend. Wassman said almost all of CMUPD will be working.

Browne and Wassman both said the most common citations are minor in possession or open intoxicants. They advised that individuals cannot have open alcohol from one city sidewalk to the other.

They also said nuisance parties have been an issue recently.

Wassman said CMUPD plans to put messages out on social media before Welcome Weekend to keep students informed of local laws.

Browne said law enforcement and CMU personnel patrolled residences north of Bellows Street on Wednesday to notify students of laws, city ordinances and provide the opportunity for questions.

File Photo | Mary Lewandowski A student sits while talking to two police officers on Aug. 26, 2016 on Main Street.

Browne said door hangers with city ordinances were handed out.

Most of tickets written or arrests on Welcome Weekend are to nonstudents, Wassman said. Browne said it’s a mix of both students and visitors, adding CMU students usually host parties.

“We’re not out to be too strict,” Browne said. “We want everyone to have fun but also want a safe environment to have fun.”

Wassman said avoiding offenses on Welcome Weekend comes down to following university policies, state laws and city ordinances.

He said the most important step for people partying this weekend is to take steps to keep themselves and others safe.

“Don’t consume alcohol to the point where you cannot make a rational decision,” Wassman said.

Wassman, who celebrates his 17th year as a member of the CMUPD this fall, said there is a misconception that some ordinances are relaxed or ignored on Welcome Weekend. That is not the case, he said, and police expect people to follow the rules.

“CMU is part of the Mount Pleasant community,” Wassman said.

“We have to be good neighbors.”

Mayor Kathy Ling said “not a year goes by” where the city doesn’t receive complaints from residents about Welcome Weekend. The city has recently reactivated its City/CMU Student Liaison Committee with student representatives from CMU, city officials and community members to address these issues.

“We certainly make it clear that everybody — students and nonstudents — all make sure that everyone feels respected and safe,” Ling said. “Their well-being is the concern of the city.”

Wassman said a couple of years ago, an organized group that were not CMU students came to Mount Pleasant on Welcome Weekend with the sole intention of committing crimes. Houses and cars were broken into and fighting occurred.

“We want to put a stop to that kind of behavior,” he said.

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Noodles & Company, Which Wich among new local eateries By: Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University have a wider selection of dining options than before, with new locations for Which Wich Superior Sandwiches and Noodles & Company joining the list of new restaurants opening in Mount Pleasant.

WHICH WICH Location: Grawn Hall Opening: Aug. 28 Which Wich, a sandwich shop that specializes in customizable submarine sandwiches with more than 60 topping options, is one of the many new additions to Grawn Hall that students can enjoy after the hall’s $10.8 million renovations are completed at the end of August.

Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business Administration, hopes the restaurant helps students feel more comfortable in Grawn and encourage them to spend more time in the building.

When laying out plans for renovations, the CBA officials asked students what restaurant they would like to see added to the building, and Which Wich was the most requested company by far, Crespy said.

NOODLES & COMPANY Location: 4493 East Bluegrass Road Opening: Aug. 30 Noodles & Company first opened in 1995 after founder Aaron Kennedy decided there weren’t enough noodle restaurants in the United States.

The company has expanded its brand since then, being named among “The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America”

by Forbes Magazine in 2016.

The restaurant specializes in noodles, salads and soups, and takes pride in the freshness of its ingredients.

Ariana Strzalka | Photo Editor Central Precinct is scheduled to open on July 13 on South Mission Street, Mount Pleasant, Mich.

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Which Wich is scheduled to open on Aug. 28 in Grawn Hall.

CENTRAL PRECINCT Location: 1327 South Mission St. Opened: July 13 Central Precinct is the longawaited Mount Pleasant location of the Cops and Doughnuts franchise, which first opened in 2009 in Clare. The bakery made national headlines thanks to its unique story — a doughnut shop owned and operated by police officers.

When the Clare City Bakery was going out of business around its 113th anniversary, nine officers from the Clare County Police Department pooled their money together to buy the company. The bakery has expanded to include six locations across Michigan and Indiana.

“(Cops and Doughnuts) is true Americana,” said Greg Rynearson, co-owner of Cops and Doughnuts.

“We put our heart and soul into it, we put a lot of hours into it, and so we were successful.”

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL Location: 1720 South Mission St. Opening: To be announced A new Chipotle restaurant is in development between McDonald’s and Gordon Food Service on South Mission Street, located in a multi-suite building adjacent to CMU’s campus. No date has been given for the opening, though Chipotle communications director Chris Arnold said that the plan is open around October of 2017.

Mackenzie Brockman | Assistant Photo Editor Noodles and Company is scheduled to open on Aug. 30 on East Bluegrass Road in Mount Pleasant, Mich..

According to the company’s website, “dishes are inspired by the individuality, creativity and cultural heritage of cuisines from around the globe. From Penne Rosa to Japanese Pan Noodles, The Med Salad, and of course our famous Wisconsin Mac & Cheese, only the most authentic ingredients make the cut.”

TACO BELL Location: 5760 East Pickard St. Opened: July 12 Located just outside of Mount Pleasant near Soaring Eagle Casino, this is the second Taco Bell location in the Mount Pleasant area, with the first being located at 1143 South Mission Street.

Ariana Strzalka | Photo Editor Chipotle Mexican Grill’s opens on a date yet to be announced on South Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

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Each day we are inundated by news from all over: our televisions, our phones, our friends. In today’s aggressive political climate, it’s easy to say either “what’s the point?” or “why do you care?” It’s easier and easier to become apathetic, or worse, unsympathetic to our world. To our news.

Here at Central Michigan Life, we want you to care. We need you to care. And we, in return, care about you. But what does that mean?

Caring means we have a staff of students, your fellow students, up here sometimes seven days a week for hours at a time dedicated to bring you news ranging from football to the latest research breakthroughs in the academic colleges.

Caring means we print twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays, and have your papers ready for you to take to class when you get up in the morning. It also means 24/7 online coverage on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat accounts and constantly looking for more ways to tell your story.

Yes, your story.

Because caring, at its core, means we are a newspaper by students who care about students. We are not the voice of the university, though we do cover university successes and setbacks. We are not the voice of athletics, but we will print stories on wins and losses. We are not the voice of the city, yet you can expect to see city council coverage and reports of crime around Mount Pleasant.

We are the voice of students: your good and your bad. We want to be able to write about what you might be interested in doing this weekend around town while still tackling the heavy hitting stories related to politics, religion and everyone’s favorite t-word — tuition.

So don’t give up on us, because after almost 100 years, we haven’t given up on doing this.

It’s easy to tune out. It’s easy to unplug and not be involved.

But we know Central’s students hold themselves to a higher standard. And we expect you to hold us to that same standard.

If you believe we aren’t giving enough attention to an issue: email us. If you believe that you have something to say worth printing: write for us. And if you’re interested in being engaged: read us.

We want to make this year, like all other years, something worth remembering. Enjoy your time at Central, because we enjoy covering it.

So welcome back or for first time students, welcome to campus.

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Be part of the conversation on campus, write for CM Life

Greetings Central Michigan University students. I am Elio Stante, the Opinion Editor at Central Michigan Life. This year brings new faces and new ideas to campus, and with that, a new direction for the Opinion Desk.

CM Life and I are trying to expand the opinion section to include a more diverse range of opinions and a broader range of topics.

Anyone can write a letter to the editor, or a guest column. There are also staff columnist positions for fulltime students. To any student reading this, please take this as an official job offer from CM Life and write to us at opinion@cm-life.com. There will also be an all staff meeting at 8pm on

Elio Stante Opinion Editor

Wednesday, September 6, in Moore Hall Room 436, for anyone interested in working at CM Life.

We welcome any one and every one interested.

This year, at CM Life we want to expand the opinion section and cover a wide range of topics, that include movies, music, television, video games, sports, and personal experiences on campus. We are even look-

ing for a cartoonist.

Anything there is an opinion about, we want it.

If you think that Bioware killed the “Mass Effect” series, write about it.

If you feel that CMU should expand the free weight area in the Student Activity Center, write about it. If you watched the “Babadook” and thought it was terrible, write a review. If you think that there should be changes to residence hall policy, write about it.

If there is a discovery in a scientific or medical field that you are excited about, write about it.

It is not just pop culture or personal experiences that we want.

In this explosive political envi-

ronment, we want your thoughts on politics and social issues that concern you. We want to make sure that every voice can be heard. If you believe in the far-right, the far-left, or anywhere in between, I want to make sure that every side of an issue is presented.

Not only does CM Life want to read your opinions, I can guarantee other students feel and think the same way as you.

With over one million online hits last year, CM Life is a larger platform than just a Facebook post or a Tweet.

CM Life is here to give your voice a megaphone.

We are looking for anyone that is

passionate about writing, not just journalism students. Any and all majors are welcome to work at CM Life. If you have an idea for a weekly column, email me so we can set up a meeting, and talk about your ideas. If you write something, send it in, and I promise that I will work with you to find where it can fit in CM Life.

CM Life is here for any student wanting to write and make their voice be heard. The Opinion Desk is here for every student. Email us at opinion@cm-life.com. Again, please take this as an official job offering and come to Moore Hall 436, at 8pm on Sept. 6 to see all that CM Life has to offer.

Have fun on Welcome Weekend, but remember to be safe To all of our new students, welcome to Central Michigan University.

To all of our returning students, welcome back to CMU. My name is Evan Sasiela. I am the Managing Editor at Central Michigan Life this semester. I am tasked with managing the editorial side of our newsroom and reporting to our editorin-chief, Jordyn Hermani. I will write articles and columns throughout the year, but the focus is never on me or our other editors or reporters.

The focus is on you – the students.

If you read today’s editorial, you understand that our staff at CM Life values the student body. Our stories reflect you and we do our best to keep up-to-date with the topics that are of importance to you.

This weekend is an exciting time for our student body: Welcome Weekend.

Leadership Safari has now ended and students are pouring into the residence halls, moving in to their apartments or

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townhomes and prepping for fun activities – headlined by Saturday’s Mainstage.

Then, of course, is the partying.

This will be a great weekend to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Enjoy Welcome Weekend and make memories. I am not saying don’t go out and have fun.

But please, please, please be safe this weekend. Don’t do anything stupid.

After speaking with local police agencies in the past week, I have learned of the citations and arrests officers have issued in recent years. The majority of these are because of people making stupid decisions and not following the law.

While drinking can be fun and enjoyable, please know your limit. Our student

newspaper does not want to report on a student going to the hospital due to alcohol poisoning, or an even worse fate.

I advise you to know the rules, follow the laws, obey the police and look out for one another. If someone has been drinking and plans to drive, please don’t let them. Call a cab. We have Uber now.

Keep each other safe, please. Nighttime in Mount Pleasant can be scary. Bring your friends and look out for each other.

Please limit fighting and screaming to none. You have neighbors, you know.

If you are bringing visitors, make sure they know the rules and laws.

I know this sounds like a rant, but I mean it with all my heart. As a senior on this campus, I know the dangers Welcome Weekend can pose. With thousands of people coming to Mount Pleasant with the goal of partying, it can sometimes get out of control.

So as you celebrate this weekend, have fun and keep each other safe.

Chippewas look out for one another.

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Most of the positions within the company — including reporters, videographers and photographers — are paid positions. Students with any major are able to work on staff. Other opportunities available

include working with our multimedia desk to host podcasts or designing news pages or advertisements for online and in-print.

“Almost every newsroom, ad agency, public relations firm, and marketing company has CMU alumni working there — and the most successful ones started their careers at CM Life,” said Dave Clark, director of student media and adviser of CM Life and The Central Review. “From the Detroit Free Press to the New York Times and The Washington Post our journalists are leading important conversations in their communities. We encourage students to begin developing their voices now and leading

discussions on our campus and in the Mount Pleasant community.”

CM Life has been a part of Central Michigan University for almost 100 years. In that time the company has dedicated itself to covering the news of the campus and the community surrounding CMU. Notable alumni of CM Life have gone on to work for publications like The Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, People Magazine and The Washington Post.

Four CM Life alumni were nominated for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize awards.

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and Friday viewing times are noon to 6 p.m., with viewing times on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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MAINSTAGE TO TAKE PLACE ON AUG. 26 Students interested in learning more about campus clubs and organizations can attend the MainStage event on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 5-8 p.m. in parking lot 62, located between Rose Pond and Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

MainStage is a free annual event that aims to introduce new students to student organizations across Central Michigan University’s campus.

In addition to space designated for local and student organizations, the event will have live music, games and carnival rides.

“MainStage is a great

chance for students to learn more about what the campus and community has to offer,” said Danielle Rossman, assistant director of Student Activities and Involvement. “It’s a good way to connect with organizations and resources on campus that could be very helpful in the future.”

This year’s MainStage takes place after the inaugural New Student Convocation ceremony, which runs from 3:304:30 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.

Led by President George Ross, the ceremony is meant to introduce

incoming freshmen to the university and commemorate CMU’s 125th anniversary.

Prior to MainStage, the annual Get Organized event is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Finch Fieldhouse.

Get Organized is a seminar designed to help leaders of student organizations develop ideas to be more effective in their leadership and learn strategies to reach a wider student audience.

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Hallways were crowded with furniture and belongings as freshman moved into their residence halls across campus Saturday.

With Leadership Safari commencing later that day, participants spent their days settling into their rooms before activities began.

Accompanied by his family, Mitchell Banks of Grand Rapids moved into his room in Merrill Hall. When it came to Safari, Banks said he was thrilled.

As far as adapting to the new environment, he is worried about finding his classes WALLACE: and his way around campus. Students should attend class and “I feel once I get situated reach out to and start meeting people professors. it will be better,” he said.

“I think it’s going to be fun, especially meeting a bunch of new people, like people from out of state. I’m just really excited to hear their stories.”

Being his first time living way from home, Banks is looking forward to the experience of living in the residence halls and having roommates.

“I’m really excited about the freedom of it, that you can just hang out with your friends and do whatever you want,” Banks said.

With that freedom however comes also the responsibility of attending classes and managing coursework.

Leslie Wallace, a faculty member in the College of Health Professions, said freshmen come to her every year with concerns. She said the answer she always gives to new students is to attend class and reach out to professors with questions.

For students worried about finding their way around campus, she advised them to reach out to others and their RAs in the residence halls.

“Once you get into the dorms, go together with your roommates to get books and go fig-

ure out your class schedule, walk around and get acquainted with the campus,” she said.

Wallace also emphasized the importance of attending Mainstage on Saturday, Aug. 26, where students can become familiar with different organizations and opportunities on campus.

David Patton, interim associate vice president of Enrollment Management, said getting connected with the campus is essential for students when they arrive.

“I think the most important things for (students) to do is try to get involved,” he said.

“If they’re not sure what their major is because they’re still freshmen, then get involved in something that just might be an interest.”

He said students should not be afraid to talk to their professors and they would be happy to help.

Getting involved is what freshman Taylor Winzer of Marysville plans to do to get acquainted with campus. She said she participated in Safari not only to move in a week early, but to surround herself with familiar faces in case she gets homesick.

“I want to get involved with as many things as I can,” Winzer said. “I think that will help me get to know people.”

Winzer was not the only one who used Safari as a way to become acquainted with campus, freshman Carlee Long of Marshall also participated. She heard it was a good experience and a way to make friends.

“I’m nervous about probably not knowing where to go or remembering where my dorm or something is,” Long said.

Interested in Greek Life, Long said she wants to discover all the different programs and organizations that correlate with what she enjoys.

Skyler Boeding, Merrill Hall residence hall director, said when it comes to incoming freshmen, Merrill Hall Staff want to accommodate them in any way they can. He said the halls focus on social events to get people to interact.

“Our main focus is (having) a welcoming atmosphere,” Boeding said. “(We want to) bridge the gap between home and into the new atmosphere of college.”

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Former student sentenced to minimum one year in jail for criminal sexual conduct

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

A former Central Michigan University student was sentenced to a minimum of one year in jail following a January sexual assault that happened in Saxe Hall.

Logan R. Lemke pleaded no contest to one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct. Judge Mark H. Duthie ordered Lemke to a minimum 12 months in jail and five years of probation for the felony on Aug. 21. Lemke will be held in the Isabella County Jail.

Lemke, 20, was arraigned in Isabella County Trial Court in February on charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, possession of child sexually abusive material, capturing an image of an unclothed person and surveilling an unclothed person. The latter three charges were dismissed.

Lemke must pay $958 in court fines and fees, although bond was cancelled. Lemke originally posted at 10 percent of $20,000 bond. Restitution has been left open and will order if defendant or family needs counseling, according to court records. Lemke can have contact with his brother.

Lemke admitted to sexually assaulting another student in his Saxe Hall dorm room after returning from a party at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 21. He told CMU police that he touched a

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sleeping person’s genitals and took pictures using his cell phone, according to a court report. An interviewing officer seized Lemke’s iPhone at the end of an interview.

The person who was assaulted told police he recalled flashes of Lemke someone touching him.

After waking up, he said his underwear was between the mattress and the footboard of the bed, according to court documents.

CMU police also identified that Lemke possessed more than 1,200 images of men changing clothes and more than 600 images of men sleeping. Some were pornographic in nature. Many images dated from 2012 and 2013 and included male minors.

Police obtained warrants to search Lemke’s primary cell phone and dorm room for surveillance equipment. Police eventually found thousands of images located on two additional devices — an iPhone5s and black Motorola.

Lemke is no longer listed as a CMU student. He was a 19-year-old sophomore at the time of the incident.

Tony J. Moses served as Lemke’s appointed attorney.

NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

POPEYES ANNOUNCES CLOSURE, CITES POOR SALES Citing a lack of business, the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant located at 807 South Mission Street has closed.

Its closure was announced Aug. 22 by a sign taped to the building’s front door, which reads “Dear

customers, This location is now closed due to lack of business. We would like to thank all the customers that supported us during the time we were open.”

People in the community took to social media to post the news of the business closing.

The restaurant first opened in fall 2014.

Before then, the property had been vacant since 2006 after the Main Lounge bar was destroyed by a fire.

Teen with full-ride scholarship to CMU dies in Midland County crash

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

An 18-year-old woman who had been accepted to Central Michigan University on a full-ride scholarship died Aug. 11 after a head-on traffic crash in Midland County.

Gladwin resident Kristina Garafalo was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash the night of Friday, Aug. 11, according to the Midland County Sheriff ’s Office.

Garafalo’s obituary states she was the 2017 valedictorian of Gladwin High School and was accepted to attend CMU on a full academic scholarship. Her obituary states, “Although her time here was way too short, she was a very gifted and ambitious young lady who made her parents very proud.”

The incident took place at about 11:16 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 11, on eastbound US-10 West of Stark Road in Lincoln Township, according to the Midland County Sheriff ’s Office. At about 11:14 p.m., Midland County Central Dispatch received a call reporting a vehicle heading westbound in the eastbound lane of US-10 near Eastman Road, police said. A head-on crash was reported two minutes later.

An investigation from Midland County Sheriff Scott Stephenson and his office shows Janice Rozek, a 67-year-old from Auburn, was driving her red 2006 Chevy Equinox, westbound in the eastbound lane of US-10. Police said she then struck a black 2000 Lincoln Town Car driven by Garafalo, whose vehicle was heading eastbound.

There was a second crash at the scene a short time later, police said. Garafalo’s vehicle had come

to rest sideways in the roadway after the first crash. A silver 2005 Pontiac G6 driven by Brett Bohn, an 18-yearold from Sanford, was unable to stop in time and hit the rear passenger corner of Garafalo’s vehicle.

Garafalo All drivers appeared to be wearing seatbelts during the crashes, police said.

Garafalo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rozek was transported to MMMC with critical injuries. Bohn and the two passengers in his vehicle were not injured.

The Sheriff ’s Office said there is no evidence to indicate that alcohol or drugs may have been a factor in the crashes, but are waiting for toxicology reports for a final determination. The report will be forwarded to the Midland County Prosecutor’s Office for review after completion.

The Midland County Sheriff ’s Office were assisted at the scene by Midland City Police, Lincoln Township Fire Rescue, Jerome Township Fire Rescue and Mid-Michigan EMS. Heather Smith, director of communications at University Communications, said the university has heard of the loss and calls it “incredibly tragic.”

“Every time we lose a member of the CMU community it hits us hard,” Smith said. “We’re incredibly saddened by this loss and offer our sincerest condolences to the student’s family and her friends.”

Garafalo’s funeral services took place Aug. 16 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Gladwin, according to her obituary.

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FEMA aids Isabella County after $87 million in flood damage

By Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

On June 23, rainfall caused by thunderstorms resulted in flooding across Isabella, Midland, Gladwin and Bay counties, causing more than $100 million in damages throughout Mid-Michigan.

More than $87 million in damage was reported by the Isabella County Emergency Operations Center on June 28. The estimate was determined with information compiled by several officials throughout Isabella County, including representatives from the road commission, sheriff’s office, and Union Township Hall.

Breaking down the $87 million estimate, private property underwent $39 million in damages, $21 million to public property and $28 million to local agriculture. Since the initial estimate, further assessments have increased the estimate of agricultural damage to over $30 million, with the amount potentially being higher when crops start being harvested in September.

Fifty-one buildings on Central Michigan University’s campus were affected by the flooding, with extensive damage done to the Student Activity Center, Dow Science Complex, Theunissen Stadium, and Foust, Calkins and Rowe halls. An estimate by the Facilities Management Administration placed the cost of on-campus damage between $7-10 million. Repairs were covered by the university’s insurance.

Student Activity Center repairs included replacing flooring in the Large and Small Sports Forum courts, which were heavily-damaged by flood waters. The weight-training center, SAC pool and M.P. Fit room were also damaged. University staff, including student employees from Residence Life and Facilities Management, worked extensive-

File Photo | McKenzie Sanderson Student employees walk through floodwaters with buckets, rescuing fish and other wildlife from streets and ditches on June 23, 2017 on Broomfield and West Campus roads.

ly to make the campus ready and safe for students participating in Leadership Safari.

On Aug. 2, President Donald Trump declared a state of disaster for Isabella, Midland, Gladwin and Bay counties, which had been requested by Gov. Rick Snyder on June 24. With the president’s declaration, residents of the affected became eligible for federal assistance to help alleviate the costs of repairs, temporary housing and loans covering uninsured

property losses caused by the flooding. The declaration also gives communities the opportunity to apply for hazard mitigation assistance from FEMA. The FEMA-operated Isabella County Disaster Recovery Center opened at 4855 East Bluegrass Road on Aug. 14. The center operates Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be on hand

to answer questions about disaster assistance and low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and businesses.

As of Aug. 16, the SBA has approved more than $1.3 million in low-interest disaster loans to cover losses caused by the flooding. The SBA has encouraged anyone with losses to apply for loans as soon as possible. The deadline for applications for physical property damage is Oct. 2.

The Isabella County Disaster Recovery Center opened at 4855 East Bluegrass Road.

City commissioners approved 3 a.m., Roads and parking lots around Mount Pleasant began flooding.

9 a.m. The Isabella County Emergency

8 a.m. Central Michigan University announced the closure of its campus.

The center would remain fully staffed

Operations Center began operation.

24/7 for the following two weeks.

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Thursday.

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley declared a state of disaster for Isabella and Midland counties due to the flooding.

President Trump declared a state of disaster for Isabella, Midland, Gladwin and Bay counties, as requested by Gov. Rick Snyder in June.

FEMA-trained damage assessment crews surveyed the Isabella County area.

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June 25 Gov. Rick Snyder spoke in front of the Emergency Operations Center, offering his support of Mid-Michigan’s emergency response efforts.

Aug. 2 The Isabella County Emergency Operations Center released its initial $87 million damage estimate.

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Summer of service Students volunteer more than 7,000 hours on Alternative Summer Breaks

By Paige Sheffield Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Twelve Central Michigan University students woke up at 5 a.m. each day and headed to the beach with buckets, wood stakes and caution tape, spending one of their last weeks of summer helping sea turtles in Palm Beach, Florida.

These students participated in the Animal Endangerment Alternative Break, one of 14 groups of students that traveled to various cities to volunteer this summer through the Alternative Breaks program. More than 200 CMU students participated in an Alternative Summer Break this year, volunteering 7,018 direct hours.

The Animal Endangerment group worked with three community partners: Sea Turtle Conservation League of Singer Island, Loggerhead Marine Life Center and John D. MacArthur Beach State Park.

Debbie Sobel, president of the Sea Turtle Conservation League of Singer Island, has a permit to dig up the turtle nests. After digging up turtle nests, she would count eggs or supervise students counting eggs. Students collected data on each nest and if the turtles were alive, they would make sure they were strong enough to reach the ocean and create paths for them, said Dexter senior and break participant Kourtney Koch.

Students also educated people on the beach by talking to them about what they were doing to help the turtles. They encouraged them to close the curtains in their hotel rooms and not walk on the beach with flashlights at night because the light would confuse the turtles and lead them in the wrong direction.

“On our last day of service, we were working with Debbie and dug up 12 baby sea turtles and she was like, ‘oh, this is your group; there’s one for each person from CMU’ and that was really cool,” Koch said.

CMU’s Alternative Breaks program sends groups of up to 12 students — two site leaders and 10 participants — to various locations across the country during winter, spring and summer breaks. When students sign up for an Alternative Break, they choose based on the social justice issue they’re interested in and don’t find out where they’ll be going until after sign ups.

Koch chose the Animal Endangerment break because she didn’t know much about the issue and wanted to learn more.

“I think just from participating on a break, I come back

Kourtney Koch | Courtesy Photo A sea turtle crawls through the sand to get back to the ocean while student volunteers observe the reptile and collect data during their Alternative Summer Break in Palm Beach, Florida.

and I’m just so reflective and thinking about everything deeper,” Koch said. “Changes from this break are thinking about what I throw away, using reusable bags and not using a lot of one-time plastic and straws or something like that and then just continuously wanting to learn more about the issue and how it connects to different social justice issues as well.”

At their other service sites, the Animal Endangerment group helped with arts and crafts for an event, maintained trails and picked up trash.

SERVING THE MITTEN The Alternative Breaks program increased the number of breaks offered this year, offering 11 breaks last summer and 14 this summer. Students drove long distances to states such as Georgia, Florida, New York and Colorado.

Others had a shorter drive this year. One of the breaks added this summer was a weeklong “Serve the Mitten” break in Detroit.

Prior to this year, a weeklong break in Michigan hadn’t been offered since the spring of 2000.

Jennifer Drevon, graduate assistant at the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, said offering the Serve the Mitten break created a weeklong Alternative Break experience for students who might feel apprehensive about driving long distances or traveling farther away for a week.

Erica Johnson, assistant director of the Volunteer Center, said the volunteer opportunity was also added because of their commitment to the state of Michigan.

“A lot of our breaks travel across the country and that’s wonderful,” Johnson said. “Students are learning from those experiences and communities that they’re not familiar with, but we wanted to make sure that we are committed to our home state and committed to the communities that our students are coming from.”

Students on the Serve the Mitten break volunteered at Cass Community Social Services in Detroit and Livonia Family YMCA. They prepared and served food at a soup kitchen, worked with adults with disabilities and made mats out of tires that had been abandoned in Detroit. They also did yard work and painted the inside of a tiny house.

Grand Rapids senior Jordan Rios, a site leader for the Serve the Mitten break, said the most rewarding aspect of the break was feeling she made an impact in her home state.

“We loved the experience, especially with the tiny homes, because it seems like one of those more tangible things where you just really realize we’re painting someone’s future house which is going to be somewhere safe for them,” Rios said.

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learned about a community she wasn’t familiar with before. She said since Detroit isn’t far away, she could go back and volunteer with these organizations again.

KEEPING THE PROGRAMS SUSTAINABLE Johnson said the program’s goal last year was to expand by a few breaks and get more than 700 participants in a year. There were 728 students who participated in Alternative Breaks this past year.

Since a maximum of 12 students can go on each break, the breaks have waitlists.

Johnson said they’re trying to meet that demand, but providing safe, quality experiences is most important.

When finding organizations to work with, Johnson said they try to be intentional and form long-term partnerships. They also try to be clear about what Alternative Break

participants can offer the organization, what expectations the organization should have of the students and what is expected of the organization.

“We’re very clear with community organizations that we’re not here asking for something that you don’t have the capacity to do,” she said. “We try to ensure that we are filling a need and that there is a need there for us to fill.”

Some partnerships have ended, largely because the organizations’ needs have changed, she said.

“While it’s sad for us to leave an organization that we’ve been at for sometimes a decade, it’s a positive thing that shows that their needs are changing and we’re not there to cause more work in our attempt to learn — we’re there to help,” she said.

The Alternative Break program is entering its 24th year. Its longest partnership,

which is with Chippokes Plantation State Park in Virginia, has lasted for 23 years.

Four of the breaks that went out this summer — Affordable Housing in Baton Rouge, LGBTQ in New York City, Serve the Mitten in Detroit and Mentoring Through Sports in Silver Spring, MD — worked with new community partners.

Koch said that after being involved in the Alternative Breaks program since her freshman year, she thinks more about how her daily choices might impact the world around her.

“I think Alternative Breaks has a cool way of changing the way you think and the way you interact with people, and it leads to a lot of meaningful conversations and meaningful actions too,” Koch said.

Looking forward, this year’s goal is to reach about 750 participants, said Alternative Breaks Student Coordinator Jennifer Peacock.

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Mackenzie Brockman | Assistant Photo Editor Toledo, Ohio freshman Cassie Scouten is passed along by members of the Bobcat and Bearded Dragon teams during a team building exercise at Leadership Safari on Aug. 21 in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

Making memories at Leadership Safari

By Emma Dale News Editor news@cm-life.com

Leadership Safari gives incoming students and freshmen a week full of activities to get acquainted with Central Michigan University.

With activities such as challenge courses, speakers, slam poets and an opportunity for dinner with CMU professors, Safari participants kept busy Aug. 19-23.

Safari is a five day program designed to help new freshmen and transfer students become ac-

quainted with campus and learn leadership skills.

During Monday’s leadership challenge courses, which involved team building and trust exercises, Susan Walser of Chicago, Illinois, sat with her new friend Amanda Perham of Monroe. The two happened to be in the same group: Team Blowfish.

Though Walser participated in Safari to become more familiar campus, she discovered more throughout the process.

“Everybody on this campus is super accepting. Even though we’re all getting started, we’re

all really friendly to each other,” she said.

Perham said during the experience of Safari she learned how to come out of her comfort zone.

“Don’t be afraid to walk up to people and introduce yourself even if usually you might be a little hesitant,” she said.

Midland senior Cali Winslow was a Safari guide for her third time this year, and described the energy as infectious.

With 2,050 students participating this year, the number is down by a small amount of 50 since last year. Dani Hiar, director of Leadership

Safari, said the numbers for Safari stay consistent with enrollment.

Hiar said not much changed this year, except for some locations due to summer flooding in the Student Activity Center and the New Student Convocation Ceremony taking place Saturday, Aug. 26.

“Safari is a great time if you allow it to be,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll have a great start to the fall semester.”

Hiar said leaders and Safari staff had to adjust to the changes, as big events weren’t taking

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Team Panda works to untangle their human knot at Leadership Safari on Aug. 21 in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

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Macomb junior Kellie Hoeing cheers on Leadership Safari participants during a presentation by David Coleman on Aug. 20 in Finch Fieldhouse..

place in the SAC because of June flooding. wSurrounded by an energetic atmosphere in the Indoor Athletic Complex, senior Katlynn Hughes of Oak Park led her group, Team Reindeer. It was her second year of being a leader for Safari.

“I think it’s a great transitional program,” she said. “I never got to do it as a participant and I saw other people that I knew that got so much out of it their freshman year. I just wanted to be able to help the transitional process.”

Being with her group of nine people all week, she explained her favorite part was seeing her participants grow, and added they teach her more than she ever teaches them.

“They get out of their comfort zone, accomplish their goals that they set, and just get close to each other in general,” Hughes said.

“They teach you a lot about yourself, like what morals you have,” she said. “They reinforce why you choose to be here and what means the most to you at Central.”

As far as the future of Safari is concerned, Hiar said they have developments in the works for spin-off programs, like a spring Safari for transfer students or freshmen who arrive second semester.

She said transfer students have the toughest time getting acquainted to campus.

“We’re hoping to launch that (program) this spring,” she said. “(It’s) a possibility.”

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President of Program Board discusses plans for this year

By Paige Sheffield Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Program Board, a registered student organization that coordinates various entertainment programs on campus, brought DNCE to Central Michigan University last year and collaborated with other organizations and departments on campus to bring Laverne Cox to CMU. “We love when people come to events then are like, ‘wow, this is cool, I want to be a part of this,’” said Marissa Mattioli, president of Program Board.

The organization will release its fall lineup this Saturday at MainStage.

Students can get involved by attending Program Board meetings on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Mackinaw Room and following Program Board on social media.

Central Michigan Life sat down with Mattioli to discuss

Program Board’s plans for this year.

What are your plans for Program Board this year?

We are working on a tighter budget, which is perfectly fine. A lot of what we’re focusing on this year is member recruitment and member retention.

In terms of executive board and programming, I think it’s to give more of a wide variety of programming. We’re really focusing on heritage months, stuff like that, and bringing more collaborations (with other organizations and departments) to campus. We’re really excited for all of that.

You said you want to focus on more of a wide variety of programming. What do you think that will look like?

In our budget, we actually have set aside collaboration money, which is really nice. We did do a few collaborations but we kind of want to focus on

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getting other offices involved since we do have a little bit more money than other offices do on campus. When you bring two different organizations together, they kind of learn how to intermingle with each other. So if we did an event with (The Office of ) LGBTQ Services, maybe one of our members is interested in doing some of their events too so it’s kind of like that networking piece as well.

Have you planned your fall programs?

Our lineup is going to be coming out at MainStage. Our programmers worked really hard this summer to get all of our fall programming together so that is going to be all out on Saturday. We’re really excited.

Then programming for the spring semester is going to start at the start of the school year.

Why did you become president of Program Board?

I started last year and I did special events for executive board. I saw a lot of potential in Program Board. I grew a lot as a person doing that position and I was like, ‘you know what? I think I’m going to take a leap and be the president.’ I think it’s a different set of chal-

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lenges for me and I wanted to take that challenge.

I’m an event management major so it’s really right up my alley.

What can students expect from this year’s programs?

Definitely more variety.

I guess we’re going to Mattioli have to wait and see what happens. Like how we do meetings every Wednesday, we’re starting to have more constant events. (Through this) people are going to learn more about Program Board and see us have way more of a presence.

Before it was kind of like, ‘OK, we have a concert here, we have a lecture here, we have a comedian here,’ but now we’re going to do more reoccurring events.

What were some of your most successful programs last year?

I think our DNCE concert was well marketed. We use that now as kind of a marketing strategy.

I’m thinking of last fall, we did a comedy jam right at the beginning of the year, which was very successful. In terms of smaller events, trivia night was really popular. We did ThinkFast trivia (an interactive trivia game) and now that’s becoming a little more prevalent on campus. They just had it for IMPACT because I think everyone really liked it so much. We did a collaboration for the Laverne Cox lecture so that was really cool.

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Residence Life employs more than 200

students to prepare for fall semester

By Mitchell Kukulka News Editor

File Photo | Mitchell Kukulka Student employees repaint a hallway on Aug. 1, 2017 on the sixth floor of Wheeler Hall.

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More than 200 Central Michigan University students worked for Residence Life this summer to prepare campus for the return of students this fall.

This summer, student employees painted, inspected rooms and repaired furniture. They also conducted large-scale projects such as flooring replacement, plumbing maintenance and the creation of appliances through wood shops.

“I always laugh when people ask if it’s quiet on campus over the summer,” said Kathleen Gardner, director of Residence Life. “This is actually our busiest time in terms of prepping the facilities. In addition to that, we’re hiring new professional staff. We lay eyes on every part of operation over the summer to prioritize projects and whatever the need is.”

Larger projects students helped with include the repainting of all student suites in Celani Hall, the installation of new bed frames in Saxe Hall and the replacement of all shower drains in Kessler, Campbell and Kulhavi halls.

Student employees work under one of eight designated building maintenance workers around campus. Dave Jarosiewicz, who is a maintenance worker in the Towers, worked with 44 students over the summer — split into 10 crews.

“A lot of work goes into this, but thankfully I have a great crew,” Jarosiewicz said.

Maine sophomore Kenneth Hall works under Jarosiewicz as the student manager of the Campbell Hall wood shop.

Hall and his team of eight have worked over the summer on one of Residence Life’s largest summer projects: the creation and installation of more than 4,200 wooden railings to decrease the risk of students rolling out of bunk beds in their sleep.

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File Photo| Mitchell Kukulka Students employees from Residence Life load mattresses to be recycled from Kulhavi Hall on July 7, 2017 in front of Kulhavi Hall.

end of the spring semester, Residence Life staff inspects empty rooms to determine what repairs need to be worked on during the summer season. “(The summer) is a short time frame, but we do as much as we can in that time frame,” said John Kassuba, assistant director of Residence Life. “We have to work around the schedules of summer camps and conferences too, which can sometimes make it challenging.”

Of the 200 students that work over the summer, about 75 remain on staff for the fall semester.

RESIDENCE HALL DIRECTORS After students return to campus in the fall, Residence Life’s focus turns to fulfilling what Gardner calls “student initiated work orders.”

Gardner said those work orders include any

additional maintenance that students request while living in the dorms, such as lights not working or plumbing needing to be fixed.

Residence Life also uses the summer to fill any vacancies in residence hall director and resident assistant positions. In cases of vacancies, CMU puts out a call nationally requesting applicants through organizations that cater to student services.

There are 19 residence hall directors employed by Residence Life — 18 in on-campus residence halls and one for the Northwest, Kewadin and graduate housing apartment complexes. Of the current RHD staff, four are returning from last year.

Newly appointed residence hall directors began their training in mid-July, with returning directors training during the first week of August.

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The inaugural Student Convocation Ceremony for incoming students is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26, in McGuirk Arena.

The convocation, which occurs before Mainstage, will have speakers President George Ross, Provost Michael Gealt and faculty member Dr. Kelly Murphy welcoming students to campus.

The ceremony will include a processional and recessional. Alumnus Mike Zeig, director of university planning at Michigan State will deliver the keynote address.

Zeig was Student Government Association president during his time at Central Michigan University, and is current president of the CMU Young Alumni Board. He graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

“We believe our incoming students will relate well to him and the messages he has to share,” said Heather Smith, director of communications at University Communications.

Students living on campus will walk with their RA’s from assigned locations to the event, while those living off campus are recommended to arrive by 3:15 p.m. and can park in Lot 62 W located near the Student Activity Center.

“The goal of this is to create a greater sense of belonging, introduce academic goals and familiarize them with CMU traditions,” Smith said.

A livestream of the convocation is available online and will begin at the start of the event.

It can be found by accessing the Office of the President page on the university’s website.

“The goals of the ceremony are to create a greater sense of belonging to our new students, emphasize importance of their academic work, convey our commitment to support them as they pursue their education and familiarize them with CMU’s traditions and customs,” according to a statement on the webpage.

Faculty and staff who wish to be apart of the event can register online, also located on the Office of the President’s university webpage.

Those participating in the Student Convocation Ceremony should arrive at the John G. Kulhavi Events Center by 2:30 p.m. Parking is available for faculty and staff in Lot 61, located west of the building.

-Emma Dale News Editor

LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR MAY GRADUATION SEPT. 15 Students intending on graduating in May must apply for graduation by Friday, Sept. 15 to be entered into the auditing process.

Audits will be based on several things including when an application was submitted, how a student’s name will appear on their diploma, the degree they are

pursuing and the major or majors a student is intending to complete.

Following sign-up, a message will be sent to the student’s university email informing them they have completed the process and must wait to be notified of their final audit.

Should information change regarding the

student, their major or their degree progress, students should call the Registrar’s Office at 989774-3261. Their office is located at 212 Warriner Hall and have business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Friends and family remember sophomore Delaney Bush

By Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Delaney Bush, an Otsego sophomore who died in July, will be remembered for her enthusiasm and passion both in and out of the classroom.

“Saying that she was ‘upbeat’ would be an understatement,” said Mallary Wacker, a biology professor whose lab Bush worked in. “She was motivated by curiosity, but she was also very gracious.

She knew that she had gifts. She wanted to put them to use and help others.”

Bush died in her sleep July 19. The cause of her death has not been determined. A family member said the medical examiner has ruled out heart complications, and is exploring whether her death was caused by a neurological issue.

Bush studied biology at Central Michigan University, working as a researcher in Wacker’s lab and as a

supplemental instructor for the biology department.

Wacker first met Bush while teaching a cell biology class for freshmen, Bush in which Bush was a student.

Weeks into the class, Bush reached out to Wacker to express her enthusiasm for the material and her interest in working in the biology laboratory. Wacker previously turned down students interested in the lab because there wasn’t a need for additional staff, but she was so impressed by Bush she decided to let her join.

Bush graduated from Otsego High School in 2016. She was awarded a Centralis Honors Program Scholarship by CMU. Delaney’s father, Jonathan Bush,

said that his daughter originally had no interest in CMU. Although other family members attended Western, she decided to tour CMU on a whim. By the end of the day, he said Delaney had completely fallen in love with the campus.

Bush was a dedicated and passionate runner. She served as co-captain of Otsego High School’s state championship cross-country team. She spent her first day at CMU running the North Country Trail Run Half-Marathon. At the time of her death, Delaney had a three-year streak of running at least one mile each day.

A one-mile run in Delaney’s memory took place at Otsego High School on Aug. 19, along a route that she used to run. The event was free, though donations could be made to the Delaney Bush Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 renewable award offered

by Otsego Public School Foundation aimed towards students interested in

studying science.

About $5,000 dollars was raised at the event, with more than 200 people in attendance. Friends and family plan to make the run an annual event.

Before her death, Bush had finished a three-week biological sciences course on Beaver Island. She returned from the trip the Friday before she died, spending the weekend with her family before returning to Mount Pleasant.

Bush opted to stay at CMU during the summer to continue her research in the lab, working with Coopersville senior Samy Lempke. Delaney did her best to liven up the laboratory on a daily basis, Lempke said, either through her jokes or with impromptu dance parties.

“She was full of energy and enthusiasm,” Lempke said. “She was amazing. I feel like people sometimes exaggerate things when talking about someone who has passed away, but she really was the nicest person

that you’d ever meet.”

Bush was an active member of the Catholic Church, serving in youth and teen groups at St. Margaret’s School in Otsego, and regularly attending St. Mary’s University Parish while at CMU. She also participated in many mission trips and national Catholic youth and young adult events.

Bush is survived by her mother and father, Erin and Jonathan Bush; her three siblings, Avery, Owen, and Eleanor; and her grandfather, Warren.

She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jerilyn and Dennis Clancy and her paternal grandmother Joan Hall Bush.

Bush would have celebrated her 19th birthday on July 27.

Funeral services took place on July 24 at Otsego High School Performing Arts Center.

Jonathan Bush contributed to this story.

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BIOSCIENCES PLANT INSTALLATION REPLACED AFTER PARASITE INFESTATION Plants in the Living Wall installation located in the Biosciences Building were replaced in July, after the display was temporarily taken down due to an infestation of parasitic insects.

The installation was removed on Tuesday, July 18 due to complications caused by an infestation of mealybugs, a common parasite that drain a plant of its liquids. Mealybug infestations are identified by the wax-like residue that the insects leave behind.

The insects likely came with the plants when they were originally installed, said Michael O’Neill, the aquatic vivarium manager for the biology department.

“We had treated (the infestation) before with some organic oils, but that didn’t appear to get them all,” O’Neill said. “We started to introduce Green

Ariana Strzalka | Photo Editor Plants hang on the wall on Aug. 16 in the Biosciences building.

Lacewing bugs, which are predators of (the mealybugs), but we eventually just decided to get all new plants.”

The installation was donated at zero cost to Central Michigan University by alumna JoAnn Hinds.

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CMU, MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE COMBINE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY GRAFFITI SUSPECT Two local police departments have collaborated to identify a suspect in a series of graffiti incidents in Mount Pleasant dating back to 2014.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department has dealt with more than 20 graffiti incidents in the city this summer, said Officer Jeff Browne. That is not counting incidents on Central Michigan University’s campus.

Lt. Cameron Wassman with the CMU Police Department said there have been six instances of graffiti on campus since 2014.

“There is the thought that all these incidents are being committed by the same

person,” Wassman said.

In what Browne called a “joint effort,” the two departments worked together to identify a suspect.

The Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing reports and will decide if charges should be issued, Browne said. The suspect’s name is being withheld until arraignment, Browne said.

A price tag for damage is “hard to gauge” due to people washing the graffiti off or replacing siding, Browne said. Businesses, neighborhoods, fences, houses, siding and dumpsters were damaged

—some permanently, he said.

“It’s been a lengthy investigation,” Browne said.

“Our detective and CMU personnel did a wonderful job of figuring it out and getting the suspect.”

Graffiti on CMU property has been spotted in north campus in the area of Bellows Street, Wassman said. Video surveillance aided in identifying a suspect, Wassman said.

Central Michigan Life has contacted the office of Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Hunt-Scully for more information.

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Alford to lead CMU athletics with fundraising background

By McKenzie Sanderson Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

After being named associate vice president and director of athletics at Central Michigan University on June 7, Michael Alford offered three priorities he intends to focus on during his tenure.

The former senior associate athletics director for administration and development at the University of Oklahoma’s first message was to make education a top priority for the student athlete experience. Alford’s parents were both teachers and received master’s degrees in education.

“Our job in athletics is to support the educational mission of the university and celebrate the achievement of our student athletes as they prepare for life,” Alford said.

He said he will also focus on competing for championships and engag-

ing in the CMU community.

Alford was selected from a nationwide search that featured 37 applicants, 19 of which come from Division I schools.

Eight candidates have athletic direc- Alford tor experience, nine are senior associate athletic directors and nine come from Power Five conferences, said committee chair and vice president of advancement Bob Martin.

Alford replaces Dave Heeke, who became athletics director at the University of Arizona after spending 11 years at CMU. Alford is expected to earn about $250,000.

President George E. Ross said the new athletic director shined during their one-on-one interview when Alford highlighted the importance of

educating student athletes beyond the playing surface.

“Michael stood above (the other candidates) in my conversations with him,” Ross said. “I was looking for a person who can uphold a leadership standard at CMU (and) recognizes that athletes are students first.”

Alford also stood out among the candidates with his background in fundraising and marketing. He recently planned and managed a $160 million end zone facility project at Oklahoma, and led several capital campaigns, such as one for a $7 million basketball performance center that will open in 2018.

He joined OU in 2012 from the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys where he served as senior director of corporate partnerships and sales since 2008.

During his tenure with the Cowboys, Alford cultivated corporate relationships that resulted in more than $400 million in contractual

revenue for the club. He managed all aspects of programming for Cowboys Stadium, which opened in 2009, and has hosted numerous college football contests, concerts and other marquee events, including Super Bowl XLV. Alford called his upcoming experience at CMU a “learning process.”

He said he plans to sit down with each head coach individually to hear their visions, particularly when it comes to facilities.

“You’ve got two ears and one mouth for a reason,” he said. “That’s what I’m going to be doing — hearing visions. I also want to hear the vision in the community and among students. (I want to) listen to their experiences at games and on campus and learn everything about it.”

At Oklahoma, Alford helped run an athletic department with an annual budget of more than $120 million. At CMU, the athletic budget is around $30 million, nearly 75 percent

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Unlike other recent searches conducted by the university, such as the Dean of Libraries, College of Communications and Fine Arts Dean and the Provost, the search for the athletic director did not include public forums for students and staff to participate in.

On April 17, Central Michigan Life requested, through the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, the applications of eight candidates interviewed by the search committee via phone or Skype. On April 25, the university requested an additional 10 days to fulfill the request. After the 10 day extension period ended May 9, the university granted the request for the four finalists, but denied access to the applications of the nonfinalists.

Alford is the seventh athletics director at CMU since 1940.

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New WMU coach talks CMU rivalry, friendship with Bonamego

By Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

CANTON, Ohio — The days of Western Michigan “rowing the boat” are over.

Former head coach P.J. Fleck took his famous catch phrase with him to his new job at Minnesota, leaving the 2016 Mid-American Conference Champion Broncos searching for a new identity.

Like Fleck, Tim Lester is an energetic and confident coach. Lester, 39, spent last season as Purdue’s quarterbacks coach and was the offensive coordinator at Syracuse for two seasons Lester before that. He was hired to replace Fleck, who led WMU to its best season in program history and an appearance at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

At the annual Mid-American Conference Football Media Day in July, Lester was introduced to many new faces and was presented with several questions surrounding his predecessor and the state of his program.

One topic Lester needed no introduction to?

The rivalry between the Broncos and Central Michigan.

“It’s like a north/south rivalry in high school,” Lester said. “You don’t appreciate it until later in life. I love it. It’s my favorite and the one I’ve been in the most.”

FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE Like CMU head coach John Bonamego, Lester also played in the rivalry game. He played quarterback for the Broncos from 1996-99 and finished with a 2-2 record against the Chippewas.

Lester said he’ll never live down allowing CMU to come from behind to narrowly win each matchup in Mount Pleasant. His team’s victories in Kalamazoo were truly satisfying.

“It was always a battle when we played,” he said. “I played (at CMU) twice and lost twice.

Both close games. We were up big at halftime and they came back and won both of them. At home, we beat them pretty good both times. It is just such a fun game with the families and the students.”

One thing that stuck with Lester all these years was the intensity and passion from the

File Photo | Rich Drummond Senior quarterback Cooper Rush, middle, calls out to the offense while on the field during the game against Western Michigan University on Oct. 1, 2016 at Kelly / Shorts Stadium.

students, especially from Central Michigan.

“I remember one game at home,” he said. “It was the Wednesday before the game and you couldn’t tell who was a student of what school because (CMU students) all came down for the game. It was the entire school. It made it such an unbelievable rivalry and made everyone better.”

When Lester was hired Jan. 13, the first coach to congratulate him was none other than Bonamego — his new nemesis. Since then, the two have struck up a friendship and always talk for long periods of time at different conferences.

While the two will compete endlessly on the field and off it, Lester has nothing but respect and admiration for Bonamego.

“I hang out with him more than any other coach when we get together as coaches,” he

said. “He’s just such a great guy.”

RECENT DOMINANCE Since 2011, the rivalry has seemingly been one-sided. The Broncos have won five of the last six meetings and have won three straight in the series (under Fleck), including a 49-10 thrashing at Kelly/Shorts Stadium last season.

Lester said the recent outcomes mean nothing in the overall rivalry and each team has withstood periods of high success. He said the fans will show up no matter what.

“We could play on a Tuesday in a parking lot. If it’s Central/Western, people will show up,” he said. “There’s been years where they went on streaks. It’s all about all the split households with mom and dad where one went to one and one went to the other. I can’t wait to play each other.”

File Photo | Mary Lewandowski Head football coach John Bonamego answers questions on July 26, 2017 during MAC Media Day at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

The Chippewas and Broncos meet at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.

WMU leads the all-time series 48-37-2.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY On April 26, 2013, CM Life’s front cover featured Eric Fisher, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Fisher was the highest Mid-American Conference player ever drafted.

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CHECK OUT OUR FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW ON MONDAY With one week until kickoff and four days until Central Michigan Life’s football edition, head coach John Bonamego and his staff are back for their third season with the Central Michigan football team.

Coming off a 6-7 season in 2016, featuring a triumphant victory at Oklahoma State and a disappointing bowl game loss to Tulsa, the Chippewas were picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the 2017 preseason media football poll. CMU was picked to end its season behind Toledo, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and

Eastern Michigan.

The Toledo Rockets and Ohio Bobcats are projected to win the West and East Divisions in the poll. Toledo was picked to win the 2017 MAC Championship Game at Ford Field after finishing with 21 votes. Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Miami earned one vote each. CMU did not receive any votes to win the MAC Championship Game.

The Chippewas’ 2017 season kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 31 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium against Rhode Island. This is during the first week of classes for

the fall semester at CMU, but the game will be available on ESPN3.

Fans will have an opportunity to see the football team operate under a new offensive spread system, including a new quarterback that has not yet been named and new offensive coordinator, Chris Ostrowsky, who was the head football coach of Northern Michigan before coming to Mount Pleasant.

-McKenzie Sanderson and Dylan Goetz, Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor

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SAC repairs near completion, open for student use

By McKenzie Sanderson and Mitchell Kukulka Sports Editor and News Editor sports@cm-life.com, news@cm-life.com

While the estimated cost of damage is still being calculated, the Student Activity Center restoration is nearing completion after flooding on June 23.

The total cost of damage is still within the $7-10 million range initially reported, with 51 buildings on campus being affected by the flooding, said Jonathan Webb, associate vice president of the Facilities Management Administration.

SAC restoration began two days after the storm. The weight training room, multipurpose fit room, pool pump room and two basketball courts required for classes have been restored for the fall semester. Four additional basketball courts are still awaiting floor repairs, but were cleaned and used for

Leadership Safari, said Heather Smith, Director of Communications for University Communications.

The building was impacted by flood water around midnight on June 23 and then experienced additional flooding at around 4 a.m. said the SAC’s director of facilities operations Kristen Kosuda-Suhr. The weight-training center, the M.P. Fit room, the Large Sports Forum Court and the SAC pool were all damaged.

“We have a great custodial team that was very diligent about jumping on the problem right away,” KosudaSuhr said. “They had everything from the first round of flooding cleaned up within an hour. They were very fast in expediting their response time.”

Webb praised Facilities Management teams for their quick and effective response to flooding in Theunissen Stadium and the Baseball Performance Enhancement Center.

Courtesy Photo | Central Michigan University Basketball court floors warped after the flood in June 2017 in the Student Activities Center.

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After the first day of classes ends on Aug. 28, first-year students might wonder, “Now what?”

With just under 400 student organizations to join, hundreds of students gravitate towards intramural and club sports to fill their free time.

IM Sports offers a wide variety of individual and team sports for students to participate in. Available leagues range from soccer and flag football to bowling and table tennis.

Scott George, assistant director of competitive sports at University Recreation, said IM Sports is a great way to “set yourself up for success.”

“Being involved on campus is important,” George said. “It’s something that I look back on during my time at CMU. After I got done, when I was looking for jobs, I think

that my involvements and experiences were what potential employers looked at more so than things that I learned in class.”

Chesterfield junior Stedman Taylor said joining a team is a great way to get acclimated to campus.

“I think it’s very important to get involved,” Taylor said. “You meet a lot of cool people. You get to compete against others, which is always great because everyone wants to be competitive.”

Taylor has played volleyball, 3v3 and 5v5 basketball and flag football.

The most popular sports are flag football, basketball and volleyball, but there is always competition within IM Sports. George said the bowling league has grown substantially in the past few years, as well as some new leagues like Fantasy Football and e-Gaming.

The first step to join a team is making an account on imleagues.

com/cmich. From the website, students can join and create teams, look at schedules, communicate with teammates and view brackets. The next step is to find a team, decide who will serve as captain and put together the team through IM Leagues.

Many residence halls create IM teams to help create a community feeling in the dorms. George said this is a great way to try out IM Sports and find teammates to play with until graduation.

The reward for becoming the league’s best is the coveted IM Sports Champion T-shirt. While a T-shirt might not seem appealing to some, Taylor explained why the shirt is so coveted.

“Mark my words, I have been putting in the work and I am going to be a champion this year,” Taylor said. “You really want that T-shirt because it gives you respect. You get the recognition and I can’t explain

File Photo | Aubry Healy The intramural qudditch team practices on Nov. 3, 2016 on the IM fields.

what it would mean to me if I were to win a championship. I would go crazy and celebrate like they do in the NBA of NFL.” A team photo is also placed in the

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Soccer looks to bounce back at home opener

By McKenzie Sanderson Sports Editor

File Photo | Rich Drummond Sophomore foward Alexis Pelafas, left, scores the game-winning goal during the game against Ohio on Oct. 16, 2016 at the Soccer / Lacrosse Complex.

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After a draw, a loss and battling 90 degree temperatures last weekend, the Central Michigan soccer team looks to pull out its first victory of the season Friday for its home opener.

The Chippewas (0-1-1) face Robert Morris (0-2) at 3 p.m.

Friday at the Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. Head coach Peter McGahey said the team has high expectations for its home field and performing in front of a familiar crowd.

“We’re excited to play in front of Chippewa fans,” he said. “It’ll be at least 30 degrees cooler than what we played in last weekend so the team will

certainly be excited for that.

We’ll have a hungry Robert Morris team, but we’ll be looking forward to putting out a

positive performance.”

CMU opened its season last weekend at the Rock Chalk Invitational in Lawrence, Kan-

sas. Junior Madison Costner scored the first and only goal for the Chippewas off an assist from freshman Sarah Mitchell

with 17 minutes to play in the first half. Tulsa answered with 26 minutes remaining in regulation to tie the game.

CMU controlled both overtime periods, holding an 8-1 advantage in shots. The game ended with a 1-1 overtime draw.

On Saturday, Kansas scored three second-half goals to defeat the Chippewas, 3-0.

McGahey praised junior goalkeeper Zoie Reed’s performance in both last weekend’s games. In both games, Reed recorded eight saves a piece to finish the weekend with 16 total saves.

“Zoie has done a good job of moving in on goal,” McGahey said. “She has settled quite nicely back to that full-time starter’s role.”

CMU, which finished 15-3-3

in 2016, was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division in a poll of league coaches. Twotime defending division and overall league champion Ball State was picked to win the MAC Tournament.

While winning games is always a point of focus, McGahey emphasized the importance of team leadership and overall chemistry on and off the field.

“For us, the culture is really important,” McGahey said.

“We’ve spent a lot of time trying to grow our leadership and setting the foundation for our team. We’ve put a good amount (of work) in that culture, and I know we’ll continue to have positive performances because of it.”

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File Photo | Binge Yan Sophomore midfielder Kady Gurtis runs after the ball during the game against Northwestern on Oct. 23, 2016 at the Field Hockey Complex.

Let the games begin Volleyball, field hockey open seasons on Welcome Weekend, soccer continues

By McKenzie Sanderson Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

As incoming freshmen, returning students and visitors flock to Mount Pleasant for Welcome Weekend, some of Central Michigan University’s studentathletes will sport their maroon and gold on volleyball courts and soccer fields in New York, Pennsylvania and Oakland.

Friday marks the beginning of the 2017 season for Central Michigan volleyball and field hockey. For its fourth game of the season, the soccer team will play on its home field against Robert Morris. Volleyball kicks off its first two matches of the Army Invitational in West Point, New York, and field hockey opens the season against Saint Francis in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

SOCCER CMU fans caught their first glimpse of the 2017 Chippewa soccer team on Aug. 12 when junior forward Lexi Pelafas scored

in the final 10 minutes to defeat Michigan State 1-0 in an exhibition game. The team opened the season last weekend with a 0-1-1 finish at the Rock Chalk Invitational in Lawrence, Kansas. After tying with Tulsa 1-1 last Friday, Aug. 18, the Chippewas fell to Kansas 3-0 on Sunday.

Coming off a 15-3-3 season in 2016, the Chippewas were picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division this year in a poll of league coaches.

Friday’s home game against Robert Morris is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. CMU then heads to Rochester to face Oakland at 1 p.m. Sunday.

VOLLEYBALL CMU volleyball played its first match in front of fans as Chippewas fell to Ferris State 3-1 last Saturday, Aug. 19, in an exhibition match at McGuirk Arena.

The Bulldogs won the first two sets 25-23 and 25-17, re-

spectively. CMU bounced back to take the third set 25-15. In the end, Ferris State proved to be too much for the Chippewas as the Bulldogs won an intense fourth set 34-32.

In their second season under Head Coach Mike Gawlik, the Chippewas will look to build off of a fifth-place finish in the MidAmerican Conference. CMU will open the regular season this Saturday at the Army Invitational in West Point, New York, with matchups against Saint Francis, Hartford and Army.

FIELD HOCKEY The Chippewas open the season with a trip to Pennsylvania, where they will take on Saint Francis at 1 p.m. Friday, and Lock Haven at noon Sunday.

CMU and league newcomer Appalachian State finished tied for sixth in the MAC in a preseason poll of league coaches. The Chippewas finished 1-17 overall and 0-6 in the MAC in 2016.

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Conklin undergoes surgery, no timetable for return

By Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

With kickoff approaching next week, Chippewa football fans will be missing enior tight end Tyler Conklin, who underwent surgery for a foot injury two weeks ago.

Conklin reportedly broke his foot in training camp and doctors currently have no timetable for his return. Head Coach John Bonamego didn’t rule out Conklin returning to the field at some point this season.

“We’ll continue to listen to the medical professionals,” Bonamego said. “What’s most important now is Tyler’s health.

Thankfully, this is a position where we have some depth.

We’re hoping for the best and planning for the worst.”

Conklin, who transferred from Northwood University in 2015, broke out for the Chippewas with 42 receptions for 560 yards and six touchdowns in 2016. The Chesterfield native had two catches in the upset win

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at Oklahoma State and made national highlight reels with his one-handed catch against Ohio.

Conklin was expected to have an even bigger role this season in the new spread offense. He was named to the John Mackey Award preseason watch list, given to the nation’s top tight end.

Behind Conklin, CMU has senior Zach Crouch (21 career receptions) and juniors Logan Hessbrook and Jonathan Carson, who both got playing time in the spring game.

Bonamego praised local product Hessbrook, an Ithaca High

School standout, who started his college football career at Saginaw Valley State University before transferring to CMU. “We’re pleased with the progress (Hessbrook) has made as a player,” Bonamego said. “Football is highly important to him. I want to surround myself with as many people who have the same passion for the game that I do (and) Hessbrook is undoubtedly one of those guys.”

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Quarterback Rush shows early potential to make NFL roster With all the buzz generating around the start of the 2017 Central Michigan football season, one former Chippewa is making his mark in the NFL. Cooper Rush put on a show through the first three games of the NFL preseason as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. The former CMU star quarterback is 26-of-38 for 283 yards with four touchdowns — the most among preseason QB’s — and no interceptions. Check out his highlights here.

After Rush’s 8-for-9, 92 yard, two-touchdown performance on Saturday in a 24-19 win against the Indianapolis Colts, Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett broke down his rookie quarterback’s showing in a simple few words.

With all the talk about Rush amplifying the Cowboys fan base, the former CMU standout said he has one thing on his mind — earning a spot on the team.

“Right now I just want to be on this roster,” Rush said. “It’s really all I think about — building every day and every game on each other and keep improving.”

Rush is fighting for the backup QB spot, as Dak Prescott will be the week one starter, with former Detroit Lion and Boise State Bronco Kellen Moore. It’s no secret that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes what they have with Moore, but simply can’t push aside what Rush has done in his time since they signed him.

With what he displayed so far, here’s why the Cowboys may want to keep Rush on their roster: Rush holds the CMU program record for the most TD passes with 90 , but also did have times where he would turn the ball over and make mis-

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takes in the passing game. So far with the Cowboys, he has cleaned up the negatives. Through three games and 38 total passes in the preseason, Rush has been nearly flawless. His lack of interceptions shows that his decision-making and preparation for games has been key to his success. He has been able to work well with the receivers and if he can get this kind of chemistry with third string players, it’s only a wonder on what he could do with players who are more talented.

Being just under 70 percent with his passes and avoiding key mistakes in his first professional action says something positive about Rush. Making mistakes however, is something that his competition struggled with at times.

Moore has been in the NFL and actually played in real games, and in those games has shown he can fit the backup QB position by throwing four touchdowns and completing just under 60 percent of his passes in three games for Dallas a season ago.

On the other side of that though, Moore has shown at times that he can’t protect the ball, throwing six interceptions in his limited action last season. While Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may lean towards Moore, he can’t just allow what Rush has done so far go unnoticed.

The physicality that Rush brings is visibly more

than what Moore has. The 6-foot-3, 216-pound rookie Rush already has a larger body frame than Moore at 6-foot and 197-pounds. While it may not seem like much, when you combine Rush’s body build with his stats, it’s hard to just let someone like him walk.

Rush is showing even on the NFL level that he can throw the ball in almost any position. Throughout the preseason he has shown that he can move outside the pocket and find an open receiver down the field even on deeper routes. When staying in the pocket, Rush has also been able to find his receivers on a quick three-step drop or waiting for a route to develop.

In his most recent game, he threw a 19-yard touchdown pass in the front corner of the end zone to Noah Brown. Rush took the pass from the shotgun, dropped back three steps then pump-faked

and showed his patience, letting the route develop and finding his receiver for the wide-open score.

On his next touchdown pass of three yards to Lance Lenoir, he had a simple three-step drop and quick gun on a slant route for the end zone, putting the ball where only his receiver could snag it.

Through all of his passes and touchdowns, Rush has displayed he can play the QB position in and outside of the pocket, which is vital to the position in the game today.

While Moore may have Jones and the organization on his side, what Rush has done with every opportunity available to him is impossible to ignore.

He’s showed that he can play the game at a high enough level to make an NFL roster.

It would be foolish for the Cowboys to let the potential Rush can bring to their team slip away. If they don’t sign him, more than likely, someone else will.

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