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NEWS

Vice president split

The vice president of enrollment and student services position is being split into two: one for enrollment and one for student services.

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Get to know your chief

Police chief Larry Klaus sits down to discuss

his favorite band, best hobby and favorite TV shows.

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No Fall concert

Program Board will not host a Fall concert

due to scheduling conflicts with CMU athletics.

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What happened to Mainstage?

Mainstage is not what it used be. Here’s what went wrong over the years, and how to fix it.

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Teammates shocked to learn ex-coach Cadzow embezzled $25,000 from hockey club

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

Many players from the Central Michigan University Division III men’s club hockey team describe former coach James Cadzow as the best coach they have ever had.

He is described by teammates as a very intense coach – he wasn’t afraid to get in a player’s face and yell. It was that aggressive coaching strategy that made them one of the best teams in their division during the 2017-18 season, finishing 39-6 overall.

However, behind the success and numerous wins, there was a more deceitful side to the coach – one the team would not find out about until after he left CMU. During his one-year stint as coach in 2017-18, Cadzow embezzled more than $25,000 from the club hockey team, which CMU police said he used for gambling and personal finances such as cell phone bills, gas and groceries.

Cadzow is serving a 60-day jail sentence in the Isabella County Jail for embezzlement. He was also ordered to serve 60 months of probation and pay more than $20,000 in restitution.

The team wouldn’t know the full extent of his actions until after he hurriedly picked up and left CMU for a coaching job at Adrian College in 2018.

When he first arrived at CMU in May 2017, Cadzow was well-received.

The players were excited for him to come on as coach, said South Lyon senior Shane Agnello, and they were ready for something new.

“He was the best coach I’ve ever had,” said Chicago junior Joey Simoncelli. “His practices are very intense; he expects a lot out of his players. He ran the team like D1 and believed in his players, and I was sold.”

Jackson junior Alex Lasky recalled the intensity of Cadzow’s practices.

“On the ice, he was really vocal, he liked to yell and really got on some guys during hockey

practices,” he said. “But it was effective. Off the ice, he seemed like a pretty good guy.”

GROWING SUSPICIOUS Looking back on the 2017-18 season, there were instances where the team remembers the coach acted “fishy,” Lasky said.

“Looking back, I can see something was going wrong,” he said.

The team did a lot more fundraising during the 2017-18 season than in previous years, Agnello said. However, the teammates didn’t think much of it – they simply thought the coach wanted the team JAMES CADZOW: Serving a to have nice things 60-day jail sentence for embezzlement and will pay more and get their names out there, than $20,000 in restitution.

Agnello said.

Lasky recalled when the team got back from Christmas break in 2018, Cadzow was pushing the teammates to take part in a fundraiser called “RallyAroundUs.” Cadzow allegedly told players that everyone needed to have a minimum of 10 people they were going to contact to donate money, and he made each teammate prove to him they reached out to the 10 people, Lasky said.

“He said if we didn’t come up with the 10 names, we wouldn’t be allowed to play,” he said.

“He told us it was going toward nationals.”

Months later, after Cadzow was long gone, the team found out the coach pocketed more than $3,500 from the fundraiser for himself.

“It’s pretty obvious now, but now we know what he was doing,” Lasky said.

Shortly after Cadzow left the coaching job at CMU, Dalton Sutherland, the club hockey

Gerald Lasky | Courtesy photo Members of the Central Michigan University Division III men’s club hockey team gather for a hug during a game last season.

president, reported the suspected embezzlement to CMU police in July 2018.

After interviewing Cadzow, investigators learned the full extent of the situation: The ex-coach had embezzled $25,539.56 during the 2017-18 season from the club hockey team, which does not receive any funding from the university.

Though Cadzow was eventually ordered by Isabella County Circuit Court to pay restitution, the team was left paying back thousands of dollars of bills to various businesses. The next season, each teammate was required to pay hundreds of extra dollars in dues to help recover some of the debt.

‘HE MADE US FEEL LIKE HE LOVED US’ Aside from the $25,000 hole that Cadzow left the team to crawl out of, what made matters worse was that the team felt betrayed by the coach’s quick departure, Lasky said.

Lasky said that after the highly successful 2017-18 season, many teammates felt that Cadzow had made them feel like he was going to stick around for the long run. When Cadzow fled for a coaching job at Adrian College after

only a year of coaching at CMU, the team felt heartbroken.

“It really felt like he cared for us, and out of nowhere he took the job at Adrian, and everyone was like, ‘Wait, what?’” he said. “He genuinely made us feel like he really loved us.”

Simoncelli, who attributes Cadzow as one of the main reasons he came to play hockey at CMU, said he was angry when he found out about the ex-coach’s embezzlement.

“This guy is a scumbag,” he said. “I’ve never met a guy who could do that to people who loved him and still be able to sleep at night.”

After finding out about the embezzlement, the team gave Cadzow multiple chances to return the money and apologize. Simoncelli said the team set up multiple lunch dates to meet with Cadzow, but the ex-coach bailed every time.

Despite feeling betrayed, the men’s club hockey team is focusing this year on bouncing back.

“We have a lot of guys on our team who are really dedicated to the game,” Simoncelli said. “We were so close to Cadzow, but he screwed us over.

“Now we want to prove that we don’t need him to win.”

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New VP position will focus on enrollment Vice president of enrollment and student services will become two positions

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

Declining enrollment and retaining students are concerns at Central Michigan University serious enough to require additional, full-time leadership.

President Bob Davies also believes delivering high-quality student services could benefit from more focused, dedicated oversight. That’s why Davies announced last week that the university’s Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services position will be split into two separate jobs.

Steven Johnson, the first person to serve in that combined position, started in January 2012. Johnson’s role was helping meet enrollment goals, growing student retention and graduation rates, ensuring that CMU remained competitive with other universities and assisting with marketing.

Johnson announced his resignation in a University Communications press release on May 15, 2019. Tony Voisin, the associate vice president for student affairs, began serving as interim on July 1. Shaun Holtgrieve serves as interim associate vice president of student affairs.

On Aug. 29, Davies announced the university’s plan to split the position into two roles – Vice President of Student Recruitment and Retention and Vice President of Student Affairs.

“As we had the opening with the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services, this was the time to look at the structures, to look at the duties, the functions, the reporting lines and match those with our goals, objectives, strengths, weaknesses and issues within the bigger

environment,” Davies said.

When evaluating restructuring the position, university administrators looked at different organizational structures and viewpoints, Davies explained, as well as how those roles are staffed at other universities.

“This follows very similar to what other universities have done,” Davies said. “I wanted to be very clear that this position is about student recruitment and retention and therefore used that name.”

The Vice President of Student Recruitment and Retention will have oversight on a variety of areas including recruiting, admissions, financial aid and scholarships.

“I think with the enrollment falling at CMU as it is right now, it’s really important to shift focus and have the emphasis on recruitment that we may have been lacking,” said Student Government Association President Jake Hendricks, a senior from Traverse City. “It’s a good step in the right direction.”

The Vice President of Student Affairs will focus on services offered to students, including the Counseling Center, University Recreation and the Veterans’ Resource Center.

“Having that split now, and having one person who is dedicated to student services, is going to benefit not just our student organizations, but all of us in the long run,” said Taylor senior Madison Mariles, Program Board’s president.

A search firm that will seek candidates for these positions has yet to be named. A search committee has not yet been organized.

CMU has seven vice presidents in the President’s Cabinet, not counting the provost. After these positions are filled, there will be eight.

File photo | Central Michigan Life President Robert Davies stresses the importance of excellence and innovation during the President’s Report at the Board of Trustees meeting June 27 in the President’s Conference Room.

DAVIES ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Central Michigan University President Bob Davies has announced future organizational changes, including four leadership role changes.

The changes will confront concerns of declining student enrollment, Davies said. The adjustment will also address marketing and branding objectives.

“We are adjusting our organizational structure to help the university meet the changing needs of our global society and the needs of the student we serve,” the president told CMU News.

The new roles announced by Davies include: - The former vice president of enrollment and student services will become two separate roles: a vice president of student recruitment and retention and a vice president of student affairs.

- A vice president of university communications and chief marketing office

will replace the position of vice president of university communications.

- CMU plans to eliminate the vacant position of associate vice president of advancement while it searches for a new vice president of advancement.

- An assistant vice president position will replace the position of executive director of Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity.

The appointed individual will report directly to the president.

- The university plans to employ these strategies to further assist all future and current students, Davies said. These changes will not increase the number of senior level positions, he said.

-Isaac Ritchey, Staff Reporter

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y the time classes began, Larry Klaus was wrapping up his first month as Central Michigan University chief of police.

Hired in late May, Klaus took over as police chief after former Chief Bill Yeagley retired July 31.

Klaus, who has CMUPD for the past eight years, previously served for 25 years with the Lansing Police Department.

One of his first moves as chief of police was bringing the concept of “community policing” back to CMU by reconfiguring the university’s community policing models.

Instead of having two community policing officers on campus – Officer Laura Martinez and Officer Jeffrey Ballard – Klaus organized CMU’s campus into four quadrants and integrated several officers into each area of campus.

A Port Huron native, Klaus lives in DeWitt with his wife, Cindy, 55, with whom he has two children: Courtney, 28, and Jake, 24. Klaus said he is proud of the fact that both of his kids and his wife are CMU alumni.

Central Michigan Life sat down with Klaus Aug. 26 to discuss his favorite music, what he loves the most about CMU and his favorite memories as a police officer.

Q&A

We’re working on improving our communication with the campus through our social media platforms. We want to be more interactive and to tell our story, promote the work our officers are doing on campus. We do a lot, but I think we can do better with promoting our work with students.

What’s your favorite thing about CMU?

It’s a more intimate environment. It’s not too large that you can’t get to know and interact with each other. My kids both had phenomenal mentors here, and I honestly believe some of the staff (members) here are incredibly dedicated professionals that truly care about student success.

On a typical weekend that you’re not working, what are you doing?

I really enjoy a walk on the beach with my wife. We occasionally go back to our

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hometown of Port Huron on the weekends to walk the shore of Lake Huron. I love picking up Petoskey stones and I love snorkeling. I love spending time outdoors. I’m also a new grandpa so I love spending time with my granddaughter.

What would be your dream job if you weren’t a police officer?

I’m kind of a paleontologist stuck in a police officer’s body. I enjoy fossils, I enjoy science, I like looking at history. I’d probably be at some archeological dig somewhere trying to dig up a fossil. It’s kind of geeky, but that’s what I enjoy doing.

I’m an old rock and roll guy. I love Bob Seger, Styx, Foreigner, Boston, that’s my genre. My favorite band is Boston. I’m an old ‘80s rocker.

Do you have a favorite TV show?

I watch very little TV, but when I do I watch a lot of HGTV. My wife and I enjoy that. I also like watching “American Pickers” on the History Channel. If I had to pick a cop show, I like “Blue Bloods.”

What is one of your favorite memories from your time as a police officer?

What’s one thing you’re really looking forward to in the coming months?

Other than the community policing model, what changes are you looking to make with CMUPD?

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What’s your favorite kind of music to listen to?

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We’re going to be celebrating our 50th anniversary as a police department next month. We’re going to fire up the grill and have an open house for a few hours during the afternoon to invite the campus community to come to our department, look at our model range, ask questions and interact with our officers on a casual basis. It’ll be a good way to get to know the community.

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Larry Klaus

Central Michigan University’s new Police Chief says his door is always open. We decided to take him up on that offer and get to know him better.

We talked about his background, his favorite TV show and why, if he hadn’t gone into law enforcement, he could have become a paleontologist.

Also, his favorite rock band is Boston and that kind of rocks.

P ROF I LE BY M ELISSA F R ICK n STAF F R EPORTER

One of the most rewarding moments was when I worked with the city of Lansing and became the commander of the special operations unit.

Back in the ‘80s, crack cocaine was very prevalent, and we wanted to try and trace back the drug to its origins. We found a rock and asked, ‘I wonder how far this rock has traveled?’ So we took that rock and we backtracked it all the way to the Mexican Cartel.

It took seven years, and a lot of hard work interviewing people we arrested and working up the chain. Our work resulted in the indictment of 54 people through the US Attorney’s Office, and we seized over $6 million in assets and interrupted tens of thousands of pounds of illegal narcotics coming into the city of Lansing.

We partnered with the FBI, the IRS, the DEA, and we sent Lansing police officers to Los Angeles, Arizona, New York, all over the country. Our message was: If you bring narcotics into our city, and try to poison our city, we will send our police officers to wherever you are and stop it. And we did. It took a lot of effort to have that come into fruition, but we did it.

Do you have any messages for the CMU community?

My door is open. If there’s something we can do better, call and ask. Communicate.

Please feel free to engage our officers.

What we’re hoping to provide for students is a little different experience with law enforcement than what they would see in their hometown.

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Program Board won’t host concert this fall

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

Program Board will not be hosting a fall semester concert, according to Student Activities and Involvement Director Damon Brown, due to scheduling and space conflicts.

Scheduling the John G. Kulhavi Events Center for a fall event was difficult, Brown said, due to the space being booked by athletics and due to other events on campus.

“Each year we have to look at what space is available,” Brown said. “This year, from a space standpoint, it just didn’t work out.”

When scheduling performances, Brown said Program Board has to consider when athletic teams practice and where those teams compete. Brown noted that Program Board also has to be mindful of events on campus due to needing Central Michigan University Police event security.

“During football season it’s hard to do that. Once

you get to the end of fall semester, you’re talking about men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling,” Brown said. “So now you have three sports that are starting up. That’s when it gets really tight.”

Concerts sometimes have been staged at Finch Fieldhouse. However, Brown said Finch does not give the “same feel” as McGuirk Arena because it is “really not built or designed for concerts.’’ Sound becomes an issue due to the space’s layout and production for a concert becomes more expensive.

Brown said that Finch also is “a tough space to secure.” Other factors like weather and disrupting classes located near Finch Fieldhouse also are considerations.

As for now, a spring semester concert is being planned. Until then, Program Board is putting its efforts into organizing other activities to help entertain students.

“Program Board has a lot of fun events planned for the fall,” Program Board President Madison Mariles said. “In addition to some comedians, we also have some trivia nights, Pinterest parties, movies, bingo and other fun events planned for students to enjoy throughout the fall semester.”

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File Photo | Central Michigan Life Students listen to the music of Bryce Vine and 3OH!3 during the spring concert on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

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MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE ID BOY WHO WAS KILLED IN AUG. 16 TRAILER FIRE Mount Pleasant police have identified the 2-year-old boy who was killed in a mobile home fire in Mount Pleasant on Aug. 16.

Arthur Hughes, of Mount Pleasant, died in the fire, which occurred at 505 S. Bradley Street on Friday, Aug. 16, according to a news release issued by the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

After more than two weeks of investigation, authorities ruled the fatal fire to be accidental, the release said.

Mount Pleasant police and firefighters were dispatched to the structure fire around 6 p.m. on Aug. 16 and found the mobile home engulfed in flames, Mount Pleasant Police Officer Autume Balcom said.

When officers arrived on scene, they were informed that someone was in the home.

However, firefighters were not able to find the victim.

Balcom said neighbors tried to enter the mobile home before officers arrived, but were unsuccessful due to heavy

smoke inhalation.

An adult male was treated at the scene for burns and smoke injuries, Balcom said.

Mount Pleasant police and firefighters were assisted on the scene by Isabella County Sheriff’s Department, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Fire Department, Michigan State Police, Central Michigan University Police, Isabella County Dispatch and Mobile Medical Response.

Arthur Hughes was born in Mount Pleasant on Oct. 14, 2016, to his parents, Trevor Hughes and Ashlea Genson, according to the 2-year-old’s obituary.

Nicknamed “Bubba,” he was described as a loving and playful child who loved to wrestle, ride his bike and play video games with his dad.

A memorial service was held for Arthur on Aug. 27 at Clark Family Funeral Chapel in Mount Pleasant.

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Taylor Rainier| Staff Photographer Students stand outside of a house on Aug. 24 on Main Street for Welcome Weekend .

Welcome Weekend violations drop for third year in a row

By Staff Reports news@cm-life.com

“Welcome weekend” law violations have been steadily dropping in the last three years.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department, with assistance from the Central Michigan University Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, responded to 246 calls from 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, according to MPPD. Police wrote citations for 13 open intoxicants and four nuisance parties. Altogether, officials made 72 arrests or written citations.

Last year, MPPD recorded 24 open intoxicants and 43 arrests or citations for hosting or attending a nuisance party.

“For the third year in a row, the City has seen progress in students adhering to the community standards established four years ago,” said Mount Pleasant Police Chief, Paul Lauria. “This continued improvement in behavior, and dedication to being a good neighbor, is encouraging and evidence of why people ‘Meet Here’ in Mount Pleasant.”

Even residents noticed the calmer weekend this year. In a letter to Central Michigan Life, Mount Pleasant resident Eric Baerren thanked students for an uneventful welcome weekend.

“I’d like to thank our student neighbors for a respectful, positive welcome week-

end,” he wrote. “Based on conversations I’ve had since Sunday morning, it was not only uneventful, but there were some great interactions between you all and your permanent resident neighbors.”

In 2014, city officials began to forge partnerships with local landlords and CMU. The multi-year plan was made to address conflicts between student-owned and local-owned properties in the neighborhood north of campus.

That same year, Central Michigan Life rode-along with CMUPD Lt. Larry Klaus and documented the experience. In three hours, Klaus had expletives yelled at him, a beer bottle thrown at him and had to break up massive crowds of students congregating and blocking foot traffic.

Klaus, who was appointed as the CMUPD Police Chief this year, said lots of party-goers came from across the state because of CMU’s welcome weekend reputation.

“Most students who get in trouble are just making bad decisions, they aren’t bad people,” Klaus said. “I try to have my officers understand the difference, 99 percent of the time it’s otherwise good people making stupid decisions.”

Police reported receiving 568 calls with 191 people being cited or arrested in 2014.

Along with welcome weekend violations, CMU enrollment has been declining in the last 5 years. The total number of graduate and undergraduates dropped from 23,335 in the 2017 fall semester to 21,705 in the 2018 fall semester.

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Freshman Idema raises $200,000 to build amphitheater in Mount Pleasant Taylor Idema spent four years working on the amphitheater for her Girl Scout Gold Award project

By Sara Kellner Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

Freshman Taylor Idema, who grew up in Mount Pleasant, wanted to give the community the opportunity to enjoy music and the arts, just like she does.

That’s why she raised $200,000 to build an outdoor amphitheater for that very purpose.

For the past four years, Idema, 17, has been working on a project for everyone in Mount Pleasant to enjoy: the Island Park Arts Pavilion. The pavilion opened Monday, Aug. 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and performances from local musicians.

Idema came up with the idea to build an outdoor amphitheater four years ago, while discussing her Girl Scout Gold Award project with her family. The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive.

Rachael Yadlowsky | Photographer Mount Pleasant freshman Taylor Idema thanks community leaders, friends and family during the grand opening of the Island Park Arts Pavilion Aug. 5 at Island Park.

It is given to girls who demonstrate extraordinary leadership on projects that have a sustainable impact on their community.

“I’m a pretty musical person, so I knew I wanted to do something around music and the arts,” she said. “I was actually sitting around the dinner table with my family and we were just kind of bouncing ideas off each other and I came to the idea for an amphitheater.”

Idema was involved in orchestra and band at Mount Pleasant High School. She also sings at her church. Her musical background inspired her to create a space in town that was available for performers to use yearround, for free.

Once she developed her idea, she spoke to Chris Bundy, the director of parks and public spaces in Mount Pleasant to make sure building an amphitheater was feasible.

“We did have an amphitheater in (the city’s) master plan,” Bundy said. “We had some folks mention that that would be nice in the park in the downtown area, so I put it in our 5-year master plan as a goal.”

Once she had a clear vision for the project, she pitched the idea at the first-ever “Pitch-Er This!” competition in 2016. Hosted by the United Way of Gratiot and Isabella County, the event is a youth development competition that gives students the opportunity to implement their ideas in the community.

“We had to do table-top displays and a formal presentation in front of a panel of judges that were community members,” Idema said. “I ended up winning that day.”

As the winner of the competition, Idema received $5,000 to start her project. She began working closely with Bundy and staff in the parks and recreation department to bring her vision to life. She also connected with Amanda Schafer, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation, who taught her how to raise funds for the project.

“I was not able to do any of this alone,” Idema said.

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never have become a reality without the help of so many individuals and organizations.”

Idema raised more than $200,000 in donations and grants to complete the project. She talked to bank presidents and foundations in the Mount Pleasant area to ask for donations. She also worked with city employees to apply for two grants, resulting in a $75,000 matching grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and $45,000 from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s two percent distribution.

The project was also funded by The Morey Foundation, the W.E. Martin Fund of the Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation, Isabella Bank, the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant, Isabella Community Credit Union, Doug and Melissa LaBelle Family Foundation, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, City of Mount Pleasant Parks Partnership Fund, United Way of Gratiot and Isabella Counties, the Mount Pleasant Jaycees and Mount Pleasant Agency, Inc. –

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Idema is excited to be at CMU. She grew up just a few minutes away from campus, and both of her parents work at the university. Her mother, Judy, is the associate director of the Honors Program, and her father, Tom, is the director of the Office of Student Conduct.

“Judy and I are very proud of Taylor and all the hard work she has put into making the amphitheater a reality,” Tom said.

“She has been blessed with a great mentor in Chris Bundy, who has been her guide from the beginning of this project, and an amazing Mount Pleasant Community who supported her every step of the way.”

Idema plans to study public relations, history and political science at CMU. She’s hoping to use the skills she learned from her Gold Award project during her college career and after.

“I definitely did enjoy this (project),” she said, “so it could definitely be something I do in the future.”

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MICHIGAN BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO BAN FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES Michigan will be the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, said Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a recent statement.

The ban will be completed and filed within a few weeks. Afterwards, the ban will last for six months and will give Michigan businesses 30 days to comply. The motion comes just one week after the first vaping-related death was documented in Illinois.

With names like Starburst, Candy-Crash and Blue-Razz Lemonade, Whitmer claims the flavored e-cigarettes cause a “public health” crisis for minors.

“As governor, my number one priority is keeping our kids safe,” Whitmer said.

“And right now, companies selling vaping products are using candy flavors to hook children on nicotine and misleading claims to promote the belief that these products are safe. That ends today. Our kids deserve leaders who are going to fight to protect them. These bold steps

will finally put an end to these irresponsible and deceptive practices and protect Michiganders’ public health.”

In June, Whitmer signed a bill that prohibited the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.

The ban focuses in on flavored nicotine products, unflavored or tobacco-flavored products will still be legal.

Since 2014, Central Michigan University has upheld a tobbaco-free campus policy.

Even though e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco (some don’t contain nicotine), CMU groups them with traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products.

There are over 1,800 smoke-free and tobacco-free colleges in the U.S. In 2018, more than 3.6 million U.S. children, including 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 20 middle school students were regular users, according to the release.

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

The new College of Business Administration Dean Chris Moberg wants to ensure a student-centered approach to business education.

Moberg plans on forming longterm relationships with students from the time they are recruited to long after they graduate.

“I feel so lucky. I love my profession. I love being in higher education,” CBA Dean Chris Moberg said. “And I feel very honored to be entrusted with being the next business school dean.”

During the workweek students can find Moberg in his office in Grawn Hall. On the weekends Moberg likes to attend live concerts and watch every CMU sport he can.

“I think it’s important for students to know that people like President Davies or Dean Moberg are people too,” Moberg said.

“On some level we need to be professional but breaking down those barriers is what’s important.”

Moberg is the product of a search that began in September 2018. Moberg was hired in May 2019 and had his first day on the job July 15.

Moberg began his college career at University of New Mexico while his family lived in Ohio. Being left alone in Albuquerque would cause his rapid maturation and understanding of personal finance, he said.

During a one-year master’s

program at Miami University in Ohio, a professor visited one of his classes and offered an opportunity for students to teach an introductory marketing course.

After an extensive interview process Moberg was offered the job.

At 22, Moberg had obtained a master’s degree and was teaching 19-year-olds introductory marketing. This is when he caught the bug for mentoring students and redirected his path toward becoming a professor.

“I did the instructor job for a year, and even though I loved it, I knew I needed real experience in the field before I could become a professor.” he said.

In his third year of a doctoral program at Cleveland State University, Moberg was offered to return to Miami University, where he had done his first teaching job, as a visiting instructor. With a newborn son on the way and the prospect of financial stability, Moberg happily accepted.

“That was a really transformative time,” Moberg said. “The department treated me like an equal even though I was a visiting instructor. I got a lot of my values as an educator there.”

With recommendation from his friend and mentor, Moberg scored an interview with Ohio University’s College of Business, where he began 20 years of rising through the ranks.

First as professor of marketing, then to a department chair, and finally to associate dean.

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Wheatland boasts long history of traditional music and education

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

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Music rooted in tradition and Americana echoes through the woods of Wheatland Township. Plucks of strings, the sound of a bow raking across a fiddle and the pounding of dancing feet blend to create the soundtrack for the weekend. Participants all around are learning, or teaching, music, dance and art.

The Wheatland Music Festival is not just about listening to the music, it’s also about learning it.

Since 1974, the festival has been bringing together music lovers from all over the country to Central Michigan to hear traditional music styles, including bluegrass, folk, Celtic, blues and early country.

The 46th Wheatland Music Festival, which begins Friday, will celebrate traditional music and provide workshops for aspiring musicians as well as dancers, storytellers and crafters.

The biggest music festival near Mount Pleasant, that you may never have heard of, is sold out Friday and Saturday. If you do plan on going Sunday to take advantage of a ukulele workshop or to watch Canadian folk trio De Temps Antan let us be the first to wish you, “Happy Wheatland.”

Learning to Promote While the festival has always taken place in Remus, the idea for it was hatched by a group of Central Michigan University friends.

They wanted to feature traditional American music while providing a festival with a more laidback, “homemade” feel as opposed to rock festivals like Woodstock.

Former CMU student Bruce Bauman and a group of his friends were turned onto traditional string music from Dick Tarrier. The musician recommended some local festivals and string bands for Bauman and his friends to check out.

Going to these festivals inspired the group of friends to start producing their own shows.

“We started to dig a little bit deeper into our interest of presenting music,” Bauman said. “We (attended) all these little festivals, and you go see how it runs. We started thinking ‘boy, we could probably do that.’”

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The friends’ first experience booking musicians came in 1972 from running a free, one-day concert at locations such as Island Park and Big Rapids.

Organizing these events was helpful for networking with musicians who they would later book for future festivals, Bauman said.

The first Wheatland Festival in 1974 took place off of M-20 in Remus and lasted just one day from “noon till dark.” Unlike today’s version of the festival, the first iteration was a fundraiser to benefit the Mount Pleasant Food CO-OP, known today as Green Tree Groceries.

By the next festival, the group found what would become the festival’s permanent home. Bauman said a local resident, Mark Wernette, attended the first festival and suggested he had a better place for a festival than the dusty cornfield which served as the first site.

Wernette and his wife, Gladys, allowed the friends to use a section of his farm for the festival. Years later, the

farm was bought by the Wheatland Music Organization, which has remained the home of festival ever since.

After a stormy, two-day Wheatland in 1975, Bauman said the festival became a three-day festival in the following year.

As for why the group decided to book traditional music performers, Bauman said when they began organizing the festival, they were only a few years removed from the Woodstock Festival. He said there were plenty of rock concerts, but the group wanted something with a “homemade” feel.

“You don’t need to have a truckload of equipment for a string band,” Bauman said. “All these years later, that’s still what (Wheatland) is.”

For those who have organized the festival over the years, Wheatland stood out from the other Michigan festivals. Pamela Burke, who has been a volunteer since Wheatland began, said the event stood out due to its participatory nature. Participants at Wheatland have the ability to go up to artists to

learn and play music with them.

“Here in mid-Michigan, there were largely commercial bluegrass festivals that had the big beer banners. But it wasn’t the kind of music that was interactive,” Burke said. “You couldn’t go up and play music with the presenter.

It was very much just the audience and the stage.”

Wheatland continued to grow in popularity from the mid-1970s. Year after year, new memories were made, new bands were brought it and new additions were made to the festival. By 1980, the festival already had its own record label, with six albums already released, Burke said.

John Shefler was one of many local radio hosts who played recordings he made of bands performing at Wheatland on his show. Burke said Shefler started by recording performances on a cassette recorder before moving to better recording equipment in the 1980s.

These recordings are still stored in the Wheatland archives.

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More than music But Wheatland is known for more than the musical performances. Workshops and education have long been a part of the festival’s existence. Bauman said the original core group of friends started having dancing groups, such as cloggers, at the festival.

The festival committee also began to take notice of the local talents and heritage-art performers from around the area by the early 1980s, including quilters, dancers and storytellers. Many continue to present workshops that are found at Wheatland to this day.

Just eight years old, Nic Gareiss was inspired by the dancing he learned at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend. From there, and his first festival in 1997, he began meeting all his dance teachers and learning about dancing through Wheatland programs.

With decades of Wheatland in existence, there is certainly no shortage of memories made from those who have attended. Bauman said there was a moment from the early 1980s that he still remembers. It happened during a performance of Irish band, De Danann, who was Wheatland’s first international band.

During a particularly dusty Sunday performance, they began playing to a thinned-out crowd. As the band got everyone up and moving around in a circle, he said a ring of dust was kicked up during the festivities.

“People were dancing their feet off in a circle around the rest of (the audience) who remained seated,” Bauman said. “It was hot and dry, and the dust was over their heads. It was amazing.”

Burke said she and others would gather around in a big circle after the music ended for the day and hold “joke-offs.” These weren’t scheduled, but always just happened. She said kids, to this day, still line up after the gospel hour on Sundays to tell jokes into the microphone.

Along with memories, plenty of notable musicians have graced the stage at Wheatland.

Tom Ball, the chairperson of the Wheatland

Program Committee, said that he’s been attending the since the sixth festival. Ball said he’s seen his fair share of musicians play, including De Danann, Highwoods String Band, Mike Seeger (Pete Seeger’s half-brother) and Robin & Linda Williams.

Ball became a program director in the late 1990s. One act that Ball said he’s proud of booking was bluegrass/country singer, Alison Krauss. He said that Krauss was “coming into her own” the year she played Wheatland.

One memorable moment during Ball’s time as program director wasn’t even planned on his part. In 2014, country musician Rodney Crowell was booked for the festival and Ball assumed that only he and his band were going to show up. However, there was a surprise with Crowell when he arrived.

Out from the tour bus came Tom Hiddleston, the actor who is famous for playing Loki in Marvel movies such as “The Avengers” and “Thor.” Ball said he was there with Crowell, because the musician was mentoring him for a movie about county music legend Hank Williams. Hiddleston took the stage to perform some songs with Crowell during the festival.

Wheatland is still going strong today.

Tickets for Friday and Saturday are sold out.

Tickets are still available for Sunday. To many organizers and regular attendees, more of the same entertainment can be expected for Wheatland this year as from the past.

Gareiss will be returning to Wheatland this weekend when he performs with his group, Alasdair Fraser and the New World Assembly.

As for Bauman, who hasn’t been directly involved with the festival since the late 1990s, he’s been bringing his fiddle to Wheatland to play and teach people how to play it since.

“You learn to play, and you find some others you want to play with,” Bauman said.

“The idea of making music at home with your parents and your kids. That’s what it’s always been about.”

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Workshop Lane fiddle session at the 2014 Wheatland Festival, Photo by Peggy Brisbane Long-time Wheatland musician and attendee, Rick Good (left) performed with The Hot Mud Family on Wheatland’s Main Stage back in the 70’s Dayton musician Rick Good performs on Centennial Stage Sept. 9, 2017 during Wheatland Music Festival in Remus, MI. Photo by Rosie Bauman Peter Wernick of Hot Rize gives banjo tips on Workshop Lane. Photo by Robert Barclay Tom Hiddleston performed at Wheatland with Rodney Crowell on Sept. 6, 2014.

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Hearing on recreational marijuana Monday

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Mount Pleasant city commissioners wants to hear the public’s comments on recreational marijuana at a hearing on Monday, Sept. 9.

City commissioners introduced an ordinance to amend a chapter in the city’s code titled “Recreational Marihuana Facilities.” Nancy Ridley, Mount Pleasant City Manager, said the ordinance establishes many regulations for different types of recreational marijuana businesses and the process for the city to approve these businesses.

At their Aug. 26 meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a public hearing. During the hearing, any resident can attend to voice their opinions on any aspect of the proposed ordinance regarding recreational marijuana.

Commissioner Kathleen Ling said she wants to hear public comments since there would be new issues that Mount Pleasant has not experienced before.

“I’m really hoping we hear some public comments on this (ordinance),” Ling said.

Mount Pleasant resident and marijuana advocate Brandon McQueen helped write the language of the Proposition One ordinance that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, it would

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer City Manager Nancy Ridley speaks with Mayor Will Joseph, right, and other commissioners August 26 at the historic Borden Building City Hall in downtown Mount Pleasant.

allow recreational marijuana in Mount Pleasant with less restrictive requirements than the city’s proposed ordinance.

Proposition One would allow up to five retailers unlimited growers, processors, secure transporters, micro businesses, consumption establishments and growers.

McQueen said he’d prefer if Proposition One was passed instead of the city’s ordinance, but he encouraged residents to attend the public hearing.

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Some other parts of the ordinance Ridley talked about include limiting temporary marijuana event organizers to just selling edible-type products in the city. All these types of businesses cannot be located within 1,000 feet of K-12 schools or within 500 ft. of Central Michigan University’s main campus.

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Central Michigan running back Jonathan Ward bursts through the line of scrimmage against Albany August 29 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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

Jim McElwain is no stranger to big football games.

He has coached in national championships, Southeastern Conference titles and rivalry games – just to name a few different settings.

The first-year head man for Central Michigan has also faced games as an underdog.

As the Chippewas (1-0) prepare for their second game of the season, they will face arguably the greatest test they have this season.

CMU is headed on the road against nationally-ranked Wisconsin.

Just as the Chippewas won their season opener, the No. 17 Badgers did the same on the road against South Florida. The disparity between Wisconsin and South Florida was

Football turns attention to Big Ten opponent No. 17 Wisconsin highlighted on the scoreboard as the visitors took home a dominant 49-0 victory.

Wisconsin was led by running back Jonathan Taylor, who ran for 135 yards and two scores against the Bulls. He added two receiving scores on two catches. Taylor, an early favorite for the Heisman Trophy, is a major force in the backfield for an offense that will aim to wreak havoc for the Chippewas.

“I hope he doesn’t try to win the Heisman in our game,” McElwain said of Taylor. “He’s an unbelievable player, but I like our guys.”

Back in 2012, McElwain began his tenure at

Colorado State with a major rivalry game, the annual in-state clash against Colorado. The Rams won the Rocky Mountain Showdown, 22-17.

After leaving Fort Collins, Colorado in 2014, McElwain made the 1,783-mile voyage to Gainesville, Florida to be the head coach for the Gators after their tumultuous time with Will Muschamp.

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bama and was ranked third heading into the showdown in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Quarterback Will Grier, who had the flu throughout that week as did some 20 other players, threw four touchdown passes, including a 77-yard dump-off to Brandon Powell, who streaked down the Rebel sideline for a touchdown. The Gators scored 25 unanswered points in the first half and went on to win 38-10 for McElwain’s signature victory during his time in Gainesville.

“You don’t downplay it,” McElwain said after the Oct. 4 game. “That was a good football team we beat. That was really a good football team, and our guys took it to them.”

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will do so as a 34-point underdog.

CMU has an extra two days to prepare for the Badgers, as its season opener against Albany was on a Thursday. McElwain said that more time is huge, especially for a game like this.

“You have some extra time to think about going to play Wisconsin, which is no small task,” McElwain said. “Every time you watch them, you see how physical they are. It’s one of those things where you wish you had a short week, so you don’t have as much time to roll around at night thinking about how you’re going to do it.”

Outside of Taylor, who is the reigning Doak Walker Award winner, the Badger offense is strong. Quarterback Jack Coan made four starts at quarterback last season when Alex Hornibrook went down to injury and transferred to Florida State, and Wisconsin struggled. Now, Coan is the main man for the offense – because it is his team now, yet he is young.

That said, stopping Taylor will be difficult for the Chippewa defense. Slowing him down will be a chore, too. Defensive coordinator Robb Akey and company could likely try to force Coan in the passing game and hope he makes mistakes.

“We’re up for the challenge,” said CMU senior safety Da’Quaun Jamison. “Wisconsin is a really disciplined team. They’re not flashy at all. They do what they want to do and stick

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The Chippewas will have to deal with some massive student-athletes on both the offensive and defensive lines. All of Wisconsin’s starting offensive linemen weigh over 300 pounds, while the defensive linemen are all over 290.

For the defense, discipline will play paramount in trying to contain Wisconsin’s offense.

The offense will probably try to spread the ball around, just in hopes of putting points on the scoreboard. Running the ball will be tough with the Badger boys upfront.

Senior graduate transfer quarterback Quinten Dormady was able to spread the ball around to eight different receivers in the opener, going 27-of-37 through the air for 285 yards and three touchdowns. McElwain said he was pleased with the way his quarterback played against the Great Danes.

“Quinten did a good job distributing the ball,” he said. “I was more excited that we had eight receivers catch passes. In doing that, it’s going to help us in the long run.”

McElwain also stressed the need for CMU to tighten up ball security in having four fumbles (three lost) against Albany. Although senior running back Jonathan Ward had a nice game rushing for 158 yards, he lost the ball twice trying to fight for extra yards.

“I thought (Ward) ran it extremely hard,” McElwain said. “He’s a talented player. It has to do more with him getting extra (yards) rather than the true ball security it takes on every play. He’ll get the ball security piece cleaned up.”

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The Central Michigan field hockey team has gotten off to an incredible start. Just a 2-0 record is the best the Chippewas have opened the season since 2013.

As someone who has had the opportunity to watch the first two matches, it has been fun to see such a change since last season.

The team has as many wins this season as it did throughout the entire 2018 campaign.

What has caused such a major shift?

Let’s start with the obvious. The offense is much more aggressive, which is in line with the vision second-year coach Catherine Ostoich had for the program when she took over following the firing of former coach Molly Pelowski.

It took a year, but development is finally becoming visible.

The Chippewas have gotten double-digit shots in both games this season. Last season that happened only once. With more shots and shots on goal, the likelihood a team scores skyrockets. I know that might seem redundant, but it was not something that the Chippewas were good at last year.

You can see the confidence the offense has when they’ve got possession, and there are a variety of players that Ostoich rotates in that make plays.

Among those players are familiar names like senior Georgina Minta and redshirt junior Samantha Glapinski. Glapinski has two goals so far this season, half of her 2018 total. Minta has not scored, but she has been the captain for both games of the season and her leadership shows.

Those veteran players finally feel comfortable in Ostoich’s system. However, it isn’t just veterans buying into the second year coach’s system, it is the performance of freshmen that have made a difference.

Alice O’Hagan has three goals in her first two collegiate games. She scored on her first-ever touch and has talent, confidence and trusts her teammates. As the season goes on, O’Hagan could cement herself as one of the Chippewas’ best players and leaders for years to come.

Another freshman that has helped breathe life into the program is Neve Dibley. She had two goals in the first game and is usually one of the first subs off the bench. She has energy and always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

One of the biggest improvements for this year’s team is that it isn’t just a handful of names making plays. Not everyone can get credit for every goal, but it truly seems like a

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team effort. Players all over the field are making the right pass and, in the words of Ostoich, “taking advantage of opportunities.” The defense has also been superb.

Despite all of that, the team is not perfect.

Nothing against Colgate or Saint Louis, but those won’t be the toughest tests of the season for CMU. There are still things that could improve. Plays are sometimes missed and a few lucky breaks have ended what could have been scoring opportunities for their opponents.

This team is fun to watch, even if you’re not a field hockey expert. While their reputation of winning is not great, this is a different team – an aggressive and offensively driven squad. The excitement and camaraderie on the sideline and post-game are clear.

Winning makes it more enjoyable, and Central Michigan is carrying that joy onto the field.

With so much more time to grow and learn throughout the season, as long as they continue to play with that energy and excitement, this will be a much better campaign than in recent history.

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A serious boost to the Central Michigan secondary has spent his time away from the field in the early parts of the 2019 season.

For the time being, it’s going to stay that way.

The NCAA has denied defensive back Brian Edwards’ initial waiver for immediate eligibility, making him unable to play until further notice.

However, the appeals process for Edwards’ case is on-going, CMU Athletic Director Michael Alford said in a statement to Central Michigan Life.

“Brian Edwards‘ initial wavier for immediate eligibility has been denied but the appeals process is on-going,” Alford told the newspaper. “We will not make any additional comments until a final determination of Brian’s status has been made.”

Undergraduate transfers at the Division I level are required to

sit out for one season, unless the NCAA approves a waiver granting immediate eligibility. For the NCAA to approve a waiver, the certain athlete needs to show documented situations out of their control that affects their health, safety or well-being.

Edwards transferred to the Chippewas, led by first-year coach Jim McElwain, from Florida before fall camp.

McElwain has not said what Edwards’ waiver case entailed, and Edwards has not been made available to reporters since his arrival.

“As far as the eligibility piece, it’s in the NCAA’s hands,” McElwain said of the situation in early August. “It’ll be interesting to see. It seems like the bigger schools get their guys cleared, but we’ll find out about our school.”

Edwards has two seasons of eligibility remaining, regardless of what happens. If his appeals are denied, he will be able to play beginning in the 2020 season.

If he returns for 2019, the

6-foot-2, 192-pound Edwards projects as a starter at cornerback for the Chippewas, even though his true position is at safety. CMU’s safeties, on the other hand, are strong with three key returners – senior Da’Quaun Jamison, sophomore Devonni Reed and junior Alonzo McCoy. In his two seasons playing for Florida, of which one was in 2017 for McElwain, Edwards played in 18 games. He spent time on defense and special teams. He was expected to be in a backup position for the Gators in 2019.

Edwards was arrested for first-degree misdemeanor battery of his girlfriend in May and spent time at the Alachua County Jail, but the charges were later dropped in June due to insufficient evidence for the state attorney’s office to pursue the case.

“First and foremost, I obviously recruited Brian. He’s a wonderful kid,” McElwain said. “I love his mom. One thing I always tell every one of the kids I recruit is, ‘I’m here for you, and I’ll do everything I can to help you.’”

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Punter Brady Buell is paramount to beating Wisconsin Badgers Ben Zeitler Staff Reporter

Do you know the name Brady Buell?

If not, it’s time to be introduced. He’ll be the single most influential player on the Central Michigan football team in their Sept. 7 matchup against Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m.

Brady Buell is the punter.

A redshirt sophomore, Buell didn’t see any game action in his first two years at CMU. He backed up Jack Sheldon, a three-year starter.

With Sheldon now graduated, Buell won the job in the offseason and made the first start of his collegiate career in CMU’s Week One 38-21 win Evan Petzold | Sports Editor over Albany on Aug. 29.

The Chippewas punted only Central Michigan punter Brady Buell watches the ball soar after a twice last Thursday, so Buell’s kick in practice Sept. 3 at the East Grass Field.

debut was rather short-lived.

The sample size of his punts is extremely limited, which is both a bad and good thing for me as a journalist.

The limited data set is a bad thing because Buell’s average of 38.0 yards per punt means pretty much nothing. What’s nice though is that it means I can go into a little detail on both of those punts.

Buell’s first punt of the night came with just under 10 minutes to play in the first quarter.

From the CMU 44-yard-line, it was a prime opportunity to pin the Great Danes deep and give the Chippewas great field position on their next offensive possession.

Instead, the ball sailed outof-bounds and was placed at the Albany 32 for a 24-yard punt.

“It looked like a couple of my (golf) drives,” head coach Jim McElwain said with a big grin on his face. “He kinda shanked it a little bit, but then he came back later and... hit a bomb.”

With 3:45 remaining in the first half, Buell redeemed himself in a big way.

His heels on the goal line of the end zone, Buell sent a booming punt from the CMU 13 that sent the Albany returner into a steep backpedal. The ball hung in the air long enough for redshirt freshman gunner Montrae Braswell to sprint 50 yards and make an outstanding solo tackle before the returner could make a move. Buell’s punt had a net of 52 yards.

Against a team like Albany, the Chippewas could afford a subpar punt or gamble on fourth down, and they knew that going in.

Wisconsin, however, is a different story.

I cannot overstate just how important field position will be for CMU against the Badgers.

If Wisconsin only has 50 or 60 yards to drive for a touchdown on a consistent basis, I’m sorry, but the Chippewas won’t stand a chance.

The Badgers have so many offensive weapons. They’re extremely talented at the wideout position and will stretch the CMU defensive backs to their limits.

And don’t even get me started on junior tailback Jonathan Taylor, who had 183 total yards and 4 touchdowns against South Florida in Week One. If CMU can force Wisconsin to make drives of 75 or 80 yards throughout the game, I really think we’re in for a good game.

Buell is the one that can keep the Chippewas in it. He just has to perform with consistency.

He’s definitely capable of doing it, too. At St. Francis High School in Traverse City, Buell was a Division 7-8 All-State punter as a senior and was ranked the No. 10 kicker in his class by Kornblue Kicking. Nine of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard-line and five inside the 5-yard-line.

To beat the Badgers, Buell is the key.

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Does everyone remember how great Mainstage was this year?

Yeah, we don’t either.

The annual event designed to give new students a positive first look at the diverse opportunities at Central Michigan University was a letdown. There was a lack of organization, entertainment and overall hype around the event compared to previous years.

The vendors themselves, which include anything from registered student organizations to athletic clubs and local businesses, did not know if they had a table at the event until just hours the night before.

Even some of those clubs who registered, in fact, did not receive a table.

“If you should have a table but do not currently have one, please visit the Student Activities Tent located in front of Finch Field House at 4 p.m.,” the announcement said the night before.

The timing of this year’s event was off. Students didn’t even get a chance to eat dinner with their families after move-in before turning around and heading to Mainstage.

Like in years past, Mainstage needs to be in the afternoon on a weekend, when students do not have any conflicting priorities. Let’s not forget that was also the Thursday before one of the most notorious party weekends in Central Michigan University history.

Even if the students did find their way to Finch Fieldhouse on their first day of freedom, they were not greeted with any live music, entertainment or “welcome home” signage. Just tables and chairs from student groups spread out inside and out of one of the oldest buildings on campus.

Leadership Safari guides used to tell new students that Mainstage was important because any student could walk out of there with five or more free T-shirts. That is no longer the case.

Let’s take a look at some former Mainstage events for context.

The Mainstage in 2016 was canceled, but there wasn’t a lack of opportunity for students to get involved on campus.

Program Board spent 20 percent of their annual budget on

former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Jay Pharoah and the Office of Student Activities and Involvement quickly organized the “Student Engagement Expo” in Mainstage’s place after an estimated 8,000 students planned to attend the event.

The year before, Mainstage expected 10,000 students in attendance. There were long lines of students just waiting for a free T-shirt and branded pen. It was held on a sunny weekend day in the parking lot near Kelly/Shorts Stadium and the Student Activity Center — the ideal location for an event this size.

During a ride-along in 2014, we reported on a free Dan + Shay concert as a part of CMU’s “Weeks of Welcome” initiative. That same year, Dan + Shay performed at Faster Horses, the popular “three-day hillbilly sleepover” at Michigan International Speedway in July.

This year, Jimmy Johns only gave out subs to those who filled out job applications.

Not only do the students suffer from not having a great experience, but RSOs, clubs and local businesses don’t get any attention, either. It might be more valuable for Max and Emily’s, for example, to table outside the Bovee University Center on a Monday morning than to take four hours out of an employee’s Thursday night.

We are not sure why Mainstage was scheduled differently this year. A call to the Office of Student Activities and Involvement just before Labor Day weekend didn’t help.

Danielle Rossman, assistant director for student organizations, said the event was moved to Finch Fieldhouse for better accommodations for those with disabilities. CMU wouldn’t have to worry about accessibility if it was staged in the same lot alumni gather before football games.

Finch Fieldhouse wasn’t a much better idea. Tables were even spread out to Franklin Street, so many students didn’t even visit each part of the event. There was food located near the library and UC, so many hungry students didn’t even make it all the way to the tables in the first place.

One of the former luxuries of randomizing the table organization was that students would always walk past each organization and see what they have to offer. We know everyone just goes for the free stuff, so there was no reason to check out the club sports grouping.

We must do better to get new students acclimated to campus. Hundreds of students in the past have found their place at this event. This year, that was not the case.

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This summer I studied abroad at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It was an incredible experience where I learned all about a foreign culture and people, as well as my very own country.

As I introduced myself, making it clear I was American through my so-called “accent,” I was asked a variety of questions about America. Quite often they were about our politics and public policies.

The topic of mass shootings and gun control came up in conversation just as often as it does in American newspapers. Australia enacted effective gun laws quite some time ago. Australians cannot understand why these tragedies happen so frequently in America.

Twenty-three years ago Australia passed the National Firearms Agreement of 1996.

The country then implemented the National Firearms Trafficking Policy Agreement and the National Handgun Agreement in 2002.

Additionally, each state and territory has Firearms Acts and Regulations and the NFA was updated as recently as 2017, according to Gun Policy’s Website.

The NFA was enacted in response to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania. The shooting caused 35 deaths and another 23 individuals were seriously injured. The NFA led to “the destruction of more than a million firearms—perhaps a third of the country’s private gun stock,” according to The University of Sydney.

“In the 18 years up to and including the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, there were 13 gun homicides in which five or more people died, not including the perpetrator. In the 22 years since, there have been no such incidents,” a 2018 University of Sydney report states.

To put that in perspective, America has had more mass shootings this year than days. The total number as of Aug. 5 (the 217th day of the year) was 255 mass shootings, according to nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. Overall, America has seen 33,237 total shooting incidents, resulting in 8,796 gun deaths and 17,480 injuries this year.

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The last time the federal government passed laws to limit the spread and use of guns in the U.S. was the temporary Federal Assault Weapons Ban 25 years ago in 1994.

The legislation included a 10-year expiration date. During the decade it existed, the law banned the manufacture, sale and possession of some military-style assault weapons, including the AR-15, according to Quartz. A recent study found the number of mass-shooting related deaths decreased while the ban was in effect.

The law expired in 2004. President Obama attempted to renew it in 2013 after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, but the Senate voted not to renew.

Frankly, after the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 26 died, including 20 children between ages six and seven, America failed to protect its citizens. Since Sandy Hook, there have been more than 2,000 mass shootings across America, according to Vox. Studies and other countries’ actions have proven laws make a difference. It is time America looks to other countries for guid-

ance. Not once while I was in Australia did I feel unsafe or the need to be vigilant. Less than two weeks after I arrived home, four mass shootings took place in a week. Our very own CMU campus has experienced a shooting. I am educated on how to react to a shooting, something no normal person should need to know.

America is now a country in which you have to constantly be prepared for the worst.

Isn’t it time our government takes action to protect our residents? How many more thousands have to die before we recognize this as the fatal issue it is? Must it reach 10,000?

Sadly, we’re almost there.

Our country and home should be a place to feel safe. There is about a 60 percent chance there will be at least one mass shooting today and a 17 percent chance there will be two, according to the news website Quartz. I want to live somewhere where it is less likely a mass shooting will take place than more likely.

If you agree, you can help prevent more tragic shootings by visiting Change.org.

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