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4 City Commission to hear public comment on rezoning of Kaya Coffeehouse

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6 Anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card sparked anti-hate protest Thursday on campus

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

CITY COMMISSION TO CONSIDER KAYA COFFEE HOUSE REZONING AT PUBLIC HEARING The Mount Pleasant City Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 to discuss the potential rezoning of the former SBX Bookstore building, which houses Kaya Coffee House.

If the rezoning is approved, the building will likely be sold to United Apartments.

The Planning Commission recommended the zoning request at its Jan. 5 meeting. Regardless, the city commission will make the final decision in regard to the property.

Kaya owners Emily Miller and Abigail Chambers are committed to keeping the coffee shop open, ideally in the same location. Though they don’t want to relocate, the owners said the shop may have a potential new home.

“There’s no contract signed so I don’t want to say where it is,” Miller said. “But it’s very close to where we are right now.

It’s another small business that wants to

help us out.”

Chambers and Miller took ownership of Kaya in 2015. The coffee shop has been in business for more than 15 years.

The owners have encouraged people to attend the public hearing and voice their concerns to the city commission.

“We hope people show up (to the meeting) to show the community wants Kaya,” Chambers said. “We don’t want to disappear. We don’t want to move. That’s where we’re standing.”

Rick McGuirk, operations manager of United Apartments, said he’s concerned with economic potential of the property.

“I have no problem at all with Kaya Coffee (House) and I want to see them successful,” McGuirk said. “I’m just working to come up with the best options for that property that make sense.”

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ALPHA KAPPA PSI TO HOST CAREER DAY More than 135 companies will be represented at Alpha Kappa Psi’s Career Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. at Finch Fieldhouse.

The professional co-ed business fraternity hosts a career day every semester. This spring’s event was organized by Lincoln Park sophomore Carlos Salcido, Jr. and Bay City senior Alison Eilf, both of whom are members of Alpha Kappa Psi. “It’s a huge networking event,” Salcido said. “Recruiters might specify that they’re looking for certain (majors), but there are going to be a lot of companies that are looking for all majors.”

Career day is supported by Central Michigan University’s Career Services, and students may register for the event through the Handshake website. Registration is not required, but Salcido said the resources

available on the website make registration valuable for attendees.

Specifically, Handshake provides a list of companies attending the event.

Salcido said students should research the companies they’re interested in because it could give them an edge when meeting representatives at the event.

The event is not exclusive to one department or school.

Depending on the business, the company’s spokesperson may ask to conduct an interview on-site, while others may take the student’s information to contact them at a later date. Students are expected to dress in business-professional attire.

- Quinn Kirby, Staff Reporter

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ORGANIZES CAMPUS EVENTS TO DISCUSS HAZING AWARENESS Throughout the week, the Office of Student Activities and Involvement will host events to raise awareness on the harmful effects of hazing.

“Hazing Prevention Week” will feature four events that cover a broad understanding of what hazing is and how to prevent it.

The first effort to build awareness involves an information table which will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the Bovee University Center Down Under Food Court. The table will seat students from the Greek community and the Office of Student Activities and Involvement who will pass out brochures and wristbands that say “These hands don’t haze.” There will also be a banner for students to sign to support hazing prevention.

The movie “Haze” will be shown at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the UC Auditorium. Following the film, Jordan Borchert, a graduate intern for Fraternity and Sorority Life, will facilitate a conversation with the audience.

A presentation that will illustrate the development of hazing, “The Evolution of Hazing From Civil War to the College

Campus,” will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the UC Auditorium.

Alexis Foley, a student assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life, will lead a discussion regarding the history of the practice.

“Hazing Prevention Week” ends on Friday, Feb. 17 with a panel discussion from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Pearce Hall room 127. The speakers will cover student organizations, fraternity and sorority life and university recreation and competitive sports. D’Wayne Jenkins, assistant director of Multicultural Academic Student Services and Danielle Rossman, assistant director for Student Organizations, will be included on the panel.

Borchert said the events are open to all students.

“Hazing doesn’t (just) affect (the) fraternity and sorority community, it affects all areas of student life,” Borchert said. “We wanted to broaden that reach and educate people and provide them the opportunity to learn more about hazing and hazing prevention.”

He hopes understanding what hazing is will help reduce its presence on campus.

- Emma Dale, Staff Reporter

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No joking matter.

CMU leaves questions unanswered following anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card incident

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hen we become desensitized to history, we lose empathy for others.

Last week, students, faculty and staff at Central Michigan University witnessed firsthand how dastardly a bit of desensitized “humor” can be.

CMU made national headlines on Wednesday, Feb. 8 after a Valentine’s Day card that contained an anti-Semitic message was passed out by a member of the CMU College Republicans after their meeting in Anspach Hall.

A photo of the card was posted to social media and it quickly went viral. The person who posted the photo reported the incident to the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity.

The College Republicans, a registered student organization, maintains that its membership was unaware of the card, nor were they aware that it was distributed among members at the meeting. Leaders of the College Republicans said the Valentine was printed from a sheet of “humorous” internet memes.

The anti-Semitic meme was then cut out, seemingly pasted onto construction paper and placed into members Valentine’s Day bags.

According to a statement released by the university on Friday, Feb. 10, an official investigation found that a “non-student” was responsible for the card. The statement made this point several times. It also stated the woman was no longer in Mount Pleasant.

It did not, however, explain who the person is. It also did not shed any semblance of light or clarity on various other questions: Has this person previously attended CMU this semester? Why was she at the meeting?

They told us who she isn’t, and where she isn’t. That’s not exactly the height of transparency.

After a stressful week, members of the campus community deserved clarity and a complete explanation of what happened. It seems odd that when the College Republicans released its statement the night of the incident, they never identified the woman as a “nonstudent.”

To suggest this person is just a “non-student” doesn’t tell the whole story. In fact, this was a stupid, immature act by a woman who clearly had many ties to our university.

In its statement, the College Republicans sufficiently apologized and emphasized the group’s opposition to hate speech. Members of the RSO also attended a student-organized Anti-Hate Speech rally on campus the following day. It is important for them to continue, within their group, to discuss equality and tolerance so that hate speech and intolerance doesn’t take root.

We commend the person who reported the card and its content to the proper authorities. We also commend the example set by nearly 200 CMU faculty members who released a statement Friday explaining their “un-

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flinching” support for our Jewish community members and their objection to hate speech in any form.

Six million Jews being systematically exterminated across an entire continent is no joke — even in a “harmless” meme.

Speech that delegitimizes religions, races or genders cannot and should not be left unchecked.

Denouncing hateful speech is not being “politically correct.” It’s having common sense and being a decent society. On a college campus, stressing these ideals are part of our core values. To ignore these values in the protection of free speech is to ignore the standard we set for ourselves as Chippewas.

To Courtney, we hope you learn from this ordeal. Don’t forget history ever again.

We must be steadfast in fighting hate speech.

We must rally together to create an inclusive campus, not with words, or programs, or promises, but with actions.

We must not forget the lessons of history, and we must not allow ourselves to repeat them.

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Get the most out of Tinder by learning how to match like a pro If you haven’t given Tinder a try, then you’re probably in the minority in the new age of dating.

The popular “dating” app lets you find your potential partners by “swiping” left or right — yes or no respectively — after browsing through photos and a bio of people in your area.

Though I’ve rarely met up with anyone from the app, I’ve definitely logged my fair share of swipes.

For every Tinder horror story I’ve experienced or heard from friends, I’ve heard tales of happy couples who met their “Tinderella.”

Meeting someone based off of a minimal profile doesn’t sound appealing, at least for me. But the app keeps me coming back because of

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the hilarious profiles other people put together. Whenever I’m bored and have a spare minute, I pull up the app and am either impressed by hilarious, witty bios or shocked into laughter at outright failures.

Everyone has their own taste, but if you’re looking for advice on how to earn more matches, consider the following tips from a Tinder regular.

DON’T: Use exclusively group

photos on your profile. How are people supposed to know who you are? Including one or two group pictures is good — it shows you’re social and proves you take photos of yourself beyond mirror selfies.

But including a few photos of just yourself is essential so people know who they’re swiping for.

DO: Include pictures of you and your pet if you have one. Pets are universally loved. Most importantly, if someone doesn’t like your pet, then you don’t want to match with them anyway. Tinder dates come and go, but your love for your pet is priority No. 1.

DON’T: Include pictures of you with a young child if the child is not your son or daughter. It doesn’t matter

how much you love your little sibling or cousin, people will always assume it’s your kid — even if you write a disclaimer in your bio. For people with kids who are on Tinder, more power to you, but the target user of the app will be quick to swipe left at the thought of such a commitment.

DO: Make your bio interesting. If I had a dime for every bio that reads: “looking for someone to adventure with,” I would have enough money to buy my own meal at Olive Garden every weekend and not entertain the idea of going on a Tinder date to have someone pick up my bill. You have a small space to talk yourself up — use it. Profiles with no bio force people to make snap judgements on

photos alone.

DON’T: Overtly express your political views in your bio. Even if someone has the same political opinions as me, I find this annoying. Let politics dominate a heated debate once you find a significant other you’ve been with longer than it takes my thumb to hover over your profile and swipe left.

DO: Keep an open mind and understand that everyone has different goals when using Tinder. The app is used by a wide variety of people who are interested in everything from pursuing a committed relationship, a one-night stand, or just getting free dinner and a movie. Be straightforward about expectations and swipe away.

At long last, good love is most definitely worth the wait I met my soulmate at Central Michigan University a little more than a year ago.

We’ve been together for 15 months.

Now she’s my roommate, and we’re talking about kids and marriage. We talk about how we’re going to survive as poverty-stricken writers after graduation with most likely three cats before those aforementioned kids come into the picture.

We never stop talking. It’s a little overwhelming — all of these heavy relationship headaches and arguments at a time when most students relish their freedom to date whomever and however they want — but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Her name is Emmy Rose. Her smile sits tightly folded above her chin like a lotus flower before first bloom. It’s OK, you can puke now. All of our friends do it too.

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I’ve been waiting for a love like this for a long time, and like any good love story, this one was worth the wait.

I was a 25-year-old transfer student who had already failed out of college once before getting it together and moving to Mount Pleasant. Dating and finding love was the last thing on my mind. The mission was getting published, and somehow finishing school with a degree.

I didn’t drink or party, so mingling with wild teenaged students was probably out of the question, too. I had just come out of the worst breakup of my

life with an estranged fiancé who got married to a different dude two years after we called it quits.

I tried to at least partner up with someone — anyone — who felt as lonely as I did. Three years and three dating website profiles later, I was still alone, sick of the hook-ups and never getting the partner I wanted or deserved.

I’m an impatient man, and we all know that good love is worth the wait.

Finally, Cupid punched me in the face.

I still have the welt from where his fist hit my head.

The story in a nutshell: An antiabortion preacher shows up on campus. A girl gets pissed and kicks over his sign. That girl gets famous for the day on Instagram. We follow her on social media to get the latest on her one-woman crusade.

That girl wasn’t Emmy, but she

did comment on the girl’s Facebook page. Something about Batman. And Feminism. And she was cute. My cup runneth over.

I added her. She accepted. We sent each other memes. Within a few days, she was a recommended match on OKCupid. I messaged her and she never replied.

After 15 years of weird relationships, you eventually learn to take the hints.

I was a 28-year-old man infatuated with a 22-year-old I hadn’t really met.

Some weeks later, we connected again through poetry. Emmy had a little weekly meeting of poet friends at Kaya Coffee House.

I finally got an invite. I was there in a heartbeat. She wore a dark green jacket with fake black fur around the hood.

She dragged a mentholated cigarette as she sat her legs crossed against the

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window sill.

I drove her home. She messaged me the next day. It was November 2015.

We planned a date and talked for four hours with cups of Java City coffee between our brittle fingers by the cascading yellow light of the CMU seal.

As we celebrate our second Valentine’s Day together, I’m reminded of how much joy she brings into my life: how I can tell her everything, how we can move from spats about my slovenly behavior to laughing together on the couch with our cat and memories and love.

It took forever and it felt like a lifetime, but as I gear up to graduate in May, the journey makes me humbled.

Sometimes heartache is worth the delay. Sometimes finding the perfect thing isn’t easy or convenient.

Sometimes, good love is worth the wait.

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EDITOR

Faculty members release statement of solidarity in wake of anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card incident TO THE EDITOR: We, members of the Central Michigan University faculty, have all learned of an anti-Semitic incident on our campus, one that glibly made light of the genocide of the Jewish people (and other marginalized groups) during the Holocaust.

President George Ross issued a statement that this horrendous deed is not representative of our community. He said that such an act, while protected by the First Amendment, is unacceptable. At Central Michigan University, he stated, “we stand up against hate, protect the safety of all, and build bridges of understanding that bring people together.”

But let us be more clear.

First and foremost, we stand in unflinching solidarity with Jewish communities on our campus and beyond. We uphold you now and always.

We will do everything in our power to protect you, to listen to and hear your truths, to affirm and teach your histories and current-day experiences, and to celebrate your people.

Further, we reject acts of hate against any group of fellow humans on our campus and in our communities at home and abroad. Here, too, we vow to uphold the values of a diverse society that treasures the multiplicity of voices, experiences and identities.

We condemn any rhetoric or any group that provides

fertile ground for hate speech.

We will not hesitate to name things for what they are.

Speaking out against hate and intolerance isn’t a partisan act; it is a moral imperative rooted in the fight for justice, dignity and human rights.

We won’t make peace with hate on our campus or anywhere else.

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Students share stories, march against hate speech

By Johnathan Hogan Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

About 60 students marched from the Fabiano Botanical Gardens to Warriner Hall in protest of hate speech at Central Michigan University on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Organizers from student activist group Central Michigan Action said the rally was not directly against any specific campus group or incident.

Many, however, marched in response to an anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card given to two students on Wednesday, Feb. 8. A post about the card sparked outrage amongst students on social media and was reported nationally by The Washington Post on Thursday.

The card depicts Adolf Hitler saying, “my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews.” A picture of the card was shared on social media after a member of the College Republicans gave his gift bag — allegedly by accident -— to a group of students from the Organization of Women Leaders at CMU. The students were waiting for their meeting to begin in Anspach Hall as the College Republicans’ meeting ended in the same building.

Members of Hillel at Central Michigan University, a Jewish student group on campus, organized the march with Central Michigan Action, a progressive political student organization. Alison Zywicki, a junior from West Bloomfield, said she was hurt when she saw the photo.

“Jokes aren’t OK,” Zywicki said.

“It’s sad that we still find this as a humorous thing to do, even if it was an accident.”

The president and vice president of Hillel both read statements about their own experiences with hate speech at the march.

“Middle school was the first time I experienced blatant hate speech,” Hillel at CMU President Hadley Platek said. “‘Stupid Jew’ is what (I was) called for wearing my ‘Happy Hanukkah’ button. During difficult times such as this, when hate speech has been made clear on our campus, we must choose to embrace our identities and the identities of

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Protesters march on Feb. 9 throughout campus during an anti-hate speech rally.

others, and fight back with resistance, positivity and strength.”

College Republicans released a statement did not condone the card and said the group was unaware of its existence. They also apologized for the offensive content.

“At tonight’s College Republican meeting, we had a Valentine’s Day party, in which each member decorated a bag and other members placed valentines inside of others’ bags,” reads the statement.

“Unfortunately, a very inappropriate card was placed into a bag without other members’ knowledge. A bag was then given away to students sitting in Anspach, once again without members’ knowledge of its contents.

“The College Republicans as an organization did not distribute this valentine. We in no way condone this type of rhetoric or anti-Semitism.

We apologize for any offense, and want students to know that we do not tolerate this sort of behavior.”

Mackenzie Flynn, president of College Republicans at CMU, said members of the group joined the march against hate speech.

“It was really encouraging to see College Republicans come out and show up,” said Rockford junior Evan Wittenbach, a coordinator for Central Michigan Action. “We invited them to come out and they accepted our invitation. It was really encouraging to see them taking a stance against hate

speech as well.”

University President George Ross released a statement Thursday afternoon saying officials from the president and vice president’s offices, the Office for Civil Rights and Institutional Equity, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs, Student Activities and Involvement, and the CMU Police Department all met Thursday morning to discuss the card and its hateful message.

“We are deeply disappointed by last night’s situation with a Valentine card containing an inappropriate sentiment that was produced during a student organization meeting,” Ross wrote. “This is not who we are as a campus community. Such hurtful, of-

fensive language, while protected by the First Amendment, is unacceptable and is not consistent with our values and standards.”

CMU Associate Professor Michael Mamp said he appreciates Ross’s comments.

“I’m the last surviving member of my maternal family,” he wrote in the comments section of CM-Life’s Facebook post. “The Holocaust impacted my family for generations. I’m disgusted and ashamed of whoever at CMU perpetuated this flagrant anti-Semitism.”

Mamp said he wants everyone at CMU to “recognize this hateful act targeted a specific marginalized group at CMU, and that is the Jewish community.”

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Anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card sparks controversy

By Ben Solis Managing Editor news@cm-life.com

A Valentine’s Day card with an anti-Semitic message was passed out to Central Michigan University students on Feb. 8, sparking outrage throughout the campus community and on social media.

The card depicts Adolf Hitler and a Valentine’s Day-style pun about the Holocaust.

It was handed out to students in Anspach Hall from a member of the CMU College Republicans.

A member of the registered student organization posted a statement on the College Republicans Facebook page in the early morning of Thursday, Feb. 9. The group denies any knowledge of the card and apologized for the offensive content.

“At tonight’s College Republican meeting, we had a Valentine’s Day party, in which each member decorated a bag and other members placed valentines (cards) inside of others’ bags,” reads the statement. “Unfortunately, a very inappropriate card was placed into a bag without other members’ knowledge. A bag was then given away, once again without members’ knowledge of its contents.

“The College Republicans as an organization did not distribute this valentine. We in no way condone this type of rhetoric or anti-Semitism. We apologize for any offense, and want students to know that we do not tolerate this sort of behavior.”

Mackenzie Flynn, president of CMU’s College Republicans, said the bags were meant for members only. One member allegedly printed a page of Valentine’s Day memes to cut out and placed them inside each bag. One meme contained the Holocaust pun.

“While still not appropriate, I want to clear up that (our group members) did not create it themselves,” she said.

Flynn said a male member who “doesn’t like candy” handed his bag to a pair of female students in Anspach Hall after the meeting.

She maintains that the member didn’t know the card was inside the gift bag when he gave it away “to be nice.”

One of those students later showed the card to her friend, Allen Park senior Madison Rodriguez Eberth, shortly after receiving the bag.

Eberth posted an image of the card to her social media accounts, which was met with immediate backlash from CMU students.

Eberth has since deleted the post.

QUOTES FROM CAMPUS

News of an anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card that trivializes the Holocaust sparked outrage on the campus of Central Michigan University and drew international condemnation.

Throughout the week, members of the CMU community commented on the nature of hate speech and the card controversy.

Ross issues statement condemning card’s message

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

Central Michigan University President George Ross issued a statement on Thursday, Feb. 9 that criticized an anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card handed out by a member of the College Republicans at CMU on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

“We are deeply disappointed by last night’s situation with a Valentine card containing an inappropriate sentiment that was produced during a student organization meeting,” Ross said. “This is not who we are as a campus community.”

Leaders from the president’s and provost’s offices, Office for Civil Rights and Institutional Equity, Office of Institutional Diversity, Student Affairs, Student Activities and Involvement and the CMU Police Department met Thursday morning to discuss the

situation and determine the next steps.

OCRIE began a formal inquiry, while OID worked to “develop additional efforts for the campus community,” Ross said.

Ross added the type of language, “while protected by the First Amendment, is unacceptable and is not consistent with our values and standards.”

He said CMU “cautions against concluding that the action is representative of the entire student organization or its members” and reminds “that threatening others as a result of such an incident can have legal consequences.”

“We once again urge each of our students, faculty and staff to be beacons of peace, respect, inclusivity and civility — to be role models of integrity, dignity and leadership,” Ross said. “At Central Michigan University, we stand up against hate, protect the safety of all, and build bridges of understanding that bring people together.”

“Middle school was the first time I experienced blatant hate speech. ‘Stupid Jew’ is what he called me for wearing my ‘Happy Hanukkah’ button. During difficult times such as this, when hate speech has been made clear on our campus, we must choose to embrace our identities and the identities of others, and fight back with resistance, positivity and strength. I realized that while I could advertise it, however, that meant I could also choose to hide it. That part of me, my Jewish identity, such a big part of who I am, I could just tuck it away. How would anybody know?

That is my privilege. It is my privilege to hide this identity about myself. As I grew up, I realized that many, many people could not hide their identities as they so choose.”

- HILLEL AT CMU PRESIDENT HADLEY PLATEK

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University completes inquiry on anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card

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

University officials say the woman responsible for creating an anti-Semitic Valentine’s Day card was not a Central Michigan University student as of Feb. 8, 2017 and has since left Mount Pleasant.

The Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equality at Central Michigan University concluded its inquiry into the matter on Friday, Feb. 10, according to a University Communications press release.

The inquiry ended two days after a Valentine’s Day party by the College Republicans at CMU led to the antiSemitic card being distributed to two students — causing outrage from the community and national media

attention. The card was signed “XOXO, Courtney.”

Katherine Lasher, director of OCRIE, said “her staff has talked with the individuals involved and determined the card was the misguided action of one individual, who readily admitted her role,” the release states.

The university repeatedly stated that the woman is “not a CMU student.” Many students, faculty and alumni have questioned that phrasing on social media. Some claim the women in question was participating in CMU College Republicans functions and leading other extracurricular student groups at the time of the controversy.

Kirsten Simmons, assistant director of University Communications, said she did not know if this person was a CMU student

“We in no way condone this type of rhetoric or anti-Semitism.

We apologize for any offense, and want students to know that we do not tolerate this sort of behavior.”

- CMU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS STATEMENT “We have shown that we will not stand for hate speech on our campus, and that we will resist whenever one of us feels threatened in this dark time of our nation’s history.”

- STEVEN KEENE, VICE PRESIDENT OF HILLEL AT CMU

in the past. She cited the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) restrictions when Central Michigan Life reporters asked for more detailed information.

In the statement, University President George Ross attempted to comfort the campus community with an apology to students and members of the Jewish faith and descent.

“The grossly offensive action of one individual, a nonstudent, has deeply distressed our campus community and others across the nation,” Ross said in the statement.

“With heavy hearts and great embarrassment, we apologize. To those of Jewish descent, rest assured that we stand with you and vow to continue the effort to educate others.”

The release also confirms that Lasher spoke to leaders of the Col-

lege Republicans and determined the group was unaware that the card had been distributed at the meeting. Damon Brown, director of the Office of Student Activities and Involvement, said group members are “shocked and remorseful.”

The release stated several actions taken thus far and next steps that will be taken.

CMU Police have consulted with the county prosecutor, who said this matter is not a criminal act.

The Office of Student Activities and Involvement will engage with student organizations, continuing to educate them on why such behavior is unacceptable and reinforcing the need to uphold CMU values such as inclusivity and respect.

The Office of Institutional Diversity is planning related educational

“I don’t walk on campus at night feeling safe, because every time I’m anywhere near Main Street, I get ‘Hey f****t’ screamed out the window, or ‘What’s up d***?’ or any other number of slurs thrown my way.”

– SENIOR RANDI BENNET SPEAKING AT THE ANTI-HATE SPEECH RALLY THURSDAY, FEB. 9.

programming.

OCRIE will offer to have an educational session with the College Republicans and offer workshops, in partnership with Institutional Diversity staff, to other student organizations as well.

“The journey toward diversity, inclusivity, respect, peace, integrity and ethical leadership at times seems endless,” Ross said. “Yet, the actions of our students, faculty and staff through this — coming together against hate and ignorance — can give us all hope. With varied political opinions and life views, we stand today in solidarity. In that, we embrace our future.”

Central Michigan Life has sent a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the contents of the inquiry.

“We are deeply disappointed by last night’s situation with a Valentine card containing an inappropriate sentiment that was produced during a student organization meeting.

This is not who we are as a campus community.

Such hurtful, offensive language, while protected by the First Amendment, is unacceptable and is not consistent with our values and standards.”

- CMU PRESIDENT GEORGE ROSS

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Bartenders witness pickups and breakups from behind the counter

By Evan Sasiela News Editor

floor your bedroom for the night,” Schultz said.

news@cm-life.com

Davison senior Trevor Thomas last spring was working at Wayside Central when a drunk man was hitting on one of the bartenders.

The man eventually vomited into his beer, which overflowed and spilled all over the bar. Thomas had to clean it up and kick the man out of the bar, he said.

“That was one of the biggest fails I’ve ever seen,” Thomas said.

Thomas’ story is just one of many for Mount Pleasant bar employees. Central Michigan Life visited some Mount Pleasant bars to see what personal stories they have involving bar patrons as well as interesting couples’ stories.

At Wayside, Romeo senior Jenna Schultz once saw a couple on a date going through a rough patch. They broke up for a short period and got back together — until the girlfriend saw him making out with another woman at Wayside. They broke up.

“We honestly laugh a lot because we see so much crazy stuff,” Schultz said.

“You can tell (people) to stop as much as you want — they don’t care, they’ll do it anyway. It makes for (good) stories.”

Sometimes a man will pick up a woman’s entire tab if they’re dating, Schultz said, which usually surprises her at the end of the night.

Some couples, Schultz said, should skip the bar and «get a room.»

“Don’t make the bar or the dance

THESE ARE NOT STRIPPER DOLLARS Kaitlyn Koss has been a bartender at the Blue Gator Sports Pub & Grill for just about a month and a half. She already has seen her share of stories.

On Thursday, Koss also saw a guy and girl “sucking each other’s faces” at length while she tried to give the man his card back.

A customer asked to order food and then immediately asked for her phone number. She also saw a girl make out with six different guys in one night.

A few weeks ago a man from Texas tipped the Mid-Michigan Community College student $200 for a Bud Light.

Koss works with Macomb County sophomore Madeline Solomon at the Blue Gator, which is connected to the Encore, The Nightclub.

Solomon said a drunk man once asked a bartender to marry him. People have written notes on receipts that say, “I love you” and “Here’s my number.”

Another time, two girls on a date left her dollar bills and promised they were not stripper dollars with a winky face, they wrote.

Solomon advises couples who come to the Blue Gator or Encore not to fight.

“Don’t get mad when your boyfriend is ordering drinks from me,” she said. “Sometimes they’ll (say), ‘Why are you looking at her like that?’ That’s annoying. I’m just trying

to give him a drink, that’s it.”

ONE CRAZY DATE Ben Breidenstein, manager of the Bird Bar & Grill recalled a good date gone wrong during an afternoon two summers ago.

A man was on a date with a younger woman and they enjoyed themselves for about two hours. Before Breidenstein knew it, a minivan pulled up front and a woman burst through the door. She slapped the customer and he said, “How dare you.” She dragged him through the front and into the minivan with children in the car and they peeled out.

“I’ve never seen that before,” Breidenstein said. “There was only eight-to-10 people at the bar at the time too so everybody just went to a dead stop.”

Breidenstein called the police for the sake of the children who may have been in danger. He never found out what happened.

“That’s the definitely the craziest thing I’ve seen with a couple in here,” he said.

Despite the occasional drama, Breidenstein said relationships start at the Bird all the time.

“I can’t tell you how many couples have come back here 20 years later.

(They say), ‘I remember when we met here for the first time and we sat in that booth,” he said. “I’ve heard billions of stories like that. They come back and they want to reminisce about the first time they met or the first date they went on.”

Mackenzie Brockman | Freelance Photographer Ben Breidenstein poses for a portrait on Feb. 10 at The Bird Bar and Grill.

Mackenzie Brockman | Freelance Photographer Kaitlyn Koss, left, and Madeline Solomon, right, pose for a portrait on Feb. 10 at the Blue Gator Sports Pub and Grill.

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When students say ‘I do’ Students face struggles balancing work, classes and relationship challenges

By Brianne Twiddy News Editor news@cm-life.com

Bird and Jak Wurtz’s love story began with a hacked OkCupid account and an orange crayon.

They met in November 2016 when Jak’s friend messaged random users on Jak’s OKCupid account in hope that it would help him get a date. The friend didn’t know that one of the people he messaged would end up being Jak’s future wife.

According to The Atlantic, the average age for marriage is 27 for women and 29 for men. Bird is a 20-year-old sophomore at Central Michigan University while Jak, 22, is a CMU alumnus.

“I worry we get the ‘congratulations’ only to our faces, but we also aren’t talking to our families right now so we don’t know about the gossip,” Bird said. “My dad’s main concern is if it’s something I want. That’s something he said when we got engaged and courthouse married.”

Students who tied the knot in college face unique challenges. Instead of just planning their next all-nighter or weekend party, these students have to balance school, work, friends and a marriage.

“I think everyone has different views of what they hope to get out of college and I’m still able to get all of that while being married,” said Audi Anderson, a Ithaca junior who married in August.

“Being married makes it easier because my husband and I have it in common.”

AWKWARD FIRST DATE After a few weeks of talking, Jak invited Bird to The Dreamer Coffee Shop where he was running an event.

When Bird arrived, Jak didn’t notice so Bird did the only thing they could think of — grab a nearby crayon and throw it at his head. He turned around looking like “he was about to beat them up,” but once Bird smiled, he melted.

Despite telling Bird that he never wanted to get married the first night they hung out, Jak proposed in the same place they met four months later.

“I’ve watched my family have failed marriages,” Jak said. “It always seemed like a cycle you’re expected to do and I’m not about societal expectations. But then I met Bird. I’ve never been instantly attracted to a person. It sparked as soon as I met Bird.”

The couple married in a courthouse on Feb. 3, 2017. They plan on having a ceremony later, but because Jak is transgender, they were worried about being legally allowed to marry when the time came.

Getting married in a courthouse made sense, Bird said: they didn’t want to spent thousands of dollars to get married only to

Ash Seymour | Staff Photographer Southgate senior Tyler Goudreau, right, holds her hand under Southgate senior Josh Simms, left, chin on Feb. 10 at The Dreamer Coffee Shop.

find out it wasn’t legal.

“After we got married, people kept asking if we feel any different,” Bird said. “I’m like, there’s a little ball of sunshine in my stomach, but it’s just chilling. Our relationship hasn’t changed much. I just started calling him my husband.”

However, marrying as a student isn’t always easy. Bird took the semester off from school to raise money for rent, the wedding and to fix their cars. Bird said most of their struggles are financial.

Without an established income, planning a wedding and keeping up with day-to-day life can be overwhelming.

Being in a relationship was even harder when Bird registered for classes. Bird would come home and have to hide to finish homework while trying to focus.

“It doesn’t always involve being together. Alone time is required,” Bird said. “We live in a one-bedroom and work. There’s no time to see each other, and when I was in school it was even worse.”

Once Bird becomes a student again, Bird plans on finishing homework assignments before returning home so they can spend time together without distractions. When they get home, it’s time to enjoy each other, and enjoy their happy home.

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Courtesy Photo | Jackson Wurtz Jackson Wurtz, left, looks at his wife, Bird, right, after they get married on Feb. 3 in the Isabella Courthouse.

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Your words are my food. Your breath is my wine. You are everything to me.

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To the amazing business advising staff in Grawn 105. May your Valentine’s Day be sweet!

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Love!

Happy Valentines Day,

P A L P Y V Happy Valentines Day Kayli, Erika, and Haley. I love you guys.

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Rachel Thomas, you give me more feels than Drake! Happy Valentines Day.

Happy Valentines Day to my beautiful sisters in Tri-Sigma! Love you all!

SLAM.

LiAmBeZa, don’t forget that Perfectly Normal” how much rascals are so very loved!!!

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“It’s you

Happy Valentines Day, Kris Kohler.

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Sharon Denise Davis, you are the love of my life. Love, your hubby, Marceil.

I love you so much, Kenzie! You’re the best big ever!

Happy Valentines Day AST!

Happy Valentines Day! To: Phi Mu!

Happy Valentines Day Alpha Sigma Tau!

Zeezer, you make the best mac and cheese!

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Happy Valentine’s Day London! You’re so amazing. I hope you see this. Love, Alex.

Hi big little Jen, you are the best and I love you lots! Love, Jen.

Happy Valentines Day, B! Love you.

Jack, thanks for being the best boyfriend around. Love you to the moon & back. - Kendall

I love you to the moon and back. You are the light in my life!

I hope the world becomes more peaceful.

Rachel, you are the flower to the soil of my heart. Love you, babe. – Ryan

I love you so much! You’re my favorite person. From: Al.

I appreciate and am so grateful to have you in my life. I love you.

To: Lois & Bayley. I love you. Happy Valentines Day. Love, Jass

To Matt: Have a wonderful day. Love, your lover.

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Love dogs happy ice cream hearts care you smile puppies rainbows cats penguins summer kittens coffee.

I love you.

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Thanks for being a great friend.

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I appreciate you for being my only rock!

I love you so much baby girl.

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I love you and these past five years have been the best!

I don’t always want a Valentine but when I do I want you, Pumpkin.

Happy Valentines Day.

Happy Valentines Day to my lovely roommate! Love you! -Arleigh

Dilyn, thanks or not getting us lost in Canada and for being my best friend.

Have an extraordinary day!

Happy Valentines Day Brett! I love you so much and I’m so thankful for you!

Organization of Women Leaders: Love you all!

Evan Vallis, you are a great fraternal president. Good luck in the future!

Happy Valentines Day, little.

Happy Valentines Day. I love you Kaitlyn Ann Laver.

Happy Valentines Day, Soujanya.

Thanks for helping me throughout.

Love you Sweetheart.

I miss Nicole from Personal Finance.

Love y’all to the moon and back Wheeler staff!

Happy Valentines Day, National Society of Collegiate Scholars!

Happy Valentines Day, Hope! I love you lots and am so proud of you.

Kayla, I love you.

95% of scientists believe in climate change.

You are the bomb dot COM.

Happy Valentines Day, honey! To: Michelle Dearest Dame. I am proud of everything you do. Happy Valentines Day. Love, Spenser Eli, thank you for being with me through think and thin. I love you, Jakyrah.

Emily, you are the best sister ever! My heart burns for you!

That slapps.

You are the best. I love you so much, Tim! Love, Maiya.

Thank you for all the days we had together...even if we don’t remember.

To: Julia Love you!

Love yourself and others Tommy, you suck. Love, Ryan Our lives are great with you in it. I hope for 38 more, love. J&B Love you guys!

Happy Valentines Day to my best friends: Marissa, Mckenna and Mey! Scarlet Muñoz: You inspire me every day. I think you have the biggest heart of anyone I know; I admire the way you encourage others with kindness and caring and I am so very honored to have you as a friend. Feliz día de San Valentín!

Tela:) Happy Valentines Day, Babe!

Intern Jordan in the SAI office, be mine?

You’re my answered prayer, God bless you.

You da bomb. -Brittney Schooley To: Chantel Rusher. You’re a great friend! Love you! – Kayla Happy Valentines Day to my loving husband, Tracy. - Lorry Happy Valentines Day, Frank!

Happy Valentines Day to Connor and Leah. Love, Mom. Jack, I thank God every day for crossing our paths. You are my greatest blessing!

Happy Valentines Day, Em! Love You! XO. – Am

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Noah, I like you more than Kanye likes Kayne.

Molly, you are pretty cool I guess. – Noah I wish I dressed as well as Will Anderson. Flannels for dayzzzz.

Happy Palentines day to Steve Coon.

What a guy.

Love more, judge less.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine!

Happy Valentines Day, Richy Roo! Happy Valentines Day to the love of my life, Sue. Elena Pangard, you are the macaroni to my warm cheese in my coat pocket.

You are the sunshine of my life, yeah.

Love you, Brenna. God bless.

Happy Valentines Day! Lots of love. To: Natalie Campbell Happy Valentines day, Frank!

Ronnie, you suck.

Hellos, guys!

Love is happiness!

Happy Valentines Day, Logan. Love you guys!

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Happy V-day, DM. I love you so much.

We’re almost at 2 years. Too cute!

God loves you. – Andrea Hey, Happy Valentines Day! You rock my socks!

Ardo, I have crossed the horizon to find you. – Emily Steve Coon…I miss you…Sincerely, your bro Lebron Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. @Emmypetes Happy Valentines Day, Bailey. From, Kris Kohler.

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Nugget, We are going to slay the magic show! Rock, paper, scissors, Love You!

❤ I hope your day is as lovely as you are!

Happy Valentines Day Hannah Ballentine! Love, your secret admirer.

I send my love to my Chippewa friends.

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Carlitos. En este día de San Valentín, te deseo que todos tus esperanzas y sueños se hagan realidad... que tengas éxito, un corazón alegre y risas para toda la vida. Tienes una alma preciosa y quiero que sepas lo cuanto que atesoro nuestra amistad.

Un abrazo fuertismo. Tela:) I love you so much and let’s show those ugly boys how hot we are.

Duds, You’re pretty good with words.

Clearly we’re not. XOXOXO. You da bomb. -Danielle Hamele Happy Valentine’s Day! I send my love to everyone; especially those who are single or going through a tough time.

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Stay squashy CM Life PR team! You’re all wonderful humans.

Happy Valentine’s Day to the best department teachers on campus, our CMU geography teachers!

Happy birthday/Valentine’s Day, Tori!

Shouts out to my homies @ CM Life y’all baes <3 Thank you for two years of my life! I love you to pieces.

Why have a dozen roses when you can have one?

I love you so much and I hope enjoy the day - Hope To someone on Valentine’s Day, you are loved, even if it doesn’t seem like it!

You truly are amazing.

Love is like roses and chocolate, sweet but thorny.

Brandon, you are my best friend. Thank you for being there for me I love you!

S E Mom and Dad, thank you so much for being my cheerleaders. I miss you both!

Here’s to my loves Jess, James, and Avery! Happy V Day you wild animals.

Lickle Liam, total angel, will do anything for me, but I’m still counting my change!

Robert Blaine Brown, I love you so much you cutie.

Joanne, You have been my valentine for 51 years. Love, Ted Z. Dana, you are beautiful. I love you.

Luke, I can’t wait to have your children.

Love, Squash.

D Thanks for always being my biggest supporter and my best friend! Love, Conner I send regards to you and beyond this year.

Allison and Emily, I love you very much!

Miranda, thank you for being a great lifegroup leader. I love you!

Happy Valentine’s Day to Denelle, Nat, Morgan & Sam you guys are my fave ;) Happy Valentine’s Day Marcus! Thank you for being a light in my life!

Dear Molly, You’re the rat queen xoxo

Tuesday and everyday!

Casandra, you are a strong independent woman. You are so funny, cool and smart. Love Casandra.

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Elena, if loving you is a sin then I’m going straight to hell!

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Zo Plus Deenie Valentines is like love forever – Meeples.

Luke, *makes weird faces from across the room* I’m in love with you.

Thanks for keeping with it.

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My dearest Angela, thank you for lighting up my life with your friendship.

XOXO ❤

Happy Valentine’s Day to the Best Roomies out there! Love you girls of Barnes 308!

To Devin, Thank you for the best two years of my life. I love you to pieces.

From Jass.

Greg from editorial who didn’t know my name until 4 days ago, your voice is pretty.

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope all my fellow Trouties have a great day with Trout family.

You are a pocketful of sunshine!

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Finding liberation at CMU LGBTQ+ students can date for the first time, but struggle to balance the clashing climates of worlds

By Sarah Wolpoff News Editor news@cm-life.com

By early middle school, Markie Heideman realized he was attracted to other boys. Because of the climate and values of Heideman’s hometown’s atmosphere, that wasn’t OK. Heideman graduated with 12 other students at his small public high school. The rural area of his hometown, Twining, did not facilitate an environment where youth felt comfortable to be openly gay. It did allow for gossip to dominate the community.

When Heideman was a high school sophomore, he found inspiration after witnessing an openly gay actor perform in a neighboring high school’s theater production. Seeing him exhibit such confidence and joy made Heideman want to make similar changes in his own life.

Heideman started coming out to close friends, but word traveled fast.

“I ended up going to my teacher and she told me I should probably tell my parents before they find out through someone else,” he said. “I was not ready to do that. She ended up coming out to my mom for me. I let her do that because I just could not do it.”

It wasn’t until Heideman came to Central Michigan University that he realized how comfortable he could be by being himself.

“I didn’t realize how bad the climate (in Twining) was for me and how miserable I was in high school until I got to experience something better,” he said.

“I’m not saying that it’s perfect here, but the experiences I’ve had have been pretty positive.”

Now, Heideman finds it difficult to visit home as he faces challenges in balancing two different lives.

He is not alone.

Coming to college, many LGBTQ+ students at CMU experience new-found liberation in exploring and accepting their sexual identity as they start dating for the first time. However, while away the attitude in their hometowns remain stagnant. Shannon Jolliff, director of the Office of LGBTQ+ Services, said the office sees about 40 new and consistent students a week — many concerned with managing the balance of living separate lives.

Quinn Kirby | Staff Photographer Boyne City junior Sydney Griffin poses for a portrait on Feb. 11 at the Bovee University Center.

Remus senior Kyal Lalk said dating as an openly gay student wasn’t possible in high school. Even if he had met someone he was interested in, he didn’t think dating would be a good idea.

“People talk. Rumors fly. The entire town would know about it, and it would become everyone’s business when it really shouldn’t be,” Lalk said.

However, Lalk found acceptance at CMU. “No one cares who’s dating who,” he said. “There’s so many more avenues to meet people with things like Spectrum, the LGBTQ+ organization on campus.

Students can even go to the bar and meet people.”

Because Lalk and Heideman had trouble finding other students to relate to at home, they felt stifled within their identity. After being exposed to a large LGBTQ+ community at CMU, they finally felt free to date freshman year.

“It was almost like I was in high school again, starting from the beginning because I never got to experience the dating world until (college),” Heideman said.

“I was boy crazy for a little bit, so freshman year I went on a lot of dates. I met a lot of people.”

Heideman, who now interns at the Office of LGBTQ+ Services, said he became good friends with most of the people he dated that year. Establishing those friendships was critical because he said new students benefit from being in a community with

people they can relate with.

Jolliff said student organizations such as Spectrum and Transcend, the transgender support student organization, are important because they help individuals in the LGBTQ+ community build homes and find a community.

Lalk, the co-president of Spectrum, described the group as an educational social organization.

Boyne City junior Sydney Griffin said Spectrum allows students to drop the “mask” they put on for the rest of society. She stressed that at the meetings, students stop needing to define themselves by their sexual orientation while still celebrating the diversity in their identities.

Griffin is bisexual. Although she’s known this for several years, she didn’t come out until she transferred to CMU in Fall 2015. She realized she was attracted to both women and men while attending community college, but didn’t tell anyone because in that environment “you just weren’t gay there.”

Griffin was home-schooled, and didn’t date anyone until she transferred to CMU. At first she felt confused — being new to the dating world and trying to figure out how to identify herself, before she even had her first kiss.

“At this point I’m totally laissez-faire about it.

Whatever happens, happens,” she said. “But in my first

semester, it was an intense romantic world.”

Because of her hometown environment, Griffin was nervous about her first date with another woman.

“The experience of a same-sex date — we didn’t get hate, we didn’t get dirty looks. We got ice cream and it was great,” she said. “It was so (liberating) to realize you’re not a bad person. You’re not dirty or creepy or anything like that. You’re just on a date.”

Both Heideman and Griffin said dating apps such as Tinder are a prominent tool in the LGBTQ+ community. Heideman said it helps find people because you can’t know who is LGBTQ+ on a first impression, and it can be uncomfortable to ask.

Griffin said dating apps are helpful but problematic for bisexual women due to stigma as others tend to sexualize her identity.

“People will assume you’re really into threesomes,” she said. “I feel like I can’t really date with that title. A lot of straight people I’ve dated make assumptions like that.”

In the first week of this semester, Griffin posted a video coming out to her friends on Facebook. She hasn’t gone home since. While curious about what it would be like, she’s hesitant to visit — fearing family and friends will respond by saying they’ll “pray for her.” Griffin isn’t changing.

The video received support. “But you really notice who isn’t there,” she said. “Who isn’t there is your grandparents, who isn’t there are your up-north friends. You notice the silence.”

Jolliff said visiting home can be especially daunting for students who identify as LGBTQ+. She usually sees a spike of students coming into the office before Thanksgiving and winter break.

“There’s a lot of stress that comes up for students,” she said. “They’re balancing their happiness around trying to hold either a secret if they aren’t out, or not wanting to create an environment at home where their family is making them feel bad.”

Jolliff emphasized the importance of staying connected with the community they’ve established at CMU and to prioritize proper self-care, whether it be yoga or Netflix binging, to reduce their stress while managing negativity at home.

Heideman said he finds himself “watering-down” his personality when he returns home, so he doesn’t draw unwanted attention his way.

Although Heideman thinks CMU’s campus hosts a good climate for LGBTQ+ students, he said people still need to learn about different identities.

“A lot of people know what gay and lesbian means, but there’s so many more identities on the spectrum,” he said. “I know there’s been a lot of stuff on the news about trans folks in the past year, so I think being able to put yourself in other people’s shoes before making a quick judgment is important.”

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Tales from Tinder: The bad, the alright and the mediocre

By Samantha Shriber Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Julia Webster made a Tinder account because it was popular in her close circle of friends. On day one she made a match and chatted with him frequently.

Webster’s match described himself as 21 years old, six foot tall and a junior at Central Michigan University — in person he was a 5’5 freshman.

“When I met up with him, he asked me if I wanted to see his switchblade collection. I booked it out of that party so fast,” the Canton sophomore said.

Webster is not the only one to have a disappointing experience on Tinder. She said it’s best to keep those encounters between her and her matches.

“I don’t mind talking about having a Tinder account. Just my personal

stories with people (are better left private),” she said.

Tinder provides a digital outlet for people in search of romance, companionship and love. The popular social networking app claimed to have an estimated 50 million users in 2015.

The app uses a swiping mechanism to match mutually interested users, in close proximity, together.

Swipe right to match and left to pass.

Although the app has attracted a large audience, some students shy from admitting that they partake in it. “(It) was the worst thing I could have ever done for myself,” Novi freshman Spencer Betts said, describing his previous experiences with the dating app.

“I think there’s some embarrassing stigma with (Tinder),” said Bronson freshman Annika Clemens. “(This is) probably (due to) the whole on-

line, virtual aspect of it. People don’t have to put themselves out there as much. (This) may be looked at as

like a last resort to some.”

Katelyn Chace is not a Tinder user. Looking at the app from the outside, the White Lake sophomore has come to the conclusion that it encourages a loveless, hook-up culture often associated with Millennials.

“I think (it caters) to people just wanting to have sex all the time, and the app makes it that much easier to find people around you that want the same, non-committed arrangement that you are looking for as well,” Chace said.

However, Chace has seen some positives in the app. She said many users taking a comedic approach to partaking in the Tinder universe.

“One of my guy friends that is on the app goes through (matches) and will (send) memes (to) girls in their inbox,” she said.

Chace also has encountered some of the most “committed, love-filled”

Students say dating in college is more casual, less serious for Millennials Central Michigan Life asked students how they define “dating,” what it means to navigate a relationship in college and how the culture of dating has changed over the years.

Emily Durkin, Monroe junior:

“(In society) now with dating, there is no obligation for marriage. It’s more of a partnership now. It’s not as romanticized anymore.

I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that people don’t go out on dates anymore. There’s expectations for guys and girls on dates, which isn’t necessarily fair to anyone.”

Sarah Leonard, Midland senior:

“I feel like parents our age were a lot more serious (when they dated), especially in college. Now it feels a lot more “flingy.” You don’t really see a lot of people dating in college, and if you do it’s not long term.

I feel like I’m biased because I’ve been in a relationship for Jaimie Simone, Macomb freshman: three years. But people (nowadays) feel like they don’t have to try, and dates are usually more like hangouts.”

relations created through the app.

“I know two people that met on Tinder and they have been in a relationship for eight months now,” she said. “I love both of them and they are honestly perfect for each other.”

Jordan Gee said a girl he met on the app took their “relationship” a little too fast.

“I knew this girl for two days and she’d try to fight and argue like we were dating,” the Southfield sophomore said. “I’d see her (at the club) and she would get mad when I danced with other girls -- it was ridiculous.”

Bay City native Andrew Mason said he downloaded the app out of curiosity. He said that, “like most others,” he matched with people and never talked to them.

“I got a bunch of matches but only ever messaged one,” the sophomore said. “It wasn’t anything fun or interesting. I guess it didn’t turn out well.”

“My parents got married super young, and got divorced. I feel like part of the reason the divorce rate is so high — is because it didn’t use to be OK to date the way we date now.

The ideal relationship now isn’t meeting someone and being ‘I’m going to be with you forever.’

A lot of times when we see people like that we think, ‘Oh that’s a mistake.’

Dating is so much pressure. It’s a lot to deal with. I feel like it’s more open now.”

“People don’t put as much effort into relationships now — whether they don’t expect the relationship to last very long but are still in that relationship or are in a relationship and don’t have any expectations on the Liam O’ Curran, future of the relationship.

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focus on each other,” Jak said.

‘FALLING’ FOR EACH OTHER Josh Simms proposed to his fiancee by falling out of a box.

Southgate seniors Tyler Goudreau and Simms, both 22, dated for five years before becoming engaged in December. He had printed more than 80 photos of them together and wrote letters that would eventually spell out “Will you marry me?” on the back of the photographs.

“My dad didn’t talk to me,” Josh said. “He shut me out of the family for a while. He doesn’t like her because she’s outspoken and opinionated. That’s just the way he is. It took two months for him to finally talk to me, and even then, it was (awkward). Everyone else was happy.”

The proposal itself was “a mess,” he said. Josh left Tyler a note saying there’s a present for her in the back room. When she saw the box, she thought it was a cat tower — instead it was Josh standing in a refrigerator box, ring in hand.

“I came out of the box and told her to read the note again,” he said. “Eventually she put it together and cried for like 10 minutes.

She called her mom and her dad called me.”

Since getting engaged, life has been relatively normal. Tyler struggles with balancing work with academics while finding time to see Josh.

Courtesy Photo | Audi Anderson Ithaca junior Audi Anderson, right, is kissed on the cheek by her husband, Tyler, left, on their wedding day on Aug. 5, 2016.

“It’s a little difficult. We don’t have a lot of downtime,” Josh said.

“She’s gone from 3-10:30 p.m. (for work) and she’ll want to go to bed early. Other days, she’ll be up late but I’ll have an early-morning class. It’s a little difficult, but we make due. We make up for it

FROM MISSION TRIP TO MARRIAGE Audi Anderson, 20, always knew she wanted to marry young.

Audi and her husband, Tyler, were high school sweethearts who began dating at 14 years old. The couple married in August 2016.

Their relationship has seen ups and downs — like when Tyler went on a mission trip for two years. Audi said she hoped Tyler would want to marry her when he got back.

Tyler proposed six weeks after he returned from the trip.

“My mom wasn’t happy with me getting married at a young age,” Audi said. “She thought I was throwing away my life. I think that’s because she hadn’t had successful relationships before. My aunt was worried about it, but now she said she thinks it’s awesome.”

Audi, however, said she doesn’t feel she’s missing out of the college experience by being a wife.

She doesn’t drink or smoke because she’s a Mormon, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She said she’d would have felt left out either way.

“Another thing that I love about young marriage is it gives you the ability, opportunity and desire to mature and grow up in a different way,” Audi said.

Balancing work, school, marriage and a social life is difficult, she said. Some people wouldn’t be able to handle the time management needed, but she’s been living with booked schedules since high school. It’s something she’s used to, she said.

“It’s nice having someone to go to every day and go home to,” Audi said.

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Students prepare designs for fashion show, model auditions

By Ali Plummer Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

“Project Runway” host Tim Gunn will host a meeting after the annual student-run Threads Fashion Show on April 22.

While most Central Michigan University student designers have been working on their designs since the beginning of the spring semester, planning for the event started in May 2016.

The show’s opening night sold out last year.

Last year, 31 designers and 107 models participated in Threads. The same number of participants are expected this year. Two thousand people are expected to attend, said Ian Mull, faculty adviser for fashion show. This is a dramatic increase from last year’s audience of 1,100 people.

“There is a lot of benefit for students,” Mull said. “The students that put on the production get to see all their hard work come to fruition.

It provides them an opportunity to actually put on an event and gain really great experience and validation of all their hard work.”

Tickets for the fashion show go on sale Feb

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15. General admission tickets are $10 and VIP Tickets are $50. The show is starts at 7 p.m. on April 22 in Finch Fieldhouse.

The Q&A with Gunn is included in both types of ticket.

A design class of about 40 students will submit designs for the show as part of the course. However, all CMU students can submit a design on early submission day Feb. 23 or on the late submission day April 7. “(Selling out last year) was amazing,” Mull said. “Last year’s producers worked really hard and they gave the audience a phenomenal experience. They were able to showcase our design students in their best light.”

Student pieces will be judged by a panel of professional designers on April 8. This event, called “Judgment Day,” will decide which designs will be included in the show.

Once selected, designers will facilitate auditions for models to walk in the show. Similar to how any student can submit designs, all students can audition to be a model. Models are selected based on the vision the designer has for their piece.

“The designers ultimately get to pick their

File Photo | Monica Bradburn A model poses on the runway at the Threads Fashion Show on April 23, 2016 at Finch Fieldhouse.

models,” Mull said. “We will make suggestions to the designers if we think the models need help navigating the runway. But fashion

has always been accepting of everyone. It has always been a safe harbor. So, anyone can be a designer and anyone can be a model.”

NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT TO DISCUSS IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM “Speak Up, Speak Out” will host its first open forum of the spring semester at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the Bovee University Center auditorium. The forum is titled, “From Flint to Standing Rock: Communities and the Environment.”

Andrew Blom, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, said he hopes the forum will help people find a “deeper appreciation of the issues at stake, a clearer idea of what they think and believe, and learn how to be active citizens.”

The forum will cover the impact of environmental decisions by the community, businesses, government and environmental activists, Blom said. It will also cover the Flint water crisis and the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict.

Panelists include Carolyn Dunn, associate vice president of the Office for Institutional Diversity & Inclusion; Anja Mueller, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; Cedric Taylor, assistant professor of sociology, anthropology and social work; and Lake City junior Crystal Pendergrass.

Pendergrass previously worked as a volunteer in Flint.

The event is sponsored by the College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, Pi Sigma Alpha and the Office of Diversity Education.

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Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Wrestling team members pose for a picture with their parents and head coach Tom Borrelli before a match against Kent State on Feb. 12 in McGuirk Arena.

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Seniors win final wrestling matches at McGuirk Arena

By Mitch Vosburg Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Quinn Kirby | Staff Photographer Senior Austin Severn poses for a picture with his parents and wrestling head coach Tom Borrelli on Feb. 12 in McGuirk Arena.

Seniors Corey Keener and Austin Severn walked off the mat at McGuirk Arena for the last time as winners Sunday.

During the last five years, Keener and Severn have had to fight their way into Central Michigan’s starting lineup.

Now, the two of them are the captains on a team that is ranked No. 15 in the nation and has not lost a dual match since Jan. 22, including Sunday’s 40-3 victory against Kent State on senior day.

Keener sits at 17-10 this season and 5536 overall. He has qualified for the NCAA championships twice, has been named Academic All-MAC and Academic AllAmerican his junior year.

Severn is 64-40 in his career. He sits at 21-7

this season and is ranked No. 16 in the nation at 197 pounds in his first year in the starting lineup. He was also named to the MAC AllAcademic team his sophomore year.

The Chippewas recognized four seniors in total before the match. Keener and Severn as well as fellow seniors Mitch Hyrnak and Jordan Wohlfert each received a CMU wrestling plaque for their contributions to the team while their parents stood beside them.

Keener’s match was anti-climactic because he had to settle for an uncontested victory due to Kent State not having a wrestler in the 133-pound weight class.

“It’s unfortunate being my last time wrestling in (McGuirk),” Keener said. “It is what it is. It’s nice to get a win and get six points for the team.”

CMU led Kent State 34-0. Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” played in McGuirk for the last time. Severn was

matched up with Stephen Suglio, who carried a 19-14 record heading into the match.

Severn was slow to start in the first period but ultimately earned a pinfall victory late in the second period. McGuirk erupted, like it has for nearly all of his home victories this season.

“I had a slow start, but I got things moving,” Severn said. “I just felt good in the second when I got loosened up. It’s a lot more fun to get a pin in McGuirk than in other places.”

Head coach Tom Borrelli said it’s always difficult to say goodbye to wrestlers he’s seen grown during their time as Chippewas — Keener and Severn were no exceptions.

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— through all the ups and downs, hard times and good times — it’s hard to see them go.”

Recruiting the two was half the battle.

COMING TO CENTRAL For Keener, there was already an advantage. The Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, native and District 11 standout had already known former CMU wrestlers Mike Ottinger and Zach Horan, who were also from Pennsylvania.

“I traveled a lot with Zach when I was younger,” Keener said. “The campus wasn’t overwhelming when I visited.

Coach Borrelli really sold me as a down-to-earth guy.”

Borrelli knew bringing in Keener — the district’s all-time leader in career wins— would be a steal.

FEB. 13, 2017 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM “He broke a lot of records that were held by very accomplished college wrestlers like Jordan Oliver — two-time All American at Oklahoma State — it was interesting that he showed interest in Central Michigan,” Borrelli said.

For Austin Severn, the reason for choosing CMU was easy — he wanted to wrestle for Borrelli.

“Everything he stands for and his values hit home for me,” Severn said.

One match against one of the biggest names in the nation put Severn on Borrelli’s radar.

“Austin’s win over Gabe Dean — two-time National Champion at Cornell — his senior year is what peaked my interest,” Borrelli said. “I ended up going to New Lothrop to see him wrestle.

I saw their rematch, we started recruiting him from there.”

PROUD PARENTS Both Keener’s and Severn’s parents were in attendance Sunday.

Keener’s father, Gary, said he has a lot of pride in his son’s accomplishments in the past five years.

“It’s amazing that some of these guys, (Corey) included, can wrestle for five years,” said Gary. “It’s like everyone thinks football, the NFL. This is these guy’s NFL or NBA. There’s nothing higher than college Division I wrestling.”

Severn’s parents, Rod and Debbie, said they were also proud of the way their son has grown into a leader for the Chippewas.

“It’s a real sense of pride,” Rod said. “He’s already graduated, he got his degree in December. His academic grades are excellent.

Doing that along with competing at this high of a level is really an honor. He’s a good young man.”

Debbie Severn shared Rod’s sentiments.

“It’s been a long five years,” she said. “(Wrestling is) a hard sport to watch, a lot of hard

Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Junior Brent Fleetwood, left, and senior Corey Keener, right, smile while watching a match on Feb. 12 in McGuirk Arena.

work and dedication he’s put in.

I couldn’t be any prouder.”

When asked what their legacies will be when their season finishes in March, both wrestlers said they hope to be remembered as people who gave everything

they had to the program.

“Hopefully when people look back at me wrestling, they will think of exciting matches, trying to score points, exciting the crowd and bringing them back to matches,” Keener said.

Severn said he’d let his effort determine how he would be remembered.

“I’m not sure, you’d have to ask other people,” Severn said.

“I guess that I worked hard and tried to lead by example.”

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Baseball unveils new facility ahead of season opener

By McKenzie Sanderson & Dylan Goetz Assistant Sports Editor, Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Players call the newest addition to the Central Michigan baseball program something that’s “their own.”

Just in time for the opening of the regular season, the new Performance Development Center on the northeast side of Theunissen Stadium opened its doors Friday for players to practice throwing and hitting.

“We can come in here whenever we want, and it’ll be open for us only,” senior infielder and outfielder Alex Borglin said. “We (couldn’t) hit whenever we wanted to before, especially when it was cold out. We couldn’t go outside and we couldn’t go in the Indoor Athletic Complex because there are always other teams practicing in there.”

The 7,000-square-foot facility is equipped with four bays separated by floor-to-ceiling nets, two of which include pitching mounds.

ON CM-LIFE.COM VIDEOGRAPHER ASHLEY VANOCHTEN TAKES US INSIDE THE BASEBALL TEAM’S NEW PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT THEUNISSEN STADIUM. SEE WHAT COACHES AND PLAYERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE NEW FACILITY AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE TEAM’S UPCOMING SEASON.

Head coach Steve Jaksa said the new complex will help improve the team’s hitting, catching and even recruiting.

“In the landscape of baseball at a Division I level, facilities are very important,” Jaksa said. “The key to this facility is that very few (teams) have it attached right (next) to their clubhouse.”

The $1.8 million facility was funded entirely through donations raised by university athletics. The Chippewa Athletic Fund is working toward the final phase of fundraising for the facility, which will include naming opportunities.

The PDC was made possible by a $500,000 anonymous matching donation announced on Sep. 28, 2015. The donor additionally pledged another $500,000 to match the other donations to the facility dollar-for-dollar.

The donation is the largest monetary commitment in the program’s history and one of the largest in the athletic department’s history, according to CMU athletics.

“A lot of work went into this,” Jaksa said. “We had a vision of what we wanted, and then we received some very generous donations to help with that vision.

There are so many advantages with this and recruiting is a big part of that. This is one more example of how CMU strives to provide the best for student-athletes.”

The first players to throw and hit in the new PDC said the facility will help them by providing a space to develop their skills both during the season and the offseason.

“The good thing about this place is it has a lot of access to it,” sophomore outfielder Daniel Robinson said. “Baseball is a sport that takes a lot of work and extra time, so having this place available for us to put in those extra hours is going to be huge for us this season.”

On Saturday, Jaksa introduced players and the coaching staff to the community at the team’s annual “Meet the Chippewas” event. Players signed autographs and met with fans.

CMU will open the season on Friday in Johnson

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer The batting cages sit empty inside the new baseball Performance Development Center on Feb. 10.

City, Tennessee against East Tennessee State.

“The team will be ready,” Jaksa said. “We have identified our rotation and some of those guys are getting their final outings in before the game.”

The Chippewas finished 24-37 and 12-12 in the Mid-American Conference last season.

CMU’s home-opener will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, March

14 against Marygrove in Theunissen Stadium.

The MAC Tournament begins on May 24. “(The season) is unpredictable,” Jaksa said. “If we stay healthy and the ball bounces our way a little bit, we can have a really fine ball club. At the end of the day, a lot of good things are going to happen with this club as we move forward.”

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By Ian Wellhousen Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

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After more than a three-month hiatus, the Central Michigan golf team will finally get a chance to swing the clubs on Monday.

Head coach Cheryl Stacy said she’s most excited for the team to be outside in the warm weather and see what the women can do on the grass instead of in the practice facility.

One difference between the fall and spring seasons is where the team practices. The Chippewas practice outside on grass during the summer to prepare for the fall and inside a facility during the winter to prepare for the spring.

Stacy said rust won’t be too much of a factor, but each player transitions to the grass at a different pace.

The team travels to Lakewood Ranch, Florida, Monday to play in the Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club.

Stacy and graduate assistant Lauren Grogan have tried to take the experience they learned at Michigan and used it to build a foundation for the Chippewas.

EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH Juniors Natalie Johnson and Kristen Wolfe

are leaders on the team. Johnson had the team’s lowest stroke average at 81.00 with a low score of 74 last season. Wolfe wasn’t far behind with an average of 81.46 and a low of 73.

Junior Amanda Walsh, sophomore Bria Colosky, and redshirt junior Holly Hines will seek to improve their scores for this spring. Hines will not participate in Monday’s event due to an injury but is expected to return this season.

Freshmen Katie Logan and Danielle Sawyer to round out the roster.

SEEKING NEW HEIGHTS The motto for the team is controlling the controllable.

“You can’t control the weather, how other players are doing or injuries,” Stacy said. “But you can control your focus, preparation and attitude.”

In the fall, CMU had a stroke average of 83.52 and Stacy said one of the goals for the spring is to get the average below 80.

Stacy said other goals for the Chippewas include beating an 18-hole team score of 311 and beating their best finish of 7th out of 14 last fall at the Rocket Classic.

The team has five tournaments before the MAC Championships begin in late April.

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