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CORRECTION A story published online and in the Feb. 16 edition on a Board of Trustees committee meeting has been updated to correct factual errors. The university’s professional education unit was given accreditation with probation. The decision does not apply to the College of Education and Human Services.

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CEHS leader discusses probation of professional education unit

By Ben Agosta Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct errors that appeared in the Feb. 16 edition.

The acting dean of the College of Education and Human Services voiced concerns regarding a probationary period of accreditation for the university’s professional education unit during the Board of Trustee’s Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting.

The committee met Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center. The meeting was a precur-

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Elizabeth Kirby, the acting dean of CEHS, discussed plans for the university’s professional education unit to be removed from probationary accreditation status at a later date and talked about what they needed to do to accomplish such a task.

Kirby said she and other members of the professional education unit were disappointed when The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation gave the university’s professional education unit accreditation with probation in fall 2016.

“To say that we are all very disappointed about the accreditation decision is clearly

an understatement,” she said.

Although the professional education unit was accredited by another body previously, the new agency, CAEP, became the sole accrediting body for education providers in July 2013, resulting in the combination of two older accrediting bodies.

Kirby said CMU employees involved in the accreditation process took appropriate steps to prepare for the accreditation change, adding that they attended every one of the agency’s conferences, conducted planning sessions and worked with colleagues throughout the state.

“I’m not here to offer excuses, but I am here to explain the process we went through,

NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

THREADS FASHION SHOW TO HOST TRIVIA FUNDRAISER AT HUNTER’S ALE HOUSE Threads Fashion Show organizers will host a trivia night fundraiser at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at Hunter’s Ale House.

Teams of up to eight people can play trivia to raise money for the fashion show. The winning team will receive a gift basket.

Participants under 21 years of age will be charged an entry fee of $5 at the door. People 21 and up must pay $2 at the door and can purchase $3 wristbands to receive drink specials.

The Threads Fashion Show is an annual student-run event hosted by Fashion

Merchandising and Design students. The show provides aspiring apparel designers a platform to showcase their work while collaborating with departments across campus, according to the event website.

- Brianne Twiddy, News Editor

‘LA LA LAND’ TO BE SHOWN TUESDAY IN UC The Oscar-nominated film “La La Land” will be shown at 5 and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

“La La Land” was nominated for 14

Academy Awards. It follows a jazz pianist, played by Ryan Gosling, who falls in love with an aspiring actress, played

by Emma Stone, as they support each other in their endeavors to

accomplish their dreams.

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by Program Board and is free. Students are encouraged to attend.

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Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Vice Provost Peter Ross stands at the podium, right, issuing a proposal at the Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting on Feb. 15 in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center.

how the decision came to be and what action we are taking to address this problem,” Kirby said.

The acting dean said part of the problem was the dysfunction within the accrediting agency during the review of the university’s professional education unit because the agency was still in the process of combining the two older accrediting bodies.

“We did not take our eye off this ball, but it was constantly a moving target with CAEP,” she said. “There was great dysfunction at this time within the organization, as these two accrediting bodies tried to come together. It was frustrating.”

Kirby said the accreditation agency told the professional education unit to submit internal evaluations and that it would receive feedback in 2014.

“As of fall of 2016, we still have not received feedback from CAEP,” she said.

Kirby said the accreditation agency’s review process includes an on-site visit by the agency and an audit opinion that rates university professional education units as

clean, qualified or adverse.

She said CMU’s unit received a clean opinion from the audit — the highest rated opinion.

“So, when he had finished our site visit and the audit was complete, we felt we had a clean audit and we had three areas for improvement, which is pretty typical in an accreditation process,” she said.

After the decision by the agency in the fall of 2016 — which Kirby said she was shocked by — the dean said CMU’s education unit submitted a request to CAEP for reconsideration. On Friday, Feb. 10, Kirby received a letter accepting the request for reconsideration.

The accrediting body will determine whether the university’s professional education unit will remain on probationary status at its accreditation council meeting April 22-24 in 2017.

CMU cannot submit new information for the reconsideration. If the accreditation agency decides to keep the professional education unit on probationary status, it will remain on probation until 2019.

Kirby said those involved in

the process are not standing idly by and are taking action to make improvements. She said a consultant was hired to look at every instrument in the agency’s rating system and what the education unit can improve upon.

Kirby said the accrediting body’s biggest problem with the education unit’s instruments is its standards for measuring a teacher candidate’s pedagogical knowledge, or knowledge of teaching.

“I feel like we have a very aggressive plan,” she said.

“We meet weekly again on this issue, and we’re leaving nothing unturned in trying to turn this around and assure we have accreditation moving forward.”

After Kirby finished her statements, Trustee Patricia Mooradian asked Kirby if the professional education unit’s accreditation probation would affect the status of students graduating from CEHS in May 2017.

Kirby said it would not because the accreditation is still in effect, even though the professional education unit is on probation.

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University’s budget deficit now estimated at $14 million Ross outlines four keys for continued success; trustees approve online degree program

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

Central Michigan University is facing a $14 million budget shortfall, according to new projections.

University President George Ross announced the revised budget deficit numbers on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the formal meeting of the CMU Board of Trustees in the President’s Conference Room at the Bovee University Center.

Ross said efforts to make budget and basedbudget cuts are “real and difficult.”

Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes said CMU will fix the deficit through a variety of means. In the finance division, a number of positions will remain vacant to generate “salary savings,” Wilkes said. Reserves will be used to cover the shortfall this fiscal year, ending June 30. For July 1, departments across campus will need to make “base-budget reductions,” he said.

Wilkes said cuts will vary by college and program area.

The budget deficit was originally estimated at $9.8 million and later revised to $10.6 million once CMU officials verified the university’s fall semester enrollment. The revised $14 million estimate includes spring enrollment and the projection for the summer semesters.

“Once we knew what spring enrollment was, which was a couple weeks ago, we worked those numbers and found out that spring was coming in at below what were we estimating,” Wilkes said.

CMU will attempt to balance the operating budget going into next year, Ross said. The cuts help CMU to identify, protect and invest in priority programs and services, which include student recruitment and services to help students

succeed. They also include the capital campaign which is a “fiscal necessity,” Ross said.

Ross focused on four keys for CMU’s continued success during the meeting, the first of the spring 2017 semester. Aside from budget planning, Ross said enrollment management, strategic planning and equity and inclusion will take precedence.

MANAGING ENROLLMENT CONCERNS Ross noted the decline of high school students in the state when discussing enrollment management as a means of curbing future budget concerns. The two states with the largest decrease in high school students are New Hampshire and Michigan, Ross explained.

The fall 2016 freshman class at CMU had 30 more students than the previous year, Ross said.

Transfers were down more than 200 students.

That decline mirrors the decreasing enrollment seen across the state’s community colleges.

Ross also raised concerns about international student enrollment after recent executive actions

by President Donald Trump. There were 1,200 international students enrolled last fall, which represents $17 million in tuition revenue. Ross said CMU anticipates those numbers to decline.

“Recruitment is a forever campaign,” Ross said. “The competition is intense. All of us — admissions, marketing teams, faculty and staff — have combined forces in recent years to keep enrollment relatively high. Now we will redouble our efforts.”

Ross said Provost Michael Gealt, Academic Senate Chairperson Melinda Kreth, trustee Rick Studley and faculty, staff and student members of the Strategic Planning Committee are circulating a first draft of a plan that includes three goals: student success, promoting scholarships and developing and strengthening community

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Madeline Tunison | Staff Photographer Trustee William Weideman speaks at the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16 in the Bovee University Center.

and corporate partnerships.

The first draft is expected to be completed by the next Board of Trustees meeting in April.

“We look forward to your feedback, your input and your wisdom as we finalize our strategic direction,” Ross said.

ADDRESSING ISSUES OF INCLUSION CMU’s ad-hoc equity and inclusion recommendation team will be finalized next week, Ross said. The team will review CMU’s assessment report and survey data from the past few years, current and future needs and alignment of resources. It will evaluate initiatives and programs and how CMU is structured as to develop recommendations for Ross.

Ross opened his address by discussing last week’s incident involving an anti-Semitic Valentine distributed on campus. Ross praised the efforts of individuals who helped with the inquiry and faculty and student leaders for their support.

“Ignorance is no excuse. Lack of an intent is no excuse,” Ross said. “In that instance, we were reminded that education must teach us how to be beacons of peace, respect, inclusivity and civility.”

OTHER BUSINESS Ross also discussed last week’s FCC spectrum auction. CMU sold its Flint public television station for $14 million after purchasing it for $1 million in 2009. Ross said the deciding factor was that 99 percent of Flint viewers live in areas also served by other public broadcasting stations. Still, CMU’s commitment to public broadcasting remains strong, he said.

Ross also recognized St. Clair Shores senior Ben Moxon, one of more than 1,500 students

who have participated in CMU’s phonathon during the past 19 years. The students have raised nearly $9.5 million in pledges and gifts.

Moxon has secured more than $96,000 in pledges and gifts, which is the fourth-highest amount.

The board approved that Ross is authorized to ratify and sign collective bargaining agreements for 2017-18 and beyond on behalf of trustees with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1568, Council No. 25 (AFSCME) for service maintenance employees and the Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) for police employees.

Trustees approved all items on the consent agenda, including the creation of Master of Entrepreneurial Transactions degree. The program will be offered online. Trustees also changed the name of the department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures to the department of World Languages and Cultures.

Robert K. Martin, vice president for advancement, issued CMU’s contributions quarterly report, which represented $7.3 million in gifts.

CMU is at $9.6 million for the year.

Trustees also accepted a $5 million research rewards report received during the second quarter of the fiscal year.

Joyce Baugh, professor of Political Science and Public Administration; Stan Mandziuk, electrical project manager for plant engineering and planning; and Daniel Vetter, senior associate dean of business administration, were promoted to emeritus rank. There were seven promoted overall, but Baugh, Mandziuk and Vetter were those in attendance.

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NFL star Antonio Brown returns to Mount Pleasant

By Greg Wickliffe Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Business was boomin’ at McGuirk Arena Saturday afternoon.

Standout NFL wide receiver and Central Michigan football legend Antonio Brown returned to his old stomping grounds and sat courtside to watch Marcus Keene and the men’s basketball team take on Ball State.

During the game, fans greeted Brown with cheers and a standing ovation as he threw autographed T-Shirts into the stands.

Several fans sported their No. 84 Pittsburgh Steeler jerseys and chanted “AB!” throughout the game.

Brown was one of the most prolific receivers in CMU history from 2007-09. He finished his CMU career with 305 receptions, 3,199 yards and 22 touchdowns and was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference performer.

He was drafted by the Steelers with the 195th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Brown has become one of the league’s top offensive threats, recording 632 receptions, 8,377 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career thus far. He’s been named to five Pro Bowls and has been named to the NFL All-Pro First-team three times.

Central Michigan Life caught up with the superstar receiver during his visit Saturday.

CM LIFE: How does it feel to be back in Mount Pleasant?

BROWN: It’s amazing to be back. It’s a tremendous opportunity to be here. To see the “C” is still flying right, a championship culture, to see things have gotten better and to see the growth is pretty exciting to be a part of.

What brought you back to CMU this weekend?

I’m excited to be back and get acclimated with the culture and be out here and show love to the fans and the community, and obviously get an opportunity to watch Keene play.

I’m here just in support of everyone and to show love to the basketball team, the football team and be an inspiration and see what I could do to make things even better around here.

How does it feel to have reached the celeb-

rity status since you left the university?

It feels great. Anytime you get the love from someone else for the position you’re in and the things you’ve been able to do, you just want to be able to show that love back and not take it for granted.

I just want to show that love back and let the people around here know that you can make it and do the things you desire to do if you work at it and be consistent.

Who wins one-on-one? You or Marcus Keene?

Oh, for sure Marcus Keene.

What’s your relationship like with football coach John Bonamego?

I met with him last night.

He’s a great dude. He’s been around football for a long time and knows what it takes to get guys to that next level, and I think he’s going to bring a championship culture to the team. He knows how to recruit. I think he’ll bring a championship spirit that we need to see from the Chippewas.

How do you think the (football) team will do this upcoming year?

We’ve got to do better than last year. We had a lot of talent. We beat some big teams, but I still think we need to hone in on taking over the MAC in regards to where we had it when I was here.

When you talked to the (football) team, what did you say to them?

I told them to believe in themselves. Believing in yourself is key.

Be there for the guys next to them and have a plan and a vision. Know why you’re here in your spare time and regardless of what you want to become or what you’re working toward, stay focused and prioritized and make something of yourself even if you’re not a football player.

Get your degree and transition well in life.

You weren’t highly recruited out of high school. What’s your message to the guys who aren’t highly recruited out of high school?

Don’t worry about the small things and what people say you can’t do. If you believe yourself and do the right things, you can will yourself into a position (to succeed). It’s not about how big you are or where you come from.

Are you planning to come back more?

Yeah, I’m excited to come back more and find out how I can help the community and affect those around here in a positive way.

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Antonio Brown smiles as the crowd gives him a standing ovation during the men’s basketball game on Feb. 18 in McGuirk Arena.

Show your Chippewa Pride!

Feb. 21: MBB vs. NIU, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22: WBB vs. NIU, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23: Lacrosse vs. Marquette, 2 p.m.

Feb. 26: Gymnastics vs. BGSU, 1 p.m.

Feb. 28: MBB vs. Eastern Mich., 7 p.m.

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Kaya at the crossroads City commission made the popular decision, so enjoy Kaya at its current location while you can

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or now, Kaya Coffee House will remain in its current location in the SBX Bookstore building.

That’s good news.

The future of the business, however, is still undecided.

Rick McGurik, a Mount Pleasant developer, was set to purchase the mostly vacant property at 1029 S. Bellows St. from owner Brad Ballein and his business partner John Belco.

The building, which also houses Kaya, has been for sale since the SBX went out of business in 2014. McGuirk intended to demolish the building to build a housing development.

The deal hinged on the condition the city rezoned the property for residential use.

The Planning Commission gave its OK, but a 4-3 vote by the Mount Pleasant City Commission on Monday stopped the proposed rezoning.

For city commissioners, voting no was the easy decision, but it was not the pragmatic one.

Kaya is a popular hangout for both Central Michigan University students and community members. Their emotional attachment to Kaya showed in the large support their coffee shop received before and during Monday’s public hearing. For many Kaya supporters, this became a matter of Kaya vs. McGuirk and United Apartments — the little guy vs. the big guy.

Standing up for everyone’s favorite little coffee shop and fighting a big-name student housing company will be a selling point for crusading commissioners during election season. However, those commissioners missed an opportunity to find a solution for an eyesore on one of CMU’s main corridors.

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The more than 50-year-old structure has not attracted potential tenants since the SBX closed. It needs extensive remodeling in order to suit a tenant. The area north of Bellows Street and south of High Street has proven to be a tough place for businesses to flourish.

The mostly vacant SBX building is a blight right across from iconic Warriner Hall and the C seal. As campus tours with prospective students walk through Warriner Mall, the abandoned building looms just across the street.

Other than McGuirk, the building has generated little interest from perspective buyers, according to Belco and his real estate agent.

Voting to rezone the land would have been a positive step to reshape the Bellows Street corridor while fulfilling the city’s long-term goal of keeping as many students as possible living south of High Street and out of historic homes near downtown.

It was time for a change on Bellows Street. The city commission thought otherwise.

With the city undergoing a complete makeover of its zoning ordinance, some commissioners thought it would be counterintuitive to rezone this lone parcel of land before the rest of the city is rezoned.

It is a legitimate concern.

Time will tell who is correct.

Regardless, Kaya owners Emily Miller and Abigail Chambers potentially face eviction once their lease agreement expires.

What happens to the business after that remains a question.

For now, Kaya stays alive. We could not be more happy for them.

The rest of the SBX building remains an eyesore. We could not be more disappointed the property won’t be redeveloped anytime soon.

This decision is popular, but simply prolongs Kaya’s inevitable removal from its current location.

So enjoy Kaya, at this location, while you can.

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Liberals, conservatives must both reflect on their arguments Today’s modern political climate is filled with mutual hatred and disgust of the other side.

Online and in person, it seems the far-right and far-left have hijacked political discussions and reduced them to a shouting match. Both liberal and conservative arguments are rife with hypocrisy and ignorance.

They inflame dissenting opinions and destroy political discussion in America.

Liberals argue that everything conservatives value is racist or fascist — which has proved disastrous to their cause.

The far-left attempts to shout down conservatives with accusations of intolerance, but fail to see the hypocrisy they spout in the process.

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and freedom of speech, but it’s the same liberals that rioted to keep Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking at the University of California-Berkeley.

There are other notable cases of liberals shouting down and threatening public speakers who come to campus, like the backlash against conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. Students on college campuses such as at DePaul University have threatened and tried to ban Shapiro.

This is a prime example of censorship and a blatant attack on the First Amendment.

No matter how inflammatory their words are, people have every right to be heard and share their opinions.

The left is just as guilty of shutting down and attacking free speech as Trump and his conservative base is.

Threatening people’s lives and attacking their right to speak because they disagree with people like Yiannopoulos and Shapiro are autocratic.

This is the same thing Trump is accused of doing. Yet liberals call him a fascist.

On the other side, conservatives seek to shut down liberals.

They aim to demean and talk down to them. But conservatives don’t see they are guilty of the very thing they accuse liberals of doing. Conservatives’ arguments, filled with irony and blatant hypocrisy, proves their own viewpoints wrong.

Conservatives call liberals “snowflakes” for boycotting companies or reacting negatively to things they don’t agree with. The irony is that conservatives blissfully forget they have called for boycotts on Starbucks over their Christmas cups, Target for gender neutral bathrooms, and many more companies for implementing inclusive policies.

Popular conservative television personality Tomi Larhen’s “Final Thoughts” segment is nothing more than angry rants about things she disagrees with. The reality is these rants are nothing more than Larhen whining about things she hates about liberals without providing any kind of counter point.

Facebook and Twitter groups like “Occupy Democrats Logic,” “Being Classically Liberal,” and others

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English faculty concerned by CHSBS budget cuts TO THE EDITOR: In your recent print article, “Faculty concerned due to budget cuts, immigration ban and future of research,” you misquoted my colleague Tracy Collins. You claimed she said the English Department’s budget is now only just less than 10 percent higher than it was a decade ago. She actually said the English Department’s current budget is less than one percent higher than it was a decade ago.

I’m in part sympathetic to your confusion.

How could the English Department budget presently be less than one percent higher than it was 10 years ago?

But that is the plain and simple fact.

In 2007-2008, Central Michigan University’s English Department had an operating budget of $5,277,951. In 2016-2017, the English Department has an operating budget of $5,324,898 — an increase of 0.9 percent. That’s a staggeringly small in-

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crease over a decade. This, when English is almost without exception, every year, the highest revenue-generating department in the College of Humanities & Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Let’s remember that the English Department is responsible for teaching composition to all CMU students. It also provides the student community with many of the valuable writing intensive courses they need to graduate. Additionally, it serves its own majors, minors, graduate students and certificate-earners.

I think it’s very clear why many of us in English are “concerned due to budget cuts,” as you say.

We feel our budget should be increasing by double-digits — not potentially down by the same.

Matthew Roberson English Professor at Central Michigan University

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continually post memes and statuses that attack liberals as being stupid and childish. These Facebook pages are filled with comments and posts that assail liberals as being idiots, and dumbasses, while claiming how much smarter conservatives are than liberals.

There is no mincing of words.

The liberal and conservative arguments are equally filled with hypocrisy and are damaging to having any serious discussion of the problems in America.

Political disagreements are no longer a discussion of ideas and facts, but a match to see who can come up with the cleverest put down or come back.

If liberals and conservatives consider themselves the better half, then deep inward reflection should come before they further divide America.

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‘Up ‘til Dawn’ raises $25,000 for St. Jude hospital

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

After experiencing intense chest pains and bronchitis-like symptoms outside Anspach Hall, Katelyn Massaria found herself taken to McLaren Central Michigan Hospital by ambulance.

In October, the Lexington junior was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and a softballsized tumor was compressing her airway.

Massaria spoke at the 2017 St. Jude “Up ‘til Dawn” event after spending twelve months away from school undergoing chemotherapy. “(Although) I didn’t go to St. Jude, I know that St. Jude shares their research with hospitals all over the world, and I know that (they) had something to do with why I am standing here talking in front of you,” Massaria said.

“Up ‘til Dawn” recognized the fundraising success of individual students and organizations in a nightlong event lasting from 11:45 p.m. to 6 a.m. Feb. 17-18 at the Bovee University Center.

Participants each had to raise $100 to attend the event. A combined total of $25,000 was

raised by the end of the night.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Associate Director Michael Hull said “Up ‘til Dawn” is a big party for those who fundraised for the hospital.

The Royal Oak alumni organizes St. Jude events in Michigan and northern Ohio. He said “Up ‘til Dawn” is a way of honoring the patients at the hospital, a provider of renowned research and free care.

“We do it because cancer is tough and we want to show the kids at St. Jude’s that we are giving up a night of sleep to honor (them),” Hull said.

Before the event, students raised money individually online and continued to collect donations throughout the night by sharing fundraising links via social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Midland senior Amanda Walko wanted the night to be “exciting and enjoyable.” As the event and logistical director, Walko said she wanted to put on a program that got peers “Fired up” for fundraising.

“The event really is not the important part, raising money for the kids is,” Walko said.

Throughout the night students took part in activities, which included a hypnotist performance, a scavenger hunt, a newspaper fashion

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Organizations recognized at the event were the Fabiano, Emmons and Woldt Hall Councils, which raised $1,200, and the Delta-Omicron Chapter of

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The “Up til’ Dawn” organization is a part of a fundraising initiative that features 77 schools nationwide.

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CHP PROFESSOR STUDIES BARIATRIC SURGERY AND BODY ACCEPTANCE Andrea Bombak is studying life after weight-loss surgery and the effects the “body acceptance” movement has on self-image.

Bombak teaches community health and diversity issues in health professions at Central Michigan University.

There is debate as to if bariatric surgery should be prescribed more often and to people with a lower body weight, Bombak said. She’s interviewed people with various body types prior to undergoing surgery.

“I asked individuals about how they feel about their bodies, how this has

changed over time, and how changes in body acceptance affects their relationships, lifestyles, and health,” Bombak said.”

Participants have CMU affiliations and a goal in mind, Bombak said. They want bariatric surgery to be seen as a “tool” that with “hard work” can produce sustained change.

Bombak worked with a few CMU students in the study.

“I had a graduate student who helped with getting the studies started and initial recruitment, and now I have an undergraduate student working with me,” Bombak said.

Bombak is also looking at body acceptance, which encourages individuals to accept themselves regardless of weight and size.

Bombak is looking for volunteers age 18 and over who have had any form of weight loss surgery.

All information will be confidential.

Participants will be asked for their thoughts on weight-loss surgery, health, weight, appearance and quality of life.

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CMED students raise awareness for physician suicide rates news@cm-life.com

Brittany Fields never considered the threat suicide poses to physicians and medical students until she saw the toll depression took on her peers.

The second year student at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine is a co-leader of the public health and health policy student interest group.

Fields organized a committee of nine second year medical students, including herself. The group reached out to Michigan medical schools to create a statewide campaign to raise awareness for suicide in the medical field.

Together, they will deliver the weeklong series, “Behind the White Coat: Med Student and Physician Suicide Awareness

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and Prevention Week,” from Feb. 27- March 4. in CMED Building Room 2403.

“The main purpose of the event is to bring awareness to physician and medical student suicide,” said Indiana native Joseph Nowatzke. “This subset of the population has a higher rate of suicide than the average population. It is something that most people are not aware of.”

Depression affects 27-29 percent of medical students and about 400 physicians commit suicide each year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

“We thought since we are medical students and becoming physicians, (we should) do something because no one else is really doing anything besides reporting on it,” Fields said.

The committee reached

out to medical schools at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University and Michigan State University.

“It is really turning into a very beautiful, collaborative thing as we have multiple medical schools getting involved,” said Saginaw committee member Brad Demijohn.

Demijohn said there is a stigma hovering over physicians about mental illness and it is frowned upon for caretakers to exhibit weakness in a hospital setting.

For Fields, the stigma comes from a competitive lifestyle where medical students and physicians are expected to demonstrate perfectionism and academic success over their peers.

“We have bought into this idea that we are supposed to be superhuman, so there is no room for fallacy, mental illness or anything

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community and CMU Students. Engineering and health professions students are helping Sung record results from the tests and analyze data.

Sung asks participants to stand on one leg for 25 seconds and measures disturbances from weight shifts. He then has the subject walk on a treadmill to examine unexpected slips and the quickness of recovery.

Sung said the risk of back disturbance is minimal due to it being in a controlled environment and medical staff is there at all times.

He hopes to find ways to improve posture and use exercises as a way to remedy of the effects of

lower back pain.

“We are looking forward to generating good outcomes for research and teaching for our students,” he said.

Sung is looking for volunteers suffering from lower back pain to participate in his research.

The research will be supervised in a lab at CMU, and will last approximately 60 minutes. Volunteers will receive $20 after completion of this study and $10 if a volunteer fails to complete the study.

To volunteer, contact Sung at (989) 774-3136 or sung1p@ cmich.edu.

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Paul Sung is researching lower back pain and its impact on body stability and posture.

Sung has a doctorate of Health Science and a doctorate of Philosophy in Physical Therapy. He has published several studies regarding lower back pain.

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Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Sault Ste. Marie sophomore Anna Harrington, right, and Royal Oak sophomore MacKenzie Gibson, left, hold hands while jumping into a pool during Polar Plunge to help raise money for Special Olympics on Feb. 18 in the parking lot of Wayside Central.

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Polar Plunge brings community together for Special Olympics Michigan

By Evan Sasiela and Haley Les News Editor and Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge set a goal to raise $80,000 for Special Olympics Michigan. It would take a community effort and support to reach it.

Alicia Poloski never attended a Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge before Saturday.

With this being her senior year, Poloski wanted to go out with a big splash for Special Olympics.

She joined nearly 400 plungers to raise money by braving the cold water to help fund competition costs for Special Olympics Michigan athletes during fall, winter and summer competitions.

After just an hour of jumping and counting, the Polar Plungers reached their goal.

Poloski joined Central Michigan University students as they teamed up with local law enforcement, volunteers and community members in the Wayside Central parking lot Saturday and raised $80,000 for Special Olympics Michigan.

Money raised for the Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge is the highest-ever for the event in its history.

Plungers exited Wayside Central before 11 a.m. and waited in line to walk up the steps onto the deck of the pool. The water below them sat at about 58 degrees Fahrenheit, said Sgt. Rich Clark of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department.

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set a goal of $80,000 for its 2017 Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge. Entering Saturday with about $60,000, the community united to raise more than $79,000 after the event Saturday. It was reported later Saturday that the event reached its goal.

Special Olympics Michigan Development Manager Heather Fox said there are 25 Polar Plunge events in the state of Michigan this year, and they expect to raise more than $1 million in total. Participants raise money to benefit more than 23,000 athletes who participate in Special Olympics Michigan events each year.

Plungers organized into teams and raised money, which is recorded on the First Giving website. For every plunger who raises $75, two athletes compete in the games for free, said Jenison senior Hannah Rickers.

It was 60 degrees in Mount Pleasant, which was the warmest of three Polar Plunges for Rickers, the chair of the Polar Plunge Student Committee.

“It’s a great feeling seeing everyone come out and being so excited and supportive of the plunge,” Rickers said. “It’s really exciting until you’re about to jump off the platform. Then you get a little bit of the nerves and everything.”

Participants registered inside Wayside Central at 10 a.m. where T-shirts, bagels and drinks were available. The

Binge Yan | Staff Photographer St. Clair Shores sophomore Maverick Boch smiles after jumping into a pool during Polar Plunge to help raise money for Special Olympics on Feb. 18 in the parking lot of Wayside Central.

west side of the bar featured designated changing stations for plungers.

Mount Pleasant graduate student Jeremy Heinlein kicked off the event at 11 a.m. Heinlein announced the event for the second-consecutive year.

Heinlein announced that the Hunter family, which owns Wayside Central and O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grill, received a statewide sponsorship excellence award from the Law Enforcement Torch Run, who help put on the event. Fox said the Law Enforcement Torch Run is a group of officers around the state who raise money for Special Olympics Michigan year-round.

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Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Lake Orion junior Jen Warznie, left, and Ohio junior Marisa Martin, right, smile while jumping into a pool to help raise money for Special Olypmics on Feb. 18 in the parking lot of Wayside Central.

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Many CMU organizations decided to take on the plunge.

Representatives from Program Board and the Leadership Institute were among the CMU groups involved.

Several members of Greek Life took the plunge. Delta Phi Epsilon had 13 members, who formed two teams and raised about $600, said members Grand Ledge sophomore Colleen Simon and Elk Rapids freshman Dani Donahue.

Plungers jumped for about an hour, ending with an awards ceremony inside Wayside Central.

Wesley’s Warriors won the award for most money raised.

The Leadership Institute won for most money raised from a registered student organization.

FEB. 20, 2017 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM Remus resident Laurie Byberg, a member of Wesley’s Warriors, won the award for most money raised by an individual — raising about $4,600.

Wesley’s Warriors raised about $10,000, winning the award for a third year in a row.

Byberg’s grandson Wesley, who just turned six, has Down syndrome. He has participated in Special Olympics Michigan throughout his life. Byberg has taken the plunge every year and is happy others in the community are following suit.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to help these kids out,” Byberg said. “They deserve it.”

Poloski said she enjoys the fact that this event raises so much money and is located here in Mount Pleasant.

“It is really awesome that everyone comes out on a Saturday morning and comes to hangout or jumps for a good cause,” Poloski said.

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Harrison Township junior Hunter Lega, left, and Holland junior Jaymes “JD” Otteman, right, cannonball into a pool to help save money for Special Olympics during Polar Plunge on Feb. 18 in the parking lot of Wayside Central.

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Volunteer efforts allow Special Olympics athletes to compete

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

About 23,000 Special Olympics Michigan athletes are given the opportunity to participate in fall, winter and summer competitions because of the Polar Plunge.

Jenison senior Hannah Rickers is the chair of the Polar Plunge Student Committee. She has volunteered at the Special Olympics Michigan competitions seven times – three each at the fall and winter competitions and one at summer.

“It’s a great experience to see all the athletes in action and really competing,” Rickers said.

Nearly 400 students and community members took the plunge, jumping into cold water Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge at Wayside Central. Through fundraising efforts, the event raised its goal of $80,000.

Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Delta Zeta sorority members pose for a picture during Polar Plunge on Feb. 18 in the parking lot of Wayside Central.

Jeremy Heinlein is a Mount Pleasant graduate student and announcer for the Mount Pleasant Polar Plunge.

“We try to make sure no cost is put on the athletes,” Heinlein said. “Fundraisers like the Polar Plunge help take away from any of those costs.”

There are 25 Polar Plunges throughout Michigan, said Special

Olympics Michigan Development Manager Heather Fox. The events combined raise about $1.1 million for Special Olympics Michigan.

Participants raise $75 to participate in any plunge, according to the Special Olympics Michigan website.

Rickers said every time $75 is raised, two athletes can compete in the Spe-

cial Olympics games for free.

Local police also play a pivotal part in putting on the event. Law Enforcement Torch Run is a grassroots fundraising effort in which law enforcement officers raise funds and awareness for athletes, according to the Special Olympics Michigan website.

The Central Michigan University Police Department, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal police and the Isabella County Search & Rescue Dive Team were among members of local law enforcement in attendance Saturday.

Sgt. Tim Swanson works with the Isabella County Sheriff ’s Department and is in charge of the dive team.

When the Polar Plunge was located at Rose Pond, Swanson and his team cut ice holes to make the event safe for participants.

The growing number of plungers forced the event to move to Wayside Central in 2015. This year, Swanson

only had to rely on one diver, Sheriff ’s Deputy Todd Graham, to stay in the pool to help out the plungers.

Swanson said police, fire and safety units in the area come together to support Special Olympics Michigan each year, making it more of a community event.

“It’s the camaraderie and support for Special Olympics we have in the community,” Swanson said. “Of course with CMU and the Special Olympics (Michigan) office (in town), it’s a good central headquarters.”

Heinlein said seeing sponsors such as CMU and the Hunter family, who own Wayside Central and O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grill, making a commitment to the Plunge is “refreshing and exciting.”

“It’s knowing there are so many members, faculty, staff and students on campus that are committed to making this community a better place and helping others,” he said.

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Women’s basketball head coach Sue Guevara admires the game ball gifted to her after becoming CMU’s all time winningest coach on Feb. 18 in McGuirk Arena.

Players discuss reaching milestone, coach’s impact

By Andrew McDonald Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Surprised, touched and overwhelmed — these are the emotions Central Michigan women’s basketball coach Sue Guevara used to describe how she felt after CMU presented her with a video presentation in honor of her becoming the winningest coach in program history.

Guevara surpassed Donita Davenport for the most wins in program history on Wednesday with 172. The Chippewas then defeated Toledo Saturday, pushing her win total to 173 victories in 10 years with the team.

The video presentation featured Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, former player Crystal Bradford and Guevara’s father congratulating her on the achievement.

“All of those people that were on (the video) have really played a part in my coaching career,” Guevara said. “It really meant a lot to me.”

Instead of focusing on the achievement, Guevara was more focused on the rest of the season.

“We have a lot of tough games ahead of us and I would love to see another crowd like this on Wednesday when we play Northern Illinois,” Guevara said to the crowd. “I couldn’t be more thankful. There is nowhere I’d rather be than here.”

Guevara also praised Davenport for her accomplishments.

“I always did admire Donita (Davenport) when I wasn’t here yet. She did a phenomenal job in her time here,” Guevara said. “To be honest, I had no idea I was even near that record. I’m focused on winning down the remaining stretch of tough games we have.”

Junior guard Cassie Breen said has been an honor playing for Guevara during her career with the Chippewas.

“Coming here was probably the best decision that I have made,” Breen said. “It’s been a blessing to play under (Guevara) and learn from her tendencies, as I want to be a coach one day.”

Breen added Guevara’s personality is what separates her from other coaches.

“Just how she talks to you and makes you feel like you can do anything,” she said. “When we get into slumps like we did (Saturday) in the second quarter, I think it shows our resilience because of her coaching.”

For senior forward Jewel Cotton, who is now in her fifth season under Guevara, it’s all been a learning experience she said she couldn’t have gotten anywhere else.

“I’ve grown up here, and it has come under coach G’s (Guevara) discipline — and a lot of it,” Cotton said. “I feel like if I would have gone anywhere else, I wouldn’t have gotten the experience I’ve gotten here.

“With coach G being so genuine, and just a great person, still stay in touch with coach after they leave here, because this isn’t something you find every day.”

CMU (20-6, 12-2 Mid-American Conference) is on a six-game win streak, and is in first place in the MAC West Division.

Guevara said she knows the road ahead isn’t any easier, and the final four games in the regular season will get them ready for the MAC Tournament.

“We have a tough road ahead of us, with Northern (Illinois) coming in and Ball State,” she said. “This month of February will have us battle tested for March. The next game is the biggest game we will play. It’s a championship game, that’s the mindset that we go into (each game with), and our players have done a great job running the game plan and staying mentally tough, so give them credit for that.”

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Women’s basketball head coach Sue Guevara speaks to the crowd on Feb. 18 in McGuirk Arena.

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Gymnastics lands meaningful win over rival Kent State

By Travis Olson Staff Reporter

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KENT, OHIO — Gymnastics knocked off Mid-American Conference rival Kent State on Sunday 195.775 to 195.675, posting its highest score of the season.

“This is such a big rivalry, it’s going to mean a tremendous amount for us,” said head coach Jerry Reighard.

The close meet came down to sticking finishes on the final event — beam.

“Landings are what the meet came down to with it being that close,” Reighard said.

The Chippewas improved to 7-3 overall and 2-2 in the MAC. “None of us were sure of the results until (Kent State’s) final floor competitor finished,” Reighard said. “Mentally, this was really good for us. It’s really what we needed.

Our landings were so important today with the score being as close as it was.”

Junior all-around Katy Clements performs her routine on the vault on Feb. 19 in the Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Mikayla Carter | Assistant Photo Editor Fellow teammates congratulate sophomore all-around Kailey Miller after she performs on the uneven bars on Feb. 19 in the Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

The Chippewas started the meet off strong on uneven bars recording a season high 49.150. Sophomore Kasey Janowicz and junior Bryttany Kaplan both scored a 9.875 to lead the Chippewas.

“We were ready for bars today,” Reighard said. “We’ve been working

hard and had no excuses.

CMU finished the vault with a score of 48.975. Freshman Denelle Pedrick led the Chippewas with a 9.875. Kent State finished the uneven bars with a 49.05. CMU led after the second rotation 98.125 to 97.975.

CMU scored a 49.225 on the floor and was led by junior Katy Clements’ 9.9 score. Kent State finished balance beam with a 48.55.

Going into the third and final rotation, the Chippewas led 147.35

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CMU scored a 48.425 on the balance beam. Clements led the way for the Chippewas, scoring a 9.925.

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File Photo | Rich Drummond Senior guard Braylon Rayson drives to the basket during the Chippewas’ game against Green Bay on Dec. 6, 2016, at McGuirk Arena.

Mikayla Carter | Assistant Photo Editor Senior guard Braylon Rayson jumps to the basket for a layup during the Chippewas’ game against Ball State on Feb. 18 in McGuirk Arena.

Rayson uses killer instinct to fuel offensive game

By Dylan Goetz Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

When senior Braylon Rayson steps onto the basketball court, his opponents become his enemies.

“To be honest, my mindset going into any game is really to respect all of my opponents, but to kill them at the same time,” Rayson said. “I feel like everybody that we play against are in my way.

They are in my way to my money.”

The 5-foot-9 guard for the Central Michigan men’s basketball team shows off a relentless scoring attack each time he touches the floor.

Rayson is ranked No. 2 in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, averaging a career-best 21.2 points per game, second only to his teammate, Marcus Keene.

Although Keene has been the one who has garnered most of the attention this season, Rayson has quietly been one of the most consistent players in the country.

Rayson scored a career-high 34 points Saturday against Ball State. It was his 13th consecutive game of scoring 20 or more points.

Rayson ranks third in CMU history with 1,779

points scored and is one 3-pointer away from tying his former teammate John Simons for most 3-pointers made with 256.

“He is so consistent because of his talent and because of the time he’s put in,” said head coach Keno Davis. “He was always an explosive scorer.

But, because of his work ethic and being able to put in time, now you are seeing a player that is a consistent scorer and a guy that is going to be able to play professionally next year.”

During non-conference play, Rayson had two games where he failed to score in double digits against Little Rock and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Because of those games, Rayson said he got off to a slow start this season, but things have been different in MAC play.

“I knew when conference play came it was like starting over,” Rayson said. “I decided to go on and get with it.”

Rayson has had 17 20-point games this season, including his performance against Ball State. Keene and Rayson combined for 74 points in the game against the Cardinals, but fell 109-100 in overtime.

Rayson said he and Keene’s chemistry on the court has also helped him during his streak.

“If (Keene) scores first, I am going to make sure

he gets another shot,” Rayson said. “If I score first, he is going to make sure that I get another shot. We are just feeding the hot hand, if neither one of us are hot, we are going to make sure someone else like Josh (Kozinski) or David (DiLeo) gets another shot.”

Davis said he was glad Rayson and Keene went under the radar coming out of high school because of their size.

“In recruiting we had undervalued and overlooked recruits,” Davis said. “Fortunately for us, both Rayson and Keene didn’t go to a level much higher than ours because of people looking for a prototypical 6’3” or 6’4” point guard but their loss is our gain.”

Rayson said his consistent play comes from him being himself on the court.

“I’m just going out there and doing what I do,” the Dallas native said. “My teammates believe in me and let me go out there and play my game.”

Scoring is not the only role on the team for Rayson. He is ranked second on the team in assists per game with 3.3. He also leads the MAC in minutes played. Rayson has logged 1,001 minutes this season.

When asked if he can keep the scoring streak alive, Rayson said. “Definitely, because that is one of my roles on the team.”

The Chippewas are 16-11 and 6-8 in MAC play

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“I’M JUST GOING OUT THERE AND DOING WHAT I DO. MY TEAMMATES BELIEVE IN ME AND LET ME GO OUT THERE AND PLAY MY GAME.” and sit in second place in the MAC West behind Ball State. They have four games left in the regular season with the MAC Tournament taking place March 6-11.

Rayson and the Chippewas will try to break their three-game losing streak when they take on Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. Tuesday at McGuirk Arena.

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HELP WANTED CLEAN CUT RELIABLE student with good driving record for summer outdoor work in the Macomb/Oakland county areas. $15/ph. Contact Ryan or Andrew (586)783-1577, or sales@spidercontrolinc.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HELP WANTED! COACHES NEEDED for Mid-Michigan Industries (MMI).

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:20 :25 :29 :30 :32 :42 :44 :45 :46 :47 :48

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