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CORRECTION In an article published in the March 20 edition detailing faculty concerns over budget cuts, Central Michigan Life inaccurately defined the distinction between tenured and fixed-term faculty members. Fixed-term faculty members are employed on a contract basis for a specific number of semesters. In the March 16 edition of Central Michigan Life we reported an incorrect academic background of Deric Learman, an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences professor at CMU. Learman conducted his postgraduate research at Harvard University from 2008-2011.

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Faculty worried about deficit, debate UP subgroup change By Emma Dale Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University has been dealing with financial reductions to different sectors for years, so handling the $20 million deficit is not new, said President George Ross during his remarks to the Academic Senate on March 21. “Any budget reallocation or reduction is going to be hard,” Ross said. “We have to operate within our means, within our revenues, and that is what this adjustment is about.” Ross said CMU is a “financially strong institution” and the budget deficit is being inaccurately described as a “crisis” by the news media. In response, Senators questioned his statement. They expressed anxieties about the confirmed likelihood of faculty layoffs and unequal department cut demands. Academic Senator Christi Brookes, representing the Foreign Languages,

Literatures and Cultures department, said she was worried about how the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Science cuts compare to other colleges. CHSBS has been asked by the university to cut 9.4 percent — about $2.9 million, Brookes said. “How that plays out in my department means we (will) no longer have graduate assistants,” Brookes said. “I also lose one full-time fixed-term faculty and that means six classes for now that I have to cancel. But I still have to make sure that I have as many seats (as before) in the classroom.” Brookes said she wants to know how much the other colleges at CMU are being affected and how the chairpersons across campus are adjusting, because the cut requirements drastically vary between colleges. While the budget continues to be an alarming matter for faculty, A-Senate shifted toward another heated conversation about a UP category. If approved, it could be added to CMU student

requirements the graduate. The change was first introduced in January. It would require students to take a nonrace based discrimination course in the UP subgroup IV-D. This includes courses on sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation or disability education. Many students and faculty were apprehensive because the course would replace the elective UP requirement. That could complicate a student’s four-year graduation timeline by giving less flexibility in using their elective for major or minor requirements. Academic Senator Robert Miller of Business Information Systems opposed the proposal and said most students in his classes were against the addition. “We keep hearing from the senate (that) the Student Government Association supports it, but I just talked to the people who are most directly affected,” Miller said. “We want flexibility. This takes away flexibility.” Miller’s students think the IV-D requirement is a way for the university to profit more from the student body, he explained.

Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer University President George Ross discusses CMU’s budget deficit at an Academic Senate meeting on March 21 in Pearce Hall.

“That disturbed me tremendously,” Miller continued. “Many of our students argued to me that they like the idea of having the choice to pick something else.” Academic Senators Mary Senter and

Cherie Strachan introduced the IV-D proposal, and emphasized that it would not increase the total hours in university program requirements. They also described revisions to the proposal, explaining that students who are worried about the category replacement conflicting with their ability to “double count” courses could be exempt. Those in support of the new requirement argued how it will help students succeed in the changing world after college. Midland junior Cali Winslow, who is a member of Students Advocating Gender Equality registered student organization, stressed the importance of the UP category from her perspective during the meeting. Winslow said the majority of SGA supported the proposal. “The students who say that they don’t want this are the ones who could most benefit from it,” she said. “We owe this to our students and to the world at large to have educated people going into all these different fields.”

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SGA passes seven resolutions, announces presidential tickets By Haley Les Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Student Government Association members passed seven resolutions at its meeting Monday in the Bovee University Center and formally announced student body presidential candidates for next year. Resolutions passed include: • An online bump system • A policy to expand daily vegan and vegetarian options in cafeterias • Healthier food options in the markets on-campus • A consensus to petition Mount Pleasant City Commission’s support of the Line 5 oil pipeline • A policy requiring that students be notified when professors are assigned to teach registered classes • The formation of an Arab-American History Week at Central Michigan University • An extension of university-coordinated pickups for international students from Chicago and Detroit airports 30 days before classes start The House voted to table a resolution to mandate that members of registered student organizations must be registered CMU students and abide by university

Quinn Kirby | Staff Photographer SGA members vote on legislation during a Student Government Association meeting on March 20 in the Bovee University Center auditorium.

policies. It will resume at next week’s meeting.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SGA Vice President Anna Owens is running for president with Derek Sturvist as her running mate. Treasurer Luke Anderson and House Leader Cody Van Buren will make presidential runs. Galen Miller

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will serve as Anderson’s running mate and Senate Leader Emilee Madison is running with Van Buren. When elected, the students will serve a two-semester term during the 2017-18 academic year. The presidential debate will take place 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 27 in the UC. Voting starts March 28 and runs through April 4.

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Those with any questions regarding the upcoming election can contact Elections Director Olivia Cyman at cyman1oa@cmich.edu. SGA will also host Diversity and Inclusion Forum at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Charles V. Park Library auditorium. The forum will discuss “how to create and maintain inclusion awareness, and the sensitivity of diversity on-campus,” according to the event’s Facebook page. There will not be an SGA meeting on April 3 as President Jazmin Biernat will deliver the State of the Student Body Address at 7 p.m. in the Powers Hall Ballroom. Caroline Murray, the Registered Student Organization Growth and Development chair, discussed the upcoming “RSO and Growth” event taking place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 7 in the Student Involvement Center. The event is for any RSO representatives or executive board members who are interested in networking with other RSOs. There will be speakers, food, drinks and a workshop from the Leadership Institute. “Students can get together with other RSOs and we can all grow together,” Murray said.

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ANNUAL GENTLE THURSDAY, FRIDAY TO TAKE PLACE MARCH 30-31; NO CLASSES PLANNED Central Michigan University students, faculty and staff will receive a mid-semester break next week during Gentle Thursday and Friday on March 30 and 31. This marks the second consecutive year the annual spring semester two-day break is scheduled in the middle of the spring semester. Gentle Thursday and Friday originally took place the week before final exams before CMU moved it up in the calendar. Classes are scheduled as normal on Wednesday, March 29, followed by no classes March 30-31. Courses will resume on Monday, April 3.

Gentle Thursday falls 17 days after students, faculty and staff returned from a weeklong spring break. In 2013, the CMU Board of Trustees voted to move the long weekend. The decision was made to concur with spring breaks for Gratiot-Isabella County schools, where some faculty members have children attending. While some students at first believed the switch would affect their ability to study for finals, University President George Ross said last year that should not be a factor. “I think (during) the course

of a 16-week semester, hopefully, students would have studied three hours per hour in class each week throughout the semester,” Ross said. Macomb County junior Breanna Warner said she transferred from Macomb Community College, which didn’t have a designated break. “I really like that we have two days off, I’m going to use them to spend time with family and catch up on homework,” Warner said. “I love that CMU offers these two days.” - Katelyn Chace, Staff Reporter

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OPINIONS

MARCH 23, 2017 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM File Photo | Chelsea Grobelny Relayers walk on April 9, 2016 outside of the Indoor Athletic Complex at Relay for Life.

Who WILL YOU RELAY FOR? Students, faculty can help reach, exceed $70,000 goal at Relay For Life on Saturday

ancer never sleeps. For people diagnosed with the disease, it is a constant, roundthe-clock battle. To symbolize that fight, more than 300 participants will walk around the Indoor Athletic Complex’s track for 12-straight hours on Saturday for the 21st annual Relay For Life fundraiser at Central Michigan University. Relay For Life raised $50,600 in 2016. Colleges Against Cancer at CMU, the registered student organization sponsoring the event, is hoping to raise $70,000 this weekend.

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We urge the CMU community to answer the call to not only meet, but surpass the group’s goal of $70,000. As of Wednesday, the group raised $27,149.27 — more than $40,000 short of the $70,000 goal. To help reach the goal, we encourage all students, faculty and staff to attend. Everyone has a reason to walk, even if cancer hasn’t directly

affected their lives or the lives of their loved ones. According to the American Cancer Society, there are 15.5 million people living in the U.S. with a history of cancer. The ACS projects there will be 57,600 new cancer cases diagnosed in Michigan in 2017 and more than 1.6 million across the nation. More than 600,000 people are expected to die from cancer this year. That includes babies, children, teenagers and grandparents, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, students, teachers, coaches and administrators. The money you can

help raise goes toward helping these people. It helps the American Cancer Society fund research, critical patient care services, education, prevention initiatives and much more. We can all relay for someone or something. Saturday is a chance to honor the people you know who have survived cancer, those currently receiving treatment, those who have cared for patients and those who have lost their lives. If nothing else, Relay for Life is a great, memorable way to spend a Saturday. Team tables will have food available and there will be

interactive games like bubble soccer, lip-synch battles and line dancing, crafts and additional ways to donate. Even the smallest donations help. It’s fun, yet thought provoking, healing and unifying. Those with any questions about the event can email cmichrelay@gmail.com. For more information to sign up or donate, visit Relay For Life’s website. The event brings students, professors, community members and more together on one track. Hundreds of people moving in one direction, walking with a unified goal in mind: to bring awareness and hope-

fully an end to a disease that has taken the lives of too many. One that doesn’t discriminate against skin color, religion, gender identification, sexual preference or political stance. Go for the students who worked hard to organize the event, your former classmate who took a year off of school because they got sick, your roommate whose grandmother is dying from lung cancer or your friend’s mom or dad diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer. Cancer knows no boundaries. It does not sleep. So we won’t either.

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Share your opinion with CM Life, contribute to the campus conversation As the opinion editor of Central Michigan Life, I enjoy reading a wide range of opinions from a variety of voices. It’s interesting. It’s also good food for thought. Showcasing a variety of voices and opinions is something we strive for at CM Life. We’re living in an interesting time. There’s a lot to be said. To best serve our audience, we believe we need to present the most complete, well-rounded version of any debate on any relevant issue. This is why I invite everyone in our campus and city community to

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contribute to the CM Life opinion section. Writers can contribute by penning letters to the editor or guest columns. Staff columnist positions are also available for full-time students. Let’s be real, some people are better suited to opine on certain issues than others because of their unique

experiences or background and writing skills. For example, some readers don’t want to read columns about race, discrimination or gender inequality that are written exclusively by white, American men. I think it would be more interesting for our audience if we include the perspective of someone who actually witnesses an issue firsthand. We want to talk about issues from the vantage point of someone who lives the experience they’re writing about, the people with a chip on their shoulder about an issue, those

who have something to say. Last month, a reader quoted on Twitter one of CM Life’s columns and said they were upset that only white men have been writing about race and other social issues. She said it made her want to puke. Those words resonated with me. While what the commenter said wasn’t necessarily true, she still had a good point. We need to have more students telling their first-hand experiences. So consider this an official, unofficial job offer from CM Life. Instead of airing your grievances on Twitter

or Facebook, I invite you to share your ideas here in the CM Life opinions section. In the final two months of the semester, CM Life will continue to reach out to RSOs and other student groups to invite members to share their opinions and thoughts. Our goal is to be the voice of CMU — the voice of the Chippewa student body. Help us achieve that by sharing your opinions and perspectives with us and with each other. For more information, email opinion@cm-life.com.

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Custodial union asks for your help ahead of bargaining, budget cuts TO THE EDITOR: Central Michigan University is populated with approximately 90 custodian team members. As you interact daily with your custodian team member, you may not be aware of our past failed attempts to negotiate some type of wage agreement with management. As part of the Joint Union Council we would be honored if you would support our next bargaining attempt with the university. We have been told that we have no bargaining power because they can “outsource” our jobs and pay less money, less benefits and it would be less of a headache for them. It is our opinion as custodians that you get what you pay for. We have reasons to believe that outsourcing our services would result in unhappy faculty, staff and students. In this regard, we need you to act to help us communicate our mes-

sage to Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services, Barry Wilkes, and President George Ross. Hearing from you would help us send the message that custodians who work with you every day, take excellent care of their customers. Custodians don’t just clean and disinfect their areas, they become one with that family of CMU employees and students. They take pride in taking care of “their people,” or “their students.” That is why when their wages were frozen in 2008 they didn’t give up and walk away from CMU. They agreed to work with management and try to come to a different compromise each contract afterward. As you realize, 2008 was nine years ago. That is how long the wages of your CMU custodian team have been frozen. While the wage scale for new hires became $9.50/ hour for people hired after 2008.

In 2008, CMU decided that the custodian wage scale was entirely too high for the area. Custodian wages were $12.43 per hour - $13.69 -14.05 (top wage). They froze these people and hired new custodians and summer temporary help at $9.50 per hour. Then with the 2014 contract still froze, if hired before 2008 stayed at $9.50; in 2015 to $9.85; and, in 2016 to $10.08. So, anyone hired before 2008 has been frozen for nine years. Today the hiring wage for a custodian coming in off the street, regardless of experience is $10.08 per hour. Regardless of the past, we do our jobs and are committed to providing the very best custodial service and support to the CMU community. We refer to our buildings, when talking to each other as OUR students, OUR people. We take pride in our work. CMU has outsourced custodian services to

Romanow for new campus buildings, including Dow Science, Greenhouse, ProfEd, Indoor Athletic Complex, Music, Library, Health Professions & Education and Human Services and Bioscience buildings. Romanow is a private custodial service company based on Saginaw. As departments move to these buildings they express their dissatisfaction with the custodians from the Romanow crew. They pay minimum wage and do not retain their people very long. Our goal this spring is to rally faculty, staff, students and our community to become aware of this struggle. To encourage everyone reading this article to please send out emails and help educate others of our contract negotiations coming up in May. We will be asking for an elimination of the twotier wage scale. We will ask that wages be unfrozen and that every custodian

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be raised up from $10.08 to the minimum of $12.43 per hour. Custodian wages that have been frozen for 9 years need to be raised as well. But none of this will be possible if we do not obtain the support of faculty, staff, administration and students. Members of our community also will be asked to email President Ross and the Board of Trustees as we, the custodian team, work here and spend our money here in this community. We are loyal and always strive to support CMU and the Central Michigan community. We are appreciative of your time and thank you in advance for your support this year as we negotiate our contract. KAREN WITER Union President on behalf of AFSCME Local #1568 Central Michigan University Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Michigan Home Builders Association, Mount Pleasant Housing Association and the Mount Pleasant Downtown Business Association. The newspaper’s online provider is SN Works. Central Michigan Life is distributed throughout the campus and at numerous locations throughout Mount Pleasant. Non-university subscriptions are $75 per academic year. Back copies are available at 50 cents per copy, or $1 if mailed. Photocopies of stories are 25 cents each. Digital copies of photographs published in Central Michigan Life are available upon request at specified costs. Central Michigan Life’s editorial and business offices are located at 436 Moore Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, telephone (989) 774-3493 or 774-LIFE.

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‘Cocoa and Consent’ raises awareness of consent issues By Quinn Kirby Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Roughly 60 students gathered to discuss the relationship between domestic violence and lack of consent to physical intimacy on March 20. While sipping hot chocolate in the Bovee University Center’s Maroon, Gold and Chippewa rooms from 6 to 7:15 p.m., attendees openly discussed consent issues at the Alpha Chi Omega sorority’s “Cocoa and Consent” event. Students had the opportunity to ask panelists questions they might not have felt comfortable asking before in an everyday environment. Eight panelists led the discussion, representing a range of organizations including the Mount Pleasant’s Women’s Aid Service and CMU’s Office of LGBTQ Services. “Cocoa and Consent” began with a viewing of “Tea Consent,” a 3-minute-long YouTube animation that compares consent of physical intimacy to offering someone a cup of tea.

A person may consent to having a cup of tea at first, and then decide they’re not interested, the voiceover described. “Sure, that’s kind of annoying as you’ve gone to the effort of making that tea,” the animation stated. “But they remain under no obligation to drink the tea.” After the YouTube showing, the session was open for discussion. The panelists were immediately asked to give their personal definition of consent. “It is not the lack of ‘no’, but the presence of ‘yes,’” said Rihan Issa from the Isabella County Women’s Aid Service. Detroit senior Alison Kozerski echoed her sentiment. The former Alpha Chi Omega philanthropy chair and event panelist added there can be no “gray area” when determining whether consent is clear. In concordance with Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy week theme, discussion at the event centered around how consent ties in with domestic violence. “Domestic violence is driven by power and control,” said Ally Gajsiewicz, a staff member at

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Quinn Kirby | Staff Photographer Muskegon junior Osha Towers participates as a panelist for Cocoa and Consent on March 20 in the Bovee University Center.

Shelterhouse, a Midland-based non-profit that provides shelter, advocacy and counseling for domestic violence and assault survivors. Abusers are not interested in acknowledging their partner’s consent for physical intimacy, she continued. When the audience raised questions regarding concerns they had for friends suspected to be in unsafe situations, the panelists took time to consider the most effective response. They encouraged students to teach friends and peers what a healthy relationship looks like and connect them with available resources, such as the Women’s Aid Shelter and Shelterhouse. On average, victims attempt to leave their abusers seven times before successfully escaping violent

relationships, Gajsiewicz said. She urged students to practice patience when helping loved ones. For additional information on consent issues, the panelists suggested watching “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary available on Netflix. They also recommended reading “Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town,” a book written by Jon Krakauer. Anyone who suspects themselves or a loved one is a victim of domestic or sexual violence, can call the Isabella County Women’s Aid Service at (844) 349-6177 or Shelterhouse at (877) 216-6383. Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates is available on CMU’s campus at sapa@cmich.edu. SAPA is also available 24 hours a day at (989) 774-2255 and online at sapa.cmich.edu.

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CMU, WMU to donate blood to American Red Cross By Evan Sasiela News Editor news@cm-life.com

Students, faculty and staff from two rival universities are encouraged to team up next week to donate blood to help the American Red Cross. Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University will participate in the 2017 CMUWMU Blood Challenge. CMU’s blood drive will take place from noon to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29 in the Bovee University Center. “The American Red Cross is encouraging students, staff and alumni to uncover their inner hero and show their Chippewa pride by rolling up a sleeve and donating blood,” said Lindsey Chesebro, a donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross. To donate blood, students must either download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: “CMU” or call 1-800-RED-CROSS before participating. Two forms of identification are required at check-in. A press release from the American Red Cross

states those who are at least 110 pounds and in good health are eligible to donate. High school students and other donors ages 18 and younger must meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood donors will receive a free T-shirt while supplies lasts. The Red Cross critically needs type O-Negative blood as it is a universal blood type, the release states. In emergency rooms, during instances where there is limited time to determine someone’s blood type, medical professionals use type O-Negative blood. CMU and WMU have faced off in the annual blood drive competition for more than 20 years, the release states. The two schools are hoping to collect 200 pints of blood during the event. Chesebro said CMU is projected to collect 100 pints but has a goal of 150. East Jordan senior Ellen Brandell, community relations vice president of the CMU Collegiate Panhellenic Council, said snacks will be provided after donations. The school that collects the most pints of blood wins, she said. “Even though we are rivals, we are both coming together for a good cause — even though (it’s good to) beat (WMU) obviously,” Brandell said.

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UP ALL NIGHT TO OFFER FREE ACTIVITIES The Office of Student Activities and Involvement will host its annual “Up All Night” event from 11 p.m. Saturday, March 25 to 3 a.m. Sunday, March 26 in the Student Activity Center. The event was created for students to take a break mid-semester and have a fun, safe night out. Admission is free for Central Michigan University students and $5 at the door for non-CMU students. Activities at the event will include a Pinterest station, photo booth, sports tournaments, Zumba, a live disc jockey, pingpong,

Henna tattoos and glow bowling. Food will be provided throughout the night by restaurants including Pizza Hut, Texas Roadhouse, Insomnia Cookies, Little Caesars and Biggby Coffee. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 1,000

participants. The Office of Student Activities and Involvement has hosted “Up All Night” since 2007. This year event organizers have added new entertainment, novelty items and a Program Board scavenger hunt, said Allison Tobey, the administrative co-chair for the event. “’Up All Night’ offers a unique experience apart from the other events the (Office of Student Activities and Involvement) helps put on, and I wanted to be a part of that,” Tobey said.

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For students like Neha Srivastava and her teammates, Friday could be an important day that defines their careers in the field of business. For the past couple of months, Srivastava has been working alongside Anant Patwa, Neetesh Sahu and Saurabh Ghosh to prepare for the eighth-annual New Venture Competition. The four graduate students from India teamed up to create MEDI-ZEN, a mobile phone app and website to make local health care information more accessible and easy to understand, especially for those who come to the U.S. for school or work. The four students will be one of 29 teams competing March 24 for more than $77,000 in cash prizes. The money will be awarded during this year’s New Venture, hosted by the College of Business Administration. Doors of the Education and Human Services Building will open for registration at 8:30 a.m., and the final awards

will be handed out by 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. In a “Shark Tank”-style format, the competition will feature teams of student entrepreneurs pitching business ideas in front of a panel of judges and an audience of their peers. Srivastava and her team are trying to impress the judges and “solve a problem people are facing in today’s world,” Srivastava said. Students and faculty coming to the university from outside of the country can get confused by the system of health care insurance, which is different than what they might have in their home countries. Students at CMU use mandatory insurance from the university, but it’s unclear if insurance coverage will follow students wherever they go. “If I were to get sick today, I would not know where to go,” Srivastava said. Ghosh said the goal for the group’s project is to make finding health care that fits within individual insurance plans easier for potential clients. “We are trying to ease through loopholes that we already see within the (college) health care system, and are

trying to make it (easier to navigate) and approachable for the students,” he said. On Friday, the MEDI-ZEN team’s product will be put to the test. They will face off against other students, all vying for the spotlight, the cash and a boost in their business acumen after the competition.

VENTURE CAPITAL Members of the College of Business Administration have prepared students participating in this year’s New Venture since the start of the Fall 2016 semester. Monthly workshops were hosted by the college, allowing students to work with mentors working in the business field as they perfected their business plan. Bruce Marble, executive director of the Entrepreneurship Institute at CMU, stressed the importance of pairing the student entrepreneurs with mentors from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. This group of mentors include certified public accountants, attorneys, chief executive officers, marketing and information technology professionals and scientists.

“By having this broad roster of people, what we do is try to provide all kinds of expertise to help the teams,” he said. “You can see the benefit.” Allen Warren, a member of the team Simpl, believes his team wouldn’t have been nearly as successful if it hadn’t been for their assigned mentor, Pablo Parraga-Ramirez. “Pablo has been a huge help in pushing us on both the engineering side and the business side,” Warren said. “We’ve basically had to learn everything on the business side just for this competition. He’s really helped us figure out things like markets and revenue models.” Team Simpl also includes seniors Caroline Mitchell, Abdullah Mansouri and Hesham Tanbour. Simpl’s product, DosAid, is a new type of medical equipment designed to help nurses crush pills for patients who have trouble taking them orally. DosAid began as a senior design project for Warren and Mitchell, who are both engineerAlan ing students. Parraga-

Ramirez was the one who convinced the team to take their product through New Venture. In December, the College of Business Administration hosted “Make-A-Pitch,” a preliminary New Venture event to help students practice pitching ideas to investors. The event included 26 student teams, many of which are participating in New Venture. The teams delivered twominute pitches for a judge panel. Make-A-Pitch was structured similarly to New Venture. It was designed to prepare students for what they will face during the actual competition.

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Scrappy Technologies, a team consisting of seniors Bryan Caragay and Hailey Polidori, won Make-A-Pitch after presenting their idea for a smartphone app. The duo plans on taking their winning idea to the next stage at New Venture. Caragay, who has designed apps for more than 10 years, developed the idea for the app known as “Guarded” with the help of Polidori. Guarded operates as a mobile version of the Blue Light Emergency Phones found across campus. As members of Epsilon Nu Tau, an entrepreneurship-based fraternity on campus, Caragay and Polidori have been involved with setting up on competition day before. They said the fact they do not find out what teams they are facing until the day before the event can be nerve-racking. Though the team can look back on its Make-A-Pitch victory, the students are aware their past success won’t necessarily bring success during New Venture. “It’s almost a double-edged sword,” Polidori said. “It gives us the confidence that we need to pitch, but at the same time we know that people are expecting us to do well. We definitely need to

bring it on the day of the competition.”

THE JOURNEY The business partnership between Caragay and Polidori began shortly after the two started dating in the summer after graduating from high school. Caragay and Polidori were originally computer science and psychology majors, respectively, before both “fell in love” with the entrepreneurship program, Polidori said. The two joined Episilon Nu Tau and volunteered for the New Venture Competiton, which gave them an early preview of the opportunities it could provide. “When we sat and watched our (fraternity) brothers pitch, and (Caragay) would keep telling me, ‘Oh I’m definitely doing this next year,’” Polidori said. “I was sort of hesitant when he first asked me to join his team, but after working with our fraternity, they really motivated us to keep doing it.” With years of programming experience, Caragay started developing the idea that would become Guarded during his sophomore year when Polidori took a night class that

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required her to walk home after dark during the week. Caragay was convinced to revisit the old idea for after much coaxing from Polidori. Regardless of whether they are able to build on its success from Make-APitch, the team will continue to improve its idea after the competition. “We’ve already talked to (CMU) about implementing the app around campus,” Caragay said. “We’re hoping New Venture will be a jump start for us to say, ‘Hey, we competed in the competition, it’s a valid product,’ and hopefully get the university to sign a contract so we can roll (it) out for the next school year.”

COMPETITION DAY Judges, faculty, spectators and participants will congregate in the Education and Human Services Building at 8:30 a.m. on March 24 for the start of the competition. After registration closes at 9:30 a.m., a welcoming ceremony will lead into the first round of the competition at 10 a.m. The day’s long schedule means students will have time to network with the visiting judges, said Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business Administration. “The list of judges is going to be huge and almost everyone on it is in a position to help students,” he said. “That’s why the event runs all day long — the students that compete will have (more than) nine or 10 hours to get to know these people.” Three or four student teams will be assigned to a room for individual round

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of the competition. Each room will have up to four judges in addition to student volunteers to oversee timekeeping and management. Faculty members will also act as moderators. Each team will have 10 minutes to deliver its pitch to the judges. After the pitch, judges will have 10 minutes to ask questions and give feedback. This will repeat until all 29 teams have pitched. The second round will end at 2:30 p.m. when the three student teams that will move on to the finals are announced. They are sent off on their own to prepare for the beginning of the final round at 4 p.m. All teams present who aren’t competing in the finals will participate in an informal two-minute pitch competition. “We’ve actually put some special effort into this pitch competition,” Marble said. “We’ve got a few surprises that will be fun an create a little bit of humor as well to break up the 26 pitches that we’ll hear.” The final round ends at 5 p.m. and is followed by a change in venue from the EHS Building to McGuirk Arena. Dinner and an awards ceremony will take place until 7:30 p.m. The “Best Overall Venture Award” is the biggest and most prestigious award, which includes a total cash prize of $30,000. “Best Overall Venture” is given to the team that survives all three rounds. The investment company Blue Water Angels will also provide the team that wins “Best Overall Venture” with a year’s worth of mentoring and advisory support.

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NEW VENTURES More than 70 carefully-chosen judges from around the community comprise the three rounds of the competition. That number includes 14 final-round judges from across the nation, including some of the College of Business Administration’s most senior alumni. Coming from as far as the Bahamas, Silicon Valley and New York City, the final-round judges include people such as Ken Kousky, president of Blue Water Angels, and John G. Kulhavi, senior vice president for Merrill Lynch in Farmington Hills. The John G. Kulhavi Events Center on CMU’s campus is named after the alumnus. “It’s a really distinguished group of judges, and it’s really amazing that these people always want to give back and be involved,” Marble said. “We reach out to the ones who have been involved in the past, and we’re always expanding the list.” Though it’s one of the few large events hosted by the College of Business Administration, New Venture typically isn’t attended by recruiters. Marble’s belief is that the benefits students get from the firsthand experience and the networking is potentially more valuable than most other events and services the College of Business Administration can offer. Ten out of the 22 teams that participated in last year’s competition went on to launch their business afterwards, Marble said. Six of those are actively growing their business and producing revenue. “We really want to help these students launch their businesses,” he said. “We not only help them learn how to do it, but we can also provide a lot in the way of initial funding. “It’s a great opportunity for our students to network. There’s so many people here that could hire them in the future. There’s people who could invest in their business, there’s so many people that could get involved. It’s a great networking day.”

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Director of Broadcasting and Cinematic arts to retire in fall By Greg Horner News Editor news@cm-life.com

Peter Orlik will retire Aug. 15 after being employed by Central Michigan University for 40 years. He was the Director of the school of Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts from 1969-79 and returned to the position in 1996. The senior director of NBC News, the general manager of WXYZ in Detroit and a director who won multiple Emmys for the show “Supernatural” are all graduates of the program he helped create. Central Michigan Life sat down with Orlik to look back on his time at CMU. What are some of the changes you’ve seen during your time here? I’ve seen the Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts program move into a much broader area. We started off as a subarea of the old speech department. We became our own section in 1970, became our own department in ’79 and became our own school in 2006.

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer BCA Director Peter Orlik sits at his desk on March 15 in room 344 on the third floor of Moore Hall.

We’ve rapidly increased the size of our student body, faculty and the “whole shot.” What do you hope people remember about your contributions at CMU? We have trained some wonderful students who achieved major success in

electronic media and I think that’s the overwhelming legacy. These folks are making a significant and huge impact in our business. People who came in as students who were great people, worked hard and went out and had such great success in our field. What is the state of BCA now? Overall, it’s very positive. We have the largest graduate program we’ve ever had and we have a great cadre of faculty and staff. Looking at the other side, there are some real budgetary challenges. This is not an inexpensive program and we have been faced by a rolling series of budget cuts. It becomes very difficult because we have many fixed costs we must maintain. What does the future of BCA look like? We hope all the strong programs we have in place will continue. We’ve won awards in competitions against some great programs that are much better funded than we are. We also are going to broaden out and

increase our use of multimedia programs. We want that to expand and grow. Are there any challenges with finding staff? We are somewhat short-staffed and we do have some back logs that are difficult to handle. We do not hire anybody to be a generalist. When we hire someone to do a particular thing. They know ‘this is my thing to run with’ they aren’t going to be fighting with anyone else. There’s been talk about BCA working closer with the Journalism Department. What are your thoughts on that? You can use the term interdisciplinary or more collaboration, whatever you’d like. I think the idea of a merger is a bit extreme because when you look at the programs at our peer institutions, they have separate entities. But I think having a very basic, fundamental media writing class where you can branch off would be good. I think the sharing of content back and forth between News Central and Central Michigan Life would be good, while realizing the differences that one is

within the school of BCA and the other is an independent student media company, so they’re not the same animal. What are some skills future students will need? Some students think “I’m going into the media so I don’t need to write” and nothing could be further from the truth no matter what area you go into. Analytics are also becoming more and more critical and students are going to have to deal with it no matter what. We’ve created a new quantitative reasoning class to teach media measurement and analytics. It’s so important. There’s also the need to crosspollinate social media with legacy mass media and students will always need the ability to manage time. What does your future look like? I’ll probably do some media consulting and I’ll stay active with the Broadcast Education Association. I’ll just say I’m looking forward to my retirement. I’m very proud of the work I’ve done here.

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Rush uses pro day to showcase skills, prove scouts wrong By Dylan Goetz Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Head coach John Bonamego gave his former star quarterback Cooper Rush some advice heading into the NFL draft — just get your foot in the door. Rush participated in the Central Michigan football team’s official pro day on Monday. He used it as an opportunity to show off his talents to NFL scouts in preparation for the 2017 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions were in attendance to watch Rush perform. The draft is scheduled for April 2729 in Philadelphia. “(Pro day) is a very important part of the process,” Bonamego said. “The first thing scouts are going to look at is game film. In Cooper’s case, he’s had the benefit of being in an all-star game and also was invited to the combine.” Rush was the only Mid-American Conference quarterback to perform at the NFL Combine this month. The

combine is an evaluation event where coaches and scouts are able to watch top prospects show off their talents. As a former assistant coach in the NFL and Rush’s head coach for two seasons at CMU, Bonamego has been one of Rush’s go-to people when it comes to receiving advice on how to prepare for the next level. “Whether you are drafted or undrafted, once you are out there on the field with a team, it’s about trying to make the 53-man roster,” Rush said. “Once you are in the door you just have to take the opportunity.” Rush finished his career as a Chippewa with 12,894 passing yards, 90 touchdown passes and averaged 257.8 passing yards per game. In his senior year, he was named All Mid-American Conference Third Team and led his team to the Miami Beach Bowl where the Chippewas fell to Tulsa, 55-10. Though official times were not available at CMU’s pro day, Rush posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.93

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Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Former CMU quarterback and alumnus Cooper Rush speaks to the media following pro day on March 20 in the Indoor Athletic Center.

The profile says Rush lacks arm strength and doesn’t “fit the part” of an NFL quarterback. Bonamego said he disagreed with the NFL profile. He thinks the Charlotte, Michigan native has the mentality of a professional quarterback. “(Rush’s maturity) is probably one of the biggest assets he has in the fact that he’s very intelligent,” Bonamego said.

“He’s extremely competitive and has a great work ethic, so he has the intangibles that I believe give him a leg up. It’s going to be something that helps carry him when he goes into the NFL.” Rush will now visit teams for private workouts before the draft. He said he will be with his family at his brother’s graduation at the University of Michigan during the draft.

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Cole overcomes setback to be two-way player for CMU baseball By Dylan Goetz Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Dazon Cole’s high school baseball program in Pontiac was eliminated before his senior year. After learning his high school team would no longer exist, Cole and his uncle began looking for different schools that could use Cole’s help. “It came down to me and my brother having to choose what school we wanted,” Cole said. “West Bloomfield was only 15 minutes from our house.” The sophomore now plays two positions for the Central Michigan baseball team as a pitcher and outfielder. Cole has a batting average of .400, scoring eight runs so far this season for CMU. While pitching, he has posted a 4.13 earned run average. Cole has pitched 28.1 innings for the Chippewas this season and tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 15. Initially, Cole was not a fan of having to

transfer schools. It was his last year and he wanted to be near his friends. “I was about to be a senior and I wanted to graduate with some of my boys that I grew up with,” Cole said. After deciding on West Bloomfield, Cole and his family went to talk with the baseball coach and athletic director to make sure he would be eligible to play immediately. Luckily, Cole was able to jump right in. “ I was like ‘OK, this might be the fit for me,’” Cole said. “It turned out to be great. (The change) benefited me because I went from a school that just played off of talent to a school where everything was fundamentally sound.” Head coach Steve Jaksa said when Cole’s high school program was cut, it didn’t change the way the Chippewas scouted him. “It really didn’t affect us at all because I saw him when he was playing summer ball,” Jaksa said. “We followed him in the summer the whole time. He was playing under coach Mike Brown at the time. Mike (Brown) and I knew each other from high school coaching days

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many years ago.” Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jeff Opalewski said it was a tremendous luxury to have a player like Cole with such a unique skill set that could help the Chippewas in areas they struggled. “Anytime you get one that can impact the game defensively, offensively and on the mound, obviously that is a big step to maximizing the limitations we have to work under,” Opalewski said. Cole said despite how rare it is, he enjoys playing more than one position for CMU. “A lot of people say that it is hard to be a two-way player because there are so many signs that I have to know. (CMU) gave me the chance and an opportunity to do it, so I just ran with it and gave 100 percent on both (positions),” he said. Cole said being dynamic helped him become a better player mentally because he has learned to quickly switch his focus. He said he is focused on improving his pitching and fielding throughout the season.

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Sophomore outfielder and pitcher Dazon Cole poses for a portrait on Feb. 28 in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

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Track teams to open outdoor season in Tennessee By Jake Clark Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

After finishing in seventh place at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 25, head coach Mark Guthrie has high hopes for the Central Michigan track and field team heading into the outdoor season. “The MAC (Indoor Championships) were a good test (to see) who rose and fell since the start of the season,” Guthrie said. “With more athletes and more events outdoors, this is really like a whole new season.” The first outdoor meet will be 11 a.m. on March 25 at the “Tennessee Rust Buster” in Knoxville. “It’s another chance to show what we have,” senior thrower Dylan Banagis said. “(It’s) another chance to take home a win.” After placing in the top three in

the weight throw every meet this season — including four first-place finishes — Banagis has been setting personal records all season. In his final meet, Banagis finished second in the Indoor Championships with a career-high 21.11 meters to finish second in the weight throw. Last season’s MAC Outdoor Championship ended with a fifth-place team finish for the women and fourth for the men. Guthrie said the outdoor season is significantly different from indoors. There are more events outdoors, such as the javelin throw, discus, steeplechase and 400-meter hurdles, all of which have been strongpoints for the team. Freshman star Luke Anderson has Guthrie’s hopes high in the steeplechase, as well. As well as the logistical differences, there are many elements of outdoor play that differ from indoor. “Obviously it starts with the weather,” Guthrie said. “We follow the

weather, so we’ll be traveling farther away from this area. The long rides are fun on the way there, until you arrive home at 3 a.m. on a Sunday.” The only first place finisher from last season returning will be senior Ziemowit Dutkiewicz from Czempin, Poland. Dutkiewicz was ranked second in the men’s 400 hurdles last season before the championships. His winning time of 51.34 was also his career-best mark. He did not compete in the indoor season. “Z” — as the team affectionately calls him — won’t be participating in the first few meets. The runner is, in Guthrie’s eyes, already able to win the MAC title at less than 100 percent. Because of that, the start of his training will be delayed to avoid wearing him out for a possible Nationals run. “It’s not like team sports — football or basketball,” Guthrie said. “There’s different levels of training

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