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MANAGING EDITOR BEN SOLIS NEWS EDITOR BRIANNE TWIDDY NEWS EDITOR EVAN SASIELA
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NEWS 4 Music students honored a retiring choir director after 35 years of dedication at CMU 8 Students, faculty raised concerns to
SOCIAL CAFE MANAGER SAM VAN CAMP
administrators of budget cuts during Friday’s open budget forum
10 McGuirk Arena was packed Saturday with Joe Jonas, DNCE fans
PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER NICOLE ROBERTS
14 Students took a stand against sexual violence at Take Back the Night event
STREET SQUAD MANAGER MITCHELL HATTY
15 A retiring professor reflects on contributions to College of Business Administration
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DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS DAVE CLARK
SPORTS 25 Softball went 2-1 to take the
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS KATHY SIMON
weekend series against Northern Illinois
26 Shoulder injuries don’t hinder Holly Hines’ golf success
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FASHION FORWARD: Tim Gunn and more than 2,000 others witnessed student designs at Threads Fashion Show
SPRING GAME: The post-Cooper Rush/ Morris Watts era officially began during the annual spring football game
EDITORIAL: It’s up to students to take a stand and hold CMU’s administration accountable as they make budget cuts
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University program requirement garners support, criticism By Emma Dale Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
Students and faculty at Central Michigan University have been working to establish a non-race-based discrimination class requirement into the curriculum for the past three years. Academic senators Cherie Strachan and Mary Senter drafted a proposal for the new UP subgroup IV-D, “Studies in Other Forms of Discrimination in the U.S. and Other Countries,” and introduced it to the Academic Senate in January. After a semester filled with debate regarding the proposal, the Academic Senate approved the changes to the curriculum on April 4. The UP will require students to take a non-race-based discrimination course. Courses in the category will focus on discrimination issues regarding sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability. Because the requirement will be implemented in the 2019 bulletin, it will not affect current students. To maintain the same number of
required credit hours, the category will replace the current elective in the university program. “The point behind (the requirement) is that students are increasingly facing a diverse public sphere, whether that’s in their workplaces, marketplaces or in politics,” Strachan said. “In order to be a successful well-rounded employee (and) citizen, we have to have cultural competency. We have to learn how to get along with people who have very different experiences and backgrounds than we have.” Need for the requirement became apparent in 2014, Strachan said, after the Academic Senate rejected the motion to add a sign language course about the culture of the hearing disabled to the race-based discrimination requirement. At this time, Strachan was the director of Women and Gender Studies department. She said her students started questioning why the curriculum didn’t require courses on forms of discrimination that impact their lives. As a result, Strachan and Senter felt obligated to address these concerns. Students and faculty who opposed
IV-D had two main arguments: Forcing students to take discrimination courses is ineffective, and the new requirement may impact the four-year graduation track. Midland Junior Cali Winslow, co-president of Students Advocating for Gender Equality, said arguing that discrimination education is best outside the classroom is exactly why the requirement is needed. “The people coming to these out-ofclass activities are the people who are already interested and already committed to this kind of work,” Winslow said. “The proposal was important because it reaches people who wouldn’t necessarily be aware of (discrimination issues).” Another opposition regards students’ flexibility to double count courses in the curriculum. Students often use an elective course to satisfy both a major requirement and the UP category at the same time. Among those concerned is Ian Davison, dean of the College of Science and Engineering. Davison said he has no issues with the discrimination topic of the UP category, but is worried that the change will affect the four-year graduation track. “We use the elective credits in the
UP for most of our majors (to) double count,” Davison said. “It should be possible for a student to graduate in four years and I think we have an obligation to make that possible.” To address graduation issues, Strachan and Senter introduced an exemption amendment to the proposal in March, which allows departments to submit an application that would exempt all students in certain majors from the new requirement. Though they added the amendment, Strachan and Senter hope departments will create classes for their majors that satisfy the discrimination requirement. This way classes can still be double counted while students obtain the necessary education. “One of the best ways to learn about diversity issues (is by learning the) way they’re connected to how you’re thinking about your own future,” Strachan said. There will likely be classes created for the category, Strachan said, but those have not been established yet. For now, 15 departments across the university have designated classes that would fit the requirement. Classes still need to be approved by the General Education Committee.
PROGRAMS READY TO QUALIFY Departments that currently have classes that will likely qualify for IV-D include: • Department of English Language and Literatures • Department of History • Department of Philosophy and Religion • Department of Political Science and Public Administration • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work • Women and Gender Studies • Cultural and Global Studies • Department of Educational Leadership • Department of Counseling and Special Education • Department of Human Environmental Studies • Department of Communication Disorders • Department of Communication in Dramatic Arts • School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts • School of Music • Department of Mathematics
Students honor retiring choir director after 35 years of service By Rachel Trombetta Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
Nina Nash-Robertson is retiring after 35 years of teaching, but her music students are ensuring that her legacy stays strong at Central Michigan University. Nash-Robertson was hired as the director of choral activities in 1982. She was in charge of vocal auditions, recruitment, advising students and organizations, and coordinated performances with the choir faculty and orchestra director. Nash-Robertson was most known, however, for her close connection with students. “I loved getting to know the students, being part of their development,” Nash-Robertson said. “I loved seeing them come in as high school students, auditioning and then graduating as professionals ready to go and take over.” As she prepares to leave, her students are honoring her dedication by creating an award in her namesake. The award is called the Nina Nash Choral Service award and was created by students in the American Coral Directors Association, a chapter Nash-Robertson founded and advised on campus. The award is meant to honor her impact both in and out of the classroom.
Mikayla Carter | Assistant Photo Editor Professor Nina Nash-Robertson poses for a photo on April 13 at the Music Building.
“She’s my biggest mentor for millions of musical and nonmusical things,” said Big Rapids senior Amy Walling, a member in Chamber Singers, the advanced choir group on campus. “She has shown me humility. I’ve never met someone so humble.” Though the award will be given to a choir student nominated by other students or faculty every year, the choir association surprised Nash-Robertson as the first recipient at their meeting on April 9. The award is based off of characteristics of NashRobertson’s personality and her high standards in her professional career, said Howell junior Kaitlyn Cortez, president of the choral chapter. Some of
these qualities include high integrity, being humble, exceptional musicianship and leadership in the choral program. “She deserves all of these honors that she’s getting,” Cortez said. “We all really appreciate her and all the work that she has done. It’s hard and sad that she is leaving, but she has definitely left a legacy.” During her 35 years at CMU, Nash-Robertson said she thought the university had expanded so much that the classroom was becoming less personable. That didn’t stop her from making efforts to establish a relationship with all of her students. “It’s really important to (Nash-Robertson) to make relationships with her students,” Walling said. “Even (in) the big choir that has (close to) 80 students, she knows everyone and talks to everyone before and after class. Everyone feels open to just go up to her.” Nash-Robertson said in her fondest memories at CMU was bonding with her students while performing overseas. She traveled to the Czech Republic and Slovakia with students in the ‘90s — right after the Cold War ended and Russia’s “Iron Curtain” had been lifted. The choir sang an arrangement of “Simple Gifts” in Bratislava, with the lyrics, “Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free.” “When we sang that, there were people in the
audience just sobbing because they hadn’t been free and (now) finally (were) free,” Nash-Robertson said. “And here were these fresh American, sweet, lovely voices singing this to them.” Thanks to her students, Nash-Robertson’s name will not be forgotten. Now, she is ready to enjoy the next chapter in life and read for leisure, service the community and continue traveling to see loved ones. “Our only daughter lives in New York, so we have to travel to spend time with her,” Nash-Robertson said. “She is going to be having our first grandchild at the end of this summer. That is really exciting.” Nash-Robertson is also excited to use her retirement to explore and learn more about the world. She still plans to spend time on CMU’s campus, but as a student. “I want to take classes on campus,” she said. “I want to be one of those old people in the back of the religion, or the philosophy or the painting (classes).” Before she departs CMU for her next adventure, Nash-Robertson shared a few final words of advice for her students: just breath. “Trust that your life will unfold and it will be more beautiful than you could imagine right now,” Nash-Robertson said. “Don’t only work hard, (but) appreciate. Knowing that I’m (retiring) helps me appreciate each rehearsal and day more.”
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attention Budget forum shows need for students to care how the university spends, raises money
On Friday, Central Michigan University administrators hosted a Budget Forum to explain the university’s projected two-year $20 million budget deficit. We now know that at least 24 faculty and staff members will be laid off. Another 30 vacant positions were eliminated. Despite what administrators say, and however neatly they package it, these layoffs will have a negative effect on students and the university community. It’s time for us, the students of CMU, to pay greater attention to how the university is spending our money. We fear that decisions made by administrators and forces beyond CMU’s control are moving the school in a direction that sometimes distracts from its overall academic mission. Instead of investing in liberal arts and training future educators, our focus has shifted to offer greater support to University Athletics and establishing the College of Medicine. In recent years, these areas, in particular, have outshined other priorities, both in prestige and in actual dollars invested. We’ve also expanded STEM programs and
have become more research-oriented. While both of these areas are important to students and faculty, we cannot disregard our liberal arts legacy — the DNA of CMU. Consider this a call to action. We have an obligation to demand an honest and wide-ranging conversation about how CMU should best distribute money it raises through tuition. The university must also refocus its resources on raising money through donations. For years, fundraising at CMU for academic colleges, University Athletics and CMED has had abysmal returns. Todd Anson, one of CMU’s donors and a former member of the university’s development board, wrote to Central Michigan Life addressing these concerns. Anson wrote that CMU’s lack of innovation in regard to the way it seeks large donations has set the university a decade behind in its development goals. Last year, Bob Martin, vice president of Advancement, was hired and fundraising reached an alltime high. This is a good start toward solving some of our financial woes. CMU must focus on garnering more donations. With more dollars coming in through the spirit of charity and school spirit, administrators should re-
EDITORIAL duce subsidies to athletics and CMED. We fundamentally agree with the mission of CMED. The students it graduates will fill a muchneeded void for well-trained doctors in rural areas. We don’t agree, however, that it should come at the expense of the institution’s other academic missions. If anything can be taken away from Friday’s budget forum, it’s that university officials should not run the university “business as usual.” It’s easy to place the entire blame for our deficit at the feet of administrators. Yet in many ways, the deficit is the result of forces outside of CMU’s control. Seven years ago, Gov. Rick Snyder gutted public education spending and has yet to return appropriation levels for CMU and other public universities to where they were before he took office. Michigan high schools are graduating fewer students, which directly affects our enrollment. The economy is on an upswing, making community college for people seeking new careers a less necessary option. Fewer community college students means fewer students transferring to CMU. The university has used an enrollment projection model that has historically been reliable. This year it failed.
This year, the state’s House of Representatives and the Senate reduced the amount of university aid suggested by the governor’s office — showing contempt for higher education and the young people like us who are having to pay the highest tuition rates in Michigan history. There’s no way to anticipate whether these factors will become trends. CMU officials know that. We should also understand that laying off staff, cutting academic department budgets, and freezing salary increases for faculty and staff won’t fix our long term issues if these outside forces continue to affect the university. Students and faculty members at the forum said these cuts change the very nature of CMU — what it looks like and the kinds of graduates it produces. This is where we, the students and the customers of CMU, can make a difference. We have an obligation to make our voices heard. We must do everything we can to convince administrators that cuts to specialized areas — like foreign languages and other departments in the College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences — do a disservice to the educational experience. If administrators can raise more money, and we help them along the way, the future of CMU will be brighter than ever. The university’s new marketing catch phrase is “Put Your Stamp on The World.” Let’s start by leaving our mark on the university we love by taking an interest in the way administrators raise and spend our money.
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It’s time to stop denying the Armenian Genocide It is deplorable to deny the Holocaust, but for some reason we still find it acceptable to deny the plight of the Armenians. Beginning on April 24, 1915-1917, 1.5 million Armenian citizens were killed by the Ottoman Empire and Turkish republic. A majority of people don’t even know that this happened. As a matter of fact, most of the world doesn’t even acknowledge it. It seems mind-boggling to me to think world powers would deny a genocide. When people deny the Holocaust there is typically outrage, yet even the U.S. denies that the Armenian genocide happened. How and why is this a reality for us? How is it possible to act like killing more than one million innocent people just because of their heritage is something that we can sweep under
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the rug as a world-wide society? The Armenian civilization has been dated to exist back to 4000 BC. The capital city of Yerevan is the oldest city on record. It was a thriving and successful society, until World War One broke out. The Ottoman Empire was on the side of the Germans and the Armenians on the side of the Russians. The Ottomans distrusted the Armenian who were living in the Ottoman Empire and a large amount of propaganda was placed against them. Finally, on April 24, 1915, Istanbul officials gathered up large amounts of Ar-
menian intellectuals and murdered them. This began the Armenian genocide. The two years following, Armenian men were massacred and subjected to forced labor. Women, children and elders were forced on death walks through the Syrian desert, deprived of food and water. They also were subjected to rape and robbery. All of these tragedies amount to only 28 governments and parliaments nationally recognizing it as genocide. Not to mention the term ‘genocide’ was created to describe the scale and success of the elimination of the Armenians. Thankfully, it is unanimously recognized by scholars and historians as such. Due to politics, many governments refuse to recognize it because they are allies with Turkey. Being an American citizen and also
of Armenian heritage, this is completely repulsive and unbelievable. To know tragedies happened to my family members and that people ignore it happened is hard to wrap my mind around. It is deplorable to deny the Holocaust, but for some reason, we still find it ok to deny the plight of the Armenians. The size of my family was cut down to only my grandfather and his sisters. We have no other living relatives on his side of the family. Thankfully, he still has a portrait of his six uncles, all of which except one were killed in the genocide. One day he showed me the painting. All he could say was: “Look at all the family we could have had.” The only time I have ever seen him cry is when I finally got the courage to ask him about what happened to our family. His mother and aunt thankfully got
their way out of the country and fled to Greece. She had numbers branded on her hand to show that she was an Armenian. His whole life, he knew what the mark meant, but he would never ask her about it. More than 100 years later, I am far removed from the events, but it still weighs heavy on my heart. They were forced on death marches and into forced labor camps. People were shot on their front lawns and in city centers. We need to begin to recognize this. We need to be loud about it. We need to teach these events in schools and we need our governments to recognize it. Thankfully there is a movie that came out over the weekend aiming to do just that. “The Promise” gives us the opportunity to educate the world on all the tragedies the Armenian culture has faced.
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Change of culture around fundraising is needed at CMU TO THE EDITOR: High expectations — they’re a powerful tool for parents, business leaders and coaches in any endeavor. They become our de facto road map to outcomes if we are also smart enough to design a plan that can succeed and willing to work hard enough to achieve it. This is where CMU needs to start rethinking its advancement, or fundraising function. Our administration has thus far refused to allow its efforts to be measured. The university has avoided setting any kind of expectations. Elevating expectations is the place any leader starts to change an organizational culture. A sense of urgency, bordering on paranoia, is essential to success in the ultra-competitive world of competing for alumni donations.
We need a change of culture around fundraising at CMU. We need a mission statement and aggressive goal setting coupled with complete transparency so the university community can judge and hold CMU accountable. My challenge to our Board of Trustees is to make this happen, as our president will not. Our history has been to nearly ignore fundraising altogether, thus we have “earned” our position near the bottom of the Mid-American Conference. This was the subject of my recent guest column. I know at least some are listening. I have heard from faculty members and university leaders who are reluctant to express themselves publicly. My letter has struck a chord. Some indicate that now, for the first time, there is internal dialogue at the highest levels within
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our university. It will quickly dissipate if there is not public accountability which has been throttled by the university’s operating in the darkness. Others have privately expressed to me their desire that they wish my views had been privately and not publicly expressed. While sensitive to their perspective, that is precisely the policy that failed CMU up to this point. I was asked to accept leadership responsibility when I took my seat on our Advancement Board. I take such matters as seriously as I do my own business interests. Our future depends on changing the culture of the past and succeeding at the highest levels to meet the financial needs of a growing university. The pursuit of excellence comes at a very high price and we are far behind our MAC cohort
universities. We are competing against other MAC schools for students and dollars. For CMU, we need to be establishing high, public goals. We also must report publicly our annual fundraising performance and investment returns. Both should be benchmarked against our peer institutions, starting with the MAC schools. For years we have been delusional believing that we are good at this critical function. Another profound benefit of high expectations is that they empower and inspire us. To overcome certain institutional disadvantages, including a start from well behind, CMU must work harder and smarter than others. We need to create a culture of innovation to sustain us. I have devoted my career to creating
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such spaces for Silicon Valley companies. It is an art form, not a science. Nothing squelches creativity like discouraging idea generation or countering it with bureaucracy. I have encountered this personally many times at CMU. It stifles and kills initiative. We need to be smart enough to embrace new ideas, set ambitious goals and allow the public to measure our results. That’s how we can create a better future for our great university. As frustrated as I may get, I remain a proud Chippewa and will never give up the fight to make us better. TODD J. ANSON California Alumnus, attorney, real estate developer and venture investor and major donor to CMU 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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Students, faculty raise concerns about job cuts, expenditures at budget forum By Evan Sasiela News Editor news@cm-life.com
Students, faculty and staff crammed into French Auditorium on Friday to voice concerns about Central Michigan University’s projected two-year $20 million budget deficit, impending program cuts and staff layoffs. The Budget Priorities Committee Forum offered a discussion between administrators with students and staff about how CMU found its way to the budget shortfall, which Barrie Wilkes, vice president of Finance and Administration, said the $20 million deficit is about 4 percent of the overall budget. Wilkes and Provost Michael Gealt led the forum, presenting explanations for reductions and allowing audience members to ask questions. Those questions ranged on a number of topics, including University Athletics’ $22 million subsidy and reductions across the university — namely, the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, which expects to experience the largest cuts to course sections and faculty. President George Ross did not attend the meeting, which
drew boos from students, faculty and staff in the standing-roomonly crowd. The audience jeered several times during the forum, and voiced disapproval for the administration’s explanation and handling of the budget deficit. “Whenever we talk about the budget, it’s a difficult conversation because the budget is very complicated,” Wilkes said. “We all need to come back to student experience, whether you’re an administrator, whether you’re a faculty member — it’s why we’re here. That’s the most important part.” Wilkes said changes in enrollment and lack of state appropriations played a role in the creation of a budget shortfall. Transfer and international student enrollment decreased. State appropriations make up only 17 percent of CMU’s operating budget.
QUESTIONING AUTHORITY To begin the meeting, Wilkes delivered a presentation on budget figures. He added that nearly 24 faculty and staff members will be laid off in June. In addition, nearly 30 vacant positions are slated for elimination. He told Central Michigan
WATCH ONLINE A live stream Friday’s Budget Forum is available on CM Life’s Facebook page. Life after the meeting that those staff members will be notified individually. Wilkes and Gealt attempted to answer a barrage of questions, sometimes succinctly and at other times deferring to other leaders of the Budget Priorities Committee. Audience members were given the opportunity to submit questions on note cards throughout the forum. As the forum became more contentious, they sometimes shouted follow up questions, demanding answers. They clapped in response to questions that addressed a “less than successful” athletics programs and those questions calling for more support to foreign language courses. The crowd also cheered when Ray Christie, senior vice provost of Academic Administration, read
a question regarding low-wage staff members. This question asked why should they lose their jobs while administrators continue to get increases in salaries. In regards to athletics, Wilkes said he sees faculty and students as priorities ahead of sports, but countered that statement by saying athletics plays a role in the “student experience.” Students in the crowd shouted back at him, with one saying:
“I’m not here for sports. I’m here for my education.” Wilkes said early estimates show $250,000 in reductions to University Athletics. University officials will be able to say for certain when all reductions are finalized.
REDUCING HUMANITIES A short examination of the 2017-18 fiscal year operating budget was also shown, which will be announced in full at the Board of Trustees’ meeting on June 29. While some were satisfied with their answers, students concerned with cuts CHSBS reiterated several times that the college has the most students on campus. Members from that college said it also generates the
largest revenue on campus, more than $53 million, according to one professor in the crowd. She added that at least 20 fixed-term faculty members in CHSBS will not be back next year. Another professor with the college said CHSBS is the most profitable unit at CMU, making $2.50 for every dollar the university invests back in to the home of general education and University Program courses. “You don’t cut from your most profitable company,” she said. “You cut from where you’re hemorrhaging money.” For the most part, professors in CHSBS exclaimed their dissatisfaction with the handling of layoffs, with one saying “it is disingenuous and dishonest to say you’re not cutting faculty.” Gealt countered with saying
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entral Michigan University administrators took part in a Budget Priorities Committee Forum on Friday in French Auditorium. CMU is grappling with a projected two-year $20 million budget deficit. Central Michigan Life livestreamed Friday’s forum and Facebook users reacted.
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Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Barrie Wilkes, Vice President of Finance and Administration, addresses the university budget deficit at the Budget Priorities Committee Forum on April 21 in French Auditorium.
the college is generating fewer student credit hours than it has in the past. The reductions to CHSBS are being made to align expenses with revenue coming in, he continued.
Senior officers and their increasing salaries were another topic of discussion. According to data in Wilkes’ presentation, senior officer positions increased from 40 to 41 in the past 10
Cut budgets of President, board members, etc. Maybe cut athletics, possibly coaching staff salaries. Push to get back more state funding. – Kyle Carpenter
years, with total salaries and benefits growing from an average of $167,000 to nearly $259,000. In the case of things directly affecting students, like cuts to course sections, the univer-
sity would be obligated to add sections depending on student interest, Wilkes said. Scholarships and financial aid will not be affected by cuts either. From Wilkes’ perspective,
“You can’t justify the discrepancy! Mismanagement across the board.” - Patrick McKinstry
“The root problem is lack of state appropriations. Let’s band together and tell Lansing to start funding public universities at 80% like they used to!!!” – Andy Clark
CMU has invested a lot of money into Enrollment and Student Services, which is another area immune to reductions. However, Gealt said CMU has a 77 percent retention rate of first time at college freshmen, and that number is troubling to him. Gealt used that explanation to justify costs such as student success coaches, even though the university won’t be able to gauge their effectiveness for “a number of years.” Toward the end of the forum, someone asked if they have to go
to the Board of Trustees to get to unanswered questions. “I don’t think they really addressed the core issues of this budget,” said David Jesuit, chairman of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. The Board of Trustees’ next formal meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27 in the Bovee University Center’s President’s Conference Room. The room is located on the top floor of the UC.
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Mary Lewandowski | Photo Editor DNCE bass guitar player Cole Whittle performs during “Body Moves” on April 21 at McGuirk Arena.
Jonas brother, DNCE brings high energy tunes to McGuirk By Emma Dale Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
McGuirk Arena was filled with enthusiastic cheers Friday night as nearly 2,000 people gathered for the Program Board’s spotlight concert of the year: DNCE. Joe Jonas and the rest of the band raced on stage wearing Star Wars themed-apparel, with beaming laser lights illuminating the arena to the sound of roaring instruments. St. Louis senior Kalee Teeter said she was more excited to see DNCE than any other concert at Central Michigan University because she wanted to see Jonas, the lead singer of the band. “I’m excited for the whole atmosphere of it,” Teeter said before the show. “It looks like they put on a really good show. I thought it was impressive (that CMU booked DNCE) because when I did the survey of who you want to see, I put them down and (thought) ‘there’s no way we’re getting them.’” Chord Overstreet, who is known for playing Sam on the hit show “Glee,” opened the concert. He serenaded the audience with songs about romance.
Overstreet told the audience that one song, “California Girl,” was about the experience of an actor dating another actor. The concert attracted attendees of all ages, including Emma Eling and Maddie Pincumbe, both 12-years-old Big Rapids natives. It was their first live concert. DNCE performed their popular tunes such as “Cake by the Ocean,” “Toothbrush” and “Good Day.” They also sang renditions of other well-known songs such as “Fade” by Kanye West and “Wanna Be” by the Spice Girls. Confetti was blasted onto the crowd throughout the night, which kept cheers and energy high in the audience. The performers threw t-shirts, guitar picks and sunglasses out to the attendees, as potential souvenirs to take home. At the end of the show, Jonas ran across the stage waving a CMU flag, and the crowd once again roared with enthusiasm. Katelyn Metiva, who calls herself a Jonas “fangirl,” said she’s been going to DNCE shows since before they became well-known. “They are super cool and I like their style,” Metiva said. “It’s not super poppy, but it’s not super rocky. Joe found such an eclectic group of people that he makes it work.” Joe found such an eclectic group of people that he makes it work.”
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Mikayla Carter | Assistant Photo Editor DNCE guitarist JinJoo Lee performs during a concert on April 21 at McGuirk Arena.
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Students, faculty march against sexual violence By Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
Ash Seymour | Staff Photographer Students march on April 22 around campus to protest sexual violence and harassment.
More than 20 students and faculty members marched on Saturday in Central Michigan University’s “Take Back the Night” event, organized by Students Advocating Gender Equality. Taking inspiration from the event that has gained worldwide notoriety, marchers aimed to challenge the environment that makes women feel unsafe on college campuses at night, said SAGE copresident Cali Winslow. “When you’re always looking over your shoulder, the night doesn’t feel like it’s a safe place for you,” Winslow said. “The point of this is to have a big group of people marching
and saying ‘we have the right to feel safe at night.’ That’s a basic human right. It should be a right for everyone.” The march began at 9 p.m. in front of the Charles V. Park Library. The crowd marched down South Franklin Street, East Bellows Street, South Washington Street and concluded outside Fabiano Botanical Gardens. Afterward, marchers were invited to participate in a Survivor Speak-Out session where volunteers shared stories about experiences with sexual violence in an inclusive and safe environment. Winslow said she was satisfied with the number of students participating, especially considering it’s close to exam week. The march was the last SAGE event in the 2016-17
academic year. Among the marchers was Alysa Lucas, an assistant professor in the department of Communication and Dramatic Arts. Lucas is an active participant in similar events around campus, she came to the event after being invited by a student. “I like the idea of people coming together and fighting against something that has been a problem for a long time,” she said. The march lasted approximately 40 minutes and, on some occasions, a small number of passing students — mostly men — would shout and jeer at marchers. Winslow said those incidents demonstrate why the event is needed on CMU’s campus.
Student earns Fulbright teaching assistantship to return to Mexico By Sara Strohschein Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
Amanda Jackson recently won the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, which will allow her to professionally teach English classes in Mexico. The senior will teach English as an assistant in an English-speaking program from kindergarten to 12th grade. Central Michigan Life spoke with Jackson, of Oak Harbor, Washington, to discuss her upcoming trip to Mexico and her previous experiences traveling outside the U.S. CM Life: What encouraged you to pursue a teaching career? Jackson: I really enjoyed learning Spanish in high school and I always knew I wanted to do something with Spanish. Right out of high
school I started working at a preschool, so I had some experience and I knew I loved it. I really liked working with kids and watching them learn. What experience do you have with teaching? I study Spanish education (for) Spanish (kindergarten through 12th grade). I did an internship in Mexico for a year working in two different schools studying the difference between the private and public school environment. The first semester I was working in a private school, an Englishspeaking bilingual school. The second semester I was teaching in a public school. I was teaching geography, science and Spanish, in both fifth-grade classrooms. Now I am doing my student teaching. How do you feel your last experience teaching in Mexico went?
Amanda Jackson | Courtesy Photo Oak Harbor, Washington, senior Amanda Jackson poses for a photo in Palenque, Mexico.
It was amazing. Indefinitely that internship is what encouraged me to apply for the Fulbright Grant. The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship is very similar, so I will be assisting a full-time teacher with my English skills. (I will also be) sharing a lot about U.S. culture and helping contextualize English while learning from (the teacher) at the same time. That’s exactly how I felt my experience with
my internship was. It was a really good experience of learning the language and learning about them. Kids are very open and honest, so you can learn a lot from them. Are you going to a different area of Mexico this summer? Yes. I don’t know where yet. They (decide where I go). I am waiting to hear what kind of school I’m going to be in and where.
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Business professor to retire after nearly 30 years of teaching By Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
When the Spring 2017 semester ends, so will the long teaching career of Frank Andera, who will retire after more than 29 years at Central Michigan University. Andera came to CMU in 1988 after teaching business courses at Montana State University for four years. Though he valued the time he spent at Montana State and the work ethic of its students, Andera saw potential for growth, both for himself and in CMU’s business programs. “The opportunity for me to grow and become successful in my career was much more promising at Central,” he said. “I really loved the curriculum that we had here at CMU.” Andera valued the idea of creating more integration between the different departments within the College of Business Administration. Having received a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Montana, Andera was intimately aware of the importance of developing a strong curriculum. Perhaps Andera’s most significant contribution to the university has been his role as the Director of CMU’s SAP University Alliance Program, which gives professors training to SAP, a business
software. After entering the partnership with SAP in 1997, CMU has developed so much of its curriculum around the SAP software that the university ranks one of the highest within the program. Though he was instrumental in elevating CMU to its elite status in the SAP University Alliance, Andera is confident that the SAP programs at CMU will be in good hands after he leaves. “We’ve built a really great program that has so many parts to it,” he said. “We’re leading the world (in SAP), even as this little school in Michigan. Our talented people are really capable of stepping up.” Charles Crespy, the dean of the College of Business Administration, believes that much of the university’s advancement within the fields of business information and Enterprise Resource Planning training are entirely due to Andera’s contributions. “People like Frank come along once in a decade, if you’re lucky,” he said. “Frank has given his heart and soul to Central Michigan University, and the rate at which our SAP program has progressed is due entirely to him. Our program is on the map internationally because of everything that Andera has done. “As Frank retires, he leaves a large legacy for other faculty and for students that leads to successful careers, professional certification and enhances the reputation of the university. We owe a large debt of gratitude to Frank for his years of
Maricruz Patino | Freelance Photographer Business professor Frank Andera poses for a photo on April 21 in Grawn Hall.
service to CMU.” Andera said he hasn’t given much thought to his legacy at CMU after he retires, but he is proud of the many students at CMU that continue to use the opportunities and curriculum offered by the
university to find success. “Buying into (SAP) in 1997 was well worth it,” he said. “It was all worth it because of the opportunities we now have for students to succeed. There’s my legacy.”
Trustees to meet Thursday for final time of 2016-17 academic year By Evan Sasiela News Editor
day, April 26 in the UC President’s Conference Room. The meeting schedule is as follows:
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The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold its formal meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 27 in the Bovee University Center President’s Conference Room. Among the action requested will be a motion to establish room and board and apartment rates for 2017-18, a motion to establish College of Medicine tuition for 2017-18 and a motion to authorize the dissolution of the College of Business Administration foundation. President George Ross will deliver his president’s report. Erin Strang, CMU Research Corporation CEO, will give a presentation to the board. The board will also approve prospective and honorary graduates for May 2017 commencement ceremonies. Public comment related to items on the agenda will begin the meeting, while public comment on any matter not on the agenda will precede adjournment. Committee meetings will take place Wednes-
1:30-2 p.m. — Policy and Bylaws Committee 2-2:45 p.m. — Academic and Student Affairs Committee 3-3:45 p.m. — Finance and Facilities Committee 4-5 p.m. — Trustees-Faculty Liaison Committee 5-6 p.m. — Trustees-Student Liaison Committee The board is made up of chair William Weideman, Joseph Anderson Jr., William Kanine, Tricia Keith, Patricia Mooradian, Michael Sandler, Richard Studley and Robert Wardrop II. This will be the final meeting of the trustees before their June 29 meeting, where the 2017-18 fiscal year operating budget will be approved. Ross announced at the Board of Trustees’ February meeting the budget deficit increased to $14 million from $10.6 million. CMU announced last month the current projected two-year shortfall is $20 million.
File Photo | Madeline Tunison Trustee William Weideman speaks at the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16 in the Bovee University Center.
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Students showcase designs, walk runway in By Samantha Shriber Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com
Fashion Merchandising and Design students showcased their clothing lines in front of a crowd of roughly 2,000 at the 19th Annual Threads Fashion Show on April 22. Other than the guidance of faculty adviser Ian Mull, students carried out the planning, production and fundraising for Threads. The work of 26 student designers was worn by more than 100 models on the runway at Finch Fieldhouse. The purpose of Threads is to give students the opportunity to participate in a professional runway show. “We channeled influences from New York Fashion Week or a fashion event you might see for retailers,” Mull said. “I try to make it as similar as possible.” Ithaca senior Carly Coleman, the director of logistics for the show, said participants got to see Finch Fieldhouse as “they have never seen Finch before.” She described the setting as “really amped up” with an interior consisting of black curtains and a black runway framed by a chain of lights. “Finch is an old gym that is kind of worn down, but coming into the show everything (looked) so different,” Coleman said. After 45 minutes of modeling, the show broke off into a Q&A with fashion consultant and “Project Runway” co-host Tim Gunn. “This was a fabulous, fabulous show,” Gunn said. Gunn discussed body shaming in the fashion industry, his experience on “Project Runway” and his thoughts on careers in fashion merchandising and design. “This industry has no room for crybabies,” Gunn said. “Passion and love are most important.” Before the show, guests viewed the Mounted Expedition, which showcased several pieces of fashion-related artwork designed by students. Pieces included garments, fashion-related paintings, sketches and photographs. There was also a red carpet photo booth, a merchandise table and an autograph table for special guest, “Project Runway Junior” finalist Isabella Kostrzewa. Attendees were able to purchase T-shirts and tote bags designed by the Fashion Show Production and Promotion class. “This year we wanted to revamp the logo and change it up. A mission for this show was to really expand our brand,” Illinois senior Anyce Harvey said. “The design is supposed to be the seven wonders of the world around a circle.”
ON CM-LIFE.COM Watch student designers and models display their creations on the runway at the annual Threads Fashion Show. Alli Rusco | Freelance Photographer
Tim Gunn speaks after the Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Sophomore Brandi Boehm walks down the runway during the Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Models walk down the runway during the end of Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Sophomore Ashlee Croy puts on makeup before the Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Alli Rusco | Freelance Photographer Senior Christa Rwakayija walks down the runway during the Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Mackenzie Brockman | Staff Photographer Senior Sadie Zylstra walks down the runway during the Threads Fashion Show on April 22 at Finch Fieldhouse.
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Spring Game showcases key returners at skill positions, new offensive system By Kullen Logsdon and Dylan Goetz Staff Reporters sports@cm-life.com
Central Michigan football’s Spring Game Saturday marked the official beginning of the postCooper Rush/Morris Watts era. Fans got a glimpse of the future as Team Gold came out on top against Tony Poljan’s Team Maroon with a score of 21-20. Poljan has been tabbed by head coach John Bonamego as the team’s top quarterback to take over for the record-breaking Rush. CMU’s running backs shined in Saturday’s game. Jonathon Ward and Berkley Edwards both scored touchdowns and had impressive runs throughout the game. Kumehnnu Gwilly showed his power as a running back after halftime as he broke free for a 66-yard touchdown by running through the center of the defense, giving Team Gold the lead. Poljan and the rest of the offensive players had to adjust to the team’s transition to a spread offense
under new offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowsky. Ostrowsky was the head coach at Northern Michigan and was hired to take over for longtime offensive coordinator Morris Watts, who retired at the end of last season. Bonamego called Saturday’s Spring Game a “dress rehearsal” for the team’s new offense, which had only three weeks to learn the formations and plays. “There’s things in reserve we didn’t want to show,” he said. “We are still growing and still evolving. The players have really bought in and made a lot of progress.” Whether it is Poljan, junior Tommy Lazzaro or incoming fifth-year transfer from the University of Michigan Shane Morris who claims the quarterback position in the fall, one thing is for sure — they will have no shortage of weapons at their disposal. Outside of Rush and offensive tackle Kenny Rogers, the CMU offense returns virtually the same roster from last season, which finished seventh in total offense in the Mid-American Conference.
Mary Lewandowski | Photo Editor Students cheer during the Spring Football Game on April 22 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Mary Lewandowski | Photo Editor Senior tight end Tyler Conklin celebrates after a touch down on April 22 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
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Three takeaways from the 2017 Spring Game By Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com
Following a less than stellar end to the 2016 season, the Central Michigan football team returned to the field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday with a clean slate for its 2017 Spring Game. Team Gold defeated Team Maroon 21-20 in the annual scrimmage after a failed twopoint conversion with a minute remaining by Team Maroon. Here are a few things we noticed during the game:
POLJAN DELIVERS MIXED BAG Coming into the Spring Game, head coach John Bonamego said sophomore Tony Poljan was leading the battle at quarterback. Poljan got off to a good start for Team Maroon, hitting senior Corey Willis for a 59-yards pass the second play of the game. However, the 6-foot-7 quarterback struggled the rest of the first half, throwing a pair of interceptions and overthrowing a few other passes. Poljan responded with a touchdown pass the first drive of the second half to Logan Hessbrook before playing sparingly the rest
of the contest. Poljan finished the game completing 11-of-20 passes for 153 yards. With fifth-year Michigan transfer Shane Morris announcing he will join the team in the fall, the quarterback competition should be a two-horse race through most of fall camp.
DEFENSE MAKES PLAYS The defense is usually ahead of the offense when it comes to spring games, and that appeared to be the case for much of Saturday. CMU’s defense, which returns the bulk of last year’s unit, limited both offenses most of the game and allowed few big plays. The defenses combined to force three interceptions, a fumble recovery and six sacks between the Maroon and Gold teams. Senior Amari Coleman finished with three tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. Sophomore Sean Bunting had one of the better snags on the day with a tipped interception on a Hail Mary pass before halftime. The defensive lines were in the backfield constantly and had 11 pass breakups. On one of Poljan’s final series, Team Gold’s defensive line broke up two consecutive passes and sacked him on third down to force a punt.
Junior Zach Oakley lead all players with 10 tackles, followed by junior Malik Fountain and senior Tyjuan Swain with eight each.
RUNNING BACKS IMPRESS The CMU running game was one of the bright spots for the offenses in the Spring Game. Sophomores Jonathon Ward and Berkley Edwards each found their way into the endzone from within the 10-yard line. Sophomore Kumehnu Gwilly, however, stole the show when he took a hand-off to the house from 66 yards out. Gwilly finished with 101 rushing yards on eight carries. Senior Jay Roberson also scored a touchdown. New offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowski’s spread offense displayed a variety of running formations on the edges and plenty of speed from his running back group to match. Senior Devon Spalding was limited to only a couple carries on the day, while junior Romello Ross — who missed all of last season due to a torn ACL — did not play. The rushing unit will be looked upon to take a big leap this season after finishing last in rushing yards in the Mid-American Conference for the past two seasons.
ABOVE: Mary Lewandowski | Photo Editor Sophomore running back Kumehnnu Gwilly looks to pass a defensive player during the Spring Game on April 22 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
RIGHT: Mackenzie Brockman | Staff Photographer Junior quarterback Tommy Lazzaro runs down the field during the Spring Game on April 22 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Mackenzie Brockman | Staff Photographer Sophomore quarterback Tony Poljan looks to pass the ball during the Spring Game on April 22 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
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Softball splits double-header, takes series against NIU By Andrew McDonald Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com
Last Friday, the Central Michigan softball team earned the 2-1 win over Northern Illinois, taking the first game of the three-game set. After blowing out the Huskies 9-1 in the first game of the afternoon in five innings, the Huskies got revenge by beating CMU 2-1 in the series finale to take one game. Head coach Margo Jonker said both games had different feels to them. “It was a tale of two games, the first game we did well and played good defense,” Jonker said. “In the second game we made errors and we didn’t hit, if I knew the answer to why I would tell you by now but we just need to work on it.” Ball State (29-21 overall, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) lost to Toledo earlier today, leaving the Chippewas (30-13, 13-5) in a tie for first place in the MAC West Division with the Cardinals. The Chippewas scored early in game one. Sophomore center fielder Allison Curtis earned a walk, followed up by a Maison Kalina triple on the first pitch at bat to give CMU a 1-0 lead. The Chippewas didn’t stop there. Junior utility player Sydney Heath poked a single between the first and second baseman, bringing Kalina home for their second run of the afternoon. After squandering a good scoring opportunity in the second inning, CMU didn’t waste time taking advantage of its next chance. After Kalina led off the inning with a double in the right field gap, sophomore second baseman Rachel Vieira hit a single back up the middle to extend CMU’s lead to 3-0. Sophomore shortstop Kayla Noch laid down a bunt for a suicide squeeze that brought home Kalina from third, and then the throw to first base hit Noch for an error and resulted in a 4-0 CMU lead. The miscues continued for NIU as sophomore third baseman Sam Schmidt bobbled the ball and let it trickle into the outfield, scoring CMU sophomore pinch runner Shanel Waters from second base. Lorimer followed with a triple off the right field wall, which scored Lewallen. CMU was blowing the doors off the Huskies, leading 6-0. Back-to-back singles from Curtis and Kalina to start the fourth inning set up Heath for her threerun homer over the right field fence to give the Chippewas a 9-0 advantage. Junior pitcher Hanna Warren (10-5) closed out the game for the mercy rule in the top of the fifth, as she cruised for most of the afternoon, but did have trouble in the fifth.
With the bases loaded and just one out, Warren got a ground ball to second base for the second out, but NIU scored on the play to cut the deficit to 9-1. A ground ball to the short stop on the next at-bat ended the contest. Warren only allowed four hits in the five innings, earning the one run against her with a strikeout and a pair of walks. CMU tallied 10 hits in the first game, with Heath having the biggest afternoon. She went 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, giving her four runs batted in and one run scored of her own. Kalina also had a solid game going 2-for-3 with a triple and a double, scoring two runs and one RBI. “I just had to make some adjustments today, because the pitcher was throwing a lot of change ups,” Heath said. “I just needed to wait on the ball and be patient, and it worked out for me today. We needed to win these games.” In game two, Knapp got the start for CMU, and she had to work out of some trouble right away. After giving up a single and a walk with two outs, Knapp got a soft ground ball hit to Lewallen at third who just stepped on the base for the force out to end the threat in the top of the first frame. CMU picked up right where it left off in the first game. The inning started with a pair of outs for NIU junior pitcher Keegan Hayes, but she then walked a pair of batters to set up Noch for a single that the outfielders bobbled. Kalina scored from second to give the Chippewas the early 1-0 lead. Starting the third inning, NIU got a couple of runners on base, resulting in a suicide squeeze bunt from first baseman Kayt Grable, scoring the runner from third and tying the game at one run a piece. After a walk to put runners on the corners, NIU stole second base, and on the throw to second, the runner at third came home to give the Huskies the 2-1 lead. Neither team had much going until the bottom of the fifth inning when junior left fielder Lacy Tolfree led the inning off with a single and got to second base with only one out. CMU, however, couldn’t get her across the plate keeping the game at 2-1 heading to the sixth frame. The sixth was scoreless, leaving CMU one last chance to get a run in the seventh to potentially sweep the doubleheader. With a runner on second base, Knapp allowed a single to left field, where Tolfree picked up the ball and gunned down the runner at home plate to keep it a one run game. The Chippewas couldn’t answer the bell in the bottom of the final frame however, dropping the finale of the day. Knapp picked up the loss, dropping her to 17-8
Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Junior pitcher Hanna Warren pitches the ball during the Chippewas game against Northern Illinois University on April 22 at Margo Jonker Stadium.
on the season, while Keegan picked up her sixth win of the year for NIU. Jonker said the team is where it needs to be right now. “This where we want to be, and we certainly can compete for this whole thing,” Jonker said. “We
just have to put in the work and get ourselves in the position to win these games.” The Chippewas will welcome Michigan State to Margo Jonker Stadium at 4 p.m. Wednesday before a weekend series against Ball State in a battle of two top teams in the MAC West.
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Shoulder injuries fail to slow down Hines’ golf family tradition By Mitchell Vosburg Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com
Holly Hines comes from a long line of golfers. Despite two injuries to her left shoulder during her time at Central Michigan, the redshirt junior carries her family tradition of finding joy and success on the course. “Golf is pretty big in my family,” Hines said. “My great grandpa played until he was no longer capable to play and my dad played at Olivet Nazareth.” The Three Rivers native’s connections to golf didn’t stop there. “I would join my mom and grandma occasionally in women’s leagues and my sister Heidi just started golfing this past summer.” Hines was off to a great start during the fall season, shooting a career best 74 at the Ball State Cardinal Classic in September. Things were going great until a shoulder injury held her out of the final round of the Kalamazoo Classic. She
Alli Rusco | Freelance Photographer Three Rivers junior Holly Hines poses for a photo on April 8 at the golf facility.
worked with athletic trainer Greg McGilvary to get everything back in line. “Greg and I did a lot of cupping,” Hines said. “(Cupping) immediately had a huge impact.” Cupping is a process where a cup is placed on the skin, is hooked to a pump to create suction and sticks to the skin to lift it, easing circulation in the affected area. The injury wasn’t the first time
Hines had issues with her shoulder. Hines tore her labrum and rotator cuff her freshman year at a tournament at Michigan State. One par 3 changed the rest of her season. “I decided to use my four iron,” Hines said. “I took the club (into my) back (swing) and completely dislocated my shoulder, I was on hole 12 of the 36 for that day. I put it back in, played the rest of the 36 and played 18 the next day, then decided I was done.” Hines knew recovering from the shoulder injury between the fall and spring season this year would take time to get back into full swing. “It’s been a long road,” Hines said. “Last year I felt things were still off even though I was better. This summer things were still off, I was sick of being in pain, I didn’t want to play anymore.” Hines did not compete in the opening Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge in February. Hines scored a 90 during the first round at the Rio Verde Invitational, but has lowered her average to 83 for 18 holes, with an 84
being her highest score since the Rio Verde tournament, scoring as low as a three-over 75 at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate. “I wanted to quit this summer,” Hines said. “Now my game is on. My dad told me ‘remember why you fell in love with the sport, try and get back to the golfer we once knew.” Hines interest in golf was sparked early on, starting with her great grandfather. “My great grandpa use to take me out when I was really little, I would carry around plastic clubs,” Hines said. “Then my dad said ‘well, let’s try golf ’, so I started hitting the golf ball and I was actually kind of good. I picked up after that, didn’t get serious about it until around my freshman year of high school.” Hines found great success in high school at Three Rivers. She was first team All-State her senior year, as well as a two time Academic All-State. Hines averaged a team best 39.6 per 9 holes her senior season. Hines wanted to stay close to home,
and Central Michigan was the right fit in her mind. “(CMU) is close to home — 2 hours 15 minutes away from my house,” Hines said. “I like the location and the community. I had this feeling that this was where I needed to go. Junior Kristen Wolfe describes Hines as someone who is always focused but at the same time has good qualities off the course. “She’s a good teammate by being very nice and very driven,” Wolfe said. “I think were a small enough team where I can talk to anyone, we spend so much time together and we get to know each other, so I would say that I could go to her for advice.” Junior Natalie Johnson, who is also teammates with Hines, said that her personality leans more towards the outgoing type. “(Hines) is a good teammate and a social butterfly,” said Junior Natalie Johnson. “She talks a lot, and is very funny, I think we all just gel together well as teammates.”
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OSU’s championship rings emphasize lack of integrity Never has one football game caused so much controversy between Central Michigan University and one of its opponents. Remember when the Chippewas upset Oklahoma State last fall? Of course you do. No one could stop talking about it. That final Hail Mary play was a fixture on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” for a week. Instead of accepting the loss and moving on, student journalists at OSU publicly questioned the university’s values listed in our mission statement. To paraphrase the O’Colly’s editorial, we should have “given back” the win. Oklahoma State University’s core values are clearly defined. Like us, OSU values truth, honesty and integrity. The Cowboys had a chance to embody those values by not letting one football game taint their whole season. They failed again in that pursuit last week. In September, the Chippewas defeated the Cowboys in Stillwater in what ended up being one of the craziest plays I’ve
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witnessed as a college football fan and sports writer. CMU scored on a Hail Mary pass in the final play of the game to beat Oklahoma State 30-27. Referees later admitted the game should have ended when the Cowboys were penalized for intentional grounding on fourth down as the clock ran out. Nevertheless, the Chippewas were granted that last play. It resulted in one of the biggest wins in Mid-American Conference history. Game over. End of story. After losing to CMU at Boone-Pickens Stadium, OSU went on to defeat Colorado 38-8 in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29 to finish its season 10-3. Despite that impressive bowl game victory, the Cowboys gave the loss to CMU — which finished
with a 6-7 record — as a win on their fancy Alamo Bowl Champion rings. Last time I checked, falsifying your season record on a championship ring isn’t truthful or honest. It also calls the university’s integrity into question. Not only did the Cowboys lose without grace, they can’t win with class. The O’Colly student newspaper produced an editorial that came out the day after OSU’s devastating loss to the Chippewas. It advised us to “practice what we preach” in our mission statement by accepting that CMU shouldn’t have won the game — which most of our fan base did. They also wanted us to forfeit the win, which even the NCAA said was logistically impossible if we wanted to. I know CMU shouldn’t have had that extra play, but asking the football team to give up a win is absolutely ridiculous. I can’t think of a team that would even consider it. Trying to present a loss as a win is even more ridiculous. You’re speaking to a Michigan univer-
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sity made up mostly of Detroit Lions fans. Do you know what we call games lost due to bad officiating? Sunday. Athletics is supposed to teach us how to work hard and face adversity. At the end of the day, your football season doesn’t define the character of your uni-
versity. That’s a measure of your students and what we teach them in and beyond the classroom. By engraving 11-2 as its final record and completely disregarding a defeat to a losing team from a smaller conference, what degree of integrity is OSU preaching?
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