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Richeson sworn in as VP after Dvorak resigns

By Lonnie Allen Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University’s web taskforce team announced in an email to the campus community on Monday that its new web presence is ready for launch.

On Tuesday, a brief tutorial video was posted in a release sent out to the CMU community by the web team. The information on the video explained some of the upcoming features and explained that iCentral was replaced with CentralLink, an enhanced user-friendly experience, according to the video.

Tuesday’s email also had the approval of University Provost Gary Shapiro.

“The new CMU website is the face of the university and is long overdue. It will also help our students, faculty and staff more readily and quickly access information,” Shapiro said in the release.

When the new site is officially unveiled on Monday, April 9, the launch will show that the new site is actually two sites housed within one web environment. CentralLink is a fully-functional intranet site where the CMU community of faculty, staff and students can access information. Cmich.edu will be an Internet site accessible to the general public.

The email explained that when viewing the current video the user will gain a clear understanding of the differences between CentralLink and cmich.edu. Additional videos this week will include “My Favorites,” teaching the user how to personalize CentralLink and introduce the user to the global navigation system, providing consistency throughout the entire site.

The email said a series of videos over the next two weeks will teach users the many new features of the site. Opportunities for training will begin the week of A WEbsite | 2a

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Photos by Bethany Walter/Staff photographer

Shelby Township sophomore Mike Panone throws a paper airplane on Tuesday night in Finch Fieldhouse for the Paper Wings Red Bull event.

paper planes Red Bull Paper Wings a ‘high-flying’ success for some students

By Paulina Lee | Staff Reporter

Take one 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper, add in some live electronic music by Ron Sulewski, aka DJ Pigpen, free energy drinks and some competitive students, and the result is Red Bull Paper Wings.

The paper airplane competition was held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Finch Fieldhouse, where 31 participants from a variety of majors such as marketing, entrepreneurship, construction management and electrical engineering participated.

Red Bull Paper Wings was started by the founder of Red Bull, Dietrich Mateschitz, who had a passion for aviation and wanted to reach out to college students.

Pilots competed for a chance for an all-expense paid trip to Austria to com-

Explicit images created, displayed online by professor

By Catey Traylor Senior Reporter

More than 600 computer renderings, some of them explicit, were created and exhibited online over a five-year span by a Central Michigan University computer science professor.

Thomas Ahlswede, a computer science professor at CMU since August 1990, has had an account on deviantart.com, an online community showcasing various forms of user-made artwork, since 2007. He used computer programs Poser and Adobe Flash to create more than 600 renderings of human figures which range from fully clothed women and children to nude depictions of adult females.

Ahlswede uses his full name and staff photo, found on the department of computer science’s homepage, as his profile page on the website.

The male student, who found the images and wishes to remain anonymous, said he was Google searching for the professor and stumbled upon the site.

“I saw hundreds of images, and a lot of them were blocked due to nudity,” he said. “It makes me really uncomfortable, because this professor is working with 17 and 18-yearold girls on a daily basis, then going home and creating porn featuring women in his free time.”

Although some of the images include fully-clothed people, many of Ahlswede’s creations are explicit. One image features two women nude in the shower. Another depicts two naked women on the beach applying tanning oil to one another, and a number of images feature women lying naked in bed.

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pete in the World Finals.

Students, named “pilots,” warmed their fingers up by playing around with different folds and testing out designs, attempting for the perfect piece of flying paper.

“I’m just YouTubing how to make one,” said Jordan Beal, a

Shelby Township sophomore Mike Panone folds a paper airplane on Tuesday night in Finch Fieldhouse for the Paper Wings Redbull event.

Beaverton freshman.

Chicago freshman Jason Clements said he was just trying things out until he found something that worked.

Juggling and Circus Arts Club practice was going on while Paper Wings was being set up. Gaylord freshman

Tyler Sugden is learning to juggle balls and rings, and said he saw the competition being set-up and decided to compete.

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SUSO panel discusses politics, Republican primary Tuesday

By John Irwin Staff Reporter

Panelists and audience members discussed the 2012 Republican primary season and the state of American politics at the final Speak Up, Speak Out event of the academic year Tuesday night.

Topics ranging from campaign finance to media coverage of the primaries to education were debated among the panelists and the audience.

The panel consisted of College Republicans President Nathan Inks, College Democrats Vice President of Communications Alex Middlewood, Political Science Professor J. Cherie Strachan and Central Michigan Life Staff Reporter Theresa Clift. The event was facilitated by Communications Professor Jeff Drury.

The discussion began with a roughly 20-minute video that highlighted the various issues in the na-

Student G over nment Association Vice President Anna Dvorak resigned exactly one week after her inauAnna Dvorak guration.

SGA President Justin Gawronski, a Macomb junior, announced the resignation at a general assembly meeting shortly after 7 p.m. Monday in Dow Hall room 171. Killian Richeson, a Hesperia senior, was sworn in as the new vice president at the meeting.

The administration of Gawronski and Dvorak, an Alma junior, came under criticism in its first week from Treasurer Tony Grettenberger and three members of the House and Senate.

Those allegations, regarding bylaw violations, led to the formation of three committees.

“I think as a whole, we will continue to focus on ... the relevancy of the SGA,” Gawronski said. “My broad goals are going to stay the same, but with Killian as my vice president, we will be able change more.

This is not the way I would (have) liked this to happen, and it wasn’t expected, but I am happy with the change.”

Gawronski said Dvorak resigned because of personal reasons, which he would not disclose. Gawronski made no connection to the recentlyformed review committees.

He also would not comment about whether Dvorak would be involved in the SGA in the future.

“I resigned to focus on my personal life,” said Dvorak, declining to give further comment.

Richeson recently ran against Gawronski for the SGA presidency, gaining third place with 20 percent of the vote. Gawronski mentioned Richeson’s campaign as one of the main reasons he chose him to replace Dvorak.

“He ran a good campaign and has an immense amount of experience with the SGA and all of its positions,” Gawronski said. “I cannot think of anyone more qualified for the position.”

Gawronski said appointing Richeson to the position will not change his administration’s goals, but will allow him to accomplish more.

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Lakeville junior Alex Middlewood, political science correspondent for Speak Up Speak Out, gives her stance on government-insured women’s contraception during the forumThe Power of the Primaries on Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

tional spotlight this election cycle, including the polarization of American politics.

Inks said the perceived rightward lurch made by the Republican Party during the primary season is simply primary season politics, and once the general election comes around, the party will move back to the center.

“The way that the American political system is set up, especially with primaries and caucuses, you see the party core come out and see who they want to win,” Inks said. “Normally, you don’t see independents to come out to primaries.”

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w CMU Mario Madness will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the O’Kelly’s Sports Bar and Grille 2000 S. Mission St. All players will be put into brackets and the top three winners will take home a prize. w University Theatre Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Moore Hall’s Bush Theatre.

Tickets are available online at the Central Box Office and the CMU Events Center. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for students and seniors.

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w American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 5:45 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Maroon and Gold rooms.

The event is a CMU vs. Western Michigan University Blood Challenge.

Appointments can be made at www.redcrossblood.org or walk-ins are welcome.

Corrections Central Michigan Life has a long-standing commitment to fair and accurate reporting.

It is our policy to correct factual errors. Please e-mail news@cm-life.com. © Central Michigan Life 2012 Volume 93, Number 74

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April 2. Those interested can contact Kim Vogel, software licensing coordinator of the Office of Information and Technology, at 7741771.

According to Monday’s email, the website has been rebuilt from the inside and will feature a new landing page. Information will be easy and fast to find in a secure location on cmich.edu,

while iCentral will be replaced with the fully-functional intranet site called CentralLink.

Delays prevented the $550,000 project, first introduced last year, from launching in August.

The web taskforce was unavailable for comment until Wednesday morning.

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ing extremes as the driving force behind the country’s issues and the country’s collective discussions of them.

Inks saw it as detrimental to voter turnout.

“We have to get over the immense partisanship to get more people to vote in primaries,” Inks said.

Middlewood said increasing partisanship on the right has distracted voters from what she said is the core issue in 2012: the economy and its recovery.

“We all want the same thing,” Middlewood said.

“We just want to get there in different ways.”

Drury said Tuesday’s event was a precursor to bi-weekly events Speak Up, Speak Out will hold in the fall semester.

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Strachan agreed.

“We have two parties where the bases of the parties are more ideologically distinct than at any time since the 1930s,” Strachan said. “You’re seeing the Republican candidates right now seeking to attract a conservative base.”

A theme of polarization and its negative effects on American politics kept coming up throughout the night.

Whether discussing the role of government in education or debating contraception, the panelists seemed to keep pointing back to increasing polarization on both sides and politicians pandering to the grow-

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Technology, referred all comment to Matt Serra, executive director of Faculty Personnel Services.

Serra wrote via email that FPS has not received any complaints or statements of concern from any of Ahlswede’s students.

“Were we to receive such, we would handle it according to university policy and procedures,” Serra said. “I note, however, that expressive activities of employees, particularly outside the work environment, are protected by the First Amendment.”

Patrick Kinnicutt, acting chairman of the department of computer science, was unaware of Ahlswede’s hobby.

“This is the first time I’ve heard of it,” he said when reached for comment Tuesday. “It’s definitely something I frown upon and I don’t think is proper for upstanding citizens to do.”

Ahlswede said he isn’t trying to hide his hobby from anybody.

“I wouldn’t object to the department knowing about my artwork, but I wouldn’t bring

Children are involved in some images, although none appear to be depicted sexually or nude.

One image features two scantily-clad women sitting at a bar drinking what appear to be alcoholic beverages, with a child sitting on top of the bar, surrounded by bottles of alcohol, with a drink in her hand.

Ahlswede said he creates these images in his free time and they have no affiliation with the university or the classes he teaches and shouldn’t impact his students at all. “(The animations) are done purely as a hobby. The website (Deviant Art) is very popular, and I wouldn’t be surprised if some of my students had accounts,” he said. “If my students have such a problem with what I do in my free time, I would tell them simply not to look at my animations. Nobody has to; they chose to.”

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Economics department becomes 19th unit to endorse A-Senate vote Central Michigan University’s economics department has become the 19th unit on campus to endorse the Academic Senate’s Dec. 8 motion of no confidence in University President George Ross and Provost Gary Shapiro.

The vote to endorse the resolution, held at the department’s meeting last Friday, was unanimously approved by members present.

Among the 17 academic departments to fall in line with the vote of no confidence, the 23-member economics department is the first among the College of Business Administration to endorse the resolution.

Along with the academic departments, CMU’s library staff and Council of Chairs have also endorsed the resolution.

Paul Natke, economics department chairperson, said the department had more pressing matters to vote on in recent meetings and did not have significant discus-

sions over the motion in the past.

“I think most of the faculty members were reluctant to make a decision or take a stand shortly after the Academic Senate did,” Natke said. “In the meantime, the president and provost have been touring each department. We met with them in January, and we thought about it for a while and chose to vote last week.”

Natke said the department did not have particular expectations for results from the endorsement. Natke said the fact that the economics department is the first among CBA to endorse the resolution is not significant, because economics is somewhat a social science.

“I don’t think we have any expectations in terms of outcome, just that, presumably, there’s a shared governance structure in place at the university,” Natke said.

“This is just one small gesture for us to endorse what the A-Senate as a whole has done.” university@cm-life.com

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the topic up on my own,” he said. “I don’t know how I will handle this situation. I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it.”

Kinnicutt said he will need to look into the matter further as it has never previously come up.

“I’ve never come across a situation like this before, so I really don’t know the policy.

The department doesn’t have a policy against this, because we’ve never dealt with it before,” Kinnicutt said. “The university may have a policy, but I’ll have to do some research.”

He said he will look into policies and take action once he knows what steps are necessary.

“I am mainly concerned that it’s out there and it makes students uncomfortable, especially students taking his classes,” he said. “I’ll have to do some research, but students need to know they are more than welcome to talk to me about any concerns they have.”

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Employees have given nearly $7,000 to campaigns, PACs

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By John Irwin Senior Reporter

At least sixteen employees of Central Michigan University have given $6,850 to political action committees, candidates and political parties so far in the 2012 election cycle.

According to OpenSecrets. org, a website that tracks campaign finance, twelve employees, including University President George Ross, gave to Friends of Central Michigan University, a PAC that collects donations from CMU employees and others to give to candidates from both parties and other political causes.

Four other CMU employees gave to different groups and campaigns, including President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the American Physical Therapy Association.

Sarah Opperman, CMU Board of Trustees vice chairwoman and former vice president of Dow Chemical, contributed $500 each to the Friends of CMU and the Midland County Republican Committee. She said her contributions aren’t partisan.

“My political involvement, including any contributions, is based on supporting those who I respect and whose views generally are aligned,” Opperman said in an email. “I have supported both Republican and Democratic candidates. The contribution to the Midland GOP in my community, where I have lived 20 plus years, helps to support many candidates and programs.”

In 2008, Friends of CMU gave $1,000 each to Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Sen. Carl Levin, DMich., $500 to Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., and $250 to Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich.

Kathy Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations also gave to Friends of CMU, contributing $500.

Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Sam Kottamasu donated $300, while Renee Walker, associate vice president of university communications, and Barrie Wilkes, associate vice president of financial services & reporting and controller, gave $250 each.

In 2010, the PAC gave to Camp and several groups and state-level candidates from both parties. In 2011, Friends of CMU contributed to the the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Republican state Rep. Kevin Cotter’s campaign, and the House Republican Campaign Committee, along with the CMU Bookstore.

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National City freshman Kirstin Murphy, left, and Novi freshman Becca Konkus, right, read over instructions before Murphy provides a DNA sample to Be The Match bone marrow registry operated by the National Marrow Donor Program Tuesday in the Chippewa room in the Bovee University Center. “I saw a flyer on campus regarding the registry,” Murphy said. “I decided it’s a pain-free opportunity to help others, which is something I like to do.”

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Lansing junior Tony Vang, president of the Asian Cultural Organization, collects cheek cell samples with one of the four cotton-tipped swabs for eight to 10 seconds during Be The Match bone marrow registry operated by the National Marrow Donor Program Tuesday in the Chippewa room in the Bovee University Center.

National City freshman Kristin Murphy places each of her cotton-tipped swabs containing cheek cell samples in the personalizes donor to be turned in and sent to a laboratory for tissue typing during Be The Match bone marrow registry operated by the National Marrow Donor Program Tuesday in the Chippewa room in the Bovee University Center.

36 students hope to ‘Be the Match’ during Bone Marrow Registry Tuesday

By Sienna Monczunski | Staff Reporter

Bay City senior William Rieffel walked into the Bovee University Center Chippewa room with his skateboard in hand eager to sign up for the Central Michigan University Bone Marrow Registry.

Rieffel was one of 36 students who decided to dedicate 10 minutes of their time Tues“Why not help someone if they need it, it’s simple enough. If you have the ability to help someone, why be greedy and hold back?” Rieffel said. “If I were called back, I would donate right away, no questions asked.”

The Bone Marrow Registry event was created by Northville senior Paul Young and assisted by the Asian Cultural Organization. Young began mobilizing the registry after he felt the need to help his friend Lee who suffers from aplastic anemia, a condition that prevents new blood cells from forming.

The event involved filling out a form that asks for health history, general contact information and ethnicity details.

When students walked in, they were assisted by a mem-

ber of ACO or Kona Kenny, the registry event coordinator at Michigan Blood, the local chapter of Be the Match.

Kenny introduced factual information to students about the process of what may happen if they were called back to actually donate. After the form was filled out, students simply swabbed four times, placed the swabs in envelopes and put the completed swabs in a bin. The registration is not law abiding, meaning if students decide to change their mind when they are called back, they are allowed to do so.

“People are often scared away from registering or later donating by the many horror stories,” Kenny said. “A lot of people bring up the movie ‘Seven Pounds,’ where Will Smith undergoes an extreme-

day afternoon swabbing the inside of their cheeks in the Bovee University Center room 220 to determine if they were a match for University of Michigan student Daniel Lee and others in need of bone marrow transplants. He said he heard about the registry through a mass text and decided to come. ly painful surgery to extract his bone marrow. It’s all false.”

There are two methods of bone marrow extraction, Kenny said. One is similar to a plasma donation and the other involves a small incision about the size of the tip of a fingernail in the pelvic bone with a small needle to extract liquid marrow.

During the second surgical option, anesthesia will be used so the donor will feel no pain. Kenny said a donation is no cost to the donor. Michigan Blood will provide transportation and hotel room accommodations if a donor has to travel.

The need for bone marrow registries is high, because out of the 9 million people currently waiting for a match, four out of 10 actually find one, she

said. Diversity in the registries is also important, because a person has a higher chance of finding a match with someone who is of the same ethnicity.

Many swabbers were pleased with the process, and said the hardest part was trying to stuff the cotton swabs into the foam holders.

Greenville sophomore Morgan MacDermaid said she saw the signs posted around campus and felt the need to register.

“I know that if it were me, I would want as many people to register,” MacDermaid said.

“This is a great program, I’m glad I joined the registry. This is something that everyone should do.”

A group of Central Michigan University students plan to host a candlelight vigil Friday in honor of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Florida student who was shot and killed by 28-year-old neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.

The vigil, which will be held at 7:45 p.m. in the center of campus outside of the Charles V. Park Library, will provide students the opportunity to grieve and share opinions about the Florida teenager’s death, which happened on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla. According to police tapes, Zimmerman called 911 to report Martin as suspicious and said a series of recent break-ins occurred in the neighborhood.

When Zimmerman told the operator he was following Martin, the dispatcher responded, “We don’t need you to do that.”

Martin was carrying a can of iced tea and a bag of Skittles on his way back from a convenience store when a struggle ensued with Zimmerman. One shot was fired by Zimmerman, and Martin was pronounced dead at the scene.

Zimmerman was not arrested following the incident, and Florida’s controversial standyour-ground law is one of the most protective self-defense laws in America.

Saginaw sophomores Chasney Gilbert and Taylor Wilson are organizing the vigil to raise awareness about the incident, which they consider the result of racial profiling.

“It’s significant to me, because he was an innocent young man and was defenseless against an older man who has been in jail before,” Gilbert said. “I feel like this vigil will help many students on campus to open their eyes to the reality that these kind of things still happen.”

Wilson said the incident particularly aggravated black communities, she expects CMU students of all races and cultures to show up for the event and remember Martin’s tragic death.

“I hope this reaches all different cultures and that it won’t be just African-Americans supporting the vigil,” Wilson said.

“We invited just about everybody to come remember this tragedy together.”

Wilson said she would encourage students to research and make their own opinion before taking a side.

“I do feel like students should try to view both ends of the story and not take a biased viewpoint,” Wilson said. “I was open to George Zimmerman’s side of it, but when I thought about it, it just didn’t add up to the other side of the story.”

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CMU represented at White House in talks on health of Great Lakes Group discusses sustainability to provide feedback to Obama

By Alayna Smith Staff Reporter

A national platform to discuss the conservation and sustainability of the Great Lakes gave Central Michigan University a national platform last month at a briefing in Washington, D.C. About a dozen Great Lakes scientists and 70 community leaders gathered at the White House Great Lakes Summit to discuss environmental and recreational issues in the region. Among them was Don Uzarski, di-

rector of the Institute for Great Lakes Research, who helped provide feedback to the Obama administration about what is currently being done for the Great Lakes and what steps should be taken next.

Tom Rohrer, director of the Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems, said it is important for CMU to have a national presence when discussing Great Lakes health.

“CMU is located in the center of the Great Lakes basin, and that gives us an important role in protecting the lakes,” Rohrer said. “We also operate the only Great Lakes biological field station on a Great Lakes island.”

Rohrer said there is a need for academic programs,

“There is currently more being done for the Great Lakes than ever before, but it is still not enough.”

Don Uzarski, director of the Institute for Great Lakes

Research research, community outreach and campus operations to further promote the health and conservation of the Great Lakes.

Importance of such programs has greater reaching effects than simply environmental health, Uzarski said.

“A large part of our economy relies on the Great Lakes,” Uzarski said. “There are over 1.5 million jobs in the basin that are directly related to the Great Lakes. The commercial and sport fish-

ing industry alone is worth about $7.5 billion annually.

A good part of our tourism is based on Great Lakes recreation and creates jobs that cannot be exported.”

The water itself is also a critical factor in the Midwest economy, Rohrer said.

“The health of the ecosystems impacts the economy in hundreds of ways,” he said. “For instance, there is clean water for all uses — clean water for drinking water, clean water for livestock,

clean water for manufacturing, for cooling purposes.

It’s critical to all things being produced in the Great Lakes area.”

Despite the work being done to preserve the Great Lakes, Uzarski said more must still be done.

“There is currently more being done for the Great Lakes than ever before, but it is still not enough,” Uzarski said. “To date, we have lost over 50 percent of our coastal wetlands that are vital to the water quality and fisheries of the entire system.”

Researchers are currently working on solutions for the continual loss of endangered species, beaches being closed because of various health concerns, and

importation of many exotic and invasive species, but the problems will persist until something can be done, Uzarski said.

President Barack Obama’s 2013 fiscal budget is set to include $300 million for Great Lakes restoration work, an important step toward the preservation of the region.

“Of course much more research is needed to make well-informed decisions regarding the restoration and protection of the system,” Uzarski said. “It cannot be accomplished without the cutting edge science ... we have to catch degrading conditions before they become irreversible.” university@cm-life.com

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VOICES Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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EDITORIAL | Jane Goodall great example to students

John Priest Staff Reporter

Notes on intolerance Shaima Al Awadi, mother of five children, immigrated from Iraq to the U.S. in 1993. On Friday, she was beaten to death with a tire iron inside her San Diego home.

Her eldest daughter found her “drowning in her own blood” with a note reading “Go back to your country, you terrorist.” Al Awadi was 32 years old.

This vile incident comes nearly a month after the no less abhorrent shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed AfricanAmerican boy in Sanford, FL. Flashback to St. Patrick’s Day 2012 in Mount Pleasant. CMU students and visiting friends reported being harassed by bigoted epithets ranging from “faggot” to “jew” to “slut.”

Flyers for last weekend’s production of “The Vagina Monologues” have been reported ripped off the boards in Anspach Hall.

What are we doing?

This behavior has absolutely no place in America or at Central Michigan University.

We may never be able to altogether snuff out intolerance and violence on a national scale. But within this university, all students have a right feel safe. We all have a right to express ourselves and our views.

No one should be made to worry about being harassed when they walk down the street. When one group’s flyers are torn down, when one group is silenced, we are all silenced.

Liberal or conservative; gay or straight; Christian, Jewish, Muslim or atheist; male, female or transgendered; rich or poor, we are all here at CMU to get an education and deserve to do so without being threatened.

Each of us is entitled to our own opinions. Whatever they are, those opinions should never be used to harm another person.

Students who would demean other students in such a way should reconsider why they came here in the first place.

It doesn’t take much to be a tolerant person. It doesn’t even take an open mind or abundance of respect; although those things don’t hurt. It requires only that you afford others the same right to exist that they afford you.

It’s an important part of being an American citizen.

The man who murdered Shaima Al Awadi is an example of one extreme of ethical failure. The same is true of George Zimmerman, who shot Trayvon Martin.

These men are the end result of the very same attitude and disregard for humanity that would lead one student to call another a “faggot” while walking down the street in the sun on a warm St. Patrick’s Day afternoon.

Al Awadi’s daughter, who found her nearly lifeless in a pool of her own blood, said to San Diego’s KUSI news, “We’re not the terrorists. You are, whoever did it.”

This is America. This is CMU. We are better than this.

We have to be.

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Passion not pension

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orld-renowned primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist Jane Goodall will speak about her life’s work on campus tonight in McGuirk Arena as part of the Speaker Series, but the manner in which she has lived is as important and instructive to students as any research she performed.

This Editorial Board applauds the decision to bring Goodall to campus, for she serves as an example many students should look to when deciding how to proceed with their lives, beyond choosing what to major in during their college years.

Goodall did not choose a career with guaranteed employment.

She did not set off for Kenya, and later Tanzania, because opportunities in a currently en vogue field awaited her there. She didn’t make the mistake so many students do; attending nursing school simply because jobs were available, or studying finance because of a culture that glorifies above all else the supposed security of a suburban home with a three-car garage.

Goodall found her passion early in life, and rather than abandon-

ing it in the interest of “safety,” she became an example encouraging others to follow and shed light on her inspiration. Most of us can only hope to exert a fraction of the enthusiasm she did while achieving her goals.

Unlike many, Goodall was not fueled in her career by the incentive of a big paycheck or receiving attention. Those things are earned, along with respect, when it’s clear someone has dedicated their life to something they were wholly invested in.

Students are facing a daunting job market, but the economy has been awful before; years squandered pursuing someone else’s dream can never be recovered.

Goodall is not only an educational speaker, of a caliber our campus is fortunate to have —

though not as often as we may like — but she is also a sterling example of the degree to which a life lived passionately can be a life lived well.

There are people who do indeed dream of being radiologists, who find the field fascinating. The same is true of some derivatives traders and mechanical engineers.

But too many students have been bludgeoned by their own fear and a society that values instant employment over passion, especially a passion for knowledge, into never taking the risks that could let them live the life they truly want.

Goodall’s extraordinary life and legacy came at the expense of not always being sure, of not always being safe, but her passion has left her with something much more than a pension.

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Title IX meeting scheduled I am writing this letter to inform the campus community of the work of the Central Michigan University Title IX-Gender Equity Committee.

In January of this year, University President George Ross formed a committee with the charge of assessing CMU’s ongoing compliance with Title IX, with the primary focus to provide equitable varsity athletic participation opportunities for both male and female students.

For the past few years, CMU has been working directly with the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate and assess the intercollegiate sport sponsorship and participation history of the university. The communication with the Department of Education was initiated after CMU was randomly selected for a “proactive review” in 2008. This is a standard operating procedure of the Department of Education and was not initiated as a result of any complaint.

In 2009, CMU was notified by the Department of Education that the university was providing the appropriate number of varsity athletic participation opportunities for both male and female student-athletes. The Department of Education reached this conclusion after CMU, working closely with the full approval of the Department of Ed-

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ucation, conducted a campus-wide census survey of all undergraduate student athletic interests and abilities, which was attached to the online course registration process.

In 2010, President Barack Obama’s administration changed the Department of Education interpretation of Title IX. This interpretation change rendered the results of CMU’s 2009 census survey null and void. In late fall 2011, CMU was notified by the Department of Education that they had decided to apply the “new” interpretation retroactively to CMU’s survey results and that CMU would need to evaluate adding additional female varsity sports participation opportunities.

As a result of this action by the Department of Education, and in conjunction with CMU’s ongoing efforts and commitment to Title IX compliance, Ross charged the Title IX-Gender Equity Committee to conclude this evaluation before May 15, 2012.

As part of this assessment, the Committee has already analyzed on-campus club sport participation, Michigan High School sport participation history, sports sponsored by the Mid-American Conference and other conferences in the region, sports that have significant

participation history in the region at all levels, CMU’s general recruitment region and other factors that are required for review for Title IX. The next factor that needs to be assessed by the Committee is the general sport interest and ability of undergraduate students on CMU’s campus. The Committee has developed a survey that will be distributed to all undergraduate students (male and female) via email on March 29. We strongly encourage all undergraduate students to complete the survey and let the Committee know your thoughts and feelings about this issue.

Finally, any a zone who is interested in learning more about Title IX and its importance to our campus community is invited to attend a seminar that the Committee will be hosting at 3 p.m. on April 5 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

The Committee has invited Janet Judge, a nationally-renowned Title IX legal expert, to campus to conduct this seminar.

Thank you for your support in this endeavor.

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President can do little about gas prices Focus should be placed on ending tax credits

Recently there has been much talk about gas prices, and many Republicans are blaming President Obama for not taking action to lower gas prices.

Newt Gingrich even went as far as promising $2.50 per gallon gas if he were to be elected. Ultimately, that pledge is about as politically smart as saying, “Read my lips; no new taxes.”

When the partisan rhetoric is chipped away, it becomes clear the president can really do little to affect gas prices, and more importantly, Americans should be questioning if lowering gas prices is even in the country’s best interest.

Republicans like Gingrich often tout the line of “Domestic drilling will lower gas prices.” That is not true for two reasons: Oil companies export much of their domestic oil in order to maximize profits. Unless the GOP is willing to put a ban on exporting oil, which certainly would not adhere to our small government principles, exporting will continue and Americans will not see most of that newly refined oil.

More importantly, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has a history of adjusting oil exports to maintain prices at a level they want. Since the U.S. is reliant on the world oil market, an increase in U.S. production would result in a decrease of OPEC production so that oil prices would stay at the level OPEC wants.

Ultimately, the president cannot influence oil prices through allowing more domestic production.

Where he can influence prices is in reducing gasoline taxes, but is this really in our best interest?

In the 2008 election, both Barack Obama and John McCain had a plan for a gas tax holiday during the summer months, when gas prices are the highest. For years, the U.S. government has provided the oil industry with more and more tax credits in order to try to lower the price of gasoline. Instead of trying to artificially lower prices to appease voters, we should keep oil at a consistent tax rate without tax credits or holidays.

This would allow the market to adjust to the actual price of gas, instead of bringing consumers back to the government for increased support to artificially lower gas prices.

If gas prices were as high as they should be without these tax credits, alternative fuels would have begun developing at a faster rate years ago, and we would be less reliant on gasoline now, meaning we would not need the government to artificially lower prices.

This country is in a vicious cycle of relying on the government to lower gas prices, and until the market is allowed to function properly, the cycle will only worsen.

It may not be politically friendly, but putting an end to these tax credits for oil companies is the only way the market will function as it should, and with time, this will allow us to move to sources of fuel that will eventually be cheaper and better for the environment.

Nathan Inks is the president of College Republicans. The column does not reflect views of the organization.

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New Venture Competition to display business ideas

By Jessica Fecteau Senior Reporter

Thirty teams of potential entrepreneurs will face off at Central Michigan University’s College of Business and the Isabella County Bank’s second New Venture Competition Friday.

The all-day competition offers the chance for the best student entrepreneurial business ideas to win up to $55,000 in start-up funds. It will begin at 8 a.m. in the Education and Human Services Building and move to the Events Center at 6 p.m. for judging and awards.

“This year, CMU is partnering with Michigan Technological University, which is a result of a $25,000 grant from Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship CMU recently received,” said Kathy Backus, assistant director of public relations for University Communications.

Aside from granting money to a few budding young businesses, the competition showcases CMU’s coolest start-ups, Backus said. Some teams are in the idea stage and others are already established businesses.

Plymouth senior Brynn Good has sold items from her vintage clothing and accessories shop, Bib and Tucker Vintage, to people in places as far as Australia using the online Etsy shop platform.

“Sustainability through reuse is really important to me and vintage provides an ecofriendly clothing option,” Good

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Rockford graduate student Shannon O’Donald applies makeup to Harrison senior Rebecca Henry between classes March 29, 2011.

O’Donald was competing in the 2011 New Venture Competition hosted by the business school allowing students to submit their business plans in hopes of winning a grand prize of 30,000 dollars. This year’s competition will take place Friday at 8 a.m.

said.

Her pitch for the competition is to win the money for opening a store.

“I think the biggest thing that I’m going to get out of this is the work that I’ve already done in preparing a business plan and preparing a presentation,” she said. “I think it makes you think about every aspect of your business and it really makes you realize how much money is going to go into it and how much time that will go into it.”

There will be a lot of enthusi-

asm and anxious students, said Debra Zellner, Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship executive director.

“The intent is to have people with different types of expertise along with the faculty you reach out to on a daily basis to really help students build their business and create jobs in Michigan,” Zellner said. “I can’t think of a better place to be on Friday. It’s a great place to hear the coolest ideas in Michigan.” metro@cm-life.com

fle — which was famous for its tiny size and lack of buttons.

In total, the agency awarded 19 patents to the company, which is notorious for stockpiling patents.

In the past, Apple has filed patents for items ranging from products that have never made it to the public to staircases used at Apple stores around the world.

Jobs died in October, a day after the company an-

nounced its latest iPhone, after multiple battles with pancreatic cancer. In his lifetime, Jobs was named in more than 300 patents.

This is not the first time Jobs has received an award posthumously. He received a Grammy in February for his contribution to the music industry, and last weekend he was given the Cupertino, Calif., Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 President’s Award.

joke of a governor she was.”

Campaign finance has become a major political issue this election cycle, the first presidential election since the Supreme

Court’s landmark Citizens United decision in 2010.

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded two patents to Steve Jobs, the Apple Inc. co-founder who died five months ago.

The patents were posthumously awarded to Jobs, as well as other employees of Apple, for their design of the current iMac and for the third-generation iPod Shuf-

Friends of CMU has $12,148 on hand to spend as of Dec. 31, 2011, the date of the last report.

Journalism professor John Hartman, an Ohio resident and Democrat, contributed $500 to the Democratic Party of Ohio.

“I occasionally give to federal campaigns,” Hartman said in an email. “I made a donation to the re-election campaign of Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. I expect to make a donation to President Obama’s re-election campaign.”

Hartman said his contributions to Democrats have not always worked out for him. He made two $500 donations to former Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s campaigns only to be disappointed. “(I hoped) that she would appoint CMU trustees who care first about students and faculty,” Hartman said. “Unfortunately, she appointed trustees from the elite strata who care more about building projects. than students and faculty. She created the present mess we are in. What a

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SOFTBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Senior first baseman Molly Coldren went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three runs batted in during the first game at Detroit Tuesday. She kept her hits streak alive in game two with a single in her only at bat.

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Six homers help sweep Detroit

By Ryan Zuke Senior Reporter

The Central Michigan softball team brought out its thumping sticks Tuesday scoring a seasonhigh 14 and 11 runs against the Detroit Titans.

The Chippewas defeated the Titans 14-4 and 11-1 with both games ending after a fiveinnings mercy rule during the double header.

In the first game, CMU trailed 3-2 heading into the top of the fourth inning, but erupted for 11 runs in the frame, grasping a firm hold on the game.

“It took us a little bit to get started, but once we got started, everyone caught on fire and that’s what we need to have,” head coach Margo Jonker said.

“We took advantage of their missed pitches and really hit the ball well.”

The Chippewas (13-11) used

four home runs to power their offense led by senior Molly Coldren. She drove in three while collecting three hits, including a home run.

“I thought she really looked nice,” Jonker said. “She was relaxed and her hands were loose at the plate and when she’s in that mode, she’s a great hitter.”

Junior pitcher Kara Dornbos (6-5) earned the win pitching three innings while giving up three runs.

In the second game, CMU stormed out to an 11-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning. Sophomore Chelsea Sundberg pitched the first three innings to earn the win and gave up one run.

Jonker was pleased with how some of her younger players.

Freshman Chelsea DeLamielleure hit her first two home runs of the season and freshman CarolAnn Sexauer hit her third

and fourth.

“We saw power from some of our youth which is good to see,” Jonker said. “Any time you exuberate that kind of power, it means you’re swinging the bat well.”

Tuesday’s games were the last two non-conference games before CMU opens up Mid-American Conference play Friday at Kent State.

Jonker said she hopes this offensive outburst can continue into the weekend.

“We have to swing at the good pitches that they give us and we did a great job of that today so we need to carry that into conference play,” Jonker said. “We’re going to see different pitching and it’s going to be more challenging, but if we can keep our hands loose at the plate, then we will be in good shape.” sports@cm-life.com

Zach Cooper moves up strikeouts list

By Ryan Zuke Senior Reporter

Central Michigan starting pitcher Zach Cooper’s 119th pitch in Friday’s 7-2 victory against Buffalo was a memorable one.

The senior struck out Thomas Richards in the bottom of the eighth, moving him into a tie for 10th place all-time in strikeouts at CMU. “It says I’ve gotten better over time here,” he said.

“It’s an accomplishment and hopefully I can continue to make my way up there.”

Cooper entered the season with 172 strikeouts, 41 behind former CMU pitcher Trent Howard for 10th alltime. After Friday’s game, he improved his record to 16-8 all-time and has accumulated 213 strikeouts.

“When you don’t think about it, it just naturally happens,” head coach Steve Jaksa said. “Coop came here and he’s given us three and a quarter good years and we want to finish out these last three quarters on top.”

In the midst of a record performance, Cooper was able to stifle a Buffalo offense which entered the game leading the Mid-American Conference in batting average, slugging percentage, runs scored, RBIs and home runs.

He pitched eight innings while striking out 10, allowing two runs, one earned.

“It just seemed that ev-

Kathy McGee retires after five seasons as assistant coach

By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball assistant coach Kathy McGee announced her retirement Monday after five seasons with head coach Sue Guevara.

Since joining Guevara’s staff in 2007, the team has had two 20-win seasons, two postseason births and played in the Mid-American Conference tournament title game.

“This decision has not been easy,” McGee, a CMU alumna, said. “I am leaving a great program that has a bright future ahead of it. I will definitely be leaving a part of me with it and the kids.”

Before Guevara, McGee and the rest of the staff arrived in Mount Pleasant, CMU had just three total 20-win seasons, just two postseason appearances and hadn’t been to the MAC Championship game since 1991.

McGee’s responsibilities to the team were player development, scouting, alumni relations and she worked with post players.

While working with the post players a few have gained postseason All-MAC honors. Sophomore Taylor Johnson, freshman Jas’Mine Bracey along with Kaihla Szunko and Britni Houghton who are both in the top-10 in the program’s all-time scoring.

Before coming to CMU, McGee came out of retirement after a decorated high school coaching career at Flint Powers High School.

There she led the Chargers to four state titles, 13 final four appearances, 13 regional championships, 20 district championships and 18 league championships while earning a record of 599-153.

Her program at Flint Powers holds state records for consecutive regional titles (10) and district titles (19).

McGee e a r n e d the 2001 and 2002 Wo m e n’s Ba s k e t b a l l Coaches Association N a t i o n a l Kathy McGee High School Basketball Coach of the Year awards.

In 2011, she was inducted to the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame and, in 2008, the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame. In 2002, she was inducted the Basketball Coaches of Michigan Hall of Fame as well as Greater Flint

Area Sports Hall of Fame.

“That loss at Cleveland (MAC title game) was a turning point for me and this program,” she said. “Both the coaching staff and the players left everything they had out there on the court.

This is something that is going to take time to recover from, but when this team does, watch out — they are going to be on a mission.

Me on the other hand, I am just tired and ready to step away. Life throws you unexpected roads, so who knows where the next one might take me.” sports@cm-life.com

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erything happened to be working today,” Cooper said.

“They are a good hitting team and I was just happy to be able to hold them to two runs today.”

After giving up nine runs in his previous start, he said he hopes this performance is a confidence booster.

“My slider was a little inconsistent the last couple of starts, so I got that back today and hopefully I will keep being able to move forward with that,” Cooper said.

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FOOTBALL

Wide receiver Titus Davis ‘dominant’ in spring practice

By Ryan Zuke Senior reporter

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Titus Davis is looking to build off his stellar freshman season as the leading CMU receiver.

“He’s been dominant this spring.”

Central Michigan football head coach Dan Enos was very candid when talking about wide receiver Titus Davis’ performance in spring practice thus far.

After leading the team in receiving yards as a freshman last season, Enos said he looks poised to improve on those numbers this season.

“He’s been dominant this spring,” Enos said. “He looks like a veteran player. Not only does he have great ability, but he has a great work ethic, he has a great attitude, he has toughness, and he’s smart.

He’s got the whole package and makes everyone practice harder.”

Davis said he is not as concerned about his personal statistics, but rather doing the little things to help the team.

BASEBALL

Chippewas have upper hand in MSU rivalry W

e all know Central Michigan’s Mid-American Conference rivals are Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan.

But for the baseball team there is another rivalry outside the MAC. For the last three years, and again this year, CMU and Michigan State face each other in a three-game series. One game is played in East Lansing, one in Mount Pleasant and another on a neutral site.

“Their coach Jake Boss and I looked at it and thought, ‘If we’re doing a three-game series, let’s have home-home-neutral,’” CMU head coach Steve Jaksa said.

“We go pretty much a month apart in March, April and May three games in kind of a unique setting.”

Since 2007 the Chippewas have the edge on the rivalry going 7-5 against the Spartans, but as of late the Big Ten rivals have the advantage winning four of the last six.

Playing MSU for most teams in the MAC could be intimidating, since the Spartans won the Big Ten

Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter Championship last season, but CMU seems to relish the opportunity to face the champions of the Big Ten. “We always want to take down the bigger conference, it’s always nice to get a win against them,” senior first baseman Nate Theunissen said. “We (win) pretty regular on a year-to-year basis, but last year they took two from us and we want them back.”

Rivalry breakdown First ever meeting: 1911 Central Michigan Normal College 0, Michigan Agriculture University 5.

Overall rivalry record: 6248 CMU advantage.

Last season record: MSU won two of the three games.

Another special opportunity the Chippewas have with the rivalry is to play on the neutral sites. The first two years of the three-game series the teams played on Dow Diamond, home of the Great Lakes Loons, in Midland.

But this season marks the second “Clash at Comerica” where the teams will meet at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.

The first time the teams met was in 1911 when Central Michigan Normal School faced Michigan Agricultural College and lost 5-0.

Since then the Chippewas and Spartans have played 109 times and the all-time advantage goes to the Chippewas 62-48.

“Overall I don’t want to say it’s about bragging rights, but yeah, it is,” Jaksa said. “They have some recruits we went after, we got some of theirs, so there is a recruiting aspect to it as well.”

The rivalry is renewed today at 3:05 p.m. at MSU. MSU comes to Theunissen Stadium April 18 and the two face each other at Comerica Park on May 15.

GYMNASTICS

Rematch during regionals in Seattle

By Seth Newman Staff reporter

The Central Michigan gymnastics team might have sweated the selection show out a little bit Monday afternoon.

The Chippewas were the last team selected on the show.

They earned a six seed and will travel to Seattle for regionals. Their field has defending champion and oneseed No. 4 Alabama, followed by No. 9 LSU, No. 16

Arizona, No. 23 Washington and unranked Iowa.

The Chippewas are familiar with Washington after competing against them this year already. CMU was narrowly defeated against, at the time, the No. 24 Huskies.

The only other Mid-American Conference school to earn a bid was Kent State, which earned a five seed.

CMU beat Kent State twice this season.

Regionals will begin on April 7. The top two teams

from the Seattle regional will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga. on April 20-22.

The top 36-teams in the country go to regionals, and before the MAC tournament, CMU was on the outside looking in. After the Chippewas 195.675 they found their season still alive.

In the first CMU meet in Seattle this year the team had a then-season-high score of 195.300. sports@cm-life.com

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Dan Enos, Head coach “Stats don’t really mean much to me, I just want to win,” he said. “I’m going to do anything I can to get some W’s.”

Entering his second season, Davis acknowledges he still has room for improvement. He said he believes as he keeps working on his releases and gaining knowledge about the opposing defenses, it will allow him to be a more dynamic offensive threat.

“I know coming out here in spring, I’ve improved a lot on that, but I’m still not where I want to be,” Davis said. “With the new coach, he’s teaching us a lot and I feel like I have learned a lot since he’s been here.”

CMU brought back coach Mose Rison for his second

stint as the Chippewas receivers coach. Rison also coached receivers and directed the special teams from 1981-88.

“It’s been great,” Davis said.

“I know before, we didn’t know how it was going to be like, but when he came in, I felt really comfortable with him. He really wants to have a relationship with us and I think that’s key in coaching.”

Despite receivers Cody Wilson and Courtney Williams being out with injuries, Davis said he thinks this year’s receiving core has a chance to be a major strength for the team.

“I think we can be very good,” Davis said. “Once we get everyone healthy, potentially, I think we can be a really solid. We just have to pay

attention to detail and really focus this spring.”

Davis said practicing outside has been a morale booster for the team.

“It’s been a blast practicing out here,” he said. “We didn’t think we would be having this good of weather, but surprisingly we have and it’s been great spring ball so far.”

Davis said he can see the determination from his teammates on the field and knows the team has its sights set on one goal—to win the MidAmerican Conference Championship.

“After back-to-back 3-9 seasons, we’re hungry, we want to be on top, we want to be MAC champs, and so people are out here 30 minutes to an hour after practice just working and trying to get better at their positions,” Davis said. sports@cm-life.com

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Richeson has previously served as treasurer and senate leader, and was appointed as the elections director last week by Gawronski. Richeson said he was pleased to gain the position and will use it to improve the internal affairs of the SGA. “I’ve been involved with SGA for a long time, and now that I have the chance to serve in a position like this, I’m going to pour everything I have into it,” Richeson said. “I’m going to be dedicated to the internal aspects of the SGA in working to possibly clarify and expand upon the bylaws and the constitution so that they are concise, and most importantly, focus on serving the student body.”

Four new senators were also confirmed by majority vote, including Dearborn sophomore Candace Grooms, Iron Mountain sophomore Krista Testolin, Farmington Hills sophomore Hannah Keshishian and Wyoming senior Andrea Thompson.

Former SGA President Vincent Cavataio had been set to be confirmed as a senator, but withdrew himself Monday night from the process.

“I withdrew from the process because I understood where some of the senators were coming from in terms of the election,” he said. “I fully plan on staying involved next year by running (for the Senate) again.”

Cavataio, a Shelby Township senior who will be a graduate student next year, said he fully expects Gawronski’s administration to move past Dvorak’s resignation, and said he will continue to play an advisory role.

“Justin and Killian are both highly qualified and very capable.

They’ll take SGA in the right direction,” he said. “Throughout the rest of the year, I plan on staying involved with Justin, helping him with the transition.”

The Gawronski administration came under fire by Senate and House members last week following multiple appointments, which was allegedly in violation of Bylaw Article II Section 1, which in part states, “A Senate seat that becomes vacant shall be filled by the General Board.”

The complaints also address recent appointments made by the Gawronski administration to previously appoint Richeson as elections director and Grosse

Pointe junior Anthony J. Smith as membership director only 45 minutes after their inauguration, as well as appointing Cavataio as the graduate student representative in the Senate.

The complaints alleged the Gawronski administration was filling governmental positions with friends and supporters.

The administration was also accused of violating Bylaw Article V Sections 7 and 9 which require a campus-wide application process in selecting an elections director, one that complaints said couldn’t have been achieved in the 45 minutes it took to appoint Richeson and Smith.

Gawronski said he will be making applications for the vacant election director position available to students throughout campus this week.

“The campus-wide application has not been super-enforced in the past,” he said. “I want to start with writing an application that goes out to students campuswide, so that I can best fulfill the SGA Bylaws.”

The SGA has responded to the recent allegations by forming three new committees. The first,

the review committee, is composed of the treasurer, two senators and two House representatives randomly chosen by the House and a representative of the Office of Student Life. Grettenberger has previously stated he will step down from the committee because of personal bias. The review committee will review the constitutionality of the recent actions taken by the Gawronski administration.

Also formed was the constitution committee, which will review the constitution and deem if any changes should be made, and the ad hoc committee, which will focus on student concerns outside of the constitution.

Both committees, as stated in the bylaws, will be chaired

by Richeson and composed of representatives from both the Senate appointed by Richeson and members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House, Westland junior Patrick O’Connor.

All three committees were formed Monday night after the House and Senate meetings. Appointees to both committees have yet to be announced.

O’Connor said he is pleased the senators were confirmed by the House despite the controversy.

“I am glad that the senators were confirmed,” O’Connor said.

“They are all hard working, dedicated students and they should not be penalized due to what is out of their control.”

Testolin said the SGA did nothing wrong in selecting and confirming her as a senator.

“I understand the frustration that some of the senators have who did the work and had the signatures,” she said. “But at the same time, we should be utilizing the students and talents available in the SGA.” Richeson said the recent allegations are a positive sign of growth for the SGA. “I’ve been a part of previous administrations where the administration severely violated the constitution and nobody cared,” he said. “I think this is exciting and healthy. I’m glad to see the amount of attention this is getting. We have never had to use the review committee before, and it will only help the SGA improve.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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in an engineering class in high school,” said Sugden, an electrical engineering major.

The winning long-distance score was 107 feet and 4 inches

by Joe Strauel, a sophomore from Kingston, who happened upon the event when it had already started.

“I just made paper airplanes when I was younger,” Strauel said. “I also want to make a shout-out to and say thanks to

David Hill who helped me with the design.”

Strauel has the longest distance throw in the state, which means he could potentially move on to Austria.

Travis Wilkins received the high combined score of 14 for his airplane’s performance.

“Feels incredible,” the Milford junior said. “I came in not exactly knowing what this was all about, but I came out and won first place.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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TOP FIVE Story by Jessica Fecteau | Senior Reporter With only five weeks left of school, there are enough reasons to throw on sweatpants, forget combing your hair and drag yourself to class.

Spring weather has already sprung once and will again soon, and that should be enough of a reason to put some effort into a wardrobe.

Although the temperatures are getting warmer and less clothing is a trend in itself, wearing really low-cut shirts and low-waisted pants will never be a hit with professors, Su Kyoung An, assistant professor of human environmental studies, said.

“I know it’s a trend and it’s hot, so they wear just the slip lace shirt, but it’s too low sometimes and it’s kind of hard to tell them, so it’s kind of uncomfortable when we have conversations,” she said.

It might be the industry’s fault, but low-waisted pants are never good for bending, Kyoung An said.

“If they drop something on the floor then try to grab that thing, we can see their panty line or whatever,” she said. “Even if I’m the same gender I’m like ‘Oh no, that’s not good.’”

Whatever you plan to wear for the weeks leading up to summer, just remember to think bold and a little effort goes a long way.

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Although many guys may think this look is reserved only for the “bros” or “hipsters” on campus, the power of it is underestimated, said Alexandra Mauro.

“It is so simple to take a basic cardigan and pair it over a plain tee,” the Troy junior said. “It’s so easy, yet it looks so polished and makes girls go crazy.”

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TRENDS CROCHET “Crochet is coming back a lot more than before,” said Novi senior Sam Tarpinian. “Embroidery looking shorts and lace shorts are big, too.”

Flashing back to the ‘70s, the Woodstock-inspired crochet vests and lace blouses are often seen on people walking around campus. They’re a hit for the warmer weather because of their lightweight material and casual feel.

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BOLD PRINTS When bold colors aren’t enough, bold prints step in. People can find pretty much any design they want with the supply of prints that are available.

Alpena Graduate Assistant Lauren Goeller-Ness said prints take a outfit from plain to interesting with little effort.

“They add just enough to draw your eye in a good way,” she said. “Not all prints are good prints though, and you have to be careful matching.”

The classic floral print is popular as well, Kyoung An said.

“Flower print skirts, pants, short pants are all over,” she said.

The “mullet” look has been transformed into skirt form.

Maxi skirts are getting a makeover with the shorter in the front and longer in the back design.

Kyoung An said many of her students wear these to class.

“That’s going to be the one thing this season, I guess,” she said.

Shelby Township junior Alicia Neverman agreed the long skirt is “in” for the spring.

“Maxi skirts are definitely a big one,” she said. “I love them.”

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Su Kyoung An said pink, orange and yellow are hits among her apparel merchandising and design students.

Express sales associate Amanda Brotz said men love colored shorts this season.

“It’s a really preppy look, but they seem to all like it,” she said.

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Local businesses flourish as spring arrives in Mount Pleasant

By Hailee Sattavara Senior Reporter

The warmth of spring last week brought more people outside and into Mount Pleasant’s local businesses.

Buckley’s MountainSide Canoes, 4700 W. Remus Road, was renting as early as St. Patrick’s Day, said owner Liz Busch.

“I love having people come out and then get out on the

river,” she said.

Buckley’s features canoe, kayak and paddleboard rentals, which are new this year.

“You can paddle, kneel or lay down with the paddleboards,” Busch said. “It’s probably our most flexible watercraft.”

Busch took over as owner of Buckley’s in 2010 and said this year rentals occurred especially early. Last year’s first rental was on Earth Day in April.

“Students can book groups early for a big discount,” she said.

Busch said she is also working to organize a river cleanup and encourages students to get involved. Those involved with the cleanup will not be charged for rentals.

Other businesses When Doozies Ice Cream Place opened last week, crowds clamored to the pop-

ular spot, and business has been pretty steady ever since, said owner Clyde Dosenberry.

For 20 years Doozies, 1310 E. Pickard St., has been giving away free cones during evenings when they first open for the season.

“I appreciate everyone that comes out to Doozies,” Dosenberry said.

He said he hopes customers keep coming and trying some of their other products.

Barista Chelsea Hohn at Kaya Coffee & Tea Co., 1029 S. University Ave., said more people have been sitting outside during recent warm spring weather.

“We’ve sold a lot more fruit, cold lattes and smoothies,” the Grand Blanc sophomore said.

Barista Libby Motzenbecker said it’s interesting to see how the regular crowd changes with the weather.

“A lot more people come and go,” the Troy junior said.

“With the nice weather, everyone is in a better mood.”

To accommodate the warm weather, Kaya has consistently brewed more iced tea and coffee to serve customers, Motzenbecker said.

“It’s not as appealing to have a hot drink when you’re already warm,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

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Fashion inspiration: “My girlfriend helped me pick out stuff when we went shopping one time. Now I just to put together stuff on my own based on what I think looks good.”

His outfit choice: “I like wearing these pants with this shirt and jacket, so when I woke up this morning, I just knew what I wanted to wear.”

Favorite items: “I wear these shoes and glasses all the time.”

Fashion advice: “Some people just don’t care, but it’s really not that hard to try and look put together. Just put on things that you like to wear together that aren’t sweatpants and a hoodie every day.”

At the Society of Professional Journalists’ conference luncheon this weekend (full disclosure: I won stuff. Suckers.) a parfait was served as the only form of dessert. Hey, guys, thanks for serving dairy and giving us no choice there. Out of respect for those sharing my airspace and fear of mudbutt, I declined. My editor got two desserts. The lactose intolerant are people too.

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Isabella County Park revenue was not hurt by mild winter weather this year.

The number of year-round park passes was comparable to previous years, said Director of Isabella County Parks Sue Ann Kopmeyer.

“We had a very little window of snow,” Kopmeyer said. “We did not have many cross-country skiers.”

Kopmeyer said a lot of skiers hold annual passes and came to the parks anyway.

“It didn’t hurt the park revenue. On nice sunny days, if people can’t ski, they walk or run,” Kopmeyer said.

Isabella County Parks were able to prepare cross-county skiing trails once this year. This was accomplished by running a snowmobile with a track behind to level out what little snow had accumulated.

“We were able to groom once and it was melting by 11:30 a.m.,” Kopmeyer said. “This was unusual weather.”

Trails were clear alongside cross-country trails for those interested to walk in snowshoes.

Disc golfers and other park goers enjoyed the warm winter, Kopmeyer said.

Mount Pleasant resident Keith Frame said he was disappointed with this winter’s weather, and chose to venture north to crosscountry ski.

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Novi senior Amy Reinhold attemps to snowboard down the hill behind Lot 63 south of Kelly/Shorts Football Stadium along West Campus Drive in Mount Pleasant. “I finally got all my own snowboard gear this year and it didn’t even snow,” Reinhold said.

years that I haven’t been able to ski in Deerfield Park,” Frame said.

During a typical winter, Frame said he skis every Sunday, but this year he was not able to frequent Deerfield Park, which is two miles away from his home.

Kopmeyer said ice fishing was not plentiful this year because of limited ice late in the season and warm temperatures.

“People caught some fish, but the season was shorter of course than in past years,” Kopmeyer said.

Central Michigan University ski club member Justin Wilson said his sport was not impacted by the warm winter.

“We didn’t miss any of the weekends we had scheduled,” Wilson said.

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north to ski for planned races.

The mild winter was hardly noticeable in Marquette, Wilson said.

Looking forward to spring Kopmeyer said there are several upcoming events scheduled in Isabella County Parks.

May 19, Isabella County Parks will host paddleboard demos, as well as canoe and kayak rentals with Buckley’s Mountainside Canoes.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy.

Isabella County Parks are also working to coordinate a disc golf event, which would pair four golfers with a professional in a tournament.

AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ returns with a whimper, though Sterling still stellar

AMC’s “Mad Men” returned Sunday night after a 17-month hiatus. The two-hour season premier drew 3.5 million viewers, though the episode was a massive letdown.

The series executed its usual off-season chronological leap.

Season 4 ended in October 1965 with the announcement of Don Draper’s engagement to his secretary, Megan Calvert. Season 5 begins in June 1966, with the Civil Rights Movement gaining noticeable momentum.

Typical ‘60s fashion and design trends are now in full swing in the “Mad Men” world, most notably in the newly-wedded Don and Megan Draper’s Manhattan apartment during Don’s unwelcome surprise birthday party.

The scene brings into stark visual relief the ill-advised nature of Don’s marriage to Megan. The 25-year-old secretary, recently promoted to a position under Peggy Olson at the ad firm Sterling Cooper Draper Price (SCDP), is young and free-spirited. Their apartment and party guests are likewise brightly adorned.

Why is the serious, deeply troubled and reflective Don Draper, now age 40, living in an apartment with a zebra-print pillow?

Megan’s impulsive and highlysexualized cabaret performance for Don, in front of his SCDP coworkers at the party, is a long way from Betty and Don’s sterile, repressed existence in years past;

but how long can it last?

Not long, if Don’s embarrassed reaction is any indication. Megan lacks the sophistication of Betty Draper Francis, Don’s ex-wife, who was noticeably absent from the premier episode. Despite the predictable, angry make-up sex, Don’s marriage to Megan could be a house of cards built upon a midlife crisis.

As usual, Roger Sterling carries the day with witty lines like “The only thing worse than not getting what you want is someone else getting it.” But Sterling’s own second marriage has gone sour, and without bringing in new major clients at SCDP, Roger is growing increasingly marginalized at work.

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Be confident and not too forward. There’s nothing sexier than someone with confidence. Don’t mistake confidence with being a cocky jerk; guys make that mistake too often, and cockiness attracts the wrong type of girl.

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“I have a crush on my best friend, but I’m afraid to tell him. Sometimes I think we would work because we click as friends, but because of some of our values, I’m not sure we would last long-term, so I don’t know if it would be worth it.

Should I keep hiding my feelings or tell him? He’s not currently in a relationship and neither am I.” Since you are both single now, go for it. Don’t wait, because sooner or later one of you will meet someone, then you’re really screwed.

When you talk to him, don’t make the issue too heavy.

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Guys are pretty simple; either they like you or they don’t, so he should be able to give you a direct answer.

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If he does reject you, give yourself some time to get over things and try and be friends after. If somehow you can’t stay friends, then you weren’t as close as you initially thought, because real friends can make it through anything together.

The other possibility is he might like you and it could be the start to a great relationship. It’s while you two are dating when you’ll find out how compatible your values are.

The majority of the time, the best couples aren’t one that have everything in common, but they even each other out.

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If you do begin to date, you’ll find out if you two are really meant to last.

Either way, you won’t be in the dark anymore, pining away for a friend in secret.

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6B || Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012 || Central Michigan Life

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Meet Stephanie MMCC STUDENT. MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT.

At nine years old, Stephanie lost her mother to breast cancer. Two years later, her father died of cancer as well.

“That was a dark time,” Stephanie remembers, “but I didn’t let it control me or make me quit on myself. I decided that I’d grow up and try to make a difference for other kids like I was—those who lost their parents and need some extra support.”

Stephanie found a lot of support at MMCC. Due in part to help from MMCC employees, she received the largest private scholarship offered to community college transfer students and will receive up to $30,000 to finish her bachelor’s degree at CMU. Her degree will help her pursue a career in cancer research.

Only three other students from Michigan have received this scholarship since its establishment in 2000. Only 60 awards were granted this year from 785 applications.

Those are tough odds, But, then again, Stephanie’s had to face tough odds before. And Mid Michigan Community College has helped her get started.

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