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NEWS Radio show goes silent Hip-hop program “The Lo Down” was canceled Feb. 13 following an FCC profanity violation.

Ross in Lansing CMU president tells lawmakers to support higher education funding.

EDITORIAL Thanks, volunteers Students embarking on an Alternative Spring Break: you’re making the world a better place

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SPORTS Grappling for a top spot Central Michigan wrestling hosts the Mid-American Conference tournament in McGuirk Arena on March 3-4.

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CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE | CM-LIFE.COM | FEB. 26, 2018

FRATERNITY SUPPLIED ALCOHOL IN PEARCE HALL

By Emma Dale Community Editor news@cm-life.com

An Office of Student Conduct investigation into Phi Kappa Tau found that at the end of the Fall 2017 recruitment period, new fraternity members participated in a scavenger hunt that included drinking shots of alcohol in a Pearce Hall computer lab.

The fraternity also hosted a homecoming event near Kelly/ Shorts Stadium, under a pirate flag, while serving a temporary suspension. That same day the fraternity hosted a party at its “B-House” and a photo was published on Instragram with the caption “We’re not suspended, you’re suspended!”

PKT is one of three Greek organizations that have been suspended since the beginning of the Fall Semester. Pi Kappa Phi was suspended indefinitely by the university Nov. 15 after failing to comply with prior sanctions and a hazing complaint. Sigma Lambda Gamma was suspended Feb. 7 by its national organization after a hazing complaint.

“There’s a lot of great folks in Greek Life, there are a lot of fantastic people, but you do get some folks that give everyone a bad impression,” said Tom Idema, director of Student Conduct.

The national chapter of Phi Kappa Tau was contacted for comment for this story. They did not respond.

According to the investigation report obtained through Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, Phi Kappa Tau was temporarily suspended Oct. 5. The Office of Student Conduct received a complaint on Oct. 2 about a student who joined the fraternity. The student told his resident assistant about a scavenger hunt that was part of the big/little reveal, a Greek Life rite pairing a pledge with his mentor to create a big brother relationship.

“It was rough. They made us drink at every stop in the scavenger hunt to figure out who our big was,” the student was quoted

Phi Kappa Tau investigation shows refusal to comply with suspension by hosting Homecoming parties, photo stating ‘We’re not suspended, you’re suspended!’ as saying. “They didn’t force us to, but I felt like I couldn’t say no as they handed me alcohol and said ‘drink.’ Everyone else was doing it. I didn’t want to be the only one saying no — I got so drunk.

I didn’t like the things that happened later in the night that I did because I was so drunk.”

The temporary suspension opened an investigation of the fraternity conducted by Idema and Joe Finney, assistant director of Student Conduct. Throughout the investigation, which lasted more than a month, the two interviewed several fraternity members, including executive board members and outside sources involved.

The big/little reveal scavenger hunt required new members to go to every stop and drink a shot of alcohol. When recruits arrived at Pearce Hall, they were offered shots of alcohol in a computer lab by a “big sister.” New members were instructed to bring her a coffee, or some other gift, in exchange for the shot.

Idema said big/little reveals are “higher risk activities” since alcohol is sometimes involved.

His larger concern, he said, is that fraternities and sororities are not allowed to have scavenger hunts.

“Scavenger hunts happen a lot of times, but I’ve never encountered one that involved alcohol,” Idema said. “If you look at the (CMU) hazing policy, it says you’re not supposed to do scavenger hunts. The reason I’ve been given by national offices is because typically there’s a time element. If you’re running against the clock, you may do something you normally wouldn’t do in the realm of safety in order to beat the clock.”

According to the report, the “big sister” was working in a Pearce Hall computer lab that night. When she was interviewed, she told Idema and Finney she “always finds alcohol in labs in Pearce Hall” and that she had

consumed alcohol at work before.

Idema said the Office of Student Conduct reported her activity to the “appropriate people.”

INTERVIEW PROCESS While Idema and Finney were conducting the investigation, the fraternity was temporarily suspended. That means the organization was prohibited from participating in any official university activities and events.

As Homecoming was nearing, PKT brothers argued they needed to host an event for alumni. They went ahead with tailgating regardless of the suspension. Members interviewed said a tailgate took place in the football stadium, but no one wore their letters. A source in the report said they flew a pirate flag instead of a PKT flag. It is also noted in the report the fraternity hosted parties at its “B-House.”

A-houses are what most people associate with the term “fraternity house” and feature the organization’s letters on it. “B-houses” are other houses that often host parties because they are less visible and aren’t immediately associated with the fraternity. The PKT parties were confirmed by a Oct. 14 photo in which members posed in front of the B-House. An additional photo in the report, posted on Instagram, shows an ‘80s themed party that took place Homecoming night with the caption “We’re not suspended, you’re suspended!”

When it comes to the difference between main houses and “B-houses,” Idema said it doesn’t matter where the party takes place the university is responsible for student safety.

“What we look at is the code of conduct,” Idema said. “The code applies to students wherever you go — if you’re on campus, off campus, doing a study abroad trip.

As long as you’re a CMU student, the code applies to you.”

Many students don’t think the

code of conduct applies to them at a B-house, Idema said. The Fraternal Information and Programing Group (FIPG), which is the risk management policy for fraternities and sororities, covers how these organizations should operate.

Also noted in the report is a hazing allegation. A witness said someone reported PKT members on the railroad tracks at night walking in a straight line with their hands crossed in front of them. The hazing rumor was not verified.

The fraternity’s refusal to accept its suspension factored into the length of its punishment.

“The whole idea of the suspension was to keep people safe,” Idema said.

FRATERNITY’S FUTURE In an era when Greek organizations on college campuses are receiving national attention for hazing and bad behavior, Idema said there’s not much sympathy for fraternities that can’t follow the rules. In fact, one week before the scavenger hunt that resulted in its suspension, Idema and the Central Michigan University Police Department met separately with fraternity leaders for risk management training, which covers policies on social events, reviews the university’s anti-hazing policy and includes other information.

PKT’s behavior, he added, does not help the image of Greek Life at CMU. At the beginning of the

investigation, Idema said he felt the fraternity members were being honest. That opinion quickly changed after the witness statements became very similar.

“What is clear to me is that we were getting truthful information from people we were talking to until the group found out that they were being investigated,” he said.

“Then, in my opinion, they all got together, got on the same page of ‘what’s our story going to be’ and gave us that story.”

The fraternity’s three-year suspension, Idema said, is intended to give the organization a “clean slate.”

“We want to allow time for the people that are in the group to move on, graduate, go be great alumni,” he said. “And when they’re all gone then you want to start a new group with brand new people who don’t have the history or the knowledge (of) what has been going on recently.”

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Hip-hop radio show canceled, FCC violation cited as reason

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

“The Lo Down,” a hiphop and R&B radio program, was canceled after playing a song featuring uncensored swearing.

Sherry Knight, associate vice president of University Communications, said Federal Communications Commission and station guidelines require that students who allow profane language to play on radio programs must be removed from their positions.

The show, which aired on Central Michigan University's 101.1 The Beat, was canceled Feb. 13. It aired every Tuesday from 10-11 p.m since 2016.

Founder and host Lorielle Walker, of Walled Lake, was told the cancellation was due to violating FCC regulations after playing the song "Drinkin'" by Eastpointe artist JMSN (Christian Berishaj). The show was canceled by Audio Laboratories Manager Jim Bollella because the song included the word "sh*t" three times.

Central Michigan Life contacted Bollella and Heather Polinsky, chair of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, about the cancellation. Both said they are not authorized to speak to the media on the subject.

"The Lo Down" covered entertainment, politics and social issues on a music platform. Walker established the show in Fall 2016 during her

Josh Barnhart | Visual Editor Lorielle Walker, former host of WMHW-FM’s radio show “The Lo Down”, meets with demonstrators while protesting the cancellation of her show Feb. 21.

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Walker said the demographic and target audience is the black community at CMU. "It's designed off of a platform that intends to give people a voice," she said. "It's for anyone building their own platform. I give them that voice on campus where they can come and share their work."

According to FCC regulations, obscenity, indecency and profanity are prohibited from being broadcast on satellite, television and radio.

These categories are not protected by the First Amendment and can ultimately result in a station having their license revoked if a complaint and investigative warrant are issued.

Walker said she takes full responsibility for the mistake, but does not remember FCC regulations being enforced in the station. She also said her show received no complaints, warnings or issues prior to the song being played.

She said she did not sign

nor receive any formal documentation regarding the guidelines or its context.

Walker said the only enforcement evident in the Moore Hall studio is a single piece of paper with a list of phrases to say and not say on air.

"There's a lot that slides in that radio station, I've seen it," Walker said. "You can listen to that radio station now and you can hear some stuff that you probably shouldn't."

Prior to the series of events that took place after the song was played, Walker was not aware that "Drinkin'" included profanity, or that the term "sh*t" was even considered obscene language.

At 11:15 p.m. on Feb. 12, Walker and several of her co-hosts were exiting Moore Hall where they were stopped by Bollella.

Walker said he immediately began saying that a cuss word was featured in a song played during the 10th hour.

"I truly did not know," she said. "I still am apologetic. I would never want to do anything to jeopardize my position, my show or anything."

Walker said she removed the song immediately upon

Bollella's demand without hesitation. She said she was obedient with meeting him and program director and Farmington Hills junior Wesley Heidkamp.

At 5 p.m. the next day, Bollella said "The Lo Down" was canceled and asked Walker to hand over her keys.

"I was so overwhelmed with emotion because I couldn't believe that something like this was happening to someone like me — someone who's slept in the studio over night," Walker said.

On Feb. 14, Walker requested to speak to Polinsky.

The two arranged to meet the following day at 8:30 a.m. Over their email exchanges, Walker did not explicitly express what she wanted to discuss.

Walker arrived with five friends to provide moral support, including personal friends and co-hosts on the show. They waited in the hallway while the meeting took place.

"It was supposed to be a meeting between her and I, that's it. (Polinsky) didn't mention Jim," she said, adding she was shocked to see Bollella being waved into the meeting.

Walker said after she asked Polinsky why she allowed a meeting to occur after already making a final decision on the show's cancellation, Polinsky said, "You wanted a meeting so I'm giving you a meeting" and allegedly referred to the hip-hop platform as seemingly profane in content. "(Polinsky) said to me, 'This is the worst mistake you could've made,'" Walker said.

"Mistakes happen, but this is a learning institution and this is a learning station. If you can't make mistakes here, where will you ever be safe to make them?"

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Police: No. 1 tip is to ‘get out’ in case of active shooter on campus

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

Following a Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead, a national conversation about the protocol for dealing with school shootings was sparked across the U.S. Central Michigan University’s CARE Team is an on-campus group with representatives from several departments that deal with the health and well-being and academic success of students.

Within the team are CARE reports — confidential concerns reviewed by the CMU Police Department, including violence.

CMUPD Lt. Larry Klaus said police immediately respond to a location once an emergency is reported.

“We’re pleased to see people are reporting to the police,” Klaus said.

Faculty, staff and students are automatically subscribed to Everbridge — a mass communication system, Klaus said. The community receives notice of

acts of violence on campus via Central Alerts.

CMU police are trained to stop acts of violence, Klaus said.

The No. 1 thing to do in an active shooter situation is to get away.

“If you can’t get out, hide or lock the door to bypass the location,” Klaus said.

On the CMU website is a video titled “Shots Fired” that details what to do in the case of a shooting. The 20-minute video is available to view under “Training & Exercises” on the Emergency Management page.

CMU police works closely with the Risk Management, Environmental Health & Safety office to prevent acts of violence.

The university uses a Miami (Ohio) University guide about responding to an active shooter on campus. It is available in a section titled “Crisis Information.”

The guide defines an active shooter as a “person who appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.” In most cases, the active shooter does not have a pattern or method of selecting

REPORTING VIOLENCE If there is a threat of violence on campus, the following is recommended:

NOTIFY CMU POLICE IMMEDIATELY AT 911 ADVISE THE DISPATCHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Your name, location, and description of what happened • If there are injuries, determine the extent of the injuries • If a weapon is involved • If a threat still exists • If the perpetrator is still in the area • A description of the attacker and direction of flight Source: Emergency and Safety Procedures Guide

victims, the guide states, and most likely are using a firearm.

If an active shooter is outside the building faculty, students and staff are in, the guide advises to go to a room that can be locked, close and lock the windows and doors and turn off the lights. Students, faculty and staff are advised to get down on the floor. One person in the room should call 911, the guide states, and people should remain in place until police or a campus administrator gives an “all clear.” It also states people should not respond to unfamiliar voices.

If the shooter is inside the building, the guide states to lock the door if it can be locked. If not, find safety or see if you can safely exit the building.

If the active shooter enters an office or classroom, the guide recommends to remain calm. If possible, 911 should be dialed to alert police to the shooter’s location. If nobody can speak, then the line should be left open for dispatch to hear what’s going on. The guide states if there’s no opportunities to escape, then negotiating with the shooter is the next option, with overpowering the shooter with force as a last resort. If the shooter leaves, flee the area.

The guide states to have an escape plan in route and to cooperate with police in any situation.

Police officers’ emergency training has not been applied to real life situations of late. In 2013, an Isabella County man, Eric Lee Ramsey, 30, abducted a Grand Rapids-area student at gunpoint outside the Student Activity Center. Ramsey was killed by police in Crawford County and the student was aided by a family in a home on South Mission Street.

In his seven years at the CMUPD, Klaus said that instance was the last significant gun threat on-campus.

“It’s a safe community,” Klaus said. “It’s a safe campus.”

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CMU-PRODUCED FLINT WATER CRISIS DOCUMENTARY TO BE SHOWN MARCH 13 IN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM A documentary on the Flint water crisis titled “Nor Any Drop to Drink” will be shown 6 p.m. March 13 at Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. The showing is open to the public.

Central Michigan University Assistant Professor Cedric Taylor wrote and directed “Nor Any Drop to Drink.” It was produced by broadcast and cinematic arts faculty member Eric Limarenko, Coleman senior Donald Blubaugh and Director of New Media Initiatives Dan Bracken.

The project began in Fall 2016, focusing on the Flint water crisis that began in 2014. It begins with the financial issues that plagued Flint before the city’s water supply switched to the Flint River, to now, three years later

and the effect it has on the community.

The documentary brings the crisis down to a human level — featuring residents of Flint who have been affected in various ways, and how the problem has not been resolved after three years.

The purpose of the film is to create awareness and contemplation within the people who watch the film, Limarenko said.

“I want people to sit with the reality,” Limarenko said. “People are poisoned, children are poisoned, and it’s not getting fixed.”

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CHANGE We thank Alternative Spring Break volunteers for spending time to make our nation better As Spring Break draws closer, it’s easy to mentally check out.

You might have big vacation plans — going on a cruise, camping or a cross-country road trip with your friends. You might have no plans, opting to take a week-long time out for a well-deserved rest.

A number of you, 176 students to be exact, are gearing up for something more: an Alternative Spring Break.

To those of you leaving for the 15 different locations across America we say: thank you. In a world that’s pretty dark right now, you’re showing us charity and good faith — a reason to keep working for a better tomorrow.

Alternative breaks are a tradition students have participated in across the country. Jennifer Drevon, assistant director of the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, said not only has Alternative Spring Breaks grown — all three (Summer, Winter and Spring) have increased in signups and are projected to keep trending that way.

“For the (Mary Ellen Brandell) Volunteer Center and the institution as a whole, it’s a point of pride that students choose to serve for their academic breaks,” she said.

“In general, it’s a great way for students to get involved and learn about other Alternative Break opportunities or find out ways they

EDITORIAL can get involved locally when they return to the Mount Pleasant area.”

Being able to not just help out others across the states, but to bring that volunteerism back home is no small feat. Every helping hand counts. Every hour of charity means something to someone who otherwise would go without.

So as you’re finishing packing your bags, good luck. Whether you’re reorganizing pantries at a soup kitchen in New Orleans or helping to repaint a women’s shelter in Vermont, you’re making the world a better place.

To those of you who aren’t — keep this moment in mind for next year.

The volunteer center offers Alternative Breaks three different times during the year, not to mention international Alternative Breaks and Alternative Weekends (for those who want to volunteer but aren’t quite ready to make the leap across state or international borders).

It’s never too late to start volunteering.

It’s never a bad time to make a difference.

Courtesy Photo | Kourtney Koch Students help protect a sea turtle nest during their Alternative Summer Break in Palm Beach, Florida in August 2017.

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Getting rid of out-of-state tuition step in the right direction At their Feb. 15 meeting, the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees voted to standardize tuition rates, essentially getting rid of out-of-state tuition.

Their reasoning was because 85 percent of out-of-state students receive the President’s Award, which allows them to pay the in-state rate.

I am part of that 85 percent.

The President’s Award is the main reason I am at CMU. Without it, I would be $100,000 in debt just paying tuition for four years. This doesn’t include housing or living expenses.

CMU wasn’t even on my radar until I found out about the President’s Award and other academic scholarships available. After I toured CMU, I was sold. It has a great atmosphere, plenty of organizations to get involved in, and, most importantly, it was affordable.

Whenever someone finds out I’m from Minnesota, the first thing they ask is why I’m here. My answer is always the same: “I get to pay the in-state rate, so it was the cheapest college I applied to.”

When looking for colleges, I had three

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criteria: the college had to be larger than 15,000 students, it had to have a good mass communication program and it had to have a marching band. Sadly, very few schools in my home state fit this that profile. I knew I needed to look at other states.

However, finding colleges out of state poses another problem. As the number of options increased, so did the price.

According to the College Board, the average out-of-state tuition rate for public four-year colleges during the 2017-18 academic year was $25,620. The average in-state rate was just $9,970.

The reason for having two different rates has to do with the fact that tax dollars fund public education. However, a lot of states have been cutting funding, so colleges are relying more on tuition dollars to operate.

With these cuts in funding come tuition hikes. For many colleges, keeping in-state tuition low means increasing out-of-state tuition to make up for the difference.

For example, University of Wisconsin – Madison suffered severe budget cuts a few years ago with a decrease in state funding for the UW system.

According to UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, the cuts put the university into a $96 million deficit for the 2015-16 school year.

In order to make up for the deficit, the UW System Board of Regents voted to increase tuition for non-residents. Non-resident tuition for the 2014-15 school year was $25,523 and by 2018-19, non-resident tuition will reach $35,523, a $10,000 increase in four years.

Because of tuition increases like this one, it is getting much more difficult for out-of-state students to pay for college. Instead of worrying about how to pay off a six-figure loan, shouldn’t high school seniors be worried about getting into a college that has everything they want, even if it is out-of-state?

Students who grow up in Michigan are

lucky, because they have dozens of affordable colleges to choose from. At least one will match their criteria. Choosing a college in another state is a conscious, calculated decision — not a necessity.

According to the CMU Office of Institutional Research, 10.5 percent of on-campus students in September 2016 were non-Michigan residents. This is more than double the percentage from 10 years ago. By eliminating out-of-state tuition, I am sure this percentage will grow even more.

I, personally, am very happy CMU is getting rid of out-of-state tuition. CMU will be much more competitive among other colleges inside and outside of Michigan. I hope this decision will encourage other universities to follow suit, giving students more affordable options for college in other states.

Students on campus are calling for more diversity at CMU. Instead of just including diversity of race, religion and ethnicity, why not call for more diversity of home states?

Wouldn’t it be cool to meet people from all over the country instead of just Michigan?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Seek advising help often and early to save headaches, money TO THE EDITOR: When choosing where to go aftter high school, I knew all along that I was going to choose Central Michigan University. From the people, to the campus size and the quality of education I have received, I don’t regret my decision.

However, in my ninth and final semester here at CMU, there was definitely one thing that kept me up at night: advising.

I never thought I would be enrolled in college for more than four years, but here I am — finding myself thankful that I was able to graduate in under five. Unfortunately for me and many of my peers, our advisers have let things slip through the cracks, letting us take classes that we don’t need.

But their mistakes have cost us thousands of dollars.

I am one of the many students that receive financial assistance and take out student loans.

I’ve always considered frugality to be one of my strong suits, so when my academic adviser approved of three classes I didn’t need I felt betrayed and stupid.

That mistake cost me $4,700 in student loans and $2,200 in rent for my final

semester — money that otherwise didn’t need to be spent.

I began meeting with my academic adviser my sophomore year once I signed my major.

I did so not because faculty urged me to, not because CM Life told me to, not because my parents told me to — because I was fortunate enough to have been friends with older students that shared their horror stories of waiting to meet with their adviser.

This leads me to my next question: how was I even allowed to register for classes that I didn’t need? CMU students are expected to treat the Academic Bulletin as their Bible, so to speak. When the Bulletin is constantly changing, it’s very difficult to keep track of which classes count and which don’t.

This isn’t a new problem.

After doing some research, it appears CMU advising has been an issue for more than a decade, if not longer. In an MLive article published in July 2014, some alarming statistics jumped out at me: “Only 20.6 percent of new freshman graduate within four years and 48 percent graduate within five years, according to the CMU Office of Institutional Research.”

Another alarming fact stated in the article

was that CMU students graduate with some of the highest student debt rates in Michigan public universities — with an average of more than $31,000 for 2012 grads — a number surpassing student debt costs from the University of Michigan and Michigan State.

This is clearly not a new or uncommon concern among students, alumni and faculty.

In a past CM Life Letter to the Editor, Art and Design professor Al Wildey addressed his concerns about the university’s advising after reading an editorial published Oct. 18 titled “Don’t Let CMU Overwhelm You” that offered tips to students on how to be on top of their class scheduling.

Wildey noted that in 2011, CMU’s Office of Information Technology and Registrar Office collaborated in order to improve the advising system by establishing a degree audit system that would make transcripts and degree progress available to students and advisers in real time, which was built on Systems, Applications and Products in data processing (SAP).

He proposed switching from CMU’s current Advising Admin to a more functional program called Banner, a program that he and his students utilized while he taught at the

University of Idaho, which would adhere to CMU’s 2017-2022 Strategic Plan in respects to time and finances. Our current advising isn’t really helping anyone, including the advisers.

I feel as though adapting to Banner will take the stress and burden out of making time to schedule advising appointments. The program helps students receive their financial aid faster and only allows them to register for classes they need.

Academic advising meetings need to be seen as a key component in academic success just as much as studying and attending class. The Banner system requires meetings and approvals before students can register for classes, which is something I think CMU students and faculty would greatly benefit from. I know advisers don’t make mistakes on purpose, so why not adapt to a new software that would make their jobs easier too?

In the words of Al Wildey, “We can do better. For the sake of our students, we must do better.”

KAITLIN HORN Rogers City, 2017 alumnae

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For the third consecutive semester, the number of parking violations on campus has risen, with 14,257 citations being issued.

This is an increase of 2,027 tickets since Spring 2017.

The Central Michigan Police Department is trying to make sure on-campus parking works smoothly and safely, and isn’t concerned with how much revenue is or isn’t made through parking enforcement, said Capt. Fred Harris, the officer in charge of Parking Services.

“Our objective is not to mess with people, it’s just to maintain some type of parking management so it’s not chaotic out there,” Harris said. “I could care less if we lost half of our revenue, because it would mean more people are complying with the rules.”

The most common violation last semester was failure to display a permit. Meter violations and parking in a restricted area the second and third most common violations, Harris said.

There are 9,627 student vehicles registered on campus and 2,477 faculty or staff vehicles registered. Parking Services sold

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change to one permit for all residential lots instead of three.

The CMUPD met with the Student Government Association earlier this semester to discuss how parking on campus could be made simpler for students. The group plans to “meet again soon,” Harris said.

Even with the CMUPD efforts to alleviate student frustrations, some students feel not enough is being done.

Bay City junior Anna Cole is frustrated the commuter lots are filled so often.

“They give out too many (permits) for how many spaces there are,” Cole said. “If they built a parking structure, it could add more spots on campus.”

Grand Rapids freshman Jenna Zelasko agreed that a parking structure would be helpful and believes if there were more lots distributed across campus, it could help ease student frustrations with parking.

“I have a freshman parking pass, so I park all the way by the (Kelly/Shorts) Stadium and I live in Barnes (Hall),” Zelasko said. “It’s quite the hike. There should be more lots closer (to where students live), or some sort of structure.”

Harris said there is enough parking space on campus, but it’s not always in a place that's convenient for every student.

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8,665 permits to students and 2,395 permits to faculty or staff.

Total parking revenue last semester was $2.34 million, with $1.9 million coming from the sale of parking permits. More than $263,000 was from parking violation fines, with more than $80,000 coming from parking meters — including payments made on the Pango app, which allows students to pay from their phone instead of using quarters.

The most common areas for citations are Lot 3 near Ronan Hall, Lot 4 near Wightman Hall, Lot 56 near the Education and Human Services building and Lot 62 West near the Student Activity Center.

The most common citations in these areas are for expired meters or for parking with the wrong permit.

The CMUPD is brainstorming ways to make parking simpler for everyone, Harris said. The department is looking into systems that go by registered license plates and could do away with physical permits altogether, as well as a system that would allow students to see spaces that are available in a lot.

“Our objective is to introduce some further technology, just to make it easier,” Harris said.

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What is your opinion of the parking situation on campus?

"Students should (be allowed to) park everywhere for free, because we already pay for everything. If I'm a student at Central Michigan University, I should be able to park anywhere on campus — it shouldn't have to be only one place. When your classes are far (away), you want to park close to where your class is. For some reason, (Parking Services) doesn't like that — they just want to get your money."

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Women's basketball will top Buffalo for MAC title in Cleveland

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lready the regular season Mid-American Conference West Division Champions, Central Michigan women’s basketball has secured a first round bye in the MAC Tournament.

On March 7, head coach Sue Guevara will bring her team to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland looking to win their first MAC Tournament since 2013.

The Chippewas (23-4, 15-1 MAC) currently are first place in the MAC, with only one team, the University at Buffalo (23-4, 14-2 MAC), challenging the Chippewas for the No. 1 seed.

Buffalo may be CMU’s toughest challenge in the MAC Tournament, having been the only team to beat CMU in the regular season. WMU came close, but Presley Hudson just ushered a blowout with a gamehigh 31 points on Feb. 24 in Kalamazoo.

Here is a preview of what the Chippewas MAC tournament path may be: As the No. 1 seed, CMU would face the tournament’s No. 8 or No. 9 seed, which will likely become Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois, respectively.

CMU beat EMU by 23 points in Ypsilanti earlier this season and let off of EMU with a 13-point victory in McGuirk Arena in the second game.

The Chippewas escaped DeKalb, Illinois with an 81-78 victory over NIU in January, but handled the Huskies with ease at home with a 91-77 win on Feb. 21.

Regardless of the opponent, CMU has proved with two previous wins over both teams that it should advance to the tournament semifinals with a convincing quarterfinal win.

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likely face Miami (Ohio) or Ohio.

In its lone matchup with Miami this season, CMU dominated the RedHawks in Oxford, 84-66.

CMU also dominated Ohio in Mount Pleasant, 82-58. The Bobcats competed with the Chippewas throughout in Athens, but it still resulted in a 74-72 victory for CMU. Neither Miami nor Ohio average more than 70 points per game this season, and the Chippewas can outscore anybody. The team averages 83.8 points per game.

It will all come down to the championship game on Saturday, March 10.

I believe Buffalo will face CMU in the final. In their first matchup this season, CMU defeated the Bulls, 86-79, in Mount Pleasant.

Two weeks later, UB handed the Chippewas their first MAC loss of the season, 85-82, in Buffalo.

Guevara refers to the Bulls as the Chippewas’ “evil twin” because of the similarities each team holds. Both CMU and Buffalo has a scoring margin more than +11 and grab more than 42 rebounds per game.

Despite being the only team to defeat CMU in the MAC this season, I believe the Chippewas will defeat Buffalo in the MAC Championship. Guevara has never put together a starting lineup as lethal as this one, so this is the year to win it all.

CMU led the first game against Buffalo on Jan. 31 for all but 16 seconds — when the game was tied.

My championship prediction: Central Michigan 85, Buffalo 75.

Behind Presley Hudson's 31-point game in Kalamazoo on Feb. 24, Central Michigan women's basketball clinched the Mid-American Conference West Division regular season championship for the third straight season.

The Chippewas aren't done competing.

With the 2017-18 season coming to a close, the Central Michigan women's and men's basketball teams are focusing on the 2018 MAC Tournament.

Each of the 12 MAC teams qualify for the tournament. The top four seeds earn first round byes to the quarterfinals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The bottom eight seeds must play a first round campus site game to get to Cleveland.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Led by head coach Sue Guevara, CMU owns sole possession of the No. 1 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament — earning the Chippewas a first-round bye to Quicken Loans Arena.

Buffalo is projected to acquire the No. 2 seed with a 14-2 conference record, while Ball State follows with the No. 3 ranking. Miami (Ohio) is slated for the No. 4 seed, as Ohio follows in fifth place with a 9-7 record.

The bottom of the tournament will most likely consist of Bowling Green and Akron. The pair of teams are 2-14 against opponents in the MAC. In the 2017-18 season, CMU is 23-4 overall and 15-1 in MAC action.

“We are always going to try and chase perfection,” Guevara said. “We’re the ones being chased (in the conference).”

2017 TOURNAMENT RESULTS In the 2016-17 season, CMU entered the postseason with the No. 1 seed. The Chippewas earned a first round bye but was upset by eighth-seeded Western Michigan, 67-63, in the quarterfinals.

“We’re all frustrated,” Guevara said

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following last season’s postseason loss.

“We don’t get to play in the championship game and that’s been the focus all year.”

Junior forward Reyna Frost led the Chippewas in the 2017 MAC Tournament with 18 points and 17 rebounds, despite the loss. She will be returning to the MAC Tournament with CMU this season.

TOP PERFORMERS The MAC is led by Northern Illinois junior forward Courtney Woods. The 6-foot Australia native averages 21.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Huskies. She is third in the MAC in free throw percentage, converting on 84.6 percent of attempts.

CMU has two of the top five scoring players in the league in Hudson and senior forward Tinara Moore.

Hudson averages 18.4 points and 5.3

assists. The 5-foot-6 sharpshooter makes a league-high 3.9 3-pointers per game for a 44 percent clip.

Moore averages 19.3 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Chippewas. Meanwhile, Frost leads the MAC with 12 rebounds per game.

WINNING CHANCES The Chippewas are the front-runners in the 2018 MAC Tournament due to rebounding margin and the ability to score the ball with ease on offense.

CMU's particular concern might be on the bench.

Freshman guard Maddy Watters and freshman forward Kyra Bussell are the only bench players to play for more than 10 minutes per game. Bussell leads the bench with 2.7 points per contest.

The projected No. 2 seed, Buffalo,

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“We aren’t that far away from being where we want to be,” head coach Keno Davis said.

CMU defeated Bowling Green, 84-75, on Jan. 20 at the Stroh Center in Ohio, which is where the playoff game would be played.

In the 2017-18 season, Davis’ team is 0-3 against EMU and WMU, losing twice on the road and once at home.

“For us, it’s not about winning close games, it’s about making improvements (before the tournament),” Davis said.

In the 2016-17 season, CMU entered the MAC Tournament as the No. 11 seed. The Chippewas, with a 6-12 conference record, lost in the opener in overtime to future champion No. 6 Kent State, 116-106.

“This year, they know how important home court advantage is,” Davis said.

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used CMU’s lack of depth to its advantage in an 85-82 home win over the Chippewas.

“It was a really hard-fought game,” Guevara said after losing to the Bulls.

“There were some key moments where we lost our composure a little bit and they took advantage of it.”

Hudson played a team-high 40 minutes in the Buffalo loss. Frost and Moore played 38 minutes each. Senior Cassie Breen and redshirt freshman Micaela Kelly, the other two starters, played 34 minutes each.

As for now, CMU is the team to beat as the No. 1 MAC team.

MEN’S BASKETBALL The top three tournament seeds are practically set with Buffalo, Toledo and Ball State, but Eastern Michigan

and Western Michigan are tied for the final bye to Quicken Loans Arena. The Eagles and Broncos, both 9-7 in MAC play, will face off Feb. 27 at University Arena in Kalamazoo to try to snap the tie.

For fifth place, Miami (Ohio) and Kent State are tied with an 8-8 MAC record. Either of those two teams could jump both EMU and WMU for an early spot at Quicken Loans.

CMU is tied for last in the MAC West Division at 5-11 with Akron, Ohio and Northern Illinois. Due to overall record as a tiebreaker for three or more tied teams, the Chippewas currently have the No. 9 seed in the tournament.

With the No. 9 seed, the Chippewas would be set up for a game against against No. 8 Bowling Green. The winner advances play the No. 1 seed at

TOP PLAYERS Western Michigan senior guard Thomas Wilder, a 2018 NBA Draft prospect, is arguably the most noted player in the conference, averaging 19 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

“I’ll be happy he’s gone after this year,” Davis said regarding Wilder's performance against CMU. “It’s amazing what one player can do for a team and a program.”

Davis’ team is led by a sophomore sixth-man Kevin McKay, who averages 11.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 steals. McKay is CMU's most consistent player, even though he plays just 26.7 minutes per game.

DWINDLING ODDS The Chippewas have continued to come up “one shot, one rebound or one play” away in just about each game this season, Davis said.

The Chippewas do not have a good chance to win four straight games in March. The lowest seed to win the MAC Tournament in the last 38 years was Ohio, a ninth-seed, in 2010.

Men’s basketball needs change to stop late-game woes

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ith the way the Central Michigan men’s basketball team started the 2017-18 season, it seemed like finishing toward the bottom of the Mid-American Conference was nearly impossible.

A program-record 11 nonconference wins gave the fans hope for this season, after failing to go to the NCAA Tournament with two of the country’s best scorers last season.

Since MAC play started, CMU has failed to close out games in the final minutes.

It’s no secret — the entire team has said it before — it’s close to having a better record. It can’t quite get over the hump in the closing seconds.

But close doesn’t count in basketball: Wins and losses count.

It isn’t just the end of games that has hurt the Chippewas. Slow starts this season have also put them in a position for failure.

For example, against Western Michigan, the Chippewas lost 8381 in overtime. While that could have been one of the toughest MAC games CMU has played this season, the team allowed the Broncos to go on a 17-2 run in the first five minutes of the game.

Against Buffalo on Feb. 6, CMU allowed an 8-0 run in the first half and lost the game by six points.

CMU must be able to overcome the early deficit and go on a run for themselves.

In MAC play, the Chippewas (16-12, 5-10 MAC) have only lost two games by double figures.

So far this season, coaching staff has yet to switch plays or make adjustments at the end of all these close games.

At the end of the WMU game, junior guard Shawn Roundtree attacked the rim and got to the foul line. That is how they kept

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it close, since CMU is the best free-throw shooting team in the conference. However, they still lost the game in the end.

Driving creates more chances for open 3-pointers. While CMU is just 33.2 percent from beyond the arc, it has attempted more 3-pointers (795) than any MAC team.

There have been flashes of this team being competitive in conference play, but with three seniors on the starting five, fans should expect more wins. Wins just aren’t adding up, losses are.

The Chippewas are not a great team — they cannot finish games in the fourth quarter, even when the game has been close throughout.

Something needs to change in order for the Chippewas to dig out of this losing streak before the MAC Tournament.

Head coach Keno Davis must find a way to change CMU’s bad habits and salvage a win in the first round of the MAC Tournament.

If the Chippewas can win one of their last two games against either Ball State or Western Michigan at home, there is a possibility for the Chippewas to secure a home game in the first round of the MAC Tournament. This may be the only way the Chippewas can advance in the tournament, because they have a 9-5 home record, but have lost eight games on the road.

The fate of CMU’s season comes down to the last two regular season games against two teams that have already beat the Chippewas.

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Ross encourages state legislators to increase higher education funding

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

Central Michigan University President George Ross testified before the Michigan Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education on Feb. 22 at the Michigan Capitol Building in Lansing.

Among the items Ross discussed were CMU funding efforts and an update on the university’s sexual misconduct, harassment and discrimination policies.

Ross expressed appreciation for Gov. Rick Snyder’s funding increase. CMU will receive about $87 million from the state, according to Snyder’s recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year. CMU’s current state appropriations are $85 million.

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Despite the increase, he noted Michigan has dropped 23 spots in per capita state fiscal support of higher education

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ago — falling from $10,000 to just under $5,400.

“We believe that if our Great Lakes state wants a shot at the next Amazon Headquarters 2-type project, we must fuel our economy by investing in students and families pursuing degrees,” Ross said.

Ross mentioned CMU’s financial support for students, saying students have been supported with more than $61 million in university-funded scholarships each year. He added that CMU distributes more than $300 million in private and federal funds.

About 85 percent of CMU students receive some form of financial assistance, Ross said.

Toward the end of his report, Ross provided an update on CMU’s sexual misconduct policies. Ross discussed these policies at the Feb. 15 board of trustees meeting at the request of the board in the wake of the Larry Nassar case.

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“We at CMU are redoubling our efforts to be responsible, accountable and ultimately aware of what’s happening around us,” Ross said. “We are committed to equal educational and employment opportunities and to the elimination of all forms of prohibited discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct.”

Three years ago, CMU was one of the first Michigan public universities to adopt a separate sexual misconduct policy applying to students, faculty and staff.

Ross reiterated that firstyear and transfer students are required to complete an online training program before registering for the next semester’s courses. Faculty and staff are required to complete online training that promotes a harassment- and discrimination-free environment, Ross said. Student-athletes must complete a second training as required by the NCAA that is specific to athletics.

“Bottom line: We are seri-

ous,” Ross said of the policies.

“We are actively engaged in keeping our campus safe.”

Ross highlighted some of the progresses the university made in the last year. He mentioned a December report that stated CMU’s statewide economic impact was at $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2016.

He also said that all 62 physicians part of the College of Medicine’s first graduating class in May were placed in residencies.

Some student-athletes named in Ross’ report include former football quarterback Cooper Rush, a member of the Dallas Cowboys who graduated from CMU with a 3.89 GPA in actuarial science, and Reyna Frost, a junior forward on the women’s basketball team who wants to become an astronaut.

“That’s how we roll, with academic excellence, personalized learning, leadership opportunities, hands-on experiences, a strong sense of community and an extraordinary network of support,” Ross said.

NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

MICHIGAN REP. ROGER HAUCK SUPPORTS BILL FOR FUNDING ROAD REPAIRS State Rep. Roger Hauck, R-Union Township, voted in favor of a bill that would allocate money to repairing roads.

According to a press release, Hauck voted for the House of Representatives Bill 4321 on Feb. 21.

The bill, approved by the State House, includes money for road preservation and construction. The $175 million bill could be used as early as this summer, according to the release.

“We have additional money available right now, and there is no better place to spend it than improving our roads,” Hauck said in the release. “Everyone is sick of the potholes and the rough pavement. People

deserve better road conditions and we are taking a step in the right direction by approving this plan.”

The bill would include money for roads in counties, cities and villages in Michigan, the release stated. It noted the estimate amounts of funding are $173,048 for Mount Pleasant and $568,532 for Isabella County.

The allocated money for the bill is left over from a previous state government budget cycle, which means it wouldn’t require additional fees, taxes or budget cuts.

-Emma Dale Community Editor

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History faculty member wins award for book on African-Americans in golf

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

It was one Google search that led history faculty member Lane Demas down the rabbit hole, which resulted in him spotlighting the history of African-Americans in golf.

The United States Golf Association awarded Demas the 2017 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award for his book “Game of Privilege: An African-American History of Golf.”

Demas said the book narrates African-Americans in a game he said is “traditionally considered white, privileged and considered something that has little to do with black history.”

Demas arrived at Central Michigan University in 2008.

In 2010, he wrote the book “Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football.”

Central Michigan Life spoke with Demas about his latest book and what he hopes readers will take from it.

CM Life : Why do you think it is important to write books on subjects that haven’t been covered?

Demas: You either want bring a fresh perspective to an issue that people are aware of and try to have your own take or unique analysis — or you want to find stories, individuals and historical events that people are perhaps unaware of and you want to introduce those stories to people. With this project, I was doing that more. I was really introducing new people, new events and new stories that had perhaps never appeared in

Lane Demas print before.”

Was there a moment or event that happened that made you choose this subject?

When I was working on my previous book about race in college football and (when) you reach a point in any sort of book project, (there was a point where I thought) — did I choose the right topic? I was thinking about what to do next, and golf was on my radar. I had a major database of AfricanAmerican newspapers in front of me and I typed in golf on a whim — out popped 10,000 hits.

My first thought was (this computer is) broken. The biggest initial push for me was when I discovered how much material there was.

I also looked to areas where I felt like there was room for me to make a contribution. I wanted my next project to be more of a new territory.

What did you discover during your research?

A lot of things — most people are interested in the professional game. They’re interested in black players on the PGA tour before Tiger

Woods. Those are interesting stories. There’s 20 or 30 black men and women who competed on the PGA and LPGA tours before Tiger Woods. Those stories are valuable and interesting to me. The things that really got me going were little tidbits that were just remarkable.

I came across an old WPA report from the late 1930s — a New Deal report — where someone was writing about the poorest black neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas. They wrote: “The public schools are not really offering recreation after school, so here is what the kids are doing in the streets. They’re playing baseball, basketball and golf.”

Things like that would jump out at you — golf showing up in a place where you never thought it would show up.

We think of golf as manicured separate space and you build a golf course. In the early days of golf history, golf was something simple. You can drop a ball anywhere and you can hit it, you can stick a flag in the ground.

What do you want people to take away from this book?

I hope people are stimulated to learn more AfricanAmerican history though (this book). If golf brings you to the book, I hope that what you take from the book is a desire to learn more African-American history.

I have always considered myself, even though I write about sports constantly, not really a sports writer. There’s not a lot of fandom in what I write. It’s an outsider using sports to present what I feel most comfortable in and what my training is in, which is African-American history.

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR CENTRAL REVIEW LIVE STORYTELLING EVENT FEB. 28 Central Review, a literary journal at Central Michigan University, is still accepting submissions for its first-ever live storytelling event.

“Unwritten: An Evening of Crisis Stories Live on Stage” takes place from 7-9 p.m. March 12 in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

Marysville senior Delany Lemke, editorin-chief of the Central Review, said the live event will have five people perform.

Central Review is accepting one-to-two minute pitches of someone telling a true story about their life that involved crisis: identity crisis, a fight with someone — as long as it is non-fiction and about their own life.

Submissions can be in video or audio format.

The deadline is Feb. 28.

To send a submission, email it to cmucentralreview@gmail.com. Both students and

faculty can submit work.

Central Review has already received submissions that have really good stories, Lemke said, but she still wants more people to apply.

Lemke said she would frequently listen to podcasts of people telling interesting stories about their life, which inspired her to create the event. The event will be similar to The Moth, an organization focused on live storytelling.

Even if someone doesn’t have a story to tell, Lemke encouraged students to come to the event with friends.

-Emma Dale Community Editor

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Centennial Nights provides an event ‘for all walks of life’

By Isaac Ritchey Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Having accomplished the creation of what he perceives to be a less “trashy” location for Central Michigan University students on Friday nights, producer Chris Stewart has a new target for Centennial Nights.

“Getting people together from all walks of life is the goal of these events,” the Chelsea senior said. “We put on a wide variety of music so people can experience something new.”

Centennial Nights are produced and sponsored by Stewart’s Magical Mitten Productions, Ludington junior Jesse Weier and Lake Orion junior Spencer Roberts’ Skuzzy Boys

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including hip-hop, funk, rock and indie. The monthly event has grown to consist of nearly 300 CMU students and Mount Pleasant residents.

Inside the pillared entry door of Centennial Hall, 306 W. Michigan St., attendees will find lights, smoke and music filling the hall.

The former wedding banquet halls are transformed into chambers of human energy and music. The two rooms become the “Live Room,” dedicated to that night’s lineup of live music, and the “Vibe Room,” dedicated to DJs, hip-hop artists, hula-hoopers and dancing.

The most recent “Centennial Nights: February” took place Feb. 23.

February’s Live Room was headlined by Act Casual, a group of close friends from Detroit that began jamming in their basement eight years ago. The band combines elements of blues and funk instrumental jams to create three-minute songs.

“We put on a wide variety of music so people can experience something new.”

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“We came out to have fun, impress and get our name out there,” said bassist and founding member Dan Flynn.

Both January and February’s events began with cellist, “James,” from Western Michigan University.

“I have been to other (Centennial Nights) events,” Hillman junior Riley Appelgren said. “It is the local music that keeps me coming back.”

Psyntimental, an electronic, bass performing duo from Detroit that has performed at shows and festivals across the country, headlined February’s Vibe Room.

Other musicians featured in February’s Vibe Room included: hip-hop artist Cassius Tae, Beverly Music, R1xomusic, Pedro Pe$o, Cigs + Snacks

and Silent Lucidity.

At each event, Centennial Nights has an art raffle that benefits a designated local charity.

February’s event sent items and food to Women’s Aid Services, whose mission is providing safety and empowerment to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Centennial Nights features musicians, bands and local artists. There were six tables set up for these artists to sell and display their artwork at February’s event.

“The lights and music are all well done,” Manistique junior Bray Madjen said. “Centennial Nights is definitely the best music venue in Mount Pleasant.”

A March date for the next Centennial Nights event has not yet been announced.

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Football to play all but one game on Saturdays in 2018 season

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

Central Michigan football is back on Saturdays.

Central Michigan football is the only team with one midweek game, according to the Mid-American Conference 2018 football schedule that was released Feb. 22.

The Chippewas’ lone midweek game will be on Black Friday for the last regular season game of the year at Toledo. In 2017, the team played five regular season games during the week.

“This season of Saturday home games is what fans have craved,” said Athletic Director Michael Alford in a press release.

MIDWEEK VS. WEEKEND GAMES CMU averaged a reported 13,504 people at each of five home games in 2017. CMU’s lowest home attendance was on Black Friday, with a reported 8,744 people in attendance.

In three Saturday home games in 2017, CMU averaged 16,359 people in attendance.

The lowest attendance of the season was at Kent State on a Tuesday night when only 5,580

people attended the game.

Each CMU home game is on a Saturday. The team’s last home game is on Nov. 10 against Bowling Green. CMU will have a bye during Week 12, before the Nov. 23 Black Friday game.

Head coach John Bonamego said weekday games help with exposure, but there are smaller crowds in the stadium.

“Attendance is where it hurts you,” Bonamego said. “You have students that get up and go to class the next day and season ticket holders who live out of town, so it hurts the attendance of the league.”

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CMU will host Western Michigan on Oct. 20 at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. Last season, CMU beat WMU during a Wednesday night game in Kalamazoo.

The Chippewas travel to face Michigan State in East Lansing on Sept. 29. CMU holds a 3-7 all-time record against the Spartans. In 2015, the Chippewas fell to the Spartans in Spartan Stadium, 30-10.

In 2009, the Chippewas beat MSU, 29-27, behind a three-touchdown performance from former quarterback Dan LeFevour. Under Butch Jones’ coaching, Antonio

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Saturday, Sept. 1 Saturday, Sept. 8 Saturday, Sept. 15 Saturday, Sept. 22 Saturday, Sept. 29 Saturday, Oct. 6 Saturday, Oct. 13 Saturday, Oct. 20 Saturday, Oct. 27 Saturday, Nov. 3 Saturday, Nov. 10 Friday, Nov. 23

at Kentucky Kansas at Northern Illinois Maine at Michigan State Buffalo Ball State Western Michigan at Akron at Eastern Michigan Bowling Green at Toledo

Mackenzie Brockman | Staff Photographer The student section cheers as CMU plays against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 23 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Brown caught one touchdown and the Chippewas topped Kirk Cousins’ Spartan team.

Last season, the Chippewas topped Kansas, 45-27, in one of the first away games of the season. Now, the Jayhawks will visit Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Sept. 8 in Week two.

Homecoming is Oct. 8 against Buffalo. The Chippewas have three home games in the first three weeks of October.

AROUND THE MAC Kent State will take on Penn State, which finished ninth in the final AP Poll last season, on Sept. 15. MAC teams will also face Notre Dame, Miami and Northwestern, who all finished as a ranked team last season. On Sept. 8, WMU will travel to face the University of Michigan.

Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green and Akron have one more midweek game than the Chippewas. Each other team in the MAC has three or more midweek games.

Eight of the MAC’s 12 teams will play the final game of the regular season on Black Friday.

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Wrestling hosts 2018 MAC Championships March 3

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

After an 8-6 regular season, No. 20-ranked Central Michigan wrestling will begin postseason action this weekend in McGuirk Arena.

CMU will host the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championships March 3-4.

Competition will begins noon on both days.

The Chippewas finished second in the MAC this season after winning a tie-breaker over Old Dominion.

No. 3 Missouri won its third MAC regular season title. Last season, Northern Iowa won the regular season title and Missouri won the MAC Tournament championship.

Seedings for weight classes will be announced early this week, including how many wrestlers from each weight class earn automatic bids into the

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NCAA Tournament March 1517 in Cleveland.

Head coach Tom Borrelli feels there’s a special atmosphere to this year's tournament for his seniors.

“It’s nice to be at home, not having to travel, sleep in your own bed, that type of thing,” Borrelli said. “For (the seniors) I’m sure it’s pretty special.”

Borrelli noted the team has to be on top of its game to earn the 2018 MAC Championship.

"I’m sure their goal is to win the championship,” Borrelli said.

“We have to wrestle a heck of a tournament to do that. We have a very good team.”

Practice leading up to the tournament has been a challenge, said senior Jordan Ellingwood, a No. 15-ranked 184-pound wrestler.

“We’re making it really tough, especially on the starters, telling the younger guys to make everything harder than it has been all year,” Ellingwood said.

SENIORS AIM TO CEMENT LEGACY Seniors Colin Heffernan (No. 20, 157-pound weight class), CJ Brucki (No. 14 at 174 pounds) and Ellingwood look to win their first MAC Team Championship in their careers. They want to avoid being the secondstraight senior class to never experience winning the title for CMU under Borrelli.

Ellingwood is the only member on the team to earn individual MAC Championship honors, winning the title at the 184-pound weight class during his sophomore season in 2016.

“We got all our fans coming, it’s at home and I get to sleep in my own bed,” Ellingwood said.

“I’ve been waiting for (the MAC Tournament) to be at home for a while."

Brucki debuted in the lineup last season, finishing third at 174 pounds in last season's MAC Tournament while qualifying for the NCAA Tourna-

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BONAMEGO HIRES FORMER NEBRASKA GRADUATE ASSISTANT THOMPSON Following the departure of tight ends coach Sherrone Moore to the University of Michigan, Central Michigan football head coach John Bonamego has filled that vacancy.

CMU hired former Nebraska graduate assistant Tavita Thompson.

Thompson played collegiate football at Oregon State from 2004-2008 before becoming a graduate assistant coach, helping with tight ends and the offensive line for the Beavers and Nebraska.

The new job was first reported by Huskers Illustrated, a 247Sports-based website covering Nebraska sports.

The 6-foot-6, 275-pound coach started on the Cornhuskers staff in winter of 2015, but was pushed out with the hiring of head coach Scott Frost on Dec. 2.

Coming out of Honolulu (Hawaii) St. Louis High School as a three-star prospect, Thompson was ranked No. 500 in the 2004 class, according to 247Sports.

Thompson played offensive line for the Beavers. He started 13 games and helped win four bowl games.

Thompson is expected to replace Moore, who left for the University of Michigan after the 2017 season. Moore helped recruit and coach Tyler Conklin, a former CMU tight end who is preparing for the 2018 NFL Draft.

Moore also served as a recruiting coordinator in the 2017 season, a coaching vacancy that has not yet been replaced.

-­­ Evan Petzold Staff Reporter

Ariana Strzalka | Staff Photographer Members of the CMU wrestling team celebrate after redshirt freshman Matt Stencel pinned his opponent against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 9 in McGuirk Arena.

ment. Brucki aims for a MAC title this season, but a potential matchup with No. 4-ranked 174-pound wrestler Daniel Lewis likely stands in his way.

“In wrestling you really have to focus and take it one match at a time. I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t the match I was waiting for (and) training for,” Brucki said.

Lewis knocked off Brucki via major decision in their

lone matchup on Jan. 19 in McGuirk Arena.

“There’s a lot of things I didn’t do in (the previous match with Lewis)," Brucki said. "It’s a match I’m looking forward to, but I have to focus and take it one match at a time."

Heffernan was the lone Chippewa to compete in a championship match last season. He fell short in a nail-biting double

sudden victory loss to NCAA finalist Joey Lavallee.

“I hope I can get that rematch with him," Heffernan said. "If I do there’s definitely going to be a little bit of fire behind it, but I don’t want to look forward too much to that because I have to take care of business to get there first."

Heffernan’s senior season will be a special one. He will compete for a MAC title in the arena he’s called home for four seasons and potentially earn a bid into the 2018 NCAA Tournament in his hometown of Cleveland.

“I’m so excited for these opportunities,” Heffernan said. “I don’t know how many times people get their conference tournament at their home school and then go wrestle the NCAA Tournament in their hometown. I know I’ll have a good number of fans at the conference tournament rooting me on and even more at (NCAA Tournament)."

CHIPPEWA LACROSSE TEAM MAKES LATE COMEBACK FOR FIRST WIN OF 2018 SEASON By scoring the last five goals, Central Michigan lacrosse earned its first win of the 2018 season against American University.

The Chippewas defeated the Eagles (22),12-10, at Jacobs Field in Washington D.C. Sophomore Shannon Doyle led CMU with four goals, while junior Jocelyne Lemay scored three. Junior Anna Schoonover and sophomore Jessica Schuchardt scored two goals each.

“It was an impressive team win where we saw a lot of people step up,” said head coach Sara Tisdale.

CMU fell behind early, then Doyle scored back-to-back goals within a minute of each other to give the Chippewas a 3-2 lead with around 20 minutes left in the half.

American answered with four straight goals over the next 15 minutes of play to give the Eagles a 6-3 lead.

Lemay stopped American’s scoring run

with her first goal with 5:40 remaining in the half. However, the Eagles would regain momentum heading into the break on Emma Vinall’s goal with a minute before halftime.

After each team scored three goals to start the second half, CMU trailed 10-7 with 15 minutes remaining.

Lemay then scored her third goal of the evening at the 14:41 mark of the second half — sparking CMU’s scoring run.

After a goal from Schoonover, Doyle tied the game up with four minutes remaining.

CMU took the lead when Schoonover found the back of the net less than a minute later with 3:33 left. Doyle added an insurance goal with just a minute remaining to guarantee a win for the Chippewas. “(Schoonover) played so well at the end of the game,” Tisdale said.

-Andrew Glezen Staff Reporter

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Heavyweight Stencel finds SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE historic success during WOMEN’S BASKETBALL redshirt freshman season Wednesday, Feb. 28 Ball State 7 p.m. | McGuirk Arena

By Mitchell Vosburg Staff Reporter

Saturday, March 3

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Last season, freshman Matt Stencel redshirted behind heavyweight Newton Smerchek, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

Stencel has since taken Smerchek’s spot in the lineup and entered the record books.

The Oregon, Ohio native holds a 25-13 record, with 13 pinfall victories. Those pins are tied for 10th-most in a single season in CMU history.

Stencel is tied with NCAA runner-up Wynn Michalek, who registered 13 pins during his freshman season in 2007-08, and Kevin Vogel in 1987-88.

One more pin would tie Stencel for ninth-most with Greg Mayer, who earned 14 pins during the 1996-97 season.

However, the single-season pin record may be out of reach. Vogel earned 28 pins in 1989-90.

Stencel’s debut season will come across as surprising to some, except for Stencel himself.

“I don’t notice (the success) because that’s how I’ve been my whole (wrestling) career,” Stencel said. “I go out and wrestle for a pin.”

During his senior season at Clay High School in Oregon, he pinned his opponent in 39 consecutive matches on the road to his second-straight State Championship. He had 184 wins in high school, and only 18 losses.

Head coach Tom Borrelli is

Toledo 2 p.m. | John F. Savage Arena

MAC TOURNAMENT

First Round — March 5 Quarterfinals — March 7 Semifinals — March 9 Championship — March 10 Last 3 rounds in Cleveland

MEN’S BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb. 27 Ball State 7 p.m. | McGuirk Arena Saturday, March 3 Western Michigan 2 p.m. | McGuirk Arena

MAC TOURNAMENT First Round — March 5 Quarterfinals — March 8 Semifinals — March 9 Championship — March 10 Last 3 rounds in Cleveland

WRESTLING MAC TOURNAMENT Elizabeth Hosang | Staff Photographer Matt Stencel poses on Feb. 21 in the wrestling room

not surprised by Stencel’s success.

“We’ve always thought that Matt had a lot of potential,” Borrelli said. “He’s been inconsistent, been up and down a little bit. We’d like for him to be consistent, but I’m not surprised (with Stencel’s season).”

Stencel credits the coaching staff and his training partners to why he is progressing so quickly. “(It helps) having faith in my coaches and my training partners,” Stencel said. “I trust them to get me ready for matches.”

Stencel aims to finish the

season as MAC championship, but only has one obstacle in his way.

“I’m the only person that can stop myself in the MAC’s,” Stencel said. “I really think if I go out, have my confidence and just wrestle and think about wrestling my match then I shouldn’t have a problem.”

Borrelli believes the redshirt freshman is very capable of winning the MAC Tournament.

“If he wrestles consistent, solid, fundamental wrestling he’ll be fine,” Borrelli said.

“He’ll do well.”

Saturday, March 3 Day 1 12 p.m. | McGuirk Arena

NCAA TOURNAMENT Day 1 — March 15 Day 2 — March 16 Day 3 — March 17

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11 a.m. in Cleveland

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