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DAVIES TO BE FORMALLY INSTALLED AS CMU’S 15TH PRESIDENT ON MARCH 19 After more than six months at the university, President Robert Davies will be inducted as Central Michigan University’s 15th president on March 19.

The CMU Board of Trustees will hold an investiture ceremony to officially install the president and present him with the university medallion at 2 p.m. on Tuesday in Plachta Auditorium of Warriner Hall.

A reception will follow immediately after the ceremony from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Grawn Hall Atrium.

The ceremony and reception are open to the university and surrounding community.

The investiture of a university president is a long-established tradition that serves as a formal induction into office and serves as an opportunity to welcome and celebrate a new era as a community, according to the President’s office webpage.

Davies was appointed by the CMU Board of Trustees on Aug. 3, 2018. He began his tenure Sept. 1.

“He has charted for us a course of rigor, relevance and excellence,” said Board Chair Tricia Keith, who led the presidential search advisory committee.

“This path will grow CMU’s reputation and its enrollment. It will expand our impact on students, as well as on Michigan residents, communities and businesses.”

All university deans and faculty members are invited to participate in the investiture ceremony, either as members of the ceremony procession or as a member of the audience. Those who wish to participate in the ceremony procession must sign up by contacting Kyle Pybus-Jerome, ceremonies and events coordinator, at pybus1kc@cmich.edu.

A live video stream will begin at the start time of the ceremony, available for viewing on the President’s Office website.

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CMUPD ARREST REPEAT OFFENDER AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED Central Michigan University Police Department responded to three different reports of the same disorderly 21-yearold male the week before spring break.

At 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, CMUPD officers were dispatched to Trout Hall after a report of a disorderly person was called in by Trout Hall staff. The complaint stated that someone was screaming and yelling in a room in the hall. Officers made contact with a handful of intoxicated individuals including a 21-year-old male who didn’t live at the hall. The non-resident was told to leave the building.

Shortly after the Trout Hall incident, Isabella County police received a call of a male at West Campus Apartments, located across the train tracks.

“He was screaming and hitting vehicles with his fists,” said Lt. Cameron Wassman. The male was issued a notrespass letter on campus by the CMU Office of Student Affairs.

At 3:30 a.m. on the same day, officers were again dispatched to Trout Hall to the same room for medical purposes.

The 20-year-old male that was present during the first call continued to drink after officers had left and managed to

cut his ankle on a broken mirror. He was transported to McLaren Central Michigan hospital to be treated for the cut and for his level of intoxication. Around midnight on Feb. 27, officers were dispatched to the Courtyard Marriott hotel next to the football field for a report of disorderly conduct in the lobby. It was the same 21-year-old.

Pictures that were taken from the scene show that he broke bathroom and wall fixtures in his hotel room and broke up the closet doors. Damage costs were approximately $1,000.

“He wanted nothing to do with us and tried to walk away from the officers on scene,” Wassman said.

Right before the arrest was made, the 7/11 on Mission Street filed a complaint against the 21-year-old male who was acting disorderly in the store.

He was transported to Isabella County Jail and was charged with malicious destruction of a building between $1,000 and $20,000, two counts of resisting or obstructing officers, one count of a disorderly person and one count of trespassing.

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City endorses FAA communication regarding wind turbines

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

City commissioners decided to contact the Federal Aviation Administration regarding an alreadyapproved Apex Clean Energy Inc. wind turbine project March 11.

Before approving the project Jan. 31, the planning commission worked to eliminate three areas of concern, involving aircraft and pilot safety, noise and a form of light pollution called “shadow flickering,” which is caused by the shadows and reflections cast by the blades of a wind turbine.

The wind turbine project will affect five townships across northern Isabella County. Apex Clean Energy Inc. has submitted 157 terminal locations on about 50,000 acres of privately leased property (27 of the proposed terminals are within a 5-mile radius of the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport).

Director of Project Development Scott Hawken said the company has specified a maximum height of 600 feet to the tip of the turbine,

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Reporter Director of Project Development for Apex Clean Energy Inc. Scott Hawken answers questions raised by city commission about a progressing wind turbine project.

and the company is currently reviewing any impact the project may have on the community.

Hawken assumes the project to begin construction this summer with an expected completion date of October 2020.

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At the meeting, not everyone expressed support for the project.

Al Davis raised his concerns about pilot safety and visibility of the terminals to the commission.

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SGA discusses commencement ticket legislation

By Teresa Homsi Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Student Government Association Senate Leader Caroline Murray had to make an uncomfortable phone call last week — “I’m sorry grandma - you can’t come to my graduation ceremony.”

For decades, students have had to beg their peers for additional commencement tickets beyond the allocated ones graduates receive. Murray introduced her legislation to combat this issue at the March 11 SGA meeting. Murray’s resolution called for a regulated ticket pool system, which would allow unused tickets to be redistributed and discourage students from selling tickets.

“We don’t offer our students a way from our university to say, ‘Hey, can I have some more tickets?’” Murray said. “We leave it up to the market of students who sell. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a friend who will give you an extra ticket. Some people will end up spending upward to $50 for tickets, because who wouldn’t want their mother or grandmother to see them graduate?”

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Rosalie Bauman | Staff Photographer Senate Leader Caroline Murray explains a proposed legislation change in the Bovee University Center Auditorium March 11.

ing in the McGuirk Arena, and additional commencement tickets are not guaranteed in general admission. There is no regulated procedure for redistributing tickets for students in need of more or less than four.

Murray specified that the legislation is not asking for more tickets, but rather a revised system for redistributing unused tickets to avoid having to buy tickets from students for inflated prices.

“It’s already $60 for my regalia, which is the required cap and gown to walk across

the stage, after putting in tuition dollars,” Murray said. “I was an RA for how many years, I was highly involved. I’ve given so much to this university, I paid so much money, and somebody could profit off of my graduation by selling their tickets to me. That doesn’t make sense.”

In writing the legislation, Murray researched the commencement ticket process of universities that resemble CMU in scope and size, and other familiar Michigan universities.

“Of our peer institutions we give the least amount of tickets, and there is no option for students to request more,” Murray said. “Most institutions actually don’t even require tickets and if they do, they usually have it so you can get additional tickets.”

The legislation sparked discussion in the House, as representatives spoke up about their own experiences in getting tickets.

“I just want to speak in support of this because I’m going through the exact same thing,” said House representative Mitchell Wekwert. “I have a huge family who all want to see me graduate. But it’s really tough when I have a big family and only four tickets, and I have to have to pick and choose who is deserving to come see me graduate. I think this is a good way to

open up a solution for that.”

Another piece of legislation, authored by Sen. Brendan Shephard, focused on giving desk managers more benefits and training to better assistance in emergencies.

Since desk managers work for eight to 10 or more hours a week and are required to be on-call an average of 126 hours per week in addition to working holidays, the legislation calls for benefits that would “more closely match the effort toward their positions.” Desk managers currently receive a $1,000 scholarship per semester and are paid $9.85 per hour. The legislation suggests increasing the scholarship to $2,500 toward room and board costs, providing priority registration and implementing more useful training schedules.

“I was a deskie last year, and I worked closely with my desk manager and they work around the clock, sometimes more than RAs,” said House rep. Mackenzie Harville in the open discussion. “They do almost as much as RAs. They should get more training and should have their scholarship increase. They do a lot, and they’re great people because they do a lot.”

Both pieces of legislation were tabled to be voted on next week in order for House representatives and Senate leaders to take the resolutions back to the student body.

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SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, also known as “FOIA,” is a state law that gets mentioned often in the Central Michigan Life newsroom. It and the Open Meetings Act are both known together as Michigan’s “Sunshine Laws.”

This week, March 10-16, is “Sunshine Week.” We dedicate this time to highlighting the importance of open government and freedom of information. It’s a national initiative that was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors. Freedom of information is important to us at CM Life – and it should be to you, too. We believe the public deserves to know how elected officials and government entities are serving us. It is important for our readers to understand the obstacles we sometimes face when trying to get these stories to you.

A FOIA request is made when CM Life seeks public information from a government body (police, university, city commission, etc.).

We often use this kind of request when asking for public documents, police reports, dashcam videos and other content created by government bodies as they do work on behalf of taxpayers. All content created by government-funded agencies are public records, though the state law also includes many exemptions to FOIA. When we request information about Central Michigan University through FOIA, the request goes to the Office of General Counsel.

These, sometimes costly, requests are how CM Life has uncovered information that revealed the former dean of libraries was fired after multiple sexual harassment complaints, the actions of fraternity members that led to the group’s suspension, the investigation of an athletic training coach after he was accused of stealing prescription, as well as other stories.

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There are many challenges we face.

Often our requests are denied.

Once that happens the only alternative we have is to appeal that decision to the president of the university. Sometimes our requests are partially granted. That usually means we will receive documents, but many of them will be heavily redacted.

Quite often cost is an issue.

Recently, after the university made the unprecedented move to kick Phi Sigma Phi out of the Greek community, CM Life requested a copy of the university’s investigation. These documents, in all, cost more than $1,000. On average this year, if we have to pay for documents, we are paying more than

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Those requests add up. According to Michigan’s weak FOIA law, the university could legally charge us even more. In February, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive that

should make government entities respond to requests faster and reduce the cost associated with fulfilling a request. That’s a good start, but Whitmer shouldn’t stop there. We believe that recognized, affiliated student media should not be charged for FOIA requests at all.

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OPINION: General Motors layoffs hit close to home Zoe Newmann Staff Reporter

I was lounging on a black computer chair on the fourth floor of Moore Hall in a reporting class reviewing top news stories, when I first heard of a corporation announcement that hit a little too close to home.

It was Nov. 26. General Motors announced its plans to lay off more than 14,000 employees in North America.

I remember sitting in class and frantically texting my father about the news and asking him if he had lost his job or if the layoffs even included his position at GM. His response was “We don’t know yet but the world will turn, I know that for sure.

Please don’t worry, Zoe.” But how could I not?

The job cuts are coming from the North American offices and target about 4,000 white collar workers and 6,200 factory jobs. According to Automotive News, GM did not definitively say it would close the North American plants such as Oshawa Assembly in Ontario, Lordstown Assembly in Ohio and Detroit Hamtramck Assembly, but rather production would end and plants would not be given new vehicles to build. Although, powertrain plants in Warren, and Baltimore have not had products assigned since Jan. 1, 2019.

CEO Mary Barra sent out an email to all 50,000 salaried GM employees in North America before the announcement, offering voluntary buyouts to those with 12 years or more experience before the layoff announcements. The Detroit Free Press reported that GM had 17,700 salaried employees who met that criteria. It was difficult to realize that one of the 17,700 was my father.

Eligible employees had until Nov. 19 to decide. The severance packages included salary, and benefits for six months after an employee’s last paycheck. Executives could leave in December with an effective last day of Feb. 28 and receive a full year of salary and benefits, according to the severance materials.

My initial reaction to the layoffs was fear. I am a Central Michigan University

Courtesy Photo David and Zoe Newmann hiking through Young State Park in Boyne City, Michigan, Dec. 27, 2018.

student with a little sister entering college after I graduate this May. I was afraid for my parents, their retirement plans and our financial security.

The layoffs were announced in November and it was not until Feb. 4 that we heard the news about my father’s job status. He is still employed at the company he has dedicated almost 29 years to.

My family tried not to dwell over the anxiety we all shared regarding my father’s job over the holidays. It has something we had been through as a family before, during GM’s bankruptcy. My father was the most composed during this waiting period.

When my father received his email, it was a relief. He continues to work hard and contribute to GM’s success and growth. I know that my father has earned his spot at GM but it is still hard to forget that other families didn’t receive the same news.

After doing some research on the layoffs, I began to understand the reasoning behind them. The layoffs, the halt in production of six car models and the closing of

factories, were meant to downsize GM before the next downturn in the automotive industry. Although three months of not knowing whether my father had a job or not was difficult, I am still able to realize GM was just reacting to changing political climate, advancements in technology and what consumers in North America want.

GM announced that the layoffs were triggered by a change in a strategic direction. “We recognize the need to stay in front of the changing market conditions and customer preferences to position our company for long-term success,” the company announced.

Laying off 15 percent of its staff was just the beginning of the transformation and making room for future job opportunities and a more successful GM. The company expects to save up to $2.5 billion in costs this year and a total of $6 billion by 2020.

There is also a less than ideal political climate for the automotive industry. The company buyouts were offered in October, four months after steel tariffs were im-

posed by President Donald Trump. When it becomes more expensive to produce cars, corporations have to react accordingly.

The layoffs and factory shutdowns in North America are also a direct result of the consumers. All North American auto markets as manufacturers continue to shift away from cars toward SUVs and trucks.

According to the Chicago Tribune, in October, almost 65 percent of new vehicles sold in the U.S. were trucks or SUVs. That figure was about 50 percent just five years ago.

Jim Hackett, Ford’s CEO, also worked on a $25.5 billion reconstruction plan in 2018 that included layoffs, in hopes to remain competitive. The American auto industry continues to face challenges. Layoffs are just one way corporations can get through or prepare for economic hardships.

Even though there is a lot of tension regarding GM, good things are happening at the cooperation. GM announced its global product development workforce is working to drive “world-class” levels of engineering in advanced technologies and that its new resources allocated by the transformation will go toward electric and autonomous vehicle programs that will double in the next two years.

As technologies in the automotive world advance, so do the employees. The layoffs just signaled a change in the type of workers entering the automotive industry.

“We are going to continue to hire, because when we look at the skill sets that we need for the future, the vehicle has become much more software-oriented, when you think about the hundreds of millions of lines of code that are in a vehicle that operates today,” Barra told reporters at Automotive News. “That’s only going to increase.”

The GM transformation process will not be easy, and will continue to be misunderstood until Americans see the environmental and technological advancements that are made by the corporation. The company continues to hire new employees that better fit the new automotive industry.

As a daughter of a GM employee, it was hard to understand the reasons behind the layoffs. As someone who appreciates automotive advancements, I also look at the big picture, which is an environmentallyfriendly and safer future for transportation.

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Police prepare to keep community safe St. Patrick’s Day 2019

By Rachael Yadlowsky Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University and Mount Pleasant Police Departments are having more officers on staff this weekend during St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

According to MPPD Public Information Officer David Vandyke, extra officers will be on duty during the weekend in anticipation of bigger crowds and parties around the city.

“Police officers will be patrolling around the city to make sure that there are no nuisance parties going on and that people are acting appropriately,” Vandyke said. “That includes making sure no one is fighting, driving drunk, acting overly-intoxicated or illegally drinking.”

House parties are expected.

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of a nuisance party. Vandyke said that the department has a zero-tolerance policy on nuisance parties.

“For a party not to be labeled as a nuisance party, there are many rules. A few of the rules are to not have opened alcoholic beverages being consumed in a public area, a party shouldn’t play music loud enough to be heard 50 feet from the residence, the property can’t be trashed or have indoor furniture on it,” he said.

Find out more about what constitutes a nuisance party on the City of Mount Pleasant webpage.

Vandyke recommends that people who are legally able to drink should party and drink responsibly.

Partygoers should know their limit when drinking during the weekend and have a designated sober friend or contact to make sure they aren’t acting irrationally during the party and to safely bring them home afterward,

Quinn Kirby | Assistant Photo Editor A Mount Pleasant Police Department officer looks at students partying March 18, 2018 on Main Street.

he said. Police recommend to designate a sober friend to stay at the party to keep everyone safe.

“We just want people to be aware of themselves and limit their alcohol consumption so they don’t make any bad decisions,” Vandyke said. “Obey city ordinances and laws so we

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CMUPD will also be ramping up the number of officers on patrol during the holiday weekend. CMUPD warned that the weather may af-

fect the number of calls the department receives.

“Much like a lot of the other big weekends like Welcome Week and big football games like Western, we recognize that it’s a big holiday,” said CMUPD Lt. Cameron Wassman. “But the busyness of the holiday also depends on the

day that it falls on and what the temperature is going to be like.”

With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, Wassman said that the department may receive calls complaining about intoxicated students in classrooms or dorm rooms the Thursday or Friday before the weekend.

“In the past, we’ve received calls of intoxicated students disrupting classes or passing out in class, and that’s the kind of thing that we want to avoid happening,” he said.

If an intoxicated student is found on campus or in their halls, the officers will handle the situation as usual by writing them a ticket or arresting them if they are causing a disturbance.

In the past, CMUPD has offered some of their officers to pair up with MPPD officers to patrol the city and around the bars that will be participating in the “St. Practice Day” celebration happening on March 16.

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HEMINGWAY EXHIBIT AVAILABLE AFTER ‘UP ALL NIGHT’ TO OFFER FREE ACTIVITIES MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT MARCH 15 IN STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER

The Office of Student Activities and Involvement will host its annual “Up All Night” event from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.

March 15-16 in the Student Activity Center.

The event is meant to give students a night to take a breath before the arrival of exams. “(We hope it) re-energizes students to conquer the rest of the semester,” said Stephanie Hare, Muskegon graduate assistant in charge of Up All Night.

“With stressors being at an all-time high, (students) can relax for an evening and enjoy themselves.”

The event is open to students for free with the use of their student identification cards, and open to the public for an admission fee of $5.

The first 1,000 people to arrive will receive a free t-shirt.

“It’s kind of a carnival night,” said co-chair and Detroit senior Ahsha Davis.

The event will provide access to the film “Creed 2,” a skating rink, and glo-bowling for the first 100 people among numerous

other activities.

The swimming pool will be open to all.

Hare suggests that attendees bring swimwear.

There will be food provided at the event, which will include apple pie, chicken wings, coffee, pizza and desserts.

Hare’s target attendance for the event is to bring 3,000 students, but hopes more than that show up.

Up All Night has been happening since 2008 when it was initiated by Director of Student Activities and Involvement Damon Brown.

The addition of laser tag, photo booths, numerous volunteers and other friendsbased activities has kept the event a success for many years.

Thought the official flyers will be posted and spread out among academic halls, to find out more about the event and what it will include, refer to cmich. orgsync.com/upallnightactivities.

-Isaac Ritchey, Staff Reporter

The Hemingway Collection, located in Clarke Historical Library, showcases a love story between American novelist Ernest Hemingway and northern Michigan.

The exhibit offers keepsakes from Hemingway’s life in Michigan and the literary works it inspired. It also highlights experiences shared at the Hemingway summer cottage located on Walloon Lake, which the family occupied during the summers of 1900-1920.

The exhibit will be open until September 2019.

The collection includes items originating from the Hemingway family, manuscripts from friends and companions of the family and photographic pieces shared by the Little Traverse Historical Museum and Harbor Springs Area Historical Museum.

According to CentralLink’s preview of the collection, the Clark Historical Library has continually longed to expand its Hemingway collection, aiming to collect materials capturing northern Michigan from 1900 to 1920. Materials aim to celebrate the streams and forests Hemingway visited during his youth.

“It is also near and dear to our hearts as we have spent the last five months developing

the exhibit, and the last 15 years developing the collection,” said Exhibits and Projects Coordinator Janet Danek. During the exhibit’s opening ceremony, exhibit curator Mike Federspiel said the collection also offers a “peek behind the proverbial curtain” of collecting and showcasing priceless items.

“Each collection has its own unique story on how it started (and) how it grew,” he said during the ceremony. “The donations, the purchases, the lucky breaks, the near misses, the partnerships that resulted in friendships and a spectacular array of materials that preserve forever resources that tell a good story and are valuable to those wanting to learn more.”

Federspiel, Danek and CentralLink resources said the collection shares the story of an institute’s desire to expand, grow and illustrate history despite financial odds and all physical obstacles through an exhibit that took more than a decade to build.

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For about eight years, the Ginkgo Tree Inn has provided its guests with an overnight Victorian escape.

In 2011, the inn was opened on 309 N Main St. by Jean Prout, who did a years’ worth of refurbishing to the more than a century-old building. The Inn provides overnight stays, event hosting and bed-andbreakfast services.

The building the Ginkgo Tree Inn operates out of has been with Mount Pleasant since 1901 when it was built. The building process was perfect, Prout said.

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Prout in 2010. She is only the third owner in the building’s 118-year existence.

When she bought the building, it needed a lot of repairs and refurbishing. Prout said the refurbishing included replacing over 60 windows, adding six bathrooms, tearing off old wallpapers and replacing the roof. It took her over a year to complete the restoration.

“I was relieved that we were here,” Prout said. “We could open up and live our dream.”

Also on property is the Frenchstyle Chez Mimi, a small building even older than the Victorian-style Ginkgo Tree Inn. Between the two of them, there are ten rooms for renting. These rooms cost anywhere between $160-180 a night, and most have either a king- or queen-sized bed.

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akfast stay to community Andrew Mullin | Staff Reporter Jean Prout pose behind the front desk of the Ginkgo Tree Inn, Jan. 16, 2019.

hosting events. ude weddings, showers and e particularly e inn hosts over ar. unt Pleasant multiple events, s’ anniversary dibly satisfied e and ambiance. like a bridal

events manager,” Graef said. “She’ll arrange for you whatever you want.”

Helen Chase also hosted an event through the inn when she held her daughter-in-law’s bridal shower around four years ago. She said the shower was exactly how she arranged it and said the location was beautiful.

Both said it felt like staying at a home and that

Prout was very helpful with the planning.

While at the inn, Chase said her son and daughter-in-law participated in an old tradition called “lock your love.” Prout said the tradition involves a couple getting a specially engraved padlock and locking it somewhere by a river, most commonly a bridge. They then throw the key into the river, signifying everlasting love.

While she doesn’t have a bridge, she does have a fence behind the Ginkgo Tree Inn that overlooks the Chippewa River. There is a line of padlocks across the fence where newlyweds have “locked their love.”

Despite business doing well, Prout said she is planning on selling the Ginkgo Tree Inn. She currently lives in Lansing, where Prout helps her daughter with her Chick-fil-A restaurant. It’s becoming difficult for her to do both. She’s looking for someone to keep good care of the place. “(I’m looking for) someone who will love it and keep the vision alive,” Prout said.

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Shelter resident Chris Holtz sits on his bed with his phone on Feb. 2 at the Isabella County Restoration House Night Shelter.

Robert Hamell (left) and Kalin Prince (center) eat dinner together on Feb. 2 at the Isabella County Restoration House Night Shelter.

Jeremiah Dupler lovingly stares at his daughter Mya, 4, as they play cards together on Feb. 2 at the Isabella County Restoration House.

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People share their experiences with homelessness, poverty in Isabella County

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obert Fuller was homeless for five years.

Though he found a place to live December 2017, every day Fuller still experiences physical pain he received while living outdoors. His damaged shoulder is one of the reasons Fuller said he is still unable to find full-time employment.

Before he lost his home, Fuller used to run a transcription service out of his home office. Eventually, the small amount of work he received did not keep the business viable or his finances stable.

Fuller, 43, was evicted from his Mount Pleasant apartment in 2010, and lived outside for the better part of five years. When he became homeless, he slept on picnic tables, under bridges and on snowbanks.

He often stayed in the library during the day and crawled under a bridge to stay warm, covered by any coats and blankets he could find. Though Fuller tried to find a new job to help him work his way out of homelessness, his lack of a permanent address and other circumstances made it difficult for employers to consider him a viable job candidate.

“It’s kind of hard to get somebody to hire you when you walk in off the streets in clothes you have been wearing for a month,” Fuller said. “There’s no way to verify that you’ve done anything.

I always imagined that my application got thrown right in the trash.”

Things felt hopeless to Fuller until he began receiving help from the Mount Pleasant Community Church. They introduced him to the Isabella County Restoration House, a temporary, emergency homeless shelter located at 1114 W High St. Since his first stay there, Fuller has been able to secure housing through a voucher from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, which provides a living and rent allowance, but is still unemployed due to his shoulder tendinitis. His main source of income is donating his plasma. He hopes to restart the transcription service work once he can get a working computer than can run the programs he needs.

Fuller’s story of homelessness and poverty is not uncommon in Isabella County, which has one of the highest poverty rates in the state. Working with the Isabella County Restoration House, there are many local organizations working to help people like Fuller rebuild their lives.

HOMELESSNESS IN ISABELLA It’s difficult to get an accurate count of the homeless population in Isabella County. The number of homeless people in the Mount Pleasant area fluctuates throughout the year.

EightCAP, Inc., a private non-profit division of the Community Action Agency, serves Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, and Montcalm counties. The organization provides a diverse variety of solutions to address the causes of poverty in these communities including emergency and housing services for the homeless or financially unstable as well as Head Start and early childhood education services, according to its website.

Each January, EightCAP conducts a “point in time” count of homeless people living in Isabella County. The PIT count defines the people who are “literally homeless” - people who have nowhere to go and who are living outside, explained Christa Jerome, Manager of Self Sufficiency Programs at EightCap. In January 2018, the count showed 50 people. Because of the time of year, Jerome said the homeless population is at its lowest number. The homeless population increases when the weather turns warm. The January counts are mandated by the State of Michigan. Jerome said EightCap could do another one in the summer, but the agency doesn’t have the resources to do a second summer count.

“During the cold months, family members and friends will let those who are homeless stay with them because it is so cold,” Jerome said. “As soon as it starts to get nice in April, they say ‘I’m sorry, you can’t stay here anymore.’ Then people revert back to tents, encampments or park benches.”

And according to data looking at the entirety of 2017, EightCap found that there were 510 unique homeless individuals in Isabella County, with 167 of them being under the age of 18. This number increases to 1,090 when talking about people who are not literally homeless.

EightCap also looks at what they call “prevention clients,” Jerome said. These people are on the verge of becoming homeless because they may have received eviction notices. Some may be fleeing domestic violence. EightCap provides emergency services to these people.

Homelessness also affects the city’s public school district. Kim Funnell, Homeless Liaison Coordinator of the Mount Pleasant Public Schools, said the school district has seen the number of

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Residents of the day shelter sleep on couches in the main lobby March 8 at the Isabella County Restoration House.

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Rhonda Vancise looks for clothing at Clothing Inc. in the Isabella Country Restoration House. “I’m looking for some sweatshirts for my husband,” said Vancise, “There really isn’t anything here for him, he’s picky.”

homeless children increase over the past few years.

There are 95 homeless students in Mount Pleasant Public Schools, Funnell said, which is determined through the metrics of the federal McKinney Vento Act. Under this legislation, children living in homeless conditions are ensured equal access to public schools. Under this law, school districts consider most children with no permanent shelter homeless. This means “couch surfers” or displaced families living in motels are not included in the count.

The school district tries to help these students by getting them in touch with services like the Restoration House, which is open six months every year from late October to mid-April and is usually at capacity. Executive director Ryan Griffus said the organization served 206 last year. That included 21 families and 61 children.

“We could have served 500 people if we had the resources,” Griffus said. “We were at capacity most nights, so we couldn’t take in folks. We had to refer them to other agencies.”

During an average week, residents stay at the Restoration House during the day, but the residents are moved to a different location at night. Night shelter locations change every two weeks and remain confidential for the safety of the guests, Griffus said.

In addition to providing emergency shelter, the restoration house provides clothing, access to showers, meals and transportation to job interviews. Guests are allowed to stay with the Restoration House for 30 days through their self-sufficiency program.

Day Shelter Manager Jessie Black, a recent CMU graduate, is in charge of helping people move forward with this program. She said the program helps people make goals to obtain things they need to get back on their feet. “(These goals) are small things like getting a new birth certificate, I.D. and social security card,” Black said. “Eventually that all adds up to the big picture of obtaining employment, housing and transition into a self-sufficient state.”

After 30 days, if these goals and issue have not been addressed

by the guest, Griffus said they are given a 72-hour notice to find an alternate shelter. If they have been working at getting in touch with other resources and meeting their goals, the guest’s stay could be extended.

Once a guest finds stable shelter and is able to leave the Restoration House, they have a wealth of resources at their disposal.

Griffus said the same building the Restoration House is in contains The Pantry, a food pantry run by Community Compassion Network, and Clothing INC. He said when the guest is able to leave, they can go on something equatable to a shopping spree and get the supplies and clothing they need. They can even use these resources after staying at the restoration house. Griffus calls this symbiotic relationship a “continuum of care.”

Many who work or volunteer at the Restoration House will tell you there is more than one definition of homelessness. Griffus said what most people would consider “homelessness” to be is not what all homelessness actually looks like. Based on his own experiences of being homeless, Griffus said people survive by sleeping in parks, find temporary shelter at friends’ houses and sleep in cars and barns. Griffus said he never told anyone he was homeless. He said people knew he stayed at many different houses, but they never considered him homeless.

“There is a slice of the population that is unaware that there are homeless people in Isabella County,” Griffus said. “If you don’t see someone standing out on a street corner with a cardboard sign, then (they think) we don’t have (homelessness) in this community. The fact is homelessness looks far different (than the stereotype) in Isabella County.”

He said the main difference between rural and urban homelessness and poverty is the distance between resources. In urban areas, resources like the restoration house are closer together within walking distance, but not so much with rural areas. He said because resources are so spread out, people can become trapped in undesirable situations like domestic violence or drug addiction.

While homelessness is an issue in Isabella county, it is often a result of a larger issue: poverty.

POVERTY IN ISABELLA Isabella has one of the highest poverty rates in Michigan when compared to the rest of the state, according to Nancy Lindman, Director of Public Policy and Partnerships at United Way of Michigan. United Way conducts a study called “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed,” or ALICE. The study looks at the financial needs and struggles of counties across the country, according to the program’s website.

The report records how many people live under the federal poverty line in each county and how many people are below what they call the ALICE threshold. The federal poverty line is outdated metric rooted in the 1960’s, Lindman said. The ALICE threshold is based on cost of living - which includes food, housing, healthcare, transportation and childcare. ALICE is a more modern and realistic view of poverty in America and Michigan.

“It is for the first time identifying these households that may be working,” Lindman said. “(They’re) getting up every day, doing what you need to do and yet they don’t have enough income to cover the basics.”

The study found about 25 percent of people in Isabella County are earning wages below the federal poverty line and another 25 percent of people are under the ALICE threshold. The household survival budget - similar to the cost of living - for the county is $17,160 for a single adult and $49,692 for a family household.

One piece of data that does not reflect the high poverty rate in Isabella County is it’s unemployment rate. The current unemployment rate in the county is around 3.5 percent, said Christopher Rishko, CEO of Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! He said the low unemployment rate is the county is not always the best indicator of employment, since the number only reflects those who are actively trying to find jobs. He said those who are retired have

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Patrons get lasagna, soup, and greens from volunteers on March 7 at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen. The soup kitchen offers a hot meal and free goods, donated by the community.

disabilities are not included in this number.

While the cost of living is slightly lower in Isabella than the State of Michigan, the poverty rate is higher than the state average. Overall, 40 percent of people living in the state are living under either the federal poverty line or the ALICE threshold. When comparing federal poverty and ALICE statistics, Isabella county is one of the top 10 counties in terms of poverty. The most impoverished counties are: n Lake: 59 percent n Luce: 55 percent n Clare: 53 percent n Baraga: 52 percent n Schoolcraft: 52 percent n Wayne: 52 percent n Houghton: 51 percent n Alger: 50 percent n Isabella: 50 percent n Iron: 49 percent The City of Mount Pleasant has a similarly high poverty rate. About 61 percent of residents are living below either the federal poverty line or the ALICE threshold, according to the study.

Lindman said the student population at Central Michigan University may have elevated these numbers.

And like homelessness, poverty in the city of Mount Pleasant has affected children in the school district as well. The best way to find out how many kids in the school district live in some form of poverty is to look at how many kids receive free and reduced lunches. Funnell said almost 50 percent of kids in Mount Pleasant Public Schools receive these lunches.

However, this might not be reflective of the entire student population. Funnell said not all students who qualify for these meals are signed

up for them.

“It’s not required that families turn in those applications,” Funnell said. “We can’t mandate them to share their financial information with us.”

Funnel said the school also works with Community Compassion Network to give students take-home lunches, or “nutrition bags,” for every other weekend. This is done for students who have parents who work over weekends, because they may not be able to prepare food for themselves. She said any student can utilize this service, which is also offered during summer breaks and snow days.

During the recent school closings that resulted from severe cold, snow and ice, Mary McGuire Elementary School was open to any student from any school district to come in for warm food. Funnell said 20 students came each of the five days the school was open to get food.

She said the school district can only do so much in terms of helping children. Most of the faculty are mandatory reporters with situations like homelessness or domestic abuse. If they hear a student is struggling with these issues, the district will try and get the student in touch with resources like the Restoration House, food pantry and Clothing Inc. Recently, the Center for Applied Research and Rural Studies at CMU (CARRS) conducted a needs assessment survey in Isabella County, sampling 531 residents. The survey presented various questions to Isabella County residents about employment, safety, crime, healthcare and poverty. CARRS said they over sampled highly educated and wealthy people and about a quarter of the residents sampled have a yearly income of $25,000 or less. Even with this

sampling error, many of the people sampled expressed concerns related to poverty.

When asked about poverty in Isabella County, 67 percent of survey respondents said they thought “poverty is a major problem in Isabella County.” More than 30 percent of respondents believed “enough is being done in the county to help people get out of (poverty),” and thirty percent of respondents thought a lack of well-paying jobs is a “big issue” or a “small issue.”

The hardships of poverty and homelessness can affect any individual, but perhaps it has a more devastating effect when it’s a family affair.

THE DUPLERS The Duplers are a family of six, with four children younger than 10 years old. During their recent stay at the Restoration House, Jeremiah and Misty Dupler recalled the circumstances that led them to be homeless and unemployed.

For Jeremiah, over coming drug addiction and alcoholism will be the biggest obstacle he faces as the family searches for a new place to call home. Addiction stories are prevalent in the Restoration House. Black said substance abuse disorders are one of the more common reasons people become homeless.

Misty explains that she left Jeremiah last year, taking their four kids with her. Jeremiah drifted, traveling to homeless shelters in Detroit, Saginaw, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. Because Jeremiah has epilepsy, which he said makes him a liability in the workplace, he has relied on Social Security, picking up bottles and doing odd jobs posted on Craigslist.

At first, he couldn’t see how his substance abuse affected his wife and kids. He looks at

Do you need help with shelter, food or other basic needs? There are many local resources that are available to Isabella County residents. Contact the following organizations: n Listening Ear Address: 107 E. Illinois St. Phone: (989) 386-2774 Hours: 8:30 – 4:30 Monday through Friday n United Ways Address: 524 Mosher St. Phone: (989) 773-9863 Hours: 9 – 5 Monday through Friday n EightCap Address: 310 W Michigan Phone: (989) 772-0110 Hours: 8 – 4:30 Mondays through Fridays n MSHDA Address: 735 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI Phone: 517-373-8370 Hours: 8 – 5 Mondays through Fridays n Michigan Works Address: 5889 E. Broadway St. Phone: (989) 772-5304 Hours: 8 – 5 Mondays through Fridays n Isabella County Restoration House Address: 1114 W. High St. Phone: (989) 854-0183 Hours: 9 – 5 Mondays through Fridays, 9 – 4:30 Saturdays and Sundays n The Pantry Address: 1114 W. High St. Phone: (989)-863-4449 Hours: 2 - 6 Wednesdays, 8 - 1 Thursdays and the 2nd & 4th Saturdays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. n Care Store Address: 1114 West High St. Phone: (989) 773-3641 Hours: 12 – 6 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 – 6 Thursdays and 9 – 12 Fridays n Soup Kitchen Address: 621 South Adams St. Phone: (989)-772-7392 Hours: 8 - 1 Mondays through Saturdays n Clothing Inc. Address: 1114 W High St. Phone: (989)-323-3332 Hours: 9 – 4 Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 – 6:30 Wednesdays, 10 – 2 Thursdays and 9 – 1 Fridays n Student Food Pantry (CMU students only) Address: Located by the North campus Student Success center under Robinson Residential Restaurant.

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Misty, who is tearing up, as he recalls their time apart. Jeremiah said they will get through their current troubles and that, “We’ve been through worse, and we’ve made it out of worse. You (Misty) yourself told me that we have to hit rock bottom to be able to come up.”

During his time apart from Misty and his children, he would see families eating at McDonald’s and become emotional. His loneliness motivated him to try to seek help for his addictions. Jeremiah ended up at a facility in Midland where he received help to treat his addiction.

One of the biggest changes he made was to actively change the social group he finds himself in. He has made a conscious effort to be around people who support his choice of staying sober.

All of this is to be better for his family.

“This these seven months that I have been clean, I’ve taken my friend level down to around zero,” Jeremiah said. “I want friends, but I want to be able to choose the right friends and know that they’re really supportive.”

Struggling to raise four children alone, Misty was working a third shift job at a dairy farm and struggled to find someone to watch the

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kids while she was at work. Without a vehicle of her own, Misty was relying on a friend to drive her 20 miles to and from her job. Eventually, without stable transportation, she had to quit working at the farm.

One of the most prevalent trends Griffus sees with families coming into the restoration house is that they recently suffered a job loss or losses.

Along with job loss, he often sees medical events that lead families into debt where they can’t keep up with paying for bills or rent.

Late last year, Misty, Jeremiah and their children reunited. They stayed at homeless shelters and friends’ houses, before ending up in Mount Pleasant. They are seeking a place to live and jobs to better their financial situation. Jeremiah is hoping his past plumbing experience can help him become a plumber’s apprentice. Misty is hoping that she can find work at a dairy farm.

Their future hinges on Jeremiah’s sobriety.

“I hope that he stays (clean),” Misty said. “I can’t have my kids in that situation.”

WHAT CAUSES POVERTY AND BREAKING STIGMAS It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint a single issue that causes the poverty and homelessness rates in Isabella County to be so high in Mount Pleasant. Many social service workers have multiple takes on what might cause these levels to be so high.

Along with drug addiction, Black said she often sees two other common themes with the people she works with: One being misdiagnosed mental illnesses, and the other is a history of facing some form of childhood trauma. Unresolved childhood traumas cause these people to not have the development needed in that part of their lives.

“Almost every single one of our guests,” Black said, “has faced some form of child-

hood maltreatment, neglect or abuse.”

Failed economic ventures are another common theme seen at the restoration house. Griffus said many people come to Mount Pleasant from smaller communities looking for employment. What they discover is that they are unable to keep up with their finances. They become homeless while living here. He said many hopeful or failed business owners come through the shelter as well.

Many social workers and homeless people said they have heard stereotypes about people who are in financial struggles. But like many stereotypes, they see many inaccuracies with them. When it comes to substance abuse, while Black said it’s a theme she has frequently seen at the Restoration House, Community Engagement Liaison Sherry Pulverente said that it’s an overall small factor.

Both agree that most of the people who come through Restoration House have been employed until they fell on hard times. Black said that sometimes people must make difficult decisions in “no-win situations.”

“Sometimes it’s a choice of ‘Am I going to pay my rent or am I going to eat today,’” said Black. “When you’re faced with those challenges on an everyday basis, especially if you have kids as well, living in that state of survival becomes really difficult.”

One thing that Pulverente wants to stress to the community is they are here and that anyone who can should try to volunteer.

Griffus wants the community to collectively realize that the issue exists in Isabella County.

“This is a community issue,” Griffus said.

“We need to change our minds as a community (in regards to poverty), and really rally behind our programs.”

Jeremiah Dupler (left) and Misty Dupler (right) sit with their children before dinner on Feb. 2 in the Isabella County Restoration House.

STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FOOD, HOUSING INSECURITY The idea of homelessness and food insecurity is a reality for Central Michigan University students, along with county residents.

Recently, CMU opened a food pantry free for all students to use. Courtney Koch is the graduate assistant for the student food pantry and said there has been a large amount of students who use the pantry’s services.

Since it was opened, the student food pantry receives around 60 residents per distribution week, Koch said. The pantry is open and distributes every other week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A common trend Koch sees with students coming into the pantry is students who can’t stretch out their paychecks for food. She said most of these students have jobs as well.

“A common theme I’ve

seen is how grateful the students are that we have this resource (on campus),” Koch said.

She said it is estimated that 15 percent of CMU students suffer from food insecurity.

This estimate was gathered by looking at how many students were on financial aid and scholarships. She said there needs to be a campus-wide study to get a more accurate percentage.

When it comes to the city of Mount pleasant, there are more options for students who struggle with food insecurity. There is The Pantry, located at 1114 W High St., and the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen, located at 621 S Adams St. The soup kitchen is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays.

Sarah Adkins is the executive director at the soup kitchen, and said it is

common for them to receive county residents who are living paycheck to paycheck.

However, she does not see a lot of CMU students come through and utilize the soup kitchen, and she said she would like to see more students use the kitchen, since it is open to everybody.

It’s not just food insecurity that students may struggle with. In some cases, students may find themselves at the Isabella County Restoration House for emergency shelter or other needs. Ryan Griffus, Executive Director at the restoration house, said CMU students come into the restoration house semi-regularly when the restoration house is open.

“At least monthly we get students coming in for some kind of supportive service,” Griffus said.

-Andrew Mullin, Staff Reporter

Bob looks at his bike parked at the soup kitchen on March 1 at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen.

A line forms as lunch is being served on March 7 at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen.

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Hudson sends CMU to MAC Tournament semifinals

By Andrew Mcdonald Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

There were 12 seconds left.

Eastern Michigan coach Fred Castro elected to send Central Michigan to the free throw line intentionally with a 69-66 lead.

Time was running out and the faces of the Chippewas bench said it all — desperation mode. Sophomore guard Maddy Watters netted a pair of free throws. Nine seconds left. CMU fouled an EMU player, who made two more free throws.

Two more trips to the charity stripe would come for each program. Neither team missed a free throw. It was 73-70. No timeouts left for the Chippewas, and all they had was a prayer with five seconds remaining while having to inbound under their own basket.

Sophomore forward Krya Bussell tossed the ball to senior guard Presley Hudson, the all-time leading scorer in CMU women’s history. She began to dribble up the right side of the floor.

With such little time remaining, the expectation was EMU would foul Hudson before she could get the chance to even take a shot – just like the Eagles had done on CMU’s previous three possessions.

Instead, Castro let his defense play it out.

“There were five seconds left, I don’t know if I would’ve fouled,” said CMU coach Sue Guevara. “You trust your

defense.”

There was suddenly a feeling of chance that filled Quicken Loans Arena as the final seconds ticked off the clock, a moment that felt like an hour.

Hudson continued down the floor with a behind the back, cross-over dribble and weaved her way past half court. As she approached the left wing, senior forward Reyna Frost set a screen and Hudson gave a jump-step past it. With a lunge forward, she put all her momentum into the shot. The ball gracefully flew into the air, breaking silence over the arena.

The fate of her four-year career as a Chippewa was arcing toward the rim as the buzzer sounded.

Nothing but net.

Hudson’s team raced out to celebrate as she gave a fist pump. The crowd behind the bench went ballistic. Guevara pumped both of her fists toward the ground while letting out a scream.

On the heroics of Hudson tying the game at the end of regulation, No. 1 CMU (25-6) rose past No. 9 EMU (14-17) in overtime with an 88-80 victory in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals on March 13 at Quicken Loans Arena.

Hudson, during the post-game press conference, couldn’t recall anything like it in her life.

“Nothing even close to as exciting and emotional as that,” she said softly with a

smile.

The Eagles did everything right to play spoiler. They held a lead in the closing seconds and executed perfectly until the final possession.

Hudson made them pay.

In overtime, it was all No. 3 in a gold jersey. After Frost hit an and-one to cap off her double-double of 28 points and 13 boards, Hudson scored the remaining 11 points of the game.

“In the second half I wasn’t attacking enough or doing much,” Hudson said. “In overtime, if I got looks, I needed to be more aggressive and take shots.”

Hudson, like her fellow senior Frost, finished with 28 points. She had just seven points in the first half, four less than what she tallied in a five minute overtime period.

All-in-all, regardless of it being the quarterfinals with two potential games left for CMU in the MAC Tournament, Guevara said this game had all of the feels of March basketball.

“At this point, it’s survival of the fittest,” Guevara said.

“Right now, we’re moving on.”

With a half-second remaining and her CMU basketball career between her palms, Hudson did what she’s done so often in her entire career — knocked down a 3-point field goal.

But none of them carried this weight. None of them left the Chippewas marching on in March.

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SENIORS GUARDS AUSTIN, ROUNDTREE EARN ALL-MAC HONORS BEFORE TOURNAMENT

The Mid-American Conference has announced its AllConference honors, and two members of the Central Michigan men’s basketball team were named.

Senior guard Larry LARRY AUSTIN Austin Jr. earned the most JR. individual hardware with a spot on the All-MAC Second Team and All-MAC Defensive Team.

Austin ranks fifth in the MAC at 17 points per game in his lone season as a Chippewa. The Springfield, Illinois native is also the league leader in assists (5.8 assists per game) and steals (2.2 per game). Austin’s 68 total steals broke a program record for takeaways in a single-season.

Following Austin is senior guard Shawn Roundtree Jr. on the All-MAC Third Team in his second season with CMU. The Edwardsville, Illinois guard

ranks eighth in the MAC at 16.4 points per game. He is also fourth in free throw percentage (81.1 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.4 percent) in the conference.

The All-MAC First Team was given to Buffalo’s C.J. Massinburg and Nick Perkins, Bowling Green’s Justin Turner, Kent State’s Jaylin Walker and Toledo’s Jaelan Sanford.

All MAC programs will start the postseason tonight, March 11, in the first round of the MAC Tournament. No. 5-seeded CMU (21-10, 10-8 MAC) hosts No. 12 Western Michigan (8-23, 2-16) tonight at 7 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.

The remainder of the MAC men’s basketball tournament will be played March 14-16 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The winner of CMUWMU takes on No. 4 Kent State (22-9, 11-7) in the quarterfinals.

-Andrew Mcdonald, Sports Editor

FROST WINS MAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR, GUEVARA REIGNS AS TOP COACH

Four members of the Central Michigan women’s basketball team were honored as the Mid-American Conference released its all-conference teams and individualaward winners, voted REYNA FROST on by the head coaches, sports information directors and media members.

Senior forward Reyna Frost became the third CMU player to ever be named the MAC Player of the Year, while 12thyear coach Sue Guevara picked up her third MAC Coach of the Year honor.

Guevara, throughout CMU’s 24-6 overall and 15-3 conference record, has paced her team to success once again, delivering a MAC West Division title, outright MAC regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament.

Both Frost and senior guard Presley Hudson were named to the All-MAC

First Team, while Frost also cemented her name into the All-Defensive Team.

Sophomore guard Micaela Kelly earned a spot on the All-MAC Third Team.

For the second-straight year, the MAC Player of the Year has come straight from the Chippewas. This time around, it’s Frost. Just a season ago, it was forward Tinara Moore. Frost was also the MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2018, and she has a chance to repeat in the near future.

Frost averages 21.7 points per game, 13.5 rebounds and shoots 55.5 percent from the field. Hudson follows her with 20.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest. Meanwhile, Kelly shoots an impressive 41.8 percent from the 3-point line en route to 14 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

The three Chippewas have started all 30 games this season.

-Evan Petzold, Assistant Sports Editor

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Across

1. Spots 8. Young bird 13. Sports drink 14. “Hell ____ fury...”

16. Novel finish, often 17. More freaky 18. Levy, as taxes 19. Biologist’s focus 21. Ebbets Field great 22. Jonas the vaccine pioneer 23. ____ vu 24. High-speed connection type 25. Bono’s band, spelled out 26. Harass 27. One wearing cuffs 30. Tick off 31. Nile city 33. Prepare the presses again 35. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” girl 36. Bacon or Lamb 40. Usable without fees (acronym) 42. Fencing category

43. Mama pig 46. Kazakhstan sea 47. Franklin D.’s mother 48. “Li’l Abner” character Hawkins 50. Dancer who was a WWI spy 52. Vintage Ford 53. “Ararat” director, 2002 54. Light musical work 56. Mythical tale 57. Says over 58. Puff ___ 59. Took a breath

Down

1. Slipped back 2. Redding and Spann 3. Clambake dish 4. Cropped up 5. Search keywords 6. Alternative to .com or .org 7. Goes back and forth 8. Rosy face part 9. Brutus’“these” 10. “Let ___!”: high roller’s cry 11. Pipes up

12. Reflex 13. Equipment 15. Ostentatious 20. Scheme 22. Canonized woman of Fr. 25. Ornamental vases 26. Apiary residents 28. Dawn Chong, and others 29. Canal of song 31. Calculated a mean 32. ___ Springs (N.Y. resort) 34. Phrase accompanying a handshake 35. Glossy coating 37. Scorch 38. Not based on previous study 39. Pro vote 41. Skinned 44. Swan Lake role 45. Limp 47. Pooch that says “Arf!” 48. Kinda kin 49. Itinerary info 51. Hired worker 52. Netting 55. Ballpoint, e.g.

SOURCE: www.printable-puzzles.com

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