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Graduate student Rachel Wilson shares her story of sexual assault, seeking justice PHI SIGMA PHI KICKED OFF CAMPUS FOREVER

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Services for sexual assault survivors A program run by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe provides support and resources

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WE SUPPORT SURVIVORS In order to combat sexual assault we need to address it as a university

exual assault is an issue on university campuses across the nation. It’s an issue here on our campus, too. A student at Central Michigan University reported a sexual assault on Thursday, Oct. 4. At about 4 p.m. on Oct. 5, CMU sent out an email to all students, faculty and staff notifying them the incident had occurred on campus. The email stated a man approached a student, asked about a music festival and then assaulted her. On Tuesday, CMU announced it was permanently removing the fraternity Phi Sigma Phi from campus. “The decision reflects multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, hazing, dangerous behaviors and this spring’s death of one of its members following a fraternity social event,” an email to students stated. This week, we have published several stories about sexual assault – defining what the “Red Zone” is, telling the story of a survivor and the challenges she encountered with the Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and educating students about the resources available at CMU if this happens to them. Rape culture – when society normalizes sexualized violence, typically excusing male sexual aggression and tolerating violence against women – is especially prevalent on college campuses. Colleges and universities sometimes try to conceal the issue and pretend it isn’t a problem on their campus. Though the numbers in the university’s Clery Act report show a safe campus, we all understand that those numbers only tell part of the story: according to the 2018 Annual Fire and Safety Report, there were a total of 14 rape incidents on and off campus in 2017, with a student body of 18,000. If that number is truly accurate, that means less than two assaults a month occurred that year at CMU. That’s hard to believe. Nationally, the statistics on sexual assault are alarming: • One in every six American women has been the victim of attempted or completed rape in her lifetime, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. • One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. • Although thousands of people are victims of sexual assault every year, more than 90 percent of them do not

EDITORIAL report the assault. • More than 50 percent of those assaults occur in August, September, October and November. This time period shortly after the semester begins is known as “the red zone.” At a time when many young adults are living on their own for the first time and being exposed to parties and alcohol, they are at extreme risk of being sexually assaulted. This is reality. We often react to reports about sexual assaults as if they are isolated incidents. That’s simply not the case. Universities need to be transparent. All students should know where to find the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity. Students should know where the Title IX office is — Bovee University Center Room 306 — who our coordinator is and how to make a report of sexual assault. We need CMU to better promote where a survivor goes to file a complaint if they are sexually assaulted. We need to raise awareness and educate ourselves about the reality of rape on college campuses. This week’s timely updates about sexual assaults on campus at CMU were appreciated by us and the rest of the student body. We hope to see this philosophy about sharing information continue. If you need to talk to someone, contact Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates at (989) 774-2255. If you need to report a sexual assault, contact the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity at (989) 774-3253. We believe you. We want you to know that you are not alone. We know the university supports you, too. We support sexual assault survivors.

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Sexual assault survivor finds empowerment after her two-year fight for justice

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o you want to have sex?” She stared at the man standing near her. The woman, a recent transfer to Central Michigan University, was wearing his clothes. She laid on his bed, in his room, disoriented. She began to suspect that she had been drugged. “I just threw up and blacked out,” she replied. She remembers not understanding why he was trying to initiate sex after he had watched her vomit. He moved closer to the bed. The 22-year-old man, a familiar student leader on campus, stood over her. She said he told her that it didn’t matter to him that she had just been sick and that she had passed out. It began. She remembers him kissing her sweaty neck and face. She told police she could taste bitter vomit in the back of her throat as he forced his mouth on top of hers. She said she remembers him pulling her back to him each time she pulled away. As he laid on top of her, her body went still. She later told officers she didn’t know what to do as she became increasingly scared of him. The man on her weighed almost 250 pounds and stood six feet tall. She froze.

MEET RACHEL WILSON A first-year graduate student at Central Michigan University, Rachel Wilson is from Hudsonville, Michigan. This is her story. Being a college student is the one thing Wilson said she always felt she was good at. She earned a 4.0 GPA. She loves learning, going to class and studying. A Grand Valley State University transfer, her plan was to pursue a double major in psychology and neuroscience. By fall 2018, she planned to be taking graduate courses at CMU. Her experience that night changed everything. Wilson said she is no longer seeking justice, but she is trying to promote understanding – about the challenges survivors face when dealing with law enforcement and about the aftermath, which she said can w WILSON | 6

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Rachel Wilson before speaking at the SANE board meeting on Oct. 9, 2018.

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violate survivors just as much as an attack.

THE ASSAULT “Suck my dick.” That’s what the man said to her, Wilson told police, after he removed his pants and underwear. He put his penis in front of her face. No, Wilson said. “Don’t you understand how this works?” he asked her, according to the police report about that evening. “Why did you even come here?” She had already told him no several times, Wilson said, and she felt physically weak. Later Wilson told police officers that she opened her mouth and briefly performed oral sex on him. He took off her pants and underwear at the same time, Wilson said. It now seemed imminent. Wilson told police, university investigators and court officials that she never consented to sex with him – and that she was afraid. She wasn’t on birth control. Her mind raced – how could she protect herself from an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease? “Condom,” Wilson gasped. He insisted he was “good at pulling out.” He argued. He left briefly to get a condom from a roommate. She laid still as he pushed himself inside of her. Wilson stared at the ceiling. She felt his hands gripping her thighs, pinning her to the mattress. The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner who treated Wilson the following day documented the hand-shaped bruises on the inside of her thighs. She wished for it end. He finished. She felt numb, trying to comprehend how this had happened to her. As she lay there her adrenaline took over. It helped her regain some of her balance and strength. She franticly searched for her clothes. It was about 3 a.m., and Wilson had no idea where she was. She had no idea how she was going to get home. “Where are you going?” he asked as he watched her from the bed. She mumbled something about having an 8 a.m. class. “I couldn’t think of anything else,” Wilson recalled, “but to get out of there as fast as I could.” EARLIER THAT DAY Wilson spent hours at the library on Aug. 31, 2016. She was writing her personal statement for her graduate school application. Tired and anxious, she felt she needed to unwind. She wanted to take her mind off of school for just a couple of hours. Wilson had met a guy, and she wanted to get to know him better. He was friendly and funny. She texted him and asked if he’d like to go out and “grab a beer.” He replied yes. Wilson was excited. They agreed to meet at The Cabin. It was a busy Wednesday evening – The Cabin’s popular $2 Pitcher Night – and it was packed with students. Wilson arrived at about 10 p.m. He was late. Wilson was excited to meet her new friend, so she decided to order a beer while she waited for him. The music blasted as she worked her way through the crowd to the bar. A bartender took her order and handed her a glass of beer. Finally, he arrived — with another woman and other friends in tow. She was disappointed. It now seemed she wouldn’t get to spend the night getting to know him. Nonetheless, she was determined to have a good night. An 8 a.m. Organic Chemistry lab would prevent her from staying out too late. Wilson sipped her first beer as she and her friend chatted, yelling to be heard over the music. Not long after he arrived, the man ran into a friend at the

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Rachel Wilson poses on Sept. 23, 2018.

bar. He enthusiastically introduced Wilson to his tall, personable friend who she later described as talkative, outgoing and a “life of the party” type of person. “Everyone at the bar seemed to know who he was,” Wilson said. “He was talking to more people than I even know.” Wilson and the friend of a friend made small talk. After a few minutes he left to talk to other people. “You should get to know him, he’s a really nice guy,” said the man who Wilson intended to meet that night. His comment annoyed and confused her. Was he trying to set her up with his friend? She ordered a second beer and sat down at a table with a group of people. Wilson recalls having a nice conversation with the energetic, charming person she had been introduced to. She thought the beer tasted bad, so she drank less than half of it before ignoring it on the table. When she stepped away from the table, and began walking to the bathroom, Wilson began to feel “weird.” “I remember thinking everything feels strange; a sort of out-ofbody experience,” Wilson said. “At the same time, my body felt overly relaxed.” Suddenly, Wilson felt she was not acting like herself. Wilson describes herself as a shy, reserved person. That night she recalls being a “chatterbox.” She initiated long conversations with girls in the bathroom she had never met. When she returned to the table, she talked loudly with everyone — especially with the man she’d just met. Weeks later when questioned by CMU’s Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity investigators, a witness said he thought Wilson was drunk that night because “she was being loud.”

“I had absolutely no inhibition. I had no little (voice) inside of me saying, ‘You shouldn’t do this, it’s getting late. You have lab in the morning. You drove your car here, Rachel,’” Wilson said. Based on their interviews with her, police suspect Wilson was drugged that night. Unfortunately, they would never be able to prove it. The SANE nurse who administered Wilson’s rape kit the following day told her that any date rape drug would no longer be in her system, especially because Wilson had vomited several times. The nurse did not take any blood or urine samples for evidence. Wilson’s new talkative friend stayed by her side all evening. A cab was waiting outside, the man told Wilson. Together they got up from the table and walked out of The Cabin.

AT HIS HOUSE “Get up. You’re going to get us in trouble,” Wilson recalls him saying to her as she laid in the grass outside of his house. Why would we get in trouble, she thought to herself. Wilson had stumbled out of the cab and according to the OCRIE report told investigators that “she was unable to get up and everything was really spinning.” She leaned on him as he helped her walk to the house. They entered through the back door of the house and went into his bedroom. Something was wrong. Wilson felt she was about to be sick. He handed her a trashcan and she “vomited so violently it hurt,” Wilson told OCRIE. When it didn’t appear that she was going to stop throwing up, he became concerned that “something medical” was

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going on with Wilson he later told OCRIE. He summoned the man who introduced him to Wilson earlier that night, and the woman who was with him, to the house. The woman helped Wilson change into clean clothes. Wilson passed out. The men sat together in a nearby room, according to the OCRIE report, talking and drinking “a small amount of scotch, neat.” After about 60 minutes the man and woman left. Wilson was now alone with a man she had met only a few hours before, in his apartment, unconscious.

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED “I think I was raped.” During her appointment at the Counseling Center the next morning Wilson broke down. The counselor advised her to go to McLaren Central Michigan Hospital. She was examined by the SANE nurse and met with a Mount Pleasant Police Department officer. On Sept. 1, 2016 at 10:32 p.m., he texted her. Him: I was really worried this morning... Him: I’m sorry I didn’t walk you home. That was really rude of me Him: U there? I’m confused Her: I’m here. Him: Did (the mutual friend) give you my number? Why didn’t you text me Her: Yea. Because I didn’t want to :/ what do u want me to say Him: Well I guess I’m just confused Her: About what? Him: Are you mad? Her: Yeah I am Him: Wait really Her: Yea Him: At me? Her: Yea Him: Why? Can I call you? Her: Did someone put something in my drink? Him: Seriously? Her: U realize I drank two beers Him: Can I call you? Him: Listen, I’m not that guy Him: Please Her: Really? Because you really insisted on sex after I got done puking my brains out Him: Woah Him: No that’s not quite what happened Him: Please can we talk on the phone LATER THAT DAY Him: I’m so sorry Her: I don’t know what to do Him: I honestly thought you were serious when you said you want to have sex Him: I’m so sorry Him: Please don’t Him: What can I do? Him: I wanted to like hang out and get to know you Her: I wasn’t u were just so persistent and I thought u knew that I said I didn’t feel like it when I said it the first time Him: I don’t remember that at all Him: I’m so sorry Her: Don’t panic ok? Him: I just remember you waking up and me asking you saying we could if I found a condom Him: This could ruin my life Him: I’m like having a panic attack Him: I’m so sorry In the days that followed, they continued to communicate. They met up in the Down Under Café to speak face to face. She was confused and conflicted. Wilson thought she would be better off if she forgot about that evening and forgave him. She felt bad for him – he cried and told her he was “not raised that way.” He told her that his mother had recently died. He told her in a text message that an adviser was going to help him connect with

Yeah I am Wait really Yea At me? Yea Why? Can I call you? Did someone put something in my drink? Seriously? U realize I drank two beers Can I call you? Listen, I'm not that guy Please Really? Because you really insisted on sex after I got done puking my brains out Woah Courtesy Photo Rachel Wilson poses during her graduation from CMU in May 2018.

substance abuse counseling. He has sisters, he told her. 8:33 p.m., Sept. 2, 2016 Her: What’s going on? Him: I’m trying to be present with my friends but I just keep thinking about every possible what if running through my mind every time I’ve been with a girl in the last year and just like picking apart every moment to see if I might have been too drunk to hear someone’s hesitancy even if they ultimately said yes and like just running through every possible scenario and how my family would feel if I got arrested and like ppl I might have hurt and not even known it. I’m trying so hard to trust you and my own memory but now I’m second guessing everything and I’ve been just totally out of my mind all day. LATER Him: Like what if there is someone else? If they find out about your kit that might sent someone over the edge I don’t even know about. I could still be hurting ppl even if I get help

OCRIE INVESTIGATION On Oct. 19, 2016, Wilson informed the OCRIE office that she wanted to move forward with an investigation into that evening under the university’s sexual misconduct policy. The OCRIE investigation lasted the rest of the fall 2016 semester. Wilson met with representatives of the office several times. To begin the investigation, she first had to tell her story of the assault, in explicit detail, to OCRIE representatives including Katherine Lasher, executive director and Title IX coordinator. She provided them with text messages which, she explained, showed evidence of his guilt. He also met with OCRIE representatives and presented his interpretation of what happened that night. Throughout the investigation, he maintained that he and Wilson engaged in consensual sex. He told investigators he asked her several w WILSON | 8

No that's not quite what happened Please can we talk on the phone 8:33 p.m., Sept. 2, 2016

I'm trying to be present with my friends but I just keep thinking about every possible what if running through my mind every time I've been with a girl in the last year and just like picking apart every moment to see if I might have been too drunk to hear someone's hesitancy even if they ultimately said yes and like just running through every possible scenario and how my family would feel if I got arrested and like ppl I might have hurt and not even known it. I'm trying so hard to trust you and my own memory but now I'm second guessing everything and I've been just totally out of my mind all day.

Like what if there is someone else? If they find out about your kit that might sent someone over the edge I don't even know about. I could still be hurting ppl even if I get help

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ation right and the survivor be given the truth. That truth seems to be the prosecutor’s office has to be assured of a win otherwise it does not either have the legal skills or desire to take on a difficult case.” Holmes was contacted for comment for this story. He declined to be interviewed, but did send an email response: “The facts surrounding her involvement with Mr. Elliott were unfortunate. Those facts however, when viewed in a light of what is necessary to obtain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt, were simply insufficient,” Holmes wrote. “Ms. Wilson disagrees with that assessment and is angry with my decision to dismiss the case against Mr. Elliott, as a result of the insufficiency of the evidence.  “The ill-advised decision to issue criminal charges in this matter by a resigning prosecutor, coupled with the inexperience and lack of reference of the assigned Assistant Prosecutor, left me with the difficult decision of ending a flawed case before any more unintended consequences were realized.” Holmes was defeated in the Aug. 6 primary election race for Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney. Republican David Barberi will face King on the Nov. 6 ballot.

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times if she wanted to have sex and she answered “yes” each time, if he used a condom. He said he was innocent. The investigation concluded on Dec. 20, 2016. OCRIE found in Wilson’s favor and determined that the man had “engaged in sexual assault” according to its report. The office found that he engaged in sexual contact with a person who “was incapacitated on the evening of Aug. 31.” She “therefore was incapable of consenting to sexual activity,” the report states. OCRIE recommended that he be “suspended from the university for an appropriate amount of time” and that he have no further contact with Wilson. He did not return to Mount Pleasant the following semester. Student Government Association posted that the campus leader resigned “due to personal reasons and opportunities.” Wilson didn’t return to CMU either. Depressed and disillusioned, she moved back home seeking comfort from her family in Hudsonville. She spent the next few months working, spending time with her family and trying her best to move on from what happened to her that evening. In April 2017, Wilson received a phone call from a detective, informing her that the results from her rape kit had come in. DNA had been found in three areas on her body—on her cervix, her stomach and in her anus. Up until that point, she wasn’t convinced she should press charges against him. She felt she already endured so much trauma. When she received the rape kit results, she decided to press charges and move forward with a criminal investigation against the man who she believed sexually assaulted her.

POLICE INVESTIGATION Wilson traveled to Mount Pleasant to give detectives a formal statement and to confirm she wanted to press charges. During the following months, she received frequent calls from Mount Pleasant detectives updating her on the case. Detectives filed a warrant to swab her attacker’s mouth and collected the sample in November 2017. Wilson’s complaint was sent to the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office in August 2017. Prosecuting attorney Risa Hunt-Scully told Wilson she believed her. She also told Wilson that she felt they had a strong case. Wilson’s case was assigned to assistant prosecutor Larry King, who is now running for prosecuting attorney in the Nov. 6 general election. Wilson said King also told her that he thought they had a good, strong case. On Jan. 9, 2017, Ian Elliott of Cheboygan was arrested and arraigned on three charges: two counts of sexual misconduct in the third degree and assault with attempt to penetrate. Wilson was set to face Elliott, the former Student Government Association president, in Isabella County District Court. He posted bail immediately. Elliott was contacted for comment for this

Courtesy Photo Rachel Wilson (right) and a friend outside of the Capitol Building in Lansing on April 26, 2018.

story. He declined to be interviewed. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 1, 2018. The purpose of a preliminary hearing is so the court can decide if there is enough probable cause to believe that a crime was committed. The court can weigh evidence and testimony of witnesses to screen out cases that cannot be later proven at trial. Wilson took the stand and was questioned by defense attorney Joseph Barberi for more than two hours. Because no blood or urine samples were taken from Wilson at McLaren, Barberi stated that Wilson could have taken drugs prior to the incident, causing her to be incapacitated that night. Judge Paul H. Chamberlain bound the case over to circuit court. A jury trial was scheduled for May 7, 2018. Wilson’s case would never make it to trial.

NOT STRONG ENOUGH Interim Prosecutor Robert Holmes had been appointed to the position after Hunt-Scully left office to take a job in the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. Three weeks before Wilson’s case went to trial, assistant prosecutor King informed her that the case was being dismissed. Holmes, who had never met her, was worried that Wilson was “not strong enough” to withstand a jury trial, she said. Wilson demanded to meet with Holmes and scheduled a May 11 meeting in his office. When she arrived, Wilson was accompanied by Det. Chuck Morrison, who worked on her case, and a victim’s advocate who did not speak to Wilson during the meeting.

Holmes immediately told her he dismissed the case because he felt there wasn’t enough evidence, Wilson said. She “could have run away,” Holmes told Wilson as he continued his reasoning for dismissing the case. Wilson said Holmes dismissed the hand-shaped bruises on her thighs, saying they were only evidence her thighs “were being used as leverage” during sex. The acting prosecutor also told her that King solicited the advice of Steve Thompson, the CEO of No Zebras, emeritus CMU faculty and former Sexual Aggression Service director. During his comments, Wilson said that Holmes implied that Thompson, a nationally-recognized expert, didn’t think the case was strong enough. An email from Thompson to King obtained by Central Michigan Life shows a different story. Thompson sent a blistering rebuke after he learned that his name was used to try to convince Wilson that her case is too weak to take to trial. “... It is a rare sexual assault case that is not difficult. The case was dropped prior to any substantive discussions with me. Had I been consulted I would have been able to address how you could overcome some of these difficulties,” Thompson wrote. “Not only was Holmes not telling the truth, it was unprofessional behavior attempting to make me the one responsible for your office not moving forward with the case. Because of the actions of your office a young woman and probably a few others at that meeting question who I am. This is not acceptable. “I have attempted to speak with Holmes but my call has not been returned. I want to know what will be done to attempt to make this situ-

MOVING FORWARD AS A SURVIVOR Wilson will never have her day in court. She officially lost her chance to pursue a legal case against Elliott on Sept. 1, 2018, when the twoyear civil statute of limitations passed. Wilson spent the last two years fighting for closure and getting people to understand what she went through by reliving her story — telling it over and over again. Her experience with the Isabella County prosecuting attorney’s office, Wilson said, felt like being violated a second time. “An entire county of adult professionals who are trained in serving justice to people are turning their back on me and invalidating everything that I brought to them. I felt like I couldn’t trust or turn to anyone,” Wilson said. Despite all of it, Wilson wants you to know that she is going to be OK. She won’t ever be the same, but she has found her voice. This experience taught her just how far her voice can carry. On April 26, she shared her story with hundreds of people during the “Consent Forum” at Survivor and Ally Empowerment Day in Lansing. On Oct. 9, Wilson attended the SANE board meeting to speak about the need for more thorough and regulated sanctions for rape kit examinations. After she completes her graduate program in 2020, Wilson will begin her career as a counselor. She wants to work with victims of trauma so she can help them through the hardest times of their lives. Wilson has no doubt that she will be fighting for, and alongside, sexual assault survivors for the rest of her life. She is passionate about being a sexual assault survivor advocate and educating people about the many ways others try to impede these investigations. Wilson is positive that by making her voice heard, and telling her story, that she will be part of the movement to end campus rape culture. She is not a victim. She is a survivor.

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PHI SIGMA PHI KICKED OFF CAMPUS PERMANENTLY By Ashley Schafer Community Editor news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University fraternity Phi Sigma Phi has been permanently removed from campus as of Oct. 9, according to an email sent out by the university. The message warned students to avoid Phi Sigma Phi’s gathering and events throughout the email, and cited significant safety concerns as a reason for the fraternity’s removal. “The decision reflects multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, hazing, dangerous behaviors and this spring’s death of one of its members following a fraternity social event,” the email stated. Kevin Ajluni, a former member of PSP, died on May 5 from injuries after falling down the stairs. “A trail of repeated, similar accusations against Phi Sigma Phi over the past several years shows a significant threat to the safety of our students,” said Steven Johnson, vice president of Enrollment and Student Services. “Our concerns have been affirmed multiple times by the inability to find witnesses willing to discuss allegations. “At this point, we say definitively: Phi Sigma Phi is officially removed from CMU forever. We caution all students to avoid the group and events hosted by its now former members. The national chapter of Phi Sigma Phi released a statement the day the news of the perma-

nent removal. In a Oct. 9 press release, the national chapter stated that CMU “chose to revoke the (CMU) chapter’s recognition based on secret and unproven allegations.” The national chapter said that the allegations made were unspecified and unproven. “Several members and former members of the CMU chapter of Phi Sigma Phi repeatedly tried to schedule interviews with the Office of Student Conduct, but the university would not cooperate to schedule and complete those interviews,” the release stated. In CMU’s email, students were warned to avoid Phi Sigma Phi’s gathering and events, to which the national chapter stated that comment was unjustified, unproven and “potentially actionable.” The national chapter said that CMU refused to participate in

the investigation in good faith, caused delays to the process and cancelled multiple scheduled interviews with students. “CMU refused to share any details related to the purported allegations of misconduct, despite multiple requests from the local chapter, members of national staff and from attorneys representing the fraternity,” the release stated. In the press release, the national chapter expressed its disappointment with the fact that CMU “acted contrary to its published Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures by removing recognition of a registered student organization without a hearing, and without an official finding of misconduct.” Phi Sigma Phi National Fraternity, Inc. has chosen to sup-

port its chapter unless and until evidence of specific allegations of misconduct are reveled. The fraternity was temporarily suspended Aug. 21 for violating the CMU Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities involving the alcohol policy, violations by Registered Student Organizations and violation of university regulations. This is the fourth CMU Greek organization that has been suspended in the past 12 months. The email stated if anyone,

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including alumni, are seeking support or need to discuss what they’ve seen or experienced regarding Phi Sigma Phi can contact these CMU resources: • Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity and Title IX coordinator, which investigates reports of sexual misconduct. (989) 774-3253; ocrie@cmich.edu • Office of Student Conduct, which investigates potential violations of the university’s student code of conduct. (989) 774-1345; StudentConduct@

cmich.edu • Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (SAPA), which provides 24/7, confidential support and advocacy to those affected by sexual aggression. SAPA can be reached through a support line at (989) 774-6677 or email olive1bl@cmich.edu • Counseling Center, where professional staff offer a range of services. (989) 774-3381; counsel@cmich.edu • CMU Police Department. (989)774-3081; police@cmich.edu

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The Counseling Center heard the requests of Central Michigan University students for better mental health services. After implementing some changes, the director of Counseling Services thinks they’re heading in the right direction. Interim Director of Counseling Services Melissa Hutchinson and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Anthony Voisin spoke at the Student Government Association general board meeting on Oct. 8 to address recent improvements made to the Counseling Center. “A year ago, we knew the counseling center services were a problem,” Hutchinson said. “It took some time for us to get headed in the next direction. It’s time to make a difference for CMU students.” Hutchinson and Voisin sat

down last year to identify problems within the counseling center. It wasn’t as easy as hiring additional counselors — it required a change in structure. The first problem they needed to address was the long waiting list. They had a “one-size-fits-all” model, meaning it was harder for students “in crisis” to get the help they needed. “I am happy to announce we do not currently have a waiting list,” Hutchinson said. “On this date last year, we had 45 students on the waiting list. If you call tomorrow morning, we can get you in tomorrow.” Hutchinson explained that a “student in crisis” is a student with safety concerns, though

that can mean something different for every student. She said if a student calls the center and says they are in crisis, the center will get them in, no questions asked. “It isn’t our place to judge what a student believes is a crisis,” she said. They have also implemented a “Stepped Care” system, which is meant to provide individualized care to each student. Each student will receive different levels of treatment based on their individual needs, which they may “step up” or “step down” at any time. This system is meant to engage students in their own care and to teach coping skills, Hutchinson said. They have also added “Walk-In Wednesdays,” when

students can walk in during the hours of 1-4 p.m. for 20-minute consultations. Hutchinson hopes it will allow students to stop by the center more casually. SGA representatives asked the guest speakers if they are prepared for the incoming stress that will come with final exam week. Voisin said that while many believe finals week is the most stressful time for students, the busiest time of the semester actually tends to be around weeks six and seven in the fall semester. “The next few weeks is the real crunch time,” he said. They believe with the newlyimproved system in place, they will be able to prevent the building of a waiting list in the incoming weeks.

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DIVERSIT Y IN T HOUGHT Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer A.T. Miller was also at the meeting. In his first address to the SGA, he spoke about his new role and his hopes to work with the CMU community to increase diversity outreach. “It makes no sense to have one person in charge of diversity,” he said. “I’m more of a supervisor.” Miller hopes to implement changes that will affect the structure of the university. “We need a structure that s fully inclusive, a curricular that is fully inclusive, and an institution that is open to earning new things,” he said. SGA representatives asked Miller’s opinion on “thought diversity,” or the diversity

between different opinions and beliefs. He answered by sharing an upcoming event planned by the Office of Institutional Diversity called “Conversations That Matter.” On Monday, Oct. 22, students are invited to dinner to discuss immigration. The event is not meant to be a debate, but an opportunity for students and faculty to express their opinions and listen to others. Those interested can RSVP by emailing the Office of Institutional Diversity at ode@ cmich.edu. “It’s a way to get you used to hearing things you hadn’t heard before,” Miller said. With this event, and others planned for the future, he hopes to promote more

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A position profile has been produced in the ongoing Central Michigan University College of Business Administration search for a new dean. “CMU seeks a creative, inspiring, collaborative, and experienced leader with a record of scholarly accomplishment who can work with a dynamic faculty, staff and administration at Central Michigan University,” the profile states. Maintaining AACSB International Accreditation is a top priority for CBA, a process the incoming dean will play an integral role in. AACSB, or Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, is an accrediting agency that oversees the standardization of collegiate schools of business and accounting nationwide. CMU’s College of Business Administration is among the less than 5 percent of schools worldwide holding the AACSB accreditation, according to the profile. The dean oversees all activities necessary to maintain the College’s accreditation from AACSB International, the profile establishes. The next review process is underway with accreditation team visits expected Fall 2019. The dean will lead a talented team

of faculty and staff in support of program advancement. CBA has also identified that KARL SMART it seeks a dean who will “ensure a student-centered approach to Business Education.” The CBA offers 17 majors and 15 minors to more than 4300 undergraduate students in the College, with 160 faculty. The search committee hosted an open forum on Sept. 21, which received “great input,” according to Vice President of Advancement Robert Martin, who is serving as the search committee chair. “(The sessions) showed that people have high expectations for this position and that they are proud of CMU,” he said. The search committee comprises 17 members, including Martin, that range from CBA faculty members to CMU donors. During the next two months, the search committee will work on outreach to get the best candidates in a nationwide search, Martin said. There will be a series of meetings to review candidates. The committee will review and select candidates for the first round of

interviews throughout the month of November. During December, the committee will conduct the first round of interviews and narrow the pool to the top three to five candidates. “Ideally, we will invite three candidates to campus to interview in person,” Martin said. “We will then provide the provost with our thoughts on the strengths and differences on the final candidates.” Karl Smart is acting as interim dean following the departure of Emeritus Charles Crespy. Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates were appointed to assist in the search. They have been selected to help fill past positions at CMU such as the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences dean in 2017 and the vice president of Global Campus in 2014. According to Martin, they have conducted several searches for prominent national universities such as Princeton University, Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, Michigan State University and Kansas State University. “We want to hire the best dean and (Storbeck/ Pimentel) have the positive national reputation and the proven ability to do the best job,” Martin said. “CMU is a national university and this is an opportunity for us to attract the best dean.”

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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe provides resources for sexual assault survivors By Kersten Kruse Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

When someone arrives at a hospital after being sexually assaulted, every emergency room is required to conduct rape kits. However, not every department is required to have services dedicated to the care and examination of sexual assault survivors. Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations are essential in evidence collection for sexual assault survivors. They also provide treatment for assault related issues such as STDs and other trauma-related injuries. SANE nurses specialize in forensic exams and evidence collection, but are also trained to treat survivors with compassion and provide adequate resources. The lack of SANE services in Mount Pleasant was challenged by an effort that consisted of hundreds in the community and a grant that changed the future of survivors in the region, Central Michigan University Police Department Larry Klaus said. SANE services, although needed, weren’t always available to the public. In 2014, a regional task force was established in an effort to restore SANE services

Victims of Crime Program provides support, resources to local sexual assault victims for the Mount Pleasant community, Klaus said. The task force participants were the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, CMUPD, the CMU Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity (OCRIE), CMU Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, Isabella County Prosecutors Office Victims Advocate, Women’s Aid Services and McLaren Hospital. In 2015, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe provided funding from a state grant, awarded by the Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission. The yearly $157,895 grant comes from a federal fund that has helped restore SANE services for sexual assault survivors in Mount Pleasant. After receiving this money, services started once again in 2016. Klaus said that CMU contributed $25,000 after in an effort to assist McLaren Central Michigan with training and supplies costs associated with SANE exams. The task force now meets on a quarterly basis. The force consists of staff from McLaren hospital,

ASSAULT ASSISTANCE Victims are assisted during their involvement with the criminal justice system with the following services provided by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Victims of Crime Program: •Crisis counseling •Individual counseling •Emotional support •Safety planning •Possible emergency financial assistance •Criminal justice support/ advocacy in State, Tribal, and Federal Court •Assistance in filling personal protection orders •Assistance in filing for restitution •Assistance in filing for victim compensation •Claims with the State of Michigan •Referrals for community resources; food, clothing banks and emergency shelter •Updates on criminal case information •Case Management

CMUPD, Mount Pleasant Police Department, Isabella County Sheriff ’s Office, SAPA, OCRIE, Women’s Aid Services, the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office Victims Advocate and staff from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe’s sexual assault response team. “It is with a debt of gratitude that we were fortunate to have had the support of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe for the grant funding which restored SANE services for the Mount Pleasant community and region,” Klaus said. SANE services, including the training of nurses and needed equipment, are no longer grant funded and are fully supported by McLaren Central Michigan Hospital, he said. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is home to a group called the Victims of Crime Program. This unit, who receives the grant that McLaren no longer needs, uses grants to put on educational programs and trainings that are available to the community, said Brooke Oliver-Hempenstall, director of SAPA at CMU. Advocates of the program are trained professionals that help guide victims through court proceedings and use their knowledge to help gather resources for survivors of sexual assault. This confidential relationship cultivated by the

unit helps survivors with decision making processes regarding law enforcement, safety procedures and financial help. “The tribe was instrumental along with CMUPD and Larry Klaus in getting SANE services back in the community,” OliverHempenstall said. The program offers fabric packages containing sweatpants, shirts, underwear, toiletries and other necessities that are given to survivors after the exam takes place. “The bags they put together with the clothing - I know folks that it meant the world to them when they went to have the SANE exam and then to be able to wear them,” Oliver-Hempenstall said. Sexual assault advocate Rachel Wilson said alongside the take home bag after her SANE exam, the program included a type of “incense” accompanied by a note explaining its significance in tribal culture. “In their tradition, they burn it. It’s a kind of healing practice,” Wilson said. “It meant a lot to me that they shared their culture with me and other people who have the SANE exams done. That was the most touching part of the care package.” She said that when her clothes were taken as evidence during her exam in 2016, it never crossed her mind as to what she would wear out of the hospital. “I think without this care package, I would have either been wearing a gown home or clothes in the lost and found. I felt really touched that someone cared,” Wilson said.

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Pelafas credits scoring ability to semipro experience in Lansing By Andrew McDonald Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

It doesn’t matter what level of soccer Central Michigan forward Lexi Pelafas plays at, her ability to score is well-documented. The owner of the Lansing United women’s soccer team, Jeremy Sampson, would be the first to tell you that. “She’s a stone-cold killer,” Sampson said. “When she gets the ball in the box, she is going to score.” Pelafas is the leading goal scorer in CMU women’s soccer history with 39 goals to date. Behind her in second place is Stephanie Martin (2006-2009) with 26 goals. Pelafas also leads the program in total points with 87. Statistically, she’s one of the best soccer players to ever set foot on campus. She’s still playing out her senior season with personal expectations. While the work she’s put in at CMU made her better, playing for other teams in the summer between seasons with the Chippewas has also improved her game. “There’s just a different speed to the ball and things are more crisp and smooth,” Pelafas said. “It’s going to be more physical.” In 2016 and 2017, the Wheaton, Illinois native played with the Chicago Red Stars, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Courtesy Photo | Lexi Pelafas Lexi Pelafas (left) celebrates with her Lansing United teammates after a goal.

Her Chicago teammate, Abbie Boswell, has played soccer with Pelafas since the eighth grade. Boswell, who plays collegiate soccer at Alabama, isn’t surprised Pelafas has been able to accomplish so much at CMU. Boswell described Pelafas’ attacking prowess as unpredictable. Whether it’s on the ball, getting it out of the air or attacking on offense, Boswell thinks Pelafas is

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and become stronger in many different areas. “It has always been important to Lexi to continue to grow her game in the summer,” McGahey said. “She doesn’t like not playing. She’s always been driven to find a place to play and grow her craft and so far it’s worked out for her.” All of the goal records and numbers Pelafas has broken at CMU relates to how tenacious and willing she is to score on offense in a way that makes her unique according to McGahey. Her ability to run behind defenses and get defenders on their back foot makes her special physically. Mentally, she is even more powerful. “Her ability to have a short memory like good strikers have, essentially already thinking about how she is going to score the next goal, is special,” McGahey said. “She wants CMU Soccer to be a part of her development, but she doesn’t want her playing days to end her.” When Pelafas takes the field for the Chippewas, she doesn’t think about her name hanging in the rafters after graduation. She doesn’t think about how many goals she will put up this season. She plays in the moment and wants to be remembered as the teammate she was. One that never stopped working, regardless of the season. “I want people to think about my energy and giving it my all 100 percent of the time,” Pelafas said. “Someone who brought joy to the game everyday and was there for people.”

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VOLLEYBALL TO HOST BOWLING GREEN, MIAMI IN CONFERENCE BATTLE Amidst a nine-game losing streak, Central Michigan volleyball head coach Mike Gawlik knows the difficulty in finding positives in the season so far. While the growth of his team may not be visible in the wins column, Gawlik stresses that the team’s potential is beginning to surface. “I talk to them that sometimes I feel like our growth is beneath the surface, almost like the root system of our tree,” Gawlik said. “I do feel like our roots are branching out, and I feel like its time for the tree to start blossoming above the soil as well.” CMU (3-15, 0-6 MAC) will have a shot at getting its first conference victory, hosting Bowling Green (11-8, 5-1 MAC) and Miami (13-5, 5-1 MAC) at McGuirk Arena. Bowling Green and Miami both enter tied for the first place spot in the MAC East division with a two and three game win streak respectively.

BOWLING GREEN Offensively, CMU has their hands full against Bowling Green at 7 p.m. Oct.

11. Junior libero Kallie Seimet, recently named MAC defensive player of the week on October 9, is currently ranked first in the nation in digs per set with 6.51 and a player Gawlik has his eye on. “They’re a great defensive team,” Gawlik said. “They’re anchored by a libero in Kallie Seimet in the middle back and she’s a premier defender in the country.”

MIAMI With the second lowest opponent hitting percentage in the MAC at .163, defending MAC champion Miami also brings an emphasis to defense with a youthful energy. The RedHawks lost six seniors from their 2017 conference championship team, however Gawlik believes they will be the same conference powerhouse of the past. “There’s a little bit of a new look to Miami, but I think they’re traditionally a power in our conference and I don’t know that that’s changed at all,” Gawlik said. -Anthony Cook, Staff Reporter

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Football searching for mid-season turnaround vs. Ball State By Evan Petzold Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

A year ago, Central Michigan football traveled to Muncie, Indiana and returned to Mount Pleasant with a 56-9 blowout against Ball State. The Cardinals, who finished 0-8 in MidAmerican Conference play in 2017, were without starting quarterback Riley Neal and running back James Gilbert for all but the first three games. In the games Neal and Gilbert played, Ball State was 2-1. CMU coach John Bonamego understands the Cardinals (2-4, 1-1 MAC) are a different team this time around. He said his players would be foolish to expect a repeat of last year’s score will occur at 3 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. “Most improved team in the conference,” Bonamego said of Ball State. “They took their beatings a year ago, and they have our attention and respect. It’s not the same team we played last year.” Neal started under center for Ball State as a true freshman in 2015, as did Gilbert at running back. The junior speedster went

Cody Scanlan | Staff Photographer Senior wide receiver Devon Spalding runs the ball for a short gain on Oct. 6 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries at CMU in 2016. By the end of that season, Gilbert racked up 1,332 rushing

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yards and 12 touchdowns. “Central Michigan is always a big, physical, hard-hitting team,” Gilbert said. “The last time playing them was for their homecoming game in 2016. They are just a big physical team.” While Neal and Gilbert have solidified themselves as the clear one-two punch in Ball State’s offense, multiple question marks remain for the Chippewas (1-5, 0-2 MAC). Junior quarterback Tommy Lazzaro took over for redshirt sophomore Tony Poljan during CMU’s Week 3 loss to Northern Illinois. Since entering against the Huskies, Lazzaro has thrown four touchdowns and eight interceptions on 48-of-95 passes for 480 yards. “Everyone is coming along well, but I need to play better,” Lazzaro said. Bonamego reiterated not all of Lazzaro’s interceptions have been his fault. For instance, he said route running mistakes, tipped passes and dropped passes all play a role in Lazzaro’s stat line. “Lazzaro is competing his tail off,” Bonamego said. “He’s given it everything he’s got. He leaves his heart out there. I love the attitude, moxie and fight he has.” The main concern remains – junior run-

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ning back Jonathan Ward has 67 carries for 191 yards, a rate of 2.9 yards per carry. He has no touchdowns on the ground. Even Lazzaro, a 6-foot-3, 217-pound quarterback, has two rushing touchdowns in three fewer games played than Ward. Bonamego said his star running back left last Saturday’s game against Buffalo with an injury, but he will be 100 percent against Ball State. Against Buffalo on Oct. 6, Central Michigan made a handful of mistakes, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The defense for the Chippewas has been the most dominant aspect of the group, but it faltered against the Bulls. However, the offensive is continuing to improve through redshirt freshman receiver Julian Hicks. “Our offense has steadily gotten better, but we aren’t there yet by any stretch,” Bonamego said. “This past game, we turned the ball over, had penalties on offense and weren’t ourselves.” The Chippewas are currently 1-5 and need five wins to become bowl eligible for the 2018 season. “The only thing that can save us is us,” Bonamego said. “That’s the bottom line.”

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