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FOURTH QUARTER RALLY NO MATCH FOR SPARTANS

Despite trick plays and 17-point fourth quarter, CMU football fell to MSU 31-20

THE MOTIVATOR TO KEEP HER PLAYING

Golfer Colosky uses grandmother’s passing as driving force to be team leader

LIFE CENTRAL MICHIGAN

A complete schedule of 2018 events, a look back at CMU history

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EDITORIAL 04 An inspiration to all Chippewas Marching Chip Gaia Herrick has taught us all something: never give up on your dreams

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07 TLC star returns to CMU Amy Roloff, alumna and star of “Little People, Big World” spoke on campus last week

13 Pleasant Town music festival The all-day event brought music, art and food vendors

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15 Davis is back Ben Suddendorf | Staff Photographer CMU students and fans tailgate before the CMU vs. MSU football game on Sept. 29 at Spartan Stadium.

Assistant men’s basketball coach returns after spending one year away from the team

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Trustees approve Chippewa Champions Alumni Center

By Quinn Kirby Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to support the construction of the $32.5 million Chippewa Champions Alumni Center at its Sept.

27 fall meeting in the President’s Conference Room.

Board chair William Weideman said funding for the project is nearly complete. Much of the funding will come from the game guarantees in upcoming football seasons.

The university will continue to raise funding through donations and naming opportunities. The remainder of the cost at the time construction will be covered with the university’s facilities reserves. That fund will be replenished as funds are received from other donations.

“Right now, between game guarantees and firm pledges, approximately two-thirds of the total cost is covered,” he said.

Fundraising through the Athletics

Quinn Kirby | Features Editor Trustee Richard Studley laughs before delivering Emeritus status during the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 27 in the President’s Conference Room.

Department has raised about $7 million for the project, which Weideman said is “100 percent” of the amount they were tasked to collect through donations. Advancement will contribute $5 million toward construction and move its department out of the Carlin Alumni House.

Trustee Tricia Keith said the

project has been part of the university’s master plan since 2013.

Though they approved the project today, Keith said it has been discussed with the CMU community for years.

Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes said construction of the new

facility will begin after the 2019 football season.

“The plan right now is that the (new) scoreboard will be finished by early next summer,” Wilkes said. “We’re talking a year of design, so construction will start a year from now.”

During the construction process, it’s likely that student athletes will have to use portable locker rooms for an entire football season.

Trustees were quick to point out that the facility will house more than just athletics offices with football. The facility will act as a “Welcome Center” and become the new home of Advancement, Alumni Relations and Athletics, according to Robert Martin, vice president of Advancement.

The board also discussed the possible closing of Barnes Residence Hall. Trustees cited high maintenance costs for the 67-year-old building and American Disability Act compliance issues, such as doorways that are not wide enough to be considered accessible.

“We started having discussions

within the last year about Barnes,” Wilkes said. “The reason we brought it to the board as a discussion item, rather than an action item, was because we wanted to have discussion with the campus community. It’s part of a larger student residence life decision.”

That larger decision could include the creation of two residence halls on south campus, but the halls would be built after Barnes is decommissioned.

If Barnes is closed, 203 students would have to live in other residence halls on campus before the additional halls were built on south campus, a feat trustee William Kanine said would be possible with the university’s existing facilities.

At his first meeting as president, Robert Davies outlined his overall goals for CMU. “Over the next several years, we will be bold, we will be decisive, we will be intentional, we will use data to make important decisions, we will enforce our academic programs (and) rigor and make sure we remain relevant and excellent in all we do,” he said.

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NEVER LET ANYONE SAY YOU CAN’T DO IT Gaia Herrick is an inspiration to all Chippewas

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hroughout your life, you were most likely taught to never give up. Sometimes, that’s easier said than done.

No matter your struggle — physical, mental, internal or external – we all think about quitting or giving up.

Athens junior Gaia Herrick is a perfect example of someone who doesn’t let obstacles stop her from fulfilling her dreams.

On Sept. 20, we published a story about Herrick and her story about how this talented musician didn’t let muscular dystrophy stop her from becoming a member of the Marching Chips.

Muscular dystrophy is a degenerative neuromuscular disorder where genetic mutations interrupt the production of proteins. That means Herrick uses a wheelchair to get around. In marching band it means that another band member pushes her on the field while she performs.

She, and the people who support her, don’t allow her disability to stop her from pursuing her passion for performing music with the Marching Chips.

“The biggest thing I tell people with disabilities or anyone with obstacles in their life is to just keep pushing. Never let anyone say you can’t do it,” she said.

Herrick began playing clarinet in middle school. She was excited to participate in the marching band when she got to high

EDITORIAL school. That was until she realized they wouldn’t accommodate her disability.

Herrick transferred to nearby ClimaxScotts High School where she met band director and 2009 CMU graduate Ryan Cupp. He not only welcomed Herrick into the marching band, he also personally wrote the marching band formations around her. Why? Cupp saw the passion Herrick has for music first hand.

“I require my students to practice for a certain amount of time each month,” Cupp said, “Gaia undoubtedly practiced more than any other student I’ve had, toppling over 10,000 minutes in one semester.”

While the timing in your life might feel like nothing’s going to work out, keep pushing on. Keep fighting for what you love and believe in.

Chippewas should take Herrick as an example of always preserving no matter the challenges life throws at you. Herrick’s story shows us how we can overcome our struggles and succeed no matter the adversity you face: work hard, don’t give up and never let anyone tell you that you can’t fulfill your dreams.

Ben Suddendorf | Staff Photographer Athens junior Gaia Herrick performs during the football game against Kansas University at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Sept. 8, 2018.

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Marijuana should be legalized, vote to make it happen As someone who has never tried marijuana, and doesn’t plan to, I can say with full certainty that it should be fully legalized for recreational use.

Despite having no interest in using marijuana, I feel it’s time for recreational use to be legalized-state and nationwide.

Why should I care what adults do in their spare time, simply because I don’t care for it? And when it’s compared to certain substances, why shouldn’t it be legalized? It’s just common sense.

Hopefully, that common sense will soon come to Michigan. On Nov. 6, voters will be able to decide whether recreational use of marijuana should be legal for people over the age of 21.

If it passes, it will be long overdue.

Marijuana has been wrongfully demonized for decades. It’s time for that to end and for the facts to speak for themselves.

First of all, marijuana is relatively a safe drug. It’s not chemically addictive (unlike legal cigarettes), and use of it alone has never caused death. In fact, studies show that people who smoke pot have similar lifespans with those who don’t. And of course, marijuana has many potential medical uses, such as treating chronic pain, epilepsy, anxiety, and depression, according to an article in Medical News Today.

Andrew Mullin Staff Reporter

On the other hand, six people die everyday in America from alcohol poisoning according to the Centers for Disease Control.

That doesn’t mean marijuana is harmless. Marijuana may have links to respiratory diseases and may impair teen’s attention and learning abilities. Like most things in life, marijuana use has pros and cons. I think it’s reasonable to let responsible adults weigh those for themselves.

Legalization of marijuana could generate a lot of tax money for the state of Michigan. According to CNN, Colorado has already made $506 million since legalizing recreational sales in 2014. Michigan has already made $633 million from medical marijuana sales, according to Forbes. Our state is in desperate need of infrastructure repair, and school funding for Detroit. This could be a terrific, and much needed, source of income for the state.

If it’s a relatively safe drug, and could make the state a lot of tax money, why is it still illegal?

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CM Life reserves the right to print any original content as a letter or guest column. Submission does not guarantee publication. Send to opinion@cm-life.com The answer to that question can be traced back to the early 1900s. Mexican immigration was on the rise, and with them, arrived marijuana.

This also began the vilification of marijuana. According to DrugPolicy.org, people began associating marijuana with Mexicans, which led to arguments being made in Con-

gress that claimed marijuana causes violence (which has been disproven several times since then).

Perhaps even more sinister is the motivations for the War on Drugs.

One Nixon’s advisers at the time said that the real reason for starting the War on Drugs wasn’t for public health, but was meant to target the anti-war left, and African Americans.

In an old interview of this adviser, he said the Nixon administration knew that by linking these groups to drugs, they could arrest and demonize their political enemies.

That has certainly been the case. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, nationwide blacks are almost 4 time as likely to be arrested for marijuana, even though black and white people use the drug at around the same rate. In Michigan, black people are three times as likely to be arrested for marijuana than white people.

I think it’s very clear at this point that marijuana has no reason to be illegal at this point.

Most of the country agrees with me — according to Pew Research Center, 61 percent of people in both Michigan and the country think marijuana should be legal for recreational use.

If you want recreational marijuana to be legalized, go vote this November.

Make common sense win in this case.

Politics is personal: it impacts the everyday lives of real people “The personal is political” is not a new declaration. It was first popularized in an essay by Carol Hanisch as a slogan for “second-wave feminism” during the late 1960s.

Politics is personal because it regulates the everyday lives and opportunities of American citizens.

As The Washington Post put it, “It is no coincidence, for example, that the greatest overhaul of the U.S. welfare state, which Clinton signed into law with bipartisan support in 1996, was called the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.” When Americans attribute the country’s class system to citizens’ personal responsibility, they can seek comfort in blaming the poverty on the poor instead of admitting it stems from the discrimination and injustice of the system.

However, when economic hardship hit a higher majority of Americans, it was no longer quite so easy, according to NBC, to blame personal responsibility because that meant they were at fault for their own misfortune.

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Today, America hears President Trump speak a lot about personal responsibility.

However, that wasn’t what he was promising during his election campaign. Before he was elected, Trump vowed he would protect jobs, keep out immigrants and terrorists, and according to The Washington Post, he said he’d replace Obamacare with “insurance for everybody.”

Although Trump has managed to impose several policies that seem to hold his promises about immigration and terrorism, they’ve come at a great cost.

According to Quartz, America now has “an invisible wall” separating it from other countries.

While Trump repeatedly complained that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) left too many Americans uncovered, now

nearly two years under Trump’s direction, 4 million people have been added to that group, according to The Washington Post.

All of these policies personally affect millions of people. Politics is personal.

It affects people’s rights, relationships, and livelihood. In fact a 2017 Rasmussen Report says 40 percent of voters think the 2016 election has negatively affected a personal relationship. Although I couldn’t vote in the last election, this holds true for me too.

I have some family members who support President Trump and though I’m not going to disown them, it has definitely affected our relationship. Their support of a clearly sexist and obscene president makes me feel as though they don’t value me and other family members the same way I do. I believe in supporting the rights and comfort of all people, especially my family members.

The effect of a president with these offensive views affects me because it means his power could lead to policies and changes that will negatively impact me. It’s clear he doesn’t respect women’s

rights. He has criticized women who have reported sexual assault (most recently Christine Blasey Ford, according to Time), degraded women in power such as British PM Theresa May as covered by CNN, objectified women in the way he speaks and his budget attacks women‘s health care, according to National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).

All of these actions challenge my rights as a women. I’m worried that our president is leading our country to a future where I will lose rights my female ancestors fought very hard to get in the first place. Politics affect my rights, and it could be affecting yours too. You can see how by visiting everyvotecounts.org Our country’s political discussions are currently very personal and very controversial. If you believe politics is just another topic of conversation, chances are you are privileged enough to live in a world where politics don’t affect your personal life. If you are, you should use that position to help others who are personally affected by politics, because there’s a lot of us.

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Alumna, TV personality emphasizes self-sufficiency during speech

By Quinn Kirby Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Star of TLC’s “Little People, Big World” Amy Roloff has advice for students who feel out of place: take control of your situation.

“When you rely on other people and other things to make your life, then who has the empowerment? Not you,” she said. “You have no control over it because you’re just waiting.”

Roloff came to campus as part of Program Board’s Speaker Series Sept. 27 in Plachta Auditorium. The 1985 alumna has returned to Central Michigan University multiple times, speaking to a packed Plachta Auditorium in 2007 and serving as Homecoming Grand Marshal in 2008.

Program Board Lecture Director Harrison Watts said the organization decided to invite the alumna to speak as

a part of upcoming Homecoming events.

In doing so, Watts said, Program Board accidentally created a theme.

“This year, we unintentionally went with a theme of ‘Michigan Folks,’ so a lot of our acts we’re bringing this year are native to Michigan, which is kind of cool,” he said.

Although Roloff now lives in Oregon with her family, she said her education at CMU gave her a solid foundation she can always come back to.

“You have a variety of (opportunities) and no matter where you are, you can always apply that education to something,” she said.

Roloff said she originally intended to graduate as an accounting major, but quickly became overwhelmed by the pressure involved with bookkeeping. She changed her major to human resources and hospitality. Though she said her qualitative schooling was important, the

personal growth she was able to experience was the most influential.

“College is a lot more than just going to the classes, studying, going to the library. That’s maybe a third of it.” she said. “That’s a big third. You know, you’re spending a lot of time, a lot of money to get an education. But if that’s all you get out of a university, while you’re attending CMU, I think you’re missing a huge wealth of everything else.”

Kellogg Community College senior Paige Strang drove an hour and a half to join her friend, CMU senior Allie Davis, at Roloff’s speech. Strang said she’s been watching “Little People, Big World” since she was six.

Davis said Strang cheered near the end of Roloff’s speech.

“It was the last thing (Roloff) said: ‘I have a loud voice. What I say is meaningful.’ That was really empowering,” Davis said.

Quinn Kirby | Features Editor Amy Roloff speaks Sept. 27 at Plachta Auditorium.

Campus employee finds inspiration for his art in everyday life

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

Mount Pleasant artist Corby Blem uses bold colors and pop culture influences as the foundation for his Pop-Folk art creations.

Blem, senior specialist clerk for Student Employment Services, first introduced his artwork to the community in 2004 when the city held the one-day "Taste of Mount Pleasant."

"I have been drawing all of my life and over time I have accumulated a number of paintings," Blem said.

He uses materials like acrylic paint, oil pastels, sharpies and crayons to make a variety of illustrations.

He describes his collection of caricatures and other works as having a blend of folk art and an intense, pop culture narrative. "(It) is untrained and outside of the traditional art world," Blem said. "(It) also embraces bold colors; there's always bright and clear pop culture connections in it and it usually ends up being goofy."

Blem's use style is inspired by the works of artist Mike Altman, an illustrator for The Original Popsicle brand trademarked throughout the United States and Canada.

Blem met the artist in 1993 when he attended one of Altman's three-day workshops in New York.

Although Blem enjoyed drawing while growing up in the city of Bluffton, Indiana, he said the workshop exposed him to a brand new, "crazy universe of creativity."

Kira Cleer | Staff Photographer Artist Corby Blem speaks about his art installation “Eeny Meeny Miny Crow” at the Central Michigan University Art Gallery on Aug. 28, 2018.

The workshop helped Blem improve his skills and oppose the norms of the art world.

"We did drawing, some creative games and a special number of things that made me real-

ize that there was so much more that I could be doing as an artist and as a creator than what I was allowing myself," he said.

When Blem settled into his job at Central

Michigan University 14 years ago, he saw the college atmosphere as a first-class flight to a world of culture, new ideas and diverse perspectives.

"It helps me to really stay current culturally.

These universities draw so many people and ideas and influences in. It's really the whole world — not just America — that comes to a college campus," he said.

Blem said CMU allows him to navigate what's relevant in the entertainment and political world.

Even as a 50-year-old man, he said he is able to have successful conversations on rap artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West.

"I don't think too many people in my age group can do that," Blem said.

Staying updated on current culture has allowed Blem to create various controversial pieces, such as his "Eeny Meeny Miny Crow" installation that was featured in Art Walk Central 2018.

"Eeny Meeny Miny Crow" is a three-dimensional piece mimicking a carnival game.

It includes red balls showcasing the acronym "M.A.G.A." on them as three African Americans serve as the game's targets.

Blem said his art normally features everyday people doing normal things, like reading, napping or daydreaming in a natural state that is shared by all humans.

"Racism and discrimination against folks that are different from me was an issue I touch on the most. (But that) was the first time I have gotten into something that was so intense," Blem said. "That was really kind of new to me."

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As midterm elections approach, student voter turnout unclear

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By Quinn Kirby Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Though Nov. 6 brings the 2018 midterm elections, there’s no guarantee it will also bring young voters to the polls.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the trend in voter participation in presidential elections from the 18 to 29-year-old age group has fluctuated since 1980, but shows a general decline, falling from 48.2 percent in 1980 to 46.1 percent in 2016. This demographic consistently votes at the lowest rate of all age groups recognized by the USCB, while the 65 and older demographic has voted at the highest rate since 1996.

Political science faculty member Jayne Cherie Strachan said Central Michigan University students vote at a different rate entirely: 10 percent lower than the national average.

“The national trend in youth political participation has been low since the ‘80s,” Strachan said. “We do see spikes in turnout when external campaigns motivate students to participate — when they’re nudged. But when those things aren’t

The national trend in youth political participation has been low since the 80’s. We do see spikes in turnout when external campaigns motivate students to participate - when they’re nudged. But when those things aren’t there, they flatten.

Jayne Cherie Strachan Political science faculty member there, they flatten.”

Registered Student Organization Register, Educate, Vote, worked with the Michigan Secretary of State on Sept. 10 to be that motivating force for students on campus. When the SOS mobile office visited during Spring 2018, 85 people registered to vote. However, on Sept. 10, the Secretary of State’s Mobile Office registered 316 individuals according to its Twitter page — the second-highest turnout

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Quinn Kirby | Features Editor Lapeer freshman Caelin O’Bryan fills out voter registration information Sept. 10 at the Michigan Secretary of State mobile office on Central Michigan University’s campus.

in the SOS mobile office’s voter registration history.

Mount Pleasant resident and co-chair of the Campus Vote Project Norma Bailey has helped REV bring the SOS mobile office to CMU’s campus since 2015. She said the number of on-campus voter registrations have gone up in the past couple of semesters because there has been a cultural push for the importance of elections.

“There’s a lot to learn, but it’s really important that we engage in our democracy,” Bailey said. “This is the way we choose the

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officials that will make the decisions that support what we believe.”

Lapeer freshman Caelin O’Bryan missed the opportunity to vote in Michigan’s gubernatorial primary elections and took advantage of the SOS mobile office in order to qualify to vote in the midterms.

“I feel like it’s kind of a waste if you don’t (vote),” O’Bryan said. “Even if it doesn’t seem like (one vote) out of three hundred million counts for anything, there’s no reason not to, because it might.”

The last day to register to vote is Oct. 9.

NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

MARCHING CHIPS VOTED COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BEST BAND ON FAN INDEX The Central Michigan marching band was voted the best in college football in Fox Sports and USA Today Fan Index online poll.

Fellow Mid-American Conference school Ohio was named to the list at No. 3, while Michigan State ranked No. 5 and Michigan ranked No. 7 during week 4 voting.

In the overall leaderboard, Western Michigan also is ranked at the No. 7 slot.

The No. 1 ranking for the Marching Chips is against all other FBS schools in the country.

The voting for week 5 will start at 9 p.m. on Sept. 28 on FS1 following the UCLA vs.

Colorado game. To vote you must do the following: You must include #FanIndex and the proper #TeamName. On Twitter and Instagram, you can cast votes in a public post. On Facebook, look for the “For The Win, USA TODAY Sports, or USA TODAY Fan Index post.”

For CMU, it would be #CentralMichigan on the post.

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Cards and Coffee gives students opportunity to converse and connect

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

Teresa Homsi | Staff Reporter Graduate Assistant Elayashia Kendall and Social Programming Intern Tierra Wright at Cards and Coffee, Sept. 24.

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‘SOUP AND SUBSTANCE’ TO HOST WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS This month’s Soup and Substance event brings international leaders to Central Michigan University.

The Office of Diversity Education will hold Soup and Substance: Open World Exchange at noon, Oct. 4 in the Bovee University Center.

The Department of Political Science & Public Administration is collaborating with the office of Diversity Education to make the event possible.

The Open World Program is sponsored by the U.S. Congress and brings leaders to the U.S. from different countries to allow them to participate in democracy and free enterprise.

“Students should attend to meet political activists struggling to bring democracy to Russia by overcoming Putin’s propaganda and intimidation,” said David Jesuit, Department of Political Science & Public Administration

chairperson. “The activists will discuss their experiences and would like to hear from students and others about democracy and the U.S.” There will be informal discussion following the activists’ introductions to give students to the opportunity to ask questions.

“In addition, we will be discussing the fall of (the) USSR, birth of democracy and relapse towards authoritarianism in Russia, which fits the theme of Critical Engagement “End of the World” quite well,” Jesuit said.

All Soup and Substance events are free and open to the public.

More information can be found on the Office of Diversity Education webpage on cmich.edu.

-Courtney Pedersen, Staff Reporter

The day is somewhat mundane, like gray and chilly Mondays tend to be, but below the Bovee University Center, the sound of smooth jazz and the aroma of coffee floats through the halls.

Though the weather outside is bleak and rainy, the Center for Inclusion and Diversity’s Cards and Coffee event is alive and abuzz.

“Cards and Coffee is basically a way for us to get together, hang out and let people know that the CID is here and that anyone can come in whenever,” said Tierra Wright, social programming intern and creator of the event. “We just want people to feel invited.”

The CID offers resources and programs for students ranging from Multicultural Academic Student Services to the Native American Program and LGBTQ Services, all with the goal of providing a safe space for learning and cultural enrichment.

“Our slogan this year is ‘you belong here.’ We wanted to create a space where students of any color, any ethnicity or orientation can feel like they belong here,” said Elayashia Kendall , CID graduate assistant. “As a first generation college student myself, it’s really important to have resources that can help students be successful and give a sense of home,

family and belonging. Without (this center), I feel like I would be lost.”

Cards and Coffee is a recurring event that aims to introduce students to the CID in a fun and welcoming way.

“When (Wright) came to me with this idea, I thought it would be perfect for the space. This space can be a bit professional, so a lot of people just walk by the glass windows,” Kendall said. “The CID just didn’t seem that inviting to them, so our goal is to show that this space is for students to use, watch TV, drink some coffee, play some cards and maybe have some intercultural dialogue.”

Cards and Coffee is a new event, but feedback has been positive.

“I walked in here during a Cards and Coffee session and I’ve been returning ever since,” said Chicago junior Lorenzo Aleman. “Besides having some coffee and treats, I just feel a lot more relaxed after coming here and playing card games with cool people.”

The next Cards and Coffee events will be held from 1-3 p.m., Oct. 1 and Oct. 15 in the U.C. Room 108.

“Coming to Mount Pleasant can be kind of rural for people from a different background, so it’s important to find a community, and (the CID) is the epicenter of inclusion and diversity,” Wright said. “(All around), it’s important for everyone to have a place of acceptance and family.”

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Celebrating tradition: how CMU’

By Kersten Kruse Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

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omecoming has endured many changes since its creation in 1924. However, it remains an opportunity for friends to come together, alumni to meet today’s students and for CMU to showcase what makes the university part of the greater Mount Pleasant community.

With events such as the Vietnam War or changes in city ordinances, the tradition of homecoming is one that has evolved with time.

This year’s Homecoming takes place Saturday, Oct. 6. Before we began that celebration, we take a look back at 1924 where it all began.

Courtesy Photo | Clarke Historical Library

HISTORY Homecoming at CMU began in 1924 when a student went to scout Albion’s football team before an upcoming game. The student, Bourke “Dutch” Lodwyk, returned with information on the team and something he never witnessed before — Homecoming.

After gaining approval by university administration, the first celebration started that year with a pep rally, bonfire and dance. The morning after consisted of more than 100 cars parading through Main Street, flags that adorned the entire town and a “rush” that took place at Broadway Theatre.

“Rushing” was a student tradition, frowned on by administrators at the university, where students would rush past the ticket takers to enjoy free entertainment.

One of the wildest Homecoming traditions may be the Elvira Scratch gag that lasted from 1952 to 1981. The not-so-serious candidate for Homecoming queen rode on obscene floats during parades. One year, she was seen riding a toilet through Mount Pleasant.

Scratch was noted for her hairy legs, beard, tasteless choice in dress, lack of sanitation and liking of beer. Alongside her outrageous appearance, she is also remembered for her annual attempt to kiss administration members during half-time.

Things began to die down in the 1960s when the university’s culture started to change. Homecoming was viewed as a “Greek event” and deemed irrelevant by some students on campus.

Alumni became sick of the rock ‘n’ roll favored by students and created their own dance. Fraternities and sororities followed their lead, further separating the once inclusive event.

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Check-in begins at 7 a.m. at Finch Fieldhouse for the 7:30 a.m. start. All proceeds benefit Special Olympics Michigan.

Beginning at 8 a.m., complimentary coffee and donuts will be offered to alumni in Powers Hall.

8:00 A.M.: 91.5 FM will feature an alumni take over all weekend, continuing until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

Plachta Auditorium will hold the pep rally, mock rock contest for the Maroon Cup, presentation of the football team and the announcement2018 Homecoming Gold Ambassadors.

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TAILGATE LOTS OPEN The parking lots at the south end of campus outside Kelly/Shorts Stadium will open at 8 a.m., four hours prior to kickoff.

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’s festvities originated and evolved over the course of 94 years by tailgate parties and “Gold Ambassadors” who are elected based on service to the university and community.

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longer fund all of the separate dances, aban1974. attracted students. The fire, normally the tlawed by a Mount Pleasant city ordinance, burning. nt interest in Homecoming failed for years. ny were worried that the tradition would be

d in the mid-1970s that revitalized the spirit of elebrating the students, administration focused

ucted. Pep rallies reappeared and fireworks ing audiences that were once uninterested. bonfire and “Indian pageantry,” were replaced

TODAY CMU will celebrate Homecoming 2018 this weekend with a football game against the Buffalo Bulls at noon in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Coaching legend Roy Kramer will lead this year’s celebration as grand marshal. Kramer served as Central Michigan’s head coach for 10 years, leading the Chippewas to the NCAA Division II national championship.

Kramer was named Division II National Coach of the Year, leading his team 12-1 on their way to the championship. He was later inducted into the Marcy Weston Central Michigan Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.

Aside from football, the CMU Homecoming 5k Run/Walk and Mile Fun Walk has been a tradition for more than 30 years. The run/walk will take place at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.

The race starts Homecoming morning with a course than begins at Finch Fieldhouse. The proceeds help support children and adults with intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics Michigan.

The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Parking Lot 22, the lot between Washington Street and railroad tracks near Pearce and Anspach halls.

The parade will travel through campus before diverting toward downtown Mount Pleasant.

Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Development Strategies Marcie Otteman said Homecoming is a unique opportunity for alumni across the nation to come back to CMU. “If you’ve never had a chance to see how many people are in maroon and gold, I’d say you can feel the energy more than any other time on campus,” she said.

Otteman noted that Homecoming is a time where all students and alumni feel a part of something much bigger.

“It’s different than any other football game weekend. Football is a part of it, but Homecoming is about so much more than a game day Saturday,” Otteman said. “We’ll have 3,000 plus people who visit the Alumni Village.”

During Alumni Village, which is open from 9 a.m. to noon, academic colleges will have tents set up with food and giveaways. Faculty and staff will also be present to greet alumni back to campus. The village will be set up near Rose Ponds.

The annual cardboard boat race will commence at 10 a.m. at Rose Ponds. Students in the engineering programs at CMU work two weeks in advance of the game, building boats from cardboard and duct tape.

The first race was completed in 1988 and has since skyrocketed in popularity. The boats compete while sailing across the pond, with the winning team being the first to touch the other side.

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File Photo | Mackenzie Brockman A team of students paddles their boat to shore during the Cardboard Boat Race on Oct. 14 in the Rose Ponds.

Canadian Lakes freshman Alexander Roesly said he was homeschooled during high school. He said this will be the first year he gets to witness Homecoming firsthand.

“Most of my expectations of Homecoming are just a dance, a football game, most of the time alcohol is involved — that’s just what you see from TV and stuff like that,” Roesly said.

Roesly plans on taking photos during homecoming, partly because of his photojournalism major. Other than taking photos, he said he has no idea what to expect over the course of the weekend.

It’s been 94 years since the first Homecoming that was celebrated at the university. The traditions of the past are carried while adapting to present culture and expectations on campus.

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Beginning at 9 a.m., brunch for the reunion of the classes of 1960 – 1969, featuring the Class of 1968 will take place in Powers Hall.

A campus-wide celebration near Rose Ponds including food. A get together for alumni, family, faculty and friends.

The annual parade begins in Parking Lot 22 and travels through campus before heading north on Main Street to downtown Mount Pleasant.

Held at Rose Ponds. Students in the Engineering programs work on building cardboard boats. They sail the boats across the ponds, and the first team to the other side wins.

Central Michigan Chippweas will play the Buffalo Bulls at noon at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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leasant Town Music and Arts Festival brought an all-day music festival experience to downtown Mount Pleasant Saturday. The festival, which took place at Centennial Hall, featured arts, music acts and food vendors.

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Pleasant Town Flow Troupe performs outside Centennial Hall on Saturday.

Chelsea Grobelny | Photo Editor Gyp$y performs during Pleasant Town Music and Art Festival inside Centennial Hall on Saturday.

Chelsea Grobelny | Photo Editor A member of Pleasant Town Flow Troupe performs during Gyp$y at Pleasant Town Music and Art Festival in Centennial Hall on Saturday.

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO MIAMI (OHIO), 5-0 Central Michigan field hockey lost their Mid-American Conference match on Friday against the Miami Ohio Redhawks, despite showing significant possession.

The Chippewas (1-12, 0-3 MAC) fell to the Redhawks (8-4, 3-0 MAC) 5-0 at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.

“There were some really good things that we did,” Chippewas head coach Catherine Ostoich said post-game. “To actually see some of the possession things that we talked about this week in practice and we did them out there, it was awesome. I think it gave us a rejuvenated spirit going forward.”

Redhawks senior back Mariona Heras opened the scoring just four minutes into the match on a rebounded shot from a penalty corner to give Miami an early edge.

Miami piled in two more goals towards the end of the first half to bring the score to 3-0 as the horn sounded for halftime.

The teams played sound defense and the offensive units for each club remained relatively quiet outside of the five goals for the visiting Redhawks.

As the teams returned to the field for the second half, it was more of the same as the Chippewas and Redhawks played strong, technical defense not allowing many chances on their own end.

Ostoich knows that her Chippewas are close to earning that much anticipated first win in over a month.

“We just have to put the final pieces together,” Ostoich said. “Something good would happen, then right after we’d make a bad pass. I think this game rejuvenated us.

I know we’re ready to go into this last week of practice determined to be better than we are today.”

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VOLLEYBALL DEFEATED AT BALL STATE, STAY WINLESS IN MAC Failing to pick up its first conference win of the season, the Central Michigan volleyball team was defeated at Ball State, 3-0 (17-25, 25-27, 23-25).

CMU falls to 3-13 on the season and 0-4 in the Mid-American conference. It marks the seventh straight loss for the Chippewas, who have won just one match in the month of September.

Ball State easily handled the Chippewas in the first set with CMU recording nine attack errors.

The Chippewas kept it much closer in sets two and three, losing just by two points in each set. CMU finished with a .179 hitting percentage, much improved from the previous game at Toledo where CMU recorded .095.

Freshman Maddie Whitfield finished with a team high 13 kills on 23 attempts in the losing effort. Freshman Kendall Braate led with 21 assists and junior

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In their previous game, the Chippewas fell at Toledo, 3-0.

CMU kept it close in each of the three sets, trading the lead in the opening two sets before Toledo made a late-set charge. The Rockets finished set one and set two on a 9-2 run and a 6-2 run, respectively. In set three, CMU was tied with Toledo a total of seven times before falling by just two points.

“I didn’t feel that it was our best performance,” said head coach Mike Gawlik. “I feel that we need more from a lot of people.”

Western Michigan travels to Mount Pleasant for a rivalry showdown against CMU at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at McGuirk Arena.

The Broncos have an 11-7 record this season.

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Evan Petzold | Staff Reporter Central Michigan head coach Keno Davis poses for a picture with new assistant coach Chris Davis on Sept. 25 at McGuirk Arena.

Coaching ties lead Chris Davis back to Central Michigan

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

After departing from the Central Michigan men’s basketball team for an assistant coaching position during the 2017-18 season with Air Force, Chris Davis thought he had found a new home. Then Keno Davis called.

“There were other jobs and places that would’ve loved to have (Chris),” Keno said. “When I told him about the opening on the staff he told me if it were any other job, the timing wouldn’t be right. But he was excited about the chance to be back at CMU. That sold me because when you have someone excited to be at your program, you want them even more."

On Sept. 17, CMU athletics an-

nounced that Chris Davis was returning to the program.

“There are some people who talk about athletes and say they are better people than they are players, they say the same about coaches and (Keno) is a better person than he is a coach,” Chris Davis said. “When I got the call I’ll be very honest it was tough because I loved Air Force."

Chris Davis smiled and nodded his head towards Keno, who was coaching a drill in practice.

“It’s because of that man over there, he doesn’t want to hear it because he’s too modest but it was because of working with him.”

Keno and Chris have a coaching history that dates back to days before the 2016-17 season when Keno added Chris to the staff as a video coordina-

Courtesy Photo | Drake Athletics Keno Davis and Chris Davis clap during a basketball game at Drake University.

tor. Chris spent time coaching with and under Keno at Drake (2003-08) and Providence (2008-11).

“When we won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, we won 21 games in a row and were ranked fourteenth in the country and you don’t just forget those things,” Chris said.

“When I think back on it, it’s one of my most fond memories of coaching and it happened with Keno.”

The Bulldogs, led by Keno Davis as the head coach with Chris Davis as an assistant went to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64 in the 2007-08 season and finished with a 15-3 record in the conference.

Even when Keno Davis headed to CMU in 2012, separating the coaches from being on the same staff at Providence, they remained in contact.

“We’ve always had a great working relationship even though we don’t always agree but we can see the other side of things,” Keno Davis said. “We develop as coaches from hearing a different perspective. So even when we weren’t on the same coaching staffs we were still having conversations on what we were learning on the floor or recruiting front.”

Approaching the head coach for questions on basketball and life is something Chris Davis has always found easy. Chris would call Keno in the afternoon or text him basketball questions pretty often.

Chris’ family has lived in Jackson, Michigan his whole life. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in sports administration from Western

Michigan.

He’s coached for 32 years, going back to when he started at the Chippewas’ rival school — WMU. Outside of Drake, Providence, CMU and WMU, Chris has been with Grand Valley State, Kent State and UC Davis.

On the floor as an assistant coach, Chris wants to help in anyway he can to better the program.

“I want to help the players and coaches reach their full potential and have a chance to compete for a (MAC) Championship,” Chris said.

Keno said Chris is helpful by building positive relationships with the players.

“When you have the years, experience and success he has had you see things and know which buttons need to be pushed,” Keno said.

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Trick plays not enough for CMU in 31-20 loss to MSU

By Evan Petzold Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

On the first play from scrimmage, Tommy Lazzaro handed the ball off to running back Jonathan Ward, who immediately lateraled the ball back to Lazzaro.

Central Michigan’s junior quarterback let go of the ball and completed a 35-yard pass to receiver Brandon Childress.

The successful flea-flicker helped CMU put its first, and only, points of the first half on the scoreboard – a 40-yard field goal from Ryan Tice just 1:51 into the game.

From that point on, it was all Michigan State in a 31-20 victory over the Chippewas (1-4) on Sept. 29 at Spartan Stadium in front of 73,752 fans.

Central Michigan cut its deficit to 11 points with 6:44 remaining in the game on a touchdown pass from Ward to backup quarterback Tony Poljan, but Michigan State never allowed its edge to fall below at least a touchdown.

“We thought it was important to get a spark and make some plays,” said CMU head coach John Bonamego. “We rolled the dice. I thought we did a good job.”

The Spartans (3-1) scored for the first time on a three-yard rushing score from quarterback Brian Lewerke with 10:57 to play in the first half. Eight minutes later, the junior found the end zone from five yards out for a 14-3 edge.

Lewerke threw a pass in the middle of the end zone for Felton Davis III on Michigan State’s second drive of the game, but the pass was intercepted by CMU cornerback Sean Bunting. The interception rejected a touchdown opportunity and handed the ball back to the Chippewas.

Matt Coghlin made his 14th field goal in a row, this time from 33 yards out, to push Michigan State ahead 17-3 at halftime.

“We dug ourselves into a hole at half,” Bonamego said. “We didn’t come here to play a game. We came here to win a game.

We didn’t do that.”

Michigan State is ranked as the No. 1 defensive team against the run. The Spartans proved themselves by holding CMU to nine carries for five yards in the first half.

Ward, who accumulated 1,494 all-purpose yards a season ago, was held without a positive rushing yard in the first half and a total of 26 yards when the final whistle sound.

True freshman La’Darius Jefferson, receiving a majority of playing time due to the injury absence of senior running back LJ Scott, Jefferson logged his first career touchdown on a two-yard carry with 4:18 left in the third quarter for a 31-3 edge. The touchdown prior was a two-yard carry from backup running back Connor Heyward.

Ben Suddendorf | Staff Photographer Redshirted freshmen wide receiver Julian Hicks catches a ball for a touchdown while being hit by a MSU defensive men on Sept. 29 at Spartan Stadium.

“The running backs ran hard,” said CMU defensive tackle Nathan Brisson-Fast.

“They hit the holes and moved the pile.”

Facing 1st-and-10 from the Michigan State 11-yard line, a holding penalty bumped Lazzaro’s group back to the 21.

Nevertheless, a third down completion from the quarterback to receiver Julian Hicks for a score cut CMU’s deficit to 21 points.

Lazzaro finished the game 19-of-34 through the air for 153 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He added 11 carries for 32 yards in the loss.

“They were really good against the run, so I had to come out and throw it,” Lazzaro said. “I got a little antsy back there, and the two interceptions were definitely on me. Most guys would give up, but we kept grinding.

“I loved the fight from our guys.”

Kaden Keon’s ensuing onside kick was recovered by CMU’s George Douglas. Six plays later, Tice made a 40-yard field goal with 12:08 remaining, cutting Michigan State’s lead to 31-13.

The Chippewas got the ball back with 9:50 left and an 18-point deficit.

Lazzaro immediately went to work.

CMU’s final touchdown of the comeback effort was another trick play, but it happened a bit different than the first play of the game.

Lazzaro hiked the ball and pitched it back to Ward, who tossed the ball into the end zone for backup quarterback Tony Poljan, doubling as a wide receiver, for 29yard connection.

Despite being down by just 11 points after Ward’s strike through the air with 6:44 to go, the Chippewas were unable to stop the Spartans from running down the clock on their final offensive drive.

MSU coach Mark Dantonio’s team held the Chippewas to 245 total yards of offense and 63 rushing yards. Meanwhile, the Spartans nearly split in their 345 yards – 185 passing and 160 rushing.

Central Michigan returns to Kelly/ Shorts Stadium at noon on Oct. 6 to play Buffalo. The Bulls are 4-1 on the season.

“We didn’t have quite enough at the end to pull it out,” Bonamego said. “We will go back home and improve off this. We will be a very good football team down the stretch.”

CMU PASSING TOMMY LAZARRO PASSING 19-34 153 yards RUSHING 11 attempts 32 yards TOUCHDOWNS 1 INT 2

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Senior Bria Colosky played the round of her life on March 12.

She shot a programrecord 69 (3-under par) in the Spring Break Shootout at Lake Jovita Golf Club to help her team score an 18hole record of 304.

“I knew during the round I was playing very well, but I never added up my score," Colosky said. "We got to the last hole and I kind of knew what I needed to do.

I said ‘Let’s just go out and birdie it.’”

Following a strong drive and sinking a 6-foot putt that was breaking downhill, Colosky said she thought she broke 70.

“When they told me I got a 69, I just started crying,” she said.

It was a moment of accomplishment that Colosky said she will remember forever.

But she said there was a driving force behind this moment.

Shirley Bazaire, Colosky’s 74-year-old grandmother, died in January. She was Colosky's biggest fan. It left Colosky feeling broken hearted and with a choice to make — to play golf for the Chippewas or be with her grandmother in Florida.

“She had been sick for awhile so the past two years it went downhill really quickly so we kind of knew and were able to prepare. My mom had been down there for months on end,” Colosky said. “When she was finally put on Hospice, I was debating whether I should go down and leave my team or do I remember my grandma when she was fine.

“My grandma is my motivator from heaven. I know she would’ve wanted

me to finish out (with golf) because I love this game.”

Colosky elected to stick with golf and stay in Mount Pleasant. However, the challenges of everyday life while being thousands of miles away from her family kept getting harder.

“My mom called me the night she passed away around 10:30 (or) 11 p.m. I was at practice the next morning at seven in the morning,” Colosky said. “My team said you don’t have to be here but I needed to be. It took my mind off of things.”

Playing the sport might have taken Colosky’s mind off of her grandmothers death, but she still thinks about it every day. She did for the remainder of the 2017-18 season, including her recordsetting round.

“When you have a loved one you lose you wish they were there but I know she still was there in that (record-setting) round,” Colosky said. “In February we had Mid-American Match Play, which was about 40 miles from where she lived and that was tough because it was a tournament she would come to and watch."

Colosky could always feel the support from her grandmother. The support of her parents through the hard times helped her too.

Dennis Colosky, Bria’s 68-year-old father, started golfing with Bria when she was five years old. He said there are so many memories they have on the course.

“She got her first hole-inone at a course near home,” Dennis said. “She always beats me when before I would always beat her, now she takes me down most of the time.”

Colosky said without her father, golf would never meant

this much to her.

“He cut down all of his old golf clubs just so they would fit me,” Colosky said. “He always wanted to go golfing but my mom would say I needed to stay home but as long as he took me, it was fine. So we would go every single night.”

Dennis knows how hard her grandmother’s passing was for Bria.

“I feel like she has no life with how much time she spends on school and athletics, so it can’t be easy with that thought on your mind,” Dennis said.

Junior Danielle Sawyer has been playing golf with Bria for three years now.

Sawyer enjoys Colosky's enthusiasm.

“The loss she dealt with gave her very little time to grieve with the demanding schedule we have and I know her and her grandmother were very close," Sawyer said. "She had a great spring season last year while dealing with that adversity, it’s something we all were impressed by.”

CMU golf head coach Jim Earle said Colosky is ready to become a leader in the new season.

“She’s going to give every swing and every round all that she has because she is just that kind of person,” Earle said. “It’s a natural progression for her to get to this point and I’m excited to see where this season takes her.”

After graduation in May, Colosky is still deciding if she wants to keep playing golf while furthering her education as a physician assistant.

“I know (my grandmother is) watching and is proud,” Bria said. “I’m just going to do whatever I can to keep doing my best at everything for her because she keeps me going everyday.”

Evan Petzold | Staff Reporter Central Michigan senior golfer Bria Colosky takes a swing at practice on Sept. 12.

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