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LIFE InSIDE

By Rachael SchuitStaff Reporter

Last week, 187 students sought help from the Central Michigan University Counseling Center.

Ross Rapaport, director of the center located in Foust Hall, said free counseling is offered to students. Students typically deal-ing with grief and loss, managing their stress and anxiety, survivors of sexual assault, those with dysfunc-tional families and those new to the United States can take advantage of support groups that offer a safe space for students to draw strength from

their collective suffering.This semester’s 26.5 percent fresh-

man enrollment increase, has re-sulted in more students utilizing the

counseling center to adjust to univer-sity life. Rapaport said he anticipates an increase in demand for counseling based on the higher freshmen enroll-

ment, however students who need help are distributed across all class standings.

“We’re seeing proportion-ally many more students (this year)

More students seek counseling

A global connection

Courtesy Photo | Felix FamoyeFelix Famoye teaches a graduate level mathematical statistics class at the University of Lagos.

Mount Pleasant Police Department is investigating a string of car larcenies that occurred throughout the com-munity last weekend.

Police lodged Ryan Hughes, a 28-year-old Mount Pleasant man on Saturday morning for larceny from a vehicle, resisting an officer, damaging property and attempted larceny of a vehicle. Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said he was officially arrested on Wednes-day, Oct. 15, on those charges. He is not a Central Michigan University student.

Browne said it is not yet known whether Hughes is connected to the string of car larcenies. He said MPPD has identified three separate groups committing the thefts in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County and the Saginaw Chip-pewa Indian Tribe reserva-tion. Not all suspects are in custody yet.

Browne said the MPPD is re-questing help from the commu-nity to identify these suspects, and people are encouraged to report incidents of tagging if they see them occurring.

Check back with Central Michigan Life for updates on this story.

Megan Pacer,Staff Reporter

MPPD investigates larcenies

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With a little under a month until the Nov. 4 general elec-tion, Speak Up, Speak Out will be hosting an open forum pre-sentation designed to enlighten students on the larger issues facing voters.

The event, titled “What Matters in This Election?” will be hosted at 7 p.m. in the Park Library Auditorium. Infor-mational videos, panels and featured guests will be able to answer any questions attend-ees may have.

Griffin Endowed Chair in Po-litical Science Gary Randall and Central’s own political science Professor J. Cherie Strachan will be in attendance.

Jordan Hermani,Staff Reporter

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Vietnamese cuisine is coming to Mount Pleasant next month.

The Nguyen Family will convert what once was Lil’ Chef into Pho Viet, a Vietnamese sit-down restaurant on Mission Street.

The restaurant will use the Nguyen family’s traditional Vietnamese recipes of rice dishes, meats, vegetables, and Vietnam’s national dish Pho. The restaurant serves meals from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and offers take-out.

The building is still being remodeled. Appliances, decorum, and a new sign are still being added.

The Nguyen Family is not new to Mount Pleasant business. The family owns and operates both The Nail Parlor and Sky Salon on Mission Street. The restaurant will be managed by 27 year old,

Phuong Nguyen.

Andrew Surma,Staff Reporter

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By Malachi BarrettNews Editor

Nigerian-born statistics pro-fessor Felix Famoye is bringing knowledge back to his native country in May. He also hopes to bring motivated students from the far away country to Central Michigan University.

Famoye is one of 100 scholars to be awarded the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship, a program that groups African-born aca-

demics in the United States and Canada with higher education institutions in African partner countries. The ADP program of-fers fellowship of 14 to 90 days in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania or Uganda.

The University of Lagos in Nigeria welcomes back Famoye, who previously developed their mathematics programs while there on the Fullbright Fellowship from 2009-10.

“Generally African countries

have different types of pro-grams, but don’t have the money to develop them,” Famoye said. “Carnegie does (the fellowship) as a form of helping developing countries’ higher education.”

Fellows have three main objec-tives: teaching, conducting collab-orative research with the academic staff and advising their curricu-lum. Famoye also wants to recruit post-graduate students to CMU.

“The fellowship gives a big advantage for both universities. I

try to find very good students to recruit,” Famoye said. “Facilities (in Nigeria) are limited. The lab facilities here are well equipped, so they can come here and finish their research then go back and complete their PhD.”

The resources available to students who enroll at CMU are on a whole other level from what students experience in Nigeria, Famoye said. He has recruited

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Committee considers projected enrollment drop, solutions

Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerThe counseling center is located inside Foust Hall, and recently they have been seeing more activity due to increased enrollment.

By Zahra AhmadNews Editor

To address projected declines in enrollment, Central Michigan University’s Budget Priorities Committee discussed possible recruitment strategies at its Thursday meeting.

The Budget Priorities Commit-tee also presented CMU’s operat-ing budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year at the meeting, focusing on fall enrollment data and projec-tions for the next few years.

The budget was explained by a panel of university administra-tors including Steven Johnson, vice president of enrollment and student services, Barrie Wilkes, vice president of finance and ad-ministrative services, and Provost Michael Gealt.

The committee discussed ex-penditure changes, recruitment

and retention plans, along with future challenges.

Though there was an increase in freshman enrollment this year, a projected decline in the number of the state’s high school popula-tion over the next few years is expected to be the university’s biggest challenge.

“Michigan’s high school enroll-ment is dropping. Even though CMU’s entering freshmen enroll-ment has increased this year, it is projected to decline due to other factors,” Johnson said.

Factors impacting future enroll-ment also included a decline in community college enrollment.

“Twenty five out of 28 com-munity colleges said they expect enrollment declines for the 2014-15 fiscal year,” Johnson said.

Johnson also presented four projected growth markets: community college transfers,

international enrollment, master com-petency and adult com-pleters.

“[In regards to recruitment initiatives] a market analy-sis by the college board and ACT is being done. There will also be an [initiative] to increase out-of-state expan-sion,” Johnson said.

The increase for out-of-state expansion will be done through collected SAT data, which has never been done

before, and NACAC college fairs.To target the university’s big-

gest challenge, the states decline in high school enrollment, CMU will increase high school and community college visits along with bus trips and special group visits to campus.

Other attempts to improve recruitment involve increased college day events, such as “CMU and You,” and the creation of the Alumni Ambassadors Program, which has 16 alumni as of now.

The previous marketing cam-paign showed to be successful and will be implemented again for the 2014-15 fiscal year. These strate-gies include CMU TV spots, three smart bus wraps and advertise-ment on Pandora.

“Our site had over 900,000 visits due to our commercial on Pandora, a music outlet many students use,” Johnson said.

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“Michigan’s high school enrollment is dropping. Even though CMU’s en-tering freshmen enrollment has in-creased this year, it is projected to decline due to other factors.”

Foust Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (989) 774-3381 to set up an appointment. Counseling appoint-ments can be made with the Hu-man Development Clinic at (989) 774-3532. Once a referral form is completed, the client will receive a phone call from a counselor to set up the first appointment.

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than we did at this time last year,” Rapaport said. “There are ebbs and flows. Our demand for services spiked this year in the third week. We typically wouldn’t have seen that until later in the semester.”

The counseling center typi-cally becomes busier during midterms, however things slow down during finals week as many students are leaving Mount Pleasant for holiday or summer break.

Students who take advan-tage of counseling services are usually seen four or five times, Rapaport said. While there

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eight students to CMU, four of which are mathematics majors.

Famoye said the tech-nology infrastructure in Nigeria is behind in terms of computer lab availabil-ity and software. Access to high-speed Internet is particularly scarce, which is a challenge when adapt-ing his teaching methods back home.

Olaseni Fadipe came to CMU after meeting Famoye in 2009. In three years he will earn his doctorate degree.

Adjusting to America was a bit more difficult than he had expected, Fadipe said, although he recalls quintes-sential experiences like tast-ing his first slice of pizza.

He described the Univer-sity of Lagos as having a lot of potential, but the gap be-

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is a waiting list for ongoing appointments, the counseling center offers walk-in appoint-ments for emergencies.

“Our services are primarily intended to be shorter-term counseling,” Rapaport said. “There are two other clinics that are training clinics on campus, the Human Develop-ment Clinic for masters level students in the counselor education program, and the Psychological Training and Consultation Center for graduate students in the clini-cal school of psychology.”

The Human Development clinic, located on the third floor of the Education and Human Services building, as-sists students and community members.

Twinet Parmer, professor

of counselor education, said there is no limit to how many times students can receive counseling at the Human Development clinic.

“We will see people as long as they come,” Parmer said. We like for people to come long enough to give us an opportunity to work with them and help them cope with a situation.”

The Human Development Clinic is only open as long as classes are in session during the academic year because it is run by graduate students.

Ellen Armbruster, a profes-sor in the counselor educa-tion program said graduate students typically provide the counseling, while faculty from the counselor education program oversee operations.

Courtesy Photo | Felix FamoyeFelix Famoye selected the University of Lagos due to Professor Ogundipe (left) at the university. Ogundipe visited CMU in 2001.

tween what can be achieved, and what is being achieved, is what stood in the way of some Nigerian students.

Masters student Oluremi Abayomi said studying in a foreign country is highly valued back home.

“It’s just amazing the re-sources you have access to (in America), you’re almost drowning in them there are so many,” Abayomi said.

Fadipe said the partner-

ship between CMU and the University of Lagos is valu-able and could pay dividends for self-motivated Nigerians.

“We have been able to bring back good brains to the university environment that has taken them to the next level,” Fadipe said. “I wish that partnership would continue to grow, I can tell you there are good brains there, they need the opportunity that I had.”

“Facilities (in nigeria) are limited. the lab facilities here are well equipped, so they can

come here and finish their research then go back and

complete their phD.”

Felix Famoye, statistics professor

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By Alaina JasterStaff Reporter

Most young adults who come to college will bring their favorite books, blankets or décor to help make themselves feel at home. Dansville freshman Rockelle Bushard brought her favorite instrument, a European violin, made in the early 1940’s.

Bushard started playing the violin at four years old and has been continu-ously playing for 13 years. She has played in the Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony for three years, performing in East Lansing, as well as playing at weddings.

“My family and I went to the Wheatland Festival and I saw someone playing the violin and loved it,” Bushard said. “I threw a temper tantrum because I wanted one so bad, then I got one. I guess I was just drawn to it.”

When she first started, Bushard learned how to play classical music. It came naturally to her. Since then, she has moved on to different genres, and chooses them based on her mood and audience.

“If I’m really stressed out I’ll play some classical because it calms my mind,” Bushard said. “If I’m happy I’ll play bluegrass because it’s more

upbeat and exciting. When I’m with other people I usually play popular songs that they’ll know, too.”

Music has always been a part of her life. Her sister, Taylor, is currently studying music at Bellmont University and plays guitar. Their mother, Donna, is the lead singer in a band and also plays guitar.

“I remember when she was little and she first heard the violin,” said Bushard’s mother. “She just told us flat out, ‘I’m gonna play the fiddle!’ and so we found her one when she was four and signed her up for community lessons at Michigan State. It’s amazing how she can sight read music. I can’t even do that.”

In the beginning of the semester, Bushard auditioned for the CMU Symphony Orchestra, an all student orchestra that performs throughout the school year. After preparing a

piece, she went to audition and gave it her all, but finding a place in the orchestra will have to wait for now.

“Everyone at the audition was really nice. I played classical and bluegrass for them and they seemed to like it. I was told that they wanted me in the orchestra after I took a couple lessons with an instructor. I have to work on my formal style for a little bit and come back next semester,” Bushard said.

Bushard also plays guitar and piano. Although she is multi-talented, the

violin is her favorite because she finds it the most interesting. She does not plan to major in music but would like to take some classes.

“I think that Rocky is really talented,” said Grand Ledge fresh-man Faith Gray, her roommate. “It’s interesting living with someone who plays music. We get to listen to her practice and sometimes it can be really soothing when were all stressed out. I like it when were hanging out and she’ll just play.”

Student violinist draws inspiration from folk, bluegrass and musical family members

On this day in history, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1934, Central State Life reported on the visit of Amelia Earhart to campus that Monday night, where she spoke at the inaugural event of the entertainment course of Central State Teachers College.

The visit was two years after her famous solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, making her the first female pilot to complete the journey.

Speaking to a crowd of about 1,000, Earhart entertained students with tales from her journey from Newfoundland to Ireland, including her bumpy landing in an Irish farmer’s backyard. During the flight, her altimeter failed, the plane’s engine developed a serious oil leak, storms cut off visibility and ice formed on the wings of her plane that forced her altitude to within 100 feet of the ocean below.

According to the article, Earhart, who married George Palmer Putnam in 1931, predicted a day when airplanes would carry the bulk of passengers and mail, and where regular transatlantic passenger plane service would be a reality.

Earhart was scheduled to appear on the lecture and entertainment course at Central State Teachers College again in 1937. However, she famously and mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937, during an attempt to be the first female pilot to fly around the world.

-Andrea PeckSenior Reporter

AmeliA eArhArt visited CAmpus

in 1934

What might seem like a spine-chilling, and mind boggling experience, is also an event made for an entire family to enjoy.

The Haunted Yard event is sponsored by Ace of Diamonds and usually hosted by Kriss and Mike Roethlisberger. It will begin Oct. 1 and will be held at 814 N. Lansing St., on the corner of Pickard & Lansing, between Meijer and the post office.

The event is free and available to people of all ages. It’s ultimately meant for fun and the enjoyment of people, who love the joys of Halloween. Although it is free, it is strongly encouraged that adults donate $2 or more.

The event is a fundraiser for CMU chapter Circle K and the MPHS Key Club, both organizations’ purpose being to display and promote leadership and fellowship.

You can attend the Haunted Yard 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 18, 6-8 p.m. on Oct 19, 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 23, 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 25, 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 27-30 and noon-9 p.m. on Oct. 31.

-Jayanna ArnoldStaff Reporter

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All Ages

For its second show of the semester, the live improvisational comedy group Trap Door Improv will perform at 8 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 25 in Moore Hall 102.

The show is presented by the Central Michigan University Theater Department and will be offered for free to CMU students and the public.

Trap Door’s skits will be Halloween themed and will feature the 2014-2015 staff.

Doors open at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and the event coordinators suggest arriving early to guarantee seating.

-Sydney Smith Assistant Student Life Editor

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Abbie Robinson | Staff PhotographerRockelle Bushard demonstrates her favorite styles to play on her violin.

Courtesy Photo | Donna BushardRockelle Bushard started playing the violin at the young age of 4 and has been continuing to learn for over 13 years.

By Rachel SchuitStaff Reporter

The Mount Pleasant League of Women voters hosted a forum for 33rd district State Senate can-didates Judy Emmons and Fred Sprague Thursday. The event was supposed to be a debate between the two candidates, but the Emmons campaign notified the League that she would not be in attendance.

Emmons’s democratic challeng-er Fred Sprague gave a five minute statement detailing his decision to run and things he wishes to work on if elected.

“We’ve never had this hap-

pen before,” said Sarah Delia, president of the League of Women voters.

Theresa Turner, the voter service chair for the league, said candidates that have been ap-proached for debates in the past have declined, but not canceled.

Emmons did not attend because of a bill sponsored by her that was being signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.

Despite Emmon’s absence, Delia and Turner still believe the event is important.

“The idea is to inform the citi-zens about the candidates so they can make an informed decision”, Delia said.

Sprague, the democratic chal-

lenger in the 33rd district senate race discussed a few of the things he would like to do if elected.

Sprague stressed the importance of increasing funding for things such as roads and education.

“We quit funding the common good of public education and in-frastructure,” Sprague said.

Sprague also emphasized the importance of voting.

“The most important thing you can do on November 4th is vote and encourage others to vote,” Sprague said.

The event also included a meet and greet with Mount Pleasant city commission candidates.

This election there are three

candidates running for two open seats: Mike Vergleger, a cur-rent planning commissioner, Jim Holton, the vice mayor and Allison Quast-Lents.

Jim Holton, the current vice mayor of Mount Pleasant, is running because he enjoys being a part of the decision making process.

“I like being involved,” Holton said. “I love the decision making that goes on that influences where tax money is spent.”

Anyone who missed the forum can watch it on MAC TV charter channel 191 Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday at 10 a.m. and Monday and Thursday at 2 p.m.

League of Women cancels debate, hosts election forum

EDITORIAL | Resident hall assistants deserve more recognition

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Resident hall assistants are among the first people freshmen meet when moving into residence

halls. Throughout the year, RAs and students get to know each other well, growing from strangers

to friends or, in some cases, enemies.

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As I surfed through the sea of e-mails cluttering my inbox – some from professors reminding me of looming paper and project deadlines, others from money-sucking honors societies solicit-ing me to join – my eyes locked on a screaming subject line.

REMINDER: FALL 2015 LEASE SIGNING DEADLINE APPROACHING

In years past, I bought into the housing hysteria. For fear of living on the streets, I scribbled my signature on the first contract that landed in front of me. If I did not commit to an apartment half a year in advance, I thought, there would be no place for me to live the coming semester.

I chuckled at my naivety as I moved the e-mail to the trash without offering it more than a moment’s attention.

While it never hurts to plan ahead, hashing out living ar-rangements for next fall this ear-ly in the school year is ridiculous.

I don’t sign leases until the summer. Four years of being a student has taught me there are no constants in the college life.

First, I barely have enough money for Top Ramen, much less a couple hundred bucks for a down payment. Second, it takes a great deal of time and inspection to determine who the best roommates will be. Lastly, I sadly lack the ability to predict the future and see where I will be in a year.

A heck of a lot can change in the matter of only a few days, which is why I encourage students to think twice about making a major commitment so far ahead of time.

Many landlords and apart-ment owners are fair, kind people, while many others are greedy and seemingly soulless. It is important to meet them in person and make sure you will get along with them. Nothing is worse than eight months of liv-ing with a landlord from hell.

Amid the influx of apartment advertising and increasing pres-sure to make a living decision, do yourself a favor and avoid making a spur-of-the-moment decision. Instead of signing a lease, conduct some preliminary research on review websites such as apartmentratings.com. Talk to friends of friends about living situations and gather their opinions toward housing.

Nothing, however, is more crucial than visiting these places in person. Make sure you clarify with housing owners the total price of living – which often includes utility fees, Internet, cable and other charges on top of rent. Ask about the length of leases and gauge the flexibility of the owner.

Housing might be a mere afterthought to some students, while others take the reminders and advertising too seriously.

Before you sign the lease, remember, you have to live with the decision.

Kurt NaglVoices Editor

Don’t buy into

housing hysteria

Although the relationship is of-ten a combination of love and hate, resident assistants rarely receive the recognition they deserve.

It is easy for students to view RAs as glorified hall monitors - strolling the floors and polic-ing dorm rooms, waiting to write students up for alcohol or noise violations. This negative im-age proliferates and creates the “buzzkill” stereotype that, in truth, holds little merit.

RAs have to play “bad guy” once in a while because 3,000 incom-ing freshman no longer have mom and dad to supervise. Managing so many students who have yet

to mature could wreak havoc on one’s sanity.

But RAs are more than just rule enforcers. In fact, that might be the least important part of their job.

Counseling, event organization and social interaction are just a few of their additional duties, which can be performed only with a healthy reservoir of patience and enthusiasm.

The transition from high school to college involves living away from parents for the first time. Budgeting time and money, while balancing a demanding class schedule and social life, all while coping with the ensuing emotions, can take a great

toll on students. Leaving the safety net of friends and family back home can leave them feeling isolated and helpless, which only compounds the problems.

Independence can be over-whelming.

But in residence halls, never more than a few doors away, a friend is waiting to help. RAs are on the clock nearly every hour of the day. Whether they are tending to students who had too much fun on a Friday night, mediating room-mate disagreements or simply listening to someone who needs to vent, RAs can be relied on.

We commend and thank them

for being a constant source of support when the college going gets tough. They know the ropes around campus. They understand the magnitude of coming to col-lege and initiating a new phase in life, and they have had experience overcoming the obstacles such a transition can include. They are waiting to share with students all of the knowledge they have acquired during their college career.

We urge students to look at RAs in this light. They are not your en-emies, but just the opposite. Once you realize this, college life might become a whole lot easier.

To The ediTor:

I’ve been disappointed by the manipulative mail I’m getting from State Rep. Kevin Cotter and surprised that he includes footnotes so anyone who wants to check his claims can easily do so. He must assume that voters are too lazy or uninterested in getting a straight story to do that, other-wise, I think he’d be more careful with his message:

Cotter states that “Bryan Miel-

ke…drained the [Union] township budget with his wasteful spending … a loss of nearly $815,000 in two years.” Of course, Union Town-ship has since publicly stated that their budget has not been drained, thank you very much. (They didn’t need to remind voters that no single member has the power to spend the township’s money on his or her own, but more on that in a minute.)

Cotter complains that Mielke voted two other times to increase

spending and indeed, he seems truly distressed about this. The fact is, however, that every vote he men-tions was a unanimous vote of the township board, with its Republi-can majority and Democrat minor-ity. (Check his footnotes if you’re curious or skeptical.) If he’s sincere, I guess his next priority will be to campaign for the ouster of Union Township Republicans Russ Al-wood, Margie Henry, M. Ruth Ayris and Roger Hauk. Somehow, I doubt he’s really concerned about their

votes. It seems instead that Cotter is grabbing for straws to make his opponent look bad, but I must say, it kind of boosts my confidence in Mielke to realize that that’s the best “attack” Cotter has.

Candidates will run better campaigns only if voters demand it. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Merlyn MowreyFaculty, CMU Dept.

of Philosophy and Religion

To The ediTor:

Every day I see or read something about Central Michigan University that makes me proud to be part of this community. It is with great plea-sure that I learned of the outstanding recent accomplishment of CMU’s So-

ciety of Automotive Engineers Baja student race team and its impact on the national collegiate racing scene.

When one scans through the competition and sees the biggest names in engineering from across the country and how CMU placed second overall, ahead of the Michi-

gan, Michigan State, and Michigan Tech engineering teams, one has to feel proud of our outstanding stu-dents and club adviser Ben Ritter. A tip of the cap to the Chippewas who pulled this off, and I wish you much continued success.

Upon graduation, you will be

known by another name, in addition to that of winner – employed.

Keep up the great work, and FIRE UP CHIPS.

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The demand for Thurs-day night’s Undergrad Research Night within the College of Science and Technology was so high that students had to sit on the floor just to hear professors speak. From scholarship opportuni-ties to studying abroad, no educational stone was left unturned in the wake of doctors and professors looking to reach out to students.

“It all boils down to tak-ing what you’re learning in the classroom and applying it to what’s real,” said An-drew Mahon, professor of Molecular Ecology, Phylo-geography, and Molecular Systematics.

Mahon, who served as the emcee of sorts for the night, introduced a number of professors who spoke on behalf of their departments or programs.

Ben Swarts, professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, was one such individual. Emphasizing the impor-tance of studying abroad, Swarts cited studying at the South African Univer-sity, Stellenbosch, as “cost

effective” and an important experience for students to have.

Money doesn’t seem to be a problem for the College of Science and Technology. Between 2012 and 2013 alone, roughly $55,000 was given out in scholarship to 78 students. Most of this money comes from alumni donations or scholarship funds set up in memoriam of past students, said Assistant Professor in Biology Stephen Juris.

“(The money) comes from a little bit of every-thing,” Juris said. “There are nine, ten, eleven differ-ent funds.”

“The CMU Department of Biology offers a number of tuition and research scholarships, both at the main campus and at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island,” read a handout distributed during the presentation.

The deadline for scholar-ship applications is March 15th.

Alongside a large number of scholarships, the College of Science and Technology has also maintained a high enrollment. With almost 1,000 majors to choose from, Juris said the amount

that the college has to offer is what draws in students.

“There are a lot of stu-dents interested in health research fields, that’s the initial draw,” he said.

Students on the whole seemed widely satisfied with the level of informa-tion being given.

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“We have the faculty that teach the labs and go out into the field,” Galarow-icz said. “Just the number of faculty that came in tonight, we have a great faculty that care about our students.”

For students who could not make the informational meeting, additional infor-mation on scholarships, research opportunities, and more can be found on bio.cmich.edu.

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SPORTSTeam healthy, Enos backs kicker

as Chippewas prepare for Ball State University

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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Passing the Test

What has been working so well with the offense lately? How do you make sure you improve on a game-by-game basis?

“We are getting much more explosive plays. It’s not that we are completing more passes or anything like that. It’s the plays are for more yards. That’s been really key for us, lately.”

What is the most rewarding part about playing quarterback at the college level?

“First off, we get to go to school for free. Coaches and everyone always talk about that all the time. We are really lucky. But winning big games is what it

is all about. That’s why you play as hard as you do. It’s everything.”

Who or what serves as your biggest motivation to succeed?

“I’m always competing with myself. I constantly want to do better than I did the week before. It feels like some days I’m pushing myself so hard to do this or that better. That’s what keeps me competitive.”

How much of your life is consumed by being a college football player?

“There is a balance. It’s hard sometimes. Sometimes you have to just take a couple of hours to do some homework or play some video games or something. Once you find that balance, it’s not bad.”

What is the offseason like for you? Do you work as hard or harder then than you do during

football season? “The main thing is

learning as much as you can from the

season that just

happened. I always want to be bigger, stronger and faster than I was before. A lot of time is spent in the film room. It’s an important time.”

Who is your closest friend on this team and why?

“A lot of guys are close on this team. That’s a little different than normal. We all hang out. Anyone can have a conversation with anyone in the locker room. It’s not divided. It’s a little different, but for a college football team we are pretty close.”

Coach Enos says you prepare like an NFL quarterback. What does that entail?

“You’ve got to prepare as best you can. You need to be almost scared that you are not going to be prepared. You just keep doing that over and over again and meanwhile you are never really comfortable.”

What parts of the game are coming easier to you as your career progresses?

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorSophomore quarterback Cooper Rush leads the Central Michigan football team into action against Ball State on Saturday at 3:30 pm in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

By Taylor DesOrmeauSenior Reporter

Ball State was predicted to be

one of the Mid-American Con-ference’s top teams in 2014. The Cardinals finished 2013 at 10-3 and 7-1 in the MAC.

This fall has been the complete opposite for Cardinals fans.

Since beating Colgate in the first week of the season, BSU has lost five in a row to fall to 1-5 and currently stand at 0-2 in conference play.

“I’m not sure what’s happened to them,” said CMU Head Coach Dan Enos. “I’m not there.”

CMU is 0-4 against the Cardinals in the Dan Enos Era, including a 44-24 loss in Muncie, Ind. last season.

“It was an embarrassment,” said senior wide receiver Titus Davis. “You can tell that everyone is still pissed about that. We’re ready to come out and give ‘em one.”

Davis had his best game of 2013 against Ball State, catching nine passes for 187 yards and a touch-

down in a game BSU controlled for its entirety.

Like Ohio and Northern Illinois, CMU’s two most recent victories, Ball State graduated its star quarter-back last spring.

Favored Chippewas seek first win over Ball State since ‘09

Meagan Dullack | Photo EditorFreshman wide receiver Mark Chapman runs head on into a Huskie defensive lineman Saturday against Northern Illinois University.

Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush is a man

of few words. Three consecutive 200-yard passing games has

earned Rush the respect of both his teammates

and opposing defenses. This week, he took time

to speak with Central Michigan Life about his

goals and life both on and off the field.

How would you rate your performance so far this season? Are you doing better than you expected to?

Rush: “There were a couple of games already this season that I wish I could get back. We’ve got a little win streak going right now. We’re trying to keep that going and that’s the most important thing.”

KEY TO THE GAME

CMU RUSHING YARDSWeek 5: 95

Week 6: 234Week 7: 283

BSU RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED

Week 5: 318Week 6: 425Week 7: 208

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Love him or hate him, Thomas Rawls is the best and most instrumental Chip-pewa on the football team.

The guy is seventh out of the FBS’s 1,243 rushers in running yards in 2014, even with missing two of CMU’s seven games.

It can be argued wide

receiver Titus Davis plays a larger role than Rawls, as he is quickly escalating to the top of CMU record books in most receiving categories.

While Davis has the ability to make that big play, Rawls is responsible for the of-fensive success on more than

Rawls transforms CMU into a contender

Taylor DesOrmeauSenior Reporter

half of the plays—and he’s performed historically well.

Rawls doesn’t only open up the field by drawing extra defenders in when he picks up first down after first down. He keeps the defense rested on the sideline and chew the game clock when CMU leads late.

The big play is fun for fans, but Rawls ability to grind down the defense has been the key to victory in every single 2014 victory, especially in the last two

Four-year BSU starting quarterback Keith Wen-ning set school records with 11,402 yards and 92 touch-downs during his time at the school.

Freshman Jack Milas, a three-star recruit, posted 326 yards and four touch-downs in his first career game Saturday in BSU 42-38 loss to Western Michigan.

“He’s younger, but he made some good decisions (Saturday),” said CMU senior linebacker Justin Cherocci. “He’s a good quar-terback. He’s athletic.”

The Cardinals have strug-gled on defense, particularly in defending the run. The Cardinals rank 99th in the country, allowing 199.3 rush-ing yards per game.

Meanwhile, CMU senior running back Thomas Rawls ranks seventh in the nation in rushing yards. Rawls has touched the ball 40 times in each of the Chippewas games, both were victories.

“I’m expecting a lot (of carries),” Rawls said. “My role on this team is to come in the game and have a huge impact and try not to let my

CONTINUED FROM 6

bsu |

Meagan Dullack | Photo EditorJunior tight end Ben McCord blocks a Northern Illinois defensive lineman Saturday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Ill.

“Game management. Everything from calling the play in the huddle to seeing what the defense is doing. Everything is just coming easier and easier.”

Who is one or two QB’s you aspire to be like some day?

“I love watching (Peyton)

Manning and Drew Brees. All those great athletic quarterbacks I love watching. Just how they go about everything. They make sure they know that everyone is in the right place and what the defense is doing. They’re amazing.”

What would you like to do after you graduate? If you keep getting better, do you think you could play in the NFL one day?

“I think those goals are

important. They should always be in the back of your mind. You want to set high goals and you will reach other ones trying to reach the big one. “

What has Central Michigan University as an institution meant to you now halfway through your time here?

“It’s everything right now. I love it here. There a great people here. . This was my only offer and my only chance.”

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rush |

“I like the blitz. It’ll be easy. Easy yards.”

Thomas Rawls, running back

Meagan Dullack | Photo EditorHead football coach Dan Enos speaks to quarterback Cooper Rush on the sideline during CMU’s loss at Toledo on Sept. 27.

battery go down. If 40 car-ries is the job or plus, then I’ll take it.”

Rawls and the CMU of-fense have spent the week preparing for Ball Stat’s blitz-heavy defense and said they are not intimidated by it.

“I like blitzes,” Rawls said. “I think they open up lanes even quicker. They’re having contact with my lineman so quick so I can get to the line

of scrimmage quicker. It’ll be easy. Easy yards.”

While Rawls expects to challange Ball State’s box, Davis will look for opportu-nities over the top of it and into the defensive secondary.

“They might stack the box. I know there’ll be times when I’m going to be a decoy and I’m all for it,” Davis said. “Anything for us to win.”

games where he ran for 40 carries and over 200 yards in each contest.

Rawls has 917 total yards and has moved the ball (rush-ing and receiving) on 160 different occasions. Davis has 379 total yards and has only

had the ball 23 times. I’ll take the guy who

routinely moves the ball forward.

The Chippewas are 12-2 since 2011 when they rush for more than 150 yards as a team. Rawls averages 168 rushing yards a game. Do the math.

The duo of Rawls and Davis is a nightmare for de-fenses. They can stretch the field or crash through the line on any given play. De-fenses would love to center in on one or the other, but

they can’t. The other guy will burn them.

When Davis was with-out Rawls in his first three seasons, CMU went 3-9, 7-6 and 6-6. With Rawls, the Chippewas are slated to finish 9-3 or at the very least 8-4.

While Davis’s playmaking has undoubtedly helped Rawls ascend to one of the NCAA’s top running backs, it’s Rawls that has transformed this team from an average Joe to a ter-rifying foe.

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By Joe Judd Assistant Sports Editor

Senior gymnast Taylor Noonan was given the Cen-tral Michigan University 2014 Dick Enberg Scholar Athlete of the Year Award on Wednesday.

The honor is presented annually to a student-athlete entering his or her senior season.

It is named for the CMU alum and sports broad-casting legend who has long championed aca-demic achievement among student-athletes.

“When they came in and announced that I’d won I was shocked, so it was a nice surprise,” Noonan said. “It was announced in front of the team and my coaches so it was nice to share with all of them.”

The designation has given Noonan confidence heading into the 2014 sea-son, which begins later this semester.

“I work really hard in the gym but I probably work harder in the classroom,” Noonan said. “I have to re-ally work hard at my school work so I take a lot of pride in school. I have higher ex-pectations (for myself ) in the classroom than in the gym.”

A native of Broomfield, Colo., the general biology major has maintained a 3.62 grade point average in her collegiate career.

“It’s nice when I get recognized for athletics, but this is one of the first honors I’ve gotten for aca-demics,” she said.

Head coach Jerry Reighard said he has en-joyed watching Noonan de-velop as a person and player.

“Taylor has been an abso-lute joy to coach,” Reighard said. “She came here as a

Senior gymnast recognized with Enberg Scholar Athlete Award

By Taylor DesOrmeauSenior Reporter

Injury updates:Junior running back Saylor

Lavallii, senior defensive back Jason Wilson and freshman cornerback Amari Coleman are all expected to play in Satur-day’s game against Ball State.

Lavallii suffered an ap-parent head injury during Saturday’s win at Northern Illinois. His helmet was taken from him and he did not play the rest of the game. Lavallii practiced Wednesday.

“He’s good, he looked real good,” said Head coach Dan Enos. “I talked to him, he said he had no ill effects from Saturday.”

Wilson suffered a leg injury against Toledo.

“It tightened up on him,” Enos said. “He felt good during warm-up, felt good Wednesday and Thursday and it tightened

Team healthy, Enos backs kicker

up on him. Just didn’t feel like he could play at the level that he wanted to.”

Coleman is one of many Chippewas to be inserted as a kick and punt returner with success. He took his first kick as a Chippewa back for 50 yards against Kansas.

As a senior at New Lothrop High School, Cole-man fielded six punts and scored on all of them.

soft schedule remaIns: The combined record of the

five teams left on CMU’s sched-ule is 10-17. None of those five

teams have a winning record.“To be picked to win the

rest of the season or even to win a game, that gives you confidence,” said senior wide receiver Titus Davis. “We know what we’re capable of.”

davIs stIll not 100 percentTitus Davis said he’s still

not up to full speed since he suffered a knee sprain on a punt return against Chattanooga the first week of the season.

After sitting out games against Purdue, Syracuse and Kansas, Davis has averaged 121 yards per game in his last

freshman and really lit this place up with her person-ality and her gymnastics. To see Taylor mature into the young woman she has grown to be is a very grati-fying feeling.”

Reighard will be enter-ing his 30th season as head coach. He led the Chippe-was to the MAC Champion-ship in each of the last five seasons.

“The award is so special. Everybody in the United States knows who Dick En-berg is and (the award) is going to be an eye-catcher that she can use for the rest of her life.”

Noonan is the second member of the Chippewa’s gymnastics team to earn the Enberg award. The first was Kristin Teubner in 2011.

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Head football coach Dan Enos checks his playbook during CMU’s 38-17 victory over Purdue on Sept. 6. Enos

and the Chippewas host Ball State Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorSenior gymnast Taylor Noonan is the recipient for the Central Michigan University 2014 Dick Enberg Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. Noonan, seen above, performs her routine on the balance beam against Maryland on Jan. 10 at McGuirk Arena.

F O O T b a l l N O T e b O O k

“I thought I was at 90 in Toledo game, but I took a couple steps back. I’m getting right back up

to where I want to be, I’m happy with the way I am.”

Titus Davis, senior wide receiver

three contests.“I’d probably say around

90 (percent),” Davis said. “I thought I was at 90 in Toledo game, but I took a couple steps back. I’m get-ting right back up to where I want to be, I’m happy with the way I am.”

enos confIdent In eaveyRedshirt freshman kicker

Brian Eavey had his first ca-reer field goal miss Saturday against NIU, coming up short on a 50-yard try.

“When he hits it, he can make a 50-yarder,” Enos said. “He made it in warm up. He didn’t hit that one the way

he wanted to. I think it just depends on the wind and the situation, we can get him probably up to about a 50-yarder.”

The Grand Ledge native is 18-for-18 on extra points and has is five-for-six on field goals 2014 with his longest coming from 37 yards.

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leading Buffalo Bulls, and Akron during a decisive weekend of conference play.

“We have to take care of our matches and let the rest of the MAC sort itself out,” said Head coach Peter McGahey. “Crazy things are happen-ing around us. This is the weekend where there will be some settling in the conference.”

Buffalo sits atop the MAC with a 4-0-2 record. First year head coach Shawn Burke has turned the Bulls around from last season when UB finished near the bottom of the conference with a 3-7-1 record.

Sophomore keeper Heather Laefuer recorded a clean sheet in CMU’s first conference victory last week. She is expected to start against Buffalo Friday.

“My teammates make it very easy for me,” she said. “They make my job way easier. We are a team, so it is a team effort.”

VolleyBall to Face top Hitter in Mac

With a crucial contest at home this Saturday, Central Michigan Univer-sity’s volleyball team is prepping for what the team is predicting to be a decisive game.

The Chippewas take on Miami (Ohio), which

sits at 10-8 overall and 3-3 in the Mid-American Conference. The Red-Hawks swept Kent State University last weekend.

“I don’t know a lot about Miami,” said CMU’s redshirt freshman outside hitter Taylor Robertson. “I don’t think we need to know a whole lot, we just need to know what we need to do.”

Offensively, Miami has been led by 6-foot-5 red-shirt junior middle hitter Jenny Ingle. Ingle’s hitting percentage of .402 is the best in the conference.

“Ingle is always some-one to worry about,” Olson said. “She’s pretty successful. Even when she mishits, she’s coming from such a high angle it’s difficult to defend.”

The RedHawks are ranked fifth in the confer-ence in hitting percentage in large part to Ingle and sophomore middle hitter Paige Hill, who is fifth in the MAC with a hitting percentage of .336.

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Volleyball tops BGSU in four setsGreg WickliffeStaff Reporter

With its back against the wall, Central Michigan University’s volleyball team took down Bowling Green State University in four sets at McGuirk Arena Thursday.

An 8-1 run in the fourth set punctuated by a solo block from junior middle blocker Angelique White clinched the victory for the women.

The win ended a three-match losing streak for the Chippewas and improved their record to 8-11 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-Ameri-can Conference.

“I love it,” said fresh-man outside hitter Jordan Bueter. “I want to pocket this, take it with the team and ride.”

With senior outside hitter and All-MAC performer Kaitlyn McIntyre out of the lineup with an injury, the Chippewas used a collective effort to make up for her absence.

CMU had four players

with double-digit kills led by Bueter who finished the match with a game-high and career-high 18 kills.

“I didn’t know until basi-cally right before the game that I was taking McIntyre’s spot,” she said. “It wasn’t like pressure or anything, but you kind of know you need to focus in.”

CMU coach Erik Olson pointed to freshman set-ter Kylie Copple, who had 53 assists, as the biggest catalyst in CMU’s offensive effort against the Falcons.

“I put it on Kylie,” Olson said. “She did a great job of distributing the ball. She set a great match. She got the ball to maybe not the best choice, but to a high percentage choice and our hitters went to work.”

After failing to secure the sweep, CMU regained control of the match and ended the Falcons hopes of a comeback winning the fourth set 25-18. The women jumped out to a 14-9 lead, but BGSU battled back to make it 14-13 in the last set.

White said moments be-fore the match-winning run, her teammates regrouped for the final push.

“At the net we were just talking to each other like ‘we’re going to end it now,” White said. “We all gave each other the look, and we got it done.”

White finished the match with 11 kills, and freshman Taylor Robertson added nine. Senior middle blocker Hallie Enderle came up big for the Chippewas record-ing a season high 11 kills in increased action.

“There’s so much that goes on behind the scenes,” Enderle said. “What you don’t see is that we have four extremely capable middle blockers on our team.”

Olson said that he was impressed with how well his team played without McIntyre sideline.

“When you combine good decisions from the setter, and good decisions from the attackers, that’s good volleyball.”

Morgan Taylor | Staff PhotographerFreshman outside hitter Jordan Bueter hits the ball in an attempt to score against Bowling Green State University in McGuirk Arena on Thursday night.

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