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By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

After a two-week suspension, run-ning back Thomas Rawls has been cleared to rejoin the Central Michigan University football team.

Suspended from the team Sept.8, Rawls pleaded guilty Tuesday in Isa-bella County Trial Court to one count of attempted larceny in a building, a high court misdemeanor. The charge is punishable by up to two years in prison, or a $1,000 fine.

CMU Athletic Director Dave Heeke confirmed hours later that Rawls had been reinstated to the team.

“His opportunity to play will be evaluated by our coaches,” Heeke said. “He had fulfilled disciplinary measures that we feel are appropriate at this time. We decided to move forward.”

CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley brought the warrant for Rawls’ arrest to the department’s attention.

“We had been hearing some ru-mors,” Heeke said. “It was confirmed by campus police that there was a potential issue.”

Head football coach Dan Enos was not available for comment.

Rawls agreed to testify against co-defendants in the case. His sentencing is set for 3 p.m. Oct. 21. He will serve no jail time.

As part of his plea agreement, Rawls also asked Isabella County Trial Court Judge Mark Duthie for permission to travel with the CMU football team to Toledo this weekend.

At Tuesday morning’s hearing, Duthie asked Rawls’ attorney Tom Hausmann if the running back would be reinstated to the football team.

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Emily Brouwer | Staff PhotographerThomas Tyrell Rawls, 21, of Flint, stands after his plea hearing at the Isabella County Trial Court on Tuesday morning. Rawls pleaded guilty to one count of larceny in a building.

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By Malachi BarrettSenior Reporter

Deb Zellner has brought together an “A-Team” of industry professionals to make the Isabella Bank Institute of Entrepreneurship one of the leading programs in Michigan business.

“Deb has been part of leading Michigan investor groups for five or six years,” said Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business. “By virtue of that alliance, she brought in a group of nine or ten people that participate in (the New Venture Competition) who have experience in hands-on business start up experience.”

A blue water angel investor and boasting 30 years of experience as a high-powered chemist with Dow Corning, Zellner worked in leading a healthcare development lab that

created permeable membrane patents. Chances are students use one of her products every day, which as applica-tions ranging from breathable band-aids to tooth whitening strips.

Through business contacts made over the course of her sizable career, Zellner attracted the attention of valu-able partners to add external resources that compliment the experience of faculty members.

Crespy said some of the finest entre-preneurs in the state of Michigan are in the department.

“What we’ve been asking is how can we help students at CMU catch the excitement of starting a busi-ness,” Zellner said. “They can be highly successful and even if their business doesn’t go as they planned they can start another one.”

Meagan Dullack | Photo EditorDeb Zellner has not only brought together an “A-team” of industry professionals to make the Isabella Bank Institute of Entrepreneurship, but she is also assisting with the New Venture competition.

Zellner brings ‘A-Team’ of entrepreneurial talent to CMU

Running back granted permission to leave state for upcoming football schedule

“It is my understanding he will be reinstated,” Hausmann said.

Duthie allowed the travel exemption for “football team activities.”

Assistant prosecutor Bob Holmes detailed the events of the night Rawls conspired with an accomplice to steal a 62-year-old Holly woman’s purse.

Rawls testified Tuesday that he did not touch any contents of the purse that night, but moved the purse to the floor so his friend could steal it.

Rawls, now 21, was 20 years old at the time of the crime. Duthie said he would contemplate the possibility of placing Rawls in the Holmes Youth-ful Trainee Act program should he cooperate with court directives. State

law allows a judge to place a youth between 17 and 20 who is alleged to have committed a crime and who has pleaded guilty to that crime to avoid a criminal record. If the youth success-fully completes the program, there is no criminal record.

Rawls and a friend are accused of us-ing credit cards stolen from the purse to purchase food and gasoline totaling in $33.77.

The Flint-native was charged with three felonies stemming from the April 8 incident at the Soaring Eagle Casino.

A warrant was issued for Rawls’ ar-rest on May 16. He officially joined the CMU football team on July 2. Heeke said the department was unaware of

the warrant issued for Rawls’ arrest before Sept. 5.

On the morning of CMU’s most recent home game against Syracuse, the university announced Rawls would not play against the Orange due to “an issue that came to the department’s attention” the day before.

After the game, team officials refused to answer any questions regarding Rawls. The next day, Rawls surrendered to Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Police.

Heeke said Rawls’ scholarship to play football at CMU is unaffected by the case.

Enos and Rawls will be available to reporters after practice Wednesday.

Emily Brouwer | Staff PhotographerThomas Tyrell Rawls, 21, of Flint sits during his plea hearing at the Isabella County Trial Court on Tuesday morning. Rawls pleaded guilty to one count of larceny in a building.

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Completed this summer, the Bloomberg Terminal room in Grawn Hall allows business students to monitor and analyze real-time market data and make trades as if they were on Wall Street.

“Instead of spending time calculating ratios, I encourage students to go to a terminal, download (the ratios) and tell me what they mean,” said finance and law profes-sor Pawan Jain. “The most important concept is to inter-pret them. That was missing. Bloomberg made it easy.”

The idea behind installing the terminals is to con-nect classroom theory with practice on the trading floor. Every student in his FIN 448 class has certification with the machines– an objective and standardized measure of their competency that is es-sential for getting hired.

The accreditation makes CMU students more attrac-tive to employers, Pawan said.

In his courses, around 200 students have access to the terminals. Most were certified.

Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business, said

alumni in the industry have spoken to him about how they benefitted professionally from using the terminals.

Jon Voigtman, managing director with Royal Bank of Canada in New York City and a CMU alumnus, recently visited Mount Pleasant for CMU and You Day. Voigtman said the starting salary for new hires is $85,000 and stu-dents could be making over $100,000 in their first year.

Because of this, Crespy said the goal of his college is to get all finance students Bloom-berg certified.

“It’s not easy to master the use of those terminals but the return is enormous because it allows you to participate in the financial sector in a way few do,” Crespy said. “You need to learn how to use the terminals to be hired.”

He added that the biggest challenge is making stu-dents feel less intimidated by the sophistication of the machines; he has had many students ask if they have per-mission to use the terminals outside of class.

The college is working on how to integrate the new technology into the cur-riculum, Crespy said. In this

regard, CMU has a big of a head start compared to other universities.

CMU is one of just four Michigan universities that has 12 terminals and one of eight in the state to have any at all.

CMU is one of 280 schools in the nation that has Bloom-berg Terminals and strives to make them accessible. At $209,800, the newly complet-ed terminal room in Grawn Hall 117 was funded mostly by private donations.

It was one of projects aligned with CMU’s 2013-2018 Strategic Plan.

Crespy said these initia-tives will “help students get a leg up over a Bronco” in their future endeavors.

Terminals also reside in the Park Library, Ronan Lab and two are available on laptops for classroom use.

Bloomberg terminals put student hands on progessional tools

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorStudents can get certified in stock exchange analytics like The Wolf of Wall Street in Grawn Hall’s Bloomberg Terminal Center.

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By Hannah Allam and Anita Kumar

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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an undertaking so fraught with sectarian tensions and regional rivalries, the U.S.-led air campaign against Islamist extremists in Syria was a diplomatic feat for its inclu-sion of five Sunni Muslim states that traditionally are skittish about bombing in the neighborhood, foreign policy analysts said Tuesday.

The joint foray against the Islamic State in Syria muted critics at home, who doubted President Barack Obama’s coalition-building skills, and offered important diplomatic cover in the Middle East by enlisting the Sunni monar-chies who’ve been most vocal in blaming U.S. inaction for

the nonstop bloodshed since the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime began in 2011.

The United States was so preoccupied with the jihadist outgrowth of the civil war that Sunni states feared Obama would strike a truce with Assad or work more closely with their archenemy, Iran. Instead, the administration went in the other direction, wooing back the Sunnis in a diplomatic charge that resulted in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State positions. Qatar didn’t bomb but flew patrols, officials said.

“The U.S. has taken a Sunni-centric approach to developing its anti-ISIS strat-egy,” said Shashank Joshi, a London-based analyst who

monitors Syria for the Royal United Services Institute, a defense and security research center. “It’s going for what it perceives as this mass of mod-erate Sunnis from Damascus to Baghdad. It boils down to peeling them away from the jihadists.”

Obama met with repre-sentatives of the five Arab partners on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, praising them for the “op-portunity to now send a very clear message that the world is united” in the fight to eradi-cate the Islamic State, which is also called ISIS or ISIL.

“This is not going to be something that is quick and is not something that is going to be easy,” Obama told report-ers. “It will take time and it is not only a military effort.”

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Zellner intends to con-tinue bringing together a network of people who are doing similar work with start ups in Michigan.

She eventually left the lab setting at Dow after earning her master’s degree in Management at Central Michigan Univer-sity, where she translated her technology background to study market needs for new products.

After Zellner’s retirement, she moved to the MidMichi-gan Innovation Center, a business incubator that gives entrepreneurs the resources and network to help turn their ideas into profitable commer-cial enterprises.

After hearing of strength of CMU’s business college from finance and law professor and long-time friend Jane Watkins,

Zellner accepted a position as director of the entrepreneur-ship department.

This includes people like Bruce Marble, alumnus and former Dow Corning employee. Zellner got him out of the board room and out into hands-on work with students in the New Venture Competition.

“Working with students is very energizing,” Zellner said. “They put time and energy into this and while they don’t get class credit, they get life credit and that’s what they carry with them forever.”

Marble has been a judge in the past, but she asked him to get involved as a resource to work with student-led business teams. He works with other members of New Venture Competition in-house staff one-on-one with student groups developing their busi-ness ideas.

“What we’ve done with NVC I think is very special in the state of Michigan,” Crespy

said. “Maybe only U of M is at the same level of expertise and support that we have down here.”

This includes staff like NVC mentor Ragnar Avery, who Zellner said has valuable experience as as an engineer. One of her major goals has been to make sure these con-tributors are have a diverse range of talents.

Avery is a prime example of this. He has a lengthy profile with business incubators, marketing, supply chain and his own consulting firm.

As a sales professional with a broad level of situational expertise, students can get advise from every level of the business process.

“For me what helped was being able to modify my func-tions,” Zellner said. “I’m always looking for how to bring more to what we’re delivering, so in that sense I’m looking for op-portunities that will bring us to a better spot.”

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UNIvErSItyBy Emily DeRuiter

Staff Reporter

Often compared to the Make a Wish Foundation, the Rainbow Connection is dedicated to rais-ing money and granting wishes for children with terminal or life-threatening illnesses. But this RSO has one important difference: They exclusiverly help children in Michigan.

“Even if it’s just one kid, we feel like we’ve made a difference,” said Grand Ledge senior Kelly Gwardz-inski.

Gwardzinski, founder and presi-dent of the RSO, said she is pas-sionate about helping kids. She also wants to help people with disabili-ties and kids with life-threatening illnesses.

“Seeing this side of it, instead of always the physical side—it’s kind of what drives me to do it,” she said.

The Rainbow Connection hosts several fundraisers over the course of the school year, including the sale of hair-bows for $5 during the football season. Students can buy them every Wednesday in the Bovee University Center before a home game or order them through Facebook.

Thanks to fundraisers like this one, the Rainbow Connection raises enough money each year to co-sponsor a wish with its parent organization in Rochester. How-ever, students in this organization want to do even more.

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Rainbow Connection grants children’s wishes

completely sponsor somebody,” said Muskegon junior Emily Vanderlaan.

Lindsay Dymond, a senior from Livonia, said it takes $5,000 to sponsor a child’s wish.

“We are just kind of a new orga-nization and its ambitious to raise that much money, so we’re trying to at least co-sponsor,” she said.

Last year the Rainbow Connec-tion co-sponsored a child named

William, who went to a resort in Florida called Give the Kids the World. They will not know the name of the child they are spon-soring this year until all of the proceeds from this school-year’s fundraisers go to the original Rain-bow Connection in Rochester, their co-sponsor.

Aside from fundraising, the Rainbow Connection also educates

students about childhood illnesses and writes birthday cards every month for seriously ill children.

“It’s a really cool way to kind of feel closer to them,” said Dymond.

Students interested in joining the Rainbow Connection can contact their Facebook page, or stop by the next meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Lake Michigan Room of the Bovee University Center.

“It just completely made sense to me when I first started hearing about it,” Gimesky said. “Commonly in society, we hear ‘autistic kid,’ for example, acknowledging a disability first. With person-first language, the way you speak is completely flipped.”

Person-first language is a concept originat-ed in 1990 after several pieces of legislation were altered to acknowledge people before acknowledging their disabilities. This mindset is the basic concept for person-first language.

“It first became recognized nationwide when the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,” said JoDell Heroux, professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education. “Terms like ‘disabled person’ or ‘handicapped person’ serve to marginalize individuals with disabili-ties.”

While it may come as a challenge at first, advocates for person-first language say that it is about manners and respect, not being politically correct. The main idea is that the person is not the disability, and when people are described by their disabilities, they are devalued and disrespected as people.

“Person-first language encourages us to see people as having no differences between them,” said Saline senior Karleen Koskinen. “There are differently-abled people, but at the end of the day, we are all people.”

Students who advocate for person-first language are often very passionate about this

concept. It is usually something they learn about in class, or after someone hears them using language that does not put the person first.

“Students learn about it during their first two Special Education courses,” Heroux said. “They really embrace it and become outspo-ken about it; they will correct you. It’s great because we are educating students who are then educating the broader community.”

Though it is largely applied to people with disabilities, advocates say person-first lan-guage can be applied to other social catego-ries.

“I think person-first language is something we should all strive to learn,” Gimesky said. “I think it can be applied to other categories of people like race, gender and sexual orienta-tion because we are all human beings.”

Although it has been recognized nation-wide, Heroux said that the use of person-first language isn’t all that common. She said al-

though there are still other battles in equality to be fought, acknowledging people before their disabilities is one of the last.

“We have made a great deal of progress with disability awareness, however, there is more work to be done,” she said. “Person-first language has implications outside of educa-tion. It is important to the broader community because you will encounter people with dis-abilities all the time.”

Gimesky encourages other people to learn about person-first language because it ac-knowledges a human being in entirety instead of only one factor about them.

“It’s very easy to label an individual by something that’s different about them,” she said. “That’s only one characteristic about them, when they are an entire person with abilities, feelings and dreams. It fails to rec-ognize that they are incredible human beings because you are only acknowledging them by their differences.”

Photo Illustration by Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor

Students explore the benefits, social needs for ‘person-first’ language

Sitting in one of her first Special Education classes at Central Michigan University, Dundee

senior Grace Gimesky learned about a concept that would completely alter the way she

interacted with, and thought about, others.

“It’s very easy to label an individual by something that’s different about them.

That’s only one characteristic about them, when they are an entire person with

abilities, feelings and dreams.”Grace Gimesky, Dundee senior

Mountain town Station to hoSt fourth annual

oktoberfeStMountain Town Station’s fourth

annual Oktoberfest beer tent will take place 7 p.m.-midnight, on Sept. 26 and 27.

There is a $5 cover charge upon entrance to Oktoberfest. Mug Clubbers from Mountain Town Brewing Company will be available for $4, along with hand-crafted microbrews. Mountain Town’s seasonal Oktoberfest beer will also be available during the weekend.

Along with beer and food, Oktoberfest will feature live music, starting with local acoustic performer Mark Daisy on Friday. Revolver, a rock cover band, will be closing the night.

Saturday will feature The Palooka Brothers, an ‘all-timey’ string band, and Highway Salute, a blues-rock band, will be closing.

For more information about Oktoberfest, search ‘Mountain Town’s Fourth Annual Oktoberfest’ on Facebook.

Sydney Smith,Assistant Student Life Editor

Remaining tickets for Ludacris’ highly-anticipated 7 p.m. concert on Sept. 28 are now being offered at a discount.

CMU Student Activities and Involvement is offering a buy one get one half off deal for all tickets purchased for the concert at McGuirk Arena.

Tickets are $20, $22 and $25 for students and $25, $33, and $35 for the public, based on seating.

Use the code FIREUPLUDA to get the discount. Visit cmich.edu/ticketcentral to purchase tickets.

Sarah Roebuck,Student Life Editor

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The Student Services Com-mittee discussed implement-ing peer to peer groups for students with disabilities at the Student Government As-sociation’s Monday meeting.

Peer to peer groups are designed to create interaction among students with dis-abilities and students without disabilities. The groups have been discussed in the previous year and the Student Services Committee has been debating bringing the program back.

Paige McCarroll, a special education major and Macomb senior said she is not sure if or when the peer to peer groups will be adapted, but that it is a common topic within the committee.

Student Disability Services has a new director and the student services committee is new this year. McCarroll hopes that if the peer to peer groups go through, they will start in November.

Rachel Schuit,Staff Reporter

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Emily Brouwer | Staff PhotographerFrom left to right, Livonia senior Lindsay Dymond, 20, Okemos senior Abby King, 20, and Grand Ledge senior Kelsey Sherd, 21, make birthday cards during a Rainbow Connections meeting Monday in the Bovee University Center. The cards are for kids that are on the RSO’s wish list.

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Nearly 15 years ago, the College of Science and Technology’s founding dean voiced the need for

Central Michigan University to continue its commitment to research in science, technology,

engineering and math (STEM).

EDITORIAL | CMU’s $95 mil. investment in STEM plants seeds for the future

Betting on STEM

Last week, the university official-ly broke ground on the new 169,000 square-foot Biosciences Building and marked the next chapter of the journey.

By the time the building officially opens its door, which officials say will be January 2017, classrooms will be filled with cutting edge technology that will help put students ahead of the innovation curve.

The building will include a vivarium, a molecular biology core, an isotope laboratory, a herbarium and electron microscopes, accord-ing to CMU’s website. It will also house an imaging center for scan-ning and transmission as well as a staging and processing storage area for ecological fieldwork.

We believe the project exempli-fies CMU’s commitment to STEM learning, and it is a necessary deci-sion for our future.

But at a time when our nation is

struggling to produce competitive aptitude scores in mathematics and science, and job prospects are uncer-tain, our mission to promote STEM will undoubtedly face challenges.

The United States ranks 52 in quality of mathematics and sci-ence education worldwide and continues to decline in overall global competitiveness, accord-ing to the World Economic Forum. Some educators have attributed the decline to a nation that has become increasingly apathetic while resting on its merits and achievements of the past.

Some news reports claim the demand for workers in STEM fields will increase in response to Presi-dent Obama’s fiscal year 2015 bud-get proposal. The proposal includes $170 million in new funding for the next generation of innovators, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The move would curb the dramatic decline in federal

research grant funding.The U.S. Census Bureau recently

reported that 74 percent of those with a STEM-related bachelor’s degree do not work in STEM fields.

At CMU, there has been a 23 per-cent increase in STEM majors and 38 percent increase in undergradu-ate STEM degrees.

The university has also invested in the Dow Science Center, with projects like the Active Learn-ing Classrooms, but the future of STEM at CMU will be in the Bio-sciences Building.

Channeling our resources and energy into building a reputable medical program, attracting more international students and expand-ing STEM research on campus are all efforts to put CMU on the same stage as bigger universities.

University President George Ross said in the 2013 State of the University address, “This facility (the Biosciences Building) – CMU’s

largest capital construction project ever – will propel our faculty and students far into the 21st century, with teaching, learning and re-search that has far-reaching impact across our state and indeed, our globe.”

We hope the increased focus on STEM learning will attract more students and leading researchers to CMU in the future and help Ross’s plan come to fruition.

CMU’s decision to invest in the STEM program is aligned with our nation’s drive to once again become the leader of STEM fields. The success of STEM at CMU relies on the government fulfilling its obliga-tions of funding research, expand-ing the job market and ultimately putting our nation back at the forefront of innovation.

CMU’s commitment to STEM could place our university at the forefront of that movement.

One in three women will have an abortion in their lifetimes. Their story might be complex, or it might be simple. She might grieve, or she might celebrate.

There are many who see abor-tion as a complicated issue, a gray area on our moral compass. However, when it comes down to it, the question is: Who has more rights? An unborn human being that depends on the mother’s body to live, or the mother?

The right to life is the central

Liberty on display

Brynn McDonnell

Columnist

sentiment to human rights, but when that right interferes with an-other’s right to liberty and bodily autonomy, a right to life cannot be established. Pro-life philosophies argue to “love them both,” mean-ing the woman and the fetus. But when the interests of the fetus and the woman collide, there is no way to grant both life to the fetus and liberty to the mother.

Annually, 47,000 women die from unsafe abortion practices worldwide. This is a crisis. Most

of these women have an established family, and many are completing their procedure for this reason: they want to be better mothers.

Last week, Students for Life brought to campus the Planned Parenthood Project to “expose” the supposed atrocities of Planned Par-enthood and its “abortion agenda.”

But they neglect to realize that abortion doesn’t exist because Planned Parenthood exists. Planned Parenthood exists because abortion exists, and women will have abor-tions no matter the law.

It’s time to stop being ashamed of the word “abortion.” It’s time to celebrate the right to terminate preg-nancies, and it is time to be unapolo-getic about it.

Each individual who has an abor-tion has a story to tell. Some share stories of regret, and others share stories about how their abortion let them continue their life in the direc-tion of their dreams.

The government has no right to tell human beings what they can and cannot do with their bodies. The pro-life campaign likes to tell you that Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are murderers. In reality, abortion providers are heroes, there to help women make difficult choices in their lives and carry out those choices when decided upon.

Abortion is unapologetically a hu-man right, and no display can ever steal it from us.

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I would be more than happy to purchase a parking pass if I thought there was a remote chance of finding park-ing in Moore Hall’s Lot C. While I do not necessarily have issues parking on the rest of campus, I’m sure other students do.

Parking woes are nothing new at Central Michigan University. We all know how difficult it can be to find that cov-eted piece of pavement between those painted lines.

Parking Services has added more spaces to campus in recent years. However, for me, Lot C still remains a struggle.

Especially at the be-ginning of the semester, there are seldom any parking spaces avail-able. Since I have yet to purchase a parking pass, I resort to parking in me-tered spaces. Surprising-ly, I have avoided collect-ing any parking tickets this fall, but I cannot tell you how many tickets I accumulated last year.

But why should I spend $175 for a parking pass that won’t even get me close to my class-room?

Parking Services has said that while there might not always be open spaces where students need to be, there is al-ways room in the Student Activity Center parking lots.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not lazy. But that is a huge inconvenience.

Between work and a full course load, I’m often in a rush and simply don’t have time to journey from the SAC to Moore. Even if I leave early, by the time I scour the parking lot for a space, I often find myself late to class or work.

Is there hope for a future where there is parking for all, and in convenient locations?

The Campus Master Plan proposes moving parking to the edges of campus in an effort to make it more pedes-trian friendly. I give the proposal two thumbs up. There is plenty of room to expand parking and allow students to park much closer than the SAC.

I think all students deserve to be able to park at least somewhat close to their destina-tions on campus. Until more parking is added to Moore’s Lot C, I can-not justify purchasing a parking pass.

I’ll save my money and remain feeding the me-ter. But I hope one day soon, students at CMU can park in peace.

Parking in Peace

Luke Roguska

Design Editor

Central Michigan Life | cm-life.com | Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 | 5ANEWS

CMU College Dems Showcase touches on importance of youth voters

By Malachi BarrettSenior Reporter

Nearly 850 of the Fortune 1,000 companies utilize Sys-tem Applications and Projects software.

Because of Central Michi-gan University’s proficiency with several certifications, the Ford Motor Company recently listed the university as one of 20 premier recruit-ing institutions.

The SAP certification offered by CMU’s College

of Business Administration enables students to see how a modern enterprise system functions.

“The purpose of what we’re doing is to get an upper hand to a Central Michigan University student,” said Frank Andera, director of the SAP University Alliance Program. “They’re going to have knowledge of special technology that companies want them to have.”

Companies like 3M, Dow Corning, Harley-Davidson,

Hewlett Packard and IBM recruit at CMU because of the SAP certification.

CMU’s SAP University Alli-ance Program has offered cer-tification to its undergraduate and graduate students since 2000. The SAP certification test, TERP10 is incredibly strict; only 50 percent of stu-dents pass worldwide.

Certification is consider-ably better at CMU. While the goal of the TERP10 is to be intentionally discouraging in order to maintain its exclusiv-

CMU leads in SAP certification

Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerDemocratic State Representative candidate Jon Hoadley takes a ‘selfie’ with State House candidate Joan Brausch during a candidate showcase in the UC Rotunda Monday.

By Jordyn HermaniStaff Reporter

Joan Brausch remem-bers a time when her two children could pay for their college education on nothing more than a part-time job at Burger King and small student loans.

That was 20 years ago. Today, she’s running for

the 98th District seat in the Michigan House of Repre-sentatives, hoping she can discuss education reform during the campaign.

“If we want to have a suc-cessful state, if we want to have a successful job market the state has to put up,” Brausch said. “Put up, or shut up.”

Like the 11 other candi-dates who made an appear-ance Monday at the Bovee University Center Rotunda, Brausch’s ultimate goal was to get the word out about who she is and to reach out to voting age college students.

Hosted by the Central Michigan University College Democrats, the candidate showcase gave students a chance to meet with Demo-cratic candidates for 2014 and register to vote.

Candidates in attendance included Fred Sprague,

Jeff Holmes, Garrett Arwa and Jon Hoadley. Much like Brausch, candidates who spoke on the podium Monday night talked about education reform and taking back the State House.

Arwa touched on the importance of mobilizing younger voters and getting them more active in the vot-ing sphere.

“You saw what happened in Scotland, (their election) had like an 80 percent turn out,” Arwa said. “If 80 per-cent of students voted, if 80 percent of people under 35 voted, do you think (govern-ment officials) would listen?”

He also discussed the im-portance of teaching young voters that their voices through an election could affect issues like women’s rights, economic reforms and education reforms.

Sprague also spoke about education reform, and how it relates to the average CMU student. As a CMU alumn, Sprague said he feels that students bound by loans and debt run the risk of becom-ing “surfs to a capitalistic system.”

“State support for our public university has plum-meted,” Sprague said. “When I went to Central, the state support was in the 70 per-

cent. Now it’s in the teens. Who’s paying the differ-ence?”

Also present at the event was keynote speaker, State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing). She was the first woman to lead a caucus in the Michigan Senate. Her speech for the night touched

on the important points of women’s rights issues, cuts to education spending and the importance of the Demo-cratic vote.

“There is enormous need for (womens’) voices to be in the process (of voting)– ” Whitmer said. “And for my female friends who are even

toying with the idea of run-ning, I encourage you to run. It’s hard, but it’s so impor-tant.”

In order to be able to vote in the November election, individuals must be regis-tered by Oct. 6. Students are eligible to register to vote at CMU.

To be eligible to vote, people must be a U.S. citizen, a Michigan resident, at least 18 years of age and not incar-cerated on election day for a felony or a misdemeanor.

Registration papers can be found at http://cmuvote.cmich.edu/.

ity in the industry, Andera said he wants to get as many students prepared as possible to earn their certification.

The key distinction is that the resources exist to get stu-dents the opportunity to suc-ceed if they put in the work, not to spoon feed them.

“For traditional four year institutions like CMU we’re going to be increasingly held accountable for how we add value and how we measure how we add value,” said Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business Adminis-tration. “That was what Gov. Snyder is interested in. Those are things he is measuring. I

think we are doing a good job of adding value in those areas. As a faculty we are proud of what we do. These are deci-sions we as a faculty have made not myself as a Dean.”

Dow came to the university in 1997 to encourage CMU to partner and help train faculty how to use SAP software.

Andera said it was one of the better moves the univer-sity ever made, despite how tough it was to adapt the software to the curriculum.

“It was difficult to encour-age people the mission we were on was commendable,” I look over my shoulder after these years and see yes it cer-

tainly was. Its more popular now than ever before.”

This popularity gives stu-dents the leg up they need.

Tyler Reinelt, Bridgman senior and president of the SAP Student User Group is a testament to that. He said after signing his information systems major his resume was barren.

Just making it clear he was taking steps to pass the TERP10 helped walk into an Information Technology job.

“Whatever major student are companies have to have software that tie all parts together and that’s what SAP does,” Andera said.

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By Zahra AhmadAssistant News Editor

Most international students go through a difficult transition period after moving to Mount Pleasant from their homes, but for Miguel Sousa that transition was made easier by faculty and new friends.

The Portuguese graduate student and pianist is dedicat-ing a piano recital to Central Michigan University, its faculty and his new friends at 5 p.m. on Saturday in Chamichian Hall in the Music Building.

“I’m so appreciative of being here at CMU with all of the instructors and friends,” Sousa said. “The first day moving here was okay, but the weeks after it got hard and I really felt the dif-ference in just everyday interac-tions. The biggest difference is expression.”

For international students, understanding a new culture can be difficult.

Steven Egler, organ professor in the Music Department, said the most significant barrier is understanding the language.

“Students understanding the subtleties of the language, that’s pretty universal,” Egler said. “However, Miguel had a very good command of the English language. He has dealt with a lot of getting comfortable with the language and he, along with other foreign exchange stu-dents, are better for it because

many of us wouldn’t do that.”The adjustment for foreign

exchange students is appar-ent with time. Adrienne Wiley, piano professor in the music department, said Sousa’s social change has been visible.

“He can speak (English) bet-ter and is starting to understand some of our slang,” Wiley said. “Miguel is also understanding the difference in music here when compared to Portugal. There are much more per-forming opportunities in great facilities..”

Portugal’s economic atmo-sphere has limited many musi-cians ability to expand their careers, Sousa said. That was the reason he traveled to CMU.

“I’ve always had a dream of becoming a musician,” Sousa said. “But the economic situa-tion in Portugal was not allow-ing me to expand my career.”

Sousa said he was working a job that didn’t fulfill him.

“I wanted to change. I had co-worker come in and talk to me about studying abroad,” he said. “After that I said ‘Okay I am going to America’.”

While here, Sousa has taken advantage of performing in the community of Mount Pleasant. Egler said even though there has been criticism about Sousa taking on so many performanc-es, it’s a skill other students should pick up.

“Quite frankly, I look at it at that as being a good entrepre-

neur of your skills,” Egler said. “Many of us who have been performing for so many years know that is what you have to do. Our students should be do-ing it themselves as well.”

While performing around the community, Sousa keeps his musical career going by keeping a positive attitude. Wiley said it’s more than just being a hard worker that makes him stand out.

“He is also very passionate about playing the piano,” Wiley said. “It’s his career. He loves to accompany other students, four string students and vocalists. I think he is setting his sights on becoming a collaborative pianist, playing for singers and stuff like that. ”

Sousa plans to continue working in the United States after he finishes his studies. He said his passion for music, along with continuously making con-nections with people, is due to a dream he will never let go of.

“What makes me fight every-day for the dream is, since start-ing my practice in music, people have always told me I couldn’t do it,” Sousa said. “I never had the support of doing this and that is what makes me work hard towards it. I want to use the music I make to change the world, I know it sounds cheesy, but music is for everyone. I want to use to reach all of them and show them it relates to all different types of people.”

International student and pianist Miguel Sosua dedicates recital to CMU

By Zahra Ahmad Assistant News Editor

Nearly 100 high school and college athletes have died due to heat stroke, mostly within the first two to four days of football practice, according to a sports medicine report written by William O. Roberts.

Although the condi-tion is easily preventable, the damage can be cata-strophic.

Dr. Kevin Miller, a professor in rehab and medical science at Central Michigan University, has been conducting experi-ments to test whether re-moving football equipment is necessary to save time and cool the patient’s core body temperature down.

Dr. Blaine Long worked with Miller in understand-ing and developing the research.

“For the university this is some ground breaking evidence,” Long said. “This isn’t just a nationwide concern, it’s international. The results we get from this has a huge impact on the health care of athletes and how they are treated. This for CMU is a going to be a impact because of rec-ognition, and it’s going to impact increased research productivity.”

Millers goal with this experiment was to find the best and safest way to treat a football player with heat stroke. Long also said these types of studies are impor-tant to the university not only for recognition but its impact nationally.

The idea came to Miller after discussing heat ex-haustion and heat stroke with a friend. He wanted to know if taking the foot-ball equipment off would help with cooling the ath-lete down.

“My question wasn’t so much how long it took, but whether it was even needed,” he said. “There wasn’t anyone asking this, so I wanted to look into it. My research involves heat illness and muscle cramp-ing.”

Heat illness and heat stroke can be differenti-ated by the fact that having a heat stroke can be fatal and can lead to death if not treated in time.

“People need to under-stand the physiological difference between the two,” Long said. “When an athletes body endures a heat stroke it is a full body shut down and the worst that can come out of it is someone can die from what we’ve seen across the country.”

To conduct this research Miller had volunteers put on football equipment and run while in a heat cham-ber at a temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Miller would then have them run and walk until their body temperature was at 103.1

degrees Fahrenheit.“I would have them stop

at 103.1 degrees Fahrenheit and then put them into a 50 degree fahrenheit cold water bath to see how fast their temperature would go down,” Miller. “We found that the removal of football equipment does not change how fast the athletes body cooled down. People with heat stroke are often unconscious, vomit-ing and exhibit nausea. Removing equipment is thing on their mind, and they can get irritable.”

According to Roberts, symptoms of heat stroke are blurred vision, dizzi-ness and weakness, uncon-sciousness, dry skin and vomiting.

“Vomiting is not normal during exercise, especially in the heat.” Roberts said. “Vomiting occurs because the gastrointestinal tract is no longer working prop-erly and the ingested fluids are not absorbed. Sweat losses are not replaced so the athlete becomes de-hydrated and has a higher risk for heat stroke.”

According to Roberts, it is not the degree of tissue temperature elevation that is important in survival of a heat stroke, but rather the length of time that the body temperature is elevated at a critical level, which is in the range of 106 degrees Fahrenheit.

“In mathematical terms, reducing the area under the heating-cooling curve above the 106 degree line in minutes is critical to the outcome of heat stroke no matter what the initial or peak core temperature,” Roberts said.

Results from Miller’s experiments concluded a healthy, non delusional, conscious athlete takes four minutes to remove the football equipment.

It takes more than four if they are delusional and unconscious. The presence of football equipment does not delay the cooling of the athletes body temperature.

“We want to cool the athlete down within thirty minutes, this ensures a survival rate of 100 per-cent,” Miller said. “It’s best to cool the athlete down immediately by placing them in a cold bath, and then seeking EMS, we are trying to save time.”

To prevent heat stroke, Miller said to pay attention to the environment exer-cise is being done in, going on long runs in hot humid conditions is not advised. The humidity plays a large part in whether or not heat stroke will occur because the skin is not able to ab-sorb sweat, it just drips off and is ineffective in cool-ing body temperature.

“If we take a look at when heat stroke occurs most it is when athletes ex-ercise passed their physical ability, they tend to ignore their brain’s signals of tell-ing them to stop,” Miller said. “We need to listen to our brains when they tell us we’ve had enough. Also staying hydrated and mak-ing sure you are hydrated can prevent heat stroke from occurring.”

The best thing to do when someone is experi-encing a heat stroke is to cool them down immedi-ately. Miller said cooling down the patient in an ice tub is the first thing to do and then transport should be followed up.

Survival rate for heat stroke is 100 percent if treated immediately. If the body isn’t cooled down until a transport is made to the hospital, a patient may have to stay in the hospital for two weeks and suffer from organ dysfunction.

Heat stroke research aimsto bring CMU to national light

By Alex CarriereStaff Reporter

Hannah Homrich couldn’t imagine a world without Harry Potter.

The Dundee freshman kicked off Tuesday’s Read Out event, part of Banned Books Week, by reading a chapter from her favorite story, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

“I love Harry Potter and can’t imagine a world with-out it,” she said. “Taking no-tice of these books will really make you more knowledge-able about the world.”

Thinking of the many times people have tried to ban the “Harry Potter” series since first being published in 1997, Homrich said she was thankful to have the oppor-tunity to share author J.K. Rowling’s contested words with her peers.

Both students and faculty met at the botanical gardens gazebo under clear skies to read from books that were either banned or contested over the years.

But this wasn’t just a chance to read controver-sial pieces. Organizer Betsy Richard said it was a celebra-tion of all the great works of literature that exist in the world.

“Sooner or later you’ll read a book that others don’t ap-prove of,” she said. “But that isn’t a bad thing; it creates an opportunity for discussion. It is a broader look at our First Amendment rights.”

Katelyn Polhemus, a junior from Macomb, said she felt so connected to the cause that after hearing about the event, she immediately con-tacted Richard to participate.

Students ‘read-out’ against censorship for Banned Books Week

Symptomsw Core body temperature is greater than 104

degrees Fahrenheitw Central nervous system is dysfunctionalw The patient is irritable, unconscious and

displays symptoms similar to that of a concus-sion

w Best way to determine core body tempera-ture is through rectal temperature

Treatmentw Treat heat stroke by placing patient in ice

water tubs. Rectal temperature can be reduced from above 108 degrees Fahrenheit to below 102 degrees Fahrenheit in 20 to 30 minutes.

w Football gear does not delay cooling of body temperature in ice baths.

w There is a 100 percent survival rate if the patient is treated within 30 minutes.

w If you see someone suffering from heat stroke, treat them immediately by cooling them off, then call EMS for transport.

w It takes four minutes for a healthy person that is conscious, nondelusional and hydrated to remove all of their football gear.

Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerSome popular banned books sit outside by the gazebo where students read passages from banned books on Tuesday outside the Charles V. Park Library.

Polhemus helped set up and shared a passage from The Giver.

“I’m an English major so I’m very passionate about books,” she said. “I first read (The Giver) in fifth grade and found it very powerful.”

One of the more popular titles was “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, Detroit sophomore Cabrina Felton shared a passage, as did senior Adam Baker.

In fact, Baker hadn’t planned on joining the read out at all, but it caught his attention when he was just passing by. He felt compelled

to read what he called “the horrible, devastating ending” to Morrison’s 1970 novel.

“I first read it in high school and felt a very power-ful connection to it,” he said.

English professor Tracy Collins shared Atticus Finch’s powerful closing statement from “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and theater teacher Elaine Daugherty read the first chapters of “The Scarlet Letter.”

“Just because a book is banned doesn’t mean it’s a bad book,” Polhemus said. “Read it and decide for yourself.”

Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerHannah Homrich reads a passage from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Tuesday afternoon’s Banned Books Week reading event at the gazebo.

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Central Michigan Life | File ArtFestival attendees dance to “New Country” music by Delilah Dewylde and the Lost Boys at the Wheatland Music Festival.

Central Michigan Life | File ArtEast Lansing resident Greg Ruetenik, 20 demonstrates his juggling while volunteering at the Wheatland Music Festival.

Midwest Fest returns to Hunter’s Ale House

By Megan PacerSenior Reporter

Seeing the burgeoning culture of independent music festivals growing by the year, Corey Densmore was inspired to curate his own collection of local musicians and talent.

Midwest Fest is just around the corner and gives music lov-ers yet another chance to enjoy music from local artists.

“I was seeing a lot of other small music fests like Mitten-fest,” Densmore said. “I said ‘I could probably put something like that on in Mount Pleasant,’ and I guess the rest is history.”

After some trial and error, Densmore established an an-nual event that has grown in popularity. This year’s event will span three days starting Thursday, Sept. 25 with 16

bands set to take the stage. “A lot of people think

I’m crazy for doing it every year,” he said. “I do it be-cause I like the bands. I like Michigan music, and I think Michigan and the Midwest have a lot to offer.”

It is that unique Michigan sound that Densmore thinks keeps people coming back for more. Some genres of music, especially folk, have very deep roots in the state. Folk music festivals, such as the Wheatland Music Festi-val in Wheatland Township and the Hiawatha Music Fes-tival in the Upper Peninsula, offer fans a cultural experi-ence along the music.

Joe Hertler, songwriter for the alternative band Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, began his career in folk music

and agrees it is deeply rooted in Michigan culture.

“There’s a strong human connection in a lot of folk mu-sic,” he said. “It’s something that people connect with. Some of the festivals are going on 34 years now.”

Hertler said his band often gets lumped in with the folk category because of its folk and R&B roots, so he and the other band members often get asked to play at folk music festivals. While many people attend for the music, he said, most turn out to partake in the folk culture that exists in Michigan.

Densmore, too, spoke of the culture that underlies the unique music in the state. Though some genres, like folk, have been around for decades, he said the culture that supports them is so strong

the music will always draw supporters.

“I don’t think it ever really went away,” he said. “Folk has been around for so long that it’s kind of ingrained in us. It’s a lot of the same bands, but people keep going because they want to be a part of that community.”

Mount Pleasant Public In-formation Officer Jeff Browne can attest to the power of

culture when it comes to monitoring events like music festivals and music-based parties in the area. The popu-larity of “rave” parties, for example, stretches back into the ‘90s, he said.

Midwest Fest kicks off at 9 p.m. on Thursday at Hunter’s Ale House in Mount Pleas-ant. Tickets are $5 for each night or $10 for the entire weekend and can be pur-

chased online at mwfest.com. The event will have a two-

stage set up so those who attend can see every band that plays rather than choosing one or the other.

Performances include bands that have graced the Midwest stage before, including Cheap Girls, Mike Mains and the Branches and Frontier Ruckus.

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By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter

Jessica Predium a Bellevile freshmen, worries that she and her peers often lose sight of one of their most essential American rights: free speech.

“I think sometimes people forget their freedom because it’s easy to be swept up with the crowd and keep your opinion to yourself or resist the opportunity to say what’s on their mind,” Predium said. “Sometimes you just need to say something and here was a perfect opportunity.”

A large blank canvas stretch-ing across the Bovee Center lawn, Monday, served as an avenue for the freshman and other passing students to ex-press, and be reminded of their First Amendment rights.

The Young Americans of Liberty erected their second annual Freedom of Speech Wall as one of their many activism projects of the year. Anyone passing the display was allowed to write on it, free of judgement.

Americans of Liberty mem-ber and junior Victoria Dennis of New Baltimore, said the wall was filled throughout the day with comments varying from personal stories to funny

Celebrating free speech

quotes found online.“People are very open with

what they have to say on the wall,” she said. “Someone wrote ‘out and proud’ and that’s fantastic. Other people wrote really random things.”

John Bachor a Dearborn Heights junior, was one of the randoms. He said he found the

project interesting because he’s never seen anything like it on campus before.

Bachor wrote, “roses are red, my name is Dave, this poem makes no sense, microwave.”

“Some people need a re-minder about free speech,” he said. “But others know well off that we have the right.”

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Being unable to hear your professors is not something many students think about.

But for students who are deaf, the issue is more than a thought.

Student Disabilities Services and Residence Life offer ac-commodations for these students so they can have the most typical college experi-ence possible.

Brenda Mather, assistant director of SDS highlighted the accommodations of-fered to students who are deaf, including sign language interpreters, caption systems and microphones that pick up hearing aids.

“We also have things like priority seating so they can sit in front (at events) if they read lips,” Mather said.

Roughly 660 students cur-rently utilize Student Disabili-

ties Services, with 30 of these students being deaf or hard of hearing. The group works with individuals whose disabilities range from moderate aid to severe.

The program itself is meant to allow students who are dis-abled their own agency. Once the student has made contact and has received aid for their disability, they are free to make contact with SDS as much or as little as needed.

For students to register for disability help, arrangements must typically be made by August 1st. However, for stu-dents who find themselves in situations of transferring late in the school year or suddenly finding themselves disabled, added accommodations can be made.

“They can register any time,” Mather said. “They would just come in the office and do it on paper or online. It’s just a one page paper, just

general information and that starts the process for us.”

While SDS assists students who are deaf with academ-ics, Joan Schmidt, Director of Residence Life, has also helped students live more comfort-ably in their residence halls.

“We have done things such as install doorbells that are connected to strobe lights so they know when someone comes to the door,” Schmidt said. “We’ve also had accom-modations where the phone would have a light on it so that they would know that it was ringing. And we’ve put strobe lights in the hallways so they know if a fire alarm goes off, they need to get out.”

Student Disabilities Ser-vices’ on-campus location can be found in Park Library, office 102. Their doors are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Staff reporter Karissa Lutz contributed to this report.

Brianne Twiddy | Staff ReporterYoung Americans of Liberty hosts the second annual Freedom of Speech Wall where students and faculty can write and share anything.

Brianne Twiddy | Staff ReporterAt the Freedom of speech wall students are free to share messages to express their freedom on Monday hosted by the Young Americans of Liberty.

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Panelists discuss race relations and police interaction

in wake of Ferguson

By Arielle Hines Staff Reporter

After the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley said it caused him to revisit the sensitivities within our own community.

“At universities, we have a lot of people who are not from Mount Pleasant, and that gives them a lot of life experiences that we don’t have,” Yeagley said. “We as police officers don’t think about it that way all the time.”

Nearly 140 students, faculty and community members came to the Bovee University Center Rotunda on Tuesday to discuss the difficult subjects of race and the role of the police.

Soup and Substance, a luncheon program that showcases research on

Lexi CarterStaff Reporter

Best-selling author and army combat veteran Wes Moore will be speaking at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in Plachta Auditorium.

Moore’s first book, “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” became both a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller. The book focuses on Moore’s hometown and his discovery of another boy with the same name. The “other Wes Moore” is now serving a life sentence.

Anne Hornak, associate professor of education leadership, said that while speaking about his encounter, Moore will also be talking about the power of education and both the privileges and burdens of receiving an education.

Hornak, who helped bring Moore to campus, hopes the turnout of students is significant since the presentation is really for them and the message will be different for each person who listens.

“I think his message will really have faculty members wondering how to push the students,” Hornak said. “It’ll make teachers realize there’s so much the faculty can do in the classroom to make sure students aren’t lumped into a social category. I think about the student leaders too and what they can take in from the presentation.”

The event is free and no tickets are needed for admission.

diversity and on traditionally under-represented groups by members of the Central Michigan University community, partnered with Speak Up, Speak Out to hold “Ferguson to Mount Pleasant.”

Tuesday’s lunch was a discussion on how the shooting of Michael Brown relates to the community and culture on campus.

Justin Smith, faculty in the sociol-ogy department, hosted the event. Panelists included students Jacque-lyn Taylor, Tre Mason and Derek Thornton.

Mount Pleasant Police Officer Jeff Browne and Central Michigan Police Chief William Yeagley along with Professor Liz Bradshaw and Stan Shingles, assistant vice presi-dent of University Recreation, were also on the panel.

To illustrate their frustrations with race relations in the wake of

Ferguson, the student panelists gave some of their personal stories of their encounters with the police.

Taylor, a Detroit sophomore, shared her father was once pulled over and during the stop went to check his blood pressure because he was a diabetic. The officer thought her father had a gun. He then tried to explain what he was doing, yet, the officer shoved him against his car and then put him in the police car.

“It really shocked me that things like that are still going on,” Taylor said. “I tell my black friends who are males to be careful on how they react to situations in public.”

Mason, a Saginaw junior, said she has seen many cases where mi-norities were being stereotyped by police officers. She did acknowledge, though, that police officers have a difficult job.

“I have seen the small stuff add up to big stuff, but I can see it from the law enforcement perspective,” Mason said. “Law enforcement is here to do their job, and I think a lot times we have to take that into account,”

For many at the event with Bradshaw included, the Michael Brown incident is not an isolated incident, and that race relations are still a major area of improvement for America.

“While we may not have the same race relation problems here in Mount Pleasant, across Michigan in a lot of the big cities, we do have a lot of racial segregation,” Bradshaw said. “When a student leaves those environments and come up here, it might change how the view and react to police officers.”

Shingles, who has openly taken a strong stance against police brutal-ity and segregation, described an incident in 2004 where he was chaperoning a fraternity dance, and the police were called because a fight broke out.

“I grew up in the inner-city of Chicago, and I have seen a lot of terrible things in my life, but I never thought I would see a police officer towards a student activities center cocking a shotgun,” Shingles said. “This happened right here, so we too are Ferguson, Mo.”

To counter potential problems of police aggression in Mount Pleas-ant, Browne said his department is discussing getting cameras and microphones to protect both police and citizens.

However, Tamika Williams, grad student from Detroit, said that she thinks that although the event was good and much needed, she thought it should have focused more on the events that occurred in Ferguson.

“They are two different places, and I felt that some people got sensitive about their jobs and perspectives,” Williams said. “Police have a hard job, but you have a different perspec-tive seeing it from the outside, and it’s something they should keep in account. Overall, it was a good event, and I think it gave everyone who came some great insight.”

The next Speak Up, Speak Out discussion will be about elections and will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

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Groggy mornings and lazy afternoons have a new nemesis as the Dreamer Coffee Shop opened its doors on Tuesday.

The new coffee shop is located at 1027 S. Franklin St. and general man-ager Rebecca Liu is more excited than ever.

“Within a couple of minutes of signing the final papers this morning, we had our first customers,” she said. “Everyone has said that it looked so dif-ferent but very cool. I was so happy to hear about that.”

The coffee house offers students a new experience compared to other popular coffee chains. Serving high quality coffee from all over the globe, Liu hopes to see students experience a different taste in coffee.

“We don’t carry many syrups here on purpose so our customers can really taste the flavor of the coffee,” she said. “I hope people can feel the difference.”

The Dreamer Coffee Shop serves MadCap coffee, a Grand Rapids based brand that many students have become addicted to. Worker and Dearborn senior, Marie Wolski, said that this shop brings a new atmosphere to students at CMU.

“I feel like this place is something that we need in Mount Pleasant,” she said. “It’s open and very relaxing. I feel like it’s something that we don’t experi-ence here.”

The Dreamer Coffee Shop hopes to give students a relaxed experience for studying and meeting up with friends. Worker and Morley sophomore Eliza McGowan-Stinski talked about how the bright environment is perfect for stu-dents to study and work on homework.

“It’s very open in here,” she said. “It’s such a great place to do homework. You

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can have group meetings in here, use the Wi-Fi and study for hours at a time.”

Customers have been flowing into the coffee shop frequently and have already grown attached to the new and inviting atmosphere. CMU gradu-ate Tommy Zylka has already made The Dreamer Coffee Shop one of his favorites.

“I really like MadCap coffee, the fact that they serve MadCap is a big plus for me, also this place has the most com-fortable coffee shop chairs that I have sat in in awhile,” he said.

The Dreamer Coffee Shop is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m Sunday.

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorThe Dreamer Coffee Shop officially opened its doors Tuesday, welcoming in customers who want to diversify their coffee consumption. The Dreamer has a variety of specialty coffee, and soon will offer bubble tea to its customers.

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorLauren Bindschafel, 16, of Mount Pleasant, makes a latte Tuesday evening at The Dreamer Coffee Shop during their first day of business.

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Detroit junior Derek Thornton talks about his

experience growing up in Detroit at the Speak Up Speak Out panel meeting

Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda Room.

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Residence halls on cam-pus have a strict no pet rule.

However, that doesn’t stop stray animals from trying to wiggle their way inside with students.

Rachel Kitchens, a Mer-rill Hall Desk Manager, said that cats, dogs, turtles, snakes – anything that doesn’t live permanently submerged in water – are not allowed in the resi-dence halls.

“You can have as many fish and as big of a tank as you like, but only fish,” Kitchens said. “If an RA finds (the animal) they give (the student) a certain amount of time to get it out of the dorm.”

Within 24 hours, a student must either find a way to give the animal to a friend who lives off campus or remove the animal, Kitchens said. If a stray animal is found, students are not encouraged to try and house them, due to possible infectious diseases. She added the best option is to bring the animal to the proper care facilities located throughout Isabella County.

Kellee Terry, a veterinar-ian assistant at the Isabella Cat Clinic, said that the clinic unfortunately doesn’t house stray cats, but does advise students to bring in animals if found.

However, she does warn of the dangers of trying to help strays.

“I would leave them be unless you could get them into a cat carrier,” Terry said.

If a student can safely capture the stray, then they may bring them in for potential spaying and

Students urged by HAT Society not to house stray cats on campus

neutering services. The Isa-bella Cat Clinic also has the ability to check the animal for a microchip to see if the cat belongs and return it to its owner.

If the animal is confirmed to be a stray, then Terry recommends calling the Humane Animal Treatment Society, or HATS.

HATS, located on South Isabella Road, special-izes adoption services and hands-on care for animals.

Open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, the facility

houses strays, hosts adop-tion events and allows indi-viduals to foster animals.

If a student is interested in potentially caring from an animal from the Humane Animal Treatment Society, they are urged to contact the facility at 989-775-0830.

If students have stray animals that they need to drop off at the shelter, they are also urged to call ahead of time so that HATS may make the necessary accom-modations to prepare for the animal.

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By Kelsey SmithStaff Reporter

Enduring an illness while away from home can be tough. Luckily, Central Health Services can help ease the pain of carrying a chronic illness for students who are struggling.

Health Services can help make diagnoses for students, make future appointments, provide medication, and conduct lab work. Health Educator Lori Wangberg, M.A. is also on sight to help counsel students, get them in contact with support groups and other resources, and education them based on their diagnosis.

“In our building at Health Services we have the coun-seling center that will handle cases of depression, anxiety, and other diagnoses,” Wangberg said. “We also have psychiatry medicine available too.”

Students seeking help can access University Health Services for support and knowledge on their disease. It’s important for students on campus to feel welcomed and positive when it comes to their diagnosis.

“It’s very important for students on campus to know that they are not alone,” said Tam Crabtree, Clini-cal Operations Manager at University Health Services. “Diabetics, for example, will require a lot of sup-port. They will get the tools needed to communicate with roommates for support and professors in case they need to leave suddenly or get something to eat.”

Health Services also col-laborates with a student’s family doctor at home. They gladly accept lab slips from family doctors so they can work together to provide the best support for students.

If a student just has a question, they can easily call the main line for University Health Services and choose the option to speak with a nurse. The nursing ser-vices line for questions and concerns or anything illness or injury related is 989-774-6591.

From there, the nurse can help the student with an-swering their questions and setting up a future appoint-ment if needed.

“We have a wonderful nursing staff at Health Ser-vices,” Crabtree said. “They really help with the comfort-able level for students.”

There are two walk-in clinics located on cam-pus, one at Foust Hall and the other at the Towers. Students do not have to live in the Towers to access that clinic. Clinics are open 2:30-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerAutumn Scott, a 4-year employee at the Humane Animal Treatment Society says that the majority of adoptable animals are cats, and originate as strays brought in by students.

Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerMany cats that are currently at the Humane Animal Treatment Society have been brought in as strays by students who are concerned for the animals.

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What are the facts?ISIS, the latest, most brutal and militarily

successful Islamist terror group, grew as an offshootof al Qaeda in Syria. The group now controls hugeswaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, massive stores ofarmaments, some 15,000 soldiers and billions ofdollars in assets. ISIS’s avowed goal is to create anIslamic caliphate—empire—consisting of land itperceives to belong toIslam, including most ofthe Middle East, NorthAfrica and Spain. Inrecent months ISIS hasslaughtered—in manycases beheaded—thousands of innocent Christians, Yazidis and ShiiteMuslims, whom the group considers apostates toIslam. ISIS’s bloody conquest has been virtuallyunimpeded by Syrian and Iraqi armies and ignored byWestern nations, despite the group’s warning to theU.S. that “we will drown you in blood.” Indeed, U.S.intelligence affirms that ISIS’s long-term goal is toattack America and the West.

Likewise, Hamas, a terrorist Palestinian splintergroup of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, has killedhundreds of innocent Israelis through suicide bombsand launched more than 13,000 rockets aimed atIsraeli civilians from Gaza. It has also abducted andmurdered Israeli children. Since Hamas violentlyseized control of Gaza in 2007, it has ruled with aniron Islamist hand, imposing strict sharia religiouslaw, crushing civil rights and driving Christian Arabsout by the thousands. Hamas’s charter states its goalis to conquer the entire Holy Land and kill all itsJews. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has proclaimedthat “we love death like our enemies love life.” Nowonder then, that the group readily sacrificedthousands of its own people by using them as humanshields in its war on Israel.

Other Islamist terror groups, such as al Qaeda, withcells throughout the Middle East and Africa, andBoko Haram in Nigeria, use equally bloodthirstytactics in their jihad to expel foreign influences from“Muslim lands” and create a worldwide caliphate. AlQaeda, of course, engineered the 9/11 attacks, the2005 London subway bombings and hundreds of

other terrorist acts, killing thousands of innocentcivilians. Boko Haram has distinguished itself bymurdering some 5,000 citizens, including 2,000 in2014 alone, kidnapping 300 Christian schoolgirls anddriving 650,000 Nigerians from their homes.

What Can Be Done? Islamist terror groups areclearly ascendant, increasing their carnage andinfluence daily and increasingly threatening Middle

Eastern nations,Western Europe, and theU.S. Indeed, AmericanSecretary of State Kerrycalled ISIS a force of“ugly, savage,inexplicable, nihilisticand valueless evil.”

Likewise, British Prime Minister David Cameron hascalled Hamas’s intentional attacks on Israeli civilians“barbaric.” Comparable adjectives have been used todescribe the ruthless and fanatical brutality of alQaeda and Boko Haram.

While most of the world’s nations agree that theglobal Islamist jihad must be stopped, itsperpetrators have implacably refused to surrender ornegotiate a peace. All remain unconditionallycommitted to the defeat of Islam’s “infidel” enemiesand colonizing their lands. Even Hamas in its recentconflict with Israel broke all 11 ceasefire agreements,rendering peace talks impossible and subjectingPalestinian citizens to more suffering.

While no Western nation seeks another war in theMiddle East or Africa, we must ask how long theseterrorist aggressors should be permitted to kill andexpel civilian populations and conquer others’territories. Indeed, since these groups show no signsof relenting their murderous terror campaigns,responsible Western nations, led by the United States,should consider urgent action for stopping them.While Israel is helping to fight Hamas—in fact iscompelled to do so since Hamas attacks its citizensdaily—Israel cannot hold back the jihadi tide byitself. It needs the unalloyed support of the West forits fight. But even more, the world needs Westernnations to defeat the global jihad . . . before theseterror groups swallow more territory, enslave morepeople and strike our homeland once again.

To receive free FLAME updates, visit our website: www.factsandlogic.org

You deserve a factual look at . . .

ISIS, Hamas and the Black Flag of Global Jihad

How dangerous is global jihad to the U.S., Israel and the rest of the world—and how should we deal with this threat?

Terrorist groups ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), Hamas, al Qaeda and Boko Haram have in commontheir disdain for Western values, their murderous disregard for human life and their goals of conquering vast landsin the name of Islam. Because they consider jihad a divine mission, they refuse to surrender or negotiate peace.

Global jihadi groups—ISIS, Hamas, al Qaeda and Boko Haram—share the same oppressive Islamist ideology,the same drive to conquer others’ lands and people, the same barbaric tactics and disrespect for human life,and they raise the same increasingly dire threat to the U.S. and our allies. Isn’t it time for a U.S.-led coalitionto oppose the black flag of jihad with moral determination, courage and all necessary force?

FLAME is a tax-exempt, non-profit educational 501 (c)(3) organization. Itspurpose is the research and publication of the facts regarding developments inthe Middle East and exposing false propaganda that might harm the interestsof the United States and its allies in that area of the world. Your tax-deductiblecontributions are welcome. They enable us to pursue these goals and topublish these messages in national newspapers and magazines. We havevirtually no overhead. Almost all of our revenue pays for our educational work,for these clarifying messages, and for related direct mail.

This message has been published and paid for by

Facts and Logic About the Middle EastP.O. Box 590359 ■ San Francisco, CA 94159

Gerardo Joffe, President 141

“We will drown you in blood.”- ISIS Internet Video

“We love death like our enemies love life.”- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

What are the facts?ISIS, the latest, most brutal and militarily

successful Islamist terror group, grew as an offshootof al Qaeda in Syria. The group now controls hugeswaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, massive stores ofarmaments, some 15,000 soldiers and billions ofdollars in assets. ISIS’s avowed goal is to create anIslamic caliphate—empire—consisting of land itperceives to belong toIslam, including most ofthe Middle East, NorthAfrica and Spain. Inrecent months ISIS hasslaughtered—in manycases beheaded—thousands of innocent Christians, Yazidis and ShiiteMuslims, whom the group considers apostates toIslam. ISIS’s bloody conquest has been virtuallyunimpeded by Syrian and Iraqi armies and ignored byWestern nations, despite the group’s warning to theU.S. that “we will drown you in blood.” Indeed, U.S.intelligence affirms that ISIS’s long-term goal is toattack America and the West.

Likewise, Hamas, a terrorist Palestinian splintergroup of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, has killedhundreds of innocent Israelis through suicide bombsand launched more than 13,000 rockets aimed atIsraeli civilians from Gaza. It has also abducted andmurdered Israeli children. Since Hamas violentlyseized control of Gaza in 2007, it has ruled with aniron Islamist hand, imposing strict sharia religiouslaw, crushing civil rights and driving Christian Arabsout by the thousands. Hamas’s charter states its goalis to conquer the entire Holy Land and kill all itsJews. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has proclaimedthat “we love death like our enemies love life.” Nowonder then, that the group readily sacrificedthousands of its own people by using them as humanshields in its war on Israel.

Other Islamist terror groups, such as al Qaeda, withcells throughout the Middle East and Africa, andBoko Haram in Nigeria, use equally bloodthirstytactics in their jihad to expel foreign influences from“Muslim lands” and create a worldwide caliphate. AlQaeda, of course, engineered the 9/11 attacks, the2005 London subway bombings and hundreds of

other terrorist acts, killing thousands of innocentcivilians. Boko Haram has distinguished itself bymurdering some 5,000 citizens, including 2,000 in2014 alone, kidnapping 300 Christian schoolgirls anddriving 650,000 Nigerians from their homes.

What Can Be Done? Islamist terror groups areclearly ascendant, increasing their carnage andinfluence daily and increasingly threatening Middle

Eastern nations,Western Europe, and theU.S. Indeed, AmericanSecretary of State Kerrycalled ISIS a force of“ugly, savage,inexplicable, nihilisticand valueless evil.”

Likewise, British Prime Minister David Cameron hascalled Hamas’s intentional attacks on Israeli civilians“barbaric.” Comparable adjectives have been used todescribe the ruthless and fanatical brutality of alQaeda and Boko Haram.

While most of the world’s nations agree that theglobal Islamist jihad must be stopped, itsperpetrators have implacably refused to surrender ornegotiate a peace. All remain unconditionallycommitted to the defeat of Islam’s “infidel” enemiesand colonizing their lands. Even Hamas in its recentconflict with Israel broke all 11 ceasefire agreements,rendering peace talks impossible and subjectingPalestinian citizens to more suffering.

While no Western nation seeks another war in theMiddle East or Africa, we must ask how long theseterrorist aggressors should be permitted to kill andexpel civilian populations and conquer others’territories. Indeed, since these groups show no signsof relenting their murderous terror campaigns,responsible Western nations, led by the United States,should consider urgent action for stopping them.While Israel is helping to fight Hamas—in fact iscompelled to do so since Hamas attacks its citizensdaily—Israel cannot hold back the jihadi tide byitself. It needs the unalloyed support of the West forits fight. But even more, the world needs Westernnations to defeat the global jihad . . . before theseterror groups swallow more territory, enslave morepeople and strike our homeland once again.

To receive free FLAME updates, visit our website: www.factsandlogic.org

You deserve a factual look at . . .

ISIS, Hamas and the Black Flag of Global Jihad

How dangerous is global jihad to the U.S., Israel and the rest of the world—and how should we deal with this threat?

Terrorist groups ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), Hamas, al Qaeda and Boko Haram have in commontheir disdain for Western values, their murderous disregard for human life and their goals of conquering vast landsin the name of Islam. Because they consider jihad a divine mission, they refuse to surrender or negotiate peace.

Global jihadi groups—ISIS, Hamas, al Qaeda and Boko Haram—share the same oppressive Islamist ideology,the same drive to conquer others’ lands and people, the same barbaric tactics and disrespect for human life,and they raise the same increasingly dire threat to the U.S. and our allies. Isn’t it time for a U.S.-led coalitionto oppose the black flag of jihad with moral determination, courage and all necessary force?

FLAME is a tax-exempt, non-profit educational 501 (c)(3) organization. Itspurpose is the research and publication of the facts regarding developments inthe Middle East and exposing false propaganda that might harm the interestsof the United States and its allies in that area of the world. Your tax-deductiblecontributions are welcome. They enable us to pursue these goals and topublish these messages in national newspapers and magazines. We havevirtually no overhead. Almost all of our revenue pays for our educational work,for these clarifying messages, and for related direct mail.

This message has been published and paid for by

Facts and Logic About the Middle EastP.O. Box 590359 ■ San Francisco, CA 94159

Gerardo Joffe, President 141

“We will drown you in blood.”- ISIS Internet Video

“We love death like our enemies love life.”- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

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Katy Kildee | Staff PhotographerNovi senior Tim Barrett plays with the rest of Moses, a Mount Pleasant-based indie rock band, during a house show Saturday on Franklin Street.

By Kelsey SmithSenior Reporter

Justin Loughrey has lived on campus, away from home, for four years.

The Thorpe Hall resident assistant and Howell senior believes life on campus to be a cornerstone of student success and happiness at Central Michigan Univer-sity.

“I have been in the res halls since my fresh-man year and I am a firm believer that they can be one of the best parts here at CMU,” he said. “I think it is the role of the RA/MA staff to create a sense of commu-nity and get the residence to bond and feel like they are a part of something.”

The success of residence halls and the programs they put on, Loughrey said, relies on the RAs, MAs, and residence life staff behind it all.

“It starts with the RA’s, their energy is what residents follow behind,” Loughrey said. “But, it re-quires the effort of every-one to not only make the Hall a better place but CMU as well.”

While CMU’s residence halls offer students their own sense of community they also provide a variety of resources to help them cope with living alone.

“Each area on campus has a Student Success Center that hosts a counselor in residence, success coach and an academic advisor,”

said Director of Residence Life Joan Schmidt. “The Towers hosts the writing and math centers. The Tow-ers and East campus also have a community police officer.”

Transition programs are provided for students based on what they are facing during the school year. The program is called ‘PAS-SAGES,’ which stands for Personal, Academic Initia-tives, Self-Awareness, Sea-sonal, Acceptance, Growth, Emotional and Send-Off. Students can learn life skills as well as enjoy their time during it.

“I believe our residence hall students learn how to live on their own, live with people they do not know and learn how to function in a community,” Schmidt said.

Each residence hall has student lounges as well as labs or computer access for students to study and focus in a quiet area. Schmidt stressed the importance of living in a residence hall during a student’s college years.

“It is an opportunity most will never have again and I encourage each student to take advantage of all we have to offer, leadership and employment opportuni-ties, programs, great dining options and the chance to make lifelong friends.”

Schmidt said that re-search has been done at CMU highlighting the bene-fits by living on campus as a

college student.Whether it be education-

al, social based, or promot-ing awareness on spe-cific issues, there is always something for students to seek out in the residence halls.

“CMU Institutional Re-search studies have shown that students who live on campus are more likely to make better grades, will be more involved in campus and community activities, are more likely to graduate in four years and will form closer friendships with a wider variety of people,” Schmidt said. “Our resident satisfaction survey results continue to show that our residents are satisfied with their diverse community and living environment.”

Living in a residence hall can prepare students for the future in many ways, Halverson said. The halls give students their very first step of independence in college life.

“Residence halls, while they may appear to limit fun and be all about the rules, are actually about something more,” he said. “It’s about finding your footing in a community that is separate from your family, it’s about taking the first steps into becoming an independent adult.

“It’s about finding a potential within you to give back to a community that gave you a place to call a home-away-from-home.”

Residence Halls work to transition students into life on campus

Katy Kildee | Staff PhotographerStudents can stop by the Student Success Center East, located in the Herrig/Saxe/Celani lobby, for academic advising and other services.

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Linebacker earns MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors

Joe JuddAssistant Sports Editor

Central Michigan line-backer Justin Cherocci has been named Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

The senior from Roch-ester Hills had a quality performance in last Satur-day’s 24-10 loss to Kansas. Against the Jayhawks, Cherocci compiled 18 tack-les, 12 of which were of the solo variety and both were career-highs.

He also had a sack dur-ing the defeat.

“Coming into this game I knew we had to pick it up,” Cherocci said. “We watched a lot of film but I give a lot of credit to the defensive line-they opened the flow up and opened things up for me a bit.”

It is the second time this season a Chippewa has received such an honor.

Along with his being humble, the Rochester Hills native takes a cer-tain amount of pride in his position. Playing defense, let alone linebacker, for a Football Bowl Subdivision school, is no easy challenge.

“The way I think of my position is the quarter back of the defense,” Cherocci said. “You’ve got to do a little bit of everything out there. You’ve got to be be a little crazy too.”

Head coach Dan Enos appreciates the lineback-er’s efforts, even though the effort resulted in a loss.

“He led the league in tackles last year so he’s pretty involved every week,” Enos said. “It was just one of those games where (Kansas) ran a lot and ran between the tack-les. He’s a very instinctive player and his MAC honor is well deserved.”

Cherocci has averaged 12 tackles per game this sea-son, which is good enough for him to be tied at 10th in the nation in the category.

His 330 career tackles has put him within strik-ing distance of the record books in Mount Pleasant. Cherocci needs five more tackles to move into the top-10 in program history.

“He’s a tough guy, he loves to play and he’s re-ally been a spark for us,” Enos said.

Meagan Dullack | Photo EditorSenior linebacker Justin Cherocci, No. 46, dives after a Syracuse ball carrier on Sept. 13 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

KEY FOOTBALL MATCHUPSThe Chippewas enter Mid-American Conference play at 2-2 with MAC

West Division title hopes. CMU went 6-6 in 2013 with a 5-3 record in the MAC, including winning its final three games to gain bowl eligibility and finish fourth in the MAC West standings.

The following are matchups to watch out for.

7 p.m. Saturday at Toledo

2014 record: 2-2 (1-0 MAC)2013 record: 7-5 (5-3 MAC)

Series record: 18-21-32013 matchup: Toledo won 38-17

The Rockets have beaten the Chippewas in all four meetings in the Dan Enos era and look to be strong in the MAC West again in 2014. Toledo began their MAC

schedule Saturday with a win over Ball State.

5 p.m. Oct 11. at Northern Illinois

2014 record: 3-1 (0-0 MAC)2013 record: 12-2 (8-0 MAC)

Series record: 25-23-12013 matchup: NIU won 38-17

Like the Chippewas, the Huskies have a quality win over a Big Ten opponent in 2014, beating Northwestern. While they no longer have Heisman candidate, quarter-back Jordan Lynch, the Huskies are expected to lead the

way in the MAC West again in 2014.

Oct. 18 vs Ball State

2014 record: 1-3 (0-1 MAC)2013 record: 10-3 (7-1 MAC)

Series record: 22-23-12013 matchup: BSU won 44-24

While Ball State already has as many losses in 2014 as they did in 2013, they nearly beat Iowa in Week 2 and

lost to Toledo in their conference opener Saturday. CMU hasn’t beaten the Cardinals since 2009.

Nov. 22 vs Western Michigan

2014 record: 2-1 (0-0 MAC)2013 record: 1-11 (1-7 MAC)

Series record: 38-45-22013 matchup: CMU won 27-22

CMU’s biggest rival will be visiting Kelly/Shorts Sta-dium to finish the regular season in 2014. This game will likely have more on the line than just the Victory

Cannon, which is awarded to the winner each year. Bowl aspirations become more eminent later in the season.

Oct. 25 at Buffalo

2014 record: 2-2 (0-0 MAC)2013 record: 8-5 (6-2 MAC)

Series record: 5-1-02013 matchup: Did not play

Buffalo was one of the surprises of the MAC East in 2013, finishing second behind Bowling Green. Their 36.3

points per game allowed in 2014, in the bottom 10 of the FBS, shows potential holes in their defense. CMU’s

only loss in this brief series that started in 1999 came in a 36-6 decision in 2004.

3:30 p.m. Oct 4. vs Ohio

2014 record: 2-2 (1-0 MAC)2013 record: 7-6 (4-4 MAC)

Series record: 22-5-22013 matchup: CMU won 26-23

In the earliest homecoming in CMU history, the Chip-pewas face an unpredictable Bobcats team. Cooper Rush led a last minute drive to propel CMU to a 26-23 victory in Athens in 2013. The Chippewas have lost their past

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Morgan Taylor | Staff PhotographerSenior outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre, center left, celebrates with teammates after they scored during the Chip Invitational Sept. 6 at McGuirk Arena.

Volleyball to continue season turn around against EMU

By Greg WickliffeStaff Reporter

Central Michigan Univer-sity’s volleyball team is on the hunt for a Mid-American Conference championship.

The women started the sea-son 0-6, but have won five of its last six games and are currently on a four game winning streak heading into MAC play.

“We had deficiencies with our play, and we certainly worked on those pretty early, and that allowed us to train at a higher level,” CMU coach Erik Olson said. “Our start to the season allowed us to give us an idea of where we’re at. Overall I didn’t think our competitive temperature was high enough, and that came from every player on the court for us.

“It’s not how I liked to train always, but it was what this team needed to do. The team has certainly turned the corner for sure.”

Conference play starts Thursday for the Chippewas as they host in-state rival Eastern

Michigan University.The Eagles come into the

match with a solid 8-5 record but have lost three of its final four games of non-confer-ence action.

EMU is led by junior outside hitter Stacey Perinar who leads the team with 164 kills and is second in digs with 143. Senior setter Jill Briner enters the match averaging 35 assists per match and senior Natalie Folk is the team leader in aces with 15.

CMU and Eastern have split their last four matches between the two teams with each team winning at home and on the road.

“We do a lot of bouncing back and forth with Eastern,” Olson said. “Eastern certainly has it’s own style, and they always have. It’s one of those things where it’s different jerseys, but the same style. I think we’re playing pretty well, and they are playing pretty well, so I think it will be a good match.”

CMU’s junior defensive specialist Kristen Reenders said she is looking forward to the

start of conference play.“This week we start out with

a new record,” Reenders said. “We are starting out 0-0 and it’s a new season really. We are going in strong this year, but I think the competition is going to be a lot higher, but we just have to keep turning it up.”

Reenders said the team has to maintain its focus on Eastern Michigan and not look ahead to other opponents in the MAC.

“We have to come out strong and keep it steady the whole way through, and take it one match at a time,” she said. “We have some good things going and we just have to keep working hard. It doesn’t matter who’s on the other side of the net, it just depends on what we are doing as a team. “

Olson said the key to the match would depend on how the team works together.

“We will need a team effort,” he said. “We are very focused on one opponent right now, so we just have to go out and play our match.”

Strong outing in Cincinnati earns McIntyre MAC honor

Greg WickliffeStaff Reporter

Central Michigan University’s volleyball team senior outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre is start-ing to hit her stride at all the right moments.

McIntyre was named Mid-American Conference West Division offensive player of the week for the second time of her career after her performance in the Cincinnati Invitational last weekend.

The two-time All-MAC selection finished the event with 43 kills, 32 digs and six serving aces and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

McIntyre’s recent per-formance has been a large contributor to the Chip-pewas latest success. CMU coach Erik Olson knew that

it was just a matter of time before McIntyre started to improve her play.

“She (McIntyre) was playing below average for her standards the first two weekends of the season,” Olson said. “Once we got the connection between McIntyre and the setters going, she really started tearing it up.”

CMU is currently riding a four game winning streak and has won five of its last

six matches. McIntyre leads the team in kills with 145 and is second in digs with 125 this season.

“Once Kaitlyn realized that she could fix her play with just her quick feet, she started to play really good,” Olson said. “That empowered her to step it up and take her game to an even higher level.”

CMU hosts Eastern Michigan Thursday in the MAC match of the season.

“Once Kaitlyn realized that she could fix her play with just her quick feet, she started to play really good. That empowered her to step it up and take her

game to an even higher level.”Erik Olsen, CMU volleyball coach

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Softball begins its fall season at home

Joe JuddAssistant Sports Editor

Six months after the con-clusion of the 2014 season, Central Michigan Univer-sity’s softball team started its fall season on Sept. 23.

On Tuesday the Chippewas took on the Timberwolves of Northwood University at Margo Jonker Stadium to kick off the fall season.

CMU is scheduled to travel to Traverse City and play in a tournament on Sept. 27. The University of Michigan, Oak-land University and Western Michigan University are also featured in the upcoming tournament.

The Chippewas took on all of these teams last season, posting a 3-2 record in the process.

They swept OU in a double-header, split the final series of the season against WMU and

Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerRedshirt junior pitcher Tricia Graham throws a pitch during a scrimmage Tuesday at Margo Jonker Stadium.

lost to a successful Wolverines team who is on a streak of 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

After the Traverse City tournament, they will play Ferris State in a double-head-er at 3 p.m. on Oct. 2. to finish the fall season.

CMU’s regular season will begin in February of 2015. It will be Margo Jonker’s 35th season as head coach of the Chippewas.

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2014 Stats:.322 Batting Average .554 Slugging Percent.381 On-base Percent