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Life in brief homecoming Your guide to homecoming weekend Friday October 3rd w Rock Rally at 7 p.m. in

Plachta Auditorium w IPR Alumni and Student Dinner at 4 p.m. at Italian Oven

Saturday October 4th w 5K Run and Miles for

Medals fundraising walk/run 8 a.m. w 50 year reunion alumni breakfast 9:30 a.m. w Recreation, parks and leisure Homecoming reception 9:30 a.m. w Homecoming parade 11 a.m. starting in lot 22 w Volunteer center tailgate party noon w Alumni village 12:30 p.m. at Rose Ponds w Cardboard boat race 1 p.m. at Rose Ponds Football game 3:30 p.m.

crime THREE LArcenies by unidentified suspect Three larcenies from automobiles occurred by an unidentified suspect on Sept.

24. The incidents happed at approximately 3:30 a.m. in the northwest corner of the Central Michigan University campus in lot one.

The campus camera system captured the offender entering multiple unlocked automobiles in the lot and removing personal property from each. The CMU police have following up on several investigative leads, but have been unable to identify the involved suspect.

The department is now requesting the publics help in identifying the suspect. The involved offender seems to be a white male who was observed smoking cigarettes and wearing a dark colored North Face jacket, a light colored red brim ball cap, and tennis shoes with yellow highlights on the soles.

The CMU Police Department is offering a $100 reward for any information leading to the identification and arrest of the offender. Follow up to the investigation should be reported to the CMU police, who can be reached at (989) 774-3081. All anonymous tips will require a call back number, and assigned a TIP number by the dispatcher.

Zahra Ahmad Assistant News Editor

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Emily Mesner | Staff Photographer Heather Smith sends a Central Michigan University flag to waiting students in celebration of homecoming on Wednesday outside of Pearce Hall.

Maroon and gold

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Right now, Central Michigan University’s campus is wreathed in glorious patterns of russet and gold.

On Wednesday, so were the students.

Many students wore CMU hats, hoodies, shirts – or nothing CMU-related at all for Spirit Day. Only a rare few stepped out in as much maroon and gold as possible.

“I’m all spirited out,” said senior Tyler Bradley as she points to layer after layer of school pride.

Those that did wear maroon and gold seemed to agree why they did.

“It was Spirit Day, so I thought I should support,” said freshman Kayla Weiss said as she pumped her fist in the air.

Other students stepped out in CMU colors and emblems by accident. Senior Jana Georgevich actually knew about Spirit Day—forgot—but happened to put on a CMU hoodie anyway.

Then there were students who were only wearing CMU colors by coincidence. Da Laun Dillard was wearing maroon because he had been leading campus tours, and trombone player Bryan Kohn because he had been marching in the band.

meetings and has her thumb to the heartbeat of campus.

Dillard is a campus advisor, too, and he says that job and CMU’s Instagram page are reasons he knew about Spirit Day. But for Ferrari, the event could be a vehicle for Chippewa pride.

Ferrari turned toward Georgevich and said “Yeah I would have put on a Central hoodie, I can show school spirit”.

Homecoming week continues tonight at 7 p.m. with the Rock Rally at Plachta Auditorium.

Native American student population on the rise

By Megan Pacer Senior Reporter

The number of Native American students attending Central Michigan University has been steadily on the rise, said Colleen Green, Native American Programs Director, thanks in part to the work her office does.

“Since I’ve been here, and I’ve been here seven years now, the Native American Program has continuously grown throughout those seven years because of what we do in regard to recruitment and retention of Native

American students,” she said. “We also have a lot of projects and collaborations that we do with the local tribe here.”

Since 2007, the total number of oncampus “American Indian” and “Alaskan Native” students has increased from 198 to 285 according to data from the Office of Institutional Research.

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“We always dress like this on Wednesdays,” Kohn explained.

Other students did not show school pride at all.

Junior Andrew Ferrari said he would have dressed up if he had known. Senior Anisa Kopulos and Senior Erica Brower agree that they probably would have dressed up, too, had they known.

According to Bradley, it’s harder to hear about things like Spirit Day when you are not connected to an official group or facility. She knew about Spirit Day because as a Multicultural Advisor and Campus Ambassador, she goes to hall council

Courtesy Photo | Woolnough Lab-Central Michigan University Masters student Shaughn Barnett and Amanda Chambers collect native freshwater mussels in the Pine River. Barnett will analyze data collected this summer to determine the effect of dam removal on mussel communities.

After some of the highest snowfall recorded in recent memory, master’s students in the biology program dove into local lakes and rivers in search of treasure this summer.

Students searched for one of 40 species of native freshwater mussels.

The marine animals are some of the hardest to sample, however they are a great indicator of water quality.

“Mussels are like the canary in the coal mine, so imagine that if there are lots of different species you probably have better water quality,” said biology professor Daelyn Woolnough.

She has been doing research in Michigan for about the last eight years along with CMU graduate students.

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Native | continued from 1 After a decrease in enrollment from 2007 through 2009, in which Native students fell from 198 to 176, the number spiked to 217 with a much larger incoming class in 2010. That number has continued to grow slowly ever since.

Green said the work Native American Programs does with current and prospective students has a lot to do with these improved numbers. In order to improve retention, she and other office staff constantly put on educational programs and often visit CMU classes to educate the rest of the student body about the Native American culture alive on campus.

“Getting out in the classrooms and explaining what our culture is, and explaining what our nickname is and where that came from,

mussels | continued from 1 The effort is worth it: The species Woolnough’s lab has found in the Pine and Chippewa rivers are usually found in only a handful of rivers in North America.

This includes rare species like the snuffbox, which historically were once widespread, but now have declining populations and risk extinction.

Woolnough said student work published in peer reviewed journals can affect decisions made by the Department of Natural Resources; especially articles about federally endangered species like the snuffbox.

Graduate assistants Shaughn Barnett, from Colorado Springs, Colo., and Midland native Amanda Chambers are dedicating their masters thesis under her tutelage.

Barnett said he is analyzing data collected this summer to assess the how removing old low-head dams impacts mussel communities, while Chambers said she has begun to study at the changes in communities

is also crucial to educating our community here on campus,” Green said.

“Allowing Native American students to feel that they’re part of CMU is also beneficial. It helps with our retention rates of Native Americans, as we have the highest drop-out rate nationally.”

While the number of Native American juniors and seniors has remained relatively static since 2007, each year shows a drop in students between their freshman and sophomore year.

Olivia ManitowabiMcCullough and Hannah Bartol, both of the Hannahville Indian Community, part of the Band of Potawatomi near Escanaba, are two sophomores who made the jump to college directly after high school and have stayed committed to higher education.

While both said coming from a small town and community wasn’t easy, taking full advantage of the educational opportunities provided to them seemed

more important. Bartol, who is academically a freshman, wants to use her degree in health education to go into small, rural tribes who might have limited health care or health-related information.

“Sometimes I want to go home and I want to help because our tribe doesn’t have that new information that we’re getting in college. They just need a breath of fresh air,” Bartol said. “Other times I think they gave me what I needed and now I have to move on.

I want to explore. I want to eventually work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington DC.” Manitowabi-McCullough, too, expressed being confliced by the idea of continuing on after college compared with bringing her education back home.

“It’s not out of my options to go back home and help my people,” she said.

“Then again I would like to explore the world more, but I would definitely go home

as they exist downstream in rivers.

Both of these studies show the effect of contamination on organisms.

Since 1998 the EPA and Michigan Department of Enivironmental Quality have been working on the cleanup of the Pine River in St. Louis.

Contaminated by the former Michigan Chemical and Velsicol Chemical plants, the Pine River required over $100 million in funding that continues to this day.

The Chippewa river has its share of contamination, in agricultural runoff and high E. coli levels.

Although the Woolnough lab doesn’t do toxicity analysis, Chambers said, “The condition of mussel health can be reflective of contamination. Both the Pine and Chip have tributaries that have high inputs of nutrients.”

Woolnough said toxins are getting in Michigan waters to a much higher degree in recent years. Because researchers can find mussels shells even after death, they can look at physiological evidence to determine contamination levels.

“If we see a ratio of dead to alive ones, you can see growth

lines on their shells similar to tree rings,” Woolnough said.

“If an event happens and they believe it is cleaned up, we can see if the mussels are actually doing better than in the past.”

Meanwhile, Barnett said his research may question whether the removal of low-head dams, some of which are 150 years old, is in the best interest of the environment.

These dams are more economically feasible to remove, many are eroding and in need of repair, but 150 years of sediment build-up can be jarring when they are washed downstream.

While there has been more research done on the effects of this on fish, mussels have been largely ignored, despite the positive relationship the two species share.

Barnett hopes to have his thesis written next fall, while Chambers is still in the “infancy” stages of her research.

fall of 2010.

In terms of retention once Native American students get to college, Bartol and ManitowabiMcCullough said CMU is doing a good job. Both students also work for Native American Programs and enjoy going out to classes to educate. Then also enjoy as well as planning programs such as the annual Central Michigan University Powwow and events for Native American Heritage Month in November.

Cultural events on campus help Native American students, themselves included, to feel welcome and a part of the campus community and culture.

“I think Central does a really good job personally,” Manitowabi-McCullough said. “Another part of our job duties is to give presentations on Native Americans to different classes that request it, and I think we do a really good job educating and telling people that we are here.”

body else, are the funds,” she said. “If students don’t receive that information in high school, they’re not going to know. If they’re first generation college students, they don’t have parents to rely on to ask those questions, so they might just have that assumption that it’s not affordable. A lot of it is just about education.”

Still, CMU appears to be ahead of the curve when it comes to Native American student populations in general, according to enrollment information available on both Michigan State University’s and the University of Michigan’s websites. Michigan state has 127 American Indian and Alaskan Native students as of this fall, making up only 0.3 percent of the school’s total student population.

U-M only shows enrollment through 2010 in its Total Enrollment Overview, and displays a significant drop in Native American students from 332 in the fall of 2006 to a mere 85 in the

and help people.”

Both students agreed that the current number of Native American students, while growing, isn’t as high as it could be, possibly because not all Native American high school students know how to take advantage of higher education opportunities.

“I feel Native Americans have so many opportunities to go to school and get so much help, but some aren’t taking advantage of it,” Bartol said. “I know I wanted to take full advantage of it just because I had all of these opportunities.”

Green said early exposure to the option of higher education is crucial for higher incoming classes of Native American students. Getting out into high schools isn’t always enough. Class trips to two and four-year schools and education about colleges is left up to tribal schools, something Green cannot control.

“I think a lot of the obstacles we face today, like any-

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Dating Coach Adam LoDolce will speak at CMU

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Dr. Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University, speaks during her ‘STEM and Women’ talk on Thursday afternoon at the Bovee Center. Oakley gave two talks on Thursday, one about “STEM and Women” and one called “Learning How to Learn: Insights from Neuroscience”.

Building better brains Oakley discusses brain activity and improving study techniques

Andrea Peck Senior Reporter

Typically you don’t use a zombie playing a pinball machine as a metaphor for brain functions But Barbara Oakley did just that in a discussion held Thursday night in Plachta Auditorium.

Titled Learning How To Learn: Insights from Neuroscience (And Zombies!), Oakley presented theories on work habits and brain function to students.

The Oakland University professor began by explaining that often the most important way to gain a new perspective on life is by trying things that make you uncomfortable, or things that you don’t think you can do.

Oakley said she herself is a good example of this. Before teaching, she served in the Army, worked in the Antarctic and served as a Russian translator.

“I was following my passion,” she said. “But I saw that if I wanted a new perspective on life I had to try something I thought I couldn’t do.”

Oakley explained that the brain is usually in one of two modes: focused or diffused. While focused mode is somewhat self-explanatory, diffuse mode can be effective for solving problems creatively.

“Diffuse mode shows there is another way of solving problems that involves stepping back, and looking at the problem in a broader way,” Oakley said.

Oakley likened how the brain functions to a zombie playing a pinball machine.

When the brain is in focused mode, she said, the “pinball” sticks to a specific track. When the brain is in diffuse mode, the pinball bounces around a little more.

Oakley presented many different ideas for focusing on a task, learning

new skills, the importance of sleep and the detriments of multitasking.

She also presented the Pomodoro technique, which suggests 25 minutes of intense focus on a task such as homework, followed by a short break.

This could be one of the most effective ways to complete a task, she said because it takes the focus off completing the task, which can sometimes be stressful.

These and other ideas presented resonated with students and professors that attended the lecture.

“I thought the presentation had a lot of useful information for my research and life,” said Qingli Lei, a graduate student from China.

Erin Woirol, a senior from Muskegon, said she found the idea of the Pomodoro technique especially helpful.

Joshua Keeler, a junior from Marion, said he learned a lot of new ideas from the presentation.

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“Some of the stuff I knew already, but learning about the two different modes of brain activity was new and the tips for getting in the right mindset for work could be helpful,” he said.

In closing, Oakley addressed the attendees with cautionary advice on balancing passion, with healthy work habits.

“Following your passion can be a double-edged sword,” she said. “I like to say to broaden your passion, and your life will be greatly enriched.”

Another successful year searching for the gold

Zahra Ahmad, News Editor

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Opera Gala Set for Saturday Join Central Michigan Univerisity voice students in an evening of Opera at the “Opera Gala” Saturday from 8- 9:30 p.m. in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall.

The concert features songs performed by CMU voice students. Vocalists will be singing selections from Opera, Music Theater and American Standards. The event is free and open to the public.

This event is sponsored by the School of Music. For more information contact John Jacobson by phone at (989) 774-3738 or by email at jacob3ja@cmich.edu.

Zahra Ahmad, News Editor

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Learn about caring for the orphaned children of rural Kenya

By Kelsey Smith Senior Reporter

Despite searching the vast campus of CMU for the Homecoming medallion, Shelby Township sophomore Sarah Scalici’s team’s efforts fell short.

The medallion was found early Wednesday afternoon at Wightman Hall. During the week, the team focused heavily on finding the medallion and continued their strategies. Scalici’s team brainstormed numerous ideas while finding the clues and then went their separate ways to cover more ground.

River Rouge sophomore Amy Wilson said the exciting part was finding more clues and getting more leads. The team kept getting closer with each clue, and their teamwork helped them keep advancing during the hunt.

“We would send different groups to different spots on campus to see if those clues could lead us to somewhere new,” Wilson said.

Beddow Hall’s team was disappointed in the loss, but the memories made will never be forgotten.

“I had a really great time,” Scalici said. “We built up a type of community. I’m sad because it was my last year and I can’t do it again with my dorm. It 100 percent stinks that we didn’t find it this year.”

Scalici said they had a disadvantage to the clues being released during the day, when most of their team was busy in class or working. The hunt went by so quickly, that Shelby Township sophomore Makenzie Furber was not able to participate as much as she had hoped.

“Everybody was doing their day stuff, so it was a bit unfair,” Furber said. “It was hard to drop everything for the medallion.

It was sad that we lost and that it was found so early, because I would have been able to go more.

It sucks because I only got to

Dating coach, Adam LoDolce, will be speaking on Central Michigan University’s campus Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Rotunda Room.

LoDolce is also an author, touring college speaker and producer of “Go Talk to Her.” He has been featured in many national magazines and shows such as The Boston Globe, Cosmo, CNN and Glamour Magazine.

LoDolce will speak on confidence in social interactions, work related relationships and dating. There will also be a oneon-one after the presentation where LoDolce meets with students.

The event is sponsored by CMU’s Program Board. For more information contact Kelsey McConnell at (269) 903-6783 or at mccon1kl@cmich.edu.

Courtesy Photo | Lindsay Soave Members of Phi Sigma Pi celebrate finding the Medallion during Homecoming week on Wednesday.

A Little luck found the Homecoming Medallion Whether in a pile of rocks, or in a bush, the mysterious medallion is never hidden for too long from Central Michigan University student hunters.

The medallion hunt is a tradition at CMU in which students participate in the quest to find the hidden treasure. This year senior Erica Little, a member of Phi Sigma Pi, found the medallion in a tree near Wightman Hall.

Little was accompanied by Mary Walsh, also a member of the Phi Sigma Pi, when she found the medallion. participate for one night.”

Wilson enjoyed her time participating with the hunt this year, despite losing the competition. She said bonding with her friends and seeing CMU come together as a whole was one of her favorite parts.

“My favorite part was being

The co-ed fraternity figured out the clues that led to Wightman and sent members to the site immediately. Little jumped on her bike, and after finding the medallion, sent out a group text to the fraternity.

Members of Phi Sigma Pi met as soon as they had gotten news of finding the medallion.

They were all very excited and happy about Little’s find, said Lindsay Soave, Phi Sigma Pi president.

“It felt aweome. I’ve been hunting for it for four years, and my sister looked for it out with all my friends and seeing all of CMU looking together,” Wilson said. “I think it went very well. We had some awesome leads and great ideas. We are very disappointed, we really wanted to win it.”

The drive that kept Scalici going through the hunt was from

when she was here with no luck,” Soave said. “It’s the ultimate capstone to my time at CMU. We all made such a good team, and it is even more incredible that I get to share it with my best friends.” her roommates, she said. Being able to participate with them made the experience worthwhile.

“My favorite part was spending quality time with my roommates,” she said. “They inspired me to keep going and I’m so thankful to have had them by my side.”

Florence Oyosi, co-founder and director of “His Arms Children’s Project,” will present “Educating and Caring for the Orphaned Children of Rural Kenya” on Monday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Park Library Auditorium.

“His Arms Children’s Project” is a non-governental organization that organizes financial and educational support for orphaned children in the Ekwanda/ Masendo area of Western Kenya.

As of now this NGO sponsors more than 90 children and families. Sponsorship includes providing nutritional, medical, and educational resources.

This event will use photos and case studies of women and orphaned children in hopes of demonstrating how grassroots efforts can lead to the improved lives of those living in extreme poverty.

Zahra Ahmad, News Editor

Correction In the Sept. 19 edition, the editorial titled “Torn

by Textbooks” states that “Central Michigan University’s bookstore announced plans to open another location downtown, next to the Global Campus operations…”

CMU is not opening another location. The Board of Trustees approved the rental of a warehouse space to hold embroidery machines purchased from the SBX. The location is housed in the Commerce Building on Pickard, which is not downtown.

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Separating students based on sexuality is out of the question

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his week the Student Government Association proposed that a new question be added to the Central Michigan University Residence Life roommate questionnaire. The effort was shot

down almost as soon as it began.

The new question would have asked students living on campus to voice whether or not they feel comfortable sharing a room with a student who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, intersex, asexual or queer.

Executive Director of Campus Life Shaun Holtgreive said the change will not be made to the questionnaire, and CMU will never make students self disclose.

In addition, Holtgreive explained, CMU already has a system in place to accommodate, on an individual level, LGBTQ students who want to live in genderneutral housing.

The proposed question

would not necessarily pair LGBTQ individuals with roommates who share the same lifestyle, which defeats the purpose of asking it.

The SGA issued an apology Tuesday to those the proposal may have offended.

“While its intent was admirable, the inclusion of such a question would have many unforeseen, negative consequences on Central Michigan University,” reads an e-mailed statement from SGA President Charles Mahone.

This proposal should never have made it past the brainstorming stage.

The proposal was developed, and approved, by the

previous SGA administration, according to the SGA statement.

CMU prides itself on being an inclusive institution that promotes and celebrates diversity. How, then, would it seem like a good idea to craft a proposal that seems to contradict that mission? The fact that such a counterproductive idea made it past the drawing board worries us, and it should worry the current SGA. To be fair, the SGA’s heart was in the right place.

The question aims to separate homophobic individuals from those who identify as LGBTQ and, in theory,

Stopping cancer by spreading awareness While October brings girls back to bonding over pumpkin spice lattes and their love of the “leggings as pants” phenomenon, it also brings women and men together in the fight against breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women and as of 2014, there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the US. However, we have come a long way in recent years. The death rate from breast cancer has been declining in women under 50 years old since 1989 due to earlier detec-

tion, improved treatment and increased awareness.

Awareness is the foundation of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC), a registered student organization on CMU’s campus known best for Relay for Life.

Freshman year, while walking through MAINstage, I spotted the CAC sign and immediately cut across the rows to sign up. I never imagined I would become president of the RSO four years later.

Our annual Pink Week is coming up on Oct. 6-9. While preparing for it, I’ve come to realize how important our monthly tabling events are

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and how big of an impact we can make simply by giving out cookies and candy with cancer facts on them. Each month we choose a specific cancer to focus and educate the campus on because early detection is a primary factor in surviving the disease.

Mammograms are suggested by the American Cancer Society to start at age 40.

Although the average college student is only in their 20s, we still want to raise awareness for this cancer now because one in eight women younger than 45 will develop it. Five to 10 percent of breast

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minimize hostility and stress. The ramifications of the proposal, however, are painfully obvious.

The question implies that LGBTQ individuals are obliged to disclose their sexual preference as a matter of formality when applying to live on campus.

Considering the sensitivity of the issue and all the unfortunate stigmas surrounding it, many LGBTQ students would understandably be apprehensive to disclose such information.

Students attend CMU to further their education and life experiences. Beyond the textbooks and lectures, students move away from

home and go to universities to develop socially, which is arguably the most integral component of college life.

People who cannot handle living with someone different than themselves are not ready for college, much less the real world.

We trust the SGA to continue to lead CMU by virtue of acceptance and openness to all student voices, regardless of the identities behind them. We hope this misstep will serve only as a reminder that CMU embraces all walks of life, endorsing actions and ideas that work toward the cause, while castigating those that do not.

cancer cases are hereditary, and those with gene defects inherited from a parent are at increased risk for developing other cancers, specifically ovarian cancer.

At 21 years old I’m already aware of my increased risk of developing both of these cancers because they unfortunately took my mother and her mother. There’s a strong possibility I could have inherited the defective gene and may develop cancer in my lifetime.

Because of my awareness of this, I’ve been able to take the precautionary tests to find out if I have the gene or not. And if I do, I can plan proactive measures against it.

I’m a perfect example of being the exception instead of the rule, as are many

other women on campus.

Spreading awareness about breast cancer every October encourages female students on campus to be proactive about their health. It’s never too early to start self-breast exams or talk with healthcare professionals about your family history and risk. The more aware you are of your risk, the more prepared you can be to fight back.

Colleges Against Cancer is an organization dedicated to fighting back through awareness activities on campus. So while you’re drinking your pumpkin spice lattes, wearing leggings and oversized sweaters, talk to your friends about cancer. Awareness spreads more awareness.

Lacey Johnson is the president of CMU’s Colleges Against Cancer.

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I remember when I first came to Central Michigan University, and I climbed all the way to the top of Barnes third floor to meet my new acquaintances in the Public Service Residential Community. I was excited to be living with dozens of other first-year students who had an interest in public service and human rights just as I did. I remember first learning about the program on CMU’s housing website.

I was ecstatic to learn I would soon be living in a new home where I would be accepted.

Fast forward three years, and now there is an outpouring of criticism on LGBTQ housing inclusiveness. I see straight people coming out of the woodworks, plastering across their Facebook pages: “Discrimination.” I read Executive Director of Campus Life Shaun Holtgreive’s message to students, “CMU is committed to maintaining and encouraging diversity in its student body and continually strives to make its campus and residence hall environments friendly and diverse for all students, including our LGBTQA students,” but I do not see how denying a safe space for such students is keeping LGBTQ students safe and included in a campus environment.

I see people calling this segregation, saying that homophobic people should just buck up and learn how to be decent human beings.

However, no student has a moral duty to change someone’s life perspective.

Students come to school to learn, not to teach a bigot to abandon bigotry.

Already on campus are a number of residence halls that cater to the needs of minority students.

There is a hall dedicated to international students, multicultural students, first-year students, transfer students, as well as halls established for business students, EHS students, Health Professions students and music students.

So now students who identify as LGBTQ want a safe place to live on campus, and the whole school gets offended. Students who want to live in a space where they know they can be their true selves are now being denied this opportunity.

Perhaps the survey question was poorly worded.

However, the reason why the question was worded in such a way was to ensure that those identifying as LGBTQ would not have to out themselves, as outing themselves increases threats of danger.

For students and administration to ignore these students tells me CMU does not actually care about its sexual minority population. If they did, they would authorize LGBTQ-inclusive housing.

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Students engineer cardboard fleet for boat race

By Malachi Barrett Assistant News Editor

Armed with cardboard, duct tape, liquid nails and a tight budget, students in the school of engineering have been preparing for the 17th annual Central Michigan University Cardboard Boat Race.

As part of course work in the introduction to engineering class offered by the College of Science and Technology, the project puts students into teams of three to race across the Rose Ponds located in front of the Student Activity Center. The race, around three to four football fields in length, is timed and done in several heats.

“It has grown in number a lot as the EGR120 course has grown, especially in the last 8 years,” said mechanical engineering Professor Brian DeJong. “It gives us good publicity. Because we run it right before the Homecoming game, we get a lot of spectators to cheer on the teams

that make it, and laugh with the teams that sink.”

Teams have to write a full report on the event that includes each group’s mathematic calculations of the waterline, the craft’s center-of-gravity, power, and discussions about design and drag-reduction. They are graded on how well their boat is built and how far it travelss across the Rose Ponds before sinking.

Students get extra credit for spending under-budget and full credit for making it across the ponds.

DeJong said, on average, 60 percent of the boats make it, while the others usually sink from leaks or poor structural integrity.

Though DeJong was hesitant to give away the secret to success, he did say smaller boats do well, especially if they are strong and well-sealed.

This year there are 34 boats from the EGR 120 class, but usually there are only about

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Clare junior, Kyle Eggenberger takes measurements of the front of his cardboard box boat on Wednesday in the ET building to finish his craft before this weekend’s races.

10 open competition boats, made mostly by student groups in the college.

Clare junior Kyle Eggenberger and his partner, Canton junior Blaine Root, have been participating for three years as part of teambuilding exercises with the Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers association. In that time, they have learned valuable lessons, like keeping the sides low to prevent sore paddle-arms and making sure they account for the water-level.

They have dedicated around two hours per day over the last week to create

their ship. Eggenberger said their experience has been helpful, but it doesn’t guarantee success.

“You could literally fail four years in a row,” he said.

Theodore Darr and his partner, Matt Horne, are freshmen in Dru Wilson’s EGR 120 course. They ben-

efitted from learning from Darr’s older brother, who participated in the past. “(The race) is something that upperclassmen look back fondly on, and tell stories about,” DeJong said. “That’s why we get so many student groups involved—they want to compete again.”

#TBT Trivia picks students’ brains with obscure bits of CMU history

By Sydney Smith Assistant Student Life Editor

Students from Larzelere Hall took a trip through time and won last night at #TBT Trivia.

“We broke studying up into different decades for each person,” said Haslett sophomore Emileigh Stoll “We learned a lot during the medallion hunt, but we also studied Central Michigan University history and popular movies.” #TBT, or Throwback

Thursday, Trivia was part of this week’s Homecoming events included as a way for students to show off their knowledge about CMU’s past and movies from every decade. Groups from residence halls, Greek Life and student organizations were spirited and could be heard chanting for their teams before each round.

Students from Kappa Kappa Psi were among the most enthusiastic.

“We were very into the medallion hunt and

researched all of the clues to prepare for trivia,” said Dearborn junior Emily Dawson. “We’re always fired up to win.”

Throughout each of the four rounds, homecoming ambassadors and committee members recorded points for each team. There was a time limit for each question, which put additional pressure on the teams. Some were there to win, having researched heavily to answer the questions, and others were just there to show Homecoming spirit.

Grand Rapids freshman Jessica Rowland took a wild guess on a very obscure question regarding CMU’s homecoming parade floats in 1946 and got it right.

“I’m a freshman so I don’t really know a lot about CMU yet,” she said. “I’m just guessing, but me and one of my team members just felt like we had the right answer.”

While teams were deep in thought during trivia, supporters stood on the side to cheer them on.

“We’re here to support

our hall because we’re the best,” said Saginaw freshman Trevor Veselsky. “Mostly, it’s just to show hall spirit.”

After the last round was completed, the Homecoming committee totaled points to find the top three teams. The winner was Larzelere, with Merrill and Sweeney Halls’ combined team coming in second. Program Board came in third place.

“We are so pumped to win,” Stoll said.

Homecoming events will continue for the rest of

CMU prepares for Coming Out Week A Luxury Community

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

According to the Williams Institute, roughly 3.8 percent of the American population identifies as a member of the LGBT community in 2011.

Although 3.8 percent is a small number, it is roughly around 9 million adults. That’s 9 million individuals with stories and experiences to share during National Coming Out Week.

Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, director of LGBTQ services, has overseen the last six Coming Out Weeks. She expects a high turnout from students, faculty and community members.

This year will introduce new events, like Trans 101 and Sex, Genderf*cked.

“Over the years, we’ve really tried to provide events to students that need it,” JolliffDettore said.

National Coming Out Week kicks off Monday with Drag Queen Bingo in the UC from 8-10 p.m. All events hosted through Coming Out Week will be free of charge.

Coming Out Week leads up to the nationally recognized Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, which started in 1988. The day originally paid homage to the 1987 Second National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian rights, which opened the door for discussions about the AIDS crisis of the 80’s and the lack of care for LGBTQ individuals from the Reagan Administration.

The march also touched on the need for inclusion and visibility of transgender and bisexual individuals in the LGBTQ movement, as well as the visibility of LGBTQ individuals of color.

Now the events serve as a

means of education for both the LGBTQ community and its allies, as well as advocate for non-heterosexuals to be open about their gender and sexual identities without fear.

“We want to provide a space for queer students to celebrate their identities and be proud of who they are, and then we want to have a space for education campus wide,” Jolliff-Dettore said.

Leading up to National Coming Out Day, CMU puts on events that are used to celebrate LGBTQ individuals and their stories.

Events hosted in the University Center, Kaya Coffee House, Plachta Auditorium and the Center for Inclusion and Diversity serve to provide a medium for LGBT students to tell their stories, and educate allies.

Visit cm-life.com for the full story on Coming Out Week.

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Wide recievers’ coach Mose Rison speaks often to the 2014 Central Michigan University football team about something his time in Mount Pleasant has taught him a great deal about: Pride.

A rewarding difference Assistant coach Rison reflects on experience at CMU ahead of 2014 Homecoming Game

By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Mose Rison still remembers the feeling he had on Nov. 19, 1977 in vivid detail.

It was Rison’s last game playing running back in at what is now known as Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

The Chippewas had just beaten archrival Western Michigan University 28-23 to put the exclamation mark on a brilliant 9-2 campaign.

But, Rison was consumed with a feeling of grief.

“I was so emotional,” he said.

“I couldn’t bring myself to come out of the locker room. That’s the moment that sticks with me the most. This place has meant so much. I was given a scholarship. I met my wife here. I owe so much to this school and this program.”

Nearly four decades later, Rison is giving back to the school that propelled him to an illustrious college and professional football career.

Now in his second season as CMU’s receivers’ coach, Rison personifies a sense of pride and tradition for Chippewas football, that everyone on head coach Dan Enos’ team sees.

“We won the National Championship at Central Michigan University in 1974,” Rison said with a beaming grin on his face.

It was the Flint-native’s freshman year.

“Not many people remember that around here these days,” he said. “I remember what that was like; the ride to get there. We had some great players and I learned so much from them.”

Rison and other members of the 1974 championship team were honored during halftime of CMU’s most recent home game against Syracuse.

This weekend, he looks forward to reconnecting with several of his teammates from those years.

“It’s more special for the (former) players that come back,” Rison said. “They want to come back and see what CMU is like in 2014.

A lot of guys don’t know we have some of the things we have now.”

Rison chuckled as he recalled the early-morning sprints around Finch Fieldhouse that “Coach (Roy) Kramer made us do. “ “When (his teammates) all came back for the reunion against Syracuse, all they talked about is how much this place has changed,” Rison said. “Now we have a turf bay. I just think that’s so special for the guys to see.”

Current CMU players said Rison can be heard on any given fall afternoon, recalling his playing days and relating past experiences he had to the ones the Chippewas are going through today.

“I hear about that about every day,” said senior wide receiver Titus Davis. “He shows a lot of pride for those years. He talks about wearing that ‘C’ and how important it is. Hearing it from a guy like coach Rison is huge.”

Rison was a huge part of CMU’s offense in most every year he wore the Maroon and Gold.

When Rison joined the program in February of 2012, he ranked 10th all-time on the program’s rushing yards list with 2,838. A four-year letterman at CMU, Rison went on to coach at esteemed schools such as Rutgers and Stanford.

A brief stint in the National Football League in the early 2000s gave Rison unique perspective heading into a homecoming at his alma mater.

“He is a great representative of this program,” Enos said. “The players don’t always want to hear just from the head coach. I give all of those guys an opportunity to get up in front of our team and speak.

What he has to say is something you can’t really put a price on.”

Central Michigan Life | File Art This photo, originally taken on Sept. 10, 1977, shows then senior tailback Mose Rison, No. 25, about to be hit by players from Eastern Michigan University. Rison went on to gain 171 yards on 28 carries during that game, helping the Chippewas win 9-3.

Today he is the team’s wide receivers’ coach.

Rison is one of three former Chippewas serving as assistant coaches on the 2014 staff. Offensive line coach Butch Barry played for CMU in the late 90s and defensive line coach George Ricumstrict from 1985-88.

“It bridges all those years together,” Ricumstrict said. “It allows us to talk about the tradition. When former players come back, they are more apt to actually come because they know one of us personally.”

Ricumstirct said all three coaches share a value for one principle that was ingrained in each of them as they developed at CMU. “Pride,” Ricumstrict said. “It means everything. Central Michigan has done a lot for me, and my family … all of us. I owe this place a lot.”

As the Chippewas prepare to take

“I hear about that every day. He shows a lot of pride for those years.

He talks about wearing that ‘C’ and how important it is. Hearing it from a guy like coach Rison is huge.”

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on the Ohio Bobcats in front of current students and fans at homecoming, the cheers from games past still echo in Rison’s ears.

“This is home for me,” Rison

said. “I’ve been blessed. In my time away from here, I grew. But this is where I got my start.

“No matter where I go, I’ll always be proud to be a Chippewa.”

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Explosive plays key in Chippewas’ attempt to break losing streak Defense

talks poor play ahead of OU game

By Taylor DesOrmeau Senior Reporter

Titus Davis said he was feeling “90 percent” after Saturday’s loss to Toledo.

Davis tallied six catches for 128 yards during Saturday’s game. As the Chippewas (2-3, 0-1 MAC) attempt to cut off their three-game losing streak against Ohio (3-2, 1-0 MAC).

But the senior senior wide receiver remains a large part of CMU’s ability to stretch the defense and attain the big play.

“I think as he gets going and feels stronger you’ll see him play more big plays,” said Head Coach Dan Enos.

“I think you’ll be able to see some very, very explosive plays out of him. Those are still to come.”

CMU failed to move the ball more than 40 yards on a single play against Toledo. Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush said he and the Chippewas’ offensive unit spent the week dissecting exactly what went wrong.

“We were a little too stagnant in the first half,” Rush said. If we can run the ball and just get open like we did in that second half, we can definitely be successful.”

The emergence of junior wide receiver Jesse Kroll and the likely return of redshirt freshman wide receiver Mark Chapman gives Rush other options if the Ohio secondary decides to focus primarily on Davis and is big-play ability.

“I don’t want (Rush) to force-feed the ball to Titus just because he’s back,” Enos said. “That’s one thing we really tried to talk to (Rush) about last week. It can’t

By Taylor DesOrmeau Senior reporter

Head Coach Dan Enos said that his team’s defense has to improve before they take on Ohio, especially after last week’s 42-28 defeat at the hands of the Toledo Rockets.

“Make the other team punt a few times, stops, turnovers, sacks, (tackles for losses),” Enos said. “Hopefully a lot (changes).”

The defense surrendered 543 yards, negating a successful offensive performance, lead by senior wide receiver Titus Davis.

After allowing an average of 16.5 points per game in the team’s opening two victories, CMU lost the next three in a row, giving up 35.33 points per game in the losses.

“Our performance last week was an ‘F’ in our book,” said senior defensive back Jason Wilson. “We’ve just got to get better week-toweek. That was probably our worst game of the year.

We’ve been learning from it and are going to play better on Saturday.”

Freshman A.J. Ouellette leads the Bobcats in rushing attack, totaling 219 rushing yards and four scores on 38 carries during the past two games for.

Meanwhile, the Chippewas have allowed five rushing touchdowns by quarterbacks in their first five games.

“They always have a (quarterback) that can do a good job,” Enos said of Ohio.

“They always do a good job in their run game and with their zone reads and their options. They just plug in whoever’s out there.”

Junior Derrius Vick and sophomore JD Sprague have split the quarterbacking duties so far for the Bobcats.

Reports out of Athens, Ohio suggest Vick will not play for the second week in a row due to a knee injury.

“They have a quarterback who can run pretty well,” said junior Kavon Frazier.

“In the past, we’ve struggled with the quarterback run, so of course we’ve got to stop the quarterback run.”

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush looks for an open player during a game against Toledo on Sept. 27 at The Glass Bowl stadium in Toledo, OH.

become a number 84 show where that’s all we do.”

Last season, Rush led the Chippewas to a 26-23 upset victory over the Bobcats without Davis in the lineup due to injury. Rush’s touchdown pass to wide receiver Courtney Williams with 22 seconds to play sealed the road win for CMU. “We had some success against them last year,” Rush said. “It was a good game, they battled. We know we’re going to be in for a fight this year.”

The Chippewas have won five out of their last six games against the Bobcats and are

22-5-2 all time in the series against their interstate rivals.

While the Bobcats 24.1 points per game allowed on defense is more than three points better than CMU’s defense per game, Enos said he believes the Chippewas can and will take advantage of Ohio’s pressure-heavy defense.

“They press the corners a lot,” he said. “Titus likes to be pressed. They do a good job, though. When people press you consistently like that, the wide outs have to have the ability to get behind them and make plays. Certainly we’re going to try to do that.”

Ohio’s most accomplished quarterback in program history Tyler Tettleton graduated last season.

The Bobcats have just three returning starters on offense, presenting an opportunity to pick on the youth for CMU’s defense, which gave up nearly 600 total yards of offense last week.

“We’ve got something to prove,” said junior defensive back Kavon Frazier. “We’ve got a lot of energy, we’re trying to come off strong and throw the first punch.”

Even more crucial after Ohio, the Chippewas will

travel to Northern Illinois and then host Ball State.

CMU is 1-7 against NIU and BSU since 2009.

Senior defensive back Jason Wilson said he thinks his team can beat anybody.

“Every team you put on the schedule for me is a beatable team,” Wilson said.

“They could put the Lions on there and I’d say it’s a beatable team, to be honest. No matter who we play, we feel like we can win. That’s why we play this sport. We play the sport to win.”

The Chippewas enter the game as four-point favorites.

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Junior White has come long way since joining volleyball program

By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Freshman setter Kylie Copple, right, sets up the ball for junior middle blocker Angelique White to spike against Ohio on Sept. 27 at McGuirk Arena.

With a few years under her belt, the Central Michigan University volleyball team’s junior middle blocker, Angelique White finally feels she is coming into her own on and off of the court.

“Freshman year was just kind of a blur,” White said.

“When you get here, the pace of the game is honestly nothing that you have seen before you got here.”

During her first few years in the maroon and gold, things seemed faster than she than she could handle.

“To be honest, volleyball here is like a completely different sport compared to club and high school volleyball,” she said. “Reflecting on how I have adjusted to the speed of the game now compared to when I was a freshmen, it’s like night and day.”

Her coach and mentor, Erik Olson, said White has had the potential to succeed from day one.

“Angie was our team’s best blocker statistically as a freshman,” Olson said. “Over the last two seasons, she has become our best blocker in every aspect. She has better timing, and understands the game better than she did before.”

White has tallied 14 solo blocks this season and ranks

first in the Mid-American Conference in blocks averaging 1.2 per set during the 55 sets she has played in 2014.

It was trial by fire for the Detroit-native when she arrived at CMU, White said.

“As a freshmen, the coaches kind of just threw me out there,” White said.

“I really didn’t have a choice but to adjust. I learned from experience just getting out there with the big dogs and figuring things out.”

Olson praised White on her athletic ability and specifically the fine-tuning of her vertical jump since her freshman season.

“She is one of our best athletes,” Olson said. “Her vertical is around 33-34 inches.

That’s pretty outstanding for a female athlete.”

White said she has become addicted to the court.

“I get an adrenaline rush playing volleyball that you honestly don’t get anywhere else,” she said. “When we are struggling in matches and you don’t have that adrenaline rush, it affects your life.

“I just live for that rush that I get when I play because it correlates to every aspect of my life. I’m a happier person, and everything just flows when I’m playing volleyball.”

Fellow junior middle blocker Kalle Mulford said her performance is directly

affected by White’s passion and athleticism.

“Angie and I have really come together as a unit in the middle,” Mulford said. “We call it the middle family and we feel like we are one position. Whatever I don’t know, she knows. It has been crazy how close we have gotten this year.”

Now in her third year, White said that she feels more comfortable with her decision making process on the court.

“My aggression and drive translates to other players on the team,” she said. “I have the mindset that we’re never going to give up. We’re never going to just hand anybody anything.”

Off the court, Mulford said White tends to want everything to go her way no matter the situation.

“Sometimes Angie thinks that she runs the world and sometimes we have to put her down and say ‘hey calm down diva,’” Mulford said.

But White believes that her personality just shows how dedicated she is to excellence on and off of the court.

“A lot of people call it being a Diva,” she said. “I know what I want out of life and I get after it. It comes off as being diva-ish, but I know what kind of life I want to live.

“I’m not going to settle for anything else.”

Volleyball heads to Toledo, Ball State this weekend

By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter

After a week of Mid-American Conference play in the books, Central Michigan University’s volleyball continues its season on the road.

The women started the MAC season with a win over Eastern Michigan University and a loss to Ohio University leaving their overall record at 6-8 and the conference record at 1-1.

After having its longest

winning streak (five matches) snapped by Ohio last week, the women have spent the week preparing for a pair of struggling opponents.

“Toledo is very dangerous,” Olson said. “I don’t think that’s a 1-14 team at all. They’re very young and they have some big kids on their side of the net.”

The Chippewas take on Toledo University, which goes into the matchup with 1-14 overall and 0-2 in the MAC. The Rockets have been swept in 11 of their 15 matches

and are currently on a four match losing streak.

Alyssa Ehrhardt leads Toledo with 148 kills and is second on the squad in digs with 136.

Head Coach Erik Olson hopes his team will not overlook the Rockets dismal record.

Olson said has spent the week cautioning his squad about the Rockets potential.

“Toledo is very dangerous,” Olson said. “I don’t think that’s a 1-14 team at all. They’re very young and they have some big

kids on their side of the net.

They can put it together another night. They’re a capable team.”

Ball State comes into the match against CMU 7-8 overall and 1-1 in conference action so far.

Hayley Benson is BSU’s key player leading the team in kills with 149 and tied for first in blocks with 12.

Olson knows that pulling out a victory over BSU will be far from easy.

“Playing at Ball State no

matter how tough they are is always an adventure,” he said.

“Their winning percentage in that arena is just ridiculous.

We’ve had some epic battles and some great wins in that arena in the last few years.”

CMU’s junior middle blocker Kalle Mulford said her team focused on making practice more relaxing, in an attempt to relieve stress following the loss to conference powerhouse OU. “We’ve been trying to have a lot of fun in practice,” she said.

“We know we’re working re-

ally hard, and we just decided we needed to have a little more fun in the gym. We’ve been celebrating and having a good time and just enjoying the process.”

Mulford was not shy about how confident she is in her team’s chances of winning both matches this weekend.

“We need to start off strong,” she said. “We don’t want to let any teams back in it. We know that we can step on these teams. We need to keep them down where they belong.”

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By Ian Ashbury Staff Reporter

Greg Cornwell | Staff photographer Senior midfielder Emily Cooksey blows past a defender at the CMU Soccer Complex during the Chippewas home opener against Oakland Sept. 5.

Soccer staying the course as MAC play continues session. Sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Bunnell allowed just three goals in those two matches and made six saves.

With this in mind, the Chippewas said they feel their process needs few adjustments.

“We don’t have to drastically change anything that we do,” said senior forward Laura Gosse. “That would really freak people out. We are just going to stick to what we are used to and train how we have always been training.”

The troubling statistic for the Chippewas is the amount of failed shots on goal. CMU had 11 shots on frame over the weekend, but only have a single goal to show for it.

“You are always looking to sharpen the saw,” Said head coach Peter McGahey said.

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

A losing start to the conference schedule is not negatively affecting the Central Michigan University soccer team, players said or its outlook on the rest of the season.

“We have had a hard two losses in conference season,” said sophomore midfielder Eliza Van de Kerkhove. “Everything we need to succeed is there. We just need to make it come out. I hope it is going to come out this weekend.”

Statistically, CMU has shown success through its first two Mid-American Conference matches.

The Chippewas completed 70 percent of their passes with 22 shots coming from their pos-

“After reviewing the film, we realized our ball possession against Western Michigan was very good, but the final ball is missing. When it breaks through, we will really have some confidence.“ Watching film from this weekend’s matches has given the Chippewas hope as well.

“Watching film really instilled our confidence in each other,” Gosse said. “We saw how well we can move around the ball. It’s just the final pass that we have to get down. We know how we can play and we know we can beat both Ball State and Miami.”

MU and BSU are two of the MAC’s best teams.

Cardinals Sophomore midfielder Gabby Veldman will be the main focus for the Chip-

pewas’ defense. She has three goals and three assists through nine games making her Ball State’s biggest offensive threat thus far.

Miami is 7-2 on the season with victories over Purdue and Louisville. They are a team that likes to spread the ball around averaging 1.67 assists per match.

MU senior midfielder Kelsey Dinges and sophomore forward Rachel Marble are the players to watch for the Redhawks.

Dinges has five goals this season, four of which were game winner. She is also tied with Gosse for most points this season with 12.

Marble has assisted four goals for Miami this season with a single goal to her name.

Field hockey’s longest home stand of the season begins with a matchup against Longwood University (4-7) this Sunday.

A victory in it’s most recent Mid-American Conference game, propels the Central Michigan University field hockey team (2-8) into the weekend.

MAC play started last week for the Chippewas when they defeated Ball State 2-0. Junior Kaysie Gregory provided the offense, while senior goalkeeper Sadie Reynolds held BSU scoreless.

Coach Cristy Freese made an adjustment in the defensive schemes in the BSU game, which she said she will keep in place against Longwood.

“What we’re trying to do is get the ball up the field quicker,” she said.

Freese said she expects Longwood to push the pace in an attempt to wear down the defense of a relatively inexperienced Chippewas squad.

“Longwood will move it around their backfield,” Freese said. “We’ve seen that before in other opponents. We need to tweak what we’ve been doing.”

Longwood’s Jennifer Burris leads her team with 15 points. CMU will counter with scorers such as senior Cayleigh Immelman, freshman Haley

to move Gregory up before, and it’s worked well so far .”

Christy Freese, Head Coach

UP NEXT CMU (2-8) @ LONGWOOD(4-7) When: Sunday Time: Noon EST Where: CMU

Bova and Gregory. Longwood has lost each of the six road games it has played in 2014.

The CMU coaching staff moved Gregory up to the forward line late against UC Davis earlier in the season.

Since that switch, CMU has scored five goals in two games, three of those coming from Gregory. Freese said the strong play that Gregory has displayed since the position move has benefited the entire team.

“We’ve wanted to move (Gregory) up before, and it’s worked well so far.”

Game time is set for 12 p.m at the field hockey complex.

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