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FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 60 VOL. 95

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MOUNT PLEASANT MAN ARRESTED ON CAMPUS A 33-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested for indecent exposure on Central Michigan University’s campus Thursday near Wightman Hall.

Police responded to a call at 2:50 p.m. from a woman who said a male subject exposed his genitals to her in Lot 22.

CMU Police Sgt. Mike Morrow was the arresting officer.

“The report is not done and the investigation is not closed,” Morrow said.

The man hasn’t been arraigned or charged yet, but was taken to Isabella County Jail.

- Orrin Shawl, Staff Reporter

STUDENT LIFE

DIVESTMENT GROUP SILENCED AT MEETING Students asking the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees to stop accepting money from the oil and coal industry were silenced Wednesday at the Board of Trustees Student Liaison meeting.

Students of the divestment movement were originally on the meeting agenda to speak to the board about divesting from companies that contribute to climate change but were dropped from the agenda.

Student Government Association President Marie Reimers had no comment when asked why the group was dropped from the agenda.

“We had people who were coming to talk about divestment, but we had to tell them we were dropped from the agenda,” said senior Mariah Urueta, a representative of the divestment group and SGA House leader. “Jarret Schlaff, the midwest coordinator for the divestment movement was coming tonight, but we had to tell him not to come.”

The group attempted to stage a peaceful protest outside the meeting in the Bovee University Center, handing out fliers and holding a banner that read “Divest CMU for our future,” but were told

by Shaun Holtgreive, executive director of student life and campus affairs, that they were not permitted to protest inside the building and could face an automatic suspension if anyone filed a complaint.

The group plans to have a representative speak on the group’s behalf during public comments at the Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 20.

- Nathan Clark, Student Life Editor

Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer

Redford junior Justin Toliver, a member of Fish N Chips, sings his solo of the song “Hallelujah” Thursday in Plachta Auditorium.

Tuned Up Aca-Chips concert attendance reaches nearly 1,000

By Kate Woodruff Staff Reporter

From the front row looking back, there wasn’t an empty seat in Plachta Auditorium as students, faculty and Mount Pleasant residents gathered to hear an a capella collaboration by the name “Aca-Chips.”

The concert, made possible by the Central Michigan University Program Board, was a collaboration of the three a capella groups on CMU’s campus, including Central Harmony, On The Rox and Fish N Chips.

Audience members were encouraged to tweet the hashtag #AcaChips to be displayed on the screen on stage as students were excited and anxious for what this first concert of this kind would bring.

One of those students was Cheboygan junior Morgan Mills.

“It will be really cool to see how these groups work together,” Mills said before the show. “The audience will get to see how each group is different, but see how they all come together through music.”

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Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer South Haven junior Clarie Trapp sings a solo during Thursday’s Aca Chips event in Plachta Auditorium.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Collective bargaining approved for three employee unions

By Katherine Ranzenberger Senior Reporter

LIFE INSIDE

After a short introduction by Program Board Event Coordinator Josh Palmer, Central Harmony took the stage and excitement filled the room.

The group began with a playful version of “The Circle of Life,” with one of the front and center members holding a stuffed Simba.

The group’s fun and playful nature didn’t end there. It continued through their renditions of, “I Can Go the Distance,” “Come On Eileen” and the audience was clapping and singing along to Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”

The group showcased their amazing range through both male and female solos and leads, displayed especially in their performances of Coldplay’s, “Paradise” and OneRepublic’s, “Counting Stars.”

A capella magic continued with the 16-member all-female group On The Rox, who took the stage in classy black attire and captivated the audience with their first song, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” w ACA CHIPS | 2

Central Michigan University’s board of trustees approved a motion Thursday allowing university officials to collectively bargain with three of nine union groups on campus.

The Faculty Association, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees for service maintenance employees, and the Police Officer’s Association of Michigan for police employees contracts all expire on June 30.

Approval of the motion allows university officials to negotiate

new three-year contracts with representatives from the unions.

“What the board approved today was for me to negotiate and ratify and sign agreements with three bargaining units,” said University President George Ross.

“There was frankly some tension (during the) negotiations with the Faculty Association last time.

We believe the environment is much more positive this time.”

Ross said he and a few administrators met with representatives of the FA bargaining group the day before the board of trustees meeting to discuss open communications. w BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 2

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer The board of trustees meeting Thursday in the Bovee University Center.

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Wardrop replaces Opperman on CMURC board

w Video: Three of CMU’s a capella groups came together under one roof Thursday night w Video: Check out our coverage of the board of trustees meeting and an update on the Biosciences Building

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

The Central Michigan University Research Corporation’s Board of Directors gained a new member Thursday.

The CMU Board of Trustees approved Trustee Robert Wardrop to replace Sarah Opperman, who will take a seat on the development board of the CMU Research Corporation.

University President George Ross said Wardrop brings many different perspectives to the CMURC. “Not only as an academic, but he is a practicing attorney,” Ross said. “He’s handled business clients over the years. He’s a Michigan professional. He’s an alum of this university.”

Wardrop obtained a bachelor’s degree in math and later obtained a master’s degree in economics, even teaching economics for two years, the board of trustee’s website said.

Board of trustees chairman William Kanine said Wardrop will be a great fit for the CMURC Board of Directors.

“I think Trustee Wardrop is tremendously qualified and has an experienced skill set,” Kanine said. “The ability to get along with people, the ability to understand the issues that are going to be

ACA CHIPS | CONTINUED FROM 1 The group continued with a song made famous by contemporary artist, Calvin Harris, “Sweet Nothing,” which displayed their ability to produce perfect harmonies.

On The Rox upheld their reputation of greatness with their renditions of Justin Timberlake’s, “Mirrors,” Neon Trees’, “Everybody Talks” and Muse’s, “Madness.”

The crowd’s energy up until this point was unparalleled. That is, until Fish N Chips took stage.

With their matching blue button up shirts and khaki pants, the audience was swooning before their performance even began.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES | CONTINUED FROM 1 “We were encouraged yesterday when the bargaining committee of the Faculty Association asked to meet,” he said. “(We have a) commitment on both parts of the Faculty Association and the university so we can have a positive environment.

From the administrative standpoint, we are going to improve our communications. I’m looking forward to it.”

Board of trustees chairman William Kanine said he believes negotiations between the unions and employers are an important part of the work process.

“As a trustee, I think unions and bargaining are a part of the business on campus,” Kanine said. “I don’t think it has to be contentious. There’s two sides that believe strongly in something and they’ve got to sit down and work

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Robert Wardrop speaks as Sarah Opperman listens during a board of trustees meeting on Thursday in the Bovee University Center.

faced by that organization.”

He said the organization thrives best as a whole and not when focused on one person’s contributions.

Kanine added Opperman’s new position on the CMURC development board will be a better fit for her than a position on the CMURC Board of Directors.

“It’s just a matter of time commitment and priorities,” Kanine said. “She still works. She retired from Dow but runs a consulting company, travels a lot and dedicates a lot of time to the university.”

Opperman, a 1981 graduate of CMU with an undergraduate degree in journal-

ism, is also a member of the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame, inducted in 2006.

Beyond journalism, Opperman retired from Dow Chemical Corporation in 2009 after a 28-year career with the Midland-headquartered company.

Beginning with the crowd favorite, “Isn’t She Lovely?” the allmale group provoked screams and cheers from the crowd.

This continued with the performance of Marvin Gaye’s, “Let’s Get It On” and Bell Biv DeVoe’s, “Poison.” The group separated itself with the performance of rap artist, Drake’s, “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” as they stomped on the stage to provide a beat.

The group danced, swayed and moved about the stage and screams from the crowd were in high supply.

Fish N Chips ended its performance by inviting their alumni to join them on the stage for their classic rendition of, “Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel.

The show ended with a breathtaking collaboration by the three groups with Penta-

tonix’s, “Run To You,” which led to a standing ovation by a pleased crowd.

Students were overwhelmingly positive in their reactions to Aca-Chips and recognized the enthusiasm of each group.

Palmer was pleased with the turnout of the concert, which was projected at 800, but was just shy of 1,000.

“I would say this was an extremely successful collaboration that brought the CMU a capella community together and provided great entertainment,” Palmer said. “The purpose of the event was to provide quality entertainment, but it also gave each of the groups that performed an opportunity to gain an even larger audience.”

The groups were happy to collaborate and each said they would gladly participate in future Aca-Chips events.

“I was in Central Harmony last semester as well and I didn’t know hardly anyone from the other a capella groups on campus,” said Brighton freshman Katie Lenninger. “With this event, I made it a point to get to know everyone; this whole experience was extremely fun.”

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it out. However that is defined, I think we’re doing good things.”

The FA held protests in 2011 during the last round of contract negotiations.

The faculty body also threatened to strike during this period where they were supported by the Union of Teaching Faculty on campus during their work stoppage.

Both sides of the negotiations are trying to communicate better than they did last time, Kanine said. He believes better practices can get the negotiations done faster and done right.

Ross hopes to have his negotiating team together within the next two weeks so the bargaining teams can meet soon and start talking contracts. university@cm-life.com

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Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Tony Martinez, 60, left, talks with his friend Tom Swan, 55, while drinking coffee at the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen in Mount Pleasant on Feb. 12.

Feeding a need Volunteers donate time, restaurants donate leftovers to local residents at soup kitchen

By Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporter

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Tom Swan, 55, drinks his coffee while gathering with friends at the soup kitchen in Mount Pleasant on Feb. 12.

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant community members gather around tables at the soup kitchen for coffee and breakfast on Feb. 12.

As a group of volunteer coordinators paced the kitchen, everyone had a job to do.

The morning shift at the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen, located on 621 S. Adams St., was filled with workers preparing the noon meal. By 11 a.m., a second shift of volunteers was ready to serve lunch, clad in aprons, hats and hairnets.

Elwell resident Tom Swan said he came in with his wife and invited some long-time-no-see friends to dine with them at the kitchen.

“This is one of the best places for senior citizens and people in need in Mount Pleasant to come and hang out,” Swan said. “At my first visit here, I was expecting a lot of people walking around with canes, but that isn’t the case.”

Mount Pleasant resident Tony Martinez, used to go to school with Swan. He said it was like a family reunion with the well-known faces in attendance.

One of those faces was Rita Erskin, Swan’s sister-in-law.

“Most people come for coffee and its a great place to hang out with friends,” Erskin said.

Stories and reasons for coming to the soup kitchen vary.

For volunteers, it might be a requirement for an organization at Central Michigan University or for courtordered community service. Volunteer

coordinators are the regulars who train each new volunteer.

Morning shift volunteers help bring in deliveries from different restaurants who donate their leftovers to the kitchen. A shout of “Delivery!” from the back door signals workers to help unload the vehicle.

A loaded delivery truck dropped off food and supplies from Lil’ Chef, three days after the local restaurant closed down. Volunteers pitched in, despite the bitter cold, bringing in the supplies to be sorted.

Volunteer coordinator Lisa Lull totaled the weight of the load into a calculator.

Olive Garden donates leftover soups to the kitchen as well, however, Wednesday’s soup was altered due to a lack of supplies. The soup became a mixture of soups donated from other restaurants.

A schedule determines the main meal of the day, which helps coordinators decide what to prepare. When there is a lack of supplies, the schedule is altered based on the coordinator’s preferences and experience with known recipes.

The only full meal the soup kitchen serves is lunch, though it provides coffee and snacks for breakfast as well.

Second shift volunteers serve the lunch, allowing leftovers to be carried out in donated peanut butter jars and other donated containers.

Nigerian-born author Chris Abani discussed how art has captured sadness and loss throughout the ages Wednesday during his keynote address for Black History Month.

“There is nothing sadder than a photograph,” said the award-winning author. “It is a reminder of that which we no longer have. It is a thing that is already gone even as we catch it.”

There is even opportunity to learn from the carvings Abani found during his travels throughout the world.

From train cars carrying people to concentration camps in Germany, to markings above doors in former slave quarters in the south, Abani said people mark things to create memories.

“In this, I think we can agree,” he said. “To create that memory is to turn away from that moment, to remove oneself from the moment and to turn that into transformation. We know that it is (a) foolish ritual.”

Ritual is important to Abani though. Art is one ritual that he tries to help create because it links people together in ways he can’t explain.

“When we speak of art giving wit-

ness,” he said, “we usually mean we are trying to give full address to its ability to express the things that are often inexpressible such as the occasional terror, pain, destruction and eraser.”

The Nigerian author has been writing since he was 16, finding passion early in life. He has even been jailed for his work. Abani said he’s learned a lot about himself and the world around him from the reactions to his work. “(Being jailed) was actually an accident,” he said. “Just some minor torture. The universe has a way of setting things in your path to make you a more compassionate person.”

Author Jimmy Baldwin helped Abani find his voice with writing.

He has taken on different subjects that others might not want to tackle, including race and class.

“I’m a big man with a small voice,” Abani said Wednesday. “My work never shies away from difficult subjects. The African mindset is like ‘this and that’ instead of ‘this or that’ in the western mindset.”

D’Wayne Jenkins, the assistant director for Multicultural Academic Student Services on campus, said he was grateful Abani could step in at the

“This is one of the best places for senior citizens and people in need in Mount Pleasant to come and hang out.”

Tom Swan, Elwell resident

Andrew Whitaker | Staff Photographer Novelist, poet, and essayist, Chris Abani, reads his work at Central Michigan University for Black History Month at Plachta Auditorium on Wednesday.

last minute after the original keynote speaker canceled.

“We do appreciate Dr. Abani for coming on such short notice,” he said.

“Lee Daniels had something that came up. He is currently in Japan.”

Jenkins said he enjoyed Abani’s talk because it brings perspective from all over the world to the community.

-Nathan Clark , Student Life Editor

ENGINEERING

STUDENTS to host cardboard sled competition saturday Engineering students at Central Michigan have found a way to utilize the mounds of snow on campus.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is hosting the first Schleddentag Cardboard Sled Race on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the CMU Soccer Complex.

For the event, teams have created their own sleds out of cardboard and duct tape, and will have them ready for display and competition. Costumes and team themes are encouraged, but are not required.

There is a $15 entry fee per team, which includes cardboard and one roll of duct tape. There is no limit on team size, however, one to six team members are recommended due to material limitations.

Prizes will be rewarded for the fastest sled and for best sled in show.

For further information, contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers by emailing cmusme@gmail.com.

-Stephan Cross, Staff Reporter

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Author shares emotional tales of art, loss and experience

By Katherine Ranzenberger Senior Reporter

More than 50 students lined up in the Towers on Wednesday to get an extreme haircut for others to remember.

To raise cancer awareness for sufferers and survivors, 52 students, including nine women, had their hair cut off for the second annual “Bald is Beautiful.”

The project was inspired by a similar event held last year that was based on the Miles of Smiles Foundation where people send before and after photos of themselves after cutting their hair off for cancer awareness to raise the moral of those battling the disease.

“It was a great turnout,” said Leroy freshman Josh Gostlin, the organizer of the event. “I wish it could have been bigger with more hype.”

Gostlin said he wanted students to be more aware of how cancer affects people, speaking from his own experience having multiple cancer survivors in his family.

Kyle Croft, a Grand Blanc freshman, was one of the 52 who cut their hair and later rallied other students in the hall to follow suit.

“We couldn’t have done it without the help of the council,” Gostlin said.

“I’m always interested in different view-points in the world,” he said. “It allows students to see different challenges in the world. (Abani) is always striving for better in life and never lets set-backs keep him down.” university@cm-life.com

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‘Step Afrika!’ comes to CMU monday

“Stomp the Yard” fans rejoice.

Step Afrika! will be stepping onto a stage at Central Michigan University.

Students can see the stepping company at 7 p.m. Monday in Plachta Auditorium as part of Black History Month.

“Step Afrika! goes around the country and performs step exhibitions,” said D’Wayne Jenkins, assistant director of cultural programming for multicultural academic student services.

“There are some educational portions to the show and it is very entertaining.”

The group is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping.

“I like to provide a good combination of education and entertainment for students,” Jenkins said. “I feel that is the best way for students to learn.”

“Step Afrika!” is evolving the dance to include modern styles, such as tap, modern and hip hop.

Today, stepping can be found in churches, community organizations and colleges around the country, including CMU. Saginaw graduate student Justin McMillan has been stepping since the ninth grade and now participates in the activity with his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi.

-Taylir Emery, Staff Reporter

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Co-ed intramaural rules need updating

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Are you kidding me, CMU? I am not a smoker. I think the idea of filling your lungs with hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals and carcinogens, risking pulmonary complications.

That being said, I vehemently oppose Central Michigan University’s new tobacco-free policy.

Central Michigan Life reported in October on the passage of this new policy, which takes effect July 1.

The tobacco free initiative will prohibit all forms of tobacco on campus, including traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, pipes, cigars, hookahs, waterpipes, snus and snuff.

Tobacco will soon only be permitted in privately-owned vehicles with closed windows.

When I read about the policy, specifically this portion, I laughed out loud.

So you can still smoke, as long as you are only slowly killing yourself in a closed environment with no ventilation?

Let me also clarify the punishment for violating the policy.

Smokers will now simply be asked to stop. It is part of what CMU calls a “good neighbor initiative.”

That is not at all an effective enforcement tactic. It will not deter smokers.

The real punishment will come later when these people develop cancer or emphysema.

In a campus-wide survey conducted in February 2013, 70 percent of the nearly 4,500 students, staff and faculty favor a smoke or tobacco-free campus.

Are you kidding me, CMU? The current smoking policy, which permits smoking no less than 25 feet from any university building entrance or exit, is ineffective — and this one will be too.

It is not CMU’s duty as an institution of higher education to tell people whether they can or cannot smoke. The university needs to get back to what it does best and what each student pays thousands of dollars for — education.

Limiting the freedoms of the very students that keep the university running and playing dad is not helping the situation.

People are going to smoke regardless of what policy is implemented, the same way people under 21 are always going to drink.

Being healthy is popular. It makes us look good. I get that.

But why limit the freedoms of our students?

If someone wants to inhale an extremely harmful product for pleasure, slowly destroying their organs and causing permanent health damage, then by all means let them.

You don’t need to be their parent and tell them what they can and cannot do. It’s not the university’s role to limit personal liberties and it never should be.

Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Davison graduate student Emily Collins controls the ball against Frankenmuth sophomore Desirae Duvernois at the Student Activity Center on Tuesday.

Gender-based intramural rules are unfair, outdated

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everal co-ed intramural sports on campus operate with rules that are

designed to create gender equality among

What it means Our View: Gender-based intramural rules need to be reassessed in order to keep play between co-eds fair.

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players by awarding advantages to females.

This manifests in varying degrees, but ultimately makes their contributions either mandatory or of higher consequence than that of their male counterparts. This is designed to guard them against inequalities.

These guidelines are unnecessary and reinforce negative stereotypes about women competing against men in athletics.

Although these rules were put in place with good intentions, to create equality and participation among men and women in IM sports, isn’t the idea that women need extra help to be equal contradictory to the meaning of equality?

Equality is not looking at an athlete as less because of their gender, one needing a crutch in order to perform at the same level. In many cases, female athletes are more skilled than males.

Advantages range from simply having female scores count for additional points, or having a mandatory number of female participants, to a more complex set of rules that can make the sport unnecessarily difficult.

For example, in flag football, not only must there be an equal number of men and women on the field, but men and women have to connect on every other completion in what’s known as “open” and “closed” plays. In softball, pitchers must be of opposite gender as the catcher they pitch to.

The tangled web of other gender-based regulations have left players confused.

Assuredly, some might find them annoying, but at what point does the game suffer for a compulsory effort to make things “equal?”

It can be insulting to be given unnecessary advantages and treated as if it is being done as a service to women.

Women who play co-ed IM sports know what they are signing up for. They don’t need coddling.

Like any other athlete on the playing surface, we believe what is truly fair is equality across the gender spectrum.

The gender-focused rules can also make it uncomfortable for individuals who don’t fall under the gender binary, forcing game officials to decide which gender rules to use in those situations.

We are not alone in this sentiment. Steps to change rules in IM sports have been taken in the past and students do exhibit some degree of control if they are vocal enough.

Scott George, head of IM sports at Central Michigan University, said of the 200 to 300 spring sports performance surveys sent out, few people have stepped forward with complaints.

Surveys sent out by IM sports largely go unanswered by participants with issues.

We challenge students who disagree with the gender rule advantages to voice their opinions by means of the survey.

Our inquiry into the issue put us in contact with several passionate protesters of the gender bias rules, including one IM soccer team actively fighting them by requesting each game to play without them.

If the desire is out there, students should be more vocal.

Change cannot occur silently.

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Creating a healthier campus

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Central Michigan University will soon be joining nearly 800 schools nationwide to fight against the unhealthy effects of smoking by going tobacco-free on July 1.

It’s exactly the direction we need to be heading in.

If students take the policy seriously, it will become a healthier and cleaner campus for both our current and future students to live and learn.

The policy was created after sending a survey to students, faculty and staff across campus — and the results speak volumes. About 70 percent of those surveyed favored the ban.

If a majority of students are ready to make a commitment to creating a healthier environment, the university is making a good decision by representing the voice of the students.

It’s a democratic decision.

After the tobacco-free policy is in effect, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco will be prohibited from CMU property, with the exception of privately owned vehicles.

When entering and exiting buildings on campus, nonsmokers will no longer have to unnecessarily breath in second-hand smoke.

By eliminating all tobacco products, CMU will be clear of the litter that tobacco inevitably leaves behind.

No more butts will clutter our sidewalks or fill our ashtrays.

In addition to creating a healthier learning and living environment, CMU will also be doing its part to decrease our environmental footprint, reducing the amount of waste our students create on a daily basis.

By changing the current policy, CMU shows it is invested in making the university a healthier place to learn. And with the help of students, staff and faculty, campus can be a better place to be.

The plan lacks any real enforcement — but it shouldn’t be an issue.

By relying on a “good neighbor initiative” to encourage others to abide by the policy, we can count on each other to keep campus smoke-free.

Those who choose not to follow the policy will not only lessen the threshold for a healthy learning environment, but they will encourage new students to violate the rules as well.

In order to create a healthy environment for students, staff and faculty, the responsibility to abide by and to enforce the policy lies on the entire campus community.

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Kanine serves first meeting as chairman

By Katherine Ranzenberger and Sean Bradley Senior Reporters

By Rachael Schuit Staff Reporter Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer President George Ross and Board of Trustees Chairman William Kanine listen to a fellow board member speak during a board of trustees meeting on Thursday in Bovee University Center.

always appreciated everything I got from CMU.” Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Kanine to the board of trustees in 2011. Before that, Kanine served as chairman of the faculty and liaison committee, as well as the facilities and finances committee.

Throughout his time as a trustee, Kanine said he has labored to champion the reputation of CMU through thoughtful leadership and open communication between the board and the students, faculty and staff they serve.

“Everything in my life has been better because of my education,” he said. “The issues and challenges that we will face will require more communication and more listening.”

Other trustees, such as Tricia Keith, attest to Kanine’s love for his alma mater and his innate ability to promote discussion. “(Kanine) makes sure he understands an issue before moving forward, and he always seeks innovative (approaches to those) solutions,” Keith said.

Keith was a member of the nominating committee for the chair position. She said she and others on the com-

mittee gave him the position because of his dedication to the university.

Aside from his affinity for CMU and his personable demeanor, Kanine’s background in finance has helped him wade the waters as a public official.

Blain Russell, former president, CEO and current trustee at Alden State Bank, has been a client of Kanine’s for nearly 30 years.

In the time that he’s known him, Russell said Kanine has always been on top of his game when it comes to finance, even when Kanine was fresh out of college.

“If he didn’t know an answer, he would find it and explain it to you in layman’s terms,” Russell said. “He is an expert in his field because he puts in the time. He’s really good at putting people at ease so that they aren’t so uptight about things.”

Kanine’s mother, Karen, said her son was a late bloomer to finance. She said his interest in finance was spurred in his senior year of high school when he was introduced to it through bookkeeping and accounting. university@cm-life.com

Ross calls for increased student attendance at athletic events

By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Central Michigan University President George Ross praised the state of the athletics department following the first CMU Board of Trustees meeting of the 2014 calendar year.

“I’m not being trite when I say that Dave Heeke is the best athletic director in America,” Ross said. “For him, championship culture goes way beyond wins.”

Trustee William Weideman said an internal audit committee found CMU football met the 15,000 attendance mark required for Division-I standing in both 2012 and 2013.

The turnout figure encompasses both paid for and actual attendance numbers.

“There is an option to count both the number of the fans in the seats and also the purchased seats,” Ross said. “I see lots of community members at games.

I don’t, however, see the student commitment that I’d like to see.

I am frankly disappointed that whether we are winning or losing, they disappear at halftime.”

Heeke said CMU’s athletics

department continues to pursue more methods of getting fans to come to games – and keepGeorge Ross ing them University President there.

“We look at the schedule the (Mid-American Conference) hands us and then try to create attractive ticket options,” Heeke said. “It’s a nationwide issue. Attendance is a concern for all in college football. We are all struggling.”

Ross challenged the student body to show more support for CMU athletic events, regardless of weather conditions or the season standings of Chippewas teams.

Board of Trustees Chairman William Kanine said he was thankful for being able to watch CMU football games from a luxury box.

“Some of those games were very cold,” Kanine said. “Had I

not been in the booth, I would have been with some of those students saying ‘hey, I gotta get to some warmth.’ I support our teams just as much as our students do.”

Kanine also addressed student-athletes behaviors off the field, which has been an issue for various men’s and women’s CMU sports team.

“Just because you are CMU athlete doesn’t mean you are destined for success,” he said. “ You have to work for it. The environment here demands excellence. Mistakes are made and then they are corrected.

You can’t fault a kid because he makes a mistake.”

Ross said he holds every CMU student to the same standard of conduct.

“Overall, a large part of our students are good citizens,” Ross said. “They are also a microcosm of the world in which we live. I expect people to own their mistakes. I don’t care whether you are a student athlete or an accounting major.”

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Despite all of his success as a personal certified accountant, Kanine never dreamed he’d one day be chairman of Central Michigan University’s Board of Trustees.

Kanine was elected to lead the governing body in December. He replaced former board chairman and trustee Brian Fannon, and served the position for the first time during Thursday’s board of trustees meeting.

“I was very honored and still am,” Kanine said on being appointed. “I told the nominating committee I was happy to serve in any capacity.”

Kanine, 55, is a native of Shepard and CMU alumnus.

He majored in accounting during his time as a student at the university. He now resides in Petoskey with his family and is a certified public accountant at William R. Kanine P.C. Certified Public Accountants.

Among the many challenges that face CMU, specifically enrollment growth, Kanine said sharing success stories like his and others are key to bolstering a new student body – whether they show up as athletes or accountants.

“We have an obligation to get more CMU success stories out there,” Kanine said. “I’ve

Construction of the new Biosciences Building is set to begin in July and is predicted to take less time than previously thought.

“I’m happy to report our completion date has been moved forward by four months,” said Stephen Lawrence, vice president of Facilities Management, Thursday at Central Michigan University’s board of trustees meeting. “Working with our construction management company and five of our key subcontractors, we’ve determined we can get this project done a little quicker.

Quicker means spending less money and a lot of the basic costs you have to spend while on a construction site, so that’s good news.”

Lawrence also presented updates on the Campus Master Plan process. The presentation included updates to master plan proposals based on input garnered from two, week-long open forums, or charrettes. Proposed changes to the Biosciences Building and Warriner Mall were a main focus for the two forums.

A charrette, or forum, will be held in March to discuss possible changes to the Anspach quad, the Admissions Walk, and the Botanical Gardens, Lawrence said.

Proposed Warriner Mall changes sparked strong negative reactions from students and alumni on social media, and included threats of protests. The proposal would move the trees to sidelines of the park area, creating an open, football field-like park in front of Warriner Hall.

“Let’s not kid anybody, these change are always tough for somebody,” said Board of Trustees Chairman William Kanine. “It doesn’t mean it’s bad or not good, it’s just a matter of ‘you’ve got to wait and see how it plays out.’ These are very design oriented thought processes.”

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Baseball looks to fix bullpen struggles

By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Central Michigan baseball did not get off to the start it wanted, losing all four games at UNLV last weekend.

If the team wants to improve its record at Troy this weekend, it will need more consistency out of the bullpen and from its starting pitchers.

The Trojans are 3-1 and coming off an opening week that saw seven home runs, a .535 slugging percentage and .303 team batting average.

“We had inconsistency (in the bullpen),” said head coach Steve Jaksa following his team’s sweep.

“I thought a couple of guys would throw better than they did, I’m not going to get on specific names, but that is something we’re going to work on in that bullpen.”

Senior left-handed pitcher Kenton San Miguel and junior right-handed pitcher Tim Black were the only Chippewas to make multiple appearances last weekend, showcasing CMU’s inconsistency.

San Miguel relieved junior ace Jordan Foley in the opening game and threw 1.1 innings.

He allowed one hit and no runs while striking out two. In his second outing, he allowed an unearned run while giving up one hit and two walks.

San Miguel relieved Black in game four. Black hit the first batter he faced with a pitch, sending in a run. w Baseball | 8

Men's Basketball

Lowman removed from roster

By Seth Newman Senior Reporter

Gregory Cornwell | Staff Photographer Freshman guard Braylon Rayson goes up for a lay-up Wednesday at McGuirk Arena. Rayson scored a career-high 30 points in the 101-95 triple overtime victory.

Rayson shows promise with 30-point night despite injury

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

There was little doubt Braylon Rayson had potential to do great things coming into the 2013-14 men’s basketball season.

The Dallas native was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and earned All-State honors during his senior season at West Mesquite High School.

After a 30-point effort in Wednesday’s triple-overtime win against Ball State, Rayson showed fans a glimpse into a potentially bright future.

“He is a scorer and has confidence,” said head coach Keno Davis.

“We have confidence in him because he continues to develop his game and understand more of the intricacies of how to be able to score and how to be able to defend. He’s going

to be one of those guys that you look at night-in and night-out on the stat sheet and he is filling it up.”

Rayson didn’t make his first start for Central Michigan until Jan. 15 against Bowling Green. He averaged 9.7 points per game leading into Wednesday’s contest, but that didn’t stop his teammates from pumping him up. w Rayson | 8

Sheldon Lowman, a transfer student from Mid-Michigan Community College and walk-on player for the men’s basketball team, was not present for Central Michigan’s game against Ball State on Wednesday.

The sophomore was absent from the game day roster and was deleted from the team’s official online roster.

Head coach Keno Davis declined comment on Lowman’s status Wednesday.

Sheldon Lowman CMU athletic communications also declined comment.

The guard appeared in six games for the Chippewas this season, , but hasn’t played in a game since Jan. 3 due to a knee injury.

Lowman, could not be reached for comment. sports@cm-life.com

Gender-bias rules in co-ed intramural sports opposed by some students

By Cody DeBona Staff Reporter

In intramural sports, women can be some of the most dangerous scorers, but not for the reason students would expect.

Some students participating in co-ed IM sports find issue with the gender-biased rules in several sports that give female players advantages.

Scott George, head of intramural sports at Central Michigan, said the rules force both genders to be involved equally and prevent strategizing against genders.

Others see it differently.

“I have played IM sports ever since coming to Central, and it has been a big part of my experience here, but I am bothered by the gender-based scoring systems,” said Kelsey Friberg, a Caledonia junior. “Compensating

for girls’ innate inability to match male athletic superiority by making their achievement mean more, as a female, I find it sexist.”

In some co-ed sports such as dodgeball and basketball, the rules are intended to even the number of men and women on the playing surface. For others, the rules become more complicated.

“I played co-ed softball and there were so many rules that were different for each gender, I honestly didn’t even know the rules,” said Grand Rapids sophomore Lindsey Rebholz.

“I like the idea of gender rules, but it becomes complicated.”

In co-ed IM softball, a male is awarded two bases on a walk, the pitcher and catcher must be different genders and there has to be even gender distribution in the outfield.

In flag football, women touch-

downs count as nine points while men’s count as six. Passes must also be to receivers of alternate genders on every other completion.

In indoor hockey and soccer, goals scored by women count as two in comparison to men’s one-point goals.

“We haven’t had many (gender-biased complaints),” George said. “For spring sports, we sent out a survey, we have done that for the past two years and that is how we get most of our responses. Out of probably 200 to 300, we only had one or two people complain about scoring in indoor soccer.”

If students wish to change the rules, George said they will need to step up and be more vocal. If the rules are to be changed, there has to be overwhelming feedback. w IM | 8

Gregory Cornwell | Staff Photographer Midland freshman Mirejah Cruz takes a shot on goal Tuesday at the Student Activity Center.

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BGSU snaps Chippewas 12-game MAC win streak

By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball felt the sting of a conference loss for the first time, Wednesday after months of being the dominant team in the MidAmerican Conference.

Bowling Green finally tarnished Central Michigan’s perfect MAC record,winning 67-55 in their second meeting this season.

Home-court advantage has offered consistency in the series this season, with CMU beating BGSU in Mount Pleasant earlier in the year.

The Stroh Center crowd has been known as a hostile environment throughout the conference, causing adversity for any team that enters through its doors.

CMU head coach Sue Guevara said her team did not rise to the occasion in the environment. It is something it will need to improve on if it wants to be successful and win the MAC tournament, which will be CMU’s only shot at punching a ticket to the big dance.

“I think we have to work on the mental aspect of the game and I’ve got to push (the team) and make them really mad in practice – call some really bad fouls to see how they’re going to react to it,” Guevara said.

“We have got to do a better

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Junior forward Jas’Mine Bracey jumps to tip the ball at the start of the game at the Stroh Center on Wednesday. CMU lost to Bowling Green 55-67.

RAYSON | CONTINUEd FROM 7 “Chris (Fowler) was telling me about the other guard on (BSU), the freshman, and he told me to go at him tonight,” Rayson said. “I competed with him and we ended up getting the win.”

Rayson started the game by shooting 3-of-4 from the floor and leading the Chippewas with nine points. At one point during the opening half, the freshman was subbed off and taken to the locker room to receive treatment. It was later revealed he suffered a dislocated finger.

IM | CONTINUEd FROM 7 George said this season, two participants came to him at the IM soccer captains meeting and said they didn’t agree with the gender-biased rules. He said they wanted their co-ed team to count female and male goals equally.

One of them was the IM soccer team known as “The Proper Nouns.” Lakeview senior Sean Bannen, who was the captain for his team, made the argument for co-ed

BASEBALL | CONTINUEd FROM 7 In Black’s first outing in game three, he came in following CMU’s eight-run seventh inning, giving the team an 8-7 lead. However, the lead did not last as Black allowed four runs — one earned — on four hits before an eighth inning

“It bothered me and I needed to take some pain pills, but my adrenaline was pumping and I know my team needed the win,” Rayson said.

He played through the pain and was rewarded with eight second-half points. In the third overtime, Rayson really shined.

The guard scored 11-straight points, which turned a tie game into a 96-89 lead.

“He closed the game for us,” Fowler said. “He took the ball in his hands and he took the shots we needed him to take.”

Even though he was injured, Rayson kept his energy high, which impressed his coach.

“Each overtime that came, the attitude was great, but we saw guys didn’t have as much

left,” Davis said in his postgame press conference. “Now, Braylon Rayson did. He’s one of those players who could play another game right now. He’s got that kind of energy.”

Rayson’s energy is not his key attribute, Davis added.

“If you talk about confidence on this team, you would have to start with Braylon Rayson before anybody,” Davis said.

“He is incredibly confident in his ability, that he can score at any time, on anyone. We need to make sure his field goal percentage stays up and he realizes what his strong suit is; being able to score.”

rule equality at a captain’s meeting.

“I see why they count two goals in the beginning because of the cultural myth that (women) are inferior at physical sports,” Bannen said.

“It was trying to give them a chance to play in the game and to be valued team members. I just felt that is was perpetuating that cultural myth by awarding them more goals; instead there needs to be a drive to recognize the equality all across.”

In competition against team ROTC, their opponent agreed to the counting all goals as one point before

kickoff and “The Proper Nouns” plan to continue to push for changing gender rules.

Through surveys and discussion boards on IMLeagues.com, the official website for IM sports, students can be vocal about what rules they want to change.

“I think I am more than capable playing with Mr. super-serious IM stud,” Friberg said. “And even if not, I’d rather lose by equality than win by compensation.”

where he took the Rebels down in order.

Junior closer Matt Trowbridge never got a chance for the save, but did make an appearance. He walked two batters and was replaced.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Jimmy McNamara saw time last weekend, allowing three hits, a run, a walk and two doubles. Fellow sophomore right-hander Jason Gamble pitched 2.2 in-

nings and allowed one walk, a hit and an unearned run.

“There were a few guys who threw well and (a) few guys that didn’t,” Jaksa said.

“That’s an area (that’s) still a work in progress.”

Combined, the bullpen went 0-1 last weekend with a 4.09 ERA, allowing 11 hits, 11 walks and six strikeouts.

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job at retreating and not just ring someones hip, by squaring our hips up.”

The Chippewas were able to keep Wednesday’s game competitive through the first half of play, but stumbled out of the gate after halftime. In the second, junior forward Jas’Mine Bracey scored a lay-up with 18:06 remaining but the team went cold afterward, not making another basket until the 11:57 mark.

“We lost the game in the first three minutes of the second half where we got outscored 13-4,” Guevara said. “We gave up too many easy lay-ups because of (BGSU) penetration.”

The winning streak started after a loss to Dayton in late December. CMU’s 3-point shooting was strong on the stretch.

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Gymnastics looks to rebound against No. 14 Illinois, No. 23 Ohio State

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Central Michigan gymnastics doesn’t have time to sulk about it’s undefeated record last weekend.

For the second-straight week, the Chippewas will square-off against ranked competition.

No. 14 Illinois will host No. 19 CMU and No. 23 Ohio State at 3 p.m. Sunday in a meet that Chippewas head coach Jerry Reighard said is up for grabs.

“We’re going down to win, there’s no question in my mind,” Reighard said. “Statistically, we are right in the same ballpark with Illinois and probably ahead of Ohio State. It totally depends on all three teams, who shows up.”

All three teams average team scores within seven-tenths of each other. CMU has the highest score between the teams (196.6).

The Chippewas begin the meet on the uneven bars — the event that led to their downfall Sunday against Kent State

where three gymnasts scored a 9.325 or less. “(Trying to be perfect) is risky on bars,” Reighard said.

“You’ve got to do everything at absolute vertical, and if it goes the wrong way, as it did for Karlee (Teet) and (Taylor) Noonan, it’s really hard to make up from. But, if you’re not in that absolute vertical position, you can’t get a 10.”

Instead of changing the lineup on bars, the Chippewas are looking to reorder the lineup, a change Reighard likes.

Sophomore Taylor Bolender was one of three gymnasts to succeed on bars against KSU, scoring a 9.825 to go along with the 9.925 she earned for her floor routine. Bolender was named Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week for her performance last Sunday.

She said the award was little consolation for the loss.

“It’s exciting, but at the same time, it’s hard to celebrate these things when we still didn’t win,” Bolender said. “We’re just ready to get back out there and fight

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and come back even stronger, not letting it affect us and we’re not dwelling on it.”

Reighard said seeking vengeance is not a smart strategy in gymnastics.

“We can’t get angry,” Reighard said. “You can get angry in a contact sport where you need to be physically aggressive.

We need to be in a performance mode and in our sport. If you’re trying for revenge, then you’re thinking about what happened in the past and you’re not in the present.”

Even though Reighard described Sunday’s deficit as “insurmountable,” and described Monday as “pretty painful,” multiple Chippewas said the team has moved on.

“We didn’t let that affect our practice, affect our pride, our drive,” said junior Kylie Fagan.

“It motivated us even more to do so much better and strive for the MAC championship even further.” sports@cm-life.com

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