Feb. 9, 2015

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BEATING THE BRONCOS

Second-half comeback lifts men to victory over WMU

monday, feb. 9, 2015 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 55 VOL. 96

Life in brief ATHLETICS McGuirk Arena sells out as men’s basketball defeats Western Michigan For the second time in McGuirk Arena history, every single seat was filled.

CMU fans packed McGuirk on Saturday with 5,350 fans for the second time in the arena’s four-year history and the first time since the inaugural game against Temple Dec. 1, 2010.

Central Michigan men’s basketball (16-5, 6-4 MAC) showed up as well, winning 70-65 over the Broncos (14-9, 5-5 MAC), ending a four-game losing streak for the Chippewas against its rival.

Both student sections were nearly full an hour before game time. Three of the top four largest crowds in McGuirk Arena have showed up over the past three Saturday’s.

The Chippewas have three more regular season games this season, the next being Wednesday, Feb. 18 against Northern Illinois, followed by Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 21 and concluding with MidAmerican Conference West Division leader Toledo Tuesday, March 3.

- Taylor DesOrmeau, Staff Reporter

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Bonamego hired as head football coach CMU alumnus to be introduced today Dominick Mastragnelo Sports Editor

Former Detroit Lions special teams coordinator John Bonamego was hired as the Central Michigan University head football coach Sunday.

The 28th head coach in CMU football history, Bonamego will be introduced to the community at a press conference at 2:30 p.m.

today at the CMU Events Center Media Room.

He replaces former CMU football coach Dan Enos, who resigned Jan. 22 to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas.

Bonamego is a 1987 graduate of CMU and is the first alumnus to coach the Chippewas since Bill Kelly, who coached from 1951-1966.

A 27-year coaching veteran,

Bonamego has never been head coach for a college program. He was a walk on to the CMU football team in the mid 1980s, playing quarterback and John Bonamego wide receiver.

“Since I left CMU in 1987, my dream job was to be the head coach of the Central Michigan football program. Today, that dream came true,” Bonamego said

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man vs. mountain Staff reporter Bryce Huffman braved the perilous challenges of Mount Pleasant’s first Man vs. Mountain 5k race this weekend. Watch the Go Pro footage of his run online at cmlife.com or our Central Michigan Life YouTube channel to see if Huffman could beat the Mountain.

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CORRECTION In the Feb. 6 edition, Central Michigan Life misstated that there are “only two women faculty in the chemistry department.”

There are seven women in Central Michigan University’s chemistry department of 19 tenured and tenure track faculty. Central Michigan Life regrets this error.

Unpaid internships remain a viable option for some students Despite spending most of his time folding towels for no pay, Northville freshman Aaron Kowalczyk says his internship at Hyatt Place Hotels was worth it.

After interning with the hotel company for five months when he was 18 years old, he now has a paid position with the company.

“I don’t think I would’ve even applied for the job without having the internship. I got to know the people well and the bosses liked me a lot,” Kowalczyk said. “They liked my work ethic.”

Grand Blanc sophomore Alexis Jones also found opportunities from an unpaid internship she had with fashion website College Fashionista when she was 18 years old.

That internship helped her earn another with entertainment blog College LifeStyles, working up to a job at The Buckle clothing store.

Though unpaid internships provide students with work experience, they can be a burden. Both students needed additional sources of income.

Kowalczyk caddied on weekends during his internship, and Jones worked at the front desk in Sweeney Hall during one of hers.

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Photo Illustration by Daytona Niles | Photo Editor When selecting internships, students have to decide whether or not an unpaid position is worth it. Students at Central Michigan University share how they benefitted from their experience, despite working for free.

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

​Biology lab awarded $420,085 grant

Howell junior Tim Hepler’s internship is on campus at Central Michigan University. He also works a paid job when he’s in his hometown, and said he benefits from not having to travel for his internship.

“I wouldn’t move for an unpaid internship because the only reason I’m able to pull the one I have off right now is because it’s on campus,” Hepler said.

Hepler said many unpaid internships help students get work experience, while paid internships tend to require more prior knowledge and skills.

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant professor Benjamin Swarts was awarded a $420,085 grant from the National Institute of Health to aid his lab in researching an efficient way to help fight tuberculosis.

The project, titled “Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Trehalose Analogs as Tools for Investigating Mycobacteria,” involves the development of a new method for synthesizing derivatives of a special Benjamin Swarts sugar called trehalose.

The compounds created will help researchers understand how bacterium makes trehalose and uses it during the infection process.

With the collaboration of Peter Woodruff, an assistant professor at the University of Southern Maine, and the work of recent Central Michigan University graduate Douglas Wing and senior Bailey Urbanek, their research published in August helped support the approval of the grant.

“In the U.S. we don’t think much about tuberculosis,” Swarts said. “It’s pretty well controlled here, but it’s a problem in developing parts of the world and there is also the issue of it becoming more resistant to drugs and the threat it poses by spreading through world-wide travel.”

According to the World Health Organization’s latest report on tuberculosis, TB remains one of the world’s deadliest communicable diseases. In 2013, an estimated 9 million people developed TB and 1.5 million died from the disease.

Swarts said because trehalose is absent from humans but is essential for the bacterium, it is a very attractive target for tuber-

on the web

Multimedia Coordinator Sarah Roebuck and News Editor Malachi Barrett braved the horrors of the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead.

Listen to their analysis on the episodes as they explore all of the grisly plot details and devastating emotional blows endured by Rick Grimes and the survivors this week. Head to the Central Michigan Life podcast channel on iTunes each week for episode updates this season.

in a statement. “During my time here, I had some of the best experiences of my life and I expect to make many, many more in the coming years. The Mount Pleasant community is a very special place and my family and I are excited to be a part of it.

His most recent stint in the NCAA was as an assistant coach at Army from 1993-1998.

Since 1999, Bonamego has worked as an assistant coach with

Judge to consider dismissing Levitt v. Felton lawsuit

By Ben Solis Staff Reporter

Isabella County Trial Court Judge Paul Chamberlain told attorneys representing Mount Pleasant Attorney Todd Levitt and Central Michigan University senior Zachary Felton he would consider a motion to dismiss the case after hearing arguments Feb. 6.

The lawsuit will resume once Chamberlain has made a decision on the case.

Felton’s defense attorneys Gordon Bloem and Jon Schrotenboer argued Levitt could not prove Felton attempted to mislead the public into thinking he was Levitt on his Todd Levitt 2.0 Twitter account.

Levitt’s accusation against Felton

is that his parody account created unfair competition for the Mount Pleasant lawyer.

Schrotenboer said anyone who saw the Twitter account knew it was not owned by Levitt. He also said Felton published numerous tweets explaining the account was not Levitt.

“Impression is the epitome of parody,” Schrotenboer said.

“Anyone who watches Saturday Night Live knows that. (Felton’s account) was no different than Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin saying she could see Russia from her backyard.”

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Sarah White | Assistant Photo Editor Attorney Todd Levitt, right, was in court on Feb. 6 at the Isabella County Trial Court building to see if his suit against CMU student Zachary Felton will go to trial. Levitt is suing Felton for defamation in regards to a parody social media account.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Today Primary Visions Foundations Art Show 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Charles V. Park Library: Extended Study Hours Located in Extended Hours Study and Student Gallery and Third Floor Exhibit Area. Primary Visions represents student work produced in CMU’s Department of Art and Design Foundations Program.

Exhibit: Self-Reflected 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Charles V. Park Library: Baber Room CMU alumna Aimee Brasseur returns to campus to present her unique photography in an exhibit featured in the Park Library Baber Room titled: Self-Reflected.

The show will consist primarily of the artist’s composite photography work, including pieces centered around the themes of memory, time and emotion.

Exhibit: Working on the Underground Railroad 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bovee University Center: 108 Center for Inclusion & Diversity A photography exhibition by retired CMU art faculty member Nedra Frodge, will be displayed Feb. 2. to Feb. 20, 2015, in the Center for Inclusion & Diversity, Bovee UC 108.

Tuesday Heroes 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

University Art Gallery: Main Gallery, West Gallery Curated theme exhibition featuring artwork that addresses the concept of the “Hero”. National and regional artist will exhibit work in a variety of media.

unpaid | continued from 1 When Jones applied for her first internship, she was looking to gain writing skills to compliment her apparel merchandising major. She hoped to build her portfolio and stand out in the competitive internship applicant pool as an upperclassman.

“I don’t really see anything bad about applying for internships because the worst thing they can do is say no,” Jones said.

To earn both of her internships, Jones sent writing samples to the employers as a part of the application process.

“I had to get a certain amount of likes on my first article,” Jones said. “I started calling and texting all of my

friends and I actually got 129 likes on it and made a really good impression.”

Because of her unpaid internships, Jones also found references in the fashion industry.

Jones has reached out to boutiques in her hometown, letting them know she is interested in doing an internship if any positions open up.

Kowalczyk also recommends students reach out

and ask about internships, even if there isn’t an official job posting. “(My internship) gave me experience for an actual job and it did help me mature more because I’m the youngest there,” Kowalczyk said.

Jones agrees internships help students with personal growth and both students recommends young students try to get one.

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various NFL teams such as the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.

The Chippewas finished with a record of 7-6 last season, and welcomed 18 recruits to the program on National Signing Day last Wednesday.

culosis drug and diagnostic development.

The lab’s research could lead to new insights for better diagnosing and treating people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

“We’re looking for a better way to target the bacterium,” he said. “They have

tive to go out and explore new opportunities and you learn what you like and what you dislike,” she said.

While some internships can truly provide students with great experience, others are not always so glamorous.

“If you ever think you’re in a bad spot at your internship, I sat in the back room and folded towels every week,” Kowalczyk said. “But it gets better.” the trehalose, we don’t. If we can target just that we will better detect it.”

The grant is also being used to help equip the biosafety level 3 lab in the future Biosciences Building.

Swarts said the lab will enable him and his students to do research on the bacteria itself rather than model organisms, which will provide data that will be more relevant to clinical translation.

Courtesy Photo | University of Communications Pawpaw native John Bonamego, pictured with his family, was hired Feb. 8 as the Central Michigan University head football coach.

levitt | continued from 1 makes him a legal target for parody. Levitt’s brand as a “Badass College Lawyer” and his marketing to CMU students were both examples of Levitt acting as a public figure, Schrotenboer said. He added Levitt’s self-created “Top College Lawyer” award and website to the list of examples.

Levitt admitted in case files that he created the website himself. These examples, Schrotenboer argued, are clear representations of Levitt’s status as a well-known person in Mount Pleasant.

Ghazey Aleck, Levitt’s attorney, maintained the position that Felton created unfair competition with Levitt. He also argued the case as a situation of stolen identity. “(Felton) held himself out to be Todd Levitt,” Aleck said. “This wasn’t an actor

portraying Todd Levitt. It wasn’t a caricature or (an intentional misspelling like) Tom Levine. Todd Levitt 2.0 used his name, pictures and logos. There is no constitutional right in this country for someone to steal someone’s identity.”

As the hearing was dismissed, Felton declined comment to Central Michigan Life about his chances of having the lawsuit dropped.

Schrotenboer, a Grand Rapids attorney who was added to the defense team in September, said it was hard to tell which way Chamberlain would lean.

Typically, a judge will ask questions after hearing arguments from both sides. The nature of those questions can often give an indication on how he or she will decide. Chamberlain directed no questions to either party.

Schrotenboer hopes Chamberlain will drop the case. If not, he said the defense “welcomes a trial.”

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INSIDE LIFE Business Administration

Students manage about $2 million in stocks

By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter

Hands-on learning is taken to a new level in the College of Business Administration.

The college’s Portfolio Management class allows students to handle more $1.6 million in real world money while the Finance Club handles more than $170,000.

With few examples nationwide of students managing real money funds, the college decided to give students a practical experience in investing by creating a fund in 1993.

The first fund began with a Charles Crespy donation from Martha Seger, a former Central Michigan University professor.

By matching her donation, money from corporations, former alumni and the finance department, the Martha Seger Fund had a modest $12,000 by 1997. By 2015, the fund has grown to $170,000.

“The growth is primarily from the stock market growth,” said Dean Charles Crespy. “A better way to put it may also be that prudent and well-advised strategies by the students investing the money yielded a high amount of return.”

The college then gained the Tom and Vicki Celani Fund, when Tom pledged $1 million to start a student-managed fund. He began by giving colleagues Harley Davidson Motorcycles that were auctioned off by marketing students on eBay. The money awarded in the auctions went into the fund that the finance class soon began to manage.

Celani began donating money in 2005. It took about six years to get the full million dollars.

The fund has since grown to $1.6 million. Since gaining the Celani Fund, the management of the Martha Seger Fund shifted to the Finance Club while the Celani fund is now managed in the Portfolio Management class.

Students managing the Celani Fund view the portfolio to determine how well diversified the market is and how much risk is being taken. Stocks that were doing well and which may be overweight, or expected to be above the average return of the overall industry, are also checked.

Students used a “top-down” approach for individual stock analysis.

The “top-down” approach consists of students looking at the economy’s given predictions for the upcoming year. This included viewing which industries they believed would do the best and then looking inside those individual industries to see which stocks are excelling.

“The model is the kind students would use if they went into a corporate setting so we are mimicking what they’d do on the job,” Crespy said.

Students present in groups to determine which stocks they want to invest in and why. The class votes on the proposed stocks, but ultimately the decision lies with Professor James Felton, who teaches Portfolio Management.

The Celani Fund is invested in over 140 companies, including Apple, Cerner Corporation and Silicom Ltd. The Martha Seger Fund is invested in 39 companies, including Adobe System Incorporated, Perrigo Company Public Limited Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

The Martha Seger Fund earnings are required to go toward something student related. Money from the fund contributed toward trips to New York. On the trips, students visit major financial institutions like the Federal Reserve and the New York Stock Exchange.

Felton said using real money gives students experience doing analysis of the economy and industries. Having the experience under their belt, he said, helps them with interviews.

“Handling real money gives them something good to talk about, and because they know something about a couple of stocks they could explain to a company for an investment career,” he said.

Tastes that

Kill Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Killer Hibachi, 4520 Collegiate Way, serves Japanese style food. Killer Hibachi is known for its food truck that typically sat on mission street and are bringing in new costumers with their new storefront.

Killer Hibachi moves from food truck to restaurant

By Erick Fredendall Staff Reporter

One year, a food truck fire and a growing following of customers later, Killer Hibachi is open for business.

Co-owner Kyle Stahl and his business partner Joe Collin said the restaurant is doing much better than expected.

Stahl and Collin started the Killer Hibachi in early 2014 after discussing expansion beyond their food cart service, the Wiener Wagon.

Originally in a trailer converted into a food truck, Killer Hibachi debuted in Mount Pleasant in September. Stahl said the restaurant became a viable concept after the Killer Hibachi truck became so busy.

“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for such great followers that have gone from knowing us with the hot dog cart to moving into the food truck with Killer Hibachi,” Stahl said.

In December, the duo opened Killer Hibachi restaurant at 4520 Collegiate Way. Sacramento junior Casey Crick, said the restaurant reminds her of Asian restaurants she frequented in California.

“This was definitely the best food experience I’ve had in Mount Pleasant,” Crick said. “It’s a little expensive, but the portions are decent and the food has great flavor.”

Food trucking for life

Stahl and Collin have operated food trucks in the Mount Pleasant area since 2011, starting with the Wiener Wagon.

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Business

ERPsim competition begins Feb. 19 The ERPsim Invitational Competition will return for the third year at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the McGuirk Arena.

The competition simulates a high-stress business environment.

Over 160 Central Michigan University students will be competing using Systems, Applications and Products, the world’s leading business enterprise software while being sponsored by various companies.

Registration and name tag presentations begin at 11 a.m. Announcements of championship teams and awards begin at 7:30 p.m.

Past CMU students have gone on to win the World Championship against 156 other universities.

A panel discussion featuring high-level executives from HarleyDavidson, 3M, GM, Consumers Energy, and InterActiveCorp will begin at noon.

The event is open to the public to watch. Students can register by searching “ERPsim” on cmich.edu.

-Brianne Twiddy, Staff Reporter

Career servic es

Fire Up Your Career prepares students for working world

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Left, server Liz Fancon, take out specialist Kristy Swanson, server Randi Babcock and server DeShawn Luna, right, work on Jan. 15 at Killer Hibachi.

(Weekend) and went until it was too cold to go out,” Collin said.

For the next three years, Collin and Stahl began formulating plans for Killer Hibachi.

When the trailer burned down in 2014, plans for a second truck were almost laid to rest.

“I was getting it ready one day, got the grill prepped, cooked some stuff, left, came back a half an hour later and the fire department was there putting out a trailer fire,” Collin said.

Despite having the ashes of their first trailer behind them, the duo renovated an old trailer to house the Hibachi grill.

By fall of 2014, Killer Hibachi food trailer was fully operational.

Looking forward

The new restaurant, the duo said, is in no way the end of entrepreneurial ambitions.

“We want to put a good steadfast presence here and then branch out,” Stahl said.

If you go Website: killerhibachi.com Hours: Monday- Thursday 11 a.m.- 10 p.m., FridaySaturday 11 a.m.- 11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.

Phone: 989-772-1111 Collin said there are also plans to continue expanding the menu, offering new food options as time goes on.

Both co-owners said the Killer Hibachi truck may no longer provide regular services during the warmer seasons, but the truck may be used for special events.

Collin said this means more attention will be paid to other projects, including the possibility of additional food trucks being added to their growing collection of brands.

“This is all an adventure to us, one big adventure,” he said.

Rehabilitation through video simulation

By Conner Emery Staff Reporter

A new tool developed by Central Michigan University researchers will bring targeted rehabilitation to patients’ homes.

The Driving Assessment and Training Suite is a tool intended for people who have had brain injuries, neurodegenerative diseases or as a result of old age need help getting back on the road.

It was developed by the Driving Evaluation, Education and Research Center in Anspach Hall 003. It’s headed by DEER Center technology manager Nicholas Cassavaugh and director of CMU’s Driving Evaluation, Education and Research Center Rick Backs, along with the help of two graduate students, Alex Bos and Justin Lach.

“We (Bos and Lach) came on to the project late September and early October of last year and mainly work on data collection and configuration,” Bos said.

The tool is a portable simulation tool, much like a video game. The presentation is simple and void of next generation graphics. Depending on whatever problem a patient

life in brief

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer Driving simulator equipment is available in Anspach Hall for use through the D.E.E.R. road safety program.

has, brain damage or aging, the program can be reconfigured.

Configurations vary from adding in audio cues that fade in and out, to helping with memory loss by placing barrels that will randomly appear.

The doctor will then take the patient’s results and reconfigure again to go along with the patients level of progression and success.

Cost and portability of the tool set it apart from other simulations.

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It can be configured using any type of off-the-shelf hardware, which makes it cheaper than large simulators that clinics use which can range to about $80,000. Patients can use the program on any laptop, and hook up any basic steering wheel and pedals.

Students are beginning to strengthen their futures, as February is Career Services’ Fire Up Your Career Month.

Career Services will host events during the month to assist students in preparing for their next job or internship.

The Fire Up Your Career job fair will take place from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda, Many resources from Career Services will be available at the event.

“Fire Up your Career is our main promotional and resource event to help students prepare for all these upcoming career,” said assistant director Erik Simon.

Some of the resources that will be on hand to assist students during the event are Recognizing Educational Aspirations and Career Horizons advisors, who provide walk-in résumé and cover letter critiques and general career guidance Shelby Township senior Kayla Hubener, a human resources major, is lead intern for the REACH program.

“We try to aim for about 10 tables of REACH advisors,” she said. “The last fall event we got over 150 students for resume and cover letter critiques, and we’re anticipating a larger number.”

Alma junior Kaylee Bloom is co-intern for the REACH program and has been using numerous social media tools to spread the word and generate excitement about the event.

Bloom said she created a Facebook event, as well as posting on Twitter to promote the event.

Sales associates from First Impressions, a professional attire boutique on campus, will be available, as well as Career Services’ mock interview team.

Simon said the event precedes the Alpha Kappa Psi career fair, the largest of its kind on Central Michigan University’s campus, which will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday Feb. 20 in Finch Fieldhouse.

He said an estimated 100 employees will be in attendance.

Career services is located in Ronan Hall 240, and can be reached by calling 774-3068.

-Kevin Andrews, Staff Reporter

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EDITORIAL | Black History Month is essential for continued progress

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Righting historical wrongs E very February, the same question inevitably returns: “Why do we need Black History Month?” The purpose of Black History Month is to celebrate a diverse culture and to educate the masses about the history and culture of our country’s African American population.

The need for education on black history has not declined since it was first recognized by the U.S. government in 1976.

As former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall said, “The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.”

In the past, black history and culture has been celebrated only to the extent that a white-dominated society deemed it appropriate, effectively silencing a large portion of our country. Black History Month is necessary to right that wrong and to give the black community the equal voice it always deserved.

The first step to reducing discrimination is understanding. Understanding is achieved through education. To do away with the largest annual event that educates the largest number of people about African American history and culture would be foolish to say the least.

It may be more vital than ever for

Yik Yack yuck As a student who plans on turning my social media skills into a profession, I cannot help but feel disappointed in how our generation utilizes these outlets.

Whether it be trolling the web and comment sections or cyber bullying, negative activity on anonymous social media platforms needs to stop. I downloaded Yik Yak several months ago after

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students on this campus, who live among little diversity.

Here at Central Michigan University, the student body is predominantly white, with African Americans making up only 6.6 percent of the total on-campus population. All minorities comprise 12.6 percent of the total.

People are generally more knowledgeable about their own culture than they are about others.

Through educational and cultural events, Black History Month exposes students to the history, struggles and accomplishments of a group they otherwise wouldn’t know much about. Through this education, we can better understand, and interact, with our fellow students.

CMU has made strides to make campus a more ethnically diverse and inclusive place. Final updates to former university President Rao’s “Charges to Increase Diversity” were made in 2009.

They included bringing a “champion” for diversity to campus, looking for ways to improve the university’s services for expanding diversity and plans to give

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hearing many students talk about the outlet and quickly became disappointed in the activity.

Yik Yak is a platform similar to Twitter in that it allows users to post anonymously. Other users can “up vote” or “down vote” specific posts called Yaks.

Before winter break, I was

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recommendations to the 2008 Strategic Plan for Advancing Diversity.

While these efforts are appreciated, we encourage the university to continue working to diversify the student population. A diverse student body is educated with a well-rounded world view.

To view a list of Black History Month events you can participate in on campus, visit the Multicultural Academic Student Services website.

Outside this university, society still deals with racial tension. Acts of police brutality against black males have become prevalent in the public consciousness. Black men are now 21 times more likely to be killed by police officers than white men, according to an analysis by ProPublica.

For so long, American history has been written by the white elite. Black History Month is still necessary today to share the African American history that has been wrongly overlooked and silenced.

After all, black history is American history. Our country is not complete without it.

scrolling through the feed and saw a post with a specific name in it. The person mentioned is one of my close friends.

Someone decided to publicly inform the entire Yik Yak community that my friend was gay.

An anonymous user decided it would be funny to publicly shame my friend because he’s still in the closet.

Individuals can also comment on specific Yaks. These comments can be up voted and down voted as well. Some of the comments I witnessed were “It’s about damn time,” “faggot” and “totally saw that coming.” Fortunately, if a Yak receives five down votes, it disappears.

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Although the Yak was taken down in a matter of minutes, it proves how powerful anonymous social media can be and the negative impact it can have.

My friend is still struggling with his sexuality knowing that many of his peers know his secret.

Anonymous social media platforms can be funny and valuable in many ways, but there is a line between humor and bullying.

My advice to our generation— grow up. Stop using social media to inflict harm. If our generation takes pride in making the world a better place and accepting others, we have a lot of work to do.

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As the 2016 primaries draw near, Republicans are celebrating the candidacies of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie among others.

Moderate Republicans are faced with mounting concerns the party has not accounted for any of the shortcomings that lost them the last two elections.

Perhaps the Grand Old Party is just too old fashioned for today’s voter demographics.

On Jan. 14 the Republican-controlled House voted 236-191 for a measure approving funding for the Homeland Security Department, while defunding President Obama’s executive action to shield millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.

President Obama has already threatened to veto the Homeland Security measure, and even Republican legislators admit that it will not make it through the Republican-controlled Senate.

“They’re not going to pass this bill,” Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa told The Boston Globe in January.

According to the Pew Research Center, in 2008, 67 percent of the Latino vote went to Barack Obama. After four years of time to regroup and change their campaign approach, Republicans fell even further out of favor with Latinos, and Obama garnered 71 percent of the Latino vote in 2012.

Moderate Republican lawmakers agree that their measure to oppose immigration, as well as the ensuing lawsuit brought against the president, will not amount to anything more than postulation.

By taking a symbolic stance against immigration, Republicans risk further ostracizing Latino voters and increasing the Democratic Party’s hold on that demographic. If Republicans want to increase their appeal to ethnic minorities, they are going to have to sacrifice their rigid anti-immigration stance, in favor of a more moderate approach.

Latinos are not the only group that overwhelmingly supports Democrats. After the 2012 election the New York Times published an exit poll, “Gay Vote Seen as Crucial in Obama’s Victory.” The poll found that 76 percent of gay voters supported President Obama.

Despite the evident Democratic support within the gay community, Republican lawmakers seem to be further alienating the “promarriage equality” demographic.

The Republican Party is expected to hold a conservative, anti-gay-marriage stance. However, prominent party members’ insist on stirring the pot with public rhetoric.

Support for the Republican party from women also continues to dwindle. Women who are chiefly concerned with issues of contraception and workplace equality tend to believe Republican candidates fail to represent their interests.

With Hillary Clinton as the forerunner of the Democratic party, Republicans will have to work especially hard to appeal to women in 2016, or risk losing another election.

Republicans do not need to become the party that promises anything it takes to get elected, but at the same time they should stop trying to be the party that says whatever it takes to not get elected.

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Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Student Government Association member Julius Cantuba proposes a question to a prospective Senate member Feb. 2 in Anspach Hall.

SGA aims to give students a voice on campus

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Many newcomers to Central Michigan University have a limited knowledge of what the Student Government Association does for them.

“I know nothing about SGA other than the fact that they probably deal with student issues, like funding RSOs,” said Macomb freshman Mikala Smith.

Since 1920, SGA has worked to affect university policy by drafting legislation that is sent to the CMU Board of Trustees as a proposal.

Trustees then evaluate the proposals and decide if a change or additional policy is necessary.

Also hosting community projects and intiatives along with writing legislation, SGA President Chuck Mahone said the organization aims to play an active role in the university’s policies and community.

“Our purpose is to give students an avenue to have their thoughts, opinions, and concerns heard,” Mahone said. “There might be a student who has a really great idea, but if no other people hear about it, it’s not going to go anywhere. That’s what (SGA) is there for.”

Although any student can create legislation, only SGA representatives or senators can bring the bill before the house for voting.

Mariah Urueta, vice president of SGA, said by using operating procedures influenced

by Robert’s Rules of Order, a 19th Century text that dictates British Parliamentary procedures, SGA enables full transparency in all the legislation that it drafts.

“Once you have (an idea) in paperwork that your certain cause or your change has been passed through SGA, it doesn’t mean that anything will be enacted right away,” Urueta said. “It

If you go SGA holds general meetings at 8 p.m., Mondays in Anspach Hall 162. is then that person’s responsibility to take it to administration to make a case for (the legislation).”

Both Mahone and Urueta hope to dispel the idea that the student voice is not heard by administration and that individuals cannot make a change on campus.

“We do have an influence on school policy,” Mahone said. “If (administrators) see that the student body and the SGA, which represents students, is vehemently opposed to something and we feel that it does have a negative impact on our students, they’ll think twice about that policy.”

He said that the reverse is also true. When administrators see students are in favor of an initiative or program, as illustrated by SGA sponsored legislation, those in positions of power are much more likely to listen to the student voice.

Mahone pointed to a piece of SGA legislation which passed last semester, asking for the removal of student home addresses and phone numbers from the student directory.

Since people felt it was an invasion of privacy, administrators have given students the opportunity to leave their address unlisted in the directory.

“That (change) came directly from SGA hearing the concern of a student, a student who wasn’t able to be loud enough by themselves, and then taken to administration,” Mahone said. “And (administration) followed suit with that.”

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Alumnus becomes CNN meteorologist

By Alaina Jaster Staff Reporter

When he was a child, Derek Van Dam built a tree fort in his front yard and climbed it every day.

One day, while watching a blustery thunderstorm from the window of his childhood home, his tree fort was knocked over. Frustrated, but full of wonder, he developed a passion for science, the atmosphere and the weather.

Van Dam is working for CNN as a meteorologist during the night hours. Graduating from Central Michigan University in 2006, Van Dam had already created a name for himself. From being in high school and taking AP science and math courses to get ahead, to working for NBC during his senior year in college, Van Dam has gained knowledge and experience that has brought him to his success.

“Even before high school I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to be on television,” Van Dam said. “I picked

Central because they have a broadcast and cinematic arts and meteorology department, plus it’s in-state. Having both focuses was something that wasn’t offered anywhere else, so it was clear where I needed to go. I was the meteorologist for the college television station for four years straight.”

After graduating, Van Dam got promoted to morning meteorologist for NBC during weekends. He went through the qualifications to become a TV meteorologist, was certified in broadcasting meteorology and moved to South Africa where he would work as chief meteorologist at News Channel Africa, a 24-hour news channel. He worked in Cape Town for seven years.

“It was a unique moment in my life,” Van Dam said. “I don’t believe in coincidences, but I guess that’d be the best way to describe it. I got the opportunity to move and go to a completely different part of the world. Life is measured in the things you do and don’t do. I would have had regrets if

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The opportunity to work in Africa came to Van Dam through his work on the board of directors for a non-governmental organization called Compassionate Life Foundation. The group focuses on HIV/AIDS affected widows and orphans in southern Africa.

“Without the experiences I had being involved with this organization I wouldn’t be in the place I am now,” Van Dam said.

“The work they do is incredible and being part of the decision making and seeing how NGO’s operate and how impactful they were really changed the people’s lives and my life.”

Van Dam moved from Africa and accepted a job with CNN as a meteorologist. Half his day is spent doing research and preparation with a behind-the-scenes team of producers, fact checkers, and graphic designers.

The other half is presentation and knowing what to say and how to appear on screen. When there is breaking news, he has to use his past experiences.

“The hardest part of my job is probably being on call for those breaking news or extreme weather moments,” Van Dam said. “When you work in broadcasting you can’t control what happens in the world, so if there’s a tsunami or earthquake, that requires man power in terms of TV. My wife and I were on vacation in New York and the blizzard happened and it turned out to be half vacation and half work because of the storm. It was kind of frustrating but extreme weather is always exciting for someone in the field.”

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Joe Judd

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Central Michigan University softball started its season this weekend with four games and four late-inning losses in the Rosemont Tournament in Rosemont, Ill. The Chippewas took a 7-6 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning against Samford before allowing nine runs and falling by the mercy rule 15-7.

After scoring two runs Saturday against Syracuse in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game, Syracuse responded with a run in the seventh to steal back the win 3-2. The only run scored in the evening game against Western Illinois in the fifth when the Chippewas had two errors and allowed two hits.

More heartbreak came Sunday, as CMU couldn’t hold onto a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning against the University of Illinois-Chicago.

UIC scored one in the fifth, two in the sixth and walked off in the bottom in the seventh with a pair of runs.

Freshman pitcher Hanna Warren was 0-2 on the weekend, but led the Chippewas with a 3.86 earned run average, a complete game and an opponent batting average of .229.

The Chippewas will play five games next weekend in the San Diego Tournament.

Baseball

Central Michigan University baseball starts its season this weekend with four games against Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Fla. The Chippewas play one game Friday, a doubleheader Saturday and one game Sunday. The team will play games in Florida, Texas, Kansas and Indiana before playing its home opener against Ohio Friday, March 20 at 3:05 p.m. at Theunissen Stadium.

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Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Holly sophomore Justin Birr stands with the team for the time out, after handing out water bottles to the men’s basketball players at the game against Western Feb. 7 at McGuirk Arena.

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By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

As the Central Michigan University men’s and women’s basketball teams battle through the middle of the MidAmerican Conference schedule, there is a staff of Chippewas keeping the men and women who wear maroon and gold healthy.

As the Chippewas practice each day, in the training room Associate Athletic Trainer Greg McGillvary and Assistant Athletic Trainer Joseph Fox prepare to aid the athletes with their strength, conditioning and daily health needs.

“It’s for the love of the profession and providing student healthcare for our student athletes,” said McGillvary.

“Seeing them have success not only on the field, but in the classroom and later in life. It’s a good feeling to know I made a very small contribution to their success.”

McGillvary and Fox are just two of CMU’s seven full-time staff members training the 10 varsity athletic programs on campus.

Medical Director Jason Davenport and Head Athletic Trainer John Mason oversee the two trainers and their five graduate assistants.

Many members on the staff have been at CMU for more than a decade, including McGillvary who started in Mount Pleasant as a graduate assistant in 1981.

“A lot of us have been here for a lengthy time period,” said Assistant Athletic Trainer Robin Jones. “We have established strong relationships with the coaches and the athletes. You understand how they want to train the team. Our consistency has served our student athletes well.”

Jones started her career at the University of Iowa before coming to CMU as a graduate assistant in 2002.

Like many of her fellow staff members, she said she has always been interested in athletics and the science of athletic training.

“My high school did not have an athletic trainer,” Jones said. “I have always enjoyed sports and been interested in the scientific aspect of the job.”

Jones works directly with the women’s basketball and field hockey teams and oversees the care of the

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Harbor Springs freshman Melissa Culfa hands out water bottles to basketball players during a 30-second time out at the basketball game against Western on Feb. 7 at McGuirk Arena.

gymnastics team as well.

Many trainers start their days at 5 a.m. with pre-practice taping and therapy. As the teams begin practice, trainers are on the sidelines helping athletes with consistent injuries, sicknesses or medical issues.

Afternoons are spent working with athletes who are scheduled for treatment. The trainers will put in more than 12 hours of work each day. Combine the long practice days with home games and away trips, and the time commitment grows substantially.

“The hours are grueling,” Fox said.

“When someone gets sick or injured, we take care of them. Taking care of the athletes is the most rewarding part of my job.”

Fox has been working for CMU for four years. He always wanted to work at the university following a long career of helping athletes in lower level colleges and Minor League Baseball.

Fox said coaches and professors might have the biggest impact on a student athlete’s growth as professionals, but athletic trainers watch a student athlete’s transformation physically.

“You see these guys come in as freshmen and they are skinnier

kids,” Fox said. “An offensive tackle may have been 240 pounds when he played in high school. We see them gain 30 to 60 pounds of muscle in just over two years.”

Athletic trainers at CMU deal with a variety of people from all across the country. They must possess an ability to adapt to those they work with.

“To be an athletic trainer, you need to be a caring, dynamic person who has a general concern for people,” McGillvary said. “You have to have a genuine concern and care for people. That is the bottom line. You’re business is working with people. You must be a people person.”

CMU’s Athletic Training Program has been producing capable trainers for more than 40 years by giving students hands on experience in the classroom. Experience that is key to creating quality professionals according to McGillvary.

“It is very important that athletic training students gain some experience,” he said. “Gain as much experience in whatever you are going into. It gives you a great foundation for staying in the profession.”

Both student sections are packed, seats are filled all the way to the top of McGuirk Arena’s rafters and everyone is standing on their feet, cheering as loud as their lungs will allow.

I would have been called insane back in November if I predicted Central Michigan University’s men’s basketball team was going to receive that kind of support.

A combined record of 21-41 (7-27 Mid-American Conference) in the last two seasons coming into the 2014-15 season left little to expect.

This movement taking over the Mount Pleasant community is something new. Something different. Saturday’s comeback 70-65 win against Western Michigan University proves it.

With an official attendance of 5,350 on Saturday, the movement is at its strongest point yet.

Fans, students and faculty alike are with this team.

Expect this scene to be standard at every home game in the future. The product on the court does not seem like it will change from here until March.

In the span of three months, we have seen this program grow and become dominant in what has been an equally contested Mid-American Conference in 2014-15.

CMU has grown from a team with three MAC wins to a team that, for the moment, seems unstoppable.

With the help of Chris Fowler and John Simons, CMU men’s basketball has turned into a success story this year.

They have found their way back into our hearts.

Attendance has grown in each of the team’s last three Saturday games against Eastern Michigan University, Ohio University and WMU, with Saturday’s game being the first sellout since McGuirk Arena opened in 2010.

This is a prime example of the how the team’s success has been fueled by both wordof-mouth acclamations from around the community as well as confidence-filled winning performances.

Now, with a record of 16-5 (6-4 MAC) the Chippewas are standing tall in the MAC’s West Division.

CMU has eight games remaining on its schedule that separate them from the onset of the MAC Tournament on March 9. Five of those games will be away from McGuirk Arena.

We are entering a pivotal stretch of games that will go a long way in deciding where the Chippewas will stand in the postseason.

It is time to see if this movement, created in our own backyard, can expand to the rest of the conference and give the maroon and gold the support they have earned thus far.

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Basketball uses second-half comeback to top rival WMU

By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

A second-half comeback lifted the Central Michigan University men’s basketball team to a victory over their biggest rival on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

Trailing by nine at halftime, CMU Head Coach Keno Davis and his team needed to get better scoring opportunities and tighten up on defense.

The Chippewas held on for a 70-65 victory, improving to 16-5 overall and 6-4 in Mid-

“When I made my first free-throw and the crowd cheered, I knew all of the others were going in too.”

Rayshawn Simmons, Junior guard American Conference play this season.

The CMU men claimed possession of second place in the MAC West standings with the win.

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of the quality of the opponent,” Davis said. “When you beat them you have to enjoy it because it doesn’t come often. It was another instance of where the character of this team really stood out.”

Playing in front of 5,350 fans, the Chippewas used a balanced offensive attack to reclaim the lead halfway through the second half.

John Simons hit a crucial 3-pointer to bring WMU’s lead to within one score with less than six minutes remaining in the game.

Simons’ shot sent the CMU faithful into a frenzy.

“When you’re at 80 to 100 percent capacity, that’s when we’ll know we’re a program that will be able to move forward, recruit better and win close games,” Davis said.

Coming off a 42-point performance against Bowling Green State University last week, junior guard Chris Fowler acted more as a facilitator of other Chippewas against the Broncos.

Fowler came one rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 17 points and bringing down nine rebounds.

“We played with toughness. We played with energy and we got stops on defense,” Fowler said. “We know we can build off of playing together and playing hard.”

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Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Freshman Forward Luke Meyer blocks Westerns shot on Feb. 7 at McGuirk Arena.

Simmons made all six of his free-throw tries and tied the game after Simons’ clutch 3-pointer.

“It was good to feel the crowd behind me,” Simmons said. “When I made my first free-throw and the crowd cheered, I knew all of the others were going in too.”

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Simmons also hit a crucial 3-pointer in the second half.

“It just felt good to finally get something to go down,” he said. “I’ve been struggling the past few games so it felt good to get something going to help the team.”

CMU committed 10 turnovers in the first half, but

surrendered just one in the second half.

“We had extra possessions to the point where we got shots up and we didn’t give away possessions,” Fowler said. “I turned the ball over two times in the first few minutes, but I kept it in my hands for the rest of the game.”

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Women’s basketball loses to Western Michigan despite second-half comeback

By Greg Wickliffe Staff Reporter

Sue Guevara, the Central Michigan University women’s basketball head coach, said she doesn’t believe in moral victories.

After the Chippewas fell to Western Michigan University 69-64 Saturday, Guevara said she was confident in several of her role players.

The Chippewas have struggled to find consistent scoring outside of seniors Crystal Bradford, Jas’Mine Bracey and Kerby Tamm. Despite Saturday’s loss, Guevara said she was pleased with the contributions from some of CMU’s underclassmen.

“It was a tough loss, but we had some people contribute for us,” said Guevara. “We had a couple people get better today. I know that’s a hard thing to understand, but it’s the truth.”

Guard Da’Jourie Turner

turned in her second consecutive productive performance scoring 16 points, recording four steals and dishing out three assists.

“Da’Jourie was consistent again,” Guevara said. “She put two games together, which is good.”

Freshman Amani Corley, who Guevara has expected to produce more and more each game, scored a career-high eight points, grabbed four rebounds and added a steal.

“I thought (Corley) played a good floor game,” Guevara said. “She shot the ball well, she passed the ball well. I told her that she got better today.”

Corley used the bright spotlight against CMU’s biggest rival to her advantage.

“Coach just told me other teams play off of me and Da’Jourie because they think we’re not a factor,” said Corley. “We don’t really shoot, so everybody is just focused on Crystal. For us to come in

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and have the game that we did, we helped a lot.”

CMU trailed WMU by as many as 19 points in the first half and was struggling to find offense when Guevara went to another freshman, Karli Herrington, who scored three points and grabbed three rebounds, two on the offensive glass.

“Karli had a real good practice the last couple of days,” Guevara said. “We were struggling to get some scoring. There isn’t a shot that Karli doesn’t like, and she shot with confidence.”

Jocelyn Sansom | Staff Photographer Junior guard Da’Jourie Turner (1) moves the ball down the court against the University of Akron on Jan. 24 at McGuirk Arena.

With the freshmen and Turner adding more offense to the Chippewas squad, CMU had to find a way to maintain consistency on

defense as well.

“The more I can show the freshmen what they’re doing in practice (I can) help them understand,” Guevara said.

“You can bet your bottom dollar that I will show them their minutes today, so I can help them improve.”

Women use adjustments to help keep WMU game close

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Responding to adversity allowed the Central Michigan University women’s basketball team to bounce back from a 15-point halftime deficit, but was not enough to overcome a 69-64 loss to Western Michigan University on Saturday.

“No matter how far down we are, we are going to continue to fight harder,” said freshman guard Amani Corley. “Even though we came back and had a tough run at the end, we still battled until the last seconds of the game.”

CMU struggled to defend WMU standout forwards Miracle Woods and Jessica Jessing. The two combined for 28 first-half points.

“You can’t win it in the first

half, but you can lose it,” said Head Coach Sue Guevara.

“We did not do a good job of containing Woods. We just weren’t able to contain or double her like we wanted to.”

CMU turned the ball over 10 times in the first half, resulting in 11 points for WMU at the other end of the floor.

“We were getting beat by two players,” Guevara said.

“We needed to make sure we were doubling in on Woods and recognize when (Woods) had the ball in the high post.”

The CMU women made some second-half adjustments and held Woods and Jessing to 16 second-half points. “(Guevara) told us to stay focused. We would be able to come back no matter how big the lead was,” Corley said.

“We knew we could get a run before the game was over.”

Corley and fellow guard Da’Jourie Turner combined to score 12 points in the first four minutes of the second half, to cut the Broncos’ lead to 10.

“Once we were able to turn them over in the second half, it made the difference,” Guevara said.

CMU won the turnover battle 10-2 in the second half.

The Chippewas scored 10 points off Bronco turnovers and tied the game at 61 just after the five-minute mark.

Though CMU had rallied, it was unable to make key plays down the stretch.

“When we tied it at 61, we had four empty possessions,” Guevara said. “We were trying to get the momentum right away. If we would have gotten the lead, it would have been another story, but we came up empty handed.”

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