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Life in brief BASKETBALL Bradford’s season done due to knee injury Crystal Bradford, the Central Michigan University women’s basketball team’s senior guard, will miss the remainder of the season due to a right knee injury.

The announcement marks the end of Bradford’s career at CMU. Bradford is CMU’s all-time leader in points (2,006), rebounds (1,140), field goals (805) and blocks (177). She also ranks third in steals (278), fourth in assists (384) and sixth in three-point field goals (148).

Bradford injured her knee during practice as the Chippewas prepared for the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament and sat out of CMU’s loss to Akron in Cleveland that year.

The reigning MAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year has played in 22 games this year. The Inkster native has averaged 19.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per contest this season.

“I just think it has been a really tough year for CB. She wants to play, she wants to help her team, she is just so limited as to what she can do,” said Head Coach Sue Guevara. “I know it is in her best interest and the best interest of our program if she takes care of her knee, that she rests it, rehabs it and strengthens it, and gets it to a point where she can play without pain.”

The Chippewas host Ball State University at 7 p.m. today at McGuirk Arena.

Assistant Vice President of University Recreation Stan Shingles discusses growing up in Chicago

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-Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter

Tribal Police Police searching for information related to overdose death in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe John Sanders, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Member, died of an drug overdose on Feb. 20.

Tribal Police are working in conjunction with the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team to find evidence in connection with Sanders’ death.

BAYANET currently has a person of interest being held on unrelated charges and a parole violation.

Police are processing multiple pieces of evidence regarding the person of interest being held. Officers have information that the individual has visited Mount Pleasant several times and made dozens of phone calls to the Mount Pleasant area. Police have seized the suspect’s cell phone and are searching for linking evidence to the overdose death of Sanders.

BAYANET has requested anyone with information pertaining to the death to please come forward and call their office at 989-779-9697.

News of Sanders’ death follows Thursday’s announcement by Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Chief Steve Pego that the tribe would pre-emptively banish two women of the Tribe arrested on charges related to drug trafficking.

“We will do all we can to keep our community and surrounding area free of drugs,” Pego said.

-Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Junior forward John Simons takes his turn cutting down the net following the Central Michigan University men’s basketball team’s 85-77 victory over the University of Toledo March 3 at McGuirk Arena. Simons scored a career-high 28 points during CMU’s division title-clinching win.

Chippewas claim first Mid-American Conference West Division title since 2010 Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

For the first time in half a decade, the Central Michigan University men’s basketball team can officially call itself one of the elite teams in the Mid-American Conference.

The Chippewas clinched the program’s first MAC West Division title since the 20092010 season and punched their ticket to the 2015 MAC Tournament in Cleveland next week with an 85-77 victory over the University of Toledo on Tuesday at McGuirk Arena. w WEST | 4B

Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Freshmen forward DaRohn Scott throws his hands up in the air seconds after defeating Toledo, 85-77 March 3 in McGurik Arena. The Chippewas won the MAC West Division title.

Budget cuts mean fewer journals and databases

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University is reducing subscriptions to academic journals and databases by $372,000 for the library’s 20152016 fiscal year.

The University Libraries, contained within the Charles V. Park Library building, is planning to let go of about 10 percent of the university’s journal subscriptions, partially to account for a 6 percent cost increase each year.

The reduction for University Libraries is being overseen by the Collection Development Department.

“The bulk of our library allocation is designated for serials (which are) journals and databases,” said Thomas Moore, dean of Thomas Moore libraries. “We have to be sure not only that we have enough money this year to pay the bill, but we have to always be looking ahead.”

Some journal subscriptions can cost $200, others can cost $2,000. The academic journals to be dropped are narrowed down by subject librarians and departmental faculty. The faculty and librarians look for under-used, higher-cost journals to cut. The decisions must be made by April 24.

“We have a number of subject librarians who coordinate with faculty in each of the departments,” said Kathy Irwin, associate dean of libraries. “They will be looking at the list of serials that are subscribed to for each of those departments and have to make a decision.”

The library can still get items for a lesser cost from an interlibrary service called “Documents on Demand.” The service can also scan and provide students with currently-owned library articles and portions of electronic books.

According to CMU’s operating budget, the University Libraries’ budget is $4 million for 20142015. Moore said it is typical for the department’s annual budget.

The library’s base-budget was increased by $100,000

by Provost Michael Gealt to purchase books, databases and journals. The increase is a onetime allocation.

The increase is not enough to address the projected increase in costs for the serial subscriptions, Moore said. The decision was made to decrease funds for academic journal subscriptions.

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Kaya Coffeehouse owners looking to sell business

By Alaina Jaster Staff Reporter

Kaya Coffeehouse is for sale, and the current owners are looking for the right person to take on the business.

Kaya is located at 1029 University Ave. The current owners of the coffeehouse, the Cotton family, have decided it is time to sell the shop to someone who is willing to take on the responsibility. In search of a new owner, the shop was originally offered to the baristas as well as some of Kaya’s regular customers.

The owners said they have yet to receive a serious offer.

“I hope it will stay Kaya,

because even though we added our own flare, we kept the roots from which it came,” said Remus alumna and owner Elly Cotton.

“We are hoping for a new owner who will add their own awesomeness to it and I’m excited to see the next step for the shop.”

The Cotton family first became involved with Kaya seven years ago when Elly started working at the business. She became a manager during her sophomore year.

A family friend was the owner of Kaya and convinced the Cottons to purchase it. Elly became an owner along with her parents.

“I was a teacher when the shop was first bought,” said Chris Cotton, owner and Elly’s mother. “I now work as a barista two days

Emily Mesner | Staff Photographer St. Claire senior Alayssia Jabiro makes drinks for customers Feb. 22 at Kaya Coffee House, 1029 University Ave.

a week and help Elly with book keeping. Together we hire employees and her father does all of the maintanence.”

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ber with a degree in teaching and special education.

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Exhibit: “International Children’s Books: Celebrating the Recent Gifts” 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Charles V. Park Library: Clark Historical Library Exhibit: Spoken 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bovee University Center: 108 Center for Inclusion & Diversity Spoken is an interactive series of portraits and audio testimonies of survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child sexual abuse.

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.

2015 Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibition 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

University Art Gallery: Main Gallery, West Gallery Juried by outside art professionals, this exhibiton is open to all current students.

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BCA audio production labs to receive upgraded equipment

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

To update the production lab used by advanced students and Moore Media Records, the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts will add new equipment to the lab in Moore 184.

Audio Unit Head Heather Polinsky said the audio recording studio’s regular mixing console will be replaced by an Avid S6 control surface. She said the control surface is a better controller of the Pro Tools software, making music production easier for Moore Media Records. Polinsky said the project will cost $140,000.

“We’re bringing the lab more in line with what recording studios are using,” Polinsky said.

Polinsky said the department received suggestions from alumni to select the technology. The lab is used for BCA 421: Advanced Audio Production and by Moore Media Records, in addition to being used for graduate student projects and undergraduate inde-

“Keeping up to date is really important and it’s in everyone’s best interest” Patrick Budesky, production manager of Moore Media Records pendent studies.

She said they will have some video capability in the lab and could potentially do some film scoring for student projects. They will install a 42-inch display screen in the lab that will also help with the instruction in BCA 421.

BCA courses focus more on skill and technique, but since BCA 421 is an advanced audio class, some sophisticated technology and software is necessary.

“It’s not necessarily going to change the content (of the class), but it is a drastic change to the workflow of the lab,” Polinsky said. “I would say that students are probably going to have a higher learning curve

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Gibraltar junior Brad Dedeckere works on post production for his student project on March 3 in room 184 Moore Hall.

coming into the class, but the same basic skills and techniques are going to be taught. It will be more in line with what’s happening in the industry.”

Polinsky said Ball State University and Ohio University have audio recording programs, and this upgrade will make CMU’s program more competitive with other programs.

Novi senior Patrick Budesky, production manager of Moore Media Records, said he’s happy the technology is being updated to reflect industry standards.

“Keeping up to date is really important and it’s in

everyone’s best interestCMU’s, MMR’s, BCA students’-to give students the most worthwhile learning experience...and (the new technology) will definitely facilitate that,” he said.

The project is scheduled to begin May 1 and has to be complete by May 15 because the lab might be used during the summer, leaving about two weeks for the project to be completed.

Department Chair Peter Orlik said the money for the project is coming from the regular BCA equipment account and the BCA BEST Equipment Fund, which consists of money from alumni and other donors.

Orlik said the current technology in the lab is outdated.

Some of it is no longer supported by manufacturers.

The Farmington Hills office of AVI Systems will install the equipment with help from and the BCA contract engineer.

“I’ve been asking for the funds to do this for a couple years, so now we have some funding to do it,” Polinsky said. “We’ve needed to get to that next step from a stand-alone mixing console to a control surface for a while. We did some upgrades to the lab in 2008, but they weren’t nearly as extensive as this is going to be,” Polinsky said.

College of Health Professions will offer new masters degree

By Andrew Surma Staff Reporter

After attempts in previous years were unsuccessful, the Herbert H. & Mary A. Dow College of Health Professions has been approved to offer a master’s degree in public health starting in fall 2015.

Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher, a Central Michigan University alumna and professor in the School of Health Sciences Community Division, said the college will offer four oncampus MPH classes in the fall, and hopes to have around 12 students in each class. Ultimately, Brookins-Fisher said the program will go online as part of Global Campus.

Brookins-Fisher said classes offered will include biological statistics, rural health, health education theories and health policy.

“This is a time when health care costs are soaring and so are peoples’ needs. The idea of trying to fund preventa-

tive programs like public health makes this timely. We have a need for prevention,” Brookins-Fisher said.

Demands for health educators and community health workers is projected to increase by 21 percent between 2012 and 2022, according to the bureau of labor statistics. A report by undergraduate teaching assistant Lindsay Soave states that in order to produce enough graduates to replace those retiring from the field—23 percent in 2012—schools of public health will need to educate and graduate three times the number of graduates over the next 11 years.

“We have done surveys with our local students and the community and so far.

Interest has been good.”

Brookins-Fisher said.

Stephen Nkansah-Amankra, assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences Community Division, helped get the MPH program established.

“I have got an in-depth

understanding of what it is to develop a program,” NkansahAmankra said. “I feel I am looking at the greater good of society, which is public health— the greater good of society.”

Nkansah-Amankra said the rural focus of the master’s program at CMU will make it the first of its kind in the state of Michigan and the third in the country.

“It’s difficult to conceptualize, but to produce into practice requires a great

effort,” Nkansah-Amankra said. “So, if we just copy what others have done—that’s easy, but would that be what this institution is looking for?”

Both Brookins-Fisher and Nkansah-Amankra said there is demand for of public health services in mid and northern Michigan and using interdisciplinary practices to serve these regions of the state.

“There is an entire half of our state that is under-served,” Brookins Fischer said. “We

don’t have another major university north of Central. I think we feel some personal responsibility to provide what’s needed in those populations.”

Ontell Babbitt, a Detroit native who graduated from CMU last December with a degree in community health, said he has applied to join the program in the fall.

“I want to be a part of the first class and sort of set the stage for the future of the program.” Babbitt said.

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INSIDE LIFE life in brief

Health inspections mandatory in research

Science

Fermentation science applications due March 7

Students to be tested for allergies before beginning lab work

By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

Signing a lab safety form and listing your known allergies isn’t enough anymore.

For students who wish to conduct research in labs or take classes that involve animal research, a $50 health and safety form will soon be mandatory.

This safety form is already a mandate for professors, graduate students and student employees, but may become a requirement for undergraduates in the 2016 academic year.

The process of developing more stringent safety screenings began in about six years ago.

“In 2009, we just had our federal assurance to use live animals renewed,” said Ian Davison, the interim vice president of research and dean of the College of Science and Technology.

“At that point, (the assurance) was contingent on developing an occupational safety program.

Because of the health risk of animal testing, we revised the policy and required screenings of all employees (who are exposed to animals) and we are now working on applying that to students.”

The greatest concern comes from dangerous skin and respiratory conditions that are caused from rodent dander, Davison said. Asthma is a major concern.

Gary Dunbar, director of the neuroscience program, expressed mixed feelings toward the new policy. “$50 may not seem like a large investment to many, but for some, it could decide whether or not they take a desired course,” he said.

Dunbar experienced mild allergic reactions while working as a graduate student at CMU, and taught himself to minimize exposure in order to stop symptoms.

“I’ve never personally seen our present policy as a problem,” Dunbar said. “I’ve never seen a student get sick in the lab.”

A questionnaire developed by local physician Douglas Schrauben of the Central Occupational Medicine Program is submitted to Occupational Health and Safety, and then given to Schrauben for evaluation. The student or faculty member is then informed through the university whether or not there were health risks detected in the questionnaire, although actual risks are kept confidential by Schrauben.

If Schrauben deems an individual to be at risk, an appointment will be made to address the severity of the condition.

“There is an increasing amount of undergraduates doing research, and the risks are still present for students, whether or not they’re employed,” Davison said.

OSHA states if a student requires a respirator or other additional protective equipment, it is provided to the student without additional costs.

“Graduate students may stay for a couple years and then move on, but there are 70-100 grads who have filled it out working at any given time,” said Jennifer Walton, manager for Environmental Health and Safety. This number is expected to drastically increase when the measure is introduced to undergraduates.

“Obviously if you are watching mice navigate a maze or indirectly observing you aren’t in danger,” Davison said. “The handling of animals is going to require a screening.”

Photos by Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Edwardsburg senior Alison Goldsmith and faculty member in the College of Medicine, Julien Rossignol, put rat spinal cord tissue pieces on a microscope slide March 3 in the Health Professions Building.

From humble

beginnings Neuroscience director helps elevate program to national recognition

By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

When neuroscience program Director Gary Dunbar returned to his alma matter in 1987, he began building the program in a cramped closet tucked in the back of Rowe Hall.

Twenty-seven years later, the Society for Neuroscience presented Central Michigan University with the “2013 Undergraduate Program of the Year” Award. This prize marks CMU’s undergraduate neuroscience program as the best in the country.

Dunbar received master’s degrees in psychology and biology from CMU in 1976 and 1977, respectively. This was at a time when neuroscience was known as physiological psychology.

“We didn’t really have the access to, or the space for labs,” Dunbar said. “As time went on I got some grants, retrofitted classrooms, and by the early 90’s I had a cohort of students that were doing very well and were enthusiastic about it.”

In 1988, Dunbar published his first study on a drug called GM 1 Ganglioside as a possible treatment for Hunnington’s Disease. Dunbar continued his research on the drug, and its normal protocol as a treatment for Alzheimer’s, from his doctoral work at Clarke University.

“We were 30 years ahead of our time,” Dunbar said. “We’re starting this up again because it’s a hot issue right now. We’d like to combine this with our stem cell treatment and play to our strengths.”

In 1990, Dunbar received a National Institutes of Health grant to further study the effects and treatment of Hunnington’s Disease. The initial work was not appreciated at the time, but that did not slow down the growth of the program.

A year later, Dunbar was one of the founding members of Faculty for Neuroscience, a group dedicated to facilitating opportunities for undergraduate research involving students and faculty.

“Undergraduates couldn’t be members when we started, and now society has embraced some of the things (undergraduates) have brought,” he said.

The undergraduate program was formalized in 1999. That year, neuroscience officially became a program.

“At that time it was the very first undergraduate major (at CMU) in Michigan,” he said. “It involved six departments and three colleges, and it was a big happening.”

While there was a behavioral neuroscience track in the applied experimental psychology program, graduate studies weren’t formalized until 2008.

Southfield senior Olivia Lossia and faculty member in the College of Medicine, Julien Rossignol, looks at cells in the microscope March 3 in the Health Professions Building.

Applications for the fermentation science program are due March 7.

Email verification will be sent to applicants a week later. The program has a capacity of 24 students, but students can still apply and will be placed on a waiting list until the course fills up.

“In the first semester, we’re going to have a lecture course that goes through all of the biochemistry and microbiology,” said Director of Fermentation Science Cordell DeMattei. “There will also be a lab course where we do an analysis of ingredients, final products and the process all the way through.”

Hunter’s Ale House and Mountain Town Brewery in Mount Pleasant are partnered with Central Michigan University for the program.

Students will brew beer under their liquor licenses.

The program consists of 16-credit hours for certification.

- Kate Carlson, Staff Reporter

Alumni

Couple to speak for ms awareness month Central Michigan University alumna Jennifer Digmann and her husband, Dan, a graduate student, will speak as part of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness month at 7 p.m.

March 17 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda.

Their talk is titled “Achieving in Spite of Adversity.”

The Digmanns both have MS and have lived with the disease for more than 30 combined years. They were recently asked to be one of 12 couples featured in “A Dose of Devotion: How Couples Living with Multiple Sclerosis Keep Their Love Strong.”

Dan was diagnosed with MS in 2000, and Jennifer was diagnosed in 1997. Dan has the relapsing-remitting form of the disease, and Jennifer has a more advanced form called secondary-progressive. She can no longer walk.

- Sydney Smith, News Editor

Downtown

Pro Wrestling show to introduce new championship belt Gaylord junior Nicole Wilkinson and faculty member in the College of Medicine Julien Rossignol perform cell work where they label cells with fluorescent receptor markers and put in a flowcytometer to see if the cells express the receptors on March 3, at the Health Professions Building.

“We’re starting this up again, because it’s a hot issue right now. We’d like to combine this with our stem cell treatment and play to our strengths.”

Gary Dunbar, neuroscience program Director Michael Sandstrom joined the faculty in January 2003 and said the continuing interest and involvement in students was the key to the program’s growth.

“Interdisciplinary programs are notorious for falling through the cracks,” Sandstrom said. “But we are as open as possible to undergraduate research, which is an attractive attribute.”

Julien Rossignol joined the neuroscience program in 2011 when the College of Medicine opened,

having previously worked with Dunbar as a post-doctoral fellow.

He said he was pleased to enter a work environment w here positive cooperation was so important.

“We are different and we should continue being different,” Rossignol said. “Here, you are not alone in your lab and you should work as a member of a team.”

CMU offers a BS, MS and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Neuroscience. As of fall 2014, there are 141 on-campus neuroscience majors at CMU.

Local professional wrestling promotion Imperial Wrestling Entertainment will introduce a new title belt Saturday, March 7 at MAC TV Studios 312 Michigan St. in Downtown Mount Pleasant.

The Gladiator championship will see 10 men competing in a gauntlet-style main event for the new belt. The match will start with two wrestlers in the ring and following a pinfall or submission, a fresh competitor will enter.

The match will continue until 10 wrestlers have competed with the last man in the ring winning the belt.

The event will also feature local ring veterans Gentleman John Campbell and Stuntman Mike, along with tag-team champions Dynasty Force Corps.

Doors for the event will open at 3 p.m., with the bell time scheduled for 4 p.m. The event will be taped for IWE’s television promotion Battle Zone TV, which is broadcasted across the country on Roku and available on Charter Communications channel 191.

- Adrian Hedden, News Editor

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EDITORIAL | Safety should be taken seriously by students on spring break

Safeguard your

spring break Students can take steps to protect themselves and belongings over break

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Windows LOCKED & curtains CLOSED Faucets turned OFF

pring break is fast approaching; only a few classes and midterms separate students from a week of freedom.

Some students will travel south to soak up the sun. Others will rack up service hours on alternative break trips. Some will return to their hometowns or stay in Mount Pleasant to work.

No matter what your spring break has in store for you, one thing you should keep in mind before you leave is safety. Keeping yourself and your belongings protected over break is not only advisable, it’s simple.

UNPLUG electrical appliances except fridges and fish tanks Lights off and door LOCKED Try to keep things from being pressed up against the outside wall.

Keep the bathroom/bedroom doors open to encourage circulation in all areas

Protect your residence

Taking steps to protect personal belongings over break is vital. The Central Michigan University Police Department reports electronics as the most commonly stolen items over spring break. As trivial as it might sound, double checking that you’ve locked your residence hall room, apartment or house can prevent a devastating return to school.

Specifically, students in residence halls should take care to lock their windows, especially on the terrace level. Hiding valuables will do no good if you’ve forgotten to lock your room.

The same goes for locking vehicles.

With fewer cars on campus over break, the ones left behind become targets to thieves. Cars left parked on streets rather than garages or lots are exposed to tickets, the elements, potential traffic accidents and vandals.

Taking these measures to ensure the protection of your belongings is a necessity. Reminding your friends to do the same is the next step.

We are constantly reminded to take care of one another here at CMU. This sentiment shouldn’t go out the window the moment we leave campus.

Protect yourself and your friends Whether students stay in town or go abroad, drinking could be an option for them. According to a Forbes article, the largest danger facing students during spring break is binge drinking. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as consuming more than five drinks in one evening.

Use a buddy system, keep watch over each others health and remind each other to lock up before you leave. Watch out for your friend’s well being while on vacation, and watch out for their best interests here at school.

Spring break is a time for relaxation before the final push to the end of the semester.

Use these tips to ensure a safe, pleasurable break is had by all.

Preparing for the real world Kelsey Smith Copy Editor

It’s March, and every senior in college knows what that means— deadline season.

Summer internship and job opportunities are growing smaller as spring approaches. As a senior myself, I am feeling the nervousness kick in as the month of May creeps closer.

If you are one of the many seniors struggling to put together a resume and cover letter, you’re not alone. I didn’t think I was ready to step into the real world either, but trust me— it’s going to be alright.

If you are absorbed by scrolling Buzzfeed and watching videos on YouTube, it’s time to crack down and start planning for the future.

Thirteen ways to redecorate your room can wait; your future cannot.

Applying for your first “real” job can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s not too late. The time to put yourself out there is now.

Each day, I set aside some time to look for internship openings and start the application process. Starting the search is half the battle. The earlier you start, the better.

Usually I look online for openings. If there isn’t an official opening listed, I still encourage you to send a resume and cover letter inquiring about the company and any available opportunities.

This shows you are driven, and prepared to start your career. It also demonstrates that you are interested in that specific company—they might take you more seriously.

Getting advice and constructive criticism from an adviser in your program is always useful.

I’m in my adviser’s office at least twice a week—probably more than he enjoys.

Being persistent is key. It’s good to be eager and interested in improving yourself as a young professional. Advisers are typically excited and willing to help students down their career path. You aren’t going to find an expert in your field any closer.

I suggest taking advantage of this resource while you can.

Only good things can come out constructive criticism of your portfolio and resume.` The clock is ticking, but you still have some time left. Turn off Netflix and start applying. You’ll be graduating soon, and it’ll all be worth it when you walk off with that diploma.

Letter to the editor

CMU’s Take Back the Tap Campaign is not going away TO THE EDITOR: The sustainability-based registered student organization known as Take Back the Tap at Central Michigan University is not going away anytime soon. As president of the organization this year, I have had the honor and privilege of working with some of the most compassionate, committed and intelligent student activists. Our goal is to phase out the sale of single-use bottled water on CMU’s campus, and we have been working toward this end for more than five years now.

The campaign is orchestrated by the national nonprofit organization, Food & Water Watch, and Take Back the Tap groups can be found on more than 50 campuses across the country.

The CMU specific campaign has made many accomplishments during our time here, including: collecting thousands of petitions signatures from

Editorial Mariah Prowoznik, Editor-in-Chief Adrian Hedden, News Editor Malachi Barrett, News Editor Zahra Ahmad, News Editor Sydney Smith, News Editor Dominick Mastrangelo, Sports Editor Megan Pacer, Voices Editor Daytona Niles, Photo Editor Sarah White, Assistant Photo Editor Nate Morrison, Design Editor Michael Farris, Page Designer Central Michigan Life, the independent voice of Central Michigan University, is edited and published by students of Central Michigan University every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, and every Wednesday during CMU’s summer sessions. The newspaper’s online edition, cm-life.com, contains all of the material published in print, and is updated on an as-needed basis.

students that support ending the use of single-use water bottles, the Student Government Association passed legislation that supports phasing out single-use water bottles on campus, about 30 faculty members and 15 student groups have signed a letter supporting the mission of our campaign, and we continue to raise awareness about our concerns related to bottled water and other sustainability issues.

We are concerned with several issues related to bottled water and we know as a reader you mostly likely want data to back up our claims, so here’s a taste:

Environmental concerns

The production and transportation of plastic water bottles takes a significant toll on the environment. In fact, more than 17 million barrels of oil are used in bottled water production each

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year in the United States and over 80 percent of the bottles are not recycled.

Health concerns

The federal government requires much more rigorous and frequent testing of tap water than bottled water and independent tests have found arsenic, microbes, toxic chemicals and other pollutants in bottled water.

These thin, plastic bottles release toxic petrochemicals into the water inside them. In fact, 22 percent of the brands tested contain levels of chemical contaminants above state health limits.

Affordability concerns

Bottled water is exponentially more expensive than tap water, costing up to 4,000 times more for the same product.

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Social concerns

Bottled water promotes the privatization and exploitation of our common water resources. In privatizing public water resources, bottled water corporations prioritize profits for stockholders and executives rather than the needs of the community.

Due to these problems, the case for the phasing out of the sale of bottled water is a strong one. As Michiganders, we are stewards of 20 percent of the world’s available, fresh surface water. In Mount Pleasant, our drinking water is verifiably clean and safe.

There is simply no reason to drink disposable bottled water. “Refills not landfills” is one of our favorite phrases in TBTT, and we advocate for solutions like drinking tap water from a reusable bottle and investing in public water infrastructure like the refill stations found in many of the

buildings on campus.

We believe that access to safe, affordable drinking water is a human right that should be protected. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the administrators that make decisions on the matter refuse to grant our request.

Despite widespread support for our campaign, administrators like Tom Trionfi, director of contracting and purchasing services, and Shaun Holtgreive, executive director for student affairs, believe that bottled water sales are too important to give up. Take Back the Tap at CMU respectfully disagrees, and we can guarantee that we will not stop educating, advocating and agitating until CMU is a bottled water free campus.

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Marijuana bill would allow use on campus for medicinal purpose

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Marijuana would be allowed for use on campus if a bill being discussed by the Student Government Association is made into policy.

The bill was passed unanimously in the Senate and tabled in the House at Monday’s SGA meeting.

Aiming to allow students with medical marijuana cards to use cannabis on campus, the bill will be revisited at the SGA’s next meeting.

According to both federal law and university policy, possession of marijuana on campus is a misdemeanor, with or without documentation.

Sen. Ian Elliot, the bill’s author, said his intention is not for students to possess and use marijuana for recreational purposes, but to assist students who require the drug for ailments such as multiple sclerosis and cancer. “(This bill) would not allow for the use outside of anything that the state already allows, or what physicians are already recommending,” Elliot said. “(But) this bill cannot be enacted, theoretically, until federal law changes.”

The bill enables students

with medicinal marijuana cards to possess and use the drug in any form. It focuses on edible forms, Elliot said, to avoid conflict with the campus-wide ban on smoking.

“Most of the students that we are representing would prefer to use a digestive form,” Elliot said.

It is legal in Michigan for a person to possess marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Within the city of Mount Pleasant, an individual may posses up to an ounce of marijuana and use it on their private property.

Sgt. Riley Olson of the Central Michigan University Police Department said when calls are made to the department for use of marijuana on campus, each instance is dealt with on a “case-by-case” basis.

“Fortunately here at CMU, what makes us different than any other law enforcement agency around here is that we do have the ability to handle things ‘in house’ through Student Rights and Responsibilities.” Olson said. “If we do deal with somebody that is in possession of or uses marijuana, (CMUPD) has the opportunity to complete an investigation and forward it on to the Office

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Although Olson said it is a “small amount” of students, medical marijuana patients do make up a portion of students charged with possession on campus.

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Photos by Emily Mesner | Staff Photographer Students study and hang out on Feb. 22 at Kaya Coffee House.

Claire Abendroth | Staff Photographer New Mexico resident Lee Francis, 37, speaks to students during the ComiConference March 3 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

Senior Kayla Priest and graduate student Konstantin Yanidi place their order on Feb. 22 at Kaya coffee house.

KAYA | continued from 1A thought it would be a good experience for Elly to learn management skills.

Her parents are now retired. They decided to sell Kaya when Elly finished school.

“Owning the shop while being a student definitely had its challenges,” Elly said. “The more I was away from there, it was harder to keep up with what is needed as far as stocking and inventory. It’s interesting because you’re with cliental all day at school, but it’s hard to be in two places at once. That’s why I found it was important to train employees to be independent and handle responsibilities.”

Maintaining the values and aesthetic of Kaya is important to owners keep in mind when looking for new ownership. The coffee shop purchases all coffee, tea and

Library | continued from 1A budget is going to be for the next fiscal year beginning in July (including a $100,000 increase),” Moore said. “We looked at what we are going to have and we looked at our estimate of our costs for library journals and databases.

As a consequence, we announced we are going to have to make some choices about things we won’t be buying.”

Another 6.5 percent reduction in serials could be made for the 2016-

food from local farmers or companies, unless they make it themselves. The shop is also part of the Mount Pleasant recycling program, where local gardeners recycle their coffee grounds.

“I love working at Kaya because of how many customers are regulars,” said Ada senior Shannon Dahlquist. “Students, professors and residents of Mount Pleasant come into Kaya to enjoy the chill atmosphere and chat.”

Flushing senior Ted Greenfelder said he hopes Kaya will continue to offer the same services under new ownership.

“I think the coolest thing about Kaya is that they are open 24 hours for exams so people have a place to study,” he said. “Hopefully the new owners decide to keep it that way, because it’s really convenient.”

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2017 year, amounting to $242,000. Moore said they don’t want to have to cut any more after next year if they do not have to.

“We always want to buy the right resources to meet the needs of students and faculty,” Irwin said. “We are always changing what we are subscribing (to).”

The changes will also affect Global Campus students and faculty.

The Park Library Building also contains the Clarke Historical Library, the acquisitions of which are exclusively funded through donations. It will see no reductions.

ComiConference highlights diversity in graphic novels

By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

The third annual Central Michigan University ComiConference celebrated diversity in graphic novels through speakers and comic book creators presenting their work throughout the day.

Gene Luen Yang, creator of award-winning graphic novel “American Born Chinese,” discussed foreign influences on the American comic book culture. Yang has worked extensively with Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Brian Konietzko in creating The Promise comic trilogy that details the lives of the characters between the original series and the sequel series, Legend of Korra.

“A lot of the early creators like Stan Lee were the children of Jewish immigrants,” Yang said.

Superman’s origin story, loosely described as the son of two non-English-speaking scientists being sent to America for a better future, has European and Asian roots.

Yang worked with 40’s comic hero The Green Turtle, whose portrait was always obscured in his illustrations.

Yang discussed rumors that the creator, Chu Hing, intended the hero to be ChineseAmerican but knew he would not be published if he did.

After the initial spark of creativity, Yang begins with a model sheet. This offers an imprecise but full view of his characters that he will use for proportions and the appearance of characters. Then he outlines a barebones description of the book’s narrative.

Yang records the first draft of the script, jotting down descriptions of illustrations and writing out thought bubbles and dialogue boxes.

Thumbnail sketches, which offer more specific positioning

of characters within panels, come next. Then he pencils in the frames on clear paper so that each character retains their proportions throughout the comic. He follows with a Japanese brush pen to ink in the book.

After the comic is scanned into the computer and colored in Photoshop, the draft is sent to copy editors at FirstSecond comics, Yang’s publisher.

Native American creator Lee Francis spoke on the subject of Native American depictions in the medium.

He cited the common depiction of native peoples in comics, ranging from the offensive comics such as Scalphunter to more balanced characterizations such as XMen’s Forge and Warpath.

Francis pointed to the “othering” of native people in comics. His talk, titled “Heroes, Monsters, and Tricksters: The Rise of Indigenous Comic Books,” discussed the way Native Americans are often singled out to play certain stereotypes, such as the shaman and the noble warrior, throughout modern media.

“The culture you always see is that of the Sioux,” Francis said. “They’re the raiders on horseback who war on The Great Plains, using tomahawks. My people are farmers, but that would be a very exciting comic book.”

Francis is one of the founding members and managing editor of Indigenous Narratives Comics, which was founded by a group of Native American artists and writers in 2011.

INC has published several historical fiction comics, titled Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, which was created by Arrigan Starr and tells stories of the Native Americans who used their language to code messages for the American military.

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CMU faculty showcase creative abilities at ComiConference In this issue of the Central Michigan University ComiConference, The Adjunct Avenger fights to set free a magical box of knowledge held captive by the dastardly corporate mogul Umlaut von Schlitterbahn.

This is not the premise for the next Marvel film, but how comic book artist and Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work faculty Amanda Garrison frames the relationship between adjuncts and the university.

She was the first speaker at the third annual CMU ComiConference in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

“The imperfections are just as important to me as what’s right,” Garrison said.

“I draw as I get inspired, so it’s spontaneous work.”

Instead of a lecture or a pre-prepared article, Garrison took audience members through a tour of her personal comic work, which details several aspects of being an educator as told through the eyes of her semi-autobiographical heroine, Vanessa Knox.

Knox is a character Garrison created on the Sketchbook Pro who must balance a nicotine addiction, mainWoo’s Windtalkers, but the code talker program began in World War I and continued through World War II and involved 68 Native American nations.

“The idea that fun and education are mutually exclusive is nonsense,” said host and English Department faculty member Joseph Michael Sommers.

“We’re at a nexus, an absolute convergence point, in comics. The idea of diversity and women in comics... women are really kicking butt right now.

Let’s talk about that.”

An estimated 400 people attended Tuesday’s Comiconference, nearly double the 250 that came the previous year. Boston University faculty Laura Jimenez spoke about feminism and the long

tain a career as a chemistry educator and fight crime.

This character addresses several of the problems adjunct professors face.

Garrison regularly sketches Knox and friends, which includes The Goldfish, the embodiment of lackadaisical white privilege and The W.K.W., the representation of a cautious professor on the tenure track.

“There is a real box of knowledge that’s available at any university,” Garrison said. “Ideally, anyone can learn but this knowledge is restricted.”

Several aspiring artists attended and drew on the Sketchbook App as she talked. Juniors Valarie Bruzewski and Caitlin McBride drew superhero versions of one another after being inspired by Garrison’s work.

“What she has to say is really important,” Bruzewski said. “(Comics) have that stigma that they’re for kids and that they’re only an entertainment genre, they’re always called sub par and that’s not correct.”

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road of challenges facing not only women in the industry, but roles of female protagonists in the industry.

Jimenez is currently working on an open source project examining how women are portrayed in graphic novels.

Michelle Ann Abate, associate professor of Literature for Children and Young Adults at Ohio State University, gave the final presentation of the night on the The Li’l Tomboy Comic Book Series, which featured a feisty female protagonist in the backdrop of social issues in the 50s.

The Academy Awardwinning film Big Hero 6 was also shown twice during the day. The film is based off of the Marvel comic book of the same name.

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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Assistant Vice President of Recreation Events and Conferences Stan Shingles passion for sports got him into College Recreations and events management. On his free time he likes to go to CMU games.

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SMARTS A love of sports and commitment to diversity paved a path of success for Stan Shingles

By Michael Young Staff Reporter

When Stan Shingles made his journey to Central Michigan University in 1989, he never imagined he would be a prominent figure on campus more than 25 years later.

Shingles, assistant vice president of Recreation Events and Conferences, organizes and manages conferences and events involving university recreation services. In April he will be named president of the Association for Leaders in College Recreation.

Shingles grew up in a lower middle class neighborhood in Chicago with his parents and two older brothers.

His mother, a schoolteacher, and his father, a factory worker, instilled the belief in Shingles that

he could accomplish whatever he wanted to. They ran a structured household, where Shingles and his siblings were expected to be in the house by the time the streetlights turned on.

“When you have three boys growing up in the city, there are a lot of challenges,” Shingles said. “There were street gangs just like there are today, and you can get into a lot of stuff. Many people I grew up with are incarcerated or dead.”

Distractions were plentiful for Shingles and his siblings, but so were two local youth centers. He used these outlets to stay focused as a student, and grow as a person.

“There were lots of after-school activities, youth leagues and summer camps,” Shingles said. “The experiences I had in those centers developed my interest in terms of

going into sports and recreation, because there was always something to do to keep us out of trouble.”

The youth centers also taught Shingles lessons that he finds valuable even today.

“One of the things that you learn there is discipline,” Shingles said.

“It was highly structured. It was a privilege to be there and not a right. That privilege was taken away if you didn’t conduct yourself in the right way.”

He followed his interest by attending Illinois State University, where he majored in recreation.

Shingles entered college years after the Civil Rights movement, and describes race relations as less hostile than years past. Still, he had to make an adjustment being an African American kid from an urban city, while attending col-

lege in a rural town that was not racially diverse.

“Chicago was one of the most segregated cities in America. It still is to this day,” Shingles said. “A lot of my classmates at ISU were coming from small rural farming communities and we didn’t culturally understand each other.”

After graduation he worked for a social service agency in hopes of making a difference in the lives of children.

“Most of these kids were one step away from going to the Department of Corrections,” Shingles said. “I was able to use sports and recreation as a way to give something to people who felt like they had nothing to lose.”

Shingles was able to use the same principle of discipline that he learned in his Chicago youth

center to teach others.

“I was able to tell them that if they couldn’t take care of school, or if they are disrupting the group home, they wouldn’t be able to participate in their sport or event,” Shingles said. “I had to help to create an environment where they earned privileges.”

Flint senior Allen Seales has had many experiences with Shingles, including working with him in the SAC as an intern.

“Mr. Shingles has been a valuable resource both academically and professionally. He has given me a lot of advice that could help me if I was ever stuck in a situation,” Seales said.

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Threads Fashion Show to showcase student designs in McGuirk Arena

By Lexi Carter Staff Reporter

Work by Apparel Merchandising and Design students will be on display April 25 at the annual Threads Fashion Show.

The show is an opportunity for designers in the program to gain real-world experience with producing and promoting a fashion show.

This year the show takes place in McGuirk Arena for the first time, giving them a bigger venue to work in. To get prepared for the show, two producers are running the event this year.

Jennise Thurston, a Harbor Springs graduate student is working as a designer for Threads, and producer of the show. She has worked for Threads for five years as designer, and producer.

“It’s a way we can showcase all the work we’ve been doing over the last year,” Thurston said. “It allows us to represent Central the best way we can.”

Portage sophomore Zach Stoner will also be a designer and producer of the show. As a freshman, he said he was interested in Threads from day one.

“I came to Central partially because of Threads,” Stoner said. “I came up and toured and was told about this wonderful student-run fashion show. I kind of wheeled my way in as a freshman because typically that’s not allowed.”

Stoner said Threads shows improvements the apparel merchandising program has seen in recent years.

“The show represents our program and the amount of work that goes into it, and developing yourself

before you go in and find a career.”

Stoner said.

Because it is student-run, Threads hosts fundraising events during the semester to help support the show.

White Lake junior Hannah Fedorko will be participating as a designer for the second time.

“Last year I kind of heard about Threads halfway through the school year,” Fedorko said. “I really wanted to try to do it because I want to be a designer in the future.”

Fedorko is working with a partner this year. She said they are hoping to create clothing designs with a retro look.

“Our inspiration is in a sense grunge,” Fedorko said.

Tickets for the fashion show are now available on Ticket Central for $16.

File Photo | Kaitlin Thoresen Brighton junior Katie Ayaub models a design by Howell junior Kaitlin Slack that was inspired by “The Black Swan” during the 2013 Threads Fashion show at Plachta Auditorium.

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How to prevent break-ins over spring break

By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

Students have an important list of tasks to complete before abandoning the Mount Pleasant winter for sunny skies during Spring Break.

Central Michigan University Police said students

need to make sure their rooms, apartments and vehicles are safe while they are gone over break.

CMU Police Department Chief Bill Yeagley said officers are out in force over break to help combat

theft and property damage, but students still need to take steps to protect themselves.

“We are out in force over the break,” Yeagley said. “You still need to take home your valuables and make sure your residence is locked up tight.”

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monly stolen items over break.

This includes laptops, phones, tablets and other valuable electronics Yeagley called, “easily transportable.”

Vehicles

He cautioned against leaving cars valuable to larcenies. While the number of vehicles on campus over break decreases, vehicles left unattended can be attractive to criminals.

“Park your cars legally and secure them,” Yeagley said. “Make sure they are locked and emptied of valuables. Do not leave anything out in sight.”

Historically, vehicle larceny rates do not consistently rise or fall over spring break. They can rise when thieves make plans to target student lots.

Mount Pleasant Police Department Public Information officer Jeff Browne said for residents living off campus, it is important to not leave cars in the street in the event of a snowstorm when the city needs to plow.

“Move your vehicles out of the street,” Browne said. “They present a hazard for plow trucks and an opportunity for criminals.”

Residence Halls

Yeagley and Associate Director of Residence Life Michelle Veith cautioned students living in residence halls on the terrace level to secure their windows.

“Windows on the terrace level have either a locking mechanism or an arm to prevent the window from being opened from the outside,” Veith said.

Veith also said that while pipes bursting is sometimes inevitable, students can reduce the risk of a burst by leaving their heat dial on a setting of 3 or above.

“Don’t leave anything that can be destroyed by water on the floor,” Veith said. “On the off chance that a pipe bursts, you don’t want possessions on the floor to get ruined.”

Veith also advised that students take out all of their trash to prevent mold or infestation, and to seal any perishables. Most importantly, Veith asked students to ensure the last person to leave the residence checks out with a staff member.

“Please be sure to have the last person leaving check out with a staff member,” Veith said. “That way everyone will be sure your room is secure.”

UNPLUG electrical appliances except fridges and fish tanks Food SEALED and/or REFRIGERATED Leave the heat dial on at least 3 Lights off and door LOCKED Try to keep things from being pressed up against the outside wall Keep the bathroom/bedroom doors open to encourage circulation in all areas Last person must check out with RA/MA SOURCE: Office of Residence Life

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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Mount Pleasant resident Michael Huenemann, 40, left, speaks with Assistant Vice President of Recreation Events and Conferences Stan Shingles after the men’s basketball game against Toledo March 3 in McGuirk Arena.

Shingles | continued from 1B been impacted by Shingles’ work at CMU. “Mr. Shingles has helped me grow and mature a lot just by sharing wisdom and experiences,” Parker said.

“Now I’m in charge of a mentoring program and he’s one of our mentors. All of his mentees really look up to him.”

After finishing graduate school at ISU, Shingles was recruited to work as the Assistant Director for Intramural Sports at CMU. This was around the same time the Student Activity Center was built.

Shingles had his hand in many different endeavors at CMU. He worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for CMU sports from 19932009. Now, he enjoys a much bigger responsibility in the recreation department.

Shingles said he has seen the city of Mount Pleasant and the university go through many changes, es-

“Mr. Shingles has helped me grow and mature a lot just by sharing wisdom and experiences.”

Vincent Parker, Lansing senior pecially regarding diversity.

“When I came here we had a handful of African American staff members, and nobody stayed because it wasn’t an environment that supported you staying,” Shingles said. “I’ve always been different. I said that I wasn’t going to be like the other people and leave.”

Shingles describes Mount Pleasant when he arrived as a closed society. Something as simple as trying to diversify television channels was a task decades ago.

“One of the biggest things in entertainment for African-American people then was BET (Black Entertainment Television). We wanted it added to the local cable stations,” Shingles said. “We went and spoke with the general manager

of the cable company, and he told us that there was no market for (BET).”

With the help of Shingles, CMU students were able to gather 1,500 signatures from students requesting the station be added. After the local cable company still refused to cooperate, the CMU on-campus cable network added BET to the channels it offers.

A man who places purpose over task, Shingles prides himself by living in accordance to the golden rule: Treat people how you would want to be treated.

“We’re all the product of the subtotal of our experiences,” Shingles said. “Our total body of work is going to be judged one day. I hope mine is judged on what I try to do to make lives better.”

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Photos by Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Saudi Arabia sophomore Khalid Aldossary, left, helps junior Matthew Kelly, right, practice for the penalty kick tournament March 2 in the Student Activity Center.

To warm up for the Penalty Kick tournament, soccer players kick balls to each other.

Students recognized at American Advertising Federation awards

By Tess Francke Staff Reporter

Five Central Michigan University advertising students were selected from the midMichigan region to receive awards from the American Advertising Federation.

Sponsored by the AAF, the Feb. 20 award ceremony was held at Lumber Baron’s Brewery of Bay City.

Known as the “Addy Awards”, they are given to both students and professionals. Competitors are to create a hypothetical advertising campaign for a selected product.

Working as a team, three students chose to make a campaign for Kinky Liqueur, earning a silver award. The campaign featured scantily

clad men.

“It was a very collaborative process and we all contributed equally,” said Garden City senior Breann Wasson. “Our idea could open a lot of doors.”

Found humorous by the judges and audience, the project was also a step in the right direction away from sexualizing women in the media, said Livonia senior Andrea Shaw, one of the students who worked on the submission.

“We are starting to learn that yes, sex sells, but it seems like the easy way out,” Shaw said.

All three of the students agreed that accepting the award shed light on the advertising program at CMU. “I am really proud to represent CMU. We have a strong advertising program and it

reflects on how much we have learned,” said Georgia senior Stephanie Butcher.

Sterling Heights senior Dan Hlivka won a silver Addy Award for his outdoor and poster campaign titled “Let Travelosity Consume You.” Working individually, Hlivka said, gave him more artistic freedom.

“Winning an Addy has definitely boosted my confidence to graduate and make achievements in the work force,” he said.

Santiago, Chile senior Ettore Risi Mortola accepted the AAF Graphic Design and Advertising Student Scholarship of $500.

Judges unanimously chose him based on the four pieces submitted from his portfolio.

“When I won I felt very accomplished and grateful for the award and recognition,” Mortola said. “I felt surprised that I was chosen over such talented students and artists.”

University Art Gallery will be hosting a Graphic Design Capstone Exhibition showcasing more of their work from April 3-18.

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IF THE TOURNAMENT STARTED TODAY Here is what seeding in the Mid-American Conference Tournament looks like with one game to play for every team in the league. A win Friday guarantees CMU the No. 1 spot in the Tournament and an automatic bid in the National Invitation Tournament, if the Chippewas fail to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

1) CMU (12-5) 12) Ball State (2-15)

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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Members of the CMU men’s basketball team gather in excitement as they watch the Kent State vs. Bowling Green game on the big screen following their 85-77 win over Toledo, clinching the MAC West Division title March 3 at McGuirk Arena.

WEST | continued from 1A With Bowling Green State University’s loss to Kent State University Tuesday, CMU can claim the MAC regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament with a win at rival Western Michigan University on Friday.

Following the comeback victory over the Rockets, the Chippewas took turns cutting down the net at the west end of McGuirk Arena as fans cheered, celebrating

their team’s biggest accomplishment this season.

“We hope the fans remember it for a long time, because we sure are going to,” said junior point guard Chris Fowler. “It was really special to be able to celebrate something like this in front of our home fans.”

The Chippewas finished the season 16-1 at home in 2015.

Junior forward John Simons scored a career-high 28 points against UT, but said cutting down the nets was the biggest thrill of his night.

“As a college basketball

player that’s the thing you always dream of,” Simons said. “I want to do whatever I can to help my team, whether I score a ton of points or zero points. This is a pretty good feeling right now.”

After trailing for most of the first half, the Chippewas used a 12-2 run to claim their first lead of the game and go up 56-46 with 11:20 remaining.

An 8-2 UT run cut CMU’s lead down to 68-64 with less than five minutes to go, but Simons’ eighth 3-pointers of the game kept the Rockets out of striking distance.

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Fans were asked not to storm the court near the end of Tuesday’s 85-77 victory over Toledo for Central Michigan University men’s basketball, but the excitement was far from over.

The win clinched the MidAmerican Conference West Division title for CMU, and what followed was celebration, the cutting down of the nets and Mount Pleasant’s biggest watch party of the Bowling Green-Kent State game.

“The snapshot that probably sticks in my mind is (what happened) after the game,” said Head Coach Keno Davis. “The pure joy that our players had, whether it’s the star of the team or whether it’s a guy that didn’t get a chance to play.”

As seniors Austin Keel

and Tony Larkins climbed the ladder to cut down the nets, the attention was split between the scissors and the big screen. KSU had inherited 3,793 new fans as it attempted to come back against the Falcons.

The fans knew a win for KSU would put CMU in control of their own destiny. After a back-and-forth affair with KSU hitting a 3-pointer to take a one-point lead and a pair of missed free throws for BGSU, the Golden Flashes claimed an 81-80 victory.

“Usually we try and not root for other teams that are in our conference unless this happens, I guess, then I guess we do root for other teams,” said junior forward John Simons, who scored a career-high 28 points. “We still have one more game to play that’s still a meaningful game.”

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After the win, junior guard Chris Fowler pumped up and thanked the crowd as Davis said. “We couldn’t have done it without you.”

Keel walked to the sidelines for the final time, greeted by a hug from his dad. Redshirt freshman center Milos Cabarkapa high-fived a few excited children on the court.

“To share this with the University, especially the student body means a lot,” Fowler said.

“It’s special that they stayed around and watched (after the game). I hope it’s something that they remember, because we’ll definitely remember.”

Simons finished the game with a career-high 28 points and eight rebounds. His eight 3-pointers in CMU’s win over Toledo is the most of any MAC player during a single game this season.

“Simons has come so far,” said Head Coach Keno Davis. “Playing out of position and now being able to go against centers and play his more true position. He and (Fowler) have been good for each other.”

Fowler finished the division-clinching win over UT with 24 points and seven assists. Earlier this season, Fowler became CMU’s alltime assist leader.

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“It’s great that we are able to accomplish this together,” Fowler said. “We’re excited.

We know the magnitude of

this. We’re one big family.”

The Chippewas were sluggish to start the game, especially on the defensive end. The Rockets’ 10-0 run early in the first half gave UT a 14-7 lead early at the first media timeout.

Davis said while he was impressed with the way CMU responded, he knows how dangerous the “high-caliber” team like Toledo can be.

“They are definitely one of the teams that could represent (the MAC) in the NCAA Tournament,” Davis said. “For us, we know we can be, too. It will be important for us now to not forget what got us here.”

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Pressure is at an all-time high. Let the bidding begin.

The Detroit Lions have until 4 p.m. March 9 before their best defensive player in decades is gone for good.

On Monday, the Lions chose not to use a franchise tag on defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Paying one player $26.9 million for one season is too much. It’s not a smart financial move for an organization looking to add more than one piece to the currently incomplete puzzle.

Suh is the kind of player that will demand top dollar.

He is worth it. He is one of the best defensive players ever to wear an NFL uniform.

Do the Lions already have a deal in the works? We don’t know.

We heard last month from Lions President Tom Lewand that he was confident in getting a deal done with Suh. Is he still confident?

I believe the Lions have the best chance to sign Suh, but I don’t believe a deal will get done before he enters free agency.

Beginning March 7, other teams will begin negotiations with Suh. Detroit needs to jump now or else the best player on their team may be wearing a different uniform next season.

The ball is now in Suh’s court. He knows his value, and so does every NFL team

Courtesy Photo | Kirthmon F. Dozier Detroit Lions’ Ndamukong Suh stops the Buffalo Bills’ C.J. Spiller during fourth quarter action on Oct. 5, 2014 at Ford Field in Detroit. THe Bills beat the Lions 17-14.

looking to add him to their team.

J.J. Watt, a former Chippewa, signed a six-year, $100-million deal with the Houston Texans last season.

Watt is regarded by most fans as the second-best defensive player in the league.

Suh will make more than that and become the highest paid defensive player in the history of the NFL. Affording Suh won’t be a problem for the Lions. Other players, including wide receiver Calvin Johnson, have said they will do “anything” to keep Suh in Honolulu blue.

It’s a matter of whether Suh wants to be in Detroit.

Many media outlets have been reporting he wants to leave. Many have also said the Lions are the favorites to re-sign him, but that was before this week.

Has anything changed?

The money has to be right.

Winning is important to Suh and Detroit gives him a good chance to win now and make top dollar. That is, if

they want to go that high.

Suh is a once-in-a-generation type of talent. As an organization building, for now and for the future, the Lions have to be careful.

The contract has to be good for all parties involved. Spending wisely is always priority. You cannot be foolish.

A deal will get done and the Lions front office knows many things we don’t know.

They know Suh’s interest level. They know if he wants to stay.

I believe Suh will be in a Detroit Lions uniform for many years and not using the franchise tag on Monday did not mark the end of his time with this team.

He isn’t just a building block. Suh is the foundation of a team that is now winning due in large part to his production.

Winning may not sound too familiar to the Lions yet, but with Suh on board it would seem probable for years to come.

March is here, madness will follow and Tom Crean wants to make this perfectly clear: Ignore NCAA Tournament bubble talk.

“We don’t get caught up in that,” Indiana’s coach said. “Those just get to be distractions. You have to focus on what you have to be locked into.”

Tonight’s lock is Iowa, which comes to Assembly Hall with a 19-10 record, 10-6 in the Big Ten, with momentum from a fourgame winning streak.

Everything else is just babble.

“It doesn’t matter what Iowa’s record is,” Crean said. “It doesn’t matter what their RPI is. It only matters what their skill level is and how well coached they are and what their capabilities are.

“You have to focus on how much better you can get, how you can prepare to play that team, what they do well and what you have to take away. That’s what it comes down to.”

For those fascinated by speculation, the Hoosiers (19-10, 9-7) seem secure in an NCAA Tournament berth unless they blow it by following last week’s Northwestern defeat with more losses this week. They host Michigan State (19-10) in Saturday’s regular-season finale.

IU has a RPI of 36 and a strength of schedule of 31. CBSsports.com’s Jerry Palm has the Hoosiers as a No. 7 seed in his projected NCAA tourney bracket. ESPN.com’s Joe Lunardi has them as a No. 10 seed.

This final week of the regular season, plus next week’s Big Ten Tournament in Chicago, can change that, good and bad, and while Crean and the Hoosiers are aware, they are not publicly dwelling on it.

Iowa presents too many challenges for that. The Hawkeyes have size and speed.

They won at Ohio State, the only team to do that this season. They also project as an NCAA Tournament bubble team.

“They play extremely fast,” Crean said.

“They are as fast after your made basket as they are after your missed shot. There’s got to be a high level of urgency on getting back, getting matched up, getting to the corners and getting to the rim.

“They’ve got great runners, great striders. The running ability of guys like Aaron White is just amazing. They just keep getting better. It’s the test of skill. The test of will and the battle for endurance. Not to

sound cliche, but that’s what it is. You’ve got to have that constantly. That’s what we’re working towards.”

IU has its own firepower with guards Yogi Ferrell (16.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 146 assists) and James Blackmon Jr. (15.8 points and 5.3 rebounds), and swingman Troy Williams (13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and a team-leading 30 steals). The Hoosiers also basically have five players shooting 40 percent from three-point range — Ferrell, Blackmon, Robert Johnson, Nick Zeisloft and Collin Hartman.

“They’re a very difficult team to defense when you look at the collection of shooters,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said.

“They have a group of guys who are willing passers. They’re loading up those guys who can shoot. That’s the thing that is most impressive to me.”

Iowa is as big as any team IU has played this season. It’s led by 6-foot-9 forwards Aaron White (15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds) and Jarrod Uthoff (12.0 points and 6.2 rebounds). Then there is 7-1 Adam Woodbury (6.6 points and 5.3 rebounds) and 6-10 Gabriel Olaseni (8.3 points and 4.8 rebounds).

Woodbury has generated some controversy for his physical play. After poking Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky in the eye, ESPN commentator Dan Dakich (an ex-IU player and assistant coach who has an Indianapolis radio talk show) called him “gutless.” Woodbury also drew attention for hitting Maryland guard Melo Trimble in the face.

That’s not the Hoosiers’ main focus.

“Iowa is one of the best teams,” Crean said. “Physicality comes into it. Mental toughness comes into it. Then there’s speed and endurance. They go. They really go.

“Where their physicality comes out is on the glass. They will be physical with their screening. If you’re not aware and ready to get hit, you are going to get hit. That’s a strength for them.

“They have so much experience. They are a resilient team. They have guys who are capable of having big nights.”

Meanwhile, IU will likely be without sophomore forward Collin Hartman for the second straight game because of a left leg bone bruise. The injury, which happened in the recent Rutgers win, is not related to last year’s right knee surgery.

“I wouldn’t hold out hope right now for having him (tonight),” Crean said, “but he’s making progress. When we say day-to-day, that’s what it is.”

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