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Wednesday, APRIL 2, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 74 VOL. 95

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Game changer DR. RENE SHINGLES 1986-87 Head women’s athletic trainer for the Department of Athletics at Newberry College, Newberry, S.C.

1987-89 Head athletic trainer and instructor for the Department of Physical Education and Department of Athletics at Newberry College. One of two female, African-American head athletic trainers for collegiate football in the country at this point in time

1993 Athletic Trainer and Sports Medicine Staff Member at the United States Olympic Festival, San Antonio, Texas.

1994 Athletic trainer and sports medicine staff member at the United States Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo. Courtesy Photo | University Communications Rene Shingles, the director and internship coordinator for the Athletic Training Education Program in the College of Health Professions, works with students to diagnose potential leg injuries using both a dummy and human leg.

1995 Athletic trainer and sports medicine staff member at the World University Games, Fukuoka, Japan.

Prominent athletic trainer breaks barriers, earns university honor

1996 Athletic trainer and sports medicine staff member at the Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.

By Mark Johnson Senior Reporter

1997

Rene Shingles remembers a time when a female athletic trainer’s input wasn’t welcome in the locker room. While working at South Carolina’s Newberry College in the 1980s, Shingles was in the process of diagnosing an elbow injury for a starting football player. She, as well as the rest of her staff, thought he had fractured his elbow, but the X-ray came back negative. Knowing the fracture was still there, she decided it wasn’t safe for the athlete to continue to play. The coach vehemently disagreed. “I remember the coach saying to me, ‘We’ll wait until Saturday when doc gets here, then we’ll decide if this athlete will play,’” Shingles said. “It didn’t matter what I said.” To her surprise and her triumph, the team physician supported Shingle’s decision and made it clear that the coach and team had to listen to her. Stories like these are just a part of why Shingles, a Central Michigan University professor, is so highly regarded as an innovator in her field. It’s also why she received the 2014 CMU Woman of the Year award. For Shingles, who is also the program director and internship coordinator of the Athletic Training Education Program in

Awarded the Central Michigan University Faculty Affirmative Action Award.

2002-PRESENT Approved clinical instructor in the Injury Care Center.

2002-10 Associate professor (achieved tenure in 2002) Athletic Training Education Program.

2003 Awarded the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.

FALL 2004 Acting chairperson for Department of Physical Education and Sport.

2005 Awarded the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee Bill Chisolm Professional Service Award.

2006 Awarded the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Dedicated Service Award.

Courtesy Photo | University Communications Rene Shingles is the recipient of the 2014 Central Michigan University Woman of the Year award. Shingles broke race and gender barriers by becoming one of the first African-American females to work as a collegiate athletic trainer.

the College of Health Professions, the honor came as a pleasant surprise. Described by her friends and colleagues as extremely modest, those who know her well say Shingles has always been willing to lend an eager student a guiding hand. “One of the things I love about Dr. Shingles, is that she is a mentor and she intentionally makes time to be a mentor,” said Vincent Mumford, executive director of the Center for Global Sport Leadership program at CMU. “That’s not just for women, but for all students and professionals.” Mumford, who also works as a professor in the Physical Education and Sport department, nominated Shingles

for the award after witnessing the impact she’s had on her students. Through her career, Shingles benefited from having powerful mentors of her own. She said mentoring is one of the most important weapons a student can have when chasing their dreams. “It’s a way to give back,” Shingles said. “I did not make it through my undergraduate, my master’s degree or my doctoral degree without the support that I had.” Making sure students in the PES department receive wise advice has been a focus for Shingles since starting at CMU in 1992. w shingles | 2A

2010-PRESENT

2014

Awarded the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainers’ Award (2nd highest honor given by the NATA) and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Outstanding Educator Award.

Professor (ATEP).

Named CMU Woman of the Year. Awarded the Central Michigan University Excellence in Teahing Award and the Central Michigan University Lorrie Ryan Memorial Award.

2012-PRESENT Internship Coordinator (ATEP).

Campus improv groups host comedy show for charity Rows upon rows of students held back tears of laughter as professional and student comedians practiced their craft of comedy Tuesday for a charitable cause. The show, titled “A Night of Comedy for a Cause,” was organized by Trap Door Improv and After Hours Improv, provided an evening of laughter at Plachta Auditorium for Alzheimer’s research. “It took a lot to pull this show together and we’re really proud of what we’ve accomplished,” said Stevie Elizabeth Sahutske, president of After Hours Improv and Mount Pleasant senior. “We all had fun working together. Hopefully, we can do it again sometime.” The show was done in association with Hilarity for Charity U, a national organization created by actor Seth Rogen to fund the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. The event opened with a video of Rogen addressing the audience and thanking them for contributing to the cause. The first standup comedian was Patrick Fowler, who competed in the Funniest Person in Grand Rapids contest last year. Fowler’s act consisted of a rapid fire succession of

one-liners, occasionally punctuated with comments like, “Little dark for a charity show.” Grand Rapids comedian Stu McCallister performed a stand-up routine of humorous, foul-mouthed anecdotes. After Hours Improv member Nicholas Boulahanis said the event was a personal one for him because his grandmother has Alzheimer ’s disease. “It’s an important issue and I don’t think people necessarily give it the attention it deserves,” the Allen Park senior said. “It’s a scary thing and it needs to be taken more seriously.” After Hours Improv and Trap Door Improv collaborated for the first time to put on the show. The groups performed a number of original sketches as well as games influenced by the popular improv television show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” The groups acted out absurd scenarios based on suggestions from the audience with quick-witted improvisation and physical comedy. The show is part of a fundraising competition with Hilarity for Charity where universities compete in raising money. The university that wins will host an advance screening of Rogen’s upcoming comedy movie, “Neighbors.” Those at the event were able to

Police: Impaired driver kills pedestrian Saturday A man was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver on East Broadway Road, Saturday, close to Makawa Drive in Mount Pleasant. Witnesses found Kyle Baldwin, 22, of Mount Pleasant alive at first and lying on the ground in East Broadway. Before traffic could be stopped, he was hit by the vehicle, according to a news release from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving while intoxicated and was taken to Isabella County Jail. SCTPD did not release the his name, but Baldwin was identified by family members, according to reports by The Morning Sun. He was treated by Mobile Medical Response and taken to McLaren Medical Center, where Baldwin died due to his injuries, the release said. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department also assisted in the case. No further information was released as the investigation remains ongoing.

Camp to retire from Congress after 24 years

2010

By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

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-Orrin Shawl, staff reporter

SPRING 2005-PRESENT Director of the Athletic Training Education Program.

Life in brief

U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced Monday he will retire at the end of his current term. “This decision was reached after much consideration and discussion with my family,” Camp said in a statement. “Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.” Camp, 60, was first elected to Congress in 1990 and took over as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in 2011 when Republicans retook control of the House of Representatives. Camp’s retirement, comes at the end of his six-year rein as the top Republican on the committee. He battled nonHodgkins lymphoma in 2012 and recovered. “During the next nine months, I will redouble my efforts to grow our economy and expand opportunity for every American by fixing our broken tax code, permanently solving physician payments for seniors, strengthening the social safety net and finding new markets for U.S. goods and services,” Camp said. Camp joins Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Reps. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Mike Rogers, R-Howell, as longtime Michigan congressmen leaving the legislative body at the end of their current terms. It is unclear who might run to take over Camp’s spot on the Republican ticket in November’s elections. A Democrat hasn’t won Camp’s 4th District, which includes Mount Pleasant, since oneterm Rep. George Foulkes in 1933. -John Irwin, senior reporter

Kyle Wilson | Staff Photographer Jenny Wright and Rebekah Trombley act out a scene during Trap Door Improv’s survivor game during Hilarity For Charity on Tuesday in Plachta Auditorium. Proceeds from the improv event went toward research for alzheimer’s disease.

purchase raffle tickets with all of the proceeds going toward The Alzheimer’s Association. Donations were also accepted through the event’s webpage on Crowdrise. At the time of publication, the final amount raised by the show had not been determined. Forestt Strong Lafave has been doing improv since his freshman year,

working with both campus troupes. “The great thing about improv is that it’s all off the top of your head and you’ll never see anything like that again,” Lafave said. “I’m excited to see how much money we made because that’s really what this is about.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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