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Valuing men’s basketball: study assessing net worth of NCAA men’s basketball programs shows 40 percent increase for CMU.

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News and notes from around campus

Missing student found safe Livonia senior Joshua Palmer was found after being reported missing, according to the Central Michigan University police department.

“The missing subject has been located, and is safe,” CMUPD said in a statement released on Facebook around 4 p.m. on April 1.

“Family has been notified.

Thank you to all those who helped provide valuable information to assist. “ The police department declined to comment how, when or where Palmer was found.

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missing to the police by his roommate at 10 a.m.

Thursday.

His roommate told police he last saw Palmer at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Pleasant leaving his apartment. Police said he gave no indication where

he was going. Foul play was not suspected, police say, though during the search there was “concern about his mental well-being.”

Palmer serves as a public relations intern at CMU’s University Communications. Associate Vice President of University Communications Sherry Knight declined to comment, referring Central Michigan Life to police.

Managing Editor Sydney Smith also contributed to this story.

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Journalism chairperson Yin replaced by art professor Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts Janet Hethorn announced in an email to faculty and staff in the Department of Journalism that Jiafei Yin is no longer chairperson of the department.

“I will share with all in the department that this change is a matter of contract rights, and should not be construed by any as being the result of any disciplinary process nor is it representative of any conclusion that anyone has engaged in misconduct,” said Hethorn in the email. “Such speculation would be inaccurate and unfair to Dr. Yin,” Hethorn said.

The dean called a meeting for 3 p.m. on Monday to answer questions from journalism faculty about the change in leadership.

Hethorn declined to comment, because it is a personnel matter.

Art and Design professor Al Wildey has agreed to serve as Department Chair for the remainder of this year and through Aug. 15, 2017.

Wildey has served as department chair and interim associate dean in the past.

“I am glad to have his help as we in the college work through what has been a tumultuous time for the department,” Hethorn said in the email.

To build a “prominent and promising future” for the department, the dean said she has taken this action to “invigorate the department and provide new leadership.”

Yin and Wildey could not be reached for comment.

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Groups work to bring gender center to campus

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Proposals to bring a gender equity center to Central Michigan University’s campus have been submitted for three years.

Some of the goals of the proposed center are to provide support to the campus and Mount Pleasant community on gender issues, offer gender-related programming, direct students to resources, raise awareness and provide a place for registered student organizations and other students to collaborate.

Supporters of the center want to urge President George Ross to approve a proposal for university funding. North Carolina senior Jamila Ayoubi, who created a petition collecting signatures in favor of the center, plans to keep collecting signatures until at least the middle of April. The proposed Gender Equity Center

“I envision the center as being a community and organizing space, one in which students, faculty and staff can collaborate to tackle feminist and other social justice issues.”

Kai Niezgoda, Royal Oak Senior

would be a place for gender-related programming, education, referral services, advocacy and community building.

“This is not something a group of students and faculty just dreamed up for CMU, it is common across universities,” said sociology faculty member Mary Senter, who helped craft the proposal.

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The proposal was submitted for 2014-15 and 2015-16, in addition to the current proposal for 2016-17 submitted by the Office of Institutional Diversity. In this year’s and last year’s proposals, $73,150 was requested of one-time funds and $151,000 of base (recurring) funds. For the 1415 proposal, no detailed amounts were noted, which typically happens when the request came in late or was incomplete, said Joseph Garrison, director of financial planning and budgets.

“Neither the proposal nor the need for this center is going away any time soon,” Ayoubi said.

The center could also serve as a meeting place for registered student organizations, Senter said.

“I envision the center as being a community and organizing space, one in which students, faculty and staff can collaborate to tackle feminist and other social justice issues on our

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Resources related to gender issues are spread out across campus and can be difficult for students to find, Senter said. A study conducted in fall 2015 by the Center for Applied Research and Rural Studies on the climate for women and LGBTQ students on campus found that of the 402 students surveyed, 18.2 percent knew how to contact CMU’s Title IX officer and 23.4 percent knew where the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity is located.

“If you really want people to report problems, they have to know where to go,” Senter said. “You’re never going to get 100 percent (of students to say they know where these resources are located), but what this means is that there’s

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this issue of offices, but no coordination.”

A random sample of undergraduates were asked questions over the phone. Nearly 30 percent of students surveyed said sexism is a problem at CMU. About 40 percent of students surveyed said CMU doesn’t give enough attention to women’s issues.

“You’d want 100 percent to say ‘none’ (when asked if they’ve had a negative experience because of their gender),” Senter said.

“You might’ve had a negative experience (on campus) but it should have nothing to do with being a woman. Very few people said they had many (negative) experiences (because of gender), but more than 40 percent of women say they’ve had some negative experience because of their gender.”

Graduate student and application programmer Kevin Daum, who is taking a grant writing class and searching for external funding for the center, said the main effort is gathering and coordinating all the groups that are interested in the center and informing more people about it.

The university community can access the university’s budget calendar and people who submitted proposals can ask about the status of those proposals, but there isn’t a formal system for people who submitted proposals to check where the proposal is at in the process, Garrison said.

The president and the cabinet typically discuss the requests in mid to late January, but at this point, they don’t know what funding will be available because enrollment projections, state appropriations and other factors have not yet been determined. Garrison said they can put initiatives on a list of what they want to fund, but it’s not truly approved or funded until they know what funding is available.

Often, he said, requests aren’t necessarily denied, they just aren’t funded at the time. It doesn’t mean they can’t ever be funded.

Ray Christie, Senior Vice Provost and cochair of the Budget Priorities Committee, said no decision has been made regarding the most recent gender equity center proposal.

When a proposal is submitted, the person or group who oversees the proposals in that area reviews the proposal and can fund the request by reallocating funds, forward the request to the vice president of that area, or not support it.

If the proposal is forwarded to the vice president, the vice president reviews the proposals from their unit. The proposal was submitted along with three others to the Financial Planning and Budgets office to be forwarded to the president’s cabinet. Reasons for a decision not yet being made include uncertainty about fiscal year 2017 revenue because of fluctuation in state appropriations, tuition rates and enrollment, Christie said.

“The president and cabinet review proposals and have four options: funding an initiative by reallocating university funds, not supporting the request due to competing priorities, forwarding the request to the Budget Priorities Committee for feedback or using any new funds available, if applicable, to approve the request,” Garrison said.

The Budget Priorities Committee, which provides feedback but does not make decisions, reviews proposals that are forwarded by the cabinet for additional feedback. The gender center proposal has not been referred to the Budget Priorities Committee to date.

“Other initiatives are often competing priorities with one another,” Garrison said. “They’re often very great ideas or programs but the reality is that with fewer and fewer high school graduates in the state of Michigan, there’s not as much certainty with respect to enrollment.”

A petition to form the center has collected more than 100 signatures in the past two weeks.

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Students, alumni recognized at Michigan Press Photographers Association awards Central Michigan University students and alumni were given 30 awards from the Michigan Press Photographers Association on April 2.

All of the awards were work that was published or completed for a photographer workshop or class.

Senior Emily Mesner, senior Kaiti Chritz and junior Claire Abendroth won multiple awards for their photographs, while the rest were alumni.

Mesner was awarded second place for College Photographer of the Year

and an honorable mention for her “Our Everything” and “Moving Target” feature picture stories. Abendroth was awarded third place for College Photographer of the Year and second place in Feature Picture Story for “Picking This Life.”

December graduates awarded for their work were Katy Kildee and Andraya Croft.

Kildee was awarded honorable mention for College Photographer of the Year and earned third place for “Meet Me in the Pines” photograph in the Personal Vision category.

Croft was awarded an honorable mention for College Photographer of the Year, earned an honorable mention for “Robert Gee” in the General News category, an honorable mention for “Hula Hooping into the Sunset” in the Feature category and honorable mention for “Mr. Charley” photograph in the portrait/ personality category.

Senior Kaiti Chritz earned an honorable mention for “Caring for a Friend” in the Feature Picture Story category.

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Ian Elliott, presidential candidate Year: junior Hometown: Cheboygan

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Jazmin Biernat, vice presidential candidate Year: senior Hometown: Lake Orion Major: Broadcasting and Political Science

This week the student body has a chance to weigh in on who they feel will represent their best interests to administration. The way the student body votes will decide the future of SGA leadership.

This year, Cheboygan junior Ian Elliott and Owosso sophomore Andrew Zyrowski are running for SGA president.

Accompanying Elliott on his ticket as his vice presidential candidate is Lake Orion senior Jazmin Biernat. Austin Blessing, a White Lake junior, is Zyrowski’s candidate for vice president.

Students can vote online at vote.cmich.edu.

“I want to eventually make my post collegiate life a life of public service and serve people because I want to give back to my community,” Zyrowski said. “This university has given me so much and the student body means so much to me I want to ensure (the student body is) heard and represented.”

Prior to running for president, Zyrowski served as the SGA representative for CMU College Republicans and Sweeney Hall. He is now the SGA house leader.

Elliott also has SGA experience, serving as former house and senate member. As a freshman, he created the student organization Student Advocates for the Medical and Responsible use of Cannabis. He is serving as the SGA-appointed liaison between students and the Mount Pleasant city government.

“I’ve heard the voices outside of SGA who have been affected in a positive way, but also dissenting opinions, the ones who ask what SGA does for (the student body),” Elliott said. “Working in SGA for three years and hearing those sentiments on the outside, I can start to connect what it is we need to do to make those dissenting voices more appreciative of SGA’s services. (My time) in SGA has given me the skill set and the background to be that person.”

What it means to be president The role of the president is to oversee SGA as a whole, much like how the goal of the President of the United States is to make sure all parts of government are running smoothly, Zyrowski said.

“Whether that’s meeting with faculty or heads of student run organizations, it’s (important to)

represent student government externally (outside of SGA),” he said.

When it comes down to it, they don’t have much power outside of that. Both the president and vice president receive 24 free credit hours per academic year.

“The job (of SGA president) is to represent students and to make sure their interests are publicly and privately brought forward and supported by their leadership,” said Shaun Holtgreive, executive director of student affairs. “If you have an organization that’s out of touch with the campus and the administration sees that, it’s very difficult for ideas to be advocated as strongly if the student voice isn’t united in that.”

The student-run group has existed since 1920 and serves as the bridge between university administration and students.

Behind the scenes, SGA has helped to originally establish Gentle Thursday and Friday in the late 1960s, secure funding for student organizations and is trying to support an effort to build a Gender Equity Center on campus.

SGA asks students what they would like to see changed on campus, and works to draft legislation that indicates their support. Once a piece of legislation is created and approved by both the SGA house and senate, the legislation’s creator works with university administration to help see that legislation become reality. This could take anywhere from a few months to several years.

Holtgreive serves as SGA’s adviser, acting as a mentor to the incoming administration each year.

He said he doesn’t tell the organization what to do, but rather is a reference point for presidents to use when they need to get in contact with other members of administration.

Elliott and Zyrowski agree — the pretense of a student government is needed on campus.

Zyrowski and Blessing are running on a platform comprised four major points: growing and diversifying SGA as a whole, increasing transparency between university administration and students, working with Parking Services so as not to “oversell lots” and allowing for students to be absent on federal election days.

The two also want to make sure campus is handicap accessible and SGA continues to work with Mount Pleasant city officials to improve city-student relations.

While Zyrowski acknowledges some of his platform points are lofty goals — particularly in regards

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point where we really are just communicators.” to what he refers to as a “parking problem” on camDuring the last two years, SGA has had difficulty pus — Blessing said if their goals were easily attained, keeping its senate full. Underclassmen members genthey wouldn’t be effective student leaders. erally fill open spots at the start of each new semester.

“These (platform points) are large ideas and they Voter turn out for the SGA presidential election might take some time to accomplish,” Blessing said. has also fluctuated during the last five years.

“However, if you only focus on the ideas that can be SGA President Chuck Mahone said in the 2012 accomplished in a matter of months, you’re ignoring the most important ideas (to students). It’s important election, there were five candidates and more than 2,000 student votes. Last year, because he was to make tangible, quick change but making progress the only candidate on the ticket, Mahone said it toward larger issues (like parking and student-city “wasn’t surprising” only 686 people voted. relations) piece by piece, we’re still making progress.”

In the 2010 SGA presidential election, 2,121 Blessing’s SGA experience includes serving as a students voted — 9.9 senator and vice chair of percent of the student the governmental affairs population. Last year’s committee. election, however, had Elliott is running on a How an SGA bill becomes the second lowest turn similar platform. out in the last five years.

He and Biernat have university policy ............................

The fluctuations four major policy points depend largely on the they hope to accomplish SGA President Chuck Mahone number of candidates if elected: the creation of running for president, an on-campus Gender endorses a candidate ....................

Mahone said.

Equity Center, improv“If you look at how ing transparency in Mahone looks back on the last many people are runcommunication between ning, the number of administration and two years of his tenure ................. student voters increases students, continuing to when the tickets get improve student-city rebigger,” he said. lations and working to register voters on-campus Some students feel SGA hasn’t made enough of at freshman orientation. an effort to reach out to them.

Like Elliott, Biernat also has SGA experience, Goodrich junior Amy Hammermeister said she’s serving as the governmental affairs committee chair. never encountered anyone who belongs to SGA. Biernat has also worked as a reporter and news “If they held (and advertised) more inforanchor at News Central 34. mational meetings and events, I think that The two said talking about problems and having would be helpful for students who want to get lofty goals isn’t wholly what students need. involved,” she said.

“Talking is easy. You don’t start making change More promotion on social media would be on top of an ivory tower looking at things conceptuhelpful said Jackson junior Jake Kughn. ally,” Elliott said. “You have to go to the very root of “I’m on social media a lot of the time, so having a problem, figure out how it occurred and define the an (increased presence) in there would be a good problems that result (because of it). The talking is way to reach students,” he said. necessary with people who make the decisions, but Mahone said the organization doesn’t have the some sort of tangible solution has to come out of ability to send out school-wide emails because those situations. That’s where we feel we can make a SGA doesn’t have access to the university email difference for CMU.” distribution interface LISTSERV. Instead, the organization relies on its social media presence.

Caught in a stand-off As of April 3, SGA has 1,496 likes on Facebook The point of SGA is to represent the wishes of and 1,825 followers on Twitter. the student body to administration. When stuElliott maintains, however, there’s only so dents don’t come to SGA meetings or participate much the organization can do. When students in campus-wide events like presidential voting, aren’t interested in SGA, there’s no real way to there’s only so much SGA administration can do, represent them.

Elliott said.

“There are a lot of students who are apathetic “If we’re given the power to be the voice of to the (SGA) process. They have tunnel vision students by the students, we’re only as powerful for whatever it is their goals are here on camor as strong in those meetings as the (university) pus,” Elliott said. administration sees us,” he said. “There comes a

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SGA legislative process can take years to create change

By Mason Kastraba and Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter and News Editor @CMLife | news@cm-life.com

It’s been almost four years since Macomb senior Rebecca Detroyer and other members of the Student Government Association brainstormed the idea of a Gender Equity Center on campus.

The center would serve to increase “awareness and understanding of issues pertaining to gender inequalities” and to highlight the “societal dynamics still in place that continue to encourage gender inequality,” according to Detroyer’s bill.

The bill is just one of 12 being worked on by SGA, which include increasing the base allotment of printing services for students on campus, a request to install styrofoam recycling

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SGA senators Ben Stowers, Derek Sturvist and Julius Cantuba listen to legislation proposals during the SGA meeting on March 28 in Anspach Hall.

containers in the residence halls and more.

Students in SGA aren’t the only ones who can draft legislation, said President Chuck Mahone. “(A piece of legislation)

generally starts out as a student concern. It can be positive or negative concern — really anything that can be addressed by the university,” he said. “Only someone in SGA can introduce

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it, however. This can be anyone from a senator to an SGA representative from their Registered Student Organization.”

All legislation must fit specific criteria, which includes background information on the proposed bill, any relevant data or statistics pertaining to the concern and information on how other “peer institutions” have dealt with a similar problem.Because of the requirements a bill must fit, an informational PowerPoint on how to format legislation can be found on SGA’s Orgsync page.

The reason for the formatting is to “streamline the process” of having the house and senate review the bill.

“If for some reason a bill comes before the body and it’s not in line with what our current practices are, we’ll table the

bill, meet with the author and work out what the discrepancies are so they can bring it back again before the body,” Mahone said. “Its happened before and it’s something we’re happy to (help with).”

Mahone said if that’s not enough, students can come by the SGA office in the basement of the Bovee University Center and ask for his help personally.

From there, it will be introduced before both the SGA house and senate. Members of the bodies will vote on if they believe the legislation has merit. If it passes, SGA then works with administration to assess its feasibility.

The process is very long and can take years before a proposed resolution becomes a university policy.

Members of SGA will sometimes spend their entire college careers working toward the passing of

SGA legislation, like Detroyer’s.

“The bill had been an idea for almost 40 years until the first resolution was made and submitted my freshman year,” Detroyer said. “After the resolution was passed, we had to draft proposals until we came to what we have now. The purpose of my bill is to assist in not only education about gender inequality, but also programming, activism and support services for individuals in regards to gender related issues.”

Mahone said the time between when legislation is passed and when it is implemented is to ensure quality.

“Before, people put forth a bill before they even did (research),” Mahone said. “Now they have half the solution already done before they even bring it in front of the (house and senate).”

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Movement of Gentle Friday does not make sense What you thought

Editorial Welcome back.

Central Michigan University did not have classes last Thursday and Friday. Most students will not complain about a long weekend and a few extra days off.

Neither will we.

But last week’s extra days off come at a cost we feel is too high.

If you haven’t heard — and many students haven’t — classes this semester will run through the week before examination week — including Thursday and Friday.

CMU moved the commonly known “Gentle Friday” to last week. The “reading days” you used for last minute studying or work on semester-long projects have been moved to the last week of March.

University officials explained the move as an attempt to better align the Isabella and Gratiot County Public Schools’ Spring Break. It provided time off for faculty and staff with children in those districts.

We feel the justification for the move is weak. This action affects CMU students negatively.

Having “reading days” anywhere else besides the Thursday and Friday before finals week

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does a disservice to students — the opinions of whom should matter more while making this type of change.

Chuck Mahone, president of the student government association, said when the decision was made three years ago, faculty did not contact student body representatives.

Students used these two days to catch up on a type of studying that

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is only possible right before exams, not halfway through the semester.

Senior students in capstone courses and other projectbased classes depend on those extra days to focus solely on last-minute tweaks and finetuning to their work finished.

Upperclassmen have become accustomed to having those days right before finals off. Gentle Friday has been

standard since the 1970s.

Taking those days off away gives students more of the last and second to last thing they need the week before finals — more stress and less time to get things done.

CMU students do not need more time off in March. Spring break was two weeks ago.

If CMU officials think students are going to start studying for finals now, they are mistaken. There

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is still a month left in the semester.

Final projects and lessons for cumulative examinations have not been covered in many classes.

The idea of giving faculty and staff time off from work while high school students are on spring break is based on a flawed premise. Those children have been on spring break all week. Why not move CMU’s spring break to coincide with

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the high schools if accommodating to staff is the goal?

Taking crucial reading days away from students is not a good solution.

We appreciated the extra time off last week.

But when that last week of classes arrives, CMU students will now have to brace themselves for a two-week period that the university has made less than gentle.

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News outlets should be cautious when using anonymous sources On March 23, News Central 34 released a broadcast that claimed to feature an exclusive interview with a student who said he saw sexually explicit images on a faculty member’s computer during a class in Moore Hall.

The student was not identified, and instead was presented on camera in shadow and had his voice modified to be unrecognizable.

The professor was not explicitly named, though references were made to an ongoing police investigation that we became aware of on March 10. Officers executed a search warrant in recently-resigned journalism and broadcast and cinematic arts professor Mark Ranzenberger’s office as part of a criminal investigation of child pornography found on the university-owned computer. The university placed him on a paid leave of absence effective March 14, though CMU spokespersons declined to say whether it was connected to the police investigation.

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In the weeks following this broadcast, I have participated in several discussions with colleagues, faculty members in the Department of Journalism and News Central 34 adviser Richard Sykes about the ethics of using anonymous sources and how student media should report on the police investigation of a computer in Moore Hall and the nowceased Faculty Personnel Services investigation of Ranzenberger.

In the pursuit of transparency and understanding, here are some thoughts on the subject.

Anonymous sources have a prominent history in the public’s perception of journalism. None are more famous than “Deep Throat,” the FBI source who helped The Washington Post report on the Watergate cover-up.

Anonymous sources are almost always a detriment to the straightforward, believable journalism our audience demands.

We strive never to publish information, and especially opinions, that are unattributed.

The biggest reason story drafts are returned to be improved is because the copy editor had to ask “says who?”

The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics — Central Michigan Life’s guiding document in answering ethical questions — contains two pointed statements on using anonymous sources.

The first — identify sources whenever feasible — is done because the public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources’ reliability.

There is always a question of credibility that arises when information is attributed to an unnamed person, because they are given a space to speak publicly while also being protected from their statements.

If the only way to publish a story is to use anonymous sources — which is rarely the case — the reporter owes it to the readers to identify the source as clearly as possible without pointing a finger at the person who has been granted anonymity. We also don’t use pseudonyms to replace the real name of anonymous sources.

Even “Deep Throat” was not solely relied on, and reporters verified information provided before publishing.

Sykes was very clear when we discussed this point: The student interviewed by News Central 34 was confirmed by at least two other sources as a CMU student and a member of Ranzenberger’s class. Their reporters attempted to reach out to other students in the class, but none were willing to speak on the record.

Central Michigan Life also sent a reporter to the find students in this class, but we were unable to verify information provided by a source. In criticism of News Central 34’s piece,

I believe not enough was done to show the audience that other sources confirmed what was said, even if it had happened behind the scenes.

The code of ethics also tells us to always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Sykes assured me that when the student approached News Central 34 and asked to not be identified, great lengths were taken to ensure he had no agenda.

During the interview, Sykes said members of the staff intently watched the student to look for hints that he might be lying, and the staff had a collective conversation afterward about what was said.

In our coverage, anonymous or unnamed sources cannot make pejorative comments about the character, reputation or personal qualities of another individual, or derogatory statements about an institution.

In the broadcast, I was troubled when I heard the

student criticize the university for allowing Ranzenberger to be “paid to not work” while on leave. He also said despite the investigation Ranzenberger was a “wonderful teacher” and “wonderful at what he does,” which Sykes said was deliberately broadcast to show that the student had no vendetta against his professor.

Anything published has the potential to follow the subject of a story for the rest of their life. Particularly in this case, accuracy and specificity is extremely important.

During my four years at Central Michigan Life, I cannot recall any instances of using anonymous sources. Sykes said in his 20 years at CMU, News Central 34 has “less times than I could count on one hand.”

We will not break from our tradition.

Allowing information to be released without holding the speaker accountable is a dangerous practice.

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Elliott is best choice for Student Government President It is always hard to pass the torch, especially when the torch embodies something that means as much to me as the Student Government Association does.

Throughout my time at this university I have seen this organization rise and fall, show what dedicated students can accomplish, and do its very best to truly represent the students.

At the end of the day, that is what this election all comes down to, representation.

Who do students feel can represent them best to the administration here at CMU? Who do students feel has the experience and grit to make it

happen? Who do students feel is the best pair of leaders that can help lead them?

As Vice President Maggie Blackmer and I thought upon these questions, what we kept coming back to is the “pair” of individuals.

It is because of that reason we will be endorsing Ian Elliott and Jazmin Biernat as our successors for president and vice president of the student body and the Student Government Association.

Together, we believe not only do they have the experience and temperament necessary for the roles but we believe they are a strong

Charles Mahone II SGA President

team that can lead a strong administration.

Elliott started his time here as a freshman rallying students around issued that matter to them. I, as a junior was blown away at this freshman who had just stepped foot on campus yet was already committed to his fellow students. I knew that there would be big things in store for this young man and here we are.

He has worked in SGA as a House Member, a Senator, served as the RSO Growth and Development Committee Chair, and currently serves on the Executive Council as our City Commission Liaison.

He knows every level of SGA and would have no problem leading it.

Biernat was described by her running mate as a “young professional” during the debate which is 100 percent accurate. She presents herself as confident, charismatic, and professional with the speaking skills to match.

During the debate, she was able to clearly demonstrate

how her passion and enthusiasm for this work would enable her to energize the house and senate.

Serving as the organization’s Governmental Affairs Chair, she is poised to lead the internal affairs of SGA efficiently and effectively.

These two are a team that will get the job done for students. I know this to be true because we have seen them for students relentlessly throughout their time in SGA. Most importantly, we think they will build off of the work Blackmer and I have done to push our organization forward, which means that

students will be better represented. At its very core, that is what SGA was founded for.

They will be able to achieve that aim.

Our endorsement of this ticket is not a repudiation of the other.

From leading SGA during the time all candidates were involved in the organization, we had to make a decision that we thought would be the best for the students on our campus.

We will be voting for Elliott and Biernat. As long as students vote, there will be great SGA leadership either way, because it was chosen by the students.

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Mahone reflects on two-year tenure as SGA president

By Jordyn Hermani News Editor @h3rmani | news@cm-life.com

Since his freshman orientation, Macomb senior Chuck Mahone knew he wanted to become president of the Student Government Association.

Five years later, the Communications and Political Science double major said he has few regrets as he serves his last days in office.

Mahone joined SGA the first semester of his freshman year after being class president for his junior and senior years at Anchor Bay High School.

During his SGA tenure, he served as a house representative, senator and committee chair until finally being elected president in 2013.

After two years of serving as

president, Mahone talked with Central Michigan Life about the legacy he hopes to leave and the things he’s most proud of accomplishing.

What would you consider as your legacy?

MAHONE: I hope whoever comes after me — not just Ian (Elliott) or Andrew (Zyrowski) — sees I truly tried to work for the students. I was not in this role to build up whatever “Chuck Mahone” was, because I don’t feel you can truly serve the students well if you’re not doing it for them.

What would you consider your greatest accomplishments in SGA? One is the state of the organization. I think we’re in a good place to hand off to the

next president and vice president create good change.

Second (is my work with increasing) the Campus Programming Fund. That doesn’t just affect SGA as an organization, it affects every student at Central Michigan University and that’s what I came here to do, is make positive change for every single student at CMU. Do you have any regrets?

Anything you didn’t accomplish that you hoped to while in office?

If you look at other student governments around the state and country, we are woefully underfunded. Other organizations go to national or state conferences twice a year: once at the beginning and (another at) the end. We don’t have that extra money in the budget.

I wish that (our organization) was able to learn more from other student governments. I wish we had the opportunities to go to these conferences and spend that money so we can find things we can bring back.

Where do you see SGA in the future?

Anyone who’s been (in) SGA for at least four years can tell you (the program) really ebbs and flows with our administration. You need a good president and vice president team to have the organization to stay afloat.

But you also need a good team of executive council members.

In the future, we could have an amazing organization that’s firing on all cylinders and getting all sorts of things done or we could have an organiza-

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tion that’s in decline that needs some type of spark.

Do you think the idea of SGA is outdated?

SGA is the formal side of creating change for students. (Change)

starts with a disgruntled group of students who have an issue which transforms into legislation pushed through SGA. We are not antiquated, we are absolutely necessary to this idea we call change, especially on campus.

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Health Professions building to receive renovations

By Sarah Clinkscales Staff reporter @SarakClinks | news@cm-life.com

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions building will undergo renovations to the computer lab in room 1250, which will be replaced with a student services center.

The Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education will also have its audiology lab expanded, a waiting room added and the physical therapy area expanded.

The student service center is expected to be complete around July 4. Renovations to the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education will start in May and are expected to conclude in August.

The renovations to the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education will cost $144,000. It will be paid for by savings and budget

from the college reserves. .

The student service center, along with renovations to the atrium to increase student interaction space and the addition of a small printing center, will cost the college $230,000.

The computer center was not being utilized the way it used to be when built 11 years ago, said Denise Webster, interim associate dean of the College of Health Professions.

“Students are using their laptops more and more often.

The Health Professions building needs to evolve with the times and become more efficient,” she said. “We want to bring the Student Service Center to the students so that they know we are here to help them.”

Grand Rapids doctoral student Jake Van Timmeren said while it’s inconvenient to replace the computer lab with a student

Chelsea Grobelny | Staff Photographer A toy Steelcase truck sits inside the window of the Steelcase Computer Lab on Wed. March 23 in the College of Health Professions Building.

service center, it won’t affect students that much.

“For the most part replacing the computer lab is fine,” he said. “Not too many people use (the lab).

However, there have been times when I’ve seen people come in and turn around to leave because there aren’t enough computers.”

Additional faculty has also

been hired to work at the new Student Services Center. Faculty salaries and benefits will cost about $90,000 Webster said.

Sharon Livernois, student services center assistant director, was hired in January. She will work with transfer and prospective students, as well as going to high schools to promote the college.

Academic adviser Kelly Lawson and success coach Sydney Davis were also hired. Lawson had her office in the Towers Success Center. Her office was split between the Towers Success Center and the Health Professions building during the fall of 2015.

She moved to the Health Professions building in December.

“We brought these individuals to the building because we are hoping students will take advantage of their services and guidance,” Webster said.

The Health Professions college has also requested another academic adviser from the Provost.

Webster said placing the student service center adjacent to the atrium was the best location because it will be at the center of student activity. Eight to 10 computers from the lab have been moved to other locations throughout the building. Groups of two computers are being placed in study areas in the building, such as next to Java City.

While the student services center will offer more support and guidance to students who need it, the printing and computers will still be available to students at other locations.

The printers will still be available to use. They’ve been moved outside of the computer lab into the hallway by both staircases in the atrium.

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Police dispatcher handles stressful but vital tasks

By Johnathan Hogan Staff Reporter @jr_Hogan1 | news@cm-life.com

Nicholas Donaldson was looking for a change of pace when he started working at Central Michigan University Dispatch.

The rigors of handling emergency calls for 12 hours at Central Dispatch, where all emergency calls for Isabella County are taken, left him stressed, so the Mount Pleasant junior chose to move to the less demanding CMU police dispatch.

Not that he is relaxing at CMUPD. Donaldson still works 12 hour shifts at least three times a week, on top of taking classes. On busy days, it’s just as stressful as Central Dispatch. “(Dispatchers) are able to provide important information to our officers even before they show up on a call,” Lt. Cameron Wassman said.

Using a state wide network, dispatchers can check an individual’s criminal history, vehicle registration and see if there are any outstanding warrants for their arrest.

In Michigan, dispatchers must complete 120 hours of training in classes approved by the state. Addition-

ally, dispatchers for CMU police must complete 14 weeks of on-the-job training once they are hired.

“Dispatchers need to be committed to the job, willing to work as a larger team, have attention to detail, be able to act in stressful situations, and certainly be able to multitask,” Wassman said. “There’s also a large element of customer service that is necessary.”

Sometimes Donaldson receives 911 calls, where he needs to act fast while keeping the caller calm.

“As a dispatcher, I have taken many calls where I helped the caller calm down or mitigate a stressful situation,” Donaldson said. “When people call 911, they are having an emergency. It isn’t always a true emergency, but one to them none the less.”

Donaldson recalled an experience where a caller reported a deceased person found in on campus.

“The person had been dead for quite some time,” he said. “I had to talk with the caller, keeping him calm while obtaining information.”

Other day-to-day duties of dispatchers include giving breathalyzer tests required for people on probation, monitoring security cameras and alarms on campus and keeping track of radio messages.

Dispatchers also keep track of each police vehicle on patrol, checking in with officers regularly. They

Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Lisa Thayer works in the monitor room on April 1 at the CMU Police Station.

serve 12 hour shifts with the same officers each shift.

“I get to know (officers’) voices. I get to know their personalities,” he said. “Sometimes, I know what they’re going to ask before they ask me.”

Despite being important in coordinating police communication, Donaldson said he doesn’t often receive the same acknowledgement as the officers on the other end of the radio.

“A lot of times from the dispatch side, you don’t get the recognition,” he said.

But Donaldson said he doesn’t do the job for the praise. It’s enough to know he helps keep people safe.

“They are able to help them keep safe on a call and also provide relevant call information that can help them address an issue in a timely fashion,” Wassman said.

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Students gain athletic training experience, treat injured SAC users

By Erica Iannucci Staff Reporter @ericaeliza23 | sports@cm-life.com

Athletic training students gain entry-level experience by treating injuries sustained at the Student Activity Center.

When a SAC user reports an injury, either the Injury Care Center or SAC staff fills out an injury report. If someone sustains an injury outside the ICC hours of operation — from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday — SAC employees will still fill out a report and make sure they get the care they need.

In fall 2014, the Injury Care Center — located in Room 057 of the SAC — evaluated 195 individuals and carried out rehabilitation with 51 patients. In spring 2015, the ICC performed 197 evaluations and completed

rehabilitation with 50 patients.

This semester, eight students are enrolled in a one-credit course that requires them to spend 14 hours a week treating student injuries.

“We are (a) third-year athletic training program for students,” said Essexville senior and ICC staff member Megan Keen. “We are qualified for all of the work we do and are also supervised by an assistant professor.”

The Injury Care Center is open to anyone with a SAC membership. The center is free for students.

A prescription from University Health Services is needed for rehabilitation services, which operates on a fee for service basis.

The existence of the center itself is relatively unknown to most people who utilize the SAC, said coordinator Molly Jennings.

When it comes to physical injuries from exercising and play-

ing sports, many students aren’t aware that they have actually hurt themselves, Keen said.

“Usually, when students hurt themselves during a workout, they think the pain will go away after a night until a couple days go by and they still hurt,” Keen said. “That’s when they contact us.”

The ICC operates on a budget of $800 from University Health Services, which isn’t even enough to cover the cost of tape when students go to the center to get their arm or leg taped after an injury, Jennings said. Patients are required to supply their own.

The ICC does provide basic supplies for the immediate care of students and also has rehabilitation equipment.

“Something a lot of students ask when they hear we work here is ‘How much do you get paid,’ when in fact we don’t,” said Che-

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Mary Lewandowski | Staff Photographer Midland senior Alex Chapie and Lake City junior Travis Kiser pose in the Injury Care Center on March 30 at the Student Activity Center.

boygan senior Melissa Culfa.

Working in the ICC serves as clinical field experience for students, so they don’t get paid for their work.

“This semester we have seen a lot of shoulder and knee injuries, and with intramural sports, we see a lot of sprains

and fractures,” Culfa said.

The ICC checks intramural fields to make sure they’re in good playing condition. It also modifies rules of sports that cause a lot of the same injuries.

“A couple weeks ago we were playing in our basketball championship and someone took a

fall to the ground,” said Rogers City junior Kaitlin Horn. “The medical staff did a good job with making sure they were OK by giving a fair amount of tests and a quick examination.”

Injury Care Center appointments can be made at (989) 774-2345.

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News and notes from around campus

Addictions specialization to be added to counseling program including the introductory counseling for addictions course that is already offered. Three new courses will be offered and for the remaining credits in the program, students will be required to complete an internship.

The Moving Forward: Treating The Spectrum of Addictions conference will be hosted on Aug. 19 to help promote this change within the program, Farrar said.

touched by addictive behavior,” Farrar said. “There are very few people who can really say, ‘none of my aunts, none of my uncles, no one in my immediate family, nobody I know has ever been negatively touched by addiction.’”

Farrar said because students won’t begin taking courses specializing in addiction until after they complete the core counseling courses, it will be about a year before students will take the new courses.

The specialty will be made up of 15 courses,

Central Michigan University’s counseling program will offer a new specialty in addictions counseling certificate as early as fall 2016.

The counseling master’s degree has two options: professional counseling and school counseling.

Counseling for addictions will be a third option. The program will go from a 48hour program to a 60-hour program starting in the fall, which counseling faculty John Farrar said aligns with national standards.

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-Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

Dark comedy ‘Marvin’s Room’ being performed by University Theatre The darkly funny play, “Marvin’s Room,” performed

by CMU University Theatre, uses humor to chronicle a dysfunctional family bonding through crisis and conflict.

The remaining performances of the play are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 7-9 and 2 p.m. on April 10 at Theatre-On-TheSide in Moore Hall, located near Bush Theatre.

“Marvin’s Room” portrays the bond within family in the face of adversity. Bessie, a lead character, takes care of her aunt and father, Marvin.

Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia, which causes her to call her sister, Lee, in

hopes of being compatible for a bone marrow transplant.

The director, communication and dramatic arts faculty Lauren McConnell, said she chose this play because it explored ideas she was interested in.

“Part of the play deals with issues of caregiving and what your responsibilities are as a family,” McConnell said. “I chose this play because of my own recent experiences with caregiving.”

Macomb senior Marcie Herbert plays Bessie.

Herbert said she hopes

when the audience watches the play, they take away a sense of struggle families go through every day.

“It’s heartbreakingly beautiful but sad, which makes the audience feel something instead of it being sappy with a happy ending,” Herbert said. “Real life is not always like that.”

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s prea d too t hin Hindered by injuries, gymnastics falls nearly two points short of nationals

By Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor @TDesOrmeau | sports@cm-life.com

Ranked last of the six teams entering Saturday’s NCAA Regional, the Chippewas needed a miracle to finish in the top two to advance to nationals.

They left Iowa City with a fifth place finish, scoring a 194.675 — almost two points shy of second place but .15 points ahead of rival Kent State. Four seniors — Taylor Bolender, Karlee Teet, Megan Lamphere and Jordan Charrette — performed their final routines as Chippewas on Saturday.

“We talked about competing with our hearts today and I definitely saw that in everyone, just looking in everyone’s eyeballs and seeing all the hard work come out,” Teet said.

“Even if it wasn’t what we wanted, we fought to the end and we fought to the next tenth (of a point).”

The Chippewas will not send any individuals to the championships for the second year in a row. The gymnast with the highest score on each event advances to nationals, regardless of their team’s performance.

Senior Taylor Bolender was the closest to winning an event for the Chippewas, finishing ninth and scoring a 9.850 on the balance beam. Five gymnasts — including three from Oklahoma — tied for first scoring a 9.900.

Bolender said it was an emotional day, as she also took a fall during her floor routine — her best event — in CMU’s final routine of the day.

“You really don’t know what to say as a coach,” said Head Coach Jerry Reighard. “There

was a great possibility there.

But her opening tumbling pass was the best I’ve ever seen it.

Something didn’t quite click and it was a costly mistake.”

Reighard said Bolender’s 9.650 on the vault was one of the “highlights of her career.”

Bolender had never performed the specific vault she did on Saturday in competition outside of practice.

“That was my main goal for senior year, to do that vault,” Bolender said. “It was really cool to do that at the last meet of the year.”

Fo llowing t he champions The top-ranked Sooners finished first in the Iowa City NCAA Gymnastics Regional with a 197.575. Oklahoma earns a trip to the April 15-16 championships in Fort Worth, Texas along with No. 12 and second-place-finishing Nebraska, which scored a 196.550.

Oklahoma’s Chayse Capps finished first in three of the four events and finished third on the floor exercise. She won the all-around with a 39.550.

CMU followed Capps and the Sooners on each event in the rotation. “(Going after Oklahoma) was really hard,” Reighard said. “(There can be) a lot of comparison (for judges), especially their last kid up (Capps), which is probably the best kid in the meet on every event, versus our first kid up, which was usually a freshman.”

Without Janowicz Freshman all-arounder Kasey Janowicz did not participate

in Saturday’s regional due to injury. Reighard said nothing was reaggravated, but he did not want to risk her health.

The Bay City native competed on all four events in all of the first nine meets before sitting during the March 4 meet against Bowling Green.

She competed on bars and beam in the following week and was on all four events for the March 19 Mid-American Conference Championships.

“We felt it was not in her best interest to compete at this meet,” Reighard said. “Nothing permanent, but being a freshman, it was her best interest to take her out of the lineup, as well as some other people.

Janowicz scored a 9.875 or higher at least once on all events in 2016. She led CMU on vault, averaging a 9.788.

Reighard said there were others who could not compete Saturday because of injury, adding that they had to have replacements on 11 routines.

Beating Kent Stat e, keeping up wit h t he Hawkeyes After falling to rival Kent State during the regular season, the Chippewas have topped the Golden Flashes in back-to-back meets.

“A lot of things considered, the team really performed very well,” Reighard said. “We improved our standing, so I think that says a lot for the character of our team we were able to field today.”

Kent State finished fifth in the MAC Championships, one spot behind the Chippewas.

“It’s always nice not to be last

Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Senior Jordan Charrette performs a routine on the balance beam during the meet against Ball State on Jan. 31 at McGuirk Arena.

place and beating Kent is always one of our main goals,” Bolender said. “Being able to beat them again was a highlight.”

Midway through the meet, the Chippewas sat in fifth place, ahead of Iowa with a 97.250, 1.150 points behind second-place Nebraska.

Reighard said he thought his team had a chance to beat Iowa and finish fourth until the final few routines, when the host Hawkeyes pulled away.

“We really knew we could take care of business with Kent and it was very satisfying to do that,” he said. “At one point, I thought we were go-

ing to overtake Iowa, but they rocked out on bars and really made a difference there.”

CMU’s best event was the balance beam, where the Chippewas scored a 48.900.

“All in all, I knew we weren’t going to be a team that was going to advance on,” Reighard said. “I just wanted to send — especially our seniors — out with a good meet and I felt that they did that. We had freshman in on every event.”

This was the eighth consecutive regionals appearance for CMU — including a pair of third place finishes in 2014 and 2015 with scores above 195.5.

NCAA REgional results No. 1 Oklahoma: 197.575 No. 12 Nebraska 196.550 No. 13 Arkansas: 195.500 No. 19 Iowa : 195.450 No. 35 Central Michigan: 194.675 No. 30 Kent State: 194.525 (Top two teams advance) Source: NCAA.com

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Poor scheduling hindered attendance at first lacrosse games At the start of my second semester as a sports writer for Central Michigan Life, I gladly took the opportunity to cover the fastest growing women’s sport at the collegiate level — lacrosse.

In December 2012, Central Michigan announced the addition of women’s lacrosse along with women’s golf in an effort to provide equitable athletics participation for both men and women and remain compliant with Title IX. I was more than excited to shine some light on this young, diverse group of student-athletes.

Lacrosse Head Coach, CMU alumna Sara Tisdale, traveled across the country and Canada to recruit 25 freshmen and one sophomore to the roster by January 2015 — a year before the team’s inaugural season.

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of the first home games — the first two during spring break and the third scheduled on Easter. The majority of CMU students leave campus to go home or on vacation.

Essentially, 26 underclassmen spent spring break and Easter in Mount Pleasant preparing for and playing the first home lacrosse games in the program’s history. At the same time, a lot of their fellow students didn’t have them on their radars.

Tisdale and some players said they were happy with the fan turnout at the first two home games. Their families traveled from all over the

country to watch them win against Delaware State and Virginia Commonwealth. The first three home games had attendances of 383, 414 and 133.

Even though they were thankful for the support they had from their parents and a few fellow athletes, the gaps in the stands would have been filled with students on any other weekend.

If the three home games they’ve played so far were conference games, I would understand CMU would be unable to move the dates. But all three were nonconference games.

For all of them to be scheduled on such inconvenient days seemed a little unfair.

Lacrosse has the potential to excel as a varsity sport at CMU. But the early scheduling has diminished the excitement and momentum of the

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Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport at both the high school and collegiate level, according to the NCAA. Adding a lacrosse program is extra significant for CMU because it gives the name “Chippewa” a deeper meaning.

The sport was originally created

by Native Americans. The team connected with Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe during the summer and they have the colors of the tribe woven into the nets of their sticks.

The program has a chance to connect with the community on April 15, when the tribe will bless the field before the team plays at home on a Friday night against Jacksonville. It will be the first realistic opportunity for students to see the team play.

CMU opened an $8 million stadium in November of 2015 to accom-

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Study values men’s basketball team at $9.4 million

By Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor @TDesOrmeau | sports@cm-life.com

If the Central Michigan men’s basketball team could be sold on the open market, the team would be worth $9.4 million according to the Wall Street Journal.

Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, conducts the annual study. For the NCAA men’s basketball teams, Brewer selected the 174 teams — CMU placed 131st — based on the prominence of the conference and other variables, like if a team had been to the NCAA Tournament in recent seasons.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “Brewer analyzed each program’s revenues and expenses and made cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth pro-

Top six MAC schools in 2015 estimat ed value Akron: 14.3 Ohio 14.2 Buffalo: 10.5 Wmu: 10.5 Toledo: 10.3 cmu: 9.4 *in millions jections to calculate what a college team would be worth on the open market, if it could be bought and sold like a professional franchise.”

The Central Michigan men’s basketball program ranked sixth of the 12 Mid-American Conference teams, valued at $9.4 million in 2015.

The program was valued at $6.7 million in 2015, equating to a 40.5

percent increase — the seventh largest increase of the 174 NCAA Division I teams studied.

Brewer does the same with college football teams, in which CMU ranked 70th of 116 teams in 2015 and first in the MAC with a value of $53.93 million.

After winning 11 games or fewer for four seasons in a row, CMU was 23-9 and MAC regular season champions in 2014-15. The team was 17-16 this season, losing in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in the first round.

Despite a self-imposed postseason ban, the Louisville Cardinals topped the list, with a value of $301.3 million. Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio State rounded out the top five.

Michigan State ranks 12th, being worth $126.6 million while Michigan lands 21st at $82.1 million.

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Men’s basketball looks to schedule Power 5 opponent next season

By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

With North Carolina and Villanova set to square off for the NCAA Tournament Championship on Monday, Central Michigan Head Coach Keno Davis is also spending time in Houston.

Davis is attending an annual convention during the Final Four held by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The convention takes place from March 31 to April 4.

Davis said the convention is a good time to meet with teams from around the country to address scheduling games in the coming seasons.

He said before the 2014-15 season, CMU men’s basketball had “a lot” of games to schedule.

“We really struggled with our scheduling last year,” Davis said. “We couldn’t get any Power 5 schools to play us. We were pretty much willing to go play on any date. That’s because they (understood) on paper, we were going to be a really tough (team to beat).”

Davis said there were only two or three

We really struggled with our scheduling last year. We couldn’t get any Power 5 schools to play us. We were pretty much willing to go play on any date.

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games to schedule heading into the convention. He said some games are pending contracts and agreements from other teams.

One of the plans is for the Chippewas to play in another nonconference tournament, Davis said. This season, the team suffered a three-game sweep at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida.

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vis said details regarding the tournament have not yet been released.

He also plans for a game against a regional Power 5 school. CMU has not played a Power 5 school since going to Northwestern during the 2014-15 season. CMU defeated the Wildcats 80-67.

Teams are more likely to schedule CMU next season because the Chippewas are losing four seniors, Davis said, which does not necessarily make the Chippewas better or worse.

His goal for scheduling is to play good competition while still having a good homecourt schedule.

“To be able to have a game each year on your schedule where you play a high-major school can be good,” Davis said. “You don’t necessarily want a lot of them, but being able to play one,

I think, is something that can help prepare you for the conference season.”

He said he wants to attract teams to play in Mount Pleasant and credits former CMU player and Grand Canyon Head Coach Dan Majerle for scheduling a home-and-home series with CMU in 2014 and 2015.

“When you don’t (attract teams), you have to be creative in finding other games you can get,” Davis said. “Getting games here at home can get you ready for the conference (season), especially when you have talented teams coming in.”

Davis said his team is in a good position with scheduling for next season with the majority of games already in place. CMU released the 2015-16 schedule last summer, but will release the 2016-17 schedule before May if the contracts and agreements are in place.

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The student-athlete handbook: Four things to know

By Andrew Surma Assistant Sports Editor @andrew_surma | sports@cm-life.com

Participation in intercollegiate-collegiate athletics is a privilege — not a right — the Central Michigan studentathlete handbook states.

Student-athletes are expected to follow a list of guidelines set by coaches, the athletics department, the university, the Mid-American Conference and the NCAA. Central Michigan’s studentathlete handbook — a seven-section, 50-page document — gives student-athletes a thorough guide of the do’s and don’ts of NCAA Division I student-athlete life.

Here are four points of interests from the handbook.

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Study table and academic requirements The handbook says “NCAA Division I student-athletes are required to exceed the academic requirements of the university’s general body.”

CMU’s 462 student-athletes averaged a 3.179 GPA, which is the highest combined average in program history.

To stay eligible, Studentathletes must take at least 12 credits and uphold a certain grade point average during

their academic careers.

• A 1.80 GPA entering and during second year • A 1.90 GPA entering and during third year • And a 2.00 GPA entering and during fourth and subsequent years Unlike solely academic students, student-athletes have to sign their majors and minors during their third semesters.

They must fulfill a certain percentage of their major program’s requirements during their third, fourth and fifth years.

• 40 percent by third year • 60 percent by fourth year • 80 percent by fifth year All freshmen and new transfer student-athletes are required to attend study table in the Dick Enberg Academic Center during their first two semesters. Other student-athletes might also be required to go, depending on their cumulative GPAs and previous semester GPAs. The handbook gives student-athletes seven general study table rules, including no eating or drinking, no cell phone use, no social media — internet is for research only.

Student-athletes cannot log more than two hours at study table per session. They can only log two total hours of study table on Fridays and Sundays.

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Expect to be in a fish bowl Division I sports puts young men and women into the media and public eye more than most non-athletes.

The handbook encourages student-athletes to interact with the press, but reminds them they can turn down or reschedule interviews.

“Don’t conduct an interview that isn’t arranged by the Athletic Communications Office,” is printed in bold.

The handbook provides a list of “tips” for interviewing with media, including: • Prepare two or three main messages to get across. It says, “No matter what you are asked you can always go back to those main points you wish to make.”

• Refrain from saying “no comment.”

• Be positive.

• Show your personality.

• Do not speak “off the record” with a reporter.

ADHD and general medical conditions. They also are given an initial physical examination.

Some conditions can medically disqualify studentathletes from being able to participate in certain sports, according to the handbook.

• Incomplete rehabilitation of previous injury • Gross joint instability • Pregnancy • Systemic illness • Communicable disease • Loss of paired organ CMU provides studentathletes — who are on an active roster and have an up-to-date Personal Insurance Information Form on file — with a secondary insurance coverage plan for injuries resulting from “organized and supervised contests, practices or conditioning sessions associated with their sport.”

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The handbook urges student-athletes to avoid performance enhancing drugs, recreational drugs and dietary supplements, as these substances are not only illegal, but harmful to the athlete.

The department does not encourage the private use of any dietary or nutritional supplements not approved by the NCAA. The department can only distribute “non-muscle building” nutritional supplements to its athletes.

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