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Life in brief ATHLETICS Flory suspended indefinitely following violation of team rules Central Michigan University football’s Andrew Flory has been suspended indefinitely from play this season.

Flory was cited for a violation of team rules, according to Athletic Department officials.

The department did not give an explanation for Flory’s second suspension.

His first suspension came during the summer months after he and teammate Ryan Oruche were arrested on June 7 – Flory Andrew Flory and Oruche attempted to steal $500 worth of DVDs and snacks from Walmart.

Oruche was let go from the team almost immediately following the incident. Flory was suspended from the team on July 1.

Flory finished second among CMU receivers last season with 32 catches for 384 yards and two touchdowns. He is regarded arguably as CMU’s second-best wide receiver behind senior Titus Davis.

Flory made his first appearance of 2014 in the second quarter of the Chippewas powerhouse win over Purdue last weekend. He saw limited playing time but was not thrown to.

The Chippewas host Syracuse Saturday.

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Robbery suspects arrested

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Three Saginaw men face felony charges for unarmed robbery and home invasion incidents that occurred during Welcome Weekend.

Celestino-Vincente Castillo Avitia, 20, Terron Jaquan Coleman, 21, and Kyrie GreenNorment, 20, were arrested in Saginaw for assault with intent to commit unarmed robbery and conspiracy to commit assault unarmed robbery, both 15-year felonies.

Coleman and Green-Norment

also are charged with firstdegree home invasion and conspiracy to commit first-degree home invaCelestino-Vincente sion, both Castillo Avitia 20-year felonies.

Coleman also is being charged with second-degree home invasion, a 20-year felony.

Police are waiting on a warrant for a fourth suspect, said Central Michigan University Police Lt.

Terron Jaquan Coleman

Larry Klaus.

On Aug. 24, CMU Police began an investigation of the robbery of a CMU student who was assaulted and had property stolen in Lot 1

on campus.

CMUPD coordinated the investigation with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, who were investigating a home invasion that took place on the same date in the 1000 block of Douglas

Street.

Klaus said officers checked on-campus surveillance footage while investigating the robbery and found individuals carrying stolen property, linking the two investigations.

Warrants were issued after CMUPD and MPPD obtained more evidence from the incident.

According to a press release from both departments, the suspects have been arraigned by the Isabella County District Court. They are waiting for their preliminary examinations.

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UNIVERSITY Biosciences building groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for mid September The Biosciences Building will celebrate its first day of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 17.

The ceremony will take place near the building construction site behind the Engineering and Technology Building. Students and faculty are invited to the occasion. Members of the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees, President George Ross, and Dean of the College of Science and Technology Ian Davison will be in attendance.

The four-story, 169,000 square-foot Biosciences Building is intended to provide students and faculty greater opportunities for hands-on research and attract leading researchers to the university.

The $95 million construction project is scheduled for completion in September 2016.

The building will provide classrooms and state-of-the-art laboratories for approximately 40 research-active faculty, their students and support staff.

Parking will be available in Lot 33.

Malachi Barrett, Senior Reporter

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Taken from the London Eye, the House of Parliment towers under a sunset on April 15 in London, England.

The places you’ll go Study abroad programs help students learn worldwide

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Christina Zardus knew that she would always to return to Italy, a place where she had ventured as a child. It also helped that Italy is known for its arts, something that would benefit Zardus’ minor.

“Before I even came to Central I knew I wanted to go back to Italy,” said the Dearborn senior. “For me it was the perfect place because I knew I wanted to study art. If I were just to travel to Florence, I wouldn’t have had the same experience.”

Luckily for her, Central Michigan University helped Zardus visit the Florence University of the Arts as part of its study abroad programs.

Whether a student wishes to

study ecology in Costa Rica or fashion in France, the study abroad program has something for everybody.

Working to send over 500 CMU students abroad throughout the course of an average school year, Amber Schneider, assistant director of Study Abroad, meets with students to help them plan their travels.

“We have about 150 programs in 40 different countries,” Schneider said. “We have both tuition exchange programs as well as other low cost offers.”

During her own time at CMU, Schneider traveled abroad three times, including a trip to Africa to student teach.

Students can choose from abroad programs including facultyled exchanges, a tuition exchange,

an affiliated program exchange or as an intern. The amount of time spent overseas varies by program.

Faculty-led programs have the shortest duration of stay out of the choices offered.

Some requirements for studying abroad dictate that students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better, although some programs may have more extensive requirements, such as a knowledge of a foreign language.

“We offer programs all over the world in English so students are not required to have to learn a language,” Schneider said. “For students who are seeking programs in English, they can either look at our view book or our website. There is a wide variety of options, even in non-English speaking countries.”

Students must also have spent

a minimum of two semesters of classes on campus prior to all international travels. Students can come in as early as their first year to meet with an adviser to plan an abroad trip.

After staying for six months while attending classes in Florence, Zardus said the hardest part was the culture shock of coming home.

“It was really hard when I came back,” Zardus said. “Even just driving down the road, the cars were huge, the roads were huge. In Florence, everything was so tiny.”

Any fears of leaving the safety of your home country or returning in one piece after studying abroad are normal, said Schneider, but the program offers something for every major and every minor. w abroad | 2

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Questions, debate stall approval of new logo

By Ben Solis Editor-in-chief

Opening the year with its first meeting of the 2014-15 academic session, members of Central Michigan University’s Student Government Association heard questions and concerns over the group’s proposed new logo on Monday.

The hope was to have a discussion on the logo and move it along. Practically all of the SGA membership decided to table the vote and further discussion on the logo until the governmental body’s next meeting.

Executive board members of SGA worked over the summer to produce a new updated logo for the organization. SGA President Chuck Mahone said the executive members worked to create a new logo for a number of reasons.

“If you see up there, it says ‘since 1924,’ which is funny because we were founded in 1920,” Mahone said. “This logo also wasn’t approved by the SGA body, so it isn’t our logo. It should be all of ours, and we want your input.”

Mahone and other executive board members created the logo during the summer using funding gathered through Student Activities and Involvement. The department also served as

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an oversight mechanism for the group as they created the logo.

Taylor Gehrcke, SGA’s treasurer, said a full list of money spent on the logo’s design would be on the SGA website by the end of Monday night.

SGA’s executive board didn’t just create the logo, it also placed it on a number of pieces of merchandise, such as water bottles, fliers, posters and banners for the university’s MAINstage event.

Expenditures made on these items will be included on the expenditure list Gehrcke plans to post online. While he didn’t have exact figures at the meeting, Gehrcke said the group spent nearly $1,200 on the water bottles and close to $200 on the fliers and banners. Some of that money, he added, came from funds they had held over from last year.

As Mahone and Mariah Urueta, SGA vice president, opened to the floor to discussion, a variety of concerns were voiced against the new logo’s design and the money spent on it.

Ty’asia Jones, a 19-yearold representative for CMU’s Sophisticated Women of Color registered student organization, thought the new color scheme didn’t match the bold look of the old one.

“The old logo has so

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“There are so many program options,” she said.

“There really is something that can meet the needs of each student.”

More than anything, Schneider insists that there are many benefits to studying abroad, including an increase in self-confidence and something to talk about

ROBBERY | continued from 1 Isabella County Jail on a $100,000 bond, while Avitia was released after posting 10 percent of his $50,000 bond.

Green-Norment has paid 10 percent of his $40,000 bond but remains lodged on a $50,000 bond.

Welcome Weekend attracts non-CMU students, Klaus said, because it is a week earlier than other universities around the state. A large number of the incidents involving police

in job interviews.

Schoolcraft senior Andrea Van Lopik studied abroad for three weeks in Denmark and said she considers it one of the best decisions of her life.

“I wanted to study abroad ever since I came to Central, but I kind of kept putting it off,” she said. “It was probably four days before the

are caused by these visitors, he added.

MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said only 69 of the 168 tickets issued by MPPD during Welcome Weekend were to CMU students.

“We know there are people coming form other places causing trouble, hence the proactive patrols we have,” Browne said.

“We caught, in the city, two different groups that were here for home invasions over that weekend.”

Arresting suspects who reside outside of Mount Pleasant is more time-consuming but not necessarily more difficult for police.

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer SGA Vice President Mariah Urueta and President Chuck Mahone listen to discussion about the proposed new SGA logo during the first meeting of the semester on Monday in Anspach 162. After a lengthy discussion, the issue was tabled until next week.

much life, and this new one just seems dull,” Jones said.

She suggested changing the palette to a more vibrant set of colors. Gehrcke countered by saying the new maroon and gold scheme – a feature not shared with the old logo – was chosen because it was closely aligned with the palette used on new CMU promotional materials.

In addition, 24-year-old Sean Lathrop, a representative from the CMU Club Dodgeball team, inquired about any additional marketing costs associated with adopting a new logo.

Mahone said there would

be only minimal new costs involved, but that was a given when the group considered the update.

Another concern voiced at the meeting was the legality of using the name “Central Michigan University” in the logo because it was a registered trademark.

Mahone said the executive board looked into the matter when it was creating the design and was given permission to use the name.

The final and decisive concern was that there wasn’t enough SGA oversight over the money spent on creating the logo, and that a sub-committee

deadline of the application and I was kinda just like ‘Mom, I guess I’m going to Denmark!’ So it was just kind of a spur of the moment decision.”

Van Lopik also encouraged students who are worried about studying abroad to try the smaller three-week summer courses.

“You can get a class out of the way while also trying the abroad,” she said.

The Office of Study Abroad is located in Ronan Hall 330, and an appointment can be

scheduled online to meet with an advisor.

“Study abroad is a great opportunity to enhance your resume,” Schneider said. “It tells your future employers that you are open to working with different people from different backgrounds.

You’re a risk taker. And of course, it’s a lot of fun too.”

“(Dealing with students from other schools) is more difficult because they don’t have the same education and programming we do with our students,” Browne said.

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should be formed to look into the logo’s design and expenditures.

The formation of the subcommittee was all but shot down by the majority of the SGA leadership because it would waste valuable time and money to create and organize the committee.

“I personally think we have better things to do and to spend our money on,” said Shelbe Klebs, SGA’s Student Budget Allocations Committee chair. “I would rather see this extra money spent on students and student programing as opposed to wasting time and effort on a whole new

logo when this one looks awesome.”

Gehrcke agreed with Klebs’s sentiment on focusing resources elsewhere.

“We did work very hard during the summer time on this new logo,” he said. “If people want to see changes, that’s fine. We just have to make sure they are worth it.”

Gehrcke predicts the logo design will pass next week, yet it will be a difficult debate if people don’t have tangible solutions.

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Author Michael Malice to talk about North Korea at LiNK meeting Liberty in North Korea will host speaker Michael Malice at their meeting at 8 p.m. on Sept.

10 in Anspach 162.

Malice is the author of the book “Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong-il.” He spent time in North Korea in 2012 and used a great deal of other books to assist him when writing this book.

The author will discuss issues that the North Korean people currently face. Malice’s book discusses things such as how Kim Jong-il can “shrink time,” how he dealt with the famine and why Kim Jong-un was chosen as a successor over his older brothers.

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Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor Members of the Phi Mu sorority pose in front of their charity ball Tuesday outside of the UC. Students pay a dollar to sign the ball, and the money raised from signing goes to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Last year alone, their ball raised over six hundred dollars for charity.

Women of Greek Life break stereotypes on sororities

By Sydney Smith Staff Reporter

For sorority sisters on Central Michigan University’s campus, a number of unfortunate and poorly-attributed stereotypes follow them like a dark cloud as they make their way to classes. “’Sorority girl’ in itself is an awful stereotype perpetuated by films that are way off based on what Greek Life is really about, and it suggests that we are mindless girls who bounce from fraternity house to fraternity house and hand over daddy’s credit card in the blink of an eye,” said Chesterfield senior Danielle Cywka.

People judge them for their clothes: Maybe a pair of skinny jeans with Ugg boots and a crew neck sweatshirt complete with letters that Central Michigan University students might not know how to pronounce. Or maybe it has to do with their perceived demeanor, with

people assuming that they’re looking down upon their ‘average’ peers.

Women involved in Greek Life at CMU say that projections are more than unfair and have major issues with the common stereotypes used to describe them. They see their experiences of being in a sorority as more than social. It’s an opportunity to help their community.

While being called a “sorority girl” can be a hurtful stereotype in itself, it comes with many different assumptions about a woman’s personality, appearance and social life.

Livonia senior Brynn Cavanaugh says people have made assumptions about her and her friends after finding out they were involved in Greek Life.

What some students seem to forget about a sorority are the basic principals of the organizations: Sisterhood and philanthropy.

Although social gatherings

are a normal facet of Greek Life, there are many other aspects of each Greek organizations at CMU that push the cultural envelop further than the stereotypes.

Students involved with Greek Life often dedicate hours of their lives to volunteering, and each chapter fundraises for specific philanthropies. During last year’s Greek Week, students raised over $30,000 for Special Olympics Michigan in less than seven days.

“In addition to raising money through large-scale events, we are constantly working to spread awareness and educate the public about the philanthropies we support,” Cavanaugh said.

“Aside from each chapter’s philanthropies, individual Greeks complete many hours of service to better the community each semester.”

Another stereotype of women in Greek Life is that they fit cookie-cutter molds in regards to their appear-

ance. Ionia senior Madelyn Downes thinks the opposite.

“I believe that our Greek Life already breaks the superficial territory by our looks because there are people of every shape, size and color in our community,” she said.

More than appearance, being involved in a sorority means expectations of academic success.

“Chapters have grade point average requirements, and members are held accountable for their success in school,” Cavanaugh said.

“When a member is struggling, there are numerous resources for them to consult in order to get themselves back on track, and we actively support each other in succeeding academically.”

Many of the assumptions associated with women in sororities leave the women of CMU Greek Life wondering why they are the constant target of negative judgement that

disregards the main focuses of being Greek.

“I think people stereotype Greek Life because it’s easy,” Cywka said. “It’s easy to take a large group of people and label them all as one thing, rather than taking the time to actually be informed and learn what it’s really all about.”

According to women in Greek Life, what it’s really all about is being part of something bigger than themselves, having a constant support system, a legacy to follow and one to leave behind for sisters to come.

“Being Greek isn’t about having a million friends.

It’s about doing things for the community and doing these things as one,” Illinois junior Melissa Nowak said.

“It’s about forming a close bond with friends who become sisters and practicing the values that brought us all under the specific chapter we chose.”

crime log The following incidents were reported by the Mount Pleasant Police Department between Sept. 5-8.

Sept. 5 2:44 a.m. - Officers transported a 21-year-old St. Louis man from Gratiot County on a bench warrant for failure to appear and lodged him at the Isabella County Correctional Facility.

12:43 p.m. - Officers cited a 60-year-old Mount Pleasant woman for driving without insurance.

1: 50 p.m. - A 32-year-old Mount Pleasant man was lodged for violating his parole.

3:18 p.m. - A 10-year-old Big Rapids female was arrested for violating probation.

Sept. 6 1:24 a.m. - A 21-year-old Mount Pleasant male was cited for carrying open intoxicants at the 1000 block of South University St.

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9:59 a.m. - A miscellaneous criminal offense was reported at 804 E. High St.

Living the college life with with Type 1 Diabetes

11:28 a.m. - Damage to property at the 100 block of East Locust Street was reported.

Sitting at a small cafe table, senior Harrison Light looks like many people at Starbucks – a guy drinking a cup of coffee. While other people usually worry about carbs and the “Freshman 15,” he has to worry about his blood sugar levels. That’s because when he was just four years old, Light was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

Diabetes is considered an invisible illness, a disease or ailment that affects people without showing any outward signs or symptoms. The week of Sept 8-14 is known as Invisible Illness Awareness Week, a time for acknowledging those who suffer silently with their diagnosis.

Type 1 diabetes typically affects children and young adults, whereas Type 2 devel-

Look on cm-life.com for a list of what to say and what not to say to someone with an invisible illness.

ops later in life and is more common – both are conditions in which the body cannot take sugar out of the blood stream.

“Harry would yell at the top of the stairs when he was little, and Adrianne and I did not understand why,” said Erica Light, his older sister. “When he was diagnosed at four, he figured it was from the high blood sugar.”

In Light’s case, his pancreas does not create insulin, the enzyme his body needs to break down the sugar in his blood. Instead, he wears a pump that acts like a pancreas, giving him a steady stream of insulin at all times.

Low blood sugar levels can be very dangerous. Light has been hospitalized five times because of them. If his blood sugar levels drop, he can experience blurry vision, headaches or even pass out.

Light doesn’t complain about his situation.

“I don’t really know what it’s like to not have it,” he said Now a senior, Light remembers freshman year as a big adjustment. Not only did he have to adjust to living on campus and going to classes, but he also had to carry snacks, check his blood sugar level, adjust his insulin pump and “watch more carefully than the other students” in the cafeteria.

There are people all over Central Michigan’s campus

4:02 p.m. - A larceny was reported at the 600 block of East Locust Street.

10:27 p.m. - A 21-year-old male from Hamilton was cited for carrying open intoxicants with a passenger in the vehicle.

Sept. 7 12:20 a.m. - A 20-year-old New Jersey male was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

1:35 p.m - A theft from a vehicle was reported at the 1400 block of East Maple Street.

Sarah White | Staff Photographer Linden senior Harrison Light checks his blood glucose levels outside of Moore Hall on the campus of Central Michigan University Monday afternoon.

just like Light, people who seem similar enough on the outside, but actually live life day-to-day with a burden like anxiety, depression, cancer or some other invisible illness. Many of these people are living on campus for the first time, far away from their old support systems.

“At the beginning of every semester, I tell my professors I have diabetes in case of an emergency,” Light said. “That way, if I need to eat or drink

something in class, they know it’s because of my blood sugar levels. It’s really nothing to be embarrassed about. People are usually just curious to learn about diabetes.”

If students with diabetes or any other invisible illnesses need assistance, Central Michigan University has the University Health Services Department to help. The medical clinic and pharmacy are located on campus in Foust, near the

corner of Preston and East Campus drive. Free on-campus counseling can also be given through the counseling center located in Foust.

There are other students who have similar stories to Light. Freshman Roger “Trey” Andy, also has Type 1 diagnosis.

“While you have to watch yourself more than the average student, I have adjusted to the college life just like anybody else,” Andy said.

9:01 p.m. - An individual obstructing justice was reported at 804 E. High St. Sept. 8 12:42 a.m. - A 35-year-old Mount Pleasant male was lodged at the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department on a contempt warrant for domestic violence and not having a valid snowmobile operator’s license.

8:33 a.m. - Officers investigated a report of a lost child. The child’s parent was contacted and returned unharmed.

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How we remember, 13 years later

EDITORIAL | What it really means to be Greek

Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Central Michigan Life | File Art Delta Zeta and Pi Kappa Phi use props, including a cardboard cut-out car, throughout their AC/DC routine in April 2014 during Mock Rock.

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rom “Animal House” to “Old School,” or even the more recent “Neighbors,” Hollywood has created a distorted reputation for Greek life and college life in general.

Binge drinking, drug use and blowing off classes are the central part of what it means to pursue higher education, according to many movies and television shows. While this might make for good entertainment, it fails to reflect reality.

These deceiving portrayals result in a lack of understanding of the greater college community, which includes hardworking students caught in a constant balancing act of stress, work and school.

No group suffers more from these damaging college-life stereotypes than the Greek community.

As Greek Life and Central Michigan University celebrates its two-week recruitment period this week, we call on the entire CMU community to learn about the good these

groups do and not their associated stereotypes.

Throughout this period, there will be reminders of the Greek community scattered across campus in the form of fliers, sidewalk chalk displays and chapter letters stitched to shirts and purses. For the Greeks, it is a time to self-promote and to educate potential new members on what it means to go Greek.

Many members of the Greek community joined rank with their respective fraternities and sororities because they wanted to be part of something bigger than themselves.

Going Greek means laying the foundation for one’s college career. As a result, the community molds the identities of its members.

Through philanthropy, community engagement, understanding and ex-

hibiting a set of long-held core values, an individual becomes a part of family he or she never imagined they could have. This – the heart and soul of what it means to go Greek – is too often overlooked.

By nature, there has always been discord between Greeks and non-Greeks.

Greeks and non-Greeks might have their differences, but as human beings, most all of us are united by the daily struggle to follow our passion and become better people.

The staff of Central Michigan Life understands this struggle to better people’s lives most of all, as many of us got into the industry to make a lasting impact on our readers, to raise awareness and to change perspectives.

Our community as a whole – no matter if we

Your voice, your vote

There are five seasons of the year for field organizers and activists. Winter, spring, summer, fall and election season - the time when you table and door knock for hours while empowering students to use their voice and cast a vote in the November election.

This election cycle throws Gov. Rick Snyder in the bully pulpit with Democrat Mark Schauer, and looking at the polls, the fight is going to be a bloody one.

Who will rise to the top?

That is for the voters to decide. More specifically, that is for the students to decide.

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I work for a number of nonprofits and other voting rights groups. I am not writing to represent those groups.

My opinions are my own.

However, one thing is certain: the future relies on your vote.

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wear Greek letters, athletic uniforms, suits and ties or a CM Life polo – must stop letting stereotypes distort our understanding of one another.

And on a final note, we call upon the community to accept all Greeks as one unit, not just the social fraternities and sororities that garner so much attention.

Members of multi-cultural, business, professional and academic fraternities and sororities are as important and hold as much currency on this campus and beyond as they do.

This week, you are all Greek.

By accepting and embracing our differences, we are able to see the diversity that makes this community – and this world – so beautiful.

a ballot. There is education involved.

Pop quiz. True or false: 1) If you did not register to vote in person, you cannot vote absentee the first time. True.

2) You can register to vote the same day as the election.

False.

3) You have a specific polling place where you must vote and cannot just walk into a polling location on Election Day. True.

I am a cynic. I know the political system we have is

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On Sept. 11, 2001 I was 7,500 miles away from ground zero, a secondgrade student at Camp McTureous in the western part of Uruma City in Okinawa, Japan.

I don’t think I understood the gravity of the situation when it happened; 13 years later I’m still unsure if I do.

Here’s what I do understand: Sept. 10 was a hell of a lot different than Sept. 12.

On Sept. 10, vehicles driving toward the base, one of 10 such satellite installations spread through the island that made up Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, were met with smiles and waves from the locals and a casual inspection from two Military Police officials stationed at the front gate. Standard procedure called for a presentation of military identification, though this became less common if a rapport was built with guards. Most were waved through the gate with little incident.

On Sept. 12 vehicles driving toward the base, the smallest of the 10, were met with cautious glances from an uneasy local population and multiple Military Police officials clad head-to-toe in tactical gear and wielding machine guns.

I have precious few memories of that period in our history. That is one that sticks. Overnight, Camp McTureous put its finger on the trigger; I imagine 7,500 miles away the scene looked much the same.

I don’t think 9/11 really ever hit home for me be-

cause I never felt unsafe. I was constantly surrounded

by Marines who were easily a foot taller and a hundred pounds heavier than the average Okinawan.

Locals were excited to see Americans in public to the point where trips to historic Katsuren Castle or the beaches to the north in Nago almost became annoying because of the excessive hospitality.

I never considered there were wolves at the door.

Back home, I suppose it would be too easy to say everything changed. In reaction to the overwhelming grief and confusion that became part of our cultural lexicon in the 2000s and since, America has tightened its borders, increased its security networks and systematically targeted terrorism in all of the dark corners of the world.

In the 13 years since 9/11, I would argue we are no less afraid.

The feeling of vulnerability is the most pervasive and long-lasting effect of 9/11. It’s easy to give in to that, to distrust our neighbors, keep the guns pointed and remember how we were hurt by the outside world.

I spent two more years in Japan after the tragedy. In those days the security was tight, but after the initial shock, we were met with unprecedented compassion and kindness from the international community.

When I returned home, a shared pain and sense of solidarity had already swept across the country.

But out of this atrocity came unity and strength.

I have precious few memories of that period in our history, but that is one that defines it for me.

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I am neither a Democrat, nor a Republican; I am a Progressive. I am pro-choice, pro-LGBTQAI and proenvironment. Many on this campus share the same views, and there are people in power

who wish to silence these opinions.

There are people of power who want to make it difficult for you to vote because they know how powerful the vote is. If the vote didn’t have power, the Suffragettes would not have starved themselves for the right to vote and The Civil Rights Movement would have never occurred.

Your vote is your voice, and your voice is powerful. This election, use it to shape the future of Michigan.

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Blood drive to honor 9/11 victims

Remembering Sept. 11

Students describe panic, confusion

By Alex Carrier Staff Reporter

Thursday will mark 13 years since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Many Americans say the sorrow and shock of the terrorist attacks still feels like it was yesterday.

However, as time goes on, many CMU students it is a distant and foggy memory.

Alayna Smith, a Garden City senior, remembers things a little differently. She was eight years old at the time.

“They didn’t tell us anything at all at school,” she said. “But we could tell something wasn’t right. Some parents came and took their kids out of class. The teacher was running around a lot but we didn’t know what was wrong.”

Once she learned of the attacks, Smith said the severity of the situation still didn’t quite sink in.

“My brother, who was 14, explained it to me after school,”

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she said. “I guess I kind of thought he was talking about a video game or something at first.”

Even if Smith didn’t understand it, she picked up on the fear and pain that the entire country was feeling.

“My parents were watching the news and crying,” she said. “My biggest problem was something was affecting my

family so deeply, and I couldn’t do anything about it or understand it.”

That seems to be the prevailing memory for most CMU students: Fear, confusion, a feeling of uncertainty. Like a thick fog, those fears crept across the country and grabbed a hold of everyone and in many different ways.

Danny Karadsheh, a Kent-

wood senior, was affected in a way we don’t often think about.

Karadsheh is a first generation American, and his parents moved to the U.S. from Jordan in the 1970s. He said his experience was a bit different because of his background.

“The thing I remember most is my parent’s worrying about my sister,” Karadsheh said. “She was going to Western at the

time. My dad called her up and told her to go home and lock the doors.”

Karadsheh added that his father wasn’t afraid of more attacks, he was worried about being in danger because or their heritage “He was worried about her safety,” he said. “He didn’t want somebody taking their anger out on her because of her skin.”

The American Red Cross is looking for students to donate blood and help save lives Wednesday at Finch Fieldhouse.

Students can make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or walk in from noon to 6 p.m. in Finch 110.

All blood drives conducted by the Red Cross this week are being held to honor and remember those affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

To ensure the safety of blood donation for both recipients and donors, all volunteer blood donors must be evaluated to determine their eligibility.

Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old to donate.

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Student Ombuds Office works to ease student difficulties

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

College academics can sometimes be scary and confusing. When questions arise and problems unfold, individuals may feel as though they have exhausted all possible options for help.

This is where the Student Ombuds Office comes in.

Director of Administration for Enrollment and Student Services Brad Kloha said the Ombuds Office is a safe place for students to voice their concerns about administrative problems.

“What the student (om-

budsman) function really does is that they’re a neutral party,” Kloha said. “They’re an advocate for a fair process. They’re a neutral party that helps to refer the student to figuring the conflict process or to someone who can help them better with the situation.”

The Ombuds Office serves as a counseling system for students confused with the administrative process. Things such as grade disputes with a professor can be brought to the Ombuds Office, which works to help individuals put them on the right track and guide them to the correct personnel. Student complaints

are confidential.

“I think more than anything, it’s just to act as a resource for students to make sure that their voice is heard and to make sure they get assistance when they need it,” Kloha said. “It’s really a situation basis. A lot of times in most situations, it’s just usually like ‘Oh have you gone through the proper administrative channels?’ And if they haven’t, it’s getting them to talk to the right person they need to. Usually it’s all rectified and it doesn’t go much higher than that.”

Getting students to talk to the correct person usu-

ally involves getting them in contact with the department chair, dean, or director of the administrative office the individual is having problems with. Students can voice their concerns in the Ombuds Office because that’s what it’s there for: Outlining options that are available for solving problems.

The office, however, is not to be used for legal counseling.

“The Ombuds Officer can advise you of your rights within the university but will not provide legal advice or represent you in a legal matter,” reads the FAQ section of the office’s website. “The Ombuds Officer is a neutral

facilitator, not an advocate for either side of a dispute. The goal of the Ombuds Office is to advocate for fair process.”

Kloha stressed the fact that Ombuds is available to students as a resource.

“Student Ombuds doesn’t really make a decision,” he said. “They will refer to people who can make that decision or explain what a university policy is that’s really affecting that situation.”

Students interested in making an appointment with the Ombuds office can do so by phone, email or simply walking into Kloha’s office, Ronan 220.

“[Students] can call the office,” Kloha said. “There is a specific Ombuds phone they can reach, 989-774-3010, and an email, ombuds@cmich. edu .”

When emailed by students, Kloha works with Kyle Pybus, the Student Ombuds Officer and Administrative Aide of CMU’s Global Campus, to decide the best course of action.

Both Global Campus and oncampus departments collaborate to handle the problem to the best of their ability.

Ombuds Office hours are from 8 a.m-5 p.m. and are available for students Monday through Friday.

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Soccer team has tools to rebuild Cody DeBona Staff Reporter

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor

Junior defensive back Kavon Frazier moves in to assist his teammates Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

Stuffing the statsheet Chippewas defensive secondary put up highest numbers on team

By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Through the first two games of the season, the Chippewas defensive secondary has served as the biggest difference in the two contests.

CMU defensive backs have combined for a total of six interceptions through the first two games, and 10 picks during their last five dating back to the end of the 2013 season.

Led by sophomore Tony Annese, juniors Kavon Frazier and Brandon Greer, the CMU secondary has dominated the airspace they attempt to protect on each down.

“It’s really just a team thing,” Greer said. “Our guys in our unit are understanding things better than we were before. When one of us gets better, the rest of us get better. That’s why all of this has been going on like this.”

The Chippewas allowed just 16.5 points and 177 passing yards per game. The unit has allowed opposing quarterbacks to pass 37-for-73 during the first two games of the year.

Defensive backs coach Archie Collins said each member of the secondary has bought into the system in place and more importantly, each other.

“These guys all really know what the word team means,” Collins said. “They’re working on the little things. That’s what makes you a better player. They all pull each other together. I’d say they’re pretty good as a cohesive unit right now.”

The relationships between players in the unit off the field, Collins

said, are almost as electric as the ones that produce high statistics.

“They’re a close bunch of guys,” Collins said. “On the field, things are just working out really well schematically. These guys are put in a good position to do the job like they have.”

Most of the defensive backs on the squad will shy away from the spotlight despite their out-of-theordinary turnover numbers.

“I always tell the guys, they have to understand the pieces of the puzzle in the football game,” Collins said. “They are really getting that now better than they did before.”

Greer had a career day against Purdue last week, scoring CMU’s first points of the game on a 54yard interception return.

In the second half against the Boilermakers, Greer forced a fumble that he recovered himself and ultimately sealed the Chippewas’ 38-17 victory.

“I always want to make a play,” Greer said. “It always comes down to the defensive line. If those guys don’t do their job than we can’t do ours. They’ve been getting it done down there lately, which is good for us.”

Meanwhile head coach Dan Enos would not admit the defensive secondary is the strongest aspect of his team, though he said he is pleased with the group’s performance.

“They really gave our quarterbacks some trouble in training camp,” Enos said. “I joked to somebody at one point: I hope our secondary ends up being pretty good. I’d say they’ve been doing a great job so far.”

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Junior defensive back Kavon Frazier and junior linebacker Tim Hamilton attempt to make a tackle on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

Meagan Dullack Photo Editor Junior defensive back Brandon Greer prepares to take on a Purdue offensive lineman Saturday at RossAde Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

Tony Annese, who picked two passes off in CMU’s home opener, has earned himself the nickname of “Ballhawk.”

“I guess you can say I just really like being around the ball,” Annese joked after CMU’s first victory.

“That’s just what we always talk about. So it feels great to go out there and actually do it.”

Collins said he is confident heading into the Syracuse pass game, that his team will keep its progress consistent.

“Our guys are still hungry. They know they have a lot of room to get better,” Collins said. “As a defensive back, that’s what you always want to do. You want to get that pick or lower the boom on someone.”

Notebook: CMU football news and notes Davis participates, Enos talks humility as Chippewas gear up for Week 3 hosting of Syracuse CM-Life staff reports

With four days separating the Central Michigan University football team from its most crucial matchup of the season, head coach Dan Enos addressed several burning questions surrounding the Chippewas.

Head games

Kicker Ron Coluzzi was injured against Purdue last Saturday when he took a big hit as he attempted to make a tackle on a

Boilermakers kick returner.

Coluzzi lay on the ground for several minutes before standing up, appearing dizzy and collapsing onto the grass once again.

He did not return to the game, but Enos said Coluzzi practiced Tuesday.

“He seems alright,” Enos said after practice.

Davis watch

Senior wide receiver Titus Davis suffered a left knee sprain during the Chippewas home

opener on Aug. 27.

Davis was clobbered by a big hit on a pooch punt during the late stages of CMU’s opener and was seen writhing in pain as he lay on the ground. He needed assistance from his teammates leaving the field.

Sitting out of CMU’s 38-17 upset win over Purdue, Davis went through last week on a day-to-day status.

Enos did not confirm if Davis would play Saturday when the Chippewas host Syracuse.

24 hour effect

After Saturday’s win over Purdue, Enos allowed the Chippewas to “enjoy” the upset victory for a period of no longer than 24-hours.

Then it was back to work.

“We had a good practice today,” Enos said Tuesday. “We’ve done a good job of staying humble and keeping our mouths shut. It’s been very productive.”

The Chippewas host Syracuse Saturday at noon.

Our soccer team started its last fall season with tough opponents and a tough record. This year, it is much the same. CMU has scored a mere four goals while allowing 11 in their first five games.

Although it is a bit early to pinpoint exactly what is causing the struggles, it is clear that the offensive production needs to be picked up. They have been outshot 87-32 this season.

With that being said, stats are just stats, and real gameplay is always more important. CMU has stepped up defensive efforts as well as offensive in their last two matches. Chippewas senior captain Laura Gosse scored a brace in the team’s home season opener victory against Oakland.

Head coach Peter McGahey made some early-season adjustments on the defensive side and has adapted to several injuries.

McGahey and his team traveled to Ann Arbor a day after their first victory to take on an NCAA champion-worthy University of Michigan.

This game is potentially the turning point in the 2014 season, CMU conceded two goals in the first 15 minutes, which is almost expected against such an established team with McGahey’s young side.

All soccer analysts and coaches agree that 2-0 is the toughest score line. Instead of the game turning into what coach McGahey described as a “laugher”, the Chippewas had a goal cleared off the line and kept the Wolverines to only one more goal in the 80th minute’s offensive push.

CMU kept one of the best teams in the state of Michigan to zero goals for over an hour.

The last two games brought the team to the level they know they can play at. McGahey has stamped his saying of “experience is the best experience.”

His eight underclassmen in the starting 11 against a previously nationally ranked opponent, gained a valuable experience that they will take with them throughout the season.

In 2013 CMU went 8-3 in the Mid-American Conference, realistically the Chippewas won when they really needed to, every single win was in the MAC. Although the Chippewas have had a disappointing start, they are on track to finish better than in 2013, not only that but I believe that they will win both games in Colo. this weekend.

They are on track to be a good team this year, despite misleading statistics and numbers. They are undefeated at home and after the Colorado weekend doubleheader, they host three games at home in a row, which they will not lose.

If CMU takes the games they can, anything less than a MAC Championship is a failure. They have the talent, leadership and coaching, but these next two games are essential.

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ROUND 2 RESULTS

INVITATIONAL Position & School

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296

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311

617

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Ohio

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618

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305

621

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S. Dakota St

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315

626

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Bradley

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Drake

318

316

634

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315

635

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Loyola

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325

637

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316

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14

Marshall

322

320

642

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324

318

642

+66

16

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323

325

648

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Here is a quick recap of some of the Mid-American Conference’s top games from Week 2: Penn State 21, Akron 3

Akron (1-1) picked off Christian Hackenberg twice and forced a fumble on the day, while the offense was without a turn-

over for the second-straight week. However, Penn State (2-0) would post 425 yards of total offense.

The Zips finished with

277 yards of total offense, but went 1-of-3 in the redzone and 5-of-17 on third down.

Army 47, Buffalo 39 Trailing, 47-17, in the fourth quarter, the University at Buffalo fought back and nearly capped an improbable comeback, but ultimately lost to the Black Knights, 4739, at Michie Stadium on

Saturday afternoon.

Joe Licata threw for 396 yards and an FBSera school-record five touchdown passes in the game. The junior signalcaller hit 11 different receivers. His favorite

target was Marcus McGill who had six catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns – all career highs. Devin Campbell also had a pair of touchdown receptions.

Virginia Tech 35, Ohio State 21

Hokies quarterback Michael Brewer threw two key touchdowns in the second half of Vir-

ginia Tech’s upset over Ohio State. With starter Braxton Miller done for the season with injury,

OSU passer J.T. Barrett was 9-for-29 and threw three interceptions in the loss.

NIU 23, Northwestern 15

The Northern Illinois University Huskies used a 23-point second half offensive outburst and an unrelenting defense to defeat in-state foe Northwestern, 23-15, Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston. The Huskies

won their third consecutive game over a Big Ten Conference opponent after recording wins over Iowa and Purdue a year ago, and claimed their first win in eight tries over the Wildcats.

NIU improved to 2-0 on

the season and has won 25 consecutive regular season games. The Huskies lead the nation with 16 consecutive wins in true road games dating back to Oct. 1, 2011. NIU is now 5-3 versus Big Ten teams since 2009.

Iowa 17, Ball State 13

The Ball State football team came up a few plays shy of another signature win Saturday as Iowa came back in the fourth quarter for a 1713 win at Kinnick Stadium.

The Cardinals, who were seeking to defeat a power conference team for the fourth straight season, fell to 1-1 on the year, while the Hawkeyes improved to 2-0.

The game was a defensive battle with Ball State giving up only a field goal through most of the afternoon to take a 13-3 lead into the closing minutes.

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Turning the corner: Volleyball gets back to basics following 0-6 start to 2014 season

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Teams that find themselves losing consecutive games usually revert to the basics.

For the Central Michigan University volleyball team, the time to get back to square one is now.

Head Coach Erik Olson said after the Chippewas were shut out 0-3 when they hosted the Chippewa Invite, the women learned valuable lessons from the loss.

“I think we could of learned what we learned this weekend while winning,” Olson said after the tournament. “I don’t want to give us a grade. I am in no way the slightest bit happy with their performance.”

It is not all bad for CMU, however. Olson claims the groundwork for winning has been laid, though results on the court have yet to surface.

“We got a better side efficiency going. We’ve settled on a setter and a right side,” Olson said. “We mixed (positions) up and got some people off the bench who got some in-game experience.”

Olson has historically been a pass-oriented coach focusing on one of the most essential elements of any successful sports team: defense.

“We continue to play great team defense,” he said. “This time last year, we didn’t have that going at all.”

The Chippewas’ protection effort was led by junior Angelique White. The middle blocker said she was

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer The Central Michigan University volleyball team celebrates a point during the Chippewa Invitational Friday, Sept. 5 at McGuirk Arena.

happy with her individual performance despite losing the game.

“I’m really excited about

my energy right now,” White said. “Staying completely excited gets really tough when you’re in five set matches. I feel like everyone around me is excited no matter what is going on.”

Senior Kaitlyn McIntyre entered the season as the favorite to lead the team in every significant statistical category. The outside hitter appeared to be in her com-

fort zone for the first time this season.

“I was really pleased with my setter connection,” McIntyre said. “ Our setters worked really hard this week and put up some awesome balls. I was able to get back into the flow and find some mojo.”

As CMU attempts to hone the success of the individual into a successful overall

performance, Olson said he knows exactly what is required of the Chippewas to do so.

“It’s a mental thing,” Olson said. “That means it’s not a rotational thing. It’s not a personnel thing. We’re going to kick their butts a little bit and show them what those standards are.”

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Senior middle blocker Hallie Enderle, left, and senior outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre communicate on the frontline of defense during the Chippewa Invitational on Friday at McGuirk Arena.

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Volley for Greek As part of Fraternity Recruitment Week, Alpha Sigma Phi hosted a sand volleyball match on the Towers volleyball court on Tuesday. The event will be followed by several activities planned throughout the week.

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Members and potential new members of Alpha Sigma Phi gather for a night of beach volleyball on Tuesday at the Towers volleyball court.

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Members of Alpha Sigma Phi and potential new members gather for beach volleyball Tuesday evening during recruitment week at the Towers volleyball courts.

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Why police possess military equipment

By Nathan Clark Senior Reporter

Following the controversial shooting death of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo., a national debate has begun regarding law enforcement agencies acquiring and using military-grade equipment to perform their duties.

The Detroit Free Press recently published a database online collected from the Defense Logistics Agency, which oversees the Department of Defense Excess Property Program 1033, listing equipment procured by police throughout the nation.

Reviewing the database, Isabella County police departments have acquired night vision equipment, straight telescopes and a dozen rifles: four 5.56 millimeter and eight 7.62 millimeter.

sociated with the military is not.

“If you Goolge ‘top ten police shootouts’ or something like that, you’ll see incidents where the police are out gunned,” said LTC Greg Thayer, professor of military science and head of the CMU ROTC program.

“As weapon technology progresses, when do you say you don’t want the police to have something?”

Thayer recalled several high-profile incidents in the U.S. where police were under-equipped for a situation. This included the 1986 FBI Miami shootout where two bank robbers outgunned eight FBI agents, killing two. He also mentioned the infamous North Hollywood shootout where two bank robbers in Kevlar armor, and armed with multiple fully-automatic weapons, fired more than 3,300 rounds of ammunition in a

Mount Pleasant Police Department Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said the department’s emergency crew acquired an armored vehicle - a one-ton truck built in the ‘80s called “The Old Peacekeeper.”

“We’ve never used the truck on CMU property, and I can only think of one time in the last couple of years we needed to use it based on the situation,” Browne said. “A few years back there was a situation with a man with a rifle and we had to use the truck to get close enough to his home to order him to surrender.”

The vehicle was used to close the distance gap between police and the armed suspect safely in case the suspect opened fire on the officers, Browne said.

The debate about the militarization of police is relatively new, but police acquiring equipment as-

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Used for safety purposes in case of an emergency, Mount Pleasant Police have access to their own armored vehicle, which has only been used once in the last few years.

shootout with police.

“The issue isn’t that police are getting equipment.

It’s how it’s used,” Thayer said. “There needs to be training and oversight.”.

Browne said Mount Pleasant police train regularly with use of new equipment and “The Old Peacekeeper.”

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said the Sheriff ’s Department is

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“We don’t use that stuff (military surplus),” the sheriff said. “Understandably, stuff like an armored vehicle can be valuable in certain situations. Keep in mind, just because a police department gets a Humvee

or something, it doesn’t mean they’re being militarized.”

A representative from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department was unable to be reached for comment about whether or not that department has acquired equipment through the program.

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