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Life in brief UNIVERSITY Central Michigan Life finalist for 2014 Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker award The Associated Collegiate Press has nominated Central Michigan Life as 2014 Newspaper Pacemaker finalist.

The ACP Newspaper Pacemaker has set the standard for general excellence in collegiate newspapers since 1927. Pacemakers are selected by professionals in the industry.

Judges select Pacemakers based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth and quality design, photography, art and graphics.

CM Life will be judged alongside other four-year nondaily newspapers from across the nation based on its work during the 2013-14 academic year.

Winners will be announced at the National College Media Convention on Nov. 1 in Philadelphia, Penn.

CM Life was awarded the ACP Newspaper Pacemaker eight times in the last 13 years. The most recent was for 2012-13.

FOOTBALL’S FUMBLES Rawls arrested Sunday for April purse theft

By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Days after being named the MidAmerican Conference’s “Offensive Player of the Week” for his 155 rushing yards against Purdue, Thomas Rawls quietly surrendered Sunday to Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Police.

The running back and former University of Michigan Wolverine is charged with three felonies after an April 8 theft at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort.

Rawls faces one count of larceny in a building, one count of possess-

ing a stolen credit card and one count of credit card fraud. The three charges are punishable by up to four years in prison and $5,000 in fines Thomas Rawls for each charge.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday in Isabella County Court.

On Monday, head coach Dan Enos announced the indefinite suspension of Rawls. On Saturday, the CMU Athletic Department said Rawls was held from the game due to “an issue that came to the team’s attention on Friday.” The Flint-native was absent from the Chippewas’ 40-3 loss to Syracuse on Saturday. w rawls | 2A

Flory kicked off football team; team officials offer few comments on behavior problems

By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

During the last nine months, the Central Michigan University football team has lost three of its most essential members to off-the-field trouble.

Now, it has definitively lost one of its potential standouts in wide receiver Andrew Flory.

Flory was handed his second suspension of the season on Sept. 9 for a violation of team rules.

Team representatives would 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 and Oruche attempted to steal $500 worth of DVDs and snacks from Walmart.

Oruche was Andrew Flory let go from the team almost immediately following the incident. Flory was suspended from the team on July 1. w flory | 2A

Tailor made for transfers

Malachi Barrett,

Senior Reporter

STUDENT LIFE Central Review is seeking STUDENT WORK Central Michigan University’s Central Review is accepting submissions for the Fall 2014 edition.

The Central Review, an undergraduate literary journal, gives students the opportunity to share their work with peers.

Zachary Riddle, Coldwater senior and Central Review editor, explained the Central Review accepts many different kinds of creative works.

“We accept any kind of photography, poetry and fiction.

For each submission, a student can include the following: five paragraphs, five poems of any length and three pieces of fiction no longer than 3,000 words,” Riddle said.

Students can send submissions to cmucentralreview@gmail.com.

“We accept one submission a year from students , which includes the five photographs, five poems and three fiction pieces,” Riddle said. “These submissions can be emailed in separate parts so long as the student identifies themselves in the header of the email, indicating the kind of submission they are sending us.”

Students should also include a short autobiography, no longer than 300 words, when they email their creative pieces.

The deadline for submission for the Fall semester is midnight Oct. 13. No submissions after that time will be accepted.

Students with published work in Central Review will attend the Reading and Release party planned for 6 p.m. on Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Baber room.

Andrea Peck, Staff Reporter

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Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor Goodrich junior Nikki Allen stands among dress forms Tuesday inside the Sewing Room in Wightman Hall. Double-majoring in both Merchandise and Design, Allen hopes to one day run her own clothing boutique somewhere with a downtown atmosphere, such as Traverse City or Ann Arbor.

Transfer students look to CMU for second chance on school

By Sydney Smith Assistant Student Life Editor

When she arrived on Central Michigan University’s campus for her first day of classes, Jackson senior Taylor Dean had conflicting feelings.

“I was terrified that I was going to get lost or go to the wrong class.

Thankfully, that never happened,” she said. “It took me a long time to realize that this was going to be my new ‘home’ for the next few years.”

These feelings are common for a freshman going away to college for the first time, but Dean had been through this process before. She is a transfer student, so first-day jitters were something she had to overcome again.

Students choose to transfer to schools for many different reasons.

The variety of programs CMU offers is a large factor in why they attend school here. The university attracted 1,473 transfer students this year.

“At my old school I was studying something I didn’t have a passion for, and as soon as I realized I wasn’t pursuing my dreams I wanted to change that,” Portland senior Shelby

Stephenson said.

Stephenson chose CMU after hearing about the Apparel Merchandising and Design program, something that her previous school did not offer.

“After hearing all the amazing things about it, I couldn’t wait to be part of it all,” she said.

Goodrich junior Nikki Allen said at her first college there was not a sense of unity and involvement, so she did not have a chance to relate to other students at her school that were more diverse in age and in different stages of life.

“I wanted to be at a school that embraced their students and encouraged them to get involved with each other,” she said. “I also wanted to be at a school that was more recognizable by future employers.”

Choosing where to transfer was the easy part for students, but becoming acclimated with campus, getting to know peers and professors and being thrown into an unfamiliar environment were the biggest challenges. Allen remembers being nervous, but feeling lucky because she had roommates to help her figure things out.

Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Goodrich junior Nikki Allen, a transfer student, stands outside Wightman Hall Sunday.

“When I first came here, I lived with girls who are still my best friends today,” she said. “They helped me find student hangouts, know where the buildings are and they gave me the inside scoop to CMU.” Although her roommates were helpful, Allen said she never ran into other transfer students.

“It would have been nice to meet students who were going through the

same thing and not feel singled out,” she said.

Although the process can be nervewracking, some transfer students would not change their decision of coming to CMU. “Choosing to transfer was one of the best decisions that I ever made,” Stephenson said. “I have had so many great experiences that it’s hard for me to choose my favorite one.”

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Video surveillance was used in the investigation of the April 8 incident According to the affidavit, the video footage showed the following:

2:53 a.m. Two females and one male sitting at a table get up and leave.

3:02 a.m. Rawls sits on the purse that was left sitting on the counter.

3:05 a.m. Rawls moves the purse to the second male who then places the purse into his bag.

2:54 a.m. Three males come up to the counter. The male in the black stocking hate is believed to be Thomas Rawls.

3:04 a.m. A second unidentified male sits down at the table with Rawls.

Rawls has a preliminary examination set for Thursday at 8:15 a.m.

rawls | continued from 1A During the post-game press conference, media were told that the team would not answer questions about Rawls.

On Tuesday, the fifth-year head coach Dan Enos would not offer comment on Rawls’ status. The Athletics Department has also not offered comment.

According to Tribal Police, Rawls and a friend used a credit card stolen from the purse of a 62-year-old Holly, Mich. woman and purchased

sub sandwiches and gasoline. The total purchase was $33.75. Rawls signed his own name on the credit card receipt. Police said Rawls denied going through the purse or assisting in its theft.

A warrant was issued for Rawls’ arrest on May 16.

Rawls officially joined the CMU football program on July 2. The Athletics Department does not perform criminal background on student athletes, said Rob Wyman,

director of Athletics Communications.

Tuesday after practice, Enos said the football team will not tolerate players who do not consider the consequences of their actions.

“It’s a privilege to play college football. When someone makes a mistake, they certainly need to face (the) consequences,” Enos said. “If you are not living your life right off the field, you certainly will not have a privilege to play here.”

Rawls posted his $1,500 bond Sunday. He has a preliminary examination set for Thursday at 8:15 a.m.

flory | continued from 1A Flory finished second among CMU receivers last season with 32 catches for 384 yards and two touchdowns. He is arguably 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.

Last November, freshman quarterback Darrien

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Boone was kicked off the CMU football team after he used a stolen credit card to purchase nearly $90 in gas and food.

The football team is not the only athletic program to take a black eye this fall.

On August 27, Athletic Director Dave Heeke announced the firing of Tom Beidleman as the university’s women’s golf coach in a release.

The release stated, “It recently came to our attention that Tom Beidleman was lacking the necessary degree requirements for this position.”

Later that day, Heeke told Central Michigan Life a bachelor’s degree

was an essential quality a Division I golf coach must have.

Beidleman submitted his credentials via CMU’s Human Resources Department and Faculty Personnel Services.

“I’m disappointed,” Heeke said. “At the same time, I know we have guidelines in place and when those aren’t followed, we act swiftly.”

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Students react to Rawls arrest

By Karissa Lutz Staff Reporter

Thomas Rawls, Central Michigan University football’s leading running back was arrested Sunday on three felonies stemming

from an April 8 theft at the Soaring Eagle Casino. He was also indefinitely suspended from the team on Monday morning. Here’s what students have to say about his suspension and arrest.

Brighton Senior Hannah Gonzalez

Chicago Senior Brandon Henderson:

Wyandotte Freshman Mary Tince:

“I think that it’s disappointing that someone who had a bright future here at CMU would do something so minute to ruin everything and give us a bad name.”

“You shouldn’t steal.

We’re all adults; this is college. You should know the consequences. But I don’t think he should be cut indefinitely.

We all make mistakes.”

“You were really serious about football, you shouldn’t have done whatever you were doing to basically screw yourself and the rest of your teammates.

It’s not fair to them.”

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life in brief Greek life

Beta Alpha Psi sponsors Recruiter night

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Mt. Pleasant resident Mauricette Case inspects the bells that recently bloomed for the first time in 25 years on the Cytis tree in her backyard. The tree is native to France, where Case was born and raised in a town called Chateau Roux, and usually blooms with pods as opposed to the bells that have appeared on her tree.

Tree love

Rare European tree blossoms in Mount Pleasant

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

For Mauricette Case, gardening has always been a great joy. The Mount Pleasant resident has lived in the town since 1971, but she is originally from France.

“I am from the small, central town of Chateauroux,” she explained. “I originally came to America and moved to Mount Pleasant with my husband.”

Among the things Case brought

with her from France was a small bud from a French plant known as cytis.

“Cytis only grows in the far west of Europe, and through the middle of France,” she said. “It is in the same family as the laburnum tree, but instead of the seeds growing in a pod, they grow on a flower.”

Case planted the cytis bud in the backyard of her Mount Pleasant house, and thought nothing of it.

For years, nothing happened. But 25 years later, this past spring, the

cytis bloomed for the first time.

She is unsure why a plant that is not native to Michigan has appeared to blossom here but feels the climate of Michigan must be similar to the climate where it typically grows.

The bush, which now stands about 7-feet tall, stands among many other plants in Case’s backyard. Her love of plants and gardening gave her the chance to develop an impressive backyard garden of many different plants, including French marigolds.

She explained that the cytis plant is among other plants such as chrysanthemum, and it is recommended that no one touch it because it is poisonous. She makes sure to wash her hands after touching the plant.

“I love flowers, I love plants,” she said, adding that she loves spending time out in her garden tending to

her flowers.

Case, now retired, has taught French at Northwood University, helping business students gain an understanding of the language, and has substitute taught in the Mount Pleasant school district and the Shepherd school district.

She said she loved her time substitute teaching in the Shepherd district and loved when kids would ask if she was substitute teaching their class that day.

“That was always very flattering,” she said. “I miss those kids.”

The laburnum tree, which is of the same family as the plant, is commonly referred to as golden chain. It is deciduous, and its leaves are trifoliate and somewhat look like a clover. The seeds on each bud are used for the growth of new plants, and turn black when they are ready to fall from the plant.

Dendrology course takes advantage of diverse Michigan forestry

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Appreciating nature on campus can be hard as the weather transitions each day to chilling winter temperatures.

Fortunately for nature buffs, Central Michigan University students can take a class examining the countryside each fall semester with biology professor Joanne Dannenhoffer’s unique 500 level course.

Michigan’s ecology hosts a diverse population of research subjects; the surrounding counties in particular are home to forestry that students would otherwise have to travel great distances to interact with in Dannenhoffer’s class.

Mount Pleasant rests in an area that demonstrates a mixture of southern and northern Michigan vegetation.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources explains the region as containing a variety of mixed forest types that reflect the large-scale ecosystem conditions that interact throughout the State and Great Lakes region.

For example, Dannenhoffer said there is a segment of vegetation in the northern part of the county that looks like life found in the upper peninsula.

“There are native trees and interesting specimens that I want to show the students, but it’s hard for students to see them if we have to travel all over the town or campus,” Dannenhoffer said.

While over 100 species of trees grow in the state, students won’t be seeing some of the more exotic species. That’s OK; Dannenhoffer said palm trees are part of a botanical family not classified as trees, in the classic sense anyway.

Dendrology students put their skills to work outside of the classroom as well. A majority of the early sessions visit many of the local ponds in Mount Pleasant.

Ecosystems such as Chipp-A-Waters park, Mill Pond and Deerfield, in addition to two all-day field trips, introduce students to botanical learning modules used to organize plants by their specific groups or families. This allows students to identify almost any tree found in the field, regardless of how far away the sample’s natural habitat is.

This is a skill that Dannenhoffer said has helped some of her graduate students separate themselves from the pack when looking for jobs.

Allendale senior Bryan Reatini’s

Beta Alpha Psi is sponsoring “Meet the Recruiters Night” in the Rotunda Room inside Bovee University Center Thursday.

The event is a chance for students to network with recruiters who offer challenging internships and professional entry-level job opportunities.

Over 30 organizations have registered with Career Services as of Tuesday, including Dow Corning, Ford and General Motors, Hewlett Packard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Students are encouraged to dress in professional business attire and bring a large supply of error-free resumes.

The group also encourages students to prepare a oneminute presentation and use it to introduce themselves to recruiters.

Some employer representatives will offer formal on-campus interviews after the event.

Only CMU students who are registered through the Career Central system will be able to participate in on-campus interviews. Students can register for Career Central for free online at http://cmich.experience.com/ er/security/login.jsp.

Doors open to participants at 6 p.m and the event concludes at 8 p.m.

Malachi Barrett, Senior Reporter

politics

college dems host candidate symposium The event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the University Center Rotunda, will feature speakers like Fred Sprague, Jeff Holmes, and 99th House District candidate Bryan Mielke.

Sam McNerney, President of the College Democrats, hopes the event will encourage students to come and meet Democrats on the midterm election ballot so they can know who they can vote for and the platforms the candidates are running on.

The night will be split into two parts. The first hour and a half will feature a chance to meet with Democratic candidates and party members from across the state, and tabling with event goers in a way that McNerney describes “like MAINstage.”

Keynote speaker Gretchen Whitmer will talk during the second half of the night, and refreshments will be provided for those in the audience.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, students are urged to check out the College Democrats at Central Michigan University Facebook page or come and attend the showcase event.

Jordyn Hermani, Staff Reporter

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Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Allendale senior Bryan Reatini, far right, examines the leaves of a bush and attempts to identify its species with classmates during an exercise Tuesday near Park Library in biology professor Joanne Dannenhoffer’s class.

research on a unique ecosystem on Drummond Island will pay dividends in his post-graduate work. Reatini is dedicating his senior project to determining if an abnormally growing species of the Quaking Aspen tree is genetically similar to populations on another part of the island.

He said research for undergrads in the department of biology isn’t terribly uncommon, but students need to find the opportunities for themselves.

“The department has been very helpful,” Reatini said. “I’ve learned so many basic skills as well as more advanced ones. Hopefully by the end of this, if the results are interesting enough, I could potentially write a paper to be published in a journal.”

In previous years, graduate students surveyed and mapped every single wood plant in the Fabiano Botanical Garden outside of their class. The students identified invasive species and helped remove them from the garden.

The last time Facilities Management planted trees on campus, they asked Dannenhoffer to make a list of what

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Biology professor Joanne Dannenhoffer assists a student as her class examines the leaves of a tree and attempts to identify the species during a class exercise near Park Library on Tuesday.

she would like to see. She suggested American chestnuts and certain missing species that she thought would be beneficial, and Facilities Management complied.

Later, Dannenhoffer’s dendrology students resurveyed the plants as a

whole class and spent one lab identifying and removing the exotics.

“It’s really interesting how students respond to that service learning,” Dannenhoffer said. “Doing something that means something for another organization but also for the environment.”

SBAC revises conference fund policy The Student Budget Allocation Committee revised its policies for conference funding for the 2014-2015 school year. The revisions were approved during Monday’s Student Government Association meeting.

Shelbe Klebs, a Davison senior and chairperson for SBAC said there is an $80,000 budget for RSOs’ projects and conferences.

According to last year’s SBAC bylaws, RSO’s receiving SBAC funds had to submit a summary and an assessment of the conference. This year, organizations must also present a symposium about the conference they attended.

The SBAC budget allows for limited funding of conferences, so reimbursements are on a first come, first served basis.

“When the $38,000 is gone, we have no more money for conferences,” Klebs said.

RSOs can apply for funding on their OrgSync portals.

Rachael Schuit, Staff Reporter

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Love doesn’t hurt

EDITORIAL | Athletics Department must be more transparent

Brynn McDonnell Columnist

One day I was sitting in a park minding my own business when I saw a little boy hit a little girl. I remember watching the mother’s “boys will be boys” reaction. The little boy kept following the little girl even after the little girl said stop. The parents just watched, noting how cute the crush was.

Fast-forward to 2014, when a star running back is caught on tape assaulting his fiancé. Because it was caught on tape, the NFL was forced to take action and suspend the assailant.

What Ray Rice did is not unusual. One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. It is not an isolated incident but part of a larger societal problem that devalues women.

Michael Vick got 23 months in prison for dog-fighting. I am not trying to belittle the seriousness of animal cruelty.

But how can Ray Rice, assailant, walk free?

The biggest threat to women is not cancer or heart disease.

It is men. One in three women who is a victim of homicide is murdered by her partner.

Survivors of domestic violence - and they are survivors, not victims - are more likely to experience PTSD symptoms, which greatly decrease their quality of life.

Individual responsibility is important. It was Ray Rice’s decision to beat the woman he supposedly loved. However, it would be irresponsible to not question how society influenced his behavior.

From a young age, boys are taught to be violent. They are taught to be dominant. Girls are instructed to be passive and accept this as “love.”

No one reserves the right to physically harm someone in the name of love. We deserve to love and be loved without fear of assault or injury.

Men must be taught from childhood that respect is mandatory, and failing to show it will result in punishment.

Women will not stop fighting for justice until men stop laying their hands on us. We will not stop until domestic violence stops.

We won’t stop until men stop beating those they love. Because love is never supposed to hurt.​

Central Michigan Life | File Art Athletic Director Dave Heeke, left, and Head football coach Dan Enos, along with other members of the Athletics Department, have failed to create a culture that respects transparency, students and the campus community that supports them.

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ast weekend, the Central Michigan University football team benched one of its best players, Thomas Rawls. Why? They were not saying. Now it has come to light that the running

back faces felony charges for allegedly stealing a woman’s purse at the Soaring Eagle Casino and committing credit card fraud.

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police issued a warrant for Rawls’ arrest on April 16. A little more than three weeks later, he signed on to the CMU football team.

CMU’s athletic department offered no comment on the status of Rawls since the incident surfaced.

In fact, following the Rawls-less blowout loss Saturday, Director of Athletic Communications Rob Wyman prefaced the press conference by saying what they would not be talking about.

“If there are any questions about the status of Thomas Rawls, we will just move on to the next question,” Wyman said. “If we can’t talk about anything other than Thomas Rawls, we will stop the press conference.”

Thanks for the suggestion, but we will decide which questions we would like to ask. Everyone on campus is wondering what happened to Rawls, the aggressively recruited

star player who shone as a glimmer of hope for a struggling program, but fizzled out almost immediately after starting.

The damage our university has suffered from recent criminal behavior of athletes, and the athletic department’s lack of transparency toward these situations, cannot be tolerated.

The beginning of the fall sports season has been shrouded in controversy, even before the Rawls incident.

Athletics announced Monday that wide receiver Andrew Flory has been suspended indefinitely for the second time this season. His first suspension was the result of an arrest for attempting to steal $500 worth of snacks and DVDs from Walmart.

CMU officials have refused to specify why he has been suspended again, citing only a “violation of team rules.”

Saying goodbye to abuse In the aftermath of the Ray Rice video that recently went viral, two important questions seem to linger.

Who should be fired? Why did Rice’s fiancé decide to stay with him and later become his wife?

Comments left on the video shortly after TMZ released it showcase the misunderstanding some people tend to have about victims of domestic abuse and their reasons for staying with an abuser. Just a few of them read as follows: “She is the stupid one she married him” “She ended up marry-

ing the prick. No sympathy from me at all.”

“So why did they go home together?”

It takes an average of seven to nine tries before a victim is able to leave an abusive partner for good, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Rather than victim-blaming Janay Rice and asking why she stayed with her abuser, it may be more productive to focus on the real issue of violence against women.

Here are a few warning signs of an abusive relationship or situation, listed

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Really? What rules?

Misbehavior among athletes is nothing new at CMU, nor is the athletic department’s sluggish response time when it comes to facing the public.

Prospective athletes should be subject to criminal background checks before they are allowed on our teams. As we learned Monday, they are not. Otherwise, Rawls may have never made the team.

CMU’s football team is not privately owned. Student tuition – the main source of revenue for the university – funds the football team and other athletics.

We paid for Rawls to come here, and we deserve to know all the details surrounding his leave.

The department should be held accountable for what transpires on its turf. This means screening recruits and coaches before allowing them onto teams and into our com-

Megan Pacer Staff Reporter

by the National Domestic Violence Hotline: Embarrassing or shaming you with put-downs Controlling every penny spent in the household Controlling who you see, what you do or where you go Showing jealousy of your friends and time spent away Destroying your property or threatening to hurt or kill your pets These are just some of the red flags that can arise in a potentially abusive relationship. Luckily, Central Michigan University offers

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munity. This also means punishing misbehavior appropriately. It means being forthcoming to the public when players or coaches fail to live up to the university’s standards.

Athletics has become comfortable with give nothing answers, and sometimes no answers at all, to tough questions. It is a poor display from a group of administrators who promote themselves on the ideal of creating a championship culture.

Their actions have not only tarnished the reputation of the department, it has further alienated, fatigued and frustrated football fans.

On Saturday, Athletics filled Kelly/ Shorts Stadium with a sea of more than 25,000 football fans on the promise of a great game. By not answering simple questions about the absence of their star player, Athletics showed what little regard they have for those that keep them afloat – the students.

a number of resources for those affected by domestic or other abuse. The following offices and programs are available on campus to victims: w Office of Student Affairs w CMU Counseling Center w CMU Police w Residence Life w Student Life w Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity w Student Ombuds w Code of Student Rights Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates is another volunteer group on campus dedicated to educating others about domestic and other types of violence as well as providing a safe place for victims to share their stories. SAPA has a 24-hour crisis hotline that can be reached at (989) 774-2255.

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Another important thing to remember is that you, as a friend, will never be able to force someone to leave an abusive relationship. No amount of reasoning, arguing or persuading will end that relationship because, at the end of the day, it isn’t your relationship to end.

It’s the victim’s.

If that doesn’t seem good enough, if you think you should have the power to do more, don’t worry. You’re already doing your part simply by being there for your friend.

By letting victims know you are not going to leave their side, you are providing one of the most important types of help: a support system.

Earlier, you read that it takes victims an average of

seven to nine tries before a victim can leave an abuser for good. How can that possibly be, you ask? Well, lack of support outside the relationship is just one of many factors that can stop a victim from leaving even when she makes up her mind to do so.

Lack of money, transportation, connections or family members hinder a victim’s chance of escape.

Still don’t believe me?

Then, I encourage you to visit Twitter and follow the hashtag #WhyIStayed to see countless victims reveal the real reasons for staying in an abusive relationship.

Trust me, you won’t find “stupidity” listed among them.

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Two courses rejected from global studies UP, courses too global General Education Committee guidelines for UP group IV-B courses gets sent back for review

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IRB review time under scrutiny

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Sarah White | Staff Photographer President George Ross answers questions from the senate at the A-senate meeting held in Pearce Hall on Tuesday.

Group IV-B, she said.

“There is some ambiguity in the wording,” she said.

“The course looks like it would treat the subject globally. There should be some kind of single unit.”

College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean Pamela Gates had an objection to the interpretation of the guidelines to Group IV-B qualifiers.

“I thought IV-B was treated globally,” she said.

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by A-Senators on similar standards. Brad Swanson, a Biology faculty member, said rejecting both would set a new precedent.

“If we decided the other one was too global, (MGT 385’s) global economic studies, global business studies is too broad,” Swanson said.

Mahmood Bahaee, chair of the Management Department, believes this course would help students understand international business.

“Aren’t we denying our students the experience (of global studies?)” he said.

“Isn’t (global studies) what we want our students to achieve? We invited George Ronan, the former director of General Education, to our meeting. He encouraged the idea. They ignore the spirit of the course, the content of the course, when it comes to students learning.”

College of Communication and Fine Arts Interim Dean Shelly Hinck said the language of the qualifiers for Group IV-B was mucking up the system.

“It’s the interpretation verses the guidelines,” she said.

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Amid debate and objections from the General Education Committee, two existing courses in the University Program Group IV-B designator were dismissed and sent back for review during Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting.

ART 287, Introduction to Non-Western Art, and MGT 365, International Business, were both proposed to be added to the Global Studies designator for university programs.

The General Education Committee initially rejected ART 287 during its Oct. 31, 2013 meeting. Committee members argued “art is only one part of culture and this course was too narrowly focused to provide the depth needed to meet the Group IV-B objections.” Their solution was that it would fit better in Group I-B .

Gen. Ed. also rejected MGT 365 during its Feb. 6 meeting, arguing the Department of Management “should make their case to A-Senate for broadening the interpretation of the UP IV-B requirements, better define the word ‘unit’ and also make a case to consider the course as a UP Group IV-B course.”

Both departments made their arguments during Tuesday’s meeting. Scott De Brestian, an Art and Design faculty member, said Group IV-B is global studies and shouldn’t be limited to one geographic location.

“I believe there’s precedents to include ART 287,” De Brestian said. “Group I-B focuses on classes on aesthetics. (ART 287) has never been about aesthetics.”

Pat Williams, the chair for the General Education Committee, said the course seems too broadly focused. The general education committee is enforcing their interpretation of the guidelines for classes in

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“I was a part of the committee,” Kreth said. “We were asking ourselves what we meant.

It was a difficult decision. It’s not the case in all the courses.”

Provost Michael Gealt said the Central Michigan University Institutional Review Board is working hard to respond to every application for research that it receives.

“We are becoming more efficient at processing the applications,” Gealt told Academic Senators during Tuesday’s meeting. “We have more data, like the time it takes to process the applications, too.”

IRB has increased efficiency in processing from 39 percent to 76 percent from March to July.

Although they have increased their efficiency, some A-Senators were skeptical. David Smith, a philosophy and religion teacher, said the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences has had issues getting their applications processed.

“People in my college were told non-statistic research would not be reviewed,” Smith said. “Some journals won’t publish research that has not been reviewed first.”

Gealt said IRB has to determine what applications to review and what not to review based on recommendations from other universities. Most of the CHSBS applications were reviews of oral histories, Gealt said, and most are an ethical issue.

“We’ll discuss this at the Dean Council meeting on Sept. 30,” he said. “It’s really whether IRB is the right vehicle to judge ethics.”

CMU officials reevaluate hire checks

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Faculty Personnel Services and Human Resources are reevaluating their supervision of qualifications for new hires.

The firing of former women’s golf coach Tom Beidleman for not disclosing his college transcripts showed it is possible to slip through the cracks under the current protocols.

“In some cases, rare ones, you run into people that are adept at making things appear as they would like to,” said Dennis Armistead, executive director of Faculty Personnel services. “To say we are disappointed is an understatement.

To say we are fooled by one person is accurate, but it is our priority to fix that.”

CMU’s hiring handbook states that when a position becomes vacant or once a new one is created, the hiring manager creates a posting in the electronic personnel transaction system on CentralLink.

The creation of a search committee is not required but includes diverse representation to avoid prejudice. Human Resources works together with the hiring manager to develop staff advertisements that include both desired and required qualifications.

The hiring manager or chair of a search committee is responsible for screening

resumes, generally beginning with comparing minimum qualifications for the position.

The electronic system can be used to automatically screen out applicants who don’t meet qualifications.

Once two or three top candidates are selected, Faculty Personnel Service does a double-check of their credentials. Armistead said the check is predicated on certification from the hiring area.

“We double check any justification,” he said. “There is a long check-list of documents that are required to the degree that if they don’t do them, we follow up.”

Prior to this incident, an email is sent to the party notifying them of the missing items after 30 days. After a few more notifications, supervisors are included to make it a priority.

Lori Hella, associate vice president of Human Resources, said HR employees have 10 days instead of 30; otherwise their hiring process is the same.

“What we have done now is the first email that is sent out will go to the senior officer and department chair for that employee’s department, and we engage from there,” Armistead said. “The other thing we’ll do is an audit of recent hires checking their highest degree.”

Armistead said a candidate

without transcripts is “not unheard of but it also not frequent.” He said in most cases, the situation is resolved after the candidate sends a transcript proving their highest degree earned.

Prior to interviewing candidates, HR is supposed to ensure candidates meet minimum qualifications.

Reference checks are required on the finalist before a job offer is made, and it is performed after the interview process. A minimum of three contacts is required.

If the finalist refuses to allow contact with one of their references, they are informed it may limit their consideration for the opening.

After HR approves the selection and a salary is agreed upon, the hiring manager may make an offer contingent on completion of a criminal history check. CMU uses I-Chat, an Internet criminal history access tool that allows the search of public criminal history record information maintained by the Michigan State Police.

If the candidate takes the offer, the process is essentially finished.

“The system works 99.9 percent of the time,” said Steve Smith, director of public relations. “There are always people looking to beat the system, that is what we are faced with here.”

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TKE fraternity returns after 14-year absence

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

Tau Kappa Epsilon has returned to Central Michigan University in time for recruitment week, 14 years after losing their national charter because of financial issues.

To successfully charter they will need to recruit 50 men.

TKE’s first event at MAINStage filled 20 of those roles, including the leadership roles needed to move forward.

Kyle Erdman, fraternal services specialist, said TKE is focused on the future and finding the best men on campus.

Erdman is responsible for the

growth and development of chapters in each of Tau Kappa Epsilon’s four regions.

“Since day one we’ve seen tremendous support from other sororities and fraternities,” Erdman said. “They are excited to see what we can do on campus.

CMU has one of the best greek communities I’ve had the pleasure of working with.”

In 1999, TKE struggled with low participation and was unable to secure a house for members. In the fall of 2000, the fraternity shut down after withdrawing from the Interfraternity Council at CMU. Erdman said he is confident the CMU charter will be more

successful than in the past. He wants to bring in a committed first recruiting class that will leave their mark at CMU. “It truly is a great fraternity and sorority life community at CMU,” Erdman said. “We hand select our campuses very carefully, we know this is a school that will support these young men in what they are trying to do.”

The road thus far has had its fair share of obstacles to overcome.

Five years ago, a group of CMU students contacted Nate Lehman, current regional director for TKE, and his predecessor expressing their interest to

start a chapter.

“Something came up about the guys that wanted to do that, so we made a mutual decision and decided not to form a group,” Lehman said.

Four years later, senior Asa Smalley transferred from Alma College, where he participated in the Zeta Delta chapter as vice president. He had expressed interest in starting a chapter at CMU but was unsuccessful until his transfer.

Smalley, now president of the TKE chapter, wanted to continue with his fraternity experience. He then worked together with Lehman to set up a presentation for Scott Courter

in the Student Activities Office and members of the IFC and Pan-Hellenic Council.

Once CMU scheduled the date for return in the fall 2014 semester, TKE Headquarters and their Re-Colonization Board worked to plan an organized expansion effort.

“I was nervous being the new frat on campus, but right from day one (other fraternities) said if we need anything to let them know,” Smalley said.

“Without individual fraternities there is not greek life as a whole. They understand that, and they want to see us be a large part of fraternity life at CMU.”

TKE does not have final numbers for their members, as recruitment week is ongoing.

“We’re looking for guys who are going to be leaders, we want to take them when they are freshmen and not very developed and point them in the right direction,” Smalley said.

From swimmer to merch-man, Professor Ian Mull’s life in fashion Ian Mull, fixed-term faculty member of the apparel and merchandising department, has worn many hats in life including swimmer for the United States National Team, fashion buyer and now published author.

Mull, in April 2014, published his graduate-thesis “Pin,” which explores people’s usage of Pinterest. It was recognized as the 2013 Master’s Level Student Paper Award from the International Textile and Apparel Association.

Mull also currently teaches five classes in the fashion apparel and merchandising department, and he is relaunching his men’s accessory business, “The Runaway” based in Lansing.

Mull said he balances everything by doing the best he can at the moment.

“I used to be the type of person who had to be a 100 percent at everything,” Mull said. “That lead to me having a microfocus. I realize now I have to spread it out more.”

Mull said he did his thesis on Pinterest because in 2010, when he started the research.

It was the most visually interesting of the social media platforms.

“Facebook at the time was a lot of type, and there was not a lot of visual components,” Mull said. “Fashion is very visual, so we thought it would be a great social media tool to examine fashion.”

Mull conducted the research with Seuno-Eun “Joy” Lee, professor of apparel merchandising and design. She said that working with someone with a zest for research made their experiment that much more rewarding.

Mull said part of the research examined how people’s motivation on Pinterest.

“When we look back, we can look at social media and how it has evolved over time,” Mull said. “I believe if we did our study now, we would have totally different results.”

Mull’s journey to Central Michigan University was

unorthodox, as he was originally a swimmer for the U.S. National Team and was an alternate for the 1996 Olympics Games. Meanwhile received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in psychology and was able to become a swim coach.

After a while, he became disenchanted with swimming and decided to go into fashion retail for the next seven years.

Mull held a variety of roles in the retail industry, including sales management positions and later worked as a buyer.

Moving away from Michigan after graduating, Mull found his way back to that state during the recession.

Mull has been teaching at the university for three years.

He said the best part of teaching is when he feels he is no longer leading the classroom discussion – rather, when he sets up the students with enough tools to have their own meaningful classroom dialogue.

When he is not teaching

Baylen Brown | Staff Photographer Ian Mull, a faculty member in apparel merchandising and design, poses Friday, Sept. 5 in a classroom in Wightman with dressmaking forms. “I have an advantage in fashion,” said Mull, “I came from an unconventional perspective, the fact that I came back to school because I wanted to, not because I had to.”

classes or doing his research, he is busy with his business.

Mull subleases a space in Lansing to a number of different fashion-oriented businesses.

He also has pieces of fashion design equipment each business can use for a small fee.

The businesses have their individual offices and retail space.

“We are seeing this entrepreneur shift, and I feel like I’m the

inaugural class,” Mull said Courtney Williams, Pontiac senior, has taken two classes and currently is taking a class with Mull. She said it is always exciting to be in one of his classes because he makes learning fun.

“He creates a comfortable learning environment so that you are able to progress as a student and retain the informa-

tion presented,” Williams said.

For Lee, the same qualities that makes Mull a great researcher, such as being able to handle the uncertainties that come with research, contribute to his success as an instructor.

“That’s why he is so successful as an instructor because he can handle all the uncertain things that happen with teaching,” Lee said.

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Chamberlain added it is up to the person being deposed whether or not they show up to the deposition time.

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Browne, Joe Finney, assistant director of Student Conduct, and the Isabella County Trial Court as evidence.

“I did not post that recording online,” Sanney said. “I was very angry (when it was leaked.) It didn’t make either one of us look very good.”

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leaking of an audio file featuring Sanney, James Felton and Levitt onto social media sites reddit.com and SoundCloud. com. The two-minute clip contained audio of a confrontation outside Levitt’s Bellows Street office.

Sanney filed a police report on June 12, the same day of the confrontation. Sanney did so alleging harassment by Levitt.

Central Michigan Life received a copy of the report on Aug. 5 from the Mount Pleasant Police Department through the Freedom of Information Act, a state law that allows citizens access to public records. No charges were filed.

James Felton and Sanney go to lunch every day at Kaya Coffee House, he said, and sometimes the two take a route that goes in front of Levitt’s office.

The confrontation was recorded by James Felton, Sanney said, and three copies were given to Mount Pleasant public information officer Jeff

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Another Central Michigan University faculty member is being pulled into lawyer Todd Levitt’s parody Twitter account case.

Kenneth Sanney, a faculty member in the Finance and Law Department, was served a subpoena Sunday afternoon to be deposed in the “Todd Levitt 2.0” lawsuit.

Sanney filed an emergency motion hearing Monday morning claiming harassment

by Levitt and was seeking a personal protection order. Sanney was ultimately denied the protection order.

Sanney, who maintains he is not a party to the lawsuit, also said the deposition would impede upon his teaching schedule.

Isabella County Trial Court Judge Paul H. Chamberlain heard Sanney’s testimony Monday afternoon.

William Shirley, a fixed-

term faculty member in the Finance and Law Department, represented Sanney in Monday’s hearKenneth Sanney ing. Levitt, a former fixed-term faculty member, also appeared with lawyer Ghazey Aleck, a Midland attorney.

Levitt is currently suing Zachary Felton, a 21-year-old Mount Pleasant senior, over a parody Twitter account, “Todd Levitt 2.0,” that started sending tweets in April.

James Felton, department chair for Finance and Law and father of Zachary Felton, sat in the gallery during the motion hearing. Gordon Bloem, Zachary’s lawyer and a faculty member in the finance and law department, was not present.

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campus that wants quiet time.

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Just like Erin, a lot of students have their own “secret” getaway to shut out the commotion for a bit. Lauren Culver, who graduated last spring with honors, said the Mary Dow reading room in the library was her go to place and was invaluable to her success.

Several students also study tucked away in corners. Small desks hidden within the stacks seemed to offer the perfect respite for some.

One freshman said finding his study spot was top on his things to do during his first week at Central. He says he will definitely be taking advantage of the library’s new extended hours.

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Royal Oak sophmore Catherine Gray studies for a class in the Fabiano gardens on Thursday Sept. 4.

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Students of all classes struggle with note taking

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Having the ability to take good notes is essential not only to freshman-the students commonly associated with poor note-taking skills-but also to upperclassmen. According to professors, even seniors struggle with knowing when and how to take good notes.

It is certainly worth mentioning that good notes are hard to take when distracted, so students are advised to put away the cellphones

and tear yourself away from Facebook.

Whether the professor already provides notes, an outline, or provides nothing at all, it is important for students to add to the notes and use their own words as much as possible to increase their understanding and memory of the subject.

Most professors stress it is a bad idea to try to write down the lecture word-forword.

“It distracts you from the greater meaning,” said psychology professor Dr. Matt Prewett. “People tend to forget, on aver-

age, about 70 percent (of what they heard) after one hour.”

Instead, Prewett advised students to start with a “skeleton outline,” using key concepts as headings and adding additional information, giving examples and applying concepts as they go.

As an extra study tool, education assistant professor Dr. Kevin Cunningham suggests students leave the margins on the side of their papers blank and fill them in with testlike questions on key concepts later on.

“Physically writing out the notes on a sheet of paper is an important act of transferring that information into memory,” Cunningham said.

Many students prefer to rely on their auditory learning skills and wonder if it is even important to take good notes.

It is important to have something to look back on, and the better the notes, the better the study tool. Prewett lets students

record his lectures, acknowledging the fact that people have different learning styles, but note-taking is still advised for auditory learners so they have them to review during a long semester.

Human Development professor Shannon Sexton suggests visual learners color-coordinate their notes to specific classes. For example, purple for PSY 101, blue for MTH 113 and so on. That way when they see the color, their minds associate the information along with it.

For kinesthetic learners, laptops are a big no-no.

All in all, notes will always be different for every student, but while there may not be a verified “right” way to take notes, most professors agree there is a wrong way: not taking any notes or trying to write the notes verbatim to the lecture.

“Just learn what works best for you. Try a variety of ways,” Sexton suggested.

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CMU to celebrate ‘Banned Books Week’ September 22 marks the start of Banned Books Week, an international celebration of banned and censored literature that the American Library Association started over thirty years ago.

Central Michigan, in partnership with the Department of English, The Riecker Literary series and the Chippewa River District Libraries, has been celebrating for the last three years.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, students are welcome to come by the Fabiano Botanical Gardens gazebo across the

street from the UC for the national “Read Out” that will take place from 1 to 4pm.

Students are encouraged to bring their favorite banned books (a lengthy list of the most often banned titles are available on ala.org) and read passages aloud.

Walk ups are welcome, but if you’d like to schedule a

time to perform you can contact Theater professor Betsy Richard at richa1ej@cmich. edu. You can also check out CMU’s Facebook page for more information: http://www.facebook.com/ BannedBooksWeekCMU Here are a few of the best books that have been added to the list of banned books.

“The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger (1951) Prep school dropout Holden Caulfield spends Christmas vacation gallivanting around New York City and feeling burdened by the phoniness of everyone around him. Would be censors denounced Holden’s frank sexual talk and obscene language but hardly any American male can deny having a Catcher-phase at some point.

“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury (1953) The greatest irony on the list, Bradbury’s classic about censorship run amok has been hotly challenged for language and descriptions of burning the Bible. Set in a dystopian future where books are illegal, the firefighters in charge of burning books can be a metaphor just about any historical “secret police”, the SS, the KGB, even the NSA.

“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) Again challenged for obscenity, sexuality and perceived “antichristian” tendencies, Vonnegut’s classic is a fast paced, hilarious, and moving portrait of an emotionally scarred man who becomes “unstuck in time”. Its philosophy on life and death can get every reader thinking.

“Carrie” by Stephen King (1974) The novel that launched a massive career, King’s eerie and twisted tale serves as a warning story for every high school student. Several schools ban the book from their libraries due to violence and (very) frank depictions of menstruation.

“The Captain Underpants” Series by Dav Pilkey (1997-present) For a comical series written for kids, Dav Pilkey’s whitey-tighty wearing superhero has sure stirred a lot of controversy. Many parents and teachers disapprove of the books’ potty humor but its young heroes promote creativity and problem solving. Apparently “Everybody Poops” taught us nothing.

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The Central Michigan University club dodgeball team hosts its first tournament of the season this weekend.

During the 2014 season, the Chippewas will take on schools such as Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, Bowling Green University and more.

Photos by Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Members of the Central Michigan Club Dodgeball team throw their balls on the count of three during their practice on Tuesday night in the Rose Center.

The Central Michigan Club Dodgeball team practices Tuesday night in the Rose Center for their big Invitational this Saturday, which will take place in the SAC.

The Central Michigan Club Dodgeball team plays a scrimmage game at their practice on Tuesday night in the Rose Center.

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Art professor ends eight year artstic journey at ArtPrize

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Courtesy Photo | Al Wildey Al Wildey, a photography professor in the Art and Design Department, stands in front of his newlyfinished piece, ‘Not a Destination’ during Art Walk Central in August 2014. The piece is one of over 1,500 works entered into Art Prize, an international competition taking place throughout the city of Grand Rapids.

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After eight years of taking road trips and photos, Al Wildey’s entry titled “Not a Destination” will be featured in ArtPrize, an international art competition hosted in Grand Rapids.

The art department faculty member’s photos is one entry in a sea of 1,537 located at 174 venues around Grand Rapids.

Wildey started working on the piece in 2006. It is composed of 50 images printed on aluminum on an eight-footwide grid.

The Ralph Emerson quote, “Life is a journey, not a destination,” inspired Wildey’s title for the project.

“In 2006, I took a road trip from Michigan to Idaho, and this is the first time I tried this process,” he said. “I take a camera, and I mount it in the car, and I take some photographs.”

Wildey said when he was driving on that trip, he was thinking of merging photos together as a record of the journey.

Wildey said some of the images are only composed of 25 photos while the largest one has 2,500. All the photos Wildey took for “Not a Destination” were taken in his car with the camera facing the

windshield.

He took 300 photos on that trip. When he got home, he layered all the photos in Photoshop to create a single image.

Wildey said he found the image to be intriguing and decided to do it with other journeys.

“It challenges what you expect from photography,” he said. “It doesn’t give a clear, single image, even though they are in there.”

To create the piece, Wildey drove in all 50 states, but he said not one image represents a single state.

“There are three images that I qualify as general America road trips where I traveled over 4,000 miles in a single road trip,” he said.

He made most of these road trips by himself, Wildey said, but occasionally would take them with a family member including his wife and youngest son.

“When I take the trips by myself, I am just worried about what is down the road, and what I am going to take a photograph of,” Widely said.

“I don’t do it that I just take a photo every five miles, I take one when I find something I like.”

The final states he went to were Alaska and Hawaii after the spring 2014 story ended.

Wildey said the road trips

were expensed by himself and internal grants from the university. He also won the new Seed grant provided by ArtPrize.

Kevin Buist, director of exhibitions of ArtPrize, said this was the first year they have given out the grants. The organization received 214 applications. Only 25 artists received one of the $2,000 grants.

Buist said the advisory board for the grant based their decision both on financial need and artistic merit.

According to an April 23 press release from ArtPrize, the advisory board included Nicole Caruth, writer, editor and curator of Art21 Magazine in New York and Lisa Freiman, Director of Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

“Not a Destination” premiered in Art Walk Central on August 1. Kara Kinsman, education and programming chair of Art Reach of Mid Michigan, said she found the piece interesting when she saw it at the event.

“He put so much work and effort into going on all these trips,” Kinsman said. “It really paid off.”

“Not a Destination” will be featured through October 12 at Devos Place at 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids.

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Film teeters on the edge of a tech-savvy world, seemingly outdone by competitors like HBO, video-on-demand and Netflix.

CMU’s own Film Society is a testament to the creation, appreciation and production of film.

The Film Society is a student organization that practices the appreciation, filming and viewing of movies of a wide variety, including local films, films shot

by CMU students and Film Society members, as well as films that have appeared on the silver screen.

The Central Michigan International Film Festival takes place in the spring and centers on the presentation

of international films. In the past, they have run films from France, Mexico and Africa, including films from the United States. According to group president Davis Nixon, the purpose of the CMIFF, and the film society, is to “Educate people through film-whether that be culturally, historically, technically or artistically.”

“We pride ourselves in being both an escape from school and a way for the students to learn without the hassle of deadlines and grades,” Nixon said.

The group has been at CMU for thirteen years and has hosted the CMIFF since the early 2000s.

Already, The Film Society is planning ahead for its future film festivals, including its involvement in the

48-hour film festival with CMU’s National Broadcasting Society and CMIFF they run in February. The 48Hour Film Festival is a competition that allows students to experience hands-on filmmaking, becoming both an exhilarating, as well as fun, project for any student interested in filmmaking.

“This year, we’re trying to get more involved in production,” says Deanna Johnson, the group’s secretary.

Usually, the group spends their meetings watching films they are considering including in their festivals.

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the film as a whole, including reasons people might be drawn to the film and reasons the film might be disliked or unpopular.

Last year, the group took a trip to the Chicago International Film Festival, paid for predominantly

by CMU’s BCA department.

The organization meets Thursdays at 7pm in Moore Hall. Room number has not been specified yet. Anyone is welcome to come, especially if they enjoy watching and discussing movies.

The CMIFF will be held Feb. 5-8 and Feb. 12-15. All information will be posted to cmiff.com as it comes. This is the first year that the festival will be planned and run by students without faculty assistance.

If interested, the group can be reached at cmufilmsociety@gmail.com.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon accepts new freshmen Shelby Shafer Staff Reporter

For the first time since 2003, Sigma Alpha Epsilon will be accepting and initiating first semester freshmen.

During Recruitment Week, the group recruited three new freshmen. Until this point, SAE was the only fraternity on Central Michigan University’s campus to not extend bids to the incoming class.

“The Greek Community has changed and we wanted to open our market to allow us to help potential brothers as early as possible in their college career,” said Ryan Coy, SAE Eminent Archon.

This change comes from last year when Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s national headquarters dismissed the pledging process for the fraternity.

Until this semester, SAE used a deferment process,

known as a red shirt program.

The chapter believes that this will give them the opportunity to recruit men they could have been missing out on prior to the change.

With the change came a new set of harder requirements which ensures the first semester freshmen hoping to join SAE are serious about joining the brotherhood as well as achieving at a high mark in their academics.

“I think its a big step for the chapter,” said former Sigma Alpha Epsilon President Alex Urban. “Deferred recruitment is something we’ve done since we were founded and I feel it really set us apart from the other fraternities. I understand the decision though, as it is difficult to be the only group on campus that doesn’t extend bids to first semester freshman.”

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