Sept. 5, 2014

Appeals court reopens 2011 Ross lawsuit

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a former Central Michigan University professor for alleging retaliation against her and her husband for leading a vote no-confidence vote against CMU President George Ross and then-provost Gary Shapiro.

The 2011 lawsuit, filed against Ross, Shapiro and Ian Davidson, dean of the College of Science and Technology, claims Davidson denied a scheduled raise for former geology professor Kathleen Benison

while she was on sabbatical and sued her for pay and benefits after she quit.

Benison deferred comment to her lawyer, Bradley Glazier, George Ross was unavailable for comment.

The lawsuit also claims CMU refused to release academic transcripts for her husband, Christopher, an undergraduate student at the time.

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in 2012,” wrote University General Counsel Manuel Rupe in a prepared statement. “CMU is also pleased that the court agreed that CMU had an enforceable contract with Dr. Benison obligating Dr. Benison to re-pay to CMU the money it paid to her while she was on sabbatical under its sabbatical agreement.

“However, CMU is disappointed that the Court believes an issue of material fact exists as to whether CMU pursued the breach of contract claim based on a retaliatory motive. Regardless, CMU is confident the courts will determine that the university’s fiduciary duty

dismissed the initial lawsuit. Two of the three appellate court judges overruled the lower court decision and said the case against Ross, not Shapiro, should continue only in relation to two of the three claims: That CMU retaliated by suing and by holding on to the transcripts.

“Central Michigan University is pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed that the CMU departmental faculty, Provost, and Dean of the College of Science and Technology did not retaliate against Dr. Kathleen Benison is recommending against her receiving a promotional salary adjustment

to taxpayers and the families who pay tuition — those who funded Dr. Benison’s paid sabbatical — was the sole reason for the breach of contract claim.”

Christopher Benison was an active member of the Academic Senate who helped sponsor a vote of no-confidence against Ross and Shapiro around the same time as heated contract negotiations that led to the 2011 faculty union protestations.

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CRIME Inmate escapes from work release Police are looking for a 29-yearold inmate who failed to report to officers after performing community service in the Edward John LaLone Shepherd area.

Edward John LaLone is described as a 5’9” Caucasian man weighing 150 pounds according to a press release from the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department. He was last seen wearing a bright green T-shirt with the words “party in the park” on the front and “staff” on the back.

LaLone also was wearing grayblue pants and white tennis shoes.

“He has numerous tattoos on his arms and a swastika

join us CM Life to hold first all-staff meeting Central Michigan Life will be holding its first all-staff meeting of the year at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Moore 436.

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On Campus sexual assault issues discussed on sept. 11 The Women and Gender Studies Programming Committee is hosting a networking pizza social Sept.

11 to discuss sexual assault issues on campus.

From 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Maroon and Gold room in the University Center, students will have the opportunity to learn what they can do to promote a campus free from sexual assault.

“What we’re trying to do is initially focus on sexual violence on campus,” said Joyce Henricks, associate professor in the philosophy department. She said the goal is to change the CMU climate to one of safety, respect and support.

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Dominick Mastrangelo | Sports Editor Executive Chef and Catering Manager Jordan Eyer prepares a selection from Riverwood/Nine Eight Nine Food Truck’s “Smoked Out” menu on Friday, August 1.

Feeding the need

CMURC event helps bring businesses, new ideas together for lunch

By Ben Solis Editor-in-Chief

Late-night ideas about new ventures can be common for entrepreneur students at Central Michigan University. Senior Troy Prill is no exception.

Marrying his love of cooking with what he had learned in his classes, Prill created The Pineaepple Express last summer, a popular food cart that offers a mobile take on Mexican fare.

“I had just a couple of classes left and it’s always been my hobby to cook,” Prill said. “I’ve been a part of the New Venture competition for two years now and that gave me a lot of insight (on how to start a business).”

Driving around town with his small pushcart, Prill was off and running without much help from anyone but himself. Yet every young entrepreneur, whether they like to admit it, could use a little help with marketing.

Enter the Central Michigan University Research Corporation and the consulting group’s Food Truck Friday event, which all summer has helped Prill and

other local mobile food operators find a regular home during Friday lunch hours.

The event, which started this summer, allows residents and business owners a chance to mingle with the added benefit of a food truck lunch experience.

Food Truck Friday events are from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. outside of the CMURC building, 2625 Denison Drive.

This area of campus is known as the Pure Michigan Mount Pleasant SmartZone, a business park near the south end campus.

CMURC’s main mission is to act as a ideation and business strategy hub for its clients, acting as a consultant and accelerators on everything from best practices, creative marketing and growth, said Erin O’Brien, president of the corporation.

“We tell people that when you go out to try and financing, you’re going to have to have hard conversations,” she said. “You’re going to need skin in the game.”

That’s where O’Brien said where CMURC excels, because they can act as facilitators for tough situations new business

owners or startup groups might find themselves in.

Business owners can become a part of CMURC in a number of ways, including the CoWork program. O’Brien and CMURC describe the CoWork program as “an escape form you basement, coffee shop or cubical.”

In essence, buying into CoWork membership allows entrepreneurs a physical work space in the CMURC building. Yet it does offer more, such as access to consultants at arms length, as well as various networking events held throughout the week. These events are called the CoWork Perks.

Food Truck Friday is one of the only Perks event open to the general public.

So far, Prill’s cart and a host of others have fed hungry residents for months now. The obvious benefit of the lunch hour is to have a large group of business people in one place to talk about new ventures or shop new ideas around.

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It’s only the second week of school, but senior administrators are getting their final report cards.

A group of senior officers at Central Michigan University received the results of a 360 Leadership Development Assessment this week.

The evaluations are part of the shared governance agreement signed in the spring of 2013 by administrators and Academic Senate leaders. Shared governance allows for open communication between different groups at the university, including faculty and administrators.

The 360 degree evaluations are designed to collect information from multiple people, including supervisors, peers and subordinates, to be a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of CMU’s upper management.

“The goal is to measure the leadership competencies and provide a report that can be used to develop an action plan for that particular leader,” said Kevin Love, a consultant on the project and management department faculty member.

Members of the Academic Senate supported the evaluations as a way to help develop leadership skills in the senior administrators. Fixed-term, tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty are all evaluated in a similar 360 degree format, being evaluated by students, the department chairpersons and deans.

“I think (senior administrator evaluations are) the big one many people on campus were happy to see this year,” Christie Brookes told Central Michigan Life after an April Academic Senate meeting. “Senior officer evaluations are the beginning of something. We need to come up with something that’s manageable, but not over-cumbersome.” w evaluation | 2

How to stay safe while getting around on campus

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

A golden rule of being a pedestrian, which has been drilled into the heads of children for generations, is to look both ways before crossing the street. At a place like Central – which sees traffic from the likes of drivers, longboarders, walkers and bikers – the journey around campus can sometimes be treacherous.

For David Wilber, a Battle Creek, senior, it’s not the traffic that causes the problem, it’s the pedestrians. Wilber said in his time on campus, he has seen pedestrians become more and more

reckless over the years. “[Pedestrians] don’t respect drivers,” said Wilber, 25, a sports management major. “At a stop sign I’ll wait, I’ll let people cross but you know, they don’t look and they just go. I could have hit them! I mean respect drivers! “ To keep safe on campus and to avoid being hit by someone you might not see coming, Lieutenant Larry Klaus of Central Michigan University Police Department offers some tips to make pedestrian life just a bit easier.

“One of the biggest things for a pedestrian is to be aware of where you’re at,” Klaus said. “The biggest thing we want to encourage

is to be aware of where you are.”

During the day, Klaus recommends that students remain conscious of their surroundings. He cites earphones and cellphones as being a major reason as to why students are so distracted when traveling across campus.

“Pay attention to crosswalks, stop signs, and roadways,” Klaus said. “Make sure that vehicles are stopping before walking into cross walks” For students who take late night classes, Klaus said, “The best advice is to travel in welllit areas. It’s advisable to travel with more than one person. Try to walk with another group or in

proximity to another group,” he added.

During the last three and a half years that Klaus has worked in Mount Pleasant. As a CMU police officer, he says that the department has written no tickets for jaywalkers. However, in 2013 alone, CMUPD has handled 153 accidents, eight of which involved injury.

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Safe Rides is a free university transport system that takes students who are walking alone to a destination to their intended location. They operate between the hours of 6 p.m-2 a.m every day of the week and can be reached at 989-774HELP.

ing such as a mugging or assault. In the result that an individual must walk alone and feels unsafe, pepper spray can be purchased at the bookstore in the UC. If all else fails, Klaus recommends calling Safe Rides.

“Safe Rides is offered to students here regardless,” Klaus said. “It’s if they need a ride. We don’t ask why they want the ride, just

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The 360 degree survey focused on four of 12 leadership behaviors that have been shown by research to predict high performance in their staff. These leadership traits include adaptability, mission, consistency and involvement.

CMU has done 360 performance reviews one time in the past, said Lori Hella, associate vice president of Human Resources, although it has been awhile. She said she has been a support role for Love and Misty Bennett, the other faculty consultant and a management department faculty member.

“We’re hoping to get some feedback on the value (administrators) are getting,” Hella said.

Although some students are featured in the surveys, the majority of the student body is not. This is because most students do not have the opportunity to see senior officials’ leadership skills in work, Love said.

The survey does include input from student workers, however.

“This was not intended to be a public opinion poll; there’s nothing out that there that would preclude the deans or anyone else from doing it themselves,” Love said. “This was specifically designed to be an assessment of leadership competencies where raters would have plenty of firsthand experience.”

It’s still “a little early” to see how well the initiative is working, Love said. Now that the group has received its evaluations, participants will need to sit down with a supervisor, look at individual reports and interpret them.

This will take another three to four weeks because of the time consuming nature of the venture, Love said. For example, each of the deans of CMU’s colleges will have to sit down with Provost Michael Gealt, requiring quite a bit of scheduling gymnastics.

The first group consists of staff associated with the academic colleges, Love said, as well as athletics, the President’s office, and Provost.

The second group, scheduled to receive its reports midOctober, will include senior staff from graduate studies, the Charles V. Park Library, Global Campus, academic affairs, institutional diversity and information technology.

The third group includes the General Counsel’s Office, University Communications, enrollment and student services, finance and administrative services and development and external relations is set for mid-February 2015.

The program is run through Denison Consulting, a research-based company based in Ann Arbor. Their model is also utilized by Fortune 500 companies across the world to provide a reliable assessment of leadership competency.

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ly be that they will change their habits.

“Our goal is to not be punitive,” he said. “Our goal is to educate and help keep our students safe.”

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road. It hasn’t been problematic for us.”

Klaus admits that even bikers can be the cause of trouble. Riding around with headphones in, disregarding traffic stops and failing to break at crosswalks leads to what Klaus calls “educational talks” with cyclists.

He hopes that by enlightening bikers to how dangerous their behavior can potential-

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my regular assignment for one full contractual period following the termination of my leave or to refund the compensation paid to me by CMU for the period of my leave.”

Calls made to Ross’s office seeking comment, as well as calls made to Sherry Knight, associate vice president of University Communications, were not immediately returned. University General Counsel Manuel Rupe was also not available for comment.

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Benison filed the lawsuit after the board of trustees filed a suit against her for breaching her contract by taking a January 2012 sabbatical.

Benison claimed during this time she was denied an expected $7,250 pay raise.

She left the university after the sabbatical, taking a posi-

to another school.

The Benisons sued in federal court, claiming no other CMU professor ever had to pay sabbatical pay and benefits back and it was a clear case of retaliation by the university. They also claimed the university should pay the promotional raise.

Meanwhile, documents acquired by Central Michigan Life in February 2013 show that Benison electronically signed an agreement on Jan. 13, 2011 that stated: “I agree to return to the university in

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tion as an associate professor of geology at West Virginia University.

CMU filed its lawsuit against Benision because under university policy, professors who go on sabbatical must agree to stay on for a “full contractual term,” otherwise they have to pay back salary and benefits, including her husband’s tuition.

This put a negative balance on Christopher Benison’s student account, so CMU refused to issue his transcript when he wanted to transfer

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a peddler’s license instead.

The peddler’s license falls under the classification of a vendor, and includes any person who travels by foot, vehicle, wagon or cart selling food.

Free of the heavier restrictions, Prill has been steadily feeding residents with what he considers his hobby. While he isn’t a direct client of the CMURC like the other trucks, he is grateful for the visibility and networking offered by the experience of Food Truck Fridays.

“I feel like it’s the hidden gem in the south end of campus, because no one knows about it, and it’s a beautiful plot of land,” he said. “Everyone just wants to help each other. The community has been more than supportive. It’s the friendliest community and environment I could imagine working in.”

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O’Brien said much like they do with other businesses, the event was started to give their food service clients a real working hub and environment to test the success and practices of their food truck.

Food Truck Friday events have steadily gained more visibility since the summer months, but students shouldn’t expect the craze to expand anywhere on CMU’s greater campus.

Due to stipulations in CMU’s contract with Aramark, the university’s food service provider, the company has exclusive rights to distribute food on campus, said Barrie Wilkes, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services.

Wilkes also acts as treasurer on the CMRUC board of directors but has had no involvement in the CoWork

shop for hungry patrons.

Mobile providers must also conduct business between the prescribed hours of 8 p.m.-3 a.m. This makes providing services during lunchtime impossible. The providers must also make sure they are at least 150 feet away from a permanent business with a food license during the business’s hours of operations.

Penalties for violating these restrictions can result in a civil infraction and can be fined between $50-$250 depending on the number of offenses within a 12-month period.

Other fines can be incurred depending on the license type. For mobile providers, violating any provision in the chapter can result in 150 percent to 250 percent of the initial licensing fee within a 12-month period.

To avoid any complications, Prill said he has been able to supersede the general restrictions placed on mobile providers by getting

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perks program.

Tom Triofi, CMU’s director of purchasing, said this exclusivity allows Aramark to decide which kind of services it provides to campus. The idea is not to create undue competition between the main provider and smaller providers that would find themselves on campus, like a mobile food operation.

While exclusivity claims are attractive for the provider, the concept greatly limits the diversity of food items found on campus, Trionfi added.

Despite specifics in the Aramark contract about limiting food service, two competing companies go head to head on our campus each day without many students taking notice: The big two pop companies, Pepsi Co. and Coca-Cola.

Aside from internal contracts, there are also fairly strict rules in Mount Pleasant’s city code about where and when mobile food service providers can set up

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Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Democratic protesters gather outside the DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids during a Republican dinner with Gov. Rick Snyder Wednesday night.

CMU College Republicans coalesce in Grand Rapids

The Student Service Court is offering a chance to win a CMU Bookstore gift card for students participating in an evaluative survey.

Students can complete a 19-question survey about their experiences with the Student Service Court to be entered in a drawing for the $20 gift card. The survey can be accessed through the court’s page on the university website.

Located in the Bovee University Center Room 119, the court is intended to be a one-stop location, bringing together the services of Student Account Services and University Billing, the Registrar’s Office and the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Available services include student account billing, registration, account advising, transcript requests and financial aid.

This offer expires Sept. 19.

– Malachi Barrett | senior reporter

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Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer The Central Michigan University College Republicans pose with College Republican National Committee Chair Alex Smith at the 127th Annual Kent GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids on Wednesday night.

Members of College Republicans at Central Michigan University traveled to Grand Rapids Wednesday to attend the 127th annual Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by the Kent County GOP in the DeVos Place Convention Center.

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks about kids being trapped in failing schools and the benefits of charter schools at the 127th Annual Kent GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids Wednesday night.

Senators debate name changes, ready to hear more objections Katherine Ranzenberger News Editor

Academic Senate voted in favor of changing the name of the Applied Business Practices minor to Applied Business Communication at its regular Tuesday meeting. However, the name change was met with objections from A-Senators, sparking a heated debate in the process.

Bill Dailey, chair of the Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts, raised an objection to the name change.

“We are worried that the study of communication in this minor will be narrowed to the study of how to use communicating to turn a profit,” Dailey told A-Senators during Tuesday’s meeting. “It all runs the risk of increasing the likelihood of unethical choices, not including others in decision making, not showing respect in a manner of course, not revealing the truth or not revealing all the available information.”

The chairperson said he believes students should come to the Communication and Dramatic Arts department if they want to learn proper ways of communication. He said it should not be up to the

business information systems professors to teach the ethics in communication.

“It all rings of equating morality with legality which is the approach used by far too many miscreants and politicians,” Dailey said. “It is the way the world works sadly, but I am not sure it is the way we should be testifying behavior or reasoning in our classroom. If you put that pressure on a part of communication, then you start down a slippery slope.”

Karl Smart, chair of the Business Information Systems department, said there are no other changes being made to the current minor besides a name change.

“Four of the six courses have the word communication in it,” Smart said. “No department in my mind really owns a term. We’re really not attempting to appropriate a decades-long recognized discipline into another.”

Smart said the departments have different audiences and must prepare their students to serve their specific audience.

The Undergraduate Curricular Committee also heard the objection from Dailey during their April 9 meeting. However, they

New space committee to advise renovations, use of existing land Katherine Ranzenberger News Editor

A new space committee will now advise President George Ross and other committees on how to utilize the 5.5 million square feet on Central Michigan University’s campus.

Ross said he charged the committee with reviewing and assessing whether the existing space usage is being optimized. They will also be making recommendations on future development of the space.

“I’ve had people say we need more teaching space,” Ross told the Academic Senate at Tuesday’s meeting. “We are adding two new women’s sports in athletics, and I know overturned the objection with a 12-2 vote with one abstention.

Andrew Spencer, chair of the Academic Senate and a music professor, said A-Senators should be ready for more ob-

there was an issue where those coaches will sit.”

The space committee is comprised of two faculty members and eight senior officers. There are no students on the committee.

Some A-Senators voiced objection with how few faculty members were on the committee.

Joseph Finck, a physics professor, asked Ross why there are only two faculty members on the committee.

Ross said he tried to make a committee of people who are familiar with the campus in more than just classroom space. He said he felt the members came from a variety of places on campus.

“We have challenges grappling the space at jections in the coming weeks.

“There will be some objections while we unveil our new general education classes,” he said.

“There will be interesting debates during the next

CMU,” he said. “We’re squeezed on space. I tried to populate the committee with people who have a knowledge of the current space.”

Ross said he wants the committee members to think about the university as a whole and not just from their department’s or college’s view.

“I want them to take the politics out of it and look across all five and a half million square feet on this campus and help guide in making the decision,” he said.

The committee will also help advise the Budget Priorities Committee on what renovations are necessary and what new space on campus can be built. two meetings.”

The next Academic Senate meeting is at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 in Pearce 138.

United Way will be holding open auditions for two wild card spots left vacant in this year’s Dance United program.

United Way of Isabella County President Tom Olver said he wanted the community members who are potentially interested to have a shot at becoming part of the dancing couples.

The auditions are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sept. 7 in Rose 127. Interested should call the Student Activity Center to sign up for Sunday’s auditions.

The auditions will include a 30-second slot for dancers to show off their moves to prove their skills as a dancer.

The 3rd Annual Dance United will take place Nov. 6.

Couples perform in a two-hour program in McGuirk Arena.

“Last year, the general admission was approximately 500,” Olver said. “We plan to double that.”

The dances are choreographed by coaches.

The United Way’s fundraising efforts at this event and all United Way events go back into the community.

– Amanda Brancecum | staff reporter

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recording artist, pop sensation aaron carter to perform at wayside Aaron Carter, a popular pop-star in the early 2000s, will be performing at Wayside on Sunday, Oct. 19.

The doors will open at 8 p.m., and the concert will start at 9p.m. Local musician Mark Daisy will open for Carter.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. There is also a meetand-greet available for $65, which includes a signed photograph, a photo with Aaron and autographs.

Tickets can be purchased at Wayside, 2000 S. Mission St., or on Facebook. You must be 18 years or older to attend.

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EDITORIAL | Levitt v. Felton about more than cyber bullying Nathan Clark

Senior Reporter

Cyber bullies virtually no threat

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Free speech on trial O

ver the last decade, Mount Pleasant lawyer Todd Levitt has built a quirky public persona as a “badass” attorney best known as an advocate for students who find themselves appearing in

the sometimes unfriendly courtrooms of Isabella County.

Today, Central Michigan University students are most likely to recognize Levitt’s name because he is the former fixed-term faculty member who is suing CMU student Zachary Felton after Felton created a parody Twitter account titled “Todd Levitt 2.0.”

One thing that almost everyone can agree on is that Levitt’s reputation is on the line. In many ways, this is a case he cannot win. That’s why we are urging him to withdraw the complaint against Felton.

In May, Levitt filed a lawsuit against Felton, a Mount Pleasant senior, who is the son of James Felton, chair of the finance and law department. Professor Felton and Levitt have exchanged jabs in the past during a confrontation that was recorded and leaked online.

Now, Levitt is accusing Felton – the

student – of harming his professional reputation and intentionally inflicting emotional distress.

Felton’s attorney claims the parody account caused Levitt’s reputation no more damage than he already has inflicted on himself.

Levitt is well-known on campus and in the community. There is no doubt he’s made himself a public figure. He hosts a radio show where he dispenses opinions and advice.

Last Spring, he tore through campus driving a taxi while a television crew recorded his conversations with students – a stunt he hoped would eventually land him his own reality-television show. Then there are his numerous YouTube videos, which have helped him create a singular cult of personality.

In the lawsuit, Levitt states that his professional reputation was

tainted by the tweets. Levitt admitted in later court documents that he created the website “Top College Lawyers” and then awarded himself the highest honor and promoted it to students. Levitt’s own Twitter account made reference to partying, cancelling class for no reason and smoking marijuana.

Satire and parody are forms of expression protected by the Constitution. Ultimately, Levitt cannot be upset that a student is exercising his right to free speech just as Levitt has always done.

To some, Levitt’s behavior is off putting. Many other students look upon him with reverence. Despite the work Levitt has done on behalf of students, his reputation as a fighter for student rights was greatly diminished the moment he filed this lawsuit.

Suffering in silence Next week is Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Sept, 8-14, an entire week dedicated to educating and spreading the word about illnesses or diseases that affect people without the rest of the world ever knowing.

You cannot see the physical harm from the outside.

They are not obvious to the person looking on, but they can greatly limit a person’s quality of life and daily activities.

Some well-known invisible illnesses include diabetes, mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety, Crohn’s disease and Lupus.

The reason I take this week so seriously is because

I have been living with an invisible illness since my sophomore year of high school.

Back in February 2009, I was diagnosed with linear morphea. Linear morphea is a type of scleroderma.

Scleroderma is a build up of scar tissue that hardens and can burn through your muscle and go straight to your bones, damaging everything in-between. My case of linear morphea runs in a linear pattern from my left side of my stomach down to my left ankle. Having this disease changed my entire life, even if no one could see me suffering.

When I was diagnosed,

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the dermatologists told me it was just a patch of scleroderma, and with some steroid cream it should disappear just fine. Six months later, I noticed this brown and purple colored patch had run all the way down my leg.

The doctors put me in as a rush patient to the Rheumatology department at the Univiersity of Michigan because the growth was so fast that the hardening of the scar tissue could affect the functioning of my joints. That was when the diagnosis changed from localized scleroderma to linear morphea.

The rheumatologist put

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Even worse, if Levitt does choose to head our protestation, he may have already gone too far to turn back. In conversations with Felton’s lawyer, Gordon Bloem, Levitt has few options of taking back his complaint. Bloem said that if Levitt tries to back out, he will still try to seek damages for his client.

That all depends on whether a judge will allow the case to see its full course through the legal process – we’re hoping for Levitt’s sake, it does not.

Until then, we feel compelled to say what everyone in this town has been thinking. If Levitt truly cares about the freedom to be whatever you want to be, to say whatever you want to say and be free of reprisal and censorship, this odd saga must end immediately. Its time for Levitt to stop being his own worst enemy.

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me on weekly injections of methotrexate, which is commonly used as a cancer treatment. There is no cure for this, only treatment to stop the growth. The longer I was on this terrible medicine, the sicker I became.

I lost weight, my hair thinned out and I couldn’t participate in a lot of school activities. That wasn’t even the worst part.

As time went on, the disease started to take over the nerves in my left leg. I would get cramps that were like ‘Charley horses,’ but much worse. I would be in immense pain for more than an hour and unable to walk.

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I am one in 25 million people in the world that have linear morphea. I am still uncertain if this is a blessing or a curse, but the awarness of my illness helped me grow into a healthier person.

This upcoming week, Central Michigan Life will be highlighting stories about Invisible Awareness Week. My hope is that these stories will help you if you are feeling frigtened and uncertain like I did, and to give hope to those who are suffering silently – might I say, invisibly.

Everyone is fighting his or her own battle, so always be kind, and know that you are not alone.

Forgive me for this old man rant, but since when is the biggest bully on the block the kid with the largest lexicon of burns ready to be unleashed on social media?

As the digital revolution made its mark on history, it not only changed the way information is distributed, but it also changed social attitudes and standings.

When was the last time a bully shoved you into a locker and stole your lunch money?

I assume the answer is never. But when was the last time someone attacked you online?

Being bullied and ridiculed online is so prevalent it has practically become our new national pastime.

The big and burly bully has been replaced by the lowly internet “troll,” with its big book of naughty words and horrible thoughts aimed at instigating a reaction.

Being terrorized online is not my biggest concern however; my concern is how we react to such attacks.

When bullying was limited to the physical realm, dealing with the problem was reasonably straight forward. You told an adult about the bullying, or you stood up for yourself to let them know you will not be shoved around.

With cyber bullying, all you really have to do is ignore it or call a troll out on their hatefulness.

I like to play online games, so I’ve seen my fair share of trolls spewing out the most ignorant words known in the English language.

I was called a “(homophobic expletive) loser with no friends” after playing an online match where I spent the whole time shooting down the disheartened troll’s helicopter.

Feeling the love, I responded with “I love you so much right now.” He later replied and suggested he had sex with my mother, though I could never confirm that fact.

Stopping cyber bullying is not that hard, and it rarely takes a lawsuit to deal with.

The best way to handle it is for people to just be better human beings and stop being hateful monsters to one another online. If that solution fails, then ignoring the hate is just a click away on any website.

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A very cheesy holiday

By Nathan Clark Senior Reporter

In the U.S. there is a holiday for almost everything, and Sept. 5 is by far the cheesiest: National Cheese Pizza Day. The obscure holiday that seemingly sprouted out of nowhere celebrates everyone’s love for the plainest yet most popular of deliverable party dishes; however, given Central Michigan University student’s high demand for pizza, cheese is in no way the most popular topping.

“Students make up about 60-70 percent of our pizza sales,” said Joe Flebbe, the general manager of Happy’s Pizza, 1218 S. Mission St. “Pepperoni is the most popular topping. It’s the go-to topping that no one really has a problem with when a group is deciding what they want.”

Flebbe, along with several other pizza shop managers, agreed pepperoni is the most popular topping students choose for their pie, with ham and bacon tied for second.

“If more people buy cheese pizza on Nation Cheese Pizza Day on Friday, that’s fine I suppose, but we’re going to be busy on a Friday night anyway,” said Jake Isley, an assistant manager at Domino’s, 706 S. Mission St. Isley, like many of the other pizza shop workers, said he

By Elizabeth Benson Staff Reporter

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Students are set to celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day. Celebrate by visiting your favorite pizza joint in Mount Pleasant today.

cranks out several hundred pizzas every night, feeding CMU student’s desire for hot deliciousness delivered to their door.

“Everyone loves pizza. We had one guy call up saying ‘I don’t care how much it costs, I need 10 pizzas here right now,’” he said.

Several managers said they felt limiting the holiday to only cheese pizza was a disservice to pizza lovers.

“Not sure how I feel about it being just about cheese pizza,” said Pizza King Manager and co-owner Dan Green. “It seems wrong to limit it to just

plain cheese, like the day is missing out on the variety.”

Simplifying the variety might not be favored among pizza fans, but it does have its advantages.

“I would love it if people were ordering more cheese pizzas Friday,” said Hungry Howies Manager Jason Showers, adding the store delivers more than 300 pizzas throughout Mount Pleasant on any given night. “Those are easy to make when you’ve got a lot of orders coming in.”

Bicycles on campus: nuisance or necessity?

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Bicycles, pedestrians and cars have been sharing campus concrete for years, but some condsider the intermingling an accident waiting to happen.

Bike lanes can be found throughout campus, and although biking students get to class faster, it’s often difficult to ride through campus without having to stop every few minutes to weave through pedestrians.

Stephen Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, said the university is making it a point in its campus master plan to include bike paths that offer a solution to pedestrian intermingling. These bike paths will be installed with the intent of keeping pedestrians and bike paths separated.

However, Lawrence said current bike lanes are generally ignored by the student. “[The bike paths] by the library, no one has ever really gone by them,” Lawrence said. “People really just ignored them, the way it was done. They don’t seem to blend very well with sidewalks.

Jordan Musson, 19, from Byron, feels that bikes on campus are just an accident waiting to happen.

“I think it’s a hazard to cars,” Musson said.

“If they’re in the street, they’re in the way of cars – if they’re on the side-

Whovians unite in ‘Doctor Who’ RSO, the Shadow Proclamation

walk, they’re in the way of pedestrians who have the right of way.”

According to section 12.11 of the CMU Traffic Ordinance, available on the university website, every person who rides a bike “shall accord the right-ofway to pedestrians on the roads and streets of campus at all intersections and crosswalks.”

As an individual who frequently walks to class, Musson feels that the right of way should be given to pedestrians, but that bikers should be allowed to ride freely without fear of being hit or hitting another person.

“I think if biking is going to become bigger and bigger and more people are going to be on bikes, the university should put more money into making bigger bike paths so that no one is endangered,” Musson said.

The Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, Section C1 257.657, expects bicycles to follow similar traffic laws to that of cars, such as stopping at stop signs and yielding to pedestrians.

“Every person riding a bicycle or moped upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle,” reads the ordinance.

As of July 16, 2008 – the last time that the CMU Traffic Ordinance was updated – cyclists are subjected to a number of

laws and ordinances, such as needing to signal with hands before turning and having to equip a lamp “on the front which shall emit a white light visible from at least 500 feet,” as well as other types of reflectors and lights.

When following the correct laws and requirements, a campus of pedestrians and bikers can coexist at CMU. For a bicycle to be on campus, the rider must first register it online for free with the CMU police department. A permit sticker will arrive in the mail about a week after the application is submitted, and it must be affixed on the bike prior to bringing it on campus.

If not secured with a permit sticker, or locked properly at a bike rack, a bicycle runs the risk of being impounded by the police department.

After 90 days, if an impounded bicycle is not collected and fees paid for, it could potentially be forwarded to the CMU Surplus Store and sold or destroyed.

To prevent theft, it is also recommended by cmich.edu to purchase “a heavy duty chain and lock or a ‘U Lock.’”

In the event of a bicycle being stolen, immediately contact CMU Police.

Fans of the popular British sci-fi show Doctor Who will soon have a group of their own on campus.

Two sophomores – Dana Eble of Rochester Hills and Kennedy Dodde of Lowell – decided to start the RSO, called The Shadow Proclamation, after realizing there was a lack of community for fans to share their opinions and watch the show together.

The group is still in its planning stages, but the girls hope to have their twice-weekly meetings up and running very soon.

“We figured it would be easiest to have meetings in our apartment because it’s more room,” Eble said. “We’ll probably just watch some of our favorite episodes and the new ones as they come out. Eat some food, possibly Doctor Who themed. I just want everyone to be able to talk and have a good time.”

Eble and Dodde figure there is a large audience for the show on campus already, but they would love to share the show with even more people.

“I just think it’s a goofy, fun show. It has a really good story line that’s always evolving and I’d like more people

to know about it,” Eble said.

She said the club has received many messages from fans, thanking her for finally creating a notoriously absent group for fans of the cult show.

“I think it’s great that someone’s finally starting a group for fans of the show,” said Westland sophomore Deanna Amaker. “It’s interesting and very popular.

I think it will have a wide audience on campus. I mean, they have a Pokemon

club, why not have a Doctor Who club?”

The group plans to have premiere parties, watch marathons of the show, discuss the intricacies of the plotlines and make craft projects.

“You don’t have to know anything about the show to come,” Dodde said.

More details will be posted to the groups’s Orgsync page as they are added.

Fulbright Scholarship pre-application deadline announced

By Malachi Barrett Senior Reporter

The National Scholarship Program announced a Sept.

8 pre-application deadline for 2014 Fulbright Scholarships.

Students can apply through the National Scholarship Program’s page on the CMU website. To be considered a nominee, candidates must complete and submit the preapplication to the National Scholarship Program.

After pre-application, nominees must submit a one-to-five page Fulbright application, language forms, three letters of recommendation, transcripts and other supporting credentials to the National Scholarship Program.

The program will then send the official application on behalf of the student. Students also have the option to apply without the endorsement and assistance of the National Scholarship Program.

Desirable candidates should be able to present a strong academic or professional record, demonstrate the feasibility of their proposed research or teaching assistantship project and provide personal qualifications.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 6 VOL. 96

Quarterbacks know better than to take to the air when defensive back Tony Annese is on the hunt. During his last four games, the Chippewas’ turnover machine has swooped in and helped pick apart the passing game of opposing offenses. On Saturday, Annese is poised to rule the air over the Boilermakers’ Ross-Ade Stadium.

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Hot off one of the best single-game performances of his college football career, sophomore defensive back Tony Annese and the rest of the Chippewas defense are preparing diligently for Saturday’s matchup with Big Ten foe Purdue.

With four interceptions in four career starts, Annese made a name for himself with his last outing when he was pegged as the MAC Defensive Player of the Week. With a keen sense of reading the quarterback’s next move, he has earned a team nickname that is one part clinical and one part mythological: Ballhawk.

Four picks in four games. That’s pretty efficient. How do you explain those numbers?

Annese: I’ve played this game my whole life. That’s one thing I pride myself on.

I want to be responsible for what happens with my team. I really enjoy being a playmaker.

What’s with the nickname? What does it mean to be a ballhawk?

A: Just swarming the ball.

As a defensive back, you always want to be around the ball. I love giving the offense havoc.

There are a lot of really big names on this defense.

How do you stand out in a sea of superstars that fill the unit?

A: I don’t even see it that way. There are 11 guys on our defense and we all play as a whole. We all have different jobs to do. I’m just trying to do mine.

What’s your favorite thing about being a college football player?

A: I’m really living my dream right now. I get to do the thing I love every day. It’s in my family. My dad played in the NFL. I’ve been around it my whole life, and it has been a dream to play at this level.

You have become known for intercepting opposing quarterbacks, but what’s it like getting that big hit in the secondary?

A: The picks are one thing.

Those will come. But those big hits dude … those are things all of us guys live for.

I love the hit. I feel like I’m really mean out there. That gives me an edge.

Would you rather have a big hit that forces a fumble or the game winning interception?

A: I would love to take both. But I love those big hits, man. Hits get your team excited. Now, if you get that ball on the ground, that’s good for the offense. I’ll take the big hit all day.

What is your relationship like with your positional coaches and head coach Dan Enos?

A: It’s great. All those guys have a lot of experience playing the game. It really shows up in their coaching. I learn a lot from (defensive coordinator Joe) Tumpkin. We always bounce ideas off of each other.

It’s really smooth.

What’s it like having to guard someone like Titus Davis in practice?

A: We have the best receiving corps in the MAC. Every

day (in practice) it’s a challenge guarding those guys.

It benefits all of us to go up against high quality receivers in practice like that.

How did you hear that you were voted MAC Defensive Player of the Week last week?

A: One of my friends texted me. I had no idea.

It was cool. It’s a great achievement.

Do you think more about personal accolades like that one or the overall goals of the team?

A: The team comes first.

We are trying to win a MAC Championship here. If we lose and I play well, that really doesn’t mean anything.

What’s one thing that you want CMU football fans to know about you?

A: I’m going to swarm the ball. I’m going to be around the ball whenever I can.

That’s all that matters to me.

Central Michigan Life | File Art Sophomore defensive back Tony Annese runs an interception in for a touchdown Nov. 16, 2013 against the Western Michigan Broncos.

Soccer team confident heading into home opener against Oakland

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Traveling to Mount Pleasant on Friday, a revamped Oakland Grizzlies will face the Central Michigan University soccer team who is looking to open the 2014 home schedule with a victory.

The Grizzlies have plenty of fresh faces on the team, making them an interesting opponent for CMU’s also young squad.

“Oakland is another quality Horizon League opponent,” head coach Peter McGahey said. “They have a new Coach in Margret Saurin. I’ve known her for a number of years, and she does a really good job. You have a little unpredictability in terms of how they are going to play. We are

certainly looking forward to the challenge on Friday.”

Saurin is the third Oakland head coach in three years. Following the 2012 season, famed OU head coach Nick O’Shea resigned after 19 seasons with the program. In his time at OU, he won 15 league titles and was named league coach of the year three times.

Despite the coaching change, the Grizzlies finished 10-9-2 in 2013 under interim head coach Dave Morgan.

Oakland started the 2014 season with a 1-4 record, allowing nine goals.

The Grizzlies lost four of their top six scorers from the 2013 season, including top forward Meghan Reynolds.

Grizzly forward Kyla Kellermann scored eight

Illustration by Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor The Central Michigan Chippewas face the Oakland Grizzlies at 4 p.m. on Friday in the CMU Soccer Complex.

goals last season and already found her way to the back of the net once during OU’s first five games.

CMU will attempt this year to stop Kellermann and the OU offense with defenders Emily Basten and Lauren Sherry. The pair

has started all three of the Chippewas matches this season and assisted in a shutout against Detroit last week.

On offense, the Chippewas will attempt to use strong wing play to gain the advantage over Oakland.

“(The wings) are always a place where you want to capitalize,” McGahey said. “You want to impose your strengths as a team.

Strength on the flanks is one of ours.”

Sophomore Eliza Van De Kerkhove remains CMU’s

primary main threat out wide this season. She has taken three shots and scored one goal.

Van De Kerkhove’s crosses will also be important to get senior forward Laura Gosse on the score sheet.

Gosse has been strong in attack, shooting four times, but has yet to find the back of the net.

Above all else, the Chippewas look forward to playing at home for the first time this season.

“Student athletes have so many responsibilities off the field in addition to classes,” McGahey said.

“It’s relaxing for them to do their schoolwork and sleep in their own bed before the game. It’s stressful to play anywhere you play, but it is a lot better to play at home.”

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Fast Track McIntyre enters 2014 season hot off three years of triumph Mark Cavitt & Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter & Sports Editor

After three years of superstar success on the volleyball court, some Central Michigan University sports fans might find it odd that outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre never even wanted to play the game when she was introduced to it in middle school.

“To be honest, I never really liked volleyball until about seventh grade,” McIntyre said. “My mom forced me to go out in the sixth grade. I just started to fall in love with (Volleyball). I was really big into basketball before that.”

Fast forward to her college career and the senior who had to be dragged to practice won a Mid-American Conference Championship while she was just a freshman.

“It would be awesome to get another one,” McIntyre reminds herself. “That’s what we’re working toward everyday.”

Three years later, the Beaver Dam, Wis. native enters the 2014 season as the Chippe-

Photo Illustration by Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor After gaining valuable skills competing for Team USA in the 2014 European Global Challenge, senior outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre is one of the players Head Coach Erik Olson is counting on this weekend.

was’ best talent and undisputed leader on the floor.

Hot off the tail of international play, McIntyre was selected by Tim Kelly, Owner of Bring It Promotions, to play for BIP’s USA Team in the 2014 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia in July.

She is also the only Chippewa in Head Coach Erik Olson’s 11year tenure to be named to the team, and was introduced to Kelly by CMU Assistant Coach Mitch Kallick.

“The opportunity came about and coach wanted me to send him an e-mail about who I was,” she said. “He said we want you on the team and just

made it happen from there.”

The competition included teams from Russia, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia.

McIntyre said when she was invited to participate, she immediately knew which elements of her game needed to improve.

“I found out I was going in March so I still had the rest of the spring season to work on a lot of back row stuff,” she said. “I used open gym in the summer to sharpen up. It’s a different brand of volleyball.

Playing with better players and against better players makes you a better player.”

Olson said the experience

coached.

“She is so trustworthy and pure off the court and on the court. She’s just real and direct,” Olson said. “You don’t have to choose your words around her. She’s having a lot of fun in practice.”

All this from a girl who never wanted to play volleyball, who is now most likely thankful that her family kept moving her forward.

“My parents, grandparents and a lot of my close cousins have always pushed me and supported me,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to win at a young age. I just wanted to be the best at everything.”

out of that experience,” he said. “She can say to herself: ‘Hey, I can play against some of the world’s best.’ She was able to perform at a really high level.”

McIntyre’s teammates have noticed a spike in the senior leader’s play as well.

“Mac has been a huge influence on me,” said fellow senior Hallie Enderle. “There are really no words to describe how hard she works. She is a fearless and amazing leader.

I’m so lucky to be able to play with her.”

Meanwhile Olson called McIntyre one of the best players and people he has ever

McIntyre gained was glaring as the Chippewas entered the 2014 season.

“The biggest thing is her passing,” Olson said. “I watched her online in her first international match and she ended up two-man passing against some international teams. I was like ‘wow’ she’s never done that for us but that’s what they needed her to do.”

The self-assurance McIntyre gained overseas is something Olson listed as an invaluable takeaway from her experience with some the world’s best players.

“She got a lot of confidence

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The Chippewas host the tournament after finishing 0-3 at the Omaha Classic last weekend.

“I thought we both learned and grew an awful lot last weekend,” coach Erik Olson said. “I am totally disappointed with 0-3. But at the same time, it probably was a necessary step. Sometimes you need a kick in the butt.”

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Volleyball to host quality opposition during 2014 Chippewa Invitational The women will take on Marshall University, the University of WisconsinGreen Bay and Butler during the tournament.

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Marshall Friday, 7 p.m. : Marshall finished 16-16 overall and 8-6 in Conference USA competition last season. The Thundering Herd was defeated in their

conference’s championship game in 2013.

Led by sophomore Ally Kiekover, Marshall enters the Chip Invitational with a 1-2 record.

WGB Saturday, 12:30 p.m. : Wisconsin-Green Bay enters the invitational with an 0-3 record after its opening tournament. Butler junior Jillian Bauer led the team with 21 kills and 18 digs last weekend. The Phoenix ended last season 14-14 overall and 9-5 in the Horizon League. WGB was also bounced out of their conference tournament last season.

BU Saturday, 7:00 p.m. : Butler comes into the 2014 season after an extraordinary 24-8 campaign in 2013.

The Bulldogs were 1-2 in their opening tournament this year. Senior Belle Obert is the player to watch for the Bulldogs. She posted 45 kills and 21 digs in last weekend’s opening event.

Bueter is looking forward to the Chippewas’ matchup with the Bulldogs most of all.

“I’m excited to play (Butler) because they’re from my home state,” the South Bend, Ind. student said. “I’ll probably know a of couple girls on their team, which is something new for me.”

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By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Place kicker and punter Ron Coluzzi is taking ownership of the mistakes that prevented the CMU football team from putting Chattanooga away in the late stages the Chippewas home opener last week.

Specifically, CMU struggled in the place kicking game, yet the team also missed several opportunities to pull away in the game’s second half.

“We have to be a lot better on special teams if we are going to win games,” head coach Dan Enos said.

“Our approach isn’t changing, though. We have the right skill level at all the essential positions. We just need to execute better than we did that night.”

Coluzzi failed on both field goal attempts of the evening. One from 43 yards out missed wide right while the other, from 23 yards away, was blocked.

“When the ball doesn’t go through the uprights, that’s on me,” Coluzzi said. “It doesn’t matter what else happened on the play. Everyone looks at the kicker when we can’t get it done. I’ve got to do a better job.”

Enos said placing the onus on Coluzzi for all of the special teams mistakes is not necessarily fair.

“That’s just him being a team player,” Enos said.

“Special teams are something we work on a lot. It’s a very rhythmic thing. We can do better.”

CMU’s special teams coordinator and assistant

head coach Kyle Nystrom said although he is certain that special teams needs improvement, the overall competence of the unit is not a cause for alarm.

“Ron’s got to be more dynamic,” Nystrom said. “He knows that. When a kicker misses, you don’t have to say anything to them … they know. It’s all mental with them.”

Both Nystrom and Enos pointed to Coluzzi’s solid effort punting the football as something the third squad did well that night.

Coluzzi punted four times against UTC for an average of 37.8 yards per kick. Each time Coluzzi punted the ball, the Mocs started the ensuing drive from within its own red zone. “(Punting) is a new learn

Meagan Dullack | Photo Editor Place kicker Ron Coluzzi sets up for a kick with senior quarterback Cody Kater on Aug. 28 at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

for Coluzzi,” Nystrom said.

“If you get everyone taking ownership for their position like that, you’ve got a good football team.”

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prepared. I need to make my kicks. I hold a lot of responsibility right now. I didn’t perform my best last Thursday.”

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