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Ross gets $100,000 in raises since hire

By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

In five years, President George Ross’ salary has increased by $100,000.

In December, Ross received a $20,000 raise, bringing his salary to $450,000.

“It’s like any other position you’re in. There’s market, and in order to be competitive you pay people based on what the market dictates,” Ross said in December. “The board talked about it (at the Dec. 15 meeting); they looked across MAC institutions at the salary of leadership of those institutions.”

Ross has recieved a raise almost every year he has been president of Central Michigan University. His starting salary in 2010 was $350,000. The compensation increase was introduced after a comprehensive performance review of the president showed “very favorable” results.

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Review results Each year, the president is given a performance review. Every three years, including 2015, his contract requires a more thorough review.

The Presidential Review Committee this year invited 79 “stakeholders” to participate in the process, including 27 who were interviewed in person and 52 who used an online survey instrument. Those included were the Board of Trustees, donors, community members, deans, faculty, the president’s cabinet, administration and a handful of student leaders.

Ross’ average score on a 1-10 scale was an 8.2, his lowest being a 7 and highest a 10.

Student Government Association President Chuck Mahone, along with Residence Hall Assembly president Mike Degregory and Program Board president Kaylee Bloom were interviewed. Mahone said the three were asked questions about their experiences with Ross.

Mahone said Ross should focus on being more open with them.

“I would like to see more open interaction with the student body, like the (Walking Together) discussion at the end of last semester,” he said.

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making decisions. Some interviewed said he is very “CPA-like” and could become bolder and more efficient, instead of heavily analytical. His lowest scores came from adaptability to drive change, and the innovation to make changes at CMU. In general, those interviewed said Ross “clearly believes in the mission and vision of the university.” The review states that many said Ross’ day-to-day activities in managing the university work well, but the mission should be better articulated. This fall, Ross declined to present a State of the University address.

In his 2012 review, Ross was tasked with improving relationships with faculty and stakeholders. It also said he needs to improve planning processes, complete goals and implement strategic plans. Board of Trustees Chair Bill Kanine said Ross addressed all of the goals outlined in his previous review. Now Ross is focusing on getting the College of Medicine “where it needs to be” and continuing to build rapport, citing the approved contract between the university and Union of Teaching Faculty.

“In relationship building — like the five-

“We need to be competitive with keeping Ross’ talents at CMU. This is a reward for his efforts and to make sure we keep him fairly compensated.

You couldn’t get anyone with Dr. Ross’ talents on a salary lower than that.”

Bill Kanine, Board of Trustees Chair

year faculty contract — he did that very well,” Kanine said. “He’s hired some new deans, and there are significant building projects going on. He continues to address needs to create accomplishments.”

The review also states that almost every interviewee discussed CMU’s captial campaign, an external fundraiser for the university. Some were frustrated about the lack of communication and planning of the goals of the campaign.

Because of this, the review committee advised Ross to launch the campaign, and hire a Vice President of Advancement, a position created to fundraise for the university.

If every student could get to know the president on a personal level, said Mahone, who attends dinner at Ross’ house once a month, students would see he wants the best for them.

“President Ross is a true Southern gentleman,” he said. “There is no other university president that does the things he does. He realizes this is an academic institution, so he has to be responsible, but he wants what is best for students.”

Cont ract details In addition to $450,000, Ross’ contract offers a number of fringe benefits. His insurance benefits consist of life, health, dental, vision, prescription drug insurance and long-term and short-term disability insurance. Central Michigan Life inquired about the university contribution put into Ross’ retirement account each year, but was not given the information before the time of publication.

Ross is entitled to take “reasonable” vacation with notification of the Board of Trustees, and sick time as he deems necessary. Vacation and sick time is not recorded or accumulated.

CMU provides, maintains and owns for a president’s house on Forest Lane in Mount

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Pleasant. His housekeeping, utilities, telephone and computer services is paid for by CMU. Catering and special events of a “business nature” at his home are paid for by the university.

Ross may spend up to $10,000 per year for new furnishings for public areas in the home without board approval. These areas consist of “large living and dining areas, study, kitchen, deck and lower level meeting and entertainment rooms.” CMU furnished a home office for Ross with direct phone lines and computer network access to the university’s administrative offices.The private sections of the home are furnished at Ross’ expense.

The university also provides Ross with a new car for business and personal use, which is replaced at “reasonable intervals.” Fuel, repairs and insurance are paid for by CMU. When Ross travels for business purposes, including educational conferences and “professional growth activities,” CMU pays for coach class airfare, unless the flight is more than seven hours — then Ross can upgrade to business class. The same accommodations apply to Elizabeth Ross, the president’s wife, when her presence is necessary to “further the interests of CMU.” “We need to be competitive with keeping Ross’ talents at CMU,” Kanine said. “This is a reward for his efforts and to make sure we keep him fairly compensated. You couldn’t get anyone with Dr. Ross’ talents on a salary lower than that.”

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Students volunteer for activist causes nationwide this holiday vacation

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

When Illinois senior Jessica Theis signed up for her sixth Alternative Break, the only thing she focused on was giving back to others.

“Doing this program provided me with the experience to meet new people and do things I otherwise wouldn’t have the ability to do,” she said.

This winter break, more than 220 students volunteered across the country on Alternative Breaks. Another 24 worked in Peru and Ecuador on education and environmental conservation issues.

Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center Director Shawna Ross said what sets Central Michigan University’s Alternative Breaks apart from other universities is cost. Initial cost for a trip ranges from $300 to $350, depending on gas prices and housing accommodations. Students typically fundraise half of the cost.

“We have lower expenses compared to other larger universities because we have our student leader advisory board that helps us to find free, cheap and affordable housing,” Ross said.

This year, students on an Alternative Winter Break spent an average of $195 to participate. The most expensive domestic trip cost $227 for students volunteering in Omaha. Peru-based volunteers paid $1,801 while Ecuador-based volunteers paid $2,054.

These costs did not include flight expenses, passport/visa fees, international travel health insurance, country specific exit and entry fees, travel health clinic visits and required immunizations.

One trip, dealing with the historical preservation of buildings in a national forest in North Carolina, was when the project leaders backed out. In her 18 years with the program, Ross can only think of three other times when a cancellation has happened. She called the cancellations “very, very rare.”

Kate Carlson | News Editor Morely senior Eliza Mcgowan-Stinski scrubs bleachers on Jan. 6 at Center on Halsted in Chicago as a part of the LGBTQ Alternative Winter Break.

“That’s thousands of students who have gone through with their (volunteerism),” she said. “This is what’s allowed our program to grow and continue to be student-led.”

Students whose Alternative Break was cancelled got their money refunded.

While two summer sessions and a spring session are also available, winter recess is the program’s busiest time of the year said Erica Johnson, Assistant Director of the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center.

“Some of our typical community partners weren’t able to host us during the winter (this year),” Johnson

said. “Our spring and winter numbers are going to look roughly the same.”

On each trip, 10 students and two student leaders are sent out to complete a task set by community partners. CMU’s program is student-led and staffed, which puts them in a “minority,” Ross said.

“Our philosophy at CMU since day one has always been that there’s value in the leadership experience students get,” she said.

About 40 percent of the universities that volunteer through the Breakaway program, a nationwide volunteer organization which CMU’s Alternative Breaks

chapter falls under. It sends completely student-run groups across the country. The other 60 percent of college-staffed volunteer organizations require a staff or faculty member’s presence.

Canton junior Dana Blankenship spent her winter break in Boston making lunches at the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter and stocking food for the Greater Boston Food Bank. She learned of the volunteering program through the now defunct Public Service Residential Community in Barnes Hall. Blankenship has been on three Alternative Breaks, both nationally and internationally.

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“You have a different opportunity going on an Alternative Break to not only make a difference, but to see a different part of the U.S. You are immersed in something that’s completely different from your norm,” Blankenship said. “You grow and learn something new when placed in those situations.”

The elongated breaks aren’t the only time a student can volunteer. Weekend breaks, running Friday through Sunday, are available to students interested in doing community work within the Midwest.

Theis served as a co-site leader on her break, working with survivors of domestic aggression at Safe Harbor Shelter in Greenville, S.C. The elementary education major spent most of her week painting, organizing and doing yard work with 11 other students.

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned from (being on Alternative Breaks) is that people all have a back

story,” Theis said. “What you see about one person is not necessarily what’s going on (in their lives). That’s a very important message I can carry into my future classroom.”

Johnson has heard this comment many times before. Overseeing 17 different Alternative Breaks across the country this winter, Johnson serves as a contact for on-site directors.

“The goal of the program overall is to provide students with the opportunity to learn what it means to be an engaged citizen in their community through direct service, direction and education,” Johnson said.

For students who have yet to volunteer through Alternative Breaks or are nervous about being away from home, Theis offered this advice: “Doing an Alternative Break gives you a chance to educate yourself on the world and see things you might not get a chance to see.”

Kate Carlson | News Editor Prescott sophomore Emily Hickman sorts books on Jan. 7 at Center on Halsted in Chicago as a part of the LGBTQ Alternative Winter Break.

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City sees increase in nuisance party citations @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

A typical “Thirsty Thursday” this fall ended up costing Patrick Wivo and his roommates $1,300.

Just after midnight, the Ortonville alumnus was drinking with about 20-30 people at his house when Mount Pleasant Police officers knocked on the door.

Wivo and one of his roommates were cited for hosting a nuisance party. That ticket cost them $350 each. The two were also charged $300 each by United Apartments, which owns their house.

“The party wasn’t that big,” Wivo said. “I think one of our neighbors called on us because our music was loud.”

Wivo and his roommates are part of the largest number of nuisance party citations written by the Mount Pleasant Police Department since 2010. Since August, 52 hosting citations and 25 attending have been given out. A party that took place before winter break at Franklin Village resulted in one hosting and 40 attending citations, however none of these were written for CMU students, police said.

“When we told the cop we live there, we thought we would just get a warning like usual,” Wivo said. “They were really cool with us, but they told us the city is cracking down, and they have to

ticket us if they get called — no warnings anymore.”

In 2010, Welcome Weekend was busier for police, said Mount Pleasant Police Officer Jeff Browne. Fall 2015 shares a similar story. During this year’s Welcome Weekend, 192 people were cited or arrested.

“We’ve asked for more of our citizens’ involvement in keeping our community safe,” Browne said.

“They’ve asked, ‘When is enough enough?’ There are certain houses we go to once every weekend.”

In lieu of increasing ticket fines, the Mount Pleasant City Commission told police to issue fewer warnings and more tickets, said City Manager Nancy Ridley.

This is because of an increase in noise and trash complaints from neighbors who aren’t students.

“They’re fearful of (partying) getting to an uncontrollable level again,” she said. “Raising the fine was something brought up (at a commission meeting), but we wanted to see if this would work before we had to do that.”

In Browne’s experience, it has been challenging to determine if the level of enforcement is working. Officers have begun keeping track of how many times they are called to houses, because there are some repeat offenders. This allows different officers to know each home’s history, he said, in case additional measures need to be taken. Although rare, stu-

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dents can spend the night in jail for hosting a nuisance party.

Ian Elliott, Student Government Association’s city/student liaison, told Browne at a November meeting that enforcement has been inconsistent. Elliott’s job is to communicate between SGA and city government. He said he has heard from multiple students that they are confused about what they can do.

“They always tell us what we aren’t allowed to do, but they don’t say anything about how we can be responsible and still have a party,” he said. “I’ve been at parties where the students will put up a fence to not let people in, but they still get a ticket.”

Local law enforcement and city staff walk through student neighborhoods twice a year, once before Welcome Weekend

and once at the end of finals week to give students an outline of expectations.

Browne said tickets are generally given out when there is loud music playing and trash outside of the house. This can include furniture outside. He said tickets can be issued for people on the sidewalk in front of the house, sometimes spilling into the road, as well as for underage drinking

and assaults.

“It also includes fighting, people urinating in public and being destructive,” Browne said.

“There are 21 different things listed on the ordinance.”

Though the ordinance provides thorough guidelines, Browne said enforcement is based more on individual officer’s discretion.

“If I’ve been to your house once and I show up and you’re watching a game, I don’t want to hold you accountable for that,” he said. “If I’ve been to your house five times because you’re having these off-the-wall parties, is that enough to write the ticket? That’s where we’re using discretion.”

Landlords have also gotten more involved. Police notify landlords when their rental homes become a problem for residents, Browne said. More and more landlords are hiring private security companies to check up on houses. Wivo remembers a line in his lease that said he and his roommates aren’t allowed to throw parties.

While he complied and paid his ticket, Wivo said the “crack down” seems like too much. “(The cops) said they thought (ticketing us) was stupid, because it’s a waste of time, and we’re just trying to have fun,” he said. “We have definitely toned it down ever since.”

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By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees voted in December to be eligible to participate in a Federal Communications Commission auction of free bandwidth.

The FCC wants to buy television spectrum from PBS stations across the country and repackage it for wireless carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as the public is now relying more on mobile devices as opposed to over-the-air TV waves. The option to participate is available to all public broadcasting stations . The FCC will then purchase the spectrum and sell it to wireless carriers.

CMU operates four television stations worth $726 million. If CMU chooses to participate in the auction, trustees have authorized President George Ross to decide bidding strategies “consistent with the best interests of CMU.” If CMU sells its spectrum it will no longer be in control

of what is aired on the stations it owns, including stations in Mount Pleasant, Flint, Cadillac, Manistee and Alpena.

The auction begins March 29, 2016, though participants must initially agree to participate by Tuesday.

“All related discussions and decisions will be confidential, as required by a federal anti-collusion rule. This does not follow our standard level of openness, but the rule is being used by the FCC to protect the integrity of the auction and prevent unlawful pricing manipulation,” said Director of Public Relations Steve Smith. “We recognize this matter is important to a number of Michigan residents, and we will be mindful of that.”

Other universities, such as Michigan State University, will hold public hearings on whether the entity should participate. At CMU, the board voted as part of the consent agenda, meaning the item was not discussed during the trustees’ formal meeting. Those who wish to provide input can send emails to trustees@cmich.edu.

Joining the auction involves a “repacking” process, which means reorganizing and assigning channels to remaining stations in order to create blocks of “cleared spectrum suitable for flexible use.” According to the FCC, the majority of stations that remain on the air after the auction will be assigned channels in UHF or VHF. The board’s meeting agenda states “(the) auction presents potential but uncertain opportunities for CMU’s broadcast television stations, and the process may also impose costs and obligations on CMU in connection with the television spectrum repacking.”

The agenda also states that while involved, the board may become knowledgable to “highly confidential” information regarding the auction, including whether CMU will participate, which is sometimes protected information by federal law. The disclosure of this confidential information could “result in significant harm to CMU and the stations interests and may be in violation of federal law.”

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SGA to hold senate elections at first meeting

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

The graduation of members in the Student Government Administration Senate, nearly half of the seats are available for any student to run for. The opportunity is also open to students not a part of SGA. Students interested in running must contact either SGA President Mahone, SGA Vice President Maggie Blackmer or Senate Leader Rebecca Detroyer prior to running for a Senator position to add their name to the ballot.

From there, the student must give a speech before the House detailing why they are qualified for the Senator position.

Detroyer is optimistic the election will bring in new talent to the organization.

“I’m hoping for a lot of new passionate Senators, and looking forward to the ones who are

returning from next semester continuing on the projects they have been working on,” she said.

“Many (current) Senators are in the process of writing legislation, so hopefully we will see that coming up very quickly as the semester opens up.”

The deadline to apply for a senator position is Jan. 25.

A senator’s job is to advocate for students enrolled in an academic college on campus.

“If you were to be a Senator for the College of Communication and Fine Arts then you would be responsible for representing those students,” Mahone said. “You’d need to work on projects that either directly benefit those students or somehow benefit CMU’s campus as a whole.”

General board elections will be held at 8 p.m. Jan. 25 in Anspach 162. The change in location from the Bovee University Center auditorium to Anspach Hall comes as the result of renovations sched-

uled to be done to the auditorium this semester.

Despite losing half the Senate, Mahone maintains a positive attitude regarding the end of his presidency. He said what gives him an advantage over past SGA presidents is his experience.

“Although we had a lot of new leadership (this semester), we had many returning faces,” Mahone said. “It helped that people weren’t trying to figure out how to do their roles, but already knew them. This allowed us to start off (the fall semester) a lot stronger, getting things done more quickly and smoothly.”

However Mahone did allude to a fear of being “stagnant,” in terms of not passing legislation or being in touch with the campus community as a big issue during the fall semester.

He credited the addition of Vice President Blackmer as well as new leadership in Executive Council as a way to combat a lack of activity.

“It’s rare to have a (SGA) president who comes back (for a second term) so I didn’t want us to fall into any types of ruts,” Mahone said.

To avoid the “rut,” Mahone said there are plans to host a campuswide event at the end of February.

“We haven’t announced it yet, but there will be hosting a big event that we hope can somewhat bring the student body together and raise awareness for certain issues,” Mahone said. “We’re still working on it.”

The cryptic awareness-raising comes from an “internal initiative,” Mahone said, and he hopes that after this event is announced, students will be able to “use (what they learn from this) in the future.”

Mahone said because of his platform points either being “accomplished or in the process of being so,” SGA does not have any set goals for the semester outside of the “big project” the administration is working on.

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer Student Government Association Student Body President Chuck Mahone welcomes students back for the spring semester Jan. 26, 2015 in Anspach Hall.

“(SGA hopes) to continue to represent students to the best of our ability and will determine our (semester’s) agenda based off of

their concerns,” he said.

SGA’s first meeting will be held at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 in Anspach 162, the same day as elections.

Program Board to focus on comedy acts this semester

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While contracts for the “bigger musical acts” are still being finalized, Program Board President Kaylee Bloom said the organization is turning its focus to comedy for the spring semester.

She said the genre has experienced “a lag in recent years” in terms of event planning.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if future Program Boards pick up on the comedy a bit more,” Bloom said. “We just wanted to go the route where we’re going to have a couple of smaller (comedians) than one big one.”

After selling 1,042 tickets for comedian Nick Swardson in September, one comedy act per month is scheduled for the

spring semester.

Of the nearly $99,600 spent on campus events in Fall 2015, Swardson was paid $37,500. Civil rights attorney Jasmine Rand was paid $8,500.

Director of Student Activities and Involvement Damon Brown said his goal is to spend all of Program Board’s $232,000 allocation from the Campus Programming Fund by the end of the spring semester.

Spring schedule Comedian and hypnotist Chris Jones will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Jan.21 in Plachta Auditorium.

Other comedians will include Johnathan Burns, whom Bloom likened to “Napoleon Dynamite,” Barry Brewer and Aisha Alfa.

Like the fall semester, a spring semester survey was not distrib-

uted to students before finalizing the events calendar.

“Program Board did not publish a survey in regards to our spring events. We looked upon the survey that was administered last academic year for some fresh ideas as well as utilized social media for input,” Bloom said. “We have to be careful with surveys, as many of the ideas students provide are unrealistic for the student community.”

Bloom also hopes to establish a “Movie Thursday” event during the spring as a way for students to relieve semester stress.

“We will be showing quite a few movies next semester which (the organization) is super excited about because a lot of (the films) are new,” Bloom said.

Films on the docket for the spring semester include “Train-

wreck,” rap group N.W.A.’s biopic “Straight Outta Compton” and “Mockingjay Part 2.”

Program Board also plans to partner with the Office of Student Activities and Involvement for Siblings Weekend, which will take place on Jan. 29 and continue through the weekend. During that time, the organization will be showing Disney’s “Inside Out” at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 in Powers Hall.

Bloom also hinted at providing a magician for the event, though plans for such have not been finalized yet.

Several lecturers are scheduled to speak throughout the spring semester, including the wife of University President George Ross.

Elizabeth Ross will speak at 7 p.m. on March 24 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda as a part of Women’s Empowerment

Month. Her lecture is not related to President Ross’ own Walking Together discussion which debuted in early December. “(Ross’) lecture will revolve around what it means to be a woman, the struggles we face and how we can move forward in (the field of) women in leadership,” Bloom said.

Mental Health advocate Ross Szabo will speak at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Rotunda. His presence was requested by Program Board due to the high rate of seasonal depression students experience during the winter months, Bloom said. “(Szabo) is very big into mental health and changing the stigma behind it,” she said. “It’s a really good time for that event because winter is a typically a time when students go through a lot of de-

pression and mental health issues which he really tries to change the stigma behind.”

The music and arts festival Maroonziee will be the final event of the spring semester which will being at 12 p.m. on April 29 in Finch Fieldhouse.

Because Gentle Thursday and Gentle Friday will not take place the week prior to finals, now taking place at the end of March, the event will begin while classes are still in session.

Bloom is confident, however, this will not greatly effect attendance.

“This has been a little bit of a change for us since (the university) has changed the schedule,” Bloom said. “Having class on that day might actually help us in the long run, in terms of attracting waves of people.”

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Nine campus construction projects were completed by Jan. 8.

The work is estimated to cost almost $300,000.

Mechanical upgrades were applied to the North Art Studio, which included installing a make up air system and a new interior wall and doors, budgeted at $220,000. Make up air is replacement air drawn from the outside and heated or cooled to replace air lost from opened doors or exhaust hoods.

“When you have a heating

system that uses forced air, you have to bring in outside air and heat it up or cool it up, depending on the season,” said Vice President of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence.

“Some of it leaks out of the building because people open doors and there’s exhaust hoods in the building that suck air out, so we have to replace the air and keep it in balance.”

The updates also included the refurbishment of one new turnstile and installation of two replacements in the Student Activity Center, budgeted at $13,000, and the conversion of a men’s restroom into unisex restroom on the basement floor of Anspach

Hall, budgeted at $17,500.

The exact costs of the projects will not be available until contractors send invoices, which typically takes weeks, Lawrence said.

“Things wear out because a lot of the buildings are old,” Lawrence said. “We do the construction work when students aren’t here so it doesn’t interrupt their studies.”

Flooring containing asbestos was removed from Rowe Hall to prepare for new flooring to be installed at a later date in HR 108 and 109 suites, budgeted at $36,000. The Grawn Hall attic and Warriner Hall tunnel 015 also underwent asbestos abatement.

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No end in sight

Salary increase for president highlights ballooning business of high education At the last Board of Trustees meeting of 2015, President George Ross received a $20,000 raise.

Questioning a raise is understandable. $20,000 nearly pays for a year of in-state tuition, fees as well as room and board at this school.

This increases his annual salary to $450,000 per year.

Last year Ross recieved a $30,000 increase following his interest in the presidency at the University of Nebraska in 2014. Keep in mind, Ross is scheduled to receive a $30,000 retention payment in June, so long as he does not look for another job.

We believe Ross deserves the raise, but we remind trustees the decision highlights a frightening narrative happening in higher education.

The board claims the increase is necessary to stay competitive with other universities. It’s no secret.

An arms race is underway, driving up salaries at public universities.

We are the ones paying for it.

State higher education funding has been partially restored since a 15 percent cut five years ago. However, there remains a $400 million difference between what the

Editorial state dedicated to Michigan’s universities in 2001 and today.

Student tuition is making up the difference.

At CMU, millions of dollars are given each year to auxiliary arms such as the Athletics Department and Charles V. Park Library.

It feels like there is an overarching assumption that the more expensive an executive is, the better he or she is at his or her job. We do not believe that to be true.

Ross has mainly done a good job, which is reflected in his performance review.

He received an overall grade of 8.2 out of 10 from the people he works most closely with. To put this figure in perspective, Ross essentially earned a B- and received a $20,000 increase.

It begs the question: What would they have given him for an ‘A’?

A committee of 79 stakeholders participated in the assessment process. The group found his biggest strengths to be in financial stability and

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direction. The report said Ross “clearly defines CMU’s cultures, values and ethical standards.”

His biggest shortcomings are how Ross struggles to be adaptable and versatile.

The report suggested Ross “need(s) to become more proactive in the anticipating

and responding to customer and external requirements and expectations.”

The report also suggests he must do a better job at “communicating and engaging vision of the future.”

The feedback came weeks after Ross declined to offer a State of the University address

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It is obvious the board likes and respects Ross.

They say Ross must be paid what the market demands. The trouble with markets that are inflating is that they often crash.

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The board should consider that as they prepare to announce CMU’s next tuition increase this spring.

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‘Concussion’ illustrates our ignorance on football brain injuries For two hours during my winter break, I listened to what most American football fans don’t want to hear.

“Concussion” stars prominent actors like Will Smith, Alec Baldwin and Luke Wilson.

The film depicted the largest issue in America’s most popular sport, yet it did worse at the box office than “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.”

Why? It’s the same reason tobacco companies don’t want to address the consequences of lung cancer and the food industry tries to skate around the harms of processed foods. We don’t want to hear about the deathly costs of the things we love.

The movie attempts to bring light to the long-term health dangers of sustained brain trauma as a result of playing football at a high level.

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We have two choices: ignore the science and maintain the status quo, or be educated and look at the horrors beyond the veil.

After seeing the degenerative disease caused by the big hits that myself and so many others enjoy watching on a regular basis, I was forced to realize America’s favorite sport has deeper consequences than broken bones. Less than an hour after seeing the film, I was sitting at a restaurant, enthralled with the drama of TCU and Oregon on the gridiron in the triple-overtime Alamo Bowl.

For the players, I imagine the cogni-

tive dissonance — having inconsistencies between behaviors and attitudes — has to be even greater.

In the NFL this year, former Chippewa Jahleel Addae was one of 166 players who suffered a concussion — roughly 10 percent of the players in the league.

During 2014-2015, there were 16 student-athletes who went through CMU’s concussion protocol, according to CMU Athletics. While Coach John Bonamego said in December he planned on seeing “Concussion,” multiple players were not interested.

Junior quarterback Cooper Rush and senior center Nick Beamish — two players with NFL potential — said they heard a lot about the movie, but weren’t planning on seeing it.

Senior wide receiver Jesse Kroll said he “probably” will see the film, but tries not to think about the effects of head injuries.

Taking a break for social progress I spent a week of my winter break completing volunteer work as a part of Central Michigan University’s Alternative Winter Break program, and I’m happy to say it far surpassed my expectations.

I am always skeptical of volunteer trips like this, especially because it is tied to an institution that operates largely on tuition dollars of fellow CMU students and myself. Even though CMU is known for having one of the “best Alternative Break programs in the country,” I couldn’t help but look at the whole thing as a great public relations opportunity for the university — students turning into social activists overnight and getting travel opportunities even though they are visiting unfamiliar locations to volunteer for a cause they might know nothing about for a short period of time.

Despite my skepticism, I wanted to become more involved with social issues. A week of break was the perfect time for me to volunteer my time without school or my job to get in the way, so I signed up to volunteer as a part of the Alternative Break Program to benefit the LGBTQ community.

I chose to volunteer for this issue because I believe it’s unique in the way that it encompasses many other

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social issues through intersectionality, the overlapping of someone’s identity that could include race, gender and socioeconomic class. The LGBTQ community itself exists because there is a group of people who don’t conform to what society deems as “appropriate.” The issues within the community are fluid and every member is different.

My group ended up going to Center on Halsted, which is located in Chicago and serves as a community center and safe haven for members of the LGBTQ community. I went into the break with relatively low expectations because of my misgivings about large institutions and the complex issue of LGBTQ rights; mostly I was unsure of how big of an impact 11 college students would be able to make in this area.

The first day at the Center, my group was educated on the complexity of LGBTQ issues as well as the history of the Center and its programs.

I learned that Center on Halsted

operates almost solely through volunteers. Programs include, but are not limited to, offering LGBTQ youth free meals and events like open gym, GED testing and most importantly, a safe space where they don’t have to worry about being discriminated against because of any part of their identity.

There are countless programs within the Center that benefit a diverse spectrum of the LGBTQ community. My group was mostly involved with the youth program.

In terms of actual volunteer work, we performed indirect service like cleaning the building and sorting books in the youth room. If we didn’t do this work then it would be left to staff members who could instead be using their time to do more meaningful work that we hadn’t been trained to do effectively.

We also did direct service that included participating in discussion groups within the LGBTQ youth and senior programs. Simply offering support in the form of being present as a third party member of the community I believe made a meaningful difference.

I know I left Center on Halsted the last day of my volunteer service as a stronger ally and advocate for LGBTQ rights than at the beginning of the week.

“Personally for me, it’s not really something that I worry about, because when you’re out there playing, you’re thinking about playing the game,” Kroll said. “You’re not worried about getting hurt. You can’t at this level.

It’s not really something I think about very often, to be honest.”

While Hollywood added its glitz and glamour to “Concussion,” the main claims are backed up by the PBS Frontline Documentary “League of Denial,” a documentary which focused on much of the same concussion-related drama as the film.

Sony decided to delete and alter a few scenes that took creative liberty depicting “unflattering moments” for the NFL for legal reasons.

While on one hand it seems as if the NFL’s power has an unsettling influence here, the movie has enough incriminating evidence against the

league to make its case.

The NFL has slowly adapted to try and prevent concussions, including rule changes banning hits to the crown of the helmet outside the tackle box and placing an independent neurologist on the sidelines of every game, who has the authority to stop a game if a player needs to be evaluated for a head injury.

“Concussion” suggests the NFL cares more about good public relations and not losing grip on its billion-dollar enterprise than player safety. While the league agreed to pay $765 million to former players for its failure to protect players from head injuries, as part of the deal there was no admission of guilt.

The first step to solving an issue is admitting you have a problem.

At the very least, players and fans need to know the real consequences.

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Sexually transmitted infection tests no longer free

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter @paige_sheff | news@cm-life.com

Students can no longer receive free sexually transmitted infection testing, something that used to be available on campus every month at Central Michigan University.

The Central Michigan District Health Department and University Health Services used to collaborate to offer free monthly sexually transmitted infection testing clinics on campus, using grant funding from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center. About two years ago, it lost grant funding and faced a decrease in staff, making the department unable to offer free testing, said Health Promotion Director Lorrie Youngs.

With funding from Safer Sex Patrol, a Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center program, Uni-

versity Health Services offered a limited amount of free HIV testing to students for World AIDS Day December. During any other week this academic year, self-referred HIV testing and counseling costs students $25 through the University Health Services Health Education office. Safer Sex Patrol has also provided funding for other free tests to students in the past.

To get extra funding, Isabella County has to demonstrate a need for the resources, Youngs said.

However, proving that a need poses several difficulties.

Need is determined by the number of people testing positive for STIs in the area. If people aren’t getting tested, there won’t be as many STIs reported. Students might not get tested because of cost, Youngs said. Meanwhile, the Health Department does not receive the funding that would make STI tests more affordable

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because not enough people have tested positive in the area. If there was an increase in the area, they might be more likely to get funding, she said.

“It’s kind of a double-edged sword,” Youngs said.

The Health Department applies for funding from the Tribe twice a year, but hasn’t received it in about two years.

Testing for other STIs is available through Health Services, which has a full service lab, with the cost depending on the individual’s insurance, Health Education and HIV Counselor Lori Wangberg said. STI testing is also available through the Central Michigan District Health Department on a sliding scale based on income.

Wangberg said testing can be costly for students, which could lead to some not being tested that should.

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Allen Park sophomore Madison Rodriguez said she didn’t know about STI testing available on campus until she went to the health clinic for a checkup last year, making her believe more should be done to make students aware of the resources available.

She also said it’s important for testing to be affordable.

“For a lot of people (cost) would be a setback, especially on a college campus,” she said.

Few students are permanent residents of Mount Pleasant, which can affect the number of STIs reported in Isabella County.

If a student claims a hometown address as their residence and tests positive for an STI, the case will affect their hometown’s numbers and won’t be included in Isabella

County data.

If someone comes in and states their partner tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease, the Health Department will treat them without testing them, so that will not be recorded in the data either.

The most common reportable STI is Chlamydia, with a rate of 235 cases reported in Isabella County in 2014. Wangberg recommends sexually active students to get tested annually for Chlamydia because they might not show symptoms.

Trojan released its annual Sexual Health Report Card in November, ranking CMU at 98 out of 140 schools based on sexual health resources available to students. Wangberg said she has never been contacted to provide

information to Trojan, though she doesn’t know if other departments have been contacted.

“We want people to be educated and safe and feel comfortable asking questions,” she said.

The testing and counseling in the Health Education office includes assessing risk and educating students about sexual health and safety. Patients fill out a confidential risk history form about their behaviors. She said it’s customized, educational and non-judgmental.

Not many people on campus test positive for HIV, she said, with Chlamydia and Gonorrhea being much more common.

Though students pay a fee for HIV testing and counseling, talking to Wangberg about health and wellness concerns is a free resource.

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life in brief

News and notes from around campus

Bovee University Center to undergo renovations The Bovee University Center’s Auditorium will be renovated sometime this semester.

Vice President of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence said there are plans to replace carpet, and paint walls and a portion of the floors. Discussion also is in progress on the costs of painting and recovering seats versus replacing them entirely.

Lawrence said cost is a factor in these decisions, which is why a complete plan for

renovation has not been announced.

“Not all of the details have been decided yet,” Lawrence said. “Typically we try to perform maintenance painting every 10 years and replace carpet on an as needed basis.”

Lawrence said carpet needs to be replaced every 10 to 15 years.

A start date for renovations hasn’t been announced.

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SGA to change meeting location The Student Government Association will no longer be meeting in the Bovee University Center’s Auditorium due to renovations on the room.

Meetings will be held in Anspach 162.

Committee meetings will begin at 7 p.m. and General Board will begin at 8 p.m.

SGA President Chuck Mahone said despite the fact renovations will not begin on the auditorium at the start of the semester, he wanted to make the move

early to avoid confusion.

“We will be situated in (Anspach) for the whole semester because we don’t want to switch things up half way through,” he said.

“While we’re going to be here for the rest of the semester, I cannot say where future meetings might be held.”

Mahone expects SGA to be held in Anspach for the “foreseeable future.”

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Alumna places third in national photojournalism contest A Central Michigan University photojournalist placed in the national Hurst Journalism Awards Program.

Out of 127 entries from 68 universities nationwide, Central Michigan University alumna Andraya Croft placed third in the News and Features Photojournalism Competition. She was awarded $1,500.

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Township calls for collaboration on Crawford Road safety

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In order for lights and sidewalks to be installed on Crawford Road, several entities must collaborate.

Following the hit and run that killed a Macomb freshman in November 2015, Union Charter Township Trustee Bryan Mielke brought up safety measures he said need to be taken on the poorly-lit road which has no sidewalks.

Ryan Tsatsos, 17, was killed while walking back from Deerfield Village just after midnight. He was wearing a red jacket and black athletic shorts.

Since then, the township has discussed ways to make the road more safe, but Mielke said it might be a long process because several municipalities will need to get involved. Mielke brought up the lack of lighting on Crawford Road initially, saying sometimes tragedy is the impetus for action.

“My hope is that Ryan didn’t die for nothing, that this helps bring the many parties to the table to discuss how we can solve this and how we can find ways to pay for it,” he said.

The project becomes more complicated when deciding which entity is responsible for Crawford Road. Aside from four homes under township jurisdiction, the area on the east side is owned by Central Michigan University and the city of Mount Pleasant. The west side of

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the road belongs to the township.

However, before anyone installs anything on the road, it needs to go through the Isabella County Road Commission, which owns the easement on either side. This process does not take long, said commission engineer Pat Gaffney.

“They would have to submit

plans of what kind of lighting they want to install,” he said. “The plans are then reviewed and possibly approved. Then a permit is issued.”

Mielke said the commission has been supportive of a possible project on Crawford. This, he said, will be the easy part of the project.

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ing for it. Collaborating with CMU, the city and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is what Mielke has been focusing on. He said coming up with funding will come later.

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in my book,” he said. “I’m trying to convince others that it’s also a priority for our community.”

After getting everyone together, Mielke said all parties would need to take engineering costs into consideration. Crawford Road does not have roadway shoulders, so putting a sidewalk on either side would pose an engineering challenge.

Collaboration with other municipalities is nothing new to CMU. In 2015, the university committed to partner with the city on a lighting project north of campus, as well as a roundabout on Washington and Bellows streets. The city’s reasoning for these projects is partly pedestrian safety. Mielke said the township hasn’t collaborated as much with the university because CMU is located in Mount Pleasant city limits. Still, Mielke sees partnerships with both the city and CMU as a benefit to all.

“The city and township have a very strong relationship, and I’m proud of that,” he said. “We need to continue to make bridges with Central, because we do border with a lot of Central property. This hasn’t happened as long as I’ve been a trustee, but I think it can now.”

Even if all parties want to be part of the process, a lighting and sidewalk project could take years.

The township started a sidewalk project in 2012 on Bluegrass Road, and the sidewalks are currently being installed. Several other roads, including Isabella

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A pathway on Deerfield Road, installed in 2014, was a top-tier priority for the plan. Crawford Road is a second-level priority.

The township would like to see the path on Deerfield extend the full length of Crawford.

Norm Woerle, a Township Commissioner, has been working on this project with Mielke.

He started as a concerned citizen, but is now helping bring multiple parties together.

“It would be a wonderful thing to take that loss and make something positive out of it,” he said. “That would be a plus for everyone. We are working together to try to get different entities on board to get the project to become a reality.”

Mielke said the project may not be possible unless the township has help. After the hit and run, Union Township heard a lot of feedback from citizens about Crawford Road.

“It’s not unfair, I just want people to be educated about what really is the whole issue here as far as solving safety,” he said. “I’m not trying to pass blame as far as whose responsibility it is to fix it. No matter who does, let’s all come to the table to come up with something fair.”

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Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor A cement section College of Science and Technology logo is located outside of the Dow Science Complex on Jan. 6. The Board of Trustees will vote to change its name to “The College of Science and Engineering” in February.

Board of Trustees to highlight engineering in college name

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

Faculty of the College of Science and Technology voted 92-20 to change its name to the College of Science and Engineering.

The decision was announced at an Academic Senate meeting Dec. 1. Ballots for the decision were due Nov. 18. The decision must be approved by the Board of Trustees. William Kanine, chair of the Board of Trustees, said the decision was discussed at the board meeting on Dec. 17 and a decision would likely be made at the board meeting scheduled for Feb. 18.

He said further discussions must be had by members of the academic body prior to a confirmed change.

Director of University Communications Steve Smith said the name change would be discussed more during the February meeting.

“It was not an action item on

the board’s formal agenda (in December),” he said. “Before any change takes place, it will require formal board action at a future meeting.”

The college has been referred to by the Engineering and Technology moniker since 1997.

Ian Davison, dean of the College of Science and Technology, said the decision to change the name was made in order to give the engineering department more exposure.

“Over the last decade we have developed strong undergraduate degrees in engineering that have grown rapidly to become some of the largest majors in the college,” he said.

In 2010, the number of authorized on-campus undergraduates for the mechanical engineering major was 60.

In Fall 2015, the number for mechanical engineering major signings had increased to 223.

“We have discovered that many people outside CMU (both potential students and employ-

ers) are unaware that CMU offers nationally-ranked ABET accredited engineering degrees,” Davison said. “This is almost certainly because most universities that offer engineering highlight this in name of a college.”

According to abet.org, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology helps to provide “proof that a collegiate program has met standards essential to produce graduates ready to enter the critical fields of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.”

Graduating from an ABET accredited university is a prerequisite for many engineering licensing and certifying bodies and agencies.

While the issue of expense was brought up during the Dec. 1 meeting, Kanine said the costs would be minimal.

Changes will primarily effect internal documents and diplomas. He does not anticipate a name change until further discussions in February.

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Defendants appeal judge’s decision in Levitt libel case

By Malachi Barrett Editor-in-Chief @PolarBarrett | editor@cm-life.com

Defendants in Todd Levitt’s ongoing libel complaint are seeking an appeal of Isabella County Chief Judge Paul Chamberlain’s order to deny summary disposition.

Local newspaper The Morning Sun, the paper’s parent company Digital First Media, and community engagement editor Lisa Yanick-Jonaitis, represented by Bloomfield Hills attorney Robin Luce Herrmann, filed a petition with the Michigan Court of Appeals on Jan. 4. They believe the court was wrong in deciding that a story published by the newspaper is not substantially true and that the fairreport privilege did not apply. The appeal also argues that the court should have dismissed Levitt’s claims because he failed to meet pleading standards.

“This is a defamation action against newspaper defendants that implicates core First Amendment principles,” the appeal states. “This Court has repeatedly emphasized that early summary disposition is an essential tool for vindicating First Amendment rights.”

Case details The civil lawsuit stems from news coverage of a defamation lawsuit brought by Levitt against then-Central Michigan University senior Zachary Felton for creating a Twitter account that parodied him. Levitt’s complaint was filed about a story written by Yanick-Jonaitis and published by The Morning Sun, which details statements Levitt made in court during a hearing in the Felton case.

Titled “Mt. Pleasant lawyer suing student admits to fake award, marijuana tweets,” the story states that “Levitt himself created the website topcollegelawyers.com, and then proclaimed himself ‘College Lawyer of the Year,’ and used the manufactured award to promote himself.”

Fair-Report privilege Levitt claims four statements made in the story are untrue, while the defendants believe Levitt’s claims

should be thrown out because the media is immune from defamation claims based on fair and true reports of official proceedings. The heart of the case revolves around if Levitt explicitly stated that he admitted the award was fake.

“The gist or sting of the (story) is that Levitt created an award and gave it to himself,” the appeal states. “Any reasonable person would conclude that Levitt ‘made up’ a ‘fake’ award upon learning that he created the website, was the first and only recipient of the award, and used the website to market himself.”

Chamberlain found in his order to deny summary disposition that while Levitt never admitted creating a fake award, the gist of Yanick-Jonaitis’ article falsely gives readers the impression that he did.

“There is quite a difference between an allegation by (Felton) that (Levitt) created a fake award and an admission by (Levitt) that he did so,” Chamberlain said. “It is undisputed that (Levitt) never made such an admission.”

Herrmann argues in the appeal that because the essence of the story is not materially false, it is constitutionallyprotected speech. The appeal states that the story correctly describes legal proceedings in Levitt v Felton, and that Levitt admitted he created topcollegelawyers.com. The appeal also provides screenshots from Levitt’s now-inactive account @levittlaw where he tweeted about cancelling classes, drinking and marijuana use.

The marketing website topcollegelawyers.com was created by Levitt, but the affidavits of Michigan lawyers Robert Piaziali, Joshua Jones and marketing professional Ryan Battishill state that “College Lawyer of the Year” was awarded to Levitt by an “independent committee.” However, Levitt had previous business relationships with Jones and Piaziali, and had hired Battishall to create and launch topcollegelawyers.com.

“In other words, Levitt’s own evidence establishes that he hand-picked a search committee that selected him as ‘Top College Lawyer’ before there were any other possible nomi-

Malachi Barrett | Editor in Chief Mount Pleasant Attorney Todd Levitt, right, is accusing the defendants of libel and slander, false light invasion of privacy, intentional interference with business expectancy, civil conspiracy, infliction of emotional distress and reckless conduct due to a story written by Lisa Yanick-Jonaitis and published by The Morning Sun.

“This is a defamation action against newspaper defendants that implicates core First Amendment principles.”

Robin Luce Herrmann, Bloomfield Hills attorney

nees,” the appeal states.

Because these affidavits were submitted a year after the story was published, the appeal states that they could not have been part of the record the story reported on.

level of fault The appeal states that Levitt’s claims

should be dismissed because he failed to specifically plead the level of fault that applies and provide facts supporting its existence.

“Levitt has voluntarily pleaded that the actual-malice standard applies, but he has failed to plead any facts that the newspaper defendants acted with reckless disregard for the truth,” the appeal states.

Chamberlain wrote in his order that Levitt is not required to show actual malice to prove his defamation claim because he is not a public figure. A person can become a limited purpose public figure when they are drawn into a public controversy, however the court did not find that Levitt’s previous lawsuit against Felton reached the level of “public controversy.”

Defendants argue that the court should have dismissed his claims because Levitt’s allegations are legally insufficient to state a claim, however Chamberlain previously ruled that Lev-

itt did not admit that the actual malice standard is required.

On Dec. 23, the defendants requested an emergency motion to postpone the case until the the outcome of their appeal is decided, which Chamberlain denied on Jan. 4.

Levitt filed the lawsuit on April 23 against Yanick-Jonaitis, The Morning Sun, the paper’s parent company Digital First Media, CMU College of Business professors James Felton and Kenneth Sanney and attorney Gordon Bloem, as well as five others yet to be identified who are listed as John or Jane Doe. Levitt is accusing the defendants of libel and slander, false light invasion of privacy, intentional interference with business expectancy, civil conspiracy, infliction of emotional distress and reckless conduct. He is seeking $1 million in damages for each count.

A final pre-trial conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on April 15 at the Isabella County Courthouse.

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Meteorology students set up a tripod at Bonobo Winery in Traverse City to track weather changes in the Old Mission Peninsula on Nov. 18.

Meteorology students partner with alumni-owned winery

By Alaina Jaster Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com | @alainajaster

Meteorology faculty members and students spent a day with Bonobo Winery in Traverse City in November setting up equipment to survey weather patterns in Old Mission Peninsula.

Now, the station is providing data to help CMU alumnus and Bonobo owner Todd Oosterhouse schedule when to plant his grapes to ensure the best wine.

“We put it in during the late summer and we’ll get some good data from it in the winter and into the spring during the next couple of months here,” Oosterhouse said. “For us personally, we’re able to use this data more in the future.”

The idea to work with the winery and tracking weather patterns was presented by alumnus Kevin Price.

“There aren’t many weather stations in the peninsula and we want closer observations to verify the forecast,” Price said. “This happens by setting up equipment, tracking the weather patterns and verifying the data that comes through.”

The biggest issue with wine making is predicting the frost and freezing points in the seasons. Cold weather can significantly damage the vines. The weather station gives winemakers a better idea of how to grow the vines and what times of the year are best for harvesting.

“Freeze events are not easy to track without the proper equipment,” Price said. “If we can track these events on a smaller, finer scale it will help keep an eye out for the plants. By looking at these shifts in the weather and using a finer resolution to look at them, we can make it easier for farmers and better for the wine.”

Associate Professor of Meteorology Marty Baxter

was one of the professors who accompanied students on the trip to the winery. He and his students set up equipment which measured temperature, wind, moisture, pressure and rainfall in the area. “(After measuring) the data, it is automatically downloaded to Weather Underground so we can look at it wherever we are and track what is happening,” Baxter said. “We hope to put more of these stations up and get students more involved in research.”

Grand Ledge sophomore and meteorology student Adam Batz said he went on the one day expedition to the winery on a whim, after receiving an e-mail from a professor about an optional field trip.

“As a freshman, it was a really great to be able to get to know students and faculty within my major and learn about the opportunities I can get involved in,” Batz said.

Batz helped set up equipment and made sure everything was correctly assembled to accurately gather the data. He hopes to go to graduate school and work in the private sector of meteorology.

The most ideal climates for wine-making are warm-climate states like California. In Michigan, the winter can become too cold and can harm the vines and impact quality of the grapes. Hail is also something that can physically damage vines.

The Bonobo Winery owns 50 acres, 19 of them fully planted with grapes.

Oosterhouse said he’s glad to be involved with the university and help out in terms of giving students opportunities to use real data. The data from the weather station can be used by professors in their classes and also helps the winemakers. “(Winemaking is) a living, breathing thing,” Oosterhouse said. “You could do all the tests in the world but sometimes you need to feel what’s happening with the skin and get the texture of the wine.”

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$145,487 spent on books for student-athletes

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

Class materials for Central Michigan student-athletes cost the Athletics Department $145,487 in the 2014-15 academic year.

The Athletics Department bought $193,982 in textbooks and other course items from the CMU Bookstore last year, which were sold back for $48,544 — one quarter of their original worth.

All full-scholarship student-athletes receive book loans, which covers all class materials needed each semester. It is up to head coaches to decide whether half-scholarship athletes will receive a book loan as part of their scholarships. Currently, 253 of CMU’s student-athletes receive book loans as part of their scholarship.

Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Benjy Wilber said a list is given to the

bookstore of student-athletes on the book loan, similarly to any student who can order through the bookstore, student-athletes’ class materials are boxed up and picked up by the athlete. The receipt is then given to the Athletic Compliance office.

Wilber said the Athletics Department buys books at the bookstore’s retail price, so no special discount is given.

He also said the NCAA sets $800 as a placeholder for student-athlete book loans — $400 per semester. However, student-athletes’ needs may vary, depending on how many classes they take and what subjects they are studying.

Student-athletes must return all books at the end of each semester to the bookstore, just like any student would return a rental book.

According to the student-athlete handbook, student-athletes who fail to return book(s) during the scheduled time or who choose to keep the

book(s) for their own personal use will be billed for one-half the original retail price of the book(s).

“If a student wants to keep a book, they can. We just charge their account,” Wilber said. “If they’re in a math (field) and they need to keep that book for progression, they just get charged for that book. We charge them half of whatever we were charged by the bookstore.”

Freshman soccer forward Adriana Ramon said the process makes getting class materials extremely easy for student-athletes, who have busy practice and academic schedules.

“You just go (to the Lakeshore Room in the University Center) and they grab a box of books and give it to you,” Ramon said.

“We don’t have to even have to bring a class schedule. They have a list of names. It’s really helpful to not have to worry about getting a book or books from different places and spending a lot of money on them.”

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Book rentals wait to be picked up by student-athletes on Jan. 7 in the Lakeshore room of the University Center.

Baseball program close to matching $500,000 pledge for new training facility

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

In the four months since Central Michigan baseball received a $500,000 matching donation for an indoor training facility, the program has raised “nearly $300,000” from other donors, Athletics Director Dave Heeke said.

The Performance Development Cen-

ter, a 7,000 to 7,500 square-foot turf complex, is planned to be built adjacent to the team’s clubhouse at Theunissen Stadium. The facility became possible Sept. 28 when it was announced that an anonymous donor gave $500,000 and pledged to match up to another $500,000 in donations raised by the Athletics Department.

“We are in the midst of having numerous conversations with people who are supportive of the baseball program

to help realize the ($500,000) match,” Heeke said. “Our generous donor has committed essentially $1 million to the baseball program. Our goal is to match as much of that $500,000 (as) we can.”

The program has until June 1 to meet the $500,000 goal. In all, that would give the baseball program $1.5 million in donations toward the practice facility.

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“We have an architectural firm who is helping us do that and a design firm.

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Heeke said the Indoor Athletic Complex, which operates from 5 a.m. to midnight every day, is overused and is too small of a space for every team to practice in — especially as CMU adds more sports like women’s lacrosse.

“One of our priorities of this is to take baseball (practices) out of the (IAC), so there are more hours there for our other sports,” Heeke said. “This will allow a space for more hitting time for baseball and for whatever else we can do in there. It provides more flexibility and that’s what we need to do. We need more indoor space and we’re going to look for additional ways to do that. We don’t have enough to meet the needs of our program.”

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Cheer coach leads squad to nationals after father’s death

By Gina Tomlinson Guest Reporter

Nicky Van is prepared to lead his team into the National Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, but the pain of what kept him from nationals a year ago still lingers.

Van said he remembers his exact emotions from that chilly January 2015 night. He sat at his kitchen table eating dinner when the phone rang.

Van’s sister Tracy was on the other line. What she told him sent shivers through his body.

Their father Dan had just experienced an aneurysm, which caused hemorrhaging in his brain. Doctors gave him Courtesy Photo | Nicky Van a 10 percent chance to live.

Head Cheerleading Coach Nicky Van stands outside of Kelly/Shorts Stadium with the CMU cheer team.

When Tracy called a second tant coach was left in charge people in the waiting room. time, Van began to panic. This understood and wanted him of the team during its trip to “My dad was basically the time she told him their father to be with his family as well.” nationals in 2015 while Van head honcho of the famwas not going to make it. attended his father’s funeral “I started freaking out,” Van ily,” Van said. “He did a lot in Hue, Vietnam. At the time, said. “I didn’t know about (my of things for a lot of people nationals were the last thing and a lot of people knew and father’s illness). No one knew on his mind. respected him.” about it. It was completely True to their Vietnamese Dan, 64, was breathing unexpected.” heritage, family is highly through a tube when Van Opening the door to his valued among the Vans. The came to his bedside. He white Toyota, Van started a Central Michigan cheerleadcouldn’t talk or open his eyes tense drive to the Borgess ing team embodies that family anymore. His heart could no Health Hospital in Kalamaatmosphere, which Van said longer pump on its own. zoo. A storm of thoughts became stronger after his loss Ten minutes after his son arbrewed in his mind. He asked a year ago. rived, Dan was taken to another himself, “How could this hap“He didn’t want to leave us,” room to have peace during his pen? Why is this happening? said Maddy Miller, a junior on final moments. He took his last Is this real?” the cheer team. “He needed to breath on Jan. 4, 2015.

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Nicky Van, CMU head cheerleading coach

Van will leave with his team Wednesday for the 2016 College National Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida.

It will be the first time the former CMU cheerleader will lead his team into the national competition. The Chippewas will compete in the Small Coed Division I Semi-Finals at 8:27 a.m. on Saturday, which can be live streamed on

varsity.com.

“It may take a lot of time and a lot of work, but Nicky makes sure to tell us we’re doing great,” Miller said. “We trust him and we trust the journey he is leading us on.”

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Men’s basketball ends break with convincing MAC win

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

Even after allowing Eastern Michigan to score 99 points at McGuirk Arena junior guard Braylon Rayson said the team didn’t panic going into Saturday’s game.

Rayson scored 27 points Saturday after learning earlier in the day that his grandmother had passed away, helping the Central Michigan men’s basketball team to a 79-67 win over Bowling Green.

It was CMU’s first win away from McGuirk Arena this season. The Chippewas have a 3-3 record over the break (8-7 overall, 1-1 Mid-American Conference).

Jan. 9: Cent ra l Michigan 79, Bowling Green 67 Rayson knocked down CMU’s first shot of the game, which he said indicated he would have a good day. Just more than two minutes into the game, the Dallas native scored seven of CMU’s nine points.

“Even on nights where he hasn’t knocked down shots, I don’t think his confidence wavers very much,” Davis said.

“We know he can put points up in a hurry.”

CMU had lost eight games in a row away from Mount Pleasant, dating back to the MAC Tournament in 2015.

Jan. 6: East ern Michigan 99, Cent ra l Michigan 80 The Eagles shot 66 percent from the field and hit 13-of-20 3-point attempts to hand the Chippewas their first home loss of the season.

It was CMU’s first regulation loss at McGuirk Arena since March 7, 2014 and the

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor

Chris Fowler drives to the basket in a game against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday at McGuirk Arena.

Chippewas’ worst MAC loss since the last time they lost to the Eagles — a 64-42 loss Feb. 26, 2014.

Sophomore guard Josh Kozinski scored 12 consecutive points for CMU in the first half on four 3-pointers. All of Rayson’s 17 points came in the second half.

the Chippewas on the ropes throughout the first half. They tied the game 40-40 at halftime.

A Kozinski 3-pointer spurred a 17-2 CMU run in the second half, helping CMU to victory in its final nonconference game of the regular season. Rayson led CMU with 19 points.

Dec. 31: Cent ra l Michigan 87, Lourdes 66 Lourdes, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, had

Dec. 29: William & Mary 88, Cent ra l Michigan 84 CMU trailed William & Mary by eight points with 39 seconds to go, but nearly

mounted a comeback in the team’s attempt to win its first road game of the year.

Rayson, Kozinski and senior forward John Simons knocked down back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers. Rayson missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds to play.

Dec. 22: Cent ra l Michigan 72, Howard 52 The nation’s leading scorer, James Daniel, came to McGuirk Arena averaging 29.3 points per game. After scoring

17 first-half points, the junior went 0-for-6 with two points in the second half.

His 19 points against CMU are the fewest he’s scored in any game this season. “(We tried) to deny him as much as we could,” Davis said. “Although that might not have worked in the first half, it might have had a wearingout affect on him, on his legs, to have to run to be able to get open, to bring the ball up against pressure.”

Daniel still leads the NCAA with 28.5 points per game,

more than two points more than the second-highest scorer.

Dec. 18: Brigham Young 98, Cent ra l Michigan 85 The Chippewas kept up with the Cougars as the game went into halftime knotted up 44-44.

Freshman bench player Zac Seljaas scored a season-high 25 points for BYU, hitting 7-of-9 3-point attempts. CMU’s own bench 3-point specialist Kozinski hit 6-of-13 3-point attempts for 18 points.

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Women’s basketball finishes break by setting NCAA record

By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

The last game of the fall semester for the Central Michigan women’s basketball team was a 64-61 home loss to Memphis on Dec. 15.

After committing a seasonhigh 20 turnovers against the Tigers, the Chippewas needed to regroup.

Head Coach Sue Guevara said she aimed for consistency with her young team. CMU showed it could be steady, accumulating a 4-2 record during winter break — including Tinara Moore finishing the break by tying an NCAA shooting record.

“This team is pretty coachable,” Guevara said. “There are times where I know they don’t like me very much when I’m

trying to make a point, but they respond. They respond to a challenge and I like that.”

The Chippewas are 8-6 overall and have won two of their first three games in the MidAmerican Conference season, upending Kent State and Akron and falling to Buffalo.

Jan. 9: Central Michigan 97, Akron 77 CMU rebounded on Saturday with a win over Akron for its first road MAC win of the season ​behind a record-breaking and historic game from Moore.

The sophomore forward scored a career-high 35 points, grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and was a perfect 16for-16 from the floor in the win over the Zips. Moore is one of eight players in NCAA history to shoot 14-of-14 from the floor

or better and just one of two players to shoot 16-of-16, tying the record. Kelly Mago of Missouri State went 16-of-16 from the field in 1988.

More importantly, Guevara said, was how her team responded following the Buffalo game. Despite committing 17 turnovers, the team accumulated 22 bench points. Guevara said it was the most important game of winter break.

Guevara added two players who have recently stood out — Sophomore Cassie Breen and freshman guard Presley Hudson. Breen totaled 83 points in the past six games while Hudson added 86.

Jan. 6: Buffalo 67, Central Michigan 61 The team traveled to Buffalo on Jan. 6 and fell to the Bulls for

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its first conference loss of the season. The team committed 16 turnovers and scored zero bench points. The road game began a five-game stretch in which the Chippewas will play four times on the road.

Jan. 2: Central Michigan 81, Kent Stat e 61 The team transitioned into conference play with its MAC opener against Kent State. Freshman forward Reyna Frost, who worked her way into the starting lineup, had a career-high 27 points en route to an 81-61 win over of the Golden Flashes.

“The team knows that when conference starts it’s a brand new season,” Guevara said.

“When we played Kent State, everybody was 0-0. Right now, the nonconference is kind of on the back burner now. Everybody is moving forward. There’s no looking back now.”

Dec. 29: Saint Joseph’s 76, Central Michigan 66 After downing Rider, the Chippewas fell to the host team in the Hawk Classic championship game.

Despite the loss in the championship, Guevara said she thought her team did a better job against St. Joseph’s.

“We played really well against St. Joe’s for three quarters,” Guevara said. “That fourth quarter we just came out with empty possessions. I thought we played better against St. Joe’s than we did against Rider.”

Dec. 28: Central Michigan 76, Rider 58 CMU ended nonconference play by participating in the St. Joseph’s Tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 28-29.

Senior guard Da’Jourie Turner led CMU with 20 points, propelling the Chippewas to the championship game.

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Senior Guard Da’Jourie Turner passes the ball to sophomore forward Tinara Moore during the game against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Dec. 21 in McGuirk Arena. CMU defeated Southern IllinoisEdwardsville 78-65.

Dec. 21: Central Michigan 78, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 65 The first game of the break was a Monday afternoon game against SIUE. CMU played without Guevara at the helm, who missed the game due to being out of town for a funeral.

Associate Head Coach Heather Oesterle guided the team to victory, snapping a four-game losing streak. Breen had a career-high 30 points to lead CMU. With a record above .500 and with two MAC wins under their belt, the Chippewas are gearing up for a run to play in Cleveland, Ohio, in March’s

MAC Tournament. Guevara said she is proud her team has not changed its habits in the long season.

“They continue to work hard,” Guevara said. “They continue to get in the gym before practice and after practice. They’ve stayed pretty focused and they keep each other accountable. I like that a lot. They keep each other accountable through the good, the bad and the ugly.”

The key for this team will be the ability to maintain an outside and inside game and be continuing to improve, according to Guevara.

“It’s just a matter of consistency,” she said. “It’s one game at a time.”

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The Quick Lane Bowl, through the lens of a photographer Finding out the Chippewas would be playing in Detroit and I would get to shoot photos was exciting to me, but my family was even more enthusiastic.

My mom, dad, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandpa all packed up our two cars and headed out to the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit on Dec. 28.

After the drive to Detroit, prolonged because of snow, we finally arrived at Ford Field. I headed to meet the photo team at the gate. At media check-in we were given a large neon photographer bib, which I wasn’t particularly excited to wear all day.

We headed up to the press box to see the stadium from up above. Growing up, my Papa always watched the Lions, so seeing Ford Field in person gave me the chills because I knew he would be proud of me for photographing on his beloved field. After observing from above, we headed down to the sielines.

The football team was warming up with stretches and exercises. I decided to walk through the crowd of athletes to look for interesting moments and angles.

Head Coach John Bonamego always shakes hands with each player before every game. I kept a close eye on him as I scanned the players for interactive moments.

After warmups, the players returned to the locker room. I looked around the massive stadium and saw many CMU students. We were really lucky to play our bowl game in our own state because it made photographing all the pumped Chippewa fans easier.

Being a photographer on the sidelines is one of the best workouts a person can get. Sometimes you get to one side of the field, then next thing you know the ball is intercepted and you have to run to the other side of the field to get to the next play.

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Not only do you have to make sure you get to the right spot for photos, but there are about 20 other photographers also racing to try and get a good spot. While all this is happening, you are also trying to dodge the huge ESPN camera hover bed.

I really look forward to timeouts, so I can look at my take on my camera. This gives me an idea of what my shots look like. Once I realize that I have “the shot,” my heart starts to race, my palms start to sweat and I feel this huge sense of pride.

That feeling, my friends, is the best feeling in the world for me as a photographer.

From going from photographing my hometown high school football team to being on Ford Field photographing college football is insane. If someone had told me as a senior in high school that when I became a sophomore at CMU I would be an assistant photo editor and have the privilege to shoot at Ford Field, I would have thought they were crazy in the brain.

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Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Detroit freshman Michael Oliver reacts to a play made during the Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota Dec. 28 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

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In back-to-back meets, gymnastics rolls to victory

By Anthony Cook Staff Reporter @cookie_monstr97 | sports@cm-life.com

During the winter break, the Central Michigan gymnastics team began its 30th season under Head Coach Jerry Reighard. The Chippewas won both of their meets and showed large improvements over the course of the two weeks.

CMU is back at home at 7 p.m. Friday against Brigham Young.

Jan. 8: Central Michigan 193.6, Wisconsin-Whit ewat er 186.7, Wisconsin Eau Claire 184.375, Winona Stat e 183.525 A dominant performance led to the Chippewas’ second victory in a row, as they topped against Division III opponents Eau Claire, Winona State and Wisconsin Whitewater with an overall score of 193.6.

Contrary to the previous meet against

Temple, the balance beam proved to be the strongest event for CMU, as the team boasted the highest event score of the day with a 48.750, a full 1.575-point jump.

“We’re trying to find where the confidence ingredient is going to be in the beam team, and I think we’re getting close,” said Head Coach Jerry Reighard.

Vault, uneven bars and floor were consistent with scores of 47.975, 48.550 and 48.325 respectively.

Freshman Kasey Janowicz picked up her second all-around title scoring 38.625.

Jan. 3: Central Michigan 193.425, T emple 188.9 CMU opened the season at McGuirk Arena as the defending Mid-American Conference regular season champions and handily defeated Temple 193.425-188.9 in the first meet of the season.

Early in warmups, senior Kiki Petzold sustained a career-ending injury that prevented her from competing.

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Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor The gymnastics team cheers on a teammate competing on the uneven bars on Jan. 3 at the opening meet against Temple University. The Chippewas beat Temple 193.425 to 188.900.

Temple was dominated by CMU in every event except but the balance beam, where a few slip ups caused the score to drop to 47.125.

“We were very upset with the beam perfor-

mances,” Reighard said. “A lot of falls, but even with the falls, they were scoring 9.2s and 9.3s.”

Janowicz picked up her first collegiate AllAround victory as with a total score of 38.925.

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Wrestling finds success on the road, splits in Mount Pleasant

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

The Chippewas ended one year and welcomed the next with two top-10 tournament finishes in Reno, Nevada and Chattanooga, Tennessee, but lost their first dual meet of the season to unranked Oregon State at home.

CMU had to bounce back, Sunday, to avoid losing its first Mid-American Conference meet of the season. They did just that, beating No. 21 Ohio by way of a tiebreak, 16-15.

Jan. 10: No. 16 Central Michigan 16, No. 21 Ohio 15 Tom Borrelli’s Central Michigan wrestlers head back to classes Monday with their second Mid-American Conference victory of the season after beating Ohio 16-15 Sunday in McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas led most of Sunday’s dual meet, but needed a victory from heavyweight Newton Smerchek in the final match to tie the score, 15-15. Ohio’s 15th-ranked, 197-pounder Phil Wellington beat Jackson Lewis to give Ohio the three-point lead.

Smerchek got the 2-1 win over Ohio’s Jesse Webb, sending the decision to a tiebreaker. CMU had 39 individual points — two more than Ohio’s 37 — which gave the Chippewas an extra point, setting the score at 16-15.

“Ohio really wants to beat us bad. They haven’t beaten us in a long time,” Borrelli said. “I could tell after the 157-pound match when their kid (Spartak Chino) stood up and waived to the crowd, saying ‘Let’s go Cats,’ they thought they were

going to get us today. Our guys responded well for us.”

Beside Smerchek’s meet-tying win, No. 12 Mike Ottinger (174) claimed the biggest win of the meet, defeating Ohio’s No. 9 Cody Walters 3-2. Ottinger’s win gave CMU a 12-9 lead.

Jan. 9: Oregon Stat e 26, No. 16 Central Michigan 9 Central Michigan walked into McGuirk Arena for the first time in 2016 hoping to walk out with its unbeaten dual-meets record intact, but Oregon State delivered CMU its first blemish.

After the Beavers’ 27-9 loss to Michigan Thursday in Ann Arbor, Borrelli said Oregon State came to Mount Pleasant with a chip on its shoulder — which his wrestlers were not prepared to face.

“I think we had a lot on our mind today. We have a match tomorrow. We weren’t ready to compete today for whatever reason,” Borrelli said. “When we have success, I don’t know if we know how to handle it.”

The Beavers won the first three matches, taking a 12-0 lead on a disqualification ruled against CMU’s No. 14 Zach Horan — much to the displeasure of the McGuirk Arena crowd.

Borrelli explained the ruling, saying he didn’t think the disqualification affected the meet’s final outcome.

“I don’t think that had a whole lot to do with the score of the dual-meet,” Borrelli said. “I think we got out hustled; we got ridden to death. We’ve got to get better at getting off the bottom.

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Jan. 1-2: No. 16 Central Michigan places eighth out of 31 at the Southern Scuffle The Chippewas rang in the new year with an eighth place finish at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The two-day tournament featured 10 teams ranked in the USA Today Top 25. Central Michigan finished with 65.5 points — 117.7 points behind first-place Penn State — and advanced three wrestlers to the semifi-

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“We wrestled well and learned some things I really think we can fix,” Borrelli said. “As you go through the tournament you feel like you could do better in situations, but for the most part we did pretty well.”

The 149-pounder Justin Oliver started 2016 emphatically, claiming a third-place victory while CMU’s other 149-pounder, 12th-ranked Colin Heffernan sat out with injuries.

Brent Fleetwood (125) finished fourth in the 125-pound weight class, Horan (141) finished in sixth place after reaching the semifinals and Ottinger (174)

also delivered a seventh-place finish.

Dec. 20: No. 16 Central Michigan places second out of 27 at the Reno Tournament of Champions The break began with a second-place finish in the Reno Tournament of Champions.

CMU trailed the champion, Illinois, by 33 points, finishing with 119 team points.

Six Chippewas finished within the top three of their respective weight classes.

Horan (141), Heffernan (149) and Corey Keener (133) all advanced to championship matches in their respective weight classes, but each fell short of claiming first place honors.

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