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Tribe contributions crucial for local programs

By Ben Solis Staff Reporter @bensolis1 | news@cm-life.com

Drug enforcement officers in the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAYANET) foiled a meth operation in late August after finding labs and storage sites across Michigan — including one in Mount Pleasant.

BAYANET is partially funded by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe using 2 percent of its casino gaming profits — a practice done to support the community surrounding Soaring Eagle Casino. Without these contributions, vital community programs like the narcotics enforcement team could cease to exist.

For the last 20 years, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has distributed nearly $130 million in grants to Isabella and Arenac counties, all for local governments and public schools. The last Isabella County payout was more than $2 million. In November, the Tribe will grant gaming profits to municipalities within their sphere of influence.

Twice yearly, casino profits pay for road repairs,

public safety equipment and afterschool programs.

The deal is useful for communities near Native American-owned casinos, but carries a financial risk if programs become dependent on the 2 percent.

“Two percent (allocations) are based on profitability,” said Frank Cloutier, spokesperson for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. “If we find ourselves in our reality no longer enjoying profitability, they won’t be enjoying 2 percent.”

At least three Mount Pleasant programs rely on 2 percent grants, said City Manager Nancy Ridley, including Isabella County’s arm of BAYANET. A fourth program for traffic enforcement went belly-up because funding the program was no longer a priority for Tribal leaders.

The same goes for some road projects, especially as Lansing lawmakers hit another impasse funding repairs. For students who commute, a Tribe-supported project could be the difference between a smooth ride to campus or a busted tire before a big exam.

Despite decades of financial support from the Tribe, there could come a day when Soaring Eagle profits decrease and payments to Isabella County end,

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defunding a number of vital projects in the process.

Betting it all on gaming At the heart of 2 percent funding — what it is and how long it will last — is the history of Native American gaming.

Indian Gaming was approved in 1988, when national tribes ushered in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, according to the National Indian Gaming Commission. This IGRA framework set the stage for Native American casinos in Michigan.

To build Soaring Eagle in 1994, the Tribe signed a separate agreement with five Michigan tribes and Gov. John Engler. Negotiations required payments to the state — initially set at 8 percent of casino profits after expenses.

Negotiations ended, but Engler upped the ante, asking for 10 percent. The Tribe countered, offering 8 percent to the state, and sending 2 percent to local governments.

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Engler’s agreement with the Tribe ended in 1996 after the state allowed gaming in Detroit. A lawsuit ensued over the exclusivity of Native casinos, and the Tribe stopped payments to the state.

The Tribe kept paying out 2 percent to local entities. Between 1994 and 1997, Soaring Eagle made an estimated profit of $641.7 million. That meant $12.8 million in contributions to Isabella County in those early years.

“The Tribe must succeed, and what is good for the many is good for the Tribe,” Cloutier said. “But this is our money that we’re giving away, and we feel strongly that there should be some tribal input.”

The 2 percent process Fast-forward 20 years, and the Tribe has developed a strict rubric to determine what can and cannot receive funding. w Contributions | page 5

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At 5 p.m. on March 31 and Sept. 30 of each year, Tribal Operations will receive nearly 500 paper and electronically filed requests from cities in Isabella and Arenac counties, each of them vying for a piece of Soaring Eagle gaming profits.

In his office, Cloutier holds a bulky, 4-inch three ring binder stuffed with 2014 funding requests. It is one of five volumes for 2014. The number of biannual requests is overwhelming, and members of the Tribal Council will spend more than a month reviewing each request.

First, the Tribal Council narrows the list according to priorities. The Tribe also considers city priorities as listed on the request. If the Tribe can afford it, about 60 percent of them will actually go through.

“Not everyone gets everything,” Cloutier said. “We don’t disallow, and it’s not that we deny, we just don’t approve (some projects).”

The Tribe prioritizes road funding and public safety, and later public education. It will pay for things like a new fire truck, Cloutier said, but not a new fireman’s salary. Still, a majority goes to governments for roads.

“We knew bringing an additional 20,000 people into the community a day was going to be hard on our roads,” he said. “Hard on our bridges; hard on ambulances and fire trucks and first responders.”

If a request is not approved, it was most likely outside the scope set by the Tribal Council. A tip from Cloutier: Don’t take it personally, and keep applying.

“Eventually, someone will pick your apple,” he said.

Surviving in a shrinking market With two lucrative casino operations in their business portfolio, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is in a position to dole out large sums of money to whomever they see fit — but first they must earn a profit.

During the past few years, Soaring Eagle and Saganing Eagles Landing in Standish brought in a combined annual profit of about $164 million

a year. While Soaring Eagle is its main source of income, the Tribe receives at least one third of its revenue from Saganing Eagles Landing.

The economic downturn in 2009 left the Tribe concerned about keeping a business centered on disposable income. As the economy recovered, Cloutier said Soaring Eagle maintained its headcount. The clientele may have changed — patrons bring $50 to play instead of $100 — but the customer base stayed loyal.

The 2 percent payouts still hover near $2 million per year, and overall profit remains steady. There just isn’t any new room for growth, Cloutier said, boxing the Tribe into the Central Michigan market.

In the past few years, other Michigan tribes made bold moves to claim what little is left of the statewide Native American gaming market. In 1994, the Tribe enjoyed nearly 90 percent of the state’s casino business.

Today, it attracts just 17 percent.

Each of the five original tribes had at least one casino operation. Today, there are 12 federally-recognized tribes in Michigan and 25 casino operations.

“The Sioux tribe wants to put one in Lansing, and now Little River wants one near Muskegon,” Cloutier said. “We’re at a saturation point, and a saturated market can become unstable. This is not new business. It’s not new employment. This is a transference of wealth.”

If the wells run dry Ranking members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe know the success of community investment programs hinge on casino revenues — and so do the managers of Mount Pleasant and Union Township.

“We’ve been fortunate to have a number of projects funded by 2 percent, projects we wouldn’t have been able to do or would have taken longer to do without it,” Ridley said. “Each year we worry about that. That’s what happens when you become dependent on (2 percent) funding.”

Mount Pleasant applies during each 2 percent cycle to prop up three of its most vital community programs. These programs include PEAK Community Learning Centers, the Youth and Community Services unit of the Mount Pleasant Police Department, and the BAYANET task force.

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eficial, Ridley said. BAYANET serves a need because of the Tribe’s strong stance on drug enforcement. The Youth and Community unit helps pay to have police officers in schools, another priority.

Finally, the PEAK program enriches children’s education, a point Cloutier personally applauds.

“At the end of the day it’s about education,” he said.

“Every dollar we have, we try to give at least 35 percent of 2 percent to education.”

For Ridley, the money is more than beneficial — it’s kept PEAK alive for years.

“In 2009, PEAK was externally funded by almost 60 percent, the other 40 percent was from user fees” she said. “Last year, that ratio finally flipped.”

The reality of losing a program because of its dependence on 2 percent gaming profits is palpable. A defunct Mount Pleasant program centered on traffic enforcement relied almost completely on 2 percent funding. When the Tribe chose other funding priorities, the traffic unit disbanded.

Ridley is now working to diversify revenue sources for community programs, adjusting fee structures along the way to make them sustainable.

Union Township officials said they hardly consider themselves dependent. They do, however, acknowledge the overall impact of 2 percent, especially on local road projects.

“We’ve received close to $1.2 million from

2009 on,” said Union Township Manager Brian Smith. “About $1.14 of that went to roads. We feel fortunate to have it, but more importantly to have a relationship with the Tribe.”

Regaining lost ground With their partnerships intact, and a customer base that keeps coming back, Cloutier and the Tribe are looking forward. They’re planning new developments, including a 150-room hotel with 800 new games.

That’s an opportunity to offer 200 more jobs.

“Things are turning around,” Cloutier said. “Numbers are up and we’re seeing the uptick. There’s enough market out there to grow with the healing economy, but to what point? We’re nowhere near new gaming business. We’re just regaining some of the ground we’ve lost within our market share.”

The Tribe accepts that it too needs to find new revenue. Concerts at Soaring Eagle are boosting profit margins, as are events in the casino hotel. Overall, the Tribe realizes that going all in on casinos could be a gamble against its best interest.

“The (casino) bubble burst a long time ago,” Cloutier said. “We have to be looking at trends, interests and how people are spending ancillary dollars. If mudbogging becomes really popular, then we’ll have to make a mud hole.

“We realize now that it’s not just about gaming.”

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ANALYZING CAMPUS CRIME Liquor, drug violations increase in residence halls, police work to support sexual assault victims

By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter @Brianne_esque | news@cm-life.com

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entral Michigan University Police Department’s annual fire and

safety report revealed the number of on-campus drug violations has nearly doubled. Liquor violations also have increased by more than 100 in the past year.

There were 125 drug violations referred for disciplinary actions in 2014 compared to only 65 in 2013. The number of actual drug arrests decreased slightly to 36 in 2014 from 43 in 2013. While some cases are handled by the university alone, police occasionally have to get involved.

“The difference between arrests and violations are that violations is things handled by the Office of Student Conduct,” said CMUPD’s Lt. Cameron Wassman. “A majority of the violations come out of the residence halls. In the case of the alcohol violations, for many, we don’t even play a part in. The staff in a residence hall comes across a violation, it’s turned over to the Office of Student Conduct, and we don’t even get involved.”

Drug-related violations weren’t the only notable increase: There were 473 liquor law violations referred for disciplinary action in 2014 compared to 333 violations in 2013.

With the 42 percent increase in liquor violations, liquor arrests also increased to 136 from the reported 112 in 2013.

Director of Student Affairs Shaun Holt-

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor A Central Michigan University patrol car blocks a street north of campus on Aug. 29 during Welcome Weekend. The Clery report records kept by CMUPD only logs incidents on campus and in Greek houses.

greive said a reason for the increase might be more populated residence halls. A total of 6,151 students live in residence halls this semester, compared to 5,905 during spring 2015. Holtgreive said the enforcement level of campus policies by residence hall staff hasn’t changed.

There is no clear answer to why there was such a drastic increase in violations, police said. Alcohol being more available to underage students, compared to controlled substances, may be one cause of the increases, Wassman said.

“I wouldn’t consider any of these num-

bers a good thing. If I had my choice, I’d rather see there be more alcohol violations than drug violations,” Wassman said.

“From a legal standpoint, according to Michigan law, a controlled substance violation is more of a serious offense.”

Unlike a controlled substance violation, police aren’t involved in liquor violations unless a student is uncooperative, then the possibility of being issued an minor in possession is raised.

Liquor violations are kept on students’ discipline and conduct record, but aren’t connected to their academic transcripts.

After seven years of being kept on file, the violation is deleted.

“I see a lot of students worry about that when they’re transferring or planning on going to graduate school,” said Director of the Office of Student Conduct Tom Idema. “Typically a criminal case can follow you for the rest of your life, so when they refer you to us, it’s always a good thing. Sometimes a student just doesn’t see it right away, but the officer was cutting you a break.” w Crime | 7

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Sexual Misconduct According to Michigan law, consent for sex cannot be given if a student is asleep, unconscious or otherwise incapacitated due to drugs, alcohol or medication. Any person not completely sober is unable to say “yes” to any sexual acts.

While there was an increase in oncampus drug and alcohol violations, the number of sexual assaults has remained consistent. Officials say the numbers do not accurately represent what is actually going on in the community and on campus.

“The numbers are at an all-time high of how often the instances are occurring, but reporting the crime is very low,” said Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates Director Brooke Oliver-Hempenstall. “What’s actually getting reported to the police is not an accurate representation of those who are being victimized in this way.”

SAPA, CMU’s 24-hour crisis hotline for victims of sexual assault, receives hundreds of calls a year compared to the only 10 official reports recorded by campus police.

CMUPD only received 10 reports of rape, nine of which were on-campus. There were also four cases of fondling. Two of the nine on-campus rapes were classified under the state criminal code as fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, which is a two-

The number of students referred to the Office of Student Conduct varies each year.

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For the first alcohol offense, students are fined $200 and are required to take an online alcohol education course. Secondtime offenders receive a $300 fine, take an online alcohol education course and the student is put on disciplinary probation until graduation. A third offense results in suspension.

Controlled substance offenses include a $300 fine, and require an online controlled substance education course. The student is placed on disciplinary probation until graduation. A second offense results in suspension.

“When students go through the counter process, we typically don’t see a student come through a second or third time,” Idema said. “We usually only see them once because they learned their lesson, which is what we want. We want them to follow the community standard and graduate and get their degree. We just don’t want drinks and drugs to get in the way of their dreams and aspirations.”

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year misdemeanor. One case of a student assaulting four other people on-campus was classified as a felony.

A recent survey by the Association of American Universities, which was conducted at Michigan State University and University of Michigan, revealed that 11.7 percent of student respondents across 27 universities reported they experienced a type of sexual assault since enrolling at their university. More than 70 percent of these students didn’t report the incident. The fear of the sexual assault report not being taken seriously was the most common reason for not reporting the incidents.

“There are a lot of rape myths out there that still place the blame on the victim,

including that a survivor who had been under the influence was asking for it or should have known better instead of looking at the person who took something away from them without their consent,” Oliver-Hempenstall said. “These are crimes of power and control.”

The Office of Student Conduct doesn’t pursue disciplinary actions against a student for the improper use of alcohol or drugs if they make a report of an alleged act of sexual misconduct.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires all universities to share crime reports in efforts to improve campus safety.

Through the Clery Act, campus work-

ers, including resident assistants, are required to report any sexual misconduct a student mentions. Under Title IX, reporting to the university doesn’t require a police investigation.

“Our numbers are higher than those reported because we are completely confidential,” Oliver-Hempenstall said.

Idema noticed a trend in students worrying if a person is a confidential resource because they don’t want to have their assault be investigated. He explained that while it’s mandatory for university staff to report a claim of sexual assault, the student always has a say on whether an investigation is pursued. w Crime | 13

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The birth of the Central Michigan Sangha provides peaceful reprieve from stressful school life

By Alaina Jaster staff reporter @jasteralaina | news@cm-life.com

Walking into the sanctuary at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship there is a quiet, calm and mindful energy where students and faculty members don’t have to think.

They can just be.

The Sangha is a place for people interested in meditation and Buddhism to come together and share ideas. In Buddhism, the sangha is the “third jewel” in which to seek refuge and it’s a way to embody the teachings of the Buddha in everyday life. Central Michigan Sangha meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary space.

This community formed more than 10 years ago for meditation practices. Guy Newland, professor and Religion Area Coordinator at Central Michigan University, was the adviser for the group. When students started looking to him as a religious leader, he said it became problematic because he wasn’t interested in that position.

Over the next few years, members of the group tried to come up with a way to get people interested, but to also form a group with no central leader. Thus, the Sangha was born. There is a panel of practicing Buddhists who facilitate the discussions at the gatherings and lead in meditation.

The Sangha discusses excerpts from chapters from different texts regarding the Dharma, or teachings of the Buddha.

“Buddhism is a way of life,” said Assistant Professor of Journalism Teresa Hernandez.

“You can be Catholic, Jewish, or whatever and still practice Buddhism in a way, by practicing the meditation. Anyone is welcome in the Sangha because we aren’t religious or locked into one way of learning and interacting.”

Hernandez is one of the facilitators of the Sangha. She started practicing meditation seven years ago and recently took her vows to become a Shambhala Buddhist over the summer. Since she had been studying for a while and has gone on meditation retreat, she was chosen as one of the facilitators of the group.

“When you meditate you learn to discipline your mind,” Hernandez said. “You learn the power of your own mind and become self aware. Meditation allows you to deal with all the things that present themselves in your life. People use the phrase ‘if only’ but there is no ‘if only,’ and you realize that through meditation. When your mind stops being so busy, or spinning like a top, you start to realize that you can just let things be. Live in the moment—be calm.”

Gatherings begin with 15 minutes of sitting meditation, five minutes of optional walking meditation and another 10 minutes of sitting meditation.

The time is signaled by a bell, which is rung by Don Socha, a former professor. This meditation allows the practitioners to focus their minds and train their attention on whatever they may be meditating on. Af-

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Don Socha sits and meditates during the Central Michigan Sangha meeting on Oct. 14 at the Unitarian Universalist fellowship.

ter the meditation, the facilitator discusses what they thought about the scheduled reading and relate it to the Dharma.

After they are finished, the group is open to discuss their thoughts and ask questions.

“It’s a way for people to come together and practice for a set amount of time,” Hernandez said. “We usually have a book we’re reading and anyone can lead the discussion, but sometimes people are assigned to give a ‘talk.’ People that come don’t have to buy or read the book and are welcome to meditate, participate and listen to the teachings. In a way, it’s a place for people to start learning

meditation and learn about Buddhism. Some people may never have been part of a Buddhist group, so it’s nice for them to come and learn about the different types of Buddhism.”

On Oct. 13, Newland discussed the reading before the meeting and explained how it talked about the three jewels and how to personify the way things are. The three jewels: as a person are Buddha, as a set of principles are Dharma, and as an embodiment in human lives are Sangha. This gives people a way to conceptualized what meditation and Buddhism is all about.

“The group offers a sense of

support in terms of thinking about practice,” Newland said. “Most of the returning members do a certain type of practice, so there is a balance when we do things together or separate. When people come together and evolve over 11 months and talk about difficulties, you realize you’re not on your own because everyone else is in the same situation.”

Everyone in the group does there own form of meditation and Buddhist practice. There is Zen, Theravada, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Shambhala and many more.

Davisburg junior Sam Ekstrom is a fan of Soto

Zen and has been practicing meditation for a little over a year. After taking Newland’s Buddhist Tradition class two semesters ago he became interested in the practice and decided to attend the Sangha.

Ekstrom is also in the midst of starting a meditation student organization on campus, unlike the current Sangha which isn’t registered.

They are looking for more people who are interested in attending, especially interested in leadership. The group is hoping to meet everyday of the week for a short time to w Sangha | page 9

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practice meditation and once for a long standard meeting.

Ekstrom created a website for this group in hopes that people will become more involved in the practice and the planned organization.

“Meditation has become a part of my life,” Ekstrom said.

“It helps with inner peace, clarity and relaxation. It sounds so simple, but before I had a hard time relaxing. It really taught me good strategies.”

The Central Michigan Sangha isn’t the only Buddhist community within Mount Pleasant. There is also Refuge Recovery Sangha, an addictions recovery program for all addictive behaviors based on Buddhist principles.

This group is fairly new and incorporates silent medita-

tion. The group also reads a book that goes along with the practice of mindfulness and encourages group sharing.

It takes place on Wednesday nights at the Saginaw Chippewa Behavioral Health Center.

Meditation and mindfulness has become increasingly popular in western culture and is used in a variety of ways. Businesses like Google are using it with employees to promote concentration and loving kindness, and it has been researched by University of California Los Angeles for it’s effects on brain activity and people’s everyday lives.

“Everyone is talking about mindfulness and the idea of meditation,” Hernandez said.

“People are realizing that it can lead to reduced anxiety, increased ability to concentrate and sometimes lower people’s blood pressure. It’s ultimately just a good practice to have.”

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Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Part of the Chippewa Marching Band performs during half time show at the game on Oct. 17 in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Keeping the tradition Marching band members describe traditions Gabe Porrometo Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

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ost people are unaware that inside the group of around 250 students that make up Central Michigan University’s marching band, there’s a hidden world full of traditions, bonds and history.

“Walking in the field is like walking in your house,” said Grayling sophomore and euphonium player, Dana Molands.

Most marching band members agreed that being a part of the band is a large

commitment. Most hold strict schedules, which includes waking up early for morning classes and attending practice at least two hours daily, and sometimes during nights as well, Molands said.

Despite taking up a lot of time, the head football coach values the band as a part of the CMU experience, said piccolo player and Milford freshman, Chelsea Thibodeau.

Rehearsal sessions take place in summer as well as the school year. Band Camp week is usually held before the beginning of fall classes.

“People learn the basic movements and keep practicing all day for the incoming first football game of the season,” said trumpet player and Ostego sophomore student Evan Shoemaker.

Thibodeau said there are different body techniques for every instrument. There are 13 different instruments in the band, each one with its own features and musical tones. During each practice session the Drum Major coordinates and checks dif-

ferent formations that will be performed in the next football game.

Each section has its own traditions. For instance, the piccolo line gives princess names to each one of its members. The trombone line also has an event during Homecoming that they refer to as “Bonecoming,” said Molands. During Bonecoming, trombone players go around the campus playing the Chippewa fight song at 2 a.m. The saxophone section also has a tradition of going around campus and writing “Do you know Brenda?” The secret of Brenda is apparently is known only among saxophone players.

After each winning game, the entire band runs with their instruments to a specific poplar tree, then forms a circle around a rock and plays the Chippewa fight song. When a game is lost, they play the Alma Mater.

These customs and habits help to keep the band cohesive and united “as a big family,” Molands said.

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A sousaphone player holds his instrument before the marching band runs onto the field on Oct. 17, at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

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SGA works to change class requirements for future students

By Jordyn Hermani News Editor @h3ermani | news@cm-life.com

In about two years students may see a change in the new student academic bulletins.

Last year, the Student Government Association attempted to reopen subgroup 4A in an effort to ensure students were required to take at least one course about race. The subgroup, however, was removed from students’ bulletins in fall 2014 and cannot be retroactively reopened.

“We are here at a university to expand our knowledge and our experiences,” said SGA President Chuck Mahone. “If you can go your whole four years at college without having to truly learn about someone other than yourself, that’s an issue.”

The proposal was brought up in Academic Senate meeting last fall when members of senate were attempting to put other minority related classes into the 4C race category. This was defeated in fall of 2014, and the proposal of opening up a 4D subgroup in place of bogging down the 4C subgroup with all types of minority-related classes was brought to light.

SGA senate was predominantly in favor of adopting the new subgroup. The House, Mahone said, was fairly split down the middle as they believed creating the new subgroup would take away a student’s elective choice.

Mahone described the new subgroup as a way to “get back” to some of the older requirements which new student bulletins lack.

“There’s a little bit of misunder-

standing about this because when people hear that we’re adding another subgroup, they think we’re adding University Programs or they’re going to have to take more credit hours,” Mahone said.

“That is not the case. You are still going to take the same amount of UP’s but how those UP’s look (in the student bulletin) will be slightly different.”

In order for a student to complete all of their UP’s, they must select nine courses out of eight subgroups and complete 27 credit hours. It is required for one class to be taken from each subgroup. The ninth class has become thought of as an elective, allowing students to choose which subgroup they would like to take another class from.

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would now be required to take a class from each of the subgroups instead of doubling up on another subgroup class. This change will not affect writing competency classes and the new writing intensive requirement.

Director of General Education, Tracy Brown, said this will not affect student’s major or minor requirements.

“If we add 4D on, it will essentially be like re-adding 4A,” Brown said. “There are eight subgroups but nine courses because there used to be a 4A and that was the ninth course. But 4A was removed from the new Gen Ed, which started in 2014.”

Brown has been working with Mahone in order to see the subgroup creation into reality

You are still going to take the same amount of UP’s but how those UP’s look will be slightly different.

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since last fall.

Manistee sophomore Logun Miller said the potential creation of the new 4D category will be good for future students as it allows for them to “break out of their comfort zone.”

“So many people are not

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It is unknown if the subcategory will go into effect, however it will not affect current student bulletins.

“The 4D proposal is just a proposal right now,” Brown said.

“It may take several years for it to get through the entire process (of becoming approved). We’re talking maybe two years out, at the least.”

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When a staff member reports a sexual assault to the Office of Civil Rights and Equity, they are soon contacted with resources and requests, which can be declined.

A student could report a sexual assault to any police agency, including the CMU Police Department, Mount Pleasant Police Department, Isabella Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police.

There was one noncampus report of rape.

Non-campus reports include any assault that took place within campus boundaries, but not directly on-campus.

Assaults in locations like Main Street or any off-campus apartment wouldn’t be included in the Clery Act because the incident didn’t happen on campus or on property controlled by CMU, said CMU Lt. Larry Klaus. These reports are investigated by the Mount Pleasant Police Department. The Clery Act does not require universities to include, or record, these incidents.

Something else not reported is the location of the assaults in residence halls. Police required Cen-

tral Michigan Life to file a Freedom of Information Act request and would not release the information when asked. CM Life is in the process of obtaining this information.

Yale junior Maddi Klause was surprised when she found out that assaults that took place at locations in the city and off-campus housing were not included in the report because of how many students populate these areas.

“It may be off campus, but this off-campus housing is mere feet from campus in some areas,” she said. “CMU wants data accurately reflecting what happens to students, so what happens off campus in an area meant for students should be included.”

Only if an assault happened inside of a fraternity or sorority house would it be included in the Clery Report. Greek houses are considered a non-campus property that is associated with the university.

Without including all sexual assaults that happen to students, whether on or off campus, students may not understand how serious of an issue sexual assault is, said Jackson senior Tori Saylor.

“I think it’s really important to include the assaults that happen off-campus.

Those studies need to produce as accurate of numbers as possible so that we can truly assess the sexual assault problem within our community,” she said.

CMU’s updated sexual misconduct policy states that if a student is found in violation of the policy, the minimum sanction they will face is a suspension to the university. The length of the suspension depends on the circumstances of the sexual assault. Factors include varying degrees of assault, as well as age, if a weapon was used, if force was applied or if there was penetration.

“For me, they’re all sexual assaults. They’re all violations of someone’s privacy and they’re all a crime.

There’s just a varying degree of the assault,” Klaus said.

“When you say rape or fondling, it depends on the survivor. A fondling may impact one survivor the same as an assault that includes penetration. It just depends.”

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Ball State has the worst pass defense in the conference. Central Michigan has Cooper Rush. CMU finally gets a road win and breaks the 0-5 streak against the Cardinals as Head Coach John Bonamego does something Dan Enos never accomplished: Beating Ball State.

This could be a statement win for CMU, which has had tons of trouble against Ball State in recent years. The team’s first road MAC win would set the tone for the rest of the season. It’ll be interesting to see if CMU keeps the nohuddle approach or lets this game come to them. Either way, BSU is too young, too porous on defense and too poorly coached to stop CMU’s offense.

The Chippewas are riding high after a 51-14 beatdown over Buffalo, and Ball State is limping into this one after a 31-19 loss to Georgia State. The Cardinals pulled off the 32-29 upset win last season at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, but the Chippewas are poised for a revenge win in Muncie, Indiana. In the end, CMU’s aerial attack will be too much for BSU’s lackluster defense.

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Staff predictions: Week 8 Joe Judd Staff Reporter Coming off of a disappointing 31-19 loss against Georgia State of the Sun Belt Conference, it is safe to say Ball State is a down-ontheir-luck team entering Saturday’s game against CMU. This is a prime example of beating a team while its down. I see the offense having another breakout game en route to another blowout conference victory.

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But in the future, Ball State checks in with a 2-5 record. Injuries have bitten CMU, but what I and the 14,000+ fans at Kelly/Shorts Stadium saw last Saturday during a 51-14 dismantling of Buffalo lead me to believe the Chippewas have a brighter future ahead.

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Chippewas intent on snapping fivegame losing streak to struggling Ball State

By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter @DomMastrangelo1 | sports@cm-life.com

No current member of the Central Michigan football team has defeated Ball State.

Former head coach Dan Enos lost to the Cardinals all five times the two teams played during his stint in Mount Pleasant.

This year, the Chippewas and first-year Head Coach John Bonamego head to Muncie, Indiana, focused on retaining the momentum CMU gained from a 51-14 beating of Buffalo. At the same time, the Chippewas aim to snap the 0-5 streak against their Mid-American Conference West counterparts.

As the team tries to claim its first road victory of the season, it will be without at least one key leader and be forced to rely on the production of other playmakers.

“Ball State is a lot like us.

They’re better than their record says they are,” Bonamego said.

“The thing that impresses me is that they don’t hurt themselves.

They make you earn it the hard way. You have to be disciplined to beat them.”

Senior linebacker and captain Tim Hamilton’s season came to an end two weeks ago when he tore his pectoral muscle during CMU’s 41-39 shootout loss to Western Michigan.

A week later, junior quarterback Cooper Rush kept CMU’s defense off the field for much

of the game, throwing for four touchdowns and 313 yards against UB’s hapless secondary.

It was the latest impressive performance from Rush, who was in a similar position to Ball State quarterback Riley Neal just two seasons ago.

Ball State’s freshman quarterback threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns during the Cardinals 31-19 loss to Georgia State last week.

Neal was the backup passer when the season began, but got his shot when coach Pete Lembo benched starter Jack Milas after the Cardinals fell behind 17-0 on the road to Eastern Michigan.

Neal led BSU to 28 unanswered points and a 28-17 win over the Eagles, similar to when Rush made a second-half comeback to beat New Hampshire in his first collegiate appearance in 2013. “(Neal is) a good quarterback.

He makes good throws and good decisions. He’ll be a challenge for us,” said senior defensive back Stefon Armstead. “It’s important to separate yourself from the average teams. But that comes with the way you carry yourself behind the scenes. That’s what shows up on gameday.”

The MAC West remains wide open entering Week 8 of the season. No. 19 Toledo (3-0 in MAC) sits atop the standings, with Western Michigan (2-0 in MAC) lingering close behind.

The Chippewas have faced off with Ball State 44 times in program history. The Cardinals lead

Central Michigan Life File Photo | Greg Cornwell Ball State running back Jahwan Edwards carries the ball over a Chippewa defenseman Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Oct. 18, 2014.

the all-time series 24-22-1.

BSU handed CMU perhaps its most gut-wrenching loss of the regular season on a 55-yard field goal by Scott Secor with less than 10 seconds remaining last season at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

That loss virtually ended CMU’s 2014 MAC title hopes.

“There really isn’t any need for extra motivation this week,” said senior defensive end Blake Serpa. “Nobody on this team has beaten Ball State. That’s mo-

tivation in itself. The only way we can keep this going is just taking it one day at a time.”

Ball State’s biggest issues this season have come defending the goal line. The MAC’s secondworst defensive unit has allowed 32 touchdowns and an average of 491 yards per game this season.

Specifically, BSU has allowed opposing quarterbacks to complete a league-worst 68.9 percent of their passes. Rush has the third-best pass efficiency in

the MAC, presenting a favorable matchup for CMU. With the advice of offensive coordinator Morris Watts, Bonamego allowed Rush to run an up-tempo style offense against Buffalo that helped rectify CMU’s sluggish starts to games.

With the added incentive of beating BSU, a recent thorn in CMU’s proverbial side, the Chippewas know how important each game is as the postseason push next month draws closer.

“Sitting at 2-1 (in the MAC), it’s right there for ya,” Rush said.

“It’s a big opportunity. We basically have to win out. Ball State will be a big one.”

Bonamego views CMU’s progression through a more incremental prism.

“I really look for improvement week in and week out,” Bonamego said. “We’ve done that. Hopefully we aren’t done with that. I’d like to think we’ve just started to hit our stride.”

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hey refer to themselves as the ‘GK Crew’ and spend more time together than anyone else on Central Michigan’s soccer team.

Made up of junior Maddy Bunnell and senior Kristen Knutson, as well as freshman Zoie Reed, the Chippewa goalkeeper crew is almost inseparable. Brought together by their position, they have been through a lot through this season’s 15 games.

“It’s definitely a practice where if one of us makes a save, we feel like we all made that awesome save,” Bunnell said. “We like to see each other succeed.”

Bunnell, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the longest-tenured goalie on the roster. She has two starts and three appearances in 2015, making 22 saves with a .815 save percentage and was a member of the Academic All-MidAmerican Conference team last year.

Knutson is a native of Eagan, Minnesota and is in her second season as a Chippewa after transferring from the University of Minnesota. She said her-

self along with Bunnell and Reed, are a very tight-knit group.

“I think we find that the three of us understand each other better than anybody else on the team understands us,” Knutson said. “We’re always together and experiencing the same things whereas our other teammates are experiencing different things. They run a lot, but we hit the ground a lot.”

Together in practice, in games and on the road, the trio has learned a lot about one another in their time as goalies. This is especially the case with Reed, the youngest of the three players.

Reed, a native of Woodbridge, Connecticut, has made a majority of the starts for CMU this season. Starting in 12 games, she is 5-6-1 with six shutouts and is fourth in the MAC with an .814 save percentage.

“I’ve kind of learned to slow down and be patient,” Reed said. “As a freshman on the the team, it’s a little awkward and weird to come into a different situation not knowing what to do. It’s kind of nice coming into a crew that really understands the position and knows you better than the field players.”

Bunnell, Knutson and Reed are primarily instructed by Assistant Head Coach and Director of External Affairs Joe Nemzer. A

man with experience at the position, Nemzer was the starting goalkeeper collegiately for Penn State Abington.

Nemzer is also the goalkeeper coach for the United States Soccer Training Centers.

He is involved in the Olympic Development Program, working as the goalkeeper coach for Region II and as a staff coach for the state of Michigan.

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crew Joe Nemzer, Assistant Head Coach and Director of External Affairs

put in during the offseason to recruit new, talented goalies to the program.

“We’re very fortunate to have a really good talent level in our goalkeeping room,” McGahey said. “I think Joe (Nemzer) does a really good job from a recruiting aspect in terms of identifying them, training them and communicating with them. They’re a very hard-working group.”

Players agree there is a sense of mutual respect between Nemzer and his goalkeepers. They draw as much, if not more, influence from him as they do from each other.

“He’s like a cool dad to us,” Knutson said. “We make jokes with him but, at the same time, he’s the first person to get down on us and tell us when we need to focus more.”

While only one of them can contribute to success on the field in any given match, it’s the small wins during the week that add up.

“At the end of the day, our small victories equate to the team’s victories on the field,” Bunnell said.

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is what makes her so strong as a true freshman.

“She’s someone who has amazing handling ability — any ball that’s hit inside her window, she handles very clean,” he said. “She does all the little things pretty well.”

Bunnell and Knutson, the two upperclassmen goalies, have done a superb job in helping the younger Reed learn the ropes of what it takes to be a goalkeeper at the collegiate level, Nemzer said.

“Zoie’s learning curve with the two has been massive. I think Kristen and Maddy have done a really good job of pulling her along in the way of how we try to go about things. They’ve both been through the ringer in that way early on in their careers here — they know what the expectation is and how to go about certain things,” Nemzer said.

Head Coach Peter McGahey is also impressed with the output CMU’s goalkeepers have had since the onset of the season back in August.

He commended his fellow coach for his work with the goalkeeping trio as well as his time

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“Every goalkeeper, no matter where you are or what level you play at, every goalkeeper brings something different to the position,” Nemzer said.

Nemzer said there are clear differences between CMU’s top three goalies.

“Maddy is someone who is an elite shot-stopper, meaning she has a knack for getting herself into position for any ball that’s hit inside 15 yards,” Nemzer said. “Her athleticism across the goal is really good. Kristen’s a lot more methodical — very good with her feet. She can play the ball out; she understands how to move around the box and how to get people involved in possession.”

Nemzer said Reed’s athleticism

I think (Knutson) and (Bunnell) have done a really good job of pulling (Reed) along in the way of how we try to go about things. They’ve both been through the ringer in that way early on in their careers here.

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Saturday a must-win for field hockey

By Anthony Cook and Ashley Szymanski Staff Reporters sports@cm-life

After a start to the season plagued with little offense and an 0-13 start, field hockey has a chance to turn it around this weekend.

Central Michigan field hockey has an opportunity to pick up a much needed conference win to keep their postseason hopes alive this weekend against one of the top teams in the Mid-American Conference.

CMU will travel to Miami (Ohio), which is in a first place tie with Ohio and Kent State in the conference at 3-1.

The Chippewas sit fifth in the MAC at 1-3.

Head Coach Molly Pelowski said the strength of the RedHawk defense is not letting opponents cross the midfield mark.

“Miami does a pretty nice job with marking their defensive 50,” Pelowski said.

“We’re working on creating separation.”

The biggest challenge awaiting the Chippewas going into the match Saturday will be controlling the offensive power the RedHawks have displayed all year. Miami leads the MAC in both goals scored (39) and shots on goal (216). CMU

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ranks last in both categories.

CMU has only scored 13 goals this entire season while posting just 73 shots on goal.

The next closest team in the MAC in shots on goal is Ball State with 123.

“We’re hoping to create more shots by maintaining possession and really relying on our midfield for help to create more opportunities at the goal,” Pelowski said. “It just starts with the quality of our possession and the build up. We’re working right now

to get our forwards more open.”

But what the Chippewas lack in offense, senior goalkeeper Sadie Lynn Reynolds makes up for in saves.

Reynolds leads the MAC with 108 saves this year and her presence has kept CMU in games they could have been blown out of.

CMU plays Louisville on the road on Sunday at 1 p.m., although it will have no bearing on the team’s postseason fate.

The Chippewas and RedHawks begin play Saturday at noon in Oxford, Ohio. CMU must beat Miami and then top Ball State Oct. 30 in the regular season finale in order to have a shot at making the fourteam MAC Tournament, Nov. 6 and 7 in Mount Pleasant.

“It would be great to have an opportunity to expand our season,” Pelowski said. “Postseason is like a new season and new life so hopefully we’ll make it there.”

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