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Union Township plans to address Crawford Road safety

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

Union Township is counting on participation from Central Michigan University administrators to address safety issues on Crawford Road.

After a hit and run on Nov. 1 killed Macomb freshman Ryan Tsatsos, members of the community have spoken to the township and university about safety measures that can be taken to prevent tragedies. Crawford Road is poorly lit, with no sidewalks and is lined by ditches.

Trustee Bryan Mielke requested pedestrian safety issues in that area be put on the township board’s agenda for its Dec. 1 meeting.

“We need to have a formal discussion on Crawford Road safety,” he said. “There are players outside of the township that have a big role in this. Because of the recent tragedy, it seems they now have an opening to address the issues.”

Mielke was referring to CMU, which owns 3,500 of 4,100 square feet of land in that area.

Trustees suggested seeking grants from the Michigan Department of Transportation. The board also plans to assess what can be done on Craw-

ford, whether it be installing lighting or sidewalks.

Supervisor Russ Alwood said his first step will be to meet with the township engineer to see what options are available. Alwood asked his management team to contact CMU administrators after the township’s Nov. 11 meeting. No one on the board has reached out to CMU thus far.

The board identified a plan of action, including a meeting with the engineer, discussing university partnership with President George Ross and bringing all involved parties to the table to address safety concerns.

Mielke said it would not be unreasonable for the concerns to be addressed in January, saying the board needs to reach out to CMU immediately.

Norm Woerle, who serves on the township’s planning commission, attended the meeting on Wednesday night. He said he sees a clear need for safety measures to be taken on Crawford.

“As a runner, sometimes you feel like you have your life in your own hands on that road,” he said. “I see students crossing the street to go to the apartments (on Deerfield Road) and athletes jogging there.”

Woerle scheduled a meeting with Ross to see what input CMU may have on this plan, which is in preliminary stages. University partnerships on projects are nothing new; CMU recently partnered with the

Kaiti Kritz | Photo Editor Crawford road, between Concourse and Bilbrael Drive, the site of an Oct. 31, 2015 lethal hit and run has minimal lighting and limited walking space.

Mount Pleasant City Commission to install lighting on several streets north of campus.

One concerned citizen, Alana D’Ambrosio-Berry, spoke at the Nov. 11 meeting, pleading with trustees to make Crawford Road more safe. Ambrosio-Berry is a resident of Bilbrael Street and saw the aftermath of the hit and run, which occurred near her home.

She said she has tried to get in contact with CMU

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“I’m wondering as a citizen what I can do to lead this project,” she said. “I’ve spoken to the family (of Tsatsos), and the parents are more than happy to go in front of any board about this. They were dismayed and sad to find out sidewalks were not in place.”

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Living Beyond Borders Photojournalism students capture the lives, stories of immigrants

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hotojournalism professor Kent Miller sits in his Moore Hall office, iPad in hand, as he skims the daily news. A self-proclaimed “news junkie,” Miller pauses as he reads a headline from MSNBC. A Senator from Iowa has said all immigrants who attempt to re-enter the United State illegally after being deported should be given the death sentence.

“The ideas we see in the media is just talk of immigrants. We hear people talking about immigrants but we never see them,” Miller said. “To have this blanket idea of not knowing who these people are is a real disservice in the discussion (of immigration).

So we set out to put faces to the faceless.”

Stories like this spawned the topic for Central Michigan University’s photojournalism workshop. This years’ story: “Fences: Faces of Migration.” Miller along with world-renowned photojournalist Danny Wilcox Fraizer led a two week workshop which that 14 CMU photojournalism students across the state in an effort to tell “the story of migration.”

“The really admirable thing my students did is immerse themselves in the lives of these people for the short time they were photographing their subjects,” Miller said. “Some of them even spent the night with their sources, spending every minute of free-time with their subjects and driving miles and miles to finish (their project).”

Workshop participants showcased their work Nov. 14 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. Banners illustrated with the students’ work were hung on the fences near the Biosciences Building construction site, where they will stay until the end of the semester.

“Our goal was, and continues to be, to bring about an understanding of these people on a personal level so that people can have a better idea of who they truly are,” Miller said.

All fourteen of the projects are available for viewing online at fencesfacesofmigration.com.

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Andraya Croft, Katy Kildee and Sarah Muether hang the first of nine banners on the fence outside of the Biosciences Building construction site on Nov. 30.

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TARGET Photos and story by Emily Mesner

In September 2014, Ezatullah, 38, and his wife Pashtoon, 35, traveled from Afghanistan to the U.S. with their sons, Basir, 17, Maiwand, 16, Janan, 11, Kawoon, 8, and Ehsanullah, 6, and their daughter, Khatera, 13. Together, they made the 6,800 mile journey in search of a more secure life.

Ezatullah worked for education and human rights campaigns in Afghanistan in hopes to help those in his country receive better educations.

“This is not about the politics. I need to help these people,” Ezatullah said.

As well as his campaign work, Ezatullah coordinated local and international media, and is a published poet and journalist.

“I have a responsibility to my kids, myself, and my nation,” Ezatullah said.

Ezatullah was a very prominent public figure in Afghanistan, which caused the need to move due to a lack of security for him and his family.

“I was planning to go to Virginia to start work at a radio station,” he said. “We got to New York and an International Organization for Migration representative said, ‘No, you’re going to Lansing.’”

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Ezatullah had never heard of Lansing and quickly looked on his phone at the airport to learn more about the city.

That night, they were taken to a small house which had holes scattered throughout the structure and water in the basement. They paid $700 per month, not including utilities. With no car, they walked more than five miles to buy groceries.

“We didn’t sleep the whole night,” Ezatullah said. “We were scared. If you’re new here, you have no other options, no one to help you.”

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PICKING THIS LIFE Photos and story by Claire Abendroth Staff photographer

“If you pick six boxes, your whole body aches. People come and pick two or three boxes and leave. Nobody wants to do it, but we do.”

Ignacio Jurado and his family are the epitome of hard workers. Seven days a week, he and his children are out in the field at Uncle John’s Cider Mill, picking boxes of apples and packing them in bags.

Ignacio “Nacho” Jurado, 57, is an immigrant from Chihuahua, Mexico. He traveled here undocumented in search of work when he was 11-years-old. Since then, he has gained citizenship and is working

toward changing his wife’s status from green card holder to a citizen.

Work is a big part of he and his five children’s lives.

“Many people say that we are workaholics,” Jurado said. “We aren’t workaholics - we have to work to make it in this world.”

Depending on the season, he may work over 100 hours a week. His commitment to his work is fueled by his desire to help his close friends.

The children work nearly 40 hours a week and attend school. Balancing schoolwork and work is something the children had to learn early on in

life. Leo Jurado, 13, Ignacio Jurado, 17, and Adriana Rodriguez, 18, go to school full-time at St. John’s Middle School and High School.

They struggle to find time to finish their homework and participate in school activities between their busy schedules working at the cider mill. Helping pay bills is something Jurado’s children have experienced throughout their lives.

Though Jurado misses Mexico, he encourages his children to continue their education and hopes they will use their knowledge of hard work to help them succeed in the future.

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FENCES: Faces of migration to experience the complete project visit Fencesfacesofmigration.com

Photo by Sarah Muether Baldomo does sit-ups off of a steer pen on an Eastern Michigan farm. “I work out so when cows run into me or I have to chase them, it won’t hurt when they slam into me,” he said.

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Andraya Croft, Kent Miller, Sarah Muether and Claire Abendroth hang the first of nine banners on the fence outside of the Education and Human Services Building on Nov. 30.

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room, one-bathroom apartment.

“Here, I am nothing. There, I was something,” Ezatullah said.

“I have seen a lot of hard times in my life, but I don’t complain. Now I just think of my kids to have a

better life. In this world, you have to fight to survive.”

His children are all excelling in school. Pashtoon is taking English classes and Ezatullah is working towards his undergraduate degree in political science as well as working at the Department of Human Services near Lansing.

“I enjoy it because this is for

my family. The day will come that they will have a better life,” said Ezatullah.

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Fraizer views the event as a way for students to gain experience as photographers outside of the classroom. “(The workshop) is about bringing my passion for the work I do and sharing that with the students, and helping them find topics and issues that they feel passionately about, that they connect to and that they want to make sure the public knows about,” Frazier said during the showcase on Nov 17.

Referencing reactions to the showcase, the banner and the photo stories overall, Miller said the work of his students can go on to benefit not just themselves, but society as well.

“I firmly believe that photography is a catalyst for social change,” he said. “I instill in my students they can make a difference with their photographs.”

Photo by Kaytie Boomer From left, Adolfo Vera Jr. 7, and his sisters Nathalia, 6, and Florencia, 3, take a breather from jumping and playing together on the trampoline.

Photo by Andraya Croft A chain-link fence is replaced by a custom-built wood fence as Edwin Silva, right, his father Roberto, left, and co-worker Victor Hernandez work on the installation for a homeowner in Inkster.

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News and notes from around campus

Academic Senate approves health administration program Members of the Academic Senate approved the creation of a Master of Health Administration program during their Tuesday meeting.

The new program requires 15 credits of healthcare management courses within a 36 credit hour degree program. Its curriculum is designed to emphasize a focus on finance, marketing, economics and management in healthcare organizations.

“Currently there is a heath service administration degree in the Master of Science in Administration degree.

Those students take the same courses as the undergraduate students,”

said Steven Berkshire, director of the health administration program.

“An undergraduate who graduates from Central Michigan University at this time cannot take that Master’s degree. This takes care of that so they can stay here and complete their Master’s Degree.”

The program will not replace the Master of Science in Administration degree. It will be implemented in the fall 2016 semester. Academic Senate Administrative Aide Jill Noch announced faculty in the College of Science and Technology voted to rename the college, changing it to the College of Science and Engineering. Objections to the change must be made

to the senate office by Dec. 15, 2015.

Benjamin Heumann, faculty member in the department of geology, said faculty were told the word “technology” is an outdated term to describe the college.

“What (Dean Ian Davidson) told our department is that ‘technology’ is not resonating with employers and companies in Michigan, so our engineering students are not getting the exposure they need and deserve,” he said.

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Health Services to provide HIV testing Free HIV/AIDS testing will be offered to a limited number of students during the week until Dec. 4 through the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer

Center and University Health Services.

To schedule an appointment for free HIV testing, call health educator and HIV Counselor Lori Wangberg

at (989) 774-4446. The tests are confidential and first-come-first-served.

-Paige Sheffield, Staff Reporter

Ceramics society to host pottery sale Central Michigan University Ceramic Society is hosting its annual pottery sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 through Dec. 4 in Wightman Hall Room 224.

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Living sustainably students should support cost effective efforts

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ormer Central Michigan University president Michael Rao established the Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee in 2008 due to the “immediate need for a coordinated effort to address sustainability issues.”

Since then, more than 100 energy-optimization projects have been implemented, saving $10.8 million and making great strides in creating a culture of sustainability, but this effort will always be challenged by the growing size of campus and amount of energy used by students.

Conservation projects have reduced energy costs despite the addition of thousands of square feet to campus. Despite its efforts, CMU’s carbon footprint — a measurement of carbon compounds released when fossil fuels are burned — increased 24 percent since 2008.

Last year, CMU’s carbon footprint was in the middle when compared to similarly sized universities. CMU emitted more carbon than Grand Valley State and Western Michigan universities, but less than Ball State and Temple universities when compared by building size.

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Climate change is one of the most urgent issues affecting the planet.

Being sustainable means CMU must meet the needs of present students without compromising the needs of future generations. New construction and renovations like the Biosciences Building have sought Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, following U.S. Green Building Council requirements. CMU has done well in recognizing its duty to expand in an environmentallyresponsible way.

Universities serve as a laboratory to develop innovative technologies and practices, but educating students to be future leaders in sustainable systems is also necessary to ensure environmental quality. Some of the biggest changes to make CMU greener can be achieved easily. Students and faulty just need to be aware of them.

Everyone at CMU must think about the products they buy and the final resting place of the waste from those products. Be proactive, reduce consumption and make use of the thousands of plastic, paper and aluminum recy-

cling containers around campus.

Mount Pleasant City Commission approved an experimental recycling program during the summer, which will be tested for one year between Bellows and High streets, between High Street and downtown. The city will supply recycle bins to these residences for free, but a $1.50 monthly fee will be instituted for every six people in a dwelling.

Student organization Take Back the Tap advocates for the removal of disposable water bottles from campus vending machines.

While the organization has been working to increase public awareness for six years, it hasn’t been enough to cause significant change.

Meanwhile, water usage across the university has decreased dramatically. In 2008 the university used more than 170 million gallons — enough to fill nearly 9,000 in-ground pools — to less than 130 million in 2014.

Plastic water bottles will continue to be sold until a significant amount of the campus population uses water refill stations located at drinking fountains across campus. It is doubtful that disposable bottles will ever be removed from campus, but students need to do their part to keep waste and energy costs down.

Sustainability should be a part of everyone’s life.

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On-campus piracy complaints more than quadruple since 2013

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

Nick Galanos was working in a mattress factory last summer when he received an unexpected call from Central Michigan University.

The university sent the Illinois sophomore a notice in April that he was being fined by the school after it received a copyright infringement notice.

The notice said his computer was used to illegally download two movies: “Blades of Glory” and “The Town.”

Galanos called the university back when he got off work.

Initially, he lied and said his roommate used the computer to download the movies. The caller explained that if Galanos felt the accusations were false, he could make his case to a hearing officer.

“I decided it wasn’t worth it,” he said.

Galanos gave the university permission to charge a $100 fee to his student account.

The number of complaints received by CMU in response to illegal downloading and sharing of digital content over its network more than quadrupled in a single year, from 314 in 2013 to 1,388 in 2014, according to data provided by Roger Rehm, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. Data shows the number of complaints peaked at 73 in 2013, while in 2014 the peak was 534 complaints received in October, 70 percent more than was received in all of 2013.

In 2015, the number of complaints continues to grow. As of the end of October, there have been a total of 1,912 complaints this year. Official numbers for November will not be released until sometime in December.

Rehm said the network at CMU is not monitored by the university itself. Most owners of intellectual properties, such as movie studios or record companies, hire separate companies to monitor networks for illegal downloading. Trade organizations such as the Recording Industry Association of America and Entertainment Software Association also may file infringement notices if they detect piracy of content owned by their members.

Rehm said there has been a focus on college campuses due to the number of people present.

“The fact of the matter is (monitoring companies) have targeted university campuses,” he said. “There is no question that they treat us differently than other networking organizations.”

The complaints provide an IP address, which the university uses to identify the person who downloaded the content. The identity of the owner is kept private.

“We’re in the business of passing the complaint along,” Rehm said. “We do not identify them to the company.”

Data provided by Mark Strandskov, associate director of the Office of Information Technology, indicated the majority of complaints in 2014 and 2015 were sent by Rightscorp Inc., a copyright enforcement company based in Los Angeles that represents BMG Rights Management and Warner Bros.

Founded in 2011, the company had not sent a single copyright infringement notice to CMU until 2014. That year Rightscorp sent 899 complaints, about 65 percent of all the complaints received. In 2015 they issued 1,648 complaints.

“You have agencies like

Brianna Hughes | Staff Photographer The Office of Information and Technology Help Desk works to provide CMU students tech support in room 101 of the Charles V. Park Library on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

Rightscorp where in the last two years account for over 2,500 complaints,” Strandskov said. “They account for 81 percent of our total number of complaints this year and we didn’t receive anything at all from them two years ago. That sort of sticks out.”

Strandskov also said he had seen an increase in complaints from IP-Echelon and MarkMonitor.

In a letter provided by Strandskov sent to OIT by Rightscorp, the company offered to settle a case with a student who downloaded a copy of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King if they paid a $30 fine and seized copying or distributing content owned

by Warner Bros.

“The damage to WB from your conduct substantially exceeds $30, but in the interest of

having you stop your infringement of WB content permanently, WB is prepared to make you this settlement offer,” the complaint reads.

When the university receives an infringement notice regarding pirated material, Strandskov said the office forwards the complaint to the student with an email stating the university’s stance on piracy.

“The use of copyrighted material without the copyright owner’s permission is illegal infringement, for which you may be sued for monetary damages,” the email reads. “The owners of copyrighted films, music, software and similar materials are aggressively pursuing infringers. We strongly urge you to avoid any such illegal acts.”

The email goes on to inform students that if the copyright owners choose to sue students,

they will not receive legal support from the university.

If OIT receives a second notice of infringement regarding the same IP address within two days of the first complaint, the office delivers the complaint to the student and the Office of Student Conduct is informed. Typically, a student receiving a second infringement notice is fined $150 by the university. The student also may be blocked from accessing the internet on their personal computer.

If a third infringement notice is received, the fine increases to $300. The student can also face dismissal from CMU. Strandskov said he did not know if a student has been expelled for piracy.

Tom Idema, director of the Office of Student Conduct, said if a student believes the

complaint is false, they can take it to a university hearing to plead their case. If a student’s computer was used by another for piracy, as Galanos claimed his had been, the owner is still liable.

“When students register their computer to be used on the CMU network they accept responsibility for their computer no matter who may be using it,” Idema said. “If a roommate uses the computer to violate policy, the owner of the computer is still responsible.”

Galanos said he could understand the frustration companies feel when students illegally download movies and games.

“I guess it’s not fair that we download for free what they spend money to work on,” he said. “It’s knowing you can get something for free as opposed to going out and paying for it.”

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Survey reveals lack of education on transgender issues

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

When Jak Grubbs identified as a lesbian, the Holland senior felt more accepted at Central Michigan University. Now as an open transgender person, Grubbs experiences more discrimination.

Grubbs said they have been approached more than once to be asked if they are going to have gender reassignment surgery.

Grubbs identifies as non-binary, meaning they don’t fit strictly into male or female and use the pronouns they, them and their.

“I’m not a trans man, so no, but it’s none of their business because it’s what’s in my pants, not theirs,” they said. “You can care about my pants, but not what’s in them. It’s like a guy asking a girl if the carpet matches the drapes. It’s just as inappropriate.”

After being stopped from going into certain bathrooms a number of times, Grubbs, who lives off campus, said they now wait until they go home to use the bathroom.

“Trans issues need to be included in the curriculum so the general population of the school is educated and take steps to make it more inclusive, like more gender neutral bathrooms,” Grubbs said.

Students enrolled in SOC 305 and SWK 350 conducted 402 telephone interviews with a ran-

dom sample of Central Michigan University undergraduates using a computer-assisted telephone interviewing lab between Oct. 6 and Oct. 23.

More than half of respondents said CMU does not give transgender issues enough attention.

For example, more than half of the respondents have had no time devoted to transgender issues in their current or completed courses at CMU. “I’m not surprised because trans issues are newer for mainstream society,” Grubbs said. “It’s an issue because the problems will keep occurring as long as no one is educated on them.”

Royal Oak senior Kai Niezgoda almost expects the harassment of passing cars or glares from strangers whenever they walk down a street with a friend.

A majority of the street harassment is strangers yelling discriminatory slurs at Niezgoda. They said the underlying message is clear: people like them just aren’t welcome here.

“It’s more likely to happen when I’m in a group with other queer or trans people,” Neizgoda said. “It makes you feel incredibly unsafe.”

Of the respondents, 42.8 percent of students reported having no interactions with transgender people on campus.

Mary Senter, director of the Center for Applied Research and the director of the survey, said this may be because there are few

transgender people. However, students could be friends with LGBTQ people without being aware of it.

Part of American culture is backed up by the medical community who wants to create two categories of people from birth: male or female, Senter said.

“I think both LGBTQ and the feminist movement have encouraged all of us to think about gender in a more fluid way,” Senter said. “Why has there been a change? Social movements and brave people coming out. There’s been less change in the transgender community because there are fewer people and because they really challenge those boxes of male or female.”

When it comes to the acceptance of different sexualities at CMU, the survey results were largly positive.

When Senter saw that more than 90 percent of students supported the Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage, she was positively surprised. Ten years ago, that percentage would have been unthinkable, she said.

Over 80 percent of recent surveyors reported having a friend on the LGBTQ spectrum, a number that would have been much lower in previous years, Senter said.

She said the number may have been lower because of hostile attitudes surrounding the LGBTQ community.

Twining freshman Markie Geideman always knew he was different, but didn’t realize how until late middle school when his hormones began to develop different than the other boys in his class.

Geideman came from a small town, graduating with only 11 other students. Having such a small number of peers made an already hard situation even more complicated.

He came to CMU already out and accepting of his sexuality.

However, he was still pleasantly surprised by the amount of support he found among both his straight and fellow LGBTQ peers.

“Coming from my small town to CMU, I felt so loved and accepted by not only people you’d think — girls tend to be more open-armed — but everyone seemed to accept me and I think that’s phenomenal,” he said.

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artist talks in the West Gallery at 2:30 p.m. and a performance at 2 p.m.

The work on display will include a large scale drawing installation, many evocative paintings from the blue period and a video performance installation.

Gestalt: Pieces of a Whole will also be on display at the University Art Gallery and Charles

V. Park Library Extended Hours Room. It will showcase the work of graduating seniors of the Central Michigan University art program in the form of paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and graphic arts.

-Kate Carlson News Editor

Annual Christmas celebration to take place this weekend Mount Pleasant’s annual Christmas Celebration will take place Dec. 4-5.

Starting at 6 p.m. each day, the event hosts an array of holiday activities in downtown Mount Pleasant.

On Friday, a community Christmas sing-along will commence at 6 p.m. A tree lighting at the Town Center will begin at 7 p.m. At Max & Emily’s, Hurdy Gurdy Man will perform at 5:30 p.m., one of many options for music entertainment during the celebration.

Hayrides will be available on University

and Main streets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 120 South University Street.

On Saturday, the Mount Pleasant Road Runners will host “A Dickens of a Run” at 8:30 a.m. at Max & Emily’s. A flying pancake breakfast will also be offered that morning, starting at 9 a.m.

Breakfast will cost $6 per person.

Market on Main will be offering food samples throughout the day.

Another downtown business, Candy Cane Lane, will offer crafts for children at the Chippewa River District Library starting at 9:30

a.m. Performances from local musicians will take place throughout the day at Art Reach of Mid-Michigan. Central Michigan University’s annual Juletide Concert will begin at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Staples Family Concert Hall.

At 6 p.m. that day, a Christmas Parade will start at the First United Methodist Church.

For information on other events, visit the “Mt. Pleasant Christmas Celebration” Facebook page.

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Which CMU athlete is most valuable to their team?

Club hockey team hosts ugly sweater fundraiser

By Ashley Szymanski Staff Reporter

Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Head coach Erik Olson talks to the team during a 2013 game against Eastern Michigan at McGuirk Arena.

Volleyball head coach resigns after investigation

By Evan Sasiela and Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter and Sports Editor

After two months of being investigated ​for unprofessional behavior toward athletes, Central Michigan Head Volleyball Coach Erik Olson has resigned.

The CMU Athletics Department announced Tuesday that Olson’s resignation will be effective on Dec. 31. Olson has been on a paid leave of absence since Oct. 6.

“We’re in the process now of finding a new volleyball coach in light of Coach Olson’s voluntary resignation,” said Athletics Director Dave Heeke.

Heeke said he has not been in direct contact with Olson during the investigation.

Heeke said Assistant Head Coach Theresa Beeckman, who took over in Olson’s absence, will also not return next year. Her contract expires Dec. 31 and will not be renewed, Heeke said.

“Any time you have a coach-

ing change, those positions are aligned and we need to provide the new head coach the opportunity to come in and assemble a staff,” Heeke said. “That lead position we need to keep open for that new person.”

Assistant Coach Adam Rollman will lead the program in day-to-day activities while the administration looks for a new head coach.

Central Michigan Life received Olson’s personnel file through a Freedom of Information Act request. Included was a letter from Heeke to Olson on Sept. 23 that said a complaint had been received by the department.

“There were some things that were brought to our attention that indicated that we should look into and that’s when the investigation initiated,” Heeke said Tuesday.

Olson signed a contract in 2012 that was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2016.

Olson compiled a 161-183 record in 12 seasons as the Chippewas’ coach. He was named

the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 and guided CMU to a MAC Tournament Championship in 2011.

He was hired in 2004 after serving three seasons as an assistant at Miami (Florida).

Beeckman, Rollman and graduate assistant Kelly Maxwell coached the team collectively after Olson was placed on paid leave. CMU went 5-7 under the trio’s leadership and missed the MAC Tournament for a third consecutive year after losing to Toledo and Eastern Michigan on the final weekend of the season and falling to ninth in the MAC standings.

“I think our future is very bright,” Heeke said. “There’s a tremendous foundation of good recruits, student-athletes here.

We need the right leader to bring it all together in a program that I think should be one of the better programs in this conference, be very competitive, be in the MAC Tournament every year, those are important pieces.”

Central Michigan and other club hockey teams across the country are coming together to support Andrew Lay, a University of Michigan-Flint hockey player who suffered a severe neck injury on Nov. 20.

Central Michigan will host “Ugly Sweaters for Andrew” at 3 p.m. for this Saturday’s game against Grand Valley at the Isabella ICE Community Arena to help raise money and show support for the Lay family.

Lay, a senior and captain, took a hit as he was going to get a puck that sent his head straight into the wooden boards. He broke two vertebrae in his back, with one pressing against his spinal cord. He underwent hours of surgery.

“It means a lot to us to hold this fundraiser for Andrew because he plays in the same league we do,” said junior forward Cody DeLorenzo.

“On the ice we play hard, but off of it, we’re all friends. We kind of picture it as if it happened to one of our boys, and (are doing) what we would do for them.”

After the game, the team will hold a holiday-themed open skate where people can wear ugly sweaters, listen to Christmas music and skate alongside players from both teams. Students can get into the game free.

“We all need to support each other and help each other out,” said Director of Broadcasting for CMU hockey Shawn Bednard. “This is one of our brothers in our confer-

Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Sophomore forward Nickolas Wink handles the puck during the Chippewas’ game at the Isabella County Events Arena on Nov. 13.

CMU defeated Michigan 8-2.

ence, in our league, just on the ice, and if he goes down, who’s going to have his back?

He has his teammates support, his coach’s support, but we have to let him know just because we don’t play on the same team, it doesn’t mean we aren’t part of the same team.”

Bednard and Tyler Marcotte, the director of video and media content, thought this would be a great event to get the community involved and show support for Lay. “We wanted to do some-

thing in December to interact the community,” Bednard said. “When this came up, it was perfect because we can get the community out here and help a brother in the hockey community.”

All proceeds that the arena will receive during the game and the event following, including admission, skate rental and proceeds from Brotherhood Hockey’s gear sales will go toward Lay’s medical fund on GoFundMe

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Trio of Chippewas help CMU become top 3-point shooting team in the conference

By Greg Wickliffe Sports Reporter @GregWickliffe10 | sports@cm-life.com

A year ago, Central Michigan women’s basketball head coach Sue Guevara said she grinded her teeth when she thought about her team’s struggles to shoot the 3-pointer.

Her team finished eighth in the Mid-American Conference in 3-point field goal percentage, and multiple games were lost due to the Chippewas’ inability to score from the outside.

This season, the Chippewas have found some 3-point weapons on their way to a 4-1 record and the best 3-point shooting percentage in the MAC. Guevara said unselfish play and a strong work ethic helped the team find better opportunities from beyond the arc.

“I think because we’re sharing the ball a lot more, people are getting better shots,” she said.

“Plus the shot selection is better and they’re putting in a lot of time before practice shooting the basketball.”

Nearly 50 percent of the team’s 3-point production from last year was lost when former Chippewa Kerby Tamm graduated this past spring. The sharp shooter accounted for 84 of CMU’s 184 made 3-point baskets during the 2014-2015 campaign.

However, the loss of Tamm hasn’t stumped the Chippewas, as a few returners and a couple of newcomers have filled that outside shooting role.

Freshman guard Presley Hudson, sophomore guard Cassandra Breen and junior transfer guard Jasmine Harris account for 37 of CMU’s 40 made 3-pointers, making up an impressive 92 percent of the Chippewas’ long-

distance makes. “(We have) a team full of people who can score, and (teams) don’t know how to guard us,” Harris said.

One of the biggest improvements to CMU’s outside shooting strategy comes from Hudson. In her first five games as a Chippewa, Hudson caught teams by surprise with her ability to knock down deep shots from all over the court.

The Wayland native has a team-high 17 3-pointers and leads the team in 3-point shooting percentage at 43 percent.

“Our shooters and our post (players) have been able to see the open girl and our guards have been able to drive and kick out. That’s what’s been getting me open,” Hudson said. “I just have to keep working hard so that when I get those open shots, I make most of them.”

Breen and Harris have also helped take on the shooting responsibilities for CMU. “I’m happy to step up, but I don’t feel any added pressure,” said Breen, who had the second highest 3-point percentage on the team behind Tamm last season.

Breen said learning from Tamm helped her prepare for the upcoming season and it has shown through her production so far.

This season, Breen is shooting 42 percent from the 3-point line, which is 10 percent higher than her freshman campaign, and second only to Hudson on the team.

“Kerby (Tamm) was a great player and I loved playing under her,” Breen said. “From last year to this year, I really took into consideration what she did and her work ethic and kind of implemented it into mine.”

Over the offseason, Breen

spent countless hours shooting 3-pointers from various spots on the court and shot while fatigued, helping her prepare for an increased role.

“I stayed in town. I would just come into the weight room and get some shots up,” Breen said. “(I shot) a lot of 3’s, somewhere in the high thousands. Almost every day I was in the gym, on the gun, shooting 3’s.”

Harris sat out last season after transferring from Massachusetts. The Farmington Hills native has been a key player for the Chippewas off of the bench, providing a scoring option for the second unit.

Breen and Hudson’s success from beyond the arc has created plenty of opportunities for Harris, and she has delivered, shooting 37 percent from the 3-point line, ranking third on the team.

Even though Harris has been effective from long distance, she expects her production to increase as she gets more into a rhythm.

“I’m very hard on myself,” Harris said. “Right now I think I’m doing alright. Hopefully by conference play I’ll be back to where I think should be as far as production on the court.”

CMU will look to Harris for offense on the perimeter, but the challenge for the Chippewas will be spreading the floor with their shooting on a game-to-game basis moving forward.

“Everybody knows they’re all 3-point shooters,” Guevara said.

“I just want them to be consistent shooting the basketball. That’s what I want from them.”

The stage is set for these young Chippewas, and now all that’s left to do is shoot. Let the 3-point shots fly.

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Woodhaven sophomore Cassandra Breen stands on the court on Oct. 27 at McGuirk Arena during media day. Breen, who is one of the top 3-point shooters on the team, holds up three fingers, which she does after making a 3-point shot.

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News and notes from around campus

Fowler returns to practice Men’s basketball player Chris Fowler returned to practice briefly on Tuesday, taking the next step in the recovery process.

The senior guard didn’t seem hindered during his 10-15 minutes of halfcourt action at the end of Tuesday’s practice, although a brace was on his right knee.

“This was the first day that he did any live 5-on-5, so I think that’s the biggest bright spot,” said CMU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Keno Davis. “I think overall that’s a good sign to see him out there.”

Fowler has not played since the exhibition game against Ferris State Nov. 7 due to an undisclosed injury.

The Southfield native

will travel with the team to Arizona for Thursday’s game against Grand Canyon after staying home during last week’s Gulf Coast Showcase. However, senior forward Blake Hibbitts — who’s out for the season with a torn ACL — will also be making the trip this week.

Davis said last week that the team couldn’t set a timetable for Fowler’s return until he participated in practice.

“Part of it was seeing when he could get on the court and get some live action,” Davis said. “Now it’s about how does he respond to it? He does he feel tonight? How does he feel tomorrow morning?

That gives the trainers and

the doctors a little bit better of an idea of what his timetable will be.”

CMU is 3-3 this season, including a 74-73 win over McNeese State on Monday after having a 14-point lead midway through the second half. All three losses came in the Gulf Coast Showcase last week.

The team will come home for a pair of games at McGuirk Arena next week, hosting Aquinas Dec. 7 and Texas Southern Dec. 12.

There are seven more games before the MidAmerican Conference season begins Jan. 6 against Eastern Michigan.

-Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor

NO. 22 Wrestling takes on NIU, MSU Looking to keep their perfect 2-0 record intact, Central Michigan wrestling will head to DeKalb, Illinois on Thursday to face the 2-2 Huskies of Northern Illinois.

The Chippewas will host Michigan State on Sunday, which will be the first regular season meet in McGuirk Arena this season.

“We’ll have to stay aggressive,” said Head Coach Tom Borrelli. “We’re not real worried about what they’re doing. We want to dictate what’s going on the mat. When they’re reacting to what we’re doing, we’re probably going to be in the driver’s seat.”

Central Michigan enters the week ranked No. 22 in the nation according to USA Today — up two places from a week ago.

Four Chippewa wrestlers are individually ranked in their respective weight classes on InterMat Wrestling.

Senior Zach Horan is ranked No. 15 in the 141-pound class, redshirt sophomore Colin Heffernan and senior Lucas Smith

are ranked ninth in the 141-pounds and 149-pound classes, respectively and senior Mike Ottinger is No. 10 in the 174-pound class.

Thursday’s match begins at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s begins at 2 p.m.

Recruiting Five high school seniors pledged their commitment to Central Michigan Nov. 25.

The recruits include Dresden Simon from the 141/149-pound class, 125-pounder Drew Hildebrant, 133/141-pounder Reiley Brown, 197-pounder Landon Pelham and heavyweight Matt Stencel.

“We tried to address some of our weightclass needs that we felt like were glaring for the future as far as depth,” Borrelli said in a press release. “We feel like all five will be major contributors to the program.”

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Who is CMU’s most valuable athlete?

Rush is Central Michigan’s most valuable athlete

Quarterback Cooper Rush is the most valuable studentathlete on Central Michigan University’s campus.

Rush has been the football team’s most improved player each of his three seasons under center for the Chippewas. His progression from benchwarmer to elite passer has earned him the respect of his teammates, coaches and opposing defenses.

With Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson graduating this year, Rush is likely to be the No. 1 quarterback in the Mid-American Conference next season.

The statistics speak volumes.

Rush has already broken the school record for most passing yards in one season.

Four more touchdown tosses will give him the record for the most in one season by a CMU quarterback.

Most notably, Rush threw seven touchdowns in last year’s Bahamas Bowl, the most during a bowl game of any college quarterback in history.

Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter

The Charlotte native has the intangible qualities you look for in a premier athlete, too.

He is focused in preparation, optimistic in the face of adversity and makes few mental mistakes that hurt his team. Rush embodies the ideal quarterback model in college football. He can deliver an accurate long pass and understands the value of a check down throw to his running backs or tight ends.

Morris Watts, his offensive coordinator, has done an exceptional job putting Rush in a position to succeed. The two have developed a strategic process based in the position’s fundamentals and Rush executes on gameday like few other athletes.

Rush has proven durable through his career as well.

This season, he proved his ability to elude a quick pass

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• Tell us on Twitter by tagging @CMLifeSports and voting in our Twitter poll. rush and pick up yards with his legs. He slides, ducks out of bounds and does not take many chances with his overall health. He understands how important his presence on the field is each week.

He’s taken care of his body and his mind. His near-4.0 GPA is indicative of his commitment to excel at everything he does. CMU’s program benefits from his work ethic on and off the field.

Rush deserves to be called CMU’s best male athlete. He’s worked too hard not to be recognized as such.

There’s a reason Fowler is nicknamed ‘The Foundation’

Junior quarterback Cooper Rush is probably the best passer to ever grace this campus and likely the most valuable player on the Chippewa football team right now.

But senior point guard Chris Fowler is the most valuable player on any CMU varsity team this season.

Fowler broke records and led the men’s basketball team to a Mid-American Conference regular season championship last season. But fans and media really haven’t fully realized his contributions until this year.

The Southfield native started all 94 games throughout the first three years of his career and became CMU’s all-time assists leader just two-and-a-half years in. He’s also 10th all-time at CMU with 1,308 career points.

But it’s not the team records he’s set that tell the story. It’s the team’s record at the end of the season that proves his worth.

With Fowler in 2014-2015, CMU was 23-9. Without him through six games this season because of injury? A mediocre 3-3.

Not only is the team missing a scorer, but it’s missing a guy that

Taylor DesOrmeau Sports Editor makes everybody else better.

Even on the bench, you see Fowler giving advice to teammates and being encouraging.

CMU’s only losses this year came during the three games Fowler wasn’t even on the bench — he decided to stay in Mount Pleasant to rehab his injury instead of going to the Gulf Coast Showcase.

Even on the bench he’s an asset.

On the court, he’s even more of a leader. The Foundation — as he’s nicknamed — drives to the basket faster and with more power and determination than any other player. He finds a way to squeeze by one defender, take a hit from another and still bank in a layup.

And when a team keys in on him? That’s when Fowler finds his teammates in the corner for a wide open 3-pointer.

Hence #3MU. Just like how Rush can make

plays for the football team on his own and open up opportunities for teammates, Fowler truly dictates the offense. But unlike CMU’s quarterback, Fowler is just as strong of a presence on the other side of the ball.

Fowler can be heard during practices and games calling out directions on defense and making sure his team doesn’t allow opponents to find an easy shot.

And he doesn’t take plays off.

The Foundation is the cornerstone of every phase of CMU’s game and without him, every single member of the team suffers.

The guy is unselfish. He puts the team first and distributes the ball around, while still knowing when to take control of a game and will his team to victory.

Without its foundation, you never know when a strong wind will come in and wipe out what the team has put together.

This isn’t a knock on Cooper — he’s been phenomenal and may be the reason the Chippewas are bowl eligible this year.

But without their senior leader this season, the men’s basketball team is shorthanded.

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