March 28, 2016 by Central Michigan Life

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11 column: Moving “Gentle Friday” break hurts students 12 Alumna shares experiences STOPPING VIOLENCE: Alpha Chi Omega sorority raises thousands for Women’s Aid Shelter.

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In the Thursday, March 24 edition, the last funding increase for the Office of Institutional Diversity was incorrectly reported. In 2010, former Interim Provost Gary Shapiro authorized a $20,000 increase to the office’s base budget. Central Michigan Life regrets these errors.

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Faculty member resigns amid personnel investigation By Johnathan Hogan Staff Reporter @jr_hogan1 | news@cm-life.com

Journalism and broadcasting faculty member Mark Ranzenberger resigned from Central Michigan University while being investigated by Faculty Personnel Services. Ranzenberger submitted a letter of resignation to the university on March 21. He worked as a faculty member at CMU since 1999. On the same day, Ranzenberger submitted a letter of resignation to the Mount Pleasant City Commission. He served on the city’s planning commission. “I hereby resign my position on the Mount Pleasant Planning Commission. Thank you to the City Commission, the other planning commissioners, the excellent city staff and the community for the chance to serve,” he wrote. The city commission will formally accept his resignation at its March 28 meeting. His term was set to expire in December. CMU placed Ranzenberger on a paid leave of absense effective March 14, pending the results

of the personnel investigation. Associate Vice President of University Communications Sherry Knight confirmed the investigation ceased once Ranzenberger resigned. He does not work for the university anymore, therefore is no longer being investigated by CMU. CMU police officers executed a search warrant March 10 in Ranzenberger’s Moore Hall office as part of a criminal investigation of child pornography found on the universityowned computer in his office. Lt. Cameron Wassman released a statement March 14, regarding what was found on the computer. “The investigation located other electronic media which fits the definition of ‘child pornography.’ There have not been any arrests made at this time, and the incident remains under investigation by the CMU Police Department.” According to the Michigan Penal Code, child pornography appears to include a child engaged in sexually-explicit conduct. This can include photos, digital or computer-generated images, drawings, video or animations, and a wide variety of other visual and audio mediums. Producing, knowingly possessing, distributing

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or receiving child pornography is illegal. Wassman said last week the police investigation will take longer than two weeks. He said CMUPD has identified a suspect, but declined to comment on whether the suspect is Ranzenberger. He said the investigation was prompted by a tip received from Faculty Personnel Services. Dennis Armistead, executive director of Faculty Personnel Services, declined to comment on the investigation. “Neither I, nor anyone in Faculty Personnel Services can discuss any personnel issues or comment on ongoing investigations,” he said. Ranzenberger said in an email on March 11 he had “no idea” why police removed a computer from his office. He has declined to comment since. City Manager Nancy Ridley said replacing Ranzenberger on the planning commission could happen as early as its next meeting on April 11. The city commission’s appointments committee will see if there is any applications on hand. “They’ll contact those people to see if they’re interested in filling a partial term,” she said. Ridley said she doesn’t know of any staff members

Courtesy Photo | Central Michigan University Journalism and broadcasting faculty member Mark Ranzenberger resigned on March 21.

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City issues more than 2,000 tickets for overnight parking By Johnathan Hogan Staff Reporter @jr_Hogan1 | news@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant officials issued 2,202 tickets for violation of the ordinance against parking on streets overnight between Dec. 1 and March 21. To make it easier for snow plows to clean city streets of snow during the winter, the ordinance requires city streets to be clear of parked vehicles between 2 and 5 a.m. from December to April. The exception to this rule is in the Downtown Central Business District, where parking is restricted between 4 and 6 a.m. year round. Tickets cost the car owner $15 if they are paid a week after being issued, $30 if paid within two weeks, and $40 if the city has to notify a collection agency. City Manager Nancy Ridley said she could not easily determine how much revenue was raised by the

Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Cars sit empty in the neighborhoods located North of Central Michigan University on March 24.

tickets since they are not categorized by when they were paid. She said all revenue is added to the city’s general

fund to support city operations. Ridley said it is important to enforce the ordinance to keep the roads plowed.

“You either have a car that gets plowed in, and then when they do get out, you have a part (of the street) that has more ice,” Ridley said. The ordinance was changed last year to enforce parking restrictions between December and April. Previously the ordinance was in effect between September and May, but for the 2014-15 winter season, the city decided to try a shorter program. “We did a pilot year to see if there was an impact,” Ridley said. “The city found the shorter ordinance had no significant effect on its ability to keep the streets clear of snow and ice, and changed the ordinance permanently.” Between Sept. 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014 — the last time the old ordinance was in effect — the city issued 2,128 tickets, less than the number of citations issued this season. Chloe Foltz, a junior from Livonia who lives on University Street, said the ordinance is enforced too strictly.

“I think it’s stupid,” she said. “(Parking) should be allowed unless there’s snow and they need to plow the roads.” Ridley said, however, it’s important to enforce the ordinance even when the weather is clear. “What we found is if we don’t enforce it when there’s no snow, people get used to parking there,” she said. Emily Parker, also a junior from Livonia, said Ridley’s reasons made sense, but felt there were alternatives. “Why wouldn’t they just do that and say ‘when it snows, you need to move?,’” she said. Lots 1 through 6 can be used with an overnight parking permit. Even numbered lots must be used on even days (Dec. 2, for example) and odd lots can be used on odd days. The parking rules on campus are enforced between 4 and 6 a.m. for all lots except 3, which is enforced between 2 and 5 a.m.

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Abuse survivors, sorority raise $4,520 for Women’s Aid By Brianne Twiddy Staff Reporter

Unless you’ve gone through the situation, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like. Every survivor has a story and has gone through something different.

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While Ciara Francisco was applying for jobs, her thenboyfriend drove around campus to find her car. When he couldn’t find it, he suspected she was being unfaithful. His hunt began because he saw her put more effort into her appearance that morning. As his insecurities multiplied, so did Francisco’s fear — whenever she dressed nice, he would call her a whore. The Port Huron senior compares the emotionally abusive two-year relationship to brainwashing. Four years later, Francisco is Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy vice president, helping run its week-long

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Alex Steele | Freelance Photographer Students gather on March 22 at the Alpha Chi Omega house for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

philanthropy event, The Lyre Games. The events raised $4,520 to donate to the local Women’s Aid Shelter and Family Enrichment Council,

which assists women and families who are survivors of domestic violence. Francisco said her exboyfriend would constantly

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check her phone and demand to know where she was. If anything went wrong in the relationship, he’d convince her it was her fault. “He saw he could break me down mentally until I was afraid to leave him,” Francisco said. “Now I want to give back and help survivors as much as possible.” The Lyre Games kicked off March 21 with Seek the Heights rock climbing competition and district decorating, where fraternities decorated their houses with purple to support domestic violence awareness. March 22 and 23 featured all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinners and “Pie an Alpha Chi” for $1. The Lyre Games concluded March 24 with a Little Red Carnation scavenger hunt, where participants took photos with sorority sisters and uploaded them to social media. “It doesn’t affect me as much anymore, but once it was over, it was a process of learning myself again. I had to slowly build up my self-esteem by working out and loving myself,” Francisco said. “I’m not as affected anymore except during weeks like this, where I look back and see how far I’ve come since then.”

Fraternities competing in the Lyre Games received points for each participating or attending member at events. Competing non-Greek student organizations received points based on the percentage of their organization participating or attending events. The winning fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau with 465 points, received $200 toward its philanthropy. The winning non-Greek organization, the club quidditch team, with 82 points, received $100 toward a philanthropy of choice. “The week-long event of raising awareness for domestic violence made my sisters and me feel empowered,” said Alpha Chi Omega member and Battle Creek junior Heather Roadcap. “The money we raised makes an impact on the community and survivors.” One of Roadcap’s earliest memories is sitting next to a boy who would touch and grope her on the kindergarten school bus. When she reported the events to her bus driver, she was told, “he may just want a hug or attention.” The invalidation of her experience made her afraid to tell her parents until she was 16, she said. Growing up, Roadcap found herself a target of the younger boys of her community, who would tackle her to grope and kiss her. “It’s so weird to think about because where did they learn that?” she said. “Now I almost feel bad for the boy on the

bus, because he had have to learned it somewhere.” The experiences caused flashbacks and nightmares, creating intimacy problems between Roadcap and her boyfriend. She’d wake up sweating and confused from a nightmare, to which her boyfriend would attempt to comfort her by hugging her. The touch would send Roadcap panicking and yelling “don’t touch me” until he learned to just grab her a glass of water and talk her down. “Unless you’ve gone through the situation, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like. Every survivor has a story and has gone through something different,” Roadcap said. “I felt crazy for the longest time, so (it helped) having a more accepting society of the fact domestic violence is so common to help survivors come out and say ‘this happened to me and made me a stronger person.’” Roadcap and her boyfriend “found their groove” on how to help her through the nightmares and flashbacks, which are now a rare occurrence. One of the only ways to help a survivor is through patience, Francisco said. People in abusive relationships tend to isolate themselves and have their selfesteem torn down, she said. “It takes time and patience because it’s a struggle for everyone involved,” she said. “Don’t give up on your friends or family. Recovery is a long, slow process. All you can do is be there for the survivor.”

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Unconventional medicine Students cope with feelings of depression, anxiety with the support of therapy animals By Jordyn Hermani News Editor

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Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor Portage sophomore Brandon Darsow holds and pets his therapy cat, Minx, on March 3 at Kulhavi Hall.

randon Darsow’s biggest complaint about his roommate is that she has a tendency to wake him up late at night by hanging off his television stand and meowing loudly. “I can’t get too mad at her though,” Darsow said, scooping his feline roommate off the floor. “She’s kind of like my baby.” The Portage sophomore is one of five students who lives with a therapy pet in the residence halls. Approved by Student Disability Services to help him cope with panic attacks, Darsow lives with his short-haired cat, Minx, alongside his other roommate. To apply for permision to have a therapy pet on campus, students must first check with Student Disability Services to see if their disability makes them eligible. A student must regularly see a therapist for more than six months before even being considered for an application. During that time, the student must discuss with their therapist whether a therapy pet could be used to help them with their disability. A study issued by the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the 1980s revealed that using therapy animals, even for a short period of time, can significantly lower the user’s blood pressure. Therapy animals can be particularly helpful as blood pressure spikes during panic attacks, which is sometimes triggered by anxiety.

This study was reaffirmed in 2007 in a report released by the National Park Service on the benefits of using therapy pets to treat anxiety. “Pet interaction, whether active or passive, tends to lower anxiety levels in subjects, and thus decrease the onset, severity or progression of stress-related conditions,” the report states. “It is thought that the reduction in blood pressure achieved through dog ownership can be equal to the reduction achieved by changing to a low salt diet or cutting down on alcohol.” Holland senior Meg Wallaker has had her therapy cat since December 2014, when she was cleared to bring Willow into the residence halls. Wallaker adopted Willow when she was a kitten at the recommendation of her therapist. “My doctor encouraged me to get a kitten because you bond better with them earlier in life. You’re their first relationship as a human,” she said. “I was able to bring (Willow to campus) two or three weeks after I adopted her.” When Wallaker has an anxiety attack, she begins to shake and usually experiences tunnel vision and shortness of breath. Willow aids her by serving as a “grounding point,” which helps bring Wallaker out of her panicked state. “When I am having an anxiety attack, (Willow) will just crawl right into my lap, lay down and be there when I need her to be,” Wallaker said. “She’s something that I can just focus on, and grounds me. I can tell myself, ‘Hey, I’m going to be OK. I just need to breath and focus on (Willow) and this will pass in a few minutes.’”

owner: Holland senior Meg Wallaker

how willow helps: Willow helps when Wallaker has panic attacks. T he cat serves as a “grounding point,” which helps with Wallaker’s tunnel vision and feeling of dizziness. willow’s favorit e toy: A green mouse attached to a plastic pole Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor

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owner: Rochester Hills junior Jamie Fortin

how chewy helps: Fortin’s depression worsens when she is feeling lonely. After moving off campus, Fortin adopted Chewy because his presence helps to keep her smiling. chewy’s favorit e toy: A rubber sqeaker owl, whose squeaker has since been broken Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor

T he a pplication process Between 25 and 30 students attempt to complete paperwork to own a therapy pet in the residence halls said Lynne L’Hommedieu, director of Student Disability Services. As of March 25, she has 23 applications for therapy pets sitting on her desk from students who are in the process of completing the paperwork. Of those students, only 15 to 20 percent complete the process, she said, which can take them anywhere from “a couple of weeks” to six months. “My goal (with the paperwork process) is to keep everyone’s safety in mind, including the animal’s,” L’Hommedieu said. “(Students) are bringing an animal into a really tight living environment, maybe a bedroom (the owner) is sharing with one to three other people. We have to make sure the animal is going to be able to cope with this (and) the student understands what their responsibilities are with taking care of the animal.” Darsow said because he was “determined,” the paperwork took less than two months to complete. He adopted Minx from the Isabella County Animal Shelter. His parents weren’t thrilled at first when he told them he adopted a therapy cat, Darsow said. That all changed when his mother fell in love with Minx while Darsow completed the necessary paperwork for his cat to live in the residence hall. Since meeting the cat, Darsow’s mother and father are both “incredibly supportive” of his need for a therapy animal, he said. Therapy pets are commonly seen with students who have anxiety or depression, L’Hommedieu said. Since getting her, Darsow said Minx helps to stave off intense feelings of loneliness he gets during his panic attacks.

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Rochester Hills junior Jamie Fortin plays with her therapy dog, Chewy, on March 25 at Campus Habitat Apartments.

Once a student is approved, they must make sure Student Disability Services knows of their pet and provide up-to-date veterinarian records. Any animal can be a therapy pet, L’Hommedieu said, so long as it weighs under 35 pounds and doesn’t cause an immediate danger to people in the residence hall. If a student who wants a therapy pet has a roommate who is allergic to animal fur, one of the two must move, L’Hommedieu said.

owner: Portage sophomore Brandon Darsow

Taking care of a therapy pet adds a few extra steps to Darsow’s day. While he gets up and ready, he has to make sure to feed Minx and check her litter box before he leaves for class. As required by Student Disability Services, Darsow locks Minx in her carrying crate while he’s not home so she doesn’t cause damage. “She’s usually the thing that wakes me up most mornings by meowing or getting into things (in my room),” he said. “Minx is usually pretty good about not getting into too

how Minx helps: When Darsow has panic attacks, he’s overwhelmed with feelings of lonliness. Minx helps Darsow by being a soothing presence which reminds him that he’s not alone. minx’s favorit e toy: A laser pointer

Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor

much trouble.”

Helping on and of f campus When living in the residence halls, Rochester Hills junior Jamie Fortin never knew obtaining a therapy pet could help her deal with depression. In November, Fortin adopted Chewy, a chihuahua from the Isabella County Animal w Therapy | 8

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Shelter. Fortin said she can see a noticeable difference in her personality and mood since adopting the dog. “When I moved into my own apartment, I got lonely,” she said. “It was my mother who suggested adopting a dog. A lot of the time, all (Chewy) does for me is snuggle and makes his presence known. With depression, I often feel alone. It’s good to have him just always there.” Chewy is undergoing training at the Mount Pleasant Kennel Club to learn how to be a therapy dog. This involves six weeks of classes in which the dog is prepped for taking the Therapy Dog International test. The class is available for dogs one year of age or older and costs $80 to attend. In order to be eligible to attend the class, an animal must first receive a “Canine Good Citizen certificate” from the shelter. This involves passing a basic obedience course, also offered by the kennel club. Until he’s certified, Fortin must pay for Chewy as if he were a regular animal in an apartment. Campus Habitat, the complex she lives in, required her to pay a $300 deposit

plus an additional $40 per month to keep the dog on the premise. The additional pet fee will be waved, Fortin said, once Chewy completes his therapy dog training. And while Fortin has spent a lot of money on Chewy, she said every penny was worth it. “Owning a therapy pet is a huge responsibility, but if your heart is in it, then you should do it,” Fortin said. “Chewy has changed who I am as a person. He definitely impacts pretty much everyone he meets.” Darsow said students dealing with anxiety or depression should speak with their therapists about obtaining a therapy pet. “A lot of people (might) know someone who has a therapy pet, but they don’t think it’s something they can (apply for),” Darsow said. “The process is a little bit rigorous and requires perseverance, but it’s not impossible. This isn’t an option that gets talked about a lot, so it’s important (students) know this so they can discuss with the right people if this is a (possibility) for them.” To inquire about getting a therapy pet, Student Disability Services can be reached by phone at (989) 774-3018 or via email at sds@cmich.edu.

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Apartment complexes bought by Texas housing corporation By Kate Carlson News Editor @k8erzz | news@cm-life.com

Access Campus Housing, a student living management corporation based in Texas, bought Copper Beech Townhomes and The Grove apartments. The official property name change for The Grove — now The Reserve — took place on March 22 after management in the company changed from Campus Crest Communities LLC to Access Campus Housing in January. A management change at Copper Beech took place last month. “The goal of this change is to improve the overall experience for each of our residents, their guests and guarantors,” read an email sent by The Reserve management team on March 23. Leasing manager of The Reserve, Cody Ruffell, said the change in management shouldn’t affect tenants. Ruffell was recently promoted to a management position and hopes to establish a better relationship with residents than before. The rebranding and management staff changes will not affect current renewal of lease, tenancy or rental rates at The Reserve, Ruffell said. “There wasn’t a good relationship with residents and management before,” Ruffel said. “I have been here for a year as a part-time community assistant then leasing consultant before I was just promoted.” He said rebranding will cost money, but the turn around investment from leases will make up for it. “I just hope (the residents) are comfortable coming up and speaking with us, and I want to make sure they’re happy,” Ruffel said.

Kate Carlson | News Editor The Grove apartments was recently renamed to The Reserve.

Being managed by a corporation across the nation “makes it interesting,” said Copper Beech Townhomes Leasing Manager Tyler Varney. The Townhomes previously had their own corporation office specifically for Copper Beech. Varney was hired toward the end of February, right around the time management changed in Copper Beech. “Hopefully we’ll be able to make Copper Beech the most desirable place for this area by hosting events for residents and having good incentives for them to live here,” Varney said. He said ACH values resident satisfaction and will offer Copper Beech a bigger budget to do things like offer residents giveaways and host apartment-wide events.

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New organization aims to connect students, faculty from Korea By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter @paige_sheff | news@cmich.edu

Coming to Central Michigan University from a country where communication between students and professors is essential, Donghwan Kim started the Korean Scholars and Students Association to connect Korean faculty and students. “The relationship between students and faculty is very important in Korea, so we feel kind of lonely if we don’t have any kind of relationship between us and the faculty,” said the South Korea senior. The organization was formed in the fall, but met for the first time this semester. There are 15 Korean students enrolled on campus, but KSSA has about 20 members, comprised almost equally of students and faculty members. Kim said in Korea, everyone within the same department knows each other. Though he does not see major cultural differences between Korea and the United States, KSSA vice president Sangyang Yim said Korea is more of a collectivistic society, whereas U.S. society is individualistic. One purpose of the organization is to help new Korean students adjust to American society and the academic system, Kim said. Some of this advice can

Alex Steele | Staff Photographer From left to right, Sangyang Yim, Yoonjin Park, and Donghwan Kim lead the newly formed Korean Scholars and Students Association.

come from the Korean faculty in the organization who have been in the U.S. for a while and have dealt with adjusting and different issues Korean students might encounter, he said. “Faculty can (also) get to know what Korean students need to be successful at CMU,” he said. Some of the issues Korean students face are ones CMU’s academic advisers might not be familiar with, Kim said. “CMU academic advisers are mostly U.S. citizens so they don’t know the problems of visas, but faculty know because they’ve already been in that situation so they can give us advice,” he said. Kim said adjusting to the

academic system and dealing with a language barrier can be challenging. The association’s general meetings are for students only, but faculty might invite students to additional meetings. Faculty and students in KSSA are planning to meet two to three times a semester. “We want to be able to have a system between students and scholars for advising,” Kim said. KSSA treasurer Yoonjin Park said Korean students can also learn a lot from each other. The organization is open to any students interested in Korean culture. Participation also could be informative for U.S. students who are interested in

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Korean culture,” Yim said. The group is interested in helping people who want to learn

Korean or improve their Korean language skills. “For this year, our ultimate goal is to make our organization more fun and systematic for students who will be involved next semester,” Kim said. There are several other cultural and international organizations at CMU, including the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, which works to create a network between Chinese students and faculty. Kim said KSSA and CSSA are similar, even though the Korean population at CMU is much smaller than the Chinese population. KSSA will share information about Korean culture at the International EXPO hosted by the International Student Organization from 4 to 8 p.m. on April 16 in Finch Fieldhouse.

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NCAA should eliminate Division I attendance mandate Arbitrary attendance figure should no longer be indicator of fan engagement

Editorial College football attendance is declining nationwide. Student attendance at games has been abysmal. Such is the case at Central Michigan University. CMU averaged 15,065 people in the stands at Kelly/Shorts Stadium this season. The stadium has a capacity of 30,255. The NCAA requires CMU to average at least 15,000 in actual or paid attendance for all home football games on a two-year rolling basis to remain a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. As mediums by which fans can consume college football increase, it has become clear the NCAA attendance mandate should be done away with. Instead, the NCAA should consider incentivizing schools to achieve higher attendance. This would encourage schools to invest in the gameday experience rather than staying compliant. As we have seen, schools such as CMU have found ways to stay above the required attendance average, if just barely. Many schools sell tickets to marketing companies in order to meet the number the NCAA set in 2002. At CMU, sports marketing company IMG College purchases tickets to help CMU meet the

File Photo | Greg Cornwell Senior defensive end Blake Serpa dives for the Northern Illinois quarter back on Oct. 3 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

attendance requirement. The company aggregates sponsorship and multimedia rights for universities, and has bought 2,032 CMU football tickets during the past two years — 859 in 2015 and 1,173 in 2014. The number of tickets sold to IMG is determined each year based on how confident CMU is it will make the 15,000 mark. In 2013-14, CMU was heavily reliant on IMG College distributing 5,500 season tickets to stay compliant with the NCAA. Athletics Director Dave Heeke said it plainly on Jan. 7.

“Shouldn’t we just be able to play football if we want with no one in (the stadium)? I don’t care. Now, we’ve been forced to develop ways to meet that,” he said. Heeke’s makes a valid point. We agree with him. There is less incentive for member schools to put more fans in the seats. Make no mistake about it. Television is what drives the money behind college football. The Mid-American Conference signed a 13-year television deal with ESPN worth more than $100 million, which guarantees broadcast coverage of

every MAC football game. It has hurt CMU’s home football game attendance the most. This sends a mixed message to schools like CMU: Average a certain number of fans in the seats at each game, but the conference signs a lucrative broadcast contract so those same games are available to watch for people who would rather stay home. MAC teams have been playing games on Tuesday, Wednesday and occasionally Thursday and Friday at the end of the regular season since 1999.

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The purpose, conference officials say, is to give the MAC national exposure it can’t attract when competing against a Saturday ESPN TV schedule packed with dozens of other larger conference games. It is unrealistic to expect member schools to hit a marker for attendance with these TV deals in place. This does not mean television deals should be done away with. But the NCAA’s attendance mandate should be. Student and alumni fans are much more likely to watch a CMU football game from the comfort of their own homes than sit in bad weather on a school or work night watching an underwhelming game against Eastern Michigan or Miami (Ohio). The numbers continue to prove it every year. The overall attendance for this season’s Tuesday game against Toledo was 12,429, well below the average home game in 2015, according to CMU’s 2015 Paid Football Attendance Summary. The game ranked fifth out of the six home games in total attendance and fourth in terms of student attendance. Meanwhile, CMU’s Tuesday, Nov. 10 game against Toledo on ESPN2 was the mostwatched game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in 2015, with 561,000 people tuned in at any given minute, according to ESPN and Nielsen ratings.

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Midweek games are inconvenient not just for many students, but also for alumni traveling to Mount Pleasant on gameday. Then there is the dreaded Black Friday game. Eastern Michigan came to Mount Pleasant on Black Friday in 2013, and lost 42-10. The paid attendance was 9,356. The Eagles visited CMU again last season on Black Friday drawing another small crowd, with a 10,799 paid attendance mark. Head Coach John Bonamego criticized the placement of that game during the week leading up to CMU’s least-attended game of the season. “I think we should make every effort in the future to try and schedule these things before Thanksgiving, before students leave to go home,” Bonamego said. “When we are all kind of struggling for attendance across the board, it just doesn’t make sense to schedule a game when you don’t have anybody.” The fan experience should be what college football places its highest priority on. The current rule the NCAA has in place for home-game attendance does a disservice to member schools whose product is now broadcast around the country for free. As the big business of college football grows, so does apathy from the people whose participation in the spectacle should mean the most.

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Gentle Thursday and Friday will be missed by students New students at Central Michigan University will not get the chance to appreciate the two days off before exams this year, known as Gentle Thursday and Friday. According to CMU’s “campus traditions” listed on its website, Gentle Thursday and Friday were established in 1960 by Program Board to give faculty and students time off before spring final exams. Students will not have those two days of grace before tasked with proving our academic worth this semester. This is because in 2013 the Academic Senate approved the change to

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the academic calendar to move the days to Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1. Gentle Thursday and Friday were lifesavers during my freshman and sophomore years. Until they came, I never knew how much I needed the extra days to catch up on life and studying. In the past I used the days to study all night, and take an extra moment to breathe in between

frantically quizzing over flashcards and making a sixth cup of coffee. Let’s be clear: Gentle Thursday and Friday were not “moved” — they were taken away. The point of the two days off was formed by a student organization to give students a break at a pivotal time in their college careers — before final exams. The timing of the days is crucial. If Gentle Thursday and Friday don’t exist before final exams, it’s impossible for them to occur on a different date. The decision to “move the days” was made in order to

have Gentle Thursday and Friday coincide with the spring break of the Gratiot-Isabella school districts, giving faculty and staff the same time off as their children in that district. I’m all for helping out parents care for their kids, but at a university, taking away valuable study time for students shouldn’t happen to make a few professor’s lives slightly more convenient. In a Board of Trustees meeting, President George Ross said the change of dates should not effect students’ ability to study for finals. He said we should study for three hours

per credit hour each week, and throughout the semester. The expectation that I should have enough time to go to all of my classes, study outside of class, hold a job to pay for college and gain necessary experience in my field and maybe keep up with my health is unrealistic. Ross’ statement shows how out of touch the university is with students, which is probably the main reason the dates for Gentle Thursday and Friday changed. “I think (during) the course of a 16-week semester, hopefully, students would have

studied three hours per hour in class each week throughout the semester,” Ross said at the Feb. 18 Board of Trustees meeting. Of course I will utilize the extra time the best I can, but it’s not the same. I will be hurting from not having those two days off when I need them most. I get it — I’m lucky to be able to go to college in the first place; this is what I signed up for. Traditions ought to be analyzed and improved. However, having Thursday and Friday off before finals — a seemingly small gesture — was a huge help to me an d many other students.

The disheartening reality of looking 19 but feeling 25 I have never been good at making friends with people my age. I imagine, for others around campus, it’s the same way. Let me be clear: to my fellow Chippewas who are under 21 and sometimes feel as though your older friends are babysitting you, rather than just hanging out — I understand. When you’re younger that doesn’t matter. When you’re 16 and your best friends are gradu-

ating high school, you know that you’re all in that same boat of not quite being at the cusp of adulthood. So you bond about not being able to go out to certain restaurants after hours or being unable to get into R-rated movies because you look too young. Now at 20, with most of my friends over the age of 21, it’s a bit different. Many of my friends talk about going to the bar or out to clubs where

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there are age restrictions. I’m caught in a conundrum. On the one hand, the rational side of me wants to say it’s only natural my friends want to go to the bar. They’re adults; they’re

able to do that. But on the other side, the more selfish side of me, feels a bit dejected. Is alcohol more appealing than my friendship? Survey says — maybe. You’re sort of at odds with yourself when you’re the youngest in your friend group. You want to be mad that you can’t go out with your friends after a certain point in the night, but logically you know you can’t be. It’s like getting mad at someone for having the ability to

go out to eat when you don’t have the extra pocket change for Taco Bell. It’s nonsense. So my message for others in the same boat as me is this: there’s nothing that can be done, so why worry? Millennials are guilty of having an over-obsession with FOMO, or the “fear of missing out.” Nobody likes to get Snapchats of their friends at the bar or going to a concert that’s only 21 and up. But it’s life. And

life’s unfair like that sometimes. Remember this for when you turn 21. Remember what it felt like to have to re-watch friends having fun through videos or go through photos on Facebook. Obviously don’t put your life on hold for those who can’t always participate because of age restrictions. But maybe remember that you don’t have to go out to the bar every night to have fun.

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Isabella County pet owners should follow basic care laws TO THE EDITOR: The Humane Animal Treatment Society provides financial help for spaying and neutering pets. Since 1999, HATS has helped find homes for more than 10,000 animals and has a brand new Health Clinic to help spay and neuter pets. The save rate is more than 90 percent which is one of the highest in the country. Several animal topics are covered under the Michigan Compiled Laws. Adequate Care: The animal must be provided with suf-

ficient food, water, shelter, sanitary conditions, exercise and veterinary medical attention in order to maintain that animal in a state of good health. Neglect: Means to fail to sufficiently and properly care for an animal to the extent that the animal’s health is jeopardized. Sanitary Conditions: Means space free from health hazards including excessive animal waste, overcrowding of animals, or other conditions that endanger the animal’s health. Shelter: Means adequate

protection from the elements and weather conditions suitable for the age, species, and physical condition of the animal so as to maintain that animal in a state of good health. Shelter, for livestock, includes structures or natural features such as trees or topography. Shelter for a dog shall include one or more of the following: the residence of the dog’s owner or other individual or a doghouse that is an enclosed structure with a roof and of appropriate dimensions for the breed and size of

the dog. The doghouse shall have dry bedding when the outdoor temperature is or is predicted to drop below freezing. These structures include, but are not limited to, a garage, barn or shed that is sufficiently insulated and ventilated to protect the dog from extreme temperatures. State of Good Health: Means freedom from disease and illness, and in a condition of proper body weight for the age and species of the animal, unless the animal is undergo-

ing appropriate treatment. Finally, here some tips for dog dental health. Puppies get permanent teeth between 4 months and 7 months of age. Clean their teeth with a dog toothpaste or a baking-soda-and-water paste once or twice a week. Use a child’s soft toothbrush or a gauze pad over your finger. Some dogs develop periodontal disease, a pocket of infection between the tooth and the gum. This painful condition can

result in tooth loss and is a source of infection for the rest of the body. Veterinarians can clean the teeth as a part of your dog’s health program. Isabella County pet owners may submit a written request for certificates to: HATS, PO Box 732, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0732; include a business size SASE and their phone number with their request. Carol Smallwood, Humane Animal Treatment Society

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Alumna adapts to job market after graduation, models in NYC women to tweet a picture of themselves. I tweeted a really cool picture of me in a rockabilly dapper outfit and immediately was asked by dapperq. com to come to L.A. for a model photoshoot and interview. Since that time, I’ve been featured in the largest androgynous runway show of its kind in New York City and most recently in February of 2016, walked in New York Fashion Week and was the only androgynous model in the Walk Fashion Showcase.

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When Mack Dihle graduated from Central Michigan University in 2004, her plan was to get a job as a band director. The now 33-year-old Chicago resident never expected to find employment as an androgynous male model in New York Fashion Week who plays trumpet at jazz clubs when she is off duty from her job as a police officer. Attending her alma mater on a trumpet scholarship and making the move to Chicago were turning points in Dihle’s life, she said. Moving to the Windy City made it possible for her to find a job pursuing what have become her creative passions outside police work — music and modeling. Dihle took some time out of her busy schedule to talk with Central Michigan Life about her life in Chicago. Did you enjoy your time at CMU as a music student? DIHLE: I’ve made amazing friends (after graduation) and feel supported, but nothing will come close to CMU. (At CMU, my) whole life basically revolved around the music building: From 8 a.m. until midnight, I was there for classes, practicing and rehearsals. I loved how my entire life was music. What was life like after you graduated from CMU? When I graduated in 2004, the economy was really bad. I graduated and there were no jobs. There were more than 200 people applying for the same position and we all had the same credentials. If I would have (found permanent employment as) a music teacher, I wouldn’t have come out. None of (my success now) would have happened.

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Central Michigan University alumna Mack Dihle, 23, poses holding her trumpet.

Can you explain how making the move to Chicago after graduation changed your life? After I moved out of state I decided to be the true me. Before, lots of parts of me were suppressed. Gender and sexuality are two separate things, but for me personally, they kind of go hand in hand. Moving here saved my life. I was really depressed when I lived in Michigan. As soon as I came out in Chicago, I’ve never had suicidal thoughts again. Before I came here, I wasn’t living my truth. You seem to be pushing the boundaries of gender. Do you think gender is a social construct? Yes. A big reason I’m an androgynous model is because I want people to see a beautiful human (on the runway) and not see a gender. I can model either gender and look great and am accepted for it. I’m excited to see the world of androgynous fashion take over. (It will allow) people to make decisions for themselves based on their truth and not what societal binary gender box they should fit into.

How does modeling in androgynous fashion shows different from other fashion shows? Model applications (at nonandrogynous shows) have only two gender boxes, and I am always torn which one to check, because I identify as a female who models only masculine-of-center fashion that happens to fall into the men’s category. How did you go from looking for employment as a music teacher to becoming a police officer? In 2006, the economy was really taking a turn for the worse. Band director jobs became scarce and I started seeing other CMU music alumni at the same out of state interviews. I decided to get creative and taught myself how to successfully pass written police exams. In 2008, I landed my first police officer position. My intent was to be a police officer for only as long as it would take me to get another band director teaching position. The stability of law enforcement and a higher salary led me to stick with it.

How did you get into modeling? I thought about modeling

in 2014, (and pursued it) as a creative outlet. The “What is Butch?” Twitter campaign asked

Do you have any advice for CMU students about to graduate? Most of my friends that got masters degrees barely used them. Unless you really know getting a masters is going to help you, most jobs don’t look at that. Instead, consider learning a skill like coding or website design that will end up bringing in much more money.

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Gymnastics heads into NCAA Regionals as underdogs

Baseball drops weekend series to fall to 5-19

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The lone sophomore After spending first year as average student, Crouse hits the field for lacrosse team By McKenzie Sanderson Staff Reporter @ohkenzie | sports@cm-life.com

A few weeks after naming its first head coach in program history, the Central Michigan women’s lacrosse team recruited its first player — defender Amber Crouse. The Hartland native was recruited in early August 2014 after Sara Tisdale was announced as head coach on July 16, 2014. The other 25 future Chippewas — who were finishing their high school careers — signed on with the program between fall 2014 and January 2015. Meanwhile, Crouse was already living on campus. She spent her freshman year focusing on her studies and awaiting the arrival of her new teammates. “I was just an average student,” Crouse said. “I worked out on my own and took a lot of naps. I had a lot of free time and I used that to really focus on school.” Tisdale said she was not able to spend much time with Crouse during her first semester on campus because of the fivemonth period she spent traveling and recruiting. She said Crouse was “on the ground-level in terms of experience” when the training for their first season as a program began. On April 12, 2015, Crouse and more than 120 other studentathletes were recognized for academic achievement. Athletes were honored for earning at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer

Sophomore defender Amber Crouse poses Thursday at the Indoor Athletic Complex.

“I was the one lacrosse player on the field,” she said. “It was a little weird because I had to go by myself and carry the lacrosse sign.” Crouse had originally planned to play club lacrosse at Saginaw Valley State before discovering the opportunity to play for CMU. “I heard (CMU) was talking about getting a new team, so I was keeping it open as a possibility,” she said. “I chose CMU because it’s close

to home and my dad is an (alumnus), so he was pushing for me to go here too.” Crouse’s high school head coach contacted Tisdale, helping connect her with CMU lacrosse. Crouse played defense all four years at Hartland High School. She was named Michigan Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association First Team All-State in the 2013 and 2014 seasons along with first-team conference honors.

She holds the state record for most assists in a game with 14. She also ranks in the top five in Michigan for most assists in a single season with 70 in 2014 and most career assists with 117. Besides training and putting in hours on the lacrosse field, Crouse spends her time at CMU studying biology. She has a passion for animals and hopes to attend veterinarian school at Michigan State. Tisdale said her staff looks

for players who stand out on and off the field. “We look for those intangible things like the hustle plays,” she said. “I think it’s pretty easy to put the ball in the back of the net and stand out that way, but we look for other ways that players stand out. In our mind that means hustle plays in the midfield, assisting teammates, running through a ground ball hard or causing a turnover.” Crouse has played three of

CMU’s seven games, starting once. She hasn’t attempted a shot yet and has picked up five ground balls on defense for the 3-3 Chippewas. The team starts Atlantic Sun Conference play on Wednesday in Detroit. “It’s exciting because we’re going in as underdogs,” Crouse said. “But we’re hoping to surprise people. We’re building the foundation of the new program so that’s been really exciting for me.”

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Entering as underdogs Gymnastics ranks near bottom of group going into Saturday’s regional

By Anthony Cook | Staff Reporter @cookie_monstr97 | sports@cm-life.com For the eighth consecutive season, the Central Michigan gymnastics team is heading to an NCAA Regional. The Chippewas qualified by finishing 35th in the

country in regional qualifying score (RQS) — the top 36 go to regionals. The RQS is calculated by averaging a team’s second through fifth best scores during the season. The top two teams from each of the six regionals advance to the NCAA Championships. In the Iowa City Regional, CMU goes up against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 12 Nebraska, No. 13 Ar-

kansas, No. 19 Iowa and No. 30 Kent State. Here’s a breakdown of where the Chippewas stand in each of the four events.

Balance Beam

he Chippewa beam team has improved substantially since its first meet on Jan. 3 when the group scored a 47.175. Since then, CMU has averaged 48.692 and 49.008 in its past three meets. CMU ranks 33rd in the country for beam RQS at 48.945. Leading the beam team is sophomore Katy Clements, averaging a team best of 9.789 this season. Her season best of 9.925 is the best score of any Chippewa gymnast on the beam in 2016. Despite four scores of 9.825 or higher in the MAC Championships, a pair of falls on the event cost the Chippewas at least half a point and bumped the team from second to fourth in the overall standings. “This year we’re definitely going in with

Regional Rankings, Top Athlete UNIVERSITY

SCORE

TOP ATHLETE

1. Oklahoma

49.445

Chayse Capps

2. Nebraska

49.225

Grace Williams

3. Arkansas

49.195

Amanda Wellick

4. Iowa

49.095

Mollie Drenth

5. Central mich.

48.945

Katy Clements

6. KENT STATE

48.915

Rachel Stypinski

the goal of not committing any major mistakes,” said Head Coach Jerry Reighard. “That really hurt us at championships when we had some falls on balance beams. You’re not going to be in any offensive position to help yourself if you’re not doing your best gymnastics.”

Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Kasey Janowicz competes on beam on Jan. 15 at McGuirk Arena.

Uneven Bars

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Megan Lamphere competes on bar on Jan. 3 at McGuirk Arena.

he team’s average bars score of a 48.9 is the highest of all four contested events. CMU’s bars RQS in the event is 49.045 ranking 24th in the nation. Sophomore Bryttany Kaplan and senior Megan Lamphere lead CMU on bars, both averaging over a 9.8 on the season. They both scored a 9.9 in the MAC Championships, earning CMU’s only two individual championships in the meet.

Regional Rankings, Top Athlete UNIVERSITY

SCORE

TOP ATHLETE

1. Oklahoma

49.575

McKenzie Wofford

2. Nebraska

49.180

Grace Williams

3. Arkansas

49.165

Braie Speed Paige Zaziski

4. Iowa

49.160

Johanny Sotillo

5. Central mich.

49.045

6. KENT STATE

48.940

Bryttany Kaplan Megan Lamphere Ali Marrero

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Floor exercise

econd to bars, floor has been another stable strength for CMU. The floor team has averaged 48.715 on the year. CMU’s most recent floor performance at the MAC Championships was its best of the season scoring 49.225. The floor team’s RQS of 48.995 ranks 40th in the country. Sophomore Macey Hilliker has averaged 9.806 this season, and has only scored under a 9.8 in the first two meets of the season. “We really want to focus on doing our performances each one individually from start to finish and focus on your job when it’s your time,” said senior Taylor Bolender. “We’re trying not to focus on the meet

Rich Drummond | Staff Photographer Taylor Bolender competes on floor on Jan. 28 at McGuirk Arena.

Regional Rankings, Top Athlete UNIVERSITY

SCORE

TOP ATHLETE

1. Oklahoma

49.575

Haley Scaman

2. Arkansas

49.280

Samantha Nelson

3. NEBRASKA

49.260

Hollie Blanske

4. KENT STATE

49.205

Jordan Hardison

5. Iowa

49.115

Alie Glover

5. Central mich.

48.995

Taylor Bolender

We really want to focus on doing our performances each one individually from start to finish. Taylor Bolender Senior gymnast

as a whole, but more so focusing on my job when it’s my turn.”

VAULT

Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor Senior Karlee Teet performs on the vault on Nov. 21, 2015 at McGuirk Arena.

or the Chippewas, the vault has been an area of struggle all season. CMU’s average vault score is the lowest of all four of its events at 48.594. It is the only event the team hasn’t scored above the coveted 49 all season. Central Michigan is ranked 40th in the country in vault with its Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 48.795. Freshman Kasey Janowicz has lead the vault team this season, averaging a 9.788 with a season high of 9.875. CMU’s 45.550 on vault in the MidAmerican Conference Championships was the lowest score of the four events for the Chippewas and was the worst vault score of the seven teams in competition. No Chippewa earned higher than a 9.775.

Regional Rankings, Top Athlete UNIVERSITY

SCORE

TOP ATHLETE

1. Oklahoma

49.415

AJ Jackson

2. Arkansas

49.160

Amanda Wellick

3. NEBRASKA

49.105

Hollie Blanske

4. IOWA

49.095

Mollie Drenth

5. Central Mich.

48.795

Kasey Janowicz

6. Kent State

48.675

Nicolle Eastman

“We had a long discussion coming home from the MAC Championships,” Reighard said. “We had to accept the situation and they had to prove to me that they were going to work hard, and they had a passion to do the next two weeks. It’s been a great week of practice. I think we can be as ready as we can be.” Source: All stats from roadtonationals.com

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Baseball team falls to 5-19 after dropping two of three By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter @SalsaEvan | sports@cm-life.com

Before Feb. 19, the Central Michigan baseball team was preparing for a season in which they were projected to win the Mid-American Conference West Division. By Sunday evening, the team compiled a 5-19 record, including dropping two of three to Kent State to open MAC play. Head Coach Steve Jaksa said the team is looking for “consistency of play.” Entering Sunday, only two players who played in the first 22 games of the season had a batting average over .300 — sophomore shortstop Zach McKinstry (.344) and sophomore leftfielder Daniel Jipping (.310). On the mound, every Chip-

We can’t win it with the way (we played) this weekend. To be as good as I want us to be, we’ve got to get better in some areas. Steve Jaksa, Head Coach

Richard Drummond | Staff Photographer Freshman pitcher Michael Brettell lowers his head after walking the bases loaded during the game against Kent State at Theunissen Stadium on Saturday.

pewa pitcher on the roster has compiled an earned run average above 3.50. Junior left-handed

Nick Deeg has started the most games with six and has amassed a 1-5 record with a 6.55 ERA.

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He noted the play of McKinstry, despite the shortstop’s team-high eight errors, including one on Sunday. “We’ve been fielding the ball very well lately,” Jaksa said. “Zach’s been playing great at short. He just bobbled one ball. I love Zach. I think he’s doing a great job for us at short.” Jaksa said he was disappointed with a season-opening sweep at the hands of Arkansas and then a four-game sweep at the Grand Canyon Classic in Arizona after, but noted they played good teams. He added he has a “resilient” bunch and believes his team will still be a factor during MAC play. “We can’t win it with the way (we played) this weekend,” Jaksa said. “To be as good as I want us to be, we’ve got to get better in some areas. I’d like to think we are going to get there. But some guys just got to buckle up their pants a little bit tighter and make a difference for us like they have in the past.”

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Jaksa said his team needs to be more consistent on the mound, mainly from the starters. He said the bullpen has been a “shuffling deck” and added four players are out with injuries, including two for the season. “On the mound, we’ve still got to get a couple of guys pitching the way we know they can,” Jaksa said. “They haven’t done that yet.” Jaksa praised junior right-handed pitcher Jordan Grosjean. He pitched twice on Sunday and hurled 2 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball in the finale with five strikeouts. “We need to consistently get that kind of pitching,” Jaksa said. The team has a 7.18 ERA and has surrendered 228 hits this

season. The Chippewas’ offense amassed 176 hits entering Sunday. Jaksa said he was pleased with how his team swung the bats in Saturday’s 13-10 win over Kent State that was suspended to Sunday. “We did keep scoring runs and did show that we can do that, which is really important,” Jaksa said. The Chippewas did not win a game in February. CMU did not pick up its first win until March 5 when it defeated Villanova 9-5. CMU has lost a few close games this season, with its closest loss a 4-3 decision to Stetson in DeLand, Florida on March 6. Eight days before that, it lost to Tennessee 20-1 in its fourth game of the season. The Chippewas have been worse than their opponents in the field, where they have committed 40 errors. Opponents have committed just 20 errors. Jaksa said he believes the defense has been strong lately.

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