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THE ROUTE TO ROCK

stop bullying students

Retaliation against Northern Michigan University’s student publication is unnecessary.

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graphic design

capstone project

Senior uses capstone project to raise awareness on the world’s water crisis.

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SGA

ROUND TWO

SGA President Chuck Mahone was reelected Monday and Vice President Maggie Blackmer was sworn in.

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science and technology

unmanned aerial vehicles

Students build drones controlled by hand gestures as part of their engineering class.

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Emily Mesner | Staff Photographer Kevin Kitsch, left, Trevor Reidsma, Joe Bockheim, and Tony Lubenow, right, stand in the middle of the football field March 31 at the Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Former wide receiver to go on tour after dropping band’s first official record, ‘Drugs to Roses’

By Zahra Ahmad News Editor

As a walk-on during his freshman year, few could have guessed Joe Bockheim would start every football game his senior year. Six years after graduation, the Grand Rapids native is now a guitarist and vocalist, releasing his band’s first record July 4.

The 28-year-old is a full time member of The Legal Immigrants.

Bockheim applied his experience playing football at Central Michigan University to finish his band’s first record, “Drugs to Roses.”

The band will tour the state, Illinois and Wisconsin in July. Their last two shows before dropping the record will be at 10 p.m. Friday at Rubbles Bar in Mount Pleasant and Saturday at MAC’s Bar in Lansing.

As a track star in high school, Bockheim was surprised when then head coach Brian Kelly offered him a walk-on football position at CMU. After visiting Mount Pleasant with his father and grandfather, Bockheim immediately knew he wanted to be a Chippewa.

“I was practicing for the track state finals when my high school athletic director told me coach Kelly wanted to speak with me,” he said. “I took one visit and it decided it was the place for me. It was the greatest time of my life. I always look back very fondly at CMU.” Although Bockheim made it on the team, he didn’t play in any games his freshman season. By the end of his first

Larzelere residents organize campus clean-up.

Joe Bockheim, CMU alumnus Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Central Michigan University alumnus Joe Bockheim plays guitar with his band, The Legal Immigrants, as well as performing as lead vocalist March 30 in Grand Rapids.

semester at CMU, Bockheim realized he needed to make a change.

“I thought I was prepared going into my second semester until coach Longo asked me if I was coming back to play,” he said. “That’s when I realized I had to better myself as a football player. I started to practice more and took playing more seriously. By the time senior year rolled around, I was starting every game.”

Playing side-by-side with now Pittsburg Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, Bockheim said he was fortunate to have the opportunity to grow through that experience. After graduating in 2009 with a major in health administration, Bockheim wanted to do something else with his life.

Students in the Department of Art and Design and the Fashion Merchandising Design program are excited to be the first Michigan university to have a MakerBot Innovation Center.

The lab of 3-D printers will be located in Wightman Hall Room 143.

The center will provide students with access to 3-D printers in independent study and their coursework. The $350,000 project is funded by the Of-

fice of the Provost, College of Communication and Fine Arts and College of Education and Human Services.

“It’s an interesting and different way to make sculptures or make prototypes of sculptures,” said Fraser native Kenzie Eddy, a junior in the graphic design department. “It’s also interesting for expanding designs into 3-D, making an artist think about that design differently to bring it into physical form.”

Lowell senior Anna Scudder, a fashion merchandising and design student, said 3-D printers are useful for

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prototypes and patterns and can also be used for shoes.

“We never thought to use (this technology) for fashion, and now we’re going to think of new, innovative ways to use it and hopefully that sparks other things too,” Scudder said. “For any degree, using that technology is going to set us apart from other colleges.”

With access to this new technology, students will be able to think of and experiment with new ways to create artwork and other 3-D materials. Michigan State University and the

University of Michigan have open 3-D printing labs, but not nearly on the same scale as the MakerBot center.

The technology is spread throughout several departments at Western Michigan University.

“For our industry, people are so on top of wanting to try the new thing, so if there’s this technology, then there’s definitely going to be people who take advantage of it,” Scudder said.

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Bill could raise speed limit on rural highways

LIFE INSIDE

By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter

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“The day I got back from school I knew exactly what I wanted to do: start a band,” he said. “It was the day after Michael Jackson died. I found some local guys and we started from scratch. I never sang into a microphone, and I never really played standing up. It was all new for me.”

Steering away from the traditional route for most musicians, Bockheim used the lessons football taught him to develop the band.

“Football taught me a lot about people and life, but most importantly it taught me what relentless determination could produce,” Bockheim said.

“When I got to Mount Pleasant I came onto the team with six other wide receivers, and I was the worst of them.

That slow climb to starting my senior year is what I am trying to apply to this band.”

The Legal Immigrants formed in 2009 and their first concert was played at a small bar in Grand Rapids, Joey’s Lounge, for a benefit concert.

Six years later, the band redefined itself with two new members and a new sound.

The band went from playing local bars in Grand Rapids to performing throughout the state, signing with Big Dutch Records and recording a full length record.

“We started in 2009 and only two original members are still in the band, the drummer and I,” Bockheim said. “With the addition of our two new members, it’s a different band.

Although we’re six years old, we’re starting fresh with this record.”

The Legal Immigrants Band is drummer Tony Lubenow, bassist Kevin Kitsch and lead guitarist Trevor Reidsma. One of two original band members, Lubenow said the band started from the ground level.

“We never played together before starting the band,” Lubenow said. “I met Joe through a friend of a friend.

I just really needed to find a serious band, and that’s when I joined.”

Kitsch and Reidsma joined a few years after the band formed.

Reidsma said he joined the band because making a living with music was a life-long goal.

CCFA students excited for expansion of 3-D printing lab

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

life on campus

“The day I got back from school I knew exactly what I wanted to do: start a band.

It was the day after Michael Jackson died.”

Claire Abendroth | Staff Photographer A new bill could give the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan State Police the ability to raise the speed limit of US 127 to 80 MPH instead of 70 MPH.

New legislation in Lansing has Michigan poised to join Idaho, Utah and Wyoming as states that have a speed limit of 80 mph in certain areas.

A five-bill package introduced by State Rep. Brad Jacobson, R-Oxford, and three other representatives

would give the Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan State Police the authority to set higher speed limits based on studies of traffic flow.

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By Shane Taylor President of Student Veterans of America Event Coordinator Sport Management Association Veterans Affairs Student Assistant Veterans Resource Center

Central Michigan Life and Central Michigan University’s Student Veterans of America are teaming together for the second time to host the 3rd Annual Wounded Warrior 5k Run. On Saturday, April 18 our team is looking forward to bringing the community together to support our service women and men. For the next two weeks, CM Life will be featuring a student veteran in each print edition. Register online through CMU’s TicketCentral or join the Facebook event for more updates.

Dearborn Heights freshman Roger Smith is a United States Marine Corps infantry mortarman and an intended athletic training major.

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continued from 1 Jennise Thurston is using CMU’s existing 3-D printers for her independent study. She said more printers will speed up the time it takes to complete projects.

“I think the Innovation Center will be really neat.

I’m working on a neckpiece and I’m going to have

speed limit | continued from 1 MSP would be able to designate “rural limited access freeways,” which would have a speed limit of 80 mph. The bill calls for all rural freeways to be designated within one year of it being passed.

Wayland senior Jennifer Josey said she has reservations about raising the speed limit to 80 mph.

“Frankly, I think it’s stupid,” Josey said. “If you raise the speed limit to 80, people will go 90. It’s a never ending cycle.”

Josey also said other safety concerns are worsened by traveling at higher speeds.

“There’s a lot of wildlife on rural Michigan freeways,” Josey said. “What if you run into a deer going 80 or 90?”

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“It’s a scary business to be in. It’s been said that its too competitive, but I’ll never let anyone talk me out of things,” Bockheim said.

Bockheim said the record is a perfect snapshot of The Legal

Immigrants in 2015. Drugs to Roses features 10 tracks that offer a variety of different musical approaches.

“It has a little of everything; some folk, hip hop, punk maybe even a little soul,” Bockheim said. “No matter what you

categorize it with, it’s a very honest record.”

For booking information and more visit the bands Facebook site The Legal Immigrants.

“Drugs to Roses” will be available for download July 4 on SoundCloud.

to print multiple copies,” Thurston said. “It’s probably going to take 30 hours just to print one, so having multiple printers will definitely help.”

Though it takes several hours to print one object, the machine can load multiple student files at a time and run unsupervised all day. The plastic used in printing is relatively inexpensive and contains enough material for many uses before

a replacement purchase would have to be made.

Thurston said many fashion merchandising and design students will be able to make accessories with the new printers.

“It’s definitely in line with what the fashion industry is doing and 3-D printing kind of hit a boom last year so it’s just taking off,” Thurston said. “I’m really excited about it.”

She said she doesn’t think

students at many other universities have experimented much with the new technology, so CMU students will obtain a useful skill set.

“It’s really exciting to design something and then immediately see it and watch the process of printing,” Thurston said. “It definitely offers a new avenue for creativity rather than just using beads or fabric to make something.”

Points on drivers’ licenses for tickets of 5 miles per hour or less would be eliminated through the bill as well.

Jacobsen used a length of highway US-127 between Jackson and Lansing, portions of I-75 north of Bay City and I-69 between Lansing and Port Huron as examples of possible rural access freeways.

Fenton freshman Megan Caruso said raising the speed limit makes sense for people using US-127.

“Last semester I got a ticket for going 80 on US-127,” Caruso said. “Everybody around me was going 80 too. They should raise the speed limit because it would mean less tickets for students going home or coming back.”

Studies by MSP have shown that changing the posted speed limit does not significantly increase the speed at which 85

percent of motorists are driving.

The driving environment is a significant factor which influences the prevailing speed.

Findings show that a driver’s risk of being involved in a crash is lowest at 5 to 10 mph above the average speed of traffic.

This is coincidentally usually the 85th percentile speed.

Based on those studies, the lowest risk of being involved in a crash occurs at approximately the 85th percentile speed.

The package will also reform school zone traffic laws by implementing a reduced speed limit 30 minutes before and after the school day. Current laws require motorists to observe a 35 mph school zone speed limit a full hour before and after the school day.

The package was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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123 years later

By Alaina Jaster Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University has survived three fires and expanded more than four times its original size since 1892.

When students walk to class on campus, they pass buildings with names they may not be able to recognize.

life in brief Chippaplooza

STUDENTS INVITED to pre-game baseball celebration Students and Mount Pleasant residents are invited to take part in “Chippaplooza,” a pre-game celebration of Central Michigan University’s men’s baseball team before their 3:05 p.m. game against Eastern Michigan University.

The celebration starts at 1:30 p.m. on April 10 at Theunissen Stadium on West Campus Drive.

The celebration will include tailgating games, prize drawings, catch, music, giveaways and other baseballoriented activities.

Free parking is located on the intramural fields across the street from the stadium.

Admission is free.

-Sydney Smith, News Editor

Anspach Hall was built to have social sciences in 1966. It housed Sociology, English, History and Political Science Departments, as well as being the original home of WCMU-TV. The building was dedicated on April 8, 1967 in honor of Charles Anspach, former president of the university.

“Anspach is an interesting name because most freshman don’t realize how to actually pronounce it until we were told,” said Grand Blanc freshman Kory Hobbs. “I heard from someone it was a Native American name, but it’s cool to know its after a former president.” w Barnes Hall started as a dormitory wing of the new Student Union, then known as Keeler Union, which is now Powers Hall. The building was dedicated to Charles C. Barnes, born in 1886 and head of the commerce department in 1920. w Brooks Hall opened in 1965 as the largest building on campus.

The building was named for a former faculty member and head of the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Kendall Brooks also served as Registrar and was the Director of the Exchange Savings Bank in Mount Pleasant, which helped CMU survive the great depression. w The Carlin Alumni house was constructed in 1941 and renovated in 1989. It was a private residence in 1941, but as campus expanded, the university purchased the residence to house university presidents. The building was named for Leslie and Marge Carlin, husband and wife counseling team. w Dow Science Complex opened in 1992. It was named for Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation of Midland, which provided a $2.5 million grant. w Ronald W. Finch Fieldhouse opened 1951 and was remodeled in 1968. Before the construction of the Student Activity Center and Rose hall, it served as the main athletic building on campus. It was also the largest building on campus at that time. The building was dedicated in 1962 to Finch, who was the head of track and football teams until 1946. w Judson Foust Hall opened in 1973 and is now home to several CMU programs. Judson Foust began his career at Central State Teachers College as a math instructor and authored several textbooks. w Charles Grawn Hall opened in April 1915 and is the oldest building on campus. It was designated as the Science and Agriculture building in 1915. The building escaped destruction by fire on two occasions.

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Courtesy Photo | Clark Historical Library Historic photo of Anspach Hall from CLarke Historical Library. Anspach was built in 1966 in honor of Charles Anspach, former Central Michigan University president.

The hall was named for Charles T. Grawn who was appointed by the State Board of Education as head of CMU until 1918. w Kelly/Shorts Stadium opened 1971. It was originally named Perry Shorts Stadium in honor of R. Perry Shorts, a Saginaw banker who was a 1900 graduate of CMU and a donor.

In 1983, the board voted to rename the stadium in honor of Kenneth “Bill” Kelly who coached the football team from 1951-1966. w Wilbure E. Moore Hall and Fred R. Bush Theater opened in 1971. Moore was named for the Vice President of Academic affairs from 1959 to 1970. Bush Theatre was named for Fred. R Bush who served as Director of Dramatics and University Theatre from 1939 to 1964. w Charles V. Park Library opened in 1969 and was renovated in 2002. The library is named for Charles Park, who came to CMU as head librarian in 1931. The original cornerstone of the library contained Richard Nixon’s inaugural address and a report on the war in Vietnam. w Webster Houstan Pearce Hall opened in 1967. It was included in a three-building classroom complex composed of Brooks and Anspach.

Pearce became a professor at CMU in 1916 and was also the mayor of Mount Pleasant from 1921-27. w Bertha M. Ronan Hall opened in 1955. Bertha was a professor in the department of physical education and the Dean of Women. w Lucy A. Sloan Hall opened 1941 as the third residence hall on campus. In 1963, the building was designated as Sloan Panhellenic House and housed eight sororities.

In 1970, the building was converted into offices and now houses the psychology department. The building was named after Lucy A. Sloan, who was a preceptress of Central Michigan Normal School, and founded the first literary society for women in 1912. w Rose/Ryan building was opened in 1973 and is the home of all basketball and volleyball games.

The Chippewas play on the wooden court, purchased in 1986. The building was named after Grace Ryan, a teacher and authority in health and physical education, who was at CMU from 1923 to 1958.

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer On the west side of Central Michigan University Anspach Hall has stood for 49 years.

Dragons to Chippewas Prior to 1925, CMU had no mascot. For a short period of time, the mascot was the Dragons because of a costume worn at the homecoming game in 1925. Most of the teams were just known as the “boys of Central” because there were only men’s teams.

Lawrence M. “Doc” Sweeney was the coach of almost every sport at CMU and was instrumental in changing the name from Bearcats to Chippewas.

Rowe Hall was opened in 1958 as the new teacher education center.

It housed the College Elementary School, where prospective teachers gained experience working with children, as well as the Department of Psychology and Education.

The building was named after the founder of the Department of Psychology and Education at Central, Eugene C. Rowe. w Warriner Hall opened in 1928.

Warriner Hall has served many purposes in its 73 years of existence.

It was originally built as a classroom building, and it housed the English, History, Speech, Mathematics, foreign languages, Psychology and Education and parts of the Music Department until other academic buildings were built for these functions. The building was named for the president from 1918-39, Eugene C. Warriner.

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“The name was changed because during the 1940s there was pageantry associated with Native American names,” said Bryan Whitledge, reference librarian assistant at Clarke Historical Library. “Although we were known at the Chippewas, there was never really any mascot associated with it after the 1950s. In 1989, the university stopped using imagery completely and did a study about the Chippewa tribe.”

Wightman Hall opened in 1948 and was built on the site of the former athletic field which had been used until 1930. It housed home economics, fine arts and Industrial Education classes until the construction of the IET building in 1987. The building also housed the University Press. The North Art Studio, which is connected to Wightman, was designed by Dow Associates and was completed in 1976.

The building is named after Elizabeth Wightman who taught in Mount Pleasant and was head of the art department at CMU. w Bovee University Center opened in 1960. The student center used to house a bowling alley on the lowerlevel of the current bookstore. There was also a browsing room for books, a barber shop and music room. In 1984, the UC was dedicated to the chief financial officer Norvall C. Bovee, who started his career at CMU in 1940.

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Journalism program recommended for reaccrediation

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications recommended Central Michigan University’s journalism program for reaccreditation at their March 21-22 meeting in Chicago.

ACEJMC will make the final reaccreditation decision May 1-2 in Phoenix.

Jiafei Yin, interim chair of the Department of Journalism, and Johnny Sparks, associate chair of the Department of Journalism, attended the meeting in Chicago and received almost unanimous support from the committee.

CMU and Michigan State University are the only universities with accredited journalism programs in the state.

Sparks said the department goes through the reaccreditation process

every six years, which includes compiling a report to submit to ACEJMC. After the report is submitted, the accrediting council visits campus and interviews faculty and students based on the submitted document.

According to integrative public relations faculty member Elina Erzikova, the department’s submitted report should match what the department actually does. She said when the accrediting committee visited campus, they found that the program matched what was documented in the report.

“Overall, we were very successful in this process: maybe the most successful we’ve ever been,” Sparks said.

Standards for accreditation include small class sizes for lab classes, diversity, curriculum and scholarly contributions from faculty.

Sparks said if the department was not accredited, upper administration might push for larger class sizes, but

because of accreditation, lab classes have 15 students in them.

Sparks said the accrediting council can bring positive changes to institutions where the status is a valued measure of its programs. “(The accrediting council’s) voice may carry more weight because accreditation is attached to it,” Sparks said.

He said the demands from the accrediting council aren’t always economically or logistically practical, but they’re definitely beneficial for the students.

Journalism faculty member Ed Simpson said accrediting standards require the department to publish placement rates.

“It forces us, which I would hope we’d do naturally and I’m sure we would, to constantly keep the student experience first and foremost in whatever we do,” Simpson said.

Simpson said accreditation shows prospective students that the student experience in the department at CMU is superior to other programs in the state.

“To me, accreditation is a message to former students, current students and future students that the Department of Journalism does a great job,” Erzikova said.

Sparks said he believes accreditation can make a differencein distinguishing a graduate when looking for jobs.

“We have a sense that our students are getting good jobs,” Sparks said.

“We have a sense that we’re retaining students. But unless we formally document placement, retention and graduation rates, then we don’t know, so accreditation means that we are formally accountable to our students.”

Asian Pacific heritage month

Liberty in North Korea: a presentation to empower North Koreans Multicultural Academic Student Services will host Liberty in North Korea, an interactive presentation about LiNK to Central Michigan University at 6 p.m.

Wednesday in Pearce Hall Room 128.

LiNK works to redefine North Korea by focusing on rescuing and providing resettlement support to North Korean refugees. The presentation will discuss the North Korean crisis and challenges facing the secluded country. Attendees will learn how to empower North Koreans to accelerate positive changes in their country.

The event is part of Asian Pacific Heritage month and is sponsored by the Asian Cultural Organization.

-Zahra Ahmad, News Editor

METRO

hopewell ranch to sponsor prom Yesterday’s Prom will take place at 7 p.m. Friday April 10 at Mount Pleasant Community Church.

The prom is a women and girls only event and features a formal dance with a princess theme. It is being held to raise awareness for disabled girls with Hopewell Ranch, a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic horsemanship to children who are mentally, emotionally or physically disabled.

Dressing up is encouraged but not required.

“The prom will help us raise funds to allow us to take care of our animals, which in turn helps us help the children and community,” said founder of Hopewell ranch Jodi Stuber.

“Women love it and it’s a great opportunity to get together in a family friendly environment where everyone is welcome.”

The student organization, Students Help Hopewell Ranch or SHHW, brings together students who have a love for horses, community service and making a difference. The members learn about horse therapy and its benefits. This club also focuses on helping families of disabled people in any way possible.

“Yesterdays prom is a night where girls can feel no pressure to be their inner princess,” said Southfield sophomore and Vice President of SHHW Crystal Thompson.

“The prom will have games for the kids, dancing and a raffle for gift baskets.”

During the summer, Hopewell Ranch averages 50 children in their free program, each getting an hour of riding instruction. The ranch works with the entire family, offering support to parents, siblings, guardians and clients.

-Alaina Jaster, Staff Reporter

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EDITORIAL | Efforts to block student media impeds First Amendment rights

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What asses and fools we are Nate Morrison

Ousting of The North Wind’s adviser is unnecessary retaliation

BULLYING STUDENTS

The Northern Michigan University student newspaper has been struggling with university administrators and the paper’s board of directors. Last week, the board denied to rehire The North Wind’s faculty adviser and voted not to hire the only applicant for editorin-chief.

In recent months, The North Wind’s student journalists shifted their focus to hard-hitting, investigative work.

They reported stories examining the university’s relationship with Starbucks, Board of Trustees spending, the number of sexual assaults on campus and other topics using the Freedom of Information Act. The North Wind Board of Directors actions are nothing short of bullying and an attempt to impede the publication’s freedoms. We at Central Michigan Life stand firmly by our fellow student journalists in support of their attempts to hold NMU’s administration accountable.

When the current editor-in-chief Emma Finkbeiner was hired, the previous editor was allowed in the room and was involved in discussions.

In the April 3 meeting, The North Wind reports that the board went into an “executive session,” forcing all non-voting members to leave the room. This effectively eliminated the input of staff members, even though the paper’s bylaws state that the appointment of the adviser is “subject to the approval of the North Wind Board of Directors and editorial staff.”

Additionally, NMU charged The North Wind $613 for a FOIA request of six administrators’ emails, though it had not charged a fee previously. According reports by The Detroit News and The North Wind, the school eventually caved to public pressure and waved the fee, but the emails were sent to the publi-

cation heavily redacted.

This is not the first time a student newspaper has come under fire from the university it covers.

In Feb., 2014, the Albion Pleiad was shut down for nine days after publishing a story regarding the death of an Alma student that contained inaccuracies.

In Jan., 2014, the University of Michigan failed to invite the The Michigan Daily to a press conference on former football player Brendan Gibbons, who was accused of sexual misconduct, after the newspaper released its investigation of his separation from the school.

In Dec., 2013, the Grand Valley Lanthorn released a story investigating the university’s room-naming policy and its relationship to donors.

As a result, its editor-in-chief received a call on her personal cell phone from administrators and a letter to the editor admonishing the staff and advising those who did not appreciate donor dollars to hand in their merit-based scholarships.

These are egregious examples of attempted censorship by university administration. Student journalists at CM Life are committed to similar investigative work. We have reported on sexual miscon-

duct, athletics spending, athlete and faculty arrests and faculty strikes. The difference is that we did it without interference from Central Michigan University.

No student publication should have to fear retaliation from its own school for doing its job.

“I think that if the university was smart they would really just let us do our job,” Finkbeiner told CM Life. “Really, I think they’ve just made it harder on themselves than we have.”

Finkbeiner said The North Wind has been taking steps to cooperate with administration, agreeing to all meetings that get set up and implementing a corrections policy.

“By them removing our adviser and not hiring really the only qualified applicant for editor-in-chief, it’s just the university showing us...that they don’t like the way that we run the newspaper. They don’t like to be criticized, and anybody who tries to do that is going to be retaliated against,” she said.

To impede the editorial freedom of a student paper will not solve any problems. It creates a chilling effect for the entire staff and every adviser and editor-in-chief to follow.

Student publications in high schools

are generally considered to be non-public forums and are subject to more control from administration. In Hazelwood v. Kramer, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a school principal can prohibit the publishing of certain content without violating students’ First Amendment rights. This is partly due to the fact that many high school publications are funded and sponsored by the schools.

In their 1989 decision in Student Government Ass’n v. Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals found that college journalists are not subject to the limitations placed on high school journalists.

The North Wind, like its companions around the state, is student media. That means for the students and by the students. A student publication is a learning lab meant to mold the reporters of tomorrow. How will student journalists ever improve and learn the rules of the field if their voices can be so easily stifled?

We value our relationship with CMU administration, faculty, staff and students, and are committed to fostering that relationship for years to come.

We also support The North Wind and all of our statewide companions as they continue to work to provide their students with the news they deserve.

On April 7, the Society of Professional Journalists ​ released a statement calling for the reinstatement of Cheryl Reed, assistant professor of English, as The North Wind’s adviser. If there was any doubt that the North Wind Board of Directors made a mistake, it should now be all but eliminated.

It’s time for NMU to make the right call.

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Taking Initiative As a college student in the Information Age, I have to worry about things my parents never had to.

My generation has to deal with the harsh reality that even if we spend the time, effort and money to get an education, the job market could change by the time we graduate—the career we prepared for by exhausting all of our available resources might not even exist anymore.

We’re still better off getting a degree in most cases, but the process

Editorial Mariah Prowoznik, Editor-in-Chief Malachi Barrett, News Editor Zahra Ahmad, News Editor Sydney Smith, News Editor Dominick Mastrangelo, Sports Editor Megan Pacer, Voices Editor Daytona Niles, Photo Editor Sarah White, Assistant Photo Editor Nate Morrison, Design Editor Michael Farris, Page Designer Rob Letosky, Page Designer Central Michigan Life, the independent voice of Central Michigan University, is edited and published by students of Central Michigan University every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, and every Wednesday during CMU’s summer sessions. The newspaper’s online edition, cm-life.com, contains all of the material published in print, and is updated on an as-needed basis.

Kate Carlson Staff Reporter

of getting an education is more of a gamble than it has ever been.

Sixty-five percent of today’s schoolaged children will eventually be employed in jobs that have yet to be created, according the U.S. Department of Labor. How is it possible to prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet? The creative thinking, networking-savvy, critical thinking, well-rounded students will be the ones who succeed after college.

This relatively new concept re-

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quires a holistic approach to learning, which I argue colleges aren’t offering.

A narrow, specialized major means there is a greater risk it will become irrelevant.

We still are required to commit to a major. My fellow classmates and I are tasked with taking a longterm gamble on what industries will still be relevant in our society when we graduate.

As a student I feel an overwhelming pressure to show that I have a wide range of interests and skills, have practical work on my resume, the ability to work with people, come up with creative solutions and think critically.

This is all in addition to my journalism major and media design and production technology minor.

Doing the bare minimum of “get-

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ting an education and getting out,” doesn’t cut it anymore. By participating in RSOs, studying abroad, pursuing internships, regularly contacting my professors for my major, writing for the school paper and just being aware of my campus and open to opportunities, I feel more confident in my future success.

The job market is always changing, but the education system is not. With a fast-paced, dynamic job market and an outdated education system that is ill equipped to prepare us for it, I am taking it upon myself to make sure I have plenty of experiences outside of the classroom to set me apart from others.

These are ideas our professors should be stressing every day, but many are too wrapped up in adhering to the broken system.

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In our information-driven society, the voices of billions clamor for attention daily. But how often is it actually information? More often than not, it is bullshit under the guise of real information that we allow ourselves to be bombarded with.

When paired with technology, “information” reaches omnipotence. It’s everywhere. We quite literally have access to those billions of voices in our own pockets, let alone the other countless ways we can tap into the world’s streaming consciousness.

Some take the anti-technology stance, saying “we are too connected,” but I don’t think technology, or the desire to spread messages, is wrong. The exchange of ideas is one of the most important things in this world. It drives us forward intellectually and technologically, and because of the abundance of ideas and their exchange, this present moment is a beautiful time to be alive in human history.

However, abundance has turned into over-saturation, and we don’t listen to those voices. As author John Green states, we use them for distraction.

In this world of over-saturated information, it becomes difficult to decipher meaningful content from rubbish, and it is remarkably easy to use our screens and our information to distract ourselves without even realizing it.

This idea is represented in Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian novel, “Fahrenheit 451.” Montag, the protagonist, says, “Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, it’ll make sense…”

Despite being published in 1953, Bradbury’s depiction of society in his futuristic novel possesses eery similarities to facets of our own society. Houses have multiple wall-screens constantly playing programs, people walk around with “seashells” (earbuds) in their ears, and advertisements ring out incessantly on the train. Of course, the novel’s claim to fame, the burning of books by governmental decree, is luckily not a part of what we see today in America. However, in Bradbury’s novel, the government did not initiate turning away from traditional information mediums — people stopped reading, full-length versions became ultra-condensed, and eventually, books were banned.

In my favorite quotation from the novel, Professor Faber says, “The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are.”

I love this sentence dearly and I strive to use it daily as a reminder to be a herald of critical thought and a combatant of ignorance. It is important to read books, but this quote isn’t just about books. It’s about what is housed within them, whichever medium they take. The “ideas that offer us sustenance and intellectual engagement,” John Green said. The ideas that fight our tendency to avoid being alone with ourselves, and our predisposition towards distraction.

As Professor Faber puts it, “Take it where you can find it, in old phonograph records, old motion pictures, and in old friends; look for it in nature and look for it in yourself.”

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Graphic design student uses capstone project to inspire action and change

By Tess Francke Staff Reporter

“I’m synthesizing what I find to be the most alarming statistics and I’m presenting (them) in an (aestheticallypleasing) fashion along with the solutions to create change”

Jack Wuerfel wants to do more than just a capstone project; he wants to broaden the horizon of his viewers.

The Northville senior created a capstone project which is a part of the exhibition, Re:Action that is currently on display in the University Art Gallery. The project is a call to action regarding the mismanagement and accessibility to the water cycle.

“Convenience has blinded us,” Wuerfel said. “We need to be more flexible with how we inhabit the earth.”

The project is a space displaying facts and statistics using informational graphics and visual representations of data and knowledge. Topics such

Jack Wuerfel, Northville senior as water scarcity, acid rain and irrigation are presented.

“I’m synthesizing what I find to be the most alarming statistics and I’m presenting (them) in an (aestheticallypleasing) fashion along with the solutions to create change,” Wuerfel said.

The graphics are on a carousel, mocking the cyclical nature of water.

“The information graphics are an easy way to observe

bad habits and understand the facts in a visual way,” Wuerfel said.

The theme of the exhibit is to bring awareness and inspire solution to significant problems in the world. Jonathon Russell, the professor of the course, encourages his students to find a meaningful problem that encourages action.

“It’s not just an awareness campaign,” Russell said. “They

Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Senior Jack Wuerfel works on setting up his Senior Capstone Project March 30 in the University Art Gallery.

are providing a solution and encouraging people to work together to solve a problem.

The project should inspire people to be aware of (the issue) and to take the extra step to take action.”

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of them,” Funk said.

The exhibition will be open in the University Art Gallery until April 18. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday- Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

There is a reception to meet the artists on Saturday.

senior, Kyle Funk, said he is proud of the capstone projects.

“I’m very impressed by everyone’s work. There are a lot more handcrafted things than I was expecting.

Some of (the students) went beyond what was expected

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Mahone and Blackmer win uncontested election with 90 percent of votes

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Sworn in Monday night at the Bovee University Center Rotunda, Chuck Mahone and Maggie Blackmer were elected to serve as Student Government Association president and vice president for the 2015-16 school year.

Out of about 20,000 enrolled on-campus students, 686 votes were cast in the election this year. Of that number, 89.65 percent casted their ballot in favor of Mahone and Blackmer.

“Throughout re-running I received almost daily, ‘Why do I want to (run for SGA President) again?’” Mahone said. “For me, the answer was very simple: it’s because I’m not satisfied. I’m not satisfied with where our organization currently is and I want to see it continuously rise.”

Mahone cited the apathy of students on campus concerning SGA and campus affairs, as well as apathy from administration concerning student affairs, as a major reason for him to run again.

“I’m not satisfied with the fact that although we raise our voices loud and clear and sent proposal after proposal, we have still not heard back from the university (on a) funding increase,” Mahone said.

Blackmer joked that despite the “tough competition” in the race, the two were excited to begin their service to the student body immediately.

“We’re excited to bring our platform points, and many ideas (that) have been gathered during this campaign season, into effect,” Blackmer said. “It is truly an opportunity that (Chuck and I) will not take lightly.”

Platform points for Mahone and Blackmer include getting larger desks for students in classrooms, establishing longer hours at the Charles V. Park Library

and making room scheduling easier for registered student organizations.

House member Autumn Killop said after hearing Mahone’s speech, she knew she made the right choice in voting for him.

“I really paid attention to Chuck this year and saw all of the great work he’s done,” Killop said. “(Mahone and former Vice President Mariah Urueta) had goals, and they accomplished them.

They were excited to express (their goals), they were excited to reach (their goals), and I thoroughly enjoyed watching Chuck this year and I wanted to be able to see him do it all over again.”

Students not in SGA, like Commerce senior Stephen Bollinger, was excited to see what Mahone and Blackmer would have in store for the coming semester as president and vice president.

Being able to serve two consecutive terms, Bollinger believes that Mahone will be in a unique position to continue working on anything he was unable to accomplish during his previous presidency.

“Just hearing his inaugural speech, I look forward to what he (will do) as president again,” Bollinger said. “I know lots of times it seems that the student body president only has one year in office and half the year might be spent learning (about their position) where (Mahone) already knows what to do and will hopefully be able to push the bar even further with what he plans on doing.”

Mahone said he could not be happier with the turnout.

“For all of you who voted for us — we will show you that your trust has not been misplaced,” Mahone said. “I would say that I am going to be excited to get back to work, but in all honesty, we haven’t stopped so what I will say is thank you all so much (for electing us).”

Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Student Government Association Vice President Maggie Blackmer, left, and President Chuck Mahone, right, have been elected to serve for the 2015-16 school year.

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Monica Bradburn

The dance team performs their routine April 6 in McGuirk arena.

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By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter

Usually watching from the sidelines from August to March, the Central Michigan University dance team will step into the spotlight in April as they travel to the National Dance Association national dance competition.

All eyes were on the Chippewas Monday as the dance squad had their send-off at McGuirk Arena. Fans watched the Chippewas perform a routine to the song “Scars” by alternative rock singer James Bay. Head Coach Amy Bunting leads the dancers to Daytona Beach, Fla. for NDA Nationals April 8 through 12.

“The people that came (to the send-off ) only came here to see us,” Bunting said. “It’s humbling but there’s a large amount of pressure.

That pressure gives them a little bit more confidence going into what it’s like performing this routine before the audience.”

This is the second straight appearance at the NDA Nationals for CMU. The team finished sixth overall in 2014 after spending the four previous seasons at the Universal Dance Association Nationals, which takes place in January. The team did not attend the UDA Nationals this year because they chose to dance at basketball games.

National competition is uniquely

exciting, Bunting said, but the thrill of entertaining fans at CMU varsity athletic events is unlike any other.

“We have a smaller group and I just couldn’t imagine taking them away from our home football games and our home basketball games,” she said.

“The best part is not only being able to support the student-athletes but also having front row seat at all the games.”

Fraser senior Ashley Willming is a four-year dancer and two-year captain for the Chippewas. She said the quality of this year’s team is different than what it has been in years past.

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Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer The dance team holds up a fellow dancer during their routine April 6 in McGuirk arena.

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Emergency contraception vs. medication abortion Ashlea Phenicie Guest Columnist

Zahra Ahmad | News Editor Six Central Michigan students have created an unmanned aerial vehicle that can be controlled using hand gestures. The project was started in fall 2014.

Students build unmanned aerial vehicle controlled by hand gestures

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Yoda did not really make Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing fly out of a murky swamps of Dagobah with a wave of his hand. Executive Producer George Lucas achieved that effect with a puppet, props, pulleys and Computer Generated Imagery.

Six Central Michigan University students are mimicking the power of the force as they develop an unmanned aerial vehicle drone that can be controlled using hand signals.

“The project we set out to create

is a semi-autonomous, gesture-controlled UAV transportation system for objects near two pounds,” said Rockford senior Andrew Gigowski.

“It is almost 100 percent complete at this time.”

The students taught a camera to recognize hand gestures such as thumbs up and thumbs down command actions for take off and landing. The drone has also been modified to carry items less than two pounds.

Swartz Creek senior Aaron Yoon w Drones | 8

Plan B, emergency contraception, Ella, medication abortion, Mifepristone and Misoprostol.

Chances are, you only know a few of these terms. That’s OK if you’re not confronting an unplanned pregnancy.

But in the moments of shock following a broken condom, a missed period or even a sexual assault, knowing these terms can empower you to determine the best course of action.

Unfortunately, these terms are often shrouded in stigma and misrepresented by perverse political rhetoric.

Let’s categorize and define them.

Plan B and Ella are forms of emergency contraception. Mifepristone and Misoprostol are pills used in medication abortion. So what’s the difference?

Emergency contraception prevents pregnancy. It will not end an existing pregnancy. Let me repeat that. If you are already pregnant — meaning a fertilized egg has implanted into your uterine lining — emergency contraception will not terminate that pregnancy.

Most people misunderstand this because they do not understand how pregnancy occurs. Many people believe pregnancy occurs moments after ejaculation. This is rarely the case. In

most cases, sperm will stay alive inside the uterus and fallopian tubes, waiting for an egg. Sperm can last for up to five days, but average three. If an egg is ovulated during this time, fertilized and implanted into the uterine lining, pregnancy occurs.

Emergency contraception works by preventing ovulation during this time frame. Since no egg is released, it cannot be fertilized, and pregnancy will not occur. However, if an egg is released before the emergency contraception is taken, it will be ineffective. That’s why it is important to take emergency contraception as soon as possible after contraception failure or intercourse without contraception. If you need emergency contraception, Plan B is available over the counter in most drugstores and pharmacies. A $10 coupon is available on Plan B’s website if cost is a concern.

Medication abortion is a completely separate practice. Instead of preventing pregnancy, it ends pregnancy. This abortion method can be used until the 10th week of a pregnancy.

However, many physicians recommend it for pregnancies nine weeks or under. After that, the options are aspiration abortion or dilation and evacuation abortion. Many people choose medication abortion because it “feels more natural” and can be completed at home.

Medication abortion uses two pills, Mifepristone and Misoprostol. The first pill, Mifepristone, is usually taken at a clinic in the presence of a doctor.

The Mifepristone causes the placenta to separate from the lining of the uterus, the cervix to soften and may start soft contractions.

The second pill, Misoprostol, can be taken orally or inserted into the vagina within 48 hours of taking the Mifepristone. This will cause stronger contractions and the uterus will shed its contents.

Many doctors allow patients to do this at home. The abortion is experienced much like a miscarriage and would be indistinguishable to a doctor who did not know Mifepristone and Misprostol were used. The pain level can range from mild period-like cramps to quite painful.

Whether or not to seek an abortion is an extremely difficult choice to make, and every woman reserves the right to approach that decision in her own way.

Understanding the difference between emergency contraception and abortion medications, and knowing which method you actually need, will allow you to deal with a potential unplanned pregnancy with more confidence.

Ashlea Phenicie is a senior at Central Michigan University and the president of Voices for Planned Parenthood. She has been trained in sexual health education and reproductive rights by Planned Parenthood and Advocates for Youth.

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Dance | continued from 7 girls,” Willming said. “We have more talent than what we’ve had in years past. I think we’ve grown as a team and as a group of individuals.”

The team has experimented with a variety of routines and dance sequences in preparation for the national competition.

“We dug in and made a couple of minor adjustments,” Bunting said. “Now it’s even better than we thought it would be.”

Willming said hard work has been key to the team’s training.

“There’s been tons of things that we’ve had to drill over and over again,” Willming said. “Things have changed a hundred times. We had to do what was best for the team and what’s going to look the best on us. We’ve gone a long way since October so we’re definitely ready.”

Commerce freshman Shelby Bishop was unsure of

Drones |

“We have more talent than what we’ve had in years past.”

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Ashley Willming, Fraser senior the transition from her dance studio back home to college.

She said Bunting and her teammates have welcomed her with open arms.

“A lot of team building was kind of hard in the beginning,” Bishop said. “We weren’t really a huge knit unit but now as the year has gone we have gotten close and gotten a lot better at communication.”

Bishop predicted CMU would take the national championship this weekend.

Bunting said this year’s group has what it takes to capture its first championship in school history.

“I believe there is nothing stopping this group if they dig in and work together,” Bunting said.

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Clinton township Ashley Willming performs with her dance team April 6, in McGuirk arena. The dance team will be performing the same routine in Florida.

said even though the project is near completion, the design has more ground to cover.

“The original idea was to be able to pick up objects,” Yoon said. “We are in the youth of this endeavor. The project still has room for expansion.”

The students started the project in fall 2014 for a practical engineering class called Senior Design. The research and experimentation is conducted under the guidance of the students’ advise, Engineering and Technology Faculty Kumar Yelamarthi.

“This is all done for students,” Yelamarthi said.

“One of the (primary) things I do is engage students, show them the latest technology and the skills that we teach in class.”

Gigowski said the foundation for the project was

inspired by a contact Yelamarthi has, who works for Intel, one of the largest semiconductor chip corporations in the world. The contact suggested they could apply a new technology called perceptual computing to their research and create a product.

“One application could be in the home of a disabled person who may not be able to get up and walk to find something themselves,” Gigowski said. “Another use would be in the industrial setting, moving tools back and forth.”

Yelamarthi also suggested the modified UAV design would be useful in disaster relief situations and for transporting supplies across debris. He said making the drone gesture-controlled was necessary so that the design would be easy to use for everyone.

“If you are not familiar with flying a drone, the first time you try to fly it you will crash it; I bet you on that,” Yelamarthi said.

Track and field team splits up for Oakland and Bucknell meets

By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter

Members of the Central Michigan University track and field teams are splitting up for the second consecutive week.

Four distance runners from the men’s and women’s teams are heading to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. for the Bison Outdoor Classic, while the rest of the team will trek to Oakland University in Rochester Hills to take part in Oakland University Invitational.

Both events are on Saturday.

The meet at Oakland is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., while the Bucknell event is slated for a 2:45 p.m. start.

The distance runners travelling to Bucknell are Wheaton, Ill. freshman Joseph Emmanuel, Newport junior Nate Ghena, Suttons Bay senior Ben Wynsma and Freesoil junior Kelly Schubert.

Mark Guthrie, director CMU track and field, said the four will either run the 5,000-meter event or the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

“The small group needs that level of competition because it sets you up for what you do in the future,” Guthrie said.

“They need to run this weekend because of sequencing and they have to have somebody to run with. If we took them to Oakland, they’re not going to get that level of competition that they need.”

The rest of the group will travel to OU and take part in the regularly scheduled team meet.

Here are three storylines heading into the weekend:

Kelto to rest this week after indoor season Munising senior Abbey Kelto is having an unbelievable season.

The Michigan State University transfer broke the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter

“They’re getting better learning about themselves and about their event. They learn how to prep for it, how to train for it and listen to the things we are talking about.”

Mark Guthrie, Director of CMU Track & Field indoor events earlier this season and broke the school 10,000-meter record at Stanford University Abbey Kelto with a time of 34:6.81.

Guthrie will give his star distance runner the next few weeks off, as she will need to be ready for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Regionals.

“She had her moments in the sun and got the job done,” Guthrie said. “Now she needs to recover for a little bit. She needs a little bit of down time.”

“She’ll be ready when it matters.”

Reese, Wells lead 100-meter dash group Portage, Ind. freshman Lorenzo Wells and Camden, N.J. freshman Tahshon Reese are having solid Lorenzo Wells outdoor campaigns thus far in the 100-meter dash.

Last week at the Miami Invitational, Wells won the event with a personal record of 10.61 seconds, while Reese finished in fourth at 10.81.

Two weeks ago at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational at the University of

Louisille, Reese notched the first-place finish with a time of 10.78, while Wells was right behind him with a time Tahshon Reese of 10.79.

“They’ve been leaders just by example,” Guthrie said. “They’re getting better learning about themselves and about their event.

They learn how to prep for it, how to train for it, and listen to the things we are talking about.”

Holman battles strep throat at Miami Ypsilanti redshirt senior Clay Holman came down with a case of strep throat over the weekend while comClay Holman peting at the Miami Invitational.

That didn’t stop him from competing at his best.

“I don’t think the team even knew (he was ill),” Guthrie said.

Holman finished in second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.4 seconds. He then ran the final leg of the 4x100meter relay along with Reese, Wells and Miami, Fla. senior Curtis Mitchell.

The group took second and finished in 41.80.

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