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For Central Michigan football team, #NashStrong is a lifestyle

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year ago, “Nash Strong” was just a Twitter hashtag.

Today, it’s a way of life.

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“It was a tough loss,” Armstead said. “Derrick was very close to me. I was very close to him. We gravitated to each other. He was a great guy.”

Nash’s death marked the final chapter of a story that began during his senior year of high school. He prepped at Carrollton High School, right outside of Saginaw, and led the Cavaliers to the playoffs in both his junior and senior seasons.

Nash was first in the state in rushing his senior year with 1,967 yards and 28 touchdowns.

He caught the attention of then-CMU Head Coach Dan Enos, who eventually landed a commitment from the running back.

On his visit to CMU, Nash was mentored by former running back Zurlon Tipton, now playing for the Indianapolis Colts. It was that visit where Nash formed a strong bond with senior safety Kavon Frazier, a bond that would never be broken.

“I try to perfect every single play because when (Nash) was here, he was encouraging me to be perfect on the field, instead of mediocre,” Frazier said.

Before his senior prom, Nash became ill. Doctors diagnosed him with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

He did not attend his senior prom. The disease would also keep him from suiting up for the Chippewas in the 2013 season.

Nash battled, as he always did. The cancer retreated, and he was finally able to dig his cleats into the turf of Kelly/Shorts Stadium in the 2014 Spring Game. He converted from running back to cornerback.

Armstead remembers that day, seeing Nash’s cheerful smile under his helmet.

“In the spring game he gave up a play and he got real down on himself,” Armstead said. “He ran off the field, looked at me and he said ‘Stef, man, I gave it up.’ I said, ‘It’s alright. It’s cool. Just settle down.’

He laughed it off and got back out there and kept making plays.

“Derrick was real hard on himself. He always wanted to do his best. What I noticed about Derrick is that he had a great spirit. He had a great heart.”

The cancer returned in summer 2014, bowing him out for another season. He did not make an appearance on the field, but was present on the sidelines for an unforgettable Christmas Eve bowl game as an honorary captain.

The Chippewas were trailing Western Kentucky University 49-14 in the third quarter in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. Nash was interviewed by ESPN and his spirit was introduced to those who watched.

“At halftime, we came together and kind of figured that Derrick was here for a reason,” Armstead said.

“We couldn’t leave the Bahamas with that type of loss.

Derrick got us fired up and we gave it all we had.”

After that, the Chippewas battled for Nash and nearly completed the comeback, losing 49-48.

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Courtesy Photo | Athletics Communications Derrick Nash speaks with an ESPN reporter during the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. The Chippewas, encouraged by Nash on the sidelines would nearly make up a 35-point fourth quarter deficit.

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I was very close to him. We gravitated to each other. He was a great guy.

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Armstead believes “Nash Strong” was present that day.

“I most definitely think Derrick was the inspiration behind that comeback,” Armstead said.

After feeling good in the Bahamas, Nash’s condition worsened. His condition deteriorated and he passed away on a Monday afternoon, surrounded by his friends and family.

“It was very hard,” Armstead said. “My dad has cancer. I already knew what Derrick was going through.

When he beat it the first time it was exciting, but when it came back I told him he could beat it again. Unfortunately he didn’t. It was very hard for me.”

Sophomore cornerback Josh Cox remembers a specific practice at the Indoor Athletic Complex when Nash was still a running back. He said Nash bragged that he never fumbled the football.

Cox came up from safety and made Nash lose control of the ball.

“He wouldn’t talk to me for like two weeks and gave me that Derrick look,” Cox said. “He was just a freak athlete. He was one of the craziest athletes I have ever seen, especially with the condition he was in.

“It’s just sad to see him go.”

The defensive backs were closer to Nash than the rest of the team, working with him in drills and then making hospital visits on weekends. Armstead remembers his work ethic on the field.

“He was a very hard worker,” Armstead said.

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Nash also inspired Head Coach John Bonamego, who announced he was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer on June 18, four days before Nash’s passing. After his diagnosis, Bonamego said if he had “half the fight that (Nash) does, I’m going to move out of this easily.”

Armstead said Bonamego and Nash’s battles with cancer have inspired the team.

“I would say the passion that the players have showed, the aggressiveness and the intensity out here on the football field is inspired by the loss of Derrick and Coach Bonamego’s situation,” he said.

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$75,000 worth of new equipment installed at SAC

By Kate Carlson News Editor @k8erzz | news@cm-life.com

New weight equipment has been installed in the Student Activity Center in the upper level Fitness Center at the cost of $75,000.

The Fitness Center on the ground level has a capacity of 213 people and usually contains half cardio machines and half weight machines. All weight machines in the area have been replaced, along with a few cardio machines.

The old weight equipment was 15 years old, said Stan Shingles, the assistant vice president of University Recreation. Shingles said University Recreation ordered the equipment back in early June. Late shipping of the workout machines was a “very common” problem that Western Michigan University and Oakland University were also experiencing, he said.

More students had to work out with weight equipment downstairs due to the removal of exercise equipment in the Fitness Center upstairs on Aug. 31, coupled with the usual rush the SAC sees at the beginning of the year. The late shipment of equipment resulted in fewer weight machines, and a lower fitness room operating at its capacity of 73

people, forcing staff members to turn students away.

Updating machinery caused two fitness specialists to be stationed downstairs at the entrance of the fitness room. On the first day of classes, they kept track of people going in and out with a counter to make sure the area didn’t exceed its capacity.

“Right now we are at capacity,” said Fitness Specialist Jake Chapman on Aug. 31. “We’re getting brand new (weight) equipment. They tried to get it over shutdown week, but they just couldn’t get it ordered. The company couldn’t send it.”

Most students had a good attitude despite having to wait to workout in the weight room downstairs, Chapman said.

“We had to wait a few minutes but they’re doing a onein-one-out kind of thing,” said Pinckney senior Kirk Smith.

“It’s not that huge of a deal— it’s kind of expected. It’s the beginning of the year so there are more people.”

After Central Michigan Life posted news of the crowding around 6 p.m. on Aug. 31 on Twitter, several students replied with negative feelings about the situation.

Gary Ratkewicz, a fitness specialist who was working in the upper level fitness room on Monday, said the weight equipment had been taken out earlier that day.

During “shutdown week,”

Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Grand Rapids freshman Alysa Butz exercises on the new fitness equipment on the first floor of the Student Activity Center on Sept. 2.

when the SAC was closed, staff members were hoping to get the new equipment in before school started, said Facility Tech Assistant Brandon Vittitow. During this week, there were some new hires and building maintenance, he said.

“This is just normal beginning of the semester stuff,” said Vittitow, in reference to the crowded workout space. “But this right

here, and downstairs, is just because the weights are gone.”

The new weight equipment was ordered through Life Fitness.

Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness Conner Edelbrock said before this year, they had never reached capacity before, and the closest they had come was last year when a fitness room had 66 people.

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the delivery time, Edelbrock said.

“We go through a bid process where companies bid on the equipment and then we review them and go through the purchasing office on campus,” Edelbrock said.

Both Edelbrock and Shingles said they did regular assessments with students who use the SAC to get input before they get new machines.

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picture of Nash next to the quote: “Twice as nice, smooth as ice, never had a bad day in my life.”

Also featured is Nash’s name, his No. 21, “#NashStrong” and “Never Forget!”

The team also plans to pass the No. 21 jersey amongst the team for player performance.

Nash’s mother chose Armstead to don the number in the opening game against Oklahoma State. Cox and Frazier also expressed desire to wear the jersey and to honor their fellow defensive back and friend.

“It would be a great honor to wear that number 21,” Frazier said.

The team understands that Nash is no longer here, but he will never be forgotten. Armstead said he will always have his memories of Nash, a man he “gravitated” toward.

“He had a great attitude and was very humble,” Armstead said. “He was always eager to work. When he first got here, he was eager to talk to everybody.

“He’s had a great impact on me.”

Cox will always remember what Nash Strong means to him.

“Nash Strong is overcoming adversity,” Cox said. “Everybody goes through a hard time in their life and Derrick has been through a hard time his entire life. He kept fighting and never gave up.”

A few short seasons ago, Frazier did not know Derrick Nash. Now, he will never forget him.

“Nash Strong is not a motto anymore; It’s a lifestyle,” Frazier said. “We try to live our lives and try to be like that on the field. We try to not take a play for granted and go hard every single play.

“We know if Nash had another chance to play this game, he would go all out.”

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When Central Michigan University alumna Emily Miller first heard that Kaya Coffeehouse was up for sale, she jokingly told a friend that she’d look into buying it.

However, once the purchase agreement packets arrived, the then-director of a marketing firm in Houston decided that owning Kaya sounded a lot more fun than working in the corporate world. Her partner, Abigail Chambers, plans on transferring to CMU after taking some credits at Mid Michigan Community College.

“This is honestly the most comfortable decision either of us has made.

It’s Kaya. It’s home, so it was really easy to come back,” Chambers said.

While comfortable with their

decision, the partners “We love Kaya. It’s like that open, hidden bubble have faced challenges in Mount Pleasant where everyone is accepted.” since purchasing the coffeehouse. A burglary Emily Miller occurred during the kaya coffeehouse owner morning of Aug. 20, I have to hand it to our regulars,” forcing them to install extra security Chambers said. “They have made measures, including a new camera this the most fun we could have ever and alarm system. The perpetrator imagined having.” has not been found, as police are still While they plan on making some processing evidence from the crime lab. An undisclosed amount of money small adjustments to Kaya, such as adding a new breakfast sandwich was taken from the shop. named the “Downtown Abby,” any The time of purchase also created other changes will be a “mild facelift”, a challenge for Miller and Chambers. said Miller.

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The former location of the Student Book Exchange is for sale, and if purchased, Kaya may be forced to relocate.

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An uncertain fate

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Senior tight end Ben McCord runs the ball during practice at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Aug. 21, 2015.

Despite key losses and daunting schedule, football players say they can hang with the competition

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

With unique storylines embedded in the undercurrent of its journey and program expectations that have grown exponentially during the last decade, the Central Michigan University football team is preparing for the start of a crucial season.

The intrigue of a first-year head coach diagnosed with cancer has gained the program nation-

al attention, yet major losses at key skill positions make on-field success appear less than likely.

This year’s team features a mix of seasoned veterans leading former benchwarmers, any of which could be called upon to perform against elite opponents. These previously unsung heroes will gain valuable experience and perhaps make the difference in the Chippewas’ season.

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and earned an invitation to the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, which it lost despite scoring the most improbable touchdown of the bowl season during the final moments of the game.

During the Chippewas’ 2014 finale, quarterback Cooper Rush threw an NCAA bowl-game record seven touchdown passes and punctuated his rise to the position of undisputed team leader both on and off the field.

“I’ve always held myself to high expectations,” Rush said. “We do that as a team, too. It’s been a pretty normal summer. People have been working hard this offseason.”

Most notably, the Chippewas have lost senior offensive weapons wide receiver Titus Davis and running back Thomas Rawls. Both men helped earn the team key victories en route to last year’s bowl game.

To make matters more trying, fall camp opened with the announcement that senior running back Saylor Lavallii would miss the entire season due to lingering concussion issues.

Possible CMU starting running back candidates include sophomore Devon Spalding,

junior Martez Walker and sophomore Trevor Thomas. Walker was listed as the team’s starter on the initial two-deep depth chart. “(Lavallii has been) lost on the playing field but his presence is still here,” Bonamego said.

“We’re still counting on his leadership, he brings a lot of that. He’ll be a player-coach. He’ll help set the standard.”

Whoever Rush hands the ball to will run behind CMU’s offensive line, which has also graduated more than one dominating presence at the line of scrimmage.

With lineman and former captain Andy Phillips gone to the NFL, senior center Nick Beamish is considered the leader of the unit this season.

“My leadership is going to be important to (the rest of the offensive line). The way I lead and show them how to play the game is going to be very important to their development,” Beamish said. “We are going to protect Cooper. He’s shown the last few years what he can do with it.”

While Rush and Beamish elected to keep the details of a new CMU offensive scheme largely private, both players said Bonamego plans to push the pace of play.

During the first few days of fall practice, Bonamego was impressed with how well the Chippewas had taken to the new-found hurry-

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John bonamego: “I liked the back-and“Practice is one forth,” Bonamego said. thing, but anytime “The defense looked you can create competitiveness good at times, the offense was able to move the ball, and game-like situations, it makes playtoo. Practice is one thing, ers think beyond but anytime you can the x’s and o’s.” create competitiveness and game-like situations, it makes players think beyond the x’s and o’s.”

Keeping opposing offenses off the field will be important for CMU, which will have little room for error against the daunting passing attacks of Oklahoma State and Michigan State.

“We are a Division I school just like those guys are,” Spalding said. “We’ve all improved a lot since spring ball. I have the utmost confidence in our entire group.”

Leading defenders Justin Cherocci, Leterrius Walton and Cody Lopez have all left the team,

while the Chippewas’ already thin defensive secondary took a hit when standout cornerback Brandon Greer was dismissed from the team following his arrest in July.

Safeties Kavon Frazier and Tony Annese will attempt to fill the void left by Greer’s dismissal, while CMU’s defensive line sets its sights on disrupting opposing quarterbacks.

Fans should expect to see defensive ends Blake Serpa (once he returns from injuring his hamstring) and Joe Ostman do most of the heavy lifting on the defensive line and linebackers Tim Hamilton and Malik Fountain rack up most of the tackles for the Chippewas’ defense.

“The young guys have been really coming along. We’ve just been pushing each other trying to get better,” Hamilton said. “Cherocci is one of my best friends. (Filling his shoes) motivates me.”

The Chippewas see some of the premier opponents on this year’s schedule as an opportunity rather than a negative premonition.

“It’s definitely going to be a tough schedule,” Hamilton said. “But we’re going to start on the right foot against Oklahoma State. We expect a packed stadium here, so we are going to put on a show.

“We’ll be ready.”

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

In 2014, the defense for Central Michigan University wreaked havoc in the Mid-American Conference, leading the conference by allowing just 355.5 yards per game.

In 2015, they’ll aim to do the same, but this time under a new leader.

Greg Colby is taking over the defensive coordinator position this season, replacing Joe Tumpkin, who left to become a safeties coach at Colorado.

“The kids have a great approach to the game that’s carried over from last year,” Colby said. “There’s a reason they were first in the league in defense overall.

And it shows on the field. That part is kind of exciting for me as a coordinator.”

He previously coached the defensive line at Illinois from 2013-2014 before being let go after the Illini ranked last against the run in both seasons. Illinois allowed 239.2 rushing yards per game and 456.4 total

yards per game in 2014, the worst in the conference.

There will be minor changes under Colby, who has also been the defensive coordinator at Kent State and Northwestern.

Senior defensive end Blake Serpa said the changes from last year to this year will be difficult to see for the casual observer.

“Last year we ran the 4-2-5, this year we have an extra linebacker in there,” Serpa said. “For the (defensive) line, we’re doing the same things as we used to, mainly we’re just calling people different positions.”

The team will transition from a 4-2-5 look to a 4-3 look, meaning a linebacker will take the place of a cornerback.

The 4-2-5 scheme will still be used, occasionally, however.

“We match their personal groups,” Colby said. “If they’re going to have four wide outs, we’re going to be in 4-2-5, if they’ve got two tight ends in the game, we’re going to be in 4-3. We’re going to match their w Defense | 19

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t has been a raucous road to the starting quarterback job for Cooper Rush — now regarded as one of the elite passers in the Mid-American Conference. As his junior season begins, a pivotal

questions linger. Is Rush the best quarterback in the conference? And what will his legacy at CMU ultimately be?

As the red-haired, 6-foot-3 Rush attempts to provide answers to both pressure-packed questions, the respect he has gained from teammates and coaches remains steady.

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The team has watched Rush pay his dues and earn a place in the brightly-burning Central Michigan University football spotlight.

Rush said football at any level places immense pressure on the shoulder pads of the quarterback.

It is a job that requires constant focus and acute attention to every aspect of the game, both physically and mentally.

“You have to be sharp out there,” Rush said. “One mistake can be the difference in the game. For me, this offseason was another level of attention to detail. (As for) the team as a whole, guys are putting in extra time. That’s going to make a difference.”

Extra time in the film room motivated by an obsession with improvement is the mantra that earned the Charlotte native praise from conference-wide critics and opposing defenses.

“The kid can’t walk through our facility here without stopping and watching an extra 30 minutes of film,”

said Offensive Coordinator Morris Watts. “He’s come so far since when he was a freshman. It’s really been something to see.”

Rush’s athletic and personal development has been a life-long process. An NFL hopeful since a young age, Rush grew up idolizing professional quarterbacks like Drew Brees and Peyton Manning.

“Both those guys are great athletic quarterbacks, just how they go about everything,” Rush said. “They make sure they know that everyone is in the right place and what the defense is doing. They’re amazing.”

Rush found himself in third-place for the starting job entering his freshman season at CMU. After starter Cody Kater went down with an injury sustained in the 2013 season opener at Michigan, and Alex Niznak was benched a week later against New Hampshire, Rush got his shot.

He took the reins to CMU’s offense, leading the Chippewas to an improbable second-half comeback against New Hampshire, winning the starting job in training camp a year later and throwing 27 touchdowns and averaging 242.2 passing yards per game in 2014.

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Eve last year, when he threw seven touchdowns, a college football bowl-record, and led the Chippewas’ historic comeback in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

The play was the punctuation mark to his best season yet and the beginning of the the tipping point to his college football career.

Despite the growing attention he has received, Rush remains humble and blocks distractions from penetrating his psyche or letting outside “noise” affect his performance on the field.

“It’s not like he doesn’t care when he makes a mistake,” Watts said. “But he knows you can’t let it affect you the next time you are out there. He’s a gym rat. He’s always here. He wants to learn; that’s why the

Sept. 3, 2015 y Central Michigan Life y Cm-life.com kids like him so much.”

The Chippewas have produced multiple standout quarterbacks such as Ryan Radcliff and Dan LeFevour over the last decade. Watts said Rush emulates similar qualities to some of the best passers he has worked with during his 30-plus year coaching career.

One example of his rising football IQ came early in fall camp this season. Watts drew several of CMU’s offensive formations on a whiteboard one day, and challenged Rush to draw out each player’s assignment.

“I put him on the board the other day. He had to come up with everybody’s routes and all his reads,” Watts said. “He went through about 30 plays like a buzz saw. Not one mistake. It was amazing.”

To convert his schematic intelligence to a successful performance on Saturdays, Rush will need help from close friend and top wide receiver

Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer

Junior quarterback Cooper Rush is poised to lead the football team as an upperclassman after a promising sophomore season.

Jesse Kroll this fall.

Kroll and Rush got the “experience of a lifetime” this summer, when they represented CMU football at the 2015 ESPYS in Los Angeles.

“It was an awesome time,” Rush said. “We were just trying to soak in every minute of it, seeing all the stars and actors. It was just an unbelievable trip.”

And even after meeting his

childhood hero, Peyton Manning, Rush still maintained an even keel.

“Cooper is a great leader. He handles the huddle really well and everyone respects him,”

Kroll said. “We have a good friendship. So when I see him in the huddle and I know the ball is coming to me, it’s like ‘Alright Coop, I’m going to go make this play for you.’”

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Colby said stopping the running game is the top priority. Only Toledo allowed fewer than CMU’s 122.9 rushing yards per game in 2014.

“In my experience in the past, when you get that bigger extra linebacker when they’re running the ball and they’ve got two backs and they’re pounding the ball down the field, you’re better off when you can cover up more (offensive) linemen,” Colby said.

Putting nine defenders “in the box” up near the line of scrimmage will be common for the Chippewas in 2015.

“That puts our corners on a little bit of an island at times,” Colby said. “But you’ve got to stop the run first, and that’s what we’re designed to do.”

Junior safety Tony Annese will be one of those safeties sent on blitzes.

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his role hasn’t changed much.

“For me, I’m still playing the same position. I’m comfortable,” Annese said. “I don’t think there’s really too much of a difference.”

Colby said he was drawn to CMU because of Head Coach John Bonamego, even though they had never directly met before.

“I think they’ve adjusted (to Colby) really well,” Bonamego said.

“I think our defense is on its way to being very stout this year. I think our front will probably be as good as anybody in our conference. I just see that group as being tenacious and salty.”

In terms of adjusting to Mount Pleasant, Colby said he’s enjoyed it so far, although most of his time has been spent in his apartment or on the field. He’s still in the transition period, as his wife is still in Illinois waiting for their house to sell.

“I’m used to (moving),” Colby said. “We’ve done it like 10 times, so I’m used to it. I’m excited to be here.

It’s been great so far.”

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Running backs look to make impact

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When it was announced that senior running back Saylor Lavallii would miss the entire 2015 football season, the focus for Central Michigan University’s backfield shifted to two men: Sophomore Devon Spalding and junior Martez Walker.

At the conclusion of last season, it was assumed Lavallii would carry the largest load for the Chippewas in 2015. Fast forward eight months and Lavallii is on the sidelines for the season as a student assistant. He was advised by specialists to take the season off due to lingering concussion issues.

Out of the injury, an opportunity emerged for Spalding and Walker.

“Martez (Walker) and I are good buddies,” Spalding said.

“We push each other hard daily.”

Spalding, appeared in 11 games his freshman season and rushed for 371 yards with four touchdowns. He had an injury scare of his own earlier in camp, but it turned out to be far less severe than coaches and medical staff initially anticipated.

Spalding said he will be ready to go for the first week of play.

The Chippewas will miss 215-pound Thomas Rawls, who now plays for the Seattle Seahawks, and then 210-pound Lavallii when it comes to powerful, goal line carries. Yet Walker feels confident in the 203-pound Spalding to run with power.

“I think of myself as more of a ‘scat-back’ where Devon is more of a downhill runner – an ‘I’m going to run you over’

type of guy,” Walker said. “I feel like we go together better as more of a one-two punch. I think we’re going to do great.”

Confidence in the running game is evident from the coaching staff as well.

Head Coach John Bonamego said he sees how the twopronged rushing attack of Spalding and Walker could be a nightmare for opposing defenses.

“Our running back group is a strength on this team,” Bonamego said. “I think Devon has got a little bit more long speed, maybe he’s a bit more powerful. Martez has power.

He’s excellent at changing direction, (and has) great quickness.”

Walker, a native of Orland Park, Illinois, appeared in 11 games and finished fourth on the team with 265 rushing yards a season ago.

Bonamego was not the only member of CMU’s coaching staff excited about the backfield.

“We’ve been pleased with both of them,” said Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Morris Watts. “We’ll play two backs so we can keep them fresh, so that in the fourth quarter we have guys that are still good to go.”

Third-year Running Backs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Gino Guidugli echoed Watts’ claims. “(Spalding and Walker) are two guys you can trust,” Guidugli said.

“Those two know the playbook in and out. Martez is kind of patiently waiting and I think he’s primed and ready to be the featured back.

Devon ended the last year as one of our go-to guys,” he said. “I’m looking forward to those two carrying a majority of the load.”

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When it came to dealing with his challenges, Bonamego said he had no choice but to continue being committed to his health and his team.

“I figured I had a job to do,” he said.

“This is a place that clearly is more than a job for me. It’s highly personal.”

didn’t miss a beat.

“He’s one of the toughest guys I’ve ever met,” said junior defensive back Tony Annese. “Cancer is a terrible thing, and he’s been great through the whole process. He’s been here, as much as possible. He really hasn’t missed anything.”

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After treatment, Bonamego would drive back, getting home at 9:30 a.m. He would drive to campus and work until the end of the day, where his wife, Paulette, usually encouraged him to take a nap. He would get up and have dinner and go to bed around 11:30 p.m. Then, he’d get up the next day and repeat.

Looking past treatment, Bonamego said there are little things that excite him.

“I felt handicapped because of my voice,” he said. “I’m anxious to get my sense of taste back, because I haven’t been able to taste for about four or five weeks.

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Bonamego was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer in June and underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments until Aug. 21. Doctors pinpointed the tumor in his left tonsil, making treatments non-invasive, but painful.

Bonamego wasn’t thinking about that.

He wanted to ring the bell.

“It was a big relief (to ring the bell),” he said. “It’s accomplishing a goal and I think that’s the reason it’s there. Every day you go in there, you hear that bell ringing and you know somebody’s at the end of their ordeal.”

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After completing treatment, the coach headed to Kelly/Shorts Stadium for practice. As he walked onto the field with Assistant Head Coach Mose Rison, Bonamego was greeted by a large crowd. “(Athletics Director) Dave Heeke had the whole athletic department out,” he said. “The team, they surprised me.”

During treatment, Bonamego wanted to make a commitment to his team by not missing practices. He asked doctors to schedule early-morning appointments at 7 a.m. so he could spend time with his family and his team. Bonamego said he woke up at 4:15 a.m. every day and was on his way to treatment in Ann Arbor by 5:15.

Bonamego couldn’t really feel the radiation, but he said things got harder when symptoms started to show.

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Campus Programming Fund to receive $150,000 increase Effective immediately, Central Michigan University’s Campus Programming Fund will receive a $150,000 increase.

The CPF serves as a large pot of money which multiple campus programs draw from for funding throughout the year, including the Mary Ellen Barrie Wilkes Brandell Volunteer Center, SGA, Program Board and many other on campus student organizations.

The increase comes as a result of a collective agreement reached

between SGA and the Budget Priorities Committee in February 2015. Initially asking for an increase of $327,000 dollars, putting the overall CPF budget at over $1 million, SGA was encouraged to lower their requested amount to the approved $150,000 before bringing the proposal before President George Ross.

Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes said decision to approve the increase in funding was approved by Ross late last week.

-By Jordyn Hermani News Editor

Suspect arrested for hit and run, victim recovering Samuel Pego, 26, was arraigned Sept.

1 in connection to a hit and run that injured Flint junior Pierce Andersen.

Pego is charged with failure to stop, driving on a revoked or suspended license, failure to give assistance and reckless driving. He is also charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence in relation to a different case.

Andersen was struck by a black sedan while crossing Washington Street on Aug. 29.

“We were passing the intersection as a black impala starts to slow down and let us pass,” he said. “I’m leading the way and as I start to walk, the car speeds up and hits me, going about 3040 miles per hour. I don’t have any idea

who it could have been.”

Though his girlfriend had no injuries, Andersen received the bulk of treatment at Hurley Hospital in Flint. He has eight stitches in his chin, bumps and bruises all over his body and multiple facial fractures, including on his jaw and around his eye. He also said his left shoulder has been hard to move.

Andersen said he was in the hospital until the evening of Aug. 29. Though he was going to stay longer, he said his doctors told him his facial injuries will not need surgeries.

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Be there on gameday Students should witness the beginning of a new era of CMU football

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growing sense of anticipation, crowded tailgate tents and the vibrant glow of maroon and

gold jerseys under the lights at Kelly/ Shorts Shorts Stadium signal the return of Central

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Michigan University football on Thursday.

If you don’t go to CMU’s season-opener against Oklahoma State you are missing out.

Passionate new head coach John Bonamego, a man who delivers pizza to the residence halls and beats cancer, has renewed a sense of optimism that will make this the year to be in the student section on gameday.

Things will be tough on the field this season. CMU’s schedule is absolutely brutal, facing Oklahoma State, Syracuse and Michigan State in a span of four weeks.

Bonamego has been tested, his battle with both enduring daily radiation treatments and implementing his brand of football in his first year as head coach is a testament to his willpower. What he hasn’t proven is his ability to turn around the program, which has struggled since previous Head Coach Dan Enos made CMU football synonymous with mediocrity.

Still, anything above an average record would be a major accomplishment, especially after losing key players to graduation and injury.

At the same time, this could be the year junior quarterback Cooper Rush hits his stride and leads the offense with confidence after a promising sophomore season. On the other side of the ball, CMU’s defensive line looks to be the strongest in years.

Wouldn’t it be amazing to be a part of what could be the first of many years of success? Wouldn’t it be amazing to remember the day it all turned around?

The previous lack of attendance at football games can also be attributed to a fan base rejecting the leadership of that program. Bonamego has a chance to turn that around

File Photo Central Michigan University students fill the student section up to the top on gameday in support of the football team at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.

and has already done an impressive job of engaging students at the university and trying to build the football culture here.

Athletics officials told Central Michigan Life last year that student participation strategies were implemented to improve the game-day experience, adding more promotions and giveaways to involve students.

The student section was also moved behind the home bench, connecting students to the action on the field.

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Central Michigan Life serves the CMU and Mount Pleasant communities, and is under the jurisdiction of the independent Student Media Board of Directors. Dave Clark serves as Director of Student Media at CMU and is the adviser to the newspaper. Articles and opinions do

That connection can often be the inspiration for big plays, especially when the crowd gets loud.

CMU was 3-3 at home last season but was close in most games, being outscored 130-127 overall. More students backing up their team in the stands could have made the difference in some of those games.

Don’t let that happen this year. Be there as the Bonamego era begins.

Be there on gameday.

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Tell us what you want to know Malachi Barrett Editor-in-Chief

We made it through the first week.

After a hectic start to the academic year, we can all take a break to catch our collective breath over the labor day weekend.

I wanted to take a moment to thank you, our audience, for making this week such a worthwhile experience. This is a time of transition for student media across the nation. We made it our goal at Central Michigan Life to lead the charge in adapting to match the demands of changing reader habits.

Allow me to share some of the highlights.

Welcome Weekend coverage produced several stories. Students’ reaction to increased police presence and a behindthe-scenes look at a typical night for CMUPD officers provided a forum for some interesting, if not heated, discussions among students and residents.

Our multimedia team put out a series of fun and engaging videos, asking Registered Student Organizations at Mainstage to make an elevator pitch to students and another challenging upperclassmen to give freshmen advice in five words or less.

The Sports Desk rolled out exclusive

online content leading you up to football’s season-opener against Oklahoma State, including a day-by-day breakdown of each position on the roster. At the same time, they were preparing to release the annual football special publication for this print edition.

Almost 9,000 students saw our tweet on the first day of classes, a GIF of Billy Madison getting us all ready to go back to school. That’s nearly half of the on-campus student body.

Our first week of experimentation has yielded some encouraging feedback, but we need to hear from you. We want to inform, entertain and engage readers with both our print and online audiences, so what you think is very important to us.

You have the power to have your story in the newspaper.

Let me know what you think at editor@ cm-life.com or give me a call at (989) 7744338.

Visit our office in Moore Hall 436 and let me know what you did or didn’t like.

Keep commenting on our Facebook posts and replying to our tweets.

Better yet, come join the Central Michigan Life family.

This is the best place on campus for communications majors to take the next step in their career. We will be recruiting heavily and plan to hold an open meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14 for students to meet our editors and learn more about us.

See you there.

Watch what you search for Cody Williams Account Strategist

College students are using technology for anything and everything.

Incoming freshmen spend an average of 17 hours a day with technology. All this time, whether it be a phone, tablet or computer, isn’t just between you and your device. Companies are always innovating in new ways to see what you’re doing, and when you’re doing it.

The most popular phones in the world are Android and iPhone. These operating systems have what are called intelligent digital assistants: Google Now for Android, and Siri for Apple.

These assistants are always using your location. In fact, for most functions both brands require that your location be turned on.

Location tracking is just one end of the spectrum. Your device tracks a bevy of information such as downloaded applications, web searches, videos watched, products purchased and more. The most useful of these to third parties is web searches.

Companies will pay big money to find out what is being purchased, as well as the time and location of said purchase. Google AdWords and Google’s other search tools are ex-

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tremely well known in the advertising world.

Money from “search advertising” accounts for more than half of Google’s total revenue. With over 40,000 searches on Google every second, the company has accumulated a lot of information.

It is highly likely you have this setting turned off, unless you explicitly don’t want it to. If that is the case, you can go into your settings and change that. Google has baked in a setting called location history.

If you go to settings–location–Google location history, you can turn it off.

For those who have never heard of this, or never bothered to turn it off, Google has a nifty website in store for you. Just search “location history” in Google and it will be the first link. This website provides you with your most popular locations and even organizes your “trips” for you.

When I went to this website it showed a trip I took to Cedar Point all the way from summer 2013.

Turning off location tracking on the iPhone is just as easy. Under settings–privacy–location services–system services, you will find frequent locations. This is on by default to “provide useful location‐related information. A good example is Apple’s Explore section in the App Store.

So when you are searching on your phone or computer and you suddenly see an advertisement for a product you just searched on Amazon, it’s not just a coincidence. That is search and display networking at its finest.

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Former Delta Chi house may go Greek again

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

At least 12 members of Pi Kappa Phi are living in the former Delta Chi house, which has remained fraternity-free since 2014.

Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members moved into the duplex at 1007 S. Main St. from a smaller house in June. The group is renting the house as a room and board dwelling because the house is not zoned for a Registered Student Organization.

Pi Kappa Phi adviser David Barberi requested a special use permit last month to turn 1007 S. Main St. back into an RSO dwelling. The house was rezoned after Delta Chi was ousted from the property in summer 2014.

The Mount Pleasant Planning Commission will discuss the zoning change at its upcoming Thursday meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for residents and students to comment or voice concerns.

David McCatty is the house historian for Pi Kappa Phi. He said the move is a benefit to the

“We’re just looking forward and are happy about the future (of our organization).”

David McCatty, house historian for Pi Kappa Phi

fraternity. The group’s old house could fit just five members, who shared its paltry one-and-a-half bathrooms for nearly three years.

Their new house holds 12 people with more space and six bathrooms.

“It feels nice,” McCatty said. “We have more room for things. We were even able to put in a pool table.”

Mount Pleasant city government expressed concerns throughout the summer about the expansion of student or RSO housing in residential areas north of campus, working on possible amendments that could change the guidelines of living in certain areas. Residents commented at various city meetings regarding student behavior in or around residential neighborhoods.

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer

Members of the Central Michigan fraternity Pi Kappa Phi now reside in the former Delta Chi fraternity house on Main St. on Sept.

McCatty said residents will have little to worry about from his group.

“We’ve always tried to give back to the community and be respectful of any residents,” he said.

“We have leaders across the college as well. Some did (Leadership) Safari; we had three members

who were orientation guides this year.”

Both McCatty and house manager Dalton Thompson said having an RSO back in a formerly notorious campus house shouldn’t alarm residents.

“We’re just looking forward and are happy about the future (of our organization),” McCatty said.

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GENERAL PUBLIC

ON SALE WED 9/2

TICKETS ON SALE AT CMICH.EDU/TICKETCENTRAL

DOORS OPEN AT

7:00PM

TICKETS START AT

$25