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NO LONGER AT CMU A former telecommunications technician was heard making a racist joke at a local bar.

EDITORIAL WINTER IS COMING

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Our editors suggest students take advantage of weather before the season changes.

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Detroit senior organizes a march that drew hundreds of participants.

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The 16-year faculty member took up the role of academic senate chairperson this semester.

ONLINE MAROON AND BOLD S9 E3 Andrew Mullin | Associate Editor Protesters march on Sept. 10, 2020 down South Mission Street in Mount Pleasant. They participated in the Central Michigan University student-led Legalize Being Black: Our Lives Matter Too protest.

Hosts Austin Chastain and Christian Booher discuss their personal top five athletes in CMU history.

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Yager retires following racist incident at Cheers

By Courtney Pedersen Associate Editor news@cm-life.com

A former Central Michigan University employee who was involved in a racist incident at Cheers Neighborhood Grill is no longer employed by the university.

Tony Yager, a former telecommunications technician, retired from CMU on Aug. 31 after junior Rondo Sanders filed a complaint against him.

“Mr. Yager decided to retire effective Aug. 31, which ended any active investigation by our office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity as he was at that point no longer a staff member,” said Heather Smith, executive director of University Communications.

On Aug. 26, Sanders and his girlfriend sat down for dinner in the mostly empty Cheers as Yager had a conversation with his friends at the end of the bar.

Without background music and few people at the bar, everyone began listening to Yager speak, Sanders said.

“Me and my buddies used to determine who jumps out the back of the plane by going through names ‘a’ through ‘z,’ and I’m not talking names,” Yager said. “I’m talking African Americans – the darkest to lightest skins. We’ll say they are ‘a.’”

Sanders turned around, and the two men made eye contact.

“Best joke ever,” Yager said, laughing and shaking his head.

Sanders set down his fork, got up from the bar and left to clear his head. Yager continued to speak with other customers though Sanders’ girlfriend said some of the people in the bar were made uncomfortable by Yager’s comments.

Sanders went back into the restaurant. He approached Yager and explained why he felt his words were offensive. Yager didn’t appear to be interested in listening to him, Sanders said.

Before he left the restaurant, Sanders spoke with Cheers manager Brandon Swindlehurst.

Swindlehurst told Sanders “there was nothing he was willing to do,” Sanders said.

“Tony and his buddies are regulars at Cheers and friends with the owner. They do this kind of thing all the time,” Sanders said. “A bunch of people reached out to me and said they always hear them using racial slurs in conversation.”

Sanders took to Facebook to post about his experience. He also spoke with Vice Mayor Amy Perschbacher and the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity at CMU. Yager was contacted for comment.

If students find themselves in a similar situation with a CMU employee, they can email ocrie@cmich.edu or call (989) 774-3253.

COURTESY PHOTO Former CMU employee Tony Yager holds a conversation with friends Aug. 31 at Cheers Neighborhood Grill

Three finalists named for CMU athletic director

By Austin Chastain Sports Editor

Dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts Andrew Spencer and the marimba ensemble students play songs for students Sept. 2 by the Music building for the Music in the Air recital series.

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Amy Folan, Alan Haller and Derek van der Merwe are the three finalists named in the search for Central Michigan’s next athletic director, according to a Sept. 14 media release.

“I am incredibly impressed with the diverse pool of talented candidates we attracted for this position,” said Provost Mary Schutten, who chairs the search committee. “Each of our finalists has the necessary experience to continue CMU Athletics’ championship culture and support our student-athletes in the classroom and on the field.”

The candidates met this week with the president’s cabinet, head coaches and senior athletic department staff, the Academic Senate athletics committee, studentathletes and the gender equity committee.

Folan, the executive senior associate athletics

Alan Haller Deputy Athletic Director at Michigan State University

director at the University of Texas, has worked in Austin since 2003. In her current position since 2012, Folan oversees the Longhorn Foundation, the fundraising branch of Texas Athletics, and the Longhorns’ Ticket office.

With Folan at the helm, the Longhorn Foundation has seen steady success in fundraising.

In 2019 alone, the membership of the foundation increased by

Amy Folan Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at The Univerity of Texas

18,600 members and the largest annual fund total ($42.9 million) and a total production of $116.5 million.

Haller was promoted in 2019 to deputy athletic director at Michigan State. He joined the staff as an associate athletic director in 2010 before being promoted to senior associate AD in 2015. He was also named Chief of Staff in 2017.

Derek van der Merwe Assistant Vice President at the University of Arizona

In his current position, Haller leads the senior staff and sport administrator group, which is responsible for administration over MSU’s 25 varsity sports. He also handles the primary administrative duties for the football, men’s and women’s cross country and track, and the men’s and women’s golf teams.

Van der Merwe serves as the assistant vice president and chief

operating officer at Arizona, but has strong ties to CMU. His administrative tenure began shortly after he graduated as an academic advisor and life skill coordinator before becoming an associate director of athletics of NCAA compliance for the eight years.

During his tenure at CMU, van der Merwe supervised the $22 million renovation and expansion of McGuirk Arena.

After leaving CMU in 2013, van der Merwe spent five years at Austin Peay, including two as its athletic director before being promoted to vice president.

As the AD, he oversaw the construction of the new football stadium and secured a $2.5 million naming rights agreement. His first year leading the athletics department saw the creation of a new comprehensive strategic plan, redefinition of corporate sponsorship and priority seating strategies, and creation of a new brand and identity position for the university and

athletics department.

After five years at Austin Peay, van der Merwe accepted a job at University of Arizona, where he currently works under former CMU AD Dave Heeke.

With the Wildcats, van der Merwe has led the athletic department’s negotiations with Coca-Cola and a universitywide beverage agreement worth $33 million.

He has also led the negotiations for a new, $25 million, agreement with ClubCorp to manage premium seating and club spaces at Arizona Stadium. Van der Merwe also has oversight and management responsibility for the department’s $90 million annual operating budget and is responsible for leading the department’s comprehensive master planning process.

Rachel Blunt had been serving as the interim athletic director since Aug. 31 after Michael Alford departed to become the CEO of Seminole Boosters Inc. at Florida State.

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MORE STUDY ROOMS AVAILABLE DURING THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER

By Brianna Woodby Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

With some of the changes the Fall 2020 semester has brought, Provost Mary Schutten realized that students might be in a bind if they had to quickly switch between online to in-person classes.

“Students could potentially be in a position of having an online course immediately following a face-to-face course,” said Jon Humiston, acting director of academic space and remodeling. “Ten minutes may not be enough time to physically get from the student’s classroom to the library, get settled and logged into their online course.”

To accommodate those students, Central Michigan University is now offering empty classrooms in various buildings across campus for students to use as study spaces.

Bath junior Lori Cook said she uses some

of these spaces to avoid distractions while completing assignments.

“I think these rooms are really beneficial since they provide a distraction free environment to do schoolwork,” Cook said. “They’re great for when you’re doing an online class but don’t have a quiet place to go to like a dorm.”

There are rules for using study classrooms including social distancing, not exceeding room capacity, wearing face masks and headphones and cleaning with the provided products.

“The administration strives to be student-focused, and this is one way to show support our students during this pandemic,” Humiston said.

A full classroom availability sheet with buildings, room numbers and availability is available on the CMU website.

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Hispanic Heritage Month goes virtual

By Barbara Garcia Staff Reporter

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Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating Hispanic and Latinx people for their overall contributions to and influence on history.

It will be celebrated Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 at Central Michigan University. The Multicultural Academic Student Services is featuring events virtually and grab-and-go activities sponsored by Greek Life organizations.

Hispanic Heritage Month events are important for our campus community to attend because they can gain a better insight into the history and culture of Hispanic and Latinx people, said Waterford junior and Multicultural Distinctive Scholar Kevin Bautista-Mancilla.

All events are free and open to the CMU community. People are encouraged to check out the MASS website where they will be sharing additional opportunities for cultural awareness.

“Being a global citizen and developing intercultural competence is subjecting yourself to other cultures,” Wade Tomson, assistant director of MASS, said. “I believe it is imperative for all CMU scholars to increase their cultural knowledge and awareness of others.

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How to use the Student Activities Center this semester

Aurora Abraham | Assistant Photo Editor

The SAC fitness room has taped lines and equipment to accommodate social distancing and other precautionary measures.

By Austin Chastain Sports Editor news@cm-life.com

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entral Michigan University’s Student Activity Center (SAC) reopened on Monday to students, with some noticeable changes to how students may use the facility.

The SAC is open from 4-10 p.m. on weekdays and 4-8 p.m. on weekends. The Weight Training Center and the pool are open from 4-8 p.m. each day of the week.

Here are the steps students need to follow to use the SAC this fall.

KNOW WHAT’S OPEN The Fitness Center, Weight Training Center and pool are all open to use by appointment.

The pool is open for lap swimming only, no recreation or play swimming. There are six lanes available. The saunas and hot tub will remain closed.

The courts upstairs — for racquetball and wallyball — the billiards lounge, table tennis, track, the MAC gyms and the basketball and volleyball courts are all open, with some stipulations.

For billiards, table tennis and racquetball, games are limited to one-on-one. Wallyball and the MAC gyms — used for indoor soccer — may be used two-against-two. The track is limited to 25. The room is sectioned off to allow for stretching and other workouts. The basketball courts are broken down by halves. Half of the court has a badminton or pickleball net while the other half is set up for basketball. Each half allows for one-on-one.

The volleyball courts allow for two-on-two.

All equipment, excluding basketballs and volleyballs, may be checked out for use.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT Students may book an appointment to use the SAC for an hour. They must specify which room they would like to use, be it the Fitness Center, Weight Training Center or pool. Once a reservation is booked, the student has the entire hour to use the selected facility as they please.

Students also have the option to use only part of the reservation. Meaning, if a reservation is booked for the Fitness Center for 5 p.m., the student may arrive and begin using the center at 5:30 p.m. for the remainder of the hour.

The courts, billiards lounge and table tennis areas do not require a reservation.

ARRIVAL AND CHECK-IN When students make their way to the SAC, they will need to wear a mask, have their student ID and a green check mark from the CMU Health Screening app signifying they are allowed to enter buildings on campus.

The front desk at the SAC has Plexiglas barriers separating the desk workers from students.

Students can scan into the facility using the touchless card reader on the front desk.

Once students arrive to their selected room, they must check in with the desk worker to confirm their reservation.

ENJOY YOURSELF Yes, facemasks are required at all times.

However, masks do not need to be worn while swimming. Students may take their mask off as they enter the water but must put their mask back on when they get out of the pool.

In the Fitness Center and Weight Training Center, equipment has been moved and blocked off and color-coded to prevent cross-touching.

Additional equipment — medicine balls, dumbbells, for example — are available for check-out with staff within the center.

KEEP IT CLEAN There are over 40 stations of spray bottles for students to help SAC staff keep equipment clean as it is used. Students are asked to spray off the equipment they use when they are done with it. A towel will be provided for cleaning when students check into the center.

All entry and exit will be through the East doors (the doors facing Kelly/Shorts Stadium).

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Zack Saffron provides leadership, comic relief to ‘League’ team

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ED keyboards and monitors light up Central Michigan University’s brandnew eSports Center. The sounds of keys tapping, mice clicking and voices overlapping stream out of the room, creating an echo in the eerily silent Student Activity Center.

In a moment of excitement over a won objective during practice, Waterford junior Zack Saffron sits forward in his chair and shouts praise to his teammates for a job well done, adding excitement to an already positive environment.

This is far different than two years ago when esports athletes had to huddle around a laptop in Pearce Hall to watch film from a prior competition.

At the time, the esports program had a part-time adviser and Pearce Hall lacked the necessary equipment – high-performance mice, monitors and a strong internet connection.

Two years later, the esports program has all of this and more in its new center, which had a construction cost of about $150,000.

Coming to CMU as a freshman to study computer science, Saffron joined what was originally League of Legends Club, where people got to know each other and play the game for fun. The club then merged with other popular gaming communities on campus for members to play casual games together and allow club teams to live under one roof.

Before the Office of Student Activities and Involvement started working with the club to give esports its own spotlight in Fall 2019, Saffron served as the competitive manager for League of Legends. He and a few others held tryouts and helped put together the rosters for the club teams, working to maintain a strong relationship with both teams and building leadership skills, as well.

"Being able to know the game on a different level can change a lot," Saffron said.

"As a leader, you can understand and help others get to the same level of thinking as you, and that's how a team can start to grow."

Now, both old and new faces sit alongside Saffron at the rows of computers. The new center — which opened earlier this year — hosts League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate matches at the varsity level.

Saffron said he has been playing the game since his sophomore year of high school, having been introduced to it by his brother. He’s played for two to three hours almost daily since, constantly working to improve his game mechanics.

Starting at one of the lowest competitive rankings, he takes pride in his ongoing journey, currently sitting at one of the higher ranks in the game.

"I started becoming more passionate about League when I came to school here, and being able to be at the very beginning of it to see how much has changed has been really cool for me," Saffron said. "Now, I always think to myself, 'I am at the

Andrew Travis | Staff Photographer The new esports room is ready to go Friday, Aug. 21, in the SAC.

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Saffron said that he usually feels confident in his team going into matches, and once the game starts, he tries to keep a level tempo.

If the team is winning, he helps his teammates stay focused so they don’t lose the lead. When they are losing, he helps keep spirits high and makes sure they keep communicating throughout to keep the team in the match.

“There’s a lot of difference in talk, like when you’re winning, you think, ‘what now, what can we take from them?’ but when you’re losing, you have to think ‘what can we do to come back in this game?’ and try to work on it as you go,” Saffron said. “It’s hard to keep your emotions in check sometimes, but the most important thing is to bounce back from it and learn how you can do better for next time."

Head coach and program adviser Katherine Hanchon said Saffron's leadership comes in many ways. He is one of the more vocal leaders, offering praise to his teammates – he's also the team jokester.

“Zack is like the comic relief,” Hanchon said. “He brings such a light to the team. Watching how he has developed as a person over the past few months into a more confident player and leader has been an incredible experience, and I’m excited to see what else he can do.”

The League of Legends team plays in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), similar to the NCAA for other varsity sports. Meanwhile, the other three games compete in the Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC), which is comprised of the 12 schools that make up the Mid-American Conference.

Whether in NACE or the ESC, students like Saffron and Smith have the opportunity to compete in the games they love against peers from other institutions. Hanchon said she appreciates the opportunity to see her students compete and do what they love.

“It’s been a dream come true to watch all of these students grow and have an opportunity to compete for their school,” Hanchon said. “It’s really heartwarming to watch this community pop up and turn into something incredible.”

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Jack Reeber | Staff Photographer Waterford junior Zack Saffron, a member of the League of Legends Gold Team, poses for a photo Sept. 10 in the esports center.

Jack Reeber | Staff Photographer ESports athletes practice League of Legends Sept. 10 in the esports center.

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| Addy Wachter | Staff Reporter Freshman Lauren Albert spreads her arms as she exits the King-Air twin turbo plane before it takes off in Napoleon on Aug. 29, 2020.

DOWN TO EARTH

CMU student shares her hobby of skydiving

By Addy Wachter Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Looking out the window of a King Air twin-turbo airplane at 14,000 feet above the ground, everything familiar - fields, trees, rivers and roads - looks a lot smaller.

Before Napoleon freshman Lauren Albert knows it, the pilot is giving her the go-ahead. As the plane tips to its side, she steps out onto nothing and begins free-falling toward the ground.

The Central Michigan University student’s first skydive harnessed to an instructor was on Aug. 3, 2019. After that day, she was hooked. She has completed 32 jumps with an A license in skydiving, allowing her to jump by herself.

“Some people think I’m crazy and ask me, ‘why I would want to skydive?’” Albert said. “But then I ask them if they have ever done it and when they say no, I ask, ‘why haven’t you, aren’t you crazy? What if I’m actually sane?’”

Some people think skydiving is similar to riding a rollercoaster, but after stepping out of a plane for her first time,

Albert said the comparison is not correct.

“There’s nothing in life that can prepare you for what it feels like,” Albert said. “It’s just you floating with the wind hitting your face. It was the weirdest feeling, but also the best feeling.

You remember it forever.”

Skydiving has been apart of Albert’s family for the past five years. Her dad, Adam, and younger brother, Ian, helped build a drop zone down the road from their home in Napoleon. When Albert first decided to take on skydiving as a hobby, her family was all in.

“We were pretty excited,” her dad said. “She came off that first jump and was ready to go again. Everything went perfectly and she knew it.”

Albert hopes that her jumps don’t just happen in Napoleon, but in other places around the world.

She has seen a lot of jumps happen in the Netherlands and Iceland. Albert has also thought about jumping over the ocean.

But the place at the top of her list is somewhere out west like Colorado.

The manager at the drop zone in Napoleon, Ryan Levesque, saw Albert skydive for the first time by herself and watches

her continue to do it week after week. Levesque said Albert is a natural due to her confidence when she goes up in the plane.

Albert believes in herself, he said.

Surprisingly, Albert is more scared of being on top of a building, or even a ladder, than 14,000 feet in the air because there is nothing to relate the height to, Albert said.

“I have a parachute, and I know it is there to save me,” Albert said. “At 10 feet, you can’t deploy a parachute. You could break your arm or your leg, but when skydiving, it’s harder to do because you have a big cushy pillow.”

For some, getting the motivation to go up in an airplane is a difficult task. For Albert, stepping out of the plane is easy and the sensation she feels when doing so will get her to continue skydiving for the rest of her life.

“It’s really pretty up there, and I just like the feeling,” Albert said. “I don’t get an adrenaline rush anymore because I know what to expect, but I do get another sort of high I guess you would call it. I just feel good.”

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As the current Central Michigan Life Photo Editor, I’d like to say: please don’t be afraid of photographers when you see us taking photos.

This came to my attention during Welcome Weekend. A lot of students get scared when they see CM Life photographers walking about while on an assignment.

A male student actually stopped me and said: “You know, people get kind of scared when they see the CM Life photographers out.”

I want to make it clear that no one, students or community members alike, should be scared of our photographers. We are just doing our job, we are looking for photos that truthfully document what is happening at the moment.

Now, say that you’re throwing a party, there are a lot of people there and you are doing something that you aren’t supposed to be doing. You might be worried about us passing by, looking for something to take photos of.

I have one piece of advice for you. Don’t do that thing that you are not supposed to

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Our photographers act in a professional way and aren’t out hunting for incriminating things to take photos of. We don’t prepare to go out to take photos by asking ourselves: “OK, what bad behavior can I capture tonight? But, if something happens that we deem to be newsworthy, then we will take photos.

We have a right to do that.

Unless I am taking photos on your property, you can’t ask me to leave. Photographers are able to stand on sidewalks and photograph something that is happening on your lawn.

Although asking photographers to leave your property is legal, tampering with our

equipment or threatening us, isn’t and is considered a criminal offense.

Due to COVID-19, and everything else going on in the crazy world of 2020, tensions are high. Please, I encourage you to come talk to us if there is a possibility that you could be a subject of a photo assignment. More often than not, we will ask if we can take your photo. We want to build a good, trusting relationship with students as well as Mount Pleasant residents. But, if we don’t talk to you while we are on an assignment, come see us if you have any concerns.

About a dozen Welcome Weekend partiers came to talk to us asking them not to take their photos. We didn’t. If there is a possibility that you are photographed in a crowd, and don’t want to be, let us know, because once a photo is published on our social media or articles, we can’t take it down.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF....................................Isaac Ritchey ASSOCIATE EDITORS..................Michael Livingston Andrew Mullin Courtney Pedersen SPORTS EDITOR.................................Austin Chastain PHOTO EDITOR............................Rachael Yadlowsky MULTIMEDIA EDITORS.......................Katia Hendges Ben Ackley ENGAGEMENT EDITOR..................... Jamie Rewerts COPY EDITOR.....................................Amalia Kalergis PRESENTATION EDITOR...................Sarah Brownell DESIGNERS............................................Madison Skop Jon Hearth REPORTERS............................................Teresa Homsi Ben Jodway Brendan Weisner Makayla Coffee Christian Booher Andrew Loveland Katie Hixson Noelle Gray Tyler Tobias Alexis Seeley Noah Wulbrecht Malina Wojtylo

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WEATHER BEFORE WINTER

Aurora Abraham | Assistant Photo Editor

Leaves and bushes blow in the wind as water moves slowly down the stream Sept. 14 at Nelson Park.

I

t is inevitable.

Soon, the dreaded Michigan winter will bless us all with single-digit temperatures, chilling winds and icy roads. Thankfully, we still have some time to take advantage of longer days and warmer weather.

Central Michigan University has given students few options to spend our free time (unless you are a virtual trivia night connoisseur).

Students have spent five weeks cooped up in their residence halls playing video games and streaming movies. Some have escaped their rooms to play basketball or volleyball outdoors.

Places on campus, like the Student Activity Center, are beginning to open, but it is still difficult to occupy the time between online classes. Students might have to look beyond campus for socially distanced activities.

Mount Pleasant officials frequently boast about the city’s park system. They have a reason to.

Between Deer Field Park’s swinging bridge, Mill Pond Park’s chirping frogs, Chipp-A-Wa-

ters Park’s riverside walk and Nelson Park’s fish-ability, there is plenty to experience while the weather is nice.

Anyone can take advantage of the nature trails, picnic areas and sport courts around Mount Pleasant. The Mid Michigan Community Pathways trail will take any cyclist or hiker to Shepherd.

These 70-degree days will not last forever.

If students do not feel comfortable utilizing the SAC or other CMU buildings, they should embrace other options.

Newly reported COVID-19 cases suggest that numbers are decreasing or at least plateauing. Still, the university is not guaranteeing that things will reopen anytime soon.

It is extremely important that students get out and take advantage of the sunshine before the seasonal blues kick in. No one can predict the affect winter will have on the pandemic.

When winter does decide to show up and students are stuck inside, make sure to follow CM Life on social media for our “Pandemic Pastimes” series that is published on Fridays for ideas of safe ways to spend your weekends.

AD MANAGERS...........................................Connor Turpin Lauren Frailey ACCOUNT MANAGERS................................ Autumn Reis Ian Gapp Russell Vollick Samantha Sweeting Julia Springer Ainsley Young ______________________________________________ All letters to the editor or guest columns must include a name, address, affiliation (if any) and phone number for verification. Anonymous letters will not be printed, except under extraordinary circumstances. CM Life reserves the right to edit all letters and columns for style, length, libel, redundancy, clarity, civility and accuracy. Letters should be no more than 450 words in length. Longer guest columns may be submitted but must remain under 750 words. Published versions may be shorter than the original submission. CM Life reserves the right to print any original content as a letter or guest column.

Please allow up to five days for a staff response, which will include an expected date of publication. Submission does not guarantee publication.

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Aurora Abraham | Assistant Photo Editor A couple strolls across the field with their baby Sept.

14 at Island Park.

Editorials are exclusively the opinion of the student editors of Central Michigan Life. They do not represent the opinions of the university.

Central Michigan Life, the independent voice of Central Michigan University, is edited and published by students of Central Michigan University every Thursday during the fall and spring semesters. The newspaper’s online edition, cm-life.com, contains all of the material published in print, and is updated on an as-needed basis.

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 not necessarily reflect the position or opinions of Central Michigan University. Central Michigan Life is a member of the Associated Press, the Michigan Press Association, the Michigan Collegiate Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press, College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Michigan Home Builders Association, Mount Pleasant Housing Association and the Mount Pleasant Downtown Business Association. The newspaper’s online provider is SN Works.

Central Michigan Life is distributed throughout the campus and at numerous locations throughout Mount Pleasant. Non-university subscriptions are $75 per academic year. Back copies are available at 50 cents per copy, or $1 if mailed. Photocopies of stories are 25 cents each. Digital copies of photographs published in Central Michigan Life are available upon request at specified costs.

Central Michigan Life’s editorial and business offices are located at 436 Moore Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, telephone (989) 774-3493 or 774-LIFE.

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