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mental health support.

This year, between COVID-19, social movements and a presidential election, everyone finds themselves in a whirlwind of stress, confusion and chaos.

There are people who may be struggling more than others. The bottom line, though, is that we are all exhausted – mentally, emotionally, physically, academically, financially.

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friends, professors and family members for support. It doesn’t make you weak to look for help.

However, taking on the distress of others can be taxing. There can’t be one-way streets of support. If you are relying on someone for support, look to return the favor. Let’s carry the weight together.

Once the world gets back to any sort of normal, we can look back and reminisce about this time in history. Maybe you’d prefer to forget. That’s fine.

All that matters is that we hold each other up. It may be hard to believe right now, but things will get better.

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International students who come from cultures that value connection expected to learn about life in America. They say they feel ripped off, disconnected and financially insecure.

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CMU REPRESENTATION AROUND THE WORLD

* As of Aug. 27, 435 students attend CMU from 55 different countries

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SAY THEY FEEL FRUSTRATED AND ISOLATED THIS SEMESTER

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ost Central Michigan University students are eagerly anticipating the Holiday Break that begins on Nov. 25. Not all students will have the option to return home after the semester ends, though.

There are about 400 international students from 55 countries enrolled at CMU this semester. Many international students are facing travel restrictions that will keep them in Mount Pleasant over the holidays. Some are also struggling financially.

Already feeling isolated and alone on a mostly empty campus, many international students say they are frustrated. They traveled to America to take advantage of a better educational experience than what their own countries provide and to experience a new culture – what they got was virtual classes that make it difficult to connect with other students.

“Most of us aren’t used to online classes. It disconnects you from people,” said Paul Sunday Ayetin, a graduate student from Nigeria. “We can’t ask questions because of the language barrier, so most of us don’t speak up.”

If Ayetin was aware that his class format was more online than in-person, he would have not come to the United States. This semester has been a struggle for him. Not only does Ayetin feel he is not getting the value of what he originally paid for with online classes, he can’t even consider traveling home due to his financial situation.

The thing he wants most next semester is to make more connections on campus. He wants a life outside of

his virtual classroom.

“Where do I get friends? Where do I meet people?

Everything is online,” Ayetin said. “I really, really want friends.”

SEEKING PERSONAL CONNECTION Due to COVID-19 restrictions, programming and advising has been mostly online for international students. Because of that lack of personal connection, it’s more important than ever that faculty and students help check in on international students to see how they are doing.

“We understand that not having those in-person events is really hard to develop a sense of community,” said Jennifer Evaniuk, executive director of the Office of Global Engagement. “I think knowing that they have the support of the campus community is really vital right now.”

Without many organized events that traditionally would allow them to meet other students, international students feel isolated. They are constantly in their homes and taking classes remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.

For Theophilus Nkansah, a graduate student from Accra, Ghana, Fall 2020 has been a quiet, lonely semester. He lives in an apartment and he has no roommates.

He does not have anyone to keep him company during a time where many people already feel alone and disconnected from others on campus. He does keep in touch with his family in Ghana, especially his mother.

Nkansah talks with her to show her that he is OK so she

does not worry about his physical and mental health.

“Sometimes I get lonely because, where I come from, our culture is always having people around us,” Nkansah said.

Some students are seeking connection and comfort in other ways. Hainan Province, China junior Shian Li adopted a seven-month-old kitten, Jacko, at the Humane Society of Midland County. Li was looking for a good listener. He bonded with the kitten, though he went there with the intention of adopting an older cat, after Jacko rubbed his head on Li’s hand. This “friendly and sweet” cat helps comfort Li and is welcome company, especially as students and faculty prepare to leave campus as the long winter break approaches.

Some students are still struggling to make any connections on campus. Since he arrived in Michigan this August, Ayetin has struggled. He wants to be cautious, and is social distancing to keep healthy, but by doing that he has become lonely, especially when everything he participates in is online.

“There is nowhere you can make friends,” Ayetin said, “if you are not going out.”

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campus. That means many international students who rely on campus employment are being affected.

Sao Paulo, Brazil junior Isabela Soares is only working eight to ten hour a week. She could work a many as 20 hours a week, but student employment was reduced due to the pandemic.

She is trying to figure out how to come up with more money in order to afford to pay for her tuition, rent and groceries next semester.

“It’s not like we are rich,” Soares said. “My mom has worked really hard, and I had to work really hard to pay for everything.”

She will not be working for the next six-and-a-half weeks of winter break because the office she works in will be closed.

Her parents send her money to pay for expenses, but it is still not enough. The exchange rate is one U.S. dollar to 5.75 Brazil Reals. Soares said she is trying to find a short-term job over holiday break or she will have to ask her parents for more money.

International students do not receive financial aid because of their status as non-U.S. citizens, making it more difficult for them to pay for their expenses. A credit hour for an undergraduate international student is $789 for under 56 credit hours and $815 for above; it’s $850 per credit hour for international graduate students.

Most international students depend on campus jobs to help pay their bills. The Office of Global Engagement was able to help a few students identify emergency funding through two external emergency scholarships.

Ayetin has been financially stressed because of school and housing expenses. Because international students are not allowed to work off campus, they must take the hours the university gives them. They do not have any other choice.

“People need to be considerate of us,” he said.

CMU made efforts toward helping international students at the beginning of the pandemic by making sure they had access to no cost, daily meals.

For all the advantages of studying in America, there are also disadvantages. Most students can go home for family events.

International students don’t just miss their families, they also miss engagement parties, birthdays and weddings. Some international students have gone five months to three years without

going home and seeing their families.

COVID-19 has made going home almost impossible. Prices for airline tickets have increased. In some countries, health restrictions that prohibit travel from America do not make returning home possible.

Li said the price of a one-way ticket to China has increased by more than $2,000. The process of quarantining after arriving in China is intensive. There is a mandatory 14-day quarantine for people arriving in China.

He will continue to stay in the U.S. until the pandemic is over.

His student visa will be expiring therefore if he leaves, he will not be able to come back to America until the pandemic is over.

“I have prepared myself for staying in the United States for years,” Li said. “I don’t know how long it is going to be. If necessary, if it is the best choice, I am going to stay here until everything is cooled down.”

Soares planned to go home to Brazil this summer but had to cancel her flight a week before her scheduled departure due to COVID-19. At one point, her home country was a hot spot for the pandemic. Going home would mean being unable to return to the U.S. Soares said she will attempt to return home in May. “It is a sacrifice,” Soares said, “leaving everybody in our home country to get a better education.”

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Events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month

By Noelle Gray Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

The Native American Programs office, part of the Center for Inclusion and Diversity, will be hosting a variety of events throughout November to commemorate Native American Heritage Month.

Central Michigan University students must register for all events in advance.

Activities for the month will include guest speakers, crafting and a virtual cooking class.

On Nov. 1, events kicked off with the start of a month long book club with the novel “The Road Back to Sweetgrass” by Linda LeGarde Grover. The Native American Programs and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College will host the discussion at 2 p.m. Nov. 30 via Webex.

Books are first come first serve for CMU and SCTC students Jewelry Making with Ayebah will take

place Nov. 11 via Facebook Live with the Native American Programs. It will be a navajo jewelry making demo.

On Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. a drive-in movie will take place in lot 22. The movie being shown is “Smoke Signals.” Program Board and Native American Programs are sponsoring the event.

“Aunt Judy’s Cooking Class: Aambe Jiibaakowedaa” will be hosted at 3 p.m. Nov. 19 via Facebook Live on the Native American Programs’ page. The virtual event will offer cooking tips and discussion.

The final event of the month is the Mino Biimadziwin Virtual Fun Run which will take place Nov. 28.

Students are encouraged to take time for themselves and get their blood flowing outdoors or on a treadmill. There is no set distance or location for this virtual fun run for students.

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Kalil Pimpleton’s journey through adversity

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

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Wide receiver Kalil Pimpleton carries the ball during the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Kalil Pimpleton’s college football career started in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Coming out of a state champion-caliber program at Muskegon High, Pimpleton took the 661-mile journey from his hometown to Virginia Tech. When he joined the Hokies, he was moved from quarterback to wide receiver.

“It was a big change for me,” Pimpleton said. “I had to adapt pretty quick.

That was a struggle for me. I kept my faith and I got it done.”

Pimpleton, now a junior at Central Michigan, played five games for Virginia Tech and carried the ball one time for four yards. He took a redshirt and decided he needed a move.

He wanted to play closer to home and returned to Michigan after one season at Virginia Tech.

Pimpleton transferred to CMU before the 2018 season and was on the sidelines during the team’s 1-11 disaster – he had to sit out due to NCAA transfer rules.

“It was tough to sit out the year I had to sit out,” Pimpleton said. “I knew the next season something had to change to turn it around, so, that’s what we had to do.”

The change worked out for the better when Pimpleton was finally able to see game action. He played in all 14 games

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for the Chippewas last season and finished the season as the Mid-American Conference leader in receptions and receiving yards. He was also named First Team All-MAC as both a receiver and a punt returner.

Pimpleton said being out on the field with his teammates in 2019 was a blessing. He also said the big difference from 2018 to 2019 – when CMU went 8-6 and won the MAC West title – was focus.

“We had a lot of times (in 2018) that we didn’t seem to be focused,” Pimpleton said. “(In 2019), there was a different type of focus in the weight room, locker room, the meeting rooms, at practice.”

Another important element of Pimpleton’s growth through his college career has been his best friend, Muskegon senior wide receiver JaCorey Sullivan.

Pimpleton and Sullivan played together for the Big Reds and made state championship appearances in 2013-14 and 2016. In each of those years, Muskegon lost in the state final — twice to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (2014 and 2016) and Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (2015).

Pimpleton said the bond that he and Sullivan share has improved their relationship on the field for the Chippewas.

“Even when we didn’t go to the same school or live under the same roof, we’ve always pushed each other,” Pimpleton

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said. “He’s been my brother since we were four or five years old; we’ve been in this for 10 years, plus. He and I will always push each other to do our best.”

After a breakout year in 2019, in which Pimpleton caught 82 passes for 894 yards and six touchdowns, he said he has taken on more of a vocal leadership role by helping his teammates execute drills in practice and leading by example.

Coach Jim McElwain has taken notice, too.

“He brings it every day,” McElwain said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s practice or if it’s lifting. It doesn’t matter if it’s meetings; he brings that energy to everything he does.”

Pimpleton’s leadership will play a role in the team’s quest for a MAC title in the six-game, conference-only schedule.

After winning the division title last season and losing a heartbreaker to Miami (Ohio) in the title game last December at Ford Field in Detroit, Pimpleton said he and the rest of the Chippewas are hungry to make their way back to the title game and knock the “West” off of “MAC West champs.”

“I’m looking to do what I can for the team, do whatever I can to accomplish winning the MAC championship,” Pimpleton said. “That’s the focus – winning the MAC championship.”

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