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CMU POLICE INVESTIGATING REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SAXE HALL Central Michigan University Police are investigating a second-degree criminal sexual assault complaint that occurred on Jan. 20 in Saxe Hall.

The incident took place between midnight and 2 a.m. Police have not released any additional information about the incident.

The investigation is ongoing, said Lt. Cameron Wassman of CMUPD. More details were unavailable, but Wassman said the case was not “cut and dry.”

This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

- Greg Horner, News Editor

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CAKE BY THE OCEAN: DNCE will perform at CMU on April 21. Tickets go on sale next month.

TAKING THE LEAD: With hard work and practice, Caroline Fitzpatrick stepped up as a leader for CMU gymnastics.

EDITORIAL: The use of “alternative facts” is dangerous and irresponsible.

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Sibling’s Weekend to host nearly 2,000 family members

By Tiffany Cline Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Family members are welcome to reconnect at Central Michigan University this weekend.

Sibling’s Weekend takes place from Friday, Jan. 27 to Sunday, Jan. 29. The annual event attracts nearly 2,000 siblings and younger family members to CMU to take part in a weekend filled with activities.

“Sibling’s Weekend is aimed to reconnect CMU students with their sibling, cousin, or friend who they may have lost communication with while being away at college,” said Benjamin Sobczak, administrative co-chair of Sibling’s Weekend.

Movies scheduled to be shown are “Moana,” “Zootopia” and “Jurassic World.” A comedy drumming event titled rePercussion will take place at noon Saturday at Plachta Auditorium. The Danger Circus will close the weekend at noon Sunday at Plachta.

Activities such as bowling, rock climbing and a trampoline park are offered on Friday and Saturday. A pancake breakfast is scheduled from 8-11 a.m.

Saturday in Finch Fieldhouse.

There will be a carnival from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Student Activity Center with sports clinics happening throughout the evening.

For more information on events and the schedule for the weekend, visit the event’s website.

Participants can register from 4 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. on Friday at Finch Fieldhouse. The cost of attendance is free for CMU students attending with guests, $10 for students with no sibling, $35 each for a sibling or participant, but $20 after the first two participants, and $20 for parents.

One T-shirt per participant is included in the registration fee, but additional T-shirts will be available for $5. There are also optional meal

File Photo | Rich Drummond Muskegon grad student David Wier heads a drill during the Sibling’s Weekend Quidditch Event on Jan. 29, 2016 at the Student Activity Center.

plans, with three meal tickets costing $20 and two tickets costing $15.

Sibling’s Weekend is planned with the help of Sibling’s Weekend Planning Committee members and funded by the Office of Student Activities via the Campus Programming Fund.

Damon Brown, director of the Office of Student Activities Involvement, said Sibling’s Weekend has a $30,000 budget.

Organizer Maricella Reyes said this is her first year being in charge of planning the weekend.

“My goal is to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible,” the Midland graduate assistant said. “There is a lot going on so I just want to make sure it is as good of an experience as possible, and keep up the tradition of it being a fun time.”

Reyes said there are different core team members who look to find the best activities for the wide-range of participant ages that attend the event.

This year’s event has 150 volunteers, most of which are CMU students, Reyes said.

Sobczak, a Bad Axe senior, said he participated in the event with his two younger siblings in 2014, and continued his involvement by being the registration coordinator in 2015 and the chairperson for the 2016-17 events.

Sobczak played a role in planning this year’s event by

helping the committee make planning decisions.

“Our goal this year was to try and incorporate more activities that would appeal to older siblings and participants,” Sobczak said. “We found ourselves focusing on the younger kids of (Sibling’s Weekend) and recognized from survey feedback that we were missing a demographic of visitors.”

This year the committee tried to incorporate special events, movie showing and entertainment that would satisfy participants of all ages, he said. “(Sibling’s Weekend) is one of the longest traditions at CMU and we take pride in being fortunate enough to put it on each year,” Sobczak said.

Twining sophomore Markie Heideman, logistics core leader, is in charge of making the internal schedule so every person on the team knows where they need to be throughout the weekend. He said the committee members have been working on planning the weekend over the past four months.

“My goal is to make sure that everyone who shows up for Sibling’s Weekend has an unforgettable time,” Heideman said. “It’s important for siblings to bond with their siblings who are away at college, so if we can make it a fun weekend, that’s what we want to do.”

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New teaching qualifications for faculty initiated in June

By Emma Dale Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

A new teaching qualification policy will be implemented in June, Provost Michael Gealt announced at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Gealt, under the “Teaching Faculty Qualifications Policy and Procedures” standards, faculty will need to either have a master’s degree or higher in their teaching discipline or subfield, or a master’s degree or higher with 18 credits in the discipline they are teaching to be an eligible educator.

“This makes sure faculty are experts in their subject matter,” Gealt said.

The proposed policy states faculty need to complete an academic program in the field or subfield they teach or develop curriculum in, containing coursework of at least one academic level above the courses being taught.

This means faculty teaching undergraduate courses need a master’s degree in their field, and faculty teaching master’s level graduate courses need a terminal degree and a record of research, scholarship or achievement.

The policy also states that in appropriate disciplines experienced-based qualifications will suffice in lieu of academic requirements, as long as the faculty aren’t teaching University Program courses or medical courses within the College of Medicine.

Vice Provost Claudia Douglass said the experienced-based clause is necessary, because several degree programs value experience as a source of knowledge — such as American Sign Language and Physical Education — and post-graduate degrees are uncommon for some fields.

Faculty qualifications are an issue for a lot of institutions, Gealt said. These policy changes ensure that faculty members are appropriately credentialed to teach courses they are assigned.

The qualification policy will apply to all instructors, both fixed-term and tenured, with primary responsibilities in teaching and developing curriculum. The terms do not apply to graduate teaching assistants.

Graduate students who teach undergraduates must be provided with training and supervision.

The new policy must be in effect when the Higher Learning Commission reviews and

assesses CMU during the 2019-20 academic year. Gealt explained that the commission is the largest regional degree-granting institution accreditor, and its review determines federal funding received by the university.

“Quality teaching is priority, and CMU has always been dedicated to hiring exceptional faculty,” Douglass said.

She explained that the qualification policy is being implemented so the university can provide documentation to HLC for the upcoming assessment. Although the policy is new, she said CMU has been practicing the same standards for a long time.

“There is no intention, or expectation, for faculty changes (as a result of this policy),” she said.

Gealt said academic departments can apply and approve exceptions if a faculty member does not meet the new academic or experience-based qualifications.

The policy states exception cases must be presented to the college dean, after the affiliated department chair provides the dean with evidence, and an explanation of person’s qualifications. College deans are responsible for allowing and documenting all faculty exceptions made in their college.

At the meeting, the senate also approved the development of a new master’s program — Master of Entrepreneurial Transactions.

However, the program still needs to be approved by the State of Michigan before being added to the graduate student bulletin.

If approval is granted, the program could be implemented by 2018.

Additionally, the senate approved wording changes in the Special Topics Courses policy — a 17-year-old document — to clarify confusion caused by the language.

The special topics policy now defines that no more than half of the credits students receive for their major and minor can be titled “studies, topics, issues and workshops.” The senate also agreed to incorporate graduate students into the guidelines as well because special topics courses apply to both undergraduate and graduate student’s curriculum.

The senate also announced plans to change the name of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures to the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

Any objections to the name change must be submitted to the senate office by Feb. 7.

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‘alternative facts’ call into question integrity of administration

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Last week, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

In Trump’s mind, it was the grand opening paragraph to the Trump chapter of American history, complete with a large crowd of fans and detractors alike.

That’s not what he got, but don’t tell that to President Trump.

Anyone watching the event on live TV could see the inauguration was not a sold-out show. The reality of the sparse turnout was even more clear to members of the press on the ground — including reporters from Central Michigan Life.

As eye-witnesses, we stand by our assertion that this was simply not the highest-attended inauguration in the nation’s history, a statement Trump, Press Secretary Sean Spicer and surrogate Kellyanne Conway would not have us believe.

Any statement otherwise is lie, or as Conway put it: an “alternative fact.” The use of the term spits in the face of intelligent, hard-working Americans who deserve elected leaders who level with them on the truth.

We call on Conway, Spicer and President Trump to come clean, apologize to the press corps, and vow to tell the whole truth, nothing but the truth, so help them God. We know, however, that’s too much to ask from three political operatives with skin thinner than the Inauguration Day crowd.

The fact that our highest elected official would spin a web of lies over something so insignificant as inauguration attendance is beyond wrong — it is autocratic and un-American.

By all accounts, the anti-Trump, Women’s March on Washington staged one day after-

word handily dwarfed the entire affair. Still, Trump refuses to accept the facts. Instead, he’s made up his own.

Trump quickly began embarking on a propaganda campaign to fudge his attendance numbers. He issued decrees of deceit, and forced Spicer to blame every media outlet under the sun for fibbing about the size of his inauguration — even though we have video and photos and live quotes to prove it.

The Trump trifecta’s propensity to willfully subvert the truth to protect their own frail egos reeks of totalitarian fascism. It is a common and well-documented tactic of vilified dictators — the kind we learned to despise in school as true patriotic Americans.

On social media, people are making light of Conway’s alternative facts line. They created a slew of new hashtags and an endless Twitter

feed of satire. We admit that Conway’s remarks are often laughable and an easy target for fastbreak comedy.

The consequences of using “alternative facts,” however, are anything but comical.

We should not take this lightly. We have an obligation as free, patriotic Americans to counter Trump’s inauguration claims. We must do everything in our power to call these fabrications exactly what they are.

At best, it is a grim sign of things to come under President Trump. At worst, it is an Orwellian display of oppression akin to Soviet Russia, the Iranian Islamic Republic and many other totalitarian regimes.

Lying to the American people is not politics as usual. We deserve better from President Trump, and we demand better for those who serve him.

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Beginning of Trump presidency resembles Orwellian society With “alternative facts” now appearing to be common procedure in the White House, there’s one book I hope students take the time to read: “1984.”

Never has George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian, 1984, seemed so ominously prophetic.

The novel depicts a fictional nation that does not know truth, only the propaganda of “The Party,” which controls the media and almost every aspect of civilians’ lives.

The Party uses “double-speak” and slogans such as “war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength,” and “Who controls the past controls

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the future and who controls the present controls the past.”

America has seen what a government like this might look like, coming less than a week into President Donald Trump’s administration.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer lied in his very first press briefing Saturday, arguing Trump’s

inauguration was the most watched inauguration in U.S. History (Period!).

Trump’s senior counselor Kellyanne Conway defended the notion when she spoke to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, saying Spicer was simply providing “alternative facts,” — referencing Trump’s “record breaking” crowd.

Again on Tuesday, Spicer told the press Trump’s administration believes voter fraud was committed during the election — despite providing no facts to support the claim.

Trump tweeted Wednesday that his team would be launching a major

investigation into it.

U.S. presidents have lied before.

They have spun stories and withheld facts, but never in modern politics has a president had the audacity to blatantly create a falsehood that is so easily verifiable for his team to pass into the mass media for constituents to believe. It’s a slippery slope.

To quote the “1984” main character Winston Smith, “In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.”

Young people need to see through this man’s “alternative facts” experiment,

before he completely rids our nation of the equivalent of oxygen — truth.

Trump and his team now control the present and are attempting to use words to control the facts of the past.

But most dubiously, they are changing how we will think in the future. “1984” depicts a shockingly similar narrative.

The book moved to No. 6 on Amazon’s best-sellers list on Tuesday following Conway’s “alternative facts” comment.

Whether you’ve read if before or have never heard of it, now is the time to read “1984” — before “Big Brother” starts “always watching.”

Reporting on presidential inauguration was eye opening As a journalist, I have an obligation to walk in other people's shoes.

It's still easy for me to get comfortable interacting solely with people who hold the same beliefs as me. Even though I enjoy how being a journalist often requires me to meet people different than myself, I fall easily into the cycle of interacting with mostly like-minded people who validate my viewpoints on social issues.

This was challenged during the weekend when I traveled to Washington D.C. with my fellow journalism students. Through funding from our paper and the journalism department, and with the help of our professor, Teresa Hernandez, we had the extraordinary opportunity to cover the presidential inauguration and Women's March on Washington.

I learned people's views and motivations from polar opposite sides of the political spectrum. I've heard in the news how divided the country is,

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but didn't fully appreciate the extent until this past weekend.

From 6 a.m. on Jan. 20 until President Donald Trump's inaugural speech at noon, I was on Capitol Hill. I talked to as many people as I could and took in the atmosphere created by the president-to-be's most diehard supporters.

All day I listened and took notes as people in "Hillary for prison" shirts and crimson "Make America Great Again" caps told me their lifestyle wasn't supported by the former democratic administration.

I talked to a lot of level-headed people that day I didn't personally agree with. We still managed to have

civil conversations about politics and the state of the nation.

I would argue this isn't something most people did during election season.

The crowd that gathered to hear Trump address the nation, the new president is someone who has validated their beliefs that corporate America, manufacturing job growth, enhanced border security, a strong military and undermining the media should be goals of our country.

I disagree with these notions. But I still think what I did was valuable to my personal growth by being able to have a civilized conversation that challenged my views and made me question things I strongly believe in. That's the only way we grow as people. That's the only way society can advance as a whole.

To this predominately white, middleclass crowd, their identity as an American citizen mattered more to them than anything else. They feel the system has

failed them, and Trump is the answer to their problems. They traveled hundreds of miles to be there to support the man who will, at least in their eyes, lead America to greatness.

The next day, during the Women's March on Washington, I saw the same amount of passion in an equally tight knit community, but with the opposite set of values being held highest.

After witnessing the weekend firsthand, the political divide was deeper than I had thought.

How many of these people talked to each other? Listened to each other's stories? Walked in the shoes of someone on the other side of the issue, with opposite values?

Today it's easy to choose which news we consume and what ideas we hear. We can surround ourselves with the kinds of things that validate our own opinions. That is how Trump appealed to his audience and created a deep political divide.

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Technology makes it even easier to create our own bubble or echo chamber of ideas.

With a country more divided than I've seen in my lifetime, let's make time to talk in person about our grievances. Let's be civil and really try to walk in each others shoes.

Let's make an effort to consume news from a variety of trusted sources, even reading opinions we don't always agree with.

I'm not saying we should back away from our values if they are not reflected in the administration, but we can't completely shut out people we don't agree with.

I don't agree with most of Trump's policies, but the biggest problem I think our country is facing right now is political polarization.

If there is no common ground, there will be no future for this democracy and no foundation for it to function.

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND CAMPUS

DNCE TO PERFORM IN MCGUIRK ARENA APRIL 21 DNCE will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21 in McGuirk Arena.

Tickets will go on sale Feb. 13 at Ticket Central.

Student ticket prices vary per section, starting at $16 for upper bowl, $22 for lower bowl and $27 for floor. For the public, it will cost $10 more for each section.

“DNCE was the most requested (band) that we could afford,” said Breanna Pearson, Program Board concert director. “(We considered some others) like Chance the Rapper, 21 Pilots and G-Eazy, but they were out of our budget.

We also ruled out The

1975 because they just played a show in Detroit.”

Program Board will be doing promotions and giveaways for the concert starting Feb. 13. Pearson

said some students will have the opportunity to meet the band.

- Kara Dobulis, Staff Reporter

NIGHT OF LOUISIANA CELEBRATE 26TH YEAR The 26th annual Night of Louisiana community event will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the John G. Kulhavi Events Center Atrium.

Grammy-nominated Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys and Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band will perform to represent cajun and creole French culture.

Attendees can enjoy a po’ boy, which is a sandwich consisting of meat and seafood, and a Louisiana gumbo dinner for $15.

The event will also serve a vegetarian option. A concession stand will be available.

General admission tickets are $35. Student admission is $10. Tickets

are available at Ticket Central. Those planning to stay the night can call the Courtyard Marriott at Central Michigan University for room discounts.

Night of Louisiana welcomes people of all ages from the Mount Pleasant community to dance, eat Louisiana cuisine and listen to cajun and zydeco music.

“The focus of the event is music and supporting the arts in our community,” said Misheaila Neil, director of University Events.

The celebration is sponsored by CMU Public Broadcasting, the Wheatland Music Organization and Courtyard

by Marriott at CMU.

“The Wheatland Music Organization’s mission is to provide and expand people’s cultural experience to traditional art forms,” said Keith Voeks, assistant director of University Events. “And there is almost nothing as traditional as American music than cajun and zydeco.”

Night of Lousiana will be held at the John G. Kulhavi Event Center Atrium this year instead of its previous location Finch Fieldhouse.

“We want it to be an intimate setting,” Neil said.

“Really interactive, that is our goal.”

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Ash Seymour | Staff Photographer The City of Mount Pleasant Commission members discuss and listen to the public’s thoughts on topics on Jan. 23 at City Hall.

Topics that were discussed included restricting hours that trash and recycling can be picked up in residential areas.

Trash pickup times narrowed by city commission vote

By Greg Horner News Editor news@cm-life.com

A commissioner called a new waste removal policy was described as a “nightmare” at the Jan. 23 Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting.

Commissioners voted 4-3

to approve a motion to amend the city’s solid waste ordinance, despite protests from local business owners and waste removal officials.

The new ordinance will limit garbage pick up time in residential areas and adjacent commercial areas to no earlier than 7 a.m. and no later than

8 p.m. The amendment was proposed after residents complained about early morning garbage truck noise. Exemptions due to “undue hardship or unusual circumstances” will be accepted from waste haulers and businesses.

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The previous ordinance had no time requirements for trash pick up.

Commissioner Jim Holton has been an outspoken critic of the ordinance and voted against the motion.

“This is cumbersome on staff. It’s cumbersome on businesses, and the exemption policy is going to be a nightmare,” Holton said.

Petro Tolas, owner of Tolas Oil & Gas Exploration, said the city has attempted to implement similar ordinances in the past and that the new ordinance is a waste of time.

“There’s just no way we can do this,” Tolas said. “This didn’t work 15 or 20 years ago so why do you think it’s going to work now? We shouldn’t try to reinvent the wheel here.”

Vice Mayor Allison QuastLents said that she understood the concerns of busi-

nesses, but she has to show concern for citizens, too.

She added that since Tolas’ business is not adjacent to a residential area, he shouldn’t be impacted by the change.

Representatives from waste removal companies said the new ordinance would unfairly impact their operations in Mount Pleasant, and that it would not be cost effective to reroute trucks to accommodate it.

Phil Mikus of Granger Trash said the change could, “and probably will,” impede the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of refuse removal.

“It’s important in some areas to arrive before 7 a.m. in order to avoid traffic and parking lots that can block access to containers,” Mikus said. “A blanket prohibition to restrict trash removal services before 7 a.m. unfairly restricts

one industry.”

Republic Services Municipal Services Manager Matt Biolette said the ordinance would cause economic harm and could create safety concerns.

“When you have to maneuver around vehicles we increase risk factors dramatically,” Biolette said. “Those risks will result in property damage or could result in a small child or member of the general populace running out in front of a truck that they can’t see.”

Commissioner Lori Gillis supported the motion and said the commission has held several public hearings and work sessions to agree on the issue.

“I have been awakened at 4:30 a.m. by dumpsters being unloaded,” she said. “We have tried every way to accommodate this issue. I really think this (ordinance) is a good fit.”

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Facilities Management semester plans, new AVP adjusting to CMU

By Mitchell Kukulka Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Working as associate vice presi­­dent of Facilities Management reminds Jonathan Webb of working in the Air Force.

Webb took over the position in September after Steve Lawrence retired Sept. 30. Webb was previously the facility operations and maintenance site manager for Boeing Service Company in Virginia, preceded by 26 years of service in the Air Force.

Operating out of the Central Energy Facility located on East Campus, CMU’s Facilities Management keeps the university running smoothly.

“Our mission here in Facilities Management is to maintain, operate, improve and construct CMU’s grounds and infrastructure,” Webb said. “It’s practically identical to what I did in the Air Force. Those military installations consisted of dining facilities, residence halls, laboratories and academic buildings. Pretty much every-

thing we see at CMU is what a military installation is like.”

Central Michigan Life met with Webb to discuss how the organization handles winter weather and its plans for Jonathan Webb this semester.

CM LIFE: How have you settled into your new position?

WEBB: Being here has been very rewarding. We have a great team of professionals here in Facilities Management.

One of the things I’ve seen is that everyone is truly committed to the university and its infrastructure, when it comes to taking care of the campus. We’ve got a vision that’s very clear — to support student success. We at facilities do that by having a campus and facilities that are welcoming, safe and functional. That’s what everyone on the team strives to do everyday.

What kind of things does Facilities Management do over winter break?

Facilities Management runs 24/7 (year-round) so we had people at all times over break monitoring operations and overseeing the energy plant. We also had most of our craft personnel in throughout the holiday season monitoring building systems. Our grounds personnel were out conducting snow and ice control operations, so when we got calls from Central Michigan University Police Department or the athletics department, our teams were out 24/7 to support as needed.

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Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Junior guard Marcus Keene poses for a photo on Jan. 25 in McGuirk Arena.

Keene’s breakout season has him on pace to shatter men’s basketball’s single-season scoring record

By Kullen Logsdon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

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ne year ago, college basketball’s leading scorer was riding the bench for the Central Michigan men’s basketball team.

Marcus Keene transferred to CMU from Youngstown State and had to sit out the entire 2015-16 season due to NCAA regulations. Keene watched as the Chippewas — the preseason MidAmerican Conference favorites — got bounced in their first game of the MAC Tournament.

Keene felt helpless sitting on the bench, but knew his time was coming.

“It was tough because as a competitor you want to be out there. “You want to help the team as much as you can,” he said. “It just wasn’t my time yet, so I kept cheering them on from the bench.”

On Nov. 11, 2016, Keene made his debut as a Chippewa. He began his CMU career with a 32-point, 10 rebound effort that led his team to a

win over IU-Kokomo.

Two months and 20 games later, the 5-foot-9 point guard leads the country with 29.8 points per game and aims to be the first Division I player in 20 years to average 30 points for a season. The next highest scorer is Valparaiso’s Alec Peters at 24.2.

While not an easy task, the redshirt junior is up for the challenge.

“I always wanted people to see how good of a basketball player I could be and that’s what they’re recognizing now,” Keene said.

With a mind-bending performance last Saturday, Keene out did himself — again. His rare ability to shoot from anywhere on the court was on full display with a career-high 50-point performance against Ball State when he tied a CMU record with 10 3-pointers. He broke a McGuirk Arena record for points and had the

highest D-I scoring performance since 2013.

It was the third-highest scoring total in CMU history, and seventh in MAC history. His 10 3-pointers tied a program record. Within a sevenminute span late in the second half, Keene scored 26 consecutive points for the Chippewas.

As MVP chants rained down, his play increased, pushing the Chippewas (13-7, 3-4 MAC) to a much-needed win.

“I like playing in front of crowds,” Keene said. “That crowd gives me that motivation to play so much better because when they are cheering you on, you want to give them something to cheer about.”

Keene was awarded the MAC West Player of the Week the fourth time this season. He also received the Lou Henson Award for National Player of the Week.

Head coach Keno Davis watched Keene in practice last year and knew he had unique talent.

“I’m not going to say we foresaw him leading the country in scoring, but we knew we had a guy who could really score,” he said. “The idea for him to be at that level is great and how much he can improve over the last 13-14 games is going to be fun to watch.”

Outside of his impressive numbers on the court, Keene has electrified the Central Michigan fanbase and the team has seen attendance numbers steadily increase.

His determination to be great has him playing at a level few have ever reached at CMU or in the MAC.

TAKING A CHANCE ON CHIPPEWAS It wasn’t by a coincidence Keene ended up at Central Michigan.

In 2014, he and the Penguins traveled to McGuirk Arena and fell to the Chippewas, who went on to

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While there, the San Antonio, Texas, native ran into a familiar foe— Dallas, Texas, native and CMU senior guard Braylon Rayson.

The two faced off regularly in high school and considered themselves friends off the court, but “enemies” on it they said.

Being two of the higher-ranked recruits in the Lone Star state, Keene and Rayson vied to get noticed by college scouts. Rayson’s school won each meeting.

“His team always got the best of mine, but it was fun competing against each other,” Keene said.

While Rayson flourished in his college career at CMU, Keene floundered. Unchallenged, Keene said he felt like he was missing his time to shine playing at Youngstown State.

In two seasons playing for Youngstown, he improved his scoring average from 6.5 to 15.6 points. That’s when he decided to transfer.

The old rivals remained in contact, and over time, Keene saw the success CMU was having with Davis as head coach. He admired Davis’ fast-paced system — he got the most out of his players.

Keene saw what Rayson was doing. He wanted that, too.

After a flurry of texts and coaxing from Rayson, Keene was convinced to make the move to Mount Pleasant.

“After playing against him in high school, I would have never thought we would play together on the same team,” Rayson said. “The person I used to go to battle with is now on my team.”

Rayson (19.4) is third in the MAC in scoring this season and he and Keene are the top scoring duo in the country. Rayson said he and his former rival knew they would be successful playing together.

“It’s fun. It’s something we talked about his whole year sitting out. We knew it was coming,” he said. “We just stayed focused and grinded it out all summer and now it’s here. We’ve been having fun.”

Although he couldn’t play in his first season in Maroon and Gold, Keene used last season to get better both on and off the court.

Josh Barnhart

| Staff Photographer Junior Guard Marcus Keene scoops the ball away from a Bowling Green defender on Jan. 24 in McGuirk Arena.

Practicing against and watching 2014-15 MAC Player of the Year runner-up Chris Fowler, Keene said he learned that being a leader meant more than being a high-scorer.

“He was one of the best leaders I’ve seen on and off the court,” Keene said before the season. “I’ve taken a lot of that as far as wanting to help out the younger guys this year. I don’t want to surpass Chris’ legacy. I just want to do what it takes to win games.”

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Since the team’s win against Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 6 — which earned him praise from ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt on “SportsCenter” — Keene has been one of the highlights of college basketball.

He’s been interviewed by USA Today, CBS, Yahoo, Fox Sports, Sporting News and Slam Magazine, to name a few. Keene and Rayson, were even featured on an Italian sports website.

“It’s crazy, but we’re embracing it now,” Keene said. “We talked about doing this, but we didn’t know it would come with so much attention. It’s going to be so much more fun when we start winning some games.”

Fun is a good word for what Keene brings to the court.

When he scored 40 points and dished out 11 assists against the Phoenix, Keene was in his usual second-half groove, throwing up shots from farther and farther away from the hoop.

Then — as if he was still hooping on the grade-school playground — Keene spun 360 degrees in front of his defender. He threw up a 30-foot 3-pointer. It went in, and the McGuirk Arena crowd went wild.

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MARCUS KEENE

BY THE NUMBERS 595 TOTAL POINTS 29.8 POINTS PER GAME 77 3-POINTERS MADE 38% FROM 3-POINT LINE 136 FREE THROWS MADE 191 FIELD GOALS MADE 5.2 ASSISTS PER GAME

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I LIKE PLAYING IN FRONT OF “ CROWDS. THAT CROWD GIVES ME

THAT MOTIVATION TO PLAY SO MUCH BETTER BECAUSE WHEN THEY ARE CHEERING YOU ON, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT.

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Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer Junior guard Marcus Keene poses for a photo on Jan. 25 in McGuirk Arena.

Josh Barnhart | Staff Photographer

Junior guard Marcus Keene passes between two Bowling Green State University defenders on Jan. 24 in McGuirk Arena.

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NEVER SATISFIED Despite all of the success he’s had this season, Keene continues to work hard to improve the areas he’s not satisfied with.

He shows up an hour early for practice each day to get in extra shots. Keene admits he’s had a recent “slump” — in which he scored 14, 20 and 22. He’s also gaining another type of attention, for better or worse: The junior said he knows teams are starting to focus on him.

Keene said he refuses to let that slow him down.

“I want to get my efficiency back up,” he said.

“Earlier in the year, I was shooting 50 percent. It also has to do with (teams) game planning differently, but you have to find ways around that. I have to prepare to play hard every night.”

Keene knows that if he wants to keep his hustle as the nation’s leading scorer, his performance has to be more than mental. He has to work on his physical fitness, as well.

At 175 pounds, Keene has worked on adding muscle and building his slender frame. The team hits the weight room three times a week, but Keene does push-ups and sit-ups daily on his own.

Keene is set to graduate next year with a degree in sports management. Still, he’s shooting for his dream to play professional basketball one day.

“I see myself in the NBA and if that doesn’t work out, I see myself definitely making a lot of money overseas,” he said.

Keene said he meditates on the careers of NBA players like Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics and former Oakland University guard Kahlil Felder — both players share Keene’s 5-foot-9 height. Watching his heroes make it with the same physical roadblocks gives him motivation — and hope — that he, too, can make it to the next level.

“I played against Kahlil, and Isaiah Thomas is doing his thing. They’re showing anyone can do it,” he said. “There’s a lot of little guards out there that can play the game, you just have to go out there and show what you can do.”

Keene added that he’s thought about possibly declaring for the NBA Draft after this year, but is only concerned with his current team right now.

“I’ve thought about it because I’m kind of hot right now,” he said. “I’ve got to weight my options; you’ll never know what people say. As of right now, I’m just trying to win more games.”

Most of all, the now superstar will continue having fun, and so will the Chippewas, until Keene packs up and moves on from Central Michigan.

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Student creates campaign promoting self-love, social issues

By Kara Dobulis Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

After watching her friend get bullied for how she dressed, Autumn Pinkley decided to promote self-love at Central Michigan University — one photo at a time.

The Grand Rapids sophomore launched a campaign called “The Cherry Project” in June.

With an interest in photography and blogging, Pinkley set up photo shoots with more than 50 students to give them a chance to share their personal stories.

“The Cherry Project is a positive movement,” Pinkley said. “Its about spreading awareness about race, gender, sexuality — anything about what’s been going on in society.”

Pinkley said she credits the campaign’s success to the help of her friends: junior Ke’hira Monroe, co-founder from Grand Rapids, sophomore Sydney Robey, a photographer from Portage, and sophomore Tiffany Nguyen, a photographer from Wyandotte.

With nearly 500 followers on Twitter and 200 on Instagram, its followers are left wondering what’s next. Both social media handles are CherryProject16.

Central Michigan Life talked to Pinkley about her inspirations for creating “The Cherry Project” and what to expect from the campaign this semester.

CM LIFE: What is the focus of “The Cherry Project”?

PINKLEY: In the summer, a lot of (body shaming was happening) so I brought that into my campaign, along with Black Lives Matter. I also brought sexuality into it because a lot of times (people in) society point their fingers at it. I just kind of tied it all together and it worked.

What inspired you to start this campaign?

The background comes from this picture of my friend. She’s wearing the cherry — that’s where I got the inspiration for the name, from her outfit. The irony behind it is that when we were in high school, she dressed different from other people. A lot of people made fun of her for it, but years later, it’s considered high fashion. She goes to New York Fashion Week and lives in New York. A lot of people look at her as an idol and think, “Wow I wish I was her.” It’s funny because they made fun of her back then.

Who is the target of the campaign?

It’s pointed toward our generation. It’s for people who feel like they can’t voice their opinions — we are the place where they (gain a voice). It’s ok to be who you are, (so we promote three main ideas): Love who you want to love, wear what you want

to wear, and be you. Be who you want to be.

Don’t let anyone stop you. That’s kind of our whole background. Want to spread positivity and make sure people know it’s OK to be comfortable in their own skin.

How would someone get involved with The Cherry Project?

Whenever we post something, people immediately message us asking us if they can get involved. Just keep a look out and follow us on all of our social media sites. We are working on adding video sequences to the shoots. We’re also coming out with merchandise and are still in the process of becoming a registered student organization.

What do you hope people will get out of The Cherry Project message?

I hope that they’ll be able to relate to others.

(I don’t want people) to feel alone. I look at (our group) as a safe place. We don’t judge. We don’t talk about the stories negatively outside of “The Cherry Project.” Some people made friends out of this. It’s a great thing — it’s about people coming together and realizing you’re not alone.

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Caroline Fitzpatrick knows this is her last chance to win a championship with the Central Michigan gymnastics team.

Entering her fourth and final year at CMU, the New Canaan, Connecticut, native hopes to lead her team back to the top of the Mid-American Conference.

Fitzpatrick said her personal goals this season are to get back into the uneven bars rotation and be the MAC champion on the balance beam.

A long-standing line of leadership, hard work and precision from athletes like Fitzpatrick has helped the gymnastics team finish first in the MAC in five of the last seven seasons.

In CMU’s Jan. 8 season opener, Fitzpatrick tied for first place, scoring 9.900 on the beam with her teammate, junior Katy Clements.

During the Chippewas’ win against Western Michigan on Jan. 15, Fitzpatrick finished third on the beam with a 9.825.

With the conference championships coming up in March, Fitzpatrick said she doesn’t have much time to waste.

“It has started to set in that this is my last season,” she said. “That’s why I want to have fun this season and focus on that while also trying to win a MAC championship.”

Fitzpatrick is one of just four seniors on this year’s team.

When she joined the team in 2014, head coach Jerry Reighard said he recruited her as a one event specialist.

Through practice and hard work, Fitzpatrick has transformed herself into one of the leaders of the team.

“The nice thing about Caroline is that she was not satisfied with that role,” Reighard said. “She has grown not only in gymnastics, but also in life.

Her teammates have noticed it so much that they nominated her to be captain of the team.”

After spending her freshman year competing only in exhibition matches, Fitzpatrick worked her way up to competing in every meet and finishing in top spots.

“I feel as if I have stepped into that leadership role,” Fitzpatrick said. “I’ve had great leaders leading up to this season, and I have taken that and used it to show our young team what teamwork is really all about.”

Throughout her career, Fitzpatrick has had to battle through setbacks that have made her a tougher athlete today.

“Caroline has not always had it easy,” Reighard said.

“She has had some injuries not big enough to hold her out, but enough to be put in an uncomfortable situation. Those are the things that have had her persevere and she will carry that for the rest of her life.”

Reighard said when Fitzpatrick was named team captain, she didn’t shy away from the responsibility.

“She has really become a role model for this team,” he said. “She was not hesitant when stepping into the leadership role and she has really prepared herself for this role and this season. She has desired what she wants and has never looked back.”

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From jump shots to takedowns: Brucki’s journey to wrestling

By Mitchell Vosburg Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Some athletes fall in love with their sports immediately. That wasn’t the case for junior CJ Brucki.

“I played football — and basketball was my main sport,” Brucki said. “I didn’t start wrestling until my freshman year (of high school).”

Encouragement to start wrestling came from his younger brother Patrick.

When wrestling for fun at home left CJ on the losing end between the two, he realized something wasn’t right.

“Patrick wrestled ever since he was little,” Brucki said. “Patrick would come home from practice and be like, ‘Yo, let me show you this move I learned.’ He’d start getting me in these moves and beat me and I thought, ‘This isn’t how it should be, I should be beating him. I’m the older brother.’”

This motivation forced Brucki to make changes after the eighth grade,

which led to a scholarship and a spot on the Central Michigan wrestling team.

“I gave up basketball to stay in shape for football as my secondary sport,” Brucki said. “I wound up doing a little better in wrestling than football so I stuck with it.”

Recruited by Northern Illinois, CMU and Wisconsin, the Orland Park, Illinois, native had options — but one match changed his life.

Former CMU assistant coach Jason Mester came to the Illinois state tournament to scout Hunter Rollins, who Brucki would face off against in the finals.

After that match, Brucki and Rollins kept in touch, opening the door to CMU. “(Rollins) hit me up on Facebook and we chatted,” Brucki said. “(CMU) was one of the first Division I schools to recruit me. I took a visit and loved it.

There were some guys from Illinois that I knew were coming here and I liked the environment. It just fit.”

Since then, Brucki has amassed more than 40 victories in his career as a Chippewa and is one of the leaders on the

team this season.

He said wrestling behind former two-time All-American Mike Ottinger helped him get to where he is today.

“Mike was a big part of (me) getting better,” Brucki said. “He pushed me every day. It’s always good having a guy ranked as high as fifth in the country beating you every day. I was able to focus on the little things. Last year was an improvement year. Mike was a big part of that.”

Ottinger said his relationship with Brucki helped him develop as a wrestler as well.

“CJ is a competitor,” he said. “He enjoys wrestling. I have a lot of respect for him.

He pushed me last year. He was a big help.”

When he’s not on the mat or in the classroom, Brucki is what many people call a Netflix enthusiast.

“I’m a big Netflix fanatic,” Brucki said. “It’s what I do to wind down after a tough training day — to kick my feet up and relax.”

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“I just finished ‘Shameless.’ I also enjoy ‘Californication,’” he said. “I also recommend ‘Trailer Park Boys’ for a great laugh if you enjoy dry humor, and great one-liners.”

The 174-pound Brucki said he is excited to be the man to lean on for this season, even though wins and losses

aren’t fully on his mind.

“It’s a whole different vibe on the team all the way through,” he said. “We have guys pushing to score points, not necessarily looking to win or lose. It’s more about scoring points and improving match to match. If you score points, the wining and losing will take care of itself.”

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Consistency on the road will be key for women’s basketball The Central Michigan women’s basketball team hasn’t done much wrong since the beginning of MidAmerican Conference play.

On Saturday, Buffalo gave CMU its first conference loss — snapping a six-game MAC win streak.

In most scenarios, you would imagine a 6-1 conference record being good enough to be the top of your division.

Not for the MAC West Division.

CMU played its best basketball of the season during that win streak, yet the Chippewas find themselves in a three-way tie with Northern Illinois and Ball State for first place in their division.

Andrew McDonald Staff Reporter

Not to mention Western Michigan isn’t far behind them at 5-2 for fourth place.

When you look at the MAC East Division, the competition seems to be beating itself up.

Ohio’s 5-2 record has it sitting alone in first place, while the other five teams have three or more losses.

It’s evident the MAC West is better than the MAC East — no matter how you want to put it.

The conference as a whole will be a grind for any team to survive, as CMU knows after

losing to Buffalo. Any team can beat you any given day.

Through seven conference games, I still believe CMU is one of the best teams in the MAC and could easily run the table in March at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland during the MAC Tournament.

While the Chippewas have many adjustments they could make as the season moves along, there is one issue they need settled — finding consistency away from McGuirk Arena.

Junior guard Cassie Breen said it earlier this year, “We like to shoot in our gym. It’s where we knock the most shots down.” Breen is more than right.

The Chippewas are averaging

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just 65 points in away games while averaging 81 points in home game. CMU is 10-1 at home and 2-4 on the road.

Those numbers really say it all.

The team needs to find itself on the road, and put more balls through the net to build confidence, or it won’t be able to win the MAC West.

Whatever team wins the most road games will win the West Division.

In their most recent road game, the Chippewas went 1-for-15 from 3-point range and allowed 24 points off of 14 turnovers. Those are two components that will never lead to a win — especially away from your own gym.

Head Coach Sue Guevara shared that sentiment.

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“If you have no outside shooting it will be hard to win any game in this conference,” she said. “Between that and allowing points off of turnovers, it’s a mix that you can’t have to win a conference.”

At the end of the day, the Chippewas (14-5 Overall, 6-1 MAC) have lost just one game in conference play. By

no means is it time to start panicking, but this team does need some improvements and they need them soon.

If CMU wants to stay atop the loaded MAC West, it will need to start winning more road games. Finding ways to win away from home will go a long way for the Chippewas come March.

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