April 22, 2015

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Talkin’ history Students collect CMU’s oral history through alumni

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REDISTRIBUTING

THE WEALTH

Revenue of academic colleges reallocated to non-revenue areas

By Grant Lefaive and Paige Sheffield Staff Reporters

Despite being the highest generator of tuition dollars for the university on campus, the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral sciences only receives 39.3 percent of its annual revenue.

Of every dollar of tuition and state appropriations CHSBS receives, 60.7 cents are allocated to non-revenue generating areas of the university.

These non-revenue generating service centers include the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets, Enrollment and Student Services, Facilities Management and the Office of the Registrar.

Academic colleges are assessed a tax rate each fiscal year based on the number of student credit hours taken in the college. Each college pays a “tax” and the money is taken and distributed to non-revenue generating areas. Tax rates were set in 2008-09 based on the college’s gross margin at the time and the percentages calculated has been maintained since.

The rate for each college hinges on the projected number of student credit hours for the year.

Before the rate is determined, the Office of Institutional Research calculates projections for the student credit hours that each college will earn.

“If, over the past three years, the proportion of SCH has continually decreased or increased, the department’s initial SCH proportion remains the same as the most recent year,” said Associate Director of Institutional Research Mary Meier.

“If the proportion has fluctuated up and down, there is a formula that calculates the projected proportion which gives the most weight to the recent year.”

Meetings with each of the deans of the seven academic colleges are conducted after the tax rate is established. Those conversations allow for time to discuss and potentially alter the projected rate.

These meetings include Meier and the dean of the college and the college’s budget officer, and ordinarily the associate dean, Meier said. This is the time for the college administrators to provide information to OIR that may alter the SCH projections.

“I work these into the model and SCH is converted into dollars by the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets,” Meier said. “After meeting with all of the deans, their input is taken and the projections modified. But I must remain true to the overall university SCH projection.

For example, if all the deans say their projections are too high, I can’t simply reduce the projections. Any changes made must balance out to the overall University projection.”

In the 2008-09 fiscal year CMU changed to the Responsibility-Centered Management budget structure.

Interim Dean of The College of

COLLEGE TAX Revenue Tax Academic colleges are assessed a tax rate each fiscal year based on the number of student credit hours taken in the college.

This is the percentage of revenue that is redistributed for each college.

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By Malachi Barrett News Editor

Two Central Michigan University students were arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in Isabella County, and a third student is sought by police. William Jones On April 5, Michigan State Police Officers began investigating at least three separate armed robberies that occurred between February and Dewon Webb April of 2015.

The victims were all CMU students and the robberies occurred during illegal drug transactions within the apartments.

Police believe three of the four suspects are also CMU students.

Investigators identified Detroit sophomore William Jones, 19, as one of the individuals involved with the robberies. Jones was arrested April 9 at his room in Sweeney Hall.

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College of Medicine College of Communication and Fine Arts College of Science and Technology

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College of Education and Human Services

Health Professions Thomas Masterson said non-revenue generating areas are necessary to support the faculty, staff and students within each college. However, providing funds for other areas also limits college funding, he said.

“Under RCM, colleges have to be prepared to cover expenses, even when there is a drop in tuition revenue and state appropriations due to lower enrollment or state funding cuts,” Masterson said. “We have to prioritize expenditures, new initiatives and capital needs, so colleges may not be able to provide funding for all of the initiatives they would like to support.”

Interim Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts Shelly Hinck said there are several advantages to the RCM model.

“We don’t have to always ask for permission for every fixed term faculty member we would like to hire. We get to make that decision, so that’s one of the advantages,” Hinck said.

Associate dean of CST Pete Vermeire said the RCM budget structure provides more flexibility. Most of the college’s budget is fixed because most of it is faculty and staff.

“This way, if we have programs that are growing, they’re generating more revenue, then we can react quickly and we can hire new faculty to teach those classes and do those things much more quickly,” Vermeire said. “Similarly, if programs are contracting, we have an incentive to either try to stop the contraction and get them to grow again or to reduce resources.”

“It’s really an outstanding model,” Dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences

Three students suspects in robberies

“We have to prioritize expenditures, new initiatives and capital needs, so colleges may not be able to provide funding for all of the initiatives they would like to support.”

The 60.7 percent tax is the highest in the university, and this has been consistent for some time, Gates said.

CHSBS is the largest academic revenue generator on campus, with a projected revenue of $78.7 million in 2014-15. Tuition makes up $59.3 million and $19 million in state appropriations are given to the college.

Fundraising covers the remaining $337,122.

“At any given time, there are 4,000 to 4,500 students in Anspach,” Gates said. “We offer the most university competency courses of any college.”

This semester, 132 UP courses are offered by classes within CHSBS. These courses assisted in guaranteeing the college 18,359 SCH in spring 2015.

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College of Education and Human Services

The College of Education and Human Services has a projected revenue of $47.4 million in the 2014-2015 university budget. $35.4 million will come from tuition and the remaining $12 million from state appropriations.

By Malachi Barrett and Sydney Smith News Editors

A probable cause hearing has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m.

Thursday in the Isabella County courthouse for Mary Bigford, a 52-year-old Lake woman arrested on open murder charges after a Fenton man was found shot to death in the parking lot of Chase Run Apartments.

At the hearing, Judge Eric Janes will determine whether probable cause existed in relation to the shooting. The court will determine whether it is more likely than not that Bigford committed the alleged crime, but the hearing does not prove guilt or innocence. The defendant may waive the hearing.

Bigford was arrested at her home Saturday, hours after Lawrence Howard Jr., 39, was found dead after sustaining multiple gunshots in his vehicle while parked in the apartment complex on 3760 S. Isabella Road. Bigford is currently lodged at the Isabella County Jail on charges of first-degree murder, open murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, a felony firearm charge and a dangerous weapon charge. Bigford, the maternal grandmother of Howard’s daughter, is being held without bond.

First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of

Thomas Masterson, Interim Dean

Pam Gates said. “It allows us to, as deans, make decisions about how to increase programs that best serve our students.”

The RCM model allows academic colleges to be more progressive and to build programs that can realistically create career opportunities for students, she said. It directly involves colleges in the process, so that enrollment and SCH information more readily available to those who need it.

“If you put money and authority to people in the (financial) units, the theory is to go from a centralized budget where the president does it to (the deans) having the authority to make decisions while being closer to their areas,” said vice president of finance and administrative services Barrie Wilkes.

Probable cause hearing set for murder suspect

The tax rate for CEHS is 57.5 percent.

The projected SCH of the college is 9,006 hours.

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gators and identified Dewon Webb, 23, from Detroit as one of his co-conspirators. Jones also identified a third person, whose name is being withheld pending the issuance of arrest warrants.

Webb was arrested when Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team conducted simultaneous search warrants at Copper Beech Apartment Unit K2 and The Grove Apartments 4 p.m. Friday.

tax | continued from 1a fects the revenue and tax rate of CHSBS most of all, Gates said. Her college offers the most university competency courses at CMU. Gates’ college fell under the most financial pressure when freshman enrollment dropped from 4,215 in the fall 2011 semester to 3,012 in 2013. If a similar drop were to happen next year, Gates said fixed-term faculty would be let go from the college.

College of Science and Technology

The next highest revenue generating college is the College of Science and Technology, which is projected to bring in $62.7 million. Tuition will account for $47.4 million, state appropriations $15.1 million and fundraising and other revenue $156,000.

The College of Science and Technology has an assessment rate of roughly 46 percent, Vermeire said.

Vermeire said SCH projects have a big impact on each college and the decisions they make. CST has a projected SCH of 15,975. “Right now, we’re making decisions on what sort of hiring we’d like to do, how we want to allocate resources to various departments,�

Vermeire said. “Because enrollment is predicted to be down a little big next year, we have to still be conservative going forward in our planning until we see what actually happens.�

Vermeire said the college’s freshmen numbers were strong this year, but two years ago, the college had a small entering class that still impacts the college’s numbers. “We know upfront that roughly half of our money is redistributed among the nonrevenue centers, so we plan for that,� Vermeire said.

College of Medicine

The College of Medicine

murder | continued from 1a parole. Michigan law states that in open murder, jurors decide if the charge will be first or second-degree murder based on court evidence.

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stuff like this too often, its kind of rare,� Green said. “The unique thing about this is that the robbers strategically picked people who deal with illegal narcotics with the hopes it wouldn’t get reported. After being robbed twice, (one of the victims) decided it was worth it.�

Some of the items recovered during the search warrant were items stolen during the armed robberies, according to police.

Police are in possession of marijuana, mushrooms and molly, as well as pills and powder that have not been tested yet in con-

does not have a tax rate on its revenue, and this is not likely to change, Wilkes said.

CMED, which was established in 2010, requires an annual estimated $3 million in taxes from the other academic colleges. According to projections, Wilkes said, this isn’t likely to change for at least another five years.

Enrollment is not a factor for CMED revenue, however. “Over 3,000 applied to a class with only 104 students, so it isn’t an issue,�

Wilkes said, referring to the enrollment in fall 2014. The projected SCH for CMED in spring 2015 is 504.

The College of Medicine will generate an estimated $7.2 million this fiscal year, the least revenue of any college by a gap of almost $30 million. Tuition will comprise $6.9 million of the total revenue, with the final $272,000 generated through fundraising and other revenue.

The taxed revenue goes to non-revenue-generating service centers around campus, such as the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets.

Had the university not had the money when asking for promises, the $10.8 million dollar renovations might have started in ten years rather than this summer, Crespy said.

College of Business Administration

CBA has an assessment rate of 56 percent and will generate an estimated $50.1 million in revenue. Tuition will bring in $38.7 million, state appropriations $11.2 million and fundraising and other revenue $158,000.

The projected SCH for CBA in spring 2015 is 12,537.

The RCM model also allows for colleges with surplus revenue to save it for future projects, such as the College of Business Administration’s incoming renovations to Grawn Hall. “We developed a strategic plan within the college, talking with faculty and department chairs, from the bottom up, to identify priorities,� said CBA dean Charles Crespy.

We try to run the colleges as efficiently as (we) can to ensure efficient teaching and to make sure that you’re not a profligate spender.� firearm violation adds two consecutive years to any sentence after the suspect is convicted.

Mount Pleasant Police Officers arrived to the apartment complex shortly after 12:30 p.m. after receiving reports of multiple gunshots. Witnesses at the scene told police that Bigford shot Howard multiple times while he was sitting in the driver’s seat of his silver Dodge Journey.

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College of Health Professions

Health Professions has an assessment rate of 52.4 percent. According to Masterson, tuition revenue, SCHs, faculty and staff salaries and equipment budgets affect the assessment rate of the college.

The projected revenue for CHP for 2014-2015 will be $39.3 million. Tuition will comprise $30.6 million, state appropriations $8.4 million and fundraising and other revenue $224,000.

The projected SCH for CHP in Spring 2015 is 9,858.

College of Communication and Fine Arts

The tax rate for CCFA is 50.8 percent.

Sandra Wilson, CCFA coordinator of business services, said non-revenue generating areas are necessary for the university and need to be funded.

For 2014-2015, the College of Communication and Fine Arts had a projected revenue of $37.2 million. $27.9 million of that comes from tuition, $9.2 million from state appropriations and $39,000 from fundraising and other revenue.

The projected SCH in spring 2015 is 10,546.

Haas said when students register for a course and pay tuition dollars, either on campus or off campus, the tuition revenue goes to the college offering that course.

Each college also gets a portion of state appropriations based on a three year average of the college’s Student Credit Hours compared to the university’s three year average SCH. “We have an assessment rate. We build our budget around that and we know that as a university. It takes money to keep an entire university functioning,�

Hinck said.

Department Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said the shooting appears to be a “family disturbance.�

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A student walks the stairs April 20 in Kesseler Hall.

Be Smart. Be Safe.

Be a Chippewa.

As the academic year comes to an end, the city & CMU would like to remind you of expectations during the next few weeks. We place a high priority on maintaining a safe environment for all who live in and visit our community.

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No person shall start or allow any fire (no open flames)

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Don’t drink & drive

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Webb is cooperating with investigators and identified a fourth person whose name is also being withheld pending the issuance of arrest warrants.

Green said the warrants will likely be served by the end of the week.

MSP Lt. Gary Green said money and drugs were stolen from student drug dealers, who may face charges from the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office for selling narcotics. All four suspects are believed to have been working together to rob dealers. “We’re not involved with

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INSIDE LIFE

Preserving our unwritten history

Oral history course captures undocumented stories of CMU’s past

By Grant Lefaive Staff Reporter

Some Central Michigan University history will never be contained on a plaque or in a textbook.

Stories of using cafeteria trays for sleds and studying for class while living in fear of being drafted are ones best told by word of mouth.

With this in mind, CMU students in history faculty Brittany Fremion’s HST 585: Oral History course spent the semester capturing the experiences of alumni for the Museum of Cultural and Natural History.

Alumni range from those who graduated in the 2000s to those who were handed their diploma when Lyndon B. Johnson was president.

This class was the brainchild of Museum Director and Curator Jay Martin, who expressed interest in capturing “oral history” since arriving at CMU in 2010, yet had to find an instructor to teach the class.

“Oral history is a very important methodology in the study of history, particularly the short-term history,” Martin said. “When I first got here, oral history was a class that I felt was critically important and didn’t exist, so I created the class. When I arrived here, I noticed there was no systematic effort to do oral history here on campus and record the history of CMU, so I began developing the process for such a project.”

This class comprises a large part of the CMU Oral History Project, led by Martin and Fremion as Principle Investigators, who document experience and perceptionbased CMU history. The course was first offered in spring 2013.

“When (Fremion) arrived on campus, she was the first to teach this oral history class, and she also became a partner with me pretty early on in starting to do oral histories here with people who were part of our university community,” Martin said.

Each interview is researched, recorded, transcribed and prepared for the museum by students, Fremion said.

“They did research (at the Clarke Historical Library) on the time their alumni was at CMU,” Fremion said. “They also gathered stories from Central Michigan Life, yearbooks, and other materials as well. It really goes far to show what life was like here before.”

Each student was assigned an alumni, who are scouted by the CMU Alumni Association, to in-

Colleges Against Cancer is hoping to raise $80,000 on Saturday during this year’s Relay for Life.

The event will start at 11 a.m. and continue until 2 a.m. Sunday.

It is being held in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

Relay for Life is a walk or run that brings awareness to survivors of cancer. Organizers are expecting to have a turn out of about 2,000 people.

“There’s always someone fighting for cancer and we just want to make the whole campus aware and knowledgeable about the cause,” said Dearborn junior Stacy Malinowski.

The money raised will go to the American Cancer Society, which will use it for cancer research.

The society is also associated with the Hope Lodge, where cancer patients and their families can stay

EVENT

Central Review to host reading Friday at library The Central Review will host a reading and release party at 5 p.m. Friday in the Baber Room at the Charles V. Park Library.

The event will feature authors reading their various literary works published in The Central Review.

The Central Review is a literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and visual art by Central Michigan University undergraduate and graduate students.

It is edited and produced once per academic semester

by Student Publications under the direction of the Student Publication Board of Directors.

- Sydney Smith, News Editor

university

Study abroad day to begin Thursday Study Abroad Day will take place on Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fabiano Botanical Garden.

Students who attend will be able to learn more about studying abroad, play international games, eat foods from across the world and receive a free study abroad T-shirt.

Advisers and study abroad alumni will also be at the event and will be available to answer any questions students have about studying abroad at Central Michigan University.

People who attend can share or post about the event on Facebook or Twitter to enter a raffle for an international basket.

- Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

METRO Courtesy Photo | Clarke Historical Library In 1969, CMU held a moratorium week in remembrance of all the lives that were lost in the Vietnam War.

terview about their time at CMU. “The partnership between the museum and the alumni association) has been great and has helped us connect with CMU’s alumni and retirees and anyone who’s associated with the university,” Martin said. “That’s been a great way to help us tell this story more broadly.”

Member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and graduate student Jerome Pigeon interviewed two alumni from the 2000s, one of whom is a member of the tribe. Through this, he gained insight as to the cultural sensitivities of past students.

Pigeon asked both about the university’s usage of the Chippewas’ name, and described the discussion on the subject as “respectful” in both cases.

“Oral history has an ability to capture history from people of different backgrounds, and shines a flashlight into places you wouldn’t normally look,” Pigeon said.

Ohio graduate student Donald Laskey spoke with a couple living in Florida who attended Central in the 60s and 70s. Due to student deferment, the man was not at risk for being drafted, although his future wife was concerned

about the strong presence the Vietnam War had on campus life.

“It’s like you’re looking at the pulse of common history through people’s eyes,” Laskey said.

Oral history also shed some light on recreational activities that are seldom practiced today. “(He) called it ‘traying,’” said Remus graduate student Caity Sweet. “They would take cafeteria trays and use them to sled down nearby hills.”

Fremion estimated nearly 30 recorded interviews will be completed by the end of the semester.

Relay for Life hopes to raise $80,000 this weekend

By Sydney Nummer Staff Reporter

life in brief

during treatments. These venues are placed near hospitals so it is more convenient for patients to attend treatments.

The organization is hoping to have as many survivors as possible to participate. Many parts of the event are dedicated to cancer survivors, one being a special survivors’ lap around the track after the opening ceremony.

“We put the relay on to show that we’re celebrating people who have survived cancer, who are fighting cancer so that we can remember those who we have lost from cancer,” Malinowski said.

Relay is normally a 24-hour event, but this year is different.

“Relay events around the world are cutting it down to 12 or 15 hours just because we have more people stay during those hours,” said Southgate senior Lacey Johnson.

The relay will also be superhero-themed. The organizers

File Photo | Shannon Millard Audrey Overley, 5, from St. Johns does zumba with her mother at Relay for Life in the Indoor Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon for the 24-hour fundraising event that raises money for The American Cancer Society.

are hoping superheroes can be thought of as survivors.

Though Relay strives to bring awareness to cancer, there is one mes-

sage that Malinowski strongly stated.

“We fight back to show that cancer never sleeps and neither do we.”

Mount Pleasant coffee crawl begins today Central Michigan Life is hosting a Mount Pleasant coffee crawl starting at 11 a.m. today.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at each hosting location, including Kaya Coffee House, Dreamer Coffee Shop and Pleasant City Coffee.

Attendees will be able to sample tea and coffee at each location and participate in Earth Day Events. All proceeds will go to Social Cafe, Central Michigan University’s student-run social media firm. Attendees will also receive an official espresso mug to use at the event.

Beginning at Pleasant City Coffee, Dom Bierenga will perform jazz at noon.

The shop will host a napkin doodle contest and confession wall art exhibit all day.

At Dreamer, Adam Marth from local band Big Sherb will perform 2:30 p.m.3:15 p.m., followed by Tree Love collective beginning at 3:30. Earth Day Community Canvas will be available at Dreamer all day.

Kaya Coffee House will host musical performer Marni Sison at 7 p.m., followed by an Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. Kavazabava, Central Michigan University’s student gypsy band, will perform at 10:30 p.m.

- Sydney Smith, News Editor

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EDITORIAL | Millennials have the power to make a difference in community

Tattoos, meaning and the ideal self Nate Morrison Design Editor

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer Troy junior J.D. Sterba (left), Shelby Township junior Anthony Cavataio, Hillsdale junior Megan Isabell and Illinois senior Brighton Ferris present Director of Student Activities and Involvement Damon Brown (right) with a check for the Angel Wings Fund on April 17 in McGuirk Arena.

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TO GIVE Greeks set example for volunteering, philanthropy in community

ast week, fraternities and sororities raised an impressive $50,000 during Greek Week 2015, bringing philanthropy to the forefront of the annual event.

The money will be donated to the Angel Wings Fund, which creates college

scholarships for students who have lost a parent to cancer.

This year’s fundraising efforts set a new record and surpassed last years’s total by $20,000. This was also the first year Greek Week included a service day for its participants.

Many things have been said about millennials. We are becoming known as the most tolerant generation, but there is also evidence to suggest that we are the least involved when it comes to giving our time and skills.

We are encouraged by the Greek community’s successful week of service and fundraising, and hope it will inspire the entire CMU community to increase its philanthropic efforts during college and beyond.

A 2014 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed 20-24 year olds had the lowest volunteer rate out of all age demographics, with only 18.7 percent of millennials volunteering their time that year.

At first glance, this number appears disheartening, but other studies show millennials are more active than originally thought. The 2014 Millenial Impact Report surveyed 1,514 young employees from more than 300 U.S. companies and found that millennials think about volunteering differently than their older counterparts.

The Impact Report showed that we, as a generation, are more likely to help people rather than companies, support issues before

organizations and treat our time, money and social networks as having equal value when it comes to volunteering. By including forms of service that are harder to quantify, it was found that 47 percent of millennials actually volunteered within the last month before taking the survey.

Philanthropy and volunteering cannot continue to be measured in outdated ways. By utilizing online social networks and voices, millennials are volunteering in ways the generations before could not have predicted.

The Millennial Impact Report also found we are heavily influenced by the behaviors of our peers. When it come to giving

back, this is perhaps the best discovery of all. If we as a college community can take the work of the Greeks as our cue, we have the potential to effect real and widespread change in our community.

CMU offers so many opportunities for volunteering philanthropy, getting involved is easier than ever for our generation. Relay for Life is coming up this weekend and is a perfect example. Whether you’re part of a team or simply want to honor a family member or friend, there will be no shortage of chances to donate.

CMU Honors freshmen also participate in philanthropy as part of their education and complete service hours in order to graduate.

The United Way of Isabella County has a strong presence on campus and hosts volunteering and fundraising events year round.

Millennials are making so many strides, from social tolerance and increased connectivity to strong leadership skills.

There is no reason we cannot be known as the generous generation, too.

Tattoo culture permeates today’s millennial world.

According to a 2010 Pew Research study, 4 in 10 millennials have a tattoo. About half of those with tattoos have two to five, and 18 percent have six or more.

I am one of those millennials.

I have two tattoos. For me, it isn’t about being a part of a culture, or trying to look any particular way. Tattoos have permanence. With that permanence, I believe tattoos also have transcendency — much like a literary work. Tattoos are symbols.

Tattoos are stories.

My tattoos are symbols of my internal war against cynicism and complacency. They are my way of reminding myself to be a better human being and to strive toward my ideal self, even in the realization that the ideal self is unattainable.

Idealism often finds itself within the young, yet years of living deteriorate it and replace it with cynicism. Polarity toward either value is harmful, yet compromise between the two leads to wisdom, self-improvement and meaning. My life derives meaning from my tattoos.

The post-structuralist movement of the mid 20th century, heralded by Jacques Derrida, would argue there is no universal, or capital “T,” truth, and the meaning I gain from my tattoos does not exist — at least not objectively — because they are signs that constantly “defer” meaning and point to other signs. In this instance, “sign” refers to the structuralist idea that a sign is made up of both a “signifier” and a “signified.” The signifier is the physical object, and the signified is the meaning or concept that is culturally assigned to it.

Long winded definitions aside, I believe a lack of objectivity does not equate to a lack of importance.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Make the most of yourself...for that is all there is of you.” You do not need to do this by getting tattoos. The type of manifestation is irrelevant, as long as it exists.

My meaning, and my view of a better self is subjective, and so is yours. But subjective meaning, in my purely subjective opinion, is better than none at all.

Letter to the editor

Our voice, our future

TO THE EDITOR: There are two sources of power in the political process: money and people. When the people don’t participate, money takes over. As students—as well as millennials—we are the next generation in line to lead this world. It’s no secret, the current state of our society and education system is not one that is favorable to us, nor is it one that we should accept—it has failed us.

With today’s environmental devastation, corrupted politics, corporate greed, social injustices and

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economic ills coming to fruition, we must ask ourselves: is this really the future we want? Our generation has no problem with being unique, standing out and exerting our time and energy when it comes to fashion, music, technology and new fads.

However, when it comes to fulfilling our civic duties, millennials are nowhere to be found. The bottom line question is: Do we just inherit this world? Do we just keep repeating history? Do we just continue to let past generations make decisions for us? Or do we want to write our

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own history?

The clock is ticking and I can’t think of a better time than now for us to start writing. I know many of you may feel your vote or voice doesn’t matter and I know that our political system, public officials and even school administrators can be very disheartening, but we cannot give up, otherwise they will continue to walk all over us like they do today. When we all participate, great, positive changes do happen. But remember, the key word is participation. The corporations and the wealthy may have the money, but we have the number. When we don’t get out to vote and engage in citizen activism,

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we let those who don’t work for the people—but for corporate interests— take seat. While remaining silent, we are only adding to the problem.

By 2020, millennials will account for 40 percent of the voting population. If we don’t speak up, how do we expect those in power to address our issues? Our generation has the power to change the social agenda, give voice on the economic policies that will affect our future, have our say on environmental and social issues, shape foreign policy and fix our broken education system. There are more than 75 million millennials, a number that rivals the number of baby boomers. The only problem is

that college students typically vote in much smaller numbers than older citizens. Mobilized, millennials represent a powerful political force.

If you don’t think we matter, then you’re wrong.

If we want to see change, then we must be the change. It isn’t just going to be handed to us. We must stand up and fight for what we believe in. Through voting, civil disobedience, being active in our communities and speaking up—we will be heard. We must rise up as one.

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Academic Senate approves revision to Curriculum Authority Document

By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

After weeks of committee reviews, Central Michigan University’s Academic Senate approved a revision of the university’s Curriculum Authority Document at its final regularly scheduled meeting of the year April 21.

With a nearly unanimous decision, 93 percent of the Senate approved a list of various language changes, clarifications, additions and omission for the university’s CAD, a document that serves as a guide and authoritative reference for the preparation, submission and review of curricular proposals.

“Overall, I’m very happy with the revisions, but there is one small part in the graduate certificate section I don’t like regard-

Senate approves graduates The academic senate approved 3,626 Central Michigan University students to graduate in May. The Senate voted Tuesday approving 2,504 total baccalaureate degrees, 964 master’s degrees, 85 doctoral degrees, 11 specialist degrees and 62 graduate certificates to ing 50 percent of graduate certificate courses must be 600 level,” said Senator Benjamin Heumann before proposing to strike the requirement from the CAD. Sen. Bradley Swanson said there are six or seven graduate certificates that would no longer be able to be awarded

be received at the commencement ceremony May 8 and 9.

Of the 2,504 baccalaureate degrees, 1,288 are Bachelor of Science degrees, which is the most of any degree—keeping in line with CMU’s focus on STEM education.

if the change were made.

After a brief discussion and vote, the 50 percent at 600 level requirement was removed from the CAD. The Senate also briefly discussed the previously proposed acceptance of having the CAD’s language for undergraduate certificates

Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Sen. Brad Swanson, pictured right with a microphone, discusses the Curriculum Authority Document with Sen. Melina Kreth during the Academic Senate meeting April 21 in Pearce Hall.

cleaned up so there would be a clear understanding if certificates could be embedded in a major or minor.

Senate chairman Andrew Spencer said he wanted to discourage the possibility of postponing the vote on the CAD revisions so the Senate could

debate embedding certificates.

“The Degrees Admissions Standards and Honors committee has already come back saying it’s okay to embed certificates in majors and minors,” Spencer said.

Spencer added there will be much to debate on the

embedding and it can wait until next Academic Senate meeting in the fall.

A complete summery of all the changes can be found online under the Academic Senate’s Curricular Information tab, Curricular Authority Document.

Student United Way hosts spring service project targeting hygiene

By Alaina Jaster Staff Reporter

Courtesy Photo | Student United Way Student United Way and volunteers packaging kits in an assembly line-fashion.

Student United Way at Central Michigan University is teaming up with Compassionate Care Network this spring to package and deliver 300 personal hygiene kits to families in need.

The hygiene kits consist of washcloths, soap, combs, shampoo, conditioner, razors, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

These items are bought in bulk

by Student United Way, who raised funds for the project. The kits will be distributed at Mount Pleasant Community Church this weekend during the Mobile Pantry on April 25.

“While volunteering at the hygiene project myself and about seven other students worked together to package these kits,” said Midland sophomore Kallie Schloemann. “We worked like an assembly line and filled around

300 bags with items such as shampoo and conditioner.”

The organization starts a project at the beginning of every semester, hoping to make a lasting impact on the community. Student United Way received a grant through the worldwide organization to work on more projects.

“We chose personal hygiene kits by thinking a lot about what people already do in the community,” said Shelby Township senior and president of Student United Way Michael Snider.

“There is already a lot of emphasis on other needs such as food and shelter, but we wanted to go above and beyond that.”

By working with Mount Pleasant’s Community Compassion Network, students have a medium for their service. The targeted population for this project is families below the poverty line.

“Being able to volunteer for the sake of families in need al-

ways feels amazing,” Schloemann said. “Sometimes we take advantage of all of our privileges and don’t really pay attention to how much our community is struggling. It was nice to be able to take time out of my day and help those in need.”

The mission of Student United Way is to encourage the spirit of philanthropy and volunteerism among emerging student leaders across Isabella County. They work closely with United Way of Mount Pleasant.

“Doing volunteer work like this is important because it’s good for people to be engaged in their community,” Snider said. “They’ll have to work in the real world eventually and this is a way to get started. Students who are more involved in the community gain skills they’ll need in the future. Plus, the work is very beneficial for the volunteer and the people we’re assisting.”

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CCFA creates center for innovation and research

By Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

A research center in the College of Communication and Fine Arts was developed this semester with the intention of providing a space for innovation and collaboration between departments within the college.

Johnny Sparks, associate department chair in the Department of Journalism, and Jay Batzner, assistant professor of music, are co-directing the Center for Innovation, Collaboration and Engagement.

technology across the spectrum of disciplines in the College of Communication and Fine Arts,” Sparks said.

He said the center is unique because of the various types of ideas and projects that could grow from it. According to him, collaboration at the center could result in research papers, teaching outcomes or new technology within music or theatre.

“CCFA is a fun collection of disciplines because we have some that are very research driven and we have some that are very arts driven,” Batzner said.

According to Batzner, they want it to be a place where faculty can come together and develop interdisciplinary projects.

“It’s a lot about community

“We are both overseeing the initial semester of project funding and developing some of the processes and establishing a baseline of what the ICE center is, should be, what we want it to be, what the faculty want it to be (and) what the administration wants it to be,” Batzner said.

Sparks said the center is “a community garden for ideas,” because it provides the space and resources for innovative and collaborative ideas.

“A center focus of the institute is innovation through

by the dean’s office and that work is incentivized by grants that were awarded this year to support innovative, collaborative research that results in engagement,” Sparks said.

The idea was first discussed in the fall of 2012 with former dean of CCFA Salma Ghanem but it took some time for the initial resources to be collected.

“This semester represented the official start of the center with the allocation of resources for co-directors and the allocation of money for seed grants,” Sparks said. “An application process was completed (and) projects were funded and are in various stages of completion.”

A conference room in the fourth floor of Moore Hall was constructed since the end of the fall semester, which will serve as

building, having a place to meet and also having equipment we can work with,” Batzner said.

“Sometimes research is really, really lonely because you’re doing it all by yourself. Sometimes you’re working really hard on a problem that you find out later somebody else already solved.

So those are some of the things we’re trying to combat.”

He said there are people in different departments that have similar interests and bringing people together can help stimulate more research and creativity.

“At it’s overly simple, some of our vision is almost a research matchmaking service,” Batzner said.

He said three projects have been funded so far. “(The center) is supported

the physical space for the center.

“This will be the brain center of the operation,” Sparks said. “Hopefully it will represent a place where faculty within CCFA engage with students, other faculty, scholars and performers across the university community to produce innovative, technological breakthroughs.”

Batzner said there are still many different directions they could go with the ICE center.

“It’s a really new idea for us,” he said. “I think how it grows and what its goals become are going to change over time and I think that’s a good thing because what we want it to do now might not be what we need it to do three years from now or five years from now. I think that’s something we’ll keep in mind.”

Professor creates tornado simulation computer software

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

Since coming to Central Michigan University in 2003, Leigh Orf has dedicated his time and resources toward Mesoscale Meteorology — or in simpler terms, thunderstorms.

Since age seven, when lightning struck his childhood home, storms have fascinated Orf. Wanting to learn more about them, and their byproduct, tornadoes, Orf has dedicated 10 years of his life toward creating a computer model which would be able to simulate the warning signs of a thunderstorm. The model would allow him to see if the storm was capable of producing an EF5 level tornado — one of the most deadly and destructive.

Taking a break from his work, Orf had time to answer a couple of questions about his new technology and how he plans to use it for the future.

What caused the process take 10 years?

ORF: The (original) model was written by a scientist at another institution called the CM1 model. I have taken that

track, EF5 tornado’. They can (then) warn the public with a specific warning so that people take it seriously.

But that’s a long ways away because we don’t even know what those features are yet, or even if they can be detected on radar. I’m starting to see them in the simulation.

You need to understand how something works before you can predict its behavior.

model and modified it so that I can do all this analysis.

In order to do a simulation like this, this model can produce about 100 terabytes of data. When you’re dealing with that much data, you can easily be crippled by it. I first started thinking about this project about a decade ago. I started to think about how I was going to manage the amount of data future super-computers would produce in my research. And that was where I started.

Can you explain how the computer model works?

I’ve conducted a simulation of a thunderstorm that produces a devastating tornado.

The most uncommon type of thunderstorm produces the most devastating tornado, but these (thunderstorms) don’t happen all that often — the types of tornadoes that we’re trying to understand are very rare. They produce a disproportionate amount of devastation, damage and loss of life.

Up until this simulation, nobody had (created a simulation) like this. Right now, I’m trying to understand the storm from when the tornado first descends to the ground, it’s on the ground for two

Why choose to work with meteorology, and more specifically, tornadoes?

Tornadoes are a real unsolved problem, and scientists like to find really interesting and timely and important areas of research that can have an effect on society. If any of this research can save any lives — if for instance, down the road, the weather service might take some of the results of my research and be able to identify features of (storms) using their technology on a storm that just began, then they might be able to say ‘Wow, this storm has all the Hallmarks of being an on

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Meteorologist Leigh Orf demonstrations his research studying supercells and tornadoes.

hours, and then it dissipates.

So you said you’re looking for an EF5 tornado, for people who aren’t as versed in meteorology as yourself, what does that mean?

Tornadoes are ranked on a scale from zero to five: zero being the weakest, five being the strongest and (that scale) is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale. I’m looking at the EF5 tornadoes that are on the ground for 60 to 70 miles, a really long track.

What do you hope to accomplish with this technology?

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Students prepare for turkey hunting season you, you know what you’re out there (to do),” Schunk said.

The Eastern Wild Turkey, the sub-species hunted, was nearly extinct due to European settlers prior to 1905, according to the Department of Natural Resources. In 1937, with the help of conservationists and hunters, the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act helped protect turkeys from harvest in Michigan. This act allows the harvest of only one bearded turkey per hunter.

“The Michigan restoration of wild turkeys in Michigan and the United States is a wildlife management success story of major significance,” said Al Stewart, DNR upland game

By Nicholas Green Staff Reporter

Students can shake off cabin fever by sighting in their shotguns, tuning their bows and practicing their calling techniques for Michigan’s annual spring turkey season.

Season one runs April 20-26, and season two and three run from April 27 to May 31.

Mason junior Luke Schunk said spring turkey season is a special time of year, a time where chasing birds is the life and the sound of gobbling gets his blood pumping.

“When they are going to start coming down, breaking branches and landing in front of

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Atkins will use a shotgun this year, several decoys and a call to bring a bird close enough to harvest.

“It was frustrating putting all that time in, sitting in the cold and coming up empty handed at the end of the day,” Atkins said. “I look forward to getting out in the fresh air and harvesting a turkey. It will restore my confidence.”

A base license is required for every resident and nonresident who hunts in Michigan. Hunters may purchase their spring turkey license only after they have obtained a base license for the year.

bird specialist. “Michigan has been ranked in the Top 10 in the nation for turkey harvest on an annual basis by the National Wild Turkey Federation.”

Hunters may use a bow, crossbow, shotgun or muzzleloader to harvest their bird. The most commonly used method of harvest is a shotgun, according to the DNR. According to the Michigan Spring Turkey Digest, turkey hunting is a challenging, interactive activity that is best shared with others.

Livonia junior Josh Atkins said he will hunt in Crawford County this year near Vanderbilt. After a discouraging fall turkey season,

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Calli Morris | Staff Photographer

Director of the Isabella County Materials Recovery Facility Jake Borton speaks about the good the facility does for Mount Pleasant during Eco-Talks on April 20 in French Auditorium.

Eco-Talks raises awareness on environmental issues

By Tess Francke Staff Reporter

Earth Week continued Monday night with the presentation of “Eco-Talks,” addressing the endangerment of the planets ecosystem.

Armada senior Vincent Roncelli helped coordinate the event to spread awareness.

“We’re here informing students, faculty and community members on environmental issues and social justice issues and how they’re interconnected,” Roncelli said. “(We’re also) informing them on the roles these people can play on fighting these injustices.”

Jay Kahn, director of facilities operations at Central Michigan University, will begin composting on campus.

The program will begin in the fall to help decrease the 40 percent of food thrown away in the U.S., and increase the three percent of food waste recycled.

President and founder of Collegiate Advocates for Rights of Marine Animals

Travis White said he fears the extinction of endangered aquatic animals.

“My fears will only become reality if we choose to do nothing about it,” White said. “It is up to those to be the voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. It is up to us to make the change.”

He said advocating is important to start social change.

“One of the biggest barriers of making some form of social change is the lack of knowledge on the issue or by not even realizing that the problem exists,” he said.

Speaking from an economic standpoint, the president of Young Americans for Liberty Victoria Dennis said the preservation of the environment is a market failure.

“This is something markets could not take care of or help solve, so government regulation and intervention is necessary,” Dennis said.

The Director of Isabella County Materials Recovery Facility, Jake Borton, as-

Battle Creek junior Malachi Barrett has been named Editor-in-Chief of Central Michigan Life for the fall 2015 semester.

Utica senior Sydney Smith has been named Editor-in-Chief of Central Michigan Life for the summer 2015 semester.

“I am excited to coach my team in the summer and get us all out on the ground reporting and taking photos,” Smith said.

Barrett will graduate in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism. He interned at The Morning Sun in Mount Pleasant.

Smith will also graduate in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Art degree in journalism and women’s studies minor. She has previously worked as a

freelance writer for the Midland Daily News.

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Calli Morris | Staff Photographer Waterford senior Mariah Urueta poses a question to Central Michigan University’s Young Americans for Liberty President Victoria Dennis during the Eco-Talks on April 20 in French Auditorium.

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“The county of Isabella is very dedicated to recycling with the help of CMU,” Borton said. “We have the county well-covered with curbside recycling.”

Borton also spoke of Gov. Rick Snyder’s recycling initiative to increase the percentage of recycling residential homes in Michigan.

Earth Week continued with

a film screening of “Triple Divide” in Anspach Hall Room 152. The film is a documentary exploring the many different viewpoints regarding hydraulic fracturing.

Today the Earth Week committee will host the annual Earth Day Garden Party.

Students can enjoy dancing, art, food and music to celebrate the earth at 6 p.m. in the Campus Grow Garden.

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An aroma of freshly baked goods fills the air of Robaire’s Bakery and Doughnut shop, which has been a locally owned business in Mount Pleasant for 52 years.

Locally owned restaurants and fooderies such as The Diner, Robaire’s Bakery and Doughnut shop and the Green Tree Co-Operative Grocery said they sometimes are overlooked by students.

Cerry Mullins, who has been the kitchen manager at The Diner for 14 years, said locals most frequently visit the restaurant, but they see a lot of students on weekends.

“I think what keeps regulars coming back to The Diner is our homemade specials,” Mullins said.

“Our ‘mom and pop’ home cooking and our great staff are what make this restaurant.”

Robaire’s owner Diana Desormes said the bakery and doughnut shop gets most of its student customers on the weekend. The shop works with Central Michigan University and does small walk-ins and deliveries.

Despite their small size, local restaurants like The Diner are praised by students, such as Oxford sopho-

more Chrissany Sawyer. She said she loves grabbing a good breakfast with friends on a weekend morning.

“It reminds me of the small restaurants I love back home,” Sawyer said. “The Diner is really one of a kind.”

The appeal for Desormes in her business is the “homey atmosphere” and the “smell of baked goods.”

Many students have yet to discover the locally grown and organic goods carried by Green Tree Co-Operative Grocery, located downtown. Sarah Christensen, who has been the general manager at Green Tree for 11 years, said employees of the co-op are what help make the grocery store special.

“When you’re at a big chain store, sometimes the staff can’t speak well (of ) their products,” Christensen said. “Here, our employees are passionate and enthusiastic about what they’re selling. If we have a customer with a vegan diet, we’re trusted to help figure things out.”

Christensen said the products Green Tree provides are the best things about the co-op.

“We have delicious food that’s good for you,” she said. “We have everything you need for a homemade, healthy dinner — and it’s affordable at the same time.”

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This weekend, Virginia graduate student Jennise Thurston will get to watch plans she has been working on since last May come to life.

Thurston, along with Portage junior Zack Stoner, are this year’s producers of Threads, Central Michigan University’s student-organized fashion show. Categories for the show include menswear, evening wear, casual wear, special occasion, children’s wear, collections and avant-garde.

“Threads is possible only through the countless hours these students devote to the show,” Thurston said. “In the spring, there is a Fashion Production and Promotion class, where students are placed into various committees with student

directors overseeing their work.”

Threads faculty adviser Michael Mamp has met weekly with the two producers since planning began. Mamp said he provides them with feedback and suggestions, which are implemented through a team enrolled in production and promotion class.

The Events Center will be packed with spectators, designers, models and photographers April 25 for this year’s show. Before it could take place, the two producers had to send countless emails, edit photographs, coordinate models and raise

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Claire Abendroth | Staff Photographer St. Johns senior Erika Smith, left, listens to Beal City Junior Chaz Hook, right, talk about a video game he created March 19 in Pearce Hall.

Virtual to cognitive reality video games teaches kids functional skills

By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter

Video games could change the lives of children with intellectual disabilities as students and professors work together to create a safer way to teach kids functional skills like crossing the street.

Midland sophomore Molly Rossman and Howell junior Ethan Coggins were asked by College of Science and Technology Assistant Professor Tony Morelli to create virtual reality game simulations for real life scenarios like using an elevator, crossing a street and finding a lost item.

All three of the simulations are almost complete and will be used by a coalition of four professors for a research study involving cognitive disabilities like Down Syndrome.

“I was really excited when Dr. Morelli approached me about it,” Coggins said. “It has been a really cool experience knowing I am making these for disabled kids.”

Rossman and Coggins will be presenting the three virtual reality simulations Wednesday in the Finch Fieldhouse at the Annual

Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition.

Rossman said practicing crossing the street in real life is dangerous and the professors conducting the study would like to test disabled students to see if virtual reality is a safer teaching medium than real life experience.

“We are helping them achieve their research,” Rossman said.

Three special education professors are involved in the overall project. Morelli is the only computer science professor. Counseling and special education Assistant Professor Jordan Shurr said he and Morelli have always wanted to work on a project together.

“This is a good marriage of both of our areas,” Shurr said.

The game simulations will be used next year to test the effectiveness of practicing functional skills using virtual reality and whether that can be transferred into a real setting. All of the simulations will eventually use the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset.

“What we have is these two ideas; simulated with a fake grocery store and in person instruction out in

the community,” Shurr said.

“What virtual technology is able to do is bridge the gap in between those two.”

According to Shurr, the benefit of in-classroom simulations is the student’s ability to practice a skill multiple times. However, virtual reality can do that as well as portray more realistic details.

“There is so much you can’t simulate (in the classroom),” Shurr said. “I’m convinced there is someway we can use (the Oculus Rift) to bridge those two ideas; the benefits of the (virtual) simulated and the benefits of the real.”

The portion of research involving Shurr, Morelli and the other professors is still in the early stages and not in practical application yet. They have finished the review process of going through federal regulations and ethics with CMU’s Institutional Review Board so they can use human test subjects.

Shurr said he is confident in the concept, and said the next step might someday involve using video feed from a 360 degree camera instead of graphic design.

money in ticket sales. This year, producers have also worked with a music composition student who created a soundtrack for the runway show.

“This is the first time Threads has had an original piece of music for the show,” Thurston said.

Along with the music, Stoner said designers have brought some unique pieces and concepts to this year’s show.

“Everyone in the show this year has their own unique aesthetic and designs,” he said. “Threads is a juried show where students submit their garments to be judged by a blind panel of judges.

Models are selected and fit to the garments prior to judging, and the best garments are selected to be featured in the show.”

In addition to the runway show, a mounted exhibit will showcase student’s work with computer-aided design programs. Students involved in Threads will have the opportunity to win more than $2,000 in awards and prizes. The winners will be announced after the runway event.

Both producers said they hope Threads will give the student designers hands-on experience and an idea of how much work it takes to put a fashion show together. The show is

File Photo | Morgan Taylor Student models prepare backstage for the 2014 Threads Fashion Show in Plachta Auditorium.

a direct reflection of their hard work and dedication, and the audience should be able to tell, Thurston said.

“The designers in our program spend countless hours in the sewing lab working to bring their visions to life. It is such a rewarding experience to finally get to see your creations walk the runway,” Thurston said. “I also hope everyone can see just how

great our merchandising and design program is here at Central. We have some really great faculty and this show represents all of their hard work as well.”

Tickets for Threads can be purchased through Ticket Central at the Events Center, online or by calling (989) 7742045. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. All tickets cost $10.

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Athletics remembers Theunissen, ‘father of CMU baseball’

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

The home field for the Central Michigan University baseball team is named after Bill Theunissen, but that’s far from the greatest achievement of the retired coach and professor.

Theunissen coached the Chippewas from 1953-1962 and was the first to reach 100 victories in program history. He died Saturday at the age of 89.

“There are very few individuals in the history of Central Michigan University or the history of this community that contributed more to the university and this community,” said Dave Keilitz, who played under Theunissen and coached CMU from 1971-1984.

Athletics Director Dave Heeke said Theunissen’s tenure changed the landscape of CMU baseball.

“He truly was the first that stepped our program forward onto a larger stage,” Heeke said. “There’s no question he expanded our baseball competitiveness and leaped it toward a nationally recognized sport for Central.”

Before coaching, Theunissen played basketball, baseball and golf from 1945-1947 at CMU and became a professor and freshman coach at CMU for football, baseball and basketball.

The baseball team never played more than 15 games in a season before Theunissen took over as head coach.

“He kind of set the tone,” said current head coach Steve Jaksa. “A lot of people say he’s the father of the Chippewa baseball program and I think in many ways that’s a very, very true statement. He started to really put us on the face of the map. He took spring trips which they’d never done before, he upgraded the schedule, he started recruiting a little bit more.”

Theunissen stopped coaching when he was offered the position of Dean of School of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, yet he never lost his love for Chippewa baseball.

“Bill has always had a role in our baseball program,” Heeke said. “He was a regular attendee to all of our home games. He would come into the clubhouse. He was around the guys as much as he could be.”

Theunissen was also the chair of the CMU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Keilitz played first base at CMU under Theunissen and went on to win 453 games, the second-most of all coaches in program history.

He said much of what he learned about the sport came from Theunissen, as well as lessons outside of baseball.

“It was more than just baseball,” Keilitz said. “Education was very important.

How you conducted yourself was very important. It was all aspects with him, but he was an outstanding coach, teacher, mentor for us.”

File Photo | Anthony Cepak An aerial view of Theunissen Stadium in 2002 in the stadium’s inaugural season on West Campus Drive.

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Bill Theunissen, 1956

Before Theunissen’s passing, Keilitz said a week didn’t go by when the two didn’t get together. Keilitz left his vacation in South Carolina early to come up for Theunissen’s funeral Tuesday.

“Outside of my family, no person has ever helped me more,” Keilitz said.

The current team attended Theunissen’s visitation Monday. Jaksa was one of the casket bearers for Tuesday’s funeral.

The team found out about Theunissen’s passing before Saturday’s game on the road against Buffalo, which they won 7-2.

“We talked about it briefly

before the Saturday game. We really wanted to win that one for him,” said senior pitcher Tim Black. “It’s a tough loss for Central Michigan baseball. We definitely played the next two games for him and the rest of the year’s going to be for him as well.”

The team will wear a patch with Theunissen’s initials for the rest of the season. “(Tuesday was) just a tough day, not because he didn’t live a full life, just because that’s a void that’s passing,” Jaksa said. “That’s a void for that family and a void in our community for somebody that’s been really good to it.”

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Club dodgeball falls in NCDA Finals, seniors leave lasting impact

By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter

Monica Bradburn | Staff Photographer Members of the CMU club dodgeball team try to eliminate members of the opposing team March 21 at the Student Activity Center. The team won all games played in the home competition.

The Central Michigan University club dodgeball team played in their first National Collegiate Dodgeball Association Championship Game on April 12 since the team won the title in 2011.

It was supposed to be the finishing touch on a four-year climb back to the top.

Following its championship run in 2011, the team had back-to-back disappointing seasons and struggled to field a 10-man roster.

They were doubted, and Okemos senior Jake Leski was determined to “shut (the naysayers) up.”

The Chippewas went back to Western Kentucky University four years later as the No. 2 seed in the NCDA advancing to the final against No. 1 Grand Valley State University, a team

the Chippewas beat in March.

But the Chippewas fell short.

The Lakers knocked CMU off 2-0 in the NCDA Championship, putting an end to CMU’s season and championship title hopes.

Leski and co-captain St. Clair Shores senior Brett Hadwin choked up after the tough loss. He knew it was his last run at the NCDA Nationals.

“There are a few of us seniors who saw this program when it was down in the gutter,” Leski said. “We brought it back together.”

CMU beat Kent State University 2-0, Maryland University 5-1 and Virginia Commonwealth University 7-0 during the NCDA’s roundrobin 2015 tournament.

On the tournament’s final day, the Chippewas beat DePaul University 4-0, the University of Kentucky 5-0, James Madison University

2-1 in overtime and fell to the Lakers 2-0.

With a team of many underclassmen, Leski said the experience at NCDA Nationals will help them in the future.

“Our team is really young.

The championship experience they got was huge,” Leski said.

Hadwin, the team’s most vocal leader, is going to miss the huddles with his group before the games.

“It’s like leaving a family,” Hadwin said. “Just moving on from this is going to be rough, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Senior Cameron Milbrot played in his fourth national tournament and said he wants to teach CMU’s younger players to follow in his footsteps.

“I want to give the players on the team the lessons I’ve

learned,” Milbrot said. “I want to teach them to keep their head on a swivel. I want them to be completely aware of what’s happening.”

Hadwin said the program will be a dynasty in the future.

“With all the talent and experience, they are only going to get better and smarter,” Hadwin said. “Being able to say we started this era of Chips Dodgeball is awesome. I think that is one of the best things about my five years here.”

Milbrot wants this current group to re-create what the seniors did, which includes never giving up.

“I want them to keep progressing,” Milbrot said. “I want them to see what we’ve done and that even in the dumps of the history of CMU dodgeball, we never gave up and folded, as many teams in the NCDA have.”

Leski had a message for the rest of the league.

“Everyone always doubted us, and we proved ourselves,” Leski said. “We didn’t win it all but we definitely made a statement.

“We’re back.”

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