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14 3OH!3 talks journey to fame, performing at universities

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‘Threads Fashion ID’ to highlight diversity April 6

By Courtney Pedersen Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

The 21st annual Threads Fashion Show will have a more diverse and inclusive group of models walking down the runway than previous years.

“Threads Fashion ID” is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 in the Central Michigan University Biosciences building. Doors open at 5 p.m.

“This year’s theme is ‘Threads Fashion ID’ and really it’s a celebration of diversity, it’s a celebration of all different modalities based on race, based on gender, based on body habits, all of it,” said Ian Mull, Threads faculty adviser. “We are really trying to embrace the idea that fashion is for everybody and we wanted to make sure that we did a good job of communicating that through our entire process.”

Mull said this year’s focus on diversity and inclusion can be seen in the models, designers and even the collections.

The 27 collections, designed by 24 designers, will be displayed by 122 models featured in the event.

“This is the most models we’ve ever had,” said Bay City senior Alivia Ferguson, Threads producer. “So maybe the most looks we’ve ever had.”

The collections have a variety of designs, including an entire collection of plus-size fashion.

“We have a lot of bridal wear, bridal collections or more formal attire,” said Grand Blanc graduate student Cecilia Alfaro, Threads producer. “This year we have a lot of designers who went the costume design route instead of ready-to-wear.”

Due to the technology available to students in the fash-

File Photo | Central Michigan Life A model walks down the runway during the Threads Fashion Show on April 7, 2018 at Finch Fieldhouse.

ion department, a lot of the fabric is hand dyed or digitally printed.

“We had a lot of designers who chose to 3D print different accessories for their garments, whether it was earrings or some sort of body adornment,” Alfaro said.

The collections do connect to the theme, but the main focus is the models.

“It’s definitely a big change from last year, in terms of the different types of models that we’re getting,” said Threads Producer and Detroit senior Chloe White. “It’s more diverse

than last year, it’s definitely a step up, so we’re hoping next year there will be even more.”

Instead of allowing designers to pick their own models like in years past, the producers held a model casting call and picked 50 percent of the models in the show. White said the purpose of choosing half of each designer’s models was to push them to design outfits out of their comfort zone, while promoting diversity on campus.

“With our theme we really wanted to touch on diversity, but then with some of the events that have happened around campus, it has given us this opportunity to shine light on that and show how diverse Central can be,” Alfaro said. “How there are people who are accepting of all people and all of types.”

Since the fashion show will be in the Biosciences building rather than in Finch Fieldhouse like previous years, there will be less seating available, and no option for standing room.

Mull said they have 980 tickets available, and once those sell out there will be no other way to attend the show.

“I think every year is so different. In a lot of ways (the show) is going way smoother than last year but there are different challenges,” Mull said. “For example, this year we’re in Biosciences, which is an academic building and so we’ve really had to work with that whole school, we’ve had to work with that whole college, to really collaborate.”

Tickets are currently available online through Ticket Central. General admission tickets are $13 and include admission to the show. VIP tickets are $60 and include prime seating, hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets and a private reception before the show at 5 p.m. in the Education and Human Services building.

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CMUPD CHIEF SEARCH TO CONTINUE THROUGH APRIL, COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED The committee that will search for the next Central Michigan University police chief is expected to hold interviews in April, said Jonathan Webb, associate vice president of Facilities Management.

The search started after Central Michigan University Police Department Chief William Yeagley announced in February that he would be retiring this summer. Yeagley will retire effective July 31, after 10 years of serving as chief.

“The search committee is in the process of reviewing candidates and continues to work toward identifying finalists for on-campus interviews,” Webb said.

Webb is leading the search for Yeagley’s replacement in August. Eight other CMU faculty members are in the search committee.

Committee members include:

• Adam Epstein, finance and law faculty member • Shaun Holtgrieve, executive director, Student Affairs • Sherry Knight, associate vice president, University Communications • Mary Martinez, deputy director, Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity • A.T. Miller, vice president and chief diversity officer • Mike Morrow, sergeant, CMUPD • Stan Shingles, associate vice president, University Recreation • Jason VanConant, officer, CMUPD and president, Police Officers Association of Michigan

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Hendricks said he and Rose are “humbled and excited” to continue serving in office.

“We are excited to get to work, focusing on the issues of academic success, community engagement, civic awareness and diversity, equity and inclusion,” Hendricks said.

As promised in their campaign, Hendricks and Rose plan on continuing the tampon initiative, hosting the Golden Gala, generating awareness for Title IX and increasing the campus program fund.

Freshman Gabe Butzke and sophomore Lauryn Gibas congratulated Hendricks and Rose on their Facebook page last night, thanking their supporters.

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Taichi Bubble Tea offers community a fresh study spot

By Julia Amting Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Kyle Tanner | Staff Photographer Mount Pleasant freshman Robert Alm and Mount Pleasant High School senior Chloe Mckinley play a game of chess while enjoying bubble tea and ramen on March 11, 2019 at Taichi Bubble Tea.

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Located on the corner of South Mission Street and Bellows Street, the Asian fusion restaurant boasts a menu of a variety of ramen, sushi burritos, poke bowls, smoothies and the fan-favorite bubble tea.

Natillie Amaral, a waitress at Taichi who grew up in Mount Pleasant, expressed excitement at the community’s enthusiastic response to the opening and the variety of customers that have walked through the doors. Although plenty of customers are familiar with the concept of bubble tea, many come in to try something new.

“It’s completely different from a lot of the things we have in this area,” Amaral said.

Now with 16 stores across the east side of the country, Taichi’s first locations were in New York

Pleasant location, saying he finds joy in working with and training the new employees. He commented on the work ethic of the team as Taichi was first opening.

“For the first two weeks, they’d get here at 9 a.m. and stay until two or three in the morning,” Hasan said.

“It was really chaotic at first trying to train everyone,” Amaral said.

Sheng Guo, the Mount Pleasant location manager, agreed with Amaral.

“It was really difficult when like four people knew what they were doing,” Guo said.

With training and serving lines of customers happening at the same time, it was a learning experience for everyone, Guo said. Guo, Hasam, and Amaral all mentioned how well the staff at Taichi has been able to handle the chaotic weeks after opening.

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Students enjoy day of music at 'Festival of Justus'

By Benjamin Ackley Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Detroit senior and Justus League President Ahsha Davis’ poem “Music Is Like Waves” summed up the feeling of the 2019 Festival of Justus.

“Music is like waves in the ocean. It flows, it moves and it captures. It’s like swimming in a sea of beats and sounds and reaching an open sea of wonders.”

Central Michigan University students were treated to a day of “beats and sounds” at the third annual

Festival of Justus, March 30 in Pearce Hall.

The event was hosted by the Justus League in conjunction with WMHW and sponsored

by Moore Media Records, Program Board and the Student Budget Allocation Committee.

More than 100 students attended the festival, said Garden City junior Joe Pallozzi, the event’s coordinator and WMHW station manager.

Performances featured genres ranging from alternative to hip hop. Music performances, poetry and dance were all featured

Quinn Kirby | Assistant Photo Editor

Detroit senior Daryl Wallace introduces an act at the Festival of Justus on March 30 in Pearce 127.

throughout the day. RSOs were also given stage time to recruit students for next semester.

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“People told me that it probably wouldn’t be anything, and seeing it actually become a thing just means so much to me,” Wallace said. “It shows that I wasn’t just dreaming, that I actually did something important.”

Davis thinks the festival will make a positive impact on the music scene at CMU. “Whether you’re in hip hop or you’re in rock or R&B there’s like a big conglomerate of every genre right now,” Davis said. “I think (the festival is) going to really allow students to feel more comfortable with sharing their craft.”

Lake Orion senior Jon Lorts, a solo folk artist who performed at the festival, thought the event was a good representation of all that is done on CMU’s campus.

“It’s just this huge variety of culture, music and good people,” Lorts said. “The one thing that kind of encapsulates it is probably diversity in the music and the organizations that are present here.”

Along with Lorts, many other local artists performed, including the bands Cityfolk and Car Crash Rhetoric.

Saginaw band Forest Green and Indianapolis band Stay Outside headlined the event.

Quinn Kirby | Assistant Photo Editor Detroit senior Ahsha Davis performs poetry March 30 during the Festival of Justus in Pearce 127.

Poor weather conditions caused the event to be moved inside from its original location in the Moore Amphitheatre, but Davis thought that turnout was good despite that.

“I think it just really came down to the level of energy in the room, and I think there was really positive energy,” Davis said.

Pallozzi thinks the festival will facilitate an increase in live music in Mount Pleasant.

“We brought in a band from Indianapolis,” Pallozzi said. “That’s more than I think almost anyone here

in Mount Pleasant can say.

If people are coming in from there, there’s no limit to where they can really be coming in from.”

Despite that its creator will be graduating this spring, there are no plans to end the Festival of Justus.

“It’s scares me, and not in a bad way,” Wallace said about not being able to carry on the festival himself.

“It’s just the fact of letting someone else take your idea and all of that, but I’m open to it, I trust the people of keeping the main goal for the event and I want them to run with it.”

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Religious comment made to woman cause of Reighard's 2017 sexual harassment case

By Evan Petzold Assistant Sports Editor sports@cm-life.com

Jerry Reighard's religious beliefs are well-known throughout the college gymnastics community. His team prays together before every meet. In the eyes of some, he has created a "Christian community" for his gymnasts at Central Michigan University.

During the April 1 warmup period prior to the start of the 2017 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championship, Reighard approached a woman who was kneeling while tying her shoe. Together in the back of the gym, where no one else was close enough to hear, Reighard reportedly said to her "... On your knees, where you belong. That's right, on your knees where you belong."

Those words were uttered to a woman Reighard had just met for the first time at the event – a woman who was a coach from a different university that was competing against CMU at Barnhill Arena, home gym of the University of Arkansas. Those in the competition were CMU, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn, California, Denver and Utah.

The words would come back to haunt Reighard. His comment was the cause of a sexual harassment case launched against him.

A July 27, 2017, letter from the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity (OCRIE) detailed the allegations against the head coach, but all witness statements – several pages worth – were redacted. Central Michigan Life received a copy of Reighard's personnel file through a Michigan Freedom of Information Act request.

The university charged the newspaper $404 to fulfill the request.

As mentioned in ORCIE's report, investigators believed there was sufficient evidence

to support that Reighard's words constituted "subjectively unwelcome conduct."

However, OCRIE said there was insufficient evidence to support that Reighard created a hostile environment or meant to sexually harass the woman.

On June 20, Reighard met with Phil Squattrito (his representative), MEA UniServ Director Kurt Kline (attorney), Interim Director of Athletics Marcy Weston, Director of Faculty Employee Relations Scott Hoffman, Executive Director of OCRIE Kathy Lasher and Assistant Director of OCRIE Mary Martinez. At this meeting, Reighard recounted what happened that day.

Reighard never denied making those comments.

Instead, he told investigators, “The comments were made as part of his strong religious convictions, which are known throughout the collegiate gymnastics community, and his public displays of religious practices during CMU sponsored events,” according to the report.

According to the university's Sexual Misconduct Policy, sexual harassment includes nonconsensual sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature where: "Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interring with a Complainant's work or academic performance, or creating an intimidating or hostile environment regarding education, employment, housing or participation in CMU activities." CMU has declared, in its policy, that all acts of sexual misconduct are prohibited anywhere oncampus or off-campus – even at athletic competitions other than in Mount Pleasant.

The investigation was completed July 27, nearly two months after it began.

Reighard was found to have not violated CMU's Sexual Misconduct Policy.

"OCRIE concludes that, based on the evidence available to OCRIE there is insufficient evidence to conclude, by a preponderance of the evidence, that (Reighard) engaged in conduct that constituted sexual harassment, as defined by the University's Sexual Misconduct Policy," the report detailed.

Even though OCRIE did not find Reighard guilty of violating the sexual misconduct policy, the report said his actions potentially invoked the university's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Protocol due to his admitted religious intent behind the statement.

It's not the first time Reighard was called out for his religious expression.

One former member of the team, whose name was redacted in Reighard's personnel file, emailed the coach to express her thanks over supplying the team with his Christian beliefs.

"Thank you for being servants for the Lord and never being afraid to speak His name," the gymnast said.

"Through you, I was always able to be reminded of the reason I was on this team and the reason I am here, for Christ."

On May 16, 2005, Weston, the associate athletic director at the time, asked Reighard to put an end to referencing religion during recruiting, coaching and training as the gymnastics coach.

"Jerry must discontinue his practice of making comments to student-athletes about his personal religious beliefs," Weston said in an evaluation report. "Jerry will modify his behavior in accordance with said parameters."

However, former gymnast Shaila Segal, a member of Reighard's gymnastics team from 2014-17, said his religious beliefs played a key role in his coaching. Reighard's team prayed together before every meal and before each event.

"He gives God all the glory

File Photo | Central Michigan Life Gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard talks with a player in the team’s practice facility.

every day," Segal said. "I think he's just thankful to be in our lives, good or bad."

Even after Weston's warning in 2005 and OCRIE's statement in 2017, Reighard continued to implement his religious beliefs on his gymnastics team at Central Michigan – a public university.

On August 15, 2017, Athletic Director Michael Alford emailed Reighard following

OCRIE's determination to provide expectations for his future conduct.

Alford also outlined: 1. "You will interact in a respectful and professional manner with your colleagues throughout athletics and CMU." 2. "You will be mindful of the requirements and standards of behavior required by CMU's Sexual Misconduct Policy, CMU's Equal Opportunity and

Affirmative Action Protocol, and all other CMU policies."

3. "You will not make inappropriate comments.”

4. "You will carry yourself in a respectful and professional manner that conforms to CMU's values and in a manner becoming of a head coach."

In the report, OCRIE recommended that, in any future gymnastics competitions, Reighard should not be paired with the opposing team's university while the opposing coach involved in the sexual harassment claim is employed.

Reighard is currently on paid administrative leave as CMU has called an internal investigation due to complaints that the longtime coach told a member of his team to lie to the training staff about an injury to continue competing for the Chippewas.

The coach of 35 years interviewed with the investigative team on March 28. Now that all interviews are complete, the committee will build a report and send it to Alford, who will review the information and make a final decision on Reighard.

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EDUCATE YOURSELF

Participate and get educated during Sexual Assault Awareness month April 1 marks the beginning of sexual assault awareness month.

Sexual assault is an important issue to pay attention to and be educated about, especially for college students. Roughly 11 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students are sexually assaulted during their time in college, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

One-in-five women are sexually assaulted while in college. Onein-16 men are sexually assaulted while in college. This has to end.

Because of rape culture in our society, sexual assault victims are afraid to come forward and report assaults. In fact, only 20 percent of assaulted college women report their assault to authorities, according to RAINN. Everyone knows sexual assault is a threat men and women face in college. Slowly, we are making progress to fight against rape culture on campus. This month, there will be events taking place on campus for sexual assault awareness month– go to one. Learn what you can do to fight this issue.

We have the power to address rape culture on our campus. We need to bring attention to the issue and educate as many people as we can.

Central Michigan University’s Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates will host an evening of Solidarity in observance of the month. There will be performances and a speakout event. Attend the event, learn about the effects of sexual assault and how you can stand in solidarity with those affected.

You can join other CMU students in fighting rape culture by peacefully protesting during the annual SlutWalk on April 14.

This event, hosted by the CMU Organization of Women Leaders, originates from a 2011 police address at a York University safety forum regarding rape on college campuses. When talking about how women can avoid rape a police officer said women should avoid dressing like “sluts.” After hearing

EDITORIAL this narrative, along with many others which blame survivors, students on campuses across the U.S. and Canada have organized SlutWalk events.

SlutWalk gives students and community members the opportunity to come together, holding protest signs and wearing any outfit they want, and stand up against rape culture, victim blaming and sexual assault. Join them in the march this month and make your voice heard.

It’s important for survivors to remember they are not alone. CMU has several resources for those who have been sexually assaulted, or those who just want to learn more about it.

CONFIDENTIAL RESOURCES: Counseling Center The CMU Counseling Center provides a variety of free services for CMU students enrolled in classes. Services include confidential individual counseling and group counseling specifically designed for those who have been affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and harassment. To make an appointment with a sexual aggression dedicated counselor or

register to attend group counseling, contact the Counseling Center.

• Phone: (989) 774-3381 • Email: counsel@cmich.edu • Location: Foust Hall 102 • Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday during fall and spring semesters, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during summer semesters.

Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (SAPA) SAPA provides confidential advocacy, support, empowerment, crisis intervention and even shortterm emergency housing to those affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence or stalking.

• Safe Room: SAPA can provide short-term emergency housing for CMU students who are victims of sexual aggression and need a safe place to stay. A safe room is available during the fall and spring semesters by contacting SAPA via the 24-hour crisis hotline, (989) 774-CALL (2255).

• 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (989) 774-CALL (2255) • Online SAPA Chat: Click or touch the Online button located on the right • Email: s​ apa@cmich.edu • Hours: The 24-hour crisis hotline and online SAPA chat is available 24-hours a day during fall and spring semesters. Crisis services are unavailable during summer semesters, university breaks, and university closures.

Please contact the Department of Sexual Aggression Services, (989) 774-6677, or the CMU Counseling Center, (989) 774-3381, during these times.

CARE Advocates Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, the CARE Advocate Program places licensed mental health professionals directly in the residence halls. They provide free consultation, support, crisis intervention and proactive prevention efforts addressing mental health issues. CARE Advocates are available at the following campus locations: • East Student Success Center – Saxe Hall, (989) 774-1879 • North Student Success Center – Larzelere Hall, (989) 774-3947 • South Student Success Center – Sweeney Hall, (989) 774-3089 • Towers Student Success Center– (989) 774-6601 OTHER RESOURCES: Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity The Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity investigates all sexual misconduct complaints.

The university’s current Sexual Misconduct Policy that applies to all faculty, staff and students regardless of sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation can be found on their website.

• Phone: (989) 774-3253 • Location: Bovee University Center 306 • Hours: 8 am – 5 pm, MondayFriday • CMU Police Central Michigan University Police Department is your resource for reporting incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, stalking or harassment that occur on campus.

• 911 (if calling from an on campus phone) • Phone: (989) 774-3081 • Email: police@cmich.edu • Location: 1720 Combined Services Building • Hours: 24/7/365

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‘They are afraid of Jerry’ Personnel file shows gymnastics coach often at odds with administrators

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ine Mid-American Conference regular season titles, 16 victories in the MAC Championships and nine MAC Coach of the Year awards.

Since 1984, Jerry Reighard has separated himself from other coaches in the conference and across the country, as he developed Central Michigan University gymnastics into a nationallyrecognized program.

That success has sometimes come at a cost for the women who compete for the Chippewas.

The 35-year coach was placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation on Feb. 20, in which he was suspected of telling a member of his team to lie to medical staff about an injury to continue competing.

Reighard’s contract, which has him receiving $145,349 this year, is set to expire on April 30, 2019.

Upon receiving Reighard’s personnel file through a Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, it became clear he had broken rules and received complaints about his coaching style dating back to the early stages of his career.

1997 - Student-athlete complaint “I have been told I do not try my hardest because I do not urinate or vomit,” a gymnast wrote in a letter dated on Oct. 17.

This specific student-athlete came to Reighard’s program for a chance to compete at the highest level. However, she was faced with “horror, disgust and disbelief day after day.”

After she thought about the situation for seven weeks, the gymnast decided to quit the team.

“I have never refused to perform anything nor been disrespectful to any of the coaches,” she wrote, “but in return have only been mentally and physically abused. I was told that I do not really love gymnastics because, if I did, I would have made the mile in under seven minutes by now.

“I have been told they do not need me on the team.”

The gymnast also wrote that she was not given medical treatment for her back after complaining about the injury on multiple occasions. After discussing matters with Reighard and then senior associate athletic director Marcie Weston, the student-athlete was allowed back into the gym, but she was forced to explain herself to all team members and run before and after practice.

“I do not believe in mind games, and I do not believe in deceiving people,” she wrote. “Also, I do not believe that abusing or threatening someone produces character or championship.

“The only thing Central Michigan has filled me with is regrets.

Now gymnastics, which was once my life, has become my past.”

This gymnast left Reighard with one final message: “I hold coach Jerry Reighard totally responsible for stripping me of my college career.”

1998 - Parent complaint In a Feb. 17 letter, the parents of a gymnast reached out to Reighard and associate head coach Christine MacDonald to express their displeasure of the coaching habits.

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Central Michigan University Gymnastics Head Coach Jerry Reighard watches a gymnast compete during the CMU vs. Illinois State University meet Jan. 11 at McGuirk Arena.

The student-athlete asked her parents not to send the letter, but the guardians made the judgment call to do so. On Feb. 9, 16 days before making contact, their daughter quit the gymnastics team.

Her parents said they believed Reighard and MacDonald wanted their daughter to quit the team from the beginning of the 1998 season.

“The two of you have ridiculed, threatened and verbally abused (the gymnast) for the past 1 1/2 years,” the parents wrote.

The parents said they decided to keep their distance and stay silent because their daughter wanted to remain a part of the team. Once she quit, they took action.

“What a disappointment you two people have been,” the parents wrote. “As coaches who should be molding, building and helping young adults mature, however, you do everything you can to bring them down.”

The letter explained the assumption that Reighard and MacDonald treated the student-athlete as a reject, unlike her fellow members of the team. This specific student-athlete competed on an injured ankle the prior season, her parents said. Once Reighard and MacDonald found out, the parents said the two coaches pulled her from the MAC Championships event.

“You lied to her all week telling her she should keep working hard, that she was going to be your bar champion,” the parents

said. “Even when you made your decision, in the middle of the week, that she wasn’t going to compete, you didn’t have the decency to talk with her about it.

“Jerry, you showed her what you truly felt about her and that was NOTHING.” In a separate letter to former athletic director Herb Deromedi, the parents said their daughter went to the team doctor to discuss the ankle injury. She “completely severed one of the ligaments to her ankle,” while two others were torn. The student-athlete had reconstructive surgery.

“She was only 4 to 5 months post surgery, and Jerry and Christine were on her to do more than she should,” the parents wrote to Deromedi.

The two said their daughter was asked to drop 10 pounds, run the mile and do a bar and vault routine - all within two weeks. This was something they felt was impossible for someone just returning from injury.

“We realize that nothing will happen or change within the program because Jerry has a winning program,” the parents told Deromedi. “We certainly will NOT be supportive to Jerry and Christine and a program that ridicules and abuses these girls.

“They sweet talk the girls into joining Central’s team and then treat them like dirt, sometimes less than dirt.”

Reighard, on March 3, made his response to the parents.

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11 On Dec. 13, just over two months later, Reighard had a meeting with Jackson and former assistant director of strength and conditioning Aaron McLatcher. He brought up his concerns about student-athletes being “overweight and demanding that Kristen and Aaron do something about it,” also requesting additional conditioning.

Reighard was met with later that day, and it was explained to him that it’s unacceptable to talk about student-athletes being overweight and inappropriate to punish his team members for his personal judgment of their weight.

In early October 2018, Wiese explained in an email that Reighard was once again discussing what his athletes should and should not do medically, discrediting the medical director’s training and qualifications. According to an email, Reighard “had been giving student-athletes medical advice, recommending that they see a chiropractor” rather than Dr. Noshir Amaria, the CMU physician. The longtime coach also “criticized Dr. Amaria’s abilities to a student-athlete,” while standing right in front of Jackson.

“His direction is the desire of student-athletes to get chiropractic care, regardless of injury, condition or care plan driven by our medical team,” Wiese wrote.

File Photo | Central Michigan Life Gymnastics Coach Jerry Reighard and his wife Nancy, assistant gymnastics coach, laugh while fighting over a piece of foam in the foam pit at the gymnastics practice room Thursday in Rose Arena.

Along with defending himself on all counts, he said the parents don’t understand what it’s like to be in their daughters’ shoes.

“You don’t know how it feels - I do,” Reighard said. “I competed at this level and I respect (the student-athlete) for her decision (to quit the team).”

In a following April 17 response letter, Weston told the parents, “Jerry, Christine and I have reviewed the issues you enumerated in your February 1998 letter in every effort to handle future situations in the most productive manner.”

The parents sent a two-page letter back to Weston on May 7, which included that the student-athletes on Reighard’s team were scared.

“They are afraid of Jerry,” the parents said. “Why is it so hard for everyone else to see this?”

1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 - Breaking practice time rules In order to protect athletes’ health and safety, the NCAA limits practice time to four hours per day, 20 hours per week.

In the offseason following the 1999 campaign, Reighard was given a warning by former Compliance Coordinator Derek van der Merwe for requiring student-athletes to practice longer than the NCAA rule.

Eight months later, on Feb. 17, van der Merwe discussed the issue with the gymnastics coach once again because “numerous” student-athletes reported to the compliance office that Reighard exceeded the practice time limit.

In order to try to help correct his behavior, the compliance office required each of Reighard’s team members to keep a playing and practice log for the following few weeks.

“The health and safety of your student-athletes should never be in jeopardy,” van der Merwe wrote in an email to Reighard.

In 2002, the situation occurred once again. It went to the point where van der Merwe sent a letter on April 12 to Weston expressing his concern. He wanted Weston to discuss the situation with Reighard during his evaluation.

A few of van der Merwe’s requests were that mandatory practice times should be clearly stated, it is not permissible to require gym workouts and student-athletes should never be penalized for not attending voluntary sessions. He also made it clear that a gym workout meant gymnastics student-athletes using gymnastics equipment.

In 2004, the NCAA informed CMU that Reighard violated NCAA Bylaw 17.1.5.1, meaning he went over the four hours per day, 20 hours per week limit. During the week of Feb. 8-14, the team practiced for 24.5 hours. On Feb. 9 and Feb. 12, the Chippewas exceeded the four-hour limit. Reighard’s penalty was to reduce practice time by 7.5 hours from Feb. 29 to March 4 and by 1.5 hours from March 7-13.

2007 - Performance evaluation update Weston wrote up a performance evaluation of Reighard in 2007, which he exceeded expectations in oral and written communication skills, understanding of strategies and techniques and supervision of student-athletes in and out of the gym.

However, he placed below expectations in working with sports medicine staff, abiding by NCAA rules and clearly communicating those regulations to his team.

2019 - Support page made for Reighard According to a Facebook support page made for Reighard, the coach has not heard from Alford or others in the athletic department since Feb. 20, the day he was put on administrative leave.

Reighard was unable to be with the Chippewas during the MAC regular season title. It also seems unlikely that he will attend the NCAA Championships in the first round against Illinois on April 4 in Ann Arbor.

Right now, it’s MacDonald’s team to manage while those involved wait for an answer on Reighard’s status.

2016 - Ross praises Reighard Reighard received yet another professor salary adjustment, which was approved by the CMU Board of Trustees on June 28.

Former CMU President George Ross emailed Reighard to express his gratitude, stating the professor salary adjustment is an important milestone only achieved by members of CMU’s senior faculty.

“On behalf of the entire campus community, congratulations again,” Ross wrote. “Thank you for your dedication to students, to your academic discipline and to helping make Central Michigan University a top institution of higher education. I look forward to your continued leadership.”

2017 - Reighard innocent in sexual misconduct case On June 6, 2017, the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity (OCRIE) opened an investigation of Reighard after it received allegations that he violated the university’s sexual misconduct policy.

However, 50 days later, on July 26, OCRIE issued a ruling that Reighard did not violate the policy.

“I must impress upon you the seriousness of the incident by highlighting the fact that future instances of this nature will be addressed in a more formal and serious matter,” Alford wrote to Reighard in an August 2017 email following OCRIE’s decision.

2017, 2018 - Gymnasts overweight, Reighard says It was brought to the athletic department’s attention on Oct. 11, 2017, that Reighard had a gymnast meet directly with a local physical therapist, Mark Stansberry of Mountain Town Physical Therapy, without the approval of the trained CMU sports medicine staff. He was told it was unacceptable to have direct contact with a third party sports therapist.

In an email sent to Associate Athletic Director for Sport Administration Rob Wyman, Assistant Athletic Director of Sport Medicine Brian Wiese said Reighard also had Stansberry enter the athletic facilities to complete “evaluations on the gymnasts” without consulting gymnastics athletic trainer Kristen Jackson.

Wiese and Jackson then sat down with Reighard to explain he “cannot, at any time, discuss, facilitate or direct medical care of his student-athletes and doing so would not be tolerated.”

File Photo | Central Michigan Life Gymnastics coach Jerry Reighard spots Courtney Campbell while practicing on the uneven bars March 16 in the team’s practice facility.

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Former gymnasts recount experience

By Evan Petzold Assistant Sports Editor

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ompeting for Central Michigan’s gymnastics team was a dream come true for Jodie Plescow.

She entered as a freshman in the 2015 season but took a medical redshirt for an ACL injury. She missed the entire season.

One year later, Plescow sat down for a conversation with her coach, Jerry Reighard. He told her she was overweight. In order to be a productive member of the Chippewas, Reighard, who is currently on paid administrative leave, told Plescow she needed to make a change.

“I took it to heart because I was a 19-year-old girl who just had a grown man, and someone I respected, tell me that I wasn’t skinny enough,” Plescow said. “So I tried my best to lose weight the healthy way.”

It didn’t work. She struggled to lose weight.

Plescow was recovering from an ACL injury, which impaired her ability to work out. To try to meet Reighard’s request, Plescow began using Adderall every day. At 5-foot-5, 115 pounds as a sophomore, she took the drug to trim pounds and decrease her appetite. She consumed 60-to-100 milligrams of Adderall per day and would sweat for hours because of it. On the way home from away competitions, she said her teammates gave her their ice bags to help cool her down from the excruciating pain. On an average day, her intake included three items — Adderall, water and one apple.

“I would just hope to God I didn’t get chosen for (NCAA) drug testing,” Plescow said. “My teammates told me on a daily basis they were concerned for me.”

Toward the end of the 2016 season, Plescow passed out in the middle of conditioning. Associate head coach Christine MacDonald and trainers were concerned, but Plescow said Reighard was not.

“Jerry stormed over and started yelling at me, telling me how ridiculous I am,” Plescow said. “I didn’t understand that I had a full-blown eating disorder, because I loved the way I looked.”

One of Plescow’s teammates reported her for not eating, which forced the coaching staff to kick her out of practice. At the time, Plescow was frustrated. Now, she realizes it was for her own good.

“I was completely blind to doing any harm to myself because Jerry was calling my 19-year-old self overweight,” Plescow said.

“That was just the Adderall talking.”

Plescow eventually decided to quit the gymnastics team near the end of the 2016 season. She was afraid of being caught taking drugs. When Plescow met with Reighard, he already had paperwork on the table for her to sign, even though Plescow said she never told the longtime coach what the meeting was about.

“I sat in his office in tears because becoming a CMU gymnast was such a dream of mine,” Plescow said.

A few weeks after she quit the team and left CMU, Reighard called Plescow to make sure there were no hard feelings between the two. The coach even invited her to visit the team. However, during that same week, Plescow’s close friend on the team told her that Reighard told her former teammates something entirely different.

“He told them to stay away from me; that I was banned from campus because I was a drug abuser,” Plescow said. “I have plenty of teammates that were there to witness all of this. But good luck trying to get anyone to fess up.”

While Plescow is one former student-athlete willing to tell her story about Reighard publicly, others did too – positive and negative.

‘I WATCHED HIM GIVE ALL THESE CHANCES’ During the course of her four years (2014-17) as a gymnast for Reighard, student-athlete Shaila Segal said she frequently saw

Central Michigan University gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard watches a gymnast compete during exposition during the CMU vs. Illinois State Unive

Reighard’s generosity by giving team members multiple chances when they made mistakes.

For example, Segal said there were girls on the team that often cheated in academics. Even though Reighard knew about their cheating, Segal said he never kicked those members off his squad.

“He never kicked anyone off the team for doing something wrong. He spoke to them in a way that tried to show them, ‘Hey, that wasn’t right. You have to be punished for that. However, I’m going to give you another chance,’” Segal said. “I don’t know how many chances he could have given people. Some people did what they wanted. They came to college with their own agenda and thought they were hot shit.”

When Segal arrived in Mount Pleasant for the 2013-14 school year as a freshman, she was unable to participate due to an ankle injury and concussion. Reighard never pushed her to return to competition until she was cleared by the medical staff. During the 2015 season, Segal was treated for another concussion. Both occurred while training on the bars. She was once again unable to participate.

Because Segal is from Connecticut and wasn’t participating for the Chippewas, she became homesick and almost transferred.

However, an end-of-season meeting with Reighard and other coaches changed everything.

“In my meeting, the coaches were like, ‘We know you have more in you, and you can do this.’ That was the only reason I

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Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer ersity meet Jan. 11 at McGuirk Arena.

stayed,” Segal said. “I have always found him to be a very positive role model.

“He made it feel like home.”

Segal said Reighard’s religious beliefs also played a key role in his coaching, as his team prayed together before every meal and before each event.

“He gives God all the glory every day,” Segal said. “I think he’s just thankful to be in our lives, good or bad.”

One former member of the team, whose name was redacted in Reighard’s personnel file, emailed the coach to express her thanks over providing a “Christian environment” at Central Michigan.

“Thank you for being servants for the Lord and never being

afraid to speak His name,” the gymnast said. “Through you, I was While complaints about Reighard have been publicly aired in always able to be reminded of the reason I was on this team and the media and on social media, Noonan said the “culture nowadays” is a potential reason for those poor feelings. She grew up in the reason I am here, for Christ.” a coaching family, which she said made her not have a “sense of On May 16, 2005, nine years before Segal arrived at CMU, former Associate Athletic Director Marcy Weston asked Reighard to entitlement” like others. put an end to referencing religion during recruiting, coaching and “From my perspective, we knew what our culture was there,” training as the gymnastics coach.

Noonan said. “It was to work hard and be competitive. It’s a lifestyle. This is a job. A lot of people feel the entitlement rather than “Jerry must discontinue his practice of making comments to the responsibility of being on a Division I team.” student-athletes about his personal religious beliefs,” Weston said Noonan said she felt betrayed by the university and her former in an evaluation report. teammates when Reighard was placed on administrative leave.

“Jerry will modify his behavior in accordance with said parameters.”

She said people that she once trusted, upset her by “slandering” Weston said if Reighard failed to adhere to the statement about Reighard. avoiding personal religious-based “They have all these good comments in his coaching, it could things to say in person, but behind the keyboard, they go hard have resulted in his non-reappointment for the next season. on him,” Noonan said, as she When Segal was around the began to break down in tears. program from 2014-17, Reighard “We were sisters. We had a called his team together to pray on family. He gave that to us.” a plethora of occasions.

Noonan said Reighard’s After a rough first two years due house was always open for the to injuries, Segal bounced back team to hang out, and he even and performed in every meet as brought student-athletes to his a senior in 2017. She said some lake house in the summer. He teammates, unlike her, did not have also went to church with some the right mentality to be in college, of them. and those players rarely believed The four-year gymnast said, in what Reighard told the group of from her perspective, Reighard gymnasts. never did anything that broke “Some people are just bitthe law. ter because they didn’t have the “He has his moments, but it’s career they wanted,” the four-year a college program,” Noonan said. student-athlete said. “That’s not “He has to get work done. It’s Jerry’s fault.” sad, that’s what it is. It was never One of the complaints against illegal what he was doing. He Reighard that the Athletic Departnever crossed the line. He was ment is investigating is an accusamaking a successful program.” tion that he directed a studentNoonan was unable to say athlete to lie about an injury. Segal what Reighard might have said she had “no experience” of done to upset others within the anything similar happening during program, but she mentioned her time on the team. In fact, Segal Reighard kept her elbow safe said the environment was “chaotic” after she broke it open. Noonan under Reighard when she arrived. wanted to stay in the bar lineup, She appreciates how he turned it but the coach wouldn’t allow it. around.

Noonan said Reighard got Segal is angry about the way CMU to cover her entire surgery File Photo | Central Michigan Life CMU Athletics has handled cost for her elbow.

Taylor Noonan performs on the beam during their meet against Reighard’s internal investigation “He never did anything to Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jan. 5 at McGuirk Arena.

— from the initial announcement obstruct, delay or make worse to the continuing silence about the my injuries,” Noonan said. “All complaints as the team continues to compete. he did was facilitate it so I could be the best for the team. That’s all I can say.”

“I’m just appalled by how the school is handling this,” Segal Through Reighard’s 35 years with CMU, he’s accumulated nine said. “With the way gymnastics is right now, it’s not a time where Mid-American Conference regular season titles, 16 victories in the you can let something out of the bag and not explain it.”

MAC Championships and nine MAC Coach of the Year awards.

He’s been the catalyst for the program forming into a gymnastics team at the highest level on a national stage.

‘BEST FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE’ “I just hope people can understand what he did for this proTaylor Noonan was a member of Reighard’s team from 2012gram,” Noonan said. “I just hope that it doesn’t all go shattering 15. She arrived at CMU as a gymnast who was under-recruited out to the ground because of this. He changed a lot of people’s lives in of high school, but Reighard gave her a chance. a good way.”

Noonan was a walk-on, but she immediately found her place in Reighard met with the internal investigation team at CMU on the program – scoring a 9.7 or better on the beam in nine meets, March 28 after his union representatives did not accept a date for including a 9.8 or better four times. over three weeks. He was the final member of the situation to be “It was the best four years of my life,” Noonan said. “The fact interviewed. that I had that opportunity was life changing. I blossomed, and “It would just be terrible to see (his success) all go down the drain,” Noonan said. they gave me every opportunity.”

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3OH!3 shares college party roots, musical journey as a band

By Samantha Shriber Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Fresh off of their 10th anniversary tour of the 2008 album, “WANT,” Colorado natives Nathaniel “Nat” Motte and Sean Foreman strive to keep the college house party energy rocking through 3OH!3.

The duo formed in 2004 after meeting in a physics class at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Foreman was pursuing an undergraduate degree in English and considering a career teaching in higher education. Motte was preparing his medical school applications.

After many recording sessions in basements, the two recognized their favorite post-class activity could vibrate into an entertainment career full of electronic booms, comedic rapping and Parental Advisory labels.

After signing in 2007 with Photo Finish Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, the pair have created music featuring Katy Perry and Ke$ha and songs like “Don’t Trust Me,” “Starstrukk,” “My First Kiss” and “Touchin’ on My.” While their latest album “Night Sports” came out in 2016, Foreman said the two have devoted time to working on external projects and offered creative collaborations with other artists trying to channel party-centered, unapologetic energy.

Prior to taking the stage on March 29 in McGuirk Arena, the two sat down with Central Michigan Life to talk about the band’s musical journey and the college atmosphere that inspired it all.

What do you think of college shows and how do they align with your goals as artists?

Motte: Sean and I went to the University of Colorado Boulder, which is a big school and we had so much fun. That’s where

Photos by Quinn Kirby | Assistant Photo Editor

3OH!3 vocalist Nathaniel Motte performs on March 29 at McGuirk Arena.

3OH!3 vocalist Sean Foreman performs on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

we met and started making music. We took school seriously and managed to have a lot of fun in school as well. In appliance to our goals, it’s stressful being in school, especially this time of the year when the end of the semester is creeping

up and stuff. It’s nice to be able to hopefully put a smile on people’s faces and hopefully take them away from there.

What is 3OH!3’s genre?

Motte: It’s interesting, I think we set out when

we first started making music to combine a lot of stuff. Electronic music for us was so influential.

For me, inspiration came from bands like Daft Punk and rock bands that incorporated a lot of electronics into their sound, like Nine Inch Nails. We kind of grew up when techno really started to get big and popular. For us, combining all of those genres was something we did overtly and it’s kind of cool to see it was in 200709 that pop music really started including a lot of electronic music, and it was cool to be involved in that.

Now it feels like people set out to make a song that’s in a certain genre and that kind of plays upon certain styles, but I think it’s all about meshing into one. As far as what we consider ourselves: I don’t really know. I guess we’re electronic rap pop-bad music.

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Do you like how your performances now are about nostalgia as opposed to introducing new music?

Motte: We’re coming off a 10th anniversary tour where we played our first album front-to-back. At all of our shows, we try to do the greatest hits of all of our stuff. We try to incorporate stuff from all of the records we’ve done. I think as an artist you want to make sure you play stuff (fans) want to hear. If they come to your show and they like older stuff, you’ve got to play it, and it’s fun for us.

Foreman: We always have a bet, or at least we should start having a bet, on how many songs we can get into our set before someone yells “DON’T TRUST ME.” We know that’s a song that everyone wants to hear.

What do you value most in your musical career?

Foreman: For us, I think our centered value is that we are welcoming and pretty normal guys in a lot of ways. We welcome everyone to our shows to just have fun, we don’t have a certain aesthetic that you have to dress this way or whatever. We like a lot of different music and honestly we are very open minded to whoever likes coming to our shows and having a good time.

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What has made your musical journey so special?

Foreman: We had those moments early on because honestly I think our paths were kind of centered simply on that this was fun for us. It was a hobby, it was something we did in college. I always loved music. I kind of wanted to be involved with it in some capacity and honestly if I had to make a living, I was thinking about being a professor or keeping involved in school. I don’t think we ever did the thing where you move to New York or Los Angeles and sort of have a “this is all or nothing” lifestyle. We were just dynamic people in the sense we all like a lot of different stuff and kept that open in our lives, and still do.

Motte: We knew nothing about the music industry, which was such a blessing to us because everything that happened just happened because it was a fun opportunity. It was like, “Oh! You guys can go to the studio and record, sick!” Or, “Oh! We’re going to release your album with a label, amazing!” It was really a cool step-wise thing for us and I think as Sean said, it was really a hobby that became a career.

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Baseball outguns Northern Illinois to complete series sweep

By Andrew Loveland Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

In the third and final game of the series between Central Michigan and Northern Illinois, the Chippewas drew first blood.

Compiling 15 hits and a 10-run sixth inning, the Chippewas (19-7, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) pulled off a 14-10 series sweep of the Huskies (7-20, 3-3 MAC) on March 30 at Theunissen Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED After putting runners on the corners in the bottom of the first with consecutive two-out singles by junior outfielder Zach Gilles and sophomore first baseman Griffin LockwoodPowell, senior outfielder Jacob Crum walked to load the bases. Senior infielder Jason Sullivan then got a free pass as well, forcing in a run.

In the top of the third, NIU tied the game with a double, then proceeded to load the bases with two outs. However, starting pitcher Thomas Hankins was able to avoid further trouble, throwing a smooth breaking ball for a strikeout

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer Sophomore cater Griffin Lockwood-Powell bats against Northern Illinois March 30 at Theunissen Stadium.

that ended the inning.

Crum led off the bottom of the inning with a stand-up triple to deep center field. With two outs, CMU loaded the bases but was unable to turn it into runs.

The score held at 1-1 until the bottom of the fifth, when singles by Crum and Sullivan turned into two runs after senior catcher Evan Kratt pounded a double into left field to make it a 3-1 ballgame.

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The Huskies wasted no time in taking over the lead.

Two singles and a double resulted in a run, whereupon head coach Jordan Bischel decided it was time to end Hankins’ afternoon in the top of the sixth with one out. Freshman pitcher Garrett Willis took over on the mound and inherited runners on second and third.

He threw one pitch, then grimaced as he watched it clear the left field wall for a home run.

Willis settled well and struck out the next two batters to end the inning, but the damage was already done and the Chippewas found themselves down 5-3. CMU made a strong rebuttal, loading the bases to start the bottom of the sixth.

It was then that the Chippewas completely unloaded on the Huskies, scoring a whopping 10 runs in the frame.

Lockwood-Powell laced a single up the third base line to score junior third baseman Zach Heeke and junior shortstop Zavier Warren.

After reloading the bases, the Chippewas tallied two more runs after Sullivan and sophomore outfielder Chase Rollin walked.

The Chippewas showed no signs of slowing their roll. Still with no outs, Kratt came through again with a single that allowed Crum and Sullivan to cross the plate.

Heeke knocked in two more runs on a double, which was followed by a line drive by Warren that drove in yet another pair of Chippewas to give them a 13-5 lead heading into the seventh.

CMU scratched out another run in the eighth on a Sullivan sacrifice fly that plated Warren. The Huskies made a last-ditch effort that had CMU reeling. NIU scored two runs in the top of the ninth due to a pair of ugly Chippewa errors, then got three more runs on a deep shot to center field.

Eventually, however, CMU gathered itself and made two final outs to clinch a 14-10 victory.

Nine Chippewas had at least one hit in the win. Kratt paced the group with two hits and four RBI, while Lockwood-Powell had three hits and two RBI and Sullivan added two hits and three RBI. The Chippewas travel to South Bend to play Notre Dame (11-12, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) at 6 p.m. on April 2.

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Griffin moves forward in search of NFL opportunities, succeeds at Pro Day

By Andrew Loveland Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Marcus Griffin walked off the field at Turf Bay in the Indoor Athletic Complex with a smile, laughing and appearing pleased with his Pro Day performance.

As he walked toward the sideline to recuperate, former teammates and friends greeted and congratulated him with each step.

If you didn’t know any of Griffin’s background, you would assume playing college football was always this easy.

At 6-foot-3, Griffin was a four-star defensive tackle prospect coming out of Bellevue High School in Washington, where he was named all-state on offense and defense. He eventually committed to play at the University of Arizona for thencoach Rich Rodriguez.

Although he was highly touted, Griffin only appeared in 11 games and made five tackles for the Wildcats.

After his redshirt junior year at Arizona, Griffin was eligible to transfer as a graduate student and made the decision to come to Central Michigan.

Griffin entered the 2018 season hoping to reach some of that untapped potential he never could at Arizona, and use the opportunity to make the NFL. However, success as a Chippewa would not come without struggles.

“It was a bittersweet opportunity,” Griffin said. “I kind of felt like some parts of that was a failure, but at the same time it was a learning lesson for me.”

Entering the season with a previously unknown injury was certainly one of those lessons for Griffin.

“I mean I came in with a torn labrum and me not knowing (that) and then finding out and doing what I could to try to stabilize that and build off that. But at a certain point in the season I just didn’t have anything I could give,” Griffin said.

Another documented lesson for Griffin was his relationship with CMU defensive line coach George Ricumstrict.

The two had a rocky relationship during Griffin’s time as a Chippewa, and he has talked about it in previous interviews, but at his Pro Day, Griffin seemed to be more at peace with the situation.

When asked to reflect on his relationship with Ricumstrict, he laughed.

“I think I said in a previous interview that just we’re two different personalities, two different types of people,” Griffin said.

“Nothing against him, and I’m not gonna bad mouth him, but I’ll just say that our fits are completely different. That ended up causing some clashes that I wish didn’t happen.

That’s life, nothing is a perfect scenario.”

Although he doesn’t want to cause tension with his former position coach, Griffin did say that he wished the two had been able to get along better.

Evan Petzold | Assistant Sports Editor Central Michigan offensive lineman Marcus Griffin runs for NFL scouts at CMU Pro Day on March 14 at Turf Bay in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

“I think it would have been an easier transition,” Griffin said. “It wasn’t like he made my life terrible or hell, but it was harder than it should have been, but I mean that’s his job.

“He’s not gonna apologize for what he did — I’m not gonna apologize for what I did.”

Griffin ran a 5.12-second 40-yard dash at CMU’s Pro Day, which is good enough to put him near the top half of defensive line prospects that ran at the NFL Scouting Combine. During drills, Griffin showed off his ability to move quickly and believes scouts in attendance noticed that as well.

“I think I showed that I can move pretty well for my size. I think once I get home and lose the extra weight that I gained, I’ll be in a whole different bracket,” Griffin said.

Through the draft process, he has talked with a few teams and gotten the feeling he can enter NFL rookie mini-camp as an undrafted free agent, allowing him to work hard in front of a team to earn a roster spot.

Walking off the field, Griffin finally appeared to be content as a Chippewa.

He’s going to leave all of the baggage that has followed him from his days as a high school football star. From being labeled a bust at Arizona to dealing with the transition to CMU, Griffin is now closer to being an NFL player, and he is ready to work at it.

Griffin was asked if there are any teams in particular that he hopes to extend him a mini-camp invite.

“Whoever gives me the opportunity, I’ll make the most of it. I’ll be grateful for it. I just want to get in there.”

Evan Petzold | Assistant Sports Editor Central Michigan offensive lineman Marcus Griffin gets ready to perform​for NFL scouts at CMU Pro Day on March 14 at Turf Bay in the Indoor Athletic Complex.

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Graphic design students present homelessness exhibition

By Julia Amting Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Seventeen Central Michigan University graphic design students presented their capstone project “At the Threshold: A Closer Look at Homelessness,” March 30 at the University Art Gallery.

The exhibition, will be on display until April 13.

Even before their capstone class began in Spring 2019, these 17 students, in collaboration with a faculty mentor, decided to use the project and the gallery space to educate viewers about this year’s topic: Homelessness.

Over winter break, the students conducted research about homeless populations nationally, state-wide and locally. They collected interviews from residents

Rosie Bauman | Staff Photographer Design students pose for a photo at University Art Gallery March 30.

at the Isabella County Restoration House (ICRH).

“We know that we can’t solve homelessness with one gallery show, but we’re trying to create

awareness that it can happen to anyone and shed light on the topic,” said Warren senior Jenna Brown.

For six hours each week, these

students designed and redesigned exhibits that would make people stop and look. They identified and deconstructed stereotypes that are commonly associated with the homeless, the resources available and how people can help.

“Through art, through something that’s visually appealing, people can actually pay attention,” said senior Rachel LaFrance. “We want to showcase our art and how we can do it, but we also wanted to make it impactful.”

Ruthann Bajorek, from Rochester Hills, attended the exhibition to support her goddaughter. She was emotional as she was reading the stories of the homeless.

“I had no idea it was going to be this impactful,” she said.

“There’s a lot of stuff here more people need to see.”

Jonathan Russell, CMU graphic design faculty, led the students in putting together their capstone.

“One of the main goals of this project was not just to create awareness, but to create a call to action so that when people walk away, they can have something to do,” he said.

In honor of this exhibition, the University Art Gallery is collecting non-perishable foods, such as soup and boxed side dishes, as well as sanitary products until the conclusion of the exhibit on April 13. All donations will go directly to the Compassion Care Network to aid the needy in Isabella County.

The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at the corner of Franklin Street and Preston Street.

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Students take selfies at the Spring Concert put on by Program Board on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

ABOVE: Opening act Bryce Vine performs during the Spring Concert on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

LEFT: 3OH!3 vocalist Sean Foreman plays for students during the Spring Concert on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

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Nathaniel Motte of 3OH!3 performs for students on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

Students listen to the music of Bryce Vine and 3OH!3 during the Spring Concert on March 29 in McGuirk Arena.

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Across

1. Exchanges 6. V-shaped slits 13. Ten percent levy 14. Most exalted 15. “Last ____ is a rotten egg!”

16. Strengthen 17. Suffix with myth 18. Add zest to 19. Munich’s st.

20. Baptized 22. Ready for plucking 23. Certain appliances 24. Made on a loom 25. Gawked 26. Tasks for Hercules 27. Sorted laundry load 28. Restaurant patrons 29. Cells 30. Cover, in a way 31. Dog-______ (well-worn) 32. Eat 33. Travel options (abbr.)

34. Not proven

38. Aviv lead-in 39. Soviet cooperatives 40. Rice-a-___ 41. Nasty jobs for landlords 43. Forbidding start?

44. Conscious 45. “____ Day for Amos McGee” (awardwinning 2010 children’s book) 46. Bridge part 47. ____ Sketch (toy for budding artists)

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9. AFL affiliate 10. Cow or horse, dietarily speaking

11. Ex-inmates, of a sort 12. Former Justice John Paul 14. Showed partiality 16. Keanu or George 18. Puts away for later 21. Said 22. Pulitzer Prize winning poet 24. 1960s dance 25. Coast 26. Light-producing devices 27. “I don’t care” 28. Communist Friedrich 29. Superlatively sassy 30. Think up 32. Speak mechanically 34. An archangel 35. Like some columns 36. Methuselah’s father 37. Former coach of the Bears 39. Busily working 42. Cadillac model 43. 2000 Nobelist Kim ___ Jung SOURCE: www.printable-puzzles.com

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