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INDEX NEWS 05 Be the Match RSO

The organization helps students register as bone marrow donors

08 Joanna Connors to speak on campus

The journalist and author who investigated her own rape will speak on campus March 25

EDITORIAL 06 Fix the process

SGA legislation that proposes a change in the commencement ticket policy is what students need

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SPORTS Men’s basketball falls to DePaul The Chippewas lost to the Blue Demons 100-86 on March 20

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‘INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXPO’ TO SHOWCASE CULTURES FROM 22 COUNTRIES The International Student Organization (ISO) will host an International Cultural Expo, which will give students the opportunity to experience cultural traditions from more than 22 countries from 3:30-7:30 p.m. April 5 in Finch Fieldhouse.

The event will showcase cultures, traditions, decorations and foods from different counties, put together by Central Michigan University students. There will also be cultural performances that showcase traditional dances, singing and cultural dress for a fashion show.

The International Culture Expo is an annual event that takes place every spring semester.

“It was presented on a smaller scale around 1998 by the CMU International community and grew bigger in 2016 by targeting the Mount Pleasant community,” said ISO president Sara Shalabi. “The purpose is showing CMU diversity,

breaking stereotypes and presenting how beautiful countries and differences are from around the world by coming together.”

This event is free but has limited seating with an estimated 400 attendance. It also includes a international food buffet serving Mediterranean and Indian style food.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m., and performances will go from 4-5:30 p.m. The table displays will be open from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and the international food buffet will open at 6 p.m.

“This event means a lot to the international community where they feel happy and proud to represent their country to everyone,” Shalabi said. “The event is like a tour around the different parts of the world and everyone is welcome to attend.”

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‘BIG MAN ON CAMPUS’ EVENT TO ALLOW MEN TO SPEAK ABOUT TOXIC MASCULINITY The Office of LGBTQ Services will host an event to discuss toxic masculinity titled “Big Man on Campus” at 6 p.m.

March 26 in the Bovee University Center Mackinaw room.

The goal of the event is to give attendees the ability to understand who they are, how toxic masculinity affects them and give all participants the skills needed to talk about this issue in everyday life.

Participants will have a substantial role in determining the topics talked about in the event’s open discussion. The event will begin with a hands-on activity that will eventually lead to group discussion.

“An important part of understanding gender norms is acknowledging our role in perpetuating these inequalities,” said Houghton Lake senior Michael Ignat, LGBTQ Services programming intern. “I think any good institution should concern itself with rape culture and relationship violence. Toxic masculinity plays a

massive role in these issues.”

Ignat said he believes this event will differ from other campus events that have spoke about toxic masculinity because men will be able to open up about this issue and share their viewpoints openly with the audience.

“I think this will be different from other events because a panel isn’t talking at men,” he said. “Men will have space to discuss personal experiences and cognitive dissonance surrounding masculinity.”

Ignat said he hopes that the event will help attendees develop the language skills to discuss toxic masculinity openly.

“Toxic masculinity can become a selfdestructive cycle,” he said. “We must have hard conversations in order to understand ourselves and show up as better men for the people we love.”

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Storm drain project to raise awareness about water conservation

By Isaac Ritchey Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

A new project will give Island Park storm drains a makeover at the Chippewa Riverwater Festival to help inhibit the contamination of Mount Pleasant waterways.

The annual festival, happening noon to 6 p.m. July 13, is a free event, featuring Michigan musicians, storytellers and speakers. The event’s purpose is promoting water conservation, environmental education and the Chippewa River, said Taylor Brook, a Watershed Outreach Coordinator for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

“This project is meant to raise awareness for the fact the water that goes in these storm drains is not treated and goes straight into the river,” Brook said. “I want to educate people to make more conscious decisions.”

Brook, whose job is educating and raising tribal and external awareness about water conservation, is currently looking into using eco-friendly paints for the project. Since there are some unknowns, Brook said storm drains will be painted with stencils, making them easier to maintain.

If the project succeeds, Brook said she will begin looking into utilizing local artists.

Chosen artists would be permitted to decorate storm drains with free-form paintings and murals.

“The Chippewa River has a decent amount of

Isaac Ritchey |Staff Photographer A storm drain collects stormwater runoff from North Island Park Drive March 22 at Island Park, 331 N. Main St.

pollution in it,” Brook said. “However, it is not because Mount Pleasant has no care for its waterways. It is because people do not necessarily understand the impact they have on the river.”

Brook does not foresee a problem receiving funds and supplies and hopes to receive them through donations and the Great Lake Restoration Initiative.

The project was inspired by Dayton, Ohio’s “Storm Drain Artscapes.”

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Like Dayton, Mount Pleasant’s stormwater system drains directly from city streets, parking lots and lawns to the river.

The city has two sewer systems — the stormwater system and a wastewater system.

The stormwater system is designed to carry runoff and other drainage to the Chippewa River. The wastewater system is designed for residential and commercial sanitary sewage, which is later treated at the Mount Pleasant

Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).

“Some people are oblivious to the fact that the mop water or paint they dump down the storm drain instead of in their kitchen sink won’t go to the (WWTP),” said John Zang, director of Public Works.

Pollutants like grease, oil, anti-freeze and salt can all be hazardous to fish, birds and other wildlife who rely on the Chippewa River for sustenance.

Raising awareness around water conservation is more important now than any other part of the year, Brook said, as salts and other contaminates reach the Chippewa River due to runoff.

At a Feb. 11 Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting, Commissioner Tony Kulick said throughout the winter Mount Pleasant receives comments requesting the city put more salt on its streets. Putting more salt on the roads can have negative side-effects in the Spring as contaminated storm waters enter the river, Kulick said.

Brook said Mount Pleasant water quality programs monitor for hazardous chemicals.

In their research, they found many more contaminants in the spring and summer months.

Brook described the lack of water conservation as an “emerging issue,” especially among homeowners Zang said the city is well aware of the affects road salt can have in the spring and does its best to limit the use of salt.

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Be the Match RSO saves lives by expanding bone marrow registry

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

Corinne Bass was a perfectly healthy 16-year-old. But one day, a few years ago, she woke up with red dots all over her body.

“We went to the hospital, got a blood draw and then everything just spiraled really fast,” Bass said.

For the next two-plus years, the Manistee sophomore would be living in and out of the hospital. The doctors said she had aplastic anemia, a disease caused by bone marrow failure. After receiving chemotherapy, she found out she needed a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible.

At 17 years old, Bass found a match on the bone marrow registry. It saved her life.

Now, Bass has become a bone marrow transplant advocate at Central Michigan University. She is the president of the Be the Match Registered Student Organization on campus.

Her organization helps to educate the student body about the importance of bone marrow transplants, and expand the national registry of donors to save lives.

Every year, 17,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and their best treatment option is a bone marrow transplant, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Because there are so many variables within a person’s HLA sequence, it can be incredibly difficult for patients to find a match, especially among ethnic groups. Each year, at least 3,000 people in the U.S. die because they cannot find a matching donor.

Courtesy Photo | Be the Match at CMU Corinne Bass, right, poses for a photo with two other Be the Match at CMU members after tabling in the UC Rotunda last year.

This is where organizations, like Be the Match at CMU, come in — it educates students on the importance of donating bone marrow and giving them the resources to get on the registry to save lives.

Bass finds joy in being able to share her experience and reassure those who have gone through similar circumstances.

Before the 2018-19 school year, CMU’s Be the Match foundation focused on blood drives and tables in the library and the Bovee University Center, putting passersby who showed

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interest on the registry on the spot.

However, Bass said that more than half of the people who signed up to donate would cancel after they got a call about being a match. That became a problem because the patient is the first one to know that they are a match with someone on the registry. Then, someone has to go back to the patient and give them the bad news.

To solve this, Be the Match decided to start giving presentations to groups of students to raise awareness about dedication and commitment.

“If people are genuinely interested, and they don’t just feel pressured to join because it’s on the spot, they can inquire more about it and we can help them to join the registry,” Bass said.

Over the course of two years, Be the Match has helped nearly 1,000 CMU students join the registry.

“I think it’s really cool that we’re directly saving people’s lives,” said Samantha Pankey, vice president of Be the Match.

The Be the Match chapter at CMU began in support of Derrick Nash, a running back on the CMU football team, who died in 2015 after his second bout with Leukemia at age 20.

Decolia Monroe, the founder of the Derrick Nash Strong Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to help mortgage needs of families with acute or chronically ill children, teamed up with Be the Match to raise awareness before the foundation was formed.

“Blood and bone marrow banks need donations from all demographics and organizations like Be the Match is doing a great service for those who need it,” Monroe said in a statement.

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FIX THE PROCESS

SGA’s legislation on commencement tickets is what students need EDITORIAL

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We see it before every commencement: “Does anyone have tickets I can have?”

Students at Central Michigan University are constantly searching for more tickets for commencement ceremonies based on CMU’s policy of only four tickets per graduate every season.

This results in students who need more tickets for family members and friends, to go searching on social media, to find and buy those tickets from people who don’t need them.

There needs to be a solution.

And there can be, thanks to new legislation proposed by the Student Government Association.

At its March 11 meeting, SGA introduced legislation, “A Resolution in Support of the Revision of Commencement Ceremony Ticket Redistribution.” The legislation is proposing “a regulated ticket pool system would allow students who do not wish to use all their allotted tickets to have those tickets redistributed and would discourage those students from selling their extra tickets.”

Author of the legislation, senate leader Caroline Murray, shared how this issue has affected her — having

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to tell her grandma that she won’t be able to come to her graduation ceremony due to not having enough tickets.

We shouldn’t have a policy where we have to turn family members away at one of the most memorable moments of our life.

This change is something students need at CMU. They shouldn’t have to worry at the time of their graduation whether or not their family members will be able to see them celebrate the end of their college careers.

While this legislation goes through the voting process, we urge all members of SGA to vote yes on this to get it to the Academic Senate. We then urge all academic senators to approve this. The students need this and this is a way to combat an issue that doesn’t seem to be going away.

If this comes before the CMU Board of Trustees, and hopefully it will, we urge Trustees to instill this ticketing pool into policy. The university is always aiming to provide student success and give students what they need. This is what they need.

Students shouldn’t have to go through another commencement season deciding which family members get to go to their graduation, while other students sit on unused tickets.

Listen to the students and their needs, CMU. We thank SGA for proposing this legislation that could help graduates to come for generations.

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Do what you love, even if it doesn’t always make sense Andrew McDonald Sports Editor

When it comes to sleep, I’m not exactly someone who gets a lot of it.

As the hours started to tick toward midnight on March 13, I found myself in my usual situation of trying to catch up on some kind of task.

Sometimes it is writing articles and others it’s homework, which seems to be endless.

This time, however, it was different — I was packing for a road trip to Cleveland, Ohio.

It was there I would cover the Mid-American Conference Tournament for Central Michigan Life, the student newspaper that has seen my bylines on the sports desk for the last three years.

College basketball has always been my niche. I’ve really grown to love it since I began getting into the media business nearly five years ago (yes, the time is going fast and I wish it would slow down). This would be the first time in my life that I covered a college basketball conference tournament in March, where there was games played everyday for four days.

You could say I was excited, but that’s not why I was losing sleep. It was because my internal clock simply wouldn’t let that happen.

When the alarm sounded off my iPhone in my bed I would soon miss for the weekend, I didn’t want to wake myself up. Sleep sounded better than anything at that moment.

But I knew soon it wouldn’t and I told myself the same thing I tell myself everyday when I don’t want to deal with the stress of reality: “Wake your ass up because you love what you do, and not many people can say that.”

As myself, fellow reporter Austin Chastain and photographer Cody Scanlan made our way to Global Luxury Suites in downtown Cleveland, I began to feel tired. Three hours of sleep and five hours on the road wasn’t the recipe for excitement.

However, I was soon reminded why sports can change that feeling unlike any other in this world.

In the closing seconds of what would’ve been a major upset from No. 9-seeded Eastern Michigan over No. 1 Central Michigan in the women’s side of the brackets, Presley Hudson changed it all in a single moment.

Right in front of my courtside

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media seat, I watched the senior guard fly through the air, toss up a rather ridiculous shot that found the bottom of the net.

I finally experienced why they called it March Madness in person.

The next day the men’s team would be victorious as well. For both teams the press conferences were full of energy and excitement just to survive and advance. It left us with plenty of stories to tell and write.

The first one I did of the tournament caused me to control-alt-delete my entire story I had prepped during the game that will go down as the Presley Hudson buzzer beater. Instead, I had to rewrite a story with a deadline for our paper to come out in Mount Pleasant the next day analyzing her shot.

Most people would hate working under pressure and having to redo their work after composing something already. For me, it’s the adrenaline rush I search for.

As I pounded away at my keys with full force to write the story taking readers back through Hudson’s miracle, my blood began to boil with a feeling of excitement. I couldn’t

wait to publish it.

When the story was complete, it ended up being one of my favorites I’ve wrote since being here. It wasn’t my longest or most in-depth, but that’s what is beautiful about this job — everyday is different.

Of course, there was free time.

Checking out Quicken Loans Arena and the city of Cleveland for the first time were all things I found enjoyable. Doing it with some of my favorite colleagues (yes, even that Evan Petzold who made it down on the last night) made it even more enjoyable.

We found a random bowling alley, multiple different bars including my favorite called the Map Room which was an Irish hole in the wall bar, and the walks past large buildings every morning to Quicken Loans were all things I enjoyed. Add it to the list of things journalists get to do a lot of — traveling with your beat.

Both teams would end up losing on March 15 in the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament, sending us home the day before the title game.

Those press conferences were less entertaining, but writing the stories

of the losses which both involved questionable officiating was something I was bringing to the public. I was being a voice for my community and university when they wanted to know why Buffalo wasn’t called for a shot clock violation.

To me, that’s pretty humbling.

So when someone asks me why I love being a journalist in sports media, it’s sometimes hard to explain.

Rushing through cheap or free media food for meals, running on sleep you could count on one hand, dealing with the constant stress of deadlines and schedules that don’t run on your time isn’t always easy.

But the reward of traveling to the biggest venues in the country, speaking with athletes and coaches for their inner stories and thoughts, and learning the unknown answers to questions everyone has is what I get to get to do everyday.

So when I woke up tired on March 13, I reminded myself of that. Find something you love and chase it, no matter how cliche it sounds, you can conquer your dreams.

Right now, I’m living it and I couldn’t be any happier. Do what you love.

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Author, reporter Connors to talk about her sexual assault

By Melissa Frick University Editor news@cm-life.com

When Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Joanna Connors was on assignment to review a play, she was held at knifepoint and sexually assaulted.

After reporting the assault to the police and testifying in the trial of her assailant, she would go 21 years without speaking of it again – until she was on a college tour with her 17-year-old daughter. She told both of her children about her rape so they could learn and protect themselves.

She then went on to investigate her own sexual assault, writing about it for the Plain Dealer and then publishing a memoir, “I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her.” Connors will visit Central Michigan University to speak about the discoveries from her investigation at 7 p.m. March 25 in Pearce 128. She will also talk about how survivors can learn to cope with and talk about their trauma.

Connors spoke with Central Michigan Life about why she investigated her sexual assault, and what impact her memoir has had on herself and other survivors.

Why did you decide to investigate your sexual assault yourself?

Connors: Because that’s what I do – I’m a reporter.

I had the tools to do it. The original idea was just to find out who (the attacker) was. I had lived in fear of him for so long, and I thought it would help me overcome this fear. But it changed as I went along.

At the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I told my immediate editor that I was investigating my sexual assault and trying to write a memoir about it. He told the new editor of the paper, who was a woman, and she was immediately interested and asked me to write about this investigation for the paper. So it went

Courtesy Photo | Allison Carey, The Plain Dealer Joanna Connors poses in the Cleveland Plain Dealer studio on August 16, 2013.

from the goal of investigating my sexual assault and writing a memoir, then to be a story for the paper, and then it became a longer memoir that was eventually published.

During your investigation of your sexual assault, how did you separate your own emotions about your trauma from telling the truth as a fact-seeking reporter?

It’s something that didn’t occur to me until after the book was finished. During the rape, (the attacker) had a knife and threatened to kill me, and I really did think I was going to die that day. So I had dissociation, which is fairly common in those situations and is like leaving your body during a traumatic experience. It’s sort of the brain’s way of helping you survive the trauma. I basically just observed the whole thing.

But it occurred to me later that during the investigative process, I kind of dissociated as a journalist. You’re observing, not participating – even though I was there, I was kind of out of my body and observing. That’s what you do as a reporter. You leave those

emotions behind and do the job, and later you’ll have to deal with those emotions.

How do you think your memoir has

helped other survivors of sexual assault?

At every public event, women will approach me and say, “The same thing happened to me but I never told anyone,” which is heartbreaking. I still get emails even though the book came out a few years ago. My book was published in other countries, and I just came back from talking in Slovakia where many women came to me to tell me about what happened to them. The book transcends languages and cultures.

I don’t do on-the-spot therapy; I listen, and if they’re asking for help, I point them to resources.

They always say they’ve felt so alone with their trauma, but after they read the book, they don’t feel so alone anymore. The cruelest part of (sexual assault) is that it isolates you.

Usually, it ends up with the woman feeling alone.

Do you speak on a lot of college campuses about your memoir?

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I’ve wanted to do more on college campuses because this is the audience I really want to speak to. I was sexually assaulted on a college campus. I wasn’t a student, but working as a young journalist.

It’s a complicated thing to talk about because I don’t want anyone to live a fearful life. I want young women to have bold lives, and have ambitions. But I also want there to be some kind of caution. The FBI statistic that it happens to one in every six women is thought to be underrepresented. It’s probably more like one in four. That means there are probably people around you that sexual assault has happened to, and they’re probably struggling with.

Why do you think that survivors have trouble reporting sexual assault and talking about it?

Many survivors of sexual assault tell themselves to “buck up,” or that it’s all over and they should get

over it. Those were the messages I was telling myself. Telling other people puts a burden on them, or you feel that it does.

I felt like I couldn’t tell friends about this because it’s a shocking thing, and they don’t know what to say. It’s sort of like when someone you love dies, and people don’t know what to say afterward. And I don’t blame them, but I also don’t blame myself for not talking about it.

What is the overall message of your memoir that you hope to convey to readers, or survivors of sexual assault?

We all tell ourselves stories, and we tell each other stories. There’s power in taking control of your story – really investigating it, or thinking about it, or talking about it. To own that story and to recognize that it’s apart of you, and it’s not going to go away, but there are ways to live with it.

Seeing it as a story that you can control is profound.

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FACULTY AWARDED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AT FACULTY EXCELLENCE EXHIBITION

Twelve Central Michigan University faculty members were awarded at the annual Faculty Excellence Exhibition March 21 for their achievements in research, excellent teaching and service.

The awards included the President’s and Provost’s Awards for Research and Scholarly Activity, Excellence in Teaching Awards and the Faculty Distinguished Service Award.

English language and literature faculty Robert Fanning was awarded the Faculty Distinguished Service Award for founding and facilitating “The Wellspring Literary Series.”

The Excellence in Teaching Awards for awarded to five faculty members, who each received a plaque and professional development funding. This year’s winners were:

• Amy Beth McGinnis, management faculty • April Burke, English language and

literature faculty • Brian DeJong, engineering faculty • Carolina Gutiérrez-Rivas, world languages and cultures faculty • Natalie Douglas, communication disorders faculty Two separate Excellence in Teaching awards were also presented. Teacher education faculty Shane Cavanaugh won the Lorrie Ryan Memorial Excellence in Teaching Award, an award created to honor the memory of former faculty member Lorrie Ryan. Additionally, art and design faculty Rachael BarronDuncan was awarded the Student Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The President’s Awards for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity were awarded to medical faculty Ute Hochgeschwender and philosophy and religion faculty Guy Newland.

The Provost’s Awards for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity were

awarded to medical faculty Julien Rossignol and music faculty Alicia Marie Valoti.

“At (CMU) we’re about teaching, research and faculty excellence,” President Robert Davies said. “If we are able to gather as a community and celebrate the excellence teaching, and creative activities and scholarship, it exemplifies what Central Michigan University is all about.”

The event was sponsored by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the President’s Office.

To receive one of the accolades, the faculty’s colleagues and peers had to send in letters of recommendations, nominations and proposals. Once those were sent in, an evaluation committee read them and sent names of candidates to the president and provost.

-Brody Britton, Staff Reporter

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MAR. 25, 2019 y CENT Megan Doyle | Staff Photographer A mother and daughter perform the Jingle Dress Dance in part of the Celebrating Life Pow Wow on March 23 in McGuirk Arena.

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer Members of the Oneida Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin perform a song at the Pow Wow, “Celebrating Life,” March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

Celebrating culture Pow Wow celebrates Native American culture with dance, history

D

ance, food and competition brought the Native American community and Mount Pleasant residents together at the 30th annual “Celebrating Life” Pow Wow, March 23 and 24 in McGuirk Arena.

Doors opened at 11 a.m. on Saturday, with Grand Entry ceremonies taking place at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. During the ceremonies, all the participants took the floor to dance. Several dance competitions were held throughout the day while vendors all around McGuirk sold clothing and crafts.

Mount Pleasant resident and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe member Chase Stevens participated in dances throughout the day-long event.

“I grew up going to Pow Wows, ceremonies and all that,”

Stevens said. “It’s just a healthy way to spend time with our family and take part in a small part of our culture.”

Mount Pleasant senior Hannah Bartol is a student assistant at the Office of Native American Programs at Central Michigan University. She’s been involved with the Pow Wow since she was a junior in high school.

Bartol loves to see the Native American community come together. All twelve federally recognized tribes in Michigan were represented by members at the event, as well as some from other states and Canada.

“Everybody’s having a great time singing, dancing, laughing, sharing memories and having a great time together,” she said.

“It’s really amazing to see it all coming together and happening here at my school community at CMU.”

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Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer Gunner Stevens, 3, carries his father Chase Steven’s ball club while others dance around him at the Pow Wow, “Celebrating Life,” March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer Nathan Isaac of Mount Pleasant feeds his daughter Valarae, 2, a walking taco at the “Celebrating Life” Pow Wow March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

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MAR. 25, 2019 y CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE y CM-LIFE.COM Savannah Glasscock | Staff Photographer A participant stands during his performance in the Pow Wow on March 23 in McGuirk Arena.

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer (Right) James Falcon, 56, of the Mount Pleasant Saginaw Chippewa Tribe shares a moment with an attendee of the CMU Pow Wow, “Celebrating Life,” March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer Monique Jones, 20, of Columbus, Ohio performs a fancy shawl dance representing the beauty of a butterfly at the CMU Pow Wow, “Celebrating Life,” March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

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Isaac Ritchey | Staff Photographer A participant in the Pow Wow, “Celebrating Life,” shows his joy and exuberance March 23 at McGuirk Arena.

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A woman performs a traditional dance in part of the Celebrating Life Pow Wow on March 23 in McGuirk Arena.

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A participant in the 30th annual Celebrating Life Pow Wow prepares on March 23 in McGuirk Arena.

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As elections begin, SGA candidates discuss platforms

By Teresa Homsi Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Student Government Association elections are an opportunity for all students to participate in determining the future leadership of SGA – or as SGA Elections Director Greg Morgan said, the future representative voice of the student body.

“The (candidates) are potentially the people who will be your voice, so if you don't vote at all, you're not voting for your voice to be heard," he said.

The two presidential platforms offer similar goals under different direction.

The president-vice president tickets include: • Incumbents Jake Hendricks and Lyndi Rose • Freshman Gabe Butzke and sophomore Lauryn Gibas Hendricks and Rose currently serve as SGA president and vice president, but Butzke and Gibas hope to bring “fresh eyes” to SGA as newer members.

Questions about the candidates' experience and qualifications have played a role in both campaigns, especially during Monday’s debate. “(Hendricks and Rose) have a lot of experience – and I commend them for that – but I feel like because they have a lot of experience, they kind of have blinders on to the issues that (happen) on campus," Butzke said.

Rose said she and Hendricks have tried not to rely too much on experience, but their past work on SGA has influenced their current strategies and future goals. "(Incumbency) is an advantage for us, but it's also an advantage for SGA because with us coming back into office, the amount of work we can get done immediately without having to worry about 'How do we do this, how do we do that,' we already know," Rose said.

Despite different levels of experience, priorities such as safety, student outreach and diversity overlap in the candidates' platforms.

GABE- LAURYN: “LIGHT THE FIRE” Butzke is a first-year SGA member, representing the College of Medicine as a senator, and Gibas is a first-semester house representative for Alpha Gamma Delta.

According to their website, the GabeLauryn platform is centered around FIRE: Focused, inclusive, responsive and engaging.

• To increase focus on students, Butzke and Gibas plan on tabling every Friday to collect student feedback.

• Butzke and Gibas would like make SGA more inclusive by encouraging students to attend SGA meetings and events and reaching out to potential members while tabling.

• Their platform calls for SGA to be more responsive in “coming up with concrete solutions to whatever problems the

Savannah Glasscock | Staff Photographer SGA members participate in President/Vice President debate as they both compete for office in Bovee Universrity Center on Monday, March 18.

student body might have.”

• Butzke and Gibas want to make SGA less of a mystery by holding events that appeal to a “more diverse portion of the student body.”

HENDRICKS-ROSE: “LEADING BY ENGAGING” Hendricks and Rose have been in SGA for three years.

The Hendricks-Rose platform consists of four pillars: Academic success, diversity, equity and inclusion, civic awareness and community engagement.

• To target academic success, Hendricks and Rose would like to increase resources for first generation college students and improve academic transparency.

• Their platform involves generating awareness for Title IX, expanding the menstrual hygiene initiative and increasing cultural RSO representation in SGA. • In building civic awareness, Hendricks and Rose want SGA to work closely with the Mount Pleasant City Commission and encourage voting among the student body.

• Hendricks and Rose want to make the Golden Gala a tradition and increase the campus program fund, which helps students fund entertainment and educational programs.

BRINGING IT TOGETHER Both tickets acknowledge that campaigning presents some challenges.

Although Hendricks and Rose have campaigned in the past, compiling many different and specific ideas into one platform is still a difficulty.

“We complete a lot of projects and initiatives as part of SGA, but part of the problem

is that they’re all so specific and target different issues on campus students care about (which makes) bringing them all together and presenting it as one vision (challenging),” Hendricks said.

For Butzke and Gibas, they are working to “overcome the incumbent advantage” in their campaign.

“I’m happy with how things are going, and it’s obviously going to be a tough election,”

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Butzke said. “People really like Jake and Lyndi, and I think people like us so far. Everybody we talk to is really excited, so I think it’s going to be close but I’m feeling good about it.”

Regardless of the final election results, all of the candidates promise to stick with SGA in the the next year.

Voting will take place on OrgSync March 24-29, and all students are encouraged to participate.

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SGA TO HOST PRONOUN DIALOGUE WITH ‘SPEAK YOUR PEACE’ EVENT

The Student Government Association Diversity Committee will host the annual “Speak Your Peace” event, which will allow an open dialogue on the importance of pronouns at 6:30 p.m. March 26 in the Bovee University Center Rotunda.

“We want to make sure that everything’s inclusive and everyone’s represented,” said SGA Diversity Chair Brett Houle. “I think the biggest (takeaway) is learning

how to use (pronouns) and what happens when you accidentally don’t use them correctly.”

Pronouns are an integral part of identity, and Houle hopes that the event sparks conversation and education on how to properly use and respect pronouns. The event will feature two or three presentations on pronouns, and then an open dialogue between attendees.

“Some people have trouble using (they/

them or ze/zare),” Houle said. “So it’s not only an opportunity for discussion but for learning.”

Last year, “Speak Your Peace” was set up as an open mic event where students could come in and discuss any topic.

But this year SGA wanted to use their platform to discuss the topic.

For more information, visit the events calendar on cmich.edu.

-Teresa Homsi, Staff Reporter

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Women’s basketball falls to MSU in closing seconds

By Andrew McDonald Sports Editor news@cm-life.com

Presley Hudson had done it again.

With 20 seconds remaining, CMU’s senior guard drained another clutch 3-pointer in the weighing moments of a close game to give the Chippewas an 87-86 advantage over Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

However, the Spartans redshirt junior guard Shay Colley had the final answer.

Colley slashed down the lane and hit a layup through multiple Chippewas, giving her team the lead with 7.6 seconds left. CMU sophomore guard Micaela Kelly couldn’t convert a difficult look over an MSU defender at the final horn.

The Spartans (21-11) sent CMU (25-8) out of the NCAA Tournament with an 88-87 victory at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana.

“We had a great shot at the end,” said CMU head coach Sue Guevara. “I think when you look at our big three, on the last play there, all three of them touched the ball. (Kelly) had a shot and it didn’t go in.

“Kudos to Michigan State, I said to Suzy (Merchant) after the game, ‘Do you want to do this more often?’ She said, ‘Not a chance.’”

WHAT HAPPENED Tayrn McCutcheon showed up as advertised from beyond the arc, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers heading into the first media timeout, giving MSU an 18-9 advantage.

CMU senior forward Reyna Frost had eight of the Chippewas’ first 11 points to hold them in the game, but McCutcheon stayed hot from outside.

Her third triple of the game led MSU to a 25-13 lead and the game appeared to be on the brink of spiraling out of control for the Chippewas.

Frost wasn’t having it.

The Reese native capped off a 7-0 CMU run over the final 1:30 of the first quarter with an and-one bucket to pull the Chippewas within five, 25-20, heading into the second quarter.

The MAC Player of the Year kept showing

Cody Scanlan | Photo Editor

Senior guard Presley Hudson gets past her defender on March 23 at the Joyce Center.

why she was crowned with the honor.

Frost found seams in the MSU defense time and time again, using ball screens to cut toward the rim. It resulted in her going 11-of17 from the field and scoring eight points to start the second quarter. CMU cut the MSU lead down to three, 37-34, with 3:44 left in the half.

Cody Scanlan | Photo Editor Senior forward Reyna Frost looks to grab the rebound against Michigan State on March 23 at the Joyce Center.

CMU would regain the lead at 38-37, but the Spartans closed the half on a 6-2 run to carry a 43-40 lead into the locker room.

Frost led CMU with 25 points on 12-of-18 shooting, while McCutcheon led MSU with nine tallies. MSU found 13 second chance points to just four for CMU. To start off the second half, McCutcheon found double figures.

The Spartans point guard drilled a triple on MSU’s first possession in the third quarter. As a team, MSU started the half on a 8-0 run and forced Guevara into a timeout. It led CMU 5140 with 8:44 left in the third quarter.

Then, Kelly found her groove. She weaved through traffic time and time again finding layups and capped off the third quarter with a corner triple. CMU trailed 66-61 heading into the final frame and Kelly had 21 points, 15 of them coming in the third.

Hudson was having another quiet game.

Coming into the third quarter she had just four points.

The senior guard made sure to change that.

Hudson knocked down her 11th point on a 3-pointer from the left wing that she eyed for a few seconds, watched it go through and gave her iconic fist pump heading into a timeout.

The Chippewas had regained the lead at 75-74 with 5:23 remaining.

Both teams traded buckets, grinding out tough looks inside over and over. It was 84 all with 51.8 seconds remaining.

Something had to give. The script was wrote, it was a matter of who would fill in the blank with their name.

Shay Colley left her signature all over it.

MSU’s redshirt junior guard hit a layup with 7.6 seconds remaining to give MSU the lead at 88-87 after Hudson hit a triple to give CMU the lead the play before.

Kelly tossed up a prayer at the buzzer that hit the backboard and fell off the front of the rim.

In a back and forth game, CMU came up an inch shorter than the Spartans.

“As we all look at it, we just wanted to get a stop,” said Kelly of the Spartans final possession. “Basically try to contain penetration and do our job. Make a big defensive stop.”

In their final game as Chippewas, Frost scored 34 points and Hudson scored 20, 16 of which came in the final 20 minutes.

Frost said she wants to focus on the positive memories from her time at CMU. “I want to be thankful for the things I had over the last four years,” Frost said. “My coaches did a great job of developing me each year.”

Kelly finished the game with 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field and going 4-of9 from deep. Being in just her second year as a Chippewa, Kelly is looking forward to growing next season.

“Every year, each year I want to get it done,” Kelly said. “It’s the mentality I have. Winning is fun, losing hurts. As I grow, I want to continue to be coachable. It’s a process.”

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Men’s basketball succumbs to DePaul shooting surge

By Ben Zeitler Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Entering the game against the DePaul Blue Demons, the Central Michigan men’s basketball team had held its opponents to 28.8% shooting from the 3-point line on the season. That figure was good for best in the Mid-American Conference and 10th in the nation, just ahead of Duke in that category.

That didn’t show in CMU’s matchup against the Blue Demons.

DePaul (16-15) shot 9-of-19 from deep on the way to a 100-86 victory that ended the season for the Chippewas (23-12) on March 20 at Wintrust Arena in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.

“I don’t know that I saw us take a step backward on the defensive end,” head coach Keno Davis said. “I think moreso, at the 3-point line, you just have to credit DePaul for having the size and for being able to knock down contested shots.”

In particular, Davis’ team struggled to contain DePaul senior guard Max Strus, who erupted for 33 points on 10-of-17 shooting. Strus went 7-for-13 from beyond the arc to catalyze the Blue Demons’ offen-

Hunter McLaren |Staff Photographer Men’s basketball head coach Keno Davis walks onto the court with the team on Jan. 29 in McGuirk Arena.

sive scoring barrage.

“He can get his own shot off, can shoot over you, and can do that with high percentages,” Davis said. “We gave our best effort to try to bother his shot, but that’s why he’s being considered as an NBA-level

player.”

Through the opening 12:35 of the first half, DePaul trailed CMU by 12 points and had managed 21 points.

Over the course of the game’s final 27:25, the Blue Demons put on an offensive clinic,

scoring 79 points and putting the ball in the basket seemingly at will.

In addition to the 47.4 percent clip from the 3-point line, DePaul was efficient in moving the ball inside and out to create quality shots. Far more often than not, the Chippewas fielded the ball from the bottom of the Blue Demons’ net to begin their offensive possession.

“When you have a team is able to extend you on the defensive end to the 3-point line and is able to go inside, that’ll give anybody a tough matchup when they’re playing at that level,” Davis said.

DePaul was 22-of-33 from the field in the second half.

Davis felt that DePaul’s efficiency in scoring was not a result of lazy defense and failure to rotate; rather, the Blue Demons simply knocked down shot after shot over the outstretched arms of Chippewa defenders.

Despite being pleased by his team’s effort, Davis acknowledged that he was disappointed to see the season end with such uncharacteristic statistics on the defensive side.

“That game, especially the second half, was not at all representative of what our team was about,” Davis said.

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Stencel earns All-American honors, wrestling finishes 28th overall

By Austin Chastain Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

Matt Stencel walked away from the NCAA wrestling championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a seventh place finish in the 285-pound weight class.

The sophomore heavyweight completed his 4-2 run of the tournament with a 3-1 decision over Trent Hillger of Wisconsin on March 23. On top of that, his season ended as the 54th All-American in Central Michigan wrestling history.

Stencel started out the tournament as a No. 9 seed against No. 16 seed Chase Singeltary of Ohio State, which was a 5-2 decision for Stencel. He then earned a 17-9 major decision over Demetrius Thomas of Pittsburgh in the second bout of the tournament.

The Oregon, Ohio native would then find himself in the consolation bracket with a 3-1 loss to the topseeded Derek White of Oklahoma State.

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Savannah Glasscock | Staff Photographer Ohio sophomore Matt Stencel wins his match against his Purdue opponent in McGuirk Arena on Sunday, Feb. 24.

In the "wrestlebacks," Stencel defeated Michigan's Mason Parris by fall

at the 2:30 mark. He would then face Youssif Hemida of Maryland, who would

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PEDRICK NAMED GYMNAST OF THE YEAR AFTER PERFORMANCE AT CHAMPIONSHIP

Denelle Pedrick was named the Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year following a strong season and a strong performance at the MAC Championships in DeKalb, Illinois.

The junior from Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada, won the allaround at the MAC’s with a 39.300 and took the top spot on the vault with a 9.900.

Pedrick is the first Chippewa to win the award since Halle Moraw did in 2015.

As for this season, Pedrick averaged a 9.706 on the vault, 9.720 on the uneven parallel bars, 9.785 on the balance beam and a 9.800 on the floor exercise.

The Chippewas finished second

behind Northern Illinois in the overall championship. The Huskies scored 195.975 while CMU followed closely behind with 195.575.

CMU won the MAC regular season championship after being picked third behind NIU and Bowling Green. It finished the season with a 13-2, 6-0 record with the lone losses coming to Denver in an early quad meet, and Kentucky in the second-to-last meet of the season.

The Chippewas scored a regional qualifying score of 195.655 and earned a berth into the NCAA regionals which will take place April 4-6.

-Austin Chastain, Staff Reporter

defeat Stencel by a 6-2 decision and would put Stencel in the seventh place

match against Hillger.

Stencel ended the 201819 campaign with a 31-6 record and had 19 pins.

"I came here wanting to win a national title," Stencel said. "I came up short, I got seventh place. I learned a lot. It was a good experience, it'll be good for me next year. Little things make a big difference here."

Anthony Cassar of Penn State took the top spot in the 285-pound weight class with a victory over White to begin the Nittany Lions' domination of the tournament.

PSU won the national championship with a team score of 137.5 and seven wrestlers earned All-American honors. Three Nittany Lions secured individual national championships.

Jason Nolf won the 157-pound weight class and Bo Nickal claimed the 197.

Both Nolf and Nickal were No. 1 seeds in their respective brackets.

As for the Chippewas, they finished with a team score of 12.5, which was good enough for 28th place in the final standings.

Sophomore Drew Hildebrandt finished his season with a 1-2 showing in the NCAA's (21-12 overall).

Wrestling as the No. 13 seed, Hildebrandt defeated Gabe Townsell of Stanford with a 6-0 decision.

Hildebrandt was then defeated by fourth seeded Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State by a 5-3 decision.

In the wrestlebacks, the Granger, Indiana native came up short against Alex Mackall of Iowa State with a 7-4 decision.

Junior Logan Parks qualified for the national tournament as a No. 18 seed in the 157-pound weight class.

He was quickly bounced from the championship bracket with a 5-3 decision to Illinois' Eric Barone.

Parks then defeated Benjamin Barton of Campell with an 18-1 technical fall.

The Taylor native would then be eliminated from the tournament with a fall to John Van Brill of Rutgers.

Parks ended the season with a 24-16 record, his second consecutive winning season after struggling his freshman campaign.

GYMNASTICS FINISHES SECOND AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS Central Michigan took second at the Mid-American Conference gymnastics championships Saturday, finishing behind Northern Illinois.

The Chippewas finished with a team score of 195.57, which was good enough for second out of the seven teams at the event.

Denelle Pedrick led the way for the Chippewas, as she has so often this season.

CMU started the first rotation on the vault and finished with a team score of 48.875. After the first rotation, Ball State held the lead with a 49.150.

The second rotation was

a bye for the Chippewas.

For the third rotation, CMU moved onto the uneven parallel bars. The Chippewas finished with a team score of 48.825 for a 97.700 total score.

To start the fourth rotation, the Chippewas were on the beam. The Chippewas overcame an early fall to post a 48.825 team score.

The Chippewas also had a bye for the fifth rotation, as they did in the seventh.

For the sixth rotation CMU went to the floor.

Abbie Rose Zoeller and Sydney Williams each posted a score of 9.850.

The Chippewas registered a team score of 49.050.

After six rotations, CMU had a score of 195.575, good enough for first place.

Northern Illinois scored a 49.275 on the beam in the seventh rotation. That score pushed NIU into first place with a total team score of 195.975, just edging out Central Michigan.

Next up for the Chippewas is to await their post season fate.

CMU is likely to earn an invite to the NCAA regional championships.

-Andrew Loveland, Staff Reporter

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15 WORD MINIMUM PER CLASSIFIED AD BOLD, ITALIC AND CENTERED TYPE ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE AD ATTRACTORS.

FOR RENT 3BR Townhome right across from campus for 2 or 3 people. Internet and laundry included! 775-8919 _______________________________ AVAILABLE NOW TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT Downtown Mt Pleasant NO PETS and NO SMOKING $700/month includes water/trash/ Charter internet 989-772-3887 _______________________________

CHERRY STREET TOWNHOMES 4 bed, 3-4 people,close to campus, loaded with amenities. As low as $275/pp call Olivieri 989-773-2333 _______________________________ DEERFIELD VILLAGE 13 Bedroom, 5 Bathroom house w/Basement, 2 laundry rooms and remodeled Kitchen, FREE WiFi, Shuttle, & Pet Friendly AVAILABLE FOR 2019-2020 (989) 773-9999 Visit LiveWithUnited.com _______________________________ HOUSES AND APARTMENTS loaded with amenities locations from Broomfield to Main St. Call Olivieri 989-773-2333 _______________________________

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In search of a subleaser at Chip Village! $375/ month plus utilities.

Lease starts June 6, 2019 and goes through May 31st 2020. Text 616337-5213 for more details! _______________________________

ONE PERSON BASEMENT APARTMENT Adjacent to campus $450/month Includes utilities, WIFI & Cable 989-330-1491 _______________________________

NEW! LOFT TOWNHOMES 4 bed 4.5 bath, walk to campus, Luxury at an affordable price!

Call Olivieri 989-773-2333 _______________________________ NEWLY REMODELED 2BR DUPLEX New kitchen cabinets, windows, doors, newly tiled bath and all new tiled flooring throught. One car attached garage. Walking distance to CMU & Mt. Pleasant HS. No pets or smoking. $950/pm. Call (989)772-5791 or (989)400-3003 _______________________________ NEWLY RENOVATED Townhouse on the edge of campus for 4, 5, or 6 people! 2 baths, dishwasher, large living room, internet & trash included! 773-3890 _______________________________

Parks and Public Spaces Maintenance Technician: Due to the creation of a new not to exceed nine months seasonal position, the City of Mt. Pleasant is seeking team and service-oriented individuals to join its Parks Department. Qualifications include high school diploma, and one year general laborer and small engine and equipment maintenance and repair experience. The wage is $15 per hour. To learn more about the City and apply for the position, visit www. mt-pleasant.org/jobs.

Application deadline is March 25, 2019. EOE _______________________________

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Two 2-bedroom units available on attractively landscaped property: 42004206 E. Wing Rd. Mount Pleasant, MI. Appliances (washer, dryer, range, refrigerator, and dishwasher) are included. One unit has attached Garage. Utilities and horseboarding not included. Interested? E-mail extra. ideas@hotmail.com or call Mrs. Ann (313)-623-1468 _______________________________

Airport Worker (two positions available) The City of Mt. Pleasant is seeking applications from aviation minded, independent, and reliable individuals who are knowledgeable about airport operations and interested in learning and developing a passion for aviation.

This approximately 20 hours per week position is responsible for assisting the Airport Manager with general labor, customer service, mechanical updates, grounds maintenance, and daily routine tasks. Candidates must have the ability to respond to the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Airport from their residence within 30 minutes. Pay rate is $12.00/ hour. To apply, visit www.mt-pleasant. org/jobs and follow the application instructions. Application deadline is April 1, 2019. EOE _______________________________ BLOOMFIELD HILLS COMPANY has summer jobs available! Up to $15/hr. Call or text (248)332-4700 or work@bloomfieldrentals.com _______________________________

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The Island House Hotel and Ryba’s Fudge Shops are seeking help in all areas: Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff, Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baristas. Dorm Housing, bonus, and discounted meals. (906) 847-7196. www.theislandhouse.com _______________________________

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436 MOORE HALL, CMU, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48859 P: 989-774-LIFE F: 989-774-7805

1-2 ISSUES: $8.50 PER ISSUE 3-4 ISSUES: $8.00 PER ISSUE 5-8 ISSUES: $7.75 PER ISSUE 9+ ISSUES: $7.50 PER ISSUE

15 WORD MINIMUM PER CLASSIFIED AD BOLD, ITALIC AND CENTERED TYPE ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE AD ATTRACTORS.

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61. Include on the sly, via email 11. Suffix with krypton 62. Southeast Asian 12. Pitch score 63. Before S, a taxing task 13. Moray, for one 64. Scam 18. Chainsaw maker 66. “____ Misérables” 22. Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character) SOURCE: www.printable-puzzles.com

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GET REAL AGENCY EXPERIENCE! 2019/2020 POSITIONS AVAILABLE ONLY ONE PLACE ON CAMPUS OFFERS REAL LIFE AGENCY EXPERIENCE.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Account Managers in our media group work with local businesses and REAL advertising budgets to develop advertising campaigns across multi-media platforms. It’s a high-pressure, fast-paced AND FUN position that will sharpen your client development, presentation and closing skills. This position will prepare you for a career in account management, new business development, sales, marketing, public relations or advertising.

CAMPAIGN DESIGNER

Gold Media Group is an award-winning college media company located on the Central Michigan University campus. As the advertising agency for CMU Student Media, we offer creative branding strategies and media placement to local and national businesses.

The Campaign Designer will work with Account Managers an clients to bring to life the clients brand and marketing strategy. You will be involved win brainstorming sessions, client meetings and some presentations. You will develop design skills across multiple platforms: print, digital, social and out-of-home. The skills you gain form this role will help in future creative roles in an advertising agency, internal corporate agency, a media agency, or maybe, your own agency.

SUBMIT YOUR COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:

CONTENT CREATOR

Kathleen Simon Assistant Director, CMU Student Media 436 Moore Hall, CMU, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 EMAIL: simon1k@cmich.edu

Content Creators at Gold Media Group work with the CMU Student Media company in writing content for special sections, native advertising, and sponsored content. You will also work with Account Managers on client projects requiring original content, such as blogs, websites and press releases. The skills you gain will help you personally and in future roles at advertising, public relations or corporate agencies.

DEADLINE FOR ALL POSITIONS:

DIGITAL ANALYST

APRIL 12, 2019

The Digital Marketing Analyst will work with Account Managers in our media group to interpret an analyze digital marketing data, provide insights and create action plans to help our business partners drive results for their digital/social marketing and advertising efforts. The skills you gain in this position will help you in careers in any business marketing or management position.

ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

The Engagement Manager at Gold Media Group works with the CMU Student Media company and it’s clients to make sure all promotional strategies are reaching their full potential. From posting social media in an engaging way, to creating event marketing that is both professional and fun, you are the “head cheerleader” of promotional marketing. The skills you gain will make you marketable in any advertising or public relations agency, corporate HR or marketing position.