March 25, 2021

# MARCH 25, 2021 || MOUNT PLEASANT, MI

Preserving Heritage 32nd annual Pow wow finds success in digital format

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DINING DIFFERENT

New food provider to serve students on campus

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SINGING IN SILENCE

School of Music presents virtual musical

Mount Pleasant senior Zack Antoine-Jackson.

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Chartwells plans to bring new franchises to CMU

By Ben Jodway Staff Reporter ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The newly-forged agreement between Central Michigan University and Chartwells will result in a complete makeover for on-campus dining — But it extends beyond just residential restaurants.

Chartwells is bringing in new franchises and replacing many on-campus eateries. Cal Seelye, executive director of auxiliary services, said students can expect a variety of new restaurants and cafés.

Seelye said that the following restaurants are expected to come to CMU: Slim Chickens, a national franchise originating from Arkansas that focuses on chicken meals.

Freddy’s Frozen Custards and Steakburgers, another national franchise that only has a couple locations in Michigan. They serve custards, burgers, and hot dogs.

Paper Lantern, a Chartwells-branded Asian eatery.

Shakesmart, a Chartwells-branded milkshake and smoothie restaurant.

Seelye said some franchises such as Einstein’s Bagels, Which Wich and Starbuck’s will stay on campus. Advanced Fresh Concepts (AFC) Sushi will replace D-Lish at the Market on South Campus.

IN EAST CAMPUS Seelye said there are plenty more unnamed eateries still in the negotiation stages.

Seelye said the Health Professions Building will have a Chartwells-brand tea and coffee shop replacing CMBrew.

CMU is looking to put a coffee shop in South Campus, Seelye said. “(Einstein’s Bagels) provides coffee service, but it’s not the fun drinks that everybody likes,” he said.

There will also be a restaurant in the Down Under with a “Mexican concept,” but based on student choice, he said. “(It) is a concept that will vary and change based upon how (polled students) tell us what direction they’d like us to go,” Seelye said.

National and Chartwells’ franchises aren’t the only retail places coming to CMU. Seelye said two local franchises are also coming but have not been announced yet. Seelye confirmed one will be a local coffee café that will replace Java City. The other will be a pizza place.

“They’ve been decided, but they’re being negotiated (still),” he said.

Unlike CMU, Eastern Michigan University serves a Chick-fil-A through Chartwells. CMU chose to go with a different Southern-favorite chicken venue, Slim Chickens.

“It is a chicken venue without, quite frankly, the negative stigma of a Chick-fil-A,” Seelye said. “It’ll likely be the first or second in Michigan.”

According to the Food Services Agreement between CMU and Chartwells, Chartwells will be the “preferred campus catering provider.”

“CMU grants to Chartwells, as an independent contractor, the exclusive right to provide and manage CMU’s residential and retail food service program,” the contract read.

There are two exceptions. One exception is when the local Mount Pleasant business, Max & Emily’s, caters for CMU athletics. The other is if Chartwells refuses to cater an event which would allow the university to hire a third-party.

CMU will not be the first university Chartwells catered

for. Eastern Michigan University recently switched over to Chartwells.

Greg Millard, manager of Eastern Eateries at EMU, said the franchises gained a lot more popularity after the university entered a deal with Chartwells.

“There was an inflow of a lot of external money,” Millard said. “They did a lot of the renovations that we wanted to do, but we never had the money in the budget to be able to.”

CMU chose Chartwells because they would invest in the university, Seelye said. They were offering to invest “14.5 million dollars” which funded all the new franchises, shops and renovations.

“We knew we had a Down Under Food Court that wasn’t really popular with students,” Seelye said.

The investment will go into restoring the dining halls and Down Under Food Court before the 2021-2022 academic year to include the Chartwells touch, Seelye said.

The renovations will not affect students staying at CMU during the summer semester from being able to receive meals from the dining halls, he said.

Merrill Residential Restaurant is expected to have a major facelift in the summer 2022. Robinson Residential Restaurant will also receive a major renovation possibly 2023 or 2024, said Seelye.

Meal plans are set to increase the following year with an “incremental change that would have come about whether it was Aramark or Chartwells,” Seelye said.

“That’s just because food costs more, transportation costs more, employees cost more,” he said.

In two years, CMU will be restructuring its meal plan, Seelye said. The Board of Trustees is looking into using meal exchanges (swipes for retail meals).

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A look at the

between Aramark and Chartwells

By Andrew Mullin Senior Reporter ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– As Central Michigan University hurdles toward the close of the 2021 Spring semester, so will Central Michigan University’s 26-yearold dining contract.

“This is the biggest contract that the university (has) ever done,” said Executive Director of CMU Auxiliary Operations, Cal Seelye.

In December 2020, CMU signed a 10-year deal with Chartwells, a higher education food service company. The decision ends the university’s contract with Aramark, a dining provider that CMU has worked with more than 26 years.

“It has been our pleasure to serve the CMU community for 26 years,” said Nikki Smith, district marketing manager for Campus Dining. “We are working to ensure a smooth transition to the new provider.”

Chartwells will take over in July of this year with promises of investment toward CMU eateries. But who is Chartwells, and why is CMU abandoning Aramark?

OUT WITH THE OLD Aramark is a facilities and food services company headquartered in Philadelphia and began working with CMU in 1995. The university ran dining in-house before outsourcing

dining to Aramark.

Seelye described Aramark as being good to work with, not only acting as an important part of campus but as an employer for the Mount Pleasant community. However, they do this while making Aramark sort of invisible to students.

“My goal has always been that people do not know that Aramark is our food service provider. We say ‘campus dining,’” Seelye said. “When I started in this role, I kind of made people (think saying) ‘Aramark’ is like dropping the F-bomb in church. We just don’t do it.”

The last contract extension signed between CMU and Aramark was in 2012, stating its contract would end or be renewed in 2022.

This means Aramark’s contract is ending early, but its quality of service did not lead CMU to look elsewhere for a dining provider, Seelye said.

When CMU received Aramark’s 10-year extension proposal, the Board of Trustees suggested the university look for other bids and deals. With locations like the Down Under Food Court being unpopular and areas such as South Campus underserved with a coffee location, Seelye said CMU needed to rethink its food stores. “(A refresh) is not why we chose to leave Aramark, it’s why we chose to go out to bid,” Seelye said.

IN WITH THE NEW This desire for a refresh is what made CMU interested in Chartwells, since the company was willing to commit money for renovations to CMU eateries.

“It was financial but not how you think it is,” Seelye said. “It’s not how much money the university will generate off students. It’s how much money (Chartwells) was willing to invest into the university to improve our dining operations on campus.”

Seelye said Chartwells committed $14.5 million into a new food court at the Bovee University Center, along with replacing and installing new food shops across campus.

But who exactly is Chartwells? They are a higher education food provider owned by Compass Group North America. They serve about 300 universities across the U.S., according to the company’s website.

Meredith Rosenberg, senior director of brand voice and digital strategy for Chartwells, said the company will begin the official transition on July 1 and make renovations over the summer.

“Chartwells will transform the on-campus dining experience ... to create a premier food service program that emphasizes quality, made-to-order food, menu customization, variety, value, student success and education, and forward-thinking innovations,” Rosenberg said. “These changes will be made throughout

each dining venue, inclusive of the dining halls across campus.”

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY’S EXPERIENCE While Chartwells is for CMU, other Michigan universities are well versed with the company.

Two Michigan universities currently outsource their dining to Chartwells: Oakland and Eastern Michigan universities. Eastern in particular began its contract with Chartwells in 2016 for 10 years and extended it for an extra five years in 2019.

Greg Millard, manager for Eastern Eateries, said the university ran food services in-house before signing with Chartwells. With the switch came a rise in student approval of campus food.

Millard’s statement is reflected in a 2018 MLive article. The article was written based on a survey conducted by EMU’s Student Services before and after the switch. It found that student satisfaction with food value increased from 67.5 percent in 2016 to 72.9 percent in 2017.

However, privatizing food service at EMU was not something employees were thrilled about, Millard said.

“We were always joking when they brought in Chartwells, it’s the best of a bad situation,” Millard said.

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Andrew Mullin | Staff Photographer Eastern Michigan University serves turkey burgers with guacamole and sweet potato fries March 10 in The Commons.

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Eastern Michigan University serves pizza March 10 in The Commons.

During my freshman year at Central Michigan University, I survived on Aramark french fries, grilled cheese sandwiches and soft serve ice cream as I ate in Fresh Food Company daily.

It was not worth my $5,000.

Next year, freshmen should have better luck with Chartwells, even if all they eat is just desserts.

On Dec. 7, 2020, Central Michigan University announced that Chartwells would be the new food service company for residential dining halls starting July 1. After 25 years with Aramark, the university signed a 10-year contract with Chartwells.

The big question on everyone’s mind is “Will Chartwells food be better than Aramark?”

Two of my colleagues and I jumped in my car to drive down to Eastern Michigan University on our March 10 Wellness Day while other students were sleeping in and enjoying the nice weather. After a talkative two-and-a-half hour drive and 15 minutes trying to find where to park, we were officially on campus.

As we found our way into “The Commons” at EMU to taste what Chartwells thinks college students want to eat.

I braced myself. My previous experience with Chartwells was the crummy, barely-cooked rectangular pizza slices I was served everyday in grade school.

When I saw them serving circular pizzas – and desserts that actually looked appetizing – I sighed with relief. We paid for our meals and were each handed a plastic bag with plastic utensils and a napkin. Being used to the large open cafeterias at CMU, their only all-you-can-eat cafeteria with a small walkway with most of the food stations

seemed underwhelming.

With no lines at all, everyon eager for us to pick their statio Due to COVID-19, at each s we received our food in styrof salad bar – which left much to fresh. Drinks were filled by re of individually bottled drinks.

We made our way into the l finding a secluded corner of th our food, taking in each bite to opinions to share with you.

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is a major let down. Although, if you haven’t had a bug in your salad and have consistently good desserts, I think Chartwells is bringing a solid effort to the college cafeteria experience.

One of the biggest complaints Central Michigan Life has always received about Aramark is the quality of the desserts. At EMU, the main take away from students was the great quality of Chartwells desserts.

“The desserts are the best,” said Jordyn Gerwid, Howard City freshman at EMU. “Especially the cookies and cream pie.”

Every Eastern student, myself and the two other CM Life reporters talked to seemed to have good things to say about the Chartwells desserts.

“I would say definitely desserts are probably the best thing,” said Grosee Point EMU freshman Cam Perrino.

In addition to good desserts, Chartwells seems to offer a variety of fun activities and meals for students.

The company is offering an upcoming “Teaching Kitchen” event for students to learn how to make vegan sushi with the director of marketing via Instagram Live. They are also hosting a “Waffle Palooza” as well as celebrating Farm Worker’s Awareness Week. In the past, they have also celebrated national holidays, such as National Oreo Day. Besides a Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner, Aramark doesn’t really offer any special or fun events for students to enjoy. I would have loved having different days and events celebrated in the dining halls to make the food more exciting.

Although not the best college food I have ever eaten, EMU’s Chartwells was definitely a step or two above the Aramark food – food best served in the nation’s prison system instead of our university.

Since I am a junior who lives off-campus, my time being forced to buy a CMU meal plan are over and I have gladly spent all year away from the residential restaurants. Even though I won’t be tethered to dining halls next year either, I will definitely find my way there a few times to see if they live up to my relatively low expectations.

Hopefully if Chartwells at CMU is anything like it is at EMU, I will find something I like, even if it is just desserts.

Courtney Pedersen| Associate Editor Cookies and Boston Cream Pie sits after Courtney Pedersen took a big bite March 10 at The Commons.

Courtney Pedersen| Associate Editor Courtney Pedersen mixed granola and craisins into her vanilla yogurt March 10 at The Commons.

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Elena Zelinko dances with Seth Patterson during rehearsal for “The Last Five Years” March 12 in the Staples Family Conc

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Kathryn Witkowski performs during the second night of the Last Five Years March 19 in the Staples Family Concert Hall. The live-streamed musical was performed to an empty audience.

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he Staples Family Concert Hall is quiet.

There are no hushed whispers, no crinkle of playbills and no last handfuls of smuggled snacks. Only the quiet hum of video cameras.

Watching from a blank screen, a soft melody echoes through the theater. As lights illuminate the socially distanced stage, virtual audiences meet Cathy and Jamie for the first time.

The Central Michigan University School of Music performed its rendition of “The Last Five Years” at 7:30 p.m. March 18-21 to a nearly empty theater.

Instead of a crowded auditorium of attentive spectators, the seats of the auditorium had been taken over by cameras, extension cords and computers.

Director of the School of Music, Eric Tucker said the production is unique in many ways.

“The Last Five Years’ is a wonderful show, rarely performed on college campuses due to small cast size,” Tucker said. “That is ideal for this time of the pandemic and social distancing.”

“The Last Five Years” follows the breakup of Cathy Hiatt and Jamie Wellerstein, the only two characters in the performance. On opening night, Grand Rapids junior Brandon S. Chu played Jamie while Gladwin senior Elena Zelinko played Cathy.

Despite being an already small show, the stage was set to accommodate COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. The stage is separated by a row of small pine trees in the middle of the stage — creating two individual scenes. Cathy on the left and Jamie on

| the right — only meeting in the middle when the two timelines are synced. In their separate settings, the characters revisit their collective troubles, and explore each phase of their relationship.

For Chu and his fellow actors, performing without an audience meant more practice, more emotion and more energy.

“I can always count on that energy from (the audience),” Chu said. “In my heart and in my head I know they’re still out there.”

On nights two and three, Grayling senior Seth Patterson took over Chu’s role as Jamie. Patterson said he had gotten used to rehearsing in front of the empty theater but still, “nothing beats the energy you get from the audience.”

“It feels stylized,” Patterson said. “(Jamie and Cathy) can’t really be together anyway... it’s a very timely show.”

Behind the scenes, the performance was equally as challenging. Grayling senior Mollie Binert was an event staff coordinator and part of the lighting team.

Binert programmed a light display meant to reflect the feelings and struggles of the characters throughout the show.

However, the adjustment to a live-streamed performance meant changes in the light and camera relationship. “(After opening night), we definitely had to make adjustments to the color (of the lights) so that they would reflect better on the camera,” said Binert.

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Music but because of COVID-19, she said “The Last Five Years” will be a memorable spring performance.

“It doesn’t feel as personal,” Binert said. “But it was nice to do something a little more complex and technical.”

Gladwin junior Kathryn Witkowski played the Cathy to Patterson’s Jamie. The School of Music’s rendition of “The Last Five Years” is Witkowski’s first leading role. She said there was a personal connection to the performance and her character.

“I have been watching ‘(The Last Five Years)’ since I was a freshman in high school,” Witkowski said. “This show is a soft spot for me.”

Even without an audience, Witkowski feels there’s still a silver lining to the virtual performance. Those who bought a ticket could tune in from all over the world. She, like other cast members, had supporters watching the live-stream from outside CMU, Michigan and even the country. Chu has family members in China who wouldn’t have been able to watch his performance had it not been virtual. For Witkowski, it was her family in Alaska.

Patterson’s family — masked and socially distant — watched him perform from a lounge provided by the School of Music.

Patterson’s father, teared up watching his son sing from the television screen. For Chad Patterson, watching his son perform even with cameras, extension cords and computers between them was “better than nothing at all.”

Three video cameras sit on tripods after streaming the Last Five Years March 20 in the Staples Family Concert Hall.

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(Above) Eric Tucker, left, finds his key to lock the door while talking to Seth Patterson, left, after rehearsal March 12 in the School of Music.

(Above) Seth Patterson’s family and friends watch him on a television in the student lounge du

Elena Zelinko, left, folds and sets up her clothes backstage while talking to Kathryn Witkowski, right, before performing March 19 in the Staples Family Concert Hall. Zelinko prepared outfits for quick-changes in between scenes.

Kathryn Witkowski looks at herself in the mirror while getting ready in the women’s Locker room

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uring the second performance of the Last Five Years March 19.

m March 19 in the School of Music. She performed on the second night only.

Brandon Chu and Elena Zelinko sing during their rehearsal in the Staples Family Concert Hall March 12. They wore clear, plastic masks during scenes in which they were less than 6-feet apart.

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Katelyn King Candidate For President Why are you running?

I fell in love with SGA right away. I got to work on the committee for sustainability and wrote legislation on sustainable game day usage. I got to work with some really amazing people... In that role, I got to kind of see the other side of things — a side that the student body doesn’t normally see.

So really I’m running just to be a voice for the student body. We run a really diverse ticket.

We’ve seen different sides of the student body, we know what the student wants. We want to represent the student’s voice. Not just the student government voice, but that entire student population.

What do you see as the biggest flaw in SGA? I think the biggest flaw is definitely underrepresentation... A lot of the time (in SGA), even when we have representation from different organizations they don’t quite want to be there.

It’s two hours on a Monday night and half the time you don’t even get to speak. I’ve been told when you’re in a meeting, you know, you don’t really start to pay attention until you hear your voice or hear your name called. That can be true with SGA. We need to make sure that it’s not just a checklist for your organization. We need to make sure that this position is very meaningful for everyone.

COVID-19 restrictions will likely lift during your administration, how do you plan to reengage the student body?

It’s no lie to say engagement is low... People want to do things that they want to do, they want to be involved. So, we’ll make sure that we’re implementing things that the students actually want to see. Getting back to that normalcy will be important. Getting back to those club rooms in Anspach late at night and making sure you’re around people and do what you’re passionate about. That’s going to be possible once those restrictions are starting to be lifted.

Kevin Bautista-Mancilla Candidate For Treasurer How do you intend to address SGA budget transparency and fair allocations?

I’m hoping to continue our weekly budget updates, as well as utilize our website and newsletter. I know those kinds of resources would be great ways to get our student body involved with the budget ... One of the biggest issues with the budget is students and RSOs not having access to it. I know many organizations have asked for help with understanding it. We don’t want to make (the process) intimidating or make a program where students are not having those voices heard.

Bautista-Mancilla is a Waterford junior majoring in health administration and cultural studies with minors in leadership and management. He’s the president for Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a registration coordinator for IMPACT.

King is a junior from New Lenox, Illinois. She is majoring in statistics with minors in communication and leadership. She is also a campus ambassador involved in Leadership Safari and club sports.

Dylan Baker Candidate For Vice President How do you intend to increase engagement from SGA representatives?

(Representative work is) not just all strict focus all the time. Although, we will get our tasks done. We will make sure that the students are enjoying being a representative, because ultimately if they’re enjoying it more people will want to be represented within SGA. (We will work) to break that intimidating stigma and making it more friendly and honestly engaging for the students ... I do think that the diverseness that Kate, Kevin and I have in our involvement, both with students and faculty will ultimately create more collaborative events on campus.

Baker is a sophomore from Byron studying Human Resource Management with minors in leadership and hospitality. He’s also the digital media director for CMU’s Program Board, campus ambassador and a leadership advancement scholar.

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Kyle Walker Candidate For President Why are you running?

I came to campus my freshman year somewhat naive to some of the other issues that students had on campus. I feel like this past summer I really had my eyes open to them... I came back to SGA this year because I knew I wanted to do something a little bit more. I started working on meaningful and worthwhile change on campus ... (Nolan and I) found certain university policies and practices that could be done more efficiently. Maybe we can make them a little bit more equitable and fair. And so we ended up starting to run together.

What do you see as the biggest flaw in SGA? I think the biggest issue we face is reengagement. We’re all feeling the burnout this year from the digital format. But I think with the right policies and projects in place we might be able to come or come back from this year of COVID-19 — where it’s dominated all of our professional and social lives. If we’re in a better place with COVID-19 next year, which I’m hoping we are, we’re going to have a really good shot to take the next step for SGA. COVID-19 restrictions will likely lift during your administration, how do you plan to reengage the student body?

One of the best parts of SGA is having big in-person meetings and making connections so that’s something I’m really looking forward to getting back to. Right now there’s a bit of a disconnect. What our campaign has already been doing is meeting with RSOs to try to get them back at the table. We want all the voices that we can to be represented through SGA. We’re also looking at a lot of projects to benefit student life.

Walker is a Vasser sophomore studying to obtain an integrated public relations major and a minor in legal studies. He is the current House Leader in SGA.

Nolan Kamoo Candidate For Vice President How do you intend to increase engagement from SGA representatives?

I think it all starts with the precedent we set if we’re elected. (That means) having those personal connections with people. Our hope is that as the pandemic starts to shift, we can have meetings in person, and we can have more personal connections with people ... I consider myself a very engaged person, but being online changes things completely. It’s very easy to get tired of being on a computer all the time and we completely understand that. But on the flip side, it’s our job to help change that narrative so as things start to shift we can have those one-on-ones and connections with different people.

Whether that’s conversations with representatives, or whether that’s dropping in on committees and making sure that everyone is being included in the conversation.

Kamoo is a Beverly Hills, Michigan freshman who is studying secondary education with minors in history and leadership. He’s currently the Senate Leader in SGA.

Olivia Schwartz Candidate For Treasurer How do you intend to address SGA budget transparency and fair allocations?

When I started to look into this position and looking at the budget, I noticed how the information is really hard to find ... I think people have little to no understanding of the Student Budget Allocation Committee (SBAC) funding and how that can benefit their own RSO. Something I would really like to do is reach out to each RSO and various leaders and explain, ‘these are the things SGA and I can do to help you...’

When RSOs do take advantage of the budget we really have to consider 1) the quality of the program and if it’s something SGA wants to support and 2) making sure we’re representing a diverse range of events.

Schwartz is a Hamilton sophomore studying international relations and sociology with a concentration in social justice. She also has a minors in political science, substance abuse and education. She’s currently the executive secretary for SGA.

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Zack Antoine-Jackson does a tribal dance March 17 near Park Library.

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A quiet arena echoed with voices of two emcees. Five people occupied Kulhavi Court in what would have been a full arena.

The 32nd annual Pow wow: Virtual Edition was held via Facebook Live March 20-21. Even with the virtual platform, the weekend-long event reached over 24,500 people, according to the Central Michigan University Native Programs Director Colleen Green.

Green, one of two staff members tasked with organizing the Pow wow, said while she saw the benefit of live-streaming the Pow wow, it was far different from the typical in-person event.

“It is not the same as an in-person Pow wow, where the drum moves through your body,” Green said. “It was nice to see the engagement.”

Hosted by CMU, the North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO) and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe (SCIT), the event was emceed by a former director of the Ziibiwing Center and an internationally experienced dancer and emcee.

The event began at 11 a.m. with a virtual grand entry featuring videos and photos from past Pow wows and greetings from CMU President Bob Davies and SCIT Chief Timothy Davis.

Pow wow committee member Onyleen Zapata said this year’s preparation, specifically for the dance competition, was less stressful with more time to judge. Applicants were able to submit videos earlier in the month.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s Pow wow had to be rescheduled and quickly reformatted.

“Last year, we did everything within three days and that was hard on us as a committee,” Zapata said.

Zapata missed “being able to hear the live music, see the live dancers [and] go visit the vendors,” but still tried to incorporate it all virtually. She said she noticed the online format took away from the student learning experience but thought it went well.

Zack Antoine-Jackson, also on the committee, liked the style of the competition this year as well. Yet, the Pow wow was not the same, Antoine-Jackson said.

“Actually taking the time to judge the videos for what they were, it was like judging an actual dance contest,” Antoine-Jackson said. “The one thing I miss is my friends and family that I usually see at the Pow wow and dancing with my bros.”

Later on in the event, video submissions for the dance competition were played in a grid view. Categories included Tiny Tots, Golden Age, Youth, Teen, Adult and Hand Drum.

Green said this year’s Pow wow would not have been possible without the help of students. Three NAISO members performed dance demonstrations around campus March 17 to bring awareness to the event.

“There is a lot of work that goes into coordinating a Pow wow whether it is in-person or virtual,” Green said. “We are in need of assistance from our students, staff and faculty to be part of this committee. We value their expertise, insight and willingness to come together to create a platform to educate our community on our cultures and traditions.”

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Onyleen Zapata, left, Zack-Antoine Jackson, middle, and Waskwane Stonefish, right, do a tribal dance March 17 near the Biosciences building.

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A look at those who made strides in the

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Emma Norman Todd, right, was the first known African American student at the Central Michigan Normal School. Todd was a leader in her community, studying to become a teacher.

She made more money than most people did in Remus and used it to help out her family and community. (Pulled from the Museum of Cultural and Natural History.)

Junior Alexis Briggins, left, sits at a desk in Moore Hall March 23. She currently majors in psychology and minors in cultural competency, global studies and the substance abuse, prevention,and education minor. She is a McNair Scholar, Centralis Scholar, Honors Program Board member, works with Residence Life and is part of the Sigma Kappa Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Other areas of her involvement include: student researcher in Dr. Sarah Domoff’s Family Health Lab, CMED Early Assurance Program, Honors Platform and Great Lakes Editor, Multicultural Psychology Student Society Vice President, Psychology Honors Society Treasurer, Fashion Merchandising and Design RSO, Multicultural Associate for Pre-medical Students General Member and Organization of Women Leaders.

“Through all of my involvements I strive to touch the lives of others and advance myself both personally and academically,” she said. “As a woman of color I am aware that there are not a lot of individuals in the different areas I’m involved in and I use that as my drive to encourage others to get involved.”

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eir field to pave way for today’s leaders

ayla Blahnik-Thoune Aurora Rae | Photo Editor

Faith Johnston, right, received a B.A. from CMU in 1927 and then worked as a biology professor until 1970. Johnston was a highly organized instructor of botany with strong communication skills. As well as being a published author of three books, Johnston started the university’s first herbarium which began as a single cabinet of mounted plant specimens and is now a lengthy collection of century old plants. (Pulled from “She Made a Difference” by the Women’s Study program and History of the Herbarium.)

Director of the Herbarium, Anna Monfils, left, sits at a lab table March 19 in the CMC Herbarium. She oversees the facility with the goal of fostering research and education. She provides resources, facilities and opportunities to the university and broader scientific community. As a woman scientist, Monfils said it is extremely important to have women in leadership roles and all levels in academia.

“I have been fortunate to work with men and women who have been supportive of me professionally and provided role models for leadership,” she said. “I notice the best leaders promote the achievements of others, elevate the work of others and share credit.”

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Decades ago, few women played significant roles in obtaining equal representation. In honor of the 41st National Women’s History Month, we focused on the following women who are currently in positions that have been made possible by the contributions of their predecessors.

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Lucy Sloan, right, was the Preceptress of Central Michigan Normal in 1897. As the school grew, she rose to head of the English department. Sloan was widely acclaimed as an outstanding teacher, speaker and textbook author. She also helped found the school’s first literary society for women in 1912.

“Miss Sloan was always a welcome guest at any social gathering. Her sense of humor, her ability as a storyteller, her kindliness of manner made her the best of companions. She was heart and soul in the suffrage movement and gave her time and talent freely in its cause,” her obituary read. (Pulled from the Clarke Historical Library online resources about Lucy A. Sloan Hall) Director of the Women and Gender Studies program and English professor, Dr. JoEllen DeLucia, left, sits in her office March 22 in Anspach Hall. DeLucia is a published author and a literary historian who writes about how gender biases have structured the ways in which literature has been taught and understood. “For me, leadership means using the power I have (whether it is in the classroom or in my research) to make space for the study of histories and identities that have been historically marginalized,” DeLucia said.

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Elizabeth Saxe, right, was a librarian at CMU for 45 years. She started as a student assistant at the Normal School Library in 1901.

She retired as an assistant librarian in 1946 after the book capacity increased from 3,000 volumes to 55,000. She also helped create plans for a city library in 1910, to which she donated her many skills and talents. (Pulled from the Clarke Historical Library online resources about Elizabeth Saxe Hall.)

Dean of University Libraries, Kathy Irwin, left, sits at her desk March 19 in the Park Library. In support of the University’s mission, Irwin provides leadership and strategic vision for the libraries.

“I strive to be a collaborative and values-centered leader. We can accomplish more working together by sharing our strengths, expertise and energy,” Irwin said. “The world around us is changing and we must respond by considering what is possible in the new context. I listen to my head and my heart when making decisions.”

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Anna B. Herrig, right, was an assistant professor of psychology and education from 1921 to 1938.

“She became the first recipient in the United States of the new certificate to teach at Normal Schools, the old name for teacher education centers. In addition to her teaching, she started a World Acquaintance Tour, a Negro Acquaintance Tour, a Sherwood Eddy Conference, a YWCA Mercier Breakfast and an annual Christmas party at the Mount Pleasant Indian School,” according to the Clarke Historical Library online resources about Anna B Herrig Hall. (Pulled from the Clarke Historical Library online resources about Elizabeth Saxe Hall.)

Psychology faculty member, Jane Ashby, left, sits in her office March 19 in Sloan Hall. Her research program focuses on how speech processes are involved when silently reading sentences. Ashby strives to provide a “substrate for growth, a safe place, engaging experiences, opportunities to fail and recover with encouragement and feedback.”

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Issac Ritchey | Editor-in-Chief Central Michigan sophomore guard Molly Davis drives past two Iowa defenders and scores a layup in the first half of an 87-72 loss to Iowa in the first of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament March 21 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

CHIPPEW HAVE A LOT BE PROUD Austin Chastain Sports Editor

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Issac Ritchey | Editor-in-Chief Central Michigan senior guard Micaela Kelly blocks Iowa freshman guard Caitlin Clark in an 87-72 loss to Iowa in the first of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament March 21 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

AN ANTONIO, TEXAS. — College basketball teams face adversity every season.

The great ones punch adversity in the mouth, get on with their season and win championships.

The 2020-21 college basketball season was a new animal. With the COVID-19 pandemic, just playing games was enough of a challenge, let alone finding loads of success.

Central Michigan’s women’s basketball team is no exception.

Along with the mandatory testing — six times per week — to prevent the spread of COVID-19 just to get on the court, CMU had its challenges on the court.

In mid-January, CMU was struggling to find its footing offensively and dropped three games in a row — at Northern Illinois by 31, home against Ohio by nine and Eastern Michigan by three, also in McGuirk Arena.

After the loss to the Eagles, head coach Heather Oesterle called on her seniors to play with more fire and deliver the play needed to win a championship.

Did they ever deliver.

Led by Detroit senior guard Micaela Kelly, the Chippewas rattled off eight wins in 10 games — including five in a row and

a double-overtime win at Ball S ican Conference Tournament t NCAA Tournament. Though th the No. 5-seeded Hawkeyes 87 rable season.

“I can’t say enough about the pick each other up and stay wi couple of times where we lost a could have folded and thank G ple that don’t give up because w come together and play better When CMU won the confere began to cry during her intervi because of the pride she felt in Oesterle said she broke down the season came to an end.

“I’m so proud of them,” Oest broke down after the MAC Tou at Central proud. The commun proud of them.”

Back before practice started the Gus Macker hoops at the B rainouts for practice — anothe From the Macker hoops to th nament, Oesterle, Kelly and th of.

“I’m so proud of this group,” lot of obstacles, starting the se outside, we’ve overcome a lot o the way we have; I couldn’t be “We overcame a lot.”

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State — to capture the Mid-Amertitle and earn a berth into the he No. 12-seeded Chippewas fell to 7-72, it still proved to be a memo-

em,” Oesterle said. “Teams either th it or they fold. There were a a couple of games in a row and we God we have great leaders and peowe were able to turn it around, as a team.” ence title in Cleveland, Oesterle iew with the CBS Sports Network n her team. n again in the locker room after

terle said. “I broke down again; I urnament. They’ve made everyone nity, the staff, I’m just very, very

this season, CMU worked out on Bennett Track Field and had some er oddity of the COVID-season. he MAC title and the NCAA Tourhe Chippewas had a lot to be proud

” Kelly said. “We’ve overcome a eason on the Gus Macker hoops of adversity and ending the season more proud of what we’ve done.

Issac Ritchey | Editor-in-Chief Central Michigan senior guard Micaela Kelly reciprocates a gesture from a fan following an 87-72 loss to Iowa in the first of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament March 21 at Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.

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Garbage is the great equalizer, let’s face it head on I make garbage videos. They’re literally trash, absolute rubbish.

And by that, I mean that I create educational videos for Facilities Management about what happens to our waste.

Through this series, I hope to communicate that waste reduction is important and show exactly how we can reduce our waste. However, I’ve also come to perceive garbage differently.

We have a pretty trashy attitude toward our own waste — one that follows an out-of-sight, out-of-mind rule. We don’t like seeing, touching or smelling garbage, even if it’s our own. We have lids that cover our bins, and a truck comes at the crack of dawn to take it to some unknown destination.

After we haul out our trash, we don’t really give it much thought. It’s not actually gone, but it’s one of the exceptions to the object permanence we supposedly develop as infants.

Despite our collective disdain for garbage, we make a lot of it.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average American creates approximately five pounds of waste every day.

This amounted to 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste in 2018, with only 32% of that waste being composted or recycled.

Unfortunately, most of what we toss into the

Teresa Homsi Staff Reporter trash doesn’t need to end up in a landfill. According to Jay Kahn, Director of Facilities Operations, nearly half the trash leaving campus to go to the landfill could have been recycled or composted instead.

CMU on-campus students recycle and compost approximately 33 percent of their total waste. Kahn said this number could easily be increased with more educational outreach and engagement.

As CMU enters the final week of Campus Race to Zero Waste, it’s important to remind everyone that our trash doesn’t disappear. It just piles up somewhere else — a half-hour away — in Harrison.

To solve this issue and reduce our waste, we’re going to have to look at our own garbage and consider what we absent-mindedly throw in the bin. That’s how we can understand what

Teresa Homsi | Staff Reporter Student sustainability coordinator Teresa Homsi sorts through her trash Feb. 12 while doing a personal waste audit.

really needs to be there and what didn’t have to be thrown away.

Facing your personal garbage can help you become more aware of the source of your waste and how much waste you produce. Other tips include: n Learn about what can and can’t be recycled at CMU and in your hometowns. n Avoid single-use plastics such as plastic

cutlery, straws, cups and bags. n Reuse and repurpose products as much as possible. n Find alternative products that are made up of biodegradable materials, use less packaging or have longer lifespans. n Consider donating to charities or resale shops. n Incorporate reusable products into your life such as reusable water bottles.

Maybe it’s because I’m always trying to film garbage from the best angle or best light, but I’ve come to find trash very humanizing. Garbage is the great equalizer, and it’s time we face our own collective ugliness.

We all create it, we all hate it — so why don’t we make less of it?

To learn more about waste reduction at CMU, visit Central Sustainability’s Campus Race to Zero Waste page. To check out this video series, visit the Central Sustainability YouTube channel.

In addition to being a beat reporter for Central Michigan Life, Teresa Homsi works for Facilities Management and the Office for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on sustainability initiatives and projects. For more information about specific projects, visit Central Sustainability on CentralLink.

Conquering college while being away from campus I wake up to “Not Over You” by Gavin DeGraw playing on my phone as I roll out of bed at 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning. I eat breakfast, brush my teeth and sit down at my dining room table. I am ready for my 9 a.m. class.

When I first arrived on campus in Fall 2020, I was excited like most other freshmen.

I was looking forward to meeting new people, getting closer with my roommates and taking on the college experience. I remember my mom telling me that during her college life, most people’s doors would stay open. People would stop in to say “hi.”

I knew that life as a student would be different, I just didn’t know how unique it would actually be. Dorm life was not how my mom described it. Beddow hall felt like a ghost town.

Whenever I stepped foot outside my room for a change of scenery, I passed by maybe two people at most. I wouldn’t know if that’s changed because I decided to get out.

I moved back home for the Spring 2021 semester mostly because of the amount of money I was spending for a nontraditional college experience — which was just under $10,000.

This is no one’s fault but COVID-19’s. There was nothing I could do except hope for a more normal college life the next year.

Addy Wachtner Staff Reporter My routine during the week is pretty straightforward. I wake up, get ready and go straight to my computer to attend my WebEx meetings for the day, doing homework and grabbing some food in between classes.

One of my struggles is my short attention span. A lot of time during lectures, I catch myself going on my phone, scrolling through Instagram or talking to people on Snapchat.

Staring at a computer screen all day is not something I choose to do.

Technology issues are recurring, which creates a frustrating aspect of online learning. When a professor teaches from home with crappy Wi-Fi, I can’t help but feel more disconnected.

Group chats for each class come in handy for that problem. When I feel like I am the only one struggling to pay attention or can’t

understand a word my professor is saying, sometimes it helps to know that everyone else is in the same boat.

Life at home isn’t all bad. Most days I get the house to myself during the day, which eliminates a lot of distractions for me while I do my homework. I feel like I have more time to get caught up on homework or hang out with a friend because I don’t have to take the time to walk to class.

An extra year at home gave me a little more time with my family and friends in Grand Haven. Although, I miss the independence I felt during those few weeks on campus along with the feeling of starting a new chapter of my life.

Living at home makes me feel like I took a step backward instead of moving forward.

I want to go back to the days before meeting new people wasn’t talking to a glitchy face on WebEx. I want to be able to talk to someone without feeling guilty for possibly spreading germs. I want to come back to campus. But the only way that’s possible is if we think beyond ourselves and make efforts to reduce the spread of the virus.

Hopefully next year, in the Fall 2021, I can experience a more traditional college life again.

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VOLUNTEERS

As vaccine distributions continue, we thank the clinic volunteers for their commitment to safety In a March 16 email to campus, university officials announced all CMU employees are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, regardless of age or medical conditions. The news spread quickly. In a matter of hours, appointments were filled up for the following weeks.

The speedy response from the community proved its desire for a COVID-free campus. But since the first on-campus vaccine distribution last month, clinic volunteers have faced the daunting task of mitigating the spread.

These volunteers play critical roles in improving the public health of our community.

These students, faculty, staff and community members are one of the reasons vaccine distribution will thrive at CMU. Those who have received their vaccines will remember a greeter at the door of Finch

EDITORIAL Fieldhouse. They made sure vaccines were only given to those who had appointments.

Then there were the screeners, who protected everyone else at the clinic by asking health questions and flagging down individuals who showed symptoms of the virus. After receiving a vaccine, people sat in a waiting area, as more volunteers scheduled their next shot and were monitored for allergic reactions.

These are just a few of the roles volunteers took on as dozens lined up to get their shot.

Associate Vice President Financial Services and

Reporting and Controller Mary Hill said the people who filled these roles follow CDC health and safety guidelines to the letter.

“These clinics couldn’t be accomplished without the additional volunteer resources,” Hill said. “Almost 200 volunteers have been helping the health department and CMU Health to support these clinics.”

Moving forward, it will be important to remember and appreciate all the people who play a part in deterring the spread of COVID-19.

To those who show up and volunteer at the vaccine clinics, thank you. You are the reason an end to the pandemic is on the horizon.

Volunteer opportunities are available online via Engage Central. Students need only sign up for an upcoming distribution to volunteer.

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