Jan. 17, 2014

By Sean BradleySenior Reporter

Nothing is guaranteed for Jake Montalvo.

Not the poems he writes, of which he pours his heart and soul into. Not his love of The Smash-ing Pumpkins, Jimi Hendrix or playing the guitar.

Not the fact that he’ll get to see his half-brother and two little sisters, Melina and Tammy, again tomorrow.

A witness to a mall shooting as a young child in his native Puerto Rico in 1996, not even his life, nor his mother’s or grandmother’s, was guaranteed.

“I remember specifically hiding beneath a table,” Montalvo said. “Seeing people running and the guy that I saw that scared me. I assume it was him. The guy in the jean jacket.”

Taking place at the largest, busiest and most expensive mall in the country, Montalvo recalls the entire incident lasting less than a half an hour.

“I remember the guy shot at a McDonald’s at a food court,” he said. “The whole collective energy of the room shoots up. The anxiety shoots up.”

After the shooting, the anxiety got to his then-pregnant mother, Eamaris Santiago, who was a month or so away from giving

birth to his sister.“When we felt it was safe to

move, we went into a restaurant and I had a nervous breakdown,” Santiago said.

Three shots were fired.“It shocked me to the core,”

she said. “At that moment, I was thinking about saving my son, protecting him from harm. I even forgot my mom was with us.”

The incident pushed Santiago

to move the family to the United States, where they relocated to Lake Orion in 1997, a place his mother and her other children still reside.

Montalvo, a senior graduating in May with a Bachelor’s degree in English and a concentration in poetry, does not let the incident hold him back.

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Snyder confident at State of the State, opponents remain criticalBy John Irwin

Senior Reporter

LANSING, Mich.— Gov. Rick Sny-der highlighted his administration’s successes and laid out his reasoning for Michigan being named a “comeback state” in his fourth State of the State address Thursday.

Although education was high on his agenda for the speech, Snyder failed to make any mention of higher education.

Speaking before the Michigan Legis-lature at the state capitol Thursday, the Republican incumbent, who is up for re-election in November, contrasted the state’s present-day successes with the problems he faced upon entering o� ce. He referenced to Michigan as a “comeback state” repeatedly as he has in previous addresses.

“We’ve come farther ad faster than any other state since the beginning of

the Great Recession,” Snyder said.Before he even took the stage,

Michigan Democrats were already becoming vocal in their criticism of Snyder’s policies.

“This is a governor who wakes up every morning supporting policies that work well if you’re wealthy, or well-connected, or a corporate special interest, but aren’t working for regular Michiganders,” Democratic gubernato-rial nominee Mark Schauer said in a press conference Thursday morning.

Senate Democratic leader Gretchen Whitmer also attacked Snyder for Michigan’s struggling job market, referring to his earlier speeches and promises to increase jobs.

“Governor Snyder’s track record from his State of the State speeches is one of broken promises and unfulfi lled plans,” Whitmer said in a news release following

Grad student faces felony charges for identity theft

By Orrin ShawlStaff Reporter

The Central Michigan University Police Department is investigat-ing the theft of more than $30,000 in laboratory equipment from the biology department.

A nine-month investigation led to an arrest and the recovery of the majority of the equipment on Dec. 19, along with evidence of counterfeiting and social security numbers believed to be used for identity theft.

Cole Raymond McDonald, a 25-year-old Pennsylvania gradu-ate student, is facing 11 felony charges after CMUPD and the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team ar-rested him on a search warrant in the 1000 block of East Bennett Street.

McDonald could receive life in prison or any term of years for counterfeiting. His other charges include a 10-year felony for break-ing and entering, a 10-year felony for possession of burglar’s tools, a 10-year ($90,000) felony for con-cealing stolen property and seven four-year ($5,000) felonies for larceny in a building.

“This guy is involved in a lot of things,” said CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley. “In my view, he’s a career criminal, not an opportu-nistic criminal.”

According to CMUPD Lt. Larry Klaus, Biology Lab Manager Thomas Schultz contacted O� cer Michael Sienkiewicz in December about two missing microscopes valued at more than $4,000. Schultz declined comment.

Klaus said they believed the burglaries took place on Dec. 15 when the suspect allegedly used lock-picking equipment to get into the locked Brooks Hall.

“We’ve had a series of burglaries and larcenies here at the university that involved microscopes out of Brooks Hall, as well as a series of thefts of large cartilage printers,” Klaus said. “From previous thefts, the police department had installed surveillance cameras in and around Brooks Hall. Through the camera surveillance and Wi-Fi technology, we were able to identify the sus-pect, which we arrested on Dec. 19.”

When the police and the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested McDonald at his home in the 1000 block of East Bennett Street, they found more than the microscopes and print-ers. Police found evidence of copyright and counterfeiting vio-lations, along with several social security numbers.

Mall shooting sparks creativity, tenacity in Lake Orion student

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Katy Kildee | Staff PhotographerLake Orion senior Jake Montalvo holds a photo of him and his former classmates in Puerto Rico. Montalvo was a witness to a mall shooting in 1996 as a young child in his native country. Montalvo wrote about his experiences in CMU’s literary magazine The Central Review.

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the speech. “We only need to look back to his fi rst address to the state in which he said ‘job one is jobs,’ yet three years later, Michi-gan has the 2nd-highest unem-ployment rate in the nation.”

The Governor spent much of his address highlighting his administration’s successes and goals related to pre-school and K-12 education, while continu-ing to neglect higher education.

One of Snyder’s education proposals was a pitch to launch a pilot program in underper-forming school districts to end summer vacations and operate year-round. He also commended Special Olympics CEO Lois Arnold, who was in attendance for Project Unify, a program that partners children with and with-out mental disabilities to promote educational and personal growth.

“There’s evidence out there to show they can learn much of what they learn because they’re not in an active learning mode,” Snyder said.

He touted the state’s $52 million federal Race to the Top

grant for K-12 education and a $65 million investment in early childhood education, which he proposed to invest another $65 million in this year.

“We’re going to make it a no-wait state for early child-hood education in the state of Michigan,” Snyder said.

While failing to go into spe-cifi cs, Snyder proposed a tax cut for Michiganders, pointing to the state’s $971 million budget surplus as the reason.

“When we have this discus-sion, let’s try to stay focused that we’re staying fi scally responsible, not just for us but for our children,” he said.

Notably, pointing to the state’s budget, he called on the Michi-gan House and Senate to draft a resolution calling on the federal government to adopt a constitu-tional amendment that requires it to balance the federal budget.

“Hey, we balance our budget at home, we balance our budget at work,” Snyder said to thun-derous applause from Republi-can legislators. “Why can’t the government balance theirs?”

The governor called on the state to invest in infrastructure, calling the investments a missed opportunity from 2013.

“We do need to invest more in

our roads,” Snyder said. “I think we’re seeing that now. We’re en-tering pothole season now, folks.”

He applauded Democrats for their “strong support” in expanding Medicaid as part of the A� ordable Care Act.

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“If someone has the oppor-tunity to come to our country

legally, let’s say with open arms, ‘Come to Michigan, this is the place to be,’” he said.

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Quite the contrary. It inspires him.

A poem he wrote about the incident entitled “Mall Shooting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1996,” appeared in the most recent edition of The Central Review, the univer-sity’s literary magazine.

“I’m focused on improv-ing myself as a writer constantly,” he said. “I love reading poetry. I try to write everyday. I want to publish a collection of poetry.”

Playing mostly Jimi Hendrix songs and blues standards on his Epiphone Gibson SG guitar for hours takes up a large chunk of his day, too.

And don’t forget his love of sports.

Excited for the continu-ing NFL playoffs, he played football at Lake Orion High School, where he graduated from in 2008. Montalvo was even a state champion pow-

er lifter at the 165-pound weight class in high school.

His friend Pat Lawton, a graduate of CMU last spring, met Montalvo in 2010, sharing common friends and a mutual inter-est in music.

“He was a pretty quiet kid,” Lawton said, think-ing back to their meeting. “Pretty sensitive.”

Despite this first impres-sion, he grew to know Mon-talvo as someone who never quits at anything he does.

“I guess you could say that he’s very ambitious with his life,” he said. “If he sets something up, he’ll go ahead and do it.”

The middle of Mon-talvo’s poem describes the actions of the bullets (“pierced those porcelain tiles”) and two lines later, the bullets seem to say something to Montalvo: “Ah, yes, I’m here and it ends when I say it does.”

Not if Montalvo has any-thing to say about it.

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REACTION FROM BROOKS HALLKara Schultz, a 22-year-

old Charlotte graduate stu-dent and former assistant to Thomas Schultz, said eight microscopes are missing. A machine called a thermo-cycler, which controls tem-peratures to magnify DNA using the polymerase chain reaction, was also missing.

“It’s one of the most expensive pieces of equip-ment,” she said. “We just got it that semester. We didn’t even get to use it be-fore it was stolen. That was pretty crappy. We’re hoping to get it back.”

Equipment was reported missing from fi ve rooms in Brooks Hall: 108, 119, 129, 130 and 202. Phil Hertzler, a biology professor who works in Brooks Hall, in-structs a lab in room 119.

“We have to scramble around to find another microscope,” Hertzler said. “We either have to have students share a micro-scope or bring one in from another place. I did men-tion to my class to be aware of this, and I didn’t notice any reactions other than shaking heads.”

Hertzler said the faculty in the biology department received information about the missing equipment from Stephen Roberts, the biology department chair-man. Roberts could not be reached for comment in time for publication.

For Schultz, she hopes the situation does not make life more di� cult for stu-dents who use the equip-ment regularly.

“I’m hoping this doesn’t encourage others to try and do it because he got caught,” she said. “They made it easier to come in a few years ago at di� er-ent times if you needed to fi nish an experiment. And now we have to be so much more careful about allowing students to do that.”

POSSIBLE INTENTIONS FOR IDENTITY THEFT

Police also discovered McDonald to be in posses-sion of what appeared to be personal information from

at least six students, includ-ing their Social Security numbers. Yeagley said any time that information is dis-covered, those people have to be immediately notifi ed.

“We have to let the students know so they can protect themselves,” Yeagley said. “We can’t protect them from that identity theft once the bad guy has that information. Immediately, we notified those students.”

One of those students is Kayla Backus, a Chester-fi eld Township senior and biochemistry major who regularly takes classes in Brooks Hall. Backus said she has not yet noticed any suspicious activity related to her personal informa-tion, even though she’s still working on checking her credit score.

CMUPD told Backus they were still trying to figure out how McDonald allegedly got her Social Security number.

“I was asking (CMUPD), and they weren’t sure as well. According to them, my information is not linked to the biology department,” Backus said. “This is the sec-ond time my Social Security number has been associated with a theft. I don’t know how they still keep getting my number, but at least I didn’t get any suspicious bills in the mail yet.”

McDonald is currently lodged at the Isabella County Jail on a $90,000 bond while the investiga-tion continues. A prelimi-nary hearing is scheduled for McDonald at 8 a.m. to-day in the Isabella County Trial Court.

Backus said she has never met McDonald, but she still has a strong opin-ion about the stress he’s put her through.

“It’s more annoying than anything to have your identity stolen,” she said. “To have to take time out of your busy life to check and see if anyone did anything with your information.”

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Kevin CotterState RepresentativeRepublican, Mount Pleasant

Judy EmmonsState SenatorRepublican, Midlan

Gretchen WhitmerSenatorDemocrat, Lansing

ON SNYDER’S CALL FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT:

“I couldn’t be happier. Not only is this the right thing to do for the federal government, it’s a way to show them that Michigan can be an example.”

ON HIGHER EDUCATION: “Restoring a� ordable

higher education is a prior-ity. Part of that is making sure universities keep their tutition rates low. CMU, for instance, has done a very well when it comes to keeping rates low.”

ON SNYDER’S PERFORMANCE:

“It was good to hear some good news, after spending so many years in the House when there wasn’t that kind of news.”

ON THE LACK OF HIGHER EDUCATION TALK:

“Maybe higher educa-tion is doing that job that needs to be done.”

ON THE $971 MILLION SURPLUS:

“It was disappoint-ing to hear the Governor brag of a supposed budget ‘surplus’ which, in reality, is nothing more than the money the Governor and the Republican-led Leg-islature have embezzled from our public schools, our working families and our retired seniors living on fi xed incomes.”

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Daytona Niles | Staff PhotographerA 49-year-old Saginaw resident was arrested at his home Monday afternoon for stealing $1,600 worth of used car batteries Jan. 10, 2013 from Walmart at 4730 Encore Blvd.

Suspect in custody after stealing $1,600 worth of car batteries from Walmart

By Katherine RanzenbergerSenior Reporter

The Isabella County Sheri� De-partment arrested the man suspect-ed of stealing $1,600 worth of used car batteries Friday from Walmart.

The 49-year-old Saginaw resident was arrested at his home Monday afternoon.

The theft occurred between 8 and 9 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Tire & Lube Express in the Walmart at 4730 Encore Blvd.

According to a news release from ICSD, the suspect hooked a chain to the back of a green Chevrolet Silvera-do half-ton pickup truck, and used it to pull open the gate at a fenced-in area outside the auto mechanic, stealing 180 batteries.

“They noticed (the theft) early

Saturday morning, shortly after they opened,” said Isabella County Sheri� Leo Mioduszewski. “People get a pretty good return (for selling old batteries). He was probably making good money on that.”

Mioduszewski said video security footage was provided by Walmart and is the strongest piece of evidence in the case. The clip was included in the press release.

“A couple (of ) citizens ended up contacting us after recognizing him on the footage,” Mioduszewski said. “They were at least acquaintances. They recognized him right away.”

Mioduszewski said the suspect hauled 4,017 pounds of batteries in his half-ton pickup.

“He must have been having trouble steering,” he said. “He was going down the road with all that weight

Father and son arrested for stealing laptops from Cobb, Carey HallsBy Orrin ShawlStaff Reporter

Two suspects have been arrested by the Oakland County Sheri� De-partment in connection to a series of November laptop thefts from Central Michigan University.

The OCSD took Justin Sidney Dudley, a 19-year-old Mid Michi-gan Community College student, into custody on Nov. 25. His father, Theodore Dudley also was arrested at the scene.

According to CMU Police Depart-

ment Lt. Larry Klaus, the use of LoJack technology led them to the Dudleys’ location in Rochester.

“We have recovered fi ve of six stolen laptops. Those were recov-ered in Rochester,” Klaus said. “Both suspects were charged with fi ve counts of receiving and concealing stolen property.”

The thefts of three of the laptops were reported missing on Nov. 17, while the other three laptops were reported missing on Nov. 21. The estimated value for all six laptops was $7,400.

CMUPD believed owners of the laptops were in their bedrooms in Cobb and Carey Hall while their laptops were stolen, Klaus said.

“We believe the occupants were sleeping while the laptops were stolen from the residential rooms,” Klaus said.

CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said crimes that take police beyond the nearby community are becoming more common in Mount Pleasant.

“Patterns are developing in sophistication,” he said. “Years ago, you didn’t have people coming

from out of town to victimize our community. People are willing to travel long distances now to look for (an) opportunity.”

According to Klaus, a preliminary exam is scheduled on Jan. 30 in Oak-land County for the Dudleys. Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully is also reviewing the case, which could lead to additional charges.

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Youth of the nation By John Irwin

Senior Reporter

Signifi cantly more people between the ages of 18 and 34 signed up for health insurance through the federal exchange in December, but far more need to sign up by March in order to keep markets stable.

According to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week, 24 percent of the 2.2 million Americans who have signed up for insurance through the federal exchanges are between ages 18 and 34.

While that is signifi cant, about 40 percent of those eligible for insur-

ance through the exchanges are in that age range, according to a Decem-ber study by the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

Getting young people to sign up for Obamacare, as the law is commonly referred to, in large enough numbers is crucial to keeping rates low.

“For this system to work, young people need to enroll in su� cient numbers to produce a surplus in premium revenues that can be used to cross-subsidize the defi cit created by the enrollment of older people,” the study reads. “If that does not oc-cur, premium revenues will fall short of expenses and insurers may seek to raise premiums the following year.”

For that reason, getting young people to sign up is one of the Obama administration’s key focuses regard-ing the president’s signature legisla-tive achievement.

The law has been plagued by rollout issues, including a faulty exchange website and some insured Americans being dropped from their plans for not meeting the law’s standards.

While the law is in better standing today, Americans’ trust in the law and in the administration’s ability to implement it have been damaged, polls reveal.

This would mean Congress and the administration should work on

ways to fi x the law through legisla-tion, but a bitterly divided legislative branch makes that prospect nearly impossible, said James Hill, a Cen-tral Michigan University political science professor.

“This law has been so politicized that I see no chance that signifi cant legislative revision will take place while President Obama is in o� ce,” Hill said. “Tweaking and adminis-trative improvements are all that are likely to occur in the next three years.”

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in the back. The front end must have been almost o� the ground.”

The suspect’s name has not been released.

Diana Gee, Walmart media spokes-person said the store worked with local law enforcement to identify the culprit, through public awareness.

“We appreciate (the) law en-forcement’s help,” she said. “We’re providing them with any informa-tion that might be useful to their investigation.”

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The following incidents were reported between midnight on Sunday, Jan. 12 and 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15 by the Mount Pleasant Police Department in the city of Mount Pleasant.

Jan. 1212:57 a.m. – A 20-year-old

Mount Pleasant man was cited for minor in possession at 299 W. Cherry St.

1:35 a.m. – A 20-year-old West Olive man was cited for minor in possession and impeding traffi c at 599 S. Washington St.

2:19 a.m. – A 27-year-old Breckenridge man was arrested for a CCW violation at 930 W. Broomfi eld St., after offi cers received a call for a disorderly subject.

3:29 a.m. – A 21-year-old Bloomfi eld man was arrested on a warrant from another agency at 599 S. Washington St.

5:55 a.m. – A 51-year-old Clare woman was arrested on a failure to appear warrant at 804 E. High. The original charge was driving with a suspended license.

9:46 p.m. – A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was lodged for a weapons offense, operating under the infl uence of drugs and possession of marijuana at 499 W. Mill St.

Jan. 132:07 a.m. – A 31-year-old

Mount Pleasant man was arrested for assault at 1108 Sweeney St.

5:36 a.m. – A 29-year-old Mount Pleasant man was lodged for operating under the infl uence at 1099 E. Illinois St. This is his second offense.

2:46 p.m. – A theft was reported at 705 S. Mission St.

4:03 p.m. – A 41-year-old Rosebush man was jailed on warrants from another agency.

Jan. 1412:50 a.m. – A 22-year-old

Mount Pleasant man was jailed for operating under the infl uence at 299 S. Oak St.

2:31 a.m. – A 22-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was cited for driving with a suspended license and given a warning for tinted windows.

8:55 a.m. – A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for parole violation.

1:59 p.m. – A 34-year-old Harrison woman was taken from Clare County to Isabella County on a probation violation warrant for retail fraud.

2:57 p.m. – A 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for probation violation.

10:46 p.m. – A 22-year-old Westland man was cited for an open intox on a city street at 799 E. Broomfi eld St.

Jan. 1512:28 a.m. – A 23-year-old

Mount Pleasant man was jailed for public urination, resisting and obstructing and disorderly at 2000 S. Mission St.

1:01 a.m. – A 19-year-old Clinton Township woman and a 20-year-old Shelby Township man were both cited for public urination and minor in possession at 2000 S. Mission St.

1:34 a.m. – A 21-year-old Farwell man and a 22-year-old Clare man were cited for disorderly public urination at 2000 S. Mission St.

1:40 a.m. – A 19-year-old Midland man was jailed for minor in possession and trespassing.

2:38 a.m. – A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for a bench warrant for failure to pay fi nes and costs.

10:50 a.m. – A 22-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for parole violations at 1010 N. Fancher St.

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Are you age 26 or younger? Do your parents have health insurance? The law allows dependent coverage to stay in place for children until the age of 26.

This provision is already in place.

If you buy insurance through the exchanges, you must have that insurance in place by March 31. Failure to do so may result in a tax penalty. Penalties will increase each year,

beginning this year with a $95 penalty per person or 1 percent of annual income.

People exempted from having to sign up for health insurance include those with taxable income below 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or those with income too low for

fi ling a tax return ($10,000 for an individual, $20,000 for a family).

Individuals in low-income groups could qualify for Medicaid, which has recently been expanded to more than 400,000 low-income Michiganders.

Members of federally recognized Indian tribes are also exempt from the penalty.

In order to help people afford their insurance, subsidies are available for Americans between 139 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

The lower the income, the larger the subsidy.

People who have to pay 8 percent or more in annual income on insurance after accounting for tax credits will also be exempt.

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More young people urged to sign up for Obamacare to reduce rates

Graphic by Mariah Prowoznik | Visual Director

As the College of Communica-tion and Fine Arts, and specifi cally the art department, struggles amid a shrinking revenue stream, the e� ect of fewer students on campus is becoming clear – and it should come as no surprise.

For years, CMU has anticipated declining revenue, stemming from a decrease in student credit hours.

In July, the university announced an anticipated 5 to 7-percent decrease in undergraduate enroll-ment, refl ected by an estimated $18 million budget defi cit. Although the original estimate was announced to not be as steep as originally calcu-lated, CMU still faces a $15 million revenue reduction from last year.

It’s a storm that’s long been loom-ing on the horizon, and the art depart-ment appears to be feeling it fi rst.

While credit hour enrollment within the art department has dis-played decreasing student partici-pation, this year marked a 32-per-cent decrease in undergraduate enrollment within the department.

However, the impact is being softened due to proactive steps being made by the department. Its response should serve as a model for all areas of campus.

For the CCFA, having received $1.6 million less revenue compared with last year – it’s no easy task.

“Those numbers are signifi cant,” a

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June university-wide email regarding projected undergraduate enrollment read. “All of us — in every college and service unit on campus — will need to be fi scally conservative.”

For the art department, this fi scal conservation means fi xed-term faculty might be dismissed.

With less students enrolling in 2-D and 3-D studio art classes, and tenured and tenure-track professors being given the priority positions, many fi xed-term faculty might be seeing a decrease or elimi-nation of their course schedules.

CCFA Dean Salma Ghanem cites two options: Cutting classes or rotating class o� erings. Having chosen the latter, the university, and more specifi cally the CCFA, has decided to put students fi rst.

The department is an embodi-ment of the shared governance phi-

losophy. The department is taking their future into its own hands.

It’s time to realize the market is changing, and the art department is working to adjust itself to a slim-mer, ultimately more fi scally e� ec-tive version of its failing model.

In lieu of the budget defi cit, CMU has been proactive in their approach to diversify our student body and extend recruitment ef-forts beyond the state of Michigan. But now more than ever, it’s time to tighten the belt.

We acknowledge that asking the university to predict enrollment is an impossible feat. However, by recognizing that the overall market for higher education is shrinking and becoming more specialized, as well as better utilizing our resourc-es – we can work to fi nd a right size for CMU.

And that’s exactly what is being done.

The best-equipped people – those who are directly involved with the day-to-day decisions within the college and the depart-ment – are the ones taking those steps.

By recognizing the issue and working to prevent the revenue decline from taking a signifi cant toll on the student experience, the art department is facing reality head-on. It shows responsibility, a willingness for change and ulti-mately shows it has the best inter-est of students in mind.

We can only hope other colleges on campus take notice of these actions before an already dire situa-tion worsens.

The time for action is now.

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When was the last time you and your roommates went to a men’s or women’s basketball game at McGuirk Arena?

Whenever that last game was, if ever, were you on your feet and yelling, cheering or degrading Central Michigan opponents?

Many can say that they’ve re-cently attended a game, but few have done with the latter.

I’ve been covering basketball here since 2011 and I’ve seen an increase in attendance, but it’s what you do while you’re at the game that’s important. There are few sports where fans have as much impact on the game as bas-ketball. They give energy to the players on the court and can get into the heads of the opposition.

Men’s basketball head coach Keno Davis and his sta� have gone above and beyond to get fans into McGuirk Arena. They’ve sent e-mails, got many to follow Davis on Twitter, trav-elled around campus to promote the team and even held student section practice sessions to show what a good student section looks like.

Unfortunately, that practice session doesn’t look anything like what it has been in McGuirk Arena.

Having the best student sec-tion in the Mid-American Con-ference shouldn’t be tough, but I wouldn’t be hard pressed to fi nd one better than CMU.

I understand men’s basketball isn’t putting up wins right now, but a strong student section can go a long way in improving that mark.

That is why Davis and his sta� have made it a point to get the students to show up and make their presence known. They want to change the atmosphere of CMU basketball, and a big part of that is home court advantage — which doesn’t exist right now.

As far as the women’s team goes, there really is no excuse to stay seated.

You have a team that can score triple digits on almost any given night. Crystal Bradford is good enough to represent the United States and help lead it to a gold medal. Niki DiGuilio is statisti-cally the greatest shooter in CMU history.

You have a team that can, and has, competed with the best teams in the country. What are you doing sitting down?

McGuirk Arena is a tough place to play for opposing teams because of the team alone. If the student section was actively in-volved in the games from start to fi nish, it would be impossible for any MAC team to come to Mount Pleasant and leave with a win.

Tomorrow is the perfect day to start showing up and showing your support. At noon, the MAC West leading women take on MAC East leader Bowling Green. Then at 7 p.m., the men take on rival Eastern Michigan.

I’m calling out Sue’s Crüe and Club Keno. Show that you exist. Make yourself heard.

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TO THE EDITOR:

The brothers of the Delta Chi Fraternity would like to extend their deepest sympathies to victims of sexual assault and their families. We understand sexual assault is a violation of a person’s freedom, privacy, emotions, and livelihood. Members of Delta Chi exercise compassion and understanding in dealing with all people — it’s one of our basic expectations. Sexual assault is not tolerated by this fraternity.

Delta Chi’s suspension was issued for a vi-olation of the alcohol policy, which included a violation of registered student organization and university regulations — no sexual as-sault charges were used in the suspension of the fraternity.

The social function mentioned in the article by Central Michigan Life occurred April 19th, 2013. The O� ce of Student Conduct notifi ed the fraternity of an alleged sexual assault and alcohol violations on July 22nd. These allegations were dismissed by the Hearing Board on August 8th — 17 days later. It is important to note that based on the fi ndings by the Hearing Board, Delta Chi was found not guilty of sexual assault.

CM Life has said we were negligent in taking responsibility and being forthcoming regarding the issue — this is simply untrue. Delta Chi has not spoken up against the al-legation of sexual assault due to the reason that the allegation was dismissed. Because the fraternity was found not guilty, the Appeals Board never brought up the charge of sexual assault against the fraternity.

To the best of our knowledge, the Hear-ing Board had decided that the allegation of sexual assault did not hold weight in the

case. As a result of the alcohol violations, we received a four-year suspension, a punishment that does not fi t the crime.

At no point in the initial hearing in July, did the University bring up the fraternity’s past conduct other than the incident regarding the social function in April 2013. During the ap-peals process, the fraternity’s suspension was decided using conduct from the past 15 years as justifi cation. By bringing up conduct dating back to 1998, it appears the University was in violation of Section 5.4.10 in the Student Code of Conduct, which states, “The Appeals Board makes its determination based solely on the record of the student’s hearing, facts that are presented to the Appeals Board, and argu-ments before the Appeals Board. No addi-tional witnesses, witness statements or other materials may be used in the appeal process.”

Based on the University policy, Delta Chi believes that an important right in procedural due process was violated and ignored. We appealed this to the University, however they felt that no such right had been violated.

The brothers of Delta Chi have not respond-

ed to these accusations in a malicious manner, and have had no involvement in any retalia-tion against the parties involved. In fact, Delta Chi is disappointed in the damaging attention that has been brought not only to Delta Chi, but to the Greek community as a whole.

Last year, the Greek community raised more than $22,200 during the 2013 Greek Week for the Jenna Kast Believe in Miracles Founda-tion. Annually, the CMU Greek community typically raises more than $90,000 for phil-anthropic causes including Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research — the national philanthropy Delta Chi supports every year.

In the last fi ve years, Delta Chi has raised more than $10,000 for philanthropy. The fraternity has put in more than 2,000 volun-teer hours for social causes in the community, including Relay for Life, Special Olympics and the Humane Animal Treatment Society. For a fraternity whose culture is being called into question, we believe our philanthropic e� orts speak to our commitment to being a positive infl uence in our community.

Our fraternity has never claimed to be perfect and free of all guilt. We just believe it is unfortunate that a false perception has been created with false information. With contin-ued support from our National Headquarters, we remain operationally functional within the city of Mount Pleasant. We will continue to support this city, the university and the people in this community who have made us proud to call ourselves CMU Chippewas.

-The Brothers of Delta Chi Central Michigan Chapter

A letter from the CMU Chapter of Delta Chi to the CMU community

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By Catey TraylorSenior Reporter

Students in medical programs might have a new building to work in within the next few years if a request for $25 mil-lion in state funding is acquired by the College of Health Professions.

Central Michigan Uni-versity’s Board of Trustees voted in favor of submitting the request to the state to expand health programs at the Dec. 5 meeting.

If granted the money, CMU will build a Center for Integrative Health Studies, which will also include a 60,000-square-foot addition to the Health Professions building. The center will serve as a location on campus for all students studying any sec-tor of health professions to meet, and will house the overflow of students from the HP building.

Provost Michael Gealt said the addition is necessary, calling health professions one of the major academic programs at the university.

“We have a lot of pro-grams involved with health and wellness across every college,” he said. “Health professions is a major thrust of this university and we have a community of people who need to com-municate with one another. The Center for Integrative Health Studies will allow that to happen.”

Officials filed the request after Gov. Rick Snyder’s office sent out a capital project outlay request to community col-leges and universities. A capital outlay bill signed by Snyder in June 2012 provides $300 million for higher education con-struction projects.

Gealt said he and univer-sity o� cials acted quickly to solidify their request, working with adminis-trators across campus to determine which academic area should receive a new capital project.

“We talked a lot about where the strengths and needs are at CMU, and the College of Health Profes-sions has used about 105 percent of its building,” he said. “They need the addi-tional space, and we could put new programs in that space, too.”

Gealt added that other areas on campus could use expansions and updates as well, particularly the College of Business, but expanding the HP building first would be best for the university overall.

“Fifteen percent of stu-dents come here wanting to go into health professions, and it’s just going to grow,” Gealt said. “We’ve got to be prepared to meet that need. It may bother people that we’re focusing on health and wellness, but we’ve got to put the money where the programs are increasing.”

A full plan on how to expand the building has yet to be finalized.

Chris Ingersoll, dean of CHP, declined comment on the project, the plan and any finite details pertaining to the growth of the college.

However, Kathy Wilbur, vice president of develop-ment and external rela-tions, said Snyder should be making his budget recommendations as early as mid-February.

“He could make a recom-mendation (regarding the distribution of aid) then, but he doesn’t have to,” she said. “There is very possibly going to be a capital outlay bill recommended by Gov. Snyder. We’re not certain, but given the virtue that they asked, it’s likely.”

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By Shawn TongeStaff Reporter

A week of activities and events starting on Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. Day on Monday encourage students to get involved during their day out of the classroom.

D’Wayne Jenkins, assistant director of cultural program-ming, said Central Michigan University’s MLK Jr. Week is about getting students to make a di� erence on the holiday.

“We want people to take a step back and think about the service they can do with that time o� ,” the St. Louis native said. “There are plenty of things we can do to help better the community and the university.”

MLK Jr. Week kicks o� at 10 a.m. Monday with the “CommUNITY Peace Brunch” at the Small Sports Forum in the Student Activ-ity Center. Robert Newby, a retired sociology profes-sor at the university, will be presenting a keynote address during the brunch.

The meal also features musical performances by

Fish N Chips and the Christ Central Choir, as well as speeches from the three finalists in the university’s MLK Jr. Oratorical Contest.

The Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center is also host-ing a Day of Service event in honor of MLK Jr. After meet-ing in the Bovee University Center at noon, the volunteer groups will go out into the community and work on ser-vice projects until 2 p.m.

Eight di� erent service projects will be o� ered for the Day of Service, said Gretchen Wilt, a member of the volunteer center’s special events committee.

“Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that the greatest question in life is ‘what are you doing for others?’” the Romeo senior said. “Working on a service project is a great way to honor his memory.”

Around 150 students par-ticipated in the 2013 Day of Service and they anticipate a similar turnout this year, said Jason Vasquez, a Wyoming graduate assistant.

The MLK Peace March and Vigil will begin at the U.C.

Rotunda Room at 3 p.m. The students plan to march across campus and into downtown Mount Pleasant, where they will conclude with a candle light vigil at 5 p.m.

A WEEK OF REMEMBRANCE On Tuesday, Little Rock Nine

member Minniejean Brown-Trickey will be speaking at Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall at 7 p.m. Brown-Trickey’s speech, presented by the CMU Program Board, will delve into her role and experiences in the Civil Rights Movement.

New to MLK Jr. Week this year is the MLK Student vs. Faculty Charity Basketball Game on Friday. The game is being held at 6 p.m. at the SAC with admission for $2 or a donation of canned goods. All proceeds go to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen.

The last event for MLK Week is the 21st Annual Unity Ball on Saturday at the U.C. The dinner, held at 6 p.m., will be accompanied with a theatrical performance of the stage play “The Meeting.”

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Celebrate life and unity during Martin Luther King Jr. Week

Taylor Ballek | File PhotoStudents gather in the snow to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a peace vigil while listening to CMU Alum Lester Brooke Jr. speak Jan. 21, 2013 after the MLK Jr. March in downtown Mount Pleasant.

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LEGO building competition enters sixth year next month

By Derek ThielStaff Reporter

Builders of all ages have been working on their masterpieces for months, as the Veterans Memorial Library will be host-ing the 6th annual Chippewa River District LEGO Building Competition next month.

The number of contestants has nearly doubled since the fi rst event, with 60 participants initially and now more than 100 entries last year.

With a build deadline of Feb. 27, judges will begin picking their favorite creations at 1 p.m. The award ceremony will be open to the public at 5 p.m., and prizes will be given to the win-ners soon after.

Some of the prizes include gift certifi cates, building kits and

books about LEGO. The money for these prizes is provided by McGuirk Sand and Gravel.

Robert Wang, the library’s marketing and communications manager, said he was concerned about the amount of people who would show up for the fi rst contest held in 2008.

“We had to cross our fi n-gers,” he said. “The fi rst year response was incredible and it just keeps growing.”

Children in grades 3 through 5 and 6 through 8 represent the largest amount of partici-pants. Some couldn’t wait to get started on their next project, Wang said.

“As soon as last year’s con-test ended, some kids immedi-ately started building for this year,” he said.

Wang said even though the

fi nal projects will be judged inside the Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University Ave., there has been an extensive amount of advertising in the fi ve other libraries that make up the Chippewa River District.

Promotion of the event wasn’t only in the local libraries; it extended all the way to the residence hall rooms of the tow-ers. Wang presented informa-tion about the competition to residence hall directors, which included contest information and a chance to win a fl oor-wide pizza party.

The event is free to anyone who wants to participate and the only requirement is one member of your team has a working library card.

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professions, and it’s just going to grow. We’ve got to be prepared

to meet that need. It may bother people that we’re focusing on

health and wellness, but we’ve got to put the money where the

programs are increasing.”

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By Kate WoodruffStaff Reporter

After much preparation, Wednesday and Thursday will mark the audition days for the highly anticipated Central Michigan University production of “The Marvelous Land of Oz.”

The production, a sequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” will be directed by Caro junior Troy Mullin and will run Feb. 27 through Mar. 2.

“The script I created is adapted from the original children’s book published in 1904 by L. Frank Baum and it is fi lled with things we all know and love from the fi rst story, as well as a few new surprises,” Mullin said. “(These surprises) follow the adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Man after Dorothy clicked her heels and went back to Kansas.”

With auditions fast ap-proaching, Mullin hopes to bring in a crowd of perform-ers that will contribute to the show’s enchanting theme.

“We are currently seeking 11 performers. We have nine speak-ing roles and two non-speaking roles,” Mullin said. “You do not have to be a theatre major to au-dition (so) this is a great chance for those who are interested in

theatre or performing to have a positive fi rst experience while working with a student director. But it is also an opportunity for students with more experience to work with someone new.”

Those auditioning are asked to go to Moore Hall, room 106 at 6 p.m. and auditions will run through 8 p.m. on Jan. 22 to 23. Auditions will require participants to prepare a one-minute selection from a piece of children’s literature to perform. All books or plays are welcome, but poetry is discouraged.

Performers who have special talents such as juggling, gymnastics or other things that would aid their stage presence, are asked to audition as well.

Students who audition well will receive a callback, which will take place at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24 in the same location. After callbacks, a cast list will be posted and rehearsals will begin Jan. 26.

“I would defi nitely see this production,” said Kara Gagnon, a Fowlerville junior. “’The Wizard of Oz’ is a classic and it would be interesting to see what happens next, especially coming from a CMU student.”

Mullin encourages those interested to audition, as there are many new characters to bring to life.

“Roles we will be auditioning for include the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and Glinda, as well as several new characters such as Jack Pumpkinhead, General Jinjur and a little boy named Tip,” Mullin said. “If perform-ing isn’t your thing, but you still

want to be involved, we also have backstage positions open.”

Any questions about audi-tions or the play itself can be directed to Troy Mullin at [email protected].

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From crosshairs to barber chairs

Arin Bisaro | Staff PhotographerAt 616 N. Mission St is where Woody’s, an old fashioned barbor shop resides that was built 63 years ago.

‘The Marvelous Land of Oz’ auditions to begin Jan. 22 in Moore Hall

By Kevin AndrewsStaff Reporter

The sound of scissors clipping, a trimmer buzz-ing or the hum of friendly conversation between barber and patron is not uncommon at Woody’s Barbershop.

Located at 616 N. Mis-sion St., two blocks south of Mission and Pickard

Streets, the barbershop was built in 1950.

“When I was in the military, after I was on the ship, some of the guys were on the ship cutting hair and I kind of got inter-ested a little bit in it,” said owner Brian Wood, who has worked at Woody’s for nine years and has been its own-er for the past seven and a half years. “I took some

other jobs, and eventually I decided to go ahead and pursue barbering and so I went to barber school.”

A position opened up at Woody’s and Wood began working with the previous owner, who worked there for 42 years.

“He was nearing the end of his career in here and was looking for somebody to come work with him,” Wood said.

Woody’s barber perfects craft through military career

The previous owner worked alongside his brother for nearly four decades, and, as Wood explains, after the pre-vious owner’s brother passed away due to a heart attack, he worked with the owner for almost two years before he eventually acquired the business.

Woody’s is open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. No appoint-ment is needed and only walk-ins are accepted.

A standard men’s hair-cut costs $12, which is topped off with a hot lather, straight-razor neck shave.

“We cut (hair for) all ethnicities in here,” Wood said. “There’s nothing that we really don’t do.”

Woody’s specializes in flat tops, fades and military cuts.

Fixing up a man named Bub, who has been a regular at Woody’s since it opened, Jeff Havens, the other barber at Woody’s for four and a half years,

said he loves the variety of people who come in, and the laid-back atmosphere.

“It’s the best cut in town,” said Bryant English from Wisconsin, a former CMU student who has been going to Woody’s for almost two years.

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Arin Bisaro | Staff Photographer Journalism professor Jiafei Yin will be stepping into an administrative role as the interim chair for the department after 18 years of teaching.

Yin named interim journalism department chairpersonBy Catey TraylorSenior Reporter

After 18 years of teaching in the classroom, journalism professor Jiafei Yin will be stepping into an administra-tive role as the interim chair for the department.

Outgoing Chairperson Maria Marron announced Jan. 6 she is leaving Central Michigan University to serve as dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Com-munications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Mar-ron’s employment will begin July 1. She will be leaving CMU by the end of February.

“I’ve faced (being interim chair) before and turned it down because I really enjoyed teaching, and teaching and being chair are very different jobs,” Yin said. “But this time around, I thought ‘Why not?’ I’ve been teaching for quite a while. Life is all about new experiences, and the depart-ment needed somebody.”

Yin began teaching at CMU in 1996 after finish-ing the doctoral program at University of Missouri-Co-lumbia’s School of Journal-ism. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from Nanjing University in China. Before coming to America, she worked for 10 years at The China Daily, and now coordinates an internship program between the news-paper and CMU.

According to her web biography, her main teach-ing areas include data in the news and international com-munication, though she has also taught courses in news writing, editing, introduction to the media and American media history.

Marron said she is confi-dent in Yin’s ability to lead the department in her absence and has been preparing her for the duties of an administrator.

“Dr. Yin has been here for 18 years and has worked her way up on faculty,” Mar-

ron said. “Plus, she has the confidence of her faculty and personnel. She’s genuinely enthusiastic and looking for-ward to the job.”

Yin was selected to serve as interim after a department meeting on Wednesday. After gaining a unanimous vote of approval from the journalism faculty, she accepted the position.

“I got a lot of support from the faculty members and I’m happy for that. Dr. Marron is very encouraging and supportive,” Yin said. “She has provided me a lot of help. For any chance to be successful, faculty support is number one.”

Marron held the journal-ism chairwoman position since 2002. Aside from her work at CMU, she serves as editor of the Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, was president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Com-munication from 2009-10, and is a member of the Hearst Intercollegiate Journalism Awards Steering Committee.

According to an email drafted to be sent to students, before heading to Nebraska, Marron will finalize her work on the department’s upcom-ing re-accreditation.

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I’ve been teaching for quite a while. Life is all about new

experiences, and the department needed somebody.”

Jiafei Yin, Interim chairperson for CMU Journalism and Mass Communication

Join the Central Michigan University community in celebrating and

honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with these special presentations

and activities.

Keynote SpeakerMinnijean Brown Trickey

Tuesday, Janurary 217:00 pm, Plachta Auditorium in Warriner HallSpeech is free and open to the public.

In the autumn of 1957, Minnijean BrownTrickey took her rightful place in what hadpreviously been a whites-only school. Infront of a worldwide television audience,she walked past armed guards and anangry mob to help set America on the pathtoward desegregation in public schools.Incredibly, this was just the beginning ofher fiery career as a social activist. For herwork, she has received the U.S.Congressional Gold Medal, the SpingarnMedal, the Wolf Award, and a medal fromthe W.E.B. DuBois Institute, among othercitations. Under the Clinton administration,she served as Deputy Assistant Secretaryof the Department of the Interior, fordiversity. She has also appeared in two

acclaimed documentaries: Journey toLittle Rock: The Untold Story of MinnijeanBrown Trickey and HBO’s Little Rock: 50Years Later.

In her adult life, Brown-Trickey continuesto be an activist for minority rights. Shelived in Canada for a number of years inthe 1980s and 1990s, getting involved inFirst Nations activism and studying socialwork at Laurentian University in Sudbury,Ontario. Brown-Trickey’s daughter SpiritTrickey is now employed at Little RockCentral High School National Historic Site,where she interprets the struggle of hermother and the other eight students toenter Central High.

Co-sponsors: The Office of the President, Office for Institutional Diversity, Multicultural Academic Student Services, Office for Diversity Education, King/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professor Fund, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Education and Human Services, Political Science, Office of Residence Life, Athletics, City of Mount Pleasant, Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, University Recreation, University Communications, Isabella County Transportation Commission, CMU Police, Mount Pleasant Police, ARAMARK, Program Board.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see cmich.edu/aaeo). CMU provides individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in university activities, programs and services. Individuals with disabilities requiring an accommodation are asked to call 989-774-3945 at least one week before the event.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week

January 20 - 26, 2014Monday, January 20:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. CommUNITY Peace BrunchSmall Sports Forum of the Student Activities Center, 10 am

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March and VigilStarting at Bovee University Center, Vigil held Downtown in Mt. Pleasant, 3 pm

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Enos ‘cutting out the middle man’ by promoting Watts to OCBy Dominick Mastrangelo

Assistant Sports Editor

Dan Enos had no doubt who his next offensive coordinator would be when Mike Cummings left University of Connecticut last week.

The Central Michigan head football coach an-nounced the promotion of former quarterbacks coach Morris Watts to the vacant OC role late Tuesday. Watts will continue his duties as quarterbacks coach in ad-dition to leading the entire CMU offensive unit.

“He knows our players and knows the game of football very well,” Enos said. “When you have a guy like (Watts), there was no thought to look elsewhere.”

Watts’ most recent stint as an offensive coordina-

tor came in 2010 when he coached Miami (Ohio) to a 2010 Mid-American Con-ference Championship and a bowl victory.

“He will continue to be the quarterback coach,” Enos said. “It makes it bet-ter for everybody. When the quarterbacks and the coordinator are together, that kind of cuts out the middle man.”

The 80-year-old was on double duty at Michi-gan State in 2002 as well, where he led the offense and coached quarterbacks at the same time. He served as interim head coach for three games the same sea-son when MSU fired head coach Bobby Williams.

Watts said he never as-sumed getting the CMU OC job was a given once Cum-mings left.

“I was comfortable with whatever transpired,” Watts said. “When I took the job at Miami, I didn’t care what happened and I ended up being the coor-dinator there. Same thing here, I just wanted to be involved in football.”

Nevertheless, Watts said he is excited for his new and larger role in Mount Pleasant.

“Naturally, I was pretty excited when coach Enos asked me,” he said. “It’s a chance to get more in-volved with things and that’s what I’m used to. I

can hopefully contribute even more now to keeping this thing going in the way it’s going.”

Watts said working with freshman quarterback Coo-per Rush for two seasons will benefit the Chippewas in 2014.

“I got him as he came here. He needs to improve in a couple of ways,” Watts said. “Cooper needs to get his arm strength up. But I am confi -dent that he will be able to improve in our system even more now than before.”

Rush finished in the top-5 in MAC passing yards per game in 2013 with 213.5.

Enos said it is premature to anticipate any further coaching changes for the Chippewas.

“All us head coaches always tend to hold our breath this time of year,” Enos said. “If

someone is o� ered a job some-where else and they want it, it’s hard to tell them no.”

ANOTHER OFFENSIVE PROMOTION

In addition to Watts’ ad-vancement, Enos has hired former tight ends coach Butch Barry to offensive line coach.

“When I talked to people around the team, everyone thought Butch was the right guy to coach our of-fensive line,” Enos said.

Barry has been tight ends coach at CMU for four years. Last season, he coached all of CMU’s tight ends, which caught 31 passes for a com-bined 341 yards and three touchdowns as a unit.

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Taryn Wattles | Staff Photographer Algonquin, Ill senior Emily Heinz takes off down the runway, her team cheering her on, Friday, Jan. 10, 2013.

Ranked gymnastics faces William and Mary in third annual Royal Rumble and Tumble

By Taylor DesOrmeauStaff Reporter

Last week, gymnastics was the unranked underdog taking on a ranked opponent, but against William and Mary, the roles will reverse with the Chippewas rising to a No. 22 national ranking.

A score of 194.8 was enough for CMU to defeat No. 24 Maryland last week-end, and could be enough to beat William and Mary today — a team that only managed to score 190.725 in their last competition.

“William and Mary is a respectable team. I don’t see them as a 195, but they’ve only done one meet,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “You can’t look at that. Was it a meet that they didn’t do their best in or was that their best? You don’t know because there’s not enough yearly history yet.”

Regardless of their op-ponent’s score, Reighard expects much more out of his squad in today’s meet.

“I really feel like our team is talented enough to go 196, which is a 9.8 average,” Reighard said. “We just have been leaving things on the table so far.”

Senior Emily Heinz spoke in the same vein, saying her goal was to hit 9.8 so the team could reach 196, a score only 10 teams in the country have achieved so far this year.

Heinz was able to score more than a 9.8 in two of her three events Friday, enough to earn her the Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week honor.

“Our goal this weekend is 196,” Heinz said. “That’s been our goal the whole season, but I think it’s time for us to let loose and I think once we do that, we’ll be unstoppable.”

Heinz was awarded MAC Specialist of the Week in 2011, which is awarded to gymnasts who compete in two or fewer events. This is her first MAC Gymnast of the Week award.

“It’s a great award for her, she deserves it,” said senior

Brittany Petzold. “She works so hard in the gym, the scores prove it.”

Petzold will not see compe-tition after su� ering an ankle injury in practice this week.

GETTING PREPPED FOR DISTRACTIONS

An added element for today’s meet is the wrestling match that will be going on in the same gym at the same time in the third annual Royal Rumble and Tumble event.

“It creates a circus atmo-sphere, because when we get into quadrangular meets where there’s four events going on at a time or we go to a championship meet at the end of the year, it is a circus,” Reighard said. “There’s teams moving, there’s four events all going on at the same time and it’s something that we have to learn to contend with, and our freshmen have never experienced it.”

The biggest distraction will likely be on the balance beam, which will be close to where wrestling will be going on.

Reighard said he’s done a few things in an e� ort to prepare his team for the distraction.

“I whistle, I clap my hands, I run past the beam, do whatever I can do to create that (atmosphere),” Reighard said. “But it’s still our practice area. It’s not quite the same.”

Besides the hostile atmo-sphere, Reighard said the event is great for both sports because it exposes people to a sport they might not be interested in.

“There’s going to be some high school men and athletes that come faithfully that have never been exposed to gymnastics and there’s going to be some mom’s and little girls that come faithfully to gymnastics that don’t know what wrestling’s all about,” Reighard said. “They’re go-ing to get an opportunity to cross over and see it. I think we both get more fans as a result of this, both wrestling and gymnastics.”

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“It was extremely hard. I had to do a lot of rehab and therapy. It was really hard

mentally, because I wasn’t used to ever being out of the roster and it was

really challenging to get myself back into the lineups.”

Brittany Petzold, Gymnastics co-captain

“It was extremely hard. I had to do a lot of rehab and therapy. It was really hard

mentally, because I wasn’t used to ever being out of the roster and it was

really challenging to get myself back into the lineups.”

Brittany Petzold, Gymnastics co-captain

Brittany Petzold smiles through pain for second consecutive season

Grace and GritBy Malachi Barrett & Cody DeBona

Sports Editor & Staff Reporter

Morris Watts Butch Berry

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Senior gymnastics co-captain Brittany Petzold has been dealing with pain the last two seasons, though it’s unlikely many fans and judges would recognize it.

Petzold fi nished last season as a Mid-American Conference Co-Gymnast of the Year, fi rst team all-MAC, and ranking No. 1 in all-around in the conference. She set personal

records in vault, uneven bars and fl oor last season. This was especially impressive, considering Petzold spent the previous summer

recovering from shoulder surgery at the end of her sophomore year. Her recovery refl ects the toughness of gymnasts. A

quality that can be overlooked when focusing on the grace of their sport.

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“It is exceptional for a gymnast to come back — everything that we do involves the shoulder,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “I’m glad the season didn’t last longer than it did, because I was sure she wouldn’t. When she would go to put her arm over her head, it wouldn’t extend the full distance. Bars is probably the most di� cult thing for her because she releases, fl ips and catches from about eight feet, and it stretches everything.”

Petzold received no relief over the course of the season, facing grueling competi-tion after equally strenuous physical therapy. The nature of gymnastics calls for making routines look easy, even if the athlete is forcing back tears.

“It was extremely hard. I had to do a lot of rehab and therapy,” Petzold said. “It was really hard mentally, because I wasn’t used to ever being out of the roster and it was really challenging to get myself back into the lineups.”

Reighard took his time in reintroducing Petzold to the gym, keeping her in only one or two events for almost half of her 2013 season. After her return, Petzold went on to put up her most successful season yet.

Reighard admitted he did not want to use Petzold in the all-around until late in the 2013 season, but she insisted she was ready. He said her tenacity was what persuaded him to let her compete earlier than he planned.

“I’m a really hard worker in the gym and out; I always have this drive to do the very best I can,” Petzold said. “I love com-peting all-around. I love having all the pressure on me.”

She scored an impressive 9.8 in fl oor against Wisconsin-Eau Claire two meets ago on Jan. 5.

Petzold competed in the all-around against No. 24 Maryland last Friday for the fi rst time this season, scoring a 39.175.

The upset resulted in the Chippewas earning a national No. 22 ranking.

ANOTHER BARRIEREarlier this week, she faced

another hardship that might limit her use this season. Pet-zold injured her ankle training for a fl oor routine in practice.

Reighard said the train-ers believe it to be a minor ligament strain and does not appear to be signifi cantly stretched. The hardest part for Petzold won’t be the pain from her body, but from watch-ing her teammates compete without her.

“She is a lead by example sort of captain,” Reighard said. “If I asked her, she would go. That young lady loves to com-pete; bars is by far her favorite event, and we’re having a hard time handcu� ng her.”

Petzold will not see the fl oor in competition against William and Mary at 7 p.m. on Friday’s Royal Rumble and Tumble, be-ing saved until MAC play.

As the 2014 season moves forward, CMU gymnastics will rely on the experience of returning veterans from its last successful MAC campaign.

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Women’s basketball beats NIU without the long ballBy Joe Judd

Staff Reporter

Even though the Central Michigan women’s basketball team struggled to play the game its way, it still found a way to win Wednesday.

The Chippewas overcame poor shooting and perimeter defense to defeat Northern Illinois Wednesday night, 65-60, at home.

With the win, the Chippe-was improved to 3-0 in MAC play and continued its recent domination of the Huskies. CMU has won fi ve straight against NIU and nine of the last 10 meetings.

“We had to grind this game out,” said head coach Sue Guevara. “I give North-ern Illinois all the credit in the world. They came out in the fi rst few minutes and just shot the lights out on us.”

Senior guard Niki DiGuilio missed her fi rst four shots and the team gave up four turnovers in the game’s opening minutes.

However, CMU was quick to come back, and began to tighten up its game as the fi rst half wore on, cutting the Huskie’s lead to just three. The shooting of junior guard Jessica Green, helped pull her team back from an early defi cit, making a pair of 3-pointers in the process.

Green’s 3-pointers were the only shots from beyond the arc the Chippewas made all fi rst half and it continued a negative trend as the game progressed, with DiGuilio only making one all night. Team shooting was 19 per-cent from long range.

“We have some very confi -dent 3-point shooters and Niki (DiGuilio) had some great open chances,” Guevara said. “I’m not worried about it, it just didn’t go right for us to-night, but it will go Saturday.”

A CHANGE IN HALVESDespite committing eight

fouls and taking seven free-throw shots, the Chippewas only made three, posting a 42.9 percentage from the line.

Shooting from beyond the arc, an undisputed strength of the team, did not fair well in either half. DiGuilio and junior guard Crystal Bradford started o� the half with a pair of quick

Gregory Cornwell | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Da’Jourie Turner dribbles around a Northern Illinois player Wednesday evening at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas defeated the Huskies 65-60 to remain undefeated at home and in the MAC.

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threes, but after that, the team changed its strategy.

“I feel like we just come out hungrier in the second (half ) than we do in the fi rst,” said Bradford. “Our threes weren’t working for us, so we knew we had to penetrate and get inside.”

Driving the ball into the paint and getting rebounds marked a change for CMU as the game went on. The team scored 40 of its 65 points in the paint for the game, while shooting a 39.1 fi eld goal percentage.

During the second half, the Chippewas and Huskies con-

tinued to trade points. From buckets to fouls, and buckets to steals, both teams sped up the pace of the game in the second half.

“I thought we did a much bet-ter job attacking from the slots and fi nishing,” Guevara said.

The victory was a team e� ort that saw important contribu-tions from a variety of sources. Without 3-pointers, the team found its strengths from solid rebounding and defense.

Junior forward Jas’mine Bracey, had 14 rebounds and 10 points, while Bradford had 27

points to go along with 15 re-bounds and three assists, giving her yet another double-double.

“Bracey and Bradford are two really great rebounders, and then I put in (Taylor) Johnson, who got us four big o� ensive rebounds,” Guevara said. “We need to have that intensity from the beginning (of the game).”

The Chippewas will be in action at noon on Saturday to take on Bowling Green at McGuirk Arena.

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By Seth NewmanSenior Reporter

The men’s basketball team is one of two Mid-American Conference teams without a win in conference play follow-ing a 67-57 loss at Bowling Green.

Bowling Green con-trolled the majority of Wednesday’s game against Central Michigan.

Chippewas head coach Keno Davis said he was proud of the e� ort his team gave even when the fi nal score didn’t go its way.

“I think we were disrupt-ed and had a few things go against us,” Davis said. “To be able to have a close game still is the testament to the hard work of this team. We gave up a high fi eld goal percentage in the second half and tried to play catch up. Part of it was (Bowling Green)’s inside scoring; part of it was Bowling Green was so athletic with their blocking ability.”

Freshman guard Braylon Rayson started the game in place of sophomore Austin Keel. Both Keel and Ray-son fi nished the game with three points.

“In twofold, I think (Rayson) is deserving in getting an opportunity to start,” Davis said. “He has been a great scoring threat for us. The thought of starting him was to get the scoring going early on the road where that is so important. I think on the other side, Austin Keel has been good for us getting to the basket and getting to the line but he has not had his outside shot fall as we would like.”

The Chippewas do not have a lot of height and it showed. The Falcons blocked seven CMU shots. Lack of height, accompa-nied with a lack of physical play, left CMU struggling to fi nd its inside shot.

“In the fi rst half, we were 10-for-15 in the two-point range,” Davis said. “That was against one of the better defensive teams

By Seth NewmanSenior Reporter

Men’s basketball head coach Keno Davis saw some-thing in sophomore forward Austin Stewart that slipped by most recruiters looking at the small central Illinois town called Normal.

Despite becoming Nor-mal High School’s all-time career leader in points and steals, most Division I col-lege scouts saw him as just a normal basketball player.

“He is a player that was a little bit overlooked going into his senior year,” Davis said. “We decided to make the move really quickly, because we felt like not only would he be a good addition for us, he could develop in our program.”

When Davis became the fi rst Division I coach to o� er Stew-art a scholarship, he accepted.

“When I took my visit here, coach told me his philosophy on the game,” Stewart said. “He told me the process and how he runs things. I just thought it was a good fi t and I liked the facilities. I thought it would be right for me.”

It’s been a long journey for Stewart, who fi nds himself in the starting lineup. Stewart’s fi rst love was football and he admits that while he thinks he’s better at it, basketball is his true love.

Normal’s basketball pro-gram refl ected the very name it bears. The team ended his

freshman season with a .500 record but, by the time he graduated, the program trans-formed into a winning one that earned a conference title and regional championship.

Now the guard once again fi nds himself in another program transformation. CMU is in a rebuilding stage and Davis believes Stewart is just the type of player to help turn it around because he has been there before.

“I think it gives him an advantage in one respect,” Davis said. “He better un-derstands what’s at the end of the road better than some players that have come from very successful programs that haven’t gone through tough seasons. Those play-ers, you don’t know how they will react. You know he has been through it and he will develop as a player and help develop our program. I think you will see him improve as much as anyone.”

Stewart has already gone through one transformation at CMU, as a bench player to a starter. Last season, he didn’t receive playing time during the last 10 games of the season. Instead of pout-ing, he did something.

“In the o� season, I just tried to work on every part of my game,” Stewart said. “I tried to just go back to step one – I tried to be as versatile as possible from inside out. I also wanted to become an energy guy. I wanted to do things like rebound and

hustle. I want to be one of the best players I can be. I want to be a key contributor to this team.”

A CONTINUING EFFORTWhile talented recruits

continue to come to CMU, Stewart has not given up his starting spot.

“We have had higher recruited guys,” Davis said. “(Stewart) has come in here and guys haven’t beat him out. They continue to try, but they haven’t done it. He is a guy that will be important to our program.”

Stewart doesn’t hold a grudge against the teams that didn’t recruit him. Instead he focuses on the program that did, and the coaches that saw his talent when others did not.

“I think I look at it more as I want to prove this coaching sta� right,” Stewart said. “I want to prove that they made the right choice. I want to come out and give the game and the team all I can give. I want to play as hard as I can.”

He hustles, plays defense, rebounds, block shots and dives on the fl oor for loose balls. Most players do not fi nd glory in that. Stewart does.

He constantly takes pride in the dirty work.

“I do take a lot of pride in that,” Stewart said. “That’s where I try and pride myself in. I want to be that guy that the team can look to. I want to do that stu� for the team.”

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Sophomore guard fl ourishes in the rebuilding process

Katy Kildee | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Austin Stewart shoots a 3-pointer against a Miami (Ohio) player Jan. 8, 2013, against Miami (Ohio) in McGuirk Arena.

BGSU Athletic Communication | Courtesy Photo Sophomores Blake Hibbitts and Rayshawn Simmons are split between BGSU junior forward Richaun Holmes during the Chippewas 67-57 loss to the Falcons, Wednesday night.

in the league. In the second half, we were 3-for-17 from two-point range. It was a little bit more physical play and that was allowed. We forced a little bit too much from those shots and should have made the extra pass for a jump shot.”

Sophomore point guard Chris Fowler led the Chip-

pewas (7-8, 0-3) in scoring with 19 points, while forward Blake Hibbitts added 14.

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Bradford earns second-straight MAC West Player of the Week honor

By Joe JuddStaff Reporter

Earning her fourth Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week this season, Crystal Bradford has shown just why she is deserving of the title.

The honor is the 11th of Brad-ford’s career, which leads all active players in the MAC. This has been her second consecu-tive week earning the honor.

Whether it is landing a game-winning shot as time expires, or improving her fundamentals week-to-week, Bradford knows she has to fulfi ll her role as a

playmaker to be successful.“I try to lead by example

and just do the little things that the younger players will look up

to,” Bradford said.Her example

speaks for itself. Bradford became

just the fourth player in

program history to re-cord a triple-

dou-ble. She also has

produced nine double-doubles, a league best.

Bradford, a native of Detroit, is 18th in the nation with 11.1 rebounds per game. She also ranks 36th in the NCAA in scor-ing, with 20.1 points per game.

Among the MAC, she ranks third in scoring, fi rst in rebounding and seventh in assists through the fi rst half of the season.

The week Bradford was given the award, Central Michi-gan defeated Akron. Bradford scored 15 points, 12 rebounds and four assists against the Zips.

Performances such as these, including a more physical, defensive showing in the Jan. 15 victory over Northern Illinois, exhibits the dynamics of her game extend beyond just scor-ing points.

In the win against the Hus-kies, Bradford went just 1-of-5 from 3-point range, but that did not seem to worry Guevara. Citing team play and defensive positioning, the head coach of the Chippewas knows her team’s leader well.

“I think she (Bradford) is doing a better job of letting the game come to her,” Guevara said. “Her ability to fi nish has really gotten better with the ability to penetrate and give the ball o� to other people has improved. She’s also very hard to box out.”

Even with her borderline domination of opponents, Brad-ford still tries to keep the focus

on making the team better.“We have some younger kids

on the team like Jewel (Cotton) that I try to talk to and make sure we have good communica-tion,” Bradford said.

Basketball is a game where talking and communication on the fl oor is a must, and those who do not step up and com-municate with one another su� er poor team chemistry that can cause losses to pile up. Bradford recognizes this and applies it to her own team, which traditionally runs a zone defensive scheme.

“We play the 2-3 a lot on defense and, when a team does that, you really need to talk to each other and communicate,” Bradford said.

The Chippewas will have their work cut out for them, as conference play begins to esca-late. CMU will play at noon on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

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Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerSenior forward Taylor Johnson dribbles down the lane against Northern Illinois Wednesday evening in McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas defeated the Huskies 65-60.

By Neil RosanStaff Reporter

Central Michigan’s women’s basketball team did not have its signature 3-point shooting in its win against Northern Illinois, but showed it could find other ways to win instead.

The Chippewas shot a season-low 19 percent from behind the arc Wednesday with only three players making 3-pointers.

Senior Niki DiGuilio was 1-for-9 on the night, with her lone 3-pointer coming at the 18:40 mark of the second half.

“Two words – it’s called the struggle bus. I don’t have much to say, I just didn’t hit my shots,” DiGuilio said. “I did not perform well last game. I’m in a slump. I’m on the struggle bus, but I’ll get off it. Everyone knows I hit threes.”

CMU head coach Sue Guevara was supportive of her 3-point specialist, de-spite the futility from long range.

“We have some very confident 3-point shooters,” Guevara said. “Niki was 1-for-9, but she had some great open looks. The best hitter in baseball might strike out nine times, but he is going to hit that grand slam the next time. She’s got to shoot the ball and that’s her job. I’m not wor-ried about it.”

Senior Jessica Green was the surprise 3-point leader on the night, shooting 2-for-4, which matched her career high.

In the first half, the Chip-pewas struggled from inside the arc and shot 34.3 per-cent from the field. This is uncharacteristic of the team that has shot 42 percent over the first 15 games of the season.

Though the Chippewas

shooting attack didn’t work against NIU, Guevara issued a warning for Saturday’s game against Bowling Green.

“We have some very confident 3-point shooters,” Guevara said. “Guess what? It didn’t go tonight, but it will go Saturday.”

The staple of the Chip-pewas offense might have not been working, but they found a way to pick up the points in the second half.

CMU started to drive to the basket to shoot-high percentage shots. Their driving forced contact and

allowed them to get to the free-throw line.

Sophomore Da’Jourie Turner led the attack by shooting 4-for-5 for eight points as the Chippewas second-half shooting percentage rose to 44.8 percent.

“We are all penetrators and (missing threes) hap-pens,” said junior Crystal Bradford. “We do have to live and die by the three ball, but with our penetrat-ing, I think we can go either or.”

Rebounding also saved the Chippewas in the sec-

ond half. Jas’Mine Bracey struggled in the first half, collecting two rebounds.

She responded by snag-ging 12 boards in the second half.

“(Bracey) came in and hit some big free throws down the stretch,” Guevara said. “She finishes with a double-double. I debated if I was even going to start her in the second half, but she’s a junior and you stay with her. She made a big, fat difference for us down the stretch.”

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This season, gymnastics will feature many underclassmen who will have to prove their mettle to earn a spot on the starting roster among veterans.

More than half of the athletes on roster are underclassmen, but only one freshman has been in competition so far this year alongside upperclassmen who are looking to add a fi fth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship ban-

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“I’m really happy that they trust me and put me in,” St-ambaugh said. “I’ve learned to trust myself and trust my team.”

Stambaugh said one of her goals for this season is to be in

the lineup for another event. Head coach Jerry Reighard said she’s not far o� .

“She’s very close on the other two events, but those two take a little more familiarity with the program and the expectations,” Reighard said. “To make our beam squad, you’ve got to be really mentally

tough. To make fl oor, that’s a long minute and a half to keep your attention, and that’s some-thing they have to learn.”

This year’s freshman group is similar to many past groups and they will need to learn how to be Division I athletes, Reighard said.

“Nobody that competed last year is going to roll over and let someone take their spot,” he said. “It’s an uphill battle for them, and I don’t think they realize that coming in the door.”

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some of his young players don’t always know what to ex-pect, they’ve been responding very well despite occasionally having the “deer-in-the-head-lights” look.

“These athletes were prob-ably the best in their club situa-tions and so it’s very di� erent,” Reighard said. “When they didn’t see their name on the starting lineup, I’ve seen even stronger motivation. They’re more motivated now because it’s not handed to them; they’ve got to earn it and they fi nally know that.”

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Reighard said. “Everyone is very motivated.”

While only one freshman has been in the lineup so far this season, Reighard isn’t ruling out the others. With only two se-niors and fi ve of the six sopho-mores already in the lineup, it’s safe to say Reighard isn’t afraid to put out a young team.

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