Feb. 17, 2014

LIFE IN BRIEF

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By Nathan ClarkStudent Life Editor

Walking through campus Saturday, school spirit was at its fi nest as students screamed “fi re up chips!”

Central Michigan University’s Residence Hall Assembly held its 24th annual DREAM Leadership Conference with program sessions in the Bovee University Center, a Mock Rock dance competition in Plachta Auditorium and a dinner banquet and dance in the Powers Ballroom.

“(DREAM) is a day-long confer-ence where students can learn from one another and have the opportunity to exchange ideas and make connections,” said Residence Hall Assembly President Eric Os-trowski. “The theme of this year’s conference is ‘All the places you

could go,’ symbolizing the many paths in life students can live out.”

The residence halls were also working to raise money for the Mount Pleasant Mobile Food Pan-try. A total of $2,903 was raised, with Saxe/Herrig/Celani halls raising the most with more than $600.

Roughly 200 students repre-sented the residence halls of CMU. Each hall delegated 12 students to attend the DREAM conference to represent the hall.

The Twitter account, @CMU-Dream2014, was created for this year’s conference so students could tweet about their experience and share the fun

The majority of the group at-tended DREAM on Saturday for the fi rst time.

Residence halls bring the noise at DREAM 2014

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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUESStudents Advocating Gender Equality hosted its own rendition of “The Vagina Monologues” during the weekend, sparking both laughter and refl ection as the play explored women’s issues and sexual assault. w 5A

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POLAR PLUNGEStudents and locals leaped into Rose Pond outside the Student Activity Center Saturday for the eighth annual “Polar Plunge” to raise money for Michigan Special Olympics. w 3A

Samantha Madar | Photo Editor Big Rapids freshman Amy Walling dances as the tornado for Larzelere Hall’s Mock Rock for DREAM in Plachta on Saturday. Larzelere Hall did a rendition of “The Wizard of Oz” and won the Mock Rock competition.

For him and a group consisting of professors, graduate students and undergraduates, Central Michigan University’s new, 6-foot long, unmanned helicopter will help them in ways they never thought possible.

Heumann, an assistant professor in the depart-ment of Geography and director of the Center for Geographic Information Science, will use the drone for strictly noninvasive, nonintrusive purposes, such as studying different aspects of specific ecosystems.

The helicopter is outfitted with a hyperspec-tral camera, which is key to this type of research, Heumann said. The use of the UAV will also cut research costs significantly.

“If we were to hire an airplane with a hyper-spectral camera to fly for us, just to hire it for one mission would be about $100,000,” Heumann said. “So it’s very cost effective. Obviously, there are operational costs in terms of personnel, insurance and maintenance, but it gives us this great capac-ity to collect data where and when we want.”

The $140,000 aircraft was paid for by the Col-lege of Science and Technology. Although the price is high, Heumann said it will quickly be worth the cost, allowing him to look at wetlands from a new angle.

Science in the skyAcquisition of unmanned vehicle to help with CMU wetland research

By Mark Johnson | Staff Reporter

Samantha Madar | Photo Editor Central Michigan University’s unmanned vehicle contains a computer processing unit and a high definition camera used for spectral analysis. The use of a vehicle like this is a first for CMU.

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By Kurt NaglStaff Reporter

By the time Precious Jennings decided a German course was a bad fi t for her, Central Michigan University’s one-week dropped course refund period already passed.

“Students are not able to fi gure out if they want a class in one week,” said Jennings, a War-ren freshman. “I think the fi rst month should be a grace period.”

This semester, students have withdrawn from around 200 classes without receiving any kind of refund. By the March 28 withdrawal deadline that number will likely be somewhere near 2,365 classes, which was last semester’s total, according to the Registrar’s o� ce.

As most classes equate to three credit hours, that total adds up to an average of 7,095 credit hours dropped without a refund last semester, according to Regis-trar Karen Hutslar. One in-state undergraduate credit hour costs $374. Students paid more than $2.65 million for classes they quit without receiving credit.

Despite the numbers, Hutslar said the adding, dropping and withdrawing rules are e� ective.

“We haven’t found a reason to make a change,” she said. “Hav-ing extra time would be helpful, but we think it is still adequate.”

Any student who withdraws from a class after the fi rst week receives a “W” on their tran-scripts, but only if they are passing. Students will receive an “E” if they are failing. Under both circumstances, students do not receive a refund.

Exceptions include “extenuat-ing circumstances,” like a univer-sity error, and classes that meet only once a week.

Winter classes started Monday, Jan. 13, and students had until Friday, Jan. 17 to drop a class and receive a complete refund.

CMU students have until the second meeting of a course to receive 100-percent refund. Prior to the fi fth meeting, students can receive a 75-percent refund, and prior to the eighth meeting, stu-dents can earn 50 percent back for on-campus courses.

Students question class drop period

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For professor Benjamin Heumann, wetlands research would be a lot easier with a

pair of eyes in the sky.

Samantha Madar | Photo EditorGeography professor Benjamin Heumann wheels out Central Michigan University’s $140,000 unmanned helicopter from its storage space in ET 262. Heumann said the vehicle will help researchers like him and others observe wildlife and landscapes in new and innovative ways.w UAV | 6A

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Many of the major col-leges in Michigan are more lenient than CMU when it comes to allowing students to drop courses with some sort of refund.

Student Government Association President Marie Reimers said she found the adding and dropping system a little frustrating. She did not have enough time to meet with an advisor to talk about her schedule before choosing it, she said.

“Seeing a longer drop/add period would not be bad,” she said. “If students are interested, they can come to me and hopefully we can make a change.”

Garret Du� any, a Brighton junior, said it would be a good idea to extend the refund period so students could see whether they liked the class. Du� any said he withdrew from one class at the midway point of the semester because he did not care for the professor.

“I was pretty sure I wouldn’t get a refund, but I decided to bite the bullet,” Du� any said.

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WITHDRAW |

How other Michigan universities give out withdrawal refunds

Michigan State University fully refunds students who drop their class by Jan. 31, more than three weeks after classes start, according to the MSU Registration O� ce. In addition, MSU students have until the midway point of the semester to withdraw from a class without a grade being recorded.

Grand Valley State Uni-versity allows students seven days to drop a class with a full refund, according to the GVSU Registrar’s O� ce. The university o� ers a 75 percent refund to students who with-draw by Jan. 31.

Saginaw Valley State University gives a full refund

to students who drop a class within fi ve days after the start of the semester, accord-ing to the SVSU O� ce of the Registrar. Students have until Feb. 7 to withdraw and get a 25 percent refund of tuition.

Western Michigan University follows a similar policy, issuing refunds to students based on the date they withdraw from a class. Jan. 17 is the last day stu-dents can withdraw from a class with a 50 percent refund, according to the WMU Registrar’s O� ce.

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Even though students wish the class drop deadline was lon-ger, Hutslar said the deadline makes practical sense.

“We want students to decide (their classes) in the fi rst week,” Hutslar said. “It gives students the opportunity to add classes that others decide to drop.”

Hutslar added there have been 321 students so far who have fi lled out drop appeal

forms after the drop deadline has passed. The Registrar’s O� ce reviews the appeals and looks for circumstances that warrant a refund after deadline. Hutslar said most of the appeals have been and are usually approved.

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THE KEYNOTE ADDRESSThis year’s keynote

speaker was Danielle Ross-man, CMU coordinator of student organization services, discussing choices and making decisions stu-dent can be proud of.

“The choices we make affect our lives,” Rossman said. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Think about the people you spend your time with. Are they impacting you?”

Rossman told the audi-ence of 18 to 24 year olds the average life expectancy is somewhere in the 70s and their lives are about 25 percent completed. She asked everyone if they felt they had accomplished 25 percent of what they wanted in life.

“What are you doing with your time?” she asked. “Ev-eryone has roughly 65 hours

Samantha Madar | Photo Editor Ferndale freshman Joshua Baker and Saint Clair Shores freshman Kathleen Trombley dances as the couple in the Movie “Up” for Sweeney Hall’s Mock Rock on Saturday in Plachta Auditorium.

of free time a week, how do you spend it? We decide our future. We decide where to go in life. Are the choices you’re making showing who you want to be?”

After the keynote ad-dress, RHA hosted sev-eral seminars to teach the representative various skills such as how to communi-cate better and confronting stereotypes.

“I got some leadership ideas on how to get out of my comfort zone and not be so in-your-face,” said Canton sophomore Justice Berry. “Mock Rock was also awesome.”

MOCK ROCKINGOutside Plachta Audi-

torium, before the start of Mock Rock, students cheered and roared chants for the residence halls and CMU.

Each hall performed a different theme, from Thorpe Hall’s enthusiastic “Harry Potter” dance, to Kesseler’s sultry moves in-spired by India’s culture.

The skits were judged by

SGA President Marie Re-imers, the President of Sagi-naw Valley State University RHA, Dan Hill, the Com-munications Coordinator for Michigan State, D’Andra Sanders and Ferris State University junior Niecey Wooten.

Later in the evening, the representatives gathered in the Powers Hall Ballroom for a banquet and awards presentation.

Larzelere Hall won best Mock Rock with its rendi-tion of “The Wizard of Oz.”

Brighton freshman and Larzelere resident Julianne DeMarco was rendered speechless after the an-nouncement as she shed tears of joy.

“I haven’t slept in a week and a half,” DeMarco said. “I didn’t think we had it. Everyone else was so good.”

After handing out awards, the representatives from the halls stayed to dance the night away in the Pow-ers Ballroom.

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Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Nick Gauthier, 28, of Mount Pleasant, and Barbra Jackson, 49, of Mount Pleasant, jump into Rose Pond on the campus of Central Michigan University on Saturday during the Michigan Special Olympics Polar Plunge.

Emily Brouwer | Staff PhotographerMichael Higgins, 30, of Royal Oak jumps into Rose Pond on the campus of Central Michigan University during the Special Olympics Polar Plunge on Saturday. Higgins participated this year to support his friend who was also jumping in the Polar Plunge.

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used as a way to spark emo-tion in the hearts of readers, however, the emotion is not always pleasant.

Pages D. Matam, an award-winning spoken word artist and activist from Washington D.C., will join Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda for its “Food for Thought” poetry event.

SAPA is putting on the event to raise awareness for its annual fundraiser, “Heels for Her,” which involves men walking a mile in high heels to raise money in sup-port of women affected by sexual assault. Desserts and beverages will be served and the event is free and open to students and the public, though SAPA members will be accepting donations.

“Matam’s poems are very hard-hitting on the subject of sexual aggression,” said Amanda Revenaugh, a Bur-ton senior. “We want to bring awareness to the impact of sexual aggression, not only on this campus, but on the entire community.”

Along with Matam and a few CMU students perform-ing poems, art from “Spoken: Art Exhibit” will be displayed.

Bringing awareness to the issue of sexual aggres-sion, SAPA will have an information table about joining the organization, which includes a 24-hour crisis hotline to help those affected by sexual aggres-sion. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 28.

Members of SAPA hope the event will serve as an entertaining night of aware-ness, while reminding the campus and community that there is someone to turn to if ever in a situation of sexual aggression.

-Sydney Smith Staff Reporter

The inaugural class of the Central Michigan Univer-sity’s College of Medicine has created a student oath. The oath includes respon-sibilities and goals set forth by these students for both their education and careers.

The students presented the oath, created entirely by the class and of their own volition, to the CMED Executive Committee. The only changes to the oath the committee made were small, suggested revisions, said Jim Knight, director of marketing and communica-tions for CMED.

Among the ethical and moral obligations students aim to uphold, the oath focuses on honesty, truth-fulness, civil service, privacy and innovation when work-ing with patients.

Madeline Palmer, a CMED student from Detroit, was part of the student com-mittee who collaborated to create the oath. Palmer said it was important to have an oath for future students.

“Being the inaugural class, we wanted to clearly set our goals and mission for the class during our time at CMED and in our careers as we move for-ward,” she said. “We have set a high standard for ourselves and we wanted to put that down on paper.”

The Oath Committee, Palmer added, consists of one member from each of the eight student groups comprising CMED’s student body. A student from each group acted as a represen-tative on the committee.

Knight said CMED plans on having current and pro-spective students sign the oath and post copies in the main CMED building.

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Bill Conn stood at the edge of a hole in the ice on Rose Pond in his purple Teletubby costume, await-ing the countdown to jump into the frigid waters below.

After his plunge, the purple cos-tume sagged and began to freeze. Conn quickly made his way to the Rose locker rooms to shower and change into warm clothes.

“This is my first actual plunge,” Conn said. “I have been in the wa-ter, but I was in a rubber wetsuit then, so it didn’t count.”

The eighth annual Mount Pleas-ant Polar Plunge attracted 225 participants Saturday, while col-lecting $35,284 in donations for Michigan Special Olympics.

The plunge was free of charge to participate in, though dona-tions were accepted and often-times expected from plungers out of common courtesy. Volunteers were selling shirts and other ac-cessories at the event as well.

Several registered student organi-zations, fraternities, sororities, busi-nesses and organizations on campus made appearances at the plunge.

Before the jump, plungers could choose to go by themselves or with a friend. The announcer at the event called the names of par-ticipants as well as what they were representing before they jumped into the icy waters. Many jumpers dressed up to draw attention.

The plunge started with regis-tration from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ending around 12:30 p.m. After the event, Wayside Central hosted an afterparty for plungers and others to mingle and share their experiences from the event.

Keith Stack was one of the par-ticipants in the Polar Plunge who decided to jump into the water below a 16-inch layer of ice. He said he never plunged before and wanted to do it at least one time.

Stack had trouble breathing in the water, but quickly recovered once he got out and warmed up.

Students and residents raise funds for Michigan Special Olympics during eighth Polar PlungeStack said he regretted nothing and would recommend it to others.

“I knew it was going to be cold, but I did not think I wouldn’t be able to breathe,” Stack said. “It’s an experience you have got to try at least once.”

According to the Aquatic Exer-cise Association’s standards and guidelines, most swimming pools range from temperatures of 78 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit. The freez-ing 32-degree water at the plunge was far different from normal swimming waters.

The goal for the event this year was $40,000, leaving the event just shy. However, the number continues to grow as people are still able to donate to participants. The proceeds have already sur-passed last year’s goal of $30,000.

Nate Jonaitis, the lead pre-school teacher at the lab school in the Education and Human Services building on campus, contributed to the amount raised Saturday. He is also on the Special Olympics of Michigan Planning Committee, which helps coordi-nate the event.

“This will be my eighth plunge,” Jonaitis said. “I’ve done it every year that it has been here.”

Jonaitis said every year since the plunge began, he has been a top donor. This year, Jonaitis raised $4,097 with 68 support-ers. Because he has worked hard to raise the money for the event in past, he plans on continuing to contribute in the future.

“It’s nice to see everyone come out to support a great cause,” said Nicole Baer, a volunteer coordina-tor. “I think that bringing aware-ness to such issues is the best way to get attention to it and improve any type of services or organiza-tions that help it out.”

Many groups and organizations showed up to plunge and sup-port the SOMI. The largest group that participated as a whole at the event was the Mount Pleas-ant CrossFit Worthy organization with 15 divers, donating to SOMI collectively.

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Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Clarkston senior Ashley Nysowy and Lowell senior Shelby Herb jump into Rose Pond on the campus of Central Michigan University for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge on Saturday.

“I think that bringing awareness to such issues is the best way to get attention to

it and improve any type of services or organizations that help it out.”

Nicole Baer, volunteer coordinator

Emily Brouwer | Staff Photographer Randy Standard, 50, of Bridgeport runs to get out of the cold water after jumping into Rose Pond on the campus of Central Michigan University on Saturday for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge.

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Inspire the next generation, consider being a teacherTiffany

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For America - Detroit

I knew I was exactly where I needed to be when Stephanie looked up at me after fi nishing her math exam and said, “I did it.”

I had challenged my students to grow two grade levels in math in one year – undoubtedly a signifi cant feat that I knew would be di� cult to attain. But for Stephanie, that wasn’t enough.

Even as a sixth-grader, her focus was on completing the same problems her cousins in high school were working on. Her passion was math, and she pushed me, her mother, and her grandmother to set the bar even higher.

It was my fi rst year of teach-ing special education students in Philadelphia as part of the Teach For America program, and Stepha-

nie was one of the dozens of bright, young kids that I had the pleasure of working with each day.

My decision to apply to the na-tional teaching program was not an easy one to make. I knew it would require long hours. I knew there would be physically and emotionally exhausting days. I knew teacher pay was low.

I’m glad I made the right decision.Teaching brings with it so many

moments of satisfaction and joy, from seeing students like Stephanie push themselves toward greatness to hearing from an appreciative parent that you’ve inspired their student to attend college, apply for an internship, or explore a particu-lar career choice.

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A psuedo-Catholic on Pope Francis

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Under the current budget, each CMU student is sharing from $73.5 million – or around $3,600 per student. At Northern Michi-gan and Lake Superior State uni-versities, students receive about $5,600 per year.

On Thursday, University Presi-dent George Ross testifi ed before state legislators, pointing out sig-nifi cant funding disparities among public universities.

“Why should that same student be worth $9,500 at Wayne State?” Ross asked members of the Michigan Senate Higher Educa-tion Committee. “We believe it is time to fix that inequity.”

According to the most recent Business Leaders for Michigan Scorecard, CMU’s public peers are receiving, on average, more than $3,000 more per student from the state.

We agree with Ross.Like he said, state dollars need

to be following the students and not the institution.

“If the student chooses to go to Michigan Tech or to Wayne State or to Michigan State, those dol-lars should follow those students there,” Ross continued.

According to Michigan Senate

notes from the fall of 2013, state appropriations are determined on three primary factors: Under-graduate completion in critical skill areas (22.1 percent), re-search and development expen-ditures (11.1 percent) and six-year graduation rates (66.7 percent).

Although STEM degrees – science, technology, engineer-ing and math – are important skill sets for graduates to have heading into the workforce, the state’s tight definition discredits a significant number of students studying different fields.

Ross argued that many jobs, such as business leadership posi-tions and lawyers, are not fac-tored into the equation because the state does not recognize them as “critical skill degrees.”

Many of CMU’s most popular programs do not fall under STEM classification. That places an unnecessary financial burden on our students.

Secondly, research and develop-ment expenditures should hold less weight in the appropriation process. Although each public university has a responsibility for development, education should be the primary focus, not research.

CMU spent just more than $2.5 million on research and sponsored programs, according to its 2013-14 operating budget. Michigan State University spends more than $50 million annually on research.

By giving more funding consid-eration to universities that place an emphasis on research, it’s unfair to universities, like CMU, that place their financial focus on our undergraduate education.

Finally, Ross said Michigan’s third caveat for state appropria-tions, six-year graduation rates, fits the economic realities of most families within the state.

When the university presidents in attendance Thursday were asked their thoughts on adjust-ing the six-year graduation rate factor of appropriations to a four-year measure, Ross disapproved.

Although CMU could place a greater emphasis on expediting graduation – representing an av-erage freshman four-year gradu-ation rate of 20 percent – it’s unfair to our students who are intentionally taking an alterna-tive route.

Many students need employ-ment to pay for the rising cost of

tuition and other expenses. Typi-cally, this results in fewer credit hours and an increased amount of time spent at CMU – and we should not be penalized for it.

Although it’s impossible to tell if Ross’ testimony has made any impact on the state budgeting process, it’s clear that he is fight-ing for our students and for our university.

Twenty years ago, state ap-propriations accounted for more than 60 percent of our operat-ing budget. Today, that figure is below 20 percent.

If CMU is going to regain leverage for state appropriations, either the state or our university needs to make operation changes. On Thursday, Ross showed that these aren’t changes that should fall on university shoulders.

Rather than tout our accom-plishments, Ross advocated for real change. He addressed a broken system and proposed solutions for fixing it – and that was an important step for higher education statewide.

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I haven’t been to a Catholic mass with any sort of enthusiasm (besides the potlucks afterward) in at least seven years.

However, I believe Pope Francis is the best thing to happen to Catholicism, and religion as a whole, in eons.

Most major religions have a tendency to be against gay rights and the idea of abortions and many have constant political machinations within the organizations – so, when I was younger, I became jaded about Catholicism and organized religion in general.

For every church mission trip I saw, there were at least three stories of abuse by priests or stories of intolerance. Then, Pope Francis came along, making me think that some genuine good could come out of religion.

His papacy is less than a year old. The Argentina-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a.k.a. Pope Francis, has helped scores of people since becoming a priest in 1969.

He’s made statements emphasizing helping the poor, especially in develop-ing countries. He has replaced more conservative cardinals with increasingly moderate o� cials. He appears to be highly charismatic, compassionate and humble.

He seems to be doing what religious leaders should ideally be doing: Helping people because it’s the right thing to do. It might be signaling a change in how the Catholic church operates.

I have, for the most part, liked Francis and many of his actions as Pope.

He made me consider that maybe I hadn’t been entirely fair in how I viewed Catholicism and organized religion.

Perhaps, while I don’t agree with most religious-based views on social is-sues and still believe that many religious fi gures have less-than-righteous inten-tions, there is more good in some reli-gion than I thought – and that’s pretty huge for a guy who had dismissed all organized religion for the better part of a decade.

I still think there’s a long way to go before I fully trust any religious organization, but Pope Francis has at least helped make me somewhat open to the idea.

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There are few professions that o� er the privilege of having such a positive impact on the lives of others.

That potential to a� ect the lives of kids is why I’m so proud to lead more than 350 Detroit teachers as the interim executive director of Teach For America in my home-town of Detroit. Our teachers work tirelessly in schools throughout the city to help build the academic foundations our students need to be

successful.Our corps is a diverse and dy-

namic group of individuals, most of whom are recent college graduates that come from universities, much like Central Michigan University.

From my years in the classroom and as an advocate for students in Detroit, here is what I have learned: In cities across Michigan, we need passionate, talented leaders to help our kids achieve their highest poten-tial. We need teachers with commit-ment and passion for justice.

When students have professional role models, like teachers, they can relate and they begin to think di� er-ently about their futures. In Detroit, you have the potential to impact the lives of your students and families

and to contribute to the continued revitalization of our city.

As you near graduation and consider a career or graduate school program, I challenge you to consider one more option: teaching.

Whether your point of entry is a traditional school of education or an alternative pathway like Teach For America, this country needs people who are innovative, committed, and willing to inspire the next genera-tion of leaders.

For more information on applying to Teach For America, visit www.teachforamerica.org. The next ap-plication deadline is Feb. 20.

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Daytona Niles | Staff PhotographerPresident George Ross argued for changes to the way the state delegates funding for Michigan universities in front of the Senate Higher Education Committee on Thursday on Michigan State University’s campus in the Union Building.

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Bold and upfront. “The Vagina Monologues”

gave students a di� erent way of celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend, focusing on stigmas tied to a woman’s body.

Co producer Emma Tuthill, an Ohio junior, said the show’s goal is to induce change.

“It’s supposed to make people uncomfortable in that we’re try-ing to make social change and ba-sically have less of a stigma about the female body,” Tuthill said. “If you’re not really making people uncomfortable, then you’re not really changing anything.”

Sponsored by Students Advo-cating Gender Equality, the play ran through the weekend in Anspach 161 with all donations going to support Sexual Aggres-sion Peer Advocates. Tuthill said she got involved after see-ing the monologues for the fi rst time last year.

“I knew that I wanted to get involved, but I didn’t really have the guts to jump up on stage and be part of it my fi rst year,” Tuthill said. “So, I wanted to kind of get behind the scenes.”

Along with co-producer

junior Hannah Mollett of Or-tonville and sophomore direc-tor Alexis Achterhof of Brutus, Tuthill began reserving rooms, securing props and making sure the event was well advertised.

While props were minimal, Achterhof said she tried to switch them up this year to give the show more fl exibility.

Achterhof, who performed in the monologues last year before taking the position of director, brought variety to the perfor-mance by splitting single mono-logues between multiple people, as well as changing the color scheme from orange to purple.

“The writer of the show, Eve Ensler, she prefers if you use vaginal colors,” Achterhof said. “She says ‘think vaginally,’ so what we try to do every year is use kind of like a black scheme with an accent color that has to do with vaginas somehow.”

The show itself, written in 1996 by activist Eve Ensler, consists of several monologues centering around the vagina, self-exploration and identity, sexual assault and birth. The performance moved quickly from one character to the next, e� ectively bringing the audience

from fi ts of laughter to tense silence at a moment’s notice.

One topic of particular emphasis was women’s feeling about their vaginas and, in comparison, themselves. Several monologues focused on the elusive and foreign nature of the vagina, and how being comfort-able in one’s own skin is directly related to one’s feelings about it.

The monologues within the performance were also based on real interviews with women.

Sophomores Matthew Maas of Flushing and Brandon Kukal of White Cloud were in attendance to support a mutual friend on stage, and had mixed reactions to the bold, and some-times vulgar, monologues.

“It was interesting,” Kukal said. “There was funny parts (and) there was really serious parts. There were some things I didn’t agree with (and) some things I agreed with.”

While neither student heard anything about the monologues beforehand, Mass said, they knew the proceeds went to support a good cause, which compelled them to see it.

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Katy Kildee | Staff PhotographerOrtonville junior Hannah Mollett, left, Ohio junior Emma Tuthill, center, and Brutus sophomore Alexis Achterhof, right, perform a spoken word piece during a rendition of “The Vagina Monologues” in Anspach Hall on Saturday.

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“The research I’m in-terested in, is looking at ecosystems and how they function,” Heumann said. “Looking for invasive spe-cies, rare plants, and under-standing the patterns and processes that go on within these ecosystems, how they function and threats to how they operate.”

Beginning last June, university officials began preparing the multitudes of paperwork and planning to acquire the unmanned vehicle. Much of the work included fulfilling require-ments set by the Federal Aviation Administration that allowed Heumann and oth-ers to just apply for the cer-tification needed to legally fly the helicopter.

These certifications are typically given out to gov-ernment agencies, Heumann said.

Fortunately, Heumann received the certificates of authorization and hopes to begin flying the helicopter in April or May.

A WORLD ILLUMINATED BY SPECTROMETER

The camera, made by Headwall Photonics, takes high-resolution images from above, pointing things out that would have been over-looked from the ground.

“The helicopter is the platform for our hyperspec-tral camera, which measures the brightness reflected off the surface in 334 differ-ent colors,” Heumann said. “That allows us to deter-mine the types of plants and the characteristics about the plants in terms of the num-ber of leaves on the plant, or the amount of chlorophyll in the leaf and things like that.”

The vehicle can be flown both manually by using a re-mote control and controlled by a computer program. However, Heumann said he could take control in case problems were to arise dur-ing automated sequences.

John Gross, a graduate student working on the proj-ect with Heumann, said the helicopter will be ideal for accurately locating invasive

species without destroying vegetation.

As part of Heumann’s flight crew, Gross will make sure certain procedures are followed and will be respon-sible for monitoring the sky for planes, birds and other hazards during flight.

Anna Monfils, associate professor of biology and director of the CMU Her-barium, is working on the research efforts taking place on the ground.

WORKING WITH WETLANDSResearch will be done in

one of the wetland ar-eas of Michigan, located in Washtenaw County in the southeast part of the state. The area is home to a unique type of wetland called a prairie fen. The second pocket of prairie fens in Michigan is located in southwestern Michigan.

Monfils said these wet-lands are rare and home to a vast array of species.

“They are one of the most speciose habitats in the whole temperate region,” Monfils said. “We have two pockets of them in Michigan and the water that comes up through upwellings end up going into the tributaries of the Great Lakes.”

Rachel Hackett is a gradu-ate student from Mount Pleasant working with Mon-fils. She will help in sur-veying and collecting data on the biodiversity of the area among other research. Hackett received funding from the Nature Conservan-cy to do much of her work including her continued research of the prairie fens.

She is experienced on this kind of research after spending the last two sum-mers doing research and is excited to begin again and help to make a difference.

“It is crucial to have the on the ground component,” Hackett said. “We want to figure out what is starting this biodiversity and see if we can inform management and other research that can save the systems.”

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The nuts and bolts of CMU’s

unmanned vehicle

The helicopter runs on six batteries that are charged after every fl ight. Flights usually last 15 to 20 minutes. Heumann said the length of time is enough to fully cover the area while following Federal Aviation Admin-istration regulations, one of which requires an un-manned vehicle to remain in the line of sight.

The vehicle will be fl own at 400 feet, another regulation from the FAA.

To learn how to fl y the helicopter, Heumann had to go to the manufacturer, Leptron Industrial Robot-ic Helicopters, in Golden, Colo. He completed 40 hours of fl ight train-ing during the summer months and made sure the helicopter worked as needed. The camera was also mounted to the helicopter while training to make sure it was still able to fl y e� ciently.

The use of unmanned vehicles in Michigan has been a hot topic for law-makers in Lansing.

Heumann said nothing has passed yet in terms of legislation barring unmanned vehicle fl ight, but if a bill were passed, Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations, and Toby Roth, director of federal programs, would work to make sure Heu-mann’s research would not be a� ected.

“By legal defi nition, CMU is an entity of the state,” Heumann said. “So what they are trying to do is try to help inform the legislatures about this distinction so if and when they write any laws, they do not prevent the activities we are doing, which do not have privacy concerns.”

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Sizing up the chopperCentral Michigan University’s new unmanned aerial vehicle cost the univer-

sity $140,000 and is 6 feet long. For comparison, the vehicle is nearly two feet smaller than a Smart Car but nearly one foot larger than a short love seat.

CMU unmanned vehicle = 6 feet

Smaller sized love seat = 5.1 feet

Smart Fortwo = 8.2 feet

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Defense and physical play pave way for basketball’s winning streakBy Joe Judd

Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball came into the season looking to shoot the lights out.

Through the team’s non-confer-ence schedule and its first handful of Mid-American Conference games, the message was clear: get open and shoot the long ball. Now as the sea-son’s second half goes on, defense and rebounding have become the top priorities.

During the team’s current 11-game winning streak, the Chippewas are more aggressive in the paint and low-post areas, leading to a high-rebound tally.

“Everyone has an off game every once in a while, but, as a shooter, you have to keep getting your reps in and go in with confidence,” said junior guard, Kerby Tamm.

Senior guard Niki DiGuilio became the program leader in points scored and 3-pointers made early in the season. DiGuilio, junior guard Crystal Bradford and junior forward Taylor Johnson each reached the 1,000-point career scoring mark.

The Chippewas have had to rely on their defense to pull out the victory more often than not as of late. Shooters like DiGuilio and Tamm have seen their shots go into a funk.

In the team’s last five games, CMU is averaging 48.4 rebounds per game. The team is showing different ways to dom-inate its opponents even if the jump shot is missing. Leading the charge is junior forward Jas’Mine Bracey.

“Jas’Mine (Bracey) has been a pretty good rebounder for us,” said CMU head coach Sue Guevara. “I think her hands have gotten better so she’s been able to keep balls alive, (while) not playing volleyball with the basketball. She’s a big body too, and she’s using it; I see her constantly battling for boards.”

Bracey’s defensive play has been a catalyst for the Chippewas offense throughout its undefeated conference run. Crashing the boards and coming down with rebounds paves the way for CMU to go into transition offensively.

The Saginaw native leads the team in offensive rebounds with 101 and is second on the team in overall rebounds with 234.

Leading the team in rebounds is Bradford. With 180 defensive rebounds so far this season, the team’s most outspoken player has begun to buy into the defense-first type of play. She has also been passing the ball more, which has guided her to timely scoring and a pair of triple-doubles.

“I’ve been looking for open people all year, but even more so recently,” Bradford said. “Getting a triple-double felt good, but it just feels really good sharing with my team. It feels good when we’re all in sync.”

In CMU’s home victory last weekend, the team proved its defensive resurgence is no fluke. Beating Buffalo 74-63 on Sat-urday, Bradford and Bracey continued to crash the boards. Against the Bulls, the duo combined for 27 rebounds.

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Daytona Niles | Staff PhotographerThe CMU women’s basketball team stands on the court before the National Anthem on Feb. 2 in McGuirk Arena.

Tianyu Han | Staff PhotographerJunior Halle Moraw performs on the beam during the gymnastics meet Sunday at McGuirk Arena.

By Taylor DesOrmeauStaff Reporter

Gymnastics is a sport that leaves little room for error.

With one gymnast left to go for each team, No. 19 Central Michigan and No. 25 Kent State were essentially tied, assuming both gymnasts scored above a 9.75. After two-time Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year Marie Case scored a 9.925 on balance beam, junior Halle Moraw needed a 9.95 on floor to complete the comeback.

“I don’t know if she knew the number,” said CMU head coach Jerry Reighard. “But she was certainly very aware that it was going to take a great ef-fort, a special effort. I knew the number, I knew exactly what she needed. Unfortu-nately, it didn’t turn out that way.”

Moraw came up just short, with a 9.9, the second highest score of the day for CMU. The Chippewas lost the meet by a narrow margin of 195.525-195.500.

CMU clawed its way back into Sunday’s meet against Kent State after being 0.825 points behind at the halfway mark. Early mistakes plagued the team.

Three falls on the uneven bars hurt the previously undefeated Chippewas.

“I tell them all the time, it’s not over ‘til it’s over,” said senior Emily Heinz. “Don’t ever assume that they’re going to do their best, don’t assume that they’re going to fall. You can’t rely on a fall to win a meet. I told them we have to focus on ourselves and do our best to win today.”

Junior Taylor Noonan fell to begin the routine for the Chippewas on bars. Junior Becca Druien and sophomore Karlee Teet also had issues.

CMU finished bars with a 47.925, more than a whole point less than they scored on bars in both events last weekend.

“You have to put the bar solidly in your hand and you have to land sol-idly on your feet,” Reighard said. “We seemed to not be able to do that on one event, and certainly (Kent State is) not the team to do it against.”

No Chippewa scored lower than a 9.75 the rest of the meet, while Druien and Noonan were able to finish strong with three scores at or above a 9.85 between them.

“I was proud of how we came back,” Heinz said. “What we did in the second half should have hap-pened on the second event, even after the first girl fell. They shouldn’t have let that affect them.”

Even after receiving the fourth-highest score on balance beam in program history with a 49.3, followed up by a 49.35 on floor, Reighard was not pleased.

“Great comebacks end in victories, not defeats,” Reighard said. “It’s very difficult for me to even sit here and talk about the positives. We’ll gain from this, we’ll learn from it and we’ll

No margin for errorNo. 19 gymnastics loses heartbreaker to Kent State by .025 points

certainly have a different appreciation for a quarter of a tenth.”

Reighard contested some of the scores after the meet, but the video review didn’t convince the judges of anything different.

The Chippewas, now 9-1 and 3-1 in the MAC, travel to Illinois Sunday to take on No. 15 Illinois and No. 20 Ohio State.

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a different appreciation for a quarter of a tenth.”

Jerry Reighard, head coach

By Kristopher LodesStaff Reporter

Baseball started its 2014 season losing big in Las Vegas this weekend, swept in a four-game series with UNLV.

The Chippewas lost 6-2 Sunday, 11-8 and 5-2 on Saturday and 5-0 Friday.

Senior left-handed pitcher Adam Aldred lasted the longest of any of the four starting pitchers this weekend, throwing 6.1 innings and allowing three earned runs Sunday.

Neither team had a hit heading into the fourth inning when CMU’s bats drove in two runs, including an RBI single by junior utility player Tyler Huntey.

The bats cooled off however – a theme for the weekend – as the Rebels took the lead in the sixth inning and never looked back.

“Our two-strike approach needs to get better,” said head coach Steve Jaksa. “We took too many called third strikes and if that improves, our whole offense will improve.”

Starting pitching got CMU in trouble in game three of the series as freshman Nick Deeg allowed seven runs in 3.1 in-nings in his first college outing.

The team was down 7-0 heading into the seventh inning of Saturday’s double-header nightcap, but was able to clear the deficit and take the lead with a four-hit, eight-run inning.

However, the lead didn’t last as UNLV scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh and shut out the Chip-pewas in the eighth and ninth innings.

“Nick will have learned a lot from how he threw (Saturday),” Jaksa said. “He’s a quick learner and has good stuff and his stuff is only going to get better as he learns to execute his game plan.”

In the early game, senior right-handed pitcher Pat Kaminska returned to the mound after receiving a medical redshirt last season. He struggled as the Rebels starting pitching shut down CMU bats yet again, holding the team to two hits and no runs until the eighth inning when it rallied for two runs.

Central Michigan threatened to score in the ninth inning with three hits, but no runs crossed the plate.

FridayDay one on Friday set the tone for

the weekend as UNLV’s ace Erick Fedde and closer Brayden Torres dominated CMU’s bats by striking out 13 and allowing three hits.

“(UNLV) pounded the zone and they would’ve pounded it a little less if we were more difficult outs,” Jaksa said. “If you’re a more difficult out then they have to throw more pitches and we weren’t able to get that done this weekend.”

CMU looks to improve in all facets of the game when it heads to Alabama next weekend for another four-game series against Troy University.

“They have a hostile environment and they’ve been pretty good lately,” Jaksa said. “We played well the last time we went down there and our guys will learn and get back at it to be ready to play again.”

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By Joe JuddStaff Reporter

Women’s basketball saw the re-emergence of its jump shot in its 88-47 victory over the Miami RedHawks.

A part of the Chippewas game that has been miss-ing in action during the later portion of its 12-game winning streak came to life against the RedHawks.

“In our offense, we have wide-open looks because of our penetration,” said head coach Sue Guevara. “Our kids did a good job of moving the ball and being a little patient.”

In what was a fast-past game, CMU had Miami on its heels from the start of the first half and did not look back. While Miami was able to make a few scoring plays in its favor in the first half, the Red-Hawks could not defend against the Chippewas of-fensive production.

From beyond the arc,

CMU shot 53.3 percent (16-for-30), the team’s best 3-point shooting percent-age so far in Mid-American Conference play.

“Crystal (Bradford) and Jess (Green) are some of the best passers I’ve ever seen and they were spreading out their game,” said senior guard Niki DiGuilio. “My game is my teammate’s game and without them, I wouldn’t have had 24 points.”

DiGuilio’s 24 points were key in the victory. She shot 8-for-12 from 3-point range and did not attempt a single shot from within the arc.

“I only have a few games left here so I need to start letting the bad ones go,” DiGuilio said. “I wasn’t letting them go and it was lingering and now I want to finish the season the way I want.”

Senior forward Taylor Johnson also had a produc-tive game from deep, shoot-ing 50 percent for the game. Her quality shooting earned her 14 points, while junior

guard Crystal Bradford also put up 14 points, shooting 5-of-12 from the field and 2-for-4 from long-range.

“We have a goal. We want to win the MAC and go to the NCAA tournament again,” Johnson said. “If we keep thinking about what we did in the past, we’re not going to get there. On this team, if someone is having a poor performance, we always have people to back her up.”

In Saturday’s victory, the team held a 41-point margin, allowing Guevara to spread around playing time.

“When you’re up by 40 points, everybody is getting a chance to play,” Guevara said.

Guevara’s team will travel to Bowling Green for its second matchup against the Falcons this season. The Chippewas were victorious the first time they faced BGSU, winning in overtime, 72-68.

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Daytona Niles | Staff PhotographerSophomore guard Da’Jourie Turner jumps up to take a shot during the Chippewas 80-63 victory over Ohio on Sunday in McGuirk Arena. Turner finished the game with 15 total points and one assist.

Tianyu Han | Staff PhotographerSophomore Preslee Harrald performs her floor routine during the gymnastics meet Sunday at McGuirk Arena.

By Cody DeBonaStaff Reporter

Gymnastics suff ered its fi rst loss of the year to rival Kent State by the smallest margin possible in gymnas-tics scoring.

The Chippewas scored fourth best in school history on beam in an attempted comeback that ultimately fell short, losing by .025 points.

“I talked to some of the alumni and they said what a great comeback (it almost was), but comebacks end in victories, not defeats,” said gymnastics head Jerry Reighard.

CMU scored fourth best in school history on beam with a 49.3. Senior co-captain Em-ily Heinz alongside juniors Becca Druien and Taylor Noonan scored 9.875.

The meet was a matchup between the best two teams in the Mid-American Confer-ence and the long-awaited rematch of Case versus senior co-captain Brittany Petzold.

Case beat Petzold in the all-around 39.475 to 39.200, and as has become somewhat standard, her high scores meant a Kent State victory. Petzold scored higher in the vault and beam, with Case tak-ing the bars and fl oor exercise.

With the win, Kent State becomes the favorite to win the MAC regular-season title this year.

After Case fi nished her all-around routine with a 9.925, the meet came down to junior Halle Moraw. Moraw earned a 9.9 in the fl oor ex-

KSU’s Case continues trend, beats Petzold in gymnastics match-up

ercise, unable to pick up the fraction of a point needed to avoid their fi rst loss.

“We had a very electrify-ing climate in the arena and I thought that was exactly what we needed,” Reighard said.

CMU packed the second most fans they have had all year in McGuirk Arena with 754 on alumni night. The

fans rallied behind the Chip-pewas at the moment they started beam, for every Kent State chant, the CMU fans would counter louder.

Gymnastics will have a chance at redemption Sunday against Illinois in Champaign, Ill.

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Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerSophomore Jackson Lewis wrestles against an Eastern Michigan opponent Thursday at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas led the Eagles for much of the night, but lost, 18-16.

By Ian CallisonStaff Reporter

With 200 meters left in her race, senior Shawntoreah Turk started tapping into her deep-est reserves.

Halfway through her 400m-dash at the Big Meet Elite on Friday, head coach Mark Guthrie called out Turk’s split of 26.2, on pace to break the school record.

But Turk had other chal-lenges to worry about.

Running unattached, Verone Chambers started creeping up on Turk from behind. Turk had been leading the competition at the cut-in, but then Cham-bers was catching up.

“Coach (Guthrie) tells me I have a very slow start,” Turk said. “So, I normally work on my kick at the end.”

As they rounded the cor-ner, Chambers began riding Turk’s shoulder, trying to make the pass.

Last weekend at Akron, Turk ran a 53.98, – a national qualify-ing time. Better yet, Turk’s race at Akron put her within milliseconds of the indoor track 400m school record of 53.82, set in 2007 by Jenaie Edwards.

Chambers was gunning for the national qualifying time, and Turk knew that Chambers’ eff ort would be the motivation needed to push her to break the record.

“It’s been my goal to get that record all year,” Turk said. “The other girl gave me the extra boost that I don’t usually get. She gave me a run for my money, and it was cool how we worked with each other during the race.”

As the pair closed in on the fi nish line, several sec-onds ahead of the rest of the fi eld, Turk and Chambers ran along side each other, battling for the lead.

“At that point, I started fi ght-ing and stopped running,” Turk said. “We were back and forth the entire time.”

Chambers crossed the line inches ahead of Turk, fi nishing in 53.66. Coming in .1 seconds later, Turk snagged second place, fi nishing with a record-breaking 53.76.

“It’s a blessing to get the record,” Turk said. “It’s very rewarding to see all of my hard work paid off .”

Turk is ranked fi rst in the Mid-American Conference, and 24th in the nation.

“She’s running really well right now,” Guthrie said. “She’s done everything we’ve asked her to do and been compliant with the workouts and the re-habilitation and the food plans. As a coach, she’s everything you can ask for in an athlete.”

Turk also ran the 200m-dash Friday, coming in fourth place. She is ranked fi fth in the MAC for the 200m-dash.

“Normally at this point in the season, I’m anxious and nervous,” Turk said. “But with coach Guthrie’s new training, it’s more of an ex-cited anxious. I’m excited to see what I can bring out this

Turk seizes CMU’s 400-meter indoor record at Big Elite meet

season, and it’s been excit-ing to see everybody hitting their marks. Guthrie has been nothing short of amazing. He’s very passionate and very knowledgeable, and that’s what you need in a coach.”

Turk attributes much of her success to Guthrie, who em-phasizes changing the culture of the program, as well as her supportive team.

Last week, Turk was also nominated for the MAC Player of the Week for her perfor-mance at Akron, which earned her the national qualifi er.

“I’ve never had that before and I think I’m the fi rst one on this team to get it this season,” she said. “Because there is so much going on in basketball right now, I was totally not ex-pecting this. I’m very honored.”

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By Drew PowersStaff Reporter

Softball’s success has rested on its pitching per-formances early in tourna-ment play. When Central Michigan allows more than two runs, they are 0-3. When the Chippewas allow two or less, they are 5-1.

In its second tournament of the 2014 season, the team traveled to Arlington, Texas, where they dropped three of fi ve games.

Both of CMU’s wins came against South Dakota State, opening the weekend with a 5-2 triumph, and closing it with a 5-1 victory. The team lost two games at the hands of UT-Arlington, 9-3 and 2-1, and lost one against Missouri State, 6-3.

“The key is to keep oppos-ing hitters off -balance,” said head coach Margo Jonk-er. “Whether it is with speed or location, keeping hitters guessing is important for suc-cess in the circle.”

Sophomore second base-man Chelsea DeLamielleure hit .333 in the tournament. Junior third baseman Trista Cox hit a blistering .571, with two home runs, bringing her season total to fi ve.

DeLamielleure, who was sidelined in 2013 with a back

injury, said she is excited to be with her team.

“Last year was not fun sitting out, but it gave me a diff erent view of the game,” she said. “I have a lot of confi dence in our team, and I’m confi dent we will have a good year.”

The winning pitchers for the Chippewas were seniors Morgan Yuncker and Chelsea Sundberg. In the fi rst game of the tournament, Yuncker pitched a complete game, sur-rendering just one earned run on fi ve SDSU hits.

“The main thing was that I was able to keep the ball inside on hitters’ hands, not letting them get around on pitches,” she said.

To close the tourna-ment out, the Chippewas rematched SDSU, and on the strength of Sundberg’s pitching, were able to leave Arlington on a high note. Sun-dberg allowed one earned run

on four SDSU hits.

Next weekend, the Chip-pewas (5-4) will head to Louisville, Ky. for the Cardinal Classic.

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“Last year was not fun sitting out, but it gave me a different view of the the game. I have a lot of

confidence in our team and I’m confident we will have a good year.”

Chelsea DeLamielleure, sophomore second baseman

Chelsea DeLamielleuresophomore second baseman

By Mark CavittStaff Reporter

Wrestling met mixed success against ranked opponents in the fi rst day of the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals.

Central Michigan earned its second win over a ranked op-ponent in a 19-13 upset victory against No. 15 Illinois before losing 25-16 against No. 11 Oklahoma.

In the victory over Illi-nois, CMU won six of its 10 matches, but was pinned twice against Oklahoma.

Sunday began with Illinois’ No. 3 Jesse Delgado beating No. 16 freshman Corey Keener 11-4 at 125, but the Chippewas quickly bounced back and won four straight matches from the 133 to 157 weight classes to take a 13-3 lead.

No. 14 Senior Joe Roth started the streak at 133-pounds with a 6-5 win by decision. Roth had two takedowns in the fi rst period and took control early.

At 141 pounds, No. 10 sopho-more Zach Horan battled into overtime to win his match. A take-down 26 seconds into overtime gave him the 7-5 win by decision.

The lead increased to 10 after No. 20 sophomore Lucas Smith

Wrestling goes 1-1 in NWCA duals

scored four points for CMU with an 8-0 major decision at 157 pounds. He recorded fi ve points in the third period, shut-ting out his opponent.

Over the past few weeks, CMU head coach Tom Borrelli said freshman Nick Becker has been the most consistent wres-tler for CMU.

This was not the case against No. 13 Jackson Morse, who soundly beat him by 14-2 major decision. Morse recorded four takedowns and three near fall points to get the major.

The fi nal four matches split, leading to CMU winning at 174 and 184 pounds.

At 174, No. 9 junior Mike Ottinger had one his most dominant fi rst periods of the season. He scored nine points starting off a takedown that his opponent reversed. Ottinger re-versed him to his back to score a three-point near fall.

MaTCH TWOAgainst Oklahoma, Keener

began the meet with a 9-2 loss to No. 7 Jarrod Patterson. Roth followed with a 10-7 decision against No. 7 Cody Brewer and Horan won his 141-pound match to take the lead.

CMU got wins at 157 and 184, both scoring extra points. Sophomore Lucas Smith won by major decision in a dominating 12-0 match, and senior Craig Kelliher pinned his opponent in the second period.

However, senior Scott Mat-tingly and sophomore Adam Robinson were pinned at 149 and heavyweight.

The NWCA Nationals continue Monday against Iowa State at 11 a.m.

CMU could not be reached for comment by press time.

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Dominick MastrangeloAssistant Sports Editor

Poor shot selection and miscommunication of-fensively caused Central Michigan to fall Saturday to Kent State, 83-75.

Sophomore guard Chris Fowler led CMU scorers with 19 points, five steals and four rebounds.

“We come o� of a game (against Northern Illinois) where we got out-rebounded. We weren’t going to let that happen again,” said head coach Keno Davis about the road loss. “Now we’ve got to fi gure out how to make it work with the limited resources we have inside. We hoped we would have a few more wins at this point.”

The Chippewas shot selec-tion improved in the second half as the men came out of the halftime break on a 13-2 run. A Blake Hibbitts 3-point-er gave CMU its fi rst lead of the second half, 41-39. He hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the loss.

It was CMU’s third consec-utive loss since topping KSU at McGuirk Arena, Feb. 5. The Chippewas will play at home for the fi rst time in nearly two weeks when they host Ball State at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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As the losses continue to pile up for the Central Michigan men’s bas-ketball team, one CMU player is performing like his team is undefeated.

Sophomore point guard Chris Fowler is the undeni-able heart and soul of the Chippewas this season.

While the men collectively struggle through conference play, Fowler has been success-ful. His performance is inspired and his energy unmatched.

Fowler leads CMU in points (18) and assists (5) per game. Last week, he broke into the top 10 in all-time assist leaders in program history with his 291st career assist in a loss to NIU.

The Chippewas have found themselves both losing and winning by more than 20 points at di� erent times this season. While their overall play is in fl ux, Fowler’s vigor remains constant regardless

of the scoreboard.He possesses a coveted

position. When the game is on the line, the team puts the ball in his hands.

In CMU’s fi rst Mid-Amer-ican Conference victory of the season against Kent State, Fowler made several key drives to the net in the closing moments. Without him, the Chippewas would still be win-less in MAC play.

Fowler has defined tough-ness this season. Only thick-skinned players drive to the net with such confidence and determination.

The sophomore has been slapped, poked, prodded and fouled on his way to the hoop by some of the most intimidat-ing big men in the MAC this year. Fowler is never fearful.

The Detroit-native’s bravery is not limited to the hardwood. As CMU falls again and again to conference opponents, he de-fends and commends his team.

His honesty humanizes him and his thirst for a higher standard motivates the rest of his team.

During timeouts before key moments in games, Fowler can be seen with his arms around his teammates, assuring them of their ability and communi-cating the task at hand.

He calls himself a facilitator of the basketball, while others call him the saving grace of an otherwise lifeless hoops team. Like the rest of the Chippewas, he is young, but shows the most rapid maturity rate of the group.

Throughout the last minute of the last game of CMU’s season, Fowler will give 100 percent. He is the last person who deserves to lose at the rate the Chippewas are.

As the lynchpin of the men’s basketball team continues to fi ght for MAC victories, his superior play begs the question:

Where would the Chippewas be without him?

Chris Fowler: CMU’s only hope

“We hoped we would have a few more wins

at this point.”Keno Davis, head coach

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File Photo | Tianyu HanSophomore guard Chris Fowler drives to the basket against Pepperdine on Nov. 16, 2013 at McGuirk Arena.

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