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Third finalist revealed for CMU’s provost post First open forum Tuesday By Kyle Kaminski Senior Reporter

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Mount Pleasant senior Heather Burch, center, marches and chants while marching down Main Street during the Take Back The Night event Thursday evening in downtown Mount Pleasant. Nearly 25 people started from Pearce Hall and marched to the Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University Ave.

‘Not my fault’ Sexual assault survivors share their story at Take Back the Night

Central Michigan University has finalized open forums for the three finalists to succeed Provost Gary Shapiro, following an incomplete announcement last week. The newly announced third candidate is Michael Gealt, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics and biology professor at the University of Arkansas. Before that, Gealt was employed at Purdue and Drexel universities. His open forum is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 24 in the Ausable Room of the Bovee University Center. The decision to withhold information on the third candidate until this week was not a choice made by the university, according to College of Communications and Fine Arts Dean Salma Ghanem. “We were waiting for the finalist to give us permission to release the name,” Ghanem said. Finalist Alan White is the first candidate to have a scheduled open forum. White is the dean of the Thomas Harrior College of

Arts and Sciences and professor of biology at East Carolina University, where he has Michael Gealt served for eight years. White also has experience at North Dakota State University and Marshall University. His open forum has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Ausable Room of the Bovee University Center. The second candidate is Karen Schmaling, who previously held an executive-level position and taught psychology at Washington State University. Additionally, Schmaling has worked at the University of North Carolina, the University of Texas, the University of Washington School of Medicine and the University of Colorado. Schmaling’s open forum is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 18 in the Ausable Room of the Bovee UC. A PROVOST SEARCH | 2

By Adriana Cotero | Staff Reporter It started as a way to protest women’s fear of walking at night. In Belgium in 1976, women attending the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women walked together, holding candles and protesting violence against women, triggering a worldwide movement recognized as Take Back the Night. It has since evolved into a movement that raises awareness of sexual aggression and empowers sexually assaulted survivors. “Take Back the Night is an outlet that lets members of the community unitize against sexual violence,” Take Back the Night President and Leslie senior Amanda McLain said. “It raises consciousness of sexual violence and reaches a broad demographic of people. Seeing so many people turn out and stand up against these crimes gives me hope and helps support survivors.” Central Michigan University’s Take Back the Night organization has put on this event for more than 30 years in April in recognition of sexual awareness month. On Thursday night

in Pearce Hall, the 2013 Take Back the Night began. The event included three parts: guest speaker Nancy Donoval addressing those in attendance, followed by a 30-minute march to the Veterans Memorial Library in downtown Mount Pleasant, ending with a speakout. Allegan senior Rachel McDaniel is a second-year Take Back the Night and Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates member who attended the entire event. “Survivors get to share their stories in a safe place. They get to have their voices heard,” McDaniel said. “The guest speaker is going to share her own

COMMENCEMENT

Domino’s Pizza CEO headlines May speakers Minnesota resident Nancy Donoval shares with students her sexual assault experience during her freshman year in college while speaking at the Take Back The Night event Thursday night in Pearce Hall. Donoval spoke about her experience and the challenges she faced in processing her emotions about it.

story, which not only shows her strength but will also be comforting for others to open up and know they aren’t alone.” Opening the event, Nancy Donoval shared her story, “The Road to Shameless: A Survivor’s True Story of Rape and Recovery.” Donoval’s story describes encounters and hardships she has had since she was 19 years old. “I didn’t lose my virginity, it was stolen … I wish I could go back and tell my 19, 20, 21, 22, etc.-year

old self that I did not have anything to prove to anyone or even myself,” she said. “To realize it wasn’t my fault, I had to put it into a sentence structure. I am the object; any noun can do any verb to me. I was the object, and it was not my fault. I had to acknowledge that I made poor judgments while not being at fault. I committed a foolish act, and he committed crime.” A TAKE BACK THE NIGHT | 2

By Sean Bradley Staff Reporter

Commencement speakers for the May 2013 graduation ceremonies were revealed Wednesday, highlighted by Domino’s Pizza president and CEO Patrick Doyle. The three ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students at McGuirk Arena on Saturday, May 4 will hear speeches from leaders from the science and business worlds. The 9 a.m. ceremony will see Domino’s Pizza President and CEO Patrick Doyle speak. “Doyle is a visionary business and community leader who oversees the company’s operations, strategy and vision,” a Wednesday news release stated. “Since starting his tenure at Domino’s as senior vice president of marketing, his proven leadership skills led to appointments of increased responsibilities, including executive vice president of Domino’s International and Team USA as

well as president of Domino’s USA.” Doyle will receive an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from the university. The mid-afternoon ceremony at 1 p.m. will feature Dr. E. Malcolm Field. A leader in the field of neuroscience who helped establish Saginaw Valley as a premier neuroscience center in Michigan, Field has served as a consultant to nearly 10 hospitals and medical centers in the Saginaw Valley area and is affiliated with St. Mary’s of Michigan, Saginaw’s Covenant HealthCare and Bay City’s McLaren Bay Region hospitals. The final speaker, at 5 p.m., will be Rita Colwell. Colwell is a professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and has also conducted research, educated and produced films. A COMMENCEMENT | 2

NAACP Mock Awards showcase ‘campus cush,’ other awards By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

It came down to a dance off. Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi ended up in a tie, each gaining the same number of votes. There was only one way to choose a winner: Representatives from each fraternity got on stage and performed synchronized dances to hiphop music to the delight of the crowd. One of the crowd members, Chicago sophomore Larry Biggers, jumped up from his front row seat and flashed off his own dance moves. The concluding split resulted in a standing ovation from the crowd. Alpha Kappa Psi ended up with the victory. Such raucous energy and jubilation was showcased

throughout the NAACP mock awards. The annual award show, in its third year, is put on by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor and appreciate minority CMU students who have stood out in their respective regards throughout the year. Categories, among several, were “Most Likely To Succeed,” “Best Athlete,” “Best Smile,” “Social Network King” and “Most Entertaining.” Of course, there were other awards as well. Travis Johnson, a Detroit sophomore and vice president of CMU’s NAACP chapter, won “Campus Cush,” also known as the most notorious drinker. “Everybody comes along to my parties, and they see me drinking,” Johnson said. “It’s pretty prestigious.”

Johnson said the energy in the room was natural, caused by the bond they shared. “We’re all family,” Johnson said. “We all love each other.” Detroit junior Deonne Henry was one of the masters of ceremonies for the event. While he spent most of the night on stage, he won two awards as well, for most swag and most attractive male. He said that despite the honor of being the most attractive male, his swag was more important to him. “Swag: It’s what I do,” Henry said. “It’s something inherited. You don’t just learn it.” Addressing voices in the crowd who jokingly decried his awards as being fixed, Henry said that the process was completely fair. A NAACP | 2

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Detroit senior Travis Johnson sits laughing during the NAACP Mock Awards Thursday night in Anspach 161. Johnson was the recipient of the ‘Biggest Lush’ award. The award show is for CMU students who have stood out in their respective categories throughout the year.