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University gathers input from campus to update Strategic Plan By Kate Carlson Managing Editor news@cm-life.com

To gather input on the future of the university from faculty, students and staff, the Central Michigan University Strategic Planning Team is hosting forums through Dec. 1. “The needs of students constantly change,” said Lori Hella, associate vice president of human resources, and member of the strategic planning committee. “We have a different demographic (in CMU’s student body) now, and different student needs as far as job placement.” It’s important to assess the strategic plan of the university every few years, said Joe Garrison, director of financial planning and budgets and strategic planning committee member, because it’s a “living document that should be modified.” For on-campus faculty, staff and stu-

dents, there is a forum from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the Charles V. Park Library Strosacker Room; and from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Education Human Services Building French Auditorium. The Student Government Association will have a forum from 8 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 in the Bovee University Center auditorium. “Student success” and “research and creative activity” are among broad objectives in the plan that the team wishes to get input. CMU’s Strategic Plan is used to assess the effectiveness of the university. An assessment is done each year based off the plan to show if CMU is keeping up with its priorities, Garrison said. Faculty, staff, students and the surrounding campus community will be able to provide input at the forums or online through a university email invitation. Members of the CMU Alumni Board

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Dance marathon aims to be biggest student-run philanthropy By Emily DeRuiter Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

A new fundraiser for United Way is being planned with hopes of becoming one of the largest and longest in Central Michigan University history. “DanceFest” is a 15-hour dance marathon planned for Feb. 4 in the Student Activity Center and the Large Sports forum. Kalamazoo sophomore Cameron Baker, president of DanceFest, said his hope is for the event to become bigger than Polar Plunge or Greek Week by including every sector of students on campus. “We are trying to bring every corner of campus together under the largest student-ran, student-participatory event,” Baker said. Entertainment will include DJs, dancing, games and food vendors from all over Michigan. The night

will culminate with a large-scale flash mob of dancers who stayed all 15 hours, to be recorded and used as a promotional video for the next time the event is hosted. For some, like Stan Shingles, hosting a dance marathon on campus reminds them of CMU’s past. As the assistant vice president of University Recreation, Shingles said the university used to have smallerscale dance marathons in the 1950s,

‘60s and ‘70s. “I’ve seen some photos of a dance marathon in Finch Fieldhouse before,” he said. “We didn’t have the Internet, we didn’t have video games — dance marathons were very popular during that time, especially (those that were) philanthropic.” Greek Life, multiple Registered Student Organizations, the Student Government Association and others are expected to have a hand in creating and fundraising during the event. A group of students have been working on the logistics since August. Now, a DanceFest RSO is dedicated to getting the event up and running. Baker said the group has a goal of raising $75,000 for United Way. They chose United Way of Gratiot and Isabella County because it is a well-respected name in the area that benefits local people, Baker said. “This will be a great opportunity since it’s the first year of planning

this event,” he said. “We’re hoping it will become a trademark of philanthropy at CMU.” Shingles’s department, University Recreation, will help the DanceFest RSO figure out logistics for where to put everything and outsource for set up. Since the event is run by a student organization and occurs mostly within hours the SAC is closed, renting space will be free. However, cost for setting up staging and so forth is a different matter. DanceFest organizers won’t have estimates of cost until further into the planning stage. As this is the first year for DanceFest, the RSO is looking for sponsors to help them bring the vision to life. “One of our big-picture goals is that every year this is going to be the kickoff to spring philanthropy,” Baker said. The SGA Spirits and Traditions Committee is lending a helping hand

through the planning process. Baker, who is also committee chairman, said one of the committee’s biggest duties from now on will be helping the DanceFest RSO plan this event. Ian Elliott, SGA president, stressed that ownership of the event doesn’t belong to an individual group, but instead is a result of “a meeting of the minds” from several areas on campus — from Greek Life to SGA. Mitchell Talaki, a senior from Milford and president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, was the first person to pitch the idea. He first thought of having a dance marathon on campus when he and a couple of friends went down to Ohio State University for the weekend. “A couple of girls were saying they were really excited to do it (at Ohio State),” Talaki said. “After talking with them, I thought it was a cool idea that would be interesting to do at CMU.”

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good jobs are,” he said. “Experience has shown us when you look at existing data to see where jobs are today, those jobs aren’t often around tomorrow. That’s why we have a lot of faculty near the state-of-the-art, so we can stay in touch with these advancements, and try to build programs around those things.” One of the few majors offered by the college that has seen a noticeable drop in signed students over the past five years has been the Hospitality Services Concentration. Since fall 2012, the number of students enrolled in the Hospitality Services Concentration has dropped from 103 to 57 as of fall 2016 — a 55 percent decline. Crespy attributes the decrease in enrollment to the college’s offering of more specialized courses. “When the College of Education and Human Services expanded the event management major, a lot of students that were interested saw it as a viable opportunity to pursue sports-related or hospitalityrelated activities that didn’t involve what hospitality generally involves, which property-management related issues,” he said. Despite one major being more popular over another, Crespy believes each degree

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with experts and speakers from all over the place,” she said. “The people I’ve met through the program have become like a second family.” Though men still outnumber women in the college, by 1,603 to 870, enrollment for women overall has seen a steady increase of 19 percent. Of CBA’s most popular majors accounting, logistics and entrepreneurship have all seen the percentage of women enrolled increase over the past five years. The college’s dean, Charles Crespy, said he looks at enrollment statistics as indicators of where CBA can go next, rather than looking for opportunities to maintain any sort of status quo for enrollment. “We’re not necessarily interested in growing majors for the sake of growing majors,” he said. “We try to stay in front of the changes in technology, and offer programs that are at the state-of-theart. Some of the programs we offer that we’re excited about may have been inconsequential 10 or 15 years ago.” The goal of actively pushing the boundaries of what options are available for students has been a driving force behind Crespy’s decisions, he said. “Some universities look at government data to see where

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Helping those in need CMU alumni share Peace Corps experience, current student leaving in May By Brianne Twiddy Features Editor news@cm-life.com

Inside a bamboo hut they called home, Erin and Scott Farver slept beneath a large mosquito net. Loud bangs began echoing throughout the village, and the couple was jolted awake. Less than 25 feet outside the Central Michigan University alumni’s window was an entire Philippine village dancing and playing drums. The village of San Jose de Buenavista was rehearsing for its annual drum competition as the Peace Corps volunteers attempted to spend their first night of service in the Philippines. “It was crazy. We basically experienced everything in one night,” Erin said. “(Every day) was out of our comfort zone until about a year and a half in.” For more than five decades worldwide, Peace Corps volunteers have traveled to 63 countries to immerse themselves in a culture abroad by working with natives to improve quality of life. The volunteer program is run by the United States government to provide assistance to undeveloped countries. The upcoming application deadline is Jan. 1 to depart in summer 2017, according to the Peace Corps website. Those interested can apply at www.peacecorps.gov/apply. Central Michigan University’s Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center works with Peace Corps recruiters to set up presentations each year. “Everything we promote is for the benefit of our citizens and people,” said Chloe Kosinski, an Imlay City junior and orgsync coordinator of the volunteer center. “We have had multiple people, including past volunteer center workers, that have gone to work for the Peace Corps.” Kosinski said at least one student who had been involved in the volunteer center joins the Peace Corps each year. Before applying, interested students are required to email a local recruiter their resume to expedite the process, said Vanessa Villa, Returned Peace Corps volunteer. “Most importantly, while Peace Corps has ‘peace’ in its title, do not reduce the seriousness of your interactions, emails, or interviews,” Villa

said. “It is a federal agency.” Countries invite the Peace Corps program into their country and choose which sectors are the highest priority. Applicants are then accepted based on respective country desires, said Villa. When applying, students list their top three country choices and their sector of choice. Sectors include education, health, environment, youth in development, agriculture and community economic development. “Peace Corps can still place you where you are needed most if you allow them to choose your location based on your skills, experience and knowledge,” Villa said. Villa said the careful selection of volunteers out of the 22,000 annual applications makes it “apparent” that the student selected has what it “takes to be a grassroots ambassador for the U.S.” “Peace Corps experience comes with a known grit and resilience needed to overcome various cultural or contextual challenges, the end product is a persevering person with a dependable, optimistic, can-do attitude,” she said. “Against other potential employees or graduate/doctoral school applicants, many would choose what the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer has to offer their organization or program.”

HONEYMOONING WITH CULTURAL TRAINING Scott and Erin joined the Peace Corps two years after graduating from CMU. The couple was immediately put through rigorous culture and language training. Language classes lasted four hours a day. The remaining hours were spent with their host family, who taught them to function in a new society. Once on-site, Scott co-taught in an elementary school offering support to teachers through workshops and training. Erin was paired with “Save the Children,” an international agency teaching adolescent reproductive and sexual health. “Surprisingly, it was easier to teach in a different language,” Erin said. “It was less uncomfortable to say certain words in a different language than your own. Even the kids would ask uncomfortable questions in English because it was more comfortable (for them).”

Courtesy Photo Mark Hanns poses with a CMU flag while in West Africa during his time with the Peace Corps.

The couple had two host families in their 27 months of service. The first family, that they three months of training with spoke little English while the couple spoke little Kinaray-a — the language common in San Jose de Buenavista. It took roughly a year to build trusting relationships with the native Filipinos. One night Erin was practicing a sentence involving the word ‘lizard’ at dinner when two lizards leaped off the ceiling, landing on her head. One lizard jumped off. Erin’s host sister untangled the second lizard off her head. “(The service) needed to be two years. We needed to earn their trust and learn the community to be able to get any work done and help. Then we had friends.” she said. “If it had just been one year, we couldn’t have done that and I would have felt worthless.” Erin said if there’s one thing she’s absolutely sure about, it’s that she “got more than (she) ever gave” in the Peace Corps. “The Peace Corps is a funny thing. I would say make sure you’re not going to save the world,” Scott said. “I feel like we had some of that mindset, where we are going to help because they need us. After the first day we realized that wasn’t how it goes. They know how to do their stuff and let us be there. It was really humbling.”

EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY Tony Guizar, a senior from Port Huron, will be departing to Togo in West Africa on May 27, 2017. The environmental studies major will be working in the sustainability sector, working on food security and sustainable agriculture. While in Togo, he will work to increase soil fertility, promoting sustainable growth. Guizar will also focus on teaching environmental education and awareness by teaching techniques that improve overall agricultural practices. He also plans to educate young students on gender equality and other social issues. “As the world faces problems such as climate change and population growth, it is becoming increasingly more important that everything we do is done in a way that protects our earth, while also making sure that there is enough food,” he said. “Sustainable agriculture is a step in the right direction.” Guizar has done mission trips in Mexico and Indiana. During his time in Mexico, he helped a community “who literally lived in a trash dump” right outside of Puerto Vallarta. He helped build schools, distributed donated hygiene products and foods, as well as facilitated bible schools. The program was called “Children of the Dump.”

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Courtesy Photo Scott and Erin Farver pose for a picture in San Jose de Buenavista Philippines during their time in the Peace Corps between 2006-2008.

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“These trips helped prepare me by giving an experience that opened my eyes to a life of service and increasing the standard of living for others,” he said. “Not only did I become passionate about helping and teaching others, I learned I’m interested in learning from other cultures just as much as I am sharing my own.” Guizar said his Mexico and Indiana mission trips will be different than his upcoming service in the Peace Corps - but nevertheless, he would not have pursued it without the influence of the mission trips, he said. He isn’t worried about putting off starting his career - in fact, he said the two years of service will benefit it. He plans on applying to graduate schools, and showing commitment like the Peace Corps will look good on resumes, he said. “I’m hoping to show people I work with there from Togo a better way to live sustain-

able, and give them a bigger perspective of the world,” he said. “I really want to learn about their culture and take something away from it to. Culture sharing is big for me.”

Courtesy Photo Tony Guizar hands out food and hygiene products during his mission trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico while he was in high school.

RECENTLY RETURNED Mark Hanss graduated from CMU in 2012 with a major in biomedical sciences and Spanish. He spent a year working to pay off some student debt before his service began in June 2013. Hanss spent the next two years in Togo as a community health worker, an expedient agent for the Togo Ministry of Health. He said there aren’t many ways to prepare to the Peace Corps. He turned to the traditional coping mechanism of food — he ate “all the good food” he knew he’d miss. Hanss said the hardest part of training was the 40 hours of lectures a week he was required to take. When he

moved in with his first host family, they cooked bland, unseasoned food until he could adjust and not get sick. “The (10 weeks of) training they give you prepares you the best they can. That is language training because you have to learn one languages up to the level of intermediate before being able to go to your service site,” Hanss said. “You get technical and cultural training training. I learned the computers I’d work with. I learned about the language, the customs, traditions and politics I’d run into.” When Hanns’s service was ending, he was planning on returning the dog he’d purchased

to its breeder when a student he tutored asked if Hanns would give it to him instead. “He considered me a close friend,” he said. “He said he wanted to keep the dog because they had become close, and because the dog represented me in a small way.” Hanns said giving the dog to the student was a comfort - both because the dog would have a good home, and it made him realize the “hard to see” impact he had within two years. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and the most fulfilling,” Hanns said. “I think it lives up to the tagline ‘the hardest job you’ll ever love.’ I loved it, hated it and would do it over again in a heartbeat.”

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International students celebrate Thanksgiving away from home By Evan Sasiela Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

While many Central Michigan University students headed home for family feasts over Thanksgiving break, some students were too far from home to spend it with their families. Many international students sstudying at CMU are celebrating Thanksgiving for the first time. The third floor in Herrig Hall, which remained open during the Thanksgiving break, houses mostly international students on campus. Central Michigan Life spoke to them on what they do when campus closes during break.

PARAGUAY Paraguay freshman Veronica Avila said the break was not long enough to go back to her hometown of

Asuncion, the nation’s capital. Avila said she has seen Thanksgiving portrayed in movies, but this is her first time celebrating the holiday in the U.S. Avila was invited by Alexandra David, a piano professor in the School of Music, to celebrate Thanksgiving at David’s home. She said she was excited to relax in a quiet atmosphere for a few days. “(Thanksgiving) was really nice. At night you usually have people running in the halls and screaming,” she said. “It was so quiet, you could actually rest.” This is not Avila’s first experience with a Thanksgiving celebration. She said she celebrated Canada’s Thanksgiving in 2014. Avila said her two roommates, one from China and one from Japan, also remained in the dorms for Thanksgiving break. While Thanksgiving is not custom in their countries, Avila said the holiday unifies them.

“We all have different traditions and having one thing that we don’t know about and learn here actually makes us come more together,” Avila said. Thanksgiving break will be the only temporary stay for Avila this year. She will be heading back to Paraguay to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s with her family. “I’m kind of glad and sad that it’s over because it means finals are coming soon,” she said. “I’m also excited because I get to go home over winter break.”

SOUTH KOREA South Korea freshman Yong Min Cho lives with Plymouth freshman Samantha Graham in Herrig Hall. When the two first met, Graham said Cho was very shy. As they grew closer, Graham said Cho opened up more, and Graham opened her doors for Thanksgiving. Graham invited Cho to her home in

Ash Seymour | Freelance Photographer Paraguay freshman Veronica Avila discusses her Thanksgiving plans since she is unable to travel home over the break on Nov. 20, Herrig Hall, Room 315.

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Speak Up, Speak Out hosts 17 years of open forums at CMU By McKenzie Sanderson Staff Reporter news@cm-life.com

Speak Up, Speak Out is an open forum series that provides Central Michigan University students a platform to share their opinions on current events. Merlyn Mowrey, philosophy and religion faculty member, has been on the SUSO committee since the formation of the series 17 years ago. SUSO focuses on trending issues in the news, with each forum including a panel of students and faculty with specialized knowledge on the topic of discussion. Questions are also asked by the audience. Carl Lee, mathematics professor, and Hope May, philosophy and religion professor, were also on the SUSO committee with Mowrey when the series formed. “We wanted to create some activities for students that would make them more aware of current events,” Mowrey said. “From the beginning, our hopes have been to encourage (students) and get them interested in politics, big news and other cultural issues as well.” Central Michigan Life asked Mowrey about the reasons behind bringing the forum to CMU, and how it’s changed over the years. CM LIFE: How did Speak Up, Speak Out get started? MOWREY: It started in 2000 after some institutional research came out showing CMU students were not as engaged in current events or even in culture as most college students. What was the purpose for starting the SUSO series? With the presidential election coming up back in 2000, we wanted to provide students with reliable information, and talk to them about registering to vote. (We wanted to) encourage them to get informed about the issues and learn how to support their positions with critical thinking. What kinds of topics does SUSO cover when it’s not an election year? Once we got going, we started doing assessments every spring. (The committee) gets together to tabulate what students want to talk about based on their votes and input from previous forums. We also base our discussion topics on what’s in the news and what the big issues seem to be that relate to students on our campus. How do you decide who will be on the panels? The committee starts making recommendations by checking around the university to see who has some expertise or interest on each topic we choose to discuss. We see who has been writing or teaching

Binge Yan | Staff Photographer Speak Up, Speak Out open forum led by students, faculty and staff focuses on the domestic policy of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Oct. 19 in the Bovee University Center auditorium.

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in those areas and we do the same with students. We try to get students who are interested in particular topics and open-minded enough to listen thoughtfully to the ideas of others and express their own ideas with good reasoning behind them. Of all the panels you have organized or attended, are there any that stick out to you as the most engaging? I’ll never forget the very first year. At one of the forums, Sterling Johnson, a political science professor, was on a panel talking about some foreign policy issues in the upcoming presidential election between Al Gore and George Bush. (Johnson) was so remarkable and knowledgeable on the subject. At the end of that forum, a student came up and asked me what he taught. She said “(Johnson) made me realize that I need to know more about the world.” She ended up taking his course the next semester and that was wonderful.

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With deficit in mind, administrators should keep affordability a priority As the calendar year comes to an end, students at Central Michigan University, administrators and university trustees will face distinctly different challenges. For students, preparing for final exams and finishing important projects will be a top priority. Across campus, university officials are working on a solution to CMU’s $10 million budget shortfall while grappling with the

reality of decreased state aid and overall enrollment. Reasons for the $9.8 million budget deficit include lower than anticipated enrollment on campus, online and satellite locations, and lower than projected state appropriations. Credit hours for main campus were 5,070 less than expected, contributing $2.16 million to the deficit. For online and satellite locations, there were 11,349 less than anticipated credit hours, which added $5.66 to the deficit. State appropriations and other budget shortfalls account for $2 million less than anticipated. In turn, CMU’s Board of Trustees must weigh these issues while crafting fiscal policy before the end of the 2016-17 academic year. That includes conversations about tuition hikes beginning next week when trustees meet on Dec. 8. Part of these conversations will ulti-

mately dictate tuition costs for the 201718 school year. It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of “how much.” CMU has increased tuition steadily since 1993. We ask CMU trustees to weigh these issues with students and their wallets in mind. Any pending tuition increases must not exceed the average scope of past tuition hikes. Students tuition dollars should not be used to make up for the university’s internal losses. CMU’s last tuition hike follows a 14 percent cumulative six-year tuition increase, the lowest among Michigan public universities. That puts the average annual tuition increase at 2.3 percent, sometimes slightly higher. Still, tuition comprised almost 60 percent of CMU’s operating budget this year, while state appropriations funded only 17 percent. At a time of hemorrhaging enrollment from regional high school graduates and transfer students, trustees must commit themselves to overall affordability if they want to keep retain existing tuition dollars. Surmounting current enrollment issues will become more

difficult if those students are priced out of the market. At $405 a credit hour, a standard 12-credit hour course load costs students nearly $4,900 per semester. That’s excluding any applicable lab or material fees needed for highercredit courses. We understand the magnitude of a $10 million deficit, and we understand what that means for CMU instructors and individual colleges. Budgets might be reduced. Non-tenured professors and staff could face layoffs. Some positions might not get filled. Administrators have already detailed their plans to rearrange college budgets in a way that does not depend on an unreasonable increase in tuition. We believe in their abilities to fix this problem on their own without cushioning the blow with tuition dollars. The philosophy of “One CMU” requires each member of the CMU community to do what they must to make our university stronger. Students and their tuition dollars have been towing that line for more than 20 years. It is time for individual colleges to share that burden.

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Castro, a traitor to Cubans, will not be hailed like Guevara At long last, Cuban refugees in America and abroad can breathe a deep sigh of relief. Fidel Castro, former Cuban president and the country’s de facto dictator for nearly 60 years, died on Nov. 25. Upon the announcement of his passing, millions of Cubans marched in the streets. It was a procession of liberation, one not offered in Castro’s ill-fated tenure as “Commandante.” It was a stark reminder that even in death, Castro will not be afforded a posthumous pardon. History will not be grant him asylum, nor will it label him as simply misunderstood. There’s a reason for that, and it has less to do with his ruthlessness. That reason is the fetishized fame of his right-hand man, the Argentine known as Ernesto

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“Che” Guevara. Che, which means “man” in Spanish slang, was the architect of modern guerilla warfare. He meticulously planned and executed the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista in the late 1950s, and became the face of global revolution. One can hardly walk by a Hot Topic or some other seemingly hipster clothing store without seeing a Che t-shirts or Che bumper stickers. You know the image – the dark, mysterious mustachioed man with a

knowing scowl and unkempt warrior hair underneath a tight-fitting beret. That’s Che, and by all accounts, this icon for freedom fighters was just as ruthless, calculated and ambitious as Castro. So why the stark difference in their lasting legacies? The answer is simple: Che never betrayed the cause of true Communism, nor did he bring less freedoms to his people overall in the same way Castro did. Che never enacted harsh policies against dissenters in the same manner Castro did, nor did he selfaggrandize his importance to Cuban Communism. When Castro spoke about Cuba, he spoke about a country that could not survive without his guidance. Che spoke of Cuba and Communism in romantic abstracts, focusing on the will

of his people rather the will of tyrant. By the time Che left Cuba in the middle 1960s to jumpstart revolution in South America, Castro had assumed control over Cuba and its destiny. Castro directed terror squads against those who opposed him from his estate, while Che died fighting for his people. Together, their original aim was to liberate working class from the clutches of oligarchs and corrupt governors so the poor could prosper. According to some historians, Che would have been appalled at what Castro did to his beloved Cuba, and were he still alive to see it, Che would have led the march against him. Castro spent his life battling Capitalism, but he was really fighting was his own inferiority complex. Castro led his people to believe the U.S. and

other “fascist” imperialists were out to destroy the world. In reality, Castro was more worried about his own power than the power of an independent Cuba. Che and Castro may have been cut from the same cloth, but their outlooks on humanity and liberation couldn’t be more disparate. Today, I am proud to say good riddance to Castro and what he wrought onto the world. In that same regard, I couldn’t be more proud to wave the banner of Che Guevara. I’m no Communist, and I never will be, but in my studies, I know that Castro, like Josef Stalin, was far from an ideal socialists, and we should remember both of them in the same fashion – as murderers, thieves and traitors to their countries.

Cafeteria food is worse than you can imagine for diverse peoples If you live on campus, you’re aware of the stigma students have against cafeteria food. There’s nothing worse than having classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then being forced to eat during the dreadful “snack time” in Central Michigan University’s Residence Halls. Growing up in the suburbs as a second-generation Filipino-American makes me hate cafeteria food and the lackluster snack time even more. For students like me who didn’t grow up eating traditional American meals, cafeteria food is often their first foray into American cuisine outside of

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fast food and other restaurants. Cafeteria food does nothing but perpetuate the stereotype that white people eat bland and flavorless food, haven’t discovered seasonings other than Lawry’s Seasoned Salt, and think condiments like ketchup and A1 are spicy. Regardless of race, it’s agreed upon that most people on campus are not

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a big fan of cafeteria food. People like me didn’t grow up eating casseroles, perch, and perogies. When we did eat, we definitely did not eat whatever versions of stir fry, fajitas, or lo mein that are paraded out at the international station. People will tell me and others that “my mom makes the best (insert traditional American dish).” That’s cool dude, but I’ve only had it once at a college campus and I hated it. Unless your mom makes a batch for me, I’m never going to try Shepard’s pie ever again in my life. In a way, cafeteria food exhibits all

of the worst stereotypes about white culture. It’s a watered-down manufactured product that is force fed to everyone across the country because it’s so accessible. There were days where the cafeteria food was so foreign to me that I felt wary about eating at all. Here I am at a new school surrounded by new people eating new foods that I’ve never tried before, and its bad. Just plain bad. That’s why I spent a lot of days as an underclassman ordering delivery or take-out. There are some professors on campus who even have to drive to

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Lansing to find authentic food from their country. Various meats, grains, and sauces that you just can’t find at Ric’s, Kroger, or god-forbid Walmart. Here’s a pro tip: Panda Express isn’t authentic Chinese food. And I know that cafeteria food isn’t authentic American food, either. Until we go and seek those authentic meals out for ourselves, we’ll never get a chance to see what all the hype’s about. The difference here is that Mount Pleasant loves Panda Express, while I do my best to pick and poke at the meatloaf and sweet potatoes on my cafeteria plate.

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CHANGE OF HEART Local freshman center returns to basketball after planning to focus solely on academics at CMU

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After an entire summer without picking up a basketball, former Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy leading scorer Averi Gamble decided she couldn’t stay away from the sport she loves. The 6-foot-3 center planned to spend her freshman year at Central Michigan University focusing on her academics and possibly playing club basketball in her free time. She said she hasn’t played since March, when Sacred Heart lost to Pittsford 48-30 in the Class D State Championship Game. “At the beginning of the summer, I just wasn’t really feeling it after playing for so many years,” Gamble said. “I just couldn’t give it up. Being away from it just made me realize that I loved it that much more, so I just had to come back.” At the start of the fall semester while exchanging recipes with Gamble’s mother, Alesha, women’s basketball head coach Sue Guevara convinced Averi to practice with the team. On Oct.10, Gamble was officially added to the 2016-17 roster. “If I’m going to be a practice player, I’m going to put in all the work anyway,” she said. “That’s the hard part. So I might as well take the next step and be on the team.”

ADJUSTING TO COLLEGE BASKETBALL Guevara highlighted Gamble’s ability as a player and a winner. She scored more than 1,200 points during her career at Sacred Heart and was named Associated Press Class D Player of the Year in 2015-16. “She knows how to work,” Guevara said. “She knows how to win and our players have really embraced her. She’s going to benefit from this and so are we. I’m just really happy to have her.” Gamble’s goal this season is to be a “supporting factor” for the Chippewas and help make her teammates better. “I’m still transitioning from high school to college,” she said. “(The team) has been working all summer and I haven’t. It’s just about getting back into shape and I’m totally OK with that.” Gamble has appeared in two games for the Chippewas so far this season. A BASKETBALL FAMILY Gamble is the daughter of former NBA player and CMU’s current assistant men’s basketball coach Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble played for Men’s Head Basketball Coach Keno Davis’ father, Tom Davis, at Iowa in the late 1980s. Though her father’s NBA career influenced her to start playing basketball at a young age, Averi said she has always had the freedom to “be her own person” on the court. “I don’t want to be compared to

my dad,” she said. “He was a guard in college and in the NBA. I’m a whole different type of player than him. It’s cool that he was in the NBA and I like saying that he has directed me toward basketball, so I guess it can go both ways.” Gamble described her father as more of a parent and less of a coach when it comes to her athletic career. Kevin Gamble said he has always encouraged his kids to “do their own thing.” When they chose to play sports, he left it up to their coaches to guide them. “I taught her how to shoot free throws and that was it,” Kevin Gamble said about his daughter. “I said if you’re going to play basketball and your dad is Kevin Gamble, you’re going to at least know how to shoot. The rest was on her.”

Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Freshman center Averi Gamble, right, makes a move in the lane to get open during the game against Furman on Nov. 18 at McGuirk Arena.

Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Freshman center Averi Gamble, middle, cheers on her team from the bench during the game against Furman on Nov. 18 at McGuirk Arena.

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Women’s basketball undefeated during Thanksgiving break By Von Lozon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

After dropping a home game against Elon last weekend, the Central Michigan women’s basketball team won three consecutive games. The winning streak began at home last Tuesday against Oakland University. The Chippewas defeated the Golden Grizzlies 70-67 in double overtime. Junior guard Cassie Breen led the team with a career-high 33 points, while senior forward Jewel Cotton finished with 13 points and six rebounds. “Thank god for Jewel Cotton and Cassie Breen,” Head Coach Sue Guevara said after the Oakland game. “They have been our most consistent players to date, but we have not been shooting the ball well as a team. That is not a secret to anyone.” CMU shot 28.9 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from 3-point range against Oakland. The Chippewas scored eight points in the first quarter, and allowed seven. The Chippewas’ next win came in California in the Cal Poly Tournament. They beat Utah Valley 71-62 and their shooting improved from

the Oakland game. CMU made 41 percent of its field goals and 34.3 percent of 3-point shots last Friday. Cotton made all seven of her shots against Utah Valley in her first start of the season. “I asked Jewel to put herself in a good frame of mind to give that energy and spark coming out of the game,” Guevara said. “She goes 7-of-7 from the field, I don’t think there is any doubt she did that.” The Cal Poly Tournament ended with a win over North Dakota State 77-55 — the team’s second highest scoring total of the season. Junior forward Tinara Moore (20 points, 11 rebounds) and sophomore forward Reyna Frost (18 points, 15 rebounds) each recorded a double-double in the contest. Sophomore guard Presley Hudson tied CMU’s single-game assist record with 12 in that win. “The goal when we came out here was to try and be better than we were,” Guevara said. “Friday wasn’t pretty, but we were better than when we played Oakland. (Saturday), we played much better.” Four of CMU’s next five games will be played at McGuirk Arena. The team plays next at noon on Thursday against Loyola.

Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Junior forward Jewel Cotton, right, drives with the ball during the game against Oakland University on Nov. 22 at McGuirk Arena.

CMU baseball releases 2017 regular season schedule By Von Lozon Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan baseball program released its 2017 schedule last week, and the team willplay in warm weather for the first month of its season. The Chippewas will begin the season on the road at Eastern Tennessee State University for a three-game series from Feb. 17-19. A week later, it will travel to Texas for a three-game series against Incarnate World. After that, it will head to Port Charlotte and Orlando for six games against four different teams. Their home-opener is March 14 against Marygrove. The Chippewas will go to East Lansing on March 22 to play against Michigan State. They will play in Ann Arbor on March 29 and May 9 to take on Michigan. CMU lost to both MSU and U of M last season on the road by scores of 4-1 and

9-7, respectively. MSU comes to Theunissen Stadium on May 19, while UM will travel to Mount Pleasant on May 10. “It’s very consistent with what we’ve done in the past,” Head Coach Steve Jaksa told CMUChippewas.com. “Last year was probably top to bottom the most difficult schedule that I’ve been a part of. This one is similar to schedules that we have had in the past.” The annual Clash at Comerica will take place on April 18 and will feature a new opponent than in past seasons — Notre Dame. CMU lost at Comerica Park last season to MSU 7-3 in 14 innings. CMU has played MSU in the Clash at Comerica every season the Chippewas have been a part of the series. The Mid-American Conference season will begin at home on March 31, against Miami (Oh) and will end on May 20 against Ball State — also at home. CMU will play rival Western Michigan at home for a three-game series on April 14-16.

Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Sophomore pitcher Dazon Cole attempts to throw out a runner during Clash at Comerica on April 13 at Comerica Park.

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Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Senior guard Braylon Rayson, middle, looks to pass out of a double team during a game against Marygrove on Nov. 17 at McGuirk Arena.

Rich Drummond | Assistant Photo Editor Junior guard Marcus Keene, left, goes up for a layup while being defeded during a game against Marygrove on Nov. 17 at McGuirk Arena.

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After more than 3,000 miles traveled in the past week, the Central Michigan men’s basketball team notched a 2-2 record during four road games, improving to 5-2 on the season. CMU made the trip to Cedar Park, Texas to participate in the Lone Star Showcase from Nov. 21-23. The Chippewas’ roster was pitted against mid-major powers Pepperdine, St. Bonaventure and ArkansasLittle Rock, which went to the NCAA Tournament last season. CMU opened the tournament with an 88-77 win against Pepperdine on Nov. 21. Senior guard Marcus Keene, who suffered a lower-body injury in a win over Marygrove College on Nov. 17, returned to his home state of Texas to score a career-high 36 points in the win. Fellow Texas native, senior guard Braylon Rayson finished with 20. “It means a lot because the first time I came to Texas back at (my former school) Youngstown (State), I didn’t really have a good game. I felt like I let them down,” Keene said, following the win. “Coming back to Texas with Central Michigan, I wanted to have a better performance than last time.” Less than 24 hours later, Keene’s 36-point effort turned into a 23-point performance in a loss to St. Bonaventure. The 102-71 defeat was CMU’s first loss of the season. The Chippewas tried to rebound and close out the showcase with a win over Little Rock the next day,

but was not successful. CMU trailed 81-79 with 2:06 remaining before the Trojans closed the game with a 10-0 run to win 91-79. CMU left the tournament with a 1-2 record. “I thought we were good (in the final minutes),” said Head Coach Keno Davis after the loss to Little Rock. “We had some calls go against us. They made tough shots, we had some open shots that didn’t (go in). I don’t think it was anything from an execution standpoint — we don’t have much room for error right now as we will when we get better as a team.” The Chippewas traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin where the team enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and practice on Friday. On Saturday, CMU rallied from a 45-41 halftime deficit to defeat Green Bay 89-77 to finish the road trip with a .500 record. Keene scored 31 points for the Chippewas, who made 14-of-36 3-pointers in the game. The Chippewas also out-rebounded the Phoenix 50-49, with 11 of those boards coming from bench players and junior forward DaRohn Scott. Davis said for a team whose roster makes up over one-third of new players, he was proud of the team to go .500 on the road trip and win five of its first seven contests this season. “After four games in seven days, you’re on the road for over a week — if you came out flat or didn’t play your best, there’d be many built-in excuses,” Davis said. “To be able to not only win, but play extremely hard, says a lot about the character of these guys.” CMU hosts William & Mary’s at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at McGuirk Arena.

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Camellia, Beach among possible 2016 bowl spots By Austin Denean Staff Reporter sports@cm-life.com

lia Bowl on Dec. 17 in Montgomery, Alabama. CBS bowl expert Jerry Palm projects the Chippewas to take on Temple in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 19 in Miami, Florida. CMU won’t be able to announce which bowl game it will be playing in until all of the conference championship games are played during the next two weeks.

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the game-winning touchdown play. “(I was surprised EMU went for it) with as highly touted as their kicker has been,” Bonamego said. “We thought they might be bluffing to get us (to put) different defensive personnel on the field.” After jumping out to a 5-2 start this year, CMU limped to a 1-4 finish down the final stretch of the regular season. “(I’m) pretty disappointed (with how season finished),” Bonamego said. “I don’t see how you answer that question any other way. I’m proud of the team, but I’m disappointed in the outcome.” Going out on a winning note is important to the senior class, Rush said.

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score in the fourth quarter appeared to give his team control of the game — it wasn’t so. “He’s an explosive back and is good out of the backfield receiving and in pass protection,” senior quarterback Cooper Rush said. “It’s always nice to have him back there.” CMU was out-gained throughout most of the game, finishing with 155 less total yards than the Eagles. EMU running back Blake Banham was nearly able to outrun the Chippewas’ rushing attack on his own, finishing with 122 yards to CMU’s 127. The Eagles’ offense was able to come up with multiple big plays throughout the game, including a conversion on fourth-and-six that set up

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EASTERN MICHIGAN 26, CMU 21 With one play, Central Michigan football lost its winning season. A 24-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds remaining gave Eastern Michigan a 26-21 victory and stole CMU’s chance at a 7-5 regular season record on Tuesday. The Chippewas fell to 6-6 and 3-5 in Mid-American Conference play on the season. “We gave up too many big plays, but didn’t make enough,” head coach John Bonamego said following Tuesday’s game. “I think we’ll still get a bowl game and have one more chance to play together to have a winning season.” CMU was unable to gain a lead until 2:34 remained in the game when junior running back Devon Spalding scored his third touchdown of the night to give the Chippewas a 21-20 lead. Spalding had missed the previous two games with a shoulder injury, but came back to score all of CMU’s touchdowns against the Eagles and rush for 85 yards on 11 carries. His 41-yard

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Even though Central Michigan football was unable to close out its season with a victory against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, it was still able to collect six wins this season to earn bowl eligibility. It is the third straight season CMU will appear in a bowl game and second time under second-year head coach John Bonamego. Although six wins doesn’t guarantee a bowl game appearance, there are not enough sevenwin teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision to fill the 80 spots available. “We’ll have one more chance to play together and put together a winning season,” Bonamego said Tuesday night. “I still believe we’ll get to a bowl game. It will be good to have one more chance to play and get this taste out of our mouths.” This year’s senior class hasn’t experienced winning a bowl game and is looking to finish on a winning note after a 6-6 final record after starting the 2016 season 3-0. “To play my last game with these seniors and be able to win it would be huge and something for us to leave behind here,” senior quarterback Cooper Rush said. Multiple national college football experts have projected that the Chippewas play in or get one more game this season. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy project CMU to play in the Raycom Media Camel-

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CMU football fans should not settle for mediocrity and a bowl game For the third consecutive season, the Central Michigan football team will make a bowl game appearance. For most programs, including CMU, going to a bowl game is considered a successful season. But has this really been a successful program this season? After winning five of its first seven games, the team sputtered to a 1-4 finish to close out the season. Following CMU’s 26-21 loss to Eastern Michigan on Nov. 22, Head Coach John Bonamego said the season was a let down. “(I’m) pretty disappointed,” he said. “I don’t see how you answer that question any other way. I’m proud of the team, but disappointed in the outcome. They played hard. They prepared hard. We just didn’t execute when we needed to.” Senior quarterback Cooper Rush said winning a bowl game would make up for this year’s lackluster season. The Chippewas have a combined record of 20-18 since 2014 . The team hasn’t

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won more than seven games since 2009 when the team finished 12-2. How many top-notch programs around the country would consider seven years of mediocrity and bowl game appearances successful? None. Charlie Strong just got fired as Texas’ head coach for having a 16-21 record over three seasons. Les Miles lost his job midseason at Louisiana State despite carrying a 114-34 career record there. Granted, CMU is not a Power Five program that should expect to be a ranked team competing for College Playoff Appearance. However, middling in mediocrity shouldn’t be acceptable either. As long as CMU continues to make

bowl game appearances and wins one every decade, fans have been happy to blindly support the team for the sake of supporting their Chippewas. The last time CMU won a bowl game was 2009 against Troy. Fans should demand to see improvement from their team. Being a fan and yet still being critical of on-field results don’t have to be mutually exclusive. People who love this university should demand excellence. Head Coach John Bonamego has been through two seasons of his first head coaching job. Although he hasn’t gotten a team of his own recruits yet, two years is enough time to install a system. After one of the program’s best starts in years, his staff allowed this season to crumble. Year three is where improvement should be demanded from Bonamego and the team — even with Rush’s departure. The Chippewas will return multiple starters at every position next season, which will help whoever the next starting

Mary Lewandowski | Staff Photographer A CMU fan puts their hands on their head in frustration during the game against EMU on Nov. 22 at Rynearson Stadium.

quarterback is. If CMU is unable to eclipse the sevenwin mark for an eighth straight year next season, it’s time for fans to raise concern. Is the program on an ascending path?

Are the right people in place to help the team become a winning program like Boise State or Western Michigan? Only time will tell. Until then, do not accept mediocrity. Demand excellence.

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Hospital

Yorkshire Commons

CMU EVENT CENTER

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Moore Hall

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Towers Complex

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Health Professions

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GAYLORD

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MMCC/ Doan Center

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MAIN ST.

:55 :05 :06 :07 :08 :12 :15

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:20 :25 :29 :30 :32 :42 :44 :45 :46 :47 :48

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