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A 54-year old Belding man was arrested Tuesday outside Winchester Towers after witnesses called 911 reporting a domestic assault, police said.

Officers were called to the retirement community on E. Broomfield Street around 6:30 p.m., police said, in response to a bystander call of a man assaulting a woman outside the building.

The man was taken into custody by Isabella County Sheriffs and will be arraigned tomorrow afternoon.

In the state of Michigan, there is a mandatory 20 hour cool down period after a domestic assault is reported, police said. All domestic violence cases are required to be arraigned before a judge.

Isabella County Sheriffs were assisted by the Mount Pleasant Police and Michigan State Police.

No other suspect information was available.

Nathan Clark, Senior Reporter

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By Nathan ClarkSenior Reporter

Administrator pay makes up more than a third of all the pay budgeted to Central Michigan University employees, according to CMU’s 2013 operating budget and the 2013 Salary List.

How much more administrators may be earning this year is unknown until the new salary list is released at the beginning of the new year.

According to the approved 2014-15 operating budget, CMU is spending $6 million more on salaries com-pared to last year.

Of the $165 million budgeted for

salaries in CMU’s operating budget last year, 34 percent of that amount went to administrators.

Administration and senior ad-ministration staff make up 891 of the more than 3,000 people employed at CMU.

Adding up administrator salaries in the CMU 2013 Salary List, admin-istration positions received $55.9 million from last year’s budget.

Among the administration staff, 29 make more than $100,000.

Head football coach Dan Enos makes the most at $292,125, followed by College of Medicine Associate Dean of education Joel Lanphear with $234,814 and head men’s bas-

ketball coach Keno Davis at $230,625.Excluding the senior administrator

positions, women’s basketball coach Susan Guevara is the fourth highest paid administrator earning $194,500, 25 percent less than the average sal-ary between Enos and Davis.

Founding Dean of the College of Medicine Ernest Yoder was the highest paid senior administrator, contracted at $403,504, until his abrupt resignation in June.

CMU President George Ross retains the highest contracted earn-ings at $364,000, followed by Sean Kesterson, associate dean of clinical education at the College of Medicine, with $340,620.

Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes has said in the past that the budget is set up so that funds are spent on the academic centers first along with budgeting salaries.

“Funds generated from tuition and state funding go toward the academic centers first,” Wilkes said.

Without state aid and investment revenue, administrator salaries would eat up 19 percent of funds generated by tuition and housing, 57 percent for all salaries.

Check back with cm-life.com for more budget stories.

By Nathan ClarkSenior Reporter

Several high-ranking positions at Central Michigan University still remain open, though there has been progress on a few of the searches.

The positions for Director of Integrated Marketing, Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching, Dean of the College of Medicine and Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts still remain empty at the start of the 2014 fall semester.

Only one position has been “filled,” the First Year Experience Coordinator. The position and its duties were not filled by a person but by various CMU employees managing the jobs duties.

“It is more accurate to say that the duties of the Director of the First Year Experience were as-sumed by other current employ-ees,” Interim Vice Provost Claudia Douglass said in an email response.

Since the resignation of found-ing dean of the College of Medicine Ernest Yoder in June 2014, the position has remained unfilled.

University Communications Director Steven Smith said a search committee for the new CMED dean has been assembled, and the uni-

By Ben SolisEditor-in-chief

In the face of opposition from two of Michigan’s highest elected officials, Ian Elliot remains steadfast in his belief that come November, marijuana decriminal-ization will be enacted in Mount Pleasant.

“These letters change nothing,” said Elliot, president of Student

Advocates for Medical/Recre-ational Use of Marijuana. “The mission stays the same.”

The latest battle over decrimi-nalization centers around a Nov. 4 ballot proposal put forth by El-liot’s group and the Safer Michi-gan Coalition. The proposal aims to amend the city’s charter, effec-tively decriminalizing marijuana within city limits.

Both Gov. Rick Snyder and At-

torney General Bill Schuette sent letters to Mount Pleasant’s city commissioner care of City Clerk Jeremy Howard denouncing the proposal, which is slated to be on the Nov. 4 ballot. The proposal, spearheaded by marijuana advo-cacy groups on and off campus, would effectively make the use, possession and transfer of less than one ounce of marijuana legal in the city.

In their letters, both men wrote that they would not approve the charter amendment if passed due to its inconsistency with state laws prohibiting marijuana con-sumption, possession and sale.

“Whether or not the proposed amendment is approved by the voters, marijuana will remain a controlled substance under state and federal law,” Snyder wrote.

Lansing opposes pot proposalSAMRC and Safer Michigan Coalition energized despite opposition from Snyder

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administrator pay makes up 34 percent of payroll budget

Multiple CMU administration positions still vacant

versity is still taking applications.Head of the committee, College

of Science and Technology Dean Ian Davison, was unable to be reached for comment regarding the status of the search.

The College of Communica-tion and Fine Arts’ previous Dean, Salma Ghanem, left CMU after five years of service in July to be DePaul University’s dean for its College of Communication in Chicago.

Finding someone to fill the posi-tion is still in the beginning process as a search committee is still being formed.

The search for a Director of Integrated Marketing has shown the most progress as the applica-tion process has been closed and candidates have been selected and are now in the interview process.

Smith said several candidates have been chosen but was unable to

say exactly how many.The position for Director of

the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching, who oversees the devel-opment of new teaching methods with new technology and educates professors on how best to use them, was posted Aug. 1 and is still ac-cepting applications.

Check back with cm-life.com for more on this story.

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The governor added the amendment would hinder law enforcement’s ability to enforce the law of the land.

“The proposed amendment seeks to deprive the division of Public Safety of the authority to detect and arrest persons who have violated state and fed-eral law with respect to certain marijuana-related offenses,” he wrote. “Nothing in this proposed amendment limits the responsibility of a Mount Pleas-ant police officer to enforce the state’s criminal laws, including those applicable to marijuana.”

Snyder and Schuette also argued that the language is in-consistent with the Home Rule

City Act (HRCA). The HRCA al-lows cities to develop their own governments and city charters. It also provides a mechanism for cities to amend their charters.

Citing the HRCA, Schuette said, “The ballot language is inaccurate because it is does not inform the voters that the proposed amendment conflicts with state law. The ballot lan-guage also does not inform the voters that state law will control regardless of whether the pro-posed amendment is adopted.”

The letters might seem like a blow to the Michigan legaliza-tion movement, but Elliott said the letters are nothing more than a formality.

“As we are able to operate and change the charter at the local level, the governor, the attorney general and even the President of the United States can always advise his subordi-

nates to not comply with some-thing,” he said. “What does that mean for the voters? What it comes down to is ‘it’s still going to be on the ballot.’”

Elliott added that it was surprising to see Snyder and Schuette vocalize their opposi-tion against decriminalization so loudly, seeing as how the issue is an important cause for younger voters.

“There has been favor given to this issue,” he said. “We know where the American people want to go. If students want to be involved, this is the year to do it.”

The sophomore from Cheboygan said that if all goes according to plan, 17-18 cities in Michigan will be decriminal-ized zones.

Despite the opposition, City Commissioner Matthew Sous said that many of the city’s lead-ers are remaining neutral on the

By Nathan Clark Senior Reporter

As the November midterm elections approach, political organizations are on college campuses registering students to vote.

During Main Stage last week-end, an event that introduces new students to all the clubs and organizations on campus at once, College Democrats President Sam McNerney said their table registered just less than 400 students to vote.

“The biggest problem is just getting people out to vote,” he said. “College students tend not to vote, not because they don’t want to, but because they don’t have the tools to vote.”

McNerney said the group will have a table set up twice a week, one day in the Park Library walkway and another in the University Center, all the way up to the November election registering students to vote.

Central Michigan Life was un-able to reach College Republi-cans to ask what they have been doing to prepare for the upcom-ing election. The group will have Michigan Rep. Kevin Cotter (R- 99th district) available to answer

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registering to vote is a five-step process in michigan:

StEP 1. Verify the applicant is eligible to register. To be eligible, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years old by Election Day, a Michigan resident and a resident of the city or township where the applicant is registering at.

StEP 2. Fill out an application at a Secretary of State branch office, a county clerk’s office, voter registration drives or online at Michigan.gov/sos.

StEP 3. Submit application. Applicants registering for the first time will need to mail in a photocopy of a photo ID or a utility bill if mailing in application. Do not mail original documents.

StEP 4. Clerk processes the application and mails registration card to the new voter.

StEP 5. Go out and vote.

Campus organizations working to help students register to vote

questions at their first meeting of the semester at 8 p.m., Wednes-day in Anspach 169.

A bipartisan candidate showcase has been organized by College Democrats set for Sept. 22 in the UC Rotunda from 6-9 p.m.

So far, 13 candidates on the November ballot have stated they will attend the showcase,

many of which are democrats.“We reached across the aisle

and invited candidates from the other parties, but mostly demo-crats have responded saying they will come,” McNerney said.

On Sept. 10, the CMU student forum Speak Up Speak Out will hold an open discussion on the power of the vote from 7-9 p.m. in the Park Library Auditorium.

Central Michigan Life | File ArtAlumnus Kevin Taylor helps instruct students on how to fill out a form as they register to vote for upcoming elections.

issue and are leaving it up to the voters.

Mount Pleasant’s City Com-mission discussed the letters Monday night during its regular meeting.

City Manager Nancy Ridley said she and city staff were compiling a list of important in-formation to effectively educate residents on the proposal. The information will be published in an upcoming Mount Pleasant newsletter.

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Hundreds of students pass by the education building every day, but some may not notice that part of the roof is green.

Stephen Lawrence, associate vice president of facilities, said the green roof was installed when the building opened in 2008. He said the roof is green because it is made of 11 varieties of flowing plants known as sedum. The plants have heat and cold tolerance as well as low water requirements.

Lawrence said there are several reasons for having the roof.

“It reduces the roof temperatures thereby lowering air -conditioning costs, which lowers carbon dioxide emissions and our carbon footprint,” Lawrence said.

Lawrence said the roof reduces storm runoff, and filters sediments so they don’t wash into the river. The roof also shields the building from the sun.

Tarrin Bradshaw, Saginaw senior studying early childhood development and learning, said she noticed the green roof and didn’t know what it was for a long time. But when she learned the purpose, she thought it was great.

“As college students, most of us are thinking about getting good grades and hanging out with friends, not so much on being environment friendly,” Bradshaw said. “So for the university to step in and take the lead in helping the environment, it helps us as students as well as the university as a whole.”

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By Ben SolisEditor-in-chief

To honor 60 years of bet-tering the community, Mount Pleasant’s City Commission issued a proclamation in support of United Way of Isabella County at its regular meeting on Monday.

The proclamation calls for Sept. 7-13 to be known as United Way Week in com-memoration of the group’s founding. United Way of Isa-bella County will use Sept. 13 to kick off its 2014 Commu-nity Campaign.

Tom Olver, president and CEO of United Way of Isabella County, said the rec-ognition helps to legitimize the work they have done for more than half a century.

“This proclamation of an entire United Way Week is exciting for us because it will draw attention to the work that we do,” Olver said. “The city helps us generate thou-sands of dollars each year. We’re proud to have that level of support.”

Rene Shingles, chairperson of CMU’s School of Rehab and Medical Sciences, serves as the chair of United Way of Isabella County’s Board of Trustees.

She and other members of United Way, including Olver, accepted the recog-nition from City Manager Nancy Ridley.

City Commission recognizes United Way work with honorary proclamation at Monday meeting

By Dominick mastrangeloSports Editor

While students at Central Michigan University are busy with the start of school and blowing off the necessary steam during breaks, Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley is busy keeping them safe.

Yeagley, 58, is from Mount Clemens and spent 31 years at the Mount Pleasant Police Department before coming to CMU five years ago.

Central Michigan Life’ re-cently sat down with Yeagley to discuss his past and his philosophies on enforcing the law and preventing crime.

Why did you decided to pursue a career in law enforcement? Did you ever think you would be a police chief some day?

YEAGLEY: I never had a clue I’d be a police chief. I had a psychology instructor in high school that had us take a test that was supposed to tell us what we would most likely

be successful at. Soon after, a friend and I went out and did some really stupid things and silly stuff. The ser-geant told us we could either do a 30-day ride along with him or he would file a report. It was at that point that I fell in love with police work.

What is the rewarding part of your job?

YEAGLEY: Watching people in the department grow is great. The other thing is getting to watch some of the positive changes in culture here at CMU. I get to be a part of preventing violent crime here on campus. That is really rewarding for me.

What are some of the daily struggles the department goes through that the community does not see but ultimately leads to a safer campus?

YEAGLEY: We need to make sure we provide ev-erything our officers need to prevent and respond to crime here on campus. The key is really knowing which skill

our depart-ment needs to use when. That’s the challenge. It means constant vigilance for us.

How much responsibility falls on the campus community, instead of the CMUPD, to keep our campus safe?

YEAGLEY: The No. 1 factor in how safe an environment is, is the community itself. We go above and beyond here. Infor-mation will help people make good decisions and stay safe.

Many prospective stu-dents say CMU is the best option for them because it is “safe.” How much credit do you take for that?

YEAGLEY: CMU is very safe for a couple of reasons. When Dr. (George) Ross became President of CMU, he took me to lunch to tell me his expectations of the CMU Police Department. The presi-dent leaned across the lunch

table, looked me

in the eye and pointed his finger to-

ward me saying, “Chief, keep the people of this campus safe.” He was serious.

How did your department make sure people stayed as safe as possible during Welcome Weekend 2014?

YEAGLEY: We have a long and strong relationship with the city. We have the exact same goals. We always look at the last few years and what criminal activity has been. This year it appears to me that we are getting a larger con-tingent of people from out of town who have come here to victimize our community. We will be strategizing on how to get them the special attention that you deserve.

How do you deal with those special cases?

YEAGLEY: For example, if there are folks who are affili-ated with different gangs, they certainly have different things that they do to show the world

they are a member of a gang. We should consider putting some teams together to try and identify those folks as they come to our community.

How often do you find your-self having fun on the job?

YEAGLEY: My version of fun might be different than others. I get a lot of satisfac-tion from watching other people excel. We have such great qualities in this depart-ment. It’s fun to give all of these people opportunities to grow and learn while doing a very important job in the process.

How does your department prepare for big campus events like football games or concerts?

YEAGLEY: We always analyze every event on an individual basis. The more we can control, the safer every-one will be. We’ll handle a Western Weekend differently than opening day. We spend a great deal of time planning and communicating to our staff how we can deal with these events.

Ben Solis | Editor-in-chief United Way of Isabella County President Tom Olver and Rene Shingles, chair of United Way’s Board of Trustees, receive a city proclamation at Monday’s City Commssion meeting.

“Those in city govern-ment are helping us in a tangible way,” Shingles said. “This proclamation is more than just words.”

Olver said the main mis-sion of United Way is to

engage fellow citizens to better the community. The group does this by collecting donations for affiliate part-ners, such as the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, and through

sponsored volunteer out-reach programs.

Olver added that United Way of Isabella County has raised more than $3 million, helping nearly 17,000 people over the last 10 years.

With the proclamation, Olver said the group could be well on its way to reach its goal of $195,000 for 2015.

Check back with Central Michigan Life for more sto-ries on United Way.

MEET THE CHIEFCMU’s top cop discuss his past and philosophy for protecting students

meagan Dullack | Photo EditorCentral Michigan University Chief of Police Bill Yeagly has been busy keeping the campus and it’s students safe during his time at the CMU Police Department the last five years.

Multicultural Academic Student Services is hosting its annual Get Acquainted Day from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Warriner Mall.

The event, held for more than 35 years, has helped introduce new and returning students to the faculty, staff and community at Central Michigan University.

Get Acquainted Day is held annually on the first Wednesday of the fall semester. There will be giveaways, food and inflatables.

For more information, visit the Multicultural Academic Student Services office in the Bovee University Center 108 Suite 112.

-Katherine Ranzenberger | News Editor

Five elementary schools in Mount Pleasant and schools around Isabella County will be receiving much-needed school supplies after the United Way of Isabella County gathered items.

“Stuff the Bus,” the annual United Way of Isabella County fundraiser, collected more than 20,000 school supply utensils through this year’s drive. Volunteers will fill a school bus with supplies to provide to schools in need.

“It’s our community’s way of saying thank you to our teachers and helping them provide a quality education to our children,” said Tom Olver, president and CEO of United Way

The group will travel to the five elementary schools in Mount Pleasant. Another team will be delivering goods to Beal City elementary at noon on Wednesday.

“Shepherd and Winn elementary schools as well as Sacred Heart Academy will be on Thursday,” Olver said.

-Katherine Ranzenberger | News Editor

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As the editor-in-chief of Central Michigan Life, one of my primary responsibili-ties is to engage in an open dialogue with our reader-ship. It is also my job to try and explain why something controversial was published in our newspaper.

So let’s try to clear the air a bit.

On Monday, CM Life pub-lished an editorial address-ing what we saw as a major cause for concern: A group of student partiers taking their antics too far on what should have been a peaceful time of fun and integration.

In this editorial, we at-tempted to show our student body the web of damage that can be caused to Mount Pleasant – our home, our community – when a faction of students engage in danger-ous and destructive activities.

After reporting on last semester’s rash of dumpster fires, which unfortunately carried on throughout the summer months while most of you were away, we were disheartened to see the same thing happening all over again.

In many ways, we were right back where we started.

Our student body did not share our opinion of what went down that night, yet it was the same impression made on members of our community. This includes police officers, city leaders and residents.

While I can admit in retrospect that our message

was delivered in a shrill, ac-cusatory manner, the content of our message remains.

We are the face of CMU and this city. Whether you are part of Greek Life, raising money for various charitable organizations, or members of our Student Government Association, it is our duty to be the best representatives of the university.

When a few of us throw bottles at cops, climb lamp-posts and harass passersby, it makes all of us look bad.

We had hoped we could see eye to eye on this. We did not. That is frustrating.

Our tone was harsh. We also realize that we can’t take back how we said it. What we can do is work harder so our opinions resonate or at very least are offered in a way as to not alienate the students.

We’re working on that. We are learning how to best serve you. To make sure your voice is reflected, we are as-sembling an editorial board that includes students from around campus. See page ADD LATER for details.

This is the first time in recent CM Life history that the editorial leadership has offered this opportunity. If we are going to reflect your voice, we must integrate your voice into our newsroom.

We invite all interested students to apply at Moore Hall 436 or email me at editor@cm-life.com.

I also encourage you to continue to tell us like it is; all opinions are welcome. In return, I hope you respect our right and responsibility to share our own opinions.

With your help, we can make a better student newspaper.

Kurt NaglVoices Editor

Nathan ClarkSenior Reporter

There comes a time in everyone’s life when reality hits them like a ton of bricks and they realize how old they have become.

In our youth, we don’t think of such things, thinking instead we’ll be young for-ever and aging is for the old.

But as we get older, certain events force us to reflect on days gone by and wonder how we have been spending our time growing as people.

Little things like being carded at a restaurant after ordering a drink feels great shortly after turning 21, but after a few years pass and the servers stop asking or faintly glance over the ID, it feels odd.

I know I’m not young anymore, but I never really felt that out of place based on my age until today when I discovered one of my profes-sors is three years younger than I am.

Fortunately for the both of us he’s not that old either, but it still feels a little awkward.

For a few brief moments, it was horrifying until I convinced myself that it’s not entirely distressing.

It’s not like I floated

You’re only as oldas you feel, sometimes

through life doing absolutely nothing until I came to Cen-tral Michigan University.

When my professor was preparing to graduate high school, I was fresh out of Army boot camp deploying for the invasion of Iraq.

While he was learning about foreign cultures in col-lege, I was exploring Europe while stationed in Germany.

Where I lacked the formal education many of my old high school classmates pursued, I made up for in worldly experience.

Every day was a class of its own while I was in the Army.

For social sciences, we trained how to adapt to dif-ferent cultures so not to of-fend village. Math class was declared a success after a supply drop lands where you wanted it after calculating an exact position, adjusting for wind.

Do I think I’m better than my classmates here? No, just a little more experienced.

I may have taken a differ-ent path to get where I am today, joining the thousands of other young students here at CMU, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.

I know I’m not the only non-traditional student here, but I might be the only one who forgets he’s old.

Nathan Clark served in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War from 2002 to 2010. He is 31.

Photo Illustration by Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorCentral Michigan University became a tobacco-free campus July 1. The ban includes cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, as well as e-cigs.

The nasty repercussions of both smoking and second-hand smoke have long been known. As the lead-ing cause of preventable death in the United States, smoking claims the lives of nearly half a million people each year, according to the Center for Disease Control. About 2.5 mil-lion nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke since 1964.

Much has been done to curb the alarming epidemic, and we applaud CMU for taking part in the struggle for better health. However, the cloudy, confusing details of the new policy have sparked some debate.

The “tobacco”-free policy also includes E-cigarettes, which are a tobacco-less alternative to smoking often used to kick the real thing. A policy meant to preserve health sure-ly should not prohibit tools meant to help people quit the addictive habit.

According to the policy, people can smoke only in the confines of a

privately-owned vehicle, and their “windows should remain closed.” So essentially, the policy that calls for better health also subjects those struggling to beat the addiction to severely more harmful conditions when re-inhaling cigarette smoke in their cars.

Nonsmokers do not understand the psychology of smoking. It is an addiction. Demanding smokers to quit usually has a reverse effect. No tobacco-free policy, much less one that is vaguely worded and loosely enforced, will completely clear the air.

As part of the initiative, CMU has removed all ashtrays from campus. The move could have an unhealthy impact on the environment. Those who knowingly disregard the policy now have nowhere to dispose of their litter. Occasional whiffs of tobacco smoke might not be as unpleasant as sidewalks blanketed with cigarette butts.

Most smokers violated the old smoking policy, which prohibited smoking indoors and within 25 feet of buildings. Most buildings, how-ever, had ashtrays situated right next to doorways, in effect prompting smokers to situate themselves well within the 25-foot buffer.

The designation of smoking areas that are secluded from buildings and main sidewalks, and are properly equipped with ashtrays, would help keep both the air and ground clean on campus.

It is important to realize that no policy will please everybody. It is equally important to realize that CMU serves a diverse population of students who value their freedom of choice.

Although the administrations may have enacted the policy with good intentions, personal choice dictates what people do to their bodies, not policy.

Central Michigan University’s new tobacco-free policy, put into effective on

July 1, has largely dispersed the crowds of smokers who used to congregate

outside of academic buildings. So far, the policy seems to have been implemented

smoothly, with minimal dissent from staff and students.

Everybody loves to hate a news source. At its worst, news is biased, inaccurate and misleading. I often find myself flipping through articles of various papers wondering how such rub-bish can hit print.

“Clearly the reporter has the story all wrong,” I think to myself. “Anybody could have written a piece better than that.”

I know I am not alone in feeling this way.

When dealing with some-thing as rapid and dynamic as the ceaseless news cycle, disagreements and mistakes are inevitable. At its best, news is a light guiding its audience through chaotic banter and misinformation.

An invitation for conversation

It is designed to empower rather than alienate.

Central Michigan Life, whatever the name might mean to you, is the voice of students at Central Michigan University. As this year’s Voices Editor, and having been with CM Life for four years, I have witnessed the newsroom at highs and lows. Over the years, we have been every-thing from the butt of jokes to a nationally recognized student newspaper.

Recently, we have come under fire for stories about the Greek community as well as coverage of the recent Welcome Weekend. Some students and com-munity members disagreed with the way stories and opinion pieces were writ-ten. Hearing such differ-ence in opinion elates me.

It is the reason I aspire to be a journalist.

By nature, news today is a conversation. Readers have the opportunity – I would argue the obligation – to weigh in on the informa-tion they consume. The more analysis and criticism of a news source, the more informed the readership. And the more informed the

readership, the stronger the news source.

CM Life is the voice of students only as far as students are willing to have their voices heard. We work hard to keep our readers informed and involved, and I would argue we do a heck of a job doing so.

Agree? Good. Disagree? Even better. The beauty of an opinion is that every-body has one. I invite you to bring life to yours and take place in the always-inter-esting discussions of your community.

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Being an incoming fresh-man means a lot of things.

Most of all, it means hav-ing little to no idea what has already happened on Central Michigan University’s Cam-pus before arriving and some of the things that every other student has learned during their days here.

As a way to welcome the new freshman class, here are a few nifty things worth know-ing about CMU to help fit it.

w That big construction site near the east campus resi-dence halls used to be where a couple of special housing units for students with chil-dren would live. It wasn’t the best looking building in the

Unknown CMU facts for incoming freshmen

By Arielle HinesStaff Reporter

Police were dispatched to the scenes of more incidents during this year’s Welcome Weekend, but actual charges and citations were fewer.

According to the Mount Pleasant Department of Public Safety, police received 568 calls last weekend, a 27-per-cent increase from 439 last year.

Police also said 191 people were cited for violations or arrested this year, down 28 percent from last year’s total of 266.

MPPD Public Informa-tion Officer Jeff Browne said that the weekend started out calm but escalated as the days passed.

“Most gatherings were cooperative. Others were ar-gumentative at times causing concern for officers,” Browne said in a press release. “Some unruly party goers climbed light poles, threw beer cans, bottles and rocks at police.”

The most prevalent crime was open intoxicants, with 74 people arrested or cited. Last year, 144 people were cited or arrested for this same violation.

Fewer partiers got minor-in-possession citations this past weekend compared to last year. Thirty-nine people received an MIP, less than the previous year’s 65 citations.

Browne said police were proactive in trying to make the weekend safe as possible.

“CMU and the city sent out a notice of laws and ordinanc-es as well as key resources to all students who are registered at the university,” Browne said. “Staff from the city along with those from CMU walked around our student resident section educating and enlist-ing their help.”

Browne said that despite the proactive measures, the police were busy controlling large crowds in the student residential area.

Seventeen people were also arrested or cited for having a nuisance party compared to the 36 people in 2013. Disorderly conduct saw an increase, as 17 people were ticketed and arrested, com-pared to nine last year.

Pontiac sophomore Charice Craft said most students were respectful while walking down Main Street.

“Most people were just standing and drinking while socializing,” Craft said. “Two people who were clearly

Welcome Weekend 2014 has more calls, fewer arrests and citations

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor Friday night of Welcome Weekend saw the most activity with 237 calls to the police.

drunk were trying to climb a tree. One was successful and was hanging off a branch.”

Thursday had the least number of complaints with 127 calls being serviced. Fri-day was the busiest with 237 calls. Saturday night had 219 complaint calls.

Twenty-eight traffic violations were issued this weekend. Other offenses that happen throughout the weekend include posses-sion of marijuana, resisting arrest, probation violation,

assault and driving under the influence.

Browne said a few fires were even started throughout the weekend, but were con-tained quickly.

Craft said the police did a good job balancing the stu-dents’ need for safety and fun.

“They would only inter-vene if someone was harm-ing themselves or others,” Charice said. “Also if they saw open beverages they would politely ask for the person to dump it out.”

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorA student stands in silhouette of a police spotlight as he scans the street for a friend Friday evening during Welcome Weekend.

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorThe ebb and flow of students from party-to-party during Welcome Weekend evokes images of jellyfish flowing through ocean water.

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world, being made up of almost entirely all old red bricks, but it was still housing for non-tradi-tional students and those with special conditions. Don’t worry, CMU has other housing options for students living on campus with children.

w Students can register their bikes with the CMU Police Department for added security free of charge. CMU campus and Mount Pleasant is increasingly bike friendly. With so many bikes on campus, preventing bike theft is one of CMUPD’s many tasks. Having a bike registered with the CMUPD helps local police resolve bike disputes and return a stolen bike when found.

w CMU was initially called Central Michigan Normal School and students were called Nor-malites. Back when CMU was established in 1892, Mount Pleas-ant had only been a full-fledged city for three years. It wouldn’t

be until 1959 when the name was changed and the school of-ficially became Central Michigan University.

w It was Bearcats before it was Chippewa’s. It’s great to be a Chippewa at CMU, but until 1941, everyone was proud to be a Bearcat. Appearing before the student council in 1941, Coach Lawrence “Doc” Sweeney argued for the change saying the name Bearcat meant nothing for where the school was located and that the animal was almost all but extinct. Sorry, Bearcat.

w CMU’s first Greek orga-nization was Delta Sigma Phi. While many of the fraternities and sororities on campus will tout that they have been on campus the longest, the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity was the first Greek house to establish itself at CMU back in 1949. Sadly, the organization is no longer active on campus.

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Central Michigan Life is showcasing photos from students who traveled to Peru this summer. A part of the Study Abroad program, students learned about Pe-ruvian culture and created a multimedia project. The final installment of this series will be published Friday.

When signing up for study abroad in

Peru, it was very much for a selfish reason. I was go-ing for my own experience and to see the world and enhance my portfolio. What I did not know was that it would be so much more than just those things.

While I was in Peru, we had the privilege to go to an orphanage and play with these children and take pic-tures of them one afternoon. They absolutely loved having their pictures taken and then looking at our cameras to see what they looked like. While I was there I started to notice that these children didn’t have pictures of themselves, and they didn’t have cell

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Courtesy Photo | Taylor Ballek Kevin, 2, walks down a set of stairs with frayed wire sticking out, at the San Sebastian Orphanage on May 30. Kevin lives at the orphanage with his 14 year-old mother.

Courtesy Photo | Taylor BallekDuring a summer class abroad, senior Taylor Ballek takes a photo of a dog resting in the center of the Plaza De Armas, Peru on May 21.

Courtesy Photo | Taylor BallekA street performer who goes by “The Lady in White” performs after hearing a customer drop change into her metal bucket on the streets of San Blas in Cusco, Peru on May 21

Courtesy Photo | Taylor Ballek Marisol, 9, laughs and plays on May 30. Marisol lives at the San Sebastian Orphanage, just outside of Cusco, Peru.

Part 2 of 3: phones, but even more unbe-lievable was that they didn’t have mirrors to see what they looked like.

So after visiting with the children, a classmate and I went back and edited the photos that we took of them, walked to the plaza to print them and went back the next day to give the kids their photos. Seeing how happy they were to just hold these pictures in their hands was enough for me to realize so many things. One being that I could give them something in return. Secondly, that we need to cherish and be thank-ful for what we do have in our lives; even the little things. And lastly, the world is filled with lessons that you can’t simply learn from a textbook.

They are waiting for you in places all over the world and it’s up to you to discover what they are. Peru was the most beautiful place I have ever been to and I can’t wait to go back and be a part of a city that made me feel so alive.

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As students leave home for college, they are often told a cautionary tale of the freshman 15.

While most typically gain six pounds their first year instead of 15, weight gain is a real threat to freshmen.

According to Nutrition professor Najat Yahia, a lifestyle change for most college students contributes to the issue.

“During their first year, they become less physically active as they spend more time focusing on school and studying,” Yahia said. “Another factor is related to being away from home, so they have more freedom in their choices and they tend to consume more alcohol which can contribute to

higher caloric intake.”Portland senior Zach

Goodman experienced this first hand.

“I gained about 30 pounds. I ate all the time and had an unlimited meal plan. Me and my friends would drink a lot too, so that probably had some-thing to do with it,” Good-man said.

Since his freshman year he has managed to keep the weight off.

“I worked out that whole year, but apparently not enough,” Goodman said. I’m not eating five meals a day at the cafeteria anymore. It was just having food avail-able 24/7 that got me.

Yahia suggests students eat three main meals a day and two snacks.

“Start the day with a healthy breakfast,” Yahia

said. “Choose fresh fruits, fat-free yogurt, boiled eggs, whole-grain bread and low-fat cheese or milk. Snack on fresh vegetables such as car-rot sticks or celery, or fresh fruits. Include a lean protein snack such as low-fat yogurt to provide satiety and to prevent binge eating. “

Flushing senior Brooke Rogers has managed to keep her weight in check while at CMU.

“I work out and try to eat healthy,” Rogers said. “I do a lot of cardio and weight training helps a lot. Portion control is important and stay-ing away from fried foods,”

Rogers also suggested students become smarter grocery shoppers.

“Try to stay along the perimeter of the store when shopping for groceries because that’s where the

healthy food is,” she said. The most common nutri-

tion mistakes Yahia sees among students are the mis-conceptions that night time eating, consuming alcohol or drinking sugary bever-ages will not contribute to weight gain, and skipping breakfast or skipping meals will help them lose weight.

Although there are many tactics to avoid putting on weight during college, there will always be the inevita-ble few pounds gained since graduating high school.

“I feel like I’ve gained weight (since high school), but I don’t think it’s neces-sarily from freshman 15 but more like getting older and your metabolism slowing down. I feel like as you get older you just gain weight,” Rogers said.

How you can beat the freshman 15

By Sydney SmithStaff Reporter

Stepping out of the col-lege lifestyle and into the real world can be a source of excitement and terror for Central Michigan Univer-sity seniors.

Seniors are forced to make life-altering decisions while leaving their old lives at CMU behind. While throwing themselves into the unknown may be exhilarating for some, the real world poses a daunt-ing threat to others.

“I’m nervous about actu-ally being able to find a good ‘big girl’ job, especially one in the department I want,” Utica senior Meghan Smith said. “I’m also nervous about where that job may be.”

The nervousness for what is to come can cause denial among those soon to gradu-ate. Fear of losing connec-tions with friends can make it difficult to accept the near-ness of graduation.

“The biggest emotion I feel is sadness,” Smith said. “I’ll be leaving a place that has become home for the last four years, and I won’t be able to see people who have become my family every day. The greatest years of my life flew by without my approval.”

For some students, life changes come with the

Seniors struggle to see life after college

fearthat something will fall through.

“I’m currently going through the Chicago Po-lice testing process, which would pay for me to go to graduate school,” Illinois junior Melissa Nowak said. “Now I’m torn between going through graduate school or waiting a bit, because I’m at the point in testing where I’m waiting on my lottery number. I could get a call tomorrow, or I could get a call three years from now.”

Although the future looks uncertain, some students feel comfort in knowing that after college, they can devote their time to almost anything.

“I can’t wait to see what my future has in store for me because I think the fu-ture has so much to offer,” Nowak said. “I worked extremely hard through-out my academic career here, and it’s intriguing to see it all unfold in front of me. I still can’t believe graduation is right around the corner.”

No matter what emotion students feel about gradu-ation, it is an inevitable part of life.

“Up until this point ev-erything I have ever done has been in preparation for this moment,” Milner said.

By Alex CarriereStaff Reporter

Outside of Calkins Hall on Thursday morning, the people moving in could hear hits from the ‘90s as the parking lots filled with U-Hauls and students franti-cally heaving boxes to their new homes.

It was move-in day at Central Michigan Univer-sity, and amid the buzz and excitement, a slight feeling of melancholy was palpable. Students were nervous to say goodbye to mom and dad, and parents were even more worried.

“You definitely see a lot more homesickness start during Safari week,” said Sarah Hazel, a senior from Lainsburg. “But today is a little easier because a lot of roommates have already arrived”.

Hazel was on duty as part of CMU’s “Move in Crew” to assist students and parents.

Many put on a brave face, but homesickness is

something most will have to deal with. Sisters Maeve and Maddie Dorn, both fresh-men from Davidson, seemed ready for the transition. “But I’m sure [homesickness] will come,” Maeve Dorn said.

In fact, Lisa Sheffert from CMU’s counseling center es-timates most students suffer from homesickness at some point, even if they don’t seek help for it.

“You’re going to miss the things you enjoy at home,” Sheffert said. “It’s a com-mon concern.”

She stresses that no one should feel weak or embar-rassed if they are missing family and friends. She said the best thing for depressed students to do is to talk to their peers to avoid feelings of isolation. One thing Shef-fert said can be done is to “focus on what’s good about being here.”

“Change is more difficult for some than others,” she said. “The best way to push through homesickness is to start your own routine.”

Counseling services offer respite for students moving away from home

Counselors tell students to resist the urge to call home every time you feel down, Sheffert said. Instead, they are urged to talk to dorm mates, RAs or RHDs.

But that doesn’t mean par-ents have to be forgotten.

“It helps to have a planned visit home,” she “Tell yourself you will see your parents in four weeks

instead of worrying every day when you will.”

Students are encour-aged to visit the Counseling Center at 102 Foust Hall. Walk-ins are available for emergencies, but appoint-ments can be made by stopping by or calling (989) 774-3381. They are open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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While sitting at a small table between walls of chattering patrons at the Italian Oven, Jordan Adesi was stunned to find that the spaghetti sauce tasted remarkably similar to his grandparents’ family recipe from Italy.

The Adesis’ were amongst the hordes of people com-ing into town on Friday as a part of what many local businesses refer to as “Swell Week,” when Mount Pleas-ant “swells” with people as students come back to school and businesses become crammed with patrons.

Italian Oven considers their busiest time to be from Thursday to Sunday. General Manager Una Ebert said swell week is crucial for the restaurant.

“It’s our busiest week of the whole year,” she said. “We’re making a lot of news friends, because we’ve got a lot of parents that are bringing freshmen students up, and they have never been here before and so they give us a try. Then we make friends for the next four years.”

Ebert said the eatery also receives many returning visitors in addition to new ones.

“It’s an important week for us because we are seeing a lot of new faces and we get a lot of returning stu-dents,” she said. “It’s like, ‘We got to go to the Italian Oven again, that’s where we always go when we come back,’” Ebert said.

Mallory Goldner, a man-ager at the Italian Oven said they have so many customers during swell any returning staff is expected to come back a little early to beat the rush.

“Any of the staff mem-bers who were gone for the summer and come back for school, we have come back for swell week,” Goldner said.

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The concerts and events range from the raunchy to the retro. To plan your next night out with some tasty musical fare, Central Mich-igan Life has compiled a list of the must-see groups at the premier Mount Pleas-ant locale. All tickets can be purchased online or at the Soaring Eagle box office.

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Former CMU student Mike Miller, an assistant general manager for Buffalo Wild Wings, 1904 S. Mis-sion St., said all staff mem-bers – many of them CMU students – have reported for duty.

Miller believes the Mount Pleasant store’s weekly sales record would be bro-ken by the end of Sunday, August 29.

Steve Sura, general man-ager of Mexican restaurant La Senorita, 1516 S. Mission St., said they have hired “about 20 to 25” students over the last couple weeks.

Sura said though the last few days have been busy, it’s been worth it.

“It’s a lot of work and it’s challenging, but it has worked out well for us,” Sura said.

Shelby Township senior Mary Kate Zinn, who was having dinner with her par-ents, Phil and Mary Beth, said she often stops at Ital-ian Oven during the rush.

“I come here a lot during the school year,” Zinn said.

Zinn said the restaurant gives her a chance to just sit down and talk to people, including her friends and her parents.

“And they put down the phones [here],” Mary Beth said, referring to the cell phone sitting untouched on the table by her daughter’s hand.

Ionia senior Kendra Peabody, a server and crew trainer, said while swell week can get extremely busy, crew members try

to help each other when things become too much for one to handle.

“It’s stressful and it’s hectic, but we’re always staffed for it and we always make light of the fact that we’re so busy, so everybody tries to have a good time,” Peabody said.

Peabody recalled being assisted around this time last year.

“I started in May last year, so it was my first Swell Week,” Peabody said. “Everybody was so helpful towards me, like if I had a big section or not, and that’s usually how every-body is here. Everybody does their part.”

Kayla Crawford, an employee for two years, agrees.

“We’re a cohesive team,” she said. “We all know that we’re in it together and that once you get to a certain point you just have to laugh. We really are one big family.”

Over a plate of Pizza Fritta, a chocolate-cov-ered pizza dough desert, Lisa Batawi, who lives in Raleigh, NC, said she was surprised to find a place like the Italian Oven. She had just helped move her daughter, Alina, to Alma College.

The two, along with her son Luc, were looking for a nice restaurant to relax and enjoy.

“It’s a little gem hidden in a strip mall,” Batawi said.

Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo EditorStudents have returned to Mount Pleasant this week, causing an upsurge of traffic, both on the road and in stores.

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Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerThe Central Michigan Centaurs held an open practice Sunday near Finch Fieldhouse.

By Elizabeth BensonStaff Reporter

As far as Registered Stu-dent Organizations go, you’d be hard pressed to find a group with more magic than the quidditch team.

The game, based on the sport played on flying broomsticks in the Harry Potter series, involves broomsticks – though not the flying variety – four playing positions and a hu-man Snitch.

“The broom is a handi-cap so you have to do everything one handed,” said Rebecca Bennett, a junior from Colorado, and a captain on the team. “The keeper is like a goalie

in soccer, they keep the other team from scoring. The chaser scores goals on the other team, while the beaters are playing defense and hitting everyone with dodgeballs. The seeker’s job is to catch the snitch and end the game.”

The game can be very intense. It’s fast gameplay coupled with aggressive ac-tion on both sides. Even the snitch, a person disguised as a game piece, often throws other players around, trip-ping and tackling them to prevent the team from win-ning the game.

“I just happened upon the quidditch table at Main-stage and thought I’d go to the open scrimmage,” said

Novi senior Emily Patter-son. “One hour of play and I was hooked. The game is fast-paced, aggressive, and very engaging.”

The Central Centaurs are ranked 18th internation-ally, and have placed in the World Cup in Orlando, Fla. twice in as many years.

However, possibly the most extraordinary thing about the team isn’t how they play, but how they con-nect off the quidditch pitch.

“I joined quidditch be-cause I needed a fresh start after burning myself out running, and quidditch pro-vided me with that,” said Nicole Lauhon, a sopho-more from Gobles, Mich. “Of course I love all things

RSO Spotlight: CMU quidditch team

Harry Potter, but quidditch is so much more than that. Harry Potter was about true friendship and bravery and so is quidditch. I felt that the very first time I came to a practice. I joined because of curiosity and stayed because of the people; they

have done so much for me.”They may have started as

a team, but it’s no surprise that they ended up as a group of friends.

“The quidditch community is also full of fun, quirky peo-ple who bond over the sport. As a quidkid, I feel right at

home,” Patterson said.The quidditch team

meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. at the Intramural Fields next to the SAC, and new players are welcome at any time and skill level.

Dear Students,As members of the Central Michigan football team, we are appealing to you, our fellow CMU students, and asking for your support during the 2014 season as the student section and our team bench returns to the east sideline.

We return most of the starters from last year’s team, along with dozens of other letter winners. We have added an outstanding class of freshmen and our coaching staff, led by Head Coach Dan Enos, has done an outstanding job of blending the newcomers with the solid corps of returnees.

We have been working very hard in the weight room and on the field since the end of the 2013 season, through the winter, through spring practice, and all summer long. Our team has been coming together, combining talent and experience with a tremendous work ethic and an unlimited amount of Chippewa Pride. We are wholly committed, each and every one of us, to being the very best player, teammate, student-athlete, and representative of Central Michigan University that we can possibly be.

You are a major component to what we know will be an outstanding season of CMU football. Please join us in our quest for the Mid-American Conference championship. The energy, enthusiasm and electricity that you bring from the stands each Saturday is absolutely essential, and is greatly, greatly appreciated.

Having your friends, your classmates, your neighbors as the 12th Man at Kelly/Shorts Stadium – and on the road – is an immeasurable advantage, one that we fully recognize and more than appreciate. It’s something we need.

We’re all Central Michigan Chippewas, and we’re all in this together. Our victories are your victories.

Fire Up Chips!2014 Football Senior Class

10A | Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 | Central Michigan Life | cm-life.com