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LIFE IN BRIEF FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 71 VOL. 96 MAN OF THE YEAR Head Coach Keno Davis reflects on 2014-15 season »PAGE 7 A 22-year-old Central Michigan University student was arrested on charges of stalking, according to the Central Michigan University Police Department. The man was also arrested on charges of using a computer to commit a crime. He used the computer as part of his stalking behavior, according to Lt. Cameron Wassman. At about 2:45 p.m., police who had been searching for the suspect throughout the day, found the student in the 1000 block of South Washington Street. Lt. Larry Klaus said the man is accused of stalking a female CMU student in a residence hall. The two students had been involved in a prior dating relationship. The man was transported and lodged at the Isabella County Jail. They do not yet know when the man’s arraignment will be. CMU police coordinated the arrest with the Mount Pleasant Police Department. - Sydney Smith News Editor POLICE SGA BACK WITH BLACKMER SGA President Mahone runs for a second term with a new running mate. w 3 EDITORIAL: Student debt should be taken seriously by Michigan lawmakers »PAGE 4 LIFE INSIDE Two-sport athlete Blake Hibbitts transitions from basketball to baseball »PAGE 7 LIFE CENTRAL MICHIGAN STUDENT ARRESTED FOR STALKING, USING A COMPUTER TO COMMIT A CRIME David R. Barberi J.D. Minor In Possession Drunk Driving Drug Offenses Open Intoxicants Nuisance Parties Assault & Battery Drunk & Disorderly Domestic Violence Resisting & Obstructing Retail Fraud CHARGED WITH A CRIME? 2305 Hawthorn Dr., Suite C, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (989) 773-3423 www.josephbarberi.com Joseph Barberi J.D. By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter Central Michigan University Police Department responded to 21 marijuana complaints in spring 2014, 24 complaints during fall 2014 and 18 complaints this semester. CMUPD Lt. Cameron Wassman said this may point to a slight increase in offenses. According to the most current Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, CMPUD officers arrested 43 people for controlled substances on campus, 54 overall. Associate Director of Resi- dence Life Michelle Veith said if students are found to be using or possessing marijuana, the inci- dent is documented by hall staff who first contact the Residence Hall Director as well as CMU police, and refer the student to the Office of Student Conduct. Twenty students were arrested for controlled substances in resi- dence halls in 2013. The Office of Student Conduct reported 86 cases of substance abuse during the 2013-14 aca- demic year, compared to 92 cases the previous year. “Whether it’s marijuana residue or a gram, it is still a violation,” Veith said. “Typically a first-time sanction is a fine of $300 and the student will be put on disciplinary probation, as well as having to complete an online course about drugs like Mari- juana 101.” Residents sign an agreement not to possess, use, manufacture, produce or distribute any con- trolled substances. Section 4.4.7 of the Code of Student Conduct states separate penalties for students who are distributing marijuana. Dealing marijuana out of the residence halls is referred to as a “grave offense” and carries a harsher penalty. CMPUD Cpt. Fred Harris said students need to consider the legal repercussions of using mari- juana on campus. “It’s not just the school that cracks down on you,” Harris said. “You can be cited by police.” Possession of marijuana carries a 93-day misdemeanor charge with fines $200-500. Although Mount Pleasant Po- lice Department Public Informa- tion Officer Jeff Browne said that he has encountered many people who are confused about the city’s new ordinance, ignorance of the law is not an excuse. On Nov. 4, 2014, 62.3 percent of Mount Pleasant residents voted in favor decriminalizing the possession and use of less than one ounce of marijuana for adults above the age of 21 in their private home. “Some people don’t understand what the new ordinance allows for,” Browne said. “It doesn’t mean marijuana is legal in Mount Pleas- ant for anyone over 21. It only states that the city will not have an ordinance preventing people 21 and over from using or possessing up to an ounce of marijuana on their own private property.” Marijuana complaints increase on campus Photos by Daytona Niles | Photo Editor Spring Lake junior Megan Ferguson holds a sign “Frack off” expressing her opposition to Michigan’s laws on hydraulic fracturing March 26 in Lansing. MARCH ON LANSING By Jacob Kahn Staff Reporter Activists from eight different Michigan universities joined with Central Michigan University stu- dents Thursday to march through the streets of Lansing and up the steps of the Capitol in protest of social justice issues. President of Student Environ- mental Alliance Vincent Roncelli helped organize CMU’s involve- ment in the protest. “There were plenty of students working toward this protest,” said the Armada senior. “We have been emailing organizations on campus, reaching out to professors, setting up rides and figuring out the spe- cific demands for the protest for about a month.” Ian Matchett, a University of Michigan alumnus and organizer for the Michigan Student Power Network, led the march and said its purpose was to protest on the last day the legislature is in ses- sion before their break. Protesters presented a list of 10 demands — insisting legislators ban frack- ing, decommission Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 oil pipeline and institute comprehensive reforms on social policies like immigration, educa- tion, LGBTQ issues and race. “We’re trying to build a state- wide, student movement,” Match- ett said. “Right now we’re a couple hundred students across the state, and we’re trying to bring different movements together.” CMU students showed up to the protest, representing their uni- versity’s Student Environmental Association. Petoskey senior Traven Michaels traveled to Lansing with SEA to demand the Snyder Administration to decommission Enrbidge’s Line 5 pipeline, which runs under the Straits in Mackinac. “Today we’re here to show soli- darity for the 10 demands we are presenting to lead to a more just and equitable state of Michigan,” Michaels said. “We want En- bridge’s Line 5 decommissioned, and for fracking to ultimately be banned.” Fracking, or hydraulic fractur- ing, is the process of releasing shale gas by fracturing under- ground rock using a pressurized liquid made of water, sand and chemicals. All hydraulic fracturing Activists from CMU and eight Michigan universities join at the Capitol w PROTEST | 2 Michigan’s Student Power Network voices their opinions through the streets of Lansing, chanting slogans such as, “This is what democracy looks like.” March 26 downtown Lansing. Students pass out stickers and flyers demonstrating their beliefs on different policies they want changed. 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friday, march 27, 2015 | mOUNT PLEaSaNT, mich. | iSSUE NO. 71 VOL. 96

MAN OFTHE YEAR

head coach Keno davis reflects on 2014-15 season

»PAGE 7

A 22-year-old Central Michigan University student was arrested on charges of stalking, according to the Central Michigan University Police Department.

The man was also arrested on charges of using a computer to commit a crime. He used the computer as part of his stalking behavior, according to Lt. Cameron Wassman.

At about 2:45 p.m., police who had been searching for the suspect throughout the day, found the student in the 1000 block of South Washington Street. Lt. Larry Klaus said the man is accused of stalking a female CMU student in a residence hall. The two students had been involved in a prior dating relationship.

The man was transported and lodged at the Isabella County Jail. They do not yet know when the man’s arraignment will be.

CMU police coordinated the arrest with the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

- Sydney SmithNews Editor

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Back with BlackmerSGA President Mahone runs for a second term with a new running mate.

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Two-sport athlete Blake hibbitts transitions from basketball to baseball    »pAGE 7

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Student arreSted for Stalking, uSing a computer to commit

a crime

David R. Barberi J.D.

• Minor In Possession • Drunk Driving • Drug Offenses • Open Intoxicants • Nuisance Parties • Assault & Battery

• Drunk & Disorderly • Domestic Violence • Resisting & Obstructing • Retail Fraud

Charged With a Crime?

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By Jacob KahnStaff Reporter

Central Michigan University Police Department responded to 21 marijuana complaints in spring 2014, 24 complaints during fall 2014 and 18 complaints this semester.

CMUPD Lt. Cameron Wassman said this may point to a slight increase in offenses. According to the most current Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, CMPUD officers arrested 43 people for controlled substances on campus, 54 overall.

Associate Director of Resi-dence Life Michelle Veith said if students are found to be using or possessing marijuana, the inci-dent is documented by hall staff who first contact the Residence Hall Director as well as CMU police, and refer the student to the Office of Student Conduct. Twenty students were arrested for controlled substances in resi-dence halls in 2013.

The Office of Student Conduct reported 86 cases of substance abuse during the 2013-14 aca-demic year, compared to 92 cases the previous year.

“Whether it’s marijuana residue or a gram, it is still a violation,” Veith said. “Typically a first-time sanction is a fine of $300 and the student will be put on disciplinary probation, as well as having to complete an online course about drugs like Mari-juana 101.”

Residents sign an agreement not to possess, use, manufacture, produce or distribute any con-trolled substances.

Section 4.4.7 of the Code of Student Conduct states separate penalties for students who are distributing marijuana. Dealing marijuana out of the residence halls is referred to as a “grave offense” and carries a harsher penalty.

CMPUD Cpt. Fred Harris said students need to consider the legal repercussions of using mari-juana on campus.

“It’s not just the school that cracks down on you,” Harris said. “You can be cited by police.”

Possession of marijuana carries a 93-day misdemeanor charge with fines $200-500.

Although Mount Pleasant Po-lice Department Public Informa-tion Officer Jeff Browne said that he has encountered many people who are confused about the city’s new ordinance, ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

On Nov. 4, 2014, 62.3 percent of Mount Pleasant residents voted in favor decriminalizing the possession and use of less than one ounce of marijuana for adults above the age of 21 in their private home.

“Some people don’t understand what the new ordinance allows for,” Browne said. “It doesn’t mean marijuana is legal in Mount Pleas-ant for anyone over 21. It only states that the city will not have an ordinance preventing people 21 and over from using or possessing up to an ounce of marijuana on their own private property.”

Marijuana complaints increase on campus

Photos by Daytona Niles | Photo EditorSpring Lake junior Megan Ferguson holds a sign “Frack off” expressing her opposition to Michigan’s laws on hydraulic fracturing March 26 in Lansing.

MARCH ON LANSING

By Jacob KahnStaff Reporter

Activists from eight different Michigan universities joined with Central Michigan University stu-dents Thursday to march through the streets of Lansing and up the steps of the Capitol in protest of social justice issues.

President of Student Environ-mental Alliance Vincent Roncelli helped organize CMU’s involve-ment in the protest.“There were plenty of students working toward this protest,” said the Armada senior. “We have been emailing organizations on campus, reaching out to professors, setting up rides and figuring out the spe-cific demands for the protest for about a month.”

Ian Matchett, a University of Michigan alumnus and organizer for the Michigan Student Power Network, led the march and said its purpose was to protest on the last day the legislature is in ses-sion before their break. Protesters presented a list of 10 demands — insisting legislators ban frack-ing, decommission Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 oil pipeline and institute comprehensive reforms on social policies like immigration, educa-tion, LGBTQ issues and race.

“We’re trying to build a state-wide, student movement,” Match-ett said. “Right now we’re a couple hundred students across the state, and we’re trying to bring different movements together.”

CMU students showed up to the protest, representing their uni-versity’s Student Environmental Association.

Petoskey senior Traven Michaels traveled to Lansing with SEA to demand the Snyder Administration to decommission Enrbidge’s Line 5 pipeline, which runs under the Straits in Mackinac.

“Today we’re here to show soli-darity for the 10 demands we are presenting to lead to a more just and equitable state of Michigan,” Michaels said. “We want En-bridge’s Line 5 decommissioned, and for fracking to ultimately be banned.”

Fracking, or hydraulic fractur-ing, is the process of releasing shale gas by fracturing under-ground rock using a pressurized liquid made of water, sand and chemicals. All hydraulic fracturing

Activists from CMU and eight Michigan universities join at the Capitol

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Michigan’s Student Power Network voices their opinions through the streets of Lansing, chanting slogans such as, “This is what democracy looks like.” March 26 downtown Lansing.

Students pass out stickers and flyers demonstrating their beliefs on different policies they want changed.

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in Michigan is regulated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Williamston freshman Raelynn Jewison, also a member of SEA, said En-bridge’s Line 5 should have been decommissioned a long time ago.

“We need to protect and conserve our water,” Jewi-son said. “This should have been done forever ago.”

Waterford senior and Stu-dent Government Associa-tion vice president Mariah Urueta stood on the top step of the entrance to the Capi-tol building, megaphone in hand, and addressed the crowd. She spoke pas-sionately about the need to decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline.

“In 2010 Enbridge’s Kalamazoo River pipeline leaked for days, causing destruction which the whole area of Battle Creek and the Kalamazoo River have never recovered from,” Urueta said.

Urueta said Marathon Petroleum Company’s oil refinery in Detroit along with a number of waste in-cinerators within Detroit are prime examples of “environ-mental racism.”

Brad Wurfel, communica-tions director for the De-partment of Environmental Quality said the department is looking into concerns raised about Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Since environ-mentalists raised the issue of the pipeline last year, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette started the pipeline task force, which will issue its official report on Line 5 and other disputed pipelines.

“The bottom line is, it’s not leaking,” Wurfel said. “Line 5 was an engineering marvel when it was built, it is completely different from other pipelines.”

Environmental watchdogs have raised concerns that the pipeline is under a par-ticularly vulnerable body of water, and is approximately 60 years old.

“Enrbidge regularly in-spects the pipeline and tests it for thin spots,” Wurfel said. “The pipeline is in excellent condition.”

Wurfel also said it is important to note that Line 5 has never held tar sands crude, which was a focal point of the protest.

“Line 5 can transport light crude and natural gas,” he said.

Matchett spoke of the need for a “cohesive care movement” to the backdrop of dozens of students rally-ing around banners.

“Everyone is talking about rebuilding Michigan,” Matchett said. “We want to ensure Michigan is rebuilt as a state young people will want to live in. Right now legislators favor older, wealthier white males. We need to represent everyone.”

Education was a pri-mary concern addressed by protesters. One group of students said Michigan is seriously lacking in sexual education curricula, as part

of an overarching complaint about Michigan’s general educational standards.

“Young people are leaving this state,” Matchett said. “We pay to educate them, and then we export them to other states. That’s not a future for Michigan.”

In 2013, the Detroit Re-gional Chamber released a report detailing the mobility of graduates of Michigan’s 15 public universities, and found that close to 40 per-cent leave the state.

“This protest is about making democracy work,” said Joe Bellgowan of Lan-sing, senior field organizer for Clean Water Action.

At 300,000 strong, Clean Water Action is Michigan’s largest environmental non-profit organization. Members of Clean Water Action joined the march to show solidarity with other environmental organizations protesting environmental policies in Michigan, spe-cifically those which regu-late hydraulic fracturing and pipeline oversight.

“This is a nonpartisan issue,” Bellgowan said. “Pro-tecting our lakes and water-ways isn’t the burden of one specific party. This issue is on both sides of he aisle.”

Standing amid a crowd of students, Bellgowan said protecting our “most precious resource” can no longer be treated as a ques-tion of republicans versus democrats.

“Our job as organizers is to hold the lawmakers ac-countable regardless of their party,” Bellgowan said.

Protesters marched up Michigan Avenue to the Capitol building chant-ing slogans to represent a multitude of social issues. Leading the parade of ralli-ers was a group protesting police violence, chanting, “No justice, no peace. No racist police.” As the march neared the capitol the vari-ous chants and cries con-verged into a bellowing of, “Hey-ho, these s*****y laws have got to go.”

Michigan State Police officers were posted around the grounds of the capitol

building to maintain the peaceful nature of the pro-test. As students crossed the threshold of Capitol Street and entered the grounds, about 10 protesters with signs bearing the message, “black lives matter” began to chant, “F*** the police.”

Lt. Brody Boucher of the Michigan State Police, who was at the Capitol for the rally, said part of being an officer of the law is main-taining a thick skin.

“The Capitol Building is the peoples’ house,” Bouch-er said. “The police are not the arbiters of free speech, we are here to defend it.”

Overall, Roncelli said he was pleased with the results of the march.

“I thought we had a really good turnout,” Roncelli said. “Especially since this is the first time we have collec-tively come together as the Michigan Student Power Network.”

eVenTS CALenDArTodAyExhibit: Equinox8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charles V. Park Library: Baber RoomCorby Blem’s paintings

feature characters looking

forward to the Next Big

Thing: The 21st century.

But now that we are here,

what have we got? What

is it we now hope for?

Blem’s work is nostalgic,

a tad melancholy and

mostly ironic when

viewed through the lenses

of 21st century retro-

vintage frames.

New Venture Competition8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Education and Human Services Building: 118

Exhibit: Asian Artists’ Cultural Exchange8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bovee University Center: 108 Center for Inclusion & DiversityIn celebration CMU’s

Asian awareness month

Japanese master Akira

Takei and Chinese

American artist Lily

Lihting Li Kostrzewa will

exhibit their art at the

Center for Inclusion and

Diversity from March 16

to April 10, located at

Bovee University Center

108. An artist reception

and demonstration will be

held from 5-7 p.m. March

24.

Exhibit: “International Children’s Books: Celebrating the Recent Gifts”8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charles V. Park Library: Clark Historical LibraryFeb. 16 - Aug. 2015, 8 a.m.

Monday through Friday.

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INSIDE LIFE

By Jordyn Hermani Staff Reporter

After four consecutive years of service to Central Michigan University, the only thing Student Government Association Vice President Mariah Urueta regrets is spending too much time caught up in the minutia of the organiza-tion and not enough time focusing on legislation.

“It’s really funny how our current student government is parallel to our actual U.S. govern-ment,” Urueta said. “I wish I could (have) changed the structure of (SGA) to make it run smoother. If we wanted to make any (campus wide) changes it would cause a big stir—and what if it doesn’t work—so (members of SGA) would just stick to their old ways.”

Going from serving as a senator to a House Leader and then Vice President, Urueta knows much about the ‘old ways’ of SGA.

Since joining her freshman year, Urueta has always been a force around campus, from president of CMU’s Take Back the Tap, a non-profit organization which advocates for banning the sale of bottled water on campus, to gaining a seat in the Senate in her second semester.

“We kept introducing (Take Back the Tap) and it would pass every time in the House but it would never in the Senate,” Uru-eta said. “So me and (about) eight other Take Back the Tap people ran for a Senate position and we got it and were able to pass our legislation.”

Her time spent as a senator would lead Urueta to meet SGA President Chuck Mahone.

“At the end of my sophomore year, Chuck was really pushing me to run for House Leader be-cause he was running for Senate Leader,” Urueta said. “(It was) during my (time) as House Leader when Chuck asked me if I wanted to run with him for president and vice president.”

From there, the two would go on to run against Marie Reimers and Maggie Blackmer and win in the 2014 SGA Presidential Race.

Mahone, now running with Blackmer as his vice president for this year’s race, said after working with both women, no comparison

should be drawn between the two of them, other than the fact that they are both strong leaders.

“Comparing Mariah and Maggie is like comparing apples to or-anges,” Mahone said. “They are two totally different people who bring two different things to the table.”

Although he said he is sad to see Urueta go, Mahone is confident Blackmer can deliver the same amount of excellence to CMU’s campus that was previously en-forced by the former vice president.

“Any of my weaknesses, (Mag-gie) will cover up, and vice versa,” Mahone said.

Unlike Urueta, Blackmer’s SGA experience did not start in the Senate, but rather as the Par-liamentarian, a position in the House which answers any ques-tions the House Leader may have. Moving from Parliamentarian to Executive Secretary in her fresh-man year, Blackmer was able to capitalize on her extensive knowl-edge of parliamentary procedure and quickly rise through the ranks of SGA.

It was her knowledge, along with similar leadership styles, which lead Mahone to choose her as this year’s vice presidential candidate.

“It was actually two or three weeks before spring break that (Mahone) asked if I wanted to be his running mate, and without a doubt I said ‘yes,’” Blackmer said. “After that we just delved right into what our plans (for running) would be.”

Though not as involved around campus with smaller groups as Urueta was, due to not serving as a Senator, Blackmer is a sister of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. She said one of her many passions around campus includes giving back to the community.

“I am very passionate about our philanthropy,” Blackmer said. “Within SGA I have had positions that don’t necessarily have proj-ects to be working on, like when (I was) the Parliamentarian and Executive Secretary.”

Urueta has been meeting with Blackmer in order to prepare her for the job of vice president. Prior to the vice presidency, Blackemer says she has never received legacy notes for any of the positions she

has taken and has had to learn her position as it went, something she is proud of.

Running uncontested this semester, Mahone and Blackmer said they will take this election as seriously as if they did have op-ponents and wish to prove to the student body they will not take their position lightly.

“(Chuck and I) have seven years of experience together that has really prepared us for the roles of president and vice president,” Blackmer said. “We have tangible items on our platform points that we can accomplish, and we know that we will accomplish.”

To vote for president and vice president of SGA, go to vote.cmich.edu. Voting begins March 30.

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New vice president candidate transitions into larger leadership role in SGA

Final candidate interviews for CCFA dean interviews

Claire Abendroth | Staff PhotographerDr. Steven Block talks about why he is a good candidate for the College of Communication and Fine Arts Dean position March 26 in the Chamber Music Hall.

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The student clubs of the Mathematics Department at Central Michigan University will host a 5K race to raise awareness and funds for their organizations.

On site registration starts at 7:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. race that starts between Pearce and Anspach Halls and loops around campus, ending by the Dow Science Complex. A $15 registration cost is paid on race day.

Awards for top finishers will be handed out and all 5K participants will receive a T-shirt and a special award.

-Malachi BarrettNews Editor

The following incidents were reported by the Mount Pleasant Police Department between the hours of 12 p.m. March 21, and 11:59 a.m. March 26.

March 21

11:05 a.m. — Officers investigated damage to property at the 1800 block of S. Crawford St.

1:29 p.m. — A report of a stolen cell phone is under investigation.

2:49 p.m. — A 48-year-old Mason man was cited for driving with a suspended license.

5:49 p.m. — Officers investigated violation of a personal protection order.

9:21 p.m. — A 27-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was arrested for larceny from a vehicle, possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct.

March 22

1:39 a.m. — A 22-year-old Bessemer, Alabama man was arrested on a probation violation.

2:37 a.m. — Officers are investigating a breaking and entering complaint.

March 23

1:55 p.m. — A 28-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.

2:54 p.m. — A 28-year-old Mount Pleasant man was lodged on two outstanding warrants.

4:10 p.m. — Officers lodged a 30-year-old Lake man for probation violation.

March 24

1:26 a.m. — Officers lodged a 20-year-old Mount Pleasant man for driving without a license.

6:39 a.m. — A 33-year-old Weidman man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and possession of Marijuana.

10:54 a.m. — Officers investigated damage to two trees at the 300 block of S. Mission St.

2:14 p.m. — Officers investigated a private property accident on the 1500 block of Canterbury.

4:01 p.m. — A 27-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was lodged for a probation violation.

March 25

1:07 a.m. — A 28-year-old woman from Stanwood was cited for driving with a suspended license.

1:58 a.m. — Officers lodged a 26-year-old Mount Pleasant man for operating while intoxicated and hit and run.

2:47 a.m. — Officers lodged a 22-year-old Tawas City man for operating while intoxicated.

LIFE IN brIEF

Pi Miles 5K race sunday

By Paige SheffieldStaff Reporter

After rescheduling his interview for his Communication and Fine Arts Dean twice, Steven Block told the search committee he’s the kind of person who will find a way around obstacles.

Block is one of three candidates who went through the interview process as a candidate. His previ-ous interviews were rescheduled because of weather. Block became the Department of Music Chair at the University of New Mexico in 1999 and said he applied for other dean positions because he’s look-ing for a career change.

He said there would be a transi-tion period and a new dean would have to gain trust before making major changes, but he wants to foster growth, raise funds and bring more money to the college.

When he became chair of the Department of Music at UNM, he inherited a $300,000 deficit. A common complaint was the department did not have enough scholarship money, so he compiled their endowments which weren’t being used. Fixing the deficit in-volved the dean, provost and Vice President of Business and Finance, he said.

They came up with a system of fees that would allow the depart-

ment to get the funding from course fees. The department also developed online courses that bring in a stable amount of money each year. He said he also works on getting funds for the department in any other way he can.

Block said he did not ask the dean for money as the department chair and aims to be self-sufficient. He also listed transparency as important.

“Unless the information is, for certain reasons confidential, what-ever is being decided up here has to be brought down to the chairs and directors of the college as well.” he said. “I think that’s the most important role so that we’re all, in some ways, not just advocates for our particular interests, but we’re advocates for the whole university because we all depend on the suc-cess of the university itself.”

He said most students have many interests and backgrounds and the college has to be able to work with them. At UNM, the De-partment of Music had multidis-ciplinary programs that combined arts with medicine, business and digital media.

“(Students) have all these things they want to do and that they’re excited about.,” Block said. “We have to be able to react to that. I think the more collaboration, the more interdisciplinary programs,

the better.”He said he’s sympathetic to-

wards individuals and involved in working with members of the academic college and university administrators.

“The faculty member speaks to the chair, the chair speaks to the dean, the dean speaks to the provost. Implied in that chain of command is that you work in the opposite way too,” Block said, stating that the dean shouldn’t override a process that’s in place.

“If you want to be respected and have things go through you as a dean, you have to respect the op-

posite,” he said. The two other candidates,

Janet Hethorn and Interim Dean Shelly Hinck, had their forums in February. Hethorn, director of the Delaware Design Institute at the University of Delaware, empha-sized collaboration and communi-cating effectively with the people who have money to give to the college.

Shelly Hinck, interim dean of CCFA at CMU, said the college should focus on collaboration and technology. She said the college needs to consider and think creative-ly about other sources for funding.

File Photo | Central Michigan LifeStudent Government Association Vice President Mariah Urueta, left, with President Chuck Mahone, right, in 2014.

Calli Morris | Staff PhotographerStudent Government Association Vice President candidate Maggie Blackmer, left, with President Chuck Mahone in 2014.

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Now, think about the fact students at Central Michigan University graduate with almost $3,000 more in debt than the national average.

CMU’s Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid offers tools to help with managing student debt, but only state lawmakers can actually take steps to alleviate the financial burden placed on graduates. Michigan has largely ignored the issue, allowing student debt to climb exponen-tially over the last decade.

If lawmakers want graduates to plant their roots and help rebuild the state, they need to give us a reason to stay.

Michigan as a whole graduates students with more debt than the national average. The Bridge Magazine reported in the 2010-11 academic year, the debt of Michigan students was more than $3,200 higher than the national average.

As recently as 1993 — the year many current

students who will graduate in May were born — national student debt was an average of $12,400. In the span of the current college student’s life-time, that figure has more than doubled.

Financial Aid Services does offer limited re-sources to students so they do not have to muddle through debt on their own. At CMU, students are provided with financial aid counselors, an online debt calculator, several scholarship opportunities and a three-credit personal finance course, where they can learn how to manage their finances.

These resources are helpful, but they are not a solution and do not address the core problem. They are band aids placed on the wounds of ever-growing and crippling student debt.

There have been some attempts in Michigan to directly address and alleviate the burden of debt for students. Rep. Andy Schore, D-Lansing and Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr., D-East Lansing introduced versions of the same bill to the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives in January.

House Bill 4118 and Senate Bill 57 would grant income tax credits of up to 50 percent of pay-ments made on loans by graduates who chose to live and work in Michigan. Graduates making qualified loan payments would be illegible for the credits for up to five years.

Tax credits for a single student could total up to $2,150.

The bills received initial support, with students from Michigan State University testifying in February in front of the Michigan Senate Finance Committee. Since then, there has been little prog-ress and the bills have been scarcely publicized.

Versions of the bills were moved through the Michigan Senate and introduced in the House in the last legislative term. They were both stalled before the end of 2014, forcing the entire proposal process to restart this year.

Michiganders can look to other states to see that tax credits for students are not only possible, but beneficial for all. Maine has had an estab-lished tax credit program, called Opportunity Maine, enticing its graduates to remain in the state since 2008.

The Detroit Free Press reported that while 19,000 college-educated people aged 22-34 moved to Michigan in 2012, 28,000 people left.

If Michigan lawmakers want to retain their young, bachelors degree-holding residents, they need to take initiatives like the proposed tax credit seriously. Giving students tools to manage their debt while allowing its continued growth will only pacify them to a point.

Many Michigan students would stay and help rebuild the state, if given the chance.

Lawmakers, help us out.

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eDiToRiAL | Michigan legislature is neglecting college students

The more I look at the world around me, the more distraught I get.

The sheer level of apathetic indifference toward people has been getting worse over the years and hardly anyone seems to notice.

Where this lack of empathy has been coming from recently has been rather bizarre, or least unexpected.

Friends, family, public lead-ers and notable celebrities who have been praised in the past for their charitable work have seemingly lost their ability to understand how people feel and what leads them to live their lives the way they do.

I’m not a normal student, I’m a relic from a time when trolls were only creatures that lived under a bridge, playing video games with a friend re-quired being in the same room together and people were more likely to think before they said anything, because the person they were talking to was usually within punching distance.

I’m a student veteran who enlisted during the most turbu-lent time for the military since the Vietnam War, spending eight years exploring different cultures of the worlds and de-ploying twice in the process.

I learned a lot about human-ity during my time in the ser-vice, but I learned more about the misconceptions and biases people hold over the military and other cultures.

Having been through count-less events only a small por-tion of Americans have lived through, yet are seen daily in video games and movies, I can honestly say you don’t get it.

The random backlash over the film “American Sniper” alone tells me you don’t get it.

Out of every movie, television show and video game I have seen about the military and warfare, “American Sniper” is the closest film to get it com-pletely right.

Perhaps some people chose to run their mouths about the film without even seeing it, which makes them worse: an uninformed rabble-rouser.

Perhaps the prevalence of shooter games flooding the market has made people forget that every shot fired is a potential death sentence for someone.

Or perhaps we’re just living up to our own status quo of saying we care about people without actually caring about anyone.

People hated the war in Iraq but had no problem reelecting the decision makers who sent me there.

Never forget that humans have no natural predators, so we created one: ourselves.

Before opening your mouth or putting words on a page about something or someone who bugs you, take a step back for second and try to imagine what it is truly like to be in the other person’s shoes.

I find your lack of

empathy disturbing

Nate ClarkStaff Reporter

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Michigan’s House of Representa-tives introduced a bill that would cut the $50 million tax incentive program for the film industry. If the bill is passed, the program will end Oct. 1.

This means no blockbuster film or major television show will be filmed, or produced, in Michigan.

This may not mean anything to you, but this ruling could literally force me out of Michigan, my home state.

For years, I’ve dreamed of work-ing on films, whether it is in front of the screen or behind the scenes. I know that I will work on films, but I can no longer do that in Michigan. No films in Michigan means there

will not be any jobs for those in the film industry, which only leads to moving out of state.

I will admit, Michigan has its downfalls; harsh, cold winters that last longer than six months, and hu-mid summers, but it is the only place I have ever called home. I thought I had a solid plan for living here for a few years to save up, but without the hopes of working on a major film, that plan seems to have vanished.

I love the media industry as a whole, but films have a special place in my heart. Going to the movies is one of the only forms of entertain-ment we have in Mount Pleasant.

Films make you feel emotion. They can tell someone’s story that

you might have never known if you didn’t go and see that specific movie. It’s truly remarkable what films can do to and for a person.

For the past few decades, there has been a steady decline in movie theater attendance. Even so, the film industry is making more money than it ever has. Imagine the state jobs that could have been created if only Michigan was given a chance to be a slice of Hollywood.

The reason more movies are being filmed and produced out of Holly-wood is because it can be more con-venient to go to the actual location rather than construct the buildings you need for that specific scene. With blockbuster films branching

to other states, this creates more jobs for people who can’t or don’t want to move out of their home state. In Michigan alone, we have had the new “Batman vs. Superman” movie filmed in Detroit, “Real Steel,” which stars Hugh Jackman, “Trans-formers” (2007) and a few others.

I have had the opportunity to be cast as an extra on AMC’s “Low Winter Sun,” and it was the first time I was able to see the produc-tion that goes into making a TV show. I knew that I wanted to be in the chair of the TV director, but that would not be a possibility with the $50 million budget cut from the film industry in Michigan.

This may not seem like it will hurt Michigan, but it is cutting jobs. Believe it or not, the film industry actually helped Michigan’s economy.

I love that films give us the oppor-tunity to tell someone’s story and give people creative inspiration. This is a potentially tragic end to something that could have been spectacular.

The end of films in Michigan

SarahRoebuckMultimediaCoordinator

Give us a breakMichigan students need incentives, like tax credits, to remain in the state

College students in the United States graduate with an average of

$29,600 in debt, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Central Michigan University’s sorority Alpha Chi Omega hosts a spaghetti dinner to raise money and awareness for domestic violence March 25 at their house on Main Street.

Davison junior Nicole Zbiciak holds a canvas as St. Clair junior Gina Fuga paints during the talent portion of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Miss Minerva pageant March 25 in Anspach Hall.

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By Paige SheffieldStaff Reporter

On Sunday, March 29, Professor of Saxophone John Nichol and the Cen-tral Michigan University Saxophone Studio will host Saxophone Day in the Staples Family Concert Hall.

Nichol said saxophonists can register online to perform in the event. They rehearse at 12 p.m. for the Michigan Saxo-phone Ensemble performance later that day at 5 p.m. in Staples Family Concert Hall.

“What we want to do is promote the saxophone in every way we can and this is one way to pro-mote the saxophone in Michigan,” Nichol said.

This year’s guest artist, Associate Professor of Saxophone Chien-Kwan Lin, from the Eastman School of Music, will perform at 3 p.m. Eastman is a prestigious music conservatory located in Rochester, New York that only admits about 260 new students from a pool of 2,000 applicants. It was named the “Hottest School for Music” in the U.S. in 2008.

The concert is $3 for students and seniors and $5 for the public. Tickets are available at Ticket Central at 989-774-3045 and at the door.

Lin will critique CMU students’ performances during the master classes on Sunday morning. The Singapore native has appeared as soloist and guest artist with the United States Navy Band, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Tanglewood Fes-tival Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Portland Symphony, as well as the philharmonic and chamber orchestras of Boston, Rochester, Sichuan and Thailand.

Nichol said he is excited to see his students learn from Lin and grow from the experience.

“It’s a very exciting time for us, the Saxophone Studio at CMU, and also for our guests that will come in,” Nichol said.

At 4:30 p.m., the CMU Saxophone Ensemble will perform in Staples Family Concert Hall. Nichol said students will benefit from playing music, hosting this event and entertaining guests.

At 5 p.m., the Michigan Saxophone Ensemble, composed of guest saxophonists, will perform.

“Our guests will perform with me conducting that concert,” Nichol said. “We’ve had as many as 150 saxophonists on stage during Saxophone Day.”

Saxophone Day is held at CMU every two years and it began as an event to bring alumni back to campus. Nichol said he focuses on providing guests with concerts and master classes.

“We like to create music,” Nichol said. “And we like to create musical events. That’s the fun for us.”

Saxophone Day offers instruction, performances on Sunday

Calli Morris | Staff PhotographerBlanchard senior Frankie Baker examines a slide with an otolith March 26 in Brooks Hall.

By Kate Carlson Staff Reporter

The Michigan Depart-ment of Natural Resources is working closely with biology department faculty member Kevin Pangle and some of his ecology students to conduct research with otoliths in dif-ferent fish species.

One of the more prevalent fish being researched is the steelhead fish, being studied in 40 different streams in the Lake Michigan Basin.

“This gives me more of a real world application for re-search,” said graduate student Nicole Watson, who is using the steelhead research for her thesis. “I can actually see how the fish species will be targeted better so it’s really good (work-ing with the Michigan DNR).”

The graduate student said she is typically in the lab every day extracting and preparing otoliths—commonly known as “fish earbones” from steelhead

fish. After the otoliths are removed from the fish, dried, embedded in epoxy, cured overnight, sectioned, polished, prepared and cleaned, they are finally ready for laser ablation, or removing materials from the specimen with a laser.

Watson said she is fortunate enough to have student vol-unteers to assist her with each step of the process.

The laser ablation process takes place in the Central Michigan Research Cor-poration’s CART facility, in Mount Pleasant’s Smart Zone. Otoliths are shot through their core with a laser to retrieve information about the origins of the fish and the chemi-cal makeup of the streams it swam in.

“It’s like a diary with the fishes’ whole life history and it’s so subtle and minute, but we’re at the point in science that we can do all of this cutting-edge chemistry and figure it out,” Pangle said.

Pangle said the steelhead is a relevant fish to study in terms of research for the Michigan DNR because its importance in the recreational fishing industry.

“My goal is to protect our fish and their habitat,” Watson said. “I know that this work will benefit steelhead in the Great Lakes region, for both the management of the steel-head and their natal habitats.”

The research project has a projected duration of three years and is going into its second year. Watson helps stu-dents get into the lab to gain hands on experience as well.

Blanchard senior Francesca Angelique is performing the same kind of research as the steelhead project with the al-ligator gar fish—a large preda-tory fish from Texas rivers. This work is almost entirely lab-based because the otoliths from the fish are shipped from Texas before she is able to work with them in the lab and

perform the laser ablation.“Getting to help future

scientists understand and manage fish populations is very rewarding and I am extremely

grateful for the opportunity I’ve been given,” said Angelique. This project has been an amaz-ing opportunity for starting my career in aquatic biology.

Putting in about 20 hours of labwork a week, Angelique mounts, sections, polishes and ablates the otoliths of the alligator gar.

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By Taylor DesOrmeauStaff Reporter

On March 17, Hudsonville junior Blake Hibbitts played in men’s basketball’s 89-79 Nation-al Invitation Tournament first round game. Seven days later, he was on the mound, starting for the baseball team against Michigan State.

“I feel fine physically,” Hibbitts said. “My whole life I’ve been playing multiple sports so this is nothing new to me.”

Hibbitts pitched 1.2 innings and gave up three runs and four hits in CMU’s 8-3 loss, but Baseball Head Coach Steve Jaksa said Hibbitts was on a pitch count of 30, regard-less of what was going on. He said he hopes Hibbitts throws 45 pitches in his next outing.

“Right now, it’s just about get-ting my arm in shape,” Hibbitts said. “Playing basketball defi-nitely took some time away from that, so I’m trying to get my arm in shape to where I will be able to throw enough pitches to go deep.”

Hibbitts played his last bas-ketball game of 2015 on March 10, which resulted in being away from baseball an extra week this season after men’s basketball qualified for postseason play.

“Now he gets into a regular baseball pattern,” Jaksa said. “He’s going to lift like a pitcher should be lifting. He’s going to run like a pitcher should be running. He’s going to do his throwing program every day. He couldn’t do that when he was playing the other sport.”

Hibbitts, who is a junior on the basketball team but a sophomore on the baseball team, said he needs to put the emotions of the basketball season behind him.

“We lost in the tournament, so that kind of sucks, but you have to get your head right and get right back to work because they’re already midseason,” Hibbitts said. “I can’t come in and still be down about how basketball ended, I’ve just got to work hard and try and help this team.”

Men’s basketball Head Coach Keno Davis said Hibbitts’work ethic and attitude are what makes him able to be a dual-sport varsity athlete.

“It’s quite amazing,” Davis said. “If anybody can handle that, it’s Blake Hibbitts. I look forward to following his baseball progress almost as much as I’ll follow his basketball progress.”

Greg Cornwell | Staff PhotographerJunior outfielder Logan Regnier bats against Ohio on March 22 at Theunissen Stadium. The Chippewas defeated the Bobcats, 4-0.

By Mark CavittStaff Reporter

The last time the Chippewas and RedHawks faced off, a 4-3 loss to Miami University (Ohio) knocked the Central Michigan University baseball team out of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament.

CMU, 15-10, 2-1 MAC, kicks off a three-game series with the Red-hawks, 4-16, 2-1 MAC, beginning at 2 p.m. Friday.

Head Coach Steve Jaksa said overlooking MU based on its record is the last thing his team will do.

“A team’s record doesn’t indi-cate what the team is,” Jaksa said. “I’ve looked through their schedule series-by-series to see how they’ve played. If we based everything on records we would never win games. I know Miami is a good team.”

Sophomore pitcher and Lake Orion native Nick Deeg, 3-2, 2.50

ERA, will get the start for the Chip-pewas Friday. Junior pitcher Adam Aldred, 1-1, 3.95 ERA, will take the mound Saturday and junior Jason Gamble, 3-1, 1.91 ERA, will close the series out on Sunday.

Last weekend MU won two of three games against Western Michigan University with a 8-5 victory Friday and an extra-inning win Saturday 3-2.

RedHawks senior outfielder Matt

Baseball heads to MU for three-game series

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What are some differences between when you when you were conference coach of the year in 2008 and now in 2015?

To get that honor as a coach, you have to have a lot of success. You have to have the right team assembled. It helps to exceed expectations. We worked just as hard the past couple of years as a staff but it’s the culmination of those couple years. (Last season) I think we made a big step in the

right direction of this program.” What individual improve-

ments are you hoping for your team to make over the summer?

You’re looking at strength and conditioning. The offseason is where guys can really improve their conditioning, improve their athleticism, improve their strength. With the bulk of our team returning, individual im-provement is going to be impor-tant. It’s not going to be a year

where we bring in a bunch of players that are expected to come in and make a big impact right away. We’re looking for our guys to continue to work and develop their own game.

What’s the ceiling for this team next year?

We were a team this year that

could compete with anybody and beat anybody on our schedule on any given night. Being able to project to the postseason is a realistic goal whether you’re in the NCAA or the NIT. I would like each and every year to feel like we’re

Head basketball Coach Davis reflects on MAC Coach of the Year honor, 2014-15 season

Man of the Year Taylor DesOrmeau

Staff Reporter

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An unexpected and impressive run during the 2014-15 Central Michigan University men’s

basketball season helped Head Coach Keno Davis earn the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Award on March 11.

The Chippewas qualified for the MAC Championship game and lost only one home game this season.

Now in his third year at CMU, Davis discussed the 2014-15 year and what the conference’s top honor means to him.

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“We have seven weeks until we are at the MAC meet. We have seven opportunities to build on whatever happens

this weekend.”

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in a position with the program to play in the post-season. When you continu-ally do that, you’re going to have your share of success.

How does the non-con-ference scheduling work?

It is often one-year deals with programs, sometimes two-years. We’ll be going to Grand Canyon to return that game with Coach (Dan) Majerle on the two-year deal. McNeese State (University) was a two-year deal with us going down there (this year) and them returning (to McGuirk Arena next year). We thought our schedule this year was ideal for a young group that hadn’t had success to be able to experience some of that and play competition that we’d have a chance to come out victorious. We were able to do that and we were able to carry that momentum over to the conference.”

This season you said the goal was to play a lot of home games, but is playing top NCAA teams more of a priority for next year?

We want to continue to build upon what we’ve done with the home-court sched-ule. The idea of playing tough-er teams would be what we want to do, but because of our success, we’re going to have to play tougher teams. That’s going to take care of itself.

Does Chris Fowler have any NBA potential?

That’s a good question. I think Chris could do just about anything he wants to do. If somebody told him he couldn’t do it, I think he’d find a way to do it. Whether a pro career is something he wants to pursue, whether it’s coach-ing—I know he’s talked about that—whether he follows his theatre major or anything else, I wouldn’t bet against him.

Can CMU ever make it to the level of strong mid-major teams like Wichita State, Butler University or Gonzaga University?

I don’t know. That’s something on the horizon. If you’re consistently one of those top teams in your conference, then you look at what can you do to get to another level. To be able to do that, the financial sup-port. You need a lot of other things. I hope we get to the point where we can talk

about that. Right now, it’s just trying to get to the con-sistent level where we can compete each year and have not just winning seasons.”

How do you handle this year’s success when people ask why you aren’t moving on to the Big Ten or an-other bigger conference?

With this profession, they’re either asking you why you’re not going to a higher level or they’re wanting you fired. There’s very little mid-dle ground. I’m just apprecia-tive. I’m on the other end of the spectrum. Those ques-tions are easier to handle. I think when you start looking

at other jobs and things like that, you lose focus of the job that you’re doing and getting paid to do. I’m very apprecia-tive to be able to be here in Mount Pleasant.

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By Evan SasielaStaff Reporter

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University track and field teams return to the track at 3:30 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky.

Mark Guthrie, direc-tor of track and field, said the teams are excited to get back into the swing of things after a month off.

Guthrie said the offseason consisted of rigorous training, while time off was used to heal injuries and build stamina.

“We went back to the weight room,” Guthrie said. “We went back to increased volume for the workload. We gave them a week off (after the indoor season) and let them heal up a little bit. Now we’re getting back into turning them over a little bit and hoping we get some track meets in.”

The Chippewas return to

the oval after a dis-appointing finish at the Mid-American Confer-ence Indoor Champi-onship last month. The men finished in last place, while the women placed eighth out of 12 teams.

Guthrie said his team will “turn the page” and look

forward to competing for seeds in the MAC Outdoor Championships May 14-16 at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

“We’ll see where we’re at and we’ll build from there,” he said. “We have seven weeks until we are at the MAC meet. We have seven opportunities to build on whatever happens this weekend.”

With the outdoor season comes several new events not on the indoor schedule, such as the javelin, discus and 4x100-meter relay.

“Most mistakes (during the outdoor season) are tech-nical,” Guthrie said. “You try to fix some issues that you had indoors. It’s not as much

fixing as it is adaptation.”In addition to the Louis-

ville meet this weekend, the Chippewas’ outdoor slate

includes meets at Indiana State University in April and at Ohio State University in May, as well as a three-team meet in Kalamazoo between rival Western Michigan University and Purdue University.

This weekend’s action will have to combat cold tem-peratures, as it is expected to be around 40 degrees in Louisville. Guthrie says the temperature and the top Di-vision 1 competition cannot be a factor for his squads.

“For those that had an event indoors, it’s just a new season,” Guthrie said. “Everything starts over now. It’s the excitement of what can you build on.”

track and field teams head toLouisville to start outdoor season

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Honchel leads the team in batting average at .421 and has 32 hits this season. He has reached base in all 20 games this season for MU.

Defensively, six pitchers have started at least one game for MU this year. Two pitchers have started six times including senior Ryan Powers, 2-4, 5.24 ERA and sophomore Jacob Banks, 1-4, 3.25 ERA.

The Chippewas’ explosive of-fense will look to exploit some of MU’s pitching weaknesses coming into the weekend aver-aging 5.28 runs per game.

CMU has a lot of speed top to bottom in its lineup with a total of 43 steals this season on 51 attempts, a success rate of 84.3 percent.

Three Chippewas have 10 steals including junior right fielder Logan Regnier, senior center fielder Nick Regnier and senior second baseman Pat MacKenzie.

Sophomore pitcher Blake Hibbitts said based on how

MU played last season, he knows this weekend’s will be another challenging series.

“We played them on our home field last year and it was definitely a tough series,” Hibbitts said.

Logan Reniger leads the CMU offense including bat-ting average, .333, hits with 30 and runs batted in with 19.

Reigning MAC West Player of the Week, senior catcher Tyler Huntey, is heating up at the plate after a cold start to the season.

Last weekend against Ohio, Huntey hit .500 and

finished with five hits in the three-game series.

Huntey said the reason for his improvement at the plate has been his ability to trust himself while being ready mentality for each at-bat.

“When you’re struggling, it’s hard to get out of that. I had to realize that I played well last year and I can play well this year,” Huntey said. “I never gave up on myself and just kept swinging the bat. Last weekend things just turned around.”

The Chippewas are ready for their first sweep of the

season during their first road conference series of the year.

“No matter what, when it comes to any conference game, anybody can beat

anybody,” Huntey said. “You come in and you have to bring your best game. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing”

Mark Guthrie

“We have seven weeks until

we are at the MAC meet. We

have seven opportunities

to build on whatever

happens this weekend.”

Mark Guthrie,

director of track and field

“The idea of playing tougher teams would be

what we want to do, but because of our success, we’re going to

have to play tougher teams.”

Coach Keno Davis,

men’s basketball head

coach

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Baldwin high school senior Brandon Childress signed his letter of intent Feb. 4 to play football at Central Michigan University in the fall, but he hasn’t lost focus in his other athletic endeavors.

Childress was named Class D Player of the Year on The Associated Press all-state basketball team Wednesday after averaging 24.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game this season.

Baldwin was knocked out of the playoffs by Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart on March 16 in the regional semifinals.

“I’m just excited and I feel blessed,” Childress told MLive.com. “It’s a humbling experience to see all my hard work over the last four years paying off.”

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It has been nearly two weeks since Central Michi-gan University’s softball team played a game.

It has been even longer since the Chippewas have played with senior shortstop CarolAnn Sexauer in the lineup.

Head Coach Margo Jonk-er said Thursday Sexauer will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.

Sexauer played in only nine games this season, hit-ting .345 and posting slug-ging percentage of .448.

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“We didn’t want that kind of time off. Now, we’ve had too much time off,” Jonker said. “We spent quite a bit of energy this week on potential games that may or may not be happening.”

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The Chippewas did not face the RedHawks during a nonconference toruna-ment earlier this season, but Jonker said CMU got a chance to see MU’s talent.

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THE PINES GOLF Course now hir-ing wait staff, cooks and pro shophelp. !Apply Monday-Friday 9 am to4 pm. www.thepinesgolfcourse.com.

Work on Mackinac Island This

Summer - Make lifelong friends.The Island House Hotel and Ryba'sFudge Shops are looking for help in

all areas beginning in early May:Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff,Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baristas.

Housing, bonus, and discountedmeals. (906) 847-7196.www.theislandhouse.com