March 28, 2014

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HOMELESS MAN ARRESTED

FOR THEFT FROM FINCH FIELDHOUSE

A 71-year-old man was arrested by Central Michigan University police, Monday, at the Charles V. Park Library.

Douglas Elijah Browning was charged with larceny from a building, criminal trespassing and malicious destruction of property. He was arraigned in Isabella County Trial Court, Tuesday, by Magistrate Sandra Straus.

Police said he stole a backpack from Finch Fieldhouse owned by the recreation department, the contents of which were valued at more than $400.

Lt. Larry Klaus of CMUPD said Browning had been living in Finch Fieldhouse for at least a couple of days.

“He’s not a student here, so he can’t live in our residence halls and academic buildings,” Klaus said.

Officers made contact with Browning on March 20, informing him he could no longer be in the building. After several reports of graffiti and theft were reported, Klaus said Browning was located through video surveillance and arrested on Monday around noon.

Graffi ti on the windows in Finch were reported to read “KJB reigns forever,” Klaus said.

“The focus here is not the trespassing,” Klaus said. “He came here and stole. There was also the damage to property. We’re not snatching students up in the library.”

When offered to be transported to a homeless shelter or the Isabella County Soup Kitchen, Browning refused service, Klaus said. He said CMUPD encounter six to 10 homeless people on campus per year, and always try to provide some assistance.

“We’re here to help people,” Klaus said. “We want to assist people in getting their needs met. But we have residence halls and academic buildings. There are some boundaries. If (the homeless) continue to trespass, they subject themselves to criminal trespassing.”

-Adrian Hedden, metro editor

Sink or swim

Arin Bisaro | Staff PhotographerStudents compete in the Battleship attempting to sink each others’ ships Wednesday night in the SAC pool. Alpha Sigma Tau Team 4 and The Sinkers go head-to-head filing each others’ boats as fast as they can.

By Kevin Andrews and John Irwin,Staff Reporter and Senior Reporter

No same-sex couples were married in Isabella County on Sat-urday, while more than 300 were wedded statewide during a brief period in which it was legal.

A voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was overturned March 21 in U.S. district court, in a landmark ruling that found it unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment’s equal protec-tion clause. An appeals court put a temporary stay on the ruling about 24 hours later, haulting same-sex marriages in Michigan.

Isabella County Chief Deputy Clerk Shelly Nelson said the coun-ty clerk’s office did not receive any marriage license requests from same-sex couples in large part because the office was closed on Saturday.

The clerk’s office did receive numerous phone calls this week about the status of same-sex license requests in the county, she said.

“We’re basically saying that the state hasn’t recognized any changes in the law yet,” Nelson said, “but if they do, then we’ll be as helpful as we can.”

For same-sex couples married on Saturday, the status of their marriages remains unclear. Gov. Rick Snyder has sidestepped the

Michigan same-sex marriages in limbo

Arin Bisaro | Staff PhotographerCMU students share stories about their memories of St. Johns senior Jonathon Wadsworth in front of the Bovee University Center on Thursday night.

Students remember deceased studentBy Catey TraylorSenior Reporter

Jon Wadsworth was more than a roommate to Ryan Lewis.

He was a best friend, a confi-dant, somebody with a similar sense of humor, and somebody who made everybody’s lives bet-ter.

“We used to joke and talk in puns. For us, that was our language,” Lewis said. “We just bonded about it. It’s one thing I’ll

never forget. It made him – and our friendship – so unique. He’d walk into a room and brighten everyone’s day.”

The St. Johns senior was found dead by police Tuesday. Police don’t suspect foul play.

His loss has shaken the Central Michigan University community. That was evident by the near 100 people who showed up to a vigil Thursday night, despite the rain and cold weather, to honor the life of a friend they all described

as irreplaceable.Also remembered as kind, com-

passionate and always willing to lend a hand, about a dozen friends took turns speaking fondly of Wadsworth’s impact on their lives.

“He was just always so pas-sionate for people that he made everybody seen, even if they didn’t want to be,” said Port Hu-ron senior Anne Russ. “He truly made an attempt to get to know

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question of whether the state will recognize those marriages.

In a statement, the gov-ernor said the same-sex marriages performed last weekend will not be recog-nized, closing the door to certain benefits granted to Michigan married couples.

The marriages were performed Saturday before a federal appeals court suspended the decision that overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage.

“The couples with cer-tificates of marriage from Michigan courthouses last Saturday were legally married and the marriage was valid when entered into,” the statement said. “Because the stay brings Michigan law on this issue back into effect, the rights tied to these marriages are suspended until the stay is lifted or Judge Friedman’s decision is upheld on ap-peal.”

Kai Niezgoda, president of CMU’s transgender student group, Transcend, is disappointed, but not

surprised, by the lack of progress of the ban given how highly politicized the issue has become.

“Just based on Michi-gan’s current conservative political climate, I wasn’t actually expecting it to pass in the first place,” Niez-goda said. “While it doesn’t exactly shock me that the stay has been put in place and that marriage equality isn’t actually going to come to Michigan for an indefi-nite amount of time now, it is rather disappointing to see that.”

Niezgoda said he saw many happy couples get married on Saturday. He compared the issue with the women’s suffrage move-ment, and believes action on the federal level will need to take place in order for marriage equality to be a reality in all state.

“I don’t think that there should be more question(s),” said Grand Rapids senior Amanda Mann. “People are just people, from the highest celebrity to whoever Joe Schmo on the street. Just leave people alone and let them have their rights.”

Khila Pokharel, a CMU graduate student from Ne-pal, believes same-sex mar-

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people.”Students told stories

about Wadsworth’s im-pact on their lives, many of which described his personable and inclusive nature.

“Even if he didn’t know you, he’d smile and wave and make you feel wel-come,” said Bay City senior Samm Quart. “That’s some-thing you don’t see often these days.”

Quart said she had only met Wadsworth a few sum-mers ago through mutual friends, but no matter how long they were apart, the two always picked up right where they left off.

“He would always go out of his way to say hi to me,” she said. “I guess that’s just

because he was the nicest guy in the world.”

Wadsworth was heavily involved with the Circus Performers registered stu-dent organization, as well as the Gaming RSO and the Industrial Engineering and Technology Club. He also worked as a building main-tenance worker on campus.

Even during mundane community service projects, Wadsworth brightened the mood.

“I got to connect with him a lot through volunteer projects,” Lewis said. “His willingness to learn and grow was incredible, and the camaraderie he had with all the guys we worked with was amazing.”

Remembering a con-versation he’d had with Wadsworth not too long ago, Lewis said he’d tried to tell him how much of an impact he had on everybody

around him.“He wasn’t sure what he

wanted to do in the fu-ture, so I told him ‘you’ve got to go to grad school. You’ve got to go out there and change the world. You have so much potential,’” Lewis said. “I feel like he knew he had it in him, but I don’t think he was told often enough. His character spoke worlds about him, and I’ll never forget him.”

Family and friends are welcome to visit with Wad-sworth’s family from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Keck-Cole-man Funeral Home in St. Johns. A memorial service will be held in Wadsworth’s honor at 11 a.m. on Satur-day at St. John’s Lutheran Church in St. Johns.

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Arin Bisaro | Staff PhotographerStudents gather in front of the Bovee University Center for a candlelight vigil honoring St. Johns senior Jon Wadsworth on Thursday. Students share stories about Wadsworth and how he personally touched their lives.

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riage is a personal decision that should not be impacted by state law.

“If it’s okay with their personal life, nobody needs to worry about it,” he said. “As long as it doesn’t hurt anybody, it’s their concern and if they choose to do it, it’s up to them. It’s a per-sonal choice.”

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Outfitted in six-inch, hot pink high heels, Wolver-ine resident William Lownsberry carefully paced the Finch Fieldhouse floor Wednesday in his 39th walk to support advocacy for victims of sexual aggression.

“I’ve dealt with domestic violence quite a bit in my family,” he said. “It means a lot to me to give my sup-port to this issue, and this is my fourth time at Heels for Her.”

Heels for Her is a walk put on by Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, Central Michigan University’s 24-hour sexual aggression hotline. For its fifth year, the walk featured about 70 participants, 55 of which were men walking in bright red high heels to raise aware-ness and money for sexual assault victims.

The walk raised $223, which will go back to SAPA so they can continue providing support to students and the community.

“One in four women will be a survivor of sexual aggression,” said Burton senior and SAPA member Amanda Revenaugh. “Heels for Her puts the saying, ‘You don’t know how someone feels unless you walk in their shoes’ into effect. It helps men understand what women go through so they can provide support for them.”

Men wearing the red high heels SAPA provided, which were specially made for drag queens, offered a small glimpse of what it’s like to be a woman walking on the street with everyone staring at them.

“It’s definitely not sturdy, but it’s very interesting – it’s a new perspective,” said Zachary Smith, a South Lyon sophomore. “I’m doing it because I’m all about bringing equality. People should feel safe wherever they are.”

Director of Central Aggression Services Steve Thompson said the purpose of men wearing high heels is to attract people’s attention, since it’s some-thing that’s not seen very often.

“Things like this really help to raise awareness,” Thompson said. “If you get guys walking in high heels, you get people talking about the issue.”

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Healing with heelsMorgan Taylor | Assistant Photo Editor

Midland senior Josh Finch takes a break from walking in high heels as part of SAPA’s Heels for Her program in the Finch Fieldhouse on Wednesday afternoon.

Morgan Taylor | Assistant Photo EditorTipton sophomore Cody Wilson, left, Farmington Hills junior Lydia Miller, middle, and Farmington Hills senior Emon Butts, right, race while wearing high heels at SAPA’s event Heels for Her at the Finch Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

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William Lownsberry, 67, takes a break from his 39th Heels for Her type walk in the Finch Field House on Wednesday afternoon. When asked what brought him to this event, Lownsberry replied by saying he could use the exercise. He even made an outfit change during the event, including a second pair of heels and a shirt to match.

‘Speak up, speak out’ for upcoming 2014 elections

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By Stephen CrossStaff Reporter

Central Michigan University stu-dents threw bowling balls through their legs and behind their backs Thursday at the “Strikes for Special Olympics: Bowling with a Twist” fundraiser.

The Strikes for Special Olympics event, which was put on by a group of Central Michigan University classmates, was held at the River-wood Resort bowling center. All proceeds went to Special Olympics Michigan.

Holton junior Ben Blamer was the team member who chose to partner with Special Olympics Michigan, after being involved with special education classes through-out high school and through vol-unteering. He was pleased with the turnout and commended his team’s work ethic.

“Overall, we put in over 150 hours as a group and we have had a great team effort through-out the entire semester,” Blamer said. “Bowling is a fun sport that anybody can come out and enjoy playing, and it’s even better that we can support the Special Olympics while we have fun.”

The fundraiser was organized by one of the groups formed in the RPL 430: Planning Recreation Programs and Events class taught by Tim Otteman. His class divided into six groups with five members

each, and the groups were required to partner with an organization to put on a fundraising event.

The theme of the night was “Bowling with a Twist,” which required participants to try new, interesting ways of bowling. Each lane had different bowling instruc-tions for the players to try.

Sometimes they would have to throw it through their legs, while other times they would have to throw it without looking. The most talked about style was the “Fred Flintstone,” which required bowlers to wind up their shot, then tippy-toe forward before letting the ball go.

Portland junior Victoria Spitzley was the group member who pro-posed the “wacky” bowling idea for the fundraiser, which she got from her job back home.

“At the bowling alley back home where I work, we always throw these wacky bowling parties that are a fun, new way to bowl,” Spitzley said. “I enjoy seeing how the participants react to the funny bowling styles, and it’s always fun watching them try to act them out.”

The team went in with opti-mistic hopes of reaching a goal of $250. With more than 75 partici-pants attending, that goal was met within the first five minutes of the fundraiser’s start. Registration was $10 per person before the event, and $12 at the door. Funds were still being calculated at the event’s

Wacky bowling raises money for Special Olympics

conclusion.Throughout the night, there were

many ways to win prizes, which were donated from many local Mount Pleasant businesses. Aside from the main 50/50 raffle, there were numerous raffles for differ-ent prizes, which included 18-hole rounds of golf, jewelry and Taco Bell gift cards.

Mardi Gras beads were given to any participant who bowled a strike. Whoever had the most

beads at the end of the night won special prizes, such as Coors Light merchandise and free holes of golf, courtesy of Riverwood Resort.

There were food and drink specials specifically for the event, including a $7 large pizza and cheap beer specials. Free cab rides were available for participants, courtesy of local Mount Pleasant cab company Joe Cab.

Troy junior Kevin Slimak thor-oughly enjoyed the challenge of the

interesting bowling styles, and was thrilled to be supporting Special Olympics Michigan in the process.

“The wacky bowling is tough, but it makes for an even playing field for everyone,” Slimak said. “If you’re going to go bowling, then this is the night to do it, because you’d be supporting such a great cause.”

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Andraya Croft | Staff PhotographerKarmyn Winkler bowls with her family during the Special Olympics fundraiser in the Riverwood Resort bowling center on Thursday. “My favorite part is that I’m raising money,” Winkler said.

By Adriana CoteroStaff Reporter

There is no doubting that the election between a Republican or Democrat chair is an ongoing battle, however, there is always doubt in what voters will favor.

The student forum, Speak Up, Speak Out, discussed proposals and issues from both political parties that will affect the nation and state as the 2014 Michigan governor and senate elections begin next fall.

Political Science professor David Jesuit facilitated the panel event Thursday at the Charles V. Park Li-brary Auditorium and moderated it.

“People are beginning to think of the upcoming election,” he said. “The general public is not as aware, but by next fall, I want students to be aware and become active in society.”

The discussion began with an informative clip and was then fol-lowed by a panel made up of Andrea LaFontaine, state representative for Michigan’s 32nd district, Chad Liv-engood of The Detroit News, Nancy Quarles, Oakland County commis-sioner and member of the Michigan Democratic Party, Hayley Alderman of College Democrats and Casey Kreiner of College Republicans.

Expected proposals to shape the country started a conversation that quickly escalated into a discus-sion of which issues needed to be amended, which included unem-ployment rate, minimum wage, road damages, social concerns, emergency management, popular concerns with education funds and the LGBTQ community.

At a college campus, education funds are important issue that became a main focus, in which audience members made sure to ask about fund cuts becoming a state concern for the governor election.

“You call them cuts, I call them fiscal responsibility,” LaFontaine said. “The cuts were necessary, the budget needed help and to be balanced. We can sit here and point fingers behind this party and that party, but really it’s all theory based.”

Audience member and Vestaberg junior Samuel McNerney, asked for no silver lining and to hear the nega-tive side when the panel discussed gay marriage.

“Some speakers remained silent in certain issues,” McNerney said. “I understand that gay marriage may not be the biggest factor in compari-son to fiscal issues, but it is still an issue that I want recognition from Republicans. One of the biggest issues comes down to people saying money matters more than people.”

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EDITORIAL | Michigan’s state government fails to uphold basic human rights

Although a U.S. district judge ruled last week to invalidate a state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, the ruling has been effectively nullified with a stay, or in other words, a return to the original law that upheld the ban.

The stay, which was continued in court Tuesday, means more than 300 newly-married gay and lesbian couples will not receive the same legal benefits as their heterosexual counterparts.

Initiating the proceedings, Attorney General Bill Schuette claimed he is upholding the will of the people — citing the impor-tance of following the results of a 2004 referendum that originally banned same-sex marriages in Michigan.

However, in 2008, the Michi-gan Medical Marijuana Act was approved by more than 63 per-cent of Michigan voters but was vehemently opposed by Schuette. He claimed that despite the popu-lar vote, legalizing weed would wrongfully supersede federal law and has continued to make access to prescription marijuana chal-lenging for patients and caregivers.

Schuette has proven to be an ad-vocate, not for the will of the peo-ple, but for his personal interpreta-tion of Michigan’s constitution. He is an impediment to the natural progression of human rights — and our governor isn’t helping to allevi-ate the situation.

During his initial gubernatorial debate, Snyder made a statement supporting marriage as an institu-tion “between a man and woman.” Since then, he has remained silent on where he stands on the issue today. Snyder also refuses to clarify his position surrounding the recent court trials.

Silence is providing no support to gay and lesbian couples that

demand the same constitutional rights as other loving couples.

Although some call for a ballot proposal, which would leave the issue of same-sex marriage to a popular vote, some issues transcend the democratic process.

Love, specifi cally through mar-riage, is worth fi ghting for.

A� ording law-abiding American citizens their basic human rights should not be subject to a vote, but should be a guaranteed facet of life in a free society. It should be a right, not a privilege.

Gay and lesbian couples deserve the same protection under the law as heterosexual couples.

It’s time for Snyder to take a

stand and become the leader we need. In addition to focusing on economics and job growth, our governor needs to defend basic civil liberties. If he chooses not to defend these liberties, then at least the people of Michigan will know what kind of leader he wants to be.

For an administration that vows to “reinvent Michigan,” it is time we see a measurable social reinvention.

It’s time to do away with intolerance.Let’s reinvent our state as a place

where everyone is welcome,. Let’s erase discrimination from our state constitution and allow the free ex-pression of love to fi nd a permanent home in Michigan.

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TO THE EDITOR:I am incredibly disappointed in the fear-mongering tactics

utilized by CMU Students for Life in their recent display “What has Roe Done.”

The display alleged that abortion is dangerous for women, even though abortion is one of the safest medical procedures available. In fact, a recent study published in “Obstetrics & Gynecology” concluded that abortion is 14 times safer than carrying a pregnancy to term.

The display depicts the few rare cases of abortion com-plications that have led to the death of the mother. One such case is 29-year-old teacher, Jennifer Morbelli, who died due to complications during an abortion performed 33 weeks into her pregnancy. The pregnancy had been wanted, but Morbelli chose to obtain an abortion when the fetus devel-oped abnormalities.

This was a very rare, higher-risk case. Only 1 percent of abortions occur after the fi rst 21 weeks of pregnancy and yet, Students for Life is using this example to scare women into keeping pregnancies. This is a gross example of how the “pro-life” movement misconstrues information.

The situation is made even more despicable when one considers the fact that Morbelli’s mother has asked that her daughter’s story be left out of “pro-life” propaganda. If Stu-dents for Life actually cared about the safety of women, they would not be working to make abortion illegal.

Studies conducted by scientists from the World Health Organization have concluded that the legality of abortion does not impact the rate at which it occurs. It does, however, have a signifi cant impact on safety. According to the Guttm-acher Institute, U.S. abortion results in maternal death in 0.6 per 100,000 cases. Before abortion was legalized in the U.S., the rate was 50 times higher.

Making abortion illegal won’t stop abortions. It will stop safe abortions. Students for Life should stop pretending to care about the safety of women when their advocacy will actually lead to more dangerous abortions.

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Criminalizing abortions won’t stop abortions

When I was a little girl, I used to beg my mother to take me to Sea World. I wanted to see the dolphins and orcas. At the time, I thought it was the best place on earth. Little did I know what was really happening at the aquarium behind closed doors.

In the 2013 documentary, “Blackfish,” Sea World was exposed for its abuse of ma-rine animals. The star of the documentary is an orca named Tilikum.

Measuring in at 22-feet long and weighing more than 120,000 pounds, Tilikum is the largest killer whale at Sea World. He has had many differ-ent trainers, but Dawn Bran-cheau spent the most time with him.

Brancheau was an expe-rienced trainer who loved animals. Unfortunately, she was the trainer Tilikum killed dur-ing a show at Sea World in 2010. For weeks, we had to watch the media play the horrendous scene of Brancheau’s death.

Tilikum has killed multiple people, yet Sea World still holds him captive in what is essen-tially a large bathtub.

Why would anyone keep an animal that has killed multiple people? If Sea World cared at all for their trainers and their reputation, they would put Ti-likum back in the ocean, where he belongs.

It is absolutely ludicrous and immoral for Sea World to blame Brancheau for her own death. The only thing they should be blaming her for is doing her job.

Many people question why. But if I were Tilikum, who has been abused and neglected on a daily basis for multiple years, I would retaliate as well.

Sea World broadcasts regularly on Twitter about the documentary. Sea World claims “Blackfish is propaganda, not a documentary.” However, this is not a problem that can be swept under the rug.

People are outraged every-where about the company’s decisions. Multiple artists, like Martina McBride and the Barenaked Ladies, have can-celed their tour dates with Sea World. Schools have cancelled field trips.

These animals are not pets. Unlike dogs, orcas are not meant to be domesticated. To this day, an orca has never at-tacked a human unprovoked in the ocean, which tells us that they are not a threat.

“Blackfish” is an eye-opening documentary. Having won the 2014 Genesis Award from the Humane Society of the United States, viewers can see the im-pact the film has had on those who have seen it.

After I saw the documentary, I promised to never visit Sea World again. I am not going to support a company that deliberately lies to the public and treats its animals inappro-priately.

Sea World has dug its own hole, which I believe it will never get out of. If you do not care for your animals, you do not deserve them.

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doesn’t take reservations, but you can call ahead for preferred seating to make your graduation dinner run a little more smoothly.

The way preferred seating works, Latini said, is that your party’s name is put on a list and when you enter the restaurant, you’re seated before the walk-in crowd. She said she would recommend calling as soon as possible.

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By Sean BradleyStaff Reporter

Students graduating will be able to kiss Central Michigan University goodbye with their parents, friends and loved ones at the commencement brunch, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 10.

Commencement brunch festivities will be presented in the Bovee University Cen-ter’s Rotunda Ballroom.

The buffet-style event is a send-off for new graduates and allows their families to spend a last moment with them on campus.

Tickets cost $19.95 per person and $10.95 for children under 10 years old. Graduates eat for free.

Tickets can be purchased on will call at the Rotunda Ballroom on the day of the event. Purchased tickets can printed from home for an additional $2 service charge.

Reservations can be made via credit card by calling Ticket Central at 989-774-3045 or by visiting their website.

Reservations must be made before May 3.

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By Katherine Ranzenberger and Ben Solis,Senior Reporter

and University Editor

The typically all-black a� air of commencement will get a healthy dose of maroon and gold this year.

In a move to match the ongoing conversations among adminis-trators about creating a unifi ed campus identity, commencement gowns purchased this year will be maroon, with a prominent gold Central Michigan University seal on the left lapel.

The gowns are for undergradu-ates only and can be purchased at the CMU Bookstore.

Barry Waters, director of the CMU Bookstore, said the change in gown type cost him $7 more per gown, but he decided not to increase the cost of the new gowns for students. The price of the cap and gown combination will remain $55 at the Bookstore.

Some students have purchased

the traditional black gown, de-spite rumblings that a new gown would be given out as commence-ment drew nearer.

“It puzzled me a bit, because we’ll always have students in in-ternships or doing student teach-ing who won’t fi nd out about the grad fair until later,” Waters said. “They think it’s their only chance to get their gown.”

Waters said a few students have purchased the traditional and now obsolete black gowns, prior to and at the graduation fair despite his warning of a new gown. Waters added that he was aware of at least two students who have purchased the black gowns.

“One came up to me at the grad fair and wanted to purchase one,” Waters said. “I told them that I wasn’t comfortable selling them a black gown because we’re chang-ing the gowns, but they bought it anyway. Another emailed me asking if there was a way they could exchange the gown, and we

will do that for any student at no charge.”

Waters said he and other bookstore employees will set up a table in McGuirk Arena during commencement ceremonies to make sure students will have the right gowns.

“Because of the campus iden-tity project, we want to make sure everyone has the same gown,” he said. “Literally, fi ve minutes before the ceremony, we’ll be walking around giving the new gowns to students who don’t have them.”

For some students, the modi-fi cation of the gowns came as a surprise.

“I didn’t know there was a di� erence (when I picked up my gown),” said Kara McDonald, a Lake City senior. “I showed it to a friend and they were confused.”

McDonald said the color di� er-ence was a welcome change from the dreary black attire.

“I really like the seal on it,” she said. “I get the gold tassel be-

cause (of the College of Humani-ties and Social and Behavioral Sciences.) It matches well.”

Other students, like Troy senior Lisa Lull, said black was better for a number of fashion-able reasons.

“I kind of liked the black robes because you could wear color-ful shoes,” she said. “Now, I have to wear boring nude shoes. I have a lot of friends complaining because they were going to bor-row their friends’ robe and now they have to buy a new one. They can’t use their older brother’s or sister’s or friends.”

Taking a more moderate ap-proach, Paw Paw junior Elyce Rosenbach said the theme of a single campus identity is a positive philosophical addition to commencement ceremonies.

“I don’t mind it since it’s the school’s colors,” she said. “It makes me feel more connected to the campus.”

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With commencement less than two months

away, many Chippewas are looking to enjoy a night on the town with family and friends once the ceremony is over. An expected busy night in Mount Pleasant, making a reservation to ensure your spot at one of your favorite local restaurants might be a good idea.

Here’s a guide to make your reservation-planning a little easier:

MOUNTAIN TOWN STATION, 506 W. BROADWAY ST.

Hostess Katie Macker said reservations at this popular restaurant and brewery are filling up quickly, but there’s still time to book a spot.

While Mountain Town typically only makes reserva-tions for parties of 12 or more, the graduation policy allows reservations for parties of 10 people. Be sure to have everybody travel together because, in order to be seated, every member of the party must be present.

After making your reservation, you’ll be given a con-firmation number, which you must have with you when you show up at the restaurant. If you’re going to be more than 15 minutes late, make sure to call ahead.

THE BRASS CAFE & SALOON, 128 S. MAIN ST.

This restaurant takes reservations only one night a year: Graduation. According to head server Melissa Lalonde, the restaurant will reach reservation capacity within the next two weeks.

On graduation day, The Brass will serve its full dinner and bar menu all day. There are no policies for party size, but Lalonde said if your party is composed of fi ve people or less, you likely won’t need a reservation.

Lalonde said the restaurant has been open on graduation night for years and the sta� understands the ceremonies can sometimes run long. She said lateness has never been a problem, but give them a call if you’re worried.

OLIVE GARDEN, 4070 E. BLUE GRASS ROAD & RED LOBSTER, 4062 E. BLUE GRASS ROAD

If you’re craving pasta or seafood from one of these chains, you’d better hightail it out of commencement, because neither takes reservations. Red Lobster will accommodate call-aheads, but only 30 minutes before you plan to show up.

Your best bet with these popular chains is to simply beat the crowd there.

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The screams of battle echoed across the vast glisten-ing waters of the Student Activity Center pool.

Rules of aquatic warfare were simple. The last boat afl oat is the winner.

The fi rst annual Battleship Tournament was a success as 12 teams of four attempted to stay above water while dumping water from the pool, using their hands and plastic buckets, into opponents’ boats.

Assistant aquatics director Darin Masselink said the idea for the tournament and o� cial rules came from similar games played by schools around the county and videos posted on YouTube.

Not everything went ac-cording to plan in its fi rst year, but Masselink hopes to have some of its prob-lems smoothed out for next year’s tournament. He was happy with how everything turned out.

“It was great to see this many people on the pool deck and watching the tourna-ment,” Masselink said.

One of the biggest rule modifi cations made it illegal for participants to scoop water from their canoes. This rule was changed in order to speed up the already lengthy time of the matches.

“Sometimes when you try something for the fi rst time, you have to modify (it),” said assistant director of intramu-ral sports Scott George. “We had to kind of learn on the fl y.”

The spectacle drew a fair number of curious onlookers, who were able to see the ac-tion through the windows that overlook the SAC pool deck.

Initially, the tournament was supposed to take place in the Rose Arena pool, but the location was changed in order to be more visible to students.

Sarah Warden, a Franken-muth native, works at the SAC and was a member of the win-ning team, “The Sinkers.”

“They put signs up all over the SAC,” Warden said, “but my friends thought we were actually playing the Battleship board game.”

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First year of IM Battleship brings unique game to SAC

Arin Bisaro | Staff PhotographerAlpha Sigma Tau Team 2 paddles to the center of the pool to try and sink their opponents’ boats. The objective of IM Battle Ship is to fill the opposing teams’ canoe with water until it sinks.

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Three battleship teams, Alpha Sigma Tau Team 3, left, Alpha Sigma Tau Team 4, Middle, and Crocodile Boys, Right, dash toward each other in the SAC pool Wednesday night.

intern Kyle Wallace said the event was promoted on televi-sions in the University Center and through the use of the intramural list service.

Everything that was needed to participate was provided by University Recreation. This included large canoes, team fl ags and plastic buckets, which were used to scoop water out of the pool and into opposing teams boats.

“There were 16 slots avail-able and 12 signed up, so were happy about the turnout,” Wallace said. “The only thing that people have to bring is themselves and a they’ll have a good time.”

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Central Michigan University students are using their skills in public relations to make the dreams of a local organization come true.

Since the start of the spring semester, students in four classes taught by CMU journal-ism professor Tracy Burton, have been helping to promote fundraisers put on by Friends of the Dog Park.

After speaking with board member Ken Hofmeister, Bur-ton said she knew Friends of the Dog Park would be an ideal organization for her students to work with.

“I’m really big on involv-ing students in real practical experiences,” Burton said. “At the end of the semester they can leave with some good stu� for their portfolio.”

A Mount Pleasant organiza-tion that formed in November 2012, Friends of the Dog Park, is seeking to use a site at Mission Creek Park to construct a place where dogs can run free, o� the leash.

The fi rst of four student-promoted fundraisers was held

Wednesday at Pixie Restau-rant. Pixie agreed to donate 20 percent of each bill when a fl yer was presented.

Hofmeister was present at the fundraiser and has been coordinating with Burton to involve her students since meeting her at the board’s fi rst fundraiser in October.

This fundraiser will compete with three others supported by Burton’s classes, which include two sets of JRN 450 and JRN 551. The pair have agreed to award a prize to the winning class based on the amount of money raised at their fundraiser and the e� ort shown by the students.

Burton had Hofmeister visit each class and give a presen-tation about Friends of the Dog Park, their mission and how they planned to succeed. Burton prefers her students get a taste for the grassroots e� orts put forth by smaller organiza-tions such as Friends of the Dog Park.

The students have worked with Hofmeister to maximize the e� ective use of Facebook and other social media on be-half of the board. Students were encouraged to monitor the use

of the organization’s Facebook page and website to look for possible areas of improvement.

“Each class is charged with ramping up attendance to these particular fundraisers,” Burton said.

TAKING IT TO THE STUDENTSSenior Ben Smith of

Rochester Hills has taken up a leadership role within his JRN 551 class since learning about their new project. A dog owner himself, Smith knows the im-portance of a park where dogs can be allowed to run free and o� their leashes.

Smith said one of the chal-lenges he faces is collecting support, not only from the community, but from his other classmates as well.

“I’m trying to get more people involved with it,” Smith said. “Now we’re starting to break it down into who actually wants to be involved with that and who doesn’t, and we’ll be able to go from there.”

Smith’s class is in charge of promoting La Seniorita’s upcoming fundraiser, April 24. In order to prepare, Smith and his classmates are providing suggestions to optimize the use

of Facebook and the Friends of the Dog Park website.

He said he is also brainstorm-ing other avenues of social me-dia the organization can utilize to increase public awareness.

“I thought an Instagram would be really cool, being that dogs are cute and everyone likes taking pictures of them,” Smith said. “I have a dog myself and I take a million pictures. I thought it would be a good idea as far as penetrating more markets.”

The next fundraiser in the public relations challenge is April 3 at Bennigan’s in Mount Pleasant, followed by the La Seniorita fundraiser on the April 24 and at Italian Oven on May 1. Patrons can bring a hard or digital copy of the fl yer to donate 20 percent of their bill to Friends of the Dog Park.

Friends of the Dog Park has 86 percent of their overall fund-raising goal of $39,188, and hope to have fundraising completed by summer.

For more information, visit mpdogpark.org.

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Samantha Madar | Photo Editor Mount Pleasant resident Ken Hofmeister talks with his wife Andi Hofmeister at Pixie, 302 N. Mission St. on Wednesday. The Friends of the Dog Park had a fundraiser there where 20 percent of the cost of their meal went to the organization.

Samantha Madar | Photo Editor Todd Levitt, notorious Mount Pleasant litigator and Central Michigan University instructor, was driving around Thursday night in a rented white van, picking up college students around campus and dropping them off at local destinations. Levitt was joined by a small film crew as they taped a pitch reel for his proposed reality show, “In Todd We Trust.” The film crew in tow was made up of two producers on the hit National Geographic television show, “The Incredible Dr. Pol.” The producer and potential co-creator of “In Todd We Trust,” John Schroder, said the show will not only focus on Levitt’s party-man antics, but his legal practice and the service he offers to college students in legal trouble. Schroder said the practice and his clients will be the heart of the program.

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Court re-cords, he was later lodged on March 3 where he paid 10 per-cent of his $7,000 bond and entered a plea of not guilty.

Mount Pleasant defense at-torney Todd Levitt said Lowman could face up to 93 days in jail for the charges, along with failing to show up for his court date.

“It’s in his best interest to turn himself in immediately,” Levitt said. “If someone fails to appear in

court intentionally, then the penal-ties are severe. Depending on his record and criminal history and failure to appear in court, he could do anywhere from zero to 93 days, but he will definitely do some time for failing to appear in court.”

It’s not the first time Lowman has appeared in court.

In 2011, he was sued by Apart-ment Management Group LLC for non-payment of rent. He was taken to small claims court by United Apartments for a claim of $5,000 in 2013. Lowman did not appear for his court date and the case was decided, by default, in favor of United.

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Fourteen years later, his decision is still having a major impact on the program.

Opalewski is in his sixth season as the pitching coach and recruiting coordi-nator at CMU. Under his tutelage, the Chippewas have prospered, especially his pitchers.

His ability to recruit young talent and work with di� erent personalities has made the baseball program successful.

“That’s my job,” Opalewski said. “My job isn’t to lay out expectations and make them conform. My job is to try to get the most out of each individual. If you take time to invest in the individual and fi gure out who they are and what makes them tick, it makes that fairly easy.”

WORKING WITH A HEAD CASETrent Howard was labelled a head

case, and admitted so himself.He had a bad attitude and wasn’t a

team player when he started at CMU.

Opalewski worked with Howard, who recalls a moment in the beginning of his sophomore season when Opalewski might have turned things around.

It was the season opener against California and Howard got the start. It didn’t go well.

He was rocked throughout the game. The Chippewas lost 9-4 after he gave up eight earned runs on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Howard didn’t get the start in the fi rst game of the following series at Central Florida. During the bullpen session before taking the mound in game two, Opalewski saw he wasn’t in the right mindset, so he took him aside.

“I was a head case,” Howard said. “Ten minutes before I had to go out and pitch, he started yelling at me and called me out for what I was doing. He gave me a second, told me to breathe.”

Howard threw a complete game shut-out, allowing four hits while striking out

By Kristopher Lodes | Staff Reporter

After being picked in the 28th round of the 2000 MLB Draft out of high school, Je�

Opalewski chose Central Michigan University over the Cleveland Indians.

a career-high 11 batters.He went 4-3 that season with a 3.58

ERA and earned All-MAC second team honors while his team went 36-22 overall and 20-7 in the Mid-American Conference.

He fi nished 4-4 with 2.78 ERA in his junior season before being drafted in the seventh round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles.

Howard is still with the Orioles today, on the cusp of moving up into Class-AA, two steps away for the majors. In his rookie season he was quickly promoted to Class-A short season where he made the New York-Penn League All-Star game.

“I owe a lot of what I am now to coach (Opalewski),” Howard said. “He learned my personality and learned how to counteract it.”

PUMPING A PITCHER UPJon Weaver is a laid back kind of

guy who doesn’t get caught up in the moment – a blessing and a curse for a pitcher as no moment is too big for him, yet some might be too small.

He was the No. 2 starter to begin the 2012 season, but in after two starts, he was 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA and was moved to the bullpen.

From there, he became the closer and ended the season 3-3 with a 2.66 ERA and seven saves.

Tied at four in an elimination game in the MAC tournament against East-ern Michigan, the Eagles got a runner on second with one out in the top of the ninth. Weaver entered the game and stranded the runner by record-ing two strikeouts. Nate Theunissen rewarded his e� orts with a walk-o� two-run home run giving Weaver and CMU the win.

“My job isn’t to lay out expectations and make them conform. My job is to try to get

the most out of each individual.”Jeff Opalewski, baseball pitching coach

UMASS FOOTBALL LEAVING MAC AFTER 2015

The Mid-American Conference and the University of Massachusetts announced this week that the 2015 football season will be the fi nal year for UMass as a member of the conference.

UMass joined the MAC as a football-only member on April 20, 2011. The team was previously aligned in the Atlantic 10 Conference, which houses the other 20 varsity athletic teams, 9 for men, 11 for women.

The decision was made

EXTRA POINTSafter the MAC President’s Council elected to exercise a contract clause that offered UMass the choice of becoming a full member for all sports, remaining a football-only member for two years. UMass elected to use the 2014 and 2015 seasons as their fi nal years, citing the distance from other MAC schools being an obstacle for their other sports.

UMass fi nished last season 1-11 and 1-7 in the MAC, with their only win against Miami 17-10. Since their inclusion in 2011, their overall conference record stands at a dismal 2-14.

Central Michigan is 2-0 against the Minutemen, winning last season 37-0 and 42-21 the previous year.

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By Seth NewmanSenior Reporter

A warrant for the arrest of former men’s basketball player Sheldon Lowman was issued on Thursday for failure to show up for his arraignment at the Isa-bella County Trial Courthouse on Wednesday.

Lowman, a former walk-on and transfer student from Mid-Michigan Community College, was charged Feb. 12 for third-degree retail fraud after stealing $9.96 worth of merchandise from Walmart.

On Feb. 14, the junior was pulled over for speeding and charged with no proof of insurance.

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Central Michigan’s gymnastics team has been revered as one of the best in the nation all season.

Next weekend, the Chippewas have a chance to prove their worth and deliver on a little revenge in the process.

More than 15,000 fans could be in attendance in Athens, Ga. to root on the hometown Bulldogs on April 5 as they host CMU in regional championship action.

The MAC-champion Chippewas face No. 6 Geor-gia, No. 7 Michigan, North Carolina State, Ohio State and Rutgers during the regional meet.

“We’re going in there fired up,” said senior Brit-tany Petzold. “We can beat them and we should have beat (Rutgers) last time. We just had a bad event.”

CMU finished second behind Rutgers on March 8 at the Rutgers Invite after a fall on bars.

Head coach Jerry Reighard said the Chippe-was have yet to reach their full potential, despite win-ning a conference champi-onship.

“We did not peak for MAC’s,” Reighard said. “We trained hard all the way up

to it. Now we’re going to start less quantity and more quality.”

The Chippewas highest score this season came in at 196.6. However, Reighard continues to push his team to get over the “197 hump.”

“I’m happy we’re going (to regionals), I’m happy we’re seeded and I know we can beat whoever we go up against,” said junior Kylie Fagan.

THE COMPETITIONCMU holds a 6-29 all-

time record against the Wolverines, another in-state rival. Reighard praised Michigan’s team this year, calling it “consistent.”

The Wolverines took first in the Big 10 Gymnas-tics Championship with a 197.55. Michigan strives the most on the floor routine, scoring 49.65 on average.

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er, Joanna Sampson, posted a season-high 39.65.

Georgia is the best team featured in regionals.

The Bulldogs have the advantage statistically and physically, as well as home-gym advantage. Their high-est score this season was a 197.6. Georgia placed fourth in the SEC Championship, scoring a 49.7 on bars.

CMU is 1-3 against Ohio State, 0-1 against Rutgers and 2-5 against NC State all time. The Chippewas celebrated their first win against the Buckeyes in February and had their final-event meltdown loss to Rutgers in early March.

Ohio State has improved its scores almost every meet, having a great showing at the Big 10 championship with a score of 196.4, good enough for sixth.

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By Jeremy O’NeillStaff Reporter

Track and field has not had an outdoor practice yet due to the frigid weather.

Despite the lack of fresh air, the Chippewas begin the outdoor season Friday at the Louisville Open in Louisville, Ky.

“This is the first time since 1976 I have ever not been on an outdoor track before going to an outdoor meet,” said director of track and field Mark Guthrie.

Guthrie said the meet will be a good gauge of where the team is at athlet-ically after the conclusion of the indoor season.

The men’s team will enter the season without senior Renaldo Powell be-cause his eligibility expired after competing on the indoor track team. Powell is a two-time individual

Mid-American Conference champion in the 60-me-ter hurdles, and holds the school record for the event with a time of 7.74.

“You can’t just replace a kid like Renaldo, and we’re going to lose those 10 points, but we are going to have to manufacture those points through several indi-viduals,” Guthrie said.

Last year, the men’s team finished sixth at the MAC Outdoor Championship. Senior Parker Scott was CMU’s only MAC cham-pion, finishing first in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.77.

On the women’s side, the team will look to build on an eighth place finish at the MAC Outdoor Champion-ship. Junior Bridget Dough-ty earned a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:00.72 in the 400-meter hurdles, and senior Samantha Stein

achieved a mark of 5-foot-5 in the high jump.

Doughty’s personal goal is to improve her time this year and get in the 58-sec-ond range.

“Guthrie is leading us really well and thinking realistically,” Doughty said. “Even in indoor we jumped up so far and that got us really excited. As a team, we’re hoping to knock more teams out of our way when it comes to the MAC in the outdoor meets.”

The weather has chal-lenged the team’s transition from the indoor season to the outdoor season.

“We have been training for an outdoor event inside because of the weather, which has been difficult,” Doughty said.

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With her quick speed on the base path and well-placed slap hitting, Macy Merchant was one of the most important as-pects of the explosive Central Michigan o� ense last season.

Lost to graduation, Mer-chant was an all-conference player who hit .408 and .474 in conference play. Her .408 average is the third-best in a single season at CMU.

“Macy was obviously a great

leado� hitter,” said sophomore right fi elder Evelyn Lorimer. “Losing her was signifi cant. We’ve just tried to fi ll that spot and fi nd someone who can take the leado� role.”

Along with batting average, Merchant also led last year’s team with 73 hits, 39 runs and a .439 on-base percentage.

The Chippewas enter MAC play with a 17-9 record, having restructured the top of their lineup successfully over the course of the preseason.

Known as the “table setter,”

the primary function of the leado� hitter is to get on base and prog-ress to scor-ing position from the e� orts of subsequent batters.

Lorimer has been the team’s most frequent leado� hitter since Merchant’s departure. In her fi rst season as a consistent

starter, Lorimer is hitting .288 with a .342 on base percent-age.

She is still young, leading the team in strikeouts (23), but Lorimer has been e� ec-tive, having multiple standout performances, particularly during the Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky. She hit a team-high .421 in the tourna-ment, establishing herself as a fi xture in the lineup, typically fi nding herself at the top of it.

Junior third baseman Trista Cox also found herself near

the top of the order, fi lling the two and three slots. Cox is leading in almost all of the o� ensive categories, with a .366 batting average, 30 hits and 19 RBI.

“We lost a good group of seniors,” Cox said. “(Lorimer) has been doing a good job of replacing what we lost from Merchant. She’s been great in the leado� position. I just view my role as someone who will do whatever they can to help the team.”

Head coach Margo Jonker

is happy with Lorimer’s pro-duction thus far.

“Ideally, we look for someone who can get on base often,” Jonker said. “We look for someone with speed and someone who has the abil-ity to steal bases. Right now, Lorimer is doing a great job. She has speed and the ability to get on base, as well as the ability to bunt for a hit and provide us with a bat that has power.”

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Sophomore Chelsea DeLa-mielleure is a superstitious individual, but her numerous rituals might be the key to Central Michigan softball’s success this season.

Before games, it is not un-heard of to see DeLamielleure listening to the same music in the same order, drinking the same drink and eating the same food on game days. She sees it as something that helps her mentally and physically prepare for games.

“As a team, we all do the same warm up, our coach does the same warm up,” DeLamiel-leure said. “We pray together. We pretty much all do the same things together.”

The Chippewas have had a successful pre-conference tournament stretch.

“It was good to play a variety of di� erent teams we were not familiar with or had a detailed scouting report about,” said se-nior Cory DeLamielleure. “So it was good to just play and not know so much about them.”

During Spring Break,

the team travelled south to compete in the University of South Florida Under Armour Showcase and gained experi-ence playing outdoors, while back in Mount Pleasant they are relegated to the Indoor Athletic Center turf bay.

“I think all of our games have been challenging so far,” said junior Trista Cox. “USF was tough because it’s just so many games in such a long period of time instead of just a weekend.”

The Chippewas pulled through with nine wins and three losses at the showcase.

“Our team is very fl exible because we have had some injuries,” Chelsea said. “In Florida, there was a lot of people out of position, but we still did really well.”

Cory is capable of hitting home runs.

“It’s great for my team to put an extra run on the board with one single hit,” Cory said, “but it all comes from a lot of work and preparation and tee work ... but it’s a great success to have.”

Cory said the team has been focusing on taking it one game

at a time, despite falling behind early.

“We noticed that most of our games we fought a lot and there was quite a few games where we came from behind and won,” Cory said. “We didn’t necessarily score fi rst, but we were scored on and we came back, answered, were the fi ghters and kept winning games we fell behind in.”

Chelsea believes the team has a strong bond, especially between her and her sister, Cory.

“(Cory) knows me like the back of her hand,” Chelsea said. “She knows what to say to me, when to say it. She knows my swing really well, she knows what to tell me when I am doing wrong and I can always turn to her when I am struggling, too. I can talk to her about anything, so it’s awesome being on the same team as her.”

CMU picks up the bat at the season opener at 1 p.m. today against Akron at Margo Jonker Stadium.

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Tomas Tatar doesn't even look at the standings anymore. All he knows is that the Detroit Red Wings have to win, win and then win again if they want to make the NHL playoffs.

The effort should be helped as Tomas Jurco returns tonight, when the Wings host the Montreal Cana-diens at Joe Louis Arena (7 p.m., FSD, TSN). Jurco has missed a touch over two weeks because of a rib injury.

Mike Babcock has Jurco starting with David Legwand and Johan Franzen, which bumps Daniel Al-fredsson to the third line with Dar-ren Helm and Joakim Andersson. Babcock likes Alfredsson with Helm because of Helm's speed, and he figures that Helm should be better now that he has three games under his belt after being sidelined by a concussion. Jurco, meanwhile, will add speed and forechecking to the Legwand group, though Babcock said he might put Gustav Nyquist with the group and use Jurco with Riley Sheahan and Tatar.

It'll all depend on how it goes tonight, when the Wings seek to halt the damage done by losing Tuesday at Columbus. The Wings sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and have the same 80 points as Columbus, Washington and Toronto.

The Wings have a big board showing the standings in the locker room.

"I stopped paying attention to it," Tatar said. "I don't even look at it. I

know what we have to do to win, and that's our focus. I don't want to look at the standings, like if Toronto won or lose, or Columbus."

It doesn't escape the notice of others, though, that the Wings have gone 4-2-1 and still lack steady footing.

"It's crazy, but we've just got to stick with it," Nyquist said. "The other teams are going to win some games, so we've got to step up and do the same.

"It's a big game tonight against Montreal; they're a really good team coming in here. We've got to be ready for them. We still expect a lot of ourselves."

Goalie Carey Price is back play-ing for the Canadiens, after being injured coming out of the Olympics. Jimmy Howard is starting for the Wings.

Jurco is the latest to return as the team's sick bay finally has seen the exit door more used than the entry door.

A few remain injured: Henrik Zetterberg (back, out rest of sea-son), Jonathan Ericsson (finger, out rest of season), Pavel Datsyuk (knee, out at least through March), Justin Abdelkader (leg, out through March), Stephen Weiss (sports her-nia, out indefinitely), Daniel Cleary (knee, out indefinitely) and Mikael Samuelsson (shoulder, out indefi-nitely).

What's left on the schedule, after tonight: At Toronto, hosting Tampa Bay, hosting Boston, hosting Buf-falo, at Montreal, at Buffalo, at Pittsburgh, hosting the Hurricanes, at St. Louis.

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File Photo | Chuck MillerJunior catcher Cory DeLamielleure high fives head coach Margo Jonker and runs toward her teammates after hitting the game-ending home run April 3, 2013 at Margo Jonker Stadium.

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On July 17, 2013, Lowman was charged with disorderly person jostling outside of O’Kelly’s Sports Bar and Grille and received a citation for minor in possession of al-cohol after recording a blood alcohol content level of .089.

In December 2013, Low-man was pulled over and given a ticket for no proof of insurance.

Because Lowman failed to appear in court, Levitt believes his penalties will increase.

“Had he shown up in court, he had a chance to be placed on six-month non-reporting probation,” Levitt said. “But now, if he doesn’t have a legitimate reason for not appearing, that could turn into reporting probation and additional fi nes and cost for the warrant fees.”

Lowman was fi rst taken o� the basketball roster, as well as CMU’s athletic site, against Ball State on Feb. 19, but hadn’t played in a game since Jan. 3.

In 20 minutes of play in six games, he averaged 1.7 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.1 assists.

It was reported by Central Michigan athlet-ics in January that Lowman su� ered a knee injury that kept him out of competition.

Head coach Keno Davis confi rmed the absence of Lowman against Ball State, but declined further com-ment. CMU athletics also

declined comment.On March 1 against Ball

State, Davis confi rmed he was no longer on the team.

Central Michigan Life at-tempted to contact Lowman, but he could not be reached for comment.

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“A person’s behavioral traits lend better to di� erent po-sitions,” Weaver said. “I’m more of a laid back person and coach (Opalewski) recognized that I needed to get amped up and that’s why I ended up closing.”

Weaver was drafted in the 21st round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. He spent one season with the Rays before tearing the labrum in his rotator cu� , ending his professional career.

FILLING THE SHOES

Following the 2012 MLB Draft, the rota-tion looked bare.

Weaver, along with Zach Cooper, Ryan Longstreth and Dietrich Enns were all drafted – a group who ac-counted for almost half of the team’s innings pitched.

“That was a pretty good pitching sta� in 2012,” Opal-ewski said. “We lost Cooper, Enns, Longstreth, Weaver and Kaminska (due to injury), but if you take a deeper look into the sta� , the ones who fl y under the radar ... we were building while (winning).”

Lost in depths of the pitch-ing sta� in 2012 was freshman pitcher Jordan Foley, who had a 3-0 record, but an 8.20 ERA.

In 2013, he hit his stride, becoming the team’s ace with a 6-6 record and 3.08 ERA.

“(Opalewski) instilled a lot of confi dence in me,” Foley said. “He made me believe after my freshman year I could still be the guy. He always put me in situations and put me in games my freshman year when I was struggling.”

Foley became the guy after Kaminska went down with an injury and is leading the sta� this season.

THE TEAM TODAYThe Chippewas are rolling

and it’s the pitching sta� in the driver seat.

Molded for the mound

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The team has a combined 2.91 ERA, good for No. 47 in the nation, and Foley is back as the ace at 3-2 with a 3.19 ERA. The starting rotation is 11-7 with a 2.92 ERA while the bullpen is 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA and six saves.

“I thought this was going to be a deep sta� coming in,” Opalewski said. “Our starting

pitching has been outstand-ing and our bullpen is

doing a good job at being themselves.

Nobody is trying to do more or force themselves into something they’re not.”

Sophomore Adam Aldred is the team’s fourth starter and also comes out of the bullpen. He is joined by a veteran pitching sta� who is coming out of the bullpen.

“We have (Matt) Trow-

bridge, (Sean) Renzi

(who is starting to get healthy), so it’s sort of like an evolu-tion,” Opalewski said. “(Jimmy) McNa-mara is a guy who is slightly smaller in terms of innings, but he’s doing what he should be doing and he’s doing a good job.”

Joining Foley and Aldred in starting roles are guys on oppo-site ends of the spectrum: return-ing senior Pat

Kaminska and true freshman Nick Deeg.

“We’ve got Foley, Kamin-ska and Deeg,

who is as polished a freshman as we’ve had come in,” Opal-ewski said. “Aldred has done a tremendous job and went out over the summer and did everything we’ve asked him to do.”

GETTING THE JOBWhether it is with his pitch-

ers or on the recruiting trail, Opalewski has done his job.

In the past fi ve seasons CMU is 154-140 with a 4.44 ERA, second in the MAC in winning percentage (.524) and team ERA. Those numbers are produced by 11 players who are in the program’s all-time record book and nine in the single-season record book.

His players have collected 10 All-MAC second team honors, four All-MAC fi rst team hon-ors, three All-Midwest Region honors, one MAC Freshman of the Year, one MAC Freshman All-American and one MAC Pitcher of the Year. Included in those honors are 10 pitchers who have played professionally.

“I have confi dence in him having been in both of those positions (pitching coach and recruiting coordinator),” said head coach Steve Jaksa. “Working with someone for so long you want to make sure you don’t take anything for granted. When you’re with someone for a long time, you gain trust and allow them to do certain things.”

When a player leaves to go pro or graduates – a pitcher or position player – Opalewski is there to replace them.

As the recruiting coordina-tor, he’s the man in charge of bringing in the talent. He does it so well in fact, he wrote a four-part series dealing with recruiting for college baseball for the website fullwindup.com.

He goes after Michigan fi rst where he got Deeg, Tyler Huntey and the Regnier broth-ers, Nick and Logan. Next, he travels to Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, where he found McNamara, Trowbridge and fi rst baseman Cody Leich-man. Then he goes out further, stopping in Texas, where he

found Foley and Aldred.

“He made me feel com-fortable when I came up for my visit,” Deeg said. “I felt like one of the guys and every phone call we had he kept opening my eyes to new things.”

THE FUTURE FOR COACH OPALEWSKI

With the job Opalewski has done heading into his sixth season, Jaksa and his program aren’t taking him for granted.

With the numbers his sta� puts up each year and the quality guys he brings into the program as a recruiter, it is a wonder how long it’ll take before he gets the reins of a program.

“That’s ultimately going to be something Je� and I talk about,” Jaksa said. “He loves Central Michigan (a graduate in 2005) and he is very keenly

aware of what he wants to accomplish here.

There is that bond that we work really

hard and make sure that environment is right.

You can go somewhere else and be miserable, but he likes it here.”

If the day comes when someone comes calling for Opalewski’s services and he decides to leave, Jaksa will make sure his right-hand man and former player is ready for the next step.

“You always want to prepare somebody for whatever is go-ing to be next for them,” Jaksa said. “The more decisions he’s involved in, the more prepared he’ll be, whether that is here or somewhere else. Whatever life has for him, we want him to be ready.”

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Opalewski has brought in pitching talent from across the nation. FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Nick Deeg from Lake Orion, Mich., Pat Kaminska from Carterville, Ill., Jordan Foley from The Colony, Texas, Adam Aldred from The Woodlands, Texas.

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The National Labor Rela-tions Board in Chicago ruled Wednesday that football play-ers at Northwestern Universi-ty are employees of the school and can unionize.

NWU players claim they work between 20 and 50 hours per week and generate millions of dollars for their institutions.

The Wildcats are now looking to cash in on that gold mine, begging the question: What if all Division I athletes got paid to play?

In the mitten, most big schools like Michigan State and the University of Michi-gan could probably a� ord to pay their student-athletes,

CMU can’t afford unionized future

for college athletics

Dominick Mastrangelo

AssistantSports Editor

based on the dollars each of those universities rake in via athletics.

But what about Central Michigan? Could we a� ord to dish out the dollars to com-pete with other Mid-Ameri-can Conference schools?

No.With support for the CMU

football and men’s basketball teams at an extremely low level over the past few years, the long-term dollars needed to fund a player payroll would be unmanageable.

Recruits would have their minds made up before coach Dan Enos or Keno Davis came to visit.

“Why go to CMU where I would make minimum wage, when I can go to MSU or U-M and make a king’s ran-som?” they will wonder.

There is no room in CMU’s

budget for the latest phenom-enon to hit college athletics.

Fans of smaller schools will not be the only ones crying heresy on the trend the Wild-cats are attempting to start.

The NFL, MLB, NBA and any other professional sports league would likely not sup-port the talent pool being sucked from underneath them.

Perhaps the strongest argu-ment against the unioniza-tion of student-athletes is the intangible and undeniable quality of tradition in college sports.

Years ago, students would play for a school for no monetary gain, but rather for honor and legacy.

This ideal is quickly dimin-ishing.

Pay-for-play turns college athletics from being about

school pride to personal fi nance.

Players feel they are being treated like lucrative property instead of valued people and community ambassadors.

Some athletes can barely a� ord to pay for their rent or groceries, while coaches drive BMWs and sit front row at the hottest local events – and coaches don’t have to worry about being concussed anytime soon.

Sounds like a pretty alarm-ing double standard to me.

Northwestern is appealing the labor board’s ruling, but the tone for the next chap-ter in college athletics has already been set.

CMU, and every other MAC school, should pay at-tention to what is happening in the Windy City, because winds of change might soon blow through Mount Pleas-ant.

And they just might break the bank.

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Courtesy Photo | Antonio Perez | Chicago Tribune | MCTKain Colter, a star quarterback and receiver who completed his college football career in December, gestures toward United Steelworkers International president Leo Gerard as he answers questions following the announcement that several Northwestern football players wish to join a labor union, during a press conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.


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