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By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University Athlet-ics introduced Molly Pelowski as the school’s new field hockey head coach on Tuesday, replacing 29-year head coach Cristy Freese.

Freese took a new role as the Senior Associate Athletics Director on Jan. 5.

“We were faced with a big challenge when Cristy Freese made the move to administration,” Athletics Director Dave Heeke said. “We embarked on a really aggressive, wide-ranging search for the next head coach. It really became quickly apparent that Molly was at the center of our search.”

Pelowski was an assistant coach at Michigan State University for seven seasons and was a graduate assistant under Freese from 2006-2008.

“Cristy will be right down the hall, so if I’m in need of some wisdom, I don’t have to go far,” Pelowski said. “After I accepted the position, she is someone

that I leaned on for wisdom and obvi-ously will continue to lean on through the transition.”

Freese was not on the hiring commit-tee that selected Pelowski. Executive Associate Director of Athletics Marcy Weston led the committee. Weston was CMU’s field hockey head coach in the program’s inaugural season in 1973.

Pelowski said her vision for the pro-gram is similar to the one Freese had.

“She is an absolute magician, master at getting a group of people to complete the mission,” Pelowski said. “That’s my model for leadership: You complete the mission and you take care of your people.”

Heeke said the team is already in a position to be successful following a regular season Mid-American Confer-ence Championship in 2014.

The Chippewas were 7-12 overall, and finished 5-1 in the MAC before los-ing in the MAC Tournament semi-final to Ohio.

CMU has won the field hockey MAC

Tournament twice, in 1990 and 2005. “I was sharing with the team

this morning that my favorite thing to coach tactically is the press,” Pelowski said. “I think the team’s that play excellent, relentless defense are the teams that end up winning in the end.”

Pelowski was a goalkeeper at the University of Michigan, where she led the Wolverines to four Big Ten regular season championships in 2000 and from 2002-2004. Pelowski specialized in working with goalkeepers at MSU.

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Seven open seats on the Student Government Association Senate were filled after Monday’s interim senator elections.

Nominees were allowed to give a minute-long speech explaining why they should be appointed. The general committee was then able to ask three questions to the candidates before voting.

SGA President Chuck Mahone said senators nominated would serve for the rest of the semester but have to campaign for the position in the fall.

The committee appointed Courtney Banks, Andrew Zyrowski, Jesse Culp, Ian Elliot, Shane Wery, Juliann Pardon and Taylor Ackerman, to the Senate.

Individuals elected to the Senate serve as a representative of the student body. Students with complaints or ideas about how CMU can be a better campus can be brought to an SGA senator’s attention.

Ideas for legislation can also be discussed within the Senate, Mahone said.

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By Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Today is National Signing Day, and Central Michigan University’s football program remains without a head coach.

CMU Athletics has offered no comment or provided any updates on the head football coach search. The program expects to sign 20 verbally committed Wednesday.

CMU is the only Division I football program without a permanent head coach, ac-cording to the NCAA online database.

A job posting on the NCAA jobs website about the vacant CMU coaching position asks that candidates have five years football coaching experience and the ability to motivate stu-dent athletes both athletically and academi-cally. The job was posted Jan. 26.

Dan Enos, the Chippewas’ head football coach since 2010, resigned Jan. 22 to take a position as the Razorbacks’ offensive coordi-nator and quarterbacks coach.

In his two-sentence resignation letter, Enos told Athletic Direc-tor Dave Heeke “it’s (sic) been an honor serving as the head coach over the past five years.”

Assistant Head Coach Kyle Nystrom was named the team’s interim head coach Jan. 24.

Heeke said on the day of Enos’ resignation that find-ing a new head coach before National Signing Day would be “appropriate.”

“We would weigh every piece of that decision process of what it takes to get the right coach here,” Heeke said. “We

By Grant LefaiveStaff Reporter

With little time left before gradu-ation and doubt about transitioning into the next phase of adulthood, some upperclassmen find themselves facing a phenomenon described as the “mid-college crisis.”

Characterized by feelings of appre-hension, uncertainty and anxiety about the end of college and the beginning of one’s professional career, the mid-col-lege crisis occurs when students doubt their choices while reflecting on their

lives thus far.Perry junior Lisa Rosado started

feeling pressure during the fall semes-ter when she decided to double major in Spanish and community health education. Her choice meant another year of college that she didn’t antici-pate, and additional stress that seemed insurmountable.

“(The mid-college crisis) is definite-

ly a real thing,” Rosado said. “Realizing that it would take at least five years to graduate, that was really hard.”

Rosado considered Central Michi-gan University her home, but even so, the thought of staying past the graduation of her friends wasn’t easy to stomach.

“I feel like there is pressure on you to graduate in four years. When you become good friends with people and they graduate and move across the country it’s kind of sad,” Rosado said. “All of a sudden, they’re off doing big

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things. It feels like growing up.”

How to Handle tHe crisisDirector of Career Services

Julia Sherlock advises students to think critically about their aspirations before nearing the end of their college career.

“Before they even start as a student, they should begin self-reflection,” Sherlock said. “Can I see myself doing this for the rest of my life? Do I like the experiences and successes I’ve had so far? These are the questions that need to be asked early on.”

She urges students to think about their interests. Only that person can understand what their interests and aspirations are.

New Boston sophomore Jeff Wolber regularly ques-tions his goal of being a neuroscience major and going to medical school.

“I’ve definitely questioned some of my decisions with the classes I’m taking,” Wolber said. “(Do) I want to take some time off before grad school?

I’m not sure time-wise.”Sherlock recommends

that students take advantage of advising and on-campus opportunities early into their college careers. With over 300 registered student organiza-tions and countless internship opportunities, there are plenty of chances for students to get a feel for their potential career before graduation.

“Don’t be afraid to explore opportunities,” Sherlock said. “Ask a friend: Is this career suited for me? Your friends know you well. They’ll give you an honest answer.”

Macomb sophomore Paige Prudhomme intended to major in elementary education, but fell out of love with the career path soon after she started.

“After I started taking the classes, I didn’t think I was go-ing to be good at it,” Prudhom-me said. “Now I’m scrambling back and forth taking pre-recs. I’m back to undecided.”

The burden of a mid-college crisis is not one students have to bear alone. Students are encouraged to not only seek out help from advisers and professors, but also talk to their peers. Friends can build a sup-port system that is immune to

the panic of a crisis.As a student, Sherlock had

a change of heart about her career path.

“I always thought as a marketing major that I would end up selling toilet paper for Proctor and Gamble,” Sherlock said. “It didn’t work out. But what did work out was a career in advising and influencing young individuals.”

Rosado may her have doubts, but she no longer feels

as anxious about her path as she did earlier in the year.

Rosado will be going to Honduras this spring break with Global Brigades to pro-vide assistance to communities through public health projects. This will be Rosado’s first time in the program, and she will utilize her Spanish and com-munity services majors to con-struct water storage tanks and other essentials for families in Honduras.

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Beating the mid-college crisis

When my dad had his mid-life crisis in his late 40s, he bought a steel-gray Miata convertible.

When I had my mid-college crisis, I got a D.

Two D’s to be exact.The typical story line of

a mid-college crisis finds a traditional student fulfilling basic core requirements and struggling to decide on a major, a purpose, in their junior year. Some consider leaving school.

For me, a 25-year-old Ann Arbor transfer student, I was just getting sick of this place.

My major, journalism, has been determined since I first began classes at Washtenaw Community College about five years ago. Not once have I ques-tioned what I want to do with my life since starting college.

Before school, when I was lost in the routine of ring-ing cash registers, aggravated patrons and meager minimum-wage paydays, I never once questioned my purpose.

It was simple: I didn’t have one.

When I came to Central Michigan University to com-plete my bachelor’s degree, it seemed nothing would stand in my way of grabbing a good job and for once, enjoying what I do every day.

The first year was wonder-ful. I slowly but surely fit in with my much younger peers, and continued to build upon successes I had at community college. I returned from sum-mer break eager to continue to expand my knowledge and impress those peers with my increasing skill set.

Right away, I began to struggle.

Sitting in classes filled with students younger than my little brother, I struggled to believe

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this was actually where I belonged. I was demoralized by the people around me. I was un-able to fully realize my potential around classmates and lessons I suddenly could not relate with.

I worked so hard to cultivate a comfortable setting for myself, both socially and physi-cally. An ill-fated year living in residence halls, cheek-to-cheek with teenagers parched for beer, had given way to my own comfortable apartment and a cast of friends just old enough to make sense.

The three months that mark summer break were an escape I needed for my career, but not one that was necessarily conducive to my continued academic success.

Over the summer, I worked hard at an internship, in the field of my dreams, writing constantly every day. When I returned to the slower, more deliberate pace of college, it seemed irrelevant.

Grades suffered, friendships got awkward. I began to won-der if I should have come here in the first place.

I decided to make a choice.I could choose this town and

its proud university to usher me into the adult I always hoped to be.

I could choose to return to my life of stacking cardboard boxes in the bowels of gro-cery stores, never having to wonder what I could achieve with effort.

Although I struggled halfway through my time at CMU— and am still struggling to motivate after the mediocre freedom of minimum wage — I know I must go on.

I must prove that I am liter-ate, intelligent and meant for something more relevant than a pimply cashier.

In the midst of my own mid-college crisis, I ask that others struggling with purpose and thinking of giving up simply bow their heads and trudge on.

We can get though this. We’re almost there.

wHAT iS THe MiD-COLLeGe CriSiS?

It can be defined as the college student’s version of a mid-life crisis. It’s a realization around the middle of someone’s college experience that they will be joining the professional world soon. This realization causes them to reflect on their choices and missed opportunities, which can lead to stress and anxiety. Director of Career Services Julia Sherlock advises students to think critically about their aspirations by asking themselves three questions.

1. How well do you know you?

Students should figure out their interests early in their college career.

2. Do you know you’ll like it?

There are plenty of chances for students to get familiar with their major.

3. Can you get help?Friends, advisers and professors can build a support system that is immune to the panic of a crisis.

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recruits |Class of 2015 recruitsAccording to 247Sports.com, CMU’s class

of 2015 is expected to be: will weigh Signing Day with recruiting with find-ing the right coach.”

-Rayshawn Wilborn, athlete from Lansing -Jake Johnson, quarterback from DeWitt-Derek Smith, offensive lineman from Kenowa Hills -Shahid Bellamy, defensive lineman from Oak Park -Jamil Sabbagh, safety from Dearborn -Romello Ross, running back from Detroit -Michael Danna, defensive end from Warren -Micheal Oliver, linebacker from Detroit -Ja’Mar Antwine, defensive back from Pontiac -Damon Terry, wide receiver from Lansing -Alexx Zielinski, tight end from Brighton -Austin Ervin, tight end from St. Johns -Louis Grigoletti, offensive lineman from Riverside, Ill. -Bobby Banks, running back from Southfield -Steve Eipper, defensive lineman from Greenville -Dakota Kupp, dual athlete from Waterford -Logan Slaughter, defensive lineman from Mendon-Deshawn Baker-Williams, defensive lineman from Westland -Carlos Clark, linebacker from Belleville

Central Michigan Life will provide coverage as recruits sign their letters of intent today.

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Q & A with Father Denis Heames

What was your life like before you became a priest?

HEAMES: I got into a lot of trouble in high school and basically missed a little bit of time. I ended up returning to school and needing an elective. The only one that was open was theater. I landed in this theater class and I took to it like a fish in water. I loved it. I spent the rest of high school doing all the plays. I moved to Hollywood and started to audition. I had a pretty good first year for not knowing anybody and not having any experience. I had one large role in a TV movie of the week and a couple of smaller roles.

When did you start thinking about faith again?

HEAMES: I remember a really basic experience, sitting up on the roof of my apartment building and thinking, ‘If there is such a thing as truth, it probably didn’t evolve out of sludge.’ Someone had to put it there, because it’s intelligible. My deepest fulfillment as a human being is to follow that. So I thought, ‘Well crud, that must mean I believe in God.’

What are some things people might be surprised to learn about you?

HEAMES: I rock climb. I’d rather be hiking. I love to learn about wine. I like making little movie projects. I dream of writing a script and directing a movie one day. I don’t like office work. I’m one of eight kids. I like running mud races; I find those really entertaining.

You live with another priest. What’s that like?

HEAMES: He’s great. I love sharing a place with a priest because he’s been through the same thing. No one understands a priest like a priest. I get challenged by my brother priests to be more faithful. You get lazy if you have no one to challenge you. He’s a hilarious dude. We have good times.

What is your favorite part of your job?

HEAMES: People—watching them grow and overcome difficulties. People, from babies to the elderly. You kind of have to love people to do this. It’s not just people because they agree with us; I enjoy people.

Was there a moment that solidified “this is what I want to do with my life?”

HEAMES: I heard the Father say, “You are my beloved son.” I knew that it was now time to be a priest. This was God’s call.

When you say you heard God, what do you mean?

HEAMES: It’s not like an external voice. It was an in-ternal word. If you close your eyes and imagine a black screen and you type white words on it, you can see those words in your head, and you know you put them there. This was like words that were put there, not by my doing, that had presence. They didn’t have sound in the classic sense, but somehow they’re spoken.

If someone is skeptical about religion, what would you say to them?

HEAMES: I believe in healthy skepticism and healthy doubt. By that I mean, I really want an answer. I don’t know what it is, so I’m sincerely going to seek the truth. That’s healthy. Most people don’t have healthy doubt. For somebody who wants an answer to some-thing and wants to struggle to get there, that’s good. I see a beautiful future down that pathway. We do say certain things are wrong. There’s nothing wrong with that. That’s part of believing in something.

When he was in grade school in Chula Vista, California, other kids laughed at him when he

told them what he wanted to do for a living. Instead of an astronaut or engineer, Denis Heames,

told his friends he wanted to become a priest. Now at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Mount

Pleasant, Heames, 42, leads Mass during the week and spends the majority of his time in the church, interacting with members of the community.

Central Michigan Life sat down with Heames to talk about acting in Hollywood, his love of hiking and what it’s like to hear God speak to you.

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Merrill Hall’s aging heating and airflow systems are being upgraded during the next two weeks as part of Facilities Management’s “Make Up Air” project.

The project will cost about $38,000, said Vice President of Facilities Management Steve Lawrence. C and R Electric and Remer Plumbing received contracts for the labor.

“We’re bringing in outside air to balance the air in the building,” Lawrence said. “These older buildings are challenging to balance with heating and air circulation.

The repairs on the 54-year-old building began at 9 a.m. Tuesday, and will upgrade the system to bring more outside air into the residence hall.

Air testing will begin Wednesday morning. Work will begin in the east stairwells. Hallways and stairwells will remain accessible.

On Friday, workers will begin drilling to install piping in the southeast hallways, and the modified units will be installed next week.

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By Grant LefaiveStaff Reporter

Although few students were fa-miliar with comedian Chris James before attending his performance Tuesday, the Bovee Univer-sity Center Rotunda roared with laughter once he took the stage.

Students immediately reacted to the unexpected accent of the black British comedian, who entertained students by opening the show with jokes about how his English accent never ceases to surprise Americans.

“If you hadn’t noticed, my voice isn’t very intimidating,” James said. “When I had to break up a fight one time, I did my best im-pression of my friend’s Brooklyn accent and it seemed to work.”

James also described cultural differences between England and the United States, like his con-fusion when American women

weren’t impressed with the moped he purchased in California.

“It’s chic and fashionable in Europe,” James said. “Here you just sound like you’re riding an angry wasp, next to the guy on the Harley.”

James also discussed his rela-tionships, and showed off a wide range of impressions, including ex-girlfriends, South African thugs and President Barack Obama.

His most notable impression was of the president, which he used to prank call the families of several students in the audience. A handful of volunteers made their way to the stage and held their cell phones up to the mic, including Lake City freshman Cyndee Arnold.

Arnold called both of her par-ents, telling them she had met Obama. James then improvised his way through a phone call as the Chief of State, much to the confu-sion of Arnold’s parents.

“It was my first time seeing Chris James,” Arnold said. “(My parents) didn’t believe is. His impression was really great, es-pecially since he normally has an English accent.”

While her parents didn’t buy the joke, the audience certainly did.

Program Board selected Chris James to perform after seeing his work at the National Association for Campus Activities conference in Covington, KY last November.

“All of us loved Chris’ perfor-mance because his British humor was different than other comedi-ans we have worked with,” said Program Board Director Josh Palmer. “There was a high demand for Chris.”

Detroit sophomore Henry Ellis was pleasantly surprised by the British comedian.

“Everyone seemed engaged, and I was expecting all dirty jokes and it was really clean,” Ellis said.

Comedian James travels across the pond to campus

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Monica Bradburn | Staff PhotographerProgram Board hosts comedian Chris James to preform his stand up comedy show Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda.

This year, the Central Michigan International Film Festival will take place on February 5-8 and February 12-15. Tickets can be purchased at Celebration! Cinema or Java City in Charles V. Park Library at $5 for one ticket or $10 for a booklet of 10 tickets.

The festival was directed by Video Unit Head Eric Limeranko and primarily organized by the members of Film Society, a registered student organization at Central Michigan University.

According to Film Society President Davis Nixon, a senior from Davisburg, the goal of the event is to spread cultural awareness. He said they try to incorporate films from as many cultures as possible.

The festival includes 10 films, each playing at Celebration! Cinema or the Park Library Auditorium.Among these films is

“the Theory of Everything,” which is the festival’s more mainstream film that will be playing for Valentine’s Day.

Nixon is excited to be showing “These Birds Walk,” a film about Pakistani orphans.

“It’s a really powerful film,” Nixon said. “I think that’s probably the culture people know least about.”

The festival also will include “Niner,” a film made locally by a graduate student and the CMU Shorts Program, which features short films by Michigan filmmakers.

For the first time, CMIFF is getting student organizations involved by having them set up booths if their organization relates to a particular film. For “Rhymes for Young Ghouls,” a Canadian film about the schools Native Americans were forced into, Nixon said they’re having Native American programs participate.

For the complete festival schedule, visit CMIFF.com.

Malachi Barrett,News Editor

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Has anyone interviewed for the job?When will our new coach be hired?What are the requirements to be a

head football coach at our university?Your questions are the same

as ours. On Tuesday, the Central Michigan University Athletics De-partment told Central Michigan Life there were no updates on the status of the search, and that we shouldn’t expect any until there is a hire.

Ever since Enos left for the Univer-sity of Arkansas, the Athletics Depart-ment has been almost silent. They have kept to themselves not only the names of candidates, but details about the hiring process, job criteria and a time frame for the hiring.

Students and sports fans deserve to be informed about the search process. The lack of transparency displayed by the Athletics Depart-ment throughout the search is unnecessary and insulting.

Wanting to protect names early on in a search is understandable. However, information such as criteria and general impressions of candidates pose no threat or em-barrassment to candidates.

The lack of information about the search is another example in a growing history of the Athlet-ics Department’s unwillingness to have a productive relationship with the press —and the public.

It is ironic to note that fans were made aware of the interview process for the recent hire of the Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell. A privately-owned NFL team with no obligation to divulge candidates or interview information was more transparent than our public uni-versity whose new coach will be paid with thousands of tax payer’s dollars.

It would be inexplicable for the university to hire a new dean for the Central Michigan University College of Medicine without first presenting candi-dates to the campus community.

While a medical school dean serves a more important role at the university, the new head coach will be decid-edly more visible to students, alumni and the community.

Enos was criticized for appear-ing aloof and inept at being the face of the football program. His replacement will be responsible for mending relationships with students and the community and for garnering excitement for the new football season.

A head coach does not come cheap. Enos cost the university $360,000 a year and his replace-ment may demand even more. How can the department ask students and fans to invest time, loyalty and money while simulta-neously keeping them in the dark about who will be the new face of their most popular team?

The Athletics Department’s decision to withhold informa-tion from the public spotlight does nothing to negate the nega-tive reputation it gained during the Enos era. If a candidate truly does not wish to present himself to the CMU sports community, that is not a candidate our school should be interested in.

It’s time for the Athletics Department to call a new play—showing some trans-parency and putting a timeline on search.

Give us some-thing to cheer about.

Mitt Romney has decided to forego a third attempt at being elected into The White House.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush now appears to be the GOP’s front-runner, but this is a difficult and unsettling time for the party as various factions have emerged, causing war within the party.

“It’s a great day for Jeb Bush,” said Brian Ballard in a Washing-

KevinAndrewsStaff Reporter

ton Post article, a lobbyist who led Romney’s 2012 fundraising effort in Florida and switched to Bush this time around. “I think Jeb had 75 percent of the money folks here. This brings in the other 25 percent.”

Clearly, the GOP is facing the 2016 election head-on. Can Democrats say the same?

Following the midterm elec-tions on Nov. 4, 2014, in which Republicans gained control of both the House and the Senate for

the first time since 2006, things are looking pretty grim for the Democratic party.

In a Politico article, some Democrats were fearing party favorite Hillary Clinton will leave them high and dry as campaign season heats up.

The Republicans have multiple prospective candidates, such as Sen. Rand Paul R-Ky. and tea party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz R-Tex., but the Democrats are lacking in that department and that could hurt them as the caucuses near and the campaigning starts.

If Democrats are going to win the White House in 2016, they need someone strong and willing to lead.

I am not saying Clinton couldn’t be that person, given her success-

ful terms as Senator and Secretary of State, but we need a fresh face in the White House.

Democrats need someone vivacious, ambitious, young and vibrant, the way President Barack Obama appeared when he first ran. They need to stop dodging the issues.

They need a candidate who is not just another status quo liberal. They don’t need another ultra-conservative democratic politi-cian like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, but someone who isn’t afraid to stand up for the left wing in this country.

For everyone who didn’t vote on Nov. 4, shame on you. It’s one of the most simple and basic rights every citizen is supposed to have

in this country. When it is not exercised, I can’t help but feel an-noyed, sad and angered.

Do we want people like Paul, who, on Jan. 14 at a meeting with New Hampshire legislators, stirred controversy when he inac-curately asserted the social se-curity benefits program is drawn primarily by those who suffer from nothing more crippling than anxiety or back pain?

Do we want these kinds of people running our country?

I certainly do not. It is up to Democrats to become informed and empowered.

Don’t be a majority. As citizens, it is vital to stand up for one an-other and what you believe in.

You can make a difference.

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Michigan Ice Fest is a challenge few students and alumni take on each year.

In the past, the High Adventure Club, a regis-tered student organization has been the only group of Central Michigan University students to attend the event.

This year the statewide event is taking place Feb. 5-8 in Munising, located in the Upper Peninsula. Reg-istration for Ice Fest is $45 per person. The climb is an annual visit for the High Adventure Club.

Each year the group and others from around Michigan that also attend increases in size, starting at less than a hundred people to several hundred people this past year. For three years now, Pickney senior Jack Frost and president of the High Adventure Club, has taken on Ice Fest.

“The Michigan Ice Fest is the same trip but (you walk away with) a different expe-rience,” Frost said.

Ice Fest participants climb frozen waterfalls using axes and crampons, enabling them to dig into ice with their hands and feet. As more

people travel to Munising, more networking happens.

“You meet with new people from around the country who are adventur-ers themselves. So you can plan more trips,” Frost said.

Other expenses include the drive and sleeping ar-rangements. The High Ad-venture Club has arranged carpooling with open seats still available to cut costs of driving.

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A break from winter’s icy grip is only a few blocks away.

Hot Yoga is located in downtown Mount Pleasant at 155 South Main St. Mack-enzie Nemens, who has worked the front desk for a year-and-a-half, said the business gains new yogis during the winter months.

“With New Year’s resolutions, and because it’s colder, the hot room feels good,” Nemens said.

The hot room is where classes are held and is kept at a temperature of about 105 degrees, with a humid-ity of 40 percent. The heat is to help muscles become more flexible and to detoxi-fy the body through sweat.

Hot Yoga provides many health benefits, a reason why Deb Fox, of Mount Pleasant, started attend-ing class. Fox experiences chronic shoulder pain and said hot yoga was the best thing for relief.

“It was the best thing ever,” said of her first class.

Hot Yoga offers other benefits. It increases vital-ity, promotes weight loss, detoxifies and promotes healthy skin, increases mental clarity and relieves stress.

Denise Fanning also be-lieves in the health benefits of hot yoga. Fanning has been a yoga instructor at Hot Yoga for almost two years, but has been practic-ing for more than 20.

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ent classes to accommodate customers’ levels of experi-ence. They offer cardio intensive classes, like the KYA Power Hour, for those who want a fast-paced yoga practice that burns more calories.

Hot Yoga also offers a slower paced class, called Sleepytime, which is de-signed to help customers unwind and relax after a long day. Nemens said any-one can go to these classes, whether new to yoga or have extensive experience.

“(Hot yoga is for) anyone who is looking to improve their mind, body, breathe, connection and anyone who is willing to work on them-selves from the inside out,” Nemens said.

Residents escape the cold with Hot Yoga

Photos by Cori Kromrei | Staff PhotographerStudents practice the Warrior III pose during their hot yoga class on Jan. 29 at the Hot Yoga downtown Mount Pleasant.

Students take a breath in between poses during their hot yoga class Jan. 29 at Hot Yoga in downtown Mount Pleasant.

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Baylen Brown | Staff PhotographerJunior Travis White, founder of A Letter for Better, and Breaking the Silence, and Collegiate Advocates for the Rights of Marine Animals welcomes new and returning members to A Letter for Better. The RSO chooses random strangers’ addresses, and then sends them a hand-written letter, something White says means more to many than a text message or email.

Leading for change

Abbie Robinson | Staff PhotographerFarwell Junior Travis White from has created multiple Registered Student Organizations on campus during his time at Central Michigan University.

“He has that drive, where if there ever is that need, he is going to take action.”

Dan Gaken,

Leadership Institute Director

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The Greek Intervarsity chapter at Central Michigan University will take 90 to 100 CMU students to Indianapolis for a Greek Intervarsity conference Feb. 13 to Feb. 15.

Greek Intervarsity is a group on campus that promotes religious and spiritual development within the Greek community. The group’s goal is to show students how Greek Life and Christianity fit together.

The conference promises to engage in student-based discussions on topics such as God, faith, spiritual growth and leadership.

The cost of attending ranges from $135 to $175 depending on when the attendee registers. The conference will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indi.

Of the 60 plus schools attending, CMU will have the largest student representation at the conference according to Greek Intervarsity Campus Staff Worker and Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumnus, Steve Lambert.

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As students increas-ingly use social media to coordinate parties or sell illicit substances, police are working to stay updated and learn how to use that technology.

Central Michigan Police Department Lt. Larry Klaus said Twitter and Facebook have proven useful in conducting investigations. Twitter grids allow police to search for multiple topics, events, conversations, hashtags and phrases in real time.

“This allows us to monitor what is going on, live, as it is hap-pening,” Klaus said. “In drug or assault cases we will look through a suspect’s social media to find evidence about the events.”

Jeff Browne, Mount Pleasant Police Department public informa-tion officer, said Twitter and Yik

Law enforcement monitors crime through social media

Yak are often used to advertise major parties during high traffic weekends. While police officers are not refreshing their feeds as often as students, they use social media outlets to do some preemp-tive police work.

When police see a house adver-tising that they will be hosting a large party, crash the party before the first guest ever arrives.

“It helps to know where the huge parties are going to be during times like Welcome Weekend or

Western Weekend,” Browne said. “A lot of the time what we’ll do is just go over to the house and talk to them before their party. We’ll bring the police, the fire department, and sometimes code enforcement as well.”

Often officers from each of the departments will talk to the house owners about avoiding criminal activity at parties, as well as how to ensure that everyone can exit the house in the event of a fire.

“Our ultimate goal is to keep ev-

eryone safe,” Browne said.Lt. Mark Uribe of the

Bay Area Narcotics En-forcement Team said the growing trend toward us-ing the Internet to con-duct criminal activities is challenging for law enforcement.

“In the past, all of the narcotics came in by trucks from big cities or other countries,” Uribe

said. “Now, practically anyone can order drugs over the Internet.”

Buying controlled substances online without a valid prescription may be punishable by imprison-ment under Federal law. Often drugs ordered from rogue websites come from foreign countries. It is a felony to import drugs into the United States and ship to a non-Drug En-forced Agency registrant.

CMUPD also uses Twitter to re-lease important safety information to the community in a timely manner.

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Junior Travis White pursues leadership roles in student organizations aimed at social issues

By Adriana CoteroStaff Reporter

Finding the medallion during his first two years at the univer-sity isn’t the only achievement Travis White will leave Central Michigan University with.

“I always try and stay involved around campus,” White said. “Searching for the medallion was right up my ally.”

A sociology major, with a con-centration in criminal justice, the Farwell junior followed clues as if a detective, but never forgot about the needs of his fellow students.

After arriving at CMU in the fall of 2012, White began identifying and responding to those needs. He founded his first registered stu-dent organization, Breaking the Silence, while still in high school.

White established two more student organizations: A Letter for Better in 2012 and Collegiate Advocates for the Rights of Ma-rine Animals in 2014.

“I believe that all of my orga-nizations are advocacy groups in some way,” he said. “We try to make (students) look at the bigger picture of what is going on.”

In high school, White was president of his own anti-bullying organization. Exposing students to social issues was something White felt the need to continue in college.

After acquiring a Leader Advancement Scholarship the summer before his freshman year, White was contacted by Lead-ership Institute Director Dan Gaken, to whom White proposed his plan for Breaking the Silence.

Since then, Gaken and White be-came allies, taking on the titles of president and adviser, for all three of White’s founded organizations.

Gaken said there is a lot of power in something that’s “true or that has a strong message,” and Travis had just that.

“You know you think about your first Welcome Weekend, when everyone’s going to Mainstage to sign up for groups or grab a free slice of pizza, well here is Travis who hasn’t even gone to class

yet,” Gaken said. “He already has a student organization ready to go, asking people to help him take this issue forth.”

Breaking the Silence, White said was created to draw connec-tions between the “misunderstood and the general public who mis-understands them.” The organiza-

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Baylen Brown | Staff PhotographerA Letter for Better, founded in 2012 by Junior Travis White invites students to write letters to strangers. The organization has sent a total of 1436 letters so far.

tion’s core goal is to utilize speech and raise self-es-teem, as a cure to social and mental illnesses.

Leading for changeA Letter for Better is

an organization where members write letters and send them to strangers, in a gesture of kindness.

“Helping others in general is something I’m extremely passionate

about,” White said. “These organizations give me a creative way to give back to those around me and those that are unable to speak for themselves. The feeling you get knowing you possibly made somebody’s day, is in-describable and that’s why I do what I do.”

A Letter for Better obtains addresses from a public database and writes letters, without knowing a single thing about the people they are sent to.

Vice President and Flush-ing sophomore Kaitlyn Cox said she joined the organiza-

tion because she loved the idea of sending letters to people to brighten their day.

“This community, and world, could all use a little more positivity and ALFB brings to light how one little letter can change someone’s day,” Cox said. “Travis has done so much to make this RSO thrive and grow. He really got this RSO off the ground and made it international.”

Also working along-side White, CARMA Vice President and Grosse Point senior Rachel Ochylski said she joined CARMA because

it is the first and only or-ganization on campus that advocates for the rights of marine animals.

“I am confident many people are aware of the issues at hand, but Tra-vis decided to take action by forming three RSO’s,” Ochylski said. “Travis is extremely organized, pas-sionate, and sociable. He is also a great public speaker, and never hesitates in front of large groups.”

White still presides over A Letter for Better and CARMA. By the end of the year, he plans to hold elec-

tions and elect new presi-dents. White said when he graduates next year, he needs to make sure the or-ganizations are still up and running by his the execu-tive board.

A main part of leading, Gaken said, is knowing that it’s okay to not always be in charge, because any col-laborative enterprise can advance a cause.

“I am proud to see these organizations haven’t been all about him, but been about the issue,” Gaken said. “He has that drive, where if there ever is that need, he is

going to take action.”All three groups aim to-

ward changing and enhancing lives. Whether it be people or marine animals, White has provided a voice for those who do not have one.

“Everybody deserves to have a better day,” White said. “Since I stepped foot on campus, my eyes have opened up to see the broader picture and see that the personal, closed world that I was living in when I was in high school is not the one that’s going to bet-ter society.”

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The Chippewa River District Library is partnering with the Central Michigan University department of Engineering and Technology this year for its seventh annual LEGO Brick Building contest.

LEGO creations will not be made at the library, but are to be dropped off at the Veterans Memorial library located in Mount Pleasant from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 25 or from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 26.

Guest judges will help pick winners at different levels. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 26. All entrants and their families are welcome.

The contest is free to enter and has seven categories with different age groups and team options. The public will

vote on a people’s choice award 5-6 p.m. on Feb. 26, right before the awards ceremony.

Participants must make a unique LEGO creation without using a LEGO kit and must have

a valid library card. Entry forms are available at all Chippewa River District Library locations.

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Ryan Holm carried the dead body into the room and confi-dently tossed it on a table.

His partner stared at him for a split second, before sav-ing the scene by asking if what he had thrown on the table was really a bag of jelly beans from the jelly bean factory.

The Farmington Hill senior is part of After Hours Improv, an open improv group founded in 2006. The pair had been playing “Switch Left,” an improv game that features four actors in a square-like formation, each perform-ing separate scenes while partnering with the actor adjacent to them.

Holm accidentally carried his previous scene, which took place in a mortuary, into his new scene, which fea-tured the noun “jelly beans.”

“There’s this aspect of fear that you really have to get over in improv,” Holm said. “The best scenes are the ones you make up at the top of your head and just jump into. When you’re be-ginning improv, there’s a lot of hesitation, will this be funny? There’s a lot of ‘can I do that, is that funny?’ You end up just waiting on the sidelines.”

There are two forms of improv: short form and long form. Short form improv is shorter, quicker games that are often interactive with the audience who offer the

actors suggestions. Long form improv is story-based and fo-cuses on developing a plot that contains layers of meaning.

The group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Pearce Hall 128. Members don’t need to be extremely funny, said Al-len Park senior Nick Boula-hanis. Being an improv actor isn’t the same as being a co-median. It requires actors to think on their feet and work well with other people.

“Being funny is just a part of it,” he said. “I used to freeze up in the begin-ning because I was thinking too much about the rules, but the more you do it, the easier it gets. You just have to power through it.”

Ohio senior Walter Muel-ler struggled with social

anxiety before starting improv seven years ago. He claimed the first time his grandma saw him perform, she said he had become a completely different person.

He’s now part of the After Hours Improv group and “can make easy small talk now” while making close friends within the group.

“I like them because it’s an open group; they’re a motley of different majors and have a good time,” Mueller said. “They try to teach members about improv. After Hours is a very open group that anyone is open to join, so it’s one part entertainment and one part learning how to do it because you really need to learn the basics of improv before you can do big games.”

After Hours Improv compares itself to “Whose Line is it Anyway” and other improv troupes such as, “Upright Citizens Brigade.”

“It gets weird, in a good

way. If you have normal, boring ideas, it won’t make for a good scene,” Holm said. “We have to make up crazy, insane ideas for it to work and it bleeds into life.”

After Hours Improv members learn to think on their feet

Cori Kromeri | Staff PhotographerCadillac junior Brittany McKay and Midland sophomore Nikita Lesperance practice with After Hours Improv on Jan. 28 in preparation for one of their shows.

Sarah White | Assistant Photo EditorSenior Alex Bodenberg from Muskegon plays a Wii game using a cap and adaptive switches made for people with limited arm mobility Jan. 28 in Finch Fieldhouse. Bodenberg and other students were trying out therapeutic equipment used for patients with disabilities.

Students work to empower people with disabilities

By Lexi CarterStaff Reporter

Troubled by the struggles disabled people face every day, Lyndsey Griffin is certain her future patients will be able to make it on their own.

As a recreation therapy major, the Onsted senior hopes her work can help people live productive lives, with little assistance.

“I picked therapeutic rec-reation as a major because I want to encourage indepen-dent living for those with disabilities,” Griffin said. “I want to show them that they have a purpose in life and I’d like to give them the tools and resources they need to better their health.”

Therapeutic recreation fo-cuses on the use of recreational activities to address functional skills, and improve the quality of life for people who have a chronic illness or disability. Issues are addressed through many activities, such as sports and aquatic therapy.

As a member of the Therapeutic Recreation club, formed in fall 2014, Griffin is aspiring to become a certified therapeutic rec-reation specialist, and work in a clinical setting.

She said the most diffi-cult part about the major is being able to learn and take in information about the different types of disabili-ties and precautions that come with them.

While learning about how disabilities affect people can be complex, Griffin said the knowledge is invaluable in connecting with patients on a personal level.

“The most rewarding as-pect of this major is knowing that one day I will have the opportunity to use my knowl-edge to help others,” Griffin said. Along with treating disabilities, behavioral health classes also are offered to train students in psychiatric diagnoses ranging from bipo-lar disorder to schizophrenia.

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patient start to improve.The most difficult part of the

program, she said, is the variety of experiences and people.

“It’s not so much that we work with diversity,” she said. “But to clinically

understand it you also have to see it. I think one of the most challenging things is getting the experience through the internships and getting the experiences to build a resume.”

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By Evan SasielaStaff Reporter

Following a solid perfor-mance against in-state rivals Eastern Michigan University and Western Michigan Uni-versity, the Central Michigan University men’s and women’s track and field teams are hoping to have similar success outside the state this weekend.

Both teams travel to South Bend, Ind. to participate in the Meyo Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Loftus Sports Center.

Friday’s action begins at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.

The two-day meet will be broadcast on the SEC network and ESPN3.

Mark Guthrie, CMU direc-tor of track and field, said he is excited to see his team participate in one of the biggest national meets.

“It was, at one time, the meet in the Midwest,” Guthrie said. “The advantage for us is that we are probably going to see the best competition we have seen this year.”

CMU’s men tied EMU at 74 last Friday, while the women fell to the Eagles, but knocked off WMU in their dual competition.

Guthrie will take only his top athletes to the oval this week-end, he said.

“Every student athlete that we are taking will be chal-lenged,” Guthrie said. “Part of being good is making the right decisions at the most critical time in the sport, which is your championship season. You have to be battle-tested. Putting them in this environment and seeing what they do is the true test.”

Guthrie said the CMU throwers will not participate in this weekend’s meet.

Schools from the Big Ten, Mid-American Conference, Big East and Southeastern Confer-ence will participate in the invitational.

Notre Dame competed in the Razorback Invitational last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. The men placed 11th out of 12 teams, while the women tied for seventh place.

Chris Giesting led the Fight-ing Irish with a third place,

45.98 time in the 400-meters. Giesting’s time was three sec-onds faster than CMU’s Malik Vasquez’s first-place finish last Friday (49.14).

The Notre Dame women got a third place finish in the 60-meter hurdles from Jade Barber (8.32), while CMU’s best finish in that category last week came from freshman April Micheaux, who finished with a 9.29 mark.

CMU will run on a track more than 300 meters long for this first time this season. Guth-rie said that the grandfathered track is the last of its kind.

“It’s less turns so you can run faster,” Guthrie said. “We have to take advantage of this. That has been the message to the team this week. If you’re going, you have to get some-thing done.”

Guthrie said regardless of how the Chippewas perform against national competi-tion, this weekend will serve as a learning experience for his squad.

“Each athlete learns a bit more about themselves,” Guth-

rie said. “Every competition you are going to learn something, good and bad. You have to replicate the good and eliminate the bad.”

Monica Bradburn | Staff PhotographerFreshman Kayla Marshall attempts a long jump at the track meet against Western and Eastern Michigan University on Friday at the Indoor Athletic Complex.

Monica Bradburn | Staff PhotographerCMU competes against Eastern Michigan in a Track event on Friday at the Indoor Athletic Complex.

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