Sweet, Sweet Blue and Gold
Sweet, Sweet Blue and Gold by Central Michigan Life editor-in-chief Isaac Ritchey won second place in the sports picture story category at the 2021 Michigan Press Photographer's Association Conference.
Sweet, Sweet Blue and Gold by Central Michigan Life editor-in-chief Isaac Ritchey won second place in the sports picture story category at the 2021 Michigan Press Photographer's Association Conference.
All For Nothing by Central Michigan Life editor-in-chief Isaac Ritchey won third place in the sports picture story category at the 2021 Michigan Press Photographer's Association Conference.
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On Aug. 8, the Mid American Conference became the first to cancel its season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Still, members of the CMU football team trained and even held flag football games to stay ready for the season.
His Lost Season by Central Michigan Life editor-in-chief Isaac Ritchey won first place in the sports picture story category at the 2021 Michigan Press Photographer's Association Conference.
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After basketball season, the former state champion runner planned to train for the upcoming track season. However, the day before the district championship, Michigan High School Athletic Association canceled the spring sports season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Aiden McLaughlin, who had already received a scholarship to attend the Air Force Academy, continued to train.
The Waiting Game by Central Michigan Life editor-in-chief Isaac Ritchey won an honorable mention at the 2021 Michigan Press Photographer's Association Conference.
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It had been more than two weeks since Steve Wagester sprayed his kidney bean fields to be harvested, but consistent rain kept him from harvesting beans.
“You know I’m bored when I am helping gather rocks for rock gardens or splitting wood,” Wagester said. "I'd much rather be out in the field on the combine."
Wagester, a Remus resident, starts every day by sitting on a chair downstairs and lacing up his boots while dew still rests on the ground.
After graduating from Michigan State and working other jobs, Steve Wagester slowly began buying and inherited the farm from his father.
“My dad comes over every once in a while still to give me his two cents,” Steve said. “He can’t do much walking, so I think that it is his way of still being a part of things.”
Ever since he was young, Wagester has worked on a farm whether it was picking stones from tilled fields or milking cows. He even remembers a time that his parents thought he was lost in their cornfield and gathered a small search party to find him.
Wagester said that he spends his nights sometimes thinking about his planting schedule and what he’s going to farm next.
It is not only farming happening at the Wagester home though. Steve’s wife Kim and her mother, Ginger Vanderkelen, own a total of six horses. Kim rides in rodeos and attends horse shows on weekends, but because of COVID-19, has only been to a few rodeos in 2020.
The Wagesters are very much part of their respected communities. They cheer on the CMU’s Women's Basketball Team, provide living accommodations to students who may only have one semester left and maintain a working relationship with many area farms.
CHARGE syndrome impacts a person's ability to see, hear, communicate and interact with the world around them. CMU students are working with a local family to help offer their son a 'life like everyone else's.'
Cassie Mistrzak, a special education teacher at McGuire Elementary, received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 17 in Finch Fieldhouse. Mistrzak said getting the vaccine was a very quick and easy process. She said she is happy to do her part if it means returning to a bit more normalcy. “If it’s doing this so we can all have a life without masks and worry and students can go to school safely and parents can feel safe sending their kids to school and going to visit their grandparents and being with their families then I’m happy to do it," she said.
One of my goals as editor in chief at Central Michigan Life this year is expanding our coverage of diversity and inclusion issues.
This current print edition is the first step toward helping CM Life achieve that goal this semester. Black Voices Matter is about students who are pushing the university to be better and an invitation to minority students to share their stories with us.
This portrait series, which was featured in the print edition, asked students to help portrait their words through images, which are meant to be pondered. Let them challenge your beliefs and preconceived notions of others people’s experiences.
People who participated in the photo project expressed the need for their voices to be amplified.
CM Life has always, and will continue to, shine a light on injustice students and staff experience at CMU.
Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ community, an international student, a student of color or a student with disability, we want you to tell us the stories you know best. I believe minority students should have a heightened role in the decision-making processes at CMU and a greater voice in Student Media.
We want you to know that there are reporters and photographers here at CM LIfe willing to go the extra mile to tell the stories of underrepresented students and Mount Pleasant residents. That's because we believe you should be heard.
Let us share your experiences at Central Michigan University; the good and the bad. Let’s give praise to those at CMU sparking important conversations about inclusion and bring about change on campus together.
I believe CM Life is the best platform to have conversations about the prejudice and injustices experienced by students because of your religion, interests or the color of your skin.
I want CM Life to give students who feel overlooked and underrepresented a voice and a venue to express their opinions and concerns. There is nowhere else on campus to share your story like you can by working with student journalists.
Change also has to start inward as well. I want our newsroom at CM Life to reflect campus and be a place where all students are getting the same opportunities as I am. I want to be helping progress the conversation on campus at CM Life, not taking away from it.
If you’d like to contact us, email us at editor@cm-life.com or send us a message on one of our social media platforms.
I'm here and I'm ready to listen.
(Photos by Isaac Ritchey and Aurora Abraham)
(Photos by Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor)
(Photo by Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor)
(Photos by Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor)
It's been more than one week since news broke that Central Michigan University would be canceling face-to-face instruction amid coronavirus concerns. Most students decided to stay home after spring break ended while others returned to a desolate campus.
Here's a look at campus amid the coronavirus outbreak.
(Photos by Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor)
The Mid-American Conference Tournament provided a glimpse at what's to come for college and professional athletics — empty stadiums.
Photojournalist Rachael Yadlowsky sought to answer a question she had for Central Michigan University: "What does love mean to you?" Yadlowsky took photos of six couples to answer this question and had them write their answers on a piece of paper.
(Photos by Isaac Ritchey | Photo Editor)
(Photos and cutlines by Drew Travis | Staff Photographer)
Central Michigan football loses on the road 61-0 against Wisconsin Sept. 7 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe celebrated Anishinaabe culture at its 35th annual Powwow July 27 at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Campground. The event honored veterans and warriors with a Grand Entry ceremony and a veterans song. There were also competitions for dancers of all ages. U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico participated in the powwow, serving as a dignitary during the Grand Entry and addressing the audience after the ceremony.
Cody Scanlan | Photo Editor
Sara Kellner | Editor-in-Chief
Cody Scanlan | Photo Editor
CMU professors showcase their offices including mythical figures, historic posters and more.