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Academic Senate postpones vote on academic calendar; senators raise concerns

By Brianna Owczarzak Staff Reporter

The Academic Senate Tuesday postponed voting on the proposed academic calendar change to Jan. 29.

The academic calendar was brought into consideration as a result of the new faculty contract bargaining agreement in 2011.

If the proposed calendar changes are adopted, Central Michigan University will begin classes after Labor Day. Other universities such as Western Michigan University and University of Michigan follow a similar calendar.

The primary concern among the senators was the amount of money the proposed academic calendar would cost.

“I can’t understand how you can have two less weeks, and it costs us $3 million,” Senator and Professor of Physics Joe Finck said during the meeting.

These estimated costs come from a report compiled by the Provost’s office that detailed the costs the calendar change would have on affected departments.

“I’m not going to argue whether that information is correct or incorrect. That is the information that was pro-

vided to me,” Provost Gary Shapiro said.

University President George Ross added to Shapiro’s statement by saying the university spends, on average, a little over $1 million a day.

Some senators raised concerns over what kind of impact the calendar change would have on academics.

“The original calendar committee said nothing about academic gain,” Shapiro said. “Of all the responses, there was one department that said it would have a positive impact.”

Another concern that was brought up during the meeting was students having less time to complete projects.

Finck argued that students could work harder to make up for lost time.

“We will be asking our students to work 6.25 percent harder,” Finck said. “There’s a lot of room to ask our students to do more work.”

Sen. Ken Jurkiewicz, associate professor of broadcast and cinematic arts, disagreed with Finck.

“For our production classes, a week is a week,” Jurkiewicz said. “These kids need time, and we’re taking away that time.”

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PHOTOS BY CHUCK MILLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Brighton junior Matthew Peplinski, left, and Muskegon senior Eric Coombs, center, members of the Circus Arts Club, stand talking with students during the Registered Student Organization Spotlight Tuesday night in Finch Fieldhouse. More than 60 RSOs were present with live music and events.

Under one roof

RSO Spotlight features 94 different RSOs at Finch Fieldhouse

By Ryan Fitzmaurice | Senior Reporter

Registered student organizations looking to attract

VP-elect Michelle Vanhala: Business as usual for SGA

new students found

New Senate leader elected Monday night

just that.

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Michelle Vanhala was sworn in as the Student Government Association Vice President Monday night following Killian Richeson’s recent resignation.

Vanhala, a Big Rapids senior, becomes the third vice president under Justin Gawronski’s administration after Richeson resigned Wednesday citing health concerns.

Richeson said the decision was not one he wanted but one he had to make.

“Health and academics are essential, and those had to come first,” the Hesperia senior said. “I’m a little down; SGA is an organization that I love, and to work my way to such a high position has been an honor.”

Vanhala has repeatedly said she does not plan to bring her own agenda into the vice presidential office, but only wants to fill the shoes of Richeson. Richeson said he has full confidence in Vanhala as the new vice president.

“I have absolute faith in Michelle,” Richeson said.

“She’s a smart girl, she’s

incredibly talented and she was incredible as a Senate leader.”

Richeson said he will be passing down many of his goals for the semester to Vanhala, including plans for a massive overhaul of the SGA by-laws.

“I completed a lot of the base work over winter break,” Richeson said. “I plan to take part in instituting those changes, even if from a non-official platform.”

Gawronski, a Macomb junior, said he doesn’t want the student body to lose confidence in the SGA. “It’s a very unfortunate thing,” Gawronski said. “It devalues the experience of the position, something I never want to see happen.”

Vanhala said she was grateful for the ease in which the SGA accepted her new role as vice president.

“I understand the concern,” Vanhala said in reference to the high turnover rate of the vice president office. “... I really appreciate how flexible everybody has been.”

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the RSO Spotlight’s new venue to be a perfect way to do The RSO Spotlight featured 94 different RSOs in Finch Fieldhouse Tuesday night.

The event has been growing steadily larger every year since its inception. It started its first year in the Bovee University Center Rotunda before moving to the Events Cen-

Brighton junior Matthew Peplinski, left, member of the Circus Arts Club, teaches Detroit junior Demetrius McCloud how to ride a unicycle during the Registered Student Organization Spotlight Tuesday night in Finch Fieldhouse. “I definitely wish I could do it. It would be cool if I could,” McCloud said.

ter its second year. Mount Pleasant junior Sean Kolhoff, who planned and organized RSO Spotlight, said Finch Fieldhouse has been an ideal location for the event.

“It’s in a much more centralized location,” Kolhoff said. “It makes it much more convenient for students around campus.”

RSOs found Finch Fieldhouse an improve-

ment over the UC and the Events Center for several other reasons, notably the extra space.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Residence Life could lose more than $250 per student

By Kyle Kaminski Senior Reporter

The proposed changes to Central Michigan University’s academic calendar were met with overwhelming resistance across the board following a financial report released last Friday, including a hit to residence life and campus dining.

The changes, which include a one-week shortening of the academic calendar,

would call for a re-appropriation for the residence hall room rates and an adjustment of meal plan prices.

According to estimates, the standard room costs each student $19.04 daily and an additional $17.49 daily for a 14-meal plan at any of the dining halls. Collectively, over the course of the missing week, CMU would be set to lose $255.71 for each of the more than

5,000 students currently living in residence halls.

These rates are increased to $21.89 and $24.79 daily for students in Robinson Hall and premium rooms, respectively. Meal plans range between $15 and $19 a day, depending on the plan.

According to the report, this represents a total revenue loss of just under $3.3 million.

Tying in $770,000 in sav-

ings from expenditures by campus dining, residence life and utilities – the net revenue loss for CMU would still be more than $2.5 million.

“Please keep in mind that this money is not an Office of Residence Life loss but also Campus Dining, overhead paid to the university, as well as contributions to the university budget,” A RES LIFE | 2A

‘We are ready to sit down and create new initiatives,’ Guinn says at diversity forum

By Samantha Smallish Staff Reporter

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Traci Guinn, interim associate vice president for institutional diversity, presents her platform as a candidate for associate vice president for institutional diversity Tuesday afternoon in the Lake Superior Room at the Bovee University Center.

Traci Guinn shared her goals for the expansion and strengthening of diversity both at Central Michigan University and within the larger Mount Pleasant community at an open forum Tuesday afternoon.

Guinn, one of two finalists for the associate vice president for institutional diversity position, shared intimate details of her life; expanding on her childhood in Memphis, Tenn., her mili-

tary father and her transition from life in the south to start a new life in Mount Pleasant.

Guinn credits her early experience dealing with diversity to her father, as well as walking through the streets of her neighborhood as a child.

“My exposure to diversity started from early on,” she said.

Guinn started her career at CMU in 1998 and has been part of the faculty ever since. She currently holds the interim associate vice president for institutional

diversity position.

Guinn is determined to increase diversity on campus by encouraging enrollment of all different types of students. Guinn also wants to work with other colleges at CMU on diversity issues.

She hopes to showcase the university’s successes in this area, as well as what the university is doing to promote diversity.

“We are ready to sit down and create new initiatives,” Guinn said.

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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY w The American Red Cross

will be hosting a blood drive in Kulhavi Hall from noon to 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments can be made at www.redcrossblood. org. w Women’s basketball (8-7,

2-0) takes on rival Western Michigan (4-11, 0-2) at 7 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.

TOMORROW w The Safer Sex Patrol will

meet at the Down Under Food Court in the Bovee UC at 10:30 before visiting Mount Pleasant’s bars to distribute condoms and abstinence kits.

CORRECTIONS Central Michigan Life has a longstanding commitment to fair and accurate reporting. It is our policy to correct factual errors.

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RSO | CONTINUED FROM 1A Saginaw junior Megan Barnard, president of Dagorhir, an RSO specializing in recreational foam-weapon combat simulations, found the space plentiful for two of its members to launch into a fight in the middle of the fieldhouse.

“I’m a spearwoman, so I usually team up with a man with a sword and board, and, typically, he takes them low, and I take them high,” Barnard said.

Barnard said the event is a great way for the group to educate students about their RSO. “A lot of people aren’t too sure about us,” Barnard said. “They think we’re just D&D kids, but we’re about a combat sporting game, and I think a lot of students are interested when they see it in action.”

Brighton junior Matthew Peplinski, president of the

VOTE | CONTINUED FROM 1A Student senator and former Student Government Association President Vincent Cavataio also disagreed with Finck.

“I don’t have any more time as it is right now,” the Shelby Township graduate student said.

ROOM AND BOARD RATES

How to tackle room and board rates in the face of changes was a key concern among the A-Senate.

“If we were to reduce the room and board rates, that would result in a $2.5 million budget decrease,” Shapiro said.

Shapiro said the university would save some money through utilities savings, but the university would still see

RES LIFE | CONTINUED FROM 1A a representative from the Office of Residence Life said in the report. “This loss of revenue affects everyone and should seriously be considered before a change of this magnitude is undertaken.”

If rates are not changed to reflect the shorter school year, students can expect to pay an estimated $20.31 per day as the standard rate for the same room. If the proposed calendar goes into effect, either the university or the student body would have to absorb the costs.

“If we tried to do the same things, then the rates would change very little,” Associate Director of Residence Life Shaun Holtgreive said.

“There would be some cost savings in the campus dining, and only some small labor and raw food costs. With the change, there would have to be substantial cuts in programing and maintenance efforts. It wouldn’t just affect one area; a revenue loss that large would affect across the board. It would definitely impact student life.”

If the cost is absorbed by CMU, the additional loss in revenue would significantly affect the program offered by Residence Life. According

to the report, it could also affect their staffing, which is already minimal.

“The simple, obvious solution would be to leave the calendar as it is currently, beginning classes the last Monday in August,” the Office of Residence Life said in the report. “Short of that, we would need to adjust our staff training to a later date and likely would have to cancel the Leadership Safari program; a successful, assessment-proven retention tool.”

According to the report, the financial toll on CMU could surpass $3 million before full implementation of the new calendar, with most of these costs arising from a shift in the residence hall rates.

“A very conservative calculation of the costs presented only by the responses presented below indicates the calendar change could cost CMU between $2.92 and $2.95 million if both room and board rates in the residence halls are reduced to reflect the reduction of time of occupancy,” Provost Gary Shapiro outlined in the report. “Overall costs might be higher, based on the limited number of responses and the inability to exactly predict costs.” university@cm-life.com

Circus Arts Club, also took advantage of the space, having several of the group members juggle. They even had a unicycle for any willing participant to try, and one eventually did.

“He really tried; he did OK,” Peplinski said. “He made it about three inches, and then he fell off.”

Peplinski said after every event like RSO Spotlight, such as fall’s MAINStage event, his group gains five to six interested members, most of whom know nothing about circus arts.

Big Brother, Big Sisters saw a lot of intrigued students at their station, Wayland senior Raschelle Holmes said.

“A lot of interested people have been visiting,” Holmes said. “... You get to have fun and help disadvantaged children in our group, and a lot of students are attracted to that.”

Thomas Szczygiel, a member of Central Recreational Cycling said their RSO met their counterparts, the Cycling Club, for the first time

at this year’s RSO Spotlight.

“We’re talking about collaborating,” the Novi native said. “We’re not going to compete; we’re going to unite.”

Cheboygan freshman Taylor Lopiccolo said she appreciated that RSO Spotlight was held in the second semester.

“It’s cool that they hold this in the spring so students who don’t get to some of the events in the beginning of the year can come here,” Lopiccolo said.

Cheboygan freshman Hazen Dodd, who accompanied Lopiccolo, said he was just there for the free things including t-shirts, a football and plenty of candy.

Kolhoff said the event improved in many ways since last year, including a selection of food and a higher number of performances by RSOs. “Seems to me like a lot of students are enjoying it,” Kolhoff said. “I’m pleased with how it’s turned out.”

a significant revenue loss.

“Residence and auxiliary halls will record a $3.3 million loss in revenue, with a cost savings of $700,000,” Shapiro said. “That still results in a marginal loss of $2.5 million.”

An alternative suggestion

by Shapiro would be to not adjust the room and board rates. However, this suggestion might cause students and parents to question why the rates would stay the same despite living in the residence halls for less time.

tively. Canceling the contracts with both schools would cost the university $1 million.

CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke previously told Central Michigan Life the games, if played, would have negative ramifications on meeting the required NCAA Division 1 attendance requirements.

“You don’t have to change those contracts,” Shapiro said.

Ross said further football contracts are in negotiation through 2018.

Adjusting the current tuition rate was mentioned by some senators.

“I didn’t include that (in the report) because I don’t think that would happen,” Shapiro said.

The A-Senate will vote on the implementation of the new academic calendar at its next formal meeting.

ATHLETIC CONCERNS

Another concern with the proposed academic calendar changes are with football contracts that are in place through the 2016 season.

CMU has home football games scheduled for before Labor Day in 2014 and 2015 against North Carolina State and Oklahoma State, respec-

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NEW SENATE LEADER ELECTED

Sean Kolhoff was elected Senate leader by the SGA Senate Monday night with a 13-2 victory over Chesterfield Township sophomore Charles Mahone. Kolhoff replaces Vanhala.

Kolhoff said he plans to waste no time in getting the SGA Senate back to work.

“I’m going to jump in with both feet first,” Kolhoff

said. “I’m going to do what I can do, so that everyone can hit the ground running.”

Concerns were raised at Monday’s meeting over whether the Senate elections were happening too soon. With Richeson’s sudden resignation, possible candidates were only notified of the vacant position Sunday evening.

Taylor Gehrcke, a Comstock Park sophomore and SGA senator, raised a motion Monday night to delay the Senate leader election until the next Senate meeting. The motion was

DIVERSITY| CONTINUED FROM 1A Guinn said the community will be a large factor in the expansion of diversity, both on campus and in the Mount Pleasant area. She believes both the university and the community need to work toward, talk about and embrace change.

“We need to share that (diversity) is not a negative thing,” she said.

Guinn explained her “first and foremost” commitment to CMU students and said student success is her motivation.

“Not only am I dedicated to the university but also to the students, staff, faculty and community,” Guinn said.

In the next few years, Guinn hopes diversity will

defeated 9-8.

“I feel like this was not an ideal way to proceed; this could have been done differently,” Gehrcke said. “But, I have to respect the choice that was made.”

Vanhala said Kolhoff is an ideal choice to replace her as Senate leader.

“I’m excited to see what he’s going to do,” she said.

“We both started in the SGA close to the same time, and working with him has always been a great experience.” studentlife@cm-life.com

be accepted by everyone.

She hopes overcoming a lack of diversity will not be an issue in the near future and is optimistic about getting various initiatives started on campus.

“CMU is a phenomenal place to be,” she said.

The forum for finalist Lawrence Burnley will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Lake Superior Room of the Bovee University Center. university@cm-life.com

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Online audit system to launch next week

By Kyle Kaminski Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University’s online audit system is scheduled for release by the end of the month.

The program is designed to inform students of exactly where they stand in progress to their degree through a detailed list of what courses have been satisfied, which ones are in progress and which ones have yet to be met.

“The date is set for the morning of Jan. 23,” Registrar Karen Hutslar said via email. “A Maestro announcement is set to go out shortly before this date with more information and where the link will be on CentralLink.”

The program began Phase I testing Oct. 8 for more than 70 faculty and staff volunteers. Phase I testing included the ability to perform individual audits for general education requirements, an audit for the M.S.A. degree for students in the program and an advising workbench to access student information.

“We have been working on making corrections to all that was found as errors or suggested enhancements to this first phase,” Hutslar said.

Hutslar said the program’s release date was chosen with student interest in mind.

“We knew that, at the beginning of the term, students are concentrating on finalizing their class schedules and getting set in all their classes, and that is their top priority, so we wanted to wait until that was over,” she said.

Other progress made on Phase I includes the addition of degree substitutions and modifications to majors and minors. As reported in November, possible future development on the project includes showing course descriptions and integration with course search and registration.

Built using previous technology and staffing, the online audit system is reported to not cost the university any extra money.

Associate Vice President of University Communications Sherry Knight told CM Life in November the project is a joint effort between Enrollment and Student Services, Global Campus, Office of Information Technology and the provost’s office. university@cm-life.com

President Obama to unveil gun control plans today

By Tony Wittkowski Senior Reporter

A bundle of gun control measures will be presented today by President Barack Obama following recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden in response to last month’s shooting massacre.

Obama is expected to reveal a total of 19 separate executive actions he will initiate on his own and will push for an assault weapons ban and increased gun regulations.

According to an article in the Detroit Free Press, some of the other main actions that Obama will back include limiting the size of the ammunition clips, setting new limits on guns imported from overseas, compelling federal agencies to improve the sharing of mental health records and enforcing tougher prosecutions for people who lie on background checks.

Obama and Biden will be joined by children who wrote letters after the Dec. 14 shooting tragedy, which killed 20 students and six adults at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, White House spokesman Jay Carney said, according to CNN. But these proposals do not come without some opposition. Opponents, led by the National Rifle Association, have reportedly pledged a political battle due to what they call a violation of the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to bear arms.

CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said the proposals won’t have an immediate effect locally.

“I think it takes awhile for the process to work in Washington,” Yeagley said. “With

having to work it through the democratic process, it will never be a quick thing.”

For the last three years, CMU Police has been ramping up its security and utilizing other police departments in the area to better provide student safety.

All the law enforcement agencies in Mount Pleasant met and agreed it was time to tweak their systems again, Yeagley said.

“To say we are going to keep every school 100-percent safe, in my mind, that is almost impossible to do,” Yeagley admitted. “However, I do believe there are a lot of things we can do to help minimize violence and people getting injured.”

While Yeagley said gun legislation should be reviewed, he is still optimistic Congress will find a comprehensive solution to violence.

“In my 33 years of experience, these types of issues are never solved by one approach,” Yeagley said. “You have to come at it with a variety of angles.”

Obama’s proposals could lead to the most significant move on guns in the past two decades, with a ban on assault weapons being the biggest reform.

Former President Bill Clinton pushed a ban in 1994 on specific types of semiautomatic weapons, which was met with heavy opposition from the National Rifle Association and other gun lobbyists. The ban expired 10 years later and remains the last time a ban was passed affecting weaponry on a major scale.

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Roseville senior Rachael Coppens poses for a photo Thursday morning in the Bovee University Center. Coppens is a transfer student from Macomb Community College.

Fitting in Transfer students adjust, learn to become Chippewas Charnae Sanders | Senior Reporter

Transfer students come to Central Michigan University from all over for a variety of reasons.

Roseville senior Rachael Coppens transferred to CMU to obtain a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience.

“I transferred from Macomb Community College, and I was a nursing student there,” Coppens said. “I transferred to CMU because I decided I wanted to get my bachelor’s in neuroscience. “ Coppens also wanted to get farther from home and found the university could provide her with opportunities she wouldn’t be able to get at a community college.

“I love it here,” Coppens said. “I joined Alpha Gamma Delta in 2009, and I was not a sorority girl when I came here. That was something that I never thought I would do. One of my friends was in it; she had to convince me to come, and once I did, I fell in love with it, and that’s like my whole group of friends now.”

Coppens said bonding with girls in her sorority and the Greek community made a big difference in helping her adjust to her new surroundings.

Mason senior Jennifer Whorl is also a transfer student who befriended the Greek community after transferring from Lansing Community College. Whorl is the vice president of events for the Panhellenic Council and is looking forward to many of the Greek events.

“I’m really looking forward to Greek Gala, because I’m going to be running that,” Whorl said. “I’m going to be changing that around, and I’m really excited for Greek week and a lot of things that Central has.”

Whorl said two of her cousins graduated from

CMU, and they persuaded her to visit the campus.

“I moved up here, and I’m basically on my own for everything, and I’ve never been on my own,” Whorl said. “I had to be independent. It was really a challenge to be on my own and not have somebody, because I moved in with two people I didn’t know.”

Coppens also said the most challenging parts of her transfer experience were being away from home and learning how to better manage finances.

“Financial planning is also hard to adjust to,” Coppens said. “I went from having a full-time job and going to school full-time, and then you come up here and you don’t realize how much apartments cost, food costs, bills; you have to plan all that out. So, it took a little while to adjust to making sure everything was on track with that.”

Whorl said Mount Pleasant has differences and similarities to her hometown.

“Mount Pleasant is more of a college town than my hometown,” Whorl said. “My hometown had a college, though. It was a small col-

lege like CMU, but I feel like (CMU has) more of a college atmosphere. Also, it is very similar in a way. On campus, anywhere you go, you know someone, and, in my hometown, it was like that.”

Senior Melissa Kasmauski transferred from Muskegon Community College to Central after visiting her best friend and falling in love with the campus.

“It’s basically everything I thought it was,” the Muskegon native said in an email.

“It’s not a huge campus, so I don’t feel like I’m getting lost all the time, and I feel comfortable here.”

Starting out, Kasmauski would wander around in her car trying to find where everything was and what events were going on. Now that she’s more situated, she said she does not regret her decision to come to CMU and is confident she made the right choice.

“I feel very comfortable at CMU. It’s my home away from home, you could say,” Kasmauski said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Colin Powell’s contract outlines photo, travel requests

By Sean Bradley Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University must adhere to a few contractual agreements when retired Gen. Colin Powell visits January 24.

From an elevated wooden podium with a lip to potential photo opportunities not exceeding 50 photos, Powell’s time in Mount Pleasant will be dictated by many rules, which CMU, referred to as “the client” in the event contract, must follow. “(The) client agrees to provide Speaker with local transportation (including transportation to and from the

airport) by sedan/Town Car from a professional car service, when and as required

by Speaker while he is Colin Powell in the city where the engagement is to occur,” as stated in the contract.

Powell, who served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, will allow still-photography without the use of a flash for only the first three minutes of his Jan. 24 McGuirk Arena speech, so long as the photography is not distracting, the

contract said.

The contract includes a diagram for photographers for easy and effective photo opportunities and other particulars about how people wishing for a photograph should be positioned in photos with Powell.

“Guests should come from his left, and they will depart to his right,” the text under the circular diagram explained.

“The waiting line should be kept close to him, just out of camera sight, so time is not lost in walking to him.”

Other documentation and recording can be done exclusively for classroom instruction purposes only, and the Washington Speakers

Bureau must receive a copy of such materials in DVD format within two weeks of the event, the contract said.

Along with the speech, Powell will be involved in a few different events throughout the day on CMU’s campus, although the contract indicates his time line could be subject to change by 30 minutes either before or after particular engagements.

His speech, entitled “Leadership: Taking Charge,” is expected to last 45 to 60 minutes, followed by an audience question-and-answer session. university@cm-life.com

Union Twp. to decide on Olive Garden

By Emily Grove Senior Reporter

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The Union Township Planning Commission will review the site plan tonight at 7 p.m. for the proposed Olive Garden in the Indian Hills Plaza, 4062 E. Bluegrass Road.

The plans to bring an Olive Garden to Union Township will be reviewed tonight by the Union Township Planning Commission.

The site plans call for the construction of a 5,830-squarefoot building in the Indian Hills Plaza, 4062 E. Bluegrass Road.

Also located in the plaza is Red Lobster, Kroger, TJ Maxx and more recent additions, Dick’s Sporting Goods and PetSmart.

Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants, which also

owns Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse and other chain restaurants.

The Olive Garden project was granted two variances at a Dec. 5 Zoning Board of Appeals.

In an email, Zoning Administrator Woody Woodruff said prior to coming before the planning commission, the Union Township Zoning Board of Appeals granted variances for the building to be closer to the US 127 fence than the required 50 feet and to allow for more sign area than allowed.

“Once (the variances) are approved by the planning commission, I can issue the

building permit, pending any corrections or additions to the plan as may be required by the commission,” Woodruff said.

In a memo to commissioners, Woodruff said he recommends approval of the project subject to conformance with fire and drain department requirements.

A letter from the Mount Pleasant Fire Department regarding the project outlined a minor concern about there being no barrier between the new restaurant and the fire hydrant on the Red Lobster property.

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City Commissioner Jim Holton, left, talks with Mayor Kathleen Ling, who was appointed Monday night during the Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting at City Hall, 320 W. Broadway St. Ling was elected in a 6-1 vote by commissioners.

Kathy Ling elected Mount Pleasant mayor Sharon Tilmann named vice mayor The Mount Pleasant City Commission will be headed by two women who have many years of local government experience under their belts.

At Monday’s meeting, Kathy Ling was selected as the new mayor, and Sharon Tilmann was chosen as the vice mayor for 2013.

Ling was elected in a 6-1 vote by commissioners with Commissioner Jon Joslin being the lone dissenting vote. Tilmann was elected unanimously.

“I’m honored the commission elected me as mayor, and I’m looking forward to serving as Mount Pleasant’s mayor,” Ling said.

Ling is going into her sixth year on the commission, having originally joined in January 2008.

Having served as the vice mayor last year, Ling said she was not surprised to hear her name called when it came time for nominations.

“It doesn’t always happen

that way, but I was hoping that I would be elected mayor, and I’m very pleased that I was,” Ling said.

Sharon Tilmann A retired government teacher, Ling enjoys being involved in local government. She has also previously served on the Isabella County Commission.

“I think that local government is the place where you can feel you have an impact,” Ling said. “You can talk to people directly; you can see the changes occur.”

Tilmann was appointed to the commission in 1995 and served until 2001. She served as mayor and vice mayor in that time span.

From 2001 to 2004, Tilmann was on the county commission and served as the vice chair.

She returned to the city commission in 2009 after a break from local government.

Before the start of the

meeting, Commissioners Joslin, Rick Rautanen and Matthew Sous all took an oath of office.

Sous is newly elected to the commission, while Joslin and Rautanen are returning commissioners.

Overall, Sous said he is continuing to learn the ropes but thought his first meeting as a commissioner went well.

As the year progresses, Sous said he is excited to work on issues important to him, such as recycling.

“Right now, every residential house, in the city has a recycling box in front of it, but that’s not necessarily true for all of our apartments,” he said. “I would like to change that, because I feel like tenants and our students would like to recycle just as much as our residents.”

Commissioners also voted to have the commission continue to meet at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. metro@cm-life.com

CMU becoming a primary contact for employment at General Motors Corp.

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University students are the first choice to fill many jobs at General Motors Co. CMU is the primary university contact for employment at GM, and Brian Partie Jr., associate director of career services at CMU, said it’s because CMU offers business students an aspect of training that many other universities don’t.

“The relationship started in 2012,” Partie said. “(General Motors) is recruiting our Information Systems and Computer Science students, especially those with the SAP TERP10 ERP-Integrated Business Processes Certification.”

TERP10 Certification Academy is a program offered at CMU that trains participants in Solution, Application and Performance

software. It is an intensive two-week, 80-hour program with an exam on the last day.

Frank Andera, director of the SAP University Alliance Program and a business information systems professor, said SAP extends the availability of software across deployments, mobile devices and on-premise installations. It is the world’s leading business enterprise software, and CMU is a nationally recognized leader in SAP education.

“Someone has to set up this software,” Andera said.

“It’s business students who do it.”

CMU offers more than 16 business courses that incorporate SAP business training. More than 9,000 students have taken a SAPsupported course at CMU. “Not everyone teaches accounting with a concentration in this program,”

Andera said.

Partie said GM is looking to recruit for Information Technology-related businesses and jobs. In return, CMU hosts events and opportunities for students to learn about various careers.

Troy senior Shiva Ganganithi recently took a job at GM, partially because of SAP expertise taught through the College of Business.

“CMU really helped me get the job,” Ganganithi said.

“Before going on interviews, I spoke with a lot of professors, and they enlightened me on certain questions I might be asked and how to respond to them.”

Partie said CMU has a free centralized office and program called Career Central, where students can find out about career options.

Biden | COnTInUeD fROM 3A K.P. Wood, owner of Central Michigan Gunsmithing, 2160 E. Remus Road, remembers the ban in the ‘90s.

“People don’t pass laws to correct things; they do it to get re-elected,” Wood said.

Wood expects to see some type of assault weapons ban but does not know if it will do any good.

Students have begun to realize this issue will have a major effect on Michigan, with its history in not only hunting but with the Michigan Militia.

Hartland sophomore

Lora Zenz, RN and coordinator of Nursing Services shot every year in the fall, to wash hands frequently, to get plenty of rest and to practice good nutrition. However, if students do catch the flu, the best thing to do is obtain over-the-counter medications and be careful not to spread the illness, since it is so contagious.

“If you suspect you might have the flu or are experiencing flu-like symptoms, we suggest treating the symptoms with over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol for headache and fever and cough medicine for cough,” Zenz said. “Stay at home so you don’t spread it to others, wash hands frequently and cover your cough. If you should start having shortness of breath, fever or a cough not being helped by over-the-counter medications or other life-threatening symptoms, you should seek medical attention.”

Additionally, the opening of a new health clinic located within the Towers residence halls is helping tackle the influx of students with flu-like symptoms.

“We have also opened a new health clinic in the Towers that has two exam rooms, which allows students additional access to our services. The Towers Health Clinic in Troutman Hall has been very wellreceived by students since opening at the start of the fall semester,” Zenz said.

Although the flu seems to be spreading rapidly, Zenz said the illnesses and symptoms she has seen this year compare to previous years.

“We have not recognized any specific trends so far this year,” she said. “We typically treat numerous cases of allergic rhinitis, pharyngitis, strep, cough, skin problems, mono, nausea and vomiting.”

Zenz said the best defense against the flu is to get a flu

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Michael Bair has been hunting for nearly a decade and does not think sales should be monitored.

“I think gun control laws aren’t based on the gun but the way people use them,” he said. “In the end, the people who want to get guns will find them.”

Dearborn sophomore Jenna Brackett supports an assault weapons ban, saying no one needs an assault weapon for hunting.

“There’s no reason for anyone to own an assault rifle,” she said. “Plus, it would be nice to have stricter background checks in case someone has any mental health issues.”

5 POSSiBle aCTiOnS THe PreSidenT COUld TaKe: 1) Ban assault weapons and limit the size of ammunition clips.

2) Impose new limits on guns imported from overseas.

3) Convince federal agencies to improve sharing of mental health records.

4) Have the CDCP conduct research on gun violence.

5) Include tougher prosecution for people who lie on background checks.

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More than 800 students have gotten flu shots through Central Michigan University Health Services in response to early outbreaks this winter.

According to an article in the Detroit Free Press, some officials believe this is the earliest the flu outbreak has begun in recent years.

“We had some early (outbreak) years in 2003 and 2007, but this is the earliest I can remember,” Bob Swanson, director of the division of immunization at the Michigan Department of Community Health, told the Free Press.

Lora Zenz, RN and coordinator of Nursing Services, said CMU has experienced a busy flu season so far this year.

“We continue to see an increase in the number of students utilizing our health services here on campus,” Zenz said. “The winter months are always our busy time of year, but, with flu symptoms arriving early, we have seen an increase number in patients during the fall semester.”

“We continue to see an increase in the number of students utilizing our health services here on campus.”

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Options are available for students struggling with debt, paying for loans

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

File Photo by Charlotte Bodak

Mount Pleasant senior Paul Barlow holds up a banner while leading hundreds of students during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march Jan. 16, 2012 throughout the Central Michigan University campus.

CMU to commemorate MLK Jr. Day through service, spirit events

By Anna McNeill Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University plans to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday in the spirit of service this year.

Although it is highly encouraged by many in the university, many students don’t choose to celebrate the holiday because they are unsure how to do it.

“I don’t really celebrate that many holidays.” Chelsea freshman Ashley Tisdale said.

“It’s not because I don’t think it’s an important holiday; I just don’t know how to celebrate such a holiday.”

Grant sophomore, Mario Garza II, also said he doesn’t celebrate MLK Day but recognizes its importance. “(It is) important to acknowledge people in history who made a difference,” Garza said. “If not for them, we would not be where we are today, and we would not have the things we have. For

change to happen, we must acknowledge history and how we came to be where we are today, or there would be no change.”

The Office of Multicultural Academic Student Services and the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center is creating new options for students to participate in MLK Day celebrations.

On Monday in the Bovee University Center, the Volunteer Center is putting on a “Day of Service.” There will be six different service projects in the spirit of activism starting at 1 p.m. in various rooms in the UC. In the Maroon Room of the UC, there will be blanketmaking, and the volunteer center will be having a Safer Sex Patrol kit stuffing session.

In the Mackinaw room, students can make Valentines for Veterans, put on by the Commission on Aging. Students in the Lakeshore Room will be putting together personal care kits, sponsored by Com-

munity Compassion Network, and the Ausable Room will have a Take Back the Tap presentation and recyclable notebook-making.

Another thing students could do to celebrate is join the CMU Center for Inclusion and Diversity on their MLK Day walk from downtown to campus, which is followed up by a candlelight vigil later that night.

An MLK Week Soup and Substance will take place in the UC Rotunda at noon on Jan. 23. Diversity-related topics will be discussed over a soup luncheon.

“An Evening with Retired General Colin Powell” will wrap up MLK Day’s celebratory week. Powell will be speaking Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGuirk Arena.

Admission is free, and tickets can be obtained by picking them up at CMU Ticket Central Office. studentlife@cm-life.com

Tickets Central to sell Indian Trails bus tickets

By Brianna Owczarzak Staff Reporter

The Indian Trails bus company is entering an agreement with Central Michigan University to sell bus tickets out of Ticket Central, located in McGuirk Arena.

This agreement will provide CMU students and the Mount Pleasant community an Indian Trails ticketing service and pickup point.

“The university admissions office approached us asking us if we would be able to stop on the campus,” said Ken Henry, vice president of Indian Trails. “The discussion went further to be able

to (sell) tickets on campus.”

Until the agreement is in place, students may purchase tickets from the bus driver. The ticket prices vary depending on the travel destination.

The pickup point is at the circle drive in front of the Events Center at 1:30 p.m. for the southbound bus and 7:30 p.m. for the northbound bus.

“We serve all of the lower peninsula and the upper peninsula,” Henry said. “Students can virtually travel anywhere from Mount Pleasant where the Greyhound goes.”

For a complete listing of the various travel destinations and ticket prices, students

Olive Garden | continued from 3A Woodruff said he is waiting to receive a response from the drain office in review of the storm management plan.

The site plan has full support from the Isabella County Transportation Com-

mission because of the good design for public transportation vehicles access. “(The) access to (the) front door for drop and exit without backing or tight turns is refreshing to see,” Denny Adams, ICTC direc-

can visit the Indian Trails website.

“Students will receive a 10-percent discount off of all fares,” Henry said.

Indian Trails, however, will not provide parking for customers. CMU Parking Services will be patrolling the parking lots, and any customer that decides to park on campus will be doing so at their own risk.

Indian Trails plans on having tickets available online very soon, Henry said.

Students will still receive their 10-percent discount when ordering online. university@cm-life.com

tor of marketing and public relations said in an email to Woodruff.

General mall parking in the Indian Hills Plaza will be used to make up for any shortage in parking spaces.

The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the Union Township Hall, 2010 S. Lincoln Road. metro@cm-life.com

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Financial standing is a consistent stress for college students in today’s world.

Central Michigan University counselor in residence Becky Wang said many of her interactions with students are a result of financial concerns.

Because money is a big aspect keeping students from being truly independent from their families back home, Wang said many students come to her stressed out about how they’ll be able to afford to continue attending CMU. “(The resources CMU supplies) are really invaluable,” she said. “So, many people on this campus in various offices work really hard to help students stay here. Many of these offices know about opportunities available to students that others may not be aware of directly.”

The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is one resource available to students who need financial guidance or support.

The office, located in Warriner Hall 202, has seven financial aid advisers accessible to students.

Associate Director of Client Services for the OSFA Julie Wilson said using the office is often an afterthought rather than a resource used while at CMU. “I would say we see students a couple of times a semester, but we’ll see a minimal amount of students,” she said. “I don’t think it’s a top priority

for active students. Often times, we’ll see them after they graduate when they need our assistance.”

One alum, who prefers to be left anonymous, said he is about $90,000 in debt a year-and-a-half out of school after spending six years at CMU. “A lot of my loans were private loans, so interest starts collecting the second you take them out,” he said. “Right now, I am a bit trapped … my minimum payments are outrageous when put together, and I’m spending nearly $1,000 a month just for minimum payments.”

While a field change late in his college career forced him to stay an extra two years, he said his advice would be for students to be conscious of their debt.

“If you don’t have to take loans out, don’t,” he said.

“Also, if you are able to make some payments while in school, do it. It’ll cut the interest down and make the payments easier on you.”

The OSFA recommends students set up appointments to meet with advisers to see how much a student has borrowed and provide options for more support, if needed, as well as repayment options.

“In addition, we always recommend students speak with their loan servicer, because the servicer can also get involved in the amount the student plans to earn and can recommend payment options that way,” Wilson said.

Kelsey McConnell said the office was helpful when

“Right now is the time students should be looking for scholarships for the next academic year.”

Julie Wilson, Associate Director of Client Services for the OSFA

she was setting up her financial aid this year.

“At first, hearing all the information about what you need to do to apply for financial aid is very overwhelming, and you don’t know where to start,” the Plainwell sophomore said. “They told me the overall process, giving me a better understanding, and continued to help me through step by step. They laid it out for me and made it make sense.”

McConnell said her next step is to look into scholarships she qualifies for as additional financial support.

“Right now is the time students should be looking for scholarships for the next academic year,” Wilson said. “We do offer some posted on our financial aid web page under (the tab) “scholarships.”

In addition, in the Student Service Court, there is a pretty large binder of local scholarships that students may be interested in applying for.”

Scholarships through CMU for the 2013-14 academic year will be available March 1 and vary in qualifications and amounts.

While there are scholarship options available in the OSFA, Wilson said she recommends current students to refer to their chosen department’s opportunities.

Wang said many students who visit her are unaware they can go to these offices and receive help with their specific financial situations or are afraid to do so.

“When they learn of them or learn that they can actually go there and someone will help them directly, they are relieved and most follow through with trying to get some assistance,” Wang said. university@cm-life.com

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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EDITORIAL | Students should show up for men’s AnD women’s basketball games

Jeremy Ball Columnist

Shh ... hockey’s on!

I’m an obsessed hockey fan, so I nearly lost my mind during the NHL lockout.

For the first few months of hockey deprivation, I convinced myself that “good-faith bargaining” was taking place between the owners and players, and all of these hockey-free evenings would be beneficial chunks of time for diligently working on my master’s thesis.

I couldn’t stay in denial forever, though (and I never really worked on my thesis much, for that matter). I gave up on there being a 2012-13 NHL season sometime in late October. To fill the void in my life, I purchased a $70 regulationsized hockey net for my apartment and practiced my wrist shot late into most nights, much to the chagrin of my downstairs neighbors (I don’t think they’re hockey fans).

But during winter break, a postChristmas miracle occurred. The players and owners decided to let bygones be bygones, and a new hockey season emerged out of the mist like Pavel Datsyuk cutting through two defensemen on a breakaway.

When I heard the NHL was slated to resume games on Jan. 19, I jumped around and let out a high-pitched, girlish scream (much like how Sidney Crosby celebrates goals). However, I was shocked to find out not everyone in the world shared my uninhibited level of excitement.

A few of my friends became blasphemers, swearing not to watch a single game in the upcoming season. They apparently figured a boycott is the best way to exorcise feelings of spite toward the people who have provided them with hours of free entertainment.

Other friends erroneously continue to call the lockout a “strike,” insinuating that greed on the part of the players was responsible for the partial loss of a season. However, in labor relations, the term “lockout” refers to business entities not allowing their employees to work.

The NHL lockout was caused by owners who wanted to reduce players’ salaries. Even though NHL players make millions more than almost everyone you and I know, isn’t it hypocritical to blame them for not wanting a pay cut? Most people I know don’t take kindly to losing pay they’re used to receiving.

Just because they want to be paid fairly for their marketable skills that fans pay to see, NHL players should not be labeled as greedy. Also, any sort of personal vendetta in the form of a boycott is going to be negated by the millions of mindless, yet passionate, fans like me who love the game too much to stay upset.

If you have to blame someone for the NHL lockout, blame the owners. However, I’d advise hockey fans against blaming anyone.

The NHL is back, and your spiteful muttering is very distracting while I’m trying to hear Mickey Redmond.

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Not so rowdy imes are exciting in McGuirk Arena right now as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are having

successful seasons.

Unfortunately, you wouldn’t really know it from the “Rowdies.”

Head coach Keno Davis has been working off the court to get the student body to show up and cheer on his team. He’s offered free pizza, held student section events in McGuirk Arena and has had players meet and mingle with students to try to get them to come out. And they have, for the most part — attendance at last Wednesday’s game against Bowling Green was fantastic, with students filling both ends and flowing into the upper level of the arena. But the students weren’t nearly as loud or antagonistic as they could be.

All the while, women’s head coach Sue Guevara has done nothing but win on the court.

Guevara has prepared her Chippewas for a Mid-American Conference run with one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the entire nation, including a home game against 2012 national runner-up Notre Dame.

Students came and got excited for that game, but that was it.

Guevara’s women’s team is good, really good.

It’s not only a threat for the MAC title; it’s gunning to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, and, with competitive games against the Fighting Irish and Marquette and wins against

Purdue, Louisville, Texas in the last three seasons, that isn’t out of the question.

This is a team the student body should be proud of and should be excited to watch, yet, students aren’t showing up, and, when they do, they aren’t rowdy.

While things are a bit better for the men’s team in terms of attendance, there still is not enough buzz around campus for a team that is on the rise. If we want the Chippewas to become a basketball force to be reckoned with, the student body needs to show up and make their voices heard.

It’s vital to the continued success of the teams that students show up. If CMU can trot out a successful team day in and day out with a raucous student section cheering them on, that can only mean good things for Keno and Guevara as they seek to recruit the top players in the state and region.

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[ YOUR VOICE ] Reader reaction to the Jan. 14 article “Broadcasting department, Leadership Safari make case against proposed calendar changes” Unbelievable. This won’t impact any of the current students, most likely, except for maybe freshmen.

This makes sense. All families should enjoy Labor Day weekend with their children. The older children shouldn’t have to give up this holiday nor should they give up a couple more weeks of summer employment.

-kyle It would affect me as I plan on being here for another nine years for undergrad!

-foreveralone You’re an idiot. Read Shapiro’s report. It has huge impacts...especially financial.

-Sickoffacultyspinningthis Reader reaction to the Jan. 13 article “Killian Richeson resigns as SGA Vice President; Michelle Vanhala to be sworn in Monday” Don’t worry, Justin. Nobody has any sort of confidence in SGA whatsoever.

-Joe Martinez What’s the real reason for the resignation? The vice president should refund CMU all the money that was given out for a semester and a week of being vice prez.

Most people don’t realize these SGA politicians get paid money.

-kyle So proud of you, Amanda.

Signed, Fellow “Thumber” (originally from Pigeon).

-CMU Alum ‘78 Reader reaction to the Jan. 14 article “COLUMN: Logic, mythology and laziness in the gun control debate” Why do those who advance the notion of an honest statisticsbased conversation on gun control remain silent on Washington DC V Heller? All contemporary gun control arguments begin and end with Justice Scalias’ majority opinion.

When will this newspaper walk their readers through the justices opinion and point out why certain control measures are unconstitutional?

-Peter Panner Reader reaction to the Jan. 14 article “Students find renting textbooks a cheaper, more convenient option” I just moved from a house I lived in for 30+ years and discarded all my college textbooks that had been sitting on a shelf in the basement. I saved them thinking I would use them. I did not look at them once.

-Curtis St John

Ashley McDonald Columnist

In way over my head “You’re going to be performing memorized poetry.”

The last three words of this sentence creepily echoed in my brain like in a cheesy sci-fi flick: “performing memorized poetry … performing memorized poetry … performing …”

I don’t like performing. Or poetry.

With memorization thrown into that batch, you’ve just cooked a little college freshman with bad fortune.

I’m toast.

When I signed up for the “Fundamentals of Interpretative Reading” course, I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Or maybe I did, and I just chose to ignore it in my utter obstinacy. “I can handle it,” I remember thinking. “How bad can it be?”

“Bad,” answered my conscience after the first couple class periods.

“Very bad.”

Not bad as in I’m going to be upto-my-hairline-in-homework bad, but more along the lines of … embarrassing. Mortifying. Maybe even a bit belittling. That kind of bad. After all, I’m going to be reduced to nothing but a tiny speck of pathetic-ness after my first poetic performance.

It isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen. Not worse than getting stabbed in the heart by a stingray (RIP Steve Irwin). Or forgetting how to swim in the narrow Gansbaai channel (one of the world’s most shark-infested beaches, nicknamed “Shark Alley”). Or jumping off a bridge. Then again, if there was a trampoline for landing, I might have to rethink that last one.

Don’t get me wrong. Some people love this sort of thing, even relish in it. Some people actually like rattling off Shakespeare under the spotlight.

I’ve heard, on several occasions, “Yeah, that class is awesome! You’re going to love it!”

Love it, I will not. At least I’ve already started to warm up to the idea of being the center of attention.

Warmed up in a literal sense; that is, flushed face, heat waves–you get the picture. Our class has launched into a few “performance exercises”, which had me standing awkwardly in the center of the room, my peers forming a circle around me, lights glaring and hot and the room absolutely noiseless. I don’t care much for performance exercises.

On the bright side, maybe when the class is over, and I can breathe a sigh of relief, I’ll actually be able to look back on it and think about how much I learned. Or didn’t learn.

Either way, I’ll probably have a little appreciation for it. More importantly, I’ll forever have the memories of each and every time I made a total idiot of myself in front of at least 25 people.

What could be better than that?

Central Michigan Life Reader reaction to the Jan. 3 article “Misplaced registration forms

by SGA could have changed Union Township election results” There are so many false assumptions in this article to bring up a “crisis.” First, if you REALLY want to be registered, you go to an official place such as Secretary of State and get it done yourself.

Relying on a third party to hand in your form is your fault. Second, we have no idea if any of those 32 would even vote or if they were legitimate voters. Third, if they were registered correctly, we have no way of knowing who they would have voted for.

Alwwod is also correct that college students do not know jack about local issues or offices. That is exactly how old lady Barker became supervisor in 2008 in the first place. The local Dems got a lot of clueless college kids to register Democrat and then told them to vote straight ticket if they wanted to elect Obama. Well, that also elected Barker and Dinse when the students did not know them from Adam.

This little snafu is therefore called Karma for Barker.

-chipskeptic You, sir, are drowning in your own stupidity.

-BrynnM

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Eastern Michigan stifles CMU men’s basketball offense in 58-52 win “We didn’t respond well tonight.

It’s something we have to live with.”

Keno Davis, head coach

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The matchup between the men’s basketball team and Eastern Michigan Tuesday night was one of a team that wanted a high-scoring game against one that wanted a low-scoring game.

The Eagles wanted the low-scoring affair and got it for the 58-52 to win over the Chippewas.

A full-court pressure employed for most of the game

by CMU did not cause EMU to flinch as the Chippewas only had seven points off turnovers. The Eagles might have made them flinch, blocking 11 shots and getting out into transition.

“We didn’t respond well tonight. It’s something we have to live with,” head coach Keno Davis said. “I credit Eastern Michigan with disrupting us with what their size, with their zone, with the way the game was called.”

EMU was ranked first in the Mid-American Conference in points allowed, giving up 61.9, and last in points per game with 57.1.

Senior forward Olivier Mbaigoto was the lone bright spot, despite being matched up against 7-foot Da’Shonte Riley, a transfer from Syracuse.

Unfazed, Mbaigoto scored a game-high 18 points, going 8-of-15 from the field and grabbing 14 rebounds.

“I credit certain guys stepping up,” Davis said.

“Mbaigoto was really able to be a bright spot for us offensively and rebounding.”

CMU could not get its deficit under double-digits until it was too late with less than a minute left.

Senior Kyle Randall scored in transition, using the glass, to bring it within 10 points with 5:45 in the second half.

“It was always a 10-point game,” Davis said. “You felt like if one play goes your way now, it’s four or five points, and it’s a ball game down the stretch. But, for one reason or another, we weren’t in there.”

EMU used the threepoint line in the first half to give them breathing room in the second.

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Senior forward Olivier Mbaigoto takes a shot during a game against University of Michigan on Dec. 29, 2012 at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Derek Thompson hit a shot from a couple of feet from beyond the arc that gave the Eagles a 26-17 lead with 3:36 until halftime.

The Eagles were five of six from the three-point line in the first half and six of 11 for the game.

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Women’s basketball goes for 3-0 start against rival Western Michigan today

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball will go for its second 3-0 start to Mid-American Conference play in just six years today when Western Michigan comes to McGuirk Arena.

Coming into this game, CMU sits atop the MAC West, while WMU is in last place and has a 1-7 record away from Kalamazoo. In fact, in the past five seasons, the Chippewas are 7-2 against the Broncos and have averaged 82 points per game in their last six matchups.

Last season, CMU defeated WMU twice, including a 93-85 victory at McGuirk Arena and a 66-53 win at University Arena.

The Broncos are averaging 71.2 percent from the line, which is third-best in the conference. Look for them to attack the basket and create contact in order to get to the line.

“We are looking at the scouting report and trying to take away what their strength is and maybe try to exploit some of their weaknesses individually,” head coach Sue Guevara said. “It lends in part to the versatility of our lineup, and the different lineups sometimes dictate what defense we’re in. We’ve been able to get the stop, score, stop that we need.”

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Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford dribbles the ball down the court as Eastern Michigan forward Sara Stone waits for an attempt to block during Sunday’s game against the Eagles at McGuirk Arena.

As much talk as there has been about the offense this season, it’s the defense that’s been the difference in the first two conference games, allowing just an average of 58.5 points per game.

Guevara said she has been really happy with the way

the team has played as of late, especially on defense.

“Our kids have really bought into the system,” Guevara said. “Our chemistry, on the defensive side of the ball, has gotten better; our communication is better. I like the fact that we’re mixing up our defenses and

they’ve been effective. I’ve liked the fact that we have been able to contain our poise and composure.”

The Chippewas started off their conference schedule with wins against preseason MAC favorite Toledo, 73-66, at Savage Area, where the Rockets

had only lost two games in the past four seasons, and a win at home against defending conference champions Eastern Michigan, 77-51.

Sophomore guard Crystal Bradford was strong in the opening week of conference play, having averaged 20 points per game, along with

11 rebounds and six assists.

She was named the MAC West Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and fourth time this season. She tied a careerhigh 27 points against Toledo and nearly had a tripledouble versus the Eagles with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

CMU averaged 75 points per game in the first two conference games. The defense has been just as good, having forced 30 turnovers, getting 23 steals and holds a 79-61 rebounding advantage.

This has helped create more scoring opportunities and fast break points for the Chippewas. The aggressive style of defense has been the key to limiting open looks for its opponents while allowing them to run their style of offense.

Three-point shooting has continued to make a huge impact. CMU is shooting nearly 44 percent from beyond the arc in its first two conference games.

“Our players are spending time in the gym, shooting before we come out for practice, and it’s good to see that paying off,” Guevara said. “We will spend 30 to 45 minutes during practice shooting the ball, but that extra always helps.” sports@cm-life.com

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He joked that an “ultrasound didn’t really show anything. I’m not pregnant.” He said he believes “it’s a minor, minor thing.”

Samuelsson, 36, sounded hopeful he’ll be ready for the start, but groin injuries rarely take fewer than 10 days to heal. The Wings are hoping he’ll put his big shot — his big right-handed shot, no less, a rarity on the team — to good use on the second line and the power play.

Coach Mike Babcock considers Helm key to having all of his bottom-six forwards slotted correctly, but if Helm can’t go, Justin

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Junior running back Zurlon Tipton carries the ball for his first touchdown during the game against the Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 25, 2012 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Tipton finished the game with 113 yards rushing on 24 carries and a touchdown helping the Chippewas win 30-16.

The Detroit Red Wings appear likely to start the season without forwards Darren Helm and Mikael Samuelsson.

Helm pulled a muscle in his back Thursday and has yet to hit the ice.

“Each day is getting a little bit better,” he said.

“Still, I don’t really know when I will be on the ice.

Just kind of day-by-day, play it by ear.”

Asked whether he’d be ready for the opener Saturday at St. Louis, Helm said, “Probably not.”

Samuelsson pulled a

Abdelkader is usually called on to move up to center the third line.

Back injuries are notoriously unpredictable, and all Helm can really do is see how he feels each morning.

“I’ve never had a back injury, so I just kind of listen to what they say and trust in them, like I’ve done before,” he said. “I’m just being really cautious with it. It’s a short season.

Obviously, I’ve got to get back quickly, but I can’t rush it and be back another three or four weeks.”

Helm hopes to join practices later in the week but didn’t sound too optimistic.

Enos hopes running back Zurlon Tipton takes game to higher level in senior year Detroit Tigers winter caravan to visit Mount Pleasant, feature ALCS trophy

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

The football team was still searching for its feature running back heading into the 2012-13 season.

After junior Zurlon Tipton rushed for 1,492 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2012, it’s safe to say it won’t be searching at the start of 2013.

The 6-foot-1, 219-pound Detroit native was named Second Team All-Conference and finished 13th in the country in rushing this season. His 1,492 yards rushing is the fourth-best in CMU single-season history.

“Zurlon got better as the season went on,” head coach Dan Enos said. “This was really his first full year playing football since his senior year of high school.

He’s had injury problems and other issues since he’s been here.”

Tipton played in the season-opener in 2009 before missing the rest of the season due to injury. In 2010, he played in 10 games in a limited role. Tipton came into 2011 as one of the top options to lead the team in rushing, but another injury

limited him to just seven games.

In 2012, he finally was able to stay on the field and Enos, a forZurlon Tipton mer running backs coach at Michigan State, was able to have a workhorse in the backfield for the first time in his three years as head coach.

Enos is hoping for more of the same in Tipton’s senior season.

“Much like this year, we want him to carry the ball 20 to 25 times a game,” Enos said. “He held up this year, but we’re really going to challenge him in the offseason to get in outstanding condition to take it a step further next year. He needs to continue to improve in a lot of areas. He can con-

tinue to get his body bigger and stronger.”

With seniors, like quarterback Ryan Radcliff, wide receiver Cody Wilson, offensive tackle Eric Fisher and safety Jahleel Addae leaving the program, Enos expects Tipton to step up in other ways as well.

“More so, we’re really challenging Zurlon to step up and be a leader of our team,” Enos said. “He does that every day with the way he works and his attitude, but guys like him, (wide receiver) Titus Davis and (lineman) Jake Olson are going to have to take on a more vocal role with our football team.”

Tipton and the rest of the Chippewas will begin preparing for next season when spring camp opens in March.

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

For those missing baseball during the winter months, a remedy is on the way.

The defending American League Champion Detroit Tigers will participate in a community rally at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort on Friday, Jan. 25. The ALCS trophy is expected to be at the rally.

The event begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues until 10:30 a.m. It is one of the many stops the Tigers Annual Winter Caravan will make over a two-day period.

“These are exciting times for Tigers fans, with great anticipation for the upcom-

ing season,” said Elaine Lewis, vice president for community and public affairs to the Tigers website.

“It all starts with the Winter Caravan.”

The group appearing at Soaring Eagle will be members on the North Bus of the caravan, which will also be traveling to destinations in Saginaw, Midland, Flint, Cadillac and other northern cities as well as Mount Pleasant.

Rosters have not yet been announced by the team, but the vast majority of players on the 40-man roster are expected to take part in the caravan since they’ll already be in Detroit for TigerFest, which takes place at Comerica Park on Saturday,

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By CM Life Staff reports professionals on staff, and theater students received a first-class education.

But Slaight said his experiences and growth at CMU went beyond just academic achievements and stage performances.

“For me, being a full-time student not only prepared me for the future I now live in but also gave me the time needed to mature a bit to be able to function in that future,” Slaight said.

“There is much to be said for the importance of that.”

“Marley and Me” author John Grogan, a CMU alum who doublemajored in English and journalism, said working at Central Michigan Life gave him real-life journalism experience when a story he was working on received statewide, and even a bit of national coverage. The story was about the Federal Bureau of Investigation spying on The Young Socialist Alliance, a former registered student organization on campus.

“That was my first taste of the excitement of breaking a big, important story, and it inspired me to stick with

journalism,” Grogan said.

Grogan said he was a mediocre student in high school and didn’t take his schoolwork seriously, but, when he arrived at CMU, something changed.

“I almost instantly fell in love with learning and threw myself headlong into my courses. “The experience was so different from high school, so much more stimulating and challenging,” he said.

Grogan said he thrived as a student at CMU and found a home on the CM Life staff, where he worked as a reporter during all four years of his undergraduate education.

Slaight said he got involved on campus by joining student groups.

He said many of his memories came from a street theatre comedy troupe called “The Other People” when he was a student.

“We felt the need to let people know who we were. So, on a football game day, as students streamed towards Rose Arena to see the mighty Chips, we gathered around the pond outside the stadium. As I shouted

unintelligibly, I walked straight into the pond,” Slaight said.

Andrew Dost, the pianist for the rock band Fun, also got involved in the community, playing in a band called Anathallo during his time at CMU in 2004.

“I would say one of my favorite things about CMU was that, for the first time in my life, I had met my friends,” Dost told CM Life last March. “It was a place to meet lifelong friends.”

Dost has had great success since attending CMU. His band, Fun., was recently nominated for six Grammy Awards and is currently on a worldwide tour.

Another way alumni gain celebrity status is through sports.

In 2010, CMU wide receiver Antonio Brown took part in the NFL draft and has seen much success in the pros over the past two years.

After signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011, Brown became the first NFL player to have more than 1,000 yards receiving and returning in the same year. In July, Brown

signed a five-year extension with the Steelers for $42.5 million.

In 2010, Brown told CM Life the community in Mount Pleasant helped him get ready for his professional career.

“It really prepped me as a man, just staying grounded and being respectful. A lot of people at CMU really helped me — they really care about me,” Brown said.

CMU celebrity alumni seem to graduate with, not only their diplomas, but a sense of community and connection with the campus.

Slaight said he now lives in Los Angeles but feels a connection to CMU that will live inside him forever, recalling his recent return to CMU for a theater reunion and noting that the friendships he formed in college have withstood the test of time.

“If you graduate from Central Michigan University, or even just attend there for a couple of years, you are a Chip for life,” Slaight said. studentlife@cm-life.com PaGe deSIGN BY MarIah ProWoZNIk/LeaD DeSIgNeR

Central Michigan University has proven to be the spark of opportunity for many famous faces.

Former Chippewa celebrities are more common than one might think. From Amy Roloff on the hit TLC show “Little People, Big World” to “Dumb and Dumber” star Jeff Daniels, maroon and gold alumni are scattered throughout Hollywood.

Brad Slaight graduated from CMU with a bachelor’s degree in education and a major in theater. Slaight’s most known acting roles are in “The Young and The Restless,” “Married with Children” and NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.” Slaight has also contributed to writing and producing “Family Feud” and MTV’s “Parental Control.”

“Just last week, I was in Hollywood and saw someone wearing the familiar maroon and gold CMU sweatshirt, and I stopped to talk to them,” Slaight said. “That’s the kind of connection that comes from going to a great university like CMU.” Slaight said the theater and interpretation department had great

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Professors disagree with survey saying profs have least stressful career

By Carlee Campbell and Neil Rosan Staff Reporters

Careercast.com recently ranked the job of a university professor as the least stressful career entering 2013.

According to the article, the job obtains the ranking because of its high growth opportunities, low health risks and substantial pay.

Some CMU professors could not disagree more with the website’s recent stress ranking of their career.

“I worked as a court administrator in Roscommon County Probate Court for 27 years,” English Professor Sue Murphy said via email.

“The stress level there was much less than my time at CMU.” The job of professor was given a score of 6.45 out of 100 based on 11 different levels of job demands.

While the university professor had the lowest score, those enlisted in the military and all military personnel scored the highest with 84.72.

Sociology, anthropology and social work professor Brigitte Bechtold said the lack of free time is what makes being a professor stressful.

“We have to grade all the

“My stress level as a professor is far greater, but that is balanced by my feeling of accomplishment, making a difference in the lives of students.”

Sue Murphy, English professor time,” she said. “We have to use our free time to keep up with our fields, which means we don’t have a lot of free time like everyone else. I cannot remember the last time I went home without bringing my work or computer with me to get ready for the next class or semester.”

The sense of competition on a college campus adds to the stress of the job of a professor, Murphy said.

“Political competition among colleagues and between departments and CMU administrators is strong,” Murphy said.

Murphy said that sense of competition has gotten especially worse in the last five years due to the economy. With so many people looking for a position among the faculty or hoping to stay, the onceregular levels of stress can easily skyrocket.

And with such a tough economy, money has been an issue. Many assume a

professor lives comfortably with six figures, yet the range of a CMU faculty member’s salary is gaping.

“Salaries at CMU range from $18,000 to $175,000, and many of us have been dropped to part-time during these recession years,” Murphy said.

There’s also the issue of class sizes increasing. Professors can have classes of anywhere from 15 to more than 150 students. With the larger classes sizes, Murphy said it’s very difficult to give students individual attention and even more frustrating trying to figure out what level to teach the course.

Though she doesn’t consider her job to be easy, she believes that it’s all worth it in the end.

“My stress level as a professor is far greater, but that is balanced by my feeling of accomplishment, making a difference in the lives of students,” Murphy said. university@cm-life.com

Study: Bilingualism shown to stave off the effects of aging on cognition

By Nichole Rombach Staff Reporter

Studying more than one language might reduce the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s later in life.

According to a recent study, the potential benefits of bilingualism on longterm cognitive function has generated interest across the academic community at Central Michigan University this past week.

Psychology professor Justin Oh-Lee said these results seem to be concurrent with his findings concerning Parkinson’s patients whose cognitive functioning is less compromised when they are actively engaged in cognitive tasks.

“I think this is a solid paper that will make an important contribution to our understanding of bilingual cognitive advantages,” Oh-Lee said. “I found the methodology solid, the results interesting and the conclusions valid.”

The study, conducted

by University of Kentucky Neuroscientist Brian Gold and his colleagues, found that bilingual adults actually outperformed those who were monolingual when testing perceptual task switching.

“These results suggest that lifelong bilingualism

“It proved some of the theories I have heard about equating language to music in its many benefits. I am happy that more research is being done and hope that additional findings increase motivation for learning foreign languages.”

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GOV. RICK SNYDER SEES ‘RESURGENT INDUSTRY’ AT 2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW When Gov. Rick Snyder toured the North American International Auto Show in previous years, even before he held Michigan’s top job, he didn’t see too many smiles or much enthusiasm.

The auto industry was in the throes of an economic crisis, resulting in a federal government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler.

“Those were difficult shows,” he said. “In 2009 and ‘10, there was just a whole different atmosphere.”

But as he toured the exhibits of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota today, he sensed the excitement of a

Internships becoming the new norm Apprenticeships are quickly becoming a thing of the past, as the vast majority of career opportunities for students now take the form of internships in almost every educational program.

Erik Simon, career coach at Career Services, said internship programs are now dominant over apprenticeships in terms of college careers.

He said he almost never sees them in job listings from companies anymore.

“The term ‘internship’ is becoming the norm for most pre-career opportunities,” Simon said. “Apprenticeships are still being used, but they are more tied in with skilled trades, which aren’t tied to higher education.”

An apprenticeship, according to Simon, is different from an internship in the ways employees are trained, as well as which employees are being

offsets age-related declines in the neural efficiency for cognitive control processes,” the study goes on to say.

Courtney Hannula said she is bilingual and agrees with the study’s findings.

“I’ve seen how crazy it is that my brain can switch back and forth between Portuguese and English,” the Cadillac freshman said.

“I definitely think it could help cognitive ability in the long run.”

The study also caught the attention of assistant professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature Krzysztof Kulawik, who awaits future research regarding whether language immersion programs might still be effective in adulthood.

“It proved some of the theories I have heard about,” Kulawik said, equat-

ing language to music in its many benefits. “I am happy that more research is being done and hope that additional findings increase motivation for learning foreign languages.”

Still, some remain unconvinced.

“I found it interesting,” Hartland freshman Ryan Egeland said. “But I am skeptical, because the study was on a small scale.”

Egeland said he has limited experience with foreign language.

Roughly 20 percent of Americans are bilingual.

As NPR reported earlier this month, Gold is bilingual himself, speaking fluent French in addition to English.

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Fuller said she knew a student six years ago who started a construction apprenticeship before attending college. The student, Fuller said, developed the opportunity herself.

Yet, apprenticeships, Fuller said, are not readily available for higher education jobs.

“I’m not aware that there have ever been apprenticeships for higher-level jobs,” Fuller said. “Part of the problem today is that an apprenticeship guarantees a job, or at least is built on the understanding that a student will likely get the position after the apprenticeship is complete.

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Simon said the difference is not concrete. Internships can still resemble apprenticeships, but for jobs which require a college degree, internships are becoming the standard.

“Apprenticeships and internships have blended into each other,” Simon said. “For example, student teaching resembles an internship in many ways; students work directly with a teacher in a very similar manner of what would happen with an apprenticeship, but it’s still referred to as an internship.”

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He was stopped every few feet of so to do interviews with local, national and global media outlets. And he was asked about much more than the auto industry.

On the controversial ad in the Wall Street Journal, placed by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and linking the award-winning Pure Michigan tourism brand with the recent and controversial passage of right-to-work legislation, Snyder said there’s no reason to separate the brand from the issue.

“Pure Michigan ads, from the business perspective, have been running for the last year and a half and haven’t generated any controversy,” he said.

resurgent industry.

“We’re making the finest products in the world. We’ve really reinvented ourselves,” he said.

Snyder stuck to the home team during his tour of the floor, looking at vehicles that are being made in Lansing — the Cadillac ATS; Flat Rock — the Ford Fusion, even the Toyota Avalon, which was designed in Ann Arbor.

“The atmosphere here today is fabulous,” he said.

“We’re the world’s Capitol of the auto industry today.”

The show for Snyder was as much about looking at the new product lines by the auto companies as it was cheerleading the state and its signature industry to the na-

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TOP: Director of Bands John Williamson directs the Central Michigan University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, one of the top wind ensembles in the nation, Monday afternoon inside of the Music Building. BOTTOM: Members of Central Michigan University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble play the trumpet during their practice Monday afternoon inside of the Music Building.

Nationally-ranked CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform in February ing for Williamson.

The ensemble begins preparing for performances four to five weeks prior to their concerts. Outside of rehearsals, which occur three times per week, students practice daily. Trumpet player Adam Cable, a Troy junior, said each class prepares the students for the ensemble.

“Our history classes give us more of an understanding of ideas that were relevant in that time period,” Cable said. “Our theory classes give us a better idea of chord structure and phasing, and our private lessons help us tie everything together in a one-onone setting with extremely qualified individuals.”

The CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble has performed at regional and national levels. They have performed at the Midwestern Conference, the National Association for Music Conferences and the College Band Directors National Association Conferences, including in Ann Arbor in 2007.

The ensemble has completed professional music recordings with White Pine Records, making them one of few university ensembles in the country to have their

By Krysta Loftis Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble is ranked as one of the nation’s top wind bands.

Comprised of the most accomplished students in the CMU School of Music, auditions are extremely competitive.

Faculty professor John Williamson, director of bands, said he looks for three main qualities during auditions: music quality, instrument technique and music interpretation.

“The Wind Ensemble only has one person for each part, making each student a soloist,” Williamson said. “Because the band is significantly smaller than the orchestras, we look for the students who are extraordinary.”

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble consists of 30 to 40 students, and members must re-audition for the ensemble every year.

“I feel the pressure amp up every year,” said Holland senior Thomas Harder, a tenor saxophone player.

The students in the ensemble joke about the pressure felt while preparing for auditions and perform-

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Despite the small size, students and professors take pride in the ensemble’s well-established reputation among other universities for its accomplishments and achievements.

“The students are very committed,” Williamson said. “It is a real joy to work with them.”

The ensemble has collaborated with notable wind composers since starting at CMU in 1959, including composer and conductor Jeff Arwady, a CMU graduate.

Since Williamson came to CMU in 1979 and became director of bands, the CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble has consistently earned praise from lead conductors around the country.

“It is more humility and humbleness than the feeling of being cocky or self-boasting,” Cable said.

CMU’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be holding their first performance of the semester at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Staples Family Concert Hall in the Music Building. The event is free and open to the public. studentlife@cm-life.com

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hold a meeting that students are mandatory to attend. But, maybe this method will be a better way to get across to students; they definitely will not be falling asleep. I, however, will not be attending, because I am the most unlucky person who will not win any of the games, and I think the idea of using condoms as chips is pretty far-fetched.”

The Condom Casino Tour producers interpret their educational methods positively.

“The basic point is to raise the awareness,” Event Producer Tim Cormio said.

“The event is designed to relate gambling with money to gambling with life and mimic actual life experiences. That way, students can become aware of the actual consequences out there.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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The Condom Casino Tour puts fun into education.”

There will be 2,000 condoms used as betting chips, and students are able to keep them.

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Program Board Public Relations Chairwoman Nicole Murawski said the event is a new way to connect with students.

“We are trying to bring up common issues for students and give them the chance to become aware.”

Murawski said. “Our goal on the Program Board is to cater to all students, and this is a different and new way to raise awareness for sexual issues. We are having an entire sexual awareness week during the end of February, right before spring break which will help shed some light on the area.”

According to the Condom Casino Tour website, the event provides “a compelling and thought-provoking evening for any college student,” raising sexual awareness through casino games.

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Netflix, Redbox give theaters, rentals a run for their money

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Advancements in technology and the increasing accessibility of entertainment sources could be pairing up to put some businesses into an early grave.

Evolution happens every day, especially in technology, but now it is having an even greater impact on the entertainment world.

Within the past couple of years, there has been a drop in business in cinemas and video rental stores.

Celebration! Cinema, 4935 E. Pickard St., and video rental store Family Video, 317 North Mission St., are two venues that have seen their business decline.

Celebration! Cinema Operations Manager Greg Howell has seen business decline on the weekdays but remains optimistic about the weekends.

“I have worked here for 11 years, and weekends are always bound to be busier,” said Howell. “I would say that attendance has declined because of better home the-

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Even with decreased ticket sales on weekdays, the movie theater has been able to withstand the decline in business, thanks to the weekends, college-town location and, particularly, new movie premiers. Remus resident and cinema employee Dana Flachs has detected these benefits.

“We are always busy Friday through Sunday, mainly because new movies open Fridays, which helps out,” Flachs said. “It really depends on the movie; if people want to see a movie bad enough, then they always come here. The ‘Twilights,’ ‘Avengers,’ ‘Harry Potter’ series, etc. are a few big premiering movies that draw in most of the business.”

Despite the threats Redbox and Netflix are to

traditional rental stores, Family Video has not had to make any drastic changes to their business model, Store Manager Isha Walter said.

“We have continued to stay busy, mainly because we have better deals than Redbox and Netflix,” Walter said. “We have always had

our usual specials. New members get coupons, and we have specialized discounts for students. Plus, we have a bigger selection, new releases all the time, and a majority of our movies are five-day rentals. People always come back to us, even after using Redbox.”

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Depending on the breakup, there’s going to be good and bad repercussions.

I don’t know about you, but I always like the bad news first.

You might lose some friends. Not only do you lose your significant other, you most likely won’t talk to your mutal friends anymore either. Sometimes, people become really close with their partner’s friends and expect to stay close after breaking up, but it doesn’t work that way. It just doesn’t.

If you texted your significant other a lot during the relationship, expect to see a lot more of the world and a lot less of your phone screen.

It might feel weird not to fall asleep talking to someone at night.

Being single might make you feel like you only have

yourself. But, you don’t. Who was there when you first started liking your ex? Probably your closest friends.

And they should still be there for you, so call them!

Unless you’re one of those couples who only talked to each other for the past year.

In that case, you have some work to do.

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First off – you’re free. You can do anything you want without worrying about what someone else might think. If that doesn’t make you feel like a winner, then keep reading.

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According to www. statisticbrain.com, Redbox grossed 1.2 million DVD purchases per day in 2012, while Netflix subscriptions climbed to 23 million.

Menominee freshman Kari Karkkainen said Netflix can be very convenient for college students.

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‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ still entertains

By Amy Vos Staff Reporter

“The Hobbit,” a film based off the prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien, came out with a bang when it opened on Dec. 14, bringing in a total sum of $84.6 million in box office sales opening weekend.

The movie, weeks after its release, continues to be a hit and is estimated to remain in theaters until at least the end of the month.

The film follows hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he and a band of dwarves set off on a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom from an evil dragon.

Major “Lord of the Rings” characters like Gandalf, Gollum and Elrond return in the film along with familiar places like the Shire and Rivendell, which are designed to look the same as they did in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

Although “The Hobbit” was written as one book, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three films to be squeezed out of Tolkien’s book.

Director Peter Jackson will be turning the book into a cinematic trilogy by elaborating the battle scenes, making the films tell the story more through action than dialogue, to the disappointment of some die-hard Tolkien fans.

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However, the three-hourlong film was filled with action scenes that were not meant for kids. The movie ended up receiving an older audience filled with teens and adults that had grown up with the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

Severed bodies and evil creatures are just some of the things that could easily scare little kids.

The film was a visual success from costumes to the amazing battle scenes and the stoning of the trolls.

However, the film fell short on dialogue, and the long fights occurring in succession made the movie somewhat repetitive and boring.

But, for the fans of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “The Hobbit is an entertaining movie that can be seen again and again.

The next film in “The Hobbit” trilogy, “The Desolation of Smaug,” is coming to theaters late 2013. studentlife@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University’s Program Board is bringing Chad Daniels to campus Jan. 26 as the group’s first official act of the spring semester.

The event, which will take place at 7 p.m. at the University Center Rotunda, will be free and open to the public.

The comedian, along with being featured on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” has been on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and has also had a guest appearance on “Conan.” In 2009, Daniels was named comedian of the year by the Minneapolis news publication City Pages.

Daniels will be the Program Board’s first major event of the spring semester.

Damon Brown, the faculty adviser for Program Board, said the reason they picked Daniels for the first event of the year was because of his comedic talent on stage.

“We saw him at a regional conference, and, as always with Program Board, we’re always looking for the best act to bring to campus,” Brown said. “We were highly impressed, and we knew we wanted to bring him here.”

Brown said he is uncertain how many students will attend the event, although he is hoping for a full house.

He said, regardless of attendance, students will be impressed.

“He has a brand of downto-earth humor; it’s relatable,” Brown said. “When we saw him, he had us in stitches.”

Nicole Murawski, who works public relations for Program Board, said, as the first event of the year, the performance holds special significance for the board.

“The first event of the

year is always a big deal for us,” Murawski said. “We’re excited to see what Daniels brings to the stage.”

Murawski said seeing Daniels beforehand made the process of selecting him much simpler.

“He’s a great performer,” Murkawski said. “We feel he’s representative of the quality we want to bring to CMU.” Daniels is not the only stand-up comedian Program Board is planning to bring to campus this semester. Roy Wood Jr. is also scheduled to come to the UC Rotunda on Feb. 13. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Set in the South two years before the Civil War, “Django Unchained” stars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, left, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz, Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz.

‘Django Unchained’ a humorous film filled with gore, controversy

By Amy Vos Staff Reporter

“Django Unchained,” one of the most talked about and controversial movies of the past few years, lives up to the hype.

“Django Unchained” takes place in 1858, just before the Civil War broke out. The film follows a slave named Django who pairs up with a retired dentist, Dr. King Schultz, to kill white men and collect the bounty for their bodies before rescuing Django’s wife from a plantation owner.

The film came in making more than $30 million opening weekend and has made more than $125 million in the three weeks it has been in theaters.

The high revenue is no surprise considering the star cast with actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson.

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film is filled with violence and gore,

as one might expect. When a character was shot, they did not just bleed, they exploded. Blood filled the screen, accompanied by the graphic sounds of blood sloshing everywhere. This film was not made with squeamish people in mind and, at times, can become too much for some in the audience.

However, the film was humorous in parts, often lightening the mood before a huge fight or before someone was gunned down. Moments such as when Django picks out his own clothes and when an army fights over wearing masks makes audiences laugh during scenes that should not be funny in classic Tarantino fashion.

Controversy was raised over the film as action figure dolls based on the films characters hit stores. Some say the action figure toys are turning slavery into something to play with and it is an insensitive way to make a profit.

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“I refuse to see it. I’m not going to pay to see it.,” Smiley said. “But I’ve read the screenplay, and I have 25 family members and friends who have seen it, and have had thousands of conversations about this movie, so I can tell you frame by frame what happens.”

The film, however, if viewed from a strictly entertainment point-of-view, is highly addictive and is recommended. studentlife@cm-life.com

Take Back The Tap taking its case back to university officials soon

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Senior Reporter

Take Back The Tap never had much luck with the Student Government Association Senate.

That is, until last October, when CM Life previously reported the Senate finally got on board with the House and passed a resolution that calls for the phasing out of bottled water sales on campus by an 11-to-5 vote.

“It was important for us to meet with each senator to appeal to the colleges they represented,” said Mariah Urueta, Waterford sophomore and vice president of Take Back The Tap. “There are different senators every year, which allowed us to treat this year as a fresh slate.”

Now, the group is looking to further take their case to university officials.

Take Back The Tap is a resilient student environmentalist group that stomped its way into the middle of the university’s conscience, where it has remained for the past four years.

TBTT’s aim is for Central Michigan University to become one of the 90 campuses in the United States to ban or restrict the sale of bottled water. To do that, changes would need to be made to some of the most profitable contracts CMU has, including those with Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

Iron Mountain junior Krista Testolin, president of CMU’s chapter of Take Back The Tap, said the first time they presented the request to the university, they were disregarded. “(Thomas) Trionfi (CMU’s director of contracting and purchasing services) said that we needed student approval,” Testolin said. “And, without student approval, there wasn’t much the university was willing to do.”

To be recognized by the university for having student support, one needs to get a motion passed through both the SGA House and Senate, which takes a majority vote of approval from both bodies.

With approval from the SGA, Take Back The Tap now feels it has the ability to start negotiating with the university for a revised contract. According to the SGA resolution, the change will have to involve a gradual phase-out of bottled water on campus.

“This was a long time coming,” Testolin said. “Now, we can confidently present this to the university.”

Four years ago, TBTT started small. It had only seven members when Sam Schleich, the group’s founder, organized TBTT after getting involved with an internship in Chicago called Food and Water Watch.

During the internship, Schleich learned about the detrimental effects bottled water has on the environment.

The group has since grown to more than 40 members, with 25 consistent participants.

TBTT’s former Treasurer Sarah McNeill said it hasn’t always been easy for Take Back The Tap, which has faced opposition from some in the student body and the university.

“Working so hard on a project without knowing what the results will be is challenging,” the Massachusetts senior said.

“Staying positive, optimistic and focused is something that TBTT has mastered.”

Trifoni said last February that CMU would not change the contracts to ban bottled water until 2017, when the contracts come up for renewal.

This position, Trionfi said, has not changed, even with student support.

“While our contracts do allow for us to determine what we want sold in them, we would prefer to not adversely impact our partners unnecessarily,” Trionfi said in a state-

ment. “That is, if the majority of CMU students supported Take Back The Tap’s agenda, it would reflect in bottled water sales both through vending and stores...and both Pepsi and Coke would reduce their availability on their own.”

Take Back The Tap officials, though, feel more optimistic about their chances.

“We want to pass our amendment before 2017; that has been our goal, and, with student support, we feel that we have the evidence and support to push for that amendment,” Urueta said. “We’re planning on meeting with him really soon, and we’re hoping something positive can come out of that meeting.”

Urueta said the sales of bottled water have decreased, and the response from Pepsi and Coke has not been sufficient.

“We have shown the evidence; bottled water has decreased substantially since 2010, and supplies on campus have not decreased,” Urueta said.

McNeill is confident that if amendments do not occur until 2017, Take Back The Tap will still be a prominent force.

“Take Back the Tap knows how to persevere when faced with opposition,” McNeill said.

“If we did not, we would have given up after our first and second attempts at passing our legislation to SGA.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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The first and third floors of the Charles V. Park Library now features art from introductory-level art courses at the university.

Until Jan. 31, the Primary Visions art exhibit will display a collection of mixedmedia art various Central Michigan University students created in introductory-level art courses. The exhibit features the “finest” student works from the art program’s Foundation classes.

In the Park Library Extended Hours Study Room on the first floor and third-floor gallery exhibit, the displays vary from hand-drawn artwork to 3D sculptures and can be seen on exhibit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The library collected the art from the art department and other artists in the area for their own permanent collection, but they also present beginner-level artists’ work alongside pieces from their collection each year in their Primary Vision exhibit.

“We have a foundation show each year,” Coordinator of Exhibits and Projects Janet Danek said. “We at the library believe that ... doing these exhibits and having the art displayed provides students with a broader experience than just academics.”

Danek said the professors from the Foundation’s introductory art classes chose the top drawings, sculptures and other art forms from their classes and submit them to the library for the exhibit.

Design student Lesley Kimbell has a “letter form” sculpture on display on the third floor of the library.

She said her sculpture was created by bringing in her own life experiences and incorporating them into her work.

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“I enjoy walking through the library and being distracted by the displays of art,” she said. “Not everyone can make art, and I feel it provides other departments at CMU an opportunity to view all that the art department has to offer.”

Lesley Kimbell, Mecosta freshman sion is the thing I most enjoy about creating art,” the Mecosta freshman said.

Bay City freshman and design student Matt Grimmer said creating his “text self portrait” was a break from the stresses of his first semester at CMU. “When I started working on the piece, I wasn’t doing so well in my classes, and working on the project kept me calm,” Grimmer said.

The art gives patrons of the library new things to look at and discover as they are looking for their books or studying.

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Kimbell agrees that having the art in the library adds to the education level of the library.

“I enjoy walking through the library and being distracted by the displays of art,” she said. “Not everyone can make art, and I feel it provides other departments at CMU an opportunity to view all that the art department has to offer.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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