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Central Michigan University
| Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
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Michigan to pay CMU $850,000 for 2013 By Matt Thompson Assistant Sports Editor
The University of Michigan will pay Central Michigan University $850,000 to come to Ann Arbor to play football on Aug. 31, 2013. The contract states CMU will also be given 450 tickets to the game according to information Central Michigan Life gathered from filing a Freedom of Information Act. This was the second nonconference game scheduled for 2013. CMU is also traveling to North Carolina State two weeks after going to U-M. The Chippewas will make $250,000 from that game. The total is low because the N.C. State Wolfpack is coming to Kelly/ Shorts Stadium in 2014. CMU Athletic Director Dave Heeke said traveling to Georgia in 2008 was the biggest contract, where the Chippewas made $875,000. This would be the second-highest compensation, but the net gain might be greater by not having to travel and stay in Georgia. The Chippewas are 0-3 against U-M. The last time CMU played at Michigan Stadium was in 2006 and the Chippewas lost 41-17. This was when U-M was ranked 10th in the country. The $850,000 is considerably larger than the $500,000 Michigan State University paid CMU to come this fall. “Large schools are able to pay more out,” Heeke said in a previous interview. “Michigan will
PAYDAYS Past and present funds from football games • Georgia Year: 2008 Price: $875,000 • Kentucky Year: 2011 Price: $450,000 • MSU Year: 2011, 2018 Price: $500,000 • N.C. State Year: 2011 Price: $450,000 • Michigan Year: 2013 Price: $850,000 • N.C. State Year: 2013 Price: $250,000 • Clemson Year: 2014 Price: $500,000 make $5 million on an average football Saturday. That’s why they’re able to pay visiting teams that they’re favored to win. The more competitive the game, the lower the price.” Heeke also said on the best day; CMU will make $300,000 on a home game. The 450 tickets is more than the 400 tickets MSU gave, but the Spartans gave CMU the option of purchasing another 5,000. U-M will have until Feb. 1, 2014 to pay CMU.
A sketch has been released of the man who attempted to abduct an 18-year-old woman Oct. 14. The incident took place at about 1:50 p.m. near 1100 Crapo St. in Mount Pleasant. The suspect is described as either Hispanic or American Indian, in his 20s to 30s with black, curly hair, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. Jeff Browne, Public Information Officer for the Mount Pleasant Police Department, said the attempted abduction started when a male came up and approached the woman to ask a question. The suspect then began to follow her for a short while, he said. The girl told the suspect to stop following her or she was going to punch him. She then pulled out her phone and be-
raptors on campus Wildlife Society hosts birds of prey presentation By Anamaria Dickerson | Staff Reporter
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Attempted kidnapping suspect sketch released By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter
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Oil City resident and raptor biologist Joe Roger, co-owner of the Wildlife Recovery Association in Shepherd, shows members of the audience their snow owl Snowy Thursday night during the Live Raptor Show in Anspach 162. The event was hosted by the Central Michigan University Wildlife Society who teams up with the association every year helping with tasks such as trimming beaks and talons, painting cages and feeding the birds.
gan to call for the police, Browne said. The suspect left for a short period of time before coming back out of nowhere, where he talked to her about getting into his vehicle for a ride. She said no and continued to walk, then he got out of the vehicle and attempted to grab her with both arms. She broke free and was able to get away from him to a residence where she called the police. “It’s pretty unusual for this area for something like this to happen,” Browne said. “It’s a bit out of place for us.” The vehicle is described as a red single cab older model pickup truck, with bigger tires and possibly a yellow sticker in the back passenger-side window. metro@cm-life.com
Joe Rogers used humor to engage the audience at a raptor show that featured a variety of birds. Rogers, a biologist of the Wildlife Recovery Association and resident of Oil City, co-hosted the show Thursday night put on by the Wildlife Society, a registered student organization. His wife Barb also was a co-host of the show, which brought about 150 people. “A lot of people study birds now but don’t get to see them up close,” Joe said. “I grew up taking care of animals and worked with the DNR and was a veterinarian, so that’s how I became involved with the WRA.” The WRA began in 1979 and provides wildlife services and care for orphaned and injured raptors, or birds of prey Joe talked about various birds including screech owls, which he compared to teenagers. “They make weird noises and drive their parents crazy,” Joe said. He also said screech owls can have up to eight babies at a time and can sound like ghosts. He said often people will go to old, empty barns and hear ghost-like sounds, but when any outside noise is made, the owls go quiet. Barb said the best part about
A great horned owl is presented to members of the audience during the Live Raptor Show Thursday night in Anspach 162.
“Many of these animals migrate to where people are,” Joe said. “The two most common causes of death for these animals are cars and gunshots, but (they) also get injured from wiring, fences and poison.” Joe said many of these endangered animals are found in the Upper Peninsula, but have also been found living near Detroit.
helping these endangered birds is that it’s a worthwhile cause. “Being able to see the connection and reaction these animals have with people is the most rewarding,” she said, “as well as helping the environment.” Unfortunately, many of these animals are in the care of the Rogers because of tragic experiences.
CM-LIFE.COM w Check out the website for a video of the event “I think it’s really neat that they’re helping the animals and can bring them to campus,” said Mount Pleasant sophomore Jessica Cregger. studentlife@cm-life.com
Phi Kappa Tau hosts Phry Tau, raises money CMU could be first in Sales benefit terminally ill children By Ben Harris Senior Reporter
The Phi Kappa Tau house smelled of batter and french fries as brothers fried food for a charitable cause. The event ran Thursday night at the Phi Kappa Tau house, 906 Main St., where endless fries were served with cheese, chili and other condiments. Fried Oreos, pickles and Twinkies were also sold, with proceeds benefitting the Hole in the Wall Camps. “The charity was founded by one of our brothers, (famous actor) Paul Newman,” said Grosse Ile sophomore Zack Kowalski. “It sends terminally ill children to summer camp for free.” About 300 to 400 people
attended the event, Kowalski said. The first Phry Tau event last year raised about $1,000 for the charity. Tristan Nelson, a Ypsilanti senior and the fraternity’s philanthropy chairman, said the event will be held annually. “I’m just excited to have this big event,” Kowalski said. “Sometimes people bring things for us to fry for them, so we throw some batter on it and see if it works.” There was live music at the event. Saginaw junior Ben Schuller played acoustic sets at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. “We’re hoping to make $1,500 to $2,000 this year,” Nelson said. “We set it up all day and volunteer at night for free. Apart from raising money for kids, we just like to hang out all day with our brothers.” Kowalski said he felt like the event was more organized this time, but would have
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Macomb sophomore Kristina Hatcher gets deep fried Oreos at Phi Kappa Tau’s Phry Tau fundraiser Thursday evening at the Phi Kappa Tau House. “It’s for a good cause,” Hatcher said.
been more successful without the rain. “We’ve been selling tickets for about three weeks, and about a week ago we put up flyers and a Facebook event,” he said. “We
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Central Michigan University would be the first university in Michigan to implement a new style of online learning. In Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting, Provost Gary Shapiro addressed the option of using the National Center for Academic Transformation, a nonprofit organization, to implement more online learning to save the university money. Carolyn Jarmon, NCAT vice president, said the center has worked with about
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200 universities and community colleges to enhance learning. They use six different models of restructuring courses that can be formatted for different academic disciplines. For many students, lectures are not engaging, Jarmon said. NCAT focuses on information technology, meaning students use more self-learning online software to take quizzes and view shorter lectures. She said it is normally used in prerequisite undergraduate courses with larger class sizes. The NCAT system allows universities to save money by placing more students in classes. “Those kinds of things reduce time having to grade
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