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Ten acres of donated land to be used for ROTC course By Jordan spence Senior Reporter
A new field leadership reaction course will be constructed on a parcel of land that was a donated gift to the Central Michigan University Athletic Department. The approximately 65 to 75 acres is located at Crawford and Broomfield roads. Only five to 10 acres will be used
for the new course, said David Burdette, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services. There are no plans for the rest of the acreage. The land was donated to CMU in December 2008 as a gift from United Investments. In an Aug. 2009 story, Steve Smith, Director of Public Relations, told Central Michigan Life there were no
plans to use the land for 20 to 30 years. “After the land was donated, another significant donor to the university had the idea for the ROTC for a field leadership reaction course,” Burdette said. “When we heard of this, we got interested because we had no active plans for the land.” Construction for the project will begin some time
this spring and could cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000, said Lt. Col. Greg Thayer, Chairman of the military science department. He said the project is expected to take three to six months to construct. The cost of building the project will be entirely funded by alumni donations, Thayer said. The management and running of the fa-
cilities will be an ROTC responsibility, he said. “It’s a win-win situation because we see something bigger than an ROTC course,” Burdette said. “We see it as something for the community. It will be a leadership course for students, corporations and businesses that want to go through it.” A ACRES | 5A
Terry Jones will be on campus Nov. 9
Attending meetings no longer mandatory By Logan Patmon Staff Reporter
scholarship, he said. “I never even really thought I could apply for that kind of thing,” Phillips said. Applying for the Rhodes is an arduous process. The nominee needs to show a high standard of academic excellence, community involvement and athletic ability. In addition, the nominee needs to have the endorsement of his or her university. Winners of the award are able to study at Oxford University in England with tuition paid and a stipend for living for two years, with a possibility of a time extension. There are 32 recipients of the scholarship in the U.S. annually.
Registered student organizations will no longer be required to send representatives to Student Government Association meetings in order to receive funding. After a heated debated in the SGA senate, the RSO bill passed with a two-thirds majority, after passing in the SGA House of Representatives several weeks earlier. “This now allows RSOs to receive funding for events or conferences through SGA without actually having to send one of their members to our general meetings,” said Colleen McNeely, SGA vice president and Brighton junior. Though RSOs won’t have to send a member to the general meeting, those who don’t have to submit the proper paperwork in order to receive funding. “This basically creates two options so that students who want to participate in SGA are the ones who come and students who don’t want to participate don’t have to but can still be eligible for funding,” McNeely said. House of Representatives member and Southfield sophomore Daryan Edmonds opposed the RSO bill. “I still plan on going to the general meetings because they are only once a week and that isn’t a huge inconvenience. I represent one of the few predominantly black RSOs, so I feel it is very important to stay informed,” Edmonds said. “They shouldn’t have made it where you don’t have to attend any meetings. It would have been better for there to be a certain amount of meetings you had to attend per semester.”
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SGA adopts new method of RSO funding
Pastor known for burning the Quran
The Florida pastor who sparked mass controversy for burning the Quran will be on campus Nov. 9. In March, Terry Jones burned the Quran which led to an uproar of rioting in Afghanistan, leaving 21 people dead, according to The Guardian. According to published reports, Jones worked as a missionary for 30 years and heads the Dove World Outreach Center church located in Gainesville, Fla. He is also the author of “Islam is of the Devil.” Associate Professor of Journalism Tim Boudreau invited Jones to speak to his journalism classes, JRN 102: Introduction to Journalism and JRN 404: Law of Mass Communication. Jones has a court date Nov. 10 in Detroit. Every year, Boudreau tries to bring in a controversial speaker to illustrate to his students many of the points he makes in class about free speech. Last year, he brought Shirley PhelpsRoper and her daughters of the Westboro Baptist Church. He said Jones illustrates the protection of “hateful speech” under the first amendment. “He (Jones) serves a legitimate pedagogical purpose,” Boudreau said. “There’s not a whole lot of content in his speech, but the fact that he’s allowed to do it is noteworthy.” Boudreau expects protestors against Jones, but not as many as the Westboro Baptist Church brought.
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triple-threat Manistee senior nominated for Rhodes Scholarship By Ben Harris | Senior Reporter
John Phillips isn’t afraid to admit his chances of winning the Rhodes Scholarship are small, but he isn’t intimidated by his odds, either. Those who know Phillips have described him as nothing less than remarkable. The Manistee senior is a triple major in biology, environmental studies and history. The Centralis scholar is the president of the Central Michigan University Triathalon Club and a regular participant in Alternative Breaks. He is also an Eagle Scout. Phillips said his biggest regret at CMU was not getting involved in Alternative Breaks until his junior year. This winter, he will lead a group to the Florida Everglades to do conservation work.
“Going out and making a difference in the environment makes you feel so good,” he said. “I think it’s kind of a selfish thing for how good it makes you feel.” But Phillips said he wouldn’t recommend triple majoring. “It’s a lot of work and I’m taking 18 or 19 credits a semester. But going back, I would do it again,” he said. Phillips laughed and said although he held out for a long time, this semester he has started drinking coffee and is happy with his decision. He also said he doesn’t get much sleep. Professor of political science James Hill first encouraged Phillips to apply for the
Religious scholar, historian speaks on Jesus’ life About 200 attend John Dominic Crossan lecture By David Oltean Senior Reporter
Few historians and scholars know detailed accounts of the life of Jesus Christ despite the importance of the figure in human history. Historian John Dominic Crossan visited Central Michigan University and spoke in front of about 200 people Tuesday night regard-
ing some of the happenings around the time of Jesus’ life. The event was sponsored by the department of philosophy and religion and was held at the Bovee University Center Auditorium. Crossan, a former Catholic priest, is a renowned religious scholar who has written multiple books detailing biblical archaeology and history during the time of Jesus. Crossan mentioned the importance of understanding key characters in the Bible including Jesus, John the Baptist and Herod the Great in order to under-
stand the history of events in that time period. Crossan also spoke about the two different pursuits of peace at that time. Crossan said Caesar Augustus sought peace through victory while Jesus sought peace through justice. “Whether peace through victory is a viable alternative for the human race is the question, not whether you’re Christian or not,” Crossan said. “This was not Christianity against Judaism, it was Christian-Judaism against Roman imperialism.” David Smith, professor
of philosophy and religion, helped to organize the event and bring Crossan to campus. “We’ve brought in a series of scholars who deal with either trying to reconstruct Jesus in his own time, or to understand how Jesus has been used in later cultures,” Smith said. Smith said one of the most intriguing parts of the presentation was Crossan’s explanation of a “paradigm shift” in the time when individuals saw a new method of obtaining peace.
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Author John Dominic Crossan, a former Catholic priest, speaks Tuesday evening in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.
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Native American Heritage Month NOVEMBER 2011
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Tatanka Means Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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